“THE SCOREBOARD”
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 6 SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ADAMS CENTRAL AT SOUTH ADAMS 7:00 PM
ATTICA AT NORTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE AT JENNINGS COUNTY 7:00 PM
BENTON CENTRAL AT WESTERN 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON NORTH AT PERRY MERIDIAN 7:00 PM
BLUFFTON AT SOUTHERN WELLS 7:00 PM
BOONE GROVE AT RIVER FOREST 8:00 PM
BOONVILLE AT WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
BREMEN AT JOHN GLENN 7:00 PM
BROWN COUNTY AT MILAN 7:00 PM
CALUMET AT WHITING 8:00 PM
CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 8:00 PM
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM
CARMEL AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 7:00 PM
CARROLL (FLORA) AT NORTH WHITE 7:00 PM
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM
CASCADE AT CRAWFORDSVILLE 7:00 PM
CASTLE AT EVANSVILLE REITZ 7:30 PM
CASTON AT CULVER 7:00 PM
CHARLESTOWN AT SCOTTSBURG 7:00 PM
CHURUBUSCO AT CENTRAL NOBLE 7:00 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 7:00 PM
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT DELPHI 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT FLOYD CENTRAL 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS NORTH AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 7:00 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7:00 PM
COVINGTON AT PARKE HERITAGE 7:00 PM
CROWN POINT AT VALPARAISO 8:00 PM
DANVILLE AT YORKTOWN 7:30 PM
DECATUR CENTRAL AT PLAINFIELD 7:00 PM
DELTA AT NEW CASTLE 7:00 PM
EAST CENTRAL AT HARRISON (OHIO) 7:00 PM
EASTBROOK AT MADISON-GRANT 7:00 PM
EASTERN (PEKIN) AT NORTH HARRISON 7:00 PM
EASTERN GREENE AT CLOVERDALE 7:00 PM
EDGEWOOD AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM
EDINBURGH AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY 7:00 PM
ELKHART AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 7:00 PM
EVANSVILLE BOSSE AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT PROVIDENCE 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI AT EVANSVILLE NORTH 7:30 PM
FAIRFIELD AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM
FAITH CHRISTIAN AT TRI-COUNTY 7:00 PM
FISHERS AT AVON 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA AT FORT WAYNE LUERS 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTH AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER 7:00 PM
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL AT SEEGER 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN AT MOORESVILLE 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT NOBLESVILLE 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN COUNTY AT GREENSBURG 7:00 PM
FRANKTON AT ALEXANDRIA 7:00 PM
FREMONT AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
FRONTIER AT NORTH NEWTON 7:30 PM
GARRETT AT EASTSIDE 7:00 PM
GARY WEST AT WHEELER 8:00 PM
GIBSON SOUTHERN AT HERITAGE HILLS 8:00 PM
GOSHEN AT WARSAW 7:00 PM
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL AT NEW PALESTINE 7:00 PM
GRIFFITH AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
GUERIN CATHOLIC AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 7:00 PM
HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7:30 PM
HAMMOND CENTRAL AT BOWMAN ACADEMY 8:00 PM
HAMMOND MORTON AT STERLING (ILL.) 8:00 PM
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:30 PM
HERITAGE AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7:00 PM
HIGHLAND AT ANDREAN 8:00 PM
HOBART AT LOWELL 8:00 PM
HOMESTEAD AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER 7:00 PM
HUNTINGTON NORTH AT DEKALB 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS AT SOUTHPORT 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL AT TROTWOOD-MADISON (OHIO) 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT BREBEUF JESUIT 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE AT CHRISTEL HOUSE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 7:00 PM
JASPER AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
JEFFERSONVILLE AT CONNERSVILLE 7:30 PM
KANKAKEE VALLEY AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:30 PM
KOKOMO AT MARION 7:00 PM
LAFAYETTE JEFF AT ANDERSON 7:00 PM
LAKE CENTRAL AT MICHIGAN CITY 8:00 PM
LAKE STATION AT HAMMOND NOLL 8:00 PM
LAKELAND AT ANGOLA 7:00 PM
LAVILLE AT KNOX 7:30 PM
LAWRENCE CENTRAL AT CENTER GROVE 7:00 PM
LAWRENCEBURG AT BATESVILLE 7:00 PM
LEBANON AT MCCUTCHEON 7:00 PM
LEO AT BELLMONT 7:00 PM
LEWIS CASS AT WHITKO 7:00 PM
LINTON AT NORTH DECATUR 7:30 PM
MADISON AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:00 PM
MERRILLVILLE AT LAPORTE 8:00 PM
MISHAWAKA AT CONCORD 7:00 PM
MISSISSINEWA AT ELWOOD 7:00 PM
MITCHELL AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7:00 PM
MONROE CENTRAL AT WES-DEL 7:00 PM
MONROVIA AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:30 PM
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) AT SOUTHRIDGE 7:30 PM
MUNCIE CENTRAL AT RICHMOND 7:00 PM
MUNSTER AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
NEW HAVEN AT COLUMBIA CITY 7:00 PM
NORTH JUDSON AT TRITON 7:30 PM
NORTH KNOX AT PRINCETON 7:30 PM
NORTH MONTGOMERY AT GREENCASTLE 7:00 PM
NORTH POSEY AT SOUTH SPENCER 8:00 PM
NORTH PUTNAM AT SOUTHMONT 7:00 PM
NORTHEASTERN AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
NORTHFIELD AT WABASH 7:00 PM
NORTHRIDGE AT PLYMOUTH 7:00 PM
NORTHWESTERN AT MACONAQUAH 7:00 PM
NORWELL AT EAST NOBLE 7:00 PM
OAK HILL AT BLACKFORD 7:00 PM
OWEN VALLEY AT SULLIVAN 7:00 PM
PAOLI AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:30 PM
PARK TUDOR AT EASTERN HANCOCK 7:00 PM
PENN AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:00 PM
PERRY CENTRAL AT CLARKSVILLE 7:30 PM
PERU AT ROCHESTER 7:00 PM
PIKE CENTRAL AT FOREST PARK 7:00 PM
PIONEER AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 7:30 PM
PORTAGE AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD AT INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 7:30 PM
RIVERTON PARKE AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
RUSHVILLE AT CENTERVILLE 7:00 PM
SALEM AT CORYDON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SEYMOUR AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SHELBYVILLE AT INDIAN CREEK 7:00 PM
SHENANDOAH AT HAGERSTOWN 7:00 PM
SILVER CREEK AT NEW ALBANY 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND RILEY AT NEW PRAIRIE 7:30 PM
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN 7:00 PM
SOUTH PUTNAM AT WEST VIGO 7:00 PM
SOUTHWOOD AT MANCHESTER 7:00 PM
SPRINGS VALLEY AT CRAWFORD COUNTY 7:00 PM
TAYLOR AT SHERIDAN 7:00 PM
TELL CITY AT TECUMSEH 8:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT NORTHVIEW 7:00 PM
TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT JIMTOWN 7:00 PM
TIPTON AT LOGANSPORT 7:00 PM
TRI AT WINCHESTER 7:00 PM
TRITON CENTRAL AT GREENWOOD 7:00 PM
TRI-WEST AT SPEEDWAY 7:00 PM
UNION CITY AT UNION COUNTY 7:00 PM
WAWASEE AT NORTHWOOD 7:00 PM
WEST CENTRAL AT TRI-CENTRAL 7:00 PM
WEST LAFAYETTE AT TWIN LAKES 7:00 PM
WEST WASHINGTON AT NORTH DAVIESS 7:00 PM
WESTERN BOONE AT FRANKFORT 7:00 PM
WESTFIELD AT BROWNSBURG 7:00 PM
WHITELAND AT MARTINSVILLE 7:00 PM
WINAMAC AT NORTH MIAMI 7:00 PM
WOODLAN AT JAY COUNTY 7:00 PM
ZIONSVILLE AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:00 PM
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
TUESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=9/22/2026
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INDIANA GIRLS GOLF
REGIONALS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
1. LAKE CENTRAL | SANDY PINES GC
SAT, 8 AM CT | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: SECTIONALS 1-5
2. EAST NOBLE | NOBLE HAWK GC
FRI, 8:30 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: SECTIONALS 6-10
3. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON | HARRISON HILLS GC
FRI, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: SECTIONALS 11-15
4. LAPEL | EDGEWOOD GC
SAT, 9 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: SECTIONALS 16-20
5. TERRE HAUTE NORTH | HULMAN LINKS GC
FRI, 8:30 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: SECTIONALS 21-25
6. FRANKLIN COMMUNITY | THE LEGENDS GC
SAT, 8:30 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: SECTIONALS 26-30
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
TUESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=9/22/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
TUESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=9/22/2026
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country
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https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/tennis
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INDIANA GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
TUESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/flag-football/girls/scores/?date=9/22/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
YANKEES 2, RAYS 0
RAYS 6, YANKEES 1
DODGERS 7, PADRES 0
PHILLIES 6, BREWERS 4
MARLINS 8, CUBS 2 (12 INNINGS)
GUARDIANS 3, RED SOX 2
WHITE SOX 14, ROYALS 11
NATIONALS 3, TIGERS 1
PIRATES 2, CARDINALS 0
ASTROS 7, MARINERS 0
REDS 4, BRAVES 0
METS 6, RANGERS 3
DIAMONDBACKS 7, ROCKIES 2
TWINS 3, GIANTS 2
A’S 9, ANGELS 7
BLUE JAYS AT ORIOLES, PPD.
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
FEVER 96 LYNX 77
MYSTICS 79 SUN 69
SKY 97 TEMPO 85
ACES 89 SPARKS 79
FIRE 90 VALKYRIES 82 OT
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24
LIBERTY AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25
ARMY AT TEMPLE | 4 P.M. | ESPN
HOWARD AT RUTGERS | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NAVY AT UAB | 7 P.M. | ESPN
NORTHWESTERN AT INDIANA | 8 P.M. | FOX
CLEMSON AT CAL | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 26
TEXAS AT TENNESSEE | 12 P.M. | ABC
ILLINOIS AT OHIO STATE | 12 P.M. | FOX
SAM HOUSTON AT TEXAS TECH | 12 P.M. | TNT
WAKE FOREST AT LOUISVILLE | 12 P.M.
COLORADO AT BAYLOR | 12 P.M.
BUCKNELL AT PITT | 12 P.M. | ACCNX
VIRGINIA TECH AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 12 P.M.
SAN DIEGO STATE AT TOLEDO | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
COLORADO STATE AT UTSA | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
UNLV AT AKRON | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
BALL STATE AT KENT STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH ALABAMA AT KENTUCKY | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
LINDENWOOD AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
UCLA AT MARYLAND | 1:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NOTRE DAME AT PURDUE | 2 P.M. | PEACOCK
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT GEORGIA STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT FLORIDA STATE | 3 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
HAWAI’I AT WYOMING | 3 P.M. | CW
OKLAHOMA AT GEORGIA | 3:30 P.M.
OLE MISS AT FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M.
UTAH AT IOWA STATE | 3:30 P.M.
IOWA AT MICHIGAN | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
TCU AT UCF | 3:30 P.M.
WILLIAM & MARY AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ACCNX
UCONN AT MIAMI (OHIO) | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NEW MEXICO AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
ROBERT MORRIS AT BUFFALO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
STONEHILL AT OHIO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
GARDNER-WEBB AT MARSHALL | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT EAST CAROLINA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
VANDERBILT AT AUBURN | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
WISCONSIN AT PENN STATE | 5 P.M. | PEACOCK
NEBRASKA AT MICHIGAN STATE | 5 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH FLORIDA AT BOWLING GREEN | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
DELAWARE AT VIRGINIA | 6 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
UIW AT TEXAS STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
JAMES MADISON AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT MIAMI (FLA.) | 6:30 P.M. | CW
LOUISIANA AT CHARLOTTE | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH CAROLINA AT ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN
KANSAS STATE AT CINCINNATI | 7 P.M. | ESPN2
OKLAHOMA STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | 7 P.M.
SOUTHERN MISS AT TULANE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
KENNESAW STATE AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCYHURST AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS A&M AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
OREGON AT USC | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
ARIZONA AT WASHINGTON STATE | 7:30 P.M. | CBS
TROY AT UTAH STATE | 7:30 P.M. | CBSSN
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT NORTH TEXAS | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
APPALACHIAN STATE AT NC STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
MISSOURI AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
TULSA AT ARKANSAS | 8 P.M. | SECN+
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT UL MONROE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE AT SMU | 9 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
OREGON STATE AT UTEP | 9 P.M. | MW+
UMASS AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
RICE AT FRESNO STATE | 10 P.M. | CW
GEORGIA TECH AT SANFORD | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
AIR FORCE AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M.
MINNESOTA AT WASHINGTON | 11 P.M. | FOX
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NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/SCORES
WEEK 3 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
ATLANTA FALCONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (THU) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P AMZ
SUNDAY
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW YORK JETS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
TENNESSEE TITANS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 4:05P (ET) 4:05P FOX
BALTIMORE RAVENS VS DALLAS COWBOYS (RIO DE JANEIRO) 5:25P (BRT) 4:25P CBS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P CBS
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT DENVER BRONCOS 6:20P (MT) 8:20P NBC
MONDAY
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT CHICAGO BEARS (MON) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
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WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (THU) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P AMZ
SUNDAY
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS VS WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (TOTTENHAM) 2:30P (BST) 9:30A NFLN
TENNESSEE TITANS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK JETS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
DALLAS COWBOYS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 3:05P (CT) 4:05P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P CBS
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P CBS
DENVER BRONCOS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P CBS
DETROIT LIONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC
MONDAY
ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (MON) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P ESPN
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
3 SUN, SEPT 27 VS. HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 PM CBS
4 SUN, OCT 4 @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 9:30 AM NFL NET
5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS
6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX
7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
NFL NEWS
JETS FANS FUMED, MATT LAFLEUR WAS BAFFLED, AND AARON GLENN STILL HAD NO REGRETS
Given a day to mull things over and a chance to concur with all those New York Jets fans miffed by his late-game clock management and crucial calls that backfired in a loss to the Green Bay Packers, coach Aaron Glenn doubled down instead.
No regrets. No second-guesses. No mea culpas following his fourth-quarter decisions that perhaps cost the Jets their first 2-0 start in 11 years.
The Jets had a fourth-and-1 from the 50-yard line with 1:20 left in regulation and Glenn went for it. Braelon Allen was stuffed for no gain, turning the ball over on downs and giving the Packers time and good field position with the game tied at 17.
“Man, we were going to try to win the game,” Glenn said. “Listen, I do not regret that decision, not one bit.”
After Christian Watson was tackled following a completed pass, the Packers faced fourth-and-5 from the Jets 45 with 1:05 left. Glenn declined to call a timeout — he had two left — and instead Green Bay let the clock wind down. The Packers were called for delay of game, resulting in a 10-second runoff, and then took a timeout for a Hail Mary try with 2 seconds remaining. Glenn finally called a timeout to set up the defense, which sacked Jordan Love to send the game to overtime.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur was perplexed by Glenn’s decision.
“Oh yeah, I was (surprised),” LaFleur said. “I was really confused by that, and that’s why we called a timeout and tried a Hail Mary.”
The Packers won 20-17 in overtime.
Glenn’s steadfastness isn’t quite the famous “No Ragrets” line from the 2013 comedy film “We’re the Millers,” but on Monday you can bet plenty of Jets fans could relate to the scene in which character Scottie P. proudly sports a large chest tattoo with the word “Regrets” misspelled as “Ragrets,” and explains he has none.
Glenn doubling down also was reminiscent of Nathaniel Hackett famously insisting he had done the right thing in his Denver debut by settling for a 64-yard field goal attempt after crossing midfield in the waning seconds in Seattle.
That head-scratcher turned his head coaching debut into a dud and ruined Russell Wilson’s homecoming.
Oh no!
Tom Brady left a lot of opponents cursing while he was winning seven Super Bowls during an unparalleled playing career that should land him in Canton, Ohio, in 2028.
He blurted out a profanity when watching a replay of Jayden Daniels’ gruesome elbow injury Sunday.
“Oh (shoot!)” Brady said. “Excuse me, was not expecting that.”
On Monday night, another quarterback icon, Peyton Manning, had a toned-down reaction when New York Giants QB Jaxson Dart injured his left knee against the Los Angeles Rams.
“Oh no!” Manning said. “Oh no! No, no, no, no, no! That is not what we want to see. Gosh!”
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REPORT: 49ERS SIGNING WR BRANDIN COOKS TO PRACTICE SQUAD
Brandin Cooks is joining the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad, ESPN reported Tuesday.
Cooks, who was unsigned after spending last season with the New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills, figures to help a 49ers team ravaged by injuries at wide receiver.
Ricky Pearsall won’t play this season after undergoing surgery on the PCL in his right knee. The 49ers placed De’Zhaun Stribling (ankle) on injured reserve after he was injured in Week 1, and Mike Evans and Demarcus Robinson left their Week 2 win over Miami with injuries.
While Evans’ hip injury is considered less serious — coach Kyle Shanahan said he’ll “have to be managed this week” – Robinson’s high ankle sprain has a recovery timeline of three to six weeks.
Cooks will need to get up to speed before appearing in a game for San Francisco, thus the initial practice squad designation.
Cooks, 32, will begin his 13th NFL season with his seventh team. He appeared in 15 games last season for New Orleans and Buffalo, catching 24 passes for 279 yards. In the divisional round of the playoffs, he was at the center of a controversial late-game call in which he appeared to make a catch before Denver Broncos cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian wrestled the ball away from him. The play was ruled an interception.
A first-round pick by the Saints in 2014, Cooks has also suited up for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans, and Dallas Cowboys. He has 734 career receptions for 9,811 yards and 60 touchdowns.
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SEAHAWKS COACH: BRONCOS’ PAYTON ACCUSED TEAM OF CHEATING IN 2024
Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton accused the Seattle Seahawks of cheating during the 2024 season and Seattle threatened a lawsuit in response, Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said.
