THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY JANUARY 14, 2026

“THE SCOREBOARD”

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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

BARR-REEVE JV           71          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    23         

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL    63          SALEM               52         

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)      55          DEKALB             37         

CASTLE             57          EVANSVILLE CENTRAL            49         

CASTON           60          FRONTIER        43         

DANVILLE        76          BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY              26         

DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN              72          VICTORY CHRISTIAN 36         

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL     58          HAMMOND MORTON              53         

ELWOOD          45          INDIANA DEAF             40         

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA  50          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 37        

FORT WAYNE WAYNE              69          NORWELL        57         

GARY LIGHTHOUSE   65          WHITING          32         

GARY WEST     55          ANDREAN        49         

GOSHEN          48          ELKHART CHRISTIAN               41         

HAMMOND NOLL       68          HANOVER CENTRAL 57         

HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.)      75          TELL CITY         62         

HOBART           49          WHEELER        44         

HOMESTEAD  65          FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK  48         

INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON           96          PURDUE ENGLEWOOD          73         

LAPORTE          67          SOUTH BEND ADAMS              54         

LAKE STATION              67          SOUTH NEWTON        50         

LAKELAND CHRISTIAN           79          SMITH ACADEMY        46         

LAKEWOOD PARK      80          HAMILTON       22         

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC        60          BOWMAN ACADEMY 59         

MARSHALL (ILL.)         55          CRAWFORDSVILLE    52         

MEDORA          73          SEVEN OAKS  40         

MERRILLVILLE              65          LOWELL            30         

MILAN 56          EDINBURGH   46         

MONROE CENTRAL   70          WES-DEL          34         

MUNCIE CENTRAL     86          MUNCIE BURRIS         30         

NEW HAVEN   70          FORT WAYNE LUERS 65         

NORTH KNOX 45          VINCENNES RIVET     40         

NORTH MIAMI               63          ARGOS              44         

PAOLI  74          MITCHELL        44         

RIVERTON PARKE       62          FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 46         

SCOTTSBURG               73          CROTHERSVILLE         27         

SHELBYVILLE 69          COLUMBUS EAST       47         

SILVER CREEK              90          CLARKSVILLE 24         

SOUTH BEND RILEY  62          MISHAWAKA   48         

SOUTH RIPLEY             58          FRANKLIN COUNTY  49         

TAYLOR             63          EASTBROOK   49         

TRITON              57          JOHN GLENN 40         

TWIN LAKES    48          RENSSELAER CENTRAL         19         

UNION (MODOC)       58          BLUE RIVER VALLEY  54         

WABASH          40          TIPTON              37         

WEST LAFAYETTE        69          CLINTON PRAIRIE       46         

WEST VIGO     65          CLAY CITY        31         

WEST WASHINGTON 62          ROCK CREEK ACADEMY        47         

WINAMAC        40          BOONE GROVE            16         

ACAC TOURNAMENT

JAY COUNTY   65          WOODLAN      29         

BLUFFTON       69          SOUTH ADAMS            55         

HERITAGE        62          ADAMS CENTRAL       45         

JOHNSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT

GREENWOOD              37          CENTER GROVE          33         

WHITELAND   90          INDIAN CREEK             49         

FRANKLIN        58          GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN    52         

MARION COUNTY TOURNAMENT

PARK TUDOR 60          INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN   37         

FRANKLIN CENTRAL 63          SOUTHPORT  49         

LAWRENCE NORTH  72          NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 52         

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    72          PERRY MERIDIAN        47         

DECATUR CENTRAL  77          SPEEDWAY     61         

PIKE     57          BREBEUF JESUIT         50         

BEN DAVIS       55          WARREN CENTRAL    46         

LAWRENCE CENTRAL 60       BEECH GROVE 48     

NECC TOURNAMENT

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS       71          FREMONT        36         

GARRETT          51          CENTRAL NOBLE        42         

LAKELAND       83          CHURUBUSCO            31         

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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ANDERSON PREP       AT          BLUE RIVER VALLEY  7:30 PM            

CENTERVILLE AT          EAST CENTRAL             7:30 PM            

COOPER (KY.) AT          SOUTH DEARBORN   7:00 PM            

DUGGER UNION         AT          EMINENCE      7:30 PM            

EAST NOBLE   AT          FORT WAYNE SNIDER              7:30 PM            

GREENCASTLE             AT          EDGEWOOD  7:30 PM            

HAMMOND SCIENCE & TECH           AT          WASHINGTON TWP.  8:00 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS       AT          GUERIN CATHOLIC   7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA       AT          TRITON CENTRAL       7:30 PM            

INTERNATIONAL         AT          INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE             7:30 PM            

MTI KNOWLEDGE       AT          PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE        6:00 PM            

SETON CATHOLIC      AT          CONNERSVILLE          7:30 PM            

DELAWARE COUNTY TOURNAMENT

DALEVILLE       VS.        YORKTOWN    6:00 PM             R1

COWAN            AT          DELTA 8:00 PM             R1

MARION COUNTY TOURNAMENT

WINNER GAME 1         AT          WINNER GAME 2         6:30 PM             QF

WINNER GAME 3         AT          WINNER GAME 4         6:30 PM             QF

WINNER GAME 5         AT          WINNER GAME 6         6:30 PM             QF

WINNER GAME 7         AT          WINNER GAME 8         6:30 PM             QF

NECC TOURNAMENT

WINNER GAME 2         AT          WINNER GAME 1                        7:30 PM             QF

FAIRFIELD        AT          WESTVIEW                     7:30 PM             QF

ANGOLA           AT          WINNER GAME 3         7:30 PM             QF

EASTSIDE         AT          WEST NOBLE                7:30 PM             QF

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD

ANDERSON    56          GREENFIELD-CENTRAL          55         

AUSTIN              65          HENRYVILLE   42         

BARR-REEVE  59          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC    6           

BATESVILLE    57          SWITZERLAND COUNTY        26         

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 52   COLUMBUS EAST       35         

BELLMONT      57          FORT WAYNE NORTHROP    53         

BEN DAVIS       51          AVON  36         

BENTON CENTRAL 57 LOGANSPORT 32    

BETHANY CHRISTIAN 50        CAREER ACADEMY    42         

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH         54          SEYMOUR        27         

BOONE GROVE            62          CALUMET         19         

BREBEUF JESUIT         58          TRI-WEST         49         

BREMEN           48          NORTHWOOD             36          OT

CANNELTON  30          CLOVERPORT (KY.)     27         

CARMI (ILL.)    46          MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)    37         

CENTERVILLE 50          ANDERSON PREP       37         

CHARLESTOWN          47          EASTERN (PEKIN)        33         

CLINTON PRAIRIE       44          NORTH WHITE              41         

CLOVERDALE 34          WEST VIGO     20         

COLUMBIA CITY          68          WAWASEE       17         

CONCORD      31          JIMTOWN         24         

CONNERSVILLE 58    RICHMOND    33         

CORYDON CENTRAL 44         FOREST PARK 37         

CRAWFORD COUNTY 51       SPRINGS VALLEY        46         

CROWN POINT            57          MUNSTER        29         

CULVER ACADEMY    69          TWIN LAKES    29         

DELPHI              50          FAITH CHRISTIAN       33         

EAST CENTRAL             54          DIXIE HEIGHTS (KY.)  42         

EASTERN GREENE      58          DUGGER UNION         35         

EDGEWOOD  57          MONROVIA     52         

ELKHART CHRISTIAN 77        MISHAWAKA MARIAN 26      

EMINENCE      54          LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN     29         

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 68  EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL        34         

EVANSVILLE REITZ     59          PRINCETON    43         

FLOYD CENTRAL         46          JENNINGS COUNTY  45         

FRONTIER        39          NORTH NEWTON        38         

GREENCASTLE 35      NORTH MONTGOMERY 31   

GUERIN CATHOLIC   49          UNIVERSITY    30         

HAMILTON HEIGHTS 61          WESTERN        29         

HAMMOND CENTRAL 67       WHITING          46         

HERITAGE HILLS 49   NORTH POSEY             38         

HOBART 69     HEBRON           31         

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI    66          GREENSBURG              51         

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE             52          SPEEDWAY     38         

JASPER 45        EVANSVILLE NORTH 35         

KANKAKEE VALLEY    59          ILLIANA CHRISTIAN   31         

KNIGHTSTOWN            50          SOUTH DECATUR       49         

KNOX   50          DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN              47         

KOKOMO 59   HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)          57          OT

KOUTS 54 TRI-TOWNSHIP     36         

LAPORTE 44   PLYMOUTH     43         

LAVILLE 47      NEW PRAIRIE 34         

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 43 WEST LAFAYETTE      40         

LAFAYETTE JEFF 63    NOBLESVILLE               47         

LAKEWOOD PARK      51          HAMILTON       14         

LEO      70          FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 31         

LEWIS CASS   57          TIPTON              17         

LOOGOOTEE  41          PIKE CENTRAL              22         

MACONAQUAH 70     PIONEER          32         

MARION 58     MISSISSINEWA             40         

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC        54          LAKE CENTRAL            28         

MARSHALL (ILL.)         45          TERRE HAUTE NORTH             37         

MISSISSINAWA VALLEY (OHIO) 62  UNION COUNTY         25         

MITCHELL 40 NEW WASHINGTON  29         

MONROE CENTRAL   61          EASTBROOK   31         

MOORESVILLE 49       INDIAN CREEK             47         

MORGAN TWP. 48       WASHINGTON TWP.  44         

NEW CASTLE 61          EASTERN HANCOCK 38         

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 45          ZIONSVILLE    36         

NORTH DAVIESS 49   SHAKAMAK     24         

NORTH DECATUR 38 MORRISTOWN             21         

NORTH JUDSON 44   WEST CENTRAL           23         

NORTH VERMILLION 31          ATTICA               18         

NORTHEAST DUBOIS 47        SOUTHRIDGE  30       

NORTHEASTERN 61  TRI        38         

NORTHVIEW  56          CASCADE        31         

PENDLETON HEIGHTS 49     CARMEL           37         

PERRY CENTRAL 68   TECUMSEH     40         

PERRY MERIDIAN        50          PHALEN ACADEMY    15         

PERU   52          MANCHESTER              43         

PROVIDENCE 58          SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)           19         

RISING SUN    55          MILAN 24         

ROSSVILLE      56          FRANKFORT    13         

SHELBYVILLE 44          RUSHVILLE     34         

SILVER CREEK 49        MADISON        43         

SOUTH KNOX 61          WOOD MEMORIAL     44         

SULLIVAN        68          NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)              12         

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 60       MARTINSVILLE             50         

TRI-COUNTY  41          SEEGER             30         

TRITON CENTRAL       58          NEW PALESTINE          57         

VALPARAISO  62          MCCUTCHEON           52         

WALDRON      49          BLUE RIVER VALLEY  41         

WESTERN BOONE      56          CRAWFORDSVILLE    24         

WESTVILLE      72          SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON             31         

WINAMAC        51          TRITON              37         

ACAC TOURNAMENT

JAY COUNTY   50          WOODLAN      20          R1

BLUFFTON       61          SOUTH ADAMS            26          R1

ADAMS CENTRAL       53          HERITAGE        34          R1

DELAWARE COUNTY TOURNAMENT

WAPAHANI      35          COWAN            20          R1

DELTA 54          YORKTOWN    41          R1

INDIANAPOLIS CITY TOURNAMENT

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 52 INDIANAPOLIS RITTER     19          QF

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 54      INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS       46          QF

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD      55          COVENANT CHRISTIAN          44          QF

NECC TOURNAMENT

FREMONT        51          PRAIRIE HEIGHTS       24          R1

CENTRAL NOBLE 47  GARRETT          41          R1

LAKELAND       72          CHURUBUSCO            47          R1

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY

ALL TIMES EASTERN

CLAY CITY        AT          OWEN VALLEY             6:45 PM            

DANVILLE        AT          DECATUR CENTRAL  7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE DWENGER       AT          NORWELL        7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE NORTH              AT          NEW HAVEN   6:00 PM            

FORT WAYNE WAYNE              AT          HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:30 PM        

FRANKFORT    AT          TAYLOR             7:00 PM            

FRONTIER        AT          CULVER            7:30 PM            

GREENWOOD              AT          GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN    7:30 PM            

JAC-CEN-DEL AT          LAWRENCEBURG       7:30 PM            

KANKAKEE VALLEY    AT          GRIFFITH          7:00 PM            

LAPEL AT          WINCHESTER               6:30 PM            

LOUISVILLE MANUAL (KY.)    AT          CHARLESTOWN          7:30 PM            

MISHAWAKA   AT          WARSAW          7:45 PM            

MUNCIE CENTRAL     AT          RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 7:30 PM    

NORTHRIDGE               AT          PENN                 7:30 PM            

NORTHWESTERN       AT          OAK HILL          7:30 PM            

PLAINFIELD    AT          BLOOMINGTON NORTH         7:30 PM            

RIVER FOREST              AT          MICHIGAN CITY           8:00 PM            

ROCHESTER   AT          LOGANSPORT              7:30 PM            

SOUTH BEND ADAMS              AT          BUCHANAN (MICH.) 7:00 PM            

TIPPECANOE VALLEY              AT          NORTH MIAMI               7:45 PM            

VINCENNES LINCOLN            AT          EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 8:00 PM       

WABASH          AT          EASTBROOK   7:30 PM            

NECC TOURNAMENT

WINNER GAME 2         VS.        WINNER GAME 1 6:00 PM     QF

FAIRFIELD        AT          WESTVIEW                     6:00 PM             QF

ANGOLA           VS.        WINNER GAME 3         6:00 PM             QF

EASTSIDE         AT          WEST NOBLE                6:00 PM             QF

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INDIANA WRESTLING

INDIANA STATE WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: https://www.iswa.com/

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION: https://www.ihsgw.net/

INDIANA MAT: https://indianamat.com/

GIRLS STATE FINALS BRACKETS: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2025-26%20GWR%20State%20Finals.pdf

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#22 CLEMSON 74 BOSTON COLLEGE 50

#16 VIRGINIA 79 #20 LOUISVILLE 70

#24 TENNESSEE 87 TEXAS A&M 82 2OT

#12 MICHIGAN STATE 81 INDIANA 60

#3 UCONN 69 #25 SETON HALL 64

#7 HOUSTON 77 WEST VIRGINIA 48

#18 ALABAMA 97 MISSISSIPPI STATE 82

#19 FLORIDA 96 OKLAHOMA 79

#8 NEBRASKA 90 OREGON 55

KANSAS 84 #2 IOWA STATE 63

KENT STATE 87 BUFFALO 81

EASTERN MICHIGAN 77 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 59

VILLANOVA 88 PROVIDENCE 82

ST. JOHN’S 92 MARQUETTE 68

MIAMI FLORIDA 81 NOTRE DAME 69

MIAMI OHIO 100 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 61

TOLEDO 101 OHIO 85

AKRON 87 BALL STATE 77

WISCONSIN 78 MINNESOTA 75

DAYTON 71 DUQUESNE 65

GEORGE MASON 82 LOYOLA ILLINOIS 74

ILLINOIS CHICAGO 69 NORTHERN IOWA 61

BELMONT 78 VALPARAISO 74

BRADLEY 94 EVANSVILLE 90 OT

EASTERN ILLINOIS 57 WESTERN ILLINOIS 55

SYRACUSE 94 FLORIDA STATE 86

CREIGHTON 86 GEORGETOWN 83 OT

BAYLOR 94 OKLAHOMA STATE 79

NEW MEXICO 87 GRAND CANYON 64

FRESNO STATE 79 COLORADO STATE 69

SAN JOSE STATE 70 AIR FORCE 62

USC 88 MARYLAND 71

ST. MARY’S 82 SAN FRANCISCO 68

UNLV 89 BOISE STATE 85 OT

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#17 TEXAS TECH 71 HOUSTON 59

WESTERN ILLINOIS 74 EASTERN ILLINOIS 61

EAST CAROLINA 79 TULSA 48

XAVIER 71 DEPAUL 61

GEORGETOWN 59 ST. JOHN’S 34

TULANE 71 TEMPLE 58

FLORIDA ATLANTIC 88 WICHITA STATE 64

SOUTH FLORIDA 70 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 53

NORTH TEXAS 75 MEMPHIS 64

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

MONDAY, JAN. 19

7:30 P.M. | COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (MIAMI, FLA.) | ESPN

MIAMI VS. INDIANA

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NFL

NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

NFL PLAYOFF DIVISIONAL-ROUND SCHEDULE

JAN. 17

BUFFALO BILLS AT DENVER BRONCOS, 4:30 ET, CBS, PARAMOUNT, FUBO

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, 8 P.M. ET, FOX, FUBO

JAN. 18

LOS ANGELES RAMS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 6:30 P.M. ET, NBC, PEACOCK

HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, 3:00P.M. ET, ABC, ESPN, FUBO

NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCHEDULE

JAN. 25

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP, 3:00 ET, CBS

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP, 6:30 ET, FOX

SUPER BOWL 60 SCHEDULE

FEB. 8

AFC CHAMPION VS. NFC CHAMPION, 6:30 PM NBC

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NBA

MIAMI 127 PHOENIX 121

DENVER 122 NEW ORLEANS 116

HOUSTON 119 CHICAGO 113

OKLAHOMA CITY 119 SAN ANTONIO 98

MINNESOTA 139 MILWAUKEE 106

LA LAKERS 141 ATLANTA 116

GOLDEN STATE 119 PORTLAND 97

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NHL

COLUMBUS 5 CALGARY 3

OTTAWA 2 VANCOUVER 1

WASHINGTON 3 MONTRÉAL 2 OT

TAMPA BAY 2 PITTSBURGH 1

BOSTON 3 DETROIT 0

ST. LOUIS 3 CAROLINA 0

WINNIPEG 5 NY ISLANDERS 4

NASHVILLE 4 EDMONTON 3 OT

UTAH 6 TORONTO 1

ANAHEIM 3 DALLAS 1

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NATIONAL RELEASES

NFL

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS PREVIEW

The Wild Card round produced one of the most exciting starts to a postseason in NFL history.

