THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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INDIANA SRN FOOTBALL POLLS WEEK 4

6A

1. BROWNSBURG
2. WESTFIELD
3. CROWN POINT
4. CENTER GROVE
5. AVON
6. PENN
7. WARREN CENTRAL
8. LAWRENCE NORTH
9. CARMEL
10. FW CARROLL

5A

1. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
2. NEW PALESTINE
3. CATHEDRAL
4. EAST CENTRAL
5. WARSAW
6. FLOYD CENTRAL
7. MERRILLVILLE
8. CONCORD
9. CASTLE
10. PLAINFIELD

4A

1. BISHOP CHATARD
2. EAST CENTRAL
3. FW DWENGER
4. EAST NOBLE
5. SB ST. JOSEPH
6. HOBART
7. MISHAWAKA
8. EVANSVILLE REITZ
9. NORTHRIDGE
10. DANVILLE

3A

1. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
2. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
3. ANDREAN
4. GIBSON SOUTHERN
5. ADAMS CENTRAL
6. INDIAN CREEK
7. TWIN LAKES
8. LAWRENCEBURG
9. TRI-WEST
10. MACONAQUAH

2A

1. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL
2. INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN
3. SOUTH PUTNAM
4. LAPEL
5. BLUFFTON
6. NORTH POSEY
7. EASTERN (GREENTOWN)
8. EASTSIDE
9. EASTERN HANCOCK
10. BREMAN

1A

1. RIVERTON PARKE
2. NORTH JUDSON
3. PIONEER
4. NORTH DAVIESS
5. CLINTON PRAIRIE
6. MADISON-GRANT
7. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
8. MILAN
9. SPRINGS VALLEY

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INDIANA FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION POLLS

6A

1. BROWNSBURG
2. WESTFIELD
3. CENTER GROVE
4. WARREN CENTRAL
5. LAWRENCE NORTH
6. CROWN POINT
7. PENN
8. CARMEL
9. AVON
10. FW CARROLL

5A

1. NEW PALESTINE
2. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
3. CATHEDRAL
4. WARSAW
5. FLOYD CENTRAL
6. CONCORD
7. LAFAYETTE JEFF
8. CASTLE
9. PLAINFIELD
10. PENDLETON HEIGHTS

4A

1. BISHOP CHATARD
2. FW DWENGER
3. EAST CENTRAL
4. EAST NOBLE
5. SB ST. JOSEPH
6. HOBART
7. RONCALLI
8. EVANSVILLE REITZ
9. YORKTOWN
10. MISHAWAKA

3A

1. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
2. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
3. LAWRENCEBURG
4. ANDREAN
5. GIBSON SOUTHERN
6. ADAMS CENTRAL
7. TRI-WEST
8. INDIAN CREEK
9. TWIN LAKES
10. BLUFFTON

2A

1. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL
2. SOUTH PUTNAM
3. LUTHERAN
4. LAPEL
5. EASTSIDE
6. EASTERN GREENTOWN
7. CASCADE
8. NORTH POSEY
9. RENSSELAER CENTRAL
10. EASTERN HANCOCK

1A

1. RIVERTON PARKE
2. PIONEER
3. NORTH JUDSON
4. MILAN
5. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
6. NORTH DAVIESS
7. MADISON-GRANT
8. FW CARROLL
9. SOUTH ADAMS
10. CLINTON PRAIRIE/SPRINGS VALLEY

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 4 SCHEDULE

ALEXANDRIA (2-1) AT MISSISSINEWA (2-1)

ANGOLA (2-1) AT GARRETT (0-3)

AVON (3-0) AT BROWNSBURG (3-0)

BATESVILLE (3-0) AT RUSHVILLE (0-3)

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (2-1) AT NEW ALBANY (1-2)

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, 54-0.

BEECH GROVE (3-0) AT TRITON CENTRAL (1-2)

BLACKFORD (1-2) AT EASTBROOK (1-2)

BLOOMINGTON NORTH (2-1) AT MOORESVILLE (2-1)

BOONE GROVE (1-2) AT GRIFFITH (3-0)

BOONVILLE (3-0) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-2)

BREBEUF JESUIT (2-1) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (2-1)

BROWN COUNTY (1-2) AT NORTH DECATUR (1-2)

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (3-0) AT SALEM (1-2)

BYRON CENTER (MICH.) AT HAMMOND MORTON (1-2)

CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT WHITING (1-2)

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-3) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (1-1)

CARROLL (FLORA) (2-1) AT DELPHI (1-2)

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (2-1) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (3-0)

CASCADE (2-1) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (1-2)

CENTER GROVE (2-1) AT BEN DAVIS (2-1)

CHESTERTON (2-1) AT LAPORTE (1-2)

CLARKSVILLE (3-0) AT PROVIDENCE (0-3)

CLOVERDALE (2-1) AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (2-1)

CORYDON CENTRAL (1-2) AT SCOTTSBURG (2-1)

COVENANT CHRISTIAN (2-1) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (0-3)

COVINGTON (1-2) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (0-3)

CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-3) AT SOUTH DECATUR (1-2)

CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-1) AT NORTH PUTNAM (1-2)

CULVER (1-2) AT WINAMAC (2-1)

CULVER ACADEMY (1-2) AT MCCUTCHEON (1-2)

DECATUR CENTRAL (2-1) AT MARTINSVILLE (0-3)

DEKALB (3-0) AT EAST NOBLE (3-0)

DELTA (1-2) AT YORKTOWN (2-1)

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-3) AT BOWMAN ACADEMY (1-1)

EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (3-0) AT TAYLOR (0-3)

EASTERN (PEKIN) (0-3) AT EDINBURGH (1-2)

EASTERN HANCOCK (3-0) AT NEW CASTLE (1-2)

EASTSIDE (3-0) AT FREMONT (3-0)

ELKHART (2-1) AT SOUTH BEND RILEY (1-2)

EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-3) AT CASTLE (2-1)

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (3-0) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (3-0)

EVANSVILLE REITZ (3-0) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (1-2)

FAIRFIELD (2-1) AT LAKELAND (1-2)

FISHERS (0-3) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (1-2)

FLOYD CENTRAL (3-0) AT SEYMOUR (0-3)

FOREST PARK (3-0) AT TECUMSEH (2-1)

FORT WAYNE NORTH (1-2) AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (1-2)

FORT WAYNE SNIDER (1-2) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (0-3)

FORT WAYNE SOUTH (1-2) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (0-3)

FRANKLIN (2-1) AT WHITELAND (0-3)

FRANKLIN CENTRAL (1-2) AT ZIONSVILLE (2-1)

FRANKLIN COUNTY (3-0) AT EAST CENTRAL (2-1)

FRANKTON (0-3) AT OAK HILL (0-3)

FRONTIER (1-2) AT FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-2)

GIBSON SOUTHERN (2-1) AT HENDERSON COUNTY (KY.)

GOSHEN (1-2) AT CONCORD (2-1)

GREENSBURG (2-1) AT LAWRENCEBURG (2-1)

HAMILTON HEIGHTS (0-3) AT TIPTON (3-0)

HAMMOND NOLL (2-1) AT WHEELER (3-0)

HANOVER CENTRAL (3-0) AT LOWELL (1-2)

HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (1-2) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (1-2)

HENRYVILLE (0-2) AT TRINITY LUTHERAN (2-1)

HERITAGE HILLS (2-1) AT SOUTHRIDGE (1-2)

HIGHLAND (1-2) AT CALUMET (2-1)

HOMESTEAD (2-1) AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-1)

HUNTINGTON NORTH (2-1) AT COLUMBIA CITY (2-1)

INDIAN CREEK (3-0) AT MONROVIA (1-2)

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (0-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (2-1)

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (1-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (3-0)

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (3-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (0-3)

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-2) AT ANDERSON (0-3)

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (1-2) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (3-0)

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (2-1) AT PARK TUDOR (1-2)

INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (0-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH (0-3)

JASPER (1-2) AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-3)

JAY COUNTY (2-1) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (2-1)

JENNINGS COUNTY (2-1) AT COLUMBUS EAST (1-2)

JIMTOWN (1-2) AT JOHN GLENN (1-2)

KANKAKEE VALLEY (0-3) AT HOBART (3-0)

KNIGHTSTOWN (2-1) AT UNION CITY (0-3)

KOKOMO (0-3) AT JEFFERSONVILLE (1-2)

LAKE CENTRAL (1-2) AT CROWN POINT (3-0)

LAKE STATION (1-2) AT WEST CENTRAL (2-1)

LAPEL (3-0) AT CENTERVILLE (1-2)

LAVILLE (1-2) AT BREMEN (3-0)

LAWRENCE CENTRAL (1-2) AT WARREN CENTRAL (3-0)

LEO (2-1) AT NEW HAVEN (0-3)

LEWIS CASS (1-2) AT MANCHESTER (1-2)

LOGANSPORT (3-0) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (2-1)

MACONAQUAH (3-0) AT WHITKO (0-3)

MADISON-GRANT (3-0) AT ELWOOD (1-2)

MARION (0-3) AT LEBANON (2-1)

MERRILLVILLE (2-1) AT PORTAGE (0-3)

MILAN (2-1) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (1-2)

MISHAWAKA (2-1) AT WARSAW (3-0)

MITCHELL (0-3) AT EASTERN GREENE (1-2)

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (0-3) AT SOUTH SPENCER (0-3)

MUNCIE CENTRAL (2-1) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (3-0)

MUNSTER (1-2) AT ANDREAN (2-1)

NEW PALESTINE (2-1) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (2-1)

NEW PRAIRIE (0-3) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (2-1)

NOBLESVILLE HOMESCHOOL AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD (2-1)

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (1-2) AT LAWRENCE NORTH (2-1)

NORTH DAVIESS (3-0) AT PIKE CENTRAL (0-3)

NORTH HARRISON (0-3) AT CHARLESTOWN (2-1)

NORTH MIAMI (1-2) AT NORTH JUDSON (3-0)

NORTH POSEY (3-0) AT TELL CITY (3-0)

NORTH WHITE (1-2) AT TRI-COUNTY (0-3)

NORTHEASTERN (1-2) AT WINCHESTER (1-2)

NORTHVIEW (3-0) AT WEST VIGO (0-3)

NORTHWOOD (1-2) AT PLYMOUTH (1-2)

NORWELL (2-1) AT BELLMONT (0-3)

OWEN VALLEY (2-1) AT EDGEWOOD (1-2)

PARKE HERITAGE (2-1) AT ATTICA (1-2)

PENDLETON HEIGHTS (3-0) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (1-2)

PERRY CENTRAL (1-2) AT PAOLI (1-2)

PERU (2-1) AT NORTHWESTERN (2-1)

PHALEN ACADEMY AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (1-2)

PIKE (0-3) AT CARMEL (1-2)

PIONEER (3-0) AT CASTON (3-0)

PLAINFIELD (2-1) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (2-1)

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (0-3) AT CHURUBUSCO (0-3)

RENSSELAER CENTRAL (3-0) AT NORTH KNOX (1-2)

RIVER FOREST (1-2) AT GARY WEST (2-0)

RIVERTON PARKE (3-0) AT SEEGER (2-1)

ROCHESTER (2-1) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (3-0)

SHELBYVILLE (2-1) AT TRI-WEST (2-1)

SHENANDOAH (0-3) AT CONNERSVILLE (1-2)

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

SILVER CREEK (1-2) AT MADISON (2-1)

SOUTH ADAMS (1-2) AT HERITAGE (3-0)

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (3-0) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (1-2)

SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-3) AT PENN (3-0)

SOUTH DEARBORN (1-2) AT RICHMOND (1-2)

SOUTH VERMILLION (1-2) AT NORTH VERMILLION (1-2)

SOUTHERN WELLS (1-2) AT WES-DEL (3-0)

SOUTHMONT (2-1) AT FRANKFORT (0-3)

SOUTHPORT (1-2) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-3)

SOUTHWOOD (0-3) AT NORTHFIELD (1-2)

SPEEDWAY (3-0) AT GREENWOOD (1-2)

SULLIVAN (2-1) AT LINTON (0-3)

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (2-1) AT DANVILLE (3-0)

TIPPECANOE VALLEY (2-1) AT KNOX (0-3)

TRI (2-1) AT MONROE CENTRAL (2-1)

TRI-CENTRAL (0-3) AT NORTH NEWTON (1-2)

TRITON (0-3) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (0-3)

TWIN LAKES (3-0) AT BENTON CENTRAL (0-3)

UNION COUNTY (1-2) AT HAGERSTOWN (3-0)

VALPARAISO (2-1) AT MICHIGAN CITY (0-3)

VINCENNES LINCOLN (2-1) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (3-0)

WASHINGTON (0-3) AT PRINCETON (1-2)

WAWASEE (0-3) AT NORTHRIDGE (3-0)

WEST LAFAYETTE (0-3) AT WESTERN (0-3)

WEST NOBLE (2-1) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (1-2)

WEST WASHINGTON (2-1) AT SPRINGS VALLEY (2-1)

WESTERN BOONE (1-2) AT GREENCASTLE (1-2)

WESTFIELD (3-0) AT NOBLESVILLE (2-1)

WOODLAN (2-1) AT BLUFFTON (3-0)

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

Z-RATINGS

4A

1. FW CARROLL
2. WESTFIELD
3. HAMILTON SE
4. CHESTERTON
5. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
6. PENN
7. YORKTOWN
8. HARRISON
9. PLAINFIELD
10. CARMEL

3A

1. PROVIDENCE
2. NORTHVIEW
3. BATESVILLE
4. TRI-WEST
5. CATHEDRAL
6. BARR-REEVE
7. GREENSBURG
8. BISHOP NOLL
9. HERITAGE
10. WEST NOBLE

2A

1. PERRY CENTRAL
2. WINCHESTER
3. SOUTHWOOD
4. ADAMS CENTRAL
5. LAPEL
6. MUNCIE BURRIS
7. TELL CITY
8. SOUTH ADAMS
9. TRINITY LUTHERAN
10. UNION COUNTY
    

1A

1. INDY LUTHERAN
2. SOUTHERN WELLS
3. TECUMSEH
4. MORGAN TOWNSHIP
5. COVINGTON
6. SOUTH NEWTON
7. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN
8. SHOALS
9. BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN
10. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER 

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

POLL

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

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https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

POLL

1. CARMEL
2. LAKE CENTRAL
3. HOMESTEAD
4. WESTFIELD
5. ZIONSVILLE
6. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA
7. FLOYD CENTRAL
8. GUERIN CATHOLIC
9. FISHERS
10. AVON
11. WHITELAND
12. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
13. PENN
14. COLUMBUS NORTH
15. FORT WAYNE CARROLL
16. FRANKLIN CENTRAL
17. COLUMBIA CITY
18. MORGAN TOWNSHIP
19. MUNSTER
20. BISHOP DWNGER
21. NORTH CENTRAL
22. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN
23. CENTER GROVE
24. HARRISON
25. NOBLESVILLE

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https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS

POLL
1.CARMEL

2.HSE

3.SB ST JOSEPH

4.ZIONSVILLE

5.BREBEUF

6.CENTER GROVE

7.DELTA

8.JASPER

9.GUERIN CATHOLIC

10.WESTFIELD

11.PENN

12.BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

13.PARK TUDOR

14.FW CARROLL

15.CULVER ACADEMY

16.KOKOMO

17.BARR REEVE

18.NOBLESVILLE

19.AVON

20.SEYMOUR

21.WEST LAFAYETTE

22.WHITELAND

23.NEW PALESTINE

24.FISHERS

25.COLUMBUS NORTH

26.BLOOMINGTON NORTH

27.BROWNSBURG

28.PLAINFIELD

29.GIBSON SOUTHERN

30.PROVIDENCE

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https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/tennis

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INDIANA GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

PHILLIES 1, BRAVES 0

METS 9, MARLINS 4

ORIOLES 6, GUARDIANS 4

RED SOX 5, ANGELS 2

BREWERS 4, CUBS 3

DIAMONDBACKS 5, ROYALS 4 (10 INNINGS)

TIGERS 5, TWINS 4

PADRES 3, NATIONALS 2

DODGERS 6, REDS 3

ATHLETICS 6, BLUE JAYS 5

GIANTS 5, CARDINALS 4 (11 INNINGS)

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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WNBA SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD

MONDAY, SEPT. 7

SMU 27 FLORIDA STATE 24

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 2

THURSDAY, SEPT. 10

FLORIDA A&M AT MIAMI | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

FRIDAY, SEPT. 11

VILLANOVA AT LOUISVILLE | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

NORFOLK STATE AT VIRGINIA | 7 P.M. | ACCNX

RICHMOND AT NC STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPNU

RUTGERS AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2

MISSOURI AT KANSAS | 8 P.M. | FOX

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12

OREGON AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN/DISNEY+

HOWARD AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

ARIZONA STATE AT TEXAS A&M | 12 P.M. | ABC

OKLAHOMA AT MICHIGAN | 12 P.M. | FOX

PENN STATE AT TEMPLE | 12 P.M. | ESPN2

WASHINGTON STATE AT KANSAS STATE | 12 P.M. | TNT

EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT NORTH CAROLINA | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

OLD DOMINION AT VIRGINIA TECH | 12 P.M. | CW

WAKE FOREST AT PURDUE | 12 P.M. | FS1

SOUTH FLORIDA AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN

APPALACHIAN STATE AT EAST CAROLINA | 12 P.M. | ESPNU

WOFFORD AT KENT STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+

DICKINSON (PA) AT DAVIDSON | 12 P.M. | ESPN+

MARIST AT LAFAYETTE | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+

WESTERN KENTUCKY AT GEORGIA | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

UT MARTIN AT WEST VIRGINIA | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

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

HOLY CROSS AT MIAMI (OHIO) | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

BUCKNELL AT VMI | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+

STONY BROOK AT BALL STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

EASTERN WASHINGTON AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

DUQUESNE AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

WILLIAM & MARY AT LEHIGH | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

DRAKE AT UNI | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

UTAH TECH AT MONTANA | 3 P.M. | ESPN+

RICE AT NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | NBC

ALABAMA AT KENTUCKY | 3:30 P.M. | ABC/DISNEY+

ARIZONA AT BYU | 3:30 P.M. | FOX

UTAH STATE AT WASHINGTON | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

MISSISSIPPI STATE AT MINNESOTA | 3:30 P.M. | CBS

WEBER STATE AT COLORADO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

UCF AT PITT | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN2

CAL AT SYRACUSE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

DUKE AT ILLINOIS | 3:30 P.M. | FS1

EASTERN MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

MARYLAND AT UCONN | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN

UTSA AT TEXAS STATE | 3:30 P.M. | CW

UL MONROE AT UAB | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

ROBERT MORRIS AT AKRON | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT TOLEDO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

SACRED HEART AT UMASS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

WAGNER AT JAMES MADISON | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

UNLV AT NORTH TEXAS | 3:45 P.M. | ESPNU

UC DAVIS AT SMU | 4 P.M. | ACCNX

NORTHERN COLORADO AT WYOMING | 4 P.M. | MW+

MERCYHURST AT NEW MEXICO | 4 P.M. | MW+

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

LAMAR AT IDAHO | 4 P.M. | ESPN+

DELAWARE AT VANDERBILT | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

MOREHEAD STATE AT AUSTIN PEAY | 5 P.M. | ESPN+

UIW AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 5 P.M. | ESPN+

CAMPBELL AT FLORIDA | 5:30 P.M. | SECN+

MEMPHIS AT BOISE STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK

BUFFALO AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

JACKSONVILLE STATE AT OHIO | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

GARDNER-WEBB AT LIBERTY | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

SAN DIEGO AT IDAHO STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

CHATTANOOGA AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT THE CITADEL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

FRANKLIN AT BUTLER | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

FURMAN AT MERCER | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

MONMOUTH AT WESTERN MICHIGAN | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+

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

SOUTHERN AT HOUSTON | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

TOWSON AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 7 P.M. | SECN+

WESTERN CAROLINA AT CINCINNATI | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

