“THE SCOREBOARD”
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 3 SCHEDULE
ALEXANDRIA (2-0) AT ELWOOD (1-1)
ANDREAN (0-2) AT KANKAKEE VALLEY (2-0)
ANGOLA (0-2) AT FREMONT (0-2)
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (0-2) AT JEFFERSONVILLE (1-1)
BEECH GROVE (1-1) AT SPEEDWAY (1-1)
BELLMONT (0-2) AT COLUMBIA CITY (2-0)
BEN DAVIS (0-2) AT PIKE (2-0)
BENTON CENTRAL (0-2) AT SOUTH NEWTON (1-1)
BLUFFTON (2-0) AT SOUTH ADAMS (1-1)
BOONE GROVE (1-1) AT GARY WEST (2-0)
BOONVILLE (0-2) AT HERITAGE HILLS (1-1)
BROWN COUNTY (2-0) AT CLOVERDALE (1-1)
BROWNSBURG (2-0) AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL (1-0)
CALUMET (1-1) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-2)
CARMEL (1-1) AT CENTERVILLE (OHIO)
CARROLL (FLORA) (2-0) AT TAYLOR (2-0)
CASCADE (2-0) AT EDGEWOOD (1-1)
CASTON (0-2) AT NORTH MIAMI (2-0)
CENTER GROVE (1-1) AT LOUISVILLE TRINITY (KY.)
CENTERVILLE (2-0) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (2-0)
CHARLESTOWN (0-2) AT CLARKSVILLE (0-2)
CLINTON CENTRAL (2-0) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (1-1)
COLUMBUS NORTH (2-0) AT SOUTHPORT (0-2)
CONNERSVILLE (1-1) AT GREENSBURG (0-2)
CROWN POINT (2-0) AT MERRILLVILLE (2-0)
CULVER (1-1) AT TRITON (1-1)
DANVILLE (1-1) AT LEBANON (1-1)
DELPHI (1-1) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (0-2)
EAST CENTRAL (1-1) AT CINCINNATI MOELLER (OHIO)
EAST NOBLE (1-1) AT HUNTINGTON NORTH (2-0)
EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-1) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (2-0)
EASTSIDE (1-1) AT WEST NOBLE (2-0)
EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-2) AT CASTLE (1-1)
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-1) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (2-0)
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (2-0) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (1-1)
EVANSVILLE NORTH (0-2) AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-2)
FLOYD CENTRAL (0-1) AT SILVER CREEK (2-0)
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (2-0) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (1-1)
FORT WAYNE DWENGER (0-2) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (1-1)
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-1) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (1-1)
FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-2) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (0-2)
FORT WAYNE WAYNE (1-0) AT HOMESTEAD (0-2)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (0-2) AT RIVERTON PARKE (1-1)
FRANKFORT (0-2) AT TRI-WEST (1-1)
FRANKLIN COUNTY (2-0) AT RUSHVILLE (1-1)
FRANKTON (0-2) AT EASTBROOK (0-2)
FRONTIER (1-0) AT NORTH WHITE (1-1)
GARRETT (2-0) AT CHURUBUSCO (0-2)
GIBSON SOUTHERN (2-0) AT PRINCETON (0-2)
GOSHEN (0-2) AT WARSAW (1-1)
GREENCASTLE (0-2) AT WEST VIGO (1-1)
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (2-0) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-2)
HAMILTON HEIGHTS (0-2) AT MCCUTCHEON (0-2)
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (2-0) AT AVON (1-1)
HAMMOND CENTRAL (1-1) AT GRIFFITH (2-0)
HAMMOND MORTON (0-2) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (2-0)
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (1-1) AT BREBEUF JESUIT (1-1)
HERITAGE (2-0) AT WOODLAN (1-1)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (2-0) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (2-0)
HIGHLAND (1-1) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (1-1)
HOBART (0-2) AT MUNSTER (0-2)
INDIAN CREEK (0-2) AT OWEN VALLEY (0-2)
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (1-1) AT CINCINNATI ST. XAVIER (OHIO)
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (2-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (1-0)
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (2-0) AT TRITON CENTRAL (1-1)
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (0-2) AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-2)
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-0) AT PARK TUDOR (2-0)
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (0-1)
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (0-1) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-1)
IRVINGTON PREP (0-1) AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (0-2)
JASPER (1-1) AT EVANSVILLE REITZ (2-0)
JIMTOWN (0-2) AT FAIRFIELD (1-1)
JOHN GLENN (1-1) AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-2)
KNIGHTSTOWN (2-0) AT UNION COUNTY (0-2)
KNOX (1-1) AT CULVER ACADEMY (2-0)
KOKOMO (0-1) AT MARION (1-1)
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-0) AT LOGANSPORT (2-0)
LAFAYETTE JEFF (2-0) AT ANDERSON (0-2)
LAKE CENTRAL (1-1) AT PORTAGE (2-0)
LAKE STATION (0-2) AT NORTH NEWTON (0-2)
LAPEL (2-0) AT SHENANDOAH (2-0)
LAPORTE (0-2) AT VALPARAISO (1-1)
LAVILLE (0-2) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (0-2)
LAWRENCE CENTRAL (0-2) AT EDWARDSVILLE (ILL.)
LAWRENCE NORTH (2-0) AT WAYNE (OHIO)
LINTON (1-1) AT WESTERN (0-2)
LOWELL (1-1) AT WEST LAFAYETTE (1-1)
MADISON (1-1) AT PROVIDENCE (2-0)
MADISON-GRANT (2-0) AT BLACKFORD (1-1)
MANCHESTER (0-2) AT WABASH (0-2)
MARTINSVILLE (2-0) AT GREENWOOD (1-1)
MICHIGAN CITY (0-2) AT CHESTERTON (2-0)
MILAN (1-1) AT LAWRENCEBURG (1-1)
MISHAWAKA (2-0) AT CONCORD (2-0)
MISHAWAKA MARIAN (0-2) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (0-2)
MITCHELL (0-2) AT WEST WASHINGTON (1-1)
MONROVIA (1-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-0)
MOORESVILLE (1-1) AT PLAINFIELD (2-0)
MUNCIE CENTRAL (0-2) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (1-1)
NEW ALBANY (1-1) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (0-2)
NEW HAVEN (0-2) AT DEKALB (1-1)
NEW PALESTINE (1-0) AT YORKTOWN (2-0)
NOBLESVILLE (2-0) AT FISHERS (1-1)
NORTH DAVIESS (1-1) AT EASTERN GREENE (0-2)
NORTH DECATUR (1-1) AT MONROE CENTRAL (2-0)
NORTH HARRISON (1-1) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (0-2)
NORTH JUDSON (2-0) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-1)
NORTH KNOX (1-1) AT WASHINGTON (2-0)
NORTH MONTGOMERY (0-2) AT SOUTHMONT (1-1)
NORTH POSEY (2-0) AT SOUTH SPENCER (1-1)
NORTH PUTNAM (2-0) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (1-1)
NORTH VERMILLION (2-0) AT COVINGTON (2-0)
NORTHEASTERN (2-0) AT WINCHESTER (0-2)
NORTHFIELD (0-2) AT MACONAQUAH (1-0)
NORTHRIDGE (0-2) AT PLYMOUTH (1-1)
NORWELL (0-2) AT LEO (2-0)
OAK HILL (2-0) AT MISSISSINEWA (2-0)
OSCEOLA GRACE AT BREMEN (1-1)
PAOLI (2-0) AT SPRINGS VALLEY (2-0)
PENDLETON HEIGHTS (1-1) AT NEW CASTLE (1-1)
PENN (1-1) AT SOUTH BEND RILEY (1-0)
PERRY CENTRAL (0-2) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-2)
PERRY MERIDIAN (1-1) AT FRANKLIN (2-0)
PERU (1-1) AT LEWIS CASS (1-1)
PIKE CENTRAL (2-0) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (1-1)
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (2-0) AT LAKELAND (2-0)
PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (0-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS TECH (0-1)
RENSSELAER CENTRAL (1-1) AT WOODSTOCK (ILL.)
RICHMOND (0-2) AT LONDON (OHIO)
SALEM (1-1) AT SCOTTSBURG (0-2)
SEEGER (1-1) AT ATTICA (0-2)
SEYMOUR (1-1) AT COLUMBUS EAST (0-2)
SHELBYVILLE (1-1) AT DELTA (2-0)
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (1-1) AT NEW PRAIRIE (2-0)
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-2) AT ELKHART (1-1)
SOUTH DEARBORN (2-0) AT BATESVILLE (2-0)
SOUTH DECATUR (0-2) AT EDINBURGH (0-2)
SOUTH VERMILLION (2-0) AT PARKE HERITAGE (0-2)
SOUTHERN WELLS (0-2) AT JAY COUNTY (1-1)
SOUTHRIDGE (1-1) AT TECUMSEH (0-2)
SOUTHWOOD (0-2) AT NORTHWESTERN (2-0)
SULLIVAN (1-1) AT NORTHVIEW (2-0)
SWITZERLAND COUNTY (2-0) AT TRIMBLE COUNTY (KY.)
TELL CITY (2-0) AT FOREST PARK (2-0)
TERRE HAUTE NORTH (1-1) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (1-1)
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (0-1) AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH (1-1)
TIPTON (2-0) AT TWIN LAKES (1-1)
TRI (1-1) AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (1-1)
TRI-CENTRAL (1-1) AT SHERIDAN (0-2)
TRI-COUNTY (1-1) AT WEST CENTRAL (1-1)
UNION CITY (0-2) AT HAGERSTOWN (0-2)
WARREN CENTRAL (2-0) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-2)
WAWASEE (0-2) AT NORTHWOOD (1-1)
WES-DEL (0-2) AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (1-1)
WESTERN BOONE (2-0) AT CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-0)
WHEELER (0-2) AT RIVER FOREST (2-0)
WHITELAND (1-0) AT DECATUR CENTRAL (0-1)
WHITING (1-1) AT HAMMOND NOLL (1-1)
WHITKO (0-2) AT ROCHESTER (1-1)
WINAMAC (1-0) AT PIONEER (1-1)
ZIONSVILLE (1-1) AT WESTFIELD (2-0)
INDIANA SRN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS WEEK 3
6A
1 BROWNSBURG 2-0
2 WESTFIELD 2-0
3 WARREN CENTRAL 2-0
4 CROWN POINT 2-0
5 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 2-0
6 LAWRENCE NORTH 2-0
7 CATHEDRAL 1-1
8 CENTER GROVE 1-1
9 CARMEL 1-1
10 FT. WAYNE SNIDER 1-1
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: PENN, LAKE CENTRAL, NOBLESVILLE, COLUMBUS NORTH, FISHERS, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, ZIONSVILLE, AVON
5A
1 WHITELAND 1-0
2 MERRILLVILLE 2-0
3 EAST CENTRAL 1-1
4 VALPO 1-1
5 LAFAYETTE JEFF 2-0
6 DECATUR CENTRAL 0-1
7 CONCORD 2-0
8 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 1-1
9 CASTLE 1-1
10 PLAINFIELD 2-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: WARSAW, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, KOKOMO, FLOYD CENTRAL, FRANKLIN
4A
1 NEW PALESTINE 1-0
2 BISHOP CHATARD 2-0
3 EVANSVILLE REITZ 2-0
4 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 2-0
5 LEO 2-0
6 NEW PRAIRIE 2-0
7 MISHAWAKA 2-0
8 RONCALLI 1-0
9 MARTINSVILLE 2-0
10 NORTHWOOD 1-1
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: EAST NOBLE, BREBEUF, COLUMBIA CITY, FT. WAYNE WAYNE, LEBANON, SOUTH BEND RILEY, MOORESVILLE
3A
1 GIBSON SOUTHERN 2-0
2 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 2-0
3 GUERIN CATHOLIC 2-0
4 FT. WAYNE LUERS 1-1
5 WEST LAFAYETTE 1-1
6 DELTA 2-0
7 HERITAGE HILLS 1-1
8 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 2-0
9 TRI-WEST 1-1
10 LAWRENCEBURG 1-1
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: BATESVILLE, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, FW CONCORDIA, KNOX, SOUTHRIDGE, MISSISSINEWA, GARRETT, OAK HILL, FRANKLIN COUNTY
2A
1 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 2-0
2 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 1-0
3 EASTERN HANCOCK 2-0
4 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 2-0
5 NORTH POSEY 2-0
6 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 2-0
7 WESTERN BOONE 2-0
8 LAPEL 2-0
9 BLUFFTON 2-0
10 SOUTHMONT 1-1
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: TRITON CENTRAL, LINTON, ROCHESTER, ALEXANDRIA, CENTERVILLE, PAOLI, TELL CITY, ADAMS CENTRAL, NORTHEASTERN
1A
1 NORTH JUDSON 2-0
2 PROVIDENCE 2-0
3 CARROLL FLORA 2-0
4 MONROE CENTRAL 2-0
5 NORTH JUDSON 1-1
6 SPRINGS VALLEY 2-0
7 MADISON GRANT 2-0
8 MILAN 1-1
9 SOUTH PUTNAM 1-1
10 TRITON 1-1
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: FOREST PARK, PIONEER, SOUTH ADAMS, SOUTH SPENCER,
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SUNDAY
NO. 23 USC 27 NO. 13 LSU 20
MONDAY, SEPT. 2
BOSTON COLLEGE AT NO. 10 FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 2 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
WESTERN ILLINOIS AT INDIANA | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
BYU AT SMU | 7 P.M. | ESPN2
DUKE AT NORTHWESTERN | 9 P.M. | FS1
SATURDAY, SEPT. 7
ARKANSAS AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 12 P.M. | ABC
TEXAS AT MICHIGAN | 12 P.M. | FOX
RHODE ISLAND AT MINNESOTA | 12 P.M. | PEACOCK
BOWLING GREEN AT PENN STATE | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
AKRON AT RUTGERS | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
GEORGIA TECH AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
PITT AT CINCINNATI | 12 P.M. | ESPN/ESPN2
KANSAS STATE AT TULANE | 12 P.M. | ESPN/ESPN2
TROY AT MEMPHIS | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
ARMY AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
MCNEESE AT TEXAS A&M | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
TENNESSEE TECH AT GEORGIA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
MISSOURI STATE AT BALL STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
ST. FRANCIS (PA) AT KENT STATE | 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
CAL AT AUBURN | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN2
SOUTH CAROLINA AT KENTUCKY | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
IOWA STATE AT IOWA | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
MICHIGAN STATE AT MARYLAND | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT WASHINGTON | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH DAKOTA AT WISCONSIN | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | NBC
UMASS AT TOLEDO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
DUQUESNE AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT LOUISVILLE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
CHARLOTTE AT NORTH CAROLINA | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
BAYLOR AT UTAH | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
TEMPLE AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UTSA AT TEXAS STATE | 4 P.M. | ESPNU
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT OLE MISS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
MARSHALL AT VIRGINIA TECH | 4:30 P.M. | CW NETWORK
IDAHO AT WYOMING | 4:30 P.M. | TRUTV
UALBANY AT WEST VIRGINIA | 6 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
FLORIDA A&M AT MIAMI (FLA.) | 6 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
GARDNER-WEBB AT JAMES MADISON | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST CAROLINA AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH ALABAMA AT OHIO | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
SAM HOUSTON AT UCF | 6:30 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
SOUTH FLORIDA AT ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN
SAMFORD AT FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
BUFFALO AT MISSOURI | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
KANSAS AT ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | FS1
WILLIAM & MARY AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CHATTANOOGA AT GEORGIA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CAL POLY AT STANFORD | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
VIRGINIA AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ESPN2
LOUISIANA AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAN JOSE STATE AT AIR FORCE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT NEVADA | 7 P.M. | TRUTV
TULSA AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UAB AT UL MONROE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT SOUTHERN MISS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN COLORADO AT COLORADO STATE | 7 P.M. | MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK
NICHOLLS AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
TENNESSEE VS. NC STATE (IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
ALCORN STATE AT VANDERBILT | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
COLORADO AT NEBRASKA | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT OHIO STATE | 7:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT NORTH TEXAS | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON AT OKLAHOMA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
APPALACHIAN STATE AT CLEMSON | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY AT TCU | 8 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
SOUTHERN UTAH AT UTEP | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
BOISE STATE AT OREGON | 10 P.M. | PEACOCK
NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ARIZONA | 10 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
TEXAS TECH AT WASHINGTON STATE | 10 P.M. | FOX
LIBERTY AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN2
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
