“THE SCOREBOARD” ===== BASEBALL SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS NORTH 1. LAPORTE (SCHREIBER FIELD) G1: NORTHWOOD VS. NORWELL G2: ANDREAN VS. DEKALB CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER 2. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (LOEB STADIUM) G1: FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN VS. NORTH MIAMI G2: ROSSVILLE VS. KOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER 3. GRIFFITH (GARY STEEL YARD) G1: ZIONSVILLE VS. LAKE CENTRAL G2: PENN VS. FORT WAYNE SNIDER CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER 4. OAK HILL G1: LAPEL/LCC VS. BLUFFTON G2: EASTBROOK VS. LAKELAND CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER SOUTH 5. MITCHELL G1: HAUSER VS. NORTH DAVIESSG2: GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN VS. NORTHEAST DUBOIS CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER 6. LAWRENCE CENTRAL G1: UNIVERSITY VS. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI G2: HERITAGE CHRISTIAN VS. SULLIVAN CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER 7. CASTLE (UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE) G1: EVANSVILLE NORTH VS. CENTER GROVE G2: BLOOMINGTON SOUTH VS. NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER 8. JASPER (RUXER FIELD) G1: PROVIDENCE VS. GUERIN CATHOLIC G2: GIBSON SOUTHERN VS. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER ================================== INDIANA SOFTBALL STATE FINALS FRIDAY, JUNE 12 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 CT | CLASS 3A | NEW PALESTINE (24-7) VS. NORTH SEMI-STATE WINNER 8 PM ET / 7 CT | CLASS 4A | TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO (30-1) VS. NORTH SEMI-STATE WINNER SATURDAY, JUNE 13 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 CT | CLASS 1A | BARR-REEVE (29-2) VS. NORTH SEMI-STATE WINNER 7 PM ET / 6 CT | CLASS 2A | TECUMSEH (28-4) VS. WESTERN BOONE (22-7) ====================================== INDIANA BOYS GOLF REGIONALS 1. LAKE CENTRAL | SANDY PINES GC THURS, 8 AM CT | FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 1-5) 2. WARSAW COMMUNITY | STONEHENGE GC THURS, 8 AM ET | FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 6-10) 3. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) | COYOTE CROSSING GC FRI, 9 AM ET | FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 11-15) 4. YORKTOWN | THE PLAYERS CLUB THURS, 8 AM ET | FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 16-20) 5. WASHINGTON | COUNTRY OAKS GC THURS, 8:30 AM ET | FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 21-25) 6. PROVIDENCE | CHAMPIONS POINTE GC THURS, 8 AM ET | FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 26-30) ==================================== NBA PLAYOFFS 2026 NBA FINALS SAN ANTONIO VS. NEW YORK GAME 1: NEW YORK 105 SAN ANTONIO 95 GAME 2: NEW YORK 105 SAN ANTONIO 104 JUNE 8: SAN ANTONIO 115 NEW YORK 111 JUNE 10: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 4 ON ABC, 8:30 ET JUNE 13: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 5 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* JUNE 16: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 6 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* JUNE 19: NBA FINALS 2026 – GAME 7 ON ABC, 8:30 ET* * = IF NECESSARY ==================================== NHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 1: VEGAS 5 CAROLINA 4 GAME 2: CAROLINA 4 VEGAS 3 OT GAME 3: VEGAS 5 CAROLINA 4 2 OT GAME 4: CAROLINA 5 AT VEGAS 3 *GAME 5: VEGAS AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET, THURSDAY, JUNE 11 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) *GAME 6: CAROLINA AT VEGAS, 8 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, JUNE 14 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) *GAME 7: VEGAS AT CAROLINA, 8 P.M. ET, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 (ABC, SN, CBC, TVAS) * – IF NECESSARY =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WHITESOX 6, BRAVES 5 DODGERS 12, PIRATES 3 ATHLETICS 7, BREWERS 5 MARINERS 6, ORIOLES 5 (10 INNINGS) MARLINS 10, DIAMONDBACKS 6 RAYS 4, RED SOX 3 YANKEES 3, GUARDIANS 2 BLUE JAYS 3, PHILLIES 2 CARDINALS 7, METS 0 ROYALS 5, RANGERS 3 TIGERS 10, TWINS 4 ROCKIES 7, CUBS 3 REDS 5, PADRES 3 (11 INNINGS) ANGELS 10, ASTROS 1 NATIONALS 6, GIANTS 3 =================================== MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL COLUMBUS 9 INDIANAPOLIS 4 SOUTH BEND 6 PEORIA 3 DAYTON 12 FT. WAYNE 2 =================================== COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES FRIDAY JUNE 12 TROY VS. WEST VIRGINIA OLE MISS VS. NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY JUNE 13 OKLAHOMA VS. ALABAMA TEXAS VS. GEORGIA ===== TV SCHEDULE: MEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES: FRIDAY, JUNE 12 – SUNDAY/MONDAY 21/22 | CHARLES SCHWAB FIELD IN OMAHA, NE GAME 1 | 2 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 12 ON ESPN GAME 2 | 7 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 12 ON ESPN GAME 3 | 3 P.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 13 ON ESPN GAME 4 | 8 P.M. SATURDAY, JUNE 13 ON ESPN GAME 5 | 2 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 14 ON ESPN GAME 6 | 7 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 14 ON ESPN GAME 7 | 2 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 15 ON ESPN GAME 8 | 7 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 15 ON ESPN GAME 9 | 2 P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 16 ON ESPN GAME 10 | 8 P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 16 ON ESPN GAME 11 | 2 P.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 ON ESPN GAME 12 | 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 ON ESPN BRACKET 1 | TBD THURSDAY, JUNE 18 ON ESPN (IF NECESSARY) BRACKET 2 | TBD THURSDAY, JUNE 18 ON ESPN (IF NECESSARY) CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 1 | TBD SATURDAY, JUNE 20 ON ESPN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 2 | 2:30 P.M. SUNDAY, JUNE 21 ON ABC CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 3 | 7 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 22 ON ESPN (IF NECESSARY) =================================== WNBA DREAM 82 SKY 75 LYNX 100 WINGS 76 VALKYRIES 87 MERCURY 81 =================================== UFL SCORES FINALS JUNE 13 DEFENDERS VS. KINGS =================================== MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER NO GAMES SCHEDULED =================================== WORLD CUP STAGE FIXTURES THURSDAY, 11 JUNE 2026 MEXICO V SOUTH AFRICA – GROUP A – MEXICO CITY STADIUM KOREA REPUBLIC V CZECHIA – GROUP A – ESTADIO GUADALAJARA FRIDAY, 12 JUNE 2026 CANADA V BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – GROUP B – TORONTO STADIUM USA V PARAGUAY – GROUP D – LOS ANGELES STADIUM SATURDAY, 13 JUNE 2026 HAITI V SCOTLAND – GROUP C – BOSTON STADIUM AUSTRALIA V TÜRKIYE – GROUP D – BC PLACE VANCOUVER BRAZIL V MOROCCO – GROUP C – NEW YORK NEW JERSEY STADIUM QATAR V SWITZERLAND – GROUP B – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA STADIUM SUNDAY, 14 JUNE 2026 CÔTE D’IVOIRE V ECUADOR – GROUP E – PHILADELPHIA STADIUM GERMANY V CURAÇAO – GROUP E – HOUSTON STADIUM NETHERLANDS V JAPAN – GROUP F – DALLAS STADIUM SWEDEN V TUNISIA – GROUP F – ESTADIO MONTERREY MONDAY, 15 JUNE 2026 SAUDI ARABIA V URUGUAY – GROUP H – MIAMI STADIUM SPAIN V CABO VERDE – GROUP H – ATLANTA STADIUM IR IRAN V NEW ZEALAND – GROUP G – LOS ANGELES STADIUM BELGIUM V EGYPT – GROUP G – SEATTLE STADIUM TUESDAY, 16 JUNE 2026 FRANCE V SENEGAL – GROUP I – NEW YORK NEW JERSEY STADIUM IRAQ V NORWAY – GROUP I – BOSTON STADIUM ARGENTINA V ALGERIA – GROUP J – KANSAS CITY STADIUM AUSTRIA V JORDAN – GROUP J – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA STADIUM WEDNESDAY, 17 JUNE 2026 GHANA V PANAMA – GROUP L – TORONTO STADIUM ENGLAND V CROATIA – GROUP L – DALLAS STADIUM PORTUGAL V CONGO DR – GROUP K – HOUSTON STADIUM UZBEKISTAN V COLOMBIA – GROUP K – MEXICO CITY STADIUM THURSDAY, 18 JUNE 2026 CZECHIA V SOUTH AFRICA – GROUP A – ATLANTA STADIUM SWITZERLAND V BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – GROUP B – LOS ANGELES STADIUM CANADA V QATAR – GROUP B – BC PLACE VANCOUVER MEXICO V KOREA REPUBLIC – GROUP A – ESTADIO GUADALAJARA FRIDAY, 19 JUNE 2026 BRAZIL V HAITI – GROUP C – PHILADELPHIA STADIUM SCOTLAND V MOROCCO – GROUP C – BOSTON STADIUM TÜRKIYE V PARAGUAY – GROUP D – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA STADIUM USA V AUSTRALIA – GROUP D – SEATTLE STADIUM SATURDAY, 20 JUNE 2026 GERMANY V CÔTE D’IVOIRE – GROUP E – TORONTO STADIUM ECUADOR V CURAÇAO – GROUP E – KANSAS CITY STADIUM NETHERLANDS V SWEDEN – GROUP F – HOUSTON STADIUM TUNISIA V JAPAN – GROUP F – ESTADIO MONTERREY SUNDAY, 21 JUNE 2026 URUGUAY V CABO VERDE – GROUP H – MIAMI STADIUM SPAIN V SAUDI ARABIA – GROUP H – ATLANTA STADIUM BELGIUM V IR IRAN – GROUP G – LOS ANGELES STADIUM NEW ZEALAND V EGYPT – GROUP G – BC PLACE VANCOUVER MONDAY, 22 JUNE 2026 NORWAY V SENEGAL – GROUP I – NEW YORK NEW JERSEY STADIUM FRANCE V IRAQ – GROUP I – PHILADELPHIA STADIUM ARGENTINA V AUSTRIA – GROUP J – DALLAS STADIUM JORDAN V ALGERIA – GROUP J – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA STADIUM TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2026 ENGLAND V GHANA – GROUP L – BOSTON STADIUM PANAMA V CROATIA – GROUP L – TORONTO STADIUM PORTUGAL V UZBEKISTAN – GROUP K – HOUSTON STADIUM COLOMBIA V CONGO DR – GROUP K – ESTADIO GUADALAJARA WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE 2026 SCOTLAND V BRAZIL – GROUP C – MIAMI STADIUM MOROCCO V HAITI – GROUP C – ATLANTA STADIUM SWITZERLAND V CANADA – GROUP B – BC PLACE VANCOUVER BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA V QATAR – GROUP B – SEATTLE STADIUM CZECHIA V MEXICO – GROUP A – MEXICO CITY STADIUM SOUTH AFRICA V KOREA REPUBLIC – GROUP A – ESTADIO MONTERREY THURSDAY, 25 JUNE 2026 CURAÇAO V CÔTE D’IVOIRE – GROUP E – PHILADELPHIA STADIUM ECUADOR V GERMANY – GROUP E – NEW YORK NEW JERSEY STADIUM JAPAN V SWEDEN – GROUP F – DALLAS STADIUM TUNISIA V NETHERLANDS – GROUP F – KANSAS CITY STADIUM TÜRKIYE V USA – GROUP D – LOS ANGELES STADIUM PARAGUAY V AUSTRALIA – GROUP D – SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA STADIUM FRIDAY, 26 JUNE 2026 NORWAY V FRANCE – GROUP I – BOSTON STADIUM SENEGAL V IRAQ – GROUP I – TORONTO STADIUM EGYPT V IR IRAN – GROUP G – SEATTLE STADIUM NEW ZEALAND V BELGIUM – GROUP G – BC PLACE VANCOUVER CABO VERDE V SAUDI ARABIA – GROUP H – HOUSTON STADIUM URUGUAY V SPAIN – GROUP H – ESTADIO GUADALAJARA SATURDAY, 27 JUNE 2026 PANAMA V ENGLAND – GROUP L – NEW YORK NEW JERSEY STADIUM CROATIA V GHANA – GROUP L – PHILADELPHIA STADIUM ALGERIA V AUSTRIA – GROUP J – KANSAS CITY STADIUM JORDAN V ARGENTINA – GROUP J – DALLAS STADIUM COLOMBIA V PORTUGAL – GROUP K – MIAMI STADIUM CONGO DR V UZBEKISTAN – GROUP K – ATLANTA STADIUM =============================== MAJOR NATIONAL HEADLINES/RELEASES NBA FINALS A ‘ROWDY’ KNICKS WATCH PARTY ENDS WITH 21 IN CUSTODY AND 5 OFFICERS INJURED NEW YORK (AP) — An NBA finals viewing party in Manhattan on Monday turned “incredibly reckless,” New York City police claimed, as some dejected Knicks fans scaled light poles, pelted officers with objects and ripped signs out of the street following the team’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The rowdy scenes came a few blocks from Madison Square Garden, where elated fans have typically gathered during the team’s historic playoff run. But the area outside the arena was largely off-limits to the public on Monday as a result of President Donald Trump’s attendance at the game. Instead, roughly 7,000 people gathered at nearby Bryant Park for a city-hosted watch party. While the party was largely calm, some fans blocked traffic and refused to disperse, and others threw glass objects or brawled in the street, according to police and video of the altercations. In total, eight people were arrested — two for assaulting a police officer — and 13 others were issued criminal court summons. Police said that five officers were injured. The New York Police Department did not immediately provide information about the nature of their injuries or details on the people arrested. In a statement, the department said that “the crowd became increasingly rowdy, violent, and destructive, and there were many incidents of disorderly and dangerous behavior.” Members of the crowd “engaged in incredibly reckless behavior — there were large physical and violent fights that resulted in multiple injuries,” the statement continued. A spokesperson for Mayor Zohran Mamdani emphasized that the “overwhelming majority” of fans had watched the game peacefully. “But the fights and other disruptive incidents — including assaults on police officers — in various parts of the city are unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” the spokesperson, Sam Raskin, added. Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama had not heard about fans getting attacked. “My thoughts, of course, is that we can’t forget it’s a game,” Wembanyama said. “We’re just playing a game out there. I am all for passion, but to the respect of each other. It’s unacceptable.” Neither City Hall nor the NYPD would confirm whether a planned watch party outside Madison Square Garden would resume when the Knicks host the Spurs on Thursday for the fourth game of the series. During the conference finals last month, the NYPD announced it would not support watch parties outside the arena, citing “very rough” crowds as a public safety threat. But that decision — which ultimately rests with the mayor’s office — was later reversed after the Knicks reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. ===== NBA REVIEWING MISSED FOUL ON VICTOR WEMBANYAMA SHOVE OF JALEN BRUNSON NEW YORK — Referees missed a foul call on Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama when he shoved Knicks guard Jalen Brunson in the first quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday. Without a whistle on Wembanyama, the play continued with San Antonio on offense. A replay review appeared to show Brunson, who was on defense and working through a screen on the play, making initial contact with his left hand and grabbing a fistful of Wembanyama’s jersey, prompting the retaliatory shove. With his own left hand, Wembanyama aggressively shoved Brunson in the upper back and neck area, sending him toward the floor. But it remains unclear if either player will be cited for any offense in the review of the matter on the off day before Game 4 at Madison Square Garden. NBA head of officiating Monty McCutchen said Tuesday the league is reviewing the play, and holds the ability to retroactively assess a flagrant-1 foul. The NBA rulebook deems “unnecessary contact” a flagrant-1 foul, because it goes beyond the actions warranting a common foul. Latest sports news If the NBA issues a flagrant-1 for the play, Wembanyama would not be subject to a suspension. But the Spurs’ big man would be skating into Game 4 on thin ice. Wembanyama has already obtained two penalty points for a flagrant-2 foul in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against Naz Reid of the Timberwolves. All players can accumulate a total of three penalty points in the playoffs. If Wembanyama’s shove is upgraded to a flagrant foul, he would have three penalty points. His next flagrant in the Finals would prompt an automatic suspension. Julian Champagnie had the ball on the left wing facing San Antonio’s basket with Landry Shamet defending when the action happened near the foul line and away from the play. Brunson was also called for a flagrant foul closing out on a Champagnie 3-pointer. Officials said he did not provide ample landing space for the Spurs’ deep threat. Brunson had little to say about the non-call postgame. “Whatever you saw is what you saw,” Brunson said. A flagrant-2, described as justified in the rulebook when “unnecessary and excessive or reckless contact” is “committed by a player against an opponent,” would prompt an automatic ejection. ===== KNICKS NEED A QUICK RESPONSE FROM THEIR 1ST LOSS SINCE APRIL AS THE SPURS TRY TO EVEN THE NBA FINALS NEW YORK (AP) — The last time the New York Knicks lost a game, they didn’t do it again for another month and a half. When they fell behind against Atlanta in the first round of the NBA playoffs, desperation turned into domination. The Knicks won 13 straight games, many of them blowouts, in one of the most impressive postseason stretches in NBA history. They don’t need to do anything so dramatic now. With a 2-1 lead over the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, a simple 2-2 record the rest of the season would give New York its first championship since 1973. So after dropping Game 3, the Knicks don’t need an overhaul. But they do need to be better. “We have a veteran group. Nobody is quote-unquote panicking or anything like that,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said Tuesday. “Everybody is disappointed that we didn’t go out and execute and play to what we feel our standard is. That’s not taking anything away from San Antonio, but we feel like we can play a lot better than what we did. “We’re looking forward to going out on the floor and showing it.” Game 4 is Wednesday in a series in which the road team has won all three games, only the second time that’s happened in the NBA Finals. The Spurs jumped on the Knicks right at the start and then outplayed them late in their 115-111 victory on Monday. Victor Wembanyama controlled the action on both sides with 32 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots. Showing no fear of a rowdy road environment in the first NBA Finals game in Madison Square Garden since 1999, just as they didn’t in winning a Game 7 on the road against defending champion Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals, Wembanyama and the Spurs again looked like a team that might be able to win a title without first experiencing the growing pains that other young groups have. “We will see. But my bet would be yes, it’s possible,” Wembanyama said. The Spurs thought so even after dropping two games in San Antonio, which means to win the title they would have to become the first team to do so after starting 0-2 in its own building. It’s a belief built from having one of the best players in the world and loads of talent around him, a group so confident that the players didn’t think much of their accomplishment Monday. “I didn’t want us to get too happy about one win and get satisfied and take our foot off the gas a little bit for the next game,” said guard Stephon Castle, who scored 23 points. “But I think since the end of Game 2 we’ve still been confident that we’re going to win this series, and that’s what we plan to do.” The Knicks’ first loss since April 23 didn’t send them scrambling for solutions, because they were constantly looking for ways to improve even when all they did was win. “Each game, no matter what the situation is, we’re growing as a team. I think we’re learning and we’re getting better — obviously before last night,” Jalen Brunson said. “No matter what the situation is, we’re going to stick together. We’re going to execute, we’re going to be better. That’s just how our mindset has to be going forward.” There are things to fix. Karl-Anthony Towns isn’t scoring in the fourth quarter. Wembanyama has clearly figured out ways to hurt the Knicks in the last 1 1/2 games after struggling by his standards before that. They have to turn the ball over less and defend better without fouling — no matter what Brown thought of the officiating in Game 3. The Knicks did enough of those things well to run off the second-longest winning streak in postseason history. Now they have to recover quickly from a loss, or they’ll head to San Antonio for Game 5 with the series tied. “We have, what, 13 games in a row, 50 days of film to show what it looks like when we’re at our best. So we’ve got good film,” Towns said. “We’ll get back to our fundamentals, what makes us great, what made us great, and get back to work.” ===== VICTOR WEMBANYAMA AND THE SPURS ARE UNDAUNTED ON THE ROAD AT THE KNICKS IN THE NBA FINALS NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama likens home-court advantage to having six players on the court against five. On the road, it is like five on six. Wemby likes it like that. Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs thrived in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden and are undaunted by the hostile environment and the series deficit they face against the New York Knicks. “I like lively crowds, active crowds,” Wembanyama said Tuesday, roughly 13 hours after his 32-point, eight-rebound, six-assist dominance to pick up his first career win in the finals. “At home, it’s an extra motivation because you want to give the people who support you a good show. On the road, you want to do the opposite.” Fresh off silencing a sellout crowd of nearly 20,000, San Antonio now gets the chance to even things up in Game 4 on Wednesday night back at the Garden in what could be an even more intense situation as fans try to will their team to the verge of its first championship since 1973. “We find a comfort playing on the road, knowing when you’re in this environment, it’s us versus them, and obviously everybody in the crowd,” Guard De’Aaron Fox said. “When you know that — everybody behind you has your back — it allows you to settle into these games.” Backcourt mate Stephon Castle said he and the Spurs knew their season was on the line after falling behind 2-0 in the series and credited their connectivity for being 7-3 on the road in these playoffs. If Monday was a must-win game, Wednesday is nearly that because only one of 38 teams to fall behind 3-1 in the finals came back to win it. “It’s something you can’t shy away from, especially with the goals and aspirations that we have,” Castle said. “Just focus on the things that matter throughout the game and not really paying too close attention to the crowd. They’re going to be there regardless, especially cheering on their team. You should want to play in those environments. I feel like that’s when we play at our best.” Wembanyama certainly was, shaking off his buzzer-beating miss to turn in a performance fit for the bright spotlight at a place known as the world’s most famous arena. But the 22-year-old big man from France did not do it alone. Castle, who’s 21, scored 23 points and did not look bothered by the ankle he injured in Game 2 on Friday night. Devin Vassell, who’s 25, and Julian Champagnie, weeks away from his 25th birthday, each hit some big shots and got into double figures. Rookie Dylan Harper, who is 20, scored 13 off the bench. Fox, who at 28 is among the elder statesmen, points to those young players’ demeanor to explain why they don’t shrink under pressure. “They just don’t have the personalities that you would think that are just going to be overwhelmed by something,” Fox said. “I don’t know what they’re feeling on the inside, obviously. What you see out there on the court with them, just when you see it on their faces when New York is going on a run, you don’t see them panic.” There does not seem to be any panic in the Spurs, no matter how inexperienced some of their core players are. Coach Mitch Johnson understands why there is so much talk about youth and age, but like Fox he thinks it’s more about the makeup of guys like Wembanyama, Castle and Harper than how many years they’ve been alive and playing basketball. Perhaps being a little naive helps. Harper said this is the first time he has been booed on the street walking out of a hotel in New York, though it only served to fire him and his teammates up — and could continue to do so. “We just stay together in environments like this,” Harper said. “When we come to away games in the playoffs, for us at least, it’s been just staying together and holding each other accountable. I feel like with the level of desperation and desire that we played with (in Game 3), I feel like we’re pretty hard to beat when we do that.” ================================= NHL BEHIND JORDAN STAAL’S 2 GOALS, HURRICANES LEVEL STANLEY CUP FINAL 2-2 LAS VEGAS — Vegas Golden Knights coach John Tortorella didn’t mince words when it came to his team’s defense on the Hurricanes’ 37-year-old captain Jordan Staal during Carolina’s 5-3 win on Tuesday in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. “He’s killing us in front of the net,” Tortorella said. “We’ve got to do a better job around the blue (ice). He’s a big man. He’s a good player. That’s where he lives. We’ve got to do a better job.” The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Staal scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally in the third period, and Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and two assists as the Hurricanes evened the best-of-seven series at two wins apiece. Game 5 is set for Thursday in Raleigh, N.C. It marked the fourth straight game that Staal scored a goal, just the third player in the past 40 years to record a four-goal goal streak at any point in a Stanley Cup Final. He has five goals in the finals after registering just two in Carolina’s first 13 playoff games this spring. “Yeah, it’s going in,” Staal said. “I’m happy to contribute in that way. Obviously, I have a lot of other things that I need to contribute and play well in, but when the puck is going in, it feels good. Good timing, and we want to keep that up and find ways to get wins.” Staal also finished 12 of 16 (75%) in the faceoff dot, tops in Game 4. “He’s doing it all right now, and it’s fun to watch,” said teammate Jackson Blake, who had a goal and an assist. “That’s what I think you want your captain to do. He’s done so many good things for us. He’s so good defensively, he’s scoring every night, winning faceoffs, penalty-killing, on the power play. You name it, he’s doing it. He’s been special and a lot of fun to watch.” Logan Stankoven also scored a goal and Brandon Bussi, making his first NHL playoff start after coming off the bench in Game 3, made 18 saves for Carolina. Bussi started in place of Frederik Andersen, who had started all 16 previous playoff games for the Hurricanes. Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour told reporters afterward that Andersen needed the rest. Pyotr Kochetkov was the backup goalie. “Give him as many days here as we can,” Brind’Amour said of sitting Andersen. Brind’Amour wouldn’t tip his hand on who his Game 5 starter would be but called Bussi’s play “phenomenal.” William Karlsson had a goal and an assist and Brett Howden and Mark Stone also found the net for the Golden Knights. Vegas’ Carter Hart stopped 23 of 27 shots. The Hurricanes led 3-1 after one period, but the Golden Knights leveled the contest 3-3 in the middle frame. Staal put Carolina back in front at 6:32 of the third period, flicking in the rebound of Ehlers’ shot over Hart’s glove while diving to the ice near the right post. The score came after the Hurricanes’ Seth Jarvis intercepted a clearing pass from Shea Theodore in the high slot, but Hart turned away Jarvis’ backhand try. “I knew I had it,” Staal said with a smile. “My goodness, my feet were twisting over each other. I ended up getting enough wood on it. I kind of poked it in. A great feeling, obviously. A big goal.” The Golden Knights pulled Hart for an extra attacker late in the game, and Ehlers sealed it with an empty-netter from behind his goal with 54.9 seconds remaining. The Hurricanes needed only 66 seconds to take a 1-0 lead, and they did it with a goal similar to the one that beat them in double overtime on Saturday. Jalen Chatfield fired a point shot that, like Theodore’s winning tally in Game 3, bounced off the end boards. This one went to Stankoven, who beat Hart with a backhand shot. Blake made it 2-0 at 3:28 of the first, firing in a wrist shot from the bottom of the left circle off a Taylor Hall crossing pass. Vegas halved the deficit at 7:22 of the opening period. Stone took a long stretch pass from Theodore and broke in, faked a shot in the slot and then wrapped a wrist shot around Bussi’s right pad. The Hurricanes, taking advantage of a Vegas penalty for too many men on the ice, extended the lead to 3-1 at 12:48 of the first period. Staal, stationed in front of the crease, knocked in a rebound of a Shayne Gostisbehere point shot. Vegas nearly scored at the end of the period on a Brayden McNabb shot from the right circle at the buzzer, but the goal was waved off when replays showed time had expired before the puck crossed the goal line. The Golden Knights battled back to tie it 3-3 in the second period on goals by Karlsson, a one-timer through traffic from the left circle at 4:22, and Howden, who finished an odd-man rush with a wrist shot through the legs of defenseman K’Andre Miller and over Bussi’s right shoulder at 17:08. It was Howden’s league-leading 14th goal of the playoffs, setting a franchise record for most goals in a postseason campaign. ===== WILD SIGN CENTER MICHAEL MCCARRON TO A 6-YEAR, $20M CONTRACT AFTER HIS IMPACTFUL MIDSEASON ARRIVAL The Minnesota Wild signed center Michael McCarron to a six-year, $20 million contract on Tuesday, taking one of their impending free agents off the market after his productive arrival following a midseason trade. The 31-year-old McCarron played in 20 regular-season games for the Wild after he was acquired from the Nashville Predators for a 2028 second-round draft pick on March 3. The 6-foot-6 McCarron had his best NHL season between Nashville and Minnesota in 2025-26, setting career highs with 109 shots on goal, 205 hits and 77 blocked shots. He had two goals, two assists, 27 hits and a team-leading 14 blocked shots over 11 games for the Wild in the playoffs. He also won 54.5% of his faceoffs. Drafted in the first round by the Montreal Canadiens in 2013, the late-blooming McCarron made $900,000 this season on his expiring contract. The new deal through the 2031-32 season will carry an annual average value against the salary cap of $3.33 million. ================================ NFL LAW FIRMS CHEATED IN FILING CLAIMS WITH NFL’S $1 BILLION CONCUSSION SETTLEMENT FUND, REPORT SAYS The court officials overseeing the NFL’s $1 billion settlement fund for concussion-related injuries have barred five law firms from handling any more claims from former players, after finding that they fraudulently steered clients toward doctors willing to give them a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis whether they exhibited symptoms or not. The five firms represented or performed work involving 98 former players who in recent years sought six- to seven-figure payouts from the settlement for Parkinson’s disease claims, the special masters appointed to help oversee the settlement wrote in a report filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. Of those, 37 remained pending and will now be denied, with a chance for the players to restart the claims process. But 57 were approved — totaling more than $95 million — before tips about suspicious activity prompted an audit. The attorneys’ share of that came out to about $20 million, the report said, and additional firms may have been involved in similar actions. The report called it “an organized scheme … in which these law firms — and potentially others — circumvented the Settlement’s anti-fraud safeguards and laundered questionable Parkinson’s Disease diagnoses into payable claims.” According to the report, the attorneys involved included Bart Oates, a former three-time Super Bowl champion with the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers who earned his law degree while still playing in the NFL. Oates did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press on his law firm voicemail seeking comment. NFL fund meant to last for 65 years The NFL in 2013 agreed to establish the fund, meant to last for 65 years, to settle class-action allegations that it long hid what it knew about the neurological risks of playing after concussions. The plan offers retired players baseline testing and compensation of up to $5 million for the most serious illnesses linked to football concussions, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and deaths involving chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The league has previously expressed concerns about doctor-shopping or other fraud in the disbursement of the money, while some attorneys representing players have accused the league of throwing up roadblocks for players seeking payment. A judge in 2019 terminated three of the four lawyers serving as class counsel after they objected to restrictions on geographical restrictions on the doctors who can evaluate retired players for dementia and other brain injuries. “The NFL remains committed to ensuring that players and their families receive the benefits they deserve, and any misconduct threatens the integrity of the Settlement and the prompt payment of legitimate claims,” league spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement to the AP. “We are pleased with the Special Masters’ Decision, which sends a clear message that fraud in the NFL Concussion Settlement Program will not be tolerated.” Under the settlement, only doctors contracted with the claims program are allowed to render qualifying diagnoses; those doctors must be board-certified, have expertise in neurology, and comply with anti-influence rules designed to prevent fraud or kickbacks. Law firms recruited retired players The report said that the law firms circumvented that requirement by recruiting retired players as clients and sending them to unapproved doctors who diagnosed them with Parkinson’s and prescribed them a drug that suppresses the symptoms. At one point, retired players waited in a hotel lobby in Dallas to meet with a traveling doctor who had rented a suite for the purpose of examining them for Parkinson’s, the report said. Another unapproved doctor used by the firms was neither board-certified nor known to be a movement disorders specialist, but even if he were, he would have been ineligible due to past bankruptcy, tax liens and civil judgments, it said. After the diagnosis and prescription from an unapproved doctor, the law firms sent the clients to approved ones — who were hamstrung in making a decision about whether the former player had the disease, because the player was already on medication to suppress the symptoms, the report said. The approved doctors typically could rely only on the past medical history: the prior diagnosis and current prescription. The report identified the law firms involved as Douglas Grossinger, Attorney at Law; Feder Law, LLC; Pro Athlete Law Firm, P.A.; Syme Law, PLLC; and Reppert Oates & Vytell, LLC. It said the practice began with Grossinger, who then recruited other attorneys to submit claims for him so as to avoid raising suspicion for submitting so many Parkinson’s claims. Oates did not farm out claims to other attorneys, but he engaged in a similar practice with diagnoses, the report said, with informants telling auditors that he “cold-called Retired NFL Players, promising a Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease” if the players switched from another law firm to his. “By structuring their clients’ evaluations in this way, Mr. Grossinger and ROV deliberately put (approved) Physicians in a position where they had little choice but to defer to manufactured outside records,” the report said. Grossinger, a New York-licensed attorney, declined to comment on the record when contacted by the AP. Pennsylvania-based Fred Feder said in a text message he would not make any statement without first consulting his lawyer. The AP could not immediately confirm contact information for Syme Law or Pro Athlete Law Firm. ===== DISGRUNTLED RECEIVER BRANDON AIYUK CALLS THE 49ERS ‘STUPID’ IN HIS LATEST SOCIAL MEDIA POST Disgruntled receiver Brandon Aiyuk called the San Francisco 49ers “stupid” and said the team is mad at him because of how much money he got in his latest contract. Aiyuk is currently on the reserve/left squad list after he stopped showing up late last season as he rehabilitates a knee injury that has sidelined him since October 2024. He wants to be released and join a new team, but the Niners have shown no urgency to make a move even though general manager John Lynch has said he doesn’t expect Aiyuk to play for the team again. “You want to know why they really mad though? They mad because they stupid,” Aiyuk said on social media on Tuesday. “They dumb. They mad they paid me $50 million in eight months and then voided my guarantees.” Aiyuk signed a four-year, $120 million extension with San Francisco just before the start of the 2024 season following a lengthy contract “hold in” that kept him out of practice that summer. Aiyuk played seven games and caught 25 passes that season before going down with a season-ending knee injury and the acrimony between the sides only increased. The 49ers voided $27 million guaranteed in Aiyuk’s contract for 2026 last summer because he failed to participate in meetings and other team activities. Aiyuk then left the team late in the season and has not talked to coach Kyle Shanahan or Lynch since then, communicating only through social media messages. Aiyuk recently had an arrest warrant issued by Santa Clara County on a misdemeanor charge of exhibition of speeding in response to a video Aiyuk posted to social media last December that appeared to show him speeding on the road in front of Levi’s Stadium. The 49ers have been waiting to see if another team is willing to trade for Aiyuk. The 49ers otherwise could either cut him or keep him on the reserve list if he fails to report to the team. Aiyuk has three years remaining on the four-year, $120 million extension he signed last year, including a nearly $25 million option bonus due before the start of this season. But he now has no guaranteed money remaining and won’t be owed anything unless he reports to the team. The 28-year-old Aiyuk has 294 catches for 4,305 yards and 25 TDs since being drafted in the first round in 2020. ===== BENGALS RESTRUCTURE JOE BURROW’S CONTRACT TO FREE UP CAP SPACE, AP SOURCE SAYS The Cincinnati Bengals have restructured the contract of franchise quarterback Joe Burrow, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the move was not announced. The restructured deal was first reported by ESPN and NFL Network. Cincinnati gains around $10 million in cap space by spreading out some of his base salary over the final three years of the deal (2027 through ’29). Burrow signed a five-year, $275-million extension in 2023. The Bengals found themselves low on cap space after acquiring defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence from the New York Giants before the NFL draft and signing him to a one-year extension worth $28 million. Cincinnati is also trying to get some of its key players from its 2023 draft class still under rookie deal signed to extensions before the start of training camp. That group includes DE Myles Murphy, RB Chase Brown, and defensive backs Jordan Battle, DJ Turner and Dax Hill. Burrow, the top overall pick in the 2023 draft, is going into his seventh season. He led the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance in the 2021 season and the AFC championship game the following year, but Cincinnati has missed the playoffs the last three seasons. Burrow played in only eight games last season. He suffered a turf toe injury in a Week 2 win over Jacksonville and was out until late November. He threw for 1,809 yards with 17 touchdowns and five interceptions that included three pick-6s. ===== DRAKE LONDON SIGNS HIS $141 MILLION EXTENSION WITH THE FALCONS, THEN VOWS TO EARN EVERY DOLLAR Drake London became one of the highest-paid receivers in the NFL on Monday after signing a four-year, $141 million contract extension with the Falcons, keeping him in Atlanta through the 2030 season. On Tuesday, he said his mindset has shifted to proving he’s worth that paycheck. “I know it’s a lot of money, and I’ve got to prove it still. That’s what my mindset is right now,” London said. “Raising my standard in every single category there is, becoming a player who’s more consistent, and just trying to lead the team in any way possible. Leveling up in all ways.” The 6-foot-5 receiver from Southern California has led the Falcons in receiving yards in three of his four seasons — all while adjusting to four starting quarterbacks in four years. That number could continue to rise this season as Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa compete for the starting role. London said he hadn’t thought about the yearly quarterback turnover until he saw a post about it on social media. “I didn’t even know that happened, the whole quarterback thing,” he said. “I pride myself on whoever throws me the ball, I’m supposed to catch it. So I don’t really care where you throw it, how you throw it, what it looks like, who it’s from. If you throw it in my vicinity, it should be my ball.” London feels good about both guys, whether it’s Tagovailoa or Penix under center this season. “Obviously, it’s early days, and all of us are here right now competing our butts off,” he said. “But I’m just glad about both spots they’re in, whether that’s Tua learning the offense or (Penix) getting back on his feet. I’m really happy with both of them.” The quarterback competition isn’t the only change for London & Co. The offense also is adjusting to a system under new head coach Kevin Stefanski and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. So far, London likes what he’s seen from Stefanski, noting an aligned vision in the locker room and high intensity at practices. “I would honestly just say we’re working,” he said. “It’s a huge difference. We’re working right now, and we’re getting after it. Everybody’s here at the moment, and we all have the same goal in mind.” ===== JOEL BITONIO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER 12 SEASONS, ALL WITH THE CLEVELAND BROWNS BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Joel Bitonio had a good idea in January that he would be retiring after 12 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. On Tuesday, it was time for the offensive lineman to make it official. “This place is so special that it was hard to truly say goodbye. I’m so glad I got to learn and be a Cleveland Brown my entire career,” Bitonio said during a news conference after he announced his retirement via the team website earlier in the day. The 34-year-old Bitonio reminisced about his career and future plans while his wife, Courtney, and three children looked on. The announcement also came on the day the Browns opened their three-day mandatory minicamp. Bitonio played his entire career in Cleveland after he was selected in the second round (35th) of the 2014 draft. He was a stalwart at left guard and emerged as the leader of the offensive line when Hall of Fame left tackle Joe Thomas retired after the 2017 season. Bitonio’s 178 games — all starts — are ninth in franchise history. He has made the most starts in orange and brown since the franchise’s return to Cleveland in 1999. “He was a model of consistency. I hardly ever remember Joel having a bad game,” owner Jimmy Haslam said. “He did what I think you ask everybody to do in any organization, and that is come to work, work hard, do your job, be a good team player, go home, spend time with your family, and come back and do it again, and he did that for 12 years.” Even though Bitonio was still coming into the facility to rehab from offseason elbow surgery, there wasn’t any rush to make the retirement announcement until Bitonio felt like the time was right. “We signed like three interior linemen on the first day of free agency, so that was kind of like me and AB (general manager Andrew Berry) had already discussed that I was going to retire and I was finishing up my career,” said Bitonio, a two-time All-Pro pick and selected seven times for the Pro Bowl. “I know my agent talked to a bunch of teams during the combine, and people asked if I was interested in continuing to play, but there never got anything where I was telling people I wanted to play for another team.” The highlights of Bitonio’s career were being part of two playoff squads in 2020 and ’23. He missed the AFC wild-card game in Pittsburgh in January 2021 due to COVID-19. Cleveland’s 48-37 victory over the Steelers was their first playoff win since the 1994 season. Bitonio had to watch the game at home. “My neighborhood knew I was at home, and they started lighting off fireworks after the game, and they threw a little parade down the street. So it was an unbelievable experience because we got the win. I think it would have been heart-wrenching if you’re sitting there and the team loses,” he said. Bitonio also had a front-row seat to the Browns’ fruitless quest to find a franchise quarterback. He was on the offensive line for 23 different quarterbacks, including 22 who made at least one start. He was also the only Browns’ lineman to start and play all 17 games last season. Cleveland started 10 different line combinations last season because of injuries. The Browns have made steady progress in rebuilding the offensive line. They drafted left tackle Spencer Fano with the ninth pick. They also signed left guard Zion Johnson and center/guard Elgton Jenkins while acquiring right tackle Tytus Howard from Houston. The lone holdover from last season might be Teven Jenkins, who played all 17 games, including four starts at right guard. “I think I was telling my wife the other day, it still kind of feels like an offseason right now. I’ve still been working out. I’m obviously not training as much, not at minicamp right now, but I think when training camp starts is going to be the real moment like, ‘OK, I’m retired from this,’ because that’s when everything really cranks up,” Bitonio said. ===== RAMS LT ALARIC JACKSON ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DOMESTIC BATTERY Rams starting left tackle Alaric Jackson was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic battery early Tuesday morning and booked into a Los Angeles County jail. Per the police report, Los Angeles police officers responded to his home in the San Fernando Valley late Monday. NBC Los Angeles reported the 6-foot-7, 340-pound Jackson engaged in a verbal argument with a woman and allegedly attempted to take a phone out of her hand after he felt she was recording the exchange. The woman had scratch marks on her arm following the alleged interaction, per the television report. Bail was set at $50,000, and Jackson was released from the jail in Van Nuys on bond. Jackson, 27, is the blind-side protector of star quarterback Matthew Stafford. The former was signed to a three-year, $56.3 million contract prior to the 2025 season. He played 2024 on a one-year deal after signing his restricted free agent tender the previous offseason. Jackson has appeared in 57 career games (51 starts) since catching on with the Rams after undergoing undrafted out of Iowa in 2021. He was suspended two games by the NFL in 2024 for violating its personal conduct policy. ================================= COLLEGE FOOTBALL BRENDAN SORSBY’S CASE AGAINST NCAA SET FOR 2027, AFTER UPCOMING SEASON Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s eligibility case against the NCAA is set for trial on Feb. 8, 2027, long after the end of the college regular season and extending past the College Football Playoff. Sorsby was ruled ineligible by the NCAA after it found he had bet about $90,000 on college and pro sports in a four-year span, including on his team when he attended Indiana in 2022. His appeal to the NCAA was denied on Friday. But on Monday in Lubbock County, Texas, district judge Ken Curry issued a temporary injunction and restored Sorsby’s eligibility and said the NCAA cannot prevent him from “practicing, playing or otherwise participating on Texas Tech’s football team for the 2026 season.” Sorsby, 22, filed for an injunction