There were 12 fourth quarter lead changes with four teams winning after trailing in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter across the six Wild Card games, both the most in a single postseason in NFL history. Three teams – the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams – scored the game-winning touchdown in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter, the most such wins in a postseason all-time.

Four teams that did not win their division – Buffalo, Houston, the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco – won on Wild Card Weekend for the third time ever, joining 2015 and 2020. Over 80 percent of the plays (775 of 968) during Wild Card Week occurred during a one-score game and four games were decided by four points or fewer, the most in a single round in NFL postseason history.

For the first time in 16 seasons (since 2010), four different teams will host Divisional playoff games than the prior season and three Divisional games will be hosted by teams – Chicago, New England and Seattle – that missed the playoffs last season.

The NFC West – with the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco and Seattle – is the fourth division all-time with three teams competing in the Divisional playoffs, joining the 2022 NFC East, 1997 NFC Central and 1992 NFC East.

Seven of the eight remaining starting quarterbacks are under the age of 30, with Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (age 37) as the only starting quarterback left who has previously led his team to a Super Bowl title. For the first time in 26 seasons and for the third time ever (1999 and 2000), three quarterbacks in their first or second season – New England’s Drake Maye, Denver’s Bo Nix and Chicago’s Caleb Williams – will start in the Divisional round.

For the Divisional playoffs capsules, click here.

AFC Divisional playoffs notes:

No. 6 Buffalo Bills (13-5) at No. 1 Denver Broncos (14-3) (Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS/Paramount+): The Broncos – the No. 1 seed for the first time since 2015 – are set to host their first playoff game since the 2015 AFC Championship Game (Jan. 24, 2016, against New England) prior to winning Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara (the site of Super Bowl LX). On Wild Card Weekend, the Bills defeated the Jaguars, 27-24, to earn their first road postseason victory since the 1992 AFC Championship Game (Jan. 17, 1993, at Miami).

• In the 2024 Wild Card round last season in Buffalo, the Bills defeated the Broncos, 31-7, and Buffalo has won both postseason meetings against Denver, including the 1991 AFC Championship Game (Jan. 12, 1992) to advance to Super Bowl XXVI.
• Denver and Buffalo have both advanced to 10 AFC Championship games in their franchise histories.
• During the regular season, the Broncos defense led the NFL in sacks (68), ranked second in total defense (278.2 yards per game allowed) and rushing defense (91.1 yards per game allowed) and ranked third in scoring defense (18.3 points per game against) and passes defensed (94).
• Denver tied with the Los Angeles Rams to allow a league-low 23 sacks and its +45 sack differential is the highest in a season in NFL history, surpassing the 1977 New England Patriots (+44).
• Bills quarterback Josh Allen has the most rushing yards (701) and second-most rushing touchdowns (nine) by a quarterback in NFL postseason history and his 309.5 combined passing and rushing yards per playoff game is the highest in NFL history, among quarterbacks with at least 10 playoff starts.

No. 5 Houston Texans (13-5)at No. 2 New England Patriots (15-3) (Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC/ESPN+/ESPN Deportes): New England defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 16-3, on Wild Card Weekend to secure their first postseason win since Super Bowl LIII (Feb. 3, 2019, against the Los Angeles Rams). Houston earned its first road playoff win in franchise history with a 30-6 win at Pittsburgh and advanced to the Divisional playoffs for the third straight season, the longest such streak in team history.

• The Patriots have won eight consecutive Divisional playoff games (Jan. 14, 2012, to Jan. 13, 2019), the longest such streak in NFL history. The Texans, with a win, can advance to their first-ever Championship Game.
• New England has defeated Houston in both previous postseason meetings (2012 and 2016 Divisional playoffs, both in New England). In Week 6 of the 2024 season – their last regular season meeting – the Texans defeated the Patriots, 41-21, as both C.J. Stroud and Drake Maye recorded three touchdown passes. The game marked Maye’s first career NFL start.

NFC Divisional playoffs notes:

No. 6 San Francisco (13-5) at No. 1 Seattle Seahawks (14-3) (Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, FOX/FOX One/FOX Deportes): The Seahawks, the No. 1 seed for the first time since 2014 and looking for their first playoff win since the 2019 Wild Card (Jan. 5, 2020, at Philadelphia) round, will host their first postseason game since the 2020 Wild Card (Jan. 9, 2021, against the Los Angeles Rams). Prior to that game, Seattle had won 10 consecutive home playoff games from Jan. 14, 2006, to Jan. 7, 2017. Last week, San Francisco defeated Philadelphia, 23-19, to earn its first road playoff win since the 2021 Divisional playoffs (Jan. 22, 2022, at Green Bay).

• Seattle and San Francisco split the season series, with the 49ers earning a Week 1 victory in Seattle (17-13) and the Seahawks winning in Week 18 at San Francisco (13-3) to clinch the NFC West division title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
• The NFC West rivals have split the two previous postseason meetings. Seattle defeated San Francisco, 23-17, in the 2013 NFC Championship Game (Jan. 19, 2014) prior to winning Super Bowl XLVIII while the 49ers defeated the Seahawks, 41-23, in the 2022 Wild Card round.
• The 49ers have won seven consecutive Divisional playoff games (Jan. 14, 2012, to Jan. 20, 2024), tied with Kansas City (seven consecutive games from Jan. 12, 2019, to Jan. 18, 2025) for the second-longest such streak all-time.
• San Francisco can become the first team to advance to 20 Championship Games while Seattle seeks its fifth Championship Game appearance (three in the NFC, one in the AFC).
• Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the NFL with a franchise-record 1,793 receiving yards and is the fourth player since 1975 to lead the league in receiving yards while playing for the No. 1 seed in his conference, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Drew Pearson (1977 with Dallas) and Jerry Rice (1994 with San Francisco) as well as John Jefferson (1980 with the San Diego Chargers).

No. 5 Los Angeles Rams (13-5) at No. 2 Chicago Bears (12-6) (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/Telemundo/Universo): Last week, Chicago overcame an 18-point deficit – the largest comeback in Chicago postseason history – and scored 25 fourth quarter points – the third-most ever in a playoff game – to defeat Green Bay, 31-27, for its first postseason win since the 2010 NFC Divisional round (Jan. 16, 2011, against Seattle). In the Wild Card round, the Rams earned their first road postseason victory since the 2021 Divisional Playoffs (Jan. 23, 2022, at Tampa Bay) with a 34-31 win over the Panthers.

• The Bears and Rams are set to meet in the postseason for the first time in 40 years. The teams have split their two previous playoff meetings, with the Bears defeating the Rams, 24-0, in the 1985 NFC Championship (Jan. 12, 1986) prior to winning Super Bowl XX, while Los Angeles defeated Chicago, 24-14, in the 1950 Divisional playoffs (Dec. 17, 1950).
• Chicago looks for multiple home wins in the same postseason for the third time in the Super Bowl era (1985 and 2006) while the Rams can win multiple road games in the same postseason for the third time in franchise history (1979 and 1989).

MIKE TOMLIN STEPS DOWN AFTER 19 SEASONS AS COACH OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Mike Tomlin era in Pittsburgh is over.

The longest-tenured head coach in major American professional sports stepped down from his job leading the Steelers on Tuesday after yet another quick playoff exit.

The announcement came a day after the end of his 19th season in Pittsburgh, where he was a relative unknown when he was hired to replace Bill Cowher in early 2007.

“Obviously, I am extremely grateful to Mike for all the hard work, dedication and success we have shared over the last 19 years. It is hard for me to put into words the level of respect and appreciation I have for Coach Tomlin,” Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement. “He guided the franchise to our sixth Super Bowl championship and made the playoffs 13 times during his tenure, including winning the AFC North eight times in his career. His track record of never having a losing season in 19 years will likely never be duplicated.”

Tomlin won one Super Bowl and went to another during his first four seasons in Pittsburgh before the club settled into a pattern of solid if not always spectacular play followed by a playoff cameo that ended with the Steelers on the wrong side of a blowout.

The 53-year-old Tomlin won 193 regular-season games in Pittsburgh, tied with Hall of Famer Chuck Noll for the most victories in franchise history. But their resumes diverged when it comes to the playoffs. While Noll won four Super Bowls in the 1970s, Tomlin went just 8-12 in the postseason, losing each of his last seven playoff games, all by double-digit margins.

The last came on Monday night, when the AFC North champions squandered some early momentum before getting blown out 30-6 by Houston, the most lopsided home playoff loss in team history.

There were chants of “Fire Tomlin!” as the clock kicked toward zero, though they weren’t nearly as impassioned as they were in late November while the Steelers were getting pushed around by Buffalo in a loss that dropped their record to 6-6.

Tomlin, as is his way, did his best to tune out the noise and his team responded, the way it seemingly always did during his tenure. Pittsburgh won four of its final five games, including a sweep of Baltimore that gave the club its first AFC North title since 2020.

The optimism, however, dimmed once the Texans asserted themselves. The NFL’s top-ranked defense suffocated Aaron Rodgers and Pittsburgh’s offense while the league’s highest-paid defense wilted late.

It was a familiar and frustrating pattern for a place where, as Tomlin noted not long after his introduction, “the standard is the standard.”

And while that remains the case for a team whose members walk by six Lombardi Trophies every day on its way to work, the results had plateaued. The Steelers finished with 9 or 10 wins in each of Tomlin’s final five seasons, often doing just enough to squeak into the playoffs before being exposed by a more talented opponent.

Tomlin had two years left on the contract extension he signed in 2024, with the club holding the option for 2027.

His departure leaves the Steelers looking for a head coach for just the third time since they hired Noll in 1969.

CHARGERS FIRE OC GREG ROMAN, OL COACH MIKE DEVLIN

Days after being bounced from postseason play, the Los Angeles Chargers fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman and offensive line coach Mike Devlin on Tuesday.

Roman, 53, was on his third stint with Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, having served as an associate head coach under Harbaugh at Stanford (2009-10) and as the San Francisco’s OC when Harbaugh coached the 49ers (2011-14).

However, after the Chargers scored just three points in a wild-card loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday, Harbaugh was asked if Roman was the right play-caller for this team and said, “We’re gonna look at that and everything … I don’t have that answer right now.”

Last season also ended in a wild-card loss with little offensive output, as the Chargers scored just one touchdown in a 32-12 loss to the Houston Texans.

Roman’s time in San Francisco included a Super Bowl appearance in the 2012 season, a loss to Harbaugh’s brother John and the Baltimore Ravens.

Following two seasons as OC for the Buffalo Bills (2015-16), Roman joined John Harbaugh’s Ravens staff in 2017 and was named OC in 2019. Roman, who helped quarterback Lamar Jackson win his first NFL MVP award, remained with Baltimore through the 2022 season.

Roman began his NFL coaching career with the Carolina Panthers (1995-2001) and also worked with the Houston Texans’ staff (2002-05).

Devlin, 56, was in his second season as the offensive line coach, having served in various coaching positions for the New York Jets, Texans and Ravens since 2006.

MATT RYAN IS SEEKING TO HANDLE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN HIS NEW ROLE AS FALCONS PRESIDENT OF FOOTBALL

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Matt Ryan said he is motivated to take care of unfinished business in his new role as the Atlanta Falcons president of football.

Ryan was named the 2016 NFL MVP after leading the Falcons to the Super Bowl in the highlight of his 14 years as the team’s starting quarterback. Even so, the Falcons never won the championship and now Ryan has a new opportunity to help the team win its first title.

Ryan’s first priority is leading the search for a new coach and general manager.

“To the Falcons fans, my mission since I was drafted has never changed,” Ryan said Tuesday in his first news conference since being named president of football on Saturday. “It is to help this organization do everything it can to be champions and to win championships.

“And there is a sense of unfinished business.”

The Falcons fired coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot after an 8-9 finish. Falcons owner Arthur Blank also made front office changes, including the creation of the president of football position.

Ryan takes over the leadership of football operations from Greg Beadles, who remains president and CEO. The new coach and general manager will report to Ryan, who Blank said Tuesday is in charge of “everything between football and grass.”

“We feel he’s a perfect choice,” said Blank of Ryan, adding he spoke with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell “and made him aware we were chatting with Matt. And his response was that, you know, you’re not going to find anybody better, smarter, more committed, a better human being, a better leader for the NFL and for your franchise.”

While Ryan is charged with setting the course for the team, he emphasized he won’t interfere with the traditional decisions handled by the coach and general manager.

When asked when he first considered seeking a front-office position with an NFL team, Ryan said “I didn’t” during his three years an an NFL analyst for CBS.

“I was really happy with what I was doing at that time with CBS and excited about that opportunity,” Ryan said. “And I want to make it clear. This is the only place I would do it, and I feel really connected to this organization and have my entire life or adult life.”

Ryan worked on the CBS pregame show on Sunday and said he hoped at this time next year the crew is discussing the Falcons in the playoffs.

“I believe there’s a lot of young, talented players on the defensive side of the ball,” Ryan said. “We’ve got some offensive linemen who are really, really solid, some of which I played with, which is kind of crazy, but really cool. I think we’ve got a special running back in Bijan (Robinson) and what he can do as a player. We’ve got some talented pieces on the outside.

“There’s a lot of good pieces that are here, but I also recognize it’s hard. I mean, it’s difficult to win in this league and it takes everyone, it takes everybody coming together and pulling their weight. And so I’m excited about what’s here. I think there are a lot of strong pieces, and certainly confident in the players that we have in our building.”

Ryan also said “I love” quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who is recovering from season-ending surgery on his left knee.

The Falcons interviewed six head coach candidates in Ryan’s first three days, including former Baltimore coach John Harbaugh and former Miami coach Mike McDaniel on Monday. Beadles said the team has only interviewed coaches, not candidates to be GM, because “there are specific windows when we can talk to coaches.”

