THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

+++++++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL+++++++

FINAL USA/NETWORK INDIANA FOOTBALL POLLS

CLASS 6A

1. BROWNSBURG (19) 9-0 199

2. CARMEL 8-1 166

3. CROWN POINT (1) 9-0 162

4. CENTER GROVE 8-1 136

5. PENN 9-0 113

6. WESTFIELD 7-2 109

7. LAWRENCE NORTH 7-2 75

8. DECATUR CENTRAL 7-2 59

9. FISHERS 6-3 51

10. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 6-3 21

11. WARREN CENTRAL 5-4 4

12. AVON 5-4 1

FRANKLIN CENTRAL 4-5 1

CLASS 5A

1. NEW PALESTINE (20) 9-0 200

2. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 6-3 157

3. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 8-1 145

4. LAFAYETTE JEFF 8-1 139

5. MERRILLVILLE 7-2 120

6. CONCORD 8-1 102

7. WHITELAND 7-2 80

8. EAST CENTRAL 7-2 55

9. FLOYD CENTRAL 8-1 54

10. PLAINFIELD 7-2 34

11. TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 7-2 11

12. BLOOMINGTON NORTH 6-3 1

EVANSVILLE NORTH 7-2 1

MICHIGAN CITY 6-3 1

CLASS 4A

1. EAST NOBLE (9) 9-0 187

2. INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (8) 7-2 170

3. HERITAGE HILLS (2) 8-1 164

4. MISHAWAKA (1) 8-1 155

5. INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 6-3 95

6. PENDLETON HEIGHTS 8-1 94

7. FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7-2 66

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 8-1 66

9. JASPER 7-2 39

10. LEO 7-2 36

11. NORTHVIEW 8-1 22

12. YORKTOWN 7-2 8

13. LOWELL 7-2 7

14. DEKALB 7-2 5

CLASS 3A

1. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (17) 9-0 194

2. CASCADE (1) 9-0 167

GIBSON SOUTHERN (1) 8-1 167

4. KNOX (1) 9-0 144

5. LAWRENCEBURG 8-1 120

6. MISSISSINEWA 8-1 92

7. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7-2 63

8. GRIFFITH 8-1 50

9. MACONAQUAH 8-1 43

10. SCOTTSBURG 7-2 24

11. FRANKLIN COUNTY 7-2 13

12. TRI-WEST 6-3 9

WEST NOBLE 7-2 9

14. TWIN LAKES 7-2 3

15. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 4-5 2

CLASS 2A

1. ADAMS CENTRAL (17) 9-0 197

2. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (2) 9-0 169

3. LAPEL 9-0 152

4. ANDREAN (1) 8-1 134

5. EASTBROOK 9-0 129

6. INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 8-1 96

7. TRITON CENTRAL 8-1 89

8. ROCHESTER 8-1 51

9. BLUFFTON 8-1 44

10. LINTON 6-3 20

11. WHEELER 7-1 9

12. ALEXANDRIA 7-2 8

13. CHURUBUSCO 7-2 2

WINCHESTER 8-1 2

15. NORTHEASTERN 8-1 1

CLASS 1A

1. SPRINGS VALLEY (12) 9-0 190

2. PROVIDENCE (5) 6-2 149

3. FRONTIER (1) 9-0 140

4. SOUTH PUTNAM (1) 7-2 126

5. PIONEER 8-1 122

6. RIVERTON PARKE (1) 9-0 109

7. NORTH JUDSON 7-2 73

NORTH DECATUR 6-2 73

9. NORTH DAVIESS 8-1 58

10. SOUTH ADAMS 6-3 23

11. WEST CENTRAL 8-1 20

12. SHERIDAN 6-2 10

13. MADISON-GRANT 5-4 2

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FINAL AP POLLS

CLASS 6A

1. BROWNSBURG (8) 9-0 178

2. CROWN POINT (1) 9-0 152

3. CARMEL 8-1 146

4. CENTER GROVE 8-1 120

5. PENN 9-0 108

6. WESTFIELD 7-2 94

7. LAWRENCE NORTH 7-2 70

8. DECATUR CENTRAL 7-2 60

9. FISHERS 6-3 36

10. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 6-3 22

11. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 5-4 2

WARREN CENTRAL 5-4 2

CLASS 5A

1. NEW PALESTINE (9) 9-0 180

2. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 6-3 136

LAFAYETTE JEFF 8-1 136

4. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 8-1 134

5. MERRILLVILLE 7-2 94

6. CONCORD 8-1 86

7. FLOYD CENTRAL 8-1 66

8. WHITELAND 7-2 62

9. EAST CENTRAL 7-2 52

10. PLAINFIELD 7-2 20

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 7-2 20

12. MICHIGAN CITY 6-3 2

EVANSVILLE NORTH 7-2 2

CLASS 4A

1. EAST NOBLE (5) 9-0 172

2. MISHAWAKA (1) 8-1 148

3. INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (2) 7-2 144

4. HERITAGE HILLS (1) 8-1 132

5. PENDLETON HEIGHTS 8-1 92

6. INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 6-3 72

7. SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 8-1 60

8. FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7-2 56

9. NORTHVIEW 8-1 32

10. LEO 7-2 28 6

11. JASPER 7-2 22

12. LOWELL 7-2 12

13. DEKALB 7-2 10

YORKTOWN 7-2 10

CLASS 3A

1. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (7) 9-0 174

2. CASCADE (1) 9-0 150

3. GIBSON SOUTHERN 8-1 146

4. KNOX (1) 9-0 134

5. LAWRENCEBURG 8-1 106

6. MISSISSINEWA 8-1 70

7. TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7-2 68

8. GRIFFITH 8-1 58

9. MACONAQUAH 8-1 24

10. FRANKLIN COUNTY 7-2 18

11. SCOTTSBURG 7-2 16

12. WEST NOBLE 7-2 12

13. TWIN LAKES 7-2 6

14. TRI-WEST 6-3 4

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 4-5 4

CLASS 2A

1. ADAMS CENTRAL (9) 9-0 180

2. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 9-0 150

3. LAPEL 9-0 132

4. EASTBROOK 9-0 124

5. ANDREAN 8-1 116

6. INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 8-1 92

7. TRITON CENTRAL 8-1 74

8. ROCHESTER 8-1 46

9. BLUFFTON 8-1 34

10. LINTON 6-3 20

11. WHEELER 7-1 10

12. ALEXANDRIA 7-2 4

EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 8-1 4

14. EASTSIDE 7-2 2

NORTHEASTERN 8-1 2

CLASS 1A

1. SPRINGS VALLEY (6) 9-0 172

2. FRONTIER (1) 9-0 142

3. PIONEER 8-1 122

RIVERTON PARKE (1) 9-0 122

5. SOUTH PUTNAM 7-2 98

PROVIDENCE (1) 6-2 98

7. NORTH JUDSON 7-2 78

8. NORTH DAVIESS 8-1 56

9. NORTH DECATUR 6-2 44

10. WEST CENTRAL 8-1 36

11. SHERIDAN 6-2 14

12. SOUTH ADAMS 6-3 8

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SECTIONAL WEEK 1

SECTIONAL 14

#8 WHITELAND (7-2) AT SEYMOUR (2-7)

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SECTIONAL 17

HANOVER CENTRAL (4-5) AT LOWELL (7-2)

HIGHLAND (2-7) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (3-6)

KANKAKEE VALLEY (1-8) AT GARY WEST (4-4)

NEW PRAIRIE (3-6) AT HOBART (7-2)

SECTIONAL 18

PLYMOUTH (3-6) AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (2-7)

#4 MISHAWAKA (8-1) AT NORTHWOOD (5-4)

WAWASEE (1-8) AT NORTHRIDGE (2-7)

SOUTH BEND RILEY (4-5) AT #11 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (8-1)

SECTIONAL 19

FORT WAYNE WAYNE (0-9) AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH (2-7)

NEW HAVEN (2-7) AT #1 EAST NOBLE (9-0)

COLUMBIA CITY (5-4) AT #12 DEKALB (7-2)

#6 FORT WAYNE DWENGER (7-2) AT #8 LEO (7-2)

SECTIONAL 20

LEBANON (7-2) AT CULVER ACADEMY (3-6)

MUNCIE CENTRAL (5-4) AT MARION (2-7)

HUNTINGTON NORTH (4-5) AT LOGANSPORT (6-3)

SECTIONAL 21

BEECH GROVE (6-3) AT RICHMOND (3-6)

#5 PENDLETON HEIGHTS (8-1) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-9)

NEW CASTLE (2-7) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (5-4)

SECTIONAL 22

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (4-5) AT DANVILLE (5-4)

#7 INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (6-3) AT #10 NORTHVIEW (8-1)

#3 INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (7-2) AT MOORESVILLE (5-4)

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (8-1) AT BREBEUF JESUIT (2-7)

SECTIONAL 23

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (6-3) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (2-7)

CONNERSVILLE (4-5) AT SHELBYVILLE (4-5)

MARTINSVILLE (3-6) AT GREENWOOD (2-7)

SILVER CREEK (3-6) AT CHARLESTOWN (7-2)

SECTIONAL 24

EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-8) AT EVANSVILLE REITZ (6-3)

#2 HERITAGE HILLS (8-1) AT WASHINGTON (4-5)

JASPER (7-2) AT BOONVILLE (4-5)

EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-9) AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON (2-7)

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SECTIONAL 25

JOHN GLENN (2-7) AT CALUMET (5-4)

MISHAWAKA MARIAN (2-7) AT RIVER FOREST (4-5)

#17 GRIFFITH (8-1) AT HAMMOND NOLL (2-7)

#5 KNOX (9-0) AT JIMTOWN (2-7)

SECTIONAL 26

GARRETT (4-5) AT FAIRFIELD (3-6)

WOODLAN (2-7) AT LAKELAND (5-4)

#7 TIPPECANOE VALLEY (7-2) AT ANGOLA (4-5)

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (1-8) AT #14 WEST NOBLE (7-2)

SECTIONAL 27

NORTHWESTERN (4-5) AT PERU (2-7)

#10 MACONAQUAH (8-1) AT #9 TWIN LAKES (7-2)

WEST LAFAYETTE (3-6) AT #18 WESTERN (6-3)

FRANKTON (1-8) AT BENTON CENTRAL (0-9)

SECTIONAL 28

#6 MISSISSINEWA (8-1) AT OAK HILL (5-4)

JAY COUNTY (3-6) AT BELLMONT (0-9)

NORWELL (1-8) AT HERITAGE (5-4)

FORT WAYNE LUERS (4-5) AT DELTA (3-6)

SECTIONAL 29

#3 CASCADE (9-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (3-5)

#8 TRI-WEST (6-3) AT WEST VIGO (0-9)

SPEEDWAY (1-8) AT CRAWFORDSVILLE (4-5)

#16 GUERIN CATHOLIC (5-4) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (4-5)

SECTIONAL 30

FRANKLIN COUNTY (7-2) AT BATESVILLE (3-6)

GREENSBURG (2-7) AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD (6-3)

RUSHVILLE (2-7) AT SOUTH DEARBORN (4-5)

SECTIONAL 31

OWEN VALLEY (2-7) AT MADISON (1-8)

CORYDON CENTRAL (3-6) AT NORTH HARRISON (3-6)

EDGEWOOD (5-3) AT #12 SCOTTSBURG (7-2)

SECTIONAL 32

#2 GIBSON SOUTHERN (8-1) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (3-6)

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (6-3) AT SOUTHRIDGE (5-4)

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (4-5) AT PRINCETON (3-6)

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SECTIONAL 33

#11 WHEELER (7-1) AT LAKE STATION (6-3)

#14 RENSSELAER CENTRAL (7-2) AT BOONE GROVE (4-4)

BREMEN (5-4) AT WHITING (2-7)

SECTIONAL 34

DELPHI (3-6) AT SOUTHMONT (8-1)

NORTH PUTNAM (4-5) AT WESTERN BOONE (5-4)

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (2-7) AT SEEGER (8-1)

LEWIS CASS (6-3) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (1-8)

SECTIONAL 35

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (0-9) AT MANCHESTER (6-3)

WHITKO (1-8) AT EASTSIDE (7-2)

CENTRAL NOBLE (1-8) AT #1 ADAMS CENTRAL (9-0)

#8 BLUFFTON (8-1) AT CHURUBUSCO (7-2)

SECTIONAL 36

#5 EASTBROOK (9-0) AT #14 ALEXANDRIA (7-2)

#10 ROCHESTER (8-1) AT ELWOOD (3-6)

#13 EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (8-1) AT BLACKFORD (0-9)

WABASH (2-7) AT TIPTON (5-4)

SECTIONAL 37

#6 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (8-1) AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN (2-7)

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (5-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (3-6)

MONROVIA (3-6) AT INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (5-4)

SECTIONAL 38

NORTHEASTERN (8-1) AT SHENANDOAH (6-3)

#7 TRITON CENTRAL (8-1) AT CENTERVILLE (7-2)

#3 LAPEL (9-0) AT WINCHESTER (8-1)

EASTERN HANCOCK (5-4) AT UNION COUNTY (1-8)

SECTIONAL 39

SULLIVAN (6-3) AT SOUTH VERMILLION (3-6)

PIKE CENTRAL (0-9) AT NORTH POSEY (6-3)

GREENCASTLE (4-5) AT BROWN COUNTY (2-7)

MITCHELL (1-8) AT #8 LINTON (6-3)

SECTIONAL 40

CRAWFORD COUNTY (4-5) AT CLARKSVILLE (4-5)

SALEM (4-5) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (6-2)

#2 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (9-0) AT TELL CITY (5-4)

EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-8) AT PAOLI (7-2)

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SECTIONAL 41

LAVILLE (5-4) AT CULVER (3-6)

#5 NORTH JUDSON (7-2) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (0-9)

#11 WEST CENTRAL (8-1) AT SOUTH NEWTON (3-6)

NORTH NEWTON (5-4) AT BOWMAN ACADEMY (5-4)

SECTIONAL 42

#3 FRONTIER (9-0) AT TRI-COUNTY (1-8)

#3 PIONEER (8-1) AT CASTON (3-6)

#12 CARROLL (FLORA) (5-3) AT WINAMAC (2-7)

NORTH WHITE (2-7) AT TAYLOR (5-3)

SECTIONAL 43

NORTH MIAMI (6-3) AT NORTHFIELD (2-7)

SOUTHERN WELLS (2-7) AT TRITON (6-3)

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (2-7) AT FREMONT (6-3)

SECTIONAL 44

UNION CITY (2-7) AT HAGERSTOWN (3-6)

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-9) AT MONROE CENTRAL (4-5)

MADISON-GRANT (5-4) AT #10 SOUTH ADAMS (6-3)

WES-DEL (5-3) AT TRI (5-4)

SECTIONAL 45

ATTICA (2-7) AT #2 #6 SOUTH PUTNAM (7-2)

PARKE HERITAGE (5-4) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (5-4)

COVINGTON (5-4) AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (6-3)

RIVERTON PARKE (9-0) AT NORTH VERMILLION (0-9)

SECTIONAL 46

CLINTON CENTRAL (3-5) AT CLOVERDALE (5-4)

SECTIONAL 47

SOUTH DECATUR (3-5) AT EASTERN GREENE (1-8)

WEST WASHINGTON (5-4) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (5-4)

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (2-7) AT #8 NORTH DECATUR (6-2)

SECTIONAL 48

FOREST PARK (3-6) AT #1 SPRINGS VALLEY (9-0)

#4 PROVIDENCE (6-2) AT NORTH KNOX (3-6)

#9 NORTH DAVIESS (8-1) AT PERRY CENTRAL (0-9)

SOUTH SPENCER (2-7) AT TECUMSEH (5-4)

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+++++INDIANA FOOTBALL SECTIONAL CHANCES+++++

(BASED ON RATINGS, DRAW AND HOME FIELD)

SECTIONAL 1: CROWN POINT 66.16%

SECTIONAL 2: FW CARROLL 60.27%

SECTIONAL 3: CARMEL 74.56%

SECTIONAL 4: FISHERS 56.80%

SECTIONAL 5: BROWNSBURG 72.32%

SECTIONAL 6: DECATUR CENTRAL 52.60%

SECTIONAL 7: WARREN CENTRAL 86.49%

SECTIONAL 8: CENTER GROVE 69.49%

SECTIONAL 9: MERRILLVILLE 75.74%

SECTIONAL 10: MICHIGAN CITY 37.83%

SECTIONAL 11: CONCORD 41.04%

SECTIONAL 12: LAFAYETTE JEFF 78.29%

SECTIONAL 13: NEW PALESTINE 57.83%

SECTIONAL 14: EAST CENTRAL 60.23%

SECTIONAL 15: BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 49.92%

SECTIONAL 16: FLOYD CENTRAL 52.68%

SECTIONAL 17: HOBART 45.73%, LOWELL 44.79%

SECTIONAL 18: MISHAWAKA 39.95%

SECTIONAL 19: EAST NOBLE 46.50%

SECTIONAL 20: LEBANON 58.21%

SECTIONAL 21: PENDLETON HEIGHTS 49.26%

SECTIONAL 22: BISHOP CHATARD 52.63%

SECTIONAL 23: BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 43.03%

SECTIONAL 24: HERITAGE HILLS 76.91%

SECTIONAL 25: KNOX 61.43%

SECTIONAL 26: TIPPECANOE VALLEY 32.73%

SECTIONAL 27: WESTERN 47.55%

SECTIONAL 28: MISSISSINEWA 36.21%

SECTIONAL 29: CASCADE 54.70%

SECTIONAL 30: LAWRENCEBURG 73.02%

SECTIONAL 31: INDIAN CREEK 78.47%

SECTIONAL 32: GIBSON SOUTHERN 62.93%

SECTIONAL 33: ANDREAN 64.31%

SECTIONAL 34: SOUTHMONT 35.31%

SECTIONAL 35: ADAMS CENTRAL 48.81%

SECTIONAL 36: EASTERN GREENTOWN 28.79

SECTIONAL 37: INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 49.62

SECTIONAL 38: LAPEL 41.83%

SECTIONAL 39: LINTON 63.60%

SECTIONAL 40: BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 82.38%

SECTIONAL 41: NORTH JUDSON 44.27%

SECTIONAL 42: PIONEER 37.03%

SECTIONAL 43: NORTH MIAMI 41.36%

SECTIONAL 44: SOUTH ADAMS 44.58%

SECTIONAL 45: SOUTH PUTNAM 53.59%

SECTIONAL 46: CLOVERDALE 44.04%

SECTIONAL 47: NORTH DECATUR 53.35%

SECTIONAL 48: NORTH DAVIESS 34.24%

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+++++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES:+++++

REGIONALS

NORTH

LAPORTE

1 PM CT | CLASS 3A | MISHAWAKA MARIAN VS HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL

4 PM CT | CLASS 4A | CHESTERTON VS CROWN POINT

CULVER COMMUNITY

4 PM ET | CLASS 2A | SOUTH ADAMS VS BOONE GROVE

7 PM ET | CLASS 4A | PENN VS WARSAW

NORTHWOOD

1 PM ET | CLASS 2A | LAKELAND VS JIMTOWN

4 PM ET | CLASS 3A | NORTHWOOD VS HANOVER CENTRAL

HOMESTEAD TICKETS

4 PM ET | CLASS 1A | TRITON VS FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY

7 PM ET | CLASS 4A | CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) VS HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)

SOUTHWOOD

1 PM ET | CLASS 2A | SOUTHWOOD VS WAPAHANI

4 PM ET | CLASS 3A | WEST LAFAYETTE VS FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER

NORWELL

4 PM ET | CLASS 3A | HAMILTON HEIGHTS VS NORWELL

7 PM ET | CLASS 4A | BELLMONT VS WESTFIELD

TWIN LAKES

1 PM ET | CLASS 1A | SOUTH NEWTON VS MARQUETTE CATHOLIC

4 PM ET | CLASS 2A | SHERIDAN VS BENTON CENTRAL

ELWOOD COMMUNITY

4 PM ET | CLASS 1A | ROSSVILLE VS NORTHFIELD

7 PM ET | CLASS 1A | MONROE CENTRAL VS FAITH CHRISTIAN

SOUTH

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL

4 PM ET | CLASS 3A | RONCALLI VS INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL

7 PM ET | CLASS 4A | CENTER GROVE VS YORKTOWN

CASCADE

4 PM ET | CLASS 3A | TRI-WEST HENDRICKS VS NORTHVIEW

7 PM ET | CLASS 4A | LAWRENCE NORTH VS PLAINFIELD

MONROVIA

1 PM ET | CLASS 1A | GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN VS INTERNATIONAL OF INDIANA

4 PM ET | CLASS 2A | GREENCASTLE VS COVENANT CHRISTIAN

BLOOMINGTON NORTH

4 PM ET | CLASS 3A | GREENSBURG VS JASPER

7 PM ET | CLASS 4A | CASTLE VS BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

LOOGOOTEE

1 PM ET | CLASS 1A | LOOGOOTEE VS SHAKAMAK

4 PM ET | CLASS 2A | TECUMSEH VS BARR-REEVE

MITCHELL

1 PM ET | CLASS 1A | SPRINGS VALLEY VS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA

4 PM ET | CLASS 3A | BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL VS HERITAGE HILLS

MORRISTOWN

1 PM ET | CLASS 1A | NORTH DECATUR VS TRINITY LUTHERAN

4 PM ET | CLASS 2A | TRITON CENTRAL VS NORTHEASTERN

CHARLESTOWN

4 PM ET | CLASS 2A | SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) VS EASTERN (PEKIN)

7 PM ET | CLASS 4A | FLOYD CENTRAL VS FRANKLIN COMMUNITY

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+++++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS/GIRLS SOCCER+++++

SEMI-STATE

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+++++INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY +++++

REGIONALS OCTOBER 25

1. NEW PRAIRIE | 10:30 AM CT | RESULTS | TICKETS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: HIGHLAND, CHESTERTON, NEW PRAIRIE, GOSHEN, RENSSELAER CENTRAL

2. NEW HAVEN (@ HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY) | 10:30 AM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: MANCHESTER, WEST NOBLE, NEW HAVEN, DELTA, MARION

3. BROWNSBURG | 10:30 AM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: LOGANSPORT, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, BEN DAVIS

4. SHELBYVILLE (BLUE RIVER PARK) | 10:30 AM ET | RESULTS | TICKETS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: NOBLESVILLE, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)

5. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (ANGEL MOUNDS) | 10:30 AM CT | RESULTS | TICKETS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: BROWN COUNTY, BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, JASPER, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI

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+++++MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL+++++

WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, OCT. 24
LAD VS. TOR, GAME 1 — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)

SATURDAY, OCT. 25
LAD VS. TOR, GAME 2 — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)

MONDAY, OCT. 27
TOR VS. LAD, GAME 3 — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)

TUESDAY, OCT. 28
TOR VS. LAD, GAME 4 — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
TOR VS. LAD, GAME 5^ — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)