against the NCAA on May 18, seeking reinstatement. Sorsby’s filing accused the NCAA of being “deeply hypocritical” with regard to gambling and said Sorsby would be “irreparably harmed” if the injunction was not granted. And that is just what Curry’s action did, much to the dismay of the college athletics community on Monday. The NCAA immediately appealed Curry’s verdict to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh District of Texas in Amarillo. Each of the four district judges are graduates of the Texas Tech School of Law, according to their court biographies posted online. Among the outraged parties on Monday was the Big 12 — Texas Tech’s conference. Commissioner Brett Yormark told ESPN that the conference’s executive board, and then likely the full board, will discuss what action the Big 12 could take. College sports attorney Thomas Mars, who has tangled with the NCAA on eligibility issues in the past, told ESPN on Tuesday that he thinks the Big 12 can severely punish Texas Tech should a player ruled ineligible by the NCAA be inserted into the lineup. “There is no question that the Big 12 could impose draconian sanctions on Texas Tech, and the type of sanctions would only be limited by their creativity,” Mars told ESPN. On3 reported in January that Sorsby had struck a one-year deal with Texas Tech for estimated at $5 million in a move that put the Red Raiders among CFP title contenders. After a solid season at Cincinnati in 2025, when he passed for 2,800 yards and 27 touchdowns, Sorsby was considered the No. 1 quarterback in the transfer portal. ===== BIG 12 COMMISH AND ADS MEET TO DISCUSS SORSBY’S ELIGIBILITY Big 12 athletic directors took part in a conference call Tuesday with Commissioner Brett Yormark to address the situation around Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby and the court ruling that restored his NCAA eligibility for the upcoming season. The temporary injunction issued Monday by a Texas district court prevents the NCAA from enforcing its ban of Sorsby. The transfer QB had been ruled ineligible for what will be his final college season after he acknowledged years of gambling that included at least 40 bets on his own team while a freshman at Indiana. Since NCAA rules call for a permanent loss of eligibility for any player who wagered on his own team, the judge’s decision sent shockwaves through college sports, including in Texas Tech’s own league. Yormark said there was a “thoughtful and productive conversations” with the athletic directors as “we continue to work through the broader implications of this situation.” In a statement without getting into specifics, the commissioner said many of the ADs voiced their opinions. “We will continue to have open and honest dialogue amongst the group, and until there is something to report, these conversations will remain within the conference,” he said. Next will be a meeting of the league’s executive board, when there is expected to be a discussion to present options, but no immediate action is expected then. The full board of directors, made up of presidents and chancellors from the league’s 16 members, is expected to meet next week. Part of the injunction from the 99th District Court against the NCAA includes a two-game suspension for Sorsby. He would miss games against Abilene Christian and Oregon State, but eligible to return when the Red Raiders play their Big 12 opener at home Sept. 18 against Houston. The NCAA is appealing to a higher Texas court. Sorsby made thousands of impermissible bets on college and pro sports that were worth at least $90,000 while at Indiana, Cincinnati and Texas Tech. Those bets include the ones he made while a freshman with the Hoosiers in 2022, though none were on games in which he played that season. “I think that’s the unpardonable sin,” Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said Tuesday. “And I think everyone in America grew up knowing that was the unpardonable sin when it comes to sports and gambling.” ============================ BASEBALL Braden Montgomery belted a game-ending, two-run homer in the 10th inning in his major league debut to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 6-5 victory against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. Montgomery connected against Braves closer Raisel Iglesias (0-1) in the bottom of the 10th after Atlanta’s Mauricio Dubon hit a go-ahead single against Grant Taylor on the first pitch of the top half. Montgomery finished 2-for-5 with three RBIs, becoming the fifth player in major league history to hit a walk-off homer in his debut. Miguel Vargas belted a two-run shot and Jacob Gonzalez had two hits and an RBI for the White Sox, who took their only lead on the final swing. The Braves led 4-0 after their half of the third, largely on Matt Olson’s two homers. Ozzie Albies and Michael Harris II added three hits apiece for Atlanta, which lost star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. to hamstring tightness while he was attempting to leg out an infield single. Dodgers 12, Pirates 3 Freddie Freeman recorded his 2,500th career hit as part of Los Angeles’ 10-run seventh inning, and the Dodgers thrashed host Pittsburgh. The big frame featured three RBIs from Andy Pages, including a two-run homer, and two RBIs from Shohei Ohtani. Max Muncy finished with three hits for the Dodgers, and reliever Will Klein (2-2) threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Bryan Reynolds and Ryan O’Hearn homered for the Pirates, who have lost four in a row. Reliever Wilber Dotel (1-1) allowed six runs (five earned) without retiring a batter. Athletics 7, Brewers 5 Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz each homered for the third time in two games, powering the Athletics to a victory over Milwaukee, evening the three-game series in Las Vegas. After homering seven times in the wild series opener, won by the Brewers 15-14 in 12 innings, the A’s pounded out another five homers on Tuesday at the hitter-friendly home of the Athletics’ Triple-A affiliate. Jonah Heim, Zack Gelof and Henry Bolte (his first in the majors) also went deep for the A’s. Athletics starter J.T. Ginn (4-3) allowed five runs in 5 2/3 innings to beat Brewers starter Robert Gasser (0-3), who yielded six runs in five innings. Mason Barnett tossed two scoreless for his first career save. Jackson Chourio had Milwaukee’s lone homer. Mariners 6, Orioles 5 (10 innings) Randy Arozarena hit the second pitch of the 10th inning for a two-run home run and Seattle held on to defeat host Baltimore. It was Arozarena’s third hit of the game. Seattle’s Mitch Garver socked a three-run home run in the fourth inning and Logan Gilbert pitched six strong frames, allowing one run on three hits. Jose Ferrer (1-1) gave up two ninth-inning runs to blow a save but instead recorded the win. Coby Mayo homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth before Samuel Basallo’s fielder’s-choice grounder tied the game. Baltimore scored another run in the 10th on Leody Taveras’ RBI single but failed to plate the tying run despite having runners on the corners and no outs. Marlins 10, Diamondbacks 6 Otto Lopez, whose .341 batting average leads the majors, went 3-for-5 with four runs and the go-ahead RBI in the eighth inning as host Miami defeated Arizona. Rookie catcher Joe Mack went 4-for-4 with three runs as the Marlins won for the sixth time in seven games thanks to a four-run eighth. After Max Meyer allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings, Pete Fairbanks (3-3) struck out two in the ninth. The Diamondbacks, just 3-8 in their past 11 games, were led by Ketel Marte, who went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, and homers from Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno. Brandyn Garcia (0-1) permitted four runs over two-thirds of an inning. Rays 4, Red Sox 3 Ryan Vilade went 3-for-4 and Nick Martinez turned in seven-plus strong innings to help Tampa Bay defeat Boston in St. Petersburg, Fla. Martinez (6-2) held Boston to three runs on six hits. Bryan Baker retired the Red Sox in order in the ninth to earn his 18th save. Ben Williamson and Nick Fortes each contributed two hits and an RBI. Yandy Diaz singled and walked to extend his on-base streak to 23, the longest active streak in the major leagues. Payton Tolle (3-3) pitched six innings and allowed four runs on nine hits in Boston’s third straight loss. Isiah Kiner-Falefa had two of the Red Sox’s six hits and scored twice, while Marcelo Mayer added a late two-run double. Yankees 3, Guardians 2 Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning, lifting visiting New York to a win over Cleveland. Spencer Jones belted his first major league homer for the Yankees. New York reliever Camilo Doval (2-0) tossed a scoreless seventh, and Fernando Cruz earned his first save of the season with 1 2/3 shutout innings, making the Yankees the first AL team to record 40 wins. Tim Herrin (0-2) gave up one run in 1 1/3 innings for the Guardians, who lost for the fifth time in six games. Cleveland’s Angel Martinez had two hits and an RBI. Blue Jays 3, Phillies 2 Brandon Valenzuela capped a two-run ninth inning with a walk-off single as Toronto defeated visiting Philadelphia Bryson Stott’s RBI double against Louis Varland (3-1) gave the Phillies a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth, but in the bottom of the inning, Jhoan Duran (1-3) blew a save for the first time in 17 opportunities this year. In first start since May 24, having recovered from a hamstring strain, Toronto ace Dylan Cease struck out 11 while allowing one run in six innings. His counterpart, Zack Wheeler, also threw six innings of one-run ball. Cardinals 7, Mets 0 Dustin May pitched six stellar innings for his first win in nearly two months and Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer as visiting St. Louis extended its winning streak to five games with a victory over New York. May (4-6) scattered four hits and a walk while striking out six. Cardinals rookie JJ Wetherholt hit a two-run single and Jordan Walker rapped an RBI double to highlight a four-run third inning. Ivan Herrera reached base five times, including three hits, and scored three times. Mets starter Freddy Peralta (4-5) allowed a season-worst six runs on six hits in six innings. Rookie A.J. Ewing had two of New York’s five hits, but the Mets were shut out for the seventh time this season. Royals 5, Rangers 3 Jac Caglianone homered twice and Kansas City used a four-run sixth inning to rally for a victory over visiting Texas. Caglianone, who had three hits with a walk, led off the fifth inning with a home run for Kansas City’s first hit against Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi (5-7). He then highlighted the breakout sixth with a two-run shot. Both of Caglianone’s career two-homer games have come against the Rangers. Josh Jung and Brandon Nimmo each had two hits for Texas, which had won seven of nine, a stretch that began with a three-game home sweep of Kansas City. Texas’ Corey Seager and Jake Burger had an RBI apiece. Tigers 10, Twins 4 Dillon Dingler homered twice among four hits and knocked in four runs as streaking Detroit pounded visiting Minnesota. Kerry Carpenter supplied a two-run shot and Riley Greene added a solo blast while driving in two runs as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. Gleyber Torres contributed a two-run single. Detroit starter Troy Melton (3-0) gave up four runs and eight hits in five innings. Josh Bell hit his 200th career homer for the Twins, who have lost five of their past six. Byron Buxton led off the game with a homer, Brooks Lee and Kody Clemens added solo homers, and Minnesota starter Taj Bradley (5-3) allowed five runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. Rockies 7, Cubs 3 Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar homered as Colorado beat Chicago in Denver. Edouard Julien had two hits and drove in three runs, Willi Castro finished with three hits and Kyle Karros had two hits for Colorado, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Tomoyuki Sugano (6-4) allowed three runs on six hits in five-plus innings. Michael Busch homered and Alex Bregman had two hits and an RBI for Chicago, which has lost six of its past eight games. Cubs starter Colin Rea (5-4) lasted 4 2/3 innings, allowing season-high totals of seven runs and nine hits. Reds 5, Padres 3 (11 innings) Sal Stewart clouted a two-run homer in the 11th inning and visiting Cincinnati snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over San Diego. Stewart drilled a hanging splitter from Yuki Matsui (0-1) over the center field wall for the decisive runs. Tejay Antone (1-0) picked up the win despite allowing a run in the 10th. Zach Maxwell earned his first major league save with a 1-2-3 11th. San Diego starter Lucas Giolito pitched four innings, permitting two hits and two runs, one earned. Samad Taylor, Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr. each notched an RBI hit for the Padres, who have lost 12 of their past 15 games. Angels 10, Astros 1 Oswald Peraza had three RBIs and Jo Adell and Wade Meckler drove in two apiece as Los Angeles built an early seven-run lead and cruised to a victory over Houston in Anaheim, Calif. Walbert Urena (4-4) pitched five scoreless innings for the Angels, who had lost six of their previous eight games. Sebastian Rivero had two hits before exiting with a left wrist injury, and Nolan Schanuel left with a calf ailment. Brice Matthews had an RBI single for the Astros, who had won three of their previous four contests. Kai-Wei Teng (3-5) was roughed up for seven runs (five earned) and seven hits over four innings. Nationals 6, Giants 3 Luis Garcia Jr. hit the 11th pitch of the game for a two-run homer, James Wood had three hits and scored twice and Washington made it two straight wins at San Francisco. Andrew Alvarez and four relievers overcame nine hits and seven walks to limit the Giants to three runs, helping the Nationals improve to 4-1 on a six-game Western swing. Daylen Lile drove in a pair with a bases-loaded walk and an RBI triple. Giants starter Adrian Houser (2-6) worked 4 1/3 innings and gave up three runs and four hits. Bryce Elridge ripped a late solo shot and Jung Hoo Lee contributed a pair of hits and RBIs for San Francisco. ===== MLB’S HITTERS ARE STRUGGLING TO THRIVE AFTER 35 IN THE AGE OF ANALYTICS AND INCREASED VELOCITY PHOENIX (AP) — Nolan Arenado was slugging his way through the month of May when the Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman woke up one morning with an ailment that’s familiar to those who felt invincible in their 20s but have advanced to their mid-to-late 30s. His back hurt. Not bad. Not enough to keep him out of the lineup. But it was one of those inexplicable moments that comes with being an aging Major League Baseball player — threatening to derail a hot streak for an eight-time All-Star who just turned 35. “There’s more aches and pains,” Arenado said. “There’s just a little more work in the gym, getting prepared for the game, than there used to be. That’s a learning curve. “I’ve always been in the gym, always did that stuff, but there’s definitely more maintenance.” Arenado got past the minor back issue and is continuing a bounce-back season in the desert, batting .256 with eight homers and 30 RBIs through Monday’s games. He’s among a group of the 35-and-older crowd getting solid results at the plate, joining Los Angeles Dodgers veterans Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy, along with Houston’s Christian Walker. But it’s a small club that’s become smaller over the past decade. MLB hitters who are 35 or older have combined to provide just 5.6 WAR (Wins Above Replacement, per FanGraphs) through roughly the first 1/3 of the season, continuing a trend that’s accelerated over the past decade. In the early 2000s, older stars were the norm in the big leagues. It peaked in 2003 when older hitters combined for 71.3 WAR, with a group highlighted by Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, Kenny Lofton, Luis Gonzalez and Jeff Bagwell. So what’s changed? Let’s look at some of the reasons why MLB is skewing younger this days: Analytics like younger players Baseball’s analytical era can be traced back to the work of Bill James in the 1970s and 1980s, but terms like WAR, wOBA, BABIP, and OPS+ didn’t start to become widespread in the big leagues until at least the late 2000s. Suddenly, the eye test wasn’t enough for MLB general managers. Cold, hard numbers were in. And — overwhelmingly — those numbers showed that the best years for a big league hitter usually come from their mid-20s to early 30s. That’s directly correlated to MLB teams locking up young players to long-term contracts. Arizona’s Corbin Carroll, Detroit’s Kevin McGonigle, Pittsburgh’s Konnor Griffin, Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. and Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez are among dozens of promising players who were signed to lucrative deals well before they reach free agency. Spending on veterans is no longer in vogue. Walker — a three-time Gold Glove first baseman who has hit nearly 200 career homers — signed with the Astros for a relatively modest $60 million, three-year deal after the 2024 season when he was 33 years old. “I think it has a lot to do with the ability to measure guys’ value on the field,” Walker said. “For a long time, WAR didn’t exist, wRC+ wasn’t a stat, right? So, you went off of the optics or this guy’s a good clubhouse guy or he’s got experience, he’s been to a World Series.” Velocity has exploded during their careers Today’s young stars have come of age in a game where velocity is king, but it wasn’t that way when Freeman and others broke through. The average MLB fastball in 2026 is north of 94 mph, with 18 qualified pitchers averaging at least 96. When Freeman debuted 17 years ago, the league-wide average was under 92 and no qualified pitchers averaged at least 96. Arenado said that one of the first things that becomes tougher for MLB veterans is the ability to handle really good fastballs — particularly inside. It makes for tough matchups against pitchers like Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski, who routinely throws 100 mph. “I feel like just the general age of the levels and the development is trending younger and younger,” Walker said. “And there might be something to that — like your best bullets might be when you’re 27 years old.” Big league teams value flexibility more now, too Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has Freeman and Muncy in his lineup on nearly a daily basis. He also played in the big leagues until he was 36 years old, retiring in 2008, giving him some personal experience on the aging process. “The hardest part is to expect and want the same output you’ve always had, but not be willing to change the equation,” Roberts said. Roberts said the process is different for every player. Some need to work out more. Some less. Others need more sleep. Diet becomes more important. The tricky part is that the habits that brought you to the big leagues might not be the same ones that will keep you there in your mid-to-late 30s. Walker, who didn’t become a starter in the big leagues until he was 28, said he’s embraced getting older and enjoys analyzing his blood tests that might signal what’s causing vitamin deficiencies or inflammation. The tests also show how much alcohol might affect his body or the importance of a good night’s sleep. “For myself, no real magic recipe, just chalk it up to being a late bloomer,” Walker said. “My age is older than most guys, but service time isn’t. I haven’t been in the big leagues for 20 years or anything like that. Just fortunate that I still can help the team.” Arenado embraces change Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said he believed there were two main reasons Arenado was still having success in his 14th big league season. First, he gave credit to the D-backs’ hitting coaches. But maybe most importantly, Arenado has listened to those coaches, embraced change and found new ways to have success. “There’s an adjustment to work habits and mindset once you get to that level where things aren’t as easy as they used to be,” Lovullo said. “Some say ‘I’ve had my career, it’s not as easy as it once was, and I want to shut it down.’” Later he added: “It’s fun to watch Nolan Arenado have all this success, but he’s worked his butt off. He’s working as hard as any 22 or 23 year old we have on this team.” ===== REPORTS: BREWERS SIGNING OF PROSPECT LUIS LARA TO 7-YEAR, $31M DEAL The Milwaukee Brewers are in agreement with outfield prospect Luis Lara on a seven-year, $31 million extension, multiple outlets reported Tuesday. The contract with the 21-year-old Venezuelan begins this season and includes three club options, potentially taking the deal through 2035. The extension could max out at $78 million if Lara reaches all the incentives, a source told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Lara is ranked No. 5 among Milwaukee’s prospects and No. 91 among all major league clubs by MLB Pipeline. He is batting .338/.447/.500 with seven homers, 27 RBIs and 18 stolen bases in 56 games this season at Double-A Nashville. The Brewers have signed similar long-term deals with up-and-coming prospects before, including outfielder Jackson Chourio in December 2023 and current minor league shortstop Cooper Pratt in April. ===== RANGERS ACTIVATE RHP COLE WINN FROM 15-DAY INJURED LIST The Texas Rangers activated right-handed reliever Cole Winn from the 15-day injured list on Tuesday after he was sidelined since May 23 by arm fatigue. Winn, 26, takes the spot on the 26-man roster vacated by right-hander Luis Curvelo, who was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday. Winn allowed two runs on two hits in a third of an inning of his most recent outing that came during a 5-2 loss to the host Los Angeles Angels. He exited the game after three batters with fatigue and soreness in his right shoulder. In 22 appearances this season, he is 2-1 with one save, a 5.59 ERA, seven walks and 23 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings. In 68 career relief appearances, Winn is 2-3 with one save, a 3.91 ERA, 28 walks and 72 strikeouts in 78 1/3 innings. Texas made Winn the 15th overall selection in the 2018 MLB Draft. Curvelo, 25, had a scoreless inning Sunday in the Rangers’ 10-0 victory over the visiting Guardians. He has a 4.91 ERA, two walks and four strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings over seven relief appearances. He was on the 15-day injured list with a right biceps strain from April 15 to May 19. In 24 career relief appearances since 2025, Curvelo is 1-1 with a 5.47 ERA over 26 1/3 innings ===== METS REINSTATE C FRANCISCO ALVAREZ FROM INJURED LIST The New York Mets reinstated catcher Francisco Alvarez from the injured list Tuesday in advance of a home game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Alvarez, 24, returns after missing just under a month with a torn meniscus in his right knee that required surgery. The injury occurred during a May 12 at-bat against the Detroit Tigers. The original timetable indicated Alvarez could miss six to eight weeks, but he is returning in exactly four weeks. Alvarez was batting .241 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in 37 games to start the season. In five major league seasons, all with the Mets, he is a career .231 hitter with 52 homers and 153 RBIs in 341 games. Alvarez will assume the roster spot vacated when catcher Hayden Senger was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday. Senger, 29, went 2-for-15 with a home run in seven games. =============================== COLLEGE BASEBALL 2026 ABCA/RAWLINGS NCAA DIV. I ALL-REGION TEAMS ANNOUNCED The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region Teams have been announced across all eight regions. The teams are selected by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association, with the process overseen by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. The committee is chaired by Brian Green of Wichita State University and includes Mitch Canham (Oregon State University), Chris Curry (University of Arkansas at Little Rock), Dean Ehehalt (Monmouth University), Mike Glavine (Northeastern University), Jeff Mercer (Indiana University), Butch Thompson (Auburn University), and Tom Walter (Wake Forest University). First Team All-Region selections are eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America teams will be announced on Friday, June 12, prior to the start of the NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The ABCA/Rawlings postseason awards schedule continues with the announcement of the NCAA Division I Gold Glove finalists on Monday, June 15, via X by Rawlings Sporting Goods (@RawlingsSports), followed by the Gold Glove winners in all divisions on Wednesday, June 17. ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers and Position Players of the Year across all divisions will be announced on Monday, June 22. The ABCA All-America Team was first recognized in 1949 and now spans nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II, and III, the Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007. 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams: Northeast RegionNCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region First TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCTommy McAndrewsSr.FordhamNY1BJackson MarshallSo.UConnCT2BMatt DeShiroSo.MerrimackMA3BEllis GarciaSr.BryantRISSJulio SolierSo.Boston CollegeMAOFMatthew BuccieroSr.FairfieldCTOFHarrison FeinbergSr.NortheasternMAOFJack HopkoSr.Rhode IslandRIDHJosiah OverbeekFr.ArmyNYPTate EvansSr.YaleCTPLiam O’LearyJr.St. John’sNYPCayden SuchySo.UConnCTRPAndrew WertzGr.NortheasternMA NCAA Div. I Northeast All-Region Second TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCAdam AgrestiSo.St. John’sNYCThomas ZwireckiJr.CanisiusNY1BNick WangGr.Boston CollegeMA2BJack KailSr.ColumbiaNY2BTy MainolfiSo.Boston CollegeMA3BJayder RaifstangerJr.St. John’sNYSSReece MoroneyJr.Rhode IslandRIOFMatt BoltonSo.BinghamtonNYOFCJ EgrieSr.Holy CrossMAOFGarrett LarsenJr.YaleCTOFMika PetersenSr.BrownRIOFLukas TorresSr.WagnerNYDHMatt BrinkerSr.NortheasternMAPBen AleksonJr.FairfieldCTPCharlie HaleJr.UConnCTPLuc RisingSr.NortheasternMAPJaden WywodaSr.Holy CrossMARPMac BurkeSr.DartmouthNHRPGavin SoaresSo.Boston CollegeMARPAidan ViningSr.BryantRI 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams: East RegionNCAA Div. I East All-Region First TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCBlake PrimroseSo.Saint Joseph’sPA1BQuinton CoatsSo.CincinnatiOH2BDanny MacDougallGr.DaytonOH3BTroy SudbrookJr.ToledoOHSSJohnathan GomezSo.Fairleigh DickinsonNJOFLorenzo CarrierSr.PittsburghPAOFTommy HarrisonJr.Miami UniversityOHOFHunter RaySo.Fairleigh DickinsonNJDHMichael AndersonSr.Penn StatePAPMatt ArchibaldJr.NavyMDPNathan LeiningerSr.ToledoOHPNathan TaylorJr.CincinnatiOHPMaxx YehlJr.West VirginiaWVRPChristian CoppolaSr.Saint Joseph’sPA NCAA Div. I East All-Region Second TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCGavin KellySo.West VirginiaWV1BDane HarveySo.Ohio StateOH2BDiego CruzFr.Miami UniversityOH3BBrayden MartinJr.MarylandMDSSHenry KaczmarSr.Ohio StateOHOFEvan BottoneJr.MarshallWVOFBrody ChrismanJr.AkronOHOFMarcus DierksJr.Miami UniversityOHOFMichael Smith Jr.Jr.DaytonOHOFClay BurdetteJr.XavierOHDHEnzo InfeliseFr.CincinnatiOHPBrady BendikJr.NavyMDPChansen ColeSo.West VirginiaWVPPJ CraigSr.RiderNJPBraden GebhardtSr.Youngstown StateOHPRyan PiechJr.XavierOHRPChristian AielloSr.RiderNJRPIan KornGr.West VirginiaWV 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams: Atlantic RegionNCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region First TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCJacob LeeSo.Virginia CommonwealthVA1BKade LewisJr.Wake ForestNC2BEthan BallFr.Virginia TechVA3BDalton WentzSo.Wake ForestNCSSJake SchaffnerJr.North CarolinaNCOFLuke CostelloSo.Wake ForestNCOFAJ GraciaJr.VirginiaVAOFOwen HullJr.North CarolinaNCDHSeojun OhJr.High PointNCPJason DeCaroJr.North CarolinaNCPChris LevonasSo.Wake ForestNCPDavid RossowSr.CampbellNCRPCaden GlauberFr.North CarolinaNC NCAA Div. I Atlantic All-Region Second TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCDylan JohnsonGr.College of CharlestonSC1BDylan WinebrennerGr.RichmondVA2BLuke NixonJr.North Carolina StateNC3BCooper NicholsonJr.North CarolinaNCSSJamie LaskofskiSo.William & MaryVASSTanner MarshJr.LibertyVAOFJack HerringSr.East CarolinaNCOFRett JohnsonFr.North Carolina StateNCOFNate SavoieSo.ClemsonSCDHJett MusicSo.CampbellNCPBen BlairJr.LibertyVAPAlec BouchardJr.WoffordSCPTy BrachbillJr.High PointNCPJoey GiordanoSo.RichmondVARPTyler KapaGr.VirginiaVA 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams: Southeast RegionNCAA Div. I Southeast All-Region First TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCDaniel JacksonJr.GeorgiaGACVahn LackeyJr.Georgia TechGA1BTristan CurlessSr.East Tennessee StateTN1BAlex SosaJr.MiamiFL2BJarren AdvinculaJr.Georgia TechGA3BTre PhelpsJr.GeorgiaGA3BRyan ZuckermanJr.Georgia TechGASSKolby BranchSr.GeorgiaGASSCarson KerceJr.Georgia TechGASSBrendan LawsonSo.FloridaFLOFDrew BurressJr.Georgia TechGAOFChris KatzSr.MercerGAOFJohn Paul HeadSo.UABALOFEli StephensSo.MercerGADHBraydon KerseySo.MercerGAPSteven CashSr.Jacksonville StateALPEvan DempseyJr.Florida Gulf CoastFLPAidan KingSo.FloridaFLPJake MarcianoSo.AuburnALPWes MendesJr.Florida StateFLRPJohn AbrahamJr.Florida StateFLRPSkyler HuttoJr.Jacksonville StateAL NCAA Div. I Southeast All-Region Second TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCJon EmburySo.Florida Gulf CoastFLCChase FralickSo.AuburnALCJimmy JanickiSo.TroyAL1BMichael O’ShaughnessySr.GeorgiaGA1BLogan ShepherdJr.MercerGA2BMike ManciniSr.VanderbiltTN2BChris RembertSo.AuburnAL3BJavier GorostolaSo.Florida Gulf CoastFLSSJustin LebronJr.AlabamaALOFBlake CyrSr.FloridaFLOFTJ GrinesSr.UT MartinTNOFDerek WilliamsSr.MiamiFLDHBrady ChristmanFr.Georgia SouthernGAPBryson MooreJr.Florida StateFLPAlex PetrovicSo.AuburnALRPCaden AokiGr.GeorgiaGARPJackson BarberiSo.FloridaFLRPLJ CormierFr.AuburnALRPJackson SandersSo.AuburnAL 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams: Midwest RegionNCAA Div. I Midwest All-Region First TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCMark QuatraniJr.Notre DameIN1BTague DavisSo.LouisvilleKY2BColby TurnerJr.MichiganMI3BSam FloresSr.PurdueINSSTyler BellSo.KentuckyKYOFBrayden BakesSo.Illinois StateILOFCarter BeckJr.Indiana StateINOFZion RoseJr.LouisvilleKYDHMike O’ConorSr.Eastern IllinoisILPJaxon JelkinJr.KentuckyKYPJack RadelJr.Notre DameINPMax VaisvilaSr.Northern IllinoisILRPTurner DoranSr.Western MichiganMIRPEaston HarrisSo.SIUEIL NCAA Div. I Midwest All-Region Second TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCWeber NeelsSr.MinnesotaMNCJake PaulickJr.Northern KentuckyKY1BRyan NiedzwiedzJr.SIUEIL2BGraham MastrosJr.Illinois StateIL3BMason RoellSo.Indiana StateINSSMichael MaloneyGr.Western MichiganMIOFDrew BerklandGr.Notre DameINOFHogan DennySo.IndianaINOFAshton KampaJr.UICILOFTanner MallyJr.Western MichiganMIDHDominic KiblerJr.MilwaukeeWIPMichael AddariJr.Illinois StateILPAndrew EvansJr.Southern IllinoisILPBryce RiggsJr.Eastern IllinoisILRPJake KramerSr.PurdueIN 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams: South RegionNCAA Div. I South All-Region First TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCCade ArrambideSo.LSULACRyder HelfrickJr.ArkansasAR1BTrey HawseySo.Louisiana TechLA1BMatthew RussoSr.Southern MississippiMS2BKyle MorrisonSr.Southern MississippiMS3BAce ReeseJr.Mississippi StateMSSSCamden KozealJr.ArkansasARSSSteven MilamJr.LSULAOFTristan BissettaSr.Ole MissMSOFJake BrownJr.LSULAOFDerek CurielSo.LSULAOFJacob ParkerFr.Mississippi StateMSDHNoah SullivanGr.Mississippi StateMSPHunter DietzSo.ArkansasARPGrayden HarrisSo.Southern MississippiMSPTomas ValinciusSo.Mississippi StateMSRPHunter AlexanderSr.Central ArkansasARRPCamden ClarkSo.Southern MississippiMSRPWalker HooksSo.Ole MissMSRPEthan McElvainJr.ArkansasAR NCAA Div. I South All-Region Second TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCColt BrownFr.LouisianaLA1BReed StallmanGr.Mississippi StateMS2BGehrig FreiGr.Mississippi StateMS3BKade DupontSr.Louisiana MonroeLA3BCurry SutherlandJr.Missouri StateMOSSLogan FyffeSo.Missouri StateMOOFZeb AllenJr.Central ArkansasAROFTyree ReedJr.Jackson StateMSOFJoey UrbanSr.Southern MississippiMSDHJoe HallSo.Southeast Missouri StateMOPCody BraschJr.LouisianaLAPEric NachtsheimSr.McNeese StateLAPBrannon WestmorelandJr.Arkansas-Little RockARRPColby AllenSr.Southern MississippiMSRPTag AndrewsFr.Arkansas-Little RockARRPCooper GarrisonSr.Arkansas StateAR 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams: Central RegionNCAA Div. I Central All-Region First TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCCarson TinneyJr.TexasTX1BTyce ArmstrongSr.BaylorTX2BSlade McCloudSr.Tarleton StateTX3BAidan MeolaSr.Oklahoma StateOKSSDee KennedyJr.Kansas StateKSSSTyson LeBlancJr.KansasKSOFLogan HughesJr.Texas TechTXOFKollin RitchieJr.Oklahoma StateOKOFCaden SorrellJr.Texas A&MTXDHDiego CardenasSr.Abilene ChristianTXPCarson JasaSo.NebraskaNEPChris OlivierSr.LamarTXPAiden SimsSo.Texas A&MTXPDylan VolantisSo.TexasTXRPSam CozartFr.TexasTXRPClayton FreshcornJr.Texas A&MTX NCAA Div. I Central All-Region Second TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCDeiten LachanceJr.OklahomaOKCAugusto MungarrietaJr.KansasKS1BGavin GrahovacJr.Texas A&MTX1BArmani RaygozaJr.UTRGVTX2BWyatt HanoianFr.Air ForceCO2BTracer LopezSr.Texas TechTX3BJayson JonesSr.Wichita StateKS3BChayton KraussSr.Dallas BaptistTXSSDylan CareySr.NebraskaNEOFJake BennettSr.Dallas BaptistTXOFMakani TanakaSr.Oral RobertsOKOFAiden RobbinsJr.TexasTXOFDrew DetlefsenSr.UTSATXDHLuke PettitteJr.Dallas BaptistTXPEthan LundSo.Oklahoma StateOKPConor MylesGr.UTSATXPRuger RiojasSr.TexasTXRPBoede RaheJr.KansasKS 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams: West RegionNCAA Div. I West All-Region First TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCRyan TaymanJr.Cal PolyCA1BMulivai LevuJr.UCLACA2BNu’u ContradesJr.Arizona StateAZ3BDrew SmithSr.OregonORSSRoch CholowskyJr.UCLACAOFWill GasparinoJr.UCLACAOFLandon HairstonSo.Arizona StateAZOFTeddy TokheimFr.StanfordCADHJacob JohnsonSo.Saint Mary’sCADHAugie LopezSo.USCCAPMason EdwardsJr.USCCAPJackson FloraJr.UC Santa BarbaraCAPLogan ReddemannJr.UCLACAPDax WhitneySo.Oregon StateORRPEaston HawkSo.UCLACA NCAA Div. I West All-Region Second TeamPos.PlayerCl.SchoolStateCIan ArmstrongSo.Saint Mary’sCA1BMiller DurhamJr.Utah TechUT1BMakoa SniffenSo.Saint Mary’sCA2BRyan CooneyJr.OregonOR3BMikey BellJr.GonzagaWASSDrew BarraganSr.UNLVNVSSChris RamirezSo.California BaptistCAOFJack BasseerSr.USCCAOFDiego CastellanosJr.Saint Mary’sCAOFPaul ContrerasJr.Cal State FullertonCAOFJackson HotchkissSo.WashingtonWAOFJake LongJr.UtahUTDHMikey Cruz Jr.Sr.NevadaNVPGrant GovelSo.USCCAPNick LewisSo.Washington StateWAPIsaiah MagdalenoJr.Hawai’iHIPMichael MalkiSo.California BaptistCAPMikiah NegreteSr.Cal State FullertonCAPKarsten SweumSo.GonzagaWARPNick BonnSr.Cal PolyCARPAlbert RoblezSr.Oregon StateOR GOLF CANADIAN OPEN THE FINAL STOP BEFORE THE US OPEN. LPGA HAS A TEAM EVENT IN MICHIGAN PGA Tour RBC Canadian Open Site: Caledon, Ontario. Course: TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North). Yardage: 7,389. Par: 70. Prize money: $9.8 million. Winner’s share: $1.764 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Defending champion: Ryan Fox. FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler. Last week: J.T. Poston won the Memorial. Notes: The final tournament before the U.S. Open has a reasonably strong field, with four players from the top 10 in the world. … Collin Morikawa is in the field. He sat out the Memorial because his wife was expecting their first child. … The leading three players not already exempt will earn an exemption into the British Open at Royal Birkdale. … Ben James is making his PGA Tour debut as a pro after the Virginia senior led the PGA Tour University ranking. … The top 60 in the world ranking after this week can still earn a spot in the U.S. Open. The Canadian Open began in 1904, just nine years after the inaugural U.S. Open. … Padraig Harrington is in the field. The three-time major champion will be at Shinnecock Hills next week from having won the U.S. Senior Open last year. … Brooks Koepka also is playing, meaning an additional two players are likely to get in. … This is the second straight year for the Osprey Valley course at TPC Toronto to host the Canadian Open. Next week: U.S. Open. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/ ___ LPGA Tour DOW CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Midland, Michigan. Course: Midland CC. Yardage: 6,301. Par: 70. Prize money: $3.3 million. Winner’s share: $402,691. Television: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2-3 p.m. (Golf Channel app), 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1-3 p.m. (CBS). Defending champions: Jin Hee Im and Somi Lee. Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda. Last week: Nelly Korda won the U.S. Women’s Open. Notes: This is the only team event on the LPGA Tour schedule, and it attracts a strong field. That starts with Nelly Korda, the No. 1 player with two majors this year, who is partnering with Olivia Cowan. … Juli Inkster is returning to competition to play with Angel Yin, who has long looked up to the Hall of Famer as a mentor. Inkster turns 66 later this month. … Lexi Thompson is playing again with Megan Khang. They lost in a playoff last year in one of the few good chances Thompson had of winning again on the LPGA. … The teams include sisters (Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn), former teammates (Alison Lee and Lilia Vu from UCLA) and besties (Jeeno Thitikul and Ruoning Yin). … The winners receive a two-year exemption, but Americans are not eligible to earn Solheim Cup points. … This is the first of two consecutive LPGA events in Michigan. The Meijer LPGA Classic is held the same week as the men’s U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. Next week: Meijer LPGA Classic. Online: https://www.lpga.com/ ___ PGA Tour Champions PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC Site: Des Moines, Iowa. Course: Wakonda Club. Yardage: 6,865. Par: 72. Prize money: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000. Television: Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel app), 10 p.m. to midnight (Golf Channel-tape delay: Saturday, 4-5 p.m. (Golf Channel app), 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez. Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink. Last week: Darren Clarke and Ben Crane won the American Family Insurance Championship. Notes: Miguel Angel Jimenez will try to join Jay Haas (2007 and 2008) as the only back-to-back winners of the Principal Charity Classic since the tournament began in 2001. … Steve Stricker is playing for the second week in a row after starting his PGA Tour Champions season at the tournament he hosts in his native Wisconsin. … The sponsor exemptions have gone to Shane Bertsch and Mario Tiziani. … Zach Johnson plays a PGA Tour-sanctioned event for the first time in his native Iowa. He grew up in Cedar Rapids, about two hours away. … Padraig Harrington is taking a break from the PGA Tour Champions to play the PGA Tour ahead of his return to the U.S. Open. He is eligible for the third major of the year from winning the U.S. Senior Open last year. … The last 14 editions of the tournament have been decided by no more than two shots. …Wakonda Club opened in 1922 and is consistently ranked among Iowa’s best courses. Next tournament: Dick’s Sporting Goods Open on June 26-28. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/pgatour-champions ___ Korn Ferry Tour OCCUNET CLASSIC Site: Amarillo, Texas. Course: Tascosa GC (La Paloma). Yardage: 7,091. Par: 70. Prize money: $1 million. Winner’s share: $180,000. Television: None. Previous winner: New tournament. Points leader: Ian Holt. Last week: Ben Kohles won the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Next tournament: Memorial Health Championship on June 25-28. Online: https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour ___ United States Golf Association CURTIS CUP Site: Los Angeles. Course: Bel-Air CC. Yardage: 6,284. Par: 70. Prize money: None. Television: Friday, 12:30-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel app), 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel app), 7-10 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6-10 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Great Britain & Ireland. Last time: Led by Lottie Woad, Great Britain & Ireland held on to beat the Americans, 10 1/2 to 9 1/2 in 2024 at Sunningdale Golf Club in England. Notes: The Americans have a 31-9-3 lead in the series that dates to 1932. … Asterisk Talley made her Curtis Cup debut in 2024 at Sunningdale at age 15. She returns this year. … Carole Semple Thompson holds the record for playing in the Curtis Cup 12 times. … The U.S. team features Kiara Romero, the No. 1 women’s amateur in the world and NCAA champion Farah O’Keefe. … Megha Ganne earned a spot on the team by winning the U.S. Women’s Amateur. She instead chose to turn pro at the U.S. Women’s Open last week. She missed the cut. … GB&I returns two players from its winning team in 2024, Beth Coulter and Patience Rhodes, whose sister Mimi also was on the previous GB&I team. … This is the fourth USGA event hosted by Bel-Air, the most noteworthy the 1976 U.S. Amateur won by Bill Sander. … The Curtis Cup follows by one week the U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera, 5 miles away down Sunset Boulevard. Next time: Royal Dornoch in 2028. Online: https://championships.usga.org/curtiscup.html ___ European tour Last week: Eugenio Chacarra won the KLM Open. Next week: U.S. Open. Race to Dubai leader: Patrick Reed. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/ ___ LIV Golf League Last week: Tyrrell Hatton won LIV Golf Andalucia. Next tournament: LIV Golf UK on July 23-26. Points leader: Jon Rahm. Online: https://www.livgolf.com/ ___ Other tours Epson Tour: FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship, The Medalist GC, Marshall, Michigan. Previous winner: Samantha Wagner. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/ Asian Tour: International Series Morocco, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Red), Rabat, Morocco. Television: Thursday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel app); Saturday-Sunday, 7-11 a.m. (Golf Channel app). Defending champion: Scott Vincent. Online: https://asiantour.com/ Challenge Tour: Interwetten Open, Schladming-Dachstein GC, Oberhaus, Austria. Previous winner: Maximilian Steinlechner. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/hotelplanner-tour/ PGA Tour Americas: Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship, El Rincon GC, Bogota, Colombia. Previous winner: Online: https://www.pgatour.com/americas Sunshine Tour: Mopani Zambia Open, Nkana GC, Kitwe, Zambia. Defending champion: Samuel Simpson. Online: https://sunshinetour.com/ Japan LPGA: Ai Miyazato Suntory Ladies Open, Rokko Kokusai GC, Hyogo, Japan. Defending champion: Sayaka Takahashi. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/ Korea LPGA: Mercedes-Benz Korea Women’s Open, Lakewood Country Club, Yangju, South Korea. Defending champion: Dongeun Lee. Online: https://klpga.co.kr/web/ Legends Tour: Costa Navarino Legends Tour Trophy, Costa Navarino Resort, Pilos, Greece. Defending champion: Peter Baker. Online: https://legendstour.com/ ===== DETROIT (AP) — The next Rocket Classic will be the last. “After nearly 13 years as a PGA Tour title sponsor, including eight years in Detroit, 2026 will mark the final Rocket Classic,” tournament director Mark Hollis announced Tuesday. “We are incredibly proud of what this tournament has meant to the city, from creating unforgettable moments for fans to raising more than $10 million for local organizations.” Aldrich Potgieter will be the defending champion on July 30 when the final tournament begins at Detroit Golf Club. Cam Davis is a two-time Rocket Classic champion and Bryson DeChambeau is among the previous winners at the tournament. Rocket Mortgage drew the world’s top golf circuit back to Michigan in 2019, replacing the Quicken Loans National that had been run by the Tiger Woods Foundation in the Washington, D.C., area. It gave the state a PGA Tour stop for the first time since Woods won the 2009 Buick Open at Warwick Hills, but the Detroit-based mortgage company doesn’t seem to be interested in being part of the next era of golf. The PGA Tour is moving to a new model for 2028 at the earliest with two tracks of tournaments, including one with elevated events that will have larger purses for the better players. The Rocket Classic has never been able to attract a star-filled field to the Motor City as it has moved around on the calendar, often squeezed between majors or after the majors and before the FedEx Cup playoffs. “What you are going to see is an elevation of tournaments,” Brian Rolapp, the new CEO at the PGA Tour, said last week. “I think what we have found as we’ve talked to sponsors both for Track 1 and Track 2, there’s a lot of demand for both. And the price points will be different. “The bigger events, not everyone can afford and may not be sort of consistent with their business goals. That’s great. There’s other price points too for it, and I think there’s plenty of demand for both Track 1 and Track 2 in that regard because there’s definitely people who want to invest different amounts in these events.” ===== THE US OPEN IS GETTING AWAY FROM ITS ROOTS WITH A SHRINKING NUMBER OF QUALIFIERS Two players going into their senior year of high school are playing in the U.S. Open next week, along with another teenager who is headed off to college. The field for Shinnecock Hills includes T.K. Kim, a 35-year-old who was born in South Korea, raised on Maui, played college golf at Boise State and will get ready for his first U.S. Open by playing two Oklahoma mini-tour events in Muskogee and Duncan. Billy Horschel has 10 worldwide wins and more than $42.5 million in career PGA Tour earnings, not including his $10 million bonus from winning the FedEx Cup. His path to Shinnecock Hills was no different from 17-year-old Miles Russell or Arni Sveinsson, who will make history as the first player from Iceland in the U.S. Open. This is what makes the U.S. Open stand out from the other four majors. It gets called the toughest test in golf — sometimes too tough — but it prides itself on being the most “open” of any Open. David Fay, who spent 21 years as the USGA executive director, once said, “It’s not the best field in golf. It never pretended to be. It’s the most democratic championship.” Fay might raise his eyebrows when he looks at the numbers now. By the time the USGA was done handing out exemptions this year — based on performance at the PGA Tour, European tour and LIV Golf — only 62 spots were available in final qualifying. That included just 43 spots on Monday, which still tries to sell itself as the “Longest Day in Golf” even with the shrinking numbers. Ten years ago, the 156-man field at Oakmont included 80 players who had to earn their way there through 36-hole qualifiers. Twenty-seven of them first had to get through 18-hole local qualifiers, a list that included 19-year-old Sam Burns. For this year at Shinnecock Hills, the qualifiers stand at a mere 62 players. That number figures to go up because the USGA has set aside seven spots for players who potentially can qualify through the top 60 in the world ranking after this week (Memorial winner J.T. Poston is a lock). Even so, it’s not close to the U.S Open ideal of a 50-50 split. That had been the sweet spot for years until the USGA responded