“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
TUESDAY’S SCORES
ANGOLA 48 WAWASEE 41
BOONVILLE 56 NORTH POSEY 40
CENTER GROVE 45 FRANKLIN 40
CHRISTEL HOUSE 58 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 46
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 65 GARY LIGHTHOUSE 58
ELKHART CHRISTIAN 75 FREMONT 41
EVANSVILLE BOSSE 59 JASPER 53
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 86 FORT WAYNE NORTH 73
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 58 BELLMONT 47
FORT WAYNE SOUTH 72 CENTRAL NOBLE 50
FRANKTON 60 MUNCIE BURRIS 29
GOSHEN 51 MISHAWAKA MARIAN 41
INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE 71 IRVINGTON PREP 68
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 52 NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 49
JIMTOWN 77 CAREER ACADEMY 44
LAKE CENTRAL 67 HANOVER CENTRAL 34
LAKEWOOD PARK 64 BLUFFTON 58
LAWRENCE CENTRAL 71 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 63
LOWELL 60 WHEELER 45
MEDORA 68 SHAWE MEMORIAL 60
MICHIGAN CITY 75 HAMMOND MORTON 36
MORGAN TWP. 79 PORTAGE CHRISTIAN 17
NEW HAVEN 78 FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 42
NORWELL 69 MISSISSINEWA 67
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 60 WESTFIELD 56
PORTAGE 103 WESTVILLE 28
RIVER FOREST 51 HIGHLAND 46
SILVER CREEK 67 CHARLESTOWN 43
SOUTH BEND ADAMS 81 NILES (MICH.) 62
SPEEDWAY 79 WESTERN BOONE 71 OT
TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 49 INDIANA DEAF 39
TRITON 49 PLYMOUTH 26
UNION (MODOC) 64 CONNERSVILLE CHRISTIAN 52
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 75 CALUMET 67
WASHINGTON TWP. 73 CALUMET CHRISTIAN 33
WEST NOBLE 63 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 43
WESTVIEW 61 LAVILLE 33
WOODLAN 55 GARRETT 47
LAFAYETTE TOURNAMENT
MCCUTCHEON 56 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 50 R1
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 93 RENSSELAER CENTRAL 26 R1
WEST LAFAYETTE 73 TWIN LAKES 39 R1
LAFAYETTE JEFF 80 BENTON CENTRAL 47 R1
POSTPONEMENTS
ANSONIA (OHIO) UNION CITY PPD.
CARROLL (FLORA) TRI-COUNTY PPD.
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN SOUTH KNOX PPD.
HAGERSTOWN SETON CATHOLIC PPD.
HAMMOND NOLL KANKAKEE VALLEY PPD.
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE PPD.
NORTHEAST DUBOIS WASHINGTON CATHOLIC PPD.
SOUTHERN WELLS SOUTHWOOD PPD.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY NORTHWOOD PPD.
WHITKO ADAMS CENTRAL PPD.
BLUE RIVER VALLEY SHENANDOAH PPD., D13
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN VICTORY PREP PPD., D3
FLOYD CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY (KY.) PPD., D3
MANCHESTER HOMESTEAD PPD., D3
NORTH KNOX CLAY CITY PPD., D3
CASTON ARGOS PPD., D4
MACONAQUAH EASTERN (GREENTOWN) PPD., D4
OREGON-DAVIS DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN PPD., D4
ALEXANDRIA WES-DEL PPD., D5
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WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.) AT CANNELTON 8:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS HERRON AT UNIVERSITY 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 7:30 PM
INTERNATIONAL AT EMINENCE 7:30 PM
LEO AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE 7:30 PM
MTI KNOWLEDGE AT BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY 7:30 PM
MUNCIE CENTRAL AT GUERIN CATHOLIC 7:30 PM
PHALEN ACADEMY AT INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 7:30 PM
SMITH ACADEMY AT EASTSIDE 7:00 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) AT HOBART 8:00 PM
SOUTH NEWTON AT CLINTON CENTRAL 8:00 PM
WHITKO AT HERITAGE 7:30 PM
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
TUESDAY’S SCORES
ARMSTRONG (ILL.) 51 COVINGTON 22
BEECH GROVE 52 PERRY MERIDIAN 40
BLUFFTON 79 NEW HAVEN 24
BORDEN 58 JEFFERSONVILLE 55
BREMEN 57 SOUTH BEND RILEY 43
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 58 DEKALB 48
CASCADE 62 EDINBURGH 28
CENTER GROVE 64 FRANKLIN 55
CENTRAL NOBLE 66 GOSHEN 15
CROWN POINT 60 LOWELL 39
DECATUR CENTRAL 73 BREBEUF JESUIT 43
EAST NOBLE 66 LAKELAND 31
EASTSIDE 53 WOODLAN 43
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 65 WOOD MEMORIAL 45
FAIRFIELD 65 ANGOLA 41
FAITH CHRISTIAN 44 WEST LAFAYETTE 40
FOREST PARK 65 SOUTHRIDGE 21
FORT WAYNE WAYNE 51 FORT WAYNE SOUTH 35
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 62 CHRISTEL HOUSE 8
GUERIN CATHOLIC 62 INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 37
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 57 PARK TUDOR 52
HERITAGE HILLS 55 TELL CITY 33
HERITAGE 34 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 29
HIGHLAND 38 ANDREAN 34
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 51 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (DYER) 21
INDIANA DEAF 52 TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 11
INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE 29 IRVINGTON PREP 20
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 77 NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 76 OT
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 54 BEN DAVIS 44
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 65 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 62 OT
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 62 WHITELAND 26
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 70 INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 3
KNOX 41 HEBRON 27
KOUTS 58 WASHINGTON TWP. 35
LAKE CENTRAL 42 MUNSTER 12
LAPEL 54 YORKTOWN 40
LAWRENCE NORTH 54 CARMEL 40
LEBANON 46 CLINTON PRAIRIE 32
LOOGOOTEE 60 ORLEANS 54 OT
MARION 63 ANDERSON 57
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 61 HAMMOND MORTON 55
MISHAWAKA 62 ST. THOMAS MORE 31
MORGAN TWP. 36 HANOVER CENTRAL 20
NEW PALESTINE 46 NEW CASTLE 44
NORTH JUDSON 45 ELKHART CHRISTIAN 37
PIKE 50 WARREN CENTRAL 32
PLAINFIELD 63 AVON 33
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 49 LAKEWOOD PARK 44 OT
PROVIDENCE 54 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 27
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 75 INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 3
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 57 CHESTERTON 43
RISING SUN 56 SOUTH DEARBORN 50
ROSSVILLE 67 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 13
SEEGER 53 NORTH VERMILLION 38
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 56 JOHN GLENN 42
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 54 BOONE GROVE 24
SOUTH RIPLEY 60 NORTH DECATUR 41
SOUTH SPENCER 89 TECUMSEH 49
SOUTHPORT 52 GREENWOOD 40
SPEEDWAY 39 NORTH MONTGOMERY 37
SPRINGS VALLEY 50 BARR-REEVE 41
TRINITY GREENLAWN 52 CAREER ACADEMY 30
TRINITY LUTHERAN 61 COLUMBUS EAST 31
TRITON CENTRAL 55 RUSHVILLE 33
WARSAW 84 NORTHWOOD 15
WASHINGTON 66 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 24
WAWASEE 48 WEST NOBLE 40
WHEELER 55 NEW PRAIRIE 45
WINAMAC 34 WEST CENTRAL 27
CASS COUNTY INVITATIONAL
LOGANSPORT PIONEER PPD., D4
POSTPONEMENTS
BLUE RIVER VALLEY WAPAHANI PPD.
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN TRI PPD.
CENTERVILLE UNION COUNTY PPD.
EASTERN GREENE LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN PPD.
EDGEWOOD GREENCASTLE PPD.
FORT WAYNE DWENGER COLUMBIA CITY PPD.
JAC-CEN-DEL SOUTH DECATUR PPD.
MADISON FLOYD CENTRAL PPD.
MISSISSINEWA EASTBROOK PPD.
MONROVIA UNIVERSITY PPD.
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) BLOOMFIELD PPD.
NORTHWESTERN CARROLL (FLORA) PPD.
SEYMOUR BLOOMINGTON SOUTH PPD.
TIPTON COWAN PPD.
TRITON MANCHESTER PPD.
MITCHELL BROWN COUNTY PPD., D10
ATTICA FOUNTAIN CENTRAL PPD., D13
KANKAKEE VALLEY MICHIGAN CITY PPD., D15
NORTHEAST DUBOIS WASHINGTON CATHOLIC PPD., D17
MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN EMINENCE PPD., D18
FORT WAYNE LUERS HUNTINGTON NORTH PPD., D23
ADAMS CENTRAL CHURUBUSCO PPD., D3
JAY COUNTY NORTHEASTERN PPD., D3
LAWRENCEVILLE (ILL.) VINCENNES LINCOLN PPD., D3
MILAN SWITZERLAND COUNTY PPD., D3
NORTH DAVIESS LINTON PPD., D3
NORTHVIEW TERRE HAUTE SOUTH PPD., D3
SHOALS PIKE CENTRAL PPD., D3
MACONAQUAH NORTHFIELD PPD., D4
SHELBYVILLE COLUMBUS NORTH PPD., D4
JASPER NORTH HARRISON PPD., D9
EAST CENTRAL JENNINGS COUNTY PPD., F3
PARKE HERITAGE RIVERTON PARKE PPD., J29
EASTERN HANCOCK GREENSBURG PPD., J6
ELKHART LAPORTE PPD., J6
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WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
AUSTIN AT CHARLESTOWN 7:30 PM
CLARKSVILLE AT ROCK CREEK ACADEMY 6:00 PM
CLAY CITY AT WHITE RIVER VALLEY 6:00 PM
CULVER ACADEMY AT TRI-TOWNSHIP 8:00 PM
DELTA AT WINCHESTER 6:30 PM
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT FRANKTON 7:30 PM
EMAN AT INDIANA DEAF 6:00 PM
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
EVANSVILLE REITZ AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 8:00 PM
HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT PERU 7:45 PM
HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.) AT CANNELTON 6:30 PM
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT HARRISON 7:30 PM
LAFAYETTE JEFF AT KOKOMO 7:30 PM
LAVILLE AT TRITON 7:30 PM
LAWRENCEBURG AT LLOYD MEMORIAL (KY.) 7:30 PM
MISHAWAKA MARIAN AT OREGON-DAVIS 6:30 PM
MONROE CENTRAL AT UNION CITY 7:00 PM
NOBLESVILLE AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:30 PM
NORTH POSEY AT BOONVILLE 8:00 PM
OWEN VALLEY AT INDIAN CREEK 7:30 PM
RANDOLPH SOUTHERN AT DALEVILLE 7:00 PM
ROCHESTER AT CULVER 6:30 PM
SOUTH BEND RILEY AT JIMTOWN 7:30 PM
SOUTH DEARBORN AT LUDLOW (KY.) 7:30 PM
SOUTHERN WELLS AT MUNCIE BURRIS 6:00 PM
SOUTHWOOD AT EASTBROOK 7:45 PM
SULLIVAN AT SOUTH KNOX 7:30 PM
TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT PLYMOUTH 7:30 PM
TIPTON AT TAYLOR 7:30 PM
TRI-CENTRAL AT WES-DEL 7:30 PM
TRI-WEST AT MCCUTCHEON 7:30 PM
CASS COUNTY INVITATIONAL
LEWIS CASS AT CASTON 7:30 PM R1
LOSER GAME 2 VS. LOSER GAME 1 6:30 PM 3RD
WINNER GAME 2 VS. WINNER GAME 1 8:15 PM 1ST
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING RESULTS:
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING RESULTS:
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
SYRACUSE 62 #13 TENNESSEE 60
#7 MICHIGAN STATE 71 IOWA 52
#4 DUKE 67 #15 FLORIDA 66
#1 PURDUE 81 RUTGERS 65
#5 UCONN 61 #21 KANSAS 56
#16 NORTH CAROLINA 67 #18 KENTUCKY 64
#24 USC 82 OREGON 77
PENN STATE 87 CAMPBELL 76
TEXAS A&M 81 PITTSBURGH 73
OKLAHOMA 86 LAKE FOREST 68
INDIANA STATE 99 EUREKA 57
BUTLER 84 EASTERN MICHIGAN 68
VIRGINIA TECH 86 SOUTH CAROLINA 83 OT
MARQUETTE 75 VALPARAISO 72 OT
BAYLOR 110 SACRAMENTO STATE 88
MARYLAND 89 WAGNER 63
OKLAHOMA STATE 93 SAM HOUSTON STATE 83
NOTRE DAME 76 MISSOURI 71
GEORGIA 107 FLORIDA STATE 73
MIAMI FLORIDA 75 OLE MISS 66
CALIFORNIA 79 UTAH 72
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#1 UCONN 85 S. FLORIDA 51
#16 USC 79 ST. MARY’S 33
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS
1. OHIO STATE
2. INDIANA
3. GEORGIA
4. TEXAS TECH
5. OREGON
6. OLE MISS
7. TEXAS A&M
8. OKLAHOMA
9. ALABAMA
10. NOTRE DAME
11. BYU
12. MIAMI
13. TEXAS
14. VANDERBILT
15. UTAH
16. USC
17. VIRGINIA
18. ARIZONA
19. MICHIGAN
20. TULANE
21. HOUSTON
22. GEORGIA TECH
23. IOWA
24. NORTH TEXAS
25. JAMES MADISON
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/SCORES
WEEK 15/CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
FRIDAY, DEC. 5
7 P.M. | KENNESAW STATE AT JACKSONVILLE STATE — CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP | CBSSN
7 P.M. | TROY AT JAMES MADISON — SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIP | ESPN
8 P.M. | NORTH TEXAS AT TULANE — AMERICAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP | ABC
8 P.M. | UNLV AT BOISE STATE — MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP | FOX
SATURDAY, DEC. 6
12 P.M. | TEXAS TECH VS. BYU — BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP (IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS) | ABC
12 P.M. | WESTERN MICHIGAN VS. MIAMI (OHIO) — MAC CHAMPIONSHIP (IN DETROIT) | ESPN
12 P.M. | VILLANOVA AT LEHIGH (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+
12 P.M. | SOUTH DAKOTA AT MERCER (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+
1 P.M. | ILLINOIS STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+
1 P.M. | ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+
1 P.M. | NORTH DAKOTA AT TARLETON STATE (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+
2 P.M. | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT JACKSON STATE — SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP | ESPN2
2 P.M. | YALE AT MONTANA STATE (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+
2 P.M. | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT MONTANA (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+
4 P.M. | GEORGIA VS. ALABAMA — SEC CHAMPIONSHIP (IN ATLANTA) | ABC
8 P.M. | VIRGINIA VS. DUKE — ACC CHAMPIONSHIP (IN CHARLOTTE) | ABC
8 P.M. | OHIO STATE VS. INDIANA — BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP (IN INDIANAPOLIS) | FOX
10 P.M. | RHODE ISLAND AT UC DAVIS (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN2
WEEK 16
3 P.M. | ARMY VS. NAVY | CBS/PARAMOUNT+ (IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND)
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NFL
WEEK 14
THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 2025
DALLAS COWBOYS AT DETROIT LIONS, 8:15 P.M. ET, PRIME VIDEO
SUNDAY, DEC. 7, 2025
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1:00 P.M. ET, FOX
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS, 1:00 P.M. ET, CBS
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 1:00 P.M. ET, FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 1:00 P.M. ET, FOX
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, 1:00 P.M. ET, CBS
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS, 1:00 P.M. ET, FOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW YORK JETS, 1:00 P.M. ET, CBS
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 1:00 P.M. ET, CBS
DENVER BRONCOS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS, 4:05 P.M. ET, CBS
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS, 4:25 P.M. ET, FOX
CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS, 4:25 P.M. ET, FOX
HOUSTON TEXANS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 8:20 P.M. ET, NBC
MONDAY, DEC. 8, 2025
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, 8:15 P.M. ET, ABC/ESPN
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NBA SCORES
PHILADELPHIA 121 WASHINGTON 102
TORONTO 121 PORTLAND 118
SAN ANTONIO 126 MEMPHIS 119
MINNESOTA 149 NEW ORLEANS 142 OT
BOSTON 123 NEW YORK 117
OKLAHOMA CITY 124 GOLDEN STATE 112
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NHL SCORES
DETROIT 5 BOSTON 4
OTTAWA 5 MONTRÉAL 2
NY ISLANDERS 2 TAMPA BAY 1
NY RANGERS 3 DALLAS 2 OT
TORONTO 4 FLORIDA 1
NASHVILLE 5 CALGARY 1
COLORADO 3 VANCOUVER 1
MINNESOTA 1 EDMONTON 0
VEGAS 4 CHICAGO 3
WASHINGTON 3 LOS ANGELES 1
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BIG 10 VOLLEYBALL
BIG TEN CONFERENCE REVEALS 2025 VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON HONORS
2025 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON HONORS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: BERGEN REILLY, JR., S, NEBRASKA
SETTER OF THE YEAR: BERGEN REILLY, JR., NEBRASKA
LIBERO OF THE YEAR: GILLIAN GRIMES, SR., PENN STATE
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: ALANAH CLEMENTE, OPP, OREGON
COACH OF THE YEAR (COACHES & MEDIA): DANI BUSBOOM KELLY, NEBRASKA
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM*
AVRY TATUM, SR., OPP, INDIANA
TEODORA KRIČKOVIĆ, FR., S, INDIANA
CANDELA ALONSO-CORCELLES, SR., OH, INDIANA
ALLISON JACOBS, GR., OH, MICHIGAN
JULIA HANSON, SR., OH, MINNESOTA
REBEKAH ALLICK, SR., MB, NEBRASKA
ANDI JACKSON, JR., MB, NEBRASKA
HARPER MURRAY, JR., OH, NEBRASKA
BERGEN REILLY, JR., S, NEBRASKA
ALANAH CLEMENTE, FR., OPP, OREGON
VALENTINA VAULET, JR., OH, OREGON
GILLIAN GRIMES, SR., L, PENN STATE
KENNEDY MARTIN, JR., OPP, PENN STATE
TAYLOR ANDERSON, JR., S, PURDUE
GRACE HEANEY, R-SO., OPP, PURDUE
KENNA WOLLARD, JR., OH, PURDUE
CHERIDYN LEVERETTE, SR., OH, UCLA
LOLA SCHUMACHER, SO., L, UCLA
MARIANNA SINGLETARY, JR., MB, UCLA
REESE MESSER, FR., S, USC
LONDON WIJAY, SO., OH, USC
KIERSTYN BARTON, JR., OH, WASHINGTON
CARTER BOOTH, SR., MB, WISCONSIN
MIMI COLYER, SR., OH, WISCONSIN
CHARLIE FUERBRINGER, SO., S, WISCONSIN
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM*
TAYLOR DE BOER, R-SO., OH, ILLINOIS
KENNA PHELAN, JR., S, ILLINOIS
JAIDYN JAGER, FR., OH, INDIANA
CLAIRE AMMERAAL, SR., S, IOWA
MILANA MOISIO, SR., L, IOWA
SERENA NYAMBIO, SR., MB, MICHIGAN
KAROLINA STANISZEWSKA, JR., OH, MICHIGAN STATE
STELLA SWENSON, R-FR., S, MINNESOTA
TAYLOR LANDFAIR, SR., OH, NEBRASKA
LANEY CHOBOY, JR., L, NEBRASKA
AYAH ELNADY, GR., OH, NORTHWESTERN
MAGGIE MENDELSON, SR., MB, PENN STATE
AKASHA ANDERSON, SR., OH, PURDUE
RYAN MCALEER, SO., L, PURDUE
LEAH FORD, R-SO., MB, USC
TAYLOR DECKERT, FR., L, USC
ZORIA HEARD, SR., L, WASHINGTON
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM*
ALYSSA AGUAYO, OH, ILLINOIS
TEODORA KRIČKOVIĆ, S, INDIANA
JAIDYN JAGER, OH, INDIANA
STELLA SWENSON, S, MINNESOTA
CARLY GILK, OPP, MINNESOTA
VIRGINIA ADRIANO, OPP, NEBRASKA
ALANAH CLEMENTE, OPP, OREGON
REESE MESSER, S, USC
ABIGAIL MULLEN, OPP, USC
KRISTEN SIMON, L, WISCONSIN
SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
CARI BOHM, SR., MB, ILLINOIS
LUCA FICKELL, JR., S, INDIANA
MILANA MOISIO, SR., L, IOWA
ALEX MCGILLIVRAY, JR., L, MARYLAND
SYDNEY SCHNICHELS, R-SO., OPP, MICHIGAN
DANYLE COURTLEY, GR., OH, MICHIGAN STATE
LAUREN CROWL, R-SR., OPP, MINNESOTA
MAISIE BOESIGER, SR., L, NEBRASKA
DREW WRIGHT, JR., L, NORTHWESTERN
KAMIAH GIBSON, SR., S, OHIO STATE
MAYA DE LOS REYES, SR., L, OREGON
ADDIE LYON, GR., S, PENN STATE
BIANKA LULIĆ, R-SO., MB, PURDUE
ZORA HARDISON, JR., MB, RUTGERS
GALA TRUBINT, SR., L, USC
KATE DUFFEY, SO., S, UCLA
ELISE HANI, JR., MB, WASHINGTON
ALICIA ANDREW, R-SR., MB, WISCONSIN
* – ADDITIONAL PLAYER(S) DUE TO TIE IN VOTING
ALL CAPS DENOTES UNANIMOUS SELECTION
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NCAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES LISTED IN ET
FIRST ROUND: DEC. 4-5
THURSDAY, DEC. 4
3 P.M. | NO. 5 COLORADO VS. AMERICAN
4:30 P.M. | NO. 6 BAYLOR VS. ARKANSAS STATE
4:30 P.M. | NO. 8 UCLA VS. GEORGIA TECH
5 P.M. | NO. 5 MIAMI (FLORIDA) VS. TULSA
5:30 P.M. | NO. 4 INDIANA VS. TOLEDO
5:30 P.M. | NO. 6 UNI VS. UTAH
5:30 P.M. | NO. 6 UTEP VS. NORTH CAROLINA
6:30 P.M. | NO. 7 TENNESSEE VS. UTAH STATE
7 P.M. | NO. 1 KENTUCKY VS. WOFFORD
7 P.M. | NO. 3 PURDUE VS. WRIGHT STATE
7:30 P.M. | NO. 4 KANSAS VS. HIGH POINT
8 P.M. | NO. 5 BYU VS. CAL POLY
8 P.M. | NO. 3 CREIGHTON VS. NORTHERN COLORADO
8 P.M. | NO. 3 WISCONSIN VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS
9 P.M. | NO. 2 ARIZONA STATE VS. COPPIN STATE
10:30 P.M. | NO. 4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VS. PRINCETON
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FRIDAY, DEC. 5
4 P.M. | NO. 7 WESTERN KENTUCKY VS. MARQUETTE
4 P.M. | NO. 8 XAVIER VS. MICHIGAN
5 P.M. | NO. 7 RICE VS. FLORIDA
5 P.M. | NO. 6 TCU VS. SFA
5:30 P.M. | NO. 5 IOWA STATE VS. ST. THOMAS (MINNESOTA)
5:30 P.M. | NO. 8 PENN STATE VS. SOUTH FLORIDA
5:30 P.M. | NO. 8 SAN DIEGO VS. KANSAS STATE
6:30 P.M. | LOYOLA CHICAGO VS. NO. 2 LOUISVILLE
6:30 P.M. | NO. 1 PITTSBURGH VS. UMBC
7:30 P.M. | NO. 2 SMU VS. CENTRAL ARKANSAS
7:30 P.M. | NO. 7 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. ARIZONA
7:30 P.M. | NO. 3 TEXAS A&M VS. CAMPBELL
8 P.M. | NO. 4 MINNESOTA VS. FAIRFIELD
8 P.M. | NO. 1 NEBRASKA VS. LIU
8 P.M. | NO. 1 TEXAS VS. FLORIDA A&M
10 P.M. | NO. 2 STANFORD VS. UTAH VALLEY
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SECOND ROUND: DEC. 5-6
REGIONALS: DEC. 11 AND 13 OR DEC. 12 AND 14
SEMIFINALS: THURSDAY, DEC. 18
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: 3:30 P.M. ON SUNDAY, DEC. 21 | ABC
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MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
NCAA TOURNAMENT
QUARTERFINALS:
FRIDAY, DEC. 5
6 P.M. | NO. 7 GEORGETOWN VS. NO. 15 NC STATE
10 P.M. | NO. 8 PORTLAND VS. NO. 16 FURMAN
SATURDAY, DEC. 6
1 P.M. | NO. 14 AKRON VS. SAINT LOUIS
1 P.M. | NO. 4 MARYLAND VS. WASHINGTON
MEN’S COLLEGE CUP:
SEMIFINALS: FRIDAY, DEC. 12
FINALS: MONDAY, DEC. 15
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
NCAA TOURNAMENT
WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP
SEMIFINALS: FRIDAY, DEC. 5
TCU VS. FLORIDA STATE
DUKE VS. STANFORD
FINALS: MONDAY, DEC. 8
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS
CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY, DEC. 6: 2:30 P.M.
