“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HS FOOTBALL SCORES

ALEXANDRIA 41, WES-DEL 12

BATESVILLE 21, TRITON CENTRAL 14

BISHOP CHATARD 58, BREBEUF JESUIT 35

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 27, COLUMBUS EAST 6

BLUFFTON 39, FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 6

BROWN COUNTY 30, OWEN VALLEY 21

BROWNSBURG 45, FORT WAYNE DWENGER 13

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 54, CORYDON CENTRAL 20

CALUMET 36, OSCEOLA GRACE 13

CARDINAL RITTER 36, TECH 0

CARMEL 34, HOMESTEAD 10

CARROLL (FLORA) 55, CASTON 6

CASCADE 21, INDIAN CREEK 18

CASTLE 14, EVANSVILLE NORTH 11

CATHEDRAL 24, BEN DAVIS 6…JALEN BONDS RUSHED FOR 148 YARDS 

CENTERVILLE 54, CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 0

CHESTERTON 27, HOBART 9

CLINTON CENTRAL 41, FRANKFORT 22

COLUMBIA CITY 42, CHURUBUSCO 0

COLUMBUS NORTH 41, DECATUR CENTRAL 15

CONCORD 13, ELKHART 12

CONNERSVILLE 26, RICHMOND 20

COVINGTON 25, TRI-COUNTY 20

CRAWFORDSVILLE 14, PARKE HERITAGE 6

CROWN POINT 44, LOWELL 7

CULVER 42, ATTICA 0

CULVER ACADEMY 36, SOUTH BEND ADAMS 14

DEKALB 37, ANGOLA 21

DELPHI 41, BENTON CENTRAL 6

DELTA 28, MUNCIE CENTRAL 7

EAST CENTRAL 24, LAWRENCEBURG 3

EAST NOBLE 42, BREMEN 6

EASTERN HANCOCK 63, FRANKTON 49

EASTERN (PEKIN) 21, WEST WASHINGTON 6

EASTSIDE 25, WOODLAN 11

EDGEWOOD 41, MITCHELL 6

ELWOOD 47, SOUTHERN WELLS 6

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 45, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 37, JASPER 6

EVANSVILLE REITZ 49, EVANSVILLE HARRISON 27

FAIRFIELD 55, GOSHEN 17

FAITH CHRISTIAN 25, IRVINGTON PREP 6

FISHERS 49, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 35

FOREST PARK 21, PRINCETON 6

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 20, SCECINA 14

FORT WAYNE NORTH 32, NORTHRIDGE 20

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 53, NEW HAVEN 48

FORT WAYNE WAYNE 40, CRISPUS ATTUCKS 34, OT

FRANKLIN 47, NEW ALBANY 6

FRANKLIN CENTRAL 45, PERRY MERIDIAN 14

FRANKLIN COUNTY 41, NEW CASTLE 14

FRONTIER 36, CLINTON PRAIRIE 26

GARRETT 20, ADAMS CENTRAL 7

GARY WEST 38, WASHINGTON (INDIANAPOLIS) 0

GIBSON SOUTHERN 21, DANVILLE 14

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 50, BEECH GROVE 8

GRIFFITH 56, HIGHLAND 0

GUERIN CATHOLIC 36, MCCUTCHEON 17

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 45, CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 21…HSE OVER 400 YDS TO

HAMMOND CENTRAL 28, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 24

HANOVER CENTRAL 41, WHEELER 21

HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 30, WEST LAFAYETTE 22

HERITAGE 46, BELLMONT 7

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 55, COVENANT CHRISTIAN 12

HERITAGE HILLS 43, SOUTHRIDGE 14

HUNTINGTON NORTH 38, EASTBROOK 21

JAY COUNTY 49, BLACKFORD 0

JOHN GLENN 27, BOONE GROVE 17

KANKAKEE VALLEY 23, RENSSELAER CENTRAL 0

KNIGHTSTOWN 24, HAGERSTOWN 20

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 55, SEEGER 6

LAFAYETTE JEFF 41, AVON 28

LAKE CENTRAL 38, MUNSTER 0

LAKELAND 21, SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 20

LAWRENCE NORTH 33, LAWRENCE CENTRAL 26

LAPEL 29, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 20

LEBANON 48, PENDLETON HEIGHTS 40

LEO 20, FORT WAYNE LUERS 17

LOGANSPORT 49, PERU 7

LOUISVILLE ST. XAVIER (KY.) 56, FLOYD CENTRAL 14

LUTHERAN 41, CHRISTEL HOUSE 14

MACONAQUAH 34, SOUTHWOOD 7

MADISON 20, SCOTTSBURG 14

MADISON-GRANT 40, TRI-CENTRAL 7

MARION 27, FORT WAYNE SOUTH 21, OT

MARION LOCAL (OHIO) 45, LINTON 6

MARTINSVILLE 50, BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7

MERRILLVILLE 27, ANDREAN 0

MILAN 42, RUSHVILLE 26

MISHAWAKA 41, MISHAWAKA MARIAN 24

MISSISSINEWA 35, NORWELL 0

MONROE CENTRAL 19, WINCHESTER 16

MONROVIA 35, GREENCASTLE 21

MOORESVILLE 30, BLOOMINGTON NORTH 27

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 35, NORTH POSEY 28

NEW PALESTINE 35, KOKOMO 14

NEW PRAIRIE 33, LAPORTE 14

NOBLESVILLE 43, MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 24

NORTH DECATUR 48, SOUTH DECATUR 6

NORTHEASTERN 80, UNION COUNTY 0

NORTH JUDSON 42, KNOX 21

NORTH MIAMI 35, NORTHFIELD 7

NORTH PUTNAM 52, NORTH MONTGOMERY 20

NORTH VERMILLION 41, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 0

NORTHVIEW 34, TERRE HAUTE NORTH 20

NORTHWESTERN 19, MANCHESTER 14

NORTHWOOD 34, JIMTOWN 12

OAK HILL 30, EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 15

PAOLI 14, BOONVILLE 7

PARK TUDOR 44, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 27

PENN 49, VALPARAISO 42

PIKE 31, ZIONSVILLE 20

PIKE CENTRAL 35, CLARKSVILLE 0

PIONEER 42, LEWIS CASS 14

PLAINFIELD 31, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 27..PLAINFIELD RB STARNES 145 RISHING..SOUTH QB WILSON 365 YARDS PASSING

PLYMOUTH 53, TWIN LAKES 20

PORTAGE 41, HAMMOND MORTON 17

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 56, WHITKO 14

PROVIDENCE 13, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (TENN.) 2

RIVER FOREST 35, EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 0

RIVERTON PARKE 34, CLOVERDALE 33

ROCHESTER 42, WABASH 0

RONCALLI 37, SOUTHPORT 13…RONCALLI QB BUCHANAN 288 YARDS PASSING

SALEM 22, NORTH HARRISON 12

SHELBYVILLE 36, GREENSBURG 14

SEYMOUR 23, GREENWOOD 20

SHENANDOAH 25, FREMONT 0

SHORTRIDGE 26, PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD 18

SILVER CREEK 41, CHARLESTOWN 26

SOUTH BEND RILEY 35, HAMMOND NOLL 0

SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 48, BOWMAN ACADEMY 14

SOUTH DEARBORN 42, JENNINGS COUNTY 14

SOUTHMONT 42, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 14

SOUTH NEWTON 20, LAKE STATION 14

SOUTH PUTNAM 28, SPEEDWAY 20

SOUTH SPENCER 40, TECUMSEH 7

SOUTH VERMILLION 49, WEST VIGO 0

SPRINGS VALLEY 45, EASTERN GREENE 0

SULLIVAN 48, NORTH KNOX 6

SWITZERLAND COUNTY 39, CRAWFORD COUNTY 0

TAYLOR 14, NORTH WHITE 8

TELL CITY 42, PERRY CENTRAL 0

TINDLEY 32, EDINBURGH 18

TIPTON 27, SOUTH ADAMS 20

TIPPECANOE VALLEY 44, WAWASEE 0

TRI 36, UNION CITY 18

TRITON 27, LAVILLE 6

TRI-WEST 43, WESTERN 7

VINCENNES LINCOLN 46, EVANSVILLE BOSSE 8

WARREN CENTRAL 15, FORT WAYNE SNIDER 0

WARSAW 20, MICHIGAN CITY 7

WASHINGTON 49, NORTH DAVIESS 28

WESTERN BOONE 35, SHERIDAN 14

WESTFIELD 34, CENTER GROVE 28…WESTFIELD WR ARAMBOLES 7 RECEPETIONS 138 YARDS, CG QB MCWILLIAMS 328 YDS PASSING

WEST NOBLE 55, CENTRAL NOBLE 7

WHITING 63, NORTH NEWTON 0

WHITELAND 27, JEFFERSONVILLE 13

WINAMAC 24, WEST CENTRAL 16

YORKTOWN 41, ANDERSON 2

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REPORTED SCORES

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 3 EMINENCE 0

BORDEN 3 CARUTHERSVILLE 0

EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 2 APOLLO 0

SHOALS 3 VINCENNES RIVET 1

MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 3 SUBURBAN CHRISTIAN 0

EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 1 BULLITT EAST 1

INDIANA BOYS SOCCER REPORTED SCORES

FISHERS 2 CATHOLIC CENTRAL 1

OLDENBURG ACADEMY 8 JAC CEN DEL 1

SHOALS 7 VINCENNES RIVET 2

BOONVILLE 2 MOUNT VERNON 0

EVANSVILLE DAY 3 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 0

BARR REEVE 2 EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 1

NOBLESVILLE 1 ST. XAVIER 1

HARRISON 0 PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR 0

INDIANA GIRLS SOCCER REPORTED SCORES

KOUTS 3 DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 2

LAKE CENTRAL 2 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 0

BELLMONT 0 SOUTH BEND ADAMS 0

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 2 CROWN POINT 1

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 3 PENN 1

CHESTERTON 4 HOMESTEAD 3

MUNSTER 1 GOSHEN 0

VALPARAISO 1 NORTHRIDGE 1

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

PITTSBURGH 6 CINCINNATI 5

NY YANKEES 3 COLORADO 0

BALTIMORE 7 HOUSTON 5

TORONTO 5 LA ANGELS 4

TEXAS 5 CLEVELAND 3

CHICAGO CUBS 6 MIAMI 3

ARIZONA 12 BOSTON 2

ATLANTA 3 WASHINGTON 2

ST. LOUIS 6 MINNESOTA 1

DETROIT 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2

KANSAS CITY 7 PHILADELPHIA 4

MILWAUKEE 11 OAKLAND 3

SAN DIEGO 7 NY METS 0

SEATTLE 6 SAN FRANCISCO 5

LA DODGERS 7 TAMPA BAY 3

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

INDIANAPOLIS 6 COLUMBUS 2

BELOIT 5 SOUTH BEND 1

PEORIA 6 FORT WAYNE 4

WNBA SCORES

PHOENIX 82 ATLANTA 80

CONNECTICUT 82 CHICAGO 80

WASHINGTON 80 LOS ANGELES 74

MINNESOTA 87 LAS VEGAS 74

EARLY COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, AUG. 24 IN WEEK ZERO:

AER LINGUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLASSIC: FLORIDA STATE VS. GEORGIA TECH (IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. ET | ESPN

MCNEESE AT TARLETON STATE | 2:30 P.M. ET| ESPN2

MONTANA STATE AT NEW MEXICO | 4 P.M. ET | FS1

FCS KICKOFF: NORTH ALABAMA VS. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (CRAMTON BOWL IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA) | 7 P.M. ET | ESPN

MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE: NORFOLK STATE VS. FLORIDA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC

SMU AT NEVADA | 8 P.M. ET |CBS SPORTS NETWORK

DELAWARE STATE AT HAWAII

THURSDAY, AUG. 29

NORTH CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. ET | FOX

NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT COLORADO | 8 P.M. ET | ESPN

SACRAMENTO STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE | 10 P.M. ET | TRUTV AND MAX

FRIDAY, AUG. 30

TCU AT STANFORD | 10:30 P.M. ET | ESPN

SATURDAY, AUG. 31

AFLAC KICKOFF GAME: CLEMSON VS. GEORGIA (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 12 P.M. ET | ABC

PENN STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | FOX

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 2 P.M. ET | ESPN+

MIAMI (FL) AT FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M. ET | ABC

NOTRE DAME AT TEXAS A&M | 7:30 P.M. ET | ABC

GEORGIA STATE AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. ET | ACC NETWORK

TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 8 P.M. ET | TRUTV AND MAX

SUNDAY, SEPT. 1

ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL VS. ALABAMA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA) | 3 P.M. ET | ESPN

VEGAS KICKOFF CLASSIC: LSU VS. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ALLEGIANT STADIUM IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) | 7:30 P.M. ON ABC

MONDAY, SEPT. 2

BOSTON COLLEGE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. ET | ESPN

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

AUGUST 31 VS. INDIANA STATE 12:00

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

AUGUST 31 VS. UPPER IOWA 1:00

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

AUGUST 31 AT PURDUE 12:00

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

NFL PRE-SEASON

WEEK THREE:

JACKSONVILLE 31 ATLANTA 0

TAMPA BAY 24 MIAMI 14

SAN FRANCISCO 24 LAS VEGAS 24

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24:

CAROLINA AT BUFFALO, 1:00 PM

PITTSBURGH AT DETROIT, 1:00 PM

BALTIMORE AT GREEN BAY, 1:00 PM

L.A. RAMS AT HOUSTON, 1:00 PM

MINNESOTA AT PHILADELPHIA, 1:00 PM

L.A. CHARGERS AT DALLAS, 4:00 PM

N.Y. GIANTS AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30 PM

CLEVELAND AT SEATTLE, 10:00 PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25:

TENNESSEE AT NEW ORLEANS, 2:00 PM

ARIZONA AT DENVER, 4:30 PM

NEW ENGLAND AT WASHINGTON (NBC), 8:00 PM

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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Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Atlanta Falcons 0

Lawrence-to-Engram connection stands out in Jags’ impressive showing. If you’re going to roll out your starters for the preseason finale, the Jaguars turned in the type of performance you’re striving to get. Opening the game with a 92-yard drive to pay dirt, the Trevor Lawrence-led contingent scored on each of its two series, both concluding with touchdown catches from Evan Engram. Travis Etienne looked marvelous, gashing the Falcons’ backups, while Lawrence was sharp for the most part and got phenomenal protection from his offensive line. He had a spick-and-span pocket to work from as he allowed rookie first-rounder Brian Thomas Jr. to run wide open for a 38-yard gain. Not long after, Lawrence lofted a ball over double coverage that Engram came down with for a 6-yard TD. On their ensuing drive, this time a 62-yard march, Lawrence and Engram connected in the red zone again for a 5-yard score. Lawrence was 8 of 10 for 92 yards, the two scores and a 144.6 rating. Engram hauled in four catches for 28 yards and was all over the field, lining up at tight end, in the slot, out wide and, perhaps most interestingly, at fullback four times. Granted, it was against the Atlanta backups, but Jacksonville’s starters got in some productive work with Lawrence in good form and Engram looking as if he could be an even bigger part of the Jags’ offense after a 2023 Pro Bowl campaign.