OREGON STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UTAH STATE AT USC | 11 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 3:30
SEPTEMBER 6 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS 7:00
SEPTEMBER 14 AT UCLA 7:30
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. CHARLOTTE TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. MARYLAND TBA
OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA
OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. NOTRE DAME 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 AT OREGON STATE 8:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. NEBRASKA 12:00
OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA
OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 21 AT TEXAS A&M 7:30
SEPTEMBER 7 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3:30
SEPTEMBER 14 AT PURDUE 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. MIAMI (OH) 3:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. LOUISVILLE 3:30
OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30
OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA
OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BUTLER 40 UPPER IOWA 7
SEPTEMBER 7 AT MURRAY STATE 6:00 CT
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. HANOVER 6:00
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 1:00
OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT
OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00
OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 7 VS. MISSOURI STATE 2:00
SEPTEMBER 14 AT MIAMI FL 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 AT JAMES MADISON TBA
OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA
OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
SEPTEMBER 7 AT EASTERN ILLINOIS 7:00
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. DAYTON 6:00
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1:00
OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00
OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00
OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
COLTS SCHEDULE
SEPT. 8: VS. HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
SEPT. 15: AT GREEN BAY, 1 P.M., FOX
SEPT. 22: VS. CHICAGO, 1 P.M., CBS
SEPT. 29: VS. PITTSBURGH, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 6: AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 13: AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 20: VS. MIAMI, 1 P.M., FOX
OCT. 27: AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK
NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX
DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS
DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD
JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
CINCINNATI 4 MILWAUKEE 3 (11)
CHICAGO CUBS 14 WASHINGTON 1
ST. LOUIS 14 NY YANKEES 7
CLEVELAND 6 PITTSBURGH 1
DETROIT 4 BOSTON 1
SAN DIEGO 4 TAMPA BAY 3
MINNESOTA 4 TORONTO 3
HOUSTON 7 KANSAS CITY 2
NY METS 2 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 0
TEXAS 6 OAKLAND 4 (10)
BALTIMORE 6 COLORADO 1
MIAMI 7 SAN FRANCISCO 5
LA ANGELS 3 SEATTLE 2
ARIZONA 14 LA DODGERS 3
PHILADELPHIA 3 ATLANTA 2 (11)
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 10 LOUISVILLE 9
FT. WAYNE 8 LANSING 4
SOUTH BEND 2 GREAT LAKES 0
WNBA SCORES
INDIANA 100 DALLAS 93
LAS VEGAS 97 PHOENIX 79
ATLANTA 80 LOS ANGELES 62
CONNECTICUT 93 SEATTLE 86
MINNESOTA 79 CHICAGO 74
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
ST. LOUIS 2 LOS ANGELES 1
NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
- BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
- GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL), 8:15 P.M. ET (PEACOCK)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8
- PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- TENNESSEE TITANS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DENVER BRONCOS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DALLAS COWBOYS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 4:25 P.M. ET (CBS)
- WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 4:25 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LOS ANGELES RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 9
- NEW YORK JETS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 8:15 P.M. ET (ESPN/ABC)
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WOODY MARKS’ TD RUN WITH 8 SECONDS LEFT PROPELS USC TO WIN OVER LSU
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Woody Marks scored on a 13-yard run with 8 seconds left to give No. 23 Southern California a 27-20 win over No. 13 LSU on Sunday night.
Miller Moss passed for 378 yards and a touchdown and his 20-yard completion to Kyron Hudson and a subsequent targeting penalty on LSU with 18 seconds to play set up the winning score by Marks in the season opener for both teams.
Moss outdueled LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier, who completed 29 of 38 passes for 304 yards with two touchdowns and an interception on the final drive. Moss was similarly efficient in going 27 of 36 in a battle of QBs who waited their turns after sitting behind the two most recent Heisman Trophy winners, LSU’s Jayden Daniels and USC’s Caleb Williams.
USC, in its first season of Big Ten Conference play, sent a message with this victory in the teams’ first meeting in 40 years that the Trojans could be a factor after going a disappointing 8-5 last year.
And it came against a Southeastern Conference opponent hoping to show it belongs in the College Football Playoff. LSU will still have its chances to make that case, but this is the Tigers’ third consecutive season-opening loss under coach Brian Kelly. LSU also had its four-game winning streak going back to last season snapped.
The Tigers represented about 60% of the crowd, an Allegiant Stadium announced record gathering of 63,969 that sometimes felt like Baton Rouge West. There was some star power, too, with LSU greats Shaquille O’Neal and Daniels with his Heisman Trophy in tow. Former USC Heisman winners Marcus Allen and Matt Leinart also were on hand.
Two tremendous catches helped define the first half.
Hudson leapt high and back, reaching his right hand out to somehow bring the ball toward his other hand and into his body for a 24-yard completion to LSU’s 19-yard line. The play stood after video review, and it set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Marks to put the Trojans in front 7-0 four minutes into the second quarter.
LSU’s Kyren Lacy answered with his own acrobatic catch, twisting and just getting his right foot inbound for a 19-yard touchdown to tie the game midway through the period.
Both teams also missed opportunities — the Tigers were turned away on downs after driving to the USC 3, and Trojans kicker Michael Lantz missed a 29-yard field goal to the right as the first-half clock expired. The Trojans could’ve had an extra 30-40 seconds on that final possession, but coach Lincoln Riley opted not to call timeout before LSU tied the game on 45-yard field goal by Damian Ramos with 1:08 left.
The game went back and forth with the Trojans taking a 20-17 lead with 5:44 left in regulation when Moss found Ja’Kobi Lane for a 28-yard touchdown. Ramos’ 31-yard field goal tied the game, but left 1:47 on the clock.
It was too much time as Moss led the Trojans on an eight-play, 75-yard drive to win.
NFL NEWS
49ERS WR RICKY PEARSALL OUT OF HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT IN ROBBERY ATTEMPT
San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital on Sunday after being shot in the chest in a robbery attempt on Saturday in the city’s Union Square district, the team announced.
Pearsall, 23, had been upgraded to fair condition, according to media reports, after being listed as “serious but stable condition” in a team statement on Saturday night.
“San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital this afternoon as he continues to recover from a bullet wound to his chest,” the team said in a statement Sunday. “He and his family, along with the entire San Francisco 49ers organization, would like to thank the San Francisco Police Department, emergency medical services, doctors and staff at San Francisco General Hospital.”
His mother, Erin Pearsall, said in social media post on Sunday that her son was “extremely lucky.”
“First and (foremost) I want to thank GOD for protecting my baby boy,” she wrote on Facebook. “He is extremely lucky, GOD shielded him. He was shot in the chest and it exited out his back. Thanks be to GOD it missed his vital organs … My son was spared today by the grace of GOD.”
The suspect in the attempted robbery, identified by police as a 17-year-old from Tracy, Calif., was arrested Saturday as he attempted to run from the scene, San Francisco police chief William Scott said. The alleged gunman also was hospitalized after the shooting – his condition not immediately disclosed — and charges against him are pending.
Pearsall was taken to San Francisco General Hospital. Video shot in Union Square and posted to social media showed a shirtless Pearsall gingerly walking to an ambulance with assistance from police. As he sat on a gurney, he moved his left hand, which was pressing his shirt against the right side of his chest, near his shoulder, and blood was visible.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the 911 call came in at 3:28 p.m. local time, and when police responded, there were two gunshot victims. The other victim was the alleged robber, shot while in a struggle with Pearsall over the gun.
“A struggle between Mr. Pearsall and the suspect ensued and gunfire from the suspect’s gun struck both Mr. Pearsall and the subject,” Scott said Saturday during a news briefing.
Aaron Peskin, the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, said he received a briefing from police and was told Pearsall fought back.
Pearsall was signing autographs at an event earlier Saturday before heading to Union Square, according to ABC 7 San Francisco.
The 49ers selected Pearsall, a wide receiver who will turn 24 on Sept. 9, with the 31st pick in the April draft, and he signed a four-year, $12.5 million guaranteed contract with a $5.9 million signing bonus.
He was limited in training camp because of shoulder and hamstring issues, missing all three preseason games. He has a history of shoulder problems dating to his college days at Florida.
–Field Level Media
REPORT: EX-NEBRASKA COACH SCOTT FROST LIKELY TO JOIN RAMS
Former Nebraska head coach Scott Frost is expected to join the Los Angeles Rams as a senior football analyst, ESPN reported Sunday.
Frost was fired by Nebraska three games into the 2022 season after the Cornhuskers’ 1-2 start. Hired before the 2018 season, Frost had a 16-31 record with Nebraska.
He joined the Cornhuskers after a 13-0 season at UCF in 2017 that culminated with an upset of Auburn in the Peach Bowl. UCF finished the season ranked No. 6.
Frost, 49, was the quarterback of the 1997 Nebraska team that won the co-national championship. Drafted as a safety in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, he played for four teams over five seasons in six years before launching his coaching career.
Immediately before being hired at UCF, Frost was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oregon (2013-15). He never has coached in the NFL.
–Field Level Media
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: METS SEND WHITE SOX TO HISTORIC LOW
Sean Manaea threw seven scoreless innings in his latest strong start and Francisco Lindor homered leading off the fourth inning Sunday afternoon for the visiting New York Mets, who completed a sweep of the reeling Chicago White Sox with a 2-0 win.
The defeat was the 10th straight for the White Sox, who set a franchise record with their 107th loss of the season. At 31-107, Chicago is on pace to break the modern records for most losses (120 by the 1962 Mets) and lowest winning percentage (.235 by the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics) in a season.
Starling Marte added an RBI double in the ninth for the Mets, who went 7-3 on a 10-game road trip against the White Sox, San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks. New York entered Sunday two games behind the Atlanta Braves in the race for the final National League wild-card spot.
Manaea (11-5) allowed two hits and walked two while striking out five in going seven innings for the seventh time in his past 12 starts dating back to July 2. He is 6-2 with a 2.78 ERA in that span, during which he’s lowered his overall ERA from 3.89 to 3.35.
Phillies 3, Braves 2 (11 innings)
Nick Castellanos drove in all three runs, including the game-winner with two outs in the 11th inning, to give host Philadelphia a win over Atlanta and extend the Phillies’ lead in the National League East to seven games.
Philadelphia (81-56) won three of four in the final regular-season meeting between the teams. Atlanta’s lead over the New York Mets for the final NL wild-card spot shrunk to one game.
Carlos Estevez (3-4) retired the Braves in order in the 10th and 11th innings, striking out two. Aaron Bummer (4-3) suffered the loss after giving up one unearned run in the 11th.
Reds 4, Brewers 3 (11 innings)
Santiago Espinal drove in the game-winning run and Jonathan India had three hits and threw out the go-ahead runner at the plate in the 10th as host Cincinnati edged Milwaukee.
Espinal, a pinch hitter, drove home automatic runner Rece Hinds from third with a one-out comebacker that pitcher Bryse Wilson couldn’t handle as the Reds won for just the second time in seven games on their 10-game homestand in salvaging the final game of a four-game series with the Brewers.
The Brewers’ Willy Adames, who finished a spectacular weekend series with his fourth homer in as many games, popped out against Diaz with the go-ahead run at third.
Cardinals 14, Yankees 7
Lars Nootbaar hit a tiebreaking, bases-clearing double in the seventh inning as visiting St. Louis blew a five-run lead before beating New York.
Jordan Walker had a career-high five hits, hitting four singles and a two-run homer in the fifth that gave the Cardinals a 7-2 lead. Walker set up Nootbaar’s clutch hit with a base hit to right field on Kahnle’s fastball.
Anthony Rizzo hit an RBI double and Alex Verdugo and Gleyber Torres hit run-scoring singles for the Yankees.
Padres 4, Rays 3
Jackson Merrill hit a two-run homer to help San Diego take the rubber game of its three-game series against Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Xander Bogaerts had two hits and the game-winning RBI in the ninth for San Diego (78-61), which had lost three of four. The home run gave Merrill 79 RBIs on the season, tying the Padres rookie record set by Benito Santiago in 1987.
San Diego’s Dylan Cease breezed through five innings but could not record an out in the sixth. He allowed three runs on two hits in his five-plus innings against the Rays (67-69), striking out four and walking three.
Orioles 6, Rockies 1
Zach Eflin took a perfect game into the sixth inning, James McCann homered and doubled, and Baltimore beat Colorado in Denver to take two of three in the series.
Eflin retired the first 15 Colorado batters, needing just 49 pitches to get through five innings, before Jake Cave led off the sixth and singled on a dribbler down the third base line. Eflin (10-7) is 5-0 in five starts since Baltimore acquired him from the Tampa Bay Rays on July 26.
Anthony Santander and Gunnar Henderson had two hits each for Baltimore (79-59), which moved within a half-game of the American League East-leading New York Yankees. Michael Toglia had two hits for Colorado (51-87), which lost a home series for just the second time since dropping two of three to Washington on June 21-23.
Cubs 14, Nationals 1
Dansby Swanson had four hits, Isaac Paredes had two hits and drove in three runs, and visiting Chicago beat Washington for its sixth straight win.
Pete Crow-Armstrong added three hits and scored twice for the Cubs, who scored 26 runs in sweeping the three-game series.
The Nationals’ Darren Baker, son of former Nationals manager Dusty Baker, was called up and singled in his first major league at-bat in the ninth inning.
