“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SECTIONAL SCHEDULE
CLASS 6A
SECTIONAL 1
PORTAGE AT CROWN POINT
LAKE CENTRAL AT PENN
SECTIONAL 2
FW SNIDER AT ELKHART
FW CARROLL AT FW NORTHROP
SECTIONAL 3
CARMEL AT ZIONSVILLE
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) AT WESTFIELD
SECTIONAL 4
FISHERS AT NOBLESVILLE
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT HOMESTEAD
SECTIONAL 5
BROWNSBURG AT AVON
BEN DAVIS AT PIKE
SECTIONAL 6
NORTH CENTRAL VS. CATHEDRAL
LAWRENCE NORTH AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL
SECTIONAL 7
PERRY MERIDIAN AT SOUTHPORT
WARREN CENTRAL AT TECH
SECTIONAL 8
FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT COLUMBUS NORTH
CENTER GROVE AT JEFFERSONVILLE
CLASS 5A
SECTIONAL 9
HAMMOND MORTON AT MUNSTER
HAMMOND CENTRAL AT MERRILLVILLE
SECTIONAL 10
MICHIGAN CITY AT CHESTERTON
LAPORTE AT VALPARAISO
SECTIONAL 11
GOSHEN AT WARSAW
CONCORD AT FW NORTH
SECTIONAL 12
LAFAYETTE JEFF AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS
MCCUTCHEON AT KOKOMO
SECTIONAL 13
WHITELAND AT DECATUR CENTRAL
ANDERSON AT PLAINFIELD
SECTIONAL 14
FRANKLIN AT COLUMBUS EAST
EAST CENTRAL AT SEYMOUR
SECTIONAL 15
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH
BLOOMINGTON NORTH AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH
SECTIONAL 16
NEW ALBANY AT EVANSVILLE NORTH
CASTLE AT FLOYD CENTRAL
CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 17
KANKAKEE VALLEY AT HANOVER CENTRAL
NEW PRAIRIE AT HOBART
SECTIONAL 18
PLYMOUTH AT MISHAWAKA
NORTHWOOD AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH
SECTIONAL 19
EAST NOBLE AT LEO
FW BISHOP DWENGER AT FW WAYNE
SECTIONAL 20
MARION AT HUNTINGTON NORTH
LOGANSPORT AT LEBANON
SECTIONAL 21
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS
NEW PALESTINE AT YORKTOWN
SECTIONAL 22
MOORESVILLE AT BISHOP CHATARD
RONCALLI AT BREBEUF JESUIT
SECTIONAL 23
MARTINSVILLE AT SILVER CREEK
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE AT GREENWOOD
SECTIONAL 24
EVANSVILLE BOSSE AT BOONVILLE
EVANSVILLE REITZ AT JASPER
CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 25
JIMTOWN AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN
GRIFFITH AT KNOX
SECTIONAL 26
GARRETT AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY
FAIRFIELD AT WEST NOBLE
SECTIONAL 27
WEST LAFAYETTE AT NORTHWESTERN
TWIN LAKES AT MACONAQUAH
SECTIONAL 28
FW BISOP LUERS AT JAY COUNTY
DELTA AT MISSISSINEWA
SECTIONAL 29
GUERIN CATHOLIC AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS
CASCADE AT TRI-WEST
SECTIONAL 30
BATESVILLE AT FRANKLIN COUNTY
GREENSBURG AT LAWRENCEBURG
SECTIONAL 31
MADISON AT SCOTTSBURG
INDIAN CREEK AT NORTH HARRISON
SECTIONAL 32
SOUTHRIDGE AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
VINCENNES LINCOLN AT HERITAGE HILLS
CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 33
RENSSELAER CENTRAL AT BREMEN
ANDREAN AT WHEELER
SECTIONAL 34
WESTERN BOONE AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
LEWIS CASS AT NORTH MONTGOMERY
SECTIONAL 35
CHURUBUSCO AT ADAMS CENTRAL
EASTSIDE AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS
SECTIONAL 36
TIPTON AT ALEXANDRIA
ROCHESTER AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN)
SECTIONAL 37
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT MONROVIA
LUTHERAN AT CARDINAL RITTER
SECTIONAL 38
CENTERVILLE AT LAPEL
TRITON CENTRAL AT SHENANDOAH
SECTIONAL 39
BROWN COUNTY AT GREENCASTLE
SOUTH VERMILLION AT LINTON
SECTIONAL 40
PAOLI AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL
SALEM AT TELL CITY
CLASS A
SECTIONAL 42
PIONEER AT CARROLL (FLORA)
TRI-COUNTY AT TAYLOR
SECTIONAL 43
SOUTHERN WELLS AT TRITON
NORTH MIAMI AT FREMONT
SECTIONAL 44
SOUTH ADAMS AT TRI
MADISON-GRANT AT HAGERSTOWN
SECTIONAL 45
SOUTH PUTNAM AT COVINGTON
RIVERTON PARKE AT NORTH VERMILLION
SECTIONAL 46
CLOVERDALE AT TINDLEY
SHERIDAN AT CLINTON PRAIRIE
SECTIONAL 47
MILAN AT WEST WASHINGTON
EASTERN GREENE AT NORTH DECATUR
SECTIONAL 48
NORTH DAVIESS AT PERRY CENTRAL
FOREST PARK AT PROVIDENCE
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
SEMI-STATE
SATURDAY OCTOBER 26
3A
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 5 SOUTHPORT 2
HARRISON 1 CONCORD 0
2A
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 2 BISHOP CHATARD 0
FW CONCORDIA 2 PARK TUDOR 0
1A
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 1 NE DUBOIS 0
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 0 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 0 (COVENANT WINS 4-3 SO)
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER SEMI-STATE
3A
CENTER GROVE 2 EAST CENTRAL 0
NOBLESVILLE 4 PENN 0
2A
LAWRENCEBURG 1 BREBEUF 0
MISHAWAKA 1 HANOVER CENTRAL (MISHAWAKA WINS SO 4-2)
1A
PROVIDENCE 1 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 1 (PROVIDENCE WINS SO 4-3)
FAITH CHRISTIAN 1 WESTVIEW 0
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS
4A
FLOYD CENTRAL 3 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 0
CENTER GROVE 3 BROWNSBURG 1
CASTLE 3 FRANKLIN 1
YORKTOWN 3 LAWRENCE NORTH 0
CROWN POINT 3 WARSAW 2
FW CARROLL 3 HOMESTEAD 2
HAMILTON SE 3 HARRISON 0
PENN 3 CHESTERTON 2
3A
JENNINGS COUNTY 3 JASPER 1
RONCALLI 3 NORTHVIEW 0
SILVER CREEK 3 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 0
TRI-WEST 3 CATHEDRAL 0
ANGOLA 3 WEST LAFAYETTE 2
HAMMOND NOLL 3 ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 0
NEW CASTLE 3 HERITAGE 0
NORTHWOOD 3 NEW PRAIRIE 1
2A
WINCHESTER 3 PARKE HERITAGE 0
BARR-REEVE 3 EASTERN 1
COVENANT CHRISTIAN VS. SCECINA
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 3 TECUMSEH 0
WOODLAN 3 LAKELAND 1
JIMTOWN 3 BOONE GROVE 0
SOUTHWOOD 3 LAPEL 0
WESTERN BOONE 3 MUNCIE BURRIS 1
1A
SPRINGS VALLEY 3 SHAKAMAK 0
TRINITY LUTHERAN 3 SOUTH DECATUR 0
INDY LUTHERAN 3 INDIANA DEAF 0
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 3 LOOGOOTEE 0
FAITH CHRISTIAN 3 DALEVILLE 0
SETON CATHOLIC 3 ROSSVILLE 0
SOUTH NEWTON 3 FREMONT 1
CULVER COMMUNITY 3 MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 2
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SEMI-STATE MATCH-UPS
CLASS 4A
HUNTINGTON NORTH
CROWN POINT VS. FW CARROLL, 10 A.M.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN VS. PENN, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE
FLOYD CENTRAL VS. CENTER GROVE, 11 A.M.
CASTLE VS. YORKTOWN, 1 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
CLASS 3A
PLYMOUTH
ANGOLA VS. HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, 10 A.M.
NEW CASTLE VS. NORTHWOOD, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7:30 P.M.
COLUMBUS EAST
JENNINGS COUNTY VS. RONCALLI, 10 A.M.
SILVER CREEK VS. TRI-WEST, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
CLASS 2A
DELTA
WOODLAN VS. JIMTOWN, 10 A.M.
SOUTHWOOD VS. WESTERN BOONE, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
MARTINSVILLE
WINCHESTER VS. BARR-REEVE, 10 A.M.
SCECINA VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
CLASS A
FRANKFORT
FAITH CHRISTIAN VS. SETON CATHOLIC, 10 A.M.
SOUTH NEWTON VS. CULVER COMMUNITY, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
JASPER
SPRINGS VALLEY VS. TRINITY LUTHERAN, 10 A.M.
LUTHERAN VS. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS
1. NEW PRAIRIE: GIRLS 10:30 AM CT; BOYS 11:15 AM CT | RESULTS
2. NEW HAVEN (@ HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY): 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS
3. BROWNSBURG: GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS
4. SHELBYVILLE: GIRLS 10:30 AM ET; BOYS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS
5. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (ANGEL MOUNDS): 10:30 AM CT; BOYS 11:15 AM CT | RESULTS
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7
INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3
INDIANA 42 UCLA 13
INDIANA 52 CHARLOTTE 14
INDIANA 42 MARYLAND 28
INDIANA 41 NORTHWESTERN 24
INDIANA 56 NEBRASKA 7
INDIANA 31 WASHINGTON 17
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
OREGON STATE 38 PURDUE 21
NEBRASKA 28 PURDUE 10
WISCONSIN 52 PURDUE 6
ILLINOIS 50 PURDUE 49 OT
OREGON 35 PURDUE 0
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
NOTRE DAME 28 MIAMI OH 3
NOTRE DAME 31 LOUISVILLE 24
NOTRE DAME 49 STANFORD 7
NOTRE DAME 31 GEORGIA TECH 14
NOTRE DAME 51 NAVY 14
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
BUTLER 63 VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 0
BUTLER 40 MOREHEAD STATE 6
DRAKE 27 BUTLER 17
DAYTON 21 BUTLER 14
BUTLER 48 DAVIDSON 38
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
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 37 BALL STATE 34
JAMES MADISON 63 BALL STATE 7
WESTERN MICHIGAN 45 BALL STATE 42
BALL STATE 37 KENT STATE 35
VANDERBILT 24 BALL STATE 14
BALL STATE 25 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 23
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
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 27 INDIANA STATE 24
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 21 INDIANA STATE 14
INDIANA STATE 31 MURRAY STATE 27
MISSOURI STATE 46 INDIANA STATE 21
INDIANA STATE 20 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 17
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
NO. 4 OHIO STATE 21, NEBRASKA 17
NO. 12 NOTRE DAME 51, NO. 24 NAVY 14
NO. 13 INDIANA 31, WASHINGTON 17
NO 18 OLE MISS 26, OKLAHOMA 14
VIRGINIA TECH 21, GEORGIA TECH 16
NORTH CAROLINA 41, VIRGINIA 14
MEMPHIS 33, CHARLOTTE 28
TULANE 45, NORTH TEXAS 13
OHIO 47, BUFFALO 16
RICHMOND 41, BRYANT 14
VALPARAISO 17, MARIST 14
BROWN 23, CORNELL 21
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY 24, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 21
LEHIGH 33, FORDHAM 19
SACRED HEART 31, MERCYHURST 14
ARKANSAS 58, MISSISSIPPI STATE 25
APPALACHIAN STATE 33, GEORGIA STATE 26
RHODE ISLAND 24, MAINE 14
TOWSON 26, MONMOUTH 14
INDIANA STATE 20, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 17
BUTLER 48, DAVIDSON 38
PRESBYTERIAN 42, STETSON 17
MERRIMACK 51, COLGATE 17
DARTMOUTH 24, COLUMBIA 21
HOLY CROSS 34, LAFAYETTE 28
SOUTHERN UTAH 28, WEST GEORGIA 17
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 24, WOFFORD 17
THE CITADEL 28, SAMFORD 11
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 59, MURRAY STATE 6
NORFOLK STATE 21, HOWARD 20
MIAMI (OHIO) 46, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 7
GEORGETOWN 21, BUCKNELL 20
HAMPTON 41, ELON 21
TENNESSEE TECH 28, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 23
EAST CAROLINA 56, TEMPLE 34
DELAWARE 28, UALBANY 14
EASTERN KENTUCKY 28, UTAH TECH 17
UT MARTIN 52, EASTERN ILLINOIS 17
SE MISSOURI STATE 30, GARDNER-WEBB 24
LINDENWOOD 49, WESTERN ILLINOIS 38
LAMAR 42, NORTHWESTERN STATE 10
MONTANA 24, NORTHERN COLORADO 0
HARVARD 45, PRINCETON 13
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 34, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 27
NO. 15 ALABAMA 34, NO. 21 MISSOURI 0
NO. 11 BYU 37, UCF 24
NO. 1 OREGON 38, NO. 20 ILLINOIS 9
TCU 35, TEXAS TECH 34
MINNESOTA 48, MARYLAND 23
IOWA 40, NORTHWESTERN 14
UCONN 17, RICE 10
WAKE FOREST 27, STANFORD 24
BAYLOR 38, OKLAHOMA STATE 28
JAMES MADISON 32, SOUTHERN MISS 15
AKRON 25, EASTERN MICHIGAN 21
BALL STATE 25, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 23
BOWLING GREEN 41, TOLEDO 26
WESTERN MICHIGAN 52, KENT STATE 21
UMASS 35, WAGNER 7
VILLANOVA 14, NEW HAMPSHIRE 6
STONY BROOK 35, WILLIAM & MARY 13
MERCER 44, WESTERN CAROLINA 34
ALABAMA STATE 27, ALABAMA A&M 19
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 69, DELAWARE STATE 35
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 16, MORGAN STATE 7
CAL 44, OREGON STATE 7
CAMPBELL 21, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 7
TULSA 46, UTSA 45
TARLETON STATE 27, AUSTIN PEAY 17
CHATTANOOGA 31, VMI 10
NICHOLLS 24, MCNEESE 19
NO. 5 TEXAS 27, NO. 25 VANDERBILT 24
COLORADO STATE 17, NEW MEXICO 6
SOUTH ALABAMA 46, UL MONROE 17
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 24, NORTH ALABAMA 19
MISSOURI STATE 49, UNI 42
IDAHO STATE 30, SACRAMENTO STATE 27
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 41, NORTH DAKOTA 40 (OT)
NO. 6 MIAMI (FLA.) 36, FLORIDA STATE 14
FLORIDA A&M 24, SOUTHERN 6
MICHIGAN 24, MICHIGAN STATE 17
ARKANSAS STATE 34, TROY 31
HOUSTON 17, UTAH 14
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 55, HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 6
UTAH STATE 27, WYOMING 25
NO. 3 PENN STATE 28, WISCONSIN 13
WEST VIRGINIA 31, ARIZONA 26
UIW 34, SE LOUISIANA 31
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 20, SOUTH DAKOTA 17
AUBURN 24, KENTUCKY 10
NO. 14 TEXAS A&M 38, NO. 8 LSU 23
NO. 16 KANSAS STATE 29, KANSAS 27
FRESNO STATE 33, SAN JOSE STATE 10
NO. 22 SMU 28, DUKE 27 (OT)
COLORADO 34 CINCINNATI 23
WASHINGTON STATE 29 SAN DIEGO STATE 26
COLTS SCHEDULE
HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27
GREEN BAY 16 INDIANAPOLIS 10
INDIANAPOLIS 21 CHICAGO 16
INDIANAPOLIS 27 PITTSBURGH 24
JACKSONVILLE 37 INDIANAPOLIS 34
INDIANAPOLIS 20 TENNESSEE 17
INDIANAPOLIS 16 MIAMI 10
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
WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, OCT. 27
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)
TENNESSEE TITANS AT DETROIT LIONS (1:00P FOX)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (1:00P FOX)
NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P CBS)
ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P CBS)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:05P FOX)
BUFFALO BILLS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:05P FOX)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (4:25P CBS)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:25P CBS)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)
DALLAS COWBOYS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 28
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:15P ESPN/ABC)
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 31
HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW YORK JETS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, NOV. 3
DALLAS COWBOYS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)
DENVER BRONCOS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS (1:00P CBS)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P CBS)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P CBS)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P CBS)
DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (4:25P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P FOX)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 4
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)
MLB PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
WORLD SERIES
GAME 1: DODGERS 6 YANKEES 3 (10)
SATURDAY, OCT. 26
GAME 2: DODGERS 4 YANKEES 2
MONDAY, OCT. 28
GAME 3: LAD @ NYY (FOX)
TUESDAY, OCT. 29
GAME 4: LAD @ NYY (FOX)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30
GAME 5^: LAD @ NYY (FOX)
FRIDAY, NOV. 1
GAME 6^: NYY @ LAD (FOX)
SATURDAY, NOV. 2
GAME 7^: NYY @ LAD (FOX)
(^IF NECESSARY)
NBA SCORES
LA CLIPPERS 109 DENVER 104
CLEVELAND 135 WASHINGTON 116
MIAMI 114 CHARLOTTE 106
BOSTON 124 DETROIT 118
OKLAHOMA CITY 114 CHICAGO 95
MEMPHIS 124 ORLANDO 111
MINNESOTA 112 TORONTO 101
SAN ANTONIO 109 HOUSTON 106
PHOENIX 114 DALLAS 102
LA LAKERS 131 SACRAMENTO 127
NHL SCORES
PHILADELPHIA 7 MINNESOTA 5
BUFFALO 5 DETROIT 3
LA KINGS 3 UTAH 2
BOSTON 4 TORONTO 3 OT
NY RANGERS 2 ANAHEIM 1
TAMPA BAY 3 WASHINGTON 0
WINNIPEG 5 CALGARY 3
MONTRÉAL 5 ST. LOUIS 2
FLORIDA 6 NY ISLANDERS 3
DALLAS 4 CHICAGO 2
NASHVILLE 4 COLUMBUS 3 OT
CAROLINA 4 SEATTLE 1
VANCOUVER 4 PITTSBURGH 3
VEGAS 7 SAN JOSE 3
MLS PLAYOFFS
LA GALAXY 5 COLORADO 0
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
WORLD SERIES NEWS
DODGERS THWART YANKS’ COMEBACK, LEAD WORLD SERIES 2-0
LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up one hit into the seventh inning, Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers delivered a 4-2 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Saturday to take a 2-0 World Series lead.
Tommy Edman also hit a home run, while Yamamoto (2-0) allowed one run and two walks with four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings, helping the Dodgers move two wins away from their first World Series title since 2020 and their first after a full regular season since 1988.
Dodgers right-hander Blake Treinen gave up an RBI single in the ninth to Giancarlo Stanton and departed with two outs and the bases loaded. Left-hander Alex Vesia entered and got pinch hitter Jose Trevino to fly out to center field for his first save of the postseason.
The lone area of concern for the Dodgers came when designated hitter Shohei Ohtani left the field with a trainer at the end of the seventh inning with an apparent left arm injury after an unsuccessful stolen-base attempt at second base.
Juan Soto hit a home run for the Yankees, while left-hander Carlos Rodon (1-2) gave up four runs on six hits, including three home runs, over 3 1/3 innings.
The series shifts to New York for the next three contests, starting with Game 3 on Monday. Game 4 is Tuesday and Game 5, if necessary, is Wednesday.
The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when the switch-hitting Edman hit a home run into the left field corner against Rodon while batting from the left side. It was his second home run of the postseason to go along with 13 RBIs for the National League Championship Series MVP.
Soto tied it 1-1 in the third with a blast into the right field corner against Yamamoto, his fourth of the postseason.
The Dodgers moved in front 3-1 in the bottom of the third on a two-run home run from Hernandez, his third of these playoffs, while Freeman followed with a drive to right field in nearly the same spot he hit his grand slam that ended Game 1.
It was just the 19th time a team has hit back-to-back home runs in the World Series with the only other occurrence by the Dodgers coming in Game 5 in 1981 against the Yankees by Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager.
The Yankees had just one hit heading into the ninth when Soto singled off the right field wall and scored on a single off the third base bag by Stanton. Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled and Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Treinen struck out Anthony Volpe before Vesia got the last out on his first pitch.
OHTANI SUFFERS DISLOCATED SHOULDER, WILL UNDERGO TESTING
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani suffered a left shoulder dislocation on a stolen-base attempt during Saturday’s 4-2 victory against the New York Yankees, manager Dave Roberts announced postgame.
Roberts described the injury as a “little” subluxation and said Ohtani will undergo additional testing on Sunday. However, he was cautiously optimistic after the initial examinations.
“We’re gonna get some tests at some point tonight (or) tomorrow, and then we’ll know more in the next couple days. But the strength was great, the range of motion good, so we’re encouraged,” Roberts said, per Yankees Videos. “But obviously I can’t speculate (on his status) because we don’t get the scans yet. So once we get the scans we’ll know more. But again, with the strength, the range of motion good, that’s certainly a positive.”
Ohtani left Dodger Stadium after the game without speaking to the media, according to Stephanie Apstein of Sports Illustrated.
The 30-year-old is 1-for-8 with a run scored and two strikeouts in the World Series and is hitting .260/.403/.460 with three homers and 10 RBIs in the postseason.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 14 TEXAS A&M SINKS NO. 8 LSU, GOES ATOP SEC
Backup quarterback Marcel Reed rushed for three second-half touchdowns on Saturday night and No. 14 Texas A&M took sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference with a 38-23 win over No. 8 LSU in College Station, Texas.
Reed scored on a pair of 8-yard runs in the third quarter after relieving starter Conner Weigman, giving the Aggies (7-1, 5-0 SEC) the lead for good at 21-17.
Reed added a 4-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, then answered a Tigers score with his fourth straight touchdown march. Le’Veon Moss made it 35-23 with 8:09 left on a 3-yard TD run, his second score of the night.
Randy Bond added a 26-yard field goal with 3:44 remaining to cap Texas A&M’s seventh straight win.
Garrett Nussmeier completed 25 of 50 passes for 405 yards and two touchdowns but also tossed three interceptions for the Tigers. LSU (6-2, 3-1) saw its six-game winning streak end.
No. 1 Oregon 38, No. 20 Illinois 9
Dillon Gabriel threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth in the first half as the Ducks blew by the Fighting Illini in Eugene, Ore.
In addition to leading Oregon (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) to its first win as the nation’s No. 1 team since Dec. 4, 2010, Gabriel climbed into second place on the FBS’ all-time charts for passing touchdowns (143) and passing yards (17,236). The Ducks rolled up 527 total yards, including 363 in the first half.
Illinois (6-2, 3-2) never found its footing in its first game against a No. 1 team since 2007. Quarterback Luke Altmyer completed 17 of 35 passes for 161 yards and his second and third interceptions of the season. Aidan Laughery rushed for 69 yards.
No. 3 Penn State 28, Wisconsin 13
Starting quarterback Drew Allar exited the game with an apparent injury, but backup Beau Pribula completed 11 of 13 passes and tossed a touchdown to help the Nittany Lions beat the Badgers in Madison, Wis.
Penn State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) remained undefeated behind a stingy defense and an offensive attack that came alive in the second half.
Wisconsin (5-3, 3-2) got its lone touchdown of the game from running back Tawee Walker, who ran for 59 yards on 22 carries. Braedyn Locke completed 22 of 42 passes for 217 yards.
No. 4 Ohio State 21, Nebraska 17
Will Howard had three touchdown passes, including a late, go-ahead score, as the Buckeyes rallied to defeat the Cornhuskers in Columbus, Ohio.
Howard’s 9-yard TD pass to Quinshon Judkins with 6:04 to play gave the Buckeyes (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) the lead after the offense had stalled in the third quarter with 23 total yards and no first downs. Jordan Hancock sealed the win with an interception at the Ohio State 45 with 1:16 left.
Nebraska (5-3, 2-3) had gone ahead 17-14 with 10:47 remaining on a 1-yard scoring run by Dante Dowdell and a two-point conversion catch by Nate Boerkircher. The Cornhuskers went 74 yards in nine plays for their first fourth-quarter lead against a top-five team since playing Texas in 2009.
No. 5 Texas 27, No. 25 Vanderbilt 24
Quinn Ewers threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns and the Longhorns’ defense held the Commodores to 269 total yards as Texas prevailed in SEC play at Nashville.
The Longhorns entered the day ranked No. 1 in scoring defense (9.7 points allowed per game) and total defense (237.3 yards allowed per game), and it showed, as Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia had a season-worst day (16-of-29 passing, 143 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions). Vanderbilt (5-3, 2-2 SEC), which had turned it over just twice all season, had three giveaways.
Wide receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. caught two first-half touchdowns for Texas (7-1, 3-1), which never trailed after the first quarter.
No. 6 Miami 36, Florida State 14
Cam Ward threw for 208 yards and also caught a touchdown pass as the Hurricanes remained unbeaten with a win over the Seminoles in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Hurricanes running back Damien Martinez rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Miami (8-0, 4-0 ACC), which entered the game ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring (48.3 points per game), was forced to settle for three Andres Borregales field goals.
Florida State (1-7, 1-6), meanwhile, was held to 248 yards of total offense, 75 of them on its final drive. Ward completed 22 of 35 throws with no touchdowns. In every other game this season, he had at least 300 yards and two TD passes.
No. 11 BYU 37, UCF 24
Jake Retzlaff threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another score, to lead the Cougars over the Knights in Big 12 play in Orlando.
Retzlaff had his fourth straight game with 200 passing yards to help BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) continue its best start since 2020. LJ Martin racked up 101 yards and a touchdown on the ground for his second straight 100-yard rushing game.
RJ Harvey rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Knights. Jacurri Brown threw for 96 yards and two interceptions. Dylan Rizk passed for 102 yards and a TD. UCF (3-5, 1-4) trailed wire to wire en route to a fifth straight loss.
No. 12 Notre Dame 51, No. 24 Navy 14
Riley Leonard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for one more and the Fighting Irish rolled to a blowout win over the Midshipmen in East Rutherford, N.J.
Jeremiyah Love added 12 carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns for Notre Dame (7-1), which won its sixth game in a row. Beaux Collins and Kris Mitchell had one touchdown reception apiece, Kedren Young rushed for a score and Jaylen Sneed had a fumble recovery for a defensive touchdown.
Blake Horvath completed 7 of 13 passes for 88 yards and an interception for Navy (6-1), but he proved effective on the ground with 14 carries for 129 yards and a touchdown. The Midshipmen finished with six turnovers.
No. 13 Indiana 31, Washington 17
D’Angelo Ponds intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, as the Hoosiers remained undefeated with a victory against the Huskies in a Big Ten game in Bloomington, Ind.
Justice Ellison rushed for a game-high 123 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries for the Hoosiers (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten). Indiana has opened a season 8-0 for the first time since 1967. Quarterback Tayven Jackson, making his first start of the season for the injured Kurtis Rourke, completed 11 of 19 passes for 124 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and he also rushed for a score.
Jonah Coleman gained 104 yards on the ground for the Huskies (4-4, 2-3). Will Rogers III was 19-of-26 passing for 202 yards with two first-half interceptions.
No. 15 Alabama 34, No. 21 Missouri 0
Jalen Milroe passed for 215 yards and rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown as the Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Milroe completed 16 of 26 passes as Alabama (6-2, 3-2 SEC) outgained Missouri (6-2, 2-2) 486-239. Justice Haynes rushed for 79 yards and one touchdown and Jam Miller rushed for 50 yards and two TDs for the Tide.
Missouri quarterback Brady Cook, playing with an ankle injury, was 7-of-12 passing for just 30 yards before exiting with a hand injury. Drew Pyne replaced Cook and was 6-for-12 passing for 43 yards and three interceptions.
No. 16 Kansas State 29, Kansas 27
Chris Tennant tied his career long with a 51-yard field goal in the final two minutes, helping the Wildcats to a victory over the in-state rival Jayhawks in Manhattan, Kan.
Kansas State extended its winning streak over Kansas to 16 games. Avery Johnson was 19-of-34 passing for 253 yards and two touchdowns for the Wildcats (7-1, 4-1 Big 12). He also had a rushing touchdown.
Kansas (2-6, 1-4) got a 24-yard rushing touchdown from Devin Neal, the 44th touchdown of his career, making him the all-time TD leader in Jayhawks history.
