“THE SCOREBOARD”
NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
• GAME 1: BOSTON 114 MIAMI 94
• GAME 2: HEAT VS. CELTICS; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 (7 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: CELTICS VS. HEAT; SATURDAY, APRIL 27 (6 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: CELTICS VS. HEAT; MONDAY, APRIL 29 (TBD, TBD)
• GAME 5: HEAT VS. CELTICS; WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 6: CELTICS VS. HEAT; FRIDAY, MAY 3 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 7: HEAT VS. CELTICS; SUNDAY, MAY 5 (TBD, TBD)*
* = IF NECESSARY
(2) NEW YORK VS. (7) PHILADELPHIA
• GAME 1: NEW YORK 111 PHILADELPHIA 104
• GAME 2: 76ERS VS. KNICKS; MONDAY, APRIL 22 (7:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: KNICKS VS. 76ERS; THURSDAY, APRIL 25 (7:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: KNICKS VS. 76ERS; SUNDAY, APRIL 28 (1 ET, ABC)
• GAME 5: 76ERS VS. KNICKS; TUESDAY, APRIL 30 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 6: KNICKS VS. 76ERS; THURSDAY, MAY 2 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 7: 76ERS VS. KNICKS; SATURDAY, MAY 4 (TBD, TNT)*
* = IF NECESSARY
• GAME 1: MILWAUKEE 109 INDIANA 94
• GAME 2: PACERS VS. BUCKS; TUESDAY, APRIL 23 (8:30 ET, NBA TV)
• GAME 3: BUCKS VS. PACERS; FRIDAY, APRIL 26 (5:30 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 4: BUCKS VS. PACERS; SUNDAY, APRIL 28 (7 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: PACERS VS. BUCKS; TUESDAY, APRIL 30 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 6: BUCKS VS. PACERS; THURSDAY, MAY 2 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 7: PACERS VS. BUCKS; SATURDAY, MAY 4 (TBD, TNT)*
* = IF NECESSARY
• GAME 1: CLEVELAND 97 ORLANDO 83
• GAME 2: MAGIC VS. CAVALIERS; MONDAY, APRIL 22 (7 ET, NBA TV)
• GAME 3: CAVALIERS VS. MAGIC; THURSDAY, APRIL 25 (7 ET, NBA TV)
• GAME 4: CAVALIERS VS. MAGIC; SATURDAY, APRIL 27 (1 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: MAGIC VS. CAVALIERS; TUESDAY, APRIL 30 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 6: CAVALIERS VS. MAGIC; FRIDAY, MAY 3 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 7: MAGIC VS. CAVALIERS; SUNDAY, MAY 5 (TBD, TBD)*
* = IF NECESSARY
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (8) NEW ORLEANS
• GAME 1: OKLAHOMA CITY 94 NEW ORLEANS 92
• GAME 2: PELICANS VS. THUNDER; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 (9:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: THUNDER VS. PELICANS; SATURDAY, APRIL 27 (3:30 ET TNT)
• GAME 4: THUNDER VS. PELICANS; MONDAY, APRIL 29 (TBD, TBD)
• GAME 5: PELICANS VS. THUNDER; WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 6: THUNDER VS. PELICANS; FRIDAY, MAY 3 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 7: PELICANS VS. THUNDER; SUNDAY, MAY 5 (TBD, TBD)*
* = IF NECESSARY
(2) DENVER VS. (7) L.A. LAKERS
• GAME 1: DENVER 114 LOS ANGELES 103
• GAME 2: LAKERS VS. NUGGETS; MONDAY, APRIL 22 (10 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: NUGGETS VS. LAKERS; THURSDAY, APRIL 25 (10 ET, TNT)
• GAME 4: NUGGETS VS. LAKERS; SATURDAY, APRIL 27 (8:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 5: LAKERS VS. NUGGETS; MONDAY, APRIL 29 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 6: NUGGETS VS. LAKERS; THURSDAY, MAY 2 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 7: LAKERS VS. NUGGETS; SATURDAY, MAY 4 (TBD, TNT)*
* = IF NECESSARY
• GAME 1: MINNESOTA 120 PHOENIX 95
• GAME 2: SUNS VS. TIMBERWOLVES; TUESDAY, APRIL 23 (7:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: TIMBERWOLVES VS. SUNS; FRIDAY, APRIL 26 (10:30 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 4: TIMBERWOLVES VS. SUNS; SUNDAY, APRIL 28 (9:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: SUNS VS. TIMBERWOLVES; TUESDAY, APRIL 30 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 6: TIMBERWOLVES VS. SUNS; THURSDAY, MAY 2 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 7: SUNS VS. TIMBERWOLVES; SATURDAY, MAY 4 (TBD, TNT)*
* = IF NECESSARY
(4) LA CLIPPERS VS. (5) DALLAS
• GAME 1: LA CLIPPERS 109 DALLAS 97
• GAME 2: MAVERICKS VS. CLIPPERS; TUESDAY, APRIL 23 (10 ET, TNT)
• GAME 3: CLIPPERS VS. MAVERICKS; FRIDAY, APRIL 26 (8 ET, ESPN)
• GAME 4: CLIPPERS VS. MAVERICKS; SUNDAY, APRIL 28 (3:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 5: MAVERICKS VS. CLIPPERS; WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 6: CLIPPERS VS. MAVERICKS; FRIDAY, MAY 3 (TBD, TBD)*
• GAME 7: MAVERICKS VS. CLIPPERS; SUNDAY, MAY 5 (TBD, TBD)*
* = IF NECESSARY
NHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
FLORIDA PANTHERS (1A) VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (WC1)
GAME 1: FLORIDA 3 TAMPA BAY 2
GAME 2: LIGHTNING AT PANTHERS — APRIL 23, 7:30 P.M. ET (ESPN2, SN360, TVAS)
GAME 3: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING — APRIL 25, 7 P.M. ET (TBS, MAX, SN, TVAS)
GAME 4: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING — APRIL 27, 5 P.M. ET (TBS, TRUTV, MAX, TVAS, SNE, SNW, SNP)
GAME 5: LIGHTNING AT PANTHERS — APRIL 29, TBD
GAME 6: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING — MAY 1, TBD
GAME 7: LIGHTNING AT PANTHERS — MAY 4, TBD
COMPLETE PANTHERS-LIGHTNING SERIES COVERAGE
BOSTON BRUINS (2A) VS. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (3A)
GAME 1: MAPLE LEAFS AT BRUINS — SATURDAY 8 P.M. ET (TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, TVAS, CBC)
GAME 2: MAPLE LEAFS AT BRUINS — APRIL 22, 7 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS)
GAME 3: BRUINS AT MAPLE LEAFS — APRIL 24, 7 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC)
GAME 4: BRUINS AT MAPLE LEAFS — APRIL 27, 8 P.M. ET (TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, TVAS, CBC)
GAME 5: MAPLE LEAFS AT BRUINS — APRIL 30, TBD
GAME 6: BRUINS AT MAPLE LEAFS — MAY 2, TBD
GAME 7: MAPLE LEAFS AT BRUINS — MAY 4, TBD
COMPLETE BRUINS-MAPLE LEAFS SERIES COVERAGE
NEW YORK RANGERS (1M) VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS (WC2)
GAME 1: NY RANGERS 4 WASHINGTON 1
GAME 2: CAPITALS AT RANGERS — APRIL 23, 7 P.M. ET (ESPN, TVAS, SNE, SNO, SNW)
GAME 3: RANGERS AT CAPITALS — APRIL 26, 7 P.M. ET (TNT, TRUTV, MAX, SN360, TVAS)
GAME 4: RANGERS AT CAPITALS — APRIL 28, 8 P.M. ET (TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN360, TVAS, SNE, SNO, SNP)
GAME 5: CAPITALS AT RANGERS — MAY 1, TBD
GAME 6: RANGERS AT CAPITALS — MAY 3, TBD
GAME 7: CAPITALS AT RANGERS — MAY 5, TBD
COMPLETE RANGERS-CAPITALS SERIES COVERAGE
CAROLINA HURRICANES (2M) VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS (3M)
GAME 1: ISLANDERS AT HURRICANES — SATURDAY, 5 P.M. ET (TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN360, TVAS, MSGSN, BSSO, SNW, SNE, SNP)
GAME 2: ISLANDERS AT HURRICANES — APRIL 22, 7:30 P.M. ET (ESPN2, SN360, TVAS)
GAME 3: HURRICANES AT ISLANDERS — APRIL 25, 7:30 P.M. ET (ESPN2, SN360, TVAS)
GAME 4: HURRICANES AT ISLANDERS — APRIL 27, 2 P.M. ET (TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
GAME 5: ISLANDERS AT HURRICANES — APRIL 30, TBD
GAME 6: HURRICANES AT ISLANDERS — MAY 2, TBD
GAME 7: ISLANDERS AT HURRICANES — MAY 4, TBD
COMPLETE HURRICANES-ISLANDERS SERIES COVERAGE
WESTERN CONFERENCE
DALLAS STARS (1C) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (WC2)
GAME 1: GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT STARS — APRIL 22, 9:30 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN360, TVAS, FX)
GAME 2: GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT STARS — APRIL 24, 9:30 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN360, TVAS)
GAME 3: STARS AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS — APRIL 27, 10:30 P.M. ET (TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, SN360, TVAS)
GAME 4: STARS AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS — APRIL 29, TBD
GAME 5: GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT STARS — MAY 1, TBD
GAME 6: STARS AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS — MAY 3, TBD
GAME 7: GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT STARS — MAY 5, TBD
COMPLETE STARS-GOLDEN KNIGHTS SERIES COVERAGE
WINNIPEG JETS (2C) VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE (3C)
GAME 1: WINNEPEG 7 COLORADO 6
GAME 2: AVALANCHE AT JETS — APRIL 23, 9:30 P.M. ET (ESPN, CBC, TVAS)
GAME 3: JETS AT AVALANCHE — APRIL 26, 10 P.M. ET (TNT, TRUTV, MAX, CBC, TVAS)
GAME 4: JETS AT AVALANCHE — APRIL 28, 2:30 P.M. ET (TNT, TRUTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
GAME 5: AVALANCHE AT JETS — APRIL 30, TBD
GAME 6: JETS AT AVALANCHE — MAY 2, TBD
GAME 7: AVALANCHE AT JETS — MAY 4, TBD
COMPLETE JETS-AVALANCHE SERIES COVERAGE
VANCOUVER CANUCKS (1P) VS. NASHVILLE PREDATORS (WC1)
GAME 1: VANCOUVER 4 NASHVILLE 2
GAME 2: PREDATORS AT CANUCKS — APRIL 23, 10 P.M. ET ( ESPN2, SN, TVAS)
GAME 3: CANUCKS AT PREDATORS — APRIL 26, 7:30 P.M. ET (TBS, MAX, SN, TVAS)
GAME 4: CANUCKS AT PREDATORS — APRIL 28, 5 P.M. ET (TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
GAME 5: PREDATORS AT CANUCKS — APRIL 30, TBD
GAME 6: CANUCKS AT PREDATORS — MAY 3, TBD
GAME 7: PREDATORS AT CANUCKS — MAY 5, TBD
COMPLETE CANUCKS-PREDATORS SERIES COVERAGE
EDMONTON OILERS (2P) VS. LOS ANGELES KINGS (3P)
GAME 1: KINGS AT OILERS — APRIL 22, 10 P.M. ET (ESPN2, SN, CBC, TVAS)
GAME 2: KINGS AT OILERS — APRIL 24, 10 P.M. ET (TBS, MAX, SN, TVAS, CBC)
GAME 3: OILERS AT KINGS — APRIL 26, 10:30 P.M. ET (TBS, MAX, SN, TVAS)
GAME 4: OILERS AT KINGS — APRIL 28, 10:30 P.M. ET (TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, SN1, TVAS)
GAME 5: KINGS AT OILERS — MAY 1, TBD
GAME 6: OILERS AT KINGS — MAY 3, TBD
GAME 7: KINGS AT OILERS — MAY 5, TBD
COMPLETE OILERS-KINGS SERIES COVERAGE
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA 8 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2
BOSTON 6 PITTSBURGH 1
NY YANKEES 5 TAMPA BAY 4
WASHINGTON 6 HOUSTON 0
CLEVELAND 6 OAKLAND 2
CINCINNATI 3 LA ANGELS 0
CLEVELAND 6 OAKLAND 2
BALTIMORE 5 KANSAS CITY 0
DETROIT 6 MINNESOTA 1
MILWAUKEE 2 ST. LOUIS 0
MIAMI 6 CHICAGO CUBS 3
ARIZONA 5 SAN FRANCISCO 3
COLORADO 2 SEATTLE 1 (10)
SEATTLE 10 COLORADO 2
SAN DIEGO 6 TORONTO 3
LA DODGERS 10 NY METS 0
TEXAS 6 ATLANTA 4
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 5 ST. PAUL 0
FT. WAYNE 5 DAYTON 3
SOUTH BEND 8 BELOIT 6
UFL SCORES
ROUGHNECKS 17 RENEGADES 9
STANDINGS: HTTPS://WWW.ESPN.COM/UFL/STANDINGS
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
LA GALAXY 0 SAN JOSE 0
MINNESOTA 3 CHARLOTTE 0
STANDINGS: https://www.mlssoccer.com/standings/2024/conference#season=2024&live=true
COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
NOTRE DAME 13 BOSTON COLLEGE 0
BUTLER 8 ST. JOHN’S 4
MINNESOTA 13 INDIANA 2
INDIANA 18 MINNESOTA 8
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 12 PURDUE 2
MICHIGAN 7 OHIO STATE 5
NEBRASKA 16 MARYLAND 4
PENN STATE 11 MICHIGAN STATE 9
ILLINOIS 11 NORTHWESTERN 7
IOWA 5 RUTGERS 1
PURDUE FORT WAYNE 6 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 3
CENTRAL FLORIDA 23 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 3
MIAMI OHIO 10 TOLEDO 2
AKRON 15 EASTERN MICHIGAN 5
OHIO 4 BOWLING GREEN 2
WESTERN MICHIGAN 8 BALL STATE 4
KENT STATE 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 8 (10)
EVANSVILLE 9 BRADLEY 7
INDIANA STATE 11 ILLINOIS STATE 1
MISSOURI STATE 14 VALPARAISO 3
TENNESSEE MARK 5 SOUTHERN INDIANA 3
ANDERSON 9 ROSE HULMAN 4
TRANSYLVANIA 12 DEFIANCE 10
EARLHAM 11 FRANKLIN 6
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH 16 HANOVER 5
MANCHESTER 11 WABASH 6
COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES
NOTRE DAME 6 CLEMSON 5
NORTHWESTERN 7 PURDUE 3 (9)
CREIGHTON 1 BUTLER 0 (9)
MICHIGAN 11 NEBRASKA 3
RUTGERS 6 MINNESOTA 1
OHIO STATE 3 MARYLAND 2
ILLINOIS 6 MICHIGAN STATE 3
PENN STATE 10 WISCONSIN 2
INDIANA 7 IOWA 3
OHIO 7 WESTERN MICHIGAN 4
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 9 MIAMI OHIO 5
BALL STATE 7 AKRON 6
KENT STATE 6 BOWLING GREEN 1
BUFFALO 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3
ILLINOIS STATE 4 INDIANA STATE 2
MISSOURI STATE 5 VALPARAISO 4
EVANSVILLE 5 MURRAY STATE 2
SOUTHERN INDIANA 2 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EDWARDSVILLE 1
UCHICAGO 11 11 FRANKLIN 3
UCHICAGO 10 FRANKLIN 6
TRANSYLVANIA 2 MANCHESTER 1
TRANSYLVANIA 8 MANCHESTER 0
ANDERSON AT KALAMAZOO CANCELED
NATIONAL SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES
NBA PLAYOFFS
JAYSON TATUM TRIPLE-DOUBLE, 3S LEAD CELTICS PAST BUTLER-LESS HEAT 114-94 IN PLAYOFF OPENER
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum notched his first career playoff triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics past the Miami Heat 114-94 on Sunday to open their first-round playoff series.
Derrick White added 20 points and four assists for Boston, which finished with six players in double-figures.
Miami spoiled the Celtics’ NBA finals dreams last season, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the conference finals and then blowing them out in Boston in Game 7.
But Boston fed off the energy of the TD Garden crowd on Sunday, knocking down 22 3-pointers and outscoring the Heat 31-14 in the third quarter. The Celtics’ lead grew as high as 34 points in the fourth. Miami used a late run to get as close as 14, but Boston was able to close it out.
Including the regular season, Boston is 38-4 at home and has won its past four meetings with the Heat.
Bam Adebayo scored 24 points for the Miami, which played for the second straight game without star Jimmy Butler following his right knee injury during the play-in round. Terry Rozier also remained out with a neck injury. Delon Wright added 17 points. Jaime Jaquez Jr. finished with 16 points.
Game 2 is Wednesday in Boston.
Tempers flared in the final minute when Caleb Martin undercut Tatum on a rebound attempt and sent him crashing hard to floor. Brown got in Martin’s face afterward, leading to a brief scrum and double technical fouls on Brown and Martin.
Boston didn’t have reserve big man Luke Kornet after he strained his right calf in practice on Saturday. But the Celtics’ bench stepped up without him, contributing 30 points.