FRIDAY, OCT. 31
LAD VS. TOR, GAME 6^ — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)

SATURDAY, NOV. 1
LAD VS. TOR, GAME 7^ — 8 P.M. (FOX/FOX DEPORTES)

^(IF NECESSARY)

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 9 SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, OCT. 21

KENNESAW STATE 45 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 26

WESTERN KENTUCKY 28 LOUISIANA TECH 27 OT

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22

7:30 P.M. | MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT DELAWARE | ESPN2

9 P.M. | MISSOURI STATE AT NEW MEXICO STATE | CBSSN

THURSDAY, OCT. 23

7:30 P.M. | SOUTH ALABAMA AT GEORGIA STATE | ESPN2

FRIDAY, OCT. 24

7 P.M. | NORTH TEXAS AT CHARLOTTE | ESPN2

7:30 P.M. | CAL AT VIRGINIA TECH | ESPN

10 P.M. | BOISE STATE AT NEVADA | CBSSN

SATURDAY, OCT. 25

12 P.M. | UCLA AT NO. 2 INDIANA | FOX

12 P.M. | NO. 8 OLE MISS AT NO. 13 OKLAHOMA | ABC

12 P.M. | SYRACUSE AT NO. 7 GEORGIA TECH | ESPN

12 P.M. | NO. 16 VIRGINIA AT NORTH CAROLINA | ACC NETWORK

12 P.M. | NO. 18 SOUTH FLORIDA AT MEMPHIS | ESPN2

12 P.M. | RUTGERS AT PURDUE | BIG TEN NETWORK

12 P.M. | SMU AT WAKE FOREST | THE CW NETWORK

12 P.M. | KANSAS STATE AT KANSAS | TNT

12 P.M. | APPALACHIAN STATE AT OLD DOMINION | ESPNU

12 P.M. | BOWLING GREEN AT KENT STATE | ESPN+

12 P.M. | OHIO AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | CBSSN

12:45 P.M. | AUBURN AT ARKANSAS | SEC NETWORK

1 P.M. | AKRON AT BUFFALO | ESPN+

3 P.M. | UCONN AT RICE | ESPN+

3 P.M. | UTAH STATE AT NEW MEXICO

3:30 P.M. | NO. 4 ALABAMA AT SOUTH CAROLINA | ABC

3:30 P.M. | NO. 11 BYU AT IOWA STATE | FOX

3:30 P.M. | TOLEDO AT WASHINGTON STATE | THE CW NETWORK

3:30 P.M. | NC STATE AT PITT | ACC NETWORK

3:30 P.M. | UL MONROE AT SOUTHERN MISS | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT NAVY | CBSSN

3:30 P.M. | TEMPLE AT TULSA | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | BALL STATE AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | UMASS AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MIAMI (OHIO) | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | NO. 23 ILLINOIS AT WASHINGTON | BIG TEN NETWORK

3:30 P.M. | NO. 15 MISSOURI AT NO. 10 VANDERBILT | ESPN

4 P.M. | OKLAHOMA STATE AT NO. 14 TEXAS TECH | ESPNU

4 P.M. | BAYLOR AT NO. 21 CINCINNATI | ESPN2

4 P.M. | WISCONSIN AT NO. 6 OREGON | FS1

4:15 P.M. | NO. 22 TEXAS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | SECN

6 P.M. | TCU AT WEST VIRGINIA | ESPN+

7 P.M. | STANFORD AT NO. 9 MIAMI (FLA.) | ESPN

7 P.M. | GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT ARKANSAS STATE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | LOUISIANA AT TROY | ESPN+

7:30 P.M. | NO. 3 TEXAS A&M AT NO. 20 LSU | ABC

7:30 P.M. | BOSTON COLLEGE AT NO. 19 LOUISVILLE | ACC NETWORK

7:30 P.M. | COLORADO STATE AT WYOMING | CBSSN

7:30 P.M. | NO. 25 MICHIGAN AT MICHIGAN STATE | NBC

7:45 P.M. | NO. 17 TENNESSEE AT KENTUCKY | SEC NETWORK

8 P.M. | HOUSTON AT NO. 24 ARIZONA STATE | ESPN2

10:15 P.M. | COLORADO AT UTAH | ESPN

NORTHWESTERN AT NEBRASKA

MINNESOTA AT IOWA

SAN DIEGO STATE AT FRESNO STATE | FS1

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WEEK 8 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, OCT. 23

MINNESOTA AT LA CHARGERS, 8:15 P.M. (PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, OCT. 26

NY JETS AT CINCINNATI, 1 P.M. (CBS)

CHICAGO AT BALTIMORE

MIAMI AT ATLANTA, 1 P.M. (CBS)

CLEVELAND AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M. (FOX)

NY GIANTS AT PHILADELPHIA, 1 P.M. (FOX)

BUFFALO AT CAROLINA, 1 P.M. (FOX)

SAN FRANCISCO AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M. (FOX)

TAMPA BAY AT NEW ORLEANS, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)

TENNESSEE AT INDIANAPOLIS, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)

DALLAS AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)

GREEN BAY AT PITTSBURGH, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)

MONDAY, OCT. 27

WASHINGTON AT KANSAS CITY, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)

BYES: ARIZONA, DETROIT, JACKSONVILLE, LA RAMS, LAS VEGAS, SEATTLE

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OKLAHOMA CITY 125 HOUSTON 124 OT

GOLDEN STATE 119 LA LAKERS 109

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NY ISLANDERS 4 SAN JOSE 3

WASHINGTON 4 SEATTLE 1

PITTSBURGH 5 VANCOUVER 1

NEW JERSEY 5 TORONTO 2

EDMONTON 3 OTTAWA 2 OT

FLORIDA 4 BOSTON 3

LOS ANGELES 2 ST. LOUIS 1 OT

ANAHEIM 5 NASHVILLE 2

COLUMBUS 5 DALLAS 1

UTAH 4 COLORADO 3 OT

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WEEK 8 NFL PREVIEW

Entering Week 8, six of the eight divisions have a team in first place or tied for first place that did not win its division last season: AFC East (New England), AFC North (Pittsburgh), AFC South (Indianapolis), AFC West (Denver), NFC North (Green Bay) and NFC West (San Francisco and Seattle).

Here’s a look at a few interesting storylines entering Week 8:

Rodgers faces Green Bay for first time: When the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) host the Green Bay Packers (4-1-1) on Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), it will mark Aaron Rodgers’ first career start against the team that selected him No. 24 overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. In 230 regular-season games (223 starts) from 2005-22, Rodgers totaled 59,055 passing yards and 475 touchdown passes with Green Bay. Additionally, he made 21 postseason starts, recorded 5,894 passing yards and 45 touchdown passes while leading the Packers to the Super Bowl XLV title following the 2010 season.
- With a win in Week 8 against his former team, Rodgers can become the fifth starting quarterback ever record a win against each of the 32 teams, along with Pro Football Hall of Famers Brett Favre and Peyton Manning as well as Tom Brady and Drew Brees.
- Last week, Rodgers recorded his 36th career game with at least four touchdown passes, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning for the third-most such games in NFL history. He also surpassed Ben Roethlisberger for the fifth-most regular-season passing yards all-time.
- In four career Sunday night starts, Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love has 12 TDs (11 passing, one rushing) with no interceptions for a 121.1 rating. In Week 8, he can join Drew Brees (twice) and Aaron Rodgers as the only quarterbacks with at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in five consecutive Sunday night starts.
- Green Bay defensive lineman Micah Parsons had a career-high three sacks last week, his 16th career game with at least two sacks since entering the NFL in 2021, tied with T.J. Watt for the fifth-most such games by a player in his first five seasons since 1982. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (24 games), Richard Dent (19) and Jared Allen (17) as well as J.J. Watt (21) have more.
Tennessee Titans (1-6) at Indianapolis Colts (6-1) (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS): The Colts lead the NFL in scoring offense (33.1 points per game) and rank second in total offense (380.3 total yards per game) this season. Indianapolis has 16 rushing touchdowns in 2025, trailing only the 2004 Kansas City Chiefs (17) and 1975 Miami Dolphins (17) for the most rushing touchdowns by a team in its first seven games of a season in the Super Bowl era.
- The Colts, with a league-low six sacks allowed and only four giveaways, are the sixth team since 1970 with 10-or-fewer combined sacks allowed and giveaways in their first seven games of a season, joining the 1997 Miami Dolphins (eight combined sacks allowed and giveaways), 1974 St. Louis Cardinals (nine), 2007 Indianapolis Colts (10), 2008 New York Giants (10) and 2008 Tennessee Titans (10).
- Indianapolis quarterback Daniel Jones has a passer rating of 100-or-higher in each of the Colts’ six wins this season and became the third quarterback since 1950 with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in six of his first seven starts with a team, joining Sam Darnold (2024 with Minnesota) and Ryan Tannehill (2019 with Tennessee). In Week 8, Jones can join Brock Purdy as the only quarterbacks ever with a passer rating of 100-or-higher in each of their first five home starts with a team.
- Colts running back Jonathan Taylor leads the NFL with 10 rushing touchdowns, including three rushing touchdowns in Weeks 3 (at Tennessee), 5 and 7. He is the third player in the past 20 seasons (2006-25) with three games of three-or-more rushing touchdowns in a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (five games in 2006) and Derrick Henry (three games in 2021).
- Taylor, who has 61 career rushing touchdowns and is set to appear in his 75th career game on Sunday, is the fifth running back since 1990 with at least 60 rushing touchdowns in his first 75 career games, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LaDainian Tomlinson (71 rushing touchdowns), Emmitt Smith (69) and Terrell Davis (60) as well as Adrian Peterson (66).
On a streak: Five teams, four that missed the postseason in 2024, enter Week 8 on a win streak of three-or-more games. The Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots have each won four consecutive games while the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts have won their past three.
- Chicago Bears (4-2) at Baltimore Ravens (1-5) (1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Bears look to record their first five-game winning streak with at least 25 points in each win since 1990 (Weeks 5-10). Chicago leads the NFL with 16 takeaways entering Week 8.
  - Bears defensive back Kevin Byard leads the NFL with four interceptions this season and leads all players with 33 interceptions since he entered the league in 2016.
  - Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson has a 24-3 record in 27 career starts against NFC teams and his .889 winning percentage is the highest by a quarterback against the opposing conference since 1970 (minimum 10 starts).
- Buffalo Bills (4-2) at Carolina Panthers (4-3) (1 p.m. ET, FOX): The Panthers, since Week 16 last season, have won four consecutive home games and can win five consecutive home games for the first time since 2017-18 (10 consecutive home wins).
  - Carolina running back Rico Dowdle is one of three players, along with Bijan Robinson and Jonathan Taylor, with 500-or-more scrimmage yards (511) at home this season.
  - With a win, Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (80 wins) and Ben Roethlisberger (80) for the fourth-most regular season wins by a quarterback in his first eight seasons in NFL history.
- Cleveland Browns (2-5) at New England Patriots (5-2) (1 p.m. ET, FOX): The Patriots have allowed 20 or fewer points in each game during their four-game winning streak and look for their first five-game winning streak since 2021 (seven consecutive wins from Weeks 7-13).
  - New England quarterback Drake Maye leads the NFL with a 75.2 completion percentage (152 of 202) this season and is the second player all-time with a completion percentage of 75-or-higher in his team’s first seven games of a season (minimum 200 attempts), joining Drew Brees [77.4 percent (188 of 243) in 2018].
  - Maye is the third player under the age of 24 to record at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in six consecutive games in NFL history, joining Patrick Mahomes (seven consecutive games in 2018) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (six games in 1984).
  - Cleveland rookie quarterback Dylan Gabriel is the sixth quarterback in the Super Bowl era with at least 100 pass attempts and no interceptions in his first three career starts, joining Tom Brady, Case Keenum, Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Moon, C.J. Stroud and Carson Wentz.
- Dallas Cowboys (3-3-1) at Denver Broncos (5-2) (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS): The Broncos, since Week 8 of the 2024 season, have won eight consecutive home games, the longest active home winning streak in the NFL. Denver leads the league in sacks (34) and ranks third in total defense (273.1 yards per game allowed) and fourth in scoring defense (18.1 points per game allowed) in 2025.
  - In Week 7, Denver defeated the New York Giants, 33-32, after trailing 19-0 entering the fourth quarter and 26-8 with six minutes remaining, becoming the first team since 1970 to overcome a deficit of 18-or-more points with six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and win in regulation.
  - Last week, Denver quarterback Bo Nix became the first player in NFL history with two touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns in a fourth quarter. Since 2024, Nix is one of three quarterbacks, along with Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, with at least 40 touchdown passes (40) and five rushing touchdowns (seven).
  - Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott is the third player in NFL history with at least three touchdown passes and a passer rating of 120-or-higher in four consecutive games, joining Russell Wilson (five consecutive games in 2015 with Seattle) and Andrew Luck (four consecutive games in 2018 with Indianapolis).

STEELERS S MILES KILLEBREW (KNEE) OUT FOR SEASON

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Miles Killebrew will miss the remainder of season after undergoing knee surgery, head coach Mike Tomlin announced Tuesday.

A first-team All-Pro in 2023 and a two-time Pro Bowl selection, Killebrew has played exclusively on special teams this season.

Killebrew sustained a knee injury during the Steelers’ 23-9 home victory over the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 12. He was placed on injured reserve four days later.

“Our heart aches for Miles,” Tomlin said on Tuesday.

Killebrew, 32, has five tackles in five games this season. He has totaled 166 tackles, two interceptions and one forced fumble in 151 career regular-season games with the Detroit Lions (2016-20) and Steelers.

JETS OWNER BLAMES QB JUSTIN FIELDS FOR AARON GLENN’S 0-7 START

Justin Fields might not be the starter of the New York Jets for long if you read into opinion of franchise owner Woody Johnson.

Johnson told reporters at the NFL owners meetings on Tuesday that he’s still in first-year head coach Aaron Glenn’s corner despite the 0-7 start to the 2025 season.

From Johnson’s perspective, quarterback play is again a hindrance for the Jets. Fields was benched at halftime of Sunday’s 13-6 home loss to the Carolina Panthers and reportedly will be replaced in the starting lineup by Tyrod Taylor.

“Well, it looks like (Glenn is) turning around parts of it,” Johnson said. “It’s hard when you have a quarterback with a rating that he’s got. I mean, he has ability, but something is just not jiving. But if you look at any head coach of a quarterback like that, you’re going to see similar results if you were across the league. You have to play consistently at that position, and that’s what we’re going to try to do.”

Fields signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Jets as an unrestricted free agent. He has only 15 total completions for 91 yards with a long gain of 12 in the past two games.

“I just think defense, special teams are doing better,” Johnson said on Tuesday. “Defense is pretty good. If we can just complete a pass, it would look good.”

Fields signed two years after Johnson stepped in to mandate that the franchise fix the quarterback position under head coach Robert Saleh. Three months later, the Jets had a trade agreement with the Green Bay Packers for Aaron Rodgers.

But Glenn, previously defensive coordinator of the Detriot Lions and a former NFL cornerback who played eight years for the Jets, decided to move on from Rodgers, who spent two seasons in New York. A 2021 first-round pick with the Bears, Fields spent last season with the Steelers when Chicago decided to use the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft to select quarterback Caleb Williams.

TRADE RUMORS CIRCULATE, JERRY JONES ADMITS COWBOYS ARE IN CHASE MODE

Jerry Jones appreciates his current view at the table with two weeks before the NFL trade deadline and a perspective that the Dallas Cowboys hold a winning hand should they opt to make a move.

Dallas realized a level of financial flexibility under the salary cap when it subtracted All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons in August. The trade to the Green Bay Packers also brought a windfall of draft compensation that Jones could weaponize before the Nov. 4 deadline in order to boost the Cowboys’ defense.

“We are in as good a shape as we’ve been in years with picks … with our cap,” Jones told 105.3 FM in Dallas on Tuesday. “And if we see a way to improve our team with a player that makes sense (we’ll inquire).”

Jones made reference to using trade and cap assets to find a defensive difference-maker days after dealing away Parsons in a contract standoff that turned sour during training camp.

ESPN reported Tuesday that the Cowboys are already having those conversations and kicked the tires with the Las Vegas Raiders about acquiring defensive end Maxx Crosby. For the Cowboys and any other suitors, prying Crosby, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, from the Raiders might come at an extreme cost.

The Raiders signed Crosby to an extension in the offseason, carrying his contract through the 2029 season, which includes more than $30 million guaranteed in 2026.

Dallas is “no more likely” to make a trade at 3-3-1 than the Cowboys were prior to defeating the Washington Commanders last week, Jones said Tuesday. He also repeated plans to discuss contract extensions with players currently on the roster, including wide receiver George Pickens and kicker Brandon Aubrey. Both players are in the final year on their existing contracts.

Any asking price for Crosby would presumably start with one first-round pick but very likely follow the precedent Jones and the Cowboys set when they accepted first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 and defensive end Kenny Clark in exchange for Parsons, a four-time Pro Bowl pick and two-time first-team All-Pro. Parsons, 26, signed a four-year, $188 million contract with the Packers.

The final four years on Crosby’s contract are worth around $105 million including bonuses.

Crosby turned 28 in August and has four sacks this season, giving him 63.5 in his career.

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BLUE JAYS IN WORLD SERIES FOR FIRST TIME SINCE BEFORE OHTANI WAS BORN, WHILE DODGERS SEEK TO REPEAT

NEW YORK (AP) — When slugger Joe Carter hit the last World Series pitch thrown in Canada over the left-field wall to win the Toronto Blue Jays’ second consecutive title, it was 8 1/2 months before Shohei Ohtani was born.

The Blue Jays are back in baseball’s championship round for the first time since 1993 and will host Ohtani and the Dodgers in Friday night’s opener as Los Angeles tries to become the first repeat winner in a quarter century.

The previous time the World Series was played north of the border, the Steroids Era was just starting, advanced analytics were science fiction and complete games were thrown about twice a month.

While the Dodgers may be the favorite, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays have an entire country behind them after rallying to win the American League Championship Series with a 4-3 victory over Seattle in Game 7 on Monday night.

Until now, Toronto’s only World Series appearances resulted in back-to-back titles in 1992 and ’93.

“You always feel the weight of the world in decisions you make but when you’re kind of feeling a country, it kind of gets a little dicey at times,” manager John Schneider said early in the postseason. “Sixth inning with the bases loaded and nobody out and Aaron Judge hitting, you feel like people in Nova Scotia want to come murder you.”

George Springer and the AL East champion Blue Jays have home-field advantage in the best-of-seven Series because they finished the regular season with 94 wins, one more than the NL West champion Dodgers.

“They just got all their guys rolling. They’re scoring seven, eight runs, 10 runs a game, so that’s tough to slow down,” Los Angeles shortstop Mookie Betts said. “They’re doing all three facets of the game.”

The Greatest Sho on Earth returns to the World Series

Seeking the franchise’s ninth title and eighth since bolting Brooklyn for Los Angeles after the 1957 season, the Dodgers have overrun opponents during the postseason. Ohtani is starring at the plate and on the mound, a performance that would be deemed CGI if not witnessed by thousands in person.

“Sometimes you’ve got to check yourself and touch him to make sure he’s not just made of steel,” teammate Freddie Freeman said.

Before his three-homer at the plate and 10-strikeouts, six-scoreless innings mound show last Friday night, Ohtani’s bat had been slumping.

He’s hitting .220 with five homers and nine RBIs in the postseason and is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in a pair of pitching starts, striking out 19 and walking four in 12 innings.

LA tries for a rare repeat

Los Angeles is back in the World Series for the fifth time since 2017 and is seeking its third championship in six years. The Dodgers are the first defending champion to reach the Fall Classic since the 2009 Philadelphia Phillies, who lost to the New York Yankees in six games.

No team has won consecutive titles since the Yankees took three in a row from 1998-2000. The gap is the longest in baseball history, topping the previous high between the 1977-78 Yankees and the 1992-93 Blue Jays.

In other U.S. major leagues, the longest Super Bowl title gap was between the 2004-05 New England Patriots and the 2023-24 Kansas City Chiefs, the longest in the NBA was between the 1968-69 Boston Celtics and the 1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers, and the lengthiest in the NHL was between the 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings and the 2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins.

“Realizing how hard it is to do last year, realizing how hard it was in ’20, it’s special,” Dodgers catcher Will Smith said. “Trying to get back-to-back is even more special.”

Historical ties between the Dodgers and Canada

Toronto pitcher Max Scherzer was on the 2021 Dodgers team that fell short, losing to Atlanta in the National League Championship Series. Hall of Famers Rickey Henderson and Fred McGriff also played for both franchises, along with two-time All-Star Justin Turner.

Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman has dual American-Canadian citizenship — his parents were born in Canada.

Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly, in the World Series for the first time after a long and successful career in baseball, managed the Dodgers from 2011-15.

The Triple-A Montreal Royals were the Dodgers’ top farm team from 1939-60 — Jackie Robinson started his Dodgers career there in 1946, a year before he broke the major league color barrier.

The Dodgers roster has been money well spent

Los Angeles entered the postseason with a big league-high $341.5 million payroll, according to Major League Baseball’s latest tabulation, and is projected to pay nearly $168 million in luxury tax, easily a record. Counting the $6.5 million signing bonus in rookie Roki Sasaki’s minor league contract, the Dodgers’ player cost this year totals $516 million — with final numbers to be calculated during the offseason.

Including Sasaki’s signing bonus, the 13 pitchers on the Dodgers’ NLCS roster alone cost $124.5 million.

Toronto has the fifth-highest payroll at $252.7 million and is on track to spend $266 million including just over $13 million in luxury tax. No small-market team has won the title since the 2015 Kansas City Royals.

“Before this season started, they said the Dodgers are ruining baseball,” manager Dave Roberts shouted to the crowd after Friday night’s National League pennant clincher. “Let’s get four more wins and really ruin baseball!”

Los Angeles pitchers are 9-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 10 postseason games, including 7-1 with 1.40 ERA for starting pitchers totaling 64 1/3 of 82 innings. Led by Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers starters were 3-0 with a 0.63 ERA in the NLCS and their staff held the Milwaukee Brewers to a .118 batting average during the four-game sweep, lowest in a postseason series of at least three games.

Healthy and rested for a deep October run

LA’s four postseason starters totaled 73 starts and 372 1/3 innings during the regular season. Their closer threw 36 1/3 innings.

That’s because Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Sasaki all hurt their pitching shoulders and Ohtani didn’t return to the mound until June 16 after recovering from elbow surgery in 2023.

If the Blue Jays win

Toronto, which started play in 1977, could become the 15th of the 30 teams to win three or more titles. That would be more than Cleveland and Philadelphia, franchises that have existed for longer than a century.

THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS TAKE AIM AT AMERICA’S PASTIME AS CANADA-US RELATIONS REMAIN BROKEN

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s only major league team will have an entire country behind it during the World Series and has a chance of claiming the championship of America’s pastime at a time when U.S.-Canada relations remain near historic lows.