Blank said he hoped the new coach and general manager can be hired at about the same time.

“It’s important we land both these planes about at the same time, because there has to be collaboration between these two individuals,” Blank said.

Ryan’s wife, Sarah, and three sons — twins Marshall and Johnny and youngest son Cal — attended the news conference. The boys wore Ryan’s Falcons jerseys. When Cal grew restless during the hour-long news conference, Ryan noted his ability to continue answering questions proved he can multitask.

VIKINGS RECEIVER JORDAN ADDISON FACES MISDEMEANOR TRESPASSING CHARGE AFTER ARREST IN FLORIDA

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison faces a misdemeanor trespassing charge following his arrest in Florida.

According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrest records, Addison was detained in Tampa at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino at 3:46 a.m. Monday. He was released on $500 cash bond in the afternoon.

Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O’Connell, at their season-ending news conferences on Tuesday, both declined to speak specifically about the incident they said the organization had just learned about.

Addison served a three-game suspension to start the 2025 season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, stemming from his drunken driving arrest the previous year.

NFL’S WILD-CARD WEEKEND WAS FULL OF FOURTH-DOWN FUN AND FOLLY ALONG WITH A DEARTH OF PUNTS

The NFL set a record for fewest punts per game in 2025, and wild-card weekend was filled with fourth-down fun and folly as punters were mostly spectators, especially Chicago’s Tory Taylor, who never stepped off the sideline in the Bears’ come-from-behind win over the Green Bay Packers.

In all, teams converted 15 of 29 fourth down attempts on wild-card weekend, when there were only 41 punts, nine of them Monday night in the Houston Texans’ 30-6 rout of Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Bears first-year coach Ben Johnson was particularly aggressive, going for it a half-dozen times on fourth down Saturday night, including two backfires in the first half that led to a pair of Green Bay touchdowns and put the Bears in a 21-3 halftime hole.

Caleb Williams was intercepted on fourth-and-6 from the Packers 40-yard line, leading to Jordan Love’s 18-yard touchdown throw, and Williams threw incomplete on fourth-and-5 from his own 32. That one led to Love’s TD throw on fourth-and-goal from the Bears 2 that gave Green Bay an 18-point halftime cushion.

The Packers couldn’t capitalize on another turnover on downs by Chicago just before halftime because Brandon McManus missed a 55-yard field goal on the final play after Williams threw incomplete deep on fourth-and-4 from the Green Bay 37.

When Prime Video’s sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung asked the Bears’ coach about his aggressive approach and going for it on fourth down multiple times on his own side of the field, Johnson replied, “Yeah, we want to maximize our possessions and we want to go for fourth-down plays.”

Her follow-up was about how to slow down Green Bay’s efficient offense.

“That’s a big reason why we’re being aggressive on offense, so that we can extend our drives and score points ourselves,” Johnson said. “It’s a really good offense we’re going against.”

Although the Bears would convert just twice on their six fourth downs — Green Bay was 3 for 3 on fourth down — that strategy paid off in the end. Williams threw a 27-yard pass to Rome Odunze to the Packers’ 30-yard line, which led to the TD that pulled Chicago to 27-24 with 4:21 remaining.

Johnson said the game plan featured an aggressive fourth-down mentality, and “I think where it gets misconstrued is, there’s a lack of confidence in your defense when you do that. I think the opposite, I think it’s because I have confidence in our defense and their ability to stop teams in the red zone.”

“I’m never going to apologize for being aggressive or doing things that might be a little unorthodox,” Johnson added, “if it’s what we deem is best for us to win a ballgame.”

Johnson was the Lions’ offensive coordinator when Detroit blew a 17-point halftime lead and lost the NFC championship to San Francisco 34-31 after the 2023 season. In that game, Lions coach Dan Campbell went for it on fourth down twice in field-goal range but came up short, later saying he’d do it again if he could.

Those failures didn’t curtail the Lions’ aggressive fourth-down philosophy, one that Johnson took to Chicago when he was hired by the Bears a year ago.

He had plenty of company over the weekend as a trend from the regular season continued. There were just 3.55 punts per game per team this season and that figure fell in the first round of the playoffs with teams averaging just 3.41 punts per game.

The Panthers and Rams got the fun going Saturday when early fourth-down failures led to touchdowns by each team.

Trevor Lawrence thought he had the first down when the Jaguars went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Buffalo 9 only to see the review reveal his shin had hit the ground shy of the first-down marker, a fourth-down faux pas that proved pivotal in Jacksonville’s 27-24 loss to the Bills.

The Bills twice went for it on fourth-and-1 deep in Jaguars territory. Josh Allen had a four-yard keeper on the first one and was carried nine yards on an astonishing tush push to the 1 that also led to a Buffalo touchdown.

The 49ers didn’t attempt a single fourth-down conversion in their 23-19 win at Philadelphia, where the Eagles were 3-for-5 on fourth down.

The Patriots converted their only fourth-down try, on fourth-and-4 from the Chargers’ 30, which led to a field goal. When the Chargers took a delay after failing to induce an offsides call and then punted from midfield, NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth said, “I think Jim Harbaugh’s been watching the games this weekend.”

And when Steelers coach Mike Tomlin chose to take the three points with a 32-yard field goal try rather that chancing it on fourth-and-3 from the Houston 14 Monday night, ESPN analyst Troy Aikman commented: “We’re in a time as we all know when a lot of offenses would be going for it. … But points are going to be (at) a premium. You’ve got two defenses that are capable of dominating their opponent. Get ‘em when you can.”

Well, points certainly were at a premium for Pittsburgh, which hung in there most of the night before the Texans’ 23-0 fourth-quarter blitz in what might have been Rodgers’ farewell game.

If so, Rodgers’ final pass was a pick-6 by safety Calen Bullock, whose 50-yard interception return for a touchdown came on … you guessed it, fourth down.

PANTHERS GM SAYS TEAM WILL PICK UP QB BRYCE YOUNG’S 5TH YEAR OPTION, NO TIMELINE ON EXTENSION

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers general manager Dan Morgan said the team plans to pick up the fifth-year option on quarterback Bryce Young’s contract, but stopped short of saying whether the team will begin long-term contract extension discussions with the 2023 No. 1 overall pick.

Once the team picks up the option, Young will be under contract through the 2027 season, so the Panthers aren’t in a huge rush to make a long-term decision on Young.

Morgan said he and executive vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis will meet to talk about whether to begin discussing a contract extension with Young this offseason or wait to see how the 2026 season plays out before making a long-term commitment.

Morgan didn’t say when the team would make a decision on Young, who is 14-30 as a starter since coming into the league.

“We are still talking through the roster and where things look from a big picture view,” Morgan said at his season-ending news conference on Tuesday. “That is still stuff that is up in the air that we are still working through at this point.”

The 24-year-old Young will cost the Panthers $12 million under the salary cap next season, and is estimated to make $26.5 million in 2027 once the team picks up the fifth-year option, per Overthecap.com.

Young had a promising season in 2025, completing 63.6% of his passes for a career-high 3,011 yards with 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. He was 8-8 as a starter in the regular season, a marked improvement from his 6-22 record over his first two seasons in the league.

The Panthers lost to the Los Angeles Rams 34-31 in the playoffs on Saturday, but not before Young threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Jalen Coker with 2:39 left to briefly give the Panthers the lead.

Matthew Stafford led a game-winning drive to beat the Panthers.

The Panthers finished 8-10 (including the playoffs) and lost four of their final five games this season.

Young’s 12 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter and/or overtime are the most by any quarterback since the 2023 season.

“Bryce has shown flashes of greatness this year against high-level competition,’’ Morgan said. “Just as a team we weren’t as consistent as we want to be on a game-to-game basis, but that’s part of what happens with a young team.”

Morgan also said he expects Tilis to return next season after he interviewed for the vacant Atlanta Falcons team president position last week.

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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: KANSAS ENDS NO. 2 IOWA STATE’S PERFECT START

Tre White scored 19 points and freshman sensation Darryn Peterson added 16 as Kansas shocked No. 2 Iowa State 84-63 on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan.

The Jayhawks (12-5, 2-2 Big 12) dominated the Cyclones (16-1, 3-1) from the start while ending Iowa State’s school-record 16-game winning streak. Iowa State has lost eight straight in Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas built a 26-point lead in the first half, but the Cyclones were able to cut it to 11 with 13:30 left in the game. That was as close as the Jayhawks would let Iowa State get, however.

Everything went right for Kansas as it hit 51% of its 3-point attempts (31 of 61) and had 17 assists to keep the Cyclones off balance the whole game. Iowa State was led by Joshua Jefferson and Jamarion Batemon with 12 points each.

No. 3 UConn 69, No. 25 Seton Hall 64

Tarris Reed Jr. tied his season high with 21 points, Alex Karaban netted 13 and Braylon Mullins scored 11 to help the Huskies escape with a victory over the Pirates in Newark, N.J.

UConn (17-1, 7-0 Big East) won its 13th straight game despite Seton Hall charging back from an 18-point deficit to make it a one-point game in the final minute.

Mike Williams III led Seton Hall (14-3, 4-2) with 16 points and made the team’s only 3-pointer of the night with 47 seconds left. Adam “Budd” Clark had 12 points before fouling out.

No. 7 Houston 77, West Virginia 48

Milos Uzan scored 17 points as the Cougars cruised past the Mountaineers in Houston for their 10th straight victory.

Emanuel Sharp added 13 points while Joseph Tugler recorded 10 points, six rebounds and four steals for Houston (16-1, 4-0 Big 12). Kingston Flemings scored 10 points, handed out seven assists and grabbed five rebounds.

Reserve DJ Thomas connected on 4 of 5 3-point attempts and led West Virginia (10-6, 2-2) with 16 points. Honor Huff chipped in 13 points.

No. 8 Nebraska 90, Oregon 55

Pryce Sandfort and Braden Frager each hit seven 3-pointers as the Cornhuskers extended the nation’s longest active win streak to 21 with a victory over the Ducks in Lincoln, Neb.

Sandfort totaled 28 points, while Frager recorded a career-high 23. Sam Hoiberg was a defensive menace for Nebraska (17-0, 6-0) with six steals while adding 11 points and five assists.

Wei Lin scored 14 points for Oregon (8-9, 1-5), while Takai Simpkins notched 12 and Nate Bittle added 10.

No. 12 Michigan State 81, Indiana 60

Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 19 of his career-high 23 points in the first half to lead the Spartans to a win over the Hoosiers in East Lansing, Mich.

Fears added 10 assists to help Michigan State (15-2, 5-1 Big Ten) finish a 3-0 homestand. Jaxon Kohler had 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Jordan Scott and Kur Teng each added 11 points off the bench.

Lamar Wilkerson scored 19 points and went 5 of 11 from 3-point range in defeat for Indiana (12-5, 3-3), which dropped its second straight. The Hoosiers were outrebounded 37-19.

No. 16 Virginia 79, No. 20 Louisville 70

The Cavaliers scored the first 14 points of the game and held on for a victory against the Cardinals in Louisville.

Malik Thomas scored 19 points as Virginia (15-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its fourth straight game and matched its win total from last season. Thomas was 6 of 8 from 3-point range, while Johann Grunloh added 16 points and Sam Lewis had 15. It was the Cavaliers’ first win against a ranked team since November 2023.

Isaac McKneely paced the Cardinals (12-5, 2-3) with a season-high 23 points. Ryan Conwell contributed 14 and seven rebounds, while J’Vonne Hadley added 11 points.

No. 18 Alabama 97, Mississippi State 82

Career-best outbursts from Labaron Philon Jr. and Aiden Sherrell helped the Crimson Tide bounce back from two straight Southeastern Conference losses with a blowout of the Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss.

Philon poured in 32 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Sherrell had 22 points to go with five rebounds for Alabama (12-5, 2-2 SEC).

Josh Hubbard tallied 23 points and Jayden Epps had 13 for Mississippi State (10-7, 2-2). However, the pair shot a combined 11 of 31 from the field.

No. 19 Florida 96, Oklahoma 79

Thomas Haugh scored 21 points to lead the Gators to a win over the Sooners in Norman, Okla.

Florida (12-5, 3-1) outrebounded Oklahoma 43-31 and outscored the hosts 60-22 in the paint and 22-12 on second-chance points. Rueben Chinyelu played a big role in that effort, recording a game-high 12 rebounds while tying a career high with 19 points. Boogie Fland added 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds.

Xzayvier Brown led Oklahoma (11-6, 1-3) with 24 points. Tae Davis added 17 for the Sooners, who have lost three straight games.

No. 22 Clemson 74, Boston College 50

Nick Davidson scored 25 points off the bench as the Tigers won their eighth consecutive game, defeating the Eagles in Clemson, S.C.

Carter Welling and RJ Godfrey supported Davidson’s efforts with 10 points and eight rebounds apiece. The Tigers took advantage of Boston College’s sloppy play, converting 19 turnovers into 24 points.

Boston College was unable to do the same to Clemson, forcing just 10 turnovers and converting them for three points. Fred Payne led the Eagles with 20 points.

No. 24 Tennessee 87, Texas A&M 82 (2 OT)

Nate Ament scored 10 of his career-high-tying 23 points in the two overtime periods, leading the Volunteers to a victory over the Aggies in Knoxville, Tenn.

The final margin represented the largest lead of the game for the Volunteers (12-5, 2-2 SEC), who trailed most of the game. Tennessee didn’t grab its first lead until 5:29 remained in regulation. Texas A&M (13-4, 3-1) had its six-game winning streak snapped.

Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 18 points and five assists for the Volunteers. Jacari Lane led the Aggies with 20 points and nine assists, and Pop Isaacs had 16 points and six rebounds.

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NO. 17 TEXAS TECH STAYS PERFECT WITH WIRE-TO-WIRE WIN OVER HOUSTON

Jalynn Bristow scored seven first-quarter points to get undefeated Texas Tech off to a strong start, and 17th-ranked Lady Raiders never trailed in a 71-59 win over Houston on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.

Bristow finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and five steals for Texas Tech (19-0, 6-0 Big 12). Teammate Bailey Maupin added a game-high 19 points, and Denae Fritz scored 10 points.

TK Pitts topped the Cougars (6-11, 0-6) with 17 points. Kayla King scored 11 points, and Amirah Abdur-Rahim grabbed 14 rebounds.

A Fritz 3-pointer and a Bristow layup got Texas Tech off to a 5-0 start. Houston got within 7-6 on a jumper from Jade Jones, but Texas Tech led 16-9 after one quarter and 40-30 at halftime.

King sank a layup to cut the Cougars’ deficit to 44-40 midway through the third quarter, but Maupin responded with a 3-pointer and a layup to stretch the lead back to nine. Houston never pulled closer than seven points the rest of the way.

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NBA ROUNDUP: THUNDER FINALLY GET PAST SPURS ON 4TH TRY

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 34 points in the third quarter to help Oklahoma City earn a 119-98 home win over San Antonio on Tuesday, the Thunder’s first victory in four matchups with the Spurs this season.

The Spurs were held below 100 points for the first time this season. They have lost back-to-back games and six of their past 10 since beating Oklahoma City for the third time in a 13-day span. The Thunder earned their fourth consecutive win.

Gilgeous-Alexander finished 11 of 23 from the field with five rebounds, five assists and a career high-tying four blocks. Chet Holmgren added 10 rebounds and three blocks as the Thunder finished with a season-high-tying 11 blocks. Jalen Williams scored 20 points.

Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 20 points while Victor Wembanyama added 17.

Lakers 141, Hawks 116

LeBron James compiled 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, Luka Doncic added 27 points with 12 assists and Los Angeles ended a three-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Atlanta.

Deandre Ayton scored 17 points and grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds for the Lakers, who shot 60.5% from the floor in a dominating first half and 57.8% in the game. Los Angeles led 81-60 at halftime, its highest scoring first half of the season.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 26 points for the Hawks. CJ McCollum added 25 in his second game with Atlanta after a trade from the Washington Wizards on Friday.

