THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

SEMI-STATE MATCH-UPS

CLASS 6A

WESTFIELD (10-2) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (9-3)

WARREN CENTRAL (8-4) AT BROWNSBURG (12-0)

CLASS 5A

CONCORD (11-1) AT MERRILLVILLE (10-2)

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (11-1) AT NEW PALESTINE (12-0)

CLASS 4A

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (12-1) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (11-2)

HERITAGE HILLS (12-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (10-3)

CLASS 3A

KNOX (13-0) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (8-5)

GIBSON SOUTHERN (12-1) AT CASCADE (13-0)…SATURDAY

CLASS 2A

ADAMS CENTRAL (13-0) AT ANDREAN (11-1)

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (13-0) AT LAPEL (13-0)

CLASS 1A

PIONEER (12-1) AT SOUTH ADAMS (10-3)

SOUTH PUTNAM (11-2) AT MILAN (7-4)

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS

CLASS 4A

1. HOMESTEAD (9) 3-0 90

2. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 3-0 80

3. WARSAW 4-0 72

4. PLAINFIELD 3-0 55

5. PIKE 1-1 50

6. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 2-1 48

7. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 3-0 30

8. CENTER GROVE 2-0 27

9. NORWELL 4-1 24

10. PENDLETON HEIGHTS 3-0 5

11. FRANKLIN CENTRAL 3-1 4

EAST CENTRAL 3-0 4

13. MCCUTCHEON 3-1 3

14. BROWNSBURG 2-1 2

15. CROWN POINT 3-0 1

CLASS 3A

1. SILVER CREEK (9) 3-0 90

2. GREENSBURG 2-1 70

3. INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 3-0 66

4. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 3-2 58

5. WASHINGTON 3-2 51

6. BELLMONT 2-0 43

7. JENNINGS COUNTY 3-0 32

8. CHARLESTOWN 3-0 27

9. COLUMBIA CITY 4-0 25

10. INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 2-2 19

11. DELTA 3-0 6

12. MADISON 3-0 3

13. NORTHVIEW 2-3 2

14. PRINCETON 3-1 1

CONNERSVILLE 3-1 1

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 1-1 1

CLASS 2A

1. RENSSELAER CENTRAL (7) 3-0 88

2. NORTH KNOX (2) 3-0 82

3. SOUTH KNOX 4-1 60

4. EASTERN HANCOCK 3-0 50

5. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 3-0 48

6. WHITKO 2-1 35

7. LAPEL 5-0 29

8. EASTSIDE 3-0 22

9. BENTON CENTRAL 1-0 20

10. BREMEN 4-0 18

11. NORTHEASTERN 2-1 14

12. AUSTIN 2-1 10

13. EASTERN (PEKIN) 1-0 7

14. ALEXANDRIA 4-1 5

15. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 2-1 4

16. TRITON CENTRAL 1-2 2

17. PROVIDENCE 0-0 1

CLASS 1A

1. BORDEN (4) 3-1 66

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (3) 4-0 66

3. ELKHART CHRISTIAN 3-0 50

4. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 2-1 48

5. ORLEANS 1-0 34

FREMONT 4-1 34

7. TRI 2-0 26

8. LOOGOOTEE 2-0 15

9. TRI-COUNTY 2-1 13

10. OLDENBURG ACADEMY 2-1 7

11. NORTHEAST DUBOIS 2-1 6

12. KOUTS 2-2 5

13. SPRINGS VALLEY 1-1 4

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 5-1 4

15. TRINITY LUTHERAN 1-0 2

EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 2-0 2

17. TRI-CENTRAL 3-2 1

BARR-REEVE 0-0 1

WASHINGTON TWP. 2-0 1

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE

MONDAY’S SCORES

BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY 47 INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE 10

CARROLL (FLORA) 49 FAITH CHRISTIAN 40

HERITAGE 37 HAMILTON 31

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 67 PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE 32

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 54 TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN 52 OT

MORGAN TWP. 57 LAKE STATION 14

NORTH KNOX 83 WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 8

OPH (ILL.) 57 DUGGER UNION 25

PARKE HERITAGE 50 NORTH PUTNAM 35

RIVERTON PARKE 43 COVINGTON 19

SOUTH DECATUR 54 COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN 27

WESTVILLE 46 TRINITY GREENLAWN 20

WOODLAN 61 NEW HAVEN 23

TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ANDERSON AT ALEXANDRIA 7:30 PM

ANDREAN AT CROWN POINT 8:00 PM

AVON AT DECATUR CENTRAL 7:30 PM

BEECH GROVE AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7:30 PM

BELLMONT AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7:30 PM

BLOOMFIELD AT EDGEWOOD 7:30 PM

BLOOMINGTON NORTH AT MARTINSVILLE 7:30 PM

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:30 PM

BORDEN AT CROTHERSVILLE 6:00 PM

BOWMAN ACADEMY AT GARY LIGHTHOUSE 7:30 PM

BREBEUF JESUIT AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM

BREMEN AT PLYMOUTH 7:30 PM

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT TRINITY LUTHERAN 7:30 PM

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN AT MUNCIE BURRIS 6:00 PM

CASTON AT ARGOS 7:30 PM

CENTRAL NOBLE AT BETHANY CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM

CHRISTIAN ACADEMY AT WEST WASHINGTON 7:00 PM

CLARKSVILLE AT SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) 6:00 PM

CLAY CITY AT SHAKAMAK 7:30 PM

CLINTON CENTRAL AT PIONEER 7:00 PM

COLUMBUS NORTH AT SOUTHPORT 7:30 PM

COVINGTON AT WESTERN BOONE 6:45 PM

CRAWFORD COUNTY AT NORTH HARRISON 7:30 PM

CRAWFORDSVILLE AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 7:30 PM

CULVER AT WINAMAC 7:30 PM

DANVILLE AT MOORESVILLE 7:30 PM

EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT SOUTHWOOD 7:30 PM

EASTERN HANCOCK AT UNION (MODOC) PPD.

EDWARDS COUNTY (ILL.) AT NORTH POSEY 8:00 PM

ELKHART CHRISTIAN AT LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 6:30 PM

EMAN AT BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY 6:00 PM

EVANSVILLE BOSSE AT JASPER 8:00 PM

EVANSVILLE NORTH AT HERITAGE HILLS 8:00 PM

FAIRFIELD AT NORTHRIDGE 7:45 PM

FOREST PARK AT GIBSON SOUTHERN 7:30 PM

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA AT EAST NOBLE 7:30 PM

FORT WAYNE LUERS AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM

FORT WAYNE SNIDER AT COLUMBIA CITY 7:30 PM

FORT WAYNE WAYNE AT HERITAGE 7:30 PM

FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT NEW PALESTINE 7:30 PM

FREMONT AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7:30 PM

FRONTIER AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM

GARRETT AT FORT WAYNE NORTH 6:00 PM

GARY WEST AT RIVER FOREST 8:00 PM

GREENCASTLE AT SOUTHMONT 7:30 PM

HAGERSTOWN AT BLUE RIVER VALLEY 6:00 PM

HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT LAPEL 7:30 PM

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 7:30 PM

HAMMOND NOLL AT VALPARAISO 8:00 PM

HOMESTEAD AT NORWELL 7:30 PM

HUNTINGTON NORTH AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:30 PM

INDIANAPOLIS HERRON AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 7:30 PM

INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 6:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT UNIVERSITY 7:30 PM

ITOWN PREP AT TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM

JAC-CEN-DEL AT MILAN 7:30 PM

JOHN GLENN AT CONCORD 7:45 PM

KNIGHTSTOWN AT DALEVILLE 7:00 PM

KNOX AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 8:00 PM

KOUTS AT DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 8:00 PM

LAKE CENTRAL AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM

LAKE STATION AT HOBART 8:00 PM

LAKELAND AT WAWASEE 7:30 PM

LAKEWOOD PARK AT WESTVIEW 7:30 PM

LEO AT EASTSIDE 7:00 PM

LINTON AT BARR-REEVE 7:30 PM

LOOGOOTEE AT MITCHELL 7:00 PM

LOWELL AT HEBRON 8:00 PM

MADISON AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:30 PM

MANCHESTER AT ADAMS CENTRAL 7:30 PM

MARION AT MADISON-GRANT 7:30 PM

MICHIGAN CITY AT PENN 7:30 PM

MISHAWAKA AT JIMTOWN 7:30 PM

MISHAWAKA MARIAN AT LAPORTE 8:00 PM

MISSISSINEWA AT BLUFFTON 7:30 PM

MONROE CENTRAL AT WES-DEL 7:30 PM

NEW CASTLE AT DELTA 7:30 PM

NORTH DECATUR AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY 7:30 PM

NORTH MONTGOMERY AT FRANKFORT 7:30 PM

NORTH WHITE AT CARROLL (FLORA) 7:30 PM

NORTHFIELD AT EASTBROOK 7:30 PM

NORTHVIEW AT PARKE HERITAGE 7:30 PM

OLDENBURG ACADEMY AT NORTHEASTERN 7:30 PM

OWEN VALLEY AT WEST VIGO 7:30 PM

PAOLI AT CORYDON CENTRAL 7:30 PM

PARK TUDOR AT INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 7:30 PM

PERRY MERIDIAN AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:30 PM

PHALEN ACADEMY AT BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 6:00 PM

PLAINFIELD AT BEN DAVIS 7:30 PM

PORTAGE AT ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 8:00 PM

PROVIDENCE AT JEFFERSONVILLE 6:30 PM

RANDOLPH SOUTHERN AT COWAN 7:30 PM

RED HILL (ILL.) AT DUGGER UNION 6:30 PM

RICHMOND AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 7:30 PM

ROCK CREEK ACADEMY AT NEW WASHINGTON 6:00 PM

ROSSVILLE AT DELPHI 7:30 PM

SEEGER AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:30 PM

SHELBYVILLE AT SPEEDWAY 7:30 PM

SHERIDAN AT FRANKTON 7:30 PM

SHOALS AT ORLEANS 6:00 PM

SOUTH BEND RILEY AT WARSAW 7:45 PM

SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) AT SHAWE MEMORIAL 6:00 PM

SOUTH KNOX AT NORTHEAST DUBOIS 7:30 PM

SOUTH RIPLEY AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:30 PM

SOUTH SPENCER AT PERRY CENTRAL 8:00 PM

SOUTHRIDGE AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 8:00 PM

SPRINGS VALLEY AT NORTH DAVIESS 7:30 PM

ST. THOMAS MORE AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 7:00 PM

TECUMSEH AT WOOD MEMORIAL 7:30 PM

TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT TRITON 7:45 PM

TIPTON AT NORTHWESTERN 7:00 PM

TRI-COUNTY AT ATTICA 7:30 PM

UNION COUNTY AT MORRISTOWN 7:30 PM

VINCENNES LINCOLN AT PIKE CENTRAL 7:30 PM

WALDRON AT BROWN COUNTY 7:30 PM

WAPAHANI AT MUNCIE BURRIS 6:00 PM

WASHINGTON TWP. AT WHEELER 8:00 PM

WEST CENTRAL AT TRI-TOWNSHIP 7:00 PM

WESTERN AT LEBANON 7:30 PM

WESTFIELD AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 7:30 PM

WHITKO AT PERU 7:45 PM

WINCHESTER AT YORKTOWN 7:30 PM

ZIONSVILLE AT CARMEL 7:30 PM

JOHNSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT

INDIAN CREEK AT CENTER GROVE 7:30 PM R1

WHITELAND AT GREENWOOD 7:30 PM R1

EDINBURGH AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM R1

LAFAYETTE TOURNAMENT

WEST LAFAYETTE VS. BENTON CENTRAL 6:00 PM R1

TWIN LAKES AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:30 PM R1

LAFAYETTE JEFF VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 6:00 PM R1

RENSSELAER CENTRAL AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:30 PM R1

PARIS (ILL.) TOURNAMENT

TERRE HAUTE NORTH VS. DANVILLE (ILL.) 7:45 PM POOL B

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IFCA GIRLS BASKETBALL POLL

1. HOMESTEAD (20) 3-0 436

2. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (2) 3-0 398

3. WARSAW 4-0 396

4. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 2-1 343

5. PLAINFIELD 3-0 333

6. PIKE 1-1 327

7. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 3-0 300

8. CENTER GROVE 2-0 275

9. NORWELL 4-1 259

10. SILVER CREEK 3-0 254

11. MCCUTCHEON 3-1 185

12. BROWNSBURG 2-1 176

13. PENDLETON HEIGHTS 3-0 160

14. FRANKLIN CENTRAL 3-1 159

15. VALPARAISO 2-1 142

16. INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 3-0 101

17. GREENSBURG 2-1 93

18. EAST CENTRAL 3-0 30

19. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 3-2 26

20. NORTHRIDGE 1-2 25

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INDIANA POWER POLL

1 BROWNSBURG 153.5

2 CROWN POINT 136

3 CENTER GROVE 100

4 AVON 81.5

5 LOWELL 66.5

6 CATHEDRAL 61

7 NEW PRAIRIE 57.5

8 ROCHESTER 46

9 RONCALLI 43.5

10 DELTA 40

11 FISHERS 39.5

12 FRANKLIN 39

13 NEW PALESTINE 38

14 GARRETT 35

15 WESTFIELD 28.5

15 LARWRENCE NORTH 28.5

17 ROSSVILLE 28

18 EVANVILLE MATER DEI 24.5

19 PENN 23.5

20 HERITAGE HILLS 23

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING

HAMILTON HEIGHTS 36 PIKE 24

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STAR ROSTERS

GAMES ARE SUNDAY AT LAWRENCE NORTH HS

3A/4A SENIOR ALL-STAR ROSTERS

NORTH

ELLIE HEPLER, WARSAW COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL,
REESE RESMER, NOBLESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
GEORGIA BRESNAHAN, WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
ELLI STRECKER, ZIONSVILLE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
MADISON BROWN, NOBLESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
LEXI SHONDELL, MCCUTCHEON HIGH SCHOOL
MACIE SMITH, HAMILTON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL
BAILEY SINISH, CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL FW
ELLE SCHARA, CROWN POINT HIGH SCHOOL
LILLY ABNEY, ZIONSVILLE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
ABBY LANE, PENN HIGH SCHOOL
MAEZI JUSTUS SNYDER, MCCUTCHEON HIGH SCHOOL
EMILY UHLMANN, NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
MADI MILES, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL

SOUTH

D’AALIYAH KEMP, MT. VERNON HIGH SCHOOL (FORTVILLE)
NATALIE VANCE, CENTER GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
ANNA FISH, SEYMOUR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FINLEY WHEELER, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
LYDIA STAHLEY, RONCALLI HIGH SCHOOL
ROSE MAHIN, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
LILY JONES, RONCALLI HIGH SCHOOL
MYA TRAMMELL, YORKTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
BRENNA STORZ, FRANKLIN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLYNN RENN, SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
HAIDYN CARTER, PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL
REAGAN TURK, RONCALLI HIGH SCHOOL
TAYLOR DONOVAN, PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
AVA CASTEEL, FLOYD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

3A/4A JUNIOR ALL-STAR ROSTERS

NORTH

SARAH STEGALL, CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL (FW)
LILA BRUSZEWSKI, CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL
CARSON PETTY, PENN HIGH SCHOOL
REAGAN LYONS, HOMESTEAD HIGH SCHOOL
SYDNEY BLACKWELL, CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
ANNA MCCULLOUGH, PENN HIGH SCHOOL
VANESSA MANCINI, CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL
KAYLIYAH DESHIELDS, CROWN POINT HIGH SCHOOL
RYLEE DRUMMOND, ELKHART HIGH SCHOOL
SARAH STEGALL, CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL (FW)
CAILIN DUNCAN, CROWN POINT HIGH SCHOOL
IVY HENDERSON, CROWN POINT HIGH SCHOOL
ISABELLA GERARD, SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL
JENNA VANBRUAENE, MISHAWAKA MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL
ELLI OSKEY, CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL (FW)

SOUTH

ANABELLE SCHEMBRA, CENTER GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
KYRA JOOSTBERNS, LAWRENCE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
NORA BREITWIESER, JASPER HIGH SCHOOL
DONNAH KERBERG, SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
SIENNA WETZEL, NORTH HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL
MARLEY VANWANZEELE, PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
EMERY CARDINAL, GUERIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
CHLOE MOSS, CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL
HAYDEN MANDSAGER, CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL
CAROLINE WARD, TRI-WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RILEY JACKSON, FLOYD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
PAIGE FURBEE, CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL
KAYLEN PLUNKARD, CENTER GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
AYLAH BELDING, BROWNSBURG HIGH SCHOOL

1A/2A SENIOR ALL-STAR ROSTERS

NORTH

BROOKLYN PERRY, FAITH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
BRYLEIGH BOGGS, WABASH HIGH SCHOOL
CAYA STILLINGS, FAITH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
EMMA (CHASE) LEMMING, SEEGER HIGH SCHOOL
EMMERSON GOTT, WESTERN BOONE HIGH SCHOOL
ISABELLA WIDMER, BENTON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
IZZY ADAMS, BENTON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
MYLAH DILLON, SOUTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
OLIVIA BARBER, FAITH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
REAGAN BEITLER, SOUTH ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL
REAGAN BOLLENBACHER, SOUTH ADAMS HIGH SCHOOL
CALISTA FOSTER, BENTON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
AVA FELGAR, MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
ELIZABETH RENZ, MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL

SOUTH

ELLA PEACH, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA
MADDIE CARNES, SPRINGS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
BAILEY BONDE, TRINITY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL
HALLIE HIGGS, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
KINSEY SALIBA, SPRINGS VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
MAKENZIE CREVISTON, GREENCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL
RAVEN RUSSELL, COVENANT CHRISTIAN
ADDISON JONES, BARR-REEVE HIGH SCHOOL
ELLA WARRICK, LINTON-STOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL
LANEY GRABER, BARR REEVE HIGH SCHOOL
ADDIE SMITH, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
MARIANA DANIELA VAN DER AA, BARR-REEVE HIGH SCHOOL
LYDIA WILSON, TECUMSEH HIGH SCHOOL
MADELYN ADAMS, TRINITY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL

1A/2A JUNIOR ALL-STAR ROSTERS

NORTH

ADDISON PIERCE, INDIANA ACADEMY/BURRIS
ELLIE NEMETH, KOUTS HIGH SCHOOL
JA’MARIA JACKSON, BURRIS LABORATORY
JOSIE ODLE, EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL
KLOIE YODER, WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
MACKENZIE SNYDER, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
MADELYN REES, DALEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
MADISON MINNIEAR, BENTON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
MORGAN CATES, OAK HILL HIGH SCHOOL
MCKENNA YADON, BENTON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
TORI FADNESS, ROSSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
SHANIA RHAMY, SOUTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
ADI DEATON, SOUTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
HALI PERSHING, SOUTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

SOUTH

BETHANY RING, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
HALLIE JENEA KNEPP, BARR-REEVE HIGH SCHOOL
LYNDI ANN WHITENACK, WINCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
KENLEY ALLEEMA ABENI MITCHELL, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
LILYANA MARIE MAYBERRY, WINCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
ALI NOBBE, OLDENBURG ACADEMY
ELLA MENSCH, HERITAGE CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
EMERSON WARREN, TRINITY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL
AUDEN HUMMEL, WINCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
SOPHIA LEVINE, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL
REAGAN CRABTREE, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL
BRYLEE NICHOLL FAULK, SHAKAMAK HIGH SCHOOL
JOCELYNN SIMS, LOOGOOTEE HIGH SCHOOL
PRESLEY MEYER, TRINITY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE

WEEK 13

TUESDAY, NOV. 18

7 P.M. | AKRON AT BOWLING GREEN | ESPNU

7 P.M. | UMASS AT OHIO | CBSSN

7 P.M. | WESTERN MICHIGAN AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | ESPN2

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19

7 P.M. | MIAMI (OHIO) AT BUFFALO | ESPN2

7 P.M. | CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT KENT STATE | ESPNU

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

7:30 P.M. | LOUISIANA AT ARKANSAS STATE | ESPN

FRIDAY, NOV. 21

8 P.M. | FLORIDA STATE AT NC STATE | ESPN

10:30 P.M. | HAWAI’I AT UNLV | FS1

SATURDAY, NOV. 22

12 P.M. | SAMFORD AT TEXAS A&M | SECN+

12 P.M. | MISSOURI AT OKLAHOMA

12 P.M. | DELAWARE AT WAKE FOREST | ACC NETWORK

12 P.M. | TULSA AT ARMY | CBSSN

12 P.M. | RUTGERS AT OHIO STATE | FOX

12 P.M. | MIAMI (FLA.) AT VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN

12 P.M. | LOUISVILLE AT SMU | ESPN2

12 P.M. | MINNESOTA AT NORTHWESTERN | BTN

12 P.M. | KANSAS AT IOWA STATE | FS1

12:45 P.M. | CHARLOTTE AT GEORGIA | SEC NETWORK

1 P.M. | OLD DOMINION AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | ESPN+

1 P.M. | WASHINGTON STATE AT JAMES MADISON | ESPN+

1 P.M. | BAYLOR AT ARIZONA | TNT

2 P.M. | EASTERN ILLINOIS AT ALABAMA | SECN+

2 P.M. | MERCER AT AUBURN | SECN+

2 P.M. | MISSOURI STATE AT KENNESAW STATE | ESPN+

2 P.M. | NEVADA AT WYOMING

2 P.M. | BALL STATE AT TOLEDO | ESPN+

2:30 P.M. | MARSHALL AT APPALACHIAN STATE | ESPN+

3 P.M. | UCONN AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | ESPN+

3 P.M. | LIBERTY AT LOUISIANA TECH | ESPN+

3 P.M. | SAM HOUSTON AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPN+

3 P.M. | NEW MEXICO STATE AT UTEP | ESPN+

3 P.M. | SOUTH FLORIDA AT UAB | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | SYRACUSE AT NOTRE DAME | NBC/PEACOCK

