“THE SCOREBOARD” INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 4A CROWN POINT HAMMOND MORTON VS. LAKE CENTRAL 7:00 PM CHESTERTON PORTAGE AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM MISHAWAKA SOUTH BEND ADAMS AT MISHAWAKA 7:00 PM ELKHART CONCORD VS. GOSHEN 7:00 PM NOBLESVILLE ZIONSVILLE AT NOBLESVILLE 6:00 PM WESTFIELD VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:30 PM GREENFIELD-CENTRAL MUNCIE CENTRAL VS. RICHMOND 6:00 PM ANDERSON VS. PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:30 PM INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH LAWRENCE CENTRAL AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 6:00 PM PLAINFIELD AVON VS. BROWNSBURG 7:00 PM MOORESVILLE SOUTHPORT VS. CENTER GROVE 6:00 PM PERRY MERIDIAN VS. DECATUR CENTRAL 7:30 PM MARTINSVILLE BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT MARTINSVILLE 7:00 PM COLUMBUS NORTH EAST CENTRAL VS. FRANKLIN 7:00 PM SEYMOUR FLOYD CENTRAL VS. JEFFERSONVILLE 6:00 PM NEW ALBANY VS. SCOTTSBURG 7:30 PM CLASS 3A GARY WEST EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL VS. HIGHLAND 7:00 PM CALUMET AT GARY WEST 8:30 PM HANOVER CENTRAL ILLIANA CHRISTIAN AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM NEW PRAIRIE CULVER ACADEMY VS. PLYMOUTH 6:30 PM JOHN GLENN VS. SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 8:00 PM COLUMBIA CITY WEST NOBLE AT COLUMBIA CITY 6:00 PM TIPPECANOE VALLEY VS. WAWASEE 7:30 PM DEKALB FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK VS. ANGOLA 6:00 PM GARRETT AT DEKALB 7:30 PM BELLMONT NORWELL VS. HERITAGE 6:00 PM MISSISSINEWA VS. NEW HAVEN 7:30 PM LOGANSPORT TWIN LAKES VS. NORTHWESTERN 7:00 PM NEW CASTLE JAY COUNTY VS. YORKTOWN 6:00 PM HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT NEW CASTLE 7:30 PM FRANKFORT BREBEUF JESUIT VS. TRI-WEST 7:00 PM INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL VS. INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 6:00 PM PURDUE ENGLEWOOD VS. INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 7:30 PM SPEEDWAY EDGEWOOD VS. OWEN VALLEY 6:00 PM INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON AT SPEEDWAY 7:30 PM GREENWOOD RUSHVILLE AT GREENWOOD 6:00 PM SOUTH DEARBORN LAWRENCEBURG VS. GREENSBURG 6:00 PM JENNINGS COUNTY VS. FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:30 PM MADISON CORYDON CENTRAL VS. CHARLESTOWN 6:00 PM BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL VS. NORTH HARRISON 7:30 PM WASHINGTON VINCENNES LINCOLN AT WASHINGTON 6:00 PM JASPER VS. GIBSON SOUTHERN 7:30 PM BOONVILLE EVANSVILLE BOSSE VS. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 6:30 PM MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) AT BOONVILLE 8:00 PM CLASS 2A BOONE GROVE WHEELER AT BOONE GROVE 6:30 PM ANDREAN VS. GARY LIGHTHOUSE 8:00 PM LAVILLE BREMEN AT LAVILLE 6:00 PM WINAMAC VS. KNOX 7:30 PM WESTVIEW CHURUBUSCO VS. EASTSIDE 6:00 PM PRAIRIE HEIGHTS VS. CENTRAL NOBLE 7:30 PM BLUFFTON SOUTH ADAMS AT BLUFFTON 6:00 PM WHITKO VS. ADAMS CENTRAL 7:30 PM DELPHI WESTERN BOONE AT DELPHI 6:00 PM SEEGER VS. NORTH MONTGOMERY 7:30 PM MANCHESTER EASTERN (GREENTOWN) VS. WABASH 6:00 PM OAK HILL AT MANCHESTER 7:30 PM ELWOOD TIPTON VS. TAYLOR 6:00 PM LAPEL VS. FRANKTON 7:30 PM EASTBROOK ALEXANDRIA VS. BLACKFORD 6:00 PM MADISON-GRANT VS. MUNCIE BURRIS 7:30 PM GREENCASTLE SOUTH PUTNAM VS. SOUTHMONT 6:00 PM PARKE HERITAGE AT GREENCASTLE 7:30 PM INDIANAPOLIS RITTER UNIVERSITY VS. MONROVIA 6:00 PM INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 7:30 PM EASTERN HANCOCK IRVINGTON PREP VS. KIPP INDY LEGACY 7:00 PM HAGERSTOWN UNION COUNTY AT HAGERSTOWN 6:00 PM WINCHESTER VS. NORTHEASTERN 7:30 PM SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) BROWN COUNTY AT SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 6:00 PM SALEM EASTERN (PEKIN) AT SALEM 7:00 PM NORTH KNOX LINTON VS. EASTERN GREENE 6:00 PM WEST VIGO AT NORTH KNOX 7:30 PM FOREST PARK PIKE CENTRAL AT FOREST PARK 7:00 PM CLASS 1A KOUTS BOWMAN ACADEMY AT KOUTS 7:00 PM WESTVILLE VS. MORGAN TWP. 8:30 PM CASTON SOUTH NEWTON VS. TRI-COUNTY 6:00 PM NORTH NEWTON VS. WEST CENTRAL 7:30 PM CULVER TRINITY ACADEMY VS. TRITON 6:30 PM OREGON-DAVIS VS. ARGOS 8:00 PM BETHANY CHRISTIAN FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY VS. HAMILTON 7:00 PM FOUNTAIN CENTRAL FAITH CHRISTIAN VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7:00 PM CLINTON CENTRAL TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN VS. CARROLL (FLORA) 6:00 PM WES-DEL SOUTHERN WELLS VS. NORTH MIAMI 6:00 PM TRI-CENTRAL VS. NORTHFIELD 7:30 PM CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN SETON CATHOLIC VS. UNION CITY 7:00 PM INDIANA DEAF PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE AT INDIANA DEAF 6:00 PM INTERNATIONAL VS. ANDERSON PREP 7:30 PM INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN EMINENCE VS. CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM TRI WALDRON VS. SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) 6:00 PM MORRISTOWN AT TRI 7:30 PM MILAN SHAWE MEMORIAL VS. TRINITY LUTHERAN 6:00 PM CROTHERSVILLE AT MILAN 7:30 PM WHITE RIVER VALLEY CLOVERDALE AT WHITE RIVER VALLEY 6:00 PM LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN VS. SHAKAMAK 7:30 PM LOOGOOTEE ORLEANS VS. WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 6:00 PM VINCENNES RIVET VS. MEDORA 7:30 PM BORDEN ROCK CREEK ACADEMY VS. LANESVILLE 6:00 PM HENRYVILLE VS. WEST WASHINGTON 7:30 PM WOOD MEMORIAL EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN AT WOOD MEMORIAL 6:30 PM TUESDAY’S GAME CAPSULES: https://scoreboard.homestead.com/boys/capsTue.htm#load ============================================================== AP MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL DUKE 27-2 ARIZONA 27-2 MICHIGAN 27-2 UCONN 27-3 FLORIDA 23-6 IOWA STATE 24-5 HOUSTON 24-5 MICHIGAN STATE 24-5 NEBRASKA 25-4 TEXAS TECH 22-7 ILLINOIS 22-7 GONZAGA 28-3 VIRGINIA 25-4 KANSAS 21-8 PURDUE 22-7 ALABAMA 22-7 NORTH CAROLINA 23-6 ST. JOHN’S 23-6 MIAMI OH 29-0 ARKANSAS 21-8 ST. MARY’S 27-4 MIAMI FL 23-6 TENNESEE 20-9 VANDERBILT 22-7 ST. LOUIS 26-3 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: BYU 74, KENTUCKY 47, LOUISVILLE 47, MISSOURI 40, WISCONSIN 27, CLEMSON 16, UTAH ST. 10, UCF 7, HIGH POINT 7, DAYTON 5, VILLANOVA 4, NAVY 3, NC STATE 2, TCU 2, OHIO ST. 1, SANTA CLARA 1. =============================================================== USA TODAY MEN’S TOP 25 POLL 1 DUKE (27-2) 772 1 28 2 ARIZONA (27-2) 735 2 3 3 MICHIGAN (27-2) 720 3 0 4 CONNECTICUT (27-3) 670 6 0 5 FLORIDA (23-6) 639 7 0 6 HOUSTON (24-5) 606 4 0 7 IOWA STATE (24-5) 574 5 0 8 MICHIGAN STATE (24-5) 540 13 0 9 NEBRASKA (25-4) 537 10 0 10 TEXAS TECH (22-7) 452 16 0 11 ILLINOIS (22-7) 420 11 0 12 GONZAGA (28-3) 419 9 0 13 VIRGINIA (25-4) 407 12 0 14 PURDUE (22-7) 371 8 0 15 KANSAS (21-8) 363 14 0 16 ALABAMA (22-7) 338 18 0 17 ST. JOHN’S (23-6) 295 15 0 18 NORTH CAROLINA (23-6) 283 19 0 19 ARKANSAS (21-8) 194 17 0 20 MIAMI (OHIO) (29-0) 175 25 0 21 SAINT MARY’S (27-4) 126 NR 0 22 VANDERBILT (22-7) 93 21 0 23 MIAMI (FLA.) (23-6) 74 NR 0 24 SAINT LOUIS (26-3) 73 24 0 25 TENNESSEE (20-9) 57 22 0 DROPPED OUT: NO. 20 LOUISVILLE (20-9); NO. 23 BRIGHAM YOUNG (20-9). OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: BRIGHAM YOUNG (20-9) 35; LOUISVILLE (20-9) 31; WISCONSIN (20-9) 23; VILLANOVA (22-7) 17; MISSOURI (20-9) 10; UTAH STATE (24-5) 9; CLEMSON (21-8) 8; KENTUCKY (19-10) 5; CENTRAL FLORIDA (20-8) 3; GEORGIA (20-9) 1. =============================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES #1 DUKE 93 NC STATE 64 #2 ARIZONA 73 #6 IOWA STATE 57 CLEVELAND STATE 101 IU INDY 93 =============================================================== AP WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL UCONN 31 – 0 UCLA 28 – 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 29 – 2 TEXAS 28 – 3 VANDERBILT 27 – 3 LSU 26 – 4 OKLAHOMA 23 – 6 MICHIGAN 24 – 5 IOWA 24 – 5 TCU 27 – 4 OHIO STATE 24 – 6 LOUISVILLE 25 – 6 DUKE 21 – 8 MARYLAND 23 – 7 WEST VIRGINIA 24 – 6 NORTH CAROLINA 25 – 6 KENTUCKY 21 – 9 MICHIGAN STATE 22 – 7 MINNESOTA 22 – 7 BAYLOR 24 – 7 TEXAS TECH 25 – 6 GEORGIA 22 – 8 PRINCETON 23 – 3 OLE MISS 21 – 10 FAIRFIELD 25 – 4 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: ALABAMA 29, NOTRE DAME 26, COLUMBIA 25, VILLANOVA 19, OKLAHOMA ST. 13, NC STATE 11, RICE 8, WASHINGTON 4, TENNESSEE 3, RHODE ISLAND 2, ILLINOIS 2, IOWA ST. 1. =============================================================== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED =============================================================== BIG 10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 – FIRST ROUND GAME 1 | #12 NEBRASKA VS. #13 INDIANA | 3:30 P.M. ET | PEACOCK GAME 2 | #10 ILLINOIS VS. #15 WISCONSIN | 25 MINUTES FOLLOWING GAME 1 | PEACOCK GAME 3 | #11 OREGON VS. #14 PURDUE | 25 MINUTES FOLLOWING GAME 2 | PEACOCK THURSDAY, MARCH 5 – SECOND ROUND GAME 4 | #8 WASHINGTON VS. #9 USC | 12 P.M. ET | BTN GAME 5 | #5 OHIO STATE VS. G1 WINNER | 25 MINUTES FOLLOWING GAME 4 | BTN GAME 6 | #7 MICHIGAN STATE VS. G2 WINNER | 6:30 P.M. ET | BTN GAME 7 | #6 MARYLAND VS. G3 WINNER | 25 MINUTES FOLLOWING GAME 6 | BTN FRIDAY, MARCH 6 – QUARTERFINALS GAME 8 | #1 UCLA VS. G4 WINNER | 12 P.M. ET | BTN GAME 9 | #4 MINNESOTA VS. G5 WINNER | 25 MINUTES FOLLOWING GAME 8 | BTN GAME 10 | #2 IOWA VS. G6 WINNER | 6:30 P.M. ET | BTN GAME 11 | #3 MICHIGAN VS. G7 WINNER | 25 MINUTES FOLLOWING GAME 10 | BTN SATURDAY, MARCH 7 – SEMIFINALS GAME 12 | G8 WINNER VS. G9 WINNER | 2 P.M. ET | BTN GAME 13 | G10 WINNER VS. G11 WINNER | 4:30 P.M. ET | BTN SUNDAY, MARCH 8 – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 14 | G12 WINNER VS. G13 WINNER | 2:15 P.M. ET | CBS ============================================================== USA TODAY BASEBALL COACHES POLL 1 UCLA (9-2) 728 2 21 2 LSU (11-1) 716 1 4 3 TEXAS (11-0) 699 3 5 4 MISSISSIPPI STATE (11-1) 641 5 0 5 GEORGIA TECH (11-1) 612 4 0 6 NORTH CAROLINA (11-1) 552 8 0 7 AUBURN (9-2) 526 7 0 8 FLORIDA (11-1) 509 10 0 9 ARKANSAS (9-3) 493 6 0 10 GEORGIA (10-2) 472 9 0 11 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (10-1) 458 12 0 12 CLEMSON (10-1) 427 11 0 13 NORTH CAROLINA STATE (10-1) 362 15 0 14 OKLAHOMA (10-2) 295 14 0 15 FLORIDA STATE (8-2) 285 17 0 16 WAKE FOREST (11-1) 280 20 0 17 COASTAL CAROLINA (7-4) 207 13 0 18 OREGON STATE (6-4) 193 18 0 19 TENNESSEE (8-3) 167 19 0 20 TEXAS A&M (10-1) 165 22 0 21 TCU (6-5) 128 25 0 21 MIAMI (FLA.) (10-2) 128 16 0 23 OREGON (10-1) 114 24 0 24 KENTUCKY (9-2) 105 NR 0 25 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (11-0) 92 NR 0 DROPPED OUT: NO. 21 MISSISSIPPI (10-2); NO. 22 VANDERBILT (7-5). OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MISSISSIPPI (10-2) 91; VIRGINIA (10-1) 71; WEST VIRGINIA (8-2) 66; TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO (10-1) 62; ALABAMA (9-3) 42; LOUISVILLE (7-4) 24; OKLAHOMA STATE (8-3) 13; UC IRVINE (8-4) 8; UC SANTA BARBARA (8-2) 5; VANDERBILT (7-5) 4; ARIZONA STATE (8-4) 3; MERCER (11-1) 2; CALIFORNIA BAPTIST (10-3) 1; CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (10-1) 1; MICHIGAN (6-4) 1; NEW MEXICO (12-0) 1; WICHITA STATE (9-3) 1. ============================================================== D1 COLLEGE BASEBALL RANKINGS UCLA 9-2 LSU 11-1 TEXAS 11-0 MISSISSIPPI STATE 11-1 GEORGIA TECH 11-1 ARKANSAS 9-3 AUBURN 9-2 NORTH CAROLINA 11-1 FLORIDA 11-1 SOUTHERN MISS 10-1 GEORGIA 10-2 OKLAHOMA 10-2 NC STATE 10-1 CLEMSON 10-1 WAKE FOREST 11-1 COASTAL CAROLINA 7-4 TCU 6-5 OREGON STATE 6-4 TENNESSEE 8-3 FLORIDA STATE 8-2 KENTUCKY 9-2 TEXAS A&M 10-1 WEST VIRGINIA 8-2 MIAMI FL 10-2 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 10-1 ================================================================ COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES NORTHEASTERN 13 #2 LSU 10 WASHINGTON 4 SAN DIEGO STATE 1 ================================================================ COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ================================================================ MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED =============================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ================================================================ COLLEGE WRESTLING SCORES NO MATCHES SCHEDLED ================================================================ DIVISION 1 MEN’S LAX SCORES PROVIDENCE 16 MERRIMACK 9 ================================================================= DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S LAX SCORES UC DAVIS 20 DELEWARE STATE 5 DARTMOUTH 16 HOLY CROSS 8 CAMPBELL 11 FURMAN 9 ================================================================= NBA SCORES HOUSTON 123 WASHINGTON 118 BOSTON 108 MILWAUKEE 81 DENVER 128 UTAH 125 LA CLIPPERS 114 GOLDEN STATE 101 ================================================================== NBA G-LEAGUE SCORES SALT LAKE CITY 121 VALLEY 112 IOWA 122 RIP CITY 95 STOCKTON 113 SANTA CRUZ 104 ================================================================== NHL SCORES DETROIT 4 NASHVILLE 2 COLUMBUS 5 NY RANGERS 4 OT SEATTLE 2 CAROLINA 1 COLORADO 4 LOS ANGELES 2 ================================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WASHINGTON 3 HOUSTON 3 ST. LOUIS 3 MIAMI 2 PITTSBURGH 4 TAMPA BAY 1 ATLANTA 5 DETROIT 2 BOSTON 7 TORONTO 6 SAN FRANCISCO 6 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 TEXAS 3 CLEVELAND 1 CINCINNATI 17 CHICAGO CUBS 9 LAS VEGAS 7 SAN DIEGO 2 LA ANGELS 5 KANSAS CITY 4 LA DODGERS 7 COLORADO 5 ================================================================== WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL SCORES NO GAMES SCHEDULED ================================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED ================================================================= NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES NFL LIONS TRADE MONTGOMERY TO TEXANS FOR SCRUGGS, 4TH, 7TH-ROUND PICKS, AP SOURCE SAYS The Detroit Lions traded running back David Montgomery to the Houston Texans for offensive lineman Juice Scruggs along with fourth and seventh-round picks, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Detroit dealt a veteran running back who wanted more carries for much-needed depth on the offensive line and extra selections in next month’s NFL draft. Montgomery should have a chance to start for the Texans. He was a backup with little chance to play ahead of Jahymr Gibbs, a Pro Bowl player in each of his first three NFL seasons. Montgomery finished with career lows in rushing attempts (158) and yards rushing (716). He still scored eight touchdowns and his 4.5 yards per carry trailed only his career-best 4.6 yards per attempt in 2023 when he had 1,015 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground during his debut season in Detroit. The 28-year-old Montgomery has 6,115 yards rushing and 59 touchdowns along with 1,890 yards receiving and four scores over four seasons with the Chicago Bears and three with the Lions. Without him on the roster, Detroit will likely look to add a backup running back in free agency this month or the draft in April. Houston selected Scruggs in the second round in 2023. He might start at center or guard in Detroit, where revamping a once-powerful offensive line is a top priority this offseason after the weakness of the unit led to the team missing the playoffs. REPORT: COMMANDERS EXPECTED TO RELEASE CB MARSHON LATTIMORE The Commanders are set to release cornerback Marshon Lattimore after 1 1/2 seasons with the team, according to a CBS Sports report. Lattimore, a four-time Pro Bowler and the Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2017, is entering the final year of a five-year, $97.6 million extension he signed with New Orleans in 2021. He turns 30 in May. He was set to make $18.5 million in 2026 but none of it was guaranteed, meaning Washington would have no dead money with his release. A former first-round pick (11th overall) in the 2017 draft, Lattimore was traded from the Saints to the Commanders in November of 2024. He played 11 games in Washington, two in 2024 after the trade and nine last season before sustaining a torn ACL. He was arrested in Ohio in January on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. Over eight seasons, Lattimore has started all 95 regular-season games he’s played in, recording 16 interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), 98 passes defensed, five forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and 436 tackles. FALCONS TO REVEAL NEW UNIFORMS ON APRIL 2 The Atlanta Falcons will reveal their new uniforms on April 2, the team announced Monday. In a 45-second video posted to their social media channels, multiple players are shown positively reacting to the new uniforms without actually showing any glimpses of the new threads. Multiple reports have said the Falcons are going to switch to red jerseys as their primary home uniform. Atlanta introduced its current uniforms with an “ATL” abbreviation above the numbers in 2020. Red helmets – which replicate those worn in 2009-12 – were brought back as an alternate to the regular black helmets in 2022. COMBINE BUZZ CENTERED ON PLAYERS WHO COULD BE ON THE MOVE AND LIKELY NO. 1 PICK FERNANDO MENDOZA While college players take center stage at the NFL scouting combine, teams are busy preparing their next moves along with evaluating potential draft picks. Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza is the consensus choice for the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 1 overall and it’s uncertain whether another quarterback will be selected in the first round. But there was plenty of speculation about QBs changing teams during a jam-packed week in Indianapolis. Kirk Cousins already was informed by the Atlanta Falcons that he’ll be released when the new league year opens on March 11. The Miami Dolphins may part with Tua Tagovailoa and could have to absorb a $99.2 million cap hit in dead money that could be spread across two seasons with a post-June 1 release. Kyler Murray could be looking for a new team after seven seasons in Arizona. The Cardinals owe him $36.8 million in fully guaranteed salary this year. Another $19.5 million would be guaranteed in 2027 if he’s on the roster on the third day of the league year. Three-time Pro Bowl wideout A.J. Brown is a candidate for a trade, even though the Philadelphia Eagles won a Super Bowl with him and would prefer to keep him. The Raiders are willing to listen to offers for five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby, though general manager John Spytek said they want him back. Mike Evans, a six-time Pro Bowl wideout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, plans to test free agency and there’s a possibility he may get an offer he can’t refuse. QB class Mendoza, who led Indiana to its first national championship, didn’t work out at the combine. He spoke to reporters and made the interview rounds. The next quarterback selected after Mendoza may have to wait a while. Alabama’s Ty Simpson had an impressive day at the combine. He’s a one-year starter who needs more experience but his potential makes him a potential first-round pick. LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier and Miami’s Carson Beck raised their stock at the combine. Arkansas’ Taylen Green showed off his athleticism and ran a 4.36 40-yard dash. Clemson’s Cade Klubnik and Penn State’s Drew Allar had strong throwing performances. Edge rushers It’s a deep group with several first-round candidates. This is a premium position for NFL teams, who place high value on guys who can pressure quarterbacks. The past two Super Bowls saw dominant defensive performances, only increasing the need for elite talent along the front four. Texas Tech’s David Bailey, Ohio State’s Arvell Reese and Miami’s Rueben Bain Jr. should be top-10 picks. Auburn’s Keldric Faulk, Texas A&M’s Cashius Howell and Miami’s Akheem Mesidor are among the guys who can be picked in the first round. Wide receivers There’s a lot of depth at a position where teams are always looking for playmakers. Ohio State’s Carnell Tate leads the pack and should go in the top 10. USC’s Makai Lemon, Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson, Indiana’s Omar Cooper Jr., Washington’s Denzel Boston and Texas A&M’s KC Concepcion are among the first-round talent. Notre Dame’s Malachi Fields, Tennessee, Chris Brazzell II and Georgia’s Zachariah Branch will draw plenty of attention. This receiver class is so deep there could be undrafted players who make an impact. =================================================================== MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL DUKE REMAINS AP NO. 1; MICHIGAN STATE, TEXAS TECH LEAP INTO TOP 10 Duke remains No. 1 for the second straight week in the Associated Press men’s top 25 poll, extending its all-time record to 149 weeks as the top-ranked team. The Blue Devils (27-2) have won six straight games, with a ranked win each of the last three weeks. After stomping Notre Dame 100-56 on Tuesday, Duke handily defeated then-No. 11 Virginia 77-51 on Saturday to claim at least a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title. There was continuity at the top of the Top 25, with Arizona (27-2) and Michigan (27-2) holding firm at No. 2 and No. 3 slots in this week’s update. But the remainder of the top 10 saw changes. UConn (27-3) and Florida (23-6) each jumped two spots to No. 4 and No. 5 after each clinched at least a share of their respective conference titles over the weekend. Big 12 rivals Iowa State (24-5) and Houston (24-5) were the corresponding moves, each falling two spots to No. 6 and No. 7 after taking losses last week. The remainder of the Top 10 was new. Michigan State (24-5) jumped up five spots to No. 8 after a 2-0 week which included road wins at then-No. 8 Purdue and Indiana. Nebraska (25-4) moved up three spots to No. 9, and Texas Tech (22-7) leapt six spots up to No. 10 after a road win at Iowa State Saturday. Purdue (22-7) took the largest fall after an 0-2 week, falling seven spots to No. 15. Saint Mary’s (27-4) is making its season debut in the poll at No. 21 after its home upset of Gonzaga Saturday, and Miami (Fla.) (23-6) is ranked for the first time since 2023 at No. 22. They replace BYU and Louisville, who fell out of this week’s poll. This week’s Top 25:1. Duke (27-2)2. Arizona (27-2)3. Michigan (27-2)4. UConn (27-3)5. Florida (23-6)6. Iowa State (24-5)7. Houston (24-5)8. Michigan State (24-5)9. Nebraska (25-4)10. Texas Tech (22-7)11. Illinois (22-7)12. Gonzaga (28-3)13. Virginia (25-4)14. Kansas (21-8)15. Purdue (22-7)16. Alabama (22-7)17. North Carolina (23-6)18. St. John’s (23-6)19. Miami (Ohio) (29-0)20. Arkansas (21-8)21. Saint Mary’s (27-4)22. Miami (Fla.) (23-6)23. Tennessee (20-9)24. Vanderbilt (22-7)25. Saint Louis (26-3) SENIORS STEER NO. 2 ARIZONA TO COMFORTABLE WIN OVER NO. 6 IOWA STATE No. 2 Arizona clinched its first outright Big 12 regular-season title behind senior point guard Jaden Bradley’s 17 points on Senior Night in a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday at Tucson, Ariz. The Wildcats (28-2, 15-2 Big 12) earned their fifth straight win, four of them against ranked opponents. Iowa State (24-6, 11-6) has lost three of its last four games, all defeats against ranked foes. Tobe Awaka, another Arizona senior, finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Motiejus Krivas added 13 points and Brayden Burries finished with 11. Tamin Lipsey led Iowa State with 17 points, and Joshua Jefferson had 12 points and eight rebounds. Both played through foul trouble, each finishing with four fouls. Jamarion Batemon had 14 points for the Cyclones. Iowa State’s Milan Momcilovic, averaging 17.4 points a game while shooting 50.9% from 3-point range entering the game, was held to five points on 2-of-8 shooting, including 1-of-5 success from beyond the arc. Iowa State shot a season-low 29.2% (19 of 65) from the field, 23.3% (7 of 30) from 3-point range. After a 3-pointer by Batemon with 4:02 left in the first half tied the game 22-22, Arizona outscored Iowa State 15-3 the rest of the half in a key stretch. Lipsey was whistled for his second foul with 3:11 remaining and Jefferson his third with 2:33 left. Both subsequently exited, and Arizona took advantage of that by holding Iowa State to 1-of-6 shooting from the field for the rest of the half. The Wildcats made four of their five attempts in that span. Krivas had six points, including a 4-of-4 performance at the free-throw line, in the 15-3 run that gave Arizona a 37-25 lead at the half. Bradley had 12 first-half points, having converted all eight of his tries from the free-throw line. Arizona built its lead to 43-27 with 16:20 left on a Bradley jumper, but Iowa State responded with a 10-1 run. Lipsey’s layup with 13:19 left capped the surge and cut the lead to 44-37. Jefferson was whistled for his fourth foul with 12:58 remaining. He re-entered with 11:41 left. Arizona scored seven unanswered points, five by Krivas, to take a 51-37 lead with 10:17 remaining. Iowa State never again got within single digits. The Wildcats went on a 10-3 run to open a 66-48 lead with 4:28 to go. NO. 1 DUKE TAKES OUTRIGHT ACC CROWN BY BLASTING NC STATE Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and No. 1 Duke won its final road game of the season by drilling North Carolina State 93-64 to claim the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championship Monday night at Raleigh, N.C. Duke (28-2, 16-1 ACC) had wrapped up the top seed for the ACC tournament with Saturday’s romp past then-No. 11 Virginia and now the Blue Devils have added to that. Dame Sarr poured in 16 points to go with eight rebounds, Isaiah Evans notched 12 points and Patrick Ngongba II provided 11 points for the Blue Devils, who shot 32 for 58 (55.2%) from the field. Boozer, who made eight of 10 shots from the field, also pulled in nine rebounds. Darrion Williams provided 17 points and Quadir Copeland had 11 points for NC State (19-11, 10-7), which has lost three games in a row and five of its last six. The Wolfpack were considered a team safely in place for an NCAA Tournament bid just a couple of weeks ago, but that status is sliding in the wrong direction. The Blue Devils were efficient enough in the first half to prevent the home crowd from roaring consistently as NC State was seeking its second late-season triumph against a nationally ranked neighboring school after toppling North Carolina last month For Duke, it was an ideal tune-up for Saturday night’s rematch with rival North Carolina, which handed the Blue Devils their only ACC defeat. Duke was so crisp that it collected 21 assists on 32 baskets, though it was a pedestrian 18 for 27 on free throws. Caleb Foster provided seven assists. The Blue Devils were charged with seven turnovers. NC State shot 35.4% from the floor. The Blue Devils finished with 11 baskets from 3-point range, while the Wolfpack went 7 for 29 from beyond the arc. Williams was 3 for 11 on 3s. Duke built a 47-30 halftime lead. The margin grew to 62-36 in the first five minutes of the second half. ================================================================== WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL RUTGERS FIRES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH COQUESE WASHINGTON AFTER SEASON ENDS WITH 11 STRAIGHT LOSSES PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers fired women’s basketball coach Coquese Washington on Monday after the Scarlet Knights ended the season with 11 straight losses and failed to win 10 games for the second time in three years. Washington was 42-84 overall and 11-61 in Big Ten play over four seasons. The Knights were 9-20 this season, and their 1-17 Big Ten record was the worst in program history in conference play. “Rutgers women’s basketball has a proud and storied history of success and there is no reason why our program cannot return to its place among the nation’s elite,” athletic director Keli Zinn said. “We have invested in women’s basketball in many ways, we compete in the best athletic conference in the country, and we are supported by passionate fans and loyal donors. I am confident we will find the right coach who can elevate this program to where it belongs. I want to thank Coquese for her service to Rutgers and wish her the best.” A national search for a new women’s basketball head coach will begin immediately, Zinn said. Washington succeeded C. Vivian Stringer, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame member who retired in 2022. Stringer coached 27 years at Rutgers, won 535 games and led the Knights to 17 NCAA Tournaments, including 10 in a row from 2003-12. The Knights reached the Final Four in 2000 and the national championship game in 2007. Rutgers’ last NCAA appearance was in 2021. Washington had been Penn State’s coach from 2007-19 and was associate head coach at Oklahoma for one year and at Notre Dame for two before taking over at Rutgers. Penn State won three straight Big Ten regular-season titles from 2012-14 and made the Sweet 16 in 2012 and 2014. Rutgers struggled all four seasons under Washington. The Knights won only one game against a power-conference team this season and finished with a 93-52 loss at Nebraska on Saturday. ===================================================================== WNBA WNBA’S NEW CBA OFFER BOOSTS PAY, FAST-TRACKS MAX DEALS FOR STARS LIKE CAITLIN CLARK, AP SOURCE SAYS NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA sent a new CBA proposal to the players’ union Sunday night that includes allowing some of its young stars like Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers a chance to earn a maximum salary quicker, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Monday because of the sensitive nature of negotiations. The new offer, which came two days after the latest proposal from the union, would allow players on rookie contracts who were first or second team all-league to become eligible to sign a maximum contract in their fourth year and would not be eligible for a franchise tag designation following that extension. For example, Clark would be eligible for a maximum contract in 2027, Bueckers in 2028. Aliyah Boston would be eligible this year. The salary cap in the first year would be $5.75 million — up 280% from last year’s $1.5 million. That would grow to $8.5 million by the sixth year of the deal. The deal would result in maximum salaries increasing by more than $1 million — from $249,000 to $1.3 million — and average salaries increasing from $120,000 to $540,000 in the first year. The league didn’t make changes in its revenue sharing model from its previous offer. The WNBA has proposed giving players more than 70% of net revenue with that number going up as the league continues to grow. The union in its offer earlier this week asked for an average of 26% of the gross revenue — revenue before expenses — over the course of the CBA. That would include only 25% in the first year of the new deal. The league has said that number is unrealistic. Kelsey Plum, who is a vice president of the union, said Monday while preparing for the Unrivaled semifinals that getting the league to agree to a revenue sharing system for the first time is something “we fought really hard for,” and a “significant win”. The WNBPA can continue to negotiate the expense credits the league would get. “I’ve always been someone that’s focused on the gain, not the gap.” Plum said. “And to be honest, I think if you look at where we’ve come from, shoot, since I came into the league until now, and now that we’re in a revenue share, it’s a tremendous win. “Obviously, we’re going to continue to negotiate. I can’t emphasize that enough. Like we’re not just settling. I want to be very clear about that. But I’m super proud to be a part of this opportunity to change women’s sports.” Breanna Stewart, who was the first to say that the league had sent a new offer, agreed with Plum. “I think that while we still are fighting for a lot of different things, we have to realize that the rev share is a win, especially just even coming from the 2020 CBA and the ones before that,” said Stewart, who is also a vice president of the union. “I don’t think a strike is good for anyone, because as the league loses money, or if we have a delay, we also lose money. That’s not just me as a player. That’s me thinking as, like an overall business person. Nobody wants to lose money, so how can we try to prevent that in all ways possible?” For the first time, the league is giving $8 million from revenue sharing to the players from last season as the league generated enough to trigger it for the first time in its history. There’s also $8 million going to player marketing from the money made last season. The two sides still differ on housing. The league had offered that its teams would pay for all housing this season. Then franchises would pay for housing for players on minimum salary contracts as well as rookies in their first season, the person said. They’d also pay for the housing of the two developmental players that teams would be allowed to have. The union in its last offer asked teams to provide housing for all players in the first few years of the deal, but in the latter part of the CBA teams wouldn’t have to provide housing for players making at least 75% of the maximum salary. The WNBA had told the players’ union that it needs to get a deal in place by March 10 to start the season on time at a virtual collective bargaining agreement negotiating session a week ago, a different person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press. That person also spoke spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of negotiations. If a labor deal is agreed to by March 10, it probably would be signed by the end of the month. Under that timeline, the expansion draft for new franchises in Portland and Toronto would be held sometime between April 1 and 6, according to a timetable obtained by the AP. Free agent qualifying offers, including franchise player tags, would be sent out April 7 and 8. Teams would then have three days to negotiate with the more than 80% of players who are free agents. The signing period would take place from April 12-18. Training camps would open the next day and the season would be able to start on May 8. “I think both sides are in agreement that we want to have a season, we don’t want to have a strike necessarily,” Bueckers said at Unrivaled shootaround. “There are certain things we want to stand firm on. … We need to continue to have these conversations. We need to have change implemented to move on our stance.” ================================================================== NBA NBA ROUNDUP: GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO RETURNS BUT BUCKS FALL TO CELTICS Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the court after missing 15 games with a strained right calf, but his Milwaukee Bucks fell 108-81 to the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday night. Payton Pritchard had a team-high 25 points and nine assists for the Celtics, who received 18 points and 16 rebounds, both career highs, from rookie Hugo Gonzalez. Derrick White added 18 points and nine assists for Boston, which made 20 of 50 3-point attempts. The Celtics played without leading scorer Jaylen Brown (illness) and starting center Neemias Queta (rest). Brown is averaging 29.0 points per game, and Queta had 27 points and 17 rebounds in the Celtics’ Sunday win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Antetokounmpo, who played for the first time since Jan. 23, produced team-high totals of 19 points and 11 rebounds. He entered the game averaging 28.