to the changing landscape in golf and went away from its roots by trying to get all the right players. The only player the U.S. Open probably missed out on over the years was Justin Rose in 2010 when he won the Memorial and moved to No. 33 in the world, two weeks after the cutoff for what was then top 50. The next year, the USGA added a second deadline the week before the Open so that wouldn’t happen again. But over the past few years, the USGA felt it should recognize LIV Golf by adding two spots — a leading player from last year (Joaquin Niemann) and this year (Lucas Herbert). Nothing would have kept either one from trying to qualify. It has added five leading players from the FedEx Cup this year (Sudarshan Yellamaraju among them), two players from the Race to Dubai in 2025 (Laurie Canter and Adrien Saddier) and one this year (Jayden Schaper). There’s still a 36-hole qualifier in London that offered seven spots. The U.S. Junior Amateur winner began getting an exemption in 2018, the NCAA champion in 2023. There’s now a place for the top player on the Korn Ferry Tour last year. Each addition gets the U.S. Open further away from its roots. All of them are quality players, and all of them certainly earned the right to be there based on performance, the key word when golf throws out “meritocracy.” All of them could have qualified, just like four-time All-American Ben James and PGA Tour player Keith Mitchell. “Today is such an important day for us,” John Bodenhamer, the USGA’s chief championships officer, said Monday night as the qualifying at 10 sites across the continent were winding down. “Openness and qualifying and earning your way into our national championship is part of our DNA.” It still is. But it’s not as evident as it used to be. This should get the attention of the USGA, if it hasn’t already. There’s no need to go down the path of the British Open from just over a decade go when it established the “Open Qualifying Series” at tournaments around the world. It has been effective in identifying a good field through performance, but it’s not the same as proving it over 36 holes. Players show up at tournaments to win — a place in the British Open often is a consolation prize (Poston managed to get both at Muirfield Village on Sunday). Now the British Open offers 20 qualifying spots at four venues, plus something called a “Last Chance Qualifier” to be held over 18 holes on Monday of The Open at Royal Birkdale. The U.S. Open still has a right to boast of being the most open of Open championships around the world. It would do well not to get too far away from that. There’s really no risk of missing out on a player whom the golfing public wouldn’t know was missing. There would be more opportunity to see Russell and Giuseppe Puebla, Nos. 1 and 2 in the American junior ranking, be among three amateurs who qualified in Florida; to see Andrew Putnam at No. 84 in the world earn the final spot Tuesday morning in a nine-hole playoff in Oregon over Spencer Tibbits, who has no world ranking. Monday brought the joy of Vaughn Harber, an Ohio State sophomore who went 5 under over his last five holes to get into a playoff and advance to his first U.S. Open. There were other stories like him. The U.S. Open needs more moments like that, not fewer. It’s part of its DNA. ================================= INDIANA SPORTS NEWS AND HEADLINES COLTS NEWS Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today placed safety Reuben Lowery III on the Reserve/Retired list. Lowery III, 5-9, 204 pounds, was claimed by Indianapolis off waivers from Baltimore on October 13, 2025. He played in three total games (one start) in 2025 with the Colts and Ravens and registered five tackles (one solo). Lowery III was originally signed by Baltimore as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2025. Collegiately, he played in 46 career games (29 starts) at Tennessee-Chattanooga (2020-24) and compiled 166 tackles (109 solo), 19.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 15 passes defensed and three interceptions (two returned for touchdowns). ===== (AP) INDIANAPOLIS — Daniel Jones laughed Tuesday when he told reporters he had asked the Indianapolis Colts to let him rejoin full team activities this week. Coach Shane Steichen is playing it safe — for now. So Indy’s starting quarterback has been relegated to a second straight week of position group drills and seven-on-seven work as he continues to recover from a torn right Achilles tendon. No, it’s not a setback, it’s the plan. “I asked, but yeah, I think right now it’s seven-on-seven,” Jones said. “I think I’m closer. I think there’s still work to be done. I wouldn’t say I’m all the way there at this point. So yeah, I mean I feel good about where I am, and kind of where the rehab is taking me to this point. I’ve still (got) work to do and still got to make some progress, but I feel like I’m in a good spot.” For now, that will have to suffice for Jones. Yes, Steichen continues to say he expects Jones to be a full go sometime during training camp, which begins next month. The target remains having Jones cleared to start the Sept. 13 season opener against Baltimore. It’s still a pretty speedy timeline for an injury that often requires nine to 12 months of rehab to be fully recovered. Jones was injured Dec. 7 in a loss at Jacksonville, the second loss in a season-ending seven-game skid which kept the Colts out of the playoffs. But as some athletes in recent years have returned on the earlier end of the timeframe, the Colts figure since it’s only June there’s no need to rush Jones or anyone else back. “Very happy with his progress. I mean, he’s hitting all his landmarks each and every week, every day, putting in the work, but he’s feeling good,” Steichen said. “It was good to get him out there last week in seven-on-seven. Do it again this week. Then, I know he’ll work tirelessly this summer to be ready for training camp.” Steichen said everyone made it to town for this week’s workouts, though some players such as receiver Alec Pierce and Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner are not practicing because of recent surgeries. Anthony Richardson, who is fighting to remain Jones’ backup, also was on the field and again split snaps with second-year quarterback Riley Leonard. The Colts also have signed free agent Easton Stick, who worked with Steichen when they were both with the Los Angeles Chargers. Much has changed for Jones over the past 15 months. After signing a one-year, $14 million contract in March 2014 and then beating out Richardson for the starting job last summer, Jones seemed poised to cash in after leading the Colts to a 7-2 mark behind a historic nine-game run for the offense. Jones was so good, he entered the MVP debate almost exactly one year after the New York Giants released their former starter who was drafted No. 6 overall in 2019. But Jones wasn’t the same following Indy’s bye as he tried to play through a broken bone in his left leg. Then came the season-ending Achilles tendon injury, the long losing streak and a lengthy road back. Still, the Colts went all-in, signing him to a two-year deal worth up to $100 million in March — a move that cemented his place ahead of Richardson on the depth chart. Richardson was the No. 4 overall pick in 2023. The question now is the same as it was back in March when Jones returned to the Colts: How far along is his rehab? “It’s slow to start, but then once you reach certain points, it ramps up pretty quickly,” Jones said as he enters what he hopes are the last steps in rehab. “I feel good about a lot of movements, but really, hitting top, top speed I think that’s where your last step is, which I think makes sense.” ================================== INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS Esmerlyn Valdez opened the scoring in the first inning with a two-run, opposite field home run but the Columbus Clippers came back to defeat the Indianapolis Indians, 9-4. The game was deemed complete in the top of the sixth inning due to inclement weather. With two outs in the first frame, Billy Cook drew a walk setting up Valdez for his 13th blast of the season. Columbus (35-27) rallied with three runs in the top of the second, capped by a two-run homer from Petey Halpin. The Clippers added three more runs in the third inning for a 6-2 lead. Indy (25-39) started a two-out rally in the bottom of the third, with Ronny Simon being hit by a pitch to start things. Billy Cook followed with a single to put runners on the corners and Simon subsequently scored on a balk. Valdez struck again, crushing an RBI double to right field at 106.1 mph. The comeback fell short as those were the Indians final runs of the contest. Shortly before the torrential downpour, Gabriel Arias knocked a three-run home run for a 9-4 lead in the top of the sixth. The game then entered a delay and was later called. Noah Davis (L, 1-6) started for Indy and allowed six runs (5er) across 5.0 innings. Kolby Allard (W, 2-0) threw 5.0 innings of four-run ball for the Clippers. The six-game series between the Indians and Clippers continues on Wednesday at 1:35 PM. RHP José Urquidy (3-3, 4.33) will take the mound for Indy while RHP Austin Peterson (0-3, 4.34) will start for Columbus. ================================== INDIANA TRACK AND FIELD BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana track and field team looks to close the season, leaving their mark on the National stage at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor National Championship. The four day meet is scheduled to begin Wednesday, June 10, and run through Saturday, June 13, from Hayward Field at Eugene, Ore.Following the NCAA East Regional meet, the cream and crimson saw five athletes earn qualifying marks for the championship, including one field athlete and four track athletes.THE MEETNCAA Outdoor National Championship (All Times EST)Schedule | Live Results | Meet InfoVenue: Hayward FieldCoverage: Follow Indiana T&F at iuhoosiers.com and on social media at @IndianaXCTF THE HOOSIER LINEUP Field Tyler Carrel – Pole Vault Track Trelee Banks Rose – 200m Camden Marshall – 800m Veronica Hargrave – 800m John Colquitt – 400m Hurdles ============================= INDIANA BASEBALL BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – As one of the best all-around players in the area, sophomore outfielder Hogan Denny was named to the ABCA Midwest All-Region Second Team on Tuesday (June 9) afternoon. The native Hoosier started 51 games this year and led the program with 74 base knocks in his second year of college baseball. Denny burst onto the scene in 2026 as one of the best bats in the entire conference. He started a game at five different positions, the first IU player since at least 2005 to accomplish the feat. He hit .357 on the campaign with 74 hits, 63 runs, 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 44 RBIs. He played in all but three games – missing those due to an injury suffered in early April. He maintained a fielding percentage of .989 in over 185 attempts. This is the 15th ABCA All-Region honor for an IU player since head coach Jeff Mercer took over the program in 2019. He’s the fourth different outfielder (Devin Taylor, Korbyn Dickerson and Grant Richardson) honored in that same span. Denny was also named a First Team All-Big Ten selection following his stellar sophomore campaign. The Mooresville, Indiana native will spend his summer in the Cape Cod League playing for the Cotuit Kettleers. He is joined out east by teammates Jake Hanley, Caleb Koskie and Jackson Yarberry. Denny will head into his junior campaign next spring with 114 career hits, 96 career runs scored and 20 career home runs. ================================= PURDUE TRACK AND FIELD WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Track & Field’s nine entries to the NCAA Outdoor Championships prepare for the trip to Eugene, Oregon from June 10-13. The Boilermakers earned six qualifications on the men’s side and three on the women’s side. The top 12 athletes from both the NCAA East and West First Round sites combine for the 24 athletes that qualified for each event in the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Only combined events (heptathlon and decathlon) did not compete at regionals and took the top 24 at the end of conference championships season. Athletes who finish first through eighth in each event earn First Team All-American, ninth through 16th earn Second Team All-American and 17th through 24th earn Honorable Mention but are not considered All-American status by the USTFCCCA. Men’s 4x400m | No. 3 Seed | Watch (Semis) | Watch (Finals) • The relay of Victory Achakpoekri, Samuel Vessat, Jax Coleman and Zyan Greene ran 3:00.92 at the NCAA East First Round to earn the No. 3 seed at NCAAs. • The performance ranks sixth in the country this season, set a Purdue record, and was the third-fastest time in Big Ten history. • All four of the runners rank in Purdue’s top six in the open 400m, including Vessat, Achakpoekri and Greene holds the first through third spots. • Set up for the present and future, the Boilers’ relay all has at least one year of eligibility remaining. • The Boilers qualified for nationals in the 4x400m for the fourth time and only once had a First Team All-American relay in 2016 when they finished sixth. • Connor Czajkowski and Zach Mylenek will serve as Purdue’s 4x400m alternates. Seamus Malaski | Hammer Throw (No. 7 Seed) | Shot Put (No. 16 Seed) | Watch (HT) | Watch (SP) • Malaski qualified for the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw (69.77m / 228-11) and shot put (18.86m / 61-10.50). • The redshirt freshman is the only men’s athlete in the country to qualify for nationals in both the hammer and shot this season. • Malaski joins Olympian Chukwuebuka Enekwechi as the only two Boilermakers to qualify for the NCAA Championships in both events. Enekwechi was an All-American in both events in 2013 and 2016. • He is Purdue’s first shot put qualifier since Enekwechi in 2016 and first hammer throw qualifier since Kelly Cook Jr. in 2022. • The qualifications for NCAAs outdoors comes on the heels of a Second Team All-American indoor campaign when he finished 12th in the weight throw. Samuel Vessat | 400m (No. 8 Seed) | Watch (Semis) | Watch (Final) • Vessat joins Malaski as Purdue’s only two athletes to qualify for nationals in two events after he ran 44.82 in the 400m and was the second leg for the 4x400m that went 3:00.92. • The 400m time broke his own school record and was the eighth-fastest time in Big Ten history. He also guided Purdue to its second school record in the 4x400m this season. • He is Purdue’s third athlete to qualify for NCAAs outdoors in the 400m joining Brian Faust (2019) and Nicholas Parks (2016). Both athletes concluded their season as Honorable Mention All-Americans after finishing 21st and 24th, respectively. • During the indoor season, Vessat became the first Boilermaker men’s athlete to reach the podium in the 400m at NCAAs when he finished sixth. Alexia Smith | 400m (No. 8 Seed) | Watch (Semis) | Watch (Final) • Smith qualified for her first NCAA Championships after she ran 50.51, a 0.71s personal best, to finish fourth in the NCAA East and earn the eighth seed in Eugene. • The time broke five-time 400m All-American Brionna Thomas’ program record of 50.78 (2018) and was the fifth-fastest time in Big Ten history. • In three meets running the 400m, Smith improved her time in all three after she ran 51.89 on April 11, 51.22 on May 17 and 50.51 on May 30. • Smith’s qualification marks the fourth time a Boilermaker has entered NCAAs in the 400m on the women’s side. Thomas was a two-time qualifier in 2017-18 and Choe Abbott earned a spot in 2018. In 2018, Thomas earned Purdue’s highest finish in third, while Abbott followed in fifth. Amarianna Lofton | High Jump (No. 13 Seed) | Watch • Lofton earned the 13th seed at nationals after she finished tied for fifth in the NCAA East with a clearance of 1.82m (5-11.50). She cleared the bar on her second attempt. • The qualification comes in her first Division I season after she redshirt indoor and spent three seasons at Division II Central State where she was a two-time All-American. • Lofton continues Purdue’s rich history in the high jump as she now records the 13th campaign to end at nationals on the women’s side. She is Purdue’s first qualifier since Janae Moffitt in 2018. Praise Aniamaka | Triple Jump (No. 16 Seed) | Watch • Aniamaka took fifth in the NCAA East (16.05m / 52-08.00) to qualify for his third outdoor nationals (fifth overall). • He is a four-time All-American with one first team and one second team placement both indoors and outdoors. His high finish outdoors was in sixth place in 2024. • The graduate student ended his Big Ten career as a four-time champion and medaled in all seven of his Big Ten Championships appearances. • Combined with Chidozie Kalu, the duo accounts for the 10th and 11th qualifications to the outdoor championships in Purdue history. Britannie Johnson | Shot Put (No. 17 Seed) | Watch • Johnson earned her first spot at an NCAA Championships after she threw a personal best 16.91m (55-05.75) in the shot put to finish ninth in the NCAA East. • She becomes the third different Boilermaker women’s athlete to qualify for NCAAs in the shot put joining Dani Bunch (2012-14) and Stacey Wannemacher (2009, 2011). Four of Purdue’s five previous NCAAs in the shot finished in the top eight, led by Wannemacher’s fourth-place finish in 2009. Chidozie Kalu | Triple Jump (No. 21 Seed) | Watch • Kalu earned his first big to NCAAs as a Boilermaker when he finished ninth in the NCAA East triple jump (15.89m / 52-01.75). • A sophomore outdoors, Kalu joined Purdue ahead of the 2024-25 season after he was a Second Team All-American outdoors at Virginia Tech in 2024. • Kalu and Aniamaka are the third pair of teammates in Purdue men’s history to qualify for the triple jump at the NCAA Championships in the same season. Aniamaka and Safin Wills qualified in 2024 and Tamar Greene and Wills qualified in 2021. Next Up Purdue’s 2025-26 season concludes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene and the program looks ahead to a promising 2026-27 campaign. =============================== PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue and Purdue Fort Wayne basketball programs have announced that the two squads will face off in an exhibition game on Thursday, Oct. 22. The game will be played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne. Ticket information as well as broadcast details will be announced at a later date. This will be the first meeting in an exhibition game, and the Boilermakers and Mastodons haven’t faced each other in the regular season since Dec. 2014. The announcement wraps up Purdue’s exhibition schedule for the upcoming season. Purdue will take on Ball State in Mackey Arena on Oct. 18, and Connecticut on Oct. 27, at a site to be determined. Purdue is 0-3 in exhibition games against collegiate teams over the last three seasons, falling to No. 14 Arkansas in 2023, No. 15 Creighton in 2024, and No. 9 Kentucky in 2025. All three of the games have been on the road. Purdue returns six regular contributors and welcomes in a highly-regarded recruiting / transfer class from last year’s team that finished 30-9 and reached the Elite Eight. Purdue Fort Wayne posted a 17-15 record a year ago and over the last 10 seasons, boast the third-highest winning percentage among all of Indiana’s Division I basketball programs. ============================== NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S TENNIS SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame women’s tennis program claimed three separate ITA Midwest Regional award winners on Tuesday, tying Ohio State for the most honors. The three Fighting Irish student-athletes who were honored include: Midwest Regional Award Winners ITA Most Improved Player: Bianca Molnar Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award: Akari Matsuno ITA Cissie Leary Sportsmanship: Rylie Hanford The ITA Most Improved Award goes to a student-athlete who demonstrated the most significant athletic growth, performance improvements, and commitment. For Notre Dame, Bianca Molnar recorded an absolute breakout year. It started with an ITA Midwest Regionals doubles championship and singles finalist showing in the fall, resulting in her punching her ticket to both the NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships. In the spring, she held down the No. 1 singles position, where she accumulated 10 wins for the Irish. Ultimately, she finished 12-8 in dual singles matches and 19-12 overall on the year. In doubles, Bianca Molnar and Bojana Pozder posted a 20-11 overall record, becoming the first Irish tandem to secure 20 wins since Quinn Gleason/Monica Rombinson in 2015. When the All-ACC awards rolled out in late April, Molnar took home Third Team honors in both singles and doubles. In addition, Molnar achieved career-high rankings this year in both singles (No. 45) and doubles (No. 21) as well. *Important to note – the award was formally known as the ITA Midwest Regional Most Improved Senior Award, which had been won only once before by a Notre Dame student-athlete – Monica Robinson in 2017. It was changed in 2024 to allow any class an opportunity. Next up, Akari Matusno won the prestigious Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award. The honor dates back to 1982 and is presented to the men’s and women’s student-athletes who have exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership, as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements. A great reflection of the program’s culture under Notre Dame Head Coach Alison Silverio – Matsuno is the second straight winner of the award, with Nibi Ghosh earning it in 2025. Furthermore, Matsuno is the sixth all-time winner of the award in program history. Matsuno compiled an 18-10 overall singles record with a 13-6 mark in dual play. In doubles, she posted a 20-16 overall record with a 14-11 showing in dual action. Matsuno was a 2025 All-ACC selection and a soon-to-be three-time ACC All-Academic Team honoree. Then, there was Rylie Hanford, who claimed the ITA Cissie Leary Sportsmanship honor. This award goes to a Division I women’s player who displayed inspiring dedication and commitment to her team, which enhanced her team’s performance and exemplified the spirit of college tennis. The award dates back to 1997 and is in memory of the late and widely admired Penn women’s tennis coach Cissie Leary. Hanford becomes the third all-time winner and first since 2004, joining Kelly Zalinkski and Alicia Salas. For her senior campaign, Hanford achieved an 11-9 record in dual singles play and 14-7 in doubles. Her 14 doubles dual wins alongside Gabriella Rawles led all Irish pairings. In fact, the duo finished with a No. 72 national doubles ranking after notching a top-5 victory at the ACC Tournament. Lastly, further illustrating success both on and off the tennis court, all three award winners today were also the same three who landed on the CSC Academic All-District Team. ============================= NOTRE DAME MEN’S TENNIS SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s tennis program cleaned up on Tuesday, claiming half of the ITA Midwest Regional awards. The Fighting Irish took home four honors, which included: Midwest Regional Award Winners ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year: Ryan Sachire, Notre Dame ITA Assistant Coach of the Year: Alex Kasarov, Notre Dame ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship: Sebastian Dominko, Notre Dame ITA Senior Player of the Year: Sebastian Dominko, Notre Dame Three-time All-American Sebastian Dominko becomes the first player to win the Midwest Senior Player of the Year award since Stephen Bass in 2007. The new graduate certainly left his mark on the program over an illustrious four-year career in South Bend. Below are just a few of his top highlights: Third Irish player