3:30 P.M. | KENTUCKY AT VANDERBILT

3:30 P.M. | JACKSONVILLE STATE AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | CBSSN

3:30 P.M. | SOUTHERN MISS AT SOUTH ALABAMA | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | USC AT OREGON | CBS

3:30 P.M.| ARKANSAS AT TEXAS | ABC

3:30 P.M. | MICHIGAN STATE AT IOWA | FS1

3:30 P.M. | DUKE AT NORTH CAROLINA | ACC NETWORK

3:30 P.M. | EAST CAROLINA AT UTSA | ESPN+

3:45 P.M. | TULANE AT TEMPLE | ESPNU

4 P.M. | OKLAHOMA STATE AT UCF | ESPN+

4 P.M. | GEORGIA STATE AT TROY | ESPN+

4 P.M. | KANSAS STATE AT UTAH | ESPN2

4 P.M. | MICHIGAN AT MARYLAND | BTN

4 P.M. | TCU AT HOUSTON | FOX

4:15 P.M. | COASTAL CAROLINA AT SOUTH CAROLINA | SEC NETWORK

4:30 P.M. | FURMAN AT CLEMSON | THE CW NETWORK

5 P.M. | UL MONROE AT TEXAS STATE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | NEW MEXICO AT AIR FORCE | CBSSN

7 P.M. | PITT AT GEORGIA TECH | ESPN

7 P.M. | NEBRASKA AT PENN STATE | NBC

7 P.M. | COLORADO STATE AT BOISE STATE | FS1

7:30 P.M. | CAL AT STANFORD | ACC NETWORK

7:30 | TENNESSEE AT FLORIDA | ABC

7:30 P.M. | ILLINOIS AT WISCONSIN | BTN

7:30 P.M. | NORTH TEXAS AT RICE | ESPNU

7:45 P.M. | WESTERN KENTUCKY AT LSU | SEC NETWORK

8 P.M. | BYU AT CINCINNATI | FOX

8 P.M. | ARIZONA STATE AT COLORADO | ESPN2

10:30 P.M. | UTAH STATE AT FRESNO STATE | CBSSN

10:30 P.M. | WASHINGTON AT UCLA | NBC

10:30 P.M. | SAN JOSE STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | FS1

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

#25 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 85 VCU 79

#23 WISCONSIN 94 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EDWARDSVILLE 69

#16 IOWA STATE 96 STONEHILL 57

#20 TENNESSEE 91 RICE 66

#13 GONZAGA 122 SOUTHERN UTAH 50

GEORGIA 87 FLORIDA A&M 57

WEST VIRGINIA 81 LAFAYETTE 59

PITTSBURGH 84 BUCKNELL 50

CENTRAL FLORIDA 87 OAKLAND 83

ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM 112 RHODES COLLEGE 56

KANSAS STATE 84 TULSA 83

MISSOURI 91 PRAIRIE VIEW 73

ARIZONA STATE 75 GEORGIA STATE 62

COLORADO 94 ALABAMA STATE 66

CLEMSON 81 N. ALABAMA 61

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 78 UC SANTA BARBARA 74 OT

OREGON 87 OREGON STATE 75

PORTLAND 93 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 80

EASTERN WASHINGTON 91 EASTERN OREGON 73

SAN JOSE STATE 110 BETHESDA 56

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL AP TOP 25 POLL

PURDUE 4-0
HOUSTON 4-0
UCONN 4-0
ARIZONA 4-0
DUKE 4-0
LOUISVILLE 4-0
MICHIGAN 3-0
ILLINOIS 4-0
BYU 3-1
FLORIDA 3-1
ALABAMA 2-1
KENTUCKY 3-1
GONZAGA 4-0
ST. JOHN’S 2-1
TEXAS TECH 3-1
IOWA STATE 3-0
MICHIGAN STATE 3-0
NORTH CAROLINA 4-0
UCLA 3-1
TENNESSEE 3-0
ARKANSAS 3-1
AUBURN 3-1
WISCONSIN 3-0
KANSAS 3-1
NC STATE 3-0

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

SAN DIEGO ST. 71, INDIANA 65, VANDERBILT 57, OREGON 28, OHIO ST. 21, SOUTHERN CAL 16, GEORGETOWN 16, CREIGHTON 12, BAYLOR 11, SAINT MARY’S 8, MISSOURI 7, MISSISSIPPI 5, IOWA 3, UTAH ST. 2, GEORGIA 2, VIRGINIA 1, VIRGINIA TECH 1, STANFORD 1, KANSAS ST 1.

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USA TODAY MEN’S TOP 25 POLL

RANK	SCHOOL (RECORD)	POINTS	LAST WEEK’S RANK	FIRST-PLACE VOTES
1	PURDUE (4-0)	760	1	20
2	HOUSTON (4-0)	747	2	9
3	CONNECTICUT (4-0)	705	3	0
4	DUKE (4-0)	677	4	2
5	ARIZONA (4-0)	625	6	0
6	LOUISVILLE (4-0)	568	12	0
6	MICHIGAN (3-0)	568	5	0
8	ILLINOIS (4-0)	504	14	0
9	FLORIDA (3-1)	494	10	0
10	BRIGHAM YOUNG (3-1)	440	7	0
11	ALABAMA (2-1)	404	9	0
12	GONZAGA (4-0)	402	19	0
13	KENTUCKY (3-1)	391	8	0
14	IOWA STATE (3-0)	368	16	0
15	TEXAS TECH (3-1)	353	11	0
16	ST. JOHN’S (2-1)	349	13	0
17	TENNESSEE (3-0)	304	18	0
18	MICHIGAN STATE (3-0)	303	17	0
19	NORTH CAROLINA (4-0)	233	20	0
20	UCLA (3-1)	173	15	0
21	WISCONSIN (3-0)	139	22	0
22	ARKANSAS (3-1)	115	21	0
23	KANSAS (3-1)	86	24	0
24	VANDERBILT (4-0)	64	NR	0
25	INDIANA (4-0)	48	NR	0

DROPPED OUT: NO. 23 CREIGHTON (2-1); NO. 25 AUBURN (3-1).

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: NORTH CAROLINA STATE (3-0) 42; AUBURN (3-1) 37; SAINT MARY’S (4-0) 27; MISSISSIPPI (4-0) 22; SAN DIEGO STATE (2-0) 20; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (3-0) 20; OREGON (3-0) 19; BAYLOR (3-0) 16; CREIGHTON (2-1) 15; VIRGINIA (4-0) 14; MISSOURI (4-0) 7; GEORGETOWN (4-0) 6; IOWA (3-0) 5; OHIO STATE (4-0) 4; SAINT LOUIS (4-0) 1.

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

#5 LSU 101 TULANE 71

NORTHWESTERN 79 DEPAUL 72

VCU 69 HOWARD 66

ALABAMA 66 ALABAMA A&M 43

SOUTHERN INDIANA 87 INDIANA EAST 32

STEPHEN F AUSTIN 82 HOUSTON 78

AUBURN 69 GEORGIA STATE 65

EASTERN WASHINGTON 78 CAL POLY 67

TULSA 78 ORAL ROBERTS 69 OT

COLORADO STATE 71 SAN DIEGO 44

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL AP POLL

UCONN 4-0
SOUTH CAROLINA 4-0
UCLA 5-0
TEXAS 4-0
LSU 4-0
MICHIGAN 3-0
BAYLOR 4-0
OKLAHOMA 4-1
MARYLAND 5-0
TCU 4-0
USC 2-1
IOWA STATE 5-0
OLE MISS 3-0
NORTH CAROLINA 3-1
TENNESSEE 3-1
NC STATE 2-2
VANDERBILT 3-0
OKLAHOMA STATE 5-0
IOWA 4-0
KENTUCKY 5-0
LOUISVILLE 3-1
MICHIGAN STATE 4-0
WEST VIRGINIA 4-0
NOTRE DAME 3-1
WASHINGTON 3-0

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

DUKE 89, MINNESOTA 24, OHIO ST. 12, STANFORD 8, SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 7, NEBRASKA 6, RICHMOND 3, PRINCETON 2, FAIRFIELD 1.

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NFL SCHEDULE/SCORES

MONDAY, NOV. 17

DALLAS AT LAS VEGAS, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)

WEEK 12

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

BUFFALO AT HOUSTON, 8:15 P.M. (PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, NOV. 23

NEW ENGLAND AT CINCINNATI, 1 P.M. (CBS)

PITTSBURGH AT CHICAGO, 1 P.M. (CBS)

INDIANAPOLIS AT KANSAS CITY NY JETS AT BALTIMORE, 1 P.M. (CBS)

NY GIANTS AT DETROIT, 1 P.M. (FOX)

SEATTLE AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M. (FOX)

MINNESOTA AT GREEN BAY, 1 P.M. (FOX)

CLEVELAND AT LAS VEGAS, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)

JACKSONVILLE AT ARIZONA, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)

ATLANTA AT NEW ORLEANS, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)

PHILADELPHIA AT DALLAS, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)

TAMPA BAY AT LA RAMS, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)

MONDAY, NOV. 24

CAROLINA AT SAN FRANCISCO, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN)

BYES: DENVER, LA CHARGERS, MIAMI, WASHINGTON

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NBA SCOREBOARD

DETROIT 127 INDIANA 112

PHILADELPHIA 110 LA CLIPPERS 108

CLEVELAND 118 MILWAUKEE 106

MIAMI 115 NEW YORK 113

TORONTO 110 CHARLOTTE 108

MINNESOTA 120 DALLAS 96

OKLAHOMA CITY 126 NEW ORLEANS 109

CHICAGO 130 DENVER 127

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NHL SCOREBOARD

BUFFALO 5 EDMONTON 1

CAROLINA 3 BOSTON 1

WASHINGTON 2 LOS ANGELES 1

FLORIDA 8 VANCOUVER 5

COLUMBUS 4 MONTRÉAL 3

ANAHEIM 3 UTAH 2 OT

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

NOV. 22 – NOV. 23

EASTERN CONFERENCE: TBD

WESTERN CONFERENCE: TBD

CONFERENCE FINAL

NOV. 29 – NOV. 30

SEMIFINAL WINNERS, TBD

CHAMPIONSHIP

SATURDAY, DEC. 6: CONFERENCE FINAL WINNERS, 2:30 P.M.

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NCAA WOMEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT

SECOND ROUND

THURSDAY, NOV. 20

XAVIER VS. COLORADO, 3 P.M.

ARKANSAS VS. WASHINGTON, 3 P.M.

LOUISVILLE VS. KANSAS, 4 P.M.

NORTH CAROLINA VS. TEXAS TECH, 5 P.M.

IOWA VS. LSU, 5 P.M.

WAKE FOREST VS. MICHIGAN STATE, 6 P.M.

PENN STATE VS. VIRGINIA, 6 P.M.

UCF VS. DUKE, 6:30 P.M.

UCLA VS. BYU, 7 P.M.

MEMPHIS VS. TCU, 8 P.M.

VANDERBILT VS. CLEMSON, 8 P.M.

ALABAMA VS. STANFORD, 10 P.M.

OHIO STATE VS. NOTRE DAME, TBA

BAYLOR VS. WISCONSIN, TBA

LIPSCOMB VS. FLORIDA STATE, TBA

WEST VIRGINIA VS. GEORGETOWN, TBA

THIRD ROUND

SUNDAY, NOV. 23

TBA

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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES

NFL NEWS

Dak Prescott fires 4 TD passes as Cowboys crush Raiders

LAS VEGAS — Eleven days after Dallas defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died during the team’s bye week, the Cowboys returned to the field and emerged victorious, decisively beating the Las Vegas Raiders 33-16 on Monday.

Dak Prescott completed 25 of 33 passes for 268 yards and four touchdowns to four different receivers. Three of Prescott’s passing TDs came during a 21-3 onslaught in the second quarter.

George Pickens finished with nine catches for 144 yards and a score for Dallas (4-5-1). Cowboys running back Javonte Williams gained 93 yards on 22 carries.

Raiders quarterback Geno Smith threw for 238 yards, one touchdown and one interception on 27-of-42 passing. Brock Bowers logged seven receptions for 72 yards.

Despite trailing 6-3 after the first period, the Cowboys broke through in the second, as Prescott’s trifecta of touchdowns gave the Cowboys a comfortable 24-9 lead at halftime.

The first of those three touchdown passes came just nine seconds into the second quarter, when Prescott found a wide-open CeeDee Lamb from 18 yards out to give the Cowboys a 10-6 lead. Lamb’s touchdown was the culmination of a six-play, 68-yard drive.

Dallas’ next possession resulted in a 12-play, 79-yard touchdown drive that ate 6:33 of the game clock. Prescott found paydirt through tight end Jake Ferguson, who caught his seventh touchdown of the season from 5 yards out to put the Cowboys up 17-6 with 5:16 remaining in the half.

The third touchdown was the most impressive of the bunch, a 37-yard connection from Prescott to Pickens that saw the wide receiver spin away from Raiders cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly before evading two more defenders on his way to the end zone.

Brandon Aubrey’s third extra point of the quarter gave Dallas a 24-6 lead with 1:20 remaining in the half, though the Raiders cut the deficit to 15 points at halftime on Daniel Carlson’s third field goal of the game, from 38 yards out.

The Raiders opened the scoring on a 35-yard field goal from Carlson with 7:55 remaining in the first quarter, capitalizing on a Maxx Crosby strip sack of Prescott deep in Cowboys territory. After Aubrey booted a field goal from 50 yards out to tie the game 3-3 in the first quarter, Carlson made his second attempt of the night, from 45 yards, to put the Raiders ahead 6-3 after one.

Kneeland reportedly killed himself on Nov. 6 in Frisco, Texas, following a police car chase.

REPORT: PENIX FACES POTENTIAL SEASON-ENDING KNEE INJURY; LONDON OUT AT LEAST A WEEK

The Atlanta Falcons lost two key offensive starters in Sunday’s 30-27 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers.

Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. sustained a potentially season-ending knee injury in the contest, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Penix is seeking a second opinion, but early indications aren’t encouraging, adds Schefter.

Additionally, Drake London suffered a PCL sprain that will sideline the receiver for at least a week, a source told NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The talented wideout made seven catches for 119 yards before the Falcons ruled him out in overtime of Sunday’s loss.

Kirk Cousins is expected to take over at quarterback for Atlanta. He replaced Penix versus the Panthers, completing 6 of 14 passes for 48 yards.

Penix appeared to sustain the injury after getting hit on a third-down pass attempt with 5:22 remaining in the third quarter. The second-year signal-caller tried to stand up but fell back to the ground before taking off his helmet. Penix remained on the sidelines for the rest of the contest and completed 13 of 16 passes for 175 yards before exiting.

Head coach Raheem Morris said postgame that he didn’t have an update regarding Penix’s status, per ESPN’s Marc Raimondi.

Penix missed a contest against the Miami Dolphins in October due to a bone bruise in his left knee. The Washington product has an extensive history of injuries, having undergone four season-ending surgeries in college, including ACL repairs in 2018 and 2020.

BRYCE YOUNG QUIETS CRITICS WITH 448-YARD GAME IN WIN OVER FALCONS; CONSISTENCY THE NEXT HURDLE

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — At least for one week, Bryce Young silenced the critics.

The question moving forward will be if he can do it on a consistent basis.

Seven days after being held to 124 yards passing by the New Orleans Saints, Young completed 31 of 45 passes for a franchise-record 448 yards passing and three touchdowns to lead Carolina to a 30-27 win over the Atlanta Falcons that pulled the Panthers (6-5) within a half game of the first-place Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South.

Entering Sunday’s game, Young had only eclipsed 200 yards passing in one of his previous nine starts this season.

Panthers coach Dave Canales said after the 17-7 loss to the then-one-win Saints that the Panthers had to figure things out in the passing game and how to get bigger chunk plays.

They did on Sunday.

Canales felt that this type of game was coming from his team.

“I’m seeing the improvement in practice, I’m seeing the chemistry happen,” Canales said. “For whatever reason, that hasn’t showed up in the game. Today, we found great rhythm. It’s not always pretty and there were some dirty pockets, but the offensive line did an admirable job of giving Bryce time, and Bryce bought a little bit of time to find guys down the field. It just takes a couple of plays, and the guys feel the juice and the confidence to continue to go.”

Rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan admitted the offense could feel the mounting pressure from the poor numbers in the passing game.

“Bryce and just our whole offense was getting a lot of backlash just the past week about, obviously, the passing yards,” McMillan said. “But everybody in the locker room knew it was bound to happen. We knew that we had in our bag, and specifically Bryce. But I mean, Bryce went out there and balled for sure.”

Young, who had five total TDs in last season’s game at Atlanta, said the Panthers need to play well in the passing game on a more consistent basis beginning Monday night at San Francisco.

“We all know what we’re capable of. We have the guys and we know we also have to be balanced as well,” Young said. “The coaching staff today did a great job of giving us opportunities, of scheming stuff up. Again, it’s not one player. It’s not one person. It’s all of us. Credit goes to them, to the guys around me and then we have to earn the right to be consistent.”

What’s

working

The Panthers did a better job of getting the tight ends more involved in the offense.

Tommy Tremble had a huge 54-yard catch-and-run in overtime to set up Ryan Fitzgerald’s third game-winning field goal of the season, Ja’Tavion Sanders added four catches for 22 yards and Mitchell Evans added two grabs for 28 yards. For a Panthers team that often seems to view its tight ends as an afterthought, that is a huge day of production.

“You love to see the tight ends getting involved and (slot receiver Jalen (Coker) making a couple of plays as well, because the field starts to tilt when T-Mac (McMillan) plays as well as he has been,” Canales said. “Today we just felt like it was a balanced deal, where Bryce had options and different places to go.”

What needs help

Tackling. The run defense struggled against the Falcons, with Bijan Robinson running for 104 yards and two touchdowns. The Panthers have had issues stopping Robinson and Sunday was no exception, as he found several holes, particularly running to the outside.

Robinson did most of his damage in the first half with 93 yards rushing as Atlanta built a 21-7 lead. He was limited to 9 yards in the second half.

“Simply put, it was tackling in the first half, and Bijan really just went off,” Canales said. “We had guys in position, and he made us miss a couple of times. That’s where we have to have the full group rallied into the ball so that if someone does miss, someone’s there to pick it up. He picked up a bunch of extra yards that way. Playing the little details, all those things, were what we talked about at the half.”

Stock up

Tetairoa McMillan. The No. 8 overall pick in the 2025 draft has the third-best odds to win AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, according to BetMGM after catching eight passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns against the Falcons. It was McMillan’s second two-TD game of the season, previously reaching the mark against the Dallas Cowboys. McMillan has 54 receptions for 748 yards and four TDs despite having to spend his entire rookie season as the team’s No. 1 wide receiver and drawing most of the opposing defense’s attention.

Stock down

Panthers secondary. One week after the Panthers struggled to stop New Orleans’ Chris Olave, the Panthers allowed another 100-yard receiver in Drake London. Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn had a defensive holding call leading to an Atlanta touchdown.

Injuries

Young injured his ankle early in Sunday’s game but was able to get it re-taped and returned to have a career game. Whether or not that ankle, which kept him out of the Buffalo game a few weeks ago, will give him more problems down the road remains to be seen. “He was dealing with some stuff,” Canales said. “The ankle that flared up a couple times and they checked it out, and they made sure that everything was structurally fine. At that point, it was just a pain tolerance thing, and he gutted it out.” … LB Christian Rozeboom left the game with a hamstring injury leaving the Panthers thin at linebacker.

Key number

100 — Yards from scrimmage from running back Rico Dowdle on 24 touches, putting him over 1,000 yards from scrimmage for the season.

Next steps

The Panthers will play in their only Monday night game of the season when they face their former star running back Christian McCaffrey and the San Francisco 49ers.

BRONCOS’ RESILIENCE SHINES IN WIN OVER CHIEFS AS DENVER HITS THE BYE AT 9-2 AND ATOP AFC

DENVER (AP) — For a team that hasn’t tasted much success since Peyton Manning and DeMarcus Ware were still burnishing their Hall of Fame credentials in Denver a decade ago, this version of the Broncos sure keeps showing off a championship-level moxie.

That’s exactly what coach Sean Payton predicted would happen back in training camp when he started touting his team as having the ingredients to win the next Super Bowl.