BOWLING GREEN AT NEBRASKA | 7 P.M. | FS1

SOUTHERN UTAH AT COLORADO STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN

TULSA AT SAM HOUSTON | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

ILLINOIS STATE AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | MW+

SOUTH ALABAMA AT TULANE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

WEST GEORGIA AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

GEORGIA STATE AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

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

LINDENWOOD AT MISSOURI STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

INDIANA STATE AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

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

SE MISSOURI STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

NORTH ALABAMA AT SE LOUISIANA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

TARLETON STATE AT MCNEESE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

UT RIO GRAND VALLEY AT NICHOLLS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

SAMFORD AT TENNESSEE TECH | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

NORTHWESTERN STATE AT EAST TEXAS A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

ARKANSAS BAPTIST AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

NEW HAVEN AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

SAN DIEGO STATE AT UCLA | 7:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

WESTERN ILLINOIS AT WISCONSIN | 7:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

OHIO STATE AT TEXAS | 7:30 P.M. | ABC

LOUISIANA TECH AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | SECN+

TEXAS TECH AT OREGON STATE | 7:30 P.M. | CBS

IOWA STATE AT IOWA | 7:30 P.M. | NBC

GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT CLEMSON | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

NAVY AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU

FORDHAM AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+

CHARLOTTE AT OLE MISS | 7:45 P.M. | ESPN2

SOUTHERN MISS AT AUBURN | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT BAYLOR | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

GRAMBLING AT TCU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

TEXAS SOUTHERN AT UTEP | 9 P.M. | MW+

CAL POLY AT SAN JOSE STATE | 9 P.M. | MW+

NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT AIR FORCE | 10 P.M. | FS1

NORTH DAKOTA AT PORTLAND STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+

ARKANSAS AT UTAH | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN

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

MONTANA STATE AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M. | CW

LOUISIANA AT USC | 11 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK

NEW MEXICO STATE AT HAWAI’I | 11:59 P.M. | MW+

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NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026

PATRIOTS @ SEAHAWKS 8:20 PM NBC / PEACOCK LUMEN FIELD, SEATTLE

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2026

49ERS @ RAMS 8:35 PM NETFLIX MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2026

BEARS @ PANTHERS 1:00 PM FOX BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM, CHARLOTTE

BUCCANEERS @ BENGALS 1:00 PM FOX PAYCOR STADIUM, CINCINNATI

SAINTS @ LIONS 1:00 PM FOX FORD FIELD, DETROIT

FALCONS @ STEELERS 1:00 PM FOX ACRISURE STADIUM, PITTSBURGH

BILLS @ TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS NRG STADIUM, HOUSTON

RAVENS @ COLTS 1:00 PM CBS LUCAS OIL STADIUM, INDIANAPOLIS

BROWNS @ JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS EVERBANK STADIUM, JACKSONVILLE

JETS @ TITANS 1:00 PM CBS NISSAN STADIUM, NASHVILLE

DOLPHINS @ RAIDERS 4:25 PM FOX ALLEGIANT STADIUM, LAS VEGAS

COMMANDERS @ EAGLES 4:25 PM FOX LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD, PHILADELPHIA

CARDINALS @ CHARGERS 4:25 PM CBS SOFI STADIUM, INGLEWOOD

PACKERS @ VIKINGS 4:25 PM CBS U.S. BANK STADIUM, MINNEAPOLIS

COWBOYS @ GIANTS 8:20 PM NBC / PEACOCK METLIFE STADIUM, EAST RUTHERFORD

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026

BRONCOS @ CHIEFS 8:15 PM ESPN / ABC GEHA FIELD AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM, KANSAS CITY

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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE

WEEK DATE OPPONENT TV / TIME (ET)

WEEK 1 THU, AUG 13 @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS LOCAL (7:30 PM)

WEEK 2 SAT, AUG 22 VS. ATLANTA FALCONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)

WEEK 3 SAT, AUG 29 VS. DETROIT LIONS LOCAL (1:00 PM)

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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV / STREAMING

1 SUN, SEPT 13 VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00 PM CBS

2 SUN, SEPT 20 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 8:20 PM NBC

3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS

4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET

5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS

6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX

7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS

8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS

9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX

10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS

11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO

12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX

13 BYE WEEK

14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX

15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS

16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD

17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX

18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD

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NFL NEWS

NFL WEEK ONE PREVIEW

NEW YORK — September 4, 2026 — The NFL returns next week and it’s time to get back to football! Kickoff Weekend presented by YouTube TV signals the start of a 272-game journey, one that promises hope for each of the league’s 32 teams as they set their sights on Super Bowl LXI, which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

Here’s a look at a few interesting storylines as the NFL kicks off its 107th season:

EVERY TEAM HAS A CHANCE: Entering the 2026 season, every team has hope and here are a few reasons why…

Since 1990 – a streak of 36 consecutive seasons (1990-2025) – at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs that were not in the postseason the year before. There were six new playoff teams last season: Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville, New England, San Francisco and Seattle. 

There have been at least two new division winners for 23 consecutive seasons (2003-25), including seven new division winners in 2025 – Carolina, Chicago, Denver, Jacksonville, New England, Pittsburgh and Seattle. 

In 27 of the past 30 seasons (1996-2025), at least one team has made the playoffs the season after finishing in last or tied for last place. In 2025, Carolina, Chicago, New England and San Francisco clinched playoff berths after finishing in last or tied for last in their divisions in 2024. 

In 20 of the past 23 seasons (2003-25), at least one team finished in first place in its division the season after finishing in last or tied for last place. Last season, Carolina, Chicago and New England won division titles after finishing in last or tied for last in their divisions in 2024.

GAMES HAVE NEVER BEEN CLOSER OR MORE EXCITING:   

In 2025, 73 games were decided by three-or-fewer points, tied for the most in a season in NFL history (2018, 2022). 

There were 72 games with a game-winning score in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime in 2025, second-most in a season all-time, while approximately 70 percent of all games last season were within one score (eight points) at some point of the fourth quarter.

SUPER BOWL LX REMATCH:

New England at Seattle – Super Bowl LX rematch (Wednesday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): After a 29-13 victory in Super Bowl LX over New England, the Seahawks will host the Patriots in the third Week 1 game in NFL history that features the matchup from the previous season’s Super Bowl (Kansas City at Minnesota in 1970 and Carolina at Denver in 2016). New England at Seattle also marks the second ever season-opening game to kick off on a Wednesday (Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants in 2012).

Last year, Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to win a Super Bowl in his first season with a team, joining Tom Brady (Super Bowl LV with Tampa Bay), Trent Dilfer (Super Bowl XXXV with Baltimore) and Matthew Stafford (Super Bowl LVI with the Los Angeles Rams). In 2025, Seattle wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba became the fourth player (fifth occurrence) to lead the NFL in receiving yards (franchise-record 1,793) during the regular season and win the Super Bowl in the same year, joining Cooper Kupp (2021 with the Los Angeles Rams) and Pro Football Hall of Famers Drew Pearson (1977 with Dallas) and Jerry Rice (1989 and 1994 with San Francisco).

Super Bowl LX marked the 12th Super Bowl appearance for New England, the most among all clubs. In 2025, New England quarterback Drake Maye led all quarterbacks in passer rating (113.5) and led the AFC in touchdown passes (31) and passing yards (4,394). Wide receiver A.J. Brown looks to make his debut with New England in Week 1 and can become the fourth player with at least 1,000 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions in seven of his first eight seasons in NFL history, joining Mike Evans and Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss and Jerry Rice.

THE NFL ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA:

San Francisco vs. Los Angeles Rams (Thursday, 8:35 p.m. ET, Netflix, Melbourne): The first-ever regular season game played in Australia will feature the NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams, two 2025 playoff teams that have seen four of their last five matchups decided by six or fewer points. Thursday night’s game will take place in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Last season, Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford was named Associated Press Most Valuable Player after leading the NFL with 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdown passes. Stafford, who enters the 2026 season with 423 career touchdown passes, can surpass Philip Rivers (425 touchdown passes) for the sixth-most regular season touchdown passes in NFL history.

Los Angeles defensive end Myles Garrett looks to make his Rams debut in Week 1 after earning Defensive Player of the Year honors and recording 23 sacks with Cleveland in 2025, the most in a single season since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.

With Stafford and Garrett, it marks the first time ever that the reigning Most Valuable Player and reigning Defensive Player of the Year began the season with the same team (excluding the two instances where the same player won both awards).

Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald returns to Los Angeles this season after retiring at the end of the 2024 season. Donald spent 11 seasons with the Rams (2014-2024), recording a franchise-high 111 sacks and 176 tackles for loss. Donald is one of three players to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors three times (2017, 2018 and 2020), joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor (1981, 1982, 1986) and J.J. Watt (2012, 2014, 2015).

With Garrett and Donald both earning multiple Defensive Player of the Year honors in their career, the Rams are the first team in NFL history to have two players who have won the award multiple times.

Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua led the NFL with 129 receptions and ranked second with 1,715 yards last season. Nacua, who has 313 receptions entering 2026, can become the fourth player in NFL history with at least 400 receptions in his first four career seasons, joining Michael Thomas (470 receptions), Amon-Ra St. Brown (430) and Jarvis Landry (400).

Los Angeles wide receiver Davante Adams led the NFL with 14 touchdown receptions in 2025 and this season, can become the fifth player in NFL history with at least 10 touchdown receptions in eight career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss (nine seasons), Jerry Rice (nine), Marvin Harrison (eight) and Terrell Owens (eight).

Adams (117 career touchdown receptions) and San Francisco wide receiver Mike Evans (108), who can make his 49ers debut in Week 1, both rank in the top 10 all-time in regular season touchdown receptions. It marks the first Week 1 matchup to feature opposing players each with at least 100 career touchdown receptions in 16 years (Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy Moss (with New England) and Terrell Owens (with Cincinnati) in 2010).

Last season, San Francisco running back Christian McCaffrey led all running backs with 102 receptions, ranked second with 2,126 scrimmage yards (1,202 rushing, 924 receiving) and third with 17 scrimmage touchdowns (10 rushing, five receiving). In 2026, he can become the fourth player in NFL history with at least 2,000 scrimmage yards in four career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk and Walter Payton.

2025 PLAYOFF TEAMS MEET ON KICKOFF WEEKEND:

Chicago at Carolina (1 p.m. ET, FOX): Carolina and Chicago each won division titles last season after finishing last or tied for last in their division in 2024. In 20 of the past 23 seasons (2003-25), at least one team finished in first place in its division the season after finishing in last or tied for last place. This year, Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams can become the first player in NFL history with at least 3,500 passing yards, 20 touchdown passes and 10-or-fewer interceptions in each of his first three career seasons.

With Williams (24 years old) and Carolina quarterback Bryce Young (25), it will mark the third ever Week 1 matchup between quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall with each age 25 or younger, joining Sam Bradford and Matthew Stafford in 2012, and Trevor Lawrence and Bryce Young in 2025). 

Buffalo at Houston (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Bills and Texans, two of the three AFC Wild Card teams from last season, are set to meet in Houston for the third consecutive year, with Houston winning by four-or-fewer points in both 2024 (Week 5) and 2025 (Week 12).

The Texans clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season last year and became the fifth team since 1990 to begin 0-3 and qualify for the postseason. Quarterback C.J. Stroud joined Joe Flacco, Pro Football Hall of Famer Otto Graham and Russell Wilson as the only starting quarterbacks in NFL history to win a playoff game in each of their first three seasons.

In 2025, Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen totaled 39 touchdowns (25 passing, 14 rushing), his third consecutive season with at least 25 touchdown passes and 10 rushing touchdowns, the most such seasons by a quarterback in NFL history, This year, Allen (34,823 yards) can surpass Patrick Mahomes (38,604) for the most combined passing and rushing yards by a quarterback in his first nine seasons in NFL history.

DIVISIONAL PRIMETIME GAMES:

Dallas at New York Giants (Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): The NFC East division rivals meet for the 12th time on Kickoff Weekend and the seventh Week 1 primetime meeting. Dallas has won the last three Week 1 matchups (2017, 2019 and 2023) and holds a 10-1 record over New York on Kickoff Weekend. New York head coach John Harbaugh will make his club debut in Week 1 after spending the last 18 seasons as the head coach in Baltimore. Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has multiple touchdown passes in four of his past five Sunday Night Football games and in 2025, became the sixth player ever with at least three touchdown passes in 40 career games within his first 10 seasons. 

Denver at Kansas City (Monday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC): The Broncos and Chiefs will face each other on Monday Night Football in Week 1 for the first time. Denver has defeated Kansas City in four of the past five meetings, while the Chiefs have won eight of the past nine primetime matchups. This season, Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce has 13,002 career receiving yards entering 2026 and on Monday night, can surpass Jason Witten (13,046) for the second-most regular season receiving yards by a tight end in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (15,127).

After leading the Broncos to an AFC West title in 2025 and winning 14 games in a season for the second time in franchise history (1998), quarterback Bo Nix, who was 24 career wins since entering the NFL in 2024, looks to join Russell Wilson (36 wins) as the only quarterbacks ever with at least 35 regular season wins in his first three career seasons.

COACHING DEBUTS: Two matchups in Week 1 will feature four new head coaches, including Atlanta at Pittsburgh (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX) with Atlanta’s Kevin Stefanski (entering his seventh NFL season as a head coach) and Pittsburgh’s Mike McCarthy (entering his 19th). Miami at Las Vegas (Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX) will feature two first-time head coaches with the Raiders’ Klint Kubiak and the Dolphins’ Jeff Hafley.

FALCONS SELECT TUA TAGOVAILOA AS WEEK 1 STARTER; MICHAEL PENIX JR. WILL BE INACTIVE VS. STEELERS

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa has been selected as the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced Monday.

The decision comes after Tagovailoa’s monthslong competition with Michael Penix Jr., who started nine games for the Falcons in 2025 before suffering a season-ending torn ACL in November.

Coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday that Cooper Rush will back up Tagovailoa and Penix will be inactive. He declined to speculate on who the team might start at QB beyond Week 1.

Tagovailoa received more reps throughout training camp. Penix was cleared for 11-on-11 drills on Aug. 22, but did not appear in any preseason games for the Falcons.

“Of course, Mike just getting back to 11-on-11, wanted to make sure we gave him an opportunity in these practices, and we did,” Stefanski said Monday. “But feel strongly about our decision with everything, all the information available to us.”

Penix said Monday that Stefanski met with both quarterbacks when selecting the Week 1 starter. Penix alluded to not feeling quite ready yet, but he said he’s “really close.”

“I want to be stronger. I want to be able to go out there and give the team 100%, and if I don’t feel like I can do that, I don’t want to,” Penix said. “That’s not fair for this team. That’s not fair for this organization. I want to make sure whenever I am out there, I’m 100%. There’s no doubt in my mind that I trust my knee.”

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REPORT: GIANTS SIGNING VETERAN DL DEAN LOWRY

The New York Giants are signing defensive lineman Dean Lowry to their practice squad, ESPN reported Monday.

The 32-year-old veteran was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers as part of their 53-man roster cuts on Aug. 30.

Lowry missed the entire 2025 season after tearing an ACL during Pittsburgh’s training camp.

He has 16.5 sacks, five fumble recoveries and 271 tackles in 132 career games (85 starts) with the Green Bay Packers (2016-22), Minnesota Vikings (2023) and Steelers (2024).

The Packers drafted him in the fourth round out of Northwestern in 2016.

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RAMS MAKING LONG TRIP TO AUSTRALIA IN SHORT WINDOW

The San Francisco 49ers have been in Melbourne, Australia, for a week, giving them time to work through jet lag, practice and rest up for their season opener Thursday night against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams.

Rams head coach Sean McVay reiterated to reporters on Sunday that this is a business trip for his team and he is treating it as such, with a Tuesday departure. The plan is to leave Los Angeles on Tuesday night for the 15-hour flight, arrive there Thursday morning (local time) and play what will be a Friday morning game in Australia.

The distance between the cities is nearly 8,000 miles, and Melbourne is 17 hours ahead of Los Angeles time. Game time in Melbourne will be 10:35 a.m. Friday, 8:35 p.m. ET on Thursday in the U.S.

McVay said he is following the team’s typical schedule for a domestic game, with the team generally traveling on Friday night for a Sunday game.

“Sleep through the night and then we’ll get there and we have kind of a rhythm. But I believe everything that we do, I think our guys, and I would hope — the most important thing to me is they know that, hey, everything we do is what we think is best,” he said.

McVay implied the attention is overblown.

“What gives me confidence is I’m not going to really make it a big deal,” McVay told reporters. “It’s, ‘Hey, this is what the reality is. We’ve got a long way to go, but let’s be ready to rock when that three-hour window that we’re allotted comes.’ That’s what it is.

“To spend a bunch of time talking about it — I get it with you guys, too, like I understand your questions but for me, I’ve told you guys what our approach is. Our expectation is our guys will be ready to go and I’m not worried about it because I know what our plans are. We’re going to follow that plan and then we’re going to focus on our preparation and try to go be at our best and go swing when we get a chance to play against a great team.”

Both teams finished 12-5 last season. The Seattle Seahawks won the division with a 14-3 record and went on to win Super Bowl LX in February.

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REPORTS: PATRIOTS MAKE CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ NFL’S TOP-PAID CORNERBACK

Completing protracted negotiations, the New England Patriots agreed to a contract extension that makes Christian Gonzalez the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback, multiple media outlets reported late Monday night.

The four-year, $135 million extension reportedly includes $102 million in guaranteed money.

The pact moves Gonzalez ahead of the Seattle Seahawks’ Devon Witherspoon, who agreed in mid-August to a four-year, $132 million extension with $101 million guaranteed.

The Gonzalez deal comes two days before the Patriots and the Seahawks will clash in a season-opening Super Bowl rematch at Seattle.

Gonzalez, 24, missed two weeks of training camp action in August due to a leg injury, but he has been back at full strength for two weeks.

A 2023 first-round draft pick out of Oregon, Gonzalez played just four games for New England that year due to a right shoulder injury. He returned the following year to log two interceptions, 11 passes defensed, one fumble recovery and 59 tackles in 16 games, all starts.

Last year, Gonzalez recorded 10 passes defensed and 69 tackles in 14 games, all starts. During the Patriots’ postseason run that ended in a Super Bowl defeat, he registered one interception, one sack, one forced fumble, seven passes defensed and 19 tackles in four games.

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RAMS DT AARON DONALD COY ABOUT STATUS FOR WEEK 1

After an offseason of will-he, won’t-he speculation about his potential return to football, Aaron Donald declined to say Monday whether he will play in the Los Angeles Rams’ season opener in Australia.

The star defensive tackle who retired after the 2023 season danced around questions Monday about his availability for Week 1.

“Feeling good, feeling really good,” Donald said Monday. “Come up with a game plan and see.”

Donald was then asked point-blank whether he’d make the trip with the Rams to Melbourne. The team departs Tuesday for the Thursday night game against the San Francisco 49ers.

“I’m feeling really good. Feeling great,” he replied. “Come up with a game plan and see what’s going on, but I’m telling you, I feel great.”

Donald ended his two-year retirement to join a Rams team that also acquired reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett, making them a preseason Super Bowl favorite.

He worked out with the Rams on a few occasions in August, then officially signed a one-year, $20 million contract with his old team on Aug. 30. Donald has had only one 11-on-11 practice since returning, on Sunday, and he had a scheduled day off on Monday.

“I’m 35,” he told reporters, though he acknowledged he was not as rusty as he’d expected. “You don’t play football in two years, you got to be smart. Even if I feel good, you still gotta be smart.”

Head coach Sean McVay and defensive coordinator Chris Shula have offered little additional insight, other than to say that his situation was being evaluated day by day.

“We’re ready for him if he does, ready for him if he doesn’t,” Shula told reporters. “And we’ll have a plan for however many plays he feels like he can go and we’ll go from there.”

