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INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
FAIRFIELD 66 MISHAWAKA 36
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 77 FORT WAYNE DWENGER 43
HOMESTEAD 58 NEW HAVEN 54
JIMTOWN 59 ELKHART CHRISTIAN 40
LAVILLE 43 CAREER ACADEMY 33
NORTH JUDSON 32 BOONE GROVE 28
PORTAGE 96 GRIFFITH 71
RIVER FOREST 63 WESTVILLE 41
VALPARAISO 58 LOWELL 33
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 65 HAMMOND MORTON 62
WASHINGTON TWP. 66 HOBART 54
WAWASEE 63 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 40
INDIANAPOLIS CITY TOURNAMENT
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 65 INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 58 1ST
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
ANDREAN 57 ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 21
CENTER GROVE 60 GREENWOOD 27
CULVER ACADEMY 56 PLYMOUTH 50
ELKHART CHRISTIAN 64 TRINITY ACADEMY 13
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 57 FORT WAYNE HAWKS 54
HAMMOND NOLL 54 GRIFFITH 27
HEBRON 50 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (DYER) 29
HIGHLAND 52 MUNSTER 34
LAFAYETTE JEFF 70 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 42
LOWELL 50 MERRILLVILLE 47
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 59 CROWN POINT 49
MCCUTCHEON 59 WEST LAFAYETTE 22
NEW PRAIRIE 68 MISHAWAKA 49
NORTH NEWTON 55 DONOVAN (ILL.) 6
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 38 KANKAKEE VALLEY 29
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 53 TRITON 45
WESTVILLE 67 MORGAN TWP. 57
ZIONSVILLE 65 LEBANON 32
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INDIANA WRESTLING
SECTIONAL: JANUARY 31
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#7 MICHIGAN STATE 88 RUTGERS 79 OT
#17 VIRGINIA 100 NOTRE DAME 97 2OT
#15 ARKANSAS 83 OKLAHOMA 79
#3 MICHIGAN 75 #5 NEBRASKA 72
#2 UCONN 87 PROVIDENCE 81
#23 ALABAMA 90 MISSOURI 64
#21 ST. LOUIS 79 GEORGE WASHINGTON 76
#18 VANDERBILT 80 KENTUCKY 55
#24 MIAMI OHIO 86 UMASS 84
INDIANA 72 #12 PURDUE 67
RHODE ISLAND 81 DAYTON 76 OT
PITTSBURGH 80 WAKE FOREST 76 OT
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 88 SYRACUSE 68
VIRGINIA TECH 71 GEORGIA TECH 65
CENTRAL FLORIDA 79 ARIZONA STATE 76
WEST VIRGINIA 59 KANSAS STATE 54
MARQUETTE 86 CREIGHTON 62
AKRON 91 TOLEDO 81
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 100 EASTERN MICHIGAN 65
KENT STATE 72 OHIO 57
BUFFALO 89 BOWLING GREEN 78
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 85 WESTERN MICHIGAN 65
ILLINOIS CHICAGO 76 INDIANA STATE 74
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
#14 BAYLOR 82 HOUSTON 66
UTAH 71 #22 WEST VIRGINIA 64
PURDUE FORT WAYNE 60 ROBERT MORRIS 46
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NFL
NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
SUPER BOWL 60
FEB. 8
NEW ENGLAND VS. SEATTLE, 6:30 PM NBC
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NBA
WASHINGTON 115 PORTLAND 111
NEW YORK 103 SACRAMENTO 87
OKLAHOMA CITY 104 NEW ORLEANS 95
PHILADELPHIA 139 MILWAUKEE 122
DETROIT 109 DENVER 107
PHOENIX 106 BROOKLYN 102
LA CLIPPERS 115 UTAH 103
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NHL
LOS ANGELES 3 DETROIT 1
MONTRÉAL 3 VEGAS 2 OT
UTAH 4 FLORIDA 3
BUFFALO 7 TORONTO 4
BOSTON 3 NASHVILLE 2 OT
WINNIPEG 4 NEW JERSEY 3
MINNESOTA 4 CHICAGO 3
DALLAS 4 ST. LOUIS 3
SAN JOSE 5 VANCOUVER 2
SEATTLE 5 WASHINGTON 1
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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NATIONAL SPORTS NEWS RELEASES
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 3 MICHIGAN RUINS NO. 5 NEBRASKA’S PERFECT RECORD
No. 3 Michigan held No. 5 Nebraska scoreless over the final three minutes and ended the game on a 6-0 run to win 75-72 on Tuesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich., handing the Cornhuskers their first loss of the season.
The Wolverines (19-1, 9-1 Big Ten) trailed for more than 36 minutes but took the lead for good on a layup by Trey McKenney with 1:07 to go. The freshman was one of four in double figures for Michigan, with Morez Johnson Jr.’s 17 points and 12 rebounds leading the way.
Michigan shot 25% in the second half but got 14 of its 27 points from the foul line.
Nebraska (20-1, 9-1) had its 24-game win streak, the longest in school history, come to an end despite 20 points each from Jamarques Lawrence and Pryce Sandfort. That duo combined for 30 points in the first half but were cold in the second half, when the Cornhuskers shot 32.3% and missed their final 11 3-point attempts.
No. 2 UConn 87, Providence 81
Tarris Reed Jr. scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds to the Huskies extend their winning streak to 16 games by beating the Friars in Storrs, Conn.
Solo Ball added 17 points for UConn (20-1, 10-0 Big East), which made 11 of 24 3-point attempts (45.8%). The Huskies received 14 points and eight rebounds from Eric Reibe.
Jamier Jones compiled 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Providence (9-12, 2-8), which took its third consecutive loss. Jaylin Sellers added 18 points.
No. 7 Michigan State 88, Rutgers 79 (OT)
Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 10 of his career-high 29 points in overtime, leading the Spartans past the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway, N.J.
Carson Cooper produced 12 points and 14 rebounds and Coen Carr had 13 points and eight rebounds for Michigan State (19-2, 9-1 Big Ten), which won its seventh game in a row. Tariq Francis and Harun Zrno came off the bench to score 23 points and 16 points, respectively, for Rutgers (9-12, 2-8), which dropped its fourth straight.
The Spartans’ Divine Ugochukwu hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 11.1 seconds left to tie the game. Francis’ floater rolled off the rim as time expired to require overtime.
Indiana 72, No. 12 Purdue 67
Lamar Wilkerson scored 19 points and Nick Dorn added 18 as the Hoosiers handed the Boilermakers their third straight loss, topping Purdue in Bloomington, Ind.
The Hoosiers (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) led 65-55 with 5:23 left after a layup by Wilkerson and hung on from there. Indiana has won two straight after a four-game skid. Indiana got two free throws apiece from Conor Enright and Wilkerson in the final 23 seconds to seal the outcome.
Purdue (17-4, 7-3) was unable to take advantage of a game-high 23 points from Trey Kaufman-Renn and 14 from Braden Smith. The Boilermakers sank just 8 of 15 at the line (53.3%) and 7 of 20 from long distance (35%).
No. 15 Arkansas 83, Oklahoma 79
Darius Acuff Jr. totaled 21 points, nine assists and no turnovers while lifting the Razorbacks to a come-from-behind win over the Sooners in Norman, Okla.
The Razorbacks (16-5, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) have won four of their past five games while the Sooners (11-10, 1-7) have dropped seven in a row. Arkansas freshman Maleek Thomas added 16 points.
Nijel Pack scored 22 points to lead Oklahoma. Tae Davis contributed 14, and Mohamed Wague compiled nine points and 12 rebounds.
No. 17 Virginia 100, Notre Dame 97 (2OT)
Thijs De Ridder scored 32 points and the Cavaliers tied a school record by overcoming a 19-point deficit for a double-overtime win against the Fighting Irish in South Bend, Ind.
Sam Lewis added 21 points for Virginia (17-3, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), including the tying 3-pointer at the end of the first overtime and six points in the second OT.
Cole Certa scored a career-high 34 points for Notre Dame (11-10, 2-6), but was off the mark with a potential tying 3-pointer with 11 seconds remaining in the second overtime.
No. 18 Vanderbilt 80, Kentucky 55
Tyler Tanner scored 19 points, dished out five assists and had four steals while Devin McGlockton scored 11 points and added 12 rebounds as the Commodores hammered the Wildcats in Nashville.
Vanderbilt (18-3, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) held Kentucky to a season low in points as the Wildcats hit just 32.2% from the floor. Tyler Nickel added 19 points for the Commodores.
Otega Oweh posted 20 points and Denzel Aberdeen had 15 for the Wildcats (14-7, 5-3), whose five-game winning streak ended.
No. 21 Saint Louis 79, George Washington 76
Robbie Avila hit a 3-pointer with three seconds to play, lifting the Billikens to a come-from behind win over the visiting Revolutionaries.