The Toronto Blue Jays host the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 on Friday night in Toronto after defeating the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series.

The once-in-a-generation MLB playoff run comes as Canadians are feeling an undeniable sense of betrayal after U.S. President Donald Trump has talked about making the country the 51st state.

“Nobody wants to be the 51st state. We’re going to show America that we’re going to beat them at their favorite pastime,” said Geoffrey Fulton, a 54-year fan who has been sporting a Maple Leaf bandana at games.

“It’s especially the year where we want to go all the way and win the championship. It would just be great for our country.”

Tensions between the neighbors and longtime allies have eased slightly in recent months as Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to get a trade deal, but American tariffs are taking a toll. One of the world’s most durable and amicable alliances — born of geography, heritage and centuries of common interests — remains broken.

Many Canadians have been boycotting the U.S. since the Trump administration started threatening Canada’s economy and sovereignty with tariffs and heated political rhetoric, most offensively of all by claiming Canada could be “the 51st state.”

But Fulton went to New York to cheer on his Blue Jays as they eliminated the Yankees in the prior playoff round. Yankees fans booed the Canadian national anthem, and Fulton had his Blue Jays wig lifted off his head and stolen at Yankee Stadium.

“Canada needs to be together, so to have the Blue Jays go all the way and win the World Series would just be fantastic,” Fulton said.

Unlike Canada’s pastime of hockey, where there are several Canadian teams, there is only one in baseball’s major leagues for Canada’s 41 million people to cheer.

At an NHL game in Calgary, Alberta — more than 2,000 miles west of Toronto — the Calgary Flames public address announcer updated the crowd with George’s Springer’s go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning over Seattle to raucous cheers.

In Toronto, 28-year-old Braeden McNeil was fighting back tears after attending the Blue Jays game with his brother.

“It’s extra special. They can say what they want, 51st state. We are our own country” McNeil said. “We’re going to the World Series. It doesn’t matter if we’re the underdogs. It doesn’t matter what Americans say.”

Toronto manager John Schneider, an American born in New Jersey, said he feels more Canadian than American now.

“It’s such a fulfilling job because you have an entire country hanging on every pitch. I feel it, too. I feel like I’m more Canadian. I love drinking beer, I like drinking Tim Horton’s. I’m one of them,” Schneider said. “To have every one from coast to coast be part of this is something that is truly, truly special.”

“So happy for our team, our fans, our city, our country,” added Springer, who is from Connecticut but is in his fifth season with the Jays.

The Blue Jays last appeared in the World Series in 1993 and in 1992 when they won back-to-back championships. In 1992, the U.S. Marine Corps displayed the Canadian flag upside-down at Game 2 in Atlanta, but political tensions were not an issue then.

Canadians have not been booing the American national anthem at sporting events in recent months as they did earlier in year at hockey and basketball games when Trump first threatened Canada.

When Canada defeated the U.S. in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament in February, it turned into a geopolitical brawl over anthems and annexation as much as international hockey supremacy. The mood is as not as intense now.

When Carney was in the Oval Office this month Trump was asked about a 23% decline in cross border visits to the U.S.

“The people of Canada, they will love us again,” Trump predicted.

“It’s not bad. They’ll come back,” Carney told Trump.

Carney then took the opportunity to brag about the Blue Jays.

“We’re coming down for the World Series Mr. President,” Carney said.

“By the way they are looking pretty good,” Trump said of the Blue Jays.

ANGELS HAVE DECIDED TO HIRE FORMER CATCHER KURT SUZUKI AS THEIR NEXT MANAGER, AP SOURCE SAYS

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have decided to hire former major league catcher Kurt Suzuki as their next manager, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Angels had not finalized or announced the deal with Suzuki, who has spent the past three seasons as a special assistant to Angels general manager Perry Minasian.

Suzuki played 16 seasons in the major leagues for five teams, earning an All-Star selection with Minnesota in 2014 and winning a World Series with Washington in 2019.

Suzuki finished his career with two years in Anaheim, retiring after the 2022 season. Suzuki also won the College World Series while playing for Cal State Fullerton, located a few miles from Angel Stadium.

The 42-year-old Suzuki would replace Ron Washington, who wasn’t brought back to the Angels’ dugout after two losing seasons. Washington missed the second half of the current season after undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery.

The Angels pivoted to Suzuki and fellow special assistant Torii Hunter as their top candidates after talks with former slugger Albert Pujols broke down in recent days. Pujols, who has a personal services contract with the Angels, was the early front-runner for the job as a longtime favorite of owner Arte Moreno.

Pujols and Suzuki both have no major league coaching experience.

Suzuki would be the Angels’ fifth full-time manager in the past eight seasons since Mike Scioscia was let go.

The Angels have the majors’ longest active streaks of futility, with 10 straight losing seasons and 11 consecutive non-playoff seasons.

Although Minasian has assembled a modestly exciting young core led by shortstop Zach Neto and outfielder Jo Adell to join three-time MVP Mike Trout, the team has shown few signs of emerging from its decade of profound struggle under Moreno’s stewardship. The Angels went 72-90 last season, finishing last in the AL West and 13th in the American League.

Suzuki, who is from Hawaii, is a fourth-generation Japanese-American. He would join Don Wakamatsu and Dave Roberts among the list of former and current MLB managers with Asian heritage.

Suzuki would take over the Angels’ dugout during another chapter of negative publicity for the franchise, which is currently involved in a highly public trial over a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died of a drug overdose in 2019. Trout is expected to testify in the trial Tuesday.

MIKE TROUT TESTIFIES HE CONFRONTED ERIK KAY ABOUT POSSIBLE DRUG USE

Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout, testifying on Tuesday in the civil trial brought by the family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs, accusing the club of wrongful death, said he knew that then-team communications director Eric Kay had a drug problem.

The family filed a $118 million lawsuit, asserting that the organization knew of Kay’s drug abuse, which it alleges contributed to Skaggs dying of an accidental overdose in 2019 at age 27.

An emotional Trout, who roomed with Skaggs throughout their shared time in the minors and majors with the Angels’ organization, was the first player to take the stand. Under questioning from plaintiffs attorney Shawn Holley, Trout testified that a team employee alerted him to drug abuse by Kay prior to Skaggs’ death in a Texas hotel room.

The family contends that Angels employees were aware of Kay’s drug abuse yet kept him on the staff.

Former team officials Tim Mead and Tom Taylor previously testified that they were unaware of Kay’s drug abuse, but Kay’s wife refuted that assertion with text messages that were presented in court.

ESPN reported in October 2019 that federal investigators were informed that team officials were aware of Skaggs’ drug use and that Kay was selling drugs to him and other players.

Kay, the team’s former communications director, “earned” money from Angels players by performing bizarre stunts, like taking a fastball to his leg or shaving off an eyebrow, Trout testified.

Trout said that Kay’s behavior and warnings from Angels clubhouse attendant Kris Constanti led him to believe Kay was “using something,” but he “didn’t know what it was.”

Trout ceased any payments he made to Kay for autographed baseballs or other items. He added that he intervened with Kay once he was convinced of the abuse, testifying that he told him, “‘You have two boys at home … and you have to get this right.’”

In her opening statement last week, Holley stated the Angels put Skaggs “directly in harm’s way” by not terminating him due to his bizarre behavior.

Angels attorney Todd Theodora asserted that Kay was not acting within the area of his job description when he provided drugs to Skaggs.

Kay was convicted in 2022 of providing Skaggs with fentanyl-laced oxycodone that led to the pitcher’s death. He is in a federal prison serving a 22-year sentence.

RIGHT-HANDER NATE PEARSON AND HOUSTON ASTROS FINALIZE $1.35 MILLION, 1-YEAR CONTRACT

HOUSTON (AP) — Right-hander Nate Pearson and the Houston Astros finalized a $1.35 million, one-year contract on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old can earn an additional $150,000 in performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 20 and 25 starts and $50,000 for 50 innings.

Pearson had a 9.20 ERA in 11 relief appearances this year for the Chicago Cubs, who released him Sept. 21. He was 3-2 with a 2.22 ERA and seven saves in one start and 37 relief appearances for Triple-A Iowa. He had a 1.14 WHIP and .175 opponents’ batting average.

Selected by Toronto with the 28th pick in the 2017 amateur draft, Pearson pitched for the Blue Jays from 2020-24 and was traded to the Cubs in July 2024. He is 9-6 with a 5.17 ERA in six starts and 117 relief appearances.

His development was slowed when he broke the ulna bone in his right arm during his Florida State League debut on May 7, 2018, when struck by a line drive off the bat of Bradenton’s Tyler Gaffney, ending Pearson’s season.

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WOMEN’S PRO BASEBALL LEAGUE SELECTS NEW YORK, BOSTON, LA, AND SAN FRANCISCO FOR INAUGURAL SEASON

The Women’s Professional Baseball League has chosen New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco as the cities that will represent the four teams that will compete in the inaugural season, the league announced Tuesday.

The upstart league co-founded by Justine Siegal, the first woman to coach for an MLB team with the Oakland Athletics in 2015, announced plans last year to launch in 2026 as a six-team circuit with a regular season, playoffs and all-star game. When it debuts, it will be the first pro league for women since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League — immortalized in “A League of Their Own” — dissolved in 1954.

The WPBL will now launch with four teams for the inaugural season, with 15 players per club.

The top 100 players from the WPBL’s summer tryouts advanced to the league’s draft next month, which will also feature some of the sport’s biggest stars, including former Little League star Mo’ne Davis, USA baseball’s Kelsie Whitmore and Japanese pitcher Ayami Sato.

All of the WPBL’s games will be played at a neutral venue in 2026, which the league said will be announced at a later date.

The league added the four cities were selected because of their market size and large fan presence.

“Each of these cities are storied sports cities,” Siegal said in a statement, “and we can’t wait to connect with the fans who live there and baseball fans across the country.”

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ST. JOHN’S TOPS BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL FOR 1ST TIME SINCE 1991

NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Pitino doesn’t put much stock in his St. John’s team being No. 1 in the Big East Conference preseason poll for the first time in three decades.

“I really don’t pay too much attention to prognosticating because especially in this day and age, I don’t even know the names of the players (on the other teams),” the Hall of Fame coach said at Big East media day.

The Red Storm received seven of the first-place votes from the conference’s coaches Tuesday. UConn garnered the other four. It’s the first time since 1991-92 that St. John’s held the top spot in the preseason poll.

The team is led by Zuby Ejiofor, who was selected as the conference’s preseason player of the year. The senior forward averaged 14.7 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting nearly 58% from the field last season.

The Huskies have the preseason freshman of the year in Braylon Mullins.

St. John’s and UConn were reversed in the AP Top 25 preseason poll with the Huskies ranked fourth and the Red Storm fifth. It’s the highest preseason ranking ever for St. John’s in the AP poll.

Creighton and Providence followed UConn with Marquette and Georgetown next. Then came Villanova, Xavier, DePaul, Butler and Seton Hall.

The conference welcomes two new coaches with Kevin Willard taking over at Villanova and Richard Pitino getting the head job at Xavier.

The two Pitinos will face off on Jan. 24 and Feb. 9.

“That will be an added storyline,” Richard Pitino said. “Regardless of my dad, St. John’s is really, really good. In year one to be playing a St. John’s or a UConn. Top-10, top-20 teams, we better be ready to go. It’s going to be a real tough challenge.”

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HIDALGO, BETTS, BOOKER HEADLINE AP ALL-AMERICA PRESEASON WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAM

Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame, Lauren Betts of UCLA and Madison Booker of Texas headline The Associated Press All-America women’s college basketball team released Tuesday.

The trio were first-team All-Americans last spring after having stellar seasons. They were joined on the preseason team this year by UConn’s Sarah Strong and South Carolina’s Ta’Niya Latson. Latson transferred to the Gamecocks this year after spending the first three years of her career at Florida State.

Hidalgo and Betts each earned 29 votes from from the 31-member national media panel that chooses the AP Top 25 each week. Strong garnered 28 votes while Booker had 23 and Latson 14.

Hidalgo is coming off a season that saw the talented guard become just the fourth sophomore to earn All-America honors in her first two years. USC’s JuJu Watkins also accomplished that feat last season, but is out for this year while she’s recovering from a torn ACL she suffered in the NCAA Tournament. Courtney Paris and Maya Moore were also All-Americans their first two seasons.

Hidalgo averaged 23.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Fighting Irish last season. She will take on a bigger role this season with the loss of the other four starters to either the WNBA or the transfer portal.

“I know the weight of that is heavy, the crown is super heavy,” Notre Dame coach Niele Ivey said. “But I feel like she has done a great job of surrounding herself with the right network, the Notre Dame network, but also her family. She is very grounded with her family and her faith.”

Betts, a senior, helped UCLA reach No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the first time in school history last season. The 6-foot-7 center averaged 20.2 points and 9.5 rebounds to get the Bruins to their first Final Four before they lost to Strong and UConn.

Strong had a sensational freshman season for the Huskies, helping them win the school’s 12th national championship. She averaged 16.4 points and 8.9 rebounds, and coach Geno Auriemma has said she is even better this year. UConn is No. 1 in the preseason Top 25.

“Every day, there isn’t a day that goes by that one of the coaches and I don’t look at each other and go, ‘Man, there’s just something about her right now,’” Auriemma said. “I can’t wait. I look forward to going to practice just to see what might happen next, some things she might pull off.”

Latson led the country in scoring at Florida State last season, averaging 25.2 points a game. With one year left of eligibilty, it’s not just about trying to win a national championship but getting prepared for the WNBA. Coach Dawn Staley has had a lot of success producing pros, including four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson.

Latson will have to face Booker at least once this season in the SEC. The Longhorns’ junior wing averaged 16.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists last season. Booker helped Texas reach the Final Four last season before the Longhorns lost to South Carolina.

Betts, Hidalgo and Booker were all first-team All-Americans last spring while Latson and Strong were on the second team. The AP began releasing a preseason All-America team before the 1994-95 season.

UCONN’S GENO AURIEMMA AND HIS SQUAD TOP BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL AFTER 12TH NATIONAL TITLE

NEW YORK (AP) — Geno Auriemma and UConn are in a familiar place, atop the Big East preseason poll.

The Huskies were a unanimous choice by the coaches Tuesday to win the conference again. The Huskies are coming off a 12th national championship led by preseason player of the year Sarah Strong.

Auriemma’s squad has won 24 regular-season titles and 23 Big East Tournament championships. UConn has won both titles every year since re-entering the conference in 2020.

Besides Strong, a sophomore, the Huskies have the preseason freshman of the year in Kellis Fisher and all-Big East selections Azzi Fudd, Serah Williams, KK Arnold and Ashlynn Shade. The Huskies are No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll.

Following UConn in the Big East preseason predictions were Marquette and Seton Hall. The Pirates garnered Auriemma’s first-place vote. Villanova, Creighton and St. John’s were next. Georgetown, DePaul, Butler, Providence and Xavier rounded out the poll.

TCU AMONG THE TOP WOMEN’S BIG 12 TEAMS ALL CHASING A TITLE WITH SOME HIGH-PROFILE TRANSFERS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mark Campbell took over a program at TCU a few years ago that had won a single Big 12 game prior to his arrival, but he knew that the creation of the transfer portal provided him with a unique way to turn things around in a hurry.

He mined it for six players the first year, who helped the Horned Frogs win 21 games, and six more last year, including Hailey Van Lith, who helped lead TCU to a 34-4 record, Big 12 regular- and postseason titles, and a trip to the Elite Eight.

Campbell will be relying on another batch, highlighted by high-scoring guard Olivia Miles who transferred from Notre Dame, to keep the roll going.

“We’ve used the portal as well as anyone in the country. We’ve rebuilt it six players at a time,” Campbell said. “This season wasn’t a rebuilt; it was a reload. There’s a foundation that we’ve built and established. There was a core group of returners. And then you add some incredible talent. You have to just keep adding to what we’ve done each year.”

The Big 12 has never been more wide open in women’s hoops, where the departure of Texas and Oklahoma for the SEC prior to last season created a void at the top. No. 17 TCU quickly stepped into it, and now the trick is to sustain. The 3-point shooting of Miles should help, as should the interior play of Marta Suarez, who spent two seasons apiece at Tennessee and Cal.

“It was a difficult process, first of all deciding even if I wanted to come back to college,” said Miles, who likely would have been a high WNBA draft pick. “I really wanted to go somewhere that had family-like beliefs and values and relationship building was at the forefront of what they do and how they operate.”

TCU is the norm rather than the exception. All the top teams in the Big 12 welcomed high-profile transfers.

No. 14 Iowa State, which had enjoyed five years of Emily Ryan running the point, brought in Jada Williams from Arizona. She was certainly familiar to Cyclones coach Bill Fennelly after dropping 17 points on them during a loss in January.

No. 16 Baylor likewise supplemented its roster with Taliah Scott, who averaged 21.2 points at Arkansas and Auburn, but whose career has been beset by injuries. Scott could be the biggest factor in whether Baylor makes a sixth straight NCAA tourney.

Then there’s No. 22 Oklahoma State, which watched Haleigh Timmer score 11 points to knock the Cowgirls out of the NCAAs in the first round, then managed to land her from South Dakota State. She missed the previous season because of a knee injury but showed flashes of stardom last season, and now has one year left to showcase herself at Oklahoma State.

Welcome back

Gavin Petersen took over Utah four games into last season, when Lynne Roberts left to become head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks. He ultimately led the Utes to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Indiana.

Now, the longtime Utah assistant has had a full offseason to get comfortable leading the program.

“(Roberts) was preparing me for a moment when I was going to be given an opportunity to be a head coach,” Petersen said, and then admitted: “Did not have it in our Bingo cards that it would play out the way it did.”

Olympic experience

Kansas State lost 11 players from a team that reached the Sweet 16 last season, including stars Serena Sundell and Ayoka Lee — a group that accounted for 89% of the Wildcats’ scoring. That meant coach Jeff Mittie had to rebuild with nine newcomers around a core of three returnees. One of them is Nastja Claessens, who played for Belgium at the Paris Olympics.

“It’s like a family. Everybody is so nice,” Claessens said. “I want to help the team out where I can.”

Speaking of rebuilds

Arizona hired Becky Burke away from Buffalo after Adia Barnes departed for SMU. The coaching change came relatively late in the cycle, and a wave of transfers left Burke with a single player on the roster that she inherited.

“Complete rebuild from the studs,” said Burke, who brought lead guard Noelani Cornfield along from Buffalo. “This is a complete rebuild. We weren’t hired early in the process by any means. We hit the ground running. We did a tremendous job with hiring a staff, building a roster in the timeframe we had. We are a no-excuses group but let’s be real, it was bare-bones.”

Staffing changes

Texas Tech coach Krista Gerlich made wholesale changes to her staff after the Lady Raiders failed to make the NCAA Tournament once again, a drought that stretches to 2013. She parted with Ashley Odom and Plenette Pierson and hired Adrian Walters from North Carolina and Jaida Williams, who had been head coach at Texas A&M-International.

“We did have some good success late in the season,” Gerlich said, “but we certainly want to build on that, and we want to be playing in the NCAA Tournament, and so you know, we needed to make some changes to be able to help us do that.”

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NBA PLANS TO LAUNCH EUROPEAN LEAGUE ‘IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS’

The NBA plans to finalize franchise fees in the next few months with a goal of launching NBA Europe “in the next two years,” the league’s deputy commissioner and COO Mark Tatum said Tuesday.

Speaking with international media, Tatum said, “Yes, our goal is to launch in the next two years. Obviously, that’s pending NBA and FIBA Board approval.”

According to the Sports Business Journal, the NBA is eyeing franchise fees in the range of $500 million to $1 billion and has hired JP Morgan and The Raine Group to “refine” the business plan.

“In the near, immediate future we’re going to start engaging in a meaningful way with potential investors in the league,” Tatum said Tuesday, per TalkSport.com. “We’re sort of going to the next step. And I think over the next, call it eight weeks or so, we’ll have a really good sense of where we are in terms of the level of interest.”

The SBJ reported that while it’s considered unlikely, the NBA could walk away from the project if it does not receive the market value it believes is warranted. In the meantime, the business template includes determining potential team locations.

“We think that this league will include a combination of existing clubs, potential new clubs that don’t exist today, and maybe there’s some football clubs who don’t have a basketball team but who want to invest in a basketball team,” Tatum said.

“In phase one, our initial plan is to go 10 to 12 cities. Primarily (the) UK, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, maybe Turkey, maybe Greece for franchises.”

Tatum said the NBA would run the “top-tier” league.

“Our plan would be for FIBA’s Basketball Champions League to be the second-tier division,” he said. “And then at the launch of this league, there will be four open spots that teams across the continent would qualify for on an annual basis through a transparent merit-based process, either by winning their respective domestic leagues and then playing into the Basketball Champions League, or you can create one big play-in tournament of the domestic champions.

“Down the road, you could see things like having the winners or the top-two finishers in the European League come enter into the NBA Cup and get injected to the NBA Cup.

“And then really down the road, once supersonic travel happens, you could see a division of the NBA in Europe.”

London will host its 10th regular-season NBA game when the Memphis Grizzlies play the Orlando Magic on Jan. 18, 2026. There are plans for the league to play games in Manchester, England, and Paris in 2027, and in Berlin and Paris in 2028.

“There are no top-tier teams in the UK,” Tatum said, per TalkSport.com. “We think that there has to be, because we know that the demand –that the number of fans in the UK, that the size of the market — that we have to service those fans.”

JIMMY BUTLER, WARRIORS DOWN LEBRON JAMES-LESS LAKERS IN OPENER

Jimmy Butler scored 31 points and Stephen Curry added 23 as the visiting Golden State Warriors opened the season with a 119-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.

Jonathan Kuminga produced 17 points and nine rebounds and Buddy Hield also had 17 points for the Warriors, who took control with an 18-4 scoring burst to open the second half.

Golden State finished 17 of 40 (42.5%) from 3-point range as Kuminga went 4 of 6 from distance and Hield went 5 of 10. Curry was 3 of 9 from the 3-point arc.

Luka Doncic amassed 43 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists in his first season opener with the Lakers after arriving in a trade from the Dallas Mavericks in February. Austin Reaves totaled 26 points and nine assists for Los Angeles.

Deandre Ayton scored 10 points in his Lakers debut as Los Angeles went 8 of 32 (25.0%) from 3-point range while missing 11 of 28 free-throw attempts. The Warriors went 26 of 29 from the free-throw line with Butler going 16 of 16.

Lakers star LeBron James missed the first season opener of his 23-year NBA career due to sciatica.

The Warriors turned a one-point halftime lead into a 73-58 advantage less than five minutes into the second half. Golden State led 90-79 through three quarters behind 13 points from Kuminga in the period.

The Lakers’ Rui Hachimura started a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer and Los Angeles pulled within 105-99 with 3:59 remaining.

Draymond Green made a 3-pointer to put the Warriors up 108-99, and Butler made a reverse layup for a 110-100 advantage with 2:29 to go. Curry sealed the victory by sinking a 3-pointer with 51.2 seconds remaining.

