“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA BASEBALL SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS
NORTH
CLASS 4A AT LAPORTE (SCHREIBER FIELD)
G1: HOMESTEAD VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, 11:30 A.M.
G2: PENN VS. LAKE CENTRAL, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
CLASS 3A AT OAK HILL
G1: HERITAGE VS. FRANKFORT, 11 A.M.
G2: ANDREAN VS. NORWELL, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
CLASS 2A AT KOKOMO (MUNICIPAL STADIUM)
G1: WESTVIEW VS. ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, 11 A.M.
G2: WINCHESTER VS. DELPHI, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER | 8 PM ET
CLASS A AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (LOEB STADIUM)
G1: FW BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN VS. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, 11 A.M.
G2: WES-DEL VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
SOUTH
CLASS 4A AT PLAINFIELD
G1: NEW PALESTINE VS. CASTLE, 11 A.M.
G2: CENTER GROVE VS. BROWNSBURG, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
CLASS 3A AT SOUTHRIDGE (LEAGUE STADIUM)
G1: BISHOP CHATARD VS. TRI-WEST, 11 A.M.
G2: SILVER CREEK VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
CLASS 2A AT MOORESVILLE (PIONEER FIELD)
G1: COVENANT CHRISTIAN VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, 11 A.M.
G2: MITCHELL VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M
CLASS A AT JASPER (RUXER FIELD)
SHAKAMAK VS. RISING SUN, 11 A.M.
BARR-REEVE VS. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN, 2 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER, 8 P.M.
INDIANA SOFTBALL STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, JUNE 9
CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT
ANDREAN (29-7) VS. NORTH POSEY (28-0)
CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT
NEW PRAIRIE (30-5) VS. TRI-WEST HENDRICKS (27-5)
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT
CASTON (22-4) VS. TECUMSEH (24-9)
CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | 7 PM ET / 6 PM CT
PENN (27-4-1) VS. RONCALLI (31-3-1)
INDIANA BOYS GOLF
REGIONALS JUNE 8-9
1. LAKE CENTRAL | SANDY PINES GC | THURS, 8 AM CT
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 1-5)
2. WARSAW COMMUNITY | STONEHENGE GC | THURS, 8 AM ET
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 6-10)
3. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) | COYOTE CROSSING GC | FRI, 9 AM ET
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 11-15)
4. MUNCIE CENTRAL | THE PLAYERS CLUB | THURS, 8 AM ET
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONAL 16-20)
5. WASHINGTON | COUNTRY OAKS GC | THURS, 8:30 AM ET
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 21-25)
6. PROVIDENCE | CHAMPIONS POINTE GC | THURS, 8 AM ET
FEEDER SECTIONALS: (SECTIONALS 26-30)
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- NO. 5 LSU VS. NO. 12 KENTUCKY
- OREGON VS. ORAL ROBERTS
- NO. 7 VIRGINIA VS. DUKE
- NO. 8 STANFORD VS. TEXAS
COLLEGE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:
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PANTHERS RALLY, TOP GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3-2 IN OT IN GAME 3 OF STANLEY CUP FINAL
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Overtime. Season basically on the line. The Florida Panthers keep finding ways to flourish in those moments.
And for the first time, they’ve won a game in the Stanley Cup Final.
Carter Verhaeghe snapped a wrister from the slot high into the back of the net 4:27 into overtime and the Panthers rallied to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Thursday night in Game 3. Vegas still leads the title series 2-1, but Florida has life and found a way to turn overtime into its favorite time once again.
“We’re the Cats,” said Verhaeghe, after his fourth career playoff overtime goal. “We have whatever lives we have, but it’s awesome. It shows how great our team is and the guys on our team have no quit in them.”
The Panthers are 7-0 in these playoffs in OT – actually winning more games in extra sessions than they’ve won in regulation.
“We don’t know how we’re going to get there,” said Matthew Tkachuk, who tied the game with 2:13 left in regulation. “But we’re going to do everything we can to get there.”
Tkachuk gave Florida a chance, and the Panthers won their first title-series game in seven tries. Florida had to fend off a power play to start overtime, and Verhaeghe got the winner with Tkachuk providing some traffic in front of the net.
“I had a little bit of time to walk in and shoot,” Verhaeghe said. “I’m so happy it went in.”
Game 4 is Saturday night.
“There’s a little bit of collective confidence,” said Florida coach Paul Maurice, whose teams are 19-7 in overtime games over his playoff career.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for Florida. Adin Hill made 20 saves for Vegas, but got beat on the only shot that came his way in overtime.
“Normally that’s a shot that we’re going to give up, get the save and move on,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “It wasn’t like an odd-man rush through the middle so I didn’t mind the way we defended it. … I mean, they’ve got good players. They’re going to make some plays.”
Brandon Montour also scored for Florida, which pulled Bobrovsky down 2-1 late in the third for the extra attacker and Tkachuk – who left for parts of the first and second periods after taking a big hit and needing to be cleared by the NHL’s concussion protocol program – made that move pay off when he tied the game.
His goal breathed life into a very nervous building. But the Panthers were furious – and replays showed they had a case – when Gustav Forsling was sent to the box with 11.2 seconds remaining for tripping. Florida survived that scare, and a few minutes later, had life in the series again.
“Nobody cares how we got here,” Tkachuk said. “It’s a 2-1 series.”
The odds are still long, but the Panthers at least have a bit more statistical hope now. Of the previous 55 teams to trail 2-1 at this point of the Stanley Cup Final, 11 have actually rallied to hoist the trophy.
It’s improbable, sure. So are the Panthers, who were the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, were down 3-1 to Boston in Round 1, were 133 seconds away from trailing this series 3-0 – and now have tons of reasons for optimism.
“We found our legs a little bit,” Florida’s San Reinhart said.
Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone had power-play goals for Vegas.
Marchessault’s goal was his 13th in his last 13 playoff games, his fourth of this series and his third with the man advantage.
As if all that wasn’t enough, there was a little history in there as well. Vegas joined the 1980 New York Islanders as the only team with at least two power-play goals in three consecutive games in the Cup final. And Marchessault became the third player in the last 35 years to score in each of the first three games of a title series – joining Steve Yzerman in 1997 with Detroit and Jake Guentzel with Pittsburgh in 2017.
But it wasn’t enough to give Vegas a 3-0 lead in the series.
“I didn’t mind our game,” Cassidy said. “They made a play in overtime. … Sometimes that happens to you.”
AROUND THE RINK
Florida’s 0-6 record in Stanley Cup Final games before Thursday was well short of the record for franchise futility in the title series. St. Louis lost its first 13 games in the Cup final. … Before Thursday, Florida’s last home game in the title series was June 10, 1996, when Uwe Krupp scored in the third overtime for a 1-0 win as Colorado finished off a four-game sweep of the Panthers for the Cup. … Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was in the crowd, as was NBA great Charles Barkley, and former Dolphins star Dan Marino was the celebrity drummer to welcome the Panthers onto the ice.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: BRAVES RALLY, WIN 10-INNING SLUGFEST VS. METS
Ozzie Albies hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves a 13-10 win over the visiting New York Mets on Thursday and a sweep of the three-game series.
Albies hit the second pitch he saw from Tommy Hunter (0-1) into the right field seats to extend Atlanta’s winning streak to five games and hand New York its sixth consecutive loss.
Atlanta had 19 hits and five homers. Austin Riley went 4-for-6, including a home run. Marcell Ozuna went deep and Travis d’Arnaud hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning that closed the deficit to one run. Orlando Arcia forced extra innings when he stroked a solo homer with one out in the ninth against reliever David Robertson, who was trying to complete a five-out save.
New York amassed 14 hits. Brandon Nimmo hit a grand slam and Francisco Alvarez added a pair of home runs.
Phillies 3, Tigers 2
Zack Wheeler took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, yet it took a game-ending single from Kody Clemens in the ninth to give Philadelphia a victory over visiting Detroit. The Phillies extended their winning streak to five games.
Wheeler (5-4) had eight strikeouts while giving up one hit and just three base runners in 7 1/3 innings. After the Phillies coughed up the late lead to trail 2-1 in the ninth, they tied it on a sacrifice fly from Brandon Marsh before Clemens’ RBI hit off Alex Lange (3-2).
Zack Short and Nick Maton drove in runs for the Tigers, who were no-hit into the fifth inning in all three games of the series.
Guardians 10, Red Sox 3
Jose Ramirez belted three homers in a game for the first time in his career to propel host Cleveland over Boston.
Ramirez drove in five runs and Will Brennan belted a solo homer in the eighth to pace the Guardians to their seventh win in 11 games. Andres Gimenez had a two-run double and came around to score on Myles Straw’s triple in the sixth to help Cleveland hand the Red Sox their fifth loss in six games.
Boston’s Triston Casas launched a solo homer, Enrique Hernandez ripped an RBI double and Jarren Duran had an RBI single among his two hits.
Blue Jays 3, Astros 2
Brandon Belt hit the go-ahead single in a three-run fifth inning as Toronto defeated visiting Houston.
Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios (6-4) allowed two runs on four hits in six innings. Toronto won the final three games of the four-game series and took the season series with the Astros 4-3. The three-game losing streak matches Houston’s longest of the season.
Alex Bregman hit a solo home run for Houston. Framber Valdez (6-5) allowed three runs on four hits in five innings.
Orioles 6, Brewers 3
A three-run eighth inning helped Baltimore rally past host Milwaukee and avoid a series sweep.
A homer by Ramon Urias got the Orioles on the board in the seventh, and Gunnar Henderson’s two-run bomb in the eighth gave them the lead for good. Ramon Urias added a two-out home run. Keegan Akin (2-1) gave up a hit in 1 1/3 innings of relief to earn the win.
Peter Strzelecki (3-5) took the loss for Milwaukee, which scored all of its runs in the first inning, which included RBI singles by Owen Miller and Jon Singleton.
Angels 3, Cubs 1
Jo Adell homered in his first game of the season and Reid Detmers pitched 5 2/3 strong innings to lead Los Angeles to a victory over Chicago in Anaheim, Calif., completing a three-game sweep.
Adell was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake on Tuesday. His homer had an exit velocity of 117.2 mph, the sixth-hardest-hit ball in the majors this season. Detmers (1-5) gave up one run on five hits and two walks while striking out eight.
Cubs starter Drew Smyly (5-4) gave up three runs, two earned, in six innings. Chicago’s Trey Mancini hit an RBI double.
Giants 6, Rockies 4
Michael Conforto homered for one of his two hits, Thairo Estrada also went deep and San Francisco rallied to beat Colorado in Denver, its 11th straight win over the Rockies.
Scott Alexander (5-0) pitched the eighth to get the win, and Camilo Doval got the final three outs for his 16th save. The Giants improved to 16-3 in their last 19 games at Coors Field, where they have won eight straight.
Nolan Jones had three hits and two RBIs, and Jurickson Profar added two hits for Colorado.
Dodgers 6, Reds 0
Clayton Kershaw struck out nine batters over seven innings and David Peralta had four hits and drove in two runs as visiting Los Angeles breezed to a win over Cincinnati.
Kershaw (8-4) allowed just five hits and posted his second straight seven-inning outing while matching his season high in strikeouts. Chris Taylor had two hits, including a solo homer in a three-run fourth inning, to help the Dodgers end their four-game skid.
Matt McLain and Elly De La Cruz, two rookies at the heart of the Reds’ comebacks earlier in the series, couldn’t do it for a third game. McLain went 2-for-4 with a double while De La Cruz had a single and a steal but struck out three times, twice against Kershaw.