Avila scored 22 points, hit 4 of 8 3-point attempts and stole George Washington’s last-second pass to secure the best start in program history for Saint Louis (20-1, 8-0 Atlantic 10). The Billikens’ Trey Green tallied a game-high 23 points.
Tyrone Marshall Jr. and Christian Jones led George Washington (13-8, 4-4) with 15 points apiece. Trey Autry contributed 13 points and Rafael Castro scored 12 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for the Revolutionaries, who have lost three of their past four games.
No. 23 Alabama 90, Missouri 64
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. sank a career-best seven 3-pointers to highlight his season-high-tying 21-point performance, lifting the Crimson Tide past the Tigers in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Labaron Philon Jr. collected 18 points and six assists as Alabama (14-6, 4-3 SEC) posted its third win in the past four games. The Crimson Tide made 15 of 39 shots from beyond the arc and 23 of 26 from the free-throw line, while Missouri went 4 of 21 and 8 of 23, respectively.
T.O. Barrett scored 13 points for Missouri (14-7, 4-4), which lost for the third time in four games. Mark Mitchell added 11 despite a dismal 1-for-8 performance from the foul line.
No. 24 Miami (Ohio) 86, Massachusetts 84
Trailing for much of the game, the RedHawks rallied behind Eian Elmer’s 30 points to remain one of two Division I unbeaten teams with a win over the Minutemen in Oxford, Ohio.
Miami (21-0, 9-0 Mid-American Conference), pressed to overtime in its previous two wins, had to play from behind for most of the first half and the first 10 minutes of the second half against the Minutemen.
Leonardo Bettiol led UMass (13-9, 4-6) with 22 points. Marcus Banks Jr. finished with 18 for the Minutemen before he fouled out with 1:25 remaining. Isaiah Placide’s half-court heave fell short at the final buzzer.
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NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: RASMUS DAHLIN’S 5 POINTS CARRY SABRES PAST LEAFS
Rasmus Dahlin had three goals and two assists Tuesday night to power the visiting Buffalo Sabres past the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4.
Dahlin, in his eighth NHL season, all with Buffalo, completed his first career hat trick with an empty-net goal at 19:16 of the third period. The five points matched the three-time All-Star defenseman’s career best.
Tage Thompson added a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who have won four in a row and are on a 19-3-1 surge. Josh Doan, Alex Tuch and Jack Quinn also scored. Mattias Samuelsson added three assists.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed two goals on five shots before leaving in the first period with a lower-body injury. Colten Ellis replaced him and stopped 16 of 18 shots.
Auston Matthews and Max Domi each had a goal and two assists for the Maple Leafs, who were winless (0-4-1) on a five-game homestand. Bobby McMann had a goal and an assist. Matthew Knies also scored. Joseph Woll made 24 saves.
Kings 3, Red Wings 1
Anton Forsberg made 27 saves, including 17 in the third period as Los Angeles beat host Detroit for its third straight win.
Red Wings forward Patrick Kane assisted on Alex DeBrincat’s third-period goal, giving him 1,374 career points. Kane tied Mike Modano for the most points by a U.S.-born player.
Samuel Helenius, Andrei Kuzmenko and Corey Perry had the goals for the Kings. John Gibson stopped 19 shots for Detroit in the opener of a three-game homestand. The Red Wings had a five-game point streak end (4-0-1).
Wild 4, Blackhawks 3 (SO)
Jared Spurgeon scored the tying goal with just over two minutes remaining and Kirill Kaprizov tallied the lone goal in the shootout, leading Minnesota to a comeback win over Chicago in Saint Paul, Minn.
Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which rallied from a 3-0 deficit to earn the win. The Wild’s Yakov Trenin also scored. Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt saved 29 of 32 shots in regulation and overtime, and he did not allow a goal in three chances in the shootout.
Teuvo Teravainen, Ryan Donato and Ilya Mikheyev were the Blackhawks’ goal scorers. Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight allowed three goals on 23 shots in regulation and overtime and gave up a goal to Kaprizov in the shootout.
Kraken 5, Capitals 1
Jared McCann scored twice and added two assists as Seattle defeated visiting Washington.
Jordan Eberle and Matty Beniers each had a goal and an assist, Ryker Evans scored and Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves for the Kraken, who improved to 3-2-0 on a six-game homestand that concludes Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Alex Ovechkin scored and Logan Thompson stopped 27 shots for the Capitals, who are 1-3-1 on a six-game trip that wraps up Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings.
Mammoth 4, Panthers 3
Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves and ended a personal 10-game winless streak (0-8-2) as Utah held on to edge Florida in Sunrise, Fla.
The red-hot Mammoth are 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. Nick Schmaltz notched a short-handed goal to open the scoring in the first period and highlight a strong 4-for-4 performance from Utah’s penalty-kill unit. Sean Durzi had a goal and an assist for the Mammoth. Mikhail Sergachev and Barrett Hayton (empty-netter) pushed the lead to 4-2 with third-period goals.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 of 19 shots for the Panthers, whose three-game winning streak was snapped. Sandis Vilmanis recorded his first NHL goal in nine career games for Florida, and Cole Schwindt and Carter Verhaeghe scored the Panthers’ other goals.
Canadiens 3, Golden Knights 2 (OT)
Jake Evans scored 3:58 into overtime and Cole Caufield extended his goal-scoring streak to a career-high six games, fueling Montreal past visiting Vegas.
Evans skated up the right wing and drove to the net before converting a backhand shot as the Canadiens snapped a modest two-game losing streak. Caufield scored at 8:55 of the second period for his team-leading 30th goal of the season. Phillip Danault scored a goal and Jakub Dobes made 32 saves for Montreal.
Pavel Dorofeyev scored two goals and Akira Schmid turned aside 23 shots for the Golden Knights, who have lost four of their last five contests following a season-high seven-game winning streak.
Stars 4, Blues 3
Matt Duchene scored twice to lead visiting Dallas past St. Louis Blues. Thomas Harley netted the decisive goal with a deflected shot from the right point with 1:07 left.
Roope Hintz also scored for the Stars, who defeated the Blues for the second time in five days. Jason Robertson earned two assists for Dallas. Harley had two points, and Jake Oettinger made 23 saves.
Brayden Schenn scored twice for the Blues, whose winless streak reached five games (0-4-1). Robby Fabbri also scored, Jimmy Snuggerud had two assists and Jordan Binnington made 20 saves for St. Louis.
Jets 4, Devils 3
Gabriel Vilardi and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist and Winnipeg scored three times in the second period, then held on to edge New Jersey in Newark, N.J.
Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves, including 14 on 15 shots faced in the third period, as the Jets improved to 6-2-2 in their past 10 games. Winnipeg’s Cole Koepke and Nino Niederreiter also scored, and Kyle Connor notched two assists.
Jesper Bratt scored and assisted on Nico Hischier’s goal with 1:46 remaining that got the Devils within one. Lenni Hameenaho also tallied and Jake Allen turned aside 22 shots for New Jersey, which has lost two straight after winning five of six.
Sharks 5, Canucks 2
Macklin Celebrini scored and set up three other goals as visiting San Jose skated to a victory over Vancouver.
Will Smith scored and added two assists, and Adam Gaudette, Tyler Toffoli and John Klingberg had the other goals for San Jose, which improved to 10-4-0 in its last 14 games. Sam Dickinson added a pair of assists, Klingberg logged two points and Yaroslav Askarov made 23 saves for the win.
Tom Willander and Filip Hronek tallied for the Canucks, who have dropped three straight. Elias Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk each chipped in two assists. Kevin Lankinen allowed three goals on the Sharks’ first six shots and was replaced by Nikita Tolopilo, who made 25 saves.
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TENNIS
NOVAK DJOKOVIC REACHES AUSTRALIAN OPEN SEMIS AS LORENZO MUSETTI RETIRES
Fortune is smiling on Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.
The fourth-seeded Serbian was down two sets to none in the quarterfinals on Wednesday in Melbourne when his opponent, fifth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, retired due to an injury.
Musetti was ahead 6-4, 6-3, 1-2 when he got hurt and used a medical timeout to receive treatment on his right thigh. He tried to continue but lost the next game before halting the match.
Djokovic said postmatch, “I don’t know what to say except that I feel really sorry for him. He was a far better player, I was on my way home tonight.
“I don’t know what to say, these kinds of things happen in sport. It happened to me a few times, but being in the quarters of a Grand Slam, two sets to love up, and being in full control, I mean, so unfortunate. I don’t know what else I can say. I wish him a speedy recovery. And he should have been the winner today, there’s no doubt.”
The result means Djokovic, a 10-time Australian Open champion, is through to the semifinals even though he hasn’t won a set since the third round. He received a fourth-round walkover when 16th-seeded Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic withdrew due to an abdominal injury.