Rangers 6, Athletics 4 (10 innings)
Josh Jung hit a three-run, walk-off home run in the 10th inning to lift Texas over visiting Oakland in Arlington, Texas.
With the Rangers trailing 4-2 and Oakland’s All-Star closer Mason Miller (1-2) on the mound, Adolis Garcia drove in automatic runner Marcus Semien with a two-out single to pull within one. After Travis Jankowski replaced Garcia as a pinch runner and Wyatt Langford drew a walk, Jung belted a shot into the right field seats.
Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker, the first two batters in the order, each went 4-for-5 for the Athletics.
Astros 7, Royals 2
Yordan Alvarez produced his sixth multi-homer game of the season and Ronel Blanco logged five scoreless innings as Houston completed a four-game sweep of visiting Kansas City.
Alvarez joined Jeff Bagwell as the only Astros with four consecutive 30-homer seasons as the Astros moved a season-best 13 games over .500 with their fifth consecutive victory. Blanco (10-6) gave up three hits and four walks while striking out three.
Royals starter Alec Marsh (7-8) allowed three runs on four hits in five innings. Bobby Witt Jr. became the first Kansas City player ever to record consecutive 30-homer seasons.
Diamondbacks 14, Dodgers 3
Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer to cap an eight-run second inning as Arizona pummeled Los Angeles in Phoenix.
Eugenio Suarez also homered and had two RBIs for the Diamondbacks, who pounded out 17 hits and ended a three-game losing streak. Grichuk had three hits and four RBIs. Brandon Pfaadt (9-7) allowed three runs and fanned 10 in 5 2/3 innings.
Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski (1-2) yielded 10 runs on 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings. Austin Barnes had three hits.
Twins 4, Blue Jays 3
Royce Lewis hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and Minnesota defeated visiting Toronto.
Ernie Clement hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who finished a 3-4 road trip.
Twins right-hander Bailey Ober allowed one run, one hit and three walks while striking out eight in six innings.
Angels 3, Mariners 2
Caden Dana allowed two runs and just two hits in six impressive innings in his major league debut, lifting Los Angeles over Seattle in Anaheim, Calif.
At 20 years, 8 months of age, Dana is the second youngest player currently in the majors, older only than Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio (20 years, 5 months). He is the youngest pitcher to start a game for the Angels since Frank Tanana (20 years, 4 months) in 1973.
Luke Raley went 2-for-4 with a solo homer for the Mariners, who have lost three of their past five games.
Tigers 4, Red Sox 1
Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene hit two-run home runs and surging Detroit defeated visiting Boston.
Brant Hurter (3-1) picked up the victory in long relief. Hurter gave up one run and six hits in five innings while recording five strikeouts. Jason Foley got the last three outs to collect his 20th save.
The Tigers (70-68) have won eight of their last 10 games, including two of three from the Red Sox in the weekend series. Jarren Duran drove in the lone run for Boston (70-67).
Marlins 7, Giants 5
Jonah Bride doubled to tie the game then scored the go-ahead run in a two-run sixth inning as Miami defeated host San Francisco.
The Marlins (51-86) won the last two games of the three-game series, sending the Giants (68-70) to a fourth loss in their last five contests and leaving them two games under .500 with just 24 to go.
Kyle Stowers hit a three-run homer and four Marlins relievers protected a late lead with four shutout innings. Xzavion Curry (1-2) was credited with the win while Calvin Faucher, who struck out all three men he faced in the ninth, registered his sixth save.
Guardians 6, Pirates 1
Alex Cobb took a perfect game into the seventh inning and Kyle Manzardo clubbed the first two homers of his career as Cleveland beat visiting Pittsburgh.
Cobb (2-1) retired the first 18 batters after missing two starts before coming off the 15-day injured list due to a broken fingernail. The 36-year-old Cobb made his third start since debuting this season on Aug. 9 after recovering from hip surgery.
The Pirates were held to two singles and have lost five of their past six games.
–Field Level Media
WNBA NEWS
A’JA WILSON COMES UP BIG AS ACES CRUISE PAST MERCURY
A’ja Wilson recorded game highs with 41 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 97-79 win over the host Phoenix Mercury on Sunday afternoon.
Wilson, a leading candidate for WNBA Most Valuable Player, made 16 of 23 shots. Kelsey Plum added 16 points, and Jackie Young had 11 points and tied an Aces record with 14 assists.
Las Vegas (20-12) dominated from the start, quickly building a double-digit lead and never allowing the Mercury back into the game. The Aces had already clinched a playoff spot.
The Mercury (16-17) lost their third straight game but still currently hold a playoff spot. Brittney Griner’s 24 points led Phoenix, which trailed 29-10 after the first quarter.
Sophie Cunningham added 16 points and Kahleah Copper 15.
Wilson had 23 points and 11 rebounds in the first half alone as the Aces took a 34-point lead at one point in the second quarter. A short stepback from Wilson with 2:31 left in the first half gave Las Vegas a 50-16 lead, the Aces’ largest of the day.
The Aces lost guard Chelsea Gray to a back injury with 8:36 left in the second quarter, on an offensive foul against Phoenix’s Kahleah Copper. Gray took a hard fall on the play and went to the locker room.
Frustration boiled over for the Mercury as the Aces were in full control and maintained it. Phoenix guards Natasha Cloud and Diana Taurasi picked up technical fouls, and because of an accumulation of such violations (seven each) will have to sit out the Mercury’s next game, unless the calls are later rescinded.
Copper also was whistled for a technical foul, hers coming in the third quarter. The Mercury lead the WNBA in technical fouls this season with 33.
Las Vegas led by as many as 29 in the third quarter before the Mercury made a run to cut into the lead. Cunningham swished a 3-pointer in transition off a steal, and the Mercury trailed 69-52 at the 3:17 mark.
Phoenix outscored Las Vegas 31-24 in the third quarter but couldn’t rally in the fourth.
–Field Level Media
STORM CAN’T OVERCOME SUN AS BRIONNA JONES STARS
Brionna Jones scored a season-high 26 points Sunday as the Connecticut Sun won their second game in less than 24 hours, stopping the visiting Seattle Storm 93-86.
Jones was 9 of 13 from the field and 8 of 13 from the foul line as Connecticut improved to 24-8 and maintained the second-best record in the WNBA. Marina Mabrey came off the bench to tally 15, while DiJonai Carrington added 14 points and Tyasha Harris kicked in 13.
Jewell Loyd paced Seattle (19-13) with a game-high 27 points, while Nneka Ogwumike added 20 points and 11 rebounds. Skylar Diggins-Smith hit for 16 points and Ezi Magbegor contributed 13, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Storm’s fifth loss in seven games.
With Jones controlling the lane, the Sun consistently punished Seattle in the lane. They scored a season-high 56 points in the paint and canned 54.2 percent of their attempts from the field. Connecticut also made more foul shots (26) than the Storm tried (24).
Seattle was able to slice a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit down to 84-81 with 1:07 left when Ogwumike converted a 3-point play. But Mabrey converted a floater off the glass with 47.1 seconds remaining and the Sun were able to hold on from there.
Loyd got off to a quick start in the first quarter with 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. However, Connecticut used a 7-0 run that saw Harris contribute a 3-pointer and a driving layup to take a 22-20 edge.
Playing unlike a team that finished off a win Saturday in Washington around 5 p.m., then tipped off another game 20 hours later, the Sun kept executing and scoring in the second quarter. They got the lead to nine at one point and settled for a 42-34 advantage at halftime.
Jones pushed the margin to 55-42 just past the midway point of the third quarter with a short hook shot, but the Storm were able to cut the margin down to 65-56 when the period ended.
–Field Level Media
GOLF NEWS
HAERAN RYU BOUNCES BACK, WINS FM CHAMPIONSHIP IN PLAYOFF
Haeran Ryu topped Jin Young Ko in an all-South Korean playoff to win the inaugural FM Championship on Sunday in Norton, Mass.
Ryu, 23, shot an 8-under-par 64 on Sunday to jump from sixth place into the playoff, which she won with a birdie at No. 18. She and Ko both finished 72 holes at 15-under 273.
The final-round 64 was an enormous turnaround for Ryu, who shot 78 on Saturday.
Ko, 29, held a two-stroke lead entering the final round, when she carded a 68. She made a par on the playoff hole.
The victory, worth $570,000, was the second in LPGA Tour play for Ryu, the 2023 Rookie of the Year who also captured the 2023 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. The result will see her rise into the top five in the season-long Race to the CME Globe.
“(The) second win is too hard for me because this year I got many chances before, but I miss it a couple times before,” Ryu said. “But today, I don’t want to miss again. I was so nervous at the playoff, but maybe Jin Young Ko is same as me.
“I think just thank for God, and yeah, I can’t believe it here now.”
Ryu made her move from the start on Sunday, birdieing each of her first four holes. She added five more birdies before making her lone bogey of the day at the par-3 16th hole. Ryu carded pars on the 17th and 18th holes in regulation.
“My caddie and my other teammates said to me (Saturday), ‘Just for today it’s bad, and tomorrow it all comes through. Just trust yourself,’” she said. “Yesterday after the round (I was) practicing … my shots and my putter, so (I) just (solved) the problems. So today is really good at the start. I made some amazing (shots).”
Ko also began the day hot, registering eagles on the par-5 second hole and the par-4 fourth hole. However, she played the remainder of the round in even par, with two birdies and two bogeys.
“I played really, really good this week,” Ko said. “Unfortunately just the last shot wasn’t good and I lose. But overall, I played really solid, and congrats to Hae Ran. Maybe next time I will have a chance to win maybe.”
China’s Ruixin Liu came in third place at 14 under after carding a 64 on Sunday.
Allisen Corpuz and Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul both shot a final-round 67 to share fourth place at 13 under.
Jennifer Kupcho (65 on Sunday), Norway’s Celine Borge (63) and Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn (65) tied for sixth place at 11 under.
Sarah Schmelzel (67), Lauren Coughlin (72), Australia’s Hannah Green (67), Switzerland’s Morgane Metraux (67) and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda (71) all wound up at 9 under, tied for 10th place.
–Field Level Media
RUSSELL HENLEY FIRES UP GEORGIA WITH 62, HOPES PRESIDENTS CUP IS NEXT
ATLANTA — Russell Henley gave Georgia Bulldogs fans plenty of reason to bark Sunday afternoon at East Lake Golf Club.
The Macon native and former University of Georgia star rode the home-crowd vibes to a 9-under-par 62 in the final round of the Tour Championship.
Henley shot the lowest round of the tournament thanks to his final shot, a pitch-in eagle at the par-5 18th. After missing left, Henley had the whole green to work with, and his shot took two quick skips and tracked straight into the hole.
Henley, 35, carded four birdies on the front nine and took his only bogey of the day at No. 10 before responding with birdies at Nos. 11, 13, 14 and 17.
“Made a 20-footer or so on 4, which is a tough hole for me especially,” Henley said. “It’s one of the longer ones straight uphill. You’ve got to hit a really flush high second shot to land it soft enough on that green because the greens are new, so that was a really big birdie for me.”
At 19 under par, Henley finished in a tie for fourth with Xander Schauffele and Australia’s Adam Scott. The veteran clearly plays well in Atlanta; this was just his fourth time reaching the Tour Championship, but he tied for third here in 2017.
The question of what’s next for Henley will be answered Tuesday. He is gunning to make the U.S. Presidents Cup team as a captain’s pick, which would mark his first international competition as a pro.
Henley said he hoped captain Jim Furyk was following his round Sunday.
“Obviously a dream of mine to — why I work so hard is to make one of these teams,” Henley said. “Hopefully it works out.”
Six players automatically qualified for the U.S. team based on a points system. Henley finished ninth in those standings, and his competition for a spot on the team includes bigger names like Tony Finau, Sam Burns, Keegan Bradley, Max Homa and Georgia native Brian Harman.
“I definitely feel like athletically I don’t have what a lot of these guys have in terms of distance and stuff,” Henley explained. “I always feel like I’ve been a grinder and a fighter, and I think I could definitely do that for the team.”
Henley was busy on the course playing his third round Saturday when, elsewhere in Atlanta, his Bulldogs football team opened the season by blowing out Clemson 34-3.
“I wish I would have seen it,” Henley said. “They’re looking good, though.”
–Adam Zielonka, Field Level Media
HE’S NO. 1: SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER CAPS DOMINANT YEAR WITH FEDEX CUP TITLE
ATLANTA — The inevitable became official Sunday afternoon at East Lake Golf Club: Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championship and clinched the 2024 FedEx Cup, the first season-long championship of his PGA Tour career.
Scheffler finished a whopping 30 under par and defeated Collin Morikawa by four strokes after an eventful round of 4-under 67. Scheffler added a FedEx Cup to his growing resume and took home the corresponding $25 million bonus.
Scheffler followed back-to-back bogeys by ripping off a three-birdie run at Nos. 9-11. A 15 1/2-foot eagle putt at the par-5 14th was the final highlight of Scheffler’s commanding 2024 campaign that reasserted his status as the best golfer in the world.
Morikawa applied pressure early and went on to shoot 66 — not enough to get in Scheffler’s way.
The stoic Scheffler cracked a smile at caddie Ted Scott after tapping in for par at No. 18.
For the third consecutive year, Scheffler entered the Tour Championship at 10 under with a two-shot head start thanks to the FedEx Cup starting strokes format. He finished the job after failing to convert in 2022 and 2023.
He became the first player since Tiger Woods (2007) to win seven times on tour in one season. His other wins came at the Masters, the Players Championship and four signature events.
“We’ll look back on 2024 and it’s obviously one of the best individual years that a player has had for a long time,” Northern Ireland star Rory McIlroy said as Scheffler finished his round.
Scheffler’s ascendancy comes at a particularly lucrative moment in PGA Tour history. With purses increasing in recent years, Scheffler managed to break the tour record for most official money in a season for the third year running. He won $29,228,357 in official money this season, not counting Sunday’s $25 million FedEx Cup bonus.
Scheffler led by five to begin the day and grew the margin to seven after two holes. Morikawa birdied No. 4 before Scheffler landed in a greenside bunker at No. 5, leading to his first bogey.
The playing partners both birdied No. 6, but Scheffler gave a stroke back when his 5-foot par putt slid by the hole at No. 7, his only miss from inside 8 feet all week. He then drove into a bunker on the short par-4 eighth and blasted his second shot over the green.
The door creaked open for Morikawa, who easily birdied the eighth while Scheffler carded his third bogey in four holes. The two-shot swing pushed Morikawa to 23 under, two off the lead.
In one shot, Scheffler turned the round back in his favor. He flew his tee shot at the long par-3 ninth to just 5 feet of the pin. That was the start of his birdie surge, as he made a 3-footer at No. 10 and a 15-footer at No. 11.
Morikawa got stuck in neutral at the wrong time, missing birdie tries at Nos. 9 and 10. But he converted three birdies in his final six holes and clinched his best Tour Championship finish in five trips.