Donald was named a Pro Bowler in all 10 of his seasons and a first-team All-Pro in eight. In 154 career games for the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams (2014-23), he racked up 111 sacks, 543 tackles, 176 tackles for loss, 24 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.

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49ERS DEFENSIVE END NICK BOSA ‘GOING TO PLAY’ VS. RAMS

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa will play against the Los Angeles Rams in the teams’ season opener on Thursday (U.S. time) in Melbourne, Australia.

Meeting with the media on Monday (U.S. time) in Melbourne, 49ers defensive coordinator Raheem Morris said, “Nick Bosa is going to play. We’re not trying to hide that.”

Bosa, 28, returned to full team practice sessions last Wednesday for the first time since sustaining a season-ending right ACL injury last September.

The injury resulted in his third ACL surgery and the second on his right knee.

A five-time Pro Bowl selection, Bosa has recorded 64.5 sacks, 168 quarterback hits, 278 tackles, two interceptions and 13 forced fumbles in 85 games (83 starts) since the 49ers drafted him No. 2 overall in 2019.

San Francisco tight end George Kittle is also trending toward playing as well.

“We’ve got to see how he gets through the rest of the week — we’ve got two more practices — but Kittle looks good,” offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak said.

Kittle, 32, tore his right Achilles tendon in a Jan. 11, 2026, wild-card playoff win against the Philadelphia Eagles.

He was activated from the physically unable to perform list on Aug. 23.

Kittle had 57 receptions for 628 yards and seven touchdowns in 11 regular-season games last year. The seven-time Pro Bowl selection has 595 career catches for 8,008 yards and 52 TDs in 124 games (116 starts) with San Francisco.

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SEAHAWKS S NICK EMMANWORI LIMITED IN PRACTICE; PATS OL BEN BROWN RULED OUT

The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots provided some clarity on the status of multiple key players in Monday’s practice reports ahead of the NFL season opener Wednesday in Seattle.

A pair of safeties made Seattle’s report, with Nick Emmanwori limited Monday with an ankle injury while a hamstring problem kept Ty Okada fully out of practice. Coach Mike Macdonald said Emmanwori was able to do more than in previous practices.

Wide receiver Tory Horton (hamstring) and offensive lineman Josh Jones (knee) were also limited Monday.

New England offensive lineman Ben Brown will miss the game with a knee injury, the team confirmed after Brown did not travel Monday. Jared Wilson, a 2025 third-round pick, will likely start at center in Brown’s place.

Defensive tackle Christian Barmore is on track to play in the opener after he participated fully in Monday’s practice. A knee injury held Barmore out of practice Sunday.

Running back TreVeyon Henderson’s status is in jeopardy after missing consecutive practices Sunday and Monday with an ankle injury. The team didn’t rule out Henderson officially, but if he is unable to go against the Seahawks, Rhamondre Stevenson would step into the lead back role.

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TITANS LEADING TACKLER CEDRIC GRAY (CONCUSSION) HURT IN UTV ACCIDENT

Standout Tennessee Titans linebacker Cedric Gray is in concussion protocol and dealing with other injuries after being involved in a utility terrain vehicle crash, according to the club.

Gray, 23, was fifth in the NFL with 160 tackles last season while playing in 16 of Tennessee’s 17 games.

“Over the weekend, Cedric Gray was involved in a UTV accident in Tennessee and sustained a concussion and minor injuries,” the Titans said. “We look forward to Cedric returning to the field soon and in full health when he clears the NFL’s concussion protocol.”

It wasn’t immediately known whether Gray’s injuries might cause him to miss Sunday’s season opener against the visiting New York Jets. He will need to be cleared by an independent neurologist.

Gray was a fourth-round pick in 2024 out of North Carolina. He had 22 tackles in seven games as a rookie backup before breaking out last season.

Gray had 10 or more tackles nine times last season, including outings of 17 against the Houston Texans on Sept. 28 and 16 versus the Los Angeles Chargers on Nov. 2 and San Francisco 49ers on Dec. 14. He missed the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 21 due to a concussion.

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CARDINALS OPTIMISTIC ROOKIE RB JEREMIYAH LOVE (ANKLE) WILL PLAY IN OPENER

The Arizona Cardinals are hopeful rookie running back Jeremiyah Love will be available when they open the season against the host Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Love, the No. 3 overall pick, sustained a high ankle sprain in a preseason game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Aug. 13 and neither played nor practiced the rest of the preseason.

With the season opener six days away, the Cardinals conducted a walk-through on Monday and Love participated.

“Progressing,” LaFleur told reporters of Love. “He was out there moving around today. We’ll see on Wednesday. I’ll have a better idea for all those (injured) guys.”

Love is forecasted to be an immediate standout after being a college star at Notre Dame. He rushed for 58 yards on 11 carries and caught three passes for 14 yards against the Raiders before the injury.

Arizona has just three running backs on its current 53-man roster. The other two are Tyler Allgeier and Bam Knight. The Cardinals have Evan Hull on their practice squad.

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GIANTS RELEASE LONGTIME STARTING WR DARIUS SLAYTON

The New York Giants released wide receiver Darius Slayton, their longest-tenured player, on Monday with six days before the season opener.

“Grateful for my time in NY,” Slayton wrote on X. “7 years a Giant nothing but love for one of the most prestigious organizations in the NFL. Excited to see what’s next.”

Slayton was entering his eighth year with the Giants, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2019. He had started 78 of his 106 career games for the franchise, spanning head coaches Pat Shurmur, Joe Judge and Brian Daboll.

Slayton recently told the Trentonian he was looking forward to what new coach John Harbaugh was instilling in New York.

“I think we’ve been well-prepared,” Slayton told the newspaper. “I think we’ve been well-acclimated, conditioned to be able to play football. And I think our mindset and the mentality that we’ve kind of adopted from Coach (Harbaugh), I think he’s done a good job of having his imprint on this team. And I think that’ll show during the season.

Instead, the Giants will embark on the Harbaugh era without Slayton. Third-year star Malik Nabers, free agent signing Darnell Mooney, third-round rookie Malachi Fields and longtime Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. are the only four receivers left on the active roster before Sunday’s opener against the Dallas Cowboys.

Slayton, 29, had signed a three-year, $36 million contract with the Giants last year. Releasing him now saves the team $2.5 million, per reports.

Slayton appeared in 14 games (12 starts) last year and caught 37 passes for 538 yards and one touchdown. He has career totals of 296 receptions, 4,435 yards and 22 TDs.

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COWBOYS G TYLER SMITH HEADED TO IR, NEEDS THUMB SURGERY

After Dallas Cowboys left guard Tyler Smith battled a left thumb injury for weeks, head coach Brian Schottenheimer announced on Monday that his starter will undergo surgery to repair the ligament.

Smith, a three-time Pro Bowler, is headed to injured reserve and expected to miss four to six weeks.

“Unfortunately, when you’re an offensive lineman, grip strength and things like that are really important,” Schottenheimer told reporters. “We know he’s a quick healer, and we want to get it fixed and he’ll be back (before) too long.”

Smith, the No. 24 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, has started 63 regular-season games for the Cowboys. The 25-year-old signed a four-year, $96 million contract extension in September, making him the highest-paid guard in NFL history at the time.

Schottenheimer said T.J. Bass will replace Smith in the starting lineup. Bass, 27, has appeared in 48 regular-season games for the Cowboys since 2023, making 10 starts, including five last season.

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RAMS EXPECT WR PUKA NACUA, LT ALARIC JACKSON TO PLAY IN OPENER

The Los Angeles Rams expect wide receiver Puka Nacua and left tackle Alaric Jackson to play in Thursday’s season-opening game against the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia, despite both being the subject of NFL investigations, head coach Sean McVay said.

Nacua had a lawsuit filed against him in March, with a woman alleging that he made an unprovoked antisemitic “statement” and bit her on the shoulder.

Jackson was arrested in June after an alleged domestic violence incident. He was eligible for and assigned a pre-filing diversion in lieu of prosecution on a misdemeanor charge.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported last month that both cases remain under investigation by the NFL. In an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday, Schefter further clarified that there is a possibility Nacua won’t face any discipline from the league this season.

Nacua, 25, is an integral piece of Rams’ offense with 319 receptions for 4,191 yards and 19 touchdowns over his first three seasons since he was a fifth-round pick by Los Angeles in the 2023 NFL Draft. He led the NFL in receptions with 129 last season and was second with 1,715 receiving yards.

Jackson, 28, has started 51 of the 57 games he has played for the Rams over the last five seasons since going undrafted in 2021.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

LAST-MINUTE FIELD GOAL LETS NO. 19 SMU ESCAPE WITH WIN AT FLORIDA STATE

Nick Reed’s 20-yard field goal with 21 seconds left helped No. 19 SMU overcome a mistake-laden performance and escape with a 27-24 season-opening win over Florida State on Monday night in Tallahassee, Fla.

The Mustangs dominated the game in most phases on paper, outgaining the Seminoles 585-324 in total yards and converting 8 of 14 third downs while Florida State was 2 of 15.

SMU’s 4-1 deficit in the turnover column, though, offset that edge.

Mustangs quarterback Kevin Jennings threw for a career-high 430 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. Yannick Smith caught five passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. Jalen Cooper and former Seminole Randy Pittman Jr. each also had a touchdown catch.Stream Football Games

Florida State (1-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) was led by its rushing attack, which amassed 199 yards and two scores. Ousmane Kromah delivered his second straight 100-yard performance, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown. Ashton Daniels completed 12 of 23 passes for 125 yards and a score while adding 71 rushing yards and another TD.

With SMU (1-0, 1-0) leading 17-10 in the third quarter, Mustangs returner Yamir Knight muffed a punt that was recovered by the Seminoles. Eight plays later, Florida State equalized on Kromah’s 6-yard run.

The teams then traded fourth-quarter touchdowns, with Jennings finding Smith for a 79-yard score before Daniels threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Samuel Singleton Jr., tying the game with 8:17 left.

SMU held a sizable 328-165 edge in yardage at the half but held just a 17-10 lead on the scoreboard. The Mustangs moved the ball inside the Florida State 35 on each of their first five possessions but missed two chances with a fumble and a missed field goal.

Jennings excelled in the first half, completing 14 of 19 passes for 224 yards and two scores. His 50-yard pass to Cooper with 9:32 left in the first quarter opened the scoring, and his 10-yard dart to Pittman restored SMU’s lead at 14-7 with 5:35 left in the half.

Florida State responded to SMU’s opening score with a 14-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. Daniels converted a fourth down with a 5-yard pass to Jayvan Boggs and then scrambled 8 yards for the score to cap off the drive.

Reed closed out the first-half scoring with a 22-yard field goal with 1:49 left after Florida State kicker Gabe Panikowski cut the deficit to 14-10 by making a 46-yarder with 3:58 left.

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MICHIGAN COACH KYLE WHITTINGHAM SAYS BRYCE UNDERWOOD HAS TO IMPROVE TO KEEP HIS JOB AS QB 1

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham said Bryce Underwood has to improve to keep his job as starting quarterback.

“He’s our QB right now,” Whittingham said Monday. “It’s not something that’s infinite. At some point, we’ve got to turn a corner and we’ve got to see improvement.”

Whittingham said everyone in the program is held to the same standard.

His decision — whether to stick with Underwood or make a change — will be closely watched in his first year with college football’s winningest program after being relatively under the national radar in Utah for three-plus decades.

“Don’t want to panic,” he said.

Whittingham, though, does not sound as if he will be patient for very long with the 16th-ranked Wolverines hosting No. 10 Oklahoma on Saturday.

On Saturday night, Underwood started strong and threw a controversial game-winning touchdown pass on the final play in the season opener, a 13-12 win over Western Michigan. The 47-yard game-ending touchdown pass came after one second was added to the clock following a review on the previous play — also a Hail Mary — that fell incomplete as the clock appeared to hit zero.

In between the opening possession and that final play, the sophomore simply struggled. The poor footwork and decision-making that marred Underwood’s freshman season reappeared against Western Michigan, a Mid-American Conference team that was nearly a four-touchdown underdog.

It won’t be easy for him to fix those problems this week and the Sooners may take advantage of that.

If Whittingham chooses to bench Underwood, backup Tommy Carr will get a shot to add to his family’s legacy.

Tommy Carr is the brother of Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr, grandson of 1997 national championship winning coach Lloyd Carr and College Football Hall of Famer Tom Curtis. He’s also the son of Michigan graduates, including former walk-on QB Jason Carr.

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ARCH MANNING EYES REDEMPTION IN REMATCH WITH NO. 1 OHIO STATE

Arch Manning doesn’t need much reminding about what happened the last time he faced Ohio State.

The Texas quarterback will get an opportunity to create better memories Saturday when the No. 5 Longhorns host the top-ranked Buckeyes in Austin, Texas, one year after Manning’s first season as a starter began with a 14-7 loss in Columbus.

“It’s a rough film to watch,” Manning said Monday. “I don’t like watching it that much.”

Manning struggled to generate offense through three quarters in last year’s matchup, completing 9 of 15 passes for 38 yards with an interception as Ohio State took a 14-0 lead with 13:08 to play.

He found some rhythm late, finishing 17 of 30 for 170 yards and a touchdown. Texas regained the ball with 2:26 left at its own 15 with a chance to tie or take the lead, but Manning’s fourth-down completion to Jack Endries came up two yards short with 1:27 to go. Ohio State ran out the clock from there.

“Not a lot of good memories a year ago,” Manning said. “Hoping to have a good game this year.”

Manning enters the rematch with considerably more experience and some early momentum. He threw for 305 yards and matched his career high with four touchdown passes Saturday as Texas opened its season with a 59-7 rout of Texas State.

The Longhorns also have some history to overcome against the Buckeyes. Ohio State has won the past two meetings between the teams, including a 28-14 victory in the College Football Playoff semifinal following the 2024 season.

Manning sees Saturday’s matchup as a rare opportunity to revisit one of the more difficult games of his career.

“It’s not all the time you get a second chance to play another team after a rough loss,” Manning said. “So we’re all excited for the opportunity. I think we’ve all grown mentally and physically.”

The rematch also pits Manning against Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin and star receiver Jeremiah Smith in one of the most anticipated games of the young season.

“This is why you come to a school like Texas, playing these big-time games,” Manning said.

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REPORTS: BIG 12 WITHDRAWS LAWSUIT AGAINST TEXAS TECH

The Big 12 Conference dropped its federal lawsuit against member institution Texas Tech on Monday, according to multiple media reports.

The suit has been essentially dormant for months, as it was filed in June in an attempt to stop Red Raiders quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s pursuit of becoming eligible for the 2026 season despite admitting to extensive  sports betting throughout his collegiate career.

Sorsby, who transferred from Cincinnati this offseason, was deemed ineligible by the NCAA in April after fessing up to making over 9,000 bets amounting to over $90,000 on professional and college sports, a breach of NCAA by-laws.

The quarterback withdrew his lawsuit he filed against the NCAA and announced he was declaring for the NFL’s supplemental draft — which the league elected not to hold this year –in the wake of the Big 12’s lawsuit.

ESPN reported that all issues regarding the Big 12’s lawsuit have been handled internally.

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BIG 10 FOOTBALL

USC, Penn State, UCLA, Minnesota and Nebraska Earn Weekly Football Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 1 contests, the Big Ten Conference Football Players of the Week were announced Monday. Below are this week’s honorees: 

 Offensive Player of the Week

Jayden Maiava, USC

QB – R-Sr. – Palolo, Hawaii – Liberty

• Went 23-of-25 for 349 yards and three touchdowns in USC’s 39-0 shutout of Fresno State

• His 92.0 percent completion rate is the highest single-game completion percentage by a Trojan quarterback since at least 1995 (minimum 25 attempts)

• Finished against San Jose State going 25-of-29 for 286 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Also had one TD on the ground

• Ranks second among USC quarterbacks in the last 30 seasons with the most career games with 200+ passing yards, one passing TD and one rushing TD

• Has thrown no interceptions and only six incompletions through two games

• Last USC Offensive Player of the Week: Jayden Maiava (Sept. 1, 2025) 

Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Caleb Bacon, Penn State

DE – R-Sr. – Lake Mills, Iowa – Lake Mills

• Recorded six tackles, all in the first half of a 45-0 win over Marshall

• Tied his career high with three tackles for loss

• Had a pair of solo tackles for loss on back-to-back plays and had a solo sack

• Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Dani Dennis-Sutton (Nov. 17, 2025) 

Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Ta’Shawn James, UCLA

DB – Sr. – Oklahoma City, Okla. – Carl Albert

• Secured a pair of critical interceptions that helped break a 24-24 draw as UCLA outscored California 21-0 in the fourth quarter

• Earned the first two picks of his career in his Bruin debut

• Added eight tackles, the third-most on the squad and most among the secondary

• Last UCLA Defensive Player of the Week: Carson Schwesinger (Nov. 11, 2024) 

Special Teams Player of the Week

Javon Tracy, Minnesota

WR – 5th-Yr. – Indianapolis, Ind. – Decatur Central

• Became the first Gopher ever and fourth player in Big Ten history to score two punt return touchdowns in a game

• First to accomplish the feat in his first career game returning punts

• Set a school record with 167 yards on four returns against Eastern Illinois

• Brought back his first return 87 yards, the second-longest in program history, for a touchdown and added a 69-yard return score in the third quarter

• Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week: Dragan Kesich (Nov. 4, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week

Jamal Rule, Nebraska

RB – Fr. – Salisbury, N.C. – Charlotte Christian

• Accounted for 169 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns in his collegiate debut versus Ohio

• Had 122 rushing yards, marking the first time a true freshman Husker running back topped the century mark in a season opener in 22 seasons

• Tallied two rushing touchdowns and scored on a 24-yard pass reception

• Became just the sixth Big Ten freshman since 1995 to have two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown in a game and the first since 2021

• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: TJ Lateef (Nov. 10, 2025)

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

MLB ROUNDUP: JESUS LUZARDO BLANKS BRAVES AS PHILLIES EARN SERIES SPLIT

Jesus Luzardo threw his first career complete game and Kyle Schwarber delivered the game’s only run with his major-league-leading 43rd homer to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Monday.

Luzardo (14-5) logged 12 strikeouts while holding Atlanta to just two hits and one walk while throwing 109 pitches to help the Phillies split the four-game series.

Grant Holmes kept the Phillies scoreless on three hits and two walks, fanning six over six innings for the Braves, who had won three of their previous four games.

Schwarber broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the eighth. With two outs, he mashed a fastball from Didier Fuentes (5-2) into the upper deck in right field for his third homer in as many games.Reserve Baseball Tickets

Mets 9, Marlins 4

A.J. Ewing went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and Jonah Tong earned the win in his first major league start of the year as visiting New York defeated Miami.

Tong (2-1) allowed four runs in five innings after he was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse hours before the game. Two of Ewing’s knocks provided the Mets with insurance runs after Bo Bichette’s fourth-inning RBI single gave them the lead.

Marlins starter Eury Perez (7-11) allowed seven runs, five earned, on a career-high 10 hits in four innings. Graham Pauley hit a three-run homer for Miami, which fell for the fourth time in five games.

Orioles 6, Guardians 4

Coby Mayo homered twice and Trevor Rogers reached 10 wins for the first time in his career as Baltimore defeated visiting Cleveland to snap a six-game losing streak.

Mayo socked his first homer in the third inning before padding Baltimore’s lead to five runs in the sixth with another long ball. Rogers (10-9) threw 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Samuel Basallo and Rece Hinds each tallied two hits.

Steven Kwan and Jo Adell each had two hits and pinch hitter Nathaniel Lowe smashed a three-run homer for the Guardians. Joey Cantillo (9-9) allowed four runs and five walks in 2 1/3 innings.

Red Sox 5, Angels 2

Adley Rutschman and Jarren Duran each homered to help Boston top visiting Los Angeles and extend its winning streak to five games.

After Duran opened the scoring with a home run to lead off the bottom of the second, Rutschman hit a three-run shot later in the inning. Duran, Caleb Durbin and Eli White each had two hits for the Red Sox.

