THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SATURDAY JANUARY 25, 2025

“THE SPORTSPAGE”

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ANGOLA	46	CHURUBUSCO	34
AUSTIN	75	NEW WASHINGTON	45
BARR-REEVE	60	WOOD MEMORIAL	56
BATESVILLE	51	FRANKLIN COUNTY	36
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN	50	GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN	41
BLACKFORD	61	FRANKTON	56
BLOOMFIELD	47	EASTERN GREENE	34
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH	53	CASTLE	50
BLUFFTON	49	ADAMS CENTRAL	46
BOONVILLE	63	EVANSVILLE MATER DEI	61	OT
BORDEN	48	SHOALS	41
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL	68	GREENSBURG	55
CALUMET	54	WHEELER	46
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN	63	UNION CITY	61
CANNELTON	47	WASHINGTON CATHOLIC	32
CARROLL (FLORA)	47	TRI-CENTRAL	45
CARROLL COUNTY (KY.)	55	SHAWE MEMORIAL	51	OT
CENTRAL NOBLE	58	EASTSIDE	39
CHARLESTOWN	72	EASTERN (PEKIN)	41
CLINTON PRAIRIE	91	EASTERN (GREENTOWN)	49
COLUMBUS EAST	63	SCOTTSBURG	40
COVINGTON	59	SOUTHMONT	58
COWAN	64	MUNCIE BURRIS	51
CRAWFORDSVILLE	56	FOUNTAIN CENTRAL	37
CROTHERSVILLE	81	CLARKSVILLE	72
CROWN POINT	50	CHESTERTON	49
DANVILLE	57	WESTERN BOONE	45
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN	58	SOUTH NEWTON	50
DECATUR CENTRAL	76	GREENWOOD	68
DELPHI	63	SHERIDAN	58
DELTA	44	PENDLETON HEIGHTS	40
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL	58	GARY 21ST CENTURY	52
EASTERN HANCOCK	74	MONROE CENTRAL	54
EDINBURGH	61	SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)	39
ELKHART	61	SOUTH BEND ADAMS	57	OT
EVANSVILLE BOSSE	80	OWENSBORO (KY.)	78
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL	79	EVANSVILLE HARRISON	73	OT
EVANSVILLE NORTH	59	TERRE HAUTE SOUTH	38
FISHERS	69	AVON	45
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA	52	FORT WAYNE SNIDER	46
FORT WAYNE LUERS	68	FORT WAYNE DWENGER	59
FORT WAYNE SOUTH	59	CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)	52
FORT WAYNE WAYNE	81	FORT WAYNE NORTHROP	47
FRANKLIN	66	WHITELAND	57
GIBSON SOUTHERN	59	TELL CITY	39
GREENCASTLE	60	SOUTH VERMILLION	60
GUERIN CATHOLIC	52	BREBEUF JESUIT	39
HAGERSTOWN	72	BLUE RIVER	57
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)	66	BENTON CENTRAL	33
HAUSER	63	WALDRON	40
HIGHLAND	63	LAKE STATION	54
HOMESTEAD	61	FORT WAYNE NORTH	53
INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL	63	GEO NEXT GENERATION	26
INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN	65	PARK TUDOR	50
JASPER	58	FOREST PARK	45
JAY COUNTY	49	SOUTH ADAMS	45
JEFFERSONVILLE	75	CENTER GROVE	45
JENNINGS COUNTY	79	FLOYD CENTRAL	78
KOKOMO	65	MUNCIE CENTRAL	51
LAFAYETTE JEFF	78	MARION	49
LAKE CENTRAL	58	VALPARAISO	55
LAPEL	66	NORTHEASTERN	58
LAWRENCE CENTRAL	59	WARREN CENTRAL	54
LAWRENCE NORTH	88	NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)	70
LEBANON	53	NORTH MONTGOMERY	44
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN	71	WINCHESTER	40
LINTON	48	NORTH DAVIESS	42
LOGANSPORT	55	TWIN LAKES	49
MACONAQUAH	72	WESTERN	68	2OT
MADISON-GRANT	45	EASTBROOK	41
MADISON	56	RUSHVILLE	45
MANCHESTER	70	ROCHESTER	45
MARTINSVILLE	53	PERRY MERIDIAN	50
MICHIGAN CITY	74	LAPORTE	63
MISSISSINEWA	55	ELWOOD	39
MITCHELL	60	WEST WASHINGTON	55
MONROVIA	66	BROWN COUNTY	51
MUNSTER	67	HOBART	52
NEW CASTLE	51	YORKTOWN	40
NEW PALESTINE	64	INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI	62
NOBLESVILLE	51	FRANKLIN CENTRAL	44
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)	63	RIVERTON PARKE	49
NORTH DECATUR	45	MORRISTOWN	43
NORTH HARRISON	66	LANESVILLE	45
NORTH KNOX	49	PIKE CENTRAL	43
NORTH WHITE	34	NORTH NEWTON	31
NORTHWOOD	52	GOSHEN	43
NORTHEAST DUBOIS	55	VINCENNES RIVET	32
NORTHRIDGE	83	MISHAWAKA	44
NORTHVIEW	63	INDIAN CREEK	57	OT
NORTHWESTERN	51	WABASH	49	OT
OAK HILL	59	ALEXANDRIA	38
OLDENBURG ACADEMY	56	TRINITY LUTHERAN	39
ORLEANS	45	PERRY CENTRAL	34
PAOLI	70	SPRINGS VALLEY	37
PARKE HERITAGE	58	NORTH VERMILLION	21
PENN	76	SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH	72
PERU	75	LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC	53
PIKE	48	CARMEL	41
PIONEER	42	WEST CENTRAL	37
PLAINFIELD	78	MOORESVILLE	54
PLYMOUTH	60	WAWASEE	35
PORTAGE	60	MERRILLVILLE	31
PRINCETON	50	WASHINGTON	42
PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY	50	PURDUE POLY NORTH	36
PROVIDENCE	50	HENRYVILLE	20
RIVER FOREST	51	GRIFFITH	50
ROSSVILLE	64	CLINTON CENTRAL	44
SALEM	54	CORYDON CENTRAL	50
SEEGER	49	ATTICA	32
SEYMOUR	56	BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE	46
SHENANDOAH	71	WES-DEL	49
SILVER CREEK	83	NEW ALBANY	66
SOUTH BEND RILEY	68	MISHAWAKA MARIAN	61
SOUTH RIPLEY	96	MILAN	59
SOUTHRIDGE	51	HERITAGE HILLS	36
SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)	56	LAWRENCEBURG	35
SOUTHWOOD	50	LEWIS CASS	45
SWITZERLAND COUNTY	68	RISING SUN	31
TAYLOR	47	INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE	45	OT
TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN	66	COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN	50
TRI	54	UNION COUNTY	40
VINCENNES LINCOLN	46	SOUTH KNOX	42
WAPAHANI	75	RANDOLPH SOUTHERN	36
WARSAW	64	CONCORD	38
WEST LAFAYETTE	73	FRANKFORT	39
WEST NOBLE	59	FREMONT	46
WESTFIELD	57	BROWNSBURG	31
WESTVIEW	60	FAIRFIELD	43
WHITE RIVER VALLEY	48	SHAKAMAK	45
WHITKO	59	NORTHFIELD	40
WINAMAC	55	CASTON	42
WOODLAN	61	HERITAGE	56
ZIONSVILLE	46	HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN	44
BI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT
JOHN GLENN	41	CULVER	27	CON
NEW PRAIRIE	57	OREGON-DAVIS	32	CON
TRITON	65	ARGOS	29	SF
LAVILLE	58	BREMEN	48	OT \| SF
CARMI (ILL.) CLASSIC
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)	58	EVANSVILLE DAY	48

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ANDERSON PREP	53	BLUE RIVER	48
ANDREAN	45	KANKAKEE VALLEY	38
ANGOLA	53	CHURUBUSCO	34
BELLMONT	32	HUNTINGTON NORTH	28
BROWNSBURG	45	WESTFIELD	36
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)	86	FORT WAYNE SOUTH	42
CLINTON CENTRAL	59	ROSSVILLE	43
CLINTON PRAIRIE	54	EASTERN (GREENTOWN)	19
COLONIAL CHRISTIAN	29	MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN	20
COLUMBIA CITY	69	DEKALB	51
COLUMBUS CHRISTIAN	45	TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN	42
COLUMBUS NORTH	56	BLOOMINGTON NORTH	47
CULVER ACADEMY	59	JIMTOWN	17
DANVILLE	70	WESTERN BOONE	33
DECATUR CENTRAL	48	GREENWOOD	40
EAST NOBLE	46	LEO	42
EASTSIDE	58	CENTRAL NOBLE	23
EDINBURGH	41	SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)	37
FISHERS	58	AVON	44
FORT WAYNE DWENGER	48	FORT WAYNE LUERS	36
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP	75	FORT WAYNE WAYNE	32
FORT WAYNE SNIDER	67	FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA	33
FRANKTON	51	BLACKFORD	17
GARRETT	44	WEST NOBLE	22
GUERIN CATHOLIC	51	BREBEUF JESUIT	38
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN	67	ZIONSVILLE	33
HAMMOND CENTRAL	75	HAMMOND MORTON	59
HOMESTEAD	76	FORT WAYNE NORTH	35
INDIANAPOLIS HERRON	62	CHRISTEL HOUSE	22
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI	42	TRITON CENTRAL	37
KNIGHTSTOWN	42	CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN	14
KOKOMO	67	RICHMOND	49
LAFAYETTE JEFF	50	MARION	26
LAWRENCE CENTRAL	72	WARREN CENTRAL	27
LAWRENCEBURG	53	SOUTH DEARBORN	32
LEBANON	46	NORTH MONTGOMERY	33
LOWELL	68	BOONE GROVE	16
MARTINSVILLE	39	PERRY MERIDIAN	27
MERRILLVILLE	57	PORTAGE	12
MICHIGAN CITY	58	LAPORTE	44
MONROVIA	65	INDIANAPOLIS RITTER	25
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)	44	GREENFIELD-CENTRAL	37	2OT
MUNCIE BURRIS	41	LIBERTY CHRISTIAN	29
NEW PALESTINE	42	EAST CENTRAL	38	OT
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)	61	RIVERTON PARKE	34
NORTH WHITE	43	NORTH NEWTON	15
NORTHRIDGE	89	MISHAWAKA	16
NORTHVIEW	48	INDIAN CREEK	35
NORWELL	83	NEW HAVEN	25
OWEN VALLEY	66	NORTH PUTNAM	58
PIKE	65	CARMEL	57
PLAINFIELD	72	MOORESVILLE	31
SOUTHPORT	57	INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS	55
SPEEDWAY	53	SOUTH PUTNAM	52
SULLIVAN	57	CLOVERDALE	24
TAYLOR	44	KOKOMO HOMESCHOOL	35
UNION (MODOC)	42	HAGERSTOWN	24
VALPARAISO	47	LAKE CENTRAL	43	OT
WEST CENTRAL	32	PIONEER	30
WESTVIEW	46	FAIRFIELD	40
YORKTOWN	46	NEW CASTLE	25
HOOSIER CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS
TRI-COUNTY	55	TWIN LAKES	30	9TH
BENTON CENTRAL	69	LOGANSPORT	24	5TH
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC	60	HAMILTON HEIGHTS	14	3RD
RENSSELAER CENTRAL	76	WESTERN	18	1ST
PORTER COUNTY TOURNAMENT
WESTVILLE	61	SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)	45	SF
MORGAN TWP.	34	TRI-TOWNSHIP	29	SF

NFL PLAYOFFS

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

SUNDAY JANUARY 26

NFC

WASHINGTON (12-5) @ PHILADELPHIA (14-3) 3:30 FOX

AFC

BUFFALO (13-4) @ KANSAS CITY (15-2) 6:30 CBS

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TOP 25:

#11 PURDUE 91 #21 MICHIGAN 64

#10 MARQUETTE 87 VILLANOVA 74

ELSEWHERE:

TOLEDO 84 BOWLING GREEN 71

MILWAUKEE 79 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 59

DAYTON 77 ST. JOSEPH’S 72

OHIO 61 KENT STATE 59

IOWA 76 PENN STATE 75

VCU 75 ST. BONAVENTURE 61

UCLA 65 WASHINGTON 60

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25:

#2 SOUTH CAROLINA 66 #5 LSU 56

ELSEWHERE:

MURRAY STATE 97 INDIANA STATE 71

BELMONT 90 EVANSVILLE 65

OREGON 54 INDIANA 47

NBA SCORES

PORTLAND 102 CHARLOTTE 97

PHILADELPHIA 132 CLEVELAND 129

MEMPHIS 139 NEW ORLEANS 126

NHL SCORES

NY ISLANDERS 3 PHILADELPHIA 1

DALLAS 4 VEGAS 3

TAMPA BAY 4 CHICAGO 3 OT

WINNIPEG 5 UTAH 2

TOP NATIONAL RELEASES/HEADLINES

NFL NEWS

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS ARE NEGOTIATING A DEAL TO HIRE PETE CARROLL AS THEIR HEAD COACH, AP SOURCE SAYS

The Las Vegas Raiders are negotiating a deal to hire Pete Carroll to be their new head coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract hasn’t been finalized.

The 73-year-old Carroll returns to the sideline after leading Seattle to two NFC championships and the franchise’s only Super Bowl title during a 14-year stretch that ended following the 2023 season.

He joins a team that’s partly owned by Tom Brady, who beat Carroll and the Seahawks in the Super Bowl 10 years ago. Brady watched from the sideline as Malcolm Butler picked off Russell Wilson’s pass at the goal line to seal the victory for the New England Patriots.

Brady is believed to have a major hand in the hiring process for this job and the general manager spot, which was filled by Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant GM John Spytek on Wednesday. The club, however, has not announced Spytek’s hire. Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion, finished his career with the Bucs.

The Raiders fired coach Antonio Pierce after going 4-13 in his first full season. Pierce was 5-4 as an interim coach in 2023 after replacing Josh McDaniels.

Carroll becomes the team’s 14th head coach since Jon Gruden was traded to Tampa Bay in 2002. He will become the fifth coach, including those in an interim role, since the Raiders moved to Las Vegas in 2020.

The once-proud organization with three Super Bowl trophies and the motto “Commitment to Excellence” has appeared in just two playoffs since making the championship game in the 2002 season. The Raiders lost in the wild-card round in both years.

Carroll has the demanding job of trying to revive an organization in an AFC West loaded with proven coaches and quarterbacks who appear to be in place for years to come. It will become the first division to open a season in which each head coach has appeared in a Super Bowl.

One of his chief challenges will be what to do at quarterback in a division that includes the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, the Chargers’ Justin Herbert and the Broncos’ Bo Nix. Mahomes is pursuing his fourth Super Bowl title and third in a row. Herbert is considered a potentially top-level QB and Nix just completed a largely successful rookie season.

The Raiders pick sixth in the draft this year and likely won’t be in position to take one of the top two QBs — Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders and Miami’s Cam Ward — barring a trade. The free-agent market doesn’t appear robust, so the Raiders’ options might be limited and could return to Aidan O’Connell as the starter.

If the Raiders are unable to make a major move at quarterback, they will have nearly $100 million in salary-cap space, according to Over The Cap, to bolster the rest of the roster.

Carroll began his NFL head coaching career with the New York Jets in 1994, going 6-10. He was 27-21 in three seasons with the Patriots from 1997-99 and joined Seattle in 2010 after nine seasons at Southern California. He led the 2004 Trojans to a national championship and also the 2003 AP national title.

Overall, Carroll is 170-120-1 in the NFL.

He will become the third coach since 1940 to lead at least four teams, joining Bill Parcells and Marty Schottenheimer.

JAGUARS HIRE BUCS OC LIAM COEN AS HEAD COACH AFTER MAKING NECESSARY MOVES

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen as the eighth head coach in franchise history Friday, capping a covert operation that included owner Shad Khan moving on from general manager Trent Baalke and Coen reversing course with the Buccaneers.

The sides officially agreed to terms a day after Coen called Bucs coach Todd Bowles and others to tell them he planned to sign with Jacksonville.

“To repeat my message earlier this week, I am deeply committed to building a winner here in Jacksonville,” Khan said in a statement. “I also believe in being judged by action, not words. That’s why I took swift and decisive action this week to hire Liam Coen as the new head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.”

How Khan made it happen will be remembered as one of the wildest coaching searches in NFL history.

Khan surprisingly fired Baalke on Wednesday to clear a path for Coen to wind up in Jacksonville. Coen initially declined an in-person interview with the Jaguars because of Baalke, a 60-year-old GM who has a less-than-ideal reputation in league circles and talked Khan into firing Super Bowl-winning coach Doug Pederson following his third season in Jacksonville.

Coen instead agreed to a new, three-year contract with Tampa Bay that would have made him the NFL’s highest-paid coordinator, although it was contingent on him not taking a second interview with the Jags. But Coen never showed up to sign the deal — he ghosted his Tampa colleagues for hours — and secretly traveled to Jacksonville to meet with Khan, interim general manager Ethan Waugh, Hall of Fame left tackle Tony Boselli and others Thursday.

Jacksonville met with Coen after a sit-down with former Las Vegas defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, a second interview that was needed to satisfy the NFL’s Rooney Rule policy.

Coen left Jacksonville without a deal, but everyone considered it was done.

It had been trending that way for days. Coen crushed his virtual interview with Khan last week and seemed to be the owner’s top choice, especially after Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson took the Chicago job.