Kevin King comeback season. It’s been roughly 42 months since Kevin King has played in an NFL game and he’s putting in the work to end that absence in a few weeks. King, who signed with the Falcons in April after missing the past two seasons due to personal reasons and then a torn Achilles tendon, left a lasting impression that he deserves a roster spot. The former Green Bay Packers cornerback lined up primarily at safety and showed he can still move when he tracked down Travis Etienne for a tackle on the game’s first drive. A few players later, however, he got beat over the top for a TD when he was caught playing up too close. He had an interception in the Falcons’ first preseason tilt and logged more than 40 snaps on Friday with three tackles and a run stuff. The 29-year-old’s long-awaited official return could come Sept. 8 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24, Miami Dolphins 14

Buccaneers starters take care of business. In Baker Mayfield’s first taste of 2024 preseason action, the Bucs starters came out hot against Miami’s second-string defense Friday night. Rachaad White looked the part of a workhorse back as he had five touches on the opening drive. With Mayfield completing all three of his passes for 54 yards, White capped off Tampa Bay’s first drive with a rushing touchdown. Head coach Todd Bowles pulled his starters after the convincing showing. Even though it was against Miami’s backups, Mayfield appeared comfortable in first-year offensive coordinator Liam Coen’s scheme, brief as his appearance was.

The Dolphins’ QB2 situation might have taken an interesting turn. With Mike White starting the game, the fourth-year veteran struggled as he completed 5 of 9 passes for only 37 yards in four drives. When Skylar Thompson entered the game, he orchestrated a seven-play, 65-yard drive for Miami’s first score. Thompson finished the night with a 19-for-27, 190-yard, two-touchdown and one-interception passing line. Over the three preseason games, White completed 20 of 43 passes for 179 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions, while Thompson went 35 of 61 for 346 yards, three TDs and two INTs. Head coach Mike McDaniel will have to decide on who he he’s going to go with as his backup QB behind Tua Tagovailoa.

San Francisco 49ers 24, Las Vegas Raiders 24

Niners backfield runs deep. Though the Brock Purdy-led Niners offense didn’t put up a dazzling display it seemed head coach Kyle Shanahan was looking for, Friday night served notice that San Francisco has a deep running back room rife with hard-chargers. With Christian McCaffrey, arguably the NFL’s top back, and Elijah Mitchell sitting as they nurse injuries, Jordan Mason and Isaac Guerendo provided plenty of punch. Mason averaged 5.3 yards per carry on eight totes, scored a touchdown and looked at home with a mostly-starters offensive cast. Then there’s Guerendo, the buzzworthy fourth-round pick who’s a 6-foot, 220-pound bowling ball of bad intentions with the zip to break off a 92-yard kick return. A violent runner with 4.33 speed, Guerendo is going to be a whole lot of fun to watch.

McAllister makes 81-yard argument for roster spot. Making a splash play on special teams is a tried-and-true way for players on the roster bubble to make the cut. With one cut and some ridiculous speed, Tyreik McAllister did just that — and then some more. McAllister exploded for an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first half Friday, scoring the preseason’s only PR TD thus far. With the Raiders’ usual returners — Tre Tucker and Ameer Abdullah — resting up, McAllister took his opportunity and ran with it, needing to make just one dazzling cut before sprinting around the 49ers punter for six. He wasn’t done there, as he scored again on a 35-yard, second-half reception. McAllister exploited some shoddy coverage, went back to a high pass, made a great grab, spun and raced in for six more. A former Canadian Football League special teams standout, he put his best feet forward in hopes of making the Las Vegas roster. 

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS

MLB ROUNDUP: SHOHEI OHTANI HITS WALK-OFF SLAM FOR 40-40 MARK

Shohei Ohtani delivered Major League Baseball’s sixth 40-40 season in dramatic fashion with a walk-off grand slam to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.

After stealing his 40th base in the fourth inning, Ohtani went deep against Rays left-hander Colin Poche for his 40th homer. He joined Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano and Ronald Acuna Jr. in the 40-40 club.

Enrique Hernandez hit a game-tying home run in the fifth inning, and right-hander Bobby Miller had nine strikeouts and no walks over six innings as the Dodgers extended their winning streak to five games. Michael Kopech (4-8) pitched a scoreless top of the ninth for the win.

Junior Caminero hit his first home run of the season and Christopher Morel also went deep as the Rays lost their second consecutive game and fell to 2-3 to open a 10-game West Coast road trip. Manuel Rodriguez (2-3) took the loss.

Yankees 3, Rockies 0

Aaron Judge blasted his major league-leading 49th home run, connecting for the fourth straight game as host New York beat Colorado.

Judge reached 49 homers in New York’s 129th game. When he broke Roger Maris’ single-season AL record by hitting 62 in 2022, he had 50 through the Yankees’ first 129 contests.

The Rockies lost their third straight and dropped to 18-49 on the road. At 47-82, Colorado clinched its sixth straight losing season since its last playoff appearance in 2018.

Mariners 6, Giants 5 (10 innings)

Rookie Leo Rivas lined a run-scoring single to center field with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning as Seattle rallied for a victory against visiting San Francisco in Dan Wilson’s managerial debut.

Luke Raley homered and drove in the tying run in the eighth for the Mariners, who won for just the second time in their past 10 games. Wilson took over after Scott Servais was fired Thursday.

Mariners reliever Collin Snider (3-2) got the win over Erik Miller (3-5). LaMonte Wade Jr., Michael Conforto and Heliot Ramos homered for the Giants.

Orioles 7, Astros 5

Anthony Santander drilled an eighth-inning grand slam to give Baltimore a comeback victory against visiting Houston.

The first three Orioles batters in the inning reached base before Santander’s team-leading 38th home run of the season gave Baltimore its third victory in the past eight games. Colton Cowser homered earlier for the Orioles, who tacked on an eighth-inning insurance run on Ramon Urias’ RBI triple.

Jose Altuve hit a two-run home run and Jeremy Pena smacked a solo shot for the Astros, who lost for the fourth time in their past 16 games.

Diamondbacks 12, Red Sox 2

Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to help visiting Arizona defeat Boston in the opener of a three-game series.

Arizona had a three-run lead until Suarez homered against Josh Winckowski to give the Diamondbacks a 9-2 advantage in the seventh inning. It was his 19th homer of the season. Ryne Nelson (9-6) earned the win, limiting Boston to two runs on five hits in six innings. He struck out seven and walked one. The victory extended Arizona’s winning streak to four games.

Rob Refsnyder hit his ninth home run for the Red Sox. Boston starter Brayan Bello (11-6) allowed five runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked four, struck out two and made a throwing error in Arizona’s three-run sixth inning.

Braves 3, Nationals 2 (10 innings)

Pinch runner Luke Williams scored the winning run on Washington shortstop CJ Abrams’ 10th-inning throwing error, helping Atlanta beat visiting Washington.

After Braves closer Raisel Iglesias (3-1) threw two scoreless innings, Williams advanced to third on Gio Urshela’s groundout. Eduardo Salazar (0-1) got Orlando Arcia to line out, but Abrams threw Michael Harris II’s grounder in the dirt. Braves starter Chris Sale gave up two runs and nine hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out four.

Nationals left-hander MacKenzie Gore allowed one run on seven hits, walking none and striking out four.
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Royals 7, Phillies 4

Salvador Perez homered and drove in three as Kansas City beat visiting Philadelphia for its seventh win in eight games.

In the third inning, Perez hit a solo shot, and Hunter Renfroe added a two-run blast two batters later. Michael Wacha (11-6) won his third straight start, giving up two runs on six hits in six innings.

Bryce Harper had two hits and two runs for the Phillies, who have lost four of their past five. Taijuan Walker (3-5) gave up six runs on eight hits in three innings.

Pirates 6, Reds 5

Joey Bart went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs to help Pittsburgh rally for a win against visiting Cincinnati in the second game of a four-game set.

Pirates starting pitcher Bailey Falter allowed five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four in five innings. Reliever Dennis Santana (3-1) threw two scoreless innings before closer David Bednar escaped a ninth-inning jam for his 23rd save.

Tyler Stephenson put the Reds ahead 1-0 with his career-high 17th home run of the season in the first. Buck Farmer threw two perfect innings as Cincinnati’s opener.

Rangers 5, Guardians 3

Leody Taveras and Corey Seager each recorded two-run hits in the second inning as visiting Texas beat Cleveland.

Nathan Eovaldi (9-7) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings for the Rangers, who have won four of five. He struck out five and walked one. Adolis Garcia added an RBI double in the seventh and Nathaniel Lowe had three singles for Texas, which did all of its scoring with two outs.

Guardians starter Tanner Bibee (10-6) allowed all four of his runs in the second, yielding eight hits and a walk while striking out six in 5 2/3 innings. Daniel Schneemann had two hits and an RBI for the American League Central leaders, who have lost three straight and six of seven.

Blue Jays 5, Angels 4

Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger hit back-to-back home runs to lead off the bottom of the ninth, lifting Toronto over visiting Los Angeles.

The Blue Jays improved to 5-0 against the Angels this season, including a three-game sweep last week in Anaheim. They have homered in 12 straight games.

Angels right-hander Jack Kochanowicz allowed three runs and seven hits with one strikeout in six-plus innings.

Cubs 6, Marlins 3

Speedy Pete Crow-Armstrong rounded the bases on a dazzling inside-the-park homer as Chicago defeated host Miami.

Isaac Paredes smashed a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning for the Cubs, but the game’s most exciting play occurred when Crow-Armstrong led off the third with a line drive to right field. Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez couldn’t get to the ball until after it one-hopped the wall and skipped away. Crow-Armstrong was timed at 14.1 seconds around the bases — the fastest time in the majors this season — and the play culminated in a spectacular dive to the plate from several feet away.

Jonah Bride went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Marlins, who have lost four in a row.

Tigers 5, White Sox 2

Matt Vierling had two hits and two RBIs, including a go-ahead, run-scoring single in the seventh inning, to lift visiting Detroit over Chicago.

The Tigers won for the eighth time in 11 games. Riley Greene added a pair of hits while four pitchers combined on four innings of scoreless relief.

The White Sox suffered their major league-worst 98th defeat. Chicago had nine hits, sparked by a 3-for-4 effort from Korey Lee. Luis Robert Jr. and Gavin Sheets contributed two hits apiece.

Brewers 11, Athletics 3

Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run second, the Milwaukee bullpen threw five shutout innings and the visiting Brewers beat Oakland in the opener of a three-game series.

Gary Sanchez chipped in with his third career triple, which cleared the bases in the ninth, to ensure the Brewers would end a two-game losing streak.

Lawrence Butler hit his 14th homer, which was the Athletics’ only extra-base hit. Seth Brown had two singles.

Cardinals 6, Twins 1

Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn drove in two runs apiece as St. Louis pulled away for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Brendan Donovan hit a solo home run for the Cardinals, who won their third game in a row. Andre Pallante (6-6) limited the Twins to one run on five hits in seven innings.

Austin Martin drove in the lone run for the Twins, who opened a nine-game homestand by taking their fourth loss in five games. David Festa (2-3) gave up three runs on three hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Padres 7, Mets 0

Luis Arraez and Kyle Higashioka homered while Joe Musgrove fanned nine in seven shutout innings as San Diego blanked visiting New York.

Musgrove (4-4) allowed just one hit, Starling Marte’s one-out double in the fifth, and issued no walks. He retired the first 13 hitters he faced and threw 58 of his 75 pitches for strikes. Musgrove has allowed only one run in 15 2/3 innings since coming off the injured list earlier this month.

Mets starter Paul Blackburn (5-4) lasted only 2 1/3 innings before leaving after being struck on his right hand by a comebacker. He was touched for 10 hits and five runs with no walks and a strikeout as New York fell 2 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the National League’s final wild-card spot.

–Field Level Media

GOLF NEWS

ADAM SCOTT SHOOTS SCORCHING 63 TO TAKE BMW LEAD

Adam Scott fired off a 9-under-par 63 Friday and leapt into the lead after two rounds at the BMW Championship in Castle Rock, Colo.

The 44-year-old Australian, who hasn’t won on tour since February 2020, is an unlikely leader of the FedEx Cup playoffs’ second leg. Scott made the field by ranking 41st in points after last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship — only the top 50 made it to Castle Pines Golf Club.

Now Scott stands at 13-under 131, three ahead of Keegan Bradley, the first-round leader who qualified for the BMW on the number at No. 50. Bradley came up one hole short of a second straight bogey-free round, making short-game mistakes on the par-4 18th hole before settling for a 68.