MIAMI VS. VANCOUVER
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MIKE TOMLIN SHARES THE FRUSTRATION OF STEELERS FANS WITH HIS TEAM AT 6-6. ‘I DON’T LIKE IT’
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn’t immune to the chorus of boos that chased the Pittsburgh Steelers to the locker room after a blowout loss to Buffalo on Sunday.
If anything, the longest-tenured coach in the NFL felt the same way after watching his team get pushed around while losing for the fifth time in seven games.
“In general, I agree with them, from this perspective: Football is our game, we’re in a sport entertainment business,” Tomlin said Tuesday. “And so if you root for the Steelers, entertaining them is winning. And so when you’re not winning, it’s not entertaining.”
And it hasn’t been entertaining lately for Pittsburgh, which has looked like a first-place team only in the standings for the better part of the past two months. The angst inside Acrisure Stadium boiled over in the fourth quarter, when the crowd booed as the song “Renegade” by Styx — long a late-game staple designed to fire up the defense — began to play.
“If you’ve been in this business, you understand that, and so I respect it,” Tomlin said. “I share frustrations, I understand what makes this thing go, and winning is what makes this thing go.”
Tomlin wasn’t the only one on the Steelers sideline whose frustrations bubbled over as the Bills piled up 249 yards rushing and held the ball for nearly 42 minutes.
Longtime defensive captain Cam Heyward drew a flag for taunting Bills quarterback Josh Allen after a third-quarter touchdown pass to Keon Coleman put Buffalo up 16-7, though Heyward later said he was responding to an incident earlier in the game in which Heyward claimed Allen intentionally kneed him in the groin.
Pittsburgh backup defensive lineman Esezi Otomewo drew an unnecessary roughness call in the final minutes to help extend a game-sealing drive.
“I own the responsibility of making sure that these guys understand a component of being a tough team to beat is not beating ourselves,” Tomlin said. “We had some penalties and certainly you’re gonna have penalties when you play. But penalties of the 15-yard variety, loss of composure and things of that nature hadn’t been us. And so that needs to be corrected immediately.”
It does if the Steelers want to have any chance of breaking out of a swoon that has robbed them of the good vibes produced during a 4-1 start. Three of Pittsburgh’s past five losses have been by at least 10 points, all three to teams with designs on the playoffs themselves.
Tomlin remains bullish on his team’s prospects even with not much to go on of late.
“Certainly our last performance wasn’t up to snuff, but I don’t know that it lessens our belief in self or our ability to deliver individually and collectively moving forward,” he said.
Asked if he feels his team has an identity three months into the season, Tomlin laughed.
“Yeah, 6-6, and I don’t like it,” he said.
Pittsburgh is 6-11 in its past 17 games going back to the end of last season, when a 10-3 start morphed into a free fall punctuated by a lopsided defeat in Baltimore in the opening round of the playoffs.
While Tomlin likes to point out that one season does not necessarily correlate to the next, the issues that troubled the Steelers down the stretch in 2024 — namely, an inability to stop the run — have continued deep into 2025.
Pittsburgh drafted defensive lineman Derrick Harmon and Yahya Black and brought in Daniel Ekuale to join a group that includes Heyward, Keeanu Benton and Dean Lowry. Lowry was injured in training camp, Ekuale was lost for the season in a loss to Green Bay in October and Harmon has been forced to sit twice because of knee problems.
“You can’t run out of bigs,” Tomlin said. “If you run out of bigs in AFC North ball, you’re running on the beach, certainly.”
The Steelers are a middling 17th against the run this season, and now face a Ravens team that smashed them for 299 yards on the ground the most recent time the rivals met 11 months ago.
“Certainly at different times in this journey, I felt really good about (our physicality),” Tomlin said. “And so I think that could describe a lot of conversations, as I mentioned earlier when you’re sitting at 6-6. For us it’s about absorbing that and understanding that and plotting a course to move forward.”
NOTES: While Harmon will miss a second straight game, everyone else could be available against the Ravens. … Tomlin said quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his broken left wrist were fine after he struggled against Buffalo. Rodgers, who turned 42 on Tuesday, could be limited in practice this week but is expected to start.
REPORT: LIONS CB TERRION ARNOLD SET FOR SEASON-ENDING SURGERY
Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold was placed on injured reserve Monday, meaning he’ll miss at least four games.
But according to an NFL Network report, he is set to have season-ending shoulder surgery this week.
This would bring Arnold’s injury-plagued second season to an end. He originally sustained a shoulder injury during a Week 5 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, with Lions coach Dan Campbell saying he would be “out for a long time.”
However, Arnold returned in Week 9 versus the Minnesota Vikings, recording his first career interception before sustaining the concussion the following week against the Washington Commanders.
Arnold returned from a two-week absence on Thanksgiving against the Green Bay Packers. He played in just 18 plays and is now reportedly done for the season.
Arnold, 22, was Detroit’s first-round pick in 2024. After appearing in 16 games (15 starts) as a rookie, he’s appeared in eight games this season, recording 31 tackles, eight pass breakups and one interception.
The Lions (7-5) currently sit in third place in the NFC North, two games behind first-place Chicago. They’re the first NFC team out of the playoffs if they began today, 1 1/2 games behind San Francisco (9-4) entering Thursday’s home game vs. Dallas.
49ERS LG BEN BARTCH (FOOT) LIKELY DONE FOR SEASON
San Francisco 49ers left guard Ben Bartch is headed to injured reserve with a sprained foot and likely done for the season, head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed.
Bartch was injured Sunday at Cleveland as the 49ers (9-4) earned their third straight win with a 26-8 victory against the Browns.
Also hurt in the game were rookie linebacker Nick Martin (concussion) and perennial Pro Bowl fullback Kyle Juszczyk (fractured rib), Shanahan said Monday.
San Francisco has a bye this week before playing three of its last four games at home. The 49ers are a half-game behind the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks in the NFC West.
Bartch, 27, played in six games (two starts) this season. He missed seven games earlier this season on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain.
Juszczyk, 34, caught two passes for 27 yards against the Browns. He has 184 yards from scrimmage and one score in 13 games (all starts) this season, his 13th in the NFL.
Martin, 23, was a third-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma State. He has played in seven games and recorded 11 tackles and one forced fumble.
ABDUL CARTER GETTING BENCHED AGAIN IS A SIDESHOW OF THE GIANTS’ LOST SEASON
Abdul Carter was benched for the start of a second game in three weeks since Mike Kafka took over as the New York Giants’ interim coach, and the No. 3 pick’s public punishment has become a sideshow of what has turned into a miserable season for the team on and off the field.
After the Giants lost 33-15 at New England on Monday night, their seventh consecutive defeat to fall to 2-11 going into their bye week, Kafka repeatedly only called it his decision. Carter did not play the entire first quarter after sitting out the first defensive series 15 days earlier against Green Bay.
“I’ve got to be better,” said Carter, who picked up the first full sack of his rookie year once he got into the game against the Patriots. “I’ve got to take pride in what I do, be where I have to be at. Simple as that.”
Neither Carter nor Kafka, now 0-3 since taking over following the firing of Brian Daboll, would go into detail about what led to the latest benching. When asked if it was a disciplinary reason, Kafka said, “No, it was just my decision not to play him.”
“That was a coach’s decision — my decision,” Kafka said. “Based on how we went during the week, just that was the decision I wanted to make.”
Carter acknowledged missing a walk-through caused him to miss the Packers’ first drive on Nov. 16, though he took issue with a report that he slept through it. He said the message from Kafka, whatever that is, has gotten through this time.
“I let my team down,” Carter said Monday night. “First (three) drives I was out, they scored 17 points. I take responsibility for that. I’ve got to be out there. I’ve got to do better.”
What’s working
The offensive line remains a rare bright spot. New York has the NFL’s 10th-ranked rushing offense at 123.5 yards a game. Given the team’s struggles, no one is celebrating that small victory.
What needs help
Jaxson Dart taking big hits in his return from a concussion made the quarterback’s willingness to run and absorb contact for an extra yard or 2 an even bigger topic of conversation. Dart argued that he’s been playing this way since high school and does not plan on abandoning his aggressive style now.
There’s a fine line between showing toughness and risking injury, and the Giants would like to keep Dart healthy and not cringe every time he takes off.
Stock up
Devin Singletary averaged 5.7 yards a carry and had a rushing touchdown against the Patriots. Even if it’s elsewhere, Singletary is showing he belongs in the league next season.
Stock down
Younghoe Koo provided the lowlight-reel moment Monday night when the veteran kicker hit the ground and not the ball with his right foot on a field-goal attempt.
“The ball and the cold weather, and the ball kind of slipped out at the bottom, so it was moving,” Koo said. “I wasn’t able to kick through the ball. The ball was moving when I was driving to it, so I just pulled up on it.”
Signed to the practice squad after getting released by Atlanta, Koo had won the starting job after Graham Gano was injured and Jude McAtamney struggled. The question now is whether Koo will keep it after the bye week.
Injuries
Returner/receiver Gunner Olszewski was concussed in the Patriots game, while running back Tyrone Tracy left with a hip injury. Edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux has missed three games in a row because of a shoulder injury.
Key number
4 — Games left this season before turning the page to a new era with another coach and perhaps even more changes coming.
What’s next
Mercifully, the bye week is here before playing again Dec. 14 against similarly lowly NFC East-rival Washington. The Commanders coming off a trip to the NFC championship game have had just about everything go wrong, and they’re now jockeying for draft position with the Giants instead of contending for a playoff spot.
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CFP RANKINGS: ALABAMA, NOTRE DAME HOLD FINAL AT-LARGE SPOTS
Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia and Texas Tech owned the top four spots in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night ahead of conference championship weekend.
Georgia and Texas Tech moved up a spot thanks to then-No. 3 Texas A&M’s loss to Texas last Saturday. Oregon and Ole Miss also rose a spot to Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, as the Aggies dropped to seventh.
The other movement of note involved Alabama and Notre Dame, which flipped places despite each team winning their regular-season finales — Alabama 27-20 at Auburn and Notre Dame 49-20 at Stanford — to post 10-2 records.
The Crimson Tide qualified for the SEC championship game and jumped from No. 10 to No. 9 past Notre Dame, which does not have a championship game to play in.
In his interview on the ESPN broadcast, CFP committee chair and Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said the Alabama-Notre Dame debate has been strong among committee members for a number of weeks.
“This week as we looked at those two teams and how closely they have been over the past three weeks,” Yurachek said, “Notre Dame went on the road, had a strong win at Stanford, but Alabama went on the road in a rivalry game, looked really good especially in the first half … and I think that was enough to change the minds of a couple of committee members to push Alabama up ahead of Notre Dame in this week’s rankings.”
As it stands, the Crimson Tide and Fighting Irish are the last two at-large teams in the projected field. BYU, Miami and Texas are the first three teams outside the field. That’s because this week’s conference championship games will decide two automatic qualifiers.
The ACC (No. 17 Virginia vs. unranked Duke), the American (No. 20 Tulane vs. No. 24 North Texas) and the Sun Belt (No. 25 James Madison vs. Troy) don’t have teams ranked in the top 12. But the five highest-ranked conference champs — regardless of Power 5 status — are guaranteed berths, so the winners of two of those games will qualify for the playoff.
Unlike last season, which saw Big 12 champion Arizona State and Mountain West champ Boise State receive first-round byes, teams are only seeded by ranking and the four best conference champs are no longer guaranteed a bye.
Yurachek also assured that “Teams that are idle can move up or down,” meaning teams that are not playing in a conference title game are not necessarily locked in to their spot or their order in the rankings.
The final rankings and 12-team field will be revealed Sunday at noon ET.
CFP mock bracket
First-round games:
–Fifth-highest conference champion at No. 5 Oregon
–Fourth-highest conference champion at No. 6 Ole Miss
–No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 7 Texas A&M
–No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma
First-round byes: No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Texas Tech
1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Georgia
4. Texas Tech
5. Oregon
6. Ole Miss
7. Texas A&M
8. Oklahoma
9. Alabama
10. Notre Dame
11. BYU
12. Miami
13. Texas
14. Vanderbilt
15. Utah
16. USC
17. Virginia
18. Arizona
19. Michigan
20. Tulane
21. Houston
22. Georgia Tech
23. Iowa
24. North Texas
25. James Madison
CUSA CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: JACKSONVILLE STATE SHOOTS FOR REPEAT
Conference USA Championship
Jacksonville State (8-4) vs. Kennesaw State (9-3)
Friday, 7 p.m. ET (AmFirst Stadium, Jacksonville, Ala.)
Regular-season champion Jacksonville State defends its CUSA title against Kennesaw State, which won two games a year ago and is only playing its second season at the FBS level.
The programs play Friday night for the second time in three weeks.
Both schools are operating under a first-year coach whose success made them a potential target for current openings at larger schools.
Jacksonville State won the title last year under Rich Rodriguez, now at West Virginia. Charles Kelly, most recently the co-offensive coordinator at Auburn, took over and built on the success.
Kennesaw State hired Jerry Mack, a former head coach at North Carolina Central and most recently the running backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Mack brought in a fast-paced offense to a school that was a “ground-and-pound” winner on the FCS level.
It would be surprising if this game wasn’t filled with offensive fireworks. Jacksonville State leads the conference in total offense (428.4 yards) and Kennesaw is No. 3 (411.5 yards).
The regular-season game, which Jacksonville State won 35-26 on Nov. 15, was an offensive master class. The teams combined for 1,030 total yards — 579 of them by Kennesaw State.
The difference was mistakes; Kennesaw State threw four interceptions and had a defensive meltdown that allowed a 62-yard Hail Mary to end the first half and swing the momentum.
–Players to Know
Jacksonville State
QB Caden Creel — Creel threw for a career-high 204 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 143 yards and one touchdown last week to push the Gamecocks past Western Kentucky and into the title game. Creel threw for 137 and ran for 127 and two touchdowns in the win over Kennesaw State. He has 1,245 passing yards and eight TDs and 973 yards rushing with six TDs in 2025.
LB Walker O’Steen — He leads the team with 69 tackles, include 5 ½ tackles for loss, one sack, three interceptions and five hurries. He had a season-high 14 tackles and an interception against Kennesaw in the first meeting.
Kennesaw State
QB Amari Odom — The Wofford transfer won the job outright in the third game and has thrown for 2,139 yards and 17 touchdowns, including a school-record five against Missouri State. Odom has also rushed for 379 yards and seven scores. Odom has thrown only six interceptions, but three came in the loss to Jacksonville State.
WR Gabriel Benyard — Moved from running back to wide receiver in the spring, Benyard has found his happy place. Elusive and speedy with great hands, Benyard has 54 receptions for 877 yards and nine touchdowns. He also leads CUSA in punt returns with a 9.4-yard average and one touchdown.
–CUSA Championship history
Jacksonville State put up 52 points and scored a 40-point win in the 2024 championship game over Western Kentucky. It was the fourth consecutive year the winning team in the CUSA title game had at least 48 points.
MAC CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: W. MICHIGAN TAKES ANOTHER SHOT AT MIAMI
Mid-American Conference Championship
Miami, Ohio (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (8-4)
Saturday, Noon ET (Ford Field, Detroit)
Western Michigan won the regular season conference title outright with a 7-1 record, ending a long absence in the championship game. The Broncos’ last appearance came during the 2016 season, when they defeated Ohio, 29-23.
Western Michigan has won eight of its last nine games after starting the season 0-3 against non-conference opponents.
Stout defense has been the key to the Broncos’ success. They only allowed 14.5 points per contest in MAC games, second best to Toledo (9.1). Offensively, they rely on a rushing attack that averaged 212 yards in conference play.
The RedHawks will be making their third straight appearance in the championship game. They defeated Toledo, 23-14, in 2023 and lost to Ohio, 38-3, last season. No team has gone to three title games in a row since Northern Illinois from 2010-15.
“There’s 18 teams that play this week. Fight for 11 months to be part of one of the nine games on Saturday,” RedHawks coach Chuck Martin said. “We lost 28 seniors, our top 15 offensive players and our whole entire offense, a ton of attrition during the year.”
Attrition is one word for what Miami has survived.
Quarterback Dequan Finn abruptly left the program with two games remaining to focus on the NFL draft. That pushed redshirt freshman Thomas Gotkowski to take over a backfield already hit hard by injuries.
“If you’d told me in August you’ll be playing Thomas Gotkowski, you’ll be down to your third, fourth, fifth tailback, (redshirt sophomore) Brock Uihlein is going to play the most snaps at linebacker in the two most pivotal games of the season,” Martin said, “I’d have said, ‘That’d be interesting. Not what we’re hoping for.’”
Miami (Ohio) handed Western Michigan its only conference loss on Oct. 25, scoring 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to notch a 26-17 victory.
The RedHawks tied for second place with Ohio and Toledo and lost to both teams but still snuck into the title game on a tiebreaker. Since Toledo and Ohio didn’t play each other, records against common opponents was used as the tiebreaker.
Ohio beat Miami in the championship game 38-3 last December.
Miami has a strong rushing defense (101.1 ypg in conference games) and held the Broncos to 3.7 yards per carry in their regular season meeting.
–Players to Know:
Miami (Ohio)
LB Jackson Kuwatch — Not only has Kuwatch made the second-most tackles on the team (87), he’s also second on the RedHawks in sacks (five).
RB Jordan Brunson — He’s led the RedHawks in rushing in each of the last seven games, including a 123-yard output against Buffalo on Nov. 19.
Western Michigan
QB Broc Lowry — He’s a bigger threat as a runner than a passer. Lowry rushed for 875 yards and 14 touchdowns. He threw just seven touchdown passes but was only picked off twice.