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists this season. Nuggets 128, Jazz 125 Jamal Murray scored 45 points and dished out eight assists while leading Denver to a victory over host Utah. Murray shot 8-for-13 from 3-point range to help Denver snap a two-game losing streak. Nikola Jokic tallied 22 points, 12 rebounds and five assists for the Nuggets, and Julian Strawther chipped in 15 points. Denver shot 54.1% from the field and made 16 of 39 3-point attempts (41%). Keyonte George led Utah with 36 points and four steals while Kyle Filipowski chipped in 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Ace Bailey had 18 points and Svi Mykhailiuk added 15. Rockets 123, Wizards 118 Alperen Sengun scored 32 points, Kevin Durant had 30 and visiting Houston took down Washington. Houston never trailed after the second quarter in a game that turned combative in the second half. Bilal Coulibaly had a season-high 23 points and five 3-pointers to lead the Wizards, who have now lost five in a row. Sharife Cooper had 21 off the bench for Washington in 17 minutes. Amen Thompson had 22 points and 12 rebounds for Houston and Reed Sheppard added 19 along with 10 assists. Houston outrebounded Washington 59-27, with Sengun posting a game-high 13, and had 62 points in the paint compared to the Wizards’ 40. Clippers 114, Warriors 101 Kawhi Leonard squeezed a game-high 23 points into 29 minutes, five teammates chipped in with double-figure scoring and Los Angeles overcame a 17-point deficit to thump Golden State in San Francisco. Coming off the bench in his Clippers debut, Darius Garland contributed 12 points. Bennedict Mathurin added 17 points while Kris Dunn scored 16 as Los Angeles won for the second night in a row. Brandin Podziemski paced Golden State with 22 points, 20 of them in the first half. The Warriors, who have lost five of their past seven, were without Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III, Kristaps Porzingis, Gary Payton II and Will Richard. ====================================================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING ROUNDUP: FRAMBER VALDEZ MAKES IMPRESSIVE DEBUT FOR TIGERS Framber Valdez, this season’s prized free agent pitching acquisition, made an impressive spring debut for the Detroit Tigers in a 5-2 loss to the visiting Atlanta Braves in Lakeland, Fla. Valdez pitched three scoreless innings, fanning three and allowing just a pair of hits. He threw 30 of 43 pitches for strikes and struck out three in the second inning. Valdez signed a three-year, $115 million contract with Detroit last month after spending eight seasons in Houston and is lined up to start the Tigers’ home opener April 3. DaShawn Keirsey Jr. belted a two-run homer in the sixth inning to extend Atlanta’s lead to 3-0. Braves starter Bryce Elder allowed no runs on three hits with one strikeout over three innings. Brett Callahan broke up a shutout with a home run in the seventh inning. Tomas Nido added a home run in the ninth for the Tigers. Pirates 4, Rays 1 Yordany De Los Santos and Javier Rivas hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning as host Pittsburgh continued its hot spring with a victory over Tampa Bay in Bradenton, Fla. Pittsburgh owns the best record of any team in the Grapefruit or Cactus Leagues, improving to 9-2. Pirates starter Mike Clevinger, who won 38 games for Cleveland from 2017-19 but has struggled with injuries since, fanned three batters and did not allow a run in three innings. The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the third inning as Alika Williams scored on an errant pickoff attempt by Rays starter Mason Englert. Tampa Bay tied the game an inning later on a Logan Davidson single to left field. Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 6 Nathan Hickey clobbered a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning to snap a 5-5 tie and lead Boston over Toronto in Dunedin, Fla. Mickey Gasper and Allan Castro also homered among their two hits apiece for the Red Sox, with Gasper driving in three runs as they pounced on Toronto pitching for 12 hits. Red Sox starter Johan Oviedo fanned four batters and allowed only two hits in three innings. The Blue Jays scored five of their six runs in the fifth inning and rallied for to snare a 5-4 lead. Addison Barger keyed the outburst with a grand slam to right field. Cardinals 3, Marlins 2 Colton Ledbetter’s two-out single in the ninth inning plated pinch-runner Michael Antico as host St. Louis edged Tampa Bay in Jupiter, Fla. Cardinals righty Andre Pallante allowed one run on three hits and fanned two in three innings. Yohel Pozo and Jeremy Rivas drove in runs for St. Louis in the seventh inning as the Cardinals rallied to knot the score at 2-2. Kemp Alderman homered in the fourth inning and went 2-for-3 for the Marlins. Adam Mazur started and allowed only one baserunner (walk) in two innings. Nationals 3, Astros 3 Houston poor spring continued as its dropped to 1-6-3 following a tie with Washington in West Palm Beach, Fla. Houston starter Hunter Brown allowed a run and fanned three in 2 2/3 innings. The host Astros scored single runs in the seventh and eighth to even the score, the tying run coming across on a James Nelson single to left field. Washington catcher Keibert Ruiz snapped a 1-1 tie with a solo homer to right field in the fourth inning. Brady House, who had two hits in three trips, added an RBI double to left field an inning later. Andrew Alvarez, who started five games for the Nats in September 2025, pitched three scoreless middle innings, walking three and fanning three. MLB ADAPTING SPRING BREAKOUT INTO DUAL-TOURNAMENT EVENT IN 2027 MLB is adapting its annual Spring Breakout event into a pair of tournaments starting in 2027. The event, which began in 2024 as a set of games during spring training to highlight each team’s farm system, will now see both the Grapefruit League in Florida and Cactus League in Arizona hold single-elimination tournaments to determine a pair of champions. According to MLB.com, 210 players who participated in the first two years of Spring Breakout have gone on to play in the major leagues. That includes three of the four Rookies of the Year over the last two years in Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz and Braves catcher Drake Baldwin. This year’s Spring Breakout will take place as a series of isolated games from March 19-22, after the conclusion of the World Baseball Classic (March 5-17). THE A’S AND GIANTS HAVE THE BEST ROBOT-UMP CHALLENGE RATES IN THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF SPRING NEW YORK (AP) — The Athletics had the highest success rate using the robot-umpire system to overturn ball/strike calls during the first 10 days of spring training, winning 69.2% of challenges as teams prepared for its regular-season debut March 25. San Francisco was second at 66.7%, followed by Cincinnati, Miami and San Diego at 61.9% each, Major League Baseball said Monday. The World Series champion Dodgers had the lowest rate, winning 21.4% of appeals to the Automated Ball-Strike System. Baltimore was at 25%, the New York Mets at 35.3% and Texas at 38.1%. MLB’s overall success rate was 51.3%, with an average of 2.3 challenges per game. The New York Yankees averaged the most challenges at 3.8 per game, winning 52.6%. Minnesota was second at 3.6 (winning 58.3%), followed by Boston at 3.2 (55.2%) and Colorado (55.6%) and San Francisco at 3.0. Baltimore averaged the fewest challenges at 1.2. The Dodgers were at 1.4 and Detroit was at 1.5 (46.7%). MLB experimented with ABS during spring training last year and teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges (617 of 1,182). MLB began testing in the minor leagues in 2019. Each team has the ability to challenge two calls per game. A team retains its challenge if successful, similar to the regulations for big league teams with video reviews, which were first used for home run calls in August 2008 and widely expanded to many calls for the 2014 season. A team out of challenges for a game tied after nine innings would get one additional challenge in each extra inning. ===================================================================== NHL NHL ROUNDUP: STARS TOP CANUCKS FOR TEAM-RECORD 9TH STRAIGHT WIN Lian Bichsel scored twice, including the eventual game-winner, as the visiting Dallas Stars extended their win streak to a franchise-record nine games with a 6-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. Colin Blackwell, Matt Duchene and Jason Robertson each added a goal and an assist for the Stars, whose best previous winning streak was eight games in the 2023-24 season. Adam Erne had the other goal as Dallas picked up at least a point for a seventh time in its past eight games against the Canucks (6-1-1). Dallas’ Miro Heiskanen and Sam Steel recorded two helpers each, and Jake Oettinger made 13 saves. Evander Kane scored the lone goal and Nikita Tolopilo stopped 31 shots for the Canucks, who have lost six in a row (0-4-2) and have just two wins over their past 22 games (2-16-4). Blue Jackets 5, Rangers 4 (OT) Kiril Marchenko scored his second goal of the game on a 2-on-1 just 64 seconds into overtime as visiting Columbus pulled off a victory over New York after blowing a four-goal lead in the third period. The win ended Columbus’ first losing streak under new coach Rick Bowness. Marchenko scored a power-play goal in the first period and also set up a goal by Adam Fantilli before the Blue Jackets allowed four goals in the third. Sean Monahan and Mathieu Olivier also scored, Charlie Coyle contributed two assists and Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves. Vladislav Gavrikov and rookie Gabe Perreault scored 24 seconds apart in the opening minute of the third for the Rangers. Will Borgen scored at 12:52 and Gabe Perreault netted the tying goal with 4:46 left in regulation. Igor Shesterkin stopped 23 shots as New York fell to 3-11-3 in its past 17 games. Kraken 2, Hurricanes 1 Joey Daccord made 35 saves as Seattle defeated visiting Carolina, ending the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes’ 12-game point streak (10-0-2). Kaapo Kakko and Ben Meyers scored and Adam Larsson had two assists for Seattle, which improved to 2-0-0 on a six-game homestand. Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak set a career high with 11 hits, and he blocked three shots. Nikolaj Ehlers scored for Carolina, which had a five-game winning streak snapped. Frederik Andersen stopped 13 of 15 shots as the Hurricanes opened a four-game Western swing. Red Wings 4, Predators 2 Defenseman Albert Johansson broke a tie with a short-handed goal late in the second period and Detroit held on for a win over host Nashville. Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist apiece and Emmitt Finnie also scored for the Red Wings, who have won two of their last three. John Gibson made 10 saves on 11 shots before leaving the game after the first period because of an upper-body injury. He was replaced by Cam Talbot, who stopped 18 of 19 shots. Filip Forsberg and Jonathan Marchessault got the goals for the Predators, who are 1-2-2 in their last five. Juuse Saros made 27 saves. Flyers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (SO) Trevor Zegras scored the decisive goal of a shootout as visiting Philadelphia defeated Toronto. Philadelphia finished 2-for-2 in the shootout, as Matvei Michkov also succeeded. Toronto went 1-for-3, getting a goal from William Nylander before Flyers goalie Dan Vladar turned aside efforts by Auston Matthews and Max Domi. Nylander’s goal late in the third period tied the game shortly after Noah Cates gave Philadelphia the lead. Christian Dvorak also scored for the Flyers, who have won three in a row. Dakota Joshua tallied for the Maple Leafs, who are 0-3-1 since the Olympic break. Anthony Stolarz made 23 saves. Avalanche 4, Kings 2 Martin Necas and Gabriel Landeskog each had a goal and two assists as visiting Colorado earned a win against short-handed Los Angeles. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, setting up Devon Toews for the tiebreaking goal with 4:55 left. Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves for the Avalanche, who have won four of the past five to maintain the best record in the NHL. Angus Booth scored in his first NHL game, Brandt Clarke also tallied and Anton Forsberg made 35 saves for the Kings, who spoiled the debut of interim coach D.J. Smith by losing for the sixth time in their past seven games (1-5-1). ===================================================================== BIG 10 WRESTLING BIG TEN NETWORK PRESENTS COVERAGE OF 2026 BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, featuring 10 teams in Intermat’s top 25 tournament rankings, including five of the top 10 teams in the country, begins Saturday, March 7, on the Big Ten Network with complete coverage of college wrestling’s premier conference event. Ahead of the championships, B1G+ is introducing a limited-time offer where fans can secure 13 months of B1G+ for $30.00 with code B1GWR. The offer is available through Friday, March 13 at 11:59 p.m. PT. From 10 a.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET Saturday, March 7, the opening session, including the first round and quarterfinal duals, will be broadcast on BTN and B1G+. On B1G+, individual mat cameras, as well as the quad box, will allow viewers to customize their experience. Session two on Saturday night begins at 5 p.m. ET on B1G+, with coverage of the wrestlebacks and consolation matches. Television coverage resumes for Saturday night’s semifinals on BTN from 7 p.m. ET to 9 p.m. ET. Coverage continues Sunday, March 8, as session three begins at noon ET on B1G+ with individual mat cameras for the consolation semifinals and seventh-place matches. At 4:30 p.m. ET, television coverage resumes as Big Ten champions are crowned on Big Ten Network, with third and fifth-place bouts airing on B1G+. Big Ten Network veterans Shane Sparks, Jim Gibbons, Tim Johnson and Zach Mackey will be on the call for all the action throughout the weekend’s television broadcasts on BTN. Before the championships coverage kicks off, a new episode of On the Mat debuts at 9:30 a.m. ET, March 7, featuring stories highlighting Penn State’s Mitchell Mesenbrink , Illinois’ Danny Pacino and Indiana’s work as a team throughout the season. Ahead of the championship session March 8, a new episode of B1G Live: Wrestling Pregame will air at 4 p.m. ET, as Rick Pizzo and Malik Amine preview the final rounds of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships. A new episode of B1G Wrestling in 60: B1G Championships debuts Monday, March 9, at 7 p.m. ET, recapping the action from the weekend. Additional coverage of the wrestling championships will be included in new episodes of B1G Todayand The B1G Showon the Big Ten Network, and a full schedule can be found at bigten.org/btn/btn-tv-schedule , with the schedule subject to change. Throughout the championships, Big Ten wrestling coverage can be found via the @B1GWrestling accounts on X , Instagram and YouTube . All duals on the Big Ten Network can also be streamed through the FOX Sports App. For details and subscription information regarding B1G+ coverage, please visit bigtenplus.com . 2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Schedule (All Times ET): DateSession CoveragePlatformTime (ET)March 7, 2026Session 1 – First Round, Quarterfinals, WrestlebacksBTN/B1G+10 a.m.March 7, 2026Session 2 – Consolation Matches, WrestlebacksB1G+5 p.m.March 7, 2026Session 2 – SemifinalsBTN7 p.m.March 8, 2026Session 3 – Consolation Semifinals, 7th-Place MatchesB1G+NoonMarch 8, 2026Session 4 – 3rd and 5th-Place MatchesB1G+4:30 p.m.March 8, 2026Session 4 – ChampionshipBTN4:30 p.m. ======================================================================= GOLF NEWS JON RAHM: DP WORLD TOUR ‘EXTORTING PLAYERS’ WITH 6-EVENT REQUIREMENT Jon Rahm issued a fiery explanation on Tuesday as to why he wasn’t among the eight LIV Golf players who signed waivers to compete on the DP World Tour. Laurie Canter, Thomas Detry, Tyrrell Hatton, Tom McKibbin, Adrian Meronk, Victor Perez, David Puig and Elvis Smylie all agreed to the terms set out by the DP World Tour (DPWT), formerly known as the European Tour. The players had to agree to pay any pending fines, compete in a prescribed minimum of DPWT tournaments and drop pending appeals. Rahm said those conditions amount to “extorting players like myself.” He owes the DPWT a fine of between $2 million and $3 million, according to various media reports. Rahm added that the DPWT would require him to enter six of its events, two of which it would choose. “I don’t know what game they’re trying to play right now,” Rahm said, “but it just seems like in a way they’re using us to (capitalize on) our impact in tournaments and fining us and trying to benefit both ways from what we have to offer, and it’s just in a way they’re extorting players like myself and young players that have nothing to do with the politics of the game. “So I don’t like the situation and I’m not going to agree to that. “Now, I did tell them, funny enough, lower that to four events, like the minimum says, and I’ll sign tonight. They haven’t agreed to that. I just refuse to play six events. I don’t want to, and that’s not what the rules say.” The 31-year-old Spaniard added, “I just don’t like the situation. I think we should be able to freely play where we want and have the choice to play where we want and not be dictated what we do. Especially myself. I can’t speak for others, only myself. “I’ve always committed to play the minimum requirement (on the DPWT), and I think I’ve played four events, including the Spanish Open, every year except one as a pro, and I commit to do that. That’s not going to change. I still fully intend to do that.” If Rahm sticks to his current position, he would be ineligible to compete for the European team at the 2027 Ryder Cup in Limerick, Ireland. He has part of the European squad for the past four competitions, winning the title three times while compiling a 9-5-3 record. Hatton, a four-team Team Europe member who owns an 8-4-3 record in the Ryder Cup, made himself eligible by agreeing to the DPWT’s terms. “I’ll gladly pay my way to go on the Ryder Cup, not have to pay to still be a member of the DP World Tour and fulfill a commitment that I’m fully willing to commit,” Rahm said. Even with drama surrounding him off the course, Rahm is performing well. He finished as runner-up in each of the first two LIV events of the season, at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Adelaide, Australia, as he looks ahead to the tournament in Hong Kong that starts on Thursday. “Happy with my play so far,” Rahm said. “I wish I could have converted one of those wins.” ==================================================================== INDIANA SPORTS TEAM RELEASES INDY FUEL FUEL HOST THUNDER ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT FISHERS- The Fuel will host the Wichita Thunder for the first time this season on Wednesday night. This will kick off a three-game series against the Thunder that will continue over the weekend at the Fishers Event Center. LAST TIME OUT The last time these two teams met was March 9, 2025 when the Thunder visited Indy. After defeating them the night before, the Fuel ultimately fell 5-4 to the Thunder. Jesse Tucker opened the scoring in that game and is the only Fuel player still rostered who scored. Indy also recorded 29 penalty minutes in that matchup. SCOUTING REPORT The Wichita Thunder come into this game in fifth place in the Mountain division with 52 points and a 22-21-4-4 record. Their points leader, Kyle Crnkovic, has 22 goals and 25 assists so far this season. Defenseman Noah Beck is also an offensive weapon with six power play goals, and 39 points. =================================================================== INDIANA WRESTLING BIG TEN ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS PRE-SEEDS BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– The Big Ten Conference announced the pre-seed list for the 2026 Big Ten Championships taking place from March 7-8 at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. The pre-seeds build the preliminary bracket setup for each weight class in the Big Ten Championships. The seedings are not final at this time. There will be a Big Ten coaches meeting on Friday to discuss and finalize seeding. At this time, Indiana’s ten starters were seeded in the slots listed below. 