THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE

ATTICA (1-3) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (1-3)

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (3-1) AT SEYMOUR (0-4)

BENTON CENTRAL (0-4) AT FRONTIER (4-0)

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (4-0) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (3-1)

BLUFFTON (4-0) AT JAY COUNTY (1-3)

BOONE GROVE (1-3) AT WHEELER (4-0)

BOONVILLE (3-1) AT LINTON (2-2)

BOWMAN ACADEMY (2-2) AT CALUMET (3-1)

BREBEUF JESUIT (0-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (3-1)

CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT HAMMOND NOLL (1-3)

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-4) AT HAGERSTOWN (2-2)

CARROLL (FLORA) (3-1) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (3-1)

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (1-3) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (2-2)

CASCADE (4-0) AT FRANKFORT (0-4)

CASTLE (3-1) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (2-2)

CASTON (1-3) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (0-4)

CENTER GROVE (4-0) AT TROTWOOD-MADISON (OHIO)

CENTRAL NOBLE (1-3) AT FREMONT (3-1)

CHURUBUSCO (2-2) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (0-4)

CLARKSVILLE (2-2) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (1-3)

CLINTON CENTRAL (2-2) AT TAYLOR (3-1)

CLINTON PRAIRIE (2-1) AT SHERIDAN (2-1)

COLUMBUS NORTH (3-1) AT CARMEL (3-1)

CONCORD (3-1) AT WARSAW (3-1)

CONNERSVILLE (3-1) AT RUSHVILLE (0-4)

COVENANT CHRISTIAN (1-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (2-2)

CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-2) AT SOUTHMONT (4-0)

CROWN POINT (4-0) AT PORTAGE (0-4)

CULVER (1-3) AT NORTH JUDSON (3-1)

DANVILLE (2-2) AT TRI-WEST (3-1)

DECATUR CENTRAL (2-2) AT MOORESVILLE (3-1)

DEKALB (2-2) AT COLUMBIA CITY (3-1)

DELTA (1-3) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-4)

EAST CENTRAL (3-1) AT BATESVILLE (3-1)

EASTBROOK (4-0) AT BLACKFORD (0-4)

EASTERN (PEKIN) (0-4) AT EASTERN GREENE (1-3)

EDGEWOOD (4-0) AT WEST VIGO (0-4)

ELKHART (3-1) AT NEW PRAIRIE (0-4)

ELWOOD (2-2) AT MADISON-GRANT (3-1)

EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-4) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (2-2)

EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-4) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (4-0)

EVANSVILLE REITZ (3-1) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-3)

FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-3) AT NORTH WHITE (1-3)

FISHERS (3-1) AT BROWNSBURG (4-0)

FLOYD CENTRAL (3-1) AT JEFFERSONVILLE (2-2)

FOREST PARK (2-2) AT SOUTH SPENCER (0-4)

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (1-3) AT SOUTH ADAMS (2-2)

FORT WAYNE NORTH (3-1) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (1-3)

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (3-1) AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (0-4)

FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-4) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (0-4)

FRANKLIN (2-2) AT MARTINSVILLE (1-3)

FRANKLIN CENTRAL (3-1) AT AVON (2-2)

FRANKLIN COUNTY (3-1) AT LAWRENCEBURG (3-1)

GARRETT (2-2) AT EASTSIDE (2-2)

GIBSON SOUTHERN (3-1) AT SOUTHRIDGE (1-3)

GOSHEN (1-3) AT MISHAWAKA (3-1)

GREENWOOD (1-3) AT PLAINFIELD (4-0)

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (1-3) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (2-2)

HAMILTON HEIGHTS (1-3) AT WESTERN (3-1)

HAMMOND CENTRAL (0-4) AT CULVER ACADEMY (0-4)

HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.) AT TELL CITY (3-1)

HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (2-2) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (1-3)

HERITAGE (3-1) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (4-0)

HIGHLAND (2-2) AT LOWELL (3-1)

HOBART (4-0) AT ANDREAN (3-1)

HOMESTEAD (3-1) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (3-1)

HUNTINGTON NORTH (1-3) AT BELLMONT (0-4)

INDIAN CREEK (4-0) AT LAPEL (4-0)

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (2-2) AT SOUTHPORT (0-4)

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (3-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (2-2)

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (2-2) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (3-1)

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (1-2)

INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-3) AT MONROE CENTRAL (1-3)

IRVINGTON PREP (0-3) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-4)

JASPER (3-1) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (2-2)

JIMTOWN (1-3) AT BREMEN (2-2)

KANKAKEE VALLEY (0-4) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (1-3)

KNIGHTSTOWN (3-1) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (1-3)

KNOX (4-0) AT JOHN GLENN (2-2)

KOKOMO (0-4) AT ANDERSON (1-3)

LAFAYETTE JEFF (3-1) AT RICHMOND (1-3)

LAKE CENTRAL (2-2) AT LAPORTE (1-3)

LAKE STATION (3-1) AT WHITING (2-2)

LAKELAND (2-2) AT ANGOLA (2-2)

LAVILLE (2-2) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (2-2)

LAWRENCE CENTRAL (2-2) AT PIKE (1-3)

LAWRENCE NORTH (3-1) AT ARSENAL TECH (1-3)

LEO (4-0) AT EAST NOBLE (4-0)

LEWIS CASS (3-1) AT ROCHESTER (3-1)

LOGANSPORT (4-0) AT TWIN LAKES (4-0)

MADISON (0-4) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (1-3)

MCCUTCHEON (2-2) AT LEBANON (3-1)

MERRILLVILLE (2-2) AT MICHIGAN CITY (3-1)

MILAN (1-3) AT EDINBURGH (1-3)

MISSISSINEWA (4-0) AT ALEXANDRIA (3-1)

MITCHELL (0-4) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (3-1)

MONROVIA (1-3) AT BEECH GROVE (3-1)

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (3-1) AT PRINCETON (2-2)

MUNCIE CENTRAL (1-3) AT MARION (1-3)

MUNSTER (0-4) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (1-3)

NEW ALBANY (0-4) AT COLUMBUS EAST (2-2)

NEW CASTLE (1-3) AT YORKTOWN (3-1)

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (2-2) AT NORTH KNOX (2-2)

NORTH DAVIESS (4-0) AT CLOVERDALE (2-2)

NORTH DECATUR (4-0) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (4-0)

NORTH HARRISON (1-3) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (4-0)

NORTH POSEY (3-1) AT PIKE CENTRAL (0-4)

NORTH PUTNAM (2-2) AT GREENCASTLE (1-3)

NORTHFIELD (0-4) AT MANCHESTER (2-2)

NORTHRIDGE (0-4) AT NORTHWOOD (2-2)

NORTHWESTERN (2-2) AT WHITKO (1-3)

NORWELL (1-3) AT NEW HAVEN (0-4)

OAK HILL (2-2) AT FRANKTON (0-4)

OWEN VALLEY (1-3) AT NORTHVIEW (4-0)

PENDLETON HEIGHTS (4-0) AT NEW PALESTINE (4-0)

PENN (4-0) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (2-2)

PERRY CENTRAL (0-4) AT TECUMSEH (1-3)

PERU (1-3) AT MACONAQUAH (4-0)

PIONEER (3-1) AT NORTH MIAMI (3-1)

PLYMOUTH (2-2) AT WAWASEE (1-3)

PROVIDENCE (3-1) AT CHARLESTOWN (3-1)

PURDUE ENGLEWOOD (4-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (3-1)

RIVER FOREST (2-2) AT GRIFFITH (3-1)

RIVERTON PARKE (4-0) AT NORTH VERMILLION (0-4)

SEEGER (3-1) AT PARKE HERITAGE (3-1)

SHELBYVILLE (3-1) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (2-2)

SHENANDOAH (2-2) AT PARK TUDOR (4-0)

SILVER CREEK (1-3) AT SCOTTSBURG (4-0)

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (4-0) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (2-2)

SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (1-3) AT SOUTH BEND RILEY (2-2)

SOUTH DEARBORN (3-1) AT GREENSBURG (0-4)

SOUTH DECATUR (1-3) AT BROWN COUNTY (1-3)

SOUTH NEWTON (1-3) AT TRI-COUNTY (0-4)

SOUTH VERMILLION (2-2) AT COVINGTON (3-1)

SOUTHWOOD (1-3) AT WABASH (0-4)

SPRINGS VALLEY (4-0) AT SALEM (1-3)

STRATFORD (TENN.) AT GARY WEST (2-1)

SULLIVAN (2-2) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (3-1)

TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-4) AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH (1-3)

TIPTON (2-2) AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL (3-1)

TRI (3-1) AT CENTERVILLE (3-1)

TRITON CENTRAL (4-0) AT SPEEDWAY (0-4)

UNION CITY (0-4) AT NORTHEASTERN (4-0)

VALPARAISO (1-3) AT CHESTERTON (2-2)

WARREN CENTRAL (3-1) AT BEN DAVIS (1-3)

WASHINGTON (2-2) AT HERITAGE HILLS (4-0)

WES-DEL (2-1) AT DELPHI (1-3)

WEST CENTRAL (4-0) AT NORTH NEWTON (3-1)

WEST LAFAYETTE (1-3) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-3)

WEST NOBLE (3-1) AT FAIRFIELD (3-1)

WEST WASHINGTON (2-2) AT PAOLI (2-2)

WESTERN BOONE (2-2) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (0-4)

WESTFIELD (3-1) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (3-1)

WHITELAND (2-2) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (2-2)

WINAMAC (1-3) AT TRITON (3-1)

WINCHESTER (3-1) AT UNION COUNTY (1-3)

WOODLAN (1-3) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (1-3)

ZIONSVILLE (1-3) AT NOBLESVILLE (1-3)

INDIANA FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION POLLS

CLASS 6A

1.           BROWNSBURG (10) 4-0        100

2.           CENTER GROVE          4-0        88

3.           CROWN POINT           4-0        76

4.           WESTFIELD    3-1        56

5.           CARMEL           3-1        54

6.           FISHERS          3-1        42

7.           LAWRENCE NORTH 3-1        41

8.           PENN  4-0        34

9.           WARREN CENTRAL   3-1        28

10.        HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN             3-1        15

11.        AVON  2-2        8

12.        BEN DAVIS      1-3        3

13.        COLUMBUS NORTH 3-1        2

14.        CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)     1-3        1

               ELKHART         3-1        1

               FRANKLIN CENTRAL              3-1        1

CLASS 5A

1.           NEW PALESTINE (9) 4-0        99

2.           BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (1) 4-0        85

3.           INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL             2-2        79

4.           PLAINFIELD   4-0        64

5.           EAST CENTRAL            3-1        60

6.           LAFAYETTE JEFF         3-1        52

7.           MERRILLVILLE             2-2        37

8.           WARSAW         3-1        33

9.           CONCORD     3-1        21

10.        CASTLE             3-1        8

11.        MICHIGAN CITY         3-1        6

12.        WHITELAND  2-2        4

13.        FLOYD CENTRAL        3-1        1

               VALPARAISO 1-3        1

CLASS 4A

1.           HERITAGE HILLS (6) 4-0        96

2.           INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (4)            3-1        93

3.           EAST NOBLE  4-0        81

4.           LEO      4-0        66

5.           MISHAWAKA 3-1        56

6.           PENDLETON HEIGHTS          4-0        47

7.           FORT WAYNE DWENGER     3-1        35

8.           HOBART           4-0        22

9.           COLUMBIA CITY         3-1        18

10.        EVANSVILLE REITZ   3-1        16

11.        INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI  2-2        9

12.        NORTHVIEW  4-0        8

13.        SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH   4-0        2

14.        YORKTOWN   3-1        1

CLASS 3A

1.           EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (10)            4-0        100

2.           GIBSON SOUTHERN               3-1        84

3.           CASCADE        4-0        75

4.           LAWRENCEBURG      3-1        53

5.           EVANSVILLE MATER DEI       2-2        51

6.           MISSISSINEWA           4-0        47

7.           KNOX  4-0        46

8.           MACONAQUAH          4-0        34

9.           GUERIN CATHOLIC  3-1        24

10.        TRI-WEST        3-1        12

11.        FORT WAYNE LUERS              1-3        7

12.        INDIAN CREEK            4-0        5

               SCOTTSBURG              4-0        5

               WEST NOBLE               3-1        5

15.        BATESVILLE    3-1        2

CLASS 2A

1.           ADAMS CENTRAL (8)              4-0        98

2.           BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (2)           4-0        92

3.           LAPEL 4-0        73

4.           ANDREAN        3-1        61

               EASTBROOK  4-0        61

6.           INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 3-1        39

7.           BLUFFTON      4-0        37

8.           LINTON             2-2        36

9.           TRITON CENTRAL      4-0        34

10.        WHEELER        4-0        12

11.        NORTHEASTERN        4-0        3

12.        ALEXANDRIA 3-1        2

13.        COVENANT CHRISTIAN        1-3        1

               WHITING         2-2        1

CLASS 1A

1.           NORTH DECATUR (9)              4-0        98

2.           PROVIDENCE               3-1        90

3.           SOUTH PUTNAM (1) 3-1        80

4.           NORTH JUDSON         3-1        71

5.           SPRINGS VALLEY       4-0        61

6.           CARROLL (FLORA)    3-1        43

7.           FRONTIER       4-0        27

8.           NORTH MIAMI              3-1        24

9.           PIONEER          3-1        19

10.        MADISON-GRANT     3-1        18

11.        RIVERTON PARKE      4-0        12

12.        NORTH DAVIESS        4-0        6

13.        WEST CENTRAL          4-0        1

USA/NETWORK INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS

CLASS 6A

1.           BROWNSBURG (19) 4-0        199

2.           CENTER GROVE          4-0        172

3.           CARMEL           3-1        160

4.           CROWN POINT (1)    4-0        136

5.           HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN             3-1        122

6.           WESTFIELD    3-1        81

7.           COLUMBUS NORTH 3-1        62

8.           PENN  4-0        48

9.           AVON  2-2        47

10.        LAWRENCE NORTH 3-1        36

11.        FISHERS          3-1        22

12.        WARREN CENTRAL   3-1        11

13.        FORT WAYNE NORTHROP   3-1        2

CLASS 5A

1.           NEW PALESTINE (20)              4-0        200

2.           BLOOMINGTON SOUTH       4-0        173

3.           PLAINFIELD   4-0        144

4.           INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL             2-2        111

5.           LAFAYETTE JEFF         3-1        95

6.           EAST CENTRAL            3-1        91

7.           MERRILLVILLE             2-2        90

8.           WARSAW         3-1        86

9.           CONCORD     3-1        55

10.        CASTLE             3-1        18

11.        FLOYD CENTRAL        3-1        14

12.        FORT WAYNE NORTH             3-1        7

13.        EVANSVILLE NORTH               2-2        4

              FRANKLIN        2-2        4

              TERRE HAUTE SOUTH            3-1        4

16.        MICHIGAN CITY         3-1        3

17.        WHITELAND  2-2        2

18.        VALPARAISO  1-3        1

CLASS 4A

1.           INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (17)         3-1        195

2.           HERITAGE HILLS (3) 4-0        180

3.           EAST NOBLE  4-0        160

4.           MISHAWAKA 3-1        127

5.           LEO      4-0        109

6.           COLUMBIA CITY         3-1        88

7.           EVANSVILLE REITZ   3-1        50

               PENDLETON HEIGHTS          4-0        50

9.           FORT WAYNE DWENGER     3-1        43

10.        INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI  2-2        28

11.        JASPER             3-1        21

12.        BEECH GROVE            3-1        19

13.        NORTHVIEW  4-0        15

14.        SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH   4-0        10

15.        NORTHWOOD             2-2        4

16.        LOGANSPORT              4-0        2

CLASS 3A

1.           EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (19)            4-0        198

2.           MISSISSINEWA           4-0        158

3.           CASCADE        4-0        147

4.           GIBSON SOUTHERN               3-1        137

5.           MACONAQUAH          4-0        111

6.           KNOX (1)          4-0        106

7.           EVANSVILLE MATER DEI       2-2        85

8.           LAWRENCEBURG      3-1        56

9.           TRI-WEST        3-1        34

10.        INDIAN CREEK            4-0        33

11.        FRANKLIN COUNTY 3-1        13

12.        GUERIN CATHOLIC  3-1        5

              WESTERN        3-1        5

14.        WEST NOBLE 3-1        4

15.        EDGEWOOD  4-0        3

               HERITAGE       3-1        3

17.        TWIN LAKES  4-0        2

CLASS 2A

1.           ADAMS CENTRAL (19)           4-0        199

2.           BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL   4-0        169

3.           LAPEL 4-0        147

4.           TRITON CENTRAL      4-0        117

5.           ANDREAN        3-1        108

6.           INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 3-1        79

7.           EASTBROOK  4-0        73

8.           EASTERN (GREENTOWN)     3-1        49

9.           BLUFFTON      4-0        37

10.        LINTON             2-2        36

11.        ALEXANDRIA 3-1        21

12.        SEEGER            3-1        15

13.        CENTERVILLE               3-1        12

14.        HERITAGE CHRISTIAN           2-2        9

               NORTHEASTERN        4-0        9

16.        WHEELER        4-0        5

17.        RENSSELAER CENTRAL        3-1        4

18.        EASTSIDE        2-2        1

CLASS 1A

1.           PROVIDENCE (12)     3-1        171

2.           NORTH DECATUR (4)              4-0        168

3.           MADISON-GRANT (2)             3-1        149

4.           SPRINGS VALLEY (1)               4-0        131

5.           SOUTH PUTNAM        3-1        120

6.           NORTH MIAMI              3-1        105

7.           NORTH JUDSON         3-1        72

8.           CARROLL (FLORA)    3-1        57

9.           FRONTIER (1) 4-0        37

10.        RIVERTON PARKE      4-0        30

11.        MILAN 1-3        23

12.        PIONEER          3-1        13

13.        SOUTH ADAMS           2-2        11

14.        LAVILLE            2-2        8

15.        COVINGTON  3-1        2

               NORTH DAVIESS       4-0        2

17.        TAYLOR             3-1        1

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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES:+++

https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=9/15/2025

Z RATINGS: https://www.zvolleyball.com/ipv/indiana-hs-z-ratings/z-girls-2025

MAX PREPS RANKINGS

1. WESTFIELD
2. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
3. FORT WAYNE CARROLL
4. CROWN POINT
5. CATHEDRAL
6. RONCALLI
7. WARSAW
8. CHESTERTON
9. EVANSVILLE NORTH
10. HARRISON
11. MOUNT VERNON
12. NOBLESVILLE
13. ZIONSVILLE
14. YORKTOWN
15. BROWNSBURG
16. WEST NOBLE
17. PENN
18. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL
19. FLOYD CENTRAL
20. CENTER GROVE
21. CASTLE
22. FISHERS
23. FRANKLIN
24. TRI-WEST
25. SOUTHWOOD

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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER SCORES:+++

https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=9/15/2025

INDIANA BOYS SOCCER POLLS

3A ISCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLL (9/15/25) 

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

 
2A ISCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLL (9/15/25) 

1. BISHOP NOLL
2. PARK TUDOR
3. GUERIN CATHOLIC
4. BISHOP LUERS
5. ILLIANA CHRISTIAN
6. HANOVER CENTRAL
7. CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
8. BISHOP CHATARD
9. HERITAGE HILLS
10. BISHOP DWENGER
11. CARDINAL RITTER
12. SPEEDWAY
13. LEO
14. WASHINGTON COMMUNITY
15. BETHANY CHRISTIAN
16. CHARLESTOWN
17. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
18. GREENCASTLE
19. EASTBROOK
20. CULVER ACADEMIES

 

1A ISCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLL (9/15/25) 

1. COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
2. FAITH CHRISTIAN
3. BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN
4. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN
5. WESTVIEW
6. FOREST PARK
7. MUNCIE BURRIS
8. WHITE RIVER VALLEY
9. PROVIDENCE
10. SHAWE MEMORIAL
11. NORTHEAST DUBOIS
12. OLDENBURG ACADEMY
13. SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY)
14. SCECINA
15. ARGOS
16. SOUTH KNOX
17. LUTHERAN (INDPLS)
18. TELL CITY
19. TIPTON
20. ANDREAN