The Broncos lost 26-20 to the host Seahawks in the season opener on Sept. 8, 2024, which was Macdonald’s debut as head coach.
Macdonald gave his account of what happened during a recent appearance on the “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” podcast, with a clip surfacing on Tuesday.
In preparation for the 2024 game, Seahawks coaches scouted about 100 plays from Broncos training camp that had been shared by fans on social media.
“It’s like public knowledge,” Macdonald said.
At some point during the season, Payton learned of the scouting, contacted Seattle general manager John Schneider and accused the Seahawks of rules violations, Macdonald said. The Broncos coach referenced the New England Patriots’ Spygate scandal and the University of Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal, Macdonald said.
“He got wind of it, and he lost it,” said Macdonald, who was defensive coordinator at Michigan for one season in 2021. “He called John (Schneider). He basically threatened to come out publicly and do a whole Patriot, like Spygate type of thing. And I’m sitting there thinking, ‘Oh my God, we didn’t cheat.’ He thought it was a Michigan thing, or we had a plant and the whole thing.
“So, we had to counter with him to say, ‘Hey, look, if you come out with this, we’re going to sue you, because it’s not true.’ … He backed down, but he was killing John, our GM.”
Macdonald denied the allegation when Schneider asked him, telling him, “That’s not how we do business.”
The Seattle coach said on the podcast that Payton had “let it go” by the end of the season.
“But it was like the Cold War,” Macdonald said. “He’s like, ‘I’m going to hit the button. I’m going to hit the button.’ ‘Well, we’re going to hit the button.’ None of us hit the button.”
Macdonald said Payton was courteous when they were at the NFL Scouting Combine the following spring in Indianapolis.
The teams play in Denver on Oct. 15 in a Thursday night game.
The Seahawks do not allow fans to record video at training camp practices. The Broncos have not allowed fans to record practice the past two summers, The Athletic reported.
Macdonald, 39, now in his third season, led the Seahawks to the Super Bowl title last season, 29-13 over the Patriots.
Payton, 62, is in his fourth season as head coach of the Broncos after guiding the New Orleans Saints from 2006-21, including the Super Bowl championship in the 2009 season.
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REPORTS: JETS SIGN QB WILL LEVIS TO PRACTICE SQUAD
The New York Jets signed former Tennessee Titans starting quarterback Will Levis to the practice squad on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
In the corresponding move, the Jets released quarterback Bailey Zappe from the practice squad. Starter Geno Smith and rookie Cade Klubnik are the quarterbacks on New York’s active roster.
The Titans released Levis, 27, at the end of the preseason on Aug. 30 and he went unclaimed on waivers.
Levis started 21 games for the Titans in his career, completing 61% of passes for 3,899 yards, 21 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He had a 5-16 record as a starter and spent last season recovering from right shoulder surgery after being unseated as the starter by 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward.
Tennessee signed Mitchell Trubisky to a two-year contract in March and gave the veteran most of the work behind Ward during training camp.
Levis entered the NFL as the 33rd overall pick in 2023 after Tennessee moved up eight spots to acquire him.
Zappe, 27, has played in 15 games (nine starts) and completed 62.1% of his passes for 2,223 yards, 12 TDs and 14 interceptions.
The New England Patriots selected Zappe in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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REPORTS: GIANTS QB JAXSON DART (KNEE) COULD MISS REST OF 2026 SEASON
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart faces the possibility of season-ending knee surgery as a result of a hit in Monday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams, according to multiple reports.
Dart was hit on his right side by Rams outside linebacker Byron Young and the force propelled him in the direction of Rams linebacker Josaiah Stewart. Dart went to the ground grabbing for his left knee as medical personnel came to his side, and he left the game during New York’s first offensive series.
“Evaluations are ongoing,” Giants coach John Harbaugh told reporters Tuesday. “We haven’t got any final decisions yet. We’ve learned a lot more. …”
Asked if Dart could miss the season, Harbaugh said, “I don’t think I could really comment on that right now until we know for sure what’s going to transpire.”
Initial tests Monday night created optimism Dart, 23, avoided a major knee injury. Harbaugh said after the 28-6 loss to the host Rams that it was “in the neighborhood” of a sprained medial collateral ligament.
But more testing Tuesday — including an MRI exam — after the Giants returned to New Jersey detected more significant damage.
“I’m not sure exactly what news or how anything’s been stated, but right now I’d say evaluations are ongoing,” Harbaugh said. “We haven’t got any final decisions yet. We’ve learned a lot more, I wouldn’t really want to share too much until decisions get made. That takes more than one person, takes everybody involved. So, when we know you know what direction we’re going to have to go or go or whatever it might be, we’ll announce that but we don’t have that yet. So, I don’t want to get out over our skis on that.”
Harbaugh said he won’t speculate on the seriousness of Dart’s injury.
“That’s what you do, but you’ve got to put yourself in my shoes, that’s not my job,” Harbaugh said. “I’m not a media person and I just can’t do that. It’s not the right thing to do, it’s when decisions get made and we know which direction we’re going to go, then heck yeah, we’ll let everybody know what they are. But until that happens, I can’t breach those conversations.
“That’s trust that you have with people, and I don’t even know all the answers because I’m not the person who’s hurt. So, I’m not the doctor, either, so I’m privy to it. I kind of know some of it, I don’t know all of it and I certainly am not in position to be reporting on it.”
Dart was replaced in the game by Jameis Winston, who completed 11 of 27 passes for 111 yards. He also threw an interception.
Dart was the 25th overall pick in the 2025 draft. He’s currently 31st in the NFL with 250 passing yards and tied for 14th with three TD passes, all in New York’s Week 1 win over the Dallas Cowboys.
New York could contemplate acquiring a quarterback. Current offensive coordinator Matt Nagy has worked closely with current NFL backups Mitchell Trubisky (Titans) and Justin Fields (Chiefs) when he was head coach of the Chicago Bears.
“Absolute faith in all our players,” Harbaugh said when asked about Winston. “That’s why all the guys are here. Jameis is one of our guys who obviously is here for a reason. He’s a very good football player.”
The Giants (1-1) host the Tennessee Titans (0-2) on Sunday.
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PACKERS RT ZACH BAKO-BEWELE (KNEE) OUT FOR SEASON
Green Bay Packers right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele will miss the rest of the season with a torn patellar tendon.
The 27-year-old veteran, formerly known as Zach Tom, was carted off the field early in Sunday’s win over the New York Jets.
Bako-Bewele told reporters Tuesday that he sustained a complete tear of the same tendon he partially tore last season. He is facing another surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation.
Drafted in the fourth round by the Packers in 2022, Bako-Bewele has appeared in 57 career games (53 starts). He signed a four-year, $88 million contract extension in July 2025.
Second-year lineman Anthony Belton is expected to replace Bako-Bewele in the lineup, starting when the Packers (1-1) play their home opener Thursday night against the Atlanta Falcons (0-2).
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REPORT: BEARS QB TYSON BAGENT IN CONCUSSION PROTOCOL
The Chicago Bears’ quarterback concerns deepened Tuesday with starter Caleb Williams dealing with a hamstring injury and backup Tyson Bagent entering concussion protocol, NFL Network reported.
Williams has not been ruled out to play Monday against the Philadelphia Eagles after he was injured on a fourth-quarter scramble near the goal line this past weekend. He is currently listed as “week-to-week” by head coach Ben Johnson.
If Bagent and Williams are unable to play against the Eagles, Chicago’s third-string quarterback is 38-year-old Case Keenum, who has not played in a game since 2023 and has made just four starts since 2020.
Williams, who guided the Bears to the NFC Divisional Round of the playoffs last season, was 15-of-26 passing for 138 yards and an interception Sunday, with 42 rushing yards despite being sacked three times. Bagent took over and went 5-of-9 passing for 54 yards.
Chicago fell 9-3 at home to the Minnesota Vikings and dropped to 1-1 on the season after scoring 59 points in a Week 1 victory over the Carolina Panthers.
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REPORTS: EAGLES SIGNING PRO BOWL CB KENNY MOORE II
The Eagles are signing veteran cornerback Kenny Moore II to the practice squad, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday.
NFL Network reported that Philadelphia is giving the former Pro Bowl selection a one-year deal worth up to $3 million.
The Indianapolis Colts released Moore, 31, on May 7 after failing to find a suitable trade partner.
Moore had 21 interceptions, 11.5 sacks and 649 tackles in 132 games (111 starts) for the Colts from 2017-25.
He made the Pro Bowl in 2021 and appeared in 14 games (seven starts) last season with one pick and 55 tackles.
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CLEMSON-GEORGIA CANCEL FUTURE 4-GAME SERIES
A four-game football series scheduled between Georgia and Clemson has been called off.
That’s according to a report late Monday from the Athens Banner-Herald. The games had been set for 2029, 2030, 2032 and 2033.
The schools quietly canceled the series in March with a signed agreement, the newspaper reported after receiving a copy of the document through an open records request.
“The parties have mutually agreed to terminate the Contracts and all of the provisions of those contracts, including payment requirements,” the document read.
Neither school has confirmed the cancellation.
The reason for calling off the series is unknown. The original agreements were made in 2018 and 2019, when Clemson was winning national championships and Georgia was a program on the rise.
Clemson played in four College Football Playoff championship games in five years from 2016-20, winning twice. Georgia lost the title game for the 2017 season, then won back-to-back titles in 2022 and ’23.
The shift by the Southeastern Conference, of which Georgia is a member, to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026 has impacted the Bulldogs’ plan for nonconference games.
Georgia previously canceled home-and-home series with Louisville for 2026 and 2027, Florida State in 2027 and 2028, and NC State in 2033 and 2034.
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NO. 17 IOWA BRANDISHES NATION’S BEST SCORING DEFENSE VS. NO. 18 MICHIGAN
When No. 17 Iowa visits “The Big House” and No. 18 Michigan on Saturday afternoon, it will be their first meeting since the December 2023 Big Ten Championship game, a gap in the series that has become typical this century.
In addition, first-year Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham spent the previous 35 years either leading or assisting the staff at Utah, and the Utes never played Iowa in that span. Beyond crossing paths with Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz on a few occasions, Whittingham said they don’t really know each other.
Whittingham said he knows enough, based on a brief talk and Ferentz’s 28 seasons of results with the Hawkeyes, including 13 straight winning seasons.
“My initial impression is,” Whittingham said, “great person and absolute rock-solid football coach. And he has done it the right way for a lot of years.”
Iowa (3-0) leads the NCAA in scoring defense and total yards allowed per game, thanks in part to the Hawkeyes pitching a shutout against Northern Illinois in their opening week, and against Northern Iowa this past week. Iowa also edged Iowa State 16-13 in Week 2. The Hawkeyes are allowing just 4.3 points and 176.7 yards per game.
The Hawkeyes offense ranks 10th nationally in rushing, piling up 804 total yards despite missing first- and second-stringers Kamari Moulton and L.J. Phillips at times due to injuries. Ferentz said he’ll know closer to kickoff if the running backs, along with tight end DJ Vonnahme, will be ready to go against Michigan.
Even if his offense isn’t 100% healthy, Ferentz said he feels more confident in his personnel now than he did in the ’23 Big Ten title game, which Michigan won 26-0 on the way to a national championship. It also gave the Wolverines four straight wins against Iowa.
“The last time we got together we were a little bit depleted offensively,” Ferentz said. “I think we got a little more octane now in the tank than we did then.”
Michigan (3-0) needed a last-second (and extra-second) Hail Mary to beat Western Michigan in their season opener. The Wolverines also beat Oklahoma 17-10 in an inconsistent effort, albeit against a team ranked No. 11 at the time. And they led by only three at halftime against UTEP before turning up the energy.
Whittingham said Michigan’s desire to win hasn’t always been apparent this season.
“We definitely need to be more consistent with our enthusiasm, passion, energy — it seems to ebb and flow a little bit,” Whittingham said. “We’ve had three really poor halves in that regard — the entire Western game, and then the first half of this last game. We’ve got to find a way to get that passion and energy at a high level from start to finish.”
The Wolverines did improve their running game against UTEP — at least up the middle — and quarterback Bryce Underwood had his best overall performance this season, Whittingham said. The defense has been stout, coming in tied 21st in points allowed. Ferentz said Michigan’s front seven has a scary ability to rush the passer.
Some of Michigan’s inconsistency could be related to experience, said Whittingham, whose team is the youngest in the Big Ten. It’s now Week 4, and they’re starting the Big Ten season against a longtime rival. Even if it’s not an opponent like Ohio State, that has to help perk things up.
“We realize obviously the degree of difficulty gets much higher this week, but I think it was a step forward for our offense,” Whittingham said.
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ARCH MANNING, NO. 1 TEXAS MAKING FIRST VISIT TO NO. 14 TENNESSEE
Texas quarterback Arch Manning says he has never been to Knoxville, Tenn., the place where famous uncle Peyton was a star in the mid-1990s.
That means Saturday’s visit should be one for the family scrapbook when the younger Manning leads No. 1 Texas into battle against No. 14 Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
While Manning and the Longhorns (3-0) already own a win over then-No. 1 Ohio State, that was in front of the home fans. This week’s trip to Tennessee (3-0) serves as Texas’ only true road game until November.
“I’m definitely excited to play at a hostile environment, SEC road game,” Manning told reporters. “That’s what it’s all about.”
Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian was among the people surprised that this marks Manning’s first visit to the campus.
“I just had assumed he’d been to Knoxville and been to Tennessee,” Sarkisian said. “He’s never been before. So I’m sure it’s pretty (big), for the family, for Arch, to play on the field that his uncle played on.”
Manning was offered a scholarship by Tennessee early in his recruiting process, but eventually narrowed his choices to Texas, Georgia and Alabama.
Sarkisian said he and Manning discussed the storylines this week and the coach thinks his quarterback will handle game day just fine.
“I think at the end of the day, you’re the quarterback at Texas,” Sarkisian said. “Your last name’s Manning. Regardless of what you do, you’re gonna get critiqued. You’re going to get criticized.”
Manning has passed for 664 yards and seven touchdowns versus two interceptions to help Texas average 37.7 points per game.
The most memorable performance came against Ohio State when Texas trailed by 20 points before Manning helped rally the team to three fourth-quarter touchdowns and a 24-23 win.
Tennessee safety T.J. Metcalf got a close-up view of Manning last season when he played for Michigan. The Longhorns beat the Wolverines 41-27 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl with Manning excelling with 221 passing yards and two touchdowns and a career-high 155 yards and two scores on the ground.
“He’s a very great athlete. Got to keep him sound,” Metcalf said. “He can make a lot of great throws. Like I said, he’s a great athlete, and I feel like he’s a good player. He sees the game. That’s something I respect about him.”
Volunteers coach Josh Heupel likes what he’s seen from Manning.
“Smart. Got really good command and control of what’s going on,” Heupel said. “Go back to the Ohio State game, his ability and his team’s ability to be resilient, to keep playing the next play. To be in a situation like that and be able to fight back tells you about their competitive makeup.”
Volunteers freshman Faizon Brandon has passed for 552 yards and six touchdowns, but he has thrown just 64 times as Tennessee has breezed past FCS foe Furman, Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State.
This week rates as an opportunity for Brandon to take a step forward.
“He’s got really good command,” Heupel said. “He’s been really decisive with the football in those couple of throws that he’d like to maybe have back. Just fundamentally being a little bit off, plays down the field that we’ve got to go make. But I like what he’s done. You get into conference play, you’re going to grow and evolve every week.”
Tennessee leading rusher DeSean Bishop (hip) is banged up but expected to play. He twice left the game against Kennesaw State. He has 286 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.
“We’ll make sure he’s fully ready to go on Saturday,” Heupel said.
Texas and Tennessee are meeting for just the fourth time and the previous three were in Cotton Bowls. Texas won two of the three with the most recent meeting coming on Jan. 1, 1969, when the Longhorns won 36-13.
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RED SOX REMOVE INTERIM TAG, NAME CHAD TRACY THE FRANCHISE’S 49TH MANAGER AFTER HISTORIC TURNAROUND
The Red Sox are heading to the postseason following a remarkable run over the second half of the season and on Tuesday they rewarded the two chief architects of that turnaround.
Boston removed the interim tag and named Chad Tracy the 49th manager in team history, signing him to a three-year contract that will run through the 2029 season, with a club option for 2030. The Red Sox also announced that it has exercised the 2029 and 2030 options on chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.
The elevation of the 41-year-old Tracy comes after the Red Sox secured a wild-card spot in the playoffs on Sunday. Tracy took over in April after former manager Alex Cora was fired following a 10-17 start to the season.
Tracy has since guided the Red Sox to a 74-55 record, which included a 15-game win streak that tied the franchise record set in 1946. Boston’s 27-3 (.900) record from July 3 through Aug. 7 was the best 30-game span in franchise history.
It’s a remarkable turnaround for a team that was 32-46 and 15 1/2 games back in the AL East race on June 24.
“Over the last three years, we have watched Craig bring clarity, discipline, and conviction to the work of building our baseball operation. Chad was asked to step into a difficult situation with little notice, but the trust he immediately commanded at the major league level was earned through years of work across our organization,” Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy said in a statement. “What this team has accomplished over the past several months has been historic.”
Breslow, 46, was hired in October 2023. A 2013 World Series champion with Boston, he is only the fourth former Red Sox player to lead the club’s baseball operations efforts.
In his three seasons in the role, the Red Sox have gone 254-226 (.529), the third-best record in the AL.
Tracy served as the manager of the Red Sox’s Triple-A team in Worcester since 2022, leading the WooSox to a winning record in each of his four full seasons as manager. That came after seven previous years managing in the Los Angeles Angels minor league system.
A third-round pick by the Texas Rangers in the third round of the 2006 draft out of Pepperdine University, Tracy also played eight professional seasons (2006-13) in the Rangers, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals organizations.
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MLB ROUNDUP: DREW RASMUSSEN HELPS RAYS SMOTHER YANKEES FOR AL EAST TITLE
Drew Rasmussen allowed one hit in 6 2/3 outstanding innings and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays clinched the American League East with a 6-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night in the nightcap of a day-night doubleheader.