DE Nadame Tucker — After playing sparingly for Houston in three seasons, Tucker took the MAC by storm, recording 12 sacks.
–MAC Championship Game history
Miami is 4-3 all-time in the MAC title game. Northern Illinois (nine times) is the only team to appear in more conference championship games than the RedHawks, who tie Toledo with their ninth appearance this week.
Western Michigan makes its fourth appearance in the MAC Championship. The Broncos last won the game in 2016.
5-STAR QB JARED CURTIS DENIES FLIP FROM GEORGIA TO VANDY
Five-star quarterback Jared Curtis refutes reports that he’s flipping his commitment from Georgia to Vanderbilt.
Curtis, the No. 1 overall player in the 2026 class according to the 247Sports composite, has been committed to the Bulldogs since May. However, multiple Rivals recruiting analysts reported on Tuesday that Curtis has informed the Georgia staff he’ll be signing with the Commodores.
Curtis posted on social media that these reports are incorrect.
“Don’t know where all this is coming from. Haven’t had a chance to talk to either school yet. I’ll keep y’all posted,” Curtis said in a post on his X account.
Curtis hails from Nashville, with his high school about 10 miles away from Vanderbilt’s campus. Head coach Clark Lea and the Commodores have been pushing hard to flip his commitment, hosting him on a visit earlier this season.
No. 14 Vanderbilt finished its 10-2 regular season Saturday with a 45-24 rivalry win over Tennessee, pushing itself firmly into the playoff-bubble conversation ahead of Sunday’s College Football Playoff field announcement.
Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia is a Heisman Trophy contender but has said this will be his last year in college football, potentially opening the door for Curtis to start next season as a true freshman if he does sign with Vanderbilt.
Curtis has a signing ceremony scheduled on Wednesday at his high school, Nashville Christian.
BOSTON COLLEGE COACH BILL O’BRIEN TO RETURN IN 2026
Despite an ugly 10-game losing streak this season, Boston College announced Tuesday that Bill O’Brien will return as head coach in 2026.
The Eagles (2-10) snapped the slide with a season-ending 34-12 victory on Saturday at Syracuse. It was their first win since beating Fordham 66-10 in the Aug. 30 season opener.
O’Brien, 56, guided Boston College to a 7-6 record and an appearance in the Pinstripe Bowl in his first season with the program in 2024.
“Like many, I believe Coach O’Brien is the right man to be our head coach,” athletic director Blake James shared in a letter to alumni obtained by On3. “I also realize that Boston College must respond to major changes taking place in intercollegiate athletics.”
To keep up with the competition, James announced that there will be “significant investments” in operational and administrative support for the program. That includes making the maximum level of revenue sharing available to the Eagles’ roster.
“While our Athletics program participated in revenue sharing this past year, effective immediately, it will increase its commitment to the maximum permissible level, putting it in line with our Autonomy Four conference peers,” James wrote. “The University is committed to supporting football with the resources necessary to compete while maintaining its longstanding academic and ethical standards.”
O’Brien has an overall FBS coaching record of 24-25, including 15-9 over two seasons at Penn State from 2012-13. He coached the NFL’s Houston Texans from 2014-20, compiling a 52-48 record with four playoff appearances.
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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 4 DUKE PULLS OUT LAST-MINUTE WIN OVER NO. 15 FLORIDA
Isaiah Evans connected on a go-ahead 3-point shot with 21 seconds remaining and Cameron Boozer scored 29 points as No. 4 Duke won its first high-profile home game of the season, topping No. 15 Florida 67-66 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.
After Evans’ basket, his first made 3-pointer of the night on eight attempts, teammate Caleb Foster came up with a steal. While Foster missed a free throw in the final seconds, the Gators never got off another shot.
Evans finished with 13 points for the Blue Devils (9-0), who were 7-for-26 on 3-pointers and watched the Gators collect 20 offensive rebounds. Duke held a 15-point lead in the final minute of the first half.
Thomas Haugh poured in 24 points for Florida, which overcame horrific first-half shooting to pull even down the stretch eventually. Boogie Fland hit clutch shots late in the game to finish with 16 points and Alex Condon added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
No. 1 Purdue 81, Rutgers 65
Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 19 points and 13 rebounds to help the Boilermakers cruise to a victory over the Scarlet Knights in the Big Ten opener for both teams at Piscataway, N.J.
Braden Smith made four 3-pointers and had 16 points and eight assists for the Purdue (8-0). Fletcher Loyer scored 12 points and Gicarri Harris added 11 points.
Dylan Grant and Harun Zrno scored 13 points apiece for Rutgers (5-4), which has dropped four of its past five games.
No. 5 UConn 61, No. 21 Kansas 56
Solo Ball and Braylon Mullins scored 17 points apiece to lift the Huskies to a victory over the Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kan.
Ball and Mullins each sank three 3-pointers while sending the Huskies (7-1) to their third straight win. Eric Reibe collected 12 points and eight rebounds while making the start in place of Tarris Reed Jr (ankle).
Kansas’ Melvin Council Jr. scored 12 points and Flory Bidunga added 11 points to go along with 12 rebounds. Elmarko Jackson had 11 points off the bench for the Jayhawks (6-3), who saw their three-game overall winning streak and 23-game nonconference home winning streak come to a halt.
No. 7 Michigan State 71, Iowa 52
Coen Carr scored 15 points to lead the Spartans to a win over the Hawkeyes in the Big Ten conference opener for both teams in East Lansing, Mich.
Jeremy Fears Jr. went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line and scored 14 points, and Jaxon Kohler had 12 points and 11 rebounds to help Michigan State (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten) stay unbeaten. Michigan State dominated the boards, outrebounding Iowa 37-18.
Bennett Stirtz was the only player in double figures for Iowa (7-1, 0-1), scoring 14 points in 37 minutes of action. The Hawkeyes shot 37.8% from the field overall (17 of 45), 30.4% from 3-point range (7 of 23).
Syracuse 62, No. 13 Tennessee 60
William Kyle III made a free throw with 13.8 seconds left and Sadiq White Jr. made another with 0.7 seconds to go as the host Orange upset the Volunteers.
Nate Kingz scored 19 points for Syracuse (5-3), which snapped a three-game losing streak. White contributed 11 points and nine rebounds.
Jaylen Carey led all scorers with 22 points and added nine rebounds for Tennessee (7-2). The game featured 12 ties and 16 lead changes.
No. 16 North Carolina 67, No. 18 Kentucky 64
Freshman Derek Dixon became the star of the night as his driving layup with 16 seconds left lifted the Tar Heels to a victory over the Wildcats in Lexington, Ky.
The signature matchup of the ACC/SEC Challenge didn’t disappoint, as the contest featured 14 lead changes and nine ties. Henri Veesaar led the Tar Heels (7-1) with 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Caleb Wilson contributed 15 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, and Luka Bogavac added 12 points.
Kentucky’s Collin Chandler missed a potential game-tying layup with four seconds left. The Wildcats (5-3) were led by Otega Oweh’s 16 points. Chandler finished with 12 points while Denzel Aberdeen added 10.
No. 24 Southern California 82, Oregon 77
Chad Baker-Mazara capped his 25-point night by sinking a step-back 3-pointer with 66 seconds remaining and the Trojans beat the Ducks in the Big Ten opener for both teams at Eugene, Ore.
USC (8-0, 1-0 Big Ten), playing its second consecutive game without injured Rodney Rice, rallied around key contributions from Baker-Mazara, Jacob Cofie and Ezra Ausar. Cofie scored 16 of his 17 points in the first half to buoy the Trojans against a strong start for Oregon (4-4, 0-1), while Ausar scored all 13 of his points in the second half.
The Ducks took their fourth consecutive loss despite getting 23 points and nine rebounds from Kwame Evans Jr.
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WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: VILLIANOVA VANQUISHES NO. 25 WVU
Jasmine Bascoe poured in 24 points and handed out six assists as Villanova crushed No. 25 West Virginia 81-59 on Monday in Morgantown, W.Va.
Brynn McCurry added 21 points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (6-2), who earned their fourth win in a row. Kennedy Henry and Brooke Bender each scored 11 points. Villanova shot 52.4% from the floor while limiting West Virginia to 32.8% shooting.
The Mountaineers (6-2) took their second straight loss, having fallen to Ohio State 83-81 in the final of the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship on Wednesday in Nassau, Bahamas.
Gia Cooke led West Virginia with 20 points, and Kierra Wheeler posted 10. The Mountaineers fell behind 24-10 in the first quarter and never caught up.
No. 21 Washington 80, San Jose State 54
Sayvia Sellers sank five 3-pointers and scored 29 points as the Huskies led wire to wire in a victory over the Spartans at Seattle.
Avery Howell scored 17 points for Washington (8-0), and Brynn McGaughy added 15 points and a game-high eight rebounds. The Huskies pulled away by outscoring San Jose State 26-11 in the second quarter.
Gabriela Pato produced 11 points and Maya Anderson had 10 for San Jose State (0-6), but they combined to hit just 5 of 17 shots from the floor.
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NBA ROUNDUP: JAYLEN BROWN (42), CELTICS HOLD OFF KNICKS
Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 42 points while leading the Boston Celtics to a 123-117 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
Brown made 16 of 24 shots from the floor and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line. It was his third game with at least 40 points this season. The Celtics received 22 points and five assists from Derrick White while winning for the fourth time in five games.
New York trailed 119-115 after Mikal Bridges sank a 3-pointer with 45.5 seconds remaining, but the Knicks failed to get any closer.
Bridges made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 35 points, while teammate Karl-Anthony Towns added 29 points and seven rebounds. The Knicks had their four-game winning streak end.
Raptors 121, Trail Blazers 118
Scottie Barnes scored 28 points and Toronto opened a five-game homestand by holding on for a victory over Portland.
Immanuel Quickley added 23 points for the Raptors, who had lost their two previous games. They have won eight straight home games. Brandon Ingram had 21 points for Toronto.
Deni Avdija had 25 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who have lost three straight. Shaedon Sharpe added 23 points, and Donovan Clingan compiled 11 points and 11 rebounds.
76ers 121, Wizards 102
Tyrese Maxey scored 35 points to spearhead Philadelphia to a win over visiting Washington.
Jared McCain chipped in 14 points for the Sixers, who avoided their fourth loss in five games thanks to double-doubles from Andre Drummond (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Jabari Walker (10 and 12).
The Wizards failed in a bid to win back-to-back games for the first time this season despite getting a season-high-tying 16 points from Tristan Vukcevic.
Spurs 126, Grizzlies 119
Harrison Barnes netted a season-best 31 points and De’Aaron Fox added 29, including 11 in the final three minutes, as San Antonio was at its best late in a home win over Memphis.
Dylan Harper added 15 points for the Spurs, who won for the sixth time in eight games. Devin Vassell scored 12 and Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan contributed 11 each.
Cam Spencer put up 21 points for the Grizzlies, whose three-game winning streak ended. Jaylen Wells added 20 while Zach Edey amassed 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Timberwolves 149, Pelicans 142 (OT)
Anthony Edwards scored 44 points as Minnesota overturned a 15-point third-quarter deficit to win at New Orleans.
Edwards hit 6 of 13 from 3-point range while playing 47:27. His only rest came in the second quarter. Rudy Gobert paired 26 points with 13 rebounds as the Timberwolves won their third game in a row.
Trey Murphy III posted 33 points and 15 boards in his return from an elbow injury for New Orleans, who have lost four in a row. Saddiq Bey contributed 22 points while rookies Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears both had 21.
CLIPPERS RELEASE G CHRIS PAUL IN LATE-NIGHT MOVE
With the Los Angeles Clippers struggling and veteran guard Chris Paul making little impact, the team released the 12-time All-Star in the wee hours Wednesday morning.
The Clippers (5-16) informed Paul of his release in Atlanta, where the club will look to snap a five-game losing skid on Wednesday against the Hawks.
Paul, 40, announced prior to this season — his 21st in the NBA — that it would be his last.
“We are parting ways with Chris and he will no longer be with the team,” Clippers president Lawrence Frank said in a statement, via ESPN. “We will work with him on the next step of his career.
“Chris is a legendary Clipper who had a historic career. I want to make one thing very clear. No one is blaming Chris for our underperformance. I accept responsibility for the record we have right now. There are a lot of reasons why we’ve struggled. We’re grateful for the impact Chris has made on the franchise.”
Paul confirmed the news himself on his Instagram account.
“Just Found Out I’m Being Sent Home,” he wrote.
Signed to a one-year, $3.6 million contract last offseason, Paul rejoined a franchise with which he spent six seasons from 2011-17. This season, he averaged 2.9 points, 3.3 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 16 games off the bench.
Paul ranks second in NBA history in assists with 12,552 and second in steals with 2,728, trailing only Basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton in both categories.
Paul, then with New Orleans, was named Rookie of the Year in 2006. He is a four-time All-NBA first-team selection, five-time NBA assists champion and six-time steals champion. A member of seven first-team all-defensive teams, he also was the MVP of the 2013 All-Star Game. Paul was named to the NBA’s 75th anniversary team in 2021 and won Olympic gold medals with the United States in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.
He played with New Orleans for six seasons, then was traded to the Clippers in 2011. He later played for the Houston Rockets (2017-19), Oklahoma City Thunder (2019-20), Phoenix Suns (2020-23), Golden State Warriors (2023-24) and San Antonio Spurs (2024-25).
Paul has career averages of 16.8 points, 9.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 1,370 (1,314 starts). He has not won an NBA title, getting to the NBA Finals only once, when his Suns lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021.
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NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: CARTER HART (27 SAVES) MAKES RETURN IN KNIGHTS’ SHOOTOUT WIN
Shea Theodore logged two assists and scored the game-winner in the fourth round of a shootout and Carter Hart made 27 saves in his return to the NHL as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Tuesday in Las Vegas.
Ivan Barbashev and Braeden Bowman each had a goal and an assist and Ben Hutton also scored for Vegas, which won its second straight game and prevailed for just the second time in 10 contests that went beyond regulation.
Hart was making his first NHL start in 22 months and 12 days following his acquittal in a sexual assault trial in July at London, Ontario. The 27-year-old stopped two shootout tries, including Frank Nazar’s backhand attempt to begin the fourth round. Theodore then lofted a backhand shot past Spencer Knight’s glove side for the game-winner.
Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist and Connor Bedard and Oliver Moore also scored for Chicago, which took its sixth loss in seven games (1-4-2). Knight finished with 25 saves.
Wild 1, Oilers 0
Jesper Wallstedt stopped all 33 shots he faced en route to his fourth shutout over his past six starts as Minnesota earned a road win over Edmonton.
The NHL’s hottest goaltender earned his seventh straight win while extending the Wild’s point streak to 12 games (10-0-2). Three days after the Oilers shut out the Seattle Kraken, Wallstedt and the Wild gave Edmonton a taste of their own medicine as they were unable to find the scoresheet for the first time all season.
Jonas Brodin tallied the game’s lone goal at 13:11 of the first period. The Minnesota defenseman blasted a slap shot past Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner (23 saves).
Avalanche 3, Canucks 1
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice to maintain his NHL lead, Brock Nelson also scored, and Colorado beat Vancouver in Denver.
Gabriel Landeskog contributed two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away all 10 shots he faced in relief of Scott Wedgewood for the Avalanche, who have won nine straight at home. Wedgewood left midway through the second period with an upper-body injury after making 10 saves.
Linus Karlsson had a goal and Kevin Lankinen made 28 saves for the Canucks, who have lost six of their past seven.
Rangers 3, Stars 2 (OT)
Vladislav Gavrikov scored on a rebound 69 seconds into overtime as New York recorded a rare home win by beating Dallas.
Gavrikov scored his fourth career overtime goal as the Rangers played their first game without top defenseman Adam Fox (shoulder). The Rangers forced overtime when Will Cuylle netted the tying goal with 2:13 remaining in regulation.
Kyle Capobianco produced a tying goal midway through the first period for the Stars, who lost Tyler Seguin to an apparent leg injury in the opening minutes. Seguin got hurt when he collided with Gavrikov along the boards in the second minute of the contest. Dallas saw a four-game winning streak stopped and lost for only the third time in its past 13 contests (10-1-2).
Islanders 2, Lightning 1
Bo Horvat and Anthony Duclair each scored a goal and Ilya Sorokin carried a shutout deep into the third period as New York prevailed in Elmont, N.Y., to snap Tampa Bay’s seven-game winning streak.
Sorokin finished with 29 saves for the Islanders, who ended a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) and improved to 2-3-1 on their seven-game homestand e.
Dominic James had the goal for the Lightning, who outscored opponents 30-10 during their winning streak. Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded 21 saves.
Red Wings 5, Bruins 4
Moritz Seider produced a goal and two assists to lead host Detroit to a victory over Boston.
Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat each contributed a goal and an assist. James van Riemsdyk and Ben Chiarot also scored for Detroit to snap a four-game winless streak. John Gibson made 34 saves as the Red Wings avenged a 3-2 shootout loss to the Bruins on Saturday. Detroit had gone 0-3-1 in its previous four games.
Boston defenseman Jonathan Aspirot scored his first career goal during the second period. Alex Steeves supplied two goals and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored for the Bruins.
Senators 5, Canadiens 2
Brady Tkachuk scored his first goal of the season and also recorded an assist as visiting Ottawa won over rival Montreal.
Tkachuk was playing just his sixth game and third since missing 20 with a thumb injury. He assisted on Artem Zub’s tiebreaking goal in the first period. Fabian Zetterlund also had a goal with an assist, while Jake Sanderson and Drake Batherson scored 1:10 apart in the second period for the Senators, who got 19 saves from Linus Ullmark.
Juraj Slafkovsky and Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal, which has lost seven of 10.
Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 1
Toronto topped injury-riddled Florida at Sunrise, Fla., in the teams’ first encounter since the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Troy Stecher scored his first goal as a Leaf before adding an assist. Dakota Joshua, Scott Laughton and John Tavares were Toronto’s other goal scorers, and Joseph Woll turned away 26 shots.
Sam Reinhart netted the Panthers’ only goal, and Sergei Bobrovsky saved 26 of the 29 shots he faced.
Capitals 3, Kings 1
Tom Wilson scored in his third straight game as visiting Washington beat Los Angeles.
Anthony Beauvillier and Aliaksei Protas also scored for the Capitals, who have won five straight and eight of their past nine. Alex Ovechkin had two assists, and Logan Thompson made 24 saves.
Adrian Kempe scored in his second straight game for the Kings, who had collected points in five straight (2-0-3). Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves.
Predators 5, Flames 1
Steven Stamkos tallied to collect his 1,200th career point while both Reid Schaefer and Ozzy Wiesblatt scored their first career goals as host Nashville trounced Calgary.
Michael Bunting netted one goal and one assist and Jonathan Marchessault added a goal for the Predators, who have won three of four games. Goaltender Juuse Saros made 27 saves and Nicolas Hague posted a pair of assists.
Morgan Frost replied with a late goal for Calgary. Starting goalie Devin Cooley stopped 12 of 16 shots for Calgary before being pulled after two periods. Dustin Wolf made 11 saves in mop-up duty.
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BASEBALL NEWS
BASEBALL HALL OF FAME REVEALS COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO WILL CONSIDER BONDS, CLEMENS AND OTHERS
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Fame players Ferguson Jenkins, Jim Kaat, Juan Marichal, Tony Pérez, Ozzie Smith, Alan Trammell and Robin Yount are among 16 members of the contemporary era committee that will consider an eight-man Hall ballot that includes Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy.
Owners Mark Attanasio of the Milwaukee Brewers and Arte Moreno of the Los Angeles Angels also are on the committee that gathers Sunday at the winter meetings in Orlando, Florida.
They will be joined by former major league general managers Kim Ng, Doug Melvin, Tony Reagins and Terry Ryan, and media members Tyler Kepner and Jayson Stark of The Athletic and historian Steve Hirdt, the Hall said Tuesday.
Hall chair Jane Forbes Clark will be the non-voting chair of the committee, which considers a ballot that also includes Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. The contemporary era considers players whose greatest contributions to the sport were from 1980 on.
Each voter can select up to three candidates, and 75% or more of ballots are needed for election. Anyone chosen will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 26 along with players voted in by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, whose balloting will be announced on Jan. 20.
Under a change announced by the Hall last March, any candidate on the ballot who receives fewer than five votes will not be eligible for that committee’s ballot during the next three-year cycle. A candidate who is dropped, later reappears on a ballot and again receives fewer than five votes would be barred from future ballot appearances.
Bonds and Clemens fell short in 2022 in their 10th and final appearances on the BBWAA ballot, when Bonds received 260 of 394 votes (66%) and Clemens 257 (65.2%). Sheffield received 63.9% in his final BBWAA vote in 2024, getting 246 votes and falling 43 shy.
Bonds denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs and Clemens maintains he never used PEDs. Sheffield said he was unaware that substances he used during training ahead of the 2002 season contained steroids.
A seven-time NL MVP and 14-time All-Star outfielder, Bonds set the career home run record with 762 and the season record with 73 in 2001.
A seven-time Cy Young Award winner, Clemens went 354-184 with a 3.12 ERA and 4,672 strikeouts, third behind Nolan Ryan (5,714) and Randy Johnson (4,875).
Sheffield, a nine-time All-Star and the 1992 NL batting champion, hit .292 with 509 homers, 1,676 RBIs and 253 stolen bases. He started his big league career at shortstop, moved to third base and then the outfield.
