“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
ADAMS CENTRAL (3-1) AT HERITAGE (4-0)
ALEXANDRIA (3-1) AT MISSISSINEWA (4-0)
ANDERSON (0-4) AT MUNCIE CENTRAL (0-4)
ANDREAN (2-2) AT HOBART (2-2)
ANGOLA (1-3) AT LAKELAND (3-1)
AVON (1-3) AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL (1-2)
BATESVILLE (4-0) AT EAST CENTRAL (2-2)
BEECH GROVE (2-2) AT MONROVIA (3-1)
BELLMONT (0-4) AT HUNTINGTON NORTH (2-2)
BEN DAVIS (1-3) AT WARREN CENTRAL (4-0)
BLACKFORD (2-2) AT EASTBROOK (2-2)
BLOOMINGTON NORTH (3-1) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH (1-3)
BOWMAN ACADEMY (0-4) AT LAKE STATION (0-4)
BREBEUF JESUIT (3-1) AT CARMEL (2-2)
BREMEN (2-2) AT JIMTOWN (2-2)
BROWNSBURG (4-0) AT FISHERS (3-1)
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (4-0) AT NORTH HARRISON (3-1)
CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT HAMMOND NOLL (1-3)
CASCADE (4-0) AT SULLIVAN (1-3)
CENTERVILLE (4-0) AT TRI (2-2)
CHARLESTOWN (1-3) AT PROVIDENCE (4-0)
CHESTERTON (3-1) AT VALPARAISO (3-1)
CLOVERDALE (3-1) AT NORTH PUTNAM (4-0)
COLUMBIA CITY (4-0) AT DEKALB (2-2)
COLUMBUS EAST (2-2) AT NEW ALBANY (3-1)
COLUMBUS NORTH (4-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (3-1)
CORYDON CENTRAL (0-4) AT EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-3)
COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-4) AT TRITON CENTRAL (2-2)
COVINGTON (2-2) AT SOUTH VERMILLION (4-0)
CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-4) AT MITCHELL (0-4)
CULVER ACADEMY (3-1) AT HAMMOND CENTRAL (2-2)
DELPHI (2-2) AT TRI-CENTRAL (1-3)
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (1-3) AT MUNSTER (0-4)
EAST NOBLE (3-1) AT LEO (4-0)
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (1-3) AT CARROLL (FLORA) (4-0)
EASTERN GREENE (1-3) AT CLARKSVILLE (0-4)
EASTERN HANCOCK (2-2) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (4-0)
EASTSIDE (1-3) AT GARRETT (4-0)
EDGEWOOD (2-2) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (2-2)
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-3) AT EVANSVILLE REITZ (4-0)
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (3-1) AT JASPER (2-2)
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (4-0) AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-4)
EVANSVILLE NORTH (1-3) AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-4)
FAIRFIELD (2-2) AT WEST NOBLE (4-0)
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-3) AT SOUTH ADAMS (1-3)
FORT WAYNE DWENGER (1-3) AT HOMESTEAD (2-2)
FORT WAYNE LUERS (3-1) AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (2-2)
FORT WAYNE NORTH (2-2) AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-3)
FORT WAYNE SNIDER (3-1) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (2-2)
FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-4) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (1-2)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (1-3) AT ATTICA (0-4)
FRANKFORT (0-4) AT LEBANON (2-2)
FRANKTON (0-4) AT OAK HILL (2-2)
FREMONT (1-3) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (0-4)
FRONTIER (3-0) AT BENTON CENTRAL (0-4)
GARY WEST (3-1) AT WHITING (2-2)
GIBSON SOUTHERN (3-1) AT SOUTHRIDGE (3-1)
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (4-0) AT SHELBYVILLE (1-3)
GREENSBURG (0-4) AT SOUTH DEARBORN (3-1)
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (3-1) AT MILAN (2-2)
GRIFFITH (4-0) AT RIVER FOREST (3-1)
GUERIN CATHOLIC (3-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (1-2)
HAGERSTOWN (2-2) AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (1-3)
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (3-1) AT WESTFIELD (4-0)
HAMMOND MORTON (0-4) AT CALUMET (3-1)
HANOVER CENTRAL (3-1) AT KANKAKEE VALLEY (2-2)
HERITAGE HILLS (3-1) AT NORTH POSEY (4-0)
INDIAN CREEK (1-3) AT GREENCASTLE (1-3)
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (1-1) AT PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (1-3)
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (3-1)
INDIANAPOLIS TECH (2-1) AT LAWRENCE NORTH (4-0)
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-3) AT MONROE CENTRAL (3-1)
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (2-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-2)
IRVINGTON PREP (0-3) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-3)
JAY COUNTY (2-2) AT BLUFFTON (4-0)
JEFFERSONVILLE (3-1) AT FLOYD CENTRAL (2-1)
JENNINGS COUNTY (0-4) AT MADISON (2-2)
JOHN GLENN (1-2) AT KNOX (2-2)
KOKOMO (1-2) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (4-0)
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (3-0) AT WEST LAFAYETTE (3-1)
LAPORTE (0-4) AT LAKE CENTRAL (2-2)
LAWRENCEBURG (3-1) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (2-2)
LINTON (3-1) AT BOONVILLE (1-3)
LOWELL (1-3) AT HIGHLAND (1-3)
MACONAQUAH (3-0) AT PERU (2-2)
MADISON-GRANT (4-0) AT ELWOOD (1-3)
MANCHESTER (1-3) AT NORTHFIELD (1-3)
MARION (2-2) AT RICHMOND (0-4)
MARTINSVILLE (4-0) AT FRANKLIN (2-2)
MCCUTCHEON (2-2) AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (2-2)
MICHIGAN CITY (1-3) AT MERRILLVILLE (3-1)
MISHAWAKA (3-1) AT GOSHEN (0-4)
MISHAWAKA MARIAN (2-2) AT PENN (3-1)
MOORESVILLE (1-3) AT DECATUR CENTRAL (1-2)
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-4) AT DELTA (3-1)
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (3-1) AT FOREST PARK (3-1)
NEW HAVEN (0-4) AT NORWELL (1-3)
NEW PALESTINE (3-0) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (2-2)
NEW PRAIRIE (3-1) AT ELKHART (3-1)
NOBLESVILLE (2-2) AT ZIONSVILLE (2-2)
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (2-2)
NORTH DAVIESS (3-1) AT EDINBURGH (0-4)
NORTH DECATUR (3-1) AT LAPEL (4-0)
NORTH JUDSON (4-0) AT CULVER (1-3)
NORTH KNOX (1-3) AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (1-3)
NORTH MIAMI (3-1) AT PIONEER (3-1)
NORTH MONTGOMERY (1-3) AT WESTERN BOONE (4-0)
NORTH NEWTON (1-3) AT WEST CENTRAL (2-2)
NORTH VERMILLION (3-1) AT RIVERTON PARKE (3-1)
NORTHEASTERN (4-0) AT UNION CITY (0-4)
NORTHVIEW (4-0) AT OWEN VALLEY (0-4)
NORTHWOOD (2-2) AT NORTHRIDGE (1-3)
PAOLI (4-0) AT WEST WASHINGTON (2-2)
PARK TUDOR (3-1) AT SHENANDOAH (2-2)
PARKE HERITAGE (1-3) AT SEEGER (2-2)
PERRY MERIDIAN (2-2) AT WHITELAND (2-1)
PIKE (3-1) AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL (1-3)
PIKE CENTRAL (2-2) AT SOUTH SPENCER (1-3)
PLAINFIELD (4-0) AT GREENWOOD (2-2)
PORTAGE (2-2) AT CROWN POINT (4-0)
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (3-1) AT CHURUBUSCO (1-3)
PRINCETON (0-4) AT WASHINGTON (3-1)
RENSSELAER CENTRAL (1-3) AT TIPTON (3-1)
ROCHESTER (3-1) AT LEWIS CASS (2-2)
RUSHVILLE (2-2) AT CONNERSVILLE (2-2)
SALEM (1-3) AT SPRINGS VALLEY (3-1)
SCOTTSBURG (2-2) AT SILVER CREEK (3-1)
SEYMOUR (1-3) AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (0-4)
SHERIDAN (2-2) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (3-1)
SOUTH BEND ADAMS (0-4) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (2-2)
SOUTH BEND RILEY (1-2) AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-4)
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-3) AT CASTON (0-4)
SOUTHERN WELLS (0-4) AT WOODLAN (1-3)
SOUTHMONT (2-2) AT CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-2)
SOUTHPORT (0-4) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (3-1)
SOUTHSIDE HOMESCHOOL AT SOUTH DECATUR (2-2)
SPEEDWAY (3-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (1-3)
SWITZERLAND COUNTY (3-1) AT OWEN COUNTY (KY.)
TAYLOR (2-2) AT CLINTON CENTRAL (2-2)
TECUMSEH (0-4) AT PERRY CENTRAL (1-3)
TELL CITY (3-1) AT HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.)
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (1-2) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (2-2)
TIPPECANOE VALLEY (3-1) AT LAVILLE (2-2)
TRI-COUNTY (2-2) AT SOUTH NEWTON (3-1)
TRITON (3-1) AT WINAMAC (2-1)
TRI-WEST (2-2) AT DANVILLE (3-1)
TROTWOOD-MADISON (OHIO) AT CENTER GROVE (3-1)
TWIN LAKES (2-2) AT LOGANSPORT (3-1)
UNION COUNTY (0-4) AT WINCHESTER (0-4)
VINCENNES LINCOLN (2-2) AT CASTLE (3-1)
WABASH (0-4) AT SOUTHWOOD (0-4)
WARSAW (3-1) AT CONCORD (4-0)
WAWASEE (0-4) AT PLYMOUTH (2-2)
WES-DEL (1-3) AT NORTH WHITE (1-3)
WEST VIGO (1-3) AT BROWN COUNTY (3-1)
WESTERN (0-4) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (0-4)
WHEELER (2-2) AT BOONE GROVE (2-2)
WHITKO (0-4) AT NORTHWESTERN (4-0)
YORKTOWN (3-1) AT NEW CASTLE (2-2)
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REPORTED SCORES
BISHOP CHATARD 3 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 0
LAKE CENTRAL 3 LAPORTE 1
CRISPUS ATTUCKS 3 TINDLEY 0
CHESTERTON 3 MERRILLVILLE 0
PORTAGE 3 VALPARAISO 2
FOREST PARK 3 TELL CITY 2
NORTH MONTGOMERY 3 INDIANA DEAF 0
EASTERN GREENE 3 MITCHELL 0
CRAWFORDSVILLE 3 N. PUTNAM 0
COWAN 3 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 0
SOUTH NEWTON 3 SEEGER 1
RONCALLI 3 BREBEUF 0
BENTON CENTRAL 3 COVINGTON 0
NORTHFIELD 3 PERU 0
SOUTH-CENTRAL 3 MEDORA 1
ROSSVILLE 3 N. WHITE 0
SOUTH-CENTRAL 3 N. JUDSON 0
DALEVILLE 3 BLUE RIVER 0
EASTERN 3 WABASH 0
NEW ALBANY 3 JEFFERSONVILLE 0
NORTHWOOD 3 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 0
SPRINGS VALLEY 3 NORTHEAST DUBOIS 0
WINCHESTER 3 NORTHEASTERN 1
SOUTHWOOD 3 MACONAQUAH 0
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 3 JAC CEN DEL 0
ELKHART CHRISTIAN 3 TRITON 1
HANOVER CENTRAL 3 HOBART 0
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 3 NOBLESVILLE 2
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 3 EVANSVILLE HARRISON 0
HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN 3 CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN 1
PARKE HERITAGE 3 S. VERMILLION 0
WESTERN BOONE 3 MCCUTCHEON 1
BARR REEVE 3 JASPER 1
LOGANSPORT 3 LAFAYETTE JEFF 2
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 3 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 2
SHAKAMAK 3 NORTH DAVIESS 1
NEW HAVEN 3 FORT WAYNE SOUTH 0
FLOYD CENTRAL 3 PROVIDENCE 2
KOUTS 3 WHEELER 1
FRANKLIN 3 MARTINSVILLE 0
PIONEER 3 CULVER 1
DANVILLE 3 CASCADE 1
YORKTOWN 3 NEW CASTLE 0
GARRETT 3 EASTSIDE 1
BLACKFORD 3 TAYLOR 0
FORT WAYNE DWENGER 3 FORT WAYNE LUERS 0
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 3 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 1
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 3 SALEM 0
BREMEN 3 JIMTOWN 0
MUNCIE BURRIS 3 SEEING CATHOLIC 0
WES DEL 3 MONROE CENTRAL 1
GREENSBURG 3 SHELBYVILLE 0
GLENN 3 KNOX 0
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 3 DELPHI 0
FRANKFORT 3 SHERIDAN 1
MANCHESTER 3 ROCHESTER 1
CENTER GROVE 3 BROWNSBURG 0
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER REPORTED SCORES
CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN 8 HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN 0
MANCHESTER 2 HUNTINGTON NORTH 0
SCECINA 9 WESTERN BOONE 0
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 1 SPEEDWAY 0
MICHIGAN CITY 1 WESTVILLE 0
SHORTRIDGE 9 BEECH GROVE 0
TELL CITY 2 S. SPENCER 0
WEST NOBLE 5 WESTVIEW 1
TRI-WEST 3 LEBANON 1
RICHMOND 3 JAY COUNTY 2
MCCUTCHEON 8 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 0
FAITH CHRISTIAN 5 CARROLL 1
WINAMAC 2 RENSSELAER CENTRAL 0
GREENSBURG 8 HAUSER 1
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 2 EASTSIDE 1
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 5 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 1
ARGOS 5 LAVILLE 0
SOUTH KNOX 6 BARR REEVE 0
CRISPUS ATTUCKS 10 RIVERSIDE 1
BREMEN 10 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0
MITCHELL 2 SHOALS 2
WHITELAND 4 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 3
LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN 3 FORT WAYNE SNIDER 0
SUBURBAN CHRISTIAN 9 TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN 1
IMSAN 7 PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE 0
TRINITY LUTHERAN 1 EASTERN GREENE 0
LA LUMIERE 3 GLENN 0
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 6 MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 0
PLYMOUTH 3 CULVER ACADEMIES 2
MORGAN TWP. 5 DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 0
BETHANY CHRISTIAN 0 GOSHEN 0
CONCORD 2 NORTHRIDGE 1
WARSAW 7 NORTHWOOD 0
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 2 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 2
WEST LAFAYETTE 2 LAFAYETTE JEFF 2
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 7 SILVER CREEK 5
WOODLAN 3 HERITAGE 2
ZIONSVILLE 2 NOBLESVILLE 2
HANOVER CENTRAL 1 BOONE GROVE 1
TIPTON 1 TRI-CENTRAL 0
NORTH CENTRAL 1 CARMEL 1
PIKE 3 GUERIN CATHOLIC 1
MORRISTOWN 2 SOUTHWESTERN 1
MOUNT VERNON 3 SHELBYVILLE 0
CATHEDRAL 8 SOUTHPORT 1
PARK TUDOR 3 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 2
EVANSVILLE HARRISON 2 HERITAGE HILLS 1
FORT WAYNE LUERS 3 MARION 1
GREENCASTLE 6 W. VIGO 1
MUNCIE BURRIS 5 NEW CASTLE 0
LOGANSPORT 3 KOKOMO 3
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 3 MARTINSVILLE 3
HARRISON 4 CINCINNATI LANDMARK 0
CENTER GROVE 2 PERRY MERIDIAN 1
FLOYD CENTRAL 2 SEYMOUR 1
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 2 WESTFIELD 2
EVANSVILLE REITZ 3 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 0
FRANKLIN CENTRAL 0 AVON 0
FISHERS 1 BROWNSBURG 0
GREENWOOD 2 NEW PALESTINE 1
FORT WAYNE DWENGER 1 FORT WAYNE SOUTH 1
NEW ALBANY 3 PROVIDENCE 1
WASHINGTON 4 GIBSON SOUTHERN 1
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER REPORTED SCORES
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 5 MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 1
JASPER 4 HERITAGE HILLS 1
ELKHART 2 NEW PRAIRIE 1
FAITH CHRISTIAN 9 TRI-CENTRAL 0
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 2 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 1
GREENCASTLE 3 W. VIGO 0
FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 2 FORT WAYNE SNIDER 0
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 5 EVANSVILLE REITZ 1
BENTON CENTRAL 9 N. WHITE 0
NORTHVIEW 0 EDGEWOOD 0
BREMEN 17 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0
WESTVIEW 11 GARRETT 0
WEST LAFAYETTE 7 FRANKFORT 0
ARGOS 3 LAVILLE 0
PARK TUDOR 8 UNIVERSITY 0
OAK HILL 8 EASTERN 0
WABASH 1 N. MIAMI 0
WHITE RIVER VALLEY 6 WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 0
LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN 2 FORT WAYNE LUERS 1
CROWN POINT 1 CHESTERTON 0
EAST CENTRAL 9 GREENSBURG 0
HOBART 7 ANDREAN 0
LAKE CENTRAL 9 LAPORTE 0
NORTHRIDGE 3 CONCORDE 0
PIKE CENTRAL 2 S. KNOX 1
CASTLE 1 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 0
HANOVER CENTRAL 6 KANKAKEE VALLEY 0
BREBEUF 4 RONCALLI 3
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 2 PENN 1
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 2 SOUTH BEND ADAMS 0
LOWELL 4 HIGHLAND 0
BLACKFORD 7 TAYLOR 0
DELTA 3 NEW CASTLE 0
GUERIN CATHOLIC 3 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 0
SHERIDAN 16 PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 0
JIMTOWN 3 GLENN 2
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 9 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 0
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 4
THURSDAY, SEPT. 19
7:30 P.M. | SOUTH ALABAMA AT APPALACHIAN STATE | ESPN
8 P.M. | EDWARD WATERS AT BENEDICT COLLEGE | ESPNU
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20
7 P.M. | UNION AT SPRINGFIELD | FLOSPORTS
7 P.M. | SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE AT BENTLEY | FLOSPORTS
7:30 P.M. | STANFORD AT SYRACUSE | ESPN
8 P.M. | NO. 24 ILLINOIS AT NO. 22 NEBRASKA | FOX
10 P.M. | SAN JOSE STATE AT WASHINGTON STATE | CW NETWORK
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21
12 P.M. | MARSHALL AT NO. 3 OHIO STATE | FOX
12 P.M. | NC STATE AT NO. 21 CLEMSON | ABC/ESPN+
12 P.M. | FLORIDA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPN
12 P.M. | VILLANOVA AT MARYLAND | BIG TEN NETWORK
12 P.M. | JAMES MADISON AT NORTH CAROLINA | ACC NETWORK
12 P.M. | HOUSTON AT CINCINNATI | FS1
12 P.M. | KANSAS AT WEST VIRGINIA | ESPN2
12 P.M. | TULANE AT LOUISIANA | ESPNU
12 P.M. | RICE AT ARMY | CBSSN
12 P.M. | CHARLOTTE AT INDIANA | BIG TEN NETWORK
12 P.M. | STETSON AT HARVARD | ESPN+
12 P.M. | PRINCETON AT LEHIGH | ESPN+
12 P.M. | LAFAYETTE AT COLUMBIA | ESPN+
12 P.M. | ALFRED STATE COLLEGE AT MIT | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | CENTRAL MISSOURI AT DAVENPORT | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | CORTLAND AT SUSQUEHANNA | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | HUNTINGDON COLLEGE AT NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | SUNY MORRISVILLE AT CATHOLIC | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | ST. ANSELM AT AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL | FLOSPORTS
12:45 P.M. | OHIO AT KENTUCKY | SEC NETWORK
1 P.M. | BALL STATE AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | ESPN+
1 P.M. | BROWN AT GEORGETOWN | ESPN+
1 P.M. | FORDHAM AT DARTMOUTH | ESPN+
1 P.M. | CORNELL AT COLGATE | ESPN+
1 P.M. | ALMA COLLEGE AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN | FLOSPORTS
1:30 P.M. | NORFOLK STATE AT VMI | ESPN+
2 P.M. | ARKANSAS STATE AT NO. 20 IOWA STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | VIRGINIA AT COASTAL CAROLINA | ESPN+
2 P.M. | UTAH STATE AT TEMPLE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | SAINT FRANCIS (PA) AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+
2 P.M. | TOWSON AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | SAN DIEGO AT NORTH DAKOTA | ESPN+
2 P.M. | DRAKE AT SOUTH DAKOTA | ESPN+
2 P.M. | YALE AT HOLY CROSS | ESPN+
2 P.M. | ST. THOMAS (MINN.) AT LINDENWOOD | ESPN+
2 P.M. | ROOSEVELT AT VALPARAISO | ESPN+
2 P.M. | HUSSON AT NORWICH | FLOSPORTS
2:15 P.M. | VANDERBILT AT NO. 7 MISSOURI | SEC NETWORK
2:30 P.M. | TENNESSEE STATE AT TENNESSEE TECH | ESPN+
3 P.M. | SOUTHERN MISS AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | EASTERN WASHINGTON AT NEVADA | MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK
3 P.M. | BRYANT AT NEW HAMPSHIRE | FLOSPORTS
3 P.M. | WESTERN CAROLINA AT MONTANA | ESPN+
3 P.M. | MERCYHURST AT MONTANA STATE | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | NO. 11 USC AT NO. 18 MICHIGAN | CBS
3:30 P.M. | MIAMI (OHIO) AT NO. 17 NOTRE DAME | NBC
3:30 P.M. | UCLA AT NO. 16 LSU | ABC
3:30 P.M. | KENT STATE AT NO. 10 PENN STATE | BIG TEN NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | GEORGIA TECH AT NO. 19 LOUISVILLE | ESPN2
3:30 P.M. | BUFFALO AT NO. 23 NORTHERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | ARKANSAS AT AUBURN | ESPN
3:30 P.M. | RUTGERS AT VIRGINIA TECH | ACC NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT UMASS | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT PITT | ESPN+/ACCNX
3:30 P.M. | ARIZONA STATE AT TEXAS TECH | FS1
3:30 P.M. | MEMPHIS AT NAVY | CBSSN
3:30 P.M. | HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT UTSA | ESPN+
4 P.M. | NO. 12 UTAH AT NO. 14 OKLAHOMA STATE | FOX
4 P.M. | DUKE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPNU
4 P.M. | MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT NICHOLLS | ESPN+
4 P.M. | VALDOSTA STATE AT ERSKINE | FLOSPORTS
5 P.M. | TCU AT SMU | CW NETWORK
5 P.M. | STONY BROOK AT CAMPBELL | FLOSPORTS
5 P.M. | LANE AT MILES COLLEGE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | MONMOUTH AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | ESPN+
6 P.M. | EAST CAROLINA AT LIBERTY | ESPN+
6 P.M. | UTEP AT COLORADO STATE | TRUTV
6 P.M. | PENN AT DELAWARE | FLOSPORTS
6 P.M. | EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT ELON | FLOSPORTS
6 P.M. | RICHMOND AT DELAWARE STATE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | FURMAN AT WILLIAM & MARY | FLOSPORTS
