THE “SPORTSPAGE” SATURDAY AUGUST 30, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 2:

FRIDAY

ADAMS CENTRAL 32 EASTSIDE 21

ALEXANDRIA 54 SHERIDAN 14

ANDERSON 43 INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 18

ATTICA 45 TRI-COUNTY 16

AVON 35 BEN DAVIS 14

BATESVILLE 27 MILAN 20

BEECH GROVE 44 JENNINGS COUNTY 0

BLOOMINGTON NORTH 29 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 20

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 38 MARTINSVILLE 27

BLUFFTON 45 MANCHESTER 6

BOONE GROVE 27 SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 23

BRONSON (MICH.) 31 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 16

BROWNSBURG 29 INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 0

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 70 CHARLESTOWN 25

CALUMET 36 RIVER FOREST 14

CARMEL 34 WESTFIELD 10

CASCADE 41 DANVILLE 25

CASTLE 31 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 28

CASTON 55 NORTH WHITE 0

CENTER GROVE 35 CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 24

CENTERVILLE 26 HAGERSTOWN 15

CHESTERTON 20 HAMMOND MORTON 19

CHICAGO RICE (ILL.) 43 VALPARAISO 19

CLARKSVILLE 35 EASTERN (PEKIN) 18

CLINTON CENTRAL 63 FAITH CHRISTIAN 14

CLINTON PRAIRIE 50 FRANKFORT 0

COLUMBIA CITY 35 PLYMOUTH 13

COLUMBUS NORTH 52 COLUMBUS EAST 7

CONCORD 41 JIMTOWN 13

COVENANT CHRISTIAN 14 INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 0

COVINGTON 45 SOUTH NEWTON 0

CRAWFORD COUNTY 56 BROWN COUNTY 26

CRAWFORDSVILLE 15 FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 7

CROWN POINT 21 PIKE 0

DEKALB 28 GARRETT 7

EAST CENTRAL 21 HARRISON (OHIO) 20

EAST NOBLE 29 FORT WAYNE SNIDER 7

EASTBROOK 41 FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 14

EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 44 NORTHWESTERN 14

EATON (OHIO) 31 RICHMOND 7

EDGEWOOD 49 SOUTH SPENCER 12

ELKHART 17 NORTHRIDGE 7

EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 28 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 20

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 21 EVANSVILLE NORTH 0

EVANSVILLE REITZ 35 VINCENNES LINCOLN 28

FAIRFIELD 38 JOHN GLENN 20

FISHERS 31 LAWRENCE NORTH 28

FOREST PARK 35 PERRY CENTRAL 6

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 15 SOUTHERN WELLS 12

FORT WAYNE DWENGER 31 ST. FRANCIS DE SALES (OHIO) 15

FORT WAYNE NORTH 39 NEW HAVEN 23

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 31 HUNTINGTON NORTH 23

FRANKLIN CENTRAL 22 INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI 15

FRANKLIN COUNTY 62 CONNERSVILLE 28

FRANKLIN 27 MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 13

FREMONT 63 BLACKFORD 21

FRONTIER 54 WINAMAC 21

GARY WEST 28 EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 22 OT

GOSHEN 38 SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 21

GRAND RAPIDS CATHOLIC (MICH.) 30 LAKE CENTRAL 7

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 34 GREENSBURG 21

GRIFFITH 58 MUNSTER 20

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 31 NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 7

HAMMOND NOLL 45 OSCEOLA GRACE 21

HERITAGE HILLS 57 OWENSBORO APOLLO (KY.) 10

HERITAGE 13 DELTA 7 OT

HIGHLAND 28 WHITING 13

HOBART 52 PORTAGE 21

HOMESTEAD 13 NOBLESVILLE 10

INDIAN CREEK 29 GREENWOOD 10

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS 20 ARSENAL TECH 14

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 49 HANOVER CENTRAL 7

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 17 NEW ALBANY 0

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 52 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 50

JASPER 43 EVANSVILLE HARRISON 6

JEFFERSONVILLE 20 SEYMOUR 6

KNOX 38 PIONEER 20

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 14 INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 0

LAFAYETTE JEFF 46 MICHIGAN CITY 29

LAKE STATION 55 ILLINOIS HOMESCHOOL 10

LAKELAND 14 CHURUBUSCO 12

LAPEL 49 FRANKTON 2

LAWRENCE CENTRAL 40 ZIONSVILLE 30

LAWRENCEBURG 41 TAYLOR (OHIO) 13

LEBANON 48 WESTERN BOONE 21

LEO 21 ANGOLA 6

LEWIS CASS 43 NORTHFIELD 13

LINTON 34 MONROVIA 19

LOGANSPORT 54 SOUTH BEND ADAMS 6

LOUISVILLE HOLY CROSS (KY.) 48 PROVIDENCE 35

LOWELL 34 LAPORTE 6

LOYOLA ACADEMY (ILL.) 21 MERRILLVILLE 14

MACONAQUAH 41 CARROLL (FLORA) 21

MADISON-GRANT 55 SOUTHWOOD 0

MCCUTCHEON 31 WEST LAFAYETTE 6

MISHAWAKA MARIAN 21 CULVER ACADEMY 14

MISSISSINEWA 38 MARION 12

MONROE CENTRAL 46 UNION CITY 0

MOORESVILLE 48 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 8

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 42 BOONVILLE 22

NEW PALESTINE 28 DECATUR CENTRAL 6

NORTH DAVIESS 10 NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 9

NORTH DECATUR 41 EASTERN HANCOCK 27

NORTH JUDSON 21 LAVILLE 14

NORTH KNOX 53 EASTERN GREENE 13

NORTH MIAMI 47 WABASH 14

NORTH POSEY 34 TECUMSEH 0

NORTH PUTNAM 57 CLOVERDALE 26

NORTHWOOD 51 NEW PRAIRIE 14

NORTHEASTERN 62 TRI 49

NORTHVIEW 49 SPEEDWAY 0

OAK HILL 30 NORWELL 25

PAOLI 17 CORYDON CENTRAL 7

PARIS (ILL.) 57 NORTH VERMILLION 0

PARK TUDOR 45 INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 0

PARKE HERITAGE 26 WEST VIGO 20

PENDLETON HEIGHTS 34 GUERIN CATHOLIC 0

PENN 28 MISHAWAKA 22

PERRY MERIDIAN 41 SOUTHPORT 0

PERU 32 WHITKO 22

PLAINFIELD 34 HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 27

PRINCETON 49 PIKE CENTRAL 6

PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 62 IRVINGTON PREP 0

RENSSELAER CENTRAL 52 NORTH NEWTON 6

RIVERTON PARKE 60 EDINBURGH 0

SALEM 27 SILVER CREEK 20

SCOTTSBURG 21 NORTH HARRISON 14

SEEGER 57 BENTON CENTRAL 6

SHELBYVILLE 45 RUSHVILLE 20

SHENANDOAH 39 SOUTH DECATUR 0

SOUTH ADAMS 53 BELLMONT 0

SOUTH BEND RILEY 33 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 6

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 26 FORT WAYNE SOUTH 0

SOUTH DEARBORN 42 MADISON 0

SOUTH PUTNAM 65 GREENCASTLE 21

SOUTHMONT 50 OWEN VALLEY 12

SOUTHRIDGE 56 WASHINGTON 33

SPRINGS VALLEY 70 MITCHELL 6

SULLIVAN 56 SOUTH VERMILLION 7

SWITZERLAND COUNTY 36 CINCINNATI LANDMARK (OHIO) 15

T.F. SOUTH (ILL.) 42 HAMMOND CENTRAL 12

TAYLOR 63 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 8

TELL CITY 28 WEST WASHINGTON 7

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 46 KOKOMO 36

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7 ROCHESTER 2

TIPTON 48 ELWOOD 0

TRI-WEST 47 BREBEUF JESUIT 29

TRITON CENTRAL 28 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 13

TRITON 14 BREMEN 0

TWIN LAKES 41 DELPHI 6

UNION COUNTY 38 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 0

WARREN CENTRAL 28 WARSAW 14

WEST CENTRAL 32 CULVER 6

WEST NOBLE 35 WAWASEE 19

WESTERN 37 NORTH MONTGOMERY 6

WHEELER 33 KANKAKEE VALLEY 7

WHITELAND 48 FLOYD CENTRAL 28

WINCHESTER 10 KNIGHTSTOWN 7 2OT

WOODLAN 31 CENTRAL NOBLE 8

YORKTOWN 15 MUNCIE CENTRAL 12

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=8/29/2025

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=8/29/2025

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER

SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=8/29/2025

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF

SCORES: NO SCORES REPORTED

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INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY

RESULTS: NO RACES SCHEDULED

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INDIANA BOYS TENNIS

SCORES: NO SCORES REPORTED

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INDIANA UNITED FLAG FOOTBALL

SCORES: NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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WNBA SCORES

ATLANTA 100 DALLAS 78

INDIANA 76 LOS ANGELES 75

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

ST. LOUIS 7 CINCINNATI 5 (10)

TAMPA BAY 4 WASHINGTON 1

PHILADELPHIA 2 ATLANTA 1

MILWAUKEE 7 TORONTO 2

CLEVELAND 5 SEATTLE 4

PITTSBURGH 4 BOSTON 2

NY METS 19 MIAMI 9

NY YANKEES 10 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2

MINNESOTA 7 SAN DIEGO 4

HOUSTON 2 LA ANGELS 0

DETROIT 5 KANSAS CITY 3

CHICAGO CUBS 11 COLORADO 7

TEXAS 5 LAS VEGAS 2

ARIZONA 3 LA DODGERS 0

SAN FRANCISCO 15 BALTIMORE 8

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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INDIANAPOLIS 5 BUFFALO 3

PEORIA 5 SOUTH BEND 4

DAYTON 4 FT. WAYNE 2

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

FRIDAY

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 42 BETHUNE COOKMAN 9

WAKE FOREST 10 KENNESAW STATE 9

APPALACHIAN STATE 34 CHARLOTTE 11

MICHIGAN STATE 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN 6

KANSAS 46 WAGNER 7

ILLINOIS 52 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3

GEORGIA TECH 27 COLORADO 20

AUBURN 38 BAYLOR 24

UNLV 38 SAM HOUSTON 21

CENTRAL MICHIGAN 16 SAN JOSE STATE 14

SATURDAY, AUG. 30

SUNDAY, AUG. 313 P.M. | VIRGINIA TECH AT SOUTH CAROLINA | ESPN (IN ATLANTA, GA)
7:30 P.M. | NOTRE DAME AT MIAMI (FL)| ABC

MONDAY, SEPT. 1

8 P.M. | TCU AT NORTH CAROLINA | ESPN

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NFL WEEK ONE TV SCHEDULE

WEEK 1

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4

DALLAS AT PHILADELPHIA, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5

KANSAS CITY VS. LA CHARGERS AT SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, 8 P.M. (YOUTUBE)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 7

LAS VEGAS AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M. (CBS)

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

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

ARIZONA AT NEW ORLEANS, 1 P.M. (CBS)

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

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

CINCINNATI AT CLEVELAND, 1 P.M. (FOX)

TAMPA BAY AT ATLANTA, 1 P.M. (FOX)

TENNESSEE AT DENVER, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)

SAN FRANCISCO AT SEATTLE, 4:05 P.M. (FOX)

DETROIT AT GREEN BAY, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)

HOUSTON AT LA RAMS, 4:25 P.M. (CBS)

BALTIMORE AT BUFFALO, 8:20 P.M. (NBC)

MONDAY, SEPT. 8

MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO, 8:15 P.M. (ESPN/ABC)

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES

NFL NEWS

TRADING MICAH PARSONS DOESN’T HELP THE COWBOYS IN 2025 BUT COULD END UP BEING A RARE WIN-WIN DEAL

Trading Micah Parsons is a bold move only a general manager who happens to be the team owner can make.

Parsons is a generational player, an elite talent in his prime. Quarterbacks fear facing the two-time All-Pro pass rusher. Offensive coordinators have sleepless nights thinking about ways to game-plan against him.

Parsons has been wreaking havoc in backfields since his rookie season in 2021. Any team would love to have a game-wrecker like him on their side.

Yet, the Dallas Cowboys were willing to send Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in a blockbuster trade Thursday following a lengthy, messy contract dispute.

Parsons, who was under contract this season, wanted a new deal to become the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history after T.J. Watt topped the money Myles Garrett received earlier this year.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was willing to make it happen except only on his terms. He negotiated directly with Parsons in April. Parsons wanted his agent, David Mulugheta, to finalize the deal. Jones didn’t want to restart the negotiations. Following a lengthy hold-in, Jones told Parsons to play under his current contract terms or go elsewhere.

So, he’s headed to the land of Lambeau and Lombardi, aiming to bring the Packers another Super Bowl title. And, Parsons got the money he wanted. A person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press the Packers are giving Parsons a record-setting $188 million contract that includes $136 million guaranteed. Jones said he offered Parsons more guaranteed money. The person, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the terms weren’t announced, said that wasn’t accurate.

“I just want to do whatever I can to help the Packers win a championship,” Parsons told the AP.

The Cowboys get three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round picks. Presumably, the picks will be late in the round because Green Bay, an 11-win team last season, should be even better with Parsons.

On the surface, the trade makes little sense for Dallas. But Jones is the general manager and the boss doesn’t have to answer to anyone.

The Cowboys could’ve forced Parsons to play for $24 million this season or sit out, though they probably wanted to avoid a bigger distraction. They could’ve waited to move him before the trade deadline or after the season to the highest bidder. Getting two first-round picks now doesn’t help Dallas in 2025 but Jones insisted Clark, who turns 30 in October, somehow makes the defense better.

“Our judgment, this gives us a better chance to be a better team than we have been the last few several years since Micah’s been here,” Jones said. “Not any negative on Micah, but we’re trying to get better, we’re trying to stop the run and stay in the hunt.”

Jones mentioned several times the team’s desire to improve its run defense in an attempt to justify the trade. He’s right. The Cowboys couldn’t stop the run with Parsons.

They were 29th against the run last season, 16th in 2023, 22nd in 2022 and 16th in Parsons’ rookie year.

Parsons is one of only two players in NFL history to have 12 sacks in each of his first four seasons. Reggie White is the other. The Packers signed White in free agency in 1993 and won a Super Bowl with the Hall of Fame defensive lineman in 1996.

The Cowboys haven’t won a Super Bowl in 30 years, and haven’t even reached the NFC championship game since that 1995 season.

Even with Parsons, they were only 1-3 in the playoffs. Parsons had just one sack in those four games. It was in a win over Tampa Bay and the last sack ever recorded on Tom Brady.

But football is a team game. Parsons can’t be solely blamed for Dallas’ playoff failures. Neither can Dak Prescott.

The Cowboys finished 7-10 last season when Prescott missed nine games and Parsons missed four. Brian Schottenheimer is the new coach and Matt Eberflus is the new defensive coordinator.

They could have a better record this season, which would make Jones right. The trade also frees up $19 million in salary cap space for this season, according to Spotrac.

It’s rare that trades of this magnitude work out for both teams. Jones was severely criticized when the Cowboys traded star running back Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings in 1989.

But that trade ended up being a lopsided one that helped build Dallas’ 1990s dynasty. The Cowboys, with Jimmy Johnson leading the way, used the draft picks they received in that deal, including three first-rounders, to build the foundation for a team that won three Super Bowls.

Parsons could team up with Jordan Love and a young, loaded Packers team to bring one or more championships to Green Bay.

The Cowboys could turn those two first-round picks into key pieces that help them regain the glory days of America’s Team.

There’s an urgency to rush to judgment in a society that craves instant reactions so Jones and the Cowboys will be skewered for this trade.

But maybe, just maybe, there’s a possibility it could be a win-win for both teams.

Time will tell.

MICAH PARSONS JOINS OTHER NFL STARS TRADED AWAY DURING THEIR PRIMES

The shocking decision by the Dallas Cowboys to trade Micah Parsons to Green Bay after four dominant seasons as a pass rusher is far from unprecedented.

A very similar trade happened on the eve of the 2018 season when the Oakland Raiders shipped two-time All-Pro and one-time Defensive Player of the Year winner Khalil Mack to Chicago.

Both trades happened after failed contract talks and featured two first-round picks in return, although Dallas also got defensive tackle Kenny Clark from the Packers.

That 2018 trade didn’t ultimately work out for either team. Mack was highly productive in Chicago, earning All-Pro honors his first year, but couldn’t do enough to help the Bears win a playoff game in his four seasons before being traded to the Chargers.

The Raiders used the first pick on running back Josh Jacobs, who was very productive before leaving as a free agent following the 2023 season. The second first-rounder was wasted on cornerback Damon Arnette, who was cut halfway through his second season.

Here’s a look at some other NFL stars who were traded in their primes:

Herschel Walker

The most famous trade in Dallas history came in Jerry Jones’ first season as owner in 1989 when the Cowboys dealt Herschel Walker to Minnesota for a package that ultimately led to eight draft picks, including three first-rounders. Dallas used those picks to help draft Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith and key contributors to three Super Bowl wins like Darren Woodson, Kevin Smith and Russell Maryland.

The Vikings didn’t win a playoff game in two-plus seasons with Walker.

Charles Haley

Jones has another famous deal that helped fuel Dallas’ 1990s dynasty when he acquired the pass rusher from San Francisco for second- and third-round picks in 1992. Haley was the final piece on defense the Cowboys needed to win three Super Bowls in his first four seasons, eliminating the 49ers in the NFC title game on the way to the first two titles.

Randy Moss

Moss was a three-time All-Pro and the most dominant deep threat in the league when Minnesota traded him to Oakland in 2005 for a package that included the No. 7 overall pick in the draft. The deal helped neither team as the Vikings used the pick on Troy Williamson, who caught 79 passes in three seasons, and the Raiders won six games in two seasons.

Moss was then traded again in 2007 to New England and set an NFL record with 23 TD catches his first season as the Patriots became the only team to go 16-0 in the regular season.

Fran Tarkenton

Six years after being traded by Minnesota to the New York Giants, Tarkenton returned to the Vikings in 1972 after making four Pro Bowls in six seasons in New York. Tarkenton led Minnesota to the Super Bowl three times in seven seasons in his second stint — losing every time — and was the NFL MVP in 1975.

Eric Dickerson

The disgruntled Dickerson was traded from the Los Angeles Rams to Indianapolis in 1987 in a blockbuster deal that also sent Cornelius Bennett to Buffalo. Dickerson helped the Colts make the playoffs for the first time in 10 years in his first season and then led the NFL in rushing in 1988.

Marshall Faulk

Faulk led the NFL with 2,227 yards from scrimmage in 1998 when Indianapolis made the surprising decision to deal him to St. Louis. The Colts went on to draft Hall of Famer Edgerrin James in the first round as Faulk’s replacement but the Rams really won the deal.

Faulk helped form the “Greatest Show on Turf” offense as St. Louis won the Super Bowl his first season. Faulk had nearly 1,500 more yards from scrimmage and 18 more TDs than any other player from 1999-2001 as he won AP Offensive Player of the Year all three seasons and MVP in 2000.

Christian McCaffrey

McCaffrey helped transform San Francisco’s offense when he was acquired from Carolina during the 2022 season for a package of four picks. McCaffrey gained 3,233 yards and scored 31 TDs in his first 27 regular-season games for the Niners before being hampered by injuries last season.

He won AP Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 when he helped San Francisco reach the Super Bowl.

Fred Dean

Dean was coming off an All-Pro season in 1980 when he was traded the following year to San Francisco for a package that included a first-round pick. His addition helped fuel the start of the 49ers dynasty. He was an All-Pro in 1981 when San Francisco won its first of five titles in a 14-season span and had a 17 1/2-sack season in 1983 before ending up in the Hall of Fame.

Darrelle Revis

Revis was the NFL’s top shut-down cornerback when he was traded to Tampa Bay for a package that included a first-round pick before the 2013 season. The Jets turned that pick into Sheldon Richardson and Revis spent only one season with the Bucs, before being cut. He then went to New England as a free agent where he won a Super Bowl.

Champ Bailey

In one of the biggest star for star trades, Denver acquired Bailey from Washington for star running back Clinton Portis. Portis had four 1,000-yard rushing seasons with Washington but the Broncos were the biggest winner.

Bailey played 10 more seasons, earning All-Pro honors his first three seasons, leading the league with 10 interceptions in 2006 and getting into the Hall of Fame.

Paul Warfield

Warfield had made back-to-back Pro Bowls for Cleveland when Don Shula acquired him in his first season as Miami’s head coach. Warfield provided a needed deep threat for the Dolphins, making the Pro Bowl in five straight seasons. Warfield was an All-Pro twice and helped Miami win back-to-back Super Bowls, including the perfect 17-0 season in 1972.

Mike Haynes

Haynes was holding out in New England in 1983 when the Raiders acquired him for a first- and second-round pick during the season. Haynes made an immediate impact by elevating the Raiders defense as he teamed with Lester Hayes in the secondary. Los Angeles won the Super Bowl later that season and Haynes was named All-Pro the next two years.

PRO PICKS: PATRICK MAHOMES AND THE CHIEFS WILL BEAT THE EAGLES IN A SUPER BOWL REMATCH

The Eagles are going for a repeat. The Chiefs aren’t ready for the end of their dynasty.

Will they meet again in the Super Bowl for the third time in four years?

The Lions, Bills and Ravens feel they have unfinished business.

The Commanders came close last season. The Packers just got Micah Parsons.

Don’t count out the Bengals and Broncos in the AFC. Or the Vikings and Buccaneers in the NFC.

Pro Picks correctly predicted Philadelphia would defeat Kansas City in the Super Bowl last preseason.

We’re going with a rematch but taking Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Andy Reid’s Chiefs to win this time around.

Pro Picks predictions per division:

NFC East

There hasn’t been a repeat champion in this division since Philadelphia won four titles in a row from 2001-04. The Eagles are loaded on offense with Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and a dominant offensive line. They have a young, talented defense led by Jalen Carter, cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean and All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun that has the depth to overcome key losses. Jayden Daniels and coach Dan Quinn turned the Washington Commanders into Super Bowl contenders in one season together. They added playmaker Deebo Samuel and left tackle Laremy Tunsil on offense and key pieces on defense to help them take that next step. Dak Prescott is back healthy for the Dallas Cowboys, who are led by rookie coach Brian Schottenheimer. But Micah Parsons is gone from a defense that finished 28th in the league with a superstar pass rusher. The New York Giants are counting on Russell Wilson until they turn it over to Jaxson Dart. They have one of the league’s best defensive line units but staying competitive after a 3-14 season is the goal for Giants.

1. Eagles

2. Commanders

3. Cowboys

4. Giants

NFC North

The Detroit Lions have unfinished business after setting a franchise record with 15 wins only to get knocked out of the playoffs by Washington in the divisional round. Jared Goff leads a high-powered offense that lost offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn also left but the Lions are getting star pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson back.

The Packers won 11 games last season with the youngest team in the league and now add Parsons, who makes them a Super Bowl contender. Jordan Love is healthy after injuries plagued him last season. Once Parsons settles in, Green Bay should challenge the Lions. The Vikings won 14 games with Sam Darnold and turn to J.J. McCarthy. They’ll push the Lions and Packers in a tough division. Johnson takes over in Chicago and his top priority is developing Caleb Williams, last year’s No. 1 overall pick.

1. Lions

2. Packers

3. Vikings

4. Bears

NFC South

After winning four straight division titles, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers want more. Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans and Co. are aiming for a Super Bowl title. They’ve got a stacked and balanced offense and need the defense to step up to make a January run into February. Michael Penix Jr. gets the chance to lead the Atlanta Falcons and a talented offense that will revolve around dynamic running back Bijan Robinson. Like Tampa Bay, the Falcons need their defense to improve after a bottom 10 finish last season. The Carolina Panthers showed promise in the second half last season so there’s reason for optimism behind coach Dave Canales and quarterback Bryce Young. They had a league-worst defense that has to get better to compete. Rookie coach Kellen Moore is rebuilding the Saints. Second-year pro Spencer Rattler will open as the starting quarterback and has some playmakers around him. Still, it should be a long, tough season for New Orleans.

1. Buccaneers

2. Falcons

3. Panthers

4. Saints

NFC West

The 49ers were depleted by injuries to several key players last season and went from an overtime Super Bowl loss to 6-11. The reward is one of the league’s softest schedules. Despite trading Samuel away, an offense led by Brock Purdy has talent with a healthy Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle and Ricky Pearsall. They’ll get Brandon Aiyuk back at some point, too. If a defense that lost key players gets a boost from youngsters, San Francisco will reclaim the division. The Los Angeles Rams nearly knocked the Eagles out of the playoffs and have a young, talented defense led by Jared Verse, Braden Fiske, Byron Young and Kobie Turner. But Matthew Stafford’s back problems are a concern and Sean McVay may have to turn to Jimmy Garoppolo at some point. Darnold replaces Geno Smith in Seattle, where coach Mike Macdonald won 10 games in his first season. The Arizona Cardinals have had one winning season in the past nine years. Marvin Harrison Jr. should be fun to watch catching passes from Kyler Murray in their second year together. Super Bowl star Josh Sweat boosts the defense.

1. 49ers

2. Rams

3. Seahawks

4. Cardinals

AFC East

The Buffalo Bills have won the division five straight seasons but can’t get past the Chiefs in the playoffs, losing four times in that span. Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen is determined to change that. He leads a balanced offense that has all its key players back plus new receiver Joshua Palmer. They may need to add more pieces at the trade deadline to help fulfill their goal of playing in February. With Mike Vrabel in charge and Drake Maye set for his second season, the New England Patriots could be the most improved team in the conference after a strong offseason. If Tua Tagovailoa stays healthy, the Miami Dolphins will be competitive. Without him, they have no chance. Aaron Glenn returns to the New York Jets to rebuild a franchise that’s trying to end the NFL’s longest active postseason drought. The Jets should be more exciting with Justin Fields. But they’re not there yet.

