INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SEMI-STATE
SATURDAY JUNE 14
4A
VALPARAISO VS. FT. WAYNE SNIDER
WESTFIELD VS GOSHEN
EVANSVILLE NORTH VS. NORTH CENTRAL
FRANKLIN VS. CENTER GROVE
3A
NORTHWOOD VS. NORWELL
DELTA VS. ANDREAN
GUERIN CATHOLIC VS. NEW PALESTINE
GREENSBURG VS. JASPER
2A
WAPAHANI VS. OAK HILL
BOONE GROVE VS. WESTVIEW
PROVIDENCE VS. UNIVERSITY
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI VS. SHENANDOAH
1A
KOUTS VS. UNION CITY
CLINTON PRAIRIE VS. FW CANTERBURY
KNIGHTSTOWN VS. INDY LUTHERAN
SHAKAMAK VS. NORTHEAST DUBOIS
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, JUNE 13
CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
5:30 PM ET / 4:30 CT | NORTH NEWTON (23-3-1) VS. CLAY CITY (21-6)
CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
8 PM ET / 7 PM CT | CROWN POINT (30-4) VS. CENTER GROVE (26-3)
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
4:30 PM ET / 3:30 CT | ANDREAN (21-7) VS. TECUMSEH (30-2)
CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
7 PM ET / 6 PM CT | HANOVER CENTRAL (18-12) VS. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (28-2)
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INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL GOLF SECTIONALS
1. Valparaiso (11) | Forest Park Golf Course | Fri, 9 am CT | Results
Boone Grove, Chesterton, East Chicago Central, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Morton, Hobart, Portage, Valparaiso, Wheeler, River Forest, Whiting
2. Lake Central (13) | Palmira Golf & Country Club | Mon, 8 am CT | Results
Andrean, Calumet, Crown Point, DeMotte Christian, Griffith, Hanover Central, Highland, Illiana Christian, Kankakee Valley, Lake Central, Lowell, Merrillville, Munster
3. LaPorte (12) | Beechwood Golf Course | Thurs, 8:30 am ET | Results
Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Marquette Catholic, Michigan City, Morgan Township, New Prairie, North Judson-San Pierre, Oregon-Davis, South Central (Union Mills), Tri-Township, Westville
4. South Bend Riley (11) | Erskine Golf Course | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Elkhart, Jimtown, LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Riley, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington, Trinity School at Greenlawn
5. Logansport (11) | Dykeman Park Golf Course | Fri, 9:30 am ET | Results
Caston, Frontier, Logansport, North Newton, Pioneer, Rochester Community, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Tri-County, Twin Lakes, Winamac Community
6. Northridge (12) | Meadow Valley Golf Club | Fri, 8 am ET | Results
Bremen, Bethany Christian, Concord, Elkhart Christian Academy, Fairfield, Goshen, Lakeland, Northridge, NorthWood, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview
7. East Noble (12) | Noble Hawk Golf Links – Kendallville | Fri, 8:30 am ET | Results
Angola, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Central Noble, Churubusco, Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Eastside, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fremont, Garrett, Leo
8. Warsaw Community (12) | Eagle Glen Golf Club | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Culver Academies, Culver Community, Huntington North, Manchester, Northfield, Plymouth, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw Community, Wawasee, Whitko
9. Fort Wayne Canterbury (13) | Chestnut Hills Golf Club | Fri, 8:30 am ET | Results
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan
10. Peru (12) | Rock Hollow Golf Club | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Lewis Cass, Maconaquah, North Miami, Northwestern, Peru, Southwood, Taylor, Tri-Central, Wabash, Western
11. Lafayette Jefferson (12) | Battle Ground Golf Club | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Delphi Community, Faith Christian, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Rossville, West Lafayette
12. Westfield (10) | Ulen Golf and Country Club | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Bethesda Christian, Carmel, Frankfort, Guerin Catholic, Lebanon, Sheridan, University, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville
13. Attica (12) | Harrison Hills Golf and Country Club | Results
Attica, Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Putnam, Parke Heritage, Riverton Parke, Seeger, South Vermillion, Southmont, Tri-West Hendricks
14. Brebeuf Jesuit (8) | Golf Club of Indiana | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Ben Davis, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Covenant Christian (Indpls), Decatur Central, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Pike, Purdue Polytechnic – Downtown, Speedway
15. Martinsville (11) | Foxcliff Golf Course | PPD to Tues, 9:30 am ET | Results
Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale, Danville Community, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Plainfield, South Putnam, Greencastle
16. Norwell (12) | Timber Ridge Golf Club | Fri, 9 am ET | Results
Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Eastbrook, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Norwell, Oak Hill, South Adams, Southern Wells
17. Indianapolis Cathedral (10) | Maple Creek Golf Club | Fri, 8:30 am ET | Results
Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, International School of Indiana, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Park Tudor, Warren Central
18. Noblesville (12) | Harbour Trees Golf Club | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Alexandria Monroe, Anderson, Daleville, Elwood Community, Fishers, Frankton, Hamilton Heights, Hamilton Southeastern, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton
19. Monroe Central (10) | Hickory Hills Golf Course | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Cowan, Delta, Jay County, Monroe Central, Muncie Central, Randolph Southern, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester Community, Yorktown
20. Greenfield-Central (11) | Hawk’s Tail of Greenfield | PPD to Tues, 9 am ET | Results
Blue River Valley, Eastern Hancock, Greenfield-Central, Knightstown, Morristown, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Castle, New Palestine, Shenandoah, Triton Central, Tri
21. Terre Haute North Vigo (12) | Hulman Links | PPD to Tues, 9 am ET | Results
Bloomfield, Clay City, Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, North Central (Farmersburg), Northview, Shakamak, Sullivan, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo, West Vigo, White River Valley
22. Vincennes Lincoln (13) | Cypress Hills Golf Club of Vincennes | Fri, 9 am ET | Results
Barr-Reeve, Gibson Southern, North Daviess, North Knox, Pike Central, Princeton Community, South Knox, Tecumseh, Vincennes Lincoln, Vincennes Rivet, Washington, Washington Catholic, Wood Memorial
23. Evansville Mater Dei (13) | Helfrich Hills Golf Course | PPD to Mon, 9:40 am CT | Results
Boonville, Castle, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Christian, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Mt. Vernon, North Posey, Signature School
24. Jasper (14) | Sultan’s Run Golf Club | Thurs, 10 am ET | Results
Crawford County, Forest Park, Heritage Hills, Northeast Dubois, Jasper, Loogootee, Orleans, Paoli, Perry Central, Shoals, South Spencer, Southridge, Springs Valley, Tell City
25. Bloomington North (13) | Cascades Golf Course | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Bedford North Lawrence, Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Brown County, Brownstown Central, Edgewood, Lighthouse Christian Academy, Mitchell, Salem, Seymour, Trinity Lutheran, West Washington, Owen Valley
26. Franklin Community (13) | The Legends Golf Club | PPD to Mon, 1:30 pm ET | Results
Center Grove, Edinburgh, Franklin Central, Franklin Community, Greenwood Christian Academy, Greenwood Community, Indian Creek, Indianapolis Lutheran, Perry Meridian, Roncalli, Southport, Whiteland Community, Beech Grove
27. Richmond (10) | The Elks Country Club | Thurs, 9 am ET | Results
Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Connersville, Franklin County, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville Consolidated, Union County, Oldenburg Academy
28. Greensburg (12) | Greensburg Country Club | Fri, 8:30 am ET | Results
Batesville, Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Greensburg, Hauser, Jac-Cen-Del, Milan, North Decatur, Shelbyville, South Ripley, Southwestern (Shelbyville)
29. Madison Consolidated (13) | Sunrise Golf Course | Mon, 1 pm ET | Results
Austin, Charlestown, Henryville, Jennings County, Madison Consolidated, New Washington, Rising Sun, Scottsburg, Shawe Memorial, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County, Lawrenceburg, South Dearborn
30. Providence (14) | Covered Bridge Golf Club | Thurs, 8 am ET | Results
Borden, Christian Academy of Indiana, Clarksville, Corydon Central, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, Lanesville, New Albany, North Harrison, Providence, Silver Creek, South Central (Elizabeth), Crothersville
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NBA FINALS
• GAME 1: PACERS 111 THUNDER 110 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: THUNDER 123 PACERS 107 (SERIES TIED AT 1-1)
• GAME 3: THUNDER AT PACERS (WED. JUNE 11, 8:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 4: THUNDER AT PACERS (FRI. JUNE 13, 8:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 5: PACERS AT THUNDER, (MON. JUNE 16, 8:30 ET, ABC)*
• GAME 6: THUNDER AT PACERS (THU. JUNE 19, 8:30 ET, ABC)*
• GAME 7: PACERS AT THUNDER, SUN, JUNE 22, 8 ET ON ABC)*
* IF NECESSARY
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WNBA SCORES
ATLANTA 77 INDIANA 58
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NHL PLAYOFFS/SCHEDULE
STANLEY CUP FINALS
FLORIDA PANTHERS (3A) VS. EDMONTON OILERS (3P)
GAME 1: OILERS 4 PANTHERS 3 OT (OILERS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: PANTHERS 5 EDMONTON 4 2OT (SERIES TIED 1-1)
GAME 3: PANTHERS 6 EDMONTON 1 (PANTHERS LEAD SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: OILERS AT PANTHERS, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, TRUTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS
GAME 5: PANTHERS AT OILERS, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 8 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, TRUTV, MAX *
GAME 6: OILERS AT PANTHERS, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 8 P.M. ET; TNT, TRUTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS *
GAME 7: PANTHERS AT OILERS, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 8 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, TRUTV, MAX *
* IF NECESSARY
COMPLETE PANTHERS-OILERS SERIES COVERAGE
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
DETROIT 5 BALTIMORE 3
MIAMI 3 PITTSBURGH 2
CINCINNATI 1 CLEVELAND 0
CHICAGO CUBS 8 PHILADELPHIA 4
BOSTON 3 TAMPA BAY 1
NY METS 5 WASHINGTON 4 (10)
TEXAS 16 MINNESOTA 4
MILWAUKEE 4 ATLANTA 1
NY YANKEES 10 KANSAS CITY 2
TORONTO 10 ST. LOUIS 9
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 4 HOUSTON 2
SAN FRANCISCO 6 COLORADO 5
LA ANGELS 2 LAS VEGAS 1 (10)
SAN DIEGO 11 LA DODGERS 1
ARIZONA 10 SEATTLE 3
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 3 ST. PAUL 2
SOUTH BEND 11 FT. WAYNE 9
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COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES
2025 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS
ALL TIMES CENTRAL
FRIDAY, JUNE 13: NO. 13 COASTAL CAROLINA (53-11) VS. ARIZONA (44-19) | 1 P.M. | ESPN (ESPN+)
FRIDAY, JUNE 13: NO. 8 OREGON STATE (47-14-1) VS. LOUISVILLE (40-22) | 6 P.M. | ESPN (ESPN+)
SATURDAY, JUNE 14: NO. 15 UCLA (47-16) VS. MURRAY STATE (43-14) | 1 P.M. | ESPN (ESPN+)
SATURDAY, JUNE 14: NO. 6 LSU (48-15) VS. NO. 3 ARKANSAS (48-13) | 6 P.M. | ESPN (ESPN+)
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TOP NATIONAL NEWS HEADLINES/RELEASES
NBA NEWS
SAN ANTONIO SPURS STAR VICTOR WEMBANYAMA HEADS TO A TEMPLE IN CHINA FOR A FEW DAYS
Victor Wembanyama is in China, and it’s not all about vacation.
The San Antonio Spurs star is in the midst of what’s expected to be a 10-day stay at a Shaolin temple in Zhengzhou, China. The temple is a place that welcomes visitors who wish to study Chan meditation, Shaolin Kung Fu, traditional Chinese medicine and more.
The NBA China office confirmed Wembanyama is at the temple, and some Chinese media also confirmed his presence there with the temple itself. “Concentrate on training!” read part of a social media post on the NBA’s Weibo account, which also revealed the plans for a 10-day stay.
Then again, the secret was getting out through other social media means anyway.
Some photos of Wembanyama with a shaved head — it wasn’t shaved when he arrived in China — and wearing a robe similar to the other monks began widely circulating on social media this week. One of the photos showed the 7-foot-4 center sitting on a Chinese style chair in front of multiple Buddha sculptures.
There evidently was some sightseeing going on earlier in the trip as well.
“Victor Wembanyama, live from China, on the Great Wall itself, having an amazing time. It’s crazy,” he said on a video posted to Instagram by the Spurs’ account and others.
Wembanyama is expected back in the U.S. in the coming weeks and will likely be with the Spurs’ delegation that goes to the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas next month. The Spurs, like many teams, often have many players on their NBA roster with the summer league team for various events.
The 21-year-old Frenchman led the NBA in blocked shots during the regular season, despite his season ending in February — just after his first All-Star Game appearance — because of deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder. The Spurs are hopeful that he will be able to play when next season begins and the French national team has also expressed hope that Wembanyama will be able to play for his country at this summer’s European championships.
Wembanyama was the league’s rookie of the year last season and was widely expected to be a front-runner in this season’s defensive player of the year race. He attempted 403 3-pointers and blocked 176 shots this season — no player in NBA history has ever finished a season with those numbers — and he was averaging 24.3 points, 11 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 3.7 assists when the DVT was detected.
The only other player in NBA history to finish a season averaging all those numbers was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975-76.
REPORT: ROCKETS, WOLVES REBUFF KNICKS’ REQUEST TO POACH COACHES
The New York Knicks’ coaching search is reportedly off to a sputtering start.
The Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves refused the Knicks’ request to speak with head coaches Ime Udoka and Chris Finch, respectively, ESPN reported Tuesday night.
The news comes a week after former Villanova coach Jay Wright reportedly stated that he would not be a candidate to take over for the fired Tom Thibodeau.
According to multiple media reports, the Knicks also are eyeing Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd. However, The Athletic reported Tuesday that the Mavericks expect Kidd, 52, to remain with them. According to ESPN and The Athletic, the Knicks have not yet asked the Mavericks if they can talk to Kidd, whose contract runs two more seasons.
Thibodeau was ousted days after the Knicks made the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000, with their playoff run including a six-game second-round victory over the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics.
In five seasons with New York, Thibodeau, 67, compiled a 226-174 record, leading the team to the playoffs four teams. He also was head coach of the Chicago Bulls (2010-11 to 2014-15) and the Timberwolves (2016-17 to 2018-19) and owns a career mark of 578-420 during the regular season.
Udoka, 47, led the Celtics to the NBA Finals in his lone season as Boston’s head coach in 2021-22. He was suspended by the team for the following season due to a violation of team policy after allegedly having an improper relationship with a female staffer and ultimately was fired. Udoka coached the Rockets the past two seasons, producing a combined 93-71 regular-season record.
Finch, 55, just finished his fifth season in charge in Minnesota and led the Timberwolves to the postseason for the fourth year in a row, including Western Conference finals appearances the past two years. He has a 209-160 regular-season coaching record.
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NHL NEWS
BRAD MARCHAND EMBRACES PANTHERS’ RAT-THROWING TRADITION, WHICH GOES BACK 30 YEARS
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — There’s a giant, gold-outlined rat emblazoned on the hat that dangles in Brad Marchand’s locker.
The scrappy NHL veteran has been likened to the tiny rodent for much of his career, notoriously known as “The Rat” among hockey fans for his brash play.
So when Marchand was traded from Boston to Florida back in March, it didn’t take long for him to embrace Panthers fans’ longstanding tradition of tossing plastic rats onto the ice after wins.
“I hope we get some rats thrown at us,” Marchand quipped at his locker on Sunday, before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. “I just hope it’s on the ice and not outside.”
Marchand got his wish. After the Panthers routed the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 on Monday, those unmistakable gray pests rained down on the ice in a tradition that has lasted three decades. As they’ve done after most games this postseason, Marchand’s teammates fired the rats at his legs before exiting the ice.
