THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SATURDAY JANAURY 18, 2025

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ALEXANDRIA	62	ELWOOD	35
ANDERSON	63	LAFAYETTE JEFF	60
ARGOS	40	OREGON-DAVIS	37
AVON	76	MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)	46
BARR-REEVE	59	LOOGOOTEE	39
BATESVILLE	64	JAC-CEN-DEL	56
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE	64	MITCHELL	52
BENTON CENTRAL	57	LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC	44
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN	43	INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL	36
BLACKFORD	54	MISSISSINEWA	52
BLOOMINGTON NORTH	59	MARTINSVILLE	54
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH	66	COLUMBUS EAST	50
BLUE RIVER	57	RANDOLPH SOUTHERN	41
BOONVILLE	39	WASHINGTON	37	OT
BORDEN	50	AUSTIN	49
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL	67	SILVER CREEK	49
CALUMET	83	LAKE STATION	75
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN	60	TRI	59	OT
CARMEL	57	MARION	39
CASCADE	50	CLOVERDALE	42
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	69	LANESVILLE	52
CLAY CITY	56	EASTERN GREENE	30
CLINTON PRAIRIE	67	CARROLL (FLORA)	47
COLUMBUS NORTH	70	MOORESVILLE	61
CONCORD	63	PLYMOUTH	26
COVENANT CHRISTIAN	77	MONROVIA	73
CROWN POINT	74	MERRILLVILLE	37
CULVER ACADEMY	74	JIMTOWN	65
DANVILLE	75	NORTH MONTGOMERY	37
EAST NOBLE	52	DEKALB	50
EASTERN (GREENTOWN)	53	DELPHI	43
EASTERN HANCOCK	68	UNION COUNTY	26
EDGEWOOD	66	OWEN VALLEY	30
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN	56	DAWSON SPRINGS (KY.)	52
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL	68	EVANSVILLE MATER DEI	49
FAITH CHRISTIAN	54	NORTH NEWTON	50
FISHERS	77	BROWNSBURG	60
FOREST PARK	71	SOUTH SPENCER	41
FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY	51	LAKEWOOD PARK	48
FORT WAYNE NORTH	70	FORT WAYNE NORTHROP	58
FORT WAYNE SOUTH	73	FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA	58
FORT WAYNE WAYNE	83	FORT WAYNE DWENGER	23
FRANKTON	63	MADISON-GRANT	36
FRONTIER	60	NORTH WHITE	23
GREENCASTLE	58	NORTH PUTNAM	39
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL	72	NEW CASTLE	50
HAMILTON HEIGHTS	63	LAPEL	59
HAMMOND MORTON	71	HAMMOND CENTRAL	69
HAMMOND NOLL	64	RIVER FOREST	63	OT
HANOVER CENTRAL	64	HOBART	44
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)	70	KOKOMO	59
HEBRON	69	WESTVILLE	63
HERITAGE HILLS	65	PIKE CENTRAL	32
HOMESTEAD	77	FORT WAYNE SNIDER	53
HUNTINGTON NORTH	66	COLUMBIA CITY	64
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN	45	INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA	42
INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN	67	MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN	39
JEFFERSONVILLE	92	FLOYD CENTRAL	54
LAPORTE	51	CHESTERTON	46
LAWRENCEBURG	55	MADISON	46
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN	60	SHAWE MEMORIAL	54
LINTON	48	BLOOMFIELD	37
MACONAQUAH	85	PERU	57
MANCHESTER	65	WABASH	18
MCCUTCHEON	68	LOGANSPORT	41
MICHIGAN CITY	42	VALPARAISO	41
MILAN	70	RISING SUN	49
MILFORD (ILL.)	59	SOUTH NEWTON	43
MISHAWAKA	40	WAWASEE	37
MONROE CENTRAL	54	SHENANDOAH	53
MORGAN TWP.	64	TRI-TOWNSHIP	35
MORRISTOWN	56	KNIGHTSTOWN	41
MUNCIE CENTRAL	55	RICHMOND	43
NEW ALBANY	62	CHARLESTOWN	48
NEW HAVEN	75	LEO	65
NEW PALESTINE	59	PENDLETON HEIGHTS	51
NEW WASHINGTON	47	HENRYVILLE	38
NOBLESVILLE	48	ZIONSVILLE	45	OT
NORTH DECATUR	56	SOUTH DECATUR	42
NORTH HARRISON	54	EASTERN (PEKIN)	52	OT
NORTH KNOX	39	SHOALS	35
NORTH POSEY	56	TECUMSEH	52
NORTHWOOD	50	NORTHRIDGE	46
NORTHVIEW	62	SOUTH PUTNAM	49
NORWELL	55	BELLMONT	42
OAK HILL	53	EASTBROOK	37
ORLEANS	73	CRAWFORD COUNTY	31
PARIS (ILL.)	74	NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)	72
PARKE HERITAGE	69	COVINGTON	46
PIONEER	44	DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN	41
PORTAGE	77	LAKE CENTRAL	49
PRINCETON	45	GIBSON SOUTHERN	44	3OT
PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY	49	VICTORY COLLEGE PREP	45
PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD	70	CHRISTEL HOUSE	60
RIVERTON PARKE	66	ATTICA	50
ROCHESTER	58	LEWIS CASS	55
ROCK CREEK ACADEMY	75	LOUISVILLE HOMESCHOOL (KY.)	63
ROSSVILLE	70	TRI-CENTRAL	44
SALEM	56	SCOTTSBURG	53
SHAKAMAK	51	NORTH DAVIESS	49
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)	79	BOONE GROVE	72
SOUTH RIPLEY	61	OLDENBURG ACADEMY	40
SOUTH VERMILLION	50	FOUNTAIN CENTRAL	42
SOUTHMONT	58	SEEGER	57
SOUTHRIDGE	51	MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)	42
SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)	57	SWITZERLAND COUNTY	41
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)	67	BROWN COUNTY	47
SOUTHWOOD	50	WHITKO	39
SPRINGS VALLEY	68	WEST WASHINGTON	66	OT
TAYLOR	56	CLINTON CENTRAL	33
TERRE HAUTE NORTH	59	TERRE HAUTE SOUTH	46
TIPTON	50	NORTHWESTERN	48
TRI-WEST	75	LEBANON	57
TRINITY LUTHERAN	41	CLARKSVILLE	33
TRITON CENTRAL	54	HERITAGE CHRISTIAN	40
TRITON	72	CULVER	16
TWIN LAKES	65	KANKAKEE VALLEY	57
UNIVERSITY	81	MUNCIE BURRIS	30
VINCENNES LINCOLN	53	EVANSVILLE NORTH	50
WALDRON	50	EMINENCE	20
WARSAW	62	GOSHEN	42
WASHINGTON TWP.	66	KOUTS	49
WEST CENTRAL	60	TRI-COUNTY	56
WEST LAFAYETTE	63	RENSSELAER CENTRAL	42
WEST VIGO	51	SULLIVAN	48
WESTERN BOONE	77	FRANKFORT	57
WESTFIELD	62	HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN	36
WHEELER	62	WHITING	36
WINAMAC	43	NORTH JUDSON	30
WINCHESTER	57	HAGERSTOWN	48
WOOD MEMORIAL	78	WASHINGTON CATHOLIC	8
ACAC TOURNAMENT
HERITAGE	53	ADAMS CENTRAL	45
WOODLAN	60	JAY COUNTY	39
CLERC TOURNAMENT
NEW MEXICO DEAF	55	INDIANA DEAF	52	OT
DELAWARE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
WAPAHANI	80	DALEVILLE	35
YORKTOWN	65	COWAN	25
EVANSVILLE HARRISON CLASSIC
EVANSVILLE BOSSE	64	SPRINGFIELD SOUTHEAST (ILL.)	42
EVANSVILLE HARRISON	72	HOPKINSVILLE (KY.)	58
CASTLE	76	INDIANAPOLIS RITTER	65
JOHNSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT
GREENWOOD	52	WHITELAND	50
CENTER GROVE	42	GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN	39
MARION COUNTY TOURNAMENT
BEN DAVIS	59	LAWRENCE NORTH	55
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)	76	PIKE	63
NECC TOURNAMENT
GARRETT	47	CENTRAL NOBLE	42
WESTVIEW	52	CHURUBUSCO	33

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ALEXANDRIA	63	ELWOOD	26
BATESVILLE	42	INDIAN CREEK	21
BROWNSBURG	56	FISHERS	29
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)	63	FORT WAYNE LUERS	57
CASTON	45	BETHANY CHRISTIAN	21
CHARLESTOWN	41	PROVIDENCE	39
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	52	MILAN	27
CLINTON CENTRAL	59	TAYLOR	32
CLINTON PRAIRIE	51	CARROLL (FLORA)	46
CONNERSVILLE	60	FRANKLIN COUNTY	46
CULVER	42	TRITON	38
DANVILLE	63	NORTH MONTGOMERY	27
ELKHART	52	MISHAWAKA MARIAN	26
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA	50	FORT WAYNE SOUTH	33
FORT WAYNE DWENGER	65	FORT WAYNE WAYNE	57
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP	81	FORT WAYNE NORTH	37
FRANKLIN CENTRAL	58	AVON	41
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL	65	NEW CASTLE	30
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN	51	WESTFIELD	17
HAMMOND CENTRAL	43	CHESTERTON	36
HOMESTEAD	66	FORT WAYNE SNIDER	36
ITOWN PREP	52	TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN	45
INDIANAPOLIS HERRON	62	VICTORY COLLEGE PREP	9
JAC-CEN-DEL	35	HAUSER	26
JASPER	57	MCLEAN COUNTY (KY.)	28
JENNINGS COUNTY	51	GREENWOOD	32
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC	63	GARY WEST	25
MERRILLVILLE	56	HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)	41
MISSISSINEWA	52	BLACKFORD	25
MUHLENBERG COUNTY (KY.)	60	EVANSVILLE HARRISON	42
NOBLESVILLE	54	ZIONSVILLE	35
NORTH PUTNAM	59	GREENCASTLE	56	OT
NORTHEASTERN	62	KNIGHTSTOWN	26
NORTHVIEW	58	SOUTH PUTNAM	41
OWEN VALLEY	40	EDGEWOOD	34
PENDLETON HEIGHTS	75	NEW PALESTINE	38
PENN	69	NEW PRAIRIE	11
RIVERTON PARKE	47	ATTICA	26
ROSSVILLE	51	TRI-CENTRAL	35
SOUTH BEND RILEY	53	SOUTH BEND ADAMS	45
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON	77	SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH	20
SOUTHMONT	58	SEEGER	42
SULLIVAN	61	WEST VIGO	28
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH	59	TERRE HAUTE NORTH	52
TRI-TOWNSHIP	39	MORGAN TWP.	32
TRI-WEST	49	LEBANON	30
TRINITY LUTHERAN	62	BROWN COUNTY	26
VALPARAISO	68	MICHIGAN CITY	29
WEST CENTRAL	42	NORTH NEWTON	6
WESTERN BOONE	58	FRANKFORT	15
WESTVILLE	63	HEBRON	15
ACAC TOURNAMENT
SOUTHERN WELLS	68	HERITAGE	31
BLUFFTON	71	JAY COUNTY	24
CLERC TOURNAMENT
INDIANA DEAF	53	NEW MEXICO DEAF	13
INDIANAPOLIS CITY TOURNAMENT
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL	48	INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD	45
NECC TOURNAMENT
EASTSIDE	55	CENTRAL NOBLE	40
FAIRFIELD	48	WESTVIEW	39
PIONEER CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN	48	BETHESDA CHRISTIAN	21
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN	55	MUNCIE BURRIS	33
PARK TUDOR	68	ANDERSON PREP	19
UNIVERSITY	34	INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE	28
RIVERTOWN TOURNAMENT
LAWRENCEBURG	56	SWITZERLAND COUNTY	29

INDIANA BOYS WRESTLING:

DUAL RESULTS: https://indianamat.com/index.php?/dualresults.html/boys-dual-results/

TOURNAMENT RESULTS: https://indianamat.com/index.php?/curtournamentresults.html/boys-tournament-results/

INDIANA MAT HOMEPAGE: https://indianamat.com/

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

INDIANA 77 OHIO STATE 76 OT

CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 83 HAWAII 60

AKRON 92 OHIO 80

VILLANOVA 75 PROVIDENCE 73

VCU 78 SAINT JOSEPH 69

ROBERT MORRIS 89 GREEN BAY 67

MILWAUKEE 79 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 64

DEPAUL 73 GEORGETOWN 68

UCLA 94 IOWA 70

FRESNO STATE 74 AIR FORCE 65

NEW MEXICO 84 BOISE STATE 65

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

TOP 25

#10 TCU 81 #23 UTAH 73

ELSEWHERE:

ILLINOIS STATE 79 VALPARAISO 65

MISSOURI STATE 84 EVANSVILLE 57

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

MONDAY, JAN. 20

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NFL PLAYOFFS

DIVISIONAL PLAY-OFF SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, JAN. 18

AFC:

4:30 P.M.

HOUSTON AT KANSAS CITY (ESPN/ABC, ESPN+, ESPN DEPORTES)

NFC:

8:00 P.M.

WASHINGTON AT DETROIT (FOX, FOX DEPORTES)

SUNDAY, JAN. 19

NFC:

3:00 P.M.