6 P.M. | MOREHEAD STATE AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | ESPN+
6 P.M. | SOUTHERN UTAH AT IDAHO STATE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | THE CITADEL AT MERCER | ESPN+
6 P.M. | MARIST AT BUCKNELL | ESPN+
6 P.M. | UINDY AT WAYNE STATE (MICH.) | FLOSPORTS
7 P.M. | NO. 8 MIAMI (FLA.) AT SOUTH FLORIDA | ESPN
7 P.M. | NORTHWESTERN AT WASHINGTON | FS1
7 P.M. | FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT UCONN | CBSSN
7 P.M. | CAL AT FLORIDA STATE | ESPN2
7 P.M. | FLORIDA A&M AT TROY | ESPN+
7 P.M. | TULSA AT LOUISIANA TECH | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NEW MEXICO STATE AT SAM HOUSTON | ESPN+
7 P.M. | TOLEDO AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | ESPN+
7 P.M. | WYOMING AT NORTH TEXAS | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL | ESPN+
7 P.M. | ALABAMA A&M AT AUSTIN PEAY | ESPN+
7 P.M. | EASTERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | MISSOURI STATE AT UT MARTIN | ESPN+
7 P.M. | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT SE LOUISIANA | ESPN+
7 P.M. | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
7 P.M. | JACKSON STATE AT GRAMBLING | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NORTHERN ARIZONA AT UIW | ESPN+
7 P.M. | VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG AT MORGAN STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M| ESPN+
7 P.M. | TEXAS SOUTHERN AT LAMAR | ESPN+
7 P.M. | SACRAMENTO STATE AT TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | WEBER STATE AT NORTHWESTERN STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | GARDNER-WEBB AT PRESBYTERIAN | ESPN+
7 P.M. | TARLETON STATE AT NORTH ALABAMA| ESPN+
7 P.M. | WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE AT GRAND VALLEY STATE | FLOSPORTS
7 P.M. | TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE AT UT PERMIAN BASIN | FLOSPORTS
7 P.M. | WEST ALABAMA AT WEST FLORIDA | FLOSPORTS
7:30 P.M. | NO. 6 TENNESSEE AT NO. 15 OKLAHOMA | ABC/ESPN+
7:30 P.M. | AKRON AT SOUTH CAROLINA | ESPNU
7:30 P.M. | IOWA AT MINNESOTA | NBC
7:30 P.M. | BOWLING GREEN AT NO. 25 TEXAS A&M | ESPN+/SECN+
7:45 P.M. | GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT NO. 5 OLE MISS | SEC NETWORK
8 P.M. | UL MONROE AT NO. 1 TEXAS | ESPN+/SECN+
8 P.M. | MICHIGAN STATE AT BOSTON COLLEGE | ACC NETWORK
8 P.M. | BAYLOR AT COLORADO | FOX
8 P.M. | ALCORN STATE AT MCNEESE | ESPN+
8 P.M. | IDAHO AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN | ESPN+
8 P.M. | NORTHERN COLORADO AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | ESPN+
8 P.M. | CENTRAL WASHINGTON AT WEST TEXAS A&M | FLOSPORTS
8 P.M. | MIDWESTERN STATE AT EASTERN NEW MEXICO | FLOSPORTS
8 P.M. | ANGELO STATE AT WESTERN NEW MEXICO | FLOSPORTS
8:30 P.M. | FRESNO STATE AT NEW MEXICO | TRUTV
8:30 P.M. | PURDUE AT OREGON STATE | CW NETWORK
9:45 P.M. | PORTLAND STATE AT BOISE STATE | FS1
10 P.M. | UTAH TECH AT UC DAVIS | ESPN+
10:30 P.M. | NO. 13 KANSAS STATE AT BYU | ESPN
MIDNIGHT | UNI AT HAWAI’I | SPECTRUM SPORTS PPV
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7
INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3
INDIANA 42 UCLA 13
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. CHARLOTTE TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. MARYLAND TBA
OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA
OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
SEPTEMBER 21 AT OREGON STATE 8:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. NEBRASKA 12:00
OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA
OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
NOTRE DAME 23 TEXAS A&M 13
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 16 NOTRE DAME 14
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. MIAMI (OH) 3:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. LOUISVILLE 3:30
OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30
OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA
OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BUTLER 40 UPPER IOWA 7
BUTLER 19 MURRAY STATE 17
BUTLER 53 HANOVER 0
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 1:00
OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT
OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00
OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BALL STATE 42 MISSOURI STATE 34
MIAMI FL 62 BALL STATE 0
SEPTEMBER 21 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 AT JAMES MADISON TBA
OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA
OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
EASTERN ILLINOIS 27 INDIANA STATE 20
INDIANA STATE 24 DAYTON 13
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1:00
OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00
OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00
OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
COLTS SCHEDULE
HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27
GREEN BAY 16 INDIANAPOLIS 10
SEPT. 22: VS. CHICAGO, 1 P.M., CBS
SEPT. 29: VS. PITTSBURGH, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 6: AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 13: AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 20: VS. MIAMI, 1 P.M., FOX
OCT. 27: AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK
NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX
DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS
DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD
JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
SAN FRANCISCO 10 BALTIMORE 0
MINNESOTA 4 CLEVELAND 1
CINCINNATI 6 ATLANTA 5
MIAMI 11 LA DODGERS 9
TAMPA BAY 8 BOSTON 3
NY METS 10 WASHINGTON 1
OAKLAND 4 CHICAGO CUBS 3
PHILADELPHIA 5 MILWAUKEE 1
DETROIT 3 KANSAS CITY 1(10)
ST. LOUIS 3 PITTSBURGH 1
TEXAS 13 TORONTO 8
COLORADO 8 ARIZONA 2
LA ANGELS 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 0
HOUSTON 4 SAN DIEGO 3 (10)
NY YANKEES 11 SEATTLE 2
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
ST. PAUL 4 INDIANAPOLIS 2
WNBA SCORES
MINNESOTA 78 CONNECTICUT 76
NEW YORK 87 WASHINGTON 71
ATLANTA 86 CHICAGO 70
LAS VEGAS 85 SEATTLE 72
PHOENIX 85 LOS ANGELES 81
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 19
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT NEW YORK JETS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 23
NEW YORK GIANTS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)
HOUSTON TEXANS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P CBS)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1:00P CBS)
DENVER BRONCOS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P FOX)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:05P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:05P CBS)
DETROIT LIONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:25P FOX)
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (4:25P FOX)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 24
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BUFFALO BILLS (7:30P ESPN)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (8:15P ABC)
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
DALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P CBS)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)
DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW YORK JETS (1:00P CBS)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:25P CBS)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 30
TENNESSEE TITANS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (7:30P ESPN)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DETROIT LIONS (8:15P ABC)
WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 3
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, OCT. 6
NEW YORK JETS VS MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, TOTTENHAM)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P FOX)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P FOX)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:05P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P CBS)
NEW YORK GIANTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P CBS)
DALLAS COWBOYS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 7
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL GUARANTEE GAMES PAY MILLIONS TO SMALL-BUDGET SCHOOLS BUT OPPORTUNITIES COULD SHRINK
Ohio State and Kent State, separated by 135 miles in the same state, occupy extreme ends of the spectrum of major college football.
Buckeyes football pulled in $127 million in revenue in 2023. Golden Flashes football has a budget of about $9 million.
Still, Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork and Kent State AD Randale Richmond share a similar problem for different reasons. Both look at their football schedules this season and see more so-called guarantee games than they would prefer.
Guarantee games are those one-off matchups where a school pays another to come to its stadium, with no return date. For power conference schools such as No. 3 Ohio State that typically means cutting a check of around $1.5 million — give or take a few hundred thousand — to a school such as Kent State.
More often than not, the games are not competitive. Occasionally, the smaller program gets to take home a historic victory along with a big check the way Northern Illinois ($1.4 million) did at No. 17 Notre Dame or Memphis ($1.3 million) did at Florida State earlier this season.
But as the model for compensating athletes evolves and more money needs to be directed to players, all the ways business has traditionally been done in college sports are being evaluated. The guarantee game seems unlikely to go away any time soon, but Bjork and Richmond are unsure if they will be as common as they are now.
“I think we have to put it under review to see what is the future of those kind of games,” Bjork said.
By the numbers
This season at least 60 guarantee games will be played matching schools that play in the NCAA’s highest level of Division I, the Football Bowl Subdivision, with total payouts reaching $75 million, according to AP research.
There are also dozens more games matching FBS teams with those in the second-tier Championship Subdivision that follow a similar structure, but with smaller payouts. The most famous guarantee game — Appalachian State’s 34-32 upset at No. 5 Michigan in 2007 — included a $400,000 check for the visitors.
Ohio State’s anomaly
For Ohio State, a confluence of events, including conference realignment, left the Buckeyes with a three-game nonconference schedule of guarantee games in 2024. Typically, the Buckeyes have one high-profile game against a power conference opponent that would be one end of a home-and-home series.
Ohio State had a home-and-home against Notre Dame in 2022 and ’23, is set to play Texas in 2025 and ’26, and Alabama the following two seasons.
This year, however, Ohio State is paying $4.05 million for games against Akron, Western Michigan and Marshall. The Buckeyes beat Akron and WMU by a combined 108-6 and are heavily favored against the Thundering Herd on Saturday.
It’s not so much that $4.05 million will break Ohio State athletics, which reported nearly $280 million in revenue in 2022. The school made more than $64 million in ticket sales for eight games at Ohio Stadium (capacity 102,780) in ’22, according to the latest financial records provided to the NCAA.
Games that don’t involve Big Ten or marquee nonconference opponents drag down revenue in areas such as concessions, souvenirs and parking. Ohio State’s gameday revenue for Akron and WMU were almost identical, Bjork said.
“Meaning there’s a ceiling on those those type of games from a revenue standpoint versus when I look at our projections for a Big Ten opponent. Those games can be double, triple, quadruple the amount of revenue that we’re seeing for a guarantee,” he said.
Essentially, Ohio State is bringing in less and paying out more for guarantee games, he said.
Often Ohio State plays two guarantee games in a season to ensure having at least seven home games, but will that even be worth it if the school will soon be setting aside upward of $20 million in revenue per year to pay to its athletes?
The NCAA and power conferences, including Ohio State’s Big Ten, are working toward a settlement of a series of antitrust lawsuits that will cost $2.78 billion in damages and set up a new revenue-sharing system to pay athletes.
“Everything is under evaluation,” Bjork said when it comes to how money is spent and made in big-time college athletics.
Power conference teams also have to consider schedule strength with an eye toward making the playoff and how matchups against lesser opponents impact television partners paying hundreds of millions to broadcast games, Bjork said.
Kent State’s conundrum
On the other end is Kent State, which will receive $3.9 million for games at Pitt, No. 6 Tennessee and No. 10 Penn State. The Golden Flashes have lost the first two by a combined 126-24, including Saturday’s 71-0 loss in Knoxville. They play at Penn State on Saturday.
Richmond, who took over at Kent State in 2021, inherited this three-game stretch and said he would prefer no more than two. One or two per year is the norm for lower-budget, non-power conference schools.
“I don’t love the model and at the same time understand the things that we have to do financially to run this athletic department, because we do have a great opportunity to impact the lives of young people,” he said last week. “And we can only do that if we are meeting our budgetary demands and needs.”
Richmond is also well aware that it is a lot to put on his football team and second-year coach Kenni Burns.
“It makes it very difficult to gain momentum when you have three guarantee games. I can’t answer whether it’s fair or not. I can answer that it does make it difficult,” he said.
Kent State also has three guarantee games booked for 2025 (at Texas Tech, Florida State and Oklahoma), but Richmond believes the administration is motivated to explore moving away from these types of schedules.
Kent State might not have a choice.
Dave Brown, whose software and subscription service Gridiron helps schools schedule nonconference games, said guarantee games are increasingly becoming a buyer’s market with more schools moving into FBS recently and the Big Ten no longer discouraging its members from playing FCS games.
If the Southeastern Conference were to move to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026, which it is considering, that would remove 16 more potential opportunities for guarantee games.
“That’ll really hurt the market,” Brown said.
As with most things in college sports, the wealthiest programs will ultimately determine the direction this goes and how often big schools play the smaller ones. While Richmond would like Kent State to play fewer guarantee games, none is not the goal.
“Being tethered together is always the best thing (for FBS), in my humble opinion,” he said. “I don’t know that Kent State has an option to dictate whether that’s the case or not.”
THE LATEST BIG 12 NEWCOMERS ARE ADDING SOME HEFT TO THE CONFERENCE
The Big 12 Conference added four schools last season with mixed results.
Central Florida, BYU, Houston and Cincinnati all finished with losing records in their first year in the league, though the Knights did manage to qualify for a bowl game.
This year’s four-team addition seems to have added some heft to the conference.
No. 12 Utah, Arizona, Arizona State and Colorado all have winning records through the first three weeks of the season, with two of the teams earning spots in the AP Top 25 at least once.
Here’s a look at how this year’s crop of Big 12 newcomers is faring so far this season:
Utah
The Utes won two of the final three Pac-12 championship games before the league collapsed, and they have proven to be one of the best teams in their new league.
Utah (3-0) opened the season with wins over Southern Utah, Baylor (nonconference) and Utah State to remain firmly in the top 15 of the AP poll.
Quarterback Cameron Rising returned after sitting out all of last season with a knee injury and looked sharp in the opener, throwing for 254 yards and five touchdowns against Southern Utah.
Injuries caught up with Rising again by the season’s second game. The seventh-year senior hurt his right hand in the first half against Baylor and didn’t play against Utah State last week. The Utes are hoping Rising can return for Saturday’s showdown at No. 14 Oklahoma State.
Even if Rising is limited, Utah still has one of the nation’s best defenses, which can keep it in games. The Utes are ranked 22nd nationally in yards allowed per game at 252.7 and tied for 21st in scoring, giving up 11 points per game.
Arizona
The Wildcats have a new coach in Brent Brennan after Jedd Fisch left for Washington. Brennan was able to persuade several players to stay in Tucson — namely quarterback Noah Fifita and receiver Tetairoa McMillan — and had a stacked roster heading into the season.
The Wildcats (2-1) got off to a strong start by beating New Mexico 61-39, but they had a hard time shaking FCS Northern Arizona in a 22-10 home win. Arizona climbed to 20 in the AP Top 25 but dropped out after getting manhandled at then-No. 14 Kansas State 31-7 in a previously scheduled nonconference game last week.
Arizona still has some kinks to work out defensively, but it has an explosive offense, led by Fifita and McMillan.
A preseason All-American, McMillan was the first AP national player of the week after catching 10 passes for 304 yards and four touchdowns against New Mexico in the opener. He has 23 catches for 453 yards and four touchdowns, and is second nationally with 151 yards receiving per game.
Arizona State
The Sun Devils were wracked with injuries in coach Kenny Dillingham’s first season to finish 3-9.
Arizona State (3-0) appears to be on the road to turning things around quickly, opening with wins at home over Wyoming and Mississippi State and on the road against Texas State.
After a revolving door at quarterback last season, the Sun Devils have a steady presence under center this season in Sam Leavitt. The Michigan State transfer has made good decisions through the first three games, throwing 573 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.
Arizona State also has one of the nation’s most versatile and bruising running backs in Cameron Skattebo. The senior was forced to play multiple positions last season — everything from quarterback to punter — but has thrived as the Sun Devils’ go-to back this year.
Skattebo was named national player of the week after running for 262 yards against Mississippi State.
Colorado
The Buffaloes have made some improvements under coach Deion Sanders after finishing 4-8 in his first season.
Colorado (2-1) opened the season with a hard-fought home win over North Dakota State and struggled in a loss at Nebraska, but it bounced back for a convincing win over rival Colorado State last week.
The Buffaloes have two of the Big 12’s most dynamic players in quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Travis Hunter.
Sanders, Deion’s son, already has thrown for 999 yards and nine touchdowns through three games. Hunter has become a Heisman Trophy front-runner while making big plays at receiver and defensive back.
TENNESSEE ADDING TALENT FEE TO TICKET PRICES TO HELP PAY PLAYERS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has announced a price hike for football tickets starting in 2025 with most of the increase going specifically to help pay players.