Their 22-19 thriller over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday marked their seventh comeback of the season, their seventh win in a one-score game, their eighth consecutive victory and their NFL-best 11th straight triumph at home.

“We just got a resilient team that just believes we’re going to win,” quarterback Bo Nix said, “and at the end of the game when it’s close, belief goes a long way.”

A year ago, the Broncos were 1-6 in one-score games and the Chiefs were 12-0. This year, Denver is 7-2 in one-score games and the Chiefs are 0-5.

And the AFC West race has been turned on its head, too. The Chiefs’ nine-year reign atop the division is in jeopardy as they trail both the Chargers (7-4) and Broncos by multiple games, although their schedule is favorable down the stretch.

“I think it’s a belief or mentality or a grit, a toughness that we’ve just built as a team,” Nix said. “We just kind of have this belief that get it to the end of the game, we are just going to find a way.”

That’s what happened again Sunday.

“I feel like it starts with having a defense that you know they are going to stop them,” Nix said. “At some critical moment, they are going to stop them. We are going to have opportunity after opportunity. As an offense, there is going to be a moment at the end of the game where you are going to have the football and you are going to have a chance to go on a drive, get points or win the game.”

What’s working

With 49 sacks through Week 11, Denver is on track to obliterate the franchise record of 63 sacks they collected last season and eclipse the NFL record for most sacks in a season (72 by the Chicago Bears in 1984). Denver’s 49 sacks are the most by a team in the first 11 weeks of a season since 1989, when the Minnesota Vikings had 53.

What needs help

Even though they scored on six of their 10 drives against the Chiefs, five of those scores came on chip-shot field goals after the bend-but-don’t-break offense stalled. If they can just finish their drives, the Broncos can start putting away teams early and coasting into the fourth quarter instead of sweating out more close ones.

Although Payton is loathe to credit an up-tempo approach, Nix is at his best when the call comes in early enough for him not to have to rush things and can survey the defense at the line of scrimmage, which was a big talking point on Sunday’s broadcast.

Stock up

DB Ja’Quan McMillian had a career day with an interception, a pass breakup, six tackles, including two behind the line of scrimmage, two of Denver’s three sacks and two other hits on Mahomes. He’s the first cornerback in franchise history with two sacks and an interception in a game.

Stock down

Although Riley Moss, the most targeted cornerback in the NFL this season, leads the league in giving up the lowest completion percentage of all players targeted at least 40 times, he has developed a bad pass interference habit on deep balls, some of them costly. He said he’s going to wear boxing gloves at practice to break this tendency.

Injuries

The Broncos are hoping to get star CB Pat Surtain II (chest), ILB Alex Singleton (testicular tumor) and TE Nate Adkins (knee) back after the bye. RB J.K. Dobbins (left foot) is recovering from Lisfranc surgery and has a chance to return if the Broncos go deep in the playoffs.

Key stats

__The last time the Broncos won nine of their first 11 games was their Super Bowl-winning 2015 season.

__Nix led the Broncos to his fifth fourth-quarter comeback of the season Sunday. Since last season, Nix has totaled an NFL-high eight fourth-quarter comebacks. That’s one shy of Manning’s four-year mark in Denver and the most by any player in his first two seasons in league history.

—Wil Lutz’s eight game-winning field goals since joining the Broncos in 2023 are the most in the league over that span, three more than runner-up Harrison Butker of the Chiefs.

Next steps

Payton gave the Broncos the week off. They’ll return Nov. 24 to begin preparations for their visit to the nation’s capital to face the Commanders (3-8).

TEAM’S PATIENCE RUNNING OUT ON BILLS RECEIVER KEON COLEMAN AFTER THIRD BENCHING IN TWO YEARS

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Keon Coleman needs a better alarm clock.

If the Buffalo Bills’ second-year wide receiver didn’t get the wake-up call when being benched on Sunday for arriving late to a team meeting, Coleman got a reminder of how expendable he might be after watching the passing game click without him.

Whatever difficulties Josh Allen’s experienced in pushing the ball deep and finding open receivers for stretches of this season seemed to vanish in Buffalo’s 44-32 win over Tampa Bay.

In the 31st passing game of at least 300 yards in his career, Allen completed throws to nine players on a day receivers Gabe Davis and Mecole Hardman made their season debuts, and Buffalo was missing its most reliable option in tight end Dalton Kincaid (hamstring).

With three TDs passing and three more rushing, Allen thrived despite starter Khalil Shakir limited to one catch for minus-3 yards.

Meantime, Tyrell Shavers had a breakout game with four catches for a career-best 90 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown. And the Bills finally got their running backs involved, with Ty Johnson scoring on a 52-yard catch and run, and James Cook adding a 25-yard TD catch.

The Bills (7-3) aren’t about to move on from Coleman just yet because they’ve invested too much in the 22-year-old after drafting him with the first pick of the second round in 2024.

And they did so by trading back twice in passing up on the chance to select Kansas City’s Xavier Worthy, and chose Coleman over Ladd McConkey, who went to the Chargers a pick later.

And yet, time and patience are running out on a player who has now been disciplined three times — twice this season — for showing up late to meetings.

Though Allen and coach Sean McDermott were measured in their comments on Coleman’s benching, veteran tackle Dion Dawkins provided a far more blunt assessment.

After saying he had Coleman’s back, Dawkins added: “Pats on the back are over with and it’s time for him to grow up, and he knows it.”

Coleman said he needs to do better, and reiterated many of the same things he said a month ago after being benched for the first series of Buffalo’s loss to New England.

And yet when asked if McDermott’s message was received, Coleman said, “Nah, I wouldn’t say that.” As to why this keeps happening, he said: “Mistakes happen. Things happen but again, got to be better.”

Coleman has already been under scrutiny for his inconsistencies this season. Since having eight catches, 112 yards and a TD in a season-opening win over Baltimore, Coleman has combined for 24 catches for 218 yards and two scores.

He’s now in jeopardy of being passed on the depth chart by Davis, who is in his second stint in Buffalo and has an established rapport with Allen. And then there’s Shavers, who made the team a year ago as an undrafted free agent.

In praising Shavers for his work ethic and perseverance, Allen cited offensive coordinator Joe Brady.

“He says, ‘The reward for doing is opportunity for more,’” Allen said. “And I think that’s what he’s earned over the course of the season and his career.”

The clock keeps ticking on Coleman to finally arrive.

What’s working

Kickoff returns. Though Hardman lost a fumble fielding a punt, he and backup running back Ray Davis combined for 219 kickoff return yards. Hardman’s sole return went 61 yards, while Davis averaged 39.5 yards on four chances.

What needs help

Run defense. Buffalo allowed 202 yards rushing, with backup running back Sean Tucker scoring twice, including a 43-yard run. The Bills have allowed 200-plus yards rushing three times this season, after doing so twice over their past three years.

Stock up

Allen. Regained the NFL MVP form he displayed last season while setting several milestones. He’s the league’s only player to have two three-TD passing and three rushing outings, and now has 75 rushing TDs, tying Cam Newton’s NFL regular-season record for quarterbacks.

Stock down

Coleman. With Buffalo facing a short turnaround in playing at Houston on Thursday, does McDermott consider tinkering with his lineup?

Injuries

Hardman did not return after hurting his calf. Kincaid likely needs another week to recover.

Key number

17 — Number of rushing TDs allowed by Buffalo through 10 games, four more than last season.

Next steps

A short turnaround before a trip to Houston, where Buffalo has lost five straight, including a playoff outing, since most recently beating the Texans in 2006.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

NO. 18 MICHIGAN EXPECTS TO BE WITHOUT INJURED RB JUSTICE HAYNES VS. MARYLAND AND NO. 1 OHIO STATE

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No. 18 Michigan does not expect injured running back Justice Haynes to play this week at Maryland, or next week against top-ranked Ohio State.

Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore said Monday that Haynes is probably out for the regular season.

Haynes ran for 857 yards with 7.1 yards per carry and 10 touchdowns in seven games this season. The Alabama transfer has not played since he had 26 carries for 152 yards with two touchdowns on Oct. 25 in a 31-20 win at Michigan State.

He has been on Michigan’s sideline on a scooter, keeping weight off his right foot that was in a protective boot.

Jordan Marshall, the Wolverines’ other standout running back, had 142 yards rushing and two touchdowns before a shoulder injury knocked him out of Saturday’s 24-22 win over Northwestern. Moore said Marshall’s X-rays were negative, adding he’s day to day.

Bryson Kuzdzal, who had 15 carries for 53 yards against the Wildcats, may become the team’s starting running back this week.

Michigan (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten) plays Maryland (4-6, 1-6) on Saturday on the road before hosting rival and top-ranked Ohio State next week.

AP TOP 25 EXTRA POINTS: NO. 22 NORTH TEXAS ENDS FBS’ LONGEST RANKING DRY SPELL AND RE-ENTERS CFP MIX

Until this week, no Football Bowl Subdivision team had gone as long as North Texas without appearing in The Associated Press poll.

The Mean Green scoring machine was No. 22 after the votes were counted, giving the school its first ranking since Dwight D. Eisenhower was U.S. president, Hawaii was a new state and a gallon of gas cost 31 cents.

The year was 1959, when UNT was known as the Eagles and nearly a decade before “Mean” Joe Greene, the program’s most famous alum, became the dominant defensive lineman of his era. (Contrary to popular belief, the school nickname has nothing to do with “Mean” Joe.)

At 9-1, the 2025 team has UNT’s best start since Odus Mitchell’s squad had the same record and spent two weeks in the ratings 66 years ago, reaching No. 16.

“We’re incredibly honored to see UNT back in the Top 25 for the first time since 1959,” coach Eric Morris said Sunday. “It’s a testament to the work our players put in every day, the commitment of our staff and the belief this university and community have in our program. While we’re proud of this accomplishment, our focus right now is on trying to go 1-0 this weekend at Rice.”

The Mean Green started 5-0 but were written off as fool’s gold when South Florida showed up in Denton and throttled them 63-36 in one of the spotlight games of Week 7. UNT has rebounded quite nicely, with Saturday’s 53-24 victory at UAB the third time they’ve scored at least 50 points over four consecutive wins since the loss to USF.

UNT’s recent run and South Florida’s loss to Navy on Saturday put the Mean Green squarely back in the running for the Group of Five’s automatic bid in the College Football Playoff.

No. 21 James Madison is the highest-ranked G5 team in the AP poll and has clinched a spot in the Sun Belt Conference championship game.

The American Conference is the tougher league, according to computer rankings and the eye test, and is expected to produce the G5 representative. Tulane, which made its first appearance of the season in the AP poll at No. 24, and North Texas are vying for spots in the American championship game along with Navy and East Carolina. All four teams have one conference loss with two weeks left in the regular season.

“We gave ourselves a chance to play meaningful games late in November, which hasn’t happened very often around here,” Morris said.

UNT takes the nation’s highest-scoring offense and a ball-hawking defense into this week’s game at Rice. Freshman running back Caleb Hawkins is coming off an 189-yard, five-touchdown outing against UAB, Drew Mestemaker just went over 3,000 yards passing for the season and the Mean Green are fourth nationally with 24 takeaways.

About that comeback

Texas A&M’s 27-point second-half comeback to beat South Carolina 31-30 was the biggest in the FBS since Tulsa made up a 28-point halftime deficit to edge UTSA 46-45 on Oct. 26, 2024, according to Sportradar. The last time an SEC team overcame a deficit of 27-plus points was LSU, which was 28 down before it beat Troy 40-31 in 2008.

Michigan State pulled off the biggest comeback in FBS history in 2006. The Spartans were down 35 points to Northwestern, 38-3, with 9 minutes left in the third quarter and scored 38 in a row to win 41-38.

Texas A&M was the wrong end of the second-biggest FBS comeback, squandering a 34-point lead in a 45-44 loss to UCLA in the 2017 opener.

1-2-3 repeat

Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M have been the top three teams in the poll for five straight weeks.

The last time the top three remained unchanged so long was in 2023, when Georgia, Michigan and Ohio State held those spots for six weeks from Oct. 8 to Nov. 12.

Pretty good in pink

Wayshawn Parker turned in his third straight 100-yard game in No. 13 Utah’s 55-28 win over Baylor, which means he once again will be easy to spot when the Utes host Kansas State this week.

“Wayshawn Parker did a nice job and went over 100 yards again,” coach Kyle Whittingham said, “and he’s really motivated to do that because whenever he does it, he gets to wear those pink cleats again the next week. And so I’ve made a deal with him … you get to see him in pink cleats next week.”

Parker ran 15 times for 129 yards and a touchdown and also had a 5-yard TD catch against the Bears. He’s the Utes’ season rushing leader with 736 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games.

Extra points

No. 4 Georgia, which has completed SEC play, fell behind early in seven of its eight conference games and went 6-1 in those contests. The Bulldogs’ 35-14 win over Kentucky on Oct. 4 was the only SEC game in which it never trailed. … No. 12 Vanderbilt has its highest ranking since it was in the same spot in the final 1948 poll. The Commodores haven’t ranked this high in November since 1941. … At No. 5, Mississippi has its highest November ranking since it was No. 3 the week of Thanksgiving in 1963. … James Madison’s 48-point margin in a 58-10 win over Appalachian State was the Duke’s largest against a Sun Belt team. JMU out-yarded App 627-146, including 324-1 on the ground. … Now that North Texas has ended the longest ranking drought, New Mexico State holds the dubious distinction. The Aggies haven’t been ranked since 1960.

COACHES’ HOT SEAT – WEEK 13 RANKINGS

Week 12 didn’t eliminate the pretenders.

It cremated them.

Jonathan Smith’s seat went from hot to molten after an 0-7 Big Ten collapse. Shane Beamer orchestrated the most spectacular coaching implosion of the season, leading Texas A&M by 27 at halftime, then getting shut out 28-0 in the second half. Mike Norvell beat Virginia Tech, and it didn’t matter. Bill Belichick is learning that six Super Bowl rings don’t translate to winning in the ACC.

The excuses are gone.

The “we’re building something” narratives have expired.

Week 12 is where athletic directors stop managing perception and start managing reality. Michigan State owes Jonathan Smith $32 million but can’t afford NOT to fire him. South Carolina extended Shane Beamer through 2030 last year and now faces a $27.9 million mistake. Florida State is sitting on a $53.3 million buyout and everyone knows Mike Norvell is coaching his final games in Tallahassee.

This is the week where donor calls turn from “give him time” to “what’s the plan?”

Where interim ADs provide unintentional job security (see: Dave Aranda). Where four-game winning streaks against FCS opponents (looking at you, Mark Stoops) don’t move the needle on job security. Where the gap between “bowl eligible” and “updating your résumé” becomes impossible to ignore.

The portal opens in three weeks.

By Week 12, you will either be showing tangible progress or you will have reached your goal.

Here are the ten coaches racing against the clock.

1. Jonathan Smith – Michigan State Spartans (3-7, 0-7 Big Ten)

Jonathan Smith’s seat isn’t just hot anymore.

It’s molten. Michigan State lost to Penn State 28-10 at home on Saturday, marking their seventh straight defeat and officially eliminating the Spartans from bowl eligibility. That’s four consecutive seasons without a bowl game and an 0-7 Big Ten record that has Smith at 8-12 overall since arriving from Oregon State.

The numbers tell the story: Michigan State owes Smith approximately $32-33 million if they fire him now (dropping to $25.4 million after February 1, 2026). That’s one of the most expensive buyouts in the Big Ten. But the AD and university president, both hired after Smith arrived, have no strong ties to him and face mounting pressure to act.

National media outlets universally place Smith at the top of coaching hot seat lists. Fan sentiment has turned nearly uniform in calling for a change. Replacement candidate discussions are already widespread, with names like Pat Fitzgerald, James Franklin, and former MSU player Max Bullough circulating.

Smith will almost certainly coach Michigan State’s final two games (at Iowa, home vs. Rutgers), but barring a miracle turnaround, he’s coaching for his next job, not this one. The question isn’t if Michigan State makes a change. It’s when they announce it and whether they can afford the coach they want in a historically competitive carousel year.

2. Mike Locksley – Maryland Terrapins (4-6, 1-6 Big Ten)

Mike Locksley just got saved by the very problem that’s destroying college football programs: money.

Maryland announced Sunday that Locksley will return for 2026 despite a six-game losing streak that dropped the Terrapins from 4-0 to 4-6. It’s the second straight season with only one Big Ten win (1-8 both years) and the 11th consecutive losing season in conference play. Locksley is now 37-47 overall at Maryland and 17-46 in Big Ten games since 2019.

Athletic Director Jim Smith, who didn’t hire Locksley and only took over in May, made the decision based on financial reality. Maryland’s athletic department has lost $32.7 million over the past five years and struggles to generate significant NIL opportunities. Locksley’s buyout would be $13.4 million this year. Smith told ESPN the school is “better off pouring already-spent money into building the roster than into bringing in a new coaching staff.”

Translation: We can’t afford to fire him.

The announcement came after “Fire Locksley” chants broke out in the student section during the Indiana game. Players defend their coach publicly, but the results speak for themselves. Maryland has won 18 consecutive nonconference games under Locksley but can’t compete in Big Ten play, going 14-52 in their last 66 conference games.

Smith promised to “strengthen NIL support” and make investments necessary to compete for Big Ten championships. But that’s the same promise every struggling program makes. The reality is Maryland just committed to another year of a coach who’s proven he can’t win in the Big Ten, all because they can’t afford the alternative.

Locksley’s pressure doesn’t disappear just because he’s surviving 2025. If anything, it intensifies. He’s coaching on borrowed time in 2026, and everyone knows it.

3. Shane Beamer – South Carolina Gamecocks (3-7, 1-7 SEC)

Shane Beamer just orchestrated the most spectacular coaching collapse of the 2025 season.

Saturday at Texas A&M, South Carolina led 30-3 at halftime. Beamer was filmed celebrating on his way to the locker room, fired up about dominating the No. 3 team in the country. He told ESPN, “We’re not surprised. We beat this team by 24 points last year. Our guys didn’t come in here just to compete.”

Then came the second half.

Texas A&M scored 28 unanswered points. South Carolina was shut out and managed just 76 total yards after halftime. Final score: 31-30, Aggies. It was the largest comeback in Texas A&M program history and the first time since 2004 that an SEC team trailing by 27 points had won (breaking a 286-game streak).

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum summed it up perfectly: “Shane Beamer right now just looks like a loser. There’s no getting around it.”

South Carolina is now 3-7 and guaranteed a losing season. They’ve lost five straight SEC games. They’ll miss a bowl game for the first time under Beamer. And the fanbase is in full revolt. “Fire Beamer” chants have replaced the cheers. Social media is brutal. Even players are rumored to be exploring transfer options.

Here’s the financial nightmare: South Carolina extended Beamer through 2030 less than a year ago after a 9-4 season. His buyout is approximately $27.9 million if fired now (65% of remaining contract value). Athletic Director Jeremiah Donati, who took over in December 2024 and didn’t hire Beamer, is now stuck with one of college football’s most expensive mistakes.

According to CBS Sports sources, the belief earlier this month was that Beamer would get the remainder of this season and the first half of 2026 before being evaluated. But that was before Saturday. This type of historic collapse changes everything. It’s not just that they lost. It’s HOW they lost. Leading by 27 at halftime and getting outscored 28-0 in the second half suggests fundamental coaching failures: adjustments, preparation, player management, in-game decision making.

Beamer still has home games against Coastal Carolina and Clemson to finish the season. But he’s coaching for his professional life now, and everyone knows it.

4. Mike Norvell – Florida State Seminoles (5-5, 2-5 ACC)

Mike Norvell just won a game and it doesn’t matter.

Florida State beat Virginia Tech 34-14 on Saturday to improve to 5-5, but the win came against a 3-7 Hokies team that’s almost as bad as the Seminoles. It was FSU’s final home game of the season, and while Norvell celebrated sending seniors out “the right way,” everyone in Tallahassee knows what’s coming.

The numbers tell a story of complete program collapse. Since being controversially left out of the 2023 College Football Playoff at 13-0, Florida State is 7-15 overall and 2-12 in ACC play. That’s two wins in 14 conference games spanning two seasons. The 2024 season (2-10) was FSU’s worst since 1974. The 2025 season started with an upset win over Alabama, climbed to No. 7 in the rankings, and then cratered with five losses in the next six games.

Athletic Director Michael Alford announced in October that Norvell would remain through the end of 2025, but promised a “comprehensive assessment” of the program after the season. Translation: Norvell is coaching his final games at Florida State; everyone has to wait until December to make it official.

Here’s why the delay: Money. Norvell’s buyout is approximately $53.3 million after this season (85% of the remaining contract through 2031). It’s the second-largest buyout in college football history. FSU restructured his contract after last season’s disaster, with Norvell taking a $4.5 million pay cut in 2025 to help fund revenue sharing. He can earn it back through bonuses, but if he is fired, he receives the full amount in his buyout.

Norvell has tried to project confidence, delivering a six-minute “championship expectation” rant to the media recently. “I’ve got elite-level confidence for what’s ahead of us,” he said. “I know not everybody wants to hear that. I don’t care.” The problem is the results. FSU is winless on the road this season and hasn’t won a road game since November 2023. They need to beat NC State and Florida on the road just to make a bowl game.