LOS ANGELES RAMS AT PHILADELPHIA (NBC, PEACOCK, TELEMUNDO, UNIVERSO)

AFC:

6:30 P.M.

BALTIMORE AT BUFFALO (CBS, PARAMOUNT+)

SUNDAY, JAN. 26

NFC:

3:00 P.M.

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (FOX, FOX DEPORTES)

AFC:

6:30 P.M.

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (CBS, PARAMOUNT+)

NBA SCORES

BOSTON 121 ORLANDO 94

MINNESOTA 116 NEW YORK 99

MILWAUKEE 130 TORONTO 112

DENVER 133 MIAMI 113

NEW ORLEANS 136 UTAH 123

CHARLOTTE 125 CHICAGO 123

DALLAS 106 OKLAHOMA CITY 98

MEMPHIS 140 SAN ANTONIO 112

LA LAKERS 102 BROOKLYN 101

NHL SCORES

CAROLINA 3 VEGAS 2

PITTSBURGH 5 BUFFALO 2

TOP NATIONAL RELEASES/HEADLINES

NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: NUGGETS SPOIL JIMMY BUTLER’S RETURN TO HEAT

Nikola Jokic posted his league-leading 17th triple-double of the season, bundling 24 points with 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the Denver Nuggets’ 133-113 road win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.

Jamal Murray led all scorers with 30 points for Denver, which won for the fifth time in six games and defeated Miami for the 10th straight time.

The game marked the return of Heat star Jimmy Butler, who served a seven-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team. Butler, who has asked for a trade, played 33 minutes and posted 18 points, three rebounds and two assists.

Tyler Herro, who had at least 32 points in three straight games, tallied a team-high 22 for Miami. Bam Adebayo chipped in 16 points and 11 rebounds and Nikola Jovic also scored 16 for the Heat in their third straight loss.

Mavericks 106, Thunder 98

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points to lead Dallas to a home win over Oklahoma City, which was missing star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander due to a sprained right wrist.

The Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak, while the Thunder lost for just the second time in their past 16 games. Oklahoma City, which came into the game having won four consecutive games, including a 20-point victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, was without Gilgeous-Alexander for the first time this season.

P.J. Washington and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 16 apiece for Dallas, which finished with 29 points off the Thunder’s 15 turnovers while Oklahoma City managed just 17 off the Mavericks’ 17 giveaways. Jalen Williams led Oklahoma City with 19 points but shot just 7 of 22 from the floor, while Luguentz Dort added 18.

Pelicans 136, Jazz 123

CJ McCollum scored 26 points, Zion Williamson had a double-double and host New Orleans defeated Utah.

Williamson finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds, Trey Murphy III and Jose Alvarado scored 19 each, Daniel Theis had a season-high 18 and Jordan Hawkins added 11 for the Pelicans, who enjoyed their highest point total and largest margin of victory this season.

Keyonte George scored 26, Collin Sexton had 24, Drew Eubanks had 17, Svi Mykhailiuk had 16 and Brice Sensabaugh added 15 to lead the Jazz, who will visit New Orleans again Monday night.

Grizzlies 140, Spurs 112

Santi Aldama poured in a career-high 29 points as short-handed Memphis walloped host San Antonio to sweep a two-game series between the teams.

Jaylen Wells and Desmond Bane added 22 points each and Jaren Jackson Jr. contributed 19 for the Grizzlies, who played without Ja Morant (right foot soreness). Bane also had 14 assists.

Devin Vassell led San Antonio with 21 points. Stephon Castle scored 20, and Victor Wembanyama racked up 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Celtics 121, Magic 94

Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 30 points and Kristaps Porzingis finished with 23 to lead Boston past visiting Orlando.

Jaylen Brown added 20 points, six rebounds and a game-high six assists for the Celtics, who entered the game with double-digit losses in three of their previous five contests.

Cole Anthony amassed 23 points and seven rebounds and Paolo Banchero added 21 points for the Magic, who took their fourth loss in five games.

Timberwolves 116, Knicks 99

Anthony Edwards paired 36 points with a season-high 13 rebounds and Minnesota rode a red-hot outside shooting performance to earn a road win over New York.

Edwards was 8 of 13 from 3-point range while Naz Reid drained all six of his 3-point attempts for the Timberwolves, who tied a season high with 22 3-pointers and shot a season-best 55 percent from beyond the arc. Minnesota closed the fourth quarter on a 25-12 run to win for the fifth time in seven games.

Jalen Brunson had 26 points for the Knicks, who have lost six of nine since a nine-game winning streak. Cameron Payne and OG Anunoby had 18 points apiece while Mikal Bridges finished with 15 points and Josh Hart added 12.

Hornets 125, Bulls 123

LaMelo Ball had 26 points and nine assists and Mark Williams notched a double-double of 19 points and 19 rebounds to lift visiting Charlotte to a victory over slumping Chicago.

Charlotte opened the fourth quarter on a 21-2 run before holding on to win consecutive road games for the first time this season. The Hornets have won back-to-back games only once before this season, a pair of home games on Nov. 6 and 8.

Miles Bridges scored 21 points for Charlotte. Seth Curry and Nick Smith Jr. chipped in 15 points each. Chicago’s Nikola Vucevic notched a double-double of 40 points and 13 rebounds while going 17-for-25 from the floor. Zach LaVine (19 points) and Coby White (18) followed. Chicago has lost five of six to fall six games below .500.

Bucks 130, Raptors 112

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Milwaukee past visiting Toronto.

Damian Lillard added 26 points as the Bucks earned their sixth win in seven games. Bobby Portis contributed 15 off the bench as seven Milwaukee scorers tallied at least nine points.

RJ Barrett put up 21 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Raptors, who had a two-game winning streak end and lost for the sixth time in eight games.

Lakers 102, Nets 101

Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James added 29 points with eight assists, and Los Angeles overcame the absence of Anthony Davis to earn a victory over visiting Brooklyn.

Gabe Vincent scored 10 points off the bench as the Lakers improved to 2-1 in a stretch of six consecutive games in the Los Angeles area, with five of those at home.

D’Angelo Russell scored 19 points off the bench against his former team as the Nets dropped to 1-4 on a six-game road trip that ends Sunday at Oklahoma City. Russell was traded from the Lakers to the Nets on Dec. 29. Ziaire Williams and Tosan Evbuomwan each scored 15 points for Brooklyn.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

WISCONSIN DB’S UNPRECEDENTED MOVE COULD ROCK NCAA, NIL LANDSCAPE

The landscape of college athletics may be on the verge of another major shift, and it all stems from the move of one player.

Wisconsin defensive back Xavier Lucas enrolled at Miami earlier this week but did so without ever entering the transfer portal — and despite having recently signed a revenue-sharing agreement with Wisconsin.

Lucas announced he was entering the transfer portal in a since-deleted post on X (formerly Twitter) on Dec. 19. But Wisconsin refused to put his name in the portal despite an NCAA rule requiring schools to enter a player into the portal within two business days of their request.

Adding to the situation, the true freshman and Wisconsin entered into a two-year revenue-sharing agreement during the season. That deal gave the university non-exclusive rights to player’s name, image and likeness — preventing another school from using the player’s NIL rights for the length of the agreement, according to Yahoo Sports.

Unable to talk to other schools because he was not in the portal, Lucas withdrew from classes at Wisconsin and enrolled as a student at Miami, but without formally signing with the Hurricanes.

Darren Heitner, an attorney representing Lucas, told Yahoo that his client requested a transfer after learning his father is suffering from a “serious, life-threatening illness,” But, according to Heitner, Wisconsin refused to comply with Lucas’ request and instead tried to convince him to remain with Wisconsin.

Lucas is from Pompano Beach, Fla., and played at nearby American Heritage High School.

By not signing with Miami, Lucas seems to have avoided violating any NCAA rules for now.

“NCAA rules do not prevent a student-athlete from unenrolling from an institution, enrolling at a new institution and competing immediately,” an NCAA spokesperson told Yahoo! in response to Lucas’ decision.

But if Lucas intends on playing for the Hurricanes, it is expected that Wisconsin will try to block the move in court.

What’s more, a settlement reached in 2024 establishing many of the rules for revenue sharing has yet to be approved. Lucas’ move could impact those proceedings, as well.

Lucas made 12 tackles and had one interception in 11 games with the Badgers this season.

NHL NEWS

SETH JARVIS SCORES TWICE AS CAROLINA HURRICANES PUSH PAST VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3-2

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored in the second and third periods to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Friday night.

Jarvis had a clean-up goal from the top of the crease for his first score, then finished off a two-on-one chance at the 6:09 mark of the third.

Jackson Blake also scored in the third off the stick of Vegas defenseman Noah Hanifin, helping the Hurricanes score three straight goals after falling behind 1-0. Pyotr Kochetkov withstood a stream of first-period shots before finishing with 29 saves for Carolina, including a stop on Keegan Kolesar’s second-period penalty shot to deny Vegas a 2-0 lead.

Tomas Hertl scored early in the second to give the Golden Knights a 1-0 lead. Shea Theodore added a power-play goal with teammate Mark Stone screening Kochetkov at the top of the crease, bringing Vegas within 3-2 midway through the third.

Adin Hill finished with 25 saves for Vegas.

Takeaways

Golden Knights: Vegas entered the week tied for the NHL lead with 61 points, but the Golden Knights have now lost four of five games.

Hurricanes: Carolina ended a two-game skid after falling at home to Anaheim in overtime last Sunday and then at Buffalo on Wednesday.

Key moment

Jarvis provided what turned out to be the winning margin, coming when Jordan Martinook stole a pass in the slot to start the rush. Captain Jordan Staal pushed it up the left side then sent it across to Jarvis, who slipped the puck inside the post as Hill tried to recover for the 3-1 lead.

Key stat

Vegas kept the pressure on Kochetkov in the first period and took a 13-7 edge in shots, but none found the net.

Up Next

The Golden Knights play Saturday night at Chicago. The Hurricanes’ next game is also against the Blackhawks, coming Monday night in the first of two straight road games.

NEDELJKOVIC BECOMES 1ST GOALIE WITH GOAL AND ASSIST, AND HAS 40 SAVES AS PENGUINS BEAT SABRES 5-2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night.

Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier, Cody Glass, and Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh who ended a three-game losing streak.

Owen Power and Zach Benson scored for Buffalo and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 14 saves. The Sabres lost for the 18th time in 24 games (6-14-4).

Nedeljkovic’s win comes a day after former Penguins starter Tristan Jarry cleared waivers and was sent to the AHL.

Nedeljkovic had a secondary assist on Glass’ goal with 8:17 left in the second period that gave the Penguins a 3-1 lead. He then scored when he sent the puck from behind the net down the ice and into an empty net with 2:42 left in the third.

Power opened the scoring with a power play goal with 4:14 to go in the first period.

Rakell and Beauvillier scored 27 seconds apart early in the second to give the Penguins a 2-1 lead, and Rust made it 4-1 at 1:09 of the third.

Benson cut the lead to 4-2 with 5:14 to play.

Takeaways

Sabres: Buffalo’s penalty kill,, which came in 22 for 25 over the last 10 games, went 1 for 4 against the Penguins.

Penguins: Pittsburgh pulled three points behind Boston for the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Key moment

Nedeljkovic’s first NHL goal came when he handled the puck behind his own net and floated the puck the length of the ice into the empty net.

Key stat

Nedeljkovic’s goal made him the 16th goalie in NHL history to score. Minnesota’s Filip Gustavsson was the last to do it on Oct. 15 against St. Louis.

Up Next

Sabres visit Seattle on Monday to open a four-game trip, and Penguins play at Washington on Saturday.

BASEBALL NEWS

JAPANESE STAR SASAKI TO SIGN WITH DODGERS

Roki Sasaki has made his decision.

The star Japanese right-hander announced Friday that he’s signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“It was a very difficult decision, but I will do my best,” Sasaki said.

He added: “At my news conference for joining the club, I hope to wear my Dodgers uniform, feeling gratitude for all those who have supported me.”

The San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays were reportedly the other two finalists for Sasaki, who narrowed his decision down to three franchises after his agent Joel Wolfe said as many as 20 MLB teams showed interest earlier in the offseason.

“At the end of the day, we want players that want to be here,” Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller said, per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. “We’ll move forward and look to add to a really talented roster.”

The 23-year-old will only be eligible to receive a modest contract as a foreign pro under the age of 25 with less than six years of experience.

The former Chiba Lotte Marines star is moving to North America after a terrific four-season stint in Japan’s top professional league. He owns a career 2.10 ERA with 11.5 K/9 across 64 appearances. He also posted a 3.52 ERA with 11 strikeouts across 7 2/3 innings for Japan at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Sasaki’s signing bonus will be $6.5 million, a source told Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times.

The Dodgers traded outfield prospect Dylan Campbell to the Philadelphia Phillies for international bonus pool space. They also acquired additional bonus pool space from the Cincinnati Reds for minor-league outfielder Arnaldo Lantigua.

Sasaki will join what could be the most talented rotation in baseball in 2025. The Dodgers can roll out a group comprised of Sasaki, Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, and Shohei Ohtani. Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May are also capable of starting games.

GOLF NEWS

BERNHARD LANGER, 67, CONTENDING AT MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CHAMPIONSHIP

South Africa’s Ernie Els and Germany’s Alex Cejka share the lead entering the final round of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, but Germany’s Bernhard Langer is in contention to make more PGA Tour Champions history.