No. 18 Ole Miss 26, Oklahoma 14
Jaxson Dart threw for 311 yards and a touchdown, heating up in the second half as the Rebels beat the Sooners in Oxford, Miss.
Ole Miss (6-2, 2-2 SEC) took the lead for good on its first drive of the second half, with Dart capping the possession with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Caden Prieskorn. Dart finished 22-of-30 passing for the game. The Rebels’ defense also turned it on in the second half, holding Oklahoma to just 94 yards after allowing 235 before the break.
After going 7-for-9 on third down in the first half, the Sooners (4-4, 1-4) were just 1-for-9 in the second. Jackson Arnold was a big part of that successful first half, tossing two touchdown passes to stake Oklahoma to a 14-10 lead at the break.
No. 22 SMU 28, Duke 27 (OT)
Brashard Smith ran 24 yards for a touchdown on the second play of overtime and the Mustangs stopped the Blue Devils’ two-point conversion pass attempt in Durham, N.C.
SMU (7-1, 4-0 ACC) committed six turnovers but survived because of Duke’s kicking woes. Smith finished with 117 rushing yards and two scores on 26 carries. Kevin Jennings threw for 258 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions in the win.
Duke (6-2, 2-2) was trying to rally from a double-digit, second-half deficit. Maalik Murphy threw for three touchdowns and 295 yards on 27-for-48 passing.
NFL WEEK 8 CAPSULES
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4-2) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (3-4)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Paycor Stadium | Referee: John Hussey
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: CIN leads series, 9-3-2 (won 2 of past 3)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 9/27/20: CIN 23 at PHI 23 (OT)
Postseason: —
EAGLES NOTES:
QB JALEN HURTS had 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 pass) vs. 0 INTs for 119.3 rating in Week 7, his 13th-career game with 2+ rush TDs, most by QB in NFL history. Has 45 reg. season rush TDs, 3rd-most by QB ever & became 4th QB all-time with 50+ rush TDs, incl. postseason (50). Became 3rd QB ever (Josh Allen & Cam Newton) with 20+ games (20) with both TD pass & rush TD in 1st 5 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row overall with 115+ rating & 3rd in row on road with both TD pass & rush TD. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY had season-high 187 scrimmage yards (176 rush, 11 rec.) & 5th rush TD of season in Week 7, his 2nd-career game with 175+ rush yards. Became 5th player ever with 115+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his 1st 6 games with a team & aims for his 4th in row on road with 115+ scrimmage yards. Ranks 2nd in scrimmage yards (761) & 3rd in rush yards (658) in 2024. • WR A.J. BROWN had 45th-career rec. TD last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches, 85+ rec. yards & TD catch. Had rec. TD in his only career game vs. Cin. (11/1/20 w/ Ten.). • WR DEVONTA SMITH has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7 on road. Has 60+ rec. yards in 4 of his 5 games this season. • LB NAKOBE DEAN had team-high 11 tackles & 1st-career 2-sack game in Week 7. Has 6 TFL in his 6 games this season & aims for his 5th in row on road with TFL. • LB JOSH SWEAT aims for his 4th in row with sack. Had sack in last meeting. • LB NOLAN SMITH aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • DE BRYCE HUFF had 1st full sack of season last week. • DT JALEN CARTER had 2nd-career game with 2 sacks in Week 7 & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • CB DARIUS SLAY had 2 PD last week & aims for his 7th in row on road with PD.
BENGALS NOTES:
QB JOE BURROW passed for 181 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 108.9 rating last week, 5th game this season with 100+ rating tied-most in NFL. Aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs. Has 8 TD passes with 133.9 rating over his past 2 at home. Passed for 312 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 105.5 rating in last meeting. Is 10-1 with 28 TDs (24 pass, 4 rush) vs. 5 INTs & 108.2 rating in his past 11 starts vs. NFC. Ranks 3rd in NFL in rating (110.1), 4th in TD passes (14) & 6th in pass yards (1,759). • RB CHASE BROWN aims for 6th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 3 of past 4. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NFC with rush TD. • WR JA’MARR CHASE had 5 catches for 55 yards & TD last week, 5th-straight game with 55+ rec. yards. Has rec. TD in 4 of past 5. Aims for 3rd in row at home with 115+ rec. yards & 2+ rec. TDs. Has 50+ rec. yards in each of 17 career games vs. NFC. Leads NFL with 620 rec. yards & tied for lead with 6 rec. TDs in 2024. • WR TEE HIGGINS had 82 rec. yards & TD catch last week, 3rd-straight game with 75+ rec. yards. Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Had 2 rec. TDs in last meeting. • DE TREY HENDRICKSON had 2 sacks & PD last week, 13th game with 2+ sacks since 2020, 2nd-most in NFL in span. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ sacks. • DE SAM HUBBARD had sack, INT & FF in Week 7, 1 of 4 players with sack, INT & FF in a game this season. Aims for 3rd in row with PD. Has sack in 2 of past 3. Had 2 TFL & sack in last meeting. • LB GERMAINE PRATT led team with 13 tackles last week. Is 1 of 4 in NFL with 7+ tackles in 7 games this season. Had 6 tackles, TFL & PD in last meeting. • CB CAM TAYLOR-BRITT aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of past 4 & 2 PD in 2 of past 3. • S GENO STONE had 7 tackles & 1st INT of season last week. Aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles.
BALTIMORE RAVENS (5-2) AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-6)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Huntington Bank Stadium | Referee: Shawn Smith
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: BAL leads series, 36-14 (Away team won 2 of past 3)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/12/23: CLE 33 at BAL 31
Postseason: —
RAVENS NOTES:
RAVENS lead NFL with 1,476 rush yards, tied with 2006 Falcons for 2nd-most by team in 1st 7 games since 1980 (1984 Bears – 1,508). Are 1st team in SB era with 150+ rush yards in each of 1st 7 games. • QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 17 of 22 atts. (77.3 pct.) for 281 yards & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 158.1 rating & rushed for 52 yards last week, 5th-career game with 5+ TD passes, tied with HOFer Dan Marino for 3rd-most ever by QB in 1st 7 seasons. Aims for 6th in row with 110+ rating & 4th in row with 275+ pass yards. Aims for 6th in row on road with 0 INTs & 90+ rating. Is 2nd QB ever (Michael Vick in 2006) with 40+ rush yards in each of 1st 7 games of season. Had 4 TDs (2 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs in last road meeting. Leads NFL with 118 rating in 2024. • RB DERRICK HENRY had 182 scrimmage yards (169 rush, 13 rec.) & TD catch last week, 4th game this season with 125+ scrimmage yards, most in NFL. Aims for 7th in row with 95+ scrimmage yards. Leads NFL with 10 TDs (8 rush, 2 rec.) & 935 scrimmage yards (873 rush, 62 rec.) in 2024 & is only player with TD in 7 games. • WR RASHOD BATEMAN led team with career-high 121 rec. yards & had 3rd TD catch of season in Week 7. Aims for 4th in row with 55+ rec. yards. • WR ZAY FLOWERS has 7+ catches & 110+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Had 5 catches for 73 yards in last meeting & has 55+ rec. yards in each of 2 career games vs. Cle. • TE MARK ANDREWS had season-high 2 rec. TDs last week & aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Had 5 catches for 80 yards & 2 TDs in last road meeting. • LB ROQUAN SMITH led team with season-high 18 tackles & had 1st FF of season in Week 7, tied-most tackles by player in a game this season. Aims for 4th in row on road with 11+ tackles. Had career-high 21 tackles in last meeting & has 10+ tackles in each of 4 career games vs. Cle. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 74 tackles in 2024. • LB KYLE VAN NOY had 7th sack of season last week, tied 4th-most in NFL. • CB MARLON HUMPHREY had career-high 2 INTs last week. Aims for 3rd in row on road with INT & 7th in row overall with PD. Had TFL in last meeting.
BROWNS NOTES:
QB DORIAN THOMPSON-ROBINSON totaled 126 yards (82 pass, 44 rush) in season debut last week. Made 3 starts as rookie last season. • QB JAMEIS WINSTON had 1st TD pass of season in Week 7. Can make 1st start since 9/25/22 w/ NO. • RB NICK CHUBB had rush TD in season debut last week, 1st game since 9/18/23. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Bal. with 90+ rush yards. • RB JEROME FORD aims for his 4th in row at home with 65+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. Rushed for career-high 107 yards in last meeting. • TE DAVID NJOKU tied career high with 10 catches for 76 yards & 1st TD of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Aims for his 8th in row at home with 4+ catches. Had 6 catches for 58 yards in last meeting. • WR JERRY JEUDY had 65 rec. yards in only career game vs. Bal. (12/4/22 w/ Den.). Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. • WR CEDRIC TILLMAN set career highs in catches (8) & rec. yards (81) last week. • WR ELIJAH MOORE tied season high with 6 catches last week. Had TD catch in last meeting & has 5+ catches in 2 of 3 career games vs. Bal. • DE MYLES GARRETT aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Has TFL in 7 of past 8 at home. Had 1.5 sacks in last meeting & has sack in each of his past 6 vs. Bal. • DE ZA’DARIUS SMITH had sack last week & has sack in 2 of past 3. Has sack in each of 3 home games this season. Had half sack in last meeting. • LB JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH led team with 7 tackles in Week 7. Has 7+ tackles in 6 of 7 games this season. Has sack & PD in 2 of past 3. Had 7 tackles, 2 TFL, PD & half sack in last meeting. • CB DENZEL WARD had 2 PD last week & is only player in NFL with PD in 7 games this season. Leads NFL with 12 PD in 2024. Has 2+ PD in each of 3 home games.
TENNESSEE TITANS (1-5) AT DETROIT LIONS (5-1)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Ford Field | Referee: Carl Cheffers
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: TEN leads series, 10-3 (won past 6)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 12/20/20: DET 25 at TEN 46
Postseason: —
TITANS NOTES:
QB WILL LEVIS has TD pass in 4 of 5 starts this season. • QB MASON RUDOLPH completed 25 of 40 atts. (62.5 pct.) for 215 yards & TD vs. INT last week in 1st start of season. Passed for 242 yards & TD in & rushed for 36 yards in only career start vs. Det. (11/14/21 w/ Pit.). • RB TONY POLLARD rushed for 61 yards in Week 7. Has 65+ scrimmage yards in 5 of 6 games this season. Has rush TD in 2 of 3 road games this season. Has 745 scrimmage yards (106.4 per game) & 7 TDs (5 rush, 2 rec.) in his past 7 games vs. NFC North. • WR DEANDRE HOPKINS had 10 catches for 137 yards in his last game vs. Det. (9/27/20 w/ Ari.). Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 vs. NFC North. Has a catch in each of 168 career games, surpassing Keyshawn Johnson (167 games) for 2nd-most consecutive games with catch to begin career in NFL history (HOFer Marvin Harrison – 1st 190 games). • WR CALVIN RIDLEY has 40+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 road games this season. Had 5 catches for 69 yards & TD in only career game vs. Det. (10/25/20 w/ Atl.). • WR TYLER BOYD set season highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (43) last week. • WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. • TE CHIG OKONKWO had season-best 50 rec. yards last week. • DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had PD last week. Has TFL in 2 of past 3. Had FR in last meeting. • LB HAROLD LANDRY had 4 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 7. Has TFL in 5 of 6 games this season. Has sack in 2 of 3 road games this season. • LB ERNEST JONES aims for 6th in row with 5+ tackles. • LB KENNETH MURRAY has 6+ tackles in each of 6 games this season. Has TFL in 4 of past 5. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5. • CB JARVIS BROWNLEE (rookie) aims for 3rd in row with 2+ PD.
LIONS NOTES:
QB JARED GOFF completed 22 of 25 atts. (88 pct.) for 280 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 140 rating in Week 7 & became 4th QB ever (Aaron Rodgers & HOFers Roger Staubach & Kurt Warner) with 140+ rating in 3 straight games. Aims for his 5th in row with 2+ TD passes & 110+ rating. Ranks 2nd in NFL in rating (111.5) & comp. pct. (73.6) in 2024. Passed for 301 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 118.4 rating in his only career start vs. Ten. (12/24/17 w/ Rams). • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had season-high 160 scrimmage yards (116 rush, 44 rec.) & 4th-career game with 2 rush TDs last week, his 2nd-career game with 150+ scrimmage yards. Has 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 8 home games. Aims for his 7th in row with 70+ scrimmage yards. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had 70 scrimmage yards (39 rec., 31 rush) in Week 7 & aims for his 7th in row with 70+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 8 of his past 9 & in 8 of his 9 home games with Det. since 2023. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 8 catches for 112 yards & 25th-career TD catch last week, his 4th-straight game with rec. TD, longest active streak in NFL. Has 354 receptions & 3,989 rec. yards & can become 4th player ever (Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb & Michael Thomas) with 350+ catches, 4,000+ rec. yards & 25+ rec. TDs in 1st 4 career seasons. • DB BRIAN BRANCH had 2 PD & career-high 4th INT of season last week & became 1st player with 2+ PD in 5 straight games since 2011 (Brandon Browner). Has 11 PD & 7 TFL in 9 career home games. • DB KERBY JOSEPH has INT in 2 of his 3 home games this season. • LB JACK CAMPBELL had 1st sack of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row at home with TFL. • LB MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ has sack in 2 of his past 3.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (4-3) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (5-2)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | NRG Stadium | Referee: Brad Allen
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: IND leads series, 32-12-1 (Away team won 5 of past 6)
Postseason: IND leads series, 1-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 9/8/24: HOU 29 at IND 27
Postseason: AFC-WC 1/5/19: IND 21 at HOU 7
COLTS NEWS:
last week, 3rd-career game with 50+ rush yards. Aims for 3rd in row with 0 INTs. Is 3-0 in his past 3 starts. Totaled 268 yards (season-high 212 pass, 56 rush) & 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) with 101.2 rating in Week 1 meeting. • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR has 100+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6, incl. each of past 3. Has TD in 9 of his past 10. Has 950 scrimmage yards (135.7 per game) & 9 TDs (8 rush, 1 rec.) in 7 career games vs. Hou., with TD in each game. • RB TYLER GOODSON rushed for 51 yards & 1st TD of season last week. Aims for 4th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR MICHAEL PITTMAN led team with 63 rec. yards in Week 7. Aims for 3rd in row on road with TD catch. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Hou. with 4+ catches. • WR ALEC PIERCE has 55+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of 3 road games this season. Had 125 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 1 meeting. Has 125+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of 3 games vs. division in 2024. • WR JOSH DOWNS has 7+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 6+ catches. • LB E.J. SPEED aims for his 13th in row with 6+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with 10+ tackles. Has 4 TFL in his past 3 vs. Hou. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN had season-high 16 tackles & 2nd FF of season last week. Is 1 of 2 in NFL (Logan Wilson) with 8+ tackles in 7 games this season. Had 8 tackles in Week 1 meeting. Leads NFL with 76 tackles in 2024. • LB GRANT STUARD led team with career-high 18 tackles & had TFL in Week 7, tied for most tackles by any player in a game this season. • DE LAIATU LATU (rookie) had 2nd sack of season last week. • S NICK CROSS had 9 tackles last week & leads all DBs with 69 tackles in 2024.
TEXANS NOTES:
QB C.J. STROUD is 3-0 with 936 pass yards (312 per game) & 101.4 rating in 3 home starts this season. Aims for his 7th in row at home with 90+ rating & 3rd in row at home with 325+ pass yards. Has 2 TD passes, 0 INTs & 100+ rating in each of 3 career starts vs. Ind. Has 13 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 113.3 rating in 7 career starts vs. division. • RB JOE MIXON led team with 124 scrimmage yards (115 rush, 9 rec.) & had season-high 2 rush TDs last week, 10th-career game with 2+ rush TDs. Has 115+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his 4 games this season & 4 of his past 5 overall. Has TD in 5 of his past 6. Has 630 scrimmage yards (126 per game) in 5 career games vs. Ind., incl. season-high 178 scrimmage yards (159 rush, 19 rec.) & rush TD in Week 1 meeting. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 121 scrimmage yards per game in 2024. • WR STEFON DIGGS is 1 of 5 in NFL with 5+ catches in 6+ games this season. Has 65+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. Has 2 rec. TDs in each of his past 2 games vs. Ind., incl. in Week 1 meeting. • WR TANK DELL had 7 catches for 72 yards & TD in last home meeting. Has 5+ catches, 50+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 3 of 4 career games vs. division. • DE DANIELLE HUNTER aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had PD in Week 1 meeting. • DE WILL ANDERSON aims for 4th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with sack. Had TFL in Week 1 meeting. Ranks tied-6th in NFL with 6.5 sacks this season. • DT TIM SETTLE had 2 TFL & 3rd sack of season in Week 7. • LB NEVILLE HEWITT led team with season-high 9 tackles & 2 PD & had 1st INT of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. • S CALEN BULLOCK (rookie) aims for 3rd in row with INT. Has PD in 4 of past 5. Had INT in Week 1 meeting. Ties for lead among rookies with 3 INTs in 2024. • CB DEREK STINGLEY had 6 tackles, TFL & PD last week. Aims for 5th in row with PD.
GREEN BAY PACKERS (5-2) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (2-5)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | EverBank Stadium | Referee: Land Clark
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: GB leads series, 5-2 (won past 3)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/15/20: JAX 20 at GB 24
Postseason: —
PACKERS NOTES:
QB JORDAN LOVE had season-high 72.7 comp. pct. (24 of 33) & 3 TD passes for 95.5 rating in Week 7 & became 4th QB under age 26 with 2+ TD passes in 9 straight games. Aims for his 4th in row with 95+ rating. Has 15 TDs (13 pass, 2 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 101.6 rating in his past 6 road starts. • RB JOSH JACOBS had season-high 5 receptions, 92 scrimmage yards (76 rush, 16 rec.) & 1st-career TD catch last week. Is 1 of 3 (Derrick Henry & Jordan Mason) with 6 games of 75+ scrimmage yards in 2024. Has 196 scrimmage yards (98 per game) in 2 career games vs. Jax. • WR JAYDEN REED has 8 TDs (6 rec., 2 rush) in his past 8 on road. Aims for his 8th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR ROMEO DOUBS led team with 8 catches & 94 rec. yards in Week 7. • WR DONTAYVION WICKS & TE TUCKER KRAFT each had 4th TD catch of season last week. • S XAVIER MCKINNEY had 6 tackles & 1st sack of season last week. Leads NFL with 5 INTs in 2024 & aims for his 4th in row on road with INT. Had FF in his only career game vs. Jax. (10/23/22 w/ NYG). • S EVAN WILLIAMS (rookie) led team with 9 tackles last week. • CB JAIRE ALEXANDER has 5 PD in 5 games this season. • LB RASHAN GARY had 2nd sack of season last week. Had sack in last meeting. • LB ERIC WILSON had career-high 4 TFL, his 2nd-career game with 2 sacks & PD in Week 7. • LB EDGERRIN COOPER (rookie) had career-high 2 TFL in Week 7 & has 4 TFL in his past 4. • DL DEVONTE WYATT has TFL in each of his 4 games this season. • DL KENNY CLARK had 1st 2 TFL of season in Week 7.
JAGS NOTES:
QB TREVOR LAWRENCE completed 15 of 20 atts. (75 pct.) for 193 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with season-high 121.5 rating last week, 5th-career game with 120+ rating. Aims for 4th in row with 90+ rating. Has 75+ comp. pct. in 2 of past 3. Has 2 TD passes in 3 of past 4. • RB TRAVIS ETIENNE has 55+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his 6 games this season. Has rush TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. • RB TANK BIGSBY rushed for career-high 118 yards & 2 TDs last week. Is 1 of 3 in NFL (Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry) with 100+ rush yards & 2+ rush TDs in 2 games this season (Weeks 5, 7). • RB D’ERNEST JOHNSON had season-high 70 scrimmage yards (38 rush, 32 rec.) in Week 7. Rushed for 58 yards in only career game vs. GB (12/25/21 w/ Cle.). • TE EVAN ENGRAM had 5 catches last week & has 5+ catches in 2 of his 3 games this season. Aims for his 11th in row in Jax. with 4+ catches. • WR BRIAN THOMAS JR. (rookie) had 5 catches for 89 yards & TD in Week 7. Has 5+ catches in 4 of past 5 & 85+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 3 of past 4. Leads rookies with 513 rec. yards & ties for lead with 4 rec. TDs this season. • DE JOSH HINES-ALLEN has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 4th in row in Jax. with sack. • DE TRAVON WALKER had 6th sack of season last week. Has sack in 2 of past 3. Has 0.5+ sacks in 5 of his past 6 in Jax., with 2+ sacks in 2 of past 3. • DT JEREMIAH LEDBETTER has TFL in 3 of past 4. • LB DEVIN LLOYD led team with season-high 11 tackles & had 1st sack of season in Week 7. Has 6+ tackles in 5 of his 6 games this season. • LB VENTRELL MILLER aims for 5th in row with 7+ tackles. • S ANDRE CISCO aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles & PD.
ARIZONA CARDINALS (3-4) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-4)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Hard Rock Stadium | Referee: Clay Martin
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: MIA leads series, 10-3 (Home team won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/8/20: MIA 34 at ARI 31
Postseason: —
CARDS NOTES:
QB KYLER MURRAY had 209 yards (145 pass, 64 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in Week 7 & became 5th QB ever with 20+ games (20) with both pass TD & rush TD in 1st 6 career seasons. Is 1 of 4 QBs (Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield & Geno Smith) with TD pass in 7 games this season. Has 90+ rating in 4 of his past 5 road starts. Completed 21 of 26 atts. (80.8 pct.) for 283 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 150.5 rating & had career-high 106 rush yards & rush TD in last meeting. • RB JAMES CONNER had season-high 152 scrimmage yards (101 rush, 51 rec.) last week, his 8th-career game with 150+ scrimmage yards & 17th-career game with 100+ rush yards. Is 1 of 3 NFC RBs (Saquon Barkley & Jordan Mason) with 3 games with 100+ rush yards in 2024. Had 150 scrimmage yards (145 rush, 5 rec.) & rush TD in his only career game vs. Mia. (10/28/19 w/ Pit.). • WR MARVIN HARRISON JR. is 1 of 2 rookies (Brian Thomas) with 300+ rec. yards (300) & 4+ rec. TDs (4) in 2024. • TE TREY MCBRIDE had team-high 5 catches for 51 yards last week. Has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 & 5+ catches in 5 of his past 6. Can become 3rd TE since 2000 (HOFer Tony Gonzalez & Travis Kelce) with 5+ catches in 8 straight road games. • S BUDDA BAKER had 8 tackles last week & has 67 tackles this season, 2ndmost among DBs. • S JALEN THOMPSON had 3rd-career FR last week. • CB STARLING THOMAS had 1st-career FF in Week 7. • CB MAX MELTON (rookie) had career-high 9 tackles & 1st-career FF in Week 7. • LB KYZIR WHITE led team with 10 tackles last week, his 3rd game with 10+ tackles in 2024. Has TFL in 2 of his 3 road games this season. • LB DENNIS GARDECK has 6 TFL in 7 games this season. • NT NAQUAN JONES has sack in 2 of his 3 games this season.
DOLPHINS NOTES:
QB TUA TAGOVAILOA completed 20 of 28 atts. (71.4 pct.) for 248 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 122.3 rating & rushed for 35 yards in last meeting. • QB TYLER HUNTLEY has 0 INTs in 2 of 3 starts this season. Has 90+ rating in 2 of his past 3 starts vs. NFC. • QB TIM BOYLE has completed 15 of 26 atts. (57.7 pct.) with 0 INTs this season. Can make 6th-career start & 1st of season. • RB DE’VON ACHANE led team with 77 rush yards last week. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his 3 home games this season. Has TD in 3 of his past 4 at home. • RB RAHEEM MOSTERT aims for 3rd in row with 50+ rush yards. Has 5 TDs in his past 4 at home, with TD in 3 of 4 games. Had 151 scrimmage yards (career high 95 rec., 56 rush) & TD catch in his last game vs. Ari. (9/13/20 w/ SF). • WR TYREEK HILL had 7 catches for 117 yards & 2 TDs in only career game vs. Ari. (11/11/18 w/ KC). Has 75+ rec. yards in 11 of his past 12 vs. NFC. • WR JAYLEN WADDLE has 4+ catches in 5 of 6 games this season. • TE JONNU SMITH led team with season highs in catches (career-high 7) & rec. yards (96) last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards. • DE CALAIS CAMPBELL had 5 tackles & season-high 3 TFL in Week 7. Has TFL in 3 of past 4. Totaled 56.5 sacks in 9 seasons (2008-16) with Ari. • DT ZACH SIELER had 1st FR of season last week. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC with sack. • CB JALEN RAMSEY aims for 5th in row with 4+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of 3 home games this season. Has 8 PD in his past 4 vs. Ari. • S JORDAN POYER led team with 8 tackles last week & has 8+ tackles in 2 of his past 3. Had 2 PD & INT in only career game vs. Ari. (11/15/20 w/ Buf.).
NEW YORK JETS (2-5) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-6)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Gillette Stadium | Referee: Craig Wrolstad
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: NE leads series, 72-55-1 (NYJ won past 2)
Postseason: NE leads series, 2-1 (Home team won 2 of past 3)
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 9/19/24: NE 3 at NYJ 24
Postseason: AFC-D 1/16/11: NYJ 28 at NE 21
JETS NOTES:
QB AARON RODGERS aims for 3rd in row with 275+ pass yards. Has 2 TD passes in 2 of past 3. Is 3-1 with 8 TDs vs. INT & 101.9 rating in 4 career starts vs. NE, with 2 TD passes in each game. Has 2 TD passes & 95+ rating in each of 2 games vs. division this season. • RB BREECE HALL led team with 141 scrimmage yards (career-high 103 rec., 38 rush) had rush TD last week, most rec. yards by a RB in a game this season. Aims for 3rd in row with 140+ scrimmage yards. Has 90+ scrimmage yards & TD in 5 of his past 6 on road. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NE with 80+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. • WR GARRETT WILSON had 5 catches for 61 yards last week & is 1 of 5 in NFL with 5+ catches in 6+ games (6) this season. Aims for 4th in row with 60+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Had rec. TD in Week 3 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. divison with rec. TD. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 46 catches in 2024. • WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 3 catches last week in NYJ debut. Has 4+ catches in 3 of 4 career games vs. NE. • WR ALLEN LAZARD aims for 5th in row with 4+ catches & 3rd in row with 55+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Had rec. TD in Week 3 meeting. • TE TYLER CONKLIN had 1st TD catch of season last week. • DL QUINNEN WILLIAMS had sack in Week 3 meeting & has sack in 4 of his past 5 vs. NE. Aims for his 5th in row vs. division with 0.5+ sacks. • EDGE WILL MCDONALD IV aims for 4th in row with sack. Had 2 sacks in Week 3 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NE with sack. Ranks 2nd in NFL with career-high 8 sacks in 2024. • LB QUINCY WILLIAMS had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 7, his 16th-straight game with 5+ tackles. Has FR in 2 of past 3 on road. Had 8 tackles & TFL in Week 3 meeting. • LB JAMIEN SHERWOOD aims for 4th in row with 9+ tackles.
PATS NOTES:
QB DRAKE MAYE (rookie) completed 26 of 37 atts. (70.3 pct.) for 276 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 109.7 rating last week. Can become 3rd QB all-time (Rich Gannon, HOFer Kurt Warner) with 2+ TD passes & 225+ pass yards in each of 1st 3 career starts. • RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON has 60+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3. Has 90+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in each of his 2 home games this season & has 85+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 at home. • RB ANTONIO GIBSON has 55+ scrimmage yards in 2 of 3 home games this season. • RB JAMYCAL HASTY had 5 catches for 49 yards & 2nd-career TD catch in Week 7, 3rd-career game with 5+ catches. • TE HUNTER HENRY led team with 8 catches for 92 yards last week & is 1 of 2 TEs (Brocks Bowers) with 8+ catches in 2+ games (2) this season. Has 40+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 at home. • WR DEMARIO DOUGLAS aims for 3rd in row at home with 6+ catches & 55+ rec. yards. • WR K.J. OSBORN had 1st TD catch of season last week. • DE KEION WHITE aims for 3rd in row at home with PD. Had 6 tackles in Week 3 meeting. Had PD in last home meeting. • DT JAQUELIN ROY had 5 tackles last week. Has sack in 2 of 3 games in 2024. • LB ANFERNEE JENNINGS aims for 6th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL. • DT JAHLANI TAVAI aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 9 tackles in Week 3 meeting. • CB CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ has 5+ tackles in 3 of past 4. Has PD in 4 of 5 career home games. • S KYLE DUGGER led team with season-high 11 tackles & had PD last week.