For Marchand, getting the rats thrown at him is like a badge of honor — a tiny, symbolic moment that represents how the Panthers have been able to keep things lighthearted while going for their second straight championship.
“This group has a ton of fun,” Marchand said. “It’s an incredible environment to be a part of. In the room, on the ice, even just in the city, there’s a lot of excitement around right now.”
The rat-throwing tradition goes back 30 years
Before their 1995-96 season opener, Panthers players were waiting to take the ice in a cramped, makeshift dressing room at the now-demolished Miami Arena when a large rat scampered in.
“Players were jumping on top of their stalls … big, tough hockey players,” said Billy Lindsay, Panthers left wing from their expansion season in 1993 to 1999, “most of us were pretty scared of this big rat running around. We were ducking for cover everywhere.”
Right wing Scott Mellanby then grabbed his stick and one-timed the rat into the wall. The rodent went flying across the dressing room. It died as soon as it hit the wall. Players later memorialized it by circling the small dent in the blood-stained wall and placing a rat statue there for the year.
The Panthers went out and beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 that night. Mellanby scored a pair of goals with that same stick.
“Scott Mellanby didn’t even have time to really tape his stick,” Lindsay said. “So he’s got a little rat and blood there on his stick and went out there and scored a couple of goals.”
In his postgame news conference, goalie John Vanbiesbrouck noted that Mellanby had the NHL’s first “rat trick.”
The incident was in the local paper the next day. About a week or so later, a toy rat hit the ice after a home game. The next game, there were a couple more. By the end of that season, which included Lindsay scoring the game-winning goal that clinched Florida’s first ever playoff series win, the rat throwing had become such a phenomenon that the team earned a sponsorship from the pest control company Orkin.
“And funny enough, it’s still around today,” Lindsay said, “which is quite strange.”
‘It’s a feeling you can’t replicate’
Sports traditions are ubiquitous. Some are sacred. Many are quirky. And they can include just about anything. There’s the Lambeau Leap at Green Bay Packers games. The “Gatorade Bath” after a win in the NFL. LeBron James’ patented pregame chalk toss. Detroit Red Wings fans occasionally celebrate wins by throwing octopuses on the ice. The Nashville Predators have their catfish toss.
For the Panthers, who at the time were in just their third season as an NHL franchise, the rat throwing — buoyed by the fact that Florida made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Final that year — became the first real way they got the South Florida fans in a non-traditional hockey market to embrace their team.
Colin Fox, 32, a Panthers fan from Boca Raton, Florida, said it’s “a thrill” to be a part of the rat throwing at the end of games.
“Even when they weren’t very good, when they weren’t on these hot streaks, there were still rats on the ice,” said Fox, who wore a throwback Mellanby jersey to Game 3 of the final. “It’s something that has persevered through the years.”
For opposing teams, the rats are often a nuisance, Lindsay said, recalling how some goalies would hide in their net between goals to try and escape them. So many hit the ice after that initial season the NHL changed its rules to say such in-game celebrations could lead to penalties, though the league still allowed rats to be thrown after games.
There’s plenty of rat-themed memorabilia for sale at Panthers games, and the plastic rodents themselves can be purchased all over Miami. At gas stations. Party stores. Some fans order them online.
The rats that Panthers fan JP Kirkpatrick, 23, tossed onto the ice after a game this season came from a fan sitting next to him who brought plenty of extras.
“It’s a feeling you can’t replicate,” said Kirkpatrick, an Orlando, Florida, native. “It’s something you can’t get (anywhere else). You’ve got to be there to get it. You can’t watch it on TV. You can’t get it in the parking lot. You’ve got to be out there, be in the seat. The fans, everybody there, it’s electric.”
No one from that 1995 Panthers group thought they’d be a part of creating a lasting, iconic symbol for the team, but as they look back on that moment amid all the Panthers’ recent success, they’re proud of what it’s become.
“There’s been enough people from back then to hang on to the tradition and pass it along,” Lindsay said. “And now you get this unparalleled success where you get three Stanley Cup appearances in a row, you win a Stanley Cup championship, you’re looking for a second. And that rat is just (still) going.
“It just makes me proud of what we started.”
NEW BRUINS COACH MARCO STURM HAS SEEN THE PASSION OF BOSTON FANS — FROM BOTH SIDES
BOSTON (AP) — Marco Sturm got his first taste of the passionate Bruins fans when he was traded to Boston for No. 1 overall draft pick — and soon-to-be NHL MVP — Joe Thornton.
“I mean, it wasn’t my fault, right?” the former Bruins forward told chuckling reporters on Tuesday at a news conference to introduce him as the team’s coach. “I got here, and it was difficult. I’m not going to lie. You read the paper or social media or even you go on the street, people will let you know, right?
“But also it pushes you. And I saw it in the positive way,” Sturm said. “I’ve got such good memories here. And I know the fans, as soon as they feel that there’s something good happening here, they will support you. I know that. It kind of goes the other way, too. But I don’t want to talk about that. I want to look forward.”
A three-time Olympian and first-round draft pick who played five of his 14 NHL seasons for the Bruins, Sturm led Germany to a silver medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and spent the next six years in the Los Angeles Kings organization, the last three as head coach of its AHL affiliate.
The 46-year-old former left wing replaces Joe Sacco, who finished the season as the interim coach after Jim Montgomery was fired in November. Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said that as the team tries to rebuild after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016 it was important to have a coach “who understands our fan base and values the same things — of being incredibly hard out each and every night.”
The Bruins marked the occasion with a news conference in their offices overlooking Causeway Street and the TD Garden. Former captain Patrice Bergeron, who assisted on Sturm’s overtime game-winner in the 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park, was in the front row as a show of support. German chocolate cupcakes — a nod to the new coach’s heritage — were served.
Sturm said he never considered coaching while he played, but he started working with his own kids before getting the job as head coach and general manager of the German national team in 2015.
“And that’s where I really realized, ‘This is actually me,’” he said. “And that’s where I have passion. That’s where I’m good at. And then to go after that.”
He put his plans for family time on hold and spent six years living in Los Angeles, away from his wife and children.
“I was chasing my dream,” Sturm said, adding that the children, who are now 19 and 21, missed Boston since moving away. “My kids grew up there. They always wanted to come back. And here I am. Now they get their wish.”
Sturm said he wouldn’t have taken just any opening, but the Bruins presented a team that has strong goaltending in Jeremy Swayman and a solid core led by defenseman Charlie McAvoy and forward David Pastrnak that could push for the playoffs if it stays healthy. Boston also stockpiled draft picks and young talent from the midseason trade deadline purge that shipped off several veterans — including Brad Marchand, the only remaining member of their 2011 Stanley Cup championship roster.
After posting 100-plus points in six straight non-pandemic-shortened seasons — including a Presidents’ Trophy in 2023, when they set NHL records of 65 wins and 135 points — the Bruins finished with 76 points this season; only three teams were worse.
“Every job — it doesn’t matter if you’re in Boston or not — will be a challenge. But it’s a good challenge. I love challenges,” Sturm said. “I know the expectations here. I know how it is. But as long as I’m putting my work and preparation in, I know I will be in good shape.”
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: GIANTS SET RECORD WITH 6TH STRAIGHT 1-RUN WIN
Casey Schmitt hit a leadoff homer to spark a four-run ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 in Denver on Tuesday night.
Willy Adames also went deep and Wilmer Flores had two hits for the Giants, who have won a franchise-record six straight games by one run — the first team to do that since the 1989 California Angels. Schmitt’s first home run of the season started the rally.
Erik Miller (3-0) got one out for the win and Camilo Doval navigated a shaky ninth to earn his 10th save.
Ryan McMahon and Kyle Farmer homered and Brenton Doyle and Hunter Goodman had two hits each for the Rockies, who dropped their fourth straight. Reliever Zach Agnos (0-3) allowed all four runs on one hit and three walks.
Cubs 8, Phillies 4
Ian Happ hit two of Chicago’s four home runs to beat host Philadelphia.
Happ, who also homered in Monday’s series opener, has four home runs in eight games on the Cubs’ road trip after entering the trek with three homers in 50 games. Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch also homered for Chicago, which had lost four of its previous six contests.
Max Kepler and Alec Bohm each drove in two runs for Philadelphia, which has lost 10 of its last 12. Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh went 2-for-2 before leaving with left elbow soreness.
Diamondbacks 10, Mariners 3
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Gabriel Moreno and Alek Thomas homered and Corbin Carroll hit a pair of RBI triples as Arizona topped visiting Seattle.
Moreno hit a three-run homer to ignite a five-run sixth inning after missing the previous three games with a right hand contusion. Carroll had his second two-triple game of the season and leads the majors with eight triples. Ketel Marte extended his on-base streak to 23 games with a single and two walks for the Diamondbacks.
Rowdy Tellez homered and singled while Randy Arozarena also went deep for the Mariners, who have lost seven of eight. Julio Rodriguez, Cole Young and Jorge Polanco had two hits apiece.
Mets 5, Nationals 4 (10 innings)
Jeff McNeil laced a walk-off single in the 10th inning as the New York Mets rallied for a win over visiting Washington.
After Reed Garrett (2-2) tossed a hitless top of the 10th to strand automatic runner CJ Abrams, McNeil singled on the first pitch from Cole Henry (0-1) to drive in pinch runner Luisangel Acuna.
The Mets trailed 3-0 and 4-2 before earning their fourth straight win and 13th victory in their past 16 games. New York’s Juan Soto homered in the third. In the eighth, he hit an RBI double and scored the tying run on Pete Alonso’s single.
Red Sox 3, Rays 1
Roman Anthony recorded a two-run double for the first hit of his career and Trevor Story went 2-for-4 with a homer to lead Boston over visiting Tampa Bay.
Anthony, who was playing in just his second career game following a Monday call-up from Triple-A Worcester, lined an opposite-field double into the left-field corner to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Lucas Giolito (2-1) made the big hit stand up in his start for Boston, dealing six innings of three-hit ball over which he struck out four and allowed only one unearned run.
Story added a towering solo homer to left field in the sixth, breaking a string of 10 out of 11 retired by Tampa Bay starter Ryan Pepiot (3-6), who finished with nine strikeouts across 5 2/3 innings. Tampa Bay was held to just three hits, with leadoff-hitting Yandy Diaz recording the lone RBI on a two-out single in the fifth.
Angels 2, Athletics 1 (10 innings)
Nolan Schanuel drilled a run-scoring single with two outs in the 10th inning to give Los Angeles a victory over the Athletics in Anaheim, Calif.
Schanuel reached base four times — on three singles and a walk — as the Angels improved to 6-0 against the Athletics this season. Travis d’Arnaud hit a tying homer in the eighth inning for the Angels, who won for the sixth time in eight games.
Angels starter Jose Soriano struck out a career-best 12 in seven innings. Reid Detmers (2-2) fanned two in the top of the 10th. Brent Rooker stroked a run-scoring double for the A’s, who fell for the 23rd time in 27 games.
Yankees 10, Royals 2
Austin Wells clubbed a three-run homer and matched a career high with five RBIs while Aaron Judge set the tempo with a two-run shot in the first inning as New York rolled to an easy win in Kansas City.
New York starter Max Fried (9-1) took sole possession of the major league lead for wins after allowing two runs and six hits without a walk over seven innings. He struck out four while lowering his ERA to 1.84. The Yankees rebounded after losing two straight to the Boston Red Sox. The Royals took their third loss in a row. Wells also hit a two-run double during a five-run sixth for the Yankees, who recorded 16 hits while improving to 4-0 vs. Kansas City this season.
The Royals’ Noah Cameron (2-2) entered with an 0.85 ERA through his first five career starts, but he gave up six runs in 5 2/3 innings. He fanned six and walked one. Jonathan India homered for Kansas City, which has averaged 3.2 runs during its current 10-17 stretch.
Padres 11, Dodgers 1
Manny Machado knocked in five runs and Dylan Cease earned his first win since April 2 as San Diego routed visiting Los Angeles.
Cease (2-5), who had gone 10 starts without a victory, fired seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball. He walked five but set a season high with 11 strikeouts. San Diego finished with 16 hits, three each by Machado, Xander Bogaerts and Luis Arraez, who scored four runs.
Los Angeles averted the shutout in the eighth via Michael Conforto’s RBI single.
Rangers 16, Twins 4
Kyle Higashioka doubled and drove in five runs, Josh Jung doubled and drove in four runs and Texas set a season high in runs, dominating Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Evan Carter went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs for Texas. Wyatt Langford also homered as the Rangers won the opener of a three-game series. Rangers right-hander Tyler Mahle (6-3) earned the victory despite allowing four runs on 10 hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out three.
Matt Wallner homered for the Twins, who fell to 1-3 with two games remaining on their homestand. Byron Buxton went 3-for-4 with a double. Twins right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson (2-3) surrendered seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out four on the same day he was promoted from Triple-A St. Paul to fill the rotation spot of injured starter Zebby Matthews.
Brewers 4, Braves 1
Jackson Chourio and Jake Bauers homered and Quinn Priester allowed one run in six innings to pace Milwaukee over visiting Atlanta.
Priester (4-2) allowed seven hits and no walks, striking out seven in a 96-pitch outing to win his third straight decision. Abner Uribe followed with two scoreless innings and Trevor Megill finished with a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 15 opportunities.
Chourio staked the Brewers to a 2-0 lead in the third with a two-run homer off starter Grant Holmes (3-5), who allowed three runs on five hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings, striking out nine. The Braves got on the board in the fifth when Nick Allen doubled and Ronald Acuna Jr. followed with his third consecutive single.
Tigers 5, Orioles 3
Sawyer Gipson-Long allowed one run in 4 2/3 innings of long relief and Spencer Torkelson cracked a two-run homer as Detroit claimed the win in Baltimore to retain MLB’s best record.
Chase Lee (3-0), Tommy Kahnle and Will Vest (11th save) combined with Gipson-Long to handle 6 1/3 innings on a bullpen day for the Tigers. Zach McKinstry stroked two triples while Riley Greene, Gleyber Torres and Wenceel Perez added two hits apiece.
Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg, playing his first game after a six-week stint on the injured list, hit a homer in the ninth. Jackson Holliday and Gunnar Henderson recorded two hits each. Starter Cade Povich (1-5) surrendered nine hits and five runs over 4 2/3 innings. He fanned six and walked one.
Marlins 3, Pirates 2
Sandy Alcantara threw six scoreless innings and Nick Fortes cracked an early two-run homer to lead Miami past host Pittsburgh.
Alcantara (3-7) snapped a nine-start winless streak by allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out six. Calvin Faucher allowed the first two Pirates to reach in the ninth, but retired the next three to earn his fifth save. Eric Wagaman and Dane Myers contributed two hits and one stolen base apiece.
Ke’Bryan Hayes and Oneil Cruz hit solo homers in the eighth for the Pirates, whose four-game winning streak came to an end. Mitch Keller (1-9) allowed three runs and eight hits over six innings. He fanned four without a walk.
Reds 1, Guardians 0
Andrew Abbott threw a three-hitter and Spencer Steer drove in the only run as visiting Cincinnati topped Cleveland.
Steer’s single in the fifth inning scored Will Benson and helped the Reds earn their fifth consecutive win. They stand two games above .500 for the first time since May 3. Abbott (6-1) had five strikeouts and one walk as he threw 77 of his 110 pitches for strikes. His performance marked Cincinnati’s first complete-game shutout in four years.
For the Guardians, who are 0-5 against their in-state rival this season, Jose Ramirez’s ninth-inning single extended his career-long on-base streak to 36 games. Cecconi (1-3) posted a career-high-tying eight strikeouts in five innings, up giving one run on four hits.
Blue Jays 10, Cardinals 9
Andres Gimenez hit a three-run homer and Alejandro Kirk added a two-run blast as Toronto outlasted host St. Louis.
