“THE SCOREBOARD”
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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL USA POLLS
CLASS 4A
1. FISHERS (21-0) (17)170
2. CROWN POINT (17-1)141
3. PIKE (18-3)128
4. MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (19-3)112
5. PLAINFIELD (19-2)108
6. NORTHRIDGE (18-1)83
7. LAWRENCE NORTH (17-3)63
8. TERRE HAUTE NORTH (17-3)46
CARMEL (14-4)46
10. SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (16-4)23
11. FORT WAYNE SOUTH (17-2)14
12. NEW ALBANY (14-5)1
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (12-9)1
CLASS 3A
1. SILVER CREEK (23-1) (17)170
2. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (17-3)152
3. PRINCETON (17-3)120
4. NORTHVIEW (16-4)103
5. COLUMBIA CITY (17-3)97
6. SHELBYVILLE (17-4)89
7. INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (12-5)46
8. FAIRFIELD (13-3)40
9. GUERIN CATHOLIC (16-5)38
10. BATESVILLE (17-3)28
11. NEW HAVEN (15-5)14
12. JAY COUNTY (16-3)11
13. WEST LAFAYETTE (16-4)10
14. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (12-4)2
BREBEUF JESUIT (12-6)2
BOONVILLE (15-4)2
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (13-7)2
CLASS 2A
1. PAOLI (18-0) (12)163
2. OAK HILL (16-1) (4)150
3. WESTVIEW (18-1) (1)141
4. PARKE HERITAGE (17-4)96
5. CENTERVILLE (17-2)94
6. BREMEN (18-1)77
7. TRITON CENTRAL (16-3)65
8. GARY 21ST CENTURY (11-6)50
9. LINTON (16-4)35
10. INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (15-5)22
11. SHENANDOAH (15-3)14
12. FRANKTON (15-4)12
13. WINAMAC (17-2)5
14. LAPEL (13-5)4
CLASS 1A
1. KOUTS (18-0) (16)169
2. BARR-REEVE (18-1) (1)149
3. HAUSER (19-2)142
4. ORLEANS (16-3)108
5. SOUTHWOOD (16-2)99
6. TRITON (15-3)70
7. ROSSVILLE (16-4)55
8. LIBERTY CHRISTIAN (14-6)49
9. WEST CENTRAL (13-3)38
10. MONROE CENTRAL (14-4)27
11. BLOOMFIELD (12-7)8
12. WOOD MEMORIAL (13-6)5
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN (16-2)5
14. WASHINGTON TWP. (13-5)2
NORTHEAST DUBOIS (12-7)2
MORRISTOWN (15-5)2
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (17-5)2
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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
MONDAY
EDINBURGH 69 TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 32
GUERIN CATHOLIC 67 INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 46
INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN 64 IRVINGTON PREP 62
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 66 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MADISON 48
NORTHWOOD 73 LAKE STATION 38
TRINITY LUTHERAN 70 CROTHERSVILLE 39
TUESDAY
ALL TIMES EASTERN
BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY AT LEGACY CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
BENTON CENTRAL AT MCCUTCHEON 7:30 PM
BETHANY CHRISTIAN AT JIMTOWN 7:30 PM
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN AT WAPAHANI 7:30 PM
BOONVILLE AT FOREST PARK 8:00 PM
BOWMAN ACADEMY AT GRIFFITH 8:00 PM
BREBEUF JESUIT AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
BREMEN AT FAIRFIELD 7:30 PM
CHESTERTON AT LOWELL 8:00 PM
CLARKSVILLE AT NORTH HARRISON 7:30 PM
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 7:00 PM
CLOVERDALE AT WEST VIGO 7:30 PM
CLOVERPORT (KY.) AT CANNELTON 6:00 PM
CONCORD AT CENTRAL NOBLE 7:30 PM
CONNERSVILLE CHRISTIAN AT UNION COUNTY 7:30 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT KIPP INDY LEGACY 7:30 PM
CRAWFORD COUNTY AT BORDEN 7:30 PM
CULVER AT NORTH JUDSON 8:00 PM
CULVER ACADEMY AT SOUTH BEND RILEY 7:30 PM
DALEVILLE AT FRANKTON 7:30 PM
DEKALB AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7:30 PM
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL AT GARY 21ST CENTURY 8:00 PM
EASTBROOK AT WABASH 7:30 PM
EASTERN (PEKIN) AT ROCK CREEK ACADEMY 7:30 PM
EASTERN HANCOCK AT BLUE RIVER VALLEY 7:30 PM
EASTSIDE AT WOODLAN 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL AT NORTHEAST DUBOIS 8:00 PM
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN AT SOUTHRIDGE 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 8:00 PM
FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 7:45 PM
FORT WAYNE LUERS AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL AT INDIANA DEAF 7:30 PM
FRONTIER AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
GARRETT AT CHURUBUSCO 7:30 PM
GARY LIGHTHOUSE AT CAREER ACADEMY 7:30 PM
HAMMOND CENTRAL AT LAKE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT HIGHLAND 8:00 PM
HERITAGE AT FORT WAYNE NORTH 7:30 PM
HOMESTEAD AT EAST NOBLE 7:30 PM
INDIAN CREEK AT GREENCASTLE 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AT KOKOMO 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE AT ANDERSON 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:30 PM
KNIGHTSTOWN AT SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) 7:30 PM
KNOX AT PLYMOUTH 7:45 PM
KOUTS AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
LAKELAND AT NORTHRIDGE 7:45 PM
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN AT NORTH MIAMI 7:30 PM
LAWRENCE CENTRAL AT PIKE 7:30 PM
LEWIS CASS AT CASTON 7:30 PM
LINTON AT CLAY CITY 7:30 PM
LOOGOOTEE JV AT WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 6:30 PM
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC AT ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 8:00 PM
MARTINSVILLE AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:30 PM
MEDORA AT LANESVILLE 7:30 PM
MISHAWAKA AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:15 PM
MISHAWAKA MARIAN AT VICTORY CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
MITCHELL AT PERRY CENTRAL 8:00 PM
MOORESVILLE AT DANVILLE 7:30 PM
MTI KNOWLEDGE AT EMINENCE 7:30 PM
MUNCIE BURRIS AT SOUTHERN WELLS 7:30 PM
MUNCIE CENTRAL AT YORKTOWN 7:30 PM
NEW CASTLE AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:30 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) AT BLOOMFIELD 7:30 PM
NORTH MONTGOMERY AT CLINTON CENTRAL 7:30 PM
NORTH NEWTON AT SOUTH NEWTON 8:00 PM
NORTH PUTNAM AT OWEN VALLEY 7:30 PM
NORTH VERMILLION AT NORTHVIEW 7:30 PM
NORTHFIELD AT MACONAQUAH 7:45 PM
NORTHPOINT HOMESCHOOL AT INDIANAPOLIS ROOTED 7:30 PM
OLDENBURG ACADEMY AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:30 PM
PAOLI AT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 7:30 PM
PARK TUDOR AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:30 PM
PERRY MERIDIAN AT COLUMBUS NORTH 7:30 PM
PIKE CENTRAL AT WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT LAKEWOOD PARK 7:30 PM
PROVIDENCE AT MADISON 7:30 PM
RANDOLPH SOUTHERN AT HAGERSTOWN 7:30 PM
ROCHESTER AT TRITON 7:30 PM
RUSHVILLE AT DELTA 7:30 PM
RYLE (OHIO) AT EAST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
SCOTTSBURG AT TRINITY LUTHERAN 7:30 PM
SEYMOUR AT GREENSBURG 7:30 PM
SHENANDOAH AT UNION (MODOC) 6:00 PM
SOUTH ADAMS AT BELLMONT 7:30 PM
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH AT GOSHEN 7:30 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) AT ARGOS 7:45 PM
SOUTH KNOX AT VINCENNES RIVET 7:00 PM
SOUTH PUTNAM AT SOUTHMONT 7:30 PM
SOUTHPORT AT PLAINFIELD 7:30 PM
SOUTHWOOD AT ADAMS CENTRAL 7:30 PM
SPEEDWAY AT TRI-WEST 7:30 PM
ST. THOMAS MORE AT ANDREWS ACADEMY (MICH.) 7:00 PM
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN AT MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
TECUMSEH AT PRINCETON 8:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM
TIPTON AT OAK HILL 7:30 PM
TRI AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:30 PM
TRI-COUNTY AT SEEGER 7:30 PM
TRINITY ACADEMY AT LAVILLE 7:30 PM
TRITON CENTRAL AT MONROVIA 7:30 PM
UNION CITY AT CENTERVILLE 7:30 PM
UNIVERSITY AT WESTFIELD 7:30 PM
VINCENNES LINCOLN AT CASTLE 8:00 PM
WALDRON AT MILAN 7:30 PM
WARREN CENTRAL AT AVON 7:30 PM
WASHINGTON TWP. AT OREGON-DAVIS 8:00 PM
WAWASEE AT WESTVIEW 7:45 PM
WEST CENTRAL AT DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
WEST NOBLE AT ELKHART CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
WEST WASHINGTON AT ORLEANS 7:30 PM
WESTERN BOONE AT SHERIDAN 7:30 PM
WHEELER AT NEW PRAIRIE 8:00 PM
WHITE RIVER VALLEY AT LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
WINAMAC AT DELPHI 7:30 PM
WOOD MEMORIAL AT EVANSVILLE DAY 8:00 PM
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY SEMI-STATE MATCH-UPS
CLASS 4A
LAPORTE
10 AM CT | G1: NORTHRIDGE (20-7) VS. MCCUTCHEON (22-5)
12 PM CT | G2: CROWN POINT (23-4) VS. NORWELL (23-4)
8 PM CT | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
JASPER
10 AM ET | G1: FLOYD CENTRAL (23-3) VS. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (21-4)
12 PM ET | G2: CENTER GROVE (26-0) VS. EVANSVILLE REITZ (21-2)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 3A
LOGANSPORT
10 AM ET | G1: BELLMONT (22-3) VS. CULVER ACADEMIES (22-5)
12 PM ET | G2: CONNERSVILLE (20-7) VS. FAIRFIELD (20-6)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
SOUTHPORT
10 AM ET | G1: WASHINGTON (22-4) VS. JENNINGS COUNTY (19-6)
12 PM ET | G2: NORTHVIEW (20-6) VS. RONCALLI (25-3)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 2A
FRANKFORT
10 AM ET | G1: LAPEL (22-4) VS. BREMEN (23-2)
12 PM ET | G2: WHITKO (25-1) VS. OAK HILL (22-3)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
GREENCASTLE
10 AM ET | G1: HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (19-8) VS. PARKE HERITAGE (19-7)
12 PM ET | G2: EASTERN (PEKIN) (18-7) VS. NORTH KNOX (19-6)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 1A
HUNTINGTON NORTH | TICKETS
10 AM ET | G1: NORTH MIAMI (18-8) VS. ELKHART CHRISTIAN (22-4)
12 PM ET | G2: FREMONT (26-2) VS. MONROE CENTRAL (21-2)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CHARLESTOWN
10 AM ET | G1: EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN (19-6) VS. BORDEN (22-4)
12 PM ET | G2: GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (16-10) VS. TINDLEY (17-5)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
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INDIANA WRESTLING
STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 2026
SESSION 1
1:30 PM ET – GATES OPEN
2:30 PM ET – PARADE OF CHAMPIONS
2:45 PM ET – PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
3 PM ET – FIRST ROUND WEIGHT CLASSES 150 – 285
6 PM ET – FIRST ROUND WEIGHT CLASSES 106 – 144
SATURDAY, FEB. 21, 2026
SESSION 2
8 AM ET – GATES OPEN
9 AM ET – QUARTERFINALS BEGIN WITH SEMIFINALS TO FOLLOW
FIELDHOUSE CLEARED OF ALL SPECTATORS FOLLOWING SEMIFINALS
SESSION 3
3:30 PM ET – GATES OPEN
4:30 PM ET – CONSOLATION MATCHES
7 PM ET – INTRODUCTIONS OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANTS
APPROX. 7:24 PM ET – PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
7:30 PM ET – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES BEGIN
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AP MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL
- MICHIGAN 24-1
- HOUSTON 23-2
- DUKE 23-2
- ARIZONA 23-2
- UCONN 24-2
- IOWA STATE 22-3
- PURDUE 21-4
- KANSAS 19-6
- NEBRASKA 22-3
- ILLINOIS 21-5
- GONZAGA 25-2
- FLORIDA 19-6
- TEXAS TECH 19-6
- VIRGINIA 22-3
- MICHIGAN STATE 20-5
- NORTH CAROLINA 20-5
- ST. JOHN’S 20-5
- ST. LOUIS 24-1
- VANDERBILT 21-4
- ARKANSAS 19-6
- LOUISVILLE 19-6
- MIAMI OH 25-0
- BYU 19-6
- WISCONSIN 18-7
- ALABAMA 18-7
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
CLEMSON 55, UTAH ST. 45, TENNESSEE 36, VILLANOVA 29, KENTUCKY 15, MIAMI 10, SAINT MARY’S 3, VCU 1.
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USA TODAY MEN’S TOP 25 POLL
1 MICHIGAN (24-1) 775 2 31
2 HOUSTON (23-2) 719 3 0
3 DUKE (23-2) 695 6 0
4 ARIZONA (23-2) 670 1 0
5 CONNECTICUT (24-2) 663 5 0
6 IOWA STATE (22-3) 624 4 0
7 PURDUE (21-4) 542 12 0
8 GONZAGA (25-2) 500 11 0
9 NEBRASKA (22-3) 497 8 0
10 ILLINOIS (21-5) 491 7 0
11 FLORIDA (19-6) 471 14 0
12 KANSAS (19-6) 445 9 0
13 TEXAS TECH (19-6) 423 16 0
14 VIRGINIA (22-3) 388 15 0
15 MICHIGAN STATE (20-5) 349 10 0
16 ST. JOHN’S (20-5) 315 17 0
17 ARKANSAS (19-6) 247 21 0
18 VANDERBILT (21-4) 244 20 0
19 SAINT LOUIS (24-1) 233 19 0
20 NORTH CAROLINA (20-5) 200 13 0
21 LOUISVILLE (19-6) 159 23 0
22 BRIGHAM YOUNG (19-6) 114 22 0
23 MIAMI (OHIO) (25-0) 90 24 0
24 CLEMSON (20-6) 68 18 0
25 WISCONSIN (18-7) 36 NR 0
DROPPED OUT: NO. 25 IOWA (18-7).
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: ALABAMA (18-7) 32; VILLANOVA (20-5) 30; UTAH STATE (22-3) 20; TENNESSEE (18-7) 19; IOWA (18-7) 7; KENTUCKY (17-8) 6; SAINT MARY’S (23-4) 2; MIAMI (FLA.) (20-5) 1
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#3 DUKE 101 SYRACUSE 64
#6 IOWA STATE 70 #3 HOUSTON 67
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#15 IOWA 80 NEBRASKA 67
OKLAHOMA STATE 73 UTAH 55
ST. MARY’S 86 SEATTLE 59
GEORGE MASON 46 RICHMOND 37
MISSISSIPPI STATE 75 ARKANSAS 66
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AP WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL
- UCONN 27-0
- UCLA 25-1
- SOUTH CAROLINA 25-2
- TEXAS 24-3
- VANDERBILT 24-3
- MICHIGAN 22-4
- LSU 22-4
- LOUISVILLE 24-4
- DUKE 19-6
- OHIO STATE 22-4
- OKLAHOMA 19-6
- TCU 23-4
- IOWA 19-5
- MARYLAND 21-6
- BAYLOR 22-5
- KENTUCKY 20-7
- OLE MISS 20-6
- MICHIGAN STATE 20-6
- WEST VIRGINIA 21-6
- TEXAS TECH 23-4
- TENNESSEE 16-7
- NORTH CAROLINA 21-6
- MINNESOTA 20-6
- GEORGIA 20-6
- ALABAMA 20-6
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
RHODE ISLAND 41, WASHINGTON 22, PRINCETON 14, RICHMOND 12, FAIRFIELD 7, N DAKOTA ST 2, IOWA ST. 2, ILLINOIS 2, SYRACUSE 1, COLUMBIA 1.