Los Angeles starter Grayson Rodriguez (4-7) allowed five runs on six hits in four innings. Moises Ballesteros collected three hits, including a solo home run, for the Angels, which have lost five of their past six games.

Brewers 4, Cubs 3

Jackson Chourio sparked an eighth-inning rally with a two-run single, helping to lift Milwaukee to a comeback victory over visiting Chicago in the opener of a series featuring the top two teams in the National League Central.

Robert Gasser started and threw 4 2/3 innings of one-run ball for the Brewers. Abner Uribe (5-2) tossed one scoreless inning, and Trevor Megill picked up his 27th save despite yielding Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 41st home run in the ninth.

Cubs starter Matthew Boyd (8-4) was charged with three runs on five hits in seven-plus innings. Pedro Ramirez hit a solo homer in Chicago’s second consecutive loss.

Diamondbacks 5, Royals 4 (10 innings)

Pinch hitter Lars Nootbaar’s sacrifice fly scored automatic runner Corbin Carroll to snap a scoreless tie in the 10th inning and visiting Arizona ultimately hung on for a victory over Kansas City.

The Diamondbacks added four runs and needed all of them as Kansas City put up four in the bottom of the inning. Gabriel Moreno, Nolan Arenado and Ildemaro Vargas each had two hits for the D-backs. Justin Martinez (2-0) threw a scoreless ninth and Dennis Santana earned his third save by retiring both batters he faced in the 10th.

Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs while Vinnie Pasquantino added two hits for the Royals. Craig Kimbrel (1-4) surrendered five runs, four earned, in the 10th inning after starter Noah Cameron threw six scoreless innings.

Tigers 5, Twins 4

Riley Greene had three hits, including a two-run home run, and host Detroit held off Minnesota.

Greene produced his third homer in the past three games and his sixth extra-base hit during that span. Kevin McGonigle also went deep for the Tigers. Detroit starter Troy Melton (8-4) gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. Kenley Jansen tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his 18th save.

Twins starter Joe Ryan (6-9) gave up three runs (two earned) and three hits in four innings in his first start since Aug. 4. He had been sidelined due to a strained left glute muscle. Walker Jenkins had a two-run double for Minnesota, while Trevor Larnach smashed a solo homer.

Padres 3, Nationals 2

Jackson Merrill posted three hits and two RBIs while Nick Pivetta threw five shutout innings in his first outing since April 12 as San Diego sent visiting Washington to its fifth straight defeat.

Pivetta (2-2), who was activated from the 60-day injured list before the game, allowed just two hits and struck out two. Four relievers closed out the game, capped by Mason Miller collecting his 34th save. Fernando Tatis went 3-for-4 and Manny Machado posted two hits and an RBI.

Nationals starter Jake Irvin (2-9) surrendered eight hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings. Dylan Crews poked a two-run homer to highlight his two-hit day.

Dodgers 6, Reds 3

Emmet Sheehan struck out 10 in his return from the minor leagues and Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run homer as Los Angeles edged Cincinnati for its fifth straight win.

Sheehan (5-8) threw 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, and Evan Phillips pitched a perfect ninth inning for his first save of the season. Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-3 with a walk after sitting out the previous four games because of left knee, right biceps and neck discomfort.

Elly De La Cruz and Eugenio Suarez homered while Chase Burns threw three scoreless innings for the Reds, who had won four of their past five games. Brandon Williamson (3-4) permitted six runs, three earned in 4 1/3 innings.

Athletics 6, Blue Jays 5

Jeff McNeil beat out an RBI infield single with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning, giving the Athletics a victory over Toronto. Louis Varland (5-5) walked a pair to set up the game-winning hit.

Henry Bolte homered, stole three bases and scored three times for the A’s. Zack Gelof added two RBIs, two runs and two steals. A’s starter Jacob Lopez was charged with four runs and seven hits in six-plus innings.

Toronto’s Andres Gimenez homered off Hogan Harris (4-2) to tie the game 5-5 with one out in the top of the ninth. Alejandro Kirk and Kazuma Okamoto also hit homers for the Blue Jays. Dylan Cease allowed five runs (four earned) on four hits in five innings.

Giants 5, Cardinals 4 (11 innings)

Shay Whitcomb’s infield single scored the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as host San Francisco edged St. Louis.

After both teams brought their automatic runner around to score in the 10th, Giants reliever Jason Foley (3-1) blanked the Cardinals in the top of the 11th. San Francisco’s Bryce Eldridge drove in three runs with a double, a single and a sacrifice fly.

Alec Burleson homered and Thomas Saggese had two hits for the Cardinals, who fell to 4-3 on their nine-game road trip. George Soriano (6-4) got just one out in the 11th inning.

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SHOHEI OHTANI SAYS HE ‘MOST LIKELY’ WON’T PITCH AGAIN THIS SEASON

Shohei Ohtani, back in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup as the designated hitter on Monday, figures to remain in that role the rest of the season.

The two-way star hasn’t pitched since July 3 due to a left knee ailment. He sat out four games because of that issue as well as right biceps and neck soreness before returning Monday to go 0-for-3 with a walk as the Dodgers beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 6-3.

Following the game, Ohtani was asked whether he would pitch again this year. He replied through a translator, “Most likely no, and I am going to be focused on hitting moving forward.”

By remaining off the mound, Ohtani said, “I’m confident that my overall performance should be better moving forward. I think the thing that I was more focused on is to make sure the pitching wouldn’t cause the worst scenario, which was for me to not be able to play at all.”

Asked about the prospect of not pitching again this season, Ohtani said, “Disappointing, but I want to make sure when I look back this season that I use this as a learning experience and make sure that I use that as something to improve upon for next season.”

Prior to the game, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the team wasn’t sure when or if Ohtani would pitch again.

“We’ve put a pin in throwing and (are) just kind of having him focus on the hitting, the running — getting, keeping his legs good — and doing whatever it takes to help us win. …

“I think it’s more of what’s best for the team, No. 1, and 1-A, what’s best for him. And so, yes, he loves pitching, (he) loves being a two-way player, but right now, it just doesn’t make any sense.”

The Dodgers hoped that the four-day break from all action would help Ohtani snap out of a slump. However, the latest hitless outing left him 2-for-26 (.077) with no extra-base hits and no RBIs in his past seven games.

Overall this year, the four-time Most Valuable Player is batting .277 with a .380 on-base percentage, a .522 slugging percentage, 30 homers and 80 RBIs.

Through 14 pitching starts, the right-hander owns an 8-2 record with a 1.79 ERA, 95 strikeouts and 26 walks in 85 2/3 innings.

Ohtani, 32, is a six-time All-Star who helped lead the Dodgers to World Series titles in 2024 and 2025. He didn’t pitch at all in 2024 following right elbow surgery performed the previous September.

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TOP INDIANA PRESS RELEASES/HEADLINES

COLTS FOOTBALL

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce is in line to play Week 1 against the Baltimore Ravens after missing most of the offseason due to ankle surgery.

“He should be good to go,” Colts coach Shane Steichen told reporters Monday. “We’ll get him some reps and practice this week, just like he took reps last week. He’s feeling really good.”

Pierce underwent surgery on his left ankle in March and only returned to practice on Aug. 27. He did not appear in a preseason game, and per reports, Monday marked just Pierce’s fifth practice since being cleared.

Pierce, 26, enters his fifth NFL season as the Colts’ No. 1 wideout after he set career highs of 47 receptions and 1,003 yards last year. He added six touchdowns and has 157 catches for 2,934 yards and 17 touchdowns in 64 games (55 starts) since being taken in the second round of the 2022 draft.

A deep threat, Pierce has led the NFL for two straight seasons in yards per catch, coming in at 21.3 yards per reception last year.

Pierce signed a four-year, $114 million contract extension with Indianapolis in March.

MONDAY COLTS PRESSER: https://www.colts.com/video/head-coach-shane-steichen-daniel-jones-tyler-warren-jonathan-taylor-alec-pierce-baltimore-ravens-2026-season-baltimore-week-one

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INDIANA FOOTBALL

Indiana running back Khobie Martin will be out until midseason with an apparent arm injury, coach Curt Cignetti confirmed Monday.

Martin appeared with his right arm in a sling in a social media post on Sunday, one day after leaving the Hoosiers’ season-opening 52-16 rout of North Texas. The junior did not record a carry in the game.

“Khobie Martin will be out a little bit,” Cignetti said. “(We) expect him back midseason.”

Martin rushed 78 times for 505 yards (6.5-yard average) and six touchdowns in 14 games as Indiana marched to an undefeated national championship season in 2025.

Turbo Richard (15 carries for 58 yards and two touchdowns) and Lee Beebe Jr. (14 carries for 33 yards) handled the rushing duties in Saturday’s win in Bloomington, Ind.

No. 6 Indiana (1-0) will host Howard (1-1) on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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FOOTBALL GAMEDAY: Howard (Week 2)

GAME 2

Howard (1-1) at No. 6/6 Indiana (1-0)

Saturday, September 12, 2026

Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium | Bloomington, Ind.

Setting The Scene

• Indiana is set to host Howard for the first meeting in program history on Saturday (Sep. 12) at noon on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The game will air on the Big Ten Network.

• The matchup with Howard marks the seventh time that Indiana will play an opponent for the first time in program history since Curt Cignetti’s first season at IU in 2024. (2026: Howard; 2025: Old Dominion, Kennesaw State, Alabama; 2024: Western Illinois, UCLA and Charlotte).

• The home contest marks the second of eight home games for the Hoosiers on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium this season and the second of four in a row to start the 2026 ledger.

• Howard enters the weekend with a 1-1 record following their 28-21 home loss to Richmond last Saturday (9/5). First year head coach Ted White opened his tenure with a 31-24 win over Alabama A&M in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge.

News & Notes

• In his three years as head coach at Indiana, Curt Cignetti owns a 28-2 record and is 17-1 against Big Ten competition. His 27 wins through his first two seasons are the most by an FBS head coach in his first two years at a school.

• Tino Sunseri is back as Indiana’s quarterbacks coach/co-offensive coordinator. He replaced Chandler Whitmer who left Bloomington to be the new quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cignetti retained his other nine on-field, countable assistant coaches. MORE ON PAGE 4

• Josh Hoover’s four touchdown passes in Week 1 against North Texas (9/5) are the most by an Indiana quarterback in their Hoosier debut in program history. The four touchdown pases are tied for the most in a season opener with Nate Sudfeld in 2013 vs. Indiana State (4).  MORE ON PAGE 7

• In his Indiana debut, Turbo Richard charted his fifth career multi-touchdown game and fourth with multiple rushing scores as he ran for two touchdowns versus North Texas. With Richard’s two rushing touchdowns, Indiana has charted multiple rushing scores in 25 of 30 games since the start of 2024. MORE ON PAGE 8

• After missing the final 13 games of 2025 with injury, Lee Beebe Jr. made his return to the gridiron with a 67-yard kickoff return to open the season for Indiana. He also added 33 yards rushing in the game.

• Isaiah Jones was Indiana’s leading tackler against North Texas with 12 stops for his first career double-digit tackle game. MORE ON PAGE 11

• Nico Radicic’s seven extra points against North Texas put his career total at 165 to become the program’s all-time leader in extra points. He passed Mitch Ewald (161; 2010-13) for the top spot. He also converted on a career-long 49-yard field goal in the second quarter of the game. MORE ON PAGE 15

• Charlie Becker had his first multi-receiving touchdown game with two scores and Nick Marsh’s first catch as a Hoosier was a one-handed 15-yard touchdown grab to open Indiana’s scoring for the season. MORE ON PAGE 9

• In his Indiana debut, Quan Sanks logged his first career interception when he picked off Tayven Jackson for a 31-yard return in the fourth quarter against North Texas (9/5). MORE ON PAGE 14

• Both Kansas State transfers logged at least 1.0 tackle for loss as Chiddi Obiazor (1.0 tackle for loss) and Tobi Osunsanmi (2.0 tackles for loss) bolstered the defensive line in their IU debuts. MORE ON PAGE 12

• Carter Smith made his 42nd straight start at left tackle in Week 1 against North Texas (9/5). The streak dates back to Week 1 of 2023. MORE ON PAGE 10

• After 29-straight starts at right guard, Bray Lynch made his first career start at center in Week 1. MORE ON PAGE 10

IU COMPLETE NOTES: https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/PDF/fb/2026/26-09-12-Notes_Howard.pdf

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CURT CIGNETTI MONDAY PRESSER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJS3JfUT8vw

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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — No. 6-ranked Indiana men’s soccer earned its 850th all-time victory Monday (Sept. 7) night, defeating Denver 3-1 on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium, marking the quickest ascent 850 wins in NCAA Division I men’s soccer history (within 54 seasons).

The Hoosiers remain unbeaten as they arrive at Big Ten Conference play later this week, having outscored opponents 13-3 through six matches.

Indiana piled on 27 shots, 15 on target, and scored three goals in the second match of the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. Wes Carnevale opened the scoring in the 29th minute, recording a goal in a second consecutive match. His effort was followed by two especially skillful finishes: Michael Adu-Gyamfi’s left-footed volley for his first-career goal in the 56th and Oliver Moller-Jensen’s 79th-minute half-bicycle kick. In the 70th minute Denver’s Will King spoiled IU’s season-long streak of not conceding a goal from open play, which ended at 519 minutes.

Indiana became the seventh Division I men’s soccer program to reach 850 victories all-time but the first to do so within 54 seasons. By percentage, IU is the winningest program in DI men’s soccer history with a .771 mark (850-209-124).

KEY MOMENTS

• 29′ – GOAL! The Denver goalkeeper punched a corner kick out toward the top of the box, where Nick McHenry got to it first and pushed it back toward goal. The ball came to Carnevale, who bumped it off his chest and flicked it into goal with his right foot. Indiana 1, Denver 0

• 29′ – Moments after the restart, Denver forced IU goalkeeper Michal Mroz to make his save of the year so far off a long-distance shot. Mroz had to dive full extension to his left to maintain Indiana’s advantage.

• 45′ – That opportunity represented Denver’s lone shot of the half, as IU led the category 15-1 going into the break.

• 56′ – GOAL! Adu-Gyamfi was rewarded for all of the skill, creativity and playmaking he has showcased early in this season, roofing a left-footed volley for his first collegiate goal. Charlie Heuer and Stephane Njike were both involved in the buildup leading to the strike. Indiana 2, Denver 0

• 70′ – GOAL! Denver cut IU’s lead in half with 20 minutes to play. Kyle McGowan found Bryce Willoguhby with space on the left wing, and the latter’s pass across deflected off a Hoosier shin and into the path of King. King struck it first time with his left, and the shot deflected off a Hoosier and tucked inside the near post. Indiana 2, Denver 1

• 77′ – Heuer must have felt there was a lid on the Denver goal, seeing three shots saved – one by the keeper bookended by two defender clearances off the line.

• 79′ – GOAL! Moller-Jensen showcased his class once again and iced the match. Collins Oduro floated a cross from the left end-line, and Moller-Jensen found it, leaped, contorted his body and buried a left-footed, half-bicycle finish. Indiana 3, Denver 1

NOTABLES

• Oliver Moller-Jensen has sustained his early form, recording his fifth goal and seventh goal contribution through six matches.

• Adu-Gyamfi and Njike recorded their first goal contributions in cream and crimson Monday, while Oduro earned his first point of the season. Fourteen unique Hoosiers have contributed to 13 goals during this 2026 campaign.  

• Indiana has recorded five consecutive home victories to start the season. Monday’s win marked the program’s 100th since the start of the 2016 season, improving to 100-11-17 (.848) in that span with 69 clean sheets in those 128 matches. IU boasts a 385-67-54 (.814) record all-time at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

• Indiana has yet to concede multiple goals in any of its six matches this season, holding opponents to three goals (0.5 goals against average), 50 shots (8.33 per game) and 16 shots on goal (2.6 per game). Denver’s four shots on goal tied a season-high for IU opponents.

• For the second consecutive season, Indiana will open conference play without a loss to its record.  

• Indiana improved to 3-1-0 in the all-time series with Denver. Monday’s match marked the first meeting in Bloomington.

UP NEXT

Indiana opens Big Ten Conference play at Michigan on Friday (Sept. 11) at 7 p.m. ET.

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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – To end a run of five matches in the first 10 days of the season, the 21st-ranked Indiana volleyball team rolled to its third win of the year behind a resounding 16-kill effort from third-year middle blocker Ella Boersema. The Hoosiers shook off a tough second set to power past Southern Indiana in four (25-15, 22-25, 25-15, 25-14) on Monday (Sept. 7) afternoon in Evansville.

Boersema put up her 16 kills while swinging .583 on the night. She added in a team-best five blocks while returning to her natural position in the middle for the day. Both middle blockers were in double figures as second-year Victoria Gray finished a kill short of her career high (11). Second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager worked back to put up 12 kills with a career-high 21 digs.

Even with Southern Indiana keeping IU off balance with tips over the block, second-year setter Teodora Krickovic ran the offense at an efficient rate. The Hoosiers hit .281 while providing 29 more kills than the hosts (58-31). She dished out 45 assists and had four digs, two aces and five kills. Third-year opposite hitter Avery Daum got the start for the first time in her career and totaled seven kills, four blocks and two assists.

Head coach Steve Aird purposely challenged his team with a tough schedule that included five games in 10 days – all of them away from home – to start the year. IU comes out of that stretch with three wins as it returns to Bloomington to face Cal Poly (Sept. 10) and Eastern Illinois (Sept. 11) this weekend. The Hoosiers will get four of the next six matches at Wilkinson Hall to close out September.

How it Happened

• IU answered the bell defensively when it mattered. The Hoosiers had an advantage in digs (67) and block (7.0-4.0). On top of Jager’s 21 digs, IU got double-digit efforts from second-year libero Hannah Leftridge (14) and first-year outside hitter Sara Snowbarger (11). Third-year middle blocker Ella Boersema had five blocks.

• When the offense got rolling, there was nothing that Southern Indiana could do. IU’s middle blockers had 27 kills combined in four sets. Each of IU’s primary attackers had seven-or-more kills while five additional from the setter made for a 58-31 advantage in the category.

Top Hoosier Performers

#27 Boersema, Ella

16 kills, .583 hitting percentage, 5 blocks, 2 digs

#12 Krickovic, Teodora

45 assists, 5 kills, 4 digs, 2 aces

#24 Jager, Jaidyn

12 kills, 21 digs, 1 ace

Notes to Know

• Second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager had the eighth double-double of her career with 12 kills and 21 digs. It was the first of her time in college with more digs than kills. In fact, she’s the first IU player to record 20+ digs in a match since Ramsey Gary at Purdue (20 – Oct. 19, 2024).

• Third-year middle blocker Ella Boersema (16) and second-year middle blocker Victoria Gray (11) each went for double-digit kills in Monday’s win. It’s the first time since a contest against Northwestern in 2023 (Kaley Rammelsberg – 15, Savannah Kjolhede – 10) that IU’s pair of middle blockers have both gone for 10+ kills in the same match.

• Since last Tuesday, Boersema has now had three double-digit kill efforts. That comes with her playing as both a middle blocker and opposite hitter. Her 16 kills out of the middle against Southern Indiana are the most by an IU player at the position since Kaley Rammelsberg at No. 21 Georgia Tech (16) in 2021.

• Second-year setter Teodora Krickovic had 45 assists against Southern Indiana but also recorded five kills with some great net play. In her career, IU is now 4-0 when she records at least five kills in a match. Two of those games have been in the last week (7 – vs. Texas A&M).

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INDIANA FIELD HOCKEY

BLOOMINGTON, Ind––– Indiana Field Hockey shut out Central Michigan 5-0 on Monday afternoon at Deborah Tobias Field in Bloomington, Ind. before recognizing six seniors. It improves its record to 2-2. 

KEY MOMENTS

• The Hoosiers came out strong to start the contest with second year forward Celia Arroyo Cabezudo putting the home team on the board in the second minute, assisted by second year forward/midfielder Molly Stutte and first year midfielder Berta Sáenz de Santa Maria. 