Bo Bichette (3-for-5, three runs), George Springer (2-for-4, run, RBI) and Addison Barger (2-for-5, run, RBI) also had productive nights as the Blue Jays pounded out 16 hits while winning for the 11th time in 13 games. Starter Chris Bassitt (7-3) allowed four runs on six hits in seven innings. Jeff Hoffman got the final out in the ninth to claim his 17th save.
Nolan Arenado went 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs and three RBIs, Nolan Gorman went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and Willson Contreras hit a three-run homer for the Cardinals, who lost their third straight game. Starter Miles Mikolas (4-3) allowed six runs on nine hits in five innings.
White Sox 4, Astros 2
Shane Smith produced the fourth quality start of his rookie season while Luis Robert Jr. belted his first home run in five weeks as Chicago topped host Houston in the opener of their three-game series.
Smith (3-3), who dropped his ERA to 2.37, matched his career high of six innings by routinely wiggling free of danger. He has allowed three or fewer earned runs in all 13 starts this season, including seven appearances with one or no earned runs. Robert smacked a two-out RBI double in the first inning, then hit his sixth homer of the season in the fourth.
Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. (1-2) labored throughout with his control. He allowed four runs on four hits and four walks over five innings. The Astros scored both runs on sacrifice flies.
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NFL NEWS
STEELERS STAR LINEBACKER TJ WATT SKIPS THE START OF MANDATORY MINICAMP
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers might be ready to take the practice field for the Pittsburgh Steelers. T.J. Watt is not.
The star outside linebacker skipped the start of mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. Watt likely is eyeing a new deal as he enters the final year of his current contract.
The seven-time Pro Bowler and 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year signed a four-year extension in September 2021 that was scheduled to pay him $112 million and made him the highest-paid defender in the league at the time.
That number has been eclipsed several times over the last four years, including by Cleveland star Myles Garrett, who signed a deal in March that made him the most well-compensated non-quarterback in the league at $40 million a season.
The decision to skip minicamp is a change from Watt’s approach in 2021, when he did a “hold in” during both minicamp and training camp before agreeing to a contract on the eve of the regular season.
“We expect him back at some point,” defensive coordinator Teryl Austin said Tuesday. “We don’t get caught up (in that) … He’s going to be in good shape (whenever he arrives).”
Watt tied an NFL record by registering 22 1/2 sacks after signing the extension in 2021. He led the league in sacks again in 2023, though that number dipped to 11 1/2 last season, Watt’s fewest in a year in which he didn’t miss extended time because of injury since he was a rookie in 2017.
Austin believes Watt’s absence will provide opportunities for younger players like third-year outside linebacker Nick Herbig and rookie Jack Sawyer.
Maybe, but neither has Watt’s game-changing resume. Watt, who turns 31 in October, is the linchpin of a defense that has helped keep the Steelers in contention despite heavy churn at quarterback since Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement in January 2022.
Rodgers will get his shot after agreeing to a one-year deal last week. The four-time NFL MVP was at the team facility on Tuesday and is expected to be on the field when afternoon practice begins.
QB KIRK COUSINS REPORTS TO FALCONS MINICAMP
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta quarterback Kirk Cousins reported for the first day of Falcons minicamp on Tuesday.
Cousins, who signed a four-year, $180 million contract with $100 million guaranteed in March 2024, was benched after Week 14 last season and lost his starting job to rookie Michael Penix Jr. Cousins threw for 3,508 yards with 18 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.
There was offseason speculation that Cousins was looking for a starting job with a new team.
“Obviously you’d love to play but I’m not (going to) dwell on things that aren’t reality,” Cousins said. “It’s better (time) spent to focusing on the situation you’re in and control what you can control. I think that’s the right mindset to have. Certainly there were conversations in January, February, March and even April but we’re moving forward timeline-wise.”
While Penix will begin the upcoming season as the starting quarterback, Cousins has maintained a positive attitude.
“I’ve always believed going back to my rookie year what (former coach) Mike Shanahan told me which is ‘Tough times don’t last, tough people do,’” Cousins said. “It’s not just (about being) physically tough. It’s (about being) mentally tough and emotionally tough. You (have to) be resilient. Life is (going to) throw you some curveballs. You just have to keep moving. The key is you don’t pout or stop. You just keep moving and keep working forward.”
Cousins, who tore his Achilles tendon while with Minnesota in 2023, said he spent time focusing on getting healthy in the offseason after dealing with an ankle injury.
“It’s good to be out here with the guys,” Cousins said. “I wasn’t able to (have) 100% attendance this spring. I just felt like I had to budget the time to really focus on my body and make a lot of progress there. I felt like I did. It was time well spent but that brings a trade-off as well where you (have to) make up ground when you get back. That’s what this week is about and over the summer I’ll continue to take steps on my own and then we’ll use (training camp) to get ready to go for the season.”
After last season, Cousins realized he wasn’t as healthy as he thought he was during the season.
“When the season ended last year I started getting into working on my body and having the time to do that,” Cousins said. “I thought I was much better than I was. On (a scale) of one to 10, I thought I was at an eight but I was really back at a three or four and now I’m getting back to that six, seven (or) eight. You start to realize that you weren’t as far along as you thought. (There was) a lot of learning this offseason to get there.”
Cousins said his Achilles injury healed well, but an ankle issue subsequently arose.
“The Achilles healed great,” Cousins said. “What ended up happening was the ankle was just very tight. Everything was (about building) strength so that’s what I focused on. What I realized this offseason was the strength was there. It was a mobility issue. You have to have both and I really didn’t have the mobility. So now it’s been (about) mobility.”
REPORT: BRONCOS SIGNING DOBBINS TO 1-YEAR, $5.25M DEAL
The Denver Broncos are signing running back J.K. Dobbins to a one-year, $5.25-million deal, sources told NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport.
Dobbins visited the Broncos last week. He was a Comeback Player of the Year finalist in 2024 after rushing for 905 yards and nine touchdowns with the Los Angeles Chargers in 13 contests.
The 26-year-old was selected in the second round of the 2020 draft by the Baltimore Ravens and has battled multiple serious injuries since entering the league. He tore his ACL during the 2021 preseason and tore his Achilles in the 2023 season opener. Last season was the first time he’s played double-digit contests since his rookie campaign.
Dobbins will join a Broncos running back room that includes rookie RJ Harvey, Jaleel McLaughlin, Audric Estime, and Tyler Badie.
REPORT: COMMANDERS’ MCLAURIN WON’T ATTEND MINICAMP WHILE SEEKING NEW DEAL
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin isn’t attending this week’s mandatory minicamp, according to Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz.
Schultz reported last week that McLaurin was frustrated with the lack of progress on a contract extension, as the two sides have had minimal negotiations.
McLaurin participated in voluntary workouts earlier this offseason but skipped the Commanders’ OTAs last week.
Meanwhile, Washington cornerback Marshon Lattimore will attend minicamp after missing OTAs, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
McLaurin is entering the final season of the three-year, $69-million extension he signed in 2022. He’s set to earn $19.65 million in 2025, ranking 14th among wideouts, according to Spotrac.
The 29-year-old has led Washington in receptions and receiving yards every season since entering the league in 2019 and was Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels’ top weapon last season.
McLaurin totaled 82 receptions, 1,096 yards, and a career-high 13 touchdowns while appearing in all 17 games in 2024. His standout performance garnered him a second Pro Bowl nod and the first All-Pro team selection of his career.
A former third-round pick, McLaurin has 460 receptions, 6,379 receiving yards, and 38 touchdowns across six seasons. He’s missed only three games in his career and none since 2020.
The Commanders added multiple wideouts this offseason, including former All-Pro Deebo Samuel.
GARRETT EXCITED FOR CHANCE TO PUT RODGERS ‘IN THE GRAVEYARD’
Cleveland Browns edge Myles Garrett is excited that Aaron Rodgers is joining the AFC North for one particular reason.
“I think it’s a good opportunity to put him in the graveyard,” Garrett told reporters at Browns minicamp, including ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi.
Garrett famously decorated the front lawn of his house for Halloween with the headstones of quarterbacks he’s sacked. He also showed up to a 2021 game in a grim reaper costume with the names of every passer he’d taken down to that point.
The six-time All-Pro has never sacked Rodgers in his career. They’ve only matched up once, when Rodgers was a member of the Green Bay Packers. Garrett registered one QB hit versus the four-time MVP.
Rodgers officially signed with the Steelers earlier this month after being linked to Pittsburgh throughout the offseason. The 41-year-old has been sacked an NFL-record 571 times in his career.
Garrett became the youngest player to achieve 100 career sacks last season and racked up at least 14 sacks for the fourth straight campaign in 2024.
The Browns and Steelers play in Weeks 6 and 17 this season.
CAM JORDAN WANTS SAINTS TO TRADE FOR GIANTS’ WINSTON
Saints defensive lineman Cam Jordan is advocating for New Orleans to trade for New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston.
“Jameis?” Jordan said on the “Up & Adams” show when asked what veteran signal-caller he’d like his team to acquire. “There’s Russell (Wilson) over there, they got Jaxson Dart. My guy Jameis, come on down.
“It makes a lot of sense … I’m going all-in. Jameis as the veteran quarterback. Come on over.”
Winston, 31, was teammates with Jordan from 2020-23, when he primarily served as the Saints’ backup quarterback.
Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener, as well as rookies Tyler Shough and Hunter Dekkers, are currently battling to be New Orleans’ starting signal-caller. Both Rattler and Haener started last season for the Saints.
Derek Carr retired in early May due to a labral tear in his shoulder that resulted in significant degenerative changes to his rotator cuff.
Winston signed a two-year, $8-million deal with the Giants in free agency. The Giants also signed Wilson to a one-year contract and selected Dart in the first round of April’s draft.
Winston spent the 2024 season with the Browns, going 2-5 in seven starts with 2,121 passing yards and 13 touchdowns.
BUFFALO BILLS RB JAMES COOK IN ATTENDANCE FOR TEAM’S MANDATORY PRACTICE AMID CONTRACT CONCERNS
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills running back James Cook put aside his contract concerns — and avoided the potential of being fined — by attending the start of the team’s three-day mandatory series of practices on Tuesday.
“Business is business at the end of day, and I respect his decision to be here and be amongst the team,” coach Sean McDermott said before practice. “We need everyone to win.”
Cook’s attendance comes after he went public with his desire to negotiate a contract extension while entering the fourth and final year of his rookie deal. He was the NFL’s co-leader in rushing touchdowns with 16 last year, and skipped Buffalo’s six previous spring practices and month-long workout sessions, all of which were voluntary.
Cook was selected by Buffalo in the second round of the 2022 draft out of Georgia. His older brother is Dalvin Cook, best known for his six seasons in Minnesota and who spent last year appearing in two games with Dallas.
In February, Cook informally began his public negotiation by posting the message “15 mill year” on his Instagram account.
A month later, during an appearance on a podcast with former NFLers Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson, Cook said, “Pay me the big bucks,” and adding, “I want to get what I asked for.” He also made the case for his fellow NFL running backs being underpaid in saying: “I feel like we deserve to get paid,” and asking, “How (are) we not valuable?”
In April, Cook listed his Buffalo-area home as being for sale.
General manager Brandon Beane has on several occasions noted how much he respects and values Cook, while also acknowledging the two sides aren’t on the same page in contract talks.
In late March, Beane specifically referenced Cook in announcing he was cutting off contract discussions to focus on the draft.
“Just because we don’t have James signed today doesn’t mean next year we still can’t get him done before he gets to free agency,” Beane said. “We want him to have success. We’re rooting for him … But we are where we are, and there’s no hard feelings from us.”
Cook proved to be the odd-man out in Beane’s offseason binge of signing core players to multiyear contract extensions. The group was made up of quarterback Josh Allen, receiver Khalil Shakir, edge rusher Greg Rousseau, linebacker Terrel Bernard and cornerback Christian Benford.
Cook’s 16 touchdowns rushing matched a Bills single-season record set by O.J. Simpson, and he also scored two more receiving. He was part of a Bills offense that finished second in the NFL in averaging more than 30 points per outing.
After scoring just two touchdowns rushing in each of his first two seasons, Cook’s jump in production coincided with Joe Brady’s first full season as Buffalo’s offensive coordinator, and the team’s initiative to have Allen rush less to reduce exposing him to injury.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
DEION SANDERS ABSENT FROM FOOTBALL CAMPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO. NO REASON SPECIFIED BY SCHOOL
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders has not attended football camps in Boulder, Colorado, this spring.
The University of Colorado said it couldn’t comment on a reason for his absence. ESPN, citing a source it did not name, said Sanders has been ill and out of the office recently.
Over the weekend, his son Deion Sanders Jr. posted a livestream video on YouTube in which he said his father remains at his Texas home and “feeling well,” according to USA Today. His son added in the video: “He’ll tell y’all soon enough what he’s going through.”
Sanders is required to operate a minimum of three on-campus football camps, according to the contract extension he signed in March. Sanders’ deal runs through the 2029 season and made him the highest-paid football coach in the Big 12 Conference.
The 57-year-old Sanders has struggled with his left foot since having two toes amputated in 2021 because of blood clot issues while at Jackson State. He missed media day in 2023, his first year at Colorado, after a procedure to remove a blood clot from his right leg and another to straighten toes on his left foot.
Asked about his father at the Browns’ minicamp Tuesday, rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders responded: “Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on. So I’m here not to talk about Pops. I’m here to be the quarterback of the Cleveland Browns. I’m focused on learning this playbook and everything I got to do to be the most successful quarterback and best teammate I could be. Outside of that, I don’t really have no thoughts or really opinions on anything outside this game.”
Deion Sanders was a scratch last weekend as a keynote speaker at the Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium in Florida. The organization posted on social media that “due to an unavoidable last-minute scheduling change, our originally scheduled Foundation Keynote Speaker, Deion Sanders ‘Coach Prime’ is unable to attend.” Los Angeles Lakers great Magic Johnson was his replacement.
The Buffaloes open the season Aug. 29 by hosting Georgia Tech.
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AUTO RACING NEWS
AUTO RACING: DENNY HAMLIN EARNS 57TH CAREER WIN IN MICHIGAN AND NASCAR HEADS TO MEXICO
NASCAR CUP SERIES
Viva Mexico 250
Site: Mexico City.
Track: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Race distance: 100 laps, 241 miles.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 1:05 p.m., practice, 3 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, noon; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (Prime Video and MAX).
Last year: Inaugural race.
Last race: After passing Byron with three to go, Denny Hamlin earned his third series victory alongside his 57th career win in Michigan.
Next race: June 22, Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
The Chilango 150
Site: Mexico City.
Track: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Race distance: 65 laps, 157.3 miles.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 2:05 p.m., practice, 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 10:30 a.m., race, 4:30 p.m. (CW).
Last year: The previous race, which was held in 2008 and named the Corona Mexico 200, saw Kyle Busch earn the victory after passing Scott Pruett with 7 laps to go.
Last race: Justin Allgaier took the his third series win of the season in Nashville while holding off a late surge from rookie teammate Connor Zilisch.
Next race: June 21, Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
Last race: Stewart Friesen held off Enfinger late to secure the victory in Michigan, breaking a 72-race losing streak and grabbing his first win since 2022.
Next race: June 20, Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Pirelli Grand Prix du Canada
Site: Montreal.
Track: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
Race distance: 70 laps, 189.6 miles.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 1:25 p.m., practice, 4:55 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 12:25 p.m., qualifying, 3:55 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (ABC).
Last year: Verstappen secured his 60th career win, taking the lead after a restart in a thrilling race that saw rain showers and a string of safety car appearances.
Last race: Oscar Piastri secured the victory and held off teammate Lando Norris in Spain to take back momentum after Norris’s previous win at Monaco.
Next race: June 29, Spielberg, Austria.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
INDYCAR
Bommarito Automotive Grand Prix
Site: Madison, Illinois.
Track: Worldwide Technology Raceway.
Race distance: 260 laps, 310.6 miles.
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 11:30 a.m., qualifying, 3 p.m. high line & final practice, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, race, 8 p.m. (FOX).