The Rays won for the 20th time in 28 games and clinched their fifth division title. Tampa Bay last won the AL East in 2021 when it won a team-record 100 games. Yandy Diaz drove in four runs on a pair of singles.
Rasmussen (16-5) took a no-hitter into the seventh until Heliot Ramos opened the inning with a double to left for New York. Ramos eventually scored on an RBI single by rookie George Lombard Jr. off Kevin Kelly.
Rasmussen finished with 11 strikeouts for his fourth career double-digit strikeout performance. He finished two shy of his career-high set June 10 against the Boston Red Sox and the Rays won his 12th consecutive start.
Yankees 2, Rays 0 (Game 1)
Cody Bellinger hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning as host New York recorded a shutout over Tampa Bay in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
With the victory, the Yankees temporarily prevented the Rays from clinching the AL East and moved six games ahead of the Boston Red Sox for the American League’s top wild-card spot.
New York’s Carlos Rodon (7-3) scattered three singles over eight innings as the Yankees finished off the victory in a brisk 2 hours, 2 minutes. Rodon struck out eight in his 100th career win and also reached 1,500 strikeouts for his career. Rays right-hander Nick Martinez (15-5) allowed two runs on five hits over six innings with seven strikeouts to take his first loss since July 9.
Dodgers 7, Padres 0
Freddie Freeman drove in three runs, Will Smith and Tommy Edman hit home runs, and Los Angeles inched closer to the best record in the National League with a shutout of visiting San Diego.
Eight Dodgers pitchers held down the red-hot Padres offense in a bullpen game, with Justin Wrobleski (12-5) earning the win. Roki Sasaki struck out two in one inning in his return from a blister issue. The Dodgers extended their home winning streak to 11 games.
Los Angeles moved to within one game of the NL-best Milwaukee Brewers and reduced its magic number for a top-two NL spot and a bye into the National League Division Series to one. Luis Campusano had two hits for the Padres, whose magic number to clinch a playoff spot remained at two.
Phillies 6, Brewers 4
Bryson Stott delivered the tiebreaking hit in the eighth inning to guide Philadelphia to a victory over visiting Milwaukee. Brandon Marsh homered and knocked in three runs as the Phillies lowered their magic number to two to clinch a postseason berth.
Zack Wheeler ended up with a no-decision after striking out 11 while giving up three runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings. Wheeler struck out the first seven batters he faced, setting a Phillies record for consecutive strikeouts to begin a game. His first-inning strikeout of Brice Turang was the 2,000th of his career.
The Brewers saw their lead over the Dodgers for the top record in the majors shrink to one as they lost just the third time in their last 13 games. William Contreras knocked in three runs.
Marlins 8, Cubs 2 (12 innings)
Griffin Conine plated the go-ahead run that ignited a six-run 12th inning for visiting Miami, which snapped a three-game losing by beating Chicago and postponing the Cubs’ playoff celebration for at least a day.
On a night when runs were scarce until the final inning, both teams endured a pair of scoreless extra frames before Conine broke the drought with a leadoff, golf-shot single off Caleb Thielbar that fell just inside the left field line. Esteury Ruiz, the automatic runner, scored from second to make it 3-2 as the Marlins sent 10 batters to the plate in the inning.
The Cubs could have clinched a wild-card playoff spot with a win or Arizona loss, but neither of those happened keeping the Diamondbacks mathematically alive. Josh Ekness (3-4) struck out a pair in the 11th inning to get the win while Thielbar (3-4) gave up three runs — two earned — in his inning of work.
Guardians 3, Red Sox 2
Nathaniel Lowe drove in Chase DeLauter with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Cleveland held on to beat host Boston in the first game of a three-game series.
Cleveland not only extended its winning streak to six but maintained its one-game lead over the Chicago White Sox for first place in the AL Central.
Parker Messick held Boston to one run on five hits in five innings, his 14th straight start allowing three runs or fewer. Payton Tolle started for the Red Sox and gave up two runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings as the Guardians went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and stranded 15.
White Sox 14, Royals 11
Chase Meidroth smacked a three-run home run among his three hits and drove in five, and Brenton Doyle, Randal Grichuk and Munetaka Murakami also homered to power Chicago past host Kansas City.
Chicago won for the fourth time in five games to remain one game behind the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians. The White Sox, who hold the third and final AL wild-card spot, reduced their magic number to earn a playoff berth to three.
Vinnie Pasquantino hit a ninth-inning grand slam for the Royals, who lost their fifth straight. He went 3-for-5 with a double and also drove in five.
Nationals 3, Tigers 1
CJ Abrams hit a pair of home runs and drove in all three runs as visiting Washington topped Detroit. Abrams reached 100 RBIs for the season with his solo shot in the second inning, then broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh with his 33rd long ball of the season, a two-run blast.
Dylan Crews had two hits and scored the other run for the Nationals. Rookie Jackson Kent (2-4) earned the win in long relief. He allowed one run on six hits over four innings and struck out three. Opener Riley Cornelio lasted 2 2/3 innings, striking out four and walking three.
Ben Malgeri scored the Tigers’ only run. Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark each had two hits.
Pirates 2, Cardinals 0
Jared Jones and two relievers combined on a one-hitter as Pittsburgh beat visiting St. Louis for a fifth straight win. Jones (5-6) lowered his ERA to 1.08 in four September starts and struck out nine with zero walks over seven innings while throwing 63 of his 86 pitches for strikes.
Pittsburgh broke a scoreless tie with two outs in the sixth inning on Ryan O’Hearn’s RBI single against Andre Pallante (12-8). Pallante allowed one run on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts over six innings.
St. Louis struck out 14 times and lost for the fifth time in its last six games.
Astros 7, Mariners 0
Christian Walker hit a three-run home run, Yordan Alvarez launched a two-run homer and Isaac Paredes added a solo shot as Houston slugged and pitched its way past host Seattle.
Jose Altuve, Yainer Diaz, Alvarez and Paredes each collected two hits for the Astros, who pulled into a first-place tie with the Texas Rangers in the West. Five Astros pitchers combined to throw a four-hit shutout. Miguel Ullola (1-0) earned his first major league win, allowing one hit and striking out two over two innings of relief.
Julio Rodriguez notched two hits for Seattle. The Mariners went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine.
Reds 4, Braves 0
Brandon Williamson fired six scoreless innings and Cincinnati supported him with three solo homers to defeat host Atlanta in the opener of a three-game series.
Cincinnati ended a two-game losing streak and evened the season series with Atlanta at 2-2. Williamson (5-4) worked six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two strikeouts. Elly De La Cruz (29), Dane Myers (8) and Eugenio Suarez (25) each hit a home run for the Reds. It was Suarez’s 350th career homer, making him the 10th active player to reach that mark.
Atlanta starter JR Ritchie (1-4) pitched five innings and allowed one run on four hits and three walks. The rookie struck out a career-high eight batters.
Mets 6, Rangers 3
Francisco Alvarez laced a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth, then scored an insurance run on an unusual sacrifice fly for visiting New York, who damaged Texas’ playoff hopes with a win in the opener of a three-game interleague series in Arlington.
Juan Soto had an RBI single in the third, and Carson Benge capped the scoring with a run-scoring double in the seventh for the Mets. The club won hours after removing the interim tag from manager Andy Green and signing him to a three-year extension.
Josh Jung had an RBI double in the third, and Elias Diaz and Wyatt Langford lofted sacrifice flies in the fourth for the Rangers, who entered Tuesday with a one-game lead over the Houston Astros in the AL West.
Diamondbacks 7, Rockies 2
Nolan Arenado homered and doubled among his three hits, Michael Soroka tossed seven strong innings, and Arizona kept its slim postseason hopes alive with a win over host Colorado in Denver.
Geraldo Perdomo also had three hits and Ildemaro Vargas finished with two hits for Arizona, which remains alive in the NL wild-card race, sitting four games behind Philadelphia, San Diego and the Chicago Cubs for the third and final spot with five games to go.
Mickey Moniak homered for Colorado, which finished with just three hits and just one after the third inning. The Rockies (57-100) are the first team to lose 100 or more games in four straight seasons since the 1962-65 New York Mets.
Twins 3, Giants 2
Walker Jenkins homered, Luke Keaschall contributed both offensively and defensively, and Minnesota evened its road interleague series against San Francisco.
Taj Bradley (12-6) combined with four relievers on a six-hitter for the Twins, who used two late diving catches by Keaschall in right field to prevent the Giants from taking the first two of the series.
Bradley allowed just one other hit — a fifth-inning single by Drew Gilbert — in his six innings. He walked three and struck out six. Keaschall’s one-out triple scored Ryan Kreidler, then Brooks Lee gave Minnesota the lead for good with a run-scoring single to plate Keaschall.
A’s 9, Angels 7
Carlos Cortes hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Athletics overcame a six-run deficit to beat Los Angeles in West Sacramento, Calif.
In addition to the homer off Sam Bachman, Cortes also delivered a pinch-hit RBI triple in the seventh, helping the Athletics end a six-game losing streak. Zack Gelof hit a two-run homer later in the eighth for the A’s. Shea Langeliers and Lawrence Butler each had three hits and an RBI for the Athletics.
Denzer Guzman homered and drove in four RBIs for the Angels, who have lost four of their last six games. Mike Trout added three hits and two runs for Los Angeles (60-97), which has never lost 100 games in a season.
Blue Jays at Orioles, ppd.
The scheduled game between Toronto and host Baltimore was postponed due to ongoing inclement weather. The game will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Wednesday, with games starting at 1:35 p.m. and 6:35 p.m. ET.
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REPORT: COLTS’ ALEC PIERCE OUT SEVERAL WEEKS; DARIUS SLAYTON REACHES DEAL
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce is expected to be sidelined several weeks after aggravating a left heel injury in Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Network reported.
Per the report, Pierce will rehab the injury as opposed to having surgery, with the hope that he could return by midseason. The injury is to the same foot that was surgically repaired in March.
Also, multiple media outlets reported the Colts agreed to a deal with veteran wide receiver Darius Slayton, who has familiarity with quarterback Daniel Jones from their time with the New York Giants.
Signed to a four-year, $114 million contract extension on March 9, Pierce had one reception for 11 yards on Sunday night in a 33-30 overtime loss. He caught four passes for 61 yards in Indianapolis’ season-opening 41-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 13.
Pierce, 26, led the NFL in yards per reception in each of the past two seasons. He averaged 22.3 yards in 2024 and 21.3 last season when he had the first 1,000-yard season of his career.
Pierce has totaled 162 catches for 3,006 yards for 17 touchdowns in 66 career games (56 starts) with the Colts. He was selected by Indianapolis in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Cincinnati.
Slayton, 29, had 37 catches for 538 yards and one touchdown in 14 games (12 starts) last season with the Giants.
He has 296 catches for 4,435 yards and 22 touchdowns in 106 career games (78 starts) with the Giants.
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Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today signed free agent wide receiver Darius Slayton and placed defensive end Micheal Clemons on the Injured Reserve list. The team also released running back Anderson Castle from the practice squad.
Clemons, 6-5, 274 pounds, has appeared in two games this season. He has played in 67 career games (24 starts) in his time with the Colts (2026) and New York Jets (2022-25). Clemons has totaled 116 tackles (61 solo), 13.0 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, two passes defensed, two forced fumbles and three special teams stops.
Castle, 5-11, 221 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on August 31, 2026. He participated in the Colts’ 2026 offseason program and training camp after originally signing with the team as an undrafted free agent on May 18, 2026. Collegiately, Castle played in 68 career games (three starts) at Duke (2025) and Appalachian State (2020-24) and compiled 308 carries for 1,524 yards (4.9 avg.) and 20 touchdowns. He also registered 36 receptions for 252 yards (7.0 avg.) and one touchdown.
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DEPTH CHART FOR WEEK 3
After a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night, the Colts are eyeing to break their nine-game losing skid dating back to 2025. The first divisional game looms Sunday against the Houston Texans, where team’s Rivalry uniforms will debut.
The Colts signed veteran receiver Darius Slayton on Tuesday. Head coach Shane Steichen said Monday that WR Alec Pierce aggravated his heel, and his Week 3 status is up in the air.
Onto the depth chart:
OFFENSE
WR: Alec Pierce, Laquon Treadwell, Darius Slayton
LT: Bernhard Raimann
LG: Quenton Nelson, Dalton Tucker
C: Tanor Bortolini, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger
RG: Matt Goncalves, Jalen Farmer
RT: Jalen Travis, Luke Tenuta
TE: Tyler Warren, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree
WR: Josh Downs
WR: Keenan Allen, Ashton Dulin, Deion Burks
QB: Daniel Jones, Anthony Richardson Sr., Riley Leonard
RB: Jonathan Taylor, Seth McGowan, DJ Giddens
DEFENSE
DE: Arden Key, Jaylahn Tuimoloau, George Gumbs Jr.
DT: DeForest Buckner, Adetomiwa Adebawore
NT: Grover Stewart, Jerry Tillery, Tim Smith
DE: Laiatu Latu, Caden Curry
WLB: Jaylon Carlies, Bryce Boettcher, Tahj Chambers
MLB: Akeem Davis-Gaither, CJ Allen, Austin Ajiake
CB: Charvarius Ward Sr., Cam Taylor-Britt
FS: Cam Bynum, Jonathan Owens
SS: AJ Haulcy, Hunter Wohler
N: Justin Walley, Kapena Gushiken
CB: Sauce Gardner
SPECIAL TEAMS
P: Rigoberto Sanchez
PK: Spencer Shrader
H: Rigoberto Sanchez
LS: Luke Rhodes
KR: Ashton Dulin, Seth McGowan
PR: Josh Downs, Ashton Dulin
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DC LOU ANARUMO: https://www.colts.com/video/lou-anarumo-on-defensive-execution-tackling-and-cleaning-up-mistakes-colts-vs-texans-week-3
OC JIM BOB COOTER: https://www.colts.com/video/jim-bob-cooter-on-adding-darius-slayton-and-the-colts-progress-on-offense-colts-vs-texans-week-3
SPECIAL TEAMS COACH: https://www.colts.com/video/brian-mason-on-rookie-contributions-and-special-teams-improvements-colts-vs-texans-week-3
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INDIANA FEVER
By Madie Chandler-Donahue | FeverBasketball.com
The Fever entered Tuesday’s matchup with the Minnesota Lynx on a mission to regain some of their swagger following a deflating showing against the Mystics on Sunday. Indiana made it clear early that it was not intimidated by Minnesota’s league-leading record and rode that confidence to a convincing 96-77 win.
The Fever brought a tenacity to the defensive end of the floor that knocked the Lynx completely out of rhythm in the beginning stages of the game. Indiana had a 31-16 advantage after the first quarter and limited the Lynx to just 18 points in the second. The Fever took a 57-34 lead into halftime after limiting the Lynx to 34 percent shooting.
Minnesota was without star guard Olivia Miles, who was a late scratch after being listed as questionable with a calf injury earlier Tuesday.
“[I’m] really proud of the way we came out, especially in that first quarter,” Caitlin Clark said postgame. “Completely different first quarter than the other night, and we really set the tone. I thought we were moving well on defense and executing…When we’re able to get stops, nobody can stop us in transition, and that’s just reality.”
The Fever forced 17 Lynx turnovers – just two of Minnesota’s 11 players escaped the contest without committing a single turnover – and scored 21 points off those miscues. It culminated in a lead that reached as many as 29 points before the Lynx made a push in the third quarter.
Minnesota cut the lead to as little as seven points as Kelsey Mitchell was forced to the Fever bench with foul trouble late in the third period. Pressure was building as the Lynx rallied from behind.
This was a familiar position for Indiana – lulls after dominant runs have plagued the Fever this season. On Tuesday, Indiana proved it can fight back when the tension builds and momentum swings against it.
“We’ve seen it all year long,” coach Stephanie White said of Indiana’s tendency to let leads slip. “…That’s learning a championship mentality. Championship mentality doesn’t allow those things to happen.
“You might have bad days. You might have bad shooting days, but your mentality is the same all the time, and that’s a growth edge for us. But I was really proud of the way we bounced back. I was proud of the way we stayed together, and I was proud of the way they responded when I got on them.”
Minnesota was within seven points of Indiana’s lead when the fourth quarter started, but it took the Fever just two minutes to push that lead back into double figures. Indiana didn’t look back – the Fever went on a 21-11 run to close the game and earn a critical win.
“I think for us it’s about staying poised and staying composed,” Aliyah Boston said. “We talk about it a lot. There’s always going to be ebbs and flows, but I think just the way that we respond has to be just pretty consistent and pretty level-headed.”
Tuesday’s win was a building block for the Fever. With the postseason quickly approaching, Indiana needed a solid showing to build some momentum in the right direction. The trio of Clark, Mitchell and Boston all scored in double figures for the first time since before the FIBA World Cup break, and the Fever’s defense looked sharper than it has since play resumed on September 18.
Mitchell recorded her 27th 20-point game consecutively and 35th such game of the season on Tuesday. Clark nearly notched a triple double with 27 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists, and Boston logged 17 points.
Indiana also recorded 27 assists – its third-best mark of the season – after logging just 13 assists in Sunday’s loss.
“We’re scary when we’re clicking,” Clark said. “We’re the best offensive team in the league, and we’ve shown moments where we can be really good defensively…I feel very confident in everything and everybody that we have in this locker room.
“I think for us, it’s just finding the level of consistency. The third quarter, [if] we eliminate that, I think we’re a championship contender.”
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– As Indiana Football’s Week 4 matchup versus Northwestern on Friday (September 25) approaches, wide receiver Charlie Becker and linebacker Isaiah Jones addressed the media inside the Don Croftcheck Football Team Room on Tuesday (September 22).
CHARLIE BECKER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVu0_UOc9lM
ISAIAH JONES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE0wFFfQoy8
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INDIANA SWIMMING
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Four members of the Indiana swimming and diving programs featured in the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Swimmers and Divers to Watch List, the conference office announced on Tuesday (Sept. 22).
The list includes IU swimmers Josh Bey and Liberty Clark and divers Josh Hedberg and Ella Roselli.