Heat 127, Suns 121

Bam Adebayo scored 13 consecutive Miami points late in the fourth quarter, leading the host Heat to a win over Phoenix.

Norman Powell backed up Adebayo with 27 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with just over 48 seconds left, after missing a game due to a back injury. Tyler Herro added 23 points, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. logged 16 points and a team-high eight assists off the bench.

Grayson Allen and Dillon Brooks scored 25 points each, but the Suns’ winning streak ended at three games. Devin Booker contributed 24 points, nine rebounds and a game-high nine assists, while Mark Williams added 18 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

Rockets 119, Bulls 113

Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun recorded double-doubles and Jabari Smith Jr. drilled three late jumpers as Houston outlasted visiting Chicago.

Durant paired 28 points with 10 rebounds, Sengun added 23 points and 11 assists and Smith notched 18 points. Amen Thompson also added 23 points for the Rockets on a night when neither team led by double digits.

Chicago’s Tre Jones piled up a career-high 34 points on 11-for-12 shooting with Josh Giddey and Coby White out with injuries. Matas Buzelis scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half.

Timberwolves 139, Bucks 106

Even without Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert, Minnesota dominated host Milwaukee behind 29 points from Julius Randle.

Bones Hyland added 23 points for the Timberwolves, who won their sixth game in seven tries. Naz Reid added 19 while Randle also grabbed eight rebounds and dished six assists. Edwards sat out due to right foot injury maintenance. Gobert served a one-game suspension due to accumulating his sixth flagrant foul of the season in Minnesota’s last game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and he grabbed eight rebounds. Bobby Portis, starting in place of Myles Turner (illness), added 14 points.

Nuggets 122, Pelicans 116

Jamal Murray collected 35 points and nine assists and Peyton Watson added 31 points and seven rebounds, lifting visiting Denver to a victory over reeling New Orleans.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 18 points off the bench to help the Nuggets win their fourth game in their last five contests despite being outrebounded 51-32 and outscored in the paint 56-38.

Trey Murphy III scored 31 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the floor for the Pelicans, who have one win in their past 12 games. Saddiq Bey had 17 points, and Jordan Poole added 16 off the bench.

Warriors 119, Trail Blazers 97

De’Anthony Melton led a balanced attack with a season-high 23 points, Stephen Curry had more assists than points for the first time since last April and Golden State beat Portland for the first time in four tries this season in San Francisco.

Jimmy Butler III (16 points), Brandin Podziemski (15), Moses Moody (14) and Draymond Green (10) also scored in double figures as the Warriors managed their third win in four games despite Curry recording a season-low seven points. However, he compensated with a campaign-best 11 assists.

Shaedon Sharpe topped the Blazers with 19 points, while Caleb Love scored 17. It was Portland’s first loss to the Warriors in four matchups this season.

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NHL ROUNDUP: LIGHTNING EDGE PENS IN SHOOTOUT FOR 11TH STRAIGHT WIN

Nikita Kucherov scored the game-winning goal in a shootout as the Tampa Bay Lightning earned their franchise-record-tying 11th straight victory by edging the host Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Kucherov couldn’t extend his 10-game point streak, but he was able to give the Lightning the win after Tampa Bay’s Gage Goncalves and Pittsburgh’s Egor Chinakhov each got on the board in the shootout. Tampa Bay matched the club-record streak produced in the 2019-20 season.

Tampa Bay’s J.J. Moser netted a third-period goal, while Andrei Vasilevskiy won his eighth straight start with 26 saves.

Evgeni Malkin tallied late in the third period for the Penguins, while goalie Arturs Silovs stopped 30 shots. Pittsburgh has now lost three consecutive contests after a six-game winning streak.

Blue Jackets 5, Flames 3

Boone Jenner broke a late third-period tie, leading host Columbus to a victory over Calgary in the debut of new Blue Jackets coach Rick Bowness.

Charlie Coyle scored twice in a three-point game, Zach Werenski produced one goal and two assists and Dante Fabbro added a goal for the Blue Jackets, who fired coach Dean Evason on Monday and hired Bowness. Jenner registered a “Gordie Howe hat trick” — a goal, an assist and a fight — while Jet Greaves made 29 saves.

Morgan Frost and Mikael Backlund each logged one goal and one assist for the Flames, who have lost five of six games. Rasmus Andersson added a goal while Yegor Sharangovich and Connor Zary both collected a pair of assists. Dustin Wolf stopped 38 shots.

Predators 4, Oilers 3 (OT)

Defenseman Roman Josi’s second goal of the game with 1:17 left in overtime gave host Nashville a win over Edmonton.

Steven Stamkos and Erik Haula also scored for the Predators, who have won three of their last four. Juuse Saros stopped 28 shots.

Connor McDavid had two assists for the Oilers to extend his point streak to 20 games on his 29th birthday. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and Zach Hyman scored twice for Edmonton, which is 3-0-2 in its past five games. Tristan Jarry, who returned after missing a month with a lower-body injury, made 23 saves.

Senators 2, Canucks 1

Artem Zub and Jordan Spence each scored within a 15-second span in the first period as host Ottawa ended a season-high four-game losing streak.

Leevi Merilainen stopped 19 of 20 shots to earn his seventh win this season as the Senators climbed out of last place in the Eastern Conference.

Vancouver is on an eight-game winless streak (0-6-2) and has gone 1-8-2 over its past 11 games. Elias Pettersson scored the Canucks’ only goal, and Kevin Lankinen made 38 saves on 40 shots.

Capitals 4, Canadiens 2 (OT)

After Ethen Frank recorded two third-period goals, Connor McMichael scored with 39 seconds left in overtime as host Washington rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Montreal.

Frank scored on a deflection at 5:06 of the third period, and he tied the contest with 1:54 remaining in regulation. In OT, the Capitals’ Dylan Strome sent a puck toward the net, where McMichael eventually corralled the puck and sent it in.

Logan Thompson made 24 saves for Washington. Sam Montembeault turned aside 39 shots for the Canadiens, who got goals from Josh Anderson and Brendan Gallagher.

Bruins 3, Red Wings 0

Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots as host Boston recorded its second straight shutout, defeating Detroit.

Pavel Zacha, Fraser Minten and Mark Kastelic scored the goals as the Bruins cruised to their fourth straight victory and sixth in seven contests. They dominated to the tune of a 41-24 shots-on-goal advantage, including a 16-2 edge in the third period.

Cam Talbot stopped 38 shots for the Red Wings, who had a four-game win streak snapped and were shut out for the third time this season.

Blues 3, Hurricanes 0

Joel Hofer made 33 saves for his fourth shutout of the season as host St. Louis blanked Carolina.

Nick Bjugstad, Dalibor Dvorsky and Jimmy Snuggerud scored for the Blues, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Already short-handed, St. Louis won despite playing without top center Robert Thomas (lower-body injury) and key defenseman Philip Broberg (concussion protocol), who were hurt in the previous game.

Brandon Bussi made 28 saves for the Hurricanes, whose five-game point streak (4-0-1) came to an end.

Jets 5, Islanders 4

Kyle Connor and Adam Lowry each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg used a four-goal second period to secure a win against visiting New York.

Josh Morrissey, Jonathan Toews and Dylan DeMelo also scored for the Jets, while Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves.

Anthony Duclair, Emil Heineman, Kyle MacLean and Matthew Schaefer were the Islanders to find the back of the net. Ilya Sorokin registered 17 saves.

Ducks 3, Stars 1

Chris Kreider scored what proved to be the game-winning goal as host Anaheim snapped a nine-game losing streak with a win over Dallas.

Beckett Sennecke and Jacob Trouba had the other goals for the Ducks, and Lukas Dostal made 24 saves. Anaheim ended its 0-8-1 skid and took two of three meetings against the Stars this season.

Roope Hintz tallied for the Stars, who lost in regulation for the first time in four contests (2-1-1). Casey DeSmith stopped 22 shots.

Mammoth 6, Maple Leafs 1

Dylan Guenther and Jack McBain recorded three points each as Utah earned a dominant win over Toronto in Salt Lake City.

Guenther tallied two goals and one assist, and McBain had one goal and two assists. Ian Cole, Michael Carcone and JJ Peterka also had multi-point nights. Karel Vejmelka waited nearly eight minutes to face his first shot, turning away 19 of 20 on the night.

Veteran Calle Jarnkrok scored the only goal for the Maple Leafs, whose 10-game point streak ended (8-0-2). Dennis Hildeby stopped 34 of 40 shots.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

KANSAS CITY ROYALS MOVE WALLS IN AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM TO BOOST ACTION AND SCORING

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There ought to be more balls flying out of Kauffman Stadium this season.

The Kansas City Royals announced Tuesday they are moving their walls in for the upcoming season, something that has been demanded by fans for years, and that the club hopes will result in the most action and scoring since the ballpark opened in 1973.

“We’ve discussed this possibility for years, and after much work by our research and development department, (we) believe this will be a positive change for our baseball team,” Royals general manager J.J. Picollo said.

“We wanted more consistency throughout the season while making sure the specifics put us in the best position to succeed.”

The dimensions of Kauffman Stadium have been largely unchanged since its opening more than 50 years ago, with the left- and right-field foul poles 330 feet from home plate, the gaps at 387 feet and the center-field wall 410 feet from the batter’s box.

That created one of the most expansive outfields in Major League Baseball.

The Royals often have used it to their advantage, too, building clubs that put a premium on defense and baserunning. But that often has been to the detriment of fans, who tend to appreciate the long ball and scoring, and it sometimes put the Royals at a disadvantage when a club with big hitters capable of putting the ball out of Kauffman Stadium came to town.

While the center-field wall will remain at 410 feet, the Royals said the wall near each foul pole will come in eight to 10 feet, and the resulting gaps will be 379 feet. The height of the wall also will change from 10 feet in most places to 8 1/2 feet, allowing the Royals to add about 150 seats in left field and about 80 new drink-rail seats in right field.

The club’s research estimates the run value of fly balls will go from the bottom third of MLB ballparks to the middle third.

“Making this a fairer ballpark will help with roster construction, but more importantly, (it) will allow our players to keep the same approach regardless of where we play,” said Dr. Daniel Mack, the Royals’ assistant GM and vice president for research and development. “Our approach was carefully considered to account for as many factors as possible. We believe this will ultimately reduce the constraints within Kauffman Stadium.”

While the Royals are changing the dimensions of Kauffman Stadium, they are also continuing work on its replacement.

Ownership has made it clear that the Royals will not play in the picturesque-but-aging ballpark after its lease expires in 2031, which puts them on the clock for building a replacement. The neighboring Chiefs recently announced their intention to build a new stadium in Kansas in time for the 2031 season, and the Royals are expected to decide soon on their location for a new ballpark.

The long-held belief is that the Royals prefer to build in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, though other sites are being considered.

DIAMONDBACKS ACQUIRE 8-TIME ALL-STAR 3B NOLAN ARENADO IN A DEAL WITH THE CARDINALS

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired eight-time All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado from St. Louis for minor league pitcher Jack Martinez in a trade Tuesday in which the Cardinals also are including $31 million.

A 10-time Gold Glove winner, Arenado has played for the Cardinals the past five seasons and was shopped extensively after the 2024 season by a rebuilding team. The 34-year-old isn’t the offensive force he used to be but will still provide a veteran presence at the position after the D-backs traded slugger Eugenio Suárez at last season’s trade deadline.

Arenado batted. .237 with 12 homers and 52 RBIs last season and as two years and $42 million remaining on a contract paying him $275 million for nine years. He is owed $42 million, with salaries of $27 million this year and $15 million in 2027.

St. Louis agreed to send Arizona $22 million to offset this season’s salary — $2,666,666.67 on the 15th of each month from April to September — and $9 million on Nov. 1, 2027.

Arenado waived a no-trade provision to accept the deal.

“We are grateful for Nolan’s five years as a Cardinal, on and off the field — for his drive, his competitiveness, and for all of the memories he gave us,” Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said in a statement.

“As we continue to move forward, we are pleased to add another intriguing pitching prospect to our organization, and excited for the opportunity this move creates for a number of our players to step up and further establish themselves at the big league level,” Bloom added.

Martinez was an eighth round pick by the D-backs out of Arizona State in 2025.

Arenado is a career .282 hitter and has 353 homers over 13 seasons with the Cardinals and Rockies.

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INDIANA RELEASES

INDIANA PACERS

GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS RAPTORS

The Indiana Pacers (9-31) have found a groove and are winners of three straight contests as they prepare to host the Toronto Raptors (24-17) on Wednesday.

The Blue and Gold squeaked out a victory against the Boston Celtics on Monday behind Pascal Siakam’s 21 points and a heroic game-winning bucket.

The game was tied at 96 with under 30 seconds to play when Indiana gained possession. Siakam had the ball at the top of the key, attacked his defender, and took a difficult step-through shot that banked in to give Indiana a two-point advantage with 6.8 seconds on the clock.

The Pacers held on to win their third straight, 98-96.

“His level of discipline, patience, and everything…really big time,” coach Rick Carlisle said of Siakam. “Just further makes the case for the All-Star team.”

Another challenge approaches as the Raptors come to town on Wednesday. Toronto had a streak of nine straight wins through the latter half of November, but are 12-10 since that point.

The Raptors were reinforced on Monday as Brandon Ingram returned from a two-game absence due to a sprained thumb. Toronto’s leading scorer – Ingram scores nearly 22 points a night – had 17 points in their loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, but shot just 5-of-15 from the floor. The Raptors fell to the 76ers, 115-102.

Wednesday’s matchup marks the third meeting between the Pacers and Raptors this season, with a fourth and final contest slated for Feb. 8 in Toronto. The Raptors lead the season series, 2-0, but the surging Pacers have a shot to even that series in the final two meetings.

After the matchup with the Raptors, Indiana will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to close out its four-game homestand with a clash with the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Jan. 16 at 7:00 PM ET.

Projected Starters

Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Aaron Nesmith, F – Johnny Furphy, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Jay Huff

Raptors: G – Jamal Shead, G – Immanuel Quickley, F – Brandon Ingram, F – Scottie Barnes, C – Collin Murray-Boyles

Injury Report

Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Isaiah Jackson – out (concussion), Bennedict Mathurin – out (right thumb sprain), Obi Toppin – out (right foot stress fracture)

Raptors: RJ Barrett – out (left ankle sprain), Jakob Poeltl – out (lower back strain), Ja’Kobe Walter – out (right hip pointer)

Last Meeting

Nov. 26, 2025: The Raptors came out ahead of the Pacers in a low-scoring fight, 97-95, as the two clubs clashed in Toronto. Brandon Ingram hit a buzzer-beating jumper to defeat the Pacers in NBA Cup group play and secure homecourt advantage in the quarterfinals.

Indiana’s offense struggled in the matchup – the Pacers scored no more than 25 points in a single quarter, and T.J. McConnell led the Blue and Gold in scoring with 16 points. The Pacers shot the ball 45 percent from the floor, including 33 percent from deep, but made just 61 percent of their 23 free throws.

Toronto was largely inefficient from the floor, too. The Raptors made just 39 percent of their looks, 19 percent from the 3-point line, but converted 22 of their 27 free throws. Ingram led Toronto with 26 points, and Scottie Barnes contributed 24 points and 10 rebounds to the Raptors’ efforts.

Indiana led by as many as 11 points in the contest, but couldn’t maintain the effort due to a shorthanded roster as injuries mounted for the Blue and Gold. The loss marked Indiana’s third in NBA Cup play, and the Pacers dropped to 2-16 overall. The Raptors notched their ninth consecutive win, and secured home court advantage in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.

Noteworthy

The Pacers are 58-53 against the Raptors all-time.

The Pacers are 0-2 against the Raptors this season. They’ll meet Toronto twice more – once on Wednesday and again on Sunday, Feb. 8.