Last year: Josef Newgarden took his fifth win out of nine visits to the Madison track, holding off teammate McLaughlin after a late restart with six laps to go.
Last race: Kyle Kirkwood surged ahead on a late restart in Detroit to take his second win of the season.
Next race: June 22, Elkhart, Wisconsin.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
NHRA DRAG RACING
Next race: June 22, North Dinwiddie, Virginia.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Premier Chevy Dealers Clash – Night 1
Site: Knoxville, Iowa.
Track: Knoxville Raceway.
Premier Chevy Dealers Clash – Night 2
Site: Knoxville, Iowa.
Track: Knoxville Raceway.
Next events: June 18-23, Brandon, South Dakota, Pevely, Missouri, Independence, Iowa.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com
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GOLF NEWS
US OPEN STARTING TIMES FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AT OAKMONT
At Oakmont CC
Oakmont, Pa.
Purse: TBA
Yardage: 7,372; Par: 70
All Times EDT
(a-amateur)
Thursday-Friday
First Hole-10th Hole
6:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — a-Matt Vogt, United States; Kevin Velo, United States; Trent Phillips, United States.
6:56 a.m.-12:41 p.m. — Chandler Blanchet, United States; Alvaro Ortiz, Mexico; Doug Ghim, United States.
7:07 a.m.-12:52 p.m. — a-Evan Beck, United States; Maxwell Moldovan, United States; Justin Hicks, United States.
7:18 a.m.-1:03 p.m. — Harris English, United States; Tommy Fleetwood, England; Keegan Bradley, United States.
7:29 a.m.-1:14 p.m. — Xander Schauffele, United States; Jose Luis Ballester, Spain; Bryson DeChambeau, United States.
7:40 a.m.-1:25 p.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, England; Wyndham Clark, United States; Gary Woodland, United States.
7:51 a.m.-1:36 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia, United States; Matt McCarty, United States; Robert MacIntyre, Scotland.
8:02 a.m.-1:47 p.m. — Cam Davis, Australia; Davis Thompson, United States; Thomas Detry, Belgium.
8:13 a.m.-1:58 p.m. — Richard Bland, England; a-Trevor Gutschewski, United States; Lanto Griffin, United States.
8:24 a.m.-2:09 p.m. — Edoardo Molinari, Italy; Sam Stevens, United States; Ryan Gerard, United States.
8:35 a.m.-2:20 p.m. — Thriston Lawrence, South Africa; a-Noah Kent, United States; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark.
8:46 a.m.-2:31 p.m. — Jinichiro Kozuma, Japan; a-Cameron Tankersley, United States; Chase Johnson, United States.
8:57 a.m.-2:42 p.m. — Philip Barbaree Jr., United States; Riley Lewis, United States; Brady Calkins, United States.
Thursday-Friday
10th Hole-First Hole
6:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — Zac Blair, United States; Scott Vincent, Zimbabwe; Alistair Docherty, United States.
6:56 a.m.-12:41 p.m. — Jacques Kruyswijk, South Africa; Jordan Smith, England; Eric Cole, United States.
7:07 a.m.-12:52 p.m. — Tom Kim South Korea; J.J. Spaun, United States; Taylor Pendrith, Canada.
7:18 a.m.-1:03 p.m. — Ludvig Aberg, Sweden; Adam Scott, Australia; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan.
7:29 a.m.-1:14 p.m. — Ben Griffin, United States; Andrew Novak, United States; Maverick McNealy, United States.
7:40 a.m.-1:25 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Ireland; Justin Rose, England; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland.
7:51 a.m.-1:36 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay, United States; Si Woo Kim, South Korea; Lucas Glover, United States.
8:02 a.m.-1:47 p.m. — Cameron Smith, Australia; Brian Harman, United States; Phil Mickelson, United States.
8:13 a.m.-1:58 p.m. — Niklas Norgaard, Denmark; Brian Campbell, United States; Justin Lower, United States.
8:24 a.m.-2:09 p.m. — Davis Riley, United States; a-Jackson Koivun, United States; Johnny Keefer, United States.
8:35 a.m.-2:20 p.m. — James Hahn, United States; Mark Hubbard, United States; a-Michael La Sasso, United States.
8:46 a.m.-2:31 p.m. — Joakim Lagergren, Sweden; a-Mason Howell, United States; Chris Gotterup, United States.
8:57 a.m.-2:42 p.m. — Zach Bauchou, United States; Jackson Buchanan, United States; a-Lance Simpson, United States.
Thursday-Friday
First Hole-10th Hole
12:30 p.m.-6:45 a.m. — Frederic Lacroix, France; Emiliano Grillo, Argentina; Sam Bairstow, England.
12:41 p.m.-6:56 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, South Korea; Joe Highsmith, United States; Ryan Fox, New Zealand.
12:52 p.m.-7:07 a.m. — Victor Perez, France; Jacob Bridgeman, United States; Adam Schenk, United States.
1:03 p.m.-7:18 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Australia; Justin Thomas, United States; Brooks Koepka, United States.
1:14 p.m.-7:29 a.m. — Sam Burns, United States.; Nico Echavarria, Colombia; Denny McCarthy, United States.
1:25 p.m.-7:40 a.m. — Viktor Hovland, Norway; Collin Morikawa, United States; Scottie Scheffler, United States.
1:36 p.m.-7:51 a.m. — Corey Conners, Canada; Jason Day, Australia; Patrick Reed, United States.
1:47 p.m.-8:02 a.m. — Joaquin Niemann, Chile; Bud Cauley, United States.; Daniel Berger, United States.
1:58 p.m.-8:13 a.m. — Mackenzie Hughes, Canada; Tony Finau, United States; Chris Kirk, United States.
2:09 p.m.-8:24 a.m. — a-Ben James, United States.; Rasmus Højgaard, Denmark; Stephan Jaeger, Germany.
2:20 p.m.-8:35 a.m. — Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Denmark; a-Justin Hastings, Cayman Islands; Laurie Canter, England.
2:31 p.m.-8:46 a.m. — a-Frankie Harris, United States.; Emilio Gonzalez, Mexico; Roberto Díaz, Mexico.
2:42 p.m.-8:57 a.m. — Grant Haefner, United States;; Joey Herrera, United States.; George Kneiser, United States.
Thursday-Friday
10th Hole-First Hole
12:30 p.m.-6:45 a.m. — Will Chandler, United States; Andrea Pavan, Italy; Takumi Kanaya, Japan.
12:41 p.m.-6:56 a.m. — a-Bryan Lee, United States; Guido Migliozzi, Italy; Preston Summerhays, United States.
12:52 p.m.-7:07 a.m. — Erik van Rooyen, South Africa; Max Greyserman, United States; Matt Wallace, England.
1:03 p.m.-7:18 a.m. — Russell Henley, United States; Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa; Nick Taylor, Canada.
1:14 p.m.-7:29 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, United States; Jon Rahm, Spain; Dustin Johnson, United States.
1:25 p.m.-7:40 a.m. — Tyrrell Hatton, England; Sungjae Im, South Korea; Sepp Straka, Austria.
1:36 p.m.-7:51 a.m. — Cameron Young, United States; Tom Hoge, United States; J.T. Poston, United States.
1:47 p.m.-8:02 a.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela; Michael Kim, United States; Matthieu Pavon, France.
1:58 p.m.-8:13 a.m. — Marc Leishman, Australia; Aaron Rai, England; Nick Dunlap, United States.
2:09 p.m.-8:24 a.m. — Matthew Jordan, United States; Yuta Sugiura, Japan; Carlos Ortiz, Mexico.
2:20 p.m.-8:35 a.m. — Ryan McCormick, United States; Trevor Cone, United States; a-Zach Pollo, United States.
2:31 p.m.-8:46 a.m. — James Nicholas, United States; a-Tyler Weaver, England; Riki Kawamoto, Japan.
2:42 p.m.-8:57 a.m. — Austin Truslow, United States; Harrison Ott, United States; George Duangmanee, United States.
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INDIANA PACERS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS THUNDER (GAME 3)
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After the Pacers went into Oklahoma City and split a pair of games with the Thunder, the 2025 NBA Finals shifts to Indianapolis this week, as Gainbridge Fieldhouse hosts Game 3 on Wednesday and Game 4 on Friday.
Indianapolis is buzzing as the city prepares to host its first Finals games in 25 years.
“I just know Gainbridge is going to be rocking,” Pacers center Myles Turner said after Game 2. “I love our environment. You give credit where credit is due…Oklahoma City did a great job showing up with their fans and whatnot. I expect it to be a lot louder in Indianapolis. I know how long this city has been waiting for this Finals experience. They are going to show up.”
After pulling out a last-second victory in Game 1, the Pacers dropped Game 2, falling 123-107 to the Thunder in a game that Oklahoma City led by double digits for the entire second half.
The Thunder’s defense caused problems for Indiana in Game 2, limiting the Pacers to just 34 points in the paint and forcing the Blue & Gold into 15 turnovers. All-NBA point guard Tyrese Haliburton had an uncharacteristic five giveaways and had just five points through the first three quarters (though he did score 12 in the fourth quarter).
The Pacers have been resilient at bouncing back after losses all season. Indiana is 4-0 in the playoffs after a loss and has won eight straight games after a loss, a streak that dates back to March 10. The Pacers have also won their last 11 games when coming off a double-digit defeat, a streak that goes all the way back to early December.
Those streaks will be on the line on Wednesday night.
Probable Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Thunder: G – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G – Cason Wallace, F – Jalen Williams, F – Luguentz Dort, C – Chet Holmgren
Injury Report
Pacers: Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon), Jarace Walker – out (right ankle sprain)
Thunder: Nikola Topic – out (left knee surgery)
Last Meeting
June 8, 2025: The Thunder used a 35-9 over the end of the first and start of the second quarters to build a 23-point lead and never let Indiana back within single digits the rest of the night, cruising to a 123-107 victory in Game 2 in Oklahoma City.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for the Thunder with 34 points on 11-of-21 shooting (11-of-12 from the free throw line), five rebounds, eight assists, and four steals.
Four others scored in double figures for Oklahoma City. Alex Caruso had 20 points off the bench while going 4-for-8 from 3-point range, while fellow reserve Aaron Wiggins scored 18 and went 5-for-8 from beyond the arc. Jalen Williams tallied 19 points, five rebounds, and five assists, while Chet Holmgren added 15 points and six boards.
Seven Pacers reached double figures in the loss, led by Tyrese Haliburton with 17 points and six assists. Myles Turner added 16 points, while Pascal Siakam tallied 15 points, seven rebounds, and four assists.
Noteworthy
This will be the first time Indiana has hosted an NBA Finals game with homecourt advantage in the series. The Pacers hosted three games in the 2000 Finals, but the Lakers had homecourt advantage in the series.
Myles Turner is currently tied with Dale Davis for second place for most playoff blocks (119) in Pacers franchise history and is two away from passing Jermaine O’Neal (120 blocks) for the franchise postseason record
Game 3 will be a “Gold Out,” with all fans in attendance receiving a gold t-shirt.
Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
TV: ABC – Mike Breen (play-by-play), Doris Burke (analyst), Richard Jefferson (analyst), Lisa Salters (sideline reporter)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)
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INDIANA FEVER
KELSEY MITCHELL WINS EASTERN CONFERENCE WEEK 3 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
INDIANAPOLIS (June 10, 2025) — Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 3 of the 2025 WNBA season, it was announced today.
This past week, the Fever went 2-0 with Mitchell averaging 20.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG and 2.5 APG. In the team’s home victory against the Washington Mystics, Mitchell led the Fever in scoring with 24 points, while also recording three assists, two steals and two rebounds. In a win against the Chicago Sky, Mitchell led the Fever again in scoring with 17 points, recorded five rebounds, two assists and one steal.
This is the third time in her career Mitchell has won Player of the Week, and her first win of the season.
Mitchell and the Fever return to action tonight against the Atlanta Dream at 7:30 p.m. at the Gateway Center Arena @ College Park.
WNBA ALL-STAR VOTING 2025 PRESENTED BY ALLY TIPS OFF THURSDAY, JUNE 12
NEW YORK, June 10, 2025 – WNBA All-Star Voting 2025 presented by Ally will tip off on Thursday, June 12 at 2 p.m. ET and conclude on Saturday, June 28 at 11:59 p.m. ET, giving fans the opportunity to vote for the All-Star starters.
The 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game will be played in Indianapolis at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the Indiana Fever, on Saturday, July 19 on ABC (8:30 p.m. ET). The game broadcast will be preceded by a half hour edition of WNBA Countdown on ABC (5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET).
Throughout the voting period, fans may submit one full ballot each day via WNBA.com and the WNBA App. All WNBA players currently on team rosters will be available for selection. Three “2-for-1 Days” will allow fans to have their votes count twice on June 14, June 20 and June 27 through WNBA.com and the WNBA App voting platforms. Each “2-for-1 Day” will be designated from midnight ET – 11:59 p.m. ET.
Fans are encouraged to vote for their 2025 WNBA All-Stars for a chance to win a trip to the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis*. One Grand Prize winner will receive a 3-day/2-night trip for two, consisting of round-trip coach air transportation, standard double occupancy hotel accommodations, and two tickets to the Kia WNBA Skills Challenge and WNBA STARRY® 3-Point Contest on Friday, July 18, and the AT&T WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, July 19.
As the WNBA’s newest Changemaker partner, Ally is committed to working alongside the WNBA to enhance opportunities for fans to engage with the league and its stars. Enabling fans to help shape the All-Star rosters is a fitting first activation, and Ally will lend additional support to promoting this opportunity to fans throughout the voting window.
AT&T WNBA All-Star 2025 will feature the league’s biggest and brightest stars selected from across the entire WNBA without regard to conference affiliation.
WNBA players and media will join fans in selecting the All-Star starters. Fans will account for 50 percent of the vote, while all current players and a media panel will account for 25 percent each. Players and media panelists will be able to complete one ballot, featuring four guards and six frontcourt players.
After all votes are tallied, players will be ranked by position (guard and frontcourt) within each of the three voting groups – fan votes, player votes and media votes. Each player’s score will be calculated by averaging their weighted rank from the fan votes, the player votes and the media votes. The four guards and six frontcourt players with the best score will be named as starters for AT&T WNBA All-Star 2025. Fan voting will serve as the tiebreaker for players in a position group with the same score.
After the starters have been determined, the league’s head coaches will select the 12 reserves. The head coaches will vote for three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position regardless of conference. Coaches may not vote for players on their own team. The announcement dates for both the starters and reserves will be shared later this month.
The two All-Star captains – the starters who receive the most fan votes – will then draft their respective rosters by selecting first from the remaining eight players in the pool of starters and then from the pool of 12 reserves. ESPN will broadcast the results of the roster draft for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game during an hourlong edition of WNBA Countdown on Tuesday, July 8 (7 p.m. ET).
How to vote:
Fans may vote for a minimum of one player and maximum of 10, through submitting one full ballot per day (defined as once each day between midnight and 11:59PM ET) including the selection of up to four guards and six frontcourt players regardless of conference on both of the following platforms:
Desktop and mobile web: To vote online from a desktop or mobile device, fans should visit the official WNBA All-Star Voting presented by Ally ballot page at wnba.com/allstar/vote.
WNBA App: To vote through the WNBA App using iOS or Android devices, fans can simply open the WNBA App and visit the WNBA All-Star Voting ballot page via the bottom menu bar navigation of the App. Additionally, fans can view the WNBA All-Star Voting story on the Homepage. It will include short-form content that drives awareness of key dates and information and will also include a link that drives directly to the WNBA All-Star voting page, creating a seamless experience that allows fans to vote all while staying within our App. The WNBA App can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
The head coaches for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game will be the head coaches of the two teams with the best records following games on Friday, July 4, regardless of conference. The head coach with the best record as of that date will coach the team whose captain earned the most fan votes.