Replacement names are already circulating. Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein is the favorite among analysts. The coaching search is happening whether FSU admits it or not. Norvell went from National Coach of the Year in 2023 to unemployed in 2026, all in 24 months.

That’s what happens when you go 2-10 followed by 5-5 (at best) at Florida State.

5. Derek Mason – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-8, 1-5 Conference USA)

Derek Mason took a sabbatical from coaching after the 2022 season to rest, reflect, and spend time with family.

He should have stayed on sabbatical. Mason is in his second season at Middle Tennessee and the program has regressed under his leadership. The Blue Raiders went 3-9 in his first year (2024), and they’re currently 2-8 in 2025 with two games remaining. That’s 5-17 overall and 3-11 in conference play across two seasons.

Mason replaced Rick Stockstill, who went 113-111 over 18 seasons with 10 bowl appearances and a respectable 82-58 mark in conference games. Mason hasn’t come close to matching that standard. Middle Tennessee’s two wins this season came against FCS Austin Peay and Missouri State. Every FBS opponent has beaten them, often badly.

The defense, which should be Mason’s calling card as a former Stanford defensive coordinator and SEC defensive coordinator at Auburn and Oklahoma State, ranks among the worst in all of college football. They allowed opponents to score at will in 2024 and haven’t improved in 2025.

Mason’s overall head coaching record is now 30-64 across eight years (seven at Vanderbilt, two at Middle Tennessee). He went 27-55 at Vanderbilt from 2014-2020 and was fired after going winless in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. At least at Vanderbilt, he had SEC resource disadvantages as an excuse. At Middle Tennessee, he doesn’t.

The program has a $66 million student-athlete performance center under construction, which was supposed to give Mason the tools to compete for Conference USA titles. Instead, they’re competing for last place. Mason signed a five-year contract worth about $1 million per year, which makes him affordable to fire compared to the Power Four coaches on this list.

Middle Tennessee hasn’t had a winning season in conference play since 2018. Mason was supposed to fix that. Instead, he’s made it worse. Two years, 5-17 record, no improvement in sight. At some point, MTSU has to ask if this experiment is worth continuing or if they should cut their losses and start over.

Again.

6. Dave Aranda – Baylor Bears (5-5, 3-4 Big 12)

Dave Aranda isn’t getting fired this season, but not for the reasons you’d hope.

After Saturday’s 55-28 home humiliation against Utah, Aranda sits at 5-5 overall and desperately needs one win in the final two games (at Arizona, home vs. Houston) to make a bowl. His defense, which he also coordinates, ranks second-worst in the Big 12 in both scoring (32.6 PPG) and rush defense (190.5 YPG). For a defensive specialist hired specifically for his defensive expertise, that’s a damning indictment.

Here’s the number that matters most: 21-25. That’s Aranda’s record at Baylor with his own recruits, excluding the 2020 COVID-19 season and the 2021 championship season, which was built on Matt Rhule’s inherited roster. Four years of building his own program have produced a losing record and three seasons below .500.

However, Aranda is still employed because, on November 12, athletic director Mack Rhoades took a leave of absence amid an ongoing investigation into unspecified behavior. Two senior associate ADs are now running things in an interim capacity. According to multiple sources who spoke with SicEm365, Aranda’s likelihood of returning in 2026 has “increased substantially” simply because interim ADs don’t make coaching changes of this magnitude.

It’s not merit. It’s institutional paralysis.

Aranda’s buyout is estimated at between $17 million and $24 million. Combined with potentially paying out Rhoades and hiring a new AD, Baylor is looking at a financial and timing nightmare. By the time they resolve the AD situation and potentially make a coaching change, the best candidates in this historically active carousel will be gone.

So Aranda gets 2026 as an “audition year” under a new AD who will likely want their own coach unless Aranda dramatically turns things around. Local media is calling the program “carnage.” Fans are revolting. But the dysfunction above him is keeping him employed below.

Read the full deep dive on Aranda’s situation below for the complete breakdown of how administrative chaos became a coaching lifeline.

7. Luke Fickell – Wisconsin Badgers (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten)

Luke Fickell went from College Football Playoff coach to coaching for his job in three years.

After leading Cincinnati to the CFP in 2021 and posting a 57-18 record over six years with the Bearcats, Fickell was hired by Wisconsin with enormous expectations. Athletic Director Chris McIntosh fired Paul Chryst mid-season in 2022 despite Chryst winning nine of his final 14 regular-season games. Fickell was supposed to elevate Wisconsin to “compete for championships.”

Instead, Wisconsin has regressed. Fickell is now 16-19 overall at Wisconsin and 9-15 in Big Ten play heading into the season finale. His teams have produced losing records in two of three full seasons (7-6 in 2023, 5-7 in 2024, currently 5-6 in 2025). The Badgers went scoreless in back-to-back games against Iowa (37-0) and Ohio State (34-0) earlier this season, marking the first time that has happened since 1977.

Wisconsin hasn’t won a Big Ten home game in over a calendar year. The Badgers haven’t beaten a Power Four opponent in their last 10 games against Power Four competition. They rank 130th nationally in passing offense (140.6 yards per game) and have been shut out or held to 14 points or fewer in most games against quality opponents.

Here’s the ironic twist: Chryst was fired after going 0-2 in Big Ten play to start 2022. Fickell has LOST nine of his last 14 regular-season games, yet he just received a contract extension through 2032 and a public vote of confidence from McIntosh. His buyout sits around $27.5 million, making him expensive but not impossible to fire.

McIntosh announced in late October that Fickell will return in 2026, saying, “This season has caused us all to have to look from within.” Translation: We can’t afford to fire him right now, and we’re hoping he turns it around. But Wisconsin fans are openly revolting. Barry Alvarez called them “spoiled rotten” for booing Fickell, which only made things worse.

Fickell’s last signature win was Cincinnati’s victory over Notre Dame in October 2021. Since then, it’s been four years of declining results at the highest level. The quarterback injuries haven’t helped (his starter has been available only 30% of the time, according to Indiana’s Curt Cignetti); however, at some point, depth and development become the head coach’s responsibility as well.

Wisconsin is on track for its second straight losing season and second straight year without a bowl game after 22 consecutive bowl appearances. Fickell gets 2026 to prove he can turn it around, but the pressure will be immense from Day One.

8. Bill Belichick – North Carolina Tar Heels (4-6, 2-4 ACC)

The greatest football coach in history is learning that college football is a different game.

Bill Belichick, winner of six Super Bowls with the Patriots, arrived at North Carolina with enormous fanfare and the expectation that he’d turn the Tar Heels into a playoff contender. Instead, he’s 4-6 overall and 0-5 against Power Four opponents. UNC’s losses to TCU (48-14), UCF (34-9), and Clemson (38-10) weren’t just defeats. They were blowouts that exposed fundamental problems with Belichick’s transition to college football.

“It’s an unstructured mess,” a source told WRAL News in October. “There’s no culture, no organization. It’s a complete disaster.” Reports emerged that Belichick hadn’t “had a conversation with most of the guys on defense,” who “don’t even have his number.” The Tar Heels rank last in the ACC in total offense (264.8 yards per game) and scoring (18.8 points per game).

After the Clemson loss, reports surfaced of a locker room fight. Rumors spread that Belichick was looking for a way out. The school canceled a planned documentary on the season. His relationship with his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson (who attends games), became national news. His public feud with Robert Kraft and the Patriots continued to play out in the media.

Belichick’s NFL approach hasn’t translated. Opponents describe UNC’s offensive game plan as “vanilla” and “a copy cat.” One defensive assistant said they looked like they “watched some game film, saw a few plays that had success in the past and ran the same things.” Against TCU’s opening blowout, opposing coaches noted UNC players were “walking during plays on the field.”

The Tar Heels showed some improvement recently, winning back-to-back games against Syracuse and Stanford before losing to Wake Forest. But they need to win both of their final two games (at Duke, home vs. NC State) just to make a bowl game. At 72 years old, in his first college job ever, Belichick is discovering that recruiting 18-year-olds, managing NIL, and coaching the portal era requires skills he never needed in the NFL.

UNC’s administration sold fans on Belichick leading them to the playoff. Instead, they’re fighting for bowl eligibility and dealing with reports of organizational chaos. Belichick told his team after the Syracuse win: “Let’s get used to it. We’re gonna win a lot more games around here.” But first, he has to survive Year One without becoming a cautionary tale about NFL legends who couldn’t adjust to college football.

9. Justin Wilcox – California Golden Bears (6-4, 3-3 ACC)

Justin Wilcox sits at 6-4 overall and 3-3 in ACC play, a respectable first season navigating conference realignment.

But the pressure has never been higher.

Fan sentiment has turned decisively against Wilcox, with widespread calls for his dismissal dominating the Cal community. This isn’t about the record. It’s about nine years of incremental progress that never accumulates into sustained success. Fans aren’t demanding perfection. They’re demanding evidence that year ten will look different from years one through nine. That evidence doesn’t exist.

Then there’s Ron Rivera. Cal’s new General Manager has given Wilcox conditional support, stating that “another victory or two” in the final stretch will be key in determining his future. That’s not a vote of confidence. That’s measured pressure from above. Rivera hasn’t joined the public outcry, but he’s made it clear: improvement isn’t optional.

When your GM says your fate depends on winning one or two games in a 6-4 season, the pressure isn’t about immediate termination. It’s about proving you deserve year ten. Wilcox is coaching under scrutiny from fans who’ve already moved on and leadership that’s watching closely.

The pressure at #9 reflects this reality: survive the finish, or the noise becomes impossible to ignore.

10. Mark Stoops – Kentucky Wildcats (5-5, 2-5 SEC)

Mark Stoops just beat Tennessee Tech 42-10 on Saturday, extending Kentucky’s winning streak to four games.

And his pressure level hasn’t budged an inch.

The win over an FCS opponent was expected (Kentucky was a 23.5-point favorite), and while Stoops praised “this team’s attitude and effort” in his postgame press conference, beating Tennessee Tech doesn’t change the fundamental calculus around his job security. Fan sentiment remains sharply divided. One segment wants him gone after thirteen years of middling results. Another points to offensive coordinator instability and NIL chaos as reasons for patience.

What protects Stoops isn’t the four-game winning streak. It’s the $40.5 million buyout that must be paid in full within 60 days if he’s fired. After critical wins at Auburn and over Florida, athletic director Mitch Barnhart and two of the program’s most influential boosters were seen enthusiastically embracing Stoops on the field. Last week, Barnhart voiced full support, saying, “Sometimes when you struggle a bit, you’re working your way back up the mountain, you take steps, and we’re taking steps”.

Kentucky sits one win away from bowl eligibility with two games remaining. The Tennessee Tech blowout keeps momentum alive, but it doesn’t answer the real question: Can Stoops sustain this level of success against legitimate competition? Barnhart said he and Stoops will review the program’s direction at season’s end as always, the same evaluation process that happens every year.

The pressure at #10 reflects this: the four-game streak has eased the immediate crisis, but beating an FCS team doesn’t resolve long-term doubts. One more win gets Kentucky to a bowl. What happens after that determines whether this November run bought Stoops real equity or just more time.

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The top 10 are racing against the clock.

But coaching pressure doesn’t stop at #10. A $40.5 million buyout protects Mark Stoops (#10) despite 13 years of middling results. Justin Wilcox (#9) is 6-4 but facing conditional support from his GM. Luke Fickell (#7) just got extended through 2032 despite losing 9 of his last 14 games.

Every FBS coach is ranked based on actual pressure, not speculation about who might be fired.

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PURDUE RECLAIMS NO. 1 FROM HOUSTON IN AP TOP 25, LOUISVILLE AND ILLINOIS JUMP INTO TOP 10

Purdue moved back to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday ahead of Houston, which spent a single week there after leapfrogging the Boilermakers.

It’s hardly a two-team race for the top, though. UConn, Arizona and Duke also got No. 1 votes from the 61-member media panel in a poll that also saw No. 6 Louisville and No. 8 Illinois jump into the top 10.

The Boilermakers got 44 first-place votes after an impressive week that included a road win over then-No. 8 Alabama and a victory over Akron. Houston lost six of its No. 1 votes but still had 12 after beating Oakland and edging No. 22 Auburn in a matchup of Final Four teams from last season.

“We have a great group of guys,” said Purdue coach Matt Painter, who also picked up his 500th career win last weekend, “and just trying to go from one game to the other I think is really hard after you have such an emotional, big win on the road like we had.”

UConn remained No. 3 with three first-place votes after beating then-No. 7 BYU 86-84 on Saturday. That started a tough road for the Huskies that includes games against No. 4 Arizona on Wednesday and Illinois and No. 24 Kansas down the road.

The Wildcats swapped spots with Duke this week, moving up with two first-place votes thanks in part to a win over then-No. 15 UCLA. The Blue Devils received the remaining No. 1 vote ahead of their game against the Jayhawks on Tuesday night.

Louisville tied for the biggest climb in the Top 25, moving up six spots after beating then-No. 9 Kentucky 96-88 last week. Michigan fell one spot to seventh while Big Ten rival Illinois also moved up six spots. BYU dropped two spots after its loss to the Huskies, while defending national champion Florida rounded out the top 10.

The losses by Alabama and Kentucky cost each three spots in this week’s poll, pushing them into the second 10. Gonzaga was next, followed by St. John’s and Texas Tech, which dropped four spots following its loss to Illinois.

Speaking of the Illini, they have climbed nine spots from No. 17 in the preseason poll, the highest they’ve been since they were No. 6 in the final poll two seasons ago. Staying there will be a test. Illinois plays plays the Crimson Tide on Wednesday night, UConn in a couple of weeks, No. 20 Tennessee the first week of December, and then Ohio State, Nebraska and Missouri — all of them unbeaten so far this season — before Christmas rolls around.

“It’s the way you practice, the mental focus you have. Not reading all your guy’s stuff, and the fans and everything else,” Illini coach Brad Underwood said, when asked this week about how to keep early success in perspective. “I call it drinking the poison. And you can’t. You have to stay with what is vital and what is important.”

Rising and falling

The Illini joined Louisville and Gonzaga in making six-spot climbs this week, while the biggest falls came from Texas Tech as wel as UCLA, which dropped four spots after a closs loss to Arizona. N.C. State moved into the poll at No. 25 at the expense of Creighton.

Conference watch

The Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC led the way with six teams apiece in the Top 25, though the Big Ten and Big 12 also had three each in the top 10. The ACC was next with four ranked teams, the Big East had two and the West Coast Conference one.

Watch list

San Diego State was the top team outside the Top 25, followed by Indiana, which appeared on 18 ballots. Keep an eye on Georgetown, which appeared on six ballots and entered the week 4-0; the Hoyas have not been ranked since the final poll of the 2014-15 season.

TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 13 GONZAGA ROUTS SOUTHERN UTAH BY 72 POINTS

Braden Huff scored 22 points on 11-of-13 shooting and collected six rebounds as No. 13 Gonzaga steamrolled Southern Utah 122-50 in a nonconference game on Monday night at Spokane, Wash.

Davis Fogle scored 19 points and Mario Saint-Supery added 16 points and six steals for the Bulldogs (5-0), who have won their games by an average of 36.2 points.

Graham Ike and Adam Miller added 13 points apiece as Gonzaga produced their largest winning margin vs. a Division I program. The Bulldogs’ record is a 78-point margin, accomplished with a 120-42 victory over NAIA Eastern Oregon on Dec. 28, 2022.

The 72-point margin of defeat was the worst in Southern Utah history. The old mark was 68 when the Thunderbirds lost 132-64 to Oklahoma on Dec. 20, 1988.

No. 16 Iowa State 96, Stonehill 57

Joshua Jefferson scored 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Cyclones to a nonconference win over the Skyhawks in Ames, Iowa.

Jefferson also had seven assists and four steals for the Cyclones (4-0). Teammate Tamin Lipsey added 23 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Milan Momcilovic put up 16 points. Killyan Toure contributed 11 points, hitting 5 of 7 shots from the field.

Hermann Koffi led Stonehill (1-5) with 16 points. The Cyclones outrebounded the Skyhawks 35-27 and forced 20 turnovers while only committing seven.

No. 20 Tennessee 91, Rice 66

Felix Okpara had a career-best 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting and collected eight rebounds to help the Volunteers defeat the Owls in Knoxville, Tenn.

Nate Ament recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for the Volunteers (4-0). Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 17 points and eight assists as Tennessee notched its 40th consecutive nonconference home victory.

Nick Anderson had 19 points and three steals and Cam Carroll scored 14 points for Rice (2-3). Jalen Smith added 10 points for the Owls, who never led.

No. 23 Wisconsin 94, SIU Edwardsville 69

John Blackwell scored 24 points and Nick Boyd added 22 as the Badgers pulled away in the second half for a 94-69 victory over the Cougars in Madison, Wis.

The Badgers shot 15 of 39 from 3-point range as Blackwell hit 5 of 6 and Boyd canned 4 of 7. Austin Rapp added 15 points and three blocks for Wisconsin (4-0).

Jordan Pickett had 12 points and Myles Thompson and Jo Valrie added 10 apiece for SIU Edwardsville (3-2), which entered allowing 58.3 points per game.

No. 25 North Carolina State 85, VCU 79

Darrion Williams scored 28 points and the host Wolfpack fended off a challenge from the Rams to win Raleigh, N.C.

Tre Holloman poured in 25 points and Matt Able posted 12 points off the bench as the Wolfpack (4-0) survived their toughest challenge of the season. Holloman made six pressure free throws in the final 20 seconds. VCU’s final hopes were dashed by a late steal by NC State’s Quadir Copeland.

Barry Evans’ 18 points led the Rams (2-2), while Jadrian Tracey had 16 points and Lazar Djokovic supplied 13 points. VCU made 13 shots from beyond the 3-point arc, but only 14 2-point baskets.

PLAYER BANNED BY THE NCAA FOR HIS ROLE IN A SPORTS BETTING SCHEME ACKNOWLEDGES HE POINT-SHAVED

One of the college basketball players banned by the NCAA for participating in sports-betting operations has acknowledged his role in a gambling scheme.

Former University of New Orleans guard Dae Dae Hunter said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he participated in point-shaving.

“I did go out there and not do my best: basically shooting the ball and not actually trying to make it,” Hunter said on the show, which aired Monday. “I just had a child. The school wasn’t paying me, so I was trying to get money to actually take care of my child.”

Hunter and two New Orleans teammates are among six players who had their eligibility revoked by the NCAA after an investigation. The Committee on Infractions found that Hunter, Dyquavian Short and Jamond Vincent, Arizona State’s Chatton “BJ” Freeman and Mississippi Valley State’s Donovan Sanders and Alvin Stredic either manipulated their performances to lose games, not cover bet lines or ensure certain prop bets were reached, or provided information that enabled others to do so during the 2024-25 regular season.

The NCAA said in October it was investigating at least 30 current or former players for gambling allegations. The violations at New Orleans against Hunter, Short and Vincent came to light after the organization received a tip about game manipulation.

Asked on “Good Morning America” if he was ever worried about not satisfying what he was asked by an unidentified bettor, Hunter said, “95%, we were going to get the job done.” He said he intentionally misled NCAA investigators.

“I told them I wasn’t doing it,” Hunter said. “I told them I didn’t know anything. But the whole time, basically I knew. I knew everything. I was trying to lie because I thought I wouldn’t get my way out of it.”

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS

MICHIGAN AND TCU CLIMB INTO TOP 10 OF WOMEN’S AP TOP 25 AFTER BIG WINS OVER RANKED OPPONENTS

Michigan and TCU vaulted into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday after big victories over ranked opponents.

The sixth-ranked Wolverines climbed eight spots after routing then-No. 18 Notre Dame 93-54 on Saturday. No. 10 TCU moved up seven places as the Horned Frogs topped then-No. 10 N.C. State on the road Sunday, 69-59.

Michigan’s win over Notre Dame was its biggest ever over a Top 25 team. The Wolverines, who were last ranked this high on Feb. 21, 2022, have a matchup with No. 1 UConn on Friday night in the Hall of Fame Showcase at Mohegan Sun.

“Connecticut is really, really good,” Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico said. “I think our kids want to compete against the best, I always have a stomach ache when those games are on our schedule.”

The Huskies remained the top team after receiving 28 first-place votes from a national media panel. South Carolina was second, fresh off a 69-52 victory over then-No. 8 USC. The Gamecocks got three first-place votes and No. 3 UCLA received the other top ballot after double-digit wins over Oklahoma and North Carolina last week. Texas was fourth and LSU fifth.

Baylor was seventh and the Sooners fell one place to eighth with Maryland ninth.

In and out

West Virginia made its Top 25 debut at No. 23 after beating Duke 57-49 on Friday night in a game marred by an on-court confrontation. The Mountaineers had six players ejected at the half due and played the second half with just five players.

Duke fell out of the poll, ending a 24-week run in the Top 25 that was the ninth-longest active streak.

Conference supremecy

The Southeastern Conference has eight teams in the rankings this week, including three of the top five. The Big Ten has seven schools in the poll, the Big 12 five and the Atlantic Coast Conference four. The Big East has one.