Langer, 67, sits two shots off the lead at 10-under-par 134 after shooting the best round of the day, a 9-under 63, on Friday at Hualalai Golf Club in Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.

Els carded a 65 on Friday while Cejka posted a 66, leaving them at 12-under 132 in the 54-hole, season-opening event. The tournament features a limited field of 42 players.

Langer won the circuit’s 2024 finale, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, to extend his streak of winning a Champions event to 18 straight years. He raised his record total to 47 Champions victories.

An eagle on the par-5 10th hole highlighted the round for Langer, offsetting his lone bogey of the day on the prior hole. He also logged eight birdies.

Els highlighted his bogey-free round with three consecutive birdies at Nos. 14-16.

“Obviously hit the ball nicely, kept it in play and gave myself a lot of chances, opportunities,” said Els, who won three Champions events last year, raising his career victory total on the tour to six. “And yeah, missed quite a few but obviously made a few. All in all, a very nice solid round of golf. Something I was looking to try and do before (Saturday’s) final round.”

Cejka also made his only bogey of the day at No. 9 while producing seven birdies.

“I was actually pretty calm today, surprisingly,” said Cejka, who owns three lifetime Champions wins, the latest in 2023. “I played pretty solid. I think the weather was a little bit softer today with the wind conditions, so it was scorable. The pins were a little bit tricky on some of the holes right in the corners, but you still have to make good shots.”

Justin Leonard (second-round 66), Brett Quigley (68) and Australia’s Rod Pampling (66) are tied for fourth at 9 under.

Steve Flesch (65), Ken Tanigawa (66), Jerry Kelly (67), defending champion Steven Alker of New Zealand (66), Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke (68), Canada’s Stephen Ames (70) and first-round co-leader Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain (71) share seventh place at 8 under.

The other first-round co-leader, Argentina’s Ricardo Gonzalez, shot a 73 and is now tied for 20th at 6 under.

MEN’S TENNIS

GAEL MONFILS, 38, UPSETS TAYLOR FRITZ IN AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Gael Monfils expressed extreme confidence on Saturday at the Australian Open, and the 38-year-old Frenchman again displayed that his game is darn good, too.

Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia.

When Monfils made his Australian Open debut in 2005, Fritz, now 27 years old, was 7.

Monfils, who is ranked 41st in the world, extended a hot streak that saw him capture the tournament title at Auckland, New Zealand, last week, when he became the oldest player to win an ATP Tour event since 1977.

“I have a strong belief in myself, a strong belief I can still do some damage and with a little bit of luck we are in the second week of the Australian Open,” Monfils said.

Monfils logged a 24-12 edge in aces against Fritz, and the Frenchman won 82 percent of his first-serve points. Monfils also compiled more winners (58-44) and fewer unforced errors (36-34).

“The game plan was to hold the baseline and change the tempo, hit some big shots down the line and also use some shape. I did the job,” Monfils said. “We work hard and I try to be very disciplined with the recovery.”

Monfils moves on to face the winner of one of the later Saturday matches, No. 16 Lorenzo Musetti of Italy vs. No. 21 Ben Shelton of the United States.

While Fritz exited, another Southern California native advanced on Saturday. Alex Michelsen upset No. 19 Karen Khachanov of Russia 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

“I played unbelievable for most of the match. Don’t think I’ve ever hit my forehand that well,” Michelsen said. “I’m super happy and hope to keep this momentum going.”

Headed to the fourth round of a major for the first time in his career, Michelsen will next face Alex de Minaur. The eighth-seeded Australian got past No. 31 Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-3.

IGA SWIATEK ROUTS EMMA RADUCANU IN AUSTRALIAN OPEN’S 3RD ROUND

The third-round matchup of major champions at the Australian Open wound up as a major mismatch.

Second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland trounced Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-0 on Saturday to advance to the Round of 32.

Swiatek held serve to open the match, and Raducanu did so in the next game. Raducanu never won another game, and she never managed a break point on Swiatek’s serve in the match.

“I wouldn’t say I’m ruthless,” said Swiatek, a four-time French Open champion and the 2022 U.S. Open winner. “I just try to have the same kind of attitude and same kind of focus no matter what the score is.

“But it’s not like I want to, you know, show something. I’m just playing my game. If it’s working, why stop? I’ve also seen many matches when someone was back being down like 2-5 or something. You always have to just keep going. It’s not over till it’s over.”

Swiatek, who finished with a 24-9 edge in winners, said of her level of play, “For sure I felt great. I felt like the ball is listening to me. So just pretty loosened up. At the end I felt like all the tactics and everything I wanted to do, I was able to. So I just kept going.”

Raducanu, who won the U.S. Open in 2021, said of the defeat, “The scoreline was obviously quite harsh. I feel like I look back and know exactly what I need to do, and I take it as feedback. I’m very clear on what happened out there.

“The scoreline reflects one thing: If I’m not necessarily able to hold my service games or dictate, it seeps into the rest of my game.”

Elsewhere in the third round, No. 6 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan downed No. 32 Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 6-3, 6-4; No. 8 Emma Navarro of the United States emerged with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur; No. 9 Daria Kasatkina of Russia topped Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, the 24 seed, 7-5, 6-1; and Germany’s Eva Lys rallied past Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

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INDIANA PACERS

GAME PREVIEW: 76ERS AT PACERS

The second half of the 2024-2025 NBA season is underway, and the Indiana Pacers can reignite their winning streak this weekend before heading across the pond for a pair of games in Paris.

In a matchup between longtime Eastern Conference foes, the Pacers (23-19) will host the Philadelphia 76ers (15-24) on Saturday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. After the Pacers take on the Sixers, they will fly to France to play the San Antonio Spurs in Paris on Jan. 23 and Jan. 25.

Indiana and Philadelphia have trended in opposite directions in recent weeks.

The Pacers are 7-1 in 2025 – starting the new year 6-0 before losing to the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday –  and have won 14 of their last 19 games overall. Philadelphia has lost four straight games and seven of its last nine outings.

Indiana, with its healthiest roster in months, enters its next matchup with a 111-100 Thursday night win at the Detroit Pistons.

Aaron Nesmith returned to the Pacers’ starting five on Thursday after he was sidelined for 35 straight games with an ankle sprain, and Tyrese Haliburton also played after missing the Cavs game due to a groin injury.

The Pacers led at the end of each quarter in Detroit, as Myles Turner drained a career-high eight 3-pointers to lead the Blue & Gold with 28 points. Pascal Siakam notched 26 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, and Haliburton totaled 17 points and eight assists in the win. Nesmith played just over nine minutes total, but scored nine points on 3-for-4 shooting.

Philadelphia has a long injury list, with several players possibly sitting out on Saturday, including 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid. Embiid, who has played in just 13 games this season, has missed six straight due to a left foot sprain.

Philadelphia comes to Indiana off a 125-119 overtime loss against the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

The Sixers trailed the Knicks 60-47 at halftime before a 38-point third quarter helped them force extra time. In OT, the Knicks scored the first eight points as they outlasted Philly.

Tyrese Maxey scored 33 points in the loss, former Pacer Paul George added 26 and Kelly Oubre Jr. chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers.

The Pacers and Sixers have an even 1-1 record against each other this season, with both teams recording a road win.

Projected Starters

Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner

76ers: G – Tyrese Maxey, G – Eric Gordon, F – Paul George, F – Kelly Oubre Jr., C – Guerschon Yabusele

Injury Report

Pacers: Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon), James Wiseman – out (torn left Achilles tendon).

76ers: Joel Embiid – questionable (left foot sprain), Andre Drummond – questionable (left toe sprain), Kyle Lowry – questionable (right hip sprain), Caleb Martin – questionable (right groin soreness), KJ Martin – out (left foot stress reaction), Jared McCain – out (knee surgery).

Last Meeting

Dec. 13, 2024: Indiana dished out 35 assists as a team and Tyrese Haliburton logged 32 points and 11 assists in a 121-107 win over the Sixers in Philadelphia.

The Pacers built an 11-point halftime lead before using a 15-4 run in the fourth quarter to prevent a Sixers comeback. The Blue & Gold did not trail at the end of any quarter.

The Pacers shot 51.6 percent from the field, making 14 3-pointers, while holding the Sixers to 43.5 percent shooting and 10 threes. Philly turned the ball over 15 times in the game, which the Blue & Gold converted into 16 points.

Following Haliburton, Pascal Siakam logged 23 points and eight rebounds, and Obi Toppin recorded 20 points and eight boards off the bench.

Tyrese Maxey topped the Sixers with 22 points, Paul George had 15, and Ricky Council IV added 14.

Sixers star center Joel Embiid played 17 minutes for the Sixers, finishing with 12 points, five assists and four rebounds. He exited the game with around 6 seconds left in the second quarter and didn’t return after getting hit in the head while trying to grab a rebound.

Noteworthy

Indiana guard Bennedict Mathurin will return to the Pacers’ rotation Saturday after serving a one-game suspension from the league on Thursday.

The Pacers and Sixers will play four times during the regular season. After Saturday’s matchup, the teams will conclude their series on March 14 in Philadelphia.

Paul George, who ranks among the top-10 for several Pacers franchise records, played for Indiana from 2010 to 2017. The Pacers selected George with the 10th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft.

Sixers guard Eric Gordon is an Indianapolis native and was named Indiana Mr. Basketball in 2007 at North Central High School. Gordon went on to play at Indiana University for one season before getting selected seventh overall in the 2008 NBA Draft.

Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)

FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)

Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan

(sideline reporter/host)

Tickets

The Pacers host Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 7:00 PM ET.

INDY FUEL

FUEL SHUT OUT KALAMAZOO AS WIDEMAN BREAKS RECORD

FISHERS– The Fuel hosted the Kalamazoo Wings on Friday night in the first game of the weekend at home. After a scoreless first period, the Fuel dominated the second period and took the 4-0 shutout win.

1ST PERIOD

At 6:02, Jordan Martin took a tripping penalty but the Fuel killed it off. 

Indy put more pressure on in the first period, tallying nine shots on goal while Kalamazoo tallied five. 

Kalamazoo’s Joseph Arntsen took a holding call at 20:00 of the first period, effectively putting Indy on the power play for a full two minutes to start the second period.

2ND PERIOD

Kevin Lombardi quickly capitalized on the power play with a goal 35 seconds into the frame. That goal was assisted by Nathan Burke and Alex Wideman. 

With his assist, Wideman became the Fuel franchise points leader with 177. 

Lombardi added to the lead with another power play goal at 3:23 after Davis Codd was called for fighting and roughing at 3:07. 

Indy’s Bennett Stockdale also took a five minute fighting penalty with Codd. 

Bryan Lemos and Colin Bilek claimed the assists on that second goal by Lombardi. 

At 6:58, Cam Hausinger scored to make it 3-0 with the help of defensemen Ty Farmer and Thomas Farrell. 

Less than three minutes later, the Fuel went to the penalty kill after a tripping call on CJ McGee but they killed it off. 

At 13:29, Kalamazoo’s Zach Berzolla took an interference call, putting Indy on the power play but the K-Wings killed it off. 

While things settled down for the remainder of the period, Indy held possession and outshot Kalamazoo 14-1 in the second period. 

3RD PERIOD

At 2:15, Blake Christensen took a tripping penalty putting the Fuel on the penalty kill, however Kalamazoo did not score.

The K-Wings put the pressure on in the third frame, outshooting Indy 6-1 in the first fifteen minutes but Ben Gaudreau stood strong in goal. 

At 19:07, Colin Bilek added to the Fuel’s lead with a goal assisted by Lemos and Wideman, both tallying their second points of the night.

Snapping a four-game losing streak, the Fuel took home the 4-0 win.

INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

HOOSIERS BEAT BUCKEYES IN OVERTIME THRILLER

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Luke Goode refused to let Indiana lose Friday night. Just refused. The senior forward hit big shot after big shot, more than he’d ever made before in 95 career college games.

And then, with everything at stake in overtime at Value City Arena, he hit one more, his fourth 3-pointer, to give the Hoosiers a 77-76 victory over Ohio State.

Goode’s career-high 23 points — five more than he’d ever scored before — snapped a two-game losing streak and gave the Hoosiers (14-5 overall, 5-3 in the Big Ten) a huge boost.

So did fierce defensive pressure from Anthony Leal, whose block on John Mobley Jr in the final second helped preserve the win. Mobley led Ohio State with 22 points.

“I give my team a lot of credit to come back from the last two games to gut out a game on the road,” coach Mike Woodson told Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer.

“Goode hit some big shots when we needed it, and I thought defensively he played his butt off. It was just a solid game. He had a career high in points, and we needed every bit of them.

“Anthony gets a big defensive stop at the end, which was huge.”

Center Oumar Ballo added 20 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and a steal.

“Ballo was fantastic,” Woodson told Fischer. “I wanted to give him a break in the second half, but the way the game was going, we got a few breaks with timeouts. He hung in there and said he was OK, so I played him all the way through.”

Guard Kanaan Carlyle, filling in for foul-troubled Myles Rice, had 13 points.

“I needed it from him, as well,” Woodson told Fischer. “We were short-handed. He was fantastic.”

Leal started for just the third time in his career, replacing Trey Galloway. Still, Galloway played 35 minutes and had seven points, six assists, and five rebounds. Leal had three rebounds, one assist, and some key defensive plays.