White Sox 6, Yankees 5 (Game 1)
Eloy Jimenez hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning and Chicago extended its season-high winning streak to five games by beating host New York in the first game of a doubleheader.
Jake Burger hit a two-run homer and Luis Robert and Yoan Moncada hit solo home runs for the White Sox. After Robert reached to open the seventh, Jimenez blasted the next pitch off Michael King (1-2) for his sixth homer. Gregory Santos (2-0) pitched a scoreless inning in relief.
Willie Calhoun drove in three runs out of the leadoff spot by hitting an RBI single and a tying homer for the Yankees. Billy McKinney was added to the roster to replace the injured Aaron Judge (toe) and tripled in his first at-bat before scoring on a double by Kyle Higashioka.
Yankees 3, White Sox 0 (Game 2)
Randy Vasquez allowed two hits in 5 2/3 innings for his first career win as host New York beat Chicago to gain a split of their doubleheader.
Called up to start in place of injured left-hander Nestor Cortes, Vasquez (1-1) allowed singles to Eloy Jimenez in the first and Gavin Sheets in the fifth. He struck out three and walked one in his second career start.
Mike Clevinger (3-4) allowed three runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings for the White Sox.
Rays 4, Twins 2
Harold Ramirez hit a two-run homer to highlight a three-run fourth inning as Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep of Minnesota in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Luke Raley added an RBI triple and Josh Lowe had two hits for Tampa Bay, which extended its winning streak to six games. Yonny Chirinos (3-1), recalled from Triple-A Durham earlier in the day, allowed one run on five hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Carlos Correa homered and had two hits, Michael A. Taylor hit a home run and Alex Kirilloff also had two hits for the Twins, who dropped their fifth straight game. The American League Central leaders fell below the .500 mark (31-32) for the first time this season.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
OKLAHOMA WINS THIRD STRAIGHT WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES TITLE, EXTENDS RECORD WIN STREAK TO 53
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma saved its best celebration for last.
Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and the Sooners won their third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 on Thursday night for a two-game sweep.
The Sooners finished 61-1 and extended their Division I-record win streak to 53 games. They have won six titles since 2013 after getting their first in 2000, all under coach Patty Gasso.
The Sooners, exuberant and energetic throughout this World Series, stayed true to form. After Bahl struck out Katie Dack swinging to end the game, catcher Kinzie Hansen ran to Bahl and wrapped her in a bear hug as the rest of the Sooners swarmed them and created a massive dogpile that teetered to the ground.
Finishing this title run was no easy task against a Florida State program making its third finals appearance in the past five World Series.
“The message off the bat was eyes are on our circle,” said Oklahoma’s Grace Lyons, who hit a solo homer. “We’re going to keep focusing on what we do every single day. Doesn’t matter what the outside has to say. We’re going to do the little things. We’re going to keep grinding.”
The only debate now is where the Sooners stand in Division I history.
Oklahoma’s only defeat was a 4-3 loss at Baylor on Feb. 19. The Sooners set a record for win percentage and had the fewest losses of any champion. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average — even after losing Division I career home run leader Jocelyn Alo from last year’s team.
UCLA was the only other program to win three straight titles, from 1988-90. But the Bruins lost 19 games during that stretch. Oklahoma dropped just eight during its three-peat.
Florida State lost to Oklahoma in the championship series in 2021, and Seminoles coach Lonni Alameda said the Sooners are even better now.
“Congratulations to OU,” Alameda said. “They’re just firing on all cylinders. It’s pretty cool. I think a lot of people were texting me throughout, like a lot of people don’t like that one team’s winning all the time. I get a little vibe sometimes of, like, ‘Take down the machine.’ We gave our best for that, but they’re really good.”
Bahl, a sophomore from Papillion, Nebraska, pitched 24 2/3 scoreless innings in the WCWS and was named its Most Outstanding Player. She went 4-0 and earned the save on Thursday. She became the first pitcher since 1992 to work at least 20 innings at the World Series without allowing a run.
Cydney Sanders and Lyons hit back-to-back homers off Seminoles ace Kathryn Sandercock in the fifth inning. Florida State had taken a 1-0 lead in the fourth on Mack Leonard’s homer off Sooners starter Alex Storako.
Alynah Torres padded the Sooners’ lead with an RBI single in the sixth, and that was plenty of cushion for Bahl, who struck out three and threw 39 pitches, 28 for strikes.
Storako (18-0) worked the first four innings for the Sooners, allowing three hits and getting a sparkling defensive play in the third from center fielder Jayda Coleman, who made a leaping catch at the wall to take away a potential three-run homer from Florida State’s Kalei Harding.
“It’s really exciting to make those plays,” Coleman said. “I practice them all the time. But like I say every single time, the best thing out of those plays is watching your teammates react and watching them just be so happy for you.”
In the top of the third, the Sooners got a bunt single from Rylie Boone — executed so perfectly that the ball stopped on the chalk — to load the bases with no outs. But Sandercock retired the next three batters to get out of the jam.
Sandercock (28-4) pitched a complete game to conclude her career with Florida State (58-11).
“Everything that I’ve worked on for the past five years — showing up today, being able to put that to the test against one of the hardest lineups in college softball — was such a fun challenge,” she said.
Oklahoma will have high expectations again next year. Coleman, Bahl and Tiare Jennings are National Fastpitch Coaches Association first-team All-Americans who will be back. Jennings and Coleman, juniors who have won national titles each year of their careers, want to help the Sooners become the first program to win four straight.
“I love doing this career with her,” Coleman said of Jennings. “Hopefully we finish it out with a bang.”
NBA FINALS
HEAT STILL CONFIDENT, NUGGETS REMAIN FOCUSED AS NBA FINALS REACH GAME 4
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler showed up in plush blue slippers for what was officially called practice. Kyle Lowry was trying to distract him during an interview session. Nikola Jokic continued to say how he doesn’t care about statistics. Jamal Murray talked about all the fun he’s having.
At this point, there isn’t a lot of off-day, on-court work for the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat.
Game 4 of the NBA Finals is Friday night in Miami, and it’ll be the only time in the series that there’s just one day off between contests. The Nuggets — behind a historic effort from Jokic and Murray — reclaimed the lead in the series with a 109-94 win Wednesday night, and could take a commanding 3-1 edge with a win in Game 4.
“It’s a lot of fun. A lot of fun. We’re all having fun,” Murray said Thursday. “Trying to solve this puzzle together. We’ve all been dreaming about getting to this stage. We have vets in the league that haven’t made it this far in their 15, 16 years of playing. So, we don’t want to take this opportunity for granted, knowing that this is not an everyday thing. It takes a lot of work to be here.”
Murray and Jokic each had 30-point triple-doubles in the Game 3 win, the first time that’s ever happened in NBA history. Jokic had the first known game of at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in finals history. As always, he greeted news of his latest statistical accomplishment with a resounding yawn, preferring instead to solely focus on what he called the chess game between the Heat and Nuggets.
“They are one move, we are another move,” Jokic said. “I think this is the time where the players show what they’ve got.”
There were 15 other instances of teammates having triple-doubles in the same game, but never of the 30-point variety — and for that to happen not just in the playoffs but the NBA Finals only adds to the historic level of the performance.
Of course, that doesn’t mean Nuggets coach Michael Malone was wasting any time thinking about that.
“As I watched the film, as we watched it as a staff and then with the team, there was nothing about the historical night that it was,” Malone said. “We’re addressing all the areas where we have to be better.”
Malone loves to quote stats, and it’s safe to assume he knows that a 2-1 lead in the finals guarantees nothing. Boston had such a lead over Golden State last year. Phoenix led Milwaukee 2-1 the year before that. Golden State was up 2-1 on Cleveland in 2016, the Cavaliers had that same lead on the Warriors in 2015, San Antonio had that lead over the Heat in 2013 and the Heat had that lead over Dallas in 2011.
And all of those 2-1 series leaders lost the finals. It’s happened that way six times in the last 10 instances, seven times in the last 14 instances going back to Miami’s rally past Dallas in 2006. A 2-1 series lead used to be automatic — from 1979 through 2005, there were 22 instances of a team going up 2-1. All 22 of those teams went on to win the title. But starting with the Heat in 2006, that 2-1 lead hasn’t meant a whole lot.
“Stay in the saddle, stay the course,” Heat forward Kevin Love said. “That’s the biggest thing we can do. We have a game plan that is proven to work. … If anybody is capable of it, we are. Continue to drill, continue to stay true to our concept, no slip-ups. If we do that, we feel we can give ourselves a chance.”
Murray and Jokic were tremendous, and Denver’s 58-33 rebounding edge in Game 3 was not solely a byproduct of effort or lack thereof. But there were also things Heat coach Erik Spoelstra believes are correctable for Friday.
“The more experience you have, the more perspective you have about how difficult this really is,” Spoelstra said. “These are extremely difficult challenges. You end up being even more grateful for the opportunities to compete at the highest level. That’s what we all want. This is the stage that you want to be able to compete and have everything decided between those four lines and find out how your team stacks up. But it is tough. … It’s the highest level of competition.”
The Heat season has gone this way almost from opening night, a never-ending back-and-forth between ups and downs, win a few, lose a few, all capped by a postseason run that took a No. 8 seed to the NBA Finals. Win on Friday, and the series is tied. That’s all Miami can ask for right now.
“We’re going to come out with a lot more energy,” Butler said. “We’re going to compete at a high level. We’re going to get one at home.”
HORSE RACING
NY GOVERNOR WARNS BELMONT STAKES COULD BE AFFECTED IF AIR QUALITY DOESN’T IMPROVE
Racing at Belmont Park was canceled on Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada, and New York’s governor warned that the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown, could be affected if conditions don’t improve by Saturday.
It was the second straight day in which the fires north of the border affected sports in the northeastern United States. In Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday, a day after games were called off at New York and Philadelphia.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said one of racing’s biggest events could be scrapped if the air quality index on Saturday exceeds 200, the Environmental Protection Agency benchmark for air that is very unhealthy for everyone. If the air quality is measured at 150 to 200, only horses that pass an additional pre-race veterinary examination will be permitted to race, said Hochul, a Democrat.
“People come from all over the country,” Hochul said. “It’s huge for the local economy. And so we … hopefully can get this going, but there’s no assurance of what the weather’s going to be. So it’s going to be a last-minute decision, I’m sure.”
New York Racing Association vice president of communications Patrick McKenna said in a statement to The Associated Press that state officials and the NYRA consulted on how to proceed going forward in “our shared efforts to provide the safest possible environment for training and racing thoroughbred horses.”
McKenna said his group remains “optimistic that conditions will allow for the resumption of training and racing on Friday in advance of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.”
With weather systems expected to barely budge, the smoky blanket billowing from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia and sending plumes of fine particulate matter as far away as North Carolina and northern Europe could persist through the weekend.
Morning training was also canceled Thursday at Saratoga Race Course, and a twilight racing program that would kick off the 2023 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival was canceled.
Paula Creamer, the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open champion, was among several golfers wearing masks during a pro-am in Galloway, New Jersey, on Thursday, a day before the ShopRite LPGA Classic was to begin.
Creamer also wore sunglasses during most of her nine holes as her eyes became irritated with the hazy, smoky conditions.
Creamer is accustomed to a clear view of the Atlantic City skyline as she poses for a pro-am photo. This was different.