Games of the week

No. 19 Iowa vs No. 7 Baylor, Thursday. The two schools will play in the WBCA Showcase at Disney World. It’s the Hawkeyes’ first trip outside Iowa state this season while the Bears have played in Paris and Las Vegas.

No. 11 USC at No. 24 Notre Dame, Friday. Both teams are coming off disappointing losses and will look for a quality win early in the season.

FLAU’JAE JOHNSON DROPS 22 AS NO. 5 LSU ROUTS TULANE

Flau’jae Johnson powered No. 5 LSU past Tulane, pouring in 22 points as the Tigers rolled to a 101-71 victory in New Orleans, La.

MiLaysia Fulwiley ignited the second unit with 20 points, eight steals, six assists and three blocks in just 25 minutes for LSU (5-0). Mikaylah Williams scored 16 points, ZaKiyah Johnson chipped in 14 and Amiya Joyner posted 12 as the Tigers stacked five scorers in double figures.

LSU’s efficiency separated the two squads. The Tigers shot 55.1% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range compared to 34.6% from the floor and 25% from distance for the Green Wave. The Tigers also turned defense into offense, swiping 14 steals and swatting nine shots to throttle Tulane’s half-court rhythm.

LSU’s reserves delivered 42 points, with Fulwiley’s burst leading a unit that kept the pace high and the pressure relentless. On a night when Tulane (2-2) crashed the glass for 24 offensive rebounds, LSU’s shot-making and turnover pressure kept the game firmly in hand by the middle of the second half.

Tulane’s best counter came from the bench, too. Mecailin Marshall tallied 20 points and the Green Wave got a 12-rebound effort from Dyllan Hanna. The Green Wave finished with 18 assists, but never found enough clean looks to trade punches with LSU’s depth and star power.

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NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO INJURED IN BUCKS’ LOSS TO CAVS

Donovan Mitchell collected 37 points and seven assists, and Sam Merrill scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 118-106 on Monday night.

Evan Mobley added 14 points, six rebounds, six assists and six turnovers for the Cavaliers, who are 2-1 on a six-game homestand. Merrill made 6 of 9 3-point attempts before making a layup to wrap up his second-highest scoring outing of the season.

Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo exited late in the second quarter with a left groin strain, finishing with 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and four turnovers in 13 minutes. Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers said postgame that Antetokounmpo would have an MRI exam on Tuesday.

Ryan Rollins paced Milwaukee with 24 points, making 5 of 10 3-pointers, and Myles Turner had 15 points and seven rebounds. This was Milwaukee’s only road contest in a six-game stretch between Nov. 14-24.

Pistons 127, Pacers 112

Jalen Duren returned from a two-game injury absence and dominated with 31 points and 15 rebounds as host Detroit stretched its winning streak to 10 games with a victory over struggling Indiana.

Daniss Jenkins supplied a career-high 26 points and eight assists and Javonte Green scored 20 points off the bench for the Pistons, who have their longest winning streak since the 2007-08 season.

Pascal Siakam led the Pacers, who have lost eight straight, with 29 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds. Bennedict Mathurin had 25 points, and Isaiah Jackson contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Bulls 130, Nuggets 127

Josh Giddey posted 21 points and 14 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu also finished with 21 points, and visiting Chicago held on to beat Denver.

Kevin Huerter scored 20 points as the Bulls snapped a five-game skid while ending Denver’s seven-game winning streak. Chicago held a 66-9 advantage in bench scoring.

Nikola Jokic recorded his eighth triple-double of the season with 36 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists but missed a potential tying 3-point shot at the buzzer. Jamal Murray recorded 34 points and 11 rebounds.

Heat 115, Knicks 113

Norman Powell scored 19 points to lead seven Miami players in double figures and the Heat withstood a late rally by visiting New York.

Davion Mitchell had 18 points for Miami, which snapped a two-game skid and avenged a 140-132 road loss to the Knicks on Friday.

Miles McBride scored 13 of his season-high 25 points in the fourth quarter for the Knicks, who trailed by 10 points with 3:10 remaining. New York missed four shots in the final 20 seconds as the Heat held on in a game that featured 10 ties and 21 lead changes.

76ers 110, Clippers 108

Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points and Andre Drummond collected 14 points and 18 rebounds to highlight Philadelphia’s come-from-behind victory over visiting Los Angeles.

Quentin Grimes chipped in 19 points for Philadelphia. Paul George (knee) made his season debut for the Sixers and finished 2 of 9 from the field for nine points in 21 minutes.

James Harden led Los Angeles with 28 points on 7-of-25 shooting while Ivica Zubac registered 14 points and 13 rebounds. Harden missed two contested 3-point attempts in the waning seconds to send Los Angeles to its eighth loss in nine games.

Timberwolves 120, Mavericks 96

Naz Reid came off the bench to register 22 points and 12 rebounds as Minnesota downed Dallas in Minneapolis.

Rudy Gobert added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves, who bounced back from a loss against the Denver Nuggets in their previous game. Anthony Edwards managed just 13 points on 5-for-14 shooting.

Jaden Hardy scored 17 points off the bench to lead the Mavericks, who lost for the eighth time in the past 10 games. Cooper Flagg and Brandon Williams each scored 15 points.

Raptors 110, Hornets 108

RJ Barrett made the go-ahead layup with 18 seconds to play as part of a 16-point night, and Toronto held off visiting Charlotte.

Brandon Ingram scored 27 points for the Raptors, who have won four straight and eight of nine. Immanuel Quickley added 15 points and 10 rebounds. Scottie Barnes scored 16 points and blocked a put-back attempt by Collin Sexton as time expired.

Kon Knueppel scored 24 points for the Hornets, who have lost three straight, and Miles Bridges added 22 points. LaMelo Ball, whose nose was bloodied by an elbow early in the third quarter, amassed 20 points and eight assists.

Thunder 126, Pelicans 109

Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led a balanced attack with 26 and 23 points, respectively, and Isaiah Hartenstein registered a career-high-tying four steals in a solid all-around game as visiting Oklahoma City handed New Orleans interim coach James Borrego a second straight defeat.

Hartenstein complemented his four steals with 16 points, seven rebounds, six assists and a block for the Thunder, who won their sixth in a row and 14th in 15 outings this season.

Hitting nine of his 16 shots, rookie Jeremiah Fears paced the Pelicans with 24 points. Trey Murphy III added 18, Micah Peavy 16, Jordan Hawkins 11 and Karlo Matkovic 10 for New Orleans.

GRIZZLIES’ JA MORANT SIDELINED FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS WITH STRAINED CALF

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies announced Monday that two-time All-Star Ja Morant will miss at least two weeks with a strained right calf.

The Grizzlies provided the medical update after Morant hurt his calf on Saturday night early in a loss at Cleveland and said Morant will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks.

Morant scored seven points in six minutes before exiting with right calf soreness. He missed the previous game Wednesday in Boston with a sore right ankle.

Memphis visits San Antonio on Tuesday night.

The Grizzlies just got center Zach Edey back in that loss at Cleveland. Memphis started the season with a handful of players out injured including shooting guard Ty Jerome (high-grade right calf strain), guard Scotty Pippen Jr. (left big toe) and Brandon Clarke (knee surgery).

Memphis’ thin guard depth prompted the Grizzlies to sign rookie Jahmai Mashack to a two-way contract Sunday. He was the 59th overall pick in the June draft and has been playing with the Memphis Hustle in the NBA G League.

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NHL NEWS

NHL ROUNDUP: 16 PANTHERS RECORD AT LEAST A POINT IN WIN OVER CANUCKS

The Florida Panthers scored five straight goals but still needed Sam Bennett’s tally with 15:58 remaining to put away the Vancouver Canucks in an 8-5 slugfest Monday in Sunrise, Fla.

Seth Jones scored twice for Florida, and A.J. Greer, Luke Kunin, Evan Rodrigues, Anton Lundell and Brad Marchand each added a goal. Sam Reinhart logged three assists, Carter Vergaeghe added two, and Marchand and Bennett each had one.

In all, 16 Panthers, including goalie Sergei Bobrovsky recorded at least a point, setting a team record. Bobrovsky made 10 saves.

Elias Pettersson scored twice for Vancouver, with Drew O’Connor, Jake DeBrusk and Filip Hronek also contributing goals. Quinn Hughes continued his torrid stretch with another three-assist game, while Kiefer Sherwood and Evander Kane each notched a pair. Jiri Patera stopped 33 shots.

Hurricanes 3, Bruins 1

A two-goal second period was the difference as Carolina rode strong goaltending to end Boston’s six-game home winning streak.

Jordan Staal and Mark Jankowski each scored a goal in the middle frame before Taylor Hall scored with 2:33 left in regulation to punctuate a two-point night. Pyotr Kochetkov made 29 saves for Carolina, which is 6-1-1 in its last eight games.

Kochetkov is now 4-0-0 in five games this season. Riley Tufte’s power-play goal with 9.6 seconds left kept Kochetkov from his second shutout of the season. Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves for the Bruins, who lost for just the second time in 10 games.

Capitals 2, Kings 1

Alex Ovechkin scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the second period as Washington edged visiting Los Angeles.

Washington improved to 5-0-1 when Ovechkin scores this season and picked up just its second win in six outings overall (2-3-1). Matt Roy also scored for the Capitals, and Charlie Lindgren made 30 saves for his second win in six starts this season (2-3-1).

Anze Kopitar tallied for the Kings, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Los Angeles also had its 10-game road point streak (8-0-2) halted. Los Angeles goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 23 shots.

Blue Jackets 4, Canadiens 3 (SO)

Kirill Marchenko scored the deciding tally of a shootout to give Columbus a win over visiting Montreal.

Zach Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets, and Marchenko logged two assists. Adam Fantilli scored the Jackets’ other goal. Jet Greaves stopped 29 of 32 shots through regulation and OT to improve to 6-4-2 on the season.

Lane Hutson had a goal and an assist for Montreal. Joel Anderson and Oliver Kapanen scored the Habs’ other goals. Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes stopped 20 of 23 shots.

Ducks 3, Mammoth 2 (OT)

Olen Zellweger scored his first career overtime goal to give host Anaheim a comeback victory over Utah.

Jackson LaCombe and Troy Terry also scored for the Ducks, who snapped a three-game skid. Anaheim’s Alex Killorn logged two assists, and goaltender Lukas Dostal made 16 saves.

Dylan Guenther and Logan Cooley scored for the Mammoth, who have just one victory in their past six outings (1-3-2). Goalie Karel Vejmelka stopped 23 shots.

Sabres 5, Oilers 1

Noah Ostlund scored two goals and Buffalo defeated visiting Edmonton.

Bowen Byram, Beck Malenstyn and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres, who earned their second consecutive win. Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin added two assists, and Colten Ellis made 32 saves. Buffalo held the duo of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to just one assist by Draisaitl. The Sabres have won five of their last six home games against the Oilers.

Jack Roslovic scored for Edmonton, which had won three of its last four. Stuart Skinner stopped 23 shots.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS

SAN DIEGO PADRES RE-SIGN LEFT-HANDER KYLE HART TO $1.2 MILLION DEAL FOR NEXT SEASON WITH 2027 OPTION

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Left-hander Kyle Hart is staying with the San Diego Padres, agreeing Monday to a $1.2 million, one-year contract that includes a club option for 2027.

Hart gets a $1 million salary for 2026, and the Padres have a $2.5 million option with a $200,000 buyout.

The option price would escalate by $250,000 each for 16 and 20 starts next year, and $500,000 apiece for 24, 28 and 32. The buyout would increase by $100,000 each for 50, 55 and 60 games pitched.

Hart, who turns 33 on Sunday, went 3-3 with a 5.86 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP in six starts ad 14 relief appearances for the Padres this year. He began the season as the Padres’ No. 5 starter, spent time in the minors and returned to San Diego as an effective reliever down the stretch of the club’s 90-win season.

San Diego had declined a $5 million option with a $500,000 buyout for next season on Hart, who was selected the top pitcher in South Korea while pitching for NC Dinos in 2024.

A former 19th-round pick in the amateur draft had spent eight seasons mostly in the U.S. minor leagues, making his only previous major league appearances in 2020 with four games for the Boston Red Sox.

RYAN YARBROUGH AGREES TO $2.5 MILLION, 1-YEAR CONTRACT TO STAY WITH NEW YORK YANKEES, AP SOURCE SAYS

NEW YORK (AP) — Side-arming left-hander Ryan Yarbrough agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract to stay with the New York Yankees, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement, the first offseason move by the Yankees, was subject to a successful physical examination. Yarbrough can earn an additional $250,000 in performance bonuses.

Yarbourgh, who turns 34 on Dec. 31, agreed in March to a $2 million, one-year contract, one day after he was released from a minor league deal with Toronto, and he earned $150,000 in performance bonuses based on innings.

He went 3-1 with a 4.36 ERA in eight starts and 11 relief appearances, striking out 55 and walking 19 in 64 innings. Yarbrough did not pitch for the Yankees between June 18 and Sept. 5 because of a strained right oblique. He was left off the roster for postseason series against Boston and Toronto.

An eight-year major league veteran, Yarbrough is 56-41 with a 4.22 ERA in 76 starts and 139 relief appearances for Tampa Bay (2018-22), Kansas City (2023), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2023-24), Toronto (2024) and the Yankees.

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INDIANA HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES

INDIANA PACERS BASKETBALL NEWS

GAME REWIND: PACERS 112, PISTONS 127

The Pacers traveled to Detroit with a seven-game losing streak in tow, as well as a slew of injuries as they hunted for their second win of the season. Detroit’s nine-game winning streak was in jeopardy on Monday as the Pistons played without star guard Cade Cunningham among other injured players.

The Pacers fell to the Pistons, collecting their eighth straight loss, 127-112.

Andrew Nembhard scored the game’s first bucket after a series of pump fakes shook his defender, opening up the lane for a smooth step-through basket. Nembhard made two early free throws too, and Indiana was a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe by the 9:00 mark of the first quarter.

Duncan Robinson started hot from deep for the Pistons, and dropped three 3-pointers into the basket early in the first period.

Jay Huff responded with a 3-pointer for the Pacers just seconds after checking into the game. That basket cut the Pistons’ lead to just one point, 22-21.

Bennedict Mathurin returned to the lineup following an 11-game absence for the Pacers, and reclaimed his position in the starting lineup. Mathurin had some rust to shake off in the early minutes of the game, but soon created a steal and sparked some Pacers momentum.

Indiana went into the second quarter down five, 26-21.

The Blue and Gold were 3-for-8 from deep in the opening frame, but shot just 29 percent from the floor.

Detroit’s lead ballooned to 11 points early in the second period, prompting a timeout from Indiana’s coaching staff.

The Pacers started to cut into that lead with a 3-pointer from Siakam, and Mathurin followed that with a drawn foul on Detroit’s Daniss Jenkins. Mathurin split the free throws, and the Pacers were down just seven, 32-25.

A monster slam from Jalen Duren through a foul committed by Mathurin gave the Pistons another double digit lead, and sparked a run. Detroit led by 14 points with just under nine minutes to play in the opening half, thanks in large part to Duren’s 15 points and six rebounds.

Detroit scored 21 points to Indiana’s four over a seven-minute period in the first half that gave the Pistons a 21-point advantage early in the second quarter.

Isaiah Jackson found Ben Sheppard with a sharp pass from the top of the key to the underside of the basket, assisting Sheppard’s layup and creating some offense in a period that Indiana’s production sputtered.

A flagrant foul by Isaiah Stewart committed against Jackson gave Indiana two free throws and the ball, and another away-from-the-play foul earned a trip to the line for Nembhard. Both connected from the stripe, and Nembhard proceeded to knock down a triple as the Pacers produced a 14-0 run that cut the lead to just seven points.

The Pistons responded with six straight points as they kept Indiana at arms-length.

Duren was a force for Detroit through the first half, and led all scorers with 18 points and nine rebounds. Siakam continued to be Indiana’s most reliable source of offense, and entered the halftime break leading the Pacers with 15 points.

Shooting woes continued to plague the Pacers – Indiana was just 33 percent from the floor in the first half. Thirteen first-half turnovers did the Blue and Gold’s offense no favors, and the Pacers entered the locker room down 16 points.

Detroit’s lead grew to 20 points midway through the third quarter as the Pacers struggled to find quality shots.

Jackson put a missed shot from Siakam back for a slam, and Mathurin coasted in for an easy two, but the Pacers still trailed 86-65 late in the third quarter.

Jackson’s fingerprints were all over the third frame – he missed a pair of free throws, but hustled for his own rebound, made an exclamatory block in the final minute of play, and scored eight points in the period.

Indiana went into the fourth quarter down big, 93-75.

Mathurin wouldn’t let the Pacers go down easy – he drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to open the scoring in the fourth quarter. He drew a foul on another 3-point attempt following Detroit’s response in the form of a Duren dunk.

Indiana cut the lead to just 10 points as Mathurin hit two of his three free throws, and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl took the rebound back up for a layup. Mathurin made a third triple in the quarter on the next trip down the floor, and the lead was single digits with under 10 minutes to play.

TJ McConnell drew an offensive foul that precipitated a technical foul on JB Bickerstaff. That sequence led to three more points for Mathurin – one from the free throw line and two more at the end of a slick drive to the rim.

Mathurin’s heater didn’t cool the Pistons’ attack, however. Detroit went on an 8-0 run after Indiana cut the lead to single digits, and the Pacers trailed 107-91 with seven minutes and change left to play.

Jenkins was a massive factor for Detroit down the stretch. He recorded 13 points in a critical fourth quarter to counter Mathurin’s 14.

Both Mathurin and Siakam finished with greater than 25 points for the Pacers – Siakam led Indiana with 29 while Mathurin followed with 25. Duren led Detroit and all scorers with 31 as Jenkins added 26.

Indiana fell for the eighth straight time on Monday, 127-112.

The Pacers will regroup and return to Indianapolis on Wednesday as they host the Charlotte Hornets.

Inside the Numbers

Both teams collected 43 total rebounds, but the Pacers grabbed 20 offensive boards.

Both teams made nine 3-pointers, but the Pistons shot 55 percent from the floor to Indiana’s 42 percent.

The Pacers committed 21 turnovers and allowed 30 points off those turnovers.

Indiana shot 45 free throws – its most free throw attempts this season.

The Pacers gave up 30+ points in three of the four quarters.

Indiana won the fourth quarter by three points.

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INDY FUEL HOCKEY NEWS

FUEL HOST BISON FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY

FISHERS– The Fuel will host the Bloomington Bison for the third time this season on Wednesday night. They will look to bounce back from their 2-1 loss to Rapid City on Friday, by extending their win streak against the Bison to three games in a row.

LAST TIME OUT

The last time these two teams met was on November 8 when the Fuel visited the Bison and took a 3-1 win over Bloomington. Brett Moravec, Jesse Tucker, and Owen Robinson were the goalscorers for the Fuel. This was the third matchup in a row, after two games in Indy where each team took one game. Indy recorded their first shutout of the season in their 5-0 win over the Bison on November 7, two days after Bloomington beat the Fuel 4-2.

CHECK THE STANDINGS

The Fuel come into this game in third place in the Central division with thirteen points and a 6-5-1-0 record. They sit behind the Toledo Walleye and Fort Wayne Komets, who have fourteen and sixteen points respectively. In the division, the Fuel have the least amount of goals for with 31 but are in fifth place of goals against with 33.

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INDIANA SWIMMING NEWS

NO. 3/10 INDIANA SET FOR MIDSEASON

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Midseason meets promise fast swimming and high-level diving, and Indiana will look to present that this week, Tuesday through Friday (Nov. 18-21), at the Ohio State Invitational inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.

The meet will follow a format similar to championship meets, running four days with relays on the opening night. Fans can stream the meet via the B1G+ digital platform.

MEET INFO
Tuesday, Nov. 18 – Friday, Nov. 21
McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion • Columbus, Ohio
Opponents: Ohio State, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Louisville, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, Yale, Pitt (diving only), Northwestern (diving only), Miami (diving only)
Live Results (Swimming): bit.ly/4oElpOk
Live Results (Diving): divemeets.com
Live Stream: B1G+

EVENT SCHEDULE

Tuesday (5 p.m.): 200 medley relay, team diving, 800 freestyle relay

Wednesday (9:30 a.m. prelims/5:30 p.m. finals): 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 200 freestyle relay, men’s 1-meter, women’s 3-meter

Thursday (9:30 a.m. prelims/5:30 p.m. finals): 100 backstroke, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 400 medley relay, men’s 3-meter, women’s platform

Friday (9:30 a.m. prelims/5:30 p.m. finals): 200 IM, 1,650 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 200 backstroke, 400 freestyle relay, women’s 1-meter, men’s platform

OF NOTE…

HOOSIERS SWEEP LA DUAL MEETS

Indiana swimming and diving won all five duals meets during the two-day USC Invitational October 10-11.

The Hoosiers swept the four relays and won 18 individual events. Three IU swimmers – freshman Liberty Clark, junior Miranda Grana and senior Zalán Sárkány – won all three of their individual events. Twelve Hoosiers captured NCAA qualifying times and seven IU divers picked up NCAA zone qualifying scores on the springboards. The Indiana men won 15 of 17 swimming events while holding No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 17 USC to double-digit team scores.