Green had eight points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

The Lakers trailed for much of the first half before going on a 16-5 run to grab a 51-50 advantage. The Warriors led 55-54 at the break.

Doncic led all scorers with 22 points in the first half, while Butler topped the Warriors with 17 points. Golden State went 16 of 18 from the free-throw line in the first half, while Los Angeles went 9 of 16.

THUNDER OPEN TITLE DEFENSE BY WINNING 2-OT THRILLER VS. ROCKETS

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, including two from the free-throw line with 2.3 seconds remaining in double overtime, lifting the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-124 home win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in the season opener.

Before the game, Oklahoma City’s championship banner was raised into the rafters and the players were presented with their championship rings for last year’s title run.

Then the Thunder and Rockets locked into a wild back-and-forth game, largely featuring Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren coming up with big plays for Oklahoma City as Alperun Sengun and Kevin Durant did the same for Houston.

In the end, it was Gilgeous-Alexander coming up with the final big moment.

After Sengun put the Rockets ahead by one with a driving finger roll off a feed from Durant with 11 seconds left, Gilgeous-Alexander drove to the basket and drew a foul on Durant.

The foul was Durant’s sixth, ending his Rockets debut.

Gilgeous-Alexander, who had missed four of his 12 earlier free throws, hit both of his foul shots to put Oklahoma City ahead. Jabari Smith Jr.’s turnaround shot at the buzzer missed the mark to give the Thunder the win.

Holmgren, who fouled out in the first overtime, finished with 28 points and seven rebounds.

Sengun, who sank a career-high five 3-pointers, finished with 39 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Durant scored 23 points and pulled down nine boards.

For much of the game, it looked as if the Rockets would spoil the Thunder’s celebration.

Houston’s big lineup, with four 6-foot-11 players, gave Oklahoma City fits early.

But the Thunder crept back into the game with stingy defense, forced overtime late, then Gilgeous-Alexander and Holmgren took over offensively.

Houston led by as many as 12 points in the second half, but the Thunder — as they had plenty of times during last season’s title run — didn’t go away.

Oklahoma City struggled from distance throughout the game, but Cason Wallace drained a 3-pointer with 2:01 remaining to pull his team within 101-100.

Gilgeous-Alexander then came up with a steal on the ensuing possession.

Smith was initially called for a foul on Gilgeous-Alexander’s subsequent drive to the basket, though the foul — but not Oklahoma City’s possession — was overturned on review.

Gilgeous-Alexander then drained a jumper to put Oklahoma City ahead for the first time since the second quarter.

Sengun hit a driving jumper over Alex Caruso to put the Rockets back up front with 38.4 seconds left.

After Wallace missed a 3-point attempt, Durant drew a foul from Luguentz Dort with 10 seconds left.

But Durant, who joined Houston after an offseason trade from the Phoenix Suns, missed the first of two free throws.

Durant made the second to put Houston up 104-102 before Gilgeous-Alexander pull-up jumper with 2.6 seconds left to force overtime.

Oklahoma City quickly jumped up six in the first OT thanks to Gilgeous-Alexander and Holmgren, but the Thunder missed their last four shots in the period and Sengun tied it with a putback dunk with 8.8 seconds to go shortly after Holmgren fouled out.

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NHL ROUNDUP: SIDNEY CROSBY BECOMES PENS’ POINTS KING

Sidney Crosby became Pittsburgh’s career leader in combined regular-season and playoff points by scoring one of his team’s three goals spanning 3:08 of the second period, and the host Penguins topped the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday.

Crosby collected his 1,896th combined point, surpassing fellow Penguins legend Mario Lemieux for the most in club history. It was also Crosby’s 700th regular-season and playoff goal. Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang achieved a milestone, too, recording two assists to reach 600 for his career.

Justin Brazeau added a goal and two assists, Anthony Mantha logged a goal and an assist and Thomas Novak and Connor Dewar also scored for the Penguins, who have won three in a row. Arturs Silovs made 23 saves for the victory.

Conor Garland scored for Vancouver, which fell to 3-1-0 on a five-game trip. Kevin Lankinen finished with 21 saves.

Devils 5, Maple Leafs 2

Jack Hughes produced his third career hat trick, leading visiting New Jersey past Toronto. Hughes flicked his third goal into an empty net in the last minute to seal the fifth win in a row for the Devils and the second straight loss for the Maple Leafs (0-1-1).

Cody Glass and Brenden Dillon also scored for the Devils, and Jesper Bratt supplied three assists. Jake Allen stopped 23 shots.

John Tavares had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs. Matias Maccelli added a goal while William Nylander contributed two assists. Anthony Stolarz made 30 saves.

Panthers 4, Bruins 3

Carter Verhaeghe scored the deciding goal with 25.7 seconds left in the third period and Brad Marchand recorded two assists in his return to Boston as visiting Florida beat the Bruins.

Eetu Luostarinen, Mackie Samoskevich and A.J. Greer also scored and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves for the Panthers, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Marchand, who spent 16 seasons with the Bruins, was brought to tears during a first-period video tribute.

Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist, David Pastrnak and Casey Mittelstadt each logged two assists and Morgan Geekie and Elias Lindholm also scored in Boston’s fifth straight setback.

Oilers 3, Senators 2 (OT)

Defenseman Jake Walman celebrated his season debut by scoring 2:24 into overtime, fueling visiting Edmonton to a victory over Ottawa. The Oilers prevailed despite blowing a 2-0 third-period lead.

Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the season and Isaac Howard added the first of his career for Edmonton. Stuart Skinner made 19 saves to record his 100th career win.

Dylan Cozens and Thomas Chabot tallied for the Senators, who have lost five of their past six games (1-4-1). Linus Ullmark turned aside 22 shots.

Mammoth 4, Avalanche 3 (OT)

Dylan Guenther scored 33 seconds into overtime, lifting Utah past Colorado in Salt Lake City for its fourth win in a row.

Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and two assists, Lawson Crouse and Nick Schmaltz also scored and Karel Vejmelka turned away 30 shots for the Mammoth. Clayton Keller finished with two assists.

Cale Makar, Jack Drury and Martin Necas scored for the Avalanche, who got 29 saves from Scott Wedgewood. Colorado has not lost in regulation this season (5-0-2).

Kings 2, Blues 1 (OT)

Adrian Kempe scored an overtime power-play goal to lift visiting Los Angeles past St. Louis.

Alex Laferriere also scored, off a Kempe assist, as the Kings snapped a four-game winless streak (0-2-2). Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves in his first appearance since Oct. 13. He had been sidelined with a lower-body injury.

Justin Faulk scored for the Blues and goaltender Jordan Binnington stopped 26 shots in defeat.

Capitals 4, Kraken 1

Ryan Leonard and Jakob Chychrun scored 1:08 apart early in the second period as Washington defeated visiting Seattle.

Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist, Tom Wilson scored an empty-netter with 49.6 seconds left and Logan Thompson made 18 saves for the Capitals, who have won five of their past six games.

Jaden Schwartz tallied for Seattle and goalie Matt Murray, making his Kraken debut, stopped 30 of 33 shots. Seattle lost its second in a row and fell to 0-13-0 in the second game of back-to-back situations since the start of the 2024-25 season.

Islanders 4, Sharks 3

Matthew Schaefer continued the impressive start to his NHL career, scoring the winning goal and collecting two points to help New York earn a win over San Jose in Elmont, N.Y.

Schaefer, 18, has at least one point in each of his first six games, tying him with Marek Zidlicky (2003-04) for the longest career-opening streak by a defenseman in NHL history. Bo Horvat, Casey Cizikas and Emil Heineman also scored for the Islanders, and Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves.

Collin Graf had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who remained the NHL’s lone winless team. Macklin Celebrini and Adam Gaudette also scored for the Sharks, and Yaroslav Askarov recorded 23 saves.

Blue Jackets 5, Stars 1

Boone Jenner, Adam Fantilli and Kent Johnson each had a goal and an assist for visiting Columbus in a win against Dallas.

Denton Mateychuk and Dmitri Voronkov also scored for the Blue Jackets, who produced three third-period goals to seal their second consecutive victory. Elvis Merzlikins made 22 saves.

Tyler Seguin scored and Jake Oettinger stopped 24 shots for the Stars, who have lost three straight after opening the season with a three-game winning streak.

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COLTS SIGN DE SETH COLEMAN TO PRACTICE SQUAD, RELEASE CB KEENAN GARBER FROM PRACTICE SQUAD

Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today signed defensive end Seth Coleman to the practice squad and released cornerback Keenan Garber from the practice squad.

Coleman, 6-3, 246 pounds, participated in the Seattle Seahawks’ 2025 offseason program and training camp after originally signing with the team as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2025. Collegiately, he played in 56 career games (42 starts) at Illinois (2019-24) and compiled 183 tackles (106 solo), 27.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, 15 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Coleman earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten recognition in 2022 (media) and 2023 (coaches and media).

Garber, 6-0, 188 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on October 2, 2025. He participated in the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 offseason program and training camp after originally signing with the team as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2025. Collegiately, Garber played in 59 career games (17 starts) at Kansas State (2019-24).

COLTS RELEASE UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART FOR WEEK 8 GAME VS. TENNESSEE TITANS

OFFENSE

WR: Michael Pittman Jr., Ashton Dulin
LT: Bernhard Raimann, Luke Tenuta
LG: Quenton Nelson
C: Tanor Bortolini, Danny Pinter
RG: Matt Goncalves, Dalton Tucker
RT: Braden Smith, Jalen Travis
TE: Tyler Warren, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree, Will Mallory
WR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould
WR: Alec Pierce, Adonai Mitchell
QB: Daniel Jones, Riley Leonard
RB: Jonathan Taylor, Tyler Goodson OR DJ Giddens, Ameer Abdullah
Taylor had 16 carries for 94 yards and three touchdowns in the Colts’ win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. He also had three receptions for 38 yards.
Pierce led the Colts with five receptions for 98 yards on Sunday.
Jones was 23-of-34 for 288 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday; he averaged 8.5 yards per attempt and finished the game with a passer rating of 113.4.

DEFENSE

DE: Kwity Paye, Tyquan Lewis, JT Tuimoloau
DT: DeForest Buckner, Neville Gallimore, Adetomiwa Adebawore
NT: Grover Stewart, Eric Johnson II
DE: Laiatu Latu, Samson Ebukam
WLB: Germaine Pratt, Segun Olubi, Buddy Johnson
MLB: Zaire Franklin, Chad Muma, Austin Ajiake
CB: Johnathan Edwards
FS: Camryn Bynum, Rodney Thomas II
SS: Nick Cross, Reuben Lowrey III, Trey Washington
N: Kenny Moore II
CB: Mekhi Blackmon, Chris Lammons
Buckner recorded two crucial sacks and a total of four quarterback hits in the fourth quarter against the Chargers. Latu also recorded a sack.
Cross snagged his first interception of the season on Sunday.
Moore, who returned to the field after missing three consecutive games with an Achilles injury, had eight tackles and one pass defensed against the Chargers.

SPECIALISTS

P: Rigoberto Sanchez
PK: Michael Badgley
H: Rigoberto Sanchez
LS: Luke Rhodes
KR: Anthony Gould, Ashton Dulin
PR: Anthony Gould, Josh Downs

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++++++++INDY ELEVEN+++++++++

RENDON USLC “TEAM OF THE WEEK”

(Oct. 21, 2025) Tampa, Fla. – Indy Eleven forward Bruno Rendon has been selected to the USL Championship “Team of the Week” after helping the Boys in Blue stay in the playoff race with his first career brace in a 2-1 victory over Loudoun United FC on Saturday at Carroll Stadium.

Captain Aodhan Quinn set up Rendon’s first goal in the 11th minute with a long ball over the top. Rendon chipped the pass over goalkeeper Ryan Jack on his first touch from 30 yards out to give his team a 1-0 lead.

Midfielder Cam Lindley set up Rendon’s second goal in the 54th minute with a pass from the center circle in between two defenders in the left corner of the area. Rendon applied pressure and got the ball off a deflection, took one touch, and buried it into the top right corner to give his team a 2-0 edge.

The 25-year-old Rendon recorded three shots in the game while winning 2-2 tackles and 3-4 ground duels.

On the season, Rendon is second on the Boys in Blue in aerial duels won (58), third in duels won (132) and tackles won (29), tied for fourth in goals (3) and fouls won (27), fifth in shots (22), sixth in chances created (14) and games started (20), sixth among field players in minutes played (1,727), and tied for seventh in games played (25).

It marks the second time this season that Rendon has earned “Team of the Week” honors. He earned the accolade in Week 3 after scoring his first Boys in Blue goal on March 22 at Lexington SC.

The Matanzas, Cuba, native is in his first season with Indy Eleven after earning USL League One “Defender of the Year” in 2024 for Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC under Coach Eamon Zayed, the Boys in Blue franchise scoring leader. Rendon helped Northern Colorado to its best-ever season and the inaugural USL Jagermeister Cup championship, scoring nine goals in eight Cup matches.

Ten Indy Eleven players have earned USLC “Team of the Week” honors this season.

The Boys in Blue can secure their third consecutive playoff berth for the first time in franchise history with a victory at Orange County SC on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ in their regular season finale, coupled with a Detroit City FC loss or tie at Tampa Bay Rowdies that night at 7:30 p.m.

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+++++++++INDIANA SWIMMING++++++++

NO. 2/9 HOOSIERS READY FOR QUICK KENTUCKY ROAD TRIP

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving returns to action with a dual meet at Kentucky Wednesday (Oct. 22) inside the Lancaster Aquatic Center.

The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET, and fans can stream the action via the SEC Network+ digital platform.

MEET INFO
Wednesday, Oct. 22 • 10 a.m. ET
Lancaster Aquatic Center • Lexington, Ky.
Opponent: Kentucky
Live Results (Swimming): Meet Mobile (App)
Live Results (Diving): divemeets.com
Live Stream: SEC Network+

OF NOTE…

HOOSIERS SWEEP LA DUAL MEETS

Indiana swimming and diving won all five duals meets during the two-day USC Invitational October 10-11.

The Hoosiers swept the four relays and won 18 individual events. Three IU swimmers – freshman Liberty Clark, junior Miranda Grana and senior Zalán Sárkány – won all three of their individual events. Twelve Hoosiers captured NCAA qualifying times and seven IU divers picked up NCAA zone qualifying scores on the springboards. The Indiana men won 15 of 17 swimming events while holding No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 17 USC to double-digit team scores.

IU captured four of the six available conference weekly awards, sweeping the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the cycle.

HOOSIERS FILL U.S. NATIONAL TEAMS

A total of 21 Americans with ties to the Indiana swimming and diving program have qualified for their respective national teams.

Twelve Hoosiers feature in USA Swimming’s 2025-26 national team, including Alexei Avakov, Brian Benzing, Mariah Denigan, Travis Gulledge, Lilly King, Matt King, Josh Matheny, Van Mathias, Owen McDonald, Anna Peplowski, Aaron Shackell and Jassen Yep. Avakov, Gulledge, McDonald and Shackell will compete for Indiana during the 2025-26 NCAA season.

Nine more Hoosiers earned selections to USA Diving’s High Performance Squads in May: Andrew Capobianco, Josh Hedberg, Quinn Henninger, Carson Tyler (Tier 1), Lily Witte (Tier 2) as well as Dash Glasberg, Ella Roselli, Joshua Sollenberger and Maxwell Weinrich (Tier 3). Hedberg, Witte, Glasberg, Roselli, Sollenberger and Witte are all members of the NCAA roster.

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+++++++++INDIANA FIELD HOCKEY+++++++++

INDIANA RETURNS TO BLOOMINGTON FOR BIG TEN MATCHUPS

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Field Hockey is set to return home to welcome No. 18 Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan State Spartans for their final regular season home games . The Hoosiers are scheduled to take on Ohio on Friday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. and Michigan State on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 12 p.m.

WEEKEND REWIND

• The Hoosiers defeated No. 10 Maryland, 2-1, in a shootout on Friday, Oct. 17 in College Park. In the shootout, Indiana had the advantage 2-0.

• The win was Indiana’s first ranked win and conference win of the 2025 season.

• Freshman Molly Stutte notched the lone goal that would force the game into overtime. Sadie Canelli and Alyssa Klebasko kept both overtimes scoreless, turning the contest to a shootout. Stutte and Elen Nicholls created space and slotted the ball past Maryland’s goalkeeper, while Canelli made saves on all five of Maryland’s shots to secure the victory.

• In University Park on Sunday, Oct. 19, the Hoosiers built on the momentum from Maryland to secure their second win of the weekend, 3-1, over Penn State.

• Inés Garcia Prado (two goals) and Charlotte Glasper (one goal) were efficient in their offensive production. After a goal in the first quarter, Canelli became a wall in the cage to hold the Nittany Lions to one goal.

B1G UPDATES

• Sadie Canelli’s weekend performance earned her Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors. This is the fourth time Canelli has earned weekly honors in the conference or nationally.

• Friday’s game against No. 18 Ohio State will be Indiana’s sixth Big Ten conference game and fifth conference game against a ranked opponent (No. 11 Iowa, No. 1 Northwestern, No. 14 Rutgers and No. 10 Maryland).

• Indiana’s senior class will be recognized before the game for Senior Day. Those being recognized include Kate Longo, Kylie Dawson, Anna Mozeleski, Elen Nicholls, Emma Thompson and Cecilia Maixner.

• Inés Garcia Prado is tied for fifth in points with 20 on the season. Mijntje Hagen and Charlotte Glasper are tied for sixth in points with 19 on the season.

• Celia Arroyo Cabezudo, Garcia Prado and Glasper are tied at seventh in the Big Ten in scoring with six goals each.

• Hage is tied at fourth in the conference in assists with nine and Garcia Prado is tied at fifth in assists with eighth. Glasper’s seven assists places her at sixth in the conference.

• Garcia Prado’s 42 shots puts her at seventh in the conference in shots.

• Garcia Prado has notched four defensive saves, placing her second in the Big Ten.

THE FINAL STRETCH

• Heading into the final three games of the regular season, the Hoosiers are now ranked in the National Coaches Poll at No. 20.

• Indiana is looking for their first back-to-back Big Ten Tournament appearances since the 2020/2021 seasons.

• Still in store for the Hoosiers include Ohio State and Michigan State before closing the season in Ann Arbor, Mich. to take on the Michigan Wolverines on Friday, Oct. 31.

QUICK STATS

• Ten Hoosiers have scored a goal this season: Celia Arroyo Cabezudo, Mijntje Hagen, Anna Mozeleski, Molly Stutte, Lily Freeman, Charlotte Glasper, Theresa Ricci, Hannah Riddle, Ava Winner and Inés Garcia Prado.

• Glasper, Arroyo Cabezudo and Garcia Prado lead scoring for the Hoosiers with six goals each while Stutte and Hagen each have five.

• Nineteen Hoosiers have taken shots this season. Garcia Prado leads the squad with 41 shots, followed by Stutte with 29 shots.

• Hagen leads IU in assists with nine. Garcia Prado follows with eight assists while Glasper has recorded seven assists.

• Sadie Canelli leads the goalkeepers with 37 saves on the season. Kai Killian adds nine saves to the campaign.

• Canelli has recorded two shutouts while Kai Killian has added one to the 2025 campaign.

• Arroyo Cabezudo is seventh amongst all freshmen nationally with six goals scored this season.

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION

• The Hoosiers will welcome Ohio State and Michigan State this weekend for two Big Ten matchups.

• This will be Indiana’s seventh ranked matchup of the 2025 season (No. 8 Boston College, No. 11 Iowa, No. 1 Northwestern, No. 14 Rutgers, No. 18 Miami and No. 11 Maryland).

• No. 18 Ohio State’s record stands at 7-6. In a road trip to Michigan, OSU has a victory over No. 11 Michigan (2-1) and a loss to Michigan State (3-4), Big Ten opponents.

• Makenna Webster leads the Buckeyes in scoring with 17 goals on the season. Webster is also the team leader in assists.

• This will be the 29th all-time matchup between Indiana and Ohio State. Ohio State leads the all-time series 21-7. These two teams last played in 2024 when Ohio State took the victory 2-1.

• Michigan State’s record stands at 5-9. Last weekend’s action, the Spartans defeated Ball State (5-1) and No. 12 Ohio State (4-3), Big Ten opponents.

• Bianca Pizanno leads MSU in scoring with five goals in the 2025 season. Caro Schafer sits atop the leader board in assists for the Spartans.

• This will be the 32nd all-time matchup between Indiana and Michigan State. MSU leads the all-time series 24-7. The last time these two teams played was in 2024 when Indiana won the contest 1-0 at Deborah Tobias Field.

OVERTIME TIDBITS

• Indiana’s Inés Garcia Prado, Emma Thompson and Mijntje Hagen were named to the Big Ten’s preseason Players to Watch list.

• Senior Emma Thompson, a captain in 2024, is once again a team captain in 2025. Junior Inés Garcia Prado was voted in as a team captain for the Hoosiers as well.

• Indiana’s roster bolsters a former high school duo who are once again playing together at the collegiate level. Javi Baeza and Charlotte Glasper played together at Shaker Heights High School (Ohio).

• The Hoosiers further their international talent, expanding the number of countries represented on the team. Lily Freeman and Elen Nicholls came to Bloomington from England while Keke Sluiter, Kiki Oomens and Mijntje Hagen travelled from the Netherlands. Emma Thompson is from New Zealand. Both Celia Arroyo Cabezudo and Inés Garcia Prado represent Spain in Bloomington.

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+++++++++INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER+++++++++

SET PIECE SUCCESS SEES HOOSIERS BEAT BADGERS, 4-1

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men’s soccer (11-3-1, 4-3-0 B1G) jumped from No. 6 to No. 4 in the Big Ten Conference standings with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Wisconsin (5-7-0, 2-5-0 B1G) Tuesday (Oct. 21) night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Senior Palmer Ault sustained his supernatural run of form, following a true hat trick Friday with a hat trick of assists Tuesday, contributing to Indiana’s first three goals – all set pieces. The Hoosiers made it 4-0 in the 64th minute, and Wisconsin got one back as time counted down 20 minutes later.

KEY MOMENTS

• 22′ – GOAL! A Palmer Ault corner came to sophomore defender Josh Maher at the front post. Maher flicked the ball behind, and it took a deflection off a Badger and into the path of junior defender Alex Barger, who rifled it into the crossbar and down, across the goal line. Indiana 1, Wisconsin 0

• 47′ – GOAL! Ault chipped a free kick, falling towards the six yard box and redshirt junior Breckin Minzey, unmarked. Minzey cooly headed it into the back post to double Indiana’s lead. Indiana 2, Wisconsin 0

• 50′ – GOAL! Moments later another Ault free kick forced a save from the Wisconsin keeper, but he couldn’t hold on to it. Maher was there to pounce on the rebound. Indiana 3, Wisconsin 0

• 64′ – GOAL! Sophomore forward Colton Swan saw a streaking Collins Oduro and played him the perfect through ball, tucking it between a Wisconsin defender and the keeper and into Oduro’s path. Oduro dribbled past the keeper and made the easy finish. Indiana 4, Wisconsin 0

• 84′ – GOAL! Indiana’s attempt to clear took an unlucky bounce to Wisconsin sophomore forward Julian Banks, who played it into the box from the right side. His pass came off the back foot of junior forward Markie Hrvojevic and right to graduate forward Sam Green, who put his shot away. Indiana 4, Wisconsin 1

NOTABLES

• Indiana improved to 8-1-1 at home this season. ‘Hoosier Army’ is a crowd of 1,730-plus away from breaking the program record attendance set in 2023 (33,973).