Djokovic, 38, is now two match victories away from capturing his 25th career Grand Slam title, which would break a tie with Margaret Court for the most in tennis history.
Next up for Djokovic will be the winner of the late Wednesday quarterfinal between two-time defending champion Jannik Sinner of Italy, the second seed, and eighth-seeded Ben Shelton of the United States.
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GOLF
GOLF GLANCE: BROOKS KOEPKA’S PGA TOUR RETURN; LPGA BEGINS ’26 WITH TOC
Brooks Koepka’s return to the PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open dominates the headlines in professional golf this week. Meanwhile, the LPGA Tour kicks off its season with the Tournament of Champions, while the DP World Tour heads to Qatar.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego, Jan. 29-Feb. 1
Course: Torrey Pines Golf Course (South: Par 72, 7,765 Yards; North: Par 72, 7,258 Yards)
Purse: $9.6M (Winner: $1,728,000)
Defending Champion: Harris English
FedEx Cup Leaders: Chris Gotterup, Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: Noon-3 p.m. ET (ESPN, Hulu, Disney+), 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS, Paramount+)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday: Noon-7 p.m. ET; Saturday: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (ESPN+)
X: @FarmersInsOpen
NOTES: All players will play one round on each course, with those making the cut competing on the South Course over the weekend. … Brooks Koepka will play in his first PGA Tour event since signing with LIV Golf in 2022, with ESPN broadcasting live its first non-major tour event in nearly two decades. … This is the third of four events that will determine the Aon Swing 5 for spots in the first two signature events of the year. The list is currently led by Patrick Rodgers, Matt McCarty, Andrew Putnam, Pierceson Coody and S.H. Kim. … English is seeking to become the first player to successfully defend at the Farmers Insurance Open since Tiger Woods won the tournament four consecutive years from 2005-08. … Woods’ 266 in 1999 tied the tournament scoring record set by George Burns in 1987. Woods also holds the South Course record of 62 set in the third round that year. … Marcus Byrd is in the field after winning the APGA Farmers Insurance Invitational at Torrey Pines by three strokes. Other sponsor exemptions include veterans Camilo Villegas and Brandt Snedeker along with Justin Hastings, winner of the 2025 Latin America Amateur Championship.
BEST BETS: Xander Schauffele (+1500 at DraftKings) is making his 2026 debut. The San Diego native missed the event due to injury last year but did finish T9 here in 2024. … Ludvig Aberg (+1700) was the first-round leader last year before becoming ill. He returned a few weeks later to win the relocated Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines. … Cameron Young (+1950) is also making his season debut. He has not finished lower than 11th in his past six worldwide starts. … Si Woo Kim (+2600) closed last year with a T4 at the RSM and a third in Australia before opening 2026 with a T11 in Honolulu and a T6 at the AmEx. … Chris Gotterup (+2600) is a career-high 17th in the world following his win at the Sony Open. … Jason Day (+3300) is a two-time event winner who also has a T2 and T3 at Torrey Pines. He is also coming off a T2 at the AmEx.
Last Tournament: The American Express (Scottie Scheffler)
Next Tournament: WM Phoenix Open, Feb. 5-8
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Tournament of Championship, Orlando, Jan. 29-Feb. 1
Course: Lake Nona Golf & Country Club (Par 72, 6,624 Yards)
Purse: $2.1M
Defending Champion: A Lim Kim
Race to the CME Globe Champion: Jeeno Thitikul
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 2:30-3 p.m. (GC digital), 3-5:30 p.m. (GC); Sunday: 1-4 p.m. (Peacock), 2-4 p.m. (NBC)
X: @HiltonGrandVac
NOTES: The eighth edition of the tournament will feature a pro-am format with 39 professionals competing in a stroke-play event, along with 44 amateurs playing in a Modified Stableford scoring format. Both are 72-hole events with no cut. … World No. 1 Thitikul leads a field that includes seven of the top 10 players in the rankings. … Kim beat Nelly Korda by two strokes last year. … Korda and Danielle Kang set the tournament scoring record of 260 in 2021, when Korda went on to win in a playoff. … Lake Nona played host to the inaugural Solheim Cup in 1990.
Last Tournament: CME Group Tour Championship (Thitikul)
Next Tournament: Honda LPGA Thailand, Pattaya, Chonburi, Feb. 19-22
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: Bahrain Championship, Al Mazrowiah Bahrain, Jan. 29-Feb. 1
Course: Royal GC (Par 72, 7,439 Yards)
Purse: $2.75M
Defending Champion: Laurie Canter
Race to Dubai Leader: Jayden Schaper
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3:30-8:30 a.m. ET; Saturday: 4-8:30 a.m.; Sunday: 3:30-8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: This is the third event of the tour’s International Swing and the start of the five-event Rolex Series. … Canter, Schaper and Nacho Elvira, who won in Dubai two weeks ago, will be paired together for the first two rounds. The field also includes former Masters champions Patrick Reed and Sergio Garcia. … Any player who beats the course record of 61, posted by Brandon Robinson Thompson in the first round last year, will earn a $70,000 bonus.
Last Tournament: Hero Dubai Desert Classic (Patrick Reed)
Next Tournament: Qatar Masters, Doha, Feb. 5-8
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: OFF
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink
Last Tournament: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii, Jan. 22-24 (Cink)
Next Tournament: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., Feb. 13-15
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
THIS WEEK: OFF
Season Winners: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII
Last Tournament: Team Championship (Legion XIII)
Next Tournament: LIV Golf Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 4-7
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INDIANA RELEASES
INDIANA PACERS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS BULLS
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After their longest road trip of the season, the Pacers (11-36) return to Indianapolis to tip off a four-game homestand on Wednesday night against their Central Division rivals, the Chicago Bulls (23-23).
With All-Star reserves set to be announced this week, Pacers star forward Pascal Siakam continues to make a strong case for his fourth career All-Star selection. The reigning Eastern Conference Finals MVP averaged 26 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 5.2 assists over the recent road trip. He has scored 20 or more points in seven straight games and 14 of his last 15 contests.
Many of Siakam’s baskets have been set up by point guard Andrew Nembhard, who has averaged 9.1 assists per game in January. Nembhard has had five games with double-digit assists this month, with three of them coming on the road trip, including 13 assists in Monday’s loss in Atlanta.
The Pacers got healthier over the course of the road trip, as center Isaiah Jackson returned at the beginning of the trip from concussion protocol and guard Bennedict Mathurin came back on Monday after being sidelined since Jan. 4 with a right thumb sprain. Mathurin made his first four shots and scored 10 points off the bench in the first quarter against the Hawks and finished th game with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
The Bulls enter Wednesday’s game with a .500 record and in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. Chicago had won four straight games before falling to the Lakers on Monday.
Bulls guard Josh Giddey is making an All-Star bid of his own, as the 23-year-old Australian is averaging 18.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 8.8 assists per game. He ranks second in the league in assists, 15th in rebounding, and is top-40 in scoring.
This will be the third meeting between Indiana and Chicago this season. The Pacers won both of the first two meetings, including a dramatic victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Siakam’s game-winning jumper just before the buzzer on Nov. 29 as well as a 15-point win in Chicago a week later.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Aaron Nesmith, F – Johnny Furphy, F – Jarace Walker, C – Pascal Siakam
Bulls: G – Coby White, G – Isaac Okoro, F – Matas Buzelis, F – Jalen Smith, C – Nikola Vucevic
Injury Report
Pacers: Jarace Walker – questionable (right foot bruise), Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Obi Toppin – out (right foot stress fracture)
Bulls: Zach Collins – out (right 1st toe sprain), Noa Essengue – out (left shoulder surgery), Tre Jones – out (left hamstring strain)
Last Meeting
Dec. 5, 2025: Pascal Siakam scored 36 points to lead the Pacers to their first road win of the season, a 120-105 victory in Chicago.
Siakam went 13-for-24 from the field, 5-for-7 from 3-point range, and 5-for-7 from the free throw line and also tallied 10 rebounds and two steals.
Bennedict Mathurin added 28 points and went 6-for-11 from 3-point range, while Andrew Nembhard scored 15 points and dished out seven assists. Indiana went 18-for-39 (46.2 percent) from beyond the arc in the victory.
Coby White led the Bulls with 22 points and six assists. Matas Buzelis added 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Jevon Carter scored 14 points off the bench.
Noteworthy
The Pacers have won five of their last six games against the Bulls, including three straight victories at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
After Wednesday, the Pacers and Bulls will meet once more this season on April 1 in Chicago.
Bulls big man Jalen Smith played two-plus seasons for the Pacers from 2022-24.
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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INDY FUEL
FUEL FACE HEARTLANDERS IN DIVISIONAL BATTLE
CORALVILLE- The Fuel will head to Coralville to take on the Iowa Heartlanders in a two-game set this weekend. The fourth place Fuel are chasing Bloomington, Fort Wayne, and Toledo in the standings. Four points this weekend could make a big difference in that effort.