The 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game will be the centerpiece of three full days packed with WNBA activities including the WNBA STARRY® 3-Point Contest and Kia WNBA Skills Challenge, which will air on ESPN on Friday, July 18 at 8 p.m. ET, and “WNBA Live presented by Panini.”
WNBA Live presented by Panini is set to take place at the Indiana Convention Center on July 18-19. This interactive event offers WNBA fans of all ages a unique opportunity to experience the intersection of basketball, entertainment, and culture. Tickets will go on sale Thursday, June 12 at 12 PM EST via Ticketmaster.com.
GAME RECAP: INDIANA FEVER SUFFER DEFEAT AT ATLANTA
ATLANTA (June 10, 2025) — The Indiana Fever (4-5) dropped a 77-58 result on the road to the Atlanta Dream. Despite the loss, the Fever earned $1,000 for their Commissioner’s Cup beneficiary, Peace Learning Center, bringing their tournament total to $7,000 with a 2-1 record.
The first quarter saw Indiana and Atlanta locked in a tight battle, trading buckets on either end of the court with Aari McDonald’s six points leading the way for the Fever, but it was the Dream who would take the slight edge, up 22-19. Five points from DeWanna Bonner and Aliyah Boston in the second quarter made it a 33-33 game heading into the halftime break. Atlanta outshot the Fever through the third and fourth quarters, leading to the home team’s victory.
Indiana Fever Notes:
- Aliyah Boston’s assist on Kelsey Mitchell’s jump shot in the third quarter marked her 250th career assist, becoming the second fastest center in WNBA history to do so.
- Aliyah Boston recorded her 113th career block, giving her the 5th most in Indiana Fever history.
- Natasha Howard recorded her first double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) of the season and the 49th of her career.
- Despite the loss, the Fever earned $1,000 for their Commissioner’s Cup beneficiary, Peace Learning Center, bringing their tournament total to $7,000 with a 2-1 record.
Up Next: The Indiana Fever return home to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host the New York Liberty on Saturday, June 14 at 3 p.m. ET, broadcast nationally on ABC.
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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
SHANE STEICHEN: NO CHANGE IN ANTHONY RICHARDSON’S OUTLOOK, TIMETABLE AFTER SECOND OPINION ON SHOULDER
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Anthony Richardson recently sought a second opinion on his right (throwing) shoulder in Los Angeles, head coach Shane Steichen said Tuesday, but there is no change in the outlook or prognosis for the Colts’ quarterback.
Steichen said getting a second opinion was not uncommon, and the second opinion Richardson received did not lead to a change in his rehab process.
“No timetable on the return but we’re going to do his rehab, and once the doctors clear him to throw we’ll ease him back into it,” Steichen said.
Richardson will be present during the Colts’ mandatory veteran minicamp, which runs Tuesday through Thursday at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center.
Steichen last week announced Richardson will not participate in the remainder of the Colts’ offseason program – which concludes with Thursday’s practice – due to aggravation of the AC joint in his throwing shoulder. Steichen said last week he expected Richardson to return at some point during training camp.
COACH SHANE STEICHEN PRESSER: https://www.colts.com/video/shane-steichen-minicamp-media-availability-june-10
TYLER WARREN PRESSER: https://www.colts.com/video/tyler-warren-minicamp-media-availability-june-10
JUJU BRENTS PRESSER: https://www.colts.com/video/juju-brents-minicamp-media-availability-june-10
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INDY ELEVEN
SULTE & WILLIAMS EARN “TEAM OF THE WEEK” HONORS
(June 10, 2025) Tampa, Fla. – Indy Eleven goalkeeper Hunter Sulte and forward Romario Williams have been selected to the USL Championship Team of the Week for weeks 13/14. The Boys in Blue now have had eight different players named to the Team of the Week already in 2025.
In a 1-0 road win at Birmingham Legion FC last Wednesday, the 23-year-old Sulte made a season-high six saves (one shy of his career high of seven vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies on 7/20/24) to record his 10th clean sheet as a member of the Boys in Blue. The 6’7 Sulte made an outstanding save, diving to his right on a shot by Tabort Etaka Preston in the final minute of second half stoppage time to preserve the victory. In the 17th minute, the Anchorage, Alaska, native dove to his left to save a shot from former Indy Eleven forward Tyler Pasher. In the 86th, Sulte punched a dangerous cross from Erik Centeno out of harm’s way.
The “Team of the Week” honor is Sulte’s third in his two years with the Boys in Blue, having earned that recognition on June 15 and October 15 last season following back-to-back clean sheets in both of those weeks. He made the USLC “Save of the Week” four times in 2024.
On May 28, Williams became the first Indy Eleven substitute to record multiple goals in a regular-season contest since the club joined the USLC in 2018 with two goals vs. Hartford Athletic. Williams recorded his first brace as a member of the Boys in Blue and the eighth in his USLC career, scoring both goals in stoppage time, including the game-tying tally in the 94th minute.
Acquired by Indy Eleven on June 14, 2024, Williams is among the Championship’s most prolific scorers all-time, having recorded 62 regular-season goals in 153 appearances at a strike rate of a goal every 160.7 minutes. He is 17th in USLC history in goals scored.
The 30-year-old Williams earned his third call-up in eight months by the Jamaica Football Federation for 2026 World Cup qualifiers. On Saturday, he recorded three shots in 34 minutes in his team’s 1-0 victory at the British Virgin Islands. Tonight, the Reggae Boyz face Guatemala at 7 p.m.
Following those two World Cup qualifiers, the Portmore, Jamaica, native will represent his country in the Concacaf Gold Cup. Group Stage play in Group C starts on June 16 vs. Guatemala at 10 pm in Carson, Calif., followed by June 20 at 7:45 pm against Guadeloupe in San Jose, then on June 24 vs. Panama at 7 pm in Austin. All three of those matches will be televised on FS1.
The next match for the Boys in Blue is the kickoff to the “Summer of Soccer presented by Indy Roof & Restoration” with “Pups at the Pitch Night” on Saturday vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC at 7 pm at Carroll Stadium. Fans can experience all five Saturday night home games from June 14-July 12 and get an exclusive hat featuring Lady Victory for a special price of $45.
In addition to the ticket offer, fans can enter a “Summer of Soccer Getaway presented by Indy Roof & Restoration” sweepstakes, which will include a fly away trip for two to the Boys in Blue away match at Charleston on Saturday, September 6 with flights, hotel and a food stipend included. Additional prizes include a bundle of an Indy Eleven signed jersey, scarf, and a $25 gift card to the Indy Eleven Shop.
Sign up to the Indy Eleven newsletter for further information on how to enter and follow Indy Eleven and Indy Roof & Restoration on Facebook, Instagram, and X to learn more.
In addition to the sweepstakes, there will be social media giveaways and exclusive merchandise drops for the “Summer of Soccer presented by Indy Roof & Restoration.”
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANS WALK-OFF SAINTS IN 10 INNINGS
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Indians took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before defeating the St. Paul Saints on Ronny Simon’s walk-off fielder’s choice in the 10th inning on Tuesday night at Victory Field, 3-2.
The Indians (35-27) trailed for the first time entering the bottom of the 10th inning against Kyle Bischoff (L, 4-1). Matt Fraizer, as the automatic runner at second base to begin the game, swiped third base before a wild pitch scored him as the game-tying run. Tsung-Che Cheng, standing on third following a walk, raced home safely to win the game on Simon’s grounder to the mound.
Indianapolis led 1-0 after a fourth-inning sacrifice fly as Ryder Ryan, Dauri Moreta and Peter Strzelecki combined for 6.0 no-hit innings. The bid was broken up in the seventh before the Saints (30-31) tied the game against Yohan Ramírez with two outs in the ninth. Eddy Yean (W, 4-2) closed out the game in the 10th.
Billy Cook led the Indians offense with a trio of singles, followed by Cheng’s two hits. Cook now has six multi-hit performances in seven June games, good for a .556 batting average (15-for-27).
The Indians and Saints continue the seven-game series on Wednesday afternoon at 1:35 PM ET. MLB’s No. 2 overall prospect, RHP Bubba Chandler (2-1, 2.49), will take the mound for Indianapolis against RHP Marco Raya (0-3, 10.46). The game will be broadcast on MLB.TV as the MiLB.TV Free Game of the Day.
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INDIANA BASEBALL
HANLEY, MALAMAZIAN HONORED BY PERFECT GAME
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Baseball program has become notorious for recruiting high-level prep prospects and letting them play right away. As a result, IU has led the Big Ten in Freshman All-Americans since head coach Jeff Mercer took over the program in 2019.
That trend will continue this year.
Freshman first baseman Jake Hanley and freshman shortstop Cooper Malamazian were named First and Second Team Freshman All-Americans respectively by Perfect Game on Tuesday (June 10) afternoon. It’s the third time in the last four years that multiple IU players have earned Freshman All-American honors.
Hanley, now a First Team Freshman All-American selection by the NCBWA and Perfect Game, was the 2025 Big Ten Freshman of the Year after starting all 56 games at first base for the Hoosiers. He hit .333 in his rookie campaign and collected 73 hits, 48 runs, 14 home runs and 52 RBIs. On top of that, he didn’t commit a defensive error in over 400 chances.
Malamazian became the team’s starting shortstop in March and never let the position go. He played in 55 games with 46 starts. He hit .320 with 55 base knocks and 40 RBIs. Two of his four home runs were eighth-inning, two-run home runs to spark comeback victories against Ohio State (3/14) and Maryland (4/18).
As of this week, Hanley and Malamazian are the 10th and 11th players to earn Freshman All-American honors at IU under Mercer. Hanley is well on his way to becoming the second unanimous Freshman All-American (Josh Pyne – 2022) in program history.
TAYLOR REPEATS AS PERFECT GAME ALL-AMERICAN
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The first of many All-American awards were handed out Tuesday (June 10) afternoon. Junior outfielder Devin Taylor was a repeat selection by Perfect Game on the All-American team, earning First Team honors as one of the best players in the country.
The Cincinnati, Ohio native was a dominant force at the top of the IU lineup, working a .374 batting average while leading the team in hits (80) and runs (63). He broke the program’s home run record (54) this season and also became the first Hoosier with consecutive 80-hit seasons since Kyle Schwarber (2013-14).
It’s the third All-American honor for Taylor in his illustrious career and certainly not the last. In 2024, the lefty was honored by Perfect Game (Second Team) and the NCBWA (Third Team) following a 20-home run campaign. He was also a Freshman All-American by two separate outlets in 2023.
Taylor is the third player in program history to earn First Team All-American honors by Perfect Game. The organization first began handing out honors in 2011. Schwarber repeated as a First Team selection in 2013 and 2014. He was joined in 2014 by his teammate Dustin DeMuth.
The program’s all-time home run leader is a likely top-40 pick in this summer’s MLB Draft and has completed the first step towards being a unanimous All-American. The remaining outlets, which includes the likes of ABCA and D1 Baseball, will release their teams as the month progresses.
HOOSIERS HONORED ON ABCA MIDWEST ALL-REGION TEAMS
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Four of Indiana’s best players were recognized by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) on Tuesday (June 10) morning. The organization released its First Team and Second Team honorees each of the eight regions across the country.
IU, members of the ABCA’s Midwest Region, was well represented among the area’s best players. Junior outfielder Devin Taylor and redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson were each recognized as First Team selections by the ABCA. Taylor, who made the First Team in back-to-back years, was an All-Region selection in all three years during his career in Bloomington.
Dickerson and Taylor combined to form one of the most formidable duos in the country this season. The pair of outfielders provided 37 home runs and 143 RBIs in the middle of IU’s order. Both players were First Team All-Big Ten members and will now advance to the ballot for All-American consideration.
All players from each region’s First Team will move forward in the voting process to be considered on the All-American teams. Taylor was voted an ABCA Third Team All-American last season and is looking to become the first repeat ABCA All-American for IU since Kyle Schwarber (2013, 2014).
Freshman first baseman Jake Hanley and graduate student pitcher Cole Gilley were each named Second Team All-Midwest Region selections by the area coaches. Hanley – the 2025 Big Ten Freshman of the Year – started all 56 games in a prolific freshman campaign. He provided 73 hits, 14 home runs and 52 RBIs.
Gilley became IU’s best pitcher during the season and ended the year with a 10-3 record and a 3.54 ERA. He had 75 strikeouts to just 20 walks. Hanley, in addition to his Second Team All-Region honors, was named the best defensive first baseman in the Midwest. He was named as the region’s Gold Glove honoree and advances in the national voting to win the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove at his position.
ABCA All-American teams are set to be released on Friday, June 13th as the Men’s College World Series gets underway in Omaha. Gold Glove finalists will be announced on Monday, June 16th.
PURDUE TRACK
FOUR BOILERS READY FOR NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Outdoor Track & Field is set to send three athletes to the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. from June 11-14. Cameron Miller (200m), Bode Gilkerson (high jump) and Andreas Hantson (decathlon) qualified on the men’s side and Jalen Elrod (heptathlon) qualified on the women’s side.
The 200m will begin with a prelim on Wednesday and the top two from each of the three heats, plus the next three fastest times, will advance to Friday’s finals. The men’s high jump will feature all 24 qualified athletes competing at once on Friday. The decathlon will have all 24 athletes compete across the first two days of the championships, while the heptathlon runs all 24 athletes on the final two days of competition.
The top eight athletes in each event will earn First Team All-American, 9-16 will earn Second Team All-American and 17-24 will earn Honorable Mention All-American.
Miller Notes
• Miller gears up for his third consecutive trip to nationals in the 200m – twice at Purdue and once at Louisville. He enters the meet ranked 11th after running a 20.17 at the NCAA East First Round. Seven athletes went sub-20 during regionals.
• Miller prepares to join Samson Colebrooke (2019-21) as the only two Boilermakers to earn back-to-back All-American honors in the 200m after he was on the Second Team last season. Colebrooke was a Second Team honoree in 2019 and Honorable Mention in 2021. The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Miller is the only athlete to qualify for the 200m at the NCAA Division I Championships from 2023-25. Auburn’s Makanakaishe Charamba qualified the last two seasons at the Division I level and qualified in 2023 at the Division II level.
• Miller was the Big Ten Champion in the 200m during both indoor and outdoor this season and finished third at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Gilkerson Notes
• Gilkerson cleared a personal-best 2.18m (7-01.75) in the high jump at the NCAA East First Round to punch his ticket to nationals. He was one of seven athletes to clear 2.18m during regionals (all came from the East Region).
• A late season push for Gilkerson featured a then-outdoor season best clearance of 2.14m (7-00.25) to finish fourth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. He had his other performance of at least 2.14m when he cleared 2.16m (7-01.00) to finish fourth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
• Gilkerson is Purdue’s first men’s qualifier in the high jump at nationals since Eric Blackman earned Second Team All-American honors in 2017. Purdue has nine all-time All-Americans in the men’s high jump.
Hantson Notes
• Hantson qualified for nationals with his 7,686-point performance at the Bryan Clay Multi Event from April 10-11. The decathlon is not competed at NCAA Regionals events. The top 24 heptathlon and decathlon performances by the end of conference championship weekend qualifies for nationals.
• His qualifying point total ranks 16th heading into nationals. The top eight qualifying totals round out at 7,874 points by Iowa’s Abraham Vogelsang. Along with chasing a spot in the top eight, Hantson will also look to break Isaiah Martin’s school record (7,708 points).
• Martin (2019-22) and Jon Pergande (1995) are the only All-Americans in the decathlon in school history.
Elrod Notes
• It was announced on Tuesday that Elrod qualified for nationals in the heptathlon after an athlete in the top 24 scratched. Elrod’s 5,550 points scored at Big Tens initially fell just one point shy of the NCAA Championships qualifying spots.
• Purdue has eight different All-American seasons in the heptathlon with the last coming in 2001 by Angela Craft. Both Cathey Tyree (1985-87) and Jamie McNeair (1988-90) are three-time All-Americans.
• Elrod was a First Team All-American during the indoor season in the pentathlon with a school-record 4,233 points. Elrod set a new school record in the pentathlon three times during the indoor season.