Indiana is building a winning streak – the Pacers have won three straight games. It’s the first time the Blue and Gold have won three straight all season.

Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>)

TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)

Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)

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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

HOOSIERS FALL IN EAST LANSING

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Call it déjà vu if you want; a basketball repeat Indiana wanted no part of.

On Tuesday night, it came against No. 12 Michigan State at the Breslin Center when the Hoosiers, in a 53-53 second-half battle, were overwhelmed by a 19-0 Spartan run to lose 81-60.

It was similar to the second-half on Saturday against No. 10 Nebraska — when a 16-point lead wasn’t enough — and left coach Darian DeVries searching for answers.

“Unfortunately, it was like a repeat of the other day,” DeVries told Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer during the post-game radio broadcast. “We did a really good job for about 30 minutes. It was 53-53 and we were in a great spot. We had some opportunities to take the lead. Then we had a few bad possessions and turnovers that led to their transition opportunities. From there, we just we didn’t finish the way we needed to.”

IU lost its second straight game to fall to 12-5 overall, 3-3 in the Big Ten.

“We have to get back home and figure some things out,” DeVries told Fischer. “There’s still a lot there. We had an opportunity where we had a chance in a tough environment against a really good team. We have to figure out a way to close that. We didn’t get it done.”

Guard Lamar Wilkerson led IU with 19 points. Seven other Hoosiers played and all seven scored, but none reached double figures. Guard Tayton Conerway had nine assists and five points.

Michigan State (15-2, 5-1) dominated the fast-break points (25-12), points in the paint (32-22), rebounds (37-19) and points off turnovers (29-23) along with its third-ranked defense. The Hoosiers shot 43 percent from the field and committed 14 turnovers. They did make 10 3-pointers.

First-half foul trouble and turnovers blunted IU momentum that had produced leads as large as seven points. It finished the half with 11 fouls and eight turnovers to trail 39-32. Michigan State had a 19-9 edge on points off turnovers.

A seven-minute second-half scoring drought that included six Hoosier turnovers and 19 straight Michigan State points ended any chance of an upset.

“It’s impossible to guard live-ball turnovers when (the Spartans are) out in transition and throwing ahead and getting layups,” DeVries told Fischer. “That’s two games in a row where we’re right where we need to be. We can’t finish out these last 10 minutes? We didn’t get it done. That’s disappointing.”

Guard Connor Enright picked up two fouls in the game’s opening minute, sending him to the bench. Nick Dorn replaced him.

Triples by Tucker DeVries and Dorn gave IU an early 6-4 lead. Consecutive Sam Alexis dunks pushed the Hoosiers ahead 10-8. They extended that to 14-8. A Wilkerson 3-pointer made it 17-10 by scoring seven points off Michigan State’s four turnovers.

Enright returned and hit a 3-pointer, but it couldn’t stop the Spartans from a 9-0 run that gave them a 26-22 lead before Conerway ended it with a three-point play. Another 7-0 Michigan State surge made it 36-27. Wilkerson ended that run with a 3-pointer, but it wasn’t enough. IU reached halftime trailing by seven. Wilkerson led with eight points. Five Hoosiers had two fouls.

Indiana opened the second half with a Wilkerson 3-pointer and closed within three points. A Reed Bailey layup off a Tucker DeVries assist made it 49-48 with 15 minutes left. Wilkerson’s fifth 3-pointer tied it at 51-51. Michigan State’s 19-0 run pushed it ahead 72-53.

The Hoosiers never recovered.

The grueling stretch continues with Saturday’s home game against No. 23 Iowa (12-4, 2-3), which has lost two straight.

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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

RED OUT SET FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR INDIANA VERSUS WASHINGTON

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball encourages all fans to wear red as it holds its annual ALS Awareness game when it hosts RV/RV Washington on Wednesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

GAME DAY INFO

Indiana (11-7, 0-6 B1G) vs. Washington (12-4, 2-3 B1G)

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 • 7 p.m. ET

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.

Broadcast: B1G+

ABOUT THE HUSKIES

Washington started off its road swing in a 78-72 overtime loss at Purude on Sunday and dropped its second game in a row. Junior guard Sayvia Sellers led the way with 23 points against the Boilermakers as she averages a team-high 18.6 points per game. USC transfer guard Avery Howell adds 13.5 points and a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game. The Huskies average 73.3 points per game and shoot 44.1 percent from the field.

SERIES HISTORY

Indiana leads 3-1

LAST MEETING

1/27/25 – W, 73-70 (Seattle)

NOTES

The Hoosiers will wear its away red jerseys at home for Wednesday night’s game to honor those who are fighting ALS. The cause is especially close to head coach Teri Moren, who lost her mother, Barbara, to the disease in 2014.

Senior guard Shay Ciekzi continues to be one of the nation’s best scorers. She is the Big Ten’s leading scorer (and seventh nationally) with 23.3 points per game also ranks fourth in the nation in scoring (417 points) She shoots 53.5 percent from the floor, 39.4 percent from the 3-point line and 91.1 percent at the free throw line.

Sophomore forward Zania Socka-Nguemen leads Indiana with five double-doubles after posting another one against No. 14 Iowa on Sunday. The Silver Spring, Md. native recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Freshmen Nevaeh Caffey and Maya Makalusky have impacted the Hoosiers in their rookie seasons. Caffey and Makalusky have both worked their way into the starting lineup. Caffey is averaging 7.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Makalusky entered the lineup against ULM and has appeared in all 18 games for the Hoosiers. She put up a season-high 22 points against ULM in her first career start and is chipping in 6.7 points per game.

UP NEXT

Indiana will get the week off and resume action on Thursday, Jan. 22 at  Ohio State.

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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

IZZY CLARK SIGNS WITH VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Izzy Clark, a six-foot outside hitter from Orange County, California, signed with the Indiana volleyball on program on Tuesday (Jan. 13) afternoon. A transfer from San Diego, she will join the Hoosiers for the spring semester in 2026. She is the second transfer (Kiki Granberry – Tennessee) to join head coach Steve Aird’s squad for the next campaign.

“Izzy is a talented, six-rotation outside hitter with plenty of experience and a very high volleyball IQ,” Aird said. “She has put up big numbers against some of the best teams in the country and has a genuine hunger to improve. She wants to play at the next level and our staff is excited to get to work and help her achieve that goal. She is an excellent addition to a deep and skilled roster. We can’t wait until she arrives to Bloomington!”

Clark, who played her first two college seasons with the Toreros, was one of the most impactful six-rotation hitters available in the transfer portal. She comes to Bloomington with 708 career kills, 390 digs, 108 blocks and 23 aces. She was the 2024 WCC Freshman of the Year and is a two-time All-WCC First Team selection.

During her prep career at Mater Dei, Clark was one of the best players in all of California. She was a 2023 MaxPreps First Team All-American after totaling 402 kills, 323 digs and 53 blocks as a senior. She helped the Monarchs go 113-17 in three varsity seasons. She played club volleyball with sophomore setter Sade Ilawole at Mizuno Long Beach.

Clark made 55 starts in her first two years of college volleyball. She finished fifth in the WCC in 2025 with 3.25 kills per set. She was a three-time WCC Offensive Player of the Week and earned WCC Freshman of the Week honors twice in 2024. Clark recorded five 20-kill matches in the last two years – including a 21-kill effort against Big Ten foe USC on Sept. 6, 2025.

The California native has recorded 10 double-doubles in her career. That mark includes a 23-kill, 23-dig effort at Pepperdine (Nov. 27) at the end of the 2024 campaign. She’s reached double-digit kills on 41 occasions. She averaged 3.68 kills per set in six games against NCAA Tournament foes in 2025. Her career at San Diego ended with a 20-kill effort against Kansas State in the opening round of this season’s NCAA Tournament.

She is interested in pursuing a degree in either Sociology or Criminal Justice. Clark is set to be one of three players from the state of California (Ilawole, Jager) on next year’s roster. She will wear the number six jersey for the Hoosiers next fall. IU will have 17 players on campus for the spring season.

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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

#5 PURDUE WRAPS UP HOMESTAND WEDNESDAY VS. IOWA

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

[5 / 5] Purdue (15-1, 5-0) vs. [rv / 23] Iowa (12-4, 2-3)

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 6:30 p.m. ET

West Lafayette, Indiana | Mackey Arena (14,876)

TELEVISION: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Jordan Taylor, Andy Katz)

RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)

THE SCENE SETTER

• The No. 5-ranked Boilermakers look to wrap up a successful homestand on Wednesday night as the Iowa Hawkeyes visit Mackey Arena for the 100th straight sellout and the return of the Paint Crew. The Boilermakers have toppled both Washington and Penn State on their homestand and are looking for their eighth win in a row for the second time this season. It marks the first game for the Paint Crew since Dec. 13.

• Following the contest with Iowa, Purdue hits the West Coast to visit USC and UCLA for the first time as Big Ten members.

THE MATCHUP

• Purdue and Iowa will meet for the 177th meeting all time with Purdue owning a 98-78 series advantage. It marks the first of two meetings this season between the two teams as Purdue will travel to Iowa City on Valentine’s Day.

• Purdue has won 10 of the last 12 vs. Iowa.

• Purdue has won four straight games in the series by a combined 56 points, with all four victories coming by at least nine points. This meeting, however, will mark the first matchup against first-year head coach Ben McCollum.

• Purdue has won six straight games against the Hawkeyes in Mackey Arena by a combined 114 points. Purdue has scored at least 77 points in all six meetings, and have scored at least 77 points in 13 of the last 14 meetings overall.

• As a ranked team, Purdue is 17-2 against Iowa in Mackey Arena.

• Matt Painter is 13-1 in his last 14 meetings against Iowa in Mackey Arena.

• Braden Smith is averaging 16.5 points and 6.5 assists in four games against Iowa, shooting 58.5 percent from the field and 10-of-19 from 3-point range.

NEWS AND NOTES

• Purdue is coming off a 93-85 victory over Penn State on Saturday. The Boilermakers shot 57.6 percent from the field, the fifth straight home game they have shot over 53.0 percent.

• Purdue is 5-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since the 2017-18 season (12-0) and for the second time under head coach Matt Painter (2017-18, 2025-26). A win would give Purdue a 6-0 Big Ten start for the 10th time in school history, but just the fifth time since 1940.

• The Boilermakers are now 15-1 for the second time in the last four years, matching the best 16-game start in school history, now done seven times in school history.

• Over the last four years (since 2022-23), Purdue is 27-3 (.900) during the month of January, the second-best winning percentage in the month nationally (Saint Mary’s, 26-0). Among Big Ten teams, the next best record is Michigan State at 19-8 (.704).

• Purdue is shooting 54.1 percent from the field during its six-game winning streak.

• Purdue has trailed for just 15 minutes and 45 seconds over the last seven games (240 minutes), while not trailing in the final 24 minutes of any game during that span.

• Purdue ranks in the top 20 nationally in offensive efficiency (1st), assist / turnover ratio (2nd), assists per game (2nd), 3-point percentage (10th), field goal percentage (13th), rebound margin (13th) and scoring margin (16th).

• Individually, Braden Smith is first in assists, Trey Kaufman-Renn is 20th in rebounding and 21st in double-doubles and Fletcher Loyer is 28th in free throw percentage.

• Braden Smith and Iowa’s Bennett Stirtz were roomates in August at the Chris Paul Point Guard camp, provided by Chris Paul to the nation’s top collegiate point guards.

• A win over Iowa would give Purdue a pair of win streaks of at least eight games this season. It would mark the sixth time in school history that Purdue has had a pair of eight-game winning streaks or better (first time since 2022-23).

• Since the start of the 2014-15 season, Purdue is 94-14 (.870) in Big Ten play in Mackey Arena — the second-best home record among all Power-5 schools (Kansas – 91-10; .901).

• Purdue is 76-7 (.916) in Big Ten play since the start of the 2014-15 season when The Paint Crew is in attendance. Wednesday’s game will be the Paint Crew’s first since Dec. 13.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

IRISH COULDN’T OVERCOME FAST MIAMI SECOND HALF START, FALL 69-81

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The four minutes to start the second half were the difference maker on Tuesday night inside Purcell Pavilion as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-7, 1-3) fell 81-69 to the (RV) Miami Hurricanes (15-2, 4-0). The game was tied at 39-all at the half, but the Hurricanes surged out of the gates and started the second half on a 13-1 scoring run. 

Costly turnovers and allowing Miami to penetrate inside set the Irish back on Tuesday. Notre Dame committed 18 turnovers in the game in which Miami converted into 19 points. The Hurricanes also produced 40 points in the paint. 

“Most of our turnovers are coming from decisions in the paint. That’s the one thing you miss with Markus (Burton) was his ability to get by people and cause help,” Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry said. “We’ve got to keep working. We can learn from aggressive mistakes.”

Notre Dame did rebound well against one of the nation’s best rebounding teams. Miami entered the contest ranked 11th in the nation in rebound margin, but the Blue and Gold won the battle of the boards, 35-28. Logan Imes tied his career high of eight rebounds.

Jalen Haralson led the Irish in scoring once again with 18 points on 6-13 shooting. He now has 14 straight games with double-digit points.

Sir Mohammed produced his second-highest scoring output of the season with 15 points on 6-8 shooting. He now has three double-digit scoring performances on the year.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Notre Dame kept Miami off the board until the 16:00 minute mark, and then the Hurricanes quickly tied the game at 6-all.

The next eight minutes the Miami offense barely missed. The Hurricanes converted 12-15 from the field in this timespan to earn a 29-23 Hurricane lead.

Notre Dame had several key players step up in the first half. First, Sir Mohammed recorded nine straight points for the Irish from 12:03-8:11 to cut the deficit to 20-25, as the sophomore attacked the rim. 

Next, Cole Certa’s back-to-back treys got the Irish within one possession at 26-29.

Soon after, freshman Ryder Frost got the Irish on their feet – after three straight offensive rebounds, the Irish converted on a huge Frost three, followed by another Frost three out of the timeout to bring ND within one at 34-35.

After seven straight points from Frost, a jumper from Mohammed tied it up at 37-all with 55 seconds remaining.

With under 10 seconds on the clock, Miami capitalized on an Irish turnover to take the lead 39-37, but a quick coast-to-coast finish at the rim from Imes would make it an even ballgame at 39-all heading into halftime.

Miami shot 15-30 (.500) in the first half compared to Notre Dame’s 12-28 (.429). The Irish dominated the boards in the first half, outrebounding the Hurricanes 23-14.

Mohammed led all scorers at the half with 11 points, followed by Haralson with eight points. It was almost a tale of two halves within the first half – the Irish committed eight turnovers over the first 12 minutes but limited it to two over the final eight when they went on their run.

The Hurricanes started the second half on a 15-3 scoring run, shooting 7-9 from the field and forcing four ND turnovers. Notre Dame’s first field goal in the second half didn’t arrive until 15:14 via Jalen Haralson. By 11:44, the Irish faced a double-digit deficit, down 46-56.

The Irish tried to rally halfway through the second as a Brady Koehler three and a Carson Towt putback slam cut the deficit to seven points with 9:11 remaining.

The Hurricanes responded with five straight free throws to make it a 10-point ballgame, extending their lead by as much as 13 down the stretch at 71-58 with 4:08 left.

Back-to-back layups from Towt and Certa cut the deficit to single digits, and while the two squads traded baskets, a Shrewsberry trey and a jumper from Haralson cut it to as low as 8 points with 1:15 on the clock. Miami would go on to outscore the Irish 6-2 in the closing minute to take home the 81-69 road win.

Notre Dame ultimately shot 47.2 percent from the field compared to Miami’s 50.0 percent.

UP NEXT

Notre Dame embarks on a two-game road swing, starting with a Saturday matinee at Virginia Tech. It’ll be a sold-out matchup on Jan. 17, which tips off at Noon ET on ACC Network.