But Baalke proved to be a roadblock, one Khan realized he needed to remove to secure an up-and-coming offensive mind to pair with promising quarterback Trevor Lawrence and standout receiver Brian Thomas Jr. for the foreseeable future. And anyone questioning Khan’s commitment to winning in Jacksonville should look at his behind-the-scenes efforts to get Coen.

“Becoming the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars is an opportunity of a lifetime, and one that I am going to run with to instill a championship culture and winning tradition here in Duval,” Coen said in a statement.

Khan said earlier this month he wanted a head coach who would bring more creativity to Jacksonville, saying “being unpredictable is I think modern football, and we have to be able to show that on the field.”

The 39-year-old Coen was the architect of one of Tampa Bay’s most productive offenses in its history in 2024. The Buccaneers ranked third in the NFL in yards (399.6 per game) and fourth in points (29.5).

Coen became the first NFL coordinator in at least the last 25 years to average more than 28 points a game, average more than 6 yards a play, convert more than 50% of the time on third down and score touchdowns 65% of the time in the red zone. Tampa Bay was the first in nearly 800 offenses since 2000 to accomplish the feat.

He was so impressive with veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield and rookie running back Bucky Irving this season that even diehard Bucs fans suggested moving the 61-year-old Bowles into another role and handing the reins to Coen to keep him in Tampa.

Instead, Coen relocated four hours north to Jacksonville.

Some obvious questions to be answered next: What kind of coach/GM structure will Khan employ moving forward? Will Waugh stick around as GM or will Coen bring in his own guy? Will Khan hire an executive vice president — Boselli would make sense — to help the first-time head coach?

Regardless, the Jaguars believe they had one of the best NFL jobs available — especially with Baalke out of the picture.

They have a young quarterback (Lawrence), a budding star at receiver (Thomas), a few defensive building blocks (cornerback Tyson Campbell and pass rushers Travon Walker and Josh Hines-Allen), a relatively new practice facility, a $1.4 billion stadium renovation upcoming and a hands-off owner with deep pockets.

They have the fifth overall draft pick in April and roughly $50 million in salary cap space for 2025, play in arguably the NFL’s weakest division (AFC South) and work in a state with plenty of sunshine and no income tax. They also went 3-10 in one-score games, an indication it could be a quick fix.

It’s up to Coen to make it happen.

COWBOYS PROMOTE OC BRIAN SCHOTTENHEIMER TO HEAD COACH

Brian Schottenheimer has not been a head coach at any level, but Dallas’ offensive coordinator agreed to terms on Friday to replace Mike McCarthy and become the 10th head coach in Cowboys history.

The son of the late Marty Schottenheimer, Brian Schottenheimer served as an assistant under McCarthy the past three seasons. He joined the Cowboys as an analyst in 2022 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2023 when Kellen Moore was fired.

Moore, currently the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator, was also in the running to succeed McCarthy and participated in a virtual interview last week.

Schottenheimer, 51, also beat out former New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh and Seattle Seahawks assistant Leslie Frazier, who interviewed for the role. Saleh was hired on Friday as the San Francisco 49ers’ defensive coordinator.

Schottenheimer is the third Dallas assistant to be promoted to head coach under team owner Jerry Jones, joining Dave Campo and Jason Garrett.

The Cowboys have favored offensive coaches under Jones, who hired McCarthy in 2020 to replace Garrett. Garrett was head coach in Dallas from 2010-19. He took over for Wade Phillips, who spent most of 3 1/2 seasons as coach after following Bill Parcells.

Schottenheimer has been an NFL assistant for more than 25 years. He did not hold play-calling responsibilities with the Cowboys under McCarthy.

McCarthy broke into the NFL in 1993 as a quality control coach with the Kansas City Chiefs, working for Marty Schottenheimer. In 1998, Brian Schottenheimer became an offensive assistant on the same coaching staff.

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STEVIE MITCHELL, NO. 10 MARQUETTE HANDLE VILLANOVA

Stevie Mitchell had 21 points and Chase Ross added 18 as No. 10 Marquette clamped down on the nation’s top scorer en route to an 87-74 Big East victory over Villanova on Friday night in Milwaukee.

Villanova’s Eric Dixon, who entered averaging 24.9 ppg, finished with 18 points, but 11 of those came in the final 5:24. Dixon hit 7 of 16 shots, including 3 of 8 beyond the arc.

Kam Jones added 16 points and Royce Parham had 10 for Marquette (17-3, 8-1 Big East).

Jordan Longino had a career-high 27 points and Jhamir Brickus scored 12 for Villanova (12-9, 5-5).

Marquette led 36-26 at the half and maintained control after the break.

Mitchell hit a pair of free throws to put Marquette up 56-44, but Villanova answered with a 7-1 run, pulling within 57-51 on two free throws by Longino.

Ross sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around a Villanova basket to put Marquette in front 66-55 with 7:11 remaining.

The Wildcats could not get closer than eight points the rest of the way. Ben Gold’s free throw put the Golden Eagles up 76-61 with 3:25 left. Gold finished with eight points and nine rebounds.

The Golden Eagles had a 16-2 edge in points off turnovers, forcing 13 Villanova miscues. Marquette also had a 38-20 advantage on points in the paint.

Marquette took its biggest lead of the first half at 33-21 on Parham’s lay-in with 1:10 remaining.

Longino countered with a 3-pointer and Tyler Perkins added a lay-in to pull Villanova within 33-26.

Parham’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer from the right corner made it 36-26 at the half.

Longino had half of Villanova’s points before the break, hitting 5 of 9 shots. The remainder of the Wildcats were a combined 5 for 17. Dixon had just three points.

NO. 11 PURDUE USES DOMINANT FIRST HALF TO CRUSH NO. 21 MICHIGAN

Braden Smith had 24 points and 10 assists to lead No. 11 Purdue to a 91-64 rout of No. 21 Michigan in West Lafayette, Ind., on Friday in a Big Ten contest.

Fletcher Loyer scored 18 points on 5-of-10 shooting from 3-point range, Trey Kaufman-Renn added 15 points and C.J. Cox chipped in 11 points for Purdue (16-5, 8-2), which has won eight of its last nine games.

Vladislav Goldin scored 14 points and Roddy Gayle Jr., Tre Donaldson and Nimari Burnett each had 11 points for Michigan (14-5, 6-2).

The Boilermakers dominated the first half and led 51-26 at the break. They shot 57.6 percent overall and drilled 6 of 14 attempts from 3-point range in the opening 20 minutes.

The Wolverines went just 1-for-16 from distance in the first half and trailed by as many as 29 points (44-15) at the 5:29 mark.

Michigan didn’t make a serious dent in its deficit in the second half, as Purdue took a 74-45 lead with 9:48 remaining following a basket by Gicarri Harris.

The Wolverines had a brief flurry to close within 75-54 with 6:55 left after a basket by Goldin, but the Boilermakers surged ahead by 30 at 87-57 with 3:44 remaining.

Purdue finished the game shooting 54.8 percent overall 37.5 percent (9-of-24) from 3-point range. Michigan shot 37 percent for the game and 20.7 percent from 3-point range (6-of-29).

The Wolverines committed 22 turnovers and forced just six, while the Boilermakers held a 29-8 edge in points off turnovers.

Purdue jumped all over Michigan from the start, taking a 13-2 lead just 3:27 into the game.

The game continued to spiral for the Wolverines, who allowed 12 straight points as the Boilermakers built a 29-9 advantage with 11:18 left in the first half.

NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: SIXERS EDGE CAVS TO HALT 7-GAME SKID

Paul George scored 30 points and Tyrese Maxey added 29 as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 132-129 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.

In a game that featured 18 ties and 30 lead changes, Philadelphia placed all five starters in double figures, as well as rookie Justin Edwards (15 points) off the bench. Kelly Oubre Jr. (22 points), Eric Gordon (15) and Guerschon Yabusele (12 points, 13 rebounds) also made key contributions for the Sixers.

Ty Jerome scored a career-high 33 points on 8-of-8 3-point shooting for Cleveland, which has lost back-to-back games for just the second time this season. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 37 points, while Darius Garland pitched in with 26 points and seven assists.

Jerome made back-to-back 3-pointers to give Cleveland a 116-110 lead with just over six minutes left before Philadelphia responded with 13 straight points. The 76ers subsequently led by as much as eight, but the Cavaliers had a chance to tie at the buzzer, when Mitchell’s wild heave near midcourt fell short.

Grizzlies 139, Pelicans 126

Jaren Jackson Jr. produced 29 points and seven assists and Luke Kennard added a season-high 27 as the host Memphis beat New Orleans for its fifth straight. The Pelicans had their season-best four-game win streak snapped.

Desmond Bane added 20 points — his seventh straight game with at least 20 — and 14 assists for the Grizzlies, who improved to 18-5 at home.

Dejounte Murray led New Orleans with 26 points to go with seven assists and six rebounds, while CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy III scored 22 points each.

Trail Blazers 102, Hornets 97

Anfernee Simons poured in 12 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and visiting Portland overcame early rough stretches to beat short-handed Charlotte.

Jerami Grant cranked out 22 points, Deni Avdija had 18 points, reserve Shaedon Sharpe added 13 points and Toumani Camara posted 11 points as the Trail Blazers shook off some ragged shooting and a 13-point second-quarter deficit. Portland finished at 40.5 percent from the field, including 11-for-38 (28.9 percent) on 3-point attempts en route to its fourth consecutive win.

Nick Smith Jr.’s 17 points and Josh Okogie’s 16 points and 10 rebounds led the Hornets. Mark Williams provided 15 points and nine rebounds, Josh Green had 14 points, and Vasilije Micic notched 12 points.

NHL NEWS

NHL ROUNDUP: COLE PERFETTI (HAT TRICK), JETS TAKE DOWN UTAH

Cole Perfetti notched his first career hat trick to lead the Winnipeg Jets past the visiting Utah Hockey Club 5-2 on Friday night.

Nikolaj Ehlers reached 500 career points with a goal and two assists for the Jets, who avenged a 5-2 loss at Utah on Monday.

David Gustafsson also scored, Dylan DeMelo had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 17 saves as Winnipeg earned its fifth victory in seven games.

Nick Schmaltz and Barrett Hayton scored for Utah, which had won three straight, including a 4-0 road win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. Clayton Keller had two assists, and Connor Ingram stopped 24 shots.

Stars 4, Golden Knights 3

Jason Robertson scored two goals and Jake Oettinger made 18 saves to lead host Dallas past Vegas. It was Robertson’s second multigoal game of the season.

Roope Hintz and Jamie Benn also scored goals and Matt Duchene, Wyatt Johnston and Evgenii Dadonov each had two assists for the Stars, who leapfrogged the idle Minnesota Wild into second place in the Central Division.

Jack Eichel scored two goals, Mark Stone had three assists and Shea Theodore also scored for the Golden Knights, who took their fifth loss in six games (1-4-1). Adin Hill finished with 23 saves.

Lightning 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)

Nikita Kucherov capped a three-point outing with a power-play goal 58 seconds into overtime, and Tampa Bay rallied to beat Chicago.

Kucherov one-timed the winner from the right circle after earlier posting two assists. He stretched his point streak to 11 games, the longest active run in the NHL. Jake Guentzel tied the game late, Mitchell Chaffee and Nick Paul also scored and Victor Hedman had two assists. Jonas Johansson made 11 saves as the Lightning moved to 11-0-1 in their past 12 games in Chicago.

Getting all their tallies from rookies, the Blackhawks saw Colton Dach hit the net for the first time in the NHL, while Frank Nazar and Louis Crevier had a goal and an assist apiece. Goalie Arvid Soderblom stopped 36 shots for Chicago, which blew a 3-1 lead.

Islanders 3, Flyers 1

Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored the tying and go-ahead goals in a 55-second span late in the first period for New York, which matched its season-best winning streak by beating Philadelphia in Elmont, N.Y.

Brock Nelson scored in the second period for the Islanders, who have won three in a row to improve to 3-2-0 on a season-high seven-game homestand. New York also won three straight from Jan. 5-11. Kyle Palmieri logged two assists for the Islanders. Nelson also had a two-point game, and New York goalie Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves.

Tyson Foerster scored in the first period and goalie Ivan Fedotov recorded 24 saves. for the Flyers, who lost for the second time in as many nights following a six-game point streak (5-0-1). Philadelphia fell to the New York Rangers 6-1 on Thursday.

GOLF NEWS

HARRIS ENGLISH SEIZES SLIM LEAD AT FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN

Harris English shot a 6-under-par 66 on Friday to rise to the lead after three rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.

English, who’s at 9 under for the tournament, used birdies on the final three holes of the South Course to move ahead of Andrew Novak, who finished earlier with 66 and is one stroke back.

English had a birdie putt of less than 3 feet on the par-5 18th. He hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since the 2021 Travelers Championship, something he hopes to change in Saturday’s final round, which is also at the South Course.

South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter is in third at 7 under after posting 67. He played the last eight holes in 5 under, aided by an eagle on the par-4 12th.

Joel Dahmen (70) joins South Korea’s K.H. Lee (68), Germany’s Matti Schmid (68) and second-round co-leader Lanto Griffin (73) in fourth place at 5 under.

Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg, the other co-leader entering Friday, tumbled to 4 under after shooting a 74. Aberg has had a volatile tournament, with an opening-round 63 and a second-round 75.

Twenty-nine golfers needed to complete the suspended second round Friday morning before the cut line was finalized and the third round began. Five players withdrew after Thursday’s suspension, opting not to finish the round.

The final round comes Saturday instead of Sunday – when it’s traditionally held – to avoid going up against the AFC and NFC Championship Games on television.

TOP INDIANA RELEASES/HEADLINES

INDIANA PACERS

GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS SPURS (NBA PARIS GAMES 2025)

Part deux of the NBA Paris Games will provide the crescendo to an unforgettable week for the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs in the City of Light.

Indiana (24-20) looks to bounce back from a 30-point Thursday loss to San Antonio (20-22) when they face the Spurs in a rematch at Accor Arena on Saturday in the French capital.

San Antonio took game one in Paris 140-110, as the Spurs shot an outstanding 60.4 percent from the field by dishing out 43 assists on 58 made baskets. San Antonio’s 43 assists were the most in the game for the Spurs since 1987.

After leading by three points at half, the Spurs dropped 45 points in the third quarter – the most points by a Pacers opponent in any quarter this season – to gain significant separation before holding on to the lead in the final frame.

Spurs 7-foot-3 French phenom Victor Wembanyama, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, posted 30 points and 11 rebounds on the winning side and guard Devin Vassell scored 25. Bennedict Mathurin topped the Pacers with 24 points – scoring 14 in the second half – and Pascal Siakam had 18 in the loss.

Rebounding was a major factor in the Pacers loss, as the Spurs won the boards 57-31. When the Pacers win the rebounding margin, they have a 14-5 record this season.

The Pacers are 8-2 in the new year, 14-5 over their last 19, and haven’t dropped back-to-back games since Dec. 27. The Spurs snapped a three-game losing streak on Thursday and have lost six of their last eight.

The final matchup of the Paris Games will be televised in the U.S. on ESPN at 2 p.m. ET. Internationally, the games are airing live on multiple platforms, reaching fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 50 languages on television, digital media and social media, according to NBA.com.

After wrapping up their series with the Spurs, the Pacers return home to host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Projected Starters

Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner

Spurs: G – Chris Paul, G – Devin Vassell, F – Stephon Castle, F – Harrison Barnes, C – Victor Wembanyama

Projected Starters

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

Spurs: None

Last Meeting

Jan. 23, 2025: In their first of two matchups in the Paris Games, San Antonio shot 60.4 percent as a team and used a 45-point third quarter to beat the Pacers 140-110 at Accor Arena.

The Spurs led by three points at halftime before outscoring the Blue & Gold 45-23 in the third quarter and 35-30 in the final frame.

San Antonio star center Victor Wembanyama logged 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in his home country while \Devin Vassell scored 25 points, Harrison Barnes chipped in 20, and Jeremy Sochan scored 13 off the bench.

Indiana shot 45.5 percent as a team, making 13 3-pointers to the Spurs’ 18 treys.

Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 24 points, Pascal Siakam had 18, Myles Turner scored 14, and Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin each chipped in 13.

The Spurs outrebounded the Pacers 57-31, but had 19 turnovers to the Blue & Gold’s 11 giveaways.

Noteworthy

The first matchup in the Paris Games counted as a Pacers home game. Game two is designated as a Spurs home contest.

Saturday will mark the NBA’s 97th game in Europe and the 15th games in France, including preseason and regular-season games. This year is the first time two regular season games will be played in Paris in the same season.

Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton won a gold medal with USA Basketball during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Myles Turner is nine defensive rebounds from passing Reggie Miller for seventh all-time in Pacers franchise history. Turner currently has 3,291 defensive rebounds for his career with the Blue & Gold.

Haliburton is 18 assists away from passing Billy Keller (1,980) for the eighth-most assists in Pacers franchise history.

Victor Wembanyama starred with Metropolitans 92 in Paris before becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.

Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)

TV: ESPN – Michael Grady (play-by-play), Cory Alexander (analyst), Brian Windhorst (sideline reporter)

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

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

Tickets

The Pacers travel back to Indianapolis to host the Detroit Pistons at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7:00 PM ET.

INDY FUEL

FUEL HEAD TO BLOOMINGTON TO BEGIN WEEKEND ROAD TRIP

INDIANAPOLIS – The Fuel will look to win their third game in a row away on Friday night in Bloomington against the Bison. The Fuel are riding a three-game point streak and looking to extend that streak this weekend.