• Indiana continued to add pressure to the Chippewa defense, maintaining control of the ball throughout the first half.

• After the break, Indiana started the second half on a power play after Central Michigan recorded a green card to end the second quarter. To start the final half, the opposition found momentum and was able to find power in Hoosier territory but remained unable to find an opportunity to score. 

• The Hoosier defense didn’t allow the opponent a shot on goal until the fourth frame, which was saved by third year goalkeeper Sadie Canelli. 

• Despite a scoring drought for IU in the third frame, it was able to take advantage of multiple opportunities in the D. Stutte notched two goals in the fourth quarter, the second being in the 50th minute off a penalty corner. 

• In the 57th minute, fourth year midfielder Inés Garcia Prado notched her first shot in the cage of the season, bringing Indiana’s final score to 5-0 to defeat the Chippewas.

NOTABLES

• Six players were honored during senior day, fourth year forward Ava Winner, fifth year forward Karly Redman, fourth year midfielder Javi Baeza, forth year midfielder/forward Theresa Ricci, fourth year back/midfielder Hannah Riddle and Garcia Prado. 

• It was a big game for Stutte as she recorded two goals, one assist, six shots on goal and eight total shots.

• It was all-Hoosier throughout the contest, recording 28 shots and 18 on goal. Central Michigan was allowed just one shot through the game. 

• After today’s victory, IU is now undefeated at home. 

UP NEXT

The Hoosiers are back on the road next weekend to face Cornell on Friday, September 11 at 1 p.m. at Buckeye Varsity Field in Columbus, Ohio. On Sunday, they are taking on Ball State in Muncie, Ind. at 11:00 a.m.in the Briner Sports Complex.

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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Butler men’s soccer team and Western Michigan were still level through 80 minutes, but the Broncos (1-4-1) used a late goal to win their first match of the season. The Bulldogs (0-5-1), who saw three shots glance off the post and played a man down for more than a half, put five shots on frame in the contest compared to four for WMU.

On the Record with Head Coach Ian Sarachan

“I’m incredibly proud of our group for that performance. We were the better team with 11 players on the field, and, also, when we went down to 10. Unfortunately, we didn’t take our chances and that’s the game sometimes. The results hurt right now, for everyone, but we will grow as a group from performances like this. We won’t let outside noise or people’s opinions of our group affect us. It’s a work in progress.”

Key Moments

16′ | Butler’s Hayden Neale has the ball on the right side and sends it into the area. Jaden Hancock flicks the ball on, and Brendan Cunningham collects in front of the goal. His shot around a defender hits the right post and deflects across the face of the goal, but it is picked up by the Western Michigan keeper.

24′ | A Western Michigan foul leads to a Butler free kick from 24 yards out. Hancock’s shot hits the left post and deflects out of play.

34′ | A long service finds Cunningham sprinting past the defensive line. Cunningham is fouled and a penalty kick is awarded, but the attempt from the spot is saved.

44′ | Neale attempts to slide into a shot but collides with the Broncos keeper. A red card is issued, and the Bulldogs will play down a man for the remainder.

— HALFTIME —

69′ | Western Michigan works the ball up the pitch. Several passes create a shot on frame from 20 yards out, but Brooks Boersma makes the save.

74′ | Cunningham is served and battles his defender, one-on-one. His contested shot from 12 yards sails over the crossbar.

81′ | The Western Michigan keeper punts over the half line, into a crowd of players. The Broncos settle, and a give-and-go sets up a shot from just outside the area. Vitor Geromel’s shot slides inside the left post, giving WMU a 1-0 lead.

Bulldog Bits

Butler’s five shots on frame were spread among five different Bulldogs.

BU and WMU were equal at 11 shots each.

Butler played a man down for 46:06.

Up Next

Butler remains on the road, traveling to Dayton on Sept. 12. The Saturday match kicks off at 7 p.m.

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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL

Butler is set to have three matches this upcoming week. Starting on Tuesday, the Bulldogs will travel to Evanston, Ill, to face Northwestern. Then the Bulldogs will return home to host Bellarmine at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Thursday. On Saturday, the Bulldogs will travel to Kentucky to face Bellarmine. 

Tuesday, Sept. 8 – at Northwestern at 7 p.m. ET | 6 p.m. CT.

Thursday, Sept 10 – vs Bellarmine at 7 p.m. ET. 

Saturday, Sept 12 – at Bellarmine at 2 p.m. ET

Butler Recently 

Butler recently competed in the Indy Invitational. The Bulldogs went 3-0, defeating Youngstown State, Akron, and Ohio, all in 3 sets.  

Carly Slusser earned BIG EAST weekly honors roll, Co-MVP, and All-Tournament Team in the Indy Invitational. Slusser also recorded the third-highest overall single-game hitting percentage (.818) in Butler history. 

Bulldog Bits 

*At the Indy Invitational*

Carly Slusser, who earned BIG EAST honor roll, tallied 19 digs in nine against Youngstown State. She also had nine blocks in Invitational play.    

Jersey Loyer recorded 40 digs, including 15 against Youngstown State. She also tallied seven assists and five service aces, including the game-winning service ace against Ohio. 

Elise Ward tallied 22 kills, including 12 against Youngstown State. She also marked 18 digs and two assists in this past weekend’s contests. 

Sawyer Jones recorded 19 kills, 7 against Ohio and Youngstown State. She also recorded three blocks in Invitational play

Maria Nix tallied 17 kills, including six against Akron and Ohio. She also recorded four blocks over the weekend. 

Kaylee Finnegan recorded 46 assists, including 22 against Youngstown State. She also recorded 12 digs during Invitational play.

Scouting Northwestern 

The Wildcats finished 17-15 overall in 2025, including a 7-13 record in B1G TEN  play. This season, the Wildcats are 2-3. Ayah Elnady leads the Wildcats this season with 371 kills. Lauren Carter leads the Wildcats with 744 assists on the season.  

Scouting Bellarmine 

The Knights finished 11-17 overall in 2025, including a 5-11 record in the Southern Conference. This season, the Knights are 3-3; Natalie Bland leads with 85 kills. Maddie Carnes recorded 237 assists this season.

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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL

CLEVELAND — After a weekend which saw the Ball State women’s volleyball team take down preseason favorites in Conference USA (Western Kentucky) the Atlantic 10 (Dayton) and Horizon League (Wright State) at the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Invitational, the Cardinals has swept the Mid-American Conference weekly awards.

Audrey Geer – MAC Offensive Player of the Week

Geer was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tru by Hilton Beavercreek Invitational after recording double-doubles in all three matches last week … She averaged 4.10 kills per set, which ranked second among all MAC players, while boasting a .330 (41-10-94) attack percentage … She also ranked second on the squad with a 3.70 digs-per-set average, while leading the team’s primary passers with a .966 (64-for-67) reception percentage.

Geer started the week with season-highs of 15 kills and 15 digs in the four-set win over Western Kentucky which received six votes in last week’s AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll … She followed with 12 kills and 10 digs in the sweep of Dayton which received 25 votes in last week’s AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll … Geer closed the week with 14 kills, 12 digs and a season-best .400 (14-2-30) attack percentage in the sweep of tournament host Wright State.

Sophie Ledbetter – MAC Defensive Player of the Week

Ledbetter earns MAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season and fourth time in her collegiate career after leading the Ball State defense and ranking third among MAC defenders with a 4.40 digs-per-set average last week … She collected double-digit digs in all three matches, starting with 18 in the four-set win over Western Kentucky which received six votes in last week’s AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll.

Ledbetter followed with 13 digs each in the sweep of Dayton, which received 25 votes in last week’s AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, and the sweep over Wright State … She also served up a pair of aces on the week, while dishing out 14 total assists, including a season-high eight vs. WKU.

Lindsey Green / Reese Axness – MAC Setter Pair of the Week

Green and Axness earn MAC Setter Pair of the Week for the first time this season and the fifth time in their careers after combining to lead the Ball State women’s volleyball team to a MAC-best .322 (155-39-360) attack percentage last week … The duo averaged 13.30 assists-per-set, with a 6.90 mark from Green and a 6.40 average from Axness

The pair would also combine for 4.30 digs-per-set average, 2.70 for Green and 1.60 for Axness, including a double-double by Green in Thursday’s four-set win over Western Kentucky … Overall, the duo helped Ball State hit above .300 in all three matches last week, led by a .366 effort in Saturday’s sweep of Wright State.

The Ball State women’s volleyball team returns to action Friday (Sept. 11), when it opens play in the Fairfield Inn and Suites Dunn Campbell Invitational with matches versus Stetson (11 a.m.) and the host Camels (6 p.m.).

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BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF

BARK RIVER, Mich. – – The Ball State men’s golf team turned in four rounds below par and tied for the best team score among the 12-team field Monday during the final round of the Island Resort Intercollegiate hosted by South Dakota State at the Sage Run Golf Club.

The Cardinals shot -12 (276) as a team on its final tour of the 72 par, 7200-yard course to tie event champion Michigan on the day. The next-best round was a -7 (281) by St. Mary’s (CA). In addition, the Cardinals’ final-round score of 276 ties as the 12th-lowest team round in program history based on stroke total and ties as the eighth-lowest relative to par at -12.

The effort helped Ball State climb two spots up the final leaderboard and into sixth place overall at -7 (857). The Wolverines won the event at -41 (823).

Leading the way was junior Happy Gilmore who carded a collegiate-low -6 (66). Gilmore’s mark was the lowest round of the day by two strokes and tied as the second lowest of the entire event. Gilmore’s final round included eight birdies and nine pars.

The effort helped Gilmore finish tied for sixth overall among the 80-golfer field at -9 (207). One of 13 golfers to record an eagle in the event, Gilmore also tied for fourth among the field with 16 total birdies.

Senior Cameron Young was not far behind, tying for the second-lowest round of the day at -4 (68). The effort, which also ties his collegiate low based on stroke total, included playing the last 17 holes bogey free with five birdies thrown in the mix. Thanks to the strength of his final round, Young would climb 25 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 34th at +2 (218).

Senior Avery Mahoney followed with his lowest round of the event, at -3 (69), while freshman Mattingly Upchurch shot his second straight -2 (70). Upchurch would tie for 20th overall at -2 (214), while Mahoney tied for 53rd at +5 (221). Mahoney’s final round included five birdies while Upchurch added four more to his total.

While he shot +1 (73) in his final round, sophomore Luke Johnston still recorded a top 15 finish, tying for 15th overall at -3 (213) after shooting -2 (70) in each of his opening two rounds. Johnston collected four more birdies Monday and tied for fourth among the field with 16.

Rounding out Ball State’s contributors Monday was sophomore Brody Sorrell who finished the round at +4 (76). He scored three birdies on the day, doubling his tournament to six.

Perhaps the most impressive feat of the final round was all six Cardinals tallying birdies on the par 4, 298-yard eighth. In addition, five of the six birdied the par 4, 450-yard 10th.

As a team, the Cardinals finished the tournament ranked fifth among the field with 55 total birdies and ranked second among the field in par 4 average at +6 (4.04). 

After a solid start to the season, the Ball State men’s golf team returns to action Sept. 14-15 at the RedHawk Intercollegiate hosted by Miami (OH) at the Pittsburgh Field Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

Ball State Individual Results

6th – Happy Gilmore: 207 (69-72-66; -9)

T15th – Luke Johnston: 213 (70-70-73; -3)

T20th – Mattingly Upchurch: 214 (74-70-70; -2)

T34th – Cameron Young: 218 (75-75-68; +2)

T53rd – Avery Mahoney: 221 (76-76-69; +5)

77th – Brody Sorrell: 230 (80-74-76; +14)

Ball State Team Results

6th – Ball State: 857 (290-291-276; -7)

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BALL STATE FOOTBALL

MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State football returns to Scheumann Stadium for its 2026 home opener Saturday versus Stony Brook. Head coach Mike Uremovich, tight end Tate Hoover and defensive back Quentavius Scandrett met with the media Monday morning to reflect on the season opener at No. 1 Ohio State and discuss the Cardinals’ preparation for the Seawolves.

Reflecting on the Cardinals’ outing at Ohio Stadium, Uremovich noted the positives to build on while also identifying areas that need improvement. As the program enters week two, the team’s attention has shifted entirely to Stony Brook.

“There were a lot of positives,” Uremovich said. “The biggest positive for me was we won that game on special teams.”

Uremovich highlighted punter Cole Stumbaugh, the Cardinals’ coverage units and a 50-plus-yard field goal by Brody Boehm as bright spots against the Buckeyes. Offensively, Ball State’s focus this week is on turning productive stretches into points and avoiding difficult third-down situations.

“We’ve got to stay out of third-and-longs,” Uremovich said. “We’ve got to be more productive on first-and-second down to stay out of third-and-long.”

Hoover echoed that focus after seeing the offense move the football against the Buckeyes.

“We moved the ball well, and we had some good plays,” Hoover said. “Putting drives together and points on the board would be the big thing to see.”

Defensively, the Cardinals are looking to build on a first half against Ohio State in which Scandrett felt the unit played well. He mentioned missed tackles and a lack of pursuit hurt Ball State in the second half, making those areas a priority going into this weekend.

“The main thing I feel we need to focus on is just tackling and being all together and flying around to the bodies on every play,” Scandrett said.

Saturday gives the Cardinals their first opportunity of the season to play in front of their home crowd. BSU found success at Scheumann Stadium last season, going 4-1, and both players expressed excitement about competing in the Scheu.

“It means a lot, really,” Hoover stated. “Knowing that we could win at home and have the fans there to back us up and everything.”

“I’m excited to be at home and play for the fans,” Scandrett said. “We’ve got a chip on our shoulder. The fans expect to win, and we’ve got to go out there and perform.”

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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S GOLF

KEWADIN, Mich. – Indiana State women’s golf wrapped up their first tournament of the season in tied for third place of 13 teams at the A-Ga-Ming Invitational.

The Sycamores shot an 898 (+34), the third-best, three-round team score since the start of the 2015-16 season (11 years; 891, +27 at Butler in 2021-22; 897, +33 at MVC Championships in 2015-16). The Sycamores tied Bradley and beat Murray State (900, +36).

Louise Standtke led the Sycamores in her Indiana State debut (transfer from Evansville) tying in 11th place. The junior carded a 220 (+4, 70-74-76) with nine total birdies and only one double through the 54 holes. The tournament was highlighted by her opening round, as she shot a new career low of 70 (-2).

Over the last two seasons, a score of four-over or better happened only twice, both by Yang Tai and both were scores of four-over.

Alana Gilbert was the second-lowest scorer for Indiana State, tying in 27th with a 227 (+11, 76-75-76)

Three Sycamores tied for 34th place. Sophia Florek (230, +14, 79-78-73) shot up 21 spots after the opening round with the 73 in round three. Her last two rounds totaled eight birdies (adding one in the first round). Rosalie DiNunzio (76-73-81) also tied with Florek, as well as Keira Brazeau (73-75-82).

Freshman Ava Brumagin played in her first collegiate tournament as an individual and tied for 62nd with a 238 (+22, 76-84-78).

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EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team welcomes No. 22 Louisville to Arad McCutchan Stadium on Tuesday night for a midweek matchup. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Evansville vs #22 Louisville | Tuesday, September 8 | 7 PM CT

Site | Location Arad McCutchan Stadium | Evansville, Ind.

Links 7 PM CT:  Live Stats | TV: ESPN+

Last Time Out

Evansville earned its first result of the season on Friday night, battling Kentucky to a 1-1 draw in Lexington. Alejandro Fernandez opened the scoring in the 12th minute with his first career goal as an Ace, firing a right-footed shot into the bottom-right corner to give Evansville an early 1-0 advantage.

Kentucky controlled much of the possession and held a 10-3 advantage in shots at halftime, but Evansville’s defense limited the Wildcats to shots that failed to find the target and preserved the lead. Hugo Amo made two saves on the night, while the Aces recorded five blocked shots to keep Kentucky off the scoreboard.

The Wildcats found the equalizer in the 74th minute, setting up a back-and-forth battle in the final 15 minutes. Evansville created several late opportunities, including a Rodrigo Zambrana header in the 87th minute, but neither team could find a game-winning goal as the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

Series History 

Tuesday marks the 19th all-time meeting between Evansville and Louisville. The Aces lead the all-time series 11-6-1 and hold a 7-2-0 advantage when playing in Evansville. The teams met last season in Louisville, where Evansville earned a 3-1 victory.

Scouting Louisville

Louisville brings a 4-0-1 record into Tuesday’s match. The Cardinals’ most recent match came Thursday, when they defeated Wright State 3-0 at home.

The Cardinals are led by junior midfielder Giacomo Zizza, who leads the team in goals (four) and points (nine).

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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball hosts a record attendance against #21 Indiana University on Monday afternoon, falling in a competitive four-set match.

The Screaming Eagles welcomed 2,125 fans to mark the most attendees at a USI Volleyball match in program history and the highest attendance at an Ohio Valley Conference game in the last decade.

IU is the second Big Ten Conference opponent to travel to Liberty Arena, after Michigan State University came on September 4, 2025, when USI set the previous attendance record. When USI took the second set of today’s match, it marked the first set win over a ranked opponent in the program’s Division I history.

SET 1: IU 25, USI 15

The Screaming Eagles battled point-for-point for their first 12 points with the Hoosiers until IU ran away with a lead following the media timeout at 15-12. Senior Ashby Willis landed two kills to run the USI offense and added three digs. Sophomore Grace Bach closed on two block assists to help keep the Hoosiers’ offense to the lowest efficiency of the match.

SET 2: USI 25, IU 22

USI inched ahead and took the lead in the second frame after battling in the first half of the set at 17-16. Willis dominated in the set, adding seven kills on zero errors for a .538 hitting percentage. Overall, the Screaming Eagles ramped up their offense with 16 kills as a team, hitting .300 with just four errors. The team picked up 25 digs, with Willis leading the charge with eight, and sophomore Carley Wright added seven.

SET 3: IU 25, USI 15

The USI offense struggled to produce points in the set as the Hoosiers held them to a .000 hitting percentage, but Willis and Wright each added two kills. Sophomore Aysa Thomas dished out six assists and snuck a kill over.

SET 4: IU 25, USI 15

The Screaming Eagles battled hard till the very end of the final set. Wright added three kills and led the back row with six digs. Willis tied with Wright in the back row, adding six digs and a kill. Fifth-year Aspen Jankowski came off the bench to add her second ace from the service line of the night.

For the match, Willis tallied a double-double with 12 kills and 18 digs to lead her team. Wright followed close behind with a career-high 16 digs and nine kills. Setter Thomas tallied a well-rounded game, dishing out 27 assists, nine digs, three kills, and three blocks. Jankowski met her season-high with three aces and three digs.

The Screaming Eagles hit the road again this Friday, September 11 to compete in the Sports Imports Classic at Ohio State University, taking on Youngstown State University on September 11, the host team on September 12 and Winthrop University on September 13.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer will wrap up a two-game homestand at Strassweg Field with a visit from the Bellarmine University Knights on Tuesday, September 8, at 5 p.m.

Tuesday’s match will be streamed on ESPN+. Live stats and coverage are available at usiscreamigneagles.com. Admission to all USI Men’s Soccer home games is free thanks to ProRehab.

USI (0-1-2) is coming off a hard-fought 1-0 loss to Indiana University Indianapolis last Wednesday, in which the team outshot the Jaguars 14 to 9 but was unable to find an equalizing goal.

Senior midfielder Garrett Morris led the team with three shots and two on goal, followed by sophomore midfielder Edin Cvorovic and freshman defender Bryce Siegel with two shots each. Cvorovic had two on target. Sophomore goalkeeper Jacob English led the team from a defensive front, surrendering one goal on a penalty kick and making seven saves.

The Screaming Eagles’ three goals allowed to start the season are the fewest goals allowed to start the season (three games) since 2020.

The Bellarmine Knights (3-0-1) beat Stetson University in their last match on Saturday, 1-0, scoring their only goal in the 76th minute of the match. Stetson outshot Bellarmine 12 to 6, but the Knights managed to find a way to win.