1. Bills

2. Patriots

3. Dolphins

4. Jets

AFC North

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are seeking that elusive trip to the Super Bowl. They’ve been a dominant team in the regular season but it all comes down to January. Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf should upgrade Pittsburgh’s offense and T.J. Watt leads a ferocious defense. Mike Tomlin always wins in the regular season, but he needs a playoff victory to stave off critics. The Bengals have Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and a dynamic offense. All-Pro edge rusher Trey Hendrickson is back to boost the defense. Cincinnati has to play better in September to have a chance to make a run late. The Cleveland Browns are counting on Joe Flacco to run coach Kevin Stefanski’s offense efficiently. There’s a strong possibility Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders will get starts before another rebuilding season ends.

1. Ravens

2. Steelers

3. Bengals

4. Browns

AFC South

The two-time defending champion Houston Texans are the class of the division with C.J. Stroud, edge Will Anderson Jr. and All-Pro cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. leading the way. Colts coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard are on the hot seat. They’re hoping Daniel Jones could lead them to the playoffs. The offense has some talented pieces, including running back Jonathan Taylor. New coach Liam Coen should get the most out of Trevor Lawrence in Jacksonville. Dynamic two-way rookie Travis Hunter gives the Jaguars one of the league’s most exciting players. With a first-year GM and rookie coach, improvement is the priority. No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward is the franchise quarterback in Tennessee. The Titans need to find a way to protect him and give him the best chance to develop quickly.

1. Texans

2. Colts

3. Jaguars

4. Titans

AFC West

The division goes through Kansas City, which has won nine straight titles and reached the conference championship game in each of Patrick Mahomes’ seven seasons as the starter. They have a rebuilt offensive line to protect Mahomes and playmakers to keep the offense going. On defense, the Chiefs have to stop the run better. Bo Nix led the Broncos to the playoffs as a rookie and could take a big leap in his second season. A stingy defense led by AP Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Surtain II added key players in the offseason. Jim Harbaugh turned the Chargers into a winner in his first season. Justin Herbert has a new running back in rookie Omarion Hampton but lost a protector in left tackle Rashawn Slater. Pete Carroll and Geno Smith are reunited in Las Vegas, giving the Raiders reason for optimism. They’re still a year away.

1. Chiefs

2. Broncos

3. Chargers

4. Raiders

NFC division winners: Eagles, Lions, Buccaneers, 49ers

NFC wild-card teams: Commanders, Packers, Vikings

NFC championship: Eagles over Lions

AFC division winners: Bills, Ravens, Texans, Chiefs

AFC wild-card teams: Steelers, Bengals, Broncos

AFC championship: Chiefs over Ravens

Super Bowl: Chiefs over Eagles

REPORT: PATRIOTS TO RELEASE S JABRILL PEPPERS

The New England Patriots are releasing veteran safety Jabrill Peppers, ESPN reported on Friday.

Peppers, 29, signed a three-year, $24 million extension with the team last summer and was named a team captain. He has $4.32 million guaranteed remaining on his deal for this season.

Peppers played in just six games last season due to both injury and time on the commissioner’s exempt list after he was the subject of a domestic violence charge. He was acquitted of multiple assault charges in January.

“I had to be quiet for three months,” Peppers told reporters outside the courthouse in January in Braintree, Mass. “This was all I could think about. This was the first time in my life where football wasn’t the most important thing on my mind. I had to just sit through everybody pouring dirt on my name. Everybody, for the most part, actually thinking that I did these things. But, to me, crimes against children and women are the most egregious things that you could do. And to be accused of that, it just hurt.”

With the expected departure of Peppers, veteran Jaylinn Hawkins, fourth-round pick Craig Woodson, Kyle Dugger, Dell Pettus and special teamer Brenden Schooler are the remaining safeties in New England.

Peppers has totaled 511 tackles, seven interceptions, 5.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries in 99 career games (85 starts) with the Cleveland Browns (2017-18), New York Giants (2019-21) and Patriots. He was selected by the Browns with the 25th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Michigan.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

REPORTS: OKLAHOMA STATE QB HAUSS HEJNY OUT WITH BROKEN FOOT

Oklahoma State starting quarterback Hauss Hejny broke a bone in his left foot during the Cowboys’ season-opening victory over UT Martin and is expected to miss significant time, according to multiple media reports on Friday.

A redshirt freshman transfer from TCU making his debut for the Cowboys, Hejny could have surgery as soon as Friday, per the reports.

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy was waiting for more information before commenting on the injury Thursday night following the team’s 27-7 victory in Stillwater.

“I won’t give injury updates either way,” Gundy said. “I never will know on those until the next day anyway.”

Hejny played the first three offensive series. He was 5-for-10 passing for 96 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown to Gavin Freeman. Hejny also rushed four times for 27 yards, including a 6-yard TD.

His running ability helped earn him the starting nod for the opener over Zane Flores, who replaced him on Thursday night. Flores went 13 of 20 for 136 yards and rushed three times for a net of eight yards.

Flores is a redshirt freshman in his third year at Oklahoma State. He did not see action in the 2023 season, then received a medical hardship waiver in 2024 due to a foot injury.

Oklahoma State visits No. 7 Oregon on Sept. 6.

REPORTS: TEXAS WR EMMETT MOSLEY V TO PLAY, BE LIMITED AT OHIO ST

Wide receiver Emmett Mosley V, who is dealing with an ongoing leg injury, is expected to be available to play but in a limited capacity when the No. 1 Texas Longhorns kick off the season Saturday against No. 3 Ohio State, according to multiple reports Friday.

Mosley, a sophomore transfer Stanford, is not expected to start or play a significant number of snaps in Saturday’s game against the host Buckeyes, ESPN reported Friday.

Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters on Wednesday that Mosley has been dealing with the lower leg injury since he arrived in Texas after transferring in April from Stanford, where he caught 48 passes for 525 yards and six touchdowns in his freshman season.

“We’ve just tried to be cautious with it. Quite frankly, even going back into July, I didn’t want this to linger all season long,” Sarkisian said. “So we’ve been cautious with him. I feel like he’s in a really good place right now, which is a positive for us.”

Redshirt freshman Parker Livingstone and true freshman Jaime Ffrench Jr. should see more playing time given Mosley’s injury. The former has been taking first-team reps in Mosley’s absence, per CBS.

REPORTS: INJURED WISCONSIN QB BILLY EDWARDS JR. EXPECTED BACK SOON

Wisconsin starting quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. is expected to be recovered from a leg injury in 1-2 weeks, a timeline that indicates he will be available to play against Alabama.

According to multiple reports on Friday, Edwards avoided a major leg injury when he was forced out of his debut Thursday night in a game the Badgers went on to win 17-0 over Miami (Ohio) in Madison, Wis.

Edwards, who passed for 2,881 yards and 15 touchdowns last season as the starter at Maryland, completed 6 of 13 passes for 68 yards before the injury.

Multiple trainers tended to Edwards while he was seated on the turf in the second quarter. He eventually walked to the locker room under his own power but didn’t return to the game.

Sophomore Danny O’Neil, a transfer from San Diego State, replaced Edwards. He completed 12 of 19 passes with one touchdown and an interception. He was sacked three times but rushed for 13 yards and a touchdown.

Wisconsin hosts Middle Tennessee on Sept. 6, then visits No. 8 Alabama on Sept. 13 in a marquee nonconference game before facing Edwards’ former team Sept. 20 in Madison.

JACKSON ARNOLD RUSHES FOR 137 AS AUBURN RUNS PAST BAYLOR

Quarterback Jackson Arnold rushed for a career-high 137 yards and scored two touchdowns in his Auburn debut to guide the Tigers to a 38-24 victory over Baylor on Friday night in the season-opening game for both teams at Waco, Texas.

Fellow transfer Rayshawn Pleasant returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the Tigers, who dominated the trenches and had a 307-64 edge in rushing yardage. Damari Alston (84 yards) and Jeremiah Cobb (74 yards) also rushed for touchdowns on 16 carries apiece for Auburn.

Sawyer Robertson completed 27 of 48 passes for 419 yards and three touchdowns and defensive star Keaton Thomas had 15 tackles for Baylor. Kole Wilson caught eight passes for 134 yards, while Michael Trigg (7 for 99), Kobe Prentice and Caden Knighten each had scoring receptions for the Bears.

Arnold, a transfer from Oklahoma, completed 11 of 17 passes for 108 yards. He put the game away when he sped up the middle for a 27-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-1 to give the Tigers the 38-24 lead with 4:32 left in the game.

Auburn took a 24-10 advantage when Cobb scored from the 2 with 5:40 left in the third quarter.

The Bears responded by scoring one of their two fourth-down touchdowns to pull within seven. Snapping from the Tigers’ 4-yard line, Robertson threw a pass in the left flat to Knighten, who raced to the end zone with 58 seconds remaining in the period.

Auburn temporarily shut off Baylor’s momentum as Pleasant caught the kickoff at the 2 and eventually veered left and raced down the sideline for a 98-yard touchdown. It is his third career return touchdown, the other two coming last season for Tulane.

The Bears battled back and pulled within 31-24 when Robertson hit Trigg on a 4-yard scoring pass with 11:48 left in the contest.

After Baylor’s Connor Hawkins opened the scoring with a 36-yard field goal, the Tigers scored the next 17 points.

Arnold completed a 12-play, 96-yard drive with a 24-yard scramble for touchdown with 34 seconds left in the first quarter.

Alston booted the lead to 14-3 when he scored on a 9-yard run with 10:29 left in the first half. Alex McPherson tacked on a 21-yard field goal with 5:45 to go to make it a 14-point margin.

Baylor moved within 17-10 when Robertson tossed a 33-yard touchdown pass to Prentice on fourth-and-8 with 3:21 remaining in the half.

HAYNES KING’S LATE TD RUN PROPELS GEORGIA TECH PAST COLORADO

Haynes King rushed for a go-ahead 45-yard touchdown with 1:07 left on Friday, propelling visiting Georgia Tech to a 27-20 victory over Colorado.

King, who lost two fumbles and threw an interception in the first quarter, completed 13-of-20 passes for 143 yards and ran for 156 yards and three scores.

Georgia Tech (1-0), which won the first all-time meeting between the schools, outgained Colorado 463-305.

Kaidon Salter completed 17 of 28 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown for Colorado (0-1), while Micah Welch led the Buffaloes with 64 rushing yards.

After trailing 13-10 at halftime, Colorado evened the score on Alejandro Mata’s 29-yard field goal with six minutes left in the third.

Georgia Tech answered with an 11-play, 75-yard drive that was finished with King’s 17-yard rushing score to give the Yellow Jackets a 20-13 lead entering the fourth.

Colorado finally found its offensive rhythm on the ensuing drive, tying the game with a 15-play possession, tying the game on Salter’s seven-yard rush with 8:25 remaining.

After King’s go-ahead score, Salter’s 50-yard hail mary attempt fell incomplete in the end zone as time expired.

King’s botched handoff resulted in a Georgia Tech fumble on the Yellow Jackets’ second play from scrimmage, turning the ball over to the Buffaloes just 20 seconds in.

Welch’s 16-yard rush to Georgia Tech’s 16-yard line was followed three plays later by Salter’s eight-yard touchdown pass to DeKalon Taylor, giving Colorado a 7-0 lead at the 12:08 mark of the first quarter.

Georgia Tech’s next drive ended the same way, as King couldn’t hold onto a high snap, which was recovered by Colorado’s Martavius French at Colorado’s 48-yard line.

After a three-and-out, King committed his third turnover of the first quarter, as the sixth-year senior was picked off by DJ McKinney at the Buffaloes’ 45-yard line.

Following Colorado’s punt, Georgia Tech pieced together a 13-play, 84-yard drive that resulted in Aidan Birr’s 32-yard field goal, cutting the Yellow Jackets’ deficit to 7-3 with 13:31 left in the first half.

Colorado’s third consecutive punt was followed by Georgia Tech’s 80-yard scoring drive, stamped with King’s four-yard rushing score with 4:33 remaining.

Colorado knotted the score at the 1:39 mark as Mata drilled a 42-yard field goal. Georgia Tech answered with Birr’s 43-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Yellow Jackets a 13-10 halftime lead.

LUKE ALTMYER POWERS NO. 12 ILLINOIS TO OPENING BLOWOUT OF WIU

Luke Altmyer threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns and No. 12 Illinois scored on its first five possessions to trigger a 52-3 season-opening victory over Western Illinois on Friday night in Champaign, Ill.

Altmyer completed 17 of 21 passes for the Illini, who played with an AP Top 25 ranking in their opener for the first time since 2008. Aidan Laughery rushed for 101 yards and two scores on nine carries, Justin Bowick snagged two touchdown passes and Hank Beatty caught five passes for 108 yards while delivering Illinois’ first punt return for a score since 2013.

Chris Irvin hit 14 of 29 passes for 134 yards for the FCS-level Leathernecks, who managed just 29 yards on the ground. Demari Davis posted four receptions for 65 yards.

After stuffing Western Illinois on fourth-and-6 on the game’s first possession, Illinois marched 59 yards for a score. Altmyer capped it with a 3-yard flip to wide-open tight end Tanner Arkin.

On the next play from scrimmage, NFL prospect Gabe Jacas (two sacks) hit Irvin from the blind side and forced a fumble that was recovered by Kaleb Patterson at WIU’s 26. Six plays later, Altmyer tossed a 3-yarder to Bowick for a 14-0 lead.

Laughery sprinted 25 yards down the left sideline to give Illinois a 21-0 lead with 13:20 to go in the first half, and then David Olano booted a 35-yard field goal and Altmyer rifled a 13-yard post to Bowick to push the gap to 31-0 by halftime. Illinois owned a 235-87 advantage in total yards at the break.

Western Illinois put something on the highlight reel when defensive end DJ Taylor blocked Olano’s 28-yard field-goal attempt to blunt the second half’s first drive. The Leathernecks did nothing with their ensuing possession, though, which set up a better highlight for Illinois’ special teams as Beatty took the punt return 69 yards for a 38-0 lead with eight minutes left in the third.

The Leathernecks got inside the 1-yard line on Davis’ 21-yard circus catch, but thanks to a false start and three stuffed rushes, they had to settle for Antonio Chadha’s 20-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Kaden Feagin and Laughery rushed for fourth-quarter scores as Illinois close it out with a 440-163 edge in total yards.

JALON DANIELS THROWS FOUR TD’S AS KANSAS ROUTS FCS FOE WAGNER

Kansas easily defeated FCS opponent Wagner 46-7 on Friday night at remodeled David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The game was not in doubt after Kansas went up 29-0 midway through the second quarter.

But the Jayhawks (2-0) were not immune from mistakes. They’ll need to clean up those mistakes as they renew their rivalry with Missouri next Saturday in Columbia, Mo. The two former conference rivals will square off next Saturday for the first time since 2011, when Missouri left the Big 12 for the SEC.

The Jayhawks had a red-zone interception late in the second quarter and fumbled at the Wagner goal line in the fourth quarter. They were just 4-of-10 on third down. They also gave up a long touchdown on a fourth-down conversion by Wagner (0-1).

Wagner quarterback Jack Stevens was 13-of-20 for 90 yards and a touchdown.

Leading 29-7 at halftime, Kansas resumed its dominance on its first possession of the second half, going 75 yards in two plays. Jalon Daniels found Emmanuel Henderson Jr. on a 62-yard bomb for the score.

That ended Daniels’ night with 280 passing yards on 18-of-25 passes. He also threw four touchdowns, including two to Henderson, plus the interception.

Kansas wasted no time in establishing dominance over the Seahawks. After forcing a three-and-out on Wagner’s first possession, the Jayhawks took over at midfield and went 50 yards on six plays for the first touchdown, a 4-yard pass from Daniels to DeShawn Hanika. Daniels then connected with Henderson on a 9-yard strike for a 14-0 lead still in the first quarter.

Daniels’ third touchdown, with 13:06 left in the second quarter, went to Cam Pickett from 20-yards out. The 2-point conversion made it 22-0. Daniel Hishaw’s 20-yard carry made it 29-0 with 5:19 left in the half.

Wagner finally got on the board in the second quarter on a 45-yard screen pass from Jack Stevens to Jeremiah Colclough on fourth-and-3. And the half ended with Wagner’s Jayden Brown picking off Daniels’ pass in the end zone on a first-and-goal play from the 9-yard line.

MICHIGAN STATE DOMINATES ON ALL FRONTS, TAKES OUT WESTERN MICHIGAN TO START YEAR

Makhi Frazier rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown in his first career start and Aidan Chiles threw for 155 yards and a touchdown Friday night to help host Michigan State to a 23-6 victory over Western Michigan in the season-opener for both schools.

Chiles was shaken up with 5:40 to play in the game when he was sacked and fumbled the ball. He was replaced by Alessio Milivojevic on the next Michigan State drive.

The Spartans (1-0) have won 25 consecutive home openers against nonconference opponents, dating back to 1999.

Western Michigan (0-1) has lost 14 straight games to Michigan State dating back to 1921. Brady Jones, a transfer from Riverside Community College, started for the Broncos and completed 11 of 23 passes for 97 yards and one interception. Broc Lowry also completed 5 of 10 passes for 91 yards.

Michigan State scored its first two drives. After forcing Western Michigan to give up the ball on downs off the opening drive, the Spartans went ahead 7-0 when Brandon Tullis broke free on a 12-yard touchdown run with 5:30 left in the first quarter.

Chiles capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive in the second quarter when he tossed a touchdown pass to Nick Marsh, giving the Spartans a 14-0 lead. He later set up Michigan State’s next score when he ran 26 yards to the Broncos 9. One play later, Frazier pushed the margin to 21-0 with his 9-yard scoring run up the middle with 1:50 remaining in the half.

Michigan State’s defense, which forced Western Michigan to turn the ball over on downs three times, registered a safety with 8:01 left in the third quarter when Alex VanSumeren and Jalen Thompson stopped Broncos tailback Jalen Buckley in the end zone.

Western Michigan, which was held to 29 yards rushing, had an opportunity to score late in the third quarter but Hunter Smith missed a 46-yard field goal.

The Broncos only score came with 2:51 left when Milivojevic was intercepted by former Michigan State linebacker Tate Hallock and returned 32 yards for a touchdown. The two-point conversion failed.

MISSOURI QB SAM HORN (LEG) OUT FOR ‘EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME’

Missouri quarterback Sam Horn is sidelined indefinitely and underwent an MRI exam on Friday, one day after sustaining a serious right leg injury during a season-opening victory over Central Arkansas.

Horn was injured on a quarterback keeper in the first quarter on his first snap of the game. He was later seen sporting crutches and a full-length brace on his leg.

Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz said Friday that he is waiting to receive more information.

“It’s still a little bit of a wait-and-see game,” Drinkwitz told SEC This Morning. “We have an MRI this morning, and then we’ll know more on what the diagnosis is and the next step toward recovery. He’ll be out an extended period of time.”

The plan was for Horn and Penn State transfer Beau Pribula to share the workload in the 61-6 win over Central Arkansas.

Drinkwitz said recently he wanted game tape of both players in the opener to dissect before he would name a starting quarterback.

With Horn hurt, Pribula will move forward as the starter after completing 23 of 28 passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns against Central Arkansas. He also rushed for 65 yards and two scores.

The injury is a blow to Horn, who missed all of last football season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. A right-handed pitcher, he also missed the Missouri baseball season but was chosen in the 2025 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round.

Horn subsequently signed with the Dodgers for just less than $500,000 with the club agreeing he would play football this season and then join the Dodgers following the season.

Missouri’s next game is Sept. 6 against visiting Kansas.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

RED SOX RELEASE BUEHLER, PROMOTE TOP PITCHING PROSPECT TOLLE

The Boston Red Sox released struggling right-hander Walker Buehler on Friday.

Buehler, who signed a one-year, $21.05-million contract last offseason, lost his spot in the Red Sox rotation after posting a 5.40 ERA, 5.83 FIP, and 4.4 BB/9 over 110 innings (22 starts).

The former two-time All-Star allowed two earned runs on two hits (one homer) over 2 1/3 innings in his only relief appearance Sunday in a loss to the New York Yankees. The game marked the first time he pitched out of the bullpen since his 2018 rookie campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 31-year-old recorded the final out of the 2024 season to win his second World Series with the Dodgers before joining the Red Sox.

Boston also selected top pitching prospect Payton Tolle, optioned outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia, and recalled infielder Nick Sogard as it undergoes a significant roster shuffle.

WINN DRIVES IN 3 RUNS, CARDINALS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DE LA CRUZ’S ERROR IN 10TH FOR 7-5 WIN OVER REDS

CINCINNATI (AP) — Masyn Winn drove in three runs, Iván Herrera and Pedro Pagés each homered and the St. Louis Cardinals took advantage of Elly De La Cruz’s throwing error in the 10th inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 on Friday night.

With the game tied at 5, Willson Contreras hit a grounder off Tony Santillan (1-5) to De La Cruz and the shortstop bounced his throw to Spencer Steer, who couldn’t handle it at first base and allowed Nathan Church to score the go-ahead run. It was De La Cruz’s 22nd error, the most in baseball.

Winn drove in Contreras two batters later to make it 7-5.

Matt Svanson (3-0) got the win. Ryan Fernandez got three outs, including De La Cruz on a strikeout to end the game, for his first save of the season.

De La Cruz doubled, tripled and scored twice for the Reds, who lost their fourth in a row. Ke’Bryan Hayes’ solo homer in the eighth tied it at 5 for Cincinnati. Steer and Noelvi Marte homered earlier.

Reds starter Zach Littell allowed four runs in the first three innings, then retired 14 consecutive batters.

EVERSON PEREIRA’S FIRST CAREER HOME RUN HELPS RAYS BEAT NATIONALS 4-1

WASHINGTON (AP) — Everson Pereira hit his first career home run, Brandon Lowe had a two-run shot and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Friday night.

Yandy Díaz had a two-out single off Mitchell Parker (7-15) in the first inning and Lowe hit a 402-foot homer for a 2-0 lead.

Pereira hit a leadoff shot in the fifth for a 3-1 lead. He also drew a two-out walk from PJ Poulin in the ninth and scored on Chandler Simpson’s single.

Brian Van Belle (1-0) got his first win with two scoreless innings in his second big league appearance. Pete Fairbanks struck out Riley Adams with two on in the ninth for his 23rd save.

Luis García Jr.’s sacrifice fly off Adrian Houser in the first drove in the only run for the Nationals, who have lost six in a row. CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews had three hits apiece.

Houser left after four innings, allowing a run on six hits and three walks. He is 1-2 with a 5.32 ERA since coming to the Nationals from the White Sox at the trade deadline.

Parker allowed three runs and six hits with seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. He was 0-4 in five previous starts this month with a 12.00 ERA.

BOHM’S EIGHTH-INNING SACRIFICE FLY SCORES SCHWARBER AND LIFTS PHILLIES OVER BRAVES

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on Alec Bohm’s sacrifice fly and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday night.

Schwarber, who became the 21st player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game on Thursday, hit a one-out single in this one, went to third on Bryce Harper’s single off Dylan Lee (2-4) and scored on Bohm’s flyout to right field off Pierce Johnson.

Jhoan Duran pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his eighth save in nine chances since joining Philadelphia at the trade deadline, and 24th in 26 tries overall this season.

Orion Kerkering (7-4) tossed a scoreless eighth after Matt Strahm and David Robertson each didn’t allow a run in one inning. Phillies starter Ranger Suárez tied his season high with 10 hits allowed, but surrendered just one run — thanks in part to three inning-ending double plays.

A night after becoming the fourth Phillies player to go deep four times in a game, Schwarber grounded out, walked and popped out to shortstop before his eighth-inning hit. He leads the NL in homers (49) and RBIs (119) and received “M-V-P! M-V-P!” chants when introduced by PA announcer Dan Baker.

Matt Olson had three hits for the Braves, who finished with 12 total. Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Sean Murphy had doubles.

Philadelphia had just six hits a night after scoring 19 runs on 20 hits, including seven homers and 10 extra-base hits, and 19 RBIs in a 19-4 win in the opener of the four-game series.

The loss ruined a strong outing by Braves starter Bryce Elder, who allowed one run and three hits in seven innings.

BREWERS’ PERALTA GETS MLB-LEADING 16TH WIN AS JAYS’ BULLPEN IMPLODES AGAIN

TORONTO (AP) — Freddy Peralta pitched six scoreless innings for his MLB-leading 16th win, Andruw Monasterio hit a solo home run and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Friday night in the opener of a series matching the top teams in the National and American leagues.

Peralta (16-5) allowed one hit, a two-out double by Alejandro Kirk in the second inning. He struck out eight and walked one. The right-hander went 4-0 with a 0.32 ERA in five August starts.

Andrew Vaughn had three hits and drove in two runs for the Brewers, who are 20-8 in August with two games remaining this month.

Making his second start for the Blue Jays, Shane Bieber (1-1) allowed two runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked none and struck out six.

Monasterio homered off Bieber to begin the sixth, his fourth. Brice Turang singled and William Contreras flew out before Brendon Little came on to face Christian Yelich, who walked. Vaughn followed with an RBI single and Little exited after striking out Sal Frelick.

Caleb Durbin greeted Louis Varland with an RBI single and Isaac Collins capped the five-run inning with a two-RBI double.

Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho exited in the seventh after he was hit on the right hand by a 97-mph pitch from Aaron Ashby. Myles Straw ran for Varsho.

Davis Schneider hit a two-run single off Ashby, but Andrés Giménez followed by grounding into an inning-ending double play.

STEVEN KWAN HITS SACRIFICE FLY IN 9TH TO LIFT THE GUARDIANS PAST THE MARINERS, 5-4

CLEVELAND (AP) — Brayan Rocchio singled in Nolan Jones with the tying run, then scored on Steven Kwan’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning in the Cleveland Guardians’ 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

Jones led off the ninth with a double and came around on Rocchio’s soft hit to left, with left fielder Randy Arozarena throwing the ball away to allow Rocchio to advance to third.

Tim Herrin (5-3) pitched a scoreless ninth for the victory that pulled Cleveland within four games of Seattle for the final AL wild-card position. Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz (3-2) recorded one out and gave up two runs, one unearned.