IU’s late 14-3 run built a 10-point lead with four minutes left. Ohio State rallied for a 71-71 tie to send the game into overtime.

“We played better in the second half and got that 10-point lead,” Woodson told Fischer, “but we didn’t close regulation right. We give up a three when we’re up three. Our switches were awful. We have to get better in that area. It never should have come to overtime if we had done what we’re supposed to do.”

The Buckeyes lost their third straight game to fall to 10-8 overall, 2-5 in the Big Ten.

Ballo scored IU’s first six points in less than five minutes as the Hoosiers jumped ahead 10-7. Ohio State inched ahead 16-11.

IU forced three turnovers in less than two minutes. Mackenzie Mgbako hit a pair of free throws for an 18-18 tie. Ballo added two baskets for a 22-20 Hoosier lead with seven minutes left in the half.

Ohio State came back with a 7-0 run and pushed ahead 33-26. Three straight Goode free throws cut that lead to four. The Buckeyes reached halftime with a 35-29 lead. Ballo led with 10 points and five rebounds. The Hoosiers were just 1-for-9 on three-pointers and made just one of their last seven shots from the field.

Mgbako opened the second half with a layup. Goode added a pair of free throws and then a 3-pointer to keep IU within range at 39-36. A Ballo free throw got the Hoosiers within two points. A three-point Ballo play made it a one-point game at 41-40 with 16 minutes left in regulation. A Goode 3-pointer pushed IU ahead by two. Another Goode 3-pointer made it a 50-46 Hoosier lead.

A Carlyle three-point play boosted Indiana ahead 59-55 with eight minutes left. A Carlyle layup and Goode baskets of three and two points made it 68-58 with four minutes left.

The Buckeyes went with full-court pressure to close within 70-66 with 2:46 left. Ballo made a free throw. Ohio State tied it at 71-71 on a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left. The Hoosiers missed three short shots in the closing seconds.

Overtime.

Ohio State scored first in the extra period with a layup. IU got a free throw from Carlyle and a basket from Rice for a 74-73 Hoosier lead. Goode’s fourth 3-pointer pushed IU ahead 77-76 as the clock ticked under a minute.

It was just enough.

The Hoosiers stay on the road with a trip to Northwestern (11-6, 2-4) on Wednesday. The Wildcats are coming off an overtime win over Maryland.

INDIANA TRACK

NINE EVENT WINNERS IN FIRST DAY OF INDIANA INVITATIONAL

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana track and field opened the Indiana Invitational on Friday (January 17) inside Gladstein Fieldhouse with nine different event winners and several personal bests on first day of the event.

“Today was good,” said associate head coach Jake Wiseman. “It was a great atmosphere. We had a lot of great performances. In some of the events, like the [distance medley relay], it was just two of our teams, and I thought the kids ran well, even though we were running against ourselves.

“As the meets start to add up, you start to see more and more good performances across the team. That’s what we are looking for. It’s coming together. It’s a long season, but we have seen that the kids have trained hard and are starting to see some good performances.”

The heptathlon started the day, with Garrett Messer winning three out of four events to hold the early lead in the event.

On the track, a number of PRs were highlighted by the distance group, with Mariah Wehrle (4:44.73) and Lily Myers (4:45.09) set personal bests to lead the way in the women’s mile. Katelyn Winton (4:55.46) and Claire Overfelt (4:59.54; PR) also finished under five minutes in the event.

Dylon Nalley followed with a strong performance in the men’s mile with a 4:10.43 personal best. Tony Provenzano (4:12.80; PR) finished second in the event.

Amelia Dodds (1:31.00) won the women’s 600 meter, with Cambell Wamsley and Nola Somers Glenn taking second and third respectively.

Kiera Davis ran a season best 24.46 to win the women’s 200, which was followed by a 21.02 from Trelee Banks-Rose in the men’s 200 meter. Banks-Rose ended the day with the No. 2 time in the Big Ten in the event.

Hannah Alexander has had a strong start to the year. Her win in the women’s weight throw (19.04m/62-5.75) gives her back-to-back 19m performances on the season.

Tyler Carrel (5.20m/17-0.75) came out with the win in the men’s pole vault and Mahogany Jenkins ( 1.73m/5-8) set a season best as she won the women’s high jump.

PURDUE WRESTLING

#25 PURDUE FALLS TO INDIANA IN MACKEY ARENA

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The No. 25 Purdue Wrestling team dropped a 25-11 contest to Indiana in Mackey Arena on Friday night.

With the squad competing in the historic home of Purdue Basketball, Purdue fans turned out strong with an announced attendance of 3,504.

No. 1 Matt Ramos led the way for the Boilermakers (8-2, 1-1 B1G), putting Purdue up early with an 11-2 major decision over No. 22 Jacob Moran at 125 lbs.

The top-ranked redshirt senior from Lockport, Illinois, improved to 19-0 with his 44th career ranked victory. In the win, he maintained his streak of not allowing a single takedown or back point all year.

Wrestling for the second time since taking sixth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite last month, No. 7 Joey Blaze held his own in the 157-pound bout.

He matched Ramos’ final score with an 11-2 major over Ryan Garvick, picking up three takedowns and nearly three minutes of riding time for the victory. The breakout sophomore is now 2-0 in Big Ten Conference matches this season, both wins coming via major decision.

At 149 pounds, Isaac Ruble made the most of his night in Mackey Arena with a 12-5 decision over Aidan Torres.

Ruble came out firing on all cylinders and nearly earned bonus points, but Torres scored a clutch takedown with six seconds remaining to bring the margin within seven.

With Purdue up 11-8 at the intermission, the Hoosiers (5-2, 1-2 B1G) went on to win the final five matches. Indiana totaled two technical falls and five decisions on the night.

UP NEXT

The Boilermakers have another quick turnaround with a road trip to Columbus, Ohio, taking on No. 4 Ohio State in a matinee dual on Sunday.

Slated for 1 p.m. ET, Sunday’s dual against the Buckeyes will be streamed live on B1G+.

NOTRE DAME HOCKEY

FIRST PERIOD DEFICIT TOO MUCH TO OVERCOME FOR IRISH

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The University of Notre Dame men’s hockey team fell to third-ranked Minnesota Friday night, 5-2, inside a sold out 3M Arena at Mariucci.

The two teams wasted no time getting on the board Friday evening in Minneapolis, with the Irish striking first with a goal from Paul Fischer at 4:02 of the opening frame. The Golden Gophers would answer just 22 seconds later with a goal of their own to even the tally, 1-1.

The Gophers continued to pepper the Irish net through the first 10 minutes, managing to sneak two more shots past Nicholas Kempf in goal to make it a 3-1 game at 9:12 of the first period.

Notre Dame successfully killed off the first penalty of the night, a slash in the offensive end, to keep it a two-goal game.

The Golden Gophers would score twice more in a 14 second span late in the first period to make it a 5-1 game heading into the first intermission.

At the start of the second period it was Owen Say in goal for the Irish.

After a series of penalties against both sides saw the first few minutes of the second frame go without a goal, it was Jimmy Jurcev who scored the first goal of the middle frame to notch his first career tally.

The score remained stagnant through the rest of the period as the Irish kept the Golden Gophers off the scoreboard in the second set of 20.

Perhaps Notre Dame’s best chance of the final frame came off the stick of Cole Knuble which rang off the post and back into play. Despite pressuring the Minnesota end throughout the third period, the Irish were unable to convert and ultimately fell to the Golden Gophers, 5-2.

GOALS

Paul Fischer scored his second tally in as many games to open the scoring Friday night. His initial shot was stopped by Nathan Airey in the Minnesota net but the loose puck sat tucked on the goal line where the sophomore defenseman raced in to push it over paint for the 1-0 score. Axel Kumlin also registered an assist on the play to extend his point streak to three games.

Jimmy Jurcev scored his first career goal partway through the second period for the team’s second of the night. The shot from the top of the circle rang off the cross bar and into the back of the net at 6:35 of the second to make it a 5-2 contest. His goal was assisted by Cole Knuble and Justin Janicke.

KEY STATS

Prior to puck drop Friday night, Catalina Family Head Hockey Coach Jeff Jackson announced that senior forward Justin Janicke would take the title of “captain” for the remainder of the season. Janicke donned the new letter for the first time back in his homestate of Minnesota.

Jimmy Jurcev scored his first collegiate tally in the second period Friday night. The defenseman had previously recorded his first career point last week against Michigan and now owns a two-game point streak after his goal at Minnesota.

With a goal on night one against Minnesota, Paul Fischer boasts his first career goal-streak with a goal in his last two outings.

Cole Knuble, Justin Janicke, and Axel Kumlin are currently riding three-game point streaks after their assists Friday. The senior Janicke boasts a streak of 3-4-7 and Knuble owns a 1-4-5 record in the last three games. Kumlin’s goal and two assists gives him three points in as many games.

After coming in at the start of the second period, Owen Say posted a 1.00 save percentage between the pipes, stopping all 27 shots faced in the latter 40 minutes of play.

UP NEXT

The two teams close out the regular season series Saturday evening with a 5pm CT puck drop set.

BUTLER SOFTBALL

BUTLER SOFTBALL PICKED SIXTH IN BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL

NEW YORK – Butler landed in the sixth spot in the 2025 BIG EAST Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, which was announced by the league office on Friday (Jan. 17).

The Villanova Wildcats were voted preseason favorites behind six first place votes and a league-best 61 points. UConn followed with 57 points, appearing first on two ballots. St. John’s (46) ranked third, and Creighton (43), who garnered the final first-place vote, ranked fourth. Seton Hall (39) landed in the fifth spot and was followed by Butler (28).

The Bulldogs finished the 2024 conference slate at 11-13, earning the sixth seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. Head Coach Scott Hall is entering his 15th season at the helm of the program and will see starters return in every defensive position for the 2025 season.

Butler’s first pitch will occur on February 7 at the DePaul Dome Tournament in Rosemont, Illinois, as the Bulldogs face five teams over the three-day event. The program’s first home contest is scheduled for March 5 vs Indiana State, and DePaul visits the Butler softball field for a BIG EAST opening series from March 7-9.

2025 BIG EAST Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll

(1st place votes)

Villanova 61 (6)

UConn 57 (2)

St. John’s 46

Creighton 43 (1)

Seton Hall 39

Butler 28

Providence 27

DePaul 14

Georgetown 9

BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

CARDINALS UNABLE TO DEFEAT BYU IN FIVE-SET THRILLER

MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State men’s volleyball moves to 3-3 on the season after a loss from BYU Friday (Jan. 17) evening in Worthen Arena. 

The Cardinals battled the Cougars in another five-set thriller, ultimately falling 3-2. Rajé Alleyne and Patrick Rogers once again led the Cardinals with 17 and 16 kills respectively. Alleyne also had two aces and three blocks, while Rogers was a big asset defensively with eight recorded digs. Behind the net, Vanis Buckholz was the lead defender, adding seven blocks. 

Lucas Machado had an impressive 54 assists, a new single game best, as well as 11 digs. 

The match started similarly to that of the previous night, with both teams keeping a close score. The Cardinals were able to pull away towards the end of the set, starting with a 21-20 kill from Braydon Savitski-Lynde. Ball State sealed the deal with a kill from Rogers, winning the first set 25-22. The Cardinals’ offense outshined BYU in the first set, hitting .342 to their .276. 

The second frame was even closer and neither team could extend the lead past three points. It was not until the final three plays that BYU was able to close the set, evening the score with a 26-24 final. 

BYU was the first to get ahead in set three, with two kills to give them a slight 10-8 advantage. They stayed up on the Cardinals until an ace from Alleyne evened the score at 13-13. That was the moral boost that Ball State needed as they followed up with a four-point run that included kills from Rogers, Savitski-Lynde and Machado. Alleyne secured the set at 25-22 with an ace on a BYU outside hitter. 

Despite their third-set rally, Ball State was unable to slow the Cougar offense in the final two frames. BYU forced a fifth set after a 25-17 finish to the fourth and ultimately secured the match with a 15-9 final frame. 

The Cardinals will be back in action for two matches next Thursday (Jan. 23) and Friday (Jan. 24) against Lees-McRae College and Maryville University. 

BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

CARDINALS HOSTING TOLEDO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT WORTHEN

The Ball State men’s basketball team returns home for a Mid-American Conference matchup with Toledo at 2 p.m. on Saturday in a game presented by Community Hospital Anderson.

The contest will be streamed on ESPN+ with Noah Reed and David Eha on the call, while Mick Tidrow and Scot Bunnell handle the radio broadcast on WMUN 1340AM – 92.5FM.

Toledo leads the head-to-head series 55-50, but Ball State has a 31-18 edge in games played in Muncie. The Rockets and Cardinals played only once in 2024, with Toledo claiming a 77-72 decision at home on Jan. 13.

The first 500 students will receive replica jerseys for the Red Out game.

Ball State (8-8, 2-2 MAC) got a game-high 19 points from Mickey Pearson Jr., but fell 86-71 to league-leading Ohio on Tuesday night in Athens.

Toledo (9-7, 3-1 MAC) led 42-30 at halftime on Tuesday but fell 85-78 at Akron to drop its first conference game of the year. The Rockets beat Western Michigan (76-70 on Jan. 4), Eastern Michigan (90-87 on Jan. 7) and Central Michigan (69-67 on Jan. 10) in their first three MAC games. Detroit Mercy is the only common opponent so far for Ball State and Toledo, as the Rockets won 82-67 on the road on Nov. 16.