Last season, the Knights finished 8-4-5 and 3-1-2 in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Bellarmine returned their top goal scorer from last season, junior forward Johan Nissen-Lie. Nissen-Lie scored 10 goals for the Knights a year ago. This season, Nissen-Lie has not scored but has assisted on a goal. Bellarmine’s top goal scorer for this season is junior forward Teddy Franke, who has two goals. The Knights’ net is protected by sophomore goalkeeper Benny Howard and senior goalkeeper Lordan Tudor, both of whom have split time in goal. They are allowing 0.75 goals per game while collecting seven saves on the year.

Tuesday’s matchup is the 45th meeting between the two teams all-time. The Screaming Eagles have the series advantage over the Knights, 25-17-2.  In the last meeting on September 14, 2024, the Knights got the better of the Screaming Eagles, winning 8-0.

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VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER

Taking on a Milwaukee side that is a perennial NCAA Tournament qualifier Sunday afternoon, the Valpo soccer team was within striking distance of the Panthers before a late second-half goal gave Milwaukee a 2-0 victory.

How It Happened

The Panthers got on the board thanks to a header in the 29th minute from Ashlyn Skinner-Barrett.

Valpo finished the opening half with a 7-6 shot advantage over the Panthers, but the match went into halftime with Milwaukee leading 1-0.

Salange Bell (Montclair, N.J./Montclair Kimberly Academy [Montclair State]) made four second-half saves to keep the deficit at one goal before Emily Petring found the back of the net in the 88th minute for the final margin.

Inside the Match

Sunday’s match played out much like last Sunday’s matchup against another strong mid-major in Western Michigan, in that the Beacons conceded midway through the first half, kept the deficit at one goal for most of the game before giving up a second while pushing for an equalizer late.

Milwaukee ended the match with a 19-9 advantage in shots, putting nine on frame to the Beacons’ five.

Bell ended the match with a season-high seven saves.

Thoughts From Coach Marovich

“This group really continues to show their level, as we’ve played teams recently that have won the Horizon and have won the MAC several times over the last few years, and we’re right there. We have pushed those teams.”

“We competed extremely well today, but unfortunately, the first goal really put us behind the eight ball after a really good stretch of the first 30 minutes of the match.”

“Even after that, we responded really well and finished out the half but when you chase the game, it can be difficult and can wear on you a little bit. In the second half, we were able to get to certain points in our progression and we started to maybe make some rushed decisions and were trying to do things a little bit too quickly to try to get a goal back.”

“At the end of the day, we competed for the full 90 minutes and we go for it and that’s what this group has been about. What I love about this group is we just keep getting back after it and going after it, and I’m looking forward to them continuing to grow so that we can get these results.”

Next Up

Valpo (2-4-1) returns home for its next four matches, starting Thursday evening with its third straight fixture against a Horizon League opponent as Oakland visits Brown Field at 7 p.m.

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MARIAN WOMEN’S GOLF

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. – The Marian women’s golf team sits tied for third after day one of their fall opening at the Wildcat Fall Invite, hosted at Purdue University’s Ackerman-Allen Course.

Emma Weiler leads the way for the Knights after two rounds of play, sitting in sixth place with a 74-77 outing. In the opening round, Weiler recorded three birdies, then followed up in round two with a pair as well as an eagle. Miley Kennard and Hailey Kirkland trail Weiler, both tied for 21st place. Miley Kennard currently sits with a 78-76 outing, opening up play with a two-birdie round. Kennard finished up the day with a trio of birdies to drop her score by two. Kirkland recorded a 73-81 outing, tallying four birdies in round one and a pair in round two.

Jordan Adam is close behind Kirkland and Kennard, sitting at T23 with an 81-74 outing, tallying one birdie in round one and a trio of birdies in round two. Maria Kennard rounds out the team tied for 32nd after two rounds. Kennard recorded a pair of 79 outings with two birdies in the opening round and three in the second. 

Playing as an individual Freshman Alex Reschley sits in sixth place, recording an outing of 75-76 through two rounds. Reschley recorded a pair of birdies in both rounds one and two. 

Marian looks to improve their placement tomorrow, with the final round beginning at 1:45 p.m.

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MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER

INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian men’s soccer team continues its undefeated home stretch with a shutout win over Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Monday evening. Samuel Wehaus led the Knights in the showdown, recording three goals in the matchup. 

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods fired off the first shot of the game but came up short against Tristan Edwards’ defense in goal. Marian quickly countered with a shot from Samuel Wehaus that was blocked, then scored his first goal of the evening at the six-minute mark. The Knights continued to control the game, recording four shots compared to the Pomeroys’ one before Rafael Zambrano reached the back of the net, extending the lead to two. Each team continued to fight with a shot each before Wehaus struck once again, extending the lead to 3-0 after 22 minutes of play. Marian showed no signs of stopping after firing off a shot, followed by a goal from Leonard Assouan to extend the lead to four. After switching the field with subs, the Knights slowed down the striking only taking one more shot before halftime and going into the break leading 4-0. 

Each team opened up the second half with a shot, but Marian continued to strike with two more shots before Joao Antonio Rocha fired off his first goal of the match, extending the lead to five, only nine minutes into the second half. The Pomeroys fired off a shot that went wide right before Wehaus was able to strike for the third time, extending the lead to six and earning his first hat trick of the 2026 season. The rest of the match, the Knights maintained possession, taking only five more shots before ending the match with the 6-0 win over Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. 

Samuel Wehaus led the Knights, recording three goals off of his six shots with four on target. Both Leonard Assouan and Rafael Zambrano recorded four shots with two on target and one goal. Assouan, Joao Antonio Rocha, and Taha Souiri recorded one assist each, while Zambrano led the way with two. Off the bench, Lazar Milosavljevic led the way, taking four shots with two on target. In goal, Tristan Edwards took the win, recording a career-high of five saves. Talon Collier helped with the combined shutout, coming in as a reliever in the last 26 minutes of play. 

After the win, Marian moves to 6-1 overall on the season and will be back in action this Saturday, September 12th, as they host No. 3 Indiana Tech with a 7 PM kickoff.

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JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the league’s top individual performances from August 31 through September 6. Sports Information Directors at the league’s institutions nominate student-athletes for the awards and vote on each week’s winners. For the first time in the 2026 season, the Marian Men’s Soccer team swept the player-of-the-week honors.

For the second week in a row, the Knights earned the offensive player of the week honor, with Sam Wehaus leading the way this week. Wehaus was active in the Knights’ 2-0 week, posting three goals and one assist for seven points. The junior had two scores in a 4-1 win over Saint Xavier, before scoring and assisting a goal in a 2-0 win over Judson. This is Wehaus’ first honor of the 2026 campaign and the fourth honor of his career. 

Tristan Edwards earned the first defensive player of the week honor of his career after his 2-0 week. Edwards allowed just one goal in a pair of complete-game wins between the pipes for Marian. The junior posted three saves in each victory, and his lone goal allowed came on a penalty kick.

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MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – The Marian women’s soccer team continues its winning streak on the road with a 4-1 win Monday night over Olivet Nazarene. Sienna Mullen and Lauren Maresh each scored a brace in the contest.

Much like their other matchups, Marian opened up the evening full steam ahead, recording seven shots in the opening 13 minutes of play. The Tigers were able to gain control of the ball, firing it down their half of the field to record their first shot of the game, but came up short against the Knights’ defensive line. Marian fired off one more shot that was saved before Sienna Mullen reached the back of the net to take the 1-0 lead in the 27th minute of play. After the goal, Olivet Nazarene took charge, attempting four shots, but all came up short. Lauren Maresh was able to quickly counter the Tigers’ attempts with a goal in the 42nd minute to take the 2-0 lead going into the half.

The Knights continued to bring the power out of the half with five shots, three of which were on target but saved by the goalie. The Tigers countered with a shot that was saved by Lily Ames in goal. Marian then fired off a shot that was blocked, followed by another goal from Maresh to extend the lead to three. Less than a minute later, the Knights reached the back of the net yet again from Sienna Mullen to extend the lead to four. After about 10 minutes of back-and-forth action in the midfield, Olivet fired off their first goal of the evening, reducing Marian’s lead to three with 12 minutes left in the match. Sophia Lewis fired off the final shot for the Knights but was saved by the Tigers’ goalie. Olivet attempted to strike two more times but came up short against Ames’ defense in goal, finishing the match with the 4-1 win for Marian. 

Sienna Mullen led the way, recording three shots with two on target and in goal, as well as one assist in the evening. Sophia Dawson recorded four shots in the evening, while Allie Tredway recorded two. Laney Harshany recorded the second assist of the night as well. Off the bench, Lauren Maresh shined with five shots, four on target, and two goals in her appearance. 

After the win, the Knights move to 5-0-1 overall this year and will be back in action on Tuesday, September 15th, taking on No. 23 Northwestern Ohio on the road for their final non-conference matchup of the regular season.

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TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1889 – Claiming they cannot count on their personal safety, the Browns fail to show up for the scheduled Sunday game with the Bridegrooms at Ridgewood, NY. The forfeit pushes the Browns four an a half games behind.

1901:

In a rare Sunday game (Sunday games are not outlawed in Chicago) before an estimated 20,000 fans, the largest American League crowd of the year, White Sox OF Billy Hoy laces a two-run single in the bottom of the 9th off Boston’s Cy Young to give Chicago a 4 – 3 win.

The Players Protective Association instructs members to sign one-year contracts only, and not recognize the reserve clause.

1903 – New York’s Christy Mathewson and Brooklyn’s Bill Reidy hook up for the third time in a week, and the rubber game ends in a tie, 4 – 4. The match is called by ump Tim Hurst after eight innings because of darkness.

1904 – The visiting Phillies stop the Giants’ win streak at 12 when the beat up Luther Taylor to win, 9 – 8. Bill Duggleby is the victor. New York then wins the nitecap, 4 – 1 as Christy Mathewson notches his 30th victory, over Tully Sparks. Darkness ends the game in the 7th inning.

1905 – Pittsburgh tallies 15 hits and eight walks against the Reds, but the Pirates leave a still-standing National League record 18 men on base. The Reds win, 8 – 3.

1906:

Boston’s Irv Young acts like Cy, allowing just Sherry Magee’s safety in a one-hitter against the Phillies.

Brooklyn blanks the Giants in two games, winning 6 – 0 and 1 – 0 at Washington Park.

1908:

Boston’s Cy Young defeats Washington, 3 – 1, for his 20th win.

The Pirates set a major league fielding record against the Cardinals by making only two assists, both by 2B Charlie Starr. The Bucs win, 2 – 0, with Honus Wagner driving in both runs.

Christy Mathewson’s 30th win is a gem – an 11-inning 1 – 0 win over the Superbas’ Nap Rucker. A single by Al Bridwell drives home Cy Seymour with the winning tally. New York stays a half-game ahead of Pittsburgh.

1914 – Bill James allows just three hits in beat the Giants, 8 – 3, and dropping New York to the second spot.

1915:

Fred Clarke resigns as Pirates manager having won four pennants in 19 years.

In a twinbill at Philadelphia, the A’s manage just one hit but beat Ernie Shore and the Red Sox, 1 – 0. The Sox are more patient in the second game, and walk 12 times off Cap Crowell to win, 13 – 2.

1916 – In front the smallest crowd in American League history, with 23 fans attending the game, A’s catcher/outfielder Wally Schang becomes the first switch-hitter in major league history to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game.

1917:

The Yankees trade shutouts with the Senators, winning 2 – 0 before losing, 5 – 0. Doc Ayers wins the nitecap, his second shutout in a row over the Yankees and the third time he’s beaten them in eight days. Nick Cullop takes the loss for New York. In the opening game, Ray Caldwell fires his only shutout of the year.

Following yesterday’s loss to Chicago, Browns owner Phil Ball accuses his players of laying down on the job because they dislike manager Fielder Jones. SS Doc Lavan and 2B Del Pratt sue him for $50,000 damages for alleged slanderous statements in St. Louis newspapers. Both are in the lineup, however, when Detroit beats the Browns, 1 – 0, in 12 innings. Ty Cobb triples off the right field fence in the 12th and scores on a sacrifice fly.

1919 – Babe Ruth hits home run No. 26 off Jack Quinn in New York, breaking Buck Freeman’s 1899 home run mark of 25.

1920 – On their way to Cleveland, the Yanks play an exhibition game against the Pirates and suffer injuries to starters, Muddy Ruel (split finger) and Ping Bodie (sprained ankle). With Carl Mays skipping the Indians series to avoid any scenes, New York is short-handed.

1922:

The Yankees go back on top, this time to stay, beating the Senators, 8 – 1, behind Carl Mays. New York’s win is triggered by Wally Pipp’s 6th inning three-run homer off Walter Johnson, the second homer Wally has dinged off the Senators’ ace in nine days.

Detroit beats the Browns, 8 – 3, on Bobby Veach’s two homers off Urban Shocker. First baseman Lu Blue pulls off two unassisted double plays, tying the American League record, and both are off line drives by Johnny Tobin.

1924 – Washington, with a two-game lead in the American League, beats the A’s, 8 – 4. Despite giving up solo home runs by Joe Hauser and Bing Miller, Walter Johnson wins his tenth straight and his 20th of the year, For Hauser, trailing Babe Ruth in the home run race, it’s his third four-bagger of the year off Johnson.

1925:

The Yanks top the Red Sox, 7 – 4, as Babe Ruth pounds his 300th career homer, off Buster Ross.

In the first game of a doubleheader, Dazzy Vance tosses a one-hitter over the Phils to give Brooklyn a 1 – 0 win. The Robins complete the sweep with a 4 – 3 win in the second game on Burleigh Grimes’s walk-off RBI single, as Grimes becomes the first live ball era pitcher to drive in all of his team’s runs in a 4 RBI game.

1926 – The Phils trail the Robins, 4 – 2, going into the last of the 9th but rally to win, 8 – 4. The winning blow is Cy Williams’ grand slam, the second Philley slam in three days.

1928:

The Phils take two from the Braves, winning 10 – 6 and 4 – 0. Earl Caldwell, who reported to the Phils yesterday, tosses the shutout in his first major league start.

In Boston, the A’s get cheered by the Sox fans as they sweep a pair from the Crimson Hose and take over first place in the American League by a half game.

Behind Babe Ruth’s three-run homer, the Yankees take the Senators, 6 – 3, but it is not enough as the Yanks drop to second place.

1931 – Bill Harris, 31, who last pitched in the majors for the Reds, in 1924, makes his first appearance for Pittsburgh and shuts out Cincinnati, 3 – 0.

1932:

In the Pirates’ 12 – 2 loss to Brooklyn, Bucs C Earl Grace makes a wild throw to end a streak of 110 consecutive errorless games. It is Grace’s only error of the season for a National League record. Must be something in the air as seven E’s are recorded.

The Yankees and Tigers replay their protested August 1st game as the nightcap of a doubleheader, but end in a 7 – 7 tie. After the game, Babe Ruth experiences abdominal pains he believes are an appendicitis attack. He will be out of the lineup indefinitely. Sammy Byrd, subbing for Ruth in the opener, collects five hits for the Yankees, including two home runs in a 5 – 4 win.

1935:

The Cards fail to increase their lead as they split with the Phils. In the opener, Dizzy Dean wins his 25th game, but the Birds lose, 4 – 2, in the nightcap when they strand 16 runners. St. Louis outhits the Phils, 13 to 4. Rain washes out the Cubs game at Wrigley Field.

In the second game of a twinbill, the A’s Jimmie Foxx doubles in the 8th to break up Elden Auker’s no-hit bid. Detroit rolls, 15 – 1 collecting 20 hits. Foxx has a pair of homers in the opener, again in vain, as the Tigers win, 7 – 5. Mickey Cochrane has three hits in each game for Detroit.

1939 – With his 12 – 1 victory over the Browns in St. Louis, Bob Feller becomes the youngest modern-era player to win 20 games.

1940 – Johnny Mize hits homers # 38, 39 and 40 in the first game of a doubleheader becoming the first player to hit three homers in one game four times in his career. Despite the “Big Cat”‘s heroics, the Cardinals drop a pair to the Pirates, 16 – 14 and 9 – 4.

1946:

Dodger Pete Reiser, even though still as injury-prone as he was before the war, steals three bases, including home, in an 11 – 3 Dodger victory over the Giants. It is his seventh steal of home this year. He will lead the major leagues with 34 steals despite missing more than 30 games due to injuries.

With the Red Sox running away with the American League race, attention closes in on Bob Feller’s strikeout pace. He reaches 300 today, a number reached by Walter Johnson and Rube Waddell twice each.

In the minor leagues Bill Kennedy of Rocky Mount (Coastal Plain League) will be credited with 456 strikeouts, breaking the former mark of 418 set by Virgil Trucks in the Alabama-Florida League in 1938.

1947 – Starting P Ox Miller of the Cubs hits a game-winning grand slam in a 4 – 3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, but does not go the required five innings to gain the win.

1950 – Russ Meyer snaps the Phils’ five-game losing streak with a 4 – 3 victory over the Dodgers.

1951:

At an Old Timer’s Day at Yankee Stadium, former manager Joe McCarthy is honored. With the game scoreless in the 7th inning, Mickey Mantle belts a Bob Porterfield pitch into the last row of the right field bleachers, some 460 feet away, to break the scoreless tie. Ed Lopat shuts out the Senators for 4 – 0 Yankee win.

The pennant race heats up, as Dodger ace Don Newcombe two-hits the Giants, 9 – 0, beating Jim Hearn. Jackie Robinson has three hits and three runs, scoring one run from third base when he provokes Hearn into wild pitching. Giants pitchers contribute ten walks.

1952 – Umpire Lee Ballanfant ejects Giants P Larry Jansen for throwing a beanball. Giants manager Leo Durocher is also suspended and fined $100. Jansen is fined just $25 because of his “excellent conduct record”; however, he will not pitch again this season due to back issues. Brooklyn splits the doubleheader, winning the opener, 10 – 2, and losing the nightcap, 3 – 2. The Dodger lead stays at five games.

1955 – With a 10 – 2 win over the Braves at Milwaukee’s County Stadium, the Dodgers clinch the National League pennant with a 17-game lead. It is the earliest date in history in which a team has captured a flag.

1958:

In a special meeting of American League owners in Chicago, IL, Washington owner Calvin Griffith succumbs to pressure from other AL owners and that night advises Minneapolis, MN officials that he is staying in Washington, DC.

Pirates RF Roberto Clemente hits three triples in a 4 – 1 win over Cincinnati. Rookie pitcher Curt Raydon (8-4) collects his only major league hit in the 5th to ignite a three-run rally. This is also his last decision.

1961 – The Yanks rout the Indians, 9 – 1, as Mickey Mantle hits home run #52, off Gary Bell. The Yanks win for their ninth straight while Detroit loses their eighth in a row to drop ten games back. The Tigers purchase veteran Vic Wertz from the Red Sox to shore up their offense.

1962 – At Milwaukee, pitcher Chris Short, a career .126 hitter, has four hits against Warren Spahn as the Phillies top the ace lefthander, 4 – 2.

1963 – For the 13th and final time in his career, Braves’ lefthander Warren Spahn has a 20-win season as he beats the Phillies, 3 – 2.

1964 – Phils’ first baseman Frank Thomas fractures his right thumb sliding back into first base in the 3 – 2 loss to the Dodgers. The Phils are six games ahead, but Thomas’s loss will be felt keenly when the Phils begin to slide. Art Mahaffey takes the loss, lasting just a third of an inning.

1965:

Against the Angels, A’s Bert Campaneris becomes the first major leaguer to play all nine positions in a single game.

The Giants take over first place for the first time this season as reliever Masanori Murakami wins 3 – 1 in Los Angeles, dropping the Dodgers to second place by .002 percentage points. The Giants have now won four straight and will win their next ten.

1966 – The Red Sox fire manager Billy Herman (64-82) and Pete Runnels is named interim pilot. Herman will sign on as a scout for the California Angels.