LAST TIME OUT

These two teams last met on December 18th when the Bison defeated the Fuel 3-1 at home. The Fuel have played the Bison twice this season, with the season series split 1-1-0-0. Indy scored one goal in the third period thanks to Darby Llewellyn, who tallied an assist in the game last Saturday against the Cyclones.

KEEPING UP MOMENTUM

The Fuel hope to continue their winning streak after a weekend of back-to-back wins as they travel to Bloomington this Friday. They secured a point in an overtime loss against the Mariners last Wednesday and responded with a 4-0 shutout against the K-wings and a 3-4 overtime win over the Cyclones last weekend.

INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

INDIANA DROPS ONE LATE IN EUGENE

EUGENE, Ore. – The Hoosiers led by as many as 10 but couldn’t hang on late as it fell 54-47 to Oregon on Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana (12-7, 4-4 B1G) scored on first two possessions, but offense was hard to come by for either team to open the game. Both went through lengthy scoring droughts as Striplin, who scored six in the quarter, put Indiana on top 11-8 as she finished at the rim with 1:17 left in the frame.

Back-to-back 3-pointers gave Oregon (15-5, 6-3 B1G) a brief lead midway through the second quarter as Moore-McNeil countered with a deep triple of her own to give Indiana a 19-18 lead at the media timeout.

The lead grew to as many as five for IU with 2:54 to play but the Ducks responded with back-to-back buckets. Junior guard Yarden Garzon drained the right side 10-footer right before the half, which gave her team a 25-22 lead.

A Parrish 3-pointer as part of a 7-0 run gave the Hoosiers a 10-point edge, 32-22, with 5:36 left in the third quarter. From that point, however, Indiana was outscored 32-15 the rest of the way.

IU were held to just one field goal in the final 5:09 of play as the Ducks mounted their comeback.

NOTABLE

Striplin recorded her seventh game in double figures with 14 points.

Parrish also ended the night in double figures with 10 points.

Garzon narrowly missed a double-double with eight points and a season-high 10 rebounds.

Indiana is now 0-3 in the series with the Ducks and 0-1 in its first ever Big Ten meeting.

The Hoosiers had 15 assists on the night with Moore-McNeil adding four.

UP NEXT

The Hoosiers will remain in the Pacific Northwest as they take on Washington on Monday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.

PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

#11 PURDUE WITH DOMINANT WIN OVER #21 MICHIGAN

#11 Purdue 91, #21 Michigan 64 (Postgame Notes)

No. 11-ranked Purdue moved to 16-5 overall and 8-2 in the Big Ten Conference with a 91-64 win over No. 21-ranked Michigan in Mackey Arena on Friday night.

The win gave Purdue four straight victories over Michigan for the first time since winning five straight from Jan. 31, 1990, to Jan. 15, 1992.

Purdue was playing its sixth game in 16 days, posting a 5-1 record during that stretch with three road victories and two wins over nationally-ranked teams (Oregon and Michigan).

Purdue is now ranked No. 2 nationally in strength of schedule behind Alabama (via KenPom).

In the last four years, Purdue has defeated teams ranked No. 1 (Arizona), No. 2 (Alabama), No. 4 (Marquette), No. 5 (Villanova), No. 6 (Wisconsin, Tennessee, Gonzaga), No. 7 (Tennessee), No. 8 (Duke), No. 9 (Illinois), No. 12 (Illinois), No. 13 (Oregon, Illinois), No. 16 (Ohio State), No. 17 (Illinois), No. 18 (North Carolina, Gonzaga), No. 20 (Utah State), No. 21 (Michigan), No. 24 (Ohio State) and No. 25 (Texas). Only four of the 21 wins listed above have come in Mackey Arena.

Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Purdue now has seven wins of at least 25 points against top-25 teams. The next closest team is Connecticut with four.

Purdue owns the nation’s best record against ranked teams since the start of the 2021-22 season, now with a 23-9 record (.719).

Six of Purdue’s eight wins in Big Ten play have come by at least 11 points. The others were by five (Maryland) and seven (Oregon).

Purdue improved to 11-0 when holding foes to 69 or fewer points.

Purdue forced 22 turnovers, equaling the most for an opponent since Grambling had 24 on Nov. 20, 2014. Purdue had three games of forcing 22 turnovers since that 2014 game vs. Grambling.

Purdue is now 8-2 in Big Ten play for the sixth time under Matt Painter.

The senior class consisting of Caleb Furst is now 108-24, the third-most wins for a senior class in school history (record is 110).

Purdue is now 12-5 against KenPom top-100 teams this season.

Purdue is now 40-10 in Big Ten play since the arrival of Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer on campus.

Braden Smith scored 24 points with 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals, while also only having one turnover. He is the first player this century (men or women) to have at least 20 points, 10 assists, five rebounds, four steals and one or fewer turnovers against a top-25 opponent.

Smith recorded his 16th career point-assist double-double of his career and eighth this season. The career total is the most in the Big Ten in the last 20 years. His eight (this year and last) games are the most in the Big Ten over the last 20 years in a single-season.

Smith has 17 career double-doubles. When Smith records a double-double, Purdue is 17-0 during his career.

Smith has four games of 20 points and 10 assists this season. Prior to this season, there were two recorded 20-point, 10-assist games in school history.

Smith’s 187 assists this season already rank as the sixth most in school history.

Smith has moved into second place on the Big Ten’s assists per game list for a career (6.65), trailing only Magic Johnson.

Fletcher Loyer scored 18 points, making 5-of-10 from long distance. Loyer now has 165 career 3-pointers, moving into 16th on the Purdue career chart.

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 15 points, his 21st straight game of scoring at least 11 points.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Braden Smith had 24 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals to help No. 11 Purdue rout No. 21 Michigan 91-64 on Friday night.

Smith was 10 of 17 from the field and had only one turnover in 37 minutes to nearly join Joe Barry Carroll as the only Purdue players with a triple-double. Carroll had 16 points, 16 rebounds and 11 blocks against Arizona in December 1977.

Fletcher Loyer added 18 points and Trey Kaufman-Renn had 15 as the Boilermakers (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) rebounded from their first home loss of the season Tuesday night against Ohio State with a resounding celebration in the 500th Big Ten game at Mackey Arena.

Vladislav Goldin scored 14 points for Michigan (14-5, 6-2) in its second straight loss. Tre Donaldson, Nimari Burnett and Roddy Gayle Jr. each had 11 points.

But a motivated Smith made sure this game was never close.

Purdue opened with a 13-2 run and led 36-13 midway through the first half. The Boilermakers led by 29 before settling for their largest halftime lead this season at 51-26.

BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BULLDOGS TO FACE BLUE DEMONS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Butler’s final home game of January will be played on Sunday at 2 p.m. against the DePaul Blue Demons. DePaul limited BU to a season-low 43 points in the first meeting. The rematch will give the Bulldogs a chance to defeat DePaul inside Hinkle Fieldhouse for the first time in program history.

Game Day

Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025

Time: 2:00 PM ET

Location: Indianapolis, Ind. – Hinkle Fieldhouse

Live Stats: ButlerSports.com

Watch: FloSports.com – BEDN

Bulldog Bits

– Sydney Jaynes tied her season-high scoring total with 16 points against Creighton on Wednesday.

– Jaynes has reached a double figure scoring total in five of Butler’s last six games.

– Jaynes made her 11th 3-pointer of the year vs. CU. It was one of her season-high seven made field goals.

– Five different Bulldogs made a 3-pointer in the last game helping BU end the night with seven total.

– Jaynes needs four assists on Sunday to reach 200 in her career. She had two assists on Wednesday.

– Kilyn McGuff recorded her team-best eighth double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 rebounds.

– McGuff leads the BIG EAST and ranks 24th in the nation in double-doubles (7).

– McGuff leads the team and ranks second in the conference in rebounds per game (8.2).

– BU is third in the league in rebound margin (+4.1).

– The Bulldogs took a season-low six free throws in their last game. They made three of the six.

– McGuff is the eighth-best free throw shooter in the league, connecting on 75 percent of her attempts.

– Butler is 8-3 at home this year and 4-2 when playing on Sunday.

– Butler leads the BIG EAST in bench points per game (23.1), but only got three points from the bench on Wednesday night.

– Butler used a 10-0 scoring run to outscore Creighton 20-16 in the fourth quarter.

– Lily Carmody was responsible for two of Butler’s three steals against the Bluejays.

– Carmody ranks seventh in the conference in steals per game (2.0).

– Carmody took a career-high 13 field goal attempts in the first meeting at DePaul.

– Karsyn Norman tied her career-high steal total at DePaul with three against the Blue Demons.

BIG EAST Standings

UConn 9-0, 18-2

Creighton 8-0, 16-3

Seton Hall 5-2, 13-5

DePaul 5-3, 10-11

Marquette 4-3, 12-6

Villanova 4-4, 10-10

Georgetown 3-5, 10-9

Butler 2-6, 12-9

Providence 2-7, 9-13

St. John’s 1-7, 11-8

Xavier 1-7, 6-13

Scouting DePaul

The Blue Demons beat Xavier on Wednesday night to improve to 5-3 in the BIG EAST standings. Kate Clarke, Jorie Allen, and Taylor Johnson-Matthews all scored in double figures to lead the offense. Allen averages 18.8 points and 4.0 assists per game. She leads the league in total points (394) and total assists (83). As a team, DePaul leads the BIG EAST in offensive rebounds per game. They are second in made free throws per game (11.6) and rebounds per game (37.0).

All-Time Series

DePaul is 26-2 all-time against Butler. Each Bulldog win over DePaul has been recorded at Wintrust Arena. The first was in 2020-21 when BU beat #25 DePaul in the regular season finale (86-81). The second was last year on DePaul’s Senior Day (73-70). These two programs first played in 1984-85 as members of the North Star Conference.

Last Game vs. The Blue Demons

Taylor Johnson-Matthews scored a career-high 22 points and Jorie Allen added a double-double 12 points and 10 rebounds in the 66-43 Blue Demon victory. Lily Carmody finished with a team-high 12 points for the Bulldogs. She scored eight of her 12 in the final quarter of action. Butler went 3-for-19 from behind the arc and was limited to just nine points in the second quarter followed by five in the third.

Heading Home

Meg Newman and Kate Clarke are both from Indianapolis. Newman attended North Central High School while Clarke went to Carmel. Clarke and Ari Wiggins were teammates on the 2022-23 Michigan women’s basketball team. Jorie Allen and Karsyn Norman also have a connection having attended Bedford North Lawrence High School. Allen was tabbed Indiana Miss Basketball in 2019 while Norman was and Indiana All-Star in 2023.

BIG EAST Schedule

Butler will play both Creighton and DePaul two times before facing UConn, Villanova, or St. John’s this year. The Bulldogs will only play the Red Storm once this season. That contest will be played at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 16. BU will also only play Providence one time this year. They won that matchup 57-47 at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Jan. 8.

Closing In on 1,000 Points

Kilyn McGuff is 39 points away from 1,000 in her collegiate career. The Belmont transfer has scored 238 this year, pushing her career total to 961. She is averaging a team-best 11.3 points per game and has scored in double figures 13 times this season. McGuff is also closing in on 600 career rebounds. After securing 13 against the Bluejays, McGuff needs just seven more against the Blue Demons to reach the milestone.

Slow Them Down

Creighton failed to score 70 points in a game for just the fifth time this year when they faced Butler on Wednesday night. #10 Kansas State held them to 68, #1 UCLA limited them to a season-low 41 points and Providence recently kept them to 60 points. Butler was responsible for the other two games. CU had 68 at D.J. Sokol and 63 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs have not allowed an opponent to score 70 points since Dec. 11 when the Wisconsin Badgers got to 71 in a double overtime contest. BU is only giving up 59.1 points per game over the first eight BIG EAST matchups of the season.

Point Guard Play

Karsyn Norman has logged over 20 minutes of playing time in each of Butler’s last two games and has not committed a turnover. She has more assists in turnovers in four-straight games. Ari Wiggins also went turnover free in 17 minutes of action vs. Creighton.

Crash The Glass

Butler has outrebounded their opponent in 16 of the team’s 21 games this season. The only BIG EAST programs to outrebound BU thus far are DePaul (+12) and Seton Hall (+6). Butler’s leading rebounder Kilyn McGuff has grabbed at least five rebounds in every conference game this season. She had 10 at Creighton, a season-high 17 at Marquette and 13 most recently on Wednesday. She has led Butler in rebounding 16 times this season.

Steal the Show

Lily Carmody has a steal in six-straight games and came up with two or more takeaway in five of those six contests. This is her second-longest steal streak of the season as the freshman opened the year by recording a steal in the first eight games of her career.

What’s Missing?

Caroline Strande and Jordan Meulemans are both out for the rest of the season. Meulemans was sidelined just days before Butler’s first game and Strande suffered a season-ending injury on Dec. 29 vs. Seton Hall. Strande was a Second Team All-BIG EAST selection last year and became the first Bulldog in program history to lead the team in points, rebounds and assists during the same season. Meulemans made 61 3-pointers last year, shooting 42 percent from behind the arc.

18 3-Pointers

The Bulldogs set a single-game program record against Saint Francis by hitting 18 3-pointers. Eight different players made at least one 3-pointer and no Bulldog made more than four. As a team, BU shot 56.3 percent from behind the arc, making 18 of their 32 attempts. The old record of 16 was reached two times previously. BU hit 16 3-pointers at Georgetown on Jan. 11, 2014 and the 2023-24 team matched that effort with 16 against St. Thomas in game two of the Tiger Turkey Tip-Off.

10 Wins

The Bulldogs reached 10 non-conference wins before the start of BIG EAST play for just the second time since joining conference. Butler went 6-2 in November and highlighted that stretch of action with a 56-46 home win over Indiana. The victory came in front of a record-setting crowd of 4,135 fans.

Up Next

Butler will travel to South Orange, N.J. to play the Seton Hall Pirates on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The 7 p.m. tip at Wash Gym will stream on FloSports.com.

BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL

BULLDOGS HOST DEPAUL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT HINKLE FIELDHOUSE

The Bulldogs return to Hinkle Fieldhouse for a Saturday afternoon tip with DePaul. DePaul’s coaching staff includes two former Butler head coaches in Chris Holtmann and LaVall Jordan. Butler enters the game off an 80-78 overtime loss at No. 19 UConn Tuesday night.

Butler (8-11, 1-7 BIG EAST) vs. DePaul (10-10, 1-8)

Saturday, Jan. 25 • 4PM

Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Ind.

TV: CBS Sports Network • Chris Lewis & Chris Walker

Audio: Varsity Network App, SiriusXM 161 or 201, XM App 963 & TuneIn • @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)

• The most recent class for the Butler Athletics Hall of Fame will be inducted Saturday and then recognized during halftime of the men’s basketball game; A.J. Graves (2004-08), who ranks seventh in program history with 1,807 career points, is a member of this year’s induction class.

• Jahmyl Telfort led Butler with 25 points in Tuesday’s loss at UConn. He went 11-for-23 from the field. It marked his seventh 20-point game of the season and the 29th of his career.

• For the second consecutive game, Butler attempted 28 free throws Tuesday night at UConn. The Bulldogs connected on 19 of them (67.9 percent), which is below the team’s season average of 74 percent. Butler’s average of 17.5 made free throws per game ranks 25th nationally. The Bulldogs attempt 23.8 free throws per game, which is 27th nationally.

• The Bulldogs committed 10 turnovers against UConn; Butler has single-digit turnover outputs in seven of the last 10 games. Butler opened the season with only one single-digit turnover game among the team’s first nine outings.

• Finley Bizjack returned to the starting line-up against UConn, replacing the injured Kolby King (concussion protocol). Bizjack responded with a season-high 17 points in a career-high 37 minutes. He has reached double figures in two of the team’s most recent three games after a stretch of 10 consecutive games with single-digit scoring.

• Both of Butler’s losses to UConn this season have included strong comebacks from the Bulldogs. In the first game (Dec. 21), UConn led by 16 in the first half before Butler fought back to tie the game. In Tuesday’s game, UConn led by 15 in the first half before Butler eventually held both a second-half and overtime lead.

• Andre Screen registered 13 points and nine rebounds Tuesday against UConn; in the two games against the Huskies this season, Screen averaged 15 points and 9.5 rebounds.

• Butler’s bench accounted for 24 points in Tuesday against UConn. Over the team’s most recent three games, the Butler bench is averaging 25 points per game; that includes a 24-4 advantage in the Jan. 11 game against Creighton.

• Butler is committing only 14.7 fouls per game, which is the 33rd-fewest nationally.

• Pierre Brooks II paced Butler with 19 points in the Jan. 15 win over Seton Hall; it was his seventh time this season leading the team in scoring.

• Telfort leads Butler in scoring, assists and steals; he ranks fourth on the team in rebounding.

• Despite the recent success taking care of the ball, Butler ranks 343rd nationally in turnover margin (-3.6 per game) as the team generates only 3.6 steals per game (353rd nationally) and forces opponents into only 7.7 per game (which is 352nd nationally).

• Four different Bulldogs have recorded a double-double this season (Brooks, McCaffery, Telfort twice, Andre Screen); four of the team’s five double-doubles have come against BIG EAST opponents.

• Butler’s first eight opponents in BIG EAST play have combined for a 42-24 (.636) conference record thus far; Butler’s remaining 12 conference opponents currently have a combined BIG EAST mark of 48-54 (.471).

• The Bulldogs defeated Northwestern and No. 25 Mississippi State in taking the Arizona Tip-Off title over Thanksgiving.