Murphy, a seven-time All-Star outfielder who hit .265 with 398 homers, 1,266 RBIs and 161 steals, was on the BBWAA ballot 15 times and received a high of 116 votes (23.2%) in 2000.
Mattingly received a high of 145 votes (28.2%) in the first of 15 appearances on the BBWAA ballot in 2001. A six-time All-Star first baseman, he hit .307 with 222 homers and 1,099 RBIs in 14 years.
Delgado got 3.8% of the 2015 BBWAA vote and the outfielder was dropped from future ballots. He hit .280 with 473 homers and 1,512 RBIs.
Kent got a high of 46.5% in the last of 10 BBWAA ballot appearances in 2023. A five-time All-Star second baseman, he batted .290 with 377 homers and 1,518 RBIs.
Valenzuela, who died in October 2024, received 6.2% support from the BBWAA in 2003 and 3.8% in 2004, then was dropped. A six-time All-Star and the 1981 NL Cy Young Award winner, he was 173-153 with a 3.54 ERA and 2,074 strikeouts in 17 seasons.
The Hall in 2022 restructured its veterans committees for the third time in 12 years, setting up panels to consider the contemporary era from 1980 on as well as the classic era. The contemporary baseball era holds separate ballots for players and another for managers, executives and umpires.
Each committee meets every three years. Contemporary managers, executives and umpires will be considered in December 2026, classic era candidates in December 2027 and contemporary era players again in December 2028.
The ballot was determined by the BBWAA’s 11-person historical overview committee: Adrian Burgos (University of Illinois), Bob Elliott (Canadian Baseball Network), Steve Hirdt (Stats Perform), La Velle Neal (Minnesota Star Tribune), David O’Brien (The Athletic), Jose de Jesus Ortiz (Our Esquina Media), Jack O’Connell (BBWAA); Jim Reeves (formerly Fort Worth Star-Telegram); Glenn Schwarz (formerly San Francisco Chronicle); Susan Slusser (San Francisco Chronicle); and Mark Whicker (formerly Southern California News Group).
Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp are among 12 newcomers on the BBWAA ballot. Carlos Beltrán heads 15 holdovers after falling 19 votes shy in 2025 balloting.
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NASCAR NEWS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin outlined the precarious situation facing NASCAR teams, testifying Tuesday in the federal antitrust trial against the stock car series that the race team he co-owns spent more than $700,000 to the series in 2022 alone and how agreeing to its charter proposal last fall would have been like signing his own “death certificate.”
Hamlin was the first witness called when testimony began Monday in the antitrust case brought by 23XI Racing, which is owned by Hamlin and Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by fast-food franchiser Bob Jenkins. The two teams contend that NASCAR is a monopoly that has handcuffed teams with a no-win revenue model.
Hamlin returned to the stand for more than three hours and was asked about line items in 23XI Racing’s budget. He noted how more than $703,000 three years ago was spent on costs to NASCAR ranging from entry fees, credentials for team members to enter the track and even access to Internet signals. He also said he and Jordan spent $100 million to build 23XI and “all it takes is one sponsor to go away and all our profit is gone.”
All 15 of NASCAR’s teams had been vocal for over two years that the last charter agreement made it impossible for them to turn a profit and they demanded four changes in prolonged negotiations. When the final offer came from NASCAR and lacked most of what the teams asked for, 23XI and Front Row refused to sign and instead sued.
23XI has turned a profit in all but one of its five seasons, but its financial success is largely a product of Jordan’s star power drawing top-dollar sponsors. Plaintiffs’ attorney Jeffery Kessler told the jury Monday that a NASCAR-commissioned study found that 75% of teams lost money in 2024.
Hamlin testified that the TV deal NASCAR signed ahead of the 2025 season has not been a boon to race teams because of a shift toward streaming services and big-ticket sponsors want to be on television. He also referred to a meeting with NASCAR chairman Jim France, who indicated teams are spending too much and it should only cost $10 million per car. Hamlin testified it costs $20 million.
“We cannot cut more. Tell me how to get my investment back? He had no answer,” Hamlin said.
As for refusing to sign the charter agreements last fall, Hamlin said the last-ditch proposal from NASCAR “had eight points minimum that needed to be changed. When we pointed that out we were told ‘Negotiations are closed.’”
“I didn’t sign because I knew this was my death certificate for the future,” he said, later adding: “I have spent 20 years trying to make this sport grow as a driver and for the last five years as a team owner. 23XI is doing our part. You can’t have someone treat you this unfairly and I knew It wasn’t right. They were wrong and someone needed to be held accountable.”
Under cross-examination, Hamlin was asked why he paints a rosier picture of NASCAR on podcast appearances. He replied that he is regurgitating NASCAR talking points because any negative comments can lead to retribution.
“You can take all my things out of context and paint a picture that everything is fine,” he said. “The reality is, (being) negative affects me in (technical inspection), getting called to the hauler, NASCAR not liking what I said.”
The trial is expected to last two weeks.
NASCAR is owned and operated by the Florida-based France family, which founded the series in 1948. Kessler said over a three-year period almost $400 million was paid to the France Family Trust and a 2023 evaluation by Goldman Sachs found NASCAR to be worth $5 billion. The pretrial discovery process revealed NASCAR made more than $100 million in 2024, while Jenkins testified in a deposition he has lost $60 million over the last decade and $100 million since starting his team in 2004.
NASCAR contends it is doing nothing wrong and has not restrained trade or commerce by its teams. The series says the original charters were given for free to teams when the system was created in 2016 and the demand for them created a market of $1.5 billion in equity for chartered organizations.
Hamlin countered that 11 of the original 19 chartered organizations are out of business; all three of 23XI’s charters came from teams that ceased operations. NASCAR also said each chartered car now receives a guaranteed $12.5 million in annual revenue, up from $9 million. Hamlin testified it costs $20 million to bring a single car to the track for all 38 races and that figure does not include any overhead, operating costs or a driver’s salary.
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GOLF NEWS
TIGER WOODS DEALING WITH UNCERTAIN TIMES WITH HIS GOLF, THE RYDER CUP AND RESHAPING THE PGA TOUR
So much about the future of Tiger Woods is uncertain.
Woods said Tuesday in the Bahamas he has just been cleared to chip and putt since a seventh back surgery on Oct. 10. He is not playing in his Hero World Challenge and said he won’t be playing in the PNC Championship in two weeks with his son. Even the indoor TGL League will have to wait.
“Unfortunately, I’ve been through this rehab process before,” Woods said. “It’s just step by step. Once I get a feel for practicing, exploding, playing, the recovery process, then I can assess where I’m going to play and how much I’ll play.”
As for the Ryder Cup, he turned down the captaincy for this year and was thought to be the logical choice for Adare Manor in Ireland in 2027.
“No one’s asked me about it,” Woods said and then repeated it for effect.
That’s not to say there hasn’t been plenty of discussions between the PGA of America and Woods’ manager. Woods can say a lot with few words. Translation: He’s not ready to talk about that yet.
What’s consuming his time is the one area that doesn’t involve birdies and bogeys, and it might be far more important than whether he tees it up at the Masters or joins the 50-and-older circuit on the PGA Tour Champions a few times next year.
Woods is chair of the Future Competitions Committee, which new CEO Brian Rolapp commissioned to make significant change to the PGA Tour. Woods said the committee has met three times and taken input from everyone from title sponsors to television to tournament directors.
What began as a blank sheet of paper now has a thousand ideas. The hope is to have a new model by the start of the 2027 season. What emerges is unclear except it will be uncomfortable. Change isn’t easily accepted.
“Yes, there’s going to be some eggs that are spilled and crushed and broken,” Woods said. “But I think that in the end, we’re going to have a product that is far better than what we have now for everyone involved.”
The three principles driving Rolapp’s vision are parity, simplicity and scarcity.
It’s the scarcity that has so many players nervous — fewer tournaments, shorter fields, slimmer odds for players who can’t just show up and expect to contend the way Woods once did, and the way Scottie Scheffler does now.
“But don’t forget, the golfing year is long,” Woods said. “So there’s other opportunities and other places around the world or other places to play that can be created and have events. So there’s a scarcity side of it that’s not as scary as people might think.”
Rolapp also soothed some concerns about a star-driven tour when he said on the CNBC “CEO Council Forum” last week, “Every sport has stars. What really makes sports work is the middle class. … You cannot build a lifelong sport that outlives the stars if you don’t build a system that works beyond your stars.”
There was nothing middle class about Woods.
His legacy will be 82 titles on the PGA Tour, his 15 majors, the only player to hold all four major championships at the same time, the player who went more than seven years without missing a cut. And now, his leadership on a committee to reshape the PGA Tour could add to that.
Woods is motivated to play again because he simply loves golf. That chapter is not over.
This will be the first year without competing in a PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament since he made his debut in 1992 at age 16 in the Los Angeles Open (he played the PNC Championship in 2021 after missing the entire season after his car crash in Los Angeles).
Woods lost his mother in February. He ruptured his Achilles tendon in March. And then came another back surgery in October. So when he was asked why he wanted to stage yet another comeback, Woods smiled and replied, “Come back to what point?”
“I’d like to come back to just playing golf again,” Woods said. His last documented round was Feb. 9 with President Donald Trump. “I’ve had a lot of things happen on and off the golf course that’s been tough. And so my passion to just play, I haven’t done that in a long time. Just play.”
Age and injuries have left him on the verge of being a ceremonial player when he is healthy.
Woods has played only 11 times in nearly five years since his 2021 car crash. The four tournaments where he completed 72 holes, the closest he has been to the winning score was 16 shots behind. He has played 29 rounds and broken par six times. His scoring average is 74.14.
Come back to what point?
Age and experience have put Woods in a unique role to modernize golf without ruining it. This is important to him, too. He thought back to his roots in public golf, to that first PGA Tour tee shot at Riviera at age 16, to winning the Masters at 21 and reaching No. 1 in the world longer than anyone.
“The PGA Tour gave me an opportunity to chase after a childhood dream,” he said. “This is a different opportunity to make an impact on the tour. I did it with my golf clubs. Now I am able to make an impact in a different way for generations to come — not just generations that I played against, but for future generations like a 16-year-old looking for a place to play and maybe in hopes of playing the PGA Tour.”
At the moment, that’s his biggest challenge.
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INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME NEWS
INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES 2026 MEN’S SILVER ANNIVERSARY TEAM
The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Directors announces
the 2026 Men’s Silver Anniversary Team to be honored on Wednesday March, 18.
NEW CASTLE – Eighteen men have been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2026 Silver Anniversary Team, based on outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago.
The Silver Anniversary Team recognizes players from the graduating class of 25 years earlier – in this case, honorees are all 2001 high school graduates. The 2026 Silver Anniversary Team includes nine players who were named to the 2001 Indiana All-Star squad. Nine other All-State caliber players are included to recognize the top of Indiana’s high school class of 2001.
The 2001 Indiana All-Star players honored are Mr. Basketball Chris Thomas of Pike as well as Will Caudle of Warren Central, Dennis Coutee of Jeffersonville, Kyle Hankins of Bloomington South, Chris Hill of Lawrence North, Sean Kline of Huntington North, Brandon McKnight of South Bend LaSalle, David Teague of Pike and Ric Wyand of Franklin Central.
Completing the list of 2026 SAT honorees are Cory Bennett of New Castle, Cris Brunson of Evansville Reitz, Levi Carmichael of Eastern Greene, Bryant Dillon of Indianapolis Tech, Trai Essex of Harding (Fort Wayne), Andrew Laird of Penn, David Logan of Indianapolis North Central, Nick Otis of LaPorte and Lonnie Randolph of Merrillville.
2026 Men’s Silver Anniversary Team members will be honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 64th Men’s Awards Banquet on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. A midday reception, free and open to the public, will be held at the Hall of Fame Museum in New Castle. The evening banquet will take place at the Primo Banquet Hall, which is located on the south side of Indianapolis.
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COLTS FOOTBALL NEWS
COLTS WAIVE K MICHAEL BADGLEY
The Colts on Tuesday waived kicker Michael Badgley.
Badgley appeared in seven games for the Colts this season, joining the team after kicker Spencer Shrader sustained season-ending ACL and MCL injuries while kicking a PAT during the Colts’ Week 5 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Badgley, an eight-year NFL veteran, converted 10-of-11 field goal attempts and 18-of-21 PAT attempts.
Badgley missed his third PAT of the season in the Colts’ Week 12 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Colts special teams coordinator Brian Mason, speaking to the media on Tuesday prior to the roster move, said the Colts would be evaluating “all kicker options that (they) possibly have.”
“We have to put ourselves in the best position to be successful to find the person that we think is going to be able to convert scoring opportunities, obviously be able to work well with our specialist unit, work well as a whole with special teams and be a good fit with the team,” Mason said. “All those things are going to come into mind with that. But also, Shane (Steichen) as the head coach has to be able to trust the kicker, as he’s calling the game and working through the game, that he’s going to be able to make kicks and not impact decisions on going for it and different things like that.
“If we’re looking at the situation in Week 14, we’re looking for somebody that’s experienced, that we know can handle pressure, that we know can be consistent to be able to make kicks within games. Obviously everybody would love somebody that can make 60-yard field goals and make all their PATs and make consistent field goals, but as we’re looking at things right now, we’re looking for who can make PATs and be reliable to make kicks within 50, who can we trust to be able to do that for the next five weeks and then into the playoffs.”
COLTS RELEASE UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART FOR WEEK 14 GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
OFFENSE
- WR: Michael Pittman Jr.
- LT: Bernhard Raimann, Luke Tenuta
- LG: Quenton Nelson
- C: Tanor Bortolini, Danny Pinter
- RG: Matt Goncalves, Dalton Tucker
- RT: Braden Smith, Jalen Travis
- TE: Tyler Warren, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree, Will Mallory
- WR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould
- WR: Alec Pierce, Laquon Treadwell
- QB: Daniel Jones, Riley Leonard
- RB: Jonathan Taylor, Tyler Goodson OR DJ Giddens, Ameer Abdullah
- Pierce had four receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown in the Colts’ game against the Houston Texans on Sunday. He also played one snap on defense and recorded a pass breakup.
- Jones was 14-of-27 for 201 yards and two touchdowns, finishing with a passer rating of 101.
- Warren scored his fifth touchdown (fourth receiving) of the season on Sunday.
DEFENSE
- DE: Kwity Paye, Tyquan Lewis, JT Tuimoloau
- DT: Neville Gallimore, Adetomiwa Adebawore
- NT: Grover Stewart, Eric Johnson II
- DE: Laiatu Latu, Samson Ebukam
- WLB: Germaine Pratt, Segun Olubi, Buddy Johnson
- MLB: Zaire Franklin, Austin Ajiake
- CB: Charvarius Ward Sr., Jaylon Jones, Johnathan Edwards
- FS: Camryn Bynum, Rodney Thomas II
- SS: Nick Cross, Reuben Lowrey III, George Odum
- N: Kenny Moore II
- CB: Sauce Gardner, Mekhi Blackmon, Chris Lammons
- Bynum recorded his third interception of the season against the Texans.
- Wormley and Adebawore each recorded a sack on Sunday.
- Franklin led the team with 13 total tackles on Sunday.
SPECIALISTS
- P: Rigoberto Sanchez
- PK:
- H: Rigoberto Sanchez
- LS: Luke Rhodes
- KR: Anthony Gould, Ameer Abdullah
- PR: Anthony Gould, Josh Downs
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INDIANA FOOTBALL NEWS
HOOSIERS NO. 2 IN PENULTIMATE CFP RANKINGS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A five-week stay at No. 2 for the Indiana football program as the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings set up a No. 1 versus No. 2 showdown in the Discover Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday (Dec. 6) inside Lucas Oil Stadium.
Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for 11-straight CFP polls dating back to 2024, all of those among the top 10 and the last four among the top 2. It is the 15th time in program history that IU has been among the contenders for a playoff spot.
The Big Ten saw six schools ranked and three programs in the top 6 of the latest CFP rankings: Ohio State (No. 1), Indiana (No. 2), Oregon (No. 5), USC (No. 16), Michigan (No. 19) and Iowa (No. 23).
The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, plus the next seven highest-ranked schools. The four highest-ranked schools will be seeded one through four and will receive a first-round bye. The remaining schools will be seeded 5-12 based on their final ranking. If any of the five highest-ranked conference champions falls outside of the top 12, they will be seeded at the bottom of the 12-team pool.
The eight schools seeded No. 5-12 will play in the CFP First Round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8.).
No. 2/2/2 Indiana (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) meet No. 1/1/1 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) for an 8 p.m. kickoff on FOX in the Discover Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
College Football Playoff Rankings – Dec. 2
1. Ohio State (12-0)
2. Indiana (12-0)
3. Georgia (11-1)
4. Texas Tech (11-1)
5. Oregon (11-1)
6. Ole Miss (11-1)
7. Texas A&M (11-1)
8. Oklahoma (10-2)
9. Alabama (10-2)
10. Notre Dame (10-2)
11. BYU (11-1)
12. Miami (Fla.) (10-2)
13. Texas (9-3)
14. Vanderbilt (10-2)
15. Utah (10-2)
16. USC (9-3)
17. Virginia (10-2)
18. Arizona (9-3)
19. Michigan (9-3)
20. Tulane (10-2)
21. Houston (9-3)
22. Georgia Tech (9-3)
23. Iowa (8-4)
24. North Texas (11-1)
25. James Madison (11-1)
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – GAME 8 AT MINNESOTA
Opening Tip
• Indiana University begins Big Ten Conference play its 126th season of competition in men’s basketball with a game at Minnesota at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The league opener will be aired on BTN with Cory Provus, Robbie Hummel, and Andy Katz on the call.
• Minnesota (4-4) is led by first-year head coach Niko Medved. The Gophers are led by 22.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 14 made 3-pointers from senior wing Cade Tyson. He is shooting 53.2% (50-of-94) from the field and 81.3% (65-of-80) from the free throw line through eight contests.
• Junior forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson is the only other Minnesota player in double figures this season at 12.4 points and a team-best 9.1 rebounds per game. He has blocked nine shots. Senior guard Langston Reynolds (9.8 points per game) and sophomore guard Isaac Asuma (9.3) round out the scoring leaders.
• Minnesota is 4-0 inside Williams Arena this season with victories over Gardner-Webb (87-60), Alcorn State (95-50), Green Bay (72-65), and Chicago State (66-54).
Game Information
Dec. 3, 2025 • 7 PM ET
Williams Arena (14,625) • Minneapolis, Minn.
TV: BTN (Cory Provus, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 110-69
Last Meeting: IU 82, MINN 67 on Dec. 9, 2024, in Bloomington
Series History
• Indiana holds a decisive advantage in the 179-game series between long-time conference foes. The Hoosiers have won 110 times, including nine-straight overall and three-straight in The Barn. Minnesota is one of five programs that IU has defeated over 100 times in program history. The Gophers join Northwestern (120), Ohio State (114), Michigan (111), and Iowa (107) on that list.
• The sides met just once last season, an 82-67 Hoosier victory on Dec. 9, 2024, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. IU put on a dominant performance in the paint as Oumar Ballo and Malik Reneau combined for 34 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the floor and 14 rebounds.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (7-0) remained unbeaten with a 100-56 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, Nov. 29, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Five Hoosiers tallied double figures in the scoring column for the second time this season (Alabama A&M on Nov. 5). The second unit outscored the visiting Wildcats by a score of 45-12.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries scored a game-high 20 points on 5-of-10 shooting from behind the arc, three rebounds, and five assists. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson tallied 18 points.
• Off the bench, senior forward Sam Alexis, junior guard Nick Dorn, and freshman forward Trent Sisley all contributed 14 points. The reserve Hoosiers shot 17-of-26 (65.4%) from the floor.
The Drake Connection
• Minnesota head coach Niko Medved spent the 2017-18 season as the head coach of the Drake Bulldogs. He went 17-17 in his lone season in Des Moines with a trip to the CIT.
• Indiana head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries began his head coaching career the following season. In his six seasons on the sideline, he posted a record 150-55. His final four seasons with the Bulldogs saw the program secure 108 wins (27 wins per season) to pair with three NCAA Tournament trips. He won 70.5% (79-33) of his Missouri Valley Conference games and claimed three MVC titles.
• Each of the last three Drake head coaches now reside at Big Ten schools with Medved at Minnesota, DeVries at Indiana, and Ben McCollum at Iowa.
Hitting the Century Mark
• Indiana has scored 100 points or more in three games this season: vs. Marquette (100-77) on Nov. 9, vs. Milwaukee (101-70) on Nov. 19, and vs. Bethune-Cookman (100-56) on Nov. 29. The stretch of 100-point games marks the most in a single season since 2016-17 (5 games).
• IU has scored 100-plus points in at least three games during 17 seasons: 1964-65 (7 times), 1990-91 (6), 1974-75 (6), 1963-64 (6), 2016-17 (5), 1992-93 (5), 1970-71 (5), 2015-16 (4), 1975-76 (4), 1962-63 (4), 1961-62 (4), 2025-26 (3), 2013-14 (3), 1998-99 (3), 1991-92 (3), 1989-90 (3), and 1969-70 (3).
• The Hoosiers back-to-back triple-digit offensive output against Marquette (Nov. 9) and Milwaukee (Nov. 12) marked the first time the program has scored at least 100 points in consecutive regulation games since Nov. 21-26, 2005. IU was the first team to put up 100 points on a Shaka Smart coached program.
Getting it Done on the Defensive End
• Indiana ranks 14th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, per KenPom. The last time the Hoosiers closed the season ranked inside the top 20 in the metric was 2012-13, a year that ended in a Big Ten Championship.