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+++INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER SCORES:+++

https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=9/15/2025

INDIANA GIRLS SOCCER POLLS

3A ISCA GIRLS POLL

1.        HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN

2.        CARMEL

3.        HOMESTEAD

4.        WESTFIELD

5.        CATHEDRAL

6.        ZIONSVILLE

7.        CROWN POINT

8.        FW CARROLL

9.        BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

10.      CENTER GROVE

11.      CASTLE

12.      PENN

13.      LAKE CENTRAL

14.      EVANSVILLE NORTH

15.      EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL

16.      NOBLESVILLE

17.      EAST CENTRAL

18.      LAWRENCE NORTH

19.      COLUMBUS NORTH

20.      NORTHRIDGE

2A ISCA GIRLS POLL 

1.        MISHAWAKA MARIAN

2.        BISHOP DWENGER

3.        SB SAINT JOSEPH

4.        EVANSVILLE MATER DEI

5.        HANOVER CENTRAL

6.        BELLMONT

7.        LAWRENCEBURG

8.        PARK TUDOR

9.        CHATARD

10.      GUERIN CATHOLIC

11.       RONCALLI

12.      BREBEUF JESUIT

13.      WASHINGTON

14.      HERITAGE HILLS

15.      WEST LAFAYETTE

16.      MADISON

17.      TRI WEST

18.      BATESVILLE

19.      FRANKLIN COUNTY

20.      HIGHLAND/OAK HILL

1A ISCA GIRLS POLL

1.        OLDENBURG

2.        FAITH CHRISTIAN

3.        PROVIDENCE

4.        ELKHART CHRISTIAN

5.        HERITAGE CHRISTIAN

6.        SWITZERLAND CO.

7.        FW BLACKHAWK

8.        FOREST PARK

9.        WESTVIEW

10.      TRINITY GREENLAWN

11.      EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN

12.      SHERIDAN

13.      COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDY)

14.      BREMEN

15.      MONROVIA

16.      LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC

17.      PIKE CENTRAL

18.      LAPEL

19.      VINCENNES RIVET

20.      CULVER COMMUNITY

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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF SCORES:+++
NEW PALESTINE 171 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 199

WAPAHANI 178 MONROE CENTRAL 188

INDIANA GIRLS GOLF FINAL POLL

1. ZIONSVILLE
2. CARMEL
3. NOBLESVILLE
4. WESTFIELD
5. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
6. FRANKLIN
7. CENTER GROVE
8. BATESVILLE
9. PENN
10. SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH
11. NORTHRIDGE
12. BROWNSBURG
13. LAPEL
14. FLOYD CENTRAL
15. FORT WAYNE CARROLL
16. DEKALB
17. CASTLE
18. WARSAW
19. LAKE CENTRAL
20. HOMESTEAD

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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS:+++

NO RACES SCHEDULED

INDIANA GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY POLL

1. CARMEL
2. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA
3. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
4. HOMESTEAD
5. ZIONSVILLE
6. PENN
7. LAKE CENTRAL
8. CHATARD
9. FISHERS
10. WESTFIELD
11. NORTH CENTRAL
12. HARRISON
13. FLOYD CENTRAL
14. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
15. FRANKLIN CENTRAL
16. COLUMBIA CITY
17. MORGAN TOWNSHIP
18. COLUMBUS NORTH
19. GUERIN CATHOLIC
20. HAMMILTON HEIGHTS
21. VALAPARAISO
22. BLOOMINGTON NORTH
23. NOBLESVILLE
24. BREBEUF
25. FORT WAYNE CARROLL

INDIANA BOYS CROSS COUNTRY POLL

1. COLUMBUS NORTH
2. NOBLESVILLE
3. CARMEL
4. BLOOMINGTON NORTH
5. HOMESTEAD
6. CENTER GROVE
7. NORTHRIDGE
8. BROWNSBURG
9. FISHERS
10. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
11. NORTH CENTRAL
12. FRANKLIN CENTRAL
13. AVON
14. LAWRENCE NORTH
15. ZIONSVILLE
16. YORKTOWN
17. PENN
18. BENDAVIS
19. WESTFIELD
20. FORT WAYNE CARROLL
21. FRANKLIN COMMUNITY
22. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA
23. HARRISON
24. FLOYD CENTRAL
25. CROWN POINT

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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS SCORES:+++

INDIANA BOYS TENNIS POLL

1.CARMEL

2.HOMESTEAD

3.BREBEUF

4.ZIONSVILLE

5.CULVER ACADEMY

6TSB ST. JOSEPH

6TGUERIN CATHOLIC

8.WESTIELD

9.BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

10.HSE

11.CENTER GROVE

12.JASPER

13.DELTA

14.CARROLL

15.PARK TUDOR

16.AVON

17.BARR REEVE

18.WESTERN

19.BLOOMINGTON NORTH

20.PENN

21.BROWNSBURG

22.CHESTERTON

23.FISHERS

24.COLUMBUS NORTH

25.TERRE HAUTE NORTH

26.KOKOMO

27TMEMORIAL

27TCATHEDRAL

29.GREENFIELD CENTRAL

30THARRISON

30TSILVER CREEK

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+++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL UNITED FLAG FOOTBALL+++

DEKALB 48 WARSAW 25

NOBLESVILLE 37 BROWNSBURG 32

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 40 MOORESVILLE 24

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+++MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL+++

CHICAGO CUBS 4 PITTSBURGH 0

ATLANTA 11 WASHINGTON 3

TORONTO 2 TAMPA BAY 1 (11)

BALTIMORE 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1

MINNESOTA 7 NY YANKEES 0

CINCINNATI 11 ST. LOUIS 6

HOUSTON 6 TEXAS 3

ARIZONA 8 SAN FRANCISCO 1

PHILADELPHIA 6 LA DODGERS 5 (10)

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+++MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL+++

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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+++COLLEGE FOOTBALL+++

WEEK 4

THURSDAY, SEPT. 18

7:30 P.M. | RICE AT CHARLOTTE | ESPN

FRIDAY, SEPT. 19

6 P.M. | COLUMBIA AT LAFAYETTE | ESPN+

7:30 P.M. | TULSA AT OKLAHOMA STATE | ESPN

8 P.M. | IOWA AT RUTGERS | FOX

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20

12 P.M. | SYRACUSE AT CLEMSON | TBA

12 P.M. | SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AT SOUTH FLORIDA | ESPN+

12 P.M. | TEXAS TECH AT UTAH | FOX

12 P.M. | ARKANSAS AT MEMPHIS | TBA

12 P.M. | WOFFORD AT VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN+/ACC EXTRA

12 P.M. | SMU AT TCU | TBA

12 P.M. | BOWLING GREEN AT LOUISVILLE | ACC NETWORK

12 P.M. | UNLV AT MIAMI (OHIO) | ESPNU

12 P.M. | NORTH TEXAS AT ARMY | CBSSN

12:45 P.M. | UAB AT TENNESSEE | SEC NETWORK

1 P.M. | WAGNER AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | ESPN+

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

3:30 P.M. | KENT STATE AT FLORIDA STATE | ACC NETWORK

3:30 P.M. | AUBURN AT OKLAHOMA | ABC

3:30 P.M. | TULANE AT OLE MISS | ESPN

3:30 P.M. | MICHIGAN AT NEBRASKA | CBS/PARAMOUNT+

3:30 P.M. | NORTH CAROLINA AT UCF | FOX

3:30 P.M. | BALL STATE AT UCONN | CBSSN

3:30 P.M. | JAMES MADISON AT LIBERTY | ESPNU

3:30 P.M. | LOUISIANA AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | TROY AT BUFFALO | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | TOLEDO AT WESTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | GARDNER-WEBB AT OHIO | ESPN+

4 P.M. | NC STATE AT DUKE | ESPN2

4:15 P.M. | NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | SEC NETWORK

4:30 P.M. | TEMPLE AT GEORGIA TECH | THE CW NETWORK

5 P.M. | IDAHO AT SAN JOSE STATE | TBA

6 P.M. | DELAWARE AT FIU | ESPN+

6 P.M. | ARKANSAS STATE AT KENNESAW STATE | ESPN+

6 P.M. | DUQUESNE AT AKRON | ESPN+

7 P.M. | MURRAY STATE AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | MARSHALL AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | UT MARTIN AT MISSOURI STATE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | NEVADA AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | ESPN+

7 P.M. | BOISE STATE AT AIR FORCE | CBSSN

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

7 P.M. | COASTAL CAROLINA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | ESPN+

7:30 P.M. | GEORGIA STATE AT VANDERBILT | ESPNU

7:30 P.M. | WASHINGTON AT WASHINGTON STATE | CBS

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

7:30 P.M. | BYU AT EAST CAROLINA | ESPN2

7:30 P.M. | SOUTHERN MISS AT LOUISIANA TECH | ESPN+

7:45 P.M. | SE LOUISIANA AT LSU | SEC NETWORK

8 P.M. | SAM HOUSTON AT TEXAS | ESPN+/SECN+

8 P.M. | NICHOLLS AT TEXAS STATE | ESPN+

9 P.M. | UL MONROE AT UTEP | ESPN+

10:15 P.M. | WYOMING AT COLORADO | ESPN

10:30 P.M. | CAL AT SAN DIEGO STATE | CBSSN

11 P.M. | MICHIGAN STATE AT USC | FOX

11:59 P.M. | FRESNO STATE AT HAWAI’I | SPECTRUM SPORTS

TBA | OREGON STATE AT OREGON

TBA | FLORIDA AT MIAMI (FLA.)

TBA | ILLINOIS AT INDIANA | NBC

TBA | SOUTH CAROLINA AT MISSOURI

TBA | MARYLAND AT WISCONSIN

TBA | ARIZONA STATE AT BAYLOR | FOX

TBA | WEST VIRGINIA AT KANSAS | FS1

TBA | UTSA AT COLORADO STATE | FS1

TBA | MCNEESE AT UTAH STATE

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+++NFL WEEK 3 SCHEDULE+++

NFL SCORES MONDAY

TAMPA BAY 20 HOUSTON 19

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 20 LAS VEGAS 9

THURSDAY, SEPT. 18

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

SUNDAY, SEPT. 21

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

HOUSTON AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M. (CBS)

INDIANAPOLIS AT TENNESSEE

CINCINNATI AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M. (CBS)

NY JETS AT TAMPA BAY, 1 P.M. (FOX)

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

LAS VEGAS AT WASHINGTON, 1 P.M. (FOX)

ATLANTA AT CAROLINA, 1 P.M. (FOX)

LA RAMS AT PHILADELPHIA, 1 P.M. (FOX)

NEW ORLEANS AT SEATTLE, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)

DENVER AT LA CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. (CBS)

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

ARIZONA AT SAN FRANCISCO, 4:25 P.M. (FOX)

KANSAS CITY AT NY GIANTS, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)

MONDAY, SEPT. 22

DETROIT AT BALTIMORE, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)

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+++WNBA SCORES+++

PLAYOFFS-ROUND ONE

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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+++MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER+++

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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+++TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES+++

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

LOUISVILLE LINEBACKER STANQUAN CLARK COULD BE OUT FOR THE SEASON FOLLOWING LEG SURGERY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville linebacker Stanquan Clark had surgery on his lower leg and might miss the rest of the season, coach Jeff Brohm said Monday.

“More than likely out for the year,” Brohm said. “Could he come back, late in the process? Possibly.”

The 6-foot-3, 240-pound junior is one of five returning starters on defense. Clark started 13 games at middle linebacker last season and the first two this season.

Clark had six tackles in the Cardinals’ 28-14 win over James Madison on Sept. 5. He hurt his right leg in the fourth quarter and was replaced by Kalib Perry.

Louisville (2-0) is coming off an open date. The Cardinals host Bowling Green on Saturday.

AP EXTRA POINTS: BREAKTHROUGH WIN AT SOUTH CAROLINA MAKES NO. 20 COMMODORES HUNGRY FOR MORE

Vanderbilt checked a big item off its to-do list by beating South Carolina, and there’s still more work to do.

The Commodores are 3-0 for the first time since 2017 and were rewarded for their 31-7 win over the Gamecocks with a No. 20 ranking in Sunday’s Associated Press Top 25.

Like last year, when their upset of a top-ranked Alabama highlighted a 6-3 start, the Commodores are beginning to hear the kind of things from the public that can make a player’s head get too big for his helmet.

The breakthroughs keep happening for Clark Lea, who grew up in Nashville and played two seasons at Vandy in the early 2000s when the program was the dregs of not just the SEC but the entire Bowl Subdivision. He returned in 2021 as head coach.

Saturday’s 24-point win marked Vandy’s first in the South Carolina series since 2008. It also gave the Commodores three wins by at least 20 points to open a season for the first time since 1930.

“Don’t sleep on us,” fifth-year edge Miles Capers said. “We’re coming for everybody right now. Just get ready.”

The question is, Will the Commodores be ready? Last year’s 28-7 home loss to South Carolina was the first of three straight losses that left Vandy 6-6. That was good enough to get the Commodores into the Birmingham Bowl, their first postseason game since 2018, and their win over Georgia Tech gave them their first winning record since 2013.

What happened against South Carolina, however, ate at Lea for months and served as a cautionary tale.

“That was a hard loss for us,” he said. “In a moment where we really felt we were at a point we could gain some momentum, that scarred us, and over time scars heal and you learn from them.”

The Commodores will be out to settle another score on Saturday when Georgia State visits. Last year, they lost 36-32 on the road to the Sun Belt Conference team.

Vandy will be favored against Georgia State and against Utah State the following week. Five of its last six games will be against Top 25 teams, starting with a trip to Alabama on Oct. 4.

The Commodores are rolling nicely so far with Diego Pavia having one of the nation’s best passer ratings, a ground game churning out 5.8 yards per carry and 203 per game and a defense that already has seven takeaways and allowed a total of three second-half points.

“We’re good enough to win all our games,” Lea said, “but we have to play a certain way. Tonight (against South Carolina) we were able to do that so we were able to come out on top.”

Preventing Ireland hangover

No. 12 Iowa State made it through its first four games undefeated, not a small feat for a team that played its first game Aug. 23 in Ireland and hasn’t had a break since.

Coach Matt Campbell has frequently noted how teams that play in the annual Emerald Isle game tend to struggle as the season progresses. Just look at the team the Cyclones beat in Dublin. Kansas State sits 1-3 and needed a last-minute touchdown to get its only win, over North Dakota of the Championship Subdivision.

Iowa State posted an easy win over FCS South Dakota after its return from Ireland, barely beat rival Iowa and survived Saturday’s 24-16 road scare against Arkansas State. This week brings a well-deserved open date.

“Nobody has been able to do what they’ve done so far in college football from the Ireland piece of it,” Campbell said of his players. “You’re proud of their ability to hang in there. We didn’t flinch, we didn’t waver, we played right through it.”

Extra Points

South Carolina (No. 11) and Clemson (No. 12) each took big falls to plunge out of the Top 25. Last week Arizona State (No. 12) and Florida (No. 13) did the same. Not since 1998 had at least two teams in consecutive weeks fallen 10-plus spots out of the rankings. … The work of Jayden Maiava has played a large part in Southern California’s return to the rankings at No. 25. As impressive as Maiava’s 329 passing yards per game is his average of 14.1 yards per attempt, nearly 3 yards more than the next FBS quarterback. … No. 1 Ohio State’s defense has not allowed a touchdown in the first half through three games.

INDIANA, IOWA, MICHIGAN AND OREGON EARN WEEKLY FOOTBALL HONORS

Offensive Player of the Week

Omar Cooper Jr., Indiana

WR – Jr. – Indianapolis, Ind. – Lawrence North

• Set career highs for yards receiving (207), receptions (10) and receiving touchdowns (4) in the Hoosiers 73-0 victory against Indiana State
• His first career multi-touchdown game tied the school-record for most receiving scores in a single game with James Hardy
• His 10-catch effort is the first double-digit catch game since Jaylin Lucas (10) in 2023 versus Louisville
• Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Kurtis Rourke (Dec. 2, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week

Jerry Mixon, Oregon

ILB – Jr. – San Francisco, Calif. – Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep

• Helped Oregon improve to 3-0 with a 34-14 win at Northwestern to open Big Ten play
• Second straight game with an interception and the first Duck with an interception in back-to-back games since Khyree Jackson in 2023
• Returned his interception 36 yards to set up an Oregon touchdown in the third quarter, while also recording a career-high five tackles and adding first TFL of the season
• Last Oregon Defensive Player of the Week honoree: Matayo Uiagalelei (Nov. 18, 2024)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Kaden Wetjen, Iowa

WR – Gr. – Williamsburg, Iowa – Williamsburg

• Recorded a 95-yard punt return for a touchdown in the third quarter in Iowa’s 47-7 win over UMass
• The return ties a Big Ten and Iowa record (Michigan State’s Al Brenner at Illinois, 1966 and Iowa’s Bill Happel vs. Minnesota, 1984) and is the longest punt return in Kinnick Stadium history, besting Bob Longley (94 vs. Oregon in 1949)
• Wetjen finished the with a career-high 216 return yards (182 punt and 34 kickoff) and a career-high 236 all-purpose yards
• Last Iowa Special Teams Players of the Week: Drew Stevens (Dec. 2, 2024)

Freshman of the Week

Bryce Underwood, Michigan

QB – Detroit, Mich. – Belleville

• Completed 16 of 25 passes for 235 yards with one touchdown and one interception in Michigan’s 63-3 victory against Central Michigan
• He accounted for 339 yards of total offense and three scores, scoring the first two rushing touchdowns of his career, a 20-yard run in the second quarter and an 18-yard run in the third
• Posted the best rushing game of his young career, finishing with 114 yards on nine carries – the most by a Michigan quarterback since Devin Gardner ran for 121 yards against Penn State in 2013
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Andrel Anthony (Nov. 1, 2021)

MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK 3 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

MAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Ta’Quan Roberson, Buffalo, Quarterback                
Sixth, Orange, NJ (DePaul Catholic)             
Ta’Quan Roberson completed 28-of-40 passes for 318 and three touchdowns in Buffalo’s come-from-behind victory over Kent State. With the Bulls trailing 14-0 late in the half he connected with Nik McMillan on a 38-yard touchdown and then drove the Bulls back down the field for a field goal as time expired in the second quarter. He connected with Chance Morrow on 21-yard touchdown, early in the third quarter, to give the Bulls their first lead of the game. With the Bulls trailing 28-24 with 2:38 left in the game, Roberson marched the Bulls down the field and found Victor Snow for a touchdown with just 1:03 left to win it for the Bulls. He added 10 carries for 63 yards in the game. 

MAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Jackson Kleather, Bowling Green, PK         
Junior, Tipp City, Ohio (Tippecanoe)
Bowling Green’s Jackson Kleather played a pivotal role in the Falcons’ 23-13 victory over Liberty, accounting for nearly half of the team’s points. The junior kicker went a perfect 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, highlighted by makes from 50 and 48 yards. His 11 total points provided a steady scoring presence, and his 50-yarder in the fourth quarter proved crucial, extending the lead to two possessions at 16-7.

SEC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: SEPT. 15

OFFENSIVE

Gunner Stockton, QB, Georgia

• Making his first career road start, Stockton went 23-for-31 for a career-high 304 yards, two touchdowns and no picks while adding 13 carries for 38 yards and a score during Georgia’s 44-41 overtime win over No. 15 Tennessee in Knoxville.
• After the Vols scored a TD in 2:30 on the game’s first possession, Stockton promptly drove the Bulldogs down 75 yards in six plays (2:32) to knot the score at 7-all thanks to his rushing TD.
• He cut the deficit to 21-14 early in the second period on a 36-yard scoring strike to Zachariah Branch.
• Then on 4th-and-6 at the Tennessee 28 with Georgia down 38-30, Stockton delivered a perfect strike to London Humphreys in the corner of the end zone before hitting Branch for a two-point conversion to tie the game and send it to overtime.
• The Bulldogs churned up 502 yards and went 5-for-5 in the Red Zone.

DEFENSIVE

Bray Hubbard, S, Alabama

• Played a key role on an Alabama defense that allowed only one offensive score and just 209 yards of total offense.
• The Tide limited Wisconsin to 117 yards passing and 92 rushing in the game.
• Hubbard picked off two passes in the game for a combined eight return yards.
• Added five total tackles on the day, setting the tone for the defense with each hit he delivered.