“You can’t even see an outline of it,” she said. “It’s such a wild thing. I don’t know if I’ve ever played in a tournament where we have to worry about the air and pollution, especially in the United States.”
A statement from MLB said the Diamondbacks-Nationals game was postponed after conversations with medical and weather experts and the teams “regarding clearly hazardous air quality conditions in Washington, D.C.” It was rescheduled for June 22.
The Diamondbacks beat the Nationals 6-2 on Wednesday when smoky conditions were noticeable, but not as severe. About 20 minutes before Thursday’s game was called off, Washington manager Dave Martinez said he took his dog for a walk earlier in the morning.
“Not good,” Martinez said. “It was a quick one. … It’s pretty bad out there.”
The NFL’s New York Giants also canceled practice Thursday.
MEN’S TENNIS
FRENCH OPEN 2023: ALCARAZ VS. DJOKOVIC IS FINALLY HERE; RUUD PLAYS ZVEREV IN OTHER SEMIFINAL
PARIS (AP) — This is the match the tennis world has been waiting for: No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 3 Novak Djokovic.
They will play Friday in the French Open semifinals — just their second head-to-head matchup. It is a showdown between one man, Djokovic, who is 36 years old and owns 22 Grand Slam titles, and another, Alcaraz, who is 20 and owns one major trophy.
The other men’s semifinal will follow: No. 4 Casper Ruud of Norway vs. No. 22 Alexander Zverev of Germany. Neither has won a Slam title, but both have come close.
Ruud was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open and to Alcaraz at the U.S. Open last year. Zverev was the runner-up to Dominic Thiem at the U.S. Open in 2020.
WHEN ARE FRIDAY’S MATCHES?
Play begins in Djokovic-Alcaraz at Court Philippe Chatrier at 2:45 p.m. local time in Paris, which is 8:45 a.m. EDT. That will be followed by Ruud-Zverev. It is an off day in women’s singles.
WHAT HAPPENED THURSDAY?
No. 1 Iga Swiatek made it to Saturday’s women’s final, as everyone expected, although she might have had a little more trouble than anticipated. She fell behind in each set before beating No. 14 Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (7). Far more stunning was the result of the other women’s semifinal, in which unseeded Karolina Muchova saved a match point and reeled off the last five games to eliminate No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-5.
WHAT IS COMING SATURDAY?
In the women’s final, Swiatek, a 22-year-old from Poland, aims for her fourth Grand Slam title and third at Roland Garros. It also would be her second in a row in Paris. Muchova, a 26-year-old from the Czech Republic, will be participating in a major final for the first time. At No. 43, she is the fourth-lowest-ranked woman to make it to the title match at the French Open.
BETTING GUIDE
Alcaraz is a minus-205 money-line pick in the semifinals against Djokovic, who is listed at plus-168, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Zverev (minus-118) and Ruud (minus-102) are almost even. Looking ahead to the women’s final on Saturday, Swiatek is an overwhelming favorite, listed at minus-1000, while Muchova is at plus-640. Swiatek and Alcaraz were the pre-tournament favorites.
GET CAUGHT UP
What you need to know about the year’s second Grand Slam tennis tournament:
— Rafael Nadal is not here
— Can AI help prevent cyberbullying of tennis players?
— French players bid a quick adieu to French Open
— Novak Djokovic can break a tie with Rafael Nadal by winning Slam No. 23
— Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina split the past four major titles
— Carlos Alcaraz hits shots no one else does — and he likes to see the replays
— Facts and figures about the French Open, including a look back at 2022
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Try your hand at the AP’s tennis quiz here.
THE NUMBER TO KNOW
5-0 — Karolina Muchova’s record against opponents ranked in the Top 3 after defeating No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka on Thursday.
THE QUOTE TO KNOW
“It’s just tough to say anything about this match.” — Aryna Sabalenka, after blowing a 5-2 lead in the third set and dropping 20 of the last 24 points to lose her semifinal.
HOW TO WATCH
— In the U.S.: Tennis Channel, NBC, Peacock.
— In France: France TV, Amazon Prime.
— Other countries listed here.
UPCOMING SINGLES SCHEDULE
— Friday: Men’s Semifinals
— Saturday: Women’s Final
— Sunday: Men’s Final
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NCAA CHANGES DELAY-OF-GAME PENALTY IN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, ADDS RULE ON FLOPPING
The NCAA is changing its penalty for delay-of-game violations in women’s basketball and adding a new rule on flopping.
Players will no longer get charged a technical foul for certain delay-of-game violations, including the one Iowa star guard Caitlin Clark got called for in the Hawkeyes’ NCAA championship game loss to LSU. The All-American received a technical foul, according to a pool report after the game, because she didn’t pass the ball to an official after a foul was called late in the third quarter. That was deemed to be a delay of game by the officials.
Since it was the second delay-of-game violation for Iowa, Clark was charged with a technical foul. Players receive a personal foul when they are assessed a technical foul in college basketball, and the foul was Clark’s fourth of the game.
Under the new rule, that play would have resulted in the team getting a technical foul instead of Clark.
As for flopping, players will be issued a warning on the first offense and a technical foul will be charged for each subsequent infraction. Under the new rule, the second and any subsequent flop calls will add to the team foul count but would not count toward a player’s five fouls leading to disqualification.
The committee hopes this change will reduce instances of players trying to fool officials by flopping either on the offensive or defensive end.
The NCAA rules panel also approved reducing the restricted-area arc from 4 feet in the lane to the area directly underneath the basket. Defenders cannot establish a legal guarding position directly underneath the basket.
Previously, secondary defenders had to be outside the restricted arc to draw an offensive foul on a player.
Other rule changes included allowing players to wear any number from 0 to 99. And schools will no longer have to submit a waiver for players to don religious headwear, provided it is safe for competition.
The women’s basketball rules committee members were also concerned about the increase of intentional fouls, technical fouls and disqualifying fouls last season, as well as bench decorum and incidents of misconduct. Those will be a point of emphasis for officials this year.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NCAA TWEAKS RULES ON BLOCK/CHARGE CALLS IN MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA is tweaking how block/charge calls are made in men’s basketball.
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rule changes on Thursday that require a defender to be in position to draw a charge at the time the offensive player plants a foot to go airborne for a shot. If the defender arrives after the player has planted a foot, officials have been instructed to call a block when there’s contact.
Defenders had to be in position to draw a charge before the offensive player went airborne under previous rules.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee members made the proposal after NCAA members complained that too many charges were being called on those types of plays.
The panel also approved reviews of basket interference calls during the next media timeout — if the official called it on the floor — a shot clock reset to 20 seconds on an offensive rebound that hits the rim, and players being allowed to wear any number between 0 and 99.
A timeout also will be granted to an airborne player with possession of the ball, and non-student bench personnel will be allowed to serve as peacekeepers on the floor if an altercation occurs.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
BIG TEN REVEALS FUTURE SCHEDULING MODEL WITH UCLA, USC IN FOLD
The Big Ten on Thursday revealed its new football scheduling model for 2024 and onward, incorporating future members UCLA and Southern California into the mix while protecting many traditional rivalries.
The formula is being called “Flex Protect Plus” and described by Big Ten COO Kerry Kenny to The Athletic as “a 3-6-6, maybe with a twist because those three aren’t staying rigid the entire time.”
Eleven rivalries are being permanently protected, with some teams having more than others. The 11 games are:
–Michigan-Ohio State
–Michigan-Michigan State
–Minnesota-Wisconsin
–Minnesota-Iowa
–Wisconsin-Iowa
–Nebraska-Iowa
–Indiana-Purdue
–Illinois-Purdue
–Illinois-Northwestern
–USC-UCLA
–Maryland-Rutgers
Penn State was the only school not to have a rivalry protected.
Regardless of the number of permanent rivalries, every team will now play three opponents in back-to-back seasons. In 2026, after the first two seasons of the format, all non-permanent “two-play” opponents will rotate.
The conference also revealed all conference opponents for the 2024 and 2025 seasons on Thursday. Game dates were not yet scheduled.
In Southern California’s first year in the league, the Trojans will fly east to face Maryland and Penn State as well as play road games at Northwestern and Purdue. UCLA has the farthest road trip with a date at Rutgers, along with visits to Indiana, Iowa and Michigan.
NCAA PANEL APPROVES RECOMMENDATION TO CONTINUE STOPPING CLOCK FOR FIRST DOWNS IN DIVISION III
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The game clock will continue to stop for first downs in Division III for at least another year after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee approved a recommendation from the Football Rules Committee on Thursday.
The biggest college football rule change for this season in the other divisions will have the game clock continuing to run when a first down is gained except in the last two minutes of either half. Previously, the clock stopped when a first down was gained and restarted on the referee’s signal.
National supervisor of officials Steve Shaw said Division III administrators and coaches want to see how the new rule affects games in the upper divisions.
Keeping the clock running will take an estimated seven to eight plays out of games and, thus, reduce the number of times players are exposed to potential injury. Division III coaches and administrators who opposed the rule said they were satisfied with the current number of plays in their game.
There were an average of 172 plays per game in Division III last season compared with 178 in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
NFL NEWS
DALVIN COOK NEXT TEAM ODDS: AFC EAST BATTLE?
One of the NFL’s elite running backs is set to be on the free agent market with the Minnesota Vikings reportedly telling Dalvin Cook that he will be released.
The Miami Dolphins were installed as the early +100 favorite by SportsBetting.ag to sign Cook, ahead of AFC East rivals the New York Jets (+250) and the Buffalo Bills (+500).
Dalvin Cook Next Team Odds
Miami Dolphins (+100)
New York Jets (+250)
Buffalo Bills (+500)
Dallas Cowboys (+1000)
Cincinnati Bengals (+1000)
Chicago Bears (+1200)
San Francisco 49ers (+1400)
New England Patriots (+1400)
Baltimore Ravens (+1600)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+1800)
Philadelphia Eagles (+1800)
Los Angeles Rams (+2000)
New Orleans Saints (+2000)
The Dolphins currently have a quartet of veterans in their backfield — Raheem Mostert, Jeff Wilson, Salvon Ahmed and Myles Gaskin — along with third-round pick De’Von Achane.
However, Cook has four consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons and doesn’t turn 28 until August. He provides a combination of production in his prime years the others lack, although Miami coach Mike McDaniel wasn’t about to comment on Cook until he is officially released.
That’s expected to happen Friday, and any comments specifically about Cook before then could lead to tampering charges.
“March 6, 1983, the day I was born, right? Now we take a closer look at that date and that in fact was not yesterday,” McDaniel said Thursday when asked about Cook. “OK, so people that are rumored to be tall, short, people that are rumored to be, you’re not going to get this guy. I’m Year Two. OK?”
The Jets present another potentially intriguing landing spot. Breece Hall is expected to return from his torn ACL in time for the season, but New York has little in the way of proven depth behind that. Michael Carter is a decent change-of-pace back and the Jets spent a fifth-round pick on Israel Abanikanda.
The Bills have Dalvin’s brother — second-year speedster James Cook — and added veterans Damien Harris and Latavius Murray in free agency. With Buffalo’s Super Bowl aspirations in what figures to be a highly competitive division, Cook could provide a workhorse back to tandem with his brother in supporting quarterback Josh Allen.
The shortest odds in the NFC belong to the Dallas Cowboys, who parted ways with Ezekiel Elliott this offseason. The depth chart behind Tony Pollard is currently led by Malik Davis, Ronald Jones and sixth-round rookie Deuce Vaughn.