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MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY RANKINGS RECORD/PTS/PREVIOUS RANKING
1 MICHIGAN STATE (37) 22-6-0 986 1
2 MICHIGAN (10) 24-5-1 954 2
3 NORTH DAKOTA 23-7-0 876 3
4 WESTERN MICHIGAN 22-8-0 842 4
5 QUINNIPIAC (3) 24-5-3 799 5
6 PENN STATE 18-9-1 724 6
7 PROVIDENCE 19-8-2 693 7
8 DENVER 19-11-3 680 8
9 MINNESOTA DULUTH 18-12-0 575 10
10 UCONN 17-7-4 538 11
11 CORNELL 17-7-1 493 9
12 BOSTON COLLEGE 17-10-1 415 14
13 WISCONSIN 18-10-2 404 13
14 DARTMOUTH 17-7-2 381 12
15 ST. THOMAS 18-9-3 329 15
16 MICHIGAN TECH 21-10-3 203 17
17 MINNESOTA STATE 16-9-5 193 16
18 AUGUSTANA 19-10-3 154 18
19 UMASS 17-11-0 123 19
20 MIAMI 17-11-2 61 20
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: BOWLING GREEN 30, MAINE 21, ST. CLOUD STATE 13, BENTLEY 9, COLORADO COLLEGE 1, HARVARD 1, MERRIMACK 1, UNION 1
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MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES
UC SAN DIEGO3 UC MERCED 0
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COLLEGE WRESTLING SCORES
NO MATCHES SCHEDULED
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DIVISION 1 COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES
OLE MISS 4 MIAMI OH 3
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DIVISION 1 COLLEGE BASEBALL RANKINGS
1 UCLA 2-1 1
2 LSU 3-0 2
3 TEXAS 3-0 3
4 MISSISSIPPI STATE 3-0 4
5 GEORGIA TECH 3-0 5
6 COASTAL CAROLINA 3-0 6
7 TCU 2-1 10
8 ARKANSAS 2-1 7
9 AUBURN 3-0 9
10 NORTH CAROLINA 3-0 11
11 OREGON STATE 2-1 12
12 FLORIDA 2-1 13
13 TENNESSEE 3-0 14
14 GEORGIA 3-0 15
15 LOUISVILLE 1-2 8
16 FLORIDA STATE 2-0 16
17 NC STATE 2-0 17
18 KENTUCKY 3-0 18
19 CLEMSON 3-0 19
20 SOUTHERN MISS 2-1 20
21 OKLAHOMA 3-0 NR
22 WAKE FOREST 2-1 21
23 MIAMI (FLA.) 3-0 22
24 TEXAS A&M 3-0 25
25 WEST VIRGINIA 3-0 NR
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DIVISION 1 COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
LSU 10 KENT STATE 7
ARKANSAS 3 TARLETON STATE 1
OREGON STATE 5 MICHIGAN 4 (10)
OKLAHOMA 10 NEW MEXICO STATE 6
HOUSTON 8 WASHINGTON 7
BYU 12 WESTERN KENTUCKY 8
KANSAS STATE 11 AIR FORCE 8
STANFORD 11 NEBRASKA 6
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 6 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 5
HAWAII 4 GONZAGA 3
SANTA CLARA 10 CALIFORN’s IA 4
UTAH – FRESNO STATE CANCELED
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DIVISION 1 COLLEGE MEN’S LAX RANKINGS
1 SYRACUSE 3-0 2
2 MARYLAND 1-1 1
3 GEORGETOWN 1-0 4
4 CORNELL 1-0 5
5 RICHMOND 2-0 9
6 NOTRE DAME 1-0 6
7 NORTH CAROLINA 3-0 7
8 DUKE 3-0 8
9 ARMY 3-0 13
10 OHIO STATE 4-0 10
11 PENN STATE 2-1 15
12 HARVARD 1-0 11
13 PRINCETON 0-1 3
14 JOHNS HOPKINS 3-0 16
15 VIRGINIA 1-1 12
16 DENVER 3-0 20
17 TOWSON 1-1 19
18 RUTGERS 2-1 18
19 UALBANY 0-1 AC
20 SAINT JOSEPH’S 1-1 —
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DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES
RICHMOND 15 MERCER 5
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DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX RANKINGS
1 NORTH CAROLINA 2-0 1
2 STANFORD 2-0 6
3 MARYLAND 2-0 7
4 PRINCETON 0-0 5
5 NOTRE DAME 4-0 15
6 COLORADO 2-0 —
7 NORTHWESTERN 3-1 2
8 JOHNS HOPKINS 3-0 9
9 MICHIGAN 2-1 19
10 CLEMSON 2-1 8
11 BOSTON COLLEGE 0-2 3
12 NAVY 2-0 10
13 FLORIDA 0-1 4
14 PENN 1-0 11
15 SYRACUSE 0-2 13
16 YALE 1-0 16
17 STONY BROOK 1-0 17
18 PENN STATE 3-0 20
19 DENVER 2-0 AC
20 PITT 2-0 —
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DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES
STANFORD 18 VANDERBILT 6
OHIO STATE 19 CINCINNATI 8
OREGON 12 SAN DIEGO STATE 10
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NBA SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NHL SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED (OLYMPIC BREAK)
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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NO. 6 IOWA STATE’S LATE 17-4 RUN PRODUCES WIN OVER NO. 2 HOUSTON
Nate Heise’s 3-pointer with 1:17 to play provided the winning points and Tamin Lipsey had a huge offensive rebound and free throw in the final seconds as No. 6 Iowa State outlasted No. 2 Houston 70-67 on Monday in in Ames, Iowa.
The Cyclones (23-3, 10-3 Big 12) were ahead by three at halftime before Houston (23-3, 11-2) rallied to a 58-49 lead with 11 minutes to play. The Cougars expanded the margin to 10 points with 7:09 left, but Iowa State came back, tying the game at 63 when Lipsey hit 1 of 2 foul shots with 3:45 remaining.
Chris Cenac Jr. gave Houston a two-point lead with a layup with 3:21 left before Jamarion Bateman canned a 3-pointer to put Iowa State up at 66-65 with 2:10 to go. Kingston Flemings responded with a jumper to give the Cougars the lead again, but that basket was answered by Heise’s 3-pointer for a 69-67 Iowa State edge.
On the Cyclones’ ensuing possession, Joshua Jefferson drove the lane, but his shot was blocked by Joseph Tugler with 20 seconds to play. Cenac’s short jumper with four seconds to go hit the front of the rim, and Blake Buchanan grabbed the rebound for the Cyclones and was fouled.
Buchanan missed the front end of the one-and-one free-throw chance, but Lipsey crashed the boards for the offensive rebound. Lipsey closed the win with a free throw, capping Iowa State’s decisive 17-4 run.
Jefferson led the Cyclones with 12 points while Heise had 11 and Buchanan scored 10. All eight of the Iowa State players who saw the floor scored at least six points as the Cyclones won for the seventh time in eight games.
Flemings led all scorers with 22 points. Emanuel Sharp put up 16 points for the Cougars, whose six-game winning streak ended. Milos Uzan had 11 points, and Cenac finished with seven points and 12 rebounds.
Sharp canned a third 3-pointer, giving him eight straight Houston points, to push the Cougars on top at 23-21 at the midpoint of the first half.
The Cyclones swung back, drawing even at 28-28 and then going up 31-30 on a Heise 3-pointer with 5:34 to play in the half. A free throw by Buchanan almost three minutes later expanded the lead to four points before Iowa State settled for a 43-40 advantage at the break.
Sharp led all scorers with 16 points before halftime while Heise, Lipsey and Milan Momcilovic had eight points apiece to top the Cyclones.
MICHIGAN RISES TO NO. 1 IN AP TOP 25 MEN’S HOOPS POLL FOR 1ST TIME SINCE JANUARY 2013
Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 13 years, ending Arizona’s nine-week reign.
The Wolverines (24-1) claimed 60 of 61 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to climb one spot and supplant the Wildcats, who were unbeaten entering last week before falling at Kansas and at home to Texas Tech.
“Not much,” coach Dusty May said when asked by the AP after Saturday’s rout of UCLA about the significance of potentially topping the poll. “It means we haven’t drank our own Kool-Aid. We’ve put ourselves in a position to be playing the types of games in mid-February that we want to be in, but we’ve got to continue to improve.”
Michigan had been ranked No. 2 behind Arizona for six of Arizona’s nine weeks at the top but was No. 1 in analytics rankings by KenPom, Evan Miyakawa and Bart Torvik last week.
Now the Wolverines have their first AP No. 1 ranking since January 2013.
Houston and Duke each moved up one spot to sit behind Michigan, with the second-ranked Cougars claiming the remaining first-place vote. The Wolverines and Blue Devils are set to meet this weekend in a marquee nonconference matchup in the nation’s capital.
Arizona dropped three spots to No. 4. UConn was next at No. 5, followed by Iowa State, Purdue, Kansas, Nebraska and Illinois to round out the top 10.
Rising
The seventh-ranked Boilermakers jumped six spots for the week’s biggest leap, coming after an overtime win at Nebraska and a win at Iowa. The preseason No. 1 has won four straight entering Tuesday’s visit from Michigan.
No. 13 Texas Tech rose three spots after its home win against Colorado followed by the OT win at Arizona. As did No. 21 Louisville, with freshman Mikel Brown starring with an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman-record 45 points in a win against N.C. State and 29 more in a win against Baylor.
In all, 13 teams moved up from last week.
Sliding
No. 15 Michigan State and No. 16 North Carolina had the week’s biggest tumbles of five spots. The Spartans lost at Wisconsin on Friday, while the Tar Heels lost at Miami while also learning that star freshman Caleb Wilson is out indefinitely with a fractured bone in his left hand.
Seven ranked teams fell from last week’s position.
Quick turnaround for Badgers
Wisconsin returned to the poll, going from receiving no votes last week to No. 24 after back-to-back wins against top-10 opponents Illinois and Michigan State last week.
Wisconsin previously had fallen out of the poll after a Nov. 21 loss to BYU as the Badgers struggled through a 7-4 start. Last week’s wins, along with being the only team to take down Michigan, has the Badgers alongside the Red Raiders as the only teams with victories against three top-10 teams this year.
“Early in the year we were soft mentally and physically,” coach Greg Gard said after the 92-71 win against the Spartans. “We had to mature, had to grow up collectively and individually. You’re not going to be able to compete in these types of games in the upper echelon of this league if you’re not physically and mentally tough. This group has responded.”
Comings and goings
No. 25 Alabama joined Wisconsin as the week’s new additions after the Crimson Tide pushed to a four-game winning streak.
They replaced Clemson (No. 20) and Kentucky (No. 25) in the poll.
Conference watch
The Big 12 and Big Ten dominated the top of the poll while tying with a national-best six ranked teams. Those two leagues combined to have eight spots in the top 10.
The ACC and Southeastern Conference were next with four ranked teams each. The Big East had two, while the West Coast Conference, Atlantic 10 and Mid-American Conference each had one.
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
GENO AURIEMMA TIES TARA VANDERVEER FOR MOST AP TOP 25 APPEARANCES AS UCONN STAYS NO. 1
Geno Auriemma tied Tara VanDerveer for most appearances in the AP women’s basketball Top 25 poll when UConn remained No. 1 on Monday.
Auriemma has led the Huskies to 654 appearances in the poll during his 41-year Hall of Fame career to match VanDerveer, who retired from Stanford in 2024. UConn has been ranked for the past 621 consecutive weeks, dating to the preseason 1993-94 poll, and once again was a unanimous choice at No. 1 from the 31-member national media panel. Monday was the 900th poll in the 50-year history of the rankings.
UCLA and South Carolina remained second and third behind the Huskies. Texas and Vanderbilt were next as the top five remained unchanged from a week earlier. The Commodores beat the Longhorns last week before losing to Georgia on Sunday.
Michigan, LSU and Louisville were next. Duke moved back into the top 10 at No. 9 as the Blue Devils are riding a 16-game winning streak after beating rival North Carolina on Sunday.
Ohio State dropped two places to 10th after losing to Maryland on Sunday. The Terrapins jumped up six spots to 14th.
In and out
Minnesota entered the Top 25 for the first time this season as the Golden Gophers came in at No. 23. They have an eight-game winning streak but a difficult week ahead with games against Ohio State and No. 18 Michigan State. Minnesota was ranked for two weeks last season. Georgia also came back into the rankings this week, appearing at No. 24 after its win over Vanderbilt. Princeton and Washington fell out of the poll.
Conference supremacy
The SEC remained the top conference with 10 teams in the poll. The Big Ten is next with seven. The Big 12 has four teams, the Atlantic Coast Conference has three and the Big East one.
Games of the week
No. 6 Michigan at No. 13 Iowa, Sunday — A fight for second place in the Big Ten as the Wolverines and Hawkeyes are a game apart in the loss column in the conference standings, trailing UCLA. The Hawkeyes beat Nebraska in a matinee Monday.
No. 7 LSU at No. 17 Mississippi, Thursday — A key SEC matchup with the Tigers looking to rebound from a loss to South Carolina. The Rebels have a busy week with games against Tennessee, LSU and South Carolina this week.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL
COLLEGE BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: SPARTANS OPEN ON HIGH NOTE WITH TOP-10 SERIES WIN AGAINST LOUISVILLE
Michigan State’s 142-year-old baseball program is known more for producing individual talents like Steve Garvey, Kirk Gibson and Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts than for winning a lot of games. So the Spartans had reason to celebrate the opening weekend of the season, even though it didn’t end the way they would have liked.
They won two of three on the road against a Louisville team ranked as high as No. 8 in the preseason, making it the highest-ranked series win under 18th-year coach Jake Boss Jr.
The Spartans opened with a 4-3 win Friday on Randy Seymour’s tie-breaking homer in the eighth inning. Parker Picot hit a grand slam and three-run homer in a 14-3 victory Saturday. Louisville won Sunday’s finale 9-1.
The Spartans’ big weekend came against one of the winningest programs over the past two decades. The Cardinals went 2-2 in the College World Series last year.
MSU was 28-27 last season and finished 12th in the Big Ten Conference. The Spartans haven’t been above .500 in conference play since 2016, and the most recent of their five NCAA Tournament appearances was in 2012.
Their challenging start to the season continues Friday with the first of three games at a top-10 Texas.
In the polls
The top three teams in the D1Baseball.com and Baseball America polls remained the same Monday.
UCLA (2-1) and LSU (3-0) are the top two in both polls, with Texas (3-0) third by D1Baseball and Mississippi State (3-0) third by Baseball America.
Slam man
Things quieted down considerably for Baylor’s Tyce Armstrong after he became the second player in NCAA history, and first in 50 years, to hit three grand slams in a game, doing so Friday.
The Bears completed a three-game sweep of New Mexico State with wins of 5-2 Saturday and 7-3 Sunday. Armstrong was a combined 0 for 6 with two RBIs in those games.
Armstrong was the story of opening day, launching all three of his slams to left field in a 15-2 victory. His 12 RBIs were a school record.
The only other player to hit three grand slams in a game was Louisville’s Jim LaFountain, who did it against Western Kentucky on March 24, 1976.
Tigers off and running
Defending national champion LSU opened with a three-game sweep of Milwaukee. Jake Brown highlighted Sunday’s 21-7 win with a grand slam, solo homer and a career-best six RBIs. Brown was 6 of 12 with eight RBIs in the series.
“Jake is the leader of this team, there’s no question about that,” LSU coach Jay Johnson said. “I’m very thankful that he is a Tiger, and I think he’s got a chance to be one of the best players in the country this year.”
Cleanup spot
Aidan King, who pitched six shutout innings, and Hawaii transfer Cooper Walls, who allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings, turned in strong starts in Florida’s 11-0, 6-1 sweep of UAB on Saturday. Gators pitchers allowed one run, walked one and struck out 13 across 16 innings. … Florida Gulf Coast’s Evan Dempsey, Preston Rogers and Ashton Pocol combined to strike out a program record-tying 19 in a 2-1, 10-inning victory over North Dakota State on Friday. … Coastal Carolina, the 2025 national runner-up, swept three games from Fairfield. Chanticleers pitchers combined for 17 strikeouts in a 5-0 win in the finale, the most in a nonconference game in five years. … Southern California’s Grant Govel and Cameron Fausset combined to hold Pepperdine hitless in a seven-inning 11-0 run-rule win Saturday. Govel went a career-long six innings, walked one, hit a batter and struck out 10.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
YANKEES CAPTAIN AARON JUDGE, LIKE MANY FANS, FRETTED FOR MUCH OF OFFSEASON OVER LACK OF MOVES
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Judge fretted like many Yankees fans as big-name free agents kept signing elsewhere.
“It was brutal,” the New York captain said Monday after the year’s first full-squad workout. “Early on it was pretty tough to watch. I’m like: Man, we’re the New York Yankees. Let’s go out there and get the right people.”
Judge spoke at length about the Yankees’ lack of World Series title since 2009, of homering and striking out against 22-year-old flamethrower Carlos Lagrange during the workout, about captaining the U.S. in the upcoming World Baseball Classic and last year’s elbow injury.
“The awards, the MVP, All-Stars, man, that stuff, it doesn’t matter. What matters is putting New York back on top and putting this organization back where it belongs,” Judge said. “I don’t get paid to just play this game. I get paid to win here.”