The Rockets take care of the ball and don’t foul, pacing the MAC in fewest turnovers per game (9.8, No. 15 in NCAA Division I) and fewest fouls per game (15.3). Their 1.41 assist-to-turnover ratio is second in the conference.

Sophomore guard Sonny Wilson averages team-bests in scoring (14.9 points per game) and assists (3.4 per game), and his 51.1 percent shooting from the field ranks fourth in the MAC.

The Cardinals begin a stretch of four out of five games on the road when they play at Central Michigan at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

BUCKEYE STATE BATTLES: Toledo will be Ball State’s fifth straight opponent from the state of Ohio to begin the Mid-American Conference schedule.

After Saturday, the Cardinals will have played every MAC team in the state besides Akron.

CROATIAN CONNECTION: Ball State’s Jurica Zagorsak and Toledo’s Grgur Brcic both hail from Croatia, which lies east of Italy across from the Adriatic Sea.

Zagorsak is from Zadar while Brcic’s hometown is Zagreb, and the two are sophomores playing in their second season in the MAC.

SPREAD OUT THE SCORING: Six Cardinals scored in double figures in Ball State’s 91-69 triumph over Bowling Green last Saturday: Payton Sparks (19 points), Juanse Gorosito (16), Mickey Pearson Jr. (16), Jeremiah Hernandez (14), Jermahri Hill (12), and Ethan Brittain-Watts (10).

It was the first time the men’s basketball team has placed six in double digits in the box score since Nov. 19, 2022 against IU-South Bend.

OFFENSIVE SHOWCASE: The Cardinals shot 58.9 percent (33-for-56) from the field in last Saturday’s 91-69 winning decision against Bowling Green.

The shooting percentage was Ball State’s best since Nov. 24, 2023 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (61.1), while the total field goals made tied for the most in a game this season.

PAYTON POUNDING THE GLASS: Senior center Payton Sparks has recorded double figures rebounds in each of the last four games (16-12-16-1-12) to increase his season rebounding average to second in the Mid-American Conference (7.4 per game).

The Winchester, Ind., native has now reached the 16-board mark in four career games.

70 IS A MAGIC NUMBER: The Cardinals have found success when scoring at least 70 points (7-3 record) and/or allowing fewer than 70 points (6-0) this season.

Ball State has put up at least 70 points in seven straight games, which is the longest current stretch among MAC teams.

GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE FREE THROW LINE: Junior guard Jermahri Hill (110) and Sparks (101) are first and second in the league in free throw attempts, respectively.

The two are No. 1 and No. 3 in the conference in free throws made, with 77 for Hill and 61 for Sparks, while forward Mickey Pearson Jr. (59) is fifth in the MAC.

HERNANDEZ HEATING UP: Graduate guard Jeremiah Hernandez has scored in double figures in 6 of 7 games to increase his scoring average to 8.2 points per game on the season.

Hernandez tallied 14 last Saturday against Bowling Green and added five rebounds, four assists and three steals against the Falcons.

ONE-TWO PUNCH: Sparks and Hill have established a dynamic duo over the last few weeks, combining for 165 points, 95 rebounds and 26 assists in the most recent five games.

Hill led the Cardinals in scoring in three of those games while Sparks has been the leading rebounder in all five contests for Ball State.

DOMINANT DEFENSE: Ball State limited Evansville to 43 points and 29.1 percent shooting from the field on Dec. 21. Those were the lowest tallies the Cardinals had allowed an NCAA Division I opponent to get since March 11, 2019 against Eastern Michigan.

The Cardinals limited the Purple Aces to their fewest points in the 58-game series history since 1935, and the 37-point margin of victory was the second-highest for Ball State ever vs Evansville.

MILESTONE WATCH: After Sparks (currently 1,058 points) reached the milestone on New Year’s Eve, Hernandez (957) and Pearson Jr. (906) are each closing in on scoring 1,000 points in his Division I career.

Sparks (651 rebounds) is currently No. 14 in Ball State program history for a career.

GETTING TO THE LINE: The Cardinals pace the Mid-American Conference in both free throw attempts per game (27.3) and free throws made per game (18.8) through the season’s first 16 games.

Ball State ranks No. 6 and No. 12 in those categories in NCAA Division I, respectively. The total tallies (429 attempts and 301 makes) outpace the next-closest MAC team (Toledo) by 82 attempts and 53 makes.

GORO-THREE-TO: Junior guard Juanse Gorosito was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week after hitting seven 3-pointers for 21 and adding four assists and three steals on Dec. 14 at Bellarmine.

Gorosito is fourth in the conference in 3-pointers made (45) and second in shooting percentage (44.1) from distance, which ranks No. 23 in NCAA Division I.

HOME STATE HEROES: Brittain-Watts (2019), Zane Doughty, Joey Hart and Mason Jones (2023) were each named Indiana High School All-Stars, while three more Cardinals also had ties to the state before arriving in Muncie.

Ball State has the second-most players from Indiana high schools among Indiana-based Division I teams behind Purdue.

WORLD FLYERS: The 2024-25 Ball State roster consists of student-athletes from three different countries in addition to the United States of America.

Gorosito (Argentina), Ben Hendriks (Canada) and Zagorsak (Croatia) are international Cardinals this season. Interestingly, Juanse, Ben and Jurica were born on different continents, so Ball State has student-athletes from North America, South America and Europe on the team.

TRANSFERS FROM ALL OVER: Each of Ball State’s seven student-athletes who have transferred into the program have come from different college basketball conferences.

EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SHORT-HANDED ACES FALL TO MISSOURI STATE

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With only two available forwards the University of Evansville women’s basketball team could not keep up with the Missouri State Lady Bears in an 84-57 loss.

The Purple Aces freshman led the way in their return to Meeks Family Fieldhouse on Friday night. But with only seven active players UE was not able to contain Missouri State’s offense from putting together several major runs. Freshman point guard Avery Kelley (Evansville, Ind. / Memorial HS) was Evansville’s offensive leader with a career-high 18 points followed closely by freshman guard Logan Leubbers Palmer (Union, Ky. / Randall K. Cooper HS) with her own career-high of 15 points.

“Having only seven players available I’m really proud of how hard our kids fought,” said Head Coach Robyn Scherr after the game. “It was a pretty small lineup for us with not a lot of post players available. I thought we had some really good moments. That being said, we’re out here to win. I’m disappointed because I thought we were in decent shape a quarter and a half in. And then we just didn’t close the second quarter well. We’ve got to figure out a way to start doing that better. Against good teams, you have to limit those runs and we need to figure out how to do that.”

The Aces won the tip to begin a defensive-focused first quarter. The Lady Bears put together a quick seven-point run to take the early lead and soon had a double-digit lead two and a half minutes later. But UE shut down Missouri State’s offense until the final minute of the quarter to get back within two points. The Lady Bears added three more baskets in the final minute as Evansville trailed 20-13 after 10 minutes.

It was a shot-for-shot start to the second quarter. But Missouri State returned to a double-digit lead three minutes in thanks to a brief four-point run. The Aces took advantage of opportunities at the line to get back within single digits before quieting Missouri State’s offense for two-plus minutes. Five straight points for Kelley got UE within five points before the media timeout with four minutes on the clock. The Lady Bears responded by closing out the half on a 10-0 run to make it a 42-27 game.

Evansville’s offense struggled to score at the beginning of the second half as Missouri State took a 24-point lead. Luebbers Palmer ended the Aces over eight-minute scoring drought with a three-point play. Neither team scored for the next two minutes but then each scored twice in under a minute. The Lady Bears stretched their lead to 29 points twice in the third. But UE responded with two trips to the line and three layups to bring the deficit down to 23.

Missouri State had the first two baskets of the final quarter. But Evansville’s defense became engaged as they held the Lady Bears scoreless for two and a half minutes. The Aces were able to get back within 21 points with three minutes left. But six straight points put the game firmly out of reach for UE as they fell to Missouri State 84-57.

Three freshmen ended the night in double figures for Evansville as Kelley (18), Luebbers Palmer (15), and Runner (11) led the team. Four players had five rebounds each to lead on the defensive side of the ball while Kelley was the only player with multiple assists (2) and steals (2).

The Aces are back in action Sunday afternoon against the Southern Illinois Salukis for the MVC Featured Game of the Week. Tip-off from Meeks Family Fieldhouse is set for 1 p.m. on January 19th.

VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS IN RETURN TO ARC FRIDAY

The Valpo women’s basketball team took to the court of the ARC for the first time in three weekends Friday evening, falling to visiting Illinois State by a 79-65 final. Layla Gold (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral) paced three Beacons in double figures in the scoring column with 13 points, while Fiona Connolly (South Burlington, Vt./Brewster Academy [La Salle]) scored a collegiate-best 10 points.

How It Happened

Valpo led briefly early in the first quarter and only trailed by two points at 11-9 with 2:39 to play in the opening period before the Redbirds ended the quarter on an 8-2 spurt to lead 19-11 10 minutes in.

Illinois State scored the first basket of the second quarter to extend its lead to double digits, but Valpo responded with nine in a row over the next two minutes to close to within 21-20. Gold had five points during the run, while Connolly had drives for layups on consecutive possessions.

The Beacons actually had two trips with a chance to take the lead, but were unable to take advantage, and Illinois State scored the next six to pull back out to a seven-point edge.

Valpo got back to within three late in the second quarter on another triple by Gold, but it was the Redbirds scoring the final four points of the period to take a 35-28 lead into halftime.

Maci Rhoades (Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek [Radford]) connected on a pair of free throws on Valpo’s first possession of the second half to make it a five-point game. Over the next three minutes, however, the Redbirds reeled off 10 straight to push their advantage up to 15 points.

Nevaeh Jackson (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) scored five points in just 20 seconds late in the third quarter to bring the Beacons back to within nine.

Illinois State carried a 52-40 lead into the fourth quarter, and the Beacons were unable to get the deficit back to single digits in the final 10 minutes.

Inside the Game

Gold scored a team-high 13 points, including three 3-pointers, to reach double figures in the scoring column for the seventh time this year.

Connolly came off the bench to deliver a career-best 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting, surpassing her season best of seven from earlier this month at Drake and her previous collegiate high of eight from last season at Rider. The junior also tallied three assists and matched her career high with three steals.

Jackson hit double figures in scoring for the 12th time this year as she finished with 10 points as well.

Lexi Castator (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) hit all three of her field goal attempts and matched her season bests with nine points and four assists.

Katie Beyer (McHenry, Ill./McHenry) delivered a team-best five rebounds off the bench.

Valpo hit just 5-of-25 from 3-point range Friday, as its three worst shooting marks of the year from deep have come in the last three games. Meanwhile, the Redbirds hit 50% from the field and were 7-of-17 from the 3-point line.

Illinois State also enjoyed 15 more free throw attempts than Valpo, going 22-of-29 at the stripe to the Beacons’ 10-of-14.

Valpo ended the night a +8 in the turnover margin, committing just 12 miscues for the second straight game while forcing 20 Redbird turnovers, 10 of which were Beacon steals — the ninth time this year they have racked up at least 10 thefts. Despite the +8 advantage in turnovers, Valpo held just a slim 17-16 edge in points off turnovers.

The Beacons owned a double-digit advantage in the paint, outscoring the Redbirds 40-28 in that category.

UINDY WRESTLING

HOUNDS PICK UP DECISIVE WIN IN DUAL AGAINST FINDLAY

INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 19 ranked UIndy wrestling team picked up their first win of the season, 29-13 in against Findlay, in the team’s second home dual of the 2024-25 season.

The Greyhounds dominated in all six of their wins, with three major decisions, a tech fall and a pin victory.

Brayden Lowery (141), Gavin Garcia (149), Trey Sizemore (174), Aidan Petersen (184), Derek Blubaugh (197) and Cale Gray (285) all picked up wins tonight for UIndy.

INS & OUTS

The Oilers started out the dual quickly picking up two wins in the first two duals of the meet, and taking a 6-0 lead.

Both Nathan Smith (125) and Jadon Gyan lost closely fought 8-3 decisions against Wyatt Nemitz (125) and Ashton Anderson (133).

But the dual started to turn in favor of the Hounds after Brayden Lowery in 141 picked up six team points with a forfeit win, and Gavin Garcia earned a dominating 14-4 major decision win against Cade Cass in the 149 weight class.

Garcia jumped out to an early 6-2 lead after two periods with two takedowns of Cass, but the third period is where Garcia made his mark by picking up two consecutive takedowns late in the third period to preserve his lead and earn four team points, and give UIndy the 10-6 lead in team points over Findlay.

Nathan Conley (157) fell in the next dual, after a closely fought 5-3 decision in which Conley’s comeback effort came up just short after a commanding third period which almost earned him a late takedown, but time was called shortly after.

Shane Bates was beaten by last year’s G-MAC 3rd place finisher Andrew Knick in an 11-1 major decision in the 165 weight class, and gave the Oilers a 13-10 lead. 

But the Hounds ended the dual reeling off four straight victories.

The first of four victories came from Sizemore in his return to the mat, after recovering from an injury for the beginning part of the season.

His first match back didn’t come without some drama, after he was taken down in the second period, and forced the referee to take a medical timeout to tend to Sizemore.