• IU improved to 44-5-10 against Wisconsin in the all-time series with its third consecutive victory over the Badgers as well as its ninth win in 10 games.

• In his first season at Indiana, Ault has set single-season career-highs for goals (14), assists (8) and points (36). His 36 points are the most by a Big Ten player since Wisconsin’s Chris Mueller in 2017 (38).

• With Tuesday’s contributions, the senior’s career totals read: 35 goals, 20 assists, 90 points.

• Ault has five goals, six assists and 16 points in conference play alone. All three totals lead the league.

• Ault has produced multiple goal contributions in four consecutive matches, totaling six goals, five assists and 17 points in that span.

• Oduro and Swan have each contributed one goal and three assists in Indiana’s last four matches.

• Minzey’s score was his first of the season. Fourteen different Hoosiers have combined for 39 goals this year. Indiana’s 39 goals rank No. 1 in the Big Ten.

UP NEXT

Indiana travels for a primetime matchup with No. 4-ranked Maryland, which currently sits No. 2 in the Big Ten with 17 points. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET, and fans can watch the match on the Big Ten Network.

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+++++++++PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL+++++++++++

SMITH, KAUFMAN-RENN TABBED TO CBS SPORTS ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – CBS Sports has selected Braden Smith as its preseason National Player of the Year, while Trey Kaufman-Renn joined him on the preseason All-American first team, the organization announced Tuesday.

One day after being a unanimous selection to the Associated Press preseason All-America Team, Smith racked up another honor by CBS Sports. Kaufman-Renn, who earned votes on the AP team, was also selected to the first team, giving the Boilermakers two of the five spots on the first team.

No program has had two first-team All-Americans since Duke’s R.J. Barrett and Zion Williamson were selected following the 2018-19 season.

The duo was joined by Texas Tech’s J.T. Toppin, UCLA’s Donovan Dent and Kansas’ Darryn Peterson.

Smith, a senior guard from Westfield, Indiana, is the lone returning first-team All-American in the country after averaging 15.8 points, 8.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds a year ago. He won the Cousy Award as the nation’s top point guard last season and has 1,375 points, 758 assists and 535 rebounds in his three seasons at Purdue. He is the only player in Big Ten history, and one of 16 players in NCAA history, to have even 1,300 career points, 700 assists and 500 rebounds, and he has a full season to play.

Smith needs just 125 points and 242 assists to become the first player in NCAA history with 1,500 points, 1,000 assists and 500 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Kaufman-Renn, a senior forward from Sellersburg, Indiana, was voted to the team after averaging 20.1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists a year while shooting just under 60 percent the field. Kaufman-Renn, a first-team All-Big Ten honoree a year ago, is the only returning high-major player nationally from last season to average at least 20 points, six rebounds and two assists per game.

Kaufman-Renn has scored in double-figures in eight straight games and finished last year with 723 points, the 10th-most points scored by a Purdue player in school history. He had 12, 20-point games in the last 15 contests last season.

Purdue opens its exhibition season on Oct. 24, when it travels to Rupp Arena to face Kentucky. The regular-season opener is Nov. 4, when Evansville visits Mackey Arena.

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+++++++++NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL++++++++++

LOVE SELECTED AS DOAK WALKER NATIONAL RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior running back Jeremiyah Love earned Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week honors for his showstopping performance in the 34-24 win over No. 20 USC. The Doak Walker Award honors college football’s top running back.

Love posted one of the best running back performances by a player in the nation this season, notching 24 carries for 228 rushing yards (9.5 yards per carry) and one touchdown, including a 63-yard long rush, adding five receptions for 37 yards (43 yards after catch).

Love totaled both the most rushing yards by any player in the nation this weekend (228), and the most scrimmage yards (rushing + receiving) of any player in the nation this weekend (265).

His 265 scrimmage yards Saturday were the most by any player in the country all season against a ranked opponent, and the second-most of any player this season against any opponent. Similarly, his 228 rushing yards are the most by a player against a ranked opponent this season, and the third-most by a player against any opponent.

Love set a new Notre Dame record, totaling the most rushing yards by a Notre Dame player at Notre Dame Stadium ever. He posted the sixth-most single-game rushing yards in Notre Dame history.

He totaled 134 rushing yards in the first half alone. It marked the most first-half rushing yards for a Notre Dame player since Julius Jones’ 171 yards in the win over Stanford on November 29, 2003.

Love was responsible for 15 of Notre Dame’s 23 first downs on the evening. Altogether, Love and Notre Dame compiled 306 rushing yards in the game.

He scored his 33rd total touchdown and 27th rushing touchdown of his career on Notre Dame’s first drive of the game. With the score, he moved into eighth overall for total touchdowns in Notre Dame history and is now tied for ninth all-time in rushing touchdowns in program history with Jerome Bettis.

Love’s 265 yards from scrimmage are the most by a Notre Dame player against USC since at least 1996 and the second-most against any opponent since 1996 (Golden Tate, 275 against Washington on October 3, 2009).

Notre Dame’s season-high 306 rushing yards were the most USC has given up in a game all season. The Irish had 182 of those in the first half, which were 11 more rushing yards than USC had given up in a game all season.

It also marked the 11th time that both Love and fellow Irish RB Jadarian Price have rushed for a touchdown in the same game, and the fifth time this season, the most by a running back duo in Notre Dame history.

Love ranks second in the nation in total touchdowns (12), fourth in total points (72), fourth in scoring (10.3 per game), fifth in all-purpose yards (136.43 per game), fifth in rushing yards (758), seventh in rushing yards per game (108.3) and eighth in rushing touchdowns (9).

RENDELL NAMED RAY GUY AWARD PUNTER OF THE WEEK

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Senior punter James Rendell earned the Ray Guy Award’s Punter of the Week honor after he was selected to the award’s Ray’s 8 for his performance in the 34-24 win over. No. 20 USC. The Ray Guy Award honors college football’s top punter. This marks the first such weekly honor of Rendell’s career.

Rendell made a key mark in the win, as he punted four times, averaging 49.0 yards per punt, landing three within the 20-yard line, including a 55-yard long.

Three of Rendell’s four punts led to USC drives that ended with zero points. None of Rendell’s punts allowed a chance at a return. On his four punts, he pinned the Trojans at an average of the 17.25-yard marker. On the three punts that were downed inside the 20, he averaged a placement of the 13.33-yard line.

This season, Notre Dame ranks 11th in the nation in net punting (43.88).

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IRISH FALL TO HUSKIES, 2-1

DEKALB, Ill. — The Notre Dame men’s soccer team suffered a 2-1 defeat against NIU on Tuesday evening at the NIU Soccer and Track & Field Stadium. The loss drops Notre Dame’s record to 7-4-4 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Irish nearly found the back of the net in the opening 10 minutes of play, as Ian Shaul fired a shot from the edge of the area just wide of the post in the eighth minute.

Five minutes later, the Irish scored the opener. Notre Dame had nice buildup on the right flank before Wyatt Lewis’ pass was redirected into the path of Nolan Spicer, who calmly slotted inside the far post to give the Irish a 1-0 lead.

Unfortunately for Notre Dame, the hosts leveled in the 27th minute after intercepting a pass in the final third and converting on a shot from just outside the box from Vance Sheffield to make the score 1-1.

Neither team found the back of the net for the remainder of the half as the teams went into the break deadlocked at 1-1.

Twelve minutes into the second half the NIU goalkeeper was sent off with a straight red card for verbal abuse, giving the Irish a man advantage for the remainder of the contest.

The Irish sent numbers forward on a throw-in in the final third but the hosts managed to spring a counterattack off it and scored their second of the match to go on top 2-1.

Notre Dame poured forward at every opportunity but were not able to find the equalizer and fell to the Huskies by a score of 2-1.

McFARLAND FAMILY MEN’S HEAD SOCCER COACH CHAD RILEY’S TAKE

On the match…

“Obviously we are disappointed in the result, but our disappointment is NIU’s great night. They deserve a lot of credit for what they did to get the result tonight. Clearly it wasn’t our night, but it wasn’t for a lack of effort on our team’s part. I am proud of the team as they kept going to the end, now we just have to pick ourselves up and fight for everything.”

UP NEXT

Notre Dame heads to the east coast for an ACC clash with Boston College at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 24. The match will air on ACCNX.

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+++++++++NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S GOLF+++++++

IRISH WOMEN’S GOLF CLOSES OUT JIM WEST CHALLENGE

SAN MARCOS, Texas — The Notre Dame women’s golf team concluded the annual Jim West Challenge in San Marcos, Texas this past week, taking a team-finish of 12-place and a score of 897(+33).

Freshman Jordan Levitt finished first for the Irish women, placing 28th individually behind a three-round score of 220(+4). Levitt opened competition with a team-best minus-two in the first round, including birdies on four of the back nine holes to finish with a score of 70 heading into the second half of the day. She then finished even par in round two to hold a spot in the top-10 before the final round of competition. On Monday, Levitt posted a score of 78(+6) to finish the tournament with the combined score of four-over.

Alex Lapple and Maddy Bante finished just one stroke off each other’s total with Lapple taking 35th overall with a stroke count of 222(+6) while Bante was 38th individually and a plus-seven overall with a score of 223. Lapple finished the tournament with an individual low score of 73(+1) after posting counts of 74(+2) and 75(+3) in the first and second rounds, respectively. Bante finished a plus-seven overall behind an opening round score of 75(+3) followed by back-to-back stroke counts of 74(+2) to close out the week.

Bridget Wilkie finished the tournament with a third-round score of 74(+2) as she finished the two-day tournament at 238(+22). Taryn Cagle also compete for the Irish women in San Marcos, Texas, rounding out the team with a 241(+25) score through 36 holes.

The Irish women conclude their fall slate next weekend (Oct. 24-26) at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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+++++++++BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER++++++++

PREVIEW: BUTLER SEEKING SPOT IN POSTSEASON AS REGULAR SEASON WINDS DOWN

The Butler women’s soccer team is looking to secure a spot in the postseason BIG EAST Tournament as it plays two of its final three regular season matches this week. The Bulldogs (5-4-5, 2-3-2 BIG EAST), who are currently tied for sixth with eight points in the conference standings, will travel to St. John’s on Wednesday and then host Creighton on Saturday.

St. John’s (2-8-4, 0-5-2 BIG EAST) is currently 10th in the BIG EAST standings and has lost its most recent four matches.

Creighton (5-7-3, 2-3-2 BIG EAST), which will host Seton Hall prior to traveling to Butler, is currently tied with Butler in the sixth spot.

Bulldog Bits

through games 10/19/25

Talia Sommer ranks third in the BIG EAST (32nd nationally) with seven assists, and she ranks fifth (88th) with 1.21 points per game. She is third in the conference (69th) in shots on goal per game (1.57) and fourth in shots per game (3.36).

Leila Lister is second in the BIG EAST (56th nationally) with a .565 shot accuracy.

Léa Larouche is seventh in the BIG EAST with 5 assists.

vs. Seton Hall

Sophomore Gemma Gillespie scored the game-winning goal and added an assist on Butler’s second goal. Both the goal and the assist were career firsts for the defender.

Chloe Brecht’s goal was her second this season.

Addison Ash earned her second solo shutout of the season.

Butler at St. John’s

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, October 22 / 7PM

LOCATION: Queens, N.Y. / Belson Stadium

LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+

LIVE STATS: butlersports.com (StatBroadcast)

St. John’s has wins this season over Saint Joseph’s and Youngstown State and has ties that include Providence, Seton Hall, and Boston College. Losses include No. 15 Georgetown, No. 20 Xavier, Villanova, Marquette, and UConn.

The Series: St. John’s leads the overall series, 6-5-2, but Butler won last season’s contest, 3-0, in Indianapolis.

St. John’s won both contests in 2023 and 2022, and the sides tied in 2021.

The teams are tied, 2-2-1, over the last five matchups, and also tied, 4-4-2, over the last 10 matchups.

Butler vs. Creighton

DATE/TIME: Saturday, October 25 / 7PM

LOCATION: Indianapolis / Sellick Bowl

LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+

LIVE STATS: butlersports.com (StatBroadcast)

TICKETS: butlersports.com

Creighton has wins this season over Villanova, DePaul, Omaha, South Dakota, and Kansas City, and the Bluejays have ties that include #13 Arkansas, Marquette, and Providence. Losses include No. 3 Duke, No. 20 Georgetown, UConn, Xavier, and Iowa State.

The Series: Butler leads the overall series, 13-1-4, though the teams tied last season, 2-2, in Omaha, Neb.

Butler’s most recent win in the series (3-1) was in 2023 in Indianapolis.

Both matches in 2022 ended in a 1-1 tie. The second contest was a BIG EAST quarterfinal in Indianapolis in which Creighton advanced, 6-5, in a shootout.

Butler won eight-straight matches from 2015-2021.

Creighton’s only win in the series (3-2, OT) was in 1993 in Omaha.

The first match of the series was played in 1992, the second year of Butler’s program. The Bulldogs won, 2-1, in Indianapolis.

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+++++++++BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL++++++++++

BIG EAST ANNOUNCES MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL AND HONOREES

Defending BIG EAST champion St. John’s was the coaches pick to win the conference title in a preseason vote of the league’s head coaches.

Zuby Ejiofor of St. John’s was tabbed as the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year.

The announcements were made Tuesday morning at BIG EAST Basketball Media Day at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Butler was picked tenth in the preseason poll.

Butler enters the 2025-26 season off an appearance in the inaugural College Basketball Crown. Coach Thad Matta’s Bulldogs have added five impact transfers in Michael Ajayi (Gonzaga), Yame Butler (Drexel), Jalen Jackson (Purdue Fort Wayne), Drayton Jones (South Carolina State), and Yohan Traore (SMU). That group joins returners Finley Bizjack, who averaged 10.3 points per game for the Bulldogs last season; Jamie Kaiser Jr., who missed the entire 2024-25 season with an ankle injury; and Evan Haywood, who started both College Basketball Crown games. Butler also welcomes a Top 25 recruiting class.

The Bulldogs host Indiana State Wednesday, Oct. 29 in the team’s second and final exhibition. The regular season is slated to begin Wednesday, Nov. 5 when Southern Indiana visits Hinkle Fieldhouse.

2025-26 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Preseason Poll

1. St. John’s (7) – 97 points

2. UConn (4) – 94

3. Creighton – 80

4. Providence – 64

5. Marquette – 60

6. Georgetown – 57

7. Villanova – 50

8. Xavier – 33

9. DePaul – 29

10. Butler – 26

11. Seton Hall – 15

First place votes in parentheses

2025-26 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors

PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Zuby Ejiofor, St. John’s, F, Sr., 6-9, 245, Garland, Texas

PRESEASON FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Braylon Mullins, UConn, G, Fr., 6-6, 196, Greenfield, Ind.

PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM

Solo Ball, UConn, G, Jr., 6-4, 200, Leesburg, Va.

Alex Karaban, UConn, F, R-Sr., 6-8, 230, Southborough, Mass.

Tarris Reed Jr., UConn, C, Sr., 6-11, 265, St. Louis, Mo.

Owen Freeman, Creighton, F, Jr., 6-10, 240, Moline, Ill.

Chase Ross, Marquette, G, Sr., 6-5, 210, Dallas, Texas

Bryce Hopkins, St. John’s, G-F, Sr., 6-7, 220, Oak Park, Ill.

PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM

Silas Demary, UConn, G, Jr., 6-4, 195, Raleigh, N.C.

Josh Dix, Creighton, G, Sr., 6-6, 205, Council Bluffs, Iowa

KJ Lewis, Georgetown, G, Jr., 6-4, 210, El Paso, Texas

Jason Edwards, Providence, Gr., G, 6-1, 180, Atlanta, Ga.

Ian Jackson, St. John’s, G, So., 6-5, 195, Bronx, N.Y.

PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST THIRD TEAM

Nik Graves, Creighton, G, Sr., 6-2, 190, Durham, N.C.

Jackson McAndrew, Creighton, So., F, 6-10, 225, Wayzata, Minn.

CJ Gunn, DePaul, Sr., G, 6-7, 200, Indianapolis, Ind.

Malik Mack, Georgetown, G, Jr., 6-2, 175, Oxon Hill, Md.

Oswin Erhunmwunse, Providence, F, So., 6-10, 235, Benin City, Nigeria

Dillon Mitchell, St. John’s, F, Sr. 6-8, 210, Tampa, Fla.

Joson Sanon, St. John’s, G, So., 6-5, 200, Fall River, Mass.

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CHESTER NAMED MAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR THIRD TIME THIS SEASON

Addie Chester has been named the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.

The senior scored first half goals in wins over Toledo and Bowling Green to help Ball State improve its winning streak to four in a row.

Chester got the scoring started in the 27th minute of Thursday’s 2-1 triumph over the Rockets off an assist from Tori Monaco. The forward / midfielder tallied an unassisted goal in the 34th minute of Sunday’s 1-0 decision at Bowling Green to increase her MAC-leading season totals to 10 goals and 24 points.

She joined Avery Fenchel, who had 11 goals in both 2022 and 2023, as the only Cardinals in program history with multiple seasons of double-digit goals.

This is Ball State’s fourth weekly MAC recognition of the season and third for Chester as she was also named the Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 26 and Sept. 9. Freshman Jordyn Klaasen was awarded the Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 14. The next scheduled match for the Cardinals is at 1 p.m., on Sunday at home against Miami (OH).

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REIGNING MAC CHAMPS PICKED FOURTH IN MAC PRESEASON POLL & EARNS VOTES TO WIN TOURNEY

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ball State women’s basketball team has been picked fourth in the 2025-26 Mid-American Conference preseason poll. The Cardinals were also recognized as one of the favorites to win the tournament again this season.

Ahead of the Cardinals were 1. Kent State (133 points), 2. Toledo (118 points) and 3. UMass (115 points). Ball State earned 112 points along with three votes to be picked as the favorite and one vote to win the tournament. Head coaches were not allowed to vote for themselves in the poll.

Ball State is coming off another historic season under 14th-year head coach Brady Sallee. The Cardinals return four players from the 2024-25 MAC regular season and tournament title squad. Last year’s team made the programs second-ever appearance at the NCAA Tournament and ended the year with a 27-8 overall record.

The Cardinals welcome back junior Tessa Towers, along with sophomores Zuri Ransom and Grace Kingery. All three logged minutes to help last year’s championship team achieve their goals. Junior Ashlynn Brooke will re-enter the lineup as well after recovering from an injury that occurred in 2024.

The additions to this year’s team include transfers Karsyn Norman and Bree Salenbien. The Cardinals also bring in true freshmen Zhen Verburgt, Violeta Rojas, Alba Caballero, Giorgia Gorini, Brooke Winchester, Aniss Tagayi and Laura Martinez.

The Ball State women’s basketball team will hold an exhibition contest in Worthen Arena on Wednesday, October 29 against IU East which is set to begin at 6:30 pm ET.

2025-26 MAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll?

(First Place Votes)

1. Kent State (5) – 133 points

2. Toledo (2) – 118 points

3. UMass (3) – 115 points

4. Ball State (3) – 112 points

5. Central Michigan – 105 points

6. Bowling Green – 101 points

7. Miami – 86 points

8. Akron – 51 points

9. Western Michigan – 48 points

10. Ohio – 44 points

11. Buffalo – 42 points

12. Eastern Michigan – 36 points

13. Northern Illinois – 23 points

Tournament Champion: Kent State – 5, UMass – 3, Toledo – 3, Ball State – 1, Miami – 1

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WOMEN’S GOLF ENDS FALL SLATE WITH ANOTHER PROGRAM RECORD

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Arkansas – – The Ball State women’s golf team completed its record trifecta Tuesday afternoon, finishing play in the Diamante Intercollegiate with a program record 54-hole score of -2 (862).

After opening the event with the lowest round in program history, at -6 (282) Sunday, the Cardinals followed with a +4 (292) Monday to set the standard for team score through 36 holes at -2 (574).

On Tuesday, the quintet of senior Jasmine Driscoll, senior Sarah Gallagher, sophomore Sophie Korthuijs, senior Sabrina Langerak and junior Jenna Estravillo had one last program mark in their sights.

“It’s always good to finish well in the last tournament of the fall and head into the winter off-season with some good momentum,” head coach Cameron Andry said. “This week’s performance is really a reflection of continued hard work from everybody on the squad. After we struggled in Kansas, we decided to give our top four a little bit of a break from qualifying and allow them to rest up and refresh both their body in mind. I think that proved to be the right choice with the way we performed.”

The five combined to hit the mark and then some, shaving three strokes off the previous 54-hole record by shooting E (288) Tuesday for a three-day total score of -2 (862). The previous record was +1 (865) set at the same Diamante Country Club course during the 2023 season.

Leading the squad in the final round was Korthuijs who turned in a collegiate-low round of -3 (69) with a scorecard featuring four birdies and 13 pars. It tied as the seventh-lowest round of the day and helped her climb 18 spots up the final scoreboard into a tie for 19th at +1 (217).

Both Gallagher and Langerak made their final tours of the 72-par, 6,051-yard course at the Diamante Country Club at +1 (73) and tied for 14th overall at E (216). Gallagher’s final round included four birdies, while Langerak’s saw three. Both would also lead the squad with 11 total birdies over the 54-hole event, which tied for 10th among the 104-player field.

Ball State’s final round tally also included a +1 (73) from Driscoll, who finished the tournament 31st overall at +3 (219). Driscoll led the Cardinals and ranked 12th among the field with 37 pars over the three days, while chipping in seven birdies.

Estravillo also turned in a strong effort Tuesday, finishing her tournament with a round of +2 (74). Along with her career-low opening round of -2 (70), Estravillo finished 58th overall at +8 (224). She also tied for the team lead on par-3s, playing them at an average of 3.08 (+1).

“The other cool thing about this week is that every single player in the top five had at least one round under par, which is a testament to the depth that we have on this team,” Andry added. “I know they are ready for a little bit of a break, and so am I, but we are also really excited about the spring and what this team can accomplish. We have not seen the best version of ourselves yet and hopefully with continued work, we can see that in the spring.”

Overall, the Cardinals placed fourth among the 18-team field at the Diamante Intercollegiate which was won by Boston College at -28 (836). Seattle placed second at -10 (854), followed by Central Arkansas at -3 (861) and Ball State.