The Series with the Blue Demons

• The series between the Bulldogs and DePaul dates back to 1939.

• Butler has won nine straight match-ups with DePaul, and 20 of the last 21 in the series.

• Butler is 10-3 all-time at Hinkle Fieldhouse against DePaul, including winning the most recent 10 match-ups in Indianapolis.

Series: Butler Leads, 21-7

Streak: Butler, W9

At Hinkle: Butler Leads, 10-3

First Meeting: 1939; Butler, 39-29 (at DePaul)

Last Meeting: March 2, 2024; Butler, 82-63 (at DePaul)

Dishing on DePaul

• The Blue Demons are 10-10 on the season and 1-8 in BIG EAST play.

• DePaul is a fan of the three-point shot, ranking 22nd nationally in makes per game (10.3), 29th in attempts per game (28.2), while shooting 36.6 percent from behind the arc.

• Jacob Meyer leads the Blue Demons in scoring at 13.0 points per game.

Tough Slate

• KenPom ranks Butler’s schedule as the 18th most difficult nationally (as of Jan. 23).

• The Bulldogs’ 2024-25 schedule includes nine games against teams ranked in the Top 20 of this week’s AP poll (Jan. 20). Butler has already played seven of the nine games against those current Top 20 teams.

IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

JAGUARS TO TURN BACK THE CLOCK AGAINST ‘DONS ON SATURDAY

INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will return home to host Purdue Fort Wayne (14-7, 7-3 HL) inside the Jungle on Saturday (Jan. 25) at 2:00 p.m. The game will serve as Metros Day and Alumni Weekend (Winter Homecoming) as the team will wear throwback Metros uniforms in honor of the 1985 team that won the NAIA District 21 Championship and earned a spot in the NAIA National Tournament for the first-time ever. Former men’s basketball players in attendance will be recognized on the court during halftime.

Saturday’s game will be aired on ESPN+ as Greg Rakestraw (pxp) and Hall of Famer Bob Lovell (analyst) call the game from courtside. Fans can purchase tickets for the contest by clicking this link and the first 200 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative IU Indy Metros poster.

This year’s squad is coming off an 86-77 road win at Green Bay to earn a regular season series sweep of the Phoenix. The Jaguars connected on 15-of-24 (62.5 percent) from three-point range as Sean Craig finished with 24 points and hit 4-of-5 from deep. Paul Zilinskas hit 5-of-8 threes as part of his 21-point effort and Jarvis Walker had 18 points and a career-high eight assists. Freshman DeSean Goode rounded out the team’s double-digit scorers with 12 points and nine rebounds. The Jaguars surged out to a 46-29 halftime lead and was never seriously threatened in the final 20 minutes.

The Jags leapt to No. 13 in the country in threes made per game, connecting on 10.6 makes per contest. Zilinskas ranks No. 44 in the country with 3.0 threes per game and leads the Horizon League in three-point shooting at 42.8 percent this season. He averages a team-high 17.3 points per game as he and Walker both rank among the league’s top-5 in scoring.

HL STANDINGS

School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak

Cleveland State 9-1 .900 15-6 .714 W11

Milwaukee 7-3 .700 14-7 .667 W1

Purdue Fort Wayne 7-3 .700 14-7 .667 L1

Youngstown State 7-4 .636 13-9 .591 W1

Robert Morris 6-4 .600 14-7 .667 W4

Oakland 6-4 .600 9-12 .429 W4

Northern Kentucky 4-5 .444 9-11 .450 L4

Wright State 4-6 .400 10-11 .476 L1

IU Indy 3-7 .300 7-14 .333 W1

Detroit Mercy 2-8 .200 6-15 .286 L5

Green Bay 0-10 .000 2-19 .095 L16

QUOTABLE

“Really happy for our guys that we went out and took care of business and they were rewarded with a win. I thought we shared the ball incredibly well and did a great job of making the extra pass to find our shooters. We were a little sloppy in the last few minutes, but all around, I was pleased with the effort and excited to come home with a win,” head coach Paul Corsaro said following Wednesday’s win at Green Bay.

SCOUTING PURDUE FORT WAYNE

Purdue Fort Wayne is 14-7 overall and 7-3 in Horizon League play. The Mastodons are 4-7 in games away from home on the year with league road wins at Green Bay and Wright State. The Mastodons rank among the nation’s best offenses, scoring a league-high 83.8 points per game and shooting 48.1 percent from the floor and 39.4 percent from three-point range. The Mastodons rank No. 5 in the country in making 11.1 threes per game. Individually, Jalen Jackson leads the team in scoring (19.5 ppg) and free throws made (96) while Rasheed Bello averages 14.7 points and 4.2 assists per game. Off the bench, Corey Hadnot II averages 10.8 points per game.

SERIES HISTORY

IU Indy leads the all-time series 33-23 and 20-7 in the 27 contests in Indianapolis. Purdue Fort Wayne has won the last two meetings in the series, including a 78-76 victory in Fort Wayne back on Dec. 11 of this season.

UP NEXT

The Jaguars will open a two-game trip at Robert Morris on Thursday (Jan. 30) at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. The Jags will cap the two-game trip at Youngstown State on Saturday (Feb. 1) at 2:00 p.m.

BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

MVB HITS SEASON BEST IN SWEEP OF MARYVILLE

MUNCIE, Ind. – – The Ball State men’s volleyball team hit a season-best .513 to close the week with a dominating 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-16) victory over Maryville Friday evening in Worthen Arena.

Senior outside Tinaishe Ndavazocheva led the charge for the Cardinals (5-3), tying his season high with 14 kills while connecting at a .619 (14-1-21) clip to hand the Saints (0-3) their third consecutive loss to a Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association program this season.

Junior outside Patrick Rogers and senior opposite Rajé Alleyne were not far behind, chipping in nine and eight kills, respectively. Rogers connected for a .471 (9-1-17) rate of success, while Alleyne hit .333 (8-3-15).

Sophomore middle blocker Will Patterson also had a solid night, smashing kills on five of his seven swings for a .714 (5-0-7) rate of success. Patterson also led the Cardinals at the net, factoring in seven of the team’s 8.5 total blocks.

Setting up the Ball State offense was sophomore Lucas Machado, who dished out 37 assists to go along with a match-high 11 total digs. It was his second consecutive double-double and the third of his collegiate career.

Overall, the Cardinals defense limited Maryville to a .282 hitting mark, including a -.032 (8-9-31) rate of success in the opening frame. Ball State also held a 5-to-1 edge in service aces, with four aces coming from Ndavazocheva.

While Maryville held a 4-3 lead early in the opening set, a service error gave Ndavazocheva the serve and led to a four-point run. BSU never looked back, pulling ahead by 10 points at the 17-7 mark and winning the frame by 12.

The Cardinals scored three of the first four points in the second frame and pulled ahead 17-11 thanks to a Ndavazocheva ace. However, the Saints would battle back and pull within one at 23-22, and again at 24-23. Following a BSU timeout, however, Ndavazocheva smashed his sixth and final kill of the frame to give Ball State the set at 25-23.

While Maryville held a slim 5-4 edge in the third, a kill and another strong service run from Ndavazocheva pushed the Cardinals ahead for good. Ball State would lead 19-15 late, before a kill and four-point service run from Rogers gave BSU match point at 24-15. Two rallies later Rodgers ended the match with his ninth and final kill of the night.

The Saints’ Makai Scott led all players with 17 kills and hit an even .500 (17-3-28) for the night, while Zac Clark collected a team-high six digs.

The Ball State men’s volleyball team returns to action next Thursday when it opens a two-match homestand versus Tusculum. Match time is set for 7 p.m. in Worthen Arena.

BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WBB RETURNS TO #MACTION SATURDAY AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Ball State (15-4, 7-0 MAC) vs. Northern Illinois (8-10, 2-5 MAC)

Jan. 25, 2025 >>Convocation Center>>2 pm ET>>DeKalb, Ill.

Opening Tip:

– This will mark the 68th meeting in a series that began in 1982-83 when the Cardinals defeated the Huskies 86-83 on Jan. 26 in DeKalb, Ill. The Cardinals lead the all-time series record 42-25. The Cardinals fell to the Huskies in DeKalb in their last meeting on Feb. 7 in overtime by a score of 76-71.

– Brady Sallee owns a 17-8 mark against the Huskies over an 12-year span.

– Ball State has the 42nd highest win percentage 15-4 (.789) in the country in NCAA DI women’s basketball and is tied for 11th in win streaks with nine. The Cardinals are one of 29 teams in the country that are undefeated in conference play.

– The Cardinals have been road warriors the past four years during Mid-American Conference action. Ball State owns a 30-10 (.736) ledger when playing league games on the road dating back to the 2021 MAC season with its best showing being in 2021 when the Cardinals went 9-1 that year.

– For the second-straight season, the Cardinals have opened Mid-American Conference with a 7-0 ledger. Ball State remains the only team in league play that is undefeated.

– Ball State has won 11-straight MAC regular season games dating back to last year. The Cardinals haven’t lost a regular season league contest since Feb. 24, 2024, which was at Toledo.

– A BIG congratulations to Ally Becki as she has received national recognition after being voted to the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List. Becki currently ranks fifth in the nation in triple doubles, 15th in the nation in assists (91) and 17th in the nation in assists per game (5.7). Becki also leads the MAC in four different categories, assist/turnover ratio (2.33), assists (91), assists per game (5.7) and triple doubles (1).

– Ball State played two games in three days defeating Akron and Toledo while NIU is coming off of a 78-70 win over Eastern Michigan Wednesday in Ypsilanti.

NET Rankings:

The NCAA Division I net rankings have the Cardinals being ranked in the top 70 coming in at 52. Ball State has earned the highest net ranking out of all the schools in the Mid-American Conference.

Sallee is HOT in January:

It may be cold outside but the Cardinals tend to get hot in the month of January under 13th-year head coach Brady Sallee. Sallee owns an overall record of 75-29 (.721) in the month of January dating back to his first season in 2012-13.

150 Conference WINS for Sallee:

The over Toledo Monday was head coach Brady Sallee’s 150th career MAC regular season victory, ranking him the third winningest coach in MAC women’s basketball history behind his former boss Bob Lindsay (232) and Tricia Cullop (194).

BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL GOING TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON MAC MATCHUP

The Ball State men’s basketball team looks for its second straight road win when it plays at Northern Illinois at 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 CT) on Saturday afternoon.

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

Ball State leads the head-to-head series 63-40, but the Huskies hold a one-game edge (25-24) in games played at their place. The Cardinals took both games against NIU last season, first claiming an 81-71 home win on Jan. 27 before taking a 70-63 decision on Feb. 20 in DeKalb. Ball State has won the last four games and 9 of the last 10 in the series.

The Cardinals (9-9, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) won 82-80 at Central Michigan on Tuesday night in a comeback victory. Jeremiah Hernandez (15 points) sunk a trio of free throws in the closing seconds to give Ball State its second MAC road win in three tries.

Northern Illinois (4-14, 0-6 MAC) is still looking for its first conference victory of the year but has been within five points in three of those games including the last two (72-70 at Western Michigan on Tuesday and 71-66 to Central Michigan last Saturday). The Huskies went 11-20 (5-13 MAC) last season in head coach Rashon Burno’s third leading the program.

Northern creates pressure on the defensive end averaging the second-most blocks (3.8) and turnovers forced (14.3) per game in the conference. The Huskies are third in the MAC in turnover margin (+2.8) and 3-pointers made per game (9.1).

Sophomore guard Quentin Jones is third in the league with 15.9 points per game while ranking sixth in blocks per game (1.0) and ninth in assists per game (3.4).

Ball State hosts Western Michigan at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in its only home game of a five-game stretch.

HERNANDEZ HEROICS: Jeremiah Hernandez hit three free throws with 4.2 seconds left at Central Michigan after getting fouled shooting a 3-pointer from the left wing with the score tied at 79-79.

The graduate guard finished the game with 15 points and two rebounds in Ball State’s triumph.

COMEBACK CARDS: Ball State rallied from a 50-37 deficit with 16 minutes to play for an 82-80 win at Central Michigan on Tuesday night.

A 31-9 scoring stretch in a little over 10 minutes in the middle of the half propelled the Cardinals to a 68-59 edge with 5:38 to play. The 13-point comeback win was Ball State’s first of the year of at least 10 points.

CLUTCH ON THE ROAD: Mickey Pearson Jr. averages 13.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in seven true road games this year, which are higher than his overall averages of 11.7 and 5.6 per game.

The forward put up a team-best 16 points in Ball State’s win at CMU on Tuesday night. Pearson also went for a career-high 25 points last February at McGuirk Arena to average 20.5 points per games the last two seasons at CMU.

ROAD SWING: Ball State plays in a different state in each of a five-game stretch that features four road contests.

After playing at Central Michigan on Tuesday, the Cardinals play at Northern Illinois on Saturday, host Western Michigan at home in Indiana on Tuesday, then play at Buffalo in New York on Feb. 1 and Akron in Ohio on Feb. 4.

SPREAD OUT THE SCORING: Six Cardinals scored in double figures in Ball State’s 82-80 triumph at Central Michigan on Tuesday: Mickey Pearson Jr. (16 points), Jeremiah Hernandez (15), Jermahri Hill (14), Payton Sparks (14), Ethan Brittain-Watts (13), and Juanse Gorosito (10).

It was the second time in four games six Cardinals have scored in double figures (Jan. 11 vs Bowling Green). Ball State had five in double digits in the scoring column on Jan. 18 against Toledo.

OFFENSIVE SHOWCASE: The Cardinals shot 54.0 percent (27-for-50) from the field on Tuesday at CMU to finish north of 50 percent on field goals for the second straight game and sixth of the last nine overall.

Ball State’s 50.8 percent shooting in MAC play is second in the league (Miami at 51.2 percent). Overall, the Cardinals rank third in the conference shooting 46.5 percent from the field this season.

PAYTON POUNDING THE GLASS: Senior center Payton Sparks had recorded double figures rebounds in five consecutive games (16-12-16-13-12) before recording nine last Saturday and eight on Tuesday to increase his season rebounding average to second in the Mid-American Conference (7.6 per game).

The Winchester, Ind., native leads the league in rebounding in conference games with an average of 11.7 per contest, which is three boards per game clear of the second-best average.

70 IS A MAGIC NUMBER: The Cardinals have found success when scoring at least 70 points (8-4 record) and/or allowing fewer than 70 points (6-0) this season.

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

GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE FREE THROW LINE: Junior guard Jermahri Hill (127) and Sparks (111) are first and second in the league in free throw attempts, respectively.

The two are No. 1 and No. 4 in the conference in free throws made, with 88 for Hill and 67 for Sparks, while Pearson Jr. (65) is fifth in the MAC.

ONE-TWO PUNCH: Sparks and Hill have established a dynamic duo over the last few weeks, combining for 250 points, 118 rebounds and 42 assists in the most recent seven games.

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

MILESTONE WATCH: After Sparks (currently 1,092 points) reached the milestone on New Year’s Eve, Jeremiah Hernandez (974) and Pearson Jr. (934) are each closing in on scoring 1,000 points in his Division I career.

Sparks (668 rebounds) is currently No. 13 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 (26.4) and free throws made per game (18.5) through the season’s first 17 games.

Ball State ranks No. 7 and No. 10 in those categories in NCAA Division I, respectively. The total tallies (450 attempts and 314 makes) outpace the next-closest MAC team (Toledo) by 93 attempts and 54 makes.

GORO-THREE-TO: Junior guard Juanse Gorosito had made multiple 3-pointers in 13 games this season, including a season-best seven on Dec. 14 at Bellarmine to lead the Cardinals to an 86-82 win and eventually being named the MAC Player of the Week for the performance.

Gorosito is third in the conference in 3-pointers made (48) and first in shooting percentage (44.0) from distance, which ranks No. 20 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 Jurica 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.

The list includes Ethan Brittain-Watts (Patriot League, Boston), Gorosito (West Coast Conference, Portland), Hart (SEC, Kentucky), Hernandez (Ohio Valley Conference, USI), Pearson Jr. (Big 12, TCU), Sparks (Big Ten, Indiana) and Hill who played junior college ball at South Plains in Levelland, Texas.

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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

JONES NETS CAREER HIGH IN STRONG SHOOTING PERFORMANCE FOR SYCAMORES

MURRAY, Ky. – Deja Jones scored a career-high 21 points Friday night while Indiana State shot 50 percent from the field, but Murray State’s fast-paced offense proved too much for the Trees in a 97-71 loss inside the CFSB Center.

Jones was 8-for-14 from the field and also added six rebounds for the Blue and White. Bella Finnegan and Savannah White added 10 points apiece for the Trees, while Mia Simpson had eight points and seven rebounds.

Jones had 10 in the first quarter as the Sycamores went back-and-forth in an up-tempo start to the game. Indiana State had a five-point lead midway through the second quarter, but Murray State closed the half on a 19-4 run and never looked back. The Sycamores shot the ball well throughout the game, but the Racers had an answer for every Indiana State basket as the Trees couldn’t keep pace with the home side’s 3-point barrage and strong post presence.

First Half

Finnegan opened the scoring for the Sycamores with a midrange jumper, but it was Jones who had the hot hand for the Trees early on. The senior guard was a perfect 5-for-5 in the first quarter, including back-to-back baskets midway through to put the Sycamores ahead 14-13. Baskets inside from Jones and Queen Ruffin inside the last two minutes kept the Sycamores on pace, as Murray State took a slim 22-20 lead to the second.