But that timeout is exactly what he needed, he reset and went on a tear the remaining two periods picking up a takedown followed by a quick two-point near fall and clinching the 11-3 major decision victory over Logan Sanom.

Petersen then earned one of his most dominating victories on the season with an 11-2 major decision over Vaughn Petty in 184. Petersen started out strong in the first period with a takedown and four-point near fall via a cradle move to make it 7-0 early.

He then maintained control the rest of the way, earning four points for the Hounds and giving them the 18-13 team point lead. 

Blubaugh then made quick work of Luke Sparkman in 197 with two quick takedowns in the first period that then led to a pin via a bow-and-arrow move to clinch his victory in just over a minute, and extending the Hounds lead to 24-13.

The nightcap was Gray in the heavyweight division (285), where he took care of business with a convincing 15-0 tech fall victory that included three takedowns, a two-point and a three-point near fall, ending the match in the second period.

With the strong finish to the dual, the Hounds picked up their first dual win of the season 29-13 over Findlay, ending its four match losing streak.

#19 UINDY 29, FINDLAY 13

125: Wyatt Nemitz over Nathan Smith (Dec 8-3)

133: Ashton Anderson over Jadon Gyan (Dec 8-3)

141: Brayden Lowery over Unknown (Forf)

149: Gavin Garcia over Cade Cass (MD 14-4)

157: Gary Nilson over Nathan Conley (Dec 5-3)

165: Andrew Knick over Shane Bates (MD 11-1)

174: Tery Sizemore over Logan Sanom (MD 11-3)

184: Aidan Petersen over Vaughn Petty (MD 11-2)

197: Derek Blubaugh over Luke Sparkman (Fall 1:20)

285: Cale Gray over Zain Bell (TF 15-0 5:19)

UP NEXT

The Hounds will look to make it two wins in a row when they take on No. 20-ranked Maryville at home on Saturday Jan. 18 in the Hounds second GLVC dual of the season.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

5 – 21 – 18 – 44 – 21 – 16 – 66 – 88 – 00 – 35 – 30 – 7

January 18, 1896 – First college basketball game with 5 players on each side is conducted by the University of Iowa; invites student athletes from University of Chicago for an experimental game; Chicago beats Iowa 15-12

January 18, 1938 – Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

January 18, 1947 – Hank Greenberg was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Detroit Tigers. The righthanded batting first baseman, garnered $35,000 in cash for the Tigers. Greenberg wore Number 5 for both clubs. In his one season for the Buccos he hit 25 Homeruns and had 74 RBIs with the lowest batting average of his career at .249.

January 18, 1951 -Kyle Rote Number 44 of the SMU Mustangs was the first overall pick by New York Giants in the 1951 NFL Draft.

January 18, 1951 – NFL takes control of failing Baltimore Colts

January 18, 1955 – Bill Sharman, Number 21 is voted as the MVP of the NBA All-Star game as the Celtics Guard helped the East claim a 100-91 victory over their West counterparts.

January 18, 1958 – The NHL’s first African-American skater, Willie ORee makes his debut with the Boston Bruins as then blanked the host Montreal Canadiens 3-0. O’Ree wore the Number 18 sweater in the game.

January 18, 1967 – 20th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC: Montreal Canadiens beat All-Stars, 3-0. Montreal Canadiens, Center, Number 16, Henri Richard.

January 18, 1970 – 20th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: West beats East, 16-13; MVPs were on offense Chicago Bears, HB, Number 40, Gale Sayers Dallas Cowboys, DE, Number 66, George Andrie for the defensive side.

January 18, 1972 – 22nd NBA All Star Game, The Forum, Inglewood, Ca: West beats East, 112-110: MVP: LA Lakers, G, Number 44, Jerry West, hits a last-second, 20-foot game-winning jumper

January 18, 1976 – Super Bowl X, Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, FL: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 21-17; MVP was Pittsburgh, Wide Receiver, Number 88, Lynn Swann.

January 18, 1992 – 43rd NHL All-Star Game, Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: Campbell beats Wales, 10-6. St. Louis, RW, Number 16, Brett Hull was selected as the game’s MVP.

January 18, 1998 – Boston Celtics retire Robert Parrish’s Number 00

January 18, 2001 – New York Rangers G, Number 35, Mike Richter picks up his 267th career NHL win to become the winningest goaltender in team history; passes Ed Giacomin; Rangers beat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1 in overtime

January 18, 2017 – Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell (Number 5), Tim Raines (Number 30), and Ivan Rodriguez (Number 7)

January 18, 2022 – Boston Bruins retire Willie O’Ree’s Number 22 jersey, on the 64th anniversary of his becoming the NHL’s first Black player

FOOTBALL HISTORY

January 18, 1951  – Rules revisions came out of the annual NFL meetings. A rule was instituted that guards, tackles and centers ineligible for forward pass according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This rule change led to make the game what it is today as there can only be 6 eligible receivers on any given play, the widest player on each end of the line and the four in the backfield. The NFL took control of the original failing Baltimore Colts franchise. Colts owner Abraham Watner returned the Baltimore franchise and its player contracts back to the NFL for $50,000. These former Baltimore Colts players were made available in the upcoming 1951 NFL Draft at the same time as college players were picked. The Colts were originally members of the AAFC and when that league disbanded they and the Browns and 49ers were absorbed into the NFL. In 1953 the name of the Baltimore Colts was resurrected when the NFL granted permission for a struggling Dallas Texans franchise to be taken over by the League. NFL Commissioner Bert Bell challenged the city of Baltimore to sell 15,000 season tickets within six weeks and when they succeeded the franchise was sold to Carroll Rosenbloom who then opened up shop as the Baltimore Colts. Robert Irsay acquired the Los Angeles Rams franchise in 1972 and then subsequently engineered a big trade of teams with Carroll Rosenbloom that year. Twelve years later on March 28, 1984, Irsay moved the Colts to Indianapolis.

January 18, 1951  – Speaking of that 1951 NFL Draft it took place right after the meeting above was completed. Kyle Rote from SMU was the first pick by the New York Giants. Future Hall of Famers that came out of this Draft were quarterback Y.A. Tittle as the 3rd overall pick by the 49ers, Dan Stanfel by the Lions at 19 and the Bears taking Bill George with the 23rd pick. The Pro-Football-Reference.com website also tells us that other future Pro Football Hall of Famers Mike McCormack was taken by the New York Yanks, Art Donovan by the Browns, Detroit’s pick of Jack Christiansen and a guy by the name of Don Shula was picked by the Browns. 

January 18, 1963  – Al Davis became the head coach and general manager of the Oakland Raiders. Davis had an extremely interesting ride in his pro football career. Al turned the Raiders in 1963 into winners sporting a 10-4 record in the AFL after only managing a dismal 9-33 record as a franchise in the three seasons of existence prior to Davis being hired on as coach. Soon after in 1966, according to a bleacherreport.com article, Al Davis was selected to act as the AFL Commissioner and served in that capacity until the league merged with the NFL. It was after this point that Davis returned to Oakland where he served as a co-owner of the franchise eventually becoming the majority owner and main decision maker. 

January 18, 1970 – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – The 20th NFL Pro Bowl took place as the Western teams outlasted those of the East, 16-13. Chicago Bears legendary halfback Gale Sayers and George Andrie, the defensive end of the Dallas Cowboys, were selected as the game’s Most Valuable Players per the Onthisday.com website.

January 18, 1976 – Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida – The NFL World Championship was settled in Super Bowl X. The Dallas Cowboys winners of the NFC were matched up against the AFC champs the Pittsburgh Steelers. These two teams were filled with future Pro Football Hall of Famers. In fact there were 12 in all. The Cowboys fielded Roger Staubach, Rayfield Wright, Mel Renfro and Cliff Harris while the Steelers countered with Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Jack Lambert, Mel Blount, Joe Greene, Jack Ham, John Stalworth, and Lynn Swann. The Head coaches Chuck Noll and Tom Landry also ended up getting their busts in Canton according to the Pro-Football-Reference.com. The Cowboys had a three point lead at the half but the majority of the scoring took place in the final stanza. It was the Steelers who put up two touchdowns in the fourth field by some iconic acrobatic catches by Lynn Swann to overcome the Cowboys late charge. The final score was the Pittsburgh Steelers 21 to the 17 points of the Dallas Cowboys. Lynn Swann was an obvious voice as the game’s MVP.

January 18, 1983 International Olympic Committee restored Jim Thorpe’s Olympic medals for winning both the Pentathlon and Decathlon 70 years after they were taken from him per the NDNsports.com website article. At the 1912 Olympic Games Thorpe became the first Native American to win Olympic gold years before his ethnic group was accepted as American citizens. After his performance at the Games Sweden’s King Gustav V called Jim THorpe “The World’s Greatest Athlete.” The victory and the world acclaim was soured though, about six months later when it was uncovered that in 1909 and 1910 Thorpe had allegedly had his room and board paid for by a semi-pro baseball team he had played for. The IOC almost immediately stripped Thorpe of the medals and took his name out of the record books while refusing to hear Thorpe’s side of the story of allegedly receiving what would amount to be $25 of his expenses being paid for. After decades of petitioning and the release of 1912 IOC documents, the Olympic governing board returned Thorpe’s medals but erroneously listed him as a co-champion of the events. Sorry there should not be any asterisks next to this great athlete’s name!

January 18, 2000- Robert Wood Johnson IV, the heir to the Johnson and Johnson Company, was approved by the NFL at the owner’s meeting to be able to purchase the New York Jets franchise.

OnthisDay.com Conference Championship Scoreboard

January 18, 2004 – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough – The AFC Championship game outcome had the New England Patriots over the Indianapolis Colts, 24-14.

January 18, 2004 NFC Championship was played at Philly’s Lincoln Financial Field where the Carolina Panthers overcame the home team Philadelphia Eagles, 14-3.

January 18, 2009 – Heinz Field, Pittsburgh – The AFC Championship game resulted in a Pittsburgh Steelers 23-14 victory over their AFC North rivals the Baltimore Ravens.

January 18, 2009 NFC Championship was played at  the University of Phoenix Stadium. In the game the Arizona Cardinals knocked off the Philadelphia Eagles, 32-25.

January 18, 2015 – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough – The AFC Championship finished up with the New England Patriots outmatching the Indianapolis Colts, 45-7.

January 18, 2015  – CenturyLink Field, Seattle – The NFC Championship resulted in the Seattle Seahawks taking out the Green Bay Packers, 28-22 in overtime!

Hall Of Fame Birthdays for January 18

January 18, 1897 – Houston, Texas – The great Cornell Halfback Eddie Kaw was born. The footballfoundation.com supports the story that in 1921 when the Penn Quakers hosted underdog Cornell  Eddie Kaw had what was probably his greatest day in football. The undersized Cornell halfback maneuvered his way through a quagmire of mud and slop on the field, scoring five of Cornell’s six touchdowns as the Big Red handed Penn its worst defeat since the series started between the two schools back in 1893. The final score was 41-0. In that contest. Kaw was named an All-American in 1921 and again in 1922. The National Football Foundation selected Eddie Kaw to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.

January 18, 1950 – Birmingham, Alabama – The birth of Pat Sullivan the fine Auburn University quarterback is celebrated. Sullivan was a signal calling standout from 1969 through the 1971 seasons with the Tigers. According to his bio on the National Football Foundation website as a sophomore, he broke the school’s records for total offense and passing yardage. The next year, he broke them again as a Junior and was named Most Valuable Player in the Southeastern Conference while earning All-American honors. His Senior season Pat was his best  as he was named a unanimous All-America and took home the Heisman Trophy!  Pat Sullivan was honored with the entrance of his football legacy in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Jan. 18

1938 — Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. His 90 shutouts is second on the all-time list to Walter Johnson and his 16 shutouts in 1916 is still the major league record.

1958 — Canadian born Willie O’Ree becomes the NHL’s first black player for the Boston Bruins.

1972 — The Lakers’ Jerry West, hits a last second, 20-foot jumper to lead the West team to a 112-110 NBA All-Star victory over the East, as he garners the MVP award.

1973 — Orlando Cepeda becomes the first player signed specifically to be a designated hitter. He signs with the Boston Red Sox one week after the designated hitter rule is approved.

1976 — Pittsburgh wins the Super Bowl for the second straight year. Terry Bradshaw’s 64-yard touchdown pass to Lynn Swann and Glen Edwards’ interception on the last play of the game gives the Steelers a 21-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys. Swann, with four receptions for 161 yards, is the game’s MVP.

1992 — Brett Hull scores two goals with the help of linemate Wayne Gretzky to lead the Campbell Conference to a 10-6 victory over the Wales Conference in the NHL All-Star game.

1996 — Baseball owners break with more than a century of tradition by unanimously approving interleague play in 1997.2003 — Michelle Kwan wins her sixth straight title, and seventh overall, at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Michael Weiss, despite splattering on his quad lutz, two-footing a quad toe and not doing a triple axel the entire competition, gets his third U.S. men’s title.

2004 — The New England Patriots earn their second trip to the Super Bowl in three seasons by defeating the Indianapolis Colts 24-14 in the AFC championship game. The Philadelphia Eagles fall one win short of the Super Bowl for the third straight year as the Carolina Panthers post a 14-3 win.

2005 — Earl Boykins breaks the NBA record for points in an overtime, scoring 15 of Denver’s 21 points in the extra period as the Nuggets beat the Seattle SuperSonics 116-110. The 5-foot-5 guard, the league’s smallest player, broke the record of 14 overtime points set by Butch Carter of Indiana against Boston on March 20, 1984.