LAST TIME OUT
The last time these two teams met was on December 17, 2025 when the Fuel visited Iowa and defeated them 4-2. Indy outshot the Heartlanders, 41-23 which was a season-high in shots for the team at the time. Iowa struck first in that match, but the Fuel scored three goals in the third period to claim the victory.
SCOUTING REPORT
The Iowa Heartlanders come into this game in last place in the Central division with a 11-24-2-1 record and 25 points. Jack O’Brien is the Heartlanders leading scorer with 22 points (11g,11a). Former Fuel defenseman Anthony Firriolo leads their defense in points with 15. He also leads the team in goal differential with a +13.
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA SENDS NO. 12 PURDUE TO THIRD CONSECUTIVE DEFEAT
Lamar Wilkerson scored 19 points and Nick Dorn added 18 as Indiana handed No. 12 Purdue its third straight loss, a 72-67 decision on Tuesday in Bloomington, Ind.
The Hoosiers (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) led 65-55 with 5:23 left after a layup by Wilkerson and hung on from there. Indiana has won two straight after a four-game skid.
The Boilermakers pulled within 65-63 with 1:31 to go on Braden Smith’s layup, but Conor Enright drilled a 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining to extend the Hoosiers’ margin.
Indiana got two free throws apiece from Enright and Wilkerson in the final 23 seconds to seal the outcome. Purdue (17-4, 7-3) was unable to take advantage of a game-high 23 points from Trey Kaufman-Renn and 14 from Smith.
Indiana hit 12 of 33 (36.4%) from the 3-point arc and made 14 of 19 foul shots (73.7%). The Boilermakers sank just 8 of 15 at the line (53.3%) and 7 of 20 from long distance (35%).
The pregame storylines involved 3-point shooting for both teams. Could Indiana take advantage of Purdue’s inability to guard the arc during losses at UCLA and at home vs. Illinois? And could the Boilermakers run the Hoosiers off the arc as Rutgers couldn’t on Friday, when Indiana made 15 treys in an 82-59 rout?
The answers in the first half trended toward Indiana. Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries nailed consecutive 3-pointers to fuel a 13-0 run that gave the Hoosiers a 32-23 advantage after Jasai Miles drained a 3-pointer. Indiana outscored Purdue 24-9 from the arc in the half.
The proceedings ended on brand when Wilkerson knocked down a 3-pointer with 37 seconds left in the half, enabling the Hoosiers to take a 40-29 cushion to the break.
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
#12 PURDUE’S COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AT INDIANA
Indiana 72, [12] Purdue 67 (Postgame Notes)
The Purdue men’s basketball dropped its third straight game, falling to Indiana 72-67 in Bloomington on Tuesday night. The Boilermakers fall to 17-4 overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten Conference.
Purdue led 23-19 with 7:04 to play in the first half, but the Hoosiers used a 13-0 run to take a 32-23 lead and would push the lead to 40-29 at halftime.
Purdue’s 29 first-half points were the second-fewest in a half this season (27 vs. Iowa State; 2nd half).
Purdue cut the lead to 47-41 with just over 15 minutes to play, but Indiana countered with 12-4 spurt to take its largest lead of the game at 59-45 with 9:54 to play.
Purdue crawled back within two at 65-63 on a Braden Smith lay-up with 1:30 to play, but could get no closer in falling in Bloomington for the second straight season.
Purdue has lost in Bloomington in four of its last five meetings, being ranked in the nation’s top 13 in each of the four losses.
During Purdue’s three-game losing streak, opponents have made 39-of-91 (.429) from long distance, averaging 13.0 made 3-pointers in that span.
Purdue has allowed six straight opponents to shoot at least 45.9 percent from the field, and five of Purdue’s last six opponents have averaged at least 1.16 points / possession.
Purdue has allowed a run of 10-0 or larger in five straight games. In the season’s first 16 games, Purdue allowed just five runs of 10-0 or larger.
One game after outscoring Illinois in the paint, 44-14, Purdue only outscored Indiana, 24-18, in the paint.
Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded his first 20-point game of the season (22nd of career) with a 23-point, 3-rebound, 3-assist performance. He went 9-of-14 from the field. Kaufman-Renn moved into 30th place on the school’s career scoring list (1,379).
Braden Smith tallied 14 points with 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. He became the first player in Big Ten history to have at least 500 assists in Big Ten Conference games only.
Smith also moved into 11th place on the NCAA career assists list with 948, passing Doug Gottlieb (947) in tonight’s game.
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL
IRISH LAY IT ALL OUT THERE, BUT FALL 100-97 IN 2OT TO #17 VIRGINIA
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – It was a rollercoaster of a game as the Notre Dame men’s basketball team (11-10, 2-6) battled No. 17 Virginia (17-3, 6-2) into two overtimes. The game saw the Fighting Irish build a 19-point first-half lead, fall into a four-point deficit in the second half, battle back to go up six points with two minutes remaining, had a shot at the end of regulation to walk it off, and then was one defensive stand away at the end of the first overtime. Unfortunately, when the dust settled and the smoke cleared, it was Virginia who emerged with the 100-97 2OT victory.
Cole Certa went off with a career high 34 points on 10-19 shooting from the floor, 5-13 from three and 9-11 from the free-throw line. Certa’s 34 points are the most by a Notre Dame player against an AP-ranked team since Nov. 26, 2008, when Kyle McAlarney scored 39 in a loss to No. 1 UNC.
Tonight also witnessed a tremendous showing from freshman Brady Koehler. The 6-10 forward out of Fishers, Indiana, dropped his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Koehler also recorded a season-high three steals and season-high tying four blocks.
“Not into moral victories, but we are about the process. We are about using every opportunity to learn and get better,” Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry said. “These dudes keep coming, keep fighting, keep competing and try to play their best basketball as the season goes on. I wanted this so bad for them with how hard they’re working. They put it out there, all on the line, against a really good team.”
Jalen Haralson notched his fourth game of 20 or more points, his first in an ACC contest. The freshman earned 20 points on 6-11 shooting, 8-10 from the stripe, plus seven assists. Braeden Shrewsberry was the fourth and final Irish in double figures, supplying 18 points with a 5-9 effort from three, plus four assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish had the hot hand to start as they were an easy 3-for-3 from deep, with two coming from Shrewsberry in the first 4:30 of play to put the Irish up 10-7 heading into the first media timeout.
Shrewsberry knocked down his third three of the night and converted for a four-point play on the and-one, followed by a tough finish at the rim for nine straight points from the junior. With 12 points already on the night, Shrewsberry was outscoring the Cavaliers in the first 6:30 of play.
The Irish run continued, outscoring Virginia 17-4 over a seven-minute period. While the Cavaliers cut it to 13 at 6:59, Certa drained back-to-back triples to give Notre Dame their largest lead of the half, up 19 at 39-20.
Searching for a run of their own, Virginia chipped away as they outscored the Irish 15-6 in the final six minutes of play, but the Irish led 44-35 at the half.
It was all Shrewsberry and Certa in the first half as the duo combined for 30 points in the half with 15 points a piece. Shrewsberry was a perfect 4-4 from three, with Certa right behind him as he shot 3-5 from behind the arc.
Certa & Shrewsberry were the first pair of Notre Dame teammates with 15 points in a first half since March 4, 2020, against Florida State (Prentiss Hubb & John Mooney).
The Irish shot 57.7 percent from the floor, converting on 15-26, and an impressive 61.5 percent from three, shooting 8-13 from deep.
Virginia was held to 48 percent from the floor and 25 percent from three, shooting just 3-12 from behind the arc. The Cavaliers had only trailed once prior this season, as they trailed against Butler at the half earlier this season, where they eventually fell 73-80.
Virginia outscored Notre Dame 22-10 to start the second half, which included a 17-2 run over 6:45 to reclaim the lead at 54-57 with 8:20 remaining. Notre Dame started cold from the field, converting just 3-15 to start the half.
Free throws would be the key to keeping the Irish in the game in the second half. While they only knocked down four field goals in the final 7:46 of play, the Irish went a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line.
While the Irish trailed 70-71 with 47 seconds left, Certa knocked down a massive three to put the Irish up 73-71 with 30 seconds remaining. Virginia, however, would knock down a pair of free three throws to tie it up, and while the Irish were able to get a shot off, it would head into overtime.
The five-minute overtime period was back-and-forth, but the Irish never trailed and couldn’t extend the lead beyond four points.
With the Irish up three, the Cavaliers would hit a heavily contested three with three seconds remaining to tie it up yet again to send it into the second overtime period.