ATLANTA FALCONS (4-3) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (4-3)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Raymond James Stadium | Referee: Shawn Hochuli
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: Series tied, 31-31 (ATL won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 10/3/24: TB 30 at ATL 36
Postseason: —
FALCONS NOTES:
QB KIRK COUSINS had franchise-record & career-high 509 pass yards & 4 TDs vs. INT for 114.8 rating in Week 5 meeting. Has 11 TDs (10 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 110 rating in 4 career starts vs. TB. Has 299 career touchdowns (280 pass, 19 rush). • RB BIJAN ROBINSON had season-high 143 scrimmage yards (103 rush, 40 rec.) & career-high tying 4th rush TD of season last week, his 3rd-career game with 100+ rush yards. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with 75+ scrimmage yards. • RB TYLER ALLGEIER had 112 scrimmage yards (59 rush, 53 rec.) in last road meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 65+ scrimmage yards. • WR DRAKE LONDON had 6 catches for 63 yards & career-high 5th rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TD catch. Aims for his 7th in row with 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. Had career-high 12 catches for 154 yards & TD in Week 5 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with 10+ catches & 150+ rec. yards. • WR DARNELL MOONEY had 9 catches for 105 yards & 2 TDs in Week 5 meeting. • TE KYLE PITTS led team with 7 catches & 65 rec. yards last week. Had 7 catches for 88 yards in Week 5 meeting. • S JESSIE BATES had 2 FFs in Week 5 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with 8+ tackles. • CB A.J. TERRELL aims for his 3rd in row with PD. Has 8 PD in 9 career games vs. TB. • DL GRADY JARRETT aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • DL JAMES SMITH-WILLIAMS had 1st sack of season last week. Has career high 7 TFL in 2024 & aims for his 5th in row with TFL. • LB KADEN ELLISS has 6+ tackles in 6 of 7 games this season.
BUCS NOTES:
QB BAKER MAYFIELD passed for season-high 370 yards & 3 TDs in Week 7, his 3rd game in 2024 with 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes, most in NFL. Leads NFL with 18 TD passes & ranks 2nd with 1,859 pass yards. Is 1 of 3 QBs (Justin Herbert & Lamar Jackson) with 6 games of 90+ rating in 2024. Has 280+ pass yards, 2+ TD passes & 90+ rating in 5 of his past 6 home starts. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 340+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Had 3 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 137.5 rating in Week 5 meeting & has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his 4 career starts vs. Atl. • RB RACHAAD WHITE had 6 catches, season-high 111 scrimmage yards (71 rec., 40 rush) & 1st-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with 70+ rush yards. • RB BUCKY IRVING (rookie) had 77 scrimmage yards (career-high 54 rec, 23 rush) & 3rd rush TD of season last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his 7 career games, incl. 56 scrimmage yards in Week 5 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at home & 3rd in row overall with rush TD. • TE CADE OTTON led team & set career highs with 8 catches & 100 rec. yards last week, his 1st-career 100-yard game. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 6+ catches. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Atl. with 5+ catches. • LB LAVONTE DAVID had TFL & PD last week & aims for his 3rd in row at home with TFL & PD. Had INT in Week 5 meeting & aims for his 4th in row vs. Atl. with PD. Has 5+ tackles in 10 of his 11 career home games vs. Atl. • LB YAYA DIABY had 2nd sack of season last week & has 4 TFL in his past 4. • NT VITA VEA has 6 sacks in his past 7 vs. Atl., incl. sack in Week 5 meeting. • CB ZYON MCCOLLUM aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with 9+ tackles & 2+ PD. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. has 16 career sacks, 2nd-most by DB in first 4 seasons since 1982. Has 6 PD, 3 TFL & 3 FF in 8 career games vs. Atl.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-5) AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (3-3)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 4:05 PM ET | SoFi Stadium | Referee: Alan Eck
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: LAC leads series, 7-6 (NO won past 4)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 10/12/20: LAC 27 at NO 30
Postseason: —
SAINTS NOTES:
QB SPENCER RATTLER (rookie) had 206 yards (172 pass, 34 rush) & 82.1 rating last week. Can make 1st-career road start in Week 8. • RB ALVIN KAMARA leads all RBs in receptions (34) & ranks 2nd in rec. yards (252) in 2024. Aims for his 5th in row with 5+ receptions. Has 539 career catches & can surpass HOFer Marshall Faulk (548) for most receptions by RB in his 1st 8 seasons in NFL history. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 65+ scrimmage yards. Had 8 catches & 119 scrimmage yards (74 rec., 45 rush) in last meeting. • WR CHRIS OLAVE has 80+ rec. yards in 2 of his 3 road games this season. • WR CEDRIC WILSON had 6 catches for 57 yards & 1st rec. TD of season last week. • WR MASON TIPTON (rookie) had career-high 6 receptions in Week 7. • TE JUWAN JOHNSON (15 receptions) & TE FOSTER MOREAU (11) are only pair of NFC TE teammates each with 10+ catches in 2024. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS aims for his 6th in row with 6+ tackles. Had 10 tackles in last meeting. • LB WILLIE GAY had 3rd-career FF & 6th-career FR last week. Has 5 TFL, 3 PD & 2 sacks in his past 3 vs. LAC. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAC with sack & 4th in row vs. LAC with TFL. • DE CAMERON JORDAN has 2.5 sacks & 5 TFL in 3 career games vs. Chargers & aims for his 4th in row vs. Chargers with TFL. • DE CHASE YOUNG has TFL in 3 of his past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL. • CB ALONTAE TAYLOR has PD in 4 of his past 5. Is only player with 7 TFL & 6 PD in 2024. • S TYRANN MATHIEU has 4 PD & 2 INTs in 5 career games vs. LAC.
CHARGERS NOTES:
QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed season-high 27 of 39 atts. (69.2 pct.) for season-high 349 yards with 0 INTs & 97.1 rating last week, 26th-career game with 300+ pass yards, tied 2nd-most in NFL since 2020. Has 90+ rating in 6 games this season, tied with Lamar Jackson & Baker Mayfield for most in NFL. Has 0 INTs in 5 of 6 games this season. Passed for 264 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 122.7 rating in last meeting. • RB J.K. DOBBINS had 66 scrimmage yards (40 rush, 26 rec.) last week & has 60+ scrimmage yards in 5 of 6 games this season. • WR LADD MCCONKEY (rookie) had 5 catches for 46 yards in Week 7. Aims for 5th in row with 40+ rec. yards & 4th in row with 4+ catches. Ranks 4th among rookies with 24 catches & 6th with 265 rec. yards this season. • WR JOSHUA PALMER had season-high 63 rec. yards last week. • TE WILL DISSLY led team with career-high 8 catches for 81 yards in Week 7. Aims for 3rd in row with 4+ catches. • LB KHALIL MACK had season-high 2 PD last week, 3rd-straight game with PD. Has PD in 5 of his past 6 at home. Has sack in 2 of past 3 at home. Had sack & FF in his last game vs. NO (11/1/20 w/ Chi.). • LB JOEY BOSA has sack in 2 of his 3 games this season. Had sack in last meeting. • DT TEAIR TART had 2nd-career INT in Week 7. Had 5 tackles & TFL in only career game vs. NO (9/10/23 w/ Ten.). • S DERWIN JAMES led team with 8 tackles last week. Has 6+ tackles in 4 of his 5 games this season. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3. • S ALOHI GILMAN aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. • CB CAM HART (rookie) had career-high 7 tackles & 1st-career FF & PD last week. • CB JA’SIR TAYLOR had TFL & PD in Week 7. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 vs. NFC.
BUFFALO BILLS (5-2) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4-3)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 4:05 PM ET | Lumen Field | Referee: Ron Torbert
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: SEA leads series, 8-6 (Home team won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/8/20: SEA 34 at BUF 44
Postseason: —
BILLS NOTES:
QB JOSH ALLEN passed for season-high 323 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 116.1 rating last week in 100th-career start, 38th-career game with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating, tied with Philip Rivers for 5th-most ever by QB in 1st 100 starts. Is 3rd player in NFL history with 10+ TD passes (12) & 0 INTs in team’s 1st 7 games of season. Has 105+ rating in 5 games this season, most in NFL. Passed for 415 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 138.5 rating in last meeting. • RB JAMES COOK had rush TD last week & aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD. Has 95+ scrimmage yards & TD in 2 of his 3 road games this season. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NFC with 100+ scrimmage yards. • RB RAY DAVIS (rookie) had 2nd-career rush TD in Week 7. • RB TY JOHNSON had 2nd TD catch of season last week. • WR KHALIL SHAKIR led team with career-high 7 catches & had 65 rec. yards last week. Has 4+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. • WR AMARI COOPER had 66 rec. yards & rec. TD last week in Buf. debut, his 5thstraight game with 4+ catches. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with 85+ rec. yards. • WR KEON COLEMAN led team with career-high 125 rec. yards in Week 7, 3rd-most rec. yards in a game by a rookie this season. Has 45+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. • TE DALTON KINCAID aims for 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards. • LB DORIAN WILLIAMS led team with 10 tackles & had TFL last week. Has 10+ tackles in 5 of past 6. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. • DE A.J. EPENESA had sack, FF & PD in Week 7. Aims for 3rd in row with sack & FF. Is 1 of 5 in NFL with 4+ sacks (4) & 2+ FFs (2) this season. • DT DAQUAN JONES aims for 3rd in row with sack & 4th in row with TFL. • CB TARON JOHNSON aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles & PD. • S DAMAR HAMLIN had 5 tackles & 2nd INT of season last week. Has PD in 4 of past 5.
SEAHAWKS NOTES:
QB GENO SMITH had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for season-high 110.3 rating last week. Leads NFL with 1,985 pass yards in 2024. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 280+ pass yards. • RB KENNETH WALKER had 93 scrimmage yards (69 rush, 24 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 7, his 7th-career game with 2+ TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD & 11th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR DK METCALF had 99 rec. yards & 3rd rec. TD of season last week. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 568 rec. yards in 2024. Had 7 catches for 108 yards & TD in last meeting. • WR TYLER LOCKETT has 65+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 home games this season. • TE NOAH FANT aims for his 3rd in row with 60+ rec. yards. • DE LEONARD WILLIAMS had sack last week & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • LB TYREL DODSON has TFL in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 5th in row at home with TFL & 8th in row overall with 5+ tackles. Spent 4 seasons (2020-23) with Buf. & had career-highs in tackles (70) & TFL (8) last season. • LB JEROME BAKER aims for his 4th in row overall with 7+ tackles & 5th in row vs. Buf. with 5+ tackles. • LB BOYE MAFE had sack & 2nd-career FF last week. Has sack in 4 of his 5 games this season. • LB DERICK HALL had 36-yard FR-TD in Week 7, his 1st-career FR & TD. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 at home. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles. • S COBY BRYANT had career-high 11 tackles & 1st-career INT last week. • S JULIAN LOVE had 2nd INT of season in Week 7. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD & 4th in row with 9+ tackles.
CAROLINA PANTHERS (1-6) AT DENVER BRONCOS (4-3)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 4:25 PM ET | Empower Field at Mile High | Referee: Alex Kemp
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: DEN leads series, 5-2 (won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: DEN leads series, 1-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/27/22: DEN 10 at CAR 23
Postseason: SB 50 2/7/16: CAR 10 vs. DEN 24
PANTHERS NOTES:
QB ANDY DALTON has 8 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 93.5 rating in 5 career starts vs. Den., incl. 3 TDs & 117.3 rating in his last start at Den. (11/19/17 w/ Cin.). Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his 5 starts this season. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD rushed for 52 yards & 3rd rush TD of season last week, his 15th-career rush TD. Is 1 of 4 (Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs & Jordan Mason) with 6+ games (6) of 50+ rush yards in 2024. Aims for his 7th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 65 yards in last meeting. • WR DIONTAE JOHNSON aims for his 3rd in row vs. Den. with 70+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has 6+ catches, 75+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 3 of his past 5. • TE JA’TAVION SANDERS (rookie) had career highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (61) last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ receptions. • LB JOSEY JEWELL has 5+ tackles in each of his 4 games this season. Had 440 tackles, 21 TFL, 15 PD, 9 sacks, 5 FFs & 5 FRs in 78 games (2018-23) with Den., incl. 100+ tackles in 2020, 2022 & 2023. • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY aims for his 3rd in row at Den. with TFL. • LB TREVIN WALLACE (rookie) aims for his 4th in row with 7+ tackles. • LB CHARLES HARRIS aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack. • LB THOMAS INCOOM had 1st-career TFL last week. • CB JAYCEE HORN has career-high tying 7 PD this season & aims for his 5th in row with PD. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. • CB CHAU SMITH-WADE (rookie) led team with career-high 8 tackles last week. • CB DANE JACKSON had TFL in season debut last week. • S NICK SCOTT aims for his 6th in row with 5+ tackles. • S XAVIER WOODS has 6+ tackles in 6 of 7 games this season & aims for his 5th in row with 7+ tackles. Has 51 tackles in 2024, his 7th-straight 50+ tackle season.
BRONCOS NOTES:
QB BO NIX (rookie) totaled 239 yards (164 pass, career-high 75 rush) with 0 INTs last week, becoming 3rd Den. QB ever with 75+ rush yards in a game (Tim Tebow, Norris Weese). Aims for 3rd in row with 60+ rush yards. Has 0 INTs in 4 of past 5. Ranks 3rd among all rookies with 255 rush yards this season. Can become 1st Den. starting rookie QB ever to win 5 games. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS tied season high with 111 scrimmage yards (season best 88 rush, 23 rec.) & had 1st 2 rush TDs of season last week, 1st-career game with 2 rush TDs. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4 & 110+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON had 6 catches for 75 yards in last meeting. Has 4+ catches in 5 of his past 6 vs. NFC. • WR TROY FRANKLIN (rookie) led team with career highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (50) last week. • WR LIL’JORDAN HUMPHREY has 45+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 home games this season. • DE ZACH ALLEN aims for 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has TFL in 6 of 7 games this season & ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 9 TFL in 2024. Has 0.5+ sacks in each of 3 home games this season. Had 3 PD & sack in last meeting. • LB NIK BONITTO has sack in 5 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Can become 1st Den. player since 2018 (Von Miller) with sack in 6 straight games. • LB JONATHON COOPER aims for 3rd in row at home with 0.5+ sacks. • LB CODY BARTON had 8 tackles, sack, PD & FR-TD in Week 7, 1st-career TD. Aims for 5th in row with 7+ tackles. Has 24 tackles in 2 career games vs. Car. • LB JUSTIN STRNAD has sack in 3 of past 4, incl. in each of past 2. • CB PAT SURTAIN II aims for his 4th in row with PD. • CB JA’QUAN MCMILLIAN had 6 tackles & 1st sack & FF of season last week.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (6-0) AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (2-5)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 4:25 PM ET | Allegiant Stadium | Referee: Adrian Hill
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: KC leads series, 71-54-2 (won 6 of past 7)
Postseason: KC leads series, 2-1 (won past 2)
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 12/25/23: LV 20 at KC 14
Postseason: AFC-WC 12/28/91: OAK 6 at KC 10
CHIEFS NOTES:
CHIEFS seeking 3rd 7-0 start in franchise history (2013, 2003). Can become 7th defending SB champion ever to begin season 7-0. • QB PATRICK MAHOMES totaled 193 yards (154 pass, season-high 39 rush) & had 1st rush TD of season last week. Is 10-2 with 32 TDs (30 pass, 2 rush) vs. 4 INTs & 109.6 rating in 12 career starts vs. Raiders. Is 5-0 with 1,587 pass yards (317.4 per game) & 112.1 rating in 5 career starts at Allegiant Stadium, incl. SB LVIII. Needs 187 pass yards to become fastest player ever (103 games) to reach 30,000 pass yards. • RB KAREEM HUNT rushed for 78 yards & season-high 2 TDs last week, 7thcareer game with 2 rush TDs. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in each of his 3 games this season & rush TD in 2 of 3. Has 328 scrimmage yards (109.3 per game) in 3 career games vs. Raiders. • TE TRAVIS KELCE aims for 5th in row with 4+ catches. Has 70+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Has 5+ catches in 11 of his past 12 vs. Raiders. Needs rec. TD to surpass Jason Witten (74) for 5th-most by TE in NFL history. • TE NOAH GRAY led team with season-high 66 rec. yards last week. • WR XAVIER WORTHY (rookie) has TD in 2 of past 3. Is only rookie with multiple rush TDs (2) & multiple rec. TDs (2) this season. • DT CHRIS JONES had sack in last meeting & has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. LV. Aims for his 4th in row vs. division with sack. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had 2nd sack of season last week. Has TFL in 2 of 3 road games this season. Has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of 4 career games vs. LV. • LB NICK BOLTON aims for 12th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL. Had 16 tackles in his last game at LV (1/7/23). • S JUSTIN REID led team with 9 tackles & had 1st INT of season in Week 7. • DB JADEN HICKS & CB CHRIS ROLAND-WALLACE (rookies) each had INTs last week.
RAIDERS NOTES:
QB GARDNER MINSHEW completed 22 of 25 atts. (88 pct.) for 275 yards & 2 TDs with 122.5 rating in only career game vs. KC (9/8/19 w/ Jax. – NFL debut). • RB ALEXANDER MATTISON led team with season-high 123 scrimmage yards (92 rush, 31 rec.) last week, 1st 100-yard game since 9/24/23 (with Min.). Aims for 5th in row with 60+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 2 of 3 home games this season. Had TD catch in his last game vs. KC (10/8/23 w/ Min.). • RB ZAMIR WHITE had career-high 145 rush yards in last meeting. Has 397 scrimmage yards (99.3 per game) in his past 4 vs. division. • TE BROCK BOWERS led team with career-high 10 catches for 93 yards last week, 3rd game this season with 9+ catches, most-ever by rookie TE. Aims for 4th in row with 8+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 47 catches this season, 3rd-most ever by player in 1st 7 career games. Leads TEs with 477 rec. yards, 3rd-most ever by TE in 1st 7 career games. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches. Has 60+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Had 6 catches for 79 yards & TD in last home meeting. • DE MAXX CROSBY had sack & PD last week. Aims for 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has 5 TFL in his past 3. Aims for his 6th in row overall vs. KC with TFL & 3rd in row vs. KC at home with sack. Ties for NFL lead with 10 TFL in 2024 & is 1 of 3 since 2000 (Jared Allen, Aaron Donald) with 10+ TFL in each of 1st 6 seasons. • DE K’LAVON CHAISSON had sack in only career game vs. KC (9/17/23 w/ Jax.). • LB ROBERT SPILLANE aims for his 11th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd with PD. Aims for 5th in row at home with 8+ tackles. Has 11+ tackles in each of 3 career games vs. KC. • S ISAIAH POLA-MAO aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles. • S TRE’VON MOEHRIG had 6 tackles, TFL & PD last week. Aims for 7th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Had 2 PD in last meeting.
CHICAGO BEARS (4-2) AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (5-2)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 4:25 PM ET | Northwest Stadium | Referee: Clete Blakeman
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: WAS leads series, 23-22-1 (Away team won 6 of past 7)
Postseason: WAS leads series, 4-3 (Away team won past 3)
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 10/5/23: CHI 40 at WAS 20
Postseason: NFC-D 1/10/88: WAS 21 at CHI 17
BEARS NOTES:
QB CALEB WILLIAMS passed for 226 yards & 4 TDs with 124.4 rating & rushed for 56 yards in Week 6, becoming 4th rookie QB ever with 4+ TD passes & 50+ rush yards in game. Became 1st rookie QB selected No. 1 overall to win 4 of his 1st 6 career starts. Aims for his 4th in row with 100+ rating. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 119 scrimmage yards (91 rush, 28 rec.) & 3rd rush TD of season in Week 6. Aims for his 4th in row with 115+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Has 379 scrimmage yards (94.8 per game) & 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in 4 career games vs. Was. & aims for his 5th in row vs. Was. with TD. • WR DJ MOORE had 8 catches for career-high 230 yards & career-best 3 rec. TDs in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Was. with 5+ catches. • WR KEENAN ALLEN had 5 catches for 41 yards & 11th-career game with 2 rec. TDs in Week 6, his 1st 2 TDs of season. Has 919 catches in 143 games & can surpass Antonio Brown (928) for most catches by player in 1st 150 games all-time. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Was. with 100+ rec. yards. • TE COLE KMET had 5 catches for 70 yards & had 5th-career game with 2 rec. TDs in Week 6. Had 5 catches for 42 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. • S KEVIN BYARD aims for his 3rd in row with PD & 6th in row with 6+ tackles. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Was. with 7+ tackles. • DL MONTEZ SWEAT has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4. Was selected No. 26 overall in 2019 NFL Draft by Was. & had 47 TFL, 35.5 sacks & 9 FFs in 67 games (2019-23) with team. • DL GERVON DEXTER has career-high 4 sacks in 2023. Had PD in last meeting. • LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS had 3rd PD of season last week. Had 9 tackles in last meeting. • LB T.J. EDWARDS had 1st FF of season in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row at Was. with sack & 5th in row vs. Was. with 10+ tackles. • DB JAYLON JOHNSON had 5th PD of season last week, his 5th-straight season with 5+ PD. Aims for his 6th in row on road with PD. • DB KYLER GORDON aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles.
COMMANDERS NOTES:
COMMANDERS won 5 of 1st 7 games for 1st time since 2018. • QB JAYDEN DANIELS (rookie) leads NFL in comp. pct. (75.6) & ranks 6th in rating (107.0). Commanders have won each of his 1st 3 home starts. Leads all rookies & ranks 2nd among QBs with 372 rush yards. • QB MARCUS MARIOTA completed 18 of 23 atts. (78.3 pct.) for 205 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 132.8 rating in Week 7. Has 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs in 2 career starts vs. Chi., with 100+ rating in each game. • RB BRIAN ROBINSON rushed for 71 yards & career-high 6th TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row at home & 5th in row overall with rush TD. • RB AUSTIN EKELER has 50+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his 6 games this season. Had 7 catches, 123 scrimmage yards (94 rec., 29 rush) & TD catch in his last game vs. Chi. (10/29/23 w/ LAC). • WR TERRY MCLAURIN led team with 6 catches for 98 yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ catches & 6th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has 6+ catches in 3 of his past 4 at home. • TE ZACH ERTZ had 1st rec. TD of season last week, his 47th-career TD catch. Has 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Chi. • LB BOBBY WAGNER aims for his 20th in row with 5+ tackles. Has 30 tackles (10 per game) in 3 career games vs. Chi. • LB FRANKIE LUVU aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack & 2 TFL. Had 11 tackles in his last game vs. Chi. (11/9/23 w/ Car.). • LB DANTE FOWLER had 67-yard INT-TD & sack last week, his 1st-career INT & 3rd-career TD. Aims for his 4th in row with sack. Had sack, 2 TFL & PD in his last game vs. Chi. (10/30/22 w/ Dal.). • DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4. • CB EMMANUEL FORBES had 2nd-career INT last week.
DALLAS COWBOYS (3-3) AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (3-4)
Sunday, October 27, 2024 | 8:20 PM ET | Levi’s Stadium | Referee: Bill Vinovich
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: SF leads series, 16-14-1 (DAL won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: DAL leads series, 5-4 (SF won past 3)
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 10/8/23: DAL 10 at SF 42
Postseason: NFC-D 1/22/23: DAL 12 at SF 19
COWBOYS NOTES:
DALLAS has 106 primetime wins, most in NFL since 1970 • QB DAK PRESCOTT has 2+ TD passes in 4 of his past 5 road starts. Is 9-1 in his past 10 primetime starts with 19 TDs (18 pass, 1 rush) & 96.2 rating. Aims for his 6th in row in primetime with 2+ TD passes & 7th in row in primetime with 90+ rating. Has 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 99.1 rating in 3 road starts this season. • RB RICO DOWDLE aims for his 3rd in row on road & 6th in row overall with 50+ scrimmage yards. • RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT has 376 scrimmage yards (188 per game) & 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 2 career reg. season games at SF. Has 879 scrimmage yards (87.9 per game) & 7 TDs (4 rush, 3 rec.) in 10 career road SNF games. • WR CEEDEE LAMB had 7 catches for 89 yards in Week 6. Has 4+ catches in 39 straight games, 2nd-longest streak since 1970 (Michael Thomas – 43 games). Aims for his 10th in row on road with 5+ catches. Has TD catch in 4 of his past 5 in primetime. • LB MICAH PARSONS has 21 sacks & 25 TFL in 27 career road games & aims for his 5th in row on road with TFL. Has 5 sacks & 10 TFL in 8 career SNF games. • LB ERIC KENDRICKS has 52 tackles in 5 games in 2024 & aims for his 4th in row with 10+ tackles. • LB DAMONE CLARK led team with season-high 9 tackles & had TFL & PD in Week 6. Had 8 tackles in last meeting. • LB DEMARVION OVERSHOWN had 1st-career FF in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with PD. • S DONOVAN WILSON had 1st sack of season in Week 6 & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Aims for his 5th in row vs. SF with 6+ tackles, incl. postseason. • CB DARON BLAND can make season debut. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. SF with PD. • CB TREVON DIGGS had TFL & PD in his only reg. season meeting vs. SF (12/20/20).
49ERS NOTES:
SAN FRANCISCO has 89 primetime wins, 3rd-most in NFL since 1970. • QB BROCK PURDY had his 1st-career game with 2 rush TDs last week. Passed for 252 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 144.4 rating in last reg. season meeting, only career SNF start. • RB JORDAN MASON had 69 scrimmage yards (58 rush, 11 rec.) in Week 7. Ranks 2nd in NFL with career-high 667 rush yards & 3rd with career-high 753 scrimmage yards. Is only player with 50+ rush yards in 7 games in 2024. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 65+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 69 yards & TD in last meeting. • TE GEORGE KITTLE led team with 6 receptions & 92 rec. yards last week. Ranks 2nd among TEs with 375 rec. yards in 2024 & can become 3rd TE ever (Rob Gronkowski & HOFer Ozzie Newsome) with 500+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 8 career seasons. Has 494 catches in 104 games & can surpass Jimmy Graham (106) as 4th-fastest TE ever to 500 receptions. Had career-high 3 rec. TDs in last meeting. • WR DEEBO SAMUEL aims for his 4th in row vs. Dal. with 50+ scrimmage yards, incl. playoffs. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 8 of his 9 career SNF games. • LB FRED WARNER had 8 tackles last week & has 7+ tackles in 6 of his 7 games this season. Had sack, FF & INT in last reg. season meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with INT, incl. postseason. Aims for his 4th in row on SNF with PD. Has 5+ tackles in 8 of his 9 career SNF games. • DL NICK BOSA aims for his 4th in row on SNF with 0.5+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with TFL, incl. playoffs. Has 39 TFL in 38 career home games. • DL LEONARD FLOYD had 3rd sack of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. Dal. • CB DEOMMODORE LENOIR had 1st INT of season last week, his 5th-career INT. Aims for his 4th in row with 8+ tackles & 5th in row with PD.
NEW YORK GIANTS (2-5) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (5-2)
Monday, October 28, 2024 | 8:15 PM ET | Acrisure Stadium | Referee: Scott Novak
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: NYG leads series,44-31-3 (PIT won past 3)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 9/14/20: PIT 26 at NYG 16
Postseason: —
GIANTS NOTES:
QB DANIEL JONES is 1 of 3 (Joe Burrow & Jared Goff) with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 3 road games this season. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Had 301 yards (279 pass, 22 rush) & 2 TD passes in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with 65+ rush yards. • RB DEVIN SINGLETARY has rush TD in 5 of his past 6 on road. Aims for his 4th in row on road with rush TD & 7th in row on road with 65+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 87 yards in his only career game at Pit. (12/15/19 w/ Buf.). Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 in primetime. • RB TYRONE TRACY (rookie) has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3. • WR MALIK NABERS ranks 2nd among rookies in receptions (39) & 3rd in rec. yards (427) in 2024. Has 8+ catches, 75+ rec. yards & TD catch in each of his 1st 2 career road games. • WR WAN’DALE ROBINSON had 6 catches last week & is 1 of 5 with 5+ catches in 6+ games (6) this season. Has 5+ catches in 8 of his past 9 & aims for his 6th in row with 5+ catches. • DL DEXTER LAWRENCE had 2 sacks last week, his 3rd game in 2024 with 2+ sacks. Leads NFL with career-high 9 sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 2+ sacks & for his 4th in row overall with sack. Had sack in last meeting. • LB BRIAN BURNS has sack in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack & 2 PD, 4th in row overall with sack & 6th in row overall with TFL. • LB AZEEZ OJULARI aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • LB BOBBY OKEREKE aims for his 7th in row with 5+ tackles. Has 5 TFL, 5 PD & 2 FFs in his past 5 primetime games. • S TYLER NUBIN led team with 9 tackles last week & leads all rookies with 49 tackles. Aims for his 3rd in row in primetime with 8+ tackles.