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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BUTLER HOSTS PROVIDENCE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING

INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler Bulldogs will host the Providence College Friars on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The BIG EAST Road Trip show will also be covering the game live from Hinkle and will be hosting a plethora of activities including free throw challenges, spirit squad and mascot appearances and photo opportunities with the BIG EAST championship trophy. Tip-off against the Friars is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Date: Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

Time: 7 PM

Location: Indianapolis, Ind.

Live Stats: Butlersports.com

Watch: ESPN+

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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

Butler (7-10, 1-6 BE) is coming off a 49-39 setback against St. John’s on Saturday afternoon. Caroline Dotsey led Butler with 10 points in the contest while grabbing six rebounds.

Lily Zeinstra leads the BU offense, averaging 9.1 points per game. The sophomore is shooting 43.0-percent from the floor and 34.4-percent from beyond the arc. Dotsey leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 5.3 rebounds per game.

Butler’s two freshmen, Baxter and Anna Wypych, have been solid contributors this season for BU averaging 19.1 and 16.0 minutes per game, respectively. Baxter, a 2025 Indiana All-Star from Columbia City is averaging 6.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.8 steals per game. She is shooting 39.8-percent from the floor and is shooting 76.6-percent from the charity stripe. Wypych posts 5.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. The Michigan native has been impressive from the floor, shooting 47.6-percent while sinking 40.8-percent of her shots from behind the arc.

Dotsey, Saniya Jackson and Mallory Miller have all been pivotal pieces for Butler, averaging 8.9, 8.9 and 8.4 points per game, respectively. Dotsey was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 22 after leading Butler to its first conference win of the season over Xavier with 25 points in the contest. Miller earned a nod to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 15. Miller averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game in a 2-0 week for Butler.

BU is in the top 100 nationally in free throw percentage (75.4%; 47th) and is fourth in the BIG EAST in free throws made per game averaging 11.71 makes per contest.

Butler had six players score in double figures against Dayton on Nov. 28 (Lily Zeinstra 19, Anna Wypych 12, Caroline Dotsey 12, Saniya Jackson 11, Mallory Miller 10 and Nevaeh Jackson 10). That was the first time Butler has had six players in double figures in the last 15 seasons. The last time Butler had six score in double digits was Dec. 12, 2010, when Butler defeated Ball State 105-98.

Butler returns three letterwinners from a year ago and added nine new players to the team with the addition of seven transfers and two freshmen.

Austin Parkinson enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Parkinson has led the squad to 42 wins in his first three seasons.

SCOUTING PROVIDENCE

Providence (9-9, 2-5) is coming off a 85-55 loss to Villanova on Sunday afternoon. Payton Dunbar led the Friars in the contest with 13 points.

Sabou Gueye leads Providence averaging 13.3 points per game.

Tunisia Brown pulls down a team-best 6.6 rebounds per game while Orlagh Gormley paced the offense averaging 4.5 assists per game.

Erin Batth is in her third season at the helm of the Friars. Batth led PC to the No. 7 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament in 2024-25, improving two seed positions from the previous year (No. 9).

2025-26 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season tickets remain on sale, providing the best seating locations still available for the upcoming season. Contact the Butler Ticket Office at tickets@butler.edu or 317-940-DOGS (3647) to place your order. Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Butler Women’s Basketball season are available through ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets.

Butler University Upgrades Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse with Dynamic LED Video

Technology consultant Anthony James Partners (AJP) provided design, procurement, and construction administration services for the upgrades, supporting Butler in selecting SNA Displays to manufacture and install more than 2,700 square feet of LED video display technology, including a center hung display system, baseline LED ribbons, multiple courtside tables, and other digital signage.

The centerpiece of the project is a new LED center hung display consisting of four curved, 14-foot-tall video screens seamlessly connected to create a continuous 360-degree video surface. Each side features a 4 mm pixel pitch for increased pixel density and clarity. The center hung also includes custom static lettering along the top ring of the structure and a team-branded Bulldog logo facing downward toward the playing surface.

Other video signage includes 3-foot-high LED ribbons along the second-level fascia at both ends of the Fieldhouse, two 19-foot-long vomitory displays between the second and third levels, and eight new courtside mobile scorer’s tables equipped with LED screens. For recruitment and training purposes, the project also features two new ASPECT™ all-in-one 16:9 video screens from SNA Displays in an adjacent practice facility, directly integrated into the new control management system.

UP NEXT

Butler will once again hit the road as the Bulldogs travel to Philadelphia, Pa. to face Villanova on Sunday, Jan. 18. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

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IU INDY MEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER ADDS SIX MIDYEAR ADDITIONS TO PROGRAM

LinksINDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s soccer program and head coach Sid van Druenen have announced the additions of six student-athletes to join the program with the start of the spring semester. The Jaguars inked four midyear transfers and a pair of freshmen to join the program ahead of the spring season.

The Jaguars welcome transfers Jack Bilyeu (Xavier), Jai Dindiyal (Xavier), Luke Gonda (Bellarmine) and Jaylen Quezada (Chicago State) and freshmen Jonanthan Biti-Johansen (Kongsberg, Norway) and Divinci Huitron (Aurora, Ill.). All six will train and compete this spring with the program.

“I feel like this was a good window for us with six additions that we have high expectations from,” van Druenen said. “It’s a good mix of experience, character and talent and we are excited to get to work with these guys.”

Jack Bilyeu – Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence Central (Xavier)

MF – 6-foot-2 – Junior

-Played the past two seasons at Xavier

-Made 14 appearances (1 start) as a true freshman in 2024, totaling a goal and an assist

-Scored his first collegiate goal at Ohio State on Sept. 8

-Made two appearances as a sophomore in 2025

-Was a two-time All-Conference performer in soccer while at Lawrence Central, totaling 16 goals and five assists

-Played for FC Pride Elite ECNL

van Druenen on Bilyeu

“Jack is a central midfielder with strong physical attributes coming home to Indianapolis after two seasons at Xavier. His presence, ability and Big East experience should set him up for success.”

Jonathan Biti-Johansen – Kongsberg, Norway / Akademiet Ypsilon

MF – 5-foot-6 – Freshman

-Was a Norwegian National Championship Finalists – G16 in 2022

-Most recently played for Mjondalen IF II in Buskerud, Norway

-Previously played for Stromsgodset IF Youth

van Druenen on Biti-Johansen

“Jonathan is a center midfielder with great passing ability and mobility. It is great for him to be able to join in January so he can get used to the physicality and pace of the D1 game.”

Jai Dindiyal – Mooresville, Ind. / Mooresville (Xavier)

D – 6-foot – Junior

-Played the past two seasons at Xavier

-Appeared in three matches this past season, totaling 39 minutes

-Made three appearances as a freshman in 2024, totaling 59 minutes

-Was a two-time All-Mid-State Conference performer in soccer and track while at Mooresville High School

-Finished his high school career with 25 goals and 10 assists

-Also played for the Indy Eleven Pro Academy – MLS Next Team from 2022-24

van Druenen on Dindiyal

“Jai is a local product that, after experiences at Indy Eleven and Xavier, has all the tools to be successful with us. We see him as a center back in our system that brings pace and physicality to our back line.”   

Luke Gonda – Schaumburg, Ill. / Schaumburg (Bellarmine)

D – 6-foot – Redshirt Sophomore

-Spent the past two seasons at Bellarmine University, redshirting as a freshman in 2024 before playing in five matches this past season (one start)

-Logged 156 minutes in the defensive third as a redshirt freshman in 2025

-Named to the ASUN Honor Roll

-Played club soccer with the Chicago Sockers

van Druenen on Gonda

“We have known Luke from his time at Chicago Sockers and his work rate and positional versatility, coupled with his experience at Bellarmine, make him a great midyear pickup for us.”

Divinci Huitron – Aurora, Ill. / Chicago Fire Academy Day School

MF – 5-foot-9 – Freshman

-Played with the Chicago Fire Academy

-Named among the Best XI at the 2025 ECNL Boys Playoffs for U17/U19 play

van Druenen on Huitron

“Divinci comes in as a true freshman, but has the personality of an upperclassmen. He’s a very technical midfielder used to playing at a high level with the Fire Academy.”

Jayden Quezada – Chicago, Ill. / Cristo Rey Jesuit (Chicago State)

D – 5-foot-6 – Sophomore

-Played in 15 games (14 starts) as a true freshman at Chicago State in 2025, earning a spot on the NEC All-Rookie Team

-Tied for the team lead in assists (2) this past season while ranking third on the squad in minutes (1,048)

-Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Stonehill on Sept. 28

-Played with the Chicago Fire Academy

van Druenen on Quezada

“Jayden is an attacking minded outside back with great 1-v-1 and crossing abilities. He played over a 1,000 minutes at Chicago State and that experience is very valuable in a transfer.” 

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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

ZEIGLER’S BIG NIGHT NOT ENOUGH FOR CARDINALS IN 87-77 SETBACK AT AKRON

AKRON, Ohio – Armoni Zeigler tied a career high with 30 points, but the Ball State men’s basketball team couldn’t complete a comeback as Akron took an 87-77 decision on Tuesday night at James A. Rhodes Arena.

Ball State trailed 14-2 early in the contest but later went on a 15-5 scoring run, capped by a Zeigler layup with 7:17 on the clock in the first half, to tie the score at 28-28. Akron responded with a 15-6 run to take a 43-34 edge into halftime.

The host Zips (13-4, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) built a lead that peaked at 74-52 with just under eight minutes to play, but Ball State (4-13, 0-5 MAC) rallied back with a 13-2 stretch that cut the deficit to 76-65 after a 3-pointer by Zeigler with 4:27 to play. Akron maintained a double figure advantage from there to improve its home winning streak to 25 games.

Zeigler tied his collegiate best in scoring (Nov. 20, 2024 vs Saint Elizabeth when he was at Saint Peter’s) and went for 10 more points than his previous season high (20 points against Mansfield on Nov. 7). The junior tallied 18 of those points in the first half and went 11-for-18 from the field for the game including 3-for-6 from distance and 5-for-5 on free throws while adding five rebounds.

Elmore James IV followed with 17 points near his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, and Davion Hill contributed 15 points, six rebounds and three assists as the other Cardinal in double figures. Forward Cam Denson chipped in seven points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists, while Devon Barnes posted six points and two boards.

Akron outrebounded Ball State by two (33-31) and held a 14-9 edge in second chance points, but the Cardinals tallied more points in the paint (34-30). Ball State committed more turnovers (10-8) but got more points off turnovers (11-8).

Tavari Johnson paced the Zips with 22 points and seven assists, while Amani Lyles posted a 19-point, 12-rebound double-double.

Ball State went 48.2 percent (27-56) from the field, 32 percent (8-25) on 3-pointers and 78.9 percent (15-19) at the foul line. Akron hit 47.6 percent (30-63) of its field goal attempts including 37.1 percent (13-35) from distance and 87.5 percent (14-16) on free throws.

The Cardinals return home after a two-game roadtrip to face Ohio at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.

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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SET TO HOST BUFFALO IN MIDWEEK #MACTION WEDNESDAY IN WORTHEN

Return of the MAC:

– Wednesday’s game against Buffalo will mark the 41st time in program history the two schools have met, with the Cardinals leading the all-time series, 24-16. Ball State and Buffalo’s first-ever meeting was on Jan. 30 at Buffalo in 1998-99.

– Ball State has won five-straight over the Bulls dating back to 2022-23. Last year the Cardinals defeated the Bulls in Buffalo by a score of 78-56. Ball State then celebrated being crowned the 2025 MAC regular season champions with their 72-60 victory in Worthen Arena on March 5, 2025 which was the Cardinals and the Bulls last meeting.

– Brady Sallee owns a 13-8 record against the Bulls dating back to his first season at BSU.

– It may be cold outside but the Cardinals tend to get hot in the month of January under 14th-year head coach Brady Sallee. Sallee owns an overall record of 79-29 (.725) in the month of January dating back to his first season in 2012-13.

Sallee Strong:

Brady Sallee is known for developing his players into strong shooters,over the years. In the last two seasons the Cardinals have ranked in the top 75 nationally in offense. In 2023-24 the Cardinals were 53rd in offense averaging 72.7 points per game while in 2024-25 Ball State finished the year ranked 72nd averaging 72.5 points per game. The Cardinals this season rank 55th in the nation in field goal percentage (44.8), 70th in scoring margin (12.4) and 42nd in scoring offense (76.9).

Top Three in #MACtion:

Only three Mid-American Conference teams remain undefeated in the conference play; Ball State is 4-0 while Miami (4-0) and Ohio (4-0) also are unblemished in league play.

4-0 in the MAC:

The Cardinals have opened their Mid-American Conference season with a 4-0 ledger for the third-straight season and the ninth time in program history.  Ball State has won eight-straight MAC regular season contests dating back to last year with its last lost coming against Kent State by a 60-54 decision on Feb. 22, 2025.

Internation Success:

The Cardinals have had plenty of international success under 14th year head coach Brady Sallee. We all remember Nathalie Fontaine the 6-2 guard from Stockholm, Sweden became Ball State’s all-time leading scorer with 2,166 points. The 2016 MAC Player of the Year and AP honorable mention averaged 21.0 points per game and 10.2 rebounds while making over 50 percent of her shots. After Fontaine was Carmen Grande a native from Madrid, Spain who held onto the all-time assists record with 697 until Ally Becki surpassed her last season with 721 and we also cannot forget Thelma Dis Agustsdottir from Keflavik, Iceland who holds the all-time 3-point record with 325 treys. Agustsdottir also competed at the Celsius 3-point championship at the NCAA Tournament.

Scouting Buffalo:

Buffalo fell to Ohio 71-59 on Saturday. Aniya Rowe scored a career-high 20 points, Deana Thompson tied a career-best with 14 points for the second straight game, Ella Corry also scored in double figures with 12 points and Meg Lucas notched 12 rebounds.

The Bulls lead the MAC and rank in the top 25 nationally in offensive rebounds per game (15.7). UB is the only team in the MAC to have three freshmen averaging 25+ minutes per game and are one of just two teams to have a rookie leading their squad in minutes played.

Head coach Kristen Sharkey is in her first year at the helm of the Bulls after a standout playing career at UB, followed by seven seasons on staff where she helped lead the Bulls to three MAC championship titles and a Sweet 16 appearance.

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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SYCAMORES HOST ILLINOIS STATE ON WEDNESDAY FOR REMATCH WITH THE REDBIRDS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball looks to snap a three-game skid on Wednesday night, hosting the Redbirds of Illinois State.

Last Time Out

Indiana State men’s basketball battled Evansville on Saturday night but came up short in a 72-69 loss inside the Hulman Center. Ian Scott led the way with a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. Camp Wagner finished with 16 points, while Derek Vorst chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds.

Indiana State allowed their opponent to shoot better than 50% for the fourth time in the last five games (50.0%) compared to the Sycamores shooting 39.4% a season-low 17.9% from three.

Series History

Indiana State and Illinois State are set for their 137th meeting in the history of the two programs, and the second meeting in just about three weeks. The teams are split 5-5 in the last 10 matchups, but the Redbirds have won three of the last four.

Quick Hits

Ian Scott tied his season high with 24 points, also tying his MVC high and recording his MVC-leading fifth double-double

Scott also recorded a season high of 11 made field goals and 16 field goals attempted

This marked his third 20-plus-point double-double

The 11 made field goals tied for the most in a single game in the MVC this season

First 20-point game for Indiana State since Scott did it at Illinois State also with 20 points

First double-double for Indiana State since Scott (24 points, 12 rebounds) and Derek Vorst (17 points, 11 rebounds) each recorded one vs. Bradley on December 18

Game Promotion

Wednesday night is the annual Blackout Cancer game. Fans are encouraged to wear black to for State Dance Marathon in support of Riley Children’s Hospital. The night will feature a silent auction, Miracle Minute, and a recognition of Riley’s kids and their families.