Dashawn Spears, S, LSU

• Intercepted two passes, returning the second 58 yards for a touchdown midway through the third quarter, putting LSU up 20-10 in the win over Florida.
• First interception came in first quarter, stopping a Florida drive at the LSU 26-yard line.
• Added 2 tackles as LSU held Florida scoreless in the second half.
• As a unit, LSU intercepted 5 Florida passes, 3 coming in the second half.
• The interceptions were the first two of his career.
• LSU held Florida to 79 rushing yards.
• In the decisive second half, LSU’s defense didn’t allow Florida to penetrate the 30-yard line.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Peyton Woodring, PK, Georgia

• Drilled all three of his field goals and was 3-for-3 on PATs to help clinch Georgia’s 44-41 overtime win over No. 15 Tennessee in Knoxville
• Cut the deficit to four points before halftime with a 20-yard boot
• Put Georgia up 27-21 near the end of the third period with a 48-yard field goal
• Gave the Bulldogs a 30-28 edge at the 12:17 mark of the fourth quarter on a 24-yard field goal

OFFENSIVE LINE

Jordan White, G, Vanderbilt

• Recorded Vandy’s top overall and run block grades for the third week in a row in win at nationally-ranked South Carolina.
• Helped the Commodores post 22 first downs and average better than five yards per snap in holding the ball for a season-best 35:43.
• Did not allow a sack, or a QB hit or pressure on 30 pass snaps.
• Helped the Dores to their first win in an SEC opener since 2011 and first road victory over an AP Top 25 opponent dating back to the 2007 campaign.
• Led team to first defeat of the Gamecocks since 2008, and its first win in Columbia going back to the previous season.

Diego Pounds, OT, Ole Miss

• Led a potent Ole Miss offense in a hard-fought SEC win over Arkansas.
• Helped amass 475 yards of total offense and protected first-time QB Trinidad Chambliss who threw for 353 yards.
• Directed a Rebel line that allowed just one sack and two penalties.
• Ole Miss converted all seven red zone opportunities with five touchdowns and committed zero turnovers on the day.  

DEFENSIVE LINE

Albert Regis, DT, Texas A&M

• Had 7 tackles, 1.0 sack and 1.0 TFL in victory at No. 8 Notre Dame
• Notched a career high in tackles.
• Helped limit the Fighting Irish to just 3.5 yards per carry and just 136 yards rushing.

FRESHMAN

Tory Blaylock, RB, Oklahoma

• Oklahoma true freshman running back Tory Blaylock registered 100 rushing yards on 14 carries (7.1 yards per rush) and two touchdowns in Oklahoma’s 42-3 road win over Temple on Saturday.
• It was Blaylock’s first career 100-yard rushing game, and he became the first OU running back to score multiple rushing TDs in a game this season.
• He scored on carries of 6 and 18 yards in the second quarter to help the Sooners build a 28-3 halftime lead.
• His 14 carries were the most by an OU running back this season, and he notched rushes of 25, 18, 11 and 10 yards in the game.
• Blaylock’s 25-yard run in the third quarter was the longest rushing play by an OU running back this season and set up a 51-yard touchdown rush by QB John Mateer on the following play.
• In three games, Blaylock has totaled a team-best 166 rushing yards on 31 carries and has scored three touchdowns.

BIG 12 HONORS FOOTBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS FOR WEEK THREE

Offensive Player of the Week: Ismail Mahdi, RB, Arizona and Brendan Sorsby, QB, Cincinnati
 
Defensive Player of the Week: Jordan Crook, LB, Arizona State and Brice Pollock, DB, Texas Tech
 
Special Teams Player of the Week: Ethan Sanchez, K, Houston and Palmer Williams, P, Baylor
 
Freshman of the Week: Ed Small, WR, TCU
 
Offensive Line of the Week: Arizona
 
Defensive Line of the Week: West Virginia
 
IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference’s weekly awards honored standout performances from Friday’s and Saturday’s action. Arizona’s Ismail Mahdi and Cincinnati’s Brendan Sorsby (offensive) received accolades in addition to Arizona State’s Jordan Crook and Texas Tech’s Brice Pollock (defensive). Houston’s Ethan Sanchez and Palmer Williams from Baylor (special teams) were also recognized alongside TCU wideout Ed Small (freshman). Arizona also had the Big 12 Offensive Line of the Week, while West Virginia took home Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week honors.
 
Mahdi erupted for 189 yards on the ground on 22 attempts in the Wildcats’ win over Kansas State. His 189 rush yards are the most in a game against a Power Four opponent through week three. The senior’s performance in Tucson also marked the most rushing yards by an Arizona back in a game since the 2022 Territorial Cup.
 
Despite only playing into the second quarter of UC’s blowout victory over Northwestern State, Sorsby made Big 12 history by becoming the first Conference quarterback to throw five touchdowns in one quarter. He finished his day a perfect 15-of-15 passing for 253 yards and five touchdowns with 39 yards on the ground and a rushing score. Sorsby became just the fifth FBS player over the last 30 years to complete 100% of his passes in a game with a minimum of 15 attempts.
 
Crook was pivotal in ASU limiting a Texas State offense that averaged 47.5 points per game to just 15 on Saturday. He tallied the fifth-most tackles in FBS for the week with 12, which included three-and-a-half for a loss with a sack. His tackles for loss were the most by a Sun Devil since Tyler Johnson had the same amount against Stanford on Oct. 8, 2021.
 
By becoming the first Red Raider since Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in 2023 to intercept two passes in the same game, Pollock was part of a defensive unit that held Oregon State to just 14 points and fewer than 300 yards of total offense. He is also one of 12 players in the nation and the only Big 12 player to record at least two interceptions in the same game in 2025. The junior is part of a Texas Tech defensive unit that has helped power the Red Raiders to the largest point differential in the country this season at +139.
 
Sanchez made five field goals and three extra points in Houston’s win over Colorado on Friday. His five field goals were the second most ever in a single game in program history, tying Richie Leone’s five makes during the 2013 season. Sanchez’s 52-yard field goal was Houston’s longest kick since Dalton Witherspoon kicked a 52-yarder against Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 28, 2021.
 
The Preseason All-Big 12 selection at punter, Williams picked up his weekly honor following his performance versus Samford. He booted four times with an average of 48.5 yards per punt, including a pair inside the 20-yard line. His average was fourth best in FBS for the week, and his punt from 59 yards out was the 31^st punt of 50 or more yards of his career.
 
Small was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week after catching six passes for 45 yards and a pair of touchdowns, all of which were career firsts, in TCU’s win over Abilene Christian. He became the third FBS freshman this season to catch multiple touchdowns in a game. Small’s six catches were a team high in Saturday’s win.
 
Arizona’s offensive line paved the way for the Wildcats’ backs to rush for 234 yards and allowed quarterback Noah Fifita to rush for two scores against K-State. Fifita also became the first Wildcat QB to rush for multiple touchdowns in a game since Khalil Tate in 2017. The unit allowed its fewest tackles for a loss to a Power Four opponent since 2023.
 
In helping West Virginia to its overtime win over rival Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl, the Mountaineers’ defensive line held the Panthers to just 46 rushing yards. The line finished with a season-high six sacks and tied its season high with eight tackles for loss. WVU has now held two of its three opponents to fewer than 100 yards on the ground this season.

WEEK 3 ACC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced its Football Players of the Week following standout performances in Week 3. Honorees were selected by a vote of a select media panel.
 
QUARTERBACK – Haynes King, R-Sr., QB, Georgia Tech (Longview, Texas)

• Accounted for 314 yards of offense (211 passing, 103 rushing) and engineered the game-winning drive in Georgia Tech’s 24-21 win over No. 12 Clemson.
• Topped 300 yards of total offense for the ninth time in 26 games at Georgia Tech, including the second time in his two games this season.
• The 100-yard rushing game was his fifth as a Yellow Jacket, and his second in his two games this season.
• Drove the Yellow Jackets 38 yards on their final possession to set up Aidan Birr’s game-winning 55-yard field goal as time expired.
• On the game-winning drive, King accounted for 36 of the Yellow Jackets’ 38 yards (18 passing, 18 rushing).
• Marks his second ACC Quarterback of the Week honor this season.

 
RUNNING BACK – Micah Ford, So., RB, Stanford (Toms River, New Jersey)

• Ran the ball 17 times for a career-high 157 yards and one rushing touchdown in the win over Boston College in the ACC opener.
• Finished with the most rushing yards in a game by a Cardinal running back since Bryce Love on November 10, 2017, against Washington. 
• Ripped off a 75-yard rush in the third quarter for the longest rush of his career and the longest run by a Cardinal since E.J. Smith’s 87-yard rush against Colgate in the 2022 season opener. 
• Has rushed for over 100 yards in two of the first three games to begin the 2025 season.

 
RECEIVER – Darrell Gill Jr., Jr., WR, Syracuse (Atascocita, Texas)

• Led all Syracuse receivers with six catches for 152 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Colgate.
• Had a highlight reel touchdown catch that was SportsCenter’s No. 1 play on Friday, September 12.
• All six of his receptions came in the first half of the rout.  

 
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Keylan Rutledge, Sr., RG, Georgia Tech (Royston, Georgia)

• All-America right guard was a key catalyst for Georgia Tech’s offense in its 24-21 win over No. 12 Clemson.
• Led by Rutledge, Georgia Tech’s offensive front paved the way for the Yellow Jackets’ 147 rushing yards – including 103 by quarterback Haynes King – against a Clemson defense that came into the game allowing just 93.0 yards per game on the ground.
• Was especially impressive on Tech’s final possession, as the Jackets powered their way into field-goal range, setting up Aidan Birr’s 55-yard game-winner as time expired.

 
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Isaiah Shirley, R-So., DT, NC State (Boone, North Carolina)

• Started in the Wolfpack’s win over Wake Forest at defensive tackle – his first career start at the position.
• In the first quarter, picked off a Demon Deacon pass and rumbled 41 yards for a touchdown. That play changed the momentum of the game for the Pack, which had started the game down 14-0.
• Tallied three total tackles in the contest, while playing 27 snaps (plus 8 on special teams).

 
LINEBACKER – Mikai Gbayor, Gr., LB, North Carolina (Irvington, New Jersey)

• Recorded six tackles in the Tar Heels’ 41-6 victory over Richmond on Saturday.
• Also recorded a strip sack, leading to North Carolina’s first takeaway of the day, as well as a 62-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.
• The fumble recovery was Carolina’s first for a touchdown since 2021, and the first of his career.
• Helped the Tar Heels’ defensive unit keep their opponents out of the end zone for the second-straight week, marking the first since the 2012 season.

 
DEFENSIVE BACK – Omar Daniels, R-Sr., DB, Georgia Tech (Moultrie, Georgia)

• Was at the center of both of Clemson’s turnovers in Georgia Tech’s 24-21 win over the No. 12-ranked Tigers.
• Became just the 13th Georgia Tech player since 2005 with a forced fumble and an interception in the same game. 
• Forced a fumble that led to a Georgia Tech field goal in the first quarter.
• Intercepted a pass in the red zone to thwart a Clemson scoring opportunity in the third quarter.
• The first Yellow Jacket with a forced fumble and an interception in the same game since current Los Angeles Charger Kyle Kennard versus South Carolina State in 2023.
• The first Yellow Jacket to accomplish that feat against an FBS opponent since Bruce Jordan-Swilling at Virginia in 2017.
• Finished with seven tackles to go along with the two forced turnovers.

 
SPECIALIST – Aidan Birr, R-Jr., PK, Georgia Tech (Kennedale, Texas)

• Was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals, including a game-winning, school-record-tying 55-yarder as time expired that lifted Georgia Tech to a 24-21 win over No. 12 Clemson.
• His 55-yard field goal was Georgia Tech’s longest field goal since David Bell matched the school record versus Georgia in 1986.
• His game-winning field goal was just the sixth walk-off field goal in Georgia Tech program history and the first since his own 44-yard walk-off kick in the Yellow Jackets’ 24-21 win over No. 10 Florida State on August 24, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland.
• He was also good from 40 and 42 yards for the contest.

 
ROOKIE – Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Fr., QB, California (Ewa Beach, Hawaii)

• Threw for a career-high 279 yards and matched his career-best with three touchdown passes in a 27-14 victory over Minnesota.
• Completed 24-of-38 passes without an interception and finished with a 150.9 passer rating.
• Helped lead Cal to a 3-0 start for the second straight season.
• His 780 passing yards this season are the most among all freshmen.
• Marks his second ACC Rookie of the Week honor this season.

HCAC 2025 FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK, WEEK 2

CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) football teams competed in week two of the 2025 season.
 
Around the League:
HCAC Football Schedule
 
Athletes of the Week: 
Offensive Player of the Week:
 Jaxon Schreiber (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Quarteback | Junior – MSJ junior quarterback had a fantastic game in the Lions loss to Aurora. He completed 31 passes on 53 attempts for 341 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Brian Wall (Sellersburg, Ind.) Hanover College | Linebacker | Sophomore – Wall and the Panther defense turned in an impressive day as they were able to hold Division I foe Butler to just 16 points, allowing just one touchdown (the other came on special teams). The sophomore had 11 total tackles, with eight solo stops and a tackle for loss. Brian also had a pass break-up.

Special Teams Player of the Week:
Nick Stoner (Providence, Ind.) Hanover College | Punter | First Year – Stoner had an impressive afternoon as Hanover welcomed Division I foe Butler to Alumni Stadium. He recorded 259 yards on six punts, averaging 43.2 yards per punt.  He also had one punt at 50+ yards. He was key in the Panther efforts of holding Butler to just 16 points. 
 
Notable Performances:
Offensive Players:

• Tywuan Clark (Toledo, Ohio) Bluffton University | Quarterback | Sophomore – Clark nearly led the Beavers to a miraculous comeback victory over Albion on Saturday. Bluffton trailed 29-3 at the half before he guided the home team to 29 straight points and a 32-29 lead late in the 4th quarter. Clark completed 20-of-32 passes that went for 251 yards with three touchdowns. The dual-threat also led Bluffton in rushing with 116 yards on 29 carries and another score on the ground.
• Jace Mohr (Pittsboro, Ind.) Franklin College | Wide Receiver | Senior – Mohr caught five passes for 46 yards, two of those going for touchdowns (6 and 30 yards) in the Grizzlies’ matchup with No. 18 Hope. The senior leads the team in receptions with 14 through the first two games.
• Curbrian Shelby (Indianapolis, Ind.) Hanover College | Wide Receiver | Junior – Shelby had an impressive afternoon as the Panthers welcomed Butler to Alumni Stadium, falling to the Division I foe 16-7. The wide receiver recorded three receptions for a combined 59-yards and one touchdown. His production slowed down in the second half as the Butler defense limited his attempts at the ball.  CB also recorded one carry for 12-yards.
• James Lewis (Bloomfield, Ind.) Manchester University | Running Back | Sophomore – Lewis ended the day with 18 carries, for a total of 100 net rushing yards. His longest rush was 31. Lewis also tallied 1 rushing touchdown and 4 receptions for 22 yards.
• Jay Smith (Evansville, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Running Back | Senior – Jay Smith was the workhorse for the Fightin’ Engineers in the team’s loss to Trine. Smith carried the ball 30 times for a total of 107 yards rushing. He averaged 3.6 yards per carry against a tough Thunder defense.

Defensive Players:

• Blake Haiflich (Ossian, Ind.) Manchester University | Linebacker | Senior – Blake clocked 15 total tackles, 4 of which were solo. He also had 1.5 tackles for loss.
• Brady Pierce (Thompson Station, Tenn.) Mount St. Joseph University | Defensive Back | Senior – Lions senior defensive back Brady Pierce had an outstanding game in helping the Lions defense hold the high-powered Aurora offense to 35 points. He had a team-high 8 tackles (7 solo), and interception and a pass defensed.
• Wyatt Bell (River Falls, Wis.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Defensive Back | Junior – Wyatt Bell made an immaculate play for the Fightin’ Engineers to get the team back in the game against the Trine Thunder this weekend. Bell made an interception off a tipped pass and returned it 60 yards to the endzone for the team’s first defensive touchdown of the season. The score put Rose-Hulman on the board and gave them the momentum. Rose-Hulman would ultimately fall to Trine with a final score of 27-10.

Special Teams Players:

• Zachary Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio) Anderson University | Punter | First Year –Zachary Anderson provided an average of 40.5 yards per punt on 4 punts. His longest punt was 57 yards.
• Angel Estrada (Bremen, Ind.) Manchester University | Punter | Junior – Estrada tallied 7 punts for 238 total yards. He had an average punt of 34 yards, long of 47, and one punt inside the five.

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NFL NEWS

JUSTIN HERBERT, BALL-HAWKING DEFENSE LIFT CHARGERS OVER RAIDERS

Justin Herbert passed for 242 yards and two touchdowns to help the visiting Los Angeles Chargers notch a 20-9 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday night.

Keenan Allen and Quentin Johnston caught scoring passes as the Chargers (2-0) defeated the Raiders for the third straight time. Daiyan Henley, Tony Jefferson and Donte Jackson each had an interception for Los Angeles.

Geno Smith was picked off three times in his second start with the Raiders (1-1) to take over the NFL lead with four picks. Smith completed 24 of 43 passes for 180 yards, while Daniel Carlson provided all the Las Vegas points with three field goals.

The Chargers lost star pass rusher Khalil Mack to a left elbow injury on the final play of the first quarter. He later returned to the sideline with his left arm heavily wrapped and sporting a sling.

Herbert completed 19 of 27 passes and had a team-best 31 rushing yards on nine carries for Los Angeles, which outgained the Raiders 317-218 in total yards.

The first two drives of the second half lasted a combined 18 minutes, 45 seconds without either team finding the end zone.

The Chargers had the ball for 7 1/2 minutes to start the third quarter, and the 12-play, 72-yard drive was capped by Cameron Dicker’s 20-yard field goal to push the lead to 20-6. The Raiders then erased 11:15 off the clock during a 19-play, 62-yard drive, settling for Carlson’s 37-yard field goal with 11:15 left in the game.

Los Angeles failed on fourth-and-1 from midfield later in the quarter and Las Vegas took over at the Chargers 43 with 8:10 to play.

However, the Raiders came up empty despite reaching the 15. On third-and-15 from the 20, Smith threw into the end zone for Jakobi Meyers. Los Angeles star Derwin James Jr. broke up the pass, and the deflected ball caromed to Jackson for an interception and a touchback with 5:58 left.

The Raiders’ next possession ended with Henley fourth-down sack of Smith with 3:57 remaining.

The Chargers moved ahead 10-3 when Herbert tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Allen with 20 seconds left in the opening quarter. Carlson drilled a 40-yard field goal to move Las Vegas within four with 9:54 to go in the half.

Los Angeles increased its lead to 17-6 when Herbert connected with Johnston on a 60-yard scoring pass with 1:51 remaining in the second quarter. Johnston caught the ball around the 15-yard line en route to his third touchdown in two games.

The teams traded field goals in the first quarter — Dicker hitting from 38 yards and Carlson connecting from 54 yards.

BUCCANEERS BEST TEXANS WITH LAST-MINUTE TD DRIVE

Rachaad White scored on a 2-yard run with six seconds left as the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers earned a dramatic 20-19 victory over the Houston Texans on Monday night.

The Buccaneers (2-0) covered 80 yards in 11 plays to stun the Texans (0-2), who turned a blocked punt and a 53-yard punt return from rookie Jaylin Noel into a 19-14 lead with 2:10 remaining.

On the winning drive, Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield scrambled 15 yards on fourth-and-10 before completing a 22-yard pass to Bucky Irving to the Houston 23. White then capped a strong performance for the Buccaneers’ rushing attack, as he combined with Irving to rush for 136 yards on 27 carries.

Mayfield finished a resilient effort by completing 25 of 38 passes 215 yards and two touchdowns, overcoming four sacks. He rushed for 33 yards on three carries.

Nick Chubb gave the Texans the late lead with a 25-yard scoring run, a surprising jolt after Houston running backs had totaled 32 yards on 14 carries before that play. Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud produced 207 yards and a touchdown on 13-of-24 passing and was sacked three times.

Both teams failed on two-point conversion attempts after their late touchdowns.

Tampa Bay led 14-10 at halftime, and Mayfield and Stroud were under duress throughout the third quarter. Sheldon Rankins dropped Mayfield on third down to force a Buccaneers punt before Tykee Smith sacked Stroud on third down on the ensuing Texans drive. Following another Tampa Bay punt, Stroud endured another third-down sack, with Lavonte David and Elijah Roberts combining to force the punt.

However, after amassing only 28 yards on 11 plays in the second half, the Buccaneers got a 22-yard reception from Mike Evans and runs of 12, 9, and 16 yards to move to the Houston 20. The Texans held the line in the red zone, and Chase McLaughlin clanked a 38-yard field-goal attempt off the right upright with 1:01 left in the third.