Judge missed 10 games between July 25 and Aug. 5 because of a flexor strain in his right elbow sustained making a throw home from right field at Toronto on July 22. He didn’t return to the outfield until Sept. 5 and he threw gingerly at 67.9 mph. Judge gained arm strength during the rest of the season but didn’t get to 100%.
“I’ve never dealt with any elbow stuff, so I was definitely concerned,” he said.
Judge wasn’t sure until after the postseason that he would avoid surgery.
“They ran all the checks again and did all the tests and they said: `You’re good to go,’” he remembered. “And I said: All right, when can we start throwing? So it was good. It was great. It was great to hear those words so that now I can go into the offseason and just prepare the way I need to be in the best shape to start the year.”
His elbow is at full strength.
“Throwing to bases a couple of times already, so no worries,” he said. “Just excited to get back out there and just have the confidence, especially — that was the toughest thing for me last year, was the pitcher’s working his butt off and the guys around me were working their butt off and then the ball was hit to me and I had no shot.”
Judge, who turns 34 in April, won his third AL MVP in four years and became just the fourth player in major league history to hit 50 homers four times after Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. He won his first AL batting title, hitting a big league-best .331 with 53 homers, 114 RBIs, an AL-high 124 walks and a major league-leading 1.144 OPS. Then in the playoffs, he went 13 for 36 with one homer, seven RBIs and a 1.273 OPS.
New York, seeking its first title since 2009, retained center fielder Trent Grisham early in the offseason but didn’t make bigger moves until late.
“Let’s sign these guys right now and start adding more pieces because I’m seeing other teams around the league get better,” Judge said. “They’re making trades. They’re signing big prospects or big players. And we’re sitting there for a while kind of making smaller moves.”
Asked whether he made his thoughts known to the Yankees, Judge flashed a toothy grin and said: “Yeah, oh, yeah.”
New York’s late moves involved re-signing Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt. The Yankees also acquired left-hander Ryan Weathers from Miami in a trade.
“It was frustrating, but I think we’re right where we need to be,” Judge said.
Judge appeared to clear Steinbrenner Field in left on a 99.3 mph from Lagrange (pronounced La-GRAN-he).
“Was so far,” Lagrange said in amazement.
Judge later struck out on a 102.6 mph fastball from the 6-foot-7 right-hander, and praised “his personality and presence.”
“He’s impressive. I’ve seen a lot of videos, I’ve heard a lot of stories about him over the years,” Judge said. “He came right after us and that’s what you need if you’re going to play in the Bronx, you’re going to play in New York. You got to have that demeanor, that it doesn’t matter who’s in front of you.”
Lagrange was promoted to Double-A Somerset last June and went 7-6 with a 3.22 ERA in 15 starts and one relief appearance, striking out 104 and walking 50 in 78 1/3 innings. He has been working to improve his control.
“He’s done a lot of the little things behind the scenes where he’s cleaned up his work and controlling the running game,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, “He’s shown to be a leader. Really love his makeup on top of obviously what is a really big arm.”
A seven-time All-Star, Judge is starting his 11th major league season.
“It’s just been really fun to not only witness the great things he’s done on the field,” Boone said, “but to witness him just grow as a player, as a man, as leader, as the captain, as a father. He’s just really revered by everyone that walks through that room, and that’s very real. And to have your superstar player, a face of the sport, be somebody that is so approachable —- I heard one of our players talk about: `He makes you feel like you’re the most important person in the room.’ He’s got that quality about him that really resonates with our guys.”
Starting his ninth season with New York, Boone addressed the team along with general manager Brian Cashman. Boone seeks out Judge’s thoughts on key decisions.
“There’s probably no other player that I run things by, that I kind of partner with on some things,” Boone said. “If I’m thinking about shaking something up or doing something different, a lot of times I’ll talk to Judge about it just to — we’re on the same page, make sure how it’s going to play in the room.”
Judge often seeks out Boone.
“There’s been so many times I’ll be frustrated with something or I don’t like what’s going on and I’ll be kind of sitting in his office right after the game, ready to kind of talk things out,” Judge said.
“I think just having that option to where I can voice the opinion of the team. I try to listen to everybody on the team, if it’s a bullpen guy, if it’s a backup catcher, to the starting first baseman I want to hear everything they have to say and even the opinions I have and I take it right up to the top and he’s pretty good about getting back to me. He’ll voice his opinion at times where he’s like: “No, I don’t agree with it this time’ or there’s other times when he’s kind of like, ‘Hey, I think that’s a good idea.’”
TWINS STARTER PABLO LÓPEZ ENDS BULLPEN SESSION EARLY AFTER EXPERIENCING ELBOW SORENESS
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota Twins right-hander Pablo López ended a bullpen session early on Monday over what manager Derek Shelton said was “a little bit of elbow soreness.”
López, who turns 30 next month, threw two-plus innings before shutting things down. He was considered ahead of schedule in preparations to join Venezuela for the World Baseball Classic.
López has been the opening day starter for the Twins the past three seasons. He was limited to 75 2/3 innings last year, with three stints on the injured list for hamstring, shoulder and forearm issues.
The 2023 All-Star had made 32 starts in each season from 2022-24, the first of those with Miami before a pair with Minnesota.
“We decided, out of an abundance of caution, let’s get him off, let’s get him off the field and make sure he’s OK,” Shelton told reporters at the club’s spring training facility. “We’ll get some imaging on it, just because of how important it is and he is to us.”
Lopez was 5-4 with a 2.74 ERA last season. He won 10 games in each of the previous three seasons, capped by a career-best 15 in 2024.
MIKE TROUT WANTS TO RETURN TO CENTER FIELD FOR ANGELS AND SAYS THAT’S EASIER ON THE BODY
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Mike Trout says he would prefer to return to center field for the Los Angeles Angels, and the star slugger says he will skip the World Baseball Classic because of insurance issues.
The 11-time All-Star who been plagued by injuries since 2021 says his familiar position isn’t as physically demanding as the corner outfield spots, contrary to traditional thinking.
Trout played his most games since 2019 last season, finishing at 130. The three-time American League MVP started 22 of his first 29 games in right field before a knee injury sidelined him for a month. The 34-year-old was exclusively a designated hitter when he returned in late May.
Trout had 26 home runs but hit just .232, by far the worst average of his career when he had at least 400 at-bats.
He spent time in left field early in his career but was a center fielder for 11 consecutive seasons before the switch to right. Injuries limited Trout to 111 games the previous two years.
Trout said conversations with first-year manager Kurt Suzuki have included the idea of a return to center.
“I feel like I’m at my best when I’m in center,” Trout told reporters at the club’s spring training facility Monday. “If I have to go to the corner, I’ll go to the corner.”
Trout believes a return to center will be good for his health.
“When I was in center, it was less on my body than the corners,” Trout said. “To be honest, in right field I felt I was running a lot. Talking to some other outfielders and they’re saying that they feel the same way sometimes, center is less on your legs. I just feel … confident in center.”
Trout, who played in his only WBC three years ago, had said he was interested in playing again before insurance issues arose.
“It’s disappointing,” Trout said. “I wanted to run it back with all the guys.”
Promising young Boston outfielder Roman Anthony has been named as a Team USA injury replacement for Arizona’s Corbin Carroll, who has a broken bone in his right hand.
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NFL
DOLPHINS RELEASING STAR RECEIVER TYREEK HILL IN MAJOR ROSTER CUTS, AP SOURCE SAYS
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Dolphins are releasing star receiver Tyreek Hill, ending the All-Pro’s four-year tenure in Miami, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Monday.
Hill, who turns 32 on March 1, is recovering from a season-ending injury suffered in a game against the New York Jets on Sept. 29 that required surgery to repair significant damage to his left knee, including a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
It is one of several major roster cuts the Dolphins made on Monday morning, the person said, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team had not made any announcements. Miami also will release two-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Bradley Chubb and cut offensive lineman James Daniels and receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, the person said.
The Dolphins acquired Hill in a trade with Kansas City ahead of the 2022 season and gave him a $120 million, four-year contract extension that made him the highest-paid player at his position at the time.
His contract, which runs through 2026, would have represented around $51 million against Miami’s cap.
Hill had consecutive 1,700-yard receiving seasons in his first two years with Miami, including a league-leading 1,799 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2023. The five-time All-Pro entered the 2025 season aiming to regain that elite form after a relatively down year in 2024, when he had 81 catches for 959 yards — his lowest totals in both categories since 2019.
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NHL
CAROLINA HURRICANES REACH 3-YEAR EXTENSION WITH GOALTENDER BRANDON BUSSI THROUGH 2028-29 SEASON
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed goaltender Brandon Bussi to a three-year, $5.7 million extension, keeping the one-time waiver pickup in place through the 2028-29 season.
The Hurricanes announced the deal Monday, the latest chapter in Bussi’s unlikely rise to prominence for one of the Eastern Conference’s top contenders. The rookie is tied for third in the NHL with 23 wins and second with a 2.16 goals-against average. He was set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season.
“I think we have the potential to do very exciting things here over the next few years,” Bussi said in a Zoom call with reporters. “It kinda felt like a no-brainer when this became an option to explore and kind of make it happen.”
Carolina acquired Bussi on waivers from two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida in October, when the Hurricanes were sticking with veteran Frederik Andersen and 26-year-old Pyotr Kochetkov as their top two netminders. But that depth play — both Andersen and Kochetkov have had a history with injuries — has turned into a massive transaction.
Now he’s seized control of the crease for Carolina, potentially for the longer term, with the 36-year-old Andersen not being as effective and Kochetkov lost to season-ending surgery for a lingering lower-body injury by December.
Bussi made his NHL debut in a 5-1 win against San Jose on Oct. 14, earned his first shutout Nov. 30 against Calgary, matched a franchise record with nine straight wins and is 23-3-1 with two shutouts.
Before this season, the 27-year-old Bussi had never played in the NHL while appearing in 111 games in the American Hockey League after playing in college at Western Michigan.
“Before we brought him to Raleigh, Brandon had been successful at every level from the USHL to college to the AHL,” general manager Eric Tulsky said in a statement. “Given the opportunity at the NHL level this season, he’s proven to be a winner here too. We are thrilled that he will continue to provide a steady presence in the crease for this team into the future.”
Bussi’s existing deal for this season is worth $775,000. Andersen is making $2.75 million this season and is due to become an unrestricted free agent after the season, while Kotchetkov is under contract for another season at $2 million.
The Hurricanes announced their charitable foundation would also make a $10,000 donation to the Autism Society of North Carolina in honor of the extension. Bussi’s younger brother, Dylan, has autism and his goaltender mask is a tribute to his brother to raise autism awareness.
Carolina has won at least one postseason series for seven straight seasons, including trips to the Eastern Conference final in 2019, 2023 and last year during that span. The Hurricanes entered the Olympic break with 78 points and ranked third in points-percentage (.684) behind league-leading Colorado (83 points, .755) and Tampa Bay (78, .709).
The Hurricanes had earned points in their last 10 games before the break, winning eight.
“It’s difficult to break into the league,” Bussi said. “Sometimes different opportunities pop up in different ways. Mine happened in a way that doesn’t happen for a lot of people. But there’s a lot of good hockey players out there and things happen for a reason. That’s kind of been my motto, and I’m very fortunate that it gets to happen here for longer.”
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OLYMPIC HOCKEY
US VS. CANADA FINAL INEVITABLE, BUT THIS TIME THE ICE HAS TILTED
MILAN — Canada and the United States will play out another chapter in their long-standing rivalry after setting up the almost inevitable Olympic women’s ice hockey final on Monday, but this time the Americans have flipped the script and tilted the ice in their favor.
The U.S. strolled to a 5-0 win over Sweden in their semifinal, while Canada struggled to see off a dogged Switzerland, winning 2-1 despite outshooting their opponents 46-8.
Women’s ice hockey entered the Olympics at the 1998 Games, and for the eighth consecutive time either Canada or the U.S. will take the gold medal on Thursday at Santagiulia arena.
“You want to beat the best teams, and I think for women’s hockey, that’s the best matchup you can ask for,” Canada goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens said.
“It’s going to be intense, it’s going to be competitive.”
Defending champions Canada, who have five golds, arrived at the Games playing second fiddle to the U.S. after the Americans had won their six most recent meetings, and they continued taming the Canadians in Milan.
The U.S. handed Canada its first-ever shutout loss when they met in the group stage, a 5-0 defeat, which will have stung more than the whitewash they suffered at the hands of the Americans in the four-game Rivalry Series in November and December.
On that occasion the U.S. also ran out easy winners, outscoring the Canadians 27-4 across the series which included a 10-4 win, after they had also beaten Canada twice when winning last year’s World Championship.
Still, Canada stuck with a tried-and-tested roster, keeping faith with veterans. All their players come from the PWHL while the U.S. went for a blend of youth and experience, with seven of their squad still playing college hockey.
TOTAL DOMINATION
The U.S. has been utterly dominant in Milan, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, scoring 31 goals across six games and conceding just once, in their opening match.
They have scored more than one first-period goal in only one game. Ironically, it came against Canada, as other teams managed to hold out until the U.S. seized complete control.
“Believe it or not, we have been challenged,” U.S. defender Laila Edwards said.
“We have just overcome it and succeeded. We will take what we can get and hopefully come out on top.”
The Canadians have beaten the U.S. in four of the six finals they’ve contested, and will look to use their most recent humbling as fuel to retain their title.
“I honestly think it makes us more hungry,” Canada forward Julia Gosling said after Monday’s semifinal.
“It’s a gold-medal game, anything can happen.”
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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES
INDIANA BASEBALL
BASEBALL CENTRAL: BRADLEY
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A beautiful early-spring afternoon will allow the Indiana Baseball team (0-3, 0-0 B1G) to open up its home slate in 2026 on Tuesday (Feb. 17) afternoon at Bart Kaufman Field. It’s the fourth-straight year that IU has played its first home in February. The Hoosiers will look to improve their all-time record in home openers at its current stadium to 11-3.
IU is coming off a sweep at the hands of No. 11 North Carolina on opening weekend. The Hoosiers had a chance to salvage the weekend in the second game of a doubleheader but allowed a two-run lead to slip away in the ninth inning. IU’s three starting pitchers worked a 3.27 earned run average but sixth inning trouble spoiled the first two contests against the Tar Heels.
Sophomore Will Moore continues to shine at the top of IU’s lineup. He takes a 21-game reached base streak into Tuesday’s contest with Bradley. Moore had three hits on the weekend including an RBI double in game two of the series. Sophomore utilityman Hogan Denny reached safely with a pair of hits, four walks and a hit-by-pitch.
The Hoosiers and pitching coach Matt Myers’ are expected to roll out several arms to keep pitchers primed for a three-game weekend in Jacksonville. IU used 12 different pitchers on opening weekend in North Carolina, highlighted by brilliant relief appearances from graduate student Gavin Seebold and junior Jackson Yarberry.
First pitch on Tuesday at Bart Kaufman Field is set for 4 p.m. on B1G+. Admission will be free for all fans.
Gameday Info
vs. Bradley (Tuesday, February 17th – 4 p.m. ET)
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Probable Starters
Indiana vs. Bradley
• Tuesday: TBD (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Leading Off
LOOKING FOR FIRST WIN: After dropping a tough weekend finale at No. 11 North Carolina, the Indiana Baseball team will hope to pick up its first win of the year on Tuesday afternoon. The Hoosiers are 220-80-1 at Bart Kaufman Field since it opened in 2013.
HOME OPENER: IU will play its first home game in February for the fourth-straight season. Since Bart Kaufman Field opened, IU is 10-3 in home openers. The Hoosiers dropped an 8-4 decision to Xavier last season but have won six of the last seven home openers.
ON BASE MACHINE: Sophomore third baseman Will Moore has been everything you want in a leadoff hitter for the Hoosiers. He has reached base safely in 21-straight games dating back to last year. He had three base hits and a walk during his first weekend of the season.
NEW ARMS: IU used 12 different pitchers on opening weekend. Only five of them were on the roster last year, meaning seven arms made their debut for IU against North Carolina. Right-handed pitcher Xavier Carrera was the only true freshman to throw in the first three games.
TOUGH AB’S: Sophomore outfielder/catcher Hogan Denny was the only player that didn’t strike out on opening weekend. He’s known for productive at-bats. He reached safely on two hits, four walks and a hit-by-pitch. Denny has a .538 on-base percentage to this point in the year.
YOUNG KIDS: Freshman outfielder Cal Gates became the 12th true freshman position player to start a game for head coach Jeff Mercer at IU on opening weekend. He played in all three games and scored one run. A true freshman has started a game on opening weekend in seven of eight of Mercer’s seasons.
Scouting the Opponent
Bradley
• Bradley went 1-2 on opening weekend, salvaging the series with a Sunday victory. The Braves scored a run in the ninth inning to come away with a 7-6 win. Outfielder Ashton Horchem is leading the team with a .429 batting average. He also reached safely with three walks. Infielder Peyton Nelson is also hitting above .300 after a two-hit contest on Sunday.