Jones gave the Sycamores the lead early in the second with a three-ball, and layups from Davina Smith and Ruffin saw the Blue and White take their largest lead midway through at 30-25. Murray State came roaring back, though, closing the half on a 19-4 run. A pair of baskets from Finnegan after the media timeout briefly kept Indiana State ahead but Murray State scored the last 11 points to take a 44-34 lead into the break.

Second Half

Early baskets from Keslyn Secrist and Jones cut Indiana State’s deficit down to single-digits less than two minutes into the third quarter, but an 8-0 Racer run followed. Jones continued her strong evening on the road with a pair of free throws and a layup on back-to-back possessions, with Secrist and Smith adding to the scoring to pull Indiana State within 61-47. Smith tacked on a fastbreak layup and Simpson hit a pair of shots late in the period, as the Trees kept battling despite facing a 74-55 deficit through three.

Finnegan and Secrist connected on midrange jumpers early in the fourth, with White adding a pair of baskets down low. Murray State kept its foot on the gas pedal, but Indiana State closed the game strong despite the scoreline. Simpson hit a pair of late baskets and White added a late layup, as the Sycamores fell in a high-scoring affair, 97-71.

News and Notes

Deja Jones surpassed the 20-point mark for the first time in her career in Friday’s game, with her eight field goals also representing a career high.

Indiana State matched its season-best shooting percentage in Friday’s game, hitting 50 percent of its shots from the field (30-for-60).

Indiana State finished plus-3 in rebound margin (40-37), marking the third time in the last four games that the Trees won the battle on the boards. Five different players had five or more rebounds.

The Sycamores’ scoring was a balanced effort, as six different players had eight or more points in Friday’s game.

Indiana State found success in the paint, scoring 34 points on a 63 percent shooting clip (17-for-27) in the paint.

Up Next

Indiana State caps its brief two-game road trip with a Sunday afternoon tilt at Belmont. Tipoff in the Music City is set for 3 p.m.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

‘DONS SEEK 13TH-CONSECUTIVE WIN WHEN IU INDY COMES TO TOWN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team will put its 12-game win streak on the line on Saturday (Jan. 25) when IU Indianapolis heads up I-69 for a game at the Gates Sports Center at 2 p.m.

Prior to the game, Amellia Bromenschenkel will be presented a plaque for becoming the Division I era rebounds leader by Mastodon Hall of Famer Robin Scott, who Bromenschenkel passed on the all-time rebounding list in the Mastodons’ last game.

Game Day Information
Who: IU Indianapolis Jaguars
When: Saturday, January 25 | 2 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Tickets:Link
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | IU Indy | Horizon League

Know Your Foe

IU Indianapolis is 5-14 and 4-6 in Horizon League play. The Jaguars’ best player, Katie Davidson, is back from injury and has averaged 17.0 points per game since her return. Since then, IU Indy is 3-2 with wins over Robert Morris, Oakland and Wright State and losses to Northern Kentucky and Cleveland State. This season, Davidson is IU Indy’s leading scorer at 14.9 points per game. Shania Nichols-Vanett is adding 10.5 points per contest.

The Series

IU Indy leads the series 25-16, but Purdue Fort Wayne has won the last four contests. The two squads met earlier this season, which saw the Mastodons win 79-71 in Indy, but the game was much closer. IU Indy trailed by just three with two minutes left.

Streaky!

Purdue Fort Wayne has the seventh-longest active win streak in the country at 11 victories. All of the teams with longer streaks, other than Grand Canyon, are ranked in the AP Top 25. Grand Canyon is ranked No. 7 in the Mid-Major Top 25.

1. No. 5 LSU – 20

2. No. 1 UCLA – 18

3. Grand Canyon – 15

4. No. 10 Kansas State – 14

4. No. 4 Southern California – 14

5. No. 2 South Carolina – 13

7. Purdue Fort Wayne – 12

League Win Streaks…

Purdue Fort Wayne has the ninth-longest active win streak of league games in the country at nine wins.

1. South Carolina – 44

1. Florida Gulf Coast – 44

1. South Dakota State – 44

4. UConn – 35

5. Fairfield – 32

6. UNLV – 23

7. Norfolk State – 18

8. Notre Dame – 15

9. Purdue Fort Wayne – 10

Streak Tracker

The Mastodons are on an 12-game winning streak, which ties the second-best in program history and is the longest of the Division I era (2001-present).

14 wins – 1995-96

12 wins – 2024-25

15×15

Purdue Fort Wayne has won 15+ games in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons. It is the first time since the Mastodons went Division I with back-to-back 15-win seasons.

In The Polls…

Purdue Fort Wayne was ranked No. 17 in the most recent CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25. The Mastodons have received votes in every poll since November 12, but moved into the rankings for the first time in program history on January 14 at No. 18.

Can’t Lose if you Don’t Trail

Over the last 12 games (480 minutes), Purdue Fort Wayne has only trailed a total of 88:48. In this stretch, the Mastodons won four games wire-to-wire.

We Love Fort Wayne

Purdue Fort Wayne’s 8-0 start at home is the best as a Division I institution and the best overall since 1995-96, when the Mastodons went 13-0 at home.

Rankings Respect

Per the NET and Bart Torvik, Purdue Fort Wayne has a national ranking of 95 and 106, respectively. Both sets of rankings have Purdue Fort Wayne, Cleveland State and Green Bay in a cluster of less than 10 spots separating the three, effectively rating potential games between the three as toss-ups.

A Deep Lineup

Eight different Mastodons have scored at least 18 points in a single game in their Division I careers: Amellia Bromenschenkel, Audra Emmerson, Sydney Freeman, Jazzlyn Linbo, Ella Riggs, Lauren Ross, Renna Schwieterman and Taeya Steinauer.

Home Sweet Gates

The Mastodons are 8-0 at home this season. In its home games this season, Purdue Fort Wayne is scoring 82.1 points per game and has an average margin of victory of 27.1 points per game. The Mastodons are shooting 47.1 percent from the floor and 37.9 percent from 3-point range in Fort Wayne.

A Perfect Start to League Play

Purdue Fort Wayne is 10-0 to start Horizon League play this season. That is the best start to a league season in program history. The previous best was when the Mastodons started 7-0 in the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference in 1995-96.

Ross Has the Sauce

Through 20 games, Lauren Ross is shooting 49.3 percent from the floor, 50 percent from 3-point range and 94.4 percent from the line. With a slight uptick in field goal percentage, she would be the first women’s player and second player overall to ever shoot 50/50/90 since the 3-point line was added to college basketball. Salim Stoudamire (Arizona, 2004-05) is the only other college player to do hit all three marks for an entire season while meeting minimum requirements.

Points For Millie

Amellia Bromenschenkel needs 32 points to match Haley Seibert and move into ninth place on the Mastodons’ all-time scoring list.

Career Points

8. 1480 – Teena Merrell (1986-90)

9. 1386 – Haley Seibert (2011-15)

10. 1354 – Amellia Bromenschenkel (2020-present)

Boards for Millie

Amellia Bromenschenkel moved past Robin Scott for third on the program’s all-time rebounding list.

Career Rebounds

2. 759 – Pam Edwards (1989-94)

3. 664 – Amellia Bromenschenkel (2020-present)

4. 662 – Robin Scott (1987-91)

Linbo Limbo

Jazzlyn Linbo is in the top-five in program history in single-season field goal percentage and career field goal percentage. She will qualify for the single-season list with 13 more made baskets.

Career Field Goal Percentage (200 min. attempts)

3. 53.1 – Rhonda Unverferth (1982-85)

4. 52.0 – Jazzlyn Linbo (2021-present)

5. 50.7 – Pam Edwards (1989-94)

Single-Season Field Goal Percentage (75 min. attempts)

1. 57.9 – Jazzlyn Linbo (2024-25)

2. 57.8 – Rhonda Unverferth (1984-85)

3. 56.3 – Verea Bibbs (2003-04)

Ross Mode

Lauren Ross owns the best 3-point and free throw percentages in program history with minimums of 30 and 60, respectively, for a season-long mark.

Single-Season 3-Point Percentage (30 min. attempts)

1. 50.0 – Lauren Ross (2024-25)

2. 46.1 – Trish Fleming (2000-01)

3. 44.0 – Lindy Jones (1989-90)

Single-Season Free Throw Percentage (60 min. attempts)

1. 94.4 – Lauren Ross (2024-25)

2. 91.4 – Haley Seibert (2014-15)

3. 89.9 – Jordan Zuppe (2010-11)

Last Time Out

Purdue Fort Wayne topped Detroit Mercy on the road 72-65 to move to 10-0 in Horizon League play. Sydney Freeman scored a team-high 20 points.

Coming Up

The Mastodons will visit Youngstown State on January 29 for the road portion of the series. The ‘Dons beat the Penguins 74-60 in Fort Wayne earlier this year.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

‘DONS HEAD TO THE JUNGLE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – One of the best rivalries in the Horizon League renews on Saturday (Jan. 25) afternoon when the ‘Dons head to the Circle City to face the IU Indianapolis Jaguars. The game will be played on campus at IU Indy. It will be the Mastodons’ first visit to the venue known as The Jungle since a 84-60 win on Feb. 22, 2014.

Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (14-7, 7-3) at IU Indianapolis (7-14, 3-7)
When: Saturday, Jan. 25 | 2 p.m. ET
Where: The Jungle | Indianapolis, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Listen: 1380 AM
Watch: E SPN+
Series History: IU Indianapolis leads 28-20
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne

// The home contest vs. Cleveland State on Jan. 30 has been flexed to a 9 p.m. start to accommodate an ESPNU broadcast. Kids 12th grade and under will be free for the game, redeemable at the Coliseum Box Office. Also, first responders may show their identification and receive a free ticket for themselves and three guests.

// The Feb. 21 vs. Oakland and Feb. 27 vs. Northern Kentucky home games are also possibilities to be flexed. The Mastodons’ road game at Cleveland State on March 1 is also a possibility for a broadcast.

// The ‘Dons are 2nd in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (9.0) and 4th in turnover margin (+6.3).

– The ‘Dons committed no turnovers in a 103-52 win over Defiance on Dec. 20, tying an NCAA record.

– 13 times this year have the ‘Dons have committed single-digit turnovers in a game.

– The ‘Dons had only seven turnovers in a double overtime win at Wright State.

– This isn’t new. Last year: 10.4 turnovers/game (11th in the nation), +5.7 turnover margin (4th).

– In league games, the ‘Dons are averaging 10.0 turnovers.

– Quinton Morton-Robertson’s 2.56 assist/turnover ratio is 55th in the nation.

// In the nation the Mastodons are:

– 2nd in fewest turnovers per game (9.0)

– 5th in turnover margin (+6.3)

– 7th in 3-pointers per game (11.1)

– 8th in 3-point percentage (39.4 percent)

– 13th in assist/turnover ratio (1.66)

– 15th in effective field goal percentage (57.1 percent)

– 20th in points per game (83.8)

– 30th in 3-point attempts per game (28.1)

– 30th in turnovers forced per game (15.38)

– 37th in steals per game (8.8)

– 39th in free throw percentage (76.8)

– 45th in field goal percentage (48.1)

// The Mastodons have opened the season 9-0 at home, the best undefeated home stretch to start a season in the program’s NCAA Division I history. If you’re wondering, the best home performance in a single-season came in 1992-93 when the NCAA Division II Tournament bound ‘Dons went 14-0 at Gates.

// With two wins at home to close out last season, the Mastodon home win-streak is at 11 games. Their last loss in a game in Fort Wayne was Feb. 14, 2024 to Oakland.

// Multiple ‘Dons are shooting 40 percent or better from three this year (min. 50 att.):

– Corey Hadnot II – 45.7 percent (32-of-70)

– Rasheed Bello – 43.1 percent (47-of-109)

– Maximus Nelson – 41.2 percent (49-of-119)

// The ‘Dons had a season-high 23 fast break points (against a DI team) vs. Youngstown State (Jan. 4).

// Notes on the 2OT win at Wright State (Jan. 15).

– The game ranked 10th on KenPom on the website’s “excitement scale” of all Division I games in 2024-25.

– Most points against a Division I opponent in program history (120).

– It is the first time a team has scored 120 points in a Horizon League game since Evansville defeated Butler 136-128 in double overtime on Feb. 9, 1991.

– Jalen Jackson recorded his second career 30-point game.

– Chandler Cuthrell set career highs in points (20) and rebounds (16).

– Chandler Cuthrell’s 16 rebounds are tied for 7th for most rebounds in a game in the Division I program history.

– The last ‘Don to record 16 boards in a game was John Konchar at UIC (Nov. 18, 2017)

– The ‘Dons have played (and won) two straight overtime games at Wright State.

– The ‘Dons shot 53.2 percent (42-of-79) with only seven turnovers in 50 minutes.

// Per Ken Pom, the ‘Dons are third in the nation in minutes continuity at 72.8 percent. Ken Pom describes the stat as “determining what percentage of a team’s minutes are played by the same player from last season to this season.” The current national average is 34.0 percent.

// Since the 2018-19 season, the ‘Dons have four total games of 24 or more made free throws and three have come this season. The 26 the ‘Dons made against Bethune-Cookman and Robert Morris are tied for the seventh most in the Division I era of the program for made free throws in a game.

// Quinton Morton-Robertson (vs. Milwaukee, Jan. 10) and Jalen Jackson (at Eastren Michigan, Dec. 15) both have scored their 1,000th career point this year.

JALEN JACKSON…:

// … has 976 points in a Mastodon uniform.

// … earned the 2025 CollegeInsider.com Lou Henson Mid-Major Mid-Season Player of the Year in January 2025. The award is the precursor to the end of the year award given away at the Final Four at the end of the year.

// … picked up his first Horizon League Player of the Week on Jan. 20, 2025 after scoring 30 points at Wright State.

// … in league play, Jalen Jackson is shooting 56.5 percent.

// … has reached double-figures in every game this season and 20 points eight times.

// … has scored in double-digits in 52-of-57 career games for the ‘Dons.

// … ranks 7th in the nation in total points (410) and 10th in total field goals (145).

// … ranks 28th in the nation and first in the league in made free throws with 96. He is 34th in the nation with 124 free throw attempts, also best in the league.

// … is 41st in the nation with 39 steals.

// … is averaging 6.2 fouls drawn per 40 minutes, 67th in the nation per KenPom.

// … was named to The Sunshine Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 2024).

// … has reached double-digit free throw attempts in a game nine times in his career.

// … made 133 free throws last season, 8th in a single-season all-time in program history.

// … has raised his field goal percentage each year of his career (42.4 percent, 49.7 percent to 51.6 percent this season).

// … was named the MVP of the CIT’s Jim Phelan Classic in a win at Bowling Green in March 2024.

// … drew 12 fouls against Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 12), going 13-of-16 from the free throw line. His 13 free throws tied for fifth most in game in the program’s NCAA Division I era.

EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SECOND HALF COMEBACK NOT ENOUGH FOR UE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AT BELMONT

NASHVILLE – Despite a strong second half on the floor the University of Evansville women’s basketball team couldn’t overcome the red-hot Belmont Bruins.

A cold first half on offense kept the Purple Aces behind in their 90-65 loss to Belmont on Friday night. UE improved it’s scoring by over 20% in the second half against the Bruins, pouring in 24 points in the final 10 minutes. Sophomore forward Maggie Hartwig (Sauk City, Wis. / Sauk Prairie HS) led Evansville on offense with her first 20-point performance in over a month.

The Aces had their first basket of the night just over a minute into the game. But it’d be three minutes before UE scored again as Belmont lept out to an early nine-point lead. Evansville put together a brief four point run to get within five points. That would be the closest the Aces would get to the Bruins as Belmont ended the first quarter on a 15-2 run.

UE’s offensive woes continued in the second quarter as they didn’t find the basket until two minutes in. Evansville traded baskets with the Bruins for two minutes early in the quarter. But another big run to end the half from Belmont had the Aces facing a 28-point deficit after 20 minutes of action.

The Bruins pushed their lead out to 32 points early in the third quarter. UE was able to work inside the lane in the third quarter with three field goals in the first four minutes. Belmont responded with an eight-point run to take its largest lead of the game at 40. Evansville’s defense went to work keeping the Bruins scoreless from the floor for the next two minutes as the offense added eight points. In the final minute of the third the Aces added five straight points to make it a 71-41 game.

UE had its best quarter of the night in the fourth, making seven field goals and six free throws. Evansville got to the line early as Hartwig added two within the first 15 seconds of the quarter. Belmont matched with free throws and a layup of their own. But the Aces were able to respond with a four-point run as senior guard Júlia Palomo (La Seu d’Urgell, Spain) hit her first three of the game.

The two teams went basket for basket over the next minute and a half. UE put together its best run of the game with seven straight points halfway into the fourth to bring the deficit down to 22. But Evansville was unable to string another run in the final five minutes of the game, falling to the Bruins 90-65.

Four Aces were in double figures on Friday including Hartwig (20), Palomo (11), and freshman guards Avery Kelley (13) and Camryn Runner (10). On defense Hartwig and freshman Elle Snyder (Latrobe, Penn. / Greater Latrobe HS) had six rebounds apiece while Palomo recorded UE’s only block.

Evansville continues its road trip of the top of the Missouri Valley Conference on Sunday. The Aces will play one of the top five offenses in the country in the Murray State Racers. Tip-off from CFSB Arena on Sunday, January 26 is set for 2 p.m.

VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL

VALPO, EVANSVILLE TO ENGAGE IN 100TH ALL-TIME MATCHUP ON SATURDAY

Evansville (6-14, 3-6 MVC)

at Valparaiso (10-10, 3-6 MVC)

Game No. 21 – Saturday, Jan. 25, 3 p.m. CT

Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000) – Valparaiso, Ind.

Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team will start a sequence of back-to-back home games on Saturday afternoon as Evansville comes to town for the 100th installment of this instate rivalry. It’s Cartoon Character Day at the Athletics-Recreation Center featuring a guest appearance by Bingo and Bluey. The Chicago Bears drumline will perform at halftime. Valpo will look to snap a four-game losing streak, but the Beacons have been competitive during the skid, which was preceded by a three-game winning streak.

Last Time Out: Valpo outscored Drake 42-38 in the second half, but a 14-point halftime disparity was too much to overcome in an 81-71 setback to the Bulldogs, the team with the top NET and KenPom rankings in the Missouri Valley Conference. Drake, which improved to 31-1 in its last 32 home games, was led by Bennett Stirtz, whose 24 points and nine assists were supported by 21 points on five 3s from Mitch Mascari. The 71 points were the second most scored by a Drake opponent this season as the Bulldogs rank second nationally in scoring defense. The Beacons were led in scoring by Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro with 16 points, while All Wright (15), Cooper Schwieger (14) and Justus McNair (10) all finished in double figures. Schwieger and De La Cruz Monegro fouled out, while Tyler Schmidt was limited to 21 minutes with four fouls.

Following the Beacons: Streaming – ESPN+ – Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Jamie Stangel (analyst)

Radio – WVUR 95.1 FM Valparaiso, TuneIn Radio App, ValpoAthletics.com – Eli Conklin (play-by-play) and Grayson Merchant (analyst)

X updates – @ValpoBasketball

Links for video, audio and live stats will be available at ValpoAthletics.com.

Head Coach Roger Powell Jr.: Roger Powell Jr. (17-35) is in his second season as the head coach of the Valpo men’s basketball program. After helping guide Gonzaga to a 121-13 record during his four seasons as an assistant coach, Powell returned to Valpo, where he was part of head coach Bryce Drew’s staff from 2011-2016 and led the team to 124 wins in five seasons, including a program-record 30 victories and a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) title game appearance in 2015-16. He was part of head coach Mark Few’s Gonzaga staff as the Bulldogs reached the 2021 national championship game after winning their first 31 games of the season. During Powell’s first season on staff in 2019-20, Gonzaga was 31-2 at the time the NCAA college basketball season was halted due to COVID-19. The Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen in each of his final three seasons on staff, including two Elite Eight appearances and the aforementioned trip to the 2021 national title game. Prior to his arrival at Gonzaga, Powell served as the associate head coach at Vanderbilt University under Bryce Drew from 2016-2019. During his stint as an assistant at Valpo, he was part of four Horizon League regular-season championships in a five-year period while also leading the 2012-13 and 2014-15 squads to Horizon League tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. A product of Joliet West High School and a native of Joliet, Ill., Powell capped a prolific collegiate playing career at Illinois with a national title game appearance in 2005 before going on to a successful professional playing career.

Series Notes: Evansville leads 74-25 in this long-standing instate showdown. The Purple Aces hold a 29-15 lead in games hosted by the Beacons. Valpo had won five straight prior to last year, when Evansville prevailed 78-75 at home and 63-62 at the ARC in two games decided by a total of four points. Valpo is 8-4 in the last 12 matchups including Arch Madness victories in 2020 and 2022. Evansville is the second most common opponent in Valpo basketball history, and within the next few seasons will surpass Butler (103 matchups) as the most frequent opponent of all time.

With a Win Over Evansville, Valpo Would…

Surpass its Missouri Valley Conference regular-season win total from last season.

Match the team’s highest home win total since 2019-20.

Improve to 3-0 against instate opponents this season.

Remembering Connie

Valpo Athletics is mourning the loss of longtime Valpo men’s basketball fan Connie Bretscher, who passed away at the age of 104 on Sunday, Jan. 19.

The Valpo Family will hold a moment of silence prior to Saturday’s game vs. Evansville to honor Connie’s memory.

Bretscher celebrated her 104th birthday on Friday, Jan. 10. Bretscher, who has been battling illness over the last month, was not able to attend the game that week, but received two visits from Valpo head coach Roger Powell Jr. the week of her birthday.

On Wednesday, Jan. 8, Powell visited prior to the game against Indiana State. The team beat the Sycamores 98-95 in overtime that evening, and the next day Powell returned with a game ball signed by the team to present to Connie, dedicating the victory to her.

Connie graduated from Valpo in 1942 with a degree in music, earned a graduate degree in education in 1971 and took German classes at age 96 in 2016-17 in preparation for the Reformation trip to Germany.

Powell’s visit to Bretscher was highlighted on the NBC 5 Chicago news and WGN’s “GN Sports” that evening.

Schwieger Surging

Cooper Schwieger has gone on a tear of late, tallying 12 points or more in 11 straight games.

Schwieger made 23 consecutive free throws until the streak was snapped on Jan. 11 at Murray State and is 47-of-49 (.959) at the line in his last 12 games.

Through nine games this season, Schwieger was averaging 11.1 points per game. He is averaging 17.0 points per game over his last 11.

Schwieger ranks tied for ninth in the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring (14.4 ppg), tied for second in rebounding (7.1 rpg) and first in blocked shots (1.50 bpg). He’s the only player in the Missouri Valley Conference averaging at least 14 points, seven rebounds and one block per game.

Schwieger is one of three sophomores nationally averaging at least 14 points, seven rebounds and one block, joining South Carolina’s Collin Murray-Boyles and Texas Tech’s JT Toppin.

The last Missouri Valley Conference player to finish a season averaging at least 14 points, seven rebounds and one block was Missouri State’s Gaige Prim in 2021-22. The last Valley underclassman (freshman or sophomore) to do so was Drake’s Liam Robbins in 2019-20.

All Wright Among Valley’s Top Freshmen

Valpo freshman All Wright is averaging 11.2 points per game, second in the league among MVC rookies behind only Evansville’s Gabriel Pozzato, who missed significant time with an injury before returning on Jan. 18 and is averaging 14.3 points per game.

Wright also ranks second among Valley rookies in assists per game at 2.7 per contest, behind only Indiana State’s Josiah LeGree, who is handing out 3.2 helpers per game.

No Valley rookie has scored more points than Wright, who has scored 226 points on the season.

No Valpo freshman has finished the season with at least 10.0 points per game and 3.0 assists per game since Milo Stovall in 1998-99 (10.6 ppg, 3.1 apg). Before that, it was Bryce Drew in 1994-95 (13.4 ppg, 6.0 apg).

No Missouri Valley Conference freshman has averaged 10.0 points per game and 3.0 assists per game since Wichita State’s Landry Shamet in 2016-17 (11.4 ppg, 3.3 apg).

In the last 30 seasons, Valpo has had eight freshmen finish the season with a double-figure scoring average – Bryce Drew (13.4 ppg, 1994-95), Milo Stovall (10.6 ppg, 1998-99), Lubos Barton (13.8 ppg, 1998-99), Samuel Haanpaa (12.0 ppg, 2006-07), Alec Peters (12.7 ppg, 2013-14), Tevonn Walker (10.3 ppg, 2014-15), Javon Freeman-Liberty (11.0 ppg, 2018-19) and Cooper Schwieger (13.2 ppg, 2023-24).

Notes Wrapping Up Jan. 22: Drake 81, Valpo 71

The 71 points marked the second-highest point total by a Drake opponent this season behind only UIC’s 74 points on Jan. 1. The Bulldogs entered the game ranked second nationally in scoring defense and ranked first nationally in average possession length according to KenPom.

Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro tallied a team-high 16 points and went 7-for-7 at the free-throw line. He had his highest point total in the last five games.

All Wright went 5-of-8 from the field and hit both of his 3-point attempts while compiling 15 points. This marks his third straight game in double figures including his second straight with at least 15 points.

Cooper Schwieger had his 11th straight game with at least a dozen points, scoring 14 on 5-of-7 shooting and pulling down a team-high six rebounds.

Justus McNair chipped in 10 points off the bench, the fifth double-figure scoring output of the season for the rookie.

Tyler Schmidt swiped three steals, his fourth three-steal game of the season and second in the last three games. That helped Valpo hold an 11-10 edge in the turnover battle.

Drake had 17 assists to Valpo’s five, tied for a season low with Dec. 17 at Ohio State.

Foul trouble was key as Schwieger (+3) and Schmidt (+5) were both positive in the plus-minus category in a game Valpo lost by 10. The duo was sidelined by foul trouble when Drake made its big first-half run.

The Beacons held the Bulldogs to 41.7 percent shooting in the second half after the hosts shot at a 69.6 percent clip in the first half.

Each team had six offensive rebounds as Valpo battled on the boards. Valpo shot 48.9 percent from the floor against a stout Drake defense. As a team, Valpo was 21-of-25 (84 percent) at the free-throw line, while Drake was equally impressive at 83.3 percent (20-of-24).

Bennett Stirtz finished with 24 points and nine assists, while Mitch Mascari hit five 3s and tallied 21 points for Drake.

Scouting the Purple Aces

Picked to finish ninth of 12 in the MVC preseason poll, one spot ahead of the Beacons.

Under the direction of former Valpo assistant coach David Ragland, who was on staff in 2016-17 and 2017-18. Evansville assistant coach Peter Funk is a double Valpo alum and former Director of Basketball Operations for the Beacons.

Led in scoring by Gabriel Pozzato at 14.3 points per game as this game will feature the league’s two highest scoring freshmen – Pozzato and Valpo’s All Wright.

Have dropped the last four games after a 69-51 victory over Illinois State on Jan. 8, including most recently a 78-67 setback vs. UIC on Wednesday.

Rank 292 in the NET and 281 in KenPom, 12th in the MVC in both categories.

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

13 – 27 – 4 – 5 – 7 – 36 – 16 – 7 – 11 – 66 – 23 – 30 – 19 – 99 – 9 – 88 –

January 25, 1960 – Once again Ole’ Number 13 put up some major points. Hall of Fame Center Wilt Chamberlain poured in 58 points, the most ever recorded by a rookie in the League, as the Philadelphia Warriors downed the Detroit Pistons, 127-117 in a game played in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

January 25, 1961 – Frank Mahovlich, of the Toronto Maple Leafs lit the lamp twice in a contest on the ice against the Montreal Canadiens in which Toronto triumphed 5-3. The significance was that it was Number 27 Mahovlich’s 39th tally of the season which set a Leafs record for goals scored.

January 25, 1972 – 25th NHL All-Star Game, East beats West, 3-2 at Metropolitan Sports Centre, Bloomington, Minnesota. The game’s MVP selected was Boston, D, Number 4, Bobby Orr.

January 25, 1975 – 10th hat trick in New York Islander history, Number 5, Denis Potvin‘s 1st

January 25, 1977 – 30th NHL All-Star Game, Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC: Wales beats Campbell, 4-3; MVP was Number 7, Rick Martin, Buffalo Sabres, LW

January 25, 1978 – The San Diego Padres acquired Pitcher Gaylord Perry from the Texas Rangers in a trade for Dave Tomlin & $125,000. Perry who wore Number 36 for the Padres ended up having a tremendous season in San Diego, good enough to take home the Cy Young Award!

January 25, 1981 – Super Bowl XV, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10; MVP: Jim Plunkett, Number 16, Oakland, QB

January 25, 1986 – Edmonton Oilers Number 7, Paul Coffey set an NHL record for defensemen with a point in his 28th consecutive game, as the Oilers beat the visiting LA Kings, 5-2

January 25, 1987 – Super Bowl XXI, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: NY Giants beat Denver Broncos, 39-20; MVP chosen was NY Giants, QB, Number 11, Phil Simms.

January 25, 1989 – Pittsburgh legend, Number 66, Mario Lemieux scored a goal and 3 assists in Penguins’ 5-4 win over Winnipeg in Pittsburgh; sets NHL record by picking up a point in 14 consecutive games; record stands for 10 years

January 25, 1989 – Chicago Bulls superstar, Number 23, Michael Jordan scored his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season

January 25, 1991 – St. Louis right wing, Number 16, Brett Hull scores twice in Blues’ 9-4 win at Detroit, to give him 50 goals in 49 games; becomes 3rd player in NHL history with 50 goals in less than 50 games

January 25, 1998 – Super Bowl XXXII, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA: Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers, 31-24; MVP selected was Denver’s future Hall of Fame running back, Number 30, Terrell Davis

January 25, 2009 – 57th NHL All-Star Game, Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec: East beats West, 12-11, SO; MVP selected was Montreal Canadiens, RW, Number 27, Alexei Kovalev

January 25, 2015 – 60th NHL All-Star Game, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH: Team Toews beats Team Foligno, 17-12; MVP: of the contest of Columbus Blue Jackets Center, Number 19, Ryan Johansen

January 25, 2015 – NFL Pro Bowl, University of Phoenix, Glendale, AZ: Team Irvin beats Team Carter, 32-28; MVPs were Houston Texans, DE, Number 99, J. J. Watt, and Detroit Lions, QB, Number 9, Matthew Stafford.

January 25, 2020 – 65th NHL All Star Games, Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MI: Pacific All Stars win four-team, 3-on-3 tournament; MVP chosen was the LW Boston Bruins, Number 88, David Pastrnak

January 25, 2022 – Philadelphia Flyers defenseman, Number 3, Keith Yandle becomes NHL’s new “Iron Man” with his 965th consecutive regular-season game, breaking Number 21 (also 27 & 27), Doug Jarvis‘s all-time record, in a 4-3 loss at the New York Islanders

FOOTBALL HISTORY

Football History for January 25

January 25, 1981 – Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans – The Philadelphia Eagles and the Oakland Raiders squared off against each other in Super Bowl XV. Both teams had great stories coming into the contest. The American Football Fandom site has an insightful article on the game. In the week leading up to the game, President Ronal Reagan was sworn in and the Iran Hostage crisis had just ended. In light of those recent events there was a definite patriotic vibe to the events at the venue itself as the pregame ceremonies honored the end of the crisis. The Raiders were playing in the franchise’s third Super Bowl and had beaten the Oilers, Browns and Chargers in the playoffs to win the AFC from the Wild card position. The Eagles were playing in their first Super Bowl under a young Coach with a style new to the NFL in Dick Vermeil. The Raiders, guided by Quarterback Jim Plunkett jumped out to an early 14-0 lead and the Eagles were ill equipped to recover from it. And when they did try Raiders linebacker Rod Martin picked off Philadelphia quarterback Ron Jaworski three times for a Super Bowl record. The Oakland Raiders defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10. Jim Plunkett was voted as the MVP of the game after completing 13 of 21 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns. Plunkett was the second Heisman winner after Roger Staubach to be named a Super Bowl MVP and the Raiders were the first franchise to win it all from the wildcard spot.

January 25, 1987 – Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California – Super Bowl XXI was played between the Denver Broncos and the New York Giants per a Newsday article from the day after. Broncos QB John Elway was under siege all day from a Giant defense that featured the likes of Harry Carson, Leonard Marshall and Lawrence Taylor. In fact he was sacked four times in the game and one was for a safety in the second quarter. Phil Simms completed 22 of 25 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns and was named the game’s MVP as the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos, 39-20. One of the greatest scenes from the postgame was New York franchise owner Wellington Mara handing the Lombardi Trophy to Coach Bill Parcells in jubilation of the Giants first Super Bowl victory.

January 25, 1998 – Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego – Super Bowl XXXII was a matchup of two legendary gunslinger QBs as Green Bay’s Brett Favre took the field for the Packers and The Broncos had their signal caller John Elway per a Washington Post article. Elway and company put on a late drive in the fourth. Running back Terrell Davis found paydirt with a one-yard touchdown run with 1 minute 45 seconds remaining and broke the 24-24 tie. The Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers, 31-24 with Bronco running back Terrell Davis voted as the game’s MVP after rushing for 157 yards and three TDs against one of the NFL’s best defenses.

January 25, 2015 – University of Phoenix, Glendale, Arizona – The NFL was trying some different things to make the stale Pro Bowl a bit more interesting to viewers. The NFL.com described it as the second season that used an unconferenced format with players selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players. The 2014 season’s NFL Pro Bowl pitted a Team coached by Michael Irvin to play a Team of Pro Bowlers of Chris Carter. The Irvin squad won the game 32-28. The Pro Bowl MVPs were Houston’s J. J. Watt and Matthew Stafford the Detroit Lions quarterback.

Hall of Fame Birthday for January 25

January 25, 1924 – Martins Ferry, Ohio – Ohio State lineman and place kicker Lou “the Toe” Groza was born.

January 25, 1935 – Crosbytown, Texas – Don Maynard the durable wide receiver from Texas Western celebrated his birth. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quotes Maynard as stating that his record that he is most proud of is the fact that he was the first to achieve 10,000 yards receiving in an NFL career. The legendary wideout attributed the accomplishment of this feat by his playing longevity which lasted for 15 seasons. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined the gridiron feats of Don Maynard in 1987.