The squads traded buckets until a Cavalier free throw tied it up at 93-all with 1:11 left. The Irish continued to battle, but Virginia maintained the lead in the closing minute. Haralson had one last finish at the rim with a second on the clock, but Notre Dame would ultimately fall just short at 97-100 in the double-overtime battle against No. 17 Virginia.
UP NEXT
It’ll be two straight road contests for Notre Dame, starting with Syracuse on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 6 p.m. ET on the CW. Then, the Irish will make the short trek south to Louisville on Wednesday, Feb. 4, with that match tipping off at 7 p.m. on either ESPN2/U.
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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
BULLDOGS AND NO. 25/24 RED STORM MEET WEDNESDAY AT WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ARENA
Butler Bulldogs (13-7, 4-5 BIG EAST) at #25/24 St. John’s (15-5, 8-1)
Wednesday, Jan. 28 • 7PM
Madison Square Garden; New York, N.Y.
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• Butler carries a three-game winning streak into a Wednesday night tip at No. 25/24 St. John’s.
• This is the Bulldogs’ first regular season game against St. John’s at Madison Square Garden since Feb. 18, 2014, Butler’s first season as a member of the BIG EAST.
• St. John’s is the first BIG EAST opponent that Butler will play a second time this season. The Red Storm won, 84-70, at Hinkle in the first match-up between the teams Jan. 6.
• Thad Matta enters Wednesday’s game with 499 career wins as a head coach.
• Finley Bizjack is the BIG EAST Player of the Week after averaging 26.0 points per game in Butler’s 2-0 week.
• Bizjack has scored 20 or more points in four of the last five games (and a total of nine times this season). Bizjack is second in the BIG EAST in scoring at 17.5 points per game and ranks third in the conference with 2.5 made three-pointers per game.
• Over the last 11 games, Bizjack is 54-for-58 (93 percent) at the free throw line. On the season, Bizjack ranks second in the BIG EAST with an 86-percent mark.
• Butler has shot better than 50 percent from the field in back-to-back games and in a total of eight games this season.
• The Bulldogs have scored 85 points or more in back-to-back games and in a total of 10 times this season (four of those games have been in BIG EAST play). On the season, Butler is averaging 83.6 points per game.
• Butler went 23-for-31 from the free throw line in Friday’s 87-76 win over Marquette. On the season, the Bulldogs average 26.6 free throw attempts per game, a mark that is 13th nationally.
• Butler has out-rebounded 16 of its 20 opponents this season. The Bulldogs average 39.4 rebounds per game and have a +5.2 rebounding margin; both marks lead the BIG EAST.
• Butler ranks 37th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage according to KenPom, collecting 36.5 percent of their misses.
• Butler has out-rebounded their opponent by at least 10 in seven games this season (after having only six games of +10 or greater rebounding margin all of last season).
• Michael Ajayi led the Bulldogs in rebounding for the 20th time in 20 games with nine boards against Marquette Friday.
• Ajayi ranks third nationally in both rebounding (11.5 per game) and double-doubles (13); he has 32 double-doubles in 87 collegiate games.
• In addition to leading the league in rebounding, Ajayi ranks fourth in the BIG EAST at 16.4 points per game. He is also among the conference Top 15 in field goal percentage (fourth), minutes played (fourth), blocked shots (11th), and assists (13th).
• Jamie Kaiser Jr. scored 11 points Friday versus Marquette, his first double-digit scoring performance since Dec. 30 at Creighton.
• Azavier Robinson tied his career-high with four steals Friday against Marquette; he has five games this season with three or more steals.
• Butler overcame a four-point halftime deficit with 54 points in the second half in the Jan. 20 win over DePaul; it was Butler’s fifth-most points in a half this season.
• Butler picked up a 77-66 road win at No. 25 Seton Hall Jan. 17. The 77 points scored by Butler are the second-highest total allowed by Seton Hall this season. Butler committed only eight turnovers, matching the low for a Seton Hall opponent this season.
• Ten different Bulldogs have scored at least 13 points in at least one game this season.
Read Up on the Red Storm
• St. John’s has won six straight games and is 9-2 at home this season.
• BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year Zuby Ejiofor leads the Red Storm, averaging 15.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per
game.
• Both Butler and St. John’s are among the Top 15 nationally in free throw attempts per game; however, Butler ranks 23rd nationally in fewest fouls committed per game.
• St. John’s is also among the nation’s leaders in blocked shots (23rd; 5.0), offensive rebounds (19th; 13.9), and turnovers forced per game (29th; 15.0).
• The Red Storm were picked to win the BIG EAST in the preseason coaches poll.
First Time Around
• The Red Storm defense forced Butler into 21 turnovers as St. John’s took an 84-70 win Jan. 6 in Indianapolis.
• St. John’s turned those 21 miscues into 27 points.
• Zuby Ejiofor led five Red Storm players in double figures with 18 points.
• The Bulldogs were led by Finley Bizjack and his game-high 21 points.
The Series with St. John’s
• The Bulldogs and St. John’s first met in the 1958 NIT.
• Twenty-seven (27) of the 28 match-ups in the all-time series have come since Butler joined the BIG EAST prior to the 2013-14 season.
• Eight of Butler’s 11 wins in the series have come at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Series: St. John’s leads, 17-11
Streak: St. John’s, W7
At SJU: St. John’s leads, 9-3
First Meeting: March 13, 1958; St. John’s, 78-68 (NIT; MSG)
Last Meeting: Jan. 6, 2026; St. John’s, 84-70 (at BU)
Up Next
Butler returns home to host Georgetown Saturday afternoon.
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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
JAGUARS HEAD TO MOON TOWNSHIP SEEKING SEASON SWEEP OF RMU
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will kickoff a two-game road trip on Wednesday (Jan. 28) when the Jaguars take on Robert Morris (13-9, 5-6 HL) at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. The Jaguars come in having won two of their past three contests, including a home win over RMU back on Jan. 15.
Most recently, the Jags (6-16, 2-9 HL) had an emphatic 103-85 road win at Oakland last Wednesday before seeing their home game scheduled with Purdue Fort Wayne over the weekend postponed due to inclement weather. Because of the postponement, the Jags will now close the regular season with five of their final seven games on their home floor.
IU Indy will now host Milwaukee on Feb. 10 inside the Jungle and cap the regular season against Purdue Fort Wayne on Feb. 28.
The Jags had an impressive offensive outburst at Oakland last Wednesday, shooting a season-high 60 percent from the field and 50 percent from three, leading by as many as 26 in the second half before finishing the 18-point win. Senior Finley Woodward was one of three Jags to finish with at least 20 points, closing with 22 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Junior Kyler D’Augustino added 21 points and seven assists and senior Jaxon Edwards had 20 points, including six dunks, and nine rebounds. Freshman Maguire Mitchell contributed 13 points, four rebounds and four assists and was later named this week’s #HLMBB Freshman of the Week.
The Jags defeated RMU two weeks ago, 96-93 in overtime, fueled by D’Augustino’s 28 points and Edwards’ career-high 25 points, including hitting 13-of-15 at the free throw line. IU Indy never trailed in overtime as sophomore Aiden Miller made a three on the initial possession of the extra period and the Jags never relinquished the advantage.
QUOTABLE
“I think we were really patient. I thought we took good shots; we didn’t rush any shots in transition and guys were shooting with their feet set. It was a really good performance by us. I thought we followed our loss with some really good practices and we were able to play a really good game today,” head coach Ben Howlett said following last Wednesday’s win at Oakland.
SCOUTING RMU
RMU is 13-9 overall and 5-6 in Horizon League play. The Colonials are 8-3 at home this season, but have dropped three of their last four home contests. For the season, RMU is scoring 78.1 points per game while shooting 46.5 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from three. Below is a look at RMU’s possible starting five.
G Ryan Prather (6-5, R-Jr.) – 14.8 ppg, 3.1 apg
G Kaleb Brown (6-7, Sr.) – 4.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg
G Albert Vargas (5-10, Sr.) – 8.7 ppg, 4.4 apg
F DeSean Goode (6-8, Soph.) – 15.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg
F Josh Hill (6-11, Soph.) – 7.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg
INSIDE THE SERIES
IU Indy is 3-7 all-time against RMU and just 1-4 in the five meetings in Moon Township, Pa. The Jaguars had lost five-in-a-row in the series prior to the home win on Jan. 15 this season.
UP NEXT
The Jags will close the road trip at Youngstown State on Friday (Jan. 30) at 6:30 p.m.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LOOKS TO GET BACK ON THE WINNING TRACK WEDNESDAY AT CMU
Wednesday’s game against Central Michigan will mark the 92nd time the teams have met, with the Cardinals leading the all-time series record 46-45. The Cardinals have won nine of their last 10 meetings against the Chippewas including a 60-58 overtime victory in their last meeting in Mount Pleasant on February 26, 2025.