Bey became the third athlete in conference history to win Big Ten Men’s Swimmer of the Year and Freshman of the Year in the same season in 2026. Bey was the Big Ten’s top scorer at his first NCAA Championships, scoring 41 points. The first-year swimmer finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 1:48.79 to become 10th-fastest all-time in the event. Bey also set the Big Ten and program records in the 400 IM with a 3:34.90 to win the conference title in the event.
Clark was the unanimous Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2026 after earning seven first-team All-American finishes at the NCAA Championships. The first-year athlete broke program records in all seven of her NCAA events – three individual, three relay – and earned medals in the 200-yard freestyle (silver) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (bronze).
Hedberg saw his 2026 freshman season cut short due to injury, but the U.S. National Team member is eager to extend his decorated diving career to the collegiate stage. This summer, Hedberg won 10-meter synchro gold at the American Cup and the Bolzano Diving Meeting as well as a silver medal at the Madrid International Diving Meet.
Roselli comes into her fourth collegiate season a four-time All-American and two-time Big Ten medalist. In 2026, she finished ninth in the platform diving event and 12th on the 1-meter springboard at the NCAA Championships.
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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
MADISON, Wis. — Two of the best defensive sides in the country settled for a draw Tuesday (Sept. 22) night, as No. 2-ranked Indiana men’s soccer (7-0-2, 2-0-1 B1G) and No. 12 Wisconsin (5-1-2, 0-1-2 B1G) battled to a 1-1 result in Madison.
Nolan Kinsella gave Indiana the lead in the 57th minute with his first-career goal, his shot coming from a free kick that the hosts could not clear. 11 minutes later, the Badgers took advantage of sustained pressure and scored in similar fashion, as their Isaac Brown-Samper finished off a corner kick with a shot from the top of the box – also his first collegiate goal.
Indiana remains unbeaten on the year at 7-0-2 and has earned points in each of its three conference matches, now sitting at seven points total (2-0-1).
KEY MOMENTS
• 12′ – Indiana had an early opportunity as Stephane Njike played in the air, across the box to Collins Oduro, who left for Oliver Moller-Jensen. Moller-Jensen had space for a first-timer, but his shot flew right into the hands of Wisconsin goalkeeper Judewellin Michel.
• 57′ – GOAL! Alex Barger’s free kick was headed down to the feet of Kinsella, near the penalty spot. Kinsella volleyed it first time and sent his shot straight into the side netting for the opening goal. Indiana 1, Wisconsin 0
• 68′ – GOAL! A corner kick deflected off heads into the path of Brown-Samper, who one-touched a bouncing effort towards the far post. Indiana defender Alex Barger tried to get a foot on it, but the shot deflected awkwardly and into goal. Indiana 1, Wisconsin 1
• 90′ – In the final 10 seconds, the ball came to Njike on the left wing. He sent a curving shot towards the back post, forcing Michel to dive to push it away as time expired.
NOTABLES
• Tuesday’s match marked the 60th meeting all-time between Indiana and Wisconsin. IU moved to 44-5-11 in the series and remains unbeaten against the Badgers since 2018 (9-0-2).
• Wisconsin’s goal marked the first time an IU opponent has scored an equalizer this season. Indiana still has not trailed in a match since August 31, nor has it allowed multiple goals in any game.
• The referee handed out six yellow cards in the match – four to Wisconsin, two to IU.
UP NEXT
Indiana returns home for a four-match homestand, beginning with Friday (Sept. 25) afternoon’s Big Ten match against Penn State at 1 p.m. ET. The Hoosiers boast a 6-0-0 record at Bill Armstrong Stadium this season.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
NO. 3 NOTRE DAME PREPARES FOR ANOTHER BIG TEN TEST AT PURDUE
A two-hour drive separates the campuses of Notre Dame and Purdue.
The football programs seem much further apart.
No. 3 Notre Dame (3-0) will look to continue its perfect start to the season when it visits Purdue (1-2) on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.
The Fighting Irish already have knocked off a pair of Big Ten teams in Wisconsin and Michigan State. They also beat Rice 52-0 at home.
Now comes a test against Purdue, which has struggled for several seasons and is trying to build a stronger foundation with coach Barry Odom at the helm.
Odom is an optimist, calling this weekend’s game an opportunity to move to 2-2.
“There’s not anything really worthwhile in having that you don’t have to go through hard,” Odom said. “I’m just going to keep swinging, and eventually this wall’s going to break down. I owe it to this team, to these players to give every ounce I’ve got in my soul to get that done. It doesn’t matter how close we are. None of that matters. We’ve just got to keep fighting.”
The Boilermakers will fight a Notre Dame squad that has outscored opponents 120-23.
CJ Carr has completed 72.6% of his passes for 726 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions. Nolan James Jr. and Aneyas Williams have rushed for three touchdowns apiece while Micah Gilbert leads the receivers with 13 catches for 251 yards and a score.
Odom said he was impressed by Notre Dame’s ability to dominate despite losing top-end talent to the pros. Running backs Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price were selected in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft.
“They haven’t missed a beat,” Odom said. “Obviously, they lost two great runners last year, drafted in the first round. Both running backs right now are playing at a high level. They’re unbelievable up front, the quarterback play is elite and then they’ve got receivers that can blow the top off coverage and run really well after the catch.
“I don’t see a lot of weaknesses in what they do.”
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman is focused on creating a sense of urgency as his players hit the road to face another Big Ten opponent. Freeman said this week’s practices in South Bend would set the tone for how the Fighting Irish perform at Purdue.
“The secret is the way you prepare,” Freeman said. “That’s the secret to success. It’s not you get lucky on Saturdays. It’s the way you prepare Monday through Friday, the way you have a routine, you stay committed to the routine and you enhance your routine if you need to.
“So they’ve got to believe that, and you’ve got to remind them and show them examples.”
Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne has completed 73.3% of his passes for 1,024 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception. Fame Ijeboi leads the Boilermakers with 248 yards and six touchdowns on the ground while Asaad Waseem has snagged a team-high 20 passes for 321 yards and a touchdown.
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IUN INDY MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s soccer team scored a season-high three goals, including one in the final tick of the contest, as the Jaguars played Western Illinois to a 3-3 draw in non-conference action at Carroll Stadium on Tuesday night (Sept. 22). Christian Nielsen inched a shot just over the endline as the final seconds ticked off to salvage a 3-3 outcome.
Western Illinois (2-4-2) had scored a game-tying goal in the 78th minute and a go-ahead goal in the 88th minute to seemingly secure a win. However, the Jaguars pulled off a miracle in the final seconds, beginning with a restart just inside midfield in which two seconds were added to the clock by the referee, giving the hosts nine seconds with which to work.
On the restart, the ball stayed tucked in amongst a scrum inside the WIU six-yard box before popping free to Nielsen, who rolled in a goal, just ahead of the final countdown.
“We needed points and we got one at the end of the day,” head coach Keegan Boom said. “We’re obviously coming off of a bad stretch of results, some good performances, some moments where we created a lot of chances. We continued that tonight. It’s the first game this year that we’ve scored more than one goal, (so) it’s a step in the positive direction.”
Things started positive for the Jaguars as Thomas Weinrich spotted Sanchez for the game’s first goal in the 13th minute. The freshmen connected with Sanchez flaring a shot just over WIU goalkeeper Harvey Bolland for his first collegiate tally. The Jags returned the favor in the 20th minute when Xavier Gagnon scored from the penalty spot after an IU Indy defender was whistled for a handball inside the 18-yard box.
Things remained level until the 73rd minute when Jose Antonio Herrera got free for a brilliant strike off a nifty through ball from Sanchez. Freshman Cobe Hamler started the play with a pass to Sanchez, who fed Herrera’s team-high fourth goal of the season.
“Some draws feel like wins and tonight that’s certainly the case; getting one back very late,” Boom said. “(The) performance overall on the attacking side continues to be good. We continue to be dangerous, creating chances and that’s what we’re looking to build momentum on going into Oakland.”
Fernando Adrados Castro and Gagnon also scored for WIU in the draw.
Freshman Vicente Silva made two saves and allowed the penalty kick in his first collegiate start before being lifted following Herrera’s goal due to injury. Peter Field came off the bench to allow a pair of scores and was credited with the outcome in net.
Sanchez led the attack with three shots as IU Indy attempted 14 shots, putting five on target.
The Jaguars will return to Horizon League play on Saturday (Sept. 26) when they head to Oakland for a 1:00 p.m. kick on ESPN+.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S GOLF
WOLCOTT, Colo. – – Led by a second career-low round of -4 (68) from freshman Taylor Larkins Tuesday, the Ball State women’s golf team moved two spots up the leaderboard on the second day of the Golfweek Red Sky Classic on the Fazio Course at the Red Sky Golf Club.
For the second straight day, the Cardinals finished with its lowest team round ever on the 6,383-yard course, this time shooting +4 (292). The effort, which was the 11th-lowest team round of the day, moved BSU to +16 (592) over the first two rounds and into a tie for 15th with UC Irvine among the 20-team field.
“That was a very solid round for us,” head coach Cameron Andry said. “Taylor turned in another stellar performance. She’s just taking care of her business and doing all the little things well. She’s playing with maturity well beyond her years.”
USC, the No. 2 team in the nation in the Golfweek preseason rankings, still leads the event at -33 (543), followed by Miami (Fla.) in second at -18 (558) and No. 5 Texas A&M in third at -17 (559).
Larkins, who also carded a -4 (68) in her second round of last week’s Brittany Kelly Classic (Sept. 14-15), wrote down seven more birdies Tuesday to raise her tournament total to 13. The 13 birdies are tied for second among the 108-player field which includes some of the nation’s top individuals.
With her effort, Larkins climbed 36 spots up the individual leaderboard and is tied of 22nd overall at -2 (142). She played her opening nine, the courses closing holes, at -3 (33), including back-to-back birdies on holes 11 and 12. She also added back-to-back birdies on holes two and three on her backstretch.
With her second round of -2 (70), sophomore Ashley Kirkland also made a big charge up the leaderboard, climbing 24 spots into a tie for 26th at -1 (143). Her Tuesday scorecard included four birdies, doubling her tournament total to eight.
“Ashley also played another very solid round,” Andry added. “I love what we’re getting from the top of our lineup. I’m excited to see how we can finish this tournament off tomorrow!”
Kirkland closed both her nines with sixth straight holes of par-or-better, including finishing her day with birdie on the par 3, 155-yard ninth.
Junior Sophie Korthuijs finished her second tour of the Fazio Course with four birdies and eight pars, including playing a 10-hole stretch (hole 13 through hole 4) at four-under. The effort helped her climb eight spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 78th.
Rounding out Ball State’s countable scores was a +8 (80) from sophomore Skylar Dean, which included her third birdie of the tournament on the par 4, 338-yard eighth hole.
The Ball State women’s golf team closes play in the Golfweek Red Sky Classic Wednesday with a 9:30 a.m. MDT shotgun start.
Ball State Individual Results:
T22 – Taylor Larkins: 142 (74-68; -2)
T26 – Ashley Kirkland: 143 (73-70; -1)
T78 – Sophie Korthuijs: 151 (77-74; +7)
101 – Skylar Dean: 158 (78-80; +14)
106 – Elizabeth Coleman: 160 (76-84; +16)
Ball State Team Results
T15 – Ball State: 592 (300-292; +16)
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State football opens Mid-American Conference play Sept. 26 on the road against Kent State, looking to continue its historical success against the Golden Flashes.
The Cardinals have controlled the all-time series, winning 25 of 33 meetings. Ball State’s .758 winning percentage against Kent State is its highest against any MAC opponent.
Recent meetings between the two programs have been much closer. Six of the last eight games between the teams have been decided by seven points or fewer, including Ball State’s 17-13 home victory last season.
In 1996, Ball State achieved the largest margin of victory in the series, topping Kent State 50-6 inside Scheumann Stadium. That meeting saw the Cardinals record the fifth-most rushing yards per carry in a single game in program history (7.9 yards), with leading carrier LeAndre Moore posting 148 yards on seven attempts (21.14 yards per carry) – the most rushing yards per carry (minimum five carries) in program history. In fact, Ball State ball carriers have eclipsed 100 rushing yards 20 times in 33 games.
Ball State has won six of the last seven meetings in the series and has also found success when traveling to Kent, Ohio, winning 11 of 16 matchups at Dix Stadium.
Kent State has won consecutive games against Ball State just twice in the history of the series. The Cardinals’ most dominant stretch came from 1986 to 2008, when they won 14 of 15 meetings, including a series-best 11 consecutive victories. The Cardinals shut out the Golden Flashes on two occasions during that span, winning by margins of 31 (Oct. 13, 1990) and 34 (Nov. 19, 1994).
Several of Ball State’s notable recent defensive performances have also come against the Golden Flashes.
The Cardinals held Kent State to 89 rushing yards Nov. 5, 2025, the most recent time Ball State limited an opponent to fewer than 100 yards on the ground. Ball State’s last seven-sack performance — second in program history — came against Kent State on Oct. 12, 2024. The 37-35 in 2024 also stands as Ball State’s most recent victory on the road.
During the 2023 season, the Cardinals held the Golden Flashes to 97 total yards, marking the last time Ball State held an opponent below 100 yards of total offense. That game also featured production throughout the Cardinals’ backfield, with three different Ball State players scoring rushing touchdowns.
The series has been noted for big and wild combined statistics:
— The most combined yards of total offense in Ball State history were recorded in 2019 at Dix Stadium: 538 by Ball State, 635 by Kent State, 1,173 combined.
— A year earlier, the teams combined for the most combined penalties in Cardinals history: 11 by Ball State, 17 by Kent State, 18 total.
— In 1982, Ball State’s 10 fumbles (four lost) were the most in Ball State annals.
— In 1988 at Kent State, Ball State controlled the ball for a program record 41 minutes, 46 seconds.
Ball State begins its conference slate at Kent State on Sept. 26 at noon ET, with broadcast available on ESPN+ and WLBC 104.1 FM.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball announced the 2026 home nonconference tipoff times as the Sycamores continue preparations for the upcoming season.
The Sycamores will host six total nonconference regular season games, as well as an October 24 exhibition against Rose-Hulman scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Regular season non-conference game times will feature either a 7 p.m. or 1 p.m. ET start time inside the Hulman Center.
2026 Indiana State Men’s Basketball Home Non-Conference Times
Oct. 24 vs. Rose-Hulman – 6 p.m.
Nov. 2 vs. Charlotte – 7 p.m.
Nov. 11 vs. Milwaukee – 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 vs. Earlham – 7 p.m.
Nov. 28 vs. IU Columbus – 1 p.m.
Dec. 2 vs. SIUE – 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 vs. Southern Indiana – 1 p.m.
Missouri Valley Conference game times will be announced later following the announcement of the conference television broadcast schedule. Single game ticket sales and the 2026-27 Indiana State men’s basketball promotion schedule will be announced at a later date.
Meet the Sycamores Scheduled for October 12
Indiana State men’s and women’s basketball will host a “Meet the Sycamores” event on Monday, October 12, from 5-7 p.m. inside Hulman Center. The event, presented by Grayless Heating & Cooling, will introduce the new teams to fans in a free, community-wide event that is open to the public.
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INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State football opens Missouri Valley Football play this weekend as the Sycamores welcome No. 8/7 North Dakota to Memorial Stadium on Saturday, September 26. Kickoff for the Valley opener between the two teams is set for 1 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
Game Preview
About the Matchup
Saturday afternoon’s contest features just the fifth meeting all-time between Indiana State and North Dakota in the two programs’ respective histories. North Dakota leads the series, 3-1, with Indiana State claiming their first win in the series in the last matchup at Memorial Stadium in the 2024 season, 35-31.
Indiana State’s 35-31 win over the No. 15/15 Fighting Hawks came back on November 2, 2024, as the tail-end of back-to-back conference wins after a 20-17 victory over Southern Illinois the week before. At the time, the Sycamores’ win over the ranked Hawks marked Indiana State’s first win over a top-15 ranked opponent since the 2016 season. The Sycamores have since defeated No. 4/5 South Dakota State on Nov. 1, 2025, with a 24-12 win over the Jackrabbits in Brookings, S.D.
Last Five Contests
Nov. 5, 2022 – L, 42-7 (at Terre Haute)
Oct. 28, 2023 – L, 36-33 (OT) (at Grand Forks)
Nov. 2, 2024 – W, 35-31 (at Terre Haute)
Oct. 25, 2025 – L, 46-17 (at Grand Forks)
Last Season’s Recap
No. 8/10 North Dakota pulled away from Indiana State in the second half following a 20-point third quarter as the Sycamores fell on the road in Missouri Valley Football play on October 25, 2025, inside the Alerus Center, 46-17.
Rashad Rochelle recorded his first 100-yard receiving game of the 2025 season with four catches for 113 yards, while Keshon Singleton hauled in a seven-yard touchdown pass for the Sycamores during a third quarter swing that featured two Indiana State defensive turnovers. BJ Wuest added a tipped punt and returned the ball 16 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to highlight the Indiana State scoring efforts.
North Dakota utilized a balanced offensive attack in the game recording 300 passing yards from Jerry Kaminski and 104 rushing yards from Sawyer Seidl to control the MVFC matchup. Kaminski added four touchdown passes, targeting Caden Dennis, BJ Fleming, Seidl, and Nathan Hromadka for scores, while Seidl and Kaminski both recorded rushing scores on the ground.
Against the Missouri Valley Football Conference
Indiana State enters the weekend with an 87-158-2 all-time record against current members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference heading into the Saturday matchup against North Dakota.
Sycamores in the FCS Top 25 Statistical Leaderboards
Through the first four weeks of the 2026 season, the Sycamores are making their mark on the NCAA FCS statistical standings sitting inside the Top 40 in multiple team and Top 50 in multiple individual categories.