QB RUSSELL WILSON passed for 264 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 109 rating & rushed for TD in 1st start of season last week, 17th-career game with 2+ TD passes & rush TD, tied with HOFer Steve Young for 4th-most in NFL history. Is 3-1 with 4 career starts vs. NYG. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with 250+ pass yards. Has 7 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 104.5 rating in his past 5 starts on MNF. • RB NAJEE HARRIS aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards & rush TD. Is only player in NFL with 70+ scrimmage yards in 7 games this season. Has rush TD in 3 of 4 career games on MNF. • RB JAYLEN WARREN had 59 scrimmage yards (44 rush, 15 rec.) last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. • WR GEORGE PICKENS led team with 5 catches for 111 yards & 1st TD of season in Week 7. Has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. Has 184 rec. yards (92 per game) in 2 career games on MNF. • WR VAN JEFFERSON had 1st TD catch of season last week. • TE PAT FREIERMUTH had 51 rec. yards in Week 7, 2nd 50-yard game of season. • LB T.J. WATT had 2nd PD of season last week. Has TFL & FF in 2 of past 3. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 2 PD, TFL & INT in last meeting. Has 12.5 sacks, 6 PD, 3 FFs & 3 FRs in 10 career games on MNF. • LB PATRICK QUEEN has 7+ tackles in 4 of past 5. Had sack & FF in his last game vs. NYG (10/16/22 w/ Bal.). Aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with PD. • DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 1st PD of season in Week 7. Had INT in last meeting. • DT LARRY OGUNJOBI had 1st full sack of season last week. Has TFL in 3 of past 4. Had half sack in only career game vs. NYG (12/20/20 w/ Cle.). • CB BEANIE BISHOP (rookie) had 6 tackles, TFL & 1st 2 career INTs last week. Aims for 4th in row with PD & 3rd in row with TFL.
NBA NEWS
NBA ROUNDUP: KEVIN DURANT HITS MILESTONE IN SUNS WIN
Kevin Durant recorded 31 points and nine rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 114-102 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.
Durant also became the eighth player in NBA history to top 29,000 career points. He finished the game with 29,010.
Devin Booker scored 21 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 18 points and 14 rebounds and Ryan Dunn tallied 13 points for the Suns.
Luka Doncic had 40 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Mavericks. Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and Klay Thompson added 19.
Lakers 131, Kings 127
LeBron James had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and Anthony Davis became the first Laker since Kobe Bryant in 2005-06 to open the season with three straight 30-plus-point games as Los Angeles rode a fourth-quarter surge to down visiting Sacramento.
De’Aaron Fox knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to close the third quarter and send the Kings into the final period with a seven-point lead. The Lakers then went on a 21-0 run to open the fourth quarter. James scored 16 of those points on a variety of shots, including three 3-pointers.
Sacramento battled back to get to within two points in the final minute but Davis hit one of two free throws and Gabe Vincent stole the ball from Fox on the final possession to seal the win.
Thunder 114, Bulls 95
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 10 points to a 22-3 run to close the first half and visiting Oklahoma City spoiled Lonzo Ball’s first game before the home fans in almost three years with a triumph over Chicago.
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 23 points, one behind team leader Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren added 21 for the Thunder. Ball, who last played a home game for the Bulls in January of 2022, scored just three points in 16 minutes off the bench.
The Bulls were within 37-36 midway through the second quarter before watching the visitors score 22 of the first half’s final 25 points. Nikola Vucevic posted an 18-point, 13-rebound double-double for Chicago.
Clippers 109, Nuggets 104
Norman Powell scored 22 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, James Harden hit four high-pressure free throws in the final 30 seconds and visiting Los Angeles beat Denver.
Harden finished with 23 points and 16 assists, Ivica Zubac contributed 24 points and 15 rebounds and Kris Dunn scored 11 points off the bench for the Clippers.
Nikola Jokic made a career-high seven 3-pointers on his way to 41 points, Jamal Murray scored 22 points, Christian Braun finished with 11 points and Aaron Gordon added 10 for the Nuggets.
Celtics 124, Pistons 118
Jayson Tatum piled up 37 points and visiting Boston continued its dominance of Detroit with a victory.
The reigning champion Celtics have won their past 10 meetings with the Pistons. Detroit’s last win in the series was a one-point victory on Feb. 16, 2022. Jaylen Brown had 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Payton Pritchard supplied 19 points, while Al Horford and Derrick White added 17 points apiece.
The Celtics finished the first week with a 3-0 mark. Detroit, which set a franchise record for most losses last season, is seeking its first win under new head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. Jaden Ivey led Detroit with 26 points. Cade Cunningham had 21 points and 10 assists, Malik Beasley added 17 points and Jalen Duren chipped in 15.
Timberwolves 112, Raptors 101
Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle scored 24 points apiece as Minnesota held on to beat Toronto in Minneapolis.
Donte DiVincenzo added 16 points off the bench for Minnesota, which won its home opener. Rudy Gobert finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Gradey Dick scored 25 points on 9-for-16 shooting to lead Toronto. Scottie Barnes had 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Ochai Agbaji scored 19. Toronto committed 20 turnovers, compared with 13 for Minnesota.
Cavaliers 135, Wizards 116
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen went 10-for-10 from the floor en route to 23 points and Cleveland cruised past host Washington to make it three straight wins to open the season.
The Cavaliers hit 18 of their 39 shots from beyond the arc (46.2 percent), with Mitchell knocking down six, Darius Garland hitting four and Sam Merrill sinking three.
Bilal Coulibaly paced Washington with 23 points and six boards. Kyle Kuzma and Jordan Poole each chipped in 14 points and No. 2 overall pick Alexandre Sarr added 12.
Heat 114, Hornets 106
Jimmy Butler heated up in the second half, scoring 17 of his 26 points, and Miami won for the first time this season, topping host Charlotte.
Tyler Herro racked up 22 points, Terry Rozier — who received a video tribute after he was traded last winter from the Hornets — poured in 19 points, Bam Adebayo posted 12 points and 11 rebounds and Nikola Jovic added 10 points. The Heat hadn’t played since losing their season opener to Orlando on Wednesday night at home.
LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 27 points and seven assists. Miles Bridges notched 16 points, Seth Curry supplied 15 points, Tre Mann had 14 points and Nick Richards turned in 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Grizzlies 124, Magic 111
Santi Aldama scored 22 points and Jay Huff had a career-high 18 points to lead Memphis to a win in its home opener over Orlando.
Ja Morant finished with 16 points and 10 assists for the Grizzlies. It was the 60th point-assist double-double in Morant’s career, tying him with Mike Conley for the franchise record. Reserve point guard Scotty Pippen Jr. also had a double-double (11 points, 12 assists).
The Magic were led by Franz Wagner with 23 points. Jalen Suggs scored 21.
Spurs 109, Rockets 106
Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points and rookie Stephon Castle hit a key free throw with 7.2 seconds to play as San Antonio outlasted visiting Houston in the first of a pair of games in three nights between the Lone Star State rivals in the Alamo City.
Jeremy Sochan added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, who evened their season record through two games. Keldon Johnson scored 16 points off the bench, Julian Champagnie hit for 12 and Harrison Barnes tallied 11 for San Antonio.
Jalen Green scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to spark the Rockets’ comeback and drew the back of the rim on a final 3-point attempt to tie the score in the final seconds. Fred VanVleet added 18, Brooks poured in 16, Jock Landale had 13 and Cam Whitmore scored 10 points for Houston, which was playing a night after beating Memphis at home.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: JETS 8-0-0 AFTER DOUSING FLAMES
Cole Perfetti’s power-play goal broke a third-period tie as the Winnipeg Jets continued their perfect season with a 5-3 road victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
The Jets are the ninth team in NHL history to open a season with eight consecutive victories.
Kyle Connor and Mason Appleton each collected one goal and one assist, while Nikolaj Ehlers and Dylan Samberg added a goal apiece for the Jets, the league’s lone unbeaten squad. Goaltender Eric Comrie made 26 saves.
Mikael Backlund, Rasmus Andersson and Nazem Kadri replied for the Flames, who have lost two straight. Goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 30 shots.
Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
Brad Marchand buried a rebound with 2:34 remaining in overtime as Boston responded to Toronto’s game-tying goal late in regulation, earning the victory.
The Bruins captain whacked at the puck in the left crease and beat Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (30 saves) for his first goal of the season after David Pastrnak made a slap pass from the right circle. Marchand and Pastrnak each logged a goal and an assist and Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves.
Matthew Knies and Morgan Rielly scored Toronto’s first two goals, and Mitch Marner had three assists. Knies needed only 35 seconds of second-period time to net the game-opening goal, slotting home a rebound after Auston Matthews took the puck right to the front of the net. Matthews scored the equalizer with 1:27 left in the third as Toronto earned a point.
Predators 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT)
Jonathan Marchessault scored the overtime winner as Nashville edged visiting Columbus for its third straight win following a season-opening five-game losing streak.
Goaltender Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for his first win of the season and second career win over the Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov stopped 29 shots and is winless in three career appearances against Nashville.
Marchessault deked around Blue Jackets defenseman Damon Severson and toe-dragged past Yegor Chinakhov before beating Tarasov five-hole for his second of the season at 1:44 of overtime.
Lightning 3, Capitals 0
Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his first shutout this season and rookie Conor Geekie notched his first NHL goal as Tampa Bay shut out visiting Washington in a matchup of Eastern Conference powers.
In crafting his 35th career shutout, Vasilevskiy made 31 saves and benefited from 19 blocked shots by his teammates. The win was the 297th of his career and the Lightning’s first shutout of the Capitals since April 2014. Geekie ripped his first career goal in the third period to put his club ahead 3-0. Mitchell Chaffee and Brayden Point also scored.
The fourth-highest scoring team in the league, Washington didn’t generate many good chances against Vasilevskiy and had its five-game winning streak end. Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves.
Rangers 2, Ducks 1
Jonathan Quick made 32 saves and Artemi Panarin extended his season-opening points streak to eight games as host New York bounced back from its first regulation loss of the season and edge Anaheim.
The Rangers were stymied for most of the night by Anaheim goalie Lukas Dostal until Panarin set up Ryan Lindgren for the game’s first goal, 4:13 into the third. Will Cuylle scored 7:40 later, which ended up being the game winner after Olen Zellweger scored for the Ducks less than a minute later.
In his second start of the season, Quick earned his 395th career win and was particularly strong in the second period when he made 15 saves.
Flyers 7, Wild 5
Sean Couturier recorded a hat trick and two assists as host Philadelphia defeated Minnesota in an exciting Saturday matinee. Travis Konecny had a goal and four assists and Rasmus Ristolainen netted the game-winner for the Flyers, who had not posted a victory in regulation in any of their first seven games.
Meanwhile, the Wild had not lost in regulation in their first seven games before Saturday’s back-and-forth defeat. Marcus Foligno scored twice for Minnesota, while Kirill Kaprizov chipped in two assists.
With the game tied at 5 with about 2 1/2 minutes left, the Flyers emerged on a 4-on-2 rush into the offensive zone. Couturier put a shot on net, but Filip Gustavsson allowed a rebound in the slot and Ristolainen came charging in to jam it into the net. Ristolainen’s goal was the fifth tally during a chaotic six-goal third period. Couturier’s empty-net goal completed his second career regular-season hat trick and his first since 2019.
Kings 3, Utah Hockey Club 2
Joel Edmundson scored the first two goals in his short Los Angeles Kings career to help the hosts beat Utah.
The 31-year-old defenseman, who signed a four-year, $15.4 million deal with the Kings in July, enjoyed the first two-goal game of his career. He scored 29 goals in his first 536 regular-season games.
Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley scored for Utah, which lost its third straight.
Panthers 6, Islanders 3
Matthew Tkachuk collected his first two goals of the season for Florida, which scored the final six goals as it stormed back to beat host New York in Elmont, N.Y.
Mackie Samoskevich (first NHL goal) and Sam Bennett had the tying and go-ahead goals for the Panthers, who have won the first two games of a five-game trip (which ends with a pair of games in Finland). Sam Reinhart opened the Florida scoring, Gustav Forsling added an empty-netter in the third and Spencer Knight made 26 saves.
Dennis Cholowski, Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson all scored in the first for the Islanders, who have alternated losses with wins in each of their last seven games. Semyon Varlamov recorded 22 saves.
Stars 4, Blackhawks 2
Matt Duchene scored twice as Dallas remained undefeated at home this season with a 4-2 win over visiting Chicago.
Evgenii Dadonov’s first-period goal and Jamie Benn’s marker in the second gave Dallas a seemingly comfortable 2-0 lead. Then Duchene added what ended up being the game-winner with 11:10 left in regulation, as the Blackhawks later got within one on goals from Ryan Donato and Connor Bedard.
However, Jake Oettinger (22 saves) proved stout down the stretch and Duchene put home an empty-netter for the Stars, who have started 5-0-0 at home for the first time since 1998-99. Patrick Maroon had two assists and Petr Mrazek made 26 saves for the Blackhawks, who lost their fourth consecutive contest in the opener of a five-game trip.
Canadiens 5, Blues 2
Kirby Dach, Jake Evens and Joel Armia each scored a goal and earned an assist as Montreal defeated visiting St. Louis Blues to snap their four-game losing streak.
For Dach, who missed the last 80 games last season with a knee injury, it was his first goal since March 23, 2023. Alex Newhook and Cole Caufield also scored for the Canadiens. Mike Matheson and Nick Suzuki each earned two assists and Sam Montembeault made 29 saves.
Colton Parayko and Jake Neighbours scored for the Blues and Jordan Binnington made 21 saves.
Golden Knights 7, Sharks 3
Brett Howden scored two goals and Mark Stone and Pavel Dorofeyev each had a goal and two assists as Vegas moved into first place in the Pacific Division with a victory over winless San Jose in Las Vegas.
It was the first two-goal game of Howden’s career. William Karlsson had a short-handed goal and an assist in his season debut, Jack Eichel added a goal and an assist, and Tanner Pearson also scored for Vegas, which improved to an NHL-best 6-0-0 at home this season. Alex Pietrangelo chipped in two assists.
Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves for Vegas, which finished with a season-high 42 shots on goal. Mikael Granlund, Nico Sturm and Luke Kunin scored for San Jose, which has opened the season with a nine-game losing streak (0-7-2) for the second straight season after going 0-10-1 to begin last season. Vitek Vanecek finished with 35 saves.
Canucks 4, Penguins 3
Elias Pettersson scored one of four unanswered second-period goals for host Vancouver, which stormed back for a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh.
Arshdeep Bains (first NHL goal), J.T. Miller and Kiefer Sherwood also scored in the second for Vancouver, which won its fourth straight. Goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 shots as the Canucks began a three-game homestand after winning three of four during their first road trip of the young season.
Evgeni Malkin finished with a goal and two assists, former Canuck Anthony Beauvillier had one goal and one assist and Bryan Rust scored once for the Penguins, who have lost five straight.
Hurricanes 4, Kraken 1
Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist as Carolina defeated host Seattle.
Andrei Svechnikov, Jack Drury and Dmitry Orlov also scored for the Hurricanes, who are 4-1-0 on their six-game trip that wraps up Monday in Vancouver. Goaltender Frederik Andersen made 18 saves.
Jared McCann scored the lone goal for Seattle, which went 2-2-1 on its five-game homestand after winning its first two. Joey Daccord stopped 35 of 38 shots.
Sabres 5, Red Wings 3
Tage Thompson had two goals and an assist in host Buffalo’s win over Detroit.
Jason Zucker, defenseman Bowen Byram and Jack Quinn also scored for Buffalo, which won its third straight game. Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin had three assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 22 saves. Thompson has 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points in 16 games in his career facing Detroit.
Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist and Alex DeBrincat and Michael Rasmussen added goals for Detroit, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Defenseman Moritz Seider had two assists and Alex Lyon stopped 34 shots.
GOLF NEWS
PADRAIG HARRINGTON, STEVE ELKER TIED ATOP SIMMONS LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 2
Firing a 7-under 65, Ireland’s Padraig Harrington joined first-round leader Steve Alker of New Zealand atop the inaugural Simmons Bank Championship leaderboard after two rounds on Saturday in Little Rock, Ark.
Harrington, 53, bogeyed his first hole but quickly recovered with birdies on Nos. 4 and 5 and an eagle on the par-5 No. 8 hole. The Irishman, who is looking for his third win of the year and ninth career victory on the tour, sunk four more birdies on the back nine and sits 12 under through two rounds.
The Simmons Bank Championship replaces the TimberTech Championship, which Harrington won last year in Boca Raton, Fla.
“This is my third weekend in a row going into the last round with a shout,” Harrington said. “It’s where you want to be. I’m not 100 percent confident in my game at the moment, so we’ll just have to wait and see. Going to be a bit of a battle, I’m going to have to manage myself well tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Alker — coming off a bogey-free, 10-under 62 on Friday — managed only three birdies (Nos. 8, 14 and 18) and ran into trouble on the par-4 16th hole, settling for a bogey. Like Harrington, the 53-year-old New Zealander is also seeking his ninth career tour victory.
“Not so much was happening,” Alker said. “A lot of pars on that front. One birdie, No. 8 eventually got one. It was just kind of that day. The weather changed things, we had to adjust.
“Greens were a little bit slower and spinning, too. It was hard to get the ball close to the hole. Yeah, just two totally different rounds. That’s golf, suck it up. I think I’m right there, so good day tomorrow.”
Rod Pampling of Australia shot the lowest round of the day on Saturday at 64 and moved 12 spots into a six-way tie for third along with Japan’s Hiroyuki Fujita, who jumped up 15 spots with a second-round 67, matching his first-round finish.
Pampling bogeyed the par-4th 6th hole but finished with nine birdies to put himself in the running for his third career win on the tour. Fujita, the 2024 U.S. Senior Open runner-up, is projected to advance to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, moving up to No. 36 from No. 51 in the standings. He overcame two bogeys with the help of seven birdies.
Joining Pampling and Fujita in third at 10 under are South Africa’s Retief Goosen (69 on Saturday), Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez (68), Vijay Singh (70) of Fiji and Jason Caron (69).
Ernie Els, the current Charles Schwab Cup leader finished at 4-under 71 and is tied for 22nd at 4 under. The South African is projected to drop to No. 2 in the Schwab Cup standings.
EAGLE ON 18TH GIVES NICO ECHAVARRIA 2-STROKE LEAD AT ZOZO
Nico Echavarria recorded an eagle on the 18th hole on Saturday to maintain a two-stroke lead after the third round of the Zozo Championship in Chiba, Japan.
Echavarria’s tap-in on the 550-yard final hole capped a 5-under-par 65 for the round and ran his total to 17-under 193 at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club.
“I mean, that’s the way you want to finish a round,” Echavarria said. “I had a good tee shot, hit a really good second shot and finished with an eagle. I prefer that than a birdie obviously.”
Echavarria stumbled with a bogey on No. 4 before collecting a birdie on four of his next five holes. The 30-year-old Colombian offset a bogey on No. 11 with a birdie on No. 15 before capping his round in style.
Echavarria is vying for his second victory on the PGA Tour after capturing his maiden title last year at the Puerto Rico Open.
Like Echavarria, Justin Thomas fired a 65 on Saturday to stay two shots off the pace and in second place.
Thomas, who finished with five birdies during his bogey-free round, is bidding for his 16th career title on the PGA Tour and the first one since winning the 2022 PGA Championship.
“At the end of the day it has been a while, but I’ve still won a pretty good amount of golf tournaments. I know how to win,” Thomas said. “It’s just a matter of executing and doing it and that’s really been the biggest difference. There’s a reason there’s only one every week.”
Max Greyserman, who is seeking his first PGA Tour title, registered a 64 on Saturday to sit three strokes back of Echavarria at 14-under.
“Yeah, I’m not necessarily a leaderboard watcher, but if the board’s there I’ll maybe take a peek,” Greyserman said. “I saw where everyone is. You just want to stay within striking distance going into the final round and that’s where I’m at. Obviously we would like to be in the lead, but I’m in a good spot to have a chance (on Sunday).”
Nate Lashley shot a 63 on Saturday to reside in a four-way tie for fifth with Kevin Yu (66) and Rickie Fowler (67), with the group six shots off the lead..
South Korea’s Sungjae Im carded an 8-under 62 on Saturday to set the tournament record for a best third-round score by one stroke. He ascended into a tie for 12th place at 8-under, nine strokes off the pace.
Defending champion Collin Morikawa recorded a 70 on Saturday to sit in a tie for 39th place at 4-under.
TRIO OF LPGA YOUNG STARS TIED FOR 54-HOLE LEAD AT MAYBANK CHAMPIONSHIP
Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand shot a 64 to grab a share of a three-way tie for the lead after 54 holes at the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday.
An eagle at the par-5 No. 3 and a trio of birdies on the front nine left her at 5-under par 31 for the first half of the round. She closed with consecutive birdies at holes Nos. 16-18 to finish with a 16-under 200 after three rounds at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.
The 21-year-old Thitikul will be matched in the final group Sunday with co-leaders Ruoning Yin, 22, of China and South Korean Haeran Ryu, 23.
Yin shot a 66 and Ryu a 67 as they leapfrogged Sweden’s Maja Stark (70), who led after three rounds but fell into fourth, two strokes back at 14-under.
“Was good. Couldn’t ask for better,” Thitikul said of her effort. “I mean, like I have been in contention week in, week out, and then what I focus for about, it’s just like trying to do better every day no matter [what] any people going to do. But like today is the day I really enjoy playing and everything went so well.”
And maybe it’s Thitikul’s turn to win. In the 2023 edition of the tournament, she ended 72 holes tied with France’s Celine Boutier before losing in a nine-hole playoff.
Boutier is lurking again this year, with her 68 putting her into a tie with Marina Alex (71) at 12-under par in fifth place.
Ryu produced her 67 on Saturday despite not feeling very well. She started strong with four birdies but mustered just one, at the par-4 17th hole, on the back nine.
“Today was a tough day for me, but I made some bogey-free round and a lot of birdies today,” Ryu said. “But the back nine hole is a little bit boring play, but I made some long birdie putt at the hole 17 and I’m so happy for there.”
“Tomorrow I want to make some birdie last nine holes,” she said.
So will Yin and Thitikul, who is among the hottest players on the LPGA Tour. She has top-10 finishes in each of her past five starts and has the lowest scoring average on the season among all tour players.
Yin, looking for her second tournament win in three weeks, scattered six birdies throughout the round.
“I think I had a hot start today and just made a couple putts on the front nine, and then I slowed down a little bit from — start from 7, 7 to 13 I think,” Yin said. “I just left myself really like a lot of birdie chances but couldn’t make it until 14. My caddie, David, he told me, be patient. Just do what you’re doing and a birdie will come. I’m really happy that I had a great finish there.”
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INDIANA PACERS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS 76ERS
The 1-1 Indiana Pacers return to Indianapolis on Sunday to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in the season’s home opener. After a loss in New York to the Knicks on Friday, the Blue and Gold look to build momentum against a shorthanded 76ers team.
At full strength, Philadelphia boasts a daunting trio of stars in Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Joel Embiid. With George and Embiid sidelined due to knee injuries, Maxey shoulders the offensive load.
Maxey, the 21st overall pick in 2020’s draft, is averaging 24.5 points through the Sixers’ first two games of the season, but is just 16-for-54 from the field through those two matchups. Philadelphia is 0-2 in those contests.
“You know they’re coming in desperate on Sunday,” coach Rick Carlisle said of the winless 76ers. “And we’re going to have to be desperate, too. We’ve got to fight and claw for everything at this point in the season.”
As Indiana’s starting unit struggles to find an offensive rhythm, Bennedict Mathurin remains solid off the bench. Mathurin averages 19.5 points on 62 percent shooting through the Pacers’ first two games, proving himself a reliable offensive option as Tyrese Haliburton’s shooting endeavors remain fruitless in that same timeframe.
Haliburton didn’t score in Friday’s matchup with the Knicks, and is just 1-for-16 from 3-point range through his first 61 minutes of play on the season. Only two starters — Myles Turner and Pascal Siakam — reached double figure scoring totals on Friday. Indiana’s bench outscored the Knicks’ bench 67-21, following the same pattern as the season opener in Detroit when the Pacers’ bench outscored the Pistons’ 46-24.
“Out of the 20-some threes we shot today, I felt like majority of them were good looks,” Haliburton said following the game in New York. “…We’re missing shots. We’ll be alright.”
With an opportunity to bounce back against a floundering 76ers team, the Pacers look ahead to Sunday’s home opener. Eric Gordon of the 76ers looks ahead to a return home.
Gordon, an Indiana native, played his high school basketball for the North Central Panthers before he joined the Indiana Hoosiers in 2007. After one year wearing cream and crimson, Gordon declared for the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers.
Philadelphia seeks their first victory of the season and Indiana looks for momentum as the two prepare to meet in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
76ers: G – Tyrese Maxey, G – Kyle Lowry, F – Kelly Oubre Jr., F – Caleb Martin, C – Andre Drummond
Injury Report
Pacers: James Wiseman – out (left Achilles tendon tear)
76ers: Joel Embiid – out (left knee injury management), Paul George – out (left knee bone bruise)
Last Meeting
Jan. 25, 2024: The Pacers defeated the 76ers in a 134-122 victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse behind a triple-double from Pascal Siakam. Siakam’s 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists marked his first triple-double in over a year, and helped Indiana to end a Philadelphia winning streak at six.
Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 31 points and seven rebounds in the loss. Tyrese Maxey added 22 of his own points, but shot just 7-for-17 from the field.
With Tyrese Haliburton sidelined due to a hamstring strain, Andrew Nembhard and Myles Turner stepped up to support Siakam’s offensive outburst. Turner finished with 20 points and nine rebounds while Nembhard tacked on 19 points and eight assists.
The Pacers led wire to wire in Siakam’s first win following the trade with the Toronto Raptors, and Indiana snapped a three-game skid.
Noteworthy
James Wiseman is sidelined for the foreseeable future after rupturing his Achilles tendon against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. He underwent successful surgery to repair the ligament on Thursday.
Sixers guard Eric Gordon is an Indiana native. He played his high school basketball at North Central High School and went on to play one year with the Indiana Hoosiers before being drafted seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2008.
Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle is tied with Bill Fitch for 11th all-time in NBA coaching wins. A win against the 76ers would be the 945th for Carlisle as a head coach.
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Tickets
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
CHARACTER SHOWS IN WIN OVER WASHINGTON
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Forget finesse. Sometimes you have to scrap the game plan, out-tough the other guy, pound and pound and pound until concession comes, grudgingly, in Washington’s case Saturday afternoon, but it comes just the same.
Indiana powered to a 31-17 victory, ending the game with 15-straight runs at sold-out Memorial Stadium.
“I tell the guys, it’s going to be on us,” center Mike Katic said about the offensive line. “We have to take control of the game, and we did. Our story has been breaking their will in the fourth quarter and dominating.”
The Hoosiers (8-0 overall, 5-0 in the Big Ten) had scoring drives of 19 (their longest since at least 2005) and 14 plays, each taking up more than seven game minutes.
“When a drive gets to 14 to 16 plays and we’re in the red zone,” Katic said, “you can see the defense breaking down. They’re huffing and puffing. We were huffing and puffing, too, but you can sense their will being broken. That’s when we’re the most dominant.”
The victory capped an unprecedented week, a historic week, a best-time-ever week that delivered post-game hugs, cheers, tears and ESPN College Gameday national TV exposure. The No. 13 Hoosiers’ 8-0 start matches that of the 1967 team for best in school history.
“We gutted it out,” head coach Curt Cignetti said. “It was a great team effort. I told our guys, championship teams find a way to win. That’s what we did.”
IU won with power running, with game-changing defense, with special teams mastery, and with tenacity it didn’t need while blowing out its first seven opponents.
“This is a close team with a lot of competitive character,” Cignetti said. “We have guys who want to be good. They have the right stuff.”