all-time to earn four berths to the NCAA Singles Championships First seven-time NCAA Individual Championship qualifier in the history of Notre Dame tennis (singles & doubles) First Irish player to earn All-ACC honors all four years in either singles or doubles The 2025 ACC Player of the Year An 85-29 career singles record His 59 wins in the No. 1 singles position rank fourth all-time A 71-33 career doubles record His 49 wins at No. 1 doubles rank first all-time To top it all off, for Dominko, the Slovenian also won the ITA Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award. This long-running award honors a DI men’s student athlete who displays sportsmanship, character, excellent academics, and has had outstanding playing accomplishments. The award was established in 1969 in memory of Rafael Osuna. In addition, Notre Dame swept the two coaching honors of the Midwest Region. Head Coach Ryan Sachire won his first ITA/Dunlop Coach of the Year award. Plus, first-year assistant coach Alex Kasarov won the ITA Assistant Coach of the Year. Together, the duo guided the Blue & Gold to its first 20-win regular season since 2007, ultimately finishing with a 21-8 record. Notre Dame also accomplished its best ACC regular-season finish (third), while reaching its second-ever ACC Tournament semifinal. They went on to qualify for their first NCAA Tournament since 2022, marking Coach Sachire’s seventh all-time NCAA appearance. Furthermore, the Irish finished with an ITA Midwest ranking of No. 4 and a national ranking of No. 24. The Irish finished the season ranked in the top-25 for 12 consecutive weeks. =============================== NOTRE DAME BASEBALL GREENSBORO, N.C. – Three members of the Notre Dame baseball team were recognized with All-Region accolades by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Jack Radel and Mark Quatrani were both named as ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team honorees while Drew Berkland was selected to the Second Team for the 2026 season. Quatrani was the sole catcher to earn the First Team nod for the Midwest Region while Radel was one of three pitchers on the First Team. Berkland, meanwhile, was one of three outfielders listed on the Second Team. An All-ACC First Team selection this spring, Radel was 8-4 on the mound for the Irish with team-leading efforts of a 3.29 ERA and 116 strikeouts. He had a 1.03 WHIP with two complete games and one complete-game shutout. Radel was among the national leaders in strikeout-to-walk ratio, total strikeouts, strikeouts per nine innings, WHIP and victories during the 2026 season. An All-ACC Second Team honoree in 2026, Quatrani led the Irish with a .376 batting average with a team-best 80 hits. He also paced the team with a squad-best 66 RBI in 2026. The junior added 10 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 53 runs. Quatrani ranked in the top 75 in the nation in total hits, hits per game, RBI and RBI per game during the 2026 season. Berkland posted a .330 batting average as the lead-off man for the Irish in 2026. He had 73 hits, 68 runs, 17 doubles, one triple and 43 RBI this spring. He led the Irish in total home runs with 16 and shared team-high honors with 11 stolen bases. His 34 extra-base hits also led the squad. Berkland ranked among the national leaders in runs per game and total runs scored in the 2026 season. It is the most Irish players named to the All-Region list since 2004 when four members of the Notre Dame baseball program garnered the honor. ============================== NOTRE DAME TRACK AND FIELD EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Notre Dame Track and Field team will have three representatives in Eugene at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship: Obiora Okeke (shot put), Amaya Aramini (10,000m) and Sophie Novak (3000m Steeplechase). The Road to Eugene Obiora Okeke punched his ticket to Eugene with a fourth-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 19.32m (63’ 4¾”). Okeke’s season-best throw propelled him to the 2026 NCAA Track and Field National Championships for Shot Put. Amaya Aramini punched her ticket to Eugene, finishing sixth with a time of 32:54.71 in the 10,000m. It was a fast race, with the winning time setting a new facility record in Lexington, Kentucky. Sophie Novak punched her ticket to Eugene as she won her heat in the 3000m Steeplechase and placed third overall with a time of 9:42.68. She has the second fastest time in t Wednesday, June 10 7:10 PM PT- Men’s Shot Put Obiora Okeke Thursday, June 11 5:38 PM PT – Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase Semifinal Sophie Novak 7:56 PM PT- Women’s 10,000m Run-FINAL Amaya Aramini Saturday, June 13 5:24 PM PT – Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase-Final ================================= BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL Butler and Nebraska will play in Chicago in one of the Bulldogs’ marquee match-ups on their 2026-27 non-conference schedule. The teams will meet Sunday, Nov. 22 at Credit Union 1 Arena in the Windy City. Tickets will go on sale soon. The television assignment and tip time will be announced at a later date. The event is organized by Complete Sports Management. The match-up with Nebraska is the sixth regular season contest that has been announced on Butler’s schedule thus far. Additional games on Butler’s non-conference schedule will be released soon. THE SERIES: This will be the fifth meeting between the two programs, with Nebraska holding a 3-1 advantage. The teams first met in 1929 and most recently played in the 2019 NIT. ABOUT THE BULLDOGS: Butler alum Ronald Nored takes over head coaching duties at his alma mater after spending the last decade on coaching staffs in the NBA. The Bulldogs return five players from last season’s roster, headlined by starters Jalen Jackson and Drayton Jones. Jackson helped the Bulldogs to the 2025 Greenbrier Tip-Off title and 5-1 start to the 2025-26 season before missing the remainder of the campaign due to injury. Butler’s newcomers include Asim Djulovic, who starred for Mega Superbet in his native Serbia, and Samu Adler, who led his Salon Vilpas team to the Korisliiga league title and earned Player of the Year honors in his native Finland. Three of the team’s incoming transfers averaged double figures last season: Treyson Anderson (North Dakota State), Jordan Ellerbee (Florida Gulf Coast), and Christian Moore (The Citadel); that trio joins two power conference additions in Eduardo Klafke (Ole Miss) and Samis Calderon (Kansas). ABOUT THE CORNHUSKERS: Nebraska returns two of its top three scorers and six letterwinners from a team that won a school-record 28 games and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 last season. The returnees are headlined by rising senior Pryce Sandfort, who earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after averaging 18.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. NU also welcomes back Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year Braden Frager, as the rising sophomore averaged 11.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. In addition, the Huskers regain the services of Connor Essegian, who averaged 10.7 ppg in 2024-25 before missing most of last season with an ankle injury. NU also added seven players, including five transfers and a pair of freshmen who are both among the top-150 recruits in the country. Season tickets for the upcoming 2026-27 basketball season are on sale now at butlersports.com/seasontickets. The Bulldogs will once again host all 10 BIG EAST rivals at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Fans can email tickets@butler.edu or call the ticket office at 317-940-3647 for more information on securing season tickets. =============================== INDIANA STATE BASEBALL ABCA.org – Indiana State’s Carter Beck and Mason Roell were both honored on the American Baseball Coaches Association Midwest All-Region team as announced by the organization on Tuesday morning. Beck (First Team) was recognized among the region’s top outfielders, while Roell (Second Team) was honored among the region’s top infielders as voted on by head coaches around the region. The teams are selected by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association, with the process overseen by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. Beck continues to receive postseason recognition after claiming the Missouri Valley Conference’s top honors as the 2026 Joe Carter Player of the Year award following a historic campaign for the Sycamores. The junior finished the season among the Missouri Valley leaders in batting average (.348), hits (82), RBIs (59), runs scored (62), doubles (17), home runs (16), on-base percentage (.446), slugging percentage (.637), and stolen bases (12). The Carnduff, Saskatchewan, Canada native recorded a team-high 28 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI contests over the 2026 season and has reached base safely in 55 of the team’s 57 games played. Beck continued his success in the Missouri Valley tournament connecting on a two-homer game against Southern Illinois. Beck highlighted his season with an 11-game stretch where he recorded a .510 batting average with three doubles, a triple, five home runs, and 16 RBIs, while posting 11 consecutive multi-hit games from March 15-April 2. He added a trio of grand slams to his name going deep with the bases loaded against Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 20), Bradley (Mar. 20), and UIC (Apr. 3). Roell receives Second Team honors for the first time in his career after finishing third in the Missouri Valley in batting average (.362), third in on-base percentage (.475), and fifth in slugging percentage (.626). His numbers were even better in conference play hitting .395 from the plate while leading the MVC in home runs (8) and slugging percentage (.753). Roell posted 17 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI contests and added his first grand slam of the 2026 campaign on May 1 at Southern Illinois, with the eighth-inning blast proving to be the difference in the 8-5 win. He added multi-homer games against both Valparaiso (Mar. 28) and UIC (Apr. 2), while adding five-RBI contests at both Valparaiso and Southern Illinois. He added a season-high five runs scored on February 21 against Brown. The committee is chaired by Brian Green of Wichita State University and includes Mitch Canham (Oregon State University), Chris Curry (University of Arkansas at Little Rock), Dean Ehehalt (Monmouth University), Mike Glavine (Northeastern University), Jeff Mercer (Indiana University), Butch Thompson (Auburn University), and Tom Walter (Wake Forest University). First Team All-Region selections are eligible for ABCA/Rawlings All-America honors. The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America teams will be announced on Friday, June 12, prior to the start of the NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The ABCA/Rawlings postseason awards schedule continues with the announcement of the NCAA Division I Gold Glove finalists on Monday, June 15, via X by Rawlings Sporting Goods (@RawlingsSports), followed by the Gold Glove winners in all divisions on Wednesday, June 17. ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers and Position Players of the Year across all divisions will be announced on Monday, June 22. The ABCA All-America Team was first recognized in 1949 and now spans nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II, and III, the Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007. ================================= INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Former Indiana State University men’s basketball player Nate Green will have his No. 4 jersey retired, as announced by the athletic department on Tuesday morning. Green becomes the sixth men’s basketball player and eighth basketball player overall to receive this prestigious honor joining Larry Bird (33), Duane Klueh (54), Carl Nicks (22), John Sherman Williams (44), Jerry Newsome (41), Amy Hile (15), Melanie Boeglin (22), and Barbara Graves (20). The Sycamore guard will be honored prior to the December 6 game against Southern Indiana inside Hulman Center. “The greatest honor, in my opinion, that an athlete can receive is having their jersey retired,” Green said. “I couldn’t be prouder and more humbled to have been selected for this tremendous honor. It’s surreal to be named alongside one of the greatest players in basketball history, Larry Bird, in joining this historic basketball group of men and women. It fills me with profound gratitude for the journey. I’m forever thankful to my parents, siblings, coaches, teammates and Sycamore fans for the endless support in my college years and beyond. Although this is an individual accolade, it is rooted in team success. Without the team, there is nothing.” Nate Green played for Indiana State from 1996 to 2000 and was the first player to earn Most Valuable Player recognition from the Missouri Valley Conference as a first team member of the All-Conference team while also being the Most Valuable Player as a first team member of the All-Defensive team. He led the 1999-2000 Sycamore team to their first outright Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and the school’s first NCAA tournament bid in 21 years where ISU lost to Texas 77-61 in the West Region at Salt Lake City, Utah, the same site of the last Sycamore NCAA appearance in 1979. Green was also an honorable mention All-MVC selection in 1998 and a second team pick in 1999 while being named to the Men’s Basketball All-Academic team three straight years. “Nate Green’s jersey retirement is a celebration of one of the greatest careers in Indiana State Basketball history,” said Nathan Christensen, Indiana State Director of Athletics. “His leadership, competitiveness, and commitment to excellence helped define a championship era for our program. To this day, Nate remains the only Sycamore other than Larry Bird to earn Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year honors, placing him among the most accomplished players to ever represent Indiana State. We are honored to recognize his remarkable achievements and welcome him into this distinguished group of Sycamore legends.” Green holds or shares several Indiana State records including career steals (240), steals in a season (92 in 1999-2000), and average steals per game in a season (2.9 in 1999-2000). He also tied the single game school record with eight steals against Eastern Illinois on Dec. 19, 1999. Green is also fourth in career blocks (109) and fourth in career assists (496). Green played professionally for nine years beginning with a year playing for the Canberra (2000-2001) in the National Basketball League-Australia where he was named team captain in his first year of professional experience. He then played for the North Charleston Lowgaters (2001-2002) and Columbus Riverdragons (2002-2003) in the NBA Development League and made it to the NBDL Finals in 2002. Green went overseas to play in the Italian National Basketball League where he was a four-time team captain nomination as selected by his peers. He was twice named the defensive MVP and winner of two prestigious titles, the European Super Cup and the Italian Cup. He currently wrapped up his seventh season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a staff official. Green officiated four seasons in the NBA G League, including the 2019 Finals prior to making his debut in the NBA. His officiating experience also includes six years in college basketball (ACC, Atlantic 10, SEC and American conferences) and five years at the high school level in Indiana. ================================= PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball program will host the Purdue Boilermakers in an exhibition game on Thursday, October 22 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Tip time is to be determined. Tickets will go on sale to the general public in August. Mastodon season ticket holders will have the opportunity to participate in priority ticket purchasing windows prior to the general public. Season ticket holders and donors will receive more details from Abby Whitmeyer in the Purdue Fort Wayne Ticket Office in the coming weeks. Contact Abby Whitmeyer at (260) 481-5769 or aawalker@pfw.edu to purchase season tickets. Information regarding tickets for Purdue Fort Wayne students, faculty and staff will be released later. The two teams have six all-time regular season meetings, all coming in West Lafayette. Purdue advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight last season, ranking No. 6 in the final Associated Press Top 25 Poll of the season. Purdue Fort Wayne enters the 2026-27 campaign with five consecutive winning seasons. The Mastodons have 257 total victories since 2013, second most among Horizon League schools. The Mastodons have notable wins over Indiana (twice), Notre Dame, DePaul and Grand Canyon during head coach Jon Coffman’s tenure. =============================== INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/ MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/ INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/ EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/ WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/ FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/ ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/ DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/ HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/ MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/ HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/ OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx ST. 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The Niagaras jump to a 9 – 0 lead‚ then fall behind before rallying to win. 1875 – The finest game ever played in Keokuk‚ Iowa sees the Westerns battle the Boston Reds before losing‚ 6 – 4. A crowd of 300 is on hand. When the Reds get their share of the gate receipts – $13 – they elect to forfeit tomorrow’s match and head back to Chicago. A few more events like this and the short-lived Keokuk club packs it in June 16th. 1876 – George Bechtel‚ RF for Louisville‚ who was suspended for “crookedness in the last Louisville-Mutuals game‚” gets in deeper trouble when P Jim Devlin shows his manager a telegram from Bechtel saying‚ “We can win $100 if you lose the game today.” 1877: The St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds stage a Sunday exhibition game‚ the only Sunday game between National League teams that will be played until 1892. Lip Pike resigns as Cincinnati captain and is succeeded by Bob Addy. 1879 – Providence plays errorless ball for the first time this season and beats Cincinnati‚ 11 – 1. 1880 – Boston’s Charley Jones‚ last year’s home run king with nine‚ hits two homers in one inning‚ becoming the first big leaguer to accomplish this feat. Both homers come off Buffalo’s Tom Poorman in the 8th inning of a 19 – 3 rout. Jones now has a league-high four homers‚ one more than Fred Dunlap. 1882 – The Eclipse score six runs in the bottom of the 12th to defeat the Athletics‚ 10 – 5. 1884: The Mets edge Louisville, 7 – 5, in 11 innings, to tie the Eclipse for first place in the American Association with a 20-8 record. Chicago White Stockings ace Larry Corcoran switch pitches in a 2 – 0 win over Cleveland. Tony Mullane did it two years ago. 1886 – Having lost his government job because of the afternoons he missed pitching for Washington‚ Bob Barr goes on the road finally and beats the host Athletics in Philadelphia‚ 3 – 2. 1888 – The Athletics play their first official Sunday home game at Gloucester, NJ‚ or so they think. The American Association secretary will later rule the game illegally rescheduled and throw it out of official records. 1890 – St. Louis (American Association) P Jack Stivetts hits two homers (and strikes out ten)‚ the second a grand slam in the top of the 9th‚ off Fred Smith‚ with his team down by three runs to win‚ 9 – 8‚ over visiting Toledo. He will later duplicate this batting feat twice, hitting a pair of homers on August 6‚ 1891‚ and on June 12‚ 1896‚ making him the first pitcher to achieve this. The only two pitchers to match this achievement are Wes Ferrell (who had five such games) and Don Newcombe. 1891 – Cleveland Spiders C Charles Zimmer makes six errors‚ and the opposing Brooklyns steal ten bases. The Bridegrooms win by only 9 – 8 though. 1892: Though Baltimore fails to score after the 6th inning‚ the Orioles explode for 25 hits and swamp St. Louis, 25 – 4. Wilbert Robinson‚ Orioles catcher‚ goes 7 for 7‚ bats in 11 runs‚ a major league record; Whaling Wilbert scores once. He’ll finish the season with a team-high 57 RBIs. George Shoch has five hits and scores four runs for Baltimore; pitcher Sadie McMahon‚ on the other hand‚ goes 0 for 7‚ tying the since-broken 19th Century major league mark. Baltimore continues in the second game‚ winning 9 – 3. In a doubleheader sweep of visiting Pittsburgh‚ Brooklyn second baseman Monte Ward has 12 assists‚ a major league mark that won’t be tied in a single game until Jim Gilliam does it in 1956. Brooklyn wins, 4 – 3 and 5 – 4. 1898 – A hard week for managers: Tom Brown is replaced at Washington by “Dirty Jack” Doyle‚ Billy Barnie is fired by ninth-place Brooklyn. Barnie’s successor‚ CF Mike Griffin‚ resigns after four games; President Charlie Ebbets fills in. “Scrappy” Bill Joyce is dropped by the New York Giants in favor of Cap Anson‚ who takes over tomorrow. 1899 – Pittsburgh Pirates rookie 3B Jimmy Williams’s batting streak stops at 26 games as Louisville’s Deacon Phillippe holds him in check. But the Pirates win‚ 6 – 1‚ in the opener‚ and then are victorious‚ 5 – 4, in the second game. 1900 – The New York Times publishes a letter to the editor from Joseph Mann regarding Cap Anson’s book A Ballplayers’s Career‚ reviewed a week earlier. Anson’s is the first autobiography by a major league player. According to Mann‚ Anson’s book credits him‚ while a pitcher at Princeton‚ as the first pitcher to throw the curve ball‚ and the pitcher writes to expand on that. He says it was he who should receive credit‚ not Candy Cummings or Charles Avery of Yale‚ who he beat 3 – 0 on May 29‚ 1875‚ allowing no hits. He relates that in 1874 the Philadelphia team played at Princeton and‚ before the game and between innings Candy Cummings would stand at home plate and throw overhand down to second base curving the ball. Cummings also pitched that day and Mann says that Candy’s catcher said that sometimes Candy’s pitches curved‚ but not always. Mann says that day he got “two base hits and three singles against Cummings” and that he saw no curves‚ but was intrigued by the throws to second base. Mann says he worked on the curve that fall and over the winter unveiling it that spring. Mann ends his letter with: “I think I’ve said enough to establish the fact that I was the one who initiated the movement and revolutionized the pitching department of baseball.” A Mr. Rankin will answer Mann’s claims with a September 26th letter citing newspaper accounts of Alphonse Martin and Candy Cummings throwing curves in 1870. 1901: The Brooklyn-Colts game draws only 450 fans in Chicago as the visitors win‚ 9 – 1. In Cincinnati‚ Boston’s Vic Willis is victorious over the Reds‚ 9 – 5. Willis hits his only career homer‚ off Doc Newton‚ to help his win. His batterymate Malachi Kittridge also homers. Noteworthy at the game is American League president Ban Johnson‚ who is the guest of Reds owner John Brush. At Washington‚ the Washington Nationals overcome an eight-run deficit in the 8th to tie the game at 10 – 10 with the White Sox. Clark Griffith pops out as a pinch hitter in the 9th but stays on to pitch for the Sox. In the top of the 10th‚ Billy Hoy‚ who earlier homered‚ singles to start the inning. Two outs later Frank Isbell walks and Fred Hartman homers to end the scoring‚ 13 – 10. 