– Ball State is looking to get back on the winning track after falling to rival Miami Saturday in Worthen Arena by a score of 72-52. The Cardinals were led offensively by Bree Salenbien who had 18 points. She also was at the top of the rebounding charts that game with nine.
– 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 82-30 (.728) in the month of January dating back to his first season in 2012-13.
– With only one game left in the month of January the Cardinals typically carry on their success throughout the month of February in preparation for the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Under head coach Brady Sallee the Cardinals own a 59-39 (.602) record in February with his best season being in 2019-20 as Ball State posted a 7-1 ledger that year.
Strong Shooting Under Sallee:
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. This season the Cardinals rank in the nation: 33rd in field goal percentage (45.8), 45th in field goal defense (36.9) and 58th in scoring margin (13.0).
Road Warriors:
Under head coach Brady Sallee the Cardinals have played well on the road for the last 14 years under his watch. The Cardinals are 118-77 (.598) from 2012 until present on the road. Ball State’s best season playing away from home was in 2020-21 when the Cardinals posted an 11-2 mark. Ball State is 8-3 this season on the road including neutral site games.
International 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 Central Michigan:
– Madi Morson is the primary scoring threat for the Chippewas this season, averaging over 18 points per game while Taylor Anderson is the team’s leading rebounder and also leads in assists per game. Ayanna-Sarai Darrington is a dominant force in the paint, leading in offensive rebounds and maintaining an impressive field goal percentage of over 57%.
– Central Michigan has held opponents to a 26.7 percent success rate from beyond the arc this season, currently 25th in NCAA I.
– Central Michigan has been a rebounding powerhouse under Head Coach Kristin Haynie. Through 18 games this season, the Chippewas rank second in the MAC in rebounding margin (+9.2, 22nd in NCAA) and rebounds per game (41.61, 36th in NCAA). CMU has out-rebounded its opponents 13 times this season (11-2 in those games) and 58 times in 77 games in Haynie’s tenure.
Ball State Win Streak over the Chippewas:
The Cardinals have won seven straight in the matchup, the third-longest streak of either program in the series. CMU won 12 straight from 1983-88, Ball State won 11 in a row from 2000-06.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
A PAIR OF SECOND-HALF COMEBACKS NOT ENOUGH AS SYCAMORES FALL TO FLAMES
CHICAGO, Ill. – Indiana State dropped yet another close contest, despite two different second-half comebacks, to UIC on Tuesday night, 76-74.
Sterling Young paced the Sycamore offense with a game-high 14 points and tied for the game high with six assists, shooting 4-for-8 from the field and 4-for-7 from three. Ian Scott shot perfect on the day, 6-for-6. He added in four rebounds, three assists, two steals, and four blocks. Derek Vorst chipped in eight points making 4-of-5, three rebounds, and four assists.
Camp Wagner and Enel St. Bernard each added nine points. Camp made 3-of-8 from deep, tying with Bruno Alocen for a game high of six rebounds each. St. Bernard added five rebounds, three assists, and four blocks. Xavier Hall came off the bench to score seven points and dish out five assists.
The Flames were too strong for the Sycamores for much of the first half, holding a 25-13 lead with just under nine minutes to play in the half. By the 7:49 mark, the Flames rose to a 30-14 lead, and by the 3:55 mark the score was 41-21 just under the four-minute mark.
That’s when Indiana State flipped a switch. Camp Wagner drilled a three-pointer that sparked an 11-0 run for the Sycamores to close the half. Indiana State made 4-of-5 and a pair of free throws, spreading the ball around as five Sycamores scored in the run. In the scoreless UIC run, the Sycamore defense forced seven misses to trail 41-32 heading into the locker room.
The first five minutes of the second half was fairly even as the two teams traded off buckets. Down 12, 46-34, Indiana State battled all the way back with a 13-4 run, again with five different Trees scoring. Indiana State bounced back to trail 50-47, and a Markus Harding triple forced a timeout by UIC with 12:33 remaining.
Over the next six minutes, UIC built back to a 13-point lead, 69-56 with a 19-9 stretch. UIC shot 7-for-9 with four free throws in the run opposed to the Trees making 4-of-6.
Once again, the Trees got hot on both ends of the floor. Indiana State went on a 13-0 run from the 5:55 mark to the 2:52 mark (3:03 minutes of game time) to tie the ballgame at 69 apiece. Indiana State made 5-of-6 supported by a pair of triples by Sterling Young and one from Jo Van Buggenhout. On the defensive end, Indiana State allowed only two field goal attempts and forced three UIC turnovers.
Young found Derek Vorst in the paint for a strong two-handed slam giving the Sycamores their first lead of the game. UIC tied the game with a floater, but Xavier Hall responded with his own floater to put the Sycamores ahead 74-72 with 16 seconds on the clock.
UIC made the last four points of the game in the remaining seconds to take the 76-74 victory.
News & Notes
The Sycamores shot 52.6% from the field, the third time in the last five games finishing above 50%.
Indiana State shot 37.0% (10-for-27) from three, one of their best efforts in the month of January (eight games).
The Sycamores finished at 37.0% (10-for-27) against Drake on January 4, and the team shot 50.0% at Murray State on January 17 on only 16 attempts (8-for-16).
The 10 three-pointers are the most since January 4 at Drake, and it’s only the sixth time this season the team has made 10 or more.
Indiana State dished out 25 assists as a team, the second most this season against Division I teams (26 against both Illinois State on January 14 and Eureka on December 2).
The team tailed 25 assists on 30 made field goals (83.3%) marking the second-best percentage this season (85% vs. Belmont, 24 assists on 28 makes).
The Sycamores grabbed 14 offensive rebounds, tying for best this season against Division I teams (19 against Illinois Tech, 14 against Evansville on January 10).
The Trees swatted nine shots in the game, the best this season. This is the most since November 19, 2017 when Indiana State blocked nine shots against Ohio – but that team did it in four overtimes.
Ian Scott (4) and Enel St. Bernard (4) combined to block 8-of-9 shots for Indiana State. The last time a Sycamore recorded four blocked shots in a game was Tre Williams on February 27, 2021 (also 4). St. Bernard did it tonight off the bench in 22 1/2 minutes on the court.
Neither were career highs – Scott’s high is five and St. Bernard’s high is nine.
Sterling Young tied his career high with six assists and made a season-high four threes.
Derek Vorst dished out a season high four assists.
Indiana State committed 21 turnovers in the game, tying for the most since last year’s season opener against FAU (also 21).
In the last three games:
The Sycamores have a better field goal percentage than their opponents (48.5% to 40.8%).
The Sycamores are dead even on three-point percentage at 30.3% (23-for-76 for Indiana State, 20-for-66 by opponents).
Indiana State is being outshot by the opponents from the line: Indiana State (60.0%, 21-for-35) to opponents (76.0%, 57-75).
In the last three games, Indiana State has recorded 21, 18, and 19 turnovers. The 58 combined turnovers (19.3 per game) mark a margin of -11.7 against the opponents (23 total, 7.7 per game).
Ian Scott is shooting 70.8% from the field (17-for-24).
Sterling Young is shooting 50% from three (9-for-18).
Shooting only eight attempts from the line marks the second lowest in the month of January (four at Northern Iowa on January 1).
In the last four games (going back through the Murray State game) Indiana State has attempted 50 free throw attempts; the opponents have attempts 98. Indiana state is. 30-for-50 (60%) while opponents are 73-for-98 (74.5%).
The Sycamores’ have played in close games in nearly every conference game.
December 18 (Bradley) – loss – tied at end of regulation
December 29 (Belmont) – win – tied at end of regulation
January 1 (Northern Iowa) – loss – within three points with 2:17 left
January 4 (Drake) – loss by two
January 10 (Evansville) – loss by three
January 17 (Murray State – loss by four – within two with :19 left
January 21 (Bradley) – loss – within three with :17 left
January 27 (UIC) – loss by two
Up Next
Indiana State returns to Hulman Center on Saturday, January 31 against Valparaiso. Game time is set for 1 p.m. ET.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
LILI KRASOVEC LEADS MASTODON WBB PAST ROBERT MORRIS 60-46
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Behind stellar play from Lili Krasovec, Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball beat the visiting Robert Morris Colonials 60-46 on Tuesday night (Jan. 27) in the Gates Sports Center.
Krasovec, who was riddled with foul trouble over the last five games, committed just one foul while racking up 24 points on 11-of-14 shooting, seven rebounds and three blocks. The 24 points passed her previous career-high of 19 set against Northern Kentucky on December 29.
For the first 30 minutes, offense was tough to come by. At the end of the third quarter, RMU led 40-37, but the difference came in the fourth. Ella Riggs, Alana Nelson, Rylee Bess and Lauren Lee did not come off the floor in the fourth, while Krasovec and Jordan Reid split up the rest of the minutes. Krasovec scored 10 of the Mastodons’ 23 in the third quarter, making all five attempts from the floor. The rest of the team was 50 percent in the quarter, including six points from Lee, four from Nelson and three from Bess. Combined, the Mastodons shot 66.7 percent in the fourth quarter, while holding RMU to 3-of-16 (18.8 percent).