The Texans responded to the opportunity as Stroud produced passes of 28 yards to Jayden Higgins and 16 yards to Dalton Schultz. A 7-yard pass from Stroud to Nico Collins set the Texans up at the Tampa Bay 1, but the Buccaneers stuffed Houston three times to reclaim possession.

At the start of the game, Stroud capped a six-play, 64-yard drive with a dazzling 29-yard scoring strike to Collins that gave the Texans a 7-0 lead.

The Buccaneers put together consecutive touchdown drives, converting all four third downs they faced. Mayfield finished the drives with scoring passes to Ryan Miller for 20 yards and Emeka Egbuka for 15 yards.

Danielle Hunter had two sacks for the Texans, including the 100th of his career.

FROM RAIDERS’ COACHING BOOTH, TOM BRADY DRAWS FANS’ IRE

Tom Brady was accustomed to seeing yellow flags on the field throughout his stellar playing career, but the minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders raised some red flags Monday night by appearing in the team’s coaching booth during a home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Brady, 48, who joined the Raiders’ ownership group last October, was spotted on ESPN’s telecast wearing a headset. Per the ESPN broadcast, the future Hall of Famer discusses game film and goes over the game plan with new Las Vegas offensive coordinator Chip Kelly every week.

Brady made his Fox debut as an analyst last season on a 10-year, $375 million contract.

Under looser restrictions than last season, Brady can now attend production meetings as part of his NFL broadcast duties with Fox, though he must participate in those discussions remotely. He still can’t attend practices held at team facilities.

Fans, coaches, players and the media are sure to speculate that Brady’s access gives the Raiders an unfair advantage, particularly when he is calling games for Fox involving teams that Las Vegas will face later in the season.

Fans posted on social media during the game, calling it a conflict of interest and questioning the fairness of giving Brady access to future opponents.

The seven-time Super Bowl winner will be on the broadcast team on Sunday when the Dallas Cowboys face the Chicago Bears, whom the Raiders play the following week.

This past weekend, Brady was in Kansas City to broadcast the Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, teams also on the Raiders’ schedule this season.

In Week 1, Brady was part of Fox’s broadcast of the New York Giants’ game against the Washington Commanders, who will host the Raiders on Sunday.

Las Vegas lost 20-9 to the Chargers on Monday.

BENGALS COACH ZAC TAYLOR CONFIRMS JOE BURROW WILL HAVE SURGERY ON LEFT TOE. QB COULD MISS 3 MONTHS

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals coach Zac Taylor confirmed Monday that quarterback Joe Burrow will have surgery on his injured left toe.

“We are working through the details and timelines. We will go through the week and get all the information we can,” Taylor said during an afternoon news conference.

Taylor did not have a timeline for when Burrow will have surgery or how long the franchise quarterback might be out. The turf toe injury is expected to sideline Burrow a minimum of three months.

“I don’t know what a toe rehab looks like,” Taylor said. “I know Joe’s gonna give it everything he’s got. He’s gonna do everything he can to get onto the field.”

It is Burrow’s third major injury in his six seasons since being the top overall pick in the 2020 draft and a major blow to Cincinnati, which is off to its first 2-0 start since 2018 and has postseason aspirations after missing the playoffs the past two seasons.

Burrow left the Bengals’ locker room on crutches and wearing a boot on his left foot on Sunday after injuring his toe during the second quarter of Cincinnati’s 31-27 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Burrow was sacked by Jaguars defensive tackle Arik Armstead for a 5-yard loss at the Bengals 35-yard line with 9:02 remaining in the first half. It was the second time Burrow had been sacked in the game.

Burrow went into the sideline medical tent. He came out and walked briefly with a limp before heading to the locker room.

“It’s tough right now. We’re going to be OK. He’s a strong guy,” wide receiver Tee Higgins said after the game. “We look forward to seeing what the results are.”

Burrow has been sacked 201 times in six seasons, the second most in the league since 2020. The latest injury again puts the Bengals’ front office in the spotlight for electing to give high-value contracts to Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase without properly addressing the offensive line.

“I don’t know how a turf toe injury fully happens, if you get hit or stepped on. I know that potentially he could have been clean for 99% of the game, and the one play is where this happens,” Taylor said.

“I get it. I understand where people are going to come from. They’re going to be very attacking of us. Our style of play got us to a Super Bowl, two AFC championship games and two division titles, and won a lot of games for us. We’re always evaluating how we can protect our players and put them in the best position possible.”

Burrow’s injury comes at an inopportune time for the Bengals, who play at Minnesota next week to begin a stretch of five straight opponents that made the playoffs last year.

“We’re 2-0 and we’ve got a lot of good energy right now,” Taylor said. “There are plenty of things to clean up. We haven’t put our best foot forward or put together our best football collectively.”

Jake Browning will be the starter in Burrow’s absence. He completed 21 of 32 passes for 241 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions.

Browning also scored the go-ahead touchdown with 18 seconds remaining on a 1-yard leap.

“We have a ton of confidence in Jake. He proved that yesterday,” Taylor said. “We’re excited for Jake to go there and play. He’s earned the right to be in the spotlight.”

Browning has played 13 games for Cincinnati and went 4-3 as the starter two years ago when Burrow was sidelined.

Brett Rypien is likely to be called up from the practice squad when Burrow gets placed on injured reserve, but Taylor said they would look for another QB to add to the active roster or the practice squad.

Burrow led the league last season with 4,918 passing yards and 43 TD passes. A knee injury in his rookie season in 2020 cost him six games, and a wrist injury in 2023 kept him out for the final seven games.

COMMANDERS QB JAYDEN DANIELS HAS A KNEE INJURY AND HIS STATUS FOR GAME VS. RAIDERS IS UNKNOWN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is dealing with a knee injury, and coach Dan Quinn said Monday the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year’s status for the team’s next game is up in the air.

The Commanders (1-1) host the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

“He did have an MRI and he has already begun his return-to-play process with us. He is truly day to day. What does that mean for Sunday? I can’t tell you that now,” Quinn said during a video conference with reporters. “We’ll have more to share on that when we get to Wednesday.”

That’s when the Commanders have their next practice.

Daniels was hurt in Washington’s 27-18 loss at the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. The second-year QB was sacked four times and faced pressure throughout the game from a blitz-heavy Packers’ defense.

“It was good that he finished the game,” Quinn said.

The team “would have to see all of the steps” from Daniels during the coming week — in terms of strength, speed, stopping, movement, change of direction, pivoting — for him to be cleared to play against Las Vegas, Quinn said.

“We know how important he is,” the coach added, so the Commanders will “make sure that he can absolutely be himself.”

Against Green Bay, Daniels completed 24 of 42 passes for 200 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, while running for just 17 yards on seven carries.

Quinn said a decision on a starting QB against the Raiders might not come until Friday. Marcus Mariota is Washington’s backup at the position.

“Our confidence in him is through the roof,” Quinn said.

Tight end John Bates and wide receiver Noah Brown have groin injuries from the Packers game, and Quinn said they are long shots to play on Sunday, but “it’s too early to call it.”

Washington also came out of that defeat with season-ending injuries to two starters: running back Austin Ekeler and defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr., who both were placed on injured reserve on Monday.

Ekeler tore his right Achilles tendon; Wise needs surgery for a hurt quadriceps.

“They have made a tremendous impact on our team — on the field but also off the field,” Quinn said.

In other moves Monday, Washington signed running back Chase Edmonds to the practice squad, and signed defensive end Jalyn Holmes and wide receiver Chris Moore from its practice squad.

Edmonds has played for four clubs in six years in the NFL, but he missed all of last season with a knee injury.

VIKINGS QB MCCARTHY’S SPRAINED ANKLE WILL KEEP HIM OUT FOR NEXT GAME VS. BURROW-LESS BENGALS

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy will likely miss the next game with a sprained ankle, coach Kevin O’Connell said on Monday, and running back Aaron Jones will also be out with a hamstring injury.

McCarthy didn’t miss any time during Minnesota’s 22-6 loss to Atlanta, passing an initial medical evaluation and getting his foot taped up for extra support after the injury occurred late in the third quarter at the end of a 16-yard run. The ankle pain predictably worsened overnight, O’Connell said, and the decision to sideline McCarthy for the game against Cincinnati this Sunday was not performance-related.

The Vikings weren’t planning to put McCarthy on short-term injured reserve, O’Connell said, so his injury status is considered week to week.

Carson Wentz, the 10th-year veteran who just joined the Vikings two weeks ago, will start against the Bengals, who will be without their starting quarterback, Joe Burrow.

McCarthy was under frequent pressure by the Falcons, taking six sacks and 11 hits while going just 11 for 21 for 158 yards, two interceptions and one lost fumble. But it was more by happenstance when he was hurt, on a second-and-20 scramble that netted 16 yards when linebacker Kaden Elliss chased him down with a hard tackle at the sideline as three Falcons converged on him.

McCarthy underthrew a wide-open Justin Jefferson on third-and-9 on the next play after a false start on the Vikings, and he was grimacing as he jogged gingerly off the field.

Wentz, who began his career with Philadelphia as the second overall pick in the 2016 draft, is already the only quarterback in NFL history to start at least one game for five different teams in a five-season span. He’s now on track to extend that record to six teams in six years.

Wentz won’t be the only backup in a critical role for the Vikings, who saw center Ryan Kelly and left tackle Justin Skule enter the concussion protocol during the game on Sunday. They already played Atlanta without edge rusher Andrew Van Ginkel and backup cornerback Jeff Okudah, who were out with concussions.

Skule has started both games in place of standout Christian Darrisaw, who’s still not cleared in his return from ACL and MCL surgery on his knee. Safety Harrison Smith has also missed the first two games while ramping his conditioning back up after a personal health matter sidelined him in the middle of training camp.

BEARS EVALUATING JAYLON JOHNSON AFTER CORNERBACK LEFT LOSS TO LIONS WITH GROIN INJURY

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears were still evaluating the extent of star cornerback Jaylon Johnson’s groin injury after he left their blowout loss at Detroit, and coach Ben Johnson had no details on how much time he might miss.

Ben Johnson said Monday it is a different groin injury than the one that sidelined Jaylon Johnson for training camp, the preseason and the season opener.

“It’s not related to what he had before,” he said. “So we’re still trying to gather a little bit more information before we’ll know for sure.”

Jaylon Johnson was hurt breaking up a pass intended for Amon-Ra St. Brown early in the second quarter of a 52-21 loss to the Lions on Sunday. He stayed on his stomach after lunging to make the play.

Johnson previously injured his groin while working with some receivers in Las Vegas over the summer. He did not start practicing until the week leading up to the season-opening loss to Minnesota.

Losing Johnson is obviously a huge issue for the Bears, who gave up 511 yards against Detroit. The 52 points allowed were three shy of the franchise record.

“I do see sticky coverage, I see coverability,” Ben Johnson said. “He certainly can anticipate and he knows what’s coming a majority of the time. He does a great job with the film study. He’s a good player. He’s a Pro Bowl player for a reason and a guy that you want on the field for you, particularly when you give up that many passing yards.”

Jaylon Johnson, in his sixth season, made the Pro Bowl the past two years. He has six of his seven career interceptions in that span.

The Bears could also be missing two more key players on defense when they host Dallas this week.

Linebacker T.J. Edwards (hamstring) also left the Detroit game after missing the opener, and cornerback Kyler Gordon sat out his second game because of a hamstring injury. Ben Johnson said both players are “week to week.”

NEW SEASON, SAME FRUSTRATIONS FOR GARRETT AND BROWNS AFTER ‘EMBARRASSING’ LOSS

Even though Myles Garrett signed a four-year contract extension worth $204.8 million with the Cleveland Browns instead of following through on his trade demand, his frustrations about the state of the franchise he has played for since being the first overall pick in 2017 haven’t subsided.

The All-Pro pass rusher did not contain his anger after Sunday’s 41-17 loss at Baltimore that dropped Cleveland to 0-2 for the first time since 2018.

“This (stuff’s) embarrassing,” Garrett said after the game. “We have to be better as a team. We slowly chipped away. We did a solid job of holding them to 3 (points) when we could, and then eventually, the dam broke. They just did whatever they wanted, and we have to continue to play a 60-minute game.”

The Browns have dropped eight straight going back to last season and have not scored more than 17 points in the past seven.

Coach Kevin Stefanski didn’t address Garrett’s comments and frustration directly when asked Monday, but with the next four games also against teams that made the playoffs last season, the chances of things spiraling into another lost year continue to increase.

“We obviously have come up short in these first two ballgames, and we’ll just keep our head down and get back to work. That’s really what we’ll do,” Stefanski said.

Even though the defense has allowed a league-low 191.5 yards per game, the offense continues to sputter and make mistakes when there is no room for error.

Joe Flacco was selected the starting quarterback because most thought the 19-year veteran would manage the game well and not do anything to make life difficult for the defense.

However, Flacco had a pair of turnovers for the second straight game, and the Ravens turned both mistakes into touchdowns.

Flacco’s two interceptions in the Week 1 loss to Cincinnati were due more to the passes going off his receiver’s hands.

On Sunday, his third-quarter interception was the result of not throwing the ball away. Nate Wiggins picked off the pass intended for David Njoku and returned it 61 yards to the Browns 5.

Flacco also fumbled after a sack, which was returned by Roquan Smith for a touchdown.

“I think in some respect, we’ve got to cut down on some of those things. In other ways, we have to do a better job of overcoming it, because we understand that’s a part of the game and a part of what’s going to happen every week,” Flacco said.

What’s working

Stopping the run. The Browns do lead the league in something positive — rush defense (2.07 yards per carry and 44.5 yards per game). Derrick Henry gained only 23 yards, the third time in the past seven meetings they have held the All-Pro running back to fewer than 30 yards when he has at least 11 carries.

What needs help

Special teams. After kicker Andre Szmyt had a missed extra point and field goal in the opener, the problems continued with Corey Bojorquez having a punt blocked at Baltimore. The Browns have also allowed a pair of 23-yard punt returns the first two weeks.

Stock up

TE Harold Fannin Jr. has 12 receptions, tied for second most by a rookie in league history. The third-round pick tied a team high in receptions against the Ravens with five for 48 yards.

Stock down

CB Cameron Mitchell ended up coming in after Denzel Ward left the game because of cramping. He allowed three touchdowns, all to different receivers.

Injuries

WR DeAndre Carter remains in concussion protocol and CB Denzel Ward (cramping) left the game because of injuries and did not return.

Key number

99: Receptions by Jerry Jeudy, the most by a Browns receiver in their first 19 games with the team.

Next steps

The Browns host Green Bay (2-0) next Sunday. Cleveland has dropped its past four to the Packers, with the most recent win coming in 2005.

TITANS’ YOUTH MOVEMENT SHOWS GLIMPSES OF PROMISE BUT NO WINS IN 0-2 START

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans’ youth movement means their rebuilding project is a mix of flashes of promise and frustrating missteps.

That’s why they are 0-2.

The Titans have been good enough to lead both games against Denver and the Los Angeles Rams — both playoff teams last January.

Yet their own mistakes have proved costly, and the latest 33-19 loss to the Rams means Tennessee is stuck in an eight-game skid going back to last season.

That isn’t helping coach Brian Callahan’s odds of keeping his job through his second season, and now AFC South rival Indianapolis (2-0) visits Sunday to conclude a two-game home stand.

“We got to find a way to go win a game,” Callahan said Monday.

The offense has managed to score all of one touchdown to start this season. Joey Slye has been their best offensive option, making all eight field goals.

The Titans took a 13-10 lead into halftime against the Rams only for several players to say they came out flat for the second half. They were outgained 133-40 in the third quarter, and Tennessee has been outscored 20-3 in the fourth quarter through two games.

“We’ve got to do a better job at finishing,” defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons said.

What’s working

The Titans’ rookie class. Yes, Tennessee is starting quarterback Cam Ward and also wide receiver Elic Ayomanor. They’re getting contributions from several others as well.

Chimere Dike, their first pick in the fourth round, has been big on special teams with a 71-yard kickoff return in the opener. Only a late flag for a blindside block wiped out his 57-yard punt return for a TD against the Rams. Tight end Gunnar Helm has three catches, and five draft picks played.

“I just think we have to do it at a faster rate,” Ward said of the Titans trying to win games. “We’ve got to continue to have more urgency every day. We’ve got to get better every day. It is all a process. It’s all about patience. But at some point, it just comes to you just got to go take it.”

What needs help

The offense. Yes, Slye has been automatic so far joining Brandon Aubrey (2024), John Kasay (1996) and Nick Lowery (1985) as the only NFL players to make four field goals in each of the first two games of a season since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970.

Yes, the Titans have played a pair of playoff teams from last season to start 2025. Winning NFL games usually requires touchdowns scored regularly.

Ward capped a 56-yard drive with his first touchdown pass. That’s the longest drive the Titans have managed offensively this season.

Stock up

Ayomanor. The Titans’ second selection in the fourth round out of Stanford has started the first two games, and he showed why against the Rams. He made an amazing one-handed catch down the sideline to give the Titans first-and-goal.

Then he ran left across the end zone with Ward scrambling and caught the first NFL touchdown for both rookies.

Ayomanor led the Titans with 56 yards receiving, catching four of six balls thrown to him. He is averaging 11 1/2 yards a catch.

Stock down

Callahan. Pick either Brian or his dad Bill. The head coach calling offensive plays is not getting the results that matter most. His dad is the offensive line guru whose NFL experience was expected to help the offensive line better protect the quarterback.

The Titans have allowed more sacks (11) through the first two games of 2025 than they did to start last season (seven) with Will Levis as quarterback.

The head coach said the sacks are on the offense as a whole: “The number in and of itself is concerning.”

Injuries

RT JC Latham missed his first NFL game with a strained hip that kept him out against the Rams. Veteran RG Kevin Zeitler missed the last 14 snaps with an injured elbow.

Key number

11. That’s how many sacks the Titans have allowed trying to protect the No. 1 overall draft pick with an offensive line revamped specifically to help Ward grow as a rookie. That ties him with four others sacked 11 times through his first two career games.

It’s not the most ever, but Ward is close. David Carr and David Norrie (15), David Klingler (14) and Archie Manning (13) were sacked more to start their careers.

Next steps

The Titans desperately need a win Sunday against the Colts before hitting the road again for a three-game road swing.

PAYTON ACCEPTS BLAME AFTER BRONCOS’ SPECIAL TEAMS MISCUES LEAD TO A LOSS AT INDIANAPOLIS

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Darren Rizzi is off to a rough start as the Denver Broncos’ new special teams coordinator.

The Broncos got away with a pair of big blunders in the opener when All-Pro Marvin Mims Jr. muffed a punt and the Broncos allowed a 71-yard kickoff return, but they paid dearly Sunday for a pair of special teams blemishes that cost them a win at Indianapolis.

Wil Lutz clanked a 42-yard field goal attempt off the right upright with 3:15 remaining and Denver (1-1) clinging to a 28-26 lead. That meant Indy needed only a field goal to win it, which they did on a do-over after a penalty on linebacker Dondrea Tillman negated a 60-yard miss as time expired and moved the ball well within Spencer Shrader’s range.

Coach Sean Payton absolved Rizzi and Tillman on Monday, saying he should have backed off the aggressive call to try to block the 60-yard attempt.

Payton explained that Tillman wasn’t supposed to both push down his opponent and try to leap over him, but there was a misalignment as the Colts switched up their field goal protection unit and Tillman was correctly called for pushing off another player to try to block the kick.

“Before any and all that, though, we should be working a normal rush, a normal interior rush with a 60-yard attempt,” Payton said.

“That’s on me. It’s not on Darren. It’s not on Tillman,” Payton said. “With a 60-yard field goal attempt, it’s different. The alignment got wrong and the call was correct. … But my big regret flying home was that’s more for a closer field goal. That’s more for a gimme than a 60-yard attempt, and that’s on me.”

Shrader nailed the 45-yard do-over to send Denver to another loss like the one last year at Kansas City when Lutz’s chip-shot attempt was blocked with no time remaining, allowing the Chiefs to escape with an improbable win after several Chiefs bowled over Broncos lineman Alex Forsyth.

Just like last year with Forsyth, Payton is making sure Tillman doesn’t take all the flack.

His teammates had his back after the game.

“He doesn’t have to be worried about it,” Nik Bonitto said. “I mean, at the end of the day, we’re all human. Everybody makes mistakes. He thought what he was trying to do was to make a play for the team, help us win the game. And if they call the flag, I mean, he had the right intent. It’s not like he went out there trying to lose the game.