Team Rankings
1st – Fumbles Lost (0)
13th – Rushing Defense(101.8)
14th – 3rd Down Conversion Pct (0.474)
14th – Team Tackles for Loss (7.3)
17th – Passing Yards per Completion (13.93)
18th – Team Sacks (2.75)
20th – Passing Offense (261.3)
23rd – Blocked Kicks (1)
23rd – Red Zone Offense (0.923)
25th – Team Passing Efficiency (149.74)
25th – Total Offense (422.5)
35th – First Downs Offense (78)
38th – Fewest Penalties Per Game (5.50)
38th – Scoring Offense (30.3)
38th – Turnovers Lost (4)
40th – Completion Percentage (0.620)
Individual Rankings
10th – Fumbles Recovered (Lovell Vereen – 1)
12th – Punting (Spencer Conrad (44.9)
21st – Rushing Yards (Aaron Ball – 302)
22nd – Field Goal Percentage (Sebastian Lopez – 0.833)
26th – Passing Yards per Completion (Elijah Owens – 13.13)
26th – Total Offense (Elijah Owens – 255.0)
26th – Total Touchdowns (Aaron Ball – 4)
27th – Points Responsible For (Elijah Owens – 48)
28th – Yards Per Pass Attempt (Elijah Owens – 8.12)
29th – Field Goals Per Game (Sebastian Lopez – 1.25)
30th – Rushing Yards Per Game (Aaron Ball – 75.5)
32nd – Passing Touchdowns (Elijah Owens – 6)
32nd – Points Responsible for Per Game (Elijah Owens – 12.0)
33rd – Passing Efficiency (Elijah Owens – 146.4)
37th – Passes Defended (Kaleb Harris – 1.25)
38th – Rushing Touchdowns (Aaron Ball – 3)
40th – Passing Yards (Elijah Owens – 788)
41st – Receiving Yards (BJ Wuest – 260)
42nd – Yards per Reception (BJ Wuest – 18.57)
47th – Completion Percentage (Elijah Owens – 0.619)
47th – Punt Returns (BJ Wuest – 4.6)
47th – Total Points Scored (Sebastian Lopez – 29)
Valley Players of the Week
Indiana State football was well-decorated by the Missouri Valley Football office following their 39-16 win over Valparaiso this past Saturday as Alex Rose (Defense), Aaron Ball (Newcomer), and Andy Hertlein (Offensive Line) received conference honors. Rose earned his first MVFC Defensive Player of the Week nod, while Ball received his first Newcomer selection after the duo led the way in Indiana State’s 39-16 win over Valparaiso on Saturday afternoon. Hertlein added his first MVFC weekly recognition as the Sycamores received their second Valley Offensive Lineman of the Week nod in as many weeks.
Sycamore MVFC Players of the Week
September 14 – Griffin Hile, OL (Offensive Line)
September 21 – Alex Rose, LB (Defensive); Aaron Ball, RB (Newcomer), Andy Hertlein, OL (Offensive Line)
500 is the Mark
Indiana State’s offense was in fine form this past weekend against Valparaiso as the Sycamores eclipsed the 500-yard mark for just the sixth time in the Curt Mallory coaching era. After nearly achieving the feat against Eastern Illinois in the previous week (492), the Sycamores utilized 313 rushing yards and 255 passing yards in racking up 568 yards in the 39-16 win over the Beacons.
The 568 yards of offense was one yard off the Sycamores’ high of 569 yards set back on October 6, 2018, in the triple overtime loss to South Dakota State. Overall, it was Indiana State’s first 500-yard game since September 7, 2019, when the Sycamores recorded 505 total yards against Dayton.
The last time Indiana State recorded 500 yards of total offense in back-to-back games came back in the 2013 season when the Sycamores recorded 671 yards on Sept. 14 against Quincy, before following up with a 554-yard effort on Sept. 28, 2013, at Tennessee Tech.
Games with 500 yards of Total Offense Under Mallory
569 (293 rushing, 276 passing) at South Dakota State (Oct. 6, 2018)
568 (313 rushing, 255 passing) vs. Valparaiso (Sept. 19, 2026)
543 (107 rushing, 436 passing) at Liberty (Sept. 16, 2017)
537 (328 rushing, 209 passing) at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 15, 2018)
509 (316 rushing, 193 passing) vs. South Dakota (Nov. 3, 2018)
505 (358 rushing, 147 passing) vs. Dayton (Sept. 7, 2019)
In the Negative Numbers
Indiana State football set what is believed to be a new mark defensively in the September 19 game against Valparaiso when the Sycamores held the Beacons to negative-seven rushing yards on 24 carries. The Sycamore defensive effort was highlighted by 5.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles-for-loss in shutting down the Valparaiso offense.
The negative rushing yardage by far marked the lowest mark allowed by an Indiana State defense and broke the previous low allowed by the Sycamores in the Curt Mallory coaching era. The previous mark of allowing just eight yards came back on September 1, 2022, when Indiana State surrendered just eight rushing yards against North Alabama in the overtime win over the Lions.
Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Under Mallory
-7 vs. Valparaiso (Sept. 19, 2026)
8 vs. North Alabama (Sept. 1, 2022)
9 at Western Illinois (Nov. 12, 2022)
28 vs. Western Illinois (Oct. 9, 2021)
35 vs. Dayton (Sept. 14, 2024)
Owens in the Top 10
Indiana State quarterback Elijah Owens entered rare air in the Sycamore career annals as the redshirt junior quarterback became just the eighth player in program history to sit in the Top 10 in both career total offensive yards and career passing yards. Following an injury suffered against Valparaiso, Owens will miss an undetermined amount of time as he goes through the rehab process with hopes to be back on the field prior to the end of the season.
Top 10 Career Offensive Yards
1. Jeff Miller (1982-85) 7,519 yards
6. Vincent Allen (1973-77) 4,381 yards
7. Shakir Bell (2010-13) 4,214 yards
8. Elijah Owens (2023-pres.) 4,188 yards
9. Ronnie Fouch (2011-12) 4,182 yards
Top 10 Career Passing Yards
1. Mike Perish (2012-14) 6,716 yards
5. Ronnie Fouch (2010-11) 4,316 yards
6. Kip Hennelly (1991-93) 3,158 yards
7. Elijah Owens (2023-pres.) 3,132 yards
8. Julian Reese (2001-02) 2,961 yards
At the time of his injury, Owens was third in the Valley in total offense (255.00), second in offensive plays (149), fourth in total offensive touchdowns (8), sixth in yards per carry (4.46), fifth in rush yards (232), sixth in passing per game (197.0), and fifth in passing touchdowns (6).
Scoring First Touchdowns
Indiana State continues to spread the offensive love around the field this season with seven different players recording their first offensive touchdown with the Sycamores through the first four games. Ashton Hayes (SEMO), Jayden Reed (SEMO), Max McCool (Purdue), Aaron Ball (EIU), Dane Pardridge (EIU), and BJ Wuest (EIU) were joined by Jaylan Johnson this past weekend after Johnson’s 19-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter against Valparaiso.
First Indiana State Touchdowns
Ashton Hayes – 4th Quarter vs. SEMO (1-yard TD Run)
Jayden Reed – 4th Quarter vs. SEMO (25-yard TD Reception)
Max McCool – 4th Quarter at Purdue (1-yard TD Run)
Aaron Ball – 1st Quarter at EIU (3-yard TD Run)
Dane Pardridge – 2nd Quarter at EIU (35-yard TD Reception)
BJ Wuest – 3rd Quarter at EIU (42-yard TD Reception)
Jaylan Johnson – 2nd Quarter vs.Valparaiso (19-yard TD Reception)
Big Play Receiving Threats
four games into the season and the big play potential from the Indiana State offense has never been more apparent as seven different Sycamores have recorded a catch of at least 40 yards this year. After BJ Wuest (43) and Torey French (42) all posted long receptions in the opener against SEMO, Jayden Reed (45), Thomas Amankwaa (55), and Tyler Nansel (41) also eclipsed the mark at Purdue. BJ Wuest (42) joined the club at EIU, before Manny Ellis posted a team-high 63-yard reception in the final nonconference matchup against Valparaiso.
Indiana State’s seven different receivers with a 40-plus yard reception surpasses last season’s mark of six players with 40-yard catches. Overall, the Sycamores recorded 13 total receptions of 40 or more yards in the 2025 season.
40-plus yard receptions in 2026
63 yards – Manny Ellis (2nd Quarter vs. Valparaiso)
55 yards – Thomas Amankwaa (4th Quarter at Purdue)
45 yards (TD) – Jayden Reed (4th Quarter at Purdue)
43 yards – BJ Wuest (3rd Quarter vs. SEMO)
42 yards – Torey French (1st Quarter vs. SEMO)
42 yards (TD) – BJ Wuest (3rd Quarter at EIU)
41 yards – Tyler Nansel (2nd Quarter vs. Purdue)
First Starts in 2026
Over the first four games of the 2026 season, Indiana State has featured multiple players making their initial starts in the Sycamore Blue and White.
First Starts Against SEMO – Andy Hertlein (OL), BJ Wuest (WR), Dane Pardridge (WR), Devin Johnson (DB), Mason Keifer (DL), Prinz Guitian (OL), Ashton Hayes (RB), Tyler Nansel (TE), Anthony Walk Jr. (DB).
First Starts Against Purdue – Aaron Ball (RB), Jayden Reed (WR), Justice Musser (OL), Micah McNair (LB)
First Starts Against Valparaiso – Jacob Soley (TE)
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VALPO MEN’S GOLF
Valparaiso University men’s golf junior Rob Politza (Lemont, Ill. / Lemont Township) finished out a top-3 finish in an 87-player field as the Beacons concluded play at Rice’s Bayou City Collegiate Classic at the par-72, 7184-yard Westwood Golf Club in Houston on Tuesday. Due to a long weather delay on Monday, the teams finished out the second round on Tuesday before playing the third and final round.
How It Happened
Politza finished Round 2 with a 68 (-4), matching his strong showing from Round 1. He turned in a clean Round-2 scorecard with four birdies and no boxed-in numbers.
Politza played the third round at even par, finishing the tournament with a 54-hole total of 208 (-8). He was one stroke away from cracking the program’s all-time top-10 for 54-hole tournament in relation to par, as his round is tied for 12th. Only three players in program history have had better tournaments than the one Politza posted this week – Caleb VanArragon (4x), Anthony Delisanti (6x) and Nick Seitz. This was the best Valpo tournament by someone other than Delisanti and VanArragon since Seitz set a then-program record at -10 in 2014.
Politza tied for third with three others, two strokes behind Texas’ Sterling Hurd and Middle Tennessee’s Connor Henry, who shared medalist honors at -10.
Senior Adam Melliere (Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville) tied with Politza for the team’s best Round-3 score at 72 (E). Melliere had four birdies to balance out four bogeys in the final round.
The team’s second-best 54-hole tournament score came from freshman Tyler Samaan (Elgin, Ill. / Burlington), who tied for 49th in the field at 223 (+7). His best score was a 1-under 70 in Round 2.
As a team, the Beacons finished seventh of 13 at 875 (+11) for the tournament. Host Rice took the team title at 850 (-14).
Up Next
The Beacons will be back on the course this coming week for the Badger Invitational, which will begin on Sunday at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis. A link to live scoring will be available via Clippd.
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UINDY MEN’S GOLF
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men’s golf team hosted a region-heavy field at the UIndy Invitational this week, held at Broadmoor Country Club Monday and Tuesday. With four of their top five finishing at even par or better, the Greyhounds surged to a fourth-place finish.
Senior Alexander Nestun had a stellar week, carding three consecutive red numbers to finish in eighth place at -7. After a first-round 71, the Landeryd, Sweden native fired back-to-back 69s to secure a spot in the top 10.
Fellow-senior Joseph Armfield went 72-69-72 to share 16th place among the 92 golfers. The freshman trio of Caden Matthias (-1), Jacoby Schmidlap (E) and Noah Johnson (+5) followed. They combined for four rounds under par, including Johnson’s first-round 68.
UIndy fielded a second team as well. Freshman Baker Tolentino paced the “Grey Team” with a score of +3, good for a share of 41st place. His second-round 68 matched Johnson’s for the lowest round by a Greyhound all week.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds remain in-state with the Midwest Collegiate, hosted Sept. 28-29 at Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru, Ind.
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MARIAN MEN’S GOLF
Le Mars, Iowa —- The 11th-ranked Marian University men’s golf team placed in a tie for fifth as a team at the Northwest Iowa National Invite in Le Mars, Iowa this past week.
Sophomore Drew Werkley was the top Knights finisher on the week, shooting a seven-under 206 across three rounds.
HOW IT HAPPENED
– Werkley fired back-to-back 67s in the first two rounds before a final-round 72 landed him T-8th
– Lane Zedrick also went sub-70 in both of his first two rounds; he carded a 73 in Round 3 to record a T23 finish
– Freshman Ryan Cesare placed third of the Marian golfers, highlighted by a second-round 68; he finished tied for 31st
– Drew Hardin fired a second-round 68 en route to a T46 finish
– Kai Warner placed in a tie for 64th
UP NEXT
– The Knights head north to Allendale, Mich. on Oct. 5 and 6 to compete in the Taylor Trojan Invitational on Grand Valley State University’s home course
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ROSE HULMAN MEN;’S SOCCER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Fightin’ Engineers came up shy in a very evenly matched game with the Wilmington Quakers by a score of 1-0.
Just a day after being named the HCAC Defensive Player of the Week, Justin Burns made an immediate impact by deflecting away a shot from point blank range five minutes into the match.
Five minutes later, Benjamin Murphy fought off his defender where he was able to drive downfield. He made a cross to Joshua Echegoyen, whose shot on goal was hit away on an amazing save from Wilmington’s keeper.
Burns would add a one handed diving save in the 27th minute, off a header from the Quakers. Two minutes later, Echegoyen crossed a pass from the left side to Benjamin Murphy. Murphy’s shot rolled past the keeper, but Wilmington’s defender would record a team save right at the goal line.
The Quakers concluded the half with a 1-0 lead, where they outshot Rose-Hulman 6-5.
Echegoyen would add his second shot on goal in the 50th minute, where he was denied on a diving save. Wilmington was awarded a corner kick ten minutes later, where their header was hauled in by Burns for his third save of the game.
The Fightin’ Engineers found themselves on the attack once again in the 76th minute. Oliver Fila received a pass from the left side of the box, and he fired a strike towards the goal which was hit away on a diving save.
Rose-Hulman would add three more shots in the final ten minutes, but they were unable to find the back of the net as the Quakers snuck by with a 1-0 win. The Fightin’ Engineers would outshoot Wilmington 11-10, and they would also surpass the Quakers 5-3 in corner kicks.
Rose-Hulman will face their first HCAC opponent on the season as they go up against Berea on the road. The match will be held on Saturday, September 26 at 3:30 PM.
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TAYLOR ATHLETICS
UPLAND, Ind. – Taylor Athletics will induct a class of five members into its Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 10, as part of the 2026 Taylor Homecoming festivities. The 2026 inductees are Becca Buchs, JJ Guedet, Maddie Thomas Starcher, Nathan Targgart and Quinn White.
Buchs graduated from Taylor in 2020 as a two-time NAIA All-American for the TU women’s basketball program. The sharp-shooter was a lynchpin for one of the best eras of women’s basketball at TU, helping power the Trojans to a 97-38 overall mark throughout her career, including a 56-9 clip at home and a 53-19 mark in Crossroads League play. While sparking Taylor to its top-three win totals in program history (30, 30, 24), a trip to the NAIA Elite Eight among three-straight NAIA National Tournament appearances from 2018 through 2020 and a CL Championship in 2019, Buchs was one of the best three-point shooters in program history. In addition to setting Taylor’s single-season record in 2020 with 130 three-pointers made, Buchs set TU’s career record with a 45.9-percent clip from beyond the arc and finished 12th in program history with 1,416 points. That productivity led to the All-American honors, as well as a pair of All-CL nods and the 2020 Natalie Steele Award. Buchs also received recognition for her academic work, earning CSC Academic All-American honors in 2020, along with a pair of CSC Academic All-District nods, two NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards and two Academic All-Crossroads League accolades.
Guedet is a 1996 graduate from Taylor and a former standout on the gridiron for the TU football program. The linebacker played to NAIA All-American attention in 1994 and 1995, while also serving as a team captain and collecting All-MSFA honors in each of those seasons. Guedet piled up 368 tackles, 38 hits for lost yardage, 14.5 sacks, five interceptions and seven fumbles recovered during his time with the Trojans. His finest season came during his final year in Upland, posting 122 tackles, 15 hits for a loss and four sacks as a senior. Guedet also matched TU’s single-game record with a trio of interceptions in a 29-14 win at Anderson in 1994.
Thomas Starcher graduated from Taylor in 2021, after playing to a pair of NAIA All-American accolades and four All-Crossroads League honors on the links. Thomas led the TU women’s golf team to a historic runner-up finish at the 2021 NAIA National Championships and helped TU finish 27th, fifth, 12th and second in successive years at the NAIA Championships. Thomas also powered the Trojans to 31 tournament titles in her five seasons, helped Taylor secure the first four CL Championships in program history and saw TU set its 18, 36, 54 and 72-hole scoring records. Thomas was a major part of those team accomplishments, as she graduated as TU’s leader with 132 rounds played and finished her career second in program history with 204 birdies, six individual titles and a 78.06 scoring average. In addition to being TU’s only player to win a tournament in five different seasons, Thomas turned in four-straight top-50 showings at NAIA Nationals, finished between second and sixth in four-straight Crossroads Championships and set TU’s 36 (143) and 54-hole (223) individual scoring records. Thomas also collected a pair of academic honors, with NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-CL nods as a senior.
Targgart is a 2019 Taylor graduate and a 2017 NAIA All-American for the Trojans on the diamond. The three-time All-Crossroads League slugger set TU’s single-season records with 26 doubles and 94 hits and graduated as the program’s all-time leader with 65 doubles and 274 hits. Targgart also finished top-10 in Taylor history with a .365 career batting average, a .549 slugging percentage and 206 runs batted in. That production helped propel the Trojans to a then single-season team record of 44 wins in 2018, and the team’s best four-year win total at that time with 157 victories. During Targgart’s four-year career in the middle of the TU lineup, the Trojans posted a win-loss record of 157-73 and a Crossroads League clip of 74-33, while claiming the CL Championship in 2016 and playing in the NAIA National Tournament in 2016 and 2018. In addition to his work on the field, Targgart also excelled in the classroom as a 2017 CSC Academic All-District performer, a two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All-Crossroads League standout.