• The pitching staff was taxed for 25 runs in three games this past weekend. Robert Sanford and Brady Appel both made multiple appearances. Davis Webb provided a three-inning, scoreless effort out of the bullpen. Bradley had an even split with 21 strikeouts to 21 walks.
Inside the Series
Bradley
• These two sides first begin the series back in 1951 when they played in Bloomington for a pair of games at the end of the season. Since 1952, IU and Bradley have played neutral site contests but return to a host site this season for the first time since
IU has won four of the past six contests in the series, the last a 10-inning win in 2010 on a spring break trip to Florida. Since 2022, it is the fifth different Missouri Valley opponent that IU will play.
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
O’BRIEN AWARD HONORS MENDOZA IN FORT WORTH
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – More history was made on Wednesday (Dec. 10) as Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti and quarterback Fernando Mendoza were honored by the Walter Camp Football Foundation with national of the year awards.
The 49th recipient of the award, Mendoza is the first Hoosier to win the prestigious honor and just the fifth to claim the quartet of Heisman Trophy, Davey O’Brien Award and Maxwell Award, along with winning the national championship. Since the Davey O’Brien Award began in 1981, Mendoza joins Joe Burrow (LSU), Cam Newton (Auburn), Danny Wuerffel (Florida) and Charlie Ward (Florida State) to earn all four distinctions.
Mendoza led the nation in passing touchdowns (41) and touchdowns responsible for (48), both set IU single season standards. He is the third Big Ten quarterback since 2000 with three-straight games of at least four passing touchdowns and zero interceptions – C.J. Stroud (Ohio State; 2021) and Kyle Orton (Purdue; 2004, four straight). The Miami, Florida, native was also the only FBS quarterback since at least 1996 with multiple games of at least 90 percent completion and four touchdown passes versus Power 4 opponents.
In 2025, Mendoza was the lone FBS quarterback with five games of 4-plus touchdown passes and zero interceptions and paced the FBS in percentage of passes that resulted in a touchdown at 10.8%, over one point higher than the next closest passer (Julian Sayin, Ohio State; 9.2%).
He threw a touchdown pass in 14 of 16 games in 2025 and posted five games with both a passing and rushing touchdown. He threw 41 touchdowns to just six interceptions, tied for No. 2 on the team with seven rushing touchdowns.
Along with the Davey O’Brien Award, Mendoza claimed the Heisman Trophy, AP College Football National Player of the Year, Manning Award, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Hispanic Football Hall of Fame College Player of the Year and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football.
He was a consensus All-America, earned Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year. The third Hoosier to earn Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year with Anthony Thompson (1988 & 1989) and Antwaan Randle El (2001), Mendoza was the seventh IU signal caller and first since Randle El in 2001 to earn first-team All-B1G honors Since 1950, he is just the third Hoosier to claim the first team spot at quarterback along with Randle El and Harry Gonso (1967).
He was the Big Ten Championship Game MVP, Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Offensive MVP and College Football Playoff National Championship Game Offensive MVP. His play in the postseason also earned him the quarterback nod on the AP All-College Football Playoff Team.
The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award. The 49th Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner honoring the winner will be held February 16, 2026, at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit www.daveyobrienaward.com.
The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football’s most prestigious awards. The NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for more information.
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INDIANA SWIMMING AND DIVING
NO. 6 INDIANA SETS SIGHTS ON BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
MINNEAPOLIS – It’s championship season, and No. 6-ranked Indiana swimming and diving is once again ready to showcase top athletes and talented youngsters this week at the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, February 18-21, inside the Jane K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
The meet kicks off Wednesday (Feb. 18) at 5 p.m. ET with the 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays before three full days of action Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Preliminaries will begin each of the final three days at 11 a.m. ET, setting up for finals each evening at 6 p.m. Fans can watch the meet via the B1G+ digital platform.
Indiana is the second-highest ranked group in the conference after moving up from No. 9 to No. 6 in the latest CSCAA poll. They will go up against No. 4 Michigan, No. 11 Ohio State, No. 12 USC, No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 22 UCLA, No. 25 Minnesota, RV Northwestern, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue and Rutgers.
After a walk-off championship in 2024, the Hoosiers dominated the medal table a year ago in a runner-up finish. This group of Hoosiers – a unique blend of elite returners and freshmen plus talented depth behind them – will look to at least accomplish the latter again this week.
Junior Miranda Grana – one of the NCAA’s top swimmers in both backstroke and butterfly – leads the Hoosiers, boasting four individual times that rank top five in the conference; in the 100-yard backstroke (49.89), 200-yard backstroke (1:49.06), 100-yard butterfly (49.98) and 200-yard butterfly (1:53.25). The 2025 Big Ten 100 fly champ is favored to repeat, as her time in that event ranks No. 1 in the conference. She’ll likely battle Michigan senior Bella Sims and Wisconsin sophomore Maggie Wanezek for the podium spots in both backstroke races.
Freshman Alex Shackell will join Grana in the butterfly events, producing top times in both events despite joining the program in January. Shackell ranks No. 3 in the 100 fly (50.98), giving IU two of the top three swimmers in the event. She also ranks No. 2 in the 200-yard event after setting the program record with a 1:52.98 in her debut meet, only behind Big Ten record holder and U-M senior Brady Kendall, coming in at 1:50.72. Shackell’s personal best time from high school is 1:50.15.
Freshman Liberty Clark is a medal threat in the shorter freestyle events, ranking No. 1 in the 100-yard freestyle (46.36) – six tenths quicker than the rest of the conference – as well as No. 2 in the 50 free (21.48) and third in the 200 free (1:41.27).
The battle in the 50 free features the two fastest sprinters in program history with Clark and senior teammate Kristina Paegle (21.56), the 2025 Big Ten Champion in the event. Paegle’s time ranks No. 4 in the Big Ten this season. Both will keep IU relays consistently on the podium.
The 200 free projects to be the event to watch at this year’s meet, with Clark seeded only behind the two women that finished IU’s Anna Peplowski at the 2025 NCAA Championships: USC junior Minna Abraham and Michigan junior Stephanie Balduccini. The IU freshman has raced and beaten both veterans in dual meets this season, but her first collegiate championship meet presents a new challenge.
Two veterans, junior Macky Hodges and senior Mya DeWitt, give Indiana championship-final-caliber depth in the backstroke events and added strength on relays. DeWitt ranks No. 5 in the Big Ten in the 100 back (51.07) and No. 6 in the 200 back (1:53.30), Hodges No. 5 in the 200 back (1:52.77). In the 400-yard IM, Hodges and senior Reese Tiltmann can potentially lift IU – Tiltmann ranks No. 7 in the events, Hodges No. 12, but both have career-best times better than their seed times coming into the week.
The high-scoring relays can highlight Indiana’s greatest strengths, as the team projects to medal in all five events. Indiana is especially strong in the 400-yard freestyle relay, already tying the Big Ten record (3:08.07) and setting the No. 3 time in the nation this season. Paegle typically anchors the relay behind three freshmen: Clark, Shackell and Grace Hoeper – another Hoosier name to watch in the individual freestyle events.
As ever, diving can be a separating force for Indiana. The Hoosiers have All-American veterans in juniors Ella Roselli and Lily Witte, both medalists at past conference championships and have freshman Kaylee Bishop and sophomores Mary Kate Cavanaugh and James Jones in support.
MEET INFO
Wednesday, Feb. 18 – Saturday, Feb. 21 • 11 a.m. ET (prelims), 6 p.m. (finals)
Jane K. Freeman Aquatic Center • Minneapolis, Minn.
Live Results (Swimming): https://bit.ly/4tzAROR/Meet Mobile (App)
Live Results (Diving): divemeets.com
Live Stream: B1G+
OF NOTE…
PODIUM WATCH – HOOSIERS WITH TOP FIVE MARKS IN BIG TEN
Liberty Clark – 50 free (21.48), 100 free (46.36), 200 free (1:41.27), 100 fly (51.26), 200 IM (1:55.86)
Mya DeWitt – 100 back (51.07)
Miranda Grana – 100 back (49.89), 200 back (1:49.06), 100 fly (49.98), 200 fly (1:53.25)
Macky Hodges – 200 back (1:52.77)
Kristina Paegle – 50 free (21.56)
Ella Roselli – 3-meter (343.90), platform (300.60)
Alex Shackell – 100 fly (50.98), 200 fly (1:52.98)
BIG TEN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY
Indiana won its seventh women’s Big Ten Championship in 2024. Six have occurred during IU head swimming coach Ray Looze’s tenure. The Hoosiers have finished in the top three in 19 consecutive seasons with 14 championship or runner-up finishes during that span.
IU athletes have combined for 146 Big Ten Championships including 81 swimming titles, 27 relay championships and 37 diving titles.
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
#7 PURDUE HOSTS #1 MICHIGAN TO KICK OFF 3-GAME HOMESTAND
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
[7 / 7] Purdue (21-4, 11-3) vs. [1 / 1] Michigan (24-1, 14-1)
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. ET
West Lafayette, Ind. | Mackey Arena (14,876)
TELEVISION: Peacock, NBCSN (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel, Cayleigh Griffin)
RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)
PURDUE’S NUMBERS
• Overall: 21-4 | Big Ten: 11-3
• Home: 11-2 | Away: 7-2 | Neutral: 3-0
• Q1: 8-4 | Q2: 2-0 | Q3: 9-0 | Q4: 2-0
• NCAA NET: 7 | KenPom: 8
• Off. Eff.: 2nd | Def. Eff.: 19th
• NCAA SOS: 7 | KenPom SOS: 10
THE SCENE SETTER
• After concluding a grueling six-game in eight-game stretch on the road, No. 7 Purdue returns home for three straight challenges, beginning Tuesday night when No. 1 Michigan visits Mackey Arena. It will mark Purdue’s third home game in the last 33 days (Jan. 15 to Feb. 17) and it kicks off a three-game homestand as Purdue enters the last month of the regular season before Selection Sunday.
• Following the matchup with Michigan, Purdue will host rival Indiana on Friday and end the homestand with Michigan State next Thursday.
THE SERIES
• Tuesday’s meeting marks the 172nd meeting between Purdue and Michigan, with the Boilermakers leading the series 94-77. Michigan has, however, won two straight games in the series.
• Dating to the 2018 Big Ten Championship game in New York City, Michigan has won eight of the last 13 meetings.
• Purdue did win four straight in the series before Michigan’s current two-game streak. The two-game streak is tied for the longest active winning streak by a Big Ten opponent.
• Tuesday’s game will be the sixth top-10 showdown between the two teams. When both teams are ranked in the top 10, Purdue leads by a 4-1 margin.
• In 31 of the last 33 meetings (including Tuesday), one of the teams entered the game ranked in the top 25. In 15 of the games, a team was in ranked in the top 10.
NEWS AND NOTES
• Facing its toughest challenge of the season, Purdue aims for its fifth straight victory when No. 1-ranked Michigan visits Mackey Arena for the lone meeting this season.
• It will mark the first visit to Mackey Arena for a No. 1-ranked team since Jan. 8, 2005, when No. 1 Illinois defeated the Boilermakers 68-59, in Gene Keady’s final season at Purdue.
• Michigan will be the first Big Ten team to be ranked No. 1, other than Purdue, since Michigan State was No. 1 in the preseason poll to start the 2019-20 season. Since that poll, Purdue has been ranked No. 1 for 17 weeks — the second most in the country (Gonzaga – 30).
• Through Sunday’s games, Purdue is 8-4 in quad-1 games, tied for the fourth-most quad-1 wins (Florida – 8) in the country behind Duke (10), Michigan (9) and Arizona (9).
• Purdue is 19-4 in the first three quads, the second-most wins in the first three quads nationally (Michigan – 23; UConn – 19). Purdue’s two quad-4 games are the second-fewest nationally behind Michigan (1).
• Of Purdue’s remaining six games, three of them are currently quad-1 contests (Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State). The others are right on the cusp of being quad-1 (Wisconsin – 33; Indiana – 34; Northwestern – 77).
• Purdue ranks in the top 25 nationally in assist / turnover ratio (1st), offensive efficiency (2nd), assists per game (3rd), turnovers per game (14th), field goal percentage (16th), defensive efficiency (19th) and rebound margin (20th).
• Purdue is 1-of-9 teams to rank in the top 20 in both offensive and defensive efficiencies (Purdue, Michigan, Arizona, Duke, Houston, Vanderbilt, Florida, Iowa State, Gonzaga).
• Purdue has been ranked in 74 straight AP Top 25 polls, the second-longest streak in the country behind Houston (121). Purdue has been in the top 10 in 73 of the last 95 polls.
COMPLETE GAME NOTES: https://purduesports.com/documents/bedabc77-9a67-4961-8aae-ee4b032b043d.pdf
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S LAX
GAME TWO PREVIEW: BELLARMINE
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Fighting Irish open the home portion of their schedule with a midweek matinee against Bellarmine at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at Arlotta Stadium. Admission to the game is free. The game will be broadcast live on ACCNX.
GAME DETAILS
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Arlotta Stadium
Schedule: February 17 — 3 p.m. ET
TV: ACCNX
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Twitter Updates: @NDlacrosse
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
THE BELLARMINE SERIES
• Tuesday will be the seventh meeting all time between Notre Dame and Bellarmine.
• The Irish hold a commanding 6-0 lead in the series, including a mark of 4-0 when playing at home.
• The most recent matchup in the series came in 2021 with the Irish winning by a score of 12-6 in South Bend. Quinn McCahon led the team with four goals while Pat Kavanagh recorded six assists in the victory.
FANTASTIC FEBRUARYS FOR THE FIGHTING IRISH
• Notre Dame is 41-5 in its last 46 games played in February dating back to the 2006 season.
• Fighting Irish head coach Kevin Corrigan is 50-8 in the month of February during his Notre Dame tenure.
• Last season the Irish went 3-0 in the month of February, picking up wins over Cleveland State, Marquette and Georgetown.
LYGHTS OUT
• Lyght enters the 2026 campaign as the top defensive player in the country, having been named the USA Lacrosse Preseason Defenseman of the Year.
• The junior was selected as the Schmeisser Award co-winner following an incredible sophomore season in 2025.
• The defenseman was named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year following the 2025 regular season as voted on by the league’s coaches.
• Lyght has also been named a USA Lacrosse First Team All-American following the 2025 regular season.
• In the win over UNC this season, Lyght held UNC’s prolific attackman Owen Duffy to just one assist on the day, matching his career low for points in a game.
• Lyght consistently draws the No. 1 option for the opposing attack throughout the season.
• The defenseman held Connor Shellenberger to just one goal between the two matchups during the 2024 season.
INSTANT IMPACT
• A number of newcomers to the 2026 squad wasted no time making a first impression in the season opener.
• Graduate transfer Josh Yago led the Irish in scoring with four goals in the win over Marquette.
• Teddy Lally posted three points off two goals and an assist in his freshman debut.
• Aidan Diaz-Matos scored a goal within the first minute of the game off a faceoff win.
• Junior transfer Tyler Spano won 10-of-17 faceoffs at the dot in his first official appearance with the blue and gold.
LOCKDOWN DEFENSE
• The Irish finished 2025 allowing just 9.14 goals per game, ranking ninth in the country and leading the ACC.
• Notre Dame held opponents to 10 or fewer goals in 11 of 14 games during the 2025 campaign.
• Preseason All-Americans Will Donovan and Shawn Lyght each return to the defensive unit along with other starting close defenders Will Gallagher and Nate Schwitzenberg.
BACK BETWEEN THE PIPES
• Goalie Thomas Ricciardelli returns in goal after earning the starting job in 2025.
• Ricciardelli impressed in his debut season, leading the ACC and ranking eighth in the country in both save percentage (.566) and goals against average (9.14).
• The shot stopper made 158 saves during the 2025 campaign while allowing 121 goals.
• The goalie saved at least 50 percent of shots he faced in 10 of 14 games last season.
• In his first NCAA Tournament appearance, Ricciardelli turned in an incredible performance against No. 2 Ohio State, making 15 saves while allowing just six goals for a mark of 71.4 percent.
MIDFIELD EXPERIENCE AND DEPTH
• While the Irish look to replace all three starters at attack from last season, the midfield has plenty of experience returning to the 2026 roster.
• Will Angrick, Will Maheras, Matt Jeffery, Fisher Finley, Max Busenkell and Jalen Seymour all saw significant playing time last season.
• The six players combined to record 92 points off 56 goals and 36 assists last season over 14 games.
• Angrick led the way with 27 points on 15 goals and 12 assists.
• The Irish midfield combined to score six goals in the opener against Marquette with Maheras, Jeffery and Seymour each scoring twice.