A second-round pick in 2017, Cook has rushed for 5,993 yards and 47 touchdowns and has 221 receptions for 1,794 yards and five scores in 73 career games (72 starts) in Minnesota.
Cook is recovering from offseason surgery to repair a shoulder injury that was originally suffered in 2019. His agency said in February that Cook is expected to be healthy for the start of the season.
PANTHERS ELEVATE BRYCE YOUNG TO QB1 ON DEPTH CHART
The Carolina Panthers moved No. 1 overall draft pick Bryce Young to the top quarterback spot on the depth chart, but coach Frank Reich stopped short Thursday of naming the rookie his Week 1 starter.
Until now, veteran Andy Dalton, an offseason signee, had been listed as the starter and took the opening reps with the first unit in voluntary offseason workouts, though Young also worked with the first team. But Reich told reporters that Young has impressed him enough to make the change.
“It’s just the next step,” Reich said. “We had a couple of weeks to watch Andy. Andy has continued to perform at a very high level. We’re just trying to get our team ready. Everything is about what’s best for our team, and so this was just the next step.”
The first-year coach isn’t ready to hand Young the starting job until he sees more from him, however.
“He’s showing everything you want to see,” Reich said. “But this goes back to even the draft decision. We don’t have to make a decision until you have to make it.”
Reich said this is the timeline that he and general manager Scott Fitterer envisioned when they drafted Young, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Alabama. During mandatory camp next week, Young will take the first-team reps and the 35-year-old Dalton will lead the second unit.
Young, who turns 22 next month, said he won’t change his approach.
“For me, it’s about earning it,” Young said. “I’m grateful to have the opportunity that I have. I still think it’s a process. I’m grateful to be accepted by the team. It’s an amazing locker room, a great group of guys. I want to continue with that.
“It’s not something you’re just entitled to.”
AGENT: RAMS SIGNING VETERAN WR DEMARCUS ROBINSON
The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to terms with veteran wide receiver Demarcus Robinson, his agency said Thursday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed by Katz Brothers Sports.
Robinson, 28, played for Baltimore last season following a six-season tenure with the Kansas City Chiefs.
He caught 48 passes for 458 yards and two touchdowns in 17 games (five starts) with the Ravens. His career totals include 193 receptions for 2,137 yards and 16 TDs in 114 games (47 starts).
Robinson joins a Rams depth chart that includes Cooper Kupp, Van Jefferson, Ben Skowronek, Tutu Atwell and rookie fifth-round pick Puka Nacua.
NASCAR NEWS
2023 TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350: PREVIEW, BEST BETS, LONGSHOT PICK
Daniel Suarez sits in 16th place in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, but he arrived in Sonoma, Calif., this week with budding confidence.
Not only is he the defending champion of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 — his only Cup Series win to date — Suarez is coming off a top-10 in Illinois last weekend. Sonoma Raceway is one of six road courses on this year’s schedule, and Suarez believes they suit his style well.
“Every time we head to a road course, whether it’s Sonoma or somewhere else, I am excited,” he said. “I feel at home, and I am excited to go back to a place where we had great memories last time, and hopefully we can repeat it.
“Sunday’s race at St. Louis was great for us. It was a good, solid run from start to finish. We just need to build on it.”
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350
The Place: Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.
The Date: June 11, 3:30 p.m. ET
The Distance: 350 miles (400 laps)
Defending Champion: Daniel Suarez
Cup Series Leader: Ryan Blaney
TV: FS1
Radio: SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Kyle Larson (+500)
Larson won in Sonoma two years ago and is second in the Cup Series with six top-5s this year. So, it stands to reason that he leads the sportsbook with the most total bets (10.4 percent) and money (13.6 percent) backing him to win. Despite being the pre-race favorite, he’s also BetMGM’s second biggest liability this week.
William Byron (+900)
With three wins and a series-leading seven top-5s this year, Byron is a threat to win every time he gets behind the wheel. He has been backed by a modest 3.2 percent of the tickets, but has drawn 7.1 percent of the outright winner money wagered.
Chase Elliott (+550)
Elliott returns from his one-race suspension at a good venue. He has two top-5s and four top-10s in six starts at Sonoma, including a runner-up in 2021, and needs a strong running as Elliott is currently 27th in the series standings. Elliott has drawn the second most total bets (10.0 percent) and money (11.1 percent), making him the third biggest liability.
Daniel Suarez (+1500)
The defending champion beat Chris Buescher to the line by 3.849 seconds last year. He finished 10th in the first stage last weekend, fifth in the second stage and seventh at the end.
Martin Truex Jr. (+2000)
Truex has climbed to fourth in the standings on the strength of seven top-10s and is quietly third in the series with 383 total laps led. He is BetMGM’s biggest liability on the grid this week, having drawn 7.1 percent of all the outright winner money.
LONGSHOT PICK
Michael McDowell (+4000)
McDowell finished third in Sonoma last year and arrived this week coming off a ninth in Illinois despite an early spin. He opened at +3500, but McDowell’s odds have lengthened considerably despite being backed by 3.1 percent of the money.
MEN’S GOLF NEWS
CANADA’S COREY CONNERS SHARES LEAD AT CANADIAN OPEN AS PGA TOUR RESUMES FOLLOWING LIV DEAL
TORONTO (AP) Corey Conners shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 on Thursday to share the first-round lead at the RBC Canadian Open, the first PGA Tour event since its announcement of a merger with Saudi-funded rival LIV Golf.
Conners is seeking to become the tournament’s first Canadian winner in 69 years. Also at 67 were Aaron Rai, Justin Lower and Chesson Hadley.
Two-time defending champion Rory McIlroy opened with a 71 at Oakdale. Matt Fitzpatrick, who will seek to defend his U.S. Open title next week at Los Angeles Country Club, was one of nine players at 68.
At No. 29 in the world, Conners is the highest-ranked of 21 Canadians in the field. The last player from Canada to win the event was Pat Fletcher in 1954 at Point Grey in Vancouver.
Conners did not speak to reporters after his morning round because he was dealing with an urgent personal matter. His two PGA Tour victories both came at the Valero Texas Open, including this year.
“Really disciplined off the tee, we didn’t try to do too much,” said Danny Sahl, Conners’ caddie. “But he had tons of fairways, missed maybe a couple in the first cut.
“Corey’s just tee-to-green hitting greens in regulation, made some good putts, just strong all around.”
Mike Weir in 2008 was the last Canadian to lead after the first round. The 53-year-old Weir shot 72 Thursday in his 30th Canadian Open appearance.
“I think he’s experienced enough to know that it’s so early, that it doesn’t really mean much yet,” Weir said of Conners. “He just wants to, I’m sure, just keep doing what he’s doing.”
Canadians Mackenzie Hughes, Taylor Pendrith and Roger Sloan were among the group at 3 under.
“You can’t win it on Thursday, but you can lose it,” Hughes said. “So definitely nice to be in a good spot after Thursday but it’s going to take four quite nice rounds and some steady golf.”
McIlroy, an outspoken defender of the PGA Tour during its battle with LIV Golf, said in a pre-tournament news conference he felt like a “sacrificial lamb” after the tour changed course and aligned itself with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. However, he also said Saudi investment in the tour was inevitable and that the deal could be good for the sport long-term.
“At the end of the day, this is business and my job is playing golf,” said McIlroy. “The more that I can focus on that and focus on the birdies and the bogeys instead of the stuff that’s happened in the boardroom, I’ll be much happier.”
An air quality advisory was in effect due to wildfires across Ontario and Quebec that have led to postponements of sporting events in the northeastern United States. There was some rain during the afternoon, but play was never delayed.
TOP INDIANA RELEASES
INDIANS BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – The Omaha Storm Chasers plated 10 runs in the top of the fifth to earn their third victory of the series over the Indianapolis Indians on Thursday night at Victory Field, 15-7.
With the game tied at two apiece, the Storm Chasers (26-32) brought 15 batters to the plate, scoring 10 runs on five hits and seven walks. Omaha’s big inning proved to be insurmountable for the Indians. The frame was highlighted by right fielder Tyler Gentry, who drove in four runs in the inning with an RBI groundout and bases-clearing double.
Omaha jumped out to an early two-run lead in their first plate appearance against Indians starter Osvaldo Bido (L ,3-4). Gentry hit a sacrifice fly – his first of five RBI on the night – and CJ Alexander lined an RBI single into left field to put the Storm Chasers in front.
Indianapolis (28-31) evened the score in the bottom of the third. Following singles by Nick Gonzales and Jared Triolo to begin the frame, Endy Rodríguez ripped a two-run double into left field. Rodríguez’s double extended his hitting streak to eight games.
Miguel Andújar extended his respective hitting streak to 13 games with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth. His hitting streak surpassed Josh Palacios’ 12-game hitting streak (4/23-5/7) for the longest by an Indians batter this season.
The Indians showed signs of life with a four-run sixth inning, cutting their deficit to five runs. The frame was highlighted by a two-run double by Cal Mitchell – who came into the game after Rodríguez was ejected in the top of the sixth inning. Omaha got three of the runs back with two in the seventh and another in the eighth inning.
Omaha starter Drew Parrish (W, 3-2) earned his third win of the season with 5.0 innings, allowing three runs on six hits.
Indians’ reliever Carmen Mlodzinski struck out a season-high batters in 2.0 innings.
The Indians and Storm Chasers continue their series on Friday at 7:05 PM ET at Victory Field. Left-hander Kent Emanuel (4-1, 6.08) will take the mound for the Indians against Omaha’s right-hander Max Castillo (0-6, 5.55).
INDY ELEVEN W
#INDvLEX Preview
Lexington SC at Indy Eleven
Friday, June 9, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Grand Park Sports Complex – Westfield, Ind.
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2023 USL W League Records
Indy Eleven: 4w-0L-1D (+14GD), 13pts; 1st in Valley Division
Lexington SC: 2W-2L-1D (-1 GD), 7pts: 3rd in Valley Division
Setting The Scene
The Girls in Blue host Lexington SC for their second home game of the season. Indy has the top spot in the USL W League Valley Division with 13 points while Lexington ranks third in the division with seven points.
Series vs. Lexington SC
Friday will be only the second meeting between the two squads, with Indy catching the win against Lexington earlier in the 2023 season.
Recent Meetings:
May 21, 2023 | Away | W 3-0
Last Time Out
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, June 6, 2023) Maisie Whitsett scored a pair of goals to lead Indy Eleven to a 2-0 victory over rival Racing Louisville FC on the road Tuesday night.
Whitsett opened the scoring in the 12th minute off an assist from Ella Rogers in a play that developed down the left side from Lizzie Sexton. Rogers got a touch on Sexton’s cross and deflected it down to Whitsett, who hit a one-time ball into the net inside the six-yard box.
Whitsett picked up her second of the day in the 55th minute as Addie Chester fought through a tackle and laid it off to Whitsett for her team-leading fifth goal of the season.
Nona Reason earned the shutout for the Eleven, her second of the season.
Scoring Summary
IND – Maisie Whitsett (Rogers) 12’
IND – Maisie Whitsett (Chester) 55’
Discipline Summary
LOU – Betsy Huckaby (Caution) 30’
INDIANA TRACK
AUSTIN, Texas – Paola Fernandez-Sola brought home Second Team All-American honors at the third-consecutive national meet, finishing 15th in the long jump on Thursday night (June 8) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin.