“At the end of the day, it is what it is. They call what they call. We’ve got to move on.”

And clean things up, not only on special teams, either.

The offense sputtered with a chance to take control, committing a costly penalty and a turnover late in the game. The defense didn’t get its usual pressure and star cornerback Patrick Surtain II got way more work than usual as the Colts didn’t shy away from him like most teams do.

“There’s no way we should have lost that game,” right tackle Mike McGlinchey said. “We had probably six or seven opportunities in the second half to end it, and we didn’t. Coach said it best right after the game — you’ve got to learn to win. But, in order to do that, you’ve got to stop losing, and we gave that game away.”

What’s working

Red zone efficiency. The Broncos scored touchdowns on all three of their trips inside the Colts’ 20-yard line.

What needs help

Finishing. The Broncos came up empty on their final three drives with golden opportunities to extend their lead and ice the win.

Stock up

Troy Franklin continues his rise as the Broncos’ No. 2 wide receiver with eight catches in nine targets for 89 yards and a touchdown.

Stock down

Special teams, for the second straight week. No matter who’s to blame, this unit needs to clean things up for the Broncos to bounce back and have the fast September start Payton has been preaching.

Injuries

Nothing significant, but getting ILB Dre Greenlaw back from a troublesome quad injury would certainly help.

Key number

1—Sack by Denver, which had a half-dozen sacks in the opener. This one came on a blitz from inside linebacker Justin Strnad.

Next steps

The Broncos visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

NO BAD WINS IN THE NFL? THE CARDINALS TESTED THAT THEORY IN A SHAKY VICTORY OVER THE PANTHERS

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — For a team that has a 2-0 record for the first time since 2021, the mood feels a little glum around the Arizona Cardinals.

Yes, the Cardinals won their second game of the season on Sunday by beating the Carolina Panthers 27-22, but that was after blowing most of a 27-3 lead. Also, the team’s group of young, promising cornerbacks was decimated during the contest, with Max Melton (knee), Garrett Williams (knee) and Will Johnson (groin) all leaving with injuries.

There’s a maxim in sports that no one is going to complain after a win.

The Cardinals are testing that theory.

“I don’t want to take their joy away and I’m glad we’re 2-0,” Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said on Sunday. “But we have a long way to go.”

Gannon had a slightly cheerier outlook 24 hours later.

“The positive that I feel better about today about than I did last night, honestly, is that it’s all correctable,” Gannon said Monday. “I told the team, I appreciate their effort. It’s not for a lack of trying, it’s not our energy, it’s not our mode of play, it’s not those things.

“It’s coaching and playing a little better.”

Arizona’s lack of late-game execution against Carolina was alarming, considering the same thing happened in Week 1 when the Cardinals had to hang on late in a 20-13 win over the Saints.

“Could always be worse, right?,” quarterback Kyler Murray said. “We could be 0-2, but we’re 2-0 with this issue. I don’t want to make it a thing, but at the same time, we have to finish games. That’s the bottom line.”

What’s working

The Cardinals continue to get big-time production from their tight ends. Trey McBride is one of the NFL’s elite and had six catches for 78 yards against the Panthers. Backup Elijah Higgins also had a couple of nice grabs, catching two balls for 45 yards.

A third tight end, Tip Reiman, missed Sunday’s game with a foot injury but has turned into an integral piece of the run game. The team hopes he’ll return soon.

What needs help

The Cardinals have been one of the NFL’s top rushing teams over the past two years, but haven’t been as effective this season. Arizona had just 82 yards rushing against the Panthers, averaging 3.7 yards per carry. Starting center Hjalte Froholdt agreed that the run game hasn’t been up to its standard.

Froholdt said Arizona has gained the reputation for being a good rushing team and defenses are paying attention.

“Small details,” Froholdt said. “They had a good game plan against us. They did some stuff we didn’t expect, and you’ve got to make adjustments. I think we played hard. There’s just a couple small things.”

Stock up

Josh Sweat. The edge rusher made his first signature play with the Cardinals, a strip-sack of Carolina’s Bryce Young that led to a defensive touchdown and a 7-0 lead. Those kinds of plays are exactly why Arizona gave Sweat a $76.4 million, four-year deal during the offseason.

Stock down

Marvin Harrison Jr. The second-year receiver had a quiet afternoon against the Panthers with two catches for 27 yards. He was targeted five times. The Cardinals are hoping the No. 4 overall pick in 2024 can make a leap into stardom in Year 2 after an up-and-down rookie year, but his inconsistent production continues.

Injuries

The Cardinals’ cornerbacks were hit hard by injuries. It’s unclear how much time Melton, Williams and Johnson will miss, but there’s a chance that the group — which looked like a strength in the first game — has suddenly turned into a weakness.

Key number

112 1/2 — The number of career sacks for Calais Campbell, who had two against the Panthers, including one with 26 seconds left that put the game away. The 39-year-old Campbell is still making a big impact in his 18th NFL season. The six-time Pro Bowl selection has the 37th most sacks in NFL history.

Next steps

The Cardinals visit the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

THE 49ERS HAVE RELIED ON THEIR DEFENSE TO CLOSE OUT GAMES IN A 2-0 START

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — With a game on the line, the San Francisco defense delivered once again, providing a refreshing turnaround from last season’s late-game struggles.

Offseason acquisition Bryce Huff delivered a game-sealing strip-sack with less than a minute to play to close out a 26-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

Huff delivered a week after Nick Bosa’s strip-sack in the red zone sealed a 17-13 win over Seattle in Week 1, and the Niners (2-0) are off to a strong start after tying for the league high with three blown leads in the final three minutes during last season’s 6-11 campaign.

“Just feels a lot better,” Bosa said. “In the past, seems like we would find a way to lose. Two games like this, dogfights to start the year, and just closing it on defense, there’s no better feeling.”

The 49ers have opened the season with back-to-back wins for the fourth time in the last six seasons, with the other three leading to long playoff runs.

They have managed to do that despite a string of injuries, including a toe injury that sidelined quarterback Brock Purdy on Sunday. Mac Jones threw three TD passes in his place and San Francisco became the first team since Minnesota in 2016 to open a season 2-0 with two starting quarterbacks.

San Francisco also lost star tight end George Kittle in the opener to a hamstring injury and is playing at least the first four games of the season without No. 1 receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who is recovering from knee surgery.

Despite all of that, the Niners have still been able to bank two wins that could prove crucial later in the season.

“Obviously, we were down a lot of guys and had some adversity come up,” running back Christian McCaffrey said. “To close that game out the way that we did was awesome. There’s always room for improvement. Overall, the win column, being 2-0 right now is awesome.”

What’s working

Passing offense. The San Francisco passing game was sharp even without the injured Purdy, Kittle and Aiyuk. Jones looked like the player he was as a rookie in New England in 2021, completing 26 of 39 passes for 279 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. The one glaring mistake came when he held onto the ball too long on a strip-sack in the third quarter.

What needs help

Pass defense. Spencer Rattler was able to carve up the 49ers’ young secondary at times, completing 25 of 34 passes for 207 yards and 3 TDs. The situation could have been even worse except for two dropped passes by Juwan Johnson and a miscommunication between Rattler and Chris Olave that turned a sure touchdown on the Saints’ first drive into an incompletion.

Stock up

Fred Warner and Dee Winters. The 49ers linebackers have fueled the defense, with Winters doing a great job replacing the energy that was missing when Dre Greenlaw missed most of last season. Warner forced a fumble by Alvin Kamara and recovered it to thwart a second-half drive and finished with 11 tackles and a pass defensed. Winters had eight tackles and allowed only 21 yards receiving on five targets, according to Pro Football Focus.

Stock down

Depth receivers. The Niners added three receivers since the final week of training camp but haven’t gotten major contributions from any of them. Kendrick Bourne had three catches for 32 yards on Sunday in his first game, Marquez Valdes-Scantling has no catches and one target this season, and Skyy Moore has played only five offensive snaps and hasn’t gotten a target.

Injuries

LG Ben Bartch has a high ankle sprain and will be out for a while. … FB Kyle Juszcyzk and DB Siran Neal are both in the concussion protocol with coach Kyle Shanahan saying Neal had symptoms on Monday. … WR Jauan Jennings (ankle) and OL Spencer Burford (knee) will be evaluated this week.

Key stat

3 — Jones threw all three of his TD passes on third down, going 7 for 10 for 121 yards. He’s the first San Francisco QB to throw at least three TD passes on third down since Jimmy Garoppolo did it on Oct. 31, 2019, at Arizona.

Next steps

The 49ers will take on Arizona in their home opener on Sunday in search of their ninth 3-0 start in the Super Bowl era.

THE RAMS’ NEW RECEIVING DUO IS ALREADY POSTING PROLIFIC NUMBERS FOR AN UNBEATEN TEAM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Davante Adams caught a touchdown pass during a 106-yard receiving performance, while Puka Nacua racked up eight catches and also rushed for a long score during a solid win for the Los Angeles Rams.

The Rams (2-0) are already getting what they hoped to see this season from their dynamic receiving duo after just two games together.

The Rams beat the Tennessee Titans 33-19 with a resilient, effective effort from their revamped passing game. Matthew Stafford already looks comfortable throwing to Adams, and that hasn’t stopped Nacua from beginning another prolific season with an NFL-best 18 catches.

“They complement each other really well, (and) the cool thing is they cheer for each other,” said Stafford, who targeted the duo with 22 of 32 passes in Nashville.

“Nobody’s more excited when (Adams) scores a touchdown than Puka, and vice versa. So it’s just awesome to have two talented guys that complement each other so well out there.”

Nacua and Cooper Kupp had a strong partnership with Stafford for the past two seasons, but Kupp’s inability to stay healthy and his huge contract prompted the Rams to move on from the Super Bowl 56 MVP. They landed Adams as a replacement, and the 32-year-old has 10 catches for 157 yards and that TD in his first two games.

Nobody around the Rams thinks it’s important to identify a No. 1 receiver.

In Sean McVay’s offense, there are usually plenty of passes to go around.

“They’re two great players, and (with) their different skill sets, there’s a different way that they figure out how to separate, work edges,” McVay said Monday. “But ultimately as receivers, they get open, they catch the ball, and they can create after the catch, and that’s a big deal for us. … They’re complementary, but they’re both great players, and we can use them. It’s no different than two great runners where their skill sets complement one another.”

Adams had only 51 yards receiving in his Rams debut against Houston, but he impacted the game by occupying star Texans cornerback Derek Stingley, freeing up his teammates to make big plays in LA’s win.

Nacua racked up 130 yards against Houston, and he got 91 more against Tennessee along with a 45-yard TD jet sweep, giving him 267 total yards in just two games.

What’s working

The Rams’ defense remained impressive. LA has allowed three touchdowns in its past six regular-season games going back to last season’s late surge, and it overcame a midgame injury to CB Ahkello Witherspoon to continue shutting down Cam Ward and the Tennessee offense. Los Angeles is fourth in the NFL with 258.5 yards per game allowed so far.

What needs help

The running game got a statistical boost from Nacua’s TD run on fourth down on the opening series, but the Rams again struggled for series-to-series consistency on the ground. Kyren Williams needed a 15-yard carry and a 12-yard carry on the final series in Nashville just to finish with 66 yards rushing for the second straight game. The rushing attack also started slowly last season before picking up steam down the stretch.

Stock up

Byron Young is breaking out as an elite pass rusher with two strong games. He sacked Ward twice, including one that forced a fumble, and was constantly in the Titans’ backfield.

Stock down

The special teams units had a mediocre day. LA gave up a 57-yard TD punt return that was negated by a fortunate flag for an illegal blindside block. The Titans then blocked a late extra-point attempt, and only rookie Terrance Ferguson’s downfield hustle prevented it from being returned for two points.

Injuries

Witherspoon went on injured reserve with a broken collarbone, and he’ll be out for three months or more. Well-paid veteran Darious Williams filled in for Witherspoon in Tennessee after not getting a single snap in the season opener. The Rams will also bring in another defensive back, McVay said. … DL Braden Fiske didn’t play much in Tennessee after tweaking an oblique muscle in pregame warmups, and the Rams will monitor him this week.

Key number

Both receivers hit statistical milestones in Tennessee. Adams topped 12,000 yards receiving, while Nacua joined Odell Beckham Jr. as the only players in the past 55 years with more than 200 receptions in their first 30 games.

Next steps

A trip to Philadelphia to face the defending champion Eagles, who beat the Rams in the regular season and then eliminated them from the playoffs last season. It’s an early measuring stick on a schedule full of long, portentous road trips for LA.

BEN JOHNSON FACING CHALLENGES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL IN HIS FIRST YEAR AS BEARS COACH

CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Johnson’s return to Detroit turned into a nightmare for the Chicago Bears and their new coach.

A day after getting embarrassed 52-21 by the Lions, the Bears insisted Monday they can get themselves pointed in the right direction after two gut-punch losses to start the season.

“Go back to work, man, that’s what we have to do,” running back D’Andre Swift said. “Nobody’s walking around with their head down or anything like that.”

The Bears (0-2) have little reason to hold their heads high at the moment. After blowing an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter of their opener against Minnesota at Soldier Field, they got embarrassed at Detroit.

Quarterback Caleb Williams cooled off after a strong start, and the offense went from scoring on its first drive for the second straight week to going nowhere. The defense got blown away by Jared Goff and the Lions, giving up more than 500 yards and nearly setting a franchise record for points allowed.

“We came into the game with a plan in how we want to contain these explosive athletes and we just didn’t do a good enough job at the end of the day,” said Johnson, who was hired by the Bears after a successful stint as Detroit’s offensive coordinator. “I think it starts with how we play, less so about the scheme or anything like that. But our play style really needs to stand out in a more positive fashion going forward.”

The Bears might have had a worse day in Detroit than they did on Thanksgiving last year, when former coach Matt Eberflus froze rather than call a timeout in the closing seconds. Chicago fired him the next day, the first time the founding NFL franchise let a coach go during a season.

The Bears will see Eberflus for the first time since then when they host Dallas on Sunday. He is the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator.

What’s working

The Bears involved their running backs more after getting little from them against Minnesota last week. Swift — the only running back to carry the ball in the opener — ran for 63 yards and a touchdown on 12 attempts. Rookie Kyle Monangai had seven carries for 28 yards. Chicago had 134 yards rushing in all after finishing with 119 in the opener.

What needs help

The Bears have allowed 73 points over the past five quarters. The 52 points allowed against Detroit were three shy of the franchise record and the most since they were beaten 55-14 by Green Bay in Week 10 of the 2014 season. And now, Chicago could be without two-time Pro Bowl CB Jaylon Johnson (groin) and LB T.J. Edwards (hamstring).

Stock up

WR Rome Odunze. The second-year pro set career highs with seven receptions for 128 yards and matched one with two touchdowns. He is tied with Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown for the league lead with three TD catches after hauling in three in 17 games as a rookie.

Stock down

Williams. The Bears are counting on Williams to take big strides in his second season. So far, it’s looking like more of the same for last year’s No. 1 overall draft pick. Williams finished 19 of 30 for 207 yards with the two TDs to Odunze and was sacked four times. Williams completed 9 of 11 passes with a score in the first quarter, only to fade after a strong start for the second week in a row.

Injuries

The Bears were still evaluating Jaylon Johnson after he was hurt breaking up a pass intended for St. Brown early in the second quarter. Ben Johnson had no details on how much time he might miss, though he did say it’s a different groin injury than the one that caused him to miss training camp, the preseason and season opener. … Ben Johnson said Edwards and CB Kyler Gordon (hamstring) are week to week.

Key number

20 — The Bears committed eight penalties for 50 yards against Detroit, giving them 20 for 177 yards through two games. They’re tied for third in penalties and are third in the league in penalty yards.

Next steps

The Bears host Dak Prescott and the Cowboys on Sunday. Dallas bounced back from a wild loss to Philadelphia by beating the New York Giants in overtime, with Brandon Aubrey nailing a 64-yard field goal on the final play of regulation and then kicking a 46-yarder as time expired in OT.

LAMAR JACKSON IS NOW THE NFL’S CAREER LEADER IN PASSER RATING. RAVENS NEEDED HIS ARM VS. BROWNS

BALTIMORE (AP) — Never before had Baltimore’s running game been stopped like this with Lamar Jackson at quarterback.

In the end, the Ravens still had more than 40 points.

After a slow start against Cleveland on Sunday, Jackson finished with four touchdown passes, and the Ravens rolled to a 41-17 victory over the Browns. Cleveland held Derrick Henry to only 23 yards rushing, and Jackson himself didn’t do much running either. But the two-time MVP quarterback showed he can produce with his arm — even when nothing else is working.

He also avoided the big mistake, which was clearly a point of emphasis for the Ravens after they squandered a 15-point lead in a 41-40 loss at Buffalo the previous week.

“We can’t take back what happened last week,” Jackson said Sunday. “We have to move forward.”

Baltimore led 10-3 at halftime against Cleveland, but coach John Harbaugh said some of the biggest offensive drives of the game came before that. The Ravens started at their 11, 9 and 4 on three of their first-half possessions. They didn’t score on any of those, but they also didn’t give Cleveland’s defense a game-changing turnover.

“Our offense was backed up three times in the first half, all the way back inside the 10, even inside the 5-yard line and didn’t cave to that high-pressure defense,” Harbaugh said. “I think that’s probably the winning key to the game, especially offensively. You just keep pushing. You don’t make mistakes.”

Baltimore’s offense doesn’t deserve all the credit for the team’s scoring output. The Ravens scored a defensive touchdown and also had a blocked punt and a long interception return. Baltimore took advantage of those short fields.

At 102.6, Jackson is now the NFL’s career leader in passer rating, having inched ahead of Aaron Rodgers by a fraction of a point. After throwing for 41 touchdowns and only four interceptions last season, Jackson has six TD passes and no turnovers through Week 2 in 2025.

What’s working

Jackson is spreading the ball around to quite a variety of receivers. Tylan Wallace caught his second career touchdown pass, and Tez Walker caught his second and third TDs. Veteran newcomer DeAndre Hopkins has a TD catch in each of the first two weeks.

Zay Flowers and Rashod Batemen still received the most snaps among the wideouts, but Wallace, Walker and Hopkins combined for 51, and Jackson appears to trust them.

What needs work

Cleveland certainly had some success controlling the line of scrimmage on defense. That’s not usually an area of weakness for the Baltimore offense, but it’s something to keep in mind given the Ravens will have to face the Browns again.

Baltimore’s 45 yards rushing was the team’s fewest in a game with Jackson at quarterback.

“I would say they were quote-unquote ‘blitzing the run.’ It wasn’t a blitz call, but it’s a blitz reaction to the run, and those guys were coming downhill immediately,” Harbaugh said. “They were all close to the line of scrimmage to start with. That was the plan for them — make sure that the Ravens don’t run the ball. … That’s smart football, and they had success with that part of it.”

Stock up

The defense as a whole took a step forward after allowing 41 points to Buffalo. Linebacker Roquan Smith was a force, finishing with three tackles for loss and scoring on a 63-yard fumble return.

Stock down

With so many receivers now part of the offense, tight end Mark Andrews has only two catches through the first two games. He was unable to hold onto a pass in the end zone Sunday.

Injuries

LB Kyle Van Noy (hamstring) and CB Marlon Humphrey (groin) went down with injuries against the Browns. Neither is expected to be out for the season, but Baltimore’s defense could be affected in the short term.

FB Patrick Ricard (calf) still hasn’t played this season.

“Pat is more disappointed than anybody that it hasn’t gotten there faster than what was expected when he first did it. So yes, it’s been slower than we hoped, that’s for sure,” Harbaugh said. “We’re kind of in that, I’d say probably week-to-week mode with Pat right now.”

Key stat

Jackson became the seventh quarterback in NFL history with at least 2 TD passes and a passer rating of 90 or higher in 10 consecutive games, including postseason. The others are Rodgers (14), Philip Rivers (13), Peyton Manning (13), Tom Brady (12), Patrick Mahomes (11) and Drew Brees (10).

Up next

The Ravens host Detroit on Monday night.

GIANTS SCORE MORE, BUT THEY ARE 0-2 GOING INTO THEIR HOME OPENER AGAINST THE CHIEFS

By midway through the second quarter Sunday, the New York Giants more than doubled their point total from their season-opening loss, and they finished with 37.

The problem? They allowed Dallas to score 40, blowing a late lead and losing in overtime.

Even though they looked like an entirely different team, from Russell Wilson down, an ill-timed interception marred an otherwise strong performance by the veteran quarterback and a series of mistakes on either side of the ball contributed to falling to 0-2.