IU captured four of the six available conference weekly awards, sweeping the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the cycle.

HOOSIERS FILL U.S. NATIONAL TEAMS

A total of 21 Americans with ties to the Indiana swimming and diving program have qualified for their respective national teams.

Twelve Hoosiers feature in USA Swimming’s 2025-26 national team, including Alexei Avakov, Brian Benzing, Mariah Denigan, Travis Gulledge, Lilly King, Matt King, Josh Matheny, Van Mathias, Owen McDonald, Anna Peplowski, Aaron Shackell and Jassen Yep. Avakov, Gulledge, McDonald and Shackell will compete for Indiana during the 2025-26 NCAA season.

Nine more Hoosiers earned selections to USA Diving’s High Performance Squads in May: Andrew Capobianco, Josh Hedberg, Quinn Henninger, Carson Tyler (Tier 1), Lily Witte (Tier 2) as well as Dash Glasberg, Ella Roselli, Joshua Sollenberger and Maxwell Weinrich (Tier 3). Hedberg, Witte, Glasberg, Roselli, Sollenberger and Witte are all members of the NCAA roster.

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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER NEWS

INDIANA EARNS NO. 6 NATIONAL SEED

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The NCAA men’s soccer committee awarded Indiana men’s soccer the No. 6 national seed on Monday (Nov. 17), including a first-round bye and a second-round home match.

As the No. 6 national seed, IU is guaranteed to host through, at least, the NCAA Round of 16 should it continue to advance. On Sunday, Nov. 23, the Hoosiers will host the winner of Saint Louis and Kentucky – two teams Indiana previously defeated during the regular season. Kickoff is set for noon ET.

Indiana is one of 16 programs to earn a national seed, its 11th in 12 seasons and NCAA record 25th overall. 1995-1996 – when four teams received seeds – was the last two-year period in which the Hoosiers did not earn a seed.

IU will make its 50th NCAA Tournament appearance, a mark that ranks No. 2 in the NCAA and No. 1 since 1973, IU’s first season as a varsity program. It’s also Indiana’s 39th consecutive appearance, an NCAA record and the only active double-digit streak in NCAA Division I.

Indiana also holds the NCAA Tournament records for victories (105) and appearances in the round of 16 (43), quarterfinals (29), final four (22) and national final (17). The program’s eight national titles rank No. 1 since 1973.

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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

VAUGHN KARVALA COMMITS TO INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Four-star wing Vaughn Karvala has signed his letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Indiana University under head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries, the program announced on Monday.

Vaughn Karvala

Forward | 6-7 | 190

Oregon, Wis. | Bella Vista Prep

No. 30 on ESPN | No. 46 on 247Sports | No. 60 on Rivals

Three-year letterwinner for head coach Chris Siebert at Oregon High School in Wisconsin before transferring to Bella Vista Prep, a preseason top 10 team, prior to his senior season … averaged 26.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game as a junior … shot 53.5% from the floor and 41.9% from the 3-point lines in his final season with the Panthers … 2025 Badger Conference Player of the Year … broke the program’s all-time scoring mark during his third season … averaged 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and shot 34.3% from the 3-point line in 15 games with Team HERRO in the 2025 EYBL season … son of Eric and Alexandra Karvala … has one brother: Reese … born on Nov. 16, 2007.

DeVries on Karvala:

“Vaughn has very good size, skill, and athleticism that makes him a highlight reel waiting to happen in the open floor. When you combine that with his ability to shoot the ball, he has a very bright future here.”

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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

PURDUE TRAVELS TO #23/20 KENTUCKY TUESDAY NIGHT

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team will hit the road for the second straight game on Tuesday night when it faces its first ranked opponent of the season in No. 23/20 Kentucky. Tipoff from the Historic Memorial Coliseum is set for 7 PM.

Tiffany Greene and Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and former Purdue head coach Carolyn Peck, who led the Boilermakers to the 1999 NCAA National Championship, will be on the call for the SEC Network.

Tim Newton will bring you the action for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM, as well as on the expanded statewide network.

The Boilermakers hold a 2-1 series lead over the Wildcats. The two clubs met in back-to-back seasons in 1999-00 and 2000-01, both Purdue wins. The Wildcats made their first visit to Mackey Arena last year to pick up their first win in the series.

Purdue will also square off against alumna Lindsey Hicks, the Kentucky associate head coach. Hicks played in 126 games for Purdue from 2001-04 and helped Purdue win three Big Ten titles and reach four NCAA Tournaments, including the 2001 NCAA National Championship Game.

GAME NOTES

• The Boilermakers are going for their fourth ranked win under head coach Katie Gearlds and their first since knocking off No. 2 Ohio State during the 2022-23 season. All three of Purdue’s ranked wins over the last five seasons have been away from Mackey Arena.

• Hila Karsh has finished in double figures in all three games this season, averaging 18 points per game while shooting 61.3% from the field. The native of Rishon LeZion, Israel, is fourth in the nation in freshman scoring and leads all Big Ten rookies.

• Karsh ranks seventh among Big Ten freshman with 5.0 rebounds per game, while her 2.3 assists per night is tied for sixth among league rookies.

• Karsh is one of six players from the Big Ten to average 18 points, five rebounds and two assists per game this season and the only freshman on the list.

• Kiki Smith sits second on the team with 15.3 points per game behind a team-high eight 3-pointers. Smith sits fifth n the Big Ten with 2.7 3-pointers per game.

• Tara Daye is Purdue’s third player in double figures this season with 10.3 points per game, after setting a career high with 13 points last week at Purdue Fort Wayne. She is leads the team in rebounding with 6.0 boards per game. Daye is off to the best start of her career after averaging 4.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in the first three years of her career.

• Madison Layden-Zay needs five assists to become the 20th player in Purdue history to join the 300-assist club.

• Layden-Zay is on the cusp of making Big Ten history as the sixth player in league history to amass 1,000 points, 200 3-pointers, 500 rebounds (needs 60), 300 assists (5), and 50 blocks. She would join Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Michigan State’s Tori Jankoska, Indiana’s Amanda Cahill, Ohio State’s Jaz Shelley and current Purdue head coach Katie Gearlds.

• Purdue is 31-30 all-time against teams currently in the SEC. Tuesday will be the second time the Boilermakers have faced an SEC foe on the road in the Katie Gearlds era, following a 59-53 at Texas A&M in 2022-23.

• With two wins on the year, head coach Katie Gearlds moved within nine of reaching the 300-win plateau for her career that includes three postseason bids at Purdue and two NAIA national titles while leading Marian in Indianapolis.

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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SMITH NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the second time in his career, Braden Smith has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week for his role in leading the Boilermakers to a pair of big victories over the week.

Smith averaged 22.5 points, 7.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds in victories over No. 8-ranked Alabama and Akron. He scored 29 points, 21 of which came in the second half, with seven rebounds and four assists in an 87-80 win over Alabama on Thursday. Smith connected on the game-winning basket with just over a minute to play against the Tide to give Purdue an 82-80 advantage, then on the next possession, drew a foul with one on the shot clock, making both free throws to push the lead to 84-80.

He then added 16 points and 10 assists for his 19th career double-double in Sunday’s 97-79 win over Akron.

The wins propelled Purdue back into the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after spending one week at No. 2.

For the season, Smith is averaging 17.8 points, 8.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game, having made 8-of-20 from long distance and 19-of-25 from the free throw line.

Smith is now one of seven players in NCAA history to have at least 1,400 points, 775 assists and 525 rebounds in their career.

The Boilermakers will travel to the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas, where it will face Memphis at 6 p.m. ET, on Thursday, on the CBS Sports Network.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER

IRISH EARN NCAA TOURNAMENT BIRTH, FACE MICHIGAN THURSDAY

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame men’s soccer team earned a bid into the NCAA Championship for the 25th time in program history as announced by the NCAA on Monday afternoon. The winner will advance to take on No. 14-seeded Akron on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. ET in Akron.

The Irish will travel to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan on Thursday at U-M Soccer Stadium in the opening round of the tournament. The match will air on ESPN+.

Notre Dame (8-6-4) is making its fifth NCAA Championship appearance under McFarland Family Men’s Head Soccer Coach Chad Riley. The Irish will be playing in the NCAA Championship for the 21st time in the last 25 seasons.

The Irish are 23-21-7 (.520) all-time in NCAA Championship play. Notre Dame has advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 on 12 occasions, the national quarterfinals six times (2006, 2007, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2023), the College Cup three times (2013, 2021, 2023) and claimed the national championship during the program’s inaugural NCAA College Cup appearance in 2013.

Notre Dame has faced seven other qualifiers this season, entering 2025 NCAA tournament play.

Following Thursday’s first round and Sunday’s second round games, the NCAA Championship continues with third round matchups on Nov. 29 or 30 at campus sites. The national quarterfinals will follow on Dec. 5 or 6 at campus venues. The 2025 NCAA College Cup will be contested on Dec. 12 (national semifinals) and Dec. 15 (national final) at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, live on ESPNU.

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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HIDALGO EARNS SECOND STRAIGHT ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD

CHARLOTTE, N.C.— For the second straight week, Hannah Hidalgo has earned ACC Player of the Week honors. The junior has now earned the award eight times in her career, which is the fifth most in league history.

averaged 28.0 points per game, 9.5 steals, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in two games over the last week. The 28.0 points per game are the most of any ACC player over that span.

Hidalgo had a record-setting performance in Wednesday’s win over Akron, setting the program records for points in a game (44) and steals in a game (16). The 16 steals are the most by any player in NCAA D-1 history, breaking the previous record of 14 which was held by seven players. Hidalgo put up 44 points, 16 steals and nine rebounds in just 27:31 of game action.

The junior enters the week leading the country in scoring, averaging 28.8 points per game on the season.

Hannah Hidalgo and the Fighting Irish return home to Purcell Pavilion for another ranked rivalry matchup, taking on No. 8 Southern Cal at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 21. The game will air on ESPN.

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BUTLER MEN’S GOLF NEWS

BUTLER MEN’S GOLF INKS THREE STANDOUTS ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

Butler head coach Colby Huffman continues to solidify the pipeline of talent within the men’s golf program with the signing of three standouts.

Nicholas Brooks, Johnny Leaman and David Krusinski have signed to play at Butler, beginning with the 2026-27 season.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Nicholas, Johnny and David to Butler,” said Huffman. “They embody The Butler Way and each brings distinct strengths and the same edge: relentless work ethic, coachability, and competitive spirit. I’m confident they’ll raise our standard the moment they step on campus. I’m excited to see them grow as Bulldogs.”

Brooks hails from Parker, Colo. The 2025 Colorado 3A Golfer of the Year posted a seven-shot individual win at the 2025 3A state championship with rounds of 66 and 68, leading Lutheran High School to the team title. Brooks is a two-time first-team All-State selection who also earned all-conference honors three times. As a senior, he posted a scoring average of 69.8. Brooks qualified for the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur and advanced to the Round of 64. He won the Aurora Amateur and posted a bogey-free 54 holes to win the AJGA Colorado Springs Junior by seven strokes. Brooks earned 2024 first-team all-academic honors.

Leaman is a local product from Cathedral High School in Indianapolis. With his senior season still upcoming, Leaman has already earned All-State honors once, all-regional accolades twice, in addition to all-sectional and all-city honors three times. He has qualified for the state championship twice. As a junior, he posted a scoring average of 73.1 and won the regional individual title with a two-under round of 70. Academically, Leaman has seven consecutive semesters with high honors and is a member of the National Honor Society.

Krusinski will arrive at Butler via Highland, Mich., and Detroit Catholic Central High School. Krusinski has led his team to two state championships, three regional titles and three Catholic League championships. He has earned All-State honors twice and all-conference accolades on three occasions. Krusinski is an honor roll student.

Huffman’s 2025-26 version of the Bulldogs return to competition in February.

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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

MITCHELL NAMED #HLMBB FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis guard Maguire Mitchell has been named this week’s Horizon League Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week after helping lead the Jaguars to a pair of wins. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 14.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game in helping the Jags to a perfect week. He shot 41.7 percent (10-of-24) from the floor and 36.8 percent (7-of-19) from three in the two games.

Mitchell opened the week with nine points, two rebounds and a season-high five assists and four steals in just 20 minutes in the 121-77 win over IU Columbus on Tuesday (Nov. 11). He followed that with 19 points (7-12 FG, 4-8 3’s), three rebounds and two steals in the 90-83 road win at Eastern Michigan on Friday (Nov. 14). In that game, Mitchell made key plays down the stretch, including a late steal and a crucial layup in the final minute to help seal the win.

Mitchell currently leads the Horizon League in threes made per game (3.2) and total threes made (16) while ranking ninth in the league in three-point percentage (40.0%).

JAGS HEAD TO CHARLESTON SEEKING THIRD STRAIGHT WIN

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will hit the road again on Tuesday (Nov. 18) to face Charleston Southern (2-3) inside Buccaneer Fieldhouse. Tuesday’s game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and can be heard in Central Indiana on 1430 Indy’s Sports Ticket as Jimmy Cook (pxp) and Chaz Hinds (analyst) are on the call.

IU Indy (2-3) comes in seeking a third straight win after back-to-back victories over IU Columbus and Eastern Michigan.

QUOTABLE

“I thought we did a good job of wearing them down. We had some guys step up and make some big time plays down the stretch at both ends of the floor. Maguire Mitchell didn’t look like a freshman tonight and I thought Jaxon Edwards was tremendous down the stretch. Same with Micah, I thought he was really good late in the game,” head coach Ben Howlett said following the Eastern Michigan win.

SCOUTING CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

Charleston Southern is 2-3 on the season with victories over Toccoa Falls and at The Citadel. For the season, CSU averages 82.0 points per game while shooting 43.7 percent from the floor and 35.3 percent from three, making 12 triples per game. Brycen Blaine, a 6-foot-5 guard, averages a team-high 24.0 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while having made 24 treys in just five games. Behind him, Luke Williams averages 13.3 points per game and A’lahn Sumler averages 11.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Tuesday’s game marks the first-ever meeting between IU Indy and Charleston Southern on the hardwood.

UP NEXT

The Jaguars will open play at the Air Force Classic on Friday (Nov. 21) against Alabama State.

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BALL STATE FOOTBALL NEWS

BALL STATE SHIFTS FOCUS TO ROAD CONTEST AT TOLEDO

MUNCIE, Ind. — With two games left in the regular season, the Ball State football program prepares for a challenging road test at Toledo. Head coach Mike Uremovich and veteran receiver Qian Magwood talked with the media Monday morning with a focus on correcting mistakes and proving the Cardinals can respond against one of the Mid-American Conference’s top teams.

Uremovich expressed that last week’s loss to Eastern Michigan highlighted the importance of discipline.

“It’s the pain of discipline or the pain of regret, and we were not disciplined as a football team,” Uremovich said. You’d like to win and learn, but sometimes losing and not getting what you want is a great teacher. We lacked discipline in all three phases of the game, especially offensively, so it’s a learning experience for us. We’ve got to move on.”

Uremovich said success on early downs this weekend will be critical.

“We can’t be in third-and-long all day,” Uremovich said. “We’ve got to make an emphasis to get completions on first down and have effective runs on first down. Three yards isn’t terrible on first down, but you can’t go backwards, and you can’t have a negative play.”

Magwood said the team is motivated to respond and move on from Saturday’s loss.

“I think everybody’s just full steam ahead to the next game, turning the page,” Magwood said. “All you can really do is learn and move forward, and that’s what we plan to do for Toledo.”

In terms of the key to offensive success, Magwood stated consistency is at the forefront.

“Plays have got to be made.” Magwood stated. “If you turn to the tape, you’ll see plays, guys flying around, but it’s about the consistency of it. We need to start harder and faster. Sometimes when we make those plays, they don’t hit the same when we’re down two scores. We need to do it early and often.”

The Cardinals look to bounce back as they travel to Toledo to take on the Rockets Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+ and WLBC 104.1 FM.

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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL PICKS UP PAIR OF FINAL MAC WEEKLY HONORS

CLEVELAND – – The Ball State women’s volleyball team put a cap on the 2025 regular season by picking up a two more Mid-American Conference weekly honors Monday.

For the fourth time this season, and the fifth time in her career, sophomore outside Carson Tyler has been named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week. In addition, for the fourth time this season junior Lindsey Green and Freshman Reese Axness were named the MAC Setter Pair of the Week.

Tyler helped the Cardinals finish league play with a 17-1 MAC record by averaging a league-high 5.92 points per set in last week’s series sweep of Central Michigan. She registered 14 kills in Thursday’s sweep of CMU and followed with 15 more in Friday’s three-set win, both match-high totals.

Tyler also served up four more aces on the weekend, helping her end league play with a MAC-best 0.42 aces-per-set average She also threw in 19 total digs, including 10 on Thursday for her 17th kill/dig double-double of the season, and a .976 reception percentage with just one error in a team-high 42 attempts.

Green and Axness combined to help the Ball State offense lead the MAC with a .293 attack percentage last week, with a .246 mark in Thursday’s sweep of CMU and a .346 effort in Friday’s sweep. BSU also averaged a league-best 13.14 assists per set.

Green dished out 46 total assists for a 7.67 assists-per-set average in the series. She also served up a pair of aces and collected 16 total digs, including 11 Thursday to go along with 22 assists for her seventh double-double of the season.

Axness dished out 29 total assists for a 4.83 assists-per-set average in the series. She was also credited with 12 total digs in the two sweeps of the Chippewas, with six in each outing.

The Ball State women’s volleyball team returns to action at 4 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 22) in the semifinals of the MAC Volleyball Championship at Bowling Green’s Stroh Center. The Cardinals will face the winner of Friday’s semifinal matchup between No. 4 Toledo and No. 5 Miami.

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INDIANA STATE BASEBALL NEWS

BASEBALL IN THE BAHAMAS: PENN STATE & INDIANA STATE SCHEDULED TO CLASH IN FEBRUARY 2026

NASSAU, Bahamas – Regular-season NCAA Division I baseball will venture to paradise for the first time when Penn State and Indiana State square off in a three-game series sponsored by Atlantis at Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium, Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, Mar. 1.

The Bahamas Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the honorable Mario Bowleg made the announcement Monday at the 5,000-seat state-of-the-art baseball facility alongside baseball head coaches Mike Gambino of Penn State and Tracy Archuleta of Indiana State. The games will be operated by veteran event promoter bdG Sports.

“We are excited to announce this highly anticipated three-game series feature two outstanding collegiate programs,” Bowleg said. “This exciting series brings high-level NCAA competition to our shores, showcasing exceptional athletic talent and offering tremendous opportunities for local fans, student-athletes, and the broader sports community. Both Penn State and Indiana State are respected programs with strong competitive histories, and we look forward to welcoming them for what promises to be an electrifying matchup.”

“We’re incredibly proud to serve as the Title Sponsor of the first annual Atlantis Collegiate Baseball Series,” President and Managing Director of Atlantis Paradise Island Audrey Oswell said. “This event reflects Atlantis’ commitment to bringing premier sports events and athletes to compete in The Bahamas and celebrate the passion and tradition of college baseball. We look forward to an exciting series and a memorable experience for everyone involved.”

Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium, located on the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre, opened in 2022 and features a synthetic grass field, team locker rooms and executive suites. The venue also played host to the 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to get to play in the Bahamas,” Penn State head coach Mike Gambino said. “This will be a great opportunity for our players and fans to experience a tremendous venue against Indiana State, a great opponent that has been a recent NCAA regional team. Thank you to bdG Sports for allowing us to be part of the first Division I baseball games in the Bahamas.”

The Penn State baseball program continues a rebirth under Gambino. The Nittany Lions earned a 33-22 overall mark and 15-15 league record in 2025, registering their first 30-win season in 15 years and advancing to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament for the second season in a row. Since Gambino took the reins of the program, Penn State has achieved 27 Big Ten victories, the most in a two-year span since 2011-12.

“We are honored to be part of history bringing Division I baseball to the Bahamas for the first time,” Indiana State baseball coach Tracy Archuleta said. “It’s an incredible opportunity for our players to experience something special while growing the game internationally. I would like to thank bdG Sports, Prime Minister Davis and all who were involved in making this series happen and allowing us to play inside Andre Rodgers National Baseball Stadium.”

Archuleta boasts a 24-year career as a head coach at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels. He guided Southern Indiana to two NCAA Division II national championships and its transition to Division I before taking over the Indiana State program prior to last season. The Sycamore posted a 24-31 overall mark in 2025.

The three-game series begins Friday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. ET; continues Saturday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m.; and concludes Sunday, Mar. 1 at 11 a.m.

Streaming details will be announced later.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Dec. 12. Additional information regarding fan travel and preferred hotel rates at Atlantis will be announced later.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

MASTODON WBB SWEEPS HORIZON LEAGUE WEEKLY AWARDS

INDIANAPOLIS – Jordan Reid and Rylee Bess of the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team were selected as the Horizon League’s Player and Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Monday (Nov. 17).

Reid and Bess led Purdue Fort Wayne to a 2-0 week with one of the biggest wins in program history as a part of it. The Mastodons beat Purdue 68-67 and Southern Illinois 85-60. Purdue Fort Wayne was the third team in the country to beat a member of the Big Ten this season.