FROM THE GRIDIRON TO THE LACROSSE FIELD
• Two Notre Dame lacrosse players on the 2026 squad also are on the football roster, as Matt Jeffery and Dylan Faison are both dual-sport athletes.
• Jeffery was the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2025 after making an impact in the midfield.
• Faison was the No. 1 ranked incoming player in the class of 2026 before he reclassified and joined the Irish for this spring semester.
• Jeffery got his sophomore season off to a great start, scoring two goals and adding an assist in the win over Marquette, setting a career high for points in a game.
IRISH INDOORS
• Notre Dame has excelled when playing inside the last 11 seasons, going 22-2 when playing indoors since the start of the 2015 season.
• Notre Dame is currently riding a 25-game win streak when playing in Loftus Sports Center.
• The Irish haven’t lost in Loftus Sports Center since dropping a 14-11 decision to UNC on March 14, 2004.
• The Irish went 2-1 when playing indoors last season, defeating Cleveland State in the home opener in Loftus and then downing Marquette inside Loftus before suffering a defeat at Syracuse inside the JMA Dome.
NEW SEASON, NEW FACES
• The Irish welcome 17 incoming players to the 2026 roster.
• Three players are transfers, as Josh Yago (Air Force), Luke Stickler (Johns Hopkins) and Tyler Spano (Washington & Lee) join from other programs.
• Yago was named the ASUN Offensive Player of the Year in 2025 after recording 72 points off 37 goals and 35 assists.
• Fourteen players on the 2026 roster are true freshman.
OWNING THE OPENERS
• Notre Dame is now 39-7 all-time in season openers, including a 33-5 record in the Kevin Corrigan era.
• The Irish have won a program-record 24 straight season openers.
• Notre Dame opened the 2026 season with a 16-11 win over Marquette on Feb. 14.
• In home openers, the Irish are 40-4 in program history and 33-3 under Corrigan.
CORRIGAN ALL-TIME DI PROGRAM WINS LEADER
• With the win over No. 1 Duke on April 10, 2021, Baumer Family Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Kevin Corrigan broke the NCAA record for most wins at a DI program with 311, passing Bob Shillinglaw (Delaware).
• Corrigan became just the third coach in NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse history to reach the 300-win mark at a single school with the win over Marquette on April 10, 2019.
• Corrigan is one of just four active Division I coaches to reach the 300-win mark in his career.
• Corrigan has an overall record of 371-180 in his 40 seasons of coaching.
• The head coach is 361-165 in his 38 seasons at Notre Dame.
• Corrigan is the longest tenured men’s lacrosse coach at the DI level.
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BUTLER BASEBALL
BUTLER FACES ILLINOIS AND EASTERN ILLINOIS IN MIDWEEK MATCHUPS
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler baseball hits the road on Tuesday and will travel to Champaign, Ill. to face the University of Illinois. First pitch is set for 4:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. CT. Butler will then return home to host Eastern Illinois on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at Grand Park, with first pitch coming at 6 p.m. on field D4.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 17
LOCATION: Champaign, Ill.
LIVE STATS: Butlersports.com
DATE: Wednesday, Feb. 18
LOCATION: Westfield, Ind.
LIVE STATS: Butlersports.com
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Butler opened the 2026 season against UT Martin over the weekend. In the three-game series Butler went 1-2 securing a 10-7, 10 inning victory on Friday afternoon in game one of a doubleheader. UT Martin secured a 9-8 victory in game two before taking the series with a 13-11 victory on Saturday.
Several Bulldogs turned in strong offensive performances during the opening series. Gavin Gilmore was sensational, slashing .571/.786/1.411 over the weekend for BU tallying eight hits, four RBIs, one home run and two walks.
Matthew Rhoades had a stellar weekend batting .400 while recording six hits, three doubles, two home runs and three RBIs.
Jack Hagen picked up the win in game one of the series tossing 4.0 innings while allowing only one run while punching out three.
As a team, Butler showcased its offensive depth, scoring 29 runs on the weekend.
Butler returns 17 letterwinners from a year ago and welcomes 21 new faces to the squad for 2026.
Butler welcomed Ty Neal to the coaching staff this offseason as the program’s pitching coach. Neal was an assistant coach at Michigan in 2025, helping the Wolverines post a 33-23 overall record. They went 16-14 in the Big Ten standings and held a 4.92 team ERA. Neal has made stops at Michigan, Arizona State, Cincinnati, Indiana, Miami Ohio, and Southern Illinois. He brings nearly 20 years of coaching experience to the program and has assisted in the recruiting and development of over 50 MLB draft picks.
Freshman Grayson Bradberry was named the BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year by D1Baseball and Perfect Game prior to the start of the season. Bradberry hails from Columbia City, Indiana and earned All-Conference honors (3x), Pre-Season All-State honors, team MVP (2x), NE8 Conference Player of the Year and was chosen as a two-time team captain.
In 2025, Butler saw Jack Moroknek get drafted in the 11th round by the Washington Nationals. Moroknek led the team in hits (81), batting average (.372), total bases (153), RBIs (57), home runs (18), runs scored (57), slugging percentage (.702) and OPS (1.145) while posting one of the best individual seasons in Butler history. Moroknek was the first Bulldog drafted since Ryan Pepiot was taken in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
Head Coach Blake Beemer enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Beemer helped coach back-to-back BIG EAST Freshman of the Year winners Joey Urban (2023) and Kade Lewis (2024) in his first two seasons with the Bulldogs. Beemer played a pivotal role in developing Jack Moroknek who earned All-BIG EAST second team honors a season ago before being selected by the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB Draft.
SCOUTING ILLINOIS
The Illini enter Tuesday’s game with a 1-2 record after dropping two games at USF over the weekend. Illinois won game two of the series 4-2 in 10 innings.
Daniel Contreras leads the Illini at the dish, slashing .500/.875/1.475. Contreras tallied four hits, one home run and one RBI over the weekend.
On the mound, Regan Hall tossed 6.1 innings while allowing only one earned run. Hall picked up six strikeouts in his 6.1 innings of action.
SCOUTING EASTERN ILLINOIS
EIU enters Wednesday’s contest with a 2-1 record after securing two road victories at Florida A&M over the weekend. EIU won games one and two of the series 13-4 and 2-0.
Zak Goodwin leads EIU at the dish slashing .429/.571/1.015. Goodwin tallied three hits, one double and three RBIs while earning a walk.
The duo of Tyler Conklin and Bryce Riggs were sensational on the mound for EIU. The two pitched 13 innings combined and allowed only three total hits and no earned runs.
UP NEXT
Butler will return to action this weekend as the Bulldogs travel to Murray State to face the Racers. Game one of the three-game series is set for Friday, Feb. 20 with first pitch coming at 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT. More information will be available on Butlersports.com.
GAVIN GILMORE EARNS SPOT ON BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
INDIANAPOLIS – Gavin Gilmore earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll as announced by the league office in New York on Monday. Butler went 1-2 over the weekend in the Bulldogs opening series of 2026 against UT Martin.
Gilmore was spectacular for BU, slashing .571/.786/1.411. The junior tallied eight hits, one home run and four RBIs. The outfielder earned two walks and was pivotal in Butler’s victory over the Skyhawks.
Butler will be back in action tomorrow, Feb. 17 as BU travels to Champaign, Ill. to take on the University of Illinois. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. CT.
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BUTLER SOFTBALL
BUTLER SOFTBALL’S ALEXANDER NAMED BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK; PETRAN ALSO RECOGNIZED
Butler infielder Makena Alexander has been selected by the BIG EAST as Player of the Week, and teammate Katie Petran was named to the Weekly Honor Roll, as announced by the conference on Monday. Each student-athlete was chosen for her performance during last weekend’s three-game series sweep at Tennessee State.
Alexander was nearly perfect on the week, batting .857 in a trio of wins for the Bulldogs. The junior earned 6 hits and was walked six times on 13 at bats. She also added a triple and a home run, while scoring three runs and contributing six RBI with a 1.571 slugging percentage.
Petran pitched a complete-game shutout against TSU (12-0), allowing three hits, no walks and striking out six batters in five innings of work.
The Bulldogs have opened the 2026 season with a 4-4 record after notching the three wins last weekend. The team heads to Bowling Green, Ky., this coming weekend for the Hilltopper Classic. Three opponents over five games will include Western Kentucky, Detroit Mercy, and Western Michigan.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S LAX
BULLDOGS PREPARE FOR HOME OPENER AGAINST AKRON
The Butler women’s lacrosse team is set to play their first home game of the 2026 campaign at Varsity Field facing off against Akron. The match is slated for Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m.
Bulldog Bits
Butler started the season playing two matches in Michigan winning against Detroit Mercy 17-13 and falling to Eastern Michigan 12-8.
Senior Elise Latham enters the game as the leader in goals (9), assists (1) and points (10).
Latham added six goals and an assist against Detroit Mercy, tying her career best in free position goals with four. This makes Latham tied for second in Butler’s record book for goals in a single game. She was awarded BIG EAST Honor Roll for the week of 2/9-2/16.
Sophomore Addison Haines has five goals in the first two games. She currently ranks second on the team in goals.
Freshman goalie Samantha Wilson recorded 13 total saves in the first two games.
Sophomore Olivia DiCarlo recorded seven ground balls and caused four turnovers.
Akron is currently 2-0 with wins over Duquesne and Lindenwood.
Butler is 1-1 against Akron all time dating back to 2020 where the Bulldogs recorded the win 14-7. The Bulldogs last faced Akron on March 2, 2025.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will be back on the road to face Kent State on Saturday, Feb 21. at 1 p.m.
Follow Along
For updates follow the Butler women’s lacrosse team on X and Instagram @ButlerWLacrosse. Wednesday’s game will have live scoring available on ButlerSports.com.
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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL HEADING TO OHIO FOR TUESDAY NIGHT GAME VS BOBCATS
The Ball State men’s basketball team is back on the road for a 7 p.m. game at Ohio on Tuesday night.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+, while Mick Tidrow and David Eha handle the radio call on WMUN 92.5 FM / 1340 AM and on the WMUN app. Links to both broadcasts and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
Ball State (8-17, 3-9 Mid-American Conference) rallied in the second half and was within one point with under five minutes to play but fell 75-68 to Kent State at home on Saturday afternoon.
Ohio (13-13, 7-6 MAC) fell 90-74 at Miami on Friday night after a 78-72 setback at Old Dominion the previous Saturday for a two-game losing streak. The Bobcats stand in a tie for fourth place in the conference standings entering this contest.
Jeff Boals is in his seventh season as the head coach at Ohio, who was picked to finish fourth in the MAC preseason poll.
The Bobcats are eighth in the league in scoring offense (77.6 points per game) and 11th in scoring defense (77.8 points per game) as we enter the late stages of February.
Senior guard Jackson Paveletzke is ninth in the MAC in scoring at 16.8 points per game and third in assists per game (5.2) while averaging more than 36 minutes played per contest, which is the second-highest in the MAC and No. 18 in NCAA Division I. Forwards Javan Simmons (14.0 points per game) and Aidan Hadaway (13.9) are each in the Top 20 in the conference in scoring.
Ball State will next return home to host Akron on Friday night.
FAMILIAR FOE: Senior Elmore James IV will play in a familiar venue on Tuesday night as he spent three seasons at Ohio before coming to Ball State ahead of the 2025-26 campaign.
The guard scored five points and collected two rebounds back on Jan. 16 in the first game against his former team.
MILESTONES MET: Senior guards Devon Barnes and Juwan Maxey hit career scoring milestones in their respective NCAA Division I careers on Saturday against Kent State.
Barnes joined the 1,000-point club on a free throw late in the first half, and Maxey made a layup early in the second half to hit the 500-point mark.
BATTLING THE BOBCATS: Tuesday night’s game at Ohio will be a rematch of the Jan. 16 contest at Worthen Arena that Ball State won 76-71.
The triumph snapped an eight-game winning streak in the series for the Bobcats. Ball State looks for its first win at the Convocation Center in Athens since Jan. 9, 2018 (75-68).
MAXEY MAKING SHOTS: Juwan Maxey made two 3-pointers and scored eight points on Saturday against Kent State, draining multiple triples in three consecutive games for his second such stretch of the season.
The guard made two in the Feb. 7 win at Louisiana Monroe and three last Wednesday vs Buffalo. Maxey had three straight games with 3+ triples at the Lafayette Classic in late November.
FISH FINDING HIS WAY: Forward Kayden Fish went for a team and career high 17 points and collected six rebounds in the 73-68 win at Louisiana Monroe.
The redshirt sophomore shot 6-for-10 from the field and 5-for-6 on free throws while playing in a season-most 30 minutes. Fish bumped his season averages to 7.5 points and 3.4 rebounds a game with the performance.
BENCH GETTING BUCKETS: Led by Fish’s 17 points at Louisiana Monroe, the Ball State bench scored more than half the team’s points with 38 in the win against the Warhawks.
Davion Hill added 14, and Juwan Maxey chipped in seven for the team averaging the fourth-most bench points per game in the MAC (26.4).
SUCCESS OVER THE SUN BELT: Ball State’s win at Louisiana Monroe on Feb. 7 clinched the Cardinals’ first sweep of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge, which is in its third season.
A 75-64 win over Louisiana in the season opener was the first leg in the two-game event. Ball State is now 3-0 at home and 1-2 on the road in the Challenge and was one of only three MAC teams to win on Saturday against Sun Belt opponents.
The Cardinals became the first team in the series history with the Warhawks to win on the road, as both teams entered the contest 2-0 at home for a 2-2 split.
LOT OF LEADING SCORERS: Only three teams in NCAA Division I (George Washington, Tarleton State and VCU) feature more different leading scorers in games this season than Ball State’s eight.
Armoni Zeigler (eight), Davion Hill (five), Devon Barnes (three), Kayden Fish (two), Joey Hart (two), Elmore James IV (two), Juwan Maxey (two), and Preston Copeland (one) have all led the Cardinals in scoring in at least one game this season.
WINNING WITH DEFENSE: Ball State’s 58-53 win against Northern Illinois on Jan. 24 was the first time the Cardinals have won a game scoring fewer than 60 points since Dec. 21, 2022 against Georgia Southern (58-54).
The last time the program had won a conference game without reaching the 60-point mark was Feb. 16, 2019 vs Akron (57-56).
HILL TO THE HOOP: Guard Davion Hill scored or assisted on the final 11 points in Ball State’s win against Northern Illinois on Jan. 24, finishing the game with team bests in points (18), rebounds (eight) and assists (three).
The strong finish came a game after the Williamsport, Pa., native drove to the lane and finished through contact for the game-winning and-one in Ball State’s 68-67 win at Central Michigan on Jan. 21.
Hill now leads the team in average points overall (12.4 per game) while ranking second in MAC play (14.4) for the Cardinals.
TURNOVER TALK: Ball State committed only eight turnovers in the Jan. 24 triumph vs Northern Illinois a game after limiting giveaways to a season-low five in the win at Central Michigan.
Seven giveaways was the previous season-low on four separate occasions before the game with the Chippewas, and Ball State is the top conference team in turnover margin (+2.8) and taking care of the ball (9.7 turnovers per game) against MAC foes. The Cardinals also give away the second-fewest turnovers per game in the league overall for the full season (10.8).
Ball State kept control of the ball at Bowling Green, giving up only 10 turnovers to a team that averaged more than 16 turnovers forced per game entering the contest for the sixth-most in NCAA Division I. The Cardinals have had 12 games so far this season with 10 or fewer giveaways.
TV CHANGES GAME DAY: Ball State’s home game against Akron originally scheduled for Feb. 21 has been picked up by CBS Sports Network and will now be played at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20 at Worthen Arena.
The Cardinals topped Ohio 76-71 on Jan. 16 in another Friday night conference contest aired on CBSSN in Muncie.
CARDINALS CLAMPING DOWN ON DEFENSE: Ball State leads the Mid-American Conference in scoring defense (70.0 points per game) and ranks second in fewest fouls committed per game (15.6) and steals per game (7.8) through the season’s first 25 contests.
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL
SACRAMENTO STATE JOINS MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE AS FOOTBALL-ONLY MEMBER
CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference today announced the addition of Sacramento State as a football-only affiliate member beginning July 1, 2026, for a five-year term.
“Today’s exciting announcement is about strengthening our competitive profile and creating value for the membership,” said MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher. “We were presented with an opportunity to add an institution with demonstrated success in football, a record of investment and commitment to the continued growth of the institution and community. Sacramento State is ready and poised for this next step. I welcome the Hornets to the Mid-American Conference and expect they will become a competitive and contributing member to the long history and legacy of one of the oldest Division I conferences.”
The Sacramento State football program has won seven conference titles, including three consecutive Big Sky championships from 2019-2022, and was just one of just 12 FCS programs to win at least seven games in five of the last six seasons. During that time, the Hornets made four NCAA FCS Playoff appearances and held a top-25 ranking for 50 weeks.