Next Up
The 2024-25 season concludes at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Boilermakers will look ahead towards the 2025-26 season that begins with cross country returning in August.
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PURDUE BASEBALL
SUTTER NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-MIDWEST REGION
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Logan Sutter’s team-record 22 doubles coupled with an 1.180 OPS as the only player to start every game for Purdue Baseball earned the senior first-team All-Midwest Region honors at first base from the American Baseball Coaches Association.
The ABCA’s Midwest Region features teams from Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Kentucky. Sutter joined Michigan second baseman Mitch Voit, Indiana outfielders Devin Taylor and Korbyn Dickerson, Iowa pitcher Cade Obermueller and Michigan State pitcher Joseph Dzierwa on the Midwest Region’s first team.
Purdue had a hitter recognized as an All-Region honoree for the fourth time in the last five years, with Sutter joining Paul Toetz (2023, second base), Evan Albrecht (2022, shortstop) and Ben Nisle (2021, outfield).
Sutter compiled a .367/.471/.709 slash line while posting an OPS over 1.000 for the second year in a row. His 15 home runs were the most by a Boilermaker since 2009 and he eclipsed a doubles record that had stood since 2001. He also led the team with 72 hits, 62 RBI, 36 walks and 139 total bases.
Along with the doubles record, Sutter posted top-10 totals among Purdue’s single-season leaderboards in home runs, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage, runs scored and on-base percentage. He set/tied team single-game records with a monster 6-for-6 showing at the plate in a Feb. 22 win vs. Niagara. It was the first six-hit game in Purdue history; his two doubles and two home runs in the victory helped him rack up 14 total bases, matching a benchmark that has stood since 2001.
Sutter became the first Boilermaker with 20 doubles and 60 RBI in a season. He’s just the fourth Purdue slugger with 15 home runs and 60 RBI in a campaign.
In his two seasons at Purdue, Sutter slashed .349/.464/.672 with 38 doubles, 23 home runs and 99 RBI.
The ABCA’s All-Region Teams are presented by Rawlings Sporting Goods.
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MCDONOUGH NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION BY ABCA
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The American Baseball Coaches Association has named Tobey McDonough to the 2025 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region First Team.
The graduate student right-handed pitcher was the sole relief pitcher to earn first team honors for the Midwest region. McDonough had nine saves in the 2025 season. He was ranked 79th on the midseason Top 100 relievers list by D1Baseball.com and was on the NCBWA Midseason Watch List for the Stopper of the Year award.
He finished the year with a 2-1 overall record and a 1.65 ERA in 20 appearances for the Irish. McDonough was part of two shared shutouts on the year and posted 28 strikeouts while walking just ten in 32.2 innings pitched during the 2025 campaign. He allowed only six earned runs during the spring It is the first all-region honor of his career.
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IRISH REPRESENTATION PREPARED FOR NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Five members of the Notre Dame track and field squads are set to compete in the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Ethan Coleman, Michael Danzi, and CJ Singleton will represent the Irish men’s squad while Alaina Brady and Jadin O’Brien will represent the Irish women. Coleman is set to participate in the 10,000m race. Danzi qualified in the 1,500m, and Singleton will compete in the 3,000m steeplechase. Brady and O’Brien will both compete in the heptathlon.
Coleman and Danzi are both making their NCAA outdoor championships debut in 2025. Singleton will compete in his second-consecutive NCAA outdoor championships in the 3,000m steeplechase. He took fifth place in the final in 2024.
Brady returns to the NCAA outdoor championships for the first time since 2023 when she placed 12th in the heptathlon. O’Brien, meanwhile, will participate in her third consecutive heptathlon in 2025.
Competition for the Irish begins on Wednesday, June 11 at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, June 11
4:21 pm PDT (7:21 pm EDT) – Men’s 1,500m Semifinal
4:38 pm PDT (7:38 pm EDT) – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase Semifinal
6:56 pm PDT (9:56 pm EDT) – Men’s 10,000m Final
Friday, June 13
11:45 am PDT (2:45 pm EDT) – Heptathlon 100 Hurdles
12:45 pm PDT (3:45 pm EDT) – Heptathlon High Jump
2:45 pm PDT (5:45 pm EDT) – Heptathlon Shot Put
5:12 pm PDT (8:12 pm EDT) – Men’s 1,500m Final
5:24 pm PDT (8:24 pm EDT) – Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase Final
6:43 pm PDT (9:43 pm EDT) – Heptathlon 200m
Saturday, June 14
3:30 pm PDT (6:30 pm EDT) – Heptathlon Long Jump
4:45 pm PDT (7:45 pm EDT) – Heptathlon Javelin
7:43 pm PDT (10:43 pm EDT) – Heptathlon 800m Run
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NOTRE DAME MEN’S GOLF
MEN’S GOLF ALL-ACC HONORS ANNOUNCED
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – After a successful 2024-25 season for the University of Notre Dame men’s golf team, Jacob Modleski has been named to the All-ACC Team, as announced by the conference Wednesday. Modleski had a standout season with the Irish in his sophomore season, leading the team to a pair of tournament championships in the fall, at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational and the Fighting Irish Classic, before clinching the team’s first-ever ACC Individual Champion with his first-place finish and a score of 207(-9) in Bowling Green, Kentucky, at the end of April.
Modleski advanced to the NCAA Championships as an individual following his fourth-place finish at the regional tournament with his team. At the Tallahassee Regional, Modleski followed up his ACC Championship performance with another nine-under finish of 207 to clinch a spot in the Championships where he advanced to the final round of stroke play and finished 22nd overall with a score of 289(+1).
As a sophomore, the Noblesville, Indiana native recorded seven top-five finishes on the year while finishing at-or-under par in 12 of his 13 tournaments.
In 40 rounds played over the course of the season, Modleski set a program record with a stroke average of 68.5 and finished the season ranked 18th in the country.
Modleski was previously named to Golfweek’s All-America Second Team as well as the Ping All-Region Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
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BUTLER MEN’S GOLF
BUTLER ALUM MATT VOGT TEES OFF THURSDAY IN 2025 U.S. OPEN
Butler alum Matt Vogt will realize a lifelong dream when he tees off Thursday morning as a member of the 2025 U.S. Open field.
Vogt, who played on the Butler golf team from 2011-13 before stepping away to focus on academics, earned his spot in the field through qualifying, carding two four-under 68s at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Wash. He was one of 16 players to make the field through the rounds of qualifying, coming from a pool of more than 10,000 golfers.
The 2025 U.S. Open is being played at Oakmont Country Club in Vogt’s childhood hometown area of Pittsburgh, Pa. Vogt caddied at the club prior to arriving at Butler. Vogt will also be playing over Father’s Day Weekend with his father Jim in mind; Jim passed away from colon cancer April 6.
Vogt’s pairing will be the first to tee off Thursday morning at Oakmont. He will be joined on the first tee at 6:45 a.m. by Kevin Velo and Trent Phillips.
The 2013 Butler graduate started his own dental practice in 2018, The Dentists at Gateway Crossing in McCordsville, Ind.
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BALL STATE BASEBALL
INFIELDERS GREGO AND HUSOVSKY NAMED TO ABCA/RAWLINGS MIDWEST ALL-REGION TEAM
MUNCIE, Ind. — Junior shortstop Dylan Grego and senior second baseman Nick Husovsky have been named to the ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region Team as announced today by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Grego was a first-team honoree, with Husovsky named to the second team.
Both were named as first-team all-conference infielders in the Mid-American Conference. Grego was also named to the MAC’s All-Defensive Team and is a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, presented to the nation’s top shortstop.
Grego’s 89 hits on the year led the MAC, and were the third-most in a season in Ball State baseball history. The junior out of Kansas City, Mo., concluded the campaign with a .356 batting average, 1.006 OPS, 14 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 55 RBI, 57 runs scored and 14 stolen bases while starting in every game. Grego paced MAC shortstops in hits, batting average, runs scored, home runs, RBI and total bases while ranking third overall in the conference in batting average and fourth in total bases.
Husovsky stood as the Cardinals’ leader with 59 RBI (eighth in the MAC) and produced a .336 average, .953 OPS, 17 doubles, two triples, 10 homers and 47 runs scored as well. The senior out of Ramona, Calif., was fourth in the league in hits in MAC play (47) and seventh in total bases in MAC play (83) while being the top second baseman in the conference in hits, RBI, home runs and total bases.
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INDIANA STATE TRACK
STAGGS, MEHRINGER TO FACE NATION’S BEST AT NCAA OUTDOOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State senior pole vaulter Will Staggs and sophomore hurdler Rachel Mehringer will represent the Blue and White at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor National Championships, which start Wednesday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Staggs will compete in the pole vault Wednesday at 7:35 p.m. ET (4:35 p.m. PT), with Mehringer’s 100m hurdles semifinal set for Thursday at 8:08 p.m. ET (5:08 p.m. PT). Should Mehringer qualify for the 100m hurdles final, that race would be Saturday at 9:42 p.m. ET (6:42 p.m. PT).
Dedicated streams for the field events will be available on ESPN+, while ESPN (Wednesday and Thursday) and ESPN2 (Saturday) will air coverage from the week’s competition.
Event Format
The pole vault will consist of 24 athletes competing on a single pit. The opening height will be 5.18m (17-0), with the progressions matching that of the NCAA East First Round (5.18m/17-0, 5.33m/17-5.75, 5.43m/17-9.75, 5.53m/18-1.75, then plus-five centimeters for every further progression). Will Staggs is 19th in the start list.
The 100m hurdles semifinals will consist of three heats, each of which will have eight athletes. The top two times from each heat will automatically advance to finals, with the next three fastest times across all three heats also earning a spot in finals. Rachel Mehringer is in lane 2 of the second heat.
Trees In The Pole Vault
Will Staggs will be making his third appearance at an NCAA National Championship, having previously represented Indiana State at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor National Championships and 2024 NCAA Indoor National Championships. He is the only men’s pole vaulter in program history with an NCAA Outdoor National Championship appearance at the Division I level and one of three men’s pole vaulters in program history to reach a national championship, alongside Tony Mescall (1996 NCAA Indoor National Championships – fifth place) and 1967 NCAA College Division Outdoor National Champion Mike Hanna (the College Division was renamed to Division II in 1973).
Indiana State has also seen plenty of success in the pole vault on the women’s side, with four-time national champion Kylie Hutson (2009-10 indoor and outdoor) and 2015 First Team All-American Kimyanna Rudolph among the notables to don the Blue and White on the national stage. Two-time All-American Nicole Hope (2012 indoor – 13th place, 2013 outdoor – 13th place) also represented the Sycamores in the pole vault at multiple national championships.
Trees In The Hurdles
Indiana State has had plenty of success on the national stage in hurdles events, but Rachel Mehringer will be the first to Sycamore to appear in the 100m hurdles at a national championship. Mehringer joins Erica Moore (2010 outdoor) and Stacia Weatherford (2012 outdoor) as women’s hurdles athletes to represent the Sycamores at the national championships, with Moore and Weatherford both competing in the 400m hurdles. Moore was a First Team All-American in the 400m hurdles and also earned All-America honors in the 800m during the 2010 indoor season.
The Sycamores boast a pair of national champions in hurdles events in their history, with Chris Lancaster (1990 110m hurdles) and Aubrey Herring (2001 60m hurdles) both winning national titles for the Trees. Four different Sycamores have won multiple All-America accolades in hurdles events for their careers, with Herring (1998 indoor, 1999-01 indoor and outdoor) being a seven-time All-American, Greggmar Swift (2012 outdoor, 2013-14 indoor and outdoor) winning five All-America honors, Lancaster (1988 outdoor, 1990 indoor and outdoor) earning three All-America honors and Adarius Washington (2014 outdoor, 2015 indoor, 2016 outdoor) being a three-time All-American. Marcus Neeley (2017 outdoor) and Max Tuttle (2014 outdoor) have also represented the Trees in hurdles events at the national championships, with Neeley’s 10th-place finish in the 110m hurdles in 2017 being the last time a Sycamore hurdles athlete reached the national championships.
How They Got Here
Will Staggs placed third at the NCAA East First Round in the pole vault, clearing a Hodges Stadium facility record of 5.43m (17-9.75) on his second attempt to secure his spot in the NCAA Outdoor National Championship field. He will be making his third appearance at a national championship, finishing 18th at the 2023 NCAA Outdoor National Championships and ninth at the 2024 NCAA Indoor National Championships. A five-time MVC Champion in the pole vault (2022 indoor and outdoor, 2023 indoor, 2024 indoor and outdoor), Staggs owns Indiana State’s indoor (5.56m/18-2.75) and outdoor (5.53m/18-1.75) pole vault records and also owns the indoor (5.46m/17-11) and outdoor (5.43m/17-9.75) facility records in the event and broke his own indoor and outdoor school and facility records in the event during the 2024-25 season. He cleared 5.43m (17-9.75) or better at six different meets during the 2025 outdoor season.
Rachel Mehringer placed 10th in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA East First Round, with her quarterfinal time of 13.08 sealing her spot in the NCAA Outdoor National Championships. She will be making her NCAA National Championship debut Thursday in Eugene. Mehringer also ran a time of 13.05 in the first round of the NCAA East First Round, and has run five times under 13.10 in across her last three meets. Mehringer owns the Indiana State and Missouri Valley Conference records in both the 60m hurdles (8.19) and 100m hurdles (13.04) and is a four-time MVC Champion between the two events (2024-25 indoor and outdoor). She owns Indiana State’s facility records in the 60m (7.52), 60m hurdles (8.20) and 100m hurdles (13.04), all of which were set during the 2024-25 season, while she also broke MVC Championship records in the 60m hurdles (8.19) and 100m hurdles (13.07).
All-America Honors
Athletes finishing in the top eight of their respective events will earn First Team All-America honors. Those finishing ninth through 16th will earn Second Team All-America honors, while athletes finishing 17th through 24th will earn Honorable Mention All-America honors.
Up Next
Indiana State has four athletes – freshmen distance runners Gnister Grant and Peyton Smith, and freshmen throwers Olivia Marshall and Emma Yoder – set to compete at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships June 19-20 in Eugene, Oregon.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
USI MEN’S SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2025 SCHEDULE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer announced its 2025 schedule Tuesday.
The Screaming Eagles head into their fourth year at the Division I level and third in the Ohio Valley Conference. The team comes off a 2-14-2 season in 2024, which was highlighted by a victory over OVC opponent Eastern Illinois University.
Head Coach Mat Santoro enters his 17th season at the helm. Santoro returns six players, including the team’s leader in points, goals, and assists, junior forward Jackson Mitchell.
USI kicks off the season in Louisville, Kentucky, to face the University of Louisville August 21, marking the Eagles’ first match against a power conference opponent since the transition to DI.
The Eagles then bunker down for a five-game home stretch starting with a contest against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology August 26. Southern Indiana opens September hosting the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and Indiana University Indianapolis September 2 and September 6, respectively.
The Mayor’s Cup returns to Strassweg Field this year, as USI hosts the University of Evansville on September 13. The Eagles finish the homestand with a battle against Belmont University September 17.
USI finishes its non-conference schedule with a trip to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to face off against the Mastodons of Purdue University Fort Wayne (September 23).
The Eagles open their conference schedule in Lynchburg, Virginia, against Liberty University before returning home for a four-match homestand. USI has four games in 10 days against Houston Christian University (October 2), Incarnate Word University (October 5), Liberty (October 9), and wrapping up the homestand against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (October 12).
Southern Indiana then goes on a quick two-game road trip through the Land of Lincoln, facing off against Western Illinois University on October 16 and Eastern Illinois on October 19.
USI’s home finale brings Lindenwood University to Strassweg Field on October 25 before the team finishes the season on a two-match road trip to Texas. The Eagles visit Incarnate Word (October 30) and close out the regular season at Houston Christian (November 2).
The OVC tournament will take place November 9-15 in St. Charles, Missouri.