The increase announced Tuesday morning in an email to season-ticket holders notes a new 10% talent fee for all invoices to “help fund the proposed revenue share” for athletes and help Tennessee attract and keep the best talent. A video link features athletic director Danny White explaining the reason for the price hike per seat across Neyland Stadium.
“As the collegiate model changes, we have to remain flexible,” White said of the price hike, which includes a 4.5% increase on top of the 10% talent fee. “We have to continue leading the way. That connection between resources and competitiveness has never been tighter. Only now we have the ability to share these resources with our athletes. We can generate revenue that will go directly to our players. This will give our teams the best chance to be successful and bring championships home to Rocky Top.”
The increase comes with Tennessee off to a 3-0 and ranked sixth in the AP Top 25.
The announcement also includes a link to updates on talks between the NCAA and major college conferences trying to settle three antitrust lawsuits related to athlete compensation for name, image and likeness. They have a settlement agreement in place to pay $2.78 billion in damages to hundreds of thousands of college athletes, dating back to 2016.
At a hearing last week, the federal judge overseeing those cases declined to grant preliminary approval of the deal and kicked it back to attorneys to address her concerns with certain aspects of the agreement.
The NCAA changed its rules in 2021 to allow athletes to cash in on their fame through sponsorship and endorsement deals after decades of prohibition.
Tennessee has been working to be at the front of the changing landscape supporting athletes. Quarterback Nico Iamaleava was a prized recruit who signed with the NIL collective supporting Tennessee athletes, the Volunteer Club founded by Spyre Sports Group. It was among the first and most well-organized to emerge around the country after the NCAA lifted its ban on athletes making money off their fame.
That deal prompted a meeting between NCAA investigators and Tennessee officials in January followed by a scathing letter from Chancellor Donde Plowman to NCAA President Charlie Baker. She ripped the NCAA for creating “extraordinary chaos” by failing to provide clear rules for name, image and likeness for both universities and athletes.
The attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA a day after Plowman’s letter was released. A federal judge granted the AGs a preliminary injunction Feb. 23 barring the NCAA from enforcing NIL rules.
White cited NIL for creating an even closer connection between resources and competitive success. Tuesday’s announcement notes the current settlement projections could take effect as early as July 1, and the athletic director said Tennessee wants to be as transparent as possible with a fan base that has helped build the nation’s best athletic department. White said the ticket fee is a big key to continuing that success.
“We want to be a leader in college sports. that means we want to be a leader in revenue sharing,” White said. “We want to have the very best experience for our athletes right here on Rocky Top.”
White, whose latest contract extension was announced in August, credited fans for selling out 102,000 seats at Neyland Stadium for a third straight year with a waiting list of 15,000 for season tickets. He said that comes as other programs around the country are talking about downsizing stadiums that they can’t fill. Tennessee fans can start renewing tickets for 2025 on Thursday with a deadline of Feb. 27 with the option of a 10-month payment plan to handle the cost.
Tennessee won the SEC regular-season title in men’s basketball and the program’s first national championship in baseball in June.
REPORTS: ACC WORKING TOWARD NEW REVENUE PLAN WITH CLEMSON, FSU
Clemson and Florida State have been in frequent communication with the Atlantic Coast Conference recently as they continue to devise a plan that would give them a larger share of the league’s revenue, Yahoo Sports and ESPN reported Tuesday.
The two programs believe that any revenue that schools in the conference receive should be based off brand valuation and television ratings. Simply put, the more viewers and attention a program attracts, the more money it should get.
Should the ACC end up implementing a plan that caters to Clemson and Florida State’s wishes, the two programs would drop lawsuits that they currently have against the conference. The Tigers and Seminoles are suing the ACC in an attempt to back out of the conference’s grant of rights.
With the grant of rights, which is in effect through 2036, Clemson and Florida State’s media rights are attached to the conference itself.
The ACC countered with a lawsuit against the Tigers and Seminoles, but there hasn’t been much legal action taken between the sides.
Clemson and Florida State’s current talks with the ACC have been surface-level, and the two sides are still far from a settlement, per the reports. What the discussions do show is that both schools are determined to stay in the conference, as long as they receive enough financial compensation.
In addition to requesting that revenue gets based off ratings, the proposal brought forward by the Tigers and Seminoles also would shorten the term for the grant of rights.
ACC schools received an average of $44.8 million from the league in 2022-23, about $7 million less than Southeastern Conference schools. And with the SEC’s new television deal that started this year, the difference could go north of $30 million.
–Field Level Media
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UPON FURTHER REVIEW: SAINTS LOOK LEGIT, WHICH CONTENDERS SHOULD PANIC?
With the visiting New Orleans Saints boasting a 35-16 halftime lead over the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones sat inside his suite at AT&T Stadium and smacked a nearby table with both hands.
“Damn it!” the 81-year-old Jones barked in frustration.
The Cowboys were the surprise victim of another thrashing from the Saints, who improved to 2-0 with Sunday’s 44-19 blowout in Arlington. Thanks to New Orleans’ potent offense, directed by new coordinator Klint Kubiak, the result ended Dallas’ 16-game regular-season home winning streak.
Through two weeks, the Saints have scored an NFL-best 91 points – three touchdowns more than second-place Arizona. New Orleans has established itself as an emerging contender in the NFC. The big question: Can the Saints sustain this type of production?
Many NFL pundits, including myself and colleagues at theScore, predicted coach Dennis Allen could be in the hot seat this season. It’s still early, but Kubiak has delivered in consecutive weeks by masking offensive-line issues with his scheme and creativity.
The Cowboys, widely viewed as one of the conference’s heavyweights, looked helpless against Saints star running back Alvin Kamara, who finished with four total touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) and 180 combined yards. Despite the familiarity between the opposing coordinators – Kubiak served as an assistant to Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer from 2019-21 when Zimmer was Minnesota’s head coach – it was the former mentee who out-schemed his mentor.
Kubiak repeatedly dialed Kamara’s number, electing to gash Dallas with a heavy dose of outside zone calls. The Cowboys failed time and time again to set the edge, resulting in chunk gains and exhausted defenders as Kamara juked and tiptoed his way to the end zone. Quarterback Derek Carr also diced through Dallas’ secondary, often airing it out to receivers Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed – the duo combined for eight catches and 177 receiving yards.
It was an impressive all-around performance. One NFC executive suggested to theScore that the Saints have found success mainly because of Kubiak’s protection dial-ups and his commitment to Kamara, which has led to “new confidence” from Carr.
The Saints rank second in the league in red-zone scoring percentage (88.9%), with eight touchdowns in nine red-zone trips. (Cleveland is first at 100% but only has three opportunities.) That stat speaks volumes given the collective offensive struggles from the rest of the league. The average red-zone touchdown conversion rate (47.4%) is at its lowest mark through two weeks since 2017.
“He’s operating from clean pockets and slinging the football like he runs the show,” the executive said of Carr.
Carr boasts a league-best 76.9% completion rate (30 of 39) with five touchdowns and one interception. He also holds a career-high 11.4 yards per attempt this season and a personal-best 142.4 quarterback rating. His PFF rating of 92.3 puts him second behind Kyler Murray and is the first time he’s been ranked in the top five since 2016.
Perhaps most importantly, Carr has kept his jersey clean with just one sack over two games.
The Saints entered the season with concerns about their offensive line, but the unit allowed just five pressures to a Cowboys defense that ranked fifth in the NFL last year. Kubiak struck gold this season by mixing his pre-snap formations and personnel groupings.
Kubiak’s freshness to play-calling, his confidence in continuing to roll the hot hand, and New Orleans’ ability to play from ahead suppressed the Cowboys, who boast All-Pro talent across all three levels of the defense.
Seven-time Super Bowl champion and FOX broadcaster Tom Brady praised Kubiak: “He’s on fire as a play-caller.”
The Saints will be challenged to maintain this pace over the next four weeks. They’ll host the NFC-contending Eagles next week, followed by road games in Atlanta and Kansas City and a home date with Tampa Bay.
Heavyweights on the ropes
The season opened just 12 days ago, and the Chiefs already own tiebreakers over the Ravens and Bengals, a pair of AFC powers viewed by many as the biggest threats to dethrone the back-to-back Super Bowl champions. In addition to their losses to Kansas City, both have opened the season 0-2.
A trio of NFC heavyweights – San Francisco, Dallas, and Detroit – also lost this weekend.
Should any of these contenders be in panic mode already? Let’s rank them from least to most concerning.
Detroit Lions (1-1)
Week 2 result: 20-16 home loss to Tampa Bay
Coach Dan Campbell took ownership of a gaffe that cost the Lions three points at the end of the first half. It was a nasty operation one might typically see from a middle- or high-school team. There was miscommunication from everyone involved after quarterback Jared Goff couldn’t direct the offense into spike formation while the special-teams unit simultaneously marched onto the field, prompting a too-many-men penalty and a 10-second runoff that ended the half.
Following his resurgence in 2023, Goff has regressed to open the season. He’s tossed three interceptions and just one touchdown. For the offense to reach its full potential, coordinator Ben Johnson needs to unlock second-year tight end Sam LaPorta (six catches, 58 receiving yards, no touchdowns over two games).
There are reasons for optimism in Detroit. Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn limited the Rams and Bucs – teams the Lions dispatched in the 2023 playoffs – to 20 points each. Aidan Hutchinson is also surging. The third-year defensive end leads the NFL in sacks (5.5) and is on pace to shatter his career-high mark (11.5) that he set last season.
San Francisco 49ers (1-1)
Week 2 result: 23-17 road loss at Minnesota
Coming off a short week, the 49ers were sloppy and lacked vigor. Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores harassed quarterback Brock Purdy with pressure calls from across the formation. Even when Flores didn’t send the house, he had the typically sound Purdy in a tailspin.
Said one league source who has experience working with Flores: “His calls might be gutsy, but they … confuse even the most seasoned quarterbacks. How he just did that to Purdy and (49ers coach Kyle) Shanahan … B-Flo is balling right now.”
Flores has developed a reputation across the league for maximizing his defensive personnel. However, the longtime defensive guru has increased confidence in his scheme now that the Vikings have supported him with several additions, including linebacker Blake Cashman (game-high 13 tackles) and edge rushers Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard.
All those ingredients led to a statement victory over the reigning NFC champions, who’ll be without star running back Christian McCaffrey for the foreseeable future. San Francisco recently placed the reigning Offensive Player of the Year on injured reserve with Achilles tendinitis.
The Niners still boast one of the most talented rosters in football, and they won’t have to face Flores’ defense again unless the two teams meet in the playoffs.
Dallas Cowboys (1-1)
Week 2 result: 44-19 home loss to New Orleans
Jerry Jones might be frustrated following Sunday’s blowout, but should he be concerned? Ultimately, the Cowboys’ final measure of success lies in their ability – or lack thereof – to record playoff victories.
Zimmer’s defense lacked any sign of a fight against Carr and Kamara. The unit noticeably struggled against pre-snap motion and play-action. Those lapses need to be corrected before these awareness issues snowball into a larger problem. The defense didn’t force a punt until the fourth quarter.
While Brandon Aubrey has developed into one of the league’s most consistent kickers from deep, the Cowboys are too talented offensively to settle for four field goals in a single game. Dallas has seen the red zone only four times and is tied for the second-worst red-zone conversion rate (25%) in the NFL.
Cincinnati Bengals (0-2)
Week 2 result: 26-25 road loss at Kansas City
Joe Burrow’s struggles in September are well documented, but the quarterback wasn’t the main issue Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium, where he threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns.
Similar to the other teams on this list, the Bengals suffered from uncharacteristic mental errors, including key drops late in the contest and critical penalties from veterans (wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct) and rookies (defensive back Daijahn Anthony took a fourth-down pass interference penalty that kept the Chiefs’ winning drive alive).
It’s tough to imagine the Bengals’ struggles lingering given their familiarity with early-season duds – it’s the third straight year they’ve started 0-2. Between tight end Mike Gesicki (seven catches, 91 receiving yards) and second-year wide receiver Andrei Iosivas (two touchdowns), Burrow has identified new playmakers who’ll need to keep producing if Cincinnati aspires to climb out of this hole.
With his contract negotiations on hold, Chase is bound to find his footing soon, and wide receiver Tee Higgins’ return is on the horizon after he missed the first two games with a hamstring injury.
Baltimore Ravens (0-2)
Week 2 result: 26-23 home loss to Las Vegas
Panic bells should be ringing loudly across Baltimore. It’s become a recurring theme for the Ravens to take improbable losses, the latest to the lowly Raiders at home. It was a disheartening finish after Baltimore boasted a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s defeat.
Under former defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, the Ravens ranked No. 1 in points allowed, takeaways, and sacks in 2023. Macdonald capitalized on that success to jump to Seattle, where he became the NFL’s youngest head coach at 36. That fire and prowess displayed last season in Baltimore has been missing under new coordinator Zach Orr. The Ravens have allowed 12 explosive plays (25 or more yards), the eighth-highest rate, per TruMedia, and penalties and mental mistakes have plagued them.
Baltimore’s defensive struggles have placed a heavy burden on Lamar Jackson. The 27-year-old quarterback and two-time MVP has thrown just two touchdowns, and he’s posted his worst completion percentage (62.7%) since his 2018 rookie season. Veteran kicker Justin Tucker has also missed field goal attempts in both defeats.
The Ravens face a mini gauntlet over the next three weeks: at Dallas, versus Buffalo, and at Cincinnati. Whew.
Eagles, Sirianni collapse again
After the Eagles sputtered and concluded the 2023 campaign with a 1-6 record, the NFL world wondered if the internal chaos and dysfunction that contributed to Philadelphia’s historic collapse would linger into the new season.
The hot seat for Nick Sirianni turned up a notch Monday following the Eagles’ disastrous 22-21 loss to the visiting Falcons. Sirianni, the fourth-year head coach, faltered again under the bright lights, his worst mistakes occurring in the game’s clutch moments.
Offensive coordinator Kellen Moore deserves some of the blame. For the second consecutive week, the Jalen Hurts-led offense struggled to put any stress on the defense in the first half.
Top playmakers DeVonta Smith, Saquon Barkley, and Dallas Goedert didn’t see a single touch on the opening drive, which concluded with a failed QB draw on third-and-long. With two-time All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown (hamstring) sidelined, neglecting the team’s other top options to kick off the home opener was coaching malpractice.
Barkley eventually heated up, but the 27-year-old running back had a critical third-down drop late in the fourth quarter when a catch would have iced the victory. The decision to pass to Barkley was also highly questionable. According to ESPN analytics, the Eagles had more than a 96% chance to win if they had run the ball on third down for no gain – which would have chewed up more clock – regardless of whether they subsequently went for it on fourth down or kicked the field goal.
Philadelphia opted for a field goal to go up six, and Sirianni’s late-game mismanagement took over. With 1:39 remaining, Kirk Cousins needed 65 seconds to engineer a six-play, 70-yard game-winning touchdown drive.
In addition to Sirianni’s blunders, the run defense was nowhere to be found. Through two games, the Eagles are allowing 6.4 yards per rush – dead last in the NFL.
On the passing side, coordinator Vic Fangio’s scheme, which features heavy usage of two-high safeties, typically only works if the front can successfully apply pressure. Against Cousins, in his second game back from a torn Achilles injury, Philadelphia’s edge rushers Josh Sweat, Bryce Huff, Brandon Graham, and Nolan Smith registered one quarterback hit and zero sacks in 34 dropbacks.
“Any time it doesn’t work out … that’s why I’m sitting in this seat, the head coaching seat. … I’ve got to be ready for the consequences of whether it works or doesn’t work,” Sirianni told reporters after the loss. “Obviously, I’m going to second guess myself in those scenarios that it doesn’t.”
Owner Jeffrey Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman have invested many resources into this talented roster. However, these types of demoralizing defeats can snowball quickly. World-class talent can suffer and evaporate during times of disarray, as the franchise learned firsthand just nine months ago.
DOLPHINS PLACING QB TUA TAGOVAILOA (CONCUSSION) ON INJURED RESERVE
Tua Tagovailoa’s latest concussion will sideline him until at least Week 8.
The Miami Dolphins are placing Tagovailoa on injured reserve, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported on Tuesday.
The Dolphins later officially announced the move.
Tagovailoa will miss at least the next four games before he’s eligible to return, per NFL rules. Miami has its bye in Week 6, so the earliest Tagovailoa could return is the Dolphins Week 8 game against the Arizona Cardinals on Oct. 27.
Rapoport and Garafolo added that the decision was made to give Tagovailoa ample time to progress through the stages of league’s concussion protocol and meet with outside neurologists.
CHIEFS BRINGING BACK RB KAREEM HUNT WITH ISIAH PACHECO INJURED
Kareem Hunt is coming back to Kansas City.
With starting running back Isiah Pacheco likely out through October, the Chiefs are signing Hunt to their practice squad, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday.
Hunt rejoins the Chiefs nearly six years after he was waived by Kansas City following a December 2018 incident in which video showed him pushing and kicking a woman during an altercation at a Cleveland hotel.
As a rookie in 2017, Hunt won the rushing title with 1,327 yards and was a Pro Bowler. He was a perfect fit for the Chiefs at the time.
Now, Hunt will look to bridge the gap for the Chiefs until Pacheco returns.
BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: JUAN SOTO CLUBS HR NO. 40 AS YANKS BLAST M’S
Juan Soto hit a milestone home run and Aaron Judge drove in four runs as the New York Yankees pummeled the host Seattle Mariners 11-2 on Tuesday.
Jasson Dominguez also went deep for the Yankees, who extended their lead over the Baltimore Orioles atop the American League East to four games. Yankees right-hander Luis Gil (14-6) allowed one run on four hits over five innings.
Soto’s two-run shot in the fourth inning off Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo (8-3) was his 40th homer of the season and 200th of his career. It also gave him home runs in every major league stadium.
Julio Rodriguez went 4-for-5 and Jorge Polanco and Luke Raley hit solo shots for the Mariners, who fell three games back of the final AL wild-card position. Woo gave up seven runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Marlins 11, Dodgers 9
Jesus Sanchez went 5-for-5 with three RBIs, two doubles and two runs as Miami defeated visiting Los Angeles.
Jake Burger had a big game for the Marlins with four RBIs. He had a pair of run-scoring groundouts and a two-run homer.
Shohei Ohtani slugged his National League-leading 48th homer of the season, finishing 1-for-5 with two RBIs for the Dodgers. Ohtani, who ranks second in the big leagues with 48 stolen bases, did not add to his steal total. He is trying to become the first major-leaguer to have 50 homers and 50 steals in the same season.
Astros 4, Padres 3 (10 innings)
Kyle Tucker’s RBI single in the top of the 10th inning lifted visiting Houston to a win over San Diego.
The hit scored Grae Kessinger, the automatic runner placed at second to start the inning. Yordan Alvarez’s groundout moved Kessinger to third before Tucker singled off Adrian Morejon (2-2). That made a winner of Josh Hader (8-7), who blew a save chance yet retired all four batters he faced.
Hector Neris worked out of a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the bottom of the 10th, getting Manny Machado to ground into a forceout for his first save with Houston and 18th overall this year. Machado had a two-run homer for the Padres.
Giants 10, Orioles 0
Blake Snell held host Baltimore to one hit across six innings while striking out 12 and San Francisco began a nine-game road trip with a win.
Mike Yastrzemski had a big night at the plate with a home run and a run-scoring single, while LaMonte Wade Jr. and Michael Conforto also drove in two runs apiece. The Giants won for just the second time in their past seven games.
It was another damaging defeat for the Orioles, who have lost seven of their past nine games while struggling to keep up with the AL East-leading Yankees.
Twins 4, Guardians 1
Matt Wallner had a pair of RBI singles and Willi Castro provided some insurance with a late two-run homer as Minnesota beat host Cleveland.