2011 — Kim Clijsters starts her Australian Open run with a 6-0, 6-0 romp of three-time Grand Slam finalist and former No. 1-ranked player Dinara Safina. It’s the first time a woman who was once the top-ranked player in the world had ever lost by that score.

2014 — The NBA fines Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $100,000 for confronting referees and using inappropriate language toward them after the Mavericks blew a 17-point lead in the final 5 minutes of a 129-127 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 15.

2015 — Russell Wilson hits Jermaine Kearse for a 35-yard touchdown 3:19 into overtime to lift the Seattle Seahawks to an improbable 28-22 victory over Green Bay in the NFC championship game. Outplayed much of the game and plagued by five turnovers, the Seahawks trail 16-7 with 2:09 remaining.

2015 — Tom Brady throws for three touchdowns and LeGarrette Blount runs in three more to lead the New England Patriots into the Super Bowl with a 45-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

2016 — Duke, after dropping three of its last five games, fall out of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll after 312 straight weeks. The Blue Devils entered on Nov. 29, 1999. It’s the third longest streak in the history of the poll since the rankings began in 1976.

2017 – Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez.

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Jan. 19

1937 — Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the second year of voting.

1952 — The Professional Golfers Association approves the participation of blacks in golf tournaments.

1972 — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the youngest player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame at 36. Yogi Berra and Early Wynn are also elected.

1974 — UCLA’s 88-game winning streak is snapped when Notre Dame overcomes an 11-point deficit in the final 3:32 to win 71-70. With 29 seconds remaining, Dwight Clay’s jump shot from the right corner gives the Irish the lead.

1992 — John Cook is the first golfer in PGA history to chip in on two consecutive holes to win a playoff after he edges Gene Sauers in the Bob Hope Classic.

2000 — Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships as a player, returns to the NBA, joining the Washington Wizards as part owner and President of Basketball Operations.

2004 — Colorado’s Milan Hejduk scores on a penalty shot 59 seconds into overtime to give the Avalanche a 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay. It’s the third time an NHL game ended on a penalty shot in overtime.

2005 — LeBron James becomes the youngest player (20 years, 20 days) in NBA history to record a triple-double, with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in Cleveland’s 107-101 win over Portland.

2006 — Irina Slutskaya wins her seventh European figure skating title, breaking the record she shared with Katarina Witt and Sonja Henie.

2008 — Bode Miller wins the downhill at the traditional Hahnenkamm World Cup races to become the most successful American skier ever with 28 World Cup wins, overtaking Phil Mahre.

2012 — Serena Williams moves into the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova for her 500th career match win.

2013 — Lance Armstrong admits to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories.

2014 — Peyton Manning passes for 400 yards and two touchdowns to lead Denver to a 26-16 victory over New England and send the Broncos to their first trip to the Super Bowl in 15 years.

2014 — Russell Wilson throws a 35-yard touchdown pass on fourth down and Seattle’s top-ranked defense forces two late turnovers, lifting the Seahawks into their second Super Bowl with a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

2015 — Lindsey Vonn wins a super-G for her record 63rd World Cup victory. The American breaks Annemarie Moser-Proell’s 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup wins with a flawless run down the Olympia delle Tofane course at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, finishing by a huge 0.85 ahead of Anna Fenninger of Austria.

2017 — Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is beaten 7-6 (8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 by wild-card entry Denis Istomin in a second-round match. No. 2-ranked Djokovic had won five of the six previous titles at Melbourne Park and six overall, and had never dropped a set in six previous meetings against Istomin.

2020 – AFC Championship, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City Chiefs beat Tennessee Titans, 35-24.

2020 – NFC Championship, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California: San Francisco 49ers beat Green Bay Packers, 37-20.

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Jan. 20

1891 — The International YMCA in Springfield, Mass. is the site of the first official basketball game. Peach baskets were used, but it wasn’t until 1905 that someone removed the baskets’ bottoms.

1937 — Nels Stewart of the New York Americans becomes the NHL’s all-time scorer with his 270th goal in a 4-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

1952 — George Mikan scores 61 points, a career-high, to lead the Minneapolis Lakers to a 91-81 double-overtime victory over the Rochester Royals.

1966 — Ted Williams, longtime star of the Boston Red Sox, is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Williams was a two time triple crown winner, a two time MVP and the last player to hit over .400 — despite losing five prime years to service in the Marine Corps.

1968 — Elvin Hayes scores 39 points to lead Houston to a 71-69 victory and end UCLA’s 47-game winning streak. A regular-season record 52,693 fans attend the game at the Houston Astrodome.

1970 — Cincinnati’s Tom Van Arsdale and Phoenix’s Dick Van Arsdale are the first brothers to play in the same NBA All-Star game. Dick scores eight points for the West team, while Tom scores five for the East, which wins the game 142-135 at Philadelphia.

1980 — President Carter announces the U.S. Olympic team will not participate in the Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the previous month.

1980 — Terry Bradshaw passes for 309 yards and sets two passing records to help the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Los Angeles Rams 31-19 and become the first team to win four Super Bowls.

1985 — Joe Montana passes for a Super Bowl record 331 yards and three touchdowns to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 38-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Roger Craig scores a record three touchdowns.

1996 — Rudy Galindo, in the biggest upset in decades, wins the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, earning two perfect marks along the way.

2001 — Alan Webb of South Lakes High School in Reston, Va., becomes the first American prep runner to break four minutes for the indoor mile, with a time of 3:59.86 at the New Balance Games in New York.

2002 — Steve Yzerman becomes the ninth player in NHL history to notch 1,000 assists, which he earns on Mathieu Dandenault’s game-winning goal when Detroit beats Ottawa 3-2 in overtime.

2007 — Utah coach Jerry Sloan passes Larry Brown for 4th on the NBA’s all-time win list (1,010) after the Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls, 95-85 at the United Center.

2008 — Despite a shaky Tom Brady, New England Patriots are too much for the banged-up San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game, pulling out a 21-12 victory that sends them back to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven seasons.

2008 — Lawrence Tynes, who missed a 36-yard field goal at the end of regulation following a bad snap, nails a 47-yarder in overtime to give the New York Giants a 23-20 win over Green Bay in the NFC championship at Lambeau Field. The Giants win their 10th straight on the road in the third-coldest championship game ever.

2013 — San Francisco’s Frank Gore runs for a pair of second-half touchdowns and the 49ers rebounds from a 17-0 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-24 in the NFC championship game.

2013 — Joe Flacco outduels Tom Brady, throwing three touchdown passes in the second half and leading the Baltimore Ravens to their first Super Bowl in 12 years with a 28-13 victory over the New England Patriots for the AFC championship.

2016 — Kathryn Smith is promoted by the Buffalo Bills to take over as special teams quality control coach, making her the first full-time female coach in the NFL.

2017 — Henrik Sedin had a goal for his 1,000th career point before Luca Sbisa scored the winner early in the third period to help Vancouver beat Florida 2-1. Sedin converted a pass from twin brother Daniel on a 2-on-1 rush for his 11th goal of the season. Henrik Sedin became the 85th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points, and the 38th to accomplish the feat with one franchise.

Jan. 21

1921 — Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner.

1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1953 — Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The baseball writers pass over Joe DiMaggio in his first year of eligibility.

1954 — For the first time in NBA All-Star history, an overtime period is needed. Boston’s Bob Cousy scores 10 points in the overtime to give the East a 98-93 victory and Cousy the MVP honors.

1958 — Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes the first member of the losing team to win the NBA All-Star MVP award, scoring 28 points and grabbing 26 rebounds, even though the East beats the West 130-118.

1969 — Roy Campanella and Stan Musial are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1979 — Terry Bradshaw throws four touchdown passes to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to their third Super Bowl win, a 35-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Bradshaw, the game’s MVP, completes 17 of 30 passes for 318 yards.

1990 — John McEnroe becomes the first player thrown out of the Australian Open. McEnroe’s tantrum comes while leading Mike Pernfors 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 2-4.

1996 — Karrie Webb becomes the second quickest winner in LPGA Tour history winning the HealthSouth Inaugural at Walt Disney World. Webb, in her second LPGA start, beat Jane Geddes and Martha Nause on the fourth hole of a playoff. Webb finished second in her first LPGA start a week earlier in the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions.

2005 — Four-time Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjoerndalen wins his 49th career World Cup biathlon, breaking the record for career victories. Bjoerndalen edges fellow Norwegian Frode Andresen in the 10-kilometer sprint event to pass former cross country great Bjorn Daehlie at 48 career wins.

2007 — Lovie Smith becomes the first black head coach to make it to the Super Bowl when his Chicago Bears win the NFC championship. Tony Dungy joins him when his Indianapolis Colts take the AFC title.

2009 — New Jersey Institute of Technology ends its 51-game losing streak, getting 26 points from Jheryl Wilson in a 61-51 victory over Bryant. NJIT had not won since it defeated Longwood on Feb. 19, 2007.

2010 — Los Angeles guard Kobe Bryant becomes the 15th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points and the youngest to hit the milestone. Bryant finishes with 31 points in the Lakers’ 93-87 loss at Cleveland.

2012 — Notre Dame upsets No. 1 Syracuse 67-58 and hands the Orange their first loss after 20 straight victories. It’s the eighth time Notre Dame has beaten a No. 1 team — that ties for fourth-most all-time.

2017 — Adam Hadwin shoots a 13-under 59 in the CareerBuilder Challenge for the ninth sub-60 round in PGA Tour history and the second in 10 days. The 29-year-old Canadian reaches 13 under with a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th and makes a 3-footer from just off the green for par on the 18th at La Quinta Country Club.

2019 – Golden State guard Klay Thompson sets an NBA record by making his first 10 attempts from 3-point range as the Warriors beat the LA Lakers, 130-111; Thompson scores 44 points.

2024 — Tara VanDerveer, Stanford, becomes winningest college basketball coach with 1,203rd victory.

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Jan. 22

1920 — The New York Yankees announce they will be the first team to wear uniform numbers, according to the player’s position in batting order.

1960 — Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15-round split decision to capture the world middleweight boxing title.

1962 — Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are elected into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Robinson, the first black to play in the majors, is also the first to enter the Hall.

1968 — The NBA awards expansion franchises to Milwaukee and Phoenix.

1973 — George Foreman knocks out Joe Frazier in the second round in Kingston, Jamaica, to win the world heavyweight title.

1983 — Houston becomes the first NBA team not to score a point in overtime. The Portland Trail Blazers outscore the Rockets 17-0 for a 113-96 victory.

1988 — Mike Tyson knocks out Larry Holmes in the fourth round at Atlantic City to retain his world heavyweight title.

1998 — New York’s Pat LaFontaine reaches 1,000 career points, scoring his 19th goal in the Rangers’ 4-3 loss to Philadelphia.

2003 — Andy Roddick wins one of the longest matches of the Open era, beating Younes El Aynaoui in a fifth set that ended 21-19 to reach the Australian Open semifinals. The American won 4-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4, 21-19 in a match lasting 4 hours, 59 minutes — the longest men’s singles match at the Australian Open since tiebreaker sets were introduced into Grand Slam events in 1971.

2005 — Jockey Russell Baze passes Bill Shoemaker to take second place on the career win list. Russell gets his 8,834th victory aboard Hollow Memoires in the seventh race at Golden Gate Fields.

2006 — The Pittsburgh Steelers are the first team since the 1985 Patriots to win three postseason road games thanks to a 34-17 dismantling of the Denver Broncos in the AFC title game.

2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

2012 — The New England Patriots beat the Ravens 23-20 in the AFC championship game after Baltimore’s Billy Cundiff misses a 32-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds remaining that would have tied the score.

2012 — New York’s Lawrence Tynes kicks a 31-yard field goal in sudden-death overtime and the Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in the NFC championship game.

2016 — David Blatt, the second-year coach who guided Cleveland to the NBA Finals in 2015, is fired despite the Cavaliers holding a 30-11 record. Blatt is the first coach since conferences began in 1970-71 to be fired when his team had the best record in its conference.

2018 – New Orleans Pelicans’ DeMarcus Cousins has 44 points, 24 rebounds & 10 assists in 132-128 double-OT win over Chicago Bulls; 1st player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1972) with 40+ points, 20+ rebounds & 10+ assists.

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Jan. 23

1944 — The Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers 15-0 to set an NHL record for consecutive goals.

1959 — In the NBA All-Star game in Detroit, St. Louis’ Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis become the first co-winners of the MVP award, leading the West to a 124-108 victory.

1979 — Willie Mays is named on 409 of 432 ballots and elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

1980 — George Gervin of San Antonio scores 55 points in a 144-130 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

1987 — Hana Mandlikova upsets Martina Navratilova 7-5, 7-6 to win the Australian Open.

1988 — Steffi Graf wins the Australian Open with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Chris Evert.

1993 — Mike Gartner of the New York Rangers sets an NHL record when he reaches 30 goals for the 14th consecutive season. Gartner, with three goals in the Rangers’ 8-3 victory over Los Angeles, surpasses Phil Esposito, Bobby Hull and Wayne Gretzky.

2001 — Sam Cassell scores 22 points and the Bucks hit a franchise record 14 3-pointers to beat the Knicks 105-91 and snap New York’s NBA-record 33-game streak of holding opponents to under 100 points.