For instance:
Cornerback D’Angelo Ponds electrified the white-towel-waving crowd with a first-quarter, 67-yard interception return for a touchdown that seemed as much due to good film study and coaching as on-field anticipation and reaction. A second interception led to a quarterback Tayven Jackson touchdown pass to Omar Cooper Jr.
“I was blitzing,” Ponds said of the touchdown return, “and somebody tipped the ball and it came right to me. That’s just trusting the process and being where you have to be and making a play.
“It’s my first career pick-6. It felt unreal.”
Running back Justice Ellison rushed for 123 bruising yards and a touchdown against a Washington team that ranked eighth nationally in total defense. With fellow running back Ty Son Lawton banged up, Ellison had a career-high 29 carries.
“I’m sore, but you work for these moments,” Ellison said. “It’s what the team needs you to do. I needed to make plays. I told myself, get this first down, get four to five more yards. I told the O-line, give me some more push. They did a great by doing that.”
The offensive line, led by coach Bob Bostad, pushed IU to a 188 rushing-yard total.
“Bob does a great job in coaching those guys,” Cignetti said. “They function well together. They didn’t give up a sack. The quarterback got hit only once. Bob keeps it simple and because of that, they don’t have missed assignments. They are tough guys. Tough guys.”
Added Katic: “We knew what we were getting into this week. We knew we’d be running a lot. We took that as a challenge and did well with it.”
Myles Price’s 65-yard, fourth-quarter punt return set up Jackson’s win-clinching 2-yard touchdown run. James Evans punted four times for a 44.5-yard average, with a long of 56.
“That was a huge play,” Cignetti said of Price’s return. “We made big plays on special teams.”
IU hadn’t been tested all season. With starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke sidelined by a thumb injury, and Washington making offensive and defensive plays, the Hoosiers faced plenty of questions and came up with game-deciding answers.
“We weren’t playing well early on offense,” Cignetti said. “We weren’t executing. Washington changed its (defensive) tendencies. We had to throw out the game plan and shoot from the hip.
“The defense saved us early. We came up with some big turnovers. In the end, we got the run game going and kept them off the field. We ate up a lot of clock.”
Jackson replaced Rourke and was 11-for-19 for 124 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
“Tayven made some good plays, and left as many plays out there,” Cignetti said.
Added Ellison: “I told Tayven, just be you. That’s all you have to do.”
IU’s defense set an instant tone with sacks from safety Shawn Asbury II and defensive lineman Mikail Kamara on Washington’s game-opening possession.
Ponds’ interception return stopped a promising Washington second-possession drive and gave the Hoosiers a 7-0 lead. His second interception, an acrobatic effort that displayed his athleticism, quickly led to Jackson’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Cooper Jr for a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter.
Washington (4-4, 2-3) came back with a 75-yard touchdown drive for a 14-7 score with 10 minutes left in the first half. A Nicolas Radicic 19-yard field goal capped a 19-play, 62-yard drive to give IU a 17-7 halftime lead.
IU had the ball to open the second half but gave it back on Jackson’s interception on the first play. That led to a Washington touchdown run for a 17-14 score two minutes into the third quarter.
The Hoosiers responded with a 14-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that took over seven minutes. Ellison capped it with a five-yard TD run for a 24-14 third-quarter lead.
Price’s 65-yard punt return set up Jackson’s 2-yard touchdown run for a 31-14 lead with 8:55 left in the game. Washington added a field goal, but no more.
“You are what record says you are,” Cignetti said. “I’ll look at the film and see a lot of mistakes.”
He paused to smile and wink.
“We’re not off to a bad start.”
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: NORTHWESTERN
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – October comes to a close for the Indiana Volleyball team (9-10, 2-7 B1G) as it looks to end a five-match losing streak on Sunday (Oct. 27) evening at Wilkinson Hall. Northwestern visits Bloomington for the first time since 2022 for a 7:30 PM ET contest on the Big Ten Network. Chris Vosters (PxP) and Elena Shkylar (Color) will have the broadcast.
The Hoosiers dipped under .500 as a program for the first time since Nov. 19, 2022. IU has fallen victim to some injuries at key positions and a run of opponents all ranked inside the top-30 of the RPI. Four of the past five games have been against teams in the top-15 of the AVCA poll. IU broke a similar losing streak in 2022 against Northwestern and will hope to do the same on Sunday evening.
With injuries to senior setter Camryn Haworth and junior opposite Avry Tatum, IU broke out a 6-2 system against Wisconsin for the first time since 2021. Freshman Sade Ilawole and sophomore Luca Fickell did a good job running the offense on short notice against a physical blocking team. Graduate student Delaynie Maple, playing six rotations for the first time as an indoor player, provided a career best eight kills.
Sophomore libero Ramsey Gary is having a premier sophomore campaign and is flying under the radar nationally. She’s the Big Ten leader in digs per set (4.35) and has a massive lead in digs per set in conference only games (4.81). She’s anchoring the back row right now and is second among all NCAA power four underclassmen this season in the category.
IU would take a 40-39 lead in the all-time series against Northwestern with a victory Sunday. It would also provide head coach Steve Aird and the Hoosiers the eighth home win of the campaign. Over the past two seasons, four of IU’s five home losses have been against top-eight programs.
Six of the Hoosiers’ final 11 games in Big Ten play will come at Wilkinson Hall. That slate features a pair of ranked opponents in Purdue and USC. Of the current top seven teams in the conference, IU has three remaining games against them. Two of those will come in Bloomington. Before the Boilermakers visit on November 8th, IU is looking to rack up some wins against teams in a similar position to itself (Northwestern, at Rutgers and at Maryland).
Gameday Info
vs. Northwestern (Sunday, October 27th – 7:30 PM)
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Stat Notes
• Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles has turned into one of the finest pin hitters in the entire conference. She’s 12th in the Big Ten in both kills (233) and kills per set (3.43). She’s in fine company amongst a number of All-American attackers in the league.
• Ramsey Gary has quietly had an outstanding sophomore year for the Hoosiers. She is the leader in the conference at 4.35 digs per set and is receiving at a 96.4 percent clip. In Big Ten play, she’s taken a massive jump to 4.81 digs per set – a number that leads the league by a wide margin.
Notable
Time to Make a Run
• There aren’t any easy nights in the Big Ten. However, after a run of five-straight opponents in the top-30 of the RPI, the Indiana Volleyball team might get a chance to have a productive November. The Hoosiers are aiming to get healthy and begin a winning streak against Northwestern on Sunday. IU has just three remaining games against the top-seven teams in the Big Ten standings. It has eight games against the bottom 10 programs.
Wilkinson Hall Magic
• The Hoosiers got off to a 7-0 start at Wilkinson Hall in 2024 after a pair wins over Michigan State and Ohio State. The start, which ended after a tight loss to No. 3 Penn State, was the best start to a home campaign in program history. Over the past two seasons, IU is 17-5 inside the confines of its home gym. Four of those five losses were to top-8 teams. The Hoosiers have six home games left including tilts with Purdue and USC.
Gary Gets Going
• Sophomore libero Ramsey Gary has been quietly as good as anyone in the Big Ten. She’s leading the league with 4.33 digs per set. In conference games only, she leads the league by a wide margin with 4.81 digs per set.
• She recorded her 13th career 20-dig match against Purdue (Oct. 19). It was the second time in her young career with 20+ digs in a three-set contest. She’s surpassed 800 digs for her career and is well on her way to becoming the fastest in IU history to 1,000.
Out of Position Against the Badgers
• Without setter Camryn Haworth and opposite Avry Tatum against No. 8 Wisconsin, IU resorted to a 6-2 offense for the first time in three years. Delaynie Maple played all six rotations on the left and had a career high eight kills. Setters Sade Ilawole and Luca Fickell, in their first big taste of college volleyball, combined for 22 assists and 12 digs.
Haworth History Against Northwestern
• Camryn Haworth will be a question mark on Sunday night but has a productive history against Northwestern. She’s gone for triple-doubles in each of the last two years.
» Oct. 29, 2023, at Northwestern: 50 assists, 10 kills, 10 digs, 5 aces
» Nov. 18, 2022 vs. Northwestern: 37 assists, 10 kills, 11 digs, 7 blocks
1,000 Kills for Saris
• Mady Saris tallied five kills at No. 14 Minnesota on Friday (Oct. 11) night to reach 1,000 kills for her fantastic college career. She became the 20th player in IU history to hit the threshold and is the first since Breana Edwards (2021) to do so.
Haworth Chases 200
• Indiana setter Camryn Haworth has been of the most prolific servers in Big Ten rally-era history over the past four seasons. Haworth (195) will become the third or fourth Big Ten player, to play all four years in the league, in rally-era history (since 2001) to record 200 career aces. She will join Micha Hancock (339, Penn State) and Emily Danks (230, Ohio State) and Raina Terry (Illinois) in the club.
Scouting the Opponent
Northwestern (4-13, 2-7 B1G)
• With a new coach and a rebuilt roster, Northwestern has been trying to figure its identity all season. Transfer outside hitter Buse Hazan had 14 kills in a loss to Minnesota Wednesday. She leads the team with 159 kills (2.94) on the season.
• Kennedy Hill was phenomenal against the Hoosiers last season and has 120 kills while hitting .322 this year. She’s also got a team high 1.23 blocks per set (79.0 total). Her counterpart in the middle has 66 blocks over 64 sets this year.
• Alexa Rousseau has been a lynchpin for Northwestern over the last five years. A brilliant setter, she’s also spent time attacking in select rotations. She’s got 372 assists and 126 kills for the Wildcats this season. On her career, she’s surpassed 3,600 assists.
• Among a collection of offensive options, Kathryn Randforf, Rylen Reid and Lily Wagner have also played a variety of points for the program. The Wildcats have also rotated at the libero position. Drew Wright had a team best 12 digs at Minnesota this week.
Inside the Series
Northwestern
• This is the only all-time series against a conference opponent that’s tied all-time. IU and Northwestern have each won 39 contests against the opposing program. Northwestern won the last contest and is 4-3 against Hoosier head coach Steve Aird during his time in Bloomington.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
#14 PURDUE EDGED BY #15 CREIGHTON IN CHARITY EXHIBITION
OMAHA, Neb. –Braden Smith scored 31 points but it wasn’t enough as No. 15 Creighton edged No. 14 Purdue in a charity exhibition game at the CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday night.
The Bluejays shot 60.0 percent from the field and made 13-of-28 (.464) from 3-point range to offset a Purdue rebounding edge (33-31) and a plus-6 margin in turnovers for the Boilermakers (13-7).
The Boilermakers shot 47.8 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from 3-point range (8-of-21). Purdue was just 15-of-24 (.625) from the free throw line.
Braden Smith tallied 31 points, the second-most points scored in an exhibition game during the Matt Painter era. Smith added seven rebounds and four assists and was 12-of-23 from the field and 5-of-11 from 3-point range.
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 22 points, eight rebounds and three assists, while Fletcher Loyer scored 17 points with five assists.
The trio combined for 70 of Purdue’s 87 points.
The highly-regarded freshman class combined for 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Purdue will host Grand Valley State in its final exhibition tuneup on Wednesday, Oct. 30, in Mackey Arena.
PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
#10 VOLLEYBALL TIES BIG TEN MATCH ATTENDANCE RECORD
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers (16-5, 7-3 Big Ten) tied its own Big Ten regular-season match attendance record with 14,876 fans inside a sold-out Mackey Arena against the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers (15-4, 9-1 Big Ten). Purdue fell, 0-3 (20-25, 23-25, 13-25).
It was the second time in the last week Purdue hosted a match in Mackey Arena. Not only did Purdue tie its own Big Ten regular-season match attendance record set just a week ago, but Purdue now holds two of the top three largest crowds to witness a women’s collegiate volleyball match this year. The sold-out Mackey Arena also means Purdue now holds three of the top-four attendances in league history for two Big Ten teams battling in the regular season (Purdue vs. Wisconsin on 10/17/2008 held 10,570 fans in Mackey Arena).
Eva Hudson led both teams with 17 kills. She posted a match-leading 50 attempts and added five digs and a pair of block assists.
Meanwhile, Chloe Chicoine led the defensive effort with 14 digs.
Lourdes Myers registered a team-leading five block assists and as well as five kills, second-most on the team.
The Boilermakers were held to a season-low .089% while Wisconsin hit .186% on the day. Purdue was out-blocked 7-15.
Purdue will spend its next three matches on the road, beginning with a plane trip out east to Maryland (Friday, November 1), Rutgers (Saturday, November 2). The following week, Purdue will continue its away matches at Indiana (Friday, November 8).
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
IRISH DOMINATE NAVY 51-14
The University of Notre Dame football team (7-1) forced six turnovers enroute to a 51-14 demolition of No. 24 Navy at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, on Saturday afternoon. The Irish forced two Midshipmen fumbles on their first two offensive series, went ahead 14-0 and never looked back as Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman earned a school-record-matching 10th win over a ranked team in his first three years leading the program.
Senior quarterback Riley Leonard continued his recent run of efficient play, completing 13-of-21 passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns while adding 83 rushing yards and another score on the ground. Sophomore running back Jeremiyah Love rushed for 102 yards and two scores, one a spectacular 64-yard jaunt for Notre Dame’s third score of the game.
Navy had trouble holding on to the ball all afternoon and the Irish defense took advantage, holding the nation’s fourth scoring offense (44.8 points per game entering Saturday) to just two touchdowns. Senior linebacker Jack Kiser and sophomore linebacker Jaylen Sneed led the way with nine tackles each (the nine stops a career-best for Sneed) while Adon Shuler and Junior Tuihalamaka also hit career-bests with seven stops each.
“We challenged them all week to match the takeaways that Navy has shown all year,” Freeman told ESPN after the game. “They are a good offense and a good team but our guys played well and played hard. They had a consistent game. Consistency is the sign of a great team.”
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mitchell Evans keyed Notre Dame’s first drive with a 13-yard first down catch to move the chains. Navy forced the Irish into a third-and-six situation, but the Irish offense picked up the blitz and Leonard found Jaden Greathouse wide open over the middle for a 42-yard completion down to the Navy 12-yard line.
On third-and-two, Jeremiyah Love dove for a first down just short of the goal line and Leonard snuck in on a quick snap for his 11th rushing touchdown of the season.
Navy picked up two first downs on its first drive and pitched to their running back on a first down run, but the ball was dropped at the 30-yard line. Adon Shuler, who scored on an interception return last weekend, scooped up the ball and returned it all the way to the Navy seven-yard line.
The fumble was just Navy’s second turnover of the season and first since the Mid’s first game of the year against Bucknell.
Two short runs put the Irish on the doorstep and Leonard looked as though he scored on another sneak but the touchdown was called back for a false start. Now facing third and six, Leonard calmly found a wide open Kris Mitchell in the end zone to put the Irish up 14-0.
The Midshipmen pulled out a trick play on their next drive to temporarily get into Notre Dame territory. A double reverse pass was caught at the Notre Dame 43-yard line, but Navy would commit a personal foul penalty on an illegal chop block to fall back into their own territory.
On the next snap, Navy quarterback Blake Horvath dropped the ball which was recovered by Tuihalamaka at the Navy 44-yard line.
Two Leonard scrambles for 25 yards drove the Irish down to the 21-yard line. Navy did step up to force a field goal attempt from Zac Yoakam from 36 yards out that ended up just outside the left upright. The score remained 14-0 at the first quarter break.
Navy struck quickly after the break to cut the lead to one touchdown. Horvath kept on a wide option keeper and knifed through the Irish defense for a 47-yard touchdown run.
The Irish answered just as quickly, on the third play of the drive, Love took a deep handoff up the middle just as Navy blitzed their safety. Right guard Rocco Spindler picked up the blitzing defender, Love cut into the open space and outraced the rest of the defense for a career-high 64-yard touchdown run.
Notre Dame stepped up to force the first punt of the game for Navy, but the Midshipmen matched and forced the Irish to punt as well. However, the Navy returner muffed the catch and Notre Dame won the battle for the ball at the Navy 40.
Leonard connected with Jordan Faison for 23 yards on the first play, but it was called back for holding. Notre Dame chipped away at the first-and-20 scenario, getting to fourth and seven when Leonard found Faison again, this time for a first down at the 20-yard line.
Two runs moved the ball to third and one at the 11-yard line and Love took it the rest of the way, fighting for first down, then running untouched over the right side for his second touchdown of the day.
Navy answered with another big play when Horvath took off on a quarterback keeper for 60 yards on the first snap of their drive, but from there the Irish defense answered the call. Two negative plays pushed Navy to third-and-15, then Xavier Watts broke up a third down pass to force a 40-yard field goal that was missed.
The missed field goal marked the first time in 2024 Navy entered the red zone and came away without points.
Notre Dame was not done scoring in the first half. Leonard found Faison for 26 yards, scrambled for 15 then connected with Evans for a first down at the 19-yard line as time was running out in the first half.
Navy’s defense stiffened, however, and the Irish were forced into another Yoakam field goal attempt, this one from 32 yards that was good and Notre Dame entered the locker room with a 31-7 lead.
Navy received the ball to start the half and drove for a touchdown, bolstered by a questionable hands-to-the-face personal foul penalty. The Midshipmen ran an end around on fourth and one at the goal line to cut the Irish lead to 31-14.
The Irish immediately answered again. Leonard picked up a big third down on a 24-yard scramble, then found Beaux Collins wide open behind the Navy defense for a 37-yard touchdown and his second passing score of the game.
Navy fumbled its return of the kickoff to bury themselves in their own territory and paid for the mistake when Horvath dropped another ball. Pressured by Tuihalamaka from his left, Horvath stepped up to throw at his own goal line but the ball slipped out of his hands. Jaylen Sneed recovered the ball for Notre Dame’s fourth fumble recovery of the game and his first career defensive touchdown. The Irish missed the PAT and the lead was 30 points at 44-14.
On Navy’s next drive it looked like the Irish might have forced yet another fumble. Freshman Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa blitzed and hit the quarterback, forcing a fumble that was eventually recovered and returned by Notre Dame. The officials called roughing the passer on the clean hit, however, and Navy was allowed to continue their drive.
The Midshipmen would drive all the way into the red zone again. On fourth-and-goal from the 17, Horvath tried the back of the end zone but freshman cornerback Leonard Moore was there for the leaping interception – the first of his career.
Notre Dame started to play its backups at this point, with Steve Angeli entering at quarterback. Navy forced a punt, but yet again, muffed the catch and Notre Dame recovered its fifth fumble of the game. Freshman running back Kedren Young would cap the drive with his first career touchdown from four yards out.
IU INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
RANSOM PROPELS WOMEN’S SOCCER TO 3-0 SENIOR DAY VICTORY
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women’s soccer team earned a key home victory as the Jaguars rolled past Oakland in Horizon League play on Saturday (Oct. 26), 3-0. Graduate transfer Maia Ransom tallied her first two goals of the season in the opening 11 minutes and sophomore Lindsey Castillo added first half insurance in the win. Ashton Kudlo and Emily Keck combined on a clean sheet, making three saves apiece.
Ransom turned the game in the opening seconds, intercepting a pass inside midfield and unloading a long distance shot that eluded Oakland (3-13-2, 2-7 HL) goalkeeper Lauren Perry for the game’s first goal.
“Honestly, that first goal, I kind of like blacked out,” Ransom said. “Honestly, it was so exhilarating and it’s just nice to score on our field and just start the game off with a strong energy. Obviously, with the 3-0 win, it helps us get into the (Horizon League) tournament and it was just something we really needed today.”
Castillo just missed making it 2-0 in the sixth minute when she angled a shot from the right side just wide of target. However, Ransom did double up the lead with her second score of the year in the 11th minute, matching her earlier effort. Similar to her earlier score, Ransom corralled a loose ball just inside midfield and rifled a shot on target, past Perry for a brace.
Castillo tacked on her first score of the season in the 17th minute, this time putting a shot just inside the post off a nice lead pass from Emma Frey. With a quick three-goal advantage, the outcome never felt threatened as the Jaguars went deep into their bench and offered extended minutes to reserves.
Ransom, hunting an elusive hat trick, finished with a game-high seven shot attempts as the Jaguars closed with a 20-16 shot advantage. Frey finished with four shot attempts and Castillo had three from the midfield.
Kudlo made three uneventful saves in the opening 45 minutes and Keck followed with a clean 45 minutes off the bench. The victory over Oakland was a rarity for the Jaguars as IU Indy improved to just 5-20-1 all-time against the Golden Grizzlies.
The Jaguars will close out the regular season on Wednesday (Oct. 30) when they trek to Fort Wayne to face Purdue Fort Wayne at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL SWEPT IN SATURDAY MATCH
ROCHESTER, Mich. – The IU Indy volleyball team fell in straight sets to the Golden Grizzlies on Saturday afternoon, 3-0. The Golden Grizzlies flipped the script after the Jags swept Oakland in Friday night’s match. Elle Patterson led the attack with eight kills.
In the first set, Oakland established the tone early, hitting .314 with 15 kills compared to the Jaguars .111 hitting percentage. The Jags couldn’t get around the Golden Grizzlies block as they stuffed the Jags four times in the first set, ultimately taking set one, 25-19.
The Jaguars feel further behind in the second set, dropping to 0-2 at 25-16. IU Indy saw their worst hitting percentage of the match at .061 as the Golden Grizzlies took control of the match.
IU Indy didn’t want to go home swept as they took the lead in the third set. They held the lead at 21-16 before Oakland went on an 8-0 run to reach match point at 24-21, forcing an IU Indy timeout. Following the timeout, the Jags took a point back at 24-22 prompting an Oakland timeout. After the Golden Grizzlies timeout, Oakland sealed the win at 25-22.
Patterson led the Jaguars attack with eight kills while Addie Evans led the defense with nine digs. Grace Purichia contributed with 29 assists.
The Jaguars move to 10-14 on the season and 4-7 in Horizon League play. They will look to bounce back when they welcome Purdue Fort Wayne to the Jungle on Tuesday, October 29. The Mastodons and Jaguars are set for a 7:00 PM first serve.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
HIGH-POWERED OFFENSE PUSHES BUTLER PAST DAVIDSON 48-38
Butler traveled to Davidson on Saturday afternoon and left with a 48-38 victory. The Bulldogs recorded 460 yards of total offense with 283 coming on the ground and 177 more through the air. The win is Butler’s first against Davidson since 2016. The result also goes down as Davidson’s first home loss of the 2024 campaign.
Reagan Andrew had over 200 yards of total offense against the Wildcats. He led the Butler rushing attack with 98 yards and two scores while adding 112 passing yards. Butler had five total rushing touchdowns in the win with Billy Dozier, Griffin Caldwell and Nick Howard adding rushing touchdowns. Butler’s defense was equally as good limiting Davidson to just 187 yards, 172 yards shy of their season average.
Butler erupted with a 63-yard touchdown on their first play of the contest. Billy Dozier busted through the right side of the line to give BU a lead they would never give up. The defense got involved early in this one with Devaon Holman picking off a pass and going all the way back for six.
Andrew’s first rushing TD came in the second quarter and made the game 21-7. His second was a 41-yard scamper to seal the win in the fourth.
Additional BU scoring came from place kicker Ryan Short. He nailed two field goals during the game, connecting from 26 and 31 yards.
Butler’s aerial attack was led by Luke Wooten and Ethan Loss. Wooten had four receptions for 100 yards giving him the first 100-yard performance of the year for Butler. Loss caught a 48-yard pass to end the day with 66 yards.
Holman’s pick-six was the first of two BU interceptions on the day. Jeremiah Jackson came up with a turnover in the third quarter to end a Davidson drive. Up front, Butler had four sacks, spearheaded by Jack Burch, Danny Orgler and Adam Sturtz. Burch was also credited with a forced fumble that was recovered by Will Mason. Mason and Sturtz tied the team lead in tackles with 10 each.
Butler is back at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl next weekend to host Stetson at 1 p.m.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
THE BRONZE STALK STAYS IN MUNCIE THANKS TO COURVILLE’S 52-YARD FIELD GOAL
MUNCIE, Ind. — Jackson Courville booted a career-long, 52-yard field goal as time expired Saturday afternoon to lift Ball State to a dramatic, 25-23 victory over Northern Illinois before a crowd of 15,318 in the Cardinals’ 97th homecoming game. The Ball State sophomore made four field goals, including fourth-quarter kicks from 50 and 52 yards.
Courville’s fourth field goal of the game, his second game-winner in two seasons against the Huskies, sent the Cardinals (3-5, 2-2 MAC) to their second straight conference win while beating NIU (4-4, 1-3 MAC) for the third straight season. Ball State retained possession of its Bronze Stalk Trophy with a third straight win over NIU that reflects Ball State’s longest win streak in the rivalry series.
Courville’s deciding kick was actually his fifth attempt of the day, and the fourth helped the Huskies stage what was nearly a dramatic finish of their own.
With Ball State clinging to a 22-20 lead following NIU’s missed two-point conversion and Kadin Semonza’s pooch punt, the Cardinals’ defense readied for a critical stop with just two-and-a-half minutes remaining. The Huskies took possession at their 21-yard line and the homecoming crowd was treated to what appeared to be a game-saving interception on a second-down pass tipped by Riley Tolsma and corralled by Joey Stemler.
Stemler’s interception gave the Cardinals that critical stop, but four plays later, the Huskies blocked Courville’s 33-yard attempt that would have given Ball State a five-point advantage with 1:53 to go. Instead, NIU quarterback Ethan Hampton engineered a 50-yard two-minute drill that culminated in Kanon Woodill’s 47-yard field, dousing the homecoming spirit throughout Scheumann Stadium.
Semonza and the Cardinals’ offensive unit came back on the field for its final possession at their own 26, and went 34 yards on their first play with a deep ball to Malcolm Gillie. From the NIU 40 with only seven seconds on the clock, Semonza connected with his favorite target, Tanner Koziol, for a quick 5-yard gain as Ball State called timeout to set the stage for Courville.
Courville entered the game 0-of-4 from 50 yards or longer, but the snap from Tucker Dunn and the hold by Brian Cooey Jr., were true. The longest kick of Courville’s career sparked celebration in the crowd thirsty for a win and students began storming the field before officials regained control and put 0:02 back on the clock. After a kickoff, NIU staged a final play with laterals that finally landed on the turf and allowed the homecoming party to commence.
The late flurry of scoring followed a scoreless third period by both teams, the first of the season in any game by the Cardinals. Courville booted a then-career-long 50-yarder to stake Ball State to a 22-14 advantage with 8:52 remaining in the contest.
NIU’s subsequent drive was halted near midfield on a third-down incompletion, but allowed to continue following a Ball State taunting penalty in the defensive backfield. Two plays after, the Huskies collected another first down on a pass interference penalty and Antario Brown’s 6-yard TD run moments later nearly knotted the score. The Huskies’ two-point conversation failed though, and the scene was set for the game’s final moments.
Ball State controlled the game’s tempo by dominating the possession battle, nearly 35 minutes to 25 by the Huskies. The Cardinals earned three turnovers, to none by NIU, and Ball State finished 10-of-18 on third down against a Huskies team that led the country in third-down defense.
The Cardinals took advantage of multiple takeaways by the defense for the first time since a season-opening win over Missouri State. Besides Stemler’s interception, George Udo made a dazzling sideline interception and later in the second period, Keionte Newson recovered a fumble to keep the Cardinals’ offense on the field.
But the Cardinals didn’t capitalize on the scoreboard. The best example was Ball State’s 16-play, 10-minute drive in the third period that stalled after a third-down sack that carried Ball State out of field goal range.
When the offense was turning the clock, tight end Tanner Koziol continued his assault on the Ball State record book, catching exactly nine passes for the fifth time this season. He gained 78 yards and scored two touchdowns in what was his first game with multiple TDs since the Cardinals’ 2022 win over the Huskies. By game’s end, the nation’s sixth-leading receiver had moved into third place in Ball State single-season history with 64 catches by a tight end, and fifth with 580 yards.
Ball State scored first by turning the opening kickoff into a 10-play touchdown drive, with Koziol making a 3-yard, over-the-shoulder catch from Semonza. The Cardinals tacked on a pair of Courville field goals following an NIU touchdown, and added another Semonza-to-Koziol score for a 19-7 advantage after Courville’s PAT bounced off the upright.
The Cardinals held a 19-14 halftime advantage after the Huskies got a 54-yard touchdown pass from Hampton to a streaking Cam Thompson with 1:12 before intermission.