• IU holds opponents to 40.6% effective field goal shooting (4th nationally), 39.1% shooting from inside the arc (3rd), and 29.5% from the 3-point line, the lowest mark for an Indiana defense since 2002-03.
• Opposing teams have scored 70 points or less in six of seven games this season and have not reached 70 points in four-straight games.
• The Hoosiers force 13.4 turnovers per games. Four players average at least 1.0 steal per game, led by 1.9 from sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway.
That’s an Offensive Stat
• The Hoosiers scored 90-plus points in three-straight contests to open the season for the first time since 2007-08. In total, Indiana has scored 85-plus points fix times.
• IU has averaged 89.6 points per contest and shot 50.4% (37th nationally) from the floor, 37.8% (51st) from the 3-point line, 76.8% (37th) from the free throw line, and an effective field goal percentage of 59.1% (20th).
• Indiana has dished out 20-or-more assists in four games. The Hoosiers average 20.9 helpers per night and have assisted on 68.9% of its made field goals, the fifth-best rate in the country.
• The Hoosiers boast an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.95, the second-best mark in the country. IU has recorded 146 assists (on 212 made field goals) compared to 68 turnovers. All five IU starters average at least 2.0 assists per outing, led by 5.3 from sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway.
• Indiana knocked down at least nine 3-point field goals in six of seven games this season. IU averages 10.6 made shots from behind the arc per game, tied for the third-best mark in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers buried 14 triples in consecutive games against Marquette (Nov. 9) and Milwaukee (Nov. 12), the first time an IU team converted at least 14 3-point field goals in consecutive games since November of 2005.
• Five Hoosiers average double-figure scoring numbers, led by redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries. He has averaged 17.8 points per night on 44.1% (26-of-59) shooting from the 3-point line. He has made at least three 3-pointers in five contests.
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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL NEWS
RECORD NUMBER OF HOOSIERS HONORED ON ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Five Hoosiers were honored by the Big Ten on Tuesday (Dec. 2) afternoon following the greatest regular season in the history of the Indiana volleyball program. Postseason awards were released today by the conference office ahead of the start of this week’s NCAA Tournament.
For the first time in program history, IU had three players selected as First Team All-Big Ten members. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles, senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum and freshman setter Teodora Krickovic were among 25 conference athletes selected to the All-Big Ten First Team in 2025.
Tatum, a team captain, has enjoyed a tremendous senior campaign for the Hoosiers this season. She recorded 336 kills in the regular season, providing 3.23 kills per set. The Solana Beach, California native hit at a .326 offensive clip, nearly 40 points better than her mark from last season. Tatum had 21 matches with 10-or-more kills and recorded 57 blocks, 61 digs, and 13 aces.
Alonso-Corcelles has turned into one of the elite six-rotation athletes in the conference during her final season with the Hoosiers. She recorded a team-best 3.47 kills per set and had 361 kills overall. She hit .243 in 30 regular season matches, her first season with an offensive efficiency above .200 in her career.
The Madrid, Spain native added 207 digs, 21 aces and a career-high 62 blocks in her senior campaign. With a win over Illinois on Nov. 26, Alonso-Corcelles became the winningest player in program history (75). She is top 10 in school history in kills (1,345) and heads into the tournament with a chance to earn All-American honors.
Krickovic was tasked with replacing star setter Camryn Haworth in 2025 and took the position to new heights. She provided 1,109 assists and finished the regular season among the nation’s elite at 10.66 assists per set. The Novi Sad, Serbia native helped set IU to a team hitting percentage of .280 – a mark that is on pace to break a single-season program record.
She is the first freshman in program history to be named First Team All-Big Ten in their debut season. It’s the fourth-straight year that an IU setter has earned All-Big Ten honors. In three of the last four years, IU has had a First Team All-Big Ten player at the position.
Before this season, IU had never had two players selected to the All-Big Ten First Team in the same season. In 2025, the Hoosiers provided three in the same year. IU is one of five conference programs (Nebraska, UCLA, Wisconsin and Purdue) with three-or-more First Team All-Big Ten athletes.
As expected, Krickovic was one of 10 players named to the Big Ten’s All-Freshman team. She was joined by freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager, the only unanimous selection in the conference. Jager was a Second Team All-Big Ten pick as well after providing 3.35 kills per set and 2.22 digs per set.
For the first time in program history, IU landed two different first-year players on the Big Ten’s All-Freshman team. Krickovic and Jager are the seventh and eighth athletes respectively in IU history to be selected to the team. Three of those eight players (Ramsey Gary) have come in the past three campaigns.
IU’s four athletes selected to All-Big Ten teams in 2025 are the most in a single year in program history. Before this season, IU had three athletes named to the respective teams on four occasions – most recently in 2023 (Haworth, Rammelsberg and Gary).
Junior setter Luca Fickell was named IU’s selection as the Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree. Each program provided a student-athlete that represents the core values that the school stands for. Fickell has been a tremendous teammate and support system for every player in the program.
Head coach Steve Aird and the Hoosiers begin their NCAA Tournament journey on Thursday (Dec. 4) evening in Bloomington. IU will take on the MAC tournament champions, Toledo, at Wilkinson Hall. It’s IU’s first tournament game since 2010 and Toledo’s first in program history.
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INDIANA BASEBALL NEWS
HOOSIERS SIGN ANOTHER TOP-25 RECRUITING CLASS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Head coach Jeff Mercer and staff continue to stack recruiting classes together in Bloomington. The eighth-year skipper signed the No. 25 recruiting class according to Perfect Game to wrap up the early-signing period on Tuesday (Dec. 2). It’s back-to-back top-25 classes for the Hoosiers as they continue to reload the program through the high school ranks.
Mercer has prided himself in recruiting elite talent from all over the country. The Hoosiers have had 30 players drafted during his tenure and has turned in 11 freshman All-Americans since taking over the post in 2019. IU’s player development program has helped student-athletes get pro ready from the moment they step on campus.
14 players signed to play for Mercer and the Hoosiers in the 2026 class. The group features players from nine different states and covers every position area. As always IU remains committed to recruiting the home state hard. Four players from the state of Indiana are set to sign for Mercer’s program. The Hoosiers are still expected to add a handful of athletes to this class.
Of all Big Ten programs, IU has the highest-ranked class (No. 25) according to Perfect Game. It’s the second-straight year that the program has put together the conference’s best group. It is the only true Midwest school ranked inside the top 25 on the national list.
IU’s 2026 group is led by a trio of talented infield players. Jayden Parker and Johnson Dubose, a pair of 6-foot-3 shortstops from California and Georgia respectively, are both top-300 players according to Perfect Game. Georgia prep catcher Branson Crawford is the third in the trio of highly-touted players.
When the class arrives on campus, it’ll be the third year in a row that IU has stacked together top-35 recruiting classes. The current sophomore class features a plethora of talented position players – led by sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley. IU’s 2026 season will get underway next February.
Class of 2026 Prep Signees – Perfect Game Rankings
Jayden Parker, SS (San Diego, Calif.) – No. 246
Johnson Dubose, SS (Atlanta, Ga.) – No. 272
Branson Crawford, C (Gainesville, Ga.) – No. 337
Liam Amoriello, LHP (Tampa, Fla.)
Luke Crighton, SS (Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Finn Hoeschen, OF (North Vancouver, Wash.)
Zavion Jackson, OF (Richmond, Va.)
Logan Johnston, RHP (Crown Point, Ind.)
Dylan Kassab, C (Hinsdale, Ill.)
Jaxon Lueken, RHP (Huntingburg, Ind.)
Bryce Pauly, 3B (Davenport, Iowa)
Aiden Reynolds, SS (Noblesville, Ind.)
Gavin Swartz, RHP (Bloomington, Ill.)
Jake Winger, 3B (Lafayette, Ind.)
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
#1 PURDUE ROLLS PAST RUTGERS IN BIG TEN OPENER 81-65
[1] Purdue 81, Rutgers 65 (Postgame Notes)
1-ranked Purdue improved to 8-0 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten with an 81-65 win at Rutgers in the league opener for both teams.
Purdue is now 8-0 (or better) for the seventh time in school history (since the 1938-39 season). Five of the occurrences have come under Coach Painter (2009-10, 2015-16, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2025-26).
The Boilermakers won their December Big Ten road game for the first time since the 2022-23 season and are now just 3-6 in those games. The 16-point margin was the largest margin of victory for Purdue in those games.
Purdue has won six straight games against the Scarlet Knights, the last four coming by at least 16 points. Purdue has won the six games by a combined 104 points (17.3 points per game).
Purdue has scored at least 80 points in all eight games this season, while making at least 10, 3-pointers in five of the eight games.
Purdue won the rebounding battle, 36-25, and has now outrebounded the five of the last six opponents by 11 or more rebounds.
Purdue is now 114-5 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points in a game.
Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds, all coming in the last six games. TKR is now averaging 15.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.
Braden Smith scored 16 points with eight assists and three rebounds, going 4-of-8 from 3-point range. Purdue is now 16-2 during his career when he makes four or more 3-pointers.
In his last three games against Rutgers, Braden Smith averaged 18.3 points and 10.3 assists after going for 16 points and eight assists in Tuesday’s win.
Gicarri Harris scored 11 points, all in the first half, giving him back-to-back double-figure scoring games for the first time in his career. He has 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists in 46 minutes over his last two games.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 19 points and 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double this season to lead top-ranked Purdue over Rutgers 81-65 in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams Tuesday night.
Braden Smith added 16 points and eight assists for the Boilermakers (8-0). Fletcher Loyer had 12 points and Gicarri Harris scored 11 off the bench.
Purdue has reached 80 points in every game this season and is beating opponents by an average of 20.
Dylan Grant and Harun Zrno each scored 13 points for Rutgers (5-4). The Scarlet Knights used 13 players and led for just 2:53 early in the first half.
The Boilermakers have won six games in a row over Rutgers by a combined 104 points. Rutgers had won four straight in the series from January 2020 to December 2021, but Purdue has won seven of eight meetings since.
The Boilermakers opened the second half with a 13-2 run to grab a 54-29 lead. Smith and Loyer had five points apiece in the burst.
Purdue scored 30 points in the paint as Kaufman-Renn and center Oscar Cluff dominated inside. The Boilermakers added 18 assists and scored 14 fast-break points.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
PURDUE SQUARES OFF WITH EVANSVILLE AT MACKEY ON WEDNESDAY
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team returns to Mackey Arena looking to maintain its perfect home record on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip against Evansville. Declan Little and Quinn Lennon will broadcast the game on B1G+.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will have the call for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
The Boilermakers have played their best ball this season at home with a perfect 4-0 record. Purdue is averaging 80 points per game, shooting 50.7% from the field and 40.9% from distance with nine 3-pointers per game, while dishing out 16.8 assists per night. On the defensive end, the Boilermakers have allowed just 61.3 points per night, while holding opponents to 36.9% from the floor and 28.4% from 3-point range.
PROMOTIONS
• Wine Wednesday – $5 Wine at the Breakaway Brews stand located by section 4
GAME NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Evansville 2-0.
• Returning from a year off, Madison Layden-Zay leads the Boilermakers in assists (17), 3-pointers (16), steals (9) and blocks (4).
• Layden-Zay became the 17th player in Purdue history to reach 100 career starts, reaching the century mark against Central Michigan and moving into a tie for 16th alongside Katie Gearlds. The fifth year is also 17th in Purdue history in minutes played with 3,704.
• Redshirt junior Tara Daye has been explosive for the Boilermakers, leading the team in scoring and rebounding with 11.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. The Newark, N.J., native is one of three Big Ten guards to average 11 points and 7.0 rebounds per game this season – UCLA’s Kiki Rice & Washington’s Avery Howell.
• Kiki Smith and Taylor Feldman are tied for second on the team in assists with 14. Smith set a career-high with six dimes against Howard, while Feldman has dished out a helper in each of the last five games.
• Hila Karsh shook off six points in three games to score nine at Central Michigan. The freshman is averaging 9.9 points per game while shooting 43.1% overall and 37% on 10 made 3-pointers.
• Lana McCarthy has averaged 11.0 points and 7.3 rebounds while shooting 76.5% over the last three games.
• Two Boilermakers rank in the top 13 of the Big Ten in minutes played. Layden-Zay is ninth with 32.6 minutes per game. Karsh is 13th with 31.1 minutes per night, which is also good for 18th nationally among all freshmen.
• Layden-Zay is 48 rebounds away from becoming the sixth player in Big Ten history to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, 200 3-pointers and 50 blocks in a career, including Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and Purdue’s Katie Gearlds.
• Purdue is 2-0 this season and 12-6 when making 10 or more 3-pointers since the start of the 2021-22 season.
• Purdue is averaging 25.3 bench points this season. The Boilermakers have won 44 games over the last five seasons when the bench has scored 20 or more points.
• The Boilermakers are 36-14 in non-conference action since the start of 2021-22 with a 28-3 mark at Mackey Arena.
• Wednesday will be a family affair for Madison Layden-Zay and McKenna Layden. Their parents, Jeff and Kathie, both had standout careers for the Purple Aces. Jeff was named to the Missouri Valley All-Bench Team and led the team in blocked shots in 1996-97, as well as 1993-94. Kathie finished her career with Evansville ranked seventh in career assists and tied for fourth in 3-pointers.
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED, IRISH WIN 76-71 THRILLER OVER TIGERS
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s basketball team (6-3) secured the 2025 ACC/SEC challenge win 76-71 as they handed the Missouri Tigers (8-1) their first loss of the season late Tuesday night, all while remaining perfect at home, improving to 5-0 inside Purcell Pavilion.
The Fighting Irish battled back down 12, traded 11-0 runs in the second half, then provided the clutch shot at the end courtesy Cole Certa. The game had it all, including Markus Burton’s first career double-double with a team-high 18 points and a career best 10 assists.
Cole Certa converted three triples in the final 4:35, including the game-winner with 17 seconds left. The sophomore guard finished with 14 points.
Jalen Haralson was 5-7 on the night for 13 points, while also tallying four rebounds and two assists. Braeden Shrewsberry also poured in 11 points and 3 rebounds.
Notre Dame shot 12-24 in the second half, including 7-15 from beyond the arc. Both Burton and Certa had 11 points in the second half.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame got off to a 10-4 start after five minutes of play. Jalen Haralson attacked the rim early with a dunk and layup, then Burton and Shrewsberry provided the deep threat from beyond the arc. They went into the timeout on an 8-0 run.
A Certa three-pointer kept the Irish ahead at 15-11, but soon after the Irish missed five consecutive triples. Add in the fact that Notre Dame then committed three turnovers in a 74-second span, resulting in a Tigers 7-0 run and an ND timeout at 8:17, down 19-26.
Fast forward to a minute left in the first half and Missouri’s Jacob Crews went on a solo 8-0 run to build their largest lead of the half, up 12. However, the Irish ended on a high note, firing off a quick 5-0 run after a Shrewsberry three and a steal and score from Burton.
Thus, at halftime, Notre Dame trailed 33-40. Turnovers proved costly for the Irish in the first half as Mizzou scored 15 points off 10 Notre Dame turnovers. Both teams struggled from three, as ND went 4-18 while Mizzou shot 3-13. Nine different Irish had scored at the midway point, with Burton leading the way with seven.
Notre Dame fed Jalen Haralson the ball to start the second half, and the freshman delivered, scoring seven of the team’s first nine points, cutting the deficit to two at 42-44 at 15:55.
Notre Dame’s first three-pointer of the second half arrived at 14:54, courtesy of Burton, which made it 45-46. Ninety seconds later, the extra pass from Burton found Shrewsberry for a three and the Irish found themselves back in the lead at 48-46. Out of the timeout, the extra pass from Burton again found Brady Koehler in the corner for the three. Next offensive possession, Burton took it to the rim himself for the score, 53-46 Irish.
Yet, just when you thought momentum was all on Notre Dame’s side, the Tigers counterpunched with an 11-0 run, benefitting from a nearly four-minute Irish scoring drought. ND now trailed 53-57 with 8:25 remaining.
Three straight Irish free throws brought Notre Dame within one, but Mizzou would answer with three straight from the charity stripe as well to make it a four-point game yet again at 56-60 with 6:15 left.
A Njie dunk made it a one-possession game, and when the Irish needed it most, a Certa three brought Purcell to their feet as he put Notre Dame back in front 61-60. At 4:05, the Tigers responded immediately with a 5-0 run to regain the lead 65-61.
Logan Imes punched back with a big-time three to bring the Irish back within one at 64-65, and with a Tiger turnover on the very next possession, the momentum was in favor of the Irish heading into the final media timeout at 2:30.
A pair of free throws extended the Mizzou lead, 67-64, but another Certa three in the deep right corner would tie it up at 67-all with 1:35 remaining.
Fouled with 53 seconds on the clock, Burton knocked down two free throws to put the Irish in front 69-67. On the next possession, the Tigers were fouled and matched with a pair of made free throws to tie it up yet again at 69-all with 44 seconds remaining.
Who other than hot-handed Certa to knock down another huge three on the assist from Burton to put Notre Dame in front 72-69 with 17 seconds left. Shortly after Burton was fouled on the fast break, knocking down another pair of free throws to make it a five-point game with 6 seconds on the clock.
Mizzou would have one last basket to make it 74-71, but would foul immediately after to send Shrewsberry to the line for one last pair of made free throws to cap off the 76-71 ACC/SEC victory.
UP NEXT
The Fighting Irish will hit the road for another major test in TCU. The Horned Frogs are 5-2 on the season and are coming off an impressive showing at the Rady Children’s Invitational, where they knocked off No. 10 Florida and defeated Wisconsin. A week prior they lost by just four points to a top-ranked Michigan squad.
Notre Dame and TCU will square off on Friday night at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
BIZJACK AND AJAYI LEAD BUTLER TO 84-68 WIN OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN
Finley Bizjack’s 29 points were one shy of his career-high and Michael Ajayi registered his seventh double-double in eight games as Butler took an 84-68 win over Eastern Michigan Tuesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
With the win, Butler improves to 7-1 on the season and Eastern Michigan falls to 5-4.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The first half saw 10 lead changes and three ties.
An 8-0 EMU run turned a four-point Butler lead into a 29-25 Eagles advantage with 5:10 to play.
Butler closed the first half strong, scoring 16 of the final 23 points for a 41-36 halftime lead.
A Bizjack three-point play gave Butler its first double-digit lead of the game with 15:01 remaining (52-41).
From that point forward, the lead was never smaller than eight and grew to as many as 22.
TIP-INS:
Bizjack’s season-high 29 points came on 10-for-14 shooting; he matched his career-high with six made three-pointers.
Butler shot 52 percent from the field and made 11 of 20 three-point attempts (55 percent).
Ajayi scored 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting and added 13 rebounds (seven offensive).
Drayton Jones had a season-best five blocks to go along with five points and six rebounds.
Butler held a 36-26 rebounding advantage, the team’s sixth game this season with a rebounding margin of +10 or better.
The Bulldogs shot a season-best 79 percent from the free throw line (15-19).
Mohammad Habhab led four Eagles in double figures with 15 points.
Eastern Michigan went 8-for-14 from three-point range, including making six of seven attempts in the first half.
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor made his Butler regular season debut after injuring his ankle in the Oct. 29 exhibition against Notre Dame; he scored two points in 12 minutes of action.
Jalen Jackson (ankle) missed his second consecutive game. Azavier Robinson started in his place, just as he did in Friday’s win over Wright State.
Eastern Michigan registered a 64-56 road win at Cincinnati Nov. 26, the program’s first win over a Power Conference opponent since defeating Michigan in 2024.
This was only the second meeting in the all-time series between Butler and Eastern Michigan; Butler defeated the Eagles in the 2023-24 season opener.
Butler is 87-5 in their last 92 home games against non-conference teams.
Thad Matta is 29-4 at Hinkle Fieldhouse against non-conference opponents as Butler’s head coach (which includes the 2000-01 season and since his return in 2022).
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs continue the homestand at Hinkle, hosting Boise State Saturday (Dec. 6). Tickets are still available for the contest, which will also air on truTV.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS
SOMMER RECEIVES ALL-EAST REGION FIRST TEAM NOD FROM UNITED SOCCER COACHES
Butler women’s soccer senior Talia Sommer has been named to the United Soccer Coaches’ 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s All-East Region First Team. She joins Bulldogs who have received first-team recognition in 10 different seasons since the 2012 season.
Sommer, from Tel Aviv, Israel, was named 2025 BIG EAST Co-Midfielder of the Year and was an All-BIG EAST First Team honoree for the third-straight season. She started in all 17 matches in the midfield, leading the team with 19 points, six goals, and seven assists.
Sommer was an All-East Region Second Team honoree in 2024.
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BUTLER BASEBALL NEWS
BUTLER BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2026 SCHEDULE
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler baseball has announced the 2026 Butler baseball schedule that will feature over 20 games at Bulldog Park on the campus of Butler University. Butler will also play a game at Victory Field this season, home of the Indianapolis Indians.
“We have put together a strong schedule that will really challenge our group this season,” said Beemer. “Our nonconference slate will be a good litmus test for our club, as we face two teams in Miami Ohio, and Murray State that were in the NCAA Tournament last year. We will also face Wichita State, Ohio State, and Marshall in our nonconference slate. In conference action, we will see Creighton who made the NCAA Tournament last year, as well as solid clubs like UConn, Georgetown, and Xavier at home. We are excited for this year’s schedule and look forward to having Bulldog fans back at the park this spring.”