125: No. 4 Jacob Moran 133: No. 12 Blaine Frazier 141: No. 9 Henry Porter 149: No. 11 Joey Buttler 157: No. 11 Bryce Lowery 165: No. 9 Tyler Lillard 174: No. 6 Derek Gilcher 184: No. 9 Sam Goin 197: No. 8 Gabe Sollars 285: No. 14 Caleb Marzolino The seed list goes from 1-14 at each bracket. 125 lbs Luke Lilledahl (PSU) Spencer Moore (ILL) Nic Bouzakis (OSU) Jacob Moran (IND) Jore Volk (MINN) Ayden Smith (RU) Nicolar Rivera (WIS) Dean Peterson (IOWA) Diego Sotelo (MICH) Dedrick Navarro (NU) Kael Lauridsen (NEB) Nick Corday (MSU) Ashton Jackson (PUR) Abram Cline (MD) 133 lbs Marcus Blaze (PSU) Lucas Byrd (ILL) Ben Davino (OSU) Zan Fugitt (WIS) Drake Ayala (IOWA) Jacob Van Dee (NEB) Sean Spidle (NU) Braxton Brown (MD) Dylan Shawver (RU) Blake Boarman (PUR) Caleb Weiand (MSU) Blaine Frazier (IND) Gauge Botero (MICH) Jager Eisch (MINN) 141 lbs Jesse Mendez (OSU) Brock Hardy (NEB) Vance VomBaur (MINN) Nasir Bailey (IOWA) Dylan Ragusin (MICH) Greyson Clark (PUR) Braeden Davis (PSU) Billy Dekraker (NU) Henry Porter (IND) Joseph Olivieri (RU) Dario Lemus (MD) Danny Pucino (ILL) Carson Exferd (WIS) Jaden Crumpler (MSU) 149 lbs Shayne Van Ness (PSU) Ethan Stiles (OSU) Joseph Zargo (WIS) Lachlan McNeil (MICH) Carter Young (MD) Chance Lamer (NEB) Andrew Clark (RU) Ryder Block (IOWA) Michael Gioffre (ILL) Drew Roberts (MINN) Joey Buttler (IND) Gavin Brown (PUR) Clayton Jones (MSU) August Hibler (NU) 157 lbs Antrell Taylor (NEB) PJ Duke (PSU) Kannon Webster (ILL) Anthony White (RU) Cameron Catrabone (MICH) Charlie Millard (MINN) Brandon Cannon (OSU) Luke Mechler (WIS) Stoney Buell (PUR) Victor Voinovich III (IOWA) Bryce Lowery (IND) Darius Marines (MSU) Mekhi Neal (MD) Ty Wilson (NU) 165 lbs Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) Michael Caliendo (IOWA) Joey Blaze (PUR) Andrew Sparks (MINN) LJ Araujo (NEB) Braeden Scoles (ILL) Andrew Barbosa (RU) Paddy Gallagher (OSU) Tyler Lillard (IND) Cody Goebel (WIS) Jacob Bostelman (NU) Justin Gates (MICH) AJ Rodrigues (MD) Jack Conley (MSU) 174 lbs Christopher Minto (NEB) Levi Haines (PSU) Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) Beau Mantanona (MICH) Carson Kharchla (OSU) Derek Gilcher (IND) Ethan Riddle (MINN) Brody Baumann (PUR) Colin Kelly (ILL) Lenny Pinto (RU) Eddie Enright (NU) Luke Condon (WIS) Connor O’Neil (MSU) Seth Digby (MD) 184 lbs Rocco Welsh (PSU) Max McEnelly (MINN) Silas Allred (NEB) Brock Mantanona (MICH) Chris Moore (ILL) Dylan Fishback (OSU) Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) Angelo Ferrari (IOWA) Sam Goin (IND) James Rowley (PUR) J.D. Perez (NU) Sepanta Ahanj-Elias (MD) Ryan Boucher (MSU) Cale Anderson (WIS) 197 lbs Josh Barr (PSU) Camden McDanel (NEB) Remy Cotton (RU) Branson John (MD) Luke Geog (OSU) Wyatt Ingham (WIS) Kael Wisler (MSU) Gabe Sollars (IND) Ben Vanadia (PUR) Hayden Walters (MICH) Gavin Nelson (MINN) Dylan Connell (ILL) Gabe Arnold (IOWA) Alex Smith (NU) 285 lbs Taye Ghadiali (MICH) AJ Ferrari (NEB) Nick Feldman (OSU) Cole Mirasola (PSU) Braxton Amos (WIS) Luke Luffman (ILL) Koy Hopke (MINN) Hunter Catka (RU) Josh Terrill (MSU) Ben Kueter (IOWA) Hayden Filipovich (PUR) Joey Schneck (MD) Gabe Christenson (NU) Caleb Marzolino (IND) ==================================================================== INDIANA BASEBALL SERIES FINALE AT MARYLAND SELECTED BY BIG TEN NETWORK ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference office announced that the series finale between Indiana and Maryland in College Park on Sunday, April 12th (Noon ET) will be broadcasted to a national audience on the Big Ten Network. It is one of 16 total league games to be picked up by the conference’s network partners. There will be five additional wild card games aired on Big Ten Network on the season’s final weekend. Those games will be picked in the final weeks of the season when the conference standings take full shape. The entirety of the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha will be on national television. Once again, the championship game is set for Sunday, May 24th at the sport’s most iconic venue. IU and Maryland have played 17 times in the time that head coach Jeff Mercer has led the program in Bloomington. The Terrapins own a slight 9-8 edge in the series which included a sweep of IU at Bart Kaufman Field in 2023. The Hoosiers have turned the tides as of late, winning two of three games both in 2024 and 2025. IU outscored Maryland 34-12 in a series victory the last time the two sides played in College Park. The remainder of IU’s currently scheduled games will be played on B1G+. The conference slate begins this weekend (March 6-8) with a visit from Washington to Bart Kaufman Field. FULL TV SCHEDULE: April 5USCUCLABTN6 p.m.April 12IndianaMarylandBTN12 p.m.April 14CreightonNebraskaBTN7 p.m.April 17MinnesotaUCLABTN10 p.m.April 19Ohio StatePurdueBTN/B1G+TBAApril 19NorthwesternMichiganBTNTBAApril 22Notre DameMichigan StateBTN6 p.m.April 28UConnRutgersBTN6 p.m.April 29West VirginiaPenn StateBTN6 p.m.May 2NebraskaOhio StateBTN7 p.m.May 2OregonWashingtonBTN10 p.m.May 9NorthwesternIllinoisBTN6:30 p.m.May 9OregonUCLABTN9:30 p.m.May 10WashingtonPenn StateBTN12 p.m.May 10IowaNebraskaBTN3 p.m.May 14WildcardWildcardBTNTBAMay 14WildcardWildcardBTNTBAMay 15WildcardWildcardBTNTBAMay 15WildcardWildcardBTNTBAMay 16WildcardWildcardBTNTBAMay 16USCOregonBTN6 p.m.May 19-24Big Ten Tournament Presented by IFS.aiTBABTNTBA NORTHERN KENTUCKY GAME CANCELED BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Tuesday’s midweek game (3/3) against Northern Kentucky has been canceled due to incoming weather. As it stands, the contest is not currently scheduled to be played at a later date. Indiana will begin its Big Ten slate this weekend (March 6-8) against Washington at Bart Kaufman Field. Stay tuned to social media for any weather-related updates to the series schedule. RICKETTS TABBED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK ROSEMONT, Ill. – After a blistering hot weekend against Western Kentucky, redshirt freshman designated hitter Brayden Ricketts was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday (March 2) evening. He helped the Hoosiers to a 3-2 week which featured a trio of important road victories. Ricketts, who has taken firm control of the third spot on the lineup card, hit .600 (9-15) in a four-game series in Bowling Green. He added a hit in a midweek win over Xavier to finish the busy stretch of games with 10 base knocks in 20 at-bats. The Brampton, Ontario native slugged his first two career home runs on Sunday (March 1) afternoon to secure a victory over the Hilltoppers. He added seven RBIs this weekend and scored four times. The young hitter redshirted last year but has taken full advantage of the opportunity during the 2026 campaign. He is the 14th different player in the Jeff Mercer era (2019 – Present) to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for IU. Five of the Hoosiers’ regular starters (Moore, Ricketts, Hanley, Denny and Malamazian) have now won the award at some point in their career. On the season, Ricketts has worked his batting average up to .381 across 10 starts. He’s riding an eight-game hitting streak with an OPS of 1.080. He’s had multi-hit games in four of his last six contests and is hitting .400 (16-40) since entering the starting lineup in the final game of the North Carolina series. =================================================================== INDIANA SOFTBALL ALY VANBRANDT NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Softball junior Aly VanBrandt was named the Big Ten’s Player of the Week for her outstanding play over the weekend (Feb. 27-March 1) at the Elon & UNCG Tournament. VanBrandt led the Hoosiers to a 5-0 showing in the tournament where they outscored their opponents by a run differential of 59-3. Individually, she hit .500 (8-for-16) on the weekend with four home runs and two doubles. She also totaled 15 RBI and eight runs scored while also drawing five walks and was 3-for-3 on stolen bases. Against Elon on Feb. 27, VanBrandt was 3-for-4 with two home runs and a double to total seven RBI in the game. In the first game against UNCG (Feb. 28), she was 2-for-3 with five RBI and a grand slam. ================================================================== PURDUE SOFTBALL GOSSETT EARNS BIG TEN PITCHER OF THE WEEK HONORS WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the second time in her career, Julia Gossett earns Big Ten Pitcher of the Week as announced by the conference on Monday. Gossett earned three of the Boilers five victories this weekend, including a save, pitching 16.2 innings without giving up a run. In her four appearances, Gossett surrendered just three hits, including 28 strikeouts, producing a measly .055 batting average against her. In the Boilers 10-0 victory over Southern Illinois, Gossett also earned the shutout victory. During the final game of the weekend, against Western Carolina, Gossett struck out 12 batters, including striking out the side in back-to-back innings, which was just two off of her career-high 14. Gossett is the first Purdue pitcher to earn the honor since herself on Apr. 21, 2025. =================================================================== NOTRE DAME BASBEALL HOME OPENER ON THE HORIZON FOR IRISH SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team is slated to host Eastern Michigan on Tuesday afternoon for the team’s home opener. THE MATCHUP The Irish lead the all-time series 7-3 overall. Notre Dame took a 12-10 win over Eastern Michigan on May 13, 2025 in the most recent meeting between the two teams. LAST TIME OUT The Irish powered their way to a weekend sweep at the Holiday Inn Classic hosted by Tennessee Tech. ALABAMA A&M – The Irish posted ten runs in the first three innings and never looked back in a 19-2 win in seven innings against Alabama A&M in the first-ever meeting between the two teams. Jack Radel earned the win on the bump after going 6.0 innings with 10 strikeouts. UIC – Brandon Logan used a game-ending grand slam to help lift the Notre Dame baseball team to a 14-3 (8 innings) win. Mark Quatrani added a homer. Caden Crowell earned the win on the mound for the Irish. TENNESSEE TECH – Trailing 8-3 midway through the seventh inning, the Irish plated five runs in the bottom half of the inning before walking off a 9-8 win in 11 innings. Mark Quatrani went 4-for-6 at the dish with two home runs on the day. Drew Berkland added a 4-for-6 effort of his own with three RBIs, which included the game-tying and game-winning runs. BY THE NUMBERS .559 Mark Quatrani currently boasts a .559 batting average, which ranks second nationally among D1 baseball players 16 The team features 16 returners from the 2025 Notre Dame squad that put together a 16-2 record to close out the regular season last spring. 12 The squad features 12 true freshmen. Six of those 12 were ranked among the top two recruits in the Class of 2025 at their respective positions in their states. 9 Caden Crowell was ranked as No. 9 on the D1Baseball Freshman Impact List for 2026. 7 Seven transfer student-athletes joined the Irish for the 2026 season, including five graduate student-athletes. 6.0 Jack Radel threw 6.0 perfect innings with nine strikeouts on just 68 pitches against UCF. 5 The Irish erased a five-run deficit (3-8) to defeat Indiana 9-8 in 11 innings at the Live Like Lou Jax Baseball Classic. 3 A trio of Irish players earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Live Like Lou Jax Baseball Classic – Jack Radel, Mark Quatrani and Drew Berkland 0.50 Jack Radel’s 0.50 WHIP ranks tenth in the nation. TOP TALENT The Irish have six players listed in the D1baseball.com Preseason rankings by position. Sophomore Bino Watters was the 17th ranked first baseman. Junior Jack Radel was 29th on the starting pitchers list. Junior Mark Quatrani was 49th on the catchers list. Graduate student Drew Berkland was 63rd on the outfielders report. Sophomore Oisin Lee came in at 74th on the relief pitchers list. Junior Davis Johnson was listed at 132nd in the outfielder rankings. Additionally, Notre Dame had representation on the D1Baseball Impact Freshman List as Caden Crowell came in at No. 9 on the ranking. ==================================================================== BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNA WYPYCH NAMED BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK, SANIYA JACKSON EARNS SPOT ON HONOR ROLL INDIANAPOLIS – Anna Wypych was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, and Saniya Jackson earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll as announced by the league office in New York on Monday. Wypych was spectacular in a 2-0 week for the Dawgs posting a career-high 21 points against DePaul. Wypych was sensational last week for BU, averaging 14.5 points, two rebounds and two assists across two games. The freshman shot 42.9 percent (9-21) from the floor and sank 33.3 percent (4-12) of her shots from distance. On top of a career-high 21 against DePaul, Wypych added three assists, a rebound and a steal in 28 minutes of action helping lift Butler to victory on the road. Against Seton Hall, the Michigan native added eight points, three rebounds and an assist en route to a 62-55 victory. Saniya Jackson averaged a double-double last week for BU, averaging 12 points per game and 11 rebounds per game. Over the course of the week, Jackson pulled down 19 defensive rebounds to go with three offensive boards. The redshirt sophomore added three steals, two assists and a block. The Fort Wayne native was 10-for-11 from the floor during the week and was 3-for-4 from behind the arc. Against DePaul, Jackson poured in 19 points and 14 rebounds marking her second double-double of the season and her second against the Blue Demons. The Bulldogs will be back in action on Friday, March 6, as BU takes on Georgetown in the first round of the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament. Butler is the No. 9 seed in the event and tip-off between the Bulldogs and Hoyas is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. 2026 BIG EAST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET SET NEW YORK – The bracket for the 2026 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by JEEP was finalized on Sunday night following the St. John’s-UConn game. The BIG EAST Tournament is set for March 6-9 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. All 11 teams qualify for the conference postseason, with the top five teams in the final regular-season standings receiving first-round byes. The winner of the BIG EAST Tournament receives the league’s automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Action tips off on March 6 with the BIG EAST Tournament First Round. No. 8 seed Georgetown will face No. 9 seed Butler at 11 a.m. ET, followed by No. 7 seed Providence against No. 10 seed DePaul at 1:30 p.m. Day one closes out at 4 p.m. when No. 6 seed St. John’s tips off against No. 11 seed Xavier. The winner of the Bulldogs-Hoyas game moves on to face No. 1 seed and BIG EAST regular-season champion UConn in Saturday’s first of four quarterfinal games. Tipoff is slated for noon. At 2:30 p.m., No. 4 seed Marquette faces No. 5 seed Creighton. Beginning at 7 p.m., No. 2 seed Villanova faces the winner of the Friars-Blue Demons. Rounding out the night at 9:30 p.m. is No. 3 seed Seton Hall against the winner of the Johnnies-Musketeers. Quarterfinal winners advance to Sunday’s semifinals, with Saturday’s afternoon session winners squaring off at 2:30 p.m., followed by the evening session winners at 5 p.m. Semifinal winners advance to Monday’s title game, which will tip at 7 p.m. All 10 games will be aired on Peacock. 2026 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournamentpresented by Jeep Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, Conn. * All 10 games will be aired on PeacockMarch 6 – First RoundGame 1: No. 8 Georgetown vs. No. 9 Butler, 11 a.m. Game 2: No. 7 Providence vs. No. 10 DePaul, 1:30 p.m. Game 3: No. 6 St. John’s vs. No. 11 Xavier, 4 p.m. March 7 – Quarterfinals Game 4: Game 1 winner vs. No. 1 UConn, Noon Game 5: No. 4 Marquette vs. No. 5 Creighton, 2:30 p.m. Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. No. 2 Villanova, 7 p.m. Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. No. 3 Seton Hall, 9:30 p.m. March 8 – Semifinals Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 2:30 p.m. Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 5 p.m. March 9 – Final Game 10: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 7 p.m. All times Eastern ==================================================================== IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON COMES TO AN END AT NO. 10 CLEVELAND STATE IN 101-93 DEFEAT CLEVELAND – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team saw its 2025-26 campaign come to a close on Monday night (Mar. 2) as the Jaguars lost in the play-in game of the Horizon League Tournament at No. 10 Cleveland State, 101-93. Kyler D’Augustino, Jaxon Edwards and Maguire Mitchell all scored a team-high 23 points in the loss while three CSU (11-21) players also scored a game-high 23 points. Preist Ryan, Jaidon Lipscomb and Chevalier Emery all finished with 23 apiece as Cleveland State shot a blistering 63 percent from the floor and 11-of-20 (55 percent) from three. The Jaguars shot 48 percent overall and 9-of-24 (37.5 percent) from deep while forcing 17 CSU miscues. However, the inability to get stops when CSU did break the full-court press proved to be the difference in the game. The game was a back-and-forth affair with teams trading runs throughout the evening. After leading by nine at intermission, CSU built a 14-point second half lead with 16:59 to play when Lipscomb swished a three. Using the press to continually force turnovers, the Jaguars melted the lead back to 73-71 with 8:04 to play when Edwards rattled in a wing three off a Finley Woodward find. CSU responded with a critical 7-1 burst to regain a three possession lead. The Vikings were later able to rebuild a double-digit lead before the Jags closed within five in the game’s final minute, fueled by back-to-back Mitchell buckets. After a pair of made free throws, Mitchell misfired on a pair of threes that would’ve cut the lead back to four in the closing seconds before the hosts iced the game at the line. IU Indy (7-25) threw a haymaker out of the gates, scoring the game’s opening nine points and forcing a pair of early turnovers. The lead was 12-3 when Mitchell drained his second three of the opening three-plus minutes before Cleveland State responded with a 9-0 run of its own. The first half featured nine lead changes, the final of which came on an Emery layup at the 8:15 mark that ignited a 12-2 CSU run. Cleveland State proceeded to make its final eight field goal attempts of the first half to build the 45-36 halftime advantage. Head coach Ben Howlett tightened up the rotations with the season on the line as the team’s top four scorers all played 31-plus minutes. Edwards recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 23 points and 10 rebounds and Woodward also had a double-double of 10 points, 10 assists and five rebounds. Woodward took over as the program’s single-season assist record holder in the first half of Monday’s game, ultimately finishing the season with 201 assists, eclipsing the prior mark by seven. Mitchell hit for 20-plus for a third straight game to close the season, including drilling five treys. D’Augustino scored 18 of his 23 after halftime and was 8-of-16 from the field. Sophomore Kameron Tinsley contributed seven points and three rebounds off the bench while Micah Davis had six points, three rebounds and three assists. Ryan had a double-double for the Vikings with 23 points and 12 rebounds while Lipscomb had eight assists to go along with his 23 points. CSU won the glass by a 37-30 margin and scored 35 fast break points in beating the Jags for a second time in three meetings this season. D’AUGUSTINO VOTED THIRD TEAM ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis junior guard Kyler D’Augustino has been voted Third Team All-Horizon League by the league’s coaches, as announced on Monday (Mar. 2). The 6-foot-1 guard closed the regular season averaging 18.3 points, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game while shooting 53 percent from the floor and 39 percent from three-point range. The Ohio-native currently ranks among the Horizon League’s top-10 in scoring (3rd; 18.3 ppg), field goal percentage (6th; 53.2%), minutes played (6th; 32.3 mpg) and assists (3.5 apg). He scored in double-digits in 25 of his 29 appearances this season, including topping 20-or-more 15 times. He had a season-high 31 against Wright State on Jan. 4 and had two different stretches in which he scored 20-or-more in four straight games. In league play, he upped his output to 19.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game while also leading the squad in steals (25). He continued to shoot at an efficient clip against league opponents, knocking down 50 percent from the floor, 36 percent from beyond the arc and 79 percent at the foul line. The full list of league honorees is below. 2025-26 Horizon League Men’s Basketball All-League Awards Player of the Year: DeSean Goode, RMU Coach of the Year: Clint Sargent, Wright State Newcomer of the Year: TJ Burch, Wright State Freshman of the Year: Kellen Pickett, Wright State Defensive Player of the Year: TJ Burch, Wright State Sixth Man of the Year: Chevalier Emery, Cleveland State Sportsmanship Awards: Tre Beard, Cleveland State & Aaron Franklin, Milwaukee All-League First Team Orlando Lovejoy, Detroit Mercy Brody Robinson, Oakland Corey Hadnot II, Purdue Fort Wayne DeSean Goode, RMU TJ Burch, Wright State All-League Second Team Preston Ruedinger, Green Bay Donovan Oday, Northern Kentucky Ryan Prather Jr., RMU Michael Imariagbe, Wright State Cris Carroll, Youngstown State All-League Third Team Dayan Nessah, Cleveland State TJ Nadeau, Detroit Mercy C.J. O’Hara, Green Bay Kyler D’Augustino, IU Indianapolis Tuburu Naivalurua, Oakland All-Freshman Team Tyler Spratt, Detroit Mercy Stevie Elam, Milwaukee Darius Livingston, RMU Michael Cooper, Wright State Kellen Pickett, Wright State All-Defensive Team Orlando Lovejoy, Detroit Mercy Tae Dozier, Northern Kentucky Nikolaos Chitikoudis, RMU TJ Burch, Wright State Imanuel Zorgvol, Youngstown State Sportsmanship Award Finalists Tre Beard, Cleveland State* Legend Geeter, Detroit Mercy Finley Woodward, IU Indianapolis Aaron Franklin, Milwaukee* LJ Wells, Northern Kentucky Tuburu Naivalurua, Oakland Deangelo Elisee, Purdue Fort Wayne Ryan Prather Jr., RMU Solomon Callaghan, Wright State ================================================================== BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL IN KALAMAZOO FOR TUESDAY NIGHT GAME AT WMU The Ball State men’s basketball team begins the final week of the regular season with a 7 p.m. game Tuesday night at Western Michigan. The contest 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 (10-19, 5-11 Mid-American Conference) dominated the second half on its way to a 79-43 win at Northern Illinois on Saturday for its second straight win. Western Michigan (10-19, 4-12 MAC) lost 69-67 on a last-second shot from No. 21 Miami on Friday night after beating Bowling Green on the road last Tuesday. Dwayne Stephens is in his fourth season as the head coach in Kalamazoo. The Broncos get production from their bench (28.9 points per game, second in the league) and in transition (12.6 fastbreak points per game, fourth in the MAC) while securing the fourth-most rebounds per contest in the conference (36.4). Indianapolis native and senior guard Jayden Brewer paces WMU in scoring (12.9 points per game) and rebounding (6.8 per game). Junior guard Jalen Griffith averages 12.2 points a contest and a team high 3.4 assists per game. The Cardinals will next conclude the regular season at home on Friday night against Central Michigan. Ball State is still in contention for a No. 7 or No. 8 seed in next week’s MAC Tournament. HAVEN’T BEEN TO KALAMAZOO IN AWHILE: Tuesday’s game in Kalamazoo will be the first between the Ball State and Western Michigan men’s basketball programs at University Arena in exactly 25 months (Feb. 3, 2024) The Cardinals won that game 77-67 on a Saturday afternoon. Ball State last faced WMU in Muncie on Jan. 28, 2025 and has played 40 games overall and 26 conference contests since the last time matching up with the Broncos. HOUNDING THE HUSKIES: Ball State’s 43 points allowed in the 79-43 win at Northern Illinois were the fewest the men’s basketball team has allowed against a Mid-American Conference opponent since March 11, 2019 in a 61-43 win against Eastern Michigan. The 36-point margin of victory was the largest against a MAC foe for the Cardinals since a 115-79 decision vs EMU on Feb. 27, 2016. Ball State gave up only 96 total points to the Huskies in the two-game season series including a 58-53 win against Northern Illinois on Jan. 24. That was the first time the Cardinals had 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). STRONG START TO THE SECOND HALF: Ball State started the second half of Saturday’s win over Northern Illinois on a 21-0 scoring run to take a 57-29 lead with 13 minutes to play. The stretch was Ball State’s best against an NCAA Division I foe this season following a 15-0 run at Central Michigan on Jan. 20. The Cardinals started the game against Earlham on Dec. 29 up 33-0. HILL TO THE HOOP: Guard Davion Hill led the Cardinals in points (17), rebounds (six) and assists (season best seven) at NIU a game after going for a season high 26 points in last Tuesday night’s 74-73 overtime win against UMass. The 26-point performance included an 11-for-11 showing at the free throw line, which was the first 100 percent effort at the foul line for a Cardinal this season shooting more than six free throws. Hill has now scored in double figures in eight straight games and 13 of the last 14 and leads the team in average points overall (13.5 per game) and in MAC play (15.6). FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME FOR OVERTIME: The Ball State men’s basketball program went 33 games between overtime contests before last Tuesday’s 74-73 win over UMass featuring an extra session. The Cardinals’ last overtime game before that was an 89-83 win against Northern Illinois on Feb. 15, 2025. FIVE IN DOUBLE FIGURES: Ball State got five scorers in double figures for the second straight game in Saturday’s win at NIU. Hill paced the Cardinals with 17 points followed by Armoni Zeigler (13 points), Elmore James IV (12), Kayden Fish (12) and Devon Barnes (11). Four Cardinals scored 10 points each in the overtime win over UMass last Tuesday to join Hill (26) in double figures. MILESTONES MET: Senior guards Devon Barnes and Juwan Maxey hit career scoring milestones in their respective NCAA Division I careers on Feb. 14 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. BENCH GETTING BUCKETS: Led by Kayden 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 (25.9). 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 five teams in NCAA Division I (George Washington, Tarleton State, Illinois State, VCU and USC) feature more different leading scorers in games this season than Ball State’s eight. Davion Hill (10), Armoni Zeigler (eight), Devon Barnes (four), 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. TURNOVER TALK: Ball State committed only seven turnovers in Saturday’s win at Northern Illinois, which was the fifth game this season giving away seven or fewer turnovers (season low five at Central Michigan on Jan. 20). Ball State is the top conference team in taking care of the ball (9.9 turnovers per game) and second in turnover margin (+2.1) against MAC foes. Ball State kept control of the ball at Bowling Green on Feb. 3, 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 15 games so far this season with 10 or fewer giveaways. CARDINALS CLAMPING DOWN ON DEFENSE: Ball State leads the Mid-American Conference in scoring defense (69.4 points per game) and ranks second in fewest fouls committed per game (15.2) and fourth in steals per game (7.6) through the season’s first 29 contests. DIALED IN FROM LONG RANGE: The Cardinals drained 13 3-pointers on Feb. 20 against Akron, which was the second-most Ball State has made this season behind 14 in a win over Le Moyne back on Nov. 30. Eight of those triples were hit in the first half, and the 46.4 percent (13-28) mark from distance was the third-best in a game this season for the Cardinals. =============================================================== BALL STATE BASEBALL GARZA NAMED MAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK Brendan Garza has been named the Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon. Garza twirled a gem on Saturday night at Hawaii, firing a two-hit shutout in Ball State’s 1-0 win over the Rainbow Warriors. The sophomore right-handed pitcher for the Cardinals struck out five and allowed only two singles and two walks on the night, with no Hawaii baserunner advancing past first base. Garza worked 1-2-3 innings five times, as he retired the final 12 batters of the game following a leadoff walk in the sixth. This was Ball State’s first complete game since Merritt Beeker allowed one run in 9.0 frames in May 2024 against Toledo at the Mid-American Conference Tournament and first nine-inning shutout in five years (John Baker against Western Michigan in a 2-0 win on March 19, 2021). Garza joined Jacob Gillis as Ball State players with MAC weekly recognitions this season after Gillis was named the Co-Player of the Week last Monday. The Cardinals host Central Michigan on Friday afternoon for the conference and home opener. ================================================================= INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL INDIANA STATE TO PLAY VALPARAISO IN OPENING ROUND OF 2026 MVC TOURNAMENT ST. LOUIS – Indiana State men’s basketball will open the 2026 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament with Valparaiso on Thursday, March 5.The league office announced on Monday morning the full bracket for the tournament, with the Sycamores earning a No. 10 seed in the tournament. After a weekend with numerous outcomes, Indiana State drew the Beacons who earned the No. 7 seed. The Sycamores head into the tournament after beating UIC on Sunday afternoon, 79-63, ending the regular season 11-20, 4-16 MVC.CLICK HERE FOR THE MVC TOURNAMENT BRACKET (PDF)CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE MVC MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITECLICK HERE FOR THE FULL MVC RELEASE =================================================================== INDIANA STATE BASEBALL INDIANA STATE SET TO MAKE HOME DEBUT WEDNESDAY AGAINST LINDENWOOD TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State is set to make its 2026 home debut this week as the Sycamores host Lindenwood on Wednesday afternoon at Bob Warn Field, with first pitch set for 2 p.m. ET. The game will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend with live stats available on GoSycamores.com. The game day giveaway for the contest is a 2026 Indiana State baseball schedule magnet which will be handed out at the gate while supplies last. Recapping The Weekend Indiana State claimed the inaugural Atlantis Collegiate Baseball Series title this past weekend as the Sycamores took two of three games against Penn State at the Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium. The Sycamores claimed the 8-5 win on Friday night, before recording a 2-1 victory on Saturday afternoon to clinch the series. Penn State rallied back to win the Sunday finale in extra innings, 9-8. Caden Miller was named the Tournament MVP after posting a .385 batting average with four RBIs over the three-game series against the Nittany Lions. Nick Sutherlin was Indiana State’s leading hitter with a .545 batting average, including three doubles, and added four runs scored on the weekend. Mason Roell added a .500 batting average and recorded his second home run of the 2026 season, an inside-the-park shot in Sunday’s finale, while adding three RBIs. Jack Armstrong and Colby Morse both recorded wins on the mound for the Sycamores as the bullpen recorded all three decisions on the mound. Armstrong worked 4.2 scoreless innings on Friday evening with a career-high seven strikeouts, while Morse worked the final frame in the Saturday afternoon win. Ty Brooks continued his dominant start to the season going 7.0 innings allowing three hits and a run while striking out eight in the Saturday start. It marked his second consecutive quality start on the mound. Justin Hoff and Hunter Small both recorded saves on the mound. The Sycamores posted a 4.18 team ERA over 28.0 innings of work, while adding a 23:12 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Opponents hit just .238 from the plate against 11 Indiana State pitchers. Season Spotlight Jeremy Martinez (.345) and Caden Miller (.302) are both hitting over .300 on the season through the first 12 games of the year to lead the Indiana State offense. Martinez has posted a team-high .474 on-base percentage among the Indiana State lineup regulars, while adding a .552 slugging percentage. Miller is tied for the team lead with 12 RBIs and enters the week on a four-game hitting streak, while also driving in RBIs in four of the last five games. Nick Sutherlin is just under the .300 line with a .295 batting average, sitting tied for the team lead in both home runs (2) and RBIs (12). He also leads the team with 13 runs scored. Carter Beck has been a mainstay in the Sycamores’ lineup with a .277 batting average and is tied for the team lead with four doubles, while adding 10 RBIs, 12 runs scored, and three stolen bases. Beck currently heads into the week with a 16-game on-base streak. Six different Sycamores have recorded multiple stolen bases on the year paced by Beck, Emil Estrella, and Jorge Cartagena with three apiece. Three Sycamores have been penciled into the starting lineup every game so far in the 2026 season with Carter Beck (CF), Emil Estrella (DH/RF), and Nick Sutherlin (INF) everyday starters. Caden Miller, and Caleb Niehaus have also been on the field in all 12 games. Ty Brooks headlines the Indiana State pitching staff to date with team-highs in innings pitched (22.0) and starts (4), while recording two of the Sycamores’ six wins on the mound. Brooks has a 1.23 ERA, a 16:3 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and a .108 opponent batting average. Jack Armstrong and Colby Morse both have two wins apiece on the mound on the season. Armstrong is tied for the team’s strikeout lead through the first three weeks of the season as the right-handed reliever has posted 16 strikeouts over 11.1 innings of work. He has allowed opponents to hit just .054 from the plate on the year while posting a 0.00 ERA and receiving win against Miami (Ohio) and Penn State. Sycamores Against Lindenwood/Ohio Valley Indiana State and Lindenwood have never faced off against each other in their respective program histories. Lindenwood joined the NCAA Division I on August 1, 2025, as a full member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Lindenwood is one of three Ohio Valley Conference teams the Sycamores will face over the 2026 season. The Sycamores will host SIUE on April 8 and Western Illinois on May 5. About the Lions Lindenwood heads into the midweek contest with a 5-7 record over the 2026 season, including wins against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, St. Thomas, and Northern Illinois. The Lions were selected sixth overall in the Ohio Valley Conference’s preseason poll receiving 86 total points. Two Lindenwood players, Jake Radosevich (C/DH) and Charlie Isom-McCall (INF) were both recognized on the 2026 Ohio Valley Players to Watch List prior to the start of the season. Will Geary (.367) and Jake Radosevich (.350) have been the team’s hitting leaders early on the year with Geary posting a team-high 18 hits including three doubles, while Radosevich has a team-high nine RBIs and three doubles on the season. Willam Zareh has added a team-high two home runs and five RBIs on the season. Seth Benes is the team’s pitching leader with a 0.00 ERA over 21.0 innings posting a 17:5 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Overall, Lindenwood has recorded a 4.44 team ERA with a 78:33 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 103.1 innings. Opponents are hitting .259 from the plate against the Lindenwood pitching staff. 