White graduated from Taylor in 1988 and went on to serve 16 years in various coaching roles with the TU cross country and track programs. White led the TU women’s cross country program for all 16 years and led the men’s squad in each of his final seven seasons. Between the two teams, White coached the first three team NAIA National Championships in school history and piled up 14 Crossroads League Championships. White led the women’s team to NAIA Championships in 2020 and 2025 and retired with an active streak of 13-straight CL Championships. White led TU’s men to the NAIA Championship in 2022 and saw the men and women post the NAIA Cross Country Combined National Championship in 2020 and 2025. Under White’s watch, the women’s program posted an extended stretch of dominance with 13-straight showings inside the top-20 at NAIA Nationals and nine-straight top-six finishes, with the men also finishing inside the top-20 nationally in all seven seasons. His athletes combined for 41 NAIA All-American honors, 104 All-Crossroads League awards and six individual CL Championships in cross country and an additional 118 All-American awards, 266 all-league nods and 66 individual league titles on the track team, where White served as an assistant coach for 16 years. White was widely lauded for his work, earning three NAIA National Coach-of-the-Year honors, 14 Crossroads League Coach-of-the-Year nods, eight USTFCCCA NAIA Great Lakes Region Track and Field Assistant Coach-of-the-Year awards and six USTFCCCA NAIA Great Lakes Region Women’s Cross Country Coach-of-the-Year recognitions.
Individuals wishing to attend the 2026 Hall of Fame brunch at 9:00 am on Saturday, October 10 can purchase tickets by going to TaylorTrojans.com/tickets.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1845 – The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club is formed, and Alexander Cartwright’s 20 rules, presented on September 13th, are adopted
1889 – An emergency meeting of the American Association Board of Directors reverses the St. Louis forfeit of September 7th, the game being ruled as a 4 – 2 Browns victory, although the forfeit of September 8th still stands.
1901 – Brooklyn ties its highest score ever (set on May 20, 1896) in blasting the Reds, 25 – 6. These are the most runs they will score this century. Jimmy Sheckard and Joe Kelley both connect for grand slams, with Kelley adding a second homer. Jay Hughes collects four hits and a win.
1902:
Boston beats the Giants, 2 – 1, with both runs scoring on wild pitches by Christy Mathewson.
Cy Young eases to his 32nd win as Boston pounds the A’s, 14 – 1.
1904 – The Giants sleepwalk against the Pirates (“Pittsburg Plays All By Itself” is the New York Herald headline) as Red Ames allows three runs in eight innings before John McGraw pulls him. His replacement is catcher Frank Bowerman who gives up four runs in his only big league inning. The Pirates win, 7 – 0.
1905:
In Chicago, Christy Mathewson and Carl Lundgren hook up in a tight pitchers’ duel, decided in Chicago’s favor on a mental error by Giants 2B Bill Dahlen. With two on and two out in the 5th inning, Dahlen bobbles a grounder and touches second base as the runner arrives. Dahlen, thinking that he has the third out, rolls the ball to the mound. But ump Bob Emslie calls the runner safe. Johnny Evers, the runner on third base, alertly scores on the play for the game’s only run. The loss stops Matty’s win streak at 11 games.
Detroit rookie Ty Cobb, 18, hits his first home run, off Cy Falkenberg, an inside-the-park blow, in an 8 – 5 loss at Washington.
1906 – Bill Hogg of the Highlanders outduels Ed Walsh of the White Sox, 1 – 0, to put New York in first place in the American League with ten games left to play.
1907:
In Chicago, the Cubs clinch the pennant by beating the Phillies, 4 – 1. The game is washed out after 7 1/2 innings with Ed Reulbach winning in relief of Three Finger Brown. Chicago pulls off a triple play in the 5th inning to help seal the win.
At the start of the Giants match in Pittsburgh, John McGraw hands Bill Klem the lineup card with Roger Bresnahan’s name in the lineup. The two argue about whether the catcher can play after yesterday’s ejection and then, when Klem turns away, he is hit in the face with a glass of water. No culprit comes forward but Klem gets his revenge in the 6th by ejecting McGraw and Art Devlin for arguing a call. The Pirates win, 2 – 1.
1908:
Giants P Christy Mathewson and Cubs P Three Finger Brown battle in what is perhaps the most controversial game ever played. The score is 1 – 1, with two outs in the last of the 9th when Fred Merkle’s failure to touch second base after an apparent game-winning hit by Al Bridwell scoring Moose McCormick from third costs the Giants a 2 – 1 win; the umpire calls Merkle out and rules the game a tie. Merkle’s “boner” will eventually cost the Giants the flag.
The Pirates win their seventh victory in ten games by topping Brooklyn, 2 – 1, behind Lefty Leifield. Kaiser Wilhelm takes the loss. Pittsburgh is now a game in back of first place.
Cleveland wins its tenth straight game, defeating the Highlanders and Jack Chesbro, 9 – 3. The Naps score five runs in the 7th, while Bob Rhoads pitches strong ball until the 9th, when he allows two runs. Nap Lajoie has no official at bats, getting hit by pitched balls three times, tying an American League record, and walking his other time up.
1910 – George Stallings, convinced that Hal Chase tried to throw a game, but unable to make the charge stick, is replaced by his charismatic first sacker as manager of the second-place Highlanders for the season’s final 11 games. On his own, Prince Hal will lead the New Yorkers downhill to sixth place in 1911.
1911:
Walter Johnson gives up a two-run homer in the 6th inning to Joe Jackson, the eighth four-bagger the Big Train has allowed this year. Johnson had given up just two in the previous four seasons. Cleveland whips the Senators, 6 – 1.
Christy Mathewson pitches the Giants to a 6 – 2 win over the Reds. New York now leads Chicago by eight games.
1912 – In Boston, 100,000 fans are on hand to greet the Red Sox after their western road trip. All business stops as the players ride from South Station to the Common where Mayor John F. Fitzgerald welcomes them. The players are given the keys to the city. Extra seating is added to Fenway Park, increasing the seating capacity to 32,000 for the World Series.
1914:
Rube Marquard loses his 12th in a row, as the Cards sink the Giants twice, but the Cards fall short of overtaking New York in second place by two and a half games.
After losing the opening game to Boston, 3 – 2, the last-place Reds come back in the second game to break the longest losing streak in the club’s history (and third longest in the National League) and tying the 20th Century mark of the 1906 Boston Beaneaters at 19 straight. Charles “King” Lear wins his only game of the year and pitches his only shutout ever, 3 – 0. The Reds wait till the 9th to score their three runs.
Grover Alexander coasts to a 9 – 4 win over the Cubs as Gavvy Cravath bangs two homers to lead the Phils’ offense.
1915:
In the first of two games, the Yanks top the Browns, 7 – 0. George Sisler pitches one perfect inning of relief for St. Louis.
Before the game at Pittsburgh, manager Fred Clarke is presented with a grandfather clock and a red leather binder signed by thousands of well-wishers. Clarke plays four innings in left field and goes 1 for 2. After reaching first, Clarke is replaced by Max Carey, and the out-going manager exits to thunderous applause. Pittsburgh wins, 8 – 4, over the Braves.
In Philadelphia, Detroit’s Ty Cobb swipes his 90th base of the year. Only 300 fans are on hand to witness the event.
In Chicago, Phillies ace Grover Alexander wins his 30th, beating the Cubs, 5 – 1.
1916 – Allowing only just one walk during a twin bill with the Cincinnati Reds, Phillies hurler Grover Alexander wins both ends of a doubleheader, 7 – 3 and 4 – 0, to establish a National League record. The future Hall of Famer will repeat the feat on September 3, 1917 against the Brooklyn Robins at Ebbets Field.
1917 – Déjà Vu all over again: Grover Alexander beats Chicago’s Shufflin Phil Douglas, this time 4 – 1, their second match-up in three days.
1920 – The Chicago grand jury indictment adds the names of former featherweight boxing champ Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns as go-betweens in the World Series scandal. Confessions, later repudiated, are signed by Ed Cicotte, Joe Jackson, Lefty Williams, and Happy Felsch.
1921 – Trailing by two points, the Indians come to New York for a four-game showdown. Waite Hoyt’s arm and Babe Ruth’s three doubles beat them, 4 – 2.
1922 – Rogers Hornsby belts his 40th homer, a solo shot in the 6th at the Polo Grounds, but the Giants hang on to win, 7 – 5. Ross Youngs saves a homer in the 9th when he leaps to snag Jack Smith’s drive. Jack Scott hits 4 for 4 and goes all the way for the win to keep the Giants six games in front of Pittsburgh.
1925:
The Pirates clinch the National League pennant, making six double plays in beating the Phils 2 – 1. Kiki Cuyler is 1 for 2.
Washington SS Roger Peckinpaugh, a .294 hitter, is named the American League MVP with 45 points; A’s OF Al Simmons is second with 41.
1930 – There are 42 hits in the Phillies’ 19 – 16 loss to the pennant-bound Cardinals. RF Chuck Klein makes his 44th assist, well above the record of 39 set by Mike Mitchell with the Reds in 1907.
1932 – Trailing 8 – 6 to Cleveland after five innings, White Sox reliever Bill Chamberlain gives up five runs to start the 6th. In disgust, Sox manager Lew Fonseca, an infielder-outfielder throughout his career, inserts himself as pitcher. With two runners on, he retires all three batters he faces, then turns the ball over to Chad Kimsey to finish the game. The Tribe wins, 13 – 6, as Wes Ferrell wins his 23rd.
1933:
The Phils and Braves, split a twinbill, each winning 5 – 4. Chuck Klein has three hits in each game, including his National League-high 28th homer in the opener. Boston’s Wally Berger, second in homers with 26, is out of action and doesn’t play today.
Despite the fifth-place Tigers’ 5 – 3 win over the Browns, manager Bucky Harris submits his resignation. Babe Ruth’s name will be prominent in the newspapers as a possible replacement.
The Yankees make seven errors, three by Frank Crosetti, but have enough firepower to outslug the Red Sox, 16 – 12. Including in New York’s 23 hits are homers by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, number 31 for each; Lou adds two doubles and a single. Sammy Byrd, Ben Chapman and Crosetti have three hits apiece, and reliever Wilcy Moore drives in the last run with his first hit of the year. The Red Sox chase winning pitcher Herb Pennock in the 6th and make the score 13 – 9, but fall short at the end.
The Cubs beat the Reds, 7 – 1, with Paul Derringer losing his 27th game for the last-place Reds, the most losses since George Bell in 1910. Gabby Hartnett hits a grand slam for the Cubs.
1935 – With the Cubs idle, the Pirates beat up on the Cards and rookie Ed Heusser to win, 12 – 0. Big Jim Weaver allows four hits in the shutout.
1936 – Pitching in the tenth straight Giants game, Carl Hubbell notches his 16th consecutive victory, his 26th of the year. He will resume the streak next year to reach a record 24 wins in a row.
1937 – The Yankees lose, 9 – 5, but clinch the pennant when the Red Sox beat Detroit.
1938 – The Cubs take two from the Phillies while the Reds trim the Pirates in 12 innings, cutting Pittsburgh’s lead to 2 games.
1939 – In a 22 – 4 win over the Phillies, Cookie Lavagetto of the Dodgers reaches base seven consecutive times.
1942 – Larry French of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a brilliant one-hitter, beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 6 – 0, for his 197th career win. After a brief relief stint on the 26th, he will join the U.S. Navy, rise through the ranks and retire in 1969 with the rank of captain. Larry MacPhail, the 52-year-old Dodger president, also announces today that he is quitting at the end of the season to re-enter the army.
1948 – The Braves clinch the National League flag by defeating the Giants, 3 – 2. They will finish six and a half games ahead of the Dodgers. Two days before the season is over, the Braves will lose their best hitter, OF Jeff Heath, who breaks an ankle sliding home against Brooklyn.
1949 – Before the game, Cleveland owner Bill Veeck and a few players holds funeral services to bury the 1948 pennant in center field. The previous day, the Tribe were mathematically eliminated from the American League pennant race.
1950:
The Athletics erupt for 12 runs against the Senators in the 6th inning to win, 16 – 5. Reserve catcher Joe Astroth hits his first homer, a grand slam off Julio Moreno, and a single to knock in a since-topped record six runs in the big inning. Astroth had 22 RBIs in 104 games prior to today.
In what amounts to a political and monetary act of leverage, Brooklyn’s Branch Rickey offers to sell his 25 percent interest to real estate mogul William Zeckendorf.
The Yankees, tied for first place with the Tigers and two games ahead of Boston, open a crucial series with the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Joe DiMaggio’s 1st-inning home run off Mel Parnell is all the scoring needed, as the Bombers win, 8 – 0. Ed Lopat gives up five hits, including a leadoff triple to Dom DiMaggio. Meanwhile, Mike Garcia and the Indians hand the Tigers a 10 – 2 defeat to leave Detroit in second place at the end of the day.
The Braves’ Johnny Sain fails in his attempt to win his 20th game, but hits his first major-league home run, off Larry Jansen, in a 4 – 3 loss to the visiting Giants. With two outs in the 10th, Sam Jethroe loses Don Mueller’s fly ball in the sun and Mueller legs out a triple. Hank Thompson’s single wins it for Jansen. A Saturday crowd of 5,535 watch the Braves drop out of second place, while the Giants move to within three games of the Phils, as Don Newcombe outpitches Robin Roberts to give Brooklyn a 3 – 2 win against the first-place Phillies.
1951:
Pittsburgh’s Murry Dickson wins his 20th game, a 3 – 0 whitewash of the Reds. Dickson’s 20 wins will account for nearly a third of the Pirates’ 64 victories, and help the Bucs finish a game ahead of the last-place Cubs.
Roy Campanella has four hits, including a homer off 15-game winner Bubba Church, and the Dodgers top the Phillies, 6 – 3. Preacher Roe is the winner, his record going to an amazing 22-2.
In New York, it is Sal Maglie Day and Maglie responds by winning his 22nd game in beating the Braves, 4 – 1, despite allowing 13 hits. It is the most victories by a Giant since Carl Hubbell in 1937.
1955:
The Yanks clinch the pennant by beating the Red Sox, 3 – 2.
After a running feud with owner Charlie Comiskey, Jr., Frank Lane resigns as general manager of the White Sox.
1956:
Ozzie Virgil becomes the first Dominican to reach the National League or American League. The 23-year-old Monte Cristi native, who will also see his son Ozzie Jr. catch in the big leagues, plays third base for the Giants.
With the Dodgers leading the Pirates, 8 – 3, the largest crowd in Forbes Field’s history watches the game be suspenned with two outs in the 9th inning as the curfew is enforced. The postponement leaves Milwaukee one and a half games ahead of the Dodgers.
1957 – The Braves clinch the National League pennant, defeating the Cards, 4 – 2, thanks to Hank Aaron’s 11th-inning home run. It is the first time since 1950 that a New York team hasn’t finished first in the senior circuit.
1958 – For the second time this season, P Jack Harshman of the Orioles hits two home runs, in a 3 – 2 win over the Senators.
1959 – The Cubs continue to dash the Giants’ pennant hopes as Cal Neeman’s 10th-inning home run gives Chicago a 9 – 8 win. The Cubs won the day before, 5 – 4, on George Altman’s 9th-inning, two-run home run.
1961:
The Phils’ Wes Covington hits a solo homer in the 16th inning to top Pittsburgh’s Elroy Face, 5 – 4. Face also gives up an extra-inning homer to Felipe Alou on the 11th. Bobby Malkmus earlier homered for the Phils. Jack Baldschun pitches 7 1/3 innings of shutout relief for the win.
An ailing Mickey Mantle’s career-high 54th home run, his last of the regular season, helps New York beat Boston, 8 – 3. Whitey Ford leaves the game in the 5th inning, but wins his 25th.
1962:
At Houston, Billy O’Dell beats the Colts, 10 – 3, to move the Giants three games behind the front-running Dodgers.
A 12 – 2 Dodger loss at St. Louis is enlivened by Maury Wills, who ties Ty Cobb’s long-standing major league single-season record of 96 steals by swiping second base after singling in the 3rd, and breaks it with a repeat performance in the 7th.
1964:
The Mets surprise the Cards and Roger Craig, 2 – 1, scoring the winner on an error. The Cards’ only run is Bill White’s homer off Galen Cisco. Cards manager Johnny Keane is quoted as saying he has no idea whether he will be asked to return as Cards manager next year.
The slumping Phils (90-63) drop their third in a row to the Reds, 6 – 4. Vada Pinson has two homers, good for four runs, to lead the Reds over the first-place Quakers. The Reds (86-66) trail by three and a half games, with the Cards and Giants five back.
Washington’s Don Loun makes his first mound appearance and shuts out the Red Sox, 1 – 0, for his only major league win. Loun will lose his next and last start.
The sizzling Yanks win their ninth in a row, defeating the Tribe, 4 – 3, in 11 innings, and 6 – 4. Elston Howard’s homer off Louie Tiant snaps a tie in the opener. John Romano homers in each game for the Indians while recently-acquired Pedro Ramos finishes up both games for New York. Ramos, however, will not be eligible for the World Series.
1965 – A 20-game winner in 1964, Larry Jackson loses his 20th game of this season, as the Phillies sweep a twin bill from the Cubs, 11 – 5 and 7 – 4. Jackson is the first pitcher since Murry Dickson of the 1951-1952 Pirates to follow a 20-win season with 20 losses.
1966:
At Crosley Field, Reds ace Jim Maloney strikes out 13 in a 7 – 0 win over the Mets.
The Dodgers’ Don Drysdale pitches his third complete game in a row, shutting out the Cubs.