Butler will open the season on the road for the first 11 games. The Dawgs start the 2026 campaign at UT Martin (Feb. 13-15) with a four-game series. BU will then travel to Murray State (Feb. 20-22) for another four-game series taking on a Racers team who made the College World Series a season ago. Butler will close out the first month of the season with a series at Marshall (Feb. 27- Mar. 1).
BU’s home opener will be on March 3, as 2025 NCAA Tournament team, Miami Ohio, will visit Bulldog Park for a midweek matchup. The Bulldogs will then host Morehead State (Mar. 6-8), marking the first home series of the season for Butler. After facing Morehead State, BU will make the quick trip to Bellarmine (Mar. 10) for a midweek matchup before traveling to Wichita State (Mar. 13-14) to face the Shockers. The Dawgs will return to Bulldog Park for a pair of midweek showdowns with in-state foes Purdue (Mar. 17) and Ball State (Mar. 18).
Butler will close out the month of March with six road games and two home games. BU will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to face Ohio State (Mar. 20-22) before hosting Toledo in a midweek contest (Mar. 24) at Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians. BU will then hit the road and travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to take on Milwaukee (Mar. 27-29). The Dawgs will close out March at home with a midweek contest against Evansville (Mar. 31).
The month of April will see BIG EAST action kick off for the Bulldogs as the squad travels to Villanova for a three-game series (April 2-4). BU will then begin an eight-game homestand starting with a midweek showdown Southern Indiana (Apr. 7) Butler will then welcome UConn to Bulldog Park for a conference series (Apr. 10-12) before hosting Ball State in a midweek contest (Apr. 14). BU will host Georgetown (Apr. 17-19) before hitting the road for a four-game stretch starting with a midweek at EIU (Apr. 21). Butler will then travel to Omaha, Neb. to face Creighton at Charles Schwab Field, the home of the College World Series. The Bulldogs will then host Bowling Green in a midweek (Apr. 28) to wrap up the month of April.
The final month of the season will start with the Bulldogs hosting Seton Hall (May 1-3) before making the quick trip to Toledo for a midweek showdown (May 6). The Dawgs will then host Xavier for the final home series of the season (May 8-10) before wrapping up the regular season at St. John’s (May 14-16).
The BIG EAST Championships are slated for May 23-25 at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL NEWS
MACKLEY AND HOLMAN EARN ALL-PFL FIRST TEAM HONORS, LOSS AND SHORT NAMED TO SECOND TEAM
INDIANAPOLIS – The Pioneer Football League announced the 2025 All-PFL teams on Tuesday afternoon. Butler’s Charles Mackley and Devaon Holman were named to the All-PFL First Team while Ethan Loss and Ryan Short were named to the All-PFL Second Team.
Fourteen Bulldogs earned honorable mention nods. Trey Alsbrooks, Reagan Andrew, Mason Armstrong, Kirk Doskocil, Tyson Garrett, Luke Green, Jeremiah Jackson, Ethan Loss (return specialist), Will Mason, Onye Onuoha, Danny Orgler, Brady Preston, Jackson Stratton and CJ Wilson Jr. were the Bulldogs that earned honorable mention honors.
Mackley was an integral part of Butler’s offensive line this season starting at guard in all 12 games. He was part of a unit that allowed only 15 sacks on the season. The redshirt sophomore played in only six games last season before having a breakout season in 2025 as a staple of the offensive line.
Holman started all 12 games for Butler at defensive back and accumulated 44 total tackles on the season, a mark that ranked fourth on the team. Holman finished the season tied for the team lead in interceptions with two and racked up 7.5 tackles for loss. Holman added six pass breakups and three forced fumbles for BU. The junior had two tackles for loss against Hanover and Dayton and recorded interceptions in the games against Weber State and San Diego.
Loss led the Butler receiving corps with 56 catches for 670 yards in 2025. The redshirt junior averaged 11.96 yards per catch and averaged 55.83 receiving yards per game. Loss had one receiving touchdown and also featured in the running game scoring two touchdowns while carrying the rock 31 times for 209 yards. Loss was named an honorable mention return specialist as the Michigan native had two touchdown returns on kickoffs this season and averaged 125.7 all-purpose yards per game, a mark that led the PFL.
Short was spectacular this season for Butler going 15-for-16 while hitting a season-long 45-yard field goal. Short was 5-of-5 from 40-49, 3-of-3 from 30-39 and 7-of-8 from 20-29. The redshirt junior also served as the squad’s punter and averaged 37.42 yards per punt. He was named a finalist for the prestigious Fred Mitchell Award which recognizes 41 placekickers for their excellence on the football field throughout the 2025 season.
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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
JAGUARS TO OPEN HORIZON LEAGUE PLAY AT DETROIT MERCY
DETROIT – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will open Horizon League play on the road on Wednesday night (Dec. 3) when the Jaguars take on Detroit Mercy (2-6) inside Calihan Hall on the UDM campus. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+ and the game can be heard on 1430 Indy’s Sports Ticket as Jimmy Cook (pxp) and Chaz Hinds (analyst) call the action.
The Jaguars (3-6) are coming off an 85-80 home win over Morehead State this past weekend as sophomore Micah Davis put on a show with 24 points, six assists, five steals and four rebounds. Davis, making his first collegiate start, tallied 22 of his 24 points in the second half, including hitting six threes. Junior Kyler D’Augustino finished with 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting. The Jaguars connected on 14 threes and handed out 24 assists on 32 field goals. Senior Finley Woodward had four points, nine assists and seven rebounds while sophomore Kameron Tinsley chimed in with 13 points off the bench.
Head coach Ben Howlett’s team built a 16-point second half lead behind hot shooting from Davis and Maguire Mitchell, only to yield a 12-0 run to make things competitive down the stretch. Mitchell provided a key steal and assist on a Davis dunk with just more than two minutes to play to provide some much needed breathing room.
QUOTABLE
“Really proud of our guys. We had a really tough trip last week, but I thought we responded with a week of really good practices. I thought the crowd was great today and was really into it and made a difference in the game. This is a good win for us to kind of get us feeling better about ourselves,” Howlett said following the Morehead State win.
SCOUTING DETROIT MERCY
The Titans recently snapped a four-game skid with a 70-66 road win at Niagara. For the year, UDM averages 72.4 points per game while shooting 40 percent from the floor and 24.5 percent from three. At the defensive end, the Titans yield nearly 82 points per game and allow opponents to shoot 46 percent from the field and 36 percent from deep. Orlando Lovejoy tops the team in scoring at 12.7 points per game while TJ Nadeau checks in at 11.9 points per game and a team-high 18 threes. Ayden Carter averages 11.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game to round out the double-digit scorers.
INSIDE THE SERIES
IU Indy is 5-8 all-time against Detroit Mercy and just 1-5 in six meetings inside Calihan Hall. The Jaguars swept last year’s series with an 80-71 win in Detroit and a 95-61 victory in Indy. The Jags have won three of the past four meetings in the series after previously having dropped six straight meetings.
UP NEXT
The Jaguars will return home to host Youngstown State on Saturday (Dec. 6) at 2:00 p.m. inside the Jungle.
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IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
JAGUARS HOST PURDUE FORT WAYNE TO BEGIN HORIZON LEAGUE PLAY
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women’s basketball team is set to open Horizon League play when they host the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons on Wednesday, December 3 at 6:30 PM.
IU Indy is coming off of 94-58 win against the Anderson University Ravens. Four Jaguars posted double-digit performances, led by Nevaeh Foster’s impressive 22 points. Overall, the team forced 38 turnovers. The win against Anderson put the Jags at 3-4 overall so far in the season.
The Mastodons are coming off of a 56-53 loss against Bowling Green. Purdue Fort Wayne is 4-4 overall for the season. Bowling Green forced 19 turnovers from the Mastodons. Purdue Fort Wayne had three double-digit scorers, junior Lili Krasovec and graduate student Alana Nelson had 13 points each. Freshman Rylee Bess followed with 11 points.
The Jags and the Mastodons have gone head-to head forty-one times. The most recent matchup was on Jan. 25, 2025, when IU Indy fell 55-82. IU Indy struggled offensively while Purdue Fort Wayne had 30 points off turnovers.
Wednesday’s game will be aired on ESPN+. Tip-off is set for 6:30 P.M inside the Jungle.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS
CHESTER NAMED SECOND TEAM ALL-MIDWEST REGION
Addie Chester has been named to the All-Midwest Region Second Team by the United Soccer Coaches, the organization announced Tuesday.
The Muncie, Ind., native adds to her season accolades, which started with Mid-American Conference Forward of the Year and First Team All-MAC honors.
Chester finished the season leading the MAC in goals (11), points (27) and game-winning goals (four) while ranking second in shots per game (2.8). The senior started all 20 games and played in the fourth-most minutes on the team (1,478).
The Muncie, Ind., native joined Avery Fenchel as the only two players in program history to tally multiple double-digit goal seasons after getting 10 in 2024. Chester finished one goal behind Fenchel for the best two-season stretch of scoring in program history (22).
A four-time MAC Offensive Player of the Week awardee, Chester set the program record for weekly awards in a season. She is the second offensive player from Ball State to win a MAC postseason player of the year award, joining Lexi Fraley who was the 2023 MAC Offensive Player of the Year.
Chester was recently named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators. She received that distinction along with First Team All-MAC in 2024 as well.
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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
MEN’S BASKETBALL HEADING TO EVANSVILLE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN-STATE MATCHUP
The Ball State men’s basketball team wraps up its five-game stretch away from Worthen Arena with an in-state battle at Evansville on Wednesday night.
The game at the Ford Center is set to start at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) and will be streamed on ESPN+. Mick Tidrow and Scot Bunnell handle the radio call on WMUN 92.5 FM / 1340 AM and on the WMUN app. Links to the ESPN+ and radio broadcasts and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
Ball State (3-5) is coming off a 96-85 win over Le Moyne on Sunday afternoon in its final game of the Lafayette Classic. Guards Juwan Maxey (27 points) and Davion Hill (24) led a group of five Cardinals that scored in double figures including Preston Copeland who had a 10-point, 16-rebound double-double.
Evansville (3-5) last played on Nov. 24 at the Paradise Jam against the College of Charleston and lost 78-59. The Purple Aces topped Oregon State 73-69 to begin the invitational but fell 97-59 to Akron in the second game.
David Ragland is in his fourth season as the Evansville head coach. The Aces went 11-21 (8-12 Missouri Valley Conference) to finish in a tie for eighth in the 12-team MVC.
Evansville ranks fourth in the Valley in bench points per game (27.0), ninth in scoring defense (73.0 points per game) and 11th in scoring offense (69.8 points per game).
Senior forward Connor Turnbull averages a team-best 11.7 points a game and is second in the MVC in total blocks (12) and blocks per game (1.71). Senior forward AJ Casey leads the Aces in rebounding (5.4 per game) while ranking fifth in the league in free throw percentage (84.6).
Ball State next returns home to host South Dakota State at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 9 in the first home game for the Cardinals in more than three weeks.
BIG GAME FROM MAXEY: Senior guard Juwan Maxey went 7-for-14 on 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 27 points in Ball State’s 96-85 win over Le Moyne on Sunday afternoon at the Lafayette Classic.
The Detroit native had the 16th game by a Ball State men’s basketball player with at least seven triples. Maxey also added five assists in the contest.
COPELAND CAN REALLY REBOUND: Freshman Preston Copeland grabbed 16 rebounds on Sunday against Le Moyne to go along with 10 points for his first collegiate double-double.
The forward became only the second freshman at Ball State since at least the 2009-10 season to record 15+ rebounds in a game (Payton Sparks with 16 on Jan. 14, 2022 vs Buffalo).
PUTTING UP THE POINTS: The 96 points the Cardinals scored on Sunday were the most in a single game since the 2023-24 season opener against Goshen (101).
The offensive output was the highest for Ball State against an NCAA Division I opponent since a 97-75 victory over Indiana State on Nov. 27, 2021.
A LOOK BACK: The Dec. 21, 2024 game between the Cardinals and Purple Aces was one of Ball State’s best defensive performances of last season.
The Cardinals limited a Division I opponent to less than 30 percent shooting from the field for the first time in more than five years in the 80-43 decision at Worthen Arena.
BALANCED BOX SCORES: Ball State has five players averaging between 8 and 14 points per game: Davion Hill (13.1), Armoni Zeigler (10.8), Maxey (9.1), Elmore James IV (8.4) and Devon Barnes (8.0).
Four Cardinals are between 4 and 6 rebounds per contest: Hill (5.1), Copeland (4.7), Zeigler (4.6) and Cam Denson (4.3).
CARDINALS CLAMPING DOWN ON DEFENSE: Ball State is second in the Mid-American Conference in fewest fouls committed per game (15.1, No. 30 in NCAA Division I), while ranking fourth in scoring defense (70.3 points per game) and fifth in blocks per game (3.4) through the season’s first eight contests.
Graduate forward Cam Denson leads the MAC in blocks per game (2.0) and total blocks (14). Mason Jones is fouth in steals per game (2.0) and total steals (16).
CAREER HIGHS FOR JONES: Junior forward Mason Jones set career bests in 3-pointers made (three) and steals (four) on Nov. 11 at Wisconsin.
The Valparaiso, Ind., native tallied three of those steals in the first half and went 3-for-3 from distance in the second period. Jones followed that up with another four-steal performance on Nov. 22 at Indiana State.
DYNAMIC DUO: Guards Davion Hill and Armoni Zeigler traded off leading the team in points and rebounds in the first two games of the season, with the other pacing the Cardinals in assists.
Hill went for 16 points, eight boards and four assists in the Nov. 3 season-opening win over Louisiana, while Zeigler chipped in 13 points, three rebounds and a team-best five assists. Zeigler tallied 20 points, nine rebounds and five steals on Nov. 7 against Mansfield as Hill had 16 points, six rebounds and four helpers.
FINISHING STRONG: Ball State controlled the closing minutes in the 75-64 win over the Ragin’ Cajuns and 84-54 decision vs the Mountaineers.
The Cardinals scored the final 12 points of the game and 36 of the last 44 overall against Mansfield on Nov. 7. Ball State used an 11-2 run with under five minutes on the clock vs Louisiana the previous Monday to create separation in the season opener.
SUCCESS VS SUN BELT: The Nov. 3 win over Louisiana in the season opener was Ball State’s third in as many tries in home games of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.
Ball State topped Old Dominion 73-68 on Nov. 11, 2023 and Southern Miss 77-76 on Feb. 8, 2025 in the two previous installments of the challenge at Worthen Arena.
TV GAME AT WORTHEN ARENA: The game against Ohio originally scheduled for Jan. 17 in Muncie has been moved to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16 due to it being aired on CBS Sports Network.
Ball State’s most recent home MAC game on a Friday was back on March 3, 2023 against Toledo in a game that was also broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
WELCOME TO THE MAC: Ball State plays league newcomer UMass twice in the regular season in the first season in the league for the Minutemen.
The Cardinals play at UMass on Jan. 10 before hosting the Minutemen on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The two teams have faced off only once prior, in an 89-86 Ball State win on Nov. 21, 2021 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
SYCAMORES ROUT RED DEVILS 99-57 ON TUESDAY NIGHT
TERRE HAUTE, IND. – The Indiana State men’s basketball team rolled to a commanding 99-57 victory over Eureka on Tuesday night in the Hulman Center, improving to 5-4 on the season.
Camp Wagner led the Sycamores with 20 points, including six three-pointers, while Ian Scott added 16 points. Markus Harding pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds, and Enel St. Bernard contributed three steals.
Scott scored first with a second-chance layup, and Eureka answered within seconds, but the game remained tight until a three-point jumper by Bruno Alocen broke open the scoring at 11-8. From there, Indiana State caught fire. A dominant 18-5 run over just over five minutes, with baskets from six different players, pushed their lead to 10.
The Sycamores never looked back. A subsequent 17-3 surge over the next five minutes extended the lead to 40-20. The Red Devils managed only two points in the final nine minutes of the half, while the Sycamores closed the half on a 12-0 run to take a 52-22 advantage. Scott and Wagner each had 11 points at the intermission.
The second half proved more of the same, as Indiana State struck for three-straight points in the first minute and followed with an 11-2 burst sparked by a dunk from Scott. Eureka kept pace with Indiana State over 6 minutes 31 seconds, trailing only by a point in the stretch, 16-15. Indiana State closed strong, finishing on a 26-13 run with contributions from eight different players, securing the 99-57 win over the Red Devils.
News and Notes
First game scoring 90+ points since SIU on March 2, 2025, where we scored 99
The team secured several season highs tonight
Three pointers made (14)
Field goals made (38)
Best field goal percentage (57.6%)
Best three-point percentage (43.8%)
Two-point shooting percentage (70.6%)
Assists (26)
Tied rebounds (50)
Recorded the lowest free-throw percentage of the season (56.3%)
Shooting 53.3% from three-point in the second half, this is the highest three-point shooting percentage in any half for the Sycamores this season
Shooting 62.1% from the field in the second half is the second-highest field goal percentage in any half for the Sycamores this season
Eureka recorded the fewest offensive rebounds against the Sycamores this season, with three
The Sycamores are 3-0 on the season when having an equal turnover margin
First time since Nov. 6, 2025, vs. IIT (50) that the Sycamores have recorded 50+ rebounds
First time since Feb. 15, 2025, vs. Illinois State(28) that an opponent had less than 30 rebounds, with Eureka having three tonight
First time since Jan. 21, 2025, at Illinois State that the Sycamores have recorded 10+ steals, with 10 tonight
First time since Nov. 6, 2025 (21), that the Sycamores have had 20+ assists, with 26 tonight
The Sycamores shot 50%+ from the field for the first time since Nov. 26, 2025, at LA Tech, shooting 57.6% tonight
Wagner is the first player since Young vs Illinois Tech to score 20+ points this season, scoring 20 tonight
All players who were active for tonight’s game saw action and scored a point
All players also saw first-half action
Sterling Young achieved a season high in assists with five.
Jayan Walker achieved a season high in assists with three and scored his first three-pointer of the season.
Jo Van Buggenhout tied his Career high in assists with three. Last time on Nov. 22nd against Ball State.
Hunter Harding scored his first points as a Sycamore with two.
Harding also secured season highs in:
Points (2)
Rebounds (4)
Assists (2)
Steals (1)
Camp Wagner recorded his first 20+ point game of the season with (20)
Wagner achieved season highs in:
Points (20)
Field Goals Made (7)
Camp’s haircut has been the answer. Since cutting his hair, in the last three games:
He has shot 47.1% from the field; pre-haircut, he was shooting 25.4% from the field
He has shot 40.7% from the arc; pre-haircut, he was shooting 25.9% from deep
He has made 16 field goals in three games; pre-haircut, he made 16 field goals in six games
He made 11 three-pointers in three games; pre-haircut, he made 14 three-pointers in six games
He had 3 turnovers in three games; pre-haircut, 15 turnovers in six games
He has scored 55 points in three games; pre-haircut, he scored 49 points in six games
Sivert Wærstad Nordheim had a career night.
Career highs in:
Points (9)
Field Goals Made (4)
Rebounds (3)
Blocks (2)
Enel St. Bernard achieved his season high in assists (3). St. Bernard also tied his season high in steals with three. Last time was Nov. 28th vs Alcorn State.
Markus Harding secured a season high in rebounds with ten. It was his tenth game this season with five or more rebounds. It was also the fifth theme this season that he has led the Sycamores in rebounds.
Harding also tied season highs
Assists (4)
Steals (1)
Caden Huttenlocker had a career-high night
Caden achieved career highs in:
Points (3)
Field Goals Made (1)
Rebounds (1)
Assists (1)
Cooper Bean tied his career highs in:
Points (5)
Field Goals Made (1)
Three-Pointers Made (1)
Xavier Hall recorded all his nine points and two assists in the second half of the game.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
SYCAMORES, HUSKIES SQUARE OFF IN HOMESTAND FINALE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State closes an abbreviated two-game homestand Wednesday night as the Sycamores play host to Northern Illinois for a 7 p.m. tip inside Hulman Center.
The game will be carried on ESPN+, with Chris Machado (play-by-play), Nyah Wilson (analyst) and Piper Watkins (reporter) on the call.
Last Time Out
Six players scored in double-figures for Indiana State, leading a balanced Sycamore attack to a wire-to-wire 102-50 win over Saint Mary-of-the-Woods inside Hulman Center.
Tierney Kelsey and Jayci Allen each poured in a game-high 17 points, with Clemisha Prackett adding an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double. Samiyah Briggs finished with a season-high 15 points, with Amerie Flowers and Da’Naria Washington tacking on 13 and 10, respectively. Washington and Kennedy Claybrooks tallied six assists each.
Indiana State opened with back-to-back threes from Briggs and Kayla Smith, and the Sycamores never looked back. Briggs and Kelsey both had 10-plus points in the opening quarter, with the Trees building a 16-point lead in the first 10 minutes. A slow second quarter for the Sycamores gave way to a 30-point outburst in the third, as Allen and Prackett came alive for 18 between the pair in the frame. Flowers added 11 in the fourth, as the Sycamores opened their three-game homestand victorious on Education Day.
Home Sweet Home
Indiana State’s offense has put on a show in the Sycamores’ first two games inside Hulman Center this season. The Trees are averaging 96.0 points per game at home and have an average margin of victory of 36.5 points in their two Hulman Center wins.