Ball State resumes its schedule when the Mid-American Conference welcomes its annual #MAC-tion midweek schedule during November. Ball State welcomes Miami (Ohio) on Tuesday, Nov. 5, which also is election night in America.
BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL COMPLETES WEEKEND SWEEP OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS
DEKALB, Ill. – – Led by more solid play from sophomore opposite Madison Buckley and freshman outside Carson Tyler, the Ball State women’s volleyball team completed its weekend sweep of Northern Illinois with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-18) win at Victor E. Court Saturday afternoon.
“We put together two solid performances in a row,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. “We’ve been talking a lot about consistency in performance and I think we did a nice job of that this weekend. We have to continue to build during this back half, but it’s always tough to win on the road so it’s nice to get out of DeKalb with two more wins.”
Buckley once again led all players in kills, following her 12-kill effort from Friday night with 14 more for the Cardinals (14-8; 7-4 Mid-American Conference) on Saturday. She also hit a match-best .636 (14-0-22) and finished the weekend with just one attack error in 42 attempts.
Tyler, meanwhile, tied her effort from last night’s sweep with 10 more kills against the Huskies (3-18; 1-10 MAC) tonight.
With the Cardinals trailing 7-4 in the opening set, graduate middle Aayinde Smith stepped up with a pair of big kills, sparking a 10-3 run for the squad from Muncie. Ball State took control from there, winning the frame by 11 and only trailing one other time in the match, which was early in the second set.
Smith would finish the night with five kills, while redshirt sophomore outside Aniya Kennedy added six.
The Cardinals also made a statement from the service line Saturday afternoon, serving up nine aces which tie as its third-most in a match this season. Three of those aces came from Tyler, while senior setter Megan Wielonski also added three more to raise her career total to 179 which is 12 shy of the program record.
Junior libero Josie Bloom also added two aces, while senior defensive specialist Kendall Seimet chalked one up in BSU’s 10-3 run to take control of the opening set.
Wielonski also collected her second double-double of the weekend, dishing out 20 assists to go along with 12 digs. She now has 64 career assist/dig double-doubles.
Wielonski also combined with sophomore setter Lindsey Green to guide the Ball State offense to a .265 (43-16-102) attack percentage. Green added 14 assists to Wielonski’s 20.
On the other side of the net, Nikolette Nedic and Savanah Brandt each registered seven kills to lead the Huskies, while Crew Hoffmeier collected a match-best 14 digs.
The Ball State women’s volleyball team returns home next weekend for a pair of matches versus Eastern Michigan.
Friday night’s contest, which starts at 6 p.m., will be Ball State’s annual Chirp or Treat night, with trick or treating on the Worthen Arena concourse from 5-6 p.m. prior to the match. Youth will receive free admission to the match with a paid adult ticket.
Saturday’s match, which starts at 4 p.m., will serve as the team’s Alumni Day.
INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
SYCAMORES SCORE 20 UNANSWERED POINTS IN SECOND-HALF HOMECOMING WIN OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State forced three second-half turnovers and scored 20 unanswered points as the Sycamores rallied back from a 17-0 halftime deficit to take the 20-17 Homecoming win over visiting Southern Illinois.
Geoffrey Brown started the scoring for Indiana State (3-5, 2-2) as the senior linebacker stepped in front of SIU (2-6, 0-4) quarterback Jake Curry’s pass in the left flat and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown with 10:39 remaining in the third quarter to pull the Sycamores back to 17-7 early in the second half.
The Salukis nearly added to their lead on the ensuing possession as quarterback Michael Lindauer broke up the middle after taking the snap from the SIU 46. Indiana State cornerback Tony Roberts had the angle on the SIU quarterback and came up from behind to strip the ball away at the Indiana State 2 with Ahmond Glass falling on the loose ball to swing the momentum back to the Sycamores.
Indiana State was methodical on their next drive as the Sycamores utilized 14 plays to move the 98 yards down the field highlighted by an Elijah Owens 11-yard run to move the ball out of the shadow of their end zone, while Owens added a 14-yard completion to Rashad Rochelle to put the ball across midfield. A Southern Illinois targeting penalty also added a first-down late, before Owens found Lance Rees in the end zone for a two-yard touchdown pass with 14:20 remaining in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit down to 17-14.
The Salukis mounted another drive as SIU moved the ball from their own 25 to midfield taking advantage of an Indiana State targeting penalty along the way. Lucas McAllister ended the Southern Illinois drive forcing a fumble on Willtrell Hartson’s carry up the middle and Roberts was there to fall on the ball setting up the Sycamore possession at the Indiana State 44.
Indiana State utilized seven rushing plays on the go-ahead scoring drive with Plez Lawrence, Owens, Rees, and Shen Butler-Lawson all carrying the ball on the drive as the Sycamores moved the ball down to the SIU 28. Owens took it the rest of the way as the redshirt freshman quarterback broke loose going 28 yards up the middle and away from the defense to make it a 20-17 game with 7:45 remaining.
Southern Illinois had two final drives in the game in attempting to come back. The first drive stalled at the Indiana State thanks to Joey Shew’s sack near midfield. An errant snap on the punt attempt led to SIU punter Paul Geelen attempting to run the ball for a first down on 4th-and-18, but the Sycamore defense was there with DJ Griffith and Kaleal Davis making the stop for the turnover on downs.
The second drive started with 1:54 remaining on the clock as the Salukis took over at their own 15 following a 42-yard Harry Traum punt. SIU moved the ball up to their 35 thanks to a roughing the passer penalty, before the Indiana State defense took over again. Gianini Belizaire and Shew combined for a sack forcing a 3rd-and-13, while Roberts again came in clutch in a key situation with a knockdown on a ball thrown to Keontez Lewis at the first-down marker to set up fourth down.
The heave downfield was incomplete allowing Indiana State to run out the clock with Owens’ 13-yard carry on 4th-and-6 securing the Sycamores’ win and .500 record in Missouri Valley Football play.
SIU took the 17-0 lead into halftime thanks to Keontez Lewis’ one-yard touchdown reception from Lindauer, while Curry added a 24-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter. Geelan capped the scoring with a 37-yard field goal after the SIU defense recorded an interception near midfield just before the halftime horn.
Owens finished 13-of-17 through the air for 78 yards with a touchdown and an interception, but the Jacksonville, Ill. native did most of his damage on the ground. He finished with 15 carries for a game-high 119 rushing yards and a touchdown as the Sycamores ran for 219 yards in the win. Rochelle was his leading target hauling in eight catches for 56 yards, while Lawrence finished with 17 carries for 42 yards overall in support.
Micah Hauser posted his second double-digit tackling effort of the season finishing with 14 stops on the day Brown added 11 tackles and 1.0 tackles-for-loss to go with his third-quarter pick-six. Joey Shew added 2.5 sacks and a career-high 3.0 tackles-for-loss in the win.
Curry finished 18-for-28 for 171 yards and an interception in leading Southern Illinois’ passing efforts in the game, while Lindauer went 2-for-2 for 10 yards and a touchdown pass to Keontez Lewis. Lewis was the primary target through the air hauling in five passes for 39 yards. Lindauer was the leading rusher with three carries for 60 yards.
Ubayd Steed led SIU’s tackling efforts with 15 stops in the game, while Shug Walker added a double-digit contest with 10 tackles. Devin Love recorded SIU’s lone sack and added a forced fumble. Ben Bogle recovered the fumble and added an interception to go with nine tackles in the game.
How They Scored
Southern Illinois took the 7-0 lead with 5:05 left in the second quarter as Keontez Lewis hauled in the one-yard touchdown pass from Michael Lindauer to cap a 14-play, 70-yard drive that took 7:13 off the clock.
The Salukis added to their lead before the break as Southern Illinois executed their two-minute offense capped by Jake Curry’s 24-yard touchdown run as SIU went 80 yards on five plays spanning 58 seconds to take the 14-0 lead with 54 seconds left in the first half.
An Indiana State interception near midfield set up Paul Geelan’s 37-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter giving Southern Illinois the 17-0 lead at the halftime break.
Geoffrey Brown put the Sycamores on the board with 10:39 remaining in the third quarter as the senior linebacker stepped in front of Curry’s pass in the left flat and took it back 21 yards for a pick-six to cut the deficit down to 17-7.
Elijah Owens connected on a two-yard jump pass to Lance Rees with 14:20 remaining in the fourth quarter to cap a 14-play, 98-yard drive in cutting the deficit down to 17-14. The drive was started by Tony Roberts’ hustling back to force a fumble on Michael Lindauer’s 52-yard drive with the ball recovered by Ahmond Glass at the Indiana State 2-yard line.
Owens capped the Sycamore comeback with the go-ahead 28-yard touchdown run off as Indiana State capitalized on a second Southern Illinois fumble near midfield to take the lead with 7:45 remaining. The extra-point went wide left to keep it a 20-17 margin.
News & Notables
Elijah Owens recorded his second 100-yard rushing effort of the 2024 season as the redshirt freshman quarterback recorded 119 yards on 15 carries on Saturday afternoon. He previously topped 100 yards on Oct. 5 against Youngstown State (27 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD).
Rashad Rochelle recorded his second eight-catch game of the 2024 season on Saturday afternoon posting an eight-catch, 56-yard statistical line. He last recorded eight catches for 53 yards two weeks ago against Murray State (Oct. 12, 2024).
Indiana State recorded its second win of the 2024 season while throwing for under 100 yards this year as the Sycamores picked up 78 passing yards. Previously, Indiana State recorded 12 passing yards in their 24-13 win over Dayton back on September 14.
It marked the third game in 2024 Indiana State did not crack the 100-yard passing mark after recording 50 passing yards against Purdue in the season opener.
The Sycamores eclipsed 200 rushing yards for the second time in 2024 and posted at least one rushing touchdown in the sixth consecutive game dating back to September 14 against Dayton. Indiana State’s 219 rushing yards trails the 264 rushing yards they recorded earlier this year against Houston Christian back on September 28.
Micah Hauser (14) and Geoffrey Brown (11) both hit double-digit tackles on Saturday afternoon marking the fourth time this season a pair of Indiana State defensive players hit 10-plus tackles in the same game.
Hauser’s 14 tackles marked a career-high for the safety, while Brown’s 11 tackles marked his second double-digit tackling effort of the 2024 season.
Brown’s 11 tackles give him 286 career tackles leaving him 14 shy of becoming the 19th Indiana State player to record 300 career tackles with the Sycamores and first since Jonas Griffith achieved the feat back in 2019.
Joey Shew’s 2.5-sack game marked just the fourth time a Sycamore player has posted at least 2.5 sacks in a game in the Curt Mallory coaching era and first since Garret Ollendieck went for 3.0 sacks back against Western Illinois on Nov. 11, 2023.
Shew’s 3.0 tackles-for-loss on Saturday tied for the fifth-most by a player in a single game in the Mallory era.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
MASTODON WVB MOVES TO 8-0 AT HOME WITH WIN OVER NKU
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball team has still not lost at home this season. The Mastodons moved to 8-0 on the Arnie Ball Court in 2024 after a 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 25-22, 16-25, 15-12) victory over Northern Kentucky on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 26).
Purdue Fort Wayne (14-10, 7-4 Horizon League) overcame Northern Kentucky’s 16 blocks in the first four sets and did not hit into a block once in the fifth set. NKU (9-13, 5-6 Horizon) led 8-6 before the Mastodons rattled off a 9-1 run that set up match point at 14-9. The Norse held off three of the Mastodons’ attempts, but Panna Ratkai got the match-winning kill to fall. It was her 22nd of the contest, a match-high.
Earlier in the day, the two squads were tied up at 20 through the first 40 points of set one. NKU had a service error that began a 5-0 spurt to give the Mastodons the first set. Ratkai got the set-winning kill after Abby Stratford had two in a row.
Similarly in the second, NKU had a 5-1 push late to take set two 25-20. The third set looked very different as the ‘Dons built up a 16-8 lead. The Norse clawed all the way back to tie it at 18 before the ‘Dons had a 6-0 run to set up a set point. The visitors held off four of the Mastodons’ chances, but Stratford finally converted to give the ‘Dons a 2-1 lead.
NKU led wire-to-wire in the fourth set to extend the match before the Mastodons took the fifth.
Ratkai finished with 22 kills and 17 digs and Taya Haffner had 28 assists and 14 digs for a pair of double-doubles. Mya Plemons went 6-1-7 and had four blocks. LonDynn Betts had 26 digs to lead the Mastodon defense.
Purdue Fort Wayne will take its 14-10, 7-4 record to IU Indianapolis next week (Tuesday, Oct. 29) for a midweek Horizon League contest.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER
MASTODONS COME UP SHORT IN DETROIT
DETROIT – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer team fell to Detroit Mercy 3-1 after second-half surge on Saturday (Oct. 26).
Both sides started the game with a strong defensive showing, only seeing two shots on goal from each team in the first half.
The Titans put together back-to-back chances halfway through the opening 45. The first being saved by Jordan Imes and a heads up play from Malia Velker to make a save on the other.
The Mastodons picked up the pressure to end the half, responding with two shots on goals. Audriana Rhyner attempted to sneak the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal in the 39th minute. Four minutes later, Lauryn Brucchieri took a shot at the goal from deep, resulting in a save by the keeper.
Detroit Mercy opened the second half with a goal in the 48th minute. Abbey Lodato, sent in a free kick that nearly grazed the heads of both Mastodons and Titans alike.
Purdue Fort Wayne answered with an equalizer in the 54th minute off a Scarlett Webster header. After advancing the ball down the field, Chloe Mariotti found Morgan Gallagher poised and ready to send the cross that lead to the goal.
The Titans quickly responded with back-to-back goals in the 57th and 58th minute. The first goal coming from the foot of Erica Toupin off a free kick. The second goal was headed in by Joyelle Washington.
The ‘Dons fall to 8-9-1 (3-6-0 Horizon League). Detroit Mercy moves to 8-7-2 (6-1-2 Horizon League).
Purdue Fort Wayne will host the last regular season contest on Wednesday (Oct. 30) against IU Indy.
The Mastodons sit at seventh in the Horizon League standings, just two points behind Wright State. Purdue Fort Wayne will need to collect a win against IU Indy and the Raiders will need to lose to Northern Kentucky. Wright State will face the Norse on Wednesday (Oct. 30).
EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
ACES EARN 86-60 EXHIBITION WIN OVER TIFFIN
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – It was a trio of newcomers who led the way for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team as Gabriel Pozzato, Tayshawn Comer, and Connor Turnbull combined for 53 points in the Purple Aces’ 86-60 win over Tiffin on Saturday at the Ford Center.
Pozzato recorded a game-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting. He converted four of his six long range tries. Comer finished with 16 points while Turnbull finished the afternoon with 15. Tanner Cuff took care of business on the glass, hauling in 12 boards. Comer led the team with seven assists and three steals.
Over the opening minutes of the contest, it was all Aces as they jumped out to a 17-4 lead. Tayshawn Comer, who converted three 3-point plays in the opening half, had his first in the early moments.
From that point, the Dragons found their rhythm as they outscored the Aces by a 17-13 margin to get within nine points in the final minutes at 30-21. Connor Turnbull connected on a shot and Comer added two more 3-point plays in the final minutes as UE extended its lead back up to 14, taking a 42-28 lead into the break.
Evansville’s lead remained around 15 in the opening moments of the second half before the Aces were able to push the lead to 20. Gabriel Pozzato knocked down a jumper before Joshua Hughes connected from downtown to make it a 54-34 game inside of 13 minutes remaining.
After Tiffin got back within 14 points at 64-50, the Aces put the finishing touches on the contest with a 15-0 run that put the score at 79-50 with 4:54 remaining. UE held strong, cruising to the 86-60 victory.
Tiffin was led by Allen Fordham’s 11 points. As a team, the Aces shot 50%, hitting 29 out of 58 tries while holding the Dragons to 38.6%.
Regular season play begins on Tuesday, Nov. 5 with a trip to North Texas.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER
UE WOMEN’S SOCCER WRAPS UP 2024 SEASON AT HOME
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Evansville women’s soccer team will play one final match at home in the 2024 season.
In UE women’s soccer final road game of the season the Aces picked up another point at Indiana State with a 2-2 draw. For the second match in a row sophomore forward Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) scored Evansville’s first goal of the match. While fifth-year defender Rachel Rosborough (Mt. Brydges, Ontario) scored the second goal of her career and her first since the 2021 season for the tie. The point on Sunday was UE’s first in Terre Haute in three years with their last tie against the Sycamores coming in 2021. The Aces haven’t won at Memorial Stadium since 2017.
Southern Illinois comes into the final match of 2024 with a .500 record at 6-6-5 on the season. The Salukis currently hold the eighth seed in the MVC Tournament with nine points after a 2-4-3 Valley record with one match to go. SIU’s two wins in conference action came against Murray State and Valparaiso with ties against Illinois State, Indiana State, and UIC. But the Salukis have been on a four game losing skid as they visit UE for the third time in series history.
In four matches through three years of play between the Aces and the Salukis neither team has won by more than a goal. Both teams will be looking to take the series lead in the final match of the season. The series is currently tied at one win each with two ties between the squads. This will be the first time either team is ending the season playing the other. In all four prior matches, UE and SIU have played during the first half of MVC play. UE’s senior players were the first to play against SIU when they joined the MVC during the shortened 2020- 2021 season.
Rosborough has climbed to the top of UE’s rankings for minutes played in a career. With 15 90-minute games this season, Rosborough has played 1,328 minutes in 2024. For her career, Rosborough is at 6,506 minutes, and has surpassed former goalkeeper and minute record-holder Michaela Till by 136 minutes. The two Aces played with each other from 2020 to 2021.
SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
USI EARNS A DRAW AT EIU
CHARLESTON, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer …. Eastern Illinois University Saturday afternoon in Charleston, Illinois. The Screaming Eagles fall to 2-12-1 overall and 1-5-1 in the OVC, while the Panthers go to 2-10-1, 1-6-0 OVC.
The tie keeps USI seventh in the OVC standings, one point behind Western Illinois University in the league playoff picture. The top six teams advance to the OVC Championship at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, November 10-16, in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Following an EIU goal at 16:34, the Eagles tied the match, 1-1, on a goal by freshman forward David Davila at 19:42. Davila was assisted on his third goal of the year by a throw-in assist from freshman midfielder Ahiro Nakamae. The goal snapped USI’s 569-minute scoring drought over the last six matches.
The score would remain tied, 1-1, through the end of the opening half. EIU had the advantage in shots, 8-2, but USI was tied with the Panther in the score and corners (2-2).
The second half saw the Eagles take the lead for the first time when sophomore forward Jackson Mitchell scored from the right side for the 2-1 lead. Mitchell posted his third goal of the season by gathering up a deflected ball and outmaneuvering four Panthers for the shot.
EIU would bounce back three minutes later to tie the match and give the match an eventual final of 2-2.
USI had a chance to jump out in front a second time in the second final when Mitchell was fouled in the box with 25:45 to play. USI senior defender Garland Hall was robbed on the penalty kick on a diving play by the EIU goalkeeper Chad Smith.
Overall for the match, EIU won the battle of shots, 22-8, while USI had the advantage in corner kicks, 5-4.
NEXT UP FOR USI:
The Eagles reach the final week of the 2024 regular with a home and road schedule. USI is slated to host Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Thursday at 6 p.m. and visit Lindenwood University November 3 at 1 p.m.
The SIUE Cougars are 8-4-3 overall and 6-1-1 in the OVC after defeating Western Illinois University, 3-0, this afternoon. SIUE has dominated the all-time series with USI, 16-3-1, since the 1970s and took the season’s first meeting in Edwardsville, 2-0.
The Lions of Lindenwood, who are 8-5-3 overall and 4-2-2 in the OVC, with two matches left in their regular season. Lindenwood is idle this weekend, but will visit Eastern Illinois University Thursday before hosting USI next Sunday.
USI trails the all-time series with Lindenwood, 4-3-0, after losing the first meeting, 2-0, to start October.
VALPO FOOTBALL
VALPO FENDS OFF MARIST FOR CLIMACTIC ROAD VICTORY
A big day from running back Michael Mansaray Columbus, Ohio / Westerville South [South Dakota]) and two key pass breakups by the secondary in the waning minutes helped the Valparaiso University football team earn a 17-14 victory over Marist on Saturday in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) and Mark Johnson (Nashville, Tenn. / Lipscomb) broke up passes on the final two Marist snaps of the game, including one that Lendino knocked away that would have been a go-ahead score for the Red Foxes.
How It Happened
The game started favorably for the Beacons, who started the scoring thanks to a 58-yard touchdown run by Mansaray. That was set up by a 13-yard completion from Caron Tyler (Temecula, Calif. / Chaparral) to Chris Gundy (Smithfield, Va. / Smithfield).
Marist marched down field with a drive that culminated with a 1-yard touchdown run by Tristan Shannon that tied the game at seven with 8:16 on the clock.
The next scoring came late in the second quarter as Marist QB Sonny Mannino completed an 8-yard pass to Will Downes for a touchdown to make it 14-7 in favor of the hosts with 2:23 to go in the half.
Tyler completed four passes and had a 10-yard run on the ensuing drive, helping Valpo reach the red zone. In the closing seconds of the second quarter, Mansaray capped the drive with a four-yard TD run to knot the score at 14 at the break.
Marist had good field position after Valpo pooched the second-half kickoff, but the defense came through with a goal-line stand to escape the drive unscathed. After facing second-and-goal from the two-yard line, Valpo had three straight stops including a big one by Hayden Bedell (Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg) on fourth down.
Valpo’s next drive stalled at the 32, but Sam Johnson (Birmingham, Ala. / Oak Mountain [Jackson State / Alabama]) flipped the field with a 61-yard punt.
After another defensive stop, Jack Coulson (Boca Raton, Fla. / Olympic Heights [Kent State / Holy Cross]) had a 43-yard catch from Tyler to set up a 25-yard field goal by Ryan Hawk (Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley) that put the Beacons in front 17-14 through three quarters.
With 9:09 left in the fourth quarter and Valpo still leading by three, the Beacons were stopped on a QB run on fourth-and-1 from the Marist 12. Marist punted on its next drive, but Valpo went three-and-out and the Red Foxes had one final gasp.
The Red Foxes had third-and-1 from the Valpo 28, and Lendino made a game-saving pass breakup to strip away a would-be touchdown pass. On the following play, Mark Johnson came up with another clutch moment, breaking up the pass to clinch the victory.
Inside the Game
Mansaray rushed for a season-high 135 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries. He was just shy of his career high of 141 on Sept. 18, 2021 at Cal Poly while playing for South Dakota.
Tyler went 14-of-20 through the air for 131 yards. Eight Beacons caught passes, led by Coulson with three catches for 57 yards.
Mark Johnson shared the team lead with 10 tackles, while Jimmy Pouba also recorded 10 stops. Both players’ tackle totals represented career highs.
In the kicking game, Sam Johnson averaged 45.2 yards per punt on five attempts, while Hawk improved to 9-of-12 for the season and 13-for-18 in his career on field goals. He was also 2-for-2 on PATs and two of his four kickoffs went for touchbacks. Hawk, who improved to 7-for-7 on field-goal attempts less than 40 yards this season, is two makes away from cracking the program’s all-time top 10.
Marist outgained Valpo 298-292 in total offense, but Valpo held a 161-136 edge on the ground. The Beacons overcame nine penalties for 87 yards to prevail in a turnover-free contest.
Junior Jeffery Vercher (Nashville, Tenn. / Franklin Road Academy) had a 47-yard kickoff return.
This marked Valpo’s 28th one-score game in Landon Fox’s time as Valpo head coach.
Valpo won at Marist for the second straight trip, in the process ending a 10-game road skid that dated back to the previous visit to Poughkeepsie on Nov. 12, 2022.
Thoughts from Head Coach Landon Fox
“Resiliency was the key today. We were able to hang in there. We’ve got to be able to score more points. We drove the ball at times, but we’ve got to be able to finish drives and score points, so that was a little disheartening. You have to give our defense credit as they didn’t play well early, and then found their rhythm later on in the game. We were sound in the kicking game, other than faulting myself for the bloop kick to start the second half. That didn’t set the tone well for the second half. I’m proud of our guys for playing 60 minutes. We were on a couple game losing streak there, and our ability to find a way to win was good.”
Up Next
Valpo (3-5, 1-3 PFL) will have a bye week next week before hosting the Battle for the Hoosier Helmet on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. at Brown Field. For ticket information, visit tickets.valpoathletics.com.
UINDY FOOTBALL
HOUNDS PLUCK PEACOCKS, RETAIN OUTRIGHT GLVC LEAD
FAYETTE, Iowa – The No. 21 UIndy football team earned a key victory Saturday in a battle of the top two teams in the GLVC. The Greyhounds made the trek to Upper Iowa and came away with a 40-13 win, holding the Peacocks to under 200 total yards.
INS & OUTS
After a scoreless first quarter, the Greyhounds amassed 26 points before the host Peacocks finally got on the board midway through the third. Junior quarterback Gavin Sukup was particularly efficient in helping build the lead as the reigning GLVC Offensive Player of the Year racked up three touchdown passes and more than 50 rushing yards before Upper Iowa could score a point.
Meanwhile, the UIndy defense had the Peacocks on lockdown most of the afternoon. The Hounds limited their hosts to a mere 196 total yards and just 10 first downs in all, both setting season lows for UIndy opponents.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Sukup finished an impressive 19-for-22 passing (.864) for 227 yards and five touchdowns. The latter is a career high and most by a Greyhound since Bryce Stancombe tossed five TDs versus McKendree in the unique spring season of 2021.
– Sukup and Jon Lewis shared the game high with 65 rushing yards apiece. Lewis scored the team’s only rushing TD with a one-yard plunge in the second quarter.
– Five UIndy defenders were credited with four total tackles, while seven had at least a half TFL. Amarion Evans had the team’s lone sack.
– Cobi Lewis set a new personal best with 111 receiving yards on five receptions. Four different Hounds had a touchdown catch, including two by senior tight end Ethan Hand.
– Ian Burr launched a season-long 61-yard punt to flip the field late in the first quarter. The Hounds’ next offensive possession started at the Upper Iowa 39 and led to the game’s first score.
MORE NOTES
After punting on its first three drives, UIndy found the end zone on six consecutive possessions to quickly pull away … Upper Iowa came into the game sporting the league’s top scoring defense, allowing just 19.8 points per game … UIndy is now 2-0 all-time versus Upper Iowa … The Hounds moved to 5-0 in league play and own a two-game lead with three games to play … Upper Iowa managed to block two UIndy extra point attempts on the day.
UP NEXT
UIndy returns to Key Stadium for the first of two straight home games, starting with a matchup versus Southwest Baptist on Saturday, Nov. 2.
UINDY SWIMMING
GREYHOUNDS TAKE DOWN OILERS IN SATURDAY DUAL
FINDLAY, Ohio – The UIndy swimming & diving teams came out victorious Saturday afternoon, as both the Greyhound men and women earned a road win at the University of Findlay. The highlight came when newcomer Jeremias Pock snapped the school record in the men’s 200 breaststroke, posting a time of 1:54.30.
FINAL SCORES
Women
#9 UIndy 149, #17 Findlay 113
Men
#2 UIndy 184, Findlay 76
INS & OUTS
Having swam in just four meets as a Greyhound, Pock now owns both UIndy breaststroke records. After setting the 100 breast mark in the season opener, he shaved 1.3 seconds off the 200 breast time on Saturday, notching an A-cut in the process. Pock also won the 200 IM while hitting the B standard in the 200 free.
Celina Schmidt was once again a standout for the UIndy women, winning three individual events. She won the 100 and 200 breaststroke and the 200 IM, improving her B-cut times in the latter two.
Andrea Gomez touched first in both the 200 fly and 500 free. She and second-place Jamie Glover upped their B times in the 500, while Glover added a first-place finish in the 1000.
Cedric Buessing continued his winning ways, taking gold in the 200 back and 500 free.
The UIndy men also won both relays, with Oskar Sawicki and Aqeel Joseph contributing on both the 200 medley and 200 free relays.
OTHER WINNERS
Kirabo Namutebi, women’s 50 free
Mihir Ambre, men’s 50 free
Lillie Arps, women’s 2000 free
Mia Krstevska, women’s 200 back
Brayden Cole, men’s 100 breast
Elias Noe, men’s 100 fly
Silas Buessing, men’s 200 fly
NOTE
The Findlay women were ranked No. 17 in the latest CSCAA dual meet poll. They also finished 10th at Nationals last March.