Ticket prices for USI home contests will be announced later this summer, while most of USI’s home games and OVC road matches will be aired on ESPN+.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
June 11
1904 — Bob Wicker of the Chicago Cubs pitched 9 1-3 hitless innings before Sam Mertes of the New York Giants singled. Wicker won a 1-0, 12-inning one-hitter.
1938 — Johnny Vander Meer hurled the first of two consecutive no-hitters, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 3-0.
1967 — The Chicago Cubs hit seven homers and the New York Mets four in the second game of a doubleheader, tying the major league record set by the New York Yankees (6) and Detroit Tigers (5) in 1950. Adolfo Phillips hit four home runs in the doubleheader for Chicago.
1981 — Following Seattle’s 8-2 win over Baltimore, major league players went on strike.
1985 — Von Hayes became the first player in major league history to hit two home runs in the first inning. Hayes connected twice in a nine-run first, powering the Philadelphia Phillies to a 26-7 victory over the New York Mets.
1988 — Rick Rhoden of the New York Yankees became the first pitcher since the inception of the designated hitter (1973) to start a game as the DH. He was seventh in the lineup and grounded to third out in the third inning and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Jose Cruz pinch-hit for him in the fifth of the 8-6 win over Baltimore.
1990 — Nolan Ryan pitched the sixth no-hitter of his career to extend his major league record, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0. Ryan, 43, was the first to pitch no-hitters for three teams and the oldest to throw one.
1995 — Lee Smith set a major league record with a save in his 16th consecutive appearance, pitching a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the California Angels’ 5-4 victory over Baltimore. Smith broke the mark of 15 straight set by Doug Jones in 1988.
2002 — Jared Sandberg became the 16th AL player to homer twice in an inning, and the third this season, when Tampa Bay beat Los Angeles 11-2.
2003 — Houston’s Roy Oswalt, Pete Munro, Kirk Saarloos, Brad Lidge, Octavio Dotel and Billy Wagner combined for the first no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 45 years, winning 8-0. The sextet set a record for the highest number of pitchers to throw a no-hitter in major league history — four accomplished the feat twice.
2010 — Andy Pettitte records his 200th win in pinstripes in the Yankees’ 4-3 win over Houston at Yankee Stadium. Whitey Ford (236) and Red Ruffing (231) are the only other members of this exclusive New York club.
2012 — The Cubs sign Cuban defector Jorge Soler to a nine-year contract worth $30 million. The 20-year-old outfielder was the subject of a bidding war among several teams.
2013 — The Dodgers and Diamondbacks engage in a beanball war. The hostilities start when D-Backs pitcher Ian Kennedy hits super rookie Yasiel Puig in the head with a fastball in the 6th inning. The ball hits his nose, and he stays on the ground for a few minutes but stays in the game; Andre Ethier follows with a game-tying two-run homer. In the top of the 7th, Dodgers P Zack Greinke hits the first batter, Miguel Montero, in the back, prompting both benches to empty, although only stares are exchanged. Then, in the bottom of the inning, Kennedy throws a pitch near Greinke’s head, and pandemonium breaks out, with both benches and bullpens emptying again, and players and even coaches going at each other. When order is restored, Puig and coach Mark McGwire are ejected for the Dodgers, and manager Kirk Gibson and coach Turner Ward for the D-Backs. Incidentally, Los Angeles wins the game, 5 – 3. Major League Baseball will hand out eight suspensions and twelve fines as a result of the events, with Kennedy getting a ten-game suspension and Eric Hinske of the D-Backs getting five; both managers are suspended for one game, and two for the two coaches.
2017 — Max Scherzer of the Nationals records the 2,000th strikeout of his career, beating out Clayton Kershaw, who reached the milestone less than a week ago, as the third fastest pitcher to the mark.
2017 — Rookie sensation Aaron Judge hit two more home runs, including a drive that cleared the distant bleachers at Yankee Stadium and sent New York romping past Baltimore 14-3. The 6-foot-7 Judge led the majors with 21 homers and topped the AL with 47 RBIs and a .344 average.
2022 — Jared Walsh hits for the cycle and Mike Trout blasts a pair of homers as the Angels defeat the first-place Mets, 11 – 6. Walsh is the 9th player in team history to achieve the feat, almost exactly three years after teammate Shohei Ohtani was the last to do so, while Trout appears to be out of the deep slump that contributed to recent 14-game losing streak, costing manager Joe Maddon his job.
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June 12
1922 — Hub Pruett struck out Babe Ruth three consecutive times, and the St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 7-1.
1928 — Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees had two triples and two homers in a 15-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
1939 — The Baseball Hall of Fame was dedicated at Cooperstown, N.Y.
1954 — Milwaukee’s Jim Wilson pitched the year’s only no-hitter, blanking the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.
1957 — Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals broke the National League record for endurance when he played in his 823rd consecutive game. The previous mark was established in 1937 by Pirates first baseman Gus Suhr.
1959 — The San Francisco Giant’s Mike McCormick tossed a 3-0, five-inning no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies. Richie Ashburn singled in the top of the sixth for the Phillies, but the hit didn’t count because the game was stopped by rain.
1962 — In Milwaukee’s 15-2 rout of Los Angeles at County Stadium, the Aaron brothers both homer in the same game with Tommie connecting in the bottom of the eighth after his older brother Hank had hit one out in the second.
1970 — Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hurled a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres. Ellis walked eight and hit a batter, and Willie Stargell hit two homers.
1981 — Thirteen games were canceled due to the players’ strike.
1997 — After 126 years, baseball broke its tradition and played interleague games. The San Francisco beat the Texas Rangers 4-3.
1999 — Cal Ripken went 6-for-6, homering twice and driving in six runs as the Baltimore Orioles scored the most runs in franchise history with a 22-1 rout of the Atlanta Braves.
2006 — Jason Grimsley was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball, less than a week after federal agents raided his home during an investigation into performance-enhancing drugs.
2007 — Justin Verlander pitched a no-hitter to lead the Detroit Tigers over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0. Verlander struck out a career-high 12, walked four and benefited from several stellar defensive plays.
2009 — Chicago right fielder Milton Bradley had a bad day at Wrigley Field. Bradley lost Jason Kubel’s pop-up in the sun for a single, couldn’t catch Michael Cuddyer’s RBI bloop double, made a baserunning blunder and, most egregiously, flipped the ball into the stands after catching Mauer’s one-out sac fly.
2009 — New York Mets second baseman Luis Castillo dropped Alex Rodriguez’s lazy popup with two outs in the ninth inning as two runs scored, helping the Yankees escape with a wild 9-8 victory over the Mets.
2010 — Daniel Nava hit the first pitch he saw as a big leaguer for a grand slam — only the second player to do it — leading the Boston Red Sox to a 10-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies. Nava connected on a fastball from Joe Blanton in the second inning. Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a slam on the first pitch he saw Sept. 2, 2006, for Cleveland against Texas.
2011 — Realignment is on the table again as Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are in discussions to renew the collective bargaining agreement, which expires on December 11th. One of the options being discussed would see one team moving from the National League to the American League to create two 15-team leagues, with the Houston Astros the likeliest candidate for a move.
2012 — Alex Rodriguez ties Lou Gehrig’s record by hitting his 23rd career grand slam.
2016 — Sam Cohen put UC Santa Barbara into its first College World Series with a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 4-3 victory over second-seeded Louisville 4-3 in the Super Regionals.
2017 — Royce Lewis, a high school shortstop from California, is selected first overall by the Minnesota Twins in the 2017 amateur draft.
2018 — Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera suffers a season-ending injury when he tears a biceps tendon while swinging at pitch in the 3rd inning of a game against the Twins. He had already missed all but one game of May with a hamstring injury.
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
June 11
1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American jockey to win the Preakness Stakes when he rides Sly Fox to victory and the only one to have won all three Triple Crown races. Simms’ other Triple Crown wins: Kentucky Derby (1896, 1898), Belmont Stakes (1893, 1894).
1919 — Walter Hagen wins the U.S. Open with a one-stroke playoff victory over Michael Brady.
1919 — Sir Barton, ridden by Johnny Loftus, captures the Belmont Stakes to become thoroughbred racing’s first Triple Crown winner.
1921 — Grey Lag, ridden by Earl Sande, wins the first Belmont Stakes run counterclockwise. Previous Belmonts were run clockwise over a fish-hook course that included part of the training track and the main dirt oval.
1938 — Ralph Guldahl wins golf’s U.S. Open for the second straight year by beating Dick Metz.
1949 — Cary Middlecoff wins the U.S. Open by beating Sam Snead and Clayton Heafner.
1955 — Nashua wins the Belmont Stakes with Eddie Arcaro in the saddle. It’s the sixth Belmont victory for Arcaro, tying Jimmy McLaughlin’s record.
1977 — Seattle Slew, ridden by Jean Cruguet, runs wire to wire in the Belmont for a four-length victory over Run Dusty Run and the Triple Crown.
1978 — Nancy Lopez shoots a record 13-under par to win the LPGA Championship by six strokes over Amy Alcott.
1982 — Larry Holmes stops Gerry Cooney in the 13th round for the WBC heavyweight title at Las Vegas.
1984 — The Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-102 in Game 7 to win their 15th NBA title.
1990 — Nolan Ryan, 43, pitches the sixth no-hitter of his career as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0. Ryan becomes the first to pitch no-hitters for three teams and the oldest to throw one.
1992 — Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame.
1994 — For the first time in 11 years, the United States loses in the women’s world basketball championships. Guards Hortencia and Paula combine for 61 points, and Brazil stuns the defending champions 110-107 in the semifinals.
2006 — Se Ri Pak beats Karrie Webb on the first playoff hole to win the LPGA Championship. Pak atones for a three-putt bogey on the 18th hole in regulation that set up the playoff.
2006 — Rafael Nadal wins his second consecutive French Open, beating Roger Federer in four sets. Nadal spoils Federer’s bid for a fourth consecutive Grand Slam championship and extends his record clay-court winning streak to 60 matches.
2011 — Texas A&M sweeps the men’s and women’s titles at the NCAA outdoor championships, becoming the first school to post dual three-peat champions. Villanova’s Sheila Reid becomes the first woman to win the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at the same NCAA meet.
2012 — Rafael Nadal wins his record seventh French Open title, returning to Roland Garros to defeat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. It’s Nadal’s 11th Grand Slam title, tying him on the all-time list with Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg, who won six French Open titles.
2012 — The Los Angeles Kings win their first NHL championship, defeating the New Jersey Devils 6-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.
2017 — Rafael Nadal wins his record 10th French Open title by dominating 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in the final. No other man or woman has won 10 championships at the same major in the Open era, which began in 1968.
2017 — Stanley Cup Final, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Nashville Predators, 2-0 for 4-2 series win; Penguins back-to-back champions.
2022 — Charl Schwartzel hangs on to beat fellow South African Hennie Du Plessis by a stroke to win the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational event at the Centurion GC, Hertfordshire; pockets massive US$4.75m for the victory.
2023 — French Open Men’s Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Casper Ruud of Norway 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 for his men’s record 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
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June 12
1920 — Man o’ War wins the Belmont Stakes, which was run at 1 3/8-miles, in 2:14 1/5. He shatters the world record by 3 1/5 seconds and sets the American dirt-course record for that distance.
1930 — Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a fourth-round foul for the vacant heavyweight title in New York. Schmeling becomes the first German — and European — heavyweight world champion.
1939 — Byron Nelson wins the U.S. Open in a three-way playoff with Craig Wood and Denny Shute.
1948 — Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown with an eight-length victory over Better Self. It’s Arcaro’s second Triple Crown. He rode Whirlaway in 1941.
1948 — Ben Hogan wins the U.S. Open with a record 276, five fewer than Ralph Guldahl’s 1937 record.
1954 — Milwaukee Braves spot starting pitcher Jim Wilson throws first no-hitter in history of County Stadium when he blanks Philadelphia Phillies, 2-0.
1979 — Bobby Orr becomes the youngest player in NHL history to be selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame. The 31-year-old is inducted months after officially ending his NHL career as the Hall waives its usual three-year waiting period.
1981 — Larry Holmes stops Leon Spinks in the third round for the WBC heavyweight title in Detroit.
1983 — Patty Sheehan wins the LPGA championship by two strokes over Sandra Haynie.
1984 — 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3, to win the championship title.
1990 — Egypt, a 500-1 shot, stuns the Netherlands when Magdi Abdel-Ghani makes a penalty kick with eight minutes remaining to tie the World Cup favorites 1-1.
1991 — The Chicago Bulls win the first NBA championship in the team’s 25-year history with a 108-101 victory in Game 5 over the Los Angeles Lakers. MVP Michael Jordan scores 30 points, Scottie Pippen has 32 and John Paxson 20.
2002 — NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets, 113-107 for a 4-0 sweep and 3rd straight title; MVP: Shaquille O’Neal for 3rd consecutive Finals series.
2005 — Annika Sorenstam closes with a 1-over 73 for a three-shot victory over Michelle Wie in the LPGA Championship. The 15-year-old Wie shoots a 69 to finish second. It’s the highest finish by an amateur in a major since 20-year-old Jenny Chuasiriporn lost a playoff to Se Ri Pak in the 1998 U.S. Women’s Open.
2008 — The Boston Celtics overcome a 24-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA finals. No team has ever overcome more than a 15-point deficit after the first quarter, and the Celtics post the biggest comeback in the finals since 1971.
2009 — Pittsburgh’s Max Talbot scores two second-period goals as the Penguins beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7 and win the Stanley Cup at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena.
2011 — The Dallas Mavericks win their first NBA title by winning Game 6 of the finals in Miami, 105-95. Jason Terry scores 27 points and Dirk Nowitzki adds 21 as the Mavericks win four of the series’ last five games.
2013 — Andrew Shaw scores on a deflection in triple overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Blackhawks gets third-period goals from Dave Bolland and Oduya to erase a 3-1 deficit.
2016 — Sidney Crosby sets up Kris Letang’s go-ahead goal midway through the second period and the Pittsburgh Penguins win the fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history by beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final.
2017 — Kevin Durant caps his spectacular first season with the Warriors by bringing home an NBA championship. Durant, who joined Golden State last July, scores 39 points in a finals-clinching 129-120 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2019 — Stanley Cup Final, TD Garden, Boston, MA: St. Louis Blues beat Boston Bruins, 4-1 for a 4-3 series victory; first title in franchise history.
2021 — Danish soccer midfielder Christian Eriksen suffers an on-field cardiac arrest during a Euro 2020 match with Finland in Copenhagen. Eriksen is revived with a defibrillator and the game controversially continues with a 1-0 Finland win.
2023 — NBA Finals: Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat 94-89 to win the franchise’s first Championship; clinch series 4-1; MVP: Denver C Nikola Jokić.
June 13
1908 — Canadian champion Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires of Australia in 8th round at Neuilly Bowling Palace, Paris to retain world heavyweight boxing title.
1913 — James Rowe, who had won back-to-back Belmont Stake races in 1872-73 as a jockey, sets the record for the most number of Belmont Stakes wins by a trainer, eight, when he sends Prince Eugene to victory.
1935 — Jim Braddock scores a 15-round unanimous decision over Max Baer in New York to win the world heavyweight title.
1953 — Ben Hogan wins the U.S. Open for the fourth time, with a six-stroke victory over Sam Snead.
1956 — 1st European Cup Final, Paris: Héctor Rial scores twice as Real Madrid beats Stade de Reims, 4-3 to claim inaugural title.
1959 — Billy Casper wins the U.S. Open golf tournament over Bob Rosburg.
1971 — Kathy Whitworth wins the LPGA championship by four strokes over Kathy Ahern.
1982 — Jan Stephenson wins the LPGA championship with a two-stroke triumph over Joanne Carner.
1989 — 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps LA Lakers in 4 games.
1991 — The National, the nation’s first all-sports daily newspaper, ceases publication.