Sunday’s game had a completely different feel without Butler, whose postseason heroics keyed Miami’s run from play-in qualifier to the NBA finals a year ago.
Boston beat the Heat in all three regular-season meetings this season, including a 33-point drubbing in Miami.
Sunday’s game resembled that one, with the Celtics jumping on the Heat from the opening tap.
On the first possession of the game Tatum was stripped at the last second on a dunk attempt but corralled the loose ball and found Brown for a 3-pointer.
After a Miami miss, Brown followed that up with a drive and spin move past Jaime Jaquez Jr. for a two-handed dunk.
It was part of a 17-2 run by the Celtics over the first three-plus minutes. Miami started by missing its first four shots before Adebayo’s short jumper finally got the Heat on the scoreboard.
HARDEN AND ZUBAC LEAD LEONARD-LESS CLIPPERS TO 109-97 WIN OVER DONCIC AND MAVS IN PLAYOFF OPENER
LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Harden scored 28 points, Ivica Zubac had a double-double and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks 109-97 to win their playoff series opener on Sunday.
Harden hit 6 of 11 3-pointers and had eight assists. Zubac’s 20 points were a playoff career high to go with 15 rebounds. Paul George added 22 points. The Clippers outdid the Mavs at their own 3-point game, making 18 of 36 from long range to 10 of 33 for Dallas.
The Clippers had five players in double figures without Kawhi Leonard. The two-time NBA Finals MVP hasn’t played since March 31 because of inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee.
The teams were meeting in the playoffs for the third time in five years, with the Clippers having won both previous series.
Doncic led the Mavs with 33 points and 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving had 31 points and seven rebounds, but the Mavs got little from their supporting cast.
Trailing by 22, the Mavs outscored the Clippers 10-2 to close to 102-88. Dallas was helped by a technical on Zubac and a flagrant-1 foul for his subsequent actions after a second free throw attempt by Doncic. In all, it cost the Clippers four points after Doncic scored when the Mavs retained possession.
But Harden hit another 3-pointer, George scored four in a row and the Clippers closed out the win.
The Mavs revived themselves in the third, when Doncic and Irving (20 points) combined for 29 of their 34 points. But they still trailed 87-64 going into the fourth. George’s 3-pointer put the Clippers ahead by 29, their largest lead.
The Clippers dominated the first half, leading 56-30 at the break. It was the fewest points they’ve allowed in either half of a playoff game and a first-half playoff low for the Mavs, who were outscored 22-8 in the second quarter when they made just two field goals.
Harden scored 20 points in the half, including nine in a row in the second quarter. He made his first four 3s.
Doncic and Irving were a combined 5 of 19 from the floor in the half. Doncic had all of his 11 in the first quarter; Irving had two of his six points in the second.
Terance Mann and Amir Coffey, who started in place of Leonard, led the Clippers’ defense that held Dallas to 9 of 40 field-goal shooting and 2 of 18 from 3-point range in the half.
DAMIAN LILLARD’S 35-POINT 1ST HALF HELPS BUCKS BEAT PACERS 109-94 WITHOUT GIANNIS IN PLAYOFF OPENER
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard’s sensational start ensured the Milwaukee Bucks would fare just fine without Giannis Antetokounmpo in their playoff opener.
Lillard scored all 35 of his points before halftime and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Indiana Pacers 109-94 on Sunday while Antetokounmpo watched from the bench.
“I don’t think that it’s all on me but I know that I’ve got to be a little bit more aggressive and I’ve got to step forward a little bit more assertively,” Lillard said. “In the playoffs … it’s about setting a tone. We’re going to see this team a lot of times, and you want to establish yourself, especially on your home floor. That was just my mentality, to come out and try to set the tone.”
The Bucks needed Lillard to step up without Antetokounmpo, whose return date is uncertain as he deals with a strained left calf that also caused him to miss Milwaukee’s final three regular-season games. Game 2 of the playoff series is Tuesday in Milwaukee.
Lillard came through by setting a Bucks record for points in either half of a playoff game. He didn’t score at all and attempted only five shots in the second half as the Pacers focused on slowing him down, but the damage was done by that point.
“He’s got that prizefighter-like mentality,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers said. “It’s almost like he’s training for the fight. When the bell rings, he seems to be ready.”
This was Lillard’s first postseason game since 2021. He spent his first 11 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers before the Bucks acquired him in a trade.
“The last two years, not being in the playoffs, it sucked,” Lillard said. “Early vacations. Last year, I went to Coachella. I ain’t never been able to go to Coachella. It’s playing in the playoffs every year. Just having that long summer, it was like, man, I was over that.”
Pascal Siakam had 36 points and 13 rebounds for the Pacers, who hadn’t scored fewer than 99 points in the regular season while averaging a league-high 123.3 points per game. The Pacers shot 8 of 39 from 3-point range.
Indiana, which had won four of its five regular-season meetings with the Bucks, is making its first playoff appearance since 2020. The Pacers haven’t advanced beyond the opening round since 2014.
“It’s easy to just say we missed shots and now we’re nervous or whatever,” said Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton, who had nine points, eight assists and seven rebounds. “Whatever you all are going to run with, it doesn’t matter. I just feel like we missed shots, at the end of the day. The ball wasn’t hopping. And they made shots in the first half and that kind of dug us a hole.”
Khris Middleton had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, while Bobby Portis added 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Lillard had 19 points in the opening period, the highest first-quarter point total by any player in a playoff opener since at least 1997. He had the highest first-half point total for any player in a postseason contest since Kevin Durant had 38 at the break for the Golden State Warriors in a 2019 first-round game with the Los Angeles Clippers.
He then got some help from his teammates while taking a well-deserved breather. Milwaukee outscored Indiana 14-3 while Lillard was on the bench for nearly the first five minutes of the second quarter.
Once Lillard returned, he picked up right where he’d left off. He sank a 3-pointer while getting fouled and completed a four-point play to extend Milwaukee’s lead to 65-35. The Bucks were ahead 69-42 at halftime.
“The first half was embarrassing,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “No excuses. We’ve simply got to come out better. It was ugly, and we all own it.”
Indiana closed the third quarter with nine straight points to get Milwaukee’s lead down to 83-71, but the Bucks regained control.
Jae Crowder and Malik Beasley made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to start an 8-0 run that extended Milwaukee’s lead to 99-77 with 8:10 left. Milwaukee stayed ahead by at least 14 the rest of the way.
SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER SCORES 28 POINTS AS TOP-SEEDED THUNDER EDGE PELICANS 94-92 IN GAME 1
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, including the go-ahead basket in the final minute, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder edged the New Orleans Pelicans 94-92 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series Sunday night.
New Orleans’ CJ McCollum missed an off-balance 3-pointer in the closing seconds and the Thunder held on to win their first home playoff game since 2019.
Jalen Williams scored 19 points and Chet Holmgren added 15 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks for the Thunder, who will host Game 2 on Wednesday night.
Trey Murphy III scored 21 points and McCollum added 20 for the Pelicans. Zion Williamson, New Orleans’ leading scorer in the regular season, sat out with a strained left hamstring.
Gilgeous-Alexander made an off-balance jumper with 32.5 seconds left to break a 90-all tie and was fouled on the play. With the crowd chanting “M-V-P!” Gilgeous-Alexander made the free throw to put Oklahoma City ahead 93-90.
McCollum’s mid-range jumper made it 93-92.
Holmgren was fouled with 14 seconds left. He missed the first free throw and made the second to put the Thunder ahead 94-92 and set up McCollum’s final shot.
The energy from the Oklahoma City fans — most wearing white Thunder T-shirts — was off the charts, and Holmgren brought them to a fever pitch by opening the scoring with a 3-pointer.
The game was tied at 17 at the end of the first quarter and tied at 43 at halftime. The Thunder held New Orleans to 34% shooting in the first half, but missed a lot of open shots. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 11 points before the break.
New Orleans led 50-48 in the third quarter before the Thunder went on an 11-0 run over a three-minute span that put them up 59-50.
New Orleans recovered to briefly take the lead, but Oklahoma City closed the third quarter strong. Isaiah Joe hit a 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left in the quarter to put the Thunder up 74-68 heading into the fourth.
BASEBALL NEWS
REDS’ MONTAS EXITS START AFTER TAKING LINER TO ARM
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Frankie Montas was forced to leave Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels after taking a line drive from Taylor Ward to his arm in the first inning.
Montas is dealing with a right forearm bruise, and an X-ray showed no fracture, the team announced.
The pitcher said postgame that he could miss his next start, according to C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic.
Reds manager David Bell added that it would be a blessing if Montas missed only one start.
Montas was replaced by left-hander Brent Suter. The 31-year-old is in his first season with the Reds after signing a one-year, $14-million contract in the offseason. Montas is 2-2 with a 4.19 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts across 19 1/3 innings.
MLB ROUNDUP: SHOHEI OHTANI SETS HR MARK AS DODGERS ROLL
Shohei Ohtani and Andy Pages hit milestone home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished a rough homestand with a dominating 10-0 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.
Tyler Glasnow (4-1) was in control with 10 strikeouts over eight innings as the Dodgers won for just the third time on their just-completed nine-game homestand, while losing all three series. Even with the victory, Los Angeles is just 3-7 since April 10.
Ohtani’s home run in the third inning gave him the MLB record for players born in Japan with 176, breaking a tie with Hideki Matsui. Pages hit the first home run of his career in his fifth game.
The Mets had seven hits, all singles, as they saw their six-game winning streak come to an end. Before the loss, New York had gone 12-3 after its 0-5 start to the season.
Rockies 2, Mariners 1, 10 innings (Game 1)
Ryan McMahon singled home a run against a pulled-in infield to cap a two-run 10th inning and Colorado beat Seattle in the first game of a doubleheader in Denver.
Ezequiel Tovar had three hits, including an RBI single to tie the score in the 10th, and Jake Cave and Brenton Doyle had two hits apiece for Colorado, which snapped a six-game skid.
Jorge Polanco started the 10th on second and scored on J.P. Crawford’s single to right field off reliever Justin Lawrence (1-1) to put the Mariners ahead.
Mariners 10, Rockies 2 (Game 2)
Cal Raleigh homered and singled, Seby Zavala had three hits to help Seattle beat Colorado in Denver to earn a split of a day-night doubleheader.
Julio Rodriguez and Luke Raley had two hits apiece for the Mariners, who have won five of their past six games.
Elias Diaz and Elehuris Montero each had two hits for the Rockies.
Guardians 6, Athletics 2
Will Brennan homered and Josh Naylor added a bases-clearing double as Cleveland completed a three-game sweep of visiting Oakland.
Tanner Bibee (2-0) allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings for the Guardians, who improved to a major-league-best 16-6. Tim Herrin, Nick Sandlin, Cade Smith and Emmanuel Clase combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief.
Brent Rooker hit a solo homer as the A’s ended their season series against Cleveland by losing for the sixth time in seven meetings.
Brewers 2, Cardinals 0
Colin Rea and three relievers combined on a six-hitter as Milwaukee blanked host St. Louis to complete a three-game sweep.
Owen Miller singled home the two runs in the seventh inning for the Brewers, who won their fourth straight game. Rea allowed five hits and three walks while striking out three in five innings. Bryan Hudson (1-0) worked 2 1/3 innings, Elvis Peguero got two outs and Joel Payamps closed out the ninth for this third save.
Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray (2-1) struck out 12 in 6 1/3 innings, but he allowed two runs on five hits and a walk. The Cardinals, who lost their fourth straight game, missed numerous scoring opportunities, going 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranding 10 baserunners.
Yankees 5, Rays 4
Winning pitcher Luis Gil struck out a career-high nine over 5 2/3 innings as host New York hung on to beat Tampa Bay in the rubber game of a three-game series.
Gil (1-1), making his fourth start after missing last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, allowed an unearned run on two hits while walking three in his first win since 2021. Alex Verdugo laced a tiebreaking two-run single during a four-run fifth inning for the Yankees, who have won six of seven series this season.
Amed Rosario had two hits for the Rays. The series loss was the second for the Rays.
Orioles 5, Royals 0
Cole Irvin took a shutout into the seventh inning as Baltimore beat host Kansas City to win the season series.
In his longest outing since Sept. 17, 2022, Irvin (1-1) pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out two. Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg opened the second inning with back-to-back homers to give Baltimore a 2-0 lead.
Royals starter Seth Lugo (3-1) threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and a walk. It was his shortest outing of the year and snapped a string of seven consecutive quality starts dating back to Sept. 15, 2023.
Phillies 8, White Sox 2
Kyle Schwarber homered, hit a sacrifice fly, walked three times and scored three runs to lift host Philadelphia past Chicago.
Alec Bohm added three hits and an RBI and Bryce Harper had a single and two RBIs for the hot Phillies, who swept their second straight series and have won six games in a row.
Eloy Jimenez homered and knocked in two runs for the White Sox, who fell to 3-18 for the worst 21-game start in franchise history. The White Sox managed four hits.
Red Sox 6, Pirates 1
Wilyer Abreu was 3-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored to help Boston clinch a three-game series sweep of host Pittsburgh.
Reese McGuire also drove in two runs while Jarren Duran scored two for the Red Sox, who are 10-3 on the road this season.
Ke’Bryan Hayes (2-for-3, one RBI) and Jack Suwinski (2-for-4) combined for four of the Pirates’ seven hits.
Nationals 6, Astros 0
Mitchell Parker threw seven shutout innings in his second career major league appearance as Washington held back visiting Houston.
Luis Garcia Jr., who had three hits, and Joey Meneses each drove in two runs. Nick Senzel hit a home run as the Nationals won for the second day in a row to complete the three-game series.
The Astros’ Chas McCormick had two of the three hits off Parker.
Reds 3, Angels 0
Christian Encarnacion-Strand delivered a go-ahead two-run double, and five relievers combined for 8 1/3 shutout innings as Cincinnati finished a three-game sweep of visiting Los Angeles.
Elly De La Cruz finished an impressive weekend with two hits and a run scored for the Reds, who swept a three-game series from the Angels for a second straight year and have won eight straight against Los Angeles.
Angels starter Jose Soriano (0-3) held the Reds hitless over the first 5 1/3 innings and finished with a career-high six innings. He allowed three hits and three unearned runs, with seven strikeouts and three walks while hitting a batter as the Angels dropped their fourth straight and finished 3-7 on a three-city, 10-game road trip.
Tigers 6, Twins 1
Casey Mize recorded his first victory since 2021 as visiting Detroit defeated Minnesota.
Mize (1-0) tossed six scoreless innings in his fourth start this season, allowing five hits while striking out four for the Tigers. His last win came on Aug. 24, 2021, when he tossed five shutout innings against St. Louis. Tyler Holton added two scoreless innings and Alex Faedo gave up a run in the ninth.
Austin Martin hit his first career home run for the Twins. Minnesota starter Louie Varland (0-4) gave up four runs on three hits and four walks in 2 2/3 innings.
Marlins 6, Cubs 3
Jesus Sanchez was 2-for-4 and hit a tape-measure homer as visiting Miami beat Chicago to split their four-game series.
In doing so, the Marlins cooled off the Cubs, who had won six of eight games since a loss in Seattle on April 12.
Chicago starter Hendricks (0-3), in his 11th season for the Cubs, lasted four innings, giving up four runs on six hits while throwing only 56 pitches. He struck out five and didn’t issue a walk.
Diamondbacks 5, Giants 3
Impromptu starter Slade Cecconi, on the mound after Merrill Kelly’s appearance was scratched due to injury, led Arizona past host San Francisco.
Cecconi (1-0) allowed two hits in six innings with three strikeouts and no walks for the Diamondbacks.
Mike Yastrzemski went 1-for-3 with two RBIs for the Giants.
Rangers 6, Braves 4
Visiting Texas hit three home runs to back the solid pitching of Michael Lorenzen and beat Atlanta to salvage a game in the three-game series and end the Braves’ six-game winning streak.
Evan Carter, Andrew Knizner and Adolis Garcia each went deep for the Rangers, who finished their 10-game road trip with a 5-5 record.
Marcell Ozuna got Atlanta on the board with a three-run homer in the first inning, giving him the major league lead with nine homers and 27 RBIs.
Padres 6, Blue Jays 3
Joe Musgrove worked seven strong innings and Xander Bogaerts homered and San Diego averted a series sweep by stopping visiting Toronto.
Musgrove allowed five hits and three runs in his longest outing of the year, walking none and fanning three. Wandy Peralta pitched a clean eighth inning and Robert Suarez got the last three outs for his seventh save.
The Padres worked three Toronto pitchers for nine walks total in the game. Chris Bassitt (2-3) permitted six hits and four runs, two earned, in 5 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out four as Toronto lost for just the second time in eight games.
NHL PLAYOFFS
NHL ROUNDUP: JETS OUTLAST AVALANCHE IN HIGH-SCORING GAME 1
Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist for the Winnipeg Jets in their 7-6 win against the visiting Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series on Sunday evening.
Adam Lowry also scored two goals, Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 40 saves for the Jets, who ended the regular season with an eight-game winning streak.
Cale Makar had a goal and two assists, Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen each had a goal and an assist and Alexandar Georgiev made 16 saves for the Avalanche, who were swept by Winnipeg in the three-game regular-season series, getting outscored 17-4.
Game 2 is Tuesday night in Winnipeg. The Jets took the lead for good at 8:57 of the second when Lowry finished a two-on-one rush to give Winnipeg a 4-3 lead.