UP NEXT
UIndy returns home to host a pair of Division I opponents in Eastern Illinois and crosstown Butler. The meet is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m.
UINDY VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN THREE SETS TO LEWIS
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women’s volleyball team fell to Lewis in three sets Saturday afternoon. The Greyhounds are now 14-8 (4-3 GLVC) going into the final three weeks of the regular season.
INS & OUTS
The Greyhounds and Flyers battled in the second frame, with Lewis claiming the set 25-23. The Hounds hit .231 during the set totaling 13 kills and only committing four errors.
Three Greyhounds had three kills during the second set: freshmen Madeline Lynch, and sophomores Maddie Berger, and Riley Laine. Senior Sophia Parlatni led the team in kills with 11.
On defense, sophomore libero Ellie Spang picked up 20 digs and one ace. Sophomore Macy Bruton. and Laine each grabbed an ace of their own.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Senior Lauren Peal and sophomore Allie Wuestenfeld reach double-digit digs, having 15 and 12, respectively.
– Sole setter, redshirt junior Claire Morris, grabbed 30 of the Hounds’ 34 assists.
– Freshman Kelsey McKenney led the team in blocks after picking three block assists. Parlanti had the sole UIndy solo block during the contest.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds close their three-game homestead with matchups against Maryville and Missouri S&T next week. The Hounds will face the Saints on Friday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. ET and follow with the Miners on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET.
MARIAN’S WIN-STREAK OVER ST. FRANCIS SNAPS IN 31-28 LOSS
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian football team suffered their second loss of the season on Saturday afternoon at Ascension St. Vincent Field, falling 31-28 against the University of St. Francis in the Franciscan Bowl. The loss snaps a six-game win streak for Marian in the series, and drops the Knights to 5-2 overall on the season and 1-1 in the MSFA Midwest.
Despite both offenses averaging over 400 yards per game entering Saturday’s game, the Knights and Cougars struggled to move the ball early on as the first quarter was littered with a three combined punts from both teams. Marian punted on their first series of the day after a six-play drive, with St. Francis following suit with a kick after running five plays. The Knights attempted to add points on the board on their second series and Tristan Polk and Drew Byerly marched the ball to the 35 yard line, but a long field goal attempt of 53 yards by Kenny Curry hung short, keeping the scoreboard quiet.
Marian survived a muffed punt as the defense continued strong play in the opening quarter, as Wyatt Woodall recorded a pair of sacks to end a pair of Cougar drives. After Woodall’s second sack of his young career, Marian took over on their own 48 yard line and marched eight plays down the field, getting chunk plays from Byerly and Jake Reichard that set up a one-yard touchdown run from Tristan Polk. Leading 7-0, going into the second quarter, Marian quickly doubled their lead as Polk connected with Tirae Spence for a 69-yard touchdown reception.
Leading 14-0, Marian’s defense again forced the Cougar punt team to take the field, setting up the offense at their own 27 yard line. With the combination of St. Francis penalties and a string of runs from Tristan Polk, the Knights found the end zone on a third-consecutive series, with Keagan La Belle finishing the 73-yard drive with a score from two yards out. Marian led 21-0 after the score from La Belle, and looked to add to their lead before the half as Dwight Lewis III made his third interception of the season, but with 1:16 to play Marian was denied on a fourth and one, turning the ball over near midfield.
St. Francis quickly drove the 49 yards to the end zone before the half, needing 43 seconds to score as Lenny Bennett made it a 21-7 game. The score would stand at halftime as Marian managed just 12 yards with their final 33 seconds of the first half, and soon saw the game get closer after the opening drive of the third quarter, as the Cougars marched 13 plays before getting a Josh Kulka touchdown pass. Despite starting the ensuing series at the Cougar 38, the Knights failed to score as a fake field goal attempt was denied by St. Francis, with Kenny Curry being tackled well short of the sticks.
Momentum continued to surge on the Cougars sideline, as the visitors scored their third touchdown on as many series, driving 72 yards in eight plays as Kulka’s second touchdown pass tied the game at 21-21. Marian would see their ensuing series stall out near midfield before the third quarter ended, with a Mason Miller punt pinning the Cougars at their nine yard line. The defense for the Knights finally responded after giving up three straight scores, forcing a punt to give their offense the ball back at the 50 yard line. After the punt, Polk hit chunk passes to Jameson Coverstone and Jake Reichard, with the completion to Reichard putting Marian back in the lead 28-21.
After the 26-yard touchdown, the Cougars looked to find the end zone quickly as a DJ White kickoff return of 75 yards gave the visitors great field position, but no score came on the drive as the defense tightened up at the one yard line, getting a vicious tackle to Logan Carrington to deny Ryan Walsh of the end zone. Carrington’s stop came with 8:06 to play in the game, and in response Marian was able to bleed over three minutes off the clock, but punted the ball back with 4:42 remaining, as the Cougars started north of the 50 at the Knights’ 39 yard-line.
Needing a touchdown to tie the game, St. Francis tied the game on an unconventional play, as their eighth snap on the 39-yard drive was caught by starting center Jared Almeida, who caught the ball near the end zone after the Kulka pass was batted twice in the air. With the game tied 28-28, Marian was forced to punt after five plays, giving the ball right back to their rivals with 1:09 left. The Cougars took over at their own 31 yard line after a Mason Miller punt, and managed to get into field goal range after getting a pair of big passing plays, marching to their 10 yard line with eight seconds left. Austin Deleon converted a 27-yard field goal with four seconds to play, scoring the game-winning points for the St. Francis as they would win 31-28 after Marian gained just nine yards on the desperation kickoff return.
The Cougars out-gained the Knights 384-346, despite Marian getting a game-high 280 yards passing yards from Tristan Polk. Drew Byerly caught a career-high nine passes for 80 yards, and Reichard scored a touchdown and led the team in receiving yards with 108 yards on five catches. La Belle and Polk both had 18 rushes in the loss, with La Belle gaining 46 yards on the afternoon. Cade Houseman led the defense in tackles with 14 total, while Woodall made 11 tackles and had two sacks. Lewis III made four stops and had one interception, and Yassine Falke made six total tackles in his collegiate debut.
Marian will go on the road next weekend, looking to rebound at Saint Xavier. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.
MARIAN VOLLEYBALL
NO. 25 MARIAN CLAIMS SEASON SWEEP AGAINST TAYLOR
Upland, Ind. – The Marian volleyball team capped an undefeated week on the road Saturday afternoon by claiming a season sweep against Taylor University, sweeping the match 3-0 on the Trojans’ senior day. Marian is now 19-6 overall on the season and 10-5 in the Crossroads League.
Marian never trailed in the opening set Saturday afternoon, pushing in front 8-5 after 13 rallies, while a 4-0 run sparked by Mikayla Christiansen gave the team a 12-7 advantage. The Trojans would rebound within two multiple times before the set closed, but a 3-0 run that featured kills from Sarah Bennett and Madison Brooks gave Marian a 16-11 lead. Another run for Marian, this time a 4-0 sprint paced by Bennett and Gabby Fish, gave Marian the lead for good, as they turned a 21-14 lead into a 25-17 victory.
The Knights’ dominance continued into the second set, as led the entire set after gathering a 12-7 lead. A 5-1 run played a key role in giving Marian command in the set, as a block from Nicole Wilkinson set the score. Taylor would claw back within a point of the Knights, but were unable to overtake Marian as FIsh, Brooks, and Bennett posted timely kills, pushing the lead to six at 20-14 following a 6-1 run. Marian would go on to score five of the final nine points, winning the second set 25-19.
Leading the match 2-0, Marian quickly blitzed the Trojans in the third set as they grabbed a 6-1 edge. The Trojans rallied back and tied the set 9-9, but Marian put an end to the run with back to back points from Mikayla Christiansen. Khori Dryden helped push the lead to four as two kills under Emma Lyons’ serve gave the team a 15-11 lead, and held at four points moments later as the Knights went on another 3-0 run. The Trojans would inch back within a point before the match ended as a 3-0 run made the score 22-21, but the Knights stood tall, getting three unanswered points to end the afternoon with the 3-0 sweep, as the final score showed 25-21 in the third set.
Christiansen led the team in kills with 12, as she hit .367 while adding five block assists and six digs to her game totals. Khori Dryden finished the match with 10 kills, and Madison Brooks had eight kills and two block assists. Logan Smith had a team-high 19 assists in the win, and Emma Lyons led Marian with 10 digs. Nicole Wilkinson had four block assists in the win.
As a team, Marian hit .303 in the match and had 58 digs.
Marian will aim to get their third consecutive win as they end their road trip on Wednesday night, traveling to No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan for a 7:00 p.m. matchup with the Wildcats.
ROSE HULMAN FOOTBALL
JAY SMITH BREAKS ROSE-HULMAN SINGLE-GAME RUSHING RECORD IN 52-10 WIN OVER BLUFFTON
BLUFFTON, Ohio — The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology football team picked up their biggest win of the season with a 52-10 victory over Bluffton on Saturday afternoon.
Jay Smith was the star of the show for the Fightin’ Engineers as he broke the single-game rushing record in school history with 252 yards, breaking Kyle Kovach’s record of 246 yards from 2011. His rushing yard total is also the fourth-most of any player in NCAA Division III this season. Smith also found the endzone five times on the ground, tying the single-game school record and the highest single-game total of any players in NCAA Division III this season.
Daniel Huery opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 33-yard touchdown catch from Rick Easterwood. Then, on the ensuing drive, Marshall Koch took an interception back for a touchdown from 28-yards out for the first defensive touchdown of the season to extend the lead to 14-0.
After a Bluffton field goal, Rose-Hulman turned the game into the Jay Smith show as he scored the final five touchdowns. He ran in three scores to end the first half from 7, 8, and 3 yards out to help the Fightin’ Engineers extend their lead to 42-3 heading into the break. He added another touchdown from 17 yards out and the final one from 3 yards out to finish off the 52-10 victory.
Easterwood threw for 121 yards and a score through the air as the team relied mostly on the ground game. Huery added 8 catches for 92 yards and a score.
Koch led the team with 7 tackles, a sack, and an interception. Jaxon Naviaux also added an interception for the Fightin’ Engineers, and Gabe Adams added the lone other tackle for loss. Adam Field and Austin Hastings also added a team-high 7 tackles.
With the win, the Fightin’ Engineers improve to 3-4 on the season and 2-1 in the HCAC. The Fightin’ Engineers will return to their home field on Saturday, November 2 as they host the Manchester Spartans at 1:30 PM on Senior Day.
ROSE HULMAN MEN’S SOCCER
ROSE-HULMAN MEN’S SOCCER CLINCHES HCAC TITLE WITH DOMINATING SENIOR DAY PERFORMANCE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men’s soccer team clinched their eleventh HCAC Regular Season Championship and fifth in the last six years with a 7-0 victory over Mount St. Joseph on Senior Day.
The Fightin’ Engineers opened the scoring in the 12th minute as Cameron Hannah broke free for a one-on-one with the keeper and slotted home the opening goal off an assist from Tyler Eldridge.
Hannah doubled the team’s lead just five minutes later as Chase Kedzior slipped a pass through to Elijah Hardersen who found the head of Hannah on a cross. The goal for Hannah gave the freshman his seventh goal of the year and his third brace of his freshman campaign.
In the 29th minute, Rose-Hulman extended their lead to three as Julius Salinas curled a free kick from the top of the box around the wall and found the back of the net for a 3-0 lead.
In the 42nd minute, the Fightin’ Engineers continued their scoring outburst as Ryan Shapiro took advantage of a poor pass at the top of their own 18-yard box, and he ripped a right-footed shot past a diving keeper for a 4-0 lead.
Then, just 30 seconds later, Rose-Hulman made it five as Shapiro crossed one into the middle to Carson Manes who found Hardersen in the six for his first career goal on Senior Day.
In the second half, Rose-Hulman added two more goals from seniors Gabe Kruer and Jimmy Hall to pull off the 7-0 victory. Oliver Fila assisted on both goals, and Hall also added an assist on the goal for Kruer.
Shapiro led the team with 7 shots and 4 shots on goal. Eli Miller also added 4 shots in the win.
John Biederstedt and Michael Trinh split time in goal with each playing 45 minutes. Biederstedt made the lone save as Rose-Hulman outshot Mount St. Joseph 30-1.
With the win, the Fightin’ Engineers improve to 9-4-3 overall and 7-0-1 in the HCAC. They return to action on Tuesday, October 29 at 7 PM as they host the Manchester Spartans in the regular season finale.
ROSE HULMAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN’S SOCCER DROPS SENIOR DAY CONTEST AGAINST MOUNT ST. JOSEPH
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women’s soccer team came up short in a senior day contest with Mount St. Joseph on Saturday afternoon with a 1-0 loss to the Lions. The loss snapped the seven-match unbeaten streak for the Fightin’ Engineers.
In a battle of the top two teams in the HCAC, Rose-Hulman and Mount St. Joseph threw blow after blow in the first half in a very competitive contest. The Lions found the opener in the 27th minute as the Lions connected on an excellent set piece opportunity.
The teams would combine for just five shots in the opening half, but Mount St. Joseph carried the lead into the halftime break.
The second half of action offered more of the same between the two HCAC heavyweights. Kyra Hicks had the best opportunity for Rose-Hulman in the 80th minute, but the Mount St. Joseph keeper was able to keep Rose-Hulman off the board and hold on for the 1-0 victory.
Hicks led the team with two shots, and Alexis Willour and Ally Smith each added one shot. Lily Doré made two saves in goal for Rose-Hulman.
With the loss, the Fightin’ Engineers fall to 7-7-1 on the season and 6-1-1 in the HCAC. Rose-Hulman will return to action on Wednesday, October 30 at 7:30 PM as they visit Manchester to take on the Spartans. The Fightin’ Engineers must beat the Spartans and have a Mount St. Joseph Lions win or draw on Wednesday in order to earn a first-round bye in the HCAC Tournament.
ROSE HULMAN VOLLEYBALL
ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL FALLS SHORT IN FIVE-SET MATCH AGAINST EARLHAM
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Rose-Hulman women’s volleyball team suffered a hard-fought loss to Earlham College on Saturday after five sets with a final score of 3-2. This drops the team to 8-16 overall and 1-4 in the HCAC this season.
Amaya Harrell had an incredible game leading the team with a season-high 20 kills and a hitting percentage of .419. Jillian Gregg also reached double figures in kills recording a triple-double with 12 kills, 18 assists, and 14 digs. Lily Ebright was the standout defensively with 32 digs.
The Fighitn’ Engineers got off to a strong start with a win in the first set 25-17. Earlham would claim the second set to tie the match with a 25-23 victory.
After a win by Rose-Hulman in the third set, Earlham was able to force the fifth set tiebreaker ending the fourth set on a 13-5 run to win 25-17. The Quakers carried their momentum into the fifth set to claim the win in the match 15-8.
The Fightin’ Engineers will look to bounce back as they travel to face Franklin College on Wednesday, October 30 at 7 PM.
ROSE HULMAN SWIMMING
ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING PLACES 3RD AT ILLINOIS WESLEYAN INVITE
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Rose-Human women’s swimming and diving earned a third-place finish at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational on Saturday with a team score of 63. The team finished ahead of Anderson, Millikin, and North Central.
Rose-Hulman was led by Audrey Hankins earning the team’s only event win in the 1-meter diving with a score of 204.10.
Catherine Bath was another standout for the Fightin’ Engineers with second-place finishes in the 500 freestyle and as a member of the 300 medley relay team.
Avery Witt also had a productive meet placing second as a member of the 300 backstroke relay and 300 medley relay teams. She also earned a third-place finish in the 200 backstroke.
Rose-Hulman will return to action traveling to face Anderson on Friday, November 8 at 6 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN MEN’S SWIM-DIVE DEFEATS WABASH IN HOME OPENER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men’s swimming and diving team claimed a victory in their dual meet against Wabash College on Friday night with a final score of 160-137.
The Fightin’ Engineers were led by Vineet Ranade claiming four event wins in the meet. Ranade placed first in the 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, and as a member of the 200 medley relay team.
Carter Kirtz was also exceptional in the meet with event wins in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, and as a member of the 200 medley relay team.
Parker Siddons led Rose-Hulman in the diving competition claiming wins in both 1-meter and 3-meter diving.
The Fightin’ Engineers will return to action traveling to face Anderson on Friday, November 8 at 6 PM.
TAYLOR VOLLEYBALL
TROJANS FALL ON SENIOR DAY TO NO. 25 MARIAN
UPLAND, Ind. – The Taylor women’s volleyball team fell 3-0 (17-25, 19-25, 21-25) to No. 25 Marian (19-6, 10-5 CL) late Saturday afternoon at home on its Senior Day.
In a brief pre-match ceremony, the Trojans celebrated eight seniors who have helped produce over 80 wins throughout the past four seasons, including a 2022 NAIA Opening Round victory. Those seniors are student manager, Arika Warren, and players, Sarah Scott, Chloe Holtz, Jaylynn Dunsmore, Gracie Conway, Alli Pflugner, Grace Ieremia and Jen Springer.
Taylor started play Saturday strong on the offensive end with 13 kills against just five errors for a .216 hitting percentage in the first set, but it could not contain the Knights’ attack – which was without an error in 17 kills.
Junior setter Lindsay Springer had 11 assists in the first frame, which saw her eclipse 1,000 assists on the season for a second straight year.
Daya Vestal, Ieremia and Shaye Watson led TU’s attack in set number as the hosts hung around through most of the set, but Marian took over late to put Taylor in a 2-0 hole.
TU was within a point, 19-18, as it looked to avoid a sweep in the third set. Sarah Scott recorded a season-best three kills in the frame while she, Vestal, Watson and Ieremia combined for four team blocks, though the effort was not enough.
Springer finished with 33 assists as she helped set up Vestal with a team-high eight kills. Reagan Kleiman, Ieremia, Watson and Conway each had five-plus kills apiece as well.
McKaylah Flagle tallied a match-high 17 digs and had both of the Trojans’ service aces on the day.
Taylor (10-17, 5-10 CL) travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Wednesday for a match at Saint Francis (10-17, 3-12), which is scheduled for 7 p.m.
TAYLOR XC
TAYLOR, HALTERMAN DOMINATE NAIA GREAT LAKES CHALLENGE WITH PROGRAM RECORDS
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 2 Taylor women’s cross country team (72-1) dominated the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge–Maroon Division on Saturday morning by picking up three top-four individual finishes, an individual title and the team crown in 5k program-record performances for both Jaynie Halterman and the Trojans. In the process, 15th-year head coach Quinn White collected his 1,500th win at the helm of the women’s program.
In the lone 5k race of the season for TU, first-place finisher Halterman shattered the previous 5k program record of 17:19.4, run by Abby Brennan at this very event in 2022. The standout freshman posted a time of 16:57.8 to etch her name in the record books and beat out the runner-up, Katie Woods of 22nd-ranked Marian, by nearly 15 seconds.
Taking third and fourth, respectively, were the sisterly duo of Noel Vanderwall and Ahna Neideck. They crossed with times of 17:30.0 and 17:33.40 to finish more than 11 seconds ahead of the fifth-place finisher.
Audrey Brinkruff snuck in under 18:00.0 to grab a top-10 finish, and Sam Patterson completed Taylor’s posted team time with an 11th-place performance of 18:07.2.
Abby Mays, Emersyn Funk and Kaitlin Burden all turned in strong races, packing up with times under 18:25.0 to finish among the top 25 in a field of 180 runners.
Kennedy Applegate and Rebekah Firestone rounded out TU’s runners in the varsity division, each coming in with times faster than 19:00.0 to place within the top 50.
Taylor’s team time of 1:28:07 is six seconds faster than the program’s previous 5k record, set at the NAIA National Championships in 2022. That time helped the Trojans finish with just 27 points, nearly 90 points ahead of second-place, No. 10 Grace.
WHITE DIVISION
Early in the afternoon Saturday, TU also flooded the leaderboard in the White Division at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge with six runners finishing inside the top 30 among 168 competitors.
Addie Draper and Sarah McKowen paced the Trojans with sixth- and seventh-place finishes, respectively, at times below 19:15.0, while Jackie McCoy and Lynae Ackley went back-to-back at 11th and 12th, and Annika Erickson and Elayna Kitt were in the top 30 with times under 20:00.0.
WABASH MEN’S SOCCER
WABASH DROPS 1-0 CONTEST TO NATIONALLY-RANKED KENYON
The Wabash College soccer team found its path to the 2024 North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament a bit tougher with one week remaining in the regular season after a 1-0 loss to 15th-ranked Kenyon College Saturday afternoon at Fischer Field.
The Little Giants fell to 9-5-2 overall and 2-2-1 in NCAC matches. The nationally-ranked Owls are 11-2-3 and 5-1-0 in NCAC play.
Wabash remains fifth in the current conference standings with seven points. The Little Giants trail DePauw in fourth place with 11 points and third-place Ohio Wesleyan with 13 points. Teams receive three points for a win in conference matches and one point for a tie. Wabash ends its season with a home match against Wittenberg University on Tuesday before closing on the road at Oberlin next Saturday.
The Little Giants played even with Kenyon on the scoreboard for the first 76 minutes of Saturday’s match. The Owls put up five shots on goal in the match, breaking the scoreless tie in the 77th minute on Eamon Dujakovich’s fourth goal of the season. Kenyon outshot Wabash 14-4. The Owls prevented Wabash from getting a shot on goal in the contest.
Little Giants goalkeeper Fernando Ramos finished the match with four saves.
Tuesday’s home season finale against Wittenberg begins at 4 p.m.
WABASH FOOTBALL
DEFENSE TIES SINGLE-GAME SACKS RECORD IN SHUTOUT WIN OVER KENYON
Wabash tied a school record with ten sacks in Saturday’s 38-0 home win over Kenyon College. The victory keeps the Little Giants tied for first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference standings with a 5-0 record in league games and a 6-1 overall mark. The shutout win is the third of the season for the Wabash defense.
Wabash pressured Kenyon quarterback Park Penrod all afternoon, getting to the senior ten times to match the school record initially set in 2001 and matched in 2004 and 2006. The Little Giants limited Kenyon (4-4, 3-3 NCAC) to 11 rushing and 80 passing yards.
The Little Giants special teams started the scoring when Kenyon attempted a 46-yard field goal after the Owls’ defense forced a turnover on downs on Wabash’s first offensive possession. Jordan Cree and Michael Hegwood combined to blocked the kick, and Avery Epstein recovered the loose ball and raced 64 yards for the 7-0 lead. Xavier Tyler scored on a 20-yard run in the first quarter to put Wabash in front 14-0. Tyler ran for 58 yards on 16 carries.
TJ Alexander put the Little Giants in front 21-0 with an eight-yard run in the second period. Wabash added two more touchdowns on an 11-yard pass from Brand Campbell to Connor Thompson and a Cole Dickerson 23-yard rush. Hegwood added an interception — the eighth consecutive game Wabash has picked off the opposing quarterback — to set up a Brody Rucker field goal to complete the game’s scoring.
Campbell finished 15 of 19 passing for 199 yards and one score. Thompson caught a team-best seven passes for 77 yards. Kannon Chase added four receptions for 66 yards. The Little Giants ran for 83 yards on 36 attempts in addition to throwing for 199 yards.
Gavin Ruppert paced the defense with 11 tackles to move to 13th on the Wabash career tackles list with 223 stops in three seasons. Cree made five total tackles with 2-1/2 sacks and 3-1/2 tackles for losses totaling 20 yards. Brody Frey and RJ Tolbert each picked up two sacks. Steven Thomas, Cooper Jarvis, and Gage Galloway finished with one sack apiece. Will Olive split a sack with Cree.
Wabash plays the remaining top-three teams in the conference standings in its final three games, starting next week with a 1 p.m. Saturday home game against third-place Denison (4-3, 4-1 NCAC). The Little Giants travel to sixth-place Wittenberg (3-3, 2-2 NCAC) on November 9 before facing conference co-leader DePauw (7-0, 6-0 NCAC) in the 130th Monon Bell Classic on November 16.
Game Notes
» Wabash outgained Kenyon 282-91, including a 199-80 advantage through the air.
» Wabash won the turnover battle 1-0 after picking off one pass.
» The Little Giants scored first with 4:51 left in the first quarter and never trailed the rest of the game on their way to victory.
» Wabash had its highest scoring quarter in the third period when it scored 17 points.
» The Little Giants collected 15 tackles for loss and added ten sacks.
» Campbell completed 78.9% of his passes on the day, going 15-for-19, averaging 10.5 yards per attempt.
» Penrod led the Owls’ passing attack, completing 12 of his 25 attempts for 80 yards with one interception.
» Brendan Comerford was Kenyon’s leading receiver with 43 yards.
WABASH SWIMMING
LITTLE GIANTS TAKE TWO IN HOPE OPENER AGAINST CENTRE AND ALBION
The Wabash swimming and diving team needed a first- and third-place finish in Saturday’s final relay to secure a double-dual meet sweep over Centre College and Albion College. The Little Giants got just that to earn a 151 to 148 win over Centre and a 236 to 58 victory against Albion to begin the home portion of the 2024-25 season.
The Wabash quartet of Ethan Johns, Quinn Sweeney, Daniel Streeter, and Connor Craig scored the necessary win in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a first-place combined time of 1:28.02. John Allen, Nicholas Hakimian, Grayson Goff, and Brock Schall locked up the team victory by finishing in third place with a time of 1:30.44, finishing 12/100th of a second ahead of Centre’s “B” team at 1:30.56.
Wabash won both relays, starting the meet with a victory in the 200-yard medley relay. Ryan West, Justice Wenz, Brody Page, and Craig combined to finish in 1:40.28. Nicolas Plumb, Barret Smith, Johns, and Hakimian scored a third-place finish with a combined time of 1:42.75.
Sweeney scored an individual victory in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall for the final time in 1:46.46. Streeter finished in third place with a time of 1:50.20. Sweeney added another victory in the 200 butterfly by turning in a winning time of 2:00.33. Plumb placed second by finishing in 2:04.26.
Johns won the 100-yard freestyle by touching the wall in 48.44. Streeter finished in 50.64 to earn fifth place.
West captured the top spot in the 200-yard backstroke. The freshman posted a winning time of 1:54.88. Plumb finished second (1:58.59), and Nick Sommers took fourth place (2:06.03). West added another win in the 200-yard individual medley with a top time of 1:59.86.
Page won the 100 butterfly with his 52.81 finish. Sweeney placed second with a time of 53.09. Craig scored a fifth-place finish with a time of 55.93.
Freshman Mason Gilliam earned a second-place finish in the 1000 freestyle by posting a time of 10:11.09. Xander Straw finished third with a time of 10:38.92. Will Renie added a fifth-place finish (10:54.07). Gilliam took second place in the 500 freestyle (4:59.66), with Straw grabbing third place (5:00.33).
West took second place in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing in 54.15. Sommers added a third-place finish with a time of 54.97.
Craig finished second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.37. Johns added a third-place finish with a time of 22.53.
Wenz picked up a third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke by posting a time of 1:04.19. Dane Market scored a fifth-place finish at 1:05.63. Wenz also finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:22.96). Market finished in fifth place (2:23.63).
Wabash competes at the Western Michigan Invite next Friday and Saturday. Friday’s competition takes place at Hope College, while Saturday’s competition will be held at Kalamazoo College.
ANDERSON VOLLEYBALL
ANDERSON TOPS ALMA IN TRIANGULAR
The Anderson University volleyball team split during Saturday’s triangular at O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.
Transylvania University (16-7, 5-0) claimed a 25-19, 25-17, 15-25, 25-18 victory against the Ravens (15-6, 2-3) in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) action. Anderson then locked up a 25-20, 25-12, 25-23 non-conference victory against Alma College (6-18). Transylvania entered Saturday’s triangular receiving votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA D-III poll.
COACH TAMI MILLER’S COMMENTS
[Saturday’s] match against Transylvania was a hard-fought match. I love the fight that our team showed throughout the entire match. We might not have won, but we made them beat us. I was extremely proud of our defense and ball control out of serve receive. Offensively, we stayed strong and hit hard and battled at the net!
The Alma match was a nice win for the team. I would have liked to have seen cleaner volleyball, but we did get some quality touches for some players off the bench, which helps enhances the depth of our team.
(RV) TRANSYLVANIA 3, ANDERSON 1
Transylvania recorded a .168 hitting percentage while Anderson put together a .129 hitting percentage.