Her best mark on the night was 6.02m/19-9, coming on her second attempt on the runway. The cutoff mark for the final was set by Louisville’s Synclair Savage at 6.30m/20-8.
She becomes the first woman in program history to repeat as an All-American (top-16 finish) at consecutive NCAA Outdoor Championship meets in the long jump.
She is also IU’s first woman to earn All-American laurels both indoors and outdoors in the same season in the long jump competition.
Fernandez-Sola ends her season as a two-time All-American, the Big Ten Outdoor Champion and the Big Ten Indoor runner-up in the long jump.
Jayden Ulrich finished 18th in the shot put with a mark of 16.68m/54-8.75. She has made three-straight national meets in the shot put dating back to outdoors in 2022.
The East Alton, Ill. native was the bronze medalist both indoors and outdoors in the shot put at the Big Ten Championships and finished top-20 nationally at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in her sophomore campaign.
IU will finish its stay in Austin tomorrow night (June 9) with Noah Koch’s Division One national debut in the discus throw (8:35 PM ET/7:35 PM CT)
INDIANA FOOTBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2024 and 2025 football home/away opponents for each school on Thursday (June 8). As the conference moves to the 16-team, no division format, the Indiana football program will host five games during the 2024 season and have four conference home contests in 2025.
The Hoosiers home and away opponents will be as follows (listed alphabetically):
2024 Home: Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA
2024 Away: Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Wisconsin
2025 Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Rutgers
2025 Away: Illinois, Maryland, Ohio State, Purdue, USC
Dates for the 2024 schedule will be announced during the 2024 season.
With the additions of UCLA and USC into the conference for the 2024 season, the Big Ten will debut the Flex Protect Plus model, which features a combination of protected opponents and rotating opponents for universities. Each member institution will continue to play nine intraconference games per season, and teams will play every other conference opponent at least twice – once home and once away – in a four-year period.
Conference schedules will include 11 protected matchups that will continue to be played annually and feature a combination of historic and geographic rivalries, as well as trophy games. These matchups, which includes Indiana-Purdue, were finalized in conjunction with all 16 member institutions to ensure the traditions of the Big Ten Conference remain strong as the conference evolves. The two-play opponents for each member institution will change every two years.
The 2024 season will conclude with the annual Big Ten Football Championship Game, which will feature the top two teams in the overall conference standings at the end of the regular season, with the winner earning the Big Ten Championship. Tiebreaking procedures will be announced later.
The 2024 and 2025 opponent rotations were approved by the Big Ten Administrators Council after careful consideration and constructs that included:
Maintaining control and flexibility as the college football postseason format evolves, with the goal to create access for programs into an expanded College Football Playoff.
Balance of annual travel by distance, regions of the conference, and time zones.
Balance of historic competitiveness and recent competitive trends, including home/away balance of traditionally competitive schools.
Balance and maximization of television inventory each season.
INDIANA SOFTBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana softball staff has been named to the Midwest Region Staff of the Year; the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced its 2023 Division I Regional Staffs of the Year Thursday afternoon.
The Hoosiers led by head coach Shonda Stanton, her staff including associate head coach Chanda Bell, assistant coaches Gabbi Jenkins and Grayson Radcliffe as well as director of operations Cassie Hendrix helped lead IU to a 44-18 record on the season, including a runner-up finish in the Big Ten Championship with four honored on the All-Big Ten Tournament Team: Cora Bassett, Brianna Copeland, Taylor Minnick and Sarah Stone. Indiana earned the number two seed in the NCAA Knoxville Regional and advanced to the regional championship final.
Indiana set a new program win streak with 23 straight victories in addition to sweeping six conference opponents in Maryland, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Michigan and Michigan State. IU led the conference in every major offensive category including batting average, runs scored, hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage, walks, hit by pitch OBS, and OPS.
Stanton and her squad have coached three All-Americans in Copeland, Taryn Kern and Minnick with six being named to the All-Big Ten teams. Kern was also named the Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Year under the mentorship of Stanton. The Hoosiers earned six NFCA All-Region accolades. Copeland, Kern and Minnick earned First Team honors while freshman Avery Parker was named to the Second Team followed by Bassett and Stone who earned Third Team nods.
This award represents each of the NFCA’s 10 Division I Regions. Each of the programs who received this recognition are eligible for the NFCA’s Division I National Coaching Staff of the Year, which will be announced on June 22.
Regional (respective region only) and National Coaching Staffs of the Year are voted on by active member head coaches.
PURDUE TRACK
AUSTIN, Texas – The Purdue track & field team’s 4×400 relay earned a top-20 finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Austin, Texas, on Thursday night.
The Boilermakers placed 20th overall in the semifinals of the women’s 4×400 under the lights on a hot day at Texas’ Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Stadium.
With the result, junior K’Ja Talley, senior Saran Kouyeth, junior Cierra Williams and freshman Jaylie Lohmeyer will be bestowed with honorable mention All-America accolades by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Purdue crossed the finish line with a time of 3:36.80 to register the 20th-place finish on Thursday night.
Kouyeth and Talley both earned their fourth career All-America honor as they raced at their third NCAA Championships. Williams collected her third career All-America accolade at her third national championships, and Lohmeyer made her NCAA debut in Austin.
Tonight’s awards come after the foursome won a Big Ten bronze medal in the event last month and ran the fifth-fastest time in school history in April at the Texas Relays, also at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
On Wednesday to open the championships, the men’s 4×100 relay ran the No. 3-fastest time in the Purdue record books to place 21st overall. The Boilermakers also are represented this week by sophomore Praise Aniamaka, who competes on Friday in the triple jump at 9:10 p.m. ET / 8:10 p.m. CT. Eleven athletes made the trip to Texas, where they qualified as one of 24 entries in their events.
Fans unable to cheer on the Boilermakers in person on Friday can follow along with live results and watch all of the action live on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Coverage on ESPN2 begins at 9 p.m. ET, and non-running events will feature a dedicated live stream on ESPN+. Additional championships information, including tickets and the complete schedule, is available at TexasSports.com and NCAA.com. Updates from Austin can be found by following and connecting with the Boilermakers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Direct links to follow along also are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/TrackField.
The NCAA Championships feature 24 entries in each event, 12 who qualified from the NCAA East Prelims and 12 from the west. Aniamaka, the 4×100 and the 4×400 all earned national championships berths in Jacksonville, Florida, from May 24-27.
PURDUE FOOTBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Football’s conference opponents for the 2024 and 2025 seasons have been set, as the Big Ten Conference announced home and away schedules for all 16 teams on Thursday. With the introduction of USC and UCLA as conference members in 2024, the league will move to a non-division format. Dates and times for these games will come at a later date.
The new era for the Big Ten will see the Boilermakers take on one of their new California counterparts in each of the next two seasons. The Trojans will travel to West Lafayette for the first time since 1976 during the 2024 campaign. Purdue will make its first trip to Los Angeles since the 2001 Rose Bowl when it takes on UCLA in 2025. It will be the first regular season game for Purdue in the Golden State since facing USC in the Coliseum in 1998.
Only three teams appear on both schedules for the Boilermakers. The battles for the Old Oaken Bucket and Cannon Trophy against Indiana and Illinois, respectively, will continue. Northwestern is the other mainstay on the slates.
The remainder of the 2024 league schedule features three more home games for the 101st season at Ross-Ade Stadium. Nebraska, Northwestern and Penn State will all return to West Lafayette after making the trip this past year in 2022.
Purdue will hit the road for rivalry games against Indiana and Illinois along with trips to face Maryland, Michigan State and Wisconsin. The Boilermakers last faced the Spartans in 2021, when they knocked off the then-No. 3 team in the country 40-29 in West Lafayette. It will be the first time the Boilers will travel to East Lansing since 2018.
The Boilermakers start the 2024 season off with non-conference home contests against Indiana State on Sept. 7 and Notre Dame on Sept. 14. It will be the Irish’s first venture to Ross-Ade Stadium since 2013. Purdue will make the trek out to Oregon State to face the Beavers on Sept. 21.
Ross-Ade will host five conference games during the 2025 season, highlighted by another showdown with Ohio State. The trophy games against the Hoosiers and Fighting Illini return to West Lafayette in 2025 alongside matchups with Iowa and Minnesota, who are the only two traditional Big Ten West opponents not on the schedule in 2024.
The Boilermakers go coast-to-coast for the 2025 away games, with both UCLA and Rutgers on the docket. It will be the program’s second ever trip to Piscataway, N.J., and only the third meeting all-time. Purdue will also have a second trip in three seasons to the Big House to face Michigan after not having gone to Ann Arbor for 12 years prior to the upcoming 2023 meeting. A quick drive north to face Northwestern rounds out the 2025 road slate.
The 2025 non-conference slate will feature home tilts against Ball State on Aug. 30 and UConn on Sept. 13, before a visit to Notre Dame on Sept. 20.
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BUTLER TRACK
Butler’s Angelina Ellis advanced to Saturday’s NCAA Championships final in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her performance Thursday night in Austin, Texas.
Ellis took one of the five automatic qualifying spots in her heat with a fourth-place finish. She crossed the line in a time of 9:52.13. She held the fourth position for a majority of the heat, and then held off two charging athletes.
Ellis edged New Mexico’s Maisie Grice and Liberty’s Calli Doan at the line by .01 and .02 seconds, respectively.
Oregon State’s Kaylee Mitchell won the first heat in a time of 9:51.46, while Olivia Markezich of Notre Dame took the second heat in 9:40.81.
Ellis also made the NCAA Championships in the steeplechase in 2021, but she didn’t make it out of the semifinals. That means that Saturday’s result is guaranteed to be her best NCAA Championship finish in what will be her final race as a Bulldog.
Saturday’s steeplechase final is scheduled for a 9:24 p.m. (Eastern) start.
Friday has the men return to the track in Austin and the Bulldogs will be represented by Simon Bedard in the final of the 5,000 meters. The 24 athletes will head to the start line at 10:55 p.m. Friday and Saturday’s action will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks and ESPN+ online.
BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER
Butler Women’s Soccer has once again assembled a challenging slate for the upcoming 2023 season. The schedule features 12 home matches at the Sellick Bowl and includes five opponents who also appeared in last season’s NCAA Tournament field.
After an exhibition contest at Ohio (Aug. 8), Butler will play nine non-conference matches, seven of which will be in the Sellick Bowl. The Bulldogs will host two 2022 NCAA tournament qualifiers, Virginia Tech (Aug. 17) and TCU (Sept. 10), and will travel to Notre Dame (Aug. 24). In addition to home games with local opponents IUPUI (Aug. 31) and Ball State (Sept. 14), Butler will host Illinois State (Aug. 20), Baylor (Sept. 3), and Cincinnati (Sept. 7).
The final 10 games of the Bulldogs’ regular season are comprised of BIG EAST contests. Conference play begins on Sept. 21 when Butler travels to face last year’s regular-season runner-up, Xavier. The Bulldogs will also face last year’s champion, Georgetown, on the road (Oct. 22). BIG EAST home matches include Providence (Sept. 28), DePaul (Oct. 8), UConn (Oct. 15), Seton Hall (Oct. 19), and Creighton (Oct. 26).
The 2023 BIG EAST Tournament begins a few days later as the top six teams in the league standings will fill out the bracket in search of the BIG EAST’s automatic entry into the NCAA Tournament.