January 25, 1942 – Winston-Salem, North Carolina – Carl Eller the stud University of Minnesota tackle arrived into this life. After a great 1963 season Carl was a first team choice on eight of the nine major All-America teams just missing out on being unanimous. The NFF tells us that Eller played both sides of the ball for the Gophers at tackle. The National Football Foundation selected Carl Eller’s collegiate career to be honored in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006. As a professional he was moved exclusively to defense after being selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Eller became a fixture in one of the greatest defensive lines in history the Vikings infamous Purple People Eaters as he was teamed up with the great Jim Marshall. He played 16 seasons as a D End for Minnesota amassing 44 sacks per the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2004 Carl Eller received the great honor of being enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

January 25, 1944 – La Porte, Texas – Michigan State’s talented wide out Gene Washington celebrated his birth. The FootballFoundation.org bio for Gene lists that Washington started as a sophomore Washington would go on to set Michigan State season records for wide receivers in receptions and yards. Gene is in rare company as he was a two-time First-Team All-American. The Spartans teams that Gene was a part of earned two shared national titles. The National Football Foundation selected Gene Washington for the College Football Hall of Fame entry in 2011. Gene was a first round pick in the 1967 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings who selected him eighth overall. He played seven seasons in the NFL both with Minnesota and the Denver Broncos. His stat line shows that he caught 182 passes and 26 touchdowns as a pro. Washington was a two-time Pro Bowler and was named a First Team All-Pro in 1969.

January 25, 1985 – The great Linebacker from Mississippi, Patrick Willis was born. The NFF tells us that Patrick won both the Butkus Award and the Jack Lambert Awards after the 2006 season at Ole Miss recognizing him as the Nation’s top college linebacker as well as being selected as a consensus First Team All-American. The National Football Foundation voters chose Patrick Willis to gain entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019. Willis was the 11th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers where he played for 8 seasons. Patrick won the 2007 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection. There were two different seasons where he led the NFL in tackles and won the professional Butkus Award in 2009.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1934 “Is Brooklyn still in the league?” – GIANTS’ MANAGER BILL TERRY, speaking of the Dodgers’ chances in the upcoming season. During an interview with the New York Herald Tribune, Giants’ manager Bill Terry wakes a sleeping giant when he jests, “Is Brooklyn still in the league?” In September, New York, tied for first place with two games to play, finishes second when sixth-place Brooklyn sweeps them at the Polo Grounds in the season’s final two games, allowing the Cardinals, who complete the campaign 13-2, to capture the National League pennant.

1943 The Braves buy future Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez, known as Goofy to his teammates, from the Yankees for $10,000. Boston releases the southpaw before he plays a game with his new team, but he will pitch one more time before retiring, hurling for the Senators, a club he joins in May, allowing four hits, four runs, and five walks before leaving the contest with a pulled shoulder muscle.

1945 In one of the best sports business deals ever made, NFL Brooklyn Dodgers co-owner Dan Topping, real estate developer Del Webb, and baseball executive Larry MacPhail purchase 96.9% of the Yankees from the Ruppert estate for just $2.8 million. After the trio buys the remaining 3.12 percent in March for complete ownership, Topping and Webb will buy out MacPhail after two years, selling 80% of the Bronx Bombers to CBS after the 1964 season for $11.2 million.

1947 Houma (LA) Indians Bill Thomas, winner of all four games of his team’s final-round victories, is among the five persons, including two teammates and manager, put on baseball’s ineligible list for allegedly betting on the 1946 Class D Evangeline League playoffs. The 41-year-old right-hander, the all-time minor league winningest pitcher with 383 wins, will be reinstated in 1949, pointing out that he pitched in all four games his team won in the final round.

1949 Lou Boudreau signs a two-year contract worth $65,000 with the World Champion Indians to remain the team’s player-manager. The future Hall of Famer will pilot the Tribe for nine years, six as a player, and compile a 728-649 (.529) record.

1966 Yankee shortstop Tony Kubek announces his early retirement, citing the improper healing of an injured nerve at the top of his spinal column that impacts his reflexes. During the last game of the season, the nine-year veteran who had gone 3-for-4 at Fenway Park, including a ninth-inning home run, is now remembered as the 29-year-old infielder’s final big-league at-bat.

1980 At Shea Stadium’s Diamond Club, the Mets’ new owners formally introduced themselves to the local media. Nelson Doubleday will be the board’s new chairman, replacing the outgoing Lorinda de Roulet, who no longer plays a role in the franchise’s future, and Fred Wilpon is named the president and CEO of the club.

1983 The White Sox trade pitchers Warren Brusstar and Steve Trout to the Cubs for Dick Tidrow and Randy Martz, shortstop Scott Fletcher, and first baseman Pat Tabler. Trout will be the key player in the deal as the left-hander will post a 43-38 record during his five seasons on the north side of Chicago.

1997 The Devil Rays sign Gregg Blosser, the organization’s first player with major league experience. The former Boston Red Sox outfielder, a Florida native, will never appear in a game for Tampa Bay.

1999 The Oakland A’s sign former Yankee free-agent outfielder Tim Raines for $600,000. The 39-year-old future Hall of Famer batted .290 for the World Champs last season and had a .296 career batting average.

1999 After being aired on WOR, Channel 9, since the team’s inception in 1962, Mets games will be broadcasted this season by WPIX, Channel 11. The Yankees games, which had aired for nearly 50 years on the Amazins’ new station, will now be seen on Channel 5, a Fox affiliate.

2005 Carlos Delgado (.269, 32, 99) and Florida agree on a four-year, $52 million contract. The 32-year-old first baseman’s deal stops the intense bidding war between the Marlins, Mets, Orioles, and Rangers for the coveted free agent.

2006 The A’s sign 37-year-old free-agent Frank Thomas to a $500,000, one-year deal. The two-time American League aging MVP gives Oakland the right-handed bat the team needs in the middle of their lineup.

2007 Willie Randolph, who brought New York within one game of a World Series appearance, agrees to a $5.65 million, three-year deal to continue as the Mets manager through 2008. The skipper’s new deal doubles his present salary from $700,000 to $1.4 million.

2008 In an unusual move for the club, the Yankees, rather than waiting for a young talented player to become arbitration-eligible before negotiating a deal, offer Robinson Cano (.306, 19, 97) a six-year contract worth approximately $55 million. The 25-year-old second baseman will become eligible for free agency after the 2011 season if the team doesn’t exercise its option in each of the following two seasons.

2008 After losing Torii Hunter and Carlos Silva to free agency and the possibility of trading Johan Santana, Twins fans rejoice when the club announces Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer have both signed long-term deals to stay in Minnesota. The 2006 AL MVP gets the richest contract in franchise history, $80 million for six years, and his teammate, Cuddyer, inks an agreement worth $24 million over three years.

2012 Five-time All-Star Jorge Posada catcher (.273, 275, 1,065) at an SRO Yankee Stadium news conference announces his retirement after 17 major league seasons. The 40-year-old backstop joins Bernie Williams and Andy Pettitte in retirement, leaving Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera as the remaining core players who led the Bronx Bombers to four World Series titles in five years.

2022 David Ortiz (.286/.380/.552) becomes the 58th player elected into the Hall of Fame in his first appearance on the ballot and the fourth Red Sox player to accomplish the feat, joining Ted Williams (1966), Carl Yastrzemski (1989), Wade Boggs (2005), and Pedro Martinez (2015). The ten-time All-Star, named on 77.9% of the ballots, spent the first six of his 20-year career with the Twins.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Jan. 25

1894 — Jim Corbett knocks out Charley Mitchell in the third round to retain the world heavyweight title.

1924 — The first Winter Olympics are held in Chamonix, France.

1939 — Joe Louis knocks out John Henry Lewis at 2:39 of the first round to retain the world heavyweight title.

1945 — Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb buy the New York Yankees for $2.8 million.

1960 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors sets a record for rookies with 58 points in a 127-117 triumph over the Detroit Pistons. Chamberlain also grabs 42 rebounds.

1968 — Bob Seagren sets an indoor pole vault record in the Millrose Games at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Seagren’s world record leap is 17 feet, 4 1/4 inches.

1972 — Eddie Woods of Oral Roberts grabs 30 rebounds in a 109-95 victory over Louisiana Tech.

1981 — Jim Plunkett’s two first-quarter touchdown passes, including a Super Bowl-record 80-yard strike to running back Kenny King, leads the Oakland Raiders to a 27-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

1987 — The New York Giants win the Super Bowl with a 39-20 rout of the Denver Broncos. The Giants, trailing 10-9 at halftime, score 30 points in the second half to set a Super Bowl record. Phil Simms completes a record 10 straight passes and 22 of 25 attempts overall.

1988 — Utah guard Rickey Green scores the NBA’s 5 millionth point when the Jazz beat Cleveland 119-96.

1991 — Brett Hull scores two goals to become the third player in NHL history to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49). Hull adds two assists to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 9-4 rout of the Detroit Red Wings.

1998 — John Elway and the Denver Broncos win a Super Bowl for themselves and the AFC, by beating the Green Bay Packers 31-24. Terrell Davis, selected the MVP, rushes for 157 yards scores on three 1-yard touchdown runs, including the winner with 1:45 left.

2003 — Serena Williams survives an error-filled match to beat elder sister Venus 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 to win the Australian Open for her fourth straight major championship.

2014 — Li Na, who turns 32 next month, beats Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (3), 6-0 in the Australian Open final to become the oldest woman to clinch the title here in the Open era.

2014 — Kate Hansen becomes the first American in nearly 17 years to win a World Cup singles luge race, prevailing at the season finale in Sigulda, Latvia. She’s the first World Cup winner for USA Luge since Cameron Myler won in 1997.

2014 — Tiger Woods shoots a 79 at Torrey Pines to match his worst score on American soil. Woods misses the 54-hole cut for the first time in his career at the Farmers Insurance Open. Woods is an eight-time winner at Torrey Pines, including the 2008 U.S. Open.

2015 — Mike Krzyzewski earns his 1,000th career win, making him the first NCAA Division I men’s coach to reach the milestone, when No. 5 Duke surges past St. John’s for a 77-68 victory at Madison Square Garden.

2022 – Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle becomes NHL’s new “Iron Man” with his 965th consecutive regular-season game, breaking Doug Jarvis’s all-time record, in a 4-3 loss at the New York Islanders

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Jan. 26

1913 — Jim Thorpe gives up his track medals from the 1912 Olympic games as a result of his having been a professional. He had been paid $25 for playing in a semipro baseball game.

1951 — Jimmie Foxx and Mel Ott are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1955 — Joe DiMaggio is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1960 — Pete Rozelle is chosen the new commissioner of the National Football League.

1985 — Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky scores his 50th goal in the 49th game of the season, a 6-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

1986 — The Chicago Bears win their first NFL championship since 1963 by setting a Super Bowl-record for points scored in defeating the New England Patriots 46-10.

1991 — Houston guard Vernon Maxwell joins Wilt Chamberlain, David Thompson and George Gervin as the only players in NBA history to score 30 points or more in a quarter. Maxwell scores 30 of his career-high 51 points in the fourth period to help Houston beat Cleveland 103-97.

1992 — The Washington Redskins win their third Super Bowl in 10 years, beating the Buffalo Bills 37-24, putting the game away with 24 straight points after a scoreless first quarter.

1996 — Three years after she won her last Grand Slam title on the same Center Court, Monica Seles wins her fourth Australian Open crown. Seles beats Germany’s Anke Huber 6-4, 6-1 to claim her ninth major championship.

1997 — The Green Bay Packers, behind big plays, beat the New England Patriots 35-21 in the Super Bowl. Brett Favre finds Andre Rison for a 54-yard touchdown on the Packers’ second offensive play, then throws an 81-yard TD pass to Antonio Freeman in the second quarter. Desmond Howard, the first special teams MVP, scores on a 99-yard kickoff return to put away the Patriots.

2002 — Jennifer Capriati produces the greatest comeback in a Grand Slam final to overcome Martina Hingis and defend her Australian Open title. Capriati saved four match points before clinching a 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 victory over Hingis.

2007 — Mark Recchi scores two goals, including the 500th of his career, in Pittsburgh’s 4-3 shootout win over Dallas.

2008 — Mirai Nagasu becomes the second-youngest woman to win the title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The 4-foot-11 14-year-old falls on her opening jump, a double axel, but lands six triple jumps, three in combination, in her program.

2013 — Victoria Azarenka wins her second consecutive Australian Open title, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Mike and Bob Bryan become the most decorated doubles team in Grand Slam history by winning their 13th major title, beating Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling 6-3, 6-4 in 53 minutes.

2013 — Ashley Wagner became the first woman since Michelle Kwan in 2005 to win back-to-back titles in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

2013 — San Jose’s Patrick Marleau becomes the second player in NHL history to open a season with four straight multigoal games, striking twice on the power play in the first period of a 4-0 win over Colorado.

2014 — Stan Wawrinka holds off an injured Rafael Nadal to win his first Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory in the Australian Open final.

2014 — DeMarco Murray catches a 20-yard pass for a touchdown and Mike Tolbert plunges into the end zone for a 2-point conversion with less than 1 minute to give Jerry Rice team a 22-21 win over Deion Sanders team in the first schoolyard-style Pro Bowl.

2020 – LA Lakers basketball legend Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash in foggy conditions in the hills above Calabasas, southern California; considered one of the greatest players in the game’s history

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Jan. 27

1937 — Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1973 — UCLA, led by Bill Walton, sets an NCAA record for consecutive victories with its 61st win, an 82-63 victory over Notre Dame. UCLA breaks the record of 60 set by San Francisco in 1956. Walton scores 16 points, grabs 15 rebounds and blocks 10 shots.

1982 — Geoff Houston of the Cleveland Cavaliers hands out 27 assists, two short of the NBA record and scores 24 points in a 110-106 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

1991 — The New York Giants survive the closest Super Bowl ever when Scott Norwood’s 47-yard field goal attempt with 8 seconds left in the game goes wide. The Giants win their second Super Bowl in five years, 20-19 over the Buffalo Bills.

1993 — American Chad Rowan is awarded the highest rank in sumo wrestling, the ancient Japanese sport, making him the first foreign “yokozuna.” The 6-foot-8, 455-pounder from Honolulu, becomes the 64th person to hold the top rank in the sport’s history.

1996 — The U.S. Golf Association elects Judy Bell as the first female president in its 101-year history.

2001 — Jennifer Capriati upsets three-time winner Martina Hingis 6-4, 6-3 to win the Australian Open and her first Grand Slam tournament title.

2003 — Hermann Maier wins a World Cup super giant slalom in Kitzbuehel, Austria, a victory he ranks among his finest triumphs. The win comes 18 months after he almost loses his leg in a motorcycle crash.

2007 — Serena Williams wins her third Australian Open singles title, routing Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-2. Unseeded and ranked 81st, Williams wins her eighth and most improbable Grand Slam. She is the second unseeded woman to win the Australian title in the Open era.

2008 — Novak Djokovic fends off unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the Australian Open final, earning his first Grand Slam title.

2008 — Eric Staal wins the most valuable player award in the NHL All-Star game, registering two goals and an assist in the East’s 8-7 win over the Western Conference. Staal helps set up Marc Savard’s winning goal with 20.9 seconds left.

2010 — Washington’s Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton are suspended without pay for the remainder of the season by NBA commissioner David Stern. Both players admit to bringing a gun or guns into the Wizards’ locker room — a violation of the collective bargaining agreement — after a dispute stemming from a card game on a team flight.

2011 — Roger Federer, the 16-time Grand Slam winner, is knocked out of the Australian Open by Novak Djokovic in a semifinal match, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4. Federer’s loss marks the first time since 2003 that he wouldn’t hold any of the four major titles.

2013 — Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 to become the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles.

2013 — Little-known Max Aaron wins his first title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and helps knock down three-time men’s champion Jeremy Abbott to third place.

2013 — Speedskater Heather Richardson edges Canada’s Christine Nesbitt in the final women’s race to become the first American woman to win the World Sprint Championships since 2005.

2013 — The NFC blew past the AFC 62-35 in the Pro Bowl. Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph is voted the game’s MVP with five catches for 122 yards and a touchdown.

2018 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 to win her first Grand Slam title.

Jan. 28

1901 — The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective Association, the players’ union.

1943 — Max Bentley of the Chicago Black Hawks has four goals and three assists in a 10-1 rout of the New York Rangers. Bentley scored all four goals and an assist in the third period. Max’s brother, Doug, has four assists in the third period.

1949 — Monte Irvin and Ford Smith are signed by the New York Giants. They are the first black players to sign with the club.

1984 — Wayne Gretzky’s record 51-game scoring streak is halted as the Angeles Kings post a 4-2 victory. Over the 51 games, Gretzky scored 61 goals and 92 assists.

1990 — The San Francisco 49ers beat the Denver Broncos 55-10 in the most lopsided Super Bowl. The 49ers are the first repeat NFL champion in a decade and tie the Pittsburgh Steelers with four Super Bowl wins.

1992 — Brett Hull becomes the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in 50 games more than once in a career when the St. Louis Blues tie the Los Angeles Kings 3-3.

2001 — Baltimore’s brazen defense backs up its bragging by beating the New York Giants 34-7 in the Super Bowl. The Ravens intercept Kerry Collins four times, the final pick returned 49 yards for a touchdown by Duane Starks.

2006 — Amelie Mauresmo wins her first Grand Slam singles title when Justine Henin-Hardenne retires in the second set of their Australian Open final because of stomach pain. Mauresmo led 6-1, 2-0.

2007 — Roger Federer captures his 10th Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set at the Australian Open, beating Fernando Gonzalez 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4.

2012 — Towson ends its NCAA record 41-game losing streak with a 66-61 victory over North Carolina Wilmington. The victory is the first career win at Towson for coach Pat Skerry and the Tigers’ first win since a win at La Salle on Dec. 29, 2010.

2014 — Calling the NCAA a dictatorship, Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter and the United Steelworkers announce plans to form the first labor union for college athletes. Colter details the College Athletes Players Association at a news conference in Chicago, flanked by leaders of Steelworkers union that agree to pay legal bills for the effort.

2017 — Serena Williams wins her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in the Australian Open final.