Canucks 4, Predators 2
Pius Suter and Dakota Joshua scored 12 seconds apart just before the midpoint of the third period as host Vancouver beat Nashville in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series.
The comeback victory featured the fastest pair of playoff goals in Canucks franchise history. Joshua scored twice in a three-point outing, and Elias Lindholm also scored for Vancouver. Goaltender Thatcher Demko made 20 saves.
Jason Zucker and Ryan O’Reilly scored for the Predators, while goalie Juuse Saros stopped 17 shots. Nashville held leads of 1-0 and 2-1.
Rangers 4, Capitals 1
Matt Rempe and Artemi Panarin scored 33 seconds apart as part of a three-goal second period as New York opened the postseason by defeating visiting Washington in their Eastern Conference first-round series.
After a scoreless first period, Rempe lifted a cross-ice pass from Jimmy Vesey past goalie Charlie Lindgren 4:17 into the second. Then Panarin, who was alone in the left faceoff circle, put the puck by Lindgren’s right arm at 4:50.
Martin Fehervary scored 7:31 into the second for the Capitals, who were 0-for-4 on the power play. Lindgren allowed four goals on 31 shots, while Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves for New York.
Panthers 3, Lightning 2
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as Florida defeated Tampa Bay in the opener of their best-of-seven, first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at Sunrise, Fla.
Verhaeghe scored on the power play off a pass from Aleksander Barkov, who had two assists. It increased Verhaeghe’s team record postseason goal count to 16. The Panthers also got goals from Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk. Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves.
Tampa Bay, which has never lost a playoff series to the rival Panthers — winning in 2021 and again in 2022 — got goals from Brandon Hagel and Steven Stamkos. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves for the Lightning.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
MANNING SHINES DURING TEXAS’ SPRING GAME
Texas fans finally got a glimpse of the future, as quarterback Arch Manning put on a show during the school’s annual Orange-White game.
Manning wasted little time in showing off his arm strength, connecting on a 75-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Moore Jr. on his first attempt. The redshirt freshman completed 19 of 26 pass attempts and threw for 355 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception.
“I wanted Arch to be able to just go play football. He hadn’t really played in a year,” head coach Steve Sarkisian said.
The head coach credited Manning for not relying solely on his athleticism that can lead him into trouble.
“When he keeps his eyes up and steps up in the pocket, he can deliver those balls down the field the way we like to play. It was good to see, and it’s good to see some of the guys around him play with him the way that they did,” Sarkisian added.
Arch, the nephew of NFL legends Eli and Peyton Manning, played in just two games during his freshman year after being slotted behind Ewers and Maalik Murphy, the latter of whom entered the transfer portal after last season. Saturday’s scrimmage was Manning’s first opportunity at extensive playing time since joining the program.
Manning wasn’t the only quarterback to get Longhorns fans excited. Freshman Trey Owens also dazzled spectators, completing two 50-plus-yards TD passes in the game.
While both Manning and Owens captured the admiration of the fans and coaching staff, Sarkisian said Quinn Ewers remains the starting quarterback. The Longhorns planned to play the junior quarterback in one or two series to allow the underclassmen to get more reps.
Ewers was instrumental in helping Texas win the Big 12 Championship last season and earn a berth in the College Football Playoff. He threw for 3,479 yards, 22 touchdowns, and six interceptions during his 2023 campaign.
“I thought it was great experience for Arch and for Trey Owens to play football and for extended amount of time at quarterback at this level, and they both did some really good things,” Sarkisian said.
Texas will kick off the 2024 season against Colorado State on Aug. 31.
GOLF NEWS
WEATHER DELAYS RBC HERITAGE FINISH UNTIL MONDAY MORNING
With world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler leading by five shots, the final round of the RBC Heritage on Sunday was suspended because of darkness due to inclement weather and will resume on Monday at 8 a.m.
Play was delayed for more than 2 1/2 hours as inclement weather rolled in at Harbour Town in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Once it resumed at 7 p.m., play continued until for 45 minutes, until it grew too dark to continue.
Scheffler, who was through 15 holes, appears poised to secure his second straight win and fourth overall this year. He was at 20 under par, with four players at 15 under.
“I will just go home as quick as I can, get some rest,” said Scheffler, who has won three of his last four starts. “I’ll treat (Monday) like I’m playing 18 holes and do all my normal prep work and come out here ready to go for the restart.”
On Sunday, Scheffler chipped for an eagle on the par-5 second hole and birdied Nos. 5 and 13.
Scheffler, who won the Masters last week, in position for his 39th consecutive under-par round to begin the season. If he wins, Scheffler would become the first player since Tiger Woods in 2006 to win a major and then win on the PGA Tour the following week.
Wyndham Clark, who has finished second to Scheffler twice this year, is the clubhouse leader at 15-under. He also eagled No. 2 and sank five birdies on the front nine, but ran into trouble on No. 12 and double bogeyed. He also had bogeys on 13 and 15.
“It was really fun the first 11 holes, and then just hit such a bad chip out on 12,” Clark said. “Honestly, it was a great day. I was trying to get myself in the top 10 and have a good finish, and it was kind of fun for a little bit. Seemed like maybe we had a chance to do something crazy. All in all, a great day.”
J.T. Poston, Patrick Cantlay and Sahith Theegala are also 15-under. Poston and Cantlay are through 17 holes, while Theegala is in Scheffler’s group.
PAUL BROADHURST WINS FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE ‘18 AT INVITED CELEBRITY CLASSIC
England’s Paul Broadhurst pocketed a birdie at the par-4 15th and held serve the rest of the way on Sunday to earn a one-shot victory at the rain-shortened Invited Celebrity Classic at Irving, Texas.
After the second round at Las Colinas Country Club was called off on Saturday due to inclement weather, Broadhurst — who hadn’t turned in a championship card since 2018 — shot 4 under through his first eight holes on Sunday.
“You never know when your next win is going to be,” Broadhurst said. “To win out here again is really special.”
David Toms’ birdies at Nos. 10 and 13 propelled him to within a single stroke of the lead. But at the 15th, Broadhurst hit three perfect shots to snatch a birdie and take a two-shot edge into the final three holes.
Broadhurst claimed his sixth victory on the Champions Tour by shooting 11-under 131 for the tournament. He fired a 5-under 66 on Sunday.
“I just kept plugging away really,” Broadhurst said. “Just did some work back home with my mind man, and it seemed to work. Just stayed in the moment. Didn’t get ahead of myself, which I have done a little bit the last few weeks.
“So yeah, I’m pleased that I held it together (Sunday) and felt as though I played really well around the back nine.”
Toms had an impressive two-shot birdie at No. 17, but he went for par at the 18th as he carded a 6-under 65 in finishing a stroke short of a tiebreaker.
Thomas Bjorn of Denmark, who held the first-day leader’s slot after firing seven birdies without a bogey, ran into trouble on Sunday, hitting a double bogey at No. 15 and a bogey at 8. He finished at 1-under 70 and in a tie for third place (8 under).
South Korean Y.E. Yang, who was tied for second entering Sunday, tied Bjorn for third with his 2-under 69.
Steve Allan of Australia used a 5-under 66 to finish fifth at 7 under.
Jerry Kelly and Clark Dennis, two golfers who were also tied for second coming into the day, each shot an even-par 71, falling into a tie for sixth place with four others at 6 under.
In the celebrity portion of the event, Mardy Fish finished in first at 68 over (31 over for the round), followed by John Smoltz, Bud Norris, Josh Donaldson and Annika Sorenstam in that order.
NELLY KORDA WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT EVENT, SECOND MAJOR TITLE AT CHEVRON
World No. 1 Nelly Korda fired a final-round 69 to win her LPGA record-tying fifth straight event — and second major title — at the Chevron Championship on Sunday in The Woodlands, Texas.
Korda, 25, who finished with a 13-under 275 and defeated Sweden’s Maia Stark by two strokes, had to play 25 holes on the final day to make up for a weather delay Saturday, but still captured her 13th LPGA Tour event win.
Korda, who won her first major in 2021 at the Women’s PGA Championship, joined Hall of Famers Annika Sorenstam (2004-05) and Nancy Lopez (1978) as the only players in LPGA Tour history to win five straight starts. Korda also earned $1.2 million for her latest victory.
“I can finally breathe now,” Korda said. “That back nine felt like the longest back nine of my entire life. It was a little bit of a grind on the back nine, but happy to get the win.
“It’s a major. It’s everything that I’ve always wanted as a little girl, to lift that major trophy.”
Korda will compete next week at the JM Eagle LA Championship Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles, and with a win, she would break the record she now shares with Sorenstam and Lopez.
Korda trailed by a shot when play was called Saturday due to weather but wrapped up her third round by making par to keep her at 10-under for the week.
After making three birdies on her front nine, Korda led Canada’s Brooke Henderson and South Korea’s Hae Ran Ryu by three shots. Korda upped the lead to four with a chip-in on 10th.
Despite two bogeys, Korda managed to hold on, sinking a birdie on 18 to seal the win after nearly acing the par-3 17th.
“I think there’s a key in the simplicity that I have when I play,” Korda said. “I honestly just take it a shot at a time, and we pick a game plan when we get to the golf course and we work and we stay in our own little bubble. It’s been working so far.
“I feel like maybe sometimes golf can get overcomplicated, and it’s just — there’s a key to the simplicity of it.”
Stark finished alone in second at 11 under with a birdie on the final hole, one ahead of Lauren Coughlin (68) and Henderson (72). Ryu shot a final-round 74 to finish fifth at 9 under.
“Definitely not my best stuff, which is a little disappointing, but Nelly played amazing, and what she’s doing is pretty incredible,” Henderson said. “Congratulations to her, and I feel like I learned a lot this week.”
BILLY HORSCHEL SETS TOURNEY SCORING MARK WHILE WINNING CORALES PUNTACANA
Billy Horschel fired a 9-under 63 during Sunday’s final round to win the Corales Puntacana Championship by two shots over Wesley Bryan at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Horschel finished at 23-under 265 for the tournament, breaking the 72-hole record set last year by Matt Wallace (269).
Horschel carded an eagle on the par-5, No. 12 and had seven birdies during a scintillating bogey-free final round at Puntacana Resort & Club to notch his eighth career PGA Tour victory.
It is Horschel’s first victory since he won the Memorial in June 2022.
“This game of golf’s so fickle, I think you can put a lot into it and get everything you want out of it,” Horschel said. “But I knew in my 14 years, 13 years previously on the PGA Tour that I had the ability, I had the talent, I just needed to continue to work hard and do the right things and continue to believe that good stuff was going to come to the forefront at some point in time.”
Horschel got his round moving with four straight birdies on Nos. 2 through 5. He also had birdies on 8 and 10 before scoring the eagle. He added another birdie on 16.
Horschel said he relishes being in control of how he fares.
“I love having everything on me knowing that if I mess up, it’s my fault and I am the one who can control my destiny,” Horschel said. “I’ve always been really good up near the lead and today showed that a little bit.”
Bryan was bidding for his second PGA victory. He won the RBC Heritage in 2017 and Sunday’s second-place finish represents his best since that win.
He led after each of the first three rounds and had five birdies and one bogey in the final round.
“Obviously excited, it was an amazing week, but bummed,” Bryan said. “Felt like I had some good opportunities today and missed a little one on 15 that kind of stung. All in all, definitely encouraged how the golf game was, how it held up under the pressure of a weekend leading a golf tournament.
“I played a couple really solid rounds and today just got beat, plain and simple. Shooting 9 under out there today was impressive, so hats off to Billy. Yeah, I feel like all in all, if you had told me only one person was going to beat me this week, I think I would have signed up for that.”
Kevin Tway finished third at 19-under 269 after a final-round 69. He had an eagle on the par-5, No. 4 and birdies on 6 and 7 but didn’t have any more of either the rest of the way. Tway’s lone bogey was on 17.
Charley Hoffman (67) and Justin Lower (69) tied for fourth at 18 under.
AUTO RACING
SCOTT DIXON EDGES COLTON HERTA TO WIN AT LONG BEACH
Scott Dixon conserved fuel efficiently to hold off Colton Herta and win the IndyCar Series’ Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday in Long Beach, Calif.
Dixon needed just one tank of gas to complete the final 34 laps of the 85-lap race. He finished in 1:42:03.1416, just ahead of Herta (1:42:04.1214).
Racing in the No. 9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, Dixon earned his first victory of the season and the 57th of his career. He won at the same track in 2015.
Alex Palou, the defending IndyCar Series champion, came in third in the No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda. Josef Newgarden and Marcus Ericsson rounded out the top five. Newgarden led for 19 laps and was the biggest thorn in Dixon’s side until Herta ran into him, causing his No. 2 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet to anti-stall.
The series continues next Sunday with the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix.
TYLER REDDICK NAVIGATES WRECK TO CLAIM VICTORY AT TALLADEGA
Tyler Reddick picked the right spot, drove through a major wreck coming to the checkers, and won the GEICO 500 Sunday afternoon on the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama.
Running fifth off the 2.66-mile superspeedway’s final turn, Reddick kept his No. 45 Camry on the high side as the front group roared toward the stripe.
Meanwhile up front, leader Michael McDowell came down to block second-place racer Brad Keselowski.
McDowell was turned up to the frontstretch wall after contact and Keselowski slowed, allowing Reddick to keep his foot in the gas and zoom on to his first win this season as the field slid and crashed behind him.
Reddick beat Keselowski by 0.208 seconds for his sixth career win in 156 starts and first at Talladega. 23XI Racing — owned by Michael Jordan — enjoyed the win of Reddick’s No. 45.
It was also Toyota’s first win at the Alabama superspeedway since 2021.
The final top-finishers were Noah Gragson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Alex Bowman.
The Fords of McDowell, Chase Briscoe and Justin Haley took turns leading early in Stage 1, but Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 19 Toyota paced the group most of the way.
As pit stops began, Denny Hamlin lost control of his No. 11 Toyota at the back of the group that was pitting, making minimal contact with the No. 42 of John Hunter Nemechek, and continued on unscathed.
Austin Cindric’s No. 2 Ford edged Chase Elliott by 0.004 seconds for his second stage win of 2024.
Kyle Larson, who started last under penalty and lost a lap due to it, ran side-by-side with Joey Logano after the white flag, but Logano received a huge push from teammate Cindric to beat him and Austin Dillon to the checkers, earning the winless Logano his first stage win in 24 races.
With 56 laps to go, the first incident for cause occurred when the cars of Christopher Bell and Haley were part of a spin on the backstretch. Chase Elliott, the winner last week at Texas, narrowly squeezed past the minor melee.
A worse incident happened with just over 30 laps left when four of the six Toyotas on a promising strategy of pitting early wrecked in Turn 3.
Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, John Hunter Nemechek and Erik Jones all were knocked out of the event.
INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/NEWS
INDIANA PACERS BASKETBALL
A stagnant start sank the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their first-round playoffs matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Pacers (0-1) couldn’t overcome a 27-point first-half deficit in a 109-94 loss to the Bucks (1-0) on Sunday at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks will host the Pacers on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET for Game 2 before the seven-game series shifts to Indianapolis on Thursday.
All-Star point guard Damian Lillard scored all of his team-high 35 points in the first half and Khris Middleton chipped in 23 in the Bucks’ win. Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is recovering from a calf injury, didn’t play for the Bucks on Sunday.
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with a career playoff-best 36 points (15-for-25 shooting) and 14 rebounds, while Myles Turner scored 17 points and T.J. McConnell added 10 off the bench for the Blue & Gold. Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton logged nine points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
If you include the 2023-2024 regular season, the Pacers’ 94 points on Sunday is the fewest by the team in a game this season, and just the second time they scored less than 100 in a game.
“They won Game 1. We’ve got to move on,” Siakam said postgame. “We’ve got to go back and learn from it, watch film, adjust, and come back and lay it all out on the floor. At the end of the day, no matter what the score was, it’s still one game.”
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Overall, the Pacers shot 39.6 percent from the field, going 8-for-39 from 3-point range (20.5 percent), while the Bucks made 47.1 percent of their shots (14-for-37 from three).
After trailing 69-42 at halftime, the Pacers outscored the Bucks 29-14 in the third quarter to narrow the deficit to 12 points heading into the final frame. The Bucks then opened the fourth quarter on a 16-6 scoring run to go back up by more than 20, coasting to the win from there.
Lillard went nuclear in the first half, scoring 35 points on 11-for-19 shooting to give the Bucks a 69-42 lead. Siakam had 19 points to top the Pacers at intermission, as Indiana shot 35.6 percent in the first 24 minutes.
Lillard had 19 points on 6-for-11 shooting (3-for-5 from 3-point range) in the first quarter to help the Bucks to a 30-21 lead.
In the first nine minutes of the game, Lillard scored 16 of his team’s first 20 points, propelling the Bucks to a 20-15 advantage.
McConnell then hit a fadeaway shot from close range to regain the Blue & Gold’s momentum. With about two minutes left in the frame, Haliburton drained back-to-back baskets to make it a one-point game.
In the final 66 seconds, however, the Bucks strung together a 10-2 run as Malik Beasley drilled the first 3-pointer, Pat Connaughton converted a four-point play, and Lillard hit a step-back three from 28 feet at the buzzer to put the Bucks up nine.