Reid averaged 22.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 1.5 assists for the week while shooting 62.1 percent from the floor and 50 percent from 3-point range. She scored 21 points in the win over the Boilermakers and 23 over the Salukis, notching back-to-back career-highs in scoring. She went 8-for-16 in the big win over Purdue and 10-for-13 in the follow-up. This is Reid’s first Horizon League Player of the Week award in her career.

While Reid did the lion’s share of the scoring for the Mastodons, Bess drew the eyes with the game-winning 3-pointer against the Boilermakers. The freshman scored eight of her 13 points this week against the Big Ten foe, including the dagger triple. She was the first Mastodon freshman to hit a game-winner in the program’s Division I history. Bess averaged 6.5 points per game while shooting 41.7 percent from the floor and 37.5 percent from 3-point range. This is Bess’ first Freshman of the Week award.

Reid, Bess and the Mastodons are back on the Arnie Ball Court on Wednesday at 7 p.m. when Eastern Michigan comes to the Summit City.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

COREY HADNOT II EARNS #HLMBB PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR

INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue Fort Wayne’s Corey Hadnot II has been named the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday (Nov. 17).

Hadnot averaged 25.0 points on the week with 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals. He shot 54.5 percent from the field. Hadnot scored 32 points at Western Michigan on Wednesday (Nov. 12), the most points by a player in the Horizon League this season. He totaled 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting with six rebounds and three assists vs. Boyce three days later.

This is Hadnot’s first career Horizon League Player of the Week honor. He took home five Freshman of the Week awards in 2023-24.

The Mastodons are at Utah on Tuesday (Nov. 18).

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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SCHERR ADDS CASEY O’CONNELL ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On National Signing Day, University of Evansville head women’s basketball coach Robyn Scherr has announced the signing of Casey O’Connell for the 2026-27 season.

“Casey can shoot the heck out of the ball. She has my ideal skill set in a stretch four – a knock down shooter with the ability to attack a closeout off the bounce and can post up smaller defenders,” said Scherr. “Her family ties to Evansville and UE made her the perfect fit for us. We are thrilled to have Casey in an Aces uniform next season!”

Coming to Evansville from Fort Myers, Fla., O’Connell attends powerhouse Miami Country Day School. Prior to enrolling at Miami Country Day, O’Connell attended Canterbury High School in Fort Myers, where she averaged 20.5 ppg and 8.1 rpg as a sophomore and 16.3 ppg and 7 rpg as a junior. In 2024, the standout forward earned Class 3A District Player of the Year accolades before being named All-Area First Team in 2025. O’Connell plays her AAU basketball with OG Nation and helped the team to the platinum bracket at the prestigious Run 4 Roses tournament in Louisville.

“I chose UE because it felt like home, I felt connected to the coaching staff as well as the players, and because of the overall environment I see Coach Scherr is building,” said O’Connell.

O’Connell has ties to both the University of Evansville and the Evansville community. O’Connell’s mother, Shannon, grew up in Evansville and graduated from Memorial High School. Her grandfather, John MacCauley Jr., graduated from UE and was student body president before working as the University’s Director of Alumni and the voice of the Aces men’s basketball team, and is now enshrined in the UE Athletics Hall of Fame. O’Connell’s uncle, John MacCauley III, was a standout pitcher for the UE baseball team and named the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Player of the Year in 1991 and earned ABCA All-America honors before being inducted in the UE Athletics Hall of Fame. Her cousins, John MacCauley IV and Parker MacCauley, have also pitched for the Aces’ baseball team, with John joining the program in 2023 as a graduate transfer, while Parker is a graduate student on the 2026 roster.

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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

ACES WELCOME UT ARLINGTON ON TUESDAY

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – On Tuesday, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team completes a 4-game homestand with a 7 p.m. game against UT Arlington at the Ford Center.

ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.

Last Time Out

– Trailing by as many as 22 points in the second half, the Purple Aces cut the deficit to two points in the final minute before dropping a 77-72 decision to MTSU on Nov. 12

– Five UE players scored in double figures with Connor Turnbull leading the way with 16 points while Bryce Quinet and Keishon Porter scored 14 apiece

Excellent Start

– Josh Hughes is putting together the top streak of his career through four games of his junior season

– Hughes leads the team with 13.0 points per game and has reached double figures in each contest

– His top performance came at #1 Purdue where he totaled 15 points and 11 boards on the way to his second career double-double

– Hughes is all over the MVC stat rankings including:

– Scoring T-17th 13.0 PPG

– Rebounding 7th 6.50 RPG

– FG% 11th 56.8%

– 3PT% 7th 41.2%

– 3PT FG/GM T-13th 1.75/game

– Offensive RBs T-3rd 3.00/game

3-for-4

– For the third time in four games, AJ Casey scored in double figures finishing with 12 points against MTSU

– Casey was on the floor for 36:42, the highest minutes tally of his career

– He is averaging 10.0 PPG on the season with his top effort coming at #1 Purdue

– Against the Boilermakers, Casey set career marks in points (14), FG (6), attempts (13), and rebounds (9)

Finding His Groove

– Connor Turnbull has improved his scoring output in each of his three games

– After scoring six against Calumet, he posted 12 versus Oakland City before setting his season mark with 16 against MTSU

– He was 6-for-9 from the field against the Blue Raiders while going 4-of-4 from the line

– Turnbull is second in the MVC with 2.00 blocks per game and had four in the victory over Oakland City

Scouting the Opponent

– UT Arlington makes its first-ever trip to Evansville with a 3-1 record following a 67-49 victory over Missouri State on Saturday

– The lone loss for UTA was a 74-56 decision at New Mexico

– Raysean Seamster is the top threat for the Mavericks as he leads the team in scoring (17.5 PPG), rebounding (7.3 RPG), FG (30), blocks (7), and steals (11)

– Casmir Chavis and Bahsil Laster both come into Tuesday’s game with an average of 10.8 PPG

– Cameron Jackson registered 15 rebounds in the win over Missouri State; he is second on the team with a season average of 7.0 per contest

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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL NEWS

THOMAS TAKES HOME FOURTH OVC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball’s Aysa Thomas was named the Ohio Valley Conference’s Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season on Monday afternoon.

Thomas played an instrumental part in the Screaming Eagles’ final home series wins against Lindenwood University. The setter recorded 74 assists, 19 digs, 11 kills, and four blocks over the two wins.

In game one, Thomas recorded her 19th double-double of the 2025 season with 35 assists and 10 digs. The freshman landed a career-high seven kills in the win, adding two to her previous career-high. In the third set, Thomas helped her offense to the best set of the series. After adding two kills herself, she assisted the team to an error-less set for a .429 hitting percentage.

For the final game in Liberty Arena in the Screaming Eagles’ regular season, Thomas kicked the first set off with a big solo block, just the second of her career. In the same set, she dished out 10 assists and two kills. She finished the game with 39 assists, nine digs, four kills, and three blocks.

The freshman has remained an all-around threat during her debut season, recording not only over 960 assists, but also 330 digs and 65 kills.

To wrap up the final home series of the 2025 season, the Thomas and the Eagles finished off with 10 wins inside Liberty Arena. They remain in the third spot in the OVC standings behind Morehead State University and Eastern Illinois University.

USI is set for one more road series at Western Illinois University before the OVC Tournament. The Eagles will play the Leathernecks on Tuesday at 6 p.m. and Wednesday at 2 p.m. Fans can follow USI Athletics on Facebook, Instagram, and X for game coverage, as well as online at usiscreamingeagles.com.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

HABIB NAMED OVC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana senior guard Ismail Habib was named the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week in a vote of the league’s communication directors. The award is the first of the year for Habib and USI Men’s Basketball.

Habib earns the award after averaging 20.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game in the loss at the University of South Dakota and the win at Liberty Arena versus Loras University. He shot 47.8 percent from the field (11-23), .438 from beyond the three-point arc (7-16), and 78.6 percent from the free throw line (11-14).

The senior guard started the week by leading the Screaming Eagles with a 19-point performance at South Dakota before finishing the last seven days with 21 points in the victory over Loras University. Habibi scored 16 of his 21 points versus Loras in the first half of the win.

For the season, Habib is recording 19.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. He is shooting 39.7 percent from the field (23-58) and 79.2 percent from the line (19-24).

The Eagles and Habib continue non-conference play on the road this week when they travel to Daytona Beach, Florida, to play in the Boardwalk Battle. The tournament includes USI, the University of the Incarnate Word, High Point University, and the University of Illinois Chicago.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

SCREAMING EAGLES DOWN THE RED WOLVES WITH BIG WIN

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Coming off a road win last week, University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball returned home to Liberty Arena Monday night and recorded a dominant victory over Indiana University East, 87-32.

USI Women’s Basketball (3-1) looked for back-to-back victories on Monday night after last week’s road triumph at Saint Louis University. USI’s solid defense from that road game carried over into Monday night against IU East (1-4).

While the Screaming Eagles shot efficiently for 45 percent (34-75) overall, the defense held the Red Wolves to below 28 percent (12-43) from the floor. USI knocked down nine threes compared to four by IU East. On the glass, the Eagles outrebounded the Red Wolves, 49-28, as USI pulled down 21 offensive boards that led to 23 second-chance points. USI’s defense had 17 steals and forced 28 turnovers, leading to 39 points for the Screaming Eagles.

All 11 active Screaming Eagles saw the floor and scored on Monday night. Junior forward Chloe Gannon led four Eagles in double figures with 16 points on 6-10 shooting with a game-high eight rebounds. Sophomore guard Lexi Sepulveda and redshirt sophomore guard Kylee Dennis each posted career highs with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Sepulveda hit a team-best three makes from beyond the arc. Senior guard Ali Saunders dropped 12 points while adding four assists and three steals.

After each squad scored on their first possessions of the game, USI went on a 16-3 run to open a wide margin early. The Screaming Eagles spread out the scoring out of the gates in the first quarter, with seven different Eagles tallying points in the opening frame. USI shot over 57 percent overall and outscored IU East 18-0 in the paint in the first quarter, leading to a 27-8 Eagles lead after 10 minutes of action.

The Screaming Eagles widened their lead in a big way in the second quarter. As the Red Wolves scored two baskets in the first two minutes of the second period, USI’s defense took control and held IU East scoreless for the rest of the first half. Gannon scored eight points in the second to total 14 points in the first half. Saunders connected on one of USI’s four triples in the quarter right before the halftime horn to reach double figures for the game. USI capitalized on 19 points off turnovers in the second quarter to help produce a 54-12 lead going into halftime.

IU East came out with a flurry to start the second half, outscoring USI 10-6 in the first four minutes of the third quarter. The Screaming Eagles started to find their rhythm again in the middle of the period. After a dry spell in the game for a little over two minutes, Sepulveda drained a three and scored a layup to pass her previous career high. A last-second layup by Gannon to end the third pushed USI’s lead to 71-26 heading into the fourth quarter.

Dennis had a strong showing for USI in the fourth quarter. Dennis drained three jumpers, including one trey, to reach double digits for the first time in her career. Defensively, USI turned back up the intensity and held the Red Wolves to only six points with only two made field goals, as the Eagles closed out the big win.

USI will be back at Liberty Arena to continue its homestand next Tuesday, November 25, at 6 p.m. against Fisk University.

Leading up to next Tuesday’s tipoff, USI Public Safety is hosting a Stuff the Cruiser initiative to collect non-perishable items for Archie’s Food Closet. A Public Safety cruiser will be parked in front of Liberty Arena during all home USI Basketball games from Sunday, November 16, through Sunday, November 30. Those wishing to donate can give items directly to the Public Safety employee or student worker stationed at the cruiser. Donations can also be dropped off at the Public Safety Office, located on the first floor of the Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center.

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UINDY FOOTBALL NEWS

FOOTBALL CLIMBS TO #8 IN AFCA POLL

WACO, Texas – Coming off a GLVC-title-clinching win over Upper Iowa Saturday, the UIndy football team climbed two more spots to No. 8 in the regular season’s final AFCA DII Coaches Poll, released Monday. The Greyhounds moved to 10-1 on the season while earning a first-round playoff game to open the upcoming postseason.

UIndy’s No. 8 position represents its highest ranking in the coaches poll since November of 2023. The Hounds’ first-round playoff opponent, Truman State University, is among those receiving votes.

AFCA DIVISION II COACHES POLL

RK	SCHOOL (1st-place votes)	REC	PTS	PREV
1.	Ferris St. (30)	11-0	774	1
2.	Harding (1)	11-0	745	2
3.	Kutztown	11-0	711	4
4.	Colorado St.-Pueblo	10-1	669	5
5.	Central Washington	10-1	652	6
6.	Pittsburg St.	9-2	597	7
7.	Minnesota-Duluth	10-1	553	11
8.	UIndy	10-1	549	10
9.	West Florida	9-1	534	3
10.	UT Permian Basin	9-2	459	15
11.	Johnson C. Smith	10-1	451	16
12.	Findlay	10-1	398	8
13.	Albany St.	10-1	393	17
14.	Northwest Missouri St.	9-2	351	12
15.	Western Colorado	9-2	330	18
16.	Newberry	9-1	310	19
17.	Virginia Union	9-2	307	9
18.	Ashland	9-2	253	20
19.	Augustana (S.D.)	9-2	207	13
20.	Grand Valley St.	7-3	199	21
21.	Minnesota St.	8-3	132	14
22.	Chadron St.	8-3	94	22
23.	Benedict	9-2	80	23
24.	Frostburg St.	9-2	72	NR
25.	Western Oregon	8-3	63	24

Others Receiving Votes: Wingate, 59; California (Pa.), 27; Assumption, 25; Delta St., 15; Indiana (Pa.), 12; Kentucky St., 12; Charleston, 9; Valdosta St., 9; Northwood, 8; Upper Iowa, 7; Slippery Rock, 3; West Texas A&M, 2; Henderson St., 1; Southern Arkansas, 1; Truman St., 1; UNC Pembroke, 1.

SUKUP, CONTRERAS NAMED FINAL GLVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

INDIANAPOLIS – UIndy Football duo Gavin Sukup and Alvin Contreraswere named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, it was announced by the league office Monday.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Gavin Sukup, #8 UIndy

Sr. | QB | Seward, Neb.

Major: Sport Management

Team Result: 28-21 W vs. (RV) Upper Iowa (11/15)

Led UIndy to seven-point victory over Upper Iowa to clinch fourth-straight GLVC Championship

Completed 19 passes on 27 attempts (70%) for 287 yards and three touchdowns

Carried the ball nine times for 26 yards and one touchdown

Spearheaded game-winning drive in fourth quarter, putting the Greyhounds ahead on a 4-yard TD pass to Cole Bennett after eluding multiple Peacock defenders

Earns ninth career Offensive Player of the Week Award (11/10/25, 10/6/25, 10/28/24, 9/23/24, 9/16/24, 11/13/23, 10/2/23, 9/4/23)

Last Greyhounds’ Offensive Player of the Week: Gavin Sukup (11/10/25)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Alvin Contreras, #8 UIndy

So. | LB | Indianapolis, Ind.

Major: Sport Management

Team Result: 28-21 W vs. (RV) Upper Iowa (11/15)

Led UIndy to seven-point victory over Upper Iowa to clinch fourth-straight GLVC Championship

Nabbed game-sealing interception with 10 seconds left at the UIndy two-yard line

Made seven total tackles, including five solo stops (two for loss of yards)

Broke up career-high four passes

Earns second career Defensive Player of the Week Award (9/15/25)

Last Greyhounds’ Defensive Player of the Week: Danny Royster (9/22/25)

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UINDY MEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER CLAIMS NINTH SEED IN NCAA TOURNAMENT

INDIANAPOLIS – The Hounds aren’t done yet.

The UIndy men’s soccer team clinched its spot in the 2025 NCAA DII Championships after hearing its name called in Monday night’s selection show. The Greyhounds will head out west to take on GLVC rival, No. 8-seeded McKendree, in Hays, KS at the top seeded host site, Fort Hayes State, on Friday at 4 p.m. ET.

“First, I want to say how proud I am of the boys and excited for them to get this opportunity to play in the NCAA tournament,” head coach Gabe Hall said. “It’s through their hard work and resilience that they have earned a spot in the national tournament.”

This will be the first time the Hounds and Bearcats have met in the NCAA postseason tournament, but UIndy holds a 7-2-5 record against McKendree since 2012.

“We have been drawn against a very good McKendree team that finished third in the GLVC,” Hall said. “Last time out, it was a hard fought game that we came out on the wrong end of, and we will be looking to learn from that game to help us in the NCAA Tournament.”

The Greyhounds ended the 2025 regular season with three wins in four matches against Lewis, Illinois Springfield, and the current No. 5 seed in the NCAA regional field, Maryville. UIndy was bounced in the first round of the GLVC Championships in a rematch against Maryville, who eventually went on to capture the 2025 GLVC Championship.

Claiming the No. 1 seed in Super Region 3 was GAC/MIAA champion Fort Hays State, who finished the season with an impressive 17-0-3 record. The winner of this sub region will earn the rights to play the winner of No. 4 seed Rockhurst or No. 5 seed Maryville. Along with Fort Hays State, GAC/MIAA runner-up Rogers State, and GLVC member Lincoln, are the other two hosts for first and second round match ups. The Hillcats will host No. 7 Cedarville and No. 10 Northern Michigan, while the Blue Tigers will play host to No. 6 seeded Tiffin.

UIndy will be making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2023 after a run of three straight tournament appearances from 2021 to 2023. After missing out on Selection Day last season, the Hounds will be hungry to make some noise in this years dance. Stay tuned to UIndyAthletics.com and UIndy Athletics on social media for more information.

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MARIAN VOLLEYBALL NEWS

VOLLEYBALL NAMED AS NAIA OPENING ROUND HOST; KNIGHTS PLAY MOBILE SATURDAY NIGHT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the ninth consecutive year, the Marian volleyball team has been named as a participant in the NAIA National Tournament, as the Knights were one of 48 teams selected to the 2025 NAIA National Tournament Field. The Knights have been designated as a host at one of 24 sites nationwide, and will welcome the University of Mobile Rams to Indianapolis on Saturday night for a 7:00 p.m. match.

This year’s championship field includes 33 automatic qualifiers and 15 at-large selections. Automatic berths were given to teams that either won their respective conference tournament title, the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, regular-season championship, or finished runner-up at the conference tournament, as determined by each conference qualification plan. At-large bids were determined by the NAIA Women’s Volleyball Selection Committee. The selection committee consists of coaches and administrators from around the country.

The Knights are qualifying to the NAIA Opening Round as an at-large team, holding a record of 18-11 this season. The Knights finished tied for fifth in the Crossroads League standings and reached the Crossroads League Tournament Semifinal round. The Knights recorded five wins over teams featured in the NAIA Top-25, and challenged a top-10 opponent in Indiana Wesleyan twice, forcing four sets or more in each meeting. Marian is led by their six All-Crossroads League honorees, including First Team member Emma Lyons. Marian is hosting the NAIA Opening Round for the second consecutive year.

The Knights are one of five Crossroads League schools to qualify for the NAIA Opening Round, joining Taylor, Indiana Wesleyan, Huntington, and Mount Vernon. Of the five, only Huntington will be on the road in the opening round.

Marian will take on the University of Mobile Rams, who will be the No. 21 seed in the field of 48. Mobile enters with a record of 29-3 overall on the season, and were the runner-up in the Southern States Conference Tournament. Mobile won the SSC Regular Season Championship, going 14-2 in their conference play. The Rams are one of two teams from their conference to make the NAIA Tournament, joining Loyola University. Mobile had six players named to their conference’s All-Conference Teams, with their star player Corrina Porch-Maxey being named as the SSC Player of the Year.

Following the opening rounds, the final site pools will be announced on Sunday, November 23, at 1 p.m. CT.

Action at the final site will take place inside the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, and will commence with three days of pool play from December 3 to 5. At the conclusion of pool play, the top team in each three-team pool will advance to the elimination bracket, starting with the quarterfinals, on Saturday, December 6. The semifinals will be played on Monday, December 8 and the Battle for the Red Banner will end Tuesday, December 9.

Marian and Mobile will play on Saturday night in the NAIA Opening Round. First serve in Indianapolis is set for 7:00 p.m.

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MARIAN VOLLEYBALL NEWS

MARIAN VOLLEYBALL EARNS SIX ALL-CROSSROADS LEAGUE HONORS

Jackson, Mich. – On Monday, the Crossroads League announced its All-Crossroads League Teams and special awards, following the conclusion of the league tournament on Saturday. Marian earned six total All-Crossroads League honors, led by Emma Lyons All-CL First Team honor.

Indiana Wesleyan’s Candace Moats was once again named the Crossroads League Coach of the Year, while IWU’s Eva Joldersma and Abbigail Porter also repeated as the CL Player of the Year and CL Setter of the Year. Other top honors went to Mount Vernon Nazarene’s Molly Galaszewski as the CL Assistant Coach of the Year, Huntington’s Layla Meyer as the CL Libero of the Year and MVNU’s Evelyn Brown as the CL Freshman of the Year.