Sahith Theegala capped off his best career showing at a FedEx Cup playoff event, holding onto third place at 24 under thanks to a final-round 64.
Georgia native Russell Henley went 5 under over his final six holes, culminating with a pitch-in eagle at the par-5 18th, to shoot the round of the week at 9-under 62 and please the home crowd. Henley finished the week 19 under, tied for fourth with Xander Schauffele (68) and Australia’s Adam Scott (67).
–Adam Zielonka, Field Level Media
GENERAL SPORTS NEWS
DIRECTV LOSES ESPN CHANNELS AMID RATE DISPUTE
Millions of sports fans tuning in to see U.S. Open tennis, a key National League East baseball game and one of the marquee matchups of college football’s opening weekend got an unwelcome surprise Sunday night.
The Walt Disney Company pulled the plug on the ESPN family of channels and on ABC in eight TV markets, all of which it owns, from DirecTV as part of a dispute with the satellite operator.
The immediate impact of the impasse was that the Atlanta Braves-Philadelphia Phillies game on ESPN and the tennis on ESPN2 were blacked out for DirecTV customers.
In addition, the college football game featuring No. 23 Southern California and No. 13 LSU, which was airing on ABC, was unavailable for DirecTV customers in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, the San Francisco Bay Area, Durham-Raleigh-Fayetteville and Fresno. The ABC affiliates in those markets are owned by Disney.
DirecTV wrote in a statement, “Just hours before Disney pulled its programming from millions of DirecTV customers, they demanded that to reach any licensing agreement or extend access to its programming, DirecTV must agree to waive all claims that Disney’s behavior is anti-competitive.
Disney and ESPN issued a statement that read, “DirecTV chose to deny millions of subscribers access to our content just as we head into the final week of the U.S. Open and gear up for college football and the opening of the NFL season. While we’re open to offering DirecTV flexibility and terms which we’ve extended to other distributors, we will not enter into an agreement that undervalues our portfolio of television channels and programs.
“We invest significantly to deliver the No. 1 brands in entertainment, news and sports because that’s what our viewers expect and deserve. We urge DirecTV to do what’s in the best interest of their customers and finalize a deal that would immediately restore our programming.”
DirecTV’s chief content officer, Rob Thun, said in a statement, “The Walt Disney Co. is once again refusing any accountability to consumers, distribution partners, and now the American judicial system. Disney is in the business of creating alternate realities, but this is the real world where we believe you earn your way and must answer for your own actions. They want to continue to chase maximum profits and dominant control at the expense of consumers — making it harder for them to select the shows and sports they want at a reasonable price.
“Consumer frustration is at an all-time high as Disney shifts its best producers, most innovative shows, top teams, conferences, and entire leagues to their direct-to-consumer services while making customers pay more than once for the same programming on multiple Disney platforms. Disney’s only magic is forcing prices to go up while simultaneously making its content disappear.”
Should the dispute continue, among the ESPN events DirecTV viewers would be able to watch, in addition to the continuation of the U.S. Open, would be the football game featuring Boston College and No. 10 Florida State on Monday and the season opener of “Monday Night Football” the following week, when the New York Jets visit the San Francisco 49ers.
–Field Level Media
TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANS OVERCOME SEVEN-RUN DEFICIT, SECURE BIGGEST COMEBACK WIN AT VICTORY FIELD SINCE 2005
INDIANAPOLIS – Chasing seven runs midway through the fifth inning, the Indianapolis Indians muscled up with four home runs – the last a tiebreaking two-run blast by Dylan Shockley in the seventh – to score nine unanswered runs in a stunning 10-9 comeback win over the Louisville Bats on Sunday afternoon at Victory Field. The come-from-behind win was Indy’s largest at Victory Field since 2005.
After Fineas Del Bonta-Smith surrendered a pair of two-out, two-run homers in the top of the fifth inning that put Indy in an 8-1 hole and gave it a game-low win probability of 2.1%, the offense came alive. Indianapolis (32-24, 65-64) took chunks out of the deficit before it was gone, with Nick Yorke and Edward Olivares clubbing two-run shots in the fifth and sixth to pull the Indians within three. In the home half of the seventh, Billy Cook followed a Yorke leadoff single and Jake Lamb getting beaned with a 420-foot missile over the wall in center to tie the game. Later in the frame with the go-ahead run at third and two outs, Shockley greeted reliever Casey Legumina out of the bullpen with a bomb to left.
Trailing for the first time all day, Louisville (20-37, 58-73) responded in the eighth with a solo blast by Edwin Rios. Ryder Ryan (W, 1-1) prevented further damage, and Connor Sadzeck (S, 6) pitched around a single and hit-by-pitch in the ninth to nail down Indy’s largest comeback win at the Vic since July 20, 2005, when the Indians trailed 9-0 midway through the second inning against Syracuse and stormed back for a 14-11 triumph.
Prior to the Indians’ game-turning, four-homer barrage, the Bats built their 8-1 cushion with three runs in the first, one in the third and four in the fifth. In the opening frame, each of Louisville’s first four batters reached base safely. Seth Beer hit a run-scoring single in the second for Indy to make it 3-1, but Francisco Urbaez doubled home Levi Jordan in the next half inning. Two innings later, Erik González and Blake Dunn hit towering two-run blasts onto the left field berm.
Reiver Sanmartin (L, 0-1) was charged with four earned runs for Louisville.
Yorke finished with a team-high three hits, and his home run was his first in 29 games with Indianapolis since being acquired by Pittsburgh near the end of July. He is batting .352 (38-for-108) with an .899 OPS in those contests.
Indy is 5-0 in games when hitting at least four home runs this season. The Indians’ only other occurrence with four home runs at Victory Field this season came on May 18 vs. Toledo in a 16-10 win.
Indianapolis begins a six-game series on Labor Day at Fifth Third Field against Toledo. The Mud Hens will send LHP Andrew Vasquez (7-2, 4.40) to the bump while the Indians have yet to name a starter.
INDIANA FEVER
GAME RECAP: MITCHELL AND CLARK LEAD FEVER TO ROAD WIN AT DALLAS
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark scored 36 and 28 points each as the Indiana Fever (17-16) reached the century mark for the second consecutive game in a 100-93 win against the Dallas Wings at College Park Center on Sunday. In a game that featured 20 lead changes, Mitchell’s 36-point effort tied the second most points ever scored by a Fever player in a regular season game and Clark secured the highest scoring season by a rookie in franchise history. Clark became only the seventh rookie in WNBA history to record at least 600 points and enters Wednesday’s game with 617 points scored this season.
Mitchell’s season-high scoring night on 12-of-22 field goal shooting was highlighted by shooting 5-of-7 from 3-point range. Sunday was Mitchell’s seventh-consecutive game scoring at least 20 points, extending the franchise record for the most consecutive 20-point games by a player. Her five made shots from 3-point range advanced her past Ivory Latta for 14th on the WNBA all-time three pointers list with 537. Clark’s 28 points, 12 assists and four rebounds on Sunday was her 12th double-double of the season.
Fever forward NaLyssa Smith had her third-consecutive game recording at least 10 points and six rebounds as she added 14 points on 7-of-12 field goal shooting, eight rebounds, three blocks, two steals and two assists. Fever center Aliyah Boston, forward Damiris Dantas and guard Lexie Hull combined for 20 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks in the win as well. Boston’s eight rebounds put her past Katie Douglas for 10th on the franchise all-time rebounds list with 631. Indiana outscored Dallas in paint points, 38-24 and shot 52.9 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from 3-point range to help ensure its victory.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Wings went on an 8-0 run and made six 3-point field goals, leading 23-19 going into the second quarter. The Fever responded with an 11-3 run toward the end of the second quarter and outscored Dallas, 26-23, as Mitchell, Clark and Smith all reached double figures heading into halftime. Dallas went on a 15-6 run approximately halfway through the third quarter, but Indiana went on another 11-3 run of its own to cut a nine-point deficit down to one. Dallas led going into the final quarter, 74-70, but Indiana outscored the Wings, 30-19, off a 13-4 run to end the game.
Three Wings players scored in double figures in the loss, led by guard Arike Ogunbowale’s team-best 34-point performance, which included a career-high nine made 3-point field goals. Ogunbowale also pulled down eight rebounds and dished out three assists. Wings forwards Satou Sabally and Natasha Howard followed with 25 points and 18 points, respectively, and combined for nine rebounds and four steals. Wings center Teaira McCowan pulled down a game-best 11 rebounds on Sunday as well. Dallas scored a season-high 13 made 3-point field goals in the loss.
UP NEXT
The Fever return home on Wednesday to take on the Los Angeles Sparks at 7 p.m. ET from Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Wednesday’s game will be broadcast on MeTV and CBS Sports Network.
INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF
WOMEN’S GOLF OPENS IN WEST LAFAYETTE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana women’s golf team will open the 2024-25 season at the Boilermaker Classic from Sept. 2-3 at the Kampen-Cosler Golf Course in West Lafayette.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Boilermaker Classic • West Lafayette, Ind.
Kampen-Cosler Golf Course
Par 72 • 6297 yards
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TEAMS COMPETING (15)
Abeline Christian, Alabama, Ball State, Georgia Southern, INDIANA, James Madison, Kent State, Michigan, Minnesota, North Florida, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, Purdue, Western Kentucky, Xavier
INDIANA LINEUP
1. Chloe Johnson
2. Faith Johnson
3. Madison Dabagia
4. Caroline Smith
5. Maddie May
TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Indiana will be paired with Georgia Southern and Big Ten foe Michigan in the opening round. The trio will open on the fourth tee at 9 a.m. ET on Monday.
• Round three will also feature a 9 a.m. ET shotgun start on Tuesday morning.
• Including the Hoosiers, seven of the 15 teams competing in the event participated in the 2024 NCAA Regionals. Abilene Christian, Alabama, Kent State, Michigan, Purdue, and Xavier were the other schools to earn postseason bids a season ago. Georgia Southern, James Madison, Minnesota, North Florida, Notre Dame, and Western Kentucky all had individual players advance to NCAA play.
• IU finished seventh in this event to kick off the 2023-24 season. Chloe Johnson (75-74-68; 217) and Faith Johnson (73-73-71; 217) tied for 12th place to pace the Hoosier attack.
PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
PURDUE DEFENDS TITLE OF STACEY CLARK CLASSIC CHAMPIONS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Behind one of the most efficient team attacks in the last six years, the No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers swept UC Davis, 25-18, 25-10, 25-18 inside Holloway Gymnasium. With the victory, Purdue (3-0) won the Stacey Clark Classic while UC Davis (2-1) finished second in the tournament.
Junior Eva Hudson was named Stacey Clark Classic MVP after averaging 4.6 kills per set and a .352 attack % over the weekend. Additionally, senior Raven Colvin was selected to the all-tournament team, totaling 26 kills, a .452 hitting % and 19 blocks over the weekend.
Purdue’s .450 hitting % vs. UC Davis was just the fourth time in the last six season Purdue has ran an offense so efficiently. It was preceded by a nearly-perfect back row that saw 51 receptions and just one error. The solid passing led to 45 assists by sophomore Taylor Anderson. Meanwhile, libero Ali Hornung anchored the back row with 18 digs, dishing out three assists along with an ace.
The offensive effort was led by Eva Hudson’s 15 kills on 30 swings (.433). Additionally, Raven Colvin put down 12 kills and paced the team with a .733 attack %. After each Boilermaker recorded an attack error in Set 1, the pair both went errorless for the remainder of the match.
Kenna Wollard registered a .471 hitting %, which included a career-high 10 kills.
Purdue will begin its eight-match road streak Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they are set to take on California and Utah before traveling up the road to play Utah State on Saturday, a team receiving votes in the AVCA preseason poll, in Logan, Utah.
Stacey Clark Classic All-Tournament:
UMBC: #16 Hannah Howard
K-State: #15 Izzi Szulczewski
UC Davis: #3 Olivia Utterback
Purdue: #17 Eva Hudson (MVP) and #7 Raven Colvin
PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF
WOMEN’S GOLF BEGINS SEASON AT HOME, HOSTING THE BOILERMAKER CLASSIC
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Women’s Golf begins the 2024-25 season looking to defend their home tournament title, welcoming 14 teams to West Lafayette for the Boilermaker Classic (Sept. 2-3). The 54-hole stroke play tournament will be contested on the Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept. 4: Rounds 1 and 2 (9 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
Tuesday, Sept. 5: Round 3 (9 a.m. ET Shotgun Start)
THE LINEUP (+3 INDIVIDUALS)
Momo Sugiyama – Sr.
Two-time All-Big Ten honoree in both seasons as a Boilermaker
Making her 26th appearance as a Boilermaker, cracking the lineup in every tournament over the past two years
Ended the 2023-24 season ranked No. 126 in the national rankings
Last year, produced a team-best 72.45 stroke average for the third-best single-season stroke average in school history
Carded 19 rounds of par-or-better a year ago, also the third most in a single season by a Boilermaker
Had five Top 10 finishes a season ago, including a fourth-place performance at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (72-75-70—217)
Her 10th-place finish was the first Top 10 by a Boilermaker at the B1G Championships since 2019; also produced the lowest 54-hole score (71-73-71—215) by a Purdue golfer in the tournament since 2018
Her two-round 145 (75-70) at the 2024 Spartan Sun Coast Invitational was the seventh-best 36-hole total in school history
Began last spring by leading the Boilermakers at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic, placing eighth with a career-low 211 (67-73-71) that featured a personal-best round of 67 (-5)
Tied for ninth at the 2023 Boilermaker Classic with a 1-under 215 (73-69-73) to help Purdue claim the tournament title to start the season
Tied Purdue’s single-season record with six rounds in the 60s during the 2022-23 campaign
Two-time WGCA All-American Scholar, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten
Jocelyn Bruch – Sr.
Making her team-high 34th appearance as a Boilermaker
Ended last season ranked No. 283 in the national rankings
Recorded a 74.43 stroke average last season, which included posting the team-low round eight times
Made a hole-in-one in the final round of the 2024 NCAA Las Vegas Regional, leading the Boilermakers with a 74 in extremely windy conditions; tallied 41 pars throughout the week to lead the 69-player field and tied for 24th on the individual leaderboard (76-72-74—222)
Tied for 14th at the 2024 B1G Championships, securing her best placing and 54-hole total (73-71-72—216) of the spring and joining Sugiyama with Purdue’s only par-or-better three-round scores in the tournament since 2018
Fired a career-low 209 (69-70-70) at the 2023 Schooner Fall Classic for the 10th-best three-round total in school history
Paced the field in par-4 scoring (-3) to help the Boilermakers win the 2023 Mary Fossum Invitational, tying for seventh on the individual leaderboard for her second career Top 10 (76-70-71—217)
Cracked the Top 10 for the first time in her career, tying for sixth with a 4-under 212 (69-69-74) to help Purdue win the 2023 Boilermaker Classic
Earned a 2024 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Three-time Academic All-Big Ten; graduated last spring
Jasmine Kahler – So.