1967:
The White Sox move to a half game out of first place on the strength of Joel Horlen’s three-hitter, an 8 – 0 whitewash of Cleveland. The Red Sox are in third place, also a half game out, after dropping a 7 – 5 decision to Baltimore. Carl Yastrzemski’s 42nd home run had given the Red Sox a 5 – 4 lead, but a Brooks Robinson home run in the 8th inning wins it for the O’s.
Three straight sacrifice bunts by the Phillies tie a major-league record in a 4 – 0 win at Los Angeles.
1969:
The Braves move into first place by pounding the Astros, 10 – 2. George Stone is the winner over Jim Bouton.
Umpires Bill Valentine and Al Salerno hit baseball with a $4 million antitrust suit following their dismissal last week for attempts at unionizing American League umpires.
In his last major league at bat, John Miller homers off the Reds’ Jim Merritt, but the Dodgers lose, 6 – 3. In 61 plate appearances over three years, Miller’s only other home run was on September 11, 1966, for the Yankees – in his first big league at bat.
Dick Williams is fired as manager of the Red Sox. Coach Eddie Popowski becomes interim manager.
1970:
The Dodgers knock out starter Gaylord Perry with five runs in four innings, but the Giants come back to win, 14 – 10. San Francisco scores nine in the 6th, featuring a two-run home run by Jim Ray Hart and a grand slam by Dick Dietz. The Dodgers tie the game at 10 – 10 in the 8th, but the Giants score four in the 9th to clinch. Ken Henderson belts a three-run home run.
The Cardinals dent the pennant aspirations of the Cubs, stopping them twice by identical 2 – 1 scores. Bob Gibson and Jerry Reuss are the hurlers for the Birds.
1974 – The Pirates move to within a half game of first place by defeating St. Louis, 1 – 0, in ten innings. Jim Rooker is the winner over Lynn McGlothen.
1977 – George Foster belts home run #50, off Buzz Capra, as the Reds beat the Braves, 5 – 1. Foster is the first Reds player to reach 50 homers; Ted Kluszewski held the Reds record with 49 homers in 1954.
1978:
The Yankees’ lead over the Red Sox is trimmed to one game when Cleveland scalps New York, 10 – 1.
The Angels’ 27-year-old OF Lyman Bostock, a .311 lifetime hitter, is hit by a shotgun blast while riding in a car in Gary, IN. The shot was meant for one of the other passengers in the car. He will die in the early hours of the next day.
1979 – Lou Brock steals base No. 938 to break Billy Hamilton’s unofficial record in a ten-inning St. Louis victory over the Mets, 7 – 4. The Cardinal outfielder broke Ty Cobb’s mark of 892 in 1977.
1983:
Steve Carlton becomes the 16th pitcher in major league history to win 300 games and the Phillies inch closer to the National League East title with a 6 – 2 win over the Cardinals.
Troubled Dodger reliever Steve Howe is suspended once again because of his chronic drug problem after missing the club’s flight to Atlanta and refusing to take a urinalysis upon his arrival. Howe, who has 18 saves and a 1.44 ERA despite spending part of the season in a drug rehabilitation program, will not be eligible for post-season play.
1984 – Sparky Anderson becomes the first manager ever to win 100 games in a season with two different clubs as the Tigers beat the Yankees, 4 – 1. Anderson had led the Cincinnati Reds to 100-win seasons in 1970, 1975, and 1976.
1986 – Houston’s Jim Deshaies strikes out the first eight batters on the way to a two-hit, 4 – 0, win over the Dodgers. Deshaies breaks the major-league record of seven, last tied by Joe Cowley on May 28th. He finishes with ten strikeouts.
1987:
In a 5 – 4 victory over the Astros, Albert Hall becomes the first Braves player to hit for the cycle since 1910.
Bill Madlock collects his 2,000th career hit as the Tigers beat Boston, 4 – 0, on Doyle Alexander’s two-hitter.
1988:
The Angels fire manager Cookie Rojas and the Phillies fire manager Lee Elia. Third base coaches Moose Stubing (California) and John Vukovich (Philadelphia) will manage the clubs for the remainder of this season. Stubing will return to the coaching box after going 0-8.
Oakland’s Jose Canseco becomes the founder of baseball’s 40-home run, 40-stolen base club by stealing two bases in a 9 – 8, 14-inning win over Milwaukee. He also hits his 41st home run.
At Candlestick Park, the Dodgers win, 3 – 0, behind Orel Hershiser (23-8) who pitches a complete game shutout to extend his record-tying streak to 49 consecutive shutout innings. Mickey Hatcher’s two-out, three-run homer in the 8th off starter Atlee Hammaker is all the scoring.
1990:
Gary Gaetti hits a grand slam off the Rangers’ Charlie Hough for his 200th career home run, as the Twins win, 6 – 4. It comes nine years and four days after his first major league homer, also off Hough.
1992:
For the second time in eight days, the Pirates witness a 9 – 3 putout; this time it is Montreal RF Larry Walker gunning out Tim Wakefield at first base in the 6th. It is the second time this season that Walker has thrown out a runner at first. Moises Alou, who enters the game as a pinch runner, hits a grand slam in the bottom of the 14th to win it for Montreal, 5 – 1.
Cincinnati OF Bip Roberts ties a National League record with his tenth consecutive hit, in a 3 – 0 win over the Dodgers. He becomes the eighth player to achieve the feat. He finishes the day 1 for 4. Tim Pugh, with an inning from Rob Dibble, is the winner.
Bernice Gera, professional baseball’s first female umpire, dies at age 61.
The Padres celebrate “Unemployment Night” by firing manager Greg Riddoch. He is replaced by Jim Riggleman. It doesn’t help as the Astros beat San Diego, 7 – 6. Eric Anthony and Jeff Bagwell each hit their 17th home run for Houston, while Guillermo Velasquez pinch hits a two-run homer for the Pads.
1995 – White Sox OF Lance Johnson strokes six hits – including three triples -, scores four runs and drives in four others as Chicago defeats Minnesota, 14 – 4. 3B Robin Ventura gets five hits for the Chisox, including three doubles.
1997:
The Orioles score three runs in the first two innings off Roger Clemens (21-7), then hold on to beat the Blue Jays, 3 – 2.
Angels Lefty OF Jim Edmonds hits a pair of home runs off Randy Johnson, but Seattle wins, 4 – 3, to clinch the American League West title. Johnson won’t give up another home run to a lefty until John Olerud takes him deep in Game 1 of the 1999 NLDS. Jay Buhner hits his 40th homer and then K’s for the 173rd time, a new Mariners record.
In a warm-up for the postseason, the Indians rally from a 9 – 2 deficit to shock the Yankees, 10 – 9. Tony Fernandez and Tino Martinez match two-run homers, while David Justice and Sandy Alomar also homer for the Tribe.
1998:
Mark McGwire goes homerless in the Cards’ 7 – 1 loss to the Astros as Randy Johnson clips the Birds for his tenth win since a mid-season trade. He strikes out eight in eight innings. Craig Biggio is 3 for 5 and swipes #50 to become the only player besides Tris Speaker in 1912, to have 50 doubles and 50 steals in a year.
Sammy Sosa breaks an 0 for 21 slump, hitting his 64th and 65th home runs as the Cubs build a 7 – 0 lead over the Brewers. Milwaukee fights back, however, and scores three in the last of the 9th when Chicago OF Brant Brown drops a routine fly ball with the bases loaded and two out to allow three Brewers to score. Rod Beck is on the mound when the Merkle-like error occurs (Fred Merkle’s boner occurred exactly 90 years ago). Milwaukee wins, 8 – 7, and the Cubs remain tied for the wild card spot with the Mets, who lose to Montreal, 3 – 0. With his eight total bases, Sammy has now topped the 400 mark.
The Giants (86-72) stay close with a 4 – 1 win over the Pirates. Joe Carter’s three-run homer helps Mark Gardner (13-5) win his fifth straight. Gardner strikes out 11 in eight innings.
With an 8 – 4 victory over the Indians, the Yankees tie the 1927 team for the most wins in franchise history. The Bombers’ 110 victories pull them within one game of the American League record of 111 victories by the 1954 Cleveland Indians.
1999:
The Athletics beat the Orioles, 9 – 6, in the first game of a doubleheader, ending Baltimore’s 13-game winning streak. The Orioles take the nightcap, 12 – 4, as OF Albert Belle gets four doubles in a game for the second time this season.
By drawing 27,549 fans, the Yankees break the New York City season attendance record with a total of 3,072,009. The Mets had previously held the record when 3,047,724 turned the turnstiles in 1988.
2000:
The Angels batter the Rangers, 15 – 4, despite Rafael Palmeiro’s 400th career home run. He is the 32nd player to reach that total.
Former Dodger Carl Erskine fires up the crowd by playing the national anthem on the harmonica and then Kevin Brown fires a two-hitter to give the Dodgers a 2 – 1 win over the Padres. Brown strikes out 13 in beating Woody Williams.
The Giants and Diamondbacks split a doubleheader, with Arizona winning the first game, 7 – 5, and San Francisco taking the nightcap, 9 – 5. Arizona OF Luis Gonzalez hits a three-run home run in each game, and has a total of 8 RBIs on the day.
At Wrigley Field, the Cardinals defeat the Cubs, 6 – 5, despite 1B Mark Grace’s 1,000th career RBI for Chicago. Joey Nation makes his major league debut and takes the loss. His consolation is singling in his first at bat, off Britt Reames.
Joining Frank Robinson, the Devil Rays’ Fred McGriff becomes only the second player in major league history to hit 200 homers in both the American and National League.
Breaking the major league team record held by the 1997 Braves and the 1999 Indians for grand slams in a season, Ben Grieve’s 7th inning bases-loaded home run gives the A’s 13.
The Braves whitewash the Expos, 10 – 0, clinching their ninth consecutive trip to the postseason. Greg Maddux hurls the shutout, extending his streak of scoreless innings to 36 1/3.
2001:
The Giants rout the Padres, 11 – 2, as Barry Bonds hits his 65th and 66th home runs of the season. The homers give Bonds a major-league record 34 road round-trippers. He also breaks Babe Ruth’s major league mark for most home runs over two seasons by a lefthanded batter (115).
The Rangers defeat the Angels, 5 – 2, as SS Alex Rodriguez hits his 48th home run of the year to set a new major-league record for shortstops. He also ties the franchise record for home runs in a season, set by Frank Howard in 1969.
Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in history to hit three home runs in a game three times in a season. Despite his trio of blasts, the Cubs still lose to the Astros, 7 – 6.
By saving New York’s 5 – 4, ten-inning win over the Orioles at Camden Yards, Yankee closer Mariano Rivera establishes a franchise single-season record with his 47th save. The previous record was held by Dave Righetti who has 46 saves in 1986.
Oakland defeats Seattle, 7 – 4, to clinch the AL wild card spot as Mark Mulder wins his 20th game of the season. The A’s become the sixth team in major league history to make the postseason after falling ten games under .500. They were 8-18 on May 1st.
Yoshitomo Tani hits his 49th double of the season, setting a new Nippon Pro Baseball record. He will finish the campaign with 52.
2002:
The Cardinals use nine consecutive two-out hits to score ten runs in the 7th inning on their way to a 13 – 1 win over the Diamondbacks. The D’Backs lose more than the game when Luis Gonzalez separates his shoulder in an outfield collision with Tony Womack’s knee.
The Red Sox edge the visiting Orioles, 5 – 4, in 15 innings. Johnny Damon walks, goes to third base on a wild throw to first by Willis Roberts, then scores on a wild pitch. Both teams score in the 14th, as Jeff Conine homers to make up for an error in the inning. Jay Gibbons has two solo home runs for Baltimore, and Shea Hillenbrand one for Boston. The O’s have lost 26 of 30.
In the last public event in 32-year-old Cinergy Field, over 40,000 fans attend a softball game featuring Reds greats of the Big Red Machine against an all-star team made up of players from the same era. Because the game is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, Pete Rose is allowed to play and he receives a tremendous ovation from the Cincinnati fans.
2005:
As a result of the merger of Bank One and JP Morgan Chase & Co. the Diamondbacks’ home field, Bank One Ballpark, is renamed “Chase Field”. Arizona fans, who have come to call the stadium Bob, will be comforted to know the team will continue to employ D. Baxter Bobcat as the team’s mascot.
Jimmy Rollins’ 1st-inning single makes the shortstop’s 28-game hitting streak the longest by a Phillies player in over a one hundred years. Ed Delahanty got at least one hit in 31 consecutive contests for Philadelphia’s National League franchise during the 1899 season.
2008:
The Dodgers close in on the NL Western Division title, beating the Padres, 10 – 1. Manny Ramirez doubles home two runs and joins Carlos Beltran as the only major leaguers with 50 RBI in each league in a season.
The Red Sox hand Cliff Lee just his third loss in 25 decisions in a 5 – 4 win to clinch a postseason spot. The win eliminates the Yankees from making the postseason for the first time since 1993 (not counting the 1994 season, when the postseason was cancelled, but during which the Yanks posted the best record in the American League).
The Rays pull off the first doubleheader sweep in franchise history, beating Baltimore, 5 – 2 and 7 – 5. Tampa Bay’s magic number to clinch the AL East title drops to two.
Softbank Hawks skipper Sadaharu Oh announces he will retire at the end of the year, stating that his health – he is battling cancer – had been a distraction for the players.
In a 12 – 5 loss to the Doosan Bears, Woori Heroes backstop Dong-soo Kim becomes the third player in Korea Baseball Organization history to play 2,000 games and the first catcher to reach that durability milestone.
2009 – Bobby Cox signs a one-year extension as manager of the Atlanta Braves, but announces it will be the last. After the 2010 season, he will become a consultant to the team’s front office. He has been the team’s manager since 1990 and led them to the world championship in 1995 and 14 postseason appearances, the last in 2005.
2010 – Hanshin Tigers rookie outfielder Matt Murton goes 3 for 5 to reach 200 hits for the season. He becomes the first American in Nippon Pro Baseball to have a 200-hit season and the fourth player overall (after Ichiro Suzuki, Norichika Aoki and Alex Ramirez).
2011 – The movie Moneyball receives its theatrical release across the United States. Starring Brad Pitt and based on Michael Lewis’s book of the same name, the story focusses on Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane and his unconventional statistics-based approach that made the team surprisingly competitive during the 2002 season in spite of a tiny payroll. The film will earn a number of Academy Awards nominations.
2012:
Spain earns its first-ever berth in the World Baseball Classic by winning its qualifying pool in Jupiter, FL with a 9 – 7 extra-inning victory over Israel. Yunesky Sanchez hits a two-out, two-run single off Josh Zeid in the 10th inning, and Ivan Granados keeps Israel from scoring in the bottom half to earn the win. In the other pool, in Regensburg, German P Enorbel Marquez takes a no-hitter into the 7th, but settles for a two-hit, complete game, 16 – 1 victory over Great Britain, in a game shortened by the mercy rule. Aaron Altherr and Matt Weaver homer for Germany as British starter Kyle Wilson fails to record a single out. Germany will now play Canada in the group finals.
Jered Weaver wins his 19th game of the season to help the Angels complete a three-game sweep of the White Sox, 4 – 1. Albert Pujols records his 100th RBI in the win, the 11th time he has been in triple digits in his 12 major league seasons. The win brings the Halos within two and a half games of a wild card berth, but they are finding it hard to overcome a 6-20 start, and a 14-22 streak immediately after the All-Star break.
2013:
The Pirates clinch a postseason berth for the first time since 1992 with a 2 – 1 win over the Cubs, thanks to Starling Marte’s tie-breaking 9th-inning homer. The Reds soon join them with a ten-inning, 3 – 2 win over the Mets, secured on Shin-Soo Choo’s game-ending single. With the Cardinals having clinched a postseason slot a few days earlier, it will be the first time that three teams from the same division play together in the postseason. The three teams have been bunched up all season, and their order of finish is still to be determined.
The Orioles suffer a double blow in their postseason chase when they lose, 5 – 4, to the Rays on James Loney’s 9th-inning walk-off pinch homer. In the 7th inning, young 3B Manny Machado suffers a season-ending injury when he steps awkwardly on first base and twists his knee.
Struggling all month in their bid to lock up a wild card slot, the Rangers annihilate the woeful Astros, 12 – 0, as Alex Rios hits for the cycle and Derek Holland pitches a complete game shutout, striking out nine. Rios only needs six innings to complete his feat, and then leaves way for Engel Beltre with Texas already ahead, 11 – 0. For the Astros, it is loss number 106, one shy of the franchise record.
2014 – The Pirates clinch a spot in the postseason for the second straight year, thanks to a 3 – 2 win over the Braves. The Bucs fall into an early 2 – 0 hole but rally against Alex Wood, a scenario typical of the last three weeks, during which they have gone 15-3.
2015 – With a 13 – 7 win over the Colorado Rockies, the Pirates clinch a spot in the postseason for the third straight year, and the clinching game has come today in all three years. Neil Walker has a career-high six RBIs to lead the offense.
2016 – Great Britain defeats Pakistan, 14 – 0, to advance to the semi-final game of the 2017 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers played in Brooklyn, NY. Pakistan exits the pool with two losses by a combined 24-0 score, showing it still has a ways to go before being truly competitive at that level. In the other game, Israel upsets Brazil, 1 – 0, in a pitchers’ duel to qualify for the pool finals. Corey Baker leads things off with five scoreless innings for Israel, while Brad Goldberg earns the save for the second straight day. 19-year-old Bo Takahashi gives up one run in four innings to be tagged with the loss for Brazil.
2018 – In an anticlimactic finish, the finale of the 2018 Super6 is rained out. The host Kingdom of the Netherlands is declared the winner after winning all of its games in the preliminary phase, while Italy finishes second. The MVP is Dutch catcher Sicnarf Loopstok, who hit three homers in his three games and drove in six. The initial Super6 features several former major leaguers: Alex Liddi, Chris Colabello, Yurendell de Caster, Luis Guillorme and Engel Beltre.
2021 – Trailing 6 – 0 in the 3rd, the Phillies come back with 12 unanswered runs to defeat the Pirates, 12 – 6, with the key blow being a three-run pinch homer by Ronald Torreyes in the 6th that puts them ahead to stay. Combined with Atlanta’s 6 – 4 loss to the Diamondbacks, the win brings them within two games of first place in a tight NL East division race. It’s the second time this year that the Phils have turned a six-run deficit into a win by six runs; they are the first team to accomplish the feat twice in a season.