Efficient offense has led the way for the Blue and White in their first two home games this season, with Indiana State shooting 50 percent from the field (72-for-144) inside Hulman Center. The Trees are also shooting 35.3 percent from behind the arc (18-for-51) in home games.
Indiana State has also used a suffocating defense to overwhelm opponents on its home court. Sycamore opponents are shooting just 30.6 percent from the field (38-for-124) when playing in Terre Haute. Eastern Illinois and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods both committed more than 20 turnovers in their games against the Sycamores.
Sharing Is Caring
Indiana State dished out a season-high 28 assists in its Education Day win over Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, with nine different Sycamores recording at least one assist against the Pomeroys. Kennedy Claybrooks and Da’Naria Washington each tallied a team-high six assists, while Tierney Kelsey, Jayci Allen and Kennedi Ard all had three or more assists in the win.
The Sycamores’ 28 assists in Monday’s game were just three shy of the program single-game record, and it also marked Indiana State’s first game with 25 or more assists since the 2021-22 season opener against Stephens College (Mo.). Indiana State also registered an assist-turnover ratio of 4.67, its best in a game under head coach Marc Mitchell (28 assists, six turnovers).
Through the first six games of the season, the Sycamores rank third in the MVC and inside the top 75 nationally with 15.8 assists per game.
Second Half Surging
Indiana State has been a strong second half team through the first six games of the season, as the Sycamores have averaged 45.5 points per game in the third and fourth quarters. The Trees have scored more than 40 points in the second half in five of their first six games, and own a scoring margin of plus-65 (273-208) in the second half this season.
Included in those totals are a pair of second half performances with 50-plus points, with those coming in the Sycamores’ two most recent games against SIU Edwardsville (50) and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (53). Prior to the two recent 50-point second halves, the last time Indiana State scored 50-plus points in a half was November 28, 2017 against Missouri S&T.
Get To The Glass
Indiana State has been successful when winning the rebound margin this season, as the Trees are 3-0 this season when out-rebounding opponents. The Sycamores won the battle on the boards in each of their first two home games, and also had an advantage in the rebounds department at Western Kentucky.
Indiana State ranks third in the MVC in rebounds per game (40.8), tied for second in offensive rebounds per game (14.0) and fourth in rebound margin (plus-0.8). The Sycamores’ total and offensive rebound numbers both rank within the top 100 nationally.
Push The Pace
Indiana State has looked to play at a faster tempo under head coach Marc Mitchell, and the results have shown an uptick across the board in the Sycamores’ offensive numbers.
A year after posting the program’s highest scoring numbers in 15 years, the Sycamores have taken another step forward in the 2025-26 campaign. Through the first six games, Indiana State is averaging 77.5 points per game and has surpassed the 90-point mark in each of its first two home games.
The Trees rank among the MVC leaders in most offensive categories near the end of the first month of the season. Indiana State is second in the conference in scoring (77.5) and scoring margin (plus-10.2), and third in assists (15.8), field goal percentage (44.5) and 3-point percentage (30.8).
On This Date
Indiana State is 7-6 in program history in games played on December 3, including a 4-1 mark in home games on this date.
The Sycamores’ average scoring margin in December 3 games is plus-2.2, a figure that goes up to plus-10.2 in home games on this date.
1976 – vs. Cincinnati (W, 84-66)
1977 – Oakland (W, 91-68)
1982 – vs. Toledo (L, 48-61)
1983 – at Purdue (L, 54-55)
1985 – Butler (W, 58-50)
1988 – Green Bay (W, 66-59)
1994 – vs. Nebraska (W, 86-76)
1997 – IUPUI (W, 70-52)
2013 – at LSU (L, 66-83)
2016 – at Miami (Ohio) (W, 62-54)
2018 – IUPUI (L, 59-64)
2019 – Marshall (L, 60-72)
2024 – at Marquette (L, 67-83)
Northern Illinois At A Glance
Northern Illinois enters Wednesday’s game at 2-5 following a 65-52 loss to Evansville. The Huskies are in the midst of a six-game road trip, with their next home game not coming until after the new year.
Nadechka Laccen leads the Huskies in scoring at 13.3 points per game, while Nevaeh Wingate adds 12.6 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game. Wingate also dishes out a team-leading 2.1 assists per game and leads the Huskies in steals at 1.3 per game.
Jacey Brooks is in her first season as head coach at Northern Illinois after spending the last two seasons as associate head coach at Buffalo. Brooks has an 81-37 record as a head coach between her time at NIU and Cortland, and reached the NCAA Division III Tournament three times at Cortland.
Series History Against Northern Illinois
Indiana State is 2-5 all-time against Northern Illinois, though the Trees are 2-1 against the Huskies in Terre Haute.
This is the third straight season that Indiana State and Northern Illinois face each other, with each game coming at a different location (2023 – San Juan, P.R., 2024 – Lexington, Ky., 2025 – Terre Haute, Ind.).
Last Meeting Against Northern Illinois (Dec. 15, 2024)
Indiana State had five players score in double-figures, but lights-out shooting in the second half from Northern Illinois propelled the Huskies past the Sycamores 82-78 in the first game of the EKU MTE at the Clive M. Beck Center.
Deja Jones led the Sycamores with a career-high 17 points and also led all players with seven assists. Bella Finnegan, Saige Stahl and Chloe Williams added 12 points apiece, with Stahl also grabbing 10 rebounds to complete a double-double. Keslyn Secrist extended her streak of double-digit scoring games to nine after finishing with 10 points.
Indiana State had all the momentum early, forcing nine turnovers in the first quarter and shooting 50 percent in the opening frame to build a 26-13 lead. The Trees extended that lead out to 18 following seven early second quarter points from Jones and weathered a late NIU run to take a six-point advantage into the intermission. Indiana State came out of the locker room firing on all cylinders with a 9-0 run to push the lead out to 48-33, and maintained that double-digit lead into the fourth quarter. Northern Illinois caught fire from behind the arc in the closing stages, though, going 6-for-7 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter to rally past the Sycamores.
Up Next
Indiana State heads back to the Circle City December 11 to face Butler for a 7 p.m. tip inside Hinkle Fieldhouse.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS
WOODS EARNS UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-MIDWEST REGION HONORS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State’s Brooklyn Woods has been named to the All-Midwest Region Team, as announced by United Soccer Coaches on Tuesday.
Woods earned All-Midwest Region honors for the second time in her career, capping off a standout senior campaign for the Sycamores. The Waukee, Iowa native continued to be one of the most reliable and influential players on the pitch for Indiana State, building on her reputation as one of the MVC’s top defenders.
This season, Woods delivered another strong year of production, finishing with 4 goals and 3 assists while continuing to serve as Indiana State’s primary corner kick specialist. Her service on set pieces remained a major weapon for the Sycamores, contributing to multiple scoring opportunities throughout the season. She registered 27 total shots, consistently pushing the attack forward and applying pressure in the field.
Woods once again proved to be one of the team’s most durable and dependable players, ranking among the team leaders in total minutes played and starting nearly every match for the Sycamores. Her consistency and endurance anchored Indiana State on both ends of the court.
One of her top performances came against Middle Tennessee, where she tallied 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shot on goal, and 3 points, showcasing her ability to impact high-stakes matches. Her leadership and poise were essential in guiding a young Sycamore squad through the conference slate.
Woods’ recognition adds another milestone to an impressive collegiate career that includes multiple All-MVC honors and a growing list of postseason accolades.
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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL NEWS
CLARK, YATSKO, PAGE RECOGNIZED ON MVFC ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State football’s Kimal Clark, Drew Page, and Nic Yatsko were all honored by the Missouri Valley Football Conference as the league announced the MVFC All-Newcomer Team on Tuesday afternoon.
Clark, the MVFC Newcomer of the Year, headlines the team, as the All-MVFC First Team defensive back finished the season as the Valley’s tackling leader with 145 stops and 12.08 tackles per game. He finished second overall in the NCAA FCS in total tackles per game on the year.
Clark recorded 10 games with at least 10 tackles on the season, excelling in conference play posting a season-high 19 tackles against Illinois State, while adding 16 against Murray and 15 against both South Dakota State and North Dakota State. The Preseason Third Team All-American added 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, while adding two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Page earned Indiana State’s starting center role after transferring to the Sycamores over the summer. The Richmond, Ind. native started all 12 games in the middle of the offensive line and took on a leadership role on the unit, receiving team captain honors after getting voted by his peers following fall camp.
Yatsko, the runner-up for MVFC Freshman of the Year, finished seventh in the conference in tackles per game (7.45) over the regular season, despite not earning a starting role until midway through the 2025 campaign. He highlighted his season with a career-high 14 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in the Sycamores’ win over South Dakota State. He finished tied for third on the team with 6.0 tackles for loss and was second on the team with five quarterback hurries.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
LEAGUE PLAY OPENS ON WEDNESDAY AT OAKLAND
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Horizon League play is here. The Mastodons head to Oakland on Wednesday (Dec. 3) to open league play against the Golden Grizzlies.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (4-5, 0-0) at Oakland (3-5, 0-0)
When: Wednesday, December 3 | 7 PM ET
Where: Rochester, Mich. | OU Credit Union O’rena
Live Stats: Link
Watch:ESPN+
Listen:1380 AM
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Oakland
Know Your Foe
Oakland opened the year with a loss at Michigan, before losing to then No. 1 teams Purdue and Houston in back-to-back games. The Golden Grizzlies went to Missoula, Montana and won a pair of games last week, topping Lamar and Montana.
Series History
Oakland leads 23-11. The two teams split their meetings last season with the ‘Dons winning in Fort Wayne 80-66, and falling in the suburbs of Detroit 76-72.
‘Dons & Ends
// The Mastodons have won 14 consecutive games at the Gates Sports Center dating back to the 2022-23 season. The last loss was a 71-64 setback to Robert Morris on Feb. 12, 2023. The streak started with a 77-75 win over Wright State on Feb. 19, 2023. That game is well remembered for Damian Chong Qui’s half court game-winning shot.
// The ‘Dons were a combined 26-of-55 (47.3 percent) from three last week in games vs. Chicago State and Holy Cross (Ind.).
// Jon Coffman picked up his 200th career victory on Nov. 15 against Boyce. He is the program’s leader in victories.
// DeAndre Craig Jr. has scored double-digits 8-of-9 games this season. He has four games of exactly 18 points this year. The only game under 10 points was a seven-point outing vs. Chicago State (Nov. 25).
// Corey Hadnot II is 5th in the nation and first in the league with 64 field goals. He has 162 points this season, 19th in the nation. He is second in the league at 18.0 points per game. Hadnot is also 20th in the nation in steals with 20.
// At 18.0 points per game, Hadnot’s scoring is up this year as is his shooting percentage. He is shooting 56.1 percent from the floor.
// Darius Duffy leads the league and ranks 65th in the nation in blocks with 13.
// Darius Duffy has 46 rebounds on the season, 28 have been on the offensive glass.
// Redshirt freshman Ebrahim Kaba has shown early results from beyond the arc, hitting 12-of-30 (40.0 percent) from three.
// DeAndre Craig Jr. has demonstrated an ability to fill up the box score. Not only does he have 10+ points in all but one game this season, he has two games with six or more rebounds, two games with six or more assists and two games with three steals; all while turning the ball over only 12 times in 239 minutes.
// In the nation, the ‘Dons are:
– 10th in steals per game (11.2)
– 9th in turnover margin (6.1)
– 16th in fast break points per game (19.67)
– 18th in turnovers forced per game (17.00)
// 22 former Mastodons have played professionally in the last 14 years.
Weekly alumni spotlight:
Max Landis (2014-16) announced his retirement on social media this week. Landis scored 916 points in two seasons for the ‘Dons. He was the Summit League Player of the Year in 2015-16 after helping the ‘Dons to a regular season league title.
Professional Career
2016–2017 Okapi Aalstar | Belgium
2017–2019 Gießen 46ers | Germany
2019–2025 FC Porto | Portugal
2025 El Calor de Cancún | Mexico
With FC Porto, Landis was the season’s top scorer in 2024-25, with 448 points. During his six-season tenure at Porto, he won a Portuguese Cup and two Supercups.
// Details on the game vs. Holy Cross (Ind.):
– Corey Hadnot II had a career-high eight rebounds.
– DeAngelo Elisee totaled a career-best four blocks.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
‘DONS AND JAGS WRANGLE ON WEDNESDAY
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Horizon League play is here. The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball will make a trip to Indianapolis to play at IU Indy at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday (Dec. 3).
Game Day Information
Who: IU Indianapolis Jaguars
When: Wednesday, December 3 | 6:30 PM
Where: Indianapolis, Ind. | The Jungle
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | IU Indy | Horizon League
Know Your Foe
IU Indianapolis is 3-4 and is coming off a 94-58 win over Anderson. The Jaguars also own wins over Indiana State and Bradley. Nevaeh Foster is pacing IU Indy with 16.3 points per game and Olivia Smith is pitching in 10.1. The Jaguars are shooting 25.9 percent from 3-point land and 37.6 percent from the floor. The Jags are 3-1 at home this season.
Series History
IU Indy leads the series 25-17, but the Mastodons have won the last five. Another win for Purdue Fort Wayne would mark the most consecutive wins in the series for the Mastodons. Last season, the Mastodons won 79-71 in Indianapolis and 82-55 in Fort Wayne.
Career Points Tracker
Let’s take a look at the career scoring numbers for the three former NAIA All-Americans on the roster regardless of level.
Alana Nelson – 2,384 (482 at Northwood, 1,787 at Spring Arbor, 115 at PFW)
Jordan Reid – 1,741 (1,395 at Indiana Wesleyan, 346 at PFW)
Lauren Lee – 1,645 (1,630 at Campbellsville, 15 at PFW)
All Signs Point to Nelson
Of all players currently at the Division I level, Alana Nelson has the most career points when counting all levels of play. She owns 2,384 points in her six years of college basketball at Northwood (2), Spring Arbor (3) and Purdue Fort Wayne (1).
3-Point Threat
Rylee Bess is shooting 51.4 percent (18-of-35) from beyond the arc this season, which leads the team. With a minimum of two makes per game, she leads the Horizon League and is 12th nationally. Bess has the best 3-point percentage among all freshmen in the country and is also top-100 nationally with 18 3-point makes.
3-Point Threat x2
Rylee Bess went 5-for-6 from 3-point range against (RV) Nebraska after starting 5-for-5. The 83.3 percent mark was good for the seventh-best 3-point shooting performance in Purdue Fort Wayne history.
Bess Is Here
If Rylee Bess’ 3-pointer to beat Purdue wasn’t enough, Bess’ explosion for 17 points against (RV) Nebraska welcomed her into the collegiate ranks. Bess was the first Mastodon freshman to score 17 points against a Division I foe since Audra Emmerson had 19 against Wright State in 2022.
They’re Playing a Lot, Huh?
Alana Nelson (34.3) and Jordan Reid (32.8) lead the Horizon League in minutes played per game.
In the HL
Alana Nelson’s 48.8 field goal percentage ranks second and her 14.4 points per game ranks third in the Horizon League. Her 40.0 3-point percentage from 3-point range is fourth.
Nelson the Hooper
Alana Nelson scored 25 points against Northwestern State in the Emerald Coast Classic on November 25. That was the most she had scored at the Division I level. Her career-high of any level is 47 points against Lourdes in 2023 while at Spring Arbor.
I’ll Take That
Jordan Reid is averaging 2.6 steals per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League.
Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket
Lili Krasovec is shooting 69.4 percent from the floor this season (34-for-49). If she qualified for the leaderboard with enough attempts, she would lead the Horizon League in the field goal percentage category.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to Bowling Green 56-53. Lili Krasovec and Alana Nelson led the way with 13 points each and Rylee Bess added 11. Jordan Reid had 11 rebounds.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne returns home to welcome Wright State to the Gates Sports Center on Sunday (Dec. 7) at 2 p.m.
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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TRAVELS TO WEST LAFAYETTE FOR BIG TEN TEST
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Coming off a win over Northern Illinois on Sunday, the University of Evansville women’s basketball team returns to the court on Wednesday, traveling north for a Big Ten test at Purdue. Tip-off from Mackey Arena is set for 6 PM CT.
Series History
– Sunday marks the third meeting between Evansville and Purdue
– Purdue leads the all-time series 2-0
– Wednesday is the first meeting between the two teams since 2009, when Purdue defeated Evansville 73-42
– The only other meeting came at a neutral site in Peoria, Ill. in 1984. The Boilermakers defeated the Purple Aces 82-63
Defending Home Court
– Evansville is coming off their second win of the season on Sunday, defeating Northern Illinois 65-52 in Meeks Family Fieldhouse
– Going into halftime with a 26-24 lead, Evansville outscored NIU 18-7 in the third quarter
– Logan Luebbers Palmer continued her strong play against the Huskies, leading the Aces with 19 points for her third consecutive game scoring 15-plus
– Evansville was excellent defensively in the win, posting season bests in points allowed (52) and field goal percentage (33.3%)
– 12 Aces saw the floor in the game, with 11 entering the scoring column
Youth Movement
– Freshmen Sydney Huber and Georgia Ferguson got their first career starts on Sunday against Northern Illinois, playing 31 and 14 minutes, respectively
– Across two games last week, Huber averaged 12 ppg, including a 17-point effort against SIUE
– In the win over NIU, Huber filled up the stats sheet with seven points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals
– This season, Evansville freshmen have combined to make 10 starts and totaled 517 minutes of action
Scouting the Opponent
– Purdue brings a 4-3 record into Wednesday night and is coming off a 57-55 loss to Central Michigan on Sunday
– Last season, the Boilermakers went 10-19 with a 3-15 record in Big Ten play
– Tara Daye leads the Boilermakers with 11.0 ppg, followed by Kiki Smith at 10.3 ppg
Follow Along
Wednesday’s game will be streamed live on Big Ten Plus. Live stats are available at GoPurpleAces.com.
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
ACES HOST BALL STATE ON WEDNESDAY AT FORD CENTER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Following a trip to the Paradise Jam, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team returns to the Ford Center on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. game against Ball State. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast.
Last Time Out
– UE wrapped up the Paradise Jam on Nov. 24 falling to College of Charleston by a final score of 78-59
– Connor Turnbull led the Purple Aces with 14 points while Keishon Porter scored 11
– Over the three games in St. Thomas, Por5ter led UE with 11.3 points per game while Turnbull and Bryce Quinet averaged 9.3 PPG
Another Double-Double
– Two of Josh Hughes’ three career double-doubles have come in the first six games of the 2025-26 campaign
– After opening the season with 115 points and 11 boards at #1 Purdue, Hughes recorded 16 points and a career-best 12 boards in the win over Oregon State
– Hughes leads the team with 5.3 rebounds per game is second on the team with 11.0 points per game and has reached double figures in six out of eight contests
– He is fourth in the MVC with 2.63 offensive boards per game and is tied for 17th with 5.25 toal rebounds per game
On a Roll
– Evansville’s leading scorer at the Paradise Jam was Keishon Porter who finished UE’s three games with 11.3 PPG
– His top effort in the Virgin Islands was a 14-point game against Charleston
– Porter set his season mark with 18 points in the home contest versus UT Arlington
– Following a tough start to the season where he averaged 3.33 PPG in the first three games, Porter has turned things around averaging 13.2 PPG in the last five
– After hitting just four of his 19 shot attempts to start the year, Porter has converted 22 of his last 44 attempts
Sharpshooter
– Alex Hemenway looks to regain the outside shooting edge he had against Calumet where he went a perfect 5-for-5 on his way to a career-best 21 points
– Hemenway is shooting 29.0% (9-for-31) from 3-point range on the year, but is 4-for-26 (15.4%) when you factor out the Calumet performance
– He had a solid 13-point game against Charleston on a perfect 6-6 effort from the line
– He has hit all nine free throw tries in 2025
Scouting the Opponent
– Ball State enters Wednesday’s game with a 3-5 record while falling in their first three contests away from home
– The Cardinals ended a 5-game skid on Sunday with a 96-85 win over Le Moyne to complete the Lafayette Classic
– Davion Hill paces the Cardinals with 13.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest
– Just behind him is Armoni Zeigler who has averaged 10.8 PPG through the first eight games
– In the win over Le Moyne, Juwan Maxey scored 27 points while Hill tallied 24
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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS
VALPO PUSHES MARQUETTE TO BRINK IN OVERTIME ROAD SETBACK
The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team led for 28 minutes on Tuesday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, but it was host Marquette that held the upper hand when the overtime clock reached all zeros, as the Beacons fell 75-72 while giving a Big East opponent all it could handle. Valpo nearly secured a signature win for the program, but one key player exited due to cramping and two other starters fouled out as the Brown & Gold played short handed down the stretch.
How It Happened
Freshman JT Pettigrew (Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook) had a pair of early hoops, but Marquette held a 6-4 lead at the first media timeout.
Junior Mark Brown Jr. (South Phoenix, Ariz. / Bella Vista Prep [Snow College]) knocked down a 3 at the 15:06 mark, slimming the Marquette lead to one. Pettigrew turned a traditional 3-point play to get it back down to two at 12-10 at the under-12 media timeout.
The Beacons forced 14 straight Marquette misses from the field during a stretch that saw Valpo take the lead on a go-ahead 3 by Isaiah Barnes (Chicago, Ill. / Simeon Career Academy [Tulsa/Michigan]) with 8:59 left in the first half, putting Valpo up 15-14, the first lead of the game for the guests.