Scott shared the low round of the day with Swedish phenom Ludvig Aberg, whose 63 propelled him into third place at 9 under. Alex Noren, also of Sweden, posted his second consecutive 68 to take over fourth place at 8 under, and Canada’s Taylor Pendrith (65) is alone in fifth at 7 under.

Scott had four birdies on the front nine before catching a second wind starting at the 12th hole. He rolled in three straight birdie putts from 11, 26 and 15 feet, and later stuck his tee shot at the par-3 16th just 4 feet from the hole to set up another birdie.

The 2013 Masters champion finished his scoring by getting out of a bunker at the par-5 17th and converting birdie.

Aberg had eight birdies, one bogey and one eagle on his card, the latter coming at the par-5 14th, where he nestled his second shot just 6 feet from the pin. The 24-year-old is playing in his first FedEx Cup playoffs after a successful, though winless, season.

Patrick Cantlay (5 under), Collin Morikawa (4 under) and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (3 under) are among the names lurking outside the top five. Xander Schauffele struggled to a 1-over 73 on Friday to fall to 2 under, and Scottie Scheffler shot even-par 72 to stand at 1 under through two rounds. Scheffler and Schauffele are Nos. 1 and 2 in the points race.

Early in the day, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the tournament due to “lower back discomfort” that he said made it “impossible to play.” Matsuyama won last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship and was in second place Thursday, one behind Bradley, after opening with a 67.

–Field Level Media

K.J. CHOI ALONE ON TOP AT ALLY CHALLENGE

K.J. Choi posted a bogey-free, 6-under-par 66 to earn the first-round lead at the Ally Challenge on Friday in Grand Blanc, Mich.

The South Korea native made four of his six birdies on the back nine at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, enough to take a one-shot lead over a four-way tie for second.

Brett Quigley, David Branshaw, Stewart Cink and Australia’s Rod Pampling are knotted at 5-under 67. Another group tied at 4-under 68 includes Glen Day, Bob Estes, Joe Durant, Jason Caron and Australian Greg Chalmers.

Choi, 54, is a month removed from the biggest accomplishment of his senior career — a victory at the Senior Open Championship, his first major title of any kind.

“This year I’m all better when I strike the ball,” Choi said. “Usually my driving, too much cut it and then little good fade, but this time is a very strike the ball. … Very happy today.”

Quigley, 55, started his round on the back nine and birdied five of his first seven holes. He got to 6 under with another birdie at the par-5 first, but he bogeyed the next hole and stayed at 5 under the rest of the day.

It was a pleasant surprise for a player who withdrew from the past two PGA Tour Champions events while nursing multiple injuries.

“I’ve had some good success here before, so I feel comfortable here,” Quigley said. “I really got off to a nice start, just kept making some putts, hit it close and had some good chances. Yeah, I just feel comfortable here and happy. Honestly, my goal this week was just to finish three rounds, so I have to do that two more days, so we’ll see how it goes.”

Of the quartet tied at 5 under, only Pampling kept his card bogey-free.

“Everything’s been close but just hasn’t had anything click all year,” Pampling said. “Even the start of the week wasn’t feeling good and I just had a feeling that I went with on Thursday in the pro-am, and it started coming around.”

Charles Schwab Cup money leader Ernie Els of South Africa opened with a 2-under 70.

–Field Level Media

NELLY KORDA UP THREE AT ST. ANDREWS BIDDING FOR SEVENTH WIN OF SEASON

Nelly Korda surged into the lead at the Women’s Open at St. Andrews on Friday and is three shots clear of the field in a bid to win for a seventh time in 2024.

Korda had four birdies without a bogey and is 8 under with consecutive rounds of 68. Defending champion Lilia Vu and England’s Charley Hull, the local favorite and first-round leader, are tied for second place at 5 under.

“I’m just trying to stay very present and not think about anything other than one shot at a time,” said Korda, a two-time major winner who has never finished better than ninth in the Women’s Open. “And whatever golf and links golf throws at me, I’m going to take it head on.”

Korda took the lead at 6 under at the turn playing the back nine first with birdies on 17 and 18 and capped her second round with a 3 on the par-4 ninth, where she nearly drove the green and putted from the fringe. She rolled in her second for the birdie, much the same as her long putts that found the cup on 17 and 18.

Hull shot even par and Vu had a 2-under 70 on Friday. Seeking her first career major title, Hull said she gave too many strokes back on the greens to keep pace with Korda.

“I left a lot of putts out there. I think Nelly had 30 putts and I had 36 putts,” Korda said. “So that’s six putts that I’ve lost to her on the greens.”

Winner of the Chevron Championship, Korda can add another major title and run her victory total this season to seven by closing out the action in Scotland.

More grueling weather conditions are in the forecast.

“Only three shots behind — that’s nothing going into the weekend, especially on this golf course,” Hull said.

China’s Ruoning Yin shook off two bogeys with a birdie at 14 to join the first page of the leaderboard at 4 under with four holes to play.

Olympic gold medalist Lydia Ko reached the clubhouse at 3 under as part of a logjam five strokes behind Korda that also includes Ashleigh Buhai and Casandra Alexander of South Africa and Japan’s Mao Saigo.

Top-ranked amateur Lottie Woad was 3 under for the tournament at the turn and gave one back, missing a short par putt on No. 12, her first bogey of the day. The 20-year-old England native attends Florida State and is making her Women’s Open debut and playing in her fourth major, tracking to easily make the cut for the first time since the 2023 Chevron Championship.

Ana Pelaez Trivino of Spain was disqualified Friday because her caddie used distance-measuring technology, banned by the event, on two holes — the 10th and 18th. The LPGA rookie was trying to make the cut in a major for the first time this season with scores of 72-74 in the first two rounds.

–Field Level Media

TOP INDIANA SPORTS/NEWS RELEASES

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

HARRINGTON DEALS AS INDIANS HANDLE CLIPPERS, 6-2

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Reigning International League Pitcher of the Week Thomas Harrington shined again with five-plus perfect innings as the Indianapolis Indians tacked on six runs to defeat the Columbus Clippers on Friday evening at Huntington Park, 6-2.

After tossing 5.0 perfect frames in his last start vs. St. Paul, Harrington (W, 2-1) took a perfect game into the sixth inning with six punchouts to silence the Columbus (31-17, 63-59) offense. He exited with just two baserunners allowed on a pair of base hits in the sixth inning.

The Indians (26-21, 59-61) notched three runs in the first inning after five of the first six batters in the game reached base safely. With one out, Henry Davis roped an RBI double to plate the rehabbing Nick Gonzales. After a walk to Billy Cook, Jack Suwinski drove a line drive that deflected off shortstop Gabriel Arias’ glove before he airmailed a throw past the catcher, allowing Nick Yorke and Davis to score. Indianapolis posted two additional runs on a run-scoring fielder’s choice by Liover Peguero and RBI double by Yorke in the third and fourth innings against Triston McKenzie (L, 2-3).

After logging their first hit with one out in the sixth, a single by Bryan Lavastida, the Clippers plated only two runs between the sixth and seventh inning courtesy of an Angel Martínez run-scoring groundout and a solo blast from Chase DeLauter. Indianapolis (26-21, 59-61) tallied a run in the sixth on an RBI groundout from Davis.

In relief of Harrington, the Indians passed the torch to Beau Sulser and Isaac Mattson for a combined 3.0 one-run innings with four punchouts.

Yorke continued his torrid streak at the plate, posting a .370 batting average (27-for-73), with nine doubles and 14 RBI in 20 games this month.

The Indians and Clippers continue the six-game series on Saturday at 7:05 PM ET at Huntington Park. RHP Aaron Shortridge (1-2, 5.26) will take the mound for the Indians against LHP Logan Webb (0-0, -.–).

INDY ELEVEN

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Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Indy Eleven
Saturday, August 24, 2024 – 10:30 p.m. ET
Cashman Field – Las Vegas, Nevada

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2024 USL Championship Records
Indy Eleven: 10-8-5 (-3), 35 pts; 5th in Eastern Conference
Las Vegas Lights FC: 8-8-8 (-2), 32 pts; 6th in Western Conference

Indy Eleven is back in action for the first time in almost two weeks with a road trip to Las Vegas Lights FC on Saturday.

Indy dropped a 3-1 decision to Western Conference leader New Mexico United on August 11 at Carroll Stadium. The Eleven are in fifth place in the East with a 10-8-5 record. Las Vegas is sixth in the Western Conference at 8-8-8 after having its 11-match unbeaten streak (tied for the longest in the USL this season) snapped at Hartford last Saturday.

LVIND
24Games23
31Goals33
33Goals Conceded36
23Assists22
100SOT103
114Shots Faced99
7Clean Sheets5

SERIES VS. LAS VEGAS LIGHTS
The Boys in Blue are facing Las Vegas for the second time ever.  The teams played to a scoreless draw in Indianapolis on April 1, 2023.

Series 0-0-1 | GF 0, GA 0

History

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NEIDLINGER MAKES INDY ELEVEN HISTORY

18-year-old Logan Neidlinger became the youngest goal scorer in Indy Eleven history with his first career goal in the 28th minute vs. New Mexico United on August 11. Neidlinger is also the first Indy Eleven player on a USL Academy contract to score. The Indianapolis native recorded career highs in shots (2), shots on target (2), tackles (4), and interceptions (1) vs. New Mexico.

Neidlinger has played the full 90 minutes in all three of the team’s August matches, including his first career start at Charleston on August 2.

SAVE OF THE WEEK III

Indy Eleven goalkeeper Hunter Sulte earned his third USLC Save of the Week award this season with a spectacular diving stop off a Mark Doyle shot in the 17th minute of his 1-0 shutout of Rhode Island FC on August 7 at home.  The 6’7 Sulte recorded his fifth clean sheet this season with four saves in that match.

The 22-year-old on loan from MLS-side Portland Timbers also made the Save of the Week in weeks 15 & 19 and he was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week in Week 15.

The Anchorage, Alaska, native has started 13 straight matches and 16 of the last 17 for the Boys in Blue.  He is 12th in the USL in clean sheets and tied for 16th in saves (47).

WOOTTON ON FIRE

Midfielder Laurence Wootton has recorded an assist in the first half of his last two matches. In his sixth start of the season against New Mexico on August 11, the 24-year-old set up Logan Neidlinger’s first career goal in the 28th minute.

On loan from the MLS Chicago Fire, Wootton recorded his first career assist for the Indy Eleven on August 7 vs. Rhode Island in the 34th minute on a goal by Sebastian Guenzatti, after entering in the 15th minute as an injury replacement for Cam Lindley.

BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

Indy Eleven recalled midfielders Ethan O’Brien and Max Schneider on Thursday.  O’Brien had been on loan with Huntsville City FC in MLS NEXT Pro, while Schneider returns from Union Omaha in USL 1. 

Earlier this season with the Boys in Blue, Schneider played in eight matches, starting three and recording two assists.  O’Brien, teamed with his younger brother Josh, in two matches for the Indy Eleven this season.

MAALIQUE FOSTER ACQUIRED

On Friday, Indy Eleven acquired forward Maalique Foster, who joins the Boys in Blue after playing for the USL Championship Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC for the last two seasons. Foster is available for selection pending league and federation approval. Per club policy, terms of the deal are not disclosed. He will wear #99 for the Indy Eleven.

In 2024, Foster leads Colorado Springs in assists (4) and chances created (34), he is second on the team in goals (4) and shots (33), and third in shots on target (14).  The 27-year-old Foster has played in 20 matches this season, starting in 18.  Against the Indy Eleven on April 20 in Colorado Springs, Foster started and had two shots (one on target), two chances created, and six completed passes in the final third in a 1-1 draw.

Foster joined the Switchbacks in 2023, leading the team with 49 key passes in 34 games played. His speed on the wing helped him record four goals and four assists.

Current Indy Eleven defender James Musa was Foster’s teammate in Colorado Springs in 2023 and 2024 prior to being acquired by Indy on June 28.

In 2021, Foster played for the Sacramento Republic FC, and despite sustaining an early-season injury made a difference in 15 appearances during the second half of the season. In 2022 he had a larger impact with eight goals and one assist, completing 16 key passes and holding a passing accuracy rate of 79.8%. Foster’s season highlight came in the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinal when his Panenka penalty kick against Sporting Kansas City helped Republic FC advance to the final after a penalty shootout.

The Portmore, Jamaica native (also the hometown of Indy Eleven’s Romario Williams) joined Sacramento from the Israeli Premier League club Ironi Kiryat Shmona, on loan from Santos de Guápiles FC of the Costa Rican Primera División. With Santos de Guápiles FC he recorded five goals in 12 appearances.

Foster’s previous experience in the USL Championship includes a stint with Rio Grande Valley FC in 2019, where he netted three goals and four assists in 11 matches. He earned Championship Team of the Week honors for Weeks 7 and 11 while with RGVFC.

International play for Foster consists of multiple call ups to the Jamaican National Team the Reggae Boyz, including one in November 2023, where he has recorded three goals across eight appearances. In his international debut with the team, he scored the game-tying goal in a 2-2 draw against South Korea. He was also part of the 2019 Gold Cup squad that advanced to the tournament semifinals and competed for his country in CONCACAF Nations League.

ROAD RED

Indy is 5-3-3 (7-3-3 overall) away from The Mike in 2024, making them the first USL Championship team to five road wins in league play.

GOALS

The Boys in Blue scored in 15 straight USLC matches to open the 2024 campaign. The streak, which ended on June 22 against Orange County, is the longest to open a USLC campaign and is the longest run overall within the same season for the club. In total, Indy scored in 18 straight regular season matches dating back to Sept. 30, 2023.

The Eleven have 33 goals this season (8th USL), with at least one tally in 19 of their 23 matches.

Indy has scored 20 first half goals this season, the third-most of any USLC team. Defensively, the team has held opponents scoreless in the first half in 15 of 23 matches in 2024.

LAST TIME OUT

Indianapolis – On August 11, visiting Western Conference leader New Mexico United scored three second-half goals in a 22-minute span to rally for a 3-1 road victory over the Indy Eleven at Carroll Stadium.