The Guardians trailed 4-0 after five innings before Kyle Manzardo homered in the sixth and Jones added another solo shot in the seventh, both off George Kirby. Angel Martínez pulled the Guardians to 4-3 in the eighth, singling home José Ramírez.

The Mariners scored four times in the first against Logan Allen. Julio Rodríguez and Eugenio Suárez drove in runs before Jorge Polanco cleared the fence in left with his 21st home run of the season.

Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh, who leads the majors with 50 homers, went 0 for 1 with three walks. Outfielder Victor Robles began serving a seven-game suspension for throwing his bat at a pitcher on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma.

TOLLE’S STRONG MLB DEBUT SPOILED BY SKENES, PIRATES

BOSTON (AP) — Paul Skenes pitched six strong innings, and Tommy Pham and Andrew McCutchen hit back-to-back doubles after the Pirates chased Red Sox phenom Payton Tolle in his major league debut, rallying Pittsburgh to a 4-2 victory on Friday night.

Skenes (9-9) allowed one earned run on seven hits and a walk, striking out six in six innings. Dennis Santana pitched the ninth to earn his 11th save and give the last-place Pirates their seventh win in nine games.

Called up earlier in the day when World Series clincher Walker Buehler was released, Tolle had a one-hitter through five innings and was lifted after allowing back-to-back singles with one out in the sixth. After shaking hands with manager Alex Cora on the mound, Tolle walked off to a standing ovation, looking to the sky as he left the field.

Pham followed with a line drive off Greg Weissert (6-5) over the center fielder’s head, tying the game 2-all and depriving Tolle of the victory. McCutchen, who had three hits in the game, then doubled to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead.

Romy Gonzalez had three hits for Boston and Roman Anthony had two, including a solo homer. The Red Sox had won four in a row and seven of their last eight.

TONG PITCHES 5 INNINGS IN DEBUT, METS SET TEAM RECORD IN ROUT OF MARLINS

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonah Tong allowed one earned run in five innings in his major league debut and the New York Mets hit six homers and set a franchise record for runs in a home game in a 19-9 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night.

Tong (1-0) received a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 42,112 when he took the mound for a six-pitch first inning. The 22-year-old Canadian right-hander had a 5-0 lead when he returned for the second, and the Mets made it 12-0 in the bottom of the inning.

With an over-the-top delivery that has drawn comparisons to Tim Lincecum, Tong struck out six without a walk. He threw 63 of 97 pitches for strikes.

In the bottom of the first against Eury Pérez (6-4), Juan Soto hit a two-run homer and Brandon Nimmo had a three-run shot before an out was recorded.

Pete Alonso had a two-run homer in the second. Nimmo added a solo shot in the sixth before Mark Vientos went deep and Luis Torrens slugged a three-run shot in a six-run eighth off infielder Javier Sanjoja.

Tong allowed all four runs in the fifth following fielding errors by Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso. Lindor dropped a throw from second baseman Brett Baty on a force attempt and Alonso misplayed a grounder by Jacob Marsee.

The Mets won for the ninth time in 13 games.

Otto Lopez homered and had a two-run single for the Marlins.

GRISHAM HELPS THE YANKEES BEAT THE WHITE SOX 10-2 FOR THEIR SEASON-HIGH 6TH CONSECUTIVE WIN

CHICAGO (AP) — Trent Grisham hit a grand slam, Carlos Rodón pitched six effective innings and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Friday night for their season-high sixth consecutive win.

Anthony Volpe also homered and drove in three runs as New York improved its position in the bunched AL East. Austin Wells and Ben Rice each hit an RBI single, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked twice and scored two runs.

The Yankees (75-60) moved into second place in the division, a half-game ahead of Boston and three back of Toronto. The Red Sox lost 4-2 to Pittsburgh, and the Blue Jays lost 7-2 to Milwaukee.

Rodón (15-7) permitted one run and seven hits in his fourth consecutive win. It was the left-hander’s first start at Rate Field since he departed the White Sox in free agency after the 2021 season.

Chase Meidroth had two hits for Chicago, including an RBI single. The White Sox outhit the Yankees 12-7, but they left 11 runners on base in their fourth straight loss.

Grisham went deep for the third consecutive game when he hit a two-out drive in the fourth off Yoendrys Gómez (3-2) for his fourth career grand slam and No. 7 on the season for New York. He has seven homers in his last 10 games and a career-high 28 overall.

Volpe hit a two-run shot off Mike Vasil in the seventh for his 19th homer. He also had an RBI single in New York’s three-run sixth.

CORTES EJECTED IN CHAOTIC FOURTH INNING AS TWINS TOP PADRES 7-4

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins took advantage of a chaotic fourth inning that included a two-run error and the ejection of Padres starting pitcher Nestor Cortes in a 7-4 win over San Diego on Friday night.

Cortes was tossed during a mound visit following a walk to Twins left fielder Austin Martin. Home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez walked toward the mound to break up the visit and eventually ejected the Padres starter.

Cortes (2-3) was replaced by Wandy Peralta, who allowed both inherited runners to score on an error by second baseman Jake Cronenworth.

Minnesota added a pair of runs in the fifth, including a solo homer by Royce Lewis. San Diego answered with two runs in the seventh on a single by Fernando Tatis Jr. to cut it to a 7-4 game, but former Twin Luis Arraez lined into an inning-ending double play.

Twins starter Zebby Matthews (4-4) pitched six solid innings for Minnesota. He allowed three runs and didn’t walk a batter to earn the win. Kody Funderburk got his second career save.

The Padres have lost four of their last five.

Byron Buxton became the seventh Twins player to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in a season with his stolen base in the third inning.

JAVIER GOES 6 NO-HIT INNINGS, ASTROS BEAT ANGELS

HOUSTON (AP) — Cristian Javier didn’t give up a hit in six innings and three relievers completed the two-hitter to help the Houston Astros a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels Friday night.

Javier struck out six, walked three and threw 85 pitches in six innings. He was making his fourth start of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in June 2024.

He was relieved by Enyel De Los Santos (5-3) who gave up a double to Yoan Moncada for the Angels’ first hit of the game, but secured the win.

Kaleb Ort secured a four-out save — his first save of the season — after relieving Craig Kimbrel in the eighth. Kimbrel walked three and threw eight strikes in 25 pitches. Ort secured a fly out from Jo Adell to end the eighth, then finished with a perfect ninth.

Carlos Correa broke the scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh that scored Yordan Alvarez. The Astros were 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position before that hit off losing pitcher Luis García Jr. (2-1).

Alvarez drove in a second run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Cam Smith, who walked earlier in the inning.

GREENE, CARPENTER AND DINGLER POWER TIGERS TO A 5-3 COME-FROM-BEHIND WIN OVER ROYALS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter hit two-run doubles and Dillon Dingler hit a solo homer as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night.

After Tigers starter Chris Paddack allowed three runs on five hits in 3 1/3 innings, four relievers shut out the Royals on four hits. Kansas City was 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position over in the final five innings.

Kyle Finnegan (4-4) worked 1 2/3 innings of relief and got five outs, striking out three. Will Vest erned his 20th save.

The Royals jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Mike Yastrzemski led off the first with a first-pitch homer, his 11th career leadoff homer and fourth since joining the Royals on July 31st. Bobby Witt Jr. followed with a single, extending his hitting streak to 17 games. One out later, Maikel Garcia’s 14th home run gave Kansas City a three-run lead.

Greene and Gleyber Torres each had three hits and the top four hitters in Detroit’s lineup collected nine hits. Dingler hit his 12th homer of the season in the eighth inning.

Seth Lugo (8-7) scuffled through 3 1/3 innings, allowing multiple baserunners each inning while surrendering four runs on eight hits and four walks.

Kansas City remained three games behind Seattle in the chase for the American League’s final wild card spot.

SWANSON HITS 2 HOMERS, DRIVES IN 6 RUNS TO LEAD CUBS TO AN 11-7 WIN OVER THE ROCKIES

DENVER (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit two homers and drove in a season-high six runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 11-7 on Friday night to keep pace with NL Central-leading Milwaukee.

Swanson had the 10th multi-homer game of his career and first since Aug. 1, 2023, against Cincinnati.

Ian Happ homered and doubled twice and Michael Busch also went deep for Chicago, which ended a three-game skid and remained 6 1/2 games behind the Brewers, who beat Toronto 7-2 on Friday night.

Cubs rookie right-hander Cade Horton (9-4) allowed two runs on six hits in five innings with four strikeouts.

Colorado starter German Marquez (3-12) was activated from the 15-day injured list to make his first start since July 20th. He struggled through 3 2/3 innings, allowing eight runs on nine hits with three walks.

Swanson gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead in the second inning with his first homer and had a bases-loaded triple off the wall in right-center in a six-run fifth inning that made it 8-2.

Happ led off the fourth with his 17th homer of the season after Yanquiel Fernandez had pulled Colorado within 3-2 with his third homer of the season and second in two games.

Swanson led off the seventh with his 21st homer of the season and Busch hit his 26th two outs later to make it 11-3.

The Rockies scored twice in the seventh and Kyle Farmer hit a two-run homer in the eighth.

RANGERS POWER PAST ATHLETICS WITH HOME RUNS FROM HEIM AND HELMAN

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jonah Heim and rookie Michael Helman hit home runs to back a strong start by Jack Leiter, and the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 5-2 on Friday night.

Leiter (9-7) struck out seven in six innings, allowing two runs on five hits with two walks. Hoby Milner retired all four batters he faced, and Shawn Armstrong got the final five outs for his fifth save.

Texas grabbed a 2-0 lead off Jeffrey Springs (10-9) in the second on a sacrifice fly by Heim and a two-out base hit by Dylan Moore, who was thrown out trying for a double. Moore was playing his first game for the Rangers after being designated for assignment by the division-rival Mariners on Aug. 23.

Heim hit his 10th homer — a solo shot in the fifth to put the Rangers up 3-2. Helman hit his third home run in his first 23 at-bats — a two-run shot after pinch hitter Rowdy Tellez reached on a one-out error at second by Zack Gelof for a 5-2 lead.

Lawrence Butler led off the third with a single for the A’s. Gelof had a one-out base hit and Nick Kurtz walked on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases. Brent Rooker tied it 2-2 with a two-out double.

Springs gave up three runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. Michael Kelly got two outs and surrendered Helman’s homer.

GALLEN AND ALEXANDER LEAD DIAMONDBACKS TO 3-0 WIN OVER OFFENSE-STARVED DODGERS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zac Gallen allowed only two hits over six innings, Blaze Alexander hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Los Angeles 3-0 on Friday night to end the Dodgers’ four-game winning streak.

The Dodgers maintained their two-game lead in the NL West after second-place San Diego lost, 7-4 at Minnesota.

Gallen (10-13) struck out every batter at least once except Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts in the teams’ first meeting since May 21. The right-hander had eight strikeouts and three walks.

Jake Woodford pitched the ninth for his second save.

Ohtani’s infield base hit in the third was bobbled by first baseman Tyler Locklear. The Dodgers didn’t have another hit until Betts’ two-out double in the sixth that put their first runner on second in the game.

Alexander’s two-out, two-run shot traveled 400 feet to left in the fourth, scoring Lourdes Gurriel Jr., who singled, giving Arizona a 2-0 lead.

Corbin Carroll doubled leading off the sixth and scored on Gabriel Moreno’s RBI single that chased Snell (3-3), who was pitching for the first time since becoming a father for the second time recently.

Snell gave up three runs and four hits in 5 1/3 innings while striking out eight and walking three to go with two wild pitches. The left-hander never reached his season average velocity of 95.4 mph.

ADAMES, MATOS EACH HAVE 4 OF THE GIANTS’ 18 HITS IN A 15-8 VICTORY OVER THE ORIOLES

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willy Adames and Luis Matos each had four of San Francisco’s 18 hits, Dominic Smith homered and drove in four runs and the Giants extended their winning streak to six with a 15-8 romp over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.

The Giants have outscored the opposition 47-20 during their streak. They set season highs for runs and hits Friday, with each batter having at least one hit.

The Orioles have lost five straight and eight of nine.

San Francisco got to Dean Kremer (9-10) for four runs in the first inning. Matos’ two-run single highlighted the surge. Matos also hit a solo homer off Corbin Martin in the fifth.

An inning earlier, Smith took Martin deep to right for a two-run blast. Smith also had an RBI single to cap a four-run seventh. The Giants scored in all eight innings in which they batted except the sixth.

Spencer Bivens (3-3) was the winner in relief.

Ryan Mountcastle had three hits — including two doubles — in five at-bats for Baltimore. He drove in four runs.

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RACING NEWS

STUBBS: RESETTING NASCAR PLAYOFF FIELD ENTERING ROUND OF 16

On Sunday, the 76th running of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway will kick off the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Sixteen drivers will begin the postseason with dreams of hoisting the Bill France Cup at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 2, but after a grueling 10-race stretch, only one will emerge victorious.

The Round of 16 is the first of three three-race rounds that sets the stage for the championship race. Following the Bristol Night Race on Sept. 13, four drivers will be eliminated from playoff contention.

As teams prepare for a 500-mile war of attrition in Darlington, S.C., here’s the outlook for every Cup Series playoff driver in the Round of 16.

NEAR LOCKS

–Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
It’s hard to classify any driver as a lock for the Round of 12 in an inherently chaotic sport, but Larson is as close as it gets. He won the Southern 500 in 2023 and also is the defending winner of the Bristol Night Race. The 2021 champ should cruise through the first round.

–William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
The two-time Daytona 500 champion comes into the 2025 playoffs looking for a third consecutive Championship 4 berth. He’s tied with Larson at the top of the standings, and while Gateway potentially could trip him up in the first round, he should easily skate through to the Round of 12.

–Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Is this finally Hamlin’s year? That’s a question that’s been asked over and over again through the years, but Hamlin’s 19th playoff appearance could be his best one yet. He’s won four races in 2025 to lead the Cup Series, and Darlington is one of his best tracks. The No. 11 should scoot through the Round of 16 quite easily.

–Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford, Team Penske
Blaney has gotten tripped up in the Round of 16 before — see 2020 — but the 2023 champion is a much more refined driver now. Like Byron, he’s searching for a third consecutive Championship 4 appearance, and Team Penske likely will be looking to Blaney to carry the flag for the organization throughout the playoffs.

–Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Bell hasn’t won since March, but his three consecutive victories still carry plenty of weight in August. At the very least, he shouldn’t have to worry all that much at Bristol — but it’s worth noting that of all the drivers in the near lock category, Bell is the least recent winner.

FEELING GOOD

–Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
The main reason that Elliott didn’t join two of his HMS teammates as a near lock is because, aside from his Atlanta win on June 28, he hasn’t looked like a consistent race-winning threat in 2025. The No. 9 team needs more speed if it wants to make a title run, but Elliott should get through the Round of 16 relatively easily.

–Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota, 23XI Racing
Yes, Reddick will start the playoffs below the cut line, but there’s no reason for the No. 45 team to panic. He has yet to win this season, but that could easily change at Darlington on Sunday. At the least, he should be able to outperform four other drivers near him at the bottom of the standings and move on.

–Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
Stepping into shoes as big as the ones that Martin Truex Jr. left at JGR was a daunting task for Briscoe, but he’s assimilated to the team’s culture quite nicely. That was headlined by a victory at Pocono and 10 top-five finishes — a mark that ties him for second in the Cup Series this season.

–Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
Bowman may be the lowest seed in the playoffs, but the car he has underneath him automatically favors his chances of advancing to the Round of 12. He’s been one of the most consistent drivers in the Cup Series this season, and unless a string of horrendous luck decides to unload itself on the No. 48 team, Bowman is more than capable of getting to the second round.

–Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota, 23XI Racing
Call this pick crazy for assuming that Wallace, a driver making just his second playoff appearance, should be feeling good about his chances of advancing to the Round of 12, but the No. 23 team has gotten hot over the last month. After a Brickyard 400 win, Wallace scored top-10s at Iowa and Watkins Glen and would’ve been in the mix for a win at Richmond if not for a pit road penalty. He could be a dark horse pick to make a deep playoff run.

DANGER ZONE

–Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford, Team Penske
The defending champion in the danger zone? Yes, it may be unwise to bet against Logano, but the No. 22 team has shown little speed this season. That’s not an easy dial to turn up on a weekly basis, and one bad race could have Logano staring down a first-round exit.

–Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford, Team Penske
Cindric has taken a small step forward this season, but it’s hard to imagine a scenario where he’s not scuffling for a spot in the Round of 12. He may very well make the second round of the playoffs, but the Talladega winner won’t get there easily.

–Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet, Trackhouse Racing
Like Logano, Chastain has the ability to drive a Hall of Fame-caliber race at any moment. Unfortunately for Chastain, his cars are rarely quick off the truck, a problem that will have to be remedied if he wants to make any semblance of a championship run.

–Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
Unless NASCAR decides to put Richmond on the Round of 16 schedule at the last minute, Dillon advancing to the Round of 12 seems very unlikely. He’s been decent at Darlington over the years, but the No. 3 team has been radio silent for much of the year — not exactly the formula for advancing in the playoffs.

–Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet, Trackhouse Racing
SVG may be 16 points above the cut line, but that’s a relatively thin advantage that can easily be erased in one race. Van Gisbergen has never raced at Gateway and is admittedly “terrible” at Bristol. He’ll have to have a solid effort at Darlington and cut his losses at both Gateway and Bristol to have a shot at advancing.

–Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford, Wood Brothers Racing
There was a point where Berry, who earned his first Cup win at Las Vegas in March, looked to be having a breakout season with the Wood Brothers. Since the first quarter of the season, however, the eam has regressed significantly. Darlington and Bristol are decent tracks for Berry, but he’ll need to find the speed his No. 21 Ford had in February, March and April, or his playoff run will be a short one.

–Samuel Stubbs, Field Level Media

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GOLF NEWS

MIRANDA WANG OWNS TWO-STROKE LEAD IN WEATHER-DELAYED FM CHAMPIONSHIPS

China’s Miranda Wang followed up her first round of 6-under par 65 with a 66 on Friday and has a two-stroke lead in the weather-delayed FM Championship in Newton, Mass.

Dangerous weather conditions caused three delays in play and half of field still must finish their second rounds. Play was suspended due to darkness at 7:15 p.m. and will resume for the remaining 24 groups at 7:00 a.m. Saturday.

Wang, 26, in her first full year on tour, has missed four of the last seven cuts, but did finish in eighth place at the Blue Bay LPGA in early March.

The Duke University graduate started her round with two birdies and finished it with three in a row.

My first time in this position, but I’m not unfamiliar with the leaderboard,” said Wang. “I will do my best in the weekend and this year we have really strong rookies coming in. It’s really competitive. I just want to keep up with the best.”

Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom posted a round of 66 and moved to 9 under after 36 holes.

Sagstrom, 32, played a bogey-free round and birdied four consecutive holes (Nos. 13-16) on the inward nine. The former LSU golfer only needed 26 putts during the stops and starts of the day.

“I’ve been in this position before so it’s nothing new,” said Sagstrom. “That’s what happens when you’re a veteran on Tour, you’re hoping you’ve been in enough and trying to win and give yourself chances.

“I’m just happy to be back here. I’ve been fighting with my head and my game a little bit over the last few months, so it’s really nice to be back and up in the mix.”

Three players who completed their rounds were at 8 under. Norway’s Celine Borge (66), Spain’s Azahara Munoz, who has back-to-back rounds of 68, and Australia’s Hannah Green (68) were three strokes off the pace.

Sei Young Kim of Korea, who held a share of the first round lead at 7 under, was 1 under through four holes and is tied for third place.

The other first round leaders finished their rounds. England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff carded an even-par score of 72 and is tied for seventh at 7 under. Allisen Corpuz struggled to a 2 over score and is tied for 17th place at 5 under.

A humorous scene happened when the threesome of Green, Lauren Coughlin and Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul raced up the ninth fairway to finish before another delay.

“I don’t know who kind of said let’s do it. I think it was probably Jeeno, and all of us completely agreed,” said Green. “We were all slowly jogging and Jeeno was going quicker and we’re all catching up and all the caddies ran as well. I think if we didn’t run on that hole we would still be putting on the 9th green.

“I am just glad it was a team effort and that everyone wanted to finish after already two delays.”

Nelly Korda birdied the second and third holes and was at 7 under after four holes when play was suspended.

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TENNIS NEWS

BEN SHELTON RETIRES, FRANCES TIAFOE BOUNCED FROM U.S. OPEN

American tennis stars Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe saw their U.S. Open runs end less than an hour apart Friday in New York, one by retirement and the other by a straight-sets trouncing.

Shelton fought through pain in his left shoulder throughout the fourth set of his match against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, then retired before the fifth set could start. The No. 6 seed traded sets with his opponent 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6 up until that point.

Soon after, German qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff completed his second consecutive upset when he took down 17th seed Tiafoe 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7). Struff previously toppled No. 11 Holger Rune of Denmark in five sets and now heads to his first U.S. Open fourth round at 35 years old.

Shelton, whose injury was to his serving shoulder, had fired 11 aces and won 61 of 80 first-service points (76.3 percent) before he retired. The injury may have come on a remarkable set point in the third set, in which Shelton dove near the back wall and perfectly placed a backhander in the far left corner of Mannarino’s court, inducing an error.

“You won’t hear me pouting about how bad things are,” Shelton said in his postmatch press conference. “The summer that I have and what I’ve been able to do in this sport in a short amount of time.”

Shelton, 22, reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, the fourth round of the French Open and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon earlier this year — all career bests. The 2023 U.S. Open semifinalist was among a handful of favorites to claim the trophy in New York.

“A small setback like this, it hurts, yeah,” Shelton said. “Yeah, I was playing really well. I was in form, (had) a lot of confidence. There’s just so many things to be happy with — the way I was playing, moving on the court, competing. Like I said, it’s been a great summer.”

This marked the first time he has retired in his 178 career matches.

“When he started to have pain, he was leading in the match,” Mannarino said in his on-court interview. “Honestly, he probably would’ve won that match. That’s unfortunate for him, and lucky for me. I don’t really know what to say right now. I’m happy to be through but I wish him the best, of course.”

Like Struff, the 37-year-old Mannarino reached the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the first time. His opponent will be Czech 20th seed Jiri Lehecka, who eliminated Belgian Raphael Collignon 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Tiafoe held a 15-14 edge over Struff in aces, and the German committed nine more unforced errors. But Struff won 46 of 52 first-service points (88.5 percent) and broke Tiafoe’s serve five times in 10 opportunities.

The biggest name in action early Friday was No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish star had his serve broken for the first time this tournament and used a medical timeout to receive right knee treatment, but he returned to win the next seven straight games on his way to a 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 victory over Italy’s Luciano Darderi.

“I’m feeling good, it was just a precaution that I asked for the physio,” Alcaraz said when asked about the medical timeout. “When he broke my serve, in the last point I felt something in the knee, but after five or six points it was gone. I just asked the physio to take care of the knee, so I had to be feeling good. I am going to talk to my team about it, but I’m feeling good.”

Alcaraz’s fourth-round opponent will be Arthur Rinderknech, who got past fellow Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.

Three matches remain Friday night, one including Taylor Fritz, the No. 4 seed and United States’ last big hope for a winner. Fritz will play Swiss qualifier Jerome Kym, while No. 7 Novak Djokovic of Serbia will meet Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in a marquee matchup.

JESSICA PEGULA, ELENA RYBAKINA FORGE ON AT U.S. OPEN; JASMINE PAOLINI UPSET

Top-10 seeds Jessica Pegula and Elena Rybakina swept into the fourth round, but Jasmine Paolini was not as lucky on Friday at the U.S. Open.

Ex-Wimbledon champ Marketa Vondrousova knocked off Italian seventh seed Paolini 7-6 (4), 6-1 in their third-round match.

The unseeded Czech hit six aces and remained unbroken throughout the clash. The pair were locked into a competitive back-and-forth in the key sixth game of the second set when Paolini sent a backhand stab sailing long to help Vondrousova convert her sixth break point.

“It was a very important game,” Vondrousova said after the match. “Big difference between 4-2 and 5-1. It was a crazy game — and the key to the match.”

The 29-year-old Paolini had two straight-set wins leading into Friday’s matchup, including breezing past teenager Iva Jovic in her second-round match. Coming into the U.S. Open, she had been playing some of her best tennis, including a trip to the Cincinnati Open final, where she fell to Polish star Iga Swiatek, and titles in both singles and doubles at the Italian Open earlier this year.

It is the first time Vondrousova has reached the fourth round of a major since last year’s French Open, where she lost to Swiatek in the quarterfinal.

She will next face the ninth-seeded Rybakina of Kazakhstan, who lost just three games and needed only 62 minutes to defeat Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-2.

A former Wimbledon champ like Vondrousova, Rybakina’s weakest Grand Slam has historically been the U.S. Open. This marks her first time reaching the fourth round in Flushing Meadows.

“For some reason the U.S. Open through the years wasn’t really successful for me,” Rybakina said in her on-court interview. “So hopefully this year it will change.”

No. 4 seed Pegula, on the other hand, made the 2024 U.S. Open her closest call at a major before falling to No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the final.

The New York state native is trying to chart a course back to the final as she defeated former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 7-5 Friday in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Pegula fell down a break in the second set and trailed Azarenka 4-2 and 5-4 before completing a comeback.

“Last year this place was really special,” Pegula said in her on-court interview. “I had some amazing moments on this court. My results weren’t that amazing the last couple of months, so being able to turn it around really quickly was awesome.”

Spaniard Cristina Bucsa upset No. 19 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Four matches remained Friday evening, including the top-seeded Sabalenka taking on Canadian 31st seed Leylah Fernandez. Americans Ann Li, Emma Navarro (the 10th seed) and Taylor Townsend will all be in action as well.

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TOP INDIANA HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES

INDIANA FEVER

GAME RECAP: SIMS’ HEROICS LIFT FEVER TO WIN IN L.A.

Odyssey Sims got some revenge against her former team to lead the Fever (21-18) to a crucial 76-75 victory over the Sparks (17-20) on Friday night in Los Angeles.