Up Next

Indiana State will take to the road for the next two games. The Sycamores will head to Murray State on Saturday, January 17 before traveling to Bradley on Wednesday, January 21.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

‘DONS VISIT TITLETOWN FOR CLASH WITH GREEN BAY

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team hits the road again for a midweek game at Green Bay on Wednesday (Jan. 14) with a 7 p.m. ET tip.

Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay Phoenix
When: Wednesday, January 14 | 7 PM ET
Where: Green Bay, Wis. | Kress Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | Green Bay | Horizon League

Know Your Foe

Perennial powerhouse Green Bay is rolling through the first half of Horizon League play with a 13-5, 8-0 record this season. The closest the Phoenix have come to a loss in league play was a 58-55 decision against Cleveland State. The scoring is reasonably balanced, led by 14.8 points per game from Jenna Guyer and 12.3 from Meghan Schultz. Five more average between 5.0 and 10.0 points per game.

Series History

Green Bay leads the series 14-1, but Purdue Fort Wayne won its first game last season. In three meetings last year, the ‘Dons won at home 67-66, lost in overtime 68-63 in Green Bay and lost 76-73 in the Horizon League Championship game in Indianapolis.

A Win Would…

• Give the Mastodons their second ever win vs. Green Bay and first on the road

• Snap a two-game losing skid

• Give Maria Marchesano her 53rd Horizon League win and 85th win as Mastodon head coach

3-Point Threat

Rylee Bess has the best season-long 3-point percentage by a freshman in program history. Her mark of 43.4 percent (36-of-83) is a tick better than Jordan Zuppe (2007-08), who shot 43.3 percent (74-of-171) in her freshman season. Bess’ 43.4 percent is the seventh-best percentage by any player in Mastodon history.

3-Point Threat x2

Rylee Bess’ 43.4 3-point percentage is the third-best by any freshman in the country this season, behind Ella Ryan of Quinnipiac (44.9 percent) and Haylie Adamski from Lafayette (43.7 percent). Bess is 24th nationally among all players.

3-Point Threat x3

If Rylee Bess holds her 43.4 3-point percentage, meets the NCAA minimum of two makes per game, and does not start a game this season, she would have the seventh-best 3-point percentage in NCAA Division I history without a start. She would be the best freshman shooter on that list.

At Her Bess(t)

Over the last four games, Rylee Bess is averaging 13.3 points per game, shooting 60.0 percent from the floor and 60.9 percent from the 3-point line.

In the Record Books

Alana Nelson’s 41.7 single-season 3-point field goal percentage ranks ninth in program history with at least 30 makes. She also qualifies for the career leaderboard with at least 40 makes, holding second place behind Lauren Ross (47.6 percent).

Triple Trouble

Purdue Fort Wayne has had the top 3-point shooter in the Horizon League in each of the last three seasons.

2025-26 – Rylee Bess – 43.4 percent

2024-25 – Lauren Ross – 47.6 percent

2023-24 – Shayla Sellers – 40.2 percent

Marchesano Mania

Maria Marchesano owns 52 Horizon League wins as the Mastodon head coach. She was the fastest to reach 50 league wins in program history. She needs four more to break into the top-20 in HL wins in league history.

More Maria Madness

Maria Marchesano’s 58.4 winning percentage (52-37) in Horizon League contests ranks 13th in league history with a minimum of three seasons. Cleveland State’s  Chris Kielsmeier is the only active coach with a better mark.

Chasing 2,000

Jordan Reid needs 163 points to reach 2,000 in her career between Purdue Fort Wayne and Indiana Wesleyan.

League Leader

Alana Nelson leads the Horizon League this season in points (309), points per game (17.2), field goals (111), 3-point field goals (40) and minutes per game (34.4). In league play, she leads in points (153), points per game (19.1), field goals (56) and 3-point field goals (17).

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 – 2,578 (482 at Northwood, 1,787 at Spring Arbor, 309 at PFW)

Jordan Reid – 1,837 (1,395 at Indiana Wesleyan, 442 at PFW)

Lauren Lee – 1,699 (1,630 at Campbellsville, 69 at PFW)

In the Polls

Purdue Fort Wayne was receiving votes in the latest Mid-Major Top 25 Poll on December 30. The Mastodons spent eight weeks in the Top 25 last season and received votes in all but the first poll of the 2024-25 season.

Vetting Krasovec

Lili Krasovec has 19 free throws makes on her last 23 trips to the charity stripe (82.6 percent).

Lili Love

Lili Krasovec scored a career-high 19 points against Northern Kentucky after going 7-of-11 from the floor. She has scored in double-digits 11 times this season after doing so just twice at Boston College.

Lock In Lili

Lili Krasovec has scored 15+ points six times this season. In those games, she was a combined 34-for-54 (62.9 percent) from the floor and 23-of-26 (88.5 percent) from the free throw line.

Wicked Wagner

On limited attempts off the bench, the 6-foot-4 Avery Wagner is shooting 37.5 percent from 3-point range (6-of-16).

3-Ball Fun

The Mastodons are 3-1 this season when they hit 10 or more 3-pointers this season. Under Maria Marchesano’s leadership, the ‘Dons have had 53 such games with a 41-12 record in those games.

Look at Lee!

Through eight Horizon League games, Lauren Lee is second in the HL with 4.4 assists per game. She also has a 2.5 assist to turnover ratio, a league-best.

I’ll Take That

Jordan Reid is averaging 2.4 steals per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-70 nationally. If that average holds for a season-long mark, it would be second-best in the program’s Division I era and sixth-best overall.

Inside The Arc? Guaranteed Bucket

Lili Krasovec is shooting 63.1 percent from the floor this season (77-for-122), which ranks first in Mastodon history for a single season, topping Jazzlyn Linbo’s 58.3 from last year.

Home Sweet Gates

Purdue Fort Wayne is 50-22 (69.4 percent) at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 35-7 (83.3 percent) over the last three seasons.

Magic Numbers 70 and 80

Under head coach Maria Marchesano, the Mastodons are 56-9 when they score 70 points or more and 26-3 when they hit 80.

Bench Mob

Purdue Fort Wayne’s bench is out-scoring its opponents’ benches 385-285 this season. The Mastodon bench led in bench points in 13 of its 18 games.

Last Time Out

The ‘Dons fell to Youngstown State 58-54 on the road. Rylee Bess had a game-high 20 points and six 3-pointers off the bench, notching new career-highs with both.

Next Time Up

Purdue Fort Wayne returns home after the toughest three-game road stretch of the season to welcome Cleveland State to the Gates Sports Center on January 21.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

USI PLAYS TWO ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball hits the road for a pair of Ohio Valley Conference games this week, visiting Tennessee Tech Thursday and Tennessee State Saturday. Tipoff Thursday at TTU is slated for 7:30 p.m., while the start time Saturday is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Both games are scheduled to be streamed on ESPN+. All USI games are aired live on ESPN 97.7FM and The Spin 95.7FM.

The Screaming Eagles (3-13, 0-6 OVC) hope to right the ship on the road after falling twice at Liberty Arena last week. USI, which has lost its last eight, was stopped by Southeast Missouri State, 84-76, and UT Martin, 73-56. Senior guard Ismail Habib and junior guard Amaree Brown led the way with 16 points per game each.

For the season, Habib has been posting 16.5 points per game to lead USI in scoring. Senior guard Cardell Bailey is second on the team in scoring with 14.1 points per contest this season and is averaging 16.1 points per outing in the last nine games.

Brown, who made his 2025-26 USI debut last week, had 15 points against SEMO and 17 versus UTM.

TTU (7-10, 2-4 OVC) snapped a four-game losing streak with a 59-54 win at Western Illinois after starting the week with a 71-61 loss to Eastern Illinois. The Golden Eagles hold a 5-1 lead in the all-time series with USI after taking both meetings last year.

TSU (10-6, 4-2 OVC), which hosts Morehead State Thursday before hosting USI, has won five of its last seven games after defeating Western Illinois, 90-68, and losing to Eastern Illinois, 74-70. USI leads the all-time series with TSU, 6-5, after splitting last year with each team winning on its home court.

Following this week’s road games, the Eagles are back in Liberty Arena for a four-game homestand versus Eastern Illinois January 22; Western Illinois January 24; Lindenwood January 29; and SIUE January 31 (Homecoming).

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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL

BEACONS BATTLE BACK, BUT BELMONT EDGES OUT VICTORY

The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team rallied from down 12 with 8:31 to go to tie the game with 1:26 remaining, but host Belmont improved to 16-3 overall and 6-2 in league play by pulling out a 78-74 victory on a go-ahead shot with 11 seconds to go. The Beacons were led in scoring by fifth-year senior Owen Dease (Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Reitz), who poured in 24 points, while freshman Rakim Chaney (Rockford, Ill. / Rockford Auburn [212 Sports Academy]) had his biggest game in league play with 17 points.

How It Happened

After Valpo scored the game’s first basket, Belmont went on an early 7-0 run, but Brody Whitaker (Greencastle, Ind. / Greencastle [UIndy / Marian]) knocked down a corner 3 to beat the shot clock, his second made jumper of the game, to stop the spurt.

Whitaker improved to 3-for-3 on the day when he hit another big triple, cutting the lead to five at 15-10 with 12 minutes remaining in the first half.

With 10:06 left in the half, Dease beat the shot clock with a jumper despite being fouled, tying the game on the traditional 3-point play.

The game continued to go back and forth, as a trey by JT Pettigrew (Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook) that made it 32-30 Valpo with four minutes left in the first half provided the eighth lead change of the opening stanza.

Chaney hit a 3 with 50 seconds left in the first half to tie the game at 39 as the two teams continued to trade blows, but Belmont made the last shot of the half and went into the break 41-39 after 20 minutes that featured six ties and 11 lead changes.

The Beacons trailed by six with 16:30 left in the second half, but slimmed the lead to two thanks to a four-point trip as Sader Servilus (Montreal, Quebec, Canada / Fort Erie International Academy]) scored through contact, and then after a missed free throw and two offensive rebounds, Chaney knocked down a shot to make it 51-49 with 15:47 left.

Belmont reeled off four straight points to double what had been a four-point lead to eight at 58-50 with 11:56 on the clock, the largest Bruin bulge of the night to that point.

Belmont scored four straight to up the lead to 12 at 66-54 with 8:31 on the second-half clock.

Valpo surged back to within six thanks to a 3 by Dease and a second-chance basket by Pettigrew. It was still a six-point game at 70-64 with 4:47 left.

Dease made his fifth 3 of the game to make it 70-67 with 4:15 on the clock. The Beacons kept getting stops and hoisted 3-point efforts that would have tied the game on each of the next three possessions, but all three were off the mark and Belmont continued to cling to a 70-67 edge with 2:47 on the clock.

Chaney hit a monster shot with 1:26 left, tying the game at 72 after Valpo had trailed by 12 with 8:31 left. On the next possession with Valpo down two, Chaney found Tupuola for a dunk to beat the shot clock, once again leveling the score, that time at 74 with just 36 seconds remaining.

Belmont’s Drew Scharnowski made the game-winning hook shot with 11 seconds left, then Valpo missed a 3 on its final possession before Belmont clinched it with two free throws with one second on the clock.

Inside the Game

Valpo held a 34-29 advantage on the boards and outdid Belmont 14-5 on offensive rebounds and 22-4 on second-chance points.

Pettigrew finished with a career-high 12 rebounds to lead the team’s relentless effort on the glass. He scored in double figures for the fifth straight game, making this his third double-double of the year and first in league play. He previously had double-doubles against Southern Indiana (Nov. 26) and UNCW (Dec. 13).

Dease has scored 24 points or more in three of his last five games, including 24 on Tuesday. He drained a season-high five 3s in the game against the Bruins.

Chaney turned in 17 points, four assists and no turnovers. He has dished out four assists in each of his last two games. Chaney’s 17 points against the Bruins marked his highest output in league play and his highest since 23 on Nov. 19 at Cleveland State.

Whitaker had 11 points and was one of four Beacons with multiple made 3s. He scored 30 points in two games on this road trip and was in double figures in both after previously not having reached double figures in league play.

Whitaker and the Beacons defended Belmont sharpshooter Tyler Lundblade well, as he was limited to 2-of-9 from 3-point range.

This marked the second straight game that Valpo had at least four players in double figures.

Valpo made a season-high 12 3s on Tuesday, the team’s highest total against a Division-I opponent since Feb. 4, 2023 vs. Drake (12) and highest total in a true road game since Feb. 19, 2020 at Drake (14).

Valpo limited the turnovers to 11 or fewer for the 14th time in 18 games this season.

The Beacons shot a season-worst 53.3 percent at the free-throw line, missing seven of their 15 attempts.

The game featured 11 ties and eight lead changes.

Chaney had a team-best plus-minus of +12 in 33 minutes, meaning Valpo was outscored by 16 in the seven minutes he was on the bench.

Valpo once again went toe-to-toe with a top-tier team in the league. Belmont leads the league in the KenPom (65) and is second in the NET (62).

Up Next

Valpo (8-10, 2-5 MVC) will host UNI on Saturday at 2 p.m. as part of All-Sports Reunion Weekend. The Valpo Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026, including Valpo basketball legend Ryan Broekhoff, will be enshrined this weekend. 

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UINDY MEN’S LAX

UINDY MEN’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE RELEASES 2026 SCHEDULE

INDIANAPOLIS — The UIndy Men’s Lacrosse team announced its 2026 schedule on Tuesday. In his 16th season as a head coach, Greg Stocks and the Greyhounds open their season on the road in Hickory, NC, against Lenior-Rhyne on Jan. 31st.

Stocks and Associate Head Coach Austin Grimes return three USILA All-America Honorable Mention honorees in AJ Preachuk, Alec Score, and Tyler Bernarduci, who was also voted to the All-Region Third Team last season. The Greyhounds also return eight All-GLVC honorees from the 2025 season.

The team returns to Key Stadium Saturday, Feb. 7th at Noon to face the Northwood Timberwolves. The Hounds will play a total of six games at home, facing Quincy for their final regular-season contest at Key at Noon on April 11 for Senior Day and Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day. The Hounds then close out their regular season slate on April 18th at Maryville.

SCHEDULE: https://athletics.uindy.edu/sports/mens-lacrosse/schedule

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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

On January 14 in …

1908 – Roger Hartigan scores century on cricket Test debut versus England in Adelaide (116).

1919 – John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, and Judge McQuade buy the New York Giants.

1940 – Commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers.

1940 – NFL Pro Bowl: Green Bay Packers beat NFL All-Stars 16-7.

1943 – Alex Smart (Montreal Canadiens) is first NHL player to score hat trick in his first game.

1951 – NFL Pro Bowl: first since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27.

1961 – Chicago Bears’ Willard Dewveall becomes first NFL player to join the AFL.

1962 – NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30.

1964 – 14th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-107 at Boston, Massachusetts.

1964 – Bapu Nadkarni 32-27-5-0 versus England, 21 maiden overs in a row.

1968 – Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami, Florida; Most Valuable Player: Bart Starr, quarterback.

1971 – John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs.

1973 – Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins, 14-7 in Los Angeles, California; Most Valuable Player: Jake Scott, Safety.

1974 – World Football League founded.

1975 – Anita Wold (Norway) sets women’s ski jump distance record-98 metres.

1976 – Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves.

1985 – Martina Navratilova is third to win 100 tennis tournaments (Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert).

1987 – Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.

1994 – Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61 metres).

1996 – Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions.

2002 – Barry Bonds agrees to a five-year, $90 million deal with the San Francisco Giants.

2007 – The Toronto Blue Jays and first baseman Lyle Overbay agree to a four-year contract worth $24 million to stay in Toronto.

2008 – The Board of Control for Cricket in India sells broadcasting rights to the Indian Premier league for US$1 billion.

2022 – At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Arizona Coyotes by score 4-3.

2022 – At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Anaheim Ducks by score 7-3.

2022 – At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Dallas Stars by score 7-1.

Births of sports figures on January 14

1920 – Birth of Bertus de Harder; Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux).

1920 – Birth of Donald Beard; cricket player (New Zealand pace bowler in the 1950s).