The Bucks shot 65 percent in the second quarter for 39 points, extending their lead to as many as 30 points before the break.
The Bucks carried their offensive momentum into the second quarter, as two Middleton free throws, four straight baskets by Bobby Portis, and a layup from Jae Crowder helped the Bucks take a 42-23 lead with 7:37 left in the first half.
A free throw by Turner and a pair of baskets by Siakam momentarily stopped the Pacers’ bleeding, but a 14-1 Bucks run, where Lillard added 10 more points, propped the Bucks up 58-29 with 3:02 on the clock.
While Turner, Andrew Nembhard, and Haliburton each drained 3-pointers in the final minutes, the Bucks answered each basket to stay up by 27 points at intermission.
In the third quarter, the Pacers limited the Bucks to 33.3 percent to make it a 12-point game. Siakam scored eight points in the third quarter, and Turner scored seven.
Indiana regained its form out of halftime, opening the third quarter on a 12-4 run to make it 71-51 before a 13-2 run spurred by the bench unit, punctuated by a 3-pointer from rookie Ben Sheppard, cut it to 83-69 with 2:15 on the clock.
With two seconds left in the third frame, McConnell hit a pull-up jumper from close range to narrow the score to 12 points.
In the fourth quarter, the Bucks pounced early, and the Pacers failed to make it a single-digit game.
Two threes from Beasley and one trey each from Middleton and Crowder helped the Bucks to a 14-6 run three minutes into the fourth quarter, pushing the Bucks ahead 97-77.
Indiana never made it a game from there, and will look to get one back in 48 hours.
“They looked like an experienced team and we looked inexperienced,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said. “That led to a lot of problem. Playoffs, you can talk about how different it is, but actually experiencing it is another thing. This is a great building – they have great fans. They understood what this game meant, so give them credit with how they played in the first half. But we were very poor. Obviously, we’ve got to be way, way better.”
Inside the Numbers
After dropping 35 points in the first half, Lillard went 0-for-5 shooting in the second half.
The Pacers outscored the Bucks 52-40 in the second half.
Indiana had 12 turnovers to Milwaukee’s 10 giveaways.
On the boards, the Pacers outrebounded the Bucks 50-47. They also outscored the Bucks 40-34 in the paint.
There was one lead change and three ties in the game.
At the free throw line, the Pacers finished 14-for-21 and the Bucks went 13-for-13.
Indiana is 0-2 when scoring fewer than 100 points this season.
You Can Quote Me On That
“The first half was embarrassing. No excuses. We simply have to come out better. It was ugly and we all own it.” – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle on the first half
“They looked like an experienced team and we looked inexperienced. That led to a
“He’s a great player. We had some confusion, some mixups. He’s an experienced playoff sniper and he did what he does. Thirty-five in one half is a great effort by him, but we’re going to have to be much better.” – Carlisle on Lillard
“Pascal is a great player. That’s why we traded for him. We’ve just got to make sure that we’re doing the things that our team needs to do to create a balance as well as we can. All year, we’ve been a team that relies on anywhere from five to eight guys in double figures. Granted, the playoffs are different … but we needed his scoring desperately tonight because we were having trouble getting anything else going. Being better defensively, having a stronger posture and stronger presence is part of us having the balance offensively.” – Carlisle on Siakam and the loss
“From a player’s perspective, I think we got jumped into the playoffs. We have a young group that really hasn’t experienced this level. A lot of this is on our leaders – the guys who have been here before. When you’re in the playoffs on the road, you have to come out with a certain intensity, a certain attention to detail. It lacked a little bit in that first half. I’m still very confident with our group.” – Myles Turner on the loss
“… I think we realized that when we actually do lock in to detail, we can make this a game and make this a series. It’s our job to go out there next game and prove just that.” – Turner on the second half and looking ahead
“I’ve just got to be better. And I will on Tuesday.”- Tyrese Haliburton on only taking seven shots
“I feel like we got a lot of good looks, they just didn’t fall. I’m confident that they’ll fall Tuesday.” – Haliburton on the loss
“The guy was making some crazy shots. He’s a hell of a player. But yeah, there’s some stuff that we can do better and I thought we did do it better in the second half. We’ve just got to keep building off that. Understand there’s another big game on Tuesday that we’ve got to be ready for. He’s a great player, made a lot of crazy shots but that’s what we does. That’s what he’s known for, been doing in this league for a long time.” -Haliburton on Lillard
“They made shots early. I thought we just didn’t have the intensity that we were supposed to have. They made some tough shots. On offense, we weren’t us in terms of staying composed – doing what we do. That’s on us. Kudos to them, they came out at home and had a really good first half, and we didn’t. That’s that. We’ll move on from it and learn from it. I thought in the second half we played a lot better in terms of playing aggressive and doing what we know we can do“ – Pascal Siakam on the first half
“I don’t know if I would say jitters. We didn’t make some great decisions, and they had runs. When a team like that has runs, we have to be able to … stay composed and fight back. I thought in the first half they kind of just did whatever they wanted. I think they came out and sent a message like they were supposed to. It’s on us now to respond.” – Siakam on Game 1
“We’ve got to play with a little more effort and be a little more physical right out of the gate. We can’t let a player of that caliber … get going like that. We fixed it in the second half. We just gotta start better.” – Aaron Nesmith on Lillard and the loss
“It’s on us. We’ve got to play our game and our pace. That’s something we dictate and something we will do.” – Nesmith on the ball movement
“We did good stuff in the second half offensively and defensively. We’ll look at it and take what we did well and hopefully execute it for 48 minutes.“ – Nesmith on taking positives from the second half
Stat of the Night
Indiana missed its first 13 3-point attempts in the game before finishing with just eight made threes. The Pacers, the highest-scoring team in the NBA, averaged 13.2 made 3-pointers per game during the regular season.
Noteworthy
The Pacers haven’t won a playoff game since 2018. Indiana has not won a playoff series since the 2013-14 season.
This is the third time the Pacers and Bucks have met in the postseason. Indiana won both series during the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 seasons.
Up Next
The Pacers and Bucks will meet again in Milwaukee for Game 2 on Tuesday, April 23 at 8:30 PM ET.
Tickets
The Pacers will host the Bucks in Game 3 on Friday, April 26 at 5:30 PM ET, the first playoff game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse since 2019.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS BASEBALL
INDIANS PITCHING TOSSES ONE-HIT SHUTOUT IN SUNDAY’S MATINEE
INDIANAPOLIS – Led by starter Eric Lauer’s 5.0 hitless innings, the Indianapolis Indians pitching staff tossed a one-hit shutout on against the St. Paul Saints at Victory Field on Sunday en route to a 5-0 series-closing victory. The Indians finished with a 5-1 record on the homestand.
Lauer (W, 2-0) punched out a season-high strikeouts in the win, leading the team as it went on to fan 14 total in the contest. Relievers Ben Heller, Connor Sadzeck, Kyle Nicolas and Brent Honeywell carried the torch for the final four innings, with St. Paul’s lone base knock coming on seventh-inning single by Alex Isola. It was Indianapolis’ first one-hitter since Aug. 13, 2023 vs. Nashville and the 13th one-hitter in the Victory Field era.
The Indians (11-10) offense jumped on the board in the third inning with a Nick Gonzales RBI single to score Sergio Alcantara, extending his on-base streak to 19 games and his hitting streak to 12.
Pirates rehabber Yasmani Grandal led the offense moving forward, going 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the fifth inning and two-run home run in the seventh, extending the lead to 4-0. The homer was Indianapolis’ first of the series.
In the eighth inning, Indy tacked on the final run of afternoon following a one-out triple by Matt Gorski. Gorski went 3-for-4 to lead the Indians offense in hits.
St. Paul (8-12) sent Randy Dobnak (L, 1-3) to the mound for his second start of the week. He was charged with two earned runs across 4.1 innings.
The Indians will be off on Monday as they travel to Werner Park for a six-game series with the Omaha Storm Chasers. First pitch of the series is scheduled for 7:05pm ET on Tuesday. Neither team has announced a starting pitcher.
INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS
INDIANA FALLS TO ILLINOIS IN FINAL REGULAR SEASON MATCH, 4-0
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana suffered a loss in the final match of the regular season, falling to Illinois this afternoon in Champaign.
Illinois would come out strong, with the fighting Illini taking No. 3 doubles, 6-4, and No. 1 doubles, 7-5, to secure the lead heading into singles play.
Illinois would clinch the match with consecutive wins at No. 1, 4, and 5 singles, finishing the match at 4-0.
With the loss, Indiana finishes the regular season with a 16-10 overall record, and a 4-5 record in conference play.
The Hoosiers will be back in action on Thursday, April 25, as Indiana will compete in the Big Ten Tournament in Evanston, Illinois.
Final Results
INDIANA 0, ILLINOIS 4
Singles competition
1. Alex Petrov (ILL) def. Facundo Yunis (IND), 6-3, 6-3.
2. #98 Kenta Miyoshi (ILL) vs. Sam Landau (IND), 4-6, 6-3, unfinished.
3. Oliver Okonkwo (ILL) vs. Jagger Saylor (IND), 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 2-2, unfinished.
4. Tyler Bowers (ILL) def. Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
5. Mathis Debru (ILL) def. Deacon Thomas (IND), 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Jeremy Zhang (ILL) vs. Luc Boulier (IND), 4-6, 6-1, 1-2, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #35 Lucas Horve/Oliver Okonkwo (ILL) def. Jagger Saylor/Ilya Tiraspolsky (IND) ,7-5.
2. Mathis Debru/Kenta Miyoshi (ILL) vs. Sam Landau/Carson Haskins (IND), 6-6, unfinished.
3. Alex Petrov/Tyler Bowers (ILL) def. Facundo Yunis/Luc Boulier (IND), 6-4.
Order of finish
Singles: 1, 4, 5, unfinished
Doubles: 3, 1, unfinished
PURDUE SOFTBALL
PURDUE PUSHES #21 NORTHWESTERN TO 9 INNINGS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Coming of a 2-1 victory yesterday, the Purdue softball team pushed No. 21 Northwestern to its limits with a nine-inning game in which Northwestern came from behind to take, 3-7. The Boilermakers, who took the lead in the second inning, came within distance of the victory, but Northwestern’s two-run homer in the sixth inning tied the ballgame before four runs in the ninth sealed the game.
With the series decider, Purdue moves to 22-22 (9-8 Big Ten) record while Northwestern, the Big Ten leader, improves to 29-9 (15-2 Big Ten).
The Boilermakers scored a pair of runs in the second inning on a two RBI double by pinch hitter Jordyn Ramos for Purdue to take the 2-1 lead. The catalyst recorded the hit with two outs and marked the second time this week she produced a game-changing play, as she recorded the game-tying RBI double on a 0-2 count at Indiana on Wednesday, which Purdue went on to win.
Scoring runs for Purdue was Kyndall Bailey (second inning), Tyrina Jones (second inning) and Khloe Banks (third inning).
Starting pitcher Kendall Klochack tossed 5.1 innings, seeing three runs, five hits and two strikeouts during her time in the circle. The Boilermaker was relieved by Julia Gossett (9-10), who struck out two batters and allowed three runs on three hits over her three innings in the circle. Madi Elish closed the game for the final two outs, facing three batters.
Purdue was out-hit 5-9 in the game, left six runners stranded and committed one error.
The Boilermakers will be back for a Wednesday midweek matchup against Ball State, which is scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. ET start on B1G+. Then, Purdue will travel to Maryland for a three-game weekend series beginning Friday at 6 p.m. ET on B1G+.
PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF
PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF RECORDS BEST B1G SCORE SINCE 2016
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. – Purdue Women’s Golf fired a 5-under 283 Sunday, the second-best round of the day, on the way to a fourth-place finish (E) in the 2024 Big Ten Championships at Bulle Rock Golf Course. The Boilermakers even-par 864 was their lowest score in the conference championships since an 859 in 2016.
Purdue led the field in total pars (210) and par-4 scoring (+6) throughout the tournament, while ranking fourth in birdies (53). The final round was the Boilermakers’ best round in the B1G Championships in five years, giving the team some momentum heading into NCAA Regionals.
Momo Suigyama used a final round 71 (-1) to end the tournament in red figures (-1), tying for 10th for the first Top 10 by a Boilermaker at the B1G Championships since Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri won the 2019 conference title. Sugiyama played the par 4s 3-under all week, ranking fourth in the field. Her final round featured five birdies, four of them on par 4s. The Australian bounced back from an opening bogey by tallying three straight birdies on holes 3-5 to move to 2-under for the day. After three bogeys dropped her over-par, Sugiyama finished strong by playing the last six holes 2-under, moving back under-par and earning her fifth Top 10 of the season.
Jocelyn Bruch carded a 72 (E) to finish the tournament at even par. The Carmel, Indiana, native tied for 14th, securing her best finish and 54-hole total (73-71-72—216) of the spring. Bruch joined Sugiyama as posting the lowest 54-hole scores by Boilermakers at the B1G Championships since Inez Wanamarta (215) in 2018. Bruch also matched her Purdue teammate in par-4 scoring (-3) for the week, tying for fourth. During the final round, she nearly made an eagle at the par-5 second, as her approach hit the flagstick on one hop. She settled for birdie before adding another on No. 5, moving to 2-under. A double bogey at No. 15 was her only miscue of the day, making 15 pars to propel her to even-par round.
Freshman Jasmine Kahler collected a Top 20 finish in her Big Ten debut. She improved each day, ending the tournament with a 1-under 71 to finish 2-over for the week (75-72-71—218). Despite making just her second appearance in the Purdue lineup, she remained steady throughout the three rounds by recording 40 pars to rank third in the 84-player field. Her final round featured 15 pars to go along with a pair of birdies and only one bogey.
Purdue’s round of the tournament belonged to senior Ashley Kozlowski, who fired a 3-under 69 for her team-best fifth round in the 60s this season. The first Boilermaker on the course, Kozlowski got her team off to a fast start with back-to-back birdies at the second and third holes. Following a bogey at No. 9, she got the stroke back with a birdie to begin the back nine. Kozlowski made consecutive birdies once again at the short par-4 14th and the par-5 15th. Her 69 was only one of seven rounds in the 60s on Sunday, soaring the Boilermaker up into a tie for 31st alongside teammate Natasha Kiel.
Sitting at No. 33 in the national rankings, the Boilermakers plan to see their name on next week’s NCAA Selection Show (April 24, 2 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel). Regional play will take place at six sites May 6-8: Auburn University Club (Auburn, Alabama), Bermuda Run Country Club (Bermuda Run, North Carolina), The Traditions Club (Bryan, Texas), Spanish Trail Country Club (Las Vegas, Nevada), Forest Akers Golf Course (East Lansing, Michigan) and Tumble Creek Club (Cle Elum, Washington).
BOILERMAKERS
T10. Momo Sugiyama: 71-73-71—215 (-1)
T14. Jocelyn Bruch: 73-71-72—216 (E)
T20. Jasmine Kahler: 75-72-71—218 (+2)
T31. Natasha Kiel: 73-75-73—221 (+5)
T31. Ashley Kozlowski: 78-74-69—221 (+5)
T40. Jade Gu: 75-73-76—224 (+8)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Indiana: 288-285-283—856 (-8)
2. Michigan State: 279-283-295—857 (-7)
3. #9 Northwestern: 287-295-281—863 (-1)
T4. Purdue: 292-289-283—864 (E)
T4. Michigan: 288-287-289—864 (E)
6. Ohio State: 298-288-286—872 (+8)
7. Maryland: 298-287-288—873 (+9)
8. Wisconsin: 295-294-293—882 (+18)
9. Minnesota: 301-296-287—884 (+20)
10. Nebraska: 301-293-299—893 (+29)
T11. Illinois: 301-297-300—898 (+34)
T11. Rutgers: 305-296-297—898 (+34)
T13. Penn State: 310-294-298—902 (+38)
T13. Iowa: 300-298-304—902 (+38)
PURDUE BASEBALL
BIG INNING, UNEARNED RUNS BURN BASEBALL IN RUBBER GAME VS. ETSU
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – East Tennessee State’s seven-run fourth inning ignited a surge of a dozen unanswered runs, defeating Purdue Baseball 12-2 in Sunday’s rubber game of the series at Alexander Field.
The Boilermakers (25-15) took an early lead on Keenan Spence’s two-run homer in the second inning, their ninth long ball of the series. Spence was the fifth Purdue player to go deep on the weekend, hitting his seventh of the season.
The Buccaneers (24-13) sent 12 men to the plate in their seven-run inning, scoring four additional runs after a dropped foul ball with the based loaded and one out. ETSU scored four more unearned runs later in the game after two-out errors extended the fifth and sixth innings.
The 10-run rule ended the game after seven innings. It was the third run-rule game of the week at Alexander Field after Purdue won by margins of 13-3 and 18-7 Tuesday and Saturday.
The Bucs received a quality starter from righthander Michael Harpster, who struck out eight in his seven-inning complete game. The freshman improved to 6-1 on the season and continues to lead ETSU in innings pitched.
Purdue’s bullpen entered the day having worked 7 2/3 innings of three-hit scoreless relief in the series but was ineffective Sunday while being hamstrung by unearned runs. ETSU scored nine times on six his and five walks against the first three men to take the mound in relief. Davis Pratt finally stopped the bleeding with a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the seventh.