After RMU led 42-40 early in the fourth, the Mastodons rattled off a 12-0 run to put the game out of question.
Behind Krasovec’s lead, Purdue Fort Wayne obliterated Robert Morris in the paint, scoring 50 points in the paint and added four at the charity stripe.
Purdue Fort Wayne locked up Robert Morris’ 3-point shooting. The Colonials went an ice-cold 1-of-17 from beyond the arc, the fourth-lowest opponent 3-point percentage with double-digit attempts in the Mastodons’ Division I era.
With the victory, Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 14-8 and 8-4 in Horizon League play for sole possession of second place in the standings. Robert Morris fell to 14-7, 7-5.
The Mastodons will have a few days’ prep before welcoming Detroit Mercy to the Gates Sports Center on Sunday (Feb. 1). It will be the first time the Mastodons and Titans have met this season.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
On January 28 in …
1887 – England all out for 45 versus Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, their lowest total ever.
1904 – First college sports letters: Seniors who played on University of Chicago’s football team are awarded blankets with letter “C” on them.
1911 – Frenchman Henri Rougier wins first Rally of Monte Carlo.
1914 – First Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City, New York).
1922 – American Pro Football Association renamed “National Football League”.
1922 – J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL.
1931 – Donald Bradman scores 220 New South Wales versus Victoria, 308 minutes, 13 fours.
1943 – Chicago Blackhawks beats New York Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores four goals.
1943 – Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with five points in a game.
1958 – Brooklyn Dodgers’ catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck.
1959 – Soviet Union wins 62-37 for first international basketball loss by US.
1960 – NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises.
1968 – 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper.
1968 – Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
1969 – Second ABA All-Star Game: West 133 beats East 127 at Louisville.
1972 – Oral Roberts’ Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for second consecutive game.
1973 – Henry Boucha of the Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 seconds into a game versus Montreal Canadiens.
1973 – Mickey Welch, George Kelly, and Billy Evans elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1974 – Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1975 – 8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio.
1976 – Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park.
1984 – Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky’s 51-game scoring streak.
1986 – The Texas Rangers sign free-agent catcher Darrell Porter to a one-year contract.
1989 – 63rd Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (6-4, 6-4).
1989 – Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 versus West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground.
1990 – 78th Australian Men’s Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Stefan Edberg (4-6, 7-6, 5-2-retire).
1990 – The San Francisco 49ers defend their NFL Championship, winning their fourth Super Bowl overall with a 55-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most Valuable Player is quarterback Joe Montana of the 49ers.
1991 – Boon completes 9th Test century, 121 versus England at Adelaide.
1992 – Boon completes 12th Test century, 135 versus India at Adelaide.
1992 – Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown.
1994 – Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m).
1995 – 69th Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Mary Pierce beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-3, 6-2).
1995 – 83rd Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Pete Sampras (4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4).
1995 – Memphis Mad Dogs granted Canadian Football League’s 13th franchise.
1996 – 84th Australian Men’s Tennis: Boris Becker beats Michael Chang (6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2).
1996 – The Dallas Cowboys become the first NFL franchise to win three Super Bowls in a span of four seasons, as they defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. It is the Cowboys’ 5th Super Bowl championship. Larry Brown, Defensive Back, is named Most Valuable Player.
2001 – Super Bowl XXXV: The Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7.
2007 – (to February 4) The 2007 Asian Winter Games are held in Changchun, China.
2009 – Detroit Red Wings’ forward Henrik Zetterberg signs a contract extension worth US$73 million over 12 years.
2017 – At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, USA, the Rolex 24 at Daytona race is held, round 1 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Cadillac DPi driven by Jeffrey Gordon, Max Angelelli, and Ricky Taylor, and Jordan Taylor.
Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 5th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #66 Ford GT driven by Joey Hand, Sebastien Bourdais, and Dirk Mueller.
Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 15th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 ORECA FLM09 driven by Kyle Masson, Nick Boulle, James French, and Patricio O’Ward.
Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 18th overall is the Alegra Motorsports #28 Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Jesse Lazare, Daniel Morad, Michael Christensen, Michaelde Quesada, and Carlos De Quesada.
2022 – At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Arizona Coyotes by score 2-1.
2022 – At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Dallas Stars by score 5-0.
2022 – At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 6-4.
2022 – At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats New York Rangers by score 3-2.
2022 – At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on January 28
1873 – Birth of M A Noble; cricket player (great Australian all-rounder at turn of century).
1880 – Birth of Herbert Strudwick; cricket player (England wicket-keeper before and after WWI).
1900 – Birth of Anni Holdmann in Germany; 100m runner (Olympics-1928).
1906 – Birth of Henry Foley; cricket player (batted in New Zealand’s first Test 1930).
1932 – Birth of W Parry O’Brien in California, USA; shot putter (Olympics-2 gold/silver-1952, 1956, 1960, 1964).
1934 – Birth of Bill White; American first baseman (Saint Louis Cardinals)/ announcer (New York Yankees)/president (National League).
1942 – Birth of Hansdjürgen Bäumler in Germany; pairs ice skater (Olympics-silver-1968).
1957 – Birth of Nick Price in Durban, South Africa; PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic).
1962 – Birth of Michael Cage; NBA forward/center (Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets).
1963 – Birth of Colleen Harp in Washington DC, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-9th-1994).
1963 – Birth of Denise Beillmann in Switzerland; figure skater (Olympics-4th-1980).
1964 – Birth of Dwight Stone; NFL receiver/running back (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers).
1964 – Birth of Emlyn Aubrey; PGA golfer (1995 Nestles-25th).
1966 – Birth of Jeff Uhlenhake; NFL center (New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins).
1966 – Birth of Michal Pivonka in Kladno, Czechoslovakia; NHL center (Washington Capitals).
1967 – Birth of Peter Hofstede; Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht).
1967 – Birth of Tom Hodson; NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints).
1968 – Birth of Henry Hering in Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada; rower (Olympics-9-1992, 1996).
1968 – Birth of Marnie McBean in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; rower (Olympics-gold-1992, 1996).
1969 – Birth of Giorgio Lamberti; Italian free style swimmer (world record 200m).
1969 – Birth of John Veenhof; Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen).
1970 – Birth of Barry Minter; NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears).
1970 – Birth of James Atkins; NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks).
1970 – Birth of Mike Chalenski; NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles).
1972 – Birth of Carey Bender; NFL running back (Buffalo Bills).
1972 – Birth of Elena Baranova; WNBA center (Utah Starzz).
1972 – Birth of Frank Garcia; NFL center (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers).
1973 – Birth of Bronwyn Thompson; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
1973 – Birth of Jerome Allen; NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves).
1973 – Birth of Joe Stephens; NBA forward (Houston Rockets).
1973 – Birth of Robert Braknis in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics-1996).
1974 – Birth of Derrick Mayes; NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI).
1974 – Birth of Jermaine Dye in Oakland, California, USA; outfielder (Atlanta Braves).
1974 – Birth of Tony Delk; NBA guard (San Francisco Warriors).
1974 – Birth of Vitaly Tregubov; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
1974 – Birth of Zack Bronson; safety (San Francisco 49ers).
1975 – Birth of Anne Montminy in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 10m diver (Olympics-17-1992, 1996).
1975 – Birth of Julian Dean in Waihi, New Zealand; team pursuit cyclist (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on January 28
1930 – Clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket player (score pair in Test for South Africa), dies.
1938 – Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at age 28.
1938 – John Sharp, cricket player (England bat 1909, also soccer international), dies.
1965 – Tich Freeman, cricket player (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies.
1967 – Stanley Coen, cricket player (two Tests for South Africa, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies.
1970 – Tommy Andrews of Australia, 16 Tests 1921-26 cricket player (592 runs), dies.
1991 – Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at age 66.
1996 – Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at age 44.
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BASEBALL CLASSIC
January 28 Cooperstown Calls in 1968 — Goose Goslin, a former Washington Senator and Detroit Tigers Tiger outfielder who retired with a career .316 batting average after playing in five World Series, and Kiki Cuyler, a .321 career hitter who won four stolen base crowns while running the bases for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs, are elected into the Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote of the Veterans Committee.
Goslin was repeatedly passed over by Hall of Fame voters, much to many of his peers dismay. In 1965 when Hennie Manush was elected, Goslin was bitter. The strange connection between Goslin and Manush continued to the end: on May 12, 1971, Manush passed away in Florida at the age of 69; three days later Goslin died in New Jersey at the age of 70.