As a team, the Cardinals tied for third among the field in par-5 average at 4.82 (-11) and ranked fourth in par-4 average at 4.09 (+14). Ball State also ranked third among the 18 teams with 47 total birdies.

On an individual front, senior Madelin Boyd closed with her best round of the tournament at +3 (75) and freshman Skylar Dean tied for the team lead on par-3 average with Estravillo.

With three days of program records set to enter the books, the Ball State women’s golf team will turn its attention to training for the next few months before opening its 2026 Spring slate Feb. 20-22 at the Rio Verde Invitational hosted by Western Michigan at the Rio Verde Country Club in Rio Verde, Arizona.

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JOHNSTON, MEN’S GOLF TAKE FOURTH AT DAYTON FLYER INVITATIONAL

KETTERING, Ohio – – The Ball State men’s golf team closed the fall portion of its 2025-26 slate with a strong showing at the Dayton Flyer Invitational, leading all Mid-American Conference teams in the event and placing fourth overall at +21 (873).

In fact, the Cardinals turned in the lowest combined score over the final 36 holes of all 12 teams in the event, boasting a +8 (576). The next lowest team over the final 16 was tournament co-winner Butler at +11 (579), giving them a 54-hole total of +15 (867).

“While we combined to produce the best final 36-hole team score in the field, we just gave away too many shots to either poor decision making or execution throughout the tournament,” head coach Mike Fleck said. “Luke had another really solid tournament, and it was good to see Avery play really well and tie for low round on a challenging day today where scoring was higher.”

Illinois State tied the Bulldogs for the tournament title, while host Dayton finished third, one stoke ahead of the Cardinals at +20 (872).

In Tuesday’s final round, it was junior Avery Mahoney who led the way for Ball State, turning in the team’s second-lowest round on the 71-par, 7,004-yard course at the NCR Country Club South Course at -2 (69). The effort, which included three birdies, helped Mahoney make the biggest charge up the leaderboard on the final day as he climbed 27 spots into a tie for 18th at +6 (219).

Overall, freshman Luke Johnston was Ball State’s top finisher in the Dayton Flyer Invitational, tying for fourth overall at -3 (210). It was his third top five finish through five collegiate events and was highlighted by Monday’s second-round effort of -4 (67) which was the fourth-lowest overall round of the tournament.

Johnston was steady throughout the tournament, tallying one eagle, nine birdies and 34 total pars. He tied for second among the 82-player field with a par-5 average of 4.44 (-5), while tying for fifth in par-4 average at 4.03 (+1).

Junior Cameron Young closed the tournament with his best round, shooting +1 (72). The effort helped him climb 10 spots up the final leaderboard into a tie for 20th at +7 (220). Young’s effort included eight total birdies and 33 total pars.

Rounding out the Ball State lineup were freshman Samuel Harris and senior Carter Smith in a tie for 51st at +15 (228). Harris shot even in his second round Monday, while Smith led all players with two eagles in the event, with today’s coming on the par-5, 558-yard sixth.

In individual action, freshman Brody Sorrell led Ball State’s quartet and tied for 38th overall at +12 (225). Sorrell tied for the team lead with nine total birdies. Sophomore Gavin Hare ended the tournament with an even-par 71, surging 13 spots up the leaderboard into 62nd at +17 (231).

Rounding out Ball State individuals were freshman Aidan Gutierrez and sophomore Happy Gilmore. Gutierrez’s best round came in Monday’s first round at +4 (75), while Gilmore led the tournament field in par-5 average at 4.33 (-6).

Overall, the Cardinals finished second among the tournament field in par-5 average at 4.76 (-11) and were tied for fourth in par-4 average at +15 (3.25). Ball State’s players also tied for the tournament lead with three total eagles, ranked fourth in pars (163) and sixth in birdies (36).

“We had a productive and experience gaining fall, now we need to really go to work this offseason to be ready to play our best golf in the spring,” Fleck added.

The Ball State men’s golf team will now turn its attention to training for its spring slate which begins Feb. 9-10 at the Lake Jovita Invitational which will be held at on the Lake Jovita South Course in Dade City, Florida.

Ball State Team Results at Dayton Flyer Invitational

T4th – Luke Johnston: -3 (71-67-72=210)

T18th – Avery Mahoney: +6 (76-74-69=219)

T20th – Cameron Young: +7 (75-73-72=220)

T51st – Samuel Harris: +15 (75-71-82=228)

T51st – Carter Smith: +15 (76-74-78=228)

4th – Ball State: +21 (297-285-291=873)

Ball State Individual Results at Dayton Flyer Invitational

T38th – Brody Sorrell: +12 (75-73-77=225)

62nd – Gavin Hare: +17 (77-82-71=230)

65th – Aidan Gutierrez: +18 (75-80-76=231)

71st – Happy Gilmore: +23 (81-78-77=236)

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INDIANA STATE BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES NON-CONFERENCE GAME TIMES; OPENS SINGLE-GAME TICKET PURCHASES

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball tip-off times for the non-conference slate has been released. In addition, Sycamore Athletics has announced that single-game tickets are now on sale.

Non-Conference Start Times
Start times for Missouri Valley conference games will be released at a later date.

For home games on the schedule, the base start time is 7 p.m. ET on weekdays and 1 p.m. ET on weekends. The exception to that in this season is when the Sycamores host Ball State on Saturday, November 22, when tip time is set for 7 p.m. ET.

The road games on the schedule are as follows:

October 29 at Butler (exhibition) – 7 p.m. ET
November 3 at Charlotte – 8 p.m. ET
November 10 at SIUE – 7 p.m. ET
November 14 at Duke – 7 p.m. ET
November 26 at Louisiana Tech – 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT
November 28 vs. Alcorn State – still TBA
December 14 at Milwaukee – 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT

Single-Game Tickets
Indiana State men’s basketball single-game tickets are now available for purchase. You can purchase yours here.

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SYCAMORES CONTINUE MVFC PLAY AT NO. 8/10 NORTH DAKOTA

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State is back on the road this weekend as the Sycamores head north to the Alerus Center for a Saturday afternoon contest at No. 8/10 North Dakota. Kickoff between the teams is set for 4 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.

Notes

About the Matchup

North Dakota leads the all-time series with the 2-1 advantage over the Sycamores dating back to the teams’ inaugural matchup in the 2022 season. The Fighting Hawks joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference prior to the 2020 season following stints in both the Great West and Big Sky Conferences.

The Sycamores are 0-1 all-time in Grand Forks, N.D. following their first trip to North Dakota in the 2023 season. Indiana State fell in overtime to UND, 36-33, in a back-and-forth affair on October 28, 2023, as North Dakota overcame a fourth-quarter comeback from the Sycamores. Elijah Owens led three separate touchdown drives over the span of 5:59 in the comeback highlighted by a pair of Justin Dinka touchdown runs, while Lucas Hunter’s interception sparked the Indiana State defense before the late UND field goal.

The last two games in the series have featured one-possession scoring decisions with UND winning 36-33 in 2023, while Indiana State claimed the 35-31 victory over then-No. 15 North Dakota last season on November 2, 2024.

Last Time Against North Dakota

Plez Lawrence scored the go-ahead touchdown with 5:20 left in the third quarter and Joey Shew, Geoffrey Brown, Maddix Blackwell, and the Indiana State defense made the score stand up in the second half as the Sycamores took down No. 15/15 North Dakota, 35-31, on November 2, 2024.

The Sycamore running back was dominant from the start for Indiana State as the redshirt sophomore finished with a combined 139 yards on 15 offensive touches on Saturday afternoon. He posted 14 carries for 100 yards and a touchdown, while adding one catch for 39 yards and a second score. Shen Butler-Lawson added 13 carries for 87 yards and a touchdown as the Sycamores racked up 227 yards on the ground. Rashad Rochelle added six catches for 72 yards and a score in the win.

Defensively, Joey Shew opened the scoring with a 20-yard pick-six 34 seconds into the game. He finished with six tackles, 3.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, and a forced fumble, while Geoffrey Brown added a career-high 19 tackles in the game.

Sycamores Against Ranked Opponents

Indiana State football is no stranger to facing ranked opponents as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Sycamores are currently slated to face eight teams currently ranked or receiving votes in both major FCS national polls, including the current No. 1 overall North Dakota State Bison, No. 2 South Dakota State, as well as Top 25 opponents Southern Illinois, Illinois State, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Youngstown State.

The Sycamores are 1-9 in their last 10 games against ranked opponents dating back to the 2022 season. Indiana State recorded their last win against a ranked opponent last season at home when the Sycamores topped then-No. 15 North Dakota on November 2, 2024, 35-31.

Scouting North Dakota

North Dakota heads into the weekend sitting No. 8/10 in the STATS FCS and AFCA Coaches polls as announced by the organizations on Monday morning. The Fighting Hawks enter with a 5-2 record for the season, 3-0 in MVFC play following their 38-19 win this past weekend against then-No. 12 Southern Illinois in Carbondale, 38-19.

The Fighting Hawks also lined up against Montana this fall as a part of the MVFC-Big Sky Challenge with North Dakota taking the Griz to the limit in Missoula, 24-23. UND led for over 50 minutes of game time with quarterback Jerry Kaminski throwing for 258 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 85 rushing yards in the game. Antonio Bluiett had a pair of interceptions for UND in the loss.

North Dakota features another balanced team approach to the field with the Hawks sitting 10th in FCS in scoring offense (39.1 ppg) and 15th in scoring defense (18.9 ppg). UND is 12th overall in rushing offense (217.0 ypg), while sitting sixth in rushing defense (93.1 ypg).

Kaminski is one of the nation’s most efficient passers on the season sitting fourth in the FCS in passing touchdowns (18) and 25th in passing efficiency (152.3), while sitting fifth in the country in points responsible for (132). Wide receiver BJ Fleming has been his favorite target averaging 65.1 receiving yards per game, while running back Sawyer Seidl is eighth in FCS in total touchdowns with 10.

North Dakota’s defense has been opportunistic at the point of attack sitting 22nd in FCS in team sacks (2.43) and 11th in turnover margin (+0.86), while sitting 28th overall in turnovers gained (11). Senior linebacker Malachi McNeal leads the North Dakota defense with 47 tackles, while adding three pass breakups and three quarterback hurries. Lance Rucker paces the Fighting Hawks with 7.0 tackles-for-loss and 4.0 sacks.

Sycamores On the Road (2025 edition)

Indiana State football closes out a nearly 4,000-mile road trip that encompassed three states as the Sycamores travel to Carbondale, Ill. this upcoming weekend. The Sycamores’ 2025 schedule is slightly unique with Indiana State traveling to six different states on the year without any repeat ventures heading to Indiana, Montana, Southern Illinois, North Dakota, South Dakota State, and Youngstown State. Overall, Indiana State will make three flights in the 2025 season and will span 8,118 total miles over the course of the year.

2025 Road Trips (Miles Traveled)

Sept. 12 – Indiana State at Indiana (113 miles)

Sept. 20 – Indiana State at Montana (3,420 miles)

Oct. 4 – Indiana State at Southern Illinois (386 miles)

Oct. 25 – Indiana State at North Dakota (1,828 miles)

Nov. 2 – Indiana State at South Dakota State (1,529 miles)

Nov. 16 – Indiana State at Youngstown State (842 miles)

MVFC Players of the Week

Indiana State’s Kimal Clark (Newcomer) became the fifth Indiana State player to receive conference weekly honors this season following his performance this past Saturday against North Dakota State. It marked the Sycamores’ second Newcomer of the Week nod this year.

Clark led the Sycamores’ defense with a season-high 15-tackle game this past weekend against North Dakota State, adding 0.5 tackles-for-loss in the contest against the Bison. The Lackawanna, N.Y. native is currently second in the MVFC in both total tackles (73) and tackles per game (10.43) through the first seven games of the season.

Indiana State 2025 MVFC Players of the Week

September 1 – Plez Lawrence (Offensive), Sebastian Lopez (Special Teams)

September 8 – Logan Wilson (Defensive), Larry Stephens III (Newcomer)

October 20 – Kimal Clark (Newcomer)

Scoring In Bunches

Indiana State running back Nick Osho is on a scoring tear over the 2025 season as the redshirt junior paces the Sycamores with a team-high eight touchdowns (seven rushing, one receiving) on the year. He has scored at least one touchdown in each of the last four games and has found the end zone in six of the seven contests on the year, including back-to-back two rushing touchdown games against Montana (Sept. 20) and Southern Illinois (Oct. 4).

Osho’s stretch is reminiscent of the 2018 stretch from Ja’Quan Keys where the senior running back scored rushing touchdowns in five of the Sycamores first seven games, finding the end zone a team-high 13 times over the season.

The Sycamore running back currently leads the MVFC in yards per carry at 7.39, while his seven rushing touchdowns sit third among Valley running backs on the year trailing just South Dakota’s L.J. Phillips Jr (11) and North Dakota State’s Barika Kpeenu (11).

2025 Indiana State Single Game On Sale Now

Indiana State single game tickets went on sale in mid-July starting at $15 for adults, $5 for kids, and group rates of $5 for 15+ attendees. Single game rates are higher for the 2025 Homecoming Game against South Dakota on October 11 with prices rising to $18 for adults, $8 for kids, and a group rate of $8.

Indiana State will employ mobile ticketing as the default option for all home games during the 2024 football season, enabling contactless entry into athletics venues. Offering greater convenience and safety, fans can access their ticket online and transfer to family and friends. Fans will also have the option to get their tickets printed for an additional $5 charge.

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SYCAMORES TRAVEL TO CARBONDALE TO FACE SIU’S SALUKIS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State continues Missouri Valley Conference play this Thursday, October 23rd, when the Sycamores travel to Carbondale to take on Southern Illinois. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET, with live coverage on ESPN+ and live stats available through GoSycamores.com.

The Sycamores (6-4-6, 2-1-3 MVC) enter the matchup with momentum after battling to a 2–2 draw at Belmont on Saturday. Indiana State showed resilience and attacking creativity throughout the contest, twice pulling level in a hard-fought road performance. The Sycamores found success through organized buildup play and a balanced attack that kept the Bruins under pressure from start to finish.

Indiana State’s ability to respond under pressure highlighted the team’s growth late in the season. The Sycamores continued to connect well through the midfield and create high-quality scoring opportunities, while goalkeeper Delaney Timmons and the ISU back line stood tall in key moments to secure the result.

Southern Illinois (9-3-3, 3-2-1 MVC) presents one of the conference’s top defensive units, allowing just a handful of goals all season. The Salukis will challenge ISU with their physical play and organization. Still, the Sycamores have proven to be a tough side to break down, especially when able to dictate tempo and find rhythm in the attacking third.

As the MVC standings tighten, Thursday’s match carries postseason implications for both sides. The Sycamores will look to carry their energy and confidence from Nashville into another statement performance, one that continues to showcase their fight, focus, and growth in the heart of Valley play.

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MASTODON WBB RETURNS WITH FITNESS DAY EXHIBITION

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team will welcome Manchester for an exhibition contest on Thursday (Oct. 23) at 11 a.m. The Mastodons will host students from Fort Wayne Community Schools for their annual Fitness Day activities prior to the game, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Game Day Information

Who: Manchester Spartans

When: Thursday, October 23 | 11 AM

Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center

Live Stats: Link

Watch: None

Tickets: Link

Know Your Foe

The Manchester Spartans were 8-16 a year ago, returning their top seven scorers. Abigail Rosenkrans was the Spartans’ leading scorer, pouring in 16.5 points per game in 2024-25.

Series History

The Mastodons are 5-3 against Manchester in regular season contests dating back to 1976-77. The last time the two teams met was 2021, when the ‘Dons won 102-35. Abby Whitmeyer, Purdue Fort Wayne Athletic Ticket Sales Director, and Bridget Nash, Horizon League Assistant Director for Creative Content and Communications, were on that Manchester team.

All-Around All-Americans

The Mastodons have three former NAIA All-Americans on the roster: Jordan Reid (Third Team – 2023-24), Alana Nelson (Second Team – 2023-24, 2024-25, Honorable Mention – 2022-23) and Lauren Lee (First Team – 2023-24, 2024-25).

History on the Staff

Mastodon assistant coach Lauren Ross, who played for the Mastodons last season, became the first player to lead the NCAA in 3-point percentage (47.6) and free throw percentage (94.8) in the same season.

Home Sweet Gates

Purdue Fort Wayne is 42-21 at home under head coach Maria Marchesano and 27-6 over the last two seasons.

Recent Alums In Hoops

Four Mastodons from last year’s roster are still involved in basketball. Lauren Ross is an assistant coach for Purdue Fort Wayne, Amellia Bromenschenkel is an assistant coach for Northern Iowa and Audra Emmerson is an assistant coach for Western Michigan. Sydney Freeman signed a professional contract to play with Basket Slovanka in the Czech Republic.

Attendance Challenge

The Purdue Fort Wayne or Indiana Fort Wayne student who attends the most Mastodon home athletics events this year will win an iPad at the end of the 2025-26 school year! Make sure to check in and get your QR code scanned at the game to start tracking your attendance.

Last Season Recap

The Mastodons were 27-9 last season, finishing as the Horizon League runners-up in the regular season and postseason. The 27 wins marked a program record for single-season wins. The ‘Dons earned a berth to the WNIT Great 8, the furthest postseason run in program history.

Next Time Up

The regular season opens at West Virginia on November 3 at 7 p.m.

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DOMMACH AND GOTTMAN COLLECT TOP-10 FINISHES

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Lara Dommach and Emily Gottman of the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s golf team tied for eighth at the Red Flash Invitational on Tuesday (Oct. 21).

Dommach shot a 2-under 70 in round two, which matched the program record for score in relation to par. Her day featured five birdies, 10 pars and three bogeys. She had birdies on 10, 14 and 18 for a 3-under back nine. She finished strong with a birdie on seven, going even over the last six holes. Her 153 two-round total matched her best after two rounds.

Gottman, who shot 76-77-153, finished in the top-10 for the first time. On the back nine on Tuesday, the freshman was 1-under thanks to birdies on 11 and 13, which came in a stretch of seven bogey-free holes.

Hunar Mittal had her best round of the fall, shooting 73 for a two-day total of 154. After a double-bogey on nine, she worked her way back to even with birdies on 12 and 14. A bogey on 18 was her only blemish the rest of the day, as she parred her last seven holes. She took 13th place.

Lillian Gottman shot 79-77-156 for 15th place. Her second round had nine pars and birdies on hole 10 and her last hole of the day, the 165-yard fifth.

Louise Ekesall took 43rd place with an 82-84-166. Tuesday’s round saw her par six holes and birdie the 400-yard sixth.

Natalie Papa played as an individual and took 31st place. She had birdies on holes four and six in round two.

As a team, the Mastodons shot 318-297-615. The 297 on Tuesday was the best 18-hole team score of the season and a top-10 mark in program history. The ‘Dons took fourth, just one stroke shy of third.

The Red Flash Invitational was the last event of the fall season for the Mastodons. They will begin the spring season in February.

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NICK HOLDER TAKES 17TH AT XAVIER INVITATIONAL

CINCINNATI, Ohio – Nick Holder shot 221 at the Xavier Invitational with a final round of 75 on Tuesday (Oct. 21) to earn 17th place.

After a bogey on his first hole, the 10th, Holder had eight pars and a birdie following it to stay even after 10 holes. He had five more pars on the front nine for his 75. His 17th-place finish is his best of the season.

Brock Reschly had the best score for the Mastodons in round three, turning in a 73 for a total of 224. He tied for 31st after getting birdies to fall on one, three and 14. He started his day with four pars and the birdie on 14 and had nothing worse than a bogey all day.

Justin Hicks took 62nd place after his 80-77-78-235. His last round of the week was highlighted by a birdie on the 520-yard seventh hole. Hicks added eight pars for his 78.

Julian Dugan had his final round of 79 taken for the team score. He finished with a score of 238 for 68th place, which put him in a tie with Cody Coleman for 68th place. Dugan had 11 pars in round three. Coleman shot an 85 in round three, getting a birdie on hole seven to go with six pars.

AJ Agnew played as an individual, turning in a three-round total of 224, matching Reschly for 31st place.

As a team, the Mastodons shot 910 for 11th place.

The ‘Dons are now off until the spring season starts up in February.

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ESCUDERO NAMED MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK, COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

ST. LOUIS – For the second time in the last four weeks, Evansville freshman Andres Escudero (San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain/IES Joan Miro) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday afternoon. Additionally, Escudero was named national Freshman of the Week by College Soccer News, the publication announced on Tuesday morning.

Escudero earns the accolades after posting his third brace of the season on Saturday night at UIC, helping the Purple Aces secure a 2-2 draw and remain atop the MVC table.

Just 21 seconds after UIC notched the first goal of the match in the 40th minute, Escudero responded with his seventh goal of the season to even the score at one heading into halftime. In the second half, the Aces faced a 2-1 deficit, but Escudero struck again with a goal in the 85th minute to help his team leave Chicago with a crucial point.

The brace was Escudero’s third of the season, making him one of two freshmen in the country with three braces this season and the first UE freshman with three braces in a season since Nacho Diaz Barragan in 2022. Escudero also became one of 12 players in the country this season with three games scoring two goals or more.

Escudero has put together one of the most prolific freshman campaigns in Purple Aces program history, with his eight goals being the most by an Evansville freshman since MVC Freshman of the Year Nacho Diaz Barragan in 2022. Among freshmen nationally, Escudero ranks third in goals scored and ranks 16th among all players with eight.

Escudero and the Purple Aces are back in action on Friday, celebrating Senior Night against Bradley at Arad McCutchan Stadium. Kick-off is set for 6 PM.

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TWO ACES FINISH IN TOP TEN AT BRAUN INTERCOLLEGIATE

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Kate Petrova and Elizabeth Mercer recorded top ten finishes to complete the Braun Intercollegiate on Tuesday at Oak Meadow Country Club.

Petrova led the Purple Aces as she finished in a tie for fifth place with a 153. She finished Tuesday’s final round with an 80. Mercer wrapped up the final 18 holes with a 79. Combined with Monday’s score of 76, Mercer tied for the seventh position with a 154.

Jane Grankina was third on the team coming home in a tie for 24th place. Following an 80 on Monday, Grankina posted a 79 in the last round. She finished the weekend with a 15-over 159. Trinity Dubbs and Haley Hughes rounded out Evansville’s team efforts. Dubbs lowered her score by five strokes in the second round shooting an 80. She tied for 42nd with a 165. Hughes also had a lower score on Tuesday. After recording an 86 to open the event, Hughes carded an 83 on Tuesday to tie for 52nd with a 169.

Adeline Wittmer and Mia Cruz competed as individuals. Wittmer completed both days with scores of 87 while Cruz registered a 90 in the final 18 holes for her low score of the tournament.

Belmont took the team championship along with having the top two individuals. The Bruins finished at 23-over for the tournament to defeat UIC and Indian Hills CC by 27 strokes. Evansville came in sixth place at 55-over. Chloe Tarkany of BU was the medalist. Following a 73 on Monday, she finished with an even 72 on Tuesday to wrap up the tournament at 1-over. She bested teammate Sloan Biddle by two strokes.