1902: Bobby Wallace‚ slick-fielding St. Louis SS‚ handles an American League record 17 chances in a nine-inning game while losing 5 – 4 to Boston. Wallace‚ whose 25-year career will place him in the Hall of Fame‚ has 11 assists and six putouts‚ but makes two errors. Led by Erve Beck‚ the Reds roll over Bill Duggleby and the Phillies‚ 10 – 1. Beck has five hits‚ including a pair of triples. Bob Ewing is the victor. 1903 – Detroit SS Kid Elberfeld‚ suspended for abusing an umpire‚ is traded to the New York Highlanders for veteran infielders Herman Long‚ 37‚ and Ernie Courtney. The Highlanders’ first trade is a good one as “The Tabasco Kid”‚ currently hitting .341‚ will be a key ingredient in New York’s rise as contenders in 1904. Elberfeld had also been accused by Tiger manager Ed Barrow of deliberately throwing games recently as a ploy to get himself traded. 1904: In the opener of the battle for first place at the Polo Grounds‚ Christy Mathewson pitches a brilliant one-hitter to beat Chicago‚ 5 – 0. The lone hit is Johnny Kling’s 4th-inning single. The other action is provided by umpire Charlie Zimmer‚ who ejects Sam Mertes on a strike call. He also thumbs John McGraw‚ coaching at third base‚ to the bench‚ and sends Luther Taylor‚ the first base coach‚ to the clubhouse. One wag said later that Taylor, who is deaf and mute, was making too much noise. It is Ladies Day in Boston‚ and the Pirates start Patsy Flaherty‚ recently re-acquired from the White Sox‚ where he led the American League in losses in 1903 with 25. Patsy wins his first start with the help of Honus Wagner‚ who is 3 for 5 with two doubles‚ three runs‚ and two steals. 1905 – The host Athletics outslug the Tigers‚ 15 – 8. 1906: The White Sox manage just one hit off Al Orth but still beat the visiting Highlanders‚ 1 – 0‚ on an unearned run. In the 3rd inning‚ two errors and a hit batsman score the run. Fielder Jones has the lone hit‚ a 6th-inning single. In Memphis, TN on a scouting trip‚ Connie Mack says that Christy Mathewson’s ineffectiveness can be traced back to a ligament sprain in his last game pitching against the A’s, in last year’s World Series. In the latter part of the game‚ Matty grasped his arm after unleashing a fastball. Mack said players on the coaching lines heard the snap of something resembling the crack of a toy pistol. Mack’s offer of $1,700 to Memphis for SS Simon Nicholls was refused. 1909 – George Mullin’s winning streak reaches 11 with a 2 – 1 win over New York. On the 15th‚ he will finally lose to the Athletics, 5 – 4. 1910 – Behind Dixie Walker’s one-hitter‚ the Washington Nationals edge the White Sox‚ 1 – 0. Bob Unglaub’s 9th-inning single and steal of second base is key as Lena Blackburne’s errant throw allows him to score the winner. Doc White’s single is the lone Sox safety. 1911: At Pittsburgh‚ the Bucs’ Bobby Byrne steals second base‚ third base‚ and home in the same inning against Brooklyn. His swipe of second is on the back end of a double steal with Fred Clarke scoring on a contested play. When Brooklyn C Bill Bergen and pitcher Doc Scanlan argue the call with Bill Klem‚ Byrne sneaks to third. Scanlan gets tossed by umpire Klem and the remaining eight runs are rung up against reliever George Bell. After Dots Miller walks‚ he and Byrne pull of another double steal. Up 8 – 0 in the 8th‚ Pittsburgh tries a triple steal‚ and scores a run on a throwing error. But no steals are handed out on the play. The final score is 9 – 0. Washington rolls by the White Sox‚ 18 – 7. Ewart Walker‚ father of Dixie and Harry Walker‚ collects a single‚ double‚ and triple in the win. The Cubs trade C Johnny Kling‚ P Orlie Weaver‚ P Hank Griffin‚ and OF Al Kaiser to the Boston Rustlers for C Peaches Graham‚ Ps Cliff Curtis and Wilbur “Lefty” Good‚ and OF Bill Collins. Curtis (1-8)‚ who began the year with five straight losses after ending last season with 18 straight defeats‚ will be swapped to the Phillies in August. At Princeton’s Commencement day‚ a crowd of 18‚000 watch as Yale beats the Tigers‚ 6 – 2. 1912: The Red Sox beat the Browns‚ 3 – 2, and take the American League lead for good; they will finish 14 games ahead of Washington. In the opener with the Giants‚ the Cubs top the league leaders‚ 9 – 8‚ despite New York’s Jack Meyers hitting for the cycle. The Chief is the first major league catcher to cycle. Heinie Zimmerman answers with two homers for Chicago. 1913 – A bounce home run by Fred Luderus into the right field stands at Redlands Field is the difference as the Phillies defeat the Reds‚ 3 – 2. Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Jack Ryder writes “the feat was thought impossible.” The ball bounced over a 10-foot high wall 400 feet from home plate. “There is little chance of another hit like that of Luderus being made on this field for many seasons.” 1918 – The Braves’ Dick Rudolph fires the second one-hitter in two days‚ beating Rube Bressler and the visiting Reds‚ 3 – 0. Hal Chase has the lone hit. 1921 – Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits his 120th career home run off Cleveland Indians pitcher Jim Bagby in the 3rd inning. At the time, he is considered the new all-time leader, as this tops Gavvy Cravath’s total of 119. In fact, unknown to everyone because of the lack of reliable statistics, 19th century slugger Roger Connor is the true leader, with 138. Ruth will pass him on July 19th to become the real all-time leader. The Indians win, 8 – 6. 1922: The Giants raise their World Series pennant on George Burns Day; it’s the first appearance at the Polo Grounds for the popular outfielder‚ now with the Reds after ten years in a Giants uniform. The Giants win‚ 3 – 2. In St. Louis‚ Babe Ruth’s two-run homer in the 3rd‚ off Urban Shocker‚ ties the game. Shocker then plunks Frank Baker‚ and a double‚ single‚ two errors on the same play‚ and a sacrifice fly score four more. Shocker then sends Carl Mays sprawling on three straight pitches before walking him‚ and fires his first pitch right at Whitey Witt. The Yanks score six off Shocker‚ and another six off relievers to win‚ 14 – 5. 1927 – George Stallings‚ Rochester club owner‚ fires himself as manager. 1929 – Pete Alexander‚ in relief of Clarence Mitchell, is hit hard by Philadelphia‚ but emerges with a 10 – 9 Cards win. Chick Hafey leads the Cards offense with a double, triple and homer. 1930: The A’s Lefty Grove loses his first game of the season‚ 7 – 6‚ in 11 innings to the White Sox. His record is now 7-1. The Pacific Coast League sees its first night game when Sacramento hosts Oakland before 10‚000 fans at Moreing Park. There are 180‚000 watts of light from 40 lamps on 40 poles. By the end of next season every PCL team will have lights. Eddie Bryan turns the lights out on the visitors‚ winning 5 – 0. 1931 – Rabbit Maranville scores five runs in the Braves’ 13 – 4 victory over the Cardinals. 1933: The Giants will not lose the league lead again this year after Freddie Fitzsimmons beats Philadelphia‚ 5 – 2. He’s not there for his hitting. Lefty Grove strikes out five times‚ a major league first in the 20th century‚ but his Athletics beat the Yankees‚ 9 – 5. Lefty will hit .086 this year. 1934 – Doc Cramer hits for the cycle‚ but the Yankees still beat the A’s, 7 – 3, on Lou Gehrig’s second grand slam of the year. 1935 – Paul Waner‚ Arky Vaughan‚ and Pep Young hit successive homers in the 8th inning off Benny Frey in the Pirates’ 14 – 1 win against the Reds. Vaughan’s homer is his second of the day as he continues to lead the National League in hitting with a .400+ average. 1936 – The Pirates hand the visiting Dodgers a 6 – 3 defeat‚ the seventh loss in a row for Brooklyn. Though he hasn’t pitched since a pounding in Chicago on June 5th‚ Van Lingle Mungo jumps the team in Pittsburgh‚ complaining of poor support and demanding to be traded. 1937 – Bobo Newsom‚ a 17-game winner last year‚ and OF Ben Chapman are traded by Washington to Boston for the brother battery of Wes and Rick Ferrell‚ as well as OF Mel Almada. 1938 – Red Sox rookie pitcher Bill Lefebvre homers in his first major league at bat‚ on the first pitch and in his only plate appearance for the season‚ off Monty Stratton of the White Sox. But Lefebvre is hammered by Chicago in a 15 – 2 loss. He is the first American League player to homer in his only at-bat of the season‚ and it will be his only major league homer‚ though he will finish with a .276 career average and lead the AL in pinch hits in 1944. Stratton‚ the winning pitcher‚ gets his revenge in the 2nd inning when he connects for a grand slam off Lefebvre‚ who gives up six runs in four innings. 1941 – Cardinal starter Lon Warneke yields a single to Phils leadoff hitter Heinie Mueller‚ then gives up no more safeties as he wins‚ 3 – 0. It’s the second one-hitter against the Phils in four days. 1942 – The visiting Giants‚ behind Bill Lohrman‚ top the Reds‚ 3 – 1. The Reds’ only run is a homer by prized rookie catcher Ray Lamanno‚ one of five Reds hits. Lonny Frey has three singles. Lamanno’s homer‚ his 7th‚ lands on the roof of a laundry across the street from the left field wall. The Giants also make five hits in beating Junior Thompson. 1944 – Joe Nuxhall, at 15 years, 10 months and 11 days, becomes the youngest player in major league history when he pitches two-thirds of an inning for the Cincinnati Reds in an 18 – 0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. He manages to give up five walks and two hits before Bill McKechnie takes him out. The Cards tie a league record by stranding 18 runners in the most lopsided shutout win in the National League in ten years. The loser at the end of the day is Bill Lohrman. 1949 Frank Frisch‚ who began the season as coach of the Giants‚ replaces Charlie Grimm as manager of the last-place Cubs. Frisch was the first choice of Grimm‚ who goes into the front office as a vice president after tomorrow’s games. According to Grimm‚ “the Cubs have never had a fighting manager of the Frisch type for forty years. The last manager who’d compare with Frisch in my book is Frank Chance.” 1950 – In a game called after five innings‚ the Senators’ Sandy Consuegra makes his first major league start and shuts out the White Sox‚ 6 – 0. 1952: After an absence of five months‚ Charlie Comiskey‚ Jr. rejoins the Chicago White Sox as vice president after being reelected to the board. In Boston‚ St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck fires manager Rogers Hornsby saying‚ “I made a mistake. I thought Hornsby had mellowed.” That afternoon‚ the players present Veeck with a trophy for freeing them from Rajah’s tyranny. The Browns name Marty Marion as their player-manager. Sam Mele of the White Sox hits a three-run homer and a three-run triple in the 4th inning of a game at Philadelphia‚ as Chicago romps 15 – 4. Chicago plates 12 runs‚ six unearned‚ in the frame. The Red Sox send pitchers Randy Gumpert and Walt Masterson to Washington for pitcher Sid Hudson. 1953: RF Jimmy Piersall of the Red Sox goes 6 for 6, with five singles – three of them infield hits – and a double, against five different pitchers to tie a major league mark in an 11 – 2 win over the Browns in the first game of a doubleheader. The Sox welcome Max Lanier to the American League by handing him his first loss. Piersall is hitless in the second game‚ a 3 – 2 Sox win‚ and gets decked by Satchel Paige. Piersall made fun of Satchel during a game last year. Eddie Locke of the Amarillo Gold Sox works complete games in both ends of a doubleheader, shutting out the Lubbock Hubbers in the second game. He will pitch two complete games in a day three more times this season. 1954: Fred Baczewski of the Redlegs gives up 11 hits and a walk to the Phils‚ but shuts them out‚ 6 – 0. At Milwaukee‚ Bill Taylor knocks a pinch home run in the 10th off Gene Conley to give the Giants a 1 – 0 win over the Braves. It is the first time in history that a pinch solo homer accounts for all the scoring. For Taylor‚ a reinstated service player‚ it is his first major league home run. Ruben Gomez wins his sixth of seven decisions against the Braves. 1957 – Frank Lary gives up a 3rd-inning homer to Mickey Mantle in Detroit‚ but still beats the Yankees‚ 9 – 4. Mantle now leads the American League with 13 homers; Ted Williams is second with ten. 1958 – The Tigers fire manager Jack Tighe‚ replacing him with Bill Norman. 1959 – The Cleveland Indians’ Rocky Colavito hits four consecutive home runs at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium. Billy Martin and Minnie Miñoso also homer in Cleveland’s 11 – 8 victory over the Orioles. 1960: In New York‚ Mickey Mantle cracks his third homer in three days to ruin a good relief effort by Cleveland’s Dick Stigman. The 8th-inning solo shot gives New York a 4 – 3 win. Reds catcher Dutch Dotterer hits a grand slam home run off the Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax to account for of Cincy’s scoring. They win‚ 4 – 3. For Dutch‚ it is one of his five career dingers and his only slam. The Red Sox fire manager Billy Jurges‚ who left the team on June 8th reportedly because of illness. Del Baker will be the interim manager. Tomorrow‚ the Sox will hire Pinky Higgins as the regular manager. It’ll be Pinky’s second tour of duty as Sox skipper. 1961: The Braves tie the National League record with 14 homers in three games (at least one in each game) as they outscore the Cubs at Wrigley Field, 9 – 5. At New York‚ ex-Yank Hank Bauer hits a inside-the-park homer over Mickey Mantle’s head to the centerfield monuments‚ but Mantle’s homer in the bottom of the 8th off rookie Bill Kunkel cements New York’s 5 – 3 win over Kansas City. Pitchers Ray Herbert and Don Larsen‚ 3B Andy Carey‚ and OF Al Pilarcik of the A’s go to the White Sox for pitchers Bob Shaw and Gerry Staley and outfielders Wes Covington and Stan Johnson. 1965 – In the College World Series‚ Ohio State’s Steve Arlin pitches 15 innings‚ a CWS record‚ to beat Washington State‚ 1 – 0. Arlin strikes out a record 20 batters. The Buckeyes will lose in the final‚ 2 – 1‚ to Arizona State. 1966: Sonny Siebert pitches a no-hitter against the Washington Senators and Leon Wagner homers off loser Phil Ortega as first-place Cleveland wins, 2 – 0. The Mets’ Dick Rusteck makes his first major league start and shuts out the Reds‚ 5 – 0‚ for his only major-league victory. He’ll lose two more decisions this year. San Francisco sells P Bob Shaw to the Mets. The Yankees and Athletics make a trade with New York acquiring P Fred Talbot and C Billy Bryan in exchange for pitchers Bill Stafford and Gil Blanco‚ and promising OF Roger Repoz. 1968 – American League games at Baltimore and Chicago are postponed‚ as mourning for Robert Kennedy continues. Astros Rusty Staub and Bob Aspromonte are fined for not playing. Pittsburgh’s Maury Wills also refuses to play and is reportedly punished. 1972 – Hank Aaron’s grand slam helps the Atlanta Braves to a 15 – 3 rout of the Phillies. It is Aaron’s 649th home run, moving him ahead of Willie Mays into second place on the career list. It is also his 14th grand slam, tying Gil Hodges’ National League record. 1974 – During a 12 – 0 win over the Astros‚ Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt hits a ball off the public address speaker hanging from the Astrodome roof‚ 117 feet up and 300 feet from the plate. Schmidt must settle for a titanic single. Jim Lonborg is the winner. 1975 – The Yankees sponsor Army Day at their temporary home‚ Shea Stadium (Yankee Stadium is being refurbished). During a ceremonial 21-gun salute‚ glass is splintered‚ the park is filled with smoke‚ part of the fence is blown away‚ and another part is set afire. 1977: The A’s fire manager Jack McKeon‚ replacing him with Bobby Winkles. Tony Perez makes his first return to Cincinnati wearing an Expo uniform‚ but the Reds prevail over Montreal‚ 13 – 1. Fred Norman is the winner. 1978: The Orioles score in the 9th inning against the A’s to give Jim Palmer his third 1 – 0 victory in 18 days. The Baltimore ace shut down Detroit on May 24th and New York on June 1st. The Yankees send former ace Ken Holtzman back to the Cubs‚ his first team‚ in exchange for minor leaguer Ron Davis. Holtzman proved a disappointment in New York‚ and he will not recapture his form in Chicago. Davis will blossom in 1979 when his 14-2 mark sets a record for most wins by a rookie reliever. 1981 – The Philadelphia Phillies’ Pete Rose hits a single in the 1st inning off Nolan Ryan that gives him 3,630 hits, tying Stan Musial’s National League mark. The Phillies beat the Houston Astros, 5 – 4, before more than 57,000 fans at Veterans Stadium. 1983 – Dave Kingman cracks a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the 17th inning to give the Mets a 4 – 2 win over the Expos. Kingman has three RBI in the game. 1984: George Brunet tosses his 55th Mexican League shutout to set a record. The Cubs add a 9th-inning insurance run on a triple steal to beat the Cardinals’ Joaquin Andujar, 2 – 0. Leon Durham steals home‚ while Jody Davis takes third base and Larry Bowa goes to second. At Baltimore, the Tigers sweep two from the Orioles‚ winning 10 – 4 and 8 – 0‚ before 51‚764 fans. Kirk Gibson has six hits and six RBIs in the two games‚ while Alan Trammell and Howard Johnson each have five hits. Lou Whitaker scores five runs in the first game. Reliever Doug Bair wins the opener and Dan Petry allows just three hits in the nitecap win. 1986: At Shea Stadium‚ Tim Teufel hits a pinch grand slam in the 11th and the Mets beat the Phillies‚ 8 – 4. Teufel had been 0 for 3 as a pinch hitter. The Dodgers edge the Reds, 1 – 0, when Mariano Duncan scores from second base on Bill Madlock’s grounder to third. There is a force at second base, but Madlock beats the throw to first on the attempted double play‚ and Duncan beats the throw home. The National League announces that Yale University president A. Bartlett Giamatti will be its next president‚ after Chub Feeney’s retirement in December. 1987 – At Baltimore‚ the Red Sox clip the Orioles‚ 15 – 4. Ellis Burks and Marty Barrett lead the 18-hit attack with grand slams. 1988 – Dodgers OF John Shelby goes 0 for 4 in a 4 – 3 loss to the Padres‚ ending his hitting streak at 24 consecutive games. 1992 – At Milwaukee‚ Mark McGwire hits his 22nd homer of the year and his career 200th. It comes in his 2‚852nd at bat‚ and he is the fifth quickest to reach 200. Winning for first-place Oakland is Ron Darling. 1995: Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jeff Manto, who collected four home runs in his first three years in the major leagues, homers in his fourth consecutive at-bat. In all, he homers five times in six at-bats in three games during his power outburst. The Orioles defeat the Angels‚ 6 – 2. Cal State Fullerton defeats Southern Cal‚ 11 – 5‚ to win the 1995 College World Series. Mark Kotsay blasts two homers for the winners. 1996: The Mets defeat the Braves‚ 8 – 3‚ despite five hits for Atlanta SS Jeff Blauser. Todd Hundley strokes two homers in going 4 for 4 with five RBIs for New York. The White Sox defeat the Red Sox‚ 8 – 2. Tim Wakefield goes the distance for Boston‚ surrendering 16 hits and making 162 pitches‚ all on two days’ rest. It is the most hits allowed in a game by a pitcher this decade. 1997: Kevin Brown throws a no-hitter and misses a perfect game by hitting a batter in the 8th inning. The Florida Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants, 9 – 0. With two outs in the 8th‚ Brown’s 1-2 pitch nicks Marvin Benard on the right leg. Giant starter William Van Landingham also takes a no-hitter into the 7th‚ but Charles Johnson’s two-run homer with one out opens a seven-run deluge. In Kansas City, the Angels win, 6 – 2‚ to move ahead of Seattle in the AL West. Center fielder Jim Edmonds makes a sensational catch in the 5th inning and then drives home the go-ahead run with a double in the 6th. Rookie Jason Dickson retires 11 of the first 12 batters and allows two runs in seven innings. Despite turning five double plays‚ and throwing three runners out at home – all by CF Damon Mashore‚ the A’s lose to the Tigers‚ 6 – 4. 1998: In honor of C Brian Johnson‚ the Giants hold “Brian Johnson Buzz Cut Night.” Everyone who gets their head shaved receives four free box seat tickets. The Giants lose the game to the Mariners‚ 4 – 1. Colorado OF Dante Bichette becomes the first Rockies player ever to hit for the cycle in the team’s 9 – 8‚ ten-inning victory over the Rangers. Bichette doubles in the 4th‚ homers in the 6th‚ triples in the 9th‚ and singles in the 10th. Yankee OF Tim Raines steals the 800th base of his career in New York’s 6 – 2 win over the Expos. He is the fifth player in history to reach that milestone. The Yanks lose Bernie Williams to the disabled list when he injures his knee sliding. 1999: San Diego defeats Oakland‚ 2 – 1‚ as P Trevor Hoffman records his 200th career save. Hoffman‚ who strikes out the side in order in the 9th‚ becomes the 25th pitcher in history to reach the mark. It sounds like football. At Denver‚ the Rockies and Mariners combine for ten homers in a 16 – 11 Rockies win. 2000: Darin Erstad hits a double in the Anaheim Angels’ 10 – 3 win over Arizona. With a major league-leading 100 hits in 61 games, Erstad becomes the fastest to reach the 100-hit mark since Heinie Manush did it in 60 games for the 1934 Washington Senators. The Royals defeat the Pirates‚ 2 – 1 in 12 innings. 2B Warren Morris gets five hits in a losing cause. 2001 – Nick Regilio of the Charlotte Rangers fires a perfect game against the Jupiter Hammerheads‚ striking out nine and allowing only two balls to reach the outfield in a 3 – 0 victory. 2002 – The Yankees best the Diamondbacks‚ 7 – 5. On the first pitch he sees in the majors‚ New York rookie OF Marcus Thames hits a homer off fireballing lefthander Randy Johnson. 2004 – The Cubs down the Cardinals‚ 12 – 3‚ scoring ten runs in the 4th inning. Chicago ties a team record with 11 hits in the frame‚ nine of them consecutive. 2005: The Orioles down the Reds‚ 4 – 3. The interleague matchup marks the first time in history that three 500-home run players appear in the same game – Sammy Sosa‚ Rafael Palmeiro‚ and Ken Griffey Jr. In their first meeting since 1918‚ the Cubs beat the Red Sox‚ 14 – 6‚ at Wrigley Field using a 20-hit attack. Winning pitcher Greg Maddux hits his first homer in six years and Jeromy Burnitz hits two homers and Todd Hollandsworth one. David Ortiz has a pair of homers for the Sox. The Brewers trade 2B Junior Spivey to the Nationals for P Tomo Ohka. The 1919 contract that sent Babe Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees brings in a staggering $996‚000 at auction. Terry Mulholland of Minnesota and Mike MacDougal of Kansas City both throw one pitch and each pockets a loss when that pitch is hit for a home run. Hee-Seop Choi of the Dodgers hits his second homer of the game off Mulholland in the 9th to give Los Angeles a 6 – 5 win. Eric Gagné is the winner as the Dodgers’ relievers retire 21 batters in a row following Justin Morneau’s triple in the 3rd. It is the first meeting of the two teams since the 1965 World Series. After blowing an 11 – 3 lead in the 8th‚ Troy Glaus of Arizona homers off Mike MacDougal in the 10th to give Arizona a 12 – 11 win over Kansas City. The D-Backs take the lead on Shawn Green’s two homers and five RBI‚ but ten walks to the Royals help bring them back. Ruben Gotay, with a homer, and David DeJesus, with a triple, each drive in two runs in the Royals’ six-run 8th. Kansas City starting pitcher Zack Greinke hits a homer but they pay him to pitch and he allows 15 hits and 11 runs in 4+ innings‚ recording just 13 outs. Greinke joins Eppa Rixey (1927)‚ Bill Sherdel (1931) and Scott Sanders (1998) as the only pitchers to give up 15 hits while recording 13 outs or fewer in a game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. 