2022 – Albert Pujols, who has announced his retirement at the end of the season no matter what happens, becomes the fourth player to reach the 700-home run mark – after Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds. He does so by going deep twice, first off Andrew Heaney in the 3rd inning and then off Phil Bickford in the 4th for #700. The Cardinals win handily, 11 – 0, over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
2023 – Trailing the Reds, 9 – 0, after three innings, the Pirates mount the biggest comeback in team history, scoring 13 unanswered runs, before winning the game, 13 – 12. The game ends with the potential tying run stranded on third base. In building the initial lead, the Reds homer three times against Bailey Falter, including the team’s first inside-the-park homer since 2012, by TJ Friedl. A five-run 6th inning keyed by Bryan Reynolds’ three-run shot and a three-run double by Luis Rivas in the next frame help the Bucs erase the huge deficit. Pittsburgh takes the lead for the first time with four runs off closer Alexis Diaz in the 8th, but the Reds don’t lie down, scoring twice in the 8th and once in the 9th before Carmen Mlodzinski ends the game by getting Jonathan India to fly out to center.
2024 – The Phillies clinch their first division title in the NL East since 2011 with a 6 – 2 win over the Cubs. With a record of 93-64, they are tied with the Dodgers for the best mark in the majors.
2025:
Major League Baseball announces the the ABS Challenge System, under which each team can challenge a limited number of ball and strike calls by the home plate umpire, would be used during regular season games in 2026. The system was successfully tested in spring training this year and at the All-Star Game, and has been in use in AAA for the past three years.
Tigers ace Tarik Skubal holds the Guardians scoreless through the first five innings, but a leadoff bunt single by Steven Kwan in the 6th, followed by a sacrifice bunt attempt by Angel Martinez that is misplayed by Skubal, opens the floodgates as Cleveland scores three runs that inning, and two in the 7th, to come away 5 – 2 winners. The win ties them with Detroit atop the AL Central standings, but Cleveland also secures the tiebreaker with the win.The Guardians have overcome a 15 1/2 game deficit to reach first place, which is the largest ever: the “Miracle Braves” were 15 games behind before winning the National League pennant in 1914.
Births[edit]
1847 – John Day, manager (d. 1926)
1870 – Bill Massey, infielder (d. 1940)
1872 – Home Run Johnson, Negro League infielder and manager (d. 1953)
1874 – Frank McManus, catcher (d. 1923)
1875 – Lee DeMontreville, infielder (d. 1962)
1880 – Cy Neighbors, outfielder (d. 1964)
1880 – Heinie Wagner, infielder, manager (d. 1943)
1886 – Bob Higgins, catcher (d. 1941)
1886 – Joe Kelly, outfielder (d. 1977)
1887 – Doc Martin, pitcher (d. 1935)
1889 – Biff Schaller, outfielder (d. 1939)
1895 – Johnny Mokan, outfielder (d. 1985)
1897 – Walt Irwin, pinch hitter (d. 1976)
1898 – Hod Lisenbee, pitcher (d. 1987)
1898 – George Murray, pitcher (d. 1955)
1900 – Lefty Stewart, pitcher (d. 1974)
1906 – Joe Spruill, pitcher (d. 1973)
1908 – Scotty Robb, umpire (d. 1969)
1909 – Al Mahon, pitcher (d. 1977)
1913 – Pete Sivess, pitcher (d. 2003)
1914 – Takashi Nakajima, NPB outfielder
1914 – Mack Stewart, pitcher (d. 1960)
1917 – Leovigildo Xiqués, outfielder (d. 1956)
1918 – Kikuji Hirayama, NPB outfielder (d. 1998)
1919 – Cecil Cole, pitcher (d. 2002)
1920 – Freddie Barocco, minor league infielder (d. 2014)
1920 – Marino Pieretti, pitcher (d. 1981)
1922 – Lino Donoso, pitcher (d. 1990)
1923 – Larry Kimbrough, pitcher (d. 2001)
1924 – Dino Restelli, outfielder
1928 – Ray Anderson, minor league pitcher (d. 2008)
1928 – Hiroshi Nomura, NPB outfielder
1941 – Robert Castellini, owner
1942 – Jim Rooker, pitcher
1942 – Woody Woodward, infielder
1943 – Winston Llenas, infielder
1943 – Marcelino Lopez, pitcher (d. 2001)
1943 – Oscar Zamora, pitcher (d. 2021)
1944 – Licesio Fernández, Division Honor player
1949 – Minoru Hatano, NPB infielder
1952 – Dennis Lamp, pitcher
1952 – Jim Morrison, infielder
1952 – Pat Scanlon, infielder
1953 – Brian Asselstine, outfielder
1954 – Dana Brand, author (d. 2011)
1955 – Don Wedman, Hoofdklasse infielder
1957 – Tony Fossas, pitcher
1958 – Chung-Chiu Lin, CPBL outfielder and manager
1959 – Jim Winn, pitcher
1960 – Bob Hicks, minor league outfielder
1963 – Jim Filippi, minor league pitcher
1963 – Terry McGriff, catcher
1963 – Hironori Suguro, NPB infielder
1964 – Scott Hortness, college coach
1964 – Rich Maloney, college coach
1965 – Akinori Masuda, NPB pitcher
1966 – Pete Harnisch, pitcher; All-Star
1966 – Stefan Pößl, Bundesliga outfielder
1968 – Rodney Bolton, pitcher
1968 – Héctor Estrada, minor league catcher and manager
1969 – Tibor Brown, minor league pitcher (d. 2000)
1969 – Jeff Cirillo, infielder; All-Star
1970 – Adrian Hollinger, minor league pitcher
1970 – Mike Vanvleet, umpire
1971 – Yudai Deguchi, NPB outfielder
1971 – Willie Greene, infielder
1971 – Sean Smith, minor league player
1972 – Pep Harris, pitcher
1972 – Pao-Wen Wang, CPBL outfielder
1973 – Wilfredo Polidor, minor league infielder
1974 – Eric Knott, pitcher
1974 – Mike Walter, minor league pitcher (d. 2012)
1975 – Dave Elder, pitcher (d. 2023)
1975 – Michael Marchesano, minor league pitcher
1975 – Jeff Puleri, college coach
1976 – Jui-Chen Chen, CPBL infielder
1976 – Jatsada Kampitug, Thai national team catcher
1977 – Brent Abernathy, infielder
1978 – Won Kim, KBO outfielder
1980 – Mike Gosling, pitcher
1980 – Brian Murphy, college coach
1981 – Qi Chen, Chinese national team outfielder
1982 – Jung-Hung Hung, CPBL infielder
1982 – Nick Mahrley, umpire
1983 – Miguel Alfredo González, pitcher (d. 2017)
1984 – Daniel Farth, Elitserien outfielder
1984 – Jason Godin, minor league pitcher
1984 – Matt Kemp, outfielder; All-Star
1985 – Joba Chamberlain, pitcher
1985 – Kenn Kasparek, minor league pitcher
1985 – Rayner Oliveros, minor league pitcher
1986 – Wade Dutton, Australian national team infielder
1986 – Evan Frederickson, minor league player
1986 – P.J. Phillips, minor league infielder and manager
1986 – Bryce Stowell, minor league pitcher
1986 – Chris Volstad, pitcher
1987 – Gonzalez Germen, pitcher
1987 – Xavier Scruggs, infielder
1988 – Joey Dettrich, minor league pitcher (d. 2013)
1988 – Naomichi Donoue, NPB infielder
1988 – Wei-Chih Chen, Taiwan national team infielder
1988 – Ryan Groves, South African national team pitcher
1988 – Jedd Gyorko, infielder
1988 – Kengo Iwashita, NPB umpire
1989 – Lurvin Basabe, minor league player
1989 – Yohelvhys Lopez, Venezuelan national team player
1989 – Trevor May, pitcher
1990 – Yohei Kagiya, NPB pitcher
1990 – Steve De Saedeleer, First Division pitcher-infielder
1990 – Ryan Rupp, Austrian national team pitcher
1991 – Rokas Danielius, Lithuanian national team player
1991 – Jordan Rojas, Chilean national team pitcher
1992 – Dylan Unsworth, minor league pitcher
1992 – Wes Wallace, minor league outfielder
1995 – Pedro Vasquez, minor league pitcher
1996 – José Gómez, minor league pitcher
1996 – Easton Lucas, pitcher
1997 – Graeham Luttor, First Division infielder
1997 – Enrique Santana, minor league pitcher
1997 – Ryota Wong, Singaporean national team outfielder-pitcher
1998 – Emmanuel Chapman, minor league pitcher
1998 – Guoqing Liu, minor league pitcher
1999 – Eliezer Alfonzo Jr., catcher
1999 – Duncan Davitt, pitcher
1999 – RJ Petit, minor league pitcher
1999 – Lutfi Shurianto, Indonesian national team infielder
1999 – Franklin Soto, minor league infielder
2002 – Dylan Renard, Palestinian national team infielder
2004 – Josue Briceño, minor league catcher
2004 – Chih-Yu Chen, Taiwan national team outfielder
2005 – Haruki Sugiyama, NPB pitcher
Deaths[edit]
1896 – John Crowley, catcher (b. 1862)
1901 – Doc McJames, pitcher (b. 1874)
1907 – Charlie Buffinton, pitcher, manager (b. 1861)
1915 – Brickyard Kennedy, pitcher (b. 1867)
1916 – Monk Cline, outfielder (b. 1858)
1920 – Doc Curley, infielder (b. 1874)
1922 – Henry Jones, pitcher (b. 1860)
1922 – Butch Rementer, catcher (b. 1878)
1924 – Dan McFarlan, pitcher (b. 1873)
1932 – Oliver Brown, outfielder (b. 1849)
1941 – Tom Morrissey, infielder (b. 1860)
1942 – Tom Thomas, pitcher (b. 1873)
1948 – Rich Durning, pitcher (b. 1892)
1951 – Dale Gear, outfielder (b. 1872)
1954 – John Wilson, pitcher (b. 1890)
1955 – McKinley Brewer, outfielder (b. 1896)
1955 – Gary Fortune, pitcher (b. 1894)
1958 – Bill Mundy, infielder (b. 1889)
1959 – Lolly Hopkins, fan (b. 1890)
1960 – Paul Hinson, pinch runner (b. 1904)
1961 – Ted Jourdan, infielder (b. 1895)
1962 – Ted Stockard, infielder (b. 1903)
1962 – Tom Sullivan, pitcher (b. 1895)
1964 – Cy Barger, pitcher (b. 1885)
1965 – Fred Hobgood, pitcher (b. 1921)
1967 – Mose Offutt, pitcher (b. 1900)
1973 – Jesse Fowler, pitcher (b. 1898)
1977 – Walter Balash, minor league pitcher (b. 1918)
1982 – Lefty Mills, pitcher (b. 1910)
1985 – Charles Rupert, executive (b. ~1921)
1987 – Lucius Morgan, minor league infielder (b. 1925)
1989 – Vail Jewell, infielder (b. 1910)
1997 – Doug Million, minor league pitcher (b. 1975)
2000 – Aurelio Rodriguez, infielder (b. 1947)
2000 – Joe Taylor, infielder (b. 1913)
2011 – Danny Litwhiler, outfielder; All-Star (b. 1916)
2012 – Roberto Rodriguez, pitcher (b. 1941)
2014 – Art Oliver, minor league infielder (b. 1925)
2014 – Don Wollett, arbitrator (b. 1919)
2015 – Roy van den Dungen Gronovius, Hoofdklasse infielder (b. 1942)
2018 – Yasuo Takiuchi, NPB infielder (b. 1935)
2019 – Katsuhiro Nakamura, NPB infielder and manager (b. 1949)
2021 – Bernie Moncallo, minor league manager (b. 1956)
2023 – Danny Morris, pitcher (b. 1946)
2025 – Buddy Bailey, coach (b. 1957)
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(All times Eastern)
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Wednesday, Sept. 23
AUTO RACING
4:30 a.m. (Thursday)
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
ACCN — Miami at Florida St.
SECN — South Carolina at Georgia
9 p.m.
SECN — Kentucky at Vanderbilt
MLB BASEBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — Cleveland at Boston
10 p.m.
ESPN — Houston at Seattle
WNBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
USA — Atlanta at New York
10 p.m.
CNBC — Dallas at Seattle
USA — Dallas at Seattle
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Thursday, Sept. 24
AUTO RACING
4:30 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
8 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
4:30 a.m. (Friday)
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — Liberty at Coastal Carolina
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ESPNU — Memphis at South Florida
7 p.m.
ACCN — Notre Dame at Duke
SECN — Kentucky at South Carolina
8 p.m.
ESPNU — Mississippi St. at Tennessee
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France, First Round, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
12:30 p.m.
GOLF — 2026 Presidents Cup: First Round, Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Ill.
MLB BASEBALL
12:30 p.m.
MLBN — St Louis at Pittsburgh (12:35 p.m.)
3:30 p.m.
MLBN — Arizona at Colorado (3:10 p.m.)
7 p.m.
FS1 — Cincinnati at Atlanta (7:15 p.m.)
10 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m.) OR Houston at Athletics (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.)
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Atlanta at Green Bay
WNBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
NBATV — Toronto at Connecticut
8 p.m.
USA — Indiana at Minnesota
10 p.m.
CNBC — Las Vegas at Phoenix
USA — Las Vegas at Phoenix
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Friday, Sept. 25
AUTO RACING
4:30 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
8 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
4 p.m.
ESPN — Army at Temple
7 p.m.
BTN — Howard at Rutgers
ESPN — Navy at UAB
ESPN2 — Harvard at Brown
8 p.m.
FOX — Northwestern at Indiana
10:30 p.m.
ESPN — Clemson at California
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
ACCN — Wake Forest at NC State
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — Texas at Tennessee
9 p.m.
ACCN — Stanford at SMU
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France, Second Round, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
11 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, First Round, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Ark.
2 p.m.
GOLF — 2026 Presidents Cup: Second Round, Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Ill.
MLB BASEBALL
7 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m.) OR Atlanta at Miami (7:10 p.m.)
10 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Arizona at San Diego (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.) OR Houston at Athletics (joined in progress) (9:40 p.m.)
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Saturday, Sept. 26
AUTO RACING
7 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qatar Airways Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2026, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
1 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Race to Stop Suicide 200 – The Chase, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.
7 p.m.
NBCSN — Supermotocross World Championships: Final, Ridgedale, Mo.
GOLF
9 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France, Third Round, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
NBC — 2026 Presidents Cup: Third and Fourth Rounds, Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Ill.
11:30 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, Second Round, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Ark.
6:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France, Final Round, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — Texas at Tennessee
ACCN — TBA
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
ESPNU — Colorado St. at UTSA
FOX — TBA
NBCSN — TBA
12:45 p.m.
SECN — S. Alabama at Kentucky
3 p.m.
ACCN — Cent. Arkansas at Florida St.
NBCSN — TBA
3:30 p.m.
ABC — TBA
CBS — TBA
CBSSN — New Mexico at New Mexico St.
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
FOX — TBA
4 p.m.
ESPNU — TBA
4:15 p.m.
SECN — Vanderbilt at Auburn
6 p.m.
ACCN — Delaware at Virginia
USA — Incarnate Word at Texas St.
6:30 p.m.
CW — Cent. Michigan at Miami
7 p.m.
ESPN — South Carolina at Alabama
ESPN2 — Kansas St. at Cincinnati
7:30 p.m.
ABC — Texas A&M at LSU
CBS — Arizona at Washington St.
CBSSN — Troy at Utah St.
ESPNU — Appalachian St. at NC State
NBC — TBA
7:45 p.m.
SECN — Missouri at Mississippi St.
9 p.m.
ACCN — Missouri St. at SMU
10 p.m.
CW — Rice at Fresno St.
10:30 p.m.
ESPN — Georgia Tech at Stanford
ESPN2 — N. Arizona at Montana St.
MILB BASEBALL
10 p.m.
MLBN — Triple-A National Championship: TBD, Las Vegas
MLB BASEBALL
1 p.m.
MLBN — Pittsburgh at Detroit (1:10 p.m.)
4 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Atlanta at Miami (4:10 p.m.) OR Texas at Minnesota (4:10 p.m.)
7 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees (7:15 p.m.) OR Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (7:15 p.m.)
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
12:30 p.m.
CBS — NWSL: Denver at Kansas City
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Sunday, Sept. 27
AUTO RACING
3 p.m.
USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Hollywood Casino 400 – The Chase, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — Florida St. at Louisville
ESPNU — Vanderbilt at Tennessee
1 p.m.
SECN — Alabama at Oklahoma
2 p.m.
ESPNU — Colorado at Texas Tech
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ESPN — Texas at Kentucky
2 p.m.
ACCN — California at SMU
3 p.m.
SECN — Mississippi at Alabama
4 p.m.
ACCN — North Carolina at Wake Forest
8:30 p.m.
ESPN — Stanford at Pittsburgh
GOLF
6:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France, Final Round, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
11:30 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G, Final Round, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Ark.
Noon
NBC — 2026 Presidents Cup: Final Round, Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Ill.
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Houston at Indianapolis, Kansas City at Miami, Tennessee at N.Y. Giants, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh OR New England at Jacksonville
FOX — Regional Coverage: L.A. Chargers at Buffalo, Carolina at Cleveland, N.Y. Jets at Detroit OR Seattle at Washington
4:05 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Arizona at San Francisco OR Minnesota at Tampa Bay
4:25 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at Dallas OR Las Vegas at New Orleans
8:20 p.m.
NBC — L.A. Rams at Denver
PEACOCK — L.A. Rams at Denver
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — USL League One: Westchester at Knoxville
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPN — NWSL: Orlando at Bay FC
WNBA BASKETBALL
2 p.m.
ABC — Playoffs: TBD
4 p.m.
ABC — Playoffs: TBD
9 p.m.
USA — Playoffs: TBD
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