“It’s never going to come down to one play,” coach Brian Daboll said Monday. “Not one player, not one side — it goes back to the team. We collectively had opportunities and fell short as a collective unit.”

Wilson threw for 450 yards and three touchdowns — after he and the offense scored none in Week 1 at Washington. His final pass was picked off with two minutes left in OT, setting the stage for Brandon Aubrey’s buzzer-beating 46-yard field goal to win it for the Cowboys.

Before that, New York’s defense let Dallas go a mere 21 yards in the final seconds of regulation to get Aubrey in range for the tying kick.

“It’s on us to really emphasize the details a little bit more,” said Jevon Holland, who along with fellow safety Tyler Nubin and cornerback Paulson Adebo played all 89 snaps on defense. “We left a lot on the table, especially as a defense. We had opportunities to close out the games.”

Patrick Mahomes and the also-winless Kansas City Chiefs are up next on Sunday night in the home opener.

What’s working

The offense put up 506 yards, including 45 on 11 carries from rookie running back Cam Skattebo. Jaxson Dart lost a few on his first NFL snap, but his teammates more than made up for that.

“It was just the explosiveness,” receiver Wan’Dale Robinson said. “At the end of the day, for plays to work, usually all 11 have to be working together and doing the right thing.”

What needs help

The red zone continues to be an area of concern. The Giants went 1 for 5, with Graham Gano kicking three field goals.

“It really just comes down to execution, negative plays, penalties, things like that,” Robinson said. “Just got to clean those things up and just be better down there.”

Stock up

Malik Nabers wasn’t the only receiver making a major impact. Robinson had eight catches for a career-high 142 yards and a TD.

“Just waiting for my opportunity to showcase (myself and) yesterday was that day,” Robinson said. “From the moment that Russ got here, he was like, ‘Dude, I know you can get down the field. I’ve seen it.’”

Nabers’ stock can’t get much higher, but he dazzled again with nine catches for 167 yards and two touchdowns.

Stock down

James Hudson, who has been starting at left tackle in Andrew Thomas’ absence, got benched after committing four penalties on 16 snaps. Rookie Marcus Mbow, a fifth-round pick out of Purdue, took over and could get the nod moving forward if Thomas is not ready to play for the first time since right foot surgery last October.

Injuries

Daboll had no updates Monday on guard Jon Runyan Jr. (back) or linebacker Darius Muasau, who left the Cowboys game because of a concussion. Thomas continues to rehab from foot surgery.

Key number

160 — Penalty yards against the Cowboys, the franchise’s most since 175 on Oct. 19, 1947, against the Boston Yanks.

What’s next

The Giants opened as 6-point underdogs on BetMGM Sportsbook against the Chiefs, who are coming off losing 20-17 at home to reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia.

PATRIOTS COACH MIKE VRABEL BELIEVES WIN OVER DOLPHINS CAN BE BLUEPRINT FOR REST OF SEASON

The New England Patriots got the bounce-back Week 2 win they were hoping for on Sunday.

It took responding to a 74-yard Miami punt return for a touchdown with a 90-yard kickoff return for a score, followed by a late defensive stand to secure it.

It’s exactly the kind of victory that Patriots coach Mike Vrabel wants to see his team emulate going forward: a group that finds a way to win games.

“It just takes one play,” Vrabel said of earning his first victory as Patriots coach. “I felt like we were willing to get into a street fight. We had a little lull, and we didn’t pack it up and quit.”

The win snapped a five-game losing streak for New England in Miami.

Quarterback Drake Maye said just as significant was winning a game decided by single digits. Last season the Patriots were just 3-6 in one-score games.

“That’s this league,” Maye said. “It’s close games, and you’ve got to come out in one-score games. You’ve got to come out on top.”

The win capped a game where Maye had three touchdowns — two passing and one rushing — while completing 19 of his 23 passing attempts.

What’s working

The offensive line did a much better job controlling the line of scrimmage. In New England’s Week 1 loss to Las Vegas the Patriots O-line allowed four sacks and 15 pressures, while struggling to open run lanes for an offense that managed only 4.9 yards per play. This week, the Patriots O-line allowed three sacks, but only two pressures, according to Pro Football Focus. For the game New England’s offense gained 6.1 yards per play.

What needs help

The Patriots were whistled for 12 penalties, costing 75 yards on Sunday. That’s up for Week 1 when they had eight penalties for 70 yards.

Stock up

Antonio Gibson. The Dolphins took a 27-23 lead midway through the fourth quarter after Malik Washington returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown. But Gibson’s ensuing 90-yard kick return for a TD put New England in front for good.

Stock down

Rookie kicker Andy Borregales. He missed each of his first two extra point attempts Sunday. The Patriots got some of the points back with a 2-point conversion in the third quarter. Borregales did go 2 for 2 on field-goal attempts, including a 53-yarder late in the fourth quarter to increase the lead to six points. But his extra point issues came a week after he missed a 40-yard field-goal attempt in New England’s season-opening loss to Las Vegas.

Vrabel said there’s been no discussion of making a change.

Injuries

Cornerback Christian Gonzalez missed his second straight game with a hamstring injury. Vrabel said there’s a chance he could play this week, adding he’s continuing to improve.

“It’s a chance. There’s a chance that a lot of things could happen,” Vrabel said. “We’ll see what he can do and have him do what he can do.”

Defensive coordinator Terrell Williams took a leave of absence from the team last week for an undisclosed health issue. Vrabel said Williams “will be around” this week.

“I don’t quite fully know in what capacity, but he will be around and involved,” Vrabel said. “So we’ll continue to just make sure that there’s a good place for everything that happens.”

Key number

3 of 4 — The Patriots’ success rate inside the red zone. They were just 1 of 3 in their Week 1 loss.

Next steps

New England hosts the Steelers (1-1) and 41-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Pittsburgh is coming off a loss to Seattle.

DOLPHINS PLAYERS BACK COACH MIKE MCDANIEL AS HE FACES MOUNTING PRESSURE AMID 0-2 START

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mike McDaniel knows the weight of Miami’s 0-2 start ultimately rests on his shoulders.

The Dolphins coach hasn’t shied away from that reality, nor has he dismissed the frustration building among fans. Boos echoed through Hard Rock Stadium during Sunday’s 33-27 loss to the Patriots, and a banner plane circled overhead, calling for his firing.

Even at what feels like a low point in his four-year tenure, McDaniel insisted he isn’t concerned about losing his job.

“I think if I worry about my job security, I won’t be doing my job,” McDaniel said. “And I think that inherently is against all things that I believe in. I’ve never felt entitled to this position, and it’s very important for me to spend all of my waking hours worrying about exactly how to do my job, and all the residual effects of that are there’s a lot of people affected.”

The Dolphins have appeared disjointed and confused at times this season, from operational miscues to breakdowns and missed assignments — things that both players and coaches have said were perfected in practice.

Still, McDaniel said he feels the team has remained connected, and he added that players have been receptive to his coaching.

“I think if there was anything that would lend me to believe that messages weren’t being received, then you address those things,” he said. “To me, I think I’ve seen a team that is trying to do everything they can to win and coming up short and pressing forward and trying to change that result.”

Dolphins players expressed confidence in their coach despite the mounting pressure.

Linebacker Chop Robinson, who lamented a defense that hasn’t been able to stop the run this season, said part of the blame should fall on the players for their lack of execution.

“At the end of the day, it’s not him out there on the field,” Robinson said. “It’s us out there playing the game, making the mistakes on the field and stuff like that. So at the end of the day, it may look bad for him, but it’s really on us. We’ve got to get it better.”

Added left tackle Patrick Paul: “He’s a players’ coach who believes in his players. He inspires us and speaks confidence into us and makes us go out there with a sense of urgency and confidence through the technique that all these coaches that he’s brought in for us. We love him.”

What’s working

There were blunders on offense, defense and special teams for the second straight week that make it hard to determine what’s working well for the Dolphins. But Tua Tagovailoa was able to get the ball to his top two receivers, Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, more successfully than in Week 1. Hill caught six passes for 109 yards. Waddle had five receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown.

What needs help

The Dolphins had multiple chances to take the lead on their final two possessions, but their late-game operation was sloppy. On those two drives, they committed two false starts and two delay-of-game penalties, surrendered three sacks and watched Tagovailoa throw an interception.

Confusion with substitutions added to the chaos, leaving the play clock winding down before Tagovailoa’s fourth-down interception on the penultimate drive. Afterward, McDaniel acknowledged the breakdowns and said the coaching staff has discussed ways to improve in-game communication.

Stock up

Malik Washington. After turning heads in the preseason, the second-year receiver has had a strong start as a returner. Washington returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown, giving the Dolphins a 27-23 fourth-quarter lead that they gave away on the next play, a kickoff return for a TD.

Stock down

Tight ends. Darren Waller, Miami’s big offseason addition who was supposed to replace the production of Jonnu Smith, has not played yet because of a hip strain. The Dolphins’ other two tight ends, Julian Hill and Tanner Conner, were on the field for about 50% of Miami’s offensive snaps on Sunday, but neither recorded a catch. Conner, who had two catches in Week 1, is the only Dolphins tight end with a reception this season.

Injuries

Safety Ifeatu Melifonwu suffered a calf injury. McDaniel said the team is still figuring out his availability on a short week. Robinson left on Sunday with a knee injury but said Monday that he’s fine. Waller’s Week 3 status isn’t known.

Key number

8 — The number of turnovers Tagovailoa has committed in his last four starts, including three interceptions and a fumble in two games this season.

Next steps

Asked how he stays sane as people call for his job, McDaniel had one word.

“Buffalo,” he said, referring to Thursday night’s matchup with the host Bills. The Dolphins have only beat Buffalo twice in their last 17 meetings.

EAGLES LAY DOWN THE SMACK TALK AND SILENCE TUSH-PUSH DOUBTERS ON WAY TO UNDEFEATED START

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts caught some smack talk from Kansas City’s Chris Jones in the waning seconds of another Eagles’ win — and second straight over the Chiefs, counting the Super Bowl — and essentially summed up his response in one word.

Scoreboard.

Hurts, running back Saquon Barkley and the rest of the offense helped Philadelphia move to 2-0 with another win where big plays and big stats have vanished from the game.

Jones, the star defensive lineman perhaps frustrated by Kansas City’s 0-2 start, was caught popping off at Hurts on the TV broadcast hot mic. Jones shouted at Hurts that the QB “didn’t even have 100 yards,” as the Eagles secured a 20-17 victory that was fueled more by their stingy and opportunistic defense.

Hurts barked back that the Super Bowl champion Eagles won the game and told Jones to shut up.

Well, with a few choice words tossed in the response.

Hurts was right. The Eagles won again, even though Hurts has only 253 yards passing and no touchdowns, Barkley has only 148 yards rushing and receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith have a combined 13 receptions through the first two games.

“At times, it hasn’t looked pretty altogether, but we’ve found a way to win,” coach Nick Sirianni said Monday. “By no means are we a finished product.”

The Eagles already knocked off one postseason team from last season. On deck, an NFC postseason rematch Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams that should be played under a sunny sky rather than a snowstorm that hit Lincoln Financial Field in January.

What’s working

Love it or loathe it, the tush push is (mostly) unstoppable.

Hurts scored a touchdown on a tush push and the Eagles used the play seven times to help hand the Chiefs their first three-game losing streak with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and send them to their first 0-2 start since 2014.

“I think it always comes down to those guys up front and Jalen had a lot of success with that play,” Sirianni said. “We’ll continue to use it to our advantage.”

The NFL tried to ban to the tush push following a proposal from the Green Bay Packers in the offseason but fell two votes short of eliminating it.

“We know that we have to be perfect with it. With how we come off the football, timing it up, all those different things, because again, we know we have to be perfect with it,” Sirianni said.

What needs help

Hurts held on to the ball, handled pressure and thrived in the tush push.

Yet, he threw for just 101 yards and former 1,000-yard receivers in Brown and Smith seemingly have been nonfactors — especially as the Eagles try to stretch the ball — leading to Philly scrapping out wins instead of the blowouts that dotted last season’s schedule.

“We have to be more explosive,” Sirianni said Monday. “The players always have to go out and execute and I trust our players fully. You’re always looking to win the explosive play battle. The last two weeks, we haven’t won it. But we’ve protected the football.”

Stock up

Jalen Carter — Carter did not receive any more game punishment beyond his ejection in the season opener before a defensive snap for spitting on a player. Carter was on the field for the first defensive snap against the Chiefs and made it through the rest of the game without incident. Carter was fined $57,222 for the spitting infraction, the equivalent of his game check for Week 1 because the NFL considered the punishment a one-game suspension with time served.

“To me, I’m a week behind with everybody in the league,” Carter said. “I’ve got some catching up to do.”

Stock down

Grant Calcaterra — The Eagles are winning without Brown or Smith or Barkley lighting up the stat sheet. So with tight end Dallas Goedert out with a sprained knee, the Eagles turned to Calcaterra. He had just one catch for six yards.

“The production wasn’t as high as maybe when Dallas is in the game,” Sirianni said.

Injuries

DT Jordan Davis limped off in the second half but returned to the game.

Key number

The Eagles are 18-1 over their last 19 games (including playoffs), which marks the most wins over any 19-game stretch in franchise history.

Next steps

Is this week’s game against the Rams where Barkley breaks out? He has just 148 yards rushing through two games, far off his 2,000-yard pace from a year ago. Against the Rams in last season’s playoffs, Barkley had touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards and finished with 205 yards rushing in a 28-22 win at the Linc.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

MLB ROUNDUP: JAYS EDGE RAYS IN 11TH FOR 5TH STRAIGHT WIN

George Springer’s two-strike, two-out, RBI single in the 11th inning lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to their fifth straight victory, a 2-1 decision over the host Tampa Bay Rays to open a four-game series on Monday.

After challenging for catcher’s interference and failing, Toronto took its first lead when Springer ripped the next pitch, an 0-2 offering from Kevin Kelly (2-4), to left for a 2-1 lead.

Braydon Fisher (7-0) pitched out of a first-and-third, no-out jam in the bottom of the 11th by whiffing Brandon Lowe, Junior Caminero and Josh Lowe. In his major league debut, Blue Jays starter Trey Yesavage pitched five-plus innings and allowed one run and three hits.

The Blue Jays saw their American League East lead over the second-place New York Yankees (83-67) increase to five games.

Yandy Diaz had a perfect showing at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and two walks for Tampa Bay (73-77).

Astros 6, Rangers 3

Zach Cole and Jesus Sanchez came up big after an injury to Yordan Alvarez, and Houston rallied for a win over visiting Texas in the opener of a three-game series with major postseason ramifications.

Alvarez had to leave after he slipped on home plate while scoring a first-inning run, spraining his left ankle. The run, one of two that resulted from a throwing error by Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter (9-9), gave Houston a 2-0 lead. Cole launched a two-out, two-run homer off Leiter in the fifth, putting the Astros on top for good at 4-3.

The Astros ended the night three games up on the Rangers in the race for the third and final American League wild-card position. Houston is now a half-game back of the idle Seattle Mariners, who lead the AL West. Josh Jung hit a two-run homer for Texas, which has lost two straight following a six-game winning streak.

Cubs 4, Pirates 0

Jameson Taillon threw six shutout innings to lead visiting Chicago to a win against Pittsburgh in the opener of their three-game series.

Taillon (10-6) allowed just two hits, struck out three and walked two. The right-hander was activated from the 15-day injured list last Wednesday after being sidelined with a strained groin. He also missed all of July and half of August with a calf strain.

Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled, homered and scored twice and Michael Busch also homered for the Cubs, who have won five of six. Pirates rookie right-hander Braxton Ashcraft (4-3) went four innings, allowing three runs and six hits. Bryan Reynolds singled and walked for the Pirates, who have lost nine of the past 10.

Reds 11, Cardinals 6

Tyler Stephenson drove in three runs as visiting Cincinnati snapped its three-game losing streak by defeating St. Louis.

Sal Stewart went 3-for-5 with a homer, three runs and two RBIs as the Reds moved within two games of the New York Mets for the final National League wild-card slot. Matt McLain drove in two and scored twice. Reds starter Zack Littell allowed four runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Alec Burleson drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have lost six of seven games and are 4 1/2 games behind the Mets. Willson Contreras went 2-for-3 with an RBI before exiting with right bicep tightness. Matthew Liberatore allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits in six innings.

Twins 7, Yankees 0

Austin Martin doubled and drove in four runs, Simeon Woods Richardson struck out a career-high 11 over six scoreless innings, and Minnesota pulled away for a shutout win over New York in Minneapolis.

Brooks Lee went 2-for-4 with a homer, a double and two RBIs for Minnesota. Luke Keaschall also drove in a run. Woods Richardson (7-4) posted his best outing of the season. The right-hander gave up two hits while seeing his ERA drop from 4.58 to 4.31.

Jose Caballero doubled for the Yankees’ only extra-base hit. Aaron Judge went 0-for-1 and drew three walks for New York, which collected only two hits and dropped five games behind the American League East-leading Toronto Blue Jays. New York also saw its AL wild-card lead cut to one game over the idle Boston Red Sox.

Braves 11, Nationals 3

Matt Olson had four hits including a three-run homer, Spencer Strider allowed one run over seven innings and visiting Atlanta beat Washington.

Drake Baldwin added a homer and two singles, driving in four runs for Atlanta, which had 16 hits in winning its second straight game. Ronald Acuna Jr. also homered. Olson added two doubles and a single and had four RBIs. Strider (6-13) allowed one run on four hits.

Daylen Lile had two hits including a home run for Washington and has reached base in 15 consecutive games. Mitchell Parker (8-16) gave up six runs on 10 hits in five-plus innings.

Orioles 4, White Sox 1

Colton Cowser hit a three-run homer and Kyle Bradish pitched five strong innings for his first win in 15 months as visiting Baltimore defeated Chicago.

Bradish (1-1) allowed one run and fanned nine in his fourth start of the season. He underwent Tommy John surgery soon after earning his last victory on June 8, 2024. Dietrich Enns threw three perfect innings for his second save.

The Orioles snapped a three-game losing streak while the White Sox dropped their fourth straight. Chicago reliever Steven Wilson (2-2) got one out and took the loss when Cowser went deep off Tyler Alexander.

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COLTS FOOTBALL

SHANE STEICHEN ACKNOWLEDGES HIS PLAY CALLS WERE TOO CONSERVATIVE AT END OF COLTS’ WIN OVER BRONCOS

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen changed his mind.

Less than 24 hours after defending his strategy of calling three consecutive inside runs in the final two minutes and settling for a 60-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Steichen acknowledged Monday he made a mistake.

Spencer Shrader missed the first kick badly, but the Colts were bailed out when the Broncos were called for a leverage penalty that moved the ball 15 yards closer. Shrader then made the 45-yarder for a 29-28 victory.

“Going back through it, I probably should have been more aggressive,” Steichen said. “We’ve got a lot of faith in Spence to make a kick, but we don’t want to put him in that situation from that deep. We had three timeouts. We probably could have thrown the ball on second or third down to get it closer.”

It was a curious choice even in the moment for Indy (2-0).

While Shrader has made all nine of his field-goal attempts this season and is 14 for 14 in his two-year career, the longest field goal he’s made is 48 yards. The longest field goal in franchise history was Dan Miller’s 58-yarder in December 1982, while the longest of the Indianapolis era was Matt Gay’s 57-yarder in November 2023. And the longest by a Colts player at Lucas Oil Stadium came from Adam Vinatieri, who twice made 55-yarders.

Steichen likely didn’t know that history when he was calling plays, but he didn’t want to give the ball back to Denver with time on the clock. So, after Denver called its final timeout with 1:44 to play, Steichen put the ball in Jonathan Taylor’s hands three straight times and Taylor was tackled for 2-yard loss on the final carry.

At the time, Steichen thought it was the right call.

But after watching video of the game, Steichen promised not to make the same mistake again.

“I think we still could have been more aggressive without them getting the (kickoff) return,” he said. “They had no timeouts, so I could have been more aggressive — just stay in bounds with the throw, whatever it may have been, stay in bounds — and then run the clock down in that situation. We’ll learn from it.”

What’s working

Tyler Warren. The rookie tight end has lived up to expectations. He had four catches for 79 yards on Sunday, and his contributions go beyond numbers. His ability to catch balls over the middle, stretch the field, run after the catch or carry the ball out of the backfield has forced defenses to account for him. He’s quickly become a playmaker, and he’s been a reliable target for Daniel Jones.