Carter Doorn was charged with a run at home for the first time since March 16, ending his streak of 18 consecutive scoreless innings at Alexander and 12 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings overall.
STREAKS EXTENDED
• Jo Stevens – 26-game on-base streak; 19-game on-base streak at home
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 19-game on-base streak; 12-game on-base streak at home
• Keenan Spence – 11-game on-base streak; 7-game on-base streak at home
• Camden Gasser – 6 consecutive games with a walk
• Couper Cornblum – 93 consecutive games started (since start of 2023)
Mike Bolton Jr. led off the game with a double but was stranded at third base. Besides Spence’s home run, the Boilermakers did not have a runner advance past second base the remainder of the game.
Purdue suffered just its third Sunday loss of the season, falling to 8-3 to close out a weekend. The Boilermakers’ surging lineup was limited to its lowest run total since the March 29 loss at Ohio State and easily its fewest runs of the season on a Sunday.
Purdue’s nine-game homestand concludes Sunday with a $3 midweek matchup vs. Evansville. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. ET.
NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
IRISH COMBINE FOR NO-HITTER, FIVE HOMERS, DOMINATING EAGLES 13-0 FOR SWEEP
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame (20-18, 5-16 ACC) dealt a combined no-hitter to earn a series sweep of Boston College (20-19, 7-14) with a dominant 13-0, seven-inning run-rule victory Sunday. In addition to the no-hitter, Irish bats were responsible for five home runs on the day, including two from INF Estevan Moreno.
The combined no-hitter marked Notre Dame’s first no-hitter (combined or solo) since Brian Piotrowicz on May 11, 1988 vs. Ball State (also seven innings).
The no-hitter was a result of a four-pitcher effort. Starting RHP Rory Fox was dealing through the first inning, posting two strikeouts. In the second, he took a hard-hit ball to the arm, completing the throw for the out, but had to leave the game due to injury. RHP Tobey McDonough (2-2) entered in relief, earning the win and going 3 ⅓ innings for two strikeouts. RHP Sammy Cooper pitched the sixth inning, posting a strikeout, while RHP Will Jacobsen pitched the seventh to lock it down, adding two strikeouts.
Notre Dame was hot at the plate, as six batters earned multi-hit games. Four hit home runs in the game; Moreno posted two, his third multi-home run game of the season, while INF Jack Penney, INF Simon Baumgardt and C Carson Tinney each hit one. Tinney’s long ball was a grand slam, the first of his career.
Sunday’s outing marked Notre Dame’s fourth game this season with five or more home runs.
With a series sweep of Boston College, Notre Dame earned its first ACC sweep since 2023 vs. No. 8 Virginia. It was also the first sweep for the Irish of Boston College since 2016 (4-1, 4-1, 11-9).
Penney led the Irish over the course of the series, batting .583 and going 7-for-12 with three doubles, a home run, six RBI and two walks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Boston College took a HBP to lead off the game, but the Irish tagged the runner out on a fielder’s choice. After a Fox strikeout, a failed pickoff attempt error allowed the runner on to reach third, but Fox dealt another strikeout to end the inning and hold Boston College off the board.
The Irish kept up their hot first-inning streak, with Penney drawing a one-out walk. Moreno hit his first home run of the day to center field to score both, and Baumgardt immediately followed with a homer of his own to put the Irish up 3-0. OF Tito Flores added a double, but Notre Dame did not add to the score before the third out.
In the second inning, Fox and the Irish retired the first batter, and the second batter sent a hard-hit ball that hit Fox in the arm. Fox got the ball to first for the out, but left the game due to injury. McDonough entered to pitch and took a grounder to first for the unassisted out. DH Nick DeMarco led off the bottom of the second with a double, reaching third on a flyout. Penney put a fielder’s choice in the infield, but the Eagles could not make the throw home, and DeMarco scored. Moreno then stepped to the plate and hit his second homer of the day, another two-run shot, to put the Irish up 6-0.
After two outs in the third, the Irish allowed a walk, but Tinney and Penney caught a runner stealing to send the Irish to bat. Notre Dame was unable to add on in the third, as Tinney added a single and DeMarco walked. Both were left on base.
McDonough and the Irish sat Boston College down in order in the fourth, with McDonough adding a strikeout. Penney led off the bottom of the inning with a solo homer, and Moreno and Baumgardt followed with singles. Flores doubled, scoring Moreno, and after a foul-out, INF Connor Hincks walked to load the bases. Tinney then sent a grand slam out of the park, the first grand slam of his career, to put the Irish up 12-0. DeMarco doubled, and after a groundout, Penney went back to the plate as the Irish batted through the lineup. Penney sent a single to the outfield to score DeMarco, and the Irish ended the inning up 13-0.
Both sides went down in order in the fifth, as McDonough added another strikeout.
Cooper entered to pitch at the beginning of the sixth inning. After two walks, Boston College forced an error to load the bases. Cooper struck out the next batter, and Moreno covered significant ground to turn a double play to Hincks, preserving the shutout. The Irish bats sat down in order in the bottom of the inning.
Jacobsen entered to close out the game for the Irish, staring down a no-hitter if the Irish could get out of the inning unscathed. Jacobsen struck out the first batter, and the second batter grounded out straight to Jacobsen. The third batter struck out looking to give the Irish a combined no-hitter and completed series sweep.
UP NEXT
Notre Dame will remain at home for the week, hosting Central Michigan on April 24 at 6:30 p.m. ET before welcoming No. 12 Wake Forest for a weekend series. All games will be broadcast on ACCNX with the exception of April 27 vs. Wake Forest, which will be nationally broadcast on ACC Network.
NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL
GASKINS WALKS OFF #21/20 CLEMSON IN THE SERIES FINALE
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Karina Gaskins drove in the game-winning run with two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning against the No. 21/20 Clemson Tigers at Melissa Cook Stadium Sunday evening. The Fighting Irish saw the lead disappear in the top of the frame, but the Irish offense battled back to win the game in its final at bat by a score of 6-5. Notre Dame improves to 24-20 on the season and 8-13 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Clemson is now 31-15 and 13-8 in the league.
Alexis Laudenslager started in the circle. She threw 4.2 innings, allowing four hits, four walks and struck out five. Shannon Becker earned the win, throwing the final 2.1 innings, allowing six hits, five runs, three earned and struck out one. Irish pitching battled one of the top offenses in the conference all night, stranding 11 Tigers on base throughout the game, including four innings in which Clemson had two or more runners on base.
The Irish offense had seven hits in the contest, led by a 2-for-4 effort from the lead-off hitter Carlli Kloss. Kloss delivered her ninth double of the season and scored a run. Mickey Winchell, Gaskins, Rachel Allen, Anna Holloway and Emily Tran each tallied a hit in the win. Gaskins was clutch in the bottom of the seventh inning as she finished 1-for-3 with two RBI and a walk.
How It Happened
The Irish came out fighting in the first inning, scoring four runs. Kloss started it off with a double to right field and moved to the corners on an infield hit from Winchell. Amaral drove the run in with a ground ball to the right side to put the Irish up 1-0. A couple fielder’s choices kept two on for Allen, who hit her fourth homer of the season to put the Irish up 4-0.
After four scoreless innings, Clemson got on the board in the top of the sixth. A one-out walk and a double scored a run and turned the lineup over. A walk put two on as back-to-back singles cut the Irish lead to 4-3.
The Tigers continued their rally in the seventh, taking the lead. Back-to-back singles started the rally, as the runner went first to third on the second single, and the batter advanced on the throw, putting two in scoring position. A pinch hitter came on and laid down an attempted sacrifice bunt, but Becker fielded her position, flipped to Kloss who laid the tag to preserve the lead. The next hitter chopped a ball at the Irish shortstop, which the Irish defense couldn’t handle as two scored and the Tigers took the 5-4 lead.
Notre Dame battled back in the bottom of the seventh. Holloway hit a short-hopper to the Clemson third baseman who couldn’t field it, allowing her to reach. Tran singled to second and the Irish were in business with no outs. After a pop up on the infield for the first out, Winchell drew a five-pitch walk to load the bases. A strikeout set the stage for Gaskins’s heroics. After taking the first two pitches for strikes, Gaskins roped the 1-2 pitch to left field, scoring Mikayla LaPlaca from third and Tran wheeled around from second, sliding in for the game-winning run.
Up Next
The Irish continue their homestand Tuesday and Wednesday as they host UIC and Central Michigan at 5 p.m. for both contests.
BUTLER MEN’S GOLF
BULLDOGS PLACE EIGHTH AT FIGHTING ILLINI SPRING INVITATIONAL
The Bulldogs posted an eighth-place finish in their final regular season event as next week’s BIG EAST Championship looms.
Butler was part of a 12-team field at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate, hosted by the University of Illinois in Urbana, Ill. The Bulldogs’ eighth-place result came in ahead of BIG EAST rival DePaul and just one spot behind conference foe Marquette.
After Saturday rounds of 306 and 304 Saturday, the Bulldogs posted a score of 297 Sunday to finish at 907 (+55).
The host Fighting Illini held a 14-shot lead entering Sunday’s final round and finished the 54-hole tournament with a 10-shot advantage over Michigan State. Illinois shot 864 (+12) over the weekend. Michigan State (874) was second, followed by Michigan (881) and Northwestern (883).
Will Horne was the Bulldogs’ top performer on the weekend, finishing at 11-over 224. He tied for 26th.
Butler’s best round of the weekend came from Derek Tabor on Saturday as he shot an even-par 71 on the 7,503-yard Atkins Golf Club; his Sunday round included four birdies.
Ryan Voois of Illinois took medalist honors at one-under 212; he was one shot clear of Michigan State’s Ashton McCulloch.
THE BULLDOGS:
T26) Will Horne, 77-74-73—224 (+11)
T36) Daniel Tanaka, 74-76-77—227 (+14)
T41) Damon Dickey, 75-77-77—229 (+16)
T50) Leo Zurovac, 80-77-76—233 (+20)
69) Derek Tabor, W-80-71
Up next for the Bulldogs is the 2024 BIG EAST Men’s Golf Championship, which begins Saturday at Riverton Pointe in Hardeeville, S.C. The three-round event features 18 holes each day.
BUTLER WOMEN’S GOLF
SCHECK PACES THE BULLDOGS IN SECOND ROUND OF BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
Butler slid to fifth following the second round of the 2024 BIG EAST Women’s Golf Championship. The Bulldogs will look to make a final-round move Monday.
The championship is being played at the Callawassie Golf Club in Okatie, S.C.
The Bulldogs entered Sunday’s second round in third place among the six-team field. Following an opening-round 299, the Bulldogs carded a team 316 on Sunday.
Butler’s best round of the day belonged to sophomore Kelli Scheck, who fired a four-over 76 Sunday. She is tied for 16th at nine-over 153.
Freshman Ashley Freitas remains the top Bulldog on the leaderboard, now tied for 12th at 150 (+6). After a first-round 71, she shot 79 Sunday.
Xavier’s Emma Welch had the round of the day Sunday, finishing with a six-under 66. Entering the day tied for third, she now holds a three-shot advantage heading into the final round (seven-under 137). Georgetown’s Megan Gormley is second at 140 (-4).
Xavier also holds the team lead at four-over 580 after an even-par 288 Sunday. Georgetown was able to trim into the Musketeers’ first-round advantage by shooting three-under 285. Xavier leads Georgetown by two shots entering the final round. Seton Hall moved into third Sunday, now standing at 21-over 597.
The final round is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. ET on Monday.
Live scoring is available on GolfStat.com. GKLive.TV is providing streaming coverage of the Championship. The broadcast is free.
Team Standings – Day Two
1. Xavier, 292-288–580 (+4)
2. Georgetown, 297-285–582 (+6)
3. Seton Hall, 300-297–597 (+21)
4. Creighton, 308-304–612 (+36)
5. Butler, 299-316–615 (+39)
6. St. John’s, 318-300–618 (+42)
Individual Leaders – Through Second Round
1. Emma Welch, Xavier, 71-66—137 (-7)
2. Megan Gormley, Georgetown, 70-70–140 (-4)
T3. Georgia Ruffolo, Georgetown, 74-69—143 (-1)
T3. Morgan Smith, Georgetown, 73-70—143 (-1)
5. Ginny Zervagli, Seton Hall, 70-74–144 (E)
The Bulldogs:
T12. Ashley Freitas, 71-79–150 (+6))
T16. Kelli Scheck, 77-76–153 (+9)
T21. Cybil Stillson, 75-82–157 (+13)
T24. Alaina Bowie, 76-84–160 (+16)
T26. Katie Steinman, 83-79–162 (+18)
BUTLER BASEBALL
BULLDOGS LEAVE NEW YORK WITH AN 8-4 WIN AT ST. JOHN’S
QUEENS – The Butler baseball team collected their 15th win of the season by defeating the St. John’s Red Storm 8-4 on Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs recorded 11 hits while limiting the Johnnies to just five. Grant Brooks got the win and Andrew Crumbley was credited with a save.
Ben Whiteside got the start in the getaway game and would toss the first four innings before handing the ball off to Brooks (2-2). Whiteside threw 81 pitches and would only give up three hits. Brooks was lights out over two innings keeping the Johnnies off the base paths. Gage Vota, Nick Miketinac, Brett Sherrard and Crumbley were also impact players in the win. Crumbley got the final four outs for BU. Neither he or Sherrard allowed a hit in their outing.
Butler got extra base hits from Carter Dorighi and Kade Lewis. Billy Wurch also supplied some offense with a solo home run to left in the sixth.
The ‘Dawgs opened the scoring in the third with an RBI ground out from Joey Urban that scored Dorighi. The Johnnies took their only lead of the game in the bottom half of the inning, but BU would continue to fight to earn the win.
Dorighi hit a two-RBI single through the left side in the fourth and Ethan Vecrumba delivered an RBI single in the fifth. BU was able to score two runs in the fifth to take a 5-2 lead before the Wurch homer.
Dorighi, Lewis and Jack Moroknek all had multi-hit games for Butler. Dorighi was 2-for-4 with a team-high two RBIs and a run scored.
Butler will ride this momentum into a midweek road game at Eastern Illinois on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 4 PM.
BUTLER SOFTBALL
CREIGHTON USES EXTRAS FOR GAME-THREE WIN OVER @BUTLERSOFTBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler softball team dropped it second extra-inning affair in as many days, losing the rubber match of a three-game BIG EAST series with Creighton, 1-0, in nine innings.
The Bulldogs (20-25, 9-12 BIG EAST) stranded nine runners in seven innings of play, while the Bluejays (27-19, 11-7 BIG EAST) stranded five.
In the top of the ninth, with the score still 0-0, Creighton’s Madeline Vejvoda connected on a double, later advanced to third, and finally scored that game’s only run when Ella Dalton put the ball in play.
Katie Petran (12-6) pitched a complete game for Butler and took the loss. In 9.0 innings she allowed one run on six hits and a walk while striking out four.
Up Next
Butler hosts its final two home games of the season this week before a bye weekend. Southern Indiana visits the Bulldogs on Tuesday, and then on Wednesday, the Indiana Hoosiers will be the final opponent for Butler at its own field.
BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF
CARDINALS FINISH FIFTH WITH FOUR GOLFERS IN TOP 25 AT FIGHTING ILLINI SPRING COLLEGIATE
URBANA, Ill. – Ball State placed four golfers among the top 25 positions and the Cardinals moved up a spot in the final round to finish fifth at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate. Bolstered by 18 consecutive holes of par by freshman Alec Cesare, Ball State shot 7-over-par as a team to record its best round of the tournament and move past Mid-American Conference rival Toledo in the final standings.
Across the board, Ball State was steady in its rise into the top five on Sunday, finishing with the second-lowest team score (291) in the final round, behind Michigan State (285) and ahead of host Illinois (292) and Michigan (292). The Cardinals’ 177 holes of par over three rounds was second overall to Northwestern’s 178.
Cesare (74-78-71—223) fired par-71 on the 7,503-yard track at The Atkins Club which measures as the longest course the Cardinals have played this season. It was the Cardinals’ best round of the tournament and his 40 holes of par over 54 holes tied with Michigan State’s Austin Meekhof as the most by any player. He finished in 22nd-place, tied with three others including teammate Ali Khan (74-74-75—223), who shot par on 36 holes.
“We did what we set out to do today and that was get the team back into the top 5,” said Ball State coach Mike Fleck. “It wasn’t pretty at times, but for the most part we were efficient and solid with Cesare’s round leading the way — 18 pars on this golf course today is really good.”
Overall, the Cardinals were led by Canadian lefty Braxton Kuntz (72-75-73—220) who opened the day in 13th place and rose one spot to 12th. The junior double-bogeyed the first hole early Sunday morning, then after a third-hole birdie he joined Cesare in shooting par over every hole the rest of the way – except for a 4-stroke bogey on the 17th hole. His 38 holes of par over three rounds was fifth in the tournament. He finished atop the Cardinals lineup after each round of the tournament, shooting par or better on 44 of 54 holes.
Playing in the Cardinals’ No. 1 position, Carter Smith (73-76-72—221) fired his best round of the tournament on Sunday with a 1-over 72 to finish in 15th place, two strokes ahead of Cesare and Khan. Jensen Klondike (76-78-79—233) finished 50th out of 69 total competitors, and Kash Bellar (74-80-73—227), competing this weekend as an individual, finished in 36th place.