Indy played an impressive first half with an 8-4 advantage in shots.  In the second minute of the match, a header from Romario Williams set up a chance for Augi Williams for a left-footed opportunity in the area that was saved by New Mexico keeper Alex Tambakis.

In the 23rd minute, Logan Neidlinger struck a nice cross from the right corner to the far post to defender Aedan Stanley, but his header was just over the bar.

The Boys in Blue took a 1-0 lead in the 28th minute when Logan Neidlinger became the youngest player in franchise history to score a goal.  Neidlinger is also the first Indy Eleven player on a USL Academy contract to score.  Neidlinger, born in Indianapolis, has played the full 90 minutes in all three of the team’s August matches.

Defender Adrian Diz Pe started the scoring sequence with an interception at midfield.  Three quick passes got the ball to midfielder Laurence Wootton, who quickly passed it to Neidlinger on the right side of the box.  Neidlinger fired a shot into the top left corner.  It was Wootton’s second straight match with an assist.

Indy Eleven had a great chance to increase its lead just three minutes later when Neidlinger delivered an excellent cross from outside the area on the right side to the far post to Augi Williams, who headed across to the far post, but Romario Williams was not able to finish.

In the 39th minute, forward Sebastian Guenzatti spun and passed to Stanley, who hit a cross that just eluded both Augi and Romario Williams.

Indy Eleven 1:3 New Mexico United

Sunday, August 11, 2024 – 5 p.m. ET

Carroll Stadium | Indianapolis

Attendance:  10,013

Weather:  Partly sunny, 75 degrees

Scoring Summary

IND – Logan Neidlinger (Laurence Wootton) 28’

NM – Harry Swartz 53’

NM – Sergio Rivas (Daniel Bruce) 64’

NM – Greg Hurst (Jacobo Reyes) 75’

Discipline Summary

IND – Aodhan Quinn (caution) 27’

NM – Sergio Rivas (caution) 27’

NM – Nana Houssou (caution) 27’

NM – Kalen Ryden (caution) 45+2’

IND – Adrian Diz Pe (caution) 61’

IND – Callum Chapman-Page (caution) 78’

NM – Bench (caution) 79’

NM – Greg Hurst (caution) 90+4’

Indy Eleven line-up: Hunter Sulte, Aedan Stanley, Adrian Diz Pe, Callum Chapman-Page (Josh O’Brien 80’), Benjamin Ofeimu, Logan Neidlinger, Aodhan Quinn (captain) (Tyler Gibson 80’), Laurence Wootton, Sebastian Guenzatti (Elliot Collier 60’), Romario Williams (Karsen Henderlong 79’), Augi Williams (Jack Blake 60’).

Subs Not Used: Yannik Oettl, Ben Mines, James Musa.

INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER

IU DROPS OPENER AT SAINT LOUIS

ST LOUIS — Indiana men’s soccer (0-1-0) fell in its 2024 season opener Friday (Aug. 23) night against Saint Louis (1-0-0) at Hermann Stadium by a 2-0 result.

Billiken goals early in each half gave the hosts the upper hand. The Hoosiers surged with a flurry of chances in the final 10 minutes – including a penalty opportunity – but couldn’t find the breakthrough.

KEY MOMENTS

• 16′ – The Hoosiers were beat wide, pulling senior goalkeeper JT Harms away from goal. The Billikens capitalized with a pass across goal that was put away after a jumble in the box.

• 43′ – Harms recorded a pair of saves to limit the damage going into the half, making a fingertip save before stopping a header from the resulting corner.

• 60′ – Disaster struck, and St. Louis doubled its lead from a corner kick, which deflected off senior defender Jansen Miller and into the Hoosier goal.

• 82′ – Indiana earned a penalty late in the match, but graduate transfer Justin Weiss’ attempt was pushed away as SLU senior goalkeeper Jeremi Abonnel dove to his right.

• 85′ – Senior forward Samuel Sarver blasted a 23-yard free-kick on goal, but Abonnel leaped and sent it over the bar.

NOTABLES

• Six Hoosiers made their Indiana debuts Friday night: Graduate transfers Luke Jeffus and Justin Weiss, junior Quinton Elliot and freshmen Charlie Heuer, Jack Lindimore and Michael Nesci. Weiss, Elliot and Lindimore all featured in the Starting XI. 

• IU has started each of its last three seasons without a win in its opening match. In the previous two, the Hoosiers finished in the NCAA College Cup and Elite Eight respectively.

UP NEXT

Indiana will look to turn the page in its home opener on Thursday (Aug. 29) when it faces Hoosier State foe Notre Dame in a rematch of the 2023 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. The match is slated to kick off at 8 p.m. on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

CREAM SWEEPS CRIMSON TO KICK START VOLLEYBALL SEASON

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Fans returned to Wilkinson Hall on Friday (Aug. 23) evening as the Indiana Volleyball team held its annual Cream and Crimson scrimmage. A packed student section enjoyed three sets of energetic volleyball with the Cream side, led by senior setter Camryn Haworth, sweeping the Crimson crew (25-22, 25-22, 15-11).

Head coaches of the cream team, Rachel Morris and Carly Skjodt, earned bragging parts over their counterparts Kevin Hodge and Matt Kearns. Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles enjoyed a match high 15 kills. Haworth supplied 24 assists and eight digs for the winning side.

On the opposite side, senior outside hitter Mady Saris led the way with nine kills and 10 digs. Freshman right side Avery Daum made a nice debut with six kills and three blocks. Sophomore libero Ramsey Gary dug nine balls and was perfect in serve receive on 15 attempts.

The real thing begins next week as IU heads south to face Kennesaw State in the season opener on Friday (Aug. 30). The home opener, and first of 15 home matches, will be on Labor Day (7:00 PM) with UC-Davis visiting Wilkinson Hall for the first time in program history.

Top Hoosier Performers – Cream

#10 Haworth, Camryn

24 assists, 8 digs, 3 blocks, 1 kill

#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela

15 kills, 6 digs, 1 block

Top Hoosier Performers – Crimson

#4 Saris, Mady

9 kills, 10 digs, 1 block

#18 Daum, Avery

6 kills, 3 blocks

Notes to Know – Season

• The Hoosiers return five regular rotation players from last season including setter Camryn Haworth, libero Ramsey Gary and kills leader Candela Alonso-Corcelles. Additionally, opposite hitter Avry Tatum and outside hitters Mady Saris and Morgan Geddes provide much experience on the pins.

• IU will work in a new duo at middle blocker this season. Talented offensive threat and freshman Ella Boersema will see the court early. Junior Madi Sell, a transfer from Missouri, will be a big blocking presence and will continue to improve over the course of the season.

• With the return of a plethora of talented servers, IU will continue to be an aggressive team from the end line. The Hoosiers have had 200+ aces in each of the past two seasons. Haworth led the NCAA and Big Ten with 73 service aces last season and is on pace to break the program’s all-time mark of 197.

PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER

BOILERS AND RAMBLERS DRAW AT FOLK

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue soccer team began the second week of the regular season with a 1-1 draw to Loyola Chicago on Thursday night at Folk Field.

Junior forward Kayla Budish scored her first goal of the campaign in the 17th minute to give the Boilermakers (1-1-1) an early 1-0 lead, but the Ramblers (1-0-1) found the equalizer in the 74th minute.

On a pleasant and cloudless evening, Purdue had six shots, five on goal, while Loyola registered eight shots, four on frame. The home side earned eight corner kicks to the visitors’ one.

Budish had a game-high three shots and two shots on goal. Three other Boilermakers registered a shot on target, including senior forward Gracie Dunaway, who assisted on Budish’s goal. Fifth-year goalkeeper Claire Wyville made her Purdue debut and had three saves. That’s one shy of tying her career high, which she achieved three times in 2022. The Loyola keeper stopped four shots.

The Boilermakers took a 1-0 lead at 16:22, as Budish scored her eighth career goal and first of 2024. Dunaway picked up her 10th career assist and first since 2022, and she has registered a point in two of the team’s first three games this year.

Wyville made her first save in the third minute and another in the eighth. Budish then had her first opportunity in the 13th minute, which was saved. However, the senior forward would not be denied less than four minutes later.

It was a one-on-one opportunity that Budish converted through the Loyola keeper’s legs to put Purdue ahead 1-0. On the near side at midfield, Dunaway passed up to Budish, who had an open field in front of her. Budish dribbled into the top of the penalty box on the right side and, from 12 yards out, used a right-footed shot to score into the far corner. She nutmegged the keeper who was just outside of the six-yard box.

Dunaway tried to make it 2-0 in the 22nd minute, but her shot was saved, and two more Loyola stops followed in the 28th minute, as senior midfielder Lexi Fraley and sophomore forward Lauren Omholt had chances corralled by the Rambler keeper.

A Wyville save in the 41st minute closed out the half.

Purdue out-shot Loyola 5-4 in the opening 45 minutes, with all five of its shots going on target. The visitors saw three shots on frame in the half. The home side earned three corner kicks to the Ramblers’ one.

The first shot of the second half didn’t come until the 63rd minute, and it was a chance sent high by a Rambler. That was after two Purdue corners in the 56th minute.

Budish sent a shot wide in the 68th minute after another corner kick, and Purdue earned another two corners in the next two minutes, but they did not result in a shot.

Loyola evened the score at 1-1 at 73:51. Jocelyn Leigh scored a one-on-one opportunity, with assists to Julia Liguore and Jaimee Cibulka.

The Boilermakers fought for a go-ahead goal in the final 15-plus minutes, and had chances in the final third, but they could not register a shot.

The Ramblers held a 4-1 edge in shots in the second half, though the goal was the lone shot on frame for either side. Purdue earned five corners and held Loyola without one in the final 45 minutes.

Purdue concludes a two-game homestand against UIC on Sunday, August 25. Kickoff at Folk Field is at 1 p.m. ET, and admission is free. It’s the first Boilermaker Kids Club game of the season, as BKC members will receive exclusive opportunities at the game.

BUTLER FOOTBALL

BUTLER FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW: LINEBACKERS

INDIANAPOLIS – All three of Butler’s starting linebackers from last season are back in the huddle for the 2024 campaign, giving Bulldogs fans a reason to be excited. Tyson Garrett, Jeremiah Jackson and Adam Sturtz combined for 172 tackles last year. They ranked second, third and fourth on the team in total tackles and every member of the trio added at least one sack to their stat line.

“We return a really exciting group of linebackers with a lot of game experience,” Assistant Head Coach Rory Mannering stated. “That experience, combined with a talented group of underclassmen, makes it a fun group to coach. The returning players have set a high standard for the way we prepare and practice. I’ve been really impressed with our daily consistency and our overall attention to detail.”

Garrett and Jackson played in all 11 games while Sturtz suited up for nine. Garrett ranked second on the team in tackles with 61. He had eight tackles for loss and broke up three passes in coverage. Jackson was right behind him with 60 tackles in 2023, with 5.5 of those coming behind the line of scrimmage. He was also credited with 1.5 sacks. Sturtz changed his number to 0 for his senior season. A year ago, he compiled 51 tackles and four for loss.

“I told the guys to take advantage of every opportunity that’s in front of them,” Mannering added. “Every lift, meeting and practice because it will go by really fast. Have fun playing football, be in the moment and that will translate to a great season.”

Redshirt junior Brayton Spetter is also poised for a good campaign. A year ago, Spetter came up with 27 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception in 11 games.

The team’s depth begins to take shape with a pair of redshirt freshmen in Jackson Stratton and Mason Armstrong. A strong recruiting class adds to the position group with freshmen Tommy Diamond, Oscar Kirch, Tommie Aberle, Ben Brandenburg and Jackson Griffith joining the program.

“I’m excited to be part of the Butler Football program and I look forward to watching these guys cut it loose on Saturdays,” Mannering said.

BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER

PREVIEW: (RV) BULLDOGS TRAVEL TO DRAKE FOR FIRST ROAD MATCH

The Butler women’s soccer team hits the road this weekend for its first road match of the 2024 season. The (RV) Bulldogs will play Drake in the first-ever match of the series.
 
Drake, which competes in the Missouri Valley Conference, has a tie with St. Thomas, a loss to Kansas, and a tie with Iowa State to begin the season.
 
Butler at Drake
DATE/TIME:    Sunday, August 25 // 11AM ET (10AM CT)
LOCATION:     Des Moines, Iowa // Mediacom Stadium
LIVE VIDEO:    ESPN+
LIVE STATS:   butlersports.com // StatBroadcast

Bulldog Bits

Anna Pierce was recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after her performances in goal vs Ohio and Purdue. She made a pair of saves in the draw with Ohio and then had a clean sheet with four saves as the Bulldogs shutout Purdue, 3-0.

Butler is receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches national rankings. Currently ranked opponents on the 2024 schedule include: No. 14 Notre Dame, No. 19 Xavier, and (RV) Georgetown.

Butler picked up one win vs. a ranked opponent in 2023. On Sep. 10, the Bulldogs defeated No. 25 TCU, 2-1, in Indianapolis.

The Bulldogs were selected by BIG EAST coaches at No. 4 in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll. Georgetown received the most points, including 10 first-place votes. UConn was second with one first-place vote, followed by Xavier in the third spot.

Three Bulldogs, Abigail Isger, Talia Sommer, and Caitlin O’Malley, were chosen for the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.

Butler returns 22 players from last year’s roster, including five graduate students and five seniors.

2024 will be Co-Head Coach Tari St. John’s 19th at the helm of the Butler women’s soccer program. Co-Head Coach Rob Alman begins his 13th.

BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL HOSTS INDIANA STATE IN SATURDAY EXHIBITION

MUNCIE, Ind. – – While the regular season is still a week away, that should not stop Ball State women’s volleyball fans from seeing their Cardinals in action Saturday when the team welcomes Indiana State for a 2 p.m. exhibition match in Worthen Arena.

Not only will it be the first official chance to see the 2024 Cardinals in action, but it will also be the first match action for the program’s new Taraflax court which was unveiled Friday morning.