Goslin believed his enshrinement in Cooperstown was helped by his interview that was shared in Lawrence Ritter’s 1966 book, The Glory of Their Times: The Story Of The Early Days Of Baseball Told By The Men Who Played It. Listen to todays podcast on Goslin here.
More on Goslin:
Leon “Goose” Goslin won batting titles in the minor leagues and the American League. He won World Series with the Senators and the Tigers. He drove in 100 or more runs eleven times, and was known as one of the best fastball hitters of his time. The Washington Post called Goslin, “Washington’s answer to Babe Ruth.” A clutch hitter, Goslin was famous for driving in the winning run in Detroit’s first World Series championship.
Post-Season Notes
In Game Four of the 1924 World Series, Goslin banged out four hits, including a long home run into the right field bleachers at the Polo Grounds. He drove in five runs in the Senators’ 7-4 victory, which knotted the Series at two games apiece. In all, Goslin slugged seven World Series home runs and hit .287 in 32 career Series games.
During the 1935 World Series against the Cubs, Goslin kept an entire rabbit in the clubhouse, figuring if a rabbit’s foot was good luck, then an entire rabbit must be even better. Goslin delivered the Series-winning hit in Game Six.
Odd fact –
The only time Goose Goslin was pinch-hit for came in his final major league game. When Goslin swung and missed at a pitch from Boston’s Lefty Grove in 1938, he strained a muscle in his back and was unable to finish the at-bat. His career was over.
Goslin was unpretentious and blunt. He often found himself in hot water because of his carefree attitude. Later in life, he reflected on his behavior in baseball:
“Heck, let’s face itI was just a bog old country boy having the time of his life. It was all a lark to me, just a joy ride. Never feared a thing, never got nervous, just a big country kid from South Jersey, too dumb to know better. In those days I’d go out and fight a bull without a sword and never know the difference…. It was just a game, that’s all it was.”
January 28, 1847 in New York, NY . . .George Wright was baseball’s first franchise player. His older brother Harry was asked to form the first pro team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, and the first player Harry recruited was George, a shortstop. The Wrights transferred operations to Boston when the National Association was formed, and won four of five pennants. George was the team’s sparkplug, Harry the manager. They joined the National League in its first season, 1876, and won pennants in 1877 and 1878, with George leading the league in at-bats. George managed Providence to a pennant in 1879, with Harry’s Boston club finishing second.
Born: January 28, 1891 in Pittsburgh, PA. Bill Doak played his Rookie year in Cincinnati in 1912 with the Reds. He only played in one game that season with the Reds, pitching in two innings. He went on to play another 15 years in St. Louis and in Brooklyn, winning 169 games and collecting 16 Saves. Doak’s main pitch, the spitball, earned him the nickname “Spittin’ Bill”. When the pitch was outlawed in 1920, Doak was one of 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the spitball. Doak made his most lasting contribution to baseball by innovating the design of the baseball glove. In 1920, he suggested to Rawlings that a web should be laced between the first finger and thumb, saying it would create a natural pocket. The Bill Doak glove soon replaced all other baseball gloves and is the standard to this day.
January 28, 1901 The American League formally organizes as a major league, having been a top minor league in 1900: the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Athletics, and Boston Americans are admitted to join the Washington Nationals, Cleveland Blues, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago White Sox. Three of the original clubs – Indianapolis, Minneapolis, and Buffalo – are dropped. League power aggregates in Ban Johnson as trustee for all ballpark leases and majority stockholdings, and with authority to buy out refractory franchises. The player limit is 14 per team, and the schedule will be 140 games. American League contracts give the Players Protective Association what it asked for, with five-year limits on the rights to player services.
January 28 1949 — The New York Giants sign their first black players: Negro League players Monte Irvin and Ford Smith. Both men are assigned to the Jersey City Giants (International League). Irvin will star for the Giants, but Smith will never make the major leagues.
January 28, 1958, Brooklyn Dodgers star Roy Campanella is paralyzed after suffering a broken neck and a damaged spinal cord when his rented 1957 Chevrolet sedan hit a telephone pole in an early morning auto accident on Long Island. Campanella suffers permanent paralysis of his legs, ending his career. In 10 seasons with the Dodgers, the 36 year-old Dodger catcher, who has won three MVP awards (1951, ’53, ’55) , Campy hit 242 home runs and was named to five All-Star teams. Campanella also starred in the Negro leagues. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972.
January 28, 1962 — Edd Roush and Bill McKechnie are added to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee.
January 28, 1974, the Veterans Committee elects Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley and umpire Jocko Conlan to the Hall of Fame.
January 28, 1982, the Baltimore Orioles trade third baseman Doug DeCinces – the successor to Brooks Robinson – and pitcher Jeff Schneider to the California Angels for outfielder Dan Ford. DeCinces will have a career year hitting 30 home runs and batting 300. DeCinces was traded to make room for a Rookie Cal Ripken J Jr.
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TV SPORTS
Wednesday, 1/28/26
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers | 7:00pm | CHSN FanDuel Sports IND |
| Los Angeles Lakers vs Cleveland Cavaliers | 7:00pm | ESPN FanDuel Sports Ohiio Spectrum |
| Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics | 7:30pm | FanDuel Sports ATL NBCS-BOS |
| Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat | 7:30pm | FanDuel Sports FL FanDuel Sports Sun |
| New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors | 7:30pm | MSG SN |
| Charlotte Hornets vs Memphis Grizzlies | 8:00pm | FanDuel Sports CHA FanDuel Sports MEM |
| Minnesota Timberwolves vs Dallas Mavericks | 8:30pm | KFAA FanDuel Sports North |
| Golden State Warriors vs Utah Jazz | 9:00pm | NBCS-CA KJZZ |
| San Antonio Spurs vs Houston Rockets | 9:30pm | ESPN SCHN |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Philadelphia Flyers vs Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:00pm | NBCS-PHI FanDuel Sports Ohio |
| Colorado Avalanche vs Ottawa Senators | 7:30pm | ALT SN |
| New York Rangers vs New York Islanders | 7:30pm | TNT MAX |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Lehigh at Army West Point | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Baylor at Cincinnati | 6:30pm | FS1 |
| Texas at Auburn | 7:00pm | ESPN2 |
| USC at Iowa | 7:00pm | BTN |
| Rice at East Carolina | 7:00pm | ESPNU |
| Mississippi State at LSU | 7:00pm | SECN |
| California at Florida State | 7:00pm | ACCN |
| Davidson at George Mason | 7:00pm | CBSSN |
| UNI at Southern Illinois | 7:00pm | MVC TV |
| IU Indianapolis at Robert Morris | 7:00pm | ATTSN-PIT |
| La Salle at Fordham | 7:00pm | SNY |
| Butler vs. St. John’s | 7:00pm | Peacock |
| Jacksonville State at FIU | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| St. Bonaventure at Duquesne | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Charlotte at Temple | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| WKU at Kennesaw State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Oakland at Purdue Fort Wayne | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Navy at Boston University | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| West Georgia at Bellarmine | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| American at Loyola Maryland | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Holy Cross at Colgate | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Central Arkansas at Queens | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Evansville at Drake | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Xavier at Seton Hall | 7:30pm | Peacock |
| Sam Houston at Missouri State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UAB at UTSA | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Texas at Tulsa | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Marshall at Texas State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Old Dominion at Arkansas State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Belmont at Valparaiso | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Denver at Kansas City | 8:00pm | Summit |
| South Dakota State at Omaha | 8:00pm | Summit |
| DePaul at Georgetown | 8:30pm | FS1 |
| Houston at TCU | 9:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Minnesota at Wisconsin | 9:00pm | BTN |
| South Florida at Tulane | 9:00pm | ESPNU |
| Florida at South Carolina | 9:00pm | SECN |
| Stanford at Miami (FL) | 9:00pm | ACCN |
| Wyoming at Utah State | 9:00pm | CBSSN |
| Illinois State at Murray State | 9:00pm | MVC TV |
| Louisiana Tech at UTEP | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| San Diego at Pepperdine | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Delaware at NM State | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Seattle U at Washington State | 9:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Oregon State at Loyola Marymount | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Portland at Pacific | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Colorado State at San Diego State | 10:30pm | FS1 |
| UCLA at Oregon | 11:00pm | BTN |
| San Francisco at Santa Clara | 11:00pm | CBSSN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: Ajax vs Olympiakos Piraeus | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Athletic Club vs Sporting CP | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Bayer Leverkusen vs Villarreal | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Arsenal vs Kairat | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund vs Internazionale | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: PSV vs Bayern München | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Manchester City vs Galatasaray | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Atlético Madrid vs Bodø / Glimt | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Paphos vs Slavia Praha | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: PSG vs Newcastle United | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Monaco vs Juventus | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Napoli vs Chelsea | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Liverpool vs Qarabağ | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs København | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Benfica vs Real Madrid | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Club Brugge vs Olympique Marseille | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
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