Sims scored Indiana’s final five points on Friday. She hit a three to tie the game at 74 with 50.8 seconds left and then – after Azura Stevens made one of two free throws on the other end to briefly put Los Angeles back in front – converted a one-handed runner that proved to be the game-winning bucket with 13.6 seconds left to play. The Fever defense locked down on the ensuing possession, forcing Kelsey Plum into a turnover in the closing seconds to seal the win.

Sims, who was waived by the Sparks on July 2 before signing with the Fever on Aug. 10, scored 21 points on 10-of-20 shooting to go along with six rebounds and three assists against her former team. It was Sims’ second straight 20-point game, as she scored 22 points in Tuesday’s win over Seattle.

All-Star center Aliyah Boston led the Fever with 22 points on 11-of-18 shooting, 11 rebounds, and a career-high six steals. Boston’s six steals were the most since current Fever assistant Briann January tallied six steals in a game at Phoenix on July 8, 2016.

Kelsey Mitchell added 12 points for the Fever, whose magic number to clinch a playoff berth dropped to three with five games remaining in the regular season.

The Fever will continue their three-game road trip on Sunday night at Golden State before wrapping up the trip on Tuesday night in Phoenix. They return home to host Chicago at Gainbridge Fieldhouse next Friday.

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

THREE BLASTS, YORKE’S FOUR HITS BOOST INDIANS OVER BISONS

INDIANAPOLIS – Brett Sullivan, Sammy Siani and Rafael Flores each went yard, and Nick Yorke logged a quartet of hits as the Indianapolis Indians won their first game of the six-game set with the Buffalo Bisons on Friday night at Victory Field, 5-3.

Sullivan’s solo round tripper cracked open the scoring in the bottom of the second, his fourth of the season sailing 387 feet out to right field. A run-scoring groundout in the top of the fifth knotted the game before an onslaught of Indians (32-23, 74-55) home runs gave the home team a lead it would not relinquish.

Siani launched his second homer in an Indians uniform and first at Victory Field to break the tie in the fifth. The scoring continued in the sixth when Nick Solak singled home Nick Yorke and was brought home on Flores’ two-run shot to right-center. All five Indians runs came at the hands of Adam Kloffenstein (L, 2-7).

Buffalo (22-31, 52-74) brought two runs home in the eighth and threatened again in the ninth with two runners on and one out. Cam Sanders (S, 4) fanned Phil Clarke and Josh Rivera to strand the game-tying runs and secure the victory.

Drake Fellows (W, 8-6) spin a quality start for the Indians, allowing just one run over 6.0 innings.

The four-hit performance by Yorke was his first since Sept. 11, 2024, when he was a triple shy of the cycle vs. Rochester at Victory Field.

The Indians and Bisons face off again in the fifth game of the six-game set on Saturday night at 7:05 PM. Neither team has named a starting pitcher for the contest.

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INDY ELEVEN

PREVIEW

Indy Eleven vs. Louisville City FC
Sat., Aug. 30, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis
Follow Live
Watch: WNDY 23, Greg Rakestraw & Dan Kapsalis
Stream: ESPN+
In-game updates: IndyEleven
Stats: #INDvLOU MatchCenter at USLChampionship.com

2025 USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 6-9-5 (-5), 23 pts; #8 in Eastern Conference
Louisville City FC: 14-1-6 (25), 48 pts; #1 in Eastern Conference

Setting the Scene

The LIPAFC (Louisville–Indianapolis Proximity Association Football Contest) series pitting Indy Eleven vs. current USLC Eastern Conference leader Louisville City FC continues at Carroll Stadium on Saturday at 7:00 pm on WNDY 23 and ESPN+.

IND		LOU
20	Games	21
32	Goals	42
77	SOT	102
22	Assists	33
37	Goals Conceded	17
88	Shots Faced	79
4	Clean Sheets	7

Series

Saturday marks the 24th overall meeting between the sides all-time, with Louisville City leading 11-5-7.

GF 25, GA 40

Last Four Meetings at Carroll Stadium
Oct. 5, 2024 D, 2-2
May 27, 2023 L, 1-0
Aug. 31, 2022 W, 2-1
Oct. 16, 2021 W, 1-0

Last Meeting (10/5/24)

Reigning USL Championship “Player of the Week” Augi Williams continued his scoring run with two goals to lead the host Boys in Blue in a 2-2 draw vs. Louisville City FC at Carroll Stadium.

Augi became the first Indy Eleven player in franchise history to score five goals in consecutive matches, coming off his hat trick vs. Miami FC on September 28.

In stoppage time of the first half, Williams took a precise diagonal pass from Maalique Foster, brought it back with his right foot, and turned to finish just inside the left post to tie the match at 1-1. It is Foster’s fifth assist this season.

The Boys in Blue took a 2-1 lead in the 68th minute on Augi’s second goal of the night. Captain Aodhan Quinn started the scoring sequence with a long ball up the left side to Douglas Martinez, who quickly headed it to Jack Blake. Blake bent a left-footed cross that Williams finished with a sliding touch. Blake now has four assists on the campaign.

Goalkeeper Hunter Sulte recorded five saves, improving his season total to 62.

Indy Eleven 2:2 Louisville City FC
Saturday, October 5, 2024 – 7:00 p.m.
Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis
Attendance: 10,780
Weather: Sunny, 80 degrees
Scoring Summary
LOU – Amadou Dia (Sam Gleadle) 12’
IND – Augi Williams (Maalique Foster) 45’+3
IND – Augi Williams (Jack Blake) 68’
LOU – Jake Morris (Dylan Mares) 90’+4
Discipline Summary
IND – Aodhan Quinn (caution) 4’
IND – Maalique Foster (caution) 20’
LOU – Aiden McFadden (caution) 29’
LOU – Bench (caution) 30’
IND – Bench (caution) 38’
LOU – Ray Serrano (caution) 44’
LOU – Kyle Adams (caution) 85’

Indy Eleven Line-Up: Hunter Sulte, Aedan Stanley, James Musa, Ben Ofeimu, Logan Neidlinger, Aodhan Quinn (captain) Brem Soumaoro, Jack Blake (Laurence Wootton 81’), Maalique Foster (Romario Williams 75’), Douglas Martinez (Elliot Collier 75’), Augi Williams.

Indy Eleven Subs Not Used: Yannik Oettl, Josh O’Brien, Cam Lindley, Ben Mines.

Louisville City FC Line-Up: Damian Las, Kyle Adams (captain), Arturo Ordóñez, Sean Totsch, Amadou Dia (Dylan Mares 81’), Elijah Wynder, Taylor Davila, Aiden McFadden (Jake Morris 81’), Ray Serrano (Adrien Perez 64’), Sam Gleadle (Jansen Wilson 45’), Phillip Goodrum (Wilson Harris 64’).

Louisville City Subs Not Used: Wes Charpie, Ryan Troutman.

Blake USLC Team of the Week

Indy Eleven midfielder Jack Blake earned USL Championship “Team of the Week” honors for the third time in 2025 and the 11th time in the last two seasons after recording his sixth career brace in a 3-2 victory over Miami FC last Saturday.

The Boys in Blue have had nine different players named to the Team of the Week/Team of the Round this season.

Against Miami, the Nottingham, England, native earned a penalty late in the first half and converted his 10th consecutive PK in the last two seasons to tie the match 1-1.

In the 69th minute, Blake took one touch to the left outside the area and uncorked a left-footed banger into the top left corner of the net to give the Boys in Blue a 3-1 lead. That goal was a nominee for the USLC “Goal of the Week”.

The 30-year-old Blake has a team-high seven goals this season and 22 in his three seasons with Indy Eleven. That total is second in the team’s USLC era behind Tyler Pasher’s 24. Blake has 39 career goals and 25 assists in USLC regular-season play in his eight seasons in the league.

In 2025, Blake leads the Boys in Blue in goals (7), shots (33), shots on target (16), and fouls won (31). In this week’s USLC stats, Blake is tied for 11th in shots, tied for 12th in goals, and tied for 14th in assists (4).

Blake was the USLC “Player of the Week” on July 8 after recording a goal and an assist vs. Monterey Bay FC. He started the 2025 campaign with USLC “Team of the Week” honors after a goal and an assist at Miami FC on March 15. Blake earned USL Jägermeister Cup “Team of the Round” recognition after scoring an impressive goal at Forward Madison FC on April 26.

The versatile Blake is ranked among Indy Eleven career leaders in the USLC era (2018-) in all eight categories. He leads in PKs made (10) and attempted (10) and is second in goals (20) and points (49), fourth in assists (9), and fifth in games played (77), starts (70), and minutes played (5,833).

Boys in Blue Comeback beats Miami

Jack Blake recorded his sixth career brace to lead the Boys in Blue to a 3-2 win over Miami FC at Carroll Stadium last Saturday.

Trailing 1-0 late in the first half, captain Aodhan Quinn deflected a pass in the midfield to Blake, who fed Edward Kizza. Kizza made a spin move and delivered the ball in space to Maalique Foster, who made a diagonal pass to the edge of the box to Blake. Blake took one dribble inside the area and drew contact, resulting in a penalty kick. Blake converted his 10th consecutive PK in the last two seasons for the Boys in Blue to tie it 1-1 just prior to halftime.

Cam Lindley subbed in to start the second half and made an immediate impact. In the 51st, Lindley took a free kick on the left side and delivered a perfect cross to the back post to Pat Hogan, who flicked it into the right corner to give the Boys in Blue a 2-1 lead. It is Hogan’s second goal this season, with the first coming in the season opener at Miami FC off a set piece from Blake.

Lindley became the 23rd player in USL Championship history to record 30 assists. Prior to the match, Lindley was honored for becoming the fifth player in franchise history to play 100 matches. He is fourth all-time with 103 career games played.

In the 69th, Foster and Blake teamed up again for the game-winning goal. Foster handled a clearance in the center of the field, took one dribble, and passed it to Blake just outside the area. Blake took one touch to the left and uncorked a left-footed banger into the top left corner to give the Boys in Blue a 3-1 lead.

The victory moved the Boys in Blue to a playoff position at the 2/3 point of the 30-game regular season schedule.

Indy Eleven USL Championship Goals (All Competitions)
1. Tyler Pasher 24 2018-20
2. Jack Blake 22 2023-
3. Sebastian Guenzatti 16 2023-24
4. Manuel Arteaga 15 2021-22
5. Aodhan Quinn 13 2023-
Stéfano Pinho 13 2022-23
Ayoze 13 2018-22
Indy Eleven Appearances (All Competitions)
1. Ayoze 126 2018-22
2. Brad Ring 115 2014-18
3. Karl Ouimette 108 2018-22
4. Cam Lindley 103 2020, 2023-
5.Don Smart 101 2014-17
Aodhan Quinn USLC All-Time Rankings
Games Started | 268 | 1st
Minutes | 23,507 | 1st
Assists | 56 | 3rd
Appearances | 282 | T 3rd
USL Championship Regular Season 50 Goals & 50 Assists
1.Enzo Martinez (BHM) – 78 goals, 52 assists
2. Aodhan Quinn (IND) – 57 goals, 56 assists
3.Solomon Asante – 52 goals, 56 assists
USL Championship Regular Season Goal Contributions
2. Dane Kelly 127 (106 goals, 21 assists)
3. Aodhan Quinn (IND) 113 (57 goals & 56 assists)*
USL Championship Assists in Consecutive Games Streaks
2. Aodhan Quinn (PHX) 5 2021
4. Aodhan Quinn (OC) 4 2018
Aodhan Quinn (IND) 4 May 3-28, 2025
USLC 50+ Regular Season Goals Best Strike Rate
3. Romario Williams – 64 goals, 162 app., 158.9 mins/goal
Indy Eleven Goals in a 5-Game Stretch
Elvis Amoh 7 Apr. 19-May 10, 2025
Tyler Pasher 6 Nov. 2, 2019-July 22, 2020
Augi Williams 5 May 8-22, 2024
Manuel Arteaga 5 June 4-18, 2022
Eamon Zayed 5 July 13-Aug. 3, 2016
Eamon Zayed 5 May 21-June 11, 2016
Blake Smith 5 May 28-June 17, 2014
Indy Eleven Goals in Consecutive Games Streaks
Tyler Pasher 6 Nov. 2, 2019-July 22, 2020
Elvis Amoh 5 Apr. 19-May 10, 2025
Augi Williams 4 May 8-22, 2024
Sebastian Guenzatti 3 Aug. 26-Sept. 15, 2023
Stefano Pinho 3 May 28-June 8, 2022
Tyler Pasher 3 June 1-15, 2019
Dane Kelly 3 Apr. 15-28, 2019
Dane Richards 3 Aug. 19-29, 2015
Kleberson 3 July 19-Aug. 2, 2014
Indy Eleven Saves, Game
11, Yannik Oettl at Chicago Fire FC II, 4/17/24, USOC 3rd Round
10, Sean Lewis at Birmingham Legion FC, 10/12/22
10, Reice Charles-Cook at Philadelphia, 5/7/25, USOC Rd. of 32
9, Jon Busch at Minnesota United, 7/16/16
8, Owain Fon Williams at Louisville City, 10/13/18
8, Bobby Edwards at Sporting KC II, 6/20/21
8, Kristian Nicht vs. San Antonio Scorpions, 5/30/14
8, Kristian Nicht vs. Minnesota United, 10/11/14
Indy Eleven USLC Championship Saves
1. Hunter Sulte 116 2024-
2. Evan Newton 115 2019-20
3. Jordan Farr 101 2018-21
4. Owain Fon Williams 97 2018
5. Tim Trilk 87 2022-23
Indy Eleven USLC Championship Clean Sheets
1. Hunter Sulte 13 2024-
2. Evan Newton 12 2019-20
3. Owain Fon Williams 11 2018
4. Jordan Farr 10 2018-21
5. Tim Trilk 9 2022-23

USL Championship Stats

Individual

Category Player Rank Total
Clearances Pat Hogan 4 124
James Musa 8 115
Assists Aodhan Quinn T6 6
Jack Blake T14 4
Saves Hunter Sulte T8 47
Interceptions James Musa T10 24
Crosses Aodhan Quinn 11 83
Shots Jack Blake T11 33
Goals Jack Blake T12 7
Blocks Ben Ofeimu T12 14
Clean Sheets Hunter Sulte T12 4
Tackles Won James Murphy T18 23

Team

Category Rank Total
First-Half Goals T4 17
Goals T6 32
Conversion Rate T6 18%
Shots 15 220
Clean Sheets T15 4

USL Career Regular Season Rankings

Individual Rankings

Goals
T14. Romario Williams – 64
T22. Aodhan Quinn – 57
Assists
2. Solomon Asante – 58
3. Aodhan Quinn – 56
23. Cam Lindley – 30
Games Started
1. Aodhan Quinn – 268
2. Sean Totsch (LOU) – 260
T24. James Musa – 208
Minutes
1.Aodhan Quinn – 23,507
2. Sean Totsch (LOU) – 23,341
24. James Musa – 18,329
Appearances
4. Aodhan Quinn (IND) – 282

Team Leaders

Stat Player #
Goals Jack Blake 7
Assists Aodhan Quinn 6
Shots Jack Blake 33
Shots on Target Jack Blake 16
Chances Created Aodhan Quinn 24
Crosses Aodhan Quinn 83
Fouls Won Jack Blake 31
Duels Won James Musa 84
Aerial Duels Won Pat Hogan 44
Clearances Pat Hogan 124
Blocks Ben Ofeimu 14
Interceptions James Musa 24
Tackles Won James Murphy 23
Passes James Murphy 882
Minutes Aodhan Quinn 1719

USL CHAMPIONSHIP HONORS

Elvis Amoh
Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round-Bench (4/29)
Team of the Week (Week 8/9 – 5/6)
Jack Blake
Team of the Week (Week 2 – 3/18)
Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round (4/29)
Player of the Week (Week 17/18 – 7/7)
Team of the Week (Week 17/18 – 7/7)
Goal of the Week nominee (Week 25 – 8/25)
Team of the Week (Week 25 – 8/26)
Maalique Foster
Team of the Week – Bench (Week 4 – 4/1)
Team of the Week (Week 5 – 4/8)
Goal of the Week nominee (Week 17/18 – 7/7)
Pat Hogan
Team of the Week (Week 2 – 3/18)
Ben Ofeimu
Team of the Week (Week 15 – 6/17)
Aodhan Quinn
Goal of the Week nominee (Week 4 – 4/1)
Team of the Week – Bench (Week 17/18 – 7/7)
Bruno Rendon
Team of the Week (Week 3 – 3/25)
Hunter Sulte
Team of the Week (Weeks 13/14 – 6/10)
Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round (7/1)
Jägermeister Cup “Save of the Round” (7/1)
“Save of the Week” (Week 23 – 8/12)
Romario Williams
Team of the Week (Weeks 13/14 – 6/10)

COACH SEAN McAULEY

Head coach Sean McAuley earned the USLC “Coach of the Month” last May and he was a nominee for USLC Midseason “Coach of the Year” after leading his team to a 12-match unbeaten streak in a two-month span from April 17 through June 15.

The Sheffield, England, native led Indy Eleven to the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals with four straight wins, including a 2-1 victory at MLS-side Atlanta United.

McAuley is in his second season in Indy after previously serving as interim head coach/assistant at MLS-side Minnesota United FC. McAuley helped Minnesota to playoff appearances in his first three seasons, including a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2020.

In 2015, he hoisted the MLS Cup with the Portland Timbers. McAuley began his playing career with Manchester United and played for Portland Timbers and the Scottish U-21 National Team.

USLC: 20-20-14 | USOC: 5-1-1 | OVERALL: 28-21-16 (.554)

TEAM HIGH/LOWS

Single-Match Highs
Shots: 17 | May 28 vs HFD
SOT: 8 | Mar. 15 at MIA
Possession: 58.4% | May 28 vs HFD
Corners: 11 | Mar. 29 vs COS
Single-Match Lows
Shots: 4 | June 4 at BHM
SOT: 1 | June 4 at BHM, Aug. 9 at DET
Possession: 26.1% | Aug. 9 at DET
Corners: 1 | Mar. 22 at LEX, May 10 at SAC, June 4 at BHM
Opponent Highs
Shots: 26 | Aug. 16 at LDN
SOT: 9 | July 18 at NC
Possession: 73.9% | Aug. 9 at DET
Corners: 9 | June 28 vs. BHM^
Opponent Lows
Shots: 4 | June 14 vs PIT
SOT: 0 | June 14 vs PIT, July 12 vs. RI
Possession: 41.6% | May 28 vs HFD
Corners: 2 | May 16 at ELP, Aug. 20 vs. GVL (Jägermeister Cup)

USL Championship Regular-Season Player Milestones

60 Goals
Romario Williams – 64
50 Goals
Aodhan Quinn – 57
40 Goals
Elvis Amoh – 45
30 Goals
Jack Blake – 39
20 Goals
Maalique Foster – 21
Edward Kizza – (19)
Elliot Collier – (18)
50 Assists
Aodhan Quinn – 56
30 Assists
Cam Lindley – 30
20 Assists
Jack Blake – 25
15 Assists
James Murphy – 18
Maalique Foster – 17
Aedan Stanley – 15
110 Goals+Assists
Aodhan Quinn – 113 (57 goals, 56 assists)
70 Goals+Assists
Romario Williams – 75 (64 goals, 11 assists)
60 Goals+Assists
Jack Blake – 64 (39 goals, 25 assists)
50 Goals+Assists
Elvis Amoh – 54 (45 goals, 9 assists)
30 Goals+Assists
Maalique Foster – 38 (21 goals, 17 assists)
Cam Lindley – 35 (5 goals, 30 assists)
20 Goals+Assists
Elliot Collier – 25 (18 goals, 7 assists)
Edward Kizza – 21 (19 goals, 2 assists)
10 Penalties Converted (attempted)
Aodhan Quinn – 25 (28)
Jack Blake – 14 (16)
Romario Williams – 8 (10)
250 Appearances
Aodhan Quinn – 282
200 Appearances
James Musa – 221
150 Appearances
Jack Blake – 189
Cam Lindley – 178
Romario Williams – 162
James Murphy – 152
100 Appearances
Elvis Amoh – 148
Ben Ofeimu – 144
Aedan Stanley – 138
Elliot Collier – 125
Pat Hogan – 107
Edward Kizza – (99)
250 Games Started
Aodhan Quinn – 268
200 Games Started
James Musa – 208
150 Games Started
Jack Blake – 160
Cam Lindley – 153
100 Games Started
Aedan Stanley – 134
James Murphy – 126
Romario Williams – 120
20,000 Minutes
Aodhan Quinn – 23,507
15,000 Minutes
James Musa – 18,329
10,000 Minutes
Jack Blake – 13,641
Cam Lindley – 13,318
Aedan Stanley – 12,025
James Murphy – 11,360
Ben Ofeimu – 10,845
Romario Williams – 10,170

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

Goalkeepers (3): Reice Charles-Cook, ^Ryan Hunsucker, Hunter Sulte

Defenders (9): Pat Hogan, ^Maverick McCoy, Finn McRobb, James Musa, Josh O’Brien, Ben Ofeimu, Bruno Rendon, Aedan Stanley, Hayden White

Midfielders (7): Jack Blake, Oliver Brynéus, Cam Lindley, James Murphy, Logan Neidlinger, Aodhan Quinn, Brem Soumaoro

Forwards (5): Elvis Amoh, Elliot Collier, Maalique Foster, Edward Kizza, Romario Williams

^USL Academy Contract

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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

HOOSIERS ORCHESTRATE DRAMATIC REVERSE SWEEP

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – With their backs against the wall in the season opener, the Indiana volleyball team (1-0, 0-0 B1G) reeled off one of the finest comebacks in program history. Led by 20 kills from senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles, the Hoosiers completed the program’s first reverse sweep in 10 years.

The Hoosiers knocked off host (RV) Miami (Fla.) in a five-set battle (18-25, 17-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-11) at the Knight Sports Complex to kick off the 2025 campaign. IU hit .262 (54-22-122) in the match while all three primary pin hitters were in double figures for kills.

Miami (Fla.) put the pressure on IU early from the service line with seven aces in the first two sets. From there, the Hoosiers woke up and took over. Freshman setter Teodora Kričković distributed the ball with pace to her three outstanding pin attackers. In her first career match, she recorded 39 assists and six digs.

IU’s defense woke up over the final three sets to orchestrate the reverse sweep. The Hoosiers racked up 12 blocks as a team, led by six from senior middle blocker Madi Sell. Freshman libero Audrey Jackson had 13 digs in her collegiate debut. Freshman middle blocker Victoria Gray had a hand in five blocks of her own.

Over the past three years, IU and Miami (Fla.) have played legendary matches against each other in the non-conference portion of the schedule. The Hoosiers have won both contests in Coral Gables over the past three years with the Hurricanes taking last year’s contest in Texas.

Albeit early in the season, tonight’s win will go a long way in IU’s campaign. It’s the fifth-straight season opener that head coach Steve Aird and the Hoosiers have won. It also marks four-straight seasons that IU has beaten a power four conference opponent in the non-conference slate.

Aird and his squad will have a quick turnaround before tomorrow’s game. IU will play VCU in Coral Gables at 2 p.m. The Rams are coming off a sweep of Ohio State in their season opener. There will be no stream of the match but updates can be found on IU’s social media.

How it Happened

• IU racked up 12 team blocks on the night, led by six from senior middle blocker Madi Sell. It’s the most blocks in a match by the Hoosiers since picking up 12 at Rutgers last season (Nov. 1, 2024). Both middles had a hand in at least five stuffs for the Hoosiers.

• A late offensive surge helped IU outhit Miami (.262-.222). The Hurricanes had an advantage in aces (12-7) but committed more service errors than the Hoosiers (11-7). IU racked up 40 digs and 12 blocks, turning up the defensive pressure down the stretch.

• Miami (Fla.) made IU’s life difficult in the first set. The Hurricanes had five aces in game one to pair with four blocks. The hosts made zero errors from the end line and made it impossible for IU to keep the ball in play. Senior opposite Avry Tatum had three kills in the first set but a late 5-0 run helped Miami pull away.

• The Hurricanes came alive offensively in the second set. Outside hitter Ava Carney had four kills (4-1-7) and two blocks in game two. Miami racked up five blocks in total with middle blocker Logan Wiley having a hand in all five of them. Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had five kills but it wasn’t enough for the Hoosiers.

• Things started to turn in the favor of the Hoosiers in the third set. Freshman setter Teodora Kričković racked up 11 assists while the team hit .458 (13-2-24) to pull away. Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager had six kills and two digs while Alonso-Corcelles chipped in four kills as well. IU closed the set on an 8-2 run with Krickovic at the service line.

• IU’s momentum carried over into the fourth set. Alonso-Corcelles took over the match with seven kills. She passed 1,000 career kills in the contest, the 21st player in program history to reach that mark. Miami had six service errors to move the game along. IU trailed 15-13 at the media timeout but ended on a 12-5 run.

• It was all Hoosiers in game five. Paired with a high-flying offense and a collective team energy, IU rolled out to an 8-3 lead in the deciding set. The Hoosiers held off a pair of Miami runs and won a challenge at the end of the match to finish off the reverse sweep.

Top Hoosier Performers

#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela

20 kills, .368 hitting percentage, 5 digs, 4 blocks

#24 Jager, Jaidyn

13 kills, 9 digs, 5 blocks

#10 Kričković, Teodora

39 assists, 6 digs, 3 aces, 3 blocks

Notes to Know

• The Hoosiers move to 15-6 over the past three years when senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles and senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum record at least 10 kills. Alonso-Corcelles record 20 kills in the victory, her seventh-career match with at least 20 kills.

• Alonso-Corcelles surpassed 1,000 career kills with her 20-kill output against the Hurricanes on Friday evening. She is the 21st member of the 1,000-kill club at IU and the third (Breana Edwards, Mady Saris) to play for head coach Steve Aird.

• IU started four freshmen (Teodora Kričković, Jaidyn Jager, Audrey Jackson and Victoria Gray) on Friday against Miami. It’s the first time that the program has had four freshmen start in a season opener since 2020-21 (vs. Nebraska). In total, six true freshmen made their collegiate debuts in the victory.

• It was the first reverse sweep for the Hoosiers since a 2015 win against Texas State. During the 25-point rally era (since 2008), it’s just the fourth reverse sweep by the program. It’s the 20th five-set win under Aird and the second against Miami in Coral Gables.

PURDUE CROSS COUNTRY

PURDUE CONCLUDES CROSS COUNTRY SEASON OPENER

VALPARAISO, Ind. – Purdue Cross Country opened the season on Friday night at the Winrow Valparaiso Open with second place finishes by the men’s and women’s teams.

Men’s Notes

• Nerius White led the men’s team with a ninth-place finish in 18:19.0. It was just the second 6k of his career.

• Nate Assa finished 11th in 18:30.4 in his collegiate debut. He joins Kiefer Bell and Douglas Buckeridge as the only three Purdue freshmen to break 18:35.0 in a 6k since 2018.

• Quintin Lowe followed right behind Assa with a personal best 18:39.7. It was his best 6k run by over 25 seconds.

• Daniel Emmert ran 18:41.7 in his collegiate debut to finish 13th. He is one of five Boilermaker freshmen to run faster than 18:50.0 in the last eight seasons.

• Neal White also had his collegiate debut on Friday and ran 18:53.7.

Women’s Notes

Elise Peckinpaugh was the highest Boilermakers’ finisher in sixth. She ran 17:36.8 to set a 5k personal best by 48 seconds. It was her first time racing in the 5k in her collegiate career.

• Julia Economou followed in ninth with a personal best 17:46.0. Her mark is the best of her career by over a minute after she ran 18:50.5 in her collegiate debut in 2023.

• Sofia Munoz came in 11th after she finished in 18:10.3 and set a personal best by nearly 18 seconds.

• Ally Wigand followed the personal best trend with a four-second improvement (18:18.5) to finish 13th.

Next Up

Purdue heads to Michigan State for the Big Ten Preview on Friday, Sept. 12.

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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL

VOLLEYBALL OPENS SEASON WITH GUTSY 5-SET WIN

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 15 Purdue volleyball went the distance against USF in the opening match of the season, securing the 1-0 record after a 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 21-25, 15-10 final score.

Notes

Every offensive player (six total) that rotated to the front row and had more than two attacks owned at least six kills.

Kenna Wollard not only led the team with a career-high-tying 18 kills, but set a career-high in digs (8). Wollard also led all players with three aces.

Taylor Anderson had one of her strongest performances from the attack, setting a career-high 14 attacks while going errorless with six kills (.429%), just one kill shy of her career-best

Anderson reached a double-double with 41 assists and 14 digs (two-shy of her career-best)

Dior Charles was 6-0-7 after the first two sets and finished the day with a team-leading .444% (6-2-9).

Grace Heaney set a career-high 10 digs and 30 attacks and was two kills shy of her first double-double.

Julia Kane set a career-high13 digs, second-most on the team behind A. Anderson.

As a team, Purdue’s most efficient set came in the final frame, going 5-1-14 (.286%) and a set-high 80% sideout.

Purdue out-blocked USF 11-9

The Boilermakers held the Bulls to a .000 or negative hitting % in three of five sets, including the fifth set.

Akasha Anderson led the effort in the fifth set, posting an errorless two kills on three swings and two blocks. She finished the day second on the team with 11 kills and a team-leading five total blocks, including two solo stuffs.

Up Next:

The Boilermakers will close out their weekend in Tennessee on Sunday for the Sprouts Farmers Market Broadway Block Party, hosted at the Nashville Predators’ Bridgestone Arena. No. 15 Purdue will take on Tennessee, the first team out of the AVCA preseason poll (126 votes), Sunday at 3:07 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

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NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL

IRISH OUTLAST SANTA CLARA IN FIVE-SET THRILLER

SOUTH BEND, IND. – The Notre Dame volleyball team battled back in an intense fifth set to secure win number one on the season, taking down Santa Clara 3-2 in the season opener and first game of the Catholic Challenge. The Irish are now 1-0 on the young season.

Down 14-10 and facing match point in the fifth set, the Irish refused to surrender, going on a 4-0 run capped by an Anna Bjork kill to knot it up at 14-all. A Broncos kill put Santa Clara back up 15-14, but that’s when Morgan Gaerte sandwiched two kills in between a Broncos attack error to give the Irish the 17-15 win in the fifth set to secure the match.

Gaerte notched a career-high 21 kills on the night, three more than her previous career best from last year. The Preseason All-ACC selection scored 22.0 points on the night, a game high.

Three freshmen, Maya Baker, Maya Evens and Chichi Nnaji made their first career starts on the night, while fellow first-year player Mae Kordas made her collegiate debut as well.

Evens, playing as the libero, registered 25 digs on the night to go along with three assists, while Maya Baker dished out 21 assists and dug out nine Broncos attacks, just missing out on a double-double. When combined with Harmony Sample’s 18 assists, Notre Dame recorded 52 kills on 45 assists on Friday night.

Nnaji notched 10 kills on the evening, joining Gaerte as the only Irish with double-digit kill totals on the night. Kordas made an impact off the bench, tallying four kills, three blocks and two aces, which came in a critical moment in the third set to boost Notre Dame to a 2-1 match lead at the time.

The Irish recorded 19 total blocks on the night, led by Grace Langer’s career-high 11. Langer became the first Notre Dame player to record 10 or more blocks in a single game since Charity McDowell had 10 back in the 2022 season.

Notre Dame will look to continue its momentum on Sunday against Villanova to conclude the Catholic Challenge. First serve is set for 1 p.m. and admission to all Notre Dame regular season volleyball matches is free.

NOTRE DAME CROSS COUNTRY

IRISH OPEN SEASON IN STRIDE

VALPARAISO, Ind. – The No. 16 ranked Notre Dame women and the No. 8 Irish men opened up the 2025 cross country season on Friday evening at the Winrow Valparaiso Open with a pair of team victories. The women turned in a team score of 50 to finish ahead of Purdue (52) and Valparaiso (97) while the men had a team score of 23 for the first-place spot ahead of Purdue (64) and Valparaiso (76).

Emmelin Mucharsky took first place overall while competing unattached after running a 16:39.48 in the 5k race. Chloe Huyler and Helen Sachs also competed unattached and came second (16:51.84) and third (17:07.04), respectively.

Reagan Riley was fourth overall and was the first scoring runner of the meet for the Irish in fourth place with a time of 17:11.31. Addison Knoblauch was fifth overall with a time of 17:19.59.

Elena Rybak ran unattached and placed seventh with a 17:41.17. Nicki Southerland, meanwhile, ran a 17:48.22 to finish ninth overall. Grace Schager turned in a time of 17:55.30 for tenth, and Kaleigh Gunsiorowski wrapped up the team win with an 18:12.53 for 12th place.

Benji Anderson competed unattached on the men’s side and captured first place in the 6k race with a time of 17:44.61.

Jason Parra was the first scoring runner across the finish line for the Irish and placed second overall with a 17:47.66. Ryan Pajak and Jack Henzke finished back-t0-back in third and fourth with times of 17:57.40 and 18:01.65, respectively.

Jack Bertram competed unattached and was fifth after posting an 18:02.22.

Colin Whitaker ran an 18:02.86 to place sixth overall. Riku Sugie ran unattached and turned in a time of 18:13.19 for seventh overall.

Brody Hartley closed out the team win with a 18:14.21 for eighth place overall.

Next up for the Irish will be the National Catholic Invitational, which takes place on Friday, September 19.

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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL

BUTLER BEATS PURDUE FORT WAYNE IN 5 SETS

Indianapolis IN- After a win earlier in the day, Butler took down Purdue Fort Wayne in 5 Sets in their second match of the Big Dawg Kickoff. Butler is now 2-0 on the young season.

Bulldog Bites

Alaleh Tolliver tallied 24 kills during the match. That is her new career high.

Elise Ward tallied 12 kills and 9 digs over the course of the match.

Kaylee Finnegan finished the match with 54 assists. That is her new career high.

Finnegan also had 8 digs during tonight’s match.

Lauren Evans led the Dawgs in Digs with 21. That is Evans’ new career high in Digs.

Evans also had 6 assists during the match.

Tolliver tallied 7 digs throughout the match.

Set 1 Butler (25-22)

The match started with Butler taking the first set 25-22. The teams traded points in the early going but a quick spurt by the Dawgs and a couple of Alaleh Tolliver kills later, Butler found themselves up 16-14. Then, Purdue Fort Wayne scored 3 straight and built an 18-17 lead. Butler responded well by grabbing most of the points late in the set and Tolliver knocked her 7th kill of the set clinching the set for the Dawgs 25-22.

Set 2 Purdue Fort Wayne (25-17)

Early on in the set Purdue Fort Wayne went on a 7-0 run which allowed them to take control of the set. The Dons were up 14-7 about halfway through the set and then built their lead up to 20-10 later on in the set. A kill and service ace from Alaleh Tolliver allowed Butler to fight off two match points before Fort Wayne was able to close it out.

Set 3 Butler (25-23)

A service ace from Lauren Evans and a couple of early errors by Purdue Fort Wayne allowed the Dawgs to build an early 7-2 Set 3 lead. A kill and two more aces from Evans allowed the Dawgs to gain a little bit of control towards the back half of the set, they led 18-14. Purdue Fort Wayne responded nicely, they were able to go on a mini run until Tolliver finished off set 3 with her 4th kill of the set giving Butler a 25-23 set 3 win.

Set 4 Purdue Fort Wayne (26-24)

The 4th set was another close one, Purdue Fort Wayne and Butler battled throughout the set but this time it was the Dons who came out on top. Butler started the set well, building a small lead of 10-8 partly thanks to kills from Zoe McDonald and Sawyer Jones. Butler did not give the lead up until they found themselves down 22-21 late in the set. When it was 23-all, Tolliver found the floor and gave Butler match point but Fort Wayne was able to save match point, and win the next 3 points giving themselves a 26-24 set 4 win, forcing a 5th set.

Set 5 Butler (15-12)

The 5th set began similarly to how the 4th set ended. It was Purdue Fort Wayne who carried their momentum over to build an early 7-4 set 5 lead. An Alaleh Tolliver kill and a block assist by Sawyer Jones and Ellery Rees tied the decisive set at 10 apiece. Tolliver tallied two more kills and Elise Ward finished the match off in style, with a kill giving Butler the 15-12 5th set win and the match.

Up Next

Butler is right back in action tomorrow evening as they will take on Middle Tennessee State at 5pm ET at Hinkle.

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BUTLER FOOTBALL

BULLDOGS HEAD TO NORTHERN IOWA TO KICK OFF 2025 CAMPAIGN

GAME 1: Butler (0-0, 0-0 PFL) at NORTHERN IOWA (0-0, 0-0 Missouri Valley)

Cedar Falls, Iowa / UNI-Dome

Saturday, August 30 — 2PM ET / 1PM CT

Watch: ESPN+

OF NOTE:

– Butler was picked fourth in the 2025 Pioneer Football League Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

– First-year Head Coach Kevin Lynch served as Ball State’s offensive play caller last year, and was the Assistant Head Coach and Quarterbacks Coach for the Cardinals during the 2024 season.

– Jeremiah Jackson and Danny Orgler represent Butler on the 2025 Preseason All-PFL Team.

– Jackson, Tyson Garrett and Will Mason have all played in 30+ games at BU and have over 100 tackles in their respective careers.

– Jackson set a school record last year with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. Stetson.

– A year ago, Butler’s offense led the PFL in scoring offense, red zone offense, 3rd down conversions, first downs, fewest sacks allowed, fewest tackles for loss allowed, and fewest penalties.

– In 2024, the BU defense ranked Top-10 among all FCS teams in in total defense, scoring defense, red zone defense, passing yards allowed, and first downs allowed.

– Butler scored on 47 of their 51 trips to the red zone in 2024. They opened the year scoring on 28-straight over the first seven weeks of the season.

– Reagan Andrew ranked third in the PFL last year in completion percentage and passing efficiency. He was seventh in passing yards and passing touchdowns.

– Ethan Loss ranked second in the PFL last year in receiving touchdowns, third in yards per reception, 10th in receiving yards. Loss surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards last year.

– K/P Ryan Short returns to the program after making 11 field goals in 2024. Short also averaged 38 yards per punt.

– Trey Alsbrooks enters the 2025 season with 99 career tackles.

– Butler added 28 newcomers to the 2025 roster, including transfers from Ball State, Idaho, and Toledo, and Tulane.

– Butler has played a current Missouri Valley member in 12 of the last 15 seasons, including wins over Murray State (2024) and Youngstown State (2018).

SCOUTING NORTHERN IOWA: 2024 was an odd season for UNI. The Panthers won their first two games of the year then went winless until Senior Day to end the campaign with a 3-9 overall record. Two quarterbacks commanded the huddle throughout the year and each player will return to the program in 2025. Matthew Schecklman passed for 1,276 yards and seven touchdowns while upperclassman Aidan Dunne threw for 955 while adding nine passing TD’s. First-year Head Coach Todd Stepsis will have to replace the top two running backs and the top two wide receivers from last year’s squad. The defense however returns two tackling machines in Tucker Langenberg and Jonathan Cabral-Martin. Each player suited up in all 12 games and topped 80 tackles on the season.

Northern Iowa notable alums include Kurt Warner, David Johnson, Brad Meester, and Trevor Penning.

ALL-TIME SERIES: Saturday’s game is the first-ever meeting between Butler and Northern Iowa.

2024 RECAP: The Bulldogs won nine games in 2024, marking their highest total since 2013 when Butler shared the PFL crown with Marist (7-1). BU opened the year 5-0, defeated Davidson for the first time since 2016 and notched their first-ever win over St. Thomas.

Butler received votes in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll before the start of the 2024 season and were ranked No. 23 heading into the season finale.

RECENT SUCCESS: Butler is 23-11 over their last three seasons, winning seven games in both 2022 and 2023 followed by nine in 2024.

The Bulldogs are 15-4 when playing at the Sellick Bowl over the last three years.

SIDELINE SHAKEUP: First-year head coach Kevin Lynch kept five assistant coaches from last year’s staff while adding seven new football minds to the program. The offensive coordinator will be Colin Johnson and Jordan Belfiori was added to serve as the defensive coordinator. Special Teams will once again run through Joe Cheshire.

Kevin Lynch’s father, Bill, coached at Butler from 1985-89 and won 36 games over that five-year stretch. He won over 70 percent of his games while on the sideline at BU and was the first coach to accomplish that feat since Pat Page did it from 1920-25!

‘DAWGS ON D: Butler returns seven starters to a defensive unit that only allowed 16.3 points per game last year, the third-best scoring defense in the country. BU ranked sixth among their FCS peers in total defense limiting the opposition to just 292 yards per game. The Bulldogs also ranked sixth in FCS football in passing yards allowed (158) and seventh in red zone defense.

Butler came up with consecutive shutouts last year for the first time since 1947! The Bulldogs defeated Hanover 53-0 in Week 3 then dominated the action vs. Virginia-Lynchburg in Week 4 (63-0).

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will play at home in Week 2 of the regular season. The 2025 home opener will bring Truman State to the Sellick Bowl for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

The contest on Sept. 6 will be the first meeting between Butler and Truman State, a D2 program that went 8-4 last season. Over the offseason, Truman State removed the interim tag for head coach Kellen Nesbitt. Coach Nesbitt helped the team win eight of their last nine games, marking the fifth-straight season for Truman State to notch eight or more wins.

2025 PFL SCHEDULE – WEEK 1 (All Times Eastern)

Georgetown at Davidson – 1PM

Butler at Northern Iowa – 2PM

Virginia Lynchburg at Valparaiso – 2PM

Allen (S.C.) at Morehead State – 6PM

Presbyterian at Mercer – 6PM

Webber International at Stetson – 6PM

Dayton at Eastern Illinois – 7PM

Lindenwood at St. Thomas – 7PM

New Haven at Marist – 7PM

Upper Iowa at Drake – 7:30PM

Cal Poly at San Diego – 8PM

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IU INDY VOLLEYBALL

JAGS EARN BACK-TO-BACK SWEEPS ON OPENING DAY

CHARLESTON, S.C. — IU Indy opened the 2025 season with back-to-back sweeps on day one of the Buc Dome Invitational with wins over The Citadel and Charleston Southern. Freshman Jillian Tippmann came out hot with double digit kills in both matches.

The Jags started its season with a decisive 3-0 victory over The Citadel in the opening match of the day, highlighted by an impressive .588 attack percentage in the third set.

IU Indy started the first set strong with Grace Purichia delivering two consecutive service aces, propelling the team to a 4-0 lead. Purichia continued to be a key playmaker, assisting on multiple kills, including those by Maia Long and Jillian Tippmann, to maintain the team’s advantage. The Jags maintained control throughout the first set, with an ace from Morgan Ostrowski contributing to the lead, and eventually closed the set with a decisive 25-16 win, capped by a kill from Purichia.

The second set opened with a flurry of action as IU Indy fell behind 3-0, but quickly capitalized on a service error to get on the board. A notable highlight was a strong sequence by Purichia, who facilitated multiple scoring plays, including a kill by Long at 7-7 and a kill by Ostrowski at 19-19. The set featured a back-and-forth exchange with IU Indy securing a narrow 25-23 victory to take the 2-0 match lead.

The third set began with a kill by Tippmann, setting the tone for IU Indy’s performance. The Jags established a commanding lead later in the set, highlighted by Laura Roeder’s service aces which propelled the team on a decisive run. The set concluded with an assertive 25-13 victory for IU Indy, capped by Roeder’s ace on match point.

Purichia led the Jags with a perfect attack percentage of 1.000, recording seven kills on seven attempts while also contributing 36 assists. Ostrowski was effective with a hitting percentage of .615, contributing nine kills and three block assists. Tippmann was a key offensive force, tallying 12 kills in her collegiate debut while Roeder delivering a team-high five aces and 13 digs.

The Jags then continued their dominate opening day with a sweep over host team, Charleston Southern with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-20.

IU Indy opened the first set strong despite an initial 0-4 deficit, quickly finding their rhythm to tie the score at 6-6 with a key contribution from Ninah Miranda, who recorded three kills in quick succession. The team continued to capitalize on Charleston Southern’s errors, with Purichia assisting multiple scoring plays, allowing IU Indy to build momentum. A decisive 5-1 run late in the set, highlighted by Amanda Stephens’ and Tippmann’s kills, propelled IU Indy to a 25-20 victory.

IU Indy secured the second set with a 25-22 victory, largely due to a string of consistent performances from the Jags. The team took an early lead at 4-2, with Long and Tippmann contributing key kills. IU Indy went on a late 6-0 run, extending their lead to 18-11, as Ostrowski and Long added to their kill totals. Despite a late push from the Buccaneers, IU Indy capitalized on several service errors from their opponents to close out the set.

Despite a back-and-forth exchange of points in the third set, IU Indy managed to maintain momentum with a series of kills from Ostrowski and Long, extending their lead to 21-17. The set concluded with a decisive kill by Tippmann, securing a 25-20 victory for IU Indy.

Tippmann led IU Indy with 14 kills while Purichia facilitated the offense with 27 assists and added nine digs. Ostrowski recorded a team-high hitting percentage of .471 with nine kills and two solo blocks. Roeder delivered 14 digs, leading the team defensively. Stephens was efficient offensively with a .400 hitting percentage, four kills and three total blocks.

With the win, IU Indy improved to 2-0 overall and will close out the Buc Dome Invitational tomorrow, August 30 with a 12:00 PM first serve against Loyola Maryland.

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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL

VOLLEYBALL OPENS 2025 WITH FIVE-SET WIN OVER ST. THOMAS

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – – Powered by double-doubles from graduate transfer Noelle VanOort and sophomore Carson Tyler, the Ball State women’s volleyball team opened the 2025 season with a hard-fought 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 15-25, 25-18, 15-8) victory over St. Thomas. It was the opening match of the three-day Golden Gopher Invitational hosted by No. 11 Minnesota at Maturi Pavilion.

“Noelle and Carson had big-time matches, and we needed it,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said after the win. “They hit smart shots, handled the ball at a high level, and really brought a calming presence to the group.”

VanOort was nearly unstoppable in her Cardinals (1-0) debut. She smashed a match-high 20 kills, hit .462 (20-2-39), and added 10 digs. That marked her 10th collegiate match with 20+ kills and her 69th collegiate double-double. This came after a storied four-year career at Indiana Tech, where she was a two-time NAIA Third Team All-American.

Meanwhile, Tyler picked up right where she left off for Ball State last season, earning her seventh career double-double with 17 kills and 10 digs. The reigning Mid-American Conference (MAC) and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Midwest Region Freshman of the Year, Tyler has now tallied double-figure kills in 23 career matches.

Along with the solid play from its outside duo, sophomore opposite Tiffany Snook and junior middle Camryn Wise each collected eight kills for the Cardinals. Setting the way, junior Lindsey Green was credited with 39 assists, while freshman Reese Axness added 15. Together, they led the Ball State offense to a .245 (59-21-155) attack percentage.

While four Tommies (0-1) were able to produce double-digit kills, the Ball State block helped slow them down enough to secure the match win. Junior Gwen Crull led the Cardinals at the net with six total blocks, while Wise and freshman Christyn Ashby each collected three. Their effort helped limit St. Thomas to a .214 (60-26-159) hitting mark.

“We needed a little bit of everyone today, but it was great to see us fight and find a way to win,” Phillips said. “We are still working to find our best lineup with all the new pieces we have in place, but I’m really happy with the toughness that was shown to find a way to pull off a five-setter.”

Also aiding in the win was sophomore libero Sophie Ledbetter, who was credited with a match-high 26 digs. The total was one shy of her career high and gave her 24 career matches with double-digit digs. Ledbetter would also tie with Tyler for team-high honors with two aces each.

Ellie Gustafson led the St. Thomas attack with 16 kills, while Morgan Kealy earned a team-best 16 digs. Megan Wetter added a team-high five blocks, while Ella Voegele served up three aces for the Tommies.

“We have to serve and pass at a really high level tomorrow and moving forward,” Phillips added. “We also need to find a more balanced offensive attacking presence.”

The Ball State women’s volleyball team returns to action Saturday evening when it battles 11th-ranked and tournament host Minnesota at 6 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. CT back at Maturi Pavilion.

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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL

SYCAMORES SPLIT SEASON-OPENING MATCHES; PLAY MIAMI (OH) SATURDAY MORNING

Lexington, Ky. – Indiana State split a pair of matches at the Bellarmine Classic to kick off the 2025 season, as the Sycamores opened with a loss to host Bellarmine in three sets (20-25, 25-27, 23-35) before bouncing back with a win over SIUE in five (25-17, 27-25, 22-25, 25-27, 15-11). Indiana State closes out the tournament on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. ET.

Match One: Bellarmine 3, Indiana State 0

Kira Holland paced the Sycamores with nine kills, adding in eight digs. Freshman Ava Robart finished second in kills with eight and added in four aces and a block. Emily Weber recorded 20 assists, while Ella Scott and Curry Kendall each chipped in four kills. Emmy Sher led with 12 digs, and Avery Hales led the blocks with four. Holland and Scott each had three.

Big blocks by Ava Robart and Kira Holland in a back-and-forth opening set. Momentum swung with the Trees after kills by Kira Holland and Curry Kendall to put the trees on a 5-0 run. Scrappy defensive plays by both teams led to extended rallies on both sides. Service errors aplenty on both sides was the stayed back and forth with no team holding larger than a five-point lead. After a 19-19 knot, the Knights closed the set outscoring Indiana State 6-1. The difference maker for the Sycamores through set 1 was the six blocks by Kira Holland (2) and Ella Scott (2) in just the first set.

The second set started off strong again for the Sycamores with a big opening block by Ella Scott which led to a 3-0 run for the Trees. Despite the Knights’ attempts to catch the Trees’ defense off guard, the Trees held strong recording 13 digs with Kira Holland (4) leading the team in the second set. Despite the Sycamores’ scrappy defensive play, they could not find a solution to the Knights middles. The momentum finally swung in the way of the Trees that began with a big ace by Ella Scott and scrappy defense to put ISU back on top. Freshman Hadley Hardersen subbed in and served up back-to-back aces to give Indiana State a two-point 19-17 lead forcing a Knight timeout. Bellarmine flipped the lead to go up 23-21, but after a service error and a kill by Weber the Knights were forced to call a timeout. Ava Robart gave Indiana State a 25-24 lead, but it was the Knights that won three straight point to take the set.

The third set was much of the same as the first with a very back-and-forth start for both teams. With several timely kills by Kira Holland (4) and Emily Weber (1), the Sycamores fought back into the match. Two big kills by Ava Robart (5) in a row continues to give the Sycamores new life. This life continued with 2 big blocks by Lily Mueller and aided also in part by 3 aces by Ava Robart that put the Sycamores up by 6 and allowed them to go on a 7-0 run. The Knights battled back, coming back all the way to tie the score at 18-18. The score remained within a point until the Knights scored on a kill and the Sycamores recorded an attack error to give Bellarmine the match victory.

Match 2: Indiana State 3, SIUE 2

The Sycamores returned to action to face SIUE, opening the game on a 4-1 run and they continued to string service runs together. The Trees jumped to an early 13-6 lead from kills by Kira Holland, Kimora Whetstone, and Lily Mueller. SIUE closed the gap to five points, but the Trees scored four straight to take an 18-10 lead, and the lead was never closer than five points to end the set.

Set two began in favor of SIUE, as the Cougars held the lead until Indiana State tied the set at 12 apiece. Three-straight kills from Holland, Scott, and Hardersen pushed the Sycamores ahead 13-12. The Cougars and the Trees continued to trade points before Hardersen and Whetstone recorded consecutive blocks leading to a Sycamores five-point run. However, the Cougars were not quite ready to concede the set and battled back before a kill by Holland an ace by Emmy Sher put the nail in set two for the Sycamores.

Set three began similarly to set two as the teams traded the lead before the Cougars built a three-point, 10-87 advantage. The offenses continued to battle until SIUE strung together six straight to jump to a nine-point, 20-11 lead that ultimately Indiana State was unable to come back from. The Sycamore offense continued to battle led by kills from Whetstone and Robart, as Indiana State went on a 7-2 run before ultimately dropping the set to the Cougars.

Following their first set win of the match, the Cougars carried that momentum into set four. Indiana State built a 20-16 lead before SIUE used a six-point run to take just a two-point lead over the Sycamores in the final part of the set, 23-21. The Sycamores continued to battle and extend the set with kills by Holland and Scott, but the Sycamores could not find an answer to the Cougars offense and the match went into the fifth and final set.

The Sycamores came out ready to put an end to the back-and-forth game. The Trees jumped out to a commanding 4-0 start with kills by Holland, Robart, and Scott. SIUE bounced back and began to try and chip away at taking the fifth set from the Trees. The Sycamores strung a few key kills by Holland to jump out to an 11-6 lead. With every point scored by the Sycamores, the Cougars responded but never cut into the deficit. Indiana State picked up their first win of the season on a final kill by Ava Robart.

News & Notes from both matches

Three Sycamores made their debuts, and all three were named starters: Kimora Whetstone, Ava Robart, and Hadley Hardersen.

As a team

Indiana State hit .271 in the second match (69-21-177). Last season, the Sycamores recorded only two matches with a higher percentage

10/21 vs. Evansville (.290)

9/14 vs. Lamar (.282)

The 69 kills are the most in a match since September 11, 2021 (70 vs. Austin Peay).

The Sycamores recorded 66 assists in the second match, the most since tallying 67 against IUPUI on September 8, 2017.

The Trees recorded 16 blocks, the most since October 30, 2021 against Valparaiso (14).

Hadley Hardersen

Hardersen in the second match recorded the first triple-double in the program since 2007. The freshman setter finished with 14 kills, 24 assists, and 14 digs and an incredible .462 hitting percentage.

Emmy Sher

She led the team in digs in the first match for only the second time in her career. She recorded a new career high in digs with 12 in the first match and finished with 10 in the second match. Last season, she finished with 10+ digs only once.

Her 22 total digs led the Trees for the day.

Ava Robart

In match one, she recorded four service aces. The high for an individual all last season (done multiple times) was three.

Robart finished with eight kills in the opener and 15 in the second match, tying for second-most among the Sycamores.

Kimora Whetstone

The senior transfer recorded four blocks in each match, the most in the opener for the Sycamores and tied with Ella Scott in the second match for the most on the team. She racked up 10 kills on the day between the two matches.

Emily Weber

In match two the senior finished with a match-high 31 assists, marking the 12th time she’s finished with 30+ at Indiana State.

Kira Holland

The junior recorded 20 kills in the second match, one shy of tying her career high of 21 set in October 2023. She hit .246, the best since November 2023.

She notched her ninth double-double of her career also recording 12 digs. She finished with 20 between the two matches, the second-most on the team.

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INDIANA STATE CROSS COUNTRY

SYCAMORES REWRITE WOMEN’S 4K RECORD BOOK IN SEASON-OPENING FIGHTING ILLINI INVITATIONAL

SAVOY, Ill. – Indiana State opened its 2025 cross country season with a statement showing Friday afternoon, as six Sycamores bettered the previous 4k program record at the Fighting Illini Invitational.

The Sycamores placed second as a team on the women’s side, ahead of host institution Illinois, while the men finished fifth.

Brittney Burak led the way for the Blue and White on the women’s side, placing seventh overall and breaking Emma Gresham’s program record set last year with a time of 13:44.4. Gresham was right behind her in ninth at 13:47.3, while Peyton Smith (14:00.0), Sawyer DeWitt (14:00.1) and Gnister Grant (14:06.9) rounded out the Trees’ top five with top-20 finishes. Hadley Gradolf also placed in the top 20 with a time of 14:09.2, while Eve Schurr and Halle Miller both clocked times of 14:30.6 to place in the top 30. Alli Steffey (14:41.4) and Kamilla Gibson (14:57.1) were both in the top 40, with Robyn Schemel (15:08.1), Ada Sabo (15:40.7) and Hallie Mimbela (15:48.1) rounding out the Sycamore lineup.

DeWitt and Schurr both cracked the program top 10 4k times in their collegiate debuts, with nine different Sycamores running program top-20 4k times in Friday’s meet.

Emerson Fayman paced the Trees on the men’s side, finishing 12th with a time of 18:06.8. Ryan York (18:30.7) and Mason Nobles (18:34.3) both placed in the top 30 for the Blue and White, while Will Kozlowski (18:42.5) and Jcim Grant (18:54.4) rounded out the scoring for the Sycamores. Chris Angeles (18:55.7) and Alex Alvarez (18:59.0) carded top-40 finishes in their Indiana State debuts to finish off the Sycamore top seven, while Xander Fackler (19:02.8), Ryan Handy (19:18.9), Brandon Mueller (19:21.6) and Jocqael Thorpe (19:28.8) all placed in the top 50. Tommy Claxton (19:57.6) and Parker Mimbela (20:10.7) closed out the lineup for the Blue and White.

Bradley placed first on both the men’s and women’s side, with the Braves’ Kaitlyn Sheppard and Jayde Rosslee winning the individual titles.

Indiana State Results (Men’s 6K/Women’s 4K)

WOMEN: 2nd of 8 teams (7-9-14-15-16-(17)-(24)) – 61 points

7. Brittney Burak – 13:44.4 (school record)

9. Emma Gresham – 13:47.3 (second in program history)

14. Peyton Smith – 14:00.0 (third in program history)

15. Sawyer DeWitt – 14:00.1 (fourth in program history)

16. Gnister Grant – 14:06.9 (fifth in program history)

17. Hadley Gradolf – 14:09.2 (sixth in program history)

26. Eve Schurr – 14:30.6 (ninth in program history)

27. Halle Miller – 14:30.6 (ninth in program history)

33. Alli Steffey – 14:41.4 (16th in program history)

39. Kamilla Gibson – 14:57.1

43. Robyn Schemel – 15:08.1

52. Ada Sabo – 15:40.7

53. Hallie Mimbela – 15:48.1

MEN: 5th of 7 teams (12-26-27-30-34-(35)-(36)) – 129 points

12. Emerson Fayman – 18:06.8

27. Ryan York – 18:30.7

29. Mason Nobles – 18:34.3

32. Will Kozlowski – 18:42.5

38. Jcim Grant – 18:54.4

39. Chris Angeles – 18:55.7

40. Alex Alvarez – 18:59.0

42. Xander Fackler – 19:02.8

46. Ryan Handy – 19:18.9

47. Brandon Mueller – 19:21.6

50. Jocqael Thorpe – 19:28.8

57. Tommy Claxton – 19:57.6

58. Parker Mimbela – 20:10.7

Up Next

Indiana State has three weeks before its next home meet, with the Sycamores slated to host the John McNichols Invitational September 20 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL

SMATTERING OF CAREER-HIGHS HIGHLIGHT ‘DONS’ OPENING DAY

INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue Fort Wayne dropped a pair of women’s volleyball matches on Friday (Aug. 29) to Middle Tennessee and Butler.

Middle Tennessee 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 1 (25-17, 27-25, 22-25, 25-21)

A duo of sophomores led Purdue Fort Wayne offensively in the first match of the 2025 season, as Riley Rosneck and Mya Plemons both set career-highs in kills.

Rosneck, the reigning Horizon League Freshman of the Year, registered 20 kills, passing her previous best of 17. Plemons had 10 kills on a .350 clip, one better than the best of her freshman season. These new career-highs lasted all of five hours, until they beat them in the evening match.

Both Rosneck and Plemons had double-doubles, Rosneck with 20 kills and 10 digs while Plemons had 10 kills and 10 blocks. Plemons is the first Mastodon to have a kill/block double-double since Sydney Boerst in 2019.

Freshman Haiden Means was in charge of the setting for the first regular season match of her career. She dished out 35 assists and dug out 19 attempts. Means is the first Mastodon freshman setter to have 19 digs since Madison Jaqua in 2015. She is the first PFW setter to do so in the first match of her career in the Mastodons’ 25 years of Division I.

Becky Barrett and Meg Berkland added 21 and 13 digs each, for a team total of 77. Barrett’s 21 was a career-high until she topped it in the evening.

The ‘Dons jumped out to a 3-0 lead in set one, but the Blue Raiders went up 19-10 from there. A 4-0 run later on gave the ‘Dons some life, but Butler answered with a 4-0 run of its own.

In the second, it was a 4-0 start for the ‘Dons and it was much closer throughout. It was back and forth until the 22-all mark, but Butler went up 24-22. The Mastodons got three in a row to give themselves a set point opportunity, but MTSU got three in a row to go up 2-0.

The third set went to the Mastodons thanks to a late push. After the 22-all stymie, Rosneck had a kill before Plemons got two in a row.

Another tight set was the fourth, all the way to 20-20. The Blue Raiders used a 5-1 push to finish the match early.

Middle Tennessee improved to 1-0.

Butler 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 2 (25-22, 17-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-12)

Career-highs from Rosneck, Plemons, Barrett and Means highlighted the second match of the day, a five-set marathon.

Rosneck had 23 kills, Plemons had 15 kills, Barrett had 25 digs and Means had 44 assists, all of which are career-highs in the various points in their careers.

Set one went to Butler despite the set being tied at 18.

Purdue Fort Wayne mounted a huge 10-1 run in the second set, goin up 15-7. Four different ‘Dons had a kill in the run: Plemons, Trinity Rye, Miona Dimitric and Means. Butler had a push to bring it within six, but the ‘Dons had a 4-2 finish to win the set.

Butler jumped out to a 7-2 lead in set three. It took until very late in the set that the Mastodons got within two, and the ‘Dons got it within one at 24-23. A kill from Butler put the Bulldogs up 2-1.

Butler had a match point lined up in the fourth at 24-23, but Purdue Fort Wayne got three points in a row to win the frame. Rye had an ace drop in on set point.

Purdue Fort Wayne went up 9-7 in the fifth after a kill from Plemons, but Butler scored five in a row to take control of the final frame.

Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 0-2. Butler improved to 2-0.

The Mastodons will play against Evansville on Saturday (Aug. 30) at 2 p.m.

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EVANSVILLE CROSS COUNTRY

CROSS COUNTRY OPENS SEASON AT STEGEMOLLER TWILIGHT

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their 2025 seasons on Friday, placing second as a team in each race at the Stegemoller Twilight, hosted by USI.

Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind./Western) led the way for the women’s team, finishing fourth overall with a time of 14:12.5. Freshman Kyleigh Wolf (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North) followed close behind in her first collegiate race, placing fifth at 14:17.2. Avery Stephens (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) also nabbed a top 10 finish, finishing at 14:36.3

On the men’s side, Samuel Lea (Worcester, United KingdomWorcester Sixth Form College) finished second overall with a time of 18:14.0. Freshman James Cruse (Melbourne, Australia) put together a strong performance in his first race at UE, finishing eighth at 18:27.9. Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy/Liceo Scientifico David Maria Turoldo, Zogno (Bg)) also turned in a sub-19 minute time, placing 17th at 18:43.0.

The Aces will be back next Friday for the Panther Prowl in Owensboro, Ky.

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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL

ACES BATTLE TO THE FINISH IN OPENER

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Freshman Hinsley Everett led the University of Evansville volleyball team with 11 kills in her debut as Butler took Friday’s opener of the Butler Big Dawg Kickoff inside Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Box Score

Everett added six digs and two service aces. Chloe Cline recorded 10 kills to go along with a team-high six blocks while McKenzie Laubach finished with eight kills. Ainoah Cruz led the Aces with 22 digs while Kendall Agler had 10. Kora Ruff led the way with 36 assists. Butler was led by Aaleh Tolliver’s 15 kills.

Game 1 – Butler 25, UE 23

Evansville jumped out to a 3-0 lead out of the gate. Carlotta Pascual Centelles opened with a kill while Everett registered an ace. UE continued to hold the lead at 5-2 before the Bulldogs utilized a Tolliver kill to get within one at 6-5. Another kill by Pascual Centelles saw UE go up 9-7 before Butler scored a pair to tie the set at 9-9.

After UE retook an 11-9 lead, the Bulldogs made their move scoring four in a row to take their first lead at 13-11. Evansville forced multiple ties leading to an 18-18 score. Two errors by BU put the Aces back in front at 20-18, but another run by Butler saw them rally for the 25-23 win.

Game 2 – Butler 25, UE 18

Following their victory in game one, the Bulldogs opened the second set on a 3-1 run before extending the lead to 13-7. UE refused to give up as two kills from Laubach highlighted 5-2 run that made it a 15-12 game. Unfortunately, Butler fended off the challenge and pulled away to take the set by a final of 25-18.

Game 3 – UE 25, Butler 21

Another quick start saw BU open a 3-1 lead before a kill by Ryan Scheu knotted the score for the first time at 6-6. With the set tied at 9-9, a kill from Cline gave UE its first advantage. After the Bulldogs tied it back up at 10-10, the Aces scored the next two points and would pull away to take the set.

A block from Ruff and Cline solidified a 12-10 advantage while the lead reached three (18-15) on a Scheu kill. The Bulldogs cut the deficit down to a pair before the Aces finished strong with a Laubach kill clinching the set.

Game 4 – Butler 25, UE 23

Maddie Hawkins recorded a service ace that put Evansville in front at 7-5 while a spurt in the middle of the set pushed the lead to 13-10 with Josdarilee Caraballo picking up a kill. Butler fought back to tie the game at 14-14.

An ace from Ruff put the lead back in UE’s hands at 17-16, but the Bulldogs scored the next three points to take the lead for good as they clinched the match with a 25-23 decision. Evansville faces Middle Tennessee State at 9 a.m. CST on Saturday before facing Purdue Fort Wayne at 1 p.m. CST.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY

NOLAN DOMINATES FIELD AS EAGLES CRUISE TO WIN

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—Junior Alex Nolan raced to a dominating win to lead University of Southern Indiana Men’s Cross Country to a victory at the season-opening Stegemoller Classic Friday night at the USI Cross Country Course.

Nolan finished the six-kilometer race in 17 minutes, 46.0 seconds, nearly 30 seconds faster than University of Evansville junior Samuel Lee, who was second with a time of 18:14.0.

The two-time All-OVC honoree was one of seven Screaming Eagles to finish in the top 11 of the 63-competitor field. Graduate transfer Dominick Biene debuted for USI with a third-place finish and a time of 18:23.8, while 2024 All-OVC honoree Isaac Stanford was fifth with a time of 18:24.6.

Sophomore Andrew Smith and freshmen Ben Perulfi and James Haggerty were respectively seventh, ninth and 10th, while junior Landen Swiney rounded out USI’s top seven with an 11th-place finish.

As a team, the Screaming Eagles finished with 22 points, while Evansville and Vincennes University were second and third, respectively, 45 and 75 points. Oakland City University also had runners competing but did not have enough to register a team score.

USI returns to action September 12th when it competes at the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Alabama.

AUSTIN, HALL LEAD EAGLES TO SEASON-OPENING WIN

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Women’s Cross Country landed six in the top nine as the Screaming Eagles cruised to a season-opening victory at the Stegemoller Twilight Friday night at the USI Cross Country Course.

Sophomore Hadessah Austin and junior Ellie Hall finished first and second, respectively, as USI finished with 24 points in a four-team meet that included the University of Evansville, Vincennes University and Oakland City University.

Austin finished the four-kilometer race in 13 minutes, 47.1 seconds to edge Hall, who was just a 10th of a second behind with a time of 13:47.2.

The Screaming Eagles were bolstered by the efforts of sophomores Addison Applegate and Abrielle Richard as well as freshman Lilyanna Blais and junior Sara Livingston.

Applegate was sixth with a time of 14:19.1, while Blais finished seventh in her USI debut with a time of 14:29.1. Richard and Livingston finished eighth and ninth, respectively, while sophomore Cordelia Hoover rounded out USI’s scorers with an 11th-place finish in her debut with the Screaming Eagles.

USI returns to action September 12th when it competes at the Southern Showcase in Huntsville, Alabama.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

USI FALLS TO VALPO, SLU IN THE FIRST DAY OF THE USI INVITATIONAL

EVANSVILLE, Ind.- The University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles opened the 2025 season with tough losses to Valparaiso and Saint Louis in the USI Invitational at Liberty Arena. Two freshmen earned their first college starts, setter Aysa Thomas and right-side Carley Wright, making a big impact on the court.

AGAINST VALPO:

Set 1: Valpo 25, USI 21

Thomas was responsible for the first two points of the Screaming Eagle’s season, after scoring two aces to begin her college career. Wright was the next freshman to make a difference in her debut, tallying four kills from the right side in the first set.

Set 2: Valpo 25, USI 21

OVC Player to Watch, junior outside hitter Ashby Willis shined in the second set, leading the court with seven kills. The Eagle defense held the Beacons to their lowest hitting percentage of the game at .184, by tallying 20 digs. Sophomore Kerigan Fehr (7) and Senior libero Keira Moore (6) led the effort from the back line.

Set 3: Valpo 25, USI 19

Thomas maintained a consistent offense, dishing out 11 assists. She connected on four kills with Willis, and three each to her middles senior Bianca Anderson and junior middle hitter McKenzie Murphy.

For the match, Thomas made significant impact in her debut game, leading the court with 33 assists. Willis finished the match with 14 kills, hitting .324 percent. As a team the Screaming Eagles’ defense picked up more digs than Valpo 51-46.

AGAINST SLU:

Set 1: SLU 25, USI 22

The Screaming Eagles started strong against a dynamic Saint Louis team. In a back and forth start, USI pushed to 15 points first. Wright continued her solid debut with three kills in the first set, led by Willis marking four.

Set 2: SLU 25, USI 19

McKenzie Murphy got on the board, connecting on two kills from the middle. In her first time in a USI libero jersey, sophomore Audrey Small tallied six digs in the second set keeping the SLU offense to their lowest hitting percentage of the game (.212).

Set 3: SLU 25, USI 23

USI fought their way back from a seven-point deficit in the third, keeping the final score within two points. Anderson, Wright, and Willis led the offense, each landing three kills.

For USI’s second match of the day, Wright beat out her previous game best for kills that she set earlier against Valpo, finishing with nine. The team combined for 32 kills, 44 digs, and 27 assists, in a hard-fought loss against the Billikens.

Next up for the Screaming Eagles is Northern Kentucky to finish out the USI Invitational. The matchup will kick off Saturday at 2 p.m. in Liberty Arena.

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER

SCREAMING EAGLES SET FOR SUNDAY CLASH WITH SALUKIS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer continues its homestand Sunday when the Screaming Eagles clash against Southern Illinois University at 1 p.m. from Strassweg Field.

Admission to Sunday’s match and all 2025 USI Soccer regular-season home games is free courtesy of ProRehab. Sunday’s match can also be seen with a subscription to ESPN+.

Sunday’s contest is the middle game of USI’s current three-match homestand and will be the first meeting between USI (0-5-0) and Southern Illinois (4-0-0).

The homestand began Thursday afternoon, as USI fell 3-1 to Eastern Michigan University. The Screaming Eagles trailed by one at halftime but tied the match shortly after the break. However, Eastern Michigan went on to score a pair of second-half goals to pull ahead for the win.

USI’s goal on Thursday was scored by senior defender Brynn Quick off a couple of assists by redshirt junior midfielder Emma Thurston and senior forward Peyton Murphy. The 49th-minute goal by Quick was the first of her career.

Over the last two matches, USI has scored four goals by four different Screaming Eagles. Through five matches, USI is top five in the Ohio Valley Conference in goals scored and shots on goal. Despite the Eagles being limited to only five shots on Thursday against Eastern Michigan, USI ranks even better for second in the OVC with 63 shots and 12.6 shots per game this season. Thursday’s game against Eastern Michigan was the first time USI was held to fewer than 14 shots and limited to single-digit attempts since the season opener at the University of Nebraska on August 14.

Individually, senior forward Emerson Grafton paces the team with 11 shots, which is good for the top 10 in the OVC. Graduate midfielder Maggie Duggan is second with nine attempts. Redshirt sophomore forward Eva Boer (8), the reigning OVC Offensive Player of the Week, and Murphy (7) rank third and fourth on the squad. Murphy has a team-best three shots on goal.

Southern Illinois comes to USI with an unblemished record so far through four matches played. The Salukis have split their games by going 2-0 at home and 2-0 on the road. Southern Illinois has scored multiple goals in each outing, totaling 13 goals and 3.25 goals scored per match. The only goal allowed so far by the Salukis was against Indiana University Indianapolis last Sunday.

The Salukis head into Sunday’s battle coming off a 4-0 clean sheet at Alabama A&M University on Thursday. Southern Illinois exploded for three goals in the first 20 minutes before tacking on a penalty-kick goal in the second half.

Junior midfielder Dana Nadda is the top scorer for the Salukis through four matches, collecting three goals off eight shots and six on frame. Nadda scored twice in Thursday’s game at Alabama A&M. Freshman midfielder Michelle Betancourt and sophomore defender Dory Latenser have each scored twice this season. In goal, junior goalkeeper Reagan Miller has recorded a shutout in each of her three starts as the Salukis’ netminder.

Southern Illinois is the first of back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference opponents for the Screaming Eagles. USI will also host Valparaiso University on Thursday, September 4, at 7 p.m. to conclude the three-match homestand.

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VALPO VOLLEYBALL

VOLLEYBALL SPLITS ON OPENING DAY OF 2025 CAMPAIGN

The Valpo volleyball team split a pair of matches on the first day of the 2025 season at the USI Invitational in Evansville, Ind., opening the campaign with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-19) sweep of the host Screaming Eagles before falling 3-2 (19-25, 25-23, 25-18, 21-25, 15-5) to Northern Kentucky.

How It Happened – USI

Valpo narrowly trailed for much of the first set before a late 6-0 run, which featured three kills from sophomore Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston), turned a 19-17 deficit into a 23-19 lead.

The Beacons traded points from there to claim the opener, with each of their last three points coming on Helming kills as she tallied nine terminations in the first set and led Valpo to a .405 hitting percentage in the opening frame.

It was a battle for control of the second set until just past the midway point, when a 4-0 spurt — including kills by Helming and sophomore Kadence Brumitt (Niles, Mich./Brandywine) — gave Valpo an 18-14 edge.

The Beacons led by as many as six points in the late stages of the set, and while USI got back to within three, Valpo held the hosts off to take a 2-0 lead into the mid-match break.

Valpo led from the jump in set three, never trailing in the set. The Beacons’ lead grew to 18-11 approaching the late stages, and while the Screaming Eagles rattled off four points in a row to cut the edge to three points, Valpo kept USI from stringing together consecutive points the rest of the way to close out the sweep.

How It Happened – NKU

Valpo took control of the opening set with an early 7-0 run — featuring two kills by senior Sam Warren (Kentland, Ind./South Newton) and a pair of aces from sophomore Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall) — to lead 13-7. The advantage didn’t full under four points the rest of the way as the Beacons took the early lead.

The Beacons led for much of the second set as well and held a 21-19 advantage late, but NKU scored the next four to jump in front, 23-21, and while Valpo scored two in a row to briefly tie it up at 23-all, the Norse answered with consecutive points to level the match.

A 7-1 run in favor of the Norse in the middle of the third set gave NKU a 17-12 lead. Valpo rallied to within 20-18 late, but five straight points for NKU gave it a 2-1 edge in the match.

It was all Valpo to start the fourth frame in an attempt to extend the contest, as the Beacons jumped out to a 9-2 lead. The Norse rallied to within one point on a number of occasions later in the set, but Valpo kept NKU from evening the score and back-to-back solo blocks from sophomore Jessica Pickett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) in the late stages gave the Beacons breathing room as they forced a decisive fifth frame.

The fifth set went NKU’s way, however. It was an 8-2 start for the Norse, and while Valpo scored three in a row to cut the deficit to three points, the next seven points went NKU’s way to close out the match.

Inside the Matches

Senior Addy Kois (Osceola, Ind./Penn) surpassed the 2,000-assist mark for her career with her 15th assist in the season opener. Kois paced Valpo in both matches, dishing out 23 assists against USI and 25 versus Northern Kentucky.

Through two seasons in a Beacon uniform, Helming sure seems to enjoy season openers. After tallying 20 kills in her collegiate debut in last season’s opener, the sophomore posted a team-high 14 kills on .480 hitting — her highest career hitting percentage with at least 10 kills — in Friday’s win over USI.

Helming also paced the Beacons in the NKU match with 12 kills.

Warren enjoyed success from the right side as well Friday, hitting .500 with seven kills in the win over USI and following that up with 10 kills against NKU.

Gove dished out three service aces to match her career high in the USI win, while Brumitt doubled her previous best with four aces against NKU.

Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) led all players in the digs category in both matches Friday, posting 14 in the win over USI and following with 33 against NKU — the 14th time in her career she’s reached 30 or more digs in a match.

Pickett tied for team-high honors with three blocks in the opening win and then paced the Beacons with eight blocks versus NKU as Valpo finished with 14 team blocks in the latter match.

It was a tale of two matches on the attack for Valpo Friday. The Beacons hit .288 in the win over USI — its best hitting percentage since Sept. 20, 2024 versus Presbyterian — but followed that up with an .058 hitting percentage against NKU, as the Norse recorded 22 blocks and Valpo finished with 40 attack errors.

Next Up

Valpo (1-1) looks to close the weekend on a winning note Saturday morning, as the Beacons close tournament action against Saint Louis at 11 a.m.

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VALPO CROSS COUNTRY

CROSS COUNTRY SEASON OFF AND RUNNING AFTER ROWLEY, HOLLANDER LEAD TEAM AT WINROW OPEN

The Valparaiso University men’s and women’s cross country teams began the 2025 season with the Winrow Open, the program’s annual home meet, on Friday evening, which featured sunny, crisp weather and ideal racing conditions at Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso. Six total Beacon men (five officially with one competing unattached) went under 19 minutes in the 6k, believed to be the first time in program history that occurred at the annual season opener. That group was led by junior Karson Hollander (Crystal Lake, Ill. / Crystal Lake), while freshman Samantha Rowley led the way in the women’s 5k.

How It Happened

Hollander stopped the clock in 18:23.21, a solid improvement from his 2024 race, when he went 19:05.6. He not only led the Beacons on Friday, but also achieved a top-10 finish while racing against the likes of instate power-conference foes Purdue and Notre Dame.

The program record holder in both the 8k and 10k distances, Joseph Scheele (Mahomet, Ill. / Mahomet-Seymour) ran this race unattached and finished in 18:43.39, 10 seconds better than his 2024 time. He finished 14th in the field, leading a tight pack of Beacons in back of Hollander.

Redshirt junior Alex Valerio (Rockford, Ill. / Boylan Catholic) at 18:47.21, freshman Braden Hoff (New Lenox, Ill. / Lincoln-Way Central) at 18:50.69, sophomore Tim Jochum (Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard South) at 18:50.88 and freshman Joey Yaros (Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community) at 18:51.70 were all under the 19-minute barrier. Valerio and Jochum both made big improvements from a year ago.

The team had previously had no more than three runners go under 19-minutes in a given 6k in recent years.

Rowley finished 16th in the race and was the first Beacon across the line in her collegiate debut, posting a 5k time of 18:46.58.

Junior Vivian Rahmel (Springfield, Ill. / Sacred Heart-Griffin) was the second Valpo runner at 19:56.31, followed by junior Lauren Wroza (Rochester, Mich. / Rochester) at 20:04.02. Rahmel improved her time from last season’s opening meet.

Notre Dame topped the team scoring on both the men’s and women’s sides. Unattached member of the Fighting Irish Benji Anderson won the men’s race in 17:44.61, while another unattached Notre Dame runner Rosie Mucharsky was the champ in the women’s 5k.

A large number of supporters turned out to watch the meet. An alumni 5k race kicked off Friday’s festivities and was won by Eric Carothers at 15:43.68, under three seconds ahead of his former teammate Simeon Ehm.

Up Next

The Beacons will race again in two weeks at Western Michigan’s George Dales Invite on Friday, Sept. 19 in Kalamazoo, Mich.

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MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER

KNIGHTS OPEN TENNESSEE TRIP VICTORIOUS OVER BETHEL (TN) 4-2

Lebanon, Tenn. – The undefeated start to the 2025 campaign continued on Friday afternoon for the Marian women’s soccer team, as the Knights defeated the Bethel (TN) Wildcats 4-2. The neutral site victory from Cumberland University improves the team’s record to 4-0-0.

The opportunistic Knights struck early, generating their first goal of the afternoon off of a Bethel turnover. The errant pass in the 10th minute from the Wildcats defender landed in the possession of Kylie Conrad, who instinctively turned the ball up pitch for Olivia Parmer. Parmer took a series of touches up the field before slashing the ball past the keeper in the lower right corner of the net, providing the first goal of the match.

Parmer again attacked the Wildcats in the 24th minute, as Laney Harshany played a long ball for her classmate from the Knights defensive third. Parmer gained possession on the opposite half of the field, and put on a series of moves before slicing in her second goal of the match. Marian’s offense dominated throughout the first half, and in the 41st minute the team was awarded a penalty kick. Marian Corro Celma stepped in to take the PK, and was able to slide in her second goal of the week with the penalty securing a 3-0 first half.

Marian’s stamp on the first half included a 10-2 edge in shots and a 5-0 lead in corners.

In the second half, Bethel would make a threat to the Knights, scoring the first two goals of the season on Marian. The first of which came in the 75th minute to make the contest a 3-1 score, but an immediate response was displayed by Marian, as Lauren Maresh found Kiley Jones off the restart with the senior cashing in her first goal of the year. The time between goals was a mere 13 seconds, as the defender pushed Marian in front 4-1.

Bethel would score their second goal in the 88th minute of the match, but the score was too late to mount a significant comeback, as Marian remained in the driver’s seat in closing of their 4-2 victory.

Marian ended the match with a 17-7 advantage in shot attempts and had three assists on four goals. Parmer scored her first two goals of the season on Friday, with her brace coming in a five-shot afternoon. Jones’ goal came on her lone shot, while Corro Celma’s second goal of the season came on her lone look of the afternoon. Katie Koger, Allie Tredway, and Sammie King each took multiple shots in the win.

Lily Ames faced her first true test of the season in goal, allowing two goals on three of the Wildcats’ shots on target. Ames would make one save in the win, improving to 4-0-0 in goal.

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MARIAN VOLLEYBALL

MARIAN RECORDS TWO WINS OPENING DAY OF MICHIANA MAYHEM

South Bend, Ind. – The No. 22 ranked Knights recorded two more wins to open the Michiana Mayhem Labor Day Tournament. After their 3-1 win over Defiance and their 3-0 shutout win over IU-East, Marian Volleyball moves to 6-1 overall on the season.

Game 1 | Marian 3-1 Defiance

After Defiance recorded the first point the Knights went on a 4-0 run highlighted by a kill from Khori Dryden and an ace from Lexa Zimmerman. Each team traded 3-0 runs with Marian coming out on top extending their lead 7-4. After the Yellow Jackets tacked on a few more points Marian went on another 4-0 run led by Ava Tindall’s kill and Sami Luttel’s service aces to extend their lead to six points. Towards the ending half of the set both teams traded points before the Knights took charge and recorded the 25-20 set win after a pair of kills from Avery Toole and Dryden.

The Yellow Jackets were able to secure a 25-23 win in set two. The Knights were able to maintain their lead throughout 22 points with Sarah Bennett, Evie Dart, Lainey Brauman, Dryden, Danielle Schade, and Nicole Wilkinson all recording key kills and Emerson Evans recording a service ace. Defiance took control of the match going on a 9-0 run followed by a 3-0 run to end the set with a win. After falling in set three the Knights won set three 25-20 quickly bouncing back with a pair of kills from Dryden and Toole. Behind Dryden’s serve they were able to go on a 6-0 run and increase the lead 10-6. After trading points back and forth once more Marian was able to go on a 2-0 run with Chloe Cook and Wilkinson each recording a kill.

The fourth set was the closest of the match with Marian recording the 26-24 win. After Defiance got up to a 5-1 lead over Marian the Knights were able to bounce back with a pair of two point runs highlighted by an ace from Mya Cunningham and a pair of kills from Evie Dart and Emerson Evans. After being down 19-14, Marian was able to bounce back with a pair of three point runs and a four point run. The Knights wrapped up the match with a pair of kills from Tindall and Cook to take the 3-1 win against Defiance.

Khori Dryden led the team in kills with 16 while Ava Tindall recorded nine. Mya Cunningham led the team in assists with 16 while Sami Luttel had 13. Luttel recorded the most aces with three while, Emerson Evans, Lexa Zimmerman, Evie Dart, and Cunningham recorded two each. Zimmerman led the team in digs with 16 while Emma Lyons recorded 13. Nicole Wilkinson led the team in blocks with two solo while Sarah Bennett and Danielle Schade had one each.

Game 2 | Marian 3-0 IU East

Set one of the match was the closest with Marian securing the 25-18 win over IU East. Getting off to an early start Khori Dryden and Sarah Bennett both recorded kills in the three point run behind Emma Lyons serve to open up the set. The Knights continued to chip away at points benefitting off of key kills and key errors from the Red Wolves to take the early 12-6 lead before forcing a timeout. Out of the timeout IU East attempted to bring down Marian’s lead but were unsuccessful due to Nicole Wilkinson, Dryden, Avery Toole, Bennettm and Chloe Cooks multiple kills to end ahead 25-18.

Marian breezed by early in the second set with a seven point run off of Lexa Zimmerman’s serve and a six point run off of Emma Lyons set to gain the early 13-1 lead. The Red Wolves were able to gain a little bit of their footing back but came up short to Toole, Ava Tindall, Cook, and Bennett as well as a service ace from Sami Luttel to take set two 25-13. Much like the second set Marian was able to get up early trading points back and forth. Before the Knights were able to record a four point run behind Zimmerman’s serve to take the 13-6 lead. IU East traded points back and forth once more before Marian took charge with two four point runs behind Khori Dryden and Emerson Evans serves to take the 25-12 win.

Avery Toole, Chloe Cook, and Khori Dryden led the team in kills with 10 each. Sami Luttel led the team in assists with 16 while Mya Cunningham recorded 13. Emerson Evans, Luttel, and Cunningham led the team in aces with one each. Ava Tindall recorded the only block of the match while Emma Lyons recorded the most digs with 19.

The Knights are back in action tomorrow for the final day of the Michiana Mayhem Labor Day Tournament as they take on (RV) Columbia International at 11:15 am and host IU South Bend at 5:30 pm.

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UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/

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ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

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Aug. 30

1905 — Ty Cobb made his major league debut, hitting a double off Jack Chesbro of the New York Highlanders in the Tigers’ 5-3 victory.

1910 — Tom Hughes of the New York Yankees pitched a no-hitter for 9 1-3 innings before giving up a single to Harry Niles of the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees lost 5-0, with Hughes giving up seven hits in 11 innings.

1912 — Earl Hamilton of the St. Louis Browns pitched a 5-1 no-hitter against the Tigers at Detroit.

1916 — Dutch Leonard of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns for a 4-0 victory.

1918 — The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0 in a game that took 57 minutes to play.

1941 — Lon Warneke of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. Only three balls were hit to the outfield.

1953 — In the opening game of a doubleheader, rookie Jim Pendleton hit three of the Braves major-league record eight homers in a 19-4 win over Pittsburgh. The Braves hit four more homers in the second game, an 11-5 win, to set a major-league record for a doubleheader.

1960 — Pete Runnels went 6-for-7 as the Boston Red Sox edged the Detroit Tigers in 15 innings of a doubleheader opener. Runnels added three hits in the second game.

1966 — Pete Rose homered from both sides of the plate to lead Cincinnati to a 6-4 win over St. Louis.

1987 — Minnesota’s Kirby Puckett went 6-for-6 with four RBIs and connected for two homers and two doubles to lead the Twins to a 10-6 victory over the Milwaukee.

1999 — Edgardo Alfonzo of the New York Mets went 6-for-6 with three homers, five RBIs and a major league record-tying six runs scored in a 17-1 win over Houston.

2006 — Curt Schilling became the 14th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 strikeouts when he fanned Oakland’s Nick Swisher in the first inning of the Red Sox’s 7-2 loss to Oakland.

2015 — Jake Arrieta pitched the sixth no-hitter in the majors this season and second against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 days, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory. Arrieta struck out a season-high 12 — one off his career high and walked one. Arrieta got the benefit of a close call for the official scorer in the third inning, when Kike Hernandez reached on a fielding error by second baseman Starlin Castro. Hernandez hit a one-hopper at Castro, who tried to play it on the short hop as the ball bounced off him. The play was ruled an error but probably could have gone either way.

2020 — Chicago Cubs: For the first time in MLB history, all three starting outfielders, Ian Happ, Kyle Schwarber and Justin Heyward hit home runs. All three hit two home runs in a 10-1 win over the Reds.

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Aug. 31

1909 — The A.J. Reach Company was granted a patent for its cork-centered baseball, which replaced the hard rubber-cored one. This change will be particularly apparent in the National League in 1910 and 1911.

1915 — Jim Lavender of the Chicago Cubs pitched a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Giants.

1935 — Vern Kennedy of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter to beat Cleveland 5-0. Kennedy also had a bases-loaded triple.

1937 — Rudy York of the Tigers hit his 17th and 18th home runs of the month to set a major league record as Detroit beat Washington 12-3.

1950 — Brooklyn’s Gil Hodges tied a major league record by hitting four homers against the Boston Braves in the Dodgers’ 19-3 rout. Hodges also added a single for 17 total bases and drove in nine runs. Brooklyn pitcher Carl Erskine singled in the second, third, fifth and sixth innings.

1959 — Sandy Koufax of Los Angeles struck out 18 Giants for a National League record as the Dodgers beat San Francisco 5-2.

1965 — Boston catcher Russ Nixon tied a major-league record with three run-scoring sacrifice flies in the second game at Washington. Boston won 8-5, after taking the opener, 4-0.

1974 — In a Northwest League game, Portland manager Frank Peters rotated his players so each man played a different position each inning. The strategy worked for an 8-7 win over Tri-Cities.

1990 — The Griffeys — 20-year-old Ken Jr. and his dad, Ken, 40 — made major league history, leading Seattle to a 5-2 victory over Kansas City. The Griffeys were the first father and son to play together in the big leagues.

1998 — Cubs OF Sammy Sosa ties Mark McGwire by hitting his 55th home run in Chicago’s 5 – 4 win over Cincinnati. Sosa has hit 30 of his homers at Wrigley Field, three short of Hack Wilson’s Cub record and tying him with Ernie Banks.

2001 — Pitcher Danny Almonte, who dominated the Little League World Series with his 70 mph fastballs, was ruled ineligible after government records experts determined he actually was 14, and that birth certificates showing he was two years younger were false. The finding nullified all the victories by his Bronx, N.Y., team, the Rolando Paulino Little League All-Stars, and wiped out all its records — including Almonte’s perfect game and an earlier no-hitter.

2004 — Omar Vizquel went 6-for-7 to tie the American League record for hits for a nine-inning game in Cleveland’s 22-0 victory over the New York Yankees. The 22-0 beating, was the largest loss in the history of the Yankees’ organization. Cleveland matched the largest shutout win in the major leagues since 1900, set by Pittsburgh against the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 16, 1975.

2005 — Florida’s Jeremy Hermida became the first player in more than a century and the second to hit a grand slam in his first major league at-bat, connecting in the seventh inning off the St. Louis Cardinals’ Al Reyes.

2005 — Albert Pujols hit an RBI triple in St. Louis’ 10-5 victory over the Florida Marlins, giving him 100 RBIs this season. Pujols became the first player in major league history to hit at least 30 home runs and drive in 100 runs in his first five seasons in the majors.

2010 — Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman reached 102 mph during one perfect inning, and Cincinnati beat Milwaukee 8-4. Chapman joined the Reds’ bullpen and matched the hype his first time out, throwing four pitches clocked at 100 mph or better.

2011 — Two milestone home runs — Chipper Jones’ 450th and Derek Lowe’s first — gave Atlanta the early lead and Lowe combined with three relievers on a three-hitter in a 3-1 victory over Washington. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 41st save, setting a major league rookie record.

2019 — Minnesota Twins hit six home runs in a 10-7 loss to the Tigers to break an MLB record by hitting 268 home runs in a season.

2022 — Shohei Ohtani adds another item to his ever-growing list of achievements when he homers off Gerrit Cole of the Yankees in the 6th inning of the Angels’ 3 – 2 win. With that, he becomes the first player ever to hit 30 homers and record 10 wins in the same season – a feat not even Babe Ruth managed to achieve.

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Sept. 1

1906 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 in 24 innings. Jack Coombs of the Athletics and Joe Harris of the Red Sox pitched all 24 innings. Coombs fanned 18.

1930 — Wes Ferrell of Cleveland beat the St. Louis Browns 9-5 for his 13th straight victory.

1931 — Lou Gehrig hit his third grand slam in four days as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1.

1945 — The Philadelphia Phillies, behind Vince DiMaggio’s grand slam, beat the Braves 8-3 in Boston. It was the fourth grand slam of the year for DiMaggio to tie a major league mark.

1958 — Vinegar Bend Mizell of the St. Louis Cardinals set a National League record by walking nine batters and tossing a shutout. Mizell beat Cincinnati 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader.

1963 — Curt Simmons of the St. Louis Cardinals allowed six hits, drove in two runs with a triple and stole home plate in a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Simmons’ steal of home is the last by a pitcher.

1967 — Cincinnati’s Bob Lee walked Dick Groat with the bases loaded in the 21st inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 1-0 victory at Crosley Field.

1975 — Tom Seaver struck out Manny Sanguillen in the seventh inning to become the first pitcher to strike out at least 200 batters in eight consecutive seasons. Seaver recorded 10 strikeouts in the Mets’ 3-0 triumph over Pittsburgh.

1986 — Oddibe McDowell and Darrell Porter of Texas hit back-to-back pinch hit homers in the ninth inning off Boston reliever Steve Crawford, but the Rangers fall to the Red Sox 6-4.

1998 — Mark McGwire broke Hack Wilson’s 68-year-old National League record for home runs in a season, hitting his 56th and 57th in the St. Louis Cardinals’ victory over the Florida Marlins.

1999 — Twenty-two of baseball 68 permanent umpires found themselves jobless, the fallout from their union’s failed attempt to force an early start to negotiations for a new labor contract. Under the deal mediated by U.S. District Judge J. Curtis Joyner, the union agreed the 22 “will provide no further services.”

2002 — Miguel Tejada hit a game-ending three-run homer to power Oakland to a 7-5 win, Oakland’s 18th straight victory, over Minnesota.

2007 — Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter in his second major league start, just hours after being called up by the Boston Red Sox. Buchholz struck out nine, walked three and hit one batter to give the Red Sox a 10-0 victory over Baltimore.

2008 — Arizona’s Stephen Drew and Seattle’s Adrian Beltre became the first players to hit for the cycle on the same day since Bobby Veach of the Detroit Tigers and George Burns of the New York Giants did it on Sept. 17, 1920.

2014 — Cole Hamels and three Philadelphia Phillies relievers combined to pitch a no-hitter, beating the Atlanta Braves 7-0. Hamels pulled after six innings. Relievers Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and closer Jonathan Papelbon each pitched a hitless inning to finish off the fourth no-hitter in the majors this season.

2018 — South Korea wins its third straight baseball Gold in the Asian games as they beat Japan 3-0.

Sept. 2

1929 — Joe Cronin of the Washington Senators hit for the cycle in a 10-7 win against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

1937 — For the second time this season, two batters opened a game with home runs. Boze Berger and Mike Kreevich of the Chicago White Sox connected off Boston’s Johnny Marcum, en route to a 4-2 win over the Red Sox.

1944 — Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit for the cycle and drove in four runs in an 8-4 win over the New York Giants at Ebbets Field.

1952 — Mike Fornieles of the Washington Senators, in his major league debut, pitched a one-hitter for a 5-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in the second game of a doubleheader.

1957 — The Milwaukee Braves swept the Chicago Cubs, 23-10 and 4-0. Bob Hazle of the Braves got four hits in the first game and teammate Frank Torre scored six runs to tie the major league record.

1963 — Cincinnati’s Pete Rose hit a leadoff homer of Jay Hook to give the Reds a 1-0 win over the New York Mets in the second game of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds.

1965 — Ernie Banks hit his 400th home run as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 at Wrigley Field. The blow came off Curt Simmons in the third inning.

1971 — Cesar Cedeno’s 200-foot fly ball in the fifth inning fell for an inside-the-park grand slam home run as second baseman Jim Lefebvre and right fielder Bill Buckner of the Dodgers collided. The hit helped the Houston Astros beat Los Angeles 9-3.

1972 — Milt Pappas of the Chicago Cubs retired 26 consecutive San Diego Padres before walking pinch-hitter Larry Stahl on a 3-2 pitch. Pappas then retired Gary Jestadt to finish his 8-0 no-hitter.

1987 — Houston’s Kevin Bass went 4-for-4, including home runs from both sides of plate, and drove in three runs as the Astros posted a 10-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

1990 — Dave Stieb, who had lost three no-hit bids with one out to go in the previous two seasons, finally pitched one as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Cleveland 3-0. It was the record ninth no-hitter of the season.

1996 — Mike Greenwell set a major league record by driving in all nine Boston runs, the final one on a 10th-inning single to give the Red Sox a 9-8 victory over Seattle.

2001 — New York’s Mike Mussina came within one strike of pitching the first perfect game in the 89-year history of Fenway Park in a 1-0 win over Boston. Mussina’s bid was broken up by pinch-hitter Carl Everett’s clean single.

2002 — Miguel Tejada had his second straight game-ending hit as he singled home Terrence Long with the bases loaded in the ninth inning as Oakland tied the longest winning streak in AL history with a 7-6 victory over Kansas City. Oakland, which overcame a 5-0 deficit, equaled the 19 straight wins by the 1906 Chicago White Sox and the 1947 New York Yankees.

2003 — Eric Gagne set a major league record with his 55th consecutive save in Los Angeles’s 4-1 victory over Houston.

2009 — Alex Rodriguez picks up the 2,500th hit of his career as his Yankees defeat Baltimore, 10 – 2, to complete a sweep at Camden Yards. Eric Hinske‘s home run is the Bronx Bombers’ 20th at the park this season, the most by a visiting team since the ballpark opened in 1992. CC Sabathia earns his American League-leading 16th win.

2012 — Jurickson Profar made quite a debut at age 19, homering in his first major league at-bat and doubling his next time up in the Texas Rangers’ 8-3 win over Cleveland.

2015 — Clayton Kershaw strikes out 15 batters tying a career best and setting a new personal record of 251 for the season.

2022 — Yu Darvish reaches a rare milestone with a strikeout of Cody Bellinger in the 5th inning of the Padres’ 7 – 1 win over the Dodgers: this gives him 1,750 Ks in ten major league seasons, and this gives him 3,000 when the 1,250 he amassed in seven seasons in Japan are added. Among all pitchers who have struck out 1,000 or more batters on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, only Hideo Nomo has preceded Darvish in reaching the mark.

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Sept. 3

1917 — Philadelphia’s Grover Cleveland Alexander went the distance in both games of the Phillies’ 5-0 and 9-3 sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1947 — Bill McCahan pitched a no-hitter to give the Philadelphia Athletics a 3-0 win over the Washington Senators. One batter reached base for Washington, a two-base throwing error by first baseman Ferris Fain in the second inning.

1947 — The New York Yankees had 18 hits, all singles, in an 11-2 victory over Boston at Fenway Park. Tommy Henrich and Joe DiMaggio each had four hits.

1957 — Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves pitched his 41st career shutout with an 8-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Spahn’s shutout set a major league record for left-handers.

1970 — Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs asked to be kept out of the lineup, ending his National League record of 1,117 consecutive games played. His record was broken in 1983 by Steve Garvey.

1976 — Milwaukee’s Mike Hegan hit for the cycle and drove in six runs to lead the Brewers to an 11-2 rout of Mark Fidrych and the Detroit Tigers.

1986 — Billy Hatcher’s homer in the top of the 18th inning gave the Houston Astros an 8-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The teams played 14 innings the day before and used a major league record 53 players in the game.

1990 — Bobby Thigpen set a major league record with his 47th save in a 4-2 Chicago White Sox victory over Kansas City. Thigpen broke the record set by Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees in 1986.

2000 — Kenny Lofton’s 1st-inning run ties a 1939 major league record set by the Yankees ’Red Rolfe for scoring in 18 consecutive games. The speedy Indians outfielder, besides hitting the game-winning homer in the 13th, also steals five bases tying Cleveland’s single-game record set by Alex Cole.

2001 — Bud Smith became the 16th rookie in modern history to throw a no-hitter and the second to do it to San Diego this season in St. Louis’ 4-0 win. Smith was making his 11th career start.

2007 — Pedro Martinez completed his comeback from major shoulder surgery and quickly went into the record books, becoming the 15th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in his career. The New York Mets right-hander needed only two strikeouts to reach the mark in a 10-4 win over Cincinnati.

2008 — Baseball’s first use of instant replay backed an on-field call of a home run for Alex Rodriguez during the ninth inning of the New York Yankees game against the Tampa Bay Rays. It took 2 minutes, 15 seconds to uphold the homer that gave the Yankees an 8-3 lead.

2011 — Milwaukee’s George Kottaras hit for the cycle to lead the Brewers to an 8-2 win over the Houston Astros.

2013 — Pinch-hitter Travis Snider homered in the ninth inning to lift Pittsburgh to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers that clinched the Pirates’ first non-losing record in 21 seasons.

2017 — Jose Ramirez tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a pair of home runs that deflected off Detroit outfielders, and the Cleveland Indians routed the Tigers 11-1 for their 11th straight victory. Ramirez had three doubles in becoming the 13th player with five extra-base hits in a game.

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Sept. 4

1916 — Longtime pitching rivals Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown closed their careers, by special arrangement, in the same game. Mathewson won the game 10-8.

1923 — Sam Jones of the New York Yankees pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against Philadelphia Athletics without striking out a batter. New York’s Babe Ruth had the only strikeout of the game.

1927 — Lloyd and Paul Waner became the first brothers to hit home runs in the same game, leading Pittsburgh to an 8-4 win over Cincinnati. Both homers came off Dolf Luque in the fifth inning, the only time in major league history brothers did it in one inning. Lloyd led off the inning with his second home run of the season, and a batter later Paul hit his ninth of the year. Both were bounce home runs, allowed until the 1931; now ground-rule doubles.

1928 — The Boston Braves started a grueling string in which they played nine straight doubleheaders, a major league record.

1941 — The New York Yankees clinched the pennant on the earliest date in baseball history with a 6-3 victory over Boston.

1966 — Los Angeles became the first team in major league history to draw more than 2 million at home and on the road when the Dodgers beat the Reds 8-6 before 18,670 fans in Cincinnati.

1974 — Don Wilson of the Houston Astros was replaced by a pinch hitter after pitching eight no-hit innings against Cincinnati. Mike Cosgrove pitched the ninth inning and gave up a leadoff single to Tony Perez for the only hit in the Reds’ 2-1 victory.

1985 — Gary Carter hit two solo homers to tie a major league record and singled in another run to lead the New York Mets to a 9-2 victory over San Diego. Carter’s feat followed a three-homer performance the night before as he became the 11th player in major league history to hit five home runs in two games.

1993 — Jim Abbott threw the New York Yankees’ first no-hitter in 10 years, leading them to a 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

1995 — Robin Ventura became the eighth player in major league history — and the first in 25 years — to hit two grand slams in one game as the Chicago White Sox beat Texas 14-3.

1998 — The New York Yankees reached 100 wins on the earliest date in major league history — five days before the 1906 Chicago Cubs and 1954 Cleveland Indians — with an 11-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The ’06 Cubs set the major league record for fewest games to reach 100 victories (132).

2002 — The Oakland Athletics set an AL record by winning their 20th straight game. They somehow blew an 11-run lead before pinch-hitter Scott Hatteberg homered in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Kansas City 12-11. Oakland broke a three-way tie for the longest winning streak in AL history with the 1906 Chicago White Sox and the 1947 New York Yankees.

2017 — J.D. Martinez tied a major league record by hitting four home runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-0 for their 11th straight victory. Martinez became the 18th player in major league history to hit four homers in a game, and the 16th in the modern era.

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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

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Aug. 30

1887 — Seven U.S. men’s national tennis championships and Richard Sears captures his seventh title. Sears beats Henry Slocum, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 at the Newport Casino in Newport, R.I. Sears retires with an 18-match unbeaten streak over the 1881-1887 championships.

1905 — Ty Cobb makes his MLB debut with the Detroit Tigers doubling off Jack Chesbro in a Tigers 5-3 win over the NY Highlanders.

1926 — Guy McKinney, driven by Nat Ray, wins the first Hambletonian Stakes.

1927 — Helen Wills wins her fourth U.S. women’s tennis singles title, defeating 16-year-old Betty Nuthall of Britain, 6-1, 6-4.

1937 — Joe Louis wins a 15-round unanimous decision over Tommy Farr at Yankee Stadium in the first defense of his heavyweight title.

1961 — Harlan Dean, driven by Jimmy Arthur, wins the Hambletonian Stakes and sets a record for combined time in the two heats at 3:57 2-5.

1979 — Kathy Horvath, five days past her 14th birthday, loses a first round match to Diane Fromholtz, 7-6, 6-2, to become the youngest person to play a match at the U.S. Open. Later in the day, John McEnroe defeats Ilie Nastase, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in a match that features Nastase being defaulted by chair umpire Frank Hammond. An 18-minute free-for-all ensues in which fans become uncontrollable and Nastase is reinstated by tournament referee Mike Blanchard. Blanchard replaces Hammond in the chair for the remainder of the match.

1981 — Bill Shoemaker becomes the first jockey to win a $1 million race when he rode John Henry to a nose victory over The Bart in the inaugural Arlington Million at Arlington Park.

1986 — Dawn Patrol and Falcon Bret record the fastest dead heat at Roosevelt Raceway at 1:58.1.

1987 — Ben Johnson of Canada sets the world record in the 100 meters bettering Calvin Smith’s 4-year-old mark of 9.93 by 0.10 seconds in the World Track and Field Championships in Rome. Johnson later lost the record because of steroid use.

1991 — Mike Powell smashes Bob Beamon’s world long jump record with a leap of 29 feet, 4½ inches, two inches beyond the record, in the World Track and Field Championships in Tokyo. The leap also ends Carl Lewis’ 10-year, 65-meet winning streak.

2001 — Ashley Martin becomes the first woman to play in a Division I football game, kicking three extra points without a miss to help I-AA Jacksonville State hand Cumberland its 18th straight loss, 71-10.

2005 — Andy Roddick has a shocking first-round exit from the U.S. Open against Gilles Muller, a player making his debut in the tournament. Roddick, the champion two years earlier and the No. 4 seed this year, falls 7-6 (4), 7-6 (8), 7-6 (1) on his 23rd birthday to the first man from Luxembourg to compete in the Open.

2006 — Curt Schilling becomes the 14th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 strikeouts when he fans Oakland’s Nick Swisher in the first inning of the Red Sox’s 7-2 loss to Oakland.

2006 — Greg Mattox wins his 330th career game.

2007 — Tyson Gay completes a sprint double at the world championships when he wins the 200 meters in 19.76 seconds. Gay’s time breaks the meet record of 19.79 set 12 years ago by American Michael Johnson in Goteborg, Sweden. Gay, who beat world record holder Asafa Powell in the 100, joins Maurice Greene (1999) and Justin Gatlin (2005) as the only male athletes to have won sprint doubles at the championships.

2012 — Andy Roddick announces he will retire following the U.S. Open.

2015 — Scott Dixon captures a fourth IndyCar championship by winning the season finale to snatch away the title from Juan Pablo Montoya. Montoya led the points from the season-opening race right until the final lap. But he finishes the race in sixth, which allows Dixon to tie him in the standings. Dixon is awarded the title based on wins (3-2).

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Aug. 31

1881 — The first U.S. men’s single tennis championships begin at the Newport Casino, in Newport, Rhode Island.

1895 — The first professional football game is played at Latrobe, Pa., between Latrobe and Jeannette, Pa. Latrobe pays $10 to quarterback John Brallier for expenses.

1934 — The Chicago Bears and the College All-Stars played to a 0-0 tie before 79,432 in the first game of this series.

1950 — Brooklyn’s Gil Hodges ties a major league record by hitting Boston Brave pitching for four homers in the Dodgers’ 19-3 rout. Hodges also added a single for 17 total bases.

1955 — Nashua, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, goes wire-to-wire to defeat Swaps, ridden by Bill Shoemaker in a match race at Washington Park. Nashua’s victory avenges his second-place finish, behind Swaps, in the 1955 Kentucky Derby.

1972 — American super swimmer Mark Spitz wraps up the Olympic butterfly double with a world record 54.27 in the 100m in Munich, having already won the 200m in world record time 2:00.70.

1977 — John McEnroe plays his first U.S. Open match and receives his first Open code of conduct penalty in a 6-1, 6-3 first-round win over fellow 18-year-old Eliot Teltscher.

1979 — Sixteen-year-old Tracy Austin defeats 14-year-old Andrea Jaeger, 6-2, 6-2, in the second round of the U.S. Open Earlier in the day, John Lloyd defeats Paul McNamee, 5-7, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6, 7-6, in the longest match by games at the Open since the introduction of the tie-break. The two play 63 of a maximum 65 games in three hours and 56 minutes.

1984 — Pinklon Thomas wins a 12-round decision over Tim Witherspoon in Las Vegas to win the WBC heavyweight title.

1985 — Angel Cordero Jr., 42, becomes the third rider in history behind Bill Shoemaker and Laffit Pincay Jr. to have his mounts earn $100 million, while riding at Belmont Park.

1990 — Baseball outfielders Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Jr. become the 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), the pair hit back-to-back singles in the first inning and both scored.

1991 — Houston quarterback David Klingler sets an NCAA record with six touchdown passes in the second quarter as the Cougars pound Louisiana Tech 73-3.

1996 — Oklahoma State becomes the first Division I-A team to win a regular-season overtime game, avoiding an embarrassing loss to Division I-AA Southwest Missouri State, when David Thompson’s 13-yard touchdown run gives the Cowboys a 23-20 win.

1997 — Eddie George rushes for 216 yards, the second best opening-day NFL performance, in helping Tennessee past Oakland 24-21 in overtime.

1999 — The U.S. Open loses two-time defending champion Patrick Rafter because of injury. Rafter, bothered by a right shoulder injury, retires after Cedric Pioline breaks his serve in the opening game of the fifth set. It’s the first time a defending champion — man or woman — loses in the first round in the history of this Grand Slam tournament going back to 1881.

2001 — Pitcher Danny Almonte who dominated the Little League World Series with his 70 mph fastballs is ruled ineligible after government records experts determine he actually is 14, and that birth certificates showing he was two years younger are false. The finding nullifies all the victories by his Bronx, N.Y., team, the Rolando Paulino Little League All-Stars.

2007 — Jeremy Wariner leads an American sweep of the medals in the 400 meters at the track and field world championships. Wariner wins in a personal best 43.45 seconds, with LaShawn Merritt taking silver and Angelo Taylor getting bronze. It’s the first medal sweep for any country in the men’s 400 at the world championships.

2007 — Exactly 28 years to the day, No. 3 Novak Djokovic and Radek Stepanek tie the U.S. Open record for most games played (63 of a maximum 65) in a match. Djokovic outlasts Stepanek 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (2), in the four-hour, 44-minute match.

2018 — Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the NFL’s highest-paid defensive player. The All-Pro defensive tackle agrees to a six-year, $135 million deal, which surpasses Von Miller’s contract in Denver as the new benchmark for defenders.

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Sept. 1

1923 — The United States wins its fourth consecutive Davis Cup by beating Australia four matches to one.

1946 — Patty Berg wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf title by beating Betty Jameson in the final round.

1971 — John Newcombe becomes the first top-seeded man to lose in the first round of the U.S. Open when he loses to Jan Kodes, 2-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-3.

1972 — American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer beats Russian champion Boris Spassky 12.5-8.5 in Reykjavik, Iceland; most publicized world title match ever played; Fischer 1st American to win title.

1973 — George Foreman knocks out Jose Roman at 2:00 of the first round in Tokyo to retain the heavyweight title.

1977 — Renee Richards, the 43-year-old transsexual who fought for more than a year for the right to play in the women’s singles of a major tennis championship, is beaten in the first round by Virginia Wade, 6-1, 6-4. Tracy Austin, at the age of 14 years, eight months, 20 days, becomes the youngest player to play in the U.S. Open, defeating Heidi Eisterlehner, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, in the first round. Austin’s mark is broken in 1979 by 14-year-old Kathy Horvath.

1984 — Willie Totten of Mississippi Valley State passes for a Division I-AA record 536 yards and nine touchdowns in a 86-0 rout of Kentucky State. Jerry Rice catches 17 passes for 294 yards and five touchdowns and breaks his own Division I-AA record for receiving yards.

1987 — Fifteen-year-old Michael Chang beats Paul McNamee, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, to become the youngest man to win a match at the U.S. Open.

1989 — Chris Evert becomes the first 100-match winner in 108 years of U.S. tennis championships. Evert, playing her final U.S. Open, beat Patricia Tarabini 6-2, 6-4.

1993 — Goran Ivanisevic and Daniel Nestor play the longest tie-break in the history of the U.S. Open (38 points). Ivanisevic wins the first-round match 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (18).

1998 — Mark McGwire breaks Hack Wilson’s 68-year-old National League record for home runs in a season, hitting his 56th and 57th in the St. Louis Cardinals’ victory over the Florida Marlins.

2004 — Sexual assault charge against LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant is dropped by the Eagle County District Attorney’s offices in Colorado after the victim decides not to participate.

2007 — Appalachian State 34, No. 5 Michigan 32. Julian Rauch’s 24-yard field goal with 26 seconds left puts the Mountaineers ahead of the Wolverines and Corey Lynch blocks a field goal in the final seconds to seal one of college football’s biggest upsets.

2012 — Eureka (Ill.) College quarterback Sam Durley passes for 736 yards in a 62-55 victory over Knox to break the NCAA single-game passing record. Durley completes 34 of 52 passes and throws for five touchdowns, including two in the final two minutes as the Red Devils close the Division III game with 17 unanswered points.

2014 — Kei Nishikori outlasts Milos Raonic in a five-set marathon that ends a 2:26 a.m., tying the latest finish in U.S. Open history.

2015 — Indiana’s Tamika Catchings scores 13 points, and the Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 81-51 to reach the playoffs for a WNBA-record 11th straight season.

2019 — Justin Verlander, Houston Astros, strikes out 14 batters as he throws his third career no-hitter in a 2-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

2021 — Christiano Renaldo breaks the world record for goals scores in men’s international football with his 110th and 111th goals for Portugal in a 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over the Republic of Ireland.

Sept. 2

1901 — Seven-year-old Ogden wins two races in a single day at Sheepshead Bay race track in Coney Island, New York. Ogden edges Cameron by a head in the second race on the card, a six furlong sprint on the main track. In the sixth race, a 1 1-16 mile distance on the turf, Ogden beats Monarka by a length.

1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Lang in the sixth round in Melbourne for his last successful defense of his heavyweight title.

1924 — Bill Tilden wins his fifth straight U.S. men’s singles title with a 6-1, 9-7, 6-2 victory over Bill Johnston.

1940 — Byron Nelson wins the PGA by beating Sam Snead 1-up at the Hershey Country Club in Pennsylvania.

1945 — Frank Parker wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships by beating Bill Talbert. Sarah Palfrey Cooke beats Pauline Betz for the women’s title.

1965 — Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his MLB 400th career HR (off Curt Simmons) in Chicago’s 5-3 win v St. Louis at Wrigley Field; Simmons also gave up Willie Mays’ 400th HR in 1963.

1970 — The tie-break debuts in Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open. A total of 26 tie-breaks (the nine-point sudden death tie-break) are played on the first day of the tournament. Bob McKinley and Ray Ruffels both win matches in fifth-set tie-breaks.

1971 — Sixteen-year-old Chris Evert wins the first of her record 101 U.S. Open matches, defeating Edda Buding, 6-1, 6-0, in 42 minutes. Jimmy Connors, playing on 19th birthday, comes back from a two-set deficit to beat Alex Olmedo for his first U.S. Open victory.

1984 — In his first NFL start, Atlanta’s Gerald Riggs rushes for 202 yards and scores two touchdowns as the Falcons beat New Orleans 36-28.

1991 — Jimmy Connors turns 39 years old and rallies from a 2-5 fifth-set deficit to defeat 24-year-old Aaron Krickstein, 3-6, 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6. The fourth-round Labor Day match lasts 4 hours and 41 minutes.

1995 — Frank Bruno wins a heavyweight championship in his fourth attempt registering a unanimous decision over Oliver McCall to take his WBC title in Wembley, England.

2001 — Michael Schumacher becomes the winningest driver in Formula One history, winning the Belgian Grand Prix for his 52nd career victory. Schumacher breaks the mark shared with Alain Prost and clinches his fourth world championship.

2004 — In a second-round match, Sargis Sargsian defeats Nicolas Massu, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4, in five hours and nine minutes. It’s the second-longest match on record at the U.S. Open and falls 18 minutes shy of breaking the record for longest match, set in 1992 when Stefan Edberg defeated Michael Chang in 5:26 in the semifinals.

2007 — Clay Buchholz throws a no-hitter in his second career start against the Baltimore Orioles.

2008 — Adrian Beltre goes 5 for 6 and hits for the cycle in a 12-6 Seattle Mariners win over the Texas Rangers.

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Sept. 3

1908 — Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs Australian Bill Lang in 6 rounds in Melbourne in a warmup fight for his famous title bout with Jack Johnson.

1921 — The U.S. defeats Japan in five straight matches to win the Davis Cup.

1928 — Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ty Cobb records his 4,189th and final career hit, as a pinch hitter for Philadelphia A’s in 6-1 loss v Washington Senators.

1932 — Ellsworth Vines wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships with a three-set victory over France’s Henri Cochet.

1944 — Frank Parker wins the men’s singles title with a four-set victory over Bill Talbert in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Pauline Betz captures her third straight women’s title with 6-3, 8-6 victory over Margaret Osborne.

1945 — Frank Parker defends his U.S. Open title, defeating Bill Talbert 14-12, 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the first postwar U.S. Open.

1956 — Jockey John Longden surpasses Sir Gordon Richards’ then-record number of wins by riding Arrogate to victory in the Del Mar Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack to attain his 4,871st victory.

1974 — Future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame guard Oscar Robertson retires; leaves NBA with 26,710 points, 9,887 assists & 7,804 rebounds in 1,040 games.

1975 — Martina Navratilova, 18, defeats Margaret Court, who is 33 and competing in her 11th and final U.S. Open, 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.

1977 — Ken Rosewall, two months shy of his 43rd birthday, is beaten by 24-year-old Jose Higueras, 6-4, 6-4. The in a best-of-three-set third-round match marks Rosewall’s final U.S. Open singles match.

1989 — Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles, 6-0, 6-2, for her 101st and final U.S. Open singles win.

1994 — Miami beats Georgia Southern 56-0, breaking an NCAA record with its 58th consecutive home victory. The Hurricanes surpass Alabama’s record of 57 wins in a row at home set from 1962-82.

2001 — Jockey John Velazquez becomes the first jockey to ride six winners on a single card at Saratoga Racecourse. Velazquez guides Starine to a 5¼-length victory in the Diana Handicap, a 1 1-8 mile turf race, for his sixth win.

2006 — Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie wins the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award, joining Sheryl Swoopes as the league’s only three-time winners.

2007 — Pedro Martinez completes his comeback from major shoulder surgery, becoming the 15th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in his career. The New York Mets’ right-hander fans Aaron Harang for the milestone as the Mets post a 10-4 win over Cincinnati.

2016 — Serena Williams’ dominating third-round victory at the U.S. Open is notable for a milestone: 307 Grand Slam wins. Williams’ 6-2, 6-1 win over 47th-ranked Johanna Larsson of Sweden improves her major-tournament mark to 307-42, putting her one win up on Martina Navratilova among women and tying Roger Federer among all players in the Open era.

2017 — UCLA’s Josh Rosen fakes the spike and throws a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Lasley with 43 seconds remaining and UCLA overcomes a 34-point deficit to stun Texas A&M 45-44. Rosen is 35 of 59 for 491 yards and throws four fourth-quarter touchdowns. UCLA scores on five straight possessions after trailing 44-10 with 4:08 to play in the third quarter.

2022 — 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Williams plays her final match at the US Open, going down 7-5, 6-7, 6-1 to Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia in a third round match in New York.

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Sept. 4

1920 — Man o War wins the 1 5/8-mile Lawrence Realization Stakes at Belmont Park by 100 lengths, the largest winning margin in modern racing history. His time of 2:40 4/5 shatters the world record by 6 4/5 seconds for his fifth record performance of the year.

1932 — Olin Dutra defeats Frank Walsh in the final round 4 and 3 to win the PGA Championship.

1951 — Frank Sedgman becomes the first Australian to win the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships, beating Victor Seixas in three sets. Sixteen-year-old Maureen Connolly wins the first of three consecutive women’s titles, beating Shirley Fry in three sets.

1966 — The Houston Oilers holds the Denver Broncos to no first downs in a 45-7 rout.

1983 — Greg LeMond wins UCI World Road Race Championship in 7h 01′ 21″ in Altenrhein, Switzerland; first American cyclist to take the title.

1983 — Lynn Dickey of Green Bay completes 27 of 31 passes, including 18 straight, for 333 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Packers in a 41-38 overtime victory over Houston.

1992 — Jimmy Connors loses to Ivan Lendl 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 in his record 115th and final U.S. Open singles match.

1993 — New York Yankees pitcher Jim Abbott no-hits Cleveland Indians 4-0 at Yankee Stadium.

1994 — Fu Mingxia of China becomes the first woman to win consecutive highboard world diving titles, beating countrywoman Chi Bin in Rome.

1994 — Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins becomes the second quarterback with 300 touchdown passes by throwing for five scores in a 39-35 victory over New England. Dan Marino passes for 473 yards and Patriot’s quarterback Drew Bledsoe passes for 421 yards and four touchdowns. It’s second time two opposing quarterbacks each pass for 400 yards and four touchdowns in the same game.

2002 — Argentina defeats the U.S. 87-80 in the world basketball championships at Indianapolis. It’s the first loss for a U.S. team in 59 games since the Americans began sending NBA players to international tournaments in 1992.

2005 — 20 year old Kyle Busch becomes youngest driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race when he out duels Greg Biffle in the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway.

2006 — Tiger Woods matches the lowest final round of his career (8-under 63) in the Deutsche Bank C’ship at Norton, MA to win for the 5th straight time and 7th time this PGA Tour season.

2010 — DeMarco Murray’s career-best 218 yards rushing leads Oklahoma to a 31-24 victory for the Sooners’ 800th win.

2010 — Andy Dalton becomes TCU’s winningest quarterback, running for two touchdowns and throwing for another in the No. 6 Horned Frogs’ 30-21 victory over Oregon State. His 30th win moves him past Sammy Baugh, who had held the mark since the mid-1930s.

2017 — J.D. Martinez ties a major league record by hitting four home runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-0 for their 11th straight victory.

2017 — Madison Keys eliminates Elina Svitolina in three sets to give the U.S. four women in the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time in 15 years. Keys joins Americans Venus Williams, CoCo Vandeweghe and Sloane Stephens.

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TV SPORTS

(All times Eastern)

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Saturday, Aug. 30

AUTO RACING

5:25 a.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands

8:55 a.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands

9 a.m.

FS1 — Indy NXT Series: Practice, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.

10:30 a.m.

FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Practice, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.

Noon

FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: The Sober or Slammer 200, Playoffs – Round of 10, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.

1 p.m.

FS2 — Indy NXT Series: Qualifying, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.

2 p.m.

FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: Qualifying, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.

4:30 p.m.

FS2 — NTT IndyCar Series: High-Line & Final Practice, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.

7:30 p.m.

CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Pacific Office Automation 147, Portland International Raceway, Portland, Ore.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ABC — Syracuse vs. Tennessee, Atlanta

ACCN — Duquesne at Pittsburgh

BTN — Regional Coverage: Ball St. at Purdue OR FAU at Maryland

CBSSN — VMI at Navy

ESPN — Mississippi St. at Southern Miss.

ESPNU — Northwestern at Tulane

FOX — Texas at Ohio St.

12:45 p.m.

SECN — Toledo at Kentucky

2:30 p.m.

FS1 — Old Dominion at Indiana

3 p.m.

ACCN — E. Kentucky at Louisville

3:30 p.m.

ABC — Alabama at Florida St.

CBS — Nevada at Penn St.

CBSSN — Bucknell at Air Force

ESPN — Marshall at Georgia

FOX — South Dakota at Iowa St.

4 p.m.

BTN — Montana St. at Oregon

ESPNU — Howard at Florida A&M

4:15 p.m.

SECN — Alabama A&M at Arkansas

6 p.m.

ACCN — Coastal Carolina at Virginia

FS1 — Albany (NY) at Iowa

7 p.m.

ESPN — UTSA at Texas A&M

7:30 p.m.

ABC — LSU at Clemson

BTN — Missouri St. at Southern Cal

CBSSN — UTEP at Utah St.

ESPNU — LSU at Clemson (SkyCast)

NBC — New Mexico at Michigan

PEACOCK — New Mexico at Michigan

7:45 p.m.

SECN — Georgia St. at Mississippi

9 p.m.

ACCN — East Texas A&M at SMU

9:30 p.m.

FS1 — Georgia Southern at Fresno St.

10 p.m.

CW — Idaho at Washington St.

10:30 p.m.

ESPN — California at Oregon St.

TNT — Hawaii at Arizona

11 p.m.

BTN — Colorado St. at Washington

FOX — Utah at UCLA

GOLF

6:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Omega European Masters, Third Round, Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans Montana, Valais, Switzerland

3 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The FM Championship, Third Round, TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.

6:30 a.m. (Sunday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Omega European Masters, Final Round, Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans Montana, Valais, Switzerland

HORSE RACING

4 p.m.

NBC — Breeders Cup Challenge Series

MLB BASEBALL

4 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Miami at N.Y. Mets (4:10 p.m.) OR Pittsburgh at Boston (4:10 p.m.)

7 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Seattle at Cleveland, Baltimore at San Francisco OR Detroit at Kansas City

10 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Arizona at L.A. Dodgers (9:10 p.m.) OR Texas at Athletics (10:05 p.m.)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Fulham at Chelsea

10 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Brentford FC at Sunderland

12:30 p.m.

NBC — English Premier League: Newcastle United at Leeds United

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

7:30 p.m.

ION — NWSL: North Carolina at Kansas City

TENNIS

11 a.m.

ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: The U.S. Open, Third Round, Flushing, N.Y.

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: The U.S. Open, Third Round, Flushing, N.Y.

WNBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

NBATV — Minnesota at Connecticut

10 p.m.

NBATV — New York at Phoenix

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Sunday, Aug. 31

AUTO RACING

8:55 a.m.

ESPN — Formula 1: The Heineken Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands

ESPNU — Formula 1: The Heineken Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands (F1 Kids)

11:30 a.m.

FS1 — Indy NXT Series: The Music City Grand Prix, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.

12:30 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis

2 p.m.

FOX — NTT IndyCar Series: The Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.

5 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis

6 p.m.

USA — NASCAR Cup Series: The Cook Out Southern 500, Playoffs – Round of 16, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL

2 p.m.

CBS — AVP League: League Championship, Chicago

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

3 p.m.

ESPN — Virginia Tech vs. South Carolina, Atlanta

7 p.m.

ESPNU — Winston-Salem at Tuskegee

7:30 p.m.

ABC — Notre Dame at Miami

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ABC — Kentucky vs. Nebraska, Nashville, Tenn.

2 p.m.

FS1 — TCU at Pittsburgh

3 p.m.

ESPN2 — Purdue at Tennessee

5 p.m.

FOX — Arizona St. at Penn St.

6 p.m.

SECN — Vanderbilt at Illinois

GOLF

6:30 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Omega European Masters, Final Round, Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans Montana, Valais, Switzerland

3 p.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour: The FM Championship, Final Round, TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.

HORSE RACING

1 p.m.

FOX — The Jockey Club Gold Cup: From Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

4 p.m.

FS1 — NYRA: Saratoga Live

MLB BASEBALL

1:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at Boston (1:35 p.m.) OR Milwaukee at Toronto (1:35 p.m.)

4:30 p.m.

MLBN — Regional Coverage: Arizona at L.A. Dodgers (4:10 p.m.) OR Baltimore at San Francisco (4:05 p.m.)

7 p.m.

ESPN — Atlanta at Philadelphia

RODEO

Noon

CBS — PBR: Camping World Team Series, Springfield, Mo. (Taped)

SOCCER (MEN’S)

9 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: West Ham United at Nottingham Forest

11:30 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Arsenal at Liverpool

2 p.m.

USA — English Premier League: Crystal Palace at Aston Villa

SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

4 p.m.

CBS — NWSL: Chicago at Washington

SOFTBALL

5 p.m.

ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: TBD, Rosemont, Ill.

TENNIS

11 a.m.

ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: The U.S. Open, Round of 16, Flushing, N.Y.

3 p.m.

ABC — ATP/WTA: The U.S. Open, Round of 16, Flushing, N.Y.

6 p.m.

ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: The U.S. Open, Round of 16, Flushing, N.Y.

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: The U.S. Open, Round of 16, Flushing, N.Y.

WNBA BASKETBALL

8:30 p.m.

NBATV — Indiana at Golden State

THE “SPORTSPAGE” SATURDAY AUGUST 30, 2025

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