Admission to the match is $10 for adults and $5 for fans in sixth grade or younger.

Looking to see more of the action? Season Tickets ($54 for Women or $89 for Men & Women) and the Volley Cards Kids Club ($30) packages are still available.

With Saturday’s contest being an exhibition outing, live video and live stats will not be available.

The Cardinals return two of three First Team All-MAC selections from a year ago in senior setter Megan Wielonski and redshirt sophomore outside Aniya Kennedy. Overall, 11 players return from last year’s squad which made the program’s fifth postseason appearance in six years, earning a spot in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).

Ball State won its opening-round NIVC match at host Middle Tennessee, while finishing the 2023 campaign with a 17-15 overall record and a 13-5 mark in Mid-American Conference play.

Indiana State features one of the Missouri Valley Conference’s youngest rosters for the second straight season, with 13 of its 17 players being freshmen or sophomores. Last season, the Sycamores turned in a 5-23 overall record, including a 3-15 MVC mark.

Following Saturday’s exhibition, the Ball State women’s volleyball team opens the 2024 season Friday, Aug. 30 when it battles both Seton Hall (10 a.m.) and Bryant (4:30 p.m.) in the Florida Atlantic Invitational.

INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER

SYCAMORES TO HOST ROBERT MORRIS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State Women’s soccer closes out its home stand on Sunday afternoon with a non-conference matchup against Robert Morris with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m ET. This game will have live stats available and live streamed on ESPN+.

The first matchup between these two teams was August of the 2023 season where Robert Morris defeated Indiana State with a score of 2-1.

Sycamore Standouts:

Indiana State started out with a 10-0 win over SMWC in their home opening match, which was a record breaking game for the Sycamores.

The Sycamores picked up their second win of the 2024 season on Thursday evening, when they handed Miami (Ohio) their first loss of the season, with a score of 2-0.

First time the Sycamores have started out 2-0 since the 2004 season.

Woods and Lehnert have connected on back-to-back goal games against SMWC and Miami (Ohio).

Freshman Alex Lehnert has totaled 69 minutes of play this season, recording a 0.714 shot on goal percentage with two goals, seven shots, and five shots on goal for the Sycamores.

Sycamores pick up back-to-back shutout victories at Memorial Stadium, where they have limited their opponents to nine shots overall and five shots on goal.

12 goals have been scored for Indiana State in just two games. Goals this season have come from Alexa Mackey (3), Alex Lehnert (2), Brooklyn Woods (2), Wimberley Wright, Emma Famulak, Grace Quinn, Audrey Roberts and Ella Roesch.

Wimberley Wright, Nora Henderson, and Olivia Lovell lead ISU with two assists each.

Mackey received multiple accolades after her performance in the home opening match where she was named MVC Player Of the Week and the GoGo Squeez ISU Student-Athlete of the Week. Mackey recorded her first collegiate hat-trick this season which was the second hat-trick in Indiana State program history.

Indiana State has tested out several different lineups between the two matches, where 25 players have been put in the mix and recorded minutes.

Scouting Robert Morris:

The Colonials have an overall record of 1-0-1 this season, where they defeated Le Moyne in their home opener, with a score of 5-0, and tied with Southern Indiana, 2-2.

Michelle Rick enters her first season at the helm for Robert Morris after spending the previous two seasons at the University of Findlay.

The RMU women’s soccer team was picked sixth in the conference for the 2024 season, voted by the Horizon League head coaches. RMU finished with a 12-5-3 overall record last year and were 5-4-1 in the league. The Colonials earned a No. 4 seed in the conference tournament in 2023.

Freshman Madison Hurst was named Offensive Player of the Week, while junior Emerson Johngarlo was honored as Defensive Player of the Week for the Under Armour #HLWSOC weekly awards after their performances in the 5-0 victory over Le Moyne.

Hurst picked up two assists in RMU’s season-opening match of the 2024 season, where she earned her first career points as a Colonial.

Johngarlo recorded her first career goal in the first game of the 2024 season while helping her team to secure a shutout against Le Moyne.

Game Day Promo: This game will serve as ISU’s “Kids Club” game for the 2024 season where there will be player autographs after the game and new Kids Club members this year can pick up their swag bags before the game!

Up Next: The Sycamores travel to UT Martin next week on Thursday, August 29 at 8 p.m ET for their first away match of the 2024 season.

SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER

SOUTHERN INDIANA STARTS ROAD SWING SUNDAY AT EASTERN KENTUCKY

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer’s non-conference schedule continues back on the road Sunday when the Screaming Eagles face off against Eastern Kentucky University at Noon (CT) from Richmond, Kentucky. Sunday’s match is the first of back-to-back road matches for USI.

Following a season-opening defeat at Arkansas State University last Sunday, Southern Indiana earned a 2-2 draw in its home opener on Thursday evening against Robert Morris University. USI scored two first-half goals by redshirt freshman forward Eva Boer (St. Charles, Illinois) and junior forward Payton Seymour (Louisville, Kentucky). Boer’s first career goal came in the seventh minute while Seymour’s first of 2024 came in the last 90 seconds of the opening half. Seymour led USI with four shots and two on goal in the contest. Junior defender Brynn Quick (Cottage Grove, Minnesota) also had two shots on frame. However, Robert Morris went on to score two unanswered goals in the second half to force the 2-2 tie.

The Screaming Eagles generated more offensive production against the Colonials compared to the first match of the season at Arkansas State. USI had 11 shots and four on goal in the season opener and increased those numbers to 19 shots and 10 on target in Thursday’s home match against Robert Morris. The 10 shots on goal were the most for USI since August 2022 against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Through two matches in 2024, Seymour leads USI with six shots, while five players have tallied two shots on goal. Sophomore midfielders Kerigan Kivisto (Collierville, Tennessee) and Pilar Torres (Chula Vista, California) and junior midfielder Peyton Murphy (Bargersville, Indiana) each have four shot attempts. In goal, redshirt sophomore keeper Anna Markland (Hoover, Alabama) has a 2.50 goals against average with nine saves.

Eastern Kentucky, projected to place fifth in the 2024 Atlantic Sun Conference Preseason Poll after a 5-8-6 overall record in 2023, is searching for its first result after a 0-3 start and consecutive setbacks by a one-goal differential. On Thursday, the Colonels fell 2-1 in the Bluegrass Cup battle against Morehead State University. Eastern Kentucky notched nine shots with three on goal while surrendering 20 shots and eight on target to Morehead State. EKU’s only goal of the match came in the fifth minute by freshman forward Ana Manning. Morehead State answered in the 19th minute, leading to a 1-1 tie at the break before the Eagles scored the game-winning goal in the 56th minute.

This season, Manning has been the Colonels’ top attacker with a team-high 10 shots and seven shots on goal. Fellow freshman forward Ella Grode has four shots this season. Between the posts, Eastern Kentucky has split time between goalkeepers. Senior Marah Krick has made two starts with a 3.33 GAA and nine saves. Freshman Ruby Morgan has a start under her belt against Morehead State and has posted a 1.33 GAA with eight total saves this season. The Colonels are averaging 8.7 shots per game and has placed nearly 54 percent of their shots on goal.

Sunday’s game at Eastern Kentucky is the first all-time meeting between the two programs. Eastern Kentucky will be the third of three straight opponents to start the season that USI will face an opponent for the first time in program history.

Sunday’s match can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+. Additional coverage links are available on the USI Women’s Soccer schedule page on usiscreamingeagles.com.

VALPO SOFTBALL

VALPO SOFTBALL ADDS THREE NEWCOMERS FOR 2025 SEASON

Valpo softball head coach Mike Armitage announced today that three additional newcomers have joined the program this fall and will be eligible for the 2025 season. Mack Gallagher and Azalya Lopez come to Valpo as transfers from Minnesota State University Moorhead, while Sophia Leitzen is entering her freshman season.

Mack Gallagher – 5’7” – Jr. – IF – Frankfort, Ill. – Lincoln-Way East H.S. – MSU Moorhead

Gallagher stood out in her two seasons at MSU Moorhead, earning First Team All-Conference accolades as a rookie and following that up with a Second Team All-Conference selection last season. Also an NFCA Second Team All-Region selection as a freshman in 2023, Gallagher hit .417 and OPSed at a 1.192 clip while setting single-season program records for home runs (11) and RBIs (50). Last season, Gallagher OPSed .838 and led the Dragons with 34 RBIs, 12 doubles and six home runs.

Armitage on Gallagher: “Mack is an excellent young person and outstanding ball player. I have no doubt she will help our team be better both offensively and defensively. Mack played a big role in our team’s success and revitalizing a program at MSUM. Her experience in that environment will be leaned on through the fall and spring seasons as our team attempts to guide the Valpo softball program to greater success.”

Sophia Leitzen – 5’8” – Fr. – IF – Orfordville, Wis. – Brodhead H.S. – Team Heat Tri-State

Leitzen helped lead Brodhead to a state title in 2023 and back-to-back regional and sectional championships in her final two seasons. A Second Team All-State selection as a senior, she was a four-time All-Conference infielder and picked up All-District honors as well. Leitzen played her travel ball for Team Heat Tri-State, winning the USSSA Great Lakes National Championship with them in the summer of 2023.

Armitage on Leitzen: “Sophia is a very talented young ball player who had a ton of success with her high school team, competing at the state tournament multiple times in her career. She was a mainstay in the batting order with the ability to drive the ball and found herself on base a high percentage of the time. Soph is a winner and she knows what it takes to accomplish a goal. I believe her goal is to help this team/program change the way outsiders look at Valpo softball.”

Azalya Lopez – 5’8” – Jr. – P/IF – Corona, Calif. – Eleanor Roosevelt H.S. – MSU Moorhead

Lopez proved herself to be a stellar two-way player in her two collegiate seasons at MSU Moorhead. A First Team All-Conference and All-Defensive Team selection last season, Lopez posted a .309 batting average and an .818 OPS with 30 RBIs and 22 runs scored at the plate. But her more impressive work came in the circle, where she went 19-6 — matching a program record for single-season wins — with a 2.06 ERA, striking out 130 batters in 149.2 innings of work. As a freshman in 2023, Lopez hit .370 and OPSed .881 with 31 RBIs and 18 runs scored at the plate while posting a 9-1 record in 17 appearances in the circle.

Armitage on Lopez: “AZ is a ball player. She is unique as she will pitch and play shortstop defensively when not pitching — obviously not a common combination at this level. AZ is an accomplished pitcher who earned First Team All-Conference honors at P/UT last year. We will also lean on AZ’s experience, as she played a very important part in turning MSUM’s softball program around.”

The addition of the three newcomers brings Valpo’s incoming class to 11 student-athletes, joining eight previously announced freshmen.

UINDY GOLF NEWS

SERKETICH TAPPED AS NEXT UINDY GOLF HEAD COACH

INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis Interim Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. D. Scott Gines announced on Friday the hiring of Andrew Serketich as the school’s new men’s and women’s golf head coach.

“I’m honored to announce a new leadership era in UIndy women’s and men’s golf,” said Gines. “Andrew is a consummate teacher-coach, gifted in talent identification, present and in the moment with his athletes, alumni, and donors, and he gives his full effort toward the development and success of his programs.”

“Thank you to Dr. Gines, Mr. Shaheen, and everyone at UIndy for the opportunity to join an outstanding university and athletic department,” said Serketich. “I am excited to lead our golf programs and understand the responsibility and tradition of excellence that has been established over the years.”

Serketich spent the past year as an Assistant Coach and Director of Operations at the University of Notre Dame, supporting both the men’s and women’s golf teams. While in South Bend, Serketich assisted with practice plans and implementation for both programs, along with operating the teams’ social media accounts.

Prior to Notre Dame, Serketich served as Head Coach of his alma mater Queens University of Charlotte, which included the department’s transition to NCAA Division I. While the men’s head coach from 2017-23, the Royals won two South Atlantic Conference (SAC) championships and had seven All-SAC selections. In its first season as a member of NCAA Division I in 2022, Queens set a new 18-hole program record at the ASUN Championships with a team score of 272 in the second round.

Other notable accomplishments for Serketich as Queens’ head coach include developing two All-Americans in back-to-back seasons in 2019 and 2020, fundraising between $20-30k per year for the program, hosting a tournament from 2017-21, and coaching six different players that shot 66 or better in a single round.

Serketich also served as an assistant coach at Queens from 2008-10 for both the women’s and men’s golf programs, followed by a promotion to Associate Head Coach for the men’s team until 2014. In his role, Serketich guided the Royals to their first-ever appearance at the NCAA Championships, as well as their first Conference Carolinas conference titles in 2011 and 2013.

Upon graduation from Queens in 2007, Serketich was an Assistant Golf Professional at Whistling Straits until September 2008.

In between stints at Queens, Serketich worked as the Tour Manager and Brand Manager for Red Moon Marketing and Marketing Analyst & Project Manager for Daimler Trucks North America. Serketich earned his MBA from Queens in 2012.

Serketich concluded: “I cannot wait to get to Indy and get started. Go Hounds!”

Serketich will begin his duties on August 26.

MARIAN VOLLEYBALL

MARIAN VOLLEYBALL SPLIT IN DAY ONE OF ONSET INVITATIONAL

Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Knights started off the Onset Invite in Fort Wayne splitting between their two games on day one, falling to Aquinas 1-3 in game one and winning game two against IU-South Bend 3-0. Marian is now 3-1 overall.

Game 1| Marian 1-3 Aquinas| 25-16, 20-25, 18-25, 24-26

The Knights started off hot in the first set pulling ahead of Aquinas in the middle of the set with a five point run to take the 14-9 lead with Madison Brooks starting off the run with a kill. The Knights kept the momentum going with multiple kills from Gabby Fish and Khori Dryden. With Dryden claiming the last point with a kill to finish off the set 25-16.