UE completes the fall slate at Lipscomb in two weeks.

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SCREAMING EAGLES CRACK TOP 15 IN GREAT LAKES REGION RANKINGS

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country earned its first U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association ranking at the Division I level Monday afternoon when the Screaming Eagles landed at No. 15 in the latest Great Lakes Region poll.

It is the first time the Screaming Eagles have landed in a regional poll since they were No. 5 in the final USTFCCCA Division II Midwest Region rankings of the 2021 season.

The 2025 campaign marks the first year that the Screaming Eagles have been eligible to land in the USTFCCCA rankings after USI completed its transition to full Division I status in August.

USI is coming off a third-place finish out of 17 teams at the Angel Mounds Invitational this past Friday. Junior Alex Nolan and senior Dominick Beine finished 14th and 15th, respectively, to pace the Screaming Eagles, while freshman Kraedyn Young was 24th out of nearly 200 runners.

Michigan State, Butler, Wisconsin and Notre Dame were ranked No. 1-5 in the latest Great Lakes Region rankings, while Ohio State, Purdue, Cincinnati, Toledo and Akron rounded out the top 10. Youngstown State, Oakland, Ohio and Miami (Ohio) were ahead of the Screaming Eagles in this week’s rankings.

The Great Lakes Region is comprised of schools from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.

USI, which earned a win against a perennial Great Lakes regionally ranked squad in IU Indianapolis last week, was the only Ohio Valley Conference team to earn a spot in the regional rankings. USI also earned a win last week over fellow OVC member UT Martin, which was 14th in the USTFCCCA South Region poll during the last two rankings.

The Screaming Eagles return to the grass October 31 when they defend their conference title at the OVC Championships in Charleston, Illinois. The men’s eight-kilometer race is scheduled for 9 a.m., while the women’s 6k is set to begin at 10 a.m.

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USI IS 12TH AT XAVIER INVITATIONAL

CINCINNATI, Ohio. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Golf was 12th Xavier Invitational Tuesday afternoon in Cincinnati, Ohio. The tournament was hosted by Xavier University at the Maketewah Country Club.

Day 1 (36 holes):

USI was on fire during the first 18 holes, shooting a first 296 as a team and began the tournament in fourth. A rough second round saw the Screaming Eagles fall to 12th with a team 30-9.

Graduate Sam Gargis led the Eagles during the first 36 holes with a 145 (73-72) to tie for 10th.

Day 2 (18 holes):

The Eagles struggled during the final round, posting a 311 during the final round. Senior Carter Goebel led USI during the final round with 76, while graduate Wade Worthington recorded a 77 as an individual.

Final Results:

The Eagles concluded the invitational with a three-round 916 (296-309-311) and in the 12th position. Gargis tied for 26th overall with a three-round 223 (73-72-78), while Goebel tied for 46th with a 227 (76-75-76).

NEXT UP FOR USI:

USI continues the 2025-26 season in the spring when it plays in the Gulf Coast Collegiate, hosted by the University of New Orleans, February 23-24 at the Bayou Oaks Park in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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USI IS SEVENTH AT CHARLES BRAUN INVITATIONAL

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Golf finished the Charles Braun Invitational with a seventh-place finish Tuesday afternoon at the Oak Meadow Country Club in Evansville, Indiana. The University of Evansville hosted the tournament.

Day 1 (18 holes):

USI tied its second-best 18 holes as a team during the opening day and was tied second with a 308. Junior Tora Timinsky opened the tournament with a 73 and was tied for second, while sophomore Fernanda Vera was a stroke behind with a 74 and was tied for sixth.

Day 2 (18 holes):

The Eagles were battered by the wind on day two as they combined to shoot a 326 as a team and fell to seventh in the standings. Timinsky and graduate Valeria Lopez de Haro Juste led the Eagles with a pair of 80s.

Final Results:

Overall in the tournament, USI was seventh with a two-day 634 (308-326) and 35 strokes off the pace set by Belmont University, which won the tournament with a 599 (304-295).

Individually, Timinsky posted a fall season best tie for fifth for the Eagles by shooting a 153 (73-80). Vera tied for 17th at the end of the tournament with a 158 (74-84), while Lopez de Haro Juste tied for 24th with a 159 (79-80).

NEXT UP FOR USI:

USI has concluded the fall portion of the 2025-26 season and will restart action in March, when it participates in the Northern Kentucky Spring Fling, a neutral-site tournament, on March 13-15 at Sandridge Golf Course in Vero Beach, Florida.

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Valparaiso (1-6, 0-3 PFL)

vs. Morehead State (3-5, 1-3 PFL)

Game #8 Saturday, Oct. 25, Noon CT

Brown Field (5,000) – Valparaiso, Ind.

This Week in Valpo Football: It’s a special time of year on the Valparaiso University campus as Homecoming and Family Weekend is set to take place. The football game will be front and center at high noon on Saturday as the Beacons welcome Morehead State in front of what figures to be a large Brown Field crowd. All Homecoming tents and festivities that took place in the grass cash lot area in past years will take place in the grove area. Saturday’s game is a Gold Out, so fans are encouraged to wear gold. The 25-year anniversary of the 2000 Pioneer Football League championship team will be recognized on Saturday.

Previously: Valpo has played exclusively teams that are currently in the top half and were picked to finish in the top half of the Pioneer Football League standings so far this season. A challenging early-season league docket continued last week, when Valpo fell 55-17 at St. Thomas, as the Tommies improved to 36-4 in their last 40 home games. The Beacons struck first on a 10-play, 78-yard drive that culminated with a 3-yard touchdown leap by QB Caron Tyler, and later Luke Scoma drilled a 39-yard field goal and Chris Gundy ripped off a 94-yard kick return touchdown.

Glancing Ahead: Valpo will face a top-25 opponent for the second time this season next week as the Beacons head to Presbyterian to clash with the league-leading Blue Hose on Nov. 1 in Clinton, S.C.

Series Notes: Valpo is 5-25 all-time against Morehead State in a series that dates back to 1996. Valpo has dropped six of the last seven matchups with the lone win 40-35 in 2022 in Kentucky. Five of those last seven meetings have been one-score games. Valpo fell 17-5 last season and lost the last home matchup with the Eagles 24-21 in 2023.

Following the Beacons: All 12 games this season will be streamed nationally, with 10 on ESPN+, one on Midco Sports Plus (at St. Thomas) and one on FloSports (at Butler). Saturday’s game will air on ESPN+ with Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Valpo Athletics Hall of Famer Tom Byrne (analyst). The radio call of the game will air on WVUR, 95.1 FM Valparaiso with Jack Hutter and Grayson Merchant on the call. For in-game updates, follow @valpoufootball on X. Links to live video and stats can be found on ValpoAthletics.com.

Scouting the Eagles

Entered the PFL win column this past week by walking off with a 41-yard field goal to beat Marist 23-21 at the newly-monikered Phil Simms Stadium.

Started league play with a string of three straight losses to Presbyterian (41-0), Dayton (35-28) and Stetson (21-14).

Under the direction of second-year head coach Jason Woodman.

Picked to finish sixth of 11 in the PFL preseason poll.

House Calls

Chris Gundy ripped off a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on Oct. 18 at St. Thomas, the second house call by a Beacon this season.

Ryan Ricketti returned one 100 yards for a score in the game at Western Illinois.

Gundy’s kickoff return touchdown was the first of his career and his fourth overall score.

This marks the first time since 2018 that Valpo has boasted two kickoff return touchdowns in the same season, both of those by Bailey Gessinger.

This marks the first time in program history that two different kickoff return men have taken one to the house in the same season.

Valpo is the only Division-I team nationally (FBS or FCS) that has two different players with a kickoff return of 90+ yards this season.

Notes Wrapping Up Week 8: St. Thomas 55, Valpo 17

Caron Tyler had his first rushing touchdown of the season and the fourth of his career.

Luke Scoma’s 39-yard field goal was his fifth make of the season.

The team’s top tackler was O.C. Nurse, who accrued eight stops. He over doubled his tackle total for the season as he had seven all year prior the game in St. Paul.

Michael Mansaray raced for 121 yards on 20 carries to lead the team. He had his highest rushing total since the season opener vs. Virginia Lynchburg (134).

Ryan Ricketti was the team’s top receiver with a career-high five catches including three on the opening drive. He finished with 64 yards through the air, also a personal best.

Redshirt sophomore Nic Lendino had five tackles in the game, helping him cross the 100-tackle milestone for his collegiate career.

The Beacons were hurt by turnovers, losing two fumbles and throwing two interceptions.

Valpo scored first in a game for the first time since Week 1 vs. Virginia Lynchburg.

Staying Disciplined

Valpo has been tagged with 240 penalty yards this season, the 10th fewest nationally in FCS and fewest in the PFL. The team is eighth nationally and first in the PFL with just 34.29 penalty yards per game.

Valpo has committed more penalties than the opponent just once in seven games this season.

In four different games, the Beacons were flagged three times or fewer (vs. Adrian, at North Dakota, vs. Dayton, at St. Thomas).

Top Tacklers

Redshirt freshman Anthony Feltrinelli and redshirt sophomore Nic Lendino are the team’s top tacklers this season.

Feltrinelli leads the way with 50 tackles through seven games, while Lendino is close behind with 48.

Feltrinelli’s nine vs. Dayton marked his second-highest total of the season and the third time in the first six games that he had at least eight.

Lendino notched 21 of his tackles in the first two PFL games against Drake and Dayton. He has five stops or more in six straight contests and has at least eight on three occasions this season.

Lendino reached a career milestone at St. Thomas, recording his 100th tackle. He is also the lone Beacon with multiple interceptions this season, owning two of the team’s five picks.

True freshman Micah Markley is tied for third on the team with 36 stops despite playing in only five of the six games. He is even with captain Mark Johnson.

Top Targets

Redshirt freshman Ryan Ricketti holds the team lead with 20 receptions and is second on the squad in receiving yards with 195.

Marietta transfer Jay Melchiori is second on the team with 17 receptions and leads the team with 208 receiving yards.

Melchiori reached the 100-reception milestone for his collegiate career in the Oct. 11 game vs. Dayton. He made 85 catches during the 2023 and 2024 seasons at Marietta.

Ricketti redshirted and played in four games last season, but has enjoyed a breakout surge in 2025 after not having a collegiate catch prior to this year.

The team’s third leading receiver is Chris Gundy, who has amassed 157 yards on 13 catches.

Getting Off the Field

Valpo opponents are just 27-of-86 on third down this season, good for just 31.4 percent.

The Beacons rank 12th nationally in FCS in third-down defense.

Third-down defense was also a strength of Marietta’s last season, when current Valpo head coach Andy Waddle and defensive coordinator Zach Feltrop helped the Pioneers lead the NCAA Division-III nation in that statistical category at .250.

Notes Wrapping Up Week 7: Dayton 41, Valpo 10

The Beacons completed a season-high 19 passes against the Flyers, eclipsing the previous season-best of 15. Valpo’s 207 yards through the air were also a season high.

Valpo’s team punting average was its best in any game where the team had at least two punts this year, as Nate Hillenburg averaged 39.2 yards per punt on six attempts.

The Beacons also moved the ball better on the ground, rushing for 104 yards, more than the previous two games combined.

Valpo played without several key players due to injuries, including starting running back Michael Mansaray, starting linebacker Max Samuel, starting offensive lineman Dan Theiss and two-deep wide receiver Devin Yeats, among others.

Alex Goworowski and Matt Molnar formed a wall to block a PAT, Valpo’s first blocked extra point since Sept. 23, 2023, when Kurt Kessen turned one away against Marist.

Amir Simmons had his first career reception and led the team with 63 receiving yards, all on the one catch.

Jay Melchiori had a team-high and season-high five grabs including one of the highlight reel variety. He returned to the catch column after none over the previous two games.

Freshman Michael Rumoro had four catches to go along with eight carries for 36 yards. He made his first collegiate start at running back with Mansaray sidelined.

This was a clean game from a penalty perspective with each team committing just three infractions. The first half was entirely flag free.

Kicker Luke Scoma improved to 12-for-13 on PATs this season and had his fourth made field goal in six tries.

The teams were nearly identical through the air, with Dayton holding a slight 210-207 advantage. The Flyers notched 371 yards of total offense to Valpo’s 311.

Brayden Welch became the fifth different Beacon with a receiving touchdown this season, hauling in a 25-yard score. This marked not only his first career score, but his first collegiate reception as well.

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SOCCER PREPS FOR FINAL TWO HOME MATCHES, SENIOR DAY

Valparaiso (3-7-4, 0-2-3 MVC)

Thursday, Oct. 23 – Belmont (3-4-7, 1-2-3 MVC) – 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 26 – Murray State (7-4-4, 2-1-3 MVC) – 1 p.m.

Next Up in Valpo Soccer: The Valpo soccer team returns home to Brown Field for its final two home matches of the season this week, as the Beacons host Belmont Thursday evening before welcoming Murray State on Senior Day Sunday afternoon.

Previously: A goal late in the first half from Martha Goddard equalized the Beacons’ match at Southern Illinois last Sunday, and the score remained level the rest of the way, as the two sides battled to a 1-1 draw. Kate Sheridan made six saves in goal for Valpo.

Looking Ahead: Valpo closes the regular season next Thursday, Oct. 30 at Evansville.

Following the Beacons: Both of this week’s matches will be carried on ESPN+. All home matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+ as part of The Valley on ESPN, while select road fixtures will also have live video available.

Head Coach John Marovich: In his 18th season at the helm of the Valpo program, John Marovich holds a 139-138-53 (.502) record both overall and at Valpo as a head coach. The 2014 Horizon League Coach of the Year and the head of the 2022 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year, Marovich holds Valpo’s all-time records for both victories and winning percentage.

Series Notes: Belmont – Valpo holds a 6-4-0 advantage in the all-time series, with the two sides splitting the four matchups since Belmont joined the MVC. The Bruins got the better of the Beacons last season in Nashville, winning by a 4-0 final.

Murray State – Valpo owns a 5-3-1 edge in the series, but the Racers have the 2-1-1 advantage since they joined the MVC. That includes a 2-1 Murray State victory last season in Murray – Addy Joiner gave the Beacons the lead just 1:42 into that contest before the Racers rallied with two second-half goals.

Scouting the Opposition: Belmont – The Bruins come into Thursday’s fixture at 3-4-7 overall and with a 1-2-3 record in MVC play, most recently playing to a 2-2 draw with Indiana State. Laken Whittington has scored a team-high three goals on the year, while Sydney Jones has played the vast majority of minutes in goal and owns a 1.17 GAA and an .800 save percentage.

Murray State – The Racers enter the week with a 7-4-4 overall record and a 2-1-3 mark in MVC play, and have won two in a row – most recently a 3-2 win over Evansville. The Racers will play at UIC Thursday before coming to Brown Field on Sunday. Breece Bass and Mary Hardy share team-high honors with four goals apiece this season, while Griselda Revolorio has been the regular in goal, owning a 1.51 GAA and a .753 save percentage.

Celebrating the Seniors: Valpo will recognize four players on Sunday on Senior Day at Brown Field. Molly O’Rear, Kennedy Hill and Kate Sheridan came in together in the summer of 2022 and were part of that season’s MVC regular season champion squad. Hannah Gabriel, who will be graduating early, joined the aforementioned trio the next year as the quartet were part of the MVC Tournament champions and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Getting a Point: Valpo snapped the Salukis’ three-match home winning streak last time out by earning the draw at SIU. The Beacons became the first MVC team to deny the Salukis the full three points at home this season.

Fit to Be Tied: Valpo’s draw with SIU was its fourth overall this year and its third since the start of MVC play. The three ties in MVC play is tied for second-most in a conference slate in program with the 2003 and spring 2021 squads – only the 2023 team (four) had more draws within conference action.

Goddard Got a Goal: Freshman Martha Goddard picked up her third goal of the year last time out to help the Beacons earn the tie at SIU. Goddard now has six goal involvements this season (3g, 3a), but Sunday’s was her first in MVC play.

Walos Gets On the Board: Goddard was set up on the goal by classmate Brylie Walos, who in doing so racked up the first assist of her collegiate career.

The Senior Scores: Senior Molly O’Rear found the back of the net for the fourth time this season, matching her freshman year total, as she opened the scoring against UNI. O’Rear is tied for sixth among MVC players in goals, tied for the team lead and eighth among MVC players in assists (3) and tied for seventh in points (11). She now has 15 goal involvements for her career – eight goals and seven assists.

Cool as Coleman: Junior Tatum Coleman delivered the assist on O’Rear’s goal versus the Panthers. After going her first two seasons at Valpo without tallying a point, Coleman has five this season with one goal and three assists, the latter tied for team-high honors.

Desiderio Delivers: Freshman Kiara Desiderio continued her standout season at UIC, as the rookie found the back of the net early in the draw with the Flames for her sixth goal of the campaign. Her six goals are good for third in the Valley, are the most of any MVC freshman and are tied for seventh-most nationally by a freshman. She also ranks third among Valley players with 13 points as well.

More on Kiara: Desiderio has been honored twice by the MVC this season, being named MVC Player of the Week Sept. 16 and MVC Freshman of the Week Aug. 26. She was the first Valpo freshman to earn one of the non-freshman weekly awards from the MVC since Nikki Coryell was a two-time Defensive Player of the Week in the spring of 2021 as a rookie. She owns a pair of braces this year, striking for two goals apiece in wins over Western Illinois and Purdue Fort Wayne.

Freshman Scoring Chart: Desiderio’s goal against UIC moved her into a tie for fifth place for goals scored by a freshman in program history, joining Vanesa Abad (2014) with six. Kendall Brown (2005) and Sarah Jewell (2006) share the program record for goals by a freshman with 10, while Lisa Springs (1998) and Rachel Hoaglin (2009) tallied seven goals apiece in their respective rookie campaigns.

A Helping Foot: Martha Goddard, who is tied for team-high honors with three assists, tallied those assists in three consecutive matches Aug. 24-31. The three assists are the most by a Valpo freshman since Cierra Welch tallied three in 2019, while Goddard is the first Valpo player with a helper in three straight contests since Grace Rogers closed out the 2017 season with an assist in each of Valpo’s final three matches.

Quick Starts: Desiderio wasted no time getting on the scoresheet at UIC, finding the back of the net with just 3:34 having ticked off the clock. It was the quickest goal by a Valpo player since Addy Joiner scored 1:42 into the Beacons’ match at Murray State on Oct. 20 last season.

Meanwhile, of Valpo’s five goals in its nonconference finale at Western Illinois, four of them came in quick succession in the first half, as the Beacons found the back of the net in the sixth, eighth, 11th and 20th minutes to put four on the board inside a third of an hour. Valpo set a new program standard for the earliest into a match it has hit the back of the net four times, while it was the quickest Valpo has put three on the board since opening up with three goals in 6:02 at Green Bay Oct. 31, 2014.

A Youthful Side: For the second straight season, the Beacons have the vast majority of minutes being played by underclassmen. 83.4% of the minutes played by field players this year have come from underclassmen, including 42.0% by Valpo’s freshman class.

Weekly Awards: Valpo has three MVC weekly award winners this year, as Desiderio’s pair of honors are joined by Goddard’s Freshman of the Week award Sept. 2. It is the first time Valpo has had multiple different players named MVC Freshman of the Week in the same season since Abby White, Dana Fish and Addy Joiner earned the honor once apiece during the 2021 season – that trio would go on to be instrumental in the 2022 MVC regular season championship side and the 2023 MVC Tournament championship team.

Valley Adjustments: The round-robin Missouri Valley Conference slate has been shortened by one match this season, as with the departure of Missouri State, the MVC has a nine-game conference schedule for its 10 teams. In addition, the conference tournament will feature the top-six teams in the regular season standings, an adjustment from what was previously an eight-team field.

Preseason Honoree: Senior Molly O’Rear represented the Beacons as she earned preseason First Team All-MVC accolades. O’Rear has been a constant presence in the midfield for Valpo over her first three seasons, appearing in 56 matches and making 49 starts while playing a total of 3,579 minutes. She was an MVC All-Freshman Team selection as a rookie in 2022, when she scored four goals and tallied a pair of assists. O’Rear was a vital component of the program’s MVC regular season title in 2022 and the team’s MVC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2023.

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WOMEN’S GOLF FINISHES FALL WITH SEASON-BEST ROUND

The Valparaiso University women’s golf team had its best 18-hole score of the season in Tuesday’s final round of the two-day, 36-hole Braun Intercollegiate hosted by Evansville at the par-72, 6058-yard Oak Meadow Golf Club in Evansville, Ind. The Beacons ended the fall season on a high note, as this marked their final tournament until February.

How It Happened

The team score of 322 (+34) in Tuesday’s round marked the squad’s best of the fall, outdoing the previous best of 324 in the third round of the Brittany Kelly Classic on Sept. 16. The Beacons improved their team score by 17 strokes on Tuesday, finishing at 661 for the tournament and climbing over Tennessee State and into the top 10.

Senior Taylor Skibinski (Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City) had the best round by a Beacon on Tuesday, carding a 76 (+4) to finish the tourney at 163, tied for 37th of 68. She had the sixth-best round of any player in the field on Tuesday, turning in a career best and the best individual round by a Valpo player this fall. She shot par or better on 13 holes including two birdies, shaving 11 strokes off her opening-round score.

Senior Katelyn McCoy (Chesterton, Ind. / Chesterton) led the team for the tournament with a 160 over 36 holes. She posted her second straight 80 on Tuesday, finishing as part of a tie for 30th.

Freshman Katie Estridge (Biloxi, Miss. / Biloxi) was third on the team at 166.

Belmont won the tournament at 599 and boasted the medalist in Chloe Tarkany at 145 (+1).

Thoughts from Head Coach Jill McCoy

“Taylor’s putter was working today. She made a great comeback and we had the best team round of the year. I’m very happy we were able to end the fall season on a positive note.”

Up Next

The Beacons will start the spring on Monday, Feb. 16 at the Islander Classic at Corpus Christi Country Club in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL SELECTED SIXTH IN GLVC MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL

INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men’s basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the GLVC men’s basketball preseason poll released Tuesday afternoon.

Head coach Scott Heady, in his second year at the helm for the Hounds, looks to improve upon last year’s season, where the team finished 9-11 in conference play, just short of making the conference tournament.

The Hounds return three role players from the 2024-25 season in sophomore Kelvin Amoako, Graduate Students Noah Kon, and Pierce Thomas.

The 2025-26 season brings nine newcomers for the squad. The Hounds add five transfers to their roster, including a two-time All-GLIAC honoree from Wayne State in Carmelo Harris. The Hounds also add 2024 G-MAC Freshman of the Year Nate Dudukovich.

UIndy earned 115 points just ahead of Lewis and McKendree to round out the top eight. Missouri S&T topped the poll, tallying 196 points with 14 first-place votes, followed by Lincoln with 174 points and one first-place vote.