“Overall, to have one of the lower rounds in the field two of three rounds, place two guys inside the top 15 and four inside the top 25 definitely gives us some momentum rolling into next week,” added Fleck. “I’m excited to see what this group can do at Chatham Hills,” referring to next week’s MAC Championships, ironically hosted by Toledo yet conducted in nearby Westfield, Indiana.
Eighteenth-ranked Illinois (+12, 864) captured its own Fighting Illini championship, leading Big Ten powers Michigan State (+22, 874), Michigan (+29, 881) and Northwestern (+31, 883) in second, third and fourth place. Ball State (+35, 887) raced past Toledo (+42, 894) on Sunday to swap places with the Rockets in the final standings. Reflecting the narrow competition between the two MAC rivals and looking ahead to Friday’s opening round at Chatham Hills, Ball State finished in second place in the 2023 MAC Championships, just two strokes ahead of the third-place Rockets.
Ball State Individual Results, through Final Round
No. 3 Braxton Kuntz (220): 40-32—72 | 36-39–75 | 37-36—73 (+7, 12th)
No. 1 Carter Smith (221): 34-39—73 | 37-39—76 | 36-36—72 (+8, 15th)
No. 2 Ali Khan (223): 37-37—74 | 36-38—74 | 36-39—75 (+10, 22nd)
No. 4 Alec Cesare (223): 38-36—74 | 39-39—78 | 36-35—71 (+10, 22nd)
No. 5 Jensen Klondike (154): 40-36—76 | 39-39—78 | 36-39—75 (+12, 44th)
Individual Kash Bellar (233): 38-36—74 | 41-39—80 | 39-40—79 (+20, 50th)
BALL STATE BASEBALL
BASEBALL CAN’T CAPITALIZE ON EARLY LEAD IN SERIES FINALE AT WMU
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Ball State baseball team led Western Michigan 3-0 after two innings, but the Broncos scored eight unanswered runs to salvage an 8-4 win on Sunday afternoon at Robert J. Bobb Stadium.
The Cardinals (25-15, 12-9 Mid-American Conference) got on the board on an error in the first inning before they scored twice on RBI singles from Nick Gregory and Michael Hallquist in the second. The host Broncos (21-16, 12-6 MAC) plated single tallies in the third and fourth inning, two in the fifth and four in the eighth to pull away.
Hallquist doubled in Decker Scheffler in the final frame for the day’s final scoring. Western’s left fielder Dylan Nevar had a game-ending diving catch in the left center gap to rob Blake Bevis of extra bases and thwart a potential Ball State rally.
Scheffler went 4-for-5 with a triple, while Hallquist and Matthew Kamins each produced a pair of hits for the Cardinals, who won their fourth series in a row with triumphs on Friday and Saturday.
Broncos starter Jayden Dentler (4-2) worked 5.1 innings of 3-run ball to be credited with the win, while Hayden Berg pitched the final two innings to pick up his fourth save. Nate Blain allowed seven runs in 5.0 innings of relief for Ball State to fall to 1-3 on the year.
Ball State’s next scheduled game is against Indiana at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Victory Field in Indianapolis.
BALL STATE SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL TOPS AKRON 7-6 IN SUNDAY THRILLER
MUNCIE, Ind. – – The Ball State softball team capped the home portion of the 2024 season with a thrilling 7-6 victory over Akron Sunday afternoon at the Softball Field at First Merchants Ballpark Complex.
With the Cardinals (22-24; 9-11 Mid-American Conference) leading 7-4 heading into the seventh, the Zips (20-25; 8-10 MAC) battled back within one in a crucial league series for both squads.
However, senior reliever Francys King was able to lock down her first save of the season by freezing Akron’s final batter on a 3-2 pitch with bases loaded. It was her second straight strikeout in the inning and set off a jubilant celebration by the Ball State faithful.
On the offensive front, it was senior Kaitlyn Mathews who came up with the Cardinals’ biggest hit of the day, capping a four-run fifth inning with a three-run home run to right field in the final home game of her collegiate career. It was Mathews’ second home run of the series and third of the season.
Early in the game, redshirt sophomore McKenna Mulholland who had the hot bat with an RBI single in the first and a two-run double in the third to drive in BSU’s first three runs of the game.
Both those efforts surrounded a fifth-inning RBI double from redshirt junior catcher McKayla Timmons.
Along with King’s save, senior Alyssa Stramaglia was credited with the win Sunday after holding Akron to two hits and two runs over the fifth and sixth innings.
SCORING SUMMARY – Ball State 7 – Akron 6
B1 | Mulholland singles through the left side, driving home Timmons for the game’s first run (1-0)
T3 | Meagan Lee drops a two-run single into shallow center field (1-2)
B3 | Cardinals reclaim the lead on a two-run double to center by Timmons (3-2)
T5 | Sophia Wygast evens the score for Akron with a sac fly to left field (3-3)
T5 | The Zips retake the lead with an RBI single from Lily Sillivan (3-4)
B5 | Timmons follows a leadoff double from graduate third baseman Haley Wynn with an RBI double of her own (4-4)
B5 | Mathews blasts a 1-2 pitch over the fence in right to give BSU three more runs (7-4)
T7 | Pinch hitter Hallee Sanchez singles up the middle with bases loaded to drive in one (7-5)
T7 | A wild pitch on a dropped third strike keeps the bases loaded and allows Sullivan to score from third (7-6)
UP NEXT:
The Ball State softball team will play its final scheduled non-conference game of the season Wednesday, when it travels to Purdue for a 5:30 p.m. first pitch.
BALL STATE WOMEN’S TENNIS
WOMEN’S TENNIS CLOSES OUT SEASON WITH LOSS TO TOLEDO
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State women’s tennis team ended its 2024 spring season with a 7-0 loss to the Toledo Rockets Sunday afternoon at the Foster Adams Family Tennis Complex and Bill Richards Tennis Courts.
It was a rebuilding year for Ball State under the direction of first-year head coach Sachin Kirtane. Kirtane navigated the season with only four returnees from the 2023 Mid-American Conference Tournament championship squad. The Cardinals ended their season with a 7-15 overall mark and went 3-6 in league play while the Rockets improved to 16-5 and 9-1 in MAC action.
The Cardinals over the course of the season have continued to improve and today’s match against the Rockets was no different as the doubles point could have gone either way. Ball State lost the doubles point despite a highly contested competition on the top two courts. Toledo quickly earned the upper hand over Ball State winning at the No. 3 spot, 6-1. The Cardinals’ No. 1 duo of Sarah Shahbaz and Isabelle Tanjuatco played close to Cassie Alcala and Julia Kusynski throughout the duration of the match while the twos of Ball State, Annika Planinsek and Ella Hazelbaker, had fought their way back resulting in both courts being in a 5-5 tie.
Unfortunately, Alcala and Kuszynski were able to win the next two games to not only win at the No. 1 slot by a score of 7-5 over Shahbaz and Tanjuatco but also claimed the doubles point.
In singles, the Rockets were victorious at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 1 position in that order, respectively to take today’s win from the Cardinals.
INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL
SYCAMORE RALLY FALLS SHORT IN SUNDAY LOSS TO ILLINOIS STATE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- Indiana State fell to Illinois State on Sunday afternoon in the series finale, with a score of 4-2 as the Redbirds claimed the three-game series 2-1.
The Redbirds took the early lead 1-0 in the first inning when they recorded three hits and a double by Standish scored Bryant.
Illinois State added two more runs to advance their lead to 3-0 with a pair of RBI singles by Hopkins and Masching.
Indiana State cut the lead to 3-2 in the fourth inning where they recorded four hits and a two-run home run by Kennedy Shade. Shade recorded two home-runs in the series against Illinois State this weekend, leading the Sycamores with six this season. The Sycamores had the chance to take the lead with bases loaded and no outs, but a double play and a strikeout cut the inning short with 2 Sycamores left stranded on base.
The Redbirds added their final run in the fifth inning when Masching connected on a solo home run to build their lead to 4-2.
Lauren Sackett (8-11) took the loss in the circle for Indiana State in 2.2 innings of work, where she allowed eight hits and three runs scored. Hailey Griffin took over the ball in the third inning where she allowed three hits and one run scored in the 4-2 loss.
Shade led the Sycamores on Sunday, where she went 2-3 with one home run and scored both of Indiana State’s runs.
Up Next:
Indiana State will host Evansville at Price Field on Wednesday, April 24 at 4 p.m ET for the series finale, which is tied 1-1.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL
FINE & FEE LIFT ‘DONS TO VICTORY
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Brody Fine threw 5.1 innings and Kevin Fee tossed the final 3.2 to help the Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team to a 6-3 victory over the Youngstown State Penguins on Sunday (April 21). afternoon at Mastodon Field.
Purdue Fort Wayne took a 4-3 lead in the third inning and never surrendered the advantage.
Fine went 5.1 innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits, allowing five walks and striking out four. Fee allowed two hits, with one walk and two strikeouts for his fourth save of the season.
YSU scored one in the top of the first but saw the ‘Dons get it right back when Jacob Walker started the bottom of the first with a home run. YSU put two on in the top of the third to take a 3-1 lead, but it would be the final runs the Penguins would plate in the game. A three spot in the bottom of the third saw the ‘Dons go up 4-3. Jackson Micheels, Cade Fitzpatrick and Luke Miles each knocked in a run in the frame.
Purdue Fort Wayne made it a 6-3 game with a pair in the fifth on a Cade Fitzpatrick two-run double that brought home junior Nick Sutherlin and Ben Higgins.
The Mastodons out-hit the Penguins at a 9-6 clip. Purdue Fort Wayne pitchers limited Youngstown State to just 1-for-11 (.091) with runners in scoring position.
Higgins finished with two hits and two walks in the game while scoring twice.
Youngstown State was led offensively by Trey Law, who went 3-for-5. Aidan English led the Penguins pitching staff, throwing three shutout innings out of the pen.
The Penguins fall to 7-31 (5-13 Horizon League). The ‘Dons improve to 14-25 (8-10 Horizon League). Purdue Fort Wayne is back in action on Wednesday (April 24) in non-league action against Toledo.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S GOLF
HUNAR MITTAL FINISHES ROUND TWO IN RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL TITLE
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – After 36 holes of play at the Horizon League Championship, Purdue Fort Wayne freshman Hunar Mittal is within four shots of the lead. She shot 79 on Sunday (April 21).
Mittal is in fourth place, four shots behind Oakland’s Bridget Boczar. Mittal started her round with four pars, then had three more to wrap up the back nine. On the front, she birdied holes one and six with pars on five and nine.
Adrienne Rohwedder shot 82 in round two, turning in pars on seven holes. She had a stretch on the back nine of five pars in a six-hole stretch, including a pair of tap-in putts.
Natalie Papa also shot 82 in an improved round two. She started off with five pars in a row and had nothing worse than a bogey on the back nine.
Anna Olafsdottir also birdied hole seven in round three, setting up for an 83 in her second round. She had four pars in a row, which started after getting up and down on 12 out of the greenside bunker.
Olivia Jang shot 84 on Sunday, finding seven pars on the back nine. On the more difficult front nine, she birdied hole seven, a 430-yard par-5 with a creek forcing a layup on the tee shot.
As a team, the Mastodons shot 326, sliding back to fifth place for the weekend. They are just seven shots out of third place.
The final round of the Horizon League Championship will begin in the morning on Monday (April 22).
EVANSVILLE SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL TAKES SERIES WITH 5-2 WIN OVER RACERS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Hannah Hood was a perfect 3-for-3 while Sydney Weatherford picked up her sixth win of the season as the University of Evansville softball team clinched the series over Murray State with a 5-2 win on Sunday at Tri-State Orthopaedics Field at Cooper Stadium.
Hood recorded three hits and two RBI as the Purple Aces tallied five runs on 10 hits. Jess Willsey and Taylor Howe posted two hits apiece. Weatherford threw another complete game, allowing two runs, one earned, on nine hits.
Weatherford retired the side in order to begin the game and the offense was able to get the job done in the bottom of the frame. Alexa Davis walked and Zoe Frossard followed with a single to left center. Next up was Brooke Voss who double down the left field line to score Davis.
Jess Willsey’s sacrifice fly brought in Frossard to make it a 2-0 game while Jenna Nink’s RBI groundout solidified a 3-0 edge at the end of the 1st. Evansville’s offense continued to roll, adding to the lead in the bottom of the third as Hannah Hood notched an RBI single.
Murray State got on the board with a single run in the top of the 5th. The Racers were primed to cut into the deficit even more before Weatherford forced the inning-ending double play to keep the Aces up by three.
Back-to-back doubles from Willsey and Hood resulted in another run to push the lead back to four in the bottom of the fifth. After the Racers got the run back in the sixth, they rallied in the seventh trailing by three. With two outs, MSU recorded three singles to load the bases before Weatherford got a lineout to third to end the game.
On Wednesday, UE will be at Indiana State for a 3 p.m. game before playing its final home series of the season next weekend against Missouri State.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
USI MISSES CHANCES, FALLS IN SERIES FINALE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball missed chances and lost the series finale to the University of Tennessee at Martin, 5-3, Sunday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI is 16-24 and 6-9 in the OVC, while UTM goes to 15-24, 7-8 OVC.
The Screaming Eagles had the early 1-0 lead in the second inning when senior designated hitter Tyler Kapust (Sellersburg, Indiana) singled to right field for the first run of the game. The 1-0 lead lasted until the top of the third when UTM knotted the game up with a home run.
UTM took the lead for good with a pair of runs in the fourth and increased the lead to 4-1 with a second home run in the sixth. The Eagles rallied to cut the deficit to 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh after junior catcher Logan Mock (Livermore, California) scored when junior leftfielder Adam Euler (Evansville, Indiana) reached on an error. Euler would score the Eagles’ third run of the game on a sacrifice fly by junior second baseman Lane Crowden (Jackson, Missouri).
USI would miss an opportunity to take command in the bottom of the eighth when Mock pounded the ball off the plate and to hit into the bad luck 2-3 double play. UTM added an insurance run in the top of the ninth on the third round tripper of the game for a 5-3 lead before USI could not score after a pair of hits in the bottom of the frame.
On the mound, junior right-hander Carson Seeman (Auburn, California) started and took the loss. Seeman (2-2) went four innings, allowing three runs on five hits and one walk. He also struck out three.
USI junior right-hander Tyler Hutson (Villa Hills, Kentucky) finished the game, allowing two runs on four hits and struck out two in five innings.
Up Next for the Eagles:
The Eagles conclude the homestand Tuesday with a 6 p.m. game versus Belmont University. The Bruins are 20-20 overall this spring and was swept in a weekend series by Southern Illinois University at home. Belmont lost today’s game to end the series with SIU, 11-1.
The Bruins lead the all-time series with USI, 3-0, after winning the only meeting last year, 6-3, in Nashville.
SOUTHERN INDIANA SOFTBALL
USI SOFTBALL EARNS SERIES WIN AT SIUE ON SUNDAY
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – University of Southern Indiana Softball finished off its road series at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Sunday by grabbing a 2-1 victory and earning a series win for the Screaming Eagles.
Sunday’s rubber game featured a rematch of starting pitchers from Saturday’s 16-inning contest to open the weekend set. Like Saturday’s game, USI junior pitcher Josie Newman (Indianapolis, Indiana) and SIUE senior pitcher Sydney Baalman made it a low-scoring pitcher’s duel, throwing complete games just as they did on Saturday.
With scoring at a premium, Southern Indiana jumped onto the scoreboard early. USI tallied two runs in the top of the second inning to take an early lead off a passed ball and an RBI single from junior outfielder Kennedy Nalley (Huntingburg, Indiana).
SIUE got a run back in the bottom of the fourth inning on a leadoff triple and defensive error to trim USI’s lead down to 2-1.
Despite a scattering of hits the rest of the game, neither side was able to push across any more runs.
Offensively, USI posted 10 hits in the game. Sophomore outfielder Caroline Stapleton (Shirley, Indiana) and Newman each recorded two hits.
In the pitching circle, Newman extended a career mark with her 22nd complete game of the season. The right-hander allowed one unearned run on only five hits with a pair of strikeouts, maintaining her OVC-leading marks in innings pitched and strikeouts. The win pushed Newman’s record to 15-8 on the season.
Baalman went the distance and surrendered two runs – one earned – with five strikeouts. The senior dropped to 4-14 on the season with the loss.
With Sunday’s win, USI moved into a tie for fourth place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings at 12-9. Plus, the Screaming Eagles got back to .500 on the season with an 18-18 overall record. For SIUE, the Cougars remained eighth in the conference at 7-14 in OVC play and 15-29 on the campaign.
The Screaming Eagles will take a brief break from Ohio Valley Conference play with a single non-conference matchup on Tuesday at Butler University. First pitch from Indianapolis, Indiana is scheduled for 3 p.m. CT. The game can be heard on The Spin 95.7 FM. Additional coverage links can be found on the USI Softball schedule page on usiscreamingeagles.com.
SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS
EAGLES FALL IN SEASON FINALE, 4-3
ST. CHARLES, Mo.- University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis (5-14, 0-5 Horizon) stumbled in its 2023-24 regular season finale at Lindenwood University (3-14, 1-4 Horizon), 4-3, Saturday in St. Charles, Missouri.
Doubles
USI lost the doubles points, 2-1, dropping matches at number two and three. Sophomores Mathys Bove (Lyon, France) and Axel Sabourin (Marseille, France) posted USI’s doubles win (6-2), earning their fourth doubles victory in a row.