Raven of the Match – Jayda Lanham – 19 Digs, 13 Kills, 2 Service Aces, 2 Blocks
Blythe Young – 44 Assists, 4 Blocks, 9 Digs
Lauren Dungan – 29 Digs
Reece Kral – 8 Kills, 6 Blocks
Paige Ricica – 16 Digs, 10 Kills
Taylor Ridge – 9 Kills, .304 Hitting Percentage (on 23 Attacks)
ANDERSON 3, ALMA 0
Anderson powered to a .226 hitting percentage and held Alma to a .045 hitting percentage.
Raven of the Match – Reece Kral – 14 Kills, .565 Hitting Percentage (on 23 Attacks), 3 Blocks
Taylor Ridge – 11 Kills, .389 Hitting Percentage (on 18 Attacks), 3 Blocks
Paige Ricica – 12 Kills, .400 Hitting Percentage (on 25 Attacks)
Lauren Dungan – 13 Digs, 3 Service Aces
Blythe Young – 41 Assists, 1 Service Ace
Peyton Bundy – 6 Digs, 1 Service Ace
Sydney McClain – 2 Sets Played, 7 Digs, 1 Block
Jayda Lanham – 2 Sets Played, 4 Digs, 1 Block
Lacy Rathbun – 2 Sets Played, 2 Blocks
Amanda Quilhot – 2 Sets Played, 1 Service Ace
UP NEXT
Anderson battles Berea College (5-16, 1-3) in HCAC action on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.
ANDERSON MEN’S SOCCER
ANDERSON AND FRANKLIN RECORD DUELING SHUTOUTS
The Anderson University men’s soccer team and Franklin College recorded dueling shutouts in a 0-0 tie during Saturday’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in Franklin.
COACH SCOTT FRIDLEY’S COMMENTS
Even though I am a little disappointed that we couldn’t finish the task at hand on the road, the boys worked hard. We did get a point on the road, but things are a little tougher getting into the tournament. They worked hard to the end and got another shutout. We missed a lot of good opportunities inside the 6-yard line, but fortunately Braydon Kennedy made a great save to preserve the shutout.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Anderson outshot Franklin 16-12 and held a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal.
The Raven’s Raven – Braydon Kennedy – Four-Save Shutout
Dalton Grubbs – 4 Shots, 2 Shots on Goal
Wesley Lewis – 4 Shots, 1 Shot on Goal
Jack Harris – 2 Shots, 1 Shot on Goal
Emmett Kindler – 2 Shots, 1 Shot on Goal
Rico Mandolini – 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal
Daniel Karlen – 1 Shot, 1 Shot on Goal
Jaxon Gillig – 1 Shot
Iley McQuiddy – 1 Shot
UP NEXT
Anderson faces off with Berea College (5-11-2, 4-4) in HCAC action on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Berea, Ky.
TAYLOR FOOTBALL
TROJANS RIDE FAST START, STRONG FINISH TO HOME WIN
UPLAND, Ind. – Taylor scored the first 21 points and the final 13 of Saturday’s home clash with Lawrence Tech, getting back into the win column with a 48-30 victory over the Blue Devils inside Turner Stadium.
The Trojans rode the legs of Dakohta Sonnichsen throughout and the senior delivered with big play after big play, ending the day with two touchdowns, a two-point conversion and 194 all-purpose yards on just six touches. Sonnichsen posted a game-high 121 rushing yards and two scores on four carries, averaging 30.3 yards per run, while catching one ball for 46 yards and returning one kickoff for 27 yards.
With Sonnichsen providing the chunk plays, Taylor leaned on Jameson Chesser, Kyle Turanchick and Damon Hockett for a combined 161 rushing yards on 39 carries. Turanchick powered in for two touchdowns, with Hockett scoring once and Chesser tying the TU single-season record with his 15th rushing touchdown of the year.
For the game, Taylor rushed for 319 yards on 6.4 yards a pop and ended with seven rushing touchdowns. The seven scores boosted TU’s single-season program-record to 38 and pushed the Trojans into the NAIA lead in that category, while the 300-yard game marked the sixth of the year for the NAIA’s second-best rushing attack.
Aven Jones led the defense with 11 tackles, eclipsing the century mark on the year with his seventh performance of double-digit sticks. Mixed into the 11 stops were seven solo tackles and one sack.
Other defensive standouts included Jacob Hockett with seven tackles, Parker Whitby with 1.5 sacks, David Worlds with a trio of pass breakups and Thad Thoman with five quarterback pressures. In all, Taylor posted four sacks, seven tackles for lost yardage, seven pass breakups and 11 quarterback pressures.
That defensive effort helped Taylor take control early, as the Trojans limited LTU (1-6, 0-2 MSFA) to 112 total yards of offense in the first half. The Blue Devils completed just four-of-17 passes and managed just four rushing yards outside of quarterback carries in the opening 30 minutes.
Taylor rode that strong defensive play to a 28-7 lead at the break, before Lawrence Tech finally came alive in the third with a pair of touchdowns and a converted on-side kick that set up a field goal early in the fourth.
The LTU spurt continued through the early minutes of the fourth, as a Taylor fumble gave the ball back to the suddenly hot Devils and another touchdown from the guests narrowed the Trojan cushion to 35-30 with 10:42 to play.
As it did all afternoon, Taylor turned to Sonnichsen for a big moment and was rewarded on a 47-yard run on third-and-nine that moved the ball to the LTU 12-yard line. Chesser handled it twice from there, pushing the lead up to 42-30 on runs of three and nine yards.
A quick defensive stop handed the ball back to the Trojans and a 21-yard scamper to the end zone by Hockett put the game away at 48-30 with just-under two minutes remaining.
Taylor (6-2, 2-1 MSFA) will play at home once again on Saturday, November 2 with a 1:00 pm start against Defiance (3-5).
VINCENNES VOLLEYBALL
VU ENDS REGULAR SEASON WITH SWEEP ON SOPHOMORE RECOGNITION DAY
VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University volleyball team celebrated the careers of VU’s seven sophomores in Saturday afternoon’s 2024 regular season finale against Region 24 opponent Kaskaskia College.
The Blazers continued the celebration on the court during the match as VU closed out the regular season with a strong 25-11, 25-15, 25-18 sweep over the Blue Angels.
Vincennes got off to a fast start over Kaskaskia, breaking away with the help of a 7-0 scoring run in set one to take an early 11-5 lead.
VU would carry this momentum throughout the opening set of the match, closing out the set by outscoring the Blue Angels 10-1 to take set one 25-11 and gain the early 1-0 match lead.
The Trailblazers continued to roll into set two, opening up a quick 7-2 advantage before the Blue Angels answered back to even the score at 7-7.
The score would remain close before the Trailblazers broke the set open again with a 7-0 scoring run to take a 21-11 lead and go on to finish out the set 25-15 and take a 2-0 match lead.
Kaskaskia looked determined early in set three to avoid the sweep, holding an early 9-6 lead before VU came storming back with five straight points to regain the lead at 11-9.
The two teams would trade points with Kaskaskia cutting the lead down to one at 17-16 but were unable to completely erase the deficit as VU pulled away late to take set three and the match 25-18.
“We have been reenergized this past week, we were going to learn from the past setbacks but put them in the past,” VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “I just think that if we follow the game plan to a tee, we will win. I like our response today in the third set when Kaskaskia made a run and how we refocused and got back out there and finished the set and the match. Not sure if we could have done that a couple of weeks ago.”
The VU offense was led by sophomore Isadora Dias (Rio Grande de Norte, Brazil) who finished her sophomore day with 12 kills and six digs.
Sophomore Laura Tavares (Merida, Venezuela) added seven kills, six blocks, four digs and one set assist.
Freshman Paulina Fister (Tuszyn, Poland) had another big game for the Blazers, finishing with six kills, six digs and one block, while sophomore Elisa Dalla Pozza (Vincenza, Italy) filled up the stats sheet in her final home regular season game with five kills, four aces, four blocks, three digs and one set assist.
Sophomore Allison Czyzewski (Louisville, Ill.) finished out her final regular season home game with three kills, four blocks and one dig.
Freshman Martyna Sadowska (Pila, Poland) rounded out the VU offensive stats on the day with one kill.
Sophomore setter Libby Mehringer (Jasper, Ind.) ran the VU offense to the tune of 21 set assists, five digs and four aces.
Fellow sophomore setter Dylan DeCoursey (Montgomery, Ind.) also chipped in with 12 set assists and one dig on the day.
Sophomore libero Grace Flexter (Oblong, Ill.) controlled the VU back row defense all game with a team-high 18 digs and five set assists.
Freshman Julianna Rettig (Antioch, Ill.) closed out the Vincennes box score on the day with 13 digs and one set assist.
“Allison, Isadora, Elisa and Laura took over the front row with good numbers for kills and blocks,” Sien added. “Libby and Elisa had big serving runs. Grace covered her half of the court to lead us in digs, while Dylan and Libby ran a very good offense today, especially in the middle. They played some inspired volleyball out there.”
“What an awesome group of players, who are better as people,” Sien said about his sophomore class. “Great students disciplined and goal oriented. We are privileged to have a small part in helping them grow in all these areas of their lives.”
The Vincennes University volleyball team will now head into postseason action next week, beginning with the 2024 NJCAA Division I Region 24 tournament.
The Trailblazers have earned the No. 2 seed in next week’s tournament and will host a Quarterfinal match Wednesday, Oct. 30 inside the Physical Education Complex against the winner of the No. 7 seed and No. 10 seed, who will play on Monday, Oct. 28.
VU will then hope to advance to the Semi-final round Saturday, Nov. 2 which will be held at John A. Logan College in Carterville, Ill, with the tournament finals scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 3 also at John A. Logan College.
“We just have to be on task when the ball is on our side of the net,” Sien said. “We know what to do with it and to control it to run the offense.”
“We need to trust each other unconditionally when we are out there,” Sien added. “I thought I saw a lot of it this week. How fantastic to see this despite all the tough circumstances they have gone through this year.”
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
9 – 36 – 31 – 22 – 47 – 42 – 25 – 24 – 22 – 23 – 20 – 5
October 27, 1963 – Detroit Red Wings right wing Gordie Howe, Number 9 scored his 544th career goal in a 6-4 loss against the Montreal Canadiens. This milestone tied him with another Number 9, Maurice Richard’s (Montreal Canadiens) all-time NHL regular season record
October 27, 1984 – Washington State University’s running back Number 36, Rueben Mayes set a collegiate football record of 357 yards rushing in one game (at Oregon)
October 27, 1985 – World Series: KC Royals rout St Louis Cardinals, 11-0 at Royals Stadium for 4 games to 3 series win; MVP: KC pitcher Number 31, Bret Saberhagen
October 27, 1986 – World Series: NY Mets win their second title; beat Boston Red Sox, 8-5 at Shea Stadium for 4 games to 3 series win; MVP: Mets infielder Ray Knight, Number 22
October 27, 1991 – World Series: Minnesota Twins beat Atlanta Braves, 1-0 in 10 in Game 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome; win 2nd title since move to Minneapolis; MVP: Twins pitcher Jack Morris, Number 47
October 27, 1999 – World Series: New York Yankees beat Atlanta, 4-1 in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium to sweep Braves and retain title; MVP: Yankees closer Number 42, Mariano Rivera
October 27, 2002 – World Series: Anaheim beats San Francisco Giants, 4-1 in Game 7 at Edison Field to win Angels’ first title; MVP: Anaheim 1st baseman Number 25, Troy Glaus
October 27, 2004 – World Series: Boston beats St. Louis, 3-0 in Game 4 at Busch Stadium to sweep Cardinals and win Red Sox first title since 1918; MVP: Boston outfielder Number 24, Manny Ramirez
October 27, 2006 – World Series: St. Louis beats Detroit Tigers, 4-2 in Game 5 at Busch Stadium to win Cardinals’ 10th title in franchise history; MVP: Cardinals infielder Number 22, David Eckstein
October 27, 2011 – World Series Game 6: St. Louis Cardinal 3B Number 23, David Freese hit the game-tying 2 run triple with 2 outs in the 9th and then later smacked a walk-off home run in the 11th
October 27, 2015 – American soccer star Abby Wambach, Team USA Number 20 announced her retirement
October 27, 2020 – World Series: LA Dodgers beat Tampa Bay Rays, 3-1 in Game 6 at Globe Life Field, Arlington to win first title in 32 years; MVP: Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager
FOOTBALL HISTORY
First Pro Pass
October 27, 1906 – Per the profootballhof.com website the very first documented pass completion in a professional football game came when George Peggy Parratt of the Massillon Tigers threw a completion to Dan “Bullet” Riley in a victory over a team that was comprised of a combined mix of Benwood players and Moundsville players.
In 2022 our friend Gregg Ficery believes he may have found an earlier completed pro football forward pass. Gregg’s Great-Grandfather is Bob Shiring, who played center for the 1906 Massillon Tigers. Shiring snapped the ball to Parratt on October 27 of that year but he also provided to the ball a week earlier to a different Tigers QB. You can learn more about it in 1st Pro Football Forward Pass.
Selmon Brothers Inc.
October 27, 1973 – NFF tells us 1988 College Football Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon and his brothers Lucious and Dewey combined for 26 tackles as Oklahoma downs Kansas State 56-14 in the 16th game of a 37-game unbeaten streak for the Sooners.
Dan the Man
October 27, 1979 – Per the National Football Foundation’s website, No. 12 Pittsburgh freshman quarterback and future College Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns as the Panthers sunk undefeated No. 17 Navy Midshipmen, 24-7. Pitt starting quarterback Rick Trocano went down early in the first quarter and never regained his starting spot from Marino. The Midshipmen jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the second quarter before giving up 24-straight points in the losing effort.
Wake Forest Big Day!
October 27, 1979 – From Wake Forest Athletic Department- James McDougald rushed for four touchdowns, three in the second half, to lead 18th-ranked Wake Forest to a come-from-behind 42-38 win over Auburn at Groves Stadium. The win improved Wake Forest’s record to 7-1 on the season.
WIllie Totten Lights It Up
October 27, 1984 – Per the NFF website, 2005 College Football Hall of Famer Willie Totten of Mississippi Valley State passes for 599 yards against Prairie View, the third best single-game performance in I-AA history. Totten threw for over 530 yards in a single game four times in his collegiate career.
Baltimore Bound
October 27, 1995 – Art Model and officials in Baltimore, Maryland finalized by them signing the contract to move the Cleveland Browns’ franchise Baltimore. We of course later learned that the City of Cleveland would retain Brown’s name and the former Browns franchise would become the Baltimore Ravens.
Holy War 13
October 27, 2001 – Per the On this Day website we are informed that the 13th edition of the College Football Holy Wartook place as Boston College beat Notre Dame 21-17 in Chestnut Hill.
Emmett Smith Breaks the Record!
October 27, 2002- Dallas Cowboys runner Emmett Smith breaks Walter Payton’s career yards rushing record of 16,726 yards to become the NFL’s All TIme Leading Rusher per the onthisday.com website. Smith ended up rushing for 109 yards in the game but the Cowboys fell to the Seattle Seahawks 17-14 in the contest. Just to serve your memory, Walter Payton had held the record since October 7, 1984 when he surpassed the mark that Jim Brown had held for decades.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for October 27
October 27, 1928 – San Antonio, Texas – William Kyle Rote a halfback from Southern Methodist University arrived into this world. Rote was honored in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1964. Kyle played a short stint in minor league baseball then the joined on with the NFLs New York Giants where he played from 1951 through 1961 and was a team captain. Kyle Rote even made the Pro Bowl four times to cap off a brilliant career in football.
Bill George, I think He’s Got it!
October 27, 1929 – Waynesburg, Pennsylvania – Bill George a linebacker from Wake Forest University was born. Bill played in the NFL for 15 years for both the Bears and the Rams. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has a neat piece on Bill George in his bio on their site. George made a now historic move that permanently changed defensive strategy in the National Football League.
On passing plays, George’s job was to bump the center and then drop back. George, noting the Eagles success at completing short passes just over his head, decided to skip the center bump and drop back immediately. Two plays later he caught the first of his 18 pro interceptions. While no one can swear which middle guard in a five-man line first dropped back to play middle linebacker and create the classic 4-3 defense, George is the most popular choice. Bill had 8 seasons where he was selected as an All-NFL player as well as 8 where he made the Pro Bowl roster. George’s 18 interceptions were surpassed only by his 19 career fumble recoveries.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Bill George in 1974
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1949 As part of the Browns’ five-year plan, team president William O. DeWitt announces he plans to place 14 players on the trading block who are 28 years old or older. The youth movement results from St. Louis finishing in seventh place with 53 wins and 101 losses.
1954 Former Yankees superstar Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe’s well-publicized stormy marriage ends in divorce after the famous movie star files on the grounds of mental cruelty, just 274 days after the wedding. After her death in 1962, Joltin’ Joe sends roses to his ex-wife’s grave three times per week for the next 20 years.
1962 The Tigers begin an eighteen-game tour of Japan, compiling a 12-4-2 record against their opponents from the ‘Land of the Rising Sun.’ During the trip, the two countries work out terms of player exchanges between the two nations, giving the respective league’s commissioner final approval of any transaction.
1972 The Braves trade outfielder Rico Carty, the 1970 National League batting champ (.366), to the Rangers for hurler Jim Panther. The 28-year-old right-hander posts a 2-3 record with an ERA of 7.14 in his final major league season, and the traded flycatcher retires in 1979 after finishing a 15-year career with a .299 batting average.
1977 Calvin Griffin confirms he has rejected skipper Gene Mauch’s request to leave the team to manage the Angels. Two days ago, the Twins owner informed Gene Autry, the Halos owner, of his decision, citing the three-year contract was Mauch’s idea, and he didn’t want to lose a competent manager, liked by the players and the Minnesota fans.
1985 The Royals become the sixth team to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win the Fall Classic when series MVP Bret Saberhagen, who became a new dad yesterday, blanks the Cardinals on five hits, 11-0. Kansas City is the first home team in World Series history to lose the series’ first two games and win the World Championship.
1986 With another dramatic comeback, the Mets defeat the Red Sox, 8-5, winning Game 7 of the Fall Classic to become World Champions for the second time in the franchise’s 25-year history. Third baseman Ray Knight, the Fall Classic’s MVP, makes amends for an earlier error by hitting a home run, which puts the Mets ahead in the seventh inning.
1989 After a ten-day delay due to the Loma Prieta earthquake, the World Series resumes with the A’s beating the Giants in Game 3, 13-7. Oakland joins the 1928 Yankees as the second team in major league history to hit five home runs in a Fall Classic contest.
1991 In Game 7 of the ‘Worst to First’ World Series, the Twins beat the Braves, 1-0, when Dan Gladden scores the winning run in the bottom of the tenth on Gene Larkin’s single, clinching its second world championship since relocating from Washington D.C. in 1961. Atlanta and Minnesota finished last in their respective divisions the previous season.
1991 At the Metrodome, Jack Morris goes the distance in Game 7 of the World Series, blanking the Braves, 1-0, in the Twins’ ten-inning, dramatic walk-off win. The 36-year-old right-hander, who posts a 2-0 record along with a 1.17 ERA during his three starts, is named the Most Valuable Player of the Fall Classic.
1998 “It is especially fitting that this legislation honors a courageous baseball player and individual, the late Curt Flood, whose enormous talents on the baseball diamond were matched by his courage off the field. It was 29 years ago this month that Curt Flood refused a trade from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies. His bold stand set in motion the events that culminate in the bill I have signed into law.” – BILL CLINTON, U.S. president, commenting on the Curt Flood Act. President Clinton signs the Curt Flood Act of 1998, revoking baseball’s antitrust exemption for labor matters, but not for issues involving relocation, expansion, or the minor leagues. The passage of the legislation by the 105th Congress comes over seventy-five years after the Supreme Court ruled that the sport was not involved in interstate commerce or trade as customarily defined within the context of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
1999 The Yankees, behind the solid pitching of Roger Clemens, sweep their second straight Fall Classic, beating the Braves, 4-1. Atlanta joins the New York Giants (1910-19) as the only team to lose four World Series in a decade.
2000 New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani thinks it is okay for children to take a day off from school to watch the Yankees’ ticker-tape parade. His Honor, believing baseball can be an educational experience, has allowed his kids, Andrew and Caroline, to miss classes in the past to watch the Bronx Bombers’ postseason celebrations.
2000 The Mets, who lost the Fall Classic in five games to their crosstown rivals, turn down New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s invitation to be part of the ticker-tape parade for the World Champion Yankees in the famed Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.
2002 In the team’s 42nd season, the Angels finally win a World Series title by beating the Giants, 4-1, in Game 7 at Edison Field. Garret Anderson’s three-run double provides enough offense for John Lackey to become the first rookie to win the seventh game since 1909 when Babe Adams accomplished the feat for the Pirates.
2003 The Red Sox will not renew manager Grady Little’s contract. The manager, who won 188 games during his two seasons with Boston, was severely criticized for not removing a tiring Pedro Martinez in the seventh inning of Game 7 of the ALCS, allowing the Yankees to tie the score in their eventual extra-inning pennant-winning victory.
2004 Under the moon’s reddish tint caused by a lunar eclipse, the Red Sox exorcised 86 years of agonizing losses by winning their first World Series since 1918. In one of the most dominating Fall Classic performances, Boston, who never trailed during the four games, blanks the Cardinals, 3-0, to complete the sweep.
2004 After a 10-day Overstock.com online auction and 240 bids, Barry Bonds’ 700th home run ball goes for $804,129. Steve Williams, who came up with the milestone ball in SBC’s left-field bleachers on September 17, announced he was quitting his day job as a broker’s assistant but hadn’t decided what to do with the windfall.
2006 At the new Busch Stadium, the Cardinals beat the heavily favored Tigers, 4-2, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic to win their first world championship since 1982. With an 83-78 record, St. Louis, who lost 10 of their last 14 regular-season games, won fewer games than any World Series champion in baseball history.
2006 After leading the Padres to two consecutive NL West titles, Bruce Bochy, with a year left on his contract, leaves San Diego to become the manager of the division rival, San Francisco Giants. The 51-year-old skipper, who compiled a 951-975 (.494) record during his 12 seasons in the Friars dugout, signs a three-year deal worth approximately $6 million.
2007 🇯🇵 In the first Fall Classic game played in Colorado, Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, allowing two runs on three hits in 5.1 innings to beat the Rockies in Game 3, 10-5, becomes the first Japanese starting pitcher in World Series history. After paying $51.1 million to negotiate with the right-hander, Boston obtained ‘Dice-K’ from the Seibu Lions, signing the World Baseball Classic MVP to a six-year deal worth $52 million.
2008 In a 5-4 Game 3 loss to the Phillies, B.J. Upton becomes the fourth player and first American Leaguer to steal three bases in a World Series game. The Rays’ center fielder joins Honus Wagner (Pirates, 1909), Willie Davis (Dodgers, 1965), and Lou Brock (Cardinals, 1967) to accomplish the trio of thefts in a Fall Classic contest.
2008 After playing in drenching rain until the middle of the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park, officials suspend Game 5 of the World Series, making it the first Fall Classic contest to start and not played to completion. The 2-2 tied game between the Rays and hometown Phillies, who are one victory away from a world championship, will resume tomorrow at the point the rain delay stopped play.
2009 General manager Ed Wade announces Brad Mills has agreed to a two-year contract, with a team option for the third, to become the Astros’ manager, replacing Dave Clark, the interim manager named in September to take the reins for the fired Cecil Cooper. The 52-year-old, who has been Terry Francona’s bench coach for the past six seasons with the Red Sox, has never managed in the majors but spent 11 seasons as a minor league skipper with the Cubs, Rockies, and Dodgers.
2013 The Red Sox win the first World Series game to ever end on a pickoff, beating the Cardinals, 4-2, in Game 4 of the Fall Classic. Kolten Wong, a 23-year-old rookie pinch-running for Allen Craig, is caught off first base by Boston closer Koji Uehara, ending the Busch Stadium contest with the dangerous Carlos Beltran at the plate.
2013 The San Diego State University baseball team continues their tradition where every player dons a costume during a late-October intra-squad scrimmage. The Aztecs’ third annual Halloween Game at Tony Gwynn Stadium, open to the public, features team members dressed as the Jamaican Bobsled Team, social media apps, a Leprechaun, and Captain America and Captain Underwear.
2015 Michael Conforto becomes the third player to accomplish the World Series Triple Crown, playing in the Little League World Series (2004 Redmond LL, WA), the College World Series (2013 Oregon State), and the MLB World Series (2015 Mets). The two other major leaguers who have participated in the rare event are Jason Varitek (1984 Altamonte Springs LL, FL, 1994 Georgia Tech, and the 2004 Red Sox) and Ed Vosberg (1973 Tucson LL, AZ, the 1980 University of Arizona, and the 1997 Marlins).
2019 Arriving just before the first pitch of Game 5 of the World Series, President Donald Trump stays for seven innings in the Astros’ eventual 7-1 victory over Washington at Nationals Park. Amidst the boos, chants of “Lock him up!” a reference to a refrain often used during the 2016 campaign toward his opponent Hillary Clinton, are heard when he and his entourage are announced and appear on the ballpark’s video screens at the end of the third frame.
2020 The Dodgers, the National League representative three out of the last four World Series, end their 32-year drought without a world championship, beating the Rays, 3-1, in Game 6 at Globe Life Field. After winning seven straight divisional titles, the team wins its first Fall Classic since 1988, a year best remembered for the heroics of Kirk Gibson.
TV SPORTS SUNDAY
| NFL REGULAR SEASON | Time ET | TV |
| Baltimore at Cleveland | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Tennessee at Detroit | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Indianapolis at Houston | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Green Bay at Jacksonville | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Arizona at Miami | 1:00pm | FOX |
| NY Jets at New England | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Atlanta at Tampa Bay | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Chicago at Washington | 1:00pm | CBS |
| New Orleans at LA Chargers | 4:05pm | FOX |
| Buffalo at Seattle | 4:05pm | FOX |
| Philadelphia at Cincinnati | 4:25pm | CBS |
| Carolina at Denver | 4:25pm | CBS |
| Kansas City at Las Vegas | 4:25pm | CBS |
| Dallas at San Francisco | 8:20pm | NBC Peacock |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Philadelphia 76ers at Indiana Pacers | 3:30pm | NBCS-PHI Bally Sports Indiana |
| Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets | 6:00pm | YES Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| New Orleans Pelicans at Portland Trail Blazers | 6:00pm | GCSN KPTV |
| Atlanta Hawks at Oklahoma City Thunder | 7:00pm | Bally Sports South Bally Sports Oklahoma |
| Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors | 8:30pm | Bally Sports SoCal NBCS-BAY |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Edmonton at Detroit | 6:00pm | Sportsnet Bally Sports Detroit |
| Anaheim at New Jersey | 7:00pm | Victory+ MSGSN |
| Montreal at Philadelphia | 7:00pm | Sportsnet NBC Sports Philadelphia |
| Ottawa at Colorado | 9:00pm | ALT Sportsnet |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| NASCAR Cup: Straight Talk Wireless 400 | 2:30pm | NBC |
| Formula One: Mexico City Grand Prix | 4:00pm | ESPN |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World Tour: Genesis Championship | 9:30am | GOLF |
| LPGA Tour: Maybank Championship | 6:30pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Serie A: Parma vs Empoli | 6:30am | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Leganés vs Celta de Vigo | 8:00am | ESPN+ |
| EPL: Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur | 9:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: West Ham United vs Manchester United | 9:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Chelsea vs Newcastle United | 9:00am | USA Peacock |
| Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais vs Auxerre | 9:00am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Serie A: Lazio vs Genoa | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Serie A: Monza vs Venezia | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Bundesliga: Bochum vs Bayern München | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Getafe vs Valencia | 10:15am | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Auxerre vs Reims | 11:00am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Ligue 1: Nice vs Monaco | 11:00am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Ligue 1: Strasbourg vs Nantes | 11:00am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Ligue 1: Montpellier vs Toulouse | 11:00am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| EPL: Arsenal vs Liverpool | 11:30am | Peacock |
| Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt | 11:30am | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Internazionale vs Juventus | 12:00pm | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Real Betis vs Atlético Madrid | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Heidenheim vs Hoffenheim | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Fiorentina vs Roma | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Olympique Marseille vs PSG | 2:45pm | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| La Liga: Real Sociedad vs Osasuna | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Liga MX: Juárez vs Atlético San Luis | 7:00pm | TUDN VIX |
| Liga MX: Necaxa vs Toluca | 7:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| Liga MX: América vs Monterrey | 9:00pm | TUDN |