Marian got off to a slower start in the second set with the Saints claiming the first four points. The Knights claimed their first point from an attack error by Aquinas to decrease their lead to three. The rest of the game was a very back and forth battle with Nicole Wilkinson blocking Aquinas’ pass to end the run in an attack error to bring the score 18-18. The Knights tied the game once again with Brooks hitting a kill to bring the game 19-19 before the Saints went on a 2-0 run to end the set 25-20. Putting the game tied 1-1 going into the third set.

Much like the second set the third set started out slower with the Saints taking the lead early before Wilkinson and Danielle Schade forced an attack error on Aquinas’ side with a block off of the pass. The Knights claimed the majority of their points from Dryden and Brooks claiming multiple kills each in the middle part of the set. Marian took the lead after back-to-back attack errors from the Saints. Aquinas ended up pulling ahead with a 9-0 run to bring the score 12-19. In last ditch efforts Marian had a 3-0 run with a pair of kills from Fish and Brooks, and a block by Brooks and Sarah Bennett. The Saints ended the set victorious with a kill to claim the final score of 18-25 to take the 1-2 lead in the game.

The Knights took an early lead in the fourth set with Emma Hirchak tallying four kills as well as Brooks, Wilkinson, and Mikayla Christiansen all tallying one kill to claim the 12-7 lead. After the Saints decreased the lead Christiansen, Logan Smith, and Hirchak all claimed consecutive kills to increase the lead 16-11. Aquinas went on a 7-0 run to take the lead away from Marian to push a back-to-back battle at the end with the Saints claiming victory and the win with a final score of 24-26.

Brooks led the pack with nine kills while Christiansen, Hirchak, and Dryden each had seven. Smith led the team in assists with 18 while Emerson Evans was closely behind with 17. Emma Lyons was a crucial part in the game totaling 15 digs. Wilkinson claimed five block assists while Fish and Bennett each had three.

Game 2 | Marian 3-0 IU-South Bend| 25-12, 25-13, 25-20

The Knights started out set one strong with a kill from Wilkinson, two service aces from Christiansen, as well as an attack error from IU- South Bend off of a block by Fish and Wilkinson. Wilkinson’s kill lead the team on another run to increase their lead 9-2. Once the Knights had a large margin against the Titans other key players got to extend the lead with Avery Toole claiming a block and a kill to finish off the set with a score of 25-12 putting the Knights up 1-0 in the match.

Much like the first set Marian came out strong going on a 4-0 run led by Wilkinson and Christiansen’s block into an attack error for IU-South Bend. The Knights continued to increase their lead with four kills by Fish to increase the lead 11-4. Chloe Cook, Lexa Zimmerman, and Evie Dart got their hands in the mix with a kill each bringing the lead 19-9. Kadence Conrad and Fish included the lead with a block to an attack error from the Titans. Marian ended the set with a kill from Cook to bring the score 25-13.

The Knights continued to dominate in the third set, gaining their lead early on with Fish, Smith, and Bennett hitting key kills to put Marian in the quick 5-2 lead. Marian went on a 6-0 run with Fish and Emma’s Lyons playing intricate parts in the run. After a back and fourth run for both teams the Knights took the set home with a 25-20 win over IU-South Bend.

Gabby Fish lead the team in 11 kills with Dryden following up with six. Evans lead the team in assists with 13 and Smith not far behind with 11. Lyons led the team in the back row with 11 digs. The Knights are back in action tomorrow in day two of the Onset Invite with their first game starting at 11a.m. Against UNOH.

INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES

INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/

EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/

WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/

FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/

ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/

ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index

TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index

BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/

DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/

HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/

MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/

HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/

OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx

ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index

IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/

IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/

IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/

PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/

INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx

GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/

ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/

GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/

HOY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php

TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/

VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

9 – 19 – 8 – 4 – 28 – 12 -14 – 80

August 24, 1906 – Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game

August 24, 1919 – Having pitched into the 9th inning Cleveland’s Ray Caldwell was flattened by a bolt of lightning; goes on to record final out for Indians’ 2-1 win over Philadelphia A’s

August 24, 1922 –  The very first Phillie to hit for cycle  occurred this day when Cy Williams reached the milestone

August 24, 1940 – Is there anything in baseball that Boston’s Number 9, Ted Williams could not do? The Red Sox left fielder Williams, wearing Number pitched the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits & 1 run

August 24, 1945 –  A War hero remains in top form. Cleveland Indians ace Bob Feller, Number 19 returned home from his stint in the Navy to strike out 12

August 24, 1957 – At age 17 future England soccer striker Jimmy Greaves, Number 8 scored on his First Division debut for Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur in a 1–1 draw at White Hart Lane

August 24, 1972 – Skating legends Gordie Howe, Number 9 and Number 4, Jean Béliveau inducted into the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame

August 24, 1975 – San Francisco Giant Ed Halicki, Number 28 no-hit the New York Mets, in a 6-0 shut out victory

August 24, 1982 – Kansas City Royals’ John Wathan, Number 12 stole his season’s 31st base en route to 36 total bases for the season for catcher’s record

August 24, 1983 – The End of a great streak. Cincinnati Red Pete Rose, Number 14 ends consecutive games played streak at 745

August 24, 1906 – After signing a one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers, Number 80 Jerry Rice officially retired from the NFL

FOOTBALL HISTORY

Football History for August 24

  • August 24, 1912 – A ticker tape parade is held in New York City as Jim Thorpe and the rest of the U.S. Olympians return home from the games held in Stockholm.
  • August 24, 1979 – 60,916 NFL fans vote to choose the old New England Patriots logo over the new one.
  • August 24, 1992 – The Cleveland Browns suffer their most lopsided preseason loss ever when handed a 56-3 thumping by the Minnesota Vikings.
  • August 24, 2002 – Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas opens for the first time to fans in a preseason game where the Texans hosted the Dolphins.
  • August 24, 2006 – Jerry Rice signed a one-day contract with his former team the San Francisco 49ers, so that he could officially retire from the NFL as a Niner.
  • August 24, 2019 – Just two weeks before the season was about to start, the Indianapolis Colts franchise received devastating news when their young star Quarterback Andrew Luck retired due to health reasons.

Hall of Fame Birthdays for August 24

  • August 24, 1887 – Albert Benbrook was a guard from the University of Michigan who played with the Wolverines from 1908 through 1910. Benbrook was chosen by Walter Camp to be an All-American in both the 1909 and 1910 seasons. He was voted into the College Hall of Fame in the 1971 class.
  • August 24, 1893 – Paul Des Jardien played center for the University of Chicago and was selected as an All-American for the 1913 and 1914 seasons at the position. He entered the confines of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. After school, he played for both the Cleveland Indians Baseball team and the Cleveland Indians football team in 1916. In later years he played professionally for the Hammond Pros, Chicago Tigers and the Minneapolis Marines.
  • August 24, 1940 – Jim Holder was a former halfback from Oklahoma’s Panhandle A&M College football team. He was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012. Mr. Holder was an ROTC member while at Panhandle ( now known as Oklahoma Panhandle State University) and after college he served in the U.S. Army. The brave Holder died while serving his country in Vietnam.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

Aug. 24

1905 — The Chicago Cubs beat the Phillies at Philadelphia 2-1 in 20 innings behind the complete game pitching of Ed Reulbach.

1940 — Outfielder Ted Williams pitched the last two innings for the Boston Red Sox against Detroit at Fenway Park. He allowed one run on three hits, but struck out Rudy York on three pitches. The Tigers, behind Tommy Bridges, won 12-1.

1951 — St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck gave over 1,000 fans behind his dugout YES and NO placards, allowing them to have a part in the strategy of the game. The fans flashed the cards when asked by the coaches what the Browns should do and it worked as St. Louis beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-3.

1971 — Ernie Banks hit the 512th and final home run of his career as the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4. Banks’ shot came off Jim McGlothin in the first inning.

1975 — Ed Halicki of San Francisco pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against the New York Mets to lead the Giants to a sweep of a doubleheader.

1989 — After six months of denial, defense and delay, Cincinnati manager Pete Rose was banned for life from baseball by Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti for gambling. Rose, baseball’s all-time hit leader and holder of 19 major-league records, signed a five-page agreement with Giamatti in which he agreed to a lifetime penalty but did not admit to gambling on baseball.

2001 — Colorado starting pitcher Jason Jennings went 3-for-5 in his major league debut, including a homer and an RBI single, while giving up five hits and striking out eight in a complete game shut out over the Mets, 10-0. The right-hander became the first pitcher in modern history to throw a shutout and hit a homer in his first game.

2003 — Ramon Hernandez and Miguel Tejada hit grand slams as Oakland routed Toronto 17-2.

2008 — Francisco Rodriguez earned his 50th save, striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning to secure the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-3 victory over Minnesota.

2012 — Adrian Beltre of Texas hit for the cycle in an 8-0 win over Minnesota.

2013 — Adam Eaton hit a go-ahead double in the 18th inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 12-7 in a record-setting, marathon game for both clubs. The teams combined to use 20 pitchers in a contest that ended at 2:12 a.m. and took 7 hours, 6 minutes — setting a mark for length of game for both teams.

2013 — Detroit’s Max Scherzer outpitched Matt Harvey, striking out 11 and hitting a stunning RBI double that sent the Tigers to a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets. Scherzer (19-1) joined Rube Marquard in 1912 and Roger Clemens in 2001 as the only major league pitchers to win 19 of their first 20 decisions in a season.

2016 — David Ortiz became the oldest player ever to hit 30 homers in a season, but the Tampa Bay Rays came back from a three-run deficit to beat Boston 4-3 in 11 innings. The 40-year-old designated hitter connected for a two-run home run off starting pitcher Matt Andriese during the first inning.

2022 — George Kirby of the Mariners starts today’s game against the Nationals by throwing 24 consecutive strikes – a record since 1988, when all pitches were tracked for the first time. In the 8th inning. Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez hits his 20th homer to become only the fourth rookie to have a season of 20 homers and 20 steals. But while Mariners players grab the headlines, Washington scores twice in the top of the 9th to win the game, 3-1.

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Aug. 25

1922 — In one of the wildest games ever played, the Cubs beat the Phillies 26-23. The Cubs led 25-6 in the fourth inning, but held on as the game ended with the Phillies leaving the bases loaded.

1934 — Detroit’s Schoolboy Rowe won his 16th consecutive game with a 4-2 triumph over the Washington Senators. Rowe singled in the winning run in the ninth inning.

1952 — Detroit’s Virgil Trucks pitched his second no-hitter of the season, a 1-0 gem over New York at Yankee Stadium. The Tigers committed two errors and Trucks walked one batter and struck out eight. It was the last victory of the season for Trucks, who finished with a 5-19 record.

1967 — Dean Chance of Minnesota pitched his second no-hitter of the month, defeating the Indians 2-1. Chance pitched an abbreviated five perfect innings against Boston on Aug. 6 for a 2-0 victory.

1972 — Philadelphia Ken Reynolds tied a National League record with his 12th consecutive loss, 6-1 to Cincinnati, from the beginning of the season.

1979 — California’s Don Baylor tied a club record by driving in eight runs during a 24-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays. The 24 runs and 26 hits set Angel records.

1985 — New York’s Dwight Gooden became the youngest pitcher ever to win 20 games with a 9-3 triumph over the San Diego Padres. Gooden at age 20 years, nine months, and nine days was one month younger that Bob Feller who won 20 games in 1939.

1998 — Toronto’s Roger Clemens struck out 18 and won his 11th straight decision as he pitched a 3-0 three-hit victory over the Kansas City Royals.

2004 — Jeff DaVanon became the first Angels player in 13 years to hit for the cycle in Anaheim’s 21-6 rout of Kansas City.

2008 — Brett Myers, J.C. Romero and Clay Condrey combined on a 13-hit shutout in Philadelphia’s 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

2010 — The Colorado Rockies overcame a nine-run deficit, matching the biggest rally in team history and stunning the Atlanta Braves 12-10 on Troy Tulowitzki’s go-ahead single in the eighth inning. Down 10-1 in the third inning, the Rockies chipped away against the NL East leader before taking the lead with four runs in the eighth.

2010 — The Reds blew a nine-run lead, then regrouped and rallied past the Giants, 12-11, on Joey Votto’s tiebreaking single in the 12th inning. The NL Central-leading Reds took a 10-1 lead into the bottom of the fifth before San Francisco came back with a six-run burst in the eighth to take an 11-10 lead.

2011 — The New York Yankees became the first team in major league history to hit three grand slams in a game, with Robinson Cano, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson connecting in a 22-9 romp over the Oakland Athletics.

2017 — Rhys Hoskins hit another homer and Cesar Hernandez ripped a three-run triple to help Philadelphia to a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Hoskins has put on a tremendous power display. He has nine homers and 21 RBIs in 16 games. No player in major league history had reached nine homers that quickly.

2020 Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito no-hits the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0.

2021 — In the longest major league game since the introduction of the tiebreaker rule before the 2020 season, the Dodgers need 16 innings to defeat the Padres, 5 – 3, after almost six hours of playing time. After five scoreless extra frames in spite of the presence of a designated runner on second base every time, the Dodgers finally take a 3 – 1 lead in the top of the 15th, only to see Fernando Tatis Jr. tie it with his 35th homer of the year off Corey Knebel in the bottom of the inning, necessitating yet another inning. A.J. Pollock finally provides the margin of victory with a two-run homer off Daniel Camarena and the Padres fail to score against Shane Greene.

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Aug. 26

1916 — Philadelphia’s Joe Bush pitched a no-hitter, to beat Cleveland 5-0.

1939 — The first major league baseball game was televised as WXBS brought their cameras to Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field for a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers.

1947 — Brooklyn’s Dan Bankhead became the first black pitcher in the majors. He homered in his first major-league plate appearance, but didn’t fare well on the mound. In 3 1-3 innings of relief, he gave up 10 hits and six earned runs to the Pirates. Pittsburgh won 16-3.