The preseason poll is determined by the league’s head coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own team.

The complete poll and voting results can be found below.

Place	School	Points (1st-place votes)
1.	Missouri S&T	196 (14)
2.	Lincoln	174 (1)
3.	Missouri-St. Louis	161
4.	Rockhurst	141
5.	Drury	121
6.	Indianapolis	115
7.	Lewis	114
8.	McKendree	109
9.	Illinois Springfield	97
10.	William Jewell	96
11. 12.	Upper Iowa Truman State	78 69
13.	Quincy	51
14.	Maryville	33
15.	Southwest Baptist	20

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PICKED 11TH IN GLVC PRESEASON POLL

NDIANAPOLIS –The UIndy women’s basketball team was selected to finish 11th in the annual league preseason poll released Tuesday morning.

Second year head coach, Jama Sharp, will look to improve on the Greyhounds’ 2024-25 season where the team finished 12th. The Hounds return four of its top five points scorers from last season; Amyrah Sapenter, Jaelynne Murray, Patricia Chikamba, and Ruby Garner.

The team also added three newcomers, two transfers, Graycie Poe and Payton Benge, and one freshman, Taylor Van Meter, to the 2025-26 squad.

UIndy earned 83 points, one point behind defending champion Quincy. Drury tops the poll with 191 points and 10 first-place votes, while Maryville sits behind the Pantehrs with 165 points. Lewis (4) and Missouri S&T (1) garnered the remaining first-place votes.

The preseason poll is determined by the league’s head coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own team.

The complete poll and voting results can be found below.

Place	School	Points (1st-place votes)
1.	Drury	191 (10)
2.	Maryville	165
3.	Lewis	163 (4)
4.	Missouri-St. Louis	158
5.	Missouri S&T	141 (1)
6.	McKendree	135
7.	Truman State	108
8.	Upper Iowa	101
9.	Rockhurst	85
10.	Quincy	84
11.	UIndy	83
12.	Illinois Springfield	60
13.	Southwest Baptist	55
14.	William Jewell	24
15.	Lincoln	22

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++++++++UINDY WOMEN’S GOLF++++++++

HOUNDS PLACE SECOND, GRAB THREE ALL TOURNAMENT HONORS

FARMINGTON, PA – The UIndy women’s golf team had its best appearance of the 2025-26 season to date with a second place finish, and three All-Tournament honorees; Caroline Whallon, Macey Brown and Paige Giovenco.

The last time the Hounds had three All-Tournament honorees in one tournament was during the 2023-24 season at the NC4K Classic. UIndy’s second place finish continues its recent run of dominance under the helm of second year coach Andy Serketich, garnering the team’s ninth top three finish in the last two seasons.

This week’s event was held at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort on the Mystic Rock Golf Course.

INS & OUTS

The standout freshman, Giovenco, added another second place finish in her short time as a Greyhound. Her other second place finish came at the highly accredited Folds of Honor Challenge in September. Giovenco shot a two-under final round, which was only the second under par round of the entire week. Her final round vaulted her 16 spots to a solo second place (+12).

Giovenco also ranked top-10 for the field this week in par-3 (+3), par-4 (+8), and par-5 (+1) scoring.

Whallon captured a third place (+13) finish, which is her best finishing position since claiming a first place at last season’s GLVC Championship stroke play event. Whallon never fell outside of the top five after any of the three rounds this week, and carded two rounds of 76, and a final round 77. Whallon made her mark on the course this week on the par-3s, and par-4s, ranking second and fourth respectively in those categories.

Rounding out the final All-Tournament member for the Greyhounds was Brown, who placed T4 (+14). Brown bested her score each round, concluding her tournament with a final round, 72 (+2). Her tournament was highlighted by an eagle on the 16th hole in the second round, and a second place scoring average on the par-5s (E) this week. Today’s fourth place finish is the third top-10 for Brown on the season.

Freshman Valentina Cortez also had another strong showing this week with a T16 (+20) finish. Today’s top-20 is her best finish of her first season with the Greyhounds.

Ava Ray was the final member of the Hounds’ five person team for the week, and finished with a T35 (+32) three round score.

UP NEXT

UIndy will wrap up its fall swing of tournaments with a trip to the Ralph Hayes Toyota D2 Elite Invitational in Toccoa, GA at the Currahee Golf Club on Oct. 27-28.

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++++++++UINDY MEN’S GOLF++++++++

HOUNDS CONCLUDE FALL SEASON WITH SIXTH PLACE FINISH

FARMINGTON, PA – The UIndy men’s golf team concluded its fall swing of events at the Intercollegiate at Nemacolin, which was hosted by the University of Findlay. The Greyhounds tabbed a sixth place finish in the nine team field.

The two day event was held at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort on the Mystic Rock Golf Course.

INS & OUTS

The field faced tough conditions on both days of the event with blustery wind conditions, with the scoring average at +4 (76) over the three rounds.

Joseph Armfield led the way for the Greyhounds with his first career top-10 finish in three seasons with the team. He carded rounds of 72-78-74, which was good enough for a T10 (+8) finish.

Alexander Nestun and Jackson Watkins both earned top-20 finishes as well. Nestun finished top-10 in par-5 scoring average for the week (4.75), which vaulted him to a T15 (+11). While Watkins finished T19 (+12) after two rounds of 78, and 74 (+2) second round. Watkins tied for the lead of the field in par-3 scoring at even par with Grand Valley’s Bryce Wheeler and former Greyhound, Maverick Conaway.

Rounding out the Greyhounds lineup, Fredrik Rønnov settled in at T30 (+17), and Andrew Johnson, in his first event since the UIndy Invitational, earned a T46 (+29) finish.

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds will have a few months of rest before they tee it up again this spring.

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+++++++++MARIAN WOMEN’S GOLF++++++++

KNIGHTS COMPLETE FALL SEASON WITH RUNNER-UP AT LADY ROADRUNNER INVITE

Dalton, Ga. – The Marian women’s golf team finished a strong fall season on Tuesday afternoon, as the Knights finished as the runner-up at the loaded Dalton State Lady Roadrunner Rall Invite. Marian’s runner-up effort caps a fall in which the Knights finished first or second in each of their five events, and was highlighted by fifth place finishes from Keara Eder and Jordan Adam.

Dalton State finished as the lone team to defeat the Knights in the tournament, as they won with a team score of 906. Marian scored a 922 in their second-place outing, rebounding from a tough first round on Monday. Marian climbed from eighth to second over the duration of the final 45 holes in the event, and defeated SCAD-Savannah by five strokes. Indiana Wesleyan finished fourth with a 937 score, and William Carey finished fifth with a 938 final tally.

The Knights’ wins over the rest of the top five were victories over teams ranked No. 6, 7 and 8 in the latest NAIA ranking. The Knights also had wins over No. 19 Lindsey Wilson (6th), No. 10 Texas Wesleyan (7th), and No. 22 Cumberland.

Individually, both Jordan Adam and Keara Eder tied for fifth, with each Knight scoring a 229 as their three-round total. Adam had rounds of 78, 75, and 76, while Eder scored rounds of 77, 78, and 74. Emma Weiler finished in a tie for 12th with her 233 score, marking her card with a 78, 76, and 79. Maria Kennard finished the fall with a 23rd place effort, logging an 83+77+78=238 total. Hailey Kirkland finished the lineup with a tie for 26th, as she scored a 239 with rounds of 89, 74, and 76.

Addyson Weiler played individually and scored a 239, tying for 26th. The freshman had rounds of 80, 80, and 79 to complete her fall.

The Knights will resume their 2025-26 schedule in late February, as they will carry a 55-3 record from the fall into the spring.

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+++++++SMALL INDIANA COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES+++++++

UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/

MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/

INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/

EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/

WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/

FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/

ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/

ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index

TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index

BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/

DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/

HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/

MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/

HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/

OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx

ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index

IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/

IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/

IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/

PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/

INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx

GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/

ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/

GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/

HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php

TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/

VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index

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+++SPORTS EXTRA+++

+++TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY+++

Oct. 22

1933 — Primo Carnera retains the world heavyweight title with a 15-round decision over Paolino Uzcudun in Rome.

1950 — The Los Angeles Rams beat the Baltimore Colts 70-27.

1961 — Erich Barnes of the New York Giants ties an NFL record by returning an interception 102 yards for a touchdown in a 17-16 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

1966 — Bobby Orr of the Boston Bruins scores his first goal.

1975 — The 10-team World Football League, citing lack of television and season ticket support, disbands before the 12th week of a 20-week season.

1975 — The Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox, 4-3 at Fenway Park Four games to three to win the World Series.

1976 — Twin brothers Tom and Dick Van Arsdale play together in a game for the Phoenix Suns, becoming the first and only pair of brothers to play for the same NBA club.

1984 — Future Pro Football HOF quarterback Ken Stabler retires after 17 seasons in the NFL with Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints.

1994 — Alcorn State’s Steve McNair becomes the NCAA’s career yardage leader with 15,049, surpassing the old mark set by Brigham Young’s Ty Detmer, who had 14,665. McNair’s 649 yards also breaks his own Division I-AA single-game record as he leads the Braves to a 41-37 win over Southern.

2000 — Bengals running back Corey Dillon rushes for an NFL single-game record 278 yards in a 31-21 victory over the Denver Broncos. Dillon betters Walter Payton’s 27-year-old mark by three yards.

2001 — New York routs Seattle 12-3 in Game 5 to win the AL pennant for the 38th time. The Yankees become the first team since their predecessors in 1960-64 to win four straight pennants.

2005 — Mount Union drops a regular-season game for the first time since 1994, losing 21-14 to Ohio Northern in a Division III matchup. The Purple Raiders, winners of 110 straight regular-season games, had not lost a regular-season game since they were beaten 23-10 by Baldwin-Wallace on Oct. 15, 1994.

2012 — Lance Armstrong is stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling’s governing body following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accuses him of leading a massive doping program on his teams.

2014 — Serena Williams is routed 6-0, 6-2 by Simona Halep in the WTA Finals round-robin, one of the most one-sided losses in the 18-time Grand Slam champion’s career. The last time Williams managed to win just two games in a WTA Tour or Grand Slam match was in 1998 when she was 16.

2016 — Kyle Hendricks outpitches Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras homers early and the Chicago Cubs won their first pennant since 1945, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series.

2016 — Baker Mayfield has seven touchdown passes and 545 yards to help No. 16 Oklahoma beat Texas Tech 66-59 in the game that breaks the NCAA record for combined offensive yards with 1,708 yards.

2016 — Leonard Fournette breaks LSU’s single-game rushing record on just his first eight carries as the No. 25 Tigers beat No. 23 Mississippi 38-21. Fournette finishes with 284 yards rushing in his first action since aggravating a left ankle injury on Sept. 24. He averages 17.8 yards on 16 carries and his touchdowns go for 78, 76 and 59 yards.

2017 — The Phoenix Suns fire coach Earl Watson just three games in to the NBA season.

2020 — The National Hockey League announced the annual NHL All Star Game and Skills Competition would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2024 — LeBron and Bronny James become the first father-son duo in NBA history to appear in a game together as L.A. Lakers beat Minnesota Timberwolves 110-103.

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Oct. 23

1921 — Green Bay Packers play 1st APFA (forerunner to NFL) game; beat Minneapolis Marines, 7-6 at Hagemeister Park, Green Bay, Wis.

1945 — Jackie Robinson signs a contract with the Montreal Royals, minor league farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1949 — Don Doll of the Detroit Lions intercepts four passes in a 24-7 victory over the Chicago Cardinals.

1960 — Jim Martin of Detroit becomes the first kicker to kick two field goals over 50 yards in a game as the Lions beat the Baltimore Colts 30-17.

1964 — Joe Frazier dominates German Hans Huber for an easy points win to capture the boxing heavyweight gold medal in Tokyo.

1971 — Greg Pruitt rushes for 294 yards on 19 carries to lead the Oklahoma Sooners to an NCAA record 711 yards rushing and a 75-28 pounding of Kansas State.

1976 — Pittsburgh’s Tony Dorsett rushes for 180 yards in a 45-0 rout over Navy to become the top career rusher in NCAA history with 5,206 yards.

1988 — Dan Marino passes for 521 yards, three touchdowns and five interceptions as the Miami Dolphins lose to the New York Jets 44-30. Marino completes 35 of 60 passes as he produces the second-best single-game total yardage in NFL history.

1993 — The Toronto Maple Leafs break the NHL record for most victories at the start of the season, winning their ninth straight game by beating the second-year Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0.

1999 — Florida State’s Bobby Bowden gets his 300th win with a 17-14 win over his son, Clemson coach Tommy Bowden. With the victory Bowden joins Bear Bryant, Pop Warner, Joe Paterno and Amos Alonzo Stagg as the only major college coaches to reach 300 victories.

2000 — The New York Jets, trailing 30-7 at the end of the third quarter, come back to beat the Miami Dolphins 40-37 in overtime on Monday night. The Jets score four touchdowns and a field goal in the fourth quarter to force overtime.

2005 — San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson is held to a career-low 7 yards rushing on 17 carries and fails to score in the Chargers’ 20-17 loss at Philadelphia, ending his NFL record-tying streak of games with a touchdown at 18.

2008 — Carolina’s Brandon Sutter gives one of hockey’s most famous families another milestone, scoring his first NHL goal in a 4-1 loss at Pittsburgh. The 19-year-old Sutter, son of New Jersey Devils coach Brent Sutter, is the ninth member of the Sutter family to play in the NHL.

2011 — Tim Tebow rallies the Broncos for two touchdowns in the final 2:44 of the fourth quarter to force overtime, and Matt Prater’s 52-yard field goal gives Denver an improbable 18-15 victory over the stunned Miami Dolphins. The Broncos appeared beaten when they trailed 15-0 with 5:23 left and took over at their 20.

2016 — Jay Ajayi ties an NFL record by surpassing 200 yards rushing for the second game in a row, helping the Miami Dolphins rally past the Buffalo Bills 28-25. Ajayi rushes for 214 yards in 29 carries after totaling 204 yards a week earlier in a win over Pittsburgh.

2019 — All Star point guard Kyrie Irving pours in 50 points, setting a new NBA record for points on debut with a new team as his Brooklyn Nets go down 127-126 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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+++TV SPORTS+++

(ALL TIMES EASTERN)
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND/OR BLACKOUTS
Wednesday, Oct. 22

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — MTSU at Delaware

9 p.m.

CBSSN — Missouri St. at New Mexico St.

COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

9 p.m.

ESPNU — Santa Clara at Gonzaga

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

ACCN — Syracuse at Boston College

SECN — Arkansas at Auburn

8 p.m.

FS1 — TCU at Kansas

10 p.m.

BTN — Oregon at UCLA

GOLF

10 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, First Round, New Korea Country Club, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

5 a.m. (Thursday)

ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: First Round, Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

NBA BASKETBALL

7:10 p.m.

ESPN — Cleveland at New York

9:35 p.m.

ESPN — San Antonio at Dallas

NHL HOCKEY

7:30 p.m.

NHLN — Detroit at Buffalo

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

FS2 — Canadian Premier League: TBA

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Thursday, Oct. 23

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S)

4:30 a.m. (Friday)

FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Adelaide

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — South Alabama at Georgia St.

COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

BTN — Western at Michigan

COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

ACCN — Florida St. at Virginia

8 p.m.

ACCN — Notre Dame at Virginia Tech

GOLF

5 a.m.

ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: First Round, Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

7:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Genesis Championship, First Round, Woo Jeong Hills CC, Cheonan, South Korea (Taped)

5 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Bank of Utah Championship, First Round, Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah

10 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, Second Round, New Korea Country Club, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

5 a.m. (Friday)

ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Second Round, Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

HORSE RACING

1 p.m.

FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

NBA BASKETBALL

7:40 p.m.

ESPN — Oklahoma City at Indiana

10:05 p.m.

ESPN — Denver at Golden State

NFL FOOTBALL

8:15 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Minnesota at L.A. Chargers

VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

7 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Team Valentin-Anderson vs. Team Cooper, Madison, Wis.

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Friday, Oct. 24

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S)

4:30 a.m.

FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Adelaide

Midnight

FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Essendon

2 a.m. (Saturday)

FS2 — AFL: Richmond at Fremantle

4 a.m. (Saturday)

FS2 — Melbourne at Brisbane

AUTO RACING

2:05 p.m.

FS2 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Practice, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.

3:10 p.m.

FS2 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Qualifying, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.

2:25 p.m.

ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City

5:55 p.m.

ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City

6 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: The Slim Jim 200, Playoffs – Round of 8, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.

2:55 a.m. (Saturday)

FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Malaysia Grand Prix – Sprint Race, Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

6 p.m.

SECN — TBA

7:30 p.m.

ACCN — TBA

COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY

4 p.m.

BTN — Michigan at Northwestern

6 p.m.

ACCN — Syracuse at Boston College

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

6 p.m.

ESPNU — Columbia at Dartmouth

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — North Texas at Charlotte

7:30 p.m.

ESPN — California at Virginia Tech

10 p.m.

CBSSN — Boise St. at Nevada

10:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Montana at Sacramento St.

COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)

8 p.m.

BTN — Indiana at Maryland

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

BTN — Minnesota at Indiana

8 p.m.

SECN — Texas at Mississippi

9 p.m.

ESPNU — Kansas City at Kansas St.

10 p.m.

BTN — Wisconsin at Washington

GOLF

5 a.m.

ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Second Round, Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

7:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Genesis Championship, Second Round, Woo Jeong Hills CC, Cheonan, South Korea (Taped)

2 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Simmons Bank Championship, First Round, Pleasant Valley Coluntry Club, Little Rock, Ark.

5 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Bank of Utah Championship, Second Round, Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah

10 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, Third Round, New Korea Country Club, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

4 a.m. (Saturday)

ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Third Round, Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

HORSE RACING

1 p.m.

FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

4 p.m.

FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

8 p.m.

FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

MLB BASEBALL

TBA

FOX — World Series: TBD, Game 1

NBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Boston at New York

10 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Minnesota at L.A. Lakers

SOCCER (MEN’S)

3 p.m.

USA — English Premier League: West Ham United at Leeds United

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Saturday, Oct. 25

AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S)

4 a.m.

FS2 — Melbourne at Brisbane

AUTO RACING

1:25 p.m.

ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City

4:30 p.m.

TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Practice, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.

4:55 p.m.

ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Qualifying, Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City

5:40 p.m.

TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.

7:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff Race at Martinsville, Playoffs – Round of 8, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.

1:55 a.m. (Sunday)

FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Malaysia Grand Prix, Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ABC — Mississippi at Oklahoma

ACCN — Virginia at North Carolina

BTN — Rutgers at Purdue

CBSSN — Ohio at E. Michigan

CW — SMU at Wake Forest

ESPN — TBA

ESPN2 — TBA

ESPNU — Appalachian St. Old Dominion

FOX — TBA

FS1 — TBA

TNT — Kansas St. at Kansas

TRUTV — Kansas St. at Kansas

12:45 p.m.

SECN — Auburn at Arkansas

3:30 p.m.

ABC — Alabama at South Carolina

ACCN — NC State at Pittsburgh

CBS — TBA

CBSSN — FAU at Navy

CW — Toledo at Washington St.

ESPN — TBA

FOX — BYU at Iowa St.

4 p.m.

ESPN2 — TBA

ESPNU — TBA

FS1 — TBA

4:15 p.m.

SECN — TBA

7 p.m.

ESPN — Stanford at Miami

FS1 — TBA

7:30 p.m.

ABC — Texas A&M at LSU

ACCN — Boston College at Louisville

CBSSN — Colorado St. at Wyoming

NBC — TBA

7:45 p.m.

SECN — Tennessee at Kentucky

8 p.m.

ESPN2 — TBA

ESPNU — TBA

10:15 p.m.

ESPN — Colorado at Utah

11 p.m.

ESPNU — Alabama St. at Alabama A&M (Taped)

FIGURE SKATING

3 p.m.

NBC — 2025 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: The Cup of China, Chongquing, China

GOLF

4 a.m.

ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Third Round, Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

7:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Genesis Championship, Third Round, Woo Jeong Hills CC, Cheonan, South Korea (Taped)

1:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Simmons Bank Championship, Second Round, Pleasant Valley Coluntry Club, Little Rock, Ark.

5 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Bank of Utah Championship, Second Round, Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah

10 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown, Final Round, New Korea Country Club, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

5 a.m. (Sunday)

ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Final Round, Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

HORSE RACING

Noon

FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

10 a.m.

FX — UFC 321 Early Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Noon

FX — UFC 321 Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

MLB BASEBALL

TBA

FOX — World Series: TBD, Game 2

NBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

NBATV — Oklahoma City at Atlanta

NHL HOCKEY

3 p.m.

NHLN — Colorado at Boston

7 p.m.

NHLN — Montreal at Vancouver

SOCCER (MEN’S)

10 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Fulham at Newcastle United

12:30 p.m.

NBC — English Premier League: Manchester United at Brighton & Hove Albion

3 p.m.

USA — English Premier League: Liverpool at Brentford FC

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Sunday, Oct. 26

AUTO RACING

2 p.m.

NBC — NASCAR Cup Series: The Xfinity 500, Playoffs – Round of 8, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.

4 p.m.

ABC — Formula 1: The Mexico City Grand Prix, Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City

COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ESPNU — Oklahoma St. at West Virginia

3 p.m.

SECN — Vanderbilt at South Carolina

5 p.m.

SECN — Kentucky at Texas A&M

7 p.m.

ACCN — Duke at NC State

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ACCN — Stanford at Georgia Tech

1 p.m.

ESPN — Florida at Arkansas

SECN — Auburn at Oklahoma

3 p.m.

ESPN — Louisville at North Carolina

GOLF

5 a.m.

ESPN2 — Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Final Round, Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

7:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Genesis Championship, Final Round, Woo Jeong Hills CC, Cheonan, South Korea (Taped)

1:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Simmons Bank Championship, Final Round, Pleasant Valley Coluntry Club, Little Rock, Ark.

5 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Bank of Utah Championship, Final Round, Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah

GYMNASTICS

Noon

NBC — 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: From Jakarta, Indonesia

HORSE RACING

1 p.m.

FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

NFL FOOTBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Miami at Atlanta, N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, Chicago at Baltimore

FOX — Regional Coverage: Cleveland at New England, N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, San Francisco at Houston

4:05 p.m.

FOX — Tampa Bay at New Orleans

4:25 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Dallas at Denver OR Tennessee at Indianapolis

8:15 p.m.

NBC — Green Bay at Pittsburgh

NHL HOCKEY

1 p.m.

NHLN — Colorado at New Jersey

SOCCER (MEN’S)

10 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Manchester City at Aston Villa

11 a.m.

ESPN2 — LaLiga: Barcelona at Real Madrid

12:30 p.m.

USA — English Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur at Everton

VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

6:30 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Team McCage vs. Team Valentin-Anderson, Madison, Wis.

9 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Team Coopers vs. Team Thompson, Madison, Wis.

THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 2025

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