2017 — Arrogate beats California Chrome again, winning the $12 million Pegasus World Cup in his rival’s last race before retirement.

2018 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Čilic 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to win his record 20th Grand Slam title.

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Jan. 29

1950 — In an Associated Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters, Jack Dempsey is voted the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. Dempsey received 251 votes to 104 for Joe Louis.

1958 — The St. Louis Cardinals give Stan Musial a contract for $100,000, making him the highest paid player in the National League.

1963 — Eleven players and six officials are elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Bronco Nagurski, Sammy Baugh, Dutch Clark, Johnny McNally, Ernie Nevers, Mel Hein, Pete Henry, Cal Hubbard and Don Hutson are the players. The six officials are Bert Bell, Joe Carr, George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Tim Mara and George Preston.

1971 — Hal Greer of Philadelphia becomes the sixth player in NBA history to score 20,000 points as the 76ers lose to Milwaukee 142-118.

1985 — Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders scores his 1,000th point with a goal in a 4-4 tie with the Minnesota North Stars.

1994 — Julio Cesar Chavez suffers his first loss in 91 fights when Frankie Randall knocks him down in the 11th round and wins the WBC super lightweight championship on a split decision.

1997 — Brian Himmler rolls two perfect games to take the lead after the first two rounds of qualifying at the PBA’s Columbia 300 Open.

2000 — Utah’s Karl Malone becomes the third player in NBA history to score 30,000 points when he makes a layup with 8:53 left in the third quarter of a 96-94 loss to Minnesota.

2005 — Serena Williams fends off six break points in the fifth game of the second set, then wills herself to overcome an aching back in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory over Lindsay Davenport in the Australian Open final.

2005 — Irina Slutskaya joins the elite company of Katarina Witt and Sonja Henie by winning a sixth title at the European Figure Skating Championships.

2006 — Roger Federer wins his seventh Grand Slam title, overcoming an early challenge from unseeded Marcos Baghdatis to win the Australian Open 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.

2010 — Bernard Lagat wins his eighth Wanamaker Mile at 103rd Millrose Games in New York. Lagat, who finishes in 3:56.34, had shared the record with Irish great Eamonn Coghlan.

2012 — Lydia Ko becomes the youngest person ever to win a professional golf tour event by winning the Bing Lee/Samsung Women’s NSW Open on the ALPG Tour. She is 14 and 8 months, one year younger than the previous youngest person ever to win a professional golf tour event, Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa.

2012 — Novak Djokovic outlasts Rafael Nadal to defend his Australian Open title in the longest ever Grand Slam final and becomes the fifth man to win three straight majors in the Open Era. Djokovic completes a 5-hour, 53-minute 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over Nadal at 1:37 a.m.

2014 — Ben Scrivens sets an NHL record for saves in a regular-season shutout with 59 in a spectacular performance that help the Edmonton Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0.

2017 — Roger Federer wins his 18th major title by beating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to capture the Australian Open.

2018 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Čilic 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to win his record 20th Grand Slam title.

2018 – Cleveland Indians announce they will remove “Chief Wahoo” caricature logo from uniforms in 2019.

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Jan. 30

1926 — The major league rules committee mandates that pitchers must have access to a rosin bag.

1971 — UCLA starts its 88-game winning streak with a 74-61 win over UC Santa Barbara.

1983 — John Riggins rushes for a Super Bowl-record 166 yards on 38 carries to spark the Washington Redskins to a comeback 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. For Riggins, the game’s MVP, it’s his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game during the playoffs, also a record.

1992 — Jockey Mike Smith wins six races in one day at Aqueduct for the second time in the month. His first six-winner day at Aqueduct was on Jan. 13.

1993 — Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to capture her third straight Australian Open.

1994 — The Dallas Cowboys, behind MVP Emmitt Smith and safety James Washington, beat Buffalo 30-13 for their second straight NFL title while giving the Bills four straight Super Bowl losses.

1996 — Magic Johnson finishes with 19 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 128-118 victory over Golden State. It is Johnson’s first regular-season game back from a 4 1/2-season retirement.

1999 — Martina Hingis wins her fifth Grand Slam title and third straight Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over France’s Amelie Mauresmo.

2001 — Daron Rahlves wins the super giant slalom, the first American to capture the event at the world championships.

2002 — Utah’s Karl Malone becomes 2nd player in NBA history to register 34,000 career points by scoring 18 in a 90-78 win over Chicago at the Delta Center; trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points).

2006 — Teemu Selanne scores two goals for his 1,000th career point in Anaheim’s 4-3 overtime victory against Los Angeles.

2010 — Serena Williams ends Justine Henin’s hopes of a Grand Slam title in her return from retirement with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory in the Australian Open final.

2011 — MVP DeAngelo Hall has one of his team’s five interceptions and returns a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown to help the NFC match a Pro Bowl scoring record in a 55-41 victory over the AFC. AFC quarterbacks Philip Rivers, Peyton Manning and Matt Cassel each throw first-half interceptions to help the NFC blow open a 42-0 lead.

2011 — Loui Eriksson’s second goal, an empty-netter at 18:49 of the third period, helps seal an 11-10 victory for Team Lidstrom against Team Staal in the NHL All-Star Game.

2015 — The Phoenix Open continues without Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. The biggest shock is Woods, who bogeys on his last hole for an 82, the worst score in his two decades as a pro. Mickelson shoots 76 and misses the cut by two shots.

2016 — Angelique Kerber upsets Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to win the Australian Open title, ending the six-time champion’s unbeaten streak in finals at Melbourne Park.

2018 — Houston guard James Harden puts up highest scoring triple-double in NBA history (60 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists) as the Rockets beat Orlando Magic, 114-107 in Houston.

2022 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal wins record 21st Grand Slam singles title with an epic 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 win over Daniil Medvedev of Russia.

TV SPORTS SATURDAY

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Indiana Pacers vs San Antonio Spurs	12:00pm	ESPN KENS FanDuel Sports IND
Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves	3:00pm	ABC
Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks	5:30pm	ABC
Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets	6:00pm	YES FanDuel Sports Sun
New Orleans Pelicans vs Charlotte Hornets	7:00pm	GCSN FanDuel Sports SE
Detroit Pistons vs Orlando Magic	7:00pm	FanDuel Sports DET FanDuel Sports FL
Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks	7:30pm	Sportsnet FanDuel Sports SE
Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers	7:30pm	SCHN FanDuel Sports OH
Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks	7:30pm	NBCS-CA MSG
Philadelphia 76ers vs Chicago Bulls	8:00pm	NBCS-PHI CHSN
Utah Jazz vs Memphis Grizzlies	8:30pm	ABC
Washington Wizards vs Phoenix Suns	9:00pm	MNMT AFSN
Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Clippers	10:30pm	FanDuel Sports WI FanDuel Sports SoCal
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins	1:00pm	ESPN+ ALT NESN
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Seattle Kraken	4:00pm	ESPN+ ATTSN-PIT KONG
Buffalo Sabres vs Edmonton Oilers	4:00pm	ESPN+ MSG-BUF Sportsnet
Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues	7:00pm	ESPN+ Victory+ FanDuel Sports MW
Calgary Flames vs Minnesota Wild	7:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports North Sportsnet
Los Angeles Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets	7:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports West FanDuel Sports OH
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Detroit Red Wings	7:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports Sun FanDuel Sports DET
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators	7:00pm	ESPN+ Sportsnet
New Jersey Devils vs Montreal Canadiens	7:00pm	ESPN+ MSGSN Sportsnet
Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders	7:30pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports South MSGSN
Washington Capitals vs Vancouver Canucks	10:00pm	ESPN+ MNMT Sportsnet
Nashville Predators vs Anaheim Ducks	10:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports South Victory+
Florida Panthers vs San Jose Sharks	10:00pm	ESPN+ Scripps NBCS-CA
MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
SMU at NC State	12:00pm	CW
Campbell at Hofstra	12:00pm	CBSSN
North Carolina A&T at Stony Brook	12:00pm	SNY
Georgetown at Providence	12:30pm	FOX
Pitt at Syracuse	12:30pm	ESPN2
Howard at Norfolk State	12:30pm	ESPNU
Mississippi State at South Carolina	1:00pm	SECN
Western Carolina at The Citadel	1:00pm	ESPN+
UNCG at VMI	1:00pm	ESPN+
UNI at Indiana State	1:00pm	ESPN+
Bucknell at Boston University	1:00pm	ESPN+
Marist at Canisius	1:00pm	ESPN+
Siena at Iona	1:00pm	ESPN+
Detroit Mercy at Wright State	1:00pm	ESPN+
South Florida at East Carolina	1:00pm	ESPN+
UMBC at Vermont	1:00pm	ESPN+
Jacksonville at Queens	1:00pm	ESPN+
Michigan State vs. Rutgers	1:30pm	CBS
Seton Hall at Creighton	1:30pm	FS1
Illinois State at Bradley	2:00pm	CBSSN
Monmouth at William & Mary	2:00pm	MASN
Delaware at Drexel	2:00pm	NBCS-Philadelphia PLUS
Cornell at Princeton	2:00pm	NBCS-Philadelphia
Saint Louis at George Washington	2:00pm	MNMT
Iowa State at Arizona State	2:00pm	ESPN+
Rhode Island at La Salle	2:00pm	ESPN+
Lipscomb at Central Arkansas	2:00pm	ESPN+
North Florida at West Georgia	2:00pm	ESPN+
New Hampshire at UMass Lowell	2:00pm	ESPN+
Winthrop at High Point	2:00pm	ESPN+
Dartmouth at Brown	2:00pm	ESPN+
Harvard at Yale	2:00pm	ESPN+
Oakland at Robert Morris	2:00pm	ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne at IU Indianapolis	2:00pm	ESPN+
Columbia at Penn	2:00pm	ESPN+
South Carolina State at North Carolina Central	2:00pm	ESPN+
Miami (OH) at Akron	2:00pm	ESPN+
Buffalo at Eastern Michigan	2:00pm	ESPN+
Sacred Heart at Niagara	2:00pm	ESPN+
Rider at Quinnipiac	2:00pm	ESPN+
Holy Cross at Loyola Maryland	2:00pm	ESPN+
Boston College at North Carolina	2:15pm	CW
Kentucky at Vanderbilt	2:30pm	ESPN/2
Texas A&M at Texas	2:30pm	ESPN/2
Tulane at Rice	2:30pm	ESPNU
New Mexico at UNLV	3:00pm	FOX
Southern Illinois at UIC	3:00pm	ESPN+
Green Bay at Cleveland State	3:00pm	ESPN+
Stetson at Bellarmine	3:00pm	ESPN+
Colorado at Arizona	3:00pm	ESPN+
Northern Arizona at Idaho	3:00pm	ESPN+
USC Upstate at Longwood	3:00pm	ESPN+
Texas State at Arkansas State	3:00pm	ESPN+
Marshall at Georgia Southern	3:00pm	ESPN+
App State at ULM	3:00pm	ESPN+
Georgia at Florida	3:30pm	SECN
UNC Asheville at Charleston Southern	3:30pm	ESPN+
WKU at Sam Houston	3:30pm	ESPN+
Oregon at Minnesota	4:00pm	BTN
DePaul at Butler	4:00pm	CBSSN
Florida A&M at Alcorn State	4:00pm	SWAC Digital Network
Utah State at Air Force	4:00pm	MWN
Colgate at American	4:00pm	ESPN+
Chattanooga at ETSU	4:00pm	ESPN+
Manhattan at Mount St. Mary’s	4:00pm	ESPN+
Coppin State at Morgan State	4:00pm	ESPN+
Belmont at Murray State	4:00pm	ESPN+
Drake at Missouri State	4:00pm	ESPN+
Evansville at Valparaiso	4:00pm	ESPN+
TCU at UCF	4:00pm	ESPN+
Weber State at Sacramento State	4:00pm	ESPN+
FGCU at Eastern Kentucky	4:00pm	ESPN+
NJIT at UAlbany	4:00pm	ESPN+
Temple at UTSA	4:00pm	ESPN+
Binghamton at Bryant	4:00pm	ESPN+
James Madison at Georgia State	4:00pm	ESPN+
UTA at Abilene Christian	4:00pm	ESPN+
Duke at Wake Forest	4:30pm	ESPN
Baylor at Utah	4:30pm	ESPN/2
Bethune-Cookman at Jackson State	4:30pm	SWAC Digital Network
South Alabama at Troy	4:30pm	ESPN+
UIW at Southeastern Louisiana	4:30pm	ESPN+
Nicholls at A&M-Corpus Christi	4:30pm	ESPN+
Radford at Presbyterian	4:30pm	ESPN+
Ball State at Northern Illinois	4:30pm	ESPN+
Furman at Mercer	4:30pm	ESPN+
Tennessee Tech at UT Martin	4:30pm	ESPN+
Southeast Missouri at Western Illinois	4:30pm	ESPN+
Southern Indiana at Eastern Illinois	4:30pm	ESPN+
Morehead State at SIUE	4:30pm	ESPN+
Little Rock at Lindenwood	4:30pm	ESPN+
Clemson at Virginia Tech	5:00pm	ACCN
South Dakota at South Dakota State	5:00pm	MidCo Sports
Wofford at Samford	5:00pm	ESPN+
North Dakota at North Dakota State	5:00pm	WDAY-DT3
Santa Clara at Oregon State	5:00pm	ESPN+
Northern Colorado at Eastern Washington	5:00pm	ESPN+
Idaho State at Portland State	5:00pm	ESPN+
Long Beach State at Cal Poly	5:00pm	ESPN+
Texas Southern at Alabama A&M	5:00pm	ESPN+
Houston Christian at New Orleans	5:30pm	ESPN+
McNeese at UTRGV	5:30pm	ESPN+
Ole Miss at Missouri	6:00pm	SECN
West Virginia at Kansas State	6:00pm	CBSSN
Davidson at Richmond	6:00pm	MASN
Liberty at FIU	6:00pm	ESPN+
Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin	6:00pm	ESPN+
Houston at Kansas	6:30pm	ESPN/2
Notre Dame at Virginia	6:30pm	ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech	6:30pm	ESPNU
Florida State at Stanford	7:00pm	ACCN
Grambling State at Mississippi Valley State	7:00pm	YouTube
Colorado State at Fresno State	7:00pm	MWN
East Texas A&M at Lamar	7:00pm	ESPN+
Lafayette at Lehigh	7:00pm	ESPN+
Merrimack at Fairfield	7:00pm	ESPN+
Western Michigan at Central Michigan	7:00pm	ESPN+
Austin Peay at North Alabama	7:00pm	ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion	7:00pm	ESPN+
Charleston at Elon	7:00pm	FloSports
Hampton at UNCW	7:00pm	FloSports
Wyoming at San Jose State	7:30pm	MWN
UConn at Xavier	8:00pm	FOX
Saint Mary’s at Washington State	8:00pm	CBSSN
Omaha at Oral Roberts	8:00pm	ESPN+
St. Thomas at Kansas City	8:00pm	KMCI
Gonzaga at Portland	8:00pm	ESPN+
Southern Miss at Louisiana	8:00pm	ESPN+
Tennessee at Auburn	8:30pm	ESPN/2
Oklahoma at Arkansas	8:30pm	ESPN+
Miami (FL) at California	8:30pm	ESPN+
LSU at Alabama	8:30pm	SECN
California Baptist at Southern Utah	8:30pm	ESPN+
Montana State at Montana	9:00pm	ESPN+
Kennesaw State at UTEP	9:00pm	ESPN+
Jacksonville State at NM State	9:00pm	ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Fullerton	9:00pm	ESPN+
Grand Canyon at Utah Tech	9:00pm	ESPN+
UC Riverside at CSU Bakersfield	9:30pm	ESPN+
San Diego State at Nevada	10:00pm	CBSSN
CSUN at UC San Diego	10:00pm	ESPN+
Hawai’i at UC Irvine	10:00pm	ESPN+
Utah Valley at Seattle U	10:00pm	ESPN+
Pacific at Pepperdine	10:00pm	ESPN+
San Diego at San Francisco	10:00pm	ESPN+
Cincinnati at BYU	10:30pm	ESPN2
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open	2:00pm	GOLF
PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open	4:00pm	CBS
TENNIS	TIME ET	TV
Australian Open	9:30am	ESPN2
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
La Liga: Mallorca vs Real Betis	8:00am	ESPN+ fuboTV
Serie A: Como vs Atalanta	9:00am	CBSSN Paramount+ fuboTV
Bundesliga: RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Freiburg vs Bayern München	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Augsburg vs Heidenheim	9:30am	ESPN+
Bundesliga: Mainz 05 vs Stuttgart	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: Atlético Madrid vs Villarreal	10:15am	ESPN+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: Monaco vs Rennes	11:00am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Serie A: Napoli vs Juventus	12:00pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
La Liga: Sevilla vs Espanyol	12:30pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Bundesliga: Borussia M’gladbach vs Bochum	12:30pm	ESPN+
EPL: Manchester City vs Chelsea	12:30pm	Peacock fuboTV
Ligue 1: Strasbourg vs Lille	1:00pm	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Serie A: Empoli vs Bologna	2:45pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: PSG vs Reims	3:05pm	Fanatiz beIN Sports
La Liga: Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid	3:00pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Liga MX: Cruz Azul vs Puebla	6:00pm	VIX

Liga MX: Santos Laguna vs América	8:00pm	VIX

Liga MX: Guadalajara vs Tigres UANL	8:05pm	Telemundo VIX
Liga MX: Monterrey vs Pachuca	10:00pm	VIX