1962 — Minnesota’s Jack Kralick pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the Kansas City Athletics at Metropolitan Stadium. Lenny Green drove in the Twins’ run with a sacrifice fly off Bill Fischer in the seventh inning.

1987 — Milwaukee’s Paul Molitor went 0-for-4, ending his 39-game hitting streak, and the Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 1-0 in 10 innings on pinch-hitter Rick Manning’s RBI single. With Molitor waiting in the on-deck circle for a possible fifth at-bat, Manning singled in the game-winner.

1991 — Kansas City’s Brett Saberhagen pitched a no-hitter to lead the Royals to a 7-0 win over the Chicago White Sox. Saberhagen, who struck out five and walked two.

1999 — Randy Johnson reached 300 strikeouts in record time, notching nine in seven innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Florida Marlins 12-2. Johnson achieved the milestone in his 29th start.

2004 — Ichiro Suzuki homered in the ninth inning for his 200th hit of the season, but Seattle fell to Kansas City 7-3. Suzuki became the first player to reach 200 hits in each of his first four major league seasons.

2007 — Dalton Carriker’s home run in the bottom of the eighth gave Warner Robins, Georgia, a thrilling 3-2 victory over Tokyo to win the Little League World Series title.

2007 — Boston defeated the Chicago White Sox 11-1 to complete a four-game sweep. For the series, the Red Sox outscored Chicago 46-7. Boston scored at least 10 runs in every game of the series, which is only the fourth time that has happened in a four-game series since 1900 and the first time in the American League in 85 years.

2008 — Major League Baseball announced umpires will be allowed to check video on home run calls starting Aug. 27. Video will be used only on so-called “boundary calls,” such as determining whether fly balls went over the fence, whether potential home runs were fair or foul and whether there was fan interference on potential home runs.

2010 — Albert Pujols of St. Louis hits the 400th homer of his career, off Jordan Zimmermann of the Nationals in the 4th inning. Pujols becomes the 47th major leaguer to hit that many and is the third-youngest to do so after Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr.

2018 — Mana Lau Kong homered to center field on the first pitch his team saw and Ka’olu Holt pitched a complete game to lead Hawaii to a 3-0 victory over South Korea in the Little League World Series championship.

2018 — Toronto’s Kendrys Morales became the seventh player in major league history to homer in at least seven consecutive games, going deep in the third inning of the Blue Jays’ 8-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

2018 — Matt Carpenter tied a St. Louis record with four doubles, pitcher Austin Gomber had a two-run infield single in a six-run first inning, and the Cardinals routed Colorado 12-3.

Aug. 27

1897 — Roger Bresnahan, later a Hall of Fame catcher, made his major-league debut as a pitcher for the Washington Senators by shutting out the St. Louis Browns 3-0.

1911 — Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox. Walsh struck out eight and walked one.

1937 — Brooklyn’s Fred Frankhouse pitched a rain-shortened no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. The game was stopped with two out in the eighth inning with the Dodgers leading 5-0.

1977 — Toby Harrah and Bump Wills of the Texas Rangers hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning in an 8-2 victory over New York at Yankee Stadium.

1978 — Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds hit his 200th career home run to become the first player in major league history to have 200 homers and 500 stolen bases.

1982 — Rickey Henderson of Oakland broke Lou Brock’s 1974 record of 118 stolen bases in a season and stole three more bases in the Athletics’ 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. It gave Henderson 122 thefts in 127 games.

1999 — Vladimir Guerrero’s hitting streak was halted at 31 games by Cincinnati’s Ron Villone in the Reds’ 4-1 win over Montreal. Guerrero went 0-for-2 with an intentional walk against Villone, ending the majors’ longest hitting streak since 1987.

2005 — Jeff Kent became the first player to hit 300 home runs as a second baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 8-3 win over Houston. The homer was the 325th of his career.

2010 — Florida led off a game with back-to-back homers for the first time in franchise history in a 7-1 victory over Atlanta. Cameron Maybin hit the first pitch of the game into the left-field seats. Logan Morrison then connected off Tommy Hanson for his first major league home run.

2011 — Justin Verlander became the majors’ first 20-game winner, grinding through six innings in the Detroit Tigers’ 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Verlander (20-5) became the first pitcher to win 20 games before the end of August since Arizona’s Curt Schilling in 2002.

2017 — Giancarlo Stanton hit his 50th home run to break an eighth-inning tie, helping the Miami Marlins sweep the San Diego Padres with a 6-2 victory. Stanton became the first NL player to reach 50 homers since Prince Fielder hit 50 for Milwaukee in 2007.

2017 — Rookie Rhys Hoskins homered for the fifth straight game and made a diving catch to start a game-changing triple play in the fifth inning, leading Philadelphia to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Hoskins led off the eighth with a drive to left-center to give him 11 home runs in his first 18 games, becoming the fastest in major league history to reach 11 homers. Hoskins was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Aug. 10.

2018 — Kendrys Morales’ home run streak was ended at seven games by the Baltimore Orioles, who halted an eight-game skid by defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0. Morales went 0 for 3 with a walk and did not hit the ball out of the infield.

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Aug. 28

1918 – Tris Speaker was suspended for the rest of the season because of his assault on umpire Tom Connolly following a dispute at home plate in Philadelphia.

1926 — Emil Levsen of the Cleveland Indians pitched two complete-game victories over the Boston Red Sox, 6-1 and 5-1. He did not strike out a batter in either game. The Indians used the identical lineup in both games.

1951 — The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants 2-0, snapping the Giants’ 16-game winning streak. The streak enabled the Giants to cut the Dodgers 13½-game lead to six.

1971 — In the nightcap of a doubleheader, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Rick Wise hit two home runs to help himself to a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

1977 — Steve Garvey of Los Angeles hit three doubles and two home runs in five at-bats, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. One of Garvey’s homers was a grand slam.

1977 — In a 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Nolan Ryan of the California Angles struck out 11 batters to pass the 300-strikeout plateau for the fifth time in his career.

1987 — Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 home runs

1990 — Ryne Sandberg became the first second baseman in history to have consecutive 30-homer seasons, leading the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros.

1992 — The Milwaukee Brewers set an American League record with 31 hits and 26 singles in a 22-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays.

2003 — Eric Gagne set a major league record with his 44th straight save this season as Los Angeles beat Houston 6-3. Gagne eclipsed Tom Gordon’s 1998 record of 43 in a row to begin a season.

2008 — Cristian Guzman of the Nationals became the second player to hit for the cycle since the franchise moved to Washington, driving in three in an 11-2 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

2014 — San Francisco’s Yusmeiro Petit set a major league record when he retired his 46th batter in a row, and the Giants beat Colorado 3-1. Petit got the first eight Colorado hitters, establishing the mark by striking out Charlie Culberson. That broke Mark Buehrle’s record of 45 straight with the Chicago White Sox in 2009. Petit’s streak covered eight games, six of them in relief.

2016 — Ryan Harlost led Endwell, N.Y., to the Little League World Series title, striking out eight and limiting South Korea to five hits in six innings in a 2-1 victory. Endwell gave New York its first championship since 1964.

2021 — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Otani becomes the first player in team history to reach 20 stolen bases and hit 40 home runs in a season.

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Aug. 29

1918 — The Chicago Cubs, behind the pitching of Lefty Tyler, clinched the National League pennant with a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

1934 — The Philadelphia A’s ended Schoolboy Rowe’s 16-game winning streak with a 13-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

1948 — Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit for the cycle in a 12-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Robinson drove in two runs, scored three runs and stole a base.

1965 — San Francisco’s Willie Mays broke Ralph Kiner’s National League record with his 17th home run of the month in an 8-3 triumph over the New York Mets. Kiner had 16 homers in September of 1949. Mays hit a tape measure shot off Jack Fisher.

1967 — Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City A’s hit three triples in a 9-8, 10-inning loss to the Cleveland Indians. Campaneris was the first to have three triples in a game since Ben Chapman in 1939.

1971 — Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves knocked in his 100th run of the season, giving him the National League record of 11 seasons with 100 or more RBIs.

1977 — Lou Brock of St. Louis stole base No. 893, breaking Ty Cobb’s modern record for career stolen bases. The Cardinals lost to the San Diego Padres 4-3.

1977— Cleveland’s Duane Kuiper hit a one-out solo home run in the first inning off Chicago’s Steve Stone at Municipal Stadium. It was Kuiper’s only homer in 3,379 career at-bats — the fewest homers in most at-bats for any player in MLB history.

1985 — Don Baylor of the New York Yankees set an American League record when he was hit by a pitch for the 190th time in his career. Baylor was struck by California Angels pitcher Kirk McCaskill in the first inning, breaking the old mark of 189 set by Minnie Minoso.

1991 — Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox hit two homers to become the oldest player in the 20th century to accomplish the mark. He’ll top this by hitting two homers on October 3. Jack McDowell went the distance to beat Cleveland 7-2.

1993 — George Brett recorded his 200th stolen base in Kansas City’s 5-4, 12-inning victory over Boston to join Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players with 3,000 hits, 300 homers and 200 steals.

2000 — Anaheim’s Darin Erstad went 3-for-5 to reach 200 hits faster than any player in 65 years as the Angels defeated Toronto 9-4. Ducky Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals did it in 131 games in 1935.

2002 — Mark Bellhorn became the first player in NL history to hit a home run in the same inning from both sides of the plate, in the fourth of the Chicago Cubs’ 13-10 win over Milwaukee.

2004 — Albert Pujols hit his 40th home run and reached 100 RBIs for the fourth straight season to help St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 4-0. He’s the fourth player to start his major league career with four straight seasons with at least 100 RBIs, joining Hall of Famers Al Simmons, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams.

2010 — Brian McCann hit a game-winning homer with help from video replay, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Florida Marlins. It was the first time a game ended using a video review.

2018 — Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich went 6 for 6 and hit for the cycle and Jesus Aguilar homered in the 10th inning, powering the Brewers to a 13-12 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers had a season-high 22 hits and rallied to take the lead four different times, and Jesus Aguilar hit the go-ahead homer in the 10th inning.

2021 — Taylor, Michigan wins the Little League World Series with a win over Hamilton, Ohio.

2022 — Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit home run #50 of the season, to stay just ahead of the pace set by Roger Maris when he hit 61 homers to set the team and American League record in 1961.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Aug. 24

1904 — Holcombe Ward wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title.

1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Bill Squires in the 13th round at Sydney, Australia to retain the world heavyweight title.

1925 — Helen Wills, 19, wins her third straight U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title with a 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 victory over Kathleen McKane. An hour later, Wills teams up with Mary K. Browne to win the doubles title.

1929 — Helen Wills wins her sixth U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title by defeating Phoebe Holcroft Watson, 6-4, 6-2.

1963 — The Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. is covered by ABC’s Wide World of Sports for the first time.

1963 — Don Schollander becomes the first swimmer to break the two-minute barrier in the 200-meter freestyle with a 1:58.4 time in a meet at Osaka, Japan.

1963 — John Pennel breaks the 17-foot barrier in the pole vault with a 17-0¾ vault in a meet at Miami.

1988 — Minnesota North Stars forward Dino Ciccarelli is sentenced to one day in jail and fined $1,000 for hitting another player with his stick. Ciccarelli, who was given a match penalty and 10-game suspension by the league for the Jan. 6, 1988 attack on Toronto’s Luke Richardson, is believed to be the first NHL player to receive a jail term for an on-ice attack of another player.

1989 — Pete Rose is suspended from baseball for life for gambling.

1996 — Hsieh Chin-hsiung sets a Little League World Series record with his seventh home run as Taiwan wins the title for the 17th time with a 13-3 victory over Cranston, R.I.

2003 — Jockey Julie Krone becomes the first female rider to win a million-dollar race taking the Pacific Classic at Del Mar aboard Candy Ride.

2004 — Four-time world 1,500 champion Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, a heartbreak loser at the last two Olympics, holds off Bernard Lagat down the stretch to win in 3 minutes, 34.18 seconds. El Guerrouj edges Lagat by .12 seconds for the gold medal. El Guerrouj had lost four races in the last eight years, but two of those defeats came at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.

2006 — After signing a one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers, Jerry Rice officially retires from the NFL.

2007 — The NFL indefinitely suspends Michael Vick without pay just hours after he acknowledged in court papers that he did, indeed, bankroll gambling on dogfighting and helped kill some dogs not worthy of the pit.

2008 — On the final day of the Beijing Games, the United States beats Spain 118-107 and win the gold medal in men’s basketball for the first time since 2000. China has one of the most dominating and diverse performances at an Olympics ever, winning a games-leading 51 golds and an even 100 overall. The United States finishes with 110 medals and trails well behind the Chinese in golds with 36, the first time since 1992 it doesn’t lead the category.

2008 — Hawaii’s mini-mashers get a little help from Mexico’s miscues to win a fourth straight Little League World Series title for the United States. Tanner Tokunaga smacks two homers and Iolana Akau adds a solo blast as the boys from Waipahu, Hawaii, defeat Matamoros, Mexico, 12-3.

2008 — Danny Lee becomes the U.S. Amateur’s youngest champion, supplanting Tiger Woods by holding off Drew Kittleson 5 and 4. The 18-year, 1-month-old Lee is six months and 29 days younger than Woods when he won the first of his three Amateurs in 1994.

2018 — French Open Tennis bans Serena Williams′ black Nike catsuit from future tournaments citing ‘respect for the game and the place’.

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Aug. 25

1804 — Alice Meynell becomes the first woman jockey as she rides in a four-mile race in York, England.

1888 — Henry Slocum becomes the first man to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title besides Richard Sears.

1904 — Jim Jeffries knocks out Jack Munroe in the second round in San Francisco to retain the world heavyweight title.

1908 — The first $50,000 trotting race in the United States, the American Trotting Derby, is won by Allen Winter with Lon McDonald driving.

1922 — In one of the wildest games ever played, the Cubs beat the Phillies 26-23. The Cubs led 25-6 in the fourth inning, but held on as the game ended with the Phillies leaving the bases loaded.