What needs help

Finishing drives. The Cols could have made Sunday’s game much less stressful had they converted their red-zone chances into touchdowns instead of field goals. It’s the second straight week Indy has had more field goals than touchdowns.

Stock up

Taylor. Last week, there were injury concerns. On Sunday, Taylor looked just fine while rushing for 165 yards and catching a TD pass. His late 68-yard run set up one of Shrader’s five field goals and he carried the ball on seven of the eight plays leading to the first of Shrader’s two game-winning attempts. He’s still one of the league’s most dangerous runners.

Stock down

P Rigoberto Sanchez. Things have gone so well for Indy these first two weeks, Sanchez has only been on the field once — a punt negated by a penalty. That’s good for the Colts, not so much for Sanchez’s stock.

Injuries

Cornerback Jaylon Jones went on injured reserve Saturday with a hamstring injury and will miss multiple weeks, and Steichen didn’t say Monday when he expected starting CB Charvarius Ward to be cleared from the concussion protocol. Neither Ward nor DE Laiatu Latu (hamstring) played against the Broncos, though Steichen said both were progressing. All-Pro LG Quenton Nelson provided a scare Sunday when he appeared to hurt his knee, but he returned before halftime and finished the game.

Key numbers

1, 10 and 11 — Indy opened Sunday with three successive scoring drives to become the first team in league history to score on its first 10 possessions of a season. The Colts also scored on their final drive last season, making it 11 straight — the longest streak by any team since 1993. Indy has only had three scoreless possessions this season. The Colts turned it over on downs twice and ended the half with the ball once.

Next steps

Now that the Colts are off to a fast start, they have a chance to change their fortunes in the AFC South. They’ve gone 3-5-1 on the road in division play over the past three seasons and haven’t won the division since 2014. Indy visits winless Tennessee this weekend, and a third straight win in Nashville would be another step forward.

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INDIANA FEVER

GAME PREVIEW: FEVER HOST DREAM FOR GAME 2 AT GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE

Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream (Game 2)
Tuesday, September 16
Gainbridge Fieldhouse | 7:30 p.m. ET
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Broadcast Information
TV: ESPN
Radio: 93.1 WIBC – John Nolan (play-by-play), Bria Goss (analyst)

Probable Starters

Indiana Fever

Guard – Odyssey Sims
Guard – Kelsey Mitchell
Forward – Lexie Hull
Forward – Natasha Howard
Center – Aliyah Boston

Atlanta Dream

Guard – Jordin Canada
Guard – Allisha Gray
Forward – Rhyne Howard
Forward – Naz Hillmon
Center – Brionna Jones

GAME PREVIEW:

The Indiana Fever will host a playoff game for the first time since 2016 on Tuesday night, when they welcome the Atlanta Dream to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 2 of their best-of-three first round series.

The Fever will need to win on Tuesday to avoid elimination after dropping Game 1 on Sunday afternoon in Atlanta. The Fever offense sputtered in the 80-68 loss, shooting just 34.9 percent from the field and going 2-for-15 (13.3 percent) from 3-point range with 15 turnovers.

One bright spot in the loss was All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell, who scored a game-high 27 points while going 9-for-18 from the field and 8-for-9 from the free throw line. Mitchell’s performance is tied for the seventh-highest scoring game in franchise history. An eight-year veteran, Mitchell will get to play a playoff game at home for the first time in her career on Tuesday.

Allisha Gray led Atlanta with 20 points, six rebounds, four assissts, and three steals, while Rhyne Howard also scored 20 while going 4-for-10 from 3-point range.

The Fever have shown resilience all season long, persevering through five season-ending injuries to reach the postseason. Head coach Stephanie White said after Game 1 that she remains confident in her team’s ability to respond.

“I like where we are,” White said. “I’m proud of our group for continuing to fight. And we’re going to be better on Tuesday.”

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INDIANA FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL GAMEDAY: ILLINOIS (WEEK 4)

GAME 4

No. 9/8 Illinois (3-0, 0-0 B1G) at No. 19/17 Indiana (3-0, 0-0 B1G)
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium | Bloomington, Ind.

Setting The Scene

• No. 19/17 Indiana is set to host No. 9/8 Illinois on Saturday (Sept. 20) at 7:30 p.m. on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The first top-20 matchup at home since 1987 will air on NBC. 
• This will be the 75th all-time meeting between the two programs with Illinois leading the series, 46-26-2. Indiana has won two out of the last three games while Illinois won the most recent meeting in 2023. 
• The home contest marks the fourth of seven home games for the Hoosiers on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium this season and the fourth and final of four in a row to begin the 2025 campaign. 
• Illinois is 3-0 for the second time under Bret Bielema and has reached the mark in back-to-back seasons.

News & Notes

• Indiana enters the game with a 3-0 record after a 73-0 win in Week 3 against Indiana State (9/12). The Hoosiers have begun back-to-back seasons 3-0 after starting the 2024 campaign at 10-0.
• Saturday’s game will be the sixth ever top-20 matchup played in Bloomington and the first since Oct. 20, 1987 when No. 15 Indiana defeated No. 20 Michigan, 14-10.
• Curt Cignetti has the fourth-best winning percentage among active FBS head coaches with an .825 winning percentage in his career. MORE ON PAGE 4
• With 45 points in the first half against Indiana State, Indiana posted its most first-half points in a game in the last 100 years. It tied the 2013 first-half effort against Indiana State (45).
• Indiana’s 301 yards rushing against Indiana State marked the fourth game of 300-plus rushing yards under Cignetti. It was also the first time that Indiana posted 300-plus rushing yards in three-straight games since 2001 (308, at Iowa; 316, Northwestern; 489, at Michigan State). MORE ON PAGE 8
• Indiana’s defense held Indiana State to just 77 yards of total offense, the fourth-fewest yards of total offense allowed since at least 1959. The previous games include Purdue (2024; 67 yards), Rutgers (2019; 75 yards) and at Nebraska (1959; 76 yards).
• The 680 yards of total offense rank No. 3 in a single game since at least 1959 and mark the eighth game of the Curt Cignetti era with 500-plus yards of total offense. It is the second-most yards Indiana has gained under Cignetti.
• Fernando Mendoza had a 19-for-20 passing day with 270 yards and five touchdowns to go along with one rushing score. His .950 completion percentage set the program’s single-game standard. The six touchdowns accounted for put Mendoza in a five-way tie for most in a game in program history. MORE ON PAGE 7
•Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week Omar Cooper Jr. charted 10 receptions for 207 yards receiving and four touchdowns against Indiana State. His four touchdown receptions tied James Hardy‘sprogram record from 2006.
• Elijah Sarratt has a catch in all 41 games of his career and is the nation’s leader for consecutive games with a reception. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Isaiah Jones had a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss, a solo sack against Indiana State (9/12) and a team-high four tackles. MORE ON PAGE 11
• D’Angelo Ponds made it three-straight weeks with 1.0 tackles for loss after his performance against Indiana State (9/12). MORE ON PAGE 13

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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL

MCALEER NAMED BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the second consecutive week, a Boilermaker was named to the Big Ten weekly awards as sophomore Ryan McAleer was selected Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.

McAleer earned her first career honor. It marked just the fifth time an underclassman defensive specialist has earned the Defensive Player of the Week nod under head coach Dave Shondell’s tutelage (23 seasons).

As libero, the sophomore led Purdue to a 3-0 week, picking up a sweep at Butler, a sweep vs. Houston and a four-set win vs. No. 10 SMU. She led the team averaging 4.10 digs per set with a total of 41 digs over the 10 sets of action.

Her performance was key in the top-10 win vs. SMU, posting 18 digs in the victory – the second-most in her career. Meanwhile, McAleer was on the brink of a double-double at Butler, totaling 15 digs and eight assists.

In all, the libero helped Purdue hold opponents to an average .163 attack %.

McAleer and the Boilermakers will close out the non-conference slate this weekend, beginning with a brawl at Ball State on Friday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Then, No. 11 Purdue will host IU Indy in a Gold Out match at Holloway Gymnasium. The match is slated to start at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER

MATCH 6 PREVIEW: OMAHA

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame returns to South Bend to kickoff a seven-match homestand by welcoming Omaha to Alumni Stadium for a non-conference matchup at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Admission to the match is free and it will be streamed on ACCNX.

NOTRE DAME vs. OMAHA
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Admission: FREE
Stream: ACCNX
Live Stats: Click Here
Twitter Updates: @NDMenSoccer
Game Notes: vs. Omaha

THE OMAHA SERIES

• The Irish and Mavericks will meet for the first time in program history on Tuesday evening.

• Omaha will become the second team the Irish will play from the state of Nebraska in program history, as they have faced Creighton three times over the years and have a record of 1-0-2 against the Blue Jays.

DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE

• Through five matches the Irish have allowed just two goals this season, one against Michigan and one against Indiana.

• Notre Dame posted back-to-back shutouts against IU Indy and No. 14 Oregon State.

• The Irish then opened ACC play with a clean sheet in the win over Pitt in Pittsburgh. Notre Dame allowed just two shots on target over the 90 minutes of play, frustrating the Panther’s attack.

• The Irish enter Friday’s matchup ranked fourth in the ACC in goals allowed and 22nd in the country in the statistical category.

BK THE GK

• Blake Kelly has gotten off to a great start to his sophomore season in goal for the Irish, posting three clean sheets and allowing just two goals over four matches.

• The shot stopper leads the ACC in saves per game with a mark of 4.0 per outing.

• The sophomore has posted an incredible save percentage of .905 through the first five matches of the year.

• Kelly started 12 matches for the Irish in 2024 and became the first true freshman goalie to start the season opener in the last 30 years for the program.

SET-PIECE SUCCESS

• The Fighting Irish have already scored three goals off set pieces to start the 2025 season.

• Two of the goals have come from free kicks, as center backs Mitch Ferguson and Diego Ochoa.

• The third goal came off a corner as a Nolan Spicer volley was redirected in from Luke Burton for the opening goal in the win over Pitt.

BALANCED ATTACK

• Four players have scored the four goals for the Irish this season, as Diego Ochoa, Mitch Ferguson, Luke Burton and Wyatt Borso each found the back of the net.

• Ten returning Irish players registered at least one point in their Notre Dame career, as the team returns 54 points from last year.

• Nine players that scored a goal during the 2024 campaign are back on this year’s team.

• Junior Jack Flanagan is the top returning goal scorer on the 2025 squad after firing in a career-high four goals during his sophomore campaign.

2025 CAPTAINS

• Mitch Ferguson and Wyatt Lewis will serve as the captains for this year’s Fighting Irish team and Blake Kelly will take on the role of assistant captain.

• Ferguson has appeared in 55 games over his Notre Dame career, scoring four goals and adding seven assists from the center back position.

• Lewis enters his third season with the Fighting Irish and has three goals and four assists as a holding midfielder.

• Kelly started 12 matches as a freshman in 2024, posting a record of 4-3-5 while recording 26 saves.

FRESH FACES

• The Irish welcome six freshman to the 2025 squad, totaling a 27-man roster.

• The six freshman are Karson Baquero (M), Luke Burton (F), Diego Green (M), Cole Kowalski (GK), Alex Rosin (D) and Ren Sylvester (F).

• Also joining the team are grad transfers Diego Ochoa (D) and Martin Von Thun (D). Ochoa joins the Irish from Boston College and Von Thun spent the last four seasons at Holy Cross (Ind.).

THE CHAD RILEY ERA

• McFarland Family Head Men’s Soccer Coach Chad Riley is in his eighth season in charge of the Notre Dame men’s soccer program in 2025.

• Riley became the first head coach in program history to lead the Fighting Irish to two College Cup appearances, coming during the 2021 and 2023 seasons.

• Notre Dame has captured both an ACC regular season and tournament title under his direction, both firsts in program history.

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IU INDY WOMEN’S GOLF

XIA AMONG TOP-10 AFTER DAY ONE OF BRITTANY KELLY CLASSIC

YORKTOWN, Ind. – The IU Indianapolis women’s golf team carded rounds of 313 and 303 on a steamy opening day of the Brittany Kelly Classic at The Players Club at Woodland Trails on Monday (Sept. 15) and is fifth among the eight-team field. Host Ball State leads the way at 587, followed by Dayton (601) and Indiana Wesleyan (603).

Freshman Li (Sherry) Xia had an impressive collegiate debut on Monday with back-to-back rounds of 2-over 74 and is tied for seventh among the 50-player field.

Emma Frauhiger, Lexi Stuart and Yanah Rolston all ended their day tied for 28th at 157 and freshman Olivia Aronholt finished Monday at 161 (86-75). Sophomore Alexandra Chiew posted rounds of 90 and 91 while playing as an individual.

Xia was 1-under for much of her opening round before ultimately closing at 2-over. Both Stuart and Frauhiger chimed in with rounds of 79 and Rolston was countable at 81.

Like the morning round, Xia got to 1-under again after starting with 10 straight pars before making birdie on the par-4, No. 10. She finished her second round with a team-best 74. Aronhalt played a clean round of 75, mixing 15 pars with three bogeys in a 3-over effort. Rolston was countable at 76 while both Frauhiger and Stuart finished at 78.

The Jaguars lead the field with 114 pars, but made just nine birdies on the day. Xia is tied for the tournament lead with 28 pars after 36 holes.

Play is slated to resume at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

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BALL STATE FOOTBALL

BALL STATE LOOKS TO BUILD ON FIRST WIN IN ROAD MATCHUP AT UCONN

MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State heads back on the road this weekend with a trip to Connecticut, coming off the program’s first win of the season versus New Hampshire. Head coach Mike Uremovich, along with defensive standouts Nathan Voorhis and Alfred Chea, emphasized consistency and growth during the Cardinals’ weekly presser.

Uremovich acknowledged the fight UConn will bring Saturday afternoon and credited the job head coach Jim Mora has done to establish the Huskies as a competitive team.

“[The Huskies] have got a quarterback who can make all the throws,” Uremovich said. “[Coach Mora] has got good, stable wide receivers and dynamic tailbacks. Defensively, they have a really aggressive attack style. They have one of the best special teams coordinators in the country. I think it will be a good challenge for us back on the road.”

Defensive depth and improvement were recurring themes Monday morning. Voorhis highlighted the effective job the defense has done to make the most of their opportunities, tallying 10 sacks, 22 tackles for loss and six forced fumbles thus far in 2025.

Voorhis, who began his college career at UConn, and Chea, also a Huskies transfer, discussed their ties to this weekend’s opponent, and the preparation that goes into returning to their old stomping ground.

“I’ve had this game circled for a long time,” Voorhis said. “But once the season starts, you take it game by game. For me, it’s about preparation and doing what I have to do to win the game.”

The Cardinals and Huskies are set for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff Saturday at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. The contest marks Ball State’s final non-conference matchup before beginning Mid-American Conference play.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

USI VOLLEYBALL’S AYSA THOMAS NAMED OVC CO-SETTER OF THE WEEK

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball’s freshman Aysa Thomas was announced as the Ohio Valley Conference’s Co-Setter of the week on Monday afternoon.

Thomas earned the honor for the first time in her career after her performance at the Best Western Invitational at Miami University (Ohio). In three games, the freshman tallied 114 assists, 37 digs, 10 kills, and eight blocks. She averaged 9.5 assists per set, helping lead her offense to a .184 hitting percentage for the weekend.

In the first game at the invitational, Thomas earned her first career double-double, recording 28 assists and 12 digs, with a career-high four kills.

Her best game in the invitational was in the 3-1 win over the host team, Miami (OH), where she recorded a career-high 47 assists and 10 digs. She also had five blocks and three kills.

She finished the weekend with 39 assists and a career-high 15 digs in the 1-3 loss to Middle Tennessee State University.

Thomas and the Screaming Eagles are back in action at crosstown rival University of Evansville on Thursday, September 18 at 6 p.m.

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VALPO WOMEN’S GOLF

SKIBINSKI SOLID ON FIRST DAY AT BALL STATE

Valparaiso University women’s golf senior Taylor Skibinski (Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City) led the team in both rounds of Monday’s action, as the Beacons played 36 holes as part of the Brittany Kelly Classic, hosted by Ball State at the par-72, 6291-yard Players Club at Woodland Trails in Yorktown, Ind.

How It Happened

Skibinski went sub-80 in both rounds, starting the tournament with a 79 in Round 1 before following with a 77 in Round 2, the best score by a Beacon on Monday. Her 36-hole score of 156 is ranked 22nd in the 50-player field. Skibinski put together a red-hot stretch where she birdied three out of four holes from Holes 5-8 in Round 2. Over her final nine holes of the day, Skibinski was three under par and she shot par or better on eight of those nine holes.

Senior Katelyn McCoy (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton) and freshman Katie Estridge (Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi) each posted a 165 over the first 36 holes and they are tied for 43rd on the player leaderboard. Estridge’s second round was the best by a Valpo player outside of Skibinski, as the freshman carded an 80. Estridge finished her day on a high note, birdying her final two holes in Round 2.

The Beacons are eighth on the team leaderboard at 658 (332-326), while the host Cardinals hold the team lead at 587 even without counting the score of Sarah Gallagher, who leads the tournament as an individual at three under.

Thoughts from Head Coach Jill McCoy

“Taylor had her putter working very well today. She played very solid golf. Katelyn started to play very consistently; she just had a few problem holes. Katie also put together a solid round this afternoon. I’m looking forward to watching everyone continue to make positive progress tomorrow!”

Up Next

The third and final round of the tournament will take place on Tuesday with an 8 a.m. CT / 9 a.m. ET shotgun start. A link to live scoring via Clippd is available on ValpoAthletics.com.

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IUNDY FOOTBALL

CONTRERAS, HERRON BRING HOME GLVC FOOTBALL WEEKLY ACCOLADES

INDIANAPOLIS – UIndy football linebacker Alvin Contreras and kicker/punter Andrew Herron have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Players of the Week in football, it was announced by the league office Monday. The duo helped the Greyhounds earn a 33-26 comeback win versus No. 20 Ashland over the weekend.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Alvin Contreras

So. | LB | Indianapolis, Ind.

Major: Sport Management

Team Result: 33-26 W vs. #20 Ashland (9/13)

Recovered two fumbles, returning both for touchdowns

Recorded a 43-yard, scoop-and-score touchdown in second quarter

Pounced on loose ball in the endzone to notch second touchdown as time expired in fourth quarter

Nabbed first career interception in fourth quarter to set up go-ahead score

Racked up eight tackles, including five solo stops

Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week Award

Last Greyhounds’ Defensive Player of the Week: Clay Schulte (11/11/24)

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Andrew Herron

Fr. | K/P | Hebron, Ky.

Major: Sport Management

Team Result: 33-26 W vs. #20 Ashland (9/13)

Punted nine times, racking up 369 yards

Landed five punts inside the 20 yard line

Boomed three 50-plus yard punts

Converted all three extra-point attempts

Earns first career Special Teams Player of the Week Award

Last Greyhounds’ Special Teams Player of the Week: Markez Gillam (11/11/24)

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UINDY VOLLEYBALL

LYNCH NAMED GLVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR SECOND WEEK IN A ROW

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis sophomore outside hitter Maddie Lynch was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Offensive Player of the Week in women’s volleyball, it was announced by the league office Monday.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Maddie Lynch, (RV) Indianapolis

So. | OH | Plainfield, Ind.

Major: Psychology

Team Results: 3-0 W vs. Ursuline (9/9) | 3-0 W vs. D’Youville, 3-0 W at Cedarville (9/12) | 3-2 L at West Liberty, 3-0 W vs. Saginaw Valley State (9/13)

Registered 69 kills (4.06/set) and 77 points (4.53/set) in 17 sets

Recorded .377 hitting percentage

Added 15 blocks, seven digs, and an assist

Leads GLVC in kills per set at 3.90

Named to Cedarville All-Tournament Team

Best performance came against D’Youville where she recorded 13 kills on a .571 hitting percentage and added five blocks in a three-set sweep

Earns second career Offensive Player of the Week Award (9/5/25)

Last Greyhounds’ Offensive Player of the Week: Maddie Lynch (9/5/25)

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MARIAN FOOTBALL

MARIAN FOOTBALL MOVES TO NO. 21 IN LATEST COACHES POLL

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Marian football team jumped two places in the latest NAIA Coaches Top-25 Poll, with the Knights settling in at No. 21 in the first poll of the regular-season Netting Professionals rankings.