After a made dunk with 13:43 left in the first half, the Golden Eagles did not make another shot from the field until 4:46 left in the half, ending a seven-minute scoreless drought and a field-goal drought of nine minutes.
Pettigrew responded to Marquette’s drought-ending score with a bucket to put Valpo back in front and lift his first-half point total to nine, but Marquette drilled a 3 at the 3:33 mark of the first half to regain the lead at 19-17.
Senior Owen Dease (Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Reitz [Texas A&M Corpus Christi]) drained a 3 to put Valpo back in front at the 2:59 mark of the first half, then freshman Rakim Chaney (Rockford, Ill. / Rockford Auburn [212 Sports Academy]) swished one in from distance to double the lead to six at 25-19. Dease hit two free throws after he was fouled in the final second of the half, and Valpo owned a 27-23 lead at the break.
Valpo enlarged the lead to seven thanks to a 6-0 run early in the second half, which featured a dunk by Shon Tupuola (Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg [Saint Mary of-the-Woods]).
The hosts battled back to tie the game, but the Beacons responded with a five-point burst and eventually went up 48-42 when Chaney swished a 3 with 12:03 to go. Brody Whitaker (Greencastle, Ind. / Greencastle [University of Indianapolis / Marian]) hit one from distance to stretch the lead to seven with 10:11 to go. Valpo’s lead was six at the under-8 media timeout.
Valpo called timeout with 4:16 left in regulation, clinging to a 62-59 advantage. Chaney hit a massive triple on the first possession out of that timeout to double the lead to six with 3:40 left.
Marquette scored the final six points of regulation to send the game to overtime, even at 65.
Whitaker scored the first basket of the extra session to put Valpo ahead, then the Beacons went up 70-69 when Dease drained a 3 with 2:01 left in OT.
All of the scoring by both teams in the final two minutes of OT came at the free-throw line, with Marquette making six free throws to Valpo’s two.
Valpo played shorthanded at the end of the game as Pettigrew did not play the final 3:18 of regulation or in overtime due to cramping, Chaney fouled out with 1:30 left in regulation and Whitaker fouled out with 1:21 left in overtime.
Inside the Game
This marked Valpo’s first overtime game since beating Indiana State 98-95 on Jan. 8, 2025 and first OT loss since Dec. 29, 2024 at Bradley.
This was the closest Valpo came to beating a team from the Big East Conference since a three-point loss to Marquette on Jan. 27, 2006 (L 65-62) and the closest Valpo came to a road win over the Big East in over a quarter of a century.
This was the closest Valpo came to a road win over Marquette since an 80-79 loss on Dec. 1, 1965.
This was the closest Valpo came to beating a member of the Big East, Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12 or PAC-12 since beating Alabama 68-60 on Nov. 21, 2016 and the closest Valpo came to winning on the road against a member of those conferences since Nov. 24, 2015 at Oregon State.
Valpo was hoping to snap a road losing streak against Marquette that reached 10 and was seeking the program’s first win at Marquette since 1964.
Valpo snapped a seven-game winning streak in one-possession games, incurring its first loss by three points or fewer since Feb. 3, 2024 vs. Evansville (L 63-62).
Valpo has dropped six of its last seven overtime games dating back to 2022.
This was the closest any Missouri Valley Conference team has come to beating a Big East opponent since Loyola Chicago’s 68-64 win over DePaul on Dec. 4, 2021.
Dease led the team in scoring for the second straight contest with 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 5-of-5 at the free-throw line. He also pulled down six rebounds, his season high.
Dease has scored 17 or more in each of his last two games and has tallied nine points or more in five straight including four of those in double figures.
Pettigrew racked up 16 points and eight rebounds on 7-of-11 shooting. He owned a team-best plus-minus of +13 before exiting for good with cramping. The 16 points marked a season high for the freshman.
Chaney scored 13 points before fouling out in 20 minutes of play. He did so on an efficient 5-of-7 shooting and 3-of-5 from 3. He has scored in double figures in six of the team’s eight games this season.
Pettigrew and Tupuola shared the team lead with eight rebounds apiece. Tupuola had seven or more for the seventh straight game.
The charity stripe played a key role in the outcome, as Marquette outscored Valpo at the line 27-8 and had 32 attempts to Valpo’s 12. This was the first time Valpo had 20 fewer attempts than its opponent since back-to-back games last season at Murray State and at Belmont. This was the first time Valpo had 19+ fewer made free throws than the opponent since Nov. 27, 2022 vs. James Madison.
Taking care of the ball had been a strength of Valpo’s throughout the season, but Tuesday proved to be the rare exception as the Beacons committed a season-high 21 turnovers and were outscored 20-7 in points off turnovers and 33-3 in fastbreak points. The 21 turnovers marked the team’s most during the Roger Powell Jr. Era and most in any game since 21 on Dec. 10, 2022 at Ole Miss.
Valpo shot 45.2 percent while holding Marquette to 35 percent from the floor. The Golden Eagles shot just 28.6 percent from 3.
Valpo held Marquette to just 65 points in the regulation 40 minutes, the sixth time in eight games this season that the Beacons have limited an opponent to 65 points or fewer in regulation.
Up Next
Valpo (5-3) will host CCSJ on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the ARC, the final game before some time off for final exams. It’s The Grinch Stole Gameday as an unwanted visitor takes over the ARC. For ticket information, visit tickets.valpoathletics.com.
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VALPO FOOTBALL NEWS
RICKETTI EARNS FIRST TEAM ALL-PFL HONORS
Valparaiso University football redshirt freshman Ryan Ricketti (Rocky River, Ohio / Rocky River) was recognized on Tuesday with First Team All-Pioneer Football League honors at return specialist as the league office released the 2025 all-conference teams.
In addition, redshirt freshman linebacker Anthony Feltrinelli (Westfield, Ind. / Westfield), redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Isaiah Fowler (Gary, Ind. / Chesterton), redshirt sophomore defensive back Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) and redshirt junior offensive lineman Niko Paic (Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point) earned All-PFL Honorable Mention.
Ricketti, who was one of only two freshmen in the league to receive First Team All-PFL honors and the first Valpo rookie to do so since Spring 2021, finished the season with 711 kick return yards on 25 returns, an average of 28.44 yards per return that ranked seventh nationally. He was the only player in the FCS nation with two 100-yard kickoff return touchdowns in 2025. He had 198 kickoff return yards in a single game vs. San Diego, the most in a single game by any FCS player nationally this season.
Ricketti ranked fourth in the FCS nation in total kickoff return yards with 711 and seventh nationally in combined kick return yards with 729. He was named the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week on Nov. 8 and was a nominee for national Freshman of the Week and named Honorable Mention STATS Perform FCS Special Teams Player of the Week following Week 3 at Western Illinois, when he had his first of two 100-yard kick return touchdowns.
Lendino finished 13th in the PFL and second on the team with 86 tackles, averaging 7.2 per game. He tied for ninth in the PFL in passes defended with eight and tied for sixth in the league with three interceptions. Lendino was named the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week after a game-changing blocked punt that helped Valpo rally from 24-0 down for a 32-31 OT win over Stetson. He closed out the season with a career-high 13 tackles including two as part of a goal-line stand on 2nd-and-goal from the 1 and 4th-and-goal from the 1 while also making an interception in the game at Butler.
Paic, a captain and leader of the team, played in all 34 games over the last three seasons, starting all 23 over the last two years including all 12 this season.
Fowler finished the season with 43 tackles as a defensive lineman including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He had a season-high eight tackles in the Nov. 15 win over Stetson.
Feltrinelli finished with 102 tackles on the season, the second-most in the PFL. He had 8.5 tackles for loss as a linebacker, tied for the 13th most overall in the league. Feltrinelli had two fumble recoveries, one of 11 players in the league with multiple. He posted double-figure tackle totals on four occasions including 14 vs. Adrian. Feltrinelli had nine tackles or more in each of his final four games of the season and finished in the top 50 nationally in tackles with 102.
Academic All-PFL honors will be released on Wednesday.
2025 Pioneer Football League Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year: Collin Hurst, Presbyterian
Defensive Player of the Year: Sean Allison, Drake
Special Teams Player of the Year: Emiliano Salazar, San Diego
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Nick Herman, Drake
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Chase Hatton, Marist
Coach of the Year: Steve Englehart, Presbyterian
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Dec. 3
1943 — Notre Dame quarterback Angelo Bertelli wins the Heisman Trophy.
1946 — Army halfback Glenn Davis is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1950 — Tom Fears of the Los Angeles Rams has 18 receptions against Green Bay.
1950 — Cloyce Box of the Detroit Lions has 302 yards receiving and scores four touchdowns against the Baltimore Colts.
1956 — Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points in his collegiate debut with Kansas.
1957 — Texas A&M halfback John David Crow is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1972 — Bobby Howfield of the New York Jets kicks six field goals against New Orleans.
1973 — Dick Anderson of the Miami Dolphins intercepts four passes, returning two for touchdowns, against Pittsburgh.
1979 — Southern California halfback Charles White is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1982 — Tommy Hearns wins the WBC welterweight title with a 15-round decision over Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans.
1994 — Sixth-ranked Florida beats undefeated and third-ranked Alabama 24-23 in the first SEC Championship game played in Atlanta.
1999 — Marshall beats Western Michigan 34-30 on the last play of the MAC Championship game. Down 30-27 with four seconds left in the game, Chad Pennington throws his 100th career touchdown pass to Eric Pinkerton as time expires to give the Thundedring Herd their third consecutive MAC title.
2000 — The 200-yard rushing games by Mike Anderson, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn and Curtis Martin mark the first time in NFL history that four runners have 200 yards on the same day. Its never happened three times in a single day. Anderson rushes for an NFL rookie record 251 yards and four touchdowns in Denver’s 38-23 victory over New Orleans.
2004 — Bode Miller wins his fourth race of the season in the downhill at Beaver Creek, Colo., and Daron Rahlves is second to give the United States its first 1-2 finish on the World Cup circuit. The last time U.S. men went 1-2 in any elite international race was 1984, when Phil Mahre won the Olympic slalom in Sarajevo and twin brother Steve took the silver medal.
2005 — Southern California wins its 34th consecutive game and 16th straight against a ranked opponent, beating No. 11 UCLA 66-19. The 16 victories against Associated Press ranked teams is one better than Oklahoma, which won 15 from 1973-76.
2014 — The Philadelphia 76ers avoid tying the record for the worst start to a season in NBA history, ending their 0-17 skid with an 85-77 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
2015 — Aaron Rodgers throws a 61-yard touchdown pass to Richard Rodgers with no time left to give the Green Bay Packers a 27-23 comeback victory over the Detroit Lions. Detroit went ahead 17-0 after its first three drives and capped the opening possession of the third quarter with a field goal to go ahead 20-0.
2017 — Tom Brady continues his career-long dominance of the Buffalo Bills completing 21 of 30 for 258 yards and an interception in New England’s 23-3 victory. He improves to 27-3 against Buffalo and breaks Brett Favre’s record for wins by a quarterback against any one opponent.
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Dec. 4
1945 — “Mr. Inside” Doc Blanchard of Army becomes the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy. Blanchard also becomes the only athlete to win both the Heisman and Sullivan Award.
1951 — Princeton triple-threat tailback Richard Kazmaier wins the Heisman Trophy. Kazmaier led the nation in total offense and the Tigers to an undefeated season.
1956 — Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung edges Tennessee’s Johnny Majors to win the Heisman Trophy.
1961 — Floyd Patterson defends his world heavyweight title by knocking out Tom McNeeley in the fourth round in Toronto.
1961 — Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first black to be taken No. 1 in the NFL draft after being selected by the Washington Redskins.
1977 — Tony Dorsett becomes the third rookie to rush for more than 200 yards in a game with 206 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
1982 — Georgia’s Hershel Walker wins the Heisman Trophy. The junior running back beats out Stanford quarterback John Elway and Southern Methodist running back Eric Dickerson.
1988 — Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders wins the Heisman Trophy then proves he’s worthy of the award with spectacular performance in a 45-42 win over Texas Tech in Tokyo. Sanders rushes 44 times for 332 yards and four touchdowns, setting the NCAA single-season rushing record with 2,628 yards in 11 games.
2004 — Louisville becomes the first football team in NCAA history to score at least 55 points in five straight games, beating Tulane 55-7.
2005 — Croatia wins its first Davis Cup title when Mario Ancic beats Michal Mertinak of Slovakia 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-4 in the decisive fifth match.
2009 — The New Jersey Nets win for the first time this season, ending the worst start in NBA history at 18 losses by beating the Charlotte Bobcats 97-91.
2010 — Cam Newton passes for a career-best 335 yards and four touchdowns, and runs for a couple of TDs to lead No. 2 Auburn past 18th-ranked South Carolina 56-17 for the Southeastern Conference title.
2013 — The NFL fines Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin $100,000 for interfering with a play against the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving. In the third quarter of the Ravens’ 22-20 win, Jacoby Jones swerves to avoid colliding with Tomlin and is tackled after a 73-yard return that might have gone for a touchdown if not for the obstruction.
2016 — Tom Brady becomes the NFL’s career leader in victories by a quarterback, earning his 201st by throwing for 269 yards and a touchdown to lead New England past Los Angeles 26-10.
2016 — Detroit becomes the first team in 60 Saints home games to stop Drew Brees from throwing a touchdown pass, as the Lions pull away from New Orleans, 28-13. It’s also the Lions’ first victory in a road game following Thanksgiving since 1974, snapping a streak of 22 losses in such games.
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TV SPORTS TODAY
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
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Wednesday, Dec. 3
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
BTN — Indiana at Minnesota
7:15 p.m.
ACCN — LSU at Boston College
ESPN — Louisville at Arkansas
ESPNU — Clemson at Alabama
8 p.m.
TRUTV — UMBC at Georgetown
9 p.m.
BTN — Northwestern at Wisconsin
9:15 p.m.
ACCN — Mississippi St. at Georgia Tech
ESPN — NC State at Auburn
ESPNU — Virginia at Texas
SECN — SMU at Vanderbilt
11 p.m.
BTN — UCLA at Washington
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ACCN — Auburn at Syracuse
ESPN2 — Kentucky at Miami
ESPNU — Georgia at Florida St.
SECN — Virginia at Vanderbilt
7:15 p.m.
ESPN2 — NC State at Oklahoma
SECN — Georgia Tech at Texas A&M
8 p.m.
CBSSN — Montana St. at N. Dakota St.
9:15 p.m.
ESPN2 — Tennessee at Stanford
GOLF
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Crown Australian Open, First Round, Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia
4 a.m. (Thursday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, First Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
NBA BASKETBALL
8:30 p.m.
NBATV — Miami at Dallas
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
TNT — Buffalo at Philadelphia
10 p.m.
TNT — Utah at Anaheim
TRUTV — Utah at Anaheim
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Thursday, Dec. 4
AUTO RACING
4:25 a.m. (Friday)
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — Florida at Virginia Tech
7 p.m.
ACCN — Arkansas at SMU
ESPN — South Carolina at Louisville
ESPN2 — North Carolina at Texas
ESPNU — Clemson at Alabama
PEACOCK — Villanova at Georgetown
SECN — Pittsburgh at Mississippi St.
9 p.m.
ESPN — LSU at Duke
ESPN2 — Notre Dame at Mississippi
PEACOCK — Marquette at DePaul
SECN — California at Missouri
GOLF
4 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, First Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
1:30 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, First Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Crown Australian Open, Second Round, Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia
4 a.m. (Friday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Second Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
NBATV — Golden State at Philadelphia
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Dallas at Detroit
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Friday, Dec. 5
AUTO RACING
4:25 a.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
7:55 a.m.
ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
5:25 a.m. (Saturday)
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — Gonzaga vs. Kentucky, Nashville, Tenn.
7:30 p.m.
PEACOCK — East Texas A&M at UConn
7:30 p.m.
TNT — Cincinnati at Xavier
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
CBSSN — Conference USA Championship: TBD
ESPN — Sun Belt Championship: TBD, Harrisburg, Va.
8 p.m.
ABC — American Athletic Championship: TBD
FOX — Mountain West Championship: TBD
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: TBD, Semifinal, Kansas City, Mo.
8:45 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: TBD, Semifinal, Kansas City, Mo.
GOLF
4 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Second Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
1:30 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, Second Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas
9:30 p.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Crown Australian Open, Third Round, Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia
4 a.m. (Saturday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Third Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — L.A. Lakers at Boston
9:30 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Dallas at Oklahoma City
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
NHLN — Vegas at New Jersey
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Saturday, Dec. 6
AUTO RACING
5:25 a.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
8:55 a.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — Southern Miss. at Miami
CBS — Iowa St. at Purdue
ESPN2 — Dayton vs. Virginia, Charlotte, N.C.
FOX — Duke at Michigan St.
TRUTV — Rhode Island at Providence
12:30 p.m.
USA — Old Dominion at Richmond
1 p.m.
CW — UNC Asheville at NC State
2 p.m.
BTN — Ohio St. at Northwestern
FS1 — Marquette at Wisconsin
TNT — Boise St. at Butler
2:15 p.m.
CBS — Louisville at Indiana
2:30 p.m.
USA — Princeton at Loyola of Chicago
4 p.m.
BTN — Rutgers at Michigan
ESPNU — Seton Hall at Kansas St.
FS1 — Maryland at Iowa
4:30 p.m.
CBS — Baylor at Memphis
5 p.m.
CBSSN — Colorado at Colorado St.
6 p.m.
BTN — Washington at Southern Cal
ESPN2 — Wake Forest at West Virginia
PEACOCK — Oregon at UCLA
7:30 p.m.
CBSSN — Oklahoma St. at Grand Canyon
8 p.m.
ESPN — Illinois at Tennessee
PEACOCK — Florida St. at Houston
PEACOCK — Mississippi at St. John’s
9 p.m.
TRUTV — Ark.-Pine Bluff at DePaul
10 p.m.
CBSSN — Oklahoma vs. Arizona St., Phoenix
ESPN — Auburn at Arizona
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
BTN — Indiana at Illinois
6 p.m.
FS1 — Iowa at Rutgers
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — Big 12 Championship: TBD, Arlington, Texas
ESPN — Metro Atlantic Championship: TBD, Detroit
2 p.m.
ESPN2 — Prairie View A&M at Jackson St.
4 p.m.
ABC — Southeastern Championship: TBD, Atlanta
ESPN — Southeastern Championship: TBD, Atlanta (Field Pass)
8 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Championship, Charlotte, N.C. (Field Pass)
ABC — Atlantic Coast Championship, Charlotte, N.C.
FOX — Big Ten Championship: TBD, Indianapolis
GOLF
4 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Third Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
Noon
GOLF — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, Third Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas
2:30 p.m.
NBC — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, Third Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas
10 p.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Crown Australian Open, Final Round, Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia
4 a.m. (Sunday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Final Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
NBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
NBATV — Golden State at Cleveland
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
NHLN — Utah at Calgary
SKIING
5 p.m.
NBC — FIS: Alpine Ski World Cup, Beaver Creek, Colo.
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Arsenal at Aston Villa
10 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Brentford at Tottenham Hotspur
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Liverpool at Leeds United
2:30 p.m.
FOX — MLS Cup: TBD, Final
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Sunday, Dec. 7
AUTO RACING
7:55 a.m.
ESPN — Formula 1: The Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
ESPNU — Formula 1: The Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (F1 Kids)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
1 p.m.
ESPN2 — Missouri vs. Kansas, Kansas City, Mo.
2 p.m.
SECN — UTSA at Alabama
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — Texas Tech vs. LSU, Fort Worth, Texas
4 p.m.
ACCN — Hofstra at Pittsburgh
SECN — San Francisco at Mississippi St.
5 p.m.
ESPN — Georgetown at North Carolina
ESPN2 — SMU at Texas A&M
FS1 — Creighton at Nebraska
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — Boston U. at North Carolina
BTN — Purdue at Michigan
SECN — NC Central at South Carolina
1 p.m.
FS1 — DePaul at UConn
2 p.m.
ACCN — Duke at Virginia Tech
BTN — Ohio St. at Northwestern
3 p.m.
FS1 — Oregon at UCLA
4 p.m.
BTN — Maryland at Minnesota
6 p.m.
BTN — Michigan St. at Wisconsin
8 p.m.
BTN — Washington at Southern Cal
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ESPN — College Football Playoff Selection Show
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7:30 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Division III Tournament: TBD, Championship, Bloomington, Ill.
COLLEGE WATER POLO (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship, Stanford, Calif.
FIGURE SKATING
4:30 p.m.
NBC — 2025 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: The 2025-26 Grand Prix Final, Nagoya, Japan
GOLF
4 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Final Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
11:30 a.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, Final Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas
1:30 p.m.
NBC — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, Final Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Miami at N.Y. Jets, New Orleans at Tampa Bay, Indianapolis at Jacksonville, Pittsburgh at Baltimore
FOX — Regional Coverage: Seattle at Atlanta, Cincinnati at Buffalo, Tennessee at Cleveland, Washington at Minnesota
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Denver at Las Vegas
4:25 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Chicago at Green Bay OR L.A. Rams at Arizona
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Houston at Kansas City
PEACOCK — Houston at Kansas City
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m.
NHLN — Colorado at Philadelphia
7 p.m.
NHLN — Vegas at N.Y. Rangers
SKIING
12:30 p.m.
NBC — FIS: Alpine Ski World Cup, Beaver Creek, Colo.
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
USA — Premier League: West Ham United at Brighton & Hove Albion
11:30 a.m.USA — Premier League: Crystal Palace at Fulham
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