Singles
USI tried to come back in singles, but lost three of the six singles matches. Bove improved his singles record to an impressive 12-5 mark by taking the number one match in straight sets (6-4, 6-0), while Sabourin posted a straight-set win at number three (6-0, 6-3) for the second Eagles’ win. Junior Quinten Gillespie (Whiteland, Indiana) picked up USI’s final point in straight-sets (6-4, 6-1) at number four.
SOUTHERN INDIANA TRACK
USI T&F TAKE ON THE GIBSON INVITATIONAL AT ISU
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana Track and Field traveled north to compete in the Gibson Invitational on the campus of Indiana State University on Friday and Saturday.
Women
13 different women Screaming Eagles competed in Terre Haute on the weekend. Junior Olivia Clark (Newburgh, Indiana) had another busy meet nearly breaking her all-time 200-meter personal record finishing at 27.03. However, she did smash her 400-meter record at 1:01.17 sliding into fourth in the USI records books. Her previous best time was recorded a few weeks ago at the Joey Haines Invitational at 1:01.76
Sophomore Emily Rempe (Owensboro, Kentucky) recorded the fastest 800-meter dash of the season for the Eagles at 2:22.09 placing 18th. Junior Emma Thompson (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) ran her best 5000-meter race at (17:40.45) placing seventh. Junior Katie Winkler (Santa Claus, Indiana) was right behind Thompson at (17:57.15) in 11th.
Men
Junior James Butler (Evansville, Indiana) started with a 200-meter dash time of 24.04. Freshman Alex Nolan (Evansville, Indiana) impressed in the 1500-meter race with a time of 4:01.86 at fourth best this season for the Eagles.
Sophomore Landen Swiney (Du Quoin, Illinois) recorded a season personal best in the 5000-meter race at (5:10.99).
What’s Next
Both squads are back in action at the University of Louisville next Friday and Saturday competing in the highly competitive Clark Wood Invitational.
VALPO SOFTBALL
BEACONS SUFFER THIRD WALK-OFF DEFEAT OF MVC PLAY
The Valpo softball team rallied from a four-run deficit thanks to long balls from freshman Natalie Bush (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) and senior Regi Hecker (Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South), but eventually fell in walk-off fashion to host Missouri State, 5-4.
How It Happened
After scoreless frames both ways through the first two innings, it was Missouri State which opened the scoring in the bottom of the third. A rare fielder’s choice sacrifice fly with the bases loaded and no out plated the first run, followed by a three-run homer from Annie Mueller to give the Bears a 4-0 lead.
Valpo was held hitless through the first four innings, but found its bats in the fifth. Bush led off the frame by taking a ball before driving the 1-0 pitch deep to left-center for a solo homer to get the Beacons on the board.
Later in the frame, sophomore Kam Utendorf (Columbus Grove, Ohio/Columbus Grove [Black Hawk College]) knocked a single up the middle and senior Kayla Skapyak (Macomb, Mich./Dakota) followed with a bunt single to put two runners aboard for Hecker, who delivered a home run for the second straight day — this one a three-run shot to center which tied the game at 4-4.
The next three half-innings were all 1-2-3 affairs as the game was still knotted up entering the seventh. The bottom of the sixth featured a highlight-reel play from Utendorf at shortstop, as she dived to her right to snag a sharply-hit one-hopper and then threw the MSU batter out from her knees.
Sophomore Lyna Vasquez (Moreno Valley, Calif./Valley View) led off the bottom of the seventh with a single and moved up to second on a sacrifice bunt. After the second out, Hecker was due up with a chance to knock in the go-ahead run, but the Bears intentionally walked her and a groundout sent the game to the bottom of the seventh.
An infield single and a bunt single on a sacrifice attempt set up Olivia Krehbiel’s walk-off double for MSU.
Inside the Game
The walk-off loss was the third for Valpo this season — all three of which have come in the Sunday game of MVC road series.
Hecker reached base three times Sunday, drawing two walks in addition to her three-run homer — her fourth of the season and fifth of her career.
Hecker is the first Valpo player to homer in back-to-back games since Lauren Kehlenbrink did so in all three games of a series versus Bradley in 2022.
Bush’s home run was the first of her collegiate career and came on just her fifth hit of the season.
Valpo plated the four runs off of MSU starter Gracie Johnston, who had shut out the Beacons on one hit on Friday evening.
Valpo starter Sydney McDermott (Stout, Ohio/Portsmouth West) bounced back from a rough start on Friday with a complete game on Sunday. McDermott gave up just six hits, while Missouri State had only four at-bats with runners in scoring position.
Next Up
Valpo (8-32, 2-15 MVC) steps out of conference play for the final time in the regular season on Tuesday afternoon when it hosts Northern Illinois in a doubleheader at the Valpo Softball Complex. First pitch of game one is slated for 1 p.m.
UINDY BASEBALL
SWEEP! HAMPTON’S WALK-OFF SECURES HOUNDS SWEEP OF SAINTS
INDIANAPOLIS – With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, scored tied at 10-10, Cole Hampton became the hero the Greyhounds needed, hammering a ball up the middle for the walk-off and the sweep-clincher against the No. 25-ranked Maryville Saints.
With the victory, the Hounds have put themselves in the driver seat in the GLVC, sitting at 23-5 in conference play, two games ahead of the Drury Panthers who sit in second.
Hampton becomes the second Hound this season with a walk-off, his fellow Missouri S&T transfer Dakota Sill being the other with his series opening decider against Quincy just a weekend ago.
For Hampton, it was also a career day, as he went 4 for 5 from the plate, including four RBIs and three runs scored. He was joined by both Sill and Nick Lukac who each recorded a pair of ribbies on the day.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cardiac Hounds, as they had in both games of the doubleheader yesterday, faced an early deficit in the run’s column. The Saints jumped all over Dawson Gabe in his return to the mound, amounting to a five-run lead by the third frame.
But, as the Saints learned through the first three games, no lead is ever safe when you face the Hounds. An RBI single by Champ, an error and a Sill RBI double brought it to 5-3.
The Hounds and Saints traded homers, with Easton Good getting the lone UIndy homer of the series in the third.
From the fifth through the seventh, the visitors were able to keep the Hounds just enough away as they tacked on runs in the fifth, and seventh to leave it 9-8.
But the eighth is where it all changed for the Hounds, as a bases loaded hit-by-pitch by Hampton followed by back-to-back walks by Vaughn and Lukac gave the Hounds the 11-9 advantage.
The Saints finally got the blow they needed in the top half of the ninth versus E.J. White, tying the game with one swing.
A trio of walks, one intentional to Drew Donaldson, set the plate for Hampton’s heroics.
UP NEXT
Short rest for the Hounds as they load the bus to Findlay, Ohio for a midweek bout with the Oilers.
UINDY WOMEN’S LAX
HOUNDS CLOSE REGULAR SEASON AGAINST SIXTH-RANKED SAINTS
INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 12 UIndy women’s lacrosse team could not overcome a big fourth quarter run by sixth-ranked Maryville on Sunday, closing the regular season with a 13-11 loss from Key Stadium. With the loss, the Greyhounds will be seeded second in next weekend’s GLVC Championship Tournament hosted by the top-ranked Saints.
Five Greyhounds scored two goals on Sunday, with Megan Dunn recording a team-high five points. Joey Fowler added three caused turnovers to her efforts on the offensive end, resulting in two goals and one assist.
INS & OUTS
Mackenzie Winn sparked a run early at the 11:21 mark of the second quarter, scoring for the second time after Ella Fornek netted back-to-back goals late in the period. Maryville did its best to cut into that deficit, but freshman netminder Ava Graham had other plans, making a save before the halftime buzzer to keep the Saints at bay.
The league rivals traded goals after the break, with Olivia Bladon finding the back of the cage less than 90 seconds into the half to build a 10-7 advantage. However, the Saints flipped the script over the final 28 minutes, limiting just one more Greyhound goal – Dunn at 11:44 in the fourth quarter – the rest of the way.
Maryville scored five times in the frame, including the final four goals in the last nine minutes.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Graham finished with eight saves between the pipes, four of which came on free position attempts.
– Both defenses had impressive stretches, as UIndy held Maryville scoreless for nearly 18-and-a-half minutes during the middle quarters. In turn, the Saints held the Hounds off the scoreboard for almost 17 minutes in the second half.
– Malaena Michielin led the team with eight draw controls and four ground balls.
– Following Winn’s stretch-inducing goal in the second quarter, Caroline Krauch joined her teammates in the scoring column.
MORE NOTES
With its first win over UIndy in program history, Maryville clinched a perfect 16-0 record and hosting rights for next weekend’s GLVC Championship Tournament … MU’s Sydney Tiemann scored six times on Sunday and is now just two from breaking the NCAA DII all-time record for career goals.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds await confirmation of their semifinal opponent for Friday’s postseason action. Game times for the weekend will be posted upon GLVC announcement.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
3 – 34 – 7 – 11 – 9 – 29 – 1
April 22, 1876 – Philadelphia native Tim McGinley of the Boston Red Caps scores baseball National League’s first run, in Philadelphia. This game you see was the first official National League baseball game ever played. The contest featured the Boston Red Caps who bettered the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5 at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia.
April 22, 1898 – A pair of No-Hitters occurred on the same day. Baltimore Oriole’s pitcher, Jay Hughes no-hit the Boston Beaneaters, 8-0 while Cincinnati’s Theodore Breitenstein threw a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates in an 11-0 route.
April 22, 1914 – Babe Ruth played in his first professional baseball game as a pitcher. Ruth was on the mound for the Baltimore Orioles that day and gave up 6-hits to the Buffalo Bisons in 6-0 Oriole win. At the time this was a minor league game, Ruth would make his Major League debut July 11 that season with the Boston Red Sox, and go on to a Hall of Fame career with the Yankees.
Top April 22 Hockey Moments
Here are a couple of items from the Vintage Hockey Jerseys website
April 22, 1962 – The Toronto Maple Leafs won Lord Stanley’s Cup by defeating the defending champion Chicago Black Hawks 2-1 in game six. Hall of Fame legend, Number 7, Bobby Hull scored the games first goal and the Hawks held that 1-0 lead into the third period when Leaf’s Number 11, Bob Nevin tied the score with less than 10 minutes remaining. Number 9 for Toronto, Dick Duff scored the Cup winning goal. This was the beginning of the Leafs 1960’s dynasty which saw them win three Stanley Cup championships from 1962 – 1964 and another in 1967.
April 22, 1979 – the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Game four of the quarter finals. With the victory goaltender Number 29, Ken Dryden became the NHL’s all time leader in playoff wins with 72 passing Jacques Plante, who wore the Number 1 sweater with the Canadiens, Rangers, and Leafs.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Football History Headlines for April 22
April 22, 1990 – The 1990 NFL Draft took place in New York City and the first overall pick was by the Indianapolis Colts who chose University of Illinois quarterback Jeff George. As usual we like to highlight the Hall of Fame players that have come out of each Draft class so far when we can. The Pro Football Reference website tells us that Seattle picked Cortez Kennedy with the third pick and San Diego used the fifth overall pick to take Linebacker Junior Seau. The Cowboys had a great day when they chose future NFL rushing leader Emmitt Smith with the 17 overall selection while the Denver Broncos might have gotten away with robbery by taking future HOF tight End Shannon Sharpe in the 7th round 192nd pick of the Draft! Just a note but the NFL Drafts were still of the 12 round variety in 1990.
April 22, 1995 – The Cincinnati Bengals held the first pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. For their choice the Bengals chose Penn State running back Ki-Jana Carter as the number one pick. According to the Pro Football Reference folks the members of this draft class that have been enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are Tampa bay’s use of selection number 12 to take defensive tackle Warren Sapp of the University of Miami (FL) and then New Englands drafting of Michigan cornerback Ty Law at pick number 23. The Buccaneers turned around and made another brilliant defensive pick taking linebacker Derrick Brooks with selection 28 and the Patriots also double dipped into the future hall of Fame pool by selecting Curtis Martin the running back from Pitt. Denver once again used some late round magic to find Georgia running back Terrell Davis in the 6th round with the 196th overall selection.
The Newspapers.com Headline of the Day has tragic news that was posted on the Boston -Globe for their April 24, 2004 Sports headline that read: “In Time of Need, Cardinal was a Patriot!” for an article written by columnist Bob Ryan.
April, 22, 2004- Arizona Cardinals Safety, Patrick TIllman is killed by gun fire in the war in Afghanistan while on patrol with the U.S. Army Rangers. Ryan’s news clip tells of how Tillman patriotically left a $3.6 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals to serve his country along with his younger brother Kevin. Tillman just in his act of leaving big money to risk his life for God and country went from being a gridiron star to being a real hero in his quest to preserve freedom! The PatTillmanfundation.org adds that Pat served on multiple tours of duty including in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2004. On the evening of April 22, 2004, Pat’s unit was ambushed as it traveled through the rugged, canyon terrain of eastern Afghanistan. His heroic efforts to provide cover for fellow soldiers as they escaped from the canyon led to his untimely and tragic death via fratricide.
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April 22, 2010 – At the 2010 NFL Draft, Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford first pick by St. Louis Rams. The Pro Football Reference gives us the following players picked with the second through tenth picks. Ndamukong Suh to Detroit, Gerald McCoy to Tampa, Trent Williams by Washington, KC’s pick of Eric Berry, Russell Okung to Seattle, Joe Haden by Cleveland, Rolando McClain to Oakland, C.J. Spiller by Buffalo and Tyson Alualu for the Jacksonville Jaguars. This was a deep Draft as other names of note in this class are Anthony Davis, Ryan Matthews, Earl Thomas, Jason Pierre-Paul, Mike Iupati, Maurkice Pouncy, Demaryius Thomas, Dez Bryant, Tim Tebow, Devin McCourty, Rob Gronkowski, Sean Lee, Golden Tate and many more outstanding players.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for April 22
April, 22, 1902 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Washington and Lee fullback from 1921 to 1924, Eddie Cameron was born. The National Football Foundation selected Eddie Cameron for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976.
April 22, 1907 – Temple, Texas – The Baylor Bears guard from 1928 through the 1930 seasons, Barton “Botchy” Koch arrived into this world. Barton Koch’s collegiate football records are celebrated in the College Football Hall of Fame after his induction in 1974.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
April 22
1876 — In the first National League game, Joseph Borden of Boston beat the hometown Philadelphia team 6-5.
1898 — Theodore Breitenstein of the Cincinnati Reds and James Hughes of Baltimore each pitched no-hit ball games. Breitenstein no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 and Hughes no-hit the Boston Braves 8-0.
1903 — The New York Highlanders lost their first game at Washington 3-1 before 11,950 fans.
1914 — At age 19, Babe Ruth plays his first professional game as a pitcher, as he throws a six-hit, 6 – 0 shutout for the Baltimore Orioles over the Buffalo Bisons.
1934 — Chicago’s Lon Warneke pitched his second consecutive one-hitter, beating St. Louis and Dizzy Dean 15-2.
1957 — John Kennedy becomes the first black to play for the Philadelphia Phillies, making them the last National League team to integrate.
1959 — The Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs with only one hit in the seventh inning of a 20-6 rout of the Kansas City A’s. Johnny Callison had the hit — a single. In the inning, Chicago was the recipient of 10 walks — five with the bases loaded — three Kansas City errors and one hit batsman.
1962 — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 4-3 in a game in which two NL records were tied. Bill Mazeroski tripled in a run in the eighth to give the Pirates a 10-0 record, which matched the record for most consecutive wins since the start of the season set by the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers. The Mets lost their ninth straight to match the mark set by Brooklyn in 1918 and tied by the Boston Braves in 1920.
1970 — Tom Seaver of the Mets struck out the last 10 Padres he faced for a 2-1 victory over San Diego. He gave up two hits and finished with a total of 19 strikeouts, tying Steve Carlton’s major league record.
1976 — Montreal’s Tim Foli hit for the cycle in a 12-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
1978 — Andre Thornton of the Cleveland Indians hit for the cycle in a 13-4 win against the Boston Red Sox.
1980 — Ivan DeJesus of the Chicago Cubs hit for the cycle in 16-12 win against the St. Louis Cardinals.
1981 — Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela pitches his third shutout in four starts, strikes out 11, and has the game’s only RBI with a single in a 1 – 0 win against the Houston Astros.
1982 — The Atlanta Braves’ major league record for the fastest start was stopped at 13 straight victories when they lost 2-1 to the Cincinnati Reds.
1991 — San Francisco’s Robby Thompson hit for the cycle in a 7-5 loss to the San Diego Padres.
1993 — Chris Bosio pitched a no-hitter to give the Seattle Mariners a 7-0 win over the Boston Red Sox.
2007 — The Boston Red Sox hit four straight home runs against the New York Yankees, tying a major league record. Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell and Jason Varitek connected in a span of 10 pitches during the third inning against Chase Wright, who was making his second major league start for New York. Boston won 7-6.
2008 — Atlanta’s John Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau in the Braves’ 6-0 loss to the Washington Nationals.
2014 — Albert Pujols became the first major leaguer to hit his 499th and 500th homers in the same game, driving in five runs to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Nationals 7-2.