Twins starter Zebby Matthews allowed five hits but yielded only one run in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked one. Cole Irvin, Cole Sands (9-1), Ronny Henriquez, Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax (ninth save) combined to hold the AL Central-leading Guardians to three hits in 4 1/3 shutout innings.
Lane Thomas homered and Gavin Williams (3-10) allowed two runs, five hits and two walks in five innings for Cleveland.
Reds 6, Braves 5
Spencer Steer belted a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning to help erase a four-run deficit and lead Cincinnati past visiting Atlanta.
Atlanta built a 5-1 lead by the fourth inning thanks to homers from Michael Harris II, Matt Olson and Jorge Soler. But the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead, and the Braves fell two games behind the New York Mets for the third and final NL wild-card spot, with 11 games left.
The Reds rallied behind a sacrifice fly by Jake Fraley in the fourth, an RBI double by Noelvi Marte and accompanying run via error in the sixth and Steer’s 20th homer of 2024. Brent Suter (1-0) recorded the final out of the seventh for his first win of the season and Alexis Diaz pitched a scoreless ninth for his 28th save in 32 chances.
Rays 8, Red Sox 3
Brandon Lowe hit a two-run shot — one of three Tampa Bay homers in the fifth inning — as the Rays rolled to a win over Boston in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Josh Lowe and Jose Siri also homered in the Rays’ four-run fifth. Siri added a double and drove in four runs, and Junior Caminero homered and doubled. Shane Baz (3-3) gave up two runs on two hits in seven innings.
Triston Casas slugged a two-run homer and Romy Gonzalez went deep for the Red Sox, who lost for the fifth time in seven games. Nick Pivetta (5-11) allowed four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Mets 10, Nationals 1
Pete Alonso homered and collected five RBIs as host New York solidified its grip on an NL wild-card spot by cruising past Washington.
Alonso and rookie Luisangel Acuna each finished a triple shy of the cycle for the Mets, who moved into a tie for the second and third wild cards after the Arizona Diamondbacks lost to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.
James Wood had an RBI while Dylan Crews had three of the four hits registered by the Nationals, who fell to 7-8 this month.
Tigers 3, Royals 1 (10 innings)
Parker Meadows’ 10th-inning RBI single lifted visiting Detroit over Kansas City.
After Lucas Erceg (2-6) balked Trey Sweeney to third base with one out, Meadows dropped a broken-bat single into shallow left field for the Tigers, who have won eight of their past 10. Tyler Holton (7-1) recorded six outs without allowing a baserunner for the win.
The Royals had tied the game in the third when Bobby Witt Jr. walked with two outs and scored on Michael Massey’s single.
Phillies 5, Brewers 1
Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos each homered and Zack Wheeler allowed one run over seven innings to pace visiting Philadelphia over Milwaukee, denying the Brewers a chance to clinch the NL Central.
Milwaukee entered Tuesday with a 10-game lead over the Chicago Cubs in the division and a magic number of two. The Brewers would have clinched with a win and a loss by the Cubs, who ended up falling 4-3 to the Oakland Athletics. Philadelphia moved two games ahead of the Dodgers for the best record in the majors. The Phillies’ magic number to clinch the NL East is four.
Wheeler (16-6) allowed four hits, striking out six and walking none to lower his ERA to 2.56. Milwaukee’s Frankie Montas (7-11) allowed three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out 10 and walking two.
Athletics 4, Cubs 3
Shea Langeliers hit two home runs and had three RBIs to help visiting Oakland beat Chicago.
Starting pitcher Mitch Spence (8-9) allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out six in five innings for the Athletics, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Mason Miller gave up one run and fanned two in the ninth for his 26th save of the year.
Ian Happ pulled the Cubs within one in the ninth with his second home run of the night, a solo shot over the left field wall. With it, he matched a single-season career high with his 25th long ball of the season.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 1
Right-hander Lance Lynn allowed just one run on four hits in six innings as St. Louis edged visiting Pittsburgh.
Lynn (7-4) walked two and struck out five while improving to 6-0 at home this season. Jordan Walker hit a homer for the Cardinals, who have won the first two games of a four-game series.
Bryan De La Cruz hit a homer for the Pirates. Pittsburgh starter Bailey Falter (8-8) allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings.
Rangers 13, Blue Jays 8
Wyatt Langford homered, doubled twice and scored three times to help Texas top Toronto in Arlington, Texas.
Leody Taveras had a two-run homer and two singles and Adolis Garcia had two hits and three RBIs for the Rangers, who ended a three-game skid. Reliever Matt Festa (5-1) tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.
Davis Schneider homered, singled and scored twice and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits and two runs for the Blue Jays, who had won three in a row. Tommy Nance (0-2) took the loss in relief.
Rockies 8, Diamondbacks 2
Ezequiel Tovar had three hits, including a homer, Hunter Goodman also went deep and Colorado beat Arizona in Denver.
The victory was Bud Black’s 535th with Colorado, moving him past Clint Hurdle as the winningest manager in franchise history.
Christian Walker homered and Pavin Smith doubled twice for the Diamondbacks. Arizona has lost seven of its past 11 to drop into a tie with the Mets for the last two NL wild cards. Both teams have a two-game lead over the Braves.
Angels 5, White Sox 0
Griffin Canning allowed three hits over six innings and Eric Wagaman went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs as Los Angeles snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory over Chicago in Anaheim, Calif.
Canning (6-13) walked two and struck out six. Brock Burke, Hunter Strickland and Ryan Miller each tossed one inning of relief as the Angels handed the White Sox their 19th shutout loss of the season.
Dominic Fletcher and Nicky Lopez each had two hits for Chicago (36-116), which moved within four losses of matching the modern major league record for losses in a single season, set by the 1962 Mets (40-120).
–Field Level Media
WNBA NEWS
BRITTNEY GRINER, RICKEA JACKSON EJECTED AS MERCURY TOP SPARKS
The Phoenix Mercury held on to beat the host Los Angeles Sparks 85-81 on Tuesday night in a game marred by an altercation late in the first half that led to the ejections of Brittney Griner and Rickea Jackson.
Griner and Jackson were thrown out with 18.8 seconds remaining in the half with the Sparks leading 43-36 during a free-throw attempt by the Mercury’s Celeste Taylor.
Griner raised her elbow close to Jackson’s face and Jackson took a swipe at Griner.
Griner finished with 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field and Jackson was 2-of-11 from the floor and scored eight points.
Los Angeles rallied in the fourth quarter despite trailing by as many as 15 points. After the Sparks cut their deficit to 79-74, Herbert Harrigan made a 3-pointer just before the shot clock expired to push the Mercury’s lead to 82-74 with 1:38 remaining.
Kia Nurse made a 3-pointer with 14.3 seconds remaining to cut the lead to 84-79.
Sophie Cunningham made one of two free throws with nine seconds left before the Sparks’ Stephanie Talbot closed the scoring with a jump shot in the lane as time expired.
The Mercury (19-20) conclude their regular-season schedule Thursday at home against the Seattle Storm. Phoenix will enter the playoffs as the No. 7 seed.
Los Angeles (7-32) lost its eighth straight game in its final home game of the season. The Sparks wrap up their regular season on the road against the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday.
Cunningham had 14 points and Diana Taurasi and Natasha Cloud each had 13 points for the Mercury. Cloud also had 12 assists.
Dearica Hamby had 21 points and nine rebounds to lead the Sparks. Li Yueru contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds off the bench in the loss.
The Sparks, who led by as many as 10 points in the first half, went into halftime with a 44-36 lead.
Phoenix opened the second half on a 12-2 run, which was capped by a layup by Cunningham as the Mercury took a 48-46 lead with 6:59 left in the third quarter.
Phoenix outscored Los Angeles 28-10 in the third quarter behind Taurasi’s 10 points. The Sparks were 4-of-18 from the floor and committed nine turnovers in the quarter.
Mercury guard Kahleah Copper missed her third straight game with a back injury.
–Field Level Media
ACES HANDLE STORM, SECURE HOME COURT IN ROUND 1
A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum scored 21 points each to lead a balanced scoring effort and the visiting Las Vegas Aces clinched home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs with an 85-72 victory against the short-handed Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.
Jackie Young added 16 points, Chelsea Gray scored 13 and Tiffany Hayes had 10 for the Aces (26-13), who clinched no worse than fourth place by winning for the eighth time in nine games.
Las Vegas will finish the regular season at home against Dallas on Thursday night and could claim third place with a victory and a Connecticut loss to Chicago.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 19, Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and nine assists and Gabby Williams scored 14 to lead the Storm (24-15), who played without leading scorer Jewell Loyd (knee) and leading rebounder Ezi Magbegor (concussion).
Seattle, whose four-game winning streak ended, will begin the playoffs on the road as the fifth seed. The Storm conclude the regular season at Phoenix on Thursday.
Ogwumike made two field goals and Diggins-Smith had one as the Storm started the third quarter with a 6-0 run to pull within 48-46.
Plum’s 3-pointer ended the Aces’ 4½-minute scoring drought and increased the lead to six points.
Seattle got as close as one point before Young’s three-point play helped Las Vegas take a 63-61 lead at the end of the quarter.
Diggins-Smith’s basket tied the score and, moments later, she made another to give Seattle its only lead, 65-64. Wilson made two free throws to start an 8-0 run that gave Las Vegas a 72-65 lead.
The Aces maintained control as the Storm scored just 11 points in the fourth quarter.
Wilson scored 10 points as the Aces took a 25-12 lead. They led by 13 points on two more occasions before Diggins-Smith made two free throws to trim the deficit to 29-18 at the end of the first quarter.
A field goal by the Storm’s Mercedes Russell started the second-quarter scoring, but Young scored seven points as Las Vegas expanded the lead to 44-26.
Ogwumike scored seven points during a 14-4 run that pulled Seattle within 48-40 at halftime.
–Field Level Media
LIBERTY SEALS TOP OVERALL SEED, DROPS MYSTICS UNDER PLAYOFF LINE
Breanna Stewart collected team highs with 15 points and 10 rebounds as the New York Liberty clinched the league’s best record and top seed in the WNBA playoffs with an 87-71 victory over the host Washington Mystics on Tuesday night.
The Liberty (32-7), with one regular-season game remaining, secured the top mark for the first time since 2015. They have three consecutive conference titles, including last season, but are still seeking their first WNBA crown. The Minnesota Lynx (30-9), who defeated the Connecticut Sun 78-75 on Tuesday night, will finish in second in the regular-season league standings.
The Mystics began Tuesday in a three-way tie with Atlanta and Chicago for the final playoff spot. After Washington (13-26) lost and the Dream (14-25) earned an 86-70 win over the Sky (13-26) on Tuesday, Atlanta holds a one-game edge with one regular-season game remaining for all three teams.
Washington hosts the Indiana Fever on Thursday, the same day Atlanta plays at New York while Chicago visits the Connecticut Sun.
Stewart’s layup with 8:15 remaining in the first quarter gave New York a lead it would not relinquish. Her basket was part of a 10-0 run, and the Liberty put up 29 points in the opening quarter to take early control of the game.
Washington (13-26) pulled within seven points on Stefanie Dolson’s 3-pointer for a 53-46 deficit with 5:58 left in the third quarter. The Liberty answered with a 19-4 run to extend their lead to 22 points and cement the victory.
Stewart led the high-scoring Liberty’s balanced offensive attack. Also scoring in double figures were New York reserves Leonie Fiebich with 13 points and Nyara Sabally with 12 points. Starting center Jonquel Jones added 11 points and seven rebounds, and forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton chipped in 11 points.
Washington struggled on the boards, getting outrebounded 45-29, and also committed 17 turnovers. Ariel Atkins had 22 points to pace the Mystics as she drained 8 of 14 shots. She was the only Mystics player with double-figure scoring, as the team connected on just 37.7 percent of its field-goal attempts, while New York made 45.3 percent of its attempts from the floor.
–Field Level Media
DREAM COAST PAST SKY, 86-70
Jordin Canada scored a team-high 18 points, leading the host Atlanta Dream to an 86-70 win over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night.
Tina Charles added 16 points and a game-high 14 rebounds as Atlanta (14-25) won its second straight game. Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard each added 15 points for the Dream.
Rachel Banham led the Sky (13-26) with 22 points on 6-for-10 shooting from 3-point range. Lindsay Allen had 16 points and Isabelle Harrison tallied 13 points and 11 boards as Chicago dropped its fourth straight.
After the Sky fell into a 56-41 hole in the third quarter, Banham’s step-back triple and Allen’s layup cut Chicago’s deficit to 10 at the 3:46 mark of the frame.
Atlanta got its lead back up to 12, but Allen hit four straight free throws to get the Sky within 60-52 going into the fourth quarter.
With the hosts leading 63-54, Gray found Charles for a layup with 7:23 remaining in the game, forcing a Chicago timeout. Banham answered with a 3-pointer that was followed by Charles’ midrange jumper.
After a pair of Canada free throws, Banham continued her heat check with a floater. Canada then knocked down a trey, giving the Dream a 72-59 lead with 5:12 remaining.
Atlanta held a double-digit advantage the rest of the way, and Howard’s 3-pointer with 1:28 left gave the Dream an 82-68 lead to ice the game.
In the first quarter, Atlanta trailed 12-11 before Maya Caldwell’s putback started an 11-2 run. The Dream led 22-14 entering the second.
Charles began the second with a pair of free throws, then Nia Coffey sank a jumper, giving the Dream a 26-14 lead with 9:04 left in the first half.
Charles’ hook shot came before four straight points from Gray to extend Atlanta’s commanding lead to 38-21 with 3:08 remaining before the break.
Atlanta had a 46-32 cushion at intermission.
–Field Level Media
BRIDGET CARLETON’S LATE TREY LIFTS LYNX OVER SUN
Bridget Carleton sank a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, helping the Minnesota Lynx clinch the No. 2 seed in the WNBA playoffs with a 78-76 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday in Uncasville, Conn.
DeWanna Bonner made a layup to give the Sun a brief 76-75 lead with 8.5 seconds left before Carleton converted from well beyond the 3-point arc. Connecticut turned the ball over on its final possession.
Napheesa Collier scored 25 points to lift the Lynx (30-9) to their seventh win in a row and 14th in their past 15 games. Minnesota was denied in its bid for the top seed after the first-place New York Liberty posted an 87-71 win over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday.
Kayla McBride collected 14 points and seven rebounds for the Lynx. Carleton had 13 points, and former Sun guard Courtney Williams added a season-high 12 assists.
Connecticut’s Alyssa Thomas recorded 18 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and DiJonai Carrington added 15 points. Marina Mabrey scored 13 points off the bench for the Sun (27-12), who were unable to complete a three-game season sweep of Minnesota.
Carrington converted a three-point play to help Connecticut overcome a 12-point deficit and seize a 70-69 lead with 2:25 to play in the fourth quarter. Thomas scored Connecticut’s next two baskets, including a shot from the foul line that gave the Sun a 74-73 advantage with 22.9 seconds to go.
Collier calmly sank a fadeaway jumper with 12.8 seconds left before the final sequence.
Mabrey drained a 3-pointer to forge a 36-36 tie with 4:41 remaining in the second quarter before the Lynx went on a 9-1 run that spanned into the third. McBride made a pair of free throws and a corner 3-pointer during that stretch.
Collier and Carleton each drained a 3-pointer, Williams sank a pair of long-range jumpers and Myisha Hines-Allen made a free throw to extend Minnesota’s lead to 62-50 with 1:28 remaining in the third quarter.
–Field Level Media
GOLF NEWS
MARK O’MEARA TO RETIRE AFTER PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS EVENT AT PEBBLE BEACH
Mark O’Meara is ready to retire, and he has picked the ideal spot in Pebble Beach.
O’Meara won the California State Amateur in 1979, the first of his six titles over three decades at Pebble Beach. Five of those were the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the last one in 1997 when at age 40 he held off Tiger Woods and David Duval.
O’Meara, 67, is ending his career this week at the Pure Insurance Championship, held at Pebble Beach and Spyglass, a unique PGA Tour Champions events that puts pros with kids from The First Tee.
O’Meara, inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015 at a ceremony at St. Andrews, ends his career with 16 wins on the PGA Tour, three on the European tour, two on the Japan Golf Tour, one on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the 1994 Argentina Open.
He won on every continent golf is played except Africa, although he did partner with Nick Price of Zimbabwe to win the Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf, one of his three PGA Tour Champions titles.
Pebble was the obvious choice to walk away, starting with that 8-and-7 win over Lennie Clements.
O’Meara also won the U.S. Amateur that year, and his two biggest wins were the Masters and British Open in 1998, making him the oldest player to win two majors in the same year.
His favorite Pebble moment was winning in 1990 with his father.
“I flew him and mom out and then I won the tournament playing alongside my dad,” O’Meara said. “I put that right at the top of the list of great things, winning at Augusta with a putt on the final hole, winning the U.S. Amateur. But to play with my father and coming up the last hole, the 18th hole at Pebble, you can’t do better than that.”
LIV money
Scottie Scheffler had such a banner year he even topped the highest earner from Saudi-funded LIV Golf.
Jon Rahm cashed in with two late victories and the season points title worth an $18 million bonus. That pushed his total to $34,754,821 in just 13 starts.
Scheffler, with his $25 million bonus for winning the FedEx Cup and $8 million bonus from the Comcast Business Top 10, earned $62,228,357 in 19 starts while winning seven times on the PGA Tour (that doesn’t include his gold medal from the Olympics and a $37,500 payoff from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympics Committee).
Of course, Scheffler didn’t get a signing bonus, either.
The LIV Golf League ended the individual portion of its season with five players earning at least $10 million. Joaquin Niemann was second with just under $24.4 million, followed by Sergio Garcia ($17 million), Tyrrell Hatton ($11.6 million) and Brooks Koepka in fifth at just under $11.6 million.
Talor Gooch leads the LIV Golf career money list with $51,856,381 in three seasons, narrowly ahead of Dustin Johnson at $51,502,981.
Missing the big picture
Shane Lowry finally made it back to Royal Portrush for the first time since he won the British Open in 2019. But he left without seeing the enormous mural of him holding the claret jug painted on the side of a large building.
The mural was unveiled in July to mark one year to go before the Open returns to Royal Portrush next year.
It’s hard to miss — unless someone is in a hurry.
“I’ll be completely honest, we left Portrush, and we were in a rush leaving and we totally forgot about going in to see it,” Lowry said last week at the Irish Open. “We were 10 miles down the road, and we forgot to get a picture. I’ve been sent a lot of pictures. It is pretty cool what they did there.”
Ryder Cup tickets
The Ryder Cup opened early registration to be randomly selected to buy tickets to the September 2025 matches at Bethpage Black.
Practice rounds for Tuesday and Wednesday for a ticket that includes food and non-alcoholic beverages are $255.27. It goes up to $423.64 for Thursday because that includes a Junior Ryder Cup exhibition, celebrity matches and the opening ceremony.
For the three competition days, tickets go for $749.51.
The U.S. Open has only offered weekly tickets so far for next year at Oakmont. Those weekly ground passes (good Monday through Sunday) are going for $881.80 including taxes and fees.
A four-day badge to tournament days at the Masters last year was $450, daily tickets for tournament rounds were $140 and practice days were $100.
To be determined is which tickets are the most accessible.
Anthony Kim
LIV Golf signed Anthony Kim to much fanfare right after the season started, getting plenty of curiosity because Kim had been out of golf for 12 years and was an enormous talent.
He played as a wild card — he and Hudson Swafford were not attached to a team — and the results showed someone who had been completely detached from golf for more than a decade.
Kim’s best finish was 36th in the 54-man lead, and he only cracked the top 50 in five other LIV events. He made $879,500 in 11 events.