Under the guidance of Co-Head Coaches Tari St. John and Rob Alman, the 2023 Dawgs will look to lean on their incredible run of success and consistency as part of a highly competitive BIG EAST Conference. In the previous six seasons, Butler has finished no lower than 3rd in the conference standings, a stretch that includes two runner-up finishes and a Midwest Division crown in 2020. Over that same time span, the Dawgs have achieved an outstanding .713 winning percentage in BIG EAST play, compiling a conference record of 33-10-11.
Since joining the BIG EAST in 2013, the Dawgs have qualified for postseason play nine times. Butler has made three appearances in the BIG EAST Tournament championship game while advancing to the semi-final match in 2021. The program’s historic 2015 Conference Tournament Championship was the first BIG EAST Championship win for any sport at Butler. The Bulldogs have also played in multiple NCAA Tournaments since their first appearance in 2015.
In the fall of 2023, Co-head coaches Tari St. John and Rob Alman return an experienced and talented squad, including 2022 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, Abigail Isger, and 2022 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, Talia Sommer. Isger was an All-BIG EAST first teamer while Sommer was chosen to the second team. Also returning, for her fifth season of competition, is Aliya Diagne who is a three-time All-Conference second teamer and has received postseason recognition from the United Soccer Coaches three times as well. In addition, Amelie Darey was a 2022 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team honoree. These players, along with other returning veterans, will be joined by a highly-touted incoming class that is set to be announced in the coming days.
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Co-head coaches Tari St. John and Rob Alman have announced the anticipated arrival of a talented incoming class as three new standouts will join the program for the upcoming fall season.
Incoming Bulldogs
Lucia Englund, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin/Whitefish Bay
Norah Jacomen, Knoxville, Tennessee/Hardin Valley Academy
Leila Lister, Reading, England/The Abbey School/Colorado
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Coaches St. John and Alman on the newest members of the squad: “For the third year running, we are thrilled to have multiple players returning to utilize their 5th (covid impacted) season with us – which, in turn, led to us planning for a small number of players in this class who we felt could have a major impact. In Lucia, Norah, and Leila we are incredibly confident that we achieved our aim. For that, we are incredibly grateful for everyone involved in their process, development and journey to becoming a Bulldog!”
The newcomers join a Butler side that finished the 2022 season in a tie for third in the BIG EAST conference standings, marking the sixth straight year finishing inside the top 3. The Bulldogs qualified for the postseason BIG EAST Tournament for the eighth consecutive season.
The coaches added: “All three ladies bring pace, quickness, great individual ability, and creativity on the ball, and they are excited to add to the dynamic, attack-minded approach that we enjoy playing. In keeping with our culture, our newest members of our program are humble, unassuming, fantastic teammates. We look forward to integrating them into our program and to the impact they will have on the field and within the Butler community.”
Lucia Englund
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin/Whitefish Bay HS, 5′-6″
A High School All-American, Englund has received All-State and All-Conference recognition through her first three seasons at Whitefish Bay, with her senior season ongoing this Spring. Englund played her club ball for North Shore United.
On choosing Butler: “Immediately I loved the campus and the idea of being close to a big city like Indianapolis. It was an ideal size for me and isn’t too far away from home. I also love the coaches and the players! When I visited, I felt super comfortable with the team, and they made me feel welcome and like a part of the team! Looking forward to being a Bulldog!”
Englund plans to major in Health Science.
Norah Jacomen
Knoxville, Tennessee/Hardin Valley Academy
Jacomen played for FC Alliance where she received All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team honors from the ECNL and is the No. 8 ranked player in the South Region according to TopDrawer Soccer. She was selected to All-State teams in multiple years for her play at Hardin Valley Academy along with All-Region and All-District honors. After the 2022 season, she was honored as District Offensive Player of the Year after producing 30 goals and 10 assists.
On choosing Butler: “I chose Butler because of the highly rated academics, campus environment, amazing team chemistry, and style of play. The coaching staff has been at the school for a long time and made me feel very comfortable and valued as a player.”
Jacomen plans to major in marketing.
Leila Lister
Reading, England/The Abbey School/Colorado
Lister played her club soccer for Reading WFC in England. She has seven caps for Scotland’s U19 national team and was awarded Player of the Match for her performances vs. Wales and Kazakhstan. She joins the Bulldogs following one season at Colorado, where she made 14 appearances during the 2022 season.
On choosing Butler: “I chose Butler, as it is going to provide the best environment for me to improve, both athletically and academically.”
Lister plans to major in Biomedical Engineering.
IUPUI MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI basketball program has announced the signing of Qwanzi Samuels to a departmental grant-in-aid to join the Jaguars for the upcoming 2023-2024 campaign. Samuels, a 6-foot-9 forward, played the past two seasons at George Washington University. Prior to that, Samuels spent two seasons at Florida Gulf Coast and he’ll have one final season of eligibility, beginning this fall.
“We’re thrilled to be adding Qwanzi to the program. He’s a big kid with a lot of length and a lot of skill to his game. He’s versatile in that he can face up and step out to the three-point line but also play with his back to the basket,” head coach Matt Crenshaw said. “I think more than anything, he’s looking for an opportunity to get consistent minutes to show what he can do. He’s never really put up big numbers, but we think he’ll have an opportunity to help us in a big way. We’ve had success with bringing in big men and I think that Qwanzi will continue that success. He wants to come in and make an impact on our program in his final season.”
Samuels has played in 86 career games in his stops at George Washington and Florida Gulf Coast. Last season, he averaged 1.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game in 29 games at GWU after having averaged 2.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in 2021-22. That season, he made 12 starts at George Washington among his 29 appearances.
He played in 25 games with four starts as a true freshman at FGCU in 2019-20, averaging 1.7 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. His second season at Florida Gulf Coast was limited to just three appearances off the bench.
After starring at St. John’s College (Md.) High School, he played a postgraduate season at The Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) School. While there, he was an All-NEPSAC performer and was ranked among New England and Connecticut’s top players. His younger sister, Qadence, is an incoming freshman for the UConn women’s basketball team this season.
He becomes the third transfer to join the IUPUI program this summer alongside 6-foot-5 guard Kidtrell Blocker (Buffalo) and 6-foot-8 forward Abdou Samb (Rhode Island).
NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS
University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced today that Peter Bevacqua, a 1993 alumnus, chairman of NBC Sports and a highly regarded leader and innovator in the world of sports, will succeed Jack Swarbrick as vice president and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics when he steps down in 2024. Bevacqua will join the University on July 1 in the role of Special Assistant to the President for Athletics, benefiting from the mentorship of Swarbrick before he assumes leadership of the athletics department sometime in the first quarter of 2024.
“It has been my privilege to work alongside Jack Swarbrick as he led Notre Dame to unprecedented success over the past 15 years while providing such an influential voice in college athletics, and I’m excited that we have such a talented and experienced leader in Pete Bevacqua to spend some time learning under Jack before assuming new leadership in one of America’s most storied athletic programs,” Father Jenkins said.
“Having come to know Pete over the years in his work at NBC Sports, I’m looking forward to welcoming him, his wife, Tiffany, and their children — Samantha, Arthur and Jake — to our campus community.”
“It speaks volumes about Notre Dame and Father Jenkins’ leadership that we can implement such a well-conceived succession plan and attract someone of Pete’s talent and experience,” Swarbrick said. “I have worked closely with Pete throughout his time at NBC and based on that experience, I believe he has the perfect skill set to help Notre Dame navigate the rapidly changing landscape that is college athletics today, and be an important national leader as we look to the future. I look forward to helping Notre Dame’s student-athletes and coaches achieve their goals in the months ahead while also helping Pete prepare for his tenure as athletics director.”
“This is an unbelievable honor for me and a dream come true. With the exception of my family, nothing means more to me than the University of Notre Dame,” Bevacqua said. “As a Notre Dame alum, I have a keen understanding and deep appreciation of the lifetime, transformational benefit our student-athletes receive in a Notre Dame education, one that is unique and unlike any other institution in the world. I am so grateful to Father Jenkins, the Board of Trustees and, of course, Jack Swarbrick. Jack has become a true friend over the course of the past several years and I am looking forward to working alongside him and learning as much as I can from the person I admire and respect the most in college athletics.”
Patricia Bellia, the O’Neill Professor of Law, Faculty Athletics Representative and chair of Notre Dame’s Faculty Board on Athletics, added: “Throughout his tenure as director of athletics, Jack Swarbrick has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to academic integrity and academic excellence, and has been a steadfast partner to the Notre Dame faculty in ensuring that our student-athletes can succeed in the classroom and on the field. Pete Bevacqua shares those commitments, and we look forward to collaborating with him to provide the best environment for Notre Dame student-athletes to flourish as students, athletes and leaders.”
Swarbrick will continue to handle the duties of the director of athletics in the coming months while mentoring Bevacqua. The University’s collegiate athletic enterprise is composed of more than 700 student-athletes spread over 26 varsity sports and supported by over 100 coaches and staff.
Bevacqua will bring world-class leadership and high acumen to the rapidly changing landscape of live and on-demand sports content and sports management. As the third chairman in the history of NBC Sports, Bevacqua led NBC Sports in its unprecedented collection of assets and platforms, which included NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, the Golf Channel, NBC Sports Digital, NBC Sports Next and NBC Sports on Peacock. He also has been the network’s chief steward of NBC’s unique, exclusive broadcast rights agreement with Notre Dame football, now entering its 33rd season. Working closely with Swarbrick over the past five years at NBC has afforded Bevacqua an up-close and real-time look into the rhythms of the University’s athletics business.
Bevacqua also shares Notre Dame’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. He and Troy Vincent, executive vice president of football operations for the NFL, serve as co-chairs of RISE, an alliance of major sports organizations, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and the NCAA that promotes racial equality across the U.S. sports landscape.
Bevacqua’s background and field vision in the world of sports business will be of great value to Notre Dame. He led all aspects and business operations of NBC Sports and was responsible for its overall strategy. Together with his team, Bevacqua completed numerous rights agreements across the national and international sports landscape. Most recently, in August 2022, NBCUniversal and the Big Ten Conference reached a seven-year agreement for NBC and Peacock to become the exclusive home of Big Ten Saturday Night football. In March 2021, NBCUniversal and the NFL agreed to an 11-year extension for NBC Sports to continue as the home of Sunday Night Football, primetime television’s number one show for an unprecedented 12 consecutive years.
In addition to Notre Dame football, Bevacqua also oversaw NBC’s coverage of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Major League Baseball, the English Premier League, NASCAR, WWE, the Kentucky Derby, IndyCar and the Indianapolis 500, the Tour de France, French Open, USFL and numerous golf properties, including the PGA Tour, USGA Championships, the Men’s and Women’s U.S. Open Championships, LPGA, Ryder Cup and DP World Tour.
He previously served as chief executive officer of the PGA of America, where he guided the business and overall strategy of one of the world’s largest sports organizations. He started his professional career as a corporate law associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City after earning his degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1997.