“This partnership will immediately strengthen the Mid-American Conference’s competitiveness, and it will provide flexibility for the future,” said Geoffrey S. Mearns, Council of Presidents Chair and President of Ball State University. “In this period of dynamic transformation, we believe we must be proactive and innovative. This relationship demonstrates the enduring viability of our conference, and it provides our member institutions with additional confidence.”
“I am pleased to welcome Sacramento State to the Mid-American Conference,” said Scott Wetherbee, Chair of the MAC Council of Directors of Athletics and Vice President/Director of Athletics at Eastern Michigan University. “I want to commend Commissioner Steinbrecher for his forward-thinking leadership and creative approach in identifying opportunities that enhance value for our membership. The addition of Sacramento State as a football-only member strengthens our conference and positions us well for continued collective success.”
Sacramento State is the only public university in the capital of California that has the world’s fourth-largest economy. Founded in 1947, Sac State has grown into one of the region’s leading centers of research, innovation and community engagement with an enrollment of nearly 31,000. It is an accessible and inclusive place of learning, located on a picturesque campus along the American River.
“This is a historic moment for Sacramento State — a bold leap into the future,” said Dr. Luke Wood, President of Sacramento State. “Our move to the FBS represents more than a change in classification; it is a declaration of who we are and where we’re going. We are elevating our university, our student-athletes, and the entire Greater Sacramento region onto the national stage — committed to competing, leading, and winning at the highest level.
“This is bigger than football. It’s about opportunity, visibility, and momentum. It’s about attracting the next generation of students, fueling enrollment and innovation, and building partnerships that will transform Sacramento State for decades to come. Together, we are proving that belief, vision, and hard work can redefine what’s possible.
“We extend our sincere gratitude to the MAC Commissioner and the MAC university presidents for their leadership, trust, and confidence in our program. The future is bright, the mission is clear, and the climb continues.”
“This is a special day for Sacramento State. I am ecstatic for our football student-athletes, coaches, and staff who work so hard to represent our University,” said Sacramento State Director of Athletics Mark Orr. “Our student athletes will now have the opportunity to showcase their talent on the highest level of college football in front of national audiences. I am grateful to Commissioner Steinbrecher, the University Presidents, and all the dedicated staff that played a pivotal role in making this possible. The support for our football program continues to expand, and we are so proud to bring FBS football to Sacramento.”
About Sacramento State
With over 31,000 students, Sacramento State has grown into the sixth-largest campus in the California State University system. Sacramento State has been ranked as the ninth-most transformative college by Money.com and the second-most diverse campus in the Western United States by the Wall Street Journal.
Hornet athletics features 21 intercollegiate teams which have combined to win over 100 conference titles since moving to NCAA Div. I in the mid 1990s. Sacramento State student-athletes have also succeeded in the classroom, posting over a 3.0 gpa for the past 10 years.
For additional information on Sacramento State visit csus.edu as well as hornetsports.com for Hornet athletics.
About the Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference office is based in Cleveland, Ohio as the Conference office serves 13 full-time members and offers championships in 23 sports.
Founded in 1946, the Mid-American Conference is an NCAA Division I, 13-member conference that sponsors 23 championships and is one of ten members of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
For more information on the Mid-American Conference, visit GetSomeMACtion.com or follow @MACSports on our social platforms.
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INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
SYCAMORES CONTINUE SEASON-OPENING ROAD SWING AT NO. 23 MIAMI (FLA.)
MIAMI, Fla. – Indiana State continues competition against the Atlantic Coast Conference this week as the Sycamores travel to Miami, Fla. to take on the No. 23-ranked Hurricanes on Wednesday, February 18, at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.
First pitch between the Sycamores and the Hurricanes is set fro 6 p.m. ET and will be carried on ACC Network Extra with live stats available at the link on GoSycamores.com.
Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge Recap
Indiana State took part in the second Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge over opening weekend as the Sycamores headed to Ponce, Puerto Rico and Estadio Paquito Montaner to take on Manhattan, No. 17 North Carolina State, and No. 21 Wake Forest.
The Sycamores took the 10-3 win over Manhattan in the opener as Nick Sutherlin and Caden Miller both had three hits apiece in support of a strong start from Ty Brooks (5.0 IP, 2 R, 1 K). Sutherlin homered and drove in three, while Jorge Cartagena added a pair of RBIs in the season-opening win.
North Carolina State jumped ahead early with a five-run second inning in the second game of the weekend and held off the Sycamores in the 10-4 win. Cartagena was the Sycamores’ leading hitter with a two-run home run in the ninth inning, while Emil Estrella added a double among his two hits at the plate.
Indiana State struck first in the weekend finale against Wake Forest, but the Sycamores were unable to keep the Demon Deacons within reach on Sunday afternoon in falling 10-1. Caden Miller provided Indiana State’s lone run with an RBI double in the first inning, but nine walks and two hit-by-pitches issued by the Sycamores’ pitching staff helped propel Wake to the win.
Opening Weekend Spotlight
Emil Estrella was one of the bright spots in the Indiana State lineup over the opening weekend as the senior designated hitter was the lone Sycamore to hit safely in all three games. Estrella hit .333 from the plate with doubles against both N.C. State and Wake Forest, while adding two runs scored and a stolen base from the two-spot in the Indiana lineup.
Nick Sutherlin (Manhattan) and Jorge Cartagena (N.C. State) both homered to provide Indiana State’s power bats in the lineup over the opening weekend as the duo both connected on two-run shots in their respective games. The two players also added four RBIs apiece over the three game weekend.
Carter Beck found ways to get on base from the leadoff spot in the lineup as the junior outfielder was hit by three pitches and added hits against both N.C. State and Wake Forest. He scored runs in all three games.
Caden Miller wrapped up the weekend sitting tied for the Sycamore lead in batting average (.333) and hits (4), while driving in three RBIs over the three games. He is the only Sycamore to drive in a run in all three contests over the week.
Ty Brooks (1-0, 3.60 ERA) was the lone Sycamore to post a win on the mound over the opening weekend as the sophomore right-hander worked 5.0 innings against Manhattan on Friday afternoon.
Carson Seeman (0.00 ERA) and Jack Armstrong (0.00 ERA) both worked two scoreless outings apiece over the weekend.
Freshman pitchers Owen Roberts and Trevor Fenters both made their Indiana State debuts on the mound in Sunday’s game against Wake Forest.
Indiana State Against the Hurricanes
Indiana State takes on Miami (Fla.) for the first time since 2023 and just the seventh time overall in each program’s respective histories dating back to the inaugural contest in 1980.
The Hurricanes are 6-0 all-time against the Sycamores, including the 9-3 win over Indiana State in 2023.
The 2023 contest was the first time the teams met since 1981 when Miami swept a trio of games over March 10-12, 1981, against Indiana State.
Indiana State Against the Atlantic Coast Conference
Indiana State fell to 33-35-1 all-time against the current iteration of the Atlantic Coast Conference following this past weekend’s games against North Carolina State and Wake Forest.
The Sycamores have posted winning marks against Louisville (22-5) and Notre Dame (9-6) over program history.
The Sycamores’ last win over an ACC institution came back on February 19, 2021, when Indiana State topped Pittsburgh 4-0 in Port Charlotte, Fla. as a part of the Snowbird Baseball Classic.
About The Hurricanes
Miami (Fla.) comes into the midweek contest ranked No. 23 in D1Baseball’s Top 25 poll as announced by the organization on Monday.
The Hurricanes are 3-0 on the season after sweeping a trio of games against Lehigh this past weekend in Coral Gables by scores of 13-2, 17-11, and 27-3.
Derek Williams hit .714 over the opening weekend of the season with five hits in seven at-bats, adding two doubles, two home runs, four RBIs, and six runs scored.
Cian Copeland (.667) and Alex Sosa (.600) are also among the team’s leading hitters early, with Sosa posting a 6-for-10 mark at the plate with a team-high three home runs and seven RBIs.
Overall, Miami is second in the nation in team batting average (.441), seventh in hits (49), 11th in home runs (7), and first in slugging percentage (.811).
The Hurricanes posted a 4.68 team ERA over the opening weekend with TJ Coats (1-0, 2.70 ERA) and AJ Ciscar (1-0, 1.80 ERA) both recording early wins on the mound. Miami’s staff posted a 42:7 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 25.0 innings.
Miami will host Central Florida on Tuesday night, prior to taking on Indiana State on Wednesday.
Against Ranked Opponents
Indiana State is currently scheduled to line up against three teams ranked in D1Baseball’s Top 25 this season with the Sycamores taking on North Carolina State, Wake Forest, and Miami.
Results
February 14, 2026 – vs. No. 17 North Carolina State (L, 10-4)
February 15, 2026 – vs. No. 21 Wake Forest (L, 10-1)
February 18, 2026 – vs. No. 23 Miami (Fla). – 6 p.m.
Putting in the Miles
Indiana State is putting the miles on the rewards card over the first month of the season as the Sycamores make trips to Puerto Rico, Miami, Port Charlotte, Fort Myers, and The Bahamas, before returning home for their 2026 home opener at Bob Warn Field on March 4 against Lindenwood.
Mileage from the Opening Trip (February 11 – March 1)
Terre Haute, Indiana to Ponce, Puerto Rico – 1933 miles
Ponce, Puerto Rico to Miami, Florida – 1030 miles
Miami, Florida to Port Charlotte, Florida – 197 miles
Port Charlotte, Florida to Fort Myers, Florida – 32 miles
Fort Myers, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas – 301 miles
Nassau, Bahamas to Terre Haute, Indiana – 1,300 miles
From Terredise to Paradise
Two weeks after the Sycamores head to Puerto Rico, Indiana State is back overseas as the Sycamores head to The Bahamas to take on Penn State University at the Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium.
The series between Indiana State and Penn State will be held over February 27-March 1 and are the first-ever NCAA Division I baseball games to be played in The Bahamas.
Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium, located on the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, opened in 2022 and features a synthetic grass field, team locker rooms and executive suites. The venue also played host to the 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup.
Indiana State Baseball Season Tickets on Sale Now
Season tickets for the 2026 Indiana State baseball season are now on sale as the Sycamores head into their second season under Head Coach Tracy Archuleta. The Sycamores will play 21 home games inside Bob Warn Field this season, starting on March 4 against Lindenwood.
Reserved chairback season tickets can be purchased for $110. General admission season tickets will go on sale as well with adult ($75), seniors ($55), and youth ($40) tickets also being available for purchase. There will be a $5 surcharge added to those wanting tickets printed.
The Sycamores have teamed up with Pacesetter Sports and the Spirit Shop for the third consecutive season for a season ticket deal. Fans will receive a $50 Pacesetter gift card for each $110 reserved chairback season ticket, $35 gift card for each $75 general admission season ticket, $25 gift card for each $55 senior general admission ticket, and $20 gift card for each $40 youth season ticket sold.
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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
BIG WEEK PROPELS PETTIGREW TO MVC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK NOD
After averaging a double-double over three games this past week and leading the Valparaiso University men’s basketball team to a pair of victories, freshman JT Pettigrew (Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook) was recognized as the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday.
Pettigrew, who averaged 18.0 ppg and 11.0 rpg this week, played a big role in Valpo’s first win at Drake since 2018 on Monday, Feb. 9 as he tallied a career-high 23 points to go along with 12 rebounds, tying a career high on the glass. He became just the second MVC player with a 23&12 game this season, joining Indiana State’s Ian Scott.
On Thursday at Illinois State, Pettigrew enjoyed his second straight double-double with a 17-point, 13-rebound performance, setting a career high on the glass and becoming the first Valpo freshman on record with a 17-point, 13-rebound game. In Sunday’s win over Indiana State, Pettigrew became the first Valpo player since 2011 with a 14-point, eight-rebound, six-assist game.
Pettigrew, who is on the cusp of the program’s freshman rebounding record, earned Valpo’s seventh total MVC weekly award in 2025-26 and the team’s fourth Freshman of the Week Award this year, tied for the most in the league. This represented Pettigrew’s second time winning MVC Freshman of the Week this season and was Valpo’s 18th time winning that award since head coach Roger Powell Jr. arrived at Valpo prior to the 2023-24 season, which coincided with the year the league added a Freshman of the Week Award.
Pettigrew and the Beacons host Bradley on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the ARC with tickets available at tickets.valpoathletics.com. The game will be regionally televised on the MVC TV Network through Gray Media including Fox Chicago+ in the Chicago market.
VALPO TO HOST BRADLEY IN REGIONALLY-TELEVISED MATCHUP ON WEDNESDAY
Valparaiso (14-13, 8-8 MVC)
vs. Bradley (18-9, 11-5 MVC)
Game No. 28 – Wednesday, Feb. 18, 6 p.m. CT
Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000) – Valparaiso, Ind.
Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team will look to move above the .500 mark in league play and secure its 12th home victory of the season on Wednesday night at the Athletics-Recreation Center as Bradley comes to town for a regionally-televised rematch of a 2025 Arch Madness semifinal. The Beacons have hopes of securing their fourth win in a five-game span and look to notch their seventh win in their last eight home games. This will mark Valpo’s second game against Bradley in a six-game span. Wednesday is Education Night and International Student Night at the ARC.
Last Time Out: Valpo has unlocked how to win close games of late, and that’s everything in the Missouri Valley Conference. On Sunday, the Beacons were down one in the closing seconds and secured not one, not two, but three offensive rebounds before Brody Whitaker hit a go-ahead jumper with 8.8 seconds remaining. Valpo got the final defensive stop to close out a 76-75 victory over visiting Indiana State at the Athletics-Recreation Center. Whitaker scored a season-high 21 points and tied a career high with five made 3s, leading four Beacons in double figures.
Glancing Ahead: Valpo will make a short one-day trip to UIC as the Beacons have a business trip to the Windy City set for Saturday. It’s a 2 p.m. tip time in Chicago as Valpo looks to sweep the season series from the Flames. After an 83-56 blowout of Illinois State on Sunday, UIC enters Wednesday’s game at Evansville at 15-12 overall and 10-6 in league play.
Following the Beacons: Television – MVC TV Network – Scott Warmann (play-by-play) and Adam Emmenecker (analyst) – Cedar Rapids, Iowa (KCRG 9.2 / MyNet); Ottumwa, Iowa (KYOU 15.3 / THE365); Rockford, Illinois (WSLN 19.2 / THE365); Peoria, Illinois (WHOI 19.1 / MyTeam) — Live at 6 p.m.; South Bend, Indiana (WNDU 16.2 / THE365); Fort Wayne, Indiana (WPTA 21.3 / MyNet); Louisville, Kentucky (WAVE 3.2 / Bounce); St. Louis, Missouri (KMOV 32.1 / Matrix Midwest); Kansas City, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO 62.1 / MyNet); Nashville, Tennessee (WSMV 4.2 / TVSN); Memphis, Tennessee (WMC 5.3 / WMC+); Knoxville, Tennessee (WVLT 8.2 / MyNet) — Live at 6 p.m.; Paducah, Kentucky / Cape Girardeau, Missouri (KFVS 12.1 / CBS); Bowling Green, Kentucky (WBGS 34.3 / TVSN); Davenport, Iowa (KWQC 6.3 / Cozi); Sioux City, Iowa (KTIV 4.3 / MeTV); Quincy, Illinois (WGEM 10.4 / MeTV / MyTV); Evansville, Indiana (WFIE 14.2 / MeTV); Lexington, Kentucky (WKYT 27.4 / MeTV); Springfield, Missouri (KSPR 33.3 / MeTV); Des Moines, Iowa (KCCI 8.2 / Hearst); Chicago, Illinois (WPWR / FOX 50.1); Indianapolis, Indiana (WNDY 23.1 / Circle City); Decatur/Champaign, Illinois (WAND 17.2).
Streaming – ESPN+
Radio – WVUR 95.1 FM Valparaiso, TuneIn Radio App, ValpoAthletics.com – Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Austin Amburgey (analyst)
X updates – @ValpoBasketball
Links for video, audio and live stats will be available at ValpoAthletics.com.