What happens next is unclear. One of the 13 teams could choose to sign the 39-year-old Kim, or he could get another year as a wild card. LIV had the two wild cards to allow for an even starting field of threesomes on every hole in the shotgun start.
Swafford, meanwhile, won $1,002,500 in all 13 tournaments.
Divots
Patton Kizzire at the Procore Championship was the fourth player to have a 54-hole lead of at least four shots this year. All eight have gone on to win. … The LPGA has hired Samantha Simmons as its chief people and international operations officer. Simmons previously was senior vice president of people and culture at Spurs Sports & Entertainment. … Brian Harman is still cashing in on his British Open victory last year at Royal Liverpool. He is playing the SJM Macao Open on Oct. 10-13 on the Asian Tour. Others competing include Min Woo Lee. … Florida State junior Luke Clanton made another cut on the PGA Tour last week and picked up another point toward getting a tour card through the accelerated PGA Tour University ranking for underclassmen. Clanton has made six cuts in his seven PGA Tour events this summer, dating to when he qualified for the U.S. Open. The No. 1 amateur in the world, he is No. 138 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Stat of the week
Rose Zhang needed only 58 holes to win her four matches at the Solheim Cup. She only lost eight of the holes she played.
Final word
“This team played really, really good this week. It doesn’t matter the pairings or any of that. If you play really, really good golf, you’re going to win.” — U.S. Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis.
TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
COLTS NEWS
COLTS PLACE DT DEFOREST BUCKNER ON INJURED RESERVE; SIGN DE GENARD AVERY TO 53-MAN ROSTER FROM PRACTICE SQUAD; MAKE ADDITIONAL PRACTICE SQUAD ROSTER MOVES
Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today signed defensive end Genard Avery to the 53-man roster from the practice squad and placed defensive tackle DeForest Buckner on the Injured Reserve list. The team also signed defensive tackle Adam Gotsis, cornerback Gregory Junior and defensive end Titus Leo to the practice squad and released defensive tackle McTelvin Agim and cornerback Ameer Speed from the practice squad.
Avery, 6-0, 250 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on August 28, 2024. He was originally signed by Indianapolis as a free agent on June 1, 2023. Avery has played in 62 career games (17 starts) in his time with the Colts (2023-24), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2022), Philadelphia Eagles (2019-21) and Cleveland Browns (2018-19). He has compiled 100 tackles (61 solo), 12.0 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, five passes defensed, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and six special teams stops. Avery has also appeared in one postseason contest and has registered one tackle. His first name is pronounced juh-NARD.
Buckner, 6-7, 295 pounds, has started 126-of-131 career regular season games in his time with the Colts (2020-24) and San Francisco 49ers (2016-20) and has compiled 550 tackles (336 solo), 81.0 tackles for loss, 62.5 sacks, 27 passes defensed, nine forced fumbles, 10 fumble recoveries (one returned for a touchdown) and one special teams stop. He has started four postseason contests and has registered 14 tackles (11 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. In 2024, Buckner played in two games (one start) and registered seven tackles (five solo), 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.5 sacks.
Gotsis, 6-4, 290 pounds, has played in 121 career games (54 starts) in his time with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2020-24) and Denver Broncos (2016-19). He has totaled 216 tackles (133 solo), 25.0 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, 22 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and two special teams stops. Gotsis has also appeared in two postseason contests and has tallied two solo tackles and one special teams stop. He was originally selected by the Broncos in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Georgia Tech. His last name is pronounced GOT-sis.
Junior, 6-0, 190 pounds, appeared in 10 career games in two seasons (2022-23) with the Jacksonville Jaguars and totaled 17 tackles (11 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss and one pass defensed. He was originally selected by the Jaguars in the sixth round (197th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Ouachita Baptist. Junior participated in Jacksonville’s 2024 offseason program and training camp.
Leo, 6-3, 245 pounds, spent Week 1 on the team’s practice squad. He participated in the Colts’ 2024 offseason program and training camp. As a rookie in 2023, Leo spent the entire season on the team’s Injured Reserve list. He was originally selected by Indianapolis in the sixth round (211th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft. Collegiately, Leo saw action in 38 career games (33 starts) at Wagner (2018-22) and totaled 234 tackles (140 solo), 40.0 tackles for loss, 13.0 sacks, four passes defensed, one interception, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three blocked extra points. He was named NEC Defensive Player of the Year two times (2020-21), First Team All-NEC three times (2020-22) and earned FCS First Team All-America recognition (2021).
Agim, 6-3, 300 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on August 29, 2024. He has played in 18 career games in his time with the Colts (2022-24), Houston Texans (2023-24) and Denver Broncos (2020-21). Agim has compiled 14 tackles (four solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, 1.5 sacks and two passes defensed. He was originally selected by Denver in the third round (95th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Arkansas. His last name is pronounced UH-geem.
Speed, 6-3, 215 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on August 28, 2024. He was originally claimed by Indianapolis off waivers from the New England Patriots on October 20, 2023. As a rookie last season, Speed played in eight games with the Colts and compiled one solo tackle, 1.0 tackle for loss and five special teams stops. With the Patriots, he saw action in five games and tallied two solo tackles and one special teams stop. Speed was originally selected by New England in the sixth round (214th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Michigan State.
COLTS RELEASE UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART FOR WEEK 3 GAME VS. CHICAGO BEARS
OFFENSE
- WR: Michael Pittman Jr., Ashton Dulin
- LT: Bernhard Raimann, Blake Freeland
- LG: Quenton Nelson, Danny Pinter OR Tanor Bortolini
- C: Ryan Kelly, Danny Pinter OR Tanor Bortolini
- RG: Will Fries, Dalton Tucker
- RT: Braden Smith, Matt Goncalves
- TE: Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree
- TE: Kylen Granson, Will Mallory
- WR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould
- WR: Alec Pierce OR Adonai Mitchell
- QB: Anthony Richardson, Joe Flacco, Sam Ehlinger
- RB: Jonathan Taylor, Trey Sermon, Tyler Goodson
- Jonathan Taylor had 12 carries for 103 yards against the Green Bay Packers in the Colts’ Week 2 loss. He also had receptions of 14 and 18 yards.
- Alec Pierce scored his second touchdown of the 2024 season, and the only one in the Colts’ loss to the Packers, on Sunday. Pierce led the team with five receptions for 56 yards.
DEFENSE
- DE: Kwity Paye, Laiatu Latu
- DT: DeForest Buckner, Adetomiwa Adebawore
- NT: Grover Stewart, Taven Bryan, Raekwon Davis
- DE: Tyquan Lewis, Dayo Odeyingbo, Isaiah Land
- WLB: E.J. Speed
- MLB: Zaire Franklin, Segun Olubi
- SAM: Jaylon Carlies, Grant Stuard
- CB: Dallis Flowers, Chris Lammons
- FS: Nick Cross, Rodney Thomas II, Trevor Denbow
- SS: Julian Blackmon
- N: Kenny Moore II
- CB: Jaylon Jones, Samuel Womack III
- Nick Cross led the Colts with 15 tackles (10 solo) against the Packers, and leads the team with 29 tackles (18 solo) across the first two games of the season.
SPECIALISTS
- P: Rigoberto Sanchez
- PK: Matt Gay
- H: Rigoberto Sanchez
- LS: Luke Rhodes
- KR: Anthony Gould OR Dallis Flowers, Josh Downs
- PR: Anthony Gould, Josh Downs, Dallis Flowers
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
CATCHER ENDY RODRÍGUEZ BEGINS REHAB ASSIGNMENT WITH INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS – The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced that the rehab assignment of catcher Endy Rodríguez has been transferred from Double-A Altoona to Indianapolis as the Indians begin their final six-game series at CHS Field, home of the St. Paul Saints, tonight at 7:37. Rodríguez is the 19th major league rehabber assigned to Indy on 24 separate stints this season, joining utilityman Ji Hwan Bae, infielders Nick Gonzales and Alika Williams, outfielder Joshua Palacios, catchers Joey Bart, Henry Davis, Jason Delay and Yasmani Grandal, southpaws Ryan Borucki, Bailey Falter, Marco Gonzales and Martín Pérez, and right-handers Colin Holderman, Daulton Jefferies, Jared Jones, Carmen Mlodzinski, Quinn Priester and Hunter Stratton.
Rodríguez, 24, began the season on the 60-day injured list after having ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in December 2023. He made his season debut with Altoona on Sept. 10 and hit .208 (5-for-24) with four runs, a double, RBI and walk in six games to begin his rehab assignment.
The Pirates’ former No. 1 prospect by Baseball America made his Triple-A debut in 2022 and began the 2023 campaign on Indianapolis’ Opening Day roster. Rodríguez appeared in 67 games with the Indians and hit .268 (73-for-272) with 54 runs, 16 doubles, three triples, six homers and 38 RBI before being recalled by Pittsburgh on July 17. In 57 big-league games, he hit .220 (41-for-186) with 27 runs, 12 extra-base hits and 13 RBI.
Behind the dish, Rodríguez registered a .994 fielding percentage (three errors in 490 total chances) across 464.0 innings with Indianapolis last season. With the Pirates, he threw out 30 percent of runners attempting to steal against him (9 of 30) while logging a .998 fielding percentage (one error in 422 total chances).
Rodríguez was traded to Pittsburgh from New York (NL) on Jan. 19, 2021, as part of a three-team, seven-player exchange that saw left-hander Joey Lucchesi shipped to the Mets from San Diego, and right-hander Joe Musgrove sent to the Padres from Pittsburgh in exchange for right-handers David Bednar and Drake Fellows, left-hander Omar Cruz and outfielder Hudson Head. He was originally signed by New York (NL) as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2018.
INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANA BARRAGE FRUSTRATED IN DRAW
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Coming off a 1-0 victory in its Big Ten opener, an early goal was not enough for Indiana men’s soccer (2-2-3, 1-0-0 B1G) to dispatch Evansville (4-3-1, 0-1-0 MVC) as the teams drew 1-1 Tuesday (Sept. 17) night on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
IU outshot the Purple Aces 20-6, but Evansville took advantage of one of its three efforts on goal in the 73rd minute via a left-footed curling shot into the far post. IU’s 32nd-minute goal from Samuel Sarver, his first of the year, could not be improved upon.
Indiana can bounce back in a big way and improve on its 1-0-0 start to Big Ten play when it hosts No. 21-ranked Maryland Friday (Sept. 20) night at Armstrong Stadium.
KEY MOMENTS
• 31′ – Senior midfielder Patrick McDonald’s tackle inside Evansville’s half freed the ball for junior midfielder Jack Wagoner, who dribbled forward and played a pass to his right. Graduate forward Justin Weiss dummied for Sarver, who put a first-time shot into the side netting.
• 68′ – Sophomore Collins Oduro had four shots early in the second half that just missed out on doubling IU’s lead: three drifting just wide and another blocked.
• 73′ – Evansville took advantage of a counterattack from an IU corner as the ball was played up to redshirt freshman midfielder Jacopo Fedrizzi. Fedrizzi cut in on his left and curled his shot around the diving senior keeper JT Harms to even the score.
• 88′ – A throw-in deep in IU’s attacking third found Weiss five yards from goal, but the attempt found the only defender between him and the goal.
NOTABLES
• Indiana remains undefeated against Evansville in their last 25 meetings, moving to 22-0-3 since 1990.
• Sarver has a goal or an assist in consecutive matches, playing the final pass to senior forward Tommy Mihalic’s winner Friday at Rutgers.
• Junior Jack Wagoner tallied his first assist of the season.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers host No. 21-ranked Maryland Friday night in their Big Ten home opener.
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
NO. 17 NOTRE DAME ON GUARD WITH MAC’S MIAMI UP NEXT
No. 17 Notre Dame is approaching Saturday’s game against visiting Miami (Ohio) with heightened awareness as another MAC opponent comes calling.
It will be the Fighting Irish’s first game on its home field in South Bend, Ind., since Northern Illinois stunned them two weeks ago as a four-touchdown underdog. Notre Dame (2-1) bounced back with a 66-7 road win against Purdue last week.
Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman was asked about the similarities that existed between Northern Illinois and Miami (Ohio) as his players returned home.
“(It’s) a good football team that could come in here and beat us if we don’t prepare the right way,” Freeman said. “So, that’s the similarities I see between those two teams — both of them are good football teams, and we have to respect them in terms of the way we prepare.”
The RedHawks (0-2) still are looking for their first victory of the season. They were competitive in each of their first two games, falling 13-6 to Northwestern on Aug. 31 and 27-16 to Cincinnati last Saturday.
Miami linebacker Matt Salopek said it was important to stay positive.
“We just have to come in here, and I’ve got to remind guys that it’s a brand new week,” Salopek said. “We still have goals that we’re trying to accomplish this season. That’s to go win a MAC championship, and that’s still in play.
“We’ve got to go play Notre Dame (on Saturday). They’re a very good opponent. But you’ve seen it, anybody can lose on any given day in football. That’s just how it is. We’ve just got to come in and fix our mistakes on both sides of the ball.”
Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard pursues a second straight quality performance after he led his team to a 42-0 halftime advantage at Purdue. Leonard completed 11 of 16 passes for 112 yards and rushed 11 times for 100 yards and three touchdowns before giving way to backup Steve Angeli in the second half.
Jeremiyah Love also could figure prominently into Notre Dame’s game plan. The sophomore running back, who had 10 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown last week, is averaging 8.0 yards per carry with three touchdowns in three games.
Freeman said Love and fellow running back Jadarian Price were key weapons.
“You still have to be committed to running the ball, and that’s what our identity is,” Freeman said. “… We’ve got a couple guys that can run the ball and take it all the way. We know that, and so we’ve got to continue to play to our strengths.”
Miami quarterback Brett Gabbert completed 23 of 35 passes for 339 yards with two touchdowns and one interception last week against Cincinnati. He is the youngest brother of Blaine Gabbert, who has made 49 starts in the NFL.
The youngest Gabbert’s top target on the RedHawks is Cade McDonald, who caught eight passes for 135 yards and a touchdown last week. McDonald also had eight catches in the season opener against Northwestern, and he is averaging 120 receiving yards per game.
This will be the fourth meeting between the programs. Notre Dame is 2-1 in the series, including a 52-17 victory in the most recent matchup on Sept. 30, 2017.
–Field Level Media
BUTLER WOMEN’S GOLF
STEINMAN’S PROGRAM-RECORD 67 HELPS BUTLER CLIMB BRITTANY KELLY CLASSIC LEADERBOARD
Katie Steinman’s school record 67 highlighted Butler’s final round at the Brittany Kelly Classic.
Led by Steinman, the Bulldogs shot a Tuesday 294, which was the second-best round of the day. Butler started the day tied for fourth but was able to move into third in the team standings.
Steinman posted seven birdies against two bogeys Tuesday on the 6,262-yard Players Club course in Yorktown, Ind. Her 67 Tuesday was three shots better than everyone else in the field as two players carded two-under 70s. Steinman becomes the first Butler woman to shoot a round of five-under. Teammate Kelli Scheck also shot a 67 during her freshman season, but that came on par-71 track.
Steinman moved into tenth place with her final-round performance, climbing up from a tie for 27th to start the day. She finished the event at four-over 220.
Over the course of 54 holes, Scheck was Butler’s top performer, tying for fifth at 219 (+3). Scheck had rounds of two-under 70, 75 and 74 over the two days.
Host Ball State won the event at 878 (+14). That was 11 shots better than runner-up Ohio (889) and 16 shots ahead of Butler (894; +30). The Bulldogs ended up five shots clear of fourth-place Dayton. Butler’s Tuesday round allowed them to jump both Dayton and Western Michigan in the standings. There were a total of 12 teams in the field.
Ball State’s Jasmine Driscoll entered the final round with a one-shot cushion, but ended up winning the event by five strokes. Her one-under 71 Tuesday gave her a 54-hole total of 211 (-5).
THE BULLDOGS:
T5) Kelli Scheck, 70-75-74—219 (+3)
10) Katie Steinman, 77-76-67—220 (+4)
T19) Maddie Diedrich (playing as an individual), 77-78-71—226 (+10)
T26) Treva Dodd, 78-72-78—228 (+12)
T28) Cybil Stillson, 80-75-75—230 (+14)
T30) Sophie McGinnis (playing as an individual), 73-83-75—231 (+15)
T48) Ashley Freitas, 77-77-83—237 (+21)
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will host the Butler Fall Invitational Monday, Sept. 30 and Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the team’s home Highland Golf Club.
BALL STATE WOMEN’S GOLF
WOMEN’S GOLF AND JASMINE DRISCOLL CLAIM BRITTANY KELLY CLASSIC TITLES
YORKTOWN, Ind. – – Lead by a first-place effort from junior Jasmine Driscoll, the Ball State women’s golf team scored +14 (878) to take home the 2024 Brittany Kelly Classic title by 11 stokes Tuesday afternoon at The Players Club at Woodland Trails.
“I was really proud of our team for their effort this week,” head coach Cameron Andry said. “They have been working hard in practice and it was nice to see some of that pay off this week. We played well yesterday, building a big margin, and did enough to get it home today. Winning is always difficult, so we don’t ever take it for granted.”
With the Kelly family in attendance to help honor their daughter on the final day of competition, the Cardinals won the tournament title for the second consecutive season, while boasting the event’s individual champion for the second time in its three-year history.
“It was great having the Kelly family here for today’s final round,” Andry said. “I know this event means a lot to them, as it’s a way to see Brittany’s legacy live on. They were here before we started the round and stuck around to take pictures with the team afterwords, which made it extremely special. It also makes the Brittany Kelly Classic more tangible for our players, as they got to meet her family and know a little more about who they are playing in honor of.”
Driscoll held a one-stroke lead heading into the final round and went on to claim the title by five strokes after shotting a -1 (71) over her final 18 holes on the 72 par, 6,262-yard course. By shooting -5 (211) over her three rounds, Driscoll ended up securing the largest margin of victory in Brittany Kelly Classic history.
“Jasmine played some great golf, with 16 birdies over 54 holes, which is crazy,” Andry said. “Even when she made mistakes, she bounced back quickly with birdies. She hit some great shots, and I am excited for her. She has operated like a champion for a long time and now she has a trophy that goes along with that.”
Prior to Driscoll’s win this season, the previous two events were both won by four strokes by Kiah Parrott (Ball State in 2022) and Dasa Urbankova (UIC in 2023).
Driscoll’s third trip around the course saw six birdies, including the final hole to give her the record-setting margin of victory. Overall, she led the 72-player field with her 16 total birdies. It was three more than Ball State sophomore JJ Gregston earned on her way to a fourth-place score of +1 (217).
Gregston’s effort, which included three final round birdies and a final day +4 (76), earned her a spot alongside Driscoll on the Brittany Kelly Classic All-Tournament Team.
“I love where JJ’s game is at and where it’s headed,” Andry said. “She’s worked hard and made tremendous strides from last year to this season. The work she put in over the summer is evident. She’s got more shots and is playing great golf.”
Also shining for the Cardinals over the 54-hole event was sophomore Jenna Estravillo who led the field’s 12 individual players with a 13th-place score of +6 (222). The next closest individual was four strokes back of Estravillo in 19th.
The final round also saw senior Payton Bennett turn in her best score of the tournament, and BSU’s second-best of the day, at E (72). The effort help Bennett make the biggest final day move up the leaderboard, climbing 20 spots into a tie for 28th.
Overall, all seven Ball State players finished among the top half of the field, with junior Sarah Gallagher tying for 19th (+10 / 226), sophomore Madelin Boyd tying for 30th (+15 / 231) and sophomore Madelyn Young tying for 35th (+17 / 233).