2020 — The Commissioner issues his findings in his investigation into allegations of sign-stealing by the 2018 Boston Red Sox, in the wake of a similar investigation into the illicit doings of the 2017 Houston Astros. While the investigation reveals that the Red Sox’s scheme was more limited in scope than the Astros’, it was still illegal, and the person responsible for the team’s video room is issued a one-year suspension, while the team must forfeit its second-round selection in the 2020 amateur draft. While there is no additional punishment for manager Alex Cora, already handed a one-year suspension for his role with the Astros.
BASEBALL YEAR IN REVIEW: 1982 (BASEBALL ALMANAC)..
Off the field…
The Vietnam Veterans’ War memorial was dedicated in Washington, bearing 58,000 names of US servicemen and women who were killed during one of America’s most unpopular wars. “The Wall” was designed by Maya Ying Lin, an architecture student at Yale University and has become one of the most revered and appreciated public memorials in the United States.
Princess Grace of Monaco, a former Hollywood actress, was killed in a terrible accident after her car careened off the winding roads of France leading to Monaco. An investigation later revealed that she had suffered a mild stroke, which caused her to lose control of her vehicle.
Barney B. Clark, a sixty-one-year-old retired dentist, had his diseased heart replaced by the “Jarvick 7” the world’s first permanent artificial heart. Dr. William C. DeVries at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City performed the successful transplant operation and Clark survived for one-hundred twelve days before finally succumbing to complications caused by the implant.
In the American League…
During an inter-league exhibition game between the Oakland Athletics and the San Diego Padres, A’s pitcher Steve McCatty stepped up to the plate swinging a children’s toy bat on the instructions of manager Billy Martin, who was upset that his club was not allowed to use a DH in spring training games at National League ballparks. Jim Quick, the home plate umpire, refused to allow the 15″ bat and McCatty was called out on three strikes.
The largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in the state of Minnesota (52,279) turned out for the inaugural game at the brand-new indoor Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Seattle Mariners put a damper on the festivities though after beating the Twins 11-7.
The Detroit Tigers’ Larry Herndon hit three home runs in an 11-9 win over the Oakland Athletics (following a round-tripper in his final at bat against the Minnesota Twins) to become the fourteenth player in Major League history to hit four home runs in consecutive plate appearances.
In the National League…
On Saturday, July 31st, Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Manny Trillo misplayed a Bill Buckner grounder in the seventh during a 2-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. The error ended Trillo’s “e-free” streak at eighty-nine games and four-hundred seventy-nine consecutive chances stopping him just two games short of Joe Morgan’s record of ninety-one.
On August 4th, Joel Youngblood became the first Major League player to play for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. The New York Mets outfielder started the afternoon by going one-for-two off the Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins at Wrigley Field. Following the contest he was traded to the Montreal Expos and flew to Philadelphia in time to enter the sixth inning of a night game at Veterans Stadium. The well-traveled outfielder then went one-for-one off Steve Carlton, another Hall of Fame inductee, in a 5-4 loss.
Veteran first baseman Willie Stargell’s number eight (8) was officially retired by the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 6th, better known as “Willie Stargell Day” at Three Rivers Stadium. “Pops” twice led the National League in home runs, with a career high forty-eight in 1971 and his four-hundred seventy-five home runs were fifteenth all-time when he retired following the season. After his playing career, he went on to coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1985, and the Atlanta Braves from 1986-88.
Around the league…
Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson became the twelfth and thirteenth players elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in their first year of eligibility. Aaron fell just nine votes shy of becoming the first-ever unanimous selection and his 97.8 election percentage was second only to Ty Cobb’s 98.2 percent in the Hall’s 1936 inaugural election.
Thirty-seven year-old Steve Carlton won the National League Cy Young Award for the fourth time, a record unmatched by any pitcher in the history of the Major Leagues through this date. The Philadelphia Phillies veteran lefthander led the National League in wins (twenty-three), innings (295.2), strikeouts (two-hundred eighty-six), and shutouts (six). He was a previous winner in 1972, 1977, as well as 1980.
An up-and-coming shortstop / third baseman named Cal Ripken, Jr. finished his debut season with a .264 average as well as twenty-eight home runs for the Baltimore Orioles and was named American League Rookie of the Year.
At a November Major League owners meeting in Chicago, members voted not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn’s contract, which was due to expire in August. The American League owners voted in favor of Kuhn 11-3 and the National League 7-5, but the eighteen votes left him two shy of the three-fourths majority required for reelection.
BASEBALL’S GREATS
Cap Anson
A premier batsman and leader, Anson is widely regarded as the foremost on-field baseball figure of the 19th century. He led the NL in hitting three times and was the first man to get 3,000 hits. As a manager, he took his Chicago team to five pennants. Counting five years in the National Association, he played 27 seasons at the highest level of baseball competition and was a regular each year. He was stern, iron-willed, and incorruptible, and his influence went far beyond the field as baseball became the national game.
After a year at Notre Dame, the 19-year-old Iowan turned pro in 1871 with the Rockford Forest Citys of the National Association, the forerunner of the NL. The following season, he joined the Philadelphia Athletics as a third baseman and first baseman. In five NA seasons, he hit over .350 four times. One of the first players signed by William Hulbert when he launched the NL in 1876, Anson helped the Chicago team (then called White Stockings) to the first NL pennant, hitting .356.
Although he’d played mostly as a third baseman and catcher in his early years, when he became playing manager in 1879, he put himself permanently at first base. The stocky six-footer was no artist in the field. He holds the all-time record for most errors committed by a first baseman, but he played at a time when gloves were not used and errors were common. Longevity also helped account for his error record.
He made up for his fielding shortcomings with his bat. In all but two of his 22 NL seasons, he topped .300. He led the league in 1879, 1881, and 1888, with his .399 in ’81 his personal high. He led the league in RBI four times and five times drove in more than 100 even though teams played fewer than 100 games each season until 1884. Line-drive singles were his hallmark, although he twice led in doubles and totaled 532 two-base hits over his long career. He hit 96 home runs, but 21 came in 1884, when the White Stockings played at Lake Front Park, with a 180-foot left-field foul line. He had five homerless seasons.
Anson managed the White Stockings to three straight pennants from 1880 to 1882 and two more flags in 1885 and 1886. An innovator, he encouraged basestealing, devised hit-and-run plays, and was one of the first to rotate pitchers. The first manager to institutionalize preseason training, he laid down strict training rules for his players and sometimes enforced them with his fists. He had an explosive temper and could be a cruel bench jockey and umpire baiter. Many of the greatest stars of the 19th century played for him, but none outshone him.
Anson participated in baseball tours of England in 1874 and of the world in 1888-89. He improved the quality of play in his time and spread the game’s popularity. He raised the caliber of players with his own integrity and principles. Yet, at the same time, he was a bigot who once pulled his team off the field rather than play against a team with a black player. He is often cited as a force in the banning of black players from ML baseball, an unwritten rule that persisted until 1947. That Anson was a racist is beyond question. The extent of his influence in keeping blacks out of the majors in the 19th century is debatable.
Anson became part-owner of the White Stockings in 1888, but he won no more pennants in the 1890s. The team was so linked with his image that when he finally left after the 1897 season, they were known for a while as the “Orphans.” He managed the Giants for 22 games in 1898, then left baseball. When he later had financial problems, the NL attempted to establish a pension for him, but he rejected it. In 1939, he was named to baseball’s Hall of Fame.
HISTORY OF THE BOSTON RED SOX
(BASEBALL ALMANAC)
On September 11, 1918, a happy flock of 15,238 fans filed out of Fenway Park, having seen their ace right hander Carl Mays shut down the Chicago Cubs on three hits for a World Series clinching 2-1 win. It was the Red Sox fourth world championship in seven years and their fifth overall.
Little did those fans realize the ups, and mostly downs, they and generations of Sox fans yet-to-be-born would endure before a sixth world championship banner would be raised at Fenway.
Boston baseball traces its roots to the 1870’s. The enthusiasm and support Bostonians gave to their National League team convinced Ban Johnson that Boston would be a strong charter entry in his new American League.
He was right. The Boston Americans began play April 26, 1901 with a 10-6 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Boston finished second that first season, third in 1902, and then won the first World Series in 1903, defeating Pittsburgh. These teams were anchored by legendary hurler Cy Young. Already in his late 30s, Young won 33, 32 and 28 games in 1901-03.
The Americans adopted the name Red Sox late in 1907 and hit their stride with world championships in 1912-15-16-18 led by a legendary outfield — Tris Speaker, the peerless Hall of Fame center fielder, flanked by fellow Hall of Famer Harry Hooper in right and Duffy Lewis in left. The Sox also unveiled a skinny 19-year old left-handed pitcher in 1914 who went 2-1 in four games. His name was Babe Ruth, and over the next six seasons he won 89 games and posted an ERA of 2.19, making him one of the best southpaw pitchers in the league. He also began showing a prodigious talent to hit home runs and became a league phenomenon when he hit a then-unheard of 29 homers in 1919.
By the end of that year the finances of Red Sox owner Harry Frazee were spiraling downward and in trying to right his financial ship, Frazee sunk the Sox. In the most infamous transaction in baseball history, Frazee got out of debt by selling Ruth to the Yankees, giving birth to the “Curse of the Bambino,” a long-lamented reason given by Sox fans for the misfortunes that always seemed to overtake their teams at crucial times and derail their efforts for a championship.
But Frazee didn’t stop with Ruth. He gutted his franchise during the next few years by sending the Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher Herb Pennock, and solid players such as Joe Dugan, Everett Scott, George Pipgras, “Bullet” Joe Bush and Sam Jones without receiving adequate compensation. These transactions sparked a heated rivalry between the two franchises which continues unabated today.
Perhaps the most devastating loss for the Red Sox during this time was Ed Barrow, the era’s most effective general manager. It was Barrow who brought all this talent to Boston, and when the Red Sox let the Yankees hire him away, they condemned themselves to two decades of second division mediocrity while Barrow built the Yankee dynasty.
Thomas Yawkey bought a dismal, down-and-out franchise in 1933, and immediately committed the money necessary to turn it around. He started by adding veteran stars such as Jimmy Foxx and Joe Cronin, and during the next decade he mixed in home grown talent such as Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky, Dom DiMaggio and a fresh-faced slugger from San Diego named Ted Williams. This lineup of sluggers became one of baseball’s best teams in the 1940’s.
In fact, the Red Sox have always turned out great hitting talent, beginning with Williams, considered by many the greatest natural hitter in history. In 1960, Williams passed the slugging baton to Carl Yastrzemski and a new generation of heavy hitters that included George Scott, Rico Petrocelli, Reggie Smith and Tony Conigliaro. They in turn gave way to Jim Rice, Fred Lynn, Carlton Fisk and Dwight Evans in the 1970’s and ’80’s.
But this offensive firepower could not break the “Curse of the Bambino,” and for eight decades the Red Sox fell victim to some of the most heartbreaking near-misses any team and its fans have endured. The Sox earned World Series berths in 1946, 1967, 1975 and 1986, losing each series in seven games.
Twice the Red Sox played American League tiebreakers, both times at Fenway Park. They lost them both. They tied Cleveland for the 1948 pennant, only to be clobbered 8-3 in the playoff game. They tied the Yankees for the 1978 Eastern Division title only to lose an excruciating 5-4 game at Fenway. The Sox also lost playoff series to the hated Yankees in 1999 and an especially tough one in 2003. They also lost the 1949 pennant when, with a one-game lead over the Yankees, they came to New York for the last two games of the season and lost them both.
The Sox are also one of the few American League teams to lose a regular season race by a — game. A players strike at the start of the 1972 season wiped out the first weeks of the schedule and caused each team to play a different number of games. Detroit played one more game than Boston. The Tigers won the odd game and took the American League East title with a record of 86-70 to Boston’s 85-70.
Finally, 101 years after the Boston Americans won the first World Series, 86 years after Carl Mays won the 1918 World Series, and 84 years after Harry Frazee’s fire sale, the Red Sox reached the promised land in spectacular fashion.
Led by ace Curt Schilling and sluggers Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, they won the franchise’s eleventh pennant in 2004 by becoming the first baseball team to ever win a seven game postseason series after trailing 3-0. To make the victory sweeter, they did it against the rival Yankees. They then dispatched the Cardinals in four straight in the World Series to raise their sixth World Championship banner on the flagpole of Fenway and burying forever the Bambino’s curse.
Continuing to contend throughout the decade, they returned to the Series again in 2007, vanquishing upstart Colorado in four straight, but had to settle for Wild Card titles in 2008 and 2009. After making changes to deal with an aging roster, they again contended strongly for yet another decade, winning the East in 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2018, two additional American League pennants (2013 & 2018), as well as two additional championships (2013 & 2018).
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
April 22
1876 — The first official National League baseball game is played with Boston beating Philadelphia 6-5.
1914 — Babe Ruth’s 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win.
1945 — The Toronto Maple Leafs edge the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 to win the Stanley Cup in seven games.
1947 — The Philadelphia Warriors, behind Joe Fulks’ 34 points, beat the Chicago Staggs 83-80 in Game 5 to win the first Basketball Association of America title.
1954 — NBA adopts 24-second shot clock & 6 team-foul rule.
1957 — All NL baseball teams integrate, John Irwin Kennedy becomes the 1st Black player for the Philadelphia Phillies.
1962 — The Toronto Maple Leafs capture the Stanley Cup in six games with a 2-1 triumph over the Chicago Black Hawks.
1969 — Joe Frazier knocked out Dave Zyglewicz in 96 seconds to retain the heavyweight boxing title. Zyglewicz, 28-1 against journeymen, was fighting as the hometown hero at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston.
1981 — Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in 4 starts.
1987 — The NBA grants expansion franchises to Charlotte, Miami, Minnesota and Orlando. Charlotte and Miami join the league in the 1988-89 season, while Minnesota and Orlando join in 1989-90.
1988 — New Jersey’s Patrik Sundstrom sets an NHL playoff record scoring eight points — three goals and five assists — in a 10-4 rout of Washington in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals.
1990 — NFL Draft: University of Illinois quarterback Jeff George first pick by Indianapolis Colts.
1993 — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils extends their NHL playoff record to 14 straight wins.
1994 — Shannon Miller wins the women’s all-around title for the second straight year at the World Gymnastics Championships in Brisbane, Australia.
1994 — American figure skater Tonya Harding sues ex-husband Jeff Gillooly for $42,500.
1994 — Michael Moorer outpoints Evander Holyfield to win the IBF and WBA titles and become the first left-handed heavyweight champion.
1995 — George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in Las Vegas.
1995 — NFL Draft: Penn State running back Ki-Jana Carter first pick by Cincinnati Bengals.
2003 — Minnesota and Vancouver become the first teams since 2000 to come back from 3-1 series deficits and win. The Wild take Game 7 in Colorado on Andrew Brunette’s overtime goal for a 3-2 win. The Canucks oust St. Louis with a 4-1 win.
2003 — Patrick Roy plays his final career NHL game.
2006 — New Jersey scores a playoff-record five power-play goals in its 6-1 win over New York.
2006 — In Berlin, Germany, Wladimir Klitschko stops Chris Byrd in the seventh round of a one-sided fight to gain the IBF heavyweight title.
2007 — The Boston Red Sox tie a major league record by hitting four straight home runs in a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees. Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell and Jason Varitek connect in a span of 10 pitches during the third inning against Chase Wright.
2008 — John Smoltz of Atlanta becomes the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau in the Braves’ 6-0 loss to Washington.
2010 — NFL Draft: Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford first pick by St. Louis Rams.
2013 — Manchester United defeat Aston Villa to claim the 2012/2013 English Premier League.
2014 — Albert Pujols becomes the first major leaguer to hit his 499th and 500th homers in the same game, driving in five runs to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Washington Nationals 7-2.
TV SPORTS MONDAY
BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE
11 a.m.
NBATV — Al Ahly Ly vs. City Oilers, Cairo
2 p.m.
NBATV — Al Ahly vs. Bangui SC, Cairo
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
7 p.m.
SECN — Kentucky at Auburn
MLB BASEBALL
1 p.m.
MLBN — Oakland at NY Yankees
7:30 p.m.
FS1 — Chicago White Sox at Minnesota
10:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at LA Angels (9:35 p.m.) OR NY Mets at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.)
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
NBATV — Eastern Conference First Round Playoff: Orlando at Cleveland, Game 2
7:30 p.m.
TNT — Eastern Conference First Round Playoff: Philadelphia at New York, Game 2
TRUTV — Eastern Conference First Round Playoff: Philadelphia at New York, Game 2 (BetCast)
10 p.m.
TNT — Western Conference First Round Playoff: LA Lakers at Denver, Game 2
TRUTV — Western Conference First Round Playoff: LA Lakers at Denver, Game 2 (BetCast)
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
ESPN — Eastern Conference First Round Playoff: Toronto at Boston, Game 2
7:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — Eastern Conference First Round Playoff: NY Islanders at Carolina, Game 2
9:30 p.m.
ESPN — Western Conference First Round Playoff: Vegas at Dallas, Game 1
10 p.m.
ESPN2 — Western Conference First Round Playoff: Los Angeles at Edmonton, Game 1
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
CBSSN — Bundesliga: Werder Bremen at Bayern (Taped)
TENNIS
5 a.m. (Tuesday)
TENNIS — Madrid-WTA Early Rounds
6 a.m. (Tuesday)
TENNIS — Madrid-WTA Early Rounds