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SPORTS EXTRA
MLB STANDINGS
| American League | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Tampa Bay | 46 | 19 | .708 | – | 29 – 6 | 17 – 13 | 16 – 9 | 12 – 1 | 4 – 2 | 7 – 3 | W 6 |
| Baltimore | 38 | 24 | .613 | 6.5 | 17 – 12 | 21 – 12 | 11 – 7 | 11 – 5 | 8 – 6 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| NY Yankees | 37 | 27 | .578 | 8.5 | 20 – 15 | 17 – 12 | 10 – 10 | 8 – 8 | 8 – 5 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| Toronto | 36 | 28 | .563 | 9.5 | 18 – 11 | 18 – 17 | 6 – 15 | 10 – 3 | 8 – 5 | 8 – 2 | W 3 |
| Boston | 31 | 32 | .492 | 14 | 17 – 16 | 14 – 16 | 8 – 10 | 8 – 4 | 5 – 5 | 3 – 7 | L 2 |
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Minnesota | 31 | 32 | .492 | – | 18 – 14 | 13 – 18 | 6 – 10 | 12 – 8 | 5 – 4 | 4 – 6 | L 5 |
| Cleveland | 29 | 33 | .468 | 1.5 | 14 – 16 | 15 – 17 | 7 – 8 | 8 – 11 | 8 – 5 | 6 – 4 | W 2 |
| Chi White Sox | 28 | 36 | .438 | 3.5 | 16 – 15 | 12 – 21 | 4 – 12 | 15 – 11 | 4 – 6 | 6 – 4 | L 1 |
| Detroit | 26 | 34 | .433 | 3.5 | 14 – 13 | 12 – 21 | 2 – 14 | 9 – 7 | 4 – 5 | 2 – 8 | L 6 |
| Kansas City | 18 | 44 | .290 | 12.5 | 9 – 23 | 9 – 21 | 2 – 5 | 5 – 12 | 3 – 9 | 3 – 7 | L 3 |
| West | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Texas | 40 | 21 | .656 | – | 21 – 9 | 19 – 12 | 6 – 4 | 7 – 2 | 14 – 5 | 7 – 3 | L 1 |
| Houston | 36 | 27 | .571 | 5 | 18 – 14 | 18 – 13 | 5 – 5 | 7 – 9 | 13 – 6 | 5 – 5 | L 3 |
| LA Angels | 34 | 30 | .531 | 7.5 | 18 – 13 | 16 – 17 | 8 – 9 | 7 – 5 | 10 – 10 | 6 – 4 | W 4 |
| Seattle | 30 | 31 | .492 | 10 | 17 – 15 | 13 – 16 | 3 – 6 | 5 – 5 | 11 – 8 | 4 – 6 | L 1 |
| Oakland | 14 | 50 | .219 | 27.5 | 7 – 24 | 7 – 26 | 1 – 9 | 3 – 3 | 4 – 23 | 4 – 6 | W 2 |
| National League | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Atlanta | 38 | 24 | .613 | – | 18 – 14 | 20 – 10 | 15 – 5 | 6 – 0 | 6 – 7 | 7 – 3 | W 5 |
| Miami | 35 | 28 | .556 | 3.5 | 21 – 13 | 14 – 15 | 8 – 12 | 5 – 4 | 9 – 10 | 8 – 2 | W 6 |
| Philadelphia | 30 | 32 | .484 | 8 | 17 – 10 | 13 – 22 | 5 – 8 | 6 – 4 | 6 – 10 | 5 – 5 | W 5 |
| NY Mets | 30 | 33 | .476 | 8.5 | 15 – 12 | 15 – 21 | 12 – 11 | 2 – 7 | 8 – 8 | 3 – 7 | L 6 |
| Washington | 25 | 36 | .410 | 12.5 | 12 – 21 | 13 – 15 | 6 – 10 | 4 – 3 | 7 – 11 | 3 – 7 | L 4 |
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Milwaukee | 34 | 29 | .540 | – | 18 – 13 | 16 – 16 | 3 – 0 | 8 – 5 | 7 – 13 | 6 – 4 | L 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 32 | 29 | .525 | 1 | 16 – 15 | 16 – 14 | 2 – 1 | 10 – 4 | 9 – 6 | 6 – 4 | L 2 |
| Cincinnati | 29 | 34 | .460 | 5 | 17 – 18 | 12 – 16 | 7 – 9 | 9 – 11 | 4 – 5 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 26 | 36 | .419 | 7.5 | 15 – 16 | 11 – 20 | 6 – 10 | 3 – 8 | 7 – 7 | 4 – 6 | L 4 |
| St. Louis | 26 | 37 | .413 | 8 | 12 – 16 | 14 – 21 | 0 – 3 | 9 – 11 | 7 – 10 | 3 – 7 | W 1 |
| West | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Arizona | 37 | 25 | .597 | – | 20 – 14 | 17 – 11 | 9 – 8 | 6 – 3 | 16 – 9 | 8 – 2 | W 2 |
| LA Dodgers | 36 | 27 | .571 | 1.5 | 20 – 10 | 16 – 17 | 8 – 4 | 12 – 11 | 12 – 7 | 4 – 6 | W 1 |
| San Francisco | 32 | 30 | .516 | 5 | 17 – 15 | 15 – 15 | 9 – 7 | 9 – 5 | 5 – 7 | 5 – 5 | W 3 |
| San Diego | 29 | 33 | .468 | 8 | 15 – 18 | 14 – 15 | 9 – 7 | 6 – 8 | 9 – 9 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Colorado | 26 | 38 | .406 | 12 | 15 – 17 | 11 – 21 | 11 – 10 | 8 – 7 | 3 – 13 | 2 – 8 | L 4 |
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1901 The Giants establish a major league record banging out 31 hits in a 25-13 rout of the Reds at Cincinnati’s League Park. New York’s left fielder Kip Selbach leads the attack, going 6-for-7 with two doubles, four singles, and scoring four times.
1914 At the Baker Bowl, Honus Wagner becomes the second player in the game’s history to collect 3000 hits when he doubles off Philadelphia’s Erskine Mayer. Cap Anson is the only other major leaguer to amass as many hits.
1919 Dodger standout pitcher Rube Marquard breaks his leg running the bases, ending his season with a 3-3 mark. The hard-throwing southpaw will finish his 18-year Hall of Fame career in 1925 after compiling a 201-177 record and an ERA of 3.08.
1929 Brothers and teammates Lloyd and Paul Waner hit a home run in the same game in the Pirates’ 9-6 loss to the Robins at Ebbets Field. The homers mark the second of three times Big Poison and Little Poison will accomplish the feat.
1934 In the eighth inning of the Senators’ 8-1 victory over the Red Sox, Boston hurler Lefty Grove becomes the first pitcher in major league history to yield six doubles in one frame. The future Hall of Famer, ailing from a sore arm, gives up five consecutive two-baggers during Washington’s barrage.
1946 At Forbes Field, umpires Tom Dunn and George Magerkurth eject Giants manager Mel Ott from each end of a doubleheader. The usually mild-mannered skipper’s protests are to little avail when his team drops both games to the Pirates, 2-1 and 5-1.
1946 Ted Williams clouts the farthest home run ever hit at Fenway Park, a shot estimated to have traveled 502 feet before striking the straw hat of a fan sitting in seat 21 in the 37th row of section 42 in right field. The Red Sox will paint the seat red to commemorate the location of the Splendid Splinter’s Ruthian blast, although the area consisted of bleachers, not individual seats.
1946 En route to becoming the first team to draw two million fans at home, the Yankees reach the one million mark at the earliest date in major league history. The Bronx Bombers, the first team to attract one million patrons as 1,289,422 go through the Polo Grounds turnstiles in 1920, will average 29,422 fans this season, 14,000 more a game than for any previous season at Yankee Stadium.
1949 In an eighteen-inning contest at Shibe Park, the Phillies walk off the Pirates, 4-3, when Jackie Mayo’s one-out sacrifice fly plates Del Ennis, who had singled and moved to third on Andy Seminick’s double. The intrastate rivals each have sixteen hits in sixty-eight at-bats, commit three errors, and make twenty-one assists.
1961 En route to fanning 11 Red Sox batters, Ryne Duren breaks an American League mark when he records seven consecutive strikeouts in the Angels’ 5-1 victory over Boston. In the second game of a twilight-night doubleheader at Fenway Park, the bespectacled fireballing right-hander whiffs Frank Malzone to end the first inning and then proceeds to strike out the side in the second and third frame, sending Pete Runnels, Jim Pagliaroni, Don Buddin, Mike Fornieles, Chuck Schilling, and Gary Geiger back to the bench with their bats.
1963 In the first Sunday night major league game ever played, the Colt .45’s extend the Giants’ losing streak to seven games, blanking the visiting team, 3-0. Due to the extreme heat during the Texas summer months, baseball grants permission to play games in the evening at Colt Stadium.
1966 Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh at Metropolitan Stadium, the Twins erupt for the first five-home run inning in American League history. Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versalles, Tony Oliva, Don Mincher, and Harmon Killebrew all go deep to give the Twins a 9-4 victory over the A’s.
1968 Unlike its decision in April to delay the start of the season after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Major League Baseball lets the teams decide if they will postpone games when an assassin’s bullet kills Robert F. Kennedy. Rusty Staub and Bob Aspromonte, both traded at the end of the season, bench themselves in protest when Houston decides to continue playing their scheduled home contests.
1973 Rusty Staub becomes the pivot man in a very unusual double play during the Mets’ 4-2 victory against the Dodgers at Shea Stadium. Racing in from the outfield, ‘Le Grand Orange’ gets a throw near second base from first baseman John Milner and tags Davey Lopes, picked off first, and then the right fielder throws the ball home to nail Tom Paciorek trying to score from second during the P-1B-SS-1B-2B-1B-2B-RF-C (1-3-6-3-4-3-4-9-2) rundown.
1973 The Mets retire Gil Hodges’ number 14 in tribute to their late manager, who died of a heart attack just before the start of the season. In addition to leading his underdog club to a World Championship in 1969, the quiet leader also hit the first home run in franchise history, a 1962 solo shot at Busch Stadium off St. Louis right-hander Larry Jackson.
1984 With the score tied 3-3 and the bases loaded in the 12th inning, Garry Hancock drops Pete O’Brien’s long foul flyball to prevent the out from becoming a game-ending sacrifice fly. When the umpires rule the left fielder had caught the ball, Wayne Tolleson tags up and scores the winning run for Texas.
1986 Don Sutton (298) throws a two-hit shutout, beating Tom Seaver (306) and the White Sox 3-0. The starters have the highest combined win total (604) for opposing pitchers since 1926, when Washington’s Walter Johnson (406) faced Chicago’s right-hander Red Faber (197) in a Griffith Stadium contest.
1988 The first printing of the sheet music to Take Me Out to the Ball Game sells at an auction in New York City with a bid of $2,750. The signatures of Jack Norworth, who wrote the lyrics, and Albert Von Tilzer, who set the words to music, appear on their creative work.
1989 Mets outfielder Darryl Strawberry hits his 200th career home run in a ten-inning, 4-3, loss to the Pirates. The six-foot, six-inch slugger will finish his 18-year major league career with 335 round-trippers.
1990 Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle’s major league mark, hitting a homer from both sides of the plate for the tenth time in his career. The switch-hitting first baseman’s second home run of the game, batting left-handed against Eric Show, is the eventual winning run in the Dodgers’ 5-4 victory over San Diego in 11 innings at Jack Murphy Stadium.
1991 The A’s retire their first number in franchise history, setting aside #27 in tribute to an emotional Catfish Hunter, who won 163 of his 224 (72.7%) career victories with the team, including a stretch of five consecutive 20-win seasons from 1971 through 1975. During his ten-year tenure with the club, the right-hander won the American League Cy Young Award in 1974 and tossed a perfect game against the Twins in 1968.
1994 Oakland signs first-round pick Ben Grieve, giving the recent Arlington HS (TX) graduate a $1.2 million bonus. The 18-year-old’s incentive to sign with the A’s is more money than his father, Tom, also a first-round selection, earned during his dozen seasons in the majors with the Senators, Rangers, Mets, and Cardinals.