1967:

The Tigers move into a first-place tie with the Twins, as Eddie Mathews and Jim Northrup hit home runs, and Mickey Lolich beats Tommy John, 4 – 1, at Chicago.

Despite a brilliant relief effort by Dick Kelley, the Braves lose a 4 – 1 decision at Philadelphia. Kelley ties the National League record for relievers with six consecutive strikeouts.

1969:

At Shea Stadium, the Mets top the Cubs, 3 – 2, on Tommie Agee’s two-run home run. Jerry Koosman beats Bill Hands and strikes out 13 Cubs batters. Chicago has now lost five in a row and leads the Mets by one and a half games.

The Braves acquire veteran pitchers Hoyt Wilhelm and Bob Priddy from the Angels in exchange for minor league prospects Mickey Rivers and Clint Compton. Hoyt will only stay for a little while as the Braves will waive the knuckleballer to the Cubs in September 1970.

1972:

In the first game of a doubleheader with the Cardinals, the Mets win, 8 – 2, as John Milner collects a homer, a double, and three singles in five at-bats. Milner hits another home run in the 1st inning of the second game, but the Cards turn around, using a pair of homers in the 13th to win, 9 – 4.

Mickey Lolich wins his 20th game of the year as Detroit tips the Orioles, 4 – 3. The Tigers jump on Jim Palmer (18-8) for three runs in the 1st inning.

Beating the Phils, 4 – 3, Fergie Jenkins wins his 20th, the sixth consecutive year he’s reached the mark. This ties the Cubs club record set by Three Finger Brown, from 1906 to 1911. Billy Williams’ two-run home run in the 6th ties it at 3 – 3, and a pair of doubles in the 8th wins it.

1975:

Johnny Bench belts a two-run homer in the 8th as the Reds beat the Padres, 3 – 2.

The Astros outslug the Braves, 9 – 6, with Jose Sosa picking up his only career win. The loss goes to Frank LaCorte, making his major league debut.

1976 – In a twinbill, the Expos’ Joe Kerrigan wins a pair from the Cardinals with two innings of relief work in both games, for the first two wins of his career. Montreal wins, 7 – 5 and 8 – 7.

1977:

Cubs relief pitcher Bruce Sutter strikes out the first six batters he faces including three men in the 9th on nine pitches.

At Toronto, Red Sox sluggers Carlton Fisk and George Scott club back-to-back homers in the 2nd inning, setting a record. It is the 16th time this season that Sox hitters have hit back-to-back homers, breaking the record of 15 set by the 1964 Twins. Boston wins, 7 – 2.

1978:

New York continues its rampage of Boston by scoring two runs in the 1st inning and six more in the 2nd inning. Boston makes seven errors to ease the Yankees to a 13 – 2 romp. Reggie Jackson hits a three-run homer and Lou Piniella adds a double, triple and homer to back Jim Beattie’s pitching. Dwight Evans and Carlton Fisk both make a pair of errors. New York is now two games back.

In a 5 – 3 win at Wrigley Field, Phillies RF Bake McBride handles 11 chances, tying the National League mark for right fielders. It was last matched by the Cubs’ Bill Nicholson, in 1945, in the same park.

1979:

Graig Nettles hits an 8th-inning home run to help the Yankees and Ron Guidry beat Detroit, 5 – 4. It is Guidry’s tenth straight win.

In Oakland’s 2 – 1 win over the White Sox, A’s Rob Picciolo (.234 career) gets his only intentional walk as the Sox elect to pitch to rookie Rickey Henderson. Rickey walks in a run to beat the Sox. Picciolo will have just 25 career walks in nine seasons.

1980 – Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Ferguson Jenkins as a result of the pitcher’s drug arrest on August 25th. On September 22nd, the suspension will be overturned by arbitrator Raymond Goetz, the first time ever a commissioner’s decision is overruled by an arbitrator.

1981:

Citing his “lack of communication” with the players, the Expos fire manager Dick Williams and replace him with Jim Fanning, who has been an executive with the club since it joined the National League in 1969.

Houston’s Cesar Cedeno is fined $5,000 but not suspended after attacking a fan during the Astros’ 3 – 2 loss to the Braves. Witnesses said that three men in the box seats had been loudly berating Cedeno’s wife and making remarks about the 1973 incident in which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the accidental shooting death of a young woman in the Dominican Republic.

1983 – Yankees OF Steve Kemp will miss the rest of the season with a fractured cheekbone after being struck in the face by an Omar Moreno line drive during batting practice in Milwaukee. Kemp hit just .242 with 12 home run and 49 RBI in the first year of his five-year, $5.45 million contract. New York wins today, 6 – 5.

1984 – The Yankees break a 4 – 4 tie with two runs in the 6th to roll over the Red Sox, 12 – 6. Toby Harrah paces the 15-hit attack with four hits, and Dave Winfield hits one of the game’s 12 doubles to extend his hitting streak to 20 games, which is and will be a career high. Joe Cowley is the winner.

1985 – At Wrigley Field, off Cubs hurler Reggie Patterson, Pete Rose gets two hits, including a historic single to tie Ty Cobb’s career record of 4,191 hits. The game is suspended due to darkness which will enable the Reds’ player-manager to break the record at home.

1987 – With the Cubs in fifth place in the National League East (68-68, 13 games behind), the club fires manager Gene Michael and replaces him with Frank Lucchesi.

1988 – National League president Bart Giamatti is unanimously elected baseball’s seventh commissioner, and will succeed Peter Ueberroth next season.

1989 – Kansas City’s George Brett singles for his 2,500th career hit in a 6 – 0 win over the Twins.

1992:

Yankees OF Danny Tartabull goes 5 for 5 with two homers and a double, and drives in nine runs as New York defeats Baltimore, 16 – 4. Scott Sanderson is the winner.

The Blue Jays top the visiting Royals, 5 – 0, behind Jimmy Key’s complete game shutout. Following the game, Toronto rookie C Mike Maksudian wins $800 from his teammates, who bet that he wouldn’t eat a live locust. Maksudian, who claims to have eaten moths, grasshoppers, frogs, lizards, roaches and aquarium fish, swallows the 1 1/2-inch-long insect, but declines an offer of $2,000 to swallow a rat.

1993:

The Pirates trade OF Lonnie Smith to the Orioles in exchange for two minor league players to be named.

Houston’s Darryl Kile no-hits the Mets, winning by a score of 7 – 1. He fans nine and walks one. Mets 3B Butch Huskey becomes the third player in history to make his major league debut on the losing end of a no-hitter. Byron Browne and Don Young of the Cubs did so in Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965.

1995:

The Indians defeat the Orioles, 3 – 2, to clinch the American League Central Division title in their 123rd game of the season. It is the fastest that any team has ever won a title. The Tribe now leads second-place Kansas City by 23 1/2 games.

The Tigers trade IF Juan Samuel to the Royals in exchange for a player to be named.

1996:

Todd Hundley joins Mickey Mantle as the only other switch hitter to hit 40 homers in a season. His 40th home run also breaks Darryl Strawberry’s Met club record for most homers in a single season.

In the Indians’ doubleheader split with the Mariners, Jim Thome knocks in his 100th run in the opener, a 15 – 4 win. Thome reaches the 30 homer, 100 runs, 100 RBI, 100 walks mark – just the second Indians player to ever do that; Al Rosen, in 1950, was the other. Charles Nagy (15-4) wins the first game, while the M’s prevail, 6 – 5, in the nitecap.

A Gary Sheffield 5th-inning home run against the Expos’ Pedro Martinez breaks the major league home run record for a season; the previous record of 4,458 was set 1987.

1998:

Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris’ single-season home run mark by clouting his 62nd of the year off Steve Trachsel in the 4th inning of the Cardinals’ 6 – 3 win over the Cubs in St. Louis.

Phillies rookie Marlon Anderson hits a pinch home run in his first major league at bat to become the 14th player in history to do so. The Phils and Mets combine for nine homers – Philadelphia has a team-record seven – in the 16 – 4 Phils win. Four different players homer twice: Jermaine Allensworth for New York and Rico Brogna, Kevin Sefcik, and Bobby Estalella for the Phils.

1999:

Arizona defeats Milwaukee, 9 – 1, as OF Steve Finley strokes three home runs and drives home six runs.

The Astros score nine runs in the 6th inning on their way to a 10 – 2 victory over the Phillies.

2000:

The Astros defeat the Cubs, 13 – 10, as Houston 2B Julio Lugo has the first five-hit game of his career.

The Yankees beat the Red Sox, 4 – 0, behind Roger Clemens. A scary moment occurs in the 9th inning when Boston P Bryce Florie is hit in the face with a line drive off the bat of Ryan Thompson. The Red Sox hurler never loses consciousness and leaves the field with blood streaming down his face. Florie suffers a fractured cheekbone and a fracture of the orbital socket, the bone that surrounds the eye, and retinal damage. He will undergo surgery .

2001 – Shawon Dunston hits the Giants’ 14th pinch home run of the season to tie the Diamondbacks for the big league record. San Francisco defeats Colorado, 7 – 3.

2002:

When Rafael Palmeiro goes yard against the Devil Rays in the 6th inning, the Rangers establish a new a major league record by hitting a home run in their 26th consecutive game.

The Mariners score eight runs in the 11th inning and go on to defeat the Royals, 16 – 9. This ties the American League mark for most runs by a team in the 11th frame, last tied in 1991.

2007 – Alex Rodriguez continues to lead the Yankees in their playoff hopes. He homers twice off Brian Bannister. The first of the homers is his 49th of the year and breaks the record for homers by a third baseman. Previously, Mike Schmidt (48 in 1980) and Rodriguez (2005) had shared the record. The Yankees win, 11 – 5. Rodriguez already holds the single-season record for shortstops, giving him the highwater mark at two positions.

2008:

Gary Sheffield hits a grand slam for the official 250,000th homer in major league history. The blow is Sheffield’s second homer of the day and his 13th career grand slam. Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera and Mike Hessman also homer as the Tigers outslug the A’s, 14 – 8.

The Red Sox move within half a game of first place in the AL East, beating division leader Tampa Bay for the seventh time in seven games at Fenway Park this season. Jason Bay’s homer caps a three-run 1st inning for Boston and neither team scores again. Jon Lester (improving to 14-5) and Jonathan Papelbon, with his 36th save, combine on the seven-hit shutout, fanning 12. It is the 456th straight regular-season sellout at Fenway, breaking the record held by the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field (1995-2001). Johnny Pesky joins team owners and players in handing out the commemorative tickets.

Mark Saccomanno becomes the 20th player to homer on the first pitch he sees in the major leagues. Saccomanno pinch-hits for fellow September call-up Alberto Arias in the 5th inning of a scoreless game and smacks a fastball from Ian Snell to right field for a circuit clout.

2009:

Boston hits six home runs at home against Baltimore on its way to a convincing 10 – 0 win. Youngsters Clay Buchholz and Michael Bowden combine on the shutout while David Ortiz hits his 269th homer as a designated hitter, tying Frank Thomas for the all-time lead at the position.

For their part, the Rangers, Boston’s main rivals for the AL wild card, sweep a doubleheader on the strength of their bats, winning 11 – 9 and 10 – 5 over Cleveland. Marlon Byrd collects seven hits on the day.

The Phillies become the 12th team in major league history to have four players hit 30 home runs as Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez both reach the mark today. They become the second team to have done so with three left-handed batters among the quartet – the other club was also from Philadelphia, the 1929 Phillies.

2011:

Nettuno gets more bad news. Leading the 2011 Italian Series three games to two, they have now lost three players since Game 5. Shortstop Olmo Rosario, a former US minor leaguer, was suspended for a positive test for a banned substance while manager Ruggero Bagialemani and pitcher Carlos Richetti are both suspended for a confrontation with an umpire.

Ian Kennedy picks up his National League-leading 19th win as the Diamondbacks defeat San Diego, 4 – 1. He fans 11 batters in 7 2/3 innings in a dominating effort. J.J. Putz then picks up his 38th save as the D-Backs have now won 14 of their last 16.

The Braves sweep a doubleheader from the Mets at Citi Field, increasing their lead in the Wild Card race to seven and a half games. A pair of rookies pick up the wins, Mike Minor in the 6 – 5 defeat of New York in the opener, and Julio Teheran, with his first major league victory, as the Braves prevail, 5 – 1, in the nightcap. All four starters are in fact rookies (Chris Schwinden and Dillon Gee start for the Mets), the first time four rookie pitchers are the starters in a doubleheader since 1965.

2012:

The Nationals announce that they are shutting down ace pitcher Stephen Strasburg in order to limit his innings on the mound in his first full season since undergoing Tommy John surgery. While other teams have taken similar decisions in the past, it is the first time a team involved in a pennant race has deliberately taken one of its top pitchers out of action of its own volition. Strasburg is 15-6, 3.16, with 197 strikeouts in 159 1/3 innings. His absence will be sorely felt when the Nats drop a five-game NLDS series to the Cardinals next month, in large part because of a lack of pitching depth.

The Orioles defeat the Yankees, 5 – 4, to tie the Bronx Bombers for first place in the AL East once again, but the win is costly. RF Nick Markakis breaks his left thumb when hit by a CC Sabathia pitch in the 5th inning, putting him out for the remainder of the year. Mark Reynolds, Lew Ford and J.J. Hardy homer for the Orioles. Closer Jim Johnson almost blows a 5 – 3 lead when he loads the bases on three singles with none out in the 9th; Nick Swisher brings the Yankees within one on a force out, before Mark Teixeira is declared out when sliding head-first into first base while vainly trying to avoid a game-ending double play. Teixeira and manager Joe Girardi blast umpire Jerry Meals for his call after the game, to no avail.

2013:

Baseball once again fails in its bid to be reinstated as an Olympic sport, as wrestling wins a vote conducted at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires, Argentina with 49 votes; the combined bid of baseball and softball gathers 24 votes, while squash, seeking admittance for the first time, receives 22. The decision affects the program for the 2020 games, which have just been attributed to Tokyo. All observers agree that wrestling’s win was a foregone conclusion, as the inclusion seven months earlier of the venerable sport, which traces its origins back to Antiquity, on the list of sports to be dropped from the program was universally condemned as a huge blunder, leaving baseball with little chance of regaining its Olympic status.

The Reds complete a three-game sweep of the Dodgers with a 3 – 2 win capped by Ryan Hanigan’s game-ending double in the 9th, scoring Zack Cozart from first base. The Reds had last swept the Dodgers at home back in 1992.

The US wins the 2013 World Junior Championship, their first successful title defense in the event since 1989. In the finale, the US edges out Japan, 3 – 2, as Blake Aiken holds Japan to one run in seven innings. US closer Luis Ortiz is named the event’s MVP. In the Bronze Medal game, Vladimir Gutierrez allows one hit in 6 1/3 relief innings as Cuba tops host Taiwan, 6 – 1.

The Rouen Huskies win their tenth French Division I title, three games to two, over the Templiers de Sénart. In the finale, youngster Yoann Vaugelade gets the win while Joris Bert drives in the winner.

2014 – A couple of franchise records are tied or broken in Miami’s 6 – 4 win over the Brewers. Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo records his 1,207th career strikeout, passing Ben Sheets as the franchise’s all-time leader, while for the Marlins, Giancarlo Stanton hits home run number 154, tying Dan Uggla as the team’s all-time leader. For the Brewers, it’s their 12th loss in 13 games, as they are slowly drifting out of postseason contention after occupying first place in the NL Central for most of the season.

2015:

Alex Rodriguez hits the 30th homer of his excellent comeback season with the Yankees. He ties Hank Aaron’s record of 15 seasons of 30 or more home runs. It is his first time reaching the mark since 2010, before his career almost ended because of a string of injuries and a one-year suspension for PED use.

ASD Rimini completes a stunning sweep of Unipol Bologna in the 2015 Italian Series; Bologna had won eight of ten from Rimini in the regular season and had gone 38-12 overall to Rimini’s 27-19. Alexis Candelario and Victor Moreno combine on a shutout in a 7 – 0 win in Game 4; Candelario is named Series MVP, having also tossed a gem in Game 1. Raul Rivero matches Candelario for six innings but fades in the 7th and his bullpen does not fare well. Riccardo Bertagnon drives in Alex Romero with the game’s first run.

2017 – The Dodgers, who just a couple of months ago seemed poised to challenge the major league record of 116 wins in a season, lose again, their eighth straight defeat and 13th in 14 games, as they bow to the Rockies, 5 – 4. They blow an early 4 – 1 lead as D.J. LeMahieu hits a two-run double in the 5th to put Colorado ahead to stay. On a positive note, Yu Darvish records the 1,000th strikeout of his career, punching out Carlos Gonzalez in the 5th, becoming the fastest starting pitcher to reach the mark, in 812 innings over 128 games.

2018 – Jorge Lopez of the Royals pitches eight perfect innings against the Twins before allowing first a walk to Max Kepler to lead off the 9th, then a single to Robbie Grossman. Wily Peralta then comes in to close a 4 – 1 win.

2019:

The Astros annihilate the Mariners, 21 – 1. Gerrit Cole allows just one hit and no walks in eight innings while striking out 15; it is his third straight game of 14+ strikeouts, something accomplished by only one other pitcher since 1908, by Pedro Martinez during his otherworldly 1999 season. Rookie Yordan Alvarez continues to mash the ball, collecting six RBIs on four hits.

Taiwan wins the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup, beating the defending champion USA, 2 – 1, in the finals. It is their third time winning the event. Tourney MVP Chien Yu throws 6 2/3 shutout innings while LF Wei-Chieh Lo robs two players of extra-base hits and also drives in a run. Host South Korea trails Australia, 5 – 4, entering the 9th in the Bronze Medal Game before Ju-hyeong Lee’s two-run homer makes them winners.

Wei-Lun Pan wins his 142nd game in the CPBL to break Yi-Hsin Chen’s record for victories in Taiwanese pro ball.

2020 – Pat O’Conner, President of Minor League Baseball since 2007, announces that he will step down at the end of the calendar year. It is a difficult time for the minor leagues, as the whole system has been shut down by the Coronavirus pandemic, and 42 of the existing 160 teams are slated for contraction before next year. It is likely that O’Conner will not be replaced, as what remains of the non-independent minor leagues will become fully owned and operated by Major League Baseball.

2021 – Over two years since the last induction ceremony was held in July of 2019, four new Hall of Famers, all resulting from the 2020 Hall of Fame Election, are inducted in Cooperstown: Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons and Marvin Miller. Attendance is limited and fans have to reserve their place in advance, but there is a sense of returning normalcy after long months dominated by the Coronavirus pandemic. It should be noted that no one was elected in the 2021 Hall of Fame Election, which would have posed a content problem had circumstances not forced organizers to combine the two classes in one ceremony.

2022 – By making their 324th start as a battery, P Adam Wainwright and C Yadier Molina of the Cardinals tie the all-time mark set by Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan of the Tigers in the 1960s and 1970s. Molina marks the occasion by going deep twice – his first long balls since May – but the Cards lose to the Nationals, 11 – 6. The pair will set the new record on the 14th.

2023 – Bologna sweeps the 2023 Italian Series, denying ASD San Marino’s bid for a three-peat. Ricardo Paolini is named Series MVP and Cristopher Molina gets the win in the finale.

2024 – Pavin Smith has a three-homer game, including a grand slam off Justin Verlander, to lead the Diamondbacks to a 12 – 6 win over Houston. Having homered with none, two, and three men on in his first three at-bats, Smith has a chance to complete a supremely rare home run cycle – a feat unprecedented at the major league level – when he comes up with a runner on first base in the 7th inning, but he strikes out against Hector Neris, then draws a walk in his final plate appearance in the 9th, finishing with eight RBIs. Eugenio Suarez also homers for Arizona, and scores four times.