2006: The Devil Rays beat the Royals, 9 – 5. Kansas City OF Reggie Sanders hits his 300th career home run to become the fifth player in major league history with 300 homers and 300 stolen bases. The others are Barry and Bobby Bonds, Willie Mays, and Andre Dawson. Daniel Cabrera pitches six scoreless innings for the Orioles who take an 9 – 0 lead into the bottom of the 7th then hold on as the Twins score seven runs. Michael Cuddyer hits a grand slam in the Twins’ five-run 7th. For the fourth game in a row Joe Mauer is on base four times. Carlos Silva is the losing pitcher, but he does retire the side on three pitches in the 2nd as he did it last year in a 74-pitch game. 2007 – 39-year-old Masumi Kuwata enters a game for the Pirates. He becomes the oldest major league rookie in 47 years, since Diomedes Olivo debuted – also with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kuwata allows one hit in two innings, but it is a two-run homer to Alex Rodriguez. Ken Takahashi, another veteran of Nippon Pro Baseball, will debut at age 40 in 2009. 2010: He may not be accompanied by the hoopla that surrounds Stephen Strasburg, but the Orioles’ Jake Arrieta matches the Nats phenom in at least one respect: by winning his major league debut, 4 – 3, over the Yankees, no less. He gives up three runs in six innings before the bullpen takes over, with David Hernandez picking up his first career save. Alex Rodriguez leaves the game with a groin strain in the 2nd inning, four days after suffering a similar problem in a game against the Blue Jays. The Mets split a doubleheader with San Diego as Jon Niese pitches a one-hitter to win the nitecap, 3 – 0. The Padres turn a triple play in the 2nd inning, to no avail, but they win the opener, 4 – 2, behind Mat Latos. Josh Johnson locks up in a tremendous pitching duel with the great Roy Halladay for the second time in ten days; this time, he comes out ahead. Johnson throws eight scoreless innings as Florida wins, 2 – 0, over Philadelphia. On May 29th, he gave up only an unearned run to the Phils, but Halladay pitched a perfect game to beat him, 1 – 0. 2011 – Tony La Russa manages his 5,000th game in the majors. Only Connie Mack (with 7,755) had reached that number before him. 2013: The game between the Blue Jays and White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field is interrupted by fog in the 3rd inning. No one sees Adam Dunn’s homer off R.A. Dickey leave the yard, motivating umpire Jeff Nelson to call for the rare interruption. Play resumes an hour and ten minutes later, and a second homer by Dunn in the 4th puts the Sox ahead to stay as they win, 10 – 6. Fog is also a problem at Wrigley Field, on the other side of Chicago, IL, as it blankets the field over the first few innings, but there is no interruption as the Reds defeat the Cubs, 6 – 2. Brandon Phillips hits a grand slam and drives in all six runs for the Reds. Javier Baez of the Daytona Cubs (Florida State League) hits four home runs in a 9 – 6 win over the Fort Myers Miracle. He is the second player in the circuit’s history to accomplish the feat, after Ryan Harvey, also of Daytona, on July 28, 2006. 2014 – The Marlins defeat the Rangers, 8 – 5, for their 13th straight victory in interleague games. This is the most ever by a National League team and matches a mark set by the 2004 New York Yankees and 2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays. 2018: Neptunus cruises to a title at the 2018 European Champions Cup to repeat as champions of Europe. The Rotterdam team wins it at home this time, outscoring opponents 29-6 in six games. In the finale, they overpower Italy’s ASD Rimini, 5 – 0. Orlando Yntema throws a four-hit shutout, fanning 11 and walking none, while 16-year-old rookie Darryl Collins hits a two-run triple off former Neptunus hurler Kevin Kellij in the 2nd. Quintin de Cuba scores twice and drives in a run and is named Cup MVP. Brandon Crawford almost single-handedly snaps Max Scherzer’s nine-game winning streak as the Giants blank Washington, 2 – 0. Crawford has three hits off the Nats’ ace, including a two-run homer in the 4th, and adds another hit later in the game to provide all the offence San Francisco needs. 2019 – The Diamondbacks and Phillies play “Home Run Derby” at Citizens Bank Park, in a 13 – 8 win by the D-Backs. Arizona opens the game with three straight homers off Jerad Eickhoff, by Jarrod Dyson, Ketel Marte and David Peralta, on their way to hitting eight long balls. The Phillies reply with five of their own, including two by Scott Kingery, but it’s not enough on a night when balls are flying out of the park right and left. Eduardo Escobar homers from different sides of the plate in consecutive innings for Arizona, and Ildemaro Vargas also homers twice. The combined 13 homers set a new major league record. The D-Backs had been the last team to open a game with three dingers, back on July 21, 2017. 2020 – Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Amateur Draft is held virtually and is limited to five rounds. As no amateur baseball has been played since March, college players who had already received exposure in previous years dominate the first round, with Arizona State 1B Spencer Torkelson chosen first overall by the Tigers. The first high schooler is OF Robert Hassell, taken with the #8 pick by the Padres. 2023: In only his fourth start since coming back from a serious shoulder injury that cost him the second half of last season, Kyle Hendricks takes a no-hitter into the 8th inning before Mitch Haniger hits a two-out double. Hendricks then retires the next batter and Julian Merryweather pitches the 9th inning to complete the Cubs’ 4 – 0 shutout win over the Giants, the first victory of the season for Hendricks. HCAW wins their first European Cup, beating defending champion Parma. They trail, 4 – 1, entering the 6th before knocking around Danny Rondón and Carlos Contreras for seven runs. Cousins Max Draijer and Victor Draijer both homer for HCAW in an 11 – 4 victory; Victor is named tourney MVP. 2024 – Cal Raleigh hits a walk-off grand slam off Jordan Leasure in the bottom of the 9th to give Seattle an 8 – 4 win over the White Sox. Chicago led, 4 – 0, after seven innings following a great start by Erick Fedde, but Seattle ties the game with four runs in the 8th, the last run scoring on a squeeze bunt by Luke Raley against Michael Kopech. Births[edit] 1856 – Bill Rollinson, catcher (d. 1938) 1857 – J.B. Young, pitcher (d. 1938) 1861 – Pat O’Connell, outfielder (d. 1943) 1863 – Bill Price, pitcher (d. 1922) 1870 – Pat McCauley, catcher (d. 1917) 1876 – George Prentiss, pitcher (d. 1902) 1876 – Bill Wolff, pitcher (d. 1943) 1880 – Jack Coveney, catcher (d. 1961) 1882 – William Barbeau, infielder (d. 1969) 1883 – Ernie Lindemann, pitcher (d. 1951) 1886 – Jack Graney, outfielder (d. 1978) 1886 – A.M. Walker, manager (d. 1974) 1887 – Jake Smith, pitcher (d. 1948) 1889 – Win Noyes, pitcher (d. 1969) 1892 – Frank Gilhooley, outfielder (d. 1959) 1894 – Fred Hofmann, catcher (d. 1964) 1894 – Roy Sanders, pitcher (d. 1963) 1900 – Garland Braxton, pitcher (d. 1966) 1900 – Lefty Wolf, pitcher (d. 1971) 1905 – Vic Harris, outfielder; manager (d. 1978) 1905 – Danny MacFayden, pitcher (d. 1972) 1908 – Mike Kreevich, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1994) 1909 – Leandy Young, outfielder (d. 1997) 1910 – Kozo Aoki, NPB outfielder (d. ????) 1910 – Frank Demaree, outfielder; All-Star (d. 1958) 1912 – Whitey Moore, pitcher (d. 1987) 1913 – Earl Carnahan, minor league outfielder (d. 1990) 1913 – Cal Dorsett, pitcher (d. 1970) 1914 – Art Demery, outfielder (d. 1995) 1914 – Toshio Kurosawa, NPB outfielder (d. 1947) 1916 – Warren Abadie, minor league pitcher (d. 2008) 1917 – Earl Henry, pitcher (d. 2002) 1920 – Kiyoshi Izumida, NPB pitcher 1920 – Johnny Podgajny, pitcher (d. 1971) 1921 – Chuck Thompson, announcer (d. 2005) 1921 – Al Verdel, pitcher (d. 1991) 1924 – Kenichi Isoda, NPB infielder (d. 2002) 1925 – Tsutomu Ikeda, NPB infielder (d. ????) 1928 – Ken Lehman, pitcher (d. 2010) 1929 – Hank Foiles, catcher; All-Star (d. 2024) 1930 – Carmen Cozza, minor league outfielder (d. 2018) 1933 – Kiyoshi Doi, NPB catcher and manager 1933 – Ed Palmquist, pitcher (d. 2010) 1934 – Yoshinobu Kawakami, NPB outfielder 1934 – Gloria Schweigerdt, AAGPBL pitcher (d. 2014) 1934 – Teruaki Wakasugi, NPB pitcher 1935 – Akitoshi Kodama, NPB infielder and manager 1936 – Tommy Cantrell, minor league player (d. 2012) 1936 – Bert Rosenthal, writer (d. 2015) 1937 – Kazuhisa Inao, NPB pitcher and manager; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame 1938 – Hai-Ching Chiu, Taiwan national team outfielder 1938 – Johnny Edwards, catcher; All-Star 1942 – Enrique García, minor league infielder 1947 – Ken Singleton, outfielder; All-Star 1948 – Bob Randall, infielder 1949 – Akira Kawahara, NPB pitcher (d. 2025) 1950 – Gerry Hunsicker, general manager 1950 – Elias Sosa, pitcher 1951 – Doo-jo Kwon, KBO infielder 1953 – Francisco Barrios, pitcher (d. 1982) 1953 – Rick Camp, pitcher (d. 2013) 1955 – Floyd Bannister, pitcher; All-Star 1955 – Hoot Gibson, minor league pitcher 1955 – Scott Ullger, infielder 1956 – Brad Gulden, catcher 1956 – Randy Johnson, infielder 1960 – Dave Montanari, minor league infielder 1961 – Hiroshi Nagatomi, NPB pitcher 1964 – Brian Nichols, scout 1965 – Jim McNamara, catcher 1967 – Edgar Alfonzo, minor league infielder and manager 1968 – Ron Maurer, minor league and CPBL infielder 1969 – Greg Bicknell, minor league and CPBL pitcher 1969 – Shawn Bryant, minor league pitcher 1969 – Kevin Flora, outfielder 1969 – Eric McCray, minor league pitcher 1969 – Gerardo Yépiz, minor league infielder 1973 – Ki-moon Choi, KBO catcher 1973 – Jason Garrett, minor league infielder 1973 – Pokey Reese, infielder 1974 – David Yocum, minor league pitcher 1976 – Billy Martin, minor league outfielder 1976 – Takayuki Saito, NPB outfielder 1977 – Eric McQueen, scout 1977 – Bobby Williams, minor league manager 1978 – Carlos Rivera, infielder 1979 – Victor Moreno, minor league pitcher 1980 – Jeff Bennett, pitcher 1980 – Toshiya Nakashima, NPB outfielder 1981 – Fleming Baez, minor league catcher 1981 – Vaughan Harris, Hoofdklasse pitcher 1981 – Ben Moore, minor league pitcher 1981 – Chad Oxendine, college coach 1982 – Adrien Gayaud, French Division I player 1983 – Matt Chico, pitcher 1984 – James Avery, minor league pitcher 1984 – Travis Chick, pitcher 1984 – Masahiro Nagata, NPB infielder 1985 – Brian Grening, minor league pitcher 1985 – Casey Weathers, minor league pitcher 1986 – Al Alburquerque, pitcher 1987 – Tim Sexton, minor league pitcher 1988 – Robert Alcombrack, minor league player 1988 – David García, Honduran national team pitcher 1988 – Jairo Perez, minor league infielder 1989 – Zoilo Almonte, outfielder 1989 – Pedro de los Santos, minor league pitcher 1990 – Luis Piterson, minor league infielder 1991 – Chia-Yu Chien, CPBL pitcher 1992 – Jay Flaa, pitcher 1993 – Dennis Hurtarte, minor league infielder 1993 – Ghazaleh Sailors, USA women’s national team pitcher-infielder 1993 – Takaya Toda, NPB pitcher 1994 – Jin-hyung Park, KBO pitcher 1994 – Helmis Rodríguez, minor league pitcher 1994 – Herlis Rodríguez, minor league outfielder 1994 – Jorge Zavala, minor league pitcher 1995 – Giancarlo Kanashiro, Peruvian national team infielder 1995 – Patrick Murphy, pitcher 1995 – Stephen Woods Jr., minor league pitcher 1996 – Brandon Marklund, minor league pitcher 1997 – Jared Solomon, pitcher 1998 – Cole Waites, pitcher 1999 – Yofrec Diaz, NPB pitcher 1999 – Manaya Nishikawa, NPB outfielder 1999 – Oskar Syrén, Hoofdklasse pitcher 2000 – Kaito Saiki, NPB pitcher 2001 – Rose Bhanji, Great Britain women’s national team outfielder 2001 – Max Viera, minor league infielder 2003 – Yan-Fong Lai, Taiwanese national team pitcher 2004 – Min-Yang Hung, CPBL pitcher 2004 – Nathéo Collazos-Munoz, First Division outfielder Deaths[edit] 1891 – Jerry Dorgan, outfielder (b. 1856) 1904 – Walter Avery, pre-MLB player (b. 1814) 1907 – Tun Berger, infielder (b. 1867) 1916 – Jack Chapman, outfielder, manager (b. 1843) 1920 – Martin Flaherty, outfielder (b. 1853) 1921 – Julie Freeman, pitcher (b. 1868) 1923 – Bill Annis, outfielder (b. 1857) 1930 – Bernardo Baró, outfielder; manager (b. 1896) 1930 – Wally Smith, infielder (b. 1888) 1932 – Frank Berkelbach, outfielder (b. 1853) 1933 – Jack O’Brien, outfielder (b. 1873) 1934 – Les German, pitcher (b. 1869) 1942 – William Richardson, owner (b. 1878) 1942 – Matt Zeiser, pitcher (b. 1888) 1945 – Shinji Kirihara, amateur infielder; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1901) 1948 – Hosea Siner, infielder (b. 1885) 1951 – Ottis Johnson, minor league outfielder (b. 1926) 1957 – George Rohe, infielder (b. 1874) 1957 – John Slappey, pitcher (b. 1898) 1958 – John Vann, pinch hitter (b. 1890) 1959 – Speed Walker, infielder (b. 1898) 1960 – Vic Delmore, umpire (b. 1917) 1960 – Charlie Fallon, pinch runner (b. 1881) 1960 – Takeo Yoshinari, NPB catcher (b. 1932) 1961 – La Rue Kirby, outfielder (b. 1889) 1963 – Mike Simon, catcher (b. 1883) 1967 – Pete Fahrer, pitcher (b. 1890) 1968 – Curly Brown, pitcher (b. 1888) 1969 – Charlie Fuchs, pitcher (b. 1912) 1973 – Tom Padden, catcher (b. 1908) 1976 – Seizo Sano, NPB catcher (b. 1920) 1977 – Turk Farrell, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1934) 1983 – Jim Cronin, infielder (b. 1905) 1985 – Bob Prince, announcer (b. 1916) 1989 – Joe Stripp, infielder (b. 1903) 1994 – Vic Bradford, outfielder (b. 1915) 1995 – Stan Andrews, catcher (b. 1917) 1995 – Lindsey Nelson, announcer (b. 1919) 1996 – Charles Tate, US national team player (b. 1919) 1998 – Jim Hearn, pitcher; All-Star (b. 1921) 2001 – Kinji Nakamura, NPB infielder and umpire (b. 1912) 2002 – Kazuhiko Kondo, NPB infielder (b. 1936) 2006 – Moe Drabowsky, pitcher (b. 1935) 2006 – Bryon Gainey, minor league infielder (b. 1976) 2008 – Eliot Asinof, writer; minor league player (b. 1919) 2008 – Shinpei Ichii, NPB infielder (b. 1925) 2010 – Willie Pope, pitcher (b. 1918) 2011 – John Braun, pitcher (b. 1939) 2011 – Dick van der Klaauw, Hoofdklasse umpire (b. 1931) 2011 – Red Whitsett, scout (b. 1921) 2012 – Warner Fusselle, announcer (b. 1944) 2013 – Pete Vonachen, minor league executive (b. 1925) 2014 – Hideyuki Kobayashi, NPB outfielder (b. 1940) 2016 – Chris Cammack, drafted infielder (b. 1949) 2019 – Tai-Shan Hong, Taiwanese national team catcher; Taiwan Baseball Hall of Fame (b. 1924) 2020 – Claudell Washington, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1954) 2023 – Don Hood, pitcher (b. 1949) 2025 – Gary Boyd, pitcher (b. 1946) ============================================== TV SPORTS TODAY (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, June 10 COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD (MEN’S) 8 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Championships – Day 1, Eugene, Ore. MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland (1:10 p.m.) OR Boston at Tampa Bay (1:10 p.m.) 4 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Cincinnati at San Diego (4:10 p.m.) OR L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh (6:40 p.m.) 7 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at Toronto (7:07 p.m.) OR L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh (6:40 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Houston at L.A. Angels (joined in progress) (9:38 p.m.) OR Milwaukee at Athletics (joined in progress) (9:05 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. ABC — NBA Finals: San Antonio at New York, Game 4 SOFTBALL 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Blaze 10 p.m. ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Bandits at Talons WNBA BASKETBALL 10 p.m. USA — Los Angeles at Seattle _____ Thursday, June 11 COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD (WOMEN’S) 8 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Championships – Day 1, Eugene, Ore. GOLF 11 a.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: Dow Championship, First Round, Midland Country Club, Midland, Mich. 3 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open, First Round, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course), Caledon, Ontario MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Arizona at Miami (1:10 p.m.) OR Minnesota at Detroit (1:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. ESPN — Seattle at Baltimore NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ABC — Stanley Cup Final: Vegas at Carolina, Game 5 (if necessary) RUGBY (MEN’S) 9 p.m. ESPN2 — MLR: California at Seattle SOCCER (MEN’S) 3 p.m. FOX — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Mexico vs. South Africa, Group A, Mexico City 10 p.m. FS1 — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: South Korea vs. Czechia, Group A, Monterrey, Mexico SOFTBALL 5 p.m. CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Blaze 9 p.m. ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Bandits at Talons WNBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Chicago at Indiana 9 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — Phoenix at Dallas _____ Friday, June 12 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 11 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 6:30 a.m. (Saturday) APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 1, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 2, Omaha, Neb. COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD (MEN’S) 8 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Championships – Day 2, Eugene, Ore. GOLF 11 a.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: Dow Championship, Second Round, Midland Country Club, Midland, Mich. 3 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open, Second Round, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course), Caledon, Ontario 6 p.m. GOLF — 2026 Curtis Cup: First Round, Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles 10 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Principal Charity Classic, First Round, Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa (taped) MLB BASEBALL 7:10 p.m. APPLE TV — Arizona at Cincinnati APPLE TV — Atlanta at N.Y. Mets 7:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Toronto (7:37 p.m.) OR L.A. Dodgers at Chicago White Sox (7:40 p.m.) 10:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago Cubs at San Francisco (joined in progress) (10:15 p.m.) OR Colorado at Athletics (joined in progress) (10:05 p.m.) SOCCER (MEN’S) 3 p.m. FOX — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Group B, Toronto 9 p.m. FOX — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: U.S. vs. Paraguay, Group D, Inglewood, Calif. WNBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. ION — Toronto at Washington 10 p.m. ION — Golden State at Seattle _____ Saturday, June 13 AUTO RACING 6:30 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 10 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Circuit de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 3 p.m. NBCSN — Pro Motocross Championship: Thunder Valley National, Thunder Valley Motocross Park, Lakewood, Colo. 4 p.m. CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: MillerTech Battery 250 presented by KOA, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa. NBC — Pro Motocross Championship: Thunder Valley National, Thunder Valley Motocross Park, Lakewood, Colo. BOWLING 1 p.m. CBS — PBA Tour: From Allen Park, Mich. COLLEGE BASEBALL 3 p.m. ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 3, Omaha, Neb. 8 p.m. ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 4, Omaha, Neb. COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD (WOMEN’S) 8 p.m. ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Championships – Day 2, Eugene, Ore. GOLF 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open, Third Round, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course), Caledon, Ontario 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open, Third Round, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course), Caledon, Ontario GOLF — LPGA Tour: Dow Championship, Third Round, Midland Country Club, Midland, Mich. 5 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Principal Charity Classic, Second Round, Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. GOLF — 2026 Curtis Cup: Second Round, Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles MLB BASEBALL 2 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: St. Louis at Minnesota (2:10 p.m.) OR Atlanta at N.Y. Mets (4:10 p.m.) 5 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at Chicago White Sox (4:10 p.m.) OR Atlanta at N.Y. Mets (4:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. FOX — Regional Coverage: Houston at Kansas City (7:15 p.m.) OR Philadelphia at Milwaukee (7:15 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels (10:07 p.m.) OR Chicago Cubs at San Francisco (10:05 p.m.) NBA BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. ABC — NBA Finals: New York at San Antonio, Game 5 (if necessary) SOCCER (MEN’S) 3 p.m. FOX — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Qatar vs. Switzerland, Group B, Santa Clara, Calif. 6 p.m. FS1 — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Brazil vs. Morocco, Group C, East Rutherford, N.J. 9 p.m. FS1 — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Haiti vs. Scotland, Group C, Foxborough, Mass. Midnight FS1 — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Australia vs. Turkey, Group D, Vancouver, British Columbia SOFTBALL Noon ESPN — Athletes Unlimited: Volts at Blaze 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: Spark at Bandits 4 p.m. CBSSN — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Talons UFL FOOTBALL 3 p.m. ABC — 2026 United Bowl: TBD, Championship WNBA BASKETBALL 6 p.m. NBCSN — Indiana at Connecticut PEACOCK — Indiana at Connecticut 8 p.m. CBS — Minnesota at Las Vegas _____ Sunday, June 14 AUTO RACING 9 a.m. APPLE TV — Formula 1: MSC Cruises Gran Premio de Barcelona-Catalunya, Circuit de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 3 p.m. PRIME VIDEO — NASCAR Cup Series: Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa. COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 5, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 6, Omaha, Neb. GOLF Noon GOLF — LPGA Tour: Dow Championship, Final Round, Midland Country Club, Midland, Mich. 1 p.m. CBS — LPGA Tour: Dow Championship, Final Round, Midland Country Club, Midland, Mich. GOLF — PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open, Final Round, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course), Caledon, Ontario 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open, Final Round, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley (North Course), Caledon, Ontario GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Principal Charity Classic, Final Round, Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa 6 p.m. GOLF — 2026 Curtis Cup: Final Round, Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles MLB BASEBALL Noon NBCSN — Miami at Pittsburgh (12:15 p.m.) PEACOCK — Miami at Pittsburgh (12:15 p.m.) 1:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Toronto (1:37 p.m.) OR San Diego at Baltimore (1:35 p.m.) 3 p.m. ABC — Chicago Cubs at San Francisco (3:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. NBC — Texas at Boston (7:20 p.m.) PEACOCK — Texas at Boston (7:20 p.m.) NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. ABC — Stanley Cup Final: Carolina at Vegas, Game 6 (if necessary) SOCCER (MEN’S) 1 p.m. FOX — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Germany vs. Curaçao, Group E, Houston 4 p.m. FOX — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Netherlands vs. Japan, Group F, Arlington, Texas 7 p.m. FS1 — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador, Group E, Philadelphia 10 p.m. FS1 — 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Sweden vs. Tunisia, Group F, Monterrey, Mexico SOFTBALL Noon ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: Spark at Bandits 8 p.m. MLBN — Athletes Unlimited: Cascade at Talons TRACK AND FIELD 4 p.m. NBC — USATF: From Los Angeles WNBA BASKETBALL 3 p.m. NBATV — Washington at New York About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY JUNE 9, 2026