1946 — Ben Hogan wins the PGA championship with a 6 and 4 win over Ed Oliver.

1950 — Sugar Ray Robinson knocks out Jose Basora at 52 seconds of the first round to retain world middleweight boxing title.

1968 — Arthur Ashe becomes 1st African American to win the US singles championship.

1973 — The NASL championship is won by the Philadelphia Atoms with a 2-0 victory over the Dallas Tornadoes.

1974 — The Los Angeles Aztecs edge the Miami Toros 4-3 to win the NASL Championship.

1984 — France’s Lutin D’Isigny wins the $250,000 International Trot by seven lengths, the largest margin of victory in this race. Jean-Paul Andre drives Lutin D’Isigny to a world record trot for the 1¼-mile in 2:30, smashing the record of 2:31.2 shared by Speedy Scot and Noble Victory.

1991 — Carl Lewis reclaims his title of world’s fastest human by setting a world record of 9.86 seconds in the 100-meter final in the world championships in Tokyo. Lewis clips four-hundredths of a second off the previous mark of 9.90 set by Leroy Burrell in the U.S. Championships two months earlier.

1996 — Tiger Woods wins an unprecedented third U.S. Amateur Championship, beating Steve Scott on the 38th hole after coming back from 5-down with 16 to play and 2-down with three to go.

2006 — Japan’s Yusaku Miyazato becomes the first golfer to make two holes-in-one in the same round of a PGA Tour tournament when he aces a pair of par 3s at the Reno-Tahoe Open.

2011 — The New York Yankees become the first team in major league history to hit three grand slams in a game, with Robinson Cano, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson connecting in a 22-9 romp over the Oakland Athletics.

2012 — Alpha and longshot Golden Ticket finish in a historic dead heat in the $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Golden Ticket leads the field of 11 3-year-olds in the stretch, but 2-1 favorite Alpha closes strongly and the two hit the finish line in tandem. It’s the first dead heat in the 143 runnings of the Travers, and a rare finish for any Grade 1 race. Alpha pays $4.10 and 33-1 shot Golden Ticket returns $26.80 to win.

2013 — Teen star Lydia Ko runs away with the Canadian Women’s Open with a five-stroke victory over Karine Icher. The 16-year-old New Zealand amateur successfully defends her title, closing with a 6-under 64 for her fourth win in 14 professional events.

2020 — Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito throws a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0 at Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago.

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Aug. 26

1933 — Helen Hull Jacobs captures the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title when Helen Wills Moody defaults in the third set because of back and hip pain.

1939 — The first major league baseball game is televised. NBC broadcasts a doubleheader at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field between the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers.

1950 — Australia wins its third straight Davis Cup by beating the U.S. 4-1.

1961 — The International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto.

1972 — The New York Cosmos win the NASL championship by defeating the St. Louis Stars 2-1.

1989 — Chris Drury pitches a five-hitter and Trumbull, Conn., becomes the first American team since 1983 to capture the Little League World Series, defeating Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 5-2.

1993 — Sean Burroughs, the son of former major leaguer Jeff Burroughs, pitches his second no-hitter of the Little League World Series and hits two home runs, sending defending champion Long Beach, Calif., past Bedford, N.H., 11-0 in the final of the U.S. bracket.

1995 — Greg Norman sinks a 66-foot chip on the first playoff hole, to capture the World Series of Golf and become the leading money winner in PGA Tour history. Norman wins $360,000 in his third tour victory this year to raise lifetime earnings to $9.49 million and overtake Tom Kite.

1997 — Carl Lewis finishes his track-and-field career anchoring star-studded team to victory in the 400-meter relay to cap the ISTAF Grand Prix meet in Berlin. The team of Olympic 100-meter champion Donovan Bailey, former world record-holder Leroy Burrell and Namibian sprint champion Frankie Fredericks, win in 38.24 seconds.

1999 — Michael Johnson shatters another world record at the world championships — this time, breaking the 400-meter mark with a time of 43.18. He cuts 0.11 seconds off the record of 43.29 set by Butch Reynolds in 1988 and ties Carl Lewis for the most gold medals at the championships with eight.

2004 — Lindsay Tarpley and Abby Wambach score as the U.S. beats Brazil 2-1, maintaining an undefeated record to win the women’s football gold medal at the Athens Olympics.

2011 — The Tulsa Shock snap the longest losing streak in WNBA history with a 77-75 win over the Los Angeles Sparks. The Shock (2-25) had 20 straight losses before Sheryl Swoopes hit a jumper with 2.9 seconds left.

2011 — Kyle Busch records his record-breaking 50th NASCAR Busch Series victory, edging teammate Joey Logano in the Food City 250 at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch breaks a tie with Mark Martin for the record in NASCAR’s second-tier series.

2012 — Lydia Ko wins the Canadian Women’s Open to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history and only the fifth amateur champion. The 15-year-old South Korean-born New Zealander closes with a 5-under 67 for a three-stroke victory over Inbee Park.

2016 — San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick kneels in protest during the U.S. national anthem at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium while playing against the San Diego Chargers, objecting to racial injustice and police brutality in the U.S.

2016 — Dan Raudabaugh throws six touchdown passes and the Philadelphia Soul win their second ArenaBowl title, beating the Arizona Rattlers 56-42.

2017 — Kyle Snyder scores a late takedown of Olympic gold medalist Abdusalim Sadulaev in the deciding match, and the U.S. wins the world freestyle wrestling title for the first time in 22 years.

2017 — Floyd Mayweather Jr. stops UFC champion Conor McGregor on his feet in the 10th round in Las Vegas. The much-hyped 154-pound fight is more competitive than many expected when an unbeaten, five-division world champion boxer takes on a mixed martial artist making his pro boxing debut.

2020 — Milwaukee Bucks forfeit their NBA playoff game after the shooting of Jacob Blake, leading to the NBA postponing more games.

Aug. 27

1884 — Richard Sears beats Howard Taylor 6-0, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 to win his fourth straight U.S. national tennis championship.

1903 — Britain’s Hugh Doherty is the first non-American to win the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships with a 6-0, 6-3, 10-8 victory over the William Larned.

1909 — William Larned wins his fifth U.S. singles tennis title with a five-set victory over William Clothier in Newport, R.I.

1928 — Helen Wills beats Helen Hull Jacobs to take the fifth women’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Wills needs only 33 minutes, defeating Jacobs 6-2, 6-1.

1957 — Hickory Smoke, driven by John Simpson, Jr., wins the Hambletonian Stakes after capturing the fifth and deciding heat.

1969 — Lindy’s Pride, driven by Howard Beissinger, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats.

1975 — Onny Parun of New Zealand defeats Stan Smith 6-4, 6-2 in the first night match at the U.S. Open before a crowd of 4,949 at the West Side Tennis Club.

1976 — Transsexual Renee Richards, formerly Richard Raskind, is barred from competing at the U.S. Open tennis championships after refusing to submit to a chromosome qualification test.

1978 — Reds Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 HRs & have 500 stolen bases.

1978 — The Cosmos defeat the Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-1 to win the NASL Championship.

1982 — Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season, breaks Lou Brock’s mark.

1985 — Mary Joe Fernandez, 14, becomes the youngest player to win a match at the U.S. Open. Fernandez beats Sara Gomer 6-1, 6-4.

1996 — Stefan Edberg stuns Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek at the U.S. Open, winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in his record 54th straight and final Grand Slam event.

1999 — Maurice Greene and Inger Miller win at 200 meters at the world championships, giving the U.S. a sprint sweep. Greene is the first to win the 100 and 200 at a major global meet since Carl Lewis at the 1984 Olympics.

2006 — Marco Andretti, 19, becomes the youngest winner of a major open-wheel event, beating Dario Franchitti by 0.66 seconds to take the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.

2015 — Usain Bolt wins his fourth straight 200-meter title at the world championships, finishing in 19.55 seconds in Beijing.

2018 — Simona Halep becomes the first No. 1-seeded woman to lose her opening match at the U.S. Open in the half-century of the professional era. Halep is overwhelmed by 44th-ranked Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-2, 6-4.

2023 — Gymnast Simone Biles (26) wins her record 8th U.S. Championship in San Jose, California.

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Aug. 28

1886 — Richard Sears beats R. Livingston Beeckman 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 to win his sixth straight U.S. national tennis championship.

1888 — Henry Slocum defeats Howard Taylor 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 to win the eighth U.S. men’s national tennis championship. Slocum, last year’s runner-up, is the first men’s champion other than Richard Sears. Sears, the U.S. champion from 1881-1887, retired last year.

1908 — Fred McLeod wins the U.S. Open golf title with a one-stroke victory over Willie Smith in a playoff.

1922 — The oldest American international team golf match, the Walker Cup, is established with the U.S. beating Britain 8-4.

1949 — The U.S. takes the Davis Cup, topping Australia 4-1.

1950 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black player to compete in the U.S. Open. Gibson wins her first round match, defeating Barbara Knapp of Britain 6-2, 6-2 at Forest Hills in New York.

1977 — The Cosmos beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 at Portland, Ore., to win their second NASL title. Giorgio Chinaglia’s header in the 77th minute is the winning goal.

1977 — Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year.

1989 — Pete Sampras, 18, wins his first U.S. Open singles match in four sets over Agustin Moreno of Mexico.

1990 — Stefan Edberg becomes the first top-seeded player since John Newcombe in 1971 to lose in the first round of the U.S. Open. Edberg loses to Alexander Volkov of the Soviet Union, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2.

1993 — Pinch-hitter Jeremy Hess’ bases-loaded single with two outs in the sixth inning gives Long Beach, Calif. a 3-2 victory over Panama in the championship game of the Little League World Series.

1994 — Tiger Woods, 18, becomes the youngest winner in the history of the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship, capturing the last three holes of his 36-hole title match against Trip Kuehne.

1995 — Monica Seles, plays in her first Grand Slam tournament in more than 2 1-2 years and beats Ruxandra Dragomir 6-3, 6-1 in first round of the U.S. Open.

2004 — The U.S. women’s basketball team goes through the Athens Olympics undefeated to win its 5th Olympic gold medal, beating Australia 74-63 in the final.

2004 — Led by San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginóbili Argentina beats Italy 84-69 for the Olympic basketball gold medal in Athens; star-studded U.S. team takes bronze.

2005 — Michael Memea’s home run in the bottom of the seventh gives West Oahu of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, the Little League World Series title.

2008 — Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic is ousted from the U.S. Open, beaten by 188th-ranked Julie Coin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round. Never before in the Open era that began in 1968 had the No. 1 woman lost this early in the tournament.

2011 — California returns the Little League World Series title to the U.S. with a 2-1 victory over Hamamatsu City, Japan.

2014 — Acknowledging he “didn’t get it right” with a two-game suspension for Ravens running back Ray Rice, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces tougher penalties for players accused of domestic violence, including six weeks for a first offense and at least a year for a second.

2016 — Ryan Harlost leads Endwell, New York, to the Little League World Series title, striking out eight and limiting South Korea to five hits in six innings in a 2-1 victory.

2021 — Los Angeles Angels pitcher/DH Shohei Otani becomes the first player in team history to have 20 stolen bases and 40 home runs.

2022 — Tour Championship, Men’s Golf, East Lake GC: Irishman Rory McIlroy wins $18m with 1 stroke win over Scottie Scheffler & Im Sung-jae; becomes first 3-time winner of the FedEx Cup.

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Aug. 29

1885 — John L. Sullivan wins the first world heavyweight title under the Marquess of Queensbury rules when he beats Dominic McCaffrey in six rounds. The fight features 3-ounce gloves and 3-minute rounds.

1952 — Dr. Reginald Weir becomes the first black man to compete in the U.S. Tennis Championships, Weir appears two years after Althea Gibson breaks the color barrier in the tournament and loses in four sets to William Stucki.

1962 — A.C.’s Viking, driven by Sanders Russell, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats.

1968 — Open tennis begins at the U.S. Tennis Championships. Billie Jean King wins the first stadium match at the U.S. Open and amateurs Ray Moore and Jim Osborne have upset wins over professionals. Moore beats No. 10 Andres Gimeno and Osborne defeats Barry MacKay, each in four sets.

1974 — Nineteen-year-old high school basketball star Moses Malone, signs a contract with the Utah Stars of the ABA to become the first player to go directly from high school into major professional basketball.

1978 — The USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. opens. Bjorn Borg beats Bob Hewitt in the first match 6-0, 6-2 in the best-of-three sets.

1987 — Nolan Ryan passes the 200-strikeout barrier for record 11th time.

1987 — Charlie Whittingham becomes the first trainer to surpass 500 stakes wins when he sent Ferdinand to victory in the Cabrillo Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack.

1993 — Laffit Pincay Jr. wins the 8,000th race of his career aboard El Toreo in the seventh race at Del Mar racetrack to become the second thoroughbred jockey to ride 8,000 winners.

1993 — Brandie Burton’s 20-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff edges Betsy King for the du Maurier Classic title, the LPGA tour’s final major of the season.

1998 — Toms River, N.J., wins its first Little League World Series with a 12-9 victory over Kashima, Japan. Chris Cardone hits home runs in consecutive at-bats — including the game-deciding two-run shot.

2005 — Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova becomes the first U.S. Open defending women’s champion to fall in the first round, losing 6-3, 6-2 to fellow Russian Ekaterina Bychkova on the first day of the U.S. Open.

2011 — Petra Kvitova becomes the first defending Wimbledon champion to lose in the first round at the U.S. Open, 7-6, 6-3 to Alexandra Dulgheru.

2012 — The USADA claims to have stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.

2013 — The NFL agrees to pay $765 million to settle lawsuits from thousands of former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related health problems they say were caused by the on-field violence. The settlement, unprecedented in sports, applies to all past NFL players and spouses of those who are deceased.

2015 — Usain Bolt anchors Jamaica to a fourth successive men’s 4×100-meter title and adds to his record-breaking personal haul of IAAF World Championships gold medals to 11.