Marian’s honorees included First Team honors for Emma Lyons, All-Freshmen Team honors for Mya Cunningham, Second Team honors for Chloe Cook and Khori Dryden, and Honorable Mention Team appearances for Nicole Wilkinson and Sarah Bennett.

The All-Crossroads League awards were voted on by the CL’s head volleyball coaches.

For the third time in her career, Emma Lyons has been named to the All-Crossroads League First Team, as the senior libero had another stellar season leading Marian’s defense. Lyons has logged 567 total digs this season, averaging 5.35 digs per set on the year. A two-time winner of the Crossroads League Defender of the Week, Lyons recorded her 2000th career dig last week in Marian’s win over Mount Vernon Nazarene, and is within six digs of the career record. Lyons held a team-high .972 reception percentage in serve receive, and aided on offense with 92 assists and two kills.

Chloe Cook and Khori Dryden were both named to the All-Crossroads League Second Team, with the honor being the first in Cook’s career while Dryden earned her second mention on the CL Second Team. Dryden ended the CL Tournament as Marian’s leader in kills with 335, averaging 3.28 kills per set while hitting .164 on the season. Dryden follows as the second-leader in digs with 287 total on the year, while also logging 20 blocks as a six-rotation player. The Indianapolis native has 11 double-doubles this season.

For Cook, the junior earned her first Career All-CL Second Team honor, breaking through in her first season as a starter. Cook trailed her classmate by one kill on the year with 334 through the CL Tournament, hitting .177 while averaging 3.09 kills per set. Cook has 19 service aces on the year, while logging 139 digs and 19 total blocks.

Making the honorable mention team was the middle hitter and blocker combination of Nicole Wilkinson and Sarah Bennett. Each middle has logged 72 total blocks on the season, with Bennett making 16 solo rejections on the year. On the offensive side of the net, the middles are the third and fourth leading hitters on the team, with Bennett logging 172 kills and Wilkinson 170. Bennett hit .256 on the year, while Wilkinson had a .246 hitting percentage.

Mya Cunningham was named to the All-Freshmen team, playing in all 28 matches so far and starting in three. The setter held the second-highest amount of assists on the year with 518, averaging 4.98 assists per set. She was also in the top three in service aces with 24 so far on the season. Cunningham has also recorded 20 kills so far this year.

Marian will learn if they qualify for the NAIA Opening Round later this afternoon, as the NAIA Selection Show airs at 5:00 p.m.

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MARIAN FOOTBALL NEWS

DIXON AND VOGEL EARN FINAL MSFA PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

INDIANAPOLIS – Coming off a one-sided performance in the regular season finale that saw the Knights shutout St. Xavier 45-0, the Marian football team was honored with a pair of Mid-States Football Association Player of the Week honors. Darian Dixon was named as the Midwest League Defensive Player of the Week, while Ashton Vogel was named as the Midwest League Special Teams Player of the Week.

Darian Dixon earned his first career Mid-States Player of the Week honor coming off a strong outing on Saturday, where he made two game-wrecking plays. On the third play of the third quarter, Dixon recorded his first career pick-six, intercepting a screen pass and scoring on an eight-yard return. The defensive end would later make a sack on third down in the third quarter, forcing a Cougar punt. The second-year Knight made two tackles in total in the win, and became the third Marian player in program history to score a defensive touchdown in consecutive weeks, joining Brad Metcalf (2007, games 8 and 9) and Logan Blake (2021 spring, games 1 and 2), as the only Knights to do so. Dixon and Metcalf’s touchdowns came on a fumble and an interception return, while Blake had two pick-sixes.

Ashton Vogel had another strong week after taking over as Marian’s starting placekicker, earning his second Midwest League Special Teams Player of the Week nod. Vogel made all six of his point-after-tries on Saturday, going 6-6 while also converting a career-long 48-yard field goal attempt. The kicker also had eight kickoffs that resulted in over 400 yards of kickoff yardage.

Marian will learn their NAIA FCS Second Round opponent later this weekend on Saturday or Sunday, November 22 or 23.

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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

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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Nov. 18

1962 — Bill Wade of the Chicago Bears passes for 466 yards and two touchdowns to edge the Dallas Cowboys 34-33.

1970 — Joe Frazier knocks out Bob Foster in the second round to retain the world heavyweight title in Detroit.

1974 — Charley Johnson of the Denver Broncos passes for 445 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-34 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.

1978 — Vanderbilt’s Frank Mordica rushes for 321 yards and five touchdowns in a 41-27 victory over Air Force. Mordica scores on runs of 48, 30, 6, 70 and 77 yards.

1990 — Monica Seles captures the first five-set women’s match since 1901, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Virginia Slims Championships.

1995 — Iowa State’s Troy Davis becomes the fifth player in NCAA Division I-A to rush for 2,000 yards, reaching that plateau in a 45-31 loss to Missouri.

1995 — Alex Van Dyke sets an NCAA record for most receiving yards in a season, catching 13 passes for 314 yards as Nevada beats San Jose State 45-28. Van Dyke raises his total to 1,874 yards, surpassing the record of 1,779 set in 1965 by Howard Twilley of Tulsa.

2000 — Indiana’s Antwaan Randle El becomes the second player in NCAA Division I-A history to rush for 200 points and pass for 200 points in a career in a 41-13 loss to Purdue.

2003 — American soccer phenom Freddy Adu, 14, signs a six-year deal with MLS.

2006 — Top-ranked Ohio State beats No. 2 Michigan 42-39 in Columbus in the regular-season finale. The Big Ten rivals had the top two spots in The AP football poll since Oct. 15.

2007 — Jimmie Johnson becomes the first driver to win consecutive Nextel Cup championships since Jeff Gordon in 1997 and ’98, wrapping up the title by finishing a trouble-free seventh in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

2007 — Top-ranked Roger Federer wins his fourth Masters Cup title in five years, overwhelming No. 6 David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.

2012 — Matt Schaub has a career-high five touchdown passes, completes a franchise-record 43 passes and finishes with 527 yards passing, second most in NFL history, to lead the Houston Texans to a 43-37 overtime win over Jacksonville. Norm Van Brocklin holds the record with 554 for the Rams in 1951.

2014 — The NFL suspends Adrian Peterson without pay for at least the rest of the season. The league informs the Minnesota Vikings running back he would not be considered for reinstatement before April 15 for violating the NFL personal conduct policy.

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Nov. 19

1961 — George Blanda of the Houston Oilers passes for 505 yards and seven touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of the New York Titans.

1961 — Cleveland’s Jim Brown rushes for 237 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Browns to a 45-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

1966 — No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Michigan State play to a 10-10 tie. The Irish rally from a 10-0 deficit against a Spartans team that features Bubba Smith and three teammates who were among the top eight picks of the next NFL draft.

1978 — Philadelphia’s Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the New York Giants. Instead of taking a knee to preserve a 17-12 victory, quarterback Joe Pisarcik botches the hand off to fullback Larry Csonka. Edwards picks up the dropped ball and runs 26 yards for the winning touchdown.

1983 — Jari Kurri of the Edmonton Oilers scores five goals and Wayne Gretzky adds three goals and five assists in a 13-4 rout of the New Jersey Devils.

1983 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of Los Angeles becomes the second player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, joining Wilt Chamberlain, as the Lakers win 117-110 at Portland.

1992 — Oakland reliever Dennis Eckersley is selected the American League’s MVP. Eckersley, who led the majors with 51 saves in 54 chances, becomes the ninth player to win both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in the same season.

1993 — Oregon and Oregon State play to a 0-0 tie in Eugene. It’s the last scoreless tie in FBS history. Overtime for NCAA games starts in 1994.

1994 — Rashaan Salaam becomes the fourth 2,000-yard rusher in major-college history, running for 259 yards and two touchdowns in Colorado’s 41-20 victory over Iowa State.

1995 — The Baltimore Stallions defeat the Calgary Stampeders 37-20 to become the first U.S. team to win the Grey Cup in the CFL’s 83-year history.

2004 — Indiana’s Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charge into the stands to fight with Auburn Hills fans in the final minute of their game against the Detroit Pistons. The brawl forces an early end to the Pacers’ 97-82 win.

2006 — Jaromir Jagr becomes the 16th NHL player with 600 goals when he scores in the first period of the New York Rangers’ 4-1 win over Tampa Bay.

2009 — South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential.

2011 — Robert Griffin III of Baylor passes for 479 yards and four TDs, including a 34-yarder to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds left, and the 25th-ranked Bears beat No. 5 Oklahoma for the first time, 45-38. The Bears were 0-20 against the Sooners.

2018— Jared Goff throws a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Everett for the go-ahead score with 1:49 to play, and the Los Angeles Rams outlast the Kansas City Chiefs for a 54-51 victory. Patrick Mahomes has a career-high 478 yards with six touchdown passes for the Chiefs. This is third highest-scoring game ever played.

2018 — Rutgers holds Eastern Michigan to an NCAA-record low four first-half points in a 63-36 rout. The Scarlet Knights tied a men’s NCAA Division I basketball record for points allowed in a half. The halftime score is 31-4.

2019 — LeBron James scores 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-107 to become the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double against all 30 franchises.

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Nov. 20

1934 — Busher Jackson scores four third-period goals to power the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Eagles.

1960 — Jerry Norton of St. Louis intercepts four passes to send past the Washington Redskins 26-14.

1969 — Brazilian soccer legend Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.

1977 — Walter Payton rushes for an NFL record 275 yards, and the Chicago Bears edge the Minnesota Vikings 10-7.

1979 — Red Holzman of the New York Knicks wins his 500th game, a 130-125 overtime victory over Houston at Madison Square Garden. Holzman is the second coach, after Red Auerbach, to reach that mark.

1983 — Seattle’s Dave Krieg passes for 418 yards and three touchdowns, lifting the Seahawks to a 27-19 victory over the Denver Broncos.

1983 — Steve Bartkowski throws a 42-yard desperation pass that is deflected to Billy Johnson at the 5-yard line, and he then fights his way into the end zone to give the Atlanta Falcons a 28-24 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

1994 — Tisha Venturini scores twice and Angela Kelly, Sarah Dacey and Robin Confer add goals for North Carolina, which beats Notre Dame 5-0 for its ninth consecutive NCAA women’s soccer championship.

1997 — A.C. Green breaks the NBA record for consecutive games — his 907th straight appearance in the Dallas Mavericks’ 101-97 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Green surpasses Randy Smith’s mark of 906 set from 1972-83.

1999 — TCU’s LaDainian Tomlinson rushes for an NCAA Division I record 406 yards on 43 carries with six touchdowns in a 52-24 victory over UTEP.

2001 — Ball State beats No. 3 UCLA 91-73 in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational, one day after knocking off No. 4 Kansas in the opening round.

2010 — Mikel Leshoure of Illinois rushes for a school-record 330 yards and scores two touchdowns in the Fighting Illini’s 48-27 win over Northwestern at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. All offensive plays are run toward the same end zone because a brick wall, although heavily padded, is too close behind the other one.

2011 — Brittney Griner has 32 points and 14 rebounds while Baylor establishes itself as the clear No. 1 team with a 94-81 victory over No. 2 Notre Dame in the preseason WNIT championship game.

2011 — Landon Donovan scores in the 72nd minute on passes from Robbie Keane and David Beckham, and the Los Angeles Galaxy’s three superstars win their first MLS Cup together with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo.

2012 — Jack Taylor scores 138 points to shatter the NCAA scoring record in Division III Grinnell’s 179-104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible in Grinnell, Iowa.

2016 — Jimmie Johnson ties Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt with a record seven NASCAR championships when he defeats Carl Edwards, Joey Logano and defending champion Kyle Busch at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

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TV SPORTS TODAY

Tuesday, Nov. 18
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

6:30 p.m.

BTN — American U. at Rutgers

ESPN — Michigan St. vs. Kentucky, New York

7 p.m.

ACCN — Navy at North Carolina

8:30 p.m.

BTN — SE Missouri St. at Iowa

9 p.m.

ACCN — Monmouth at Syracuse

ESPN — Kansas vs. Duke, New York

SECN — Rider at Texas

9:30 p.m.

PEACOCK — Southern U. at Washington

10:30 p.m.

BTN — Sacramento St. at UCLA

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

SECN — Purdue at Kentucky

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — TBA

ESPNU — TBA

8:30 p.m.

ESPN — College Football Playoff: Top 25

NBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

NBC — Regional Coverage: Memphis at San Antonio

PEACOCK — Memphis at San Antonio

11 p.m.

NBC — Regional Coverage: Phoenix at Portland

PEACOCK — Phoenix at Portland

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

NHLN — New Jersey at Tampa Bay

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Wednesday, Nov. 19
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

6:30 p.m.

BTN — MTSU at Michigan

7 p.m.

CBSSN — Villanova at La Salle

FS1 — Arizona at UConn

7:30 p.m.

TRUTV — Dayton at Marquette

9 p.m.

FS1 — Alabama vs. Illinois, Chicago

SECN — Jackson St. at Auburn

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

ACCN — Coastal Carolina at NC State

7 p.m.

SECN — Winthrop at South Carolina

8 p.m.

ACCN — Morehead St. at Louisville

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — TBA

ESPNU — TBA

NBA BASKETBALL

7:10 p.m.

ESPN — Houston at Cleveland

9:35 p.m.

ESPN — New York at Dallas

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

TNT — Edmonton at Washington

9:30 p.m.

TNT — Carolina at Minnesota

TRUTV — Carolina at Minnesota

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

5:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — 2025 NWSL Awards Show

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Thursday, Nov. 20
AUTO RACING

7:25 p.m.

ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas

10:55 p.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

6 p.m.

BTN — Lindenwood at Indiana

CBSSN — Memphis vs. Purdue, Nassau, Bahamas

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Pittsburgh at UCF

PEACOCK — New Mexico at Nebraska

TNT — Bucknell at St. John’s

TRUTV — Bucknell at St. John’s

8 p.m.

BTN — W. Michigan at Ohio St.

8:30 p.m.

CBSSN — Wake Forest vs. Texas Tech, Nassau, Bahamas

9 p.m.

TNT — Rider at Houston

TRUTV — Rider at Houston

9:30 p.m.

PEACOCK — Mississippi St. at Kansas St.

10 p.m.

BTN — Troy at Southern Cal

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

ACCN — Longwood at Virginia

ESPNU — Davidson vs. Miami, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

6:30 p.m.

SECN — Florida St. at Florida

8 p.m.

ACCN — NC Central at Wake Forest

ESPNU — Duke at South Florida

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Iowa vs. Baylor, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas St.

GOLF

Noon

GOLF — PGA Tour: The RSM Classic, First Round, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga.

3 p.m.

GOLF — CME Group Tour Championship: First Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.

NBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

NBATV — Atlanta at San Antonio

NFL FOOTBALL

8:15 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Buffalo at Houston

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Friday, Nov. 21
AUTO RACING

7:25 p.m.

ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas

10:55 p.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPN2 — Utah St. vs. Tulane, Charleston, S.C.

2 p.m.

CBSSN — South Carolina vs. Butler, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.

3:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Davidson vs. Boston College, Charleston, S.C.

4 p.m.

PEACOCK — Wisconsin vs. BYU, Salt Lake City

5 p.m.

CBSSN — Virginia vs. Northwestern, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.

6:30 p.m.

BTN — Detroit Mercy at Michigan St.

ESPN2 — West Virginia vs. Clemson, Charleston, S.C.

ESPNU — Louisville at Cincinnati

7 p.m.

ACCN — Niagara at Duke

9 p.m.

ACCN — Arkansas St. at SMU

ESPN2 — Georgia vs. Xavier, Charleston, S.C.

10:30 p.m.

BTN — Presbyterian at UCLA

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

5 p.m.

FS2 — Syracuse vs. Utah, Uncasville, Conn.

6 p.m.

ESPN — Southern Cal at Notre Dame

8 p.m.

FOX — Michigan vs. UConn, Uncasville, Conn.

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY

Noon

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal

2:30 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Semifinal

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

8 p.m.

ESPN — Florida St. at NC State

10:30 p.m.

FS1 — Hawaii at UNLV

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Savannah, Ga.

2 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Savannah, Ga.

5 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Savannah, Ga.

7 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, First Round, Savannah, Ga.

GOLF

Noon

GOLF — PGA Tour: The RSM Classic, Second Round, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga.

3 p.m.

GOLF — CME Group Tour Championship: Second Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Indiana at Cleveland

9:30 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Denver at Houston

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

NHLN — Minnesota at Pittsburgh

_____

Saturday, Nov. 22
AUTO RACING

10:55 p.m.

ESPN — Formula 1: The Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

2 p.m.

TRUTV — Cent. Michigan at Marquette

4 p.m.

TRUTV — Providence vs. Penn St., Uncasville, Conn.

5:30 p.m.

PEACOCK — San Francisco vs. Minnesota, Sioux Falls, S.D.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2 p.m.

CW — Kentucky at Louisville

COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY

10 a.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Championship: From Columbia, Mo.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ABC — TBA

ACCN — Delaware at Wake Forest

CBSSN — Tulsa at Army

ESPN — TBA

ESPN2 — TBA

ESPNU — Harvard at Yale

FOX — TBA

FS1 — TBA

12:45 p.m.

SECN — Charlotte at Georgia

3:30 p.m.

ABC — TBA

ACCN — TBA

CBS — TBA

CBSSN — Jacksonville St. at FIU

ESPN — TBA

ESPN2 — TBA

FS1 — TBA

NBC — Syracuse at Notre Dame

PEACOCK — Syracuse at Notre Dame

4 p.m.

ESPNU — TBA

FOX — TBA

4:15 p.m.

SECN — Coastal Carolina at South Carolina

4:30 p.m.

CW — Furman at Clemson

7 p.m.

CBSSN — New Mexico at Air Force

FS1 — TBA

ESPN — TBA

7:30 p.m.

ABC — TBA

ACCN — California at Stanford

ESPN2 — TBA

7:45 p.m.

SECN — W. Kentucky at LSU

8 p.m.

ESPNU — TBA

FOX — TBA

10:30 p.m.

CBSSN — Utah St. at Fresno St.

FS1 — TBA

11 p.m.

ESPNU — Bethune-Cookman at Florida A&M (Taped)

GOLF

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The RSM Classic, Third Round, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga.

9 p.m.

GOLF — CME Group Tour Championship: Third Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla. (Taped)

NBA BASKETBALL

5 p.m.

NBATV — New York at Orlando

8 p.m.

NBATV — Detroit at Milwaukee

NHL HOCKEY

1 p.m.

NHLN — Columbus at Detroit

7 p.m.

NHLN — Edmonton at Florida

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Chelsea at Burnley

10 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: West Ham United at AFC Bournemouth

Noon

CBS — USL Championship: TBD

12:30 p.m.

NBC — English Premier League: Manchester City at Newcastle United

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

8 p.m.

CBS — NWSL Postseason: TBD, Championship, San Jose, Calif.

_____

Sunday, Nov. 23
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPN — TBD, Charleston, S.C.

2 p.m.

CBSSN — Virginia vs. Butler, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.

3:30 p.m.

ESPN — TBD, Charleston, S.C.

4 p.m.

ACCN — Howard at Duke

5 p.m.

CBSSN — South Carolina vs. Northwestern, White Sulphur Springs, W.V.

6 p.m.

TRUTV — Bryant at UConn

6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — TBD, Charleston, S.C.

9 p.m.

ESPN2 — TBD, Charleston, S.C.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

FS1 — Syracuse vs. Michigan, Uncasville, Conn.

12:30 p.m.

BTN — Miami (Ohio) at Purdue

2:30 p.m.

BTN — George Mason at Maryland

FS1 — UConn vs. Utah, Uncasville, Conn.

6 p.m.

ACCN — UNC-Greensboro at North Carolina

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY

1 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.

1 p.m.

ACCN — Louisville at Clemson

2 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.

3 p.m.

ESPN2 — Big East Tournament: TBD, Championship

5 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.

7 p.m.

SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Savannah, Ga.

FIGURE SKATING

4 p.m.

NBC — 2025 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: The 2025 Finlandia Trophy, Helsinki

GOLF

1 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The RSM Classic, Final Round, Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Ga.

1 p.m.

NBC — CME Group Tour Championship: Final Round, Tiburon Golf Club, Naples, Fla.

NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL

3 p.m.

NBATV — Tip-Off Tournament: Motor City at Noblesville

NFL FOOTBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at Chicago, New England at Cincinnati, Indianapolis at Kansas City, N.Y. Jets at Baltimore

FOX — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Giants at Detroit, Minnesota at Green Bay, Seattle at Tennessee

4:05 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Cleveland at Las Vegas OR Jacksonville at Arizona

4:25 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at Dallas OR Atlanta at New Orleans

8:20 p.m.

NBC — Tampa Bay at L.A. Rams

PEACOCK — Tampa Bay at L.A. Rams

NHL HOCKEY

1 p.m.

NHLN — Carolina at Buffalo

7 p.m.

NHLN — Colorado at Chicago

SOCCER (MEN’S)

9 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Aston Villa at Leeds United

3 p.m.

ABC — LaLiga: Real Madrid at Elche CF

WNBA BASKETBALL

6:30 p.m.ESPN — WNBA Draft Lottery

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