Ended the 2023-24 season ranked No. 253 in the national rankings
Played in 10 tournaments as a freshman, including four in the Purdue lineup (final four of the season)
Recorded a 74.43 stroke average a season ago
Led the Boilermakers at the 2024 NCAA Las Vegas Regional, tying for eighth at even-par (71-70-75—216) for her second Top 10 of the season and her first Top 10 as part of the Purdue lineup
Collected a Top 20 finish in her first Big Ten Championships, ending the tournament with a 1-under 71 to finish 2-over for the week (75-72-71—218); made 40 pars to rank third in the 84-player field
Competing as an individual last spring, tied for 6th at The Bruzzy with a career-low 213 (73-70-70), her best finish as a Boilermaker; the 213 was the eighth-best 54-hole total by a freshman in program history
In her Purdue debut, tied for 22nd as an individual in the Boilermaker Classic (73-72-76—221)
Natasha Kiel – Sr.
Making her 14th appearance as a Boilermaker, but playing in her 26th collegiate tournament
ne of four Boilermakers to crack the lineup for all 13 tournaments last year, her first season at Purdue
Made four of Purdue’s 10 eagles last season to lead the Boilermakers
Recorded a 74.29 stroke average to rank third on the team a season ago
Ranked second in par-4 scoring (-1) and tied for ninth (73-72-73—218) to help the Boilermakers win the 2023 Mary Fossum Invitational
Transferred to Purdue after two seasons at Vanderbilt
Samantha Brown – Fr.
Making her collegiate debut
Finished her junior golf career ranked No. 49 in the country by Junior Golf Scoreboard
Participated in the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open and 2024 U.S. Girls Junior Championship
Won the 2024 Women’s Western Junior
Four-time all-state honoree
Won 24 of 48 high school tournaments and finished 1-under par throughout her entire high school career, which included a cumulative 37-under par as a senior
As a senior, named Indiana Girls Golfer of the Year by USA Today, earning a spot on the All-USA Today HSSA Girls Golf Team
Jade Gu – Sr. (Competing as an individual)
Competing in her 17th tournament, including the sixth as an individual
Played in eight tournaments a season ago, including five times in the Purdue lineup, and recorded a 76.41 stroke average
Came off the bench to play in the third round of the 2024 NCAA Championships
Tied for 39th at last spring’s Briar’s Creek Invitational (70-71-82—223) which included a team-low 70 (-2) in the opening round; her 54-hole total of 223 was a season best
Two-time WGCA All-American Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten
Lauren Timpf – Fr. (Competing as an individual)
Making her collegiate debut
Finished her junior golf career ranked No. 98 in the country by Junior Golf Scoreboard
Three-time MHSAA State Champion
Recorded a 69.4 stroke average as a senior, leading to medalist honors at 10 events
Made the Round of 64 at the 2024 U.S. Girls Junior Championship after tying for 33rd in stroke play
Michaela Headlee – Fr. (Competing as an individual)
Making her collegiate debut
Four-time all-state honoree
Finished runner-up (+2) at the 2023 IHSAA State Championship to lead Carmel to a second consecutive state title
Posted a 73.1 stroke average as a senior
THE FIELD
Abilene Christian
Alabama
Ball State
Georgia Southern
Indiana
James Madison
Kent State
Michigan
Minnesota
North Florida
Notre Dame
Old Dominion
Purdue
Western Kentucky
Xavier
THE COURSE
Two championship 18-hole courses make up the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, both designed by legendary golf course architect Pete Dye.
The Boilermaker Classic will be contested on the Kampen-Cosler Course, a links-style par 72 that will play at 6,299 yards.
Kampen-Cosler is rated one of the top collegiate courses in the nation and has been awarded 4.5 stars on Golf Digest’s “Places to Play.” Kampen-Cosler is ranked as one of the most difficult golf courses in Indiana.
The course has hosted a number of prestigious collegiate and public tournaments, including the 2003 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship and the 2005 Women’s Western Amateur. Next year, it will be home to the 2025 Junior PGA Championships.
LAST YEAR’S TOURNAMENT VICTORY
Purdue protected its home course, starting the 2023-24 season by beating 14 other teams to win the Boilermaker Classic. The Boilermakers finished the 54-hole event 12-under par (296-270-286—852) on the Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Complex, six shots ahead of runner-up Alabama.
The 54-hole team total matched the fourth-lowest score in school history alongside the Boilermakers’ performance at the 2008 Indiana Invitational.
After building a lead thanks to a school-record 270 (-18) in the second round, Purdue posted another under-par round (-2) to remain atop the leaderboard and capture the team title.
Jocelyn Bruch cracked the Top 10 for the first time in her career. She placed sixth with a career-low 212 (69-69-74), breaking her previous best by five strokes.
Momo Sugiyama finished another tournament in red figures, firing a 215 (-1) with a 69 sandwiched in between rounds of 73. She tied for ninth on the individual leaderboard.
HISTORY AT HOME
The Boilermakers will be hosting a tournament on one of their home courses for the second time since 2019.
The Boilermaker Classic returned to the schedule last season, as Purdue captured the season-opening tournament on the Kampen-Cosler Course, while the 2019 Boilermaker Classic was held on the Ackerman-Allan Course.
In the 2019 Boilermaker Classic, assistant coach Lauren Guiao placed fifth on the individual leaderboard with rounds of 73 (+1) and 72 (E).
VETERANS AND NEWCOMERS
Purdue returns a plethora of talent for the 2024-25 campaign, bringing back five golfers that competed in at least eight tournaments a season ago led by two-time All-Big Ten honoree Momo Sugiyama.
Jocelyn Bruch and Natasha Kiel are back for the senior seasons after playing in all 13 events last year, while Jasmine Kahler made an immediate impact with 10 tournament appearances as a freshman.
Jade Gu brings veteran experience as well after playing in eight tournaments throughout the 2023-24 season and 22 throughout her career.
The freshman class features the best golfers in both Indiana (Samantha Brown) and Michigan (Lauren Timpf), along with four-time all-state and two-time state champion Michaela Headlee.
2023-24 RECAP
The Boilermakers earned their ninth straight NCAA Regional berth in the second season under head coach Zack Byrd, producing two wins and four Top 3 finishes throughout the 2023-24 campaign.
Purdue secured a spot the NCAA Championships for the 19th time in program history, placing runner-up at the NCAA Las Vegas Regional at Spanish Trail Country Club. At the regional, the Boilermakers fired an 8-under 280 during the second round, setting a new program best for the lowest round in an NCAA Regional and matching the 2010 Boilermakers at the NCAA Championships for Purdue’s best round in any NCAA tournament.
Capturing the Boilermaker Classic and the Mary Fossum Invitational, Purdue won multiple tournaments in a season for the first time in seven years.
The Boilermakers also produced two of the lowest five team totals (54 holes) in school history, a program-best 837 at the Schooner Fall Classic and an 852 (fifth) at the season-opening Boilermaker Classic.
Purdue placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships with an even-par 864, the Boilermakers’ best score in the league tournament since 2016.
BYRD ELEVATED TO DIRECTOR OF GOLF
After leading Purdue Women’s Golf to numerous school records and tournament titles in his first two seasons as head coach, Zack Byrd signed an extension and was elevated to Purdue Director of Golf.
Along with entering his third year as head coach of the women’s team, Byrd now has oversight of both Purdue golf programs and will provide leadership support to the new men’s golf coach.
In two seasons under Byrd’s guidance, Purdue has collected three tournament titles. The Boilermakers won three tournaments over the previous six seasons before Byrd’s arrival.
Seventeen of the 50 lowest team rounds in program history have occurred under Byrd, including the school record 270 (-18) at the 2023 Boilermaker Classic as well as the second-best round, a 274 at the 2023 Schooner Fall Classic.
A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE
Entering his third season, head coach Zack Byrd put together a challenging slate that will see the Boilermakers play at incredible courses across eight states, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico.
The Boilermakers return to East Lansing, Michigan to defend their title at the Mary Fossum Invitational (Sept. 22-23), hosted by Michigan State. Purdue won last year’s tournament by 10 strokes.
After not appearing on the schedule last year, the Windy City Collegiate Classic is back on the calendar (Sept. 30-Oct. 1). The Boilermakers played in the tournament annually from 2013-22, aside from the 2020 fall season that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rounding out the fall, Purdue leaves the country for the White Sands Bahamas Invitational on Paradise Island in the Bahamas (Oct. 18-20).
Flipping the calendar to 2025, Purdue travels west to Gold Canyon, Arizona for the Match in the Desert at Superstition Mountain Country Club (Jan. 27). One week later, the Boilermakers serve as hosts of the Puerto Rico Classic at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (Feb. 2-4).
Purdue returns to two more tournaments that were on the schedule last season. The Boilermakers tee it up at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational in Sarasota, Florida (Feb. 16-17) before going back to the Briar’s Creek Invitational on Johns Island, South Carolina (March 10-11).
Ending March and rolling into April, the Boilermakers travel to St. Augustine, Florida for the Coach Mo Classic. Serving as the final tune-up before the conference championship, Purdue welcomes teams back to West Lafayette for the Boilermaker Spring Classic. The spring tournament will take place on the other BBGC Pete Dye course, Ackerman-Allen (April 6-7).
The Big Ten Championships returns to Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland, just outside of Baltimore (April 18-20). Last year, the Boilermakers fired an even-par 864 (292-289-283) for their lowest score in the conference tournament since 2016.
Rounding out the schedule, the Boilermakers plan to hear their names called for postseason play in one of six NCAA Regionals (May 5-7) with sights set on a return trip to the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, California (May 16-21).
NEXT ON THE TEE
After the season-opening home tournament, Purdue heads north to Minnesota to compete in the prestigious Annika Intercollegiate hosted by golf legend Annika Sorenstam (Sept. 9-11).
NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
IRISH VOLLEYBALL STARTS THE 2024 SEASON 2-0
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Irish started the 2024 season 2-0 as they were named the 2024 Catholic Challenge Champions. On Saturday, August 31, the Irish started the day with a sweep over Villanova (25-6, 25-19, 25-22) and finished it with a four-set victory over Santa Clara (22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 27-25).
Graduates Hattie Monson and Ella Sandt, along with freshman Anna Bjork, were named to the Catholic Challenge All-Tournament Team.
Notre Dame vs. Villanova Box Score | Notre Dame vs. Santa Clara Box Score
VILLANOVA
Despite a 3-3 start in set one, the Irish were scoring at a rapid pace and went on to dominate their first set of the season. A 12-0 run from the Irish, which included three service aces from Phyona Schrader and three kills from Bjork, gave Notre Dame a 14-3 edge. Leading 18-5, the Irish went on to outscore the Wildcats 7-1 to take the win in a commanding fashion at 25-6.
It was back and forth between the Irish and Wildcats to start the second set, but Villanova claimed the 12-9 advantage to force a Notre Dame timeout. A Palazzolo kill sparked an 11-0 run to put the Irish up 20-13, allowing them to win set two 25-19.
Set three was a close battle through the entirety of the set, but Notre Dame capped off their sweep with a 25-22 set three victory and a Bjork game-winning solo block to seal the deal.
Palazzolo and Schrader led the way with 8 kills a piece, while Schrader also tossed in 4 service aces and 4 blocks. Avery Ross, Lucy Trump, and Anna Bjork all finished with 6 kills a piece.
SANTA CLARA
Santa Clara came out swinging, claiming an early 12-6 lead over the Irish to start Notre Dame’s second match of the day. A 9-1 run capped off by a Bjork ace put the Irish in front 15-13, forcing a Bronco timeout. Leading 22-19, Santa Clara strung together six straight points to secure the set one win 25-22. Notre Dame would go on to win the next three sets.
Set two was another close battle. The lead continuously went back and forth between the two squads with 14 ties in the second set alone. While the Broncos were within one at 22-21, the Irish would take set two, scoring the final three points to win it 25-21.
With a similar start in the third, Notre Dame was able to separate themselves early and take a 13-9 lead to start. Extending the advantage to seven at 18-11, the Broncos battled back to make it a four-point set at 21-17. Back-to-back Irish kills from Bjork and Gaerte would help Notre Dame close out the third with a 25-19 victory.
While the Irish tried to carry their momentum into set four, Santa Clara was making it tough – taking the 15-10 lead. Maintaining their five-point advantage all of the way to the 23-18 mark, Santa Clara was looking to close it out and take it to a fifth set. Notre Dame wasn’t going anywhere as a Lauren Tarnoff kill sparked the Irish offense. The kill was followed by a block from Schrader and Bjork, a kill from Schrader, and then a kill by Palazzolo to make it 23-22 and force a Bronco timeout. Santa Clara would score out of the timeout (24-22), but Schrader had back-to-back crucial plays with a kill and service ace to tie it up at 24-all.
The Broncos shut down the Irish offense with a block to make it 25-24, but Notre Dame would close it out and end it on a Bjork kill to claim the second win of the day in a 27-25 set four victory.
Morgan Gaerte led the way with 13 kills and 3 blocks, followed by Schrader with 8 kills and 5 blocks. Palazzolo finished with 9 kills and Bjork recorded 8 kills and 8 blocks.
UP NEXT
The Irish are back on the road next weekend as they travel to Mississippi to face Michigan and Mississippi State in the StarkVegas Classic hosted by the Bulldogs.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
REAGAN ANDREW NAMED PFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Pioneer Football League announced Player of the Week honors following Week 1 performances. Butler’s Reagan Andrew was responsible for four touchdowns in a debut victory against Upper Iowa to claim the league’s offensive award. San Diego defensive back Matt Ballentine and Dayton’s Gideon Lampron’s defensive efforts sparked their respective teams to victories against FCS foes to share the league’s weekly defensive honor. Stetson kicker Daniel Holbrook scored 11 points in Stetson’s win and picked up the special teams award.
PFL Offensive Player of the Week
Reagan Andrew, Butler (So., QB, St. Louis, Missouri)
Making his first collegiate start, Andrew needed only one half and two third-quarter drives to score three touchdowns and run for another as Butler secured a 40-7 victory against Upper Iowa on Saturday. He completed 5-of-10 passes to amass 119 yards and three touchdown passes. On his final action of the day, he tacked on a 22-yard touchdown run to cap a five-carry, 32-yard rushing day.
PFL Co-Defensive Players of the Week
Matt Ballentine, San Diego (Grad., DB, Santa Clarita, California)
Ballentine’s pick six to start the fourth quarter proved the difference maker as San Diego downed Cal Poly, 27-21, on Saturday. With the Toreros hanging on to a tenuous 17-14 lead at the start of the fourth quarter, Ballentine intercepted a pass at the Cal Poly 40-yard line and returned it for a touchdown, extending the lead to 24-14. He also had two pass breakups and a tackle to lead a San Diego defense that forced three turnovers and turned two of those takeaways into defensive touchdowns.