1927 – Birth of Ivan Kalita in USSR; equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1968).

1936 – Birth of John Paul Cain in Sweetwater, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1989 Greater Grand Rapids).

1936 – Birth of Ludmila Pinayevain USSR; 500m kayak (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968, 1972).

1936 – Birth of Reiner Klimke in Germany; equestrian dressage (Olympics-gold-1984).

1937 – Birth of Ken Higgs; cricket player (effective England pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1965-68).

1941 – Birth of C L “Gibby” Gilbert Junior in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; PGA golfer (1976 Danny Thomas).

1944 – Birth of Graham Vivian Marsh in Kalgoorlie, Australia; PGA golfer (1977 Heritage).

1951 – Birth of Gil Pak Jong in Korea; judo (Olympics-1976).

1959 – Birth of Paul Terry; cricket player (in Germany Two Tests England vs West Indies 1984).

1964 – Birth of Sergei Nemchinov in Moscow, Russia; NHL center (New York Islanders, Olympics-Silver-1998).

1965 – Birth of Dave Lowry in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Florida Panthers).

1966 – Birth of Matt Brock; NFL defensive end/tackle (New York Jets).

1967 – Birth of Terry Wooden; NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs).

1968 – Birth of Fred[ric] Honebein in San Francisco, California, USA; rower (Olympics-5th-1996).

1969 – Birth of David Webb; WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy).

1969 – Birth of Martin Bicknell; cricket player (England pace bowler 1993).

1969 – Birth of Rico Smith; NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns).

1970 – Birth of Eric Charron in Verdun, Quebec, Canada; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals).

1970 – Birth of Steve Cooke in Kanai, Hawaii; pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates).

1970 – Birth of Tyrone Hughes; NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears).

1972 – Birth of Kyle Brady; NFL tight end (New York Jets).

1972 – Birth of Michael Davis; NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns).

1973 – Birth of Ed Howard; NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons).

1973 – Birth of Lethon Flowers; NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers).

1973 – Birth of Rod Myers in Conroe, Texas, USA; outfielder (Kansas City Royals).

1974 – Birth of Hugues Legault in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 50m swimmer (Olympics-1996).

1974 – Birth of Kevin Jefferson; NFL linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals).

1974 – Birth of Michael Dritlein; WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire).

1974 – Birth of Nancy Napolski in Hinsdale, Idaho, USA; air rifle (Olympics-1996).

1975 – Birth of Marcel Koning; soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC).

1977 – Birth of Terry Ryan in Saint Johns; NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens).

1980 – Birth of Ossama Haidar; Lebanese soccer player.

1980 – Birth of Cory Gibbs; American soccer player.

Deaths of sports figures on January 14

1970 – John J “Johnny” Murphy, American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and general manager (New York Mets), dies at age 61 of a heart attack.

1984 – Ray Kroc, founder of MacDonalds/owner San Diego Padres, dies at age 82 (born 1902).

On January 15 in …

1857 – First first-class cricket game in Sydney: New South Wales versus Victoria at The Domain.

1892 – James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball, in Triangle Magazine, Massachusetts.

1895 – Albert Trott takes record 8-43 on cricket Test debut.

1905 – Coen de Koning becomes world champion all-round skater.

1908 – C Hill and R J Hartigan make 8th wicket partnership 243 for Australia.

1930 – George Headley scores cricket century on debut versus England (made 176).

1934 – Babe Ruth signs a 1934 baseball contract for $35,000 ($17,000 cut).

1936 – Horace Stoneham elected president of New York Giants.

1939 – First NFL pro bowl, New York Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field.

1942 – Chicago Cubs drop plans to install lights at Wrigley Field due to World War II.

1942 – US President Franklin Roosevelt asks commissioner to continue baseball during war.

1956 – Bauer Marlene wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open.

1956 – NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 31-30.

1957 – Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new three-year lease for Ebbets Field.

1958 – New York Yankees sign million dollar plus deal to show 140 games on WPIX TV.

1961 – NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 35-31.

1961 – Suggs wins LPGA Sea Island Women’s Golf Invitational Open.

1962 – 50th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats R Emerson (8-6, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4).

1964 – Baseball agrees to hold a free-agent draft in New York City, New York.

1966 – AFL Pro Bowl: All-Stars beats Buffalo 30-19.

1966 – NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 36-7.

1967 – At the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first-ever world championship game (later called the Super Bowl) of American football. A crowd of 61,946 people is on hand. For their win, each member of the Packers collect $15,000: this is the largest single-game share in the history of team sports.

1970 – Milwaukee Brewers make their first trade (with Oakland Athletics).

1972 – Heavyweight Joe Frazier knocks out Terry Daniels.

1974 – 24th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 134-123 at Seattle, Washington.

1977 – Jane Blalock wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament.

1978 – Super Bowl XII: Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos, 27-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana; Most Valuable Players: defensive end Harvey Martin, and defensive tackle Randy White.

1981 – Bob Gibson elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame.

1983 – Hartford Whalers’ smallest crowd 4,812 (beat New Jersey Devils) during blizzard.

1983 – Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar make 451 stand versus India.

1984 – Hana Mandlikova ends Martina Navratilova’s 54-match tennis winning streak.

1984 – Schönbrun skates world record 5 km (7:39.44).

1985 – Mike Gatting and Graeme Fowler both score 200’s versus India.

1988 – Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder makes racist remarks about black athletes.

1988 – Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Madras, world Test record.

1988 – Narendra Hirwani takes 16-136 (8-61 and 8-75) versus West Indies on Test debut.

1989 – Betsy King wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic.

1990 – 42-year-old George Foreman knocks out George Cooney in two rounds.

1990 – Toronto Blue Jays’ player Cecil Fielder signs with Detroit Tigers as a free agent.

1990 – New York Knicks’ Trent Tucker scores with 1/10 second remaining, beats Chicago Bulls, 109-106.

1991 – Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.

1991 – Birth of Rubab Raza, Pakistan swimmer.

1995 – Dawn Coe-Jones wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champion.

1995 – San Diego Chargers beat Pittsburgh Steelers 17-13 for AFC championship.

1995 – San Francisco 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys for NFC championship.

1997 – Chicago Bulls’ player Dennis Rodman kicks cameraman, Eugene Amos, in the groin.

2022 – At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats San Jose Sharks by score 2-1.

2022 – At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Edmonton Oilers by score 6-4.

2022 – At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Ageles Kings beats Seattle Kraken by score 3-1.

2022 – At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Arizona Coyotes by score 5-0.

2022 – At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Anaheim Ducks by score 3-0.

2022 – At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Saint Louis Blues by score 6-5.

2022 – At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 3-2.

2022 – At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Dallas Stars by score 3-1.

2022 – At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-0.

2022 – At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 9-2.

2022 – At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats New York Islanders by score 2-0.

2022 – At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-1.

2022 – At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Nashville Predators by score 4-3.

Births of sports figures on January 15

1932 – Birth of Dean Smith; American actor/relay runner (Olympics-gold-1952).

1932 – Birth of Louis Woodard Jones in New Rochelle, New York, USA; 4X400m relayer (Olympics-gold-1956).

1943 – Birth of Mike Marshall; Major League Baseball pitcher (1974 Cy Young Award).

1949 – Birth of Howard Allen Twitty in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; PGA golfer (1979 BC Open).

1953 – Birth of Randy White; NFL tackle (Dallas Cowboys).

1956 – Birth of Paul Parker; cricket player (one Test England versus Australia 1981).

1956 – Birth of Vera Sosulya in the USSR; toboggan (Olympics-gold-1980).

1960 – Birth of Tim Curtis; cricket player (England righty batsman in five Tests 1988-89).

1963 – Birth of Lijuan Geng in Hebei, China; Canadian tennis player (Olympics-1996).

1963 – Birth of Richard Nasheim; hockey forward (Team Austria 1998).

1963 – Birth of Yaro Dachniwsky in Chicago, Illinois, USA; team handball goalie (Olympics-1996).

1964 – Birth of Cees van der de Linden; soccer player.

1964 – Birth of Paula Schnurr in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada; 1500m runner (Olympics-8-1992, 1996).

1965 – Birth of Michael Clemons; Canadian Football League running back (Toronto Argonauts).

1967 – Birth of Richard Blakey; cricket player (England wicket-keeper in India 1993).

1967 – Birth of Ted N Tryba in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA; PGA golfer (1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf).

1968 – Birth of Bob Dahl; NFL guard (Washington Redskins).

1968 – Birth of Felton Spencer; NBA center (San Francisco Warriors).

1968 – Birth of Laurie Fellner in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA; team handball goalie (Olympics-1992, 1996).

1968 – Birth of Steve McConaghy; Australian soling yachter (Olympics-1996).

1969 – Birth of Adam Burt in Detroit, Michigan, USA; NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers).

1969 – Birth of Delino DeShields in Seaford, Delaware, USA; infielder (Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers).

1969 – Birth of Leonard Wheeler; NFL safety/cornerback (Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings).

1969 – Birth of Marsha Miller in Rochester, New York, USA; WPVA volleyball player (National-17th-1995).

1969 – Birth of Rob van Dijk; Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord).

1969 – Birth of Rod de Highden; Australian 5k/10k/marathon runner (Olympics-1996).

1969 – Birth of Siupeli Malamala; NFL guard/tackle (New York Jets).

1970 – Birth of Dan Landry in San Diego, California, USA; volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics-1996).

1970 – Birth of Elroy Kromheer; soccer player (FC Volendam).

1970 – Birth of Michele Granger in Anaheim, California, USA; softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-1996).

1971 – Birth of LeShon Johnson; running back (Arizona Cardinals).

1973 – Birth of Daniel Nijhof; Dutch soccer player (FC Twente).

1973 – Birth of Randy Srochenski; Canadian Football League linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders).

1974 – Birth of Mike Minter; safety (Carolina Panthers).

1975 – Birth of Greg Loveridge; cricket player (New Zealand leg-spinner, did not bowl versus Zimbabwe 1996).

1975 – Birth of Mary Pierce in Montréal, Québec, Canada; tennis star (1995 Australian Open).

1984 – Birth of Megan Quann, American swimmer.

Deaths of sports figures on January 15

1936 – Henry Forster, cricket player (Hants and Oxford University), Governor-General of Australia, dies.

1942 – Melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympics-gold-1908, 1912), dies at age 58.

1966 – Betsy Mitchell, US 100m backstroke swimmer, dies at age 25.

1968 – Bill Masterson, first NHL player fatally injured during game (January 13), dies.

1986 – James H “Jim” Crowley, US football player (Notre Dame), dies at age 83.

1989 – Wilf Slack, cricket player (whilst bat in Gambia England player 1986), dies.

1993 – Henry Iba, basketball coach, dies at age 88.

2017 – Death of Jimmy Snuka, Fijian-born American professional wrestler (born 1943).

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TV SPORTS

Wednesday, 1/14/26

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Toronto Raptors vs Indiana Pacers	7:00pm	SN FanDuel Sports IND
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Philadelphia 76ers	7:00pm	ESPN NBCS-PHI FanDuel Sports Ohio
Utah Jazz vs Chicago Bulls	8:00pm	CHSN KJZZ
Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans	8:00pm	GCSN YES
Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks	9:30pm	ESPN ALT KFAA
New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings	10:00pm	NBCS-CA MSG2
Washington Wizards vs Los Angeles Clippers	10:00pm	MNMT FanDuel Sports SoCal
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Seattle Kraken vs New Jersey Devils	7:00pm	KONG ESPN+
Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres	7:30pm	TNT MAX
Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers	7:30pm	MSG RDS
Vegas Golden Knights vs Los Angeles Kings	10:00pm	TNT MAX
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
VCU at Rhode Island	6:00pm	CBSSN
ETSU at Western Carolina	6:00pm	Nexstar
Chattanooga at Wofford	6:00pm	ESPN+
Army West Point at Holy Cross	6:00pm	ESPN+
Lehigh at Boston University	6:00pm	ESPN+
Butler at Xavier	6:30pm	FS1
Iowa at Purdue	6:30pm	BTN
High Point at Winthrop	6:30pm	ESPN+
Auburn at Missouri	7:00pm	ESPN2/U
Ole Miss at Georgia	7:00pm	ESPN2/U
Kentucky at LSU	7:00pm	SECN
Pitt at Georgia Tech	7:00pm	ACCN
La Salle at Richmond	7:00pm	MNMT
Davidson at George Washington	7:00pm	MNMT2
Iona at Rider	7:00pm	SNY
Colorado at Cincinnati	7:00pm	Peacock
UNC Asheville at Presbyterian	7:00pm	ESPN+
East Carolina at South Florida	7:00pm	ESPN+
Southern Miss at Troy	7:00pm	ESPN+
Furman at Samford	7:00pm	ESPN+
Sacred Heart at Siena	7:00pm	ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at Marshall	7:00pm	ESPN+
Illinois State at Indiana State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Colgate at Loyola Maryland	7:00pm	ESPN+
Tulsa at Charlotte	7:00pm	ESPN+
FIU at Kennesaw State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac	7:00pm	ESPN+
Manhattan at Fairfield	7:00pm	ESPN+
St. Bonaventure at Saint Joseph’s	7:00pm	ESPN+
Sam Houston at Jacksonville State	7:00pm	ESPN+
USC Upstate at Charleston Southern	7:00pm	ESPN+
Radford at Gardner-Webb	7:00pm	ESPN+
Niagara at Canisius	7:00pm	ESPN+
Missouri State at WKU	7:30pm	ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech	7:30pm	ESPN+
UAB at Tulane	7:30pm	ESPN+
Lafayette at Bucknell	7:30pm	ESPN+
San Diego State at Wyoming	8:00pm	CBSSN
Fordham at Saint Louis	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports MW
South Dakota State at North Dakota State	8:00pm	WDAY-DT3
UCF at Kansas State	8:00pm	Peacock
Rice at UTSA	8:00pm	ESPN+
Drake at Southern Illinois	8:00pm	ESPN+
Temple at Memphis	8:00pm	ESPN+
Louisiana at Texas State	8:00pm	ESPN+
UCLA at Penn State	8:30pm	FS1
Illinois at Northwestern	8:30pm	BTN
Virginia Tech at SMU	9:00pm	ESPN2/U
Vanderbilt at Texas	9:00pm	ESPN2/U
South Carolina at Arkansas	9:00pm	SECN
North Carolina at Stanford	9:00pm	ACCN
Oral Roberts at Denver	9:00pm	ALT2
Utah at Texas Tech	9:00pm	Peacock
Portland at Pepperdine	9:00pm	ESPN+
Nevada at Utah State	10:00pm	CBSSN
Pacific at Santa Clara	10:00pm	ESPN+
Loyola Marymount at Oregon State	10:00pm	ESPN+
Arizona State at Arizona	10:30pm	FS1
Michigan at Washington	10:30pm	BTN
TCU at BYU	11:00pm	ESPN2
Duke at California	11:00pm	ACCN
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
Serie A: Napoli vs Parma	12:30pm	Paramount+
Bundesliga: Wolfsburg vs St. Pauli	12:30pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Bundesliga: Hoffenheim vs Borussia M’gladbach	2:30pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Bundesliga: Köln vs Bayern München	2:30pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Bundesliga: RB Leipzig vs Freiburg	2:30pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Serie A: Internazionale vs Lecce	2:45pm	Paramount+
Scottish Premiership: Falkirk vs Celtic	2:45pm	Paramount+
Serie A: Parma vs Internazionale	2:45pm	Paramount+
Serie A: Torino vs Udinese	2:45pm	Paramount+
League Cup: Chelsea vs Arsenal	3:00pm	Paramount+
Liga MX: América vs Atlético San Luis	8:00pm	VIX
Liga MX: Querétaro vs Tijuana	8:00pm	VIX
Liga MX: Toluca vs Santos Laguna	10:00pm	VIX

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