“As I told the team, we got significant contributions from everyone this tournament,” Andry concluded. “Madelyn played a great second round yesterday. Madelin bounced back after a rough second round yesterday and played solid today. Sarah, who has been battling illness, gave us a two-under round to open the event. We also saw Jenna and Payton put together some good golf too. If you’re going to be a good team, you’ve got to have depth and people who can push one another. We saw that over the last few days. I think we are trending in a good direction, so I am encouraged.”
In addition to winning the 12-team event, the Cardinals held the overall advantage on par 5s (-6 / 4.87) and par 4s (+39 / 4.22), while finishing second on par 3s (+5 / 3.11). Mid-American Conference rival Ohio placed second overall at +25 (889), while in-state rival Butler placed third at +30 (894).
It will be a quick turnaround for the Ball State women’s golf team as its tees off for its practice round at the Lady Paladin Invitational hosted by Furman on Thursday. First round action is slated for 10 a.m. Friday, while the final two rounds will be played Saturday (10 a.m.) and Sunday (9 a.m.).
Ball State Results – Team
1st – Jasmine Driscoll: -5 (211): 72-68-71
4th – JJ Gregston: +1 (217): 72-69-76
T19th – Sarah Gallagher: +10 (226): 70-79-77
T30th – Madelin Boyd: +15 (231): 76-80-75
T35th – Madelyn Young: +17 (233): 76-73-84
Ball State Results – Individuals
13th – Jenna Estravillo: +6 (222): 72-73-77
T28th – Payton Bennett: +14 (230): 82-76-72
Team Results
1st – Ball State: +14 (878): 290-289-299
2nd – Ohio: +25 (889): 308-292-289
3rd – Butler: +30 (894): 302-298-294
4th – Dayton: +35 (899): 299-297-303
5th – Western Michigan: +37 (901): 301-298-302
6th – IU Indy: +43 (907): 302-309-296
7th – Lindenwood: +46 (910): 297-305-308
8th – Green Bay: +51 (915): 312-308-295
9th – UIC: +56 (920): 301-307-312
10th – Western Illinois: +59 (923): 318-305-300
11th – Valparaiso: +81 (945): 318-307-320
12th – Cleveland State: +88 (952): 315-320-317
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S GOLF
TAI TOP-FIVE FINISH, SYCAMORES TIE FOR 7TH AT THE VELVET
PADUCAH, Ky. – Indiana State women’s golf finished tied for seventh place at The Velvet, hosted by Murray State, highlighted by a Yang Tai top-five finish.
Tai finished with a 226 (+10, 74-78-74), her lowest score recorded when playing a three-round tournament. She recorded six birdies, including three in the final round of 18. Tai’s tie for fifth place is the sixth-best finish for the Sycamores since the beginning of the 2021-22 season (Lauren Green – top five three times; Molly Lee – second at Evansville Invitational in 2023-24; Briana LeMaire – fourth at ISU Spring Invite in 2023-24).
The Sycamores as a team finished tied for seventh place out of 16 teams, recording a score of 946 (+82) and tying with Indiana Wesleyan. The winner of the tournament, Austin Peay State, finished with an 897 (+33).
LeMaire came in tied for 26th carding a score of 237 (77-77-83), tying her finish of +21 from the season opener. The junior also recorded six birdies in the tournament.
Sophia Florek tied for 30th place finishing with a 239 (+23, 81-82-76). The sophomore opened the third round strong, shooting par of eight of her first nine holes of the day to card a 76 (+4) which is a tie for her lowest round of the season so far.
Rosie DiNunzio finished tied for 50th place recording a 246 (+30, 82-84-80), followed by Eliza Baker (+37, 84-88-81) tied for 68th rounding out the five in the lineup.
For the three freshmen playing as individuals, Alana Gilbert (+30, 79-84-83) tied with DiNunzio for 50th place and set her new round low with the 79 while at Indiana State. Gabby Cone made her debut with a +46 (91-84-87) in 82nd place, and Nicole Feistl finished with a +47 (84-93-86), tied for 83rd.
The Sycamores head to the Ohio/Pennsylvania border next week to Boardman, Ohio for the Roseann Schwartz Invitational, hosted by Youngstown State on September 22-23. Following that tournament, the team will be closer to home, playing in the Butler Invitational starting on September 30.
INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
MIDWEEK MATCH IN INDY ON DECK FOR SYCAMORE VOLLEYBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – After a weekend in the Mid-South, Indiana State volleyball returns to the court Wednesday evening for a road tilt at IU-Indianapolis.
First serve is set for 7 p.m., with the match being carried on ESPN+.
Last Time Out
Indiana State went 2-1 at the Bluff City Showdown in Memphis, Tennessee, picking up a four-set win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and a three-set win over Lamar. The Sycamores were one of three teams in the field to finish 2-1, and claimed the top spot by virtue of the head-to-head results between the tied teams.
Emma Kaelin and Emily Weber were named to the Bluff City Showdown All-Tournament Team, while Indiana State’s 2-1 weekend was its best non-conference weekend since the 2021 season.
Top-Tier Trees
Indiana State had a pair of athletes earn all-tournament honors at the Bluff City Showdown, as Emma Kaelin and Emily Weber were among the best in the four-team field over the weekend in Memphis.
Kaelin averaged 4.18 kills and 2.45 digs per set for the Sycamores in 11 sets played, representing the best attacking weekend of her career. She set a career-high with 16 kills against both Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Lamar, and also added 10 digs against Arkansas-Pine Bluff to record her 20th career double-double.
Weber averaged 9.18 assists per set running the Sycamores’ offense, including a season-high 41-assist outing in the win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. She also had 35 assists in the Trees’ three-set win over Lamar, and added 16 digs and five blocks from the defensive side for the weekend.
Topping The Charts
Indiana State has been one of the best teams in the nation when it comes to service aces this season. The Sycamores enter Wednesday’s match ranked 10th nationally in aces per set with 2.20, and have averaged more than two aces per set in each of their first three weekends of play.
Indiana State’s 2.20 aces per set rank first in the MVC, while the Sycamores’ 66 total aces rank second in the conference and inside the top 40 nationally. In addition, Ella Scott leads the MVC with 0.57 aces per set, a mark which ranks just outside the top 30 nationally.
Scott isn’t the only Sycamore who has seen success from the service line this season. Indiana State already has three players with double-digit service aces this year (Ella Scott – 17, Cadence Gilley – 11, Emma Kaelin – 11), with three others recording five or more aces this year (Emmy Sher – nine, Emily Weber – eight, Macy Lengacher – five).
Set One Success
Indiana State accomplished something at the Bluff City Showdown that the Sycamores’ had not previously done in a non-conference weekend in head coach Ashlee Pritchard’s tenure. The Trees won the opening set in each of their three matches in Memphis.
The Sycamores claimed the opening set in their matches against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (25-13), Lamar (25-20) and Memphis (25-19), marking the first time this season that the Sycamores took the opening set in a match.
Prior to last weekend, the last time Indiana State took the opening set in three straight matches was in November 2021 against Missouri State (27-25), Southern Illinois (28-26) and Bradley (25-19).
Shutdown
Indiana State’s win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff was its best defensive showing of the 2024 season, as the Sycamores limited the Golden Lions to a .098 hitting percentage for the match. Included in that mark was a negative hitting percentage for UAPB in the first set, which the Trees took by a commanding 25-13 margin.
Indiana State won two of their three sets in the match by double-digits, taking the first set 25-13 and the third set 25-14. Arkansas-Pine Bluff hit below .150 in each of the sets won by the Sycamores, while the Trees forced UAPB into 24 attack errors for the match.
Bluff City Block Party
Indiana State’s three-set win over Lamar at the Bluff City Showdown featured the Sycamores’ best blocking performance of the season. The Trees had eight total blocks in their win over the Cardinals, an average of 2.67 per set.
Ella Scott was a major factor at the net with five block assists, while Emily Weber and Hannah Baudin both played a significant role in the Sycamores’ block total with each posting one block solo and two block assists. Indiana State also did not commit a block error in the match against Lamar.
IU-Indianapolis At A Glance
IU-Indianapolis enters Wednesday’s match with an overall record of 4-6, including a 2-2 mark at home. The Jaguars have home wins over SIU Edwardsville and Butler, and also notched an away win at Bellarmine and a neutral-site win over Rider.
Ell Patterson leads the Jaguars with 120 kills, averaging 3.00 per set while hitting .232. Morgan Ostrowski (73), Carly Doros (62) and Maia Long (59) all have more than 50 kills, while Grace Purichia has dished out 341 assists this season (8.53 per set). Addie Evans leads the team with 141 digs, with Patterson also surpassing the century mark in digs this season. Doros and Ostrowski both have more than 20 blocks for the Jaguars.
Andrew Kroger is in his second season at the helm of the IU-Indianapolis program and owns a 13-26 record as the Jaguars’ head coach. Kroger went 9-20 in his first season in Indianapolis, and also owns previous head coaching experience at La Salle and North Alabama.
Series History vs. IU-Indianapolis
Indiana State owns a 19-9 record all-time against IU-Indianapolis, including a 7-2 mark in matches in Indianapolis. The Jaguars won last season in Terre Haute to snap a two-match Sycamore win streak in the series.
Wednesday’s meeting is the first in Indianapolis since the 2014 season, which the Sycamores won in five sets.
Up Next
Indiana State takes part in the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational September 20-21 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Sycamores will face St. Francis (Pa.), Eastern Michigan and Purdue Fort Wayne during their stay in Northeast Indiana.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
SYCAMORES OPEN MISSOURI VALLEY PLAY THURSDAY EVENING AT VALPARAISO
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Sycamores begin Missouri Valley play this week as Indiana State makes the trip to Valparaiso, Ind. for a Thursday evening contest. Kickoff between the Sycamores and the Beacons at Brown Field is set for 8 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+.
The Sycamores (5-2-2) had an impressive preseason slate that featured three wins at Memorial Stadium against SMWC, RMU, and Miami (Ohio) while recording two road victories at SEMO and SIUE. Indiana State fell two times on the road in the preseason against UT Martin (2-1) and Marshall (1-0). Two draws in the 2024 preseason came against Bellarmine on the road and Eastern Illinois at home.
The Sycamores are ranked second in the MVC after nine games of play in the 2024 season, scoring 22 goals (tied for 1st in MVC) and allowing only four goals scored (1st in MVC).
Indiana State continues to lead the Missouri Valley Conference in points (61), goals (22), assists (17), goals allowed (4), saves (48), shutouts (6), and corners (64).
This matchup will serve as the 20th matchup between the Sycamores and the Beacons, as Valpo leads the all time series 14-3-2.
Sycamore Standouts:
Indiana State put its fifth win in the column on the road at Ralph Korte Stadium behind a goal from Emma Famulak against host SIUE in the Sycamores’ 1-0 win. ISU picked up a win despite SIUE holding a 14-7 edge in shots and a 8-6 advantage in attempts on target.
Indiana State picked up its go-ahead-goal in the 19th minute of Sunday afternoons contest when Emma Famulak recorded her second goal of the 2024 season to make it ISU 1-0 over the Cougars. Famulak picked up Quinn’s free kick attempt and punched it into the top left corner of the goal past Haskell to give the Sycamores the early advantage.
ISU had single-digit shots (8) for only the second match this season, paced by Mackey’s pair of shots on goal. Kent, Helling, and Quinn each had attempts on target, while Lehnert and Fairfax each recorded shots for the Sycamores in the victory.
Maddie Alexander picked up eight saves in the contest against the Cougars, to record the sixth shutout for Indiana State in the 2024 season. The Battle Creek, Mich. native remains the Sycamores’ primary in goal this season as she continues to lead the conference in saves (46), shutouts (5), save percentage (.920), and goals-average-against (0.47).
The strength of the defensive backline has been key to the Sycamores play this year with ISU posting six shutouts in 2024 while allowing just one goal or fewer in eight of the nine matches. The Sycamores have shut out SMWC, RMU, Miami (Ohio), SEMO, EIU, and SIUE to date this season.
Kent continues to lead the Indiana State offense on the season with four goals (tied for 1st in MVC) while racking up eight points in nine games of play. Mackey records a team-high 19 shots (3rd in MVC) and 12 shots on goal. Kent is second on the squad with 18 shots (11 SOG) while Lehnert follows with 15 (10 SOG).
Brooklyn Woods has been serving as ISU’s primary on free kicks and corner attempts where she totals 734 minutes for the Sycamores with two goals and a 0.692 shot on goal percentage in the 2024 season.
Wimberley Wright continues to be a play maker for the Indiana State offense, where she has been a consistent leader in assists this season, with 5. Wright, Lehhnert, and Mackey are all tied in points, with seven for the Sycamores.
Scouting Valpo:
The Beacons enter Thursday’s contest with an overall record of 4-4. Valporasio was selected fifth overall in the MVC preseason women’s soccer poll as announced by the conference office in mid-August.
John Marovich was named the third head coach in the history of the Valpo women’s soccer program in January of 2008, following six seasons as an assistant and associate head coach. The 2014 Horizon League Coach of the Year and a member of the 2022 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year, enters his 17th season at the helm of Valpo women’s soccer in 2024.
Freshman Hailey Wade was named the Missouri Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Week after recording 17 saves against Wright State and Xavier last week. Wade posted an .850 save percentage in her 135 minutes of action.
A pre-season All-MVC selection, Addy Joiner leads the Beacons offensively in the 2024 season as she has four goals, two assists, 13 shots with seven on goal. Joiner was named MVC player of the week early this season after leading her team to a 2-1 victory late in the game against Milwaukee.
Up Next:
The Sycamores continue on the road this week as they continue MVC play with a matchup at UIC on Sunday, September 22 at 2 p.m ET.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
FOURTH CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUT EARNS 1-0 WIN OVER USI
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Shane Anderson’s goal in the fourth minute was all the offense the Purdue Fort Wayne men’s soccer team needed on Tuesday (Sept. 17) afternoon at Southern Indiana. The Mastodons recorded their fourth consecutive clean sheet with a 1-0 win over the Screaming Eagles.
Anderson’s goal came after an extended period of time in which USI could not clear the ball. The ‘Dons finally took advantage on Anderson’s sixth goal in less than a week’s span. His goal was assisted by Christian Leon and Juan Romero.
The ‘Dons have now won three games in a row and have an unbeaten streak of four matches.
Nic Diana recorded four saves for his fourth shutout of the year.
Southern Indiana falls to 0-7 with the loss. The Mastodons improve to 4-2-1. The ‘Dons return to league action on Saturday (Sept. 21) when Green Bay comes to the Hefner Soccer Complex for a 1 p.m. start.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
MICHIGAN STATE HOLDS OFF PURDUE FORT WAYNE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL IN FOUR-SETTER
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball had a pair of players record career-highs in a four-set (25-14, 25-19, 21-25, 25-22) loss at Michigan State on Tuesday (Sept. 17). Senior Nicole Jones notched a best of 15 digs and freshman Riley Rosneck had a career-high of 14 kills.
LonDynn Betts had 22 digs, moving her over the 1,000 mark for her career.
The Mastodons won the serving battle, recording five aces. Panna Ratkai had three and Jones had two.
Michigan State had a 9-2 run that the Spartans used to take control of the frame. The Mastodons were much better in set two, holding even with the Spartans until the 17-all mark. Abby Stratford had a solo block to cap off a 4-1 push. MSU had a 6-1 run that put the set away.
Trailing 15-8 in set three, the Mastodons held off the home team to extend the match. They went on a 17-6 run from that point to take the set. This included a 9-1 stretch that included an ace from each of Jones and Ratkai, two kills from Ratkai and two blocks from Stratford. Rosneck was a perfect 5-0-5 in the third set, helping the ‘Dons hit .357 as a team.
Purdue Fort Wayne led 19-18 in set three, but MSU had a 7-2 run to close out the match. The ‘Dons had a team-high 20 digs in set four. They totaled 66 digs, their most in a four-set match this season.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 4-6 while Michigan State improves to 6-3. The Mastodons are back in action this weekend when they host the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational presented by Hyatt Place.
EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
SECOND HALF GOAL PROPELS ACES MEN’S SOCCER TO RESULT AT INDIANA
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Redshirt freshman midfielder Jacopo Fedrizzi (Guilia, Italy) scored his first goal of the season to help the University of Evansville men’s soccer team to its first draw of the year.
It only took six shots, but the Purple Aces earned a point against the Indiana Hoosiers on Tuesday night in a 1-1 tie. After falling behind in the first half of the match, UE had 10 minutes of strong offensive pressure that weakened the Hoosiers for Evansville’s first goal at Bill Armstrong Stadium since 2019. The draw was also the Aces first in Bloomington in almost 30 years with the last coming in October of 1995.
“It was a tough game,” said Head Coach Robbe Tarver of the match. “I thought in the first half they pinned us in really well. Any time you give up 20 shots, you have to face a lot, but I thought we were limiting their really good looks. Even though we were deeper in the field, we were able to defend and limit their chances to outside shots.
“And in the second half, we stepped a little bit higher. And I think that let us grow into the game a little bit more. It caused some turnovers to attack in transition and get some set pieces. Which I thought we were dangerous on. All in all, anytime you come to IU and get a result, you’re going to be happy. So, we’re thrilled with that, thrilled with the response of the guys and how hard we worked. It’s definitely a springboard because it shows what happens when you work your tail off and bring those intangibles into a game,”.
It was another slow first half for UE with only one shot in the first 45 minutes of action. Senior forward Nacho Diaz Barragan (Almeria, Spain) connected with the ball in the seventh minute, but it sailed wide to the left. For the rest of the half Evansville played on the defensive end of the ball, blocking three shots with three saves from freshman goalkeeper Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill. / Elk Grove HS). Indiana found its way through the Aces’ defense in the 31st minute as forward Samuel Sarver scored.
UE headed into the final 45 minutes of the match facing a one-goal deficit. The Hoosiers kept the pressure on as the game got chippy in the second half with both teams being assessed a yellow card in the first 10 minutes. Diaz Barragan again connected early in the half with a shot in the 55th minute.
But it was Fedrizzi who found the back of the net in the 73rd minute. The midfielder was able to curl the ball around his defender to find the left side of the net for the score. Evansville kept the offensive attack going with a corner kick and a shot from freshman defender Martin Wurschmidt (Fram, Norway) in the following minutes. The Aces also forced two saves from Indiana goalkeeper JT Harms in the final nine minutes of the match.
But neither team found the back of the net for a last-minute game-winner. For the second time in three seasons, UE and the Hoosiers tied in a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes of action. Evansville returns to conference play over the weekend, heading to no. 9 Western Michigan for the first time in program history. Kick-off on Sunday, September 22nd is set for 2 p.m. CT from Kalamazoo.
EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
ACES FALL IN MIDWEEK CONTEST
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Giulia Cardona had a stellar 25-kill performance, but three USI players had double figure kills to lift the Screaming Eagles to a 3-1 win over the University of Evansville volleyball team on Tuesday inside Meeks Family Fieldhouse.
Box Score
Cardona’s kill total was a match high. Melanie Feliciano had nine while Chloe Cline added seven. Lexi Owen led UE with 38 assists and 12 digs. Maddie Hawkins and Cardona finished with 11 digs apiece. Ashby Willis and Bianca Anderson led USI with 15 kills each.
Set 1 – UE 25, USI 22
Giulia Cardona’s third kill, coupled with an ace from Krystell Pappas, set the Purple Aces up with an 8-5 lead in the opening set. USI rallied to cut the deficit to 13-12 before a pair of Cardona kills gave UE some breathing room. Lexi Owen added an ace to push the lead to 15-19. The Screaming Eagles made a late rally, making it a 24-22 game, but Melanie Feliciano took matters into her own hands, picking up the kill to give UE the set.