Gideon Lampron, Dayton (RSo., LB, LaGrange, Ohio)
Lampron was all over the place in Dayton’s 18-10 victory against St. Francis (Pa.). He had a game-best 11 tackles, including three for loss and a sack, In addition, Lampron forced two fumbles and recovered another. One forced fumble led to a short field and, ultimately, a Dayton touchdown. Lampron then pushed the Dayton advantage to 9-0 when he burst through the line to make a tackle in the end zone for a safety.
PFL Special Teams Player of the Week
Daniel Holbrook, Stetson (So., K, Annapolis, Maryland)
Holbrook was responsible for all the Hatters’ first-half scoring, connecting on field goals of 33 and 45 yards to help Stetson down Ava Maria 41-3 on Saturday. His second field goal came at the halftime gun and gave Stetson a 6-3 lead. He also had five PATs, finishing with 11 points, and averaged 59.3 yards on his seven kickoffs.
IU-INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
KUDLO RECORDS 10 SAVES AS JAGUARS FALL TO MONTANA, 1-0
MISSOULA, Mont. – The IU Indianapolis women’s soccer team was under siege from the opening kick against Big Sky preseason favorite Montana on Sunday (Sept. 1) in falling to the Griz, 1-0 at South Campus Stadium. Senior goalkeeper Ashton Kudlo was brilliant in the defeat, recording a career-high 10 saves, including stopping a first half penalty kick.
Montana (4-2) outshot the Jaguars by a 31-2 margin and rookie netminder Bayliss Flynn went untested in the clean sheet. The Griz scored the game’s lone goal in the 16th minute when Jen Estes angled a breakaway past Kudlo after Maddie Ditta has created a turnover near midfield and led her teammate into open space.
That would be the lone blemish on Kudlo’s page for the day as she devoured Ditta’s penalty kick try in the 35th minute and pounced on the rebound before another Montana attacker could get an attempt.
Offensive, the Jaguars (0-4-1) were sparse on attempts as each of their two corner kicks results in shot attempts. In the 22nd minute, Emma Frey’s corner kick to the middle of the pitch resulted in Makenna Collins’ shot being harmlessly blocked away. In the 86th minute, freshman Bernadette Wismann got foot to ball inside the Montana box, but had the shot sail well wide of target.
Collins and Kailyn Smith, making her second appearance of the season, played all 90 minutes along the back line, despite temperatures in the high 80s and air quality concerns due to nearby wildfires. Sophomore Katie Hoog was credited with 87 minutes at center back.
In addition to the shot statistics, nearly three-quarters of Montana’s possession came in their attacking half of the field, resulting in seven corner kicks and 11 attempts on frame. Ally Henrikson and Ava Samuelson finished with a game-high five shots each.
The Jaguars will return home to host Eastern Illinois on Thursday night (Sept. 5) at 7:00 p.m. at Michael A. Carroll Stadium.
IU-INDY VOLLEYBALL
BEACONS BEST JAGS IN HAMPTON INN INVITE FINALE
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy volleyball team fell to Valparaiso in Sunday’s Hampton Inn Invitational finale in three sets. Sophomore Elle Patterson was named to the Hampton Inn Invitational All-Tournament Team following the match.
Ava Harris opened the match with a kill to give the Jags the initial lead, but Valparaiso wasted no time taking five straight points, 5-1. IU Indy struggled on serve receive, allowing the Beacons to jump out to a quick 9-3 lead. Kills from Morgan Ostrowski and Briana Brown gave the Jags some momentum, but Valpo quickly took the serve back. The Beacons recorded five service aces in the opening set to earn the first set victory, 25-17.
In the second set, the Beacons recorded four straight kills to open the set. IU Indy struggled on the attack hitting in the negative with just seven total kills. Valpo struck down the Jags attacks with five blocks to earn the second set, 25-15
Despite Valpo taking the early lead in the third set, the Jags fought to keep it close as they tied the set three different times. After tying the match at 9-9 Maia Long recorded two kills to give the Jags the 11-9 lead. The Beacons eventually retook the lead at 15-14 and held onto that lead the rest of the set, earning the three set victory with a 25-19 set three.
Patterson led the Jaguars’ offense for the third straight game with 10 kills followed by Ava Harris and Long with five each. Grace Purichia totaled 18 assists while Patterson led the defense with eight digs. After her impressive opening weekend, Patterson was named to the All-Tournament Team.
IU Indy will next welcome Butler to the Jungle on Wednesday, September 4 for Spirit Day. The Bulldogs and Jaguars are set for a 7:00 PM first serve.
BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
SOCCER TAKES DOWN MICHIGAN FOR FIRST ROAD WIN OF SEASON
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Ball State soccer team came back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat Michigan 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.
The Cardinals (2-2) fell behind after the Wolverines (0-5) scored in the 8th minute, but Addie Chester claimed the equalizer off a pass from Acadia Murphy in the 20th minute to knot the score at 1-1.
Soon after, Delaney Caldwell notched her third goal of the season (30′). Chester assisted on the score that proved to be the game-winner as neither offense could find the back of the net during the final 60 minutes of the contest.
Ball State’s attack was efficient to the tune of converting 2 of 5 shots taken on the day, while Michigan was limited to three total shots on goal. The Wolverines were stonewalled by the visiting defense after the early goal and trio of corner kicks.
Grace Konopatzki played the first half and collected a save in registering her first career win. Kate Pallante closed the game out in goal and also made a save.
The win was Ball State’s third against a Big Ten Conference opponent in program history and first since Sept. 5, 2004 at Indiana.
The Cardinals conclude their three-game road stretch on Thursday when they play at Austin Peay at 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m. CT).
BALL STATE FIELD HOCKEY
FIELD HOCKEY FALLS TO ACC FOE STANFORD SUNDAY
MUNCIE, Ind. – For the first time since the 2001 season, the Cardinals welcomed Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) foe Stanford to Muncie Sunday afternoon. Despite the Cardinals stingy defense, Ball State was unable to keep up with Stanford’s fast paced offence, losing today’s contest by a 5-0 decision at the Briner Sports Complex.
The Cardinals (0-2) gave it their best efforts versus Stanford (2-0) for the 60-minute duration but couldn’t slow down the talented Stanford Cardinal from scoring two goals in the first half and then three more after intermission.
Ball State was plagued the most by penalty corners with Stanford leading that category 12-2.
Hannah Johnston once again was in goal for the Cardinals. Johnston came up with some big time saves throughout the contest, considering how many corners she had to face. The senior goalkeeper finished the game with eight saves.
Offensively, the Cardinals struggled with passing and time of possession in the scoring circle. Emma van Hal who had two goals against Saint Francis Friday in BSU’s opener led the Cardinals with two shots, including one shot on goal.
The Ball State field hockey team will play three games on the road which begins Sunday, Sept. 8 at Saint Louis beginning at noon. After that, the Cardinals take on the Hoosiers in Bloomington, Ind., on Sept. 13 before opening Mid-American Conference action at Kent State (Sept. 20).
FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER
MASTODONS BEAT SIUE ON LATE GAME-WINNING GOAL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Gigi Ricciardi scored in the 88th minute to give the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer team a 1-0 victory over SIUE on Sunday (Sept. 1) at the Hefner Soccer Complex. The win provided the start the Mastodons were looking for to their five-match homestand.
The first half flew by, with both defensive units locking down their half of the field and forcing tough shots for the offense. The half ended scoreless with Purdue Fort Wayne finishing with three shots on goal, SIUE matched with two. Morgan Gallagher finished the first 45 minutes with two shots on goal, leading either team.
Amanda Leonard had a great look for the Mastodons in the 62nd minute, resulting in a blocked shot that was quickly followed by another blocked shot, this time from Audriana Rhyner.
Entering the final five minutes of the match, the ‘Dons kicked up the pressure, resulting in a right side entry pass from Morgan Gallager to a streaking Gigi Ricciardi for the game-winning goal.
Jordan Imes finished the game with six saves, completing her second shutout of the season.
Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 3-2-1 and SIUE falls to 1-1-2. The Mastodons will host Southern Indiana on Thursday (Sept. 5) at 5:30 p.m.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S GOLF
MASTODON WOMEN’S GOLF AHEAD OF THREE LEAGUE SCHOOLS AT A-GA-MING INVITATIONAL
KEWADIN, Mich. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s golf team sits ahead of three Horizon League programs after the opening round of the A-Ga-Ming Invitational on Sunday (Sept. 1).
The Mastodons opening day of 331-317-648 was good to put them in ninth of the 14-team field. The ‘Dons are 14 strokes back of 2024 Horizon League Champion Oakland who sits in eighth place, but Purdue Fort Wayne is ahead of Green Bay (654), Northern Kentucky (656) and Detroit Mercy (663).
Natalie Papa had the best mark for the team score with an 82-78-160. Her first round was highlighted by a birdie on the par-3 third hole. In round two, she had six pars in a row on the front nine and had a birdie on 18. Papa is in a tie for 31st.
Hunar Mittal was one shot back of Papa, turning in a scorecard of 81-80-161. In the morning, Mittal had birdies on nine and 15. She sandwiched her birdie on 15 with pars on 14 and 16. In the afternoon, she birdied hole one. She added a trio of pars to start the back nine, setting up for her 33rd-place spot after the conclusion of the day.
In her first collegiate action, Lara Dommach shot 84-78-162. The Switzerland native turned in 13 pars in the opening round. In the afternoon, she was much steadier, dropping in 12 pars but nothing worse than a bogey. Dommach is tied for tied for 39th.
Lillie Cone shot 84-85-169 on Sunday, firing 11 pars in round one. In round two, she added nine more pars. Cone is tied for 65th.
Freshman Louise Ekesall rounded out the lineup for the ‘Dons, shooting 94-81-175. After five pars in round one, she had eight pars and two birdies in the second. She birdied holes four and six. The Sweden native is tied for 77th.
Lillian Gottman played as an individual and was the Mastodons’ best on Sunday. She shot 80-79-159, recording birdies on 17 in round one and 18 in round two. In round one, she had a stretch of nine pars in 10 holes.
Purdue Fort Wayne will fire off for the final round of the A-Ga-Ming Invitational on Monday (Sept. 2) at 9 a.m.
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
EAGLES CUT DEFICIT LATE, FALL 2-1 TO WRIGHT STATE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer cut a two-goal deficit in half late in Sunday’s match against Wright State University, but the Screaming Eagles ran out of time and fell 2-1 to the Raiders at Strassweg Field.
Southern Indiana moved to 0-4-1 on the season with Sunday’s final score while Wright State tallied its first victory of 2024 to improve to 1-3-0.
Both teams took some time to settle into the match, as neither side recorded a shot until after the 10-minute mark of the first half. Then Wright State broke through in the 19th minute to take a 1-0 advantage.
USI responded with three shot attempts over the next handful of minutes. Senior midfielder Maggie Duggan (Defiance, Missouri) had USI’s best look at goal at 23:22 with one of her team-high three shots saved.
The visiting Raiders grabbed back control of possession and scored a second time at 27:26 of the opening half to take a 2-0 lead. The 2-0 scoreline held until halftime as Southern Indiana stopped a few more attempts late in the first.
The physicality intensified in the second half. Wright State was awarded a penalty kick in the 58th minute but missed it high and wide, keeping the score 2-0.
After making substitutions to get fresh legs in the match and ramping up the urgency, Southern Indiana created several chances in the middle of the second stanza from inside the 18-yard box. A shot each from junior forward Payton Seymour (Louisville, Kentucky) and sophomore midfielder Pilar Torres (Chula Vista, California) were kept out of the goal by Wright State.
The Screaming Eagles’ high-paced efforts led to a goal at the 76:24 mark to cut into Wright State’s lead. Redshirt freshman Eva Boer (St. Charles, Illinois) received a crisp pass from Torres, spun off her defender, and struck the ball past a diving goalkeeper. The goal was Boer’s second of the season.
The one goal was all USI could muster in the late frenzy before the match reached full time.
USI redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Anna Markland (Hoover, Alabama) finished the game with four saves on 10 shots faced and six on goal by the Raiders. Southern Indiana notched eight shot attempts with three on target.
The Screaming Eagles head back on the road Thursday against Purdue University Fort Wayne. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. (CT) from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Coverage links of the match can be found at usiscreamingeagles.com.
VALPO VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL CLOSES OPENING WEEKEND WITH SWEEP OF IU INDY
The Valpo volleyball team finished out its first weekend of action in 2024 in winning fashion, easily handling host IU Indianapolis in a 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-19) sweep Sunday afternoon to close the Hampton Inn Invitational.
How It Happened
The Beacons jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the opening set, a stretch which included service aces from senior Elise Swistek (LaPorte, Ind./New Prairie) and junior Addy Kois (Osceola, Ind./Penn).
That set the stage for how the first frame unfolded, as Valpo tallied five service aces from five different players in the opener. IU Indy got no closer than four points after the opening spurt, and on its second set point chance, Valpo closed the first set thanks to a Jaguar attack error.
While the story of the first set was the service aces, the second set featured freshman Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall). Gove was responsible for 8.5 points on her own in the set win, tallying six kills on .500 hitting, two solo blocks and one block assist. The rookie was in on three of Valpo’s five team blocks in the set as the Jaguars hit -.067 for the frame.
Valpo never trailed in that set, scoring the first four points. The Jaguars got back to within two at 11-9 and were still within three at 15-12 before the Beacons closed the set on a 10-3 run to go up 2-0 in the match.
After cruising to wins in the first two frames, Valpo had to dig a little deeper in set three. The Beacons were up 8-6, but IU Indy put together a 7-2 run to claim a 13-10 lead at the halfway mark — the first time it led since 1-0 in the opening set.
Valpo had no issue clawing back, however, answering with 13 of the next 17 points to turn the three-point deficit into a six-point lead at 23-17. The Beacons earned match point at 24-18, and on their second attempt, closed out the sweep thanks to a block from junior Sam Warren (Kentland, Ind./South Newton) and freshman Lilly Merk (Terre Haute, Ind./Terre Haute South Vigo).
Inside the Match
Valpo finished the Hampton Inn Invitational with a 2-1 record, matching Eastern Michigan for the tournament’s best record. EMU earned the tournament title since it defeated Valpo in the head-to-head matchup.
Valpo extended its winning streak in the series against its former Mid-Continent Conference rival to five consecutive matches.
Gove stood out for the Beacons on Sunday after seeing limited action in the first two matches of the weekend. The rookie finished with a match-high 14 kills on .414 hitting and added three blocks as well.
With Gove’s performance Sunday, four different Valpo freshmen had at least one match with double-digit kills over the course of the opening weekend.
It was a balanced Valpo attack outside of Gove’s effort Sunday, as three other Beacons tied for second-high honors on the team with five kills apiece.