1998 In the third inning of the Angels’ 10-8 win over the Diamondbacks, Anaheim’s Cecil Fielder and Arizona’s Yamil Benitez hit grand slams in the Bank One Ballpark contest. The pair of bases-loaded home runs mark the first time both teams hit bases-full home runs in the same inning since 1992, when Cubs infielder Ryne Sandberg and Pirates slugger Jeff King also accomplished the feat, playing at Three Rivers Stadium.
1999 After being ejected in the 12th inning by plate umpire Randy Marsh for arguing a catcher’s interference call, Bobby Valentine returns to the dugout with a fake mustache and glasses. The National League will suspend the Mets’ manager for two games and fine him for using the disguise.
2007 At Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, Samsung Lions’ outfielder Yang Jun-hyuk becomes the first player in the 26-year history of the Korean baseball league to collect 2,000 hits. The 14-year veteran singled on a 2-1 pitch in the ninth inning, much to the delight of the 23,000 Doosan Bears fans watching the visiting outfielder reach the unprecedented milestone.
2008 Ken Griffey, Jr. becomes the sixth player in major league history to hit 600 career home runs. Junior goes deep, with a runner on third base, in the first inning on a 3-1 pitch thrown by Marlins’ moundsman Mark Hendrickson in the Reds’ 9-4 victory at Dolphin Stadium.
2008 For the first time in franchise history, the Rays hit three consecutive home runs when Evan Longoria, Willy Aybar, and Dioner Navarro connect off Angels’ southpaw Joe Saunders in the second inning of Tampa Bay’s 13-4 rout in Anaheim. The feat will not occur again for the team until James Loney, Wil Myers, and Sam Fuld homer back-to-back-to-back at Tropicana Field in 2013.
2009 Twenty-one teams miss an opportunity to draft the 17-year-old high school standout Mike Trout, who, in three years, will become an impact player in the American League during his rookie season. The ‘Millville Meteor,’ selected in the first round of the Amateur Draft (25th overall) by the Angels, is most notably passed over by the Nationals and the Diamondbacks, teams that would pick twice before Los Angeles made its first selection.
2010 The Diamondbacks beat Atlanta, 2-1, thanks to a bizarre two-run inside-the-park homer hit by Gerardo Parra in the eighth inning of the Chase Field contest. The decisive runs score when Nate McLouth and Jason Heyward violently collide after sprinting into the gap in left-center field trying to make the play.
2011 During a nine-game losing streak, the A’s fire manager Bob Geren, replacing him with Bob Melvin, who will serve as interim manager for the rest of the season. During his four-plus seasons at the helm, the 47-year-old former Oakland skipper compiled a 361-412 record with the team.
2014 Indian third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall drives in nine runs, tying a franchise record first established in 1991 by Chris James. The Cleveland infielder collects five hits, including three home runs, in the team’s 17-7 rout of Texas at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
2015 In front of a dwindling crowd of mostly remaining Giants fans, Chris Heston, making his 13th career start, strikes out the side in the ninth inning to finish the season’s first no-hitter, a 5-0 Giants victory over the Mets at Citi Field. The 27-year-old rookie right-hander’s no-no, the 17th in franchise history, marks the fourth straight season the feat has been accomplished by a San Francisco hurler, with Matt Cain (2012) and Tim Lincecum (2013 and 2014) throwing complete games without yielding a hit during the past three years.
2019 At Miller Park, Mark Gruber wins a 2019 RAV4 when Mike Moustakas’ game-winning two-run homer strikes a promotional vehicle perched above the right-center-field fence parked in Toyota Territory. The Brewers’ season-ticket holder, who will get the keys to his new SUV in a pregame presentation on June 20th, becomes the first fan to take home the SUV during the six years of the car giveaway promotion.
2019 In a span of seven pitches off Padres right-hander Craig Stammen, the Nationals become the ninth team in baseball history to hit four consecutive home runs in one inning en route to a 5-2 victory at Petco Park. Howie Kendrick, Trea Turner, Adam Eaton, and Anthony Rendon provide the eighth-inning back-to-back-to-back-to-back homers for Washington, who also accomplished the feat in 2017.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLOSES FIVE-YEAR FOOTBALL DEAL
June 9, 1960- Television network ABC and the fledgling AFL signed a 5 year contract for the rights to broadcast 37 regular season league games as well as the playoff championship and the AFL All star game. The contract was worth $10,625,000 over the 5 year span giving the new league just about $2 million dollars that they used in an almost unheard of revenue sharing platform each season. That meant that each franchise after paying agent fees etc… would have a cushion of $225,000 to start each season. This is believed to be the first professional television contract ever signed and it paved the way for pro football to have a new lucrative revenue stream from TV.
BIRTHDAYS OF HALL OF FAMERS
June 9, 1928 – Cincinnati, Ohio – Al Brosky an Illinois safety during the seasons of 1950 to 1952. The FootballFoundation.org fills us in on the fact that Brosky became famous for pass interceptions during an era where rushing, passing and catching were the only stats that mattered to anyone. But when he picked off 11 passes in 1950, 10 in 1951, and 8 in 1952 that defensive take away became much more relevant with the media. . The total, 29, was an NCAA record that lasted 23 years until it was bettered in 1975. Brosky played safety and was also recognized as a tough tackler. He was Illinois captain and most valuable player his senior year. Illinois had a 20-7-1 record in his time. The 1951 team went 9-0-1, won the Big 10, and beat Stanford 40-7 in the Rose Bowl. In 1951 Brosky had a 61-yard run with an interception against Iowa. He had other runs — 44 against Ohio State, 32 against Indiana, 20 against Wisconsin — and was heralded for making tackles that prevented an opponent’s touchdown or defending passes that shut off touchdowns. The records and play of Al Brosky were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
June 9, 1954 – Columbus, Georgia – Woodrow Lowe, a linebacker out of Alabama that played from 1972 to 1975 for Coach Bear Bryant, arrived into the world. Lowe was only the second player in Crimson Tide history to be a three- time First Team All-American. Woodrow set an Alabama single season record with 134 tackles propelling his team to the Sugar Bowl and then claiming the national championship. The NFF states that those accomplishments sent him on to be the 1973 Churchman’s National Defensive Sophomore of the Year. Woodrow Lowe entered the College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2009 class. At the 1976 NFL Draft Lowe was taken in the fifth round by the San Diego Chargers. He played in the NFL for the Chargers for his entire eleven year career and missed only one game! He tallied up 21 career interceptions taking four of them to the house.
June 9, 1973 – San Francisco, California – The University of Arizona’s talented defensive end from 1992 to 1995, Tedy Bruschi was born. The NFF’s bio of Tedy explains that Bruschi concluded his career at Arizona tied for the NCAA FBS record in career sacks with 52 quarterback splats. Tedy and the rest of the Wild Cat D took on the nickname of the Desert Swarm Defense. The two-time All-American was the PAC-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1995 and also took home the Morris Trophy as the league’s best defensive lineman. The College Football Hall of Fame proudly set up a display honoring Tedy Bruschi in 2013. Bruschi was a third-round selection by the New England Patriots in the 1996 NFL Draft and he enjoyed a 13-year career, winning three Super Bowls with the franchise. The Pro Bowler was named the Associated Press’ Comeback Player of the Year in 2005 following a stroke.
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
9 – 2 – 6 – 5 – 3 – 33 – 20 – 41
June 9, 1966 – A group of five Minnesota Twins all hit home runs in 7th inning to beat A’s 9-4. Number 9, Rich Rollins; Number 2 , Zoilo Versalles; Number 6 , Tony Oliva; Number 5, Don Mincher; and Number 3, Harmon Killebrew all smacked the Twins base clearing hits over the wall to lead the offensive onslaught.
June 9, 1985 – NBA Championship Finals Most Valuable Player was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Number 33. The series finished up at the Boston Garden as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 111-100 for a 4 games to 2 series victory.
June 9, 1986 – It was a battle of titans when future Baseball Hall of Fame starting pitchers California Angel Don Sutton, Number 20 who had 298 wins defeated Tom Seaver, Number 41 of the Chicago White Sox (306 wins), 3-0 at Comiskey Park.
TV FRIDAY
| COLLEGE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES | TIME ET | TV |
| VIRGINIA VS. DUKE | 12:00PM | ESPN2 |
| SOUTHERN MISS VS. TENNESSEE | 3:00PM | ESPNU |
| TCU VS. INDIANA STATE | 5:00PM | ESPNU |
| OREGON VS. ORAL ROBERTS | 8:00PM | ESPNU |
| COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES | TIME ET | TV |
| CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS: OKLAHOMA VS FLORIDA STATE | 8:00PM | ESPN |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| LPGA: SHOPRITE CLASSIC | 12:00PM | GOLF |
| PGA: CANADIAN OPEN | 3:00PM | GOLF |
| MLB REGULAR SEASON GAMES | TIME ET | TV |
| ARIZONA AT DETROIT | 6:40PM | MLBN BALLY SPORTS |
| TEXAS AT TAMPA BAY | 6:40PM | BALLY SPORTS |
| BOSTON AT NY YANKEES | 7:05PM | MLBN NESN YES |
| KANSAS CITY AT BALTIMORE | 7:05PM | MASN/2 BALLY SPORTS |
| LA DODGERS AT PHILADELPHIA | 7:05PM | NBCS-PHI SPECTRUM |
| NY METS AT PITTSBURGH | 7:05PM | ATTSN-PIT SNY |
| MINNESOTA AT TORONTO | 7:07PM | BALLY SPORTS SPORTSNET |
| HOUSTON AT CLEVELAND | 7:10PM | ATTSN-SW BALLY SPORTS |
| WASHINGTON AT ATLANTA | 7:20PM | MASN/2 BALLY SPORTS |
| MIAMI AT CHI. WHITE SOX | 8:10PM | NBCS-CHI BALLY SPORTS |
| OAKLAND AT MILWAUKEE | 8:10PM | NBCS-CA BALLY SPORTS |
| CINCINNATI AT ST. LOUIS | 8:15PM | BALLY SPORTS |
| SAN DIEGO AT COLORADO | 8:40PM | ATTSN-RM BALLY SPORTS |
| SEATTLE AT LA ANGELS | 9:38PM | ROOT SPORTS BALLY SPORTS |
| CHI. CUBS AT SAN FRANCISCO | 10:15PM | MARQ NBCS-BAU |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| NBA FINALS GAME 4: DENVER AT MIAMI | 8:30PM | ABC |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| ARGENTINA PRIMERA DIVISIÓN: BARRACAS CENTRAL VS ROSARIO CENTRAL | 2:30PM | PARAMOUNT+ |
| ARGENTINA PRIMERA DIVISIÓN: INDEPENDIENTE VS SARMIENTO | 7:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ |
| NWSL: RACING LOUISVILLE FC VS SAN DIEGO WAVE | 8:00PM | PARAMOUNT+ |
| ARGENTINA PRIMERA DIVISIÓN: ATLÉTICO TUCUMÁN VS GODOY CRUZ | 8:30PM | PARAMOUNT+ |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| NEW YORK VS ATLANTA | 7:30PM | ION |
| PHONEIX VS DALLAS | 8:00PM | ION |
| INDIANA VS MINNESOTA | 8:00PM | ION |
| CHICAGO VS LOS ANGELES | 10:00PM | ION |
| WASHINGTON VS SEATTLE | 10:00PM | ION |