1992 — Sergei Bubka of Ukraine breaks his own world outdoor record in the pole vault by soaring 20 feet, one-half inch. The jump is the 30th time that Bubka has set the record indoors or outdoors, surpassing the 29 world records by distance runner Paavo Nurmi of Finland in the 1920s.
1993 — Patty Sheehan wins the LPGA Championship for a third time, with a 2-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over Lauri Merten.
1997 — Chicago wins its fifth NBA championship in the last seven years, as Steve Kerr’s last-second shot gives the Bulls a 90-86 Game 6 victory over the Utah Jazz.
2002 — Stanley Cup Final, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI: Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes, 3-1 for a 4-1 series win; Red Wings’ 10th title; coach Scotty Bowman retires with record 9th title.
2010 — Zenyatta wins her 17th consecutive race, giving her the longest winning streak by a modern-day thoroughbred in unrestricted races. The 6-year-old mare, ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, wins the $200,000 Vanity Handicap by a half-length over St Trinians at Hollywood Park. With the victory, Zenyatta surpasses the 16-race winning streaks of Cigar, 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation, and Mister Frisky.
2011 — Boston scores four times in a 4:14 span of the first period and beats the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden, evening the best-of-7 series. Brad Marchand, Milan Lucic, Andrew Ference and Michael Ryder give Boston a 4-0 lead before the midway point of the first period.
2012 — Matt Cain pitches the 22nd perfect game in major league history and first for San Francisco, striking out a career-high 14 batters and getting help from two running catches by outfielders Melky Cabrera and Gregor Blanco to beat the Houston Astros 10-0.
2014 — The Netherlands thrashes Spain 5-1 in the World Cup’s first shocker, toying with an aging team that dominated global football for the past six years and avenging a loss in the 2010 final.
2014 — The Los Angeles Kings wins the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 5.
2016 — LeBron James has 41 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, Kyrie Irving also scores 41 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers capitalize on the Warriors playing without suspended star Draymond Green, staving off NBA Finals elimination with a 112-97 victory in Game 5. James and Irving are the first teammates to score 40 points in an NBA Finals game as the Cavaliers pulled within 3-2 and sent their best-of-seven series back to Ohio.
2017 — The Golden State Warriors win their second NBA tile in three years with a win over the Cavaliers 129-120.
2019 — The Toronto Raptors beat defending champion Golden State Warriors, 114-110 to win the franchise’s first Championship.
2021 — French Open Men’s Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his 19th Grand Slam singles title; beats Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
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June 14
1922 — Gene Sarazen edges Bobby Jones and John Black to win the U.S. Open tournament.
1934 — Max Baer stops Primo Carnera in 11th round in New York to win the world heavyweight title.
1952 — Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2).
1952 — Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Northwood Club in Dallas to win the U.S. Open over Ed Oliver by four strokes.
1958 — Tommy Bolt beats Gary Player by four strokes to win the U.S. Open.
1958 — Britain beats the United States 4-3 at Wimbledon to win the Wrightman Cup, the first win for Britain since 1930.
1981 — Donna Caponi Young wins the LPGA championship by one stroke over Jerilyn Britz and Pat Meyers.
1987 — The Los Angeles Lakers win their 10th NBA championship with a 106-93 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 at the Forum.
1990 — Vinnie Johnson scores 15 points in the fourth quarter, including a 15-footer with seven-tenths of a second left, to give the Detroit Pistons a 92-90 win and the NBA title over Portland in five games.
1991 — Leroy Burrell sets a world record in the U.S. Championships in New York with a 9.90-second clocking in the men’s 100-meter dash. Carl Lewis, who held the record at 9.92 since the 1988 Olympics, finishes second.
1992 — NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls beat Port Trail Blazers, 97-93 in Game 6 for back-to-back titles; MVP: Michael Jordan for second straight year.
1994 — The New York Rangers hold off the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 7 for their first Stanley Cup in 54 years. MVP Brian Leetch, Adam Graves and Mark Messier score goals and Mike Richter makes 28 saves for New York.
1995 — The Houston Rockets complete the unlikeliest of NBA championship repeats, sweeping the Orlando Magic with a 113-101 victory. MVP Hakeem Olajuwon finishes with 35 points and 15 rebounds.
1998 — Michael Jordan scores 45 points, stealing the ball from Karl Malone and hitting a jumper with 5.2 seconds left to give Chicago an 87-86 win and a 4-2 series victory over Utah for a sixth NBA title.
2005 — Asafa Powell breaks the world record in the 100 meters with a 9.77 clocking at Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Powell shaves one hundredth of a second off Tim Montgomery’s record of 9.78 set in Paris in 2002 — a mark that would later be wiped out because of doping charges.
2005 — Michelle Wie becomes the first female player to qualify for an adult male U.S. Golf Association championship, tying for first place in a 36-hole U.S. Amateur Public Links sectional qualifying tournament at Belle Vernon, Pa.
2007 — The San Antonio Spurs, who bounced over from the ABA in 1976, move in among the NBA’s greatest franchises with an 83-82 victory for a sweep of Cleveland. With their fourth championship since 1999, the Spurs join the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls as the only teams in NBA history to win four titles.
2009 — The Los Angeles Lakers win their 15th championship, beating the Orlando Magic 99-86 in Game 5 of the NBA finals. Kobe Bryant, the MVP, scores 30 points in winning his fourth title, the first without Shaquille O’Neal. It’s the 10th championship for coach Phil Jackson, moving him past Boston’s Red Auerbach for the most all-time.
2015 — Inbee Park shoots a final round 68 to finish at 19-under par to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for the third consecutive year and retake the No. 1 ranking in women’s golf. Park of South Korea finishes the season’s second major five strokes ahead of 22-year-old compatriot Sei Young Kim.
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June 15
1901 — Willie Anderson edges Alex Smith by one stroke in a playoff to take the U.S. Open.
1938 — Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds pitches his second straight no-hit game, defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-0 in the first night game played at Ebbets Field.
1947 — Lew Worsham beats Sam Snead by one stroke on the final hole of a playoff to win the U.S. Open.
1951 — Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory.
1957 — Dick Mayer beats defending champion Cary Middlecoff by seven strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open.
1969 — Orville Moody shoots a 281 to beat Deane Beman, Al Geiberger and Bob Rosburg by one stroke and capture the U.S. Open.
1970 — Shirley Englehorn wins the LPGA championship with a four-stroke victory over Kathy Whitworth in the playoff round.
1980 — Jack Nicklaus wins his fourth U.S. Open with a record 272 for 72 holes.
1984 — American boxer Thomas Hearns retains WBC light middleweight title with 2 round KO of Roberto Durán of Panama at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas; marks first time in his illustrious career Durán knocked out.
1985 — Pinklon Thomas knocks out Mike Weaver in the eighth round to defend his World Boxing Council heavyweight title at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
1986 — Ray Floyd, 43, beats Chip Beck and Lanny Wadkins by two strokes to become the oldest golfer to win the U.S. Open. It is Floyd’s fourth and final major victory.
1987 — Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for The Ring heavyweight boxing title at Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1991 — Carl Lewis, one jump away from losing his 64-meet winning streak in the long jump, comes through with a dramatic victory when he soars 28 feet, 4¼ inches to pass leader Mike Powell by a half-inch in the U.S. Championships in New York.
1996 — Roy Jones Jr. completes a unique doubleheader, successfully defending his IBF super middleweight title after playing in a pro basketball game. Jones stops Eric Lucas in the 11th round after scoring five points in a United States Basketball League game in the afternoon, helping the Jacksonville Barracudas beat Treasure Coast 107-94.
1997 — Ernie Els wins his second U.S. Open championship in four years, finishing one stroke ahead of Colin Montgomerie. Els has the shot of the day on the 480-yard 17th hole when he hits a 5-iron from 212 yards to just 12 feet on the peninsula green.
2001 — Los Angeles beats Philadelphia 108-96 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to complete the best playoff run in NBA history. The Lakers, who finish the playoffs with a record of 15-1, are the first to go through the playoffs undefeated on the road.
2003 — NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat New Jersey Nets, 88-77 in Game 6 for franchise’s second title; MVP: Tim Duncan.
2003 — Jim Furyk wins his first major championship and put his name in the record books, matching the lowest 72-hole score in the 103 years of the U.S. Open. Furyk closes with a 2-over 72 to win by three shots over Stephen Leaney of Australia.
2004 — Detroit beats the Los Angeles Lakers 100-87 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals for the Pistons’ first championship in 14 years.
2008 — Down to his last stroke at Torrey Pines, Tiger Woods sinks a 12-foot birdie putt to force an 18-hole playoff against Rocco Mediate for the U.S. Open. They finish at 1-under 283, the first time since 2004 that someone breaks par in a U.S. Open.
2011 — The Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in Game 7 of the finals.
2014 — Martin Kaymer of Germany wins the U.S. Open after four days of dominance at Pinehurst No. 2. Kaymer finishes with an eight-shot victory over Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton and becomes the seventh player in the 114 years of the U.S. Open to go wire-to-wire.
2014 — The San Antonio Spurs win their fifth NBA championship, beating the Miami Heat 104-87 to win the series in five games.
2015 — Chicago’s Duncan Keith scores in the second period and directs a dominant defense that shuts down Tampa Bay’s high-scoring attack, and the Blackhawks beat the Lightning 2-0 in Game 6 for their third NHL title in the past six seasons.
2018— Christiano Renaldo, Portugal, scores a hat-trick in Portugal’s 3-3 tie with Spain in the World Cup. Renaldo becomes the fourth player to score in four different Worlc Cups and the first to score in eight consecutive major tournaments.
2019 — In a blockbuster NBA trade, the New Orleans Pelicans send forward Anthony Davis to the LA Lakers for Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart & 3 future 1st round draft picks.
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TV SPORTS
(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Wednesday, June 11
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Outdoor Championships – Day 1, Eugene, Ore.
GOLF
6:30 a.m. (Thursday)
USA — PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, First Round, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
MLB BASEBALL
1 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia (1:05 p.m.) OR Cincinnati at Cleveland (1:10 p.m.)
4 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: L.A. Dodgers at San Diego (4:10 p.m.) OR Seattle at Arizona (3:40 p.m.)
7:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City (7:40 p.m.) OR Texas at Minnesota (7:40 p.m.)
NBA BASKETBALL
8:30 p.m.
ABC — NBA Finals: Oklahoma City at Indiana, Game 3
SOCCER (MEN’S)
8 p.m.
ESPN — USL Championship: Rhode Island at Louisville City
WNBA BASKETBALL
10 p.m.
CBSSN — Los Angeles at Las Vegas
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Thursday, June 12
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
ESPN — NCAA Tournament: Outdoor Championships – Day 1, Eugene, Ore.
GOLF
6:30 a.m.
USA — PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, First Round, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
2:30 p.m.
USA — PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, First Round, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
3 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, First Round, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Mich.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
11 p.m.
ESPN — 2025 PFL World Tournament: Semifinals, Nashville, Tenn.
MLB BASEBALL
1 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Texas at Minnesota (1:10 p.m.) OR Washington at N.Y. Mets (1:10 p.m.)
4 p.m.
MLBN — San Francisco at Colorado (3:10 p.m.)
7:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City (7:40 p.m.) OR St. Louis at Milwaukee (7:40 p.m.)
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m.
TNT — NHL Awards Show 2025
8 p.m.
TNT — Stanley Cup Final: Edmonton at Florida, Game 4
TRUTV — Stanley Cup Final: Edmonton at Florida, Game 4
SOFTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: TBD
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Friday, June 13
AUTO RACING
1:25 p.m.
ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
4:55 p.m.
ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
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.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Outdoor Championships – Day 2, Eugene, Ore.
GOLF
1 p.m.
NBC — PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, Second Round, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
3 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Second Round, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Mich.
MLB BASEBALL
2 p.m.
MLBN — Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m.)
7 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Boston (7:10 p.m.) OR Cincinnati at Detroit (7:10 p.m.)
7:05 p.m.
APPLE TV+ — L.A. Angels at Baltimore
9:40 p.m.
APPLE TV+ — San Diego at Arizona
10 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.) OR Cleveland at Seattle (10:10 p.m.)
NBA BASKETBALL
8:30 p.m.
ABC — NBA Finals: Oklahoma City at Indiana, Game 4
SOCCER (MEN’S)
10:30 p.m.
FS1 — MLS: San Jose at Portland
WNBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
ION — Chicago at Atlanta
10 p.m.
ION — Dallas at Las Vegas
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Saturday, June 14
AUTO RACING
11:30 a.m.
FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, Ill.
12:25 p.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
1 p.m.
FS1 — NXT Indy Car Series: Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, Ill.
3 p.m.
FS1 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, Ill.
3:55 p.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
4:30 p.m.
CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The The Chilango 150, Autodromo Heranos Rodriguez, Mexico City
FS2 — NXT Indy Car Series: Qualifying, World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, Ill.
5:30 p.m.
FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: High Line & Final Practice, World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, Ill.
7 p.m.
FS1 — ARCA Menards Series: The Berlin ARCA 200 at Berlin Raceway, Berlin Raceway and Entertainment Complex, Marne, Mich.
BIG3 BASKETBALL
4 p.m.
CBS — Week 1: L.A. Riot vs. Miami 305, Detroit Amps vs. Chicago Triplets, Houston Rig Hands vs. DMV Trilogy, Boston Ball Hogs vs. Dallas Power, Chicago
COLLEGE BASEBALL
2 p.m.
ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 3, Omaha, Neb.
7 p.m.
ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 4, Omaha, Neb.
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD (WOMEN’S)
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Outdoor Championships – Day 2, Eugene, Ore.
GOLF
10 a.m.
USA — PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, Third Round, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
Noon
NBC — PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, Third Round, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
3 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Third Round, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Mich.
LACROSSE (MEN’S)
1 p.m.
ABC — PLL: New York vs. Maryland, Villanova, Pa.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
10 p.m.
ESPN — UFC Fight Night Main Card: Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley (Welterweights), Atlanta
MLB BASEBALL
4 p.m.
FS1 — St. Louis at Milwaukee
7 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Boston OR San Diego at Arizona
NHL HOCKEY
8 p.m.
TNT — Stanley Cup Final: Florida at Edmonton, Game 5 (If Necessary)
TRUTV — Stanley Cup Final: Florida at Edmonton, Game 5 (If Necessary)
SOCCER (MEN’S)
4:30 p.m.
FOX — MLS: L.A. Galaxy at St. Louis
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ION — NWSL: Seattle at Chicago
7:30 p.m.
ION — NWSL: Louisville at Kansas City
10 p.m.
ION — NWSL: North Carolina at Angel City
SOFTBALL
Noon
ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: TBD
UFL FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
ABC — UFL Championship: TBD, St. Louis
WNBA BASKETBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Los Angeles at Minnesota
3 p.m.
ABC — New York at Indiana
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Sunday, June 15
AUTO RACING
2 p.m.
ABC — Formula 1: The Pirelli Grand Prix du Canada, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
3 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — NASCAR Cup Series: The Viva Mexico 250, Autodromo Heranos Rodriguez, Mexico City
4:30 p.m.
FS1 — NXT Indy Car Series: The Indy NXT by Firestone, World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, Ill.
8 p.m.
FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: The Bommarito Automotive Group 500, World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, Ill.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
2 p.m.
ESPN — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 5, Omaha, Neb.
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — Men’s College World Series: TBD, Game 6, Omaha, Neb.
GOLF
9 a.m.
USA — PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, Final Round, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
Noon
NBC — PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, Final Round, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
1 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Final Round, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Mich.
2 p.m.
CBS — LPGA Tour: The Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Final Round, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Mich.
HORSE RACING
12:30 p.m.
FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
5:30 p.m.
FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
MLB BASEBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers
SOCCER (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
FOX — CONCACAF Gold Cup Group Stage: Trinidad and Tobago vs. United States, Group D, San Jose, Calif.
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
CBS — NWSL: Washington at Portland
WNBA BASKETBALL
Noon
CBS — Chicago at Connecticut
2 p.m. CBSSN — Atlanta at Washington