Grand View (Iowa) collected all 16 first-place votes and is the unanimous No. 1, while Keiser, Benedictine, and Morningside remain in the top-four. Indiana Wesleyan moved into the top-five at the fifth position following their 2-1 start to the year.

The preseason MSFA favorites are the lone teams in the league to be ranked entering week three of the season. St. Francis (IN) dropped out of the top-25 and is the fourth team in the receiving votes list, while Taylor sits two spots behind. St. Francis (Ill.) and Olivet Nazarene are also receiving votes.

The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration. A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.

FOOTBALL SWEEPS MSFA MIDWEST LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

INDIANAPOLIS – With a dominant win over a Mideast League foe in Defiance, No. 23 Marian sweeps the third edition of the MSFA Midwest League Player of the Week honors. Tristan Polk was named as the Offensive Player of the Week, Cade Houseman earned  Defensive Player of the Week, and Montasi Clay took Special Teams Player of the Week.

Polk had a strong day for Marian in the win over Defiance, passing for 134 yards and a touchdown, while the quarterback set career-best rushing numbers on the afternoon. The senior ran for two touchdowns and a career-high 71 yards, scampering 63 yards on one of his two scores for his longest career rush. The player of the week honor is the first in Polk’s career

Cade Houseman earned his second career MSFA Player of the Week honor following Saturday’s performance, making a team-high nine tackles in the win against the Yellow Jackets. Houseman made 1.5 tackles for loss in the win, and is the Knights’ leading tackler after three games.

Montasi Clay ended the scoring fireworks on Saturday with an 84-yard kickoff return touchdown, scoring his first career touchdown at the end of Marian’s win over Defiance. Clay returned two kicks for 100 yards and made one reception in the win, earning his first career MSFA Player of the Week award.

Marian is idle this coming week, and will finish out the month on September 27 against No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan.

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+++SPORTS EXTRA+++

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

Sept. 16

1914 — Roger Peckinpaugh, at 23, was hired to finish the season as manager of the New York Yankees.

1924 — Jim Bottomley went 6-for-6 and batted in a record 12 runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 17-3. His hits included two home runs.

1926 — The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 23-3 at the Baker Bowl. The Cardinals scored 12 runs in the third inning to set a franchise record.

1939 — The New York Yankees clinched their fourth successive pennant with a win over Detroit. It was the 11th pennant overall.

1957 — The Los Angeles City Council approved a 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for a ballpark for the Dodgers. The club’s obligation was to finance a public recreation area.

1960 — Warren Spahn, 39, pitched a no-hitter and set an all-time Braves record with 15 strikeouts. Milwaukee beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0.

1965 — Dave Morehead of the Boston Red Sox pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park. Morehead walked one batter and struck out.

1975 — The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Chicago Cubs in Wrigley Field 22-0. It was the most one-sided shutout since 1900. Rennie Stennett had seven hits, including two two-hit innings. Pittsburgh’s Rennie Stennett tied a major league mark established in 1892 going 7-for-7 in a nine-inning game. The Pirates’ second baseman got two hits in one inning twice (in the first and fifth innings.

1988 — Cincinnati’s Tom Browning pitched a perfect game as the Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0. Browning struck out eight and allowed eight balls to be hit out of the infield.

1993 — Dave Winfield of the Minnesota Twins became the 19th player in major league history to get 3,000 hits. Winfield singled off Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley in a 5-1 win at home.

1996 — Minnesota’s Paul Molitor got his 3,000th career hit, becoming the 21st major leaguer to reach the mark, in a 6-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

1997 — Philadelphia’s Curt Schilling struck out nine in the Phillies win over the New York Mets to become the 13th pitcher since 1900 with 300 strikeouts in a season.

2000 — Chicago’s Sammy Sosa became the third player to hit 50 home runs in three different seasons, joining Babe Ruth and Mark McGwire. Sosa homered in the Cubs’ 7-6 loss to St. Louis, joining McGwire as the only players to hit 50 in three straight years.

2006 — Washington’s Alfonso Soriano became the fourth player in major league history to record 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season in an 8-4 win over Milwaukee. Soriano when he swiped second base, his 40th stolen base, to go along with 45 home runs.

2006 — Chone Figgins hit for the cycle in the Los Angeles Angels’ 12-6 loss to the Texas Rangers.

2007 — Jim Thome became the 23rd player — and third this season — to reach 500 home runs. The slugger hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning off reliever Dustin Moseley to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

2014 — Jake Arrieta took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning before giving up Brandon Phillips’ one-out double, the only blemish for the Chicago Cubs pitcher in a 7-0 win over Cincinnati. Arrieta struck out 13 and walked one in his first career complete game.

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Sept. 17

1912 — Brooklyn’s Casey Stengel makes his major league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates, finishing with four singles, two RBIs and two steals in a 7-3 win.

1920 — Bobby Veach of the Detroit Tigers hit for the cycle in a 14-13 12-inning win over the Boston Red Sox at Navin Field. Veach had six hits, achieving the cycle with a double in the ninth.

1930 — Cleveland’s Earl Averill drove in eight runs with three consecutive home runs to lead the Indians to a 13-7 victory over the Washington Senators in a doubleheader opener. Averill added another homer in the nightcap, setting an American League record with 11 RBIs in a doubleheader.

1941 — Stan Musial makes his major league debut.

1947 — Jackie Robinson named Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News.

1968 — Gaylord Perry of the San Francisco Giants pitched a no-hitter, a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and Bob Gibson. Ron Hunt homered for the only run.

1984 — Reggie Jackson became the 13th player to hit 500 home runs. The milestone shot came off Kansas City pitcher Bud Black. His homer came exactly 17 years after his first career hit.

1984 — Rookie pitcher Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets struck out 16 Phillies in a 2-1 loss at Philadelphia. Five days earlier, Gooden fanned 16 Pittsburgh Pirates tying a major league record for 32 strikeouts in two consecutive games.

1988 — Jeff Reardon became the first pitcher to save 40 games in both leagues as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1. Reardon, who saved 42 games for the Montreal Expos in 1985, pitched the ninth inning for his 40th save in 47 opportunities.

1996 — Hideo Nomo pitched a no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-0 victory. Nomo walked four batters and stuck out eight.

2004 — San Francisco’s Barry Bonds hit the 700th home run of his career, joining Babe Ruth (714) and Hank Aaron (755) as the only players to reach the milestone. Bonds connected in the third inning at home, a 392-foot solo shot to left-center. San Francisco beat San Diego 4-1.

2004 — Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki broke Lloyd Waner’s season record for singles with his 199th in a 6-3 win over Oakland. Suzuki’s two hits gave him 235 for the season, 22 shy of the major league record set by George Sisler of the St. Louis Browns in 1920.

2008 — Seattle’s Ichiro Suzuki matched Willie Keeler’s major league record of eight straight 200-hit seasons, beating out an infield single in the eighth inning for his third hit against Kansas City.

2018 — Christian Yelich became the first major leaguer to hit for the cycle twice in one season against the same team, driving in four runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cincinnati Reds 8-0.

2024 — With a stolen base in the 1st inning, Bobby Witt Jr. becomes the first shortstop to have more than one 30-30 season, as he now has 30 steals and 32 homers; he also just the 8th player to accomplish the feat in consecutive seasons.

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Sept. 18

1903 — Philadelphia’s Chick Fraser pitched a 10-0 no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs in the second game of a doubleheader. The Cubs won the opener 6-5. Fraser struck out five and walked four. Peaches Graham, normally a catcher, was the loser in his only major league decision.

1908 — Bob Rhoads of the Indians pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox for a 2-1 victory in Cleveland.

1930 — New York pitcher Red Ruffing hit two home runs as the Yankees edged the St. Louis Browns 7-6 in 10 innings.

1954 — The Cleveland Indians clinched the American League pennant with a 3-2 triumph over the Detroit Tigers.

1963 — The New York Mets lost their last game at the Polo Grounds — 5-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies before a crowd of 1,752.

1968 — Ray Washburn threw a 2-0 no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park, one day after the Giants’ Gaylord Perry tossed a no-hitter against Washburn’s St. Louis Cardinals.

1980 — Minnesota’s Gary Ward hit for the cycle in a 9-8 loss at Milwaukee. It was Ward’s 14th career game and the home run was his first in the major leagues. The Brewers won the game in the bottom of the ninth on Gorman Thomas’ two-out two-run homer.

1984 — The Detroit Tigers clinched the American League East Division with a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, making the Tigers the fourth team in major league history to lead from start to finish. The other three teams were the 1923 New York Giants, 1927 New York Yankees and the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers.

1984 — Montreal’s Tim Raines became the first player in major league history with four consecutive seasons of 70 or more stolen bases by swiping four in the Expos’ 7-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

1985 — Boston catcher Rich Gedman hit for the cycle and drove in seven runs as the Red Sox rout the Toronto Blue Jays, 13-1.

1987 — Detroit’s Darrell Evans became the first 40-year-old player in major league history to hit 30 home runs in a season as the Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6.

1996 — Roger Clemens equaled his own major league record, fanning 20 batters and pitching a four-hitter to lead Boston over the Detroit Tigers 4-0.

2003 — Atlanta clinched its 12th straight division title when second-place Florida was mathematically eliminated from the NL East race after a 5-4 loss to Philadelphia. The record title streak started in 1991, when the Braves won the NL West. They moved to the East Division in 1994 and trailed Montreal by six games when the strike stopped the season in August.

2006 — The Los Angeles Dodgers hit four consecutive homers in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and Nomar Garciaparra’s two-run homer in the 10th lifted Los Angeles to an 11-10 victory over the San Diego Padres.

2011 — Erick Aybar went 4 for 4, with four extra-base hits and tied a franchise record by scoring five runs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

2012 — Dusty Baker managed his 3,000th game, guiding the Cincinnati Reds against one of his former teams, the Chicago Cubs.

2020 — Garrett Crochet becomes the first player in over a decade to go straight to the majors when the #11 pick from the 2020 amateur draft makes his maiden appearance pitching in relief for the White Sox against the Reds. After working out at the Sox’s alternate training site in Schaumburg, IL since being signed, he impresses by striking two of three batter he faces and regularly hitting 100 mph on the radar gun with his fastball.

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+++TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY+++

Sept. 16

1885 — The America’s Cup is successfully defended by U.S. yacht Puritan as it beats Britain’s Genesta in two heats.

1926 — Henri Cochet ends Bill Tilden’s six-year reign as the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association champion as he beats Tilden in the quarterfinals.

1927 — Rene Lacoste wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship, beating Bill Tilden in three sets.

1951 — Betsy Rawls wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf title by edging Louise Suggs.

1955 — The formation of the United States Auto Club is completed and will oversee four major categories of auto races.

1973 — O.J. Simpson rushes for 250 yards to lead the Buffalo Bills to a 31-13 victory over the New England Patriots.

1989 — No. 1 Notre Dame beats No. 2 Michigan 24-19 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Fighting Irish wide receiver Raghib Ismail steals the show by returning kickoffs 88 and 92 yards for touchdowns. It’s the second time Ismail has two kickoff returns for touchdowns in the same game, accomplishing the feat against Rice in 1988.

1993 — Dave Winfield of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 19th player in major league history to get 3,000 hits, with a single off Oakland’s Dennis Eckersley.

1996 — Paul Molitor gets his 3,000th career hit, becoming the 21st major leaguer to reach the mark and the first to do it with a triple.

2000 — Zippy Chippy, a 9-year-old gelding, finishes third in the eighth race at the Three-County Fair in Northampton, Mass., extending his record as the losingest horse in American thoroughbred history to 88 races.

2000 — Sammy Sosa becomes the second player to hit 50 or more home runs in three consecutive years, joining Mark McGwire.

2001 — Jason Bohn shoots a 13-under 58 at Huron Oaks Country Club to win the Canadian Tour’s Bayer Championship by two strokes and go one below the best round ever shot in PGA Tour-sanctioned competition.

2007 — Jim Thome is the 23rd player — and third this season — to reach 500 home runs. The slugger hits a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning off reliever Dustin Moseley to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

2007 — Bengals QB Carson Palmer passes for six TDs and the Browns’ Derek Anderson has five in Cleveland’s 51-45 win over Cincinnati, making it just the third time in NFL history that two QBs threw five TD passes apiece in the same game.

2010 — The Seattle Storm complete their undefeated march through the postseason, beating the Atlanta Dream 87-84 for a three-game sweep in the WNBA finals.

2012 — Eli Manning hits 31 of 51 passes for 510 yards — the second-best passing day in team history — with three touchdown passes and three interceptions as the New York Giants rally for a 41-34 win over Tampa Bay.

2012 — NHL locks out its players after the expiry of the collective bargaining agreement.

2017 — In front of the largest crowd to attend a stand-alone MLS match, Josef Martinez gets his second hat trick in a row and his third of the season to help Atlanta United hold on for a 3-3 draw against Orlando City. Atlanta United sets the record with 70,425 on hand at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

2018 — Scott Dixon has a steady drive to win his fifth IndyCar championship with ease. Dixon, needing an uneventful finale at Sonoma Raceway, finishes second behind winner Ryan Hunter-Reay. His fifth title moves him into second in IndyCar history, two behind A.J. Foyt.

2018 — Patrick Mahomes is 23 for 28 for 326 yards and six touchdown passes in Kansas City’s 42-37 win over Pittsburgh. His 10 touchdown passes through two weeks are the most by a quarterback through two games in NFL history.

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Sept. 17

1897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill.

1917 — Honus Wagner, retires at 43, Pirates retire his #33.

1920 — The forerunner of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, is founded in an automobile showroom in Canton, Ohio. Twelve teams pay a $100 fee to obtain a franchise.

1938 — Don Budge completes the Grand Slam with a four-set victory over Gene Mako in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships.

1947 — Jackie Robinson named Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News.

1953 — Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player.

1954 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Ezzard Charles in the eighth round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.

1955 — In the first color telecast of a football game by NBC, No. 10 Georgia Tech defeats No. 9 Miami 14-6 in Atlanta. The winning score comes in the final minute when linebacker Jimmy Morris returns an interception 25 yards for a touchdown.

1961 — The Minnesota Vikings, the newest NFL franchise, beats the league’s oldest franchise, the Chicago Bears, 37-13 win in the season opener. Minnesota’s Fran Tarkenton, playing his first NFL game, comes off the bench to become the only quarterback to throw four touchdown passes in his first game.

1964 — Mickey Mantle gets career hits #1,999, #2,000, and #2,001 and his 450th home run in a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

1966 — In his head coaching debut, coach Joe Paterno leads Penn State past Maryland 15-7.

1967 — Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts passes for 401 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-31 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.

1977 — The U.S. wins the Ryder Cup 12½-7½ at Royal Lytham & St Annes England. It’s the last time that a Britain and Ireland team competes for the Ryder Cup. The Ryder Cup expands the GB&I to include golfers from all of continental Europe in 1979.

1984 — Reggie Jackson is the 13th player to hit 500 home runs.

1994 — UNLV receiver Randy Gatewood catches 23 passes for 363 yards and a touchdown in a 48-38 loss to Idaho.

2000 — Dan Marino’s #13 jersey is retired by the Miami Dolphins.

2002 — Suzy Whaley becomes the first woman to qualify for a PGA Tour event, earning an exemption to the 2003 Greater Hartford Open by winning a PGA Section Championship. Whaley is also is the first woman to win a Section Championship.

2004 — San Francisco’s Barry Bonds hits his 700th home run, joining Babe Ruth (714) and Hank Aaron (755) as the only players to reach the milestone.

2016 — Cam Pedersen kicks a 37-yard field as time expired and North Dakota State of the FC, rallies to beat No. 13 Iowa 23-21 for its sixth straight win over an FBS opponent.

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Sept. 18

1899 — The Cincinnati Open begins. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States still played in its original city and is now known as the Cincinnati Masters & Women’s Open.

1938 — The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 2-0. Left end Dick Plasman tackles Arnie Herber in the end zone in the fourth quarter for the win.

1946 — Joe Louis knocks out Tami Mauriello in the first round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.

1960 — Goose Gonsoulin intercepts four passes to lead the Denver Broncos to a 27-21 win over the Buffalo Bills.

1965 — In his first collegiate game, quarterback Billy Stevens of Texas-El Paso gains 483 total yards in a 61-15 rout of North Texas State. Receiver Chuck Hughes has 349 of those yards.

1966 — Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas throws 4 touchdown passes in 38-23 win at Minnesota to surpass Y.A. Tittle as NFL’s career leader with 212; finishes career with 290 TD passes.

1967 — U.S. yacht Intrepid beats the Australian yacht Dame Pattie in four straight races to defend the America’s Cup.

1977 — U.S. yacht Courageous beats the challenger Australia in four straight races to defend the America’s Cup.

1982 — In a rare father-son matchup, coach Jack Elway leads San Jose State to its second consecutive upset of quarterback John Elway and Stanford 35-31 in Palo Alto, Calif. John Elway completes 24-of-36 passes for 382 yards and three touchdowns. Spartans quarterback Steve Clarkson, throws for 285 yards, three touchdowns and scores on a three-yard keeper for the win after a Cardinal fumble. Stanford reaches the Spartans’ 26-yard line, but Elway gets sacked on four consecutive plays to end the game.

1996 — Roger Clemens equals his own major league record, fanning 20 batters and pitching a four-hitter to lead Boston over the Detroit Tigers 4-0.

2003 — Atlanta clinches its 12th straight division title when second-place Florida is mathematically eliminated from the NL East race. The record title streak started in 1991, when the Braves won the NL West. They moved to the East Division in 1994 and trailed Montreal by six games when the strike stopped the season in August.

2005 — Green Bay’s Brett Favre joins Dan Marino and John Elway with 50,000 yards passing and also breaks Elway’s single-stadium NFL touchdown record of 180 with a 4-yard toss to Tony Fisher with 4 seconds left of a 26-24 loss to Cleveland at Lambeau Field.

2011 — At 16, Lexi Thompson becomes the youngest player to win an LPGA Tour event. The 16-year-old Floridian closes with a 2-under 70 to win by five strokes over Tiffany Joh at the Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala. Thompson shatters the age record for winning a multiple-round tournament held by Paula Creamer, who won in 2005 at 18.

2011 — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton sets an NFL rookie record by throwing for 432 yards against the Green Bay Packers. Newton, who tied the record by throwing for 422 yards in last week’s loss at Arizona, completes 28 of 46 passes with one touchdown in the 30-23 loss to the Packers. Newton’s 854 yards passing is also the most yards for a player in his first two games.

2013 — American Jordan Burroughs earns another wrestling world title. Burroughs, a gold medalist at the 2012 Olympics, extends his undefeated streak to 65 matches with a 4-0 victory over Iran’s Ezzatollah Akbarizarinkolaei in the 163-pound category at the Laszlo Papp Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary.

2016 — Detroit’s Anquan Boldin has a touchdown catch in the Lions’ 16-15 loss to Tennessee, to join Terrell Owens as the only players in NFL history to have at least 1,000 career receptions and a touchdown catch with four teams.

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+++TV SPORTS+++

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Tuesday, Sept. 16

COLLEGE GOLF

4 p.m.

GOLF — 2025 Jackson T. Stephens Cup: Second Round, Shoreacres, Lake Bluff, Ill.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

7:30 p.m.

FS1 — Nebraska at Creighton

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Atlanta at Washington (1:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

TBS — San Diego at N.Y. Mets

TRUTV — San Diego at N.Y. Mets

10 p.m.

TBS — Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers

TRUTV — Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers

SOCCER (MEN’S)

12:40 p.m.

CBSSN — UEFA Champions League: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise at PSV Eindhoven

2:55 p.m.

CBSSN — UEFA Champions League: Qarabag at Benfica

8 p.m.

CBSSN — U.S. Open Cup: Philadelphia at Nashville SC, Semifinal

10 p.m.

FS2 — Canadian Championship: Forge FC at Vancouver, Semifinal – Leg 2

TENNIS

1 a.m. (Wednesday)

TENNIS — BJK Cup Finals: Quarterfinals

TRACK AND FIELD

6:30 a.m.

USA — World Athletics Championships: Day 4, Tokyo

6 a.m. (Wednesday)

USA — World Athletics Championships: Day 5, Tokyo

VOLLEYBALL (MEN’S)

5:30 a.m. (Wednesday)

CBSSN — FIVB World Championships Pool Play: U.S. vs. Cuba, Pool D, Manila, Philippines

WNBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Playoffs: Atlanta at Indiana, First Round – Game 2

9:30 p.m.

ESPN — Playoffs: Las Vegas at Seattle, First Round – Game 2