The Beacons hit at a .293 clip, posting 38 kills and committing just 11 attack errors. Sophomore Mara Thomas (Bogart, Ga./Athens Academy) handed out 15 assists, while Kois distributed 10 assists as well.
Junior Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) racked up a match-best 12 digs.
Valpo limited IU Indy to .034 hitting for the match, thanks in large part to 10 team blocks. Merk was part of five of those rejections to match her defensive output from Friday night’s win over SIUE, while freshmen Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) and Jessica Pickett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) were in on three blocks apiece as well.
A trio of Valpo’s freshmen made their collegiate debuts as serving substitutes on Sunday: Danica Goch (Baroda, Mich./Lakeshore), Mia Liberti (Chicago, Ill./De La Salle Institute) and Lindley Martin (North Judson, Ind./North Judson-San Pierre). Martin tallied a service ace with her first career serve.
Next Up
Valpo (2-1) continues early-season action next weekend at the St. Thomas Invitational in St. Paul, Minn. The three-day event begins for the Beacons Thursday afternoon, when they face off against Northern Illinois.
VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER
SOCCER FALLS AT OHIO
The road was unkind to the Valpo soccer team on Sunday afternoon in Athens, Ohio, as host Ohio scored in the 19th minute to take the lead for good in an eventual 5-0 final.
How It Happened
Ella Deevers put Ohio on the board in the 19th minute, while Scout Murray added a second for the Bobcats less than four minutes later.
The match went into halftime with Ohio up 2-0, as the Beacons were limited to just one shot attempt over the opening 45 minutes.
Murray finished off a hat trick with goals in the 54th and 69th minutes, and the Bobcats capped the scoring inside the final minute of action.
Inside the Match
Sunday’s meeting was the first matchup between the two programs.
Ohio, which earned the MAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament last season, held an 17-3 advantage in shots and put eight on goal to Valpo’s one. The Bobcats also earned all eight of the match’s corner kicks.
Redshirt sophomore Kate Sheridan (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) made one save in the first half. Freshman Hailey Wade (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) made her collegiate debut in goal in the second half and made a pair of stops.
Thoughts From Coach Marovich
“I thought our team shape in our mid block, which we’ve done a lot of work on, was good in the first half. In the end, we only gave away six shots in that half. Unfortunately, we had a couple of moments where we were undisciplined, broke out of our shape — we go down two goals, now we’re chasing the game, and the whole complexion of the game changes in those moments.”
“At that point, we have to ask ourselves what we are going to do to continue to learn how we build and grow. We had some moments in the game today that were quite good — now we have to stack those moments, and eliminate the little mistakes which allow the opponent to punish us.”
“It’s all still about the same thing — how are we learning and growing as a group? That was the takeaway after last Sunday’s win, and that’s the takeaway today after a disappointing loss on the road.”
Next Up
Valpo (2-2-0) returns home to Brown Field this coming Thursday, Sept. 5, as the Beacons welcome Xavier to town. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.
WABASH MEN’S GOLF
BLEDSOE CLAIMS ALL-TOURNEY HONORS AT TRANSYLVANIA FALL INVITE
Wabash College junior Sean Bledsoe fired a three-under-par 141 at the 2024 Transylvania Fall Golf Invitational to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. Wabash tied for 11th place out of 19 teams competing at the event, which was shortened to two rounds due to storms in the area throughout the weekend.
Bledsoe carded three birdies and an eagle three on the par-five fifth hole at the University Club of Kentucky in Saturday’s opening round. He shot 70 for the opening round to end the day two-under par. Sunday, the junior turned in three birdies and finished with a score of 71 on the par-72 course to complete the 36 holes. The junior scored 141 to share fifth-place honors with Sam Dolan and Palmer Cuny, both from Roanoke College.
Matthew Lesniak tied for 42nd place overall with a two-round score of 150 (six over). Lewis Dellinger tied for 65th place at 12-over par with a score of 156. Robert Pruzin tied for 74th place (161; 17 over), and Dylan Barkley tied for 86th place (166; 22 over).
Wabash picked up three places after shooting 307 as a team on Saturday. The Little Giants turned in a score of 297 on Sunday to match Maryville with a total score of 604. Transylvania and Mary Hardin Baylor tied for the team championship with scores of 570 over the two-day tournament.
Wabash returns to the links on September 20 and 21 at the Midwest Region Classic in Kansasville, Wisconsin.
WABASH MEN’S SOCCER
SOCCER START 2024 SEASON AT PRINCIPIA
The Wabash College soccer team opens the 2024 season on Monday when the Little Giants head to Illinois to face Principia College in a 5:30 pm Central Time match.
Wabash looks to bounce back from a 6-7-4 season in 2023 that also saw the Little Giants miss the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time since 2015. Wabash enters the 2024 campaign picked to tie for fourth place in the conference preseason coaches poll. The Little Giants have averaged 11 wins a year over the last nine seasons and posted a .644 winning percentage, the third-best among NCAC men’s programs.
Junior Jose Escalante returns after leading the Little Giants in scoring in 2023 with nine goals and three assists in 16 appearances. Escalante ranked fourth among NCAC players in goals scored to earn Second Team All-NCAC honors. Senior midfielder Bruno Zamora joined Escalante on the all-conference Second Team after scoring two goals and four assists in 16 games. Zamora ranked eighth in the conference in assists for the season.
Sophomore Bryce Kinnaman scored five goals and gave out three assists in his first season at Wabash, ranking second on the team in scoring. Junior Jesse Martinez matched Kinnaman’s totals with five goals and three assists in 13 starts for the Little Giants. Myles Bernat notched a goal and two assists in 17 starts as a sophomore. Evan Miller and Ben Wallace each scored goals for the Little Giants in 2023, as well.
Senior Fernando Ramos recorded 46 saves with a 1.37 goals-against average as the Wabash starting goalkeeper in 2023.
Eleven freshmen make up the 35-man roster for the 2024 Little Giants.
Wabash opens the home portion of the schedule on Wednesday with a 5 pm match against Rose-Hulman at Fischer Field. The Little Giants play host to Alma, Bluffton, and Monmouth next weekend for the 2024 Robbie Dreher Classic. Matches start Saturday, September 7, at 1 pm, with Wabash facing Alma College.
ANDERSON MEN’S SOCCER
KINDLER, WEINMAN V NAMED RAVEN/QUAKER CLASSIC MVP’S
The Anderson University men’s soccer team earned four all-tournament selections during the Raven/Quaker Classic.
Anderson went 1-0-1 in the Raven/Quaker Classic and captured first place for the second year in a row. Emmett Kindler was tabbed the Offensive MVP while Luke Weinman V was selected as the Defensive MVP. Jack Harris and Jordan Bossman also earned all-tournament recognition.
Kindler was named the Offensive MVP after scoring a goal against Blackburn College (0-0-2) on Friday and a goal against Illinois College (1-1) on Saturday. Weinman V recorded six steals, four intercepts and two blocked shots in the classic to receive Defensive MVP. Harris notched a goal and assist for three points against Illinois College while also collecting three steals in the same contest. Bossman closed the weekend with four shots.
UP NEXT
Anderson (1-0-1) faces off with Wilmington College (1-0) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Wilmington, Ohio.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
1 – 14 – 6 – 31 – 32 – 44 – 17 – 37
September 2, 1956 – British Ferrari driver Peter Collins unselfishly hops out and hands over his Number 1 car to retired teammate Juan Manuel Fangio during season-ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza; Fangio finishes 2nd to win F1 World Drivers Championship
September 2, 1957 – Milwaukee Braves first baseman Frank Torre, Number 14 scored 6 runs to tie the MLB record;. With this offense, it was not wonder that the Braves went on to rout the Chicago Cubs 23-10 that game.
September 2, 1962 – St. Louis first baseman Number 6, Stan Musial’s recorded his 3,516th hit in the Cards’ 4-3 loss v NY Mets. Hitting safely here pushed Musial past Tris Speaker into 2nd place behind Ty Cobb on the MLB all-time list
September 2, 1965 – Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, Number 14 hit his MLB 400th career home run off of Curt Simmons, Number 31. This Bank’s blast propelled Chicago to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field. You may remember Curt Simmons name from a previous post as he also gave up Willie Mays’ 400th home run in 1963.
September 2, 1966 – Joe Auer, Number 32 (a former Georgia Tech player) returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a Miami touchdown in the Dolphins’ first ever AFL regular-season game. Their opponent the Oakland Raiders went on to win the game 23-14 at the Orange Bowl in front of 26,776 fans
September 2, 1972 – Chicago Cubs pitcher Milt Pappas, Number 32 tossed a no-hit gem against the San Diego Padres line up resulting in an 8-0 Cubs win.
September 2, 1978 – New York Yankees right fielder Reggie Jackson, Number 44 hit his 20th HR of the season in a 6-2 home victory over Seattle. Mr. October was the 19th MLB player to hit 20 HR in 11 straight years
September 2, 1987 – Houston Astros outfielder Kevin Bass, Number 17 became the first National League player to switch hit home runs in a game twice in one season in the Astros 10-1 win over the Chicago Cubs
September 2, 1990 – Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Number 37, Dave Stieb threw an MLB record ninth no-hitter of the season! Pretty amazing stuff as the Jay knocked off Cleveland, 3-0
September 2, 2001 – More History at the European Grand Prix circuit. German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher, in the Number 1 car won the Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for his record 52nd F1 Grand Prix victory
FOOTBALL HISTORY
September 2, 1936 – The 3rd Chicago Charities College All-Star game pitted the defending NFL champion Detroit Lions against the best players from the College ranks. The Lions had defeated the NY Giants in the 1935 Title game, only the third time the game was played in the fairly new league’s history, by the score of 26-7. The game against the upstart college players however was a much tougher matchup as they ended the exhibition game in a 7-7 tie. The 76,000 in paid attendance at Soldier Field watched a defensive thriller.
September 2, 1966 – The Miami Dolphins play their very first game ever against the Oakland Raiders in front of 26,776 fans at the Orange Bowl. Joe Auer starts the franchise off right by returning the opening kick 95 yards for a Miami touchdown. The Raiders would come back to defeat the Dolphins however 23-14. The Dolphins had a rough inaugural season only compiling a record of 3-11 under Head Coach George Wilson. Their only winds that year were once against the Denver Broncos and two victories over the Houston Oilers.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for September 2
September 2, 1925 – Eddie Price was a former Tulane University fullback who is enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame according to the National Football Foundation. He was drafted in the second round by the NY Giants in the 1950 NFL draft. In 1951 he led the entire NFL in rushing for the season. He played just six seasons in the NFL for the Giants but made the Pro Bowl 3 times!
September 2, 1948 – Terry Bradshaw was a former quarterback from Louisiana Tech enshrined in both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame winning four Super Bowls as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
September 2, 1960 – Leonard Smith was a defensive back from McNeese State born on this day. According to the National Football Foundation, Mr. Smith was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014. He was a great college corner but also had a real knack for blocking punts, field goals, and point-after-attempt kicks. He played for the Buffalo Bills and the St Louis/Arizona Cardinals in the NFL. With the Bills, he appeared in Super Bowls XXV and XXVI.
September 2, 1960 – Eric Dickerson was a former NFL rushing leader who played for the Rams, Colts, Raiders, and Falcons over his very productive 11-year pro career. He played his college ball at Southern Methodist University in a very talented backfield that included Craig James and Charles Waggoner according to the National Football Foundation. He finished third in the 1979 Heisman voting behind Herschel Walker and John Elway. As a pro in just his second season, he beat O.J. Simpson’s record for yards rushing in a season putting up 2,105 yards on the ground. Dickerson is also credited with being the fastest NFL rusher to reach 10,000 career yards. The prolific rusher was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the induction class of 1999.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1880 At Strawberry Hill, located on the shores of Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts, the first baseball game played at night takes place under artificial light with teams made up of employees from the retail competitors of Jordan Marsh and R.H. White. The contest, illuminated by lights placed on three wooden towers erected five hundred feet apart by the Northern Electric Light Company, supplying the brightness of 90,000 candles, ends in a poorly played 16-16 tie when the players need to catch the last ferry back to Boston.
1920 Warren G. Harding, who will serve as the next president of the United States, throws three pitches for the Kerrigan Tailors, a semi-pro team, in an exhibition game against the Cubs. The contest, in which the Giants, Reds, and Indians declined to participate, was arranged in the presidential candidate’s hometown to make him more appealing to the voters.
1929 In the first game of a holiday doubleheader, Senator shortstop Joe Cronin completes the third cycle in franchise history, collecting five hits in the team’s 10-7 victory over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. In 1940, the 33-year-old infielder will accomplish the feat for the Red Sox against the Tigers at Briggs Stadium.
1932 In his final major league appearance, 20-year-old Lew Krausse Sr. shuts out the Red Sox in the nightcap of a twin bill at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, 15-0. In 1961, Lew Krausse Jr., 18, blanks the Angels 4-0 in his major league debut, giving the father-son duo back-to-back shutouts twenty-nine years apart.
1937 The first two batters for the home team, Boze Berger and Mike Kreevich, both homer off Boston right-hander Johnny Marcum, giving the White Sox a quick 2-0 lead in the Comiskey Park contest. Chicago hits two additional round-trippers in the third inning, including Berger’s second of the game and the other by Dixie Walker, accounting for all the runs in the team’s eventual 4-0 victory over the Red Sox.
1939 After Babe Dahlgren strikes out during an intentional walk, and baserunners make outs trying to steal home on successive pitches by trotting to the plate, the fans throw garbage onto the field, protesting the Yankees making deliberate outs to take advantage of the 6:30 Sunday curfew. Umpire Cal Hubbard rules the Boston crowd’s action makes it impossible to continue the Fenway Park contest and forfeits the game to New York, giving the Bronx Bombers a 9-0 ‘official’ victory.
1944 Batting cleanup for the Dodgers, Dixie Walker completes a cycle when he hits a sixth-inning double off Rube Fischer in the team’s 8-4 win over the Giants. The Brooklyn right fielder’s four RBIs prove to be the difference in the Ebbets Field’s contest.
1952 In his major league debut, Washington’s Miguel Fornieles tosses a one-hitter, beating the visiting A’s at Griffith Stadium, 5-0. The Senators’ 20-year-old rookie right-hander, traded to the White Sox in the offseason for Chuck Stobbs, finishes the season with a 2-2 record and posts an ERA of 1.37 in four games.
1955 In the second inning of the Cubs’ 12-2 rout of St. Louis at Wrigley Field, Ernie Banks sets the record for home runs hit by a shortstop when he hits a two-run, two-out shot off Redbird southpaw Paul LaPalme for his 40th round-tripper. ‘Mr. Cub’ will extend the mark to 44 homers this season and boosts the total to 48 in 1958.
1957 At Wrigley Field, the Braves sweep the Cubs, 23-10 and 4-0. In the opener, Frank Torre crosses the plate in the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and ninth innings, tying a major league record by scoring six times in one game.