Births[edit]

1854 – Russ McKelvy, outfielder (d. 1915)

1858 – Fred Carl, outfielder (d. 1899)

1872 – Deke White, pitcher (d. 1957)

1875 – Zeke Rosebraugh, pitcher (d. 1930)

1878 – Bert Noblett, college coach (d. 1938)

1884 – Al Demaree, pitcher (d. 1962)

1886 – Ray Rolling, infielder (d. 1966)

1887 – Bert Sincock, pitcher (d. 1946)

1888 – Joe Giannini, infielder (d. 1942)

1889 – William Carter, catcher (d. ????)

1890 – Press Cruthers, infielder (d. 1976)

1891 – Verne Clemons, catcher (d. 1959)

1892 – O’Neal Pullen, catcher (d. 1941)

1895 – Ted Kimbro, Negro League infielder (d. 1918)

1896 – Val Picinich, catcher (d. 1942)

1896 – Johnny Schulte, catcher (d. 1978)

1902 – Ernie Orsatti, outfielder (d. 1968)

1905 – Ed Grimes, infielder (d. 1974)

1905 – Jimmy Shields, pitcher (d. 1963)

1906 – Frank Stewart, pitcher (d. 2001)

1907 – Buck Leonard, infielder; All-Star; Hall of Fame (d. 1997)

1911 – Johnny Ray, outfielder (d. 1957)

1912 – Tadashi Kameda, NPB pitcher (d. 1976)

1913 – Slick Castleman, pitcher (d. 1998)

1915 – Len Gabrielson, infielder (d. 2000)

1916 – Jim Bagby, pitcher; All-Star (d. 1988)

1916 – Tom Turner, catcher (d. 1986)

1918 – Shinichiro Inoue, NPB catcher (d. ????)

1919 – Jimmie Armstead, outfielder (d. 2006)

1919 – Michael Bajo, minor league pitcher (d. 2008)

1919 – Greene Farmer, outfielder (d. 1982)

1921 – Masao Taki, college coach; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (d. 2012)

1922 – Michael Rossi, minor league pitcher and manager (d. 1991)

1926 – Lou Sleater, pitcher (d. 2013)

1926 – Paul Tretiak, scout (d. 2014)

1927 – Ryoichi Samata, NPB pitcher (d. ????)

1932 – Casey Wise, infielder (d. 2007)

1934 – Masaaki Ninomiya, NPB outfielder

1935 – Satoyuki Azuma, NPB outfielder

1935 – Yoshihiko Hayami, NPB outfielder

1935 – Yasuo Imai, NPB infielder

1936 – Naoji Urata, NPB catcher

1937 – Hidero Konishi, NPB outfielder (d. 2020)

1938 – George Werley, pitcher (d. 2013)

1942 – Steve Hargan, pitcher; All-Star (d. 2025)

1943 – Tadayoshi Okuma, NPB outfielder

1943 – Yasuo Otsuka, NPB catcher (d. 2008)

1944 – Elby Bushong, minor league catcher (d. 2017)

1944 – Santiago Mederos, Cuban National League pitcher (d. 1979)

1944 – Shoichi Shimosusaki, NPB outfielder

1945 – Ossie Blanco, infielder (d. 2026)

1946 – Ken Forsch, pitcher; All-Star

1950 – Tsutomu Hasegawa, NPB pitcher

1950 – Koji Kobayashi, NPB outfielder

1951 – Steve Barr, pitcher (d. 2024)

1952 – Larry McCall, pitcher

1954 – Don Aase, pitcher; All-Star

1954 – Jim Smith, infielder

1954 – John Valle, minor league outfielder

1955 – Chien-Chang Wu, Taiwanese national team pitcher (d. 2019)

1956 – Paul Gagliano, Serie A1 infielder

1959 – Glen Cook, pitcher

1960 – Bob Cummings, minor league catcher

1960 – Patrick Renard, First Division player

1960 – Shun-I Tsu, Taiwan national team manager

1961 – Hiroyuki Hamaoka, NPB pitcher

1962 – Al Pardo, catcher

1962 – Ikuo Takayama, NPB pitcher

1963 – Kevin Bradshaw, minor league infielder and manager

1963 – Shinji Watanabe, NPB infielder

1964 – Rich Arena, scout

1965 – Chris Bennett, minor league pitcher

1965 – Chung-Kuang Tsai, CPBL pitcher

1966 – Albert Bracero, Puerto Rican national team outfielder

1966 – Chris Czarnik, college coach

1966 – Mike Dyer, pitcher

1967 – Masami Yamada, NPB pitcher

1967 – Hisanori Yokota, NPB pitcher

1968 – Shinichi Kondo, NPB pitcher

1968 – Futoshi Yoshida, NPB pitcher

1969 – Ramon Martinez, scout

1970 – Carl Johnson, minor league player

1970 – Rick Steed, minor league pitcher

1971 – Mike Moyle, minor league player

1972 – Ramon Armendariz, umpire

1973 – Mike Halperin, minor league pitcher

1973 – Kei Ichihara, NPB infielder

1973 – Bob Wolcott, pitcher

1976 – Mike Rivera, catcher

1978 – Dan Kantrovitz, scout

1978 – Gil Meche, pitcher; All-Star

1978 – Tootie Myers, minor league infielder

1979 – Marlon Cabrera, Philippines national team catcher

1981 – Kennard Jones, minor league outfielder

1982 – Geno Espineli, pitcher

1982 – Donny Lucy, catcher

1982 – Gbenga Olayemi, minor league catcher

1983 – Julien Fachan, Division Elite infielder

1983 – Nick Hundley, catcher

1983 – Wataru Nishimura, NPB infielder

1983 – Yong-woon Shin, KBO pitcher

1984 – Kenta Abe, NPB pitcher

1984 – Rob Delaney, pitcher

1984 – Bobby Parnell, pitcher

1985 – Kang-suk Kim, KBO infielder

1985 – Danny Payne, minor league outfielder

1986 – Logan Schafer, outfielder

1988 – Dustin Crenshaw, minor league pitcher

1988 – Daniel Duran, minor league infielder

1988 – Victor Estevez, coach

1988 – Chance Ruffin, pitcher

1988 – Alejandro Sanabia, pitcher

1989 – Suguru Matsuyama, NPB pitcher

1990 – Gerrit Cole, pitcher; All-Star

1990 – Zachary Collier, minor league player

1990 – Kun-woo Park, KBO outfielder

1991 – Kai-Cheng Wang, CPBL pitcher

1992 – Dan Altavilla, pitcher

1993 – Nick Williams, outfielder

1994 – Sandy Bermúdez, Nicaraguan national team outfielder

1995 – Drew Carlton, pitcher

1995 – Yuri Furukawa, NPB pitcher

1995 – Orsen Josephina, minor league pitcher

1996 – Nicholas Eagles, South African national team infielder

1996 – Chien-Hsun Lee, CPBL pitcher

1996 – Brandon Walter, pitcher

1997 – Lars Nootbaar, outfielder

1997 – Nick Sogard, infielder

1998 – Blas Castaño, pitcher

1998 – Leody Taveras, outfielder

1999 – Gianni Bloom, minor league coach

2000 – Takuya Hiruma, NPB outfielder

2000 – Brennan Malone, minor league pitcher

2001 – Víctor Mesa, outfielder

2003 – Yu-Yen Kuo, CPBL pitcher

2003 – Yamato Shiroki, NPB pitcher

Deaths[edit]

1902 – George Prentiss, pitcher (b. 1876)

1909 – Jeremiah Foley, minor league pitcher (b. ~1868)

1919 – Jack Kerins, infielder, manager; umpire (b. 1858)

1936 – Bill Banks, pitcher (b. 1874)

1941 – Joe Boehling, pitcher (b. 1891)

1947 – Ralph Pond, outfielder (b. 1888)

1948 – Bill Byers, catcher (b. 1877)

1952 – Ed Hearne, infielder (b. 1888)

1955 – Dode Criss, pitcher (b. 1885)

1957 – Walter Frantz, minor league infielder/pitcher and manager (b. 1874)

1957 – Bill Miller, outfielder (b. 1879)

1959 – Roy Mitchell, pitcher (b. 1885)

1963 – Bill Knickerbocker, infielder (b. 1911)

1963 – Johnnie Williams, pitcher (b. 1889)

1964 – Buck Redfern, infielder (b. 1902)

1968 – Bill Kalfass, pitcher (b. 1916)

1974 – Sam Camalo, minor league catcher (b. 1909)

1977 – Oral Hildebrand, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1907)

1979 – Rick Joseph, infielder (b. 1939)

1988 – Rats Henderson, pitcher (b. 1896)

1990 – Joe Gleason, pitcher (b. 1895)

1991 – Clem Koshorek, infielder (b. 1925)

1991 – Lou Rosenberg, infielder (b. 1904)

1993 – Earl Mattingly, pitcher (b. 1904)

1999 – Hank Majlinger, college coach (b. ~1920)

1999 – Arthur Vicital, minor league pitcher (b. ~1930)

2006 – Erk Russell, college coach (b. 1926)

2011 – Jesse Jefferson, pitcher (b. 1949)

2012 – Kent Gerst, minor league outfielder (b. 1988)

2012 – Bob Hale, infielder (d. 1933)

2012 – Went Hubbard, minor league executive (b. ~1929)

2014 – Ken Staples, minor league catcher and manager (b. 1926)

2014 – George Zuverink, pitcher (b. 1924)

2015 – Joaquin Andujar, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1952)

2016 – Il-sung Ha, announcer (b. 1949)

2020 – Gene Budig, executive (b. 1939)

2020 – Jim Owens, pitcher (b. 1934)

2022 – Ted Schreiber, infielder (b. 1938)

2024 – Ed Kranepool, infielder; All-Star (b. 1944)

2025 – Tom Patton, catcher (b. 1935)

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TV SPORTS TODAY

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Tuesday, Sept.

COLLEGE GOLF

9:30 a.m.

GOLF — 2026 Folds of Honor Collegiate: Second Round, American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich.

4:30 p.m.

GOLF — 2026 Folds of Honor Collegiate: Second Round, American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

ACCN — Auburn at Florida St.

9 p.m.

ACCN — Oklahoma at Georgia Tech

CYCLING

8:30 a.m.

NBCSN — UCI: 2026 Vuelta a España, Stage 16

MLB BASEBALL

6:30 p.m.

TBS — Houston at Philadelphia (6:40 p.m.)

TRUTV — Houston at Philadelphia (6:40 p.m.)

9:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Texas at Seattle (9:40 p.m.) OR Toronto at Athletics (9:40 p.m.)

TENNIS

11:30 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Quarterfinals, New York

7 p.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Quarterfinals, New York

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Wednesday, Sept. 9

COLLEGE GOLF

11:30 a.m.

GOLF — 2026 Folds of Honor Collegiate: Final Round, American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich.

4:30 p.m.

GOLF — 2026 Folds of Honor Collegiate: Final Round, American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

SECN — North Carolina at Kentucky

6:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee, Kissimmee, Fla.

7 p.m.

ACCN — Missouri at Louisville

8 p.m.

SECN — Miami at Florida

9 p.m.

ACCN — Texas at SMU

ESPN2 — Texas A&M vs. Stanford, Kissimmee, Fla.

CYCLING

8:30 a.m.

NBCSN — UCI: 2026 Vuelta a España, Stage 17

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Minnesota at Detroit (1:10 p.m.)

4 p.m.

MLBN — Texas at Seattle (4:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Tampa Bay at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.) OR Colorado at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.)

10 p.m.

MLBN — Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.)

NFL FOOTBALL

8:20 p.m.

NBC — New England at Seattle

PEACOCK — New England at Seattle

TENNIS

11:30 a.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Quarterfinals, New York

7:30 p.m.

ESPN — ATP/WTA: U.S. Open, Quarterfinals, New York

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Thursday, Sept. 10

AUTO RACING

4:30 a.m. (Friday)

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, MADRING Sur, Madrid

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

8 p.m.

ACCN — Florida A&M at Miami

COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

SECN — Vanderbilt at Georgia

9 p.m.

SECN — Texas at Arkansas

CYCLING

8:30 a.m.

NBCSN — UCI: 2026 Vuelta a España, Stage 18

GOLF

8:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: Amgen Irish Open, First Round, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Ireland

4 p.m.

GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation, First Round, Vanderbilt Legends Club, Franklin, Tenn.

1:30 a.m. (Friday)

GOLF — 2026 Solheim Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team Europe – 4 Morning Foursomes & 4 Afternoon Fourballs, Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, Netherlands

MLB BASEBALL

1 p.m.

MLBN — Houston at Philadelphia (1:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Colorado at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.)

NFL FOOTBALL

8:35 p.m.

NETFLIX — San Francisco vs. L.A. Rams, Melbourne, Australia

TENNIS

7 p.m.

ESPN — WTA: U.S. Open, Semifinals, New York

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Friday, Sept. 11

AUTO RACING

4:30 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, MADRING Sur, Madrid

8 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, MADRING Sur, Madrid

3:30 a.m. (Saturday)

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, MADRING Sur, Madrid

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

ACCN — Villanova at Louisville

ESPNU — Richmond at NC State

7:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Rutgers at Boston College

8 p.m.

FOX — Missouri at Kansas

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

8 p.m.

SECN — Wisconsin at Texas A&M

CYCLING

8:30 a.m.

NBCSN — UCI: 2026 Vuelta a España, Stage 19

GOLF

1 p.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: Amgen Irish Open, Second Round, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Ireland (taped)

2 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Sanford International, First Round, Minnehaha Country Club, Sioux Falls, S.D.

5 p.m.

GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation, Second Round, Vanderbilt Legends Club, Franklin, Tenn.

1:30 a.m. (Saturday)

GOLF — 2026 Solheim Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team Europe – 4 Morning Foursomes & 4 Afternoon Fourballs, Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, Netherlands

MLB BASEBALL

2 p.m.

MLBN — Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.) OR L.A. Dodgers at Miami (7:10 p.m.)

7:40 p.m.

APPLE TV — Cincinnati at Milwaukee

10:15 p.m.

APPLE TV — San Diego at San Francisco

TENNIS

Noon

ESPN2 — WTA: U.S. Open, Doubles Championship, New York

3 p.m.

ESPN — ATP: U.S. Open, Semifinal, New York

7 p.m.

ESPN — ATP: U.S. Open, Semifinal, New York

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Saturday, Sept. 12

AUTO RACING

3:30 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, MADRING Sur, Madrid

7 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, MADRING Sur, Madrid

7:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Fleetio 200 – The Chase, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill.

6 a.m. (Sunday)

APPLE TV — Formula 1: TAG Heuer Gran Premio de España 2026, MADRING Sur, Madrid

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ABC — Arizona St. at Texas A&M

ACCN — ETSU at North Carolina

BTN — Howard at Indiana

CBSSN — South Florida at Army

CW — Old Dominion at Virginia Tech

ESPN — Oregon at Oklahoma St.

ESPN2 — Penn St. at Temple

ESPNU — Appalachian St. at East Carolina

FOX — Oklahoma at Michigan

FS1 — Wake Forest at Purdue

TNT — Washington St. at Kansas St.

12:45 p.m.

SECN — W. Kentucky at Georgia

3:30 p.m.

ABC — Alabama at Kentucky

ACCN — California at Syracuse

BTN — Regional Coverage: E. Michigan at Michigan St. OR Utah St. at Washington

CBS — Mississippi St. at Minnesota

CBSSN — Maryland at UConn

CW — UTSA at Texas St.

ESPN2 — UCF at Pittsburgh

FOX — Arizona at BYU

NBC — Rice at Notre Dame

PEACOCK — Rice at Notre Dame

3:45 p.m.

ESPNU — UNLV at North Texas

4:15 p.m.

SECN — Delaware at Vanderbilt

6 p.m.

USA — Memphis at Boise St.

7 p.m.

CBSSN — S. Utah at Colorado St.

ESPN — Tennessee at Georgia Tech

FS1 — Bowling Green at Nebraska

7:15 p.m.

BTN — Regional Coverage: San Diego St. at UCLA OR W. Illinois at Wisconsin

7:30 p.m.

ABC — Ohio St. at Texas

ACCN — Georgia Southern at Clemson

CBS — Texas Tech at Oregon St.

ESPNU — Navy at FAU

NBC — Iowa St. at Iowa

PEACOCK — Iowa St. at Iowa

7:45 p.m.

ESPN2 — Charlotte at Mississippi

SECN — Southern Miss at Auburn

10:15 p.m.

ESPN — Arkansas at Utah

10:30 p.m.

CBSSN — Sacramento St. at Fresno St.

CW — Montana St. at Nevada

11 p.m.

BTN — Louisiana-Lafayette at Southern Cal

GOLF

9:30 a.m.

CNBC — DP World Tour: Amgen Irish Open, Third Round, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Ireland

2:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Sanford International, Second Round, Minnehaha Country Club, Sioux Falls, S.D.

5 p.m.

GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation, Third Round, Vanderbilt Legends Club, Franklin, Tenn.

5 a.m. (Sunday)

GOLF — 2026 Solheim Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team Europe – 12 Singles Matches & Closing Ceremony, Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, Netherlands

MLB BASEBALL

1:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at N.Y. Yankees (1:35 p.m.) OR Colorado at Detroit (1:10 p.m.)

4:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Kansas City at Boston (4:10 p.m.) OR Cleveland at Minnesota (4:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

MLBN — Chicago White Sox at St. Louis (7:15 p.m.)

10 p.m.

MLBN — Seattle at Athletics (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

10 a.m.

NBCSN — English Premier League: Fulham at Liverpool

USA — English Premier League: Hull City at Chelsea

1:30 p.m.

NBC — English Premier League: Everton at Tottenham Hotspur

3 p.m.

USA — English Premier League: Arsenal at Sunderland

TENNIS

4 p.m.

ESPN — WTA: U.S. Open, Championship, New York

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Sunday, Sept. 13

AUTO RACING

6 a.m.

APPLE TV — Formula 1: TAG Heuer Gran Premio de España 2026, MADRING Sur, Madrid

3 p.m.

USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Enjoy Illinois 300 – The Chase, World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Ill.

COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ACCN — Stanford at Duke

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPN2 — Paradise Invitational: TBD, Consolation, Nassau, Bahamas

3 p.m.

ESPN — Wisconsin at Texas

5 p.m.

ESPN — Paradise Invitational: TBD, Championship, Nassau, Bahamas

8 p.m.

ESPN — UCLA at Utah

CYCLING

10 p.m.

NBCSN — UCI: 2026 Vuelta a España, Final Stage (taped)

GOLF

5 a.m.

GOLF — 2026 Solheim Cup: Team U.S. vs. Team Europe – 12 Singles Matches & Closing Ceremony, Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, Netherlands

8:30 a.m.

CNBC — DP World Tour: Amgen Irish Open, Final Round, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Ireland

2:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Sanford International, Final Round, Minnehaha Country Club, Sioux Falls, S.D.

5 p.m.

GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation, Final Round, Vanderbilt Legends Club, Franklin, Tenn.

MLB BASEBALL

1:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Houston at Tampa Bay (1:40 p.m.) OR Kansas City at Boston (1:35 p.m.)

4:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Texas at Arizona (joined in progress) (4:10 p.m.) OR Seattle at Athletics (joined in progress) (4:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

NBCSN — San Diego at San Francisco (7:20 p.m.)

PEACOCK — San Diego at San Francisco (7:20 p.m.)

NFL FOOTBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, Baltimore at Indianapolis, Cleveland at Jacksonville OR Buffalo at Houston

FOX — Regional Coverage: Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, New Orleans at Detroit, Atlanta at Pittsburgh OR Chicago at Carolina

4:25 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Green Bay at Minnesota OR Arizona at L.A. Chargers

FOX — Regional Coverage: Miami at Las Vegas OR Washington at Philadelphia

8:20 p.m.

NBC — Dallas at N.Y. Giants

PEACOCK — Dallas at N.Y. Giants

SOCCER (MEN’S)

9 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Brighton & Hove Albion at Coventry City

11:30 a.m.

NBCSN — English Premier League: Manchester City at Manchester United

USA — Bundesliga: Bayern Munich at SV Elversberg

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPN — NWSL: Boston at Washington

TENNIS

2 p.m.

ABC — ATP: U.S. Open, Championship, New York

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