Set 2 – USI 25, UE 19
Evansville took a 3-1 lead out of the gate before the Screaming Eagles came back to tie the score on multiple occasions. With things knotted at 6-6, UE made its move. Assisted by consecutive service aces from Jenna Heidbreder, UE went on an 8-1 run to open a 14-7 lead.
Just as fast as Evansville made its run, USI rallied. A 7-2 stretch cut the deficit to 16-14 and that would be just the beginning of a game-ending 18-5 run that saw USI win the set by a 25-19 final.
Set 3 – USI 25, UE 17
Jenna Heidbreder picked up her third ace of the evening to put UE up by a 6-4 score. USI quickly tied the game at 6-6 before opening an 11-8 lead. Cardona and Chloe Cline picked up kills to help the Aces close, but the Screaming Eagles slowly extended their lead to 17-11. Evansville did its best to cut into the USI lead before falling short.
Set 4 – USI 25, UE 22
Things were looking up in the early moments of the set with Evansville taking an early 2-0 lead. From there, USI took control. They took a 4-2 lead and would double up the Aces at 16-8. Cardona picked up another kill to get as close as four points at 20-16 before the Screaming Eagles clinched the match.
UE will have a rematch against USI on Friday across town.
VALPO MEN’S GOLF
DELISANTI LEADS RAM MASTERS INVITATIONAL THROUGH 36 HOLES
With 18 holes remaining, senior Anthony Delisanti (Sanborn, N.Y. / Niagara Wheatfield) holds the lead for medalist honors at Colorado State’s Ram Masters Invitational, which began with 36 holes on Tuesday at Fort Collins CC in Fort Collins, Colo.
How It Happened
Delisanti owns a four-stroke lead over Colorado State’s Jake Rodgers for the top spot in a competitive, 92-player field. He posted a 67 (-3) in Round 1 before following with an eye-popping score of 63 (-7) in Round 2 to finish the day at 130 (-10).
Delisanti’s Round-2 score tied for second in program history for 18-hole score in relation to par and took sole possession of second in program history in 18-hole overall score, behind his record-setting second round of 62 at the 2024 National Golf Intercollegiate.
Delisanti’s first round featured five birdies, before he birdied eight holes against just one bogey in Round 2.
Senior Sam Booth (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) is second on the team and 47th overall at 143 (+3) with one round remaining. He golfed even par in Round 1 and followed with a 73 (+3) in Round 2.
The team’s third best score came from freshman Rodrigo Garcia Teruel (Puebla, Mexico / Modern Academy) at 147 (+7; 75-72). He is in 71st going into the final round.
Valpo sits in 10th of 16 on the team leaderboard, ahead of Boise State, Wyoming, Denver, UC Davis, Northern Colorado and UC Santa Barbara. The Beacons finished Day 1 at 567 (+7), shooting a 286 (+6) in Round 1 before improving to 281 (+1) in Round 2.
Utah Tech leads the tournament at 547, owning a four-stroke edge over Colorado for the top spot.
Thoughts from Head Coach Dave Gring
“We got off to a slow start to the first round, struggling with the speed on the greens. We had a number of 3-putts to start the round. The green complexes are phenomenal and the greens roll so pure, so we were hitting a number of putts long. We were six over after the first four holes, but the guys stayed patient and got into a better rhythm for the next nine holes. We finished the first round two over for the last five holes, and that gave us some momentum into the second round.”
“Our birdie production was better in the second round with the guys making 16 birdies, as opposed to 13 in the first round. We were able to work our way all the way back to even par for the tourney after a good start to the second round. We struggled closing out the second round, giving about nine shots back to par over the last five holes. This was our first 36-hole day of golf in competition this season, and I felt the guys started to get a little tired down the home stretch.”
“Anthony played just tremendous for us today. After making five birdies in the first round, he made eight in the second round. His ball-striking was very consistent and he hit a lot of iron shots on par 3s and par 4s within 15 feet for a good portion of his birdies. He played the three par 5s flawlessly with six birdies on those six holes over the two rounds. His green reading and putting speed were excellent in both rounds.”
Up Next
Valpo will conclude the Ram Masters Invitational, hosted by Colorado State at Fort Collins CC in Fort Collins, Colo., on Wednesday. A link to live scoring via Clippd will be available on ValpoAthletics.com.
VALPO FOOTBALL
VALPO SEEKS CONSECUTIVE WINS ON SATURDAY VS. ROOSEVELT
Roosevelt (0-1, 0-0 GLIAC)
at Valparaiso (1-2, 0-0 PFL)
Game #4 Saturday, Sept. 21, 1 p.m. CT
Brown Field (5,000) – Valparaiso, Ind.
This Week in Valpo Football: The Valparaiso University football program will continue a sequence of back-to-back home games by welcoming Roosevelt to Brown Field to close out the 2024 nonconference slate on Saturday at 1 p.m. It’s Youth Sports Day with a celebration of youth teams planned for the contest along with games and food trucks. The first 1,000 early-arriving fans will receive a free mini-football.
Previously: Valpo edged Indiana Wesleyan, a team ranked fifth nationally in NAIA, 20-17 last week behind 268 rushing yards including big games on the ground from both Michael Mansaray and Caron Tyler. Mansaray had a 33-yard touchdown run, while Chris Gundy made a six-yard TD catch and Ryan Hawk hit two field goals. Defensively, Max Franco and Nic Lendino both made interceptions that played key roles in the game’s outcome. Hawk’s 37-yard field goal snapped a 17-all tie with 5:24 remaining and ultimately stood as the difference.
Series Notes: This will mark the first-ever matchup between Valpo and Roosevelt.
Following the Beacons: Saturday’s game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Brian Jennings (analyst) on the call. In addition, the radio broadcast featuring Jack Hutter and Eli Conklin will be available on WVUR, 95.1 FM Valparaiso, ValpoAthletics.com and the TuneIn Radio app.
Head Coach Landon Fox: Landon Fox (18-37) is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Valparaiso University football program in 2024. Over the last four seasons, Fox has led Valpo to 14 Pioneer Football League victories, the most in a four-year period in program history. This stretch marks Valpo’s most league wins in a four-year period in any conference since 1961-1964. Fox finished the 2023 season with 17 victories as Valpo head coach, tied for the seventh most in program history. He coached his 2023 team to a 3-2 record at Brown Field, the group’s highest home win total since 2017. Fox’s teams continued to thrive academically in 2023 as well, led by PFL Scholar-Athlete of the Year Evan Annis, who became the first Beacon to earn that honor. He was part of a group of five Academic All-PFL selections, tied for the most in the league and the program’s most since 1998. During the 2022 campaign, Valpo had 64 PFL Honor Roll members, the most in program history. After spending the previous 11 seasons as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at the University of Dayton, Fox was named the head football coach at Valpo prior to the 2019 season. He helped the Flyers finish with 10 winning seasons in his 11 years on staff and guided a defensive backfield that produced one All-American, four Academic All-Americans, two PFL Special Teams Players of the Year and three corners who were invited to NFL Rookie Minicamp. Prior to joining Dayton’s staff, Fox served as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Wayne State University in Detroit from 2005-2007. He also spent time as a defensive graduate assistant at Ball State University (2004), Dayton (2002-2003) and Lakeland College (2001). Fox began his coaching career as an assistant varsity coach at Preble Shawnee High School in Camden, Ohio during the 2000 season. During his playing days, Fox was a team captain and all-conference performer at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio from 1995-1999 and graduated with a degree in physical education and health in May 2000 before earning his master’s degree in education from Lakeland in May 2002.
Johnson Honored
Redshirt senior punter Sam Johnson was recognized as the Pioneer Football League Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in Valpo’s 20-17 victory over Indiana Wesleyan, a team ranked fifth nationally in NAIA, on Saturday night at Brown Field.
Johnson averaged 42.7 yards per punt and had a long of 49 while pinning four of his six attempts inside the 20.
Serving as the holder, he also recovered a blocked 50-yard field goal attempt and completed a 25-yard pass to Ryan Mann for a first down, extending a drive that resulted in a crucial field goal that was eventually the difference in a three-point win. That play received national attention from ESPN.com, Yahoo Sports and USA Today.
Johnson ranks first in the PFL and 11th nationally in punting average at 45.3.
Johnson became the first Valpo player to earn a weekly award from the league office this season. Valpo had two weekly awards last season, both on special teams as Evan Matthes was honored on Nov. 5 and Max Samuel on Nov. 12.
Rookies on the Rise
Although the PFL does not officially hand out a Freshman of the Week award, Valpo boasted the league’s nominee for National Freshman of the Week consideration in back-to-back weeks in Week 2 and Week 3.
Redshirt freshman Caron Tyler was the league’s top rookie after going 8-of-17 passing for 160 yards and a touchdown and rambling for 120 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns in Week 2 at No. 25/23 Youngstown State.
Redshirt freshman Nic Lendino was recognized for his role in Valpo’s Week 3 victory over Indiana Wesleyan. After he was originally disqualified due to targeting, Lendino was reinstated into the game when the targeting call was reversed at halftime. He made the most of his opportunity, recording six tackles and the interception that helped wrap up the win with 5:05 remaining.
Lendino was recognized as Stats Perform FCS National Freshman of the Week Honorable Mention, one of seven freshmen nationally in FCS recognized for their play in Week 3.
Down to the Wire… Again
Valpo’s 20-17 victory over NAIA No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan in Week 3 marked the program’s 26th one-score game in Landon Fox’s 53 games as head coach.
It marked Valpo’s second straight home game decided by a three-point margin as the Beacons beat Stetson 23-20 in overtime to close the Brown Field portion of the 2023 slate.
The close call also marked the continuation of a trend in the series between Valpo and Indiana Wesleyan. This was the third straight head-to-head matchup decided by three points or fewer. All four all-time meetings between the two teams have been won by the home team.
The game was eerily similar to the last home night game, also against Indiana Wesleyan back in 2022, which Valpo won by the identical score of 20-17 behind a late field goal. In over 100 years of football, Valpo has four wins by the exact score of 20-17 – 1984 vs. Indiana Central, 2009 vs. Concordia (Wis.), 2022 vs. Indiana Wesleyan and 2024 vs. Indiana Wesleyan.
Since the start of the 2023 season, five of the six games played at Brown Field have been decided by six points or fewer and two of them have gone to overtime.
Ground Game Gains
Valpo totaled 268 rushing yards in Week 3 vs. Indiana Wesleyan, higher than any single-game total from a year ago.
This marked the program’s highest rushing output since 280 on Nov. 12, 2022 at Marist.
This was the team’s highest rushing output in a home game since Nov. 6, 2021 vs. Presbyterian (298).
Quarterback Caron Tyler rushed for upward of 100 yards in back-to-back weeks in Week 2 and Week 3. He went for 120 on Sept. 7 at Youngstown State before following that with 115 on Sept. 14 vs. Indiana Wesleyan. Through Week 3, Tyler accounts for two of the top four rushing performances in the PFL this season, with his performances ranking third and fourth behind two outputs from Davidson’s Mari Adams.
Through Week 3, Valpo ranks third in the PFL in rushing offense behind Davidson and Butler at 153.7 despite having played a competitive schedule including two Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents.
The Beacons nearly boasted two 100-yard rushers in Week 3 vs. Indiana Wesleyan as Tyler totaled 115 and Michael Mansaray had 97. This was the first time Valpo had two players with 98 rushing yards or more in the same game since Sept. 1, 2007, when Warren Arnold rushed for 172 yards and Jeff Horton for 167 in a 28-21 win over Saint Francis (Ill.).
Other Notes Wrapping Up Week 3: Valpo 20, Indiana Wesleyan 17
Chris Gundy made his second career touchdown catch and first since Oct. 21, 2023 at Davidson.
Ryan Hawk made two field goals to boost his career total to seven. He also boomed four of five kickoffs for touchbacks, averaging 64.2 yards per kick.
Max Franco made his second career interception and his first since Nov. 22, 2022 at Marist. Nic Lendino’s pick was the first of his collegiate career. This was Valpo’s first game with multiple defensive interceptions since Nov. 12, 2022 at Marist.
Michael Mansaray’s rushing touchdown was his second of the season.
Jake Birmingham and Onye Nwosisi had eight tackles apiece. Nwosisi added a sack and two QB hurries.
Valpo went just 1-of-14 on third down, while the Wildcats converted eight of their 16 opportunities. Valpo did go 2-of-2 on fourth down.
Valpo did not commit a turnover, the offense’s second turnover-free game in three contests this year.
This marked Valpo’s second home night game in the last decade. Prior to 2022, Valpo hadn’t played under the Brown Field lights since 2014.
Valpo won its home opener for just the second time in the last eight years, joining the 2022 game vs. Indiana Wesleyan.
IUNDY MEN’S GOLF
GREYHOUNDS OPEN SEASON AT HILLSDALE
PLYMOUTH, Mich. – The UIndy men’s golf team opened up their 2024-25 campaign at the Get To Foundation Invitational, placing seventh. Hosted by Hillsdale College the tournament took place at the Cardinal at St. John’s Resort.
INS & OUTS
The tournament featured 10 teams, nine of which are Midwest Region teams.
Cameron Young was the top finisher for the Greyhounds finishing T16 with a final score of +16. This included eight birdies, four of which came during the second round.
Joseph Armfield was not far behind at T20, shooting +8. Armfield hit -1 during the second round, grabbing five birdies during the round.
Drew Rowen placed T37 with +17. Alexander Nestun was +20 and was T41. Rounding out the Hounds was Jackson Watkins in 53rd (+26).
Caleb Micheals competed as an individual placing 52nd (+23).
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will host the UIndy Fall Invitational at the Broadmoor Country Club next week. The competition will begin on Sept. 23 and last through the 24th.
UINDY WOMEN’S GOLF
WOMEN’S GOLF FACES OFF AGAINST TOUGH COMPETITION IN TEXAS
DENTON, Texas – The UIndy women’s golf team took on BDU Classic placing 11th out of 13 teams. Hosted by Dallas Baptist at Wildhorse Golf Club.
INS & OUTS
The tournament featured teams from all over the country five of which competed at the National Championship in May. UIndy defeated fellow competitor, St. Mary’s (TX), in the final match play at the National Championship.
Caroline Whallon led the charge for the Greyhounds finishing T40, shooting +11(77-74-73). This grabbed eight birdies during the competition, including three during the second and third rounds.
Ava Ray was next for the Greyhounds finishing T46 (+11) overall, with Macey Brown finishing right behind her at T48 (+12). Ray and Brown grabbed an eagle on the same hole during the second round on a par five.
Abby Stone was +12 and Lexi Stuart was +15, good for T48 and T55 respectively. Ellen Caton competed as an individual shooting +34, finishing in 71st
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will travel to Findlay, Ohio next to compete in the William Beall Fall Classic on Sept. 30 through Oct. 1. Hosted by the University of Findlay the tournament will take place at the Findlay Country Club.
UINDY WOMEN’S TENNIS
PAIS DEFENDS ITA MIDWEST TITLE
INDIANAPOLIS – New year, same success for UIndy’s Tyffaine Pais, who won the ITA Midwest Regional tournament this weekend, defeating Findlay’s Anamarija Kovacevic in the Flight A singles draw. Pais prevailed through the face of elimination in four consecutive matches to remain the tournament’s champion, as she was crowned the winner in the 2023 tournament.
Jimena De Pablos Hernando was the runner-up in the Flight B singles draw, after falling to Findlay’s Polina Zaytseva.
DAY 1
On the tournament’s opening day, the Greyhounds got off to a strong start in the respective singles draws, where Pais and Suryanshi both defeated their opponent in straight sets in the Flight A draw to move to the round of 32. Pais continued her dominance in the round of 32, winning in straight sets once again to move on to the next day. De Pablos Hernando and Linya Chen advanced out of the first round of the singles draw in Flight B. De Pablos Hernando held her opponent to zero games in the round of 32 to move into the round of 16.
The doubles draw kicked off Saturday evening, where the doubles team of Tyffaine Pais/Sofia Cardenas crushed Northwood’s Danilovic/Gomez 8-1 in Flight A to advance to Sunday’s round of 32. De Pablos Hernando/Chen pushed through the round of 32, after defeating Rockhurst’s Bytyqi/Ulrich 8-4.
DAY 2
In the second day of the tournament, De Pablos Hernando kept her foot on the gas pedal, with a 6-1 6-1 victory in the round of 16 and a 6-1 6-1 win in the quarterfinal to advance to Monday’s semifinal. De Pablos Hernando had not lost a set at this point in the tournament. Pais, on the other hand, had to claw past hardship brought forth by her round of 16 opponent, Jordane Dookie of Lewis University. Pais cruised through the first set, winning 6-3. But Dookie returned the favor in the second, finding a service break over Pais to force a 10 point tiebreak set to decide the match. As Pais faced elimination, she ravaged through the breaker, winning 10-2 over Dookie to move into the quarterfinal in Flight A.
The 2023 ITA Midwest Champ was met with more adversity in the quarterfinal. Pais dropped the first set 2-6 to Southwest Baptist’s Paula Ballesteros. Pais and Ballesteros went toe-to-toe in the second set, yielding a tiebreak to decide the match. Pais, with her back against the wall, broke the serve of Ballesteros in the breaker to win the set 7-4, forcing another 10-point tiebreak to establish a winner. Pais took this change in pace and ran with it, dominating the deciding tiebreak 10-2 to move into the tournament’s semifinal.
Day two doubles began with the tandem of De Pablos Hernando/Chen coming out on top against Walsh’s Kibler/Padberg, winning 8-4 in Flight B. Pais/Cardenas, coming off a huge 8-1 victory in the first round, were cut short of their run in the Flight A draw due to an injury retirement in their match against Hillsdale’s McGivern/Dannhauser. De Pablos Hernando/Chen moved to the quarterfinal of the tournament, where they were narrowly defeated by Findlay’s Lucero/Croteau 5-8.
DAY 3
Going into the final day of the tournament, Pais drew Wayne State’s Martyna Szpakowska in the semifinals, and De Pablos Hernando faced Valentina Mozas of Grand Valley State. Szpakowska put Pais on the ropes early, clinching the first set 6-3. But Pais was unfazed by this adversity, and bageled Szpakowska 6-0 to advance to another match-deciding tiebreak. With the momentum on her side, she won the tiebreak 10-3 to reach the final for the second straight year.
De Pablos Hernando and Mozas went neck and neck to start the first set, but De Pablos Hernando found a break in serve to win 7-5. The second set gave another tightnit contest, going to a tiebreak. Mozas broke De Pablos Hernando’s serve to win the second set breaker to go to a final tiebreak. The final tiebreak was consistent with the first two sets of the match, with both players taking their turn showing flashes of strength. De Pablos Hernando outfought Mozas 10-7 in the deciding tiebreak to persevere into the Flight B final.
The Flight A finals would be decided between Pais and Anamarija Kovacevic of Findlay University. In the first set, Kovacevic got up a break on Pais and didn’t look back, winning 6-3. But Pais displayed her grit in the second, rebounding with multiple service breaks against Kovacevic to win 6-0. Pais, determined to keep her crown as the tournament’s champion, dug her heels in the third set, quickly going up a break. Pais wasted no time distancing herself from Kovacevic, and firmly remained in the driver’s seat for the rest of the third, winning 6-2 to become back-to-back champion of the ITA Midwest Regional Tournament in Flight A.
Meanwhile, for De Pablos Hernando, she drew Polina Zaytseva from Findlay. The first set went to Zaytseva 6-3, as De Pablos Hernando couldn’t hold serve. The second set was narrowly contested, as both De Pablos Hernando and Zaytseva went back and forth to reach a tiebreak in the second. Despite her valiant effort, she was defeated by a nose 6-8 in the final.