1960 Ted Williams homers off Senator right-hander Don Lee at Fenway Park in the eighth inning of the Red Sox’s 5-1 victory over Washington. As a rookie in 1939, the Boston outfielder also went deep off Lee’s dad, Thornton.
1962 Stan Musial, with a ninth-inning pinch-hit single in the Cardinals’ 4-3 loss to New York at Busch Stadium, moves past Tris Speaker on the all-time hits list into second place with his 3,516th hit. ‘Stan the Man,’ who will finish his career with 3630, will remain far behind Ty Cobb’s total of 4191, eventually surpassed by Pete Rose (4256) and Hank Aaron (3771).
1965 During a pregame ceremony at Shea Stadium, the Mets retire Casey Stengel’s uniform number 37. The team’s first manager, who decided to resign shortly after fracturing his hip at the end of July, compiled a 175-404 record with the expansion team, never finishing higher than in last place.
1965 In anticipation of the team’s move to Anaheim next year, owner Gene Autry announced the Los Angeles Angels will now be known as the California Angels effective today, becoming the second major league team named after an entire state. The first to change its moniker during the season, the franchise eventually uses a logo incorporating an image of the Golden State and the team’s iconic halo.
1965 Cubs’ first baseman Ernie Banks hits his 400th career home run, a three-run round-tripper off Cardinal hurler Curt Simmons in the third inning, helping Chicago defeat St. Louis at Wrigley Field, 5-3. Mr. Cub will finish his 19-year career with 512 home runs, including 277 home runs stroked as a shortstop, the record at the time of his retirement.
1969 Willie Davis, with his sixth-inning double in the team’s 5-4 loss to New York at Dodger Stadium, breaks a 53-year-old franchise record by hitting safely in thirty consecutive games. The LA outfielder surpasses the streak established by Zack Wheat in 1916 when the team played in Brooklyn.
1971 Cesar Cedeno hits an inside-the-park grand slam when Dodger second baseman Jim Lefebvre and right fielder Bill Buckner collide, trying to make the fifth-inning catch. The 200-foot dropped bloop contributes to the Astros’ 9-3 victory over LA at the Astrodome.
1972 Trailing 8-0 in the top of the eighth inning, the Mets score seven runs and add another four tallies in the ninth to stun the Astros, 11-8. The come-from-behind victory is the Amazins’ biggest comeback in franchise history.
1972 With his 2,971st hit in a Pirates uniform, Roberto Clemente breaks Honus Wagner’s record for the most hits in the franchise’s history. The historic blow is a three-run homer off San Francisco hurler Sam McDowell in the bottom of the fourth inning in an eventual 6-3 victory for the Bucs at Three Rivers Stadium.
1972 In his major league debut, Doug Rau throws a three-hitter, beating the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, 5-1. The 23-year-old Dodger southpaw, who will compile a respectable 81-60 record, helps his cause with a triple in his first big-league at-bat but never hits another three-bagger during a nine-year career.
1972 In his first major league appearance, Dave Downs throws a complete-game shutout, blanking the Braves, 3-0, in the nightcap of a twin bill at Atlanta Stadium. The 20-year-old Phillies’ right-hander will never win another major league game when he develops a sore arm caused by tendonitis.
1972 After retiring twenty-six consecutive batters, Cubs starter Milt Pappas walks pinch-hitter Larry Stahl on a 3-2 pitch, losing a bid for a perfect game. ‘Gimpy’ retires the next batter, Gary Jestadt, to preserve his 8-0 no-hitter against the Padres at Wrigley Field.
1973 After three stormy seasons with the team, the Tigers fire Billy Martin on the last day of his three-day suspension for ordering pitchers to throw spitballs. Jim Campbell, the team’s general manager, announces the dismissal was made “for the good of the organization,” citing the recent incident as a contributing factor but not the sole reason for releasing his manager.
1975 Johnny LeMaster becomes the second player to hit an inside-the-park home run in his first major league at-bat, dashing around the bases on a fourth-inning pitch thrown by Don Sutton in the Giants’ 7-3 win over LA at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco shortstop joins Luke Stuart, who accomplished the feat at the Polo Grounds while playing for the 1921 Browns.
1985 The Cardinals have agreed to a one-year contract with Yadier Molina, who surpasses Bob Gibson’s 17 seasons with the club and second only to Stan Musial’s 22 years of playing for the Redbirds. The 38-year-old nine-time All-Star backstop, since his debut in 2004, has played every game of his career with St. Louis, making the total of 2,025 contests the most of any catcher for just one team.
1986 The Astros and Cubs use a major league record 53 players in the game. Billy Hatcher’s home run off Greg Maddux in the top of the 18th inning is the difference in Houston’s 8-7 victory at Wrigley Field.
1987 Kevin Bass becomes the first National Leaguer to homer from both sides of the plate twice in one season when he goes deep twice in the Astros’ 10-1 rout of the Cubs at the Astrodome. The Houston right fielder also accomplished the last month against San Francisco.
1990 Dave Stieb pitches the major league record ninth no-hitter of the season, beating the Indians 3-0. Previously, the Blue Jay right-hander had lost three no-hit bids after getting the first two outs in the ninth inning.
1993 In their 62nd home game, the Rockies draw a crowd of 47,699 to surpass the 1982 Dodgers, attracting 3,617,863 fans to Denver’s Mile High Stadium to set a new National League single-season attendance record. The expansion club will also break the 1992 Blue Jays’ major league mark of 4,028,318 before the end of the season.
1996 After his operation in May to remove an aneurysm in his pitching arm, David Cone dramatically returns to the mound when he hurls seven innings of no-hit ball. Mariano Rivera gives up the opponent’s only hit, a one-out infield single in the ninth inning to Jose Herrera, in the Yankees’ 5-0 victory over the A’s at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
1996 Mike Greenwell beats the Mariners single-handedly, driving in all nine runs in the Red Sox’ 9-8 victory over Seattle. Having already collected a double, home run, and a grand slam, the Boston right fielder knocks in the decisive run with a 10th-inning single in the Kingdome contest.
1998 At Pro Player Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire hits his 58th and 59th home runs, surpassing Jimmie Foxx’s 58 for the A’s in 1932, and Hank Greenberg, who also accomplished the feat six years later with the Tigers. The St. Louis slugger will finish the year with 70 homers, far surpassing the single-season mark of 61, established in 1961 by Yankee right fielder Roger Maris.
1998 Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa hits his 56th homer of the season, tying the franchise record established in 1930 by Hack Wilson. The right fielder’s solo round-tripper in the sixth inning of the Wrigley Field contest off Jason Bere contributes to Chicago’s 4-2 victory over Cincinnati.
1998 Nomar Garciaparra hits a ninth-inning grand slam, giving the Red Sox a 7-3 walk-off win over the Mariners at Fenway Park. The 25-year-old shortstop becomes one of only five players to hit 30 homers in each of his first two seasons, joining Rudy York (1937-38 Tigers), Ron Kittle (1983-84 White Sox), Jose Canseco (1986-87 A’s), and Mark McGwire (1987-88 A’s).
1998 Cardinals starter Kent Mercker hits a grand slam en route to picking up the win in the Redbirds’ 14-4 rout of the Marlins at Dolphin Stadium. The fourth-inning round-tripper off Jesus Sanchez will be the only career homer the St. Louis southpaw will hit in his 18-year tenure in the major leagues.
1999 Cal Ripken, Jr. sets off a very enthusiastic ovation at Camden Yards when he becomes the 29th major leaguer to hit 400 career home runs. The Oriole third baseman connects for a three-run blast with two outs off right-hander Rolando Arrojo in the third inning of the Birds’ 11-6 victory over Tampa Bay.
2000 Elvis Pena becomes the first person named Elvis to appear in a major league game. The 23-year-old Dominican infielder, in his debut for the Rockies, strikes out swinging as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning of Colorado’s 8-3 loss to Milwaukee at Coors Field.
2001 Carl Everett, pinch-hitting, singles in the bottom of the ninth with two outs and strikes, spoiling Mike Mussina’s bid for a perfect game against the Red Sox. The Yankee right-hander retires the next batter for the fourth one-hit 1-0 victory in his career.
2001 For the first time in major league history, four games end with only one run crossing the plate. The Yankees, Padres, Astros, and Blue Jays beat their opponents, respectively, the Red Sox, Diamondbacks, Brewers, and Tigers, 1-0.
2002 In the top of the ninth inning, Diamondback first baseman Mark Grace hurls an inning of relief with the team trailing the Dodgers, 18-0. The All-Star infielder retires three of the four batters he faces in the Bank One Ballpark, yielding a two-out home run to David Ross.
2003 To make the perception of a younger and hipper team, the Blue Jays unveiled their fourth logo in its 27-year history. The new look for the 2004 season adds black and silver trimming to a newly stylized bird while eliminating the red maple leaf backdrop and the word Blue.
2006 At Tropicana Field, the Devil Rays’ second triple play in franchise history is the first time the ball never touches the bat. The 2-6-2 triple killing against the Mariners occurs when Raul Ibanez strikes out on a full count (1), with Adrian Beltre tagged out attempting to steal second (2) and shortstop Ben Zobrist returning the ball to catcher Dioner Navarro, nailing Jose Lopez trying to score from third (3).
2006 Joining Jeremy Hermida (Marlins, 2005) and Bill Duggleby (Phillies, 1898), Kevin Kouzmanoff becomes the third player in major league history to hit a grand slam in his first career at-bat. The Indians’ 25-year-old DH, filling in for the injured Travis Hafner, who hit six bases-juiced homers this season, tying a major league record, is the first person to accomplish the feat on the first pitch he ever sees in the big leagues.
2008 New York starter Jonathon Niese, born on the day the Mets won their last World Championship, makes his major league debut against the Brewers in Miller Park. On his second pitch of the game, the 21-year-old southpaw gives up a home run to Rickie Weeks, making him the first rookie in franchise history to yield a home run to the first batter he faces in his career.
2012 Nineteen-year and 95-day-old second baseman Jurickson Profar becomes the sixth Ranger to launch a major league career with a home run, going deep off Indians’ starter Zach McAllister in the team’s 8-3 victory at Progressive Field. The Texas second baseman becomes the third teenager to accomplish the feat, following Whitey Lockman (1945 Giants -18y/345d) and Ted Tappe (1950 Cardinals – 19y/224d).
2017 Returning to Minute Maid Park, the Astros sweep a doubleheader from the Mets, 12-8 and 4-1, after playing their last home series at the Rays’ Tropicana Field. Extreme flooding in Houston caused by Hurricane Harvey necessitated a change of venue for the eventual World Champs.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Sept. 2
1901 — Seven-year-old Ogden wins two races in a single day at Sheepshead Bay race track in Coney Island, New York. Ogden edges Cameron by a head in the second race on the card, a six-furlong sprint on the main track. In the sixth race, a 1 1-16 mile distance on the turf, Ogden beats Monarka by a length.
1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Lang in the sixth round in Melbourne for his last successful defense of his heavyweight title.
1924 — Bill Tilden wins his fifth straight U.S. men’s singles title with a 6-1, 9-7, 6-2 victory over Bill Johnston.
1940 — Byron Nelson wins the PGA by beating Sam Snead 1-up at the Hershey Country Club in Pennsylvania.
1945 — Frank Parker wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships by beating Bill Talbert. Sarah Palfrey Cooke beats Pauline Betz for the women’s title.
1965 — Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his MLB 400th career HR (off Curt Simmons) in Chicago’s 5-3 win v St. Louis at Wrigley Field; Simmons also gave up Willie Mays’ 400th HR in 1963.
1970 — The tie-break debuts in Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open. A total of 26 tie-breaks (the nine-point sudden death tie-break) are played on the first day of the tournament. Bob McKinley and Ray Ruffels both win matches in fifth-set tie-breaks.
1971 — Sixteen-year-old Chris Evert wins the first of her record 101 U.S. Open matches, defeating Edda Buding, 6-1, 6-0, in 42 minutes. Jimmy Connors, playing on 19th birthday, comes back from a two-set deficit to beat Alex Olmedo for his first U.S. Open victory.
1984 — In his first NFL start, Atlanta’s Gerald Riggs rushes for 202 yards and scores two touchdowns as the Falcons beat New Orleans 36-28.
1991 — Jimmy Connors turns 39 years old and rallies from a 2-5 fifth-set deficit to defeat 24-year-old Aaron Krickstein, 3-6, 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6. The fourth-round Labor Day match lasts 4 hours and 41 minutes.
1995 — Frank Bruno wins a heavyweight championship in his fourth attempt registering a unanimous decision over Oliver McCall to take his WBC title in Wembley, England.
2001 — Michael Schumacher becomes the winningest driver in Formula One history, winning the Belgian Grand Prix for his 52nd career victory. Schumacher breaks the mark shared with Alain Prost and clinches his fourth world championship.
2004 — In a second-round match, Sargis Sargsian defeats Nicolas Massu, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4, in five hours and nine minutes. It’s the second-longest match on record at the U.S. Open and falls 18 minutes shy of breaking the record for longest match, set in 1992 when Stefan Edberg defeated Michael Chang in 5:26 in the semifinals.
2007 — Clay Buchholz throws a no-hitter in his second career start against the Baltimore Orioles.
2008 — Adrian Beltre goes 5 for 6 and hits for the cycle in a 12-6 Seattle Mariners win over the Texas Rangers.
TV SPORTS MONDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| St. Louis at Milwaukee | 2:10pm | MLBN Bally Sports Wisconsin Bally Sports Midwest |
| Chi. White Sox at Baltimore | 3:05pm | MLBN NBCS-CHI MASN |
| Cleveland at Kansas City | 4:10pm | Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Houston at Cincinnati | 4:10pm | SCHN Bally Sports Ohio |
| LA Dodgers at Arizona | 4:10pm | MLBN SNLA Yurview |
| Detroit at San Diego | 6:40pm | Padres.TV Bally Sports Detroit |
| Minnesota at Tampa Bay | 6:50pm | Bally Sports North Bally Sports Sun |
| Seattle at Oakland | 7:07pm | MLBN ROOT NBCS-CA |
| Boston at NY Mets | 7:10pm | MLBN NESN SNY |
| Pittsburgh at Chi. Cubs | 7:40pm | ATTSN-PIT MARQ |
| NY Yankees at Texas | 8:05pm | MLBN YES Bally Sports Southwest |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Boston College at 10 Florida State | 7:30pm | ESPN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Canadian Premier League: HFX Wanderers vs York United | 3:00pm | FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| Argentina Primera División: Gimnasia La Plata vs Argentinos Juniors | 4:00pm | Fanatiz USA Paramount+ Fubo |
| Argentina Primera División: Godoy Cruz vs Central Córdoba SdE | 6:00pm | Fanatiz USA Paramount+ Fubo |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| US Open | 9:00am | TENNIS |
| US Open | 11:00am | ESPN ESPN+ |
| US Open | 7:00pm | ESPN2 |