Head Coach Roger Powell Jr.: Roger Powell Jr. (36-57) is in his third season as the head coach of the Valpo men’s basketball program. After helping guide Gonzaga to a 121-13 record during his four seasons as an assistant coach, Powell returned to Valpo, where he was part of head coach Bryce Drew’s staff from 2011-2016 and led the team to 124 wins in five seasons, including a program-record 30 victories and a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) title game appearance in 2015-16. He was part of head coach Mark Few’s Gonzaga staff as the Bulldogs reached the 2021 national championship game after winning their first 31 games of the season. During Powell’s first season on staff in 2019-20, Gonzaga was 31-2 at the time the NCAA college basketball season was halted due to COVID-19. The Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen in each of his final three seasons on staff, including two Elite Eight appearances and the aforementioned trip to the 2021 national title game. Prior to his arrival at Gonzaga, Powell served as the associate head coach at Vanderbilt University under Bryce Drew from 2016-2019. During his stint as an assistant at Valpo, he was part of four Horizon League regular-season championships in a five-year period while also leading the 2012-13 and 2014-15 squads to Horizon League tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. A product of Joliet West High School and a native of Joliet, Ill., Powell capped a prolific collegiate playing career at Illinois with a national title game appearance in 2005 before going on to a successful professional playing career. In the second season of the Powell Era in 2024-2025, Valpo over doubled its overall win total from the previous season and doubled its conference win output before earning a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal berth. The Beacons finished with 15 wins, the team’s highest total since 2019-20.
Series Notes: The Beacons dropped all three matchups with the Braves last season including a season-ending 70-65 defeat in the quarterfinal round of Arch Madness, and were on the wrong end of a 72-65 score on Feb. 3 in Peoria in the first matchup this season. Bradley leads the all-time series 16-5 and has rattled off 10 straight head-to-head wins. Valpo’s last triumph came 91-85 in double overtime on Jan. 28, 2021 at the ARC.
Feb. 3 – Bradley 72, Valpo 65: Valpo received a team-high 17 points from Justus McNair plus 16 from Owen Dease, but fell 72-65 at Bradley on Feb. 3 in Peoria. The game was back-and-forth for much of the first half as it featured four ties and 13 lead changes, but Bradley pulled ahead by seven going into the locker room and that edge stood as the teams played even after halftime. Rakim Chaney scored in double figures for the third straight game, turning in 11 points and five rebounds. The Beacons were shorthanded as Isaiah Barnes was out and JT Pettigrew was limited. Valpo trailed by 14 with 7:44 to play and cut that lead in half down the final stretch.
With The Win Over Indiana State on Sunday, Valpo…
Owns a .500 record through exactly 16 Missouri Valley Conference games for the first time since also holding an 8-8 mark through 16 Valley games in 2019-2020.
Clinched its second-highest league win total since joining the MVC and moved to within one win of matching the 2019-2020 conference win total for Valpo’s most since joining the league.
Picked up its 14th regular-season victory, surpassing last season’s regular-season win total and moving to within one of tying last season’s overall win total (including two wins at the conference tournament).
Clinched its highest regular-season win total (not counting league tournament games) since 2019-2020 (16).
Owns 11 home wins, surpassing last season’s home win total and representing the team’s highest win total at the ARC since the 2019-2020 season (12).
Improved to 3-0 against instate conference foes this season.
With A Win Over Bradley on Wednesday, Valpo Would…
Match its highest conference win total since joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 2017-18, equaling the 2019-20 league win total of nine.
Move to within one win of securing the team’s first double-figure MVC win total since joining the league.
Snap a 10-game head-to-head losing streak with Bradley that dates back to January 2021.
Pick up its fourth win in a five-game span.
Improve to 7-1 in its last eight home games.
Garner the team’s 15th win of the season, matching last year’s overall win total.
Clinch the team’s highest regular-season win total (not counting MVC Tournament) since 2019-2020.
Secure the team’s 12th home victory of the season, matching the 2019-2020 team for the squad’s highest home win total since 2016-17 (15).
Dease Reaches Milestone
Fifth-year senior Owen Dease reached the 1,000-point milestone for his collegiate career on Feb. 15 vs. Indiana State, finishing that game with 1,007 points, all at the Division-I level.
Dease scored 645 points over three seasons of action at Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
Dease became the first Beacon to score his 1,000th career point in a Valpo uniform during the Roger Powell Jr. Era. Before Dease, the last Valpo player to reach that milestone was Kobe King (January 2023). Prior to that, it was Ben Krikke (November 2022) and Tevonn Walker (November 2017).
Dease’s milestone basket came on a 3-pointer with 9:39 left in the first half.
Pettigrew Closes in on Rookie Rebounding Record
JT Pettigrew has a chance to break the program’s freshman rebounding record on Wednesday vs. Bradley.
The freshman record book is getting a workout during the Powell Era, as All Wright set the school’s freshman scoring record last season.
Pettigrew has 179 rebounds for the season after passing Lubos Barton for second on the school’s all-time freshman list on Feb. 15 vs. Indiana State. He needs five to tie and six pass Raitis Grafs for the top spot on Wednesday.
Valpo Freshman Rebounding – All-Time Top 5
Rank Name Reb. Yr.
1 Raitis Grafs 184 1999-00
2 JT Pettigrew 179 2025-26
3 Lubos Barton 178 1998-99
4 Cooper Schwieger 168 2023-24
5 Alec Peters 164 2013-14
Pettigrew On a Tear
Valpo freshman JT Pettigrew is averaging 18.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game over his last three contests.
He has scored in double figures in 10 of his last 14 games and has three straight games with at least 14 points.
Most recently, the Beacon rookie had 13 points, a team-high eight rebounds and a team-high six assists in the Feb. 15 win over Indiana State. He secured at least eight rebounds for the fourth straight game.
Pettigrew’s six assists against the Sycamores doubled his previous career high of three. He became the first Valpo player with a 14-point, eight-rebound, six-assist game since Ryan Broekhoff on Nov. 20, 2011 vs. Duquesne. Pettigrew became just the 20th freshman nationally to post that stat line this season.
Prior to this year, no MVC freshman had a 14-8-6 game since 2017, but this season it’s happened three times for MVC rookies – Evansville Leiff Moeller twice and Pettigrew against Indiana State.
Pettigrew had his second straight double-double on Feb. 12 at Illinois State, turning in 17 points and 13 rebounds against the Redbirds.
He notched his fifth double-double of the season, becoming just the fourth player in the conference to record his fifth double-double this year, joining Fredrick King of Murray State, Rolyns Aligbe of Southern Illinois and Ian Scott of Indiana State.
Pettigrew’s 13 rebounds were the most by a Valpo freshman since Cooper Schwieger had 13 on Jan. 14, 2024, also at Illinois State. He joined Schwieger, Ben Krikke, Donovan Clay, Javon Freeman-Liberty and Alec Peters as the only Valpo players with a 17-point, 13-rebound game in the last decade and is the only player on that list to do so as a freshman.
Prior to Pettigrew’s five this year, no Valpo freshman had more than two double-doubles in a season in over 20 years.
In the first of his back-to-back double-doubles, Pettigrew’s 23 points on Feb. 9 at Drake represented a career high, surpassing his previous best of 21 reached against UIC (Jan. 4) and Illinois State (Jan. 7). He also pulled down 12 rebounds, at the time tying a personal best set on Jan. 13 at Belmont.
The list of Valpo players who have had at least 23 points and 12 rebounds in a game since 2004 puts Pettigrew in good company – Dan Oppland, Alec Peters, Javon Freeman-Liberty, Ben Krikke, Cooper Schwieger and now Pettigrew. Pettigrew is the only player on that list who was a freshman at the time of a 23-point, 12-rebound performance.
In the last 20 years, there have only been five instances of a Valpo player with at least 23 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks – Peters (twice), Krikke, Schwieger and now Pettigrew.
Nationally this season, only five freshmen have had a 23-point, 12-rebound, two-block game – Duke’s Cameron Boozer, North Carolina’s Caleb Wilson, New Mexico’s Tomislav Buljan, Fairfield’s Brandon Benjamin and Pettigrew.
Pettigrew became just the second MVC player with a 23&12 game this season, joining Indiana State’s Ian Scott.
Mostly Close Calls
Seven of Valpo’s last eight games have been decided by single figures.
In league play, 14 of Valpo’s 16 games have been decided by 10 points or fewer.
In Valpo’s last seven games, four have either gone to overtime or been decided by a single point, with Valpo winning three of those four.
Valpo’s last five wins have been decided by six points or fewer and/or gone to overtime.
Valpo’s one-point win over Indiana State on Feb. 15 helped the team to improve to 1-1 in one-point games this season (L vs. Belmont). It was Valpo’s first win by the slimmest of margins since beating UNI by one in the MVC quarterfinals last season.
Sycamore Sweep
With the Feb. 15 win over Indiana State, Valpo swept the season series against their instate foes.
This marks just the second time since joining The Valley that Valpo has swept Indiana State, something the team also achieved in 2021-2022.
Valpo is 3-0 against instate conference foes this season, needing a win on Feb. 27 at Evansville to secure the Hoosier State Sweep. Valpo previously did that in 2021-22, going 4-0 in the regular season and 5-0 including the conference tournament against the Sycamores and Purple Aces.
Valpo’s Feb. 15 game vs. Indiana State was the 100th all-time meeting between the two foes. Indiana State became just the third team that Valpo has played at least 100 times, joining Evansville and Butler.
A Look at the Standings
Valpo enters Wednesday in seventh place in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, owning a two-game lead over eighth-place Southern Illinois.
The Beacons are one game behind Illinois State and UNI, who are tied for fifth. The top five teams receive a bye at Arch Madness, something Valpo has enjoyed just once since joining the league (2020-21).
That 2020-21 campaign was Valpo’s highest finish in the Valley standings at tied for fifth.
Valpo would likely need to finish ahead of Illinois State and UNI outright as the first tiebreaker is head-to-head and Valpo split the regular-season series with both teams, and the second tiebreaker is NET, with Valpo very unlikely to finish with a higher NET than Illinois State or UNI.
UIC is in fourth place at 10-6, and Valpo could own a potential head-to-head tiebreaker with UIC should the Beacons beat the Flames this Saturday, Feb. 21 to sweep the regular-season series.
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UINDY MEN’S LAX
MEN’S LACROSSE HOLDS STEADY IN USILA COACHES POLL
BALTIMORE— The University of Indianapolis men’s lacrosse squad continues to receive votes in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s (USILA) coaches poll after their second weekend of play.
The Greyhounds currently sit at 2-0 after decisive wins over Northwood (16-5) and Lake Erie (12-5). In Saturday’s victory, UIndy saw two goals from Tanner Hahm, Keegan Laughlin, Connor Magin and Keegan Laughlin. The duo of Jonah Koehler and TJ Reddington dominated from the dot, going 17-for-21 on the day.
Adelphi maintains the top spot in the national poll. GLVC opponent, Maryville, sits at #4 in the poll with Lewis also in the top 20 at #11, just in front of the Greyhounds’ next opponent, #12 Newberry.
UIndy is featured at #17 in the USA Lacrosse Magazine’s Division II Men’s Top 20 List, joining conference opponents #4 Maryville and #8 Lewis, on the Week 2 list.
The Hounds return to Key Stadium this Friday, Feb. 20, to meet #12 Newberry for a 3 p.m. faceoff.
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UINDY WOMEN’S LAX
WOMEN’S LACROSSE VAULTS TO #1 IN LATEST IWLCA NATIONAL POLL
INDIANAPOLIS – There’s a new No. 1 in DII women’s lacrosse.
Following the UIndy women’s lacrosse team’s 10-6 win over top-ranked and defending national champion, Tampa, the Greyhounds jumped four spots to claim the No. 1 ranking in the latest edition of the IWLCA National Coaches Poll. The Greyhounds find themselves at the No. 1 ranking in the IWLCA poll for the first time since 2023.
The Greyhounds were led by Ava Graham’s performance in goal, as she notched nine saves with a .600 save percentage. The six goals allowed to the Spartans on Saturday are the fewest goals allowed to a Tampa team since Mar. 4, 2024. Along with Graham’s stellar showing in goal, the senior trio of Ella Fornek, Malaena Michielin and Olivia Bladon combined for six goals and four assists.
UIndy will now head south for a neutral site battle against the No. 4 team in the nation, Florida Southern, on Saturday Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. in Huntsville, Ala.
The complete IWLCA national poll can be found below.
| Rank | Institution | Last Poll |
| 1 | UIndy | 5 |
| 2 | Adelphi | 2 |
| 3 | Tampa | 1 |
| 4 | Florida Southern | 3 |
| 5 | West Chester | 4 |
| 6 | Maryville | 6 |
| 7 | Pace | 7 |
| 8 | Flagler | 12 |
| 9 | Embry-Riddle | 9 |
| 10 | Lynn | 11 |
| 11 | Slippery Rock | 8 |
| 12 | Saint Leo | 10 |
| 13 | East Stroudsburg | 14 |
| 14 | Regis (CO) | 13 |
| 15 | Wingate | 16 |
| 16 | Dominican (NY) | 16 |
| 17 | Rollins | 19 |
| 18 | Grand Valley State | 18 |
| 19 | Seton Hill | 17 |
| 20 | Kutztown | 21 |
| 21 | Florida Tech | 24 |
| 22 | Saint Anselm | 22 |
| 23 | Bentley | 23 |
| 24 | Alabama Huntsville | 25 |
| 25 | Lander | 20 |
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MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MADISYN BAILEY EARNS SECOND CAREER CL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR
JACKSON, Mich. – For the second time this season, Marian women’s basketball sophomore point guard Madisyn Bailey has been named as the Crossroads League Defensive Player of the Week. Bailey’s effort come after a strong week leading Marian to wins over Saint Francis and Grace.
Bailey helped No. 4 Marian to wins over Grace and No. 7 Saint Francis by posting 3.5 steals per game on the defensive end, as MU held its foes to 62.0 points per contest. Bailey closed the week with 11.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 3.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks per win, scoring 12 points in the win at No. 7 Saint Francis.
The Knights will aim to close out a Crossroads League Championship this week, first traveling to Indiana Wesleyan before hosting Huntington on Saturday.
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SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
On February 17 in …
1882 – First Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground.
1923 – Ottawa Senators’ Cy Denneny becomes NHL’s all-time high scorer (143 goals).
1924 – Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds).
1926 – Tennis star Suzanne Lenglen beats Helen Wills in their only match, at Cannes, France.
1931 – First telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball).
1931 – Hockey’s Hershey Bears (now with AHL) play first game.
1940 – Donald Bradman scores 135 in a non-Shield match for South Africa versus West Australia.
1941 – Joe Louis knocks out Gus Dorazio in two rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1949 – Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Andrea Kékessy/Ede Király of Hungary.
1949 – Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Alena Vrzanova of Czechoslovakia.
1949 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button of USA.
1955 – Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy of Great Britain.
1955 – Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Frances Dafoe and Bowden of Canada.
1955 – Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Tenley Albright os the USA.
1955 – Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257.
1956 – Ice Dance Championship at Garmisch won by Pamela Weight/P Thomas of Great Britain.
1956 – Ice Pairs Championship at Garmisch won by Schwarz and Oppelt of Austria.
1956 – Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by Carol Heiss of the USA.
1956 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by H A Jenkins of the USA.
1957 – Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
1962 – Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points versus Saint Louis Hawks.
1963 – Toru Terasawa runs world record marathon (2:15:15.8).
1964 – 101st member elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame (Luke Appling).
1965 – US-Japan baseball relations suspended over Masanori Murakami dispute.
1968 – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
1971 – England regains cricket Ashes with a 2-0 series win.
1973 – Rodney Redmond scores 107 on debut versus Pakistan, his only Test Cricket.
1974 – 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt.
1974 – Carol Mann wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic.
1976 – New Zealand scores their first innings win in Test Cricket, versus India.
1976 – Richard Hadlee takes 7-23 versus India, his first match-winning spell.
1979 – Eric Heiden equals skating world record 1000 metre (1:14.99).
1980 – Dot Germain wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic.
1980 – Buddy Baker wins Daytona 500 (177.6 MPH/285.8 kph).
1982 – Commencement of Sri Lanka’s first Test Cricket match, versus England.
1983 – Bob Bourne fails on 8th New York Islanders’ penalty shot.
1985 – First day/night game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia versus England.
1985 – Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater.
1985 – Laffit Pincay Junior is third to ride 6,000th winners at Santa Anita.
1987 – New York Yankees’ first baseman Don Mattingly wins his US$1.975 million arbitration case breaking the record for the largest amount ever awarded to a player set by Jack Morris just four days ago.
1989 – Former baseball player/manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash.
1989 – Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record US$7.9 million, three-year contract.
1991 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge.
1993 – Mark Foster swims world record 50 metre free style (21.60 seconds).
1995 – Detroit Tigers’ manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike.
1996 – First full ODI for the Netherlands versus New Zealand, cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47.
2003 – The Atlanta Braves and Greg Maddux agree the largest one-year contract in major league baseball history: US$14.75 million.
2008 – In Daytona, Florida, the 50th NASCAR Daytona 500 race is held. Winner is Ryan Newman of Penske Racing.
2022 – At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats San Jose Sharks by score 5-4.
2022 – At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Anaheim Ducks by score 7-3.
2022 – At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 7-4.
2022 – At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-3.
2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Boston Bruins by score 4-1.
2022 – At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Buffalo Sabres by score 3-1.