2005 — Jennifer Rodriguez becomes the first American woman in nine years to win the World Sprint Speedskating Championship.

2008 — Baylor, which waited 39 years to get back into the Top 25, plays five overtimes in its first win as a ranked team. Curtis Jerrells scores a career-high 36 points, including 11 in the fifth overtime to lead No. 25 Baylor to a 116-110 win over No. 18 Texas A&M.

2010 — Lindsey Vonn makes it five wins in five downhills this season. Her 30th World Cup victory ties her with Croatia’s Janica Kostelic for eighth place on the career list and nearly halfway to Austrian leader Annemarie Moser-Proell’s 62 wins.

2011 — Francesca Schiavone wins the longest women’s match in Grand Slam history — a 6-4, 1-6, 16-14 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova that takes 4 hours, 44 minutes at the Australian Open. Schiavone saves six match points, then converts on her third match point in the longest women’s match at a major in terms of time in the Open era.

2011 — Aaron Rodgers runs for a touchdown and makes a saving tackle, B.J. Raji returns an interception for a score and Sam Shields has two interceptions to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 21-14 win over the Chicago Bears in the NFC championship game. The Packers, with road wins in Philadelphia, Atlanta and Chicago, become the first NFC No. 6 seed to advance to the Super Bowl.

2011 — The Pittsburgh Steelers advance to their third Super Bowl in six years with a 24-19 victory over the New York Jets.

2012 — Skylar Diggins matches a season high with 27 points and No. 2 Notre Dame routs No. 7 Tennessee 72-44, holding the Lady Vols to their lowest scoring output in modern school history.

2015 — Klay Thompson sets an NBA record for the most points in a quarter, a 37-point third period that powers the Golden State Warriors to a 126-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Thompson makes all 13 shots and finishes with a career-high 52 points.

2022 – Buffalo wide receiver Gabriel Davis scores an NFL playoff record 4 TDs in the Bills’ epic 42-36 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in their divisional-round playoff at Arrowhead Stadium.

TV SPORTS SATURDAY

NFL PLAYOFFS	TIME ET	TV
AFC Divisional Round: Houston at Kansas City	4:00pm	ABC
NFC Divisional Round: Washington at Detroit	8:00pm	FOX
NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Phoenix Suns vs Detroit Pistons	5:00 pm	FanDuel Sports DET AFSN
Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports SE NBCS-BOS
Philadelphia 76ers vs Indiana Pacers	7:00pm	NBCS-PHI FanDuel Sports IND
Washington Wizards vs Golden State Warriors	8:30pm	MNMT2 NBCS-BAY
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Minnesota Timberwolves	9:00pm	FanDuel Sports OH FanDuel Sports North
Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers	10:00pm	Rip City SCHN
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Philadelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils	12:30 pm	ESPN+ NBCS-PHI MSGSN
Boston Bruins vs Ottawa Senators	3:00pm	ESPN+ NESN Sportsnet
Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche	4:00pm	ESPN+ Victory+ ALT
Anaheim Ducks vs Florida Panthers	6:00pm	ESPN+ Victory+
Detroit Red Wings vs Tampa Bay Lightning	7:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports Sun FanDuel Sports DET
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens	7:00pm	ESPN+ Sportsnet
Calgary Flames vs Winnipeg Jets	7:00pm	ESPN+ Sportsnet
Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Rangers	7:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports OH MSG
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals	7:00pm	ESPN+ ATTSN-PIT MNMT
San Jose Sharks vs New York Islanders	7:30pm	ESPN+ NBCS-CA MSGSN
Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks	8:00pm	ESPN+ Scripps CHSN
Minnesota Wild vs Nashville Predators	8:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports North FanDuel Sports South
St. Louis Blues vs Utah Hockey Club	9:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports MW Utah16
Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken	10:00pm	ESPN+ KCAL KONG
Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks	10:00pm	ESPN+ Sportsnet
MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Creighton at UConn	12:00pm	FOX
Alabama at Kentucky	12:00pm	ESPN
Virginia at Louisville	12:00pm	ESPN2
Georgia Tech at Florida State	12:00pm	ESPNU
Clemson at Pitt	12:00pm	CW
Houston at UCF	12:00pm	CBSSN
Boston University at Army West Point	12:00pm	ESPN+
George Washington at George Mason	12:30pm	USA
Colgate at Lafayette	1:00pm	ESPN+
Kansas State at Kansas	1:00pm	CBS
Auburn at Georgia	1:00pm	SECN
Mercyhurst at Wagner	1:00pm	NEC Front Row
VMI at The Citadel	1:00pm	ESPN+
Buffalo at Western Michigan	1:00pm	ESPN+
Oakland at Detroit Mercy	1:00pm	ESPN+
Maine at UMBC	1:00pm	ESPN+
Xavier at Marquette	2:00pm	FOX FS1
Arizona at Texas Tech	2:00pm	ABC or ESPN2
SMU at Miami (FL)	2:00pm	ESPN2/U
Arizona State at Cincinnati	2:00pm	CBSSN
Wake Forest at Virginia Tech	2:00pm	ACCN
St. Bonaventure at Duquesne	2:00pm	ATTSN-PIT
Stony Brook at Towson	2:00pm	MNMT
Wright State at Northern Kentucky	2:00pm	FanDuel Sports Ohio
Kansas City at North Dakota	2:00pm	MidCo Sports
Le Moyne at Chicago State	2:00pm	NEC Front Row
Central Michigan at Northern Illinois	2:00pm	ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green	2:00pm	ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State	2:00pm	ESPN+
Cornell at Penn	2:00pm	ESPN+
Harvard at Brown	2:00pm	ESPN+
Princeton at Dartmouth	2:00pm	ESPN+
Yale at Columbia	2:00pm	ESPN+
Niagara at Manhattan	2:00pm	ESPN+
Canisius at Fairfield	2:00pm	ESPN+
Saint Peter’s at Sacred Heart	2:00pm	ESPN+
American at Holy Cross	2:00pm	ESPN+
Loyola Maryland at Lehigh	2:00pm	ESPN+
Davidson at Rhode Island	2:00pm	ESPN+
North Alabama at North Florida	2:00pm	ESPN+
Queens at FGCU	2:00pm	ESPN+
UAlbany at Binghamton	2:00pm	ESPN+
Winthrop at UNC Asheville	2:00pm	ESPN+
Radford at Charleston Southern	2:00pm	ESPN+
UTEP at FIU	2:00pm	ESPN+
Virginia U. of Lynchburg at Delaware State	2:00pm	ESPN+
Elon at Delaware	2:00pm	FloSports
Monmouth at Campbell	2:00pm	FloSports
Stanford at North Carolina	2:15pm	CW
Saint Louis at Richmond	2:30pm	USA
Purdue at Oregon	3:00pm	NBC or Peacock
Wisconsin at USC	3:00pm	BTN
Colorado at Oklahoma State	3:00pm	ESPN+
Tulsa at South Florida	3:00pm	ESPN+
Central Arkansas at Jacksonville	3:00pm	ESPN+
New Hampshire at NJIT	3:00pm	ESPN+
Siena at Merrimack	3:00pm	ESPN+
UNCG at Western Carolina	3:00pm	ESPN+
Louisiana at ULM	3:00pm	ESPN+
North Dakota State at South Dakota	3:00pm	Summit
New Orleans at East Texas A&M	3:15pm	ESPN+
Tennessee at Vanderbilt	3:30pm	SECN
Lindenwood at Morehead State	3:30pm	ESPN+
Miami (OH) at Kent State	3:30pm	ESPN+
Georgia State at Arkansas State	3:30pm	ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion	3:30pm	ESPN+
Marshall at Coastal Carolina	3:30pm	ESPN+
South Carolina at Oklahoma	4:00pm	ESPN Networks
Notre Dame at Syracuse	4:00pm	ACCN
Loyola Chicago at Dayton	4:00pm	CBSSN
UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara	4:00pm	Spectrum
Central Connecticut at Fairleigh Dickinson	4:00pm	YES
Colorado State at Wyoming	4:00pm	MWN
Quinnipiac at Mount St. Mary’s	4:00pm	ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls	4:00pm	ESPN+
Little Rock at Tennessee Tech	4:00pm	ESPN+
Navy at Bucknell	4:00pm	ESPN+
USC Upstate at Gardner-Webb	4:00pm	ESPN+
West Georgia at Stetson	4:00pm	ESPN+
UMass Lowell at Bryant	4:00pm	ESPN+
North Texas at UTSA	4:00pm	ESPN+
Troy at South Alabama	4:00pm	ESPN+
App State at James Madison	4:00pm	ESPN+
Utah Tech at Utah Valley	4:00pm	ESPN+
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State	4:30pm	ESPN+
SIUE at UT Martin	4:30pm	ESPN+
Western Illinois at Southern Indiana	4:30pm	ESPN+
UTRGV at Houston Christian	4:30pm	ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State	4:30pm	ESPN+
Chattanooga at Furman	5:00pm	ESPN+
Northeastern at Charleston	5:00pm	ESPN+
Alabama State at Alabama A&M	5:00pm	ESPN+
Southern Miss at Texas State	5:00pm	ESPN+
Portland at Washington State	5:00pm	ESPN+
Lamar at McNeese	5:00pm	ESPN+
Iowa State at West Virginia	5:00pm	ESPN+
Sam Houston at Jacksonville State	5:00pm	ESPN+
Louisiana Tech at Kennesaw State	5:00pm	ESPN+
Oral Roberts at South Dakota State	5:15pm	MidCo Sports 2
Jackson State at Prairie View A&M	5:30pm	YouTube
Mississippi Valley State at Bethune-Cookman	5:30pm	YouTube
Ole Miss at Mississippi State	6:00pm	ESPN Networks
Arkansas at Missouri	6:00pm	SECN
California at NC State	6:00pm	ACCN
ETSU at Samford	6:00pm	CBSSN
San Jose State at Nevada	6:00pm	KNSN
Alcorn State at Texas Southern	6:00pm	ESPN+
Mercer at Wofford	6:00pm	ESPN+
A&M-Corpus Christi at UIW	6:00pm	ESPN+
Saint Francis U at LIU	7:00pm	NEC Front Row
WKU at Middle Tennessee	7:00pm	ESPN+
Rider at Marist	7:00pm	ESPN+
East Carolina at Wichita State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Austin Peay at Lipscomb	7:00pm	ESPN+
Bellarmine at Eastern Kentucky	7:00pm	ESPN+
NM State at Liberty	7:00pm	ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Presbyterian at High Point	7:00pm	ESPN+
Eastern Washington at Idaho	7:00pm	ESPN+
California Baptist at Abilene Christian	7:00pm	ESPN+
St. John’s at Seton Hall	8:00pm	FOX FS1
UNLV at San Diego State	8:00pm	CBSSN
Tarleton at Grand Canyon	8:00pm	KUTP
Southern Utah at Seattle U	8:00pm	ESPN+
Montana at Idaho State	8:00pm	ESPN+
Portland State at Northern Arizona	8:00pm	ESPN+
Sacramento State at Northern Colorado	8:00pm	ESPN+
UC San Diego at UC Riverside	8:00pm	ESPN+
Denver at St. Thomas	8:00pm	Summit
LSU at Texas A&M	8:30pm	SECN
Santa Clara at Gonzaga	9:00pm	KHQ
San Diego at Loyola Marymount	9:00pm	ESPN+
Montana State at Weber State	9:00pm	ESPN+
BYU at Utah	9:00pm	ESPN+
Cal Poly at UC Irvine	10:00pm	ESPN+
Saint Mary’s at Pepperdine	10:00pm	ESPN+
Oregon State at San Francisco	10:00pm	ESPN+
CSU Bakersfield at Hawai’i	11:59pm	ESPN+
MOTORSPORTS	TIME ET	TV
AMA Supercross: San Diego	8:30pm	Peacock
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
PGA Tour: American Express	4:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
EPL: Newcastle United vs AFC Bournemouth	7:30am	USA Peacock fuboTV
La Liga: Girona vs Sevilla	8:00am	ESPN+ fuboTV
Serie A: Bologna vs Monza	9:00am	Paramount+ fuboTV
Bundesliga: Bayern München vs Wolfsburg	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Bochum vs RB Leipzig	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Heidenheim vs St. Pauli	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Holstein Kiel vs Hoffenheim	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Stuttgart vs Freiburg	9:30am	ESPN+
EPL: West Ham United vs Crystal Palace	10:00am	USA Peacock fuboTV
EPL: Brentford vs Liverpool	10:00am	Peacock fuboTV
EPL: Leicester City vs Fulham	10:00am	Peacock fuboTV
La Liga: Leganés vs Atlético Madrid	10:15am	ESPN+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: Lens vs PSG	11:00am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Serie A: Juventus vs Milan	12:00pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
La Liga: Real Betis vs Deportivo Alavés	12:30pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia M’gladbach	12:30pm	ESPN+
EPL: Arsenal vs Aston Villa	12:30pm	USA Peacock fuboTV
Ligue 1: Rennes vs Brest	1:00pm	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Serie A: Atalanta vs Napoli	2:45pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais vs Toulouse	3:05pm	Fanatiz beIN Sports
La Liga: Getafe vs Barcelona	3:00pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Liga MX: Toluca vs Monterrey	8:00pm	VIX
Liga MX: Juárez vs Cruz Azul	10:00pm	FS1 fuboTV