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. ==================================================================== PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL ‘DONS SET FOR #HLMBB FIRST ROUND AT GREEN BAY ON TUESDAY FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne heads to Green Bay on Tuesday (March 3) to play the Phoenix in the first round of the 2026 Barbasol Horizon League Championship. The winner will advance to Indianapolis. The two lowest remaining teams will play on Sunday (March 8) in the second round. The three highest remaining teams will advance directly to the semifinals on Monday. Game Day InformationWho: No. 6 Purdue Fort Wayne (17-14) at No. 5 Green Bay (17-14) When: Tuesday, March 3 | 8 PM ETWhere: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Kress CenterLive Stats: LinkWatch: ESPN+ Listen: 1380 AMGame Notes:Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay Know Your Foe Green Bay finished a game better than the Mastodons in the league standings this year. They are last in the league in scoring at 75.1 points per game. In league play only, C.J. O’Hara is averaging a team-best 15.5 points per game. Preston Ruedinger is averaging 5.4 assists per game in league play, third in the league. Series History Purdue Fort Wayne leads the all-time series 9-4. Green Bay owns a pair of wins over the Mastodons this season, winning 76-59 and 72-54. The two teams own one of the most memorable league tournament games for the Mastodons’ brief history in the Horizon League. In 2020-21, the Mastodons won 89-84 in double overtime at the Kress Center. Jalon Pipkins made a 3-pointer at the buzzer of the first overtime to send it to a second extra session. Tuesday’s game, however, will be the first Mastodon-Phoenix postseason game with a crowd in attendance. As the 2021 meeting was played under closed door COVID restrictions. ‘Dons & Ends // Corey Hadnot II was named to the 2026 All-Horizon League First Team. // Corey Hadnot II is averaging 20.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals. He is one of two players in NCAA Division I men’s basketball averaging 20/4/3/1.5. The other is Cameron Boozer (Duke). // The Purdue Fort Wayne roster features a pair of Mastodons from the Green Bay area. Maximus Nelson is from Appleton, Wis. and Chris Morgan is from Kaukauna, Wis. // Two Mastodons have reached 1,000 points in their career in 2025-26. Corey Hadnot II reached 1,000 on Feb. 7 at Wright State. DeAndre Craig Jr. hit the 1,000 mark for his career (Denver and Purdue Fort Wayne combined) at Northern Kentucky (Feb. 18). // Mikale Stevenson can become the third Mastodon to reach 1,000 points. He is at 980 points. // Corey Hadnot II has 639 points this season, 4th all-time in program history for a single season. He went over the 600-point mark vs. Wright State (Feb. 25). 1. 746 Bryson Scott – 2017-18 2. 672 Bruce Roland – 1987-88 3. 642 John Konchar – 2018-19 4. 639 Corey Hadnot II – 2025-26 // Corey Hadnot II reached 239 field goals this year on Feb. 25 vs. Wright State, 4th for a single season in program history. Only Bruce Roland (279 in 1987-88), Bryson Scott (247 in 2017-18) and Rickie Smith (242 in 1980-81) have more field goals in a season than Hadnot II this year. // The Mastodons have used only two starting lineups all season. // The Mastodons have seven games this season when they’ve trailed for more than 10 minutes and rallied back to win: Chicago State (largest deficit: 6, time trailed: 11:16), Northern Kentucky (15, 21:37), Detroit Mercy (8, 11:13), Cleveland State (16, 27:58), at Youngstown State (5, 14:25), at Detroit Mercy (9, 13:41) and at IU Indy (9, 14:00). While the ‘Dons didn’t win at Wright State (Feb. 7), they did erase a 17-point deficit to take the lead in the second half. // Purdue Fort Wayne’s 16-point comeback victory vs. Cleveland State (Jan. 4) was the second largest comeback in the program’s NCAA Division I era. The largest comeback victory in program history came in a win at North Dakota State (Jan. 20, 2011) when the ‘Dons rallied back from 18. // In December, Corey Hadnot II was named to the Lou Henson Award Watch List. The award recognizes the best player in NCAA Mid-Major Division I basketball. The award is given out at the end of the season. // Speaking of watch lists, Maximus Nelson was named to the watch list of the State Farm 3-point contest at the Final Four this season. Darius Duffy was named to the watch list of the dunk contest. // The Mastodons have 16 games this season with single-digit turnovers, including just two vs. Detroit Mercy on Dec. 14. The Mastodons are 11-5 in those games. The ‘Dons are 8-2 in games with eight or fewer turnovers. // Including this season, the ‘Dons have had a winning streak of at least four games in every season since 2009-10 except for one (2017-18). That is 16-of-17 seasons. // Mikale Stevenson’s 34 points against Milwaukee (Jan. 18) is tied for the 5th best scoring performance in the league this season. The 8th and 11th best scoring games in the league this season belong to Corey Hadnot II. He had 33 at Oakland (Dec. 3) and 32 at Western Michigan (Nov. 12). // In league games, Corey Hadnot II averaged 21.0 points per game, best in the league. // In league games only, Maximus Nelson was 4th in the league in 3-point percentage (39.2 percent). // Jon Coffman picked up his 200th career victory on Nov. 15 against Boyce. He is the program’s leader in victories. // DeAndre Craig Jr. has scored double-digits 24-of-31 games this season. He has 16 games of 15 or more points. He scored a career-high 24 points at Northern Kentucky (Feb. 18). // Darius Duffy has 139 rebounds on the season, 79 have been on the offensive glass. // Maximus Nelson owns 210 3-pointers as a Mastodon. He has tied for 6th in program history in career 3-point field goals made. He reached the top 10 in the Mastodons’ road game at Detroit Mercy (Jan. 21). // Deangelo Elisee has 40 blocks on the season, T-2nd in the Horizon League. // Mikale Stevenson is 5th in the league in steals (50). // How good has Corey Hadnot II been this year? – Corey Hadnot II is 3rd in the nation with 239 field goals. He has 639 points this season, 7th in the nation. He is 1st in the league at 20.6 points per game (24th in the nation). – His 239 field goals also ranks 4th in program history for a single season. – The 14 field goals he made against IU Indianapolis (Feb. 15) tied for the second most in a game in the program’s Division I era. – Hadnot II is averaging 20.6 points per game, should he finish at that average, it would rank 6th in Mastodon history for a single season and 3rd during the Division I era. – He has the most field goals made (14 vs. IU Indy) and 3rd most field goals attempted (tied, 22 at WMU) by a Horizon League player this season. – He has the 4th most steals in a game by a Horizon League player this season (6 at Ohio State). – Through 31 games, Hadnot II is on track to score 659 points in the regular season this year. This would rank 3rd all time for points scored by a player in a single season in Mastodon history. – Hadnot II’s scoring is up this year as is his shooting percentage. His field goal percentage has improved each sea son. (Freshman: 40.9 -> Sophomore: 44.6 -> Junior: 52.5) – Hadnot II is 2nd in the league in sports-reference’s usage percentage (29.4). He leads the league in points produced (586) and points produced per game (19.4). He is 2nd is player efficiency rating (24.5). // In the nation, the ‘Dons are: – 8th in turnover margin (4.0) – 29th in steals per game (8.7) – 36th in fast break points per game (14.16) – 38th in turnovers forced per game (14.03) – 40th in fewest turnovers per game (10.0) // Weekly alumni spotlight: – 22 former Mastodons have played professionally in the last 14 years. Rasheed Bello (2023-25) is playing for the Windrose Giants Antwerp in Belgium. He had 22 points, nine assists and five rebounds in a win at Rotterdam City (Feb. 22). // John Konchar Enters Mastodon Hall of Fame – Former Mastodon John Konchar (2014-19) was inducted into the Mastodon Hall of Fame on Jan. 31. Konchar, the seven-year NBA veteran with the Utah Jazz, finished his collegiate career as the first student-athlete in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history to record 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals. // Red Coat honor – In May 2025 head coach Jon Coffman was selected as a Red Coat recipient from the Mad Anthonys Foundation. Each year the Red Coat is given to an individual that has made a positive impact on the region and the state of Indiana. A few of the previous honorees include: Keith Busse, Chuck Surack, Brad Stevens, Bob Chase, Arnie Ball, Shelley Long, Matt Painter, Brian Kelly, Joe Tiller, Bob Knight and John Wooden. The Red Coat Gala began in 1958. // No place like home – The ‘Dons have won 28 consecutive regular season home games against non-league opponents, a streak that started on Nov. 16, 2019 vs. Stetson. As the Mastodons are finished with non-league home games this season, the streak will continue to next season. – The Mastodons are 11-3 at home this season. You can add in another win if you include the Mastodons exhibition win over Ball State. – The Mastodons have recorded double-digit wins at home in 12 of the last 14 years, including this season. // NCAA Rankings, Historically Speaking – Top 25 in the nation in 3-pointers per game in eight of the last 10 years. – Top 35 in the nation in points per game in seven of the last 12 years. – Since the start of the 2014-15 season, the ‘Dons are 7th in the nation in total made 3-pointers (3,675), 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (36.9 percent) and 26th in field goal percentage (46.6 percent). – The ‘Dons have been top 25 in the nation in 3-pointers per game in eight of the last 10 years and top 35 in the nation in points per game in seven of the last 12 years. – Purdue Fort Wayne finished each of the last two seasons ranked fourth in the nation in turnover margin; in 2024-25 (5.3) and in 2023-24 (5.7). // Write-ups from the regular season finale at IU Indy – Four Mastodons scored in double-digits – Maximus Nelson set a Mastodon career high with nine rebounds. – All nine Mastodons who saw the court had at least two field goals. COREY HADNOT II NAMED TO ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE FIRST TEAM INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue Fort Wayne junior Corey Hadnot II was named to the 2026 Men’s Basketball All-Horizon League First Team, the league announced on Monday (March 2). Hadnot ranks seventh in the nation in total points (639) and 24th in points per game (20.6), both the best in the Horizon League. He also owns 56 steals on the season, 45th in the nation. The junior was named Horizon League Player of the Week three times in 2025-26. He is averaging 20.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per contest. He is one of two players in NCAA Division I men’s basketball averaging 20/4/3/1.5 per contest. The other is Cameron Boozer of Duke. Hadnot has 20 games of 20 or more points this season and hit the 30-point mark three times. Hadnot’s breakout 2025-26 season came after steady improvement each of his first two years. He went from averaging 6.2 points as a freshman, to 9.0 last season and 20.6 this year. His field goal percentage increased from 40.9 percent to 44.6 percent to 52.5 percent. This is Hadnot’s first career all-league award after earning All-Freshman Team honors in 2023-24. The Mastodons (17-14) are the No. 6 seed in the 2026 Barbasol Horizon League Championship and will play at No. 5 Green Bay on Tuesday (March 3) at 8 p.m. ET. ================================================================== PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NELSON, REID AND BESS HONORED WITH #HLWBB ALL-LEAGUE AWARDS INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball’s Alana Nelson, Jordan Reid and Rylee Bess picked up All-Horizon League awards on Monday (March 2), the league announced. Nelson earned a spot on the All-League First Team, while Reid was selected to the All-Defensive Team and Bess was on the All-Freshman Team. Nelson averaged 17.0 points per game in league play, which was the third-most in the HL. The graduate student shot 49.6 percent from the floor and 36.1 percent from 3-point range, both top-five marks in the league. She started all 30 games for the Mastodons in the regular season, scoring in double-figures in 24 of them. She scored 20 or more in 12 games. Overall this season, she averaged 16.5 points per game on 50.1 percent shooting and 39.1 percent 3-point shooting, all of which are top-four averages in the league. Nelson was the Horizon League Player of the Week three times, the only player in the league to be picked three times. This is the third year in a row that a Mastodon has earned a spot on the All-League First Team. Amellia Bromenschenkel (2023-24) and Lauren Ross (2024-25) earned the honor the last two seasons. Reid was a menace on defense all season long, recording at least one steal in 29 of the 30 games in the regular season. The graduate student had three or more steals in 14 games, with five in two. She averaged 2.1 steals per game in league play, the second-most among all players. She added 4.6 rebounds per game in league play and 5.0 overall. Reid was the Horizon League Player of the Week on November 17. Reid is the first Mastodon to earn a spot on the All-Defensive Team since Shayla Sellers in 2022-23. Bess was one of the top 3-point shooters in the league, pouring in 60 triples on a 39.5 percent clip from distance. In league games, Bess averaged 9.6 points per game with a 37.7 3-point percentage, which was the third-best in the league. She recorded double-digit scoring performances in 12 games with a season-high of 27 at Northern Kentucky. That was the most points scored by a Mastodon this season. She was selected as the Horizon League Freshman of the Week twice, once for hitting the game-winning shot against Purdue and once for her 27-point effort at NKU. Bess is the first All-Freshman Team honoree for the Mastodons since 2023-24. Nelson, Reid, Bess and the Mastodons will host Robert Morris in the first round of the Horizon League Championship on Wednesday (March 4) at 7 p.m. in the Gates Sports Center. ================================================================= EVANSVILLE BASEBALL BASEBALL TRAVELS TO SEMO FOR MIDWEEK CONTEST EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team looks to build off their first series win of the season on Tuesday, traveling to Cape Girardeau to take on SEMO. First pitch is set for 3 PM. Series History – Evansville leads the all-time series, 8-4, including a 4-2 edge in Cape Girardeau – The two sides split a pair of midweek meetings last season, with each team winning at home – The Aces and Redhawks have played two midweek games each season since 2023, with the Aces holding a 4-2 advantage Fantastic Freshman – Tanner Graham has been outstanding in his first taste of college baseball, posting a 1.93 ERA across three appearances – Graham was named MVC Freshman of the Week on February 24 after picked up his first career save against #18 Kentucky. Graham fired three shutout innings to close the game, allowing just one hit – This past weekend against Milwaukee, Graham picked up another three-inning save, shutting out Milwaukee over the final three frames to help the Aces take a 2-1 win That’s More Like It – After struggling over the first two weeks of the season, redshirt sophomore slugger Charlie Longmeier hit his stride last week – In four games, Longmeier went 6-for-15 at the plate for a .400 batting average – Against Vanderbilt on Tuesday, Longmeier collected three hits for his first multi-hit contest of the year – On Saturday against Milwaukee, Longmeier launched a no-doubt two-run home run to right field, powering the Aces to a 2-1 win – With the series on the line on Sunday, Longmeier drove in two of the Aces’ four runs as Evansville took the series with a 4-2 victory Relief Ace – Senior reliever Owen Byberg has been one of the top bullpen arms in the MVC to begin the season – Entering Tuesday, Byberg ranks second among qualified MVC pitchers with a 1.32 ERA – On Sunday against Milwaukee, Byberg worked four scoreless frames to close out the series win – Byberg has not allowed a run over his last 8.2 innings of work ================================================================== SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL USI HOSTS FOUR-GAME HOMESTAND THIS WEEK EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball begins a four-game homestand this week when it plays Illinois State at the USI Baseball Field. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. The homestand continues Friday with the start of the Holiday Inn Showcase, featuring USI and Youngstown State in a three-game slate. The Holiday Inn Showcase starts Friday at 4 p.m., continues Saturday at 4 p.m., and concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. Links to follow the Eagles during the opening weekend of 2026 can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com and the USI Baseball Schedule. USI Baseball Notes: USI splits road swing last. The USI Screaming Eagles (8-4) split their four-game road swing last week, falling to Saint Louis (3-1) and taking two of three from North Alabama (20-1, 8-0, 3-7). Slack, McLellan led USI at the plate last week. Senior shortstop Clayton Slack led USI in four games last week, hitting .571 (8-14) with a team-high six RBIs and two doubles. Senior first baseman Patrick McLellan batted .500 (8-16) with three RBIs. Slack leads USI and the OVC. Senior shortstop Clayton Slack leads USI and the OVC with a .489 batting average. He also ranks 19th in batting average and second in hits (23) in the NCAA. Holiday is the run maker. USI graduate centerfielder Khi Holiday has been generating the offense for the Screaming Eagles this season. Holiday leads USI, the OVC, and ranks third in the NCAA with 20 runs scored this season. Doing it at the plate. USI is putting runs on the scoreboard at an incredible rate. USI leads the OVC and ranks 16th in the NCAA with 9.9 runs per game this season (119). The Screaming Eagles also rank first in the OVC and 18th in the NCAA with a .329 team batting average. Improved pitching last week. USI showed some improvement on the mound last week, posting a 2.81 ERA in 32 innings over four games, compared to a 5.31 overall this season through 12 games. Junior right-hander Ryan Weller had the best start of the week, going five innings and blanking North Alabama on two hits while striking out six. Junior right-hander Abdriel Figueroa also had a strong start, allowing one run through five innings at UNA. This season on the mound. Junior right-handers Trey O’Neil and Abdriel Figueroa lead USI in the win column with two each. O’Neil has a 0.00 ERA in five appearances and 6.1 innings of work out of the pen. ISU in 2026. Illinois State is 7-4 in 2026 after salvaging the final game of a three-game series at Middle Tennessee State, 14-7, this afternoon. USI vs. ISU. USI leads the all-time series with ISU, 1-0, posting a 6-5 victory at the USI Baseball Field in 1977. YSU in 2026. YSU is off to a tough start in 2026, winning once in the 11 tries this spring. The Penguins (1-10) picked up their first win of the season over the weekend, taking game one of the series at Longwood. USI vs. YSU. The series will be the first meetings between USI and Youngstown State in baseball. =================================================================== VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL BRACKET REVEALED FOR 2026 STATE FARM MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT The bracket for the 2026 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament was made official on Monday morning, and the seventh-seeded Valparaiso University men’s basketball team will face off with 10th-seeded Indiana State in the opening round on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The winner of Thursday’s matchup will advance to play second-seeded Bradley on Friday at 6 p.m. Valpo would feed into the 5 p.m. semifinal on Saturday prior to Sunday’s 11 a.m. title game. After finishing with the program’s highest win total and highest winning percentage in league play since joining the Missouri Valley Conference prior to the 2017-2018 season, head coach Roger Powell Jr.’s team will look to continue to build on its momentum this week in St. Louis. The team also attained its highest regular-season win total since 2016-2017 and goes into Arch Madness having won four of its final five regular-season games. Fans are invited to join a sendoff at Union Station Hotel in St. Louis. This fan gathering will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday with the team expected to depart in the 4:30-5 p.m. range with exact details TBD. Click here to register and for more information. Fans only need to register and pay the $25 fee for the sendoff if they would like to enjoy food and receive two drink tickets courtesy of the Valparaiso University Career & Alumni Network. Otherwise, fans can show up for the sendoff without registering and free of charge. Thursday’s game will air on the MVC-TV Network through Gray Media, including on Fox Chicago+ in the Chicago television market. Broadcasters Scott Warmann (play-by-play), Kevin Lehman (analyst) and Adam Emmenecker (sideline) will have the call. For fans needing assistance with transportation to Arch Madness, Valpo Athletics is excited to offer a FREE shuttle service from campus to the Amtrak Station in Joliet, Illinois, on Thursday, March 5, to board the 301 Lincoln Service Line train scheduled to depart the station at 8:12 a.m. CT. Fans should arrive on campus at 6 a.m. on Thursday to begin the journey. The train is scheduled to arrive at the Gateway Station, which is located within walking distance from the Enterprise Center and Union Station Hotel, at 12:01 p.m. CT. Please call the Valpo Ticket Office at 219-464-5233 to reserve your spot on the shuttle and receive additional information. Fans may purchase tickets for the train on Amtrak’s website. Please Note: Fans will be responsible for their own transportation and lodging in St. Louis. A shuttle returning to campus will be available to fans on the morning after Valpo’s final game in the tournament OR following the completion of the tournament on Sunday. See the list below for returning trains and their departing times from St. Louis’ Gateway Station to Joliet: Friday, March 6th – 302 Lincoln Service, 6:35amSaturday, March 7th – 302 Lincoln Service, 6:35amSunday, March 8th – 302 Lincoln Service, 6:35am OR 318 Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner, 2:55pm (Post Championship) 2026 STATE FARM MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTThursday-Sunday, March 5-8 • Enterprise Center • St. Louis, Missouri THURSDAY, MARCH 53:30 pm — GAME 1 (#8 Southern Illinois vs. #9 Drake)6 pm* — GAME 2 (#7 Valparaiso vs. #10 Indiana State)8:30 pm* — GAME 3 (#6 UNI vs. #11 Evansville)FRIDAY, MARCH 612 pm — GAME 4 (#1 Belmont vs. Winner Game 1)2:30 pm* — GAME 5 (#4 Murray State vs. #5 UIC)6 pm — GAME 6 (#2 Bradley vs. Winner Game 2)8:30 pm* — GAME 7 (#3 Illinois State vs. Winner Game 3)SATURDAY, MARCH 72:30 pm — GAME 8 (Game 4 & 5 winners)5 pm* — GAME 9 (Game 6 & 7 winners)SUNDAY, MARCH 811 am — MVC Championship Game* Times of games are approximate PETTIGREW WINS THIRD STRAIGHT MVC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK HONORFor the fourth time this season and third week in a row, Valparaiso University men’s basketball freshman JT Pettigrew (Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook) was named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday. Pettigrew averaged 16.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game over two games this week, including a game-winning 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining to beat Drake 74-71 on Wednesday. He scored 15 of his 17 points after halftime in Saturday’s regular-season finale at Evansville after being limited to six minutes of first-half action due to foul trouble. He has scored in double figures in seven straight games and pulled down at least five rebounds in 11 consecutive contests. Pettigrew earned his fourth MVC Freshman of the Week Award this season, finishing tied with Murray State’s Roman Domon for the most in the league. Valpo won the award a league-most six times this season and captured nine total MVC weekly awards. This marks Valpo’s 20th time winning the award since head coach Roger Powell Jr. arrived at Valpo prior to the 2023-2024 season, as Valpo has won 20 out of 50 total MVC Freshman of the Week Awards during that time, the most in the league and nearly triple the team with the second most. ============================================================== UINDY WOMEN’S LAX WOMEN’S LACROSSE REMAINS IN TOP 3 IN LATEST NATIONAL POLL INDIANAPOLIS – After the UIndy women’s lacrosse team secured two in-region wins over Ashland and Walsh this past weekend, the Greyhounds remain in the top-3 national rankings at No. 3, in the latest IWLCA National Coaches Poll release.UIndy continues to have one of the strongest national resumes so far this season, with a week one win over Tampa to boast the resume. And with two more in-region wins this weekend against two in-region opponents, including against 2025 GMAC champion Ashland, continues to impress the national coaches committee. Malaena Michielin had a career weekend for UIndy, notching 11 goals and two assists in two games for the Hounds. Her seven goal performance on Friday night etched her name into the record book, which is tied for the sixth best single game goals performance in Greyhound program history.UIndy will return to Key Stadium for its third top-25 match up on the short season, this time against No. 21 Grand Valley on Friday Mar. 6, a team the Greyhounds have split its previous two meetings with.The complete IWLCA national poll can be found below. RankInstitutionLast Poll1Flagler52Florida Southern13UIndy24Maryville45Tampa36Embry-Riddle67Slippery Rock78Lynn99Pace810Saint Leo1111West Chester812East Stroudsburg1213Wingate1414Adelphi1315Regis (CO)1716Rollins1817Dominican (NY)1518Seton Hill2119Florida Tech1620Kutztown2021Grand Valley State1922Saint Anselm2223Alabama Huntsville2324Anderson (SC)NR25MercyNR ====================================================================== UINDY MEN’S LAX HOUNDS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE VOTES IN USILA COACHES POLL BALTIMORE— The University of Indianapolis men’s lacrosse team continues to receive recognition in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s (USILA) Week Four Coaches Poll. The Hounds moved to 2-2 after falling to No.4 Seton Hill at Key Stadium on Saturday in a 10-9 contest. Three of the last four matches between the two squads have been decided by one goal. The duo of Jonah Koehler and TJ Reddington dominated at the faceoff dot, winning 17-of-23 efforts against their Griffin counterparts.Matt Pereiria, who leads the UIndy in goals this season, netted his ninth and tenth in the squad’s fourth game of the season, while AJ Preachuk recorded his third game with double-digit saves, stopping 11 against fourth-ranked Seton Hill. Adelphi remains at the top of the Division II poll while Lewis is now the highest-ranked team in the GLVC, sitting at No.7 while Maryville dropped four spots to No.8 after falling to No. 2 Tampa 14-3 over the weekend. In addition to the USILA Coaches Poll the Hounds are also receiving votes in the USA Lacrosse Magazine Division II Top 20 List. The Hounds hit the road, traveling to Huntsville, Ala., to face Alabama Huntsville on Saturday for a 1 p.m. faceoff. ==================================================================== MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LATE-GAME COMEBACK GUIDES MARIAN TO CROSSROADS LEAGUE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE INDIANAPOLIS – Playing in front of a raucous crowd in the PE Center on Monday night, the Marian women’s basketball team showed a flair for the dramatic in the waning moments, taking the final lead of the night with 90 seconds to play, as Taylor Double buried a three-pointer to help the Knights close out Saint Francis on a 9-0 run, clinching the Crossroads Leauge Tournament Championship 72-65. Marian is a commanding 29-2 on the year following the championship game win. Marian played from behind early in the first quarter, as the Cougars mirrored the Knights’ season-long defensive identity with a physical first quarter, jumping out on top 5-0 in the first 90 seconds. Abbey McNally settled the Knights into the game with a three-point play, sparking an 8-0 run that broke through the Saint Francis defense. The Cougars would rock back in front, solidifying a lead with a three-point play of their own, leading to the visitors taking a 17-14 edge after one quarter. The Knights would answer the first quarter deficit with a ]strong start to the second quarter, going through Abbey McNally. The senior scored three quick points, while a Kenna Kirby three-pointer would give Marian a narrow 20-19 lead. Kirby’s three came with 7:10 to play in the first half, but the big shot would give Marian their last edge of the period, as Saint Francis answered over a minute later with a Cali Gregory three-pointer. The game went back and forth after Gregory’s three ball, as Marian would match the Cougars’ next five scores, keeping the contest a one-possession game. Samiayh Stout would give Saint Francis the final lead of the first half in the closing seconds, as both Kiley McNally and her sister Abbey were unable to replicate a score on Marian’s final offensive possession, ending the half with the Knights trailing 32-30. Following the halftime intermission, Saint Francis came out dialed in, putting Marian in a deeper hole as their lead grew to eight in the first 2:25 of the third quarter. The Knights missed their first three shots of the quarter, not settling in until Madisyn Bailey was able to turn a corner and sink a layup. Bailey’s layup quickly helped Marian cut the lead to four, as Kiley McNally made consecutive layups, but another offensive lapse allowed the Cougars to build a lead, with the road team taking the game’s only double-digit lead. Marian was forced to use a timeout to try and lock back in, doing so methodically as Abbey McNally scored baskets on two of three possessions after the Cougars went on top 48-38. McNally would go on to score Marian’s final eight points in the third quarter, pushing her team back within six as the Knights trailed 52-46 entering the final period. With 10 minutes to go in their Crossroads League season, Marian turned to their sharpest-shooter in the last month, running the offense primarily through Taylor Double. Double buried a two trifectas to open Marian’s fourth quarter scoring, heating up as she was able to cut the lead down to three points. Saint Francis would extend the margin to five after the second deep shot, but strong play from Kiley McNally and Madisyn Bailey willed the Knights within a point. With Marian having cut the lead to one, Saint Francis made one final push to try to preserve the lead, getting a three-point play from Izzy Gizzi and a three-pointer from Gregory to push back in front by five at a 63-58 count. Marian would stay collected as the deficit mounted, getting a key three-point play of their own from Kennedy Coleman, while a bucket from Taylor Double with 2:46 remaining brought the game to a level 63-63 tie. The Knights and Cougars would trade baskets to bring the game to 65-65, and Marian was given the opportunity to take a lead after Abbey McNally snared a rebound following Renna Schwieterman’s miss. With exactly 90 seconds remaining, Taylor Double pulled up and buried her third three-pointer of the fourth quarter, pushing Marian back in front for the first time since the second quarter, giving her team a 68-65 lead. The shot electrified the PE Center, and following a Cougar timeout, Kiley McNally fed off the crowd, getting a steal against Gizzi to give Marian a chance to burn the clock. Madisyn Bailey was the benefactor of the McNally steal, as she drew a foul with 33 seconds left, sinking both foul shots to extend the lead to five. Saint Francis would use a timeout to advance the ball, but on the inbounds pass, Marian sealed the game, as Kenna Kirby swiped the ball and raced to the other end for a layup, punctuating the Knights’ game-clinching 9-0 run to seal the Knights’ CL Tournament Championship 72-65. Marian’s championship is their sixth in program history, and marks the fifth time in program history that the team has won both the Crossroads League Regular Season and Tournament titles in the same season. Taylor Double was Marian’s hero in their championship comeback, scoring 11 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, which included her 3-3 marksmanship from downtown in the last stanza. Abbey McNally would finish the game with her 18th double-double of the season, scoring a game-high 26 points in addition to grabbing 13 rebounds. McNally added one assist, one block, and three steals to her final numbers. Madisyn Bailey scored 12 points in the win, and Kenna Kirby had seven points, four assists, and two steals for the Knights. With both Crossroads League titles captured, the Knights have earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship, where the team will host the NAIA First and Second Round games. It will be the sixth time in program history that the Knights have hosted the First and Second Round. Marian’s First Round game will tip at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, and the Knights will learn their NAIA opponent on Thursday, March 5, during the NAIA Selection Show. The show airs at 8:00 p.m. on YouTube. ===================================================================== SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/ MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/ INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/ EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/ WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/ FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/ ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/ DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/ HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/ MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/ HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/ OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/ IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/ IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/ PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/ INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/ ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/ GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/ HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/ VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index ========================================================= “SPORTS EXTRA” TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY 1953 The Braves owner Lou Perini, citing territorial privilege of the minor league Milwaukee Brewers, invokes territorial privilege, blocking a potential move by Bill Veeck to move his St. Louis Browns to the Cream City. In 15 days, the National League will approve the move of his club from Boston to Milwaukee, the first relocation of a major league franchise since 1903, when the Baltimore Orioles eventually became the Yankees. 1956 Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack announces plans for a new 110,000-seat stadium with the intention of keeping the the Giants in the Big Apple. The proposed $75 million ballpark, planned to span the New York Central railroad tracks, will prove too costly to build, and will become a significant reason why owner’s Horace Stoneham’s decided to relocate the team to the West Coast. 1959 Candlestick Park is the winning entry in the Giants’ Name-the-Park contest, selected by the sports editors of San Francisco’s four daily newspapers from more than 20,000 entries, including Argonaut Arena and Zephyr Cove. Initially called Bay View Stadium, the ballpark’s new name reflects the shape of the rocks in the area known as Candlestick Point. 1967 The American League permits the White Sox to use a partially designated hitter in spring training. With the home club’s permission, each team will use a designated pinch-hitter twice in the same game. 1969 The Washington Post reports the Global League, featuring teams from the United States, Japan, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela, still needs to reach an agreement with a television network. The lack of a TV deal will derail the reality of the proposed third professional major league, which will operate for only a month before folding due to financial issues. 1984 Peter Ueberroth is elected baseball’s sixth commissioner, replacing Bowie Kuhn as the major league’s top executive. The former L.A. Olympic president will take office on October 1 and will receive compensation of $450,000, an amount that is nearly double his predecessor’s salary. 1987 Danny Kaye, who helped lead an investment group that bought the Mariners in 1976, dies of heart failure. The 74-year-old entertainer was a lifelong fan of the Dodgers, recording a hit tune entitled The D-O-D-G-E-R-S Song, which detailed a fictitious encounter with the rivals Giants during the actual 1962 pennant race. 1988 Upset by a practical joke played by teammate Jesse Orosco, Dodger slugger Kirk Gibson walks out of camp for a day. The southpaw reliever had put eye black on Gibson’s cap. 1997 In a controversial deal, the Yankees sign a ten-year contract with Adidas. The licensing agreement with the popular sportswear company puts team owner George Steinbrenner at odds with the baseball establishment. 2006 Jae-Weong Seo and Chan Ho Park combine to blank Taiwan in the inaugural World Baseball Classic opening game, 2-0. The first game of the 16-nation tournament, featuring the duel between the two South Korean hurlers, is played before a disappointing crowd of only 5,193 fans at Tokyo Dome. 2008 Noah Lowry throws 24 pitches before a batter takes a swing in the Giants’ 6-4 Cactus League exhibition loss to Texas. The 28-year-old right-hander, who issues nine bases-on-balls to the first 12 Rangers he faces, goes through the entire once without recording an official at-bat, thanks to a combination of walks and sacrifice flies. 2012 The Padres sign Cameron Maybin to a five-year contract extension. The new undisclosed deal for the 24-year-old outfielder is reportedly worth $25 million for five years, with another $7 million possible during an option year in 2017. 2015 Major League Baseball introduces its new pace of play initiatives, designed to make the games shorter in duration, during five exhibition contests played in Arizona and Florida. The new rules planned to be slowly introduced before the implementation of penalties include having batters keep one foot in the batter’s box after taking a pitch and using a clock to make innings start more punctually. 2016 Experts announce they have verified the legitimacy of seven identical Ty Cobb cards from the printing period of 1909 to 1911, bringing the total number known to exist to 22. The treasure, which features a picture of the ‘Georgia Peach’ on the front, with the words ‘Ty Cobb King of the Smoking Tobacco World’ on the back, was found in a paper bag mixed in with trash by relatives, who were cleaning the dilapidated house that belonged to their great-grandfather. TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY On March 3 in … 1875 – First recorded hockey game (Montréal, Quebec, Canada). 1909 – Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Montréal Wanderers, 8-3. 1920 – Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Québec Bulldogs. 1936 – Clarrie Grimmett ends his Test career with 13 wickets in 5th Test versus South Africa. 1937 – Australia snatches cricket series against England 3-2 after being 2-0 down. 1938 – American Bowling Congress’ largest tournament (24,765 competitors). 1946 – US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill. 1946 – US Men’s Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button. 1951 – Bill Mikvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 points. 1953 – Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block Saint Louis Browns’ attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee. 1956 – Cockie Gastelaars swims world record 100 metre freestyle (1:04.2). 1956 – Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack makes plans for a new 110,000-seat stadium to entice New York Giants to stay in New York. 1957 – Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. 1957 – World Ice Dance Championship in Colorado Springs won by June Markham and Courtney Jones (Great Britain). 1957 – World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul (Canada). 1957 – World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (USA). 1957 – World Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA). 1959 – San Francisco Giants rename their stadium Candlestick Park. 1967 – Chicago White Sox given permission to use semi-designated hitter in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game). 1968 – Jean Beliveau (Montreal Canadiens) becomes second NHL player to score 1,000 points. 1974 – Despite Billy Harris’ hat trick New York Islanders lose 3-4. 1974 – George Foreman knocks out Ken Norton. 1974 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. 1975 – At the Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, New York, nine harness races are held with no spectators, as track management closed the gates due to a strike of pari-mutiel ticket workers. Off-Track Betting received $995,314 on the races, and paid out $53,500. 1977 – New York Islanders allow Detroit Red Wings only 11 shots on goal. 1977 – World Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov (USSR). 1977 – World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Rodnina/Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR). 1977 – World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA). 1977 – World Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (USSR). 1978 – First day of Test cricket for Desmond Haynes (West Indies versus Australia). 1981 – New York Islanders’ Mike Bossy’s 9th and final hat trick of season-4 goals. 1981 – New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers play to an 8-8 tie. 1984 – Peter Ueberroth is elected baseball commissioner (Effective October 1). 1984 – New York Islanders score their most goals (11) versus Toronto Maple Leafs (6). 1985 – Betsy King wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic. 1985 – Willie Shoemaker becomes first jockey to win US$100 million. 1987 – Ray Dandridge, third baseman in Negro Leagues, elected to Hall of Fame. 1989 – Portugal wins the FIFA U-20 World Cup defeating Nigeria on the final by 2-0 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 1991 – Boon completes 10th Test Cricket century, 109 versus West Indies at Kingston. 1991 – Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 metre indoor (22.24 seconds). 1992 – Mike Bossy’s #22 is second number retired by New York Islanders. 1996 – Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final. 2001 – Rusty Greer signs a $21.8 million, three-year contract extension with the Texas Rangers. Greer could make as much $36 million with incentives and options. 2006 – In the opening game of the inaugural World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome, South Korea blanks Taiwan, 2-0. 2007 – Mixed martial artist Randy Couture wins the UFC heavyweight championship at the age of 43 in the main event of UFC 68. 2022 – At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 5-2. 2022 – At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Colorado Avalanche by score 2-1. 2022 – At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Calgary Flames by score 5-4. 2022 – At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-3. 2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats New York Islanders by score 4-3. 2022 – At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 4-0. 2022 – At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 5-4. 2022 – At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Ottawa Senators by score 3-0. 2022 – At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 5-1. Births of sports figures on March 3 1872 – Birth of Wee Willie Keeler; outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), hit .432 in 1897. 1893 – Birth of Karel Lotsy; Dutch insurance director/Olympics-chief d’équipe. 1915 – Birth of George Brian Snape; businessman/rugby league entrepreneur. 1920 – Birth of Julius Boros; golfer (PGA Champion 1968, US Open 1952, 1963). 1936 – Birth of Jim Clark; Formula One racer (1963 Champion). 1939 – Birth of M L Jaisimha; cricket player (Indian batsman of the sixties). 1945 – Birth of Farooq Hamid; cricket player (1-107 in Test, Pakistan versus Australia 1964). 1954 – Birth of Keith Carlton Fergus in Temple, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1995 Honda Classic-8th). 1956 – Birth of Jim Barton in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; soling yachter (Olympics-bronze-1996). 1956 – Birth of John F Reid; cricket player (New Zealand batsman of 1970s/1980s). 1958 – Birth of Bob Bradley in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; soccer coach (Olympics-gold-1996). 1959 – Birth of Romeo Zondervan; Dutch soccer player (NAC). 1962 – Birth of Herschel Walker; WFL/NFL running back (New Jersey Generals, Dallas Cowboys). 1962 – Birth of Jackie Joyner-Kersee in East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA; heptathlete (Olympics-gold-1988, 1992). 1963 – Birth of Elizabeth Chavez in Santa Monica, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-13th-1991). 1963 – Birth of Kelly Miller in Detroit, Michigan, USA; NHL left wing (Washington Capitals). 1964 – Birth of Arturo Huerta in Mexico; Canadian walker (Olympics-1996). 1964 – Birth of Atif Rauf; cricket player (Pakistani Test batsman versus New Zealand 1994). 1965 – Birth of A J Sager in Columbus, Ohio, USA; pitcher (Detroit Tigers). 1966 – Birth of Claus Boekweg; Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, FC Zwolle). 1966 – Birth of Dmitri Volkov; Russian swimmer (world record). 1966 – Birth of Ellen Minzner in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA; rower (Olympics-1996). 1966 – Birth of Gary Parker; WLAF kicker (Scotland Claymores). 1966 – Birth of Noelle Daghe in Decatur, Illinois, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 PING-Cellular One-21st). 1966 – Birth of Wendy Fletcher in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; WPVA volleyball player (National-5th-1993). 1967 – Birth of Calvin Williams; NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles). 1968 – Birth of Brian Leetch in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; NHL defenseman (Team USA, New York Rangers). 1968 – Birth of Diann Roffe-Steinrotter in Warsaw, New York, USA; alpine skier (Olympics-gold/silver-1992). 1968 – Birth of Scott Radinsky in Simi Valley, California, USA; pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers). 1969 – Birth of Ronald Humphrey; NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts). 1970 – Birth of Donovan Bergstrom; American 3km steeplechase runner. 1970 – Birth of Inzamam-ul-Haq; cricket player (dashing Pakistani batsman). 1970 – Birth of Kristine Radford in Sydney, Australia; tennis star (1996 ITF/Lyneham). 1970 – Birth of Rick Mirer; NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks). 1970 – Birth of Scott Keswick in Nevada, USA; gymnast (Coca-Cola-first-1994, Olympics-1996). 1971 – Birth of Terryl Ulmer; Canadian Football League defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders). 1972 – Birth of Martin Prochazka in Slany, Czechoslovakia; NHL forward (Toronto Maple Leafs, Czechoslovakia Olympics-Gold-1998). 1973 – Birth of Cory Raymer; NFL center (Washington Redskins). 1973 – Birth of James Dexter; tackle (Arizona Cardinals). 1973 – Birth of Jim Mills; tackle (San Diego Chargers). 1973 – Birth of Tisha Venturini in Modesto, California, USA; soccer midfielder (Olympics-1996). 1973 – Birth of Winslow Oliver; running back (Carolina Panthers). 1977 – Birth of Bas Zuiderent; cricket player (Holland all-rounder 1996 World Cup). Deaths of sports figures on March 3 1935 – Neville Knox, cricket player (bowled in two Tests for England 1907), dies. 1943 – George Thomson, cricket player (all-rounder-6 Tests for England 1909-10), dies. 1987 – Danny Kaye, American singer/actor/comedian (Danny Kaye Show), part owner of the Seattle Mariners, dies of heart failure at age 74 (born 1918). 1990 – Gerard Blitz, Belgian swimmer/founder (Club Méd), dies at age 88. 1994 – Bob Crisp, cricket player (9 Tests for South Africa, 20 wickets at 37 35), dies. 2005 – Death of Rinus Michels, Dutch soccer player and coach (born 1928). 2013 – Death of Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer (born 1940). 2017 – Death of Raymond Kopa, French footballer (born 1931). 2018 – Death of Roger Bannister at age 88 in England; first person to run mile in under 4 minutes. ========================================================== TV SPORTS TODAY Tuesday, 3/3/26 MLB SPRING TRAININGTIME ETTVCanada vs Toronto Blue Jays1:07pmMLBNUSA vs San Francisco Giants3:05pmESPNDetroit Tigers vs Dominican Republic6:05pmMLBNNBA REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVDetroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers7:00pmFanDuel Sports DETFanDuel Sports OhioWashington Wizards vs Orlando Magic7:00pmMNMTFanDuel Sports FLDallas Mavericks vs Charlotte Hornets7:00pmKFAAFanDuel Sports CHANew York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors7:30pmMSGSNBrooklyn Nets vs Miami Heat7:30pmYESFanDuel Sports SunMemphis Grizzlies vs Minnesota Timberwolves8:00pmFanDuel Sports MEMFanDuel Sports NorthOklahoma City Thunder vs Chicago Bulls8:00pmFanDuel Sports OKCCHSNSan Antonio Spurs vs Philadelphia 76ers8:00pmNBCPeacockNew Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers10:30pmGCSNSpectrumPhoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings11:00pmNBCPeacockNHL REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVFlorida Panthers vs New Jersey Devils7:00pmTNTMAXPittsburgh Penguins vs Boston Bruins7:00pmNESNATTSN-PITUtah Mammoth vs Washington Capitals7:00pmUtah16MNMTNashville Predators vs Columbus Blue Jackets7:00pmFanDuel Sports NSHFanDuel Sports OhioVegas Golden Knights vs Buffalo Sabres7:00pmScrippsMSG-BUFChicago Blackhawks vs Winnipeg Jets8:00pmCHSNSNOttawa Senators vs Edmonton Oilers9:00pmESPN+SNDallas Stars vs Calgary Flames9:00pmVictory+SNTampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild9:30pmTNTMAXMontreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks10:00pmNBCS-CASNColorado Avalanche vs Anaheim Ducks10:00pmVictory+ALTOrlando Magic vs Los Angeles Lakers10:00pmSpectrumFanDuel Sports FLMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALLTIME ETTVTennessee at South Carolina6:00pmSECNSun Belt First Round6:00pmESPN+UMass Lowell at Maine6:00pmESPN+UMBC at NJIT6:00pmESPN+Bryant at New Hampshire6:00pmESPN+Alabama at Georgia6:30pmESPNewsEastern Michigan at Buffalo6:30pmESPN+Towson at Stony Brook6:30pmFloCollegeKentucky at Texas A&M7:00pmESPN/2Clemson at North Carolina7:00pmESPN/2TCU at Texas Tech7:00pmFS1Seton Hall at Xavier7:00pmtruTVMissouri at Oklahoma7:00pmESPNUWake Forest at Virginia7:00pmACCNGeorge Mason at VCU7:00pmCBSSNDayton at Richmond7:00pmMASNDrexel at Hofstra7:00pmMSGSNNorth Carolina A&T at Campbell7:00pmESPN+Georgetown vs. St. John’s7:00pmPeacockOhio at UMass7:00pmESPN+Akron at Central Michigan7:00pmESPN+Oklahoma State at UCF7:00pmESPN+Toledo at Miami (OH)7:00pmESPN+Ball State at Western Michigan7:00pmESPN+UAlbany at Vermont7:00pmESPN+Hampton at William & Mary7:00pmFloCollegeMonmouth at Northeastern7:00pmFloCollegeUNCW at Elon7:00pmFloCollegeMississippi State at Florida8:00pmSECNUAPB at Jackson State8:00pmSWAC TVSouthern at Alabama State8:00pmSWAC TVKent State at Northern Illinois8:00pmESPN+West Virginia at Kansas State8:00pmESPN+Sun Belt First Round8:30pmESPN+Grambling State at Alabama A&M8:30pmSWAC TVBYU at Cincinnati9:00pmESPN/2Kansas at Arizona State9:00pmFS1Boston College at Virginia Tech9:00pmESPNUSyracuse at Louisville9:00pmACCNSan Diego State at Boise State9:00pmCBSSNSan Jose State at Fresno State9:00pmMWNOregon at Illinois9:00pmPeacockGrand Canyon at Air Force9:00pmMWNColorado at Utah9:00pmESPN+LSU at Auburn10:00pmSECNNevada at Wyoming10:00pmMWNNebraska at UCLA11:00pmFS1Utah State at UNLV11:00pmCBSSNSOCCERTIME ETTVEPL: AFC Bournemouth vs Brentford2:30pmPeacockEPL: Everton vs Burnley2:30pmPeacockEPL: Leeds United vs Sunderland2:30pmPeacockFA Cup: Port Vale vs Bristol City2:45pmESPN+fuboTVCoppa Italia: Como vs Internazionale3:00pmParamount+fuboTVCopa del Rey: Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid3:00pmESPN+fuboTVEPL: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool3:15pmPeacockLiga MX: Santos Laguna vs Cruz Azul8:00pmVIXLiga MX: Atlético San Luis vs Mazatlán10:00pmVIX Wednesday, 3/4/26 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC POOL PLAYTIME ETTVAustralia vs. Chinese Taipei10:00pmFS1MLB SPRING TRAININGTIME ETTVNew York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox1:05pmESPNDetroit Tigers vs Dominican Republic2:05pmMLBNNBA REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVOklahoma City Thunder vs New York Knicks7:00pmESPNFanDuel Sports OKCMSGUtah Jazz vs Philadelphia 76ers7:30pmKJZZNBCS-PHICharlotte Hornets vs Boston Celtics7:30pmNBCS-BOSFanDuel Sports CHAPortland Trail Blazers vs Memphis Grizzlies8:00pmRip CityFanDuel Sports MEMAtlanta Hawks vs Milwaukee Bucks9:30pmESPNFanDuel Sports MILFanDuel Sports ATLIndiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Clippers10:30pmFanDuel Sports INDFanDuel Sports SoCalNHL REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTVVegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings7:00pmScrippsFanDuel Sports DETToronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils7:00pmHuluESPN+Carolina Hurricanes vs Vancouver Canucks10:00pmFanDuel Sports SouthSNSt. Louis Blues vs Seattle Kraken10:00pmHuluESPN+New York Islanders vs Anaheim Ducks10:00pmMSGSNVictory+MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALLTIME ETTVASUN First Round12:00pmESPN+ASUN First Round2:30pmESPN+ASUN First Round5:00pmESPN+Creighton at Butler6:00pmFS1Sun Belt Second Round6:00pmESPN+Minnesota at Indiana6:30pmBTNFordham at La Salle6:30pmESPN+Texas at Arkansas7:00pmESPN2/UCalifornia at Georgia Tech7:00pmESPNUMiami (FL) at SMU7:00pmACCNSt. Bonaventure at George Washington7:00pmMNMTSaint Joseph’s at Davidson7:00pmFanDuel Sports SouthDuquesne at Rhode Island7:00pmESPN+Marquette at Providence7:00pmPeacockHorizon League First Round7:00pmESPN+OVC First Round7:00pmESPN+Horizon League First Round7:00pmESPN+Horizon League First Round7:00pmESPN+Horizon League First Round7:00pmESPN+Horizon League First Round7:00pmESPN+UAB at Charlotte7:00pmESPN+Ohio State at Penn State7:30pmPeacockASUN First Round7:30pmESPN+Big South First Round7:30pmESPN+Maryland at Wisconsin8:00pmFS1Loyola Chicago at Saint Louis8:00pmCBSSNSummit League First Round8:00pmMidCo SportsVillanova at DePaul8:00pmPeacockVanderbilt at Ole Miss8:00pmSECN+Rice at North Texas8:00pmESPN+Purdue at Northwestern8:30pmBTNSun Belt Second Round8:30pmESPN+Baylor at Houston9:00pmESPN2Stanford at Notre Dame9:00pmESPNUFlorida State at Pitt9:00pmACCNOVC First Round9:30pmESPN+Colorado State at New Mexico10:00pmCBSSNUSC at Washington10:30pmBTNSOCCERTIME ETTVLa Liga: Rayo Vallecano vs Real Oviedo1:00pmESPN+fuboTVBundesliga: Hamburger SV vs Bayer Leverkusen2:30pmESPN+fuboTVEPL: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Arsenal2:30pmPeacockEPL: Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest2:30pmPeacockEPL: Fulham vs West Ham United2:30pmPeacockFA Cup: Port Vale vs Bristol City2:45pmESPN+fuboTVCoppa Italia: Lazio vs Atalanta3:00pmParamount+fuboTVEPL: Newcastle United vs Manchester United3:15pmPeacockSheBelieves Cup: USA vs Canada6:45pmTNTPeacockLiga MX: Monterrey vs Querétaro8:00pmVIXLiga MX: Puebla vs Tigres UANL8:00pmVIXLiga MX: Atlas vs Tijuana10:00pmVIX About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” MONDAY MARCH 2 THE INDIANA SRN “SCOREBOARD” MARCH 3