2022 – At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Saint Louis Blues by score 3-2.
2022 – At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-1.
2022 – At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 5-3.
2022 – At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats New York Rangers by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on February 17
1898 – Birth of Tom Lowry; cricket player (New Zealand batsman in seven Tests and their first Test captain).
1908 – Birth of Walter L “Red” Barber in Mississippi, USA; sports announcer (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees).
1909 – Birth of Joseph “Poeske” Scherens; Belgian cyclist (champion sprinter 1932-37).
1916 – Birth of Don Tallon; cricket player (perhaps Australia’s greatest wicket-keeper).
1919 – Birth of Joseph R Hunt; tennis champion (US Open-1943).
1934 – Birth of Buddy Ryan; NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals).
1936 – Birth of Barry Jarman; cricket player (Australian wicket-keeper in 1960s).
1936 – Birth of Jim Brown in Georgia, USA; NFL full back (Cleveland Browns), actor (The Dirty Dozen).
1936 – Birth of Peter Walker; cricket all-rounder (Glamorgan did little for England 1960).
1940 – Birth of Dennis Gamsy; cricket player (South African bat in two Tests versus Australia 1970).
1941 – Birth of Heidi Biebi in Germany; downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1960).
1946 – Birth of Valdemar Bandolowski in Denmark; yachting (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980).
1952 – Birth of Guillermo Vilas; tennis player (1977 US Open).
1952 – Birth of Insook Bhushan in Seoul, Korea; American table tennis player (Olympics-1992).
1958 – Birth of Karen Lende O’Connor in Concord, Massachusetts, USA; equestrian 3-day (Olympics-silver-1996).
1959 – Birth of Ambrose “Rowdy” Gaines; American 100 metre swimmer (Olympics-gold-1984).
1959 – Birth of Daniel Ray “Danny” Ainge; basketball and football star.
1961 – Birth of Deb[ra] Richardson in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; beach volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
1961 – Birth of Guy McIntyre; NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles).
1962 – Birth of Hennie Meijer; soccer player (Cambuur L, FC Heerenveen).
1962 – Birth of Tony Blain; cricket player (New Zealand Test wicket-keeper).
1963 – Birth of Michael “Air” Jordan in Brooklyn, New York, USA; NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls).
1964 – Birth of Mike Campbell in Seattle, Washington, USA; pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
1965 – Birth of Jim Bowie; Japanese/US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics).
1966 – Birth of Luc Robitaille in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; NHL left wing (New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins).
1967 – Birth of Gary Shuchuk in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; NHL center (Los Angeles Kings).
1968 – Birth of Bryan Cox; NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears).
1968 – Birth of Celita Schutz in Riverdale, New Jersey, USA; half-middleweight judoka (Olympics-1996).
1969 – Birth of David Klingler; NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals).
1969 – Birth of Joel Steed; NFL nose tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers).
1969 – Birth of Levon Kirkland; NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
1970 – Birth of Tommy Moe in Anchorage, Alaska, USA; nordic skier (Olympics-gold/silver-1994).
1972 – Birth of Lloy Ball in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA; volleyball setter (Olympics-1996).
1972 – Birth of Richard MacQuire in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; canoeist (Olympics-1996).
1972 – Birth of Stephen Robinson in Arlington, Virginia, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
1972 – Birth of Tony Lawson in NSA Australia; diver (Olympics-1996).
1972 – Birth of Vladimir Vujtek; NHL forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998, Tampa Bay Lightning).
1972 – Birth of William Floyd; full back (San Francisco 49ers).
1973 – Birth of Chris Robinson; NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies).
1973 – Birth of Drew Barry; NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks).
1973 – Birth of Frank Sanders; NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals).
1973 – Birth of Raymond Jackson; NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills).
1975 – Birth of Sung-Hee Park in Pusan, Korea; tennis star (1993 Futures-Seoul).
1975 – Birth of Todd Harvey Hamilton; NHL center (Dallas Stars).
1975 – Birth of Vaclav Prospal; NHL forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998, Philadelphia Flyers).
1980 – Birth of Shanyn MacEachern in Brampton, Ontario, Canada; gymnast (Olympics-1996).
1981 – Birth of Donielle Thompson in Wheatridge, Colorado; gymnast (World-bronze-1995, Olympics-1996).
1981 – Birth of Lisa Skinner in Queensland, Australia; gymnast (Olympics-1996).
1982 – Birth of Adriano Leite Ribeiro; Brazilian football player (soccer player).
Deaths of sports figures on February 17
1929 – John Read, cricket player (batted in 17 Tests for England for 463 runs), dies.
1959 – Tim Mara, co-founder of NFL’s New York Giants, dies.
1989 – Lefty Gomez, New York Yankees pitching great, dies at age 80.
1993 – Leslie Townsend, cricket all-rounder (England in four Tests 1930-34), dies.
2003 – Death of 23-year old Steve Belcher of multi-organ failure, possibly linked to use of ephedra; Belcher was an American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles).
On February 18 in …
1899 – Stanley Cup of hockey: Montréal Shamrocks sweep Queens University (Kingston Ontario) in two games.
1909 – Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at age 41, to Cleveland Naps.
1919 – Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goal.
1922 – Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball.
1924 – US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard.
1924 – US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger.
1932 – Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women’s figure skating title.
1936 – NHL record 62 points scored in a game, New York Americans (28) and Montréal Maroons (24).
1943 – William D Cox buys Philadelphia Phillies.
1944 – Cincinnati Reds sign youngest baseball player, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall.
1951 – Three City College of New York basketball players admit to accepting bribes.
1960 – (to February 28) The VIII Olympic Winter Games are held in Squaw Valley, California, USA.
1960 – Walter O’Malley, Los Angeles Dodgers’ owner, purchases Chavez Ravine for US$494,000.
1962 – Louise Suggs wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
1965 – Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting.
1967 – Bob Seagren sets pole vault record at 17 feet 3 inches.
1967 – Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out six straight major league players.
1968 – X Olympic Winter Games close at Grenoble, France.
1969 – Doug Walters scores second innings century after 242 in first.
1973 – Belgian Emile Puttemans runs 3000 metre indoor record 7:39.2.
1973 – Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic.
1977 – Test Cricket debuts of Colin Croft and Joel Garner versus Pakistan Bridgetown.
1978 – First Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona, Hawaii.
1979 – Amy Alcott wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic.
1986 – San Antonio Spurs’ Alvin Robertson scores NBA second quadruple double-20 points, 11 rebounds, ten assists and ten steals against Phoenix Suns.
1989 – Sherri Turner wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open/Itoki Pro-Am.
1990 – Jane Crafter wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament.
1991 – Edmonton Oilers’ goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse and shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0.
1994 – Dan Jansen skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.43).
1994 – Shreveport Pirates join Canadian Football League as fourth US team.
1995 – Angela Kennedy swims world record 100 metre butterfly.
1995 – Barb Thomas Whitehead wins Cup o’ Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
1995 – Warnecke swims world record 50 metre freestyle.
1996 – Tendulkar scores 127 in India’s Cricket World Cup win over Kenya.
1998 – New York Rangers fire head coach Colin Campbell.
2009 – Meseret Defar of Ethiopia breaks the world indoor record in the women’s 5,000-metres at the GE Gala meet in Stockholm, Sweden, covering the distance in a time of 14:24.37.
2022 – At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 4-3.
2022 – At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 1-0.
2022 – At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Minnesota Wild by score 6-2.
2022 – At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Nashville Predators by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on February 18
1895 – Birth of George Gipp AKA The Gipper; Notre Dame football star.
1909 – Birth of Matti Jarvinen in Finland; javelin thrower (Olympics-gold-1932).
1926 – Birth of Len Ford; NFL end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers).
1927 – Birth of Fazal Mahmood; cricket player (Pakistani medium-pace workhorse 1952-62).
1928 – Birth of Jim McElreath; auto racer (1970 Ontario 500).
1933 – Birth of Bobby Robson; British soccer coach (PSV).
1937 – Birth of Jeff Farrell; American swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1960).
1938 – Birth of Barry Knight; cricket player (England all-rounder mid-60s).
1938 – Birth of Manny Mota; baseball outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers).
1945 – Birth of Judy Rankin in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; LPGA golfer (Vare Trophy 1976-77).
1947 – Birth of Carlos A Lopes in Portugal; marathon runner (Olympics-gold-1984).
1948 – Birth of Bruce Francis; cricket player (Australian opener in three Tests 1972).
1957 – Birth of Marita Koch in German Democratic Republic; 400-metre sprinter (Olympics-gold-1980).
1958 – Birth of Peter Koech in Kiliburani, Kenya; 3000m steeplechaser (Olympics-silver-1988).
1960 – Birth of Andy Moog; NHL Goalie (Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988).
1960 – Birth of Roger Wijesuriya; cricket player (bowling average 294 in four Tests for Sri Lanka).
1962 – Birth of Gary Reasons; NFL linebacker (New York Giants).
1962 – Birth of Simon Fletcher; NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos).
1963 – Birth of John Gesek; NFL center (Washington Redskins).
1963 – Birth of Rob Andrew; English rugby player.
1964 – Birth of Kevin Tapani in Des Moines, Iowa, USA; pitcher (Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twin).
1966 – Birth of Kris King in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets).
1966 – Birth of Phillip De Freitas; cricket pace bowler (in Dominica England 1986-95).
1967 – Birth of Colin Jackson in Cardiff, England; 100 metre hurdler (Olympics-silver-1988).
1967 – Birth of John Valentin in Mineola, New York, USA; infielder (Boston Red Sox).
1967 – Birth of Matt Turner; US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).
1968 – Birth of Chris McKendry; ESPN sportscaster.
1969 – Birth of Alexander Mogilny in Khavarovsk, USSR; first soviet hockey star to defect to NHL (Buffalo Sabres).
1969 – Birth of Igor Larionov in Voskresensk, Russia; NHL forward (Team Russia, Detroit Red Wings).
1970 – Birth of Tyler Green; US baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies).
1971 – Birth of George Teague; NFL safety (Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers).
1971 – Birth of Reggie Holt; WLAF safety (London Monarchs).
1972 – Birth of Lubomir Rybovic in Kosice, Czechoslovakia; hockey forward (Team Slovakia).
1972 – Birth of Marc Lillibridge; WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals).
1975 – Birth of Scott Tucker in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; 400 metre/800 metre freestyle relay (Olympics-1996).
1976 – Birth of Chanda Rubin in Lafayette, Louisiana; tennis star (1996 Australian Open doubles).
1976 – Birth of Jason Podollan Vernon; NHL center (Florida Panthers).
1976 – Birth of Volker Schenk; WLAF running back (Frankfurt Galaxy).
1979 – Birth of Julia Greville, Perth, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
1980 – Birth of Alison Rachel Fitch in Hamilton, New Zealand; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on February 18
1911 – Bill Murdoch, cricket player, dies while watching Australia versus South Africa Test.
1933 – James Corbett (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight boxing champion (1892-97), dies.
1975 – Syed Nazir Ali, cricket player (two Tests for India, four wickets), dies.
1993 – Death of Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (suicide) (born 1960).
1998 – Death of Harry Caray, American television and radio broadcaster (Chicago Cubs), at age 77 (born 1917).
2001 – NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt is killed instantly in a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 while his DEI cars driven by his son, Dale Earnhardt Junior, and Michael Waltrip, finish second and first, respectively.
2001 – Death of Eddie Mathews, baseball player (born 1931).
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TV SPORTS
Tuesday, 2/17/26
| OLYMPICS | TIME ET | TV |
| Nordic Combined | 3:00am | Peacock |
| Men’s Curling | 3:05am | Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Aerials | 4:45am | USA Peacock |
| Men’sHockey | 6:10am | Peacock |
| Snowboarding: Women’s Slopestyle Final | 7:00am | USA Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Aerials | 7:30am | Peacock |
| Nordic Combined | 7:45am | Peacock |
| Women’s Curling | 8:00am | Peacock |
| Biathlon, Speed Skating: Men’s, Women’s Team Pursuit Finals | 8:30am | USA Peacock |
| Men’s Hockey | 10:40am | USA Peacock |
| Figure Skating: Women’s Short Program | 12:45pm | USA Peacock |
| Bobsled: Men’s Doubles | 1:00pm | Peacock |
| Men’s Curling | 1:05pm | Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Big Air Final | 1:30pm | NBC Peacock |
| Figure Skating: Women’s Short Program | 2:40pm | NBC Peacock |
| Men’s Hockey | 3:10pm | NBC Peacock |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Boston College at Florida State | 6:00pm | ACCN |
| Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Villanova at Xavier | 6:30pm | FS1 |
| Michigan at Purdue | 6:30pm | Peacock |
| Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Northern Illinois at Buffalo | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Louisville at SMU | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Carolina at NC State | 7:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| South Carolina at Florida | 7:00pm | SECN |
| Saint Louis at Rhode Island | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Miami (OH) at UMass | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| TCU at UCF | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Akron at Western Michigan | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ball State at Ohio | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Kent State at Bowling Green | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Virginia Tech at Miami (FL) | 8:00pm | ACCN |
| George Washington at VCU | 8:00pm | CBSSN |
| Wisconsin at Ohio State | 8:30pm | FS1 |
| Fresno State at Wyoming | 8:30pm | MWN |
| UCLA at Michigan State | 8:30pm | Peacock |
| Southeast Missouri at UT Martin | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Baylor at Kansas State | 9:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| Georgia at Kentucky | 9:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| Nebraska at Iowa | 9:00pm | BTN |
| LSU at Texas | 9:00pm | SECN |
| Air Force at New Mexico | 9:00pm | ALT |
| Grand Canyon at San Diego State | 10:00pm | CBSSN |
| Nevada at San Jose State | 10:00pm | MWN |
| Minnesota at Oregon | 10:30pm | FS1 |
| Texas Tech at Arizona State | 11:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: Galatasaray vs Juventus | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Benfica vs Real Madrid | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Monaco vs PSG | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Atlético Ottawa vs Nashville SC | 8:00pm | FS2 fuboTV |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Real España vs Los Angeles FC | 10:00pm | FS2 fuboTV |
Wednesday, 2/18/26
| OLYMPICS | TIME ET | TV |
| Men’s Curling | 3:05am | Peacock |
| Cross-Country Skiing: Women’s, Men’s Team Sprint | 3:45am | USA Peacock |
| Alpine Skiing: Women’s Slalom | 4:00am | USA Peacock |
| Freestyle Skiing: Women’s Aerials Final | 5:30am | USA Peacock |
| Cross-Country Skiing: Women’s, Men’s Team Sprint Free Final | 5:45am | USA Peacock |
| Men’s Hockey Quarterfinals | 6:10am | Peacock |
| Snowboarding: Men’s Slopestyle Final | 6:30am | USA Peacock |
| Alpine Skiing: Women’s Slaloml | 7:30am | USA Peacock |
| Men’s Curling | 8:05am | USA Peacock |
| Biathlon | 8:45am | Peacock |
| Men’s Hockey Quarterfinals | 10:40am | USA Peacock |
| Men’s Hockey Quarterfinals | 12:10pm | USA Peacock |
| Women’s Curling | 1:05pm | Peacock |
| Short Track | 2:15pm | USA Peacock |
| Men’s Hockey Quarterfinals | 3:45pm | NBC Peacock |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Southeastern Louisiana at East Texas A&M | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Colgate at Boston University | 6:00pm | CBSSN |
| New Orleans at UIW | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Syracuse at Duke | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| Bethune-Cookman at Jackson State | 7:00pm | ESPNU |
| Grambling State at Prairie View A&M | 7:00pm | SWAC TV |
| Wagner at LIU | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| South Alabama at Marshall | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Coppin State at South Carolina State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Louisiana at Old Dominion | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Morgan State at North Carolina Central | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Lamar at UTRGV | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| McNeese at Northwestern State | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Drexel at Stony Brook | 8:00pm | CBSSN |
| UAPB at Alabama A&M | 8:00pm | SWAC TV |
| Nicholls at Houston Christian | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Abilene Christian at Tarleton | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Stephen F. Austin at A&M-Corpus Christi | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Houston at Iowa State | 9:00pm | ESPN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: Qarabağ vs Newcastle United | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Serie A: Milan vs Como | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| EPL: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal | 3:00pm | Peacock |
| La Liga: Levante vs Villarreal | 3:00pm | ESPN+ fuboTV |
| UEFA Champions League: Club Brugge vs Atlético Madrid | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Olympiakos Piraeus vs Bayer Leverkusen | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Defence Force vs Philadelphia Union | 6:00pm | FS2 fuboTV |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Universidad O&M vs Cincinnati | 8:00pm | FS2 fuboTV |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Cartaginés vs Vancouver Whitecaps | 10:00pm | TUDN Tubi VIX |
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