INSIDE THE LINE
– Tyffaine Pais extends the Hounds’ dominance in the ITA Midwest Region, championing the tournament in back-to-back years. Pais faced elimination four times in the tournament to prevail as the winner.
– Jimena De Pablos Hernando didn’t lose a set until the semifinal match, winning in straight sets in the first four rounds of the tournament.
– Sofia Cardenas was the runner-up in the consolation tournament, earning her first victories as a Greyhound.
– Suryanshi and Linya Chen also picked up their first wins in the Crimson & Grey.
– Silvia Zappoli made her debut as a Greyhound, but wasn’t able to make it out of the first round.
UP NEXT
Pais advanced to the ITA National Cup in Rome, Ga. That tournament will begin Thursday, Oct. 10, and will run through Sunday, Oct. 13.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
21- 24 – 14 – 17 – 19 – 44 – 20 – 30 – 41 – 46 – 20 – 21
September 18, 1848 – The baseball rule whereby a 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner was approved
September 18, 1903 – Philadelphia Phillies’ Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago Cubs, 10-0
September 18, 1930 – New York Yankee future Baseball HOF pitcher Red Ruffing Number 21 hit 2 home runs to beat St Louis Browns, 7-6 at Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis
September 18, 1955 – Number 24, Willie Mays hits record tying 9th HR at Ebbets Field and tied a Joe Adcock mark.
September 18, 1962 – Bob Aspromonte, Number 14 of the Houston Colt 45s set a NL 3rd baseman record of 57 consecutive errorless games
September 18, 1965 – Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle, Number 7 played his 2,000th game
September 18, 1966 – Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas, Number 19 threw 4 touchdown passes in 38-23 win at Minnesota to surpass Y.A. Tittle as NFL’s career leader with 212; finishes career with 290 TD passes
September 18, 1968 – Ray Washburn, Number 44 of the St Louis Cardinals, threw a no-hit gem against the San Francisco Giants for a 2-0 win
September 18, 1976 – Cleveland Indians player-manager Frank Robinson, Number 20 played in his last game as a player
September 18, 1984 – Tim Raines, Number 30 of the Montreal Expos, became the 1st player with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons
September 18, 1987 – Detroit first baseman Darrell Evans, Number 41 became the first 40 year old to hit 30 MLB HRs in a season. Evans smashed this 30th home run off Bill Wegman (Number 46) in 5th inning of Tigers’ 7-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
September 18, 1993 – In what is a true oddity of sports circumstance. Trailing 3-1 with 2 outs in 9th, time is called prior to Mike Stanley, Number 20 pop out, gets a 2nd chance, and gives way to a Yankee rally that helped defeat the Boston Red Sox 4-3.
September 18, 1996 – Roger Clemens, Number 21 of the Boston Red Sox tied his own major league record with 20 strikeouts in a contest against the Detroit Tigers.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Football History for September 18
September 18, 1938 – In maybe one of the most defensively dominated games in history, the Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers by a mere safety being the only scoring in the entire contest! Bears 2, Packers 0. According to reports the Green Bay squad seemed to outplay the Bears most of the game in a torrential downpour. Green Bay moved the ball decently but missed three field goals due in part to the sloppy conditions. The score happened on the second play of the fourth stanza when Bears guard Tom Jones jumped on an errant backwards pass by the Packer’s Arnie Herber for the 2 pointer. Green Bay had their chance with just a few ticks remaining on the clock but a 37 yard field goal attempt by Green Bay kicker Clarke Hinkle went left of the posts and the Bears ran out the remaining time for the “W”.
September 18, 1966 – Johnny Unitas surpasses Y.A. Tittle as the NFL’s career passing touchdown leader as Johnny U. tosses 4 scoring strikes in a Baltimore Colts win over the Minnesota Vikings by the score of 38-23. Tittle’s record was 212 touchdown passes. Unitas went on to throw a bunch more as he finished his great career with a total of 290 scoring throws! No wonder he was called the manwith the golden arm!
September 18, 1983 – The New Orleans Saints post the franchise’s very first Overtime win in history as they overcome the Chicago Bears by a field goal in the extra stanza by the score of 34-31.
September 18, 1991 – The NCAA penalizes the University of Tennessee with two years of probation due to confirmed football recruiting violations.
Hall of Fame Birthday for September 18
September 18, 1910 – Ernie “Pug” Rentner was a former halfback and quarterback from Northwestern University. Pug Rentner was a dual threat. His powerful lower body and graceful control allowed him to slash through would-be tacklers. Pug’s strong arm and large hands allowed him to rifle passes of 60 yards or more through the air with uncanny accuracy. Offensive play was not his only talent though, as he was known to reel off long return yards on punts, kicks and interceptions. The 1931 Wildcat’s football team was special as they defeated every opponent they played. It looked like they might go undefeated, and had one game remaining, a charity contest with Purdue University. The Wildcats were heavily favored in the game, but the night prior to the contest several members of the Northwestern team were involved in an elevator accident. Though no one was injured, the team was shook, and Purdue capitalized on the less than stellar play by the Cats and gave Northwestern its only loss of the season. After the 1931 season Ernie was selected to the College Football All-American team. After college, Rentner played professional football for both the Boston Redskins and the Chicago Bears. The National Football Foundation selected him to enter the corridors of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
September 18, 1926 – Skip Minisi was a former halfback that played for the University of Pennsylvania and for the Navy Midshipmen football programs in the mid 1940’s. Skip played for the Penn Quakers in 1944, and then while serving his country in World War II played the 1945 as a member of the Naval Academy football team. Minisi after his service returned to his studies at the University of Pennsylvania and competed for the Quakers once again in 1946 and 1947. Minisi’s impact was almost immediate in ’44 as he aided the Quakers in an improbable victory over the strong Duke Blue Devils by his fine play. That same season the underclassmen completed a 69 yard pick-six against Dartmouth College, and in the Michigan game tore off a 67 yard touchdown run. In 1945 as a Midshipmen player he helped disrail his beloved Penn team by catching a last minute pass from Navy QB Tom Hamilton to give the Middies a 14-7 victory over the Quakers. That had to be bitter sweet for many in the stadium that day! But the very next season, in 1946, Minisi back in a Quaker uniform was instrumental in a victory over his former Navy teammates. Wow what a rollercoaster of events! After college Skip went into the practice of law in the Philadelphia area and in his spare time headed up the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officials. Skip Minisi was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
September 18, 1955 – Billy Sims was a former running back from the University of Oklahoma. As a freshman reserve, Billy was a part of Oklahoma’s National Championship team of 1975. An early season injury derailed his participation in the 1976 season but because of so few minutes logged that year, the NCAA granted Sims an extra year of eligibility. Did Billy Simms ever make that extra time count. With hard work in rehab and recuperation Sims turned into a superstar college football running back. In 1978 he banged out 1762 yards on the ground and came back in 1979 with over 1500 yards rushed. He combined to find the endzone 42 times in his junior and senior seasons and earned the Associated Press and United Press International’s Player of the Year honors in 1978 and was awarded the Heisman Trophy. After the 1979 season he took second in Heisman voting to USC’s standout rusher Charles White. The Detroit Lions drafted Billy in 1979’s NFL Draft and he played in the Motor City for four seasons until he suffered a career ending knee injury. Billy Sims was invited into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Sept. 18
1903 — Philadelphia’s Chick Fraser pitched a 10-0 no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs in the second game of a doubleheader. The Cubs won the opener 6-5. Fraser struck out five and walked four. Peaches Graham, normally a catcher, was the loser in his only major league decision.
1908 — Bob Rhoads of the Indians pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox for a 2-1 victory in Cleveland.
1930 — New York pitcher Red Ruffing hit two home runs as the Yankees edged the St. Louis Browns 7-6 in 10 innings.
1954 — The Cleveland Indians clinched the American League pennant with a 3-2 triumph over the Detroit Tigers.
1963 — The New York Mets lost their last game at the Polo Grounds — 5-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies before a crowd of 1,752.
1968 — Ray Washburn threw a 2-0 no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park, one day after the Giants’ Gaylord Perry tossed a no-hitter against Washburn’s St. Louis Cardinals.
1980 — Minnesota’s Gary Ward hit for the cycle in a 9-8 loss at Milwaukee. It was Ward’s 14th career game and the home run was his first in the major leagues. The Brewers won the game in the bottom of the ninth on Gorman Thomas’ two-out two-run homer.
1984 — The Detroit Tigers clinched the American League East Division with a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, making the Tigers the fourth team in major league history to lead from start to finish. The other three teams were the 1923 New York Giants, 1927 New York Yankees and the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers.
1984 — Montreal’s Tim Raines became the first player in major league history with four consecutive seasons of 70 or more stolen bases by swiping four in the Expos’ 7-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
1985 — Boston catcher Rich Gedman hit for the cycle and drove in seven runs as the Red Sox rout the Toronto Blue Jays, 13-1.
1987 — Detroit’s Darrell Evans became the first 40-year-old player in major league history to hit 30 home runs in a season as the Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6.
1996 — Roger Clemens equaled his own major league record, fanning 20 batters and pitching a four-hitter to lead Boston over the Detroit Tigers 4-0.
2003 — Atlanta clinched its 12th straight division title when second-place Florida was mathematically eliminated from the NL East race after a 5-4 loss to Philadelphia. The record title streak started in 1991, when the Braves won the NL West. They moved to the East Division in 1994 and trailed Montreal by six games when the strike stopped the season in August.
2006 — The Los Angeles Dodgers hit four consecutive homers in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and Nomar Garciaparra’s two-run homer in the 10th lifted Los Angeles to an 11-10 victory over the San Diego Padres.
2011 — Erick Aybar went 4 for 4, with four extra-base hits and tied a franchise record by scoring five runs, leading the Los Angeles Angels to an 11-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
2012 — Dusty Baker managed his 3,000th game, guiding the Cincinnati Reds against one of his former teams, the Chicago Cubs.
2020 — Garrett Crochet becomes the first player in over a decade to go straight to the majors when the #11 pick from the 2020 amateur draft makes his maiden appearance pitching in relief for the White Sox against the Reds. After working out at the Sox’s alternate training site in Schaumburg, IL since being signed, he impresses by striking two of three batter he faces and regularly hitting 100 mph on the radar gun with his fastball.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Sept. 18
1899 — The Cincinnati Open begins. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States still played in its original city and is now known as the Cincinnati Masters & Women’s Open.
1938 — The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 2-0. Left end Dick Plasman tackles Arnie Herber in the end zone in the fourth quarter for the win.
1946 — Joe Louis knocks out Tami Mauriello in the first round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.
1960 — Goose Gonsoulin intercepts four passes to lead the Denver Broncos to a 27-21 win over the Buffalo Bills.
1965 — In his first collegiate game, quarterback Billy Stevens of Texas-El Paso gains 483 total yards in a 61-15 rout of North Texas State. Receiver Chuck Hughes has 349 of those yards.
1966 — Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas throws 4 touchdown passes in 38-23 win at Minnesota to surpass Y.A. Tittle as NFL’s career leader with 212; finishes career with 290 TD passes.
1967 — U.S. yacht Intrepid beats the Australian yacht Dame Pattie in four straight races to defend the America’s Cup.
1977 — U.S. yacht Courageous beats the challenger Australia in four straight races to defend the America’s Cup.
1982 — In a rare father-son matchup, coach Jack Elway leads San Jose State to its second consecutive upset of quarterback John Elway and Stanford 35-31 in Palo Alto, Calif. John Elway completes 24-of-36 passes for 382 yards and three touchdowns. Spartans quarterback Steve Clarkson, throws for 285 yards, three touchdowns and scores on a three-yard keeper for the win after a Cardinal fumble. Stanford reaches the Spartans’ 26-yard line, but Elway gets sacked on four consecutive plays to end the game.
1996 — Roger Clemens equals his own major league record, fanning 20 batters and pitching a four-hitter to lead Boston over the Detroit Tigers 4-0.
2003 — Atlanta clinches its 12th straight division title when second-place Florida is mathematically eliminated from the NL East race. The record title streak started in 1991, when the Braves won the NL West. They moved to the East Division in 1994 and trailed Montreal by six games when the strike stopped the season in August.
2005 — Green Bay’s Brett Favre joins Dan Marino and John Elway with 50,000 yards passing and also breaks Elway’s single-stadium NFL touchdown record of 180 with a 4-yard toss to Tony Fisher with 4 seconds left of a 26-24 loss to Cleveland at Lambeau Field.
2011 — At 16, Lexi Thompson becomes the youngest player to win an LPGA Tour event. The 16-year-old Floridian closes with a 2-under 70 to win by five strokes over Tiffany Joh at the Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala. Thompson shatters the age record for winning a multiple-round tournament held by Paula Creamer, who won in 2005 at 18.
2011 — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton sets an NFL rookie record by throwing for 432 yards against the Green Bay Packers. Newton, who tied the record by throwing for 422 yards in last week’s loss at Arizona, completes 28 of 46 passes with one touchdown in the 30-23 loss to the Packers. Newton’s 854 yards passing is also the most yards for a player in his first two games.
2013 — American Jordan Burroughs earns another wrestling world title. Burroughs, a gold medalist at the 2012 Olympics, extends his undefeated streak to 65 matches with a 4-0 victory over Iran’s Ezzatollah Akbarizarinkolaei in the 163-pound category at the Laszlo Papp Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
2016 — Detroit’s Anquan Boldin has a touchdown catch in the Lions’ 16-15 loss to Tennessee, to join Terrell Owens as the only players in NFL history to have at least 1,000 career receptions and a touchdown catch with four teams.
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Sept. 19
1925 — Bill Tilden wins his sixth straight U.S. Open tennis championship with a five-set victory over Bill Johnston. Tilden wins 4-6, 11-9, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Tilden beats Johnston in the final.
1942 — Alsab, runner-up in the 1942 Kentucky Derby, beats 3-10 favorite Whirlaway, the 1941 Triple Crown champion, by a nose in a $25,000 match race at Narragansett Park. Alsab and Whirlaway meet twice more in 1942, with Whirlaway winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Oct.3, and Alsab taking the New York Handicap on Oct. 10.
1948 — Pancho Gonzales, 20, wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title with a 6-2, 6-3, 14-12 victory over Eric Sturgess.
1951 — Ford C. Frick, president of the National League, is elected baseball commissioner by the team owners.
1985 — Minnesota’s Tommy Kramer passes for 436 yards and three touchdowns in the Vikings’ 33-24 loss to the Chicago Bears.
1988 — U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on diving board at the Seoul Olympics. Louganis hits the board on his ninth dive. He has four temporary stitches put in the top of his head so that he could come back and perform his last two dives. Less than 30 minutes later, he completes a reverse 1 1/2 somersault with 3 1/2 twists and, in the final round, a reverse 3 1/2 somersault in tuck position to secure his place in the medal round.
1992 — Sergei Bubka raises the world record in the pole vault, his 32nd world record, clearing 20 feet, 1½ inches in the Toto International at Tokyo.
1992 — Barry Bonds joins Willie Mays, Howard Johnson & Ron Gant as having (2) 30-HR/30-steal MLB seasons.
1993 — Nigel Mansell overpowers the field in the Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix to become the first rookie to win the Indy car PPG Cup championship.
2000 — In the Sydney Olympics, the U.S. softball team strands a staggering 20 baserunners in an 11-inning, 2-1 loss to Japan, which ends a 112-game winning streak. It’s the first loss for the Americans since the 1998 world championships.
2000 — Ken Griffey Jr. pinch-hits his 400th home run becoming the first major league player to reach the mark as a pinch-hitter.
2001 — Roger Clemens becomes the first pitcher in major league history to go 20-1, pitching the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
2004 — Jerry Rice’s run of 274 straight games with a catch is ended in the Oakland Raiders’ 13-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills. The last time Rice didn’t catch a pass was Dec. 1, 1985, at Washington.
2008 — Greg Maddox pitches his 5,000th career inning against the San Francisco Giants.
2009 — Texas College of the NAIA is trounced 75-6 by Texas Southern, a week after losing 92-0 to Stephen F. Austin. The Steers fall to 0-4 and have been outscored 300-12.
2010 — Matt Schaub is 38 of 52 for a franchise-record 497 yards with three touchdowns in Houston’s 30-27 overtime win over Washington. Donovan McNabb of the Redskins is 28 of 38 for 426 yards. It’s the first time two quarterbacks throw for 400 yards in an NFL game since 1994.
2015 — Greyson Lambert of Georgia throws for 330 yards, three touchdowns and sets an NCAA record by completing all but one of his 25 passes to lead the to a 52-20 victory over South Carolina. Lambert posts the highest percentage (96.0) in FBS history for a minimum of 20 completions, breaking the mark of 95.8 (23 of 24) shared by Tennessee’s Tee Martin and West Virginia’s Geno Smith.
2015 — Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma, sets a school record with 572 total yards, throws four TD passes and runs for two more scores in the Sooners’ 52-38 victory over Tulsa.
2017 — A new MLB record for the most home runs in a season as number 5,694 is hit by Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals.
TV SPORTS WEDNESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Oakland at Chi. Cubs | 2:20pm | MLBN NBCS-CA MARQ |
| Arizona at Colorado | 3:10pm | MLBN YurView Rockies.TV |
| Chi. White Sox at LA Angels | 4:07pm | Bally Sports West NBCS-CHI |
| San Francisco at Baltimore | 6:35pm | NBCS-BAY MASN2 |
| Atlanta at Cinncinati | 6:40pm | Bally Sports South Bally Sports Ohio |
| Houston at San Diego | 6:40pm | SCHN Padres.TV |
| LA Dodgers at Miami | 6:40pm | SNLA Bally Sports Florida |
| Minnesota at Cleveland | 6:40pm | Bally Sports North Bally Sports Great Lakes |
| Boston at Tampa Bay | 6:50pm | NESN Bally Sports Sun |
| Washington at NY Mets | 7:10pm | MASN SNY |
| Detroit at Kansas City | 7:40pm | MLBN Bally Sports Kansas City Bally Sports Detroit |
| Philadelphia at Milwaukee | 7:40pm | MLBN MLBN NBCS-PHI Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| Pittsburgh at St. Louis | 7:45pm | ATTSN-PIT Bally Sports Midwest |
| Toronto at Texas | 8:05pm | Sportsnet Bally Sports Southwest |
| NY Yankees at Seattle | 9:40pm | MLBN Prime ROOT |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Sparta Praha vs Salzburg | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Real Betis vs Getafe | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Manchester City vs Internazionale | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: PSG vs Girona | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Semifinals | 5:30pm | FS2 Fubo |
| MLS: Atlanta United vs Inter Miami | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: New England vs CF Montréal | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: New York City vs Philadelphia Union | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| CONCACAF W Champions Cup: Frazsiers Whip vs Tigres UANL | 8:00pm | Paramount+ |
| MLS: Orlando City SC vs Charlotte | 8:15pm | FS1 |
| MLS: Houston Dynamo vs Vancouver Whitecaps | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Minnesota United vs Cincinnati | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Sporting KC vs Colorado Rapids | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Semifinals | 9:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| Liga MX: Mazatlán vs Necaxa | 9:00pm | VIX |
| MLS: Real Salt Lake vs Dallas | 9:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| CONCACAF W Champions Cup: San Diego Wave vs Portland Thorns | 10:00pm | Paramount+ |
| MLS: Los Angeles FC vs Austin | 10:30pm | FS1 |
| MLS: Portland Timbers vs LA Galaxy | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Seattle Sounders FC vs SJ Earthquakes | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: Tijuana vs Santos Laguna | 11:05pm | VIX |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Seoul: WTA, Hua Hin: WTA & Hangzhou: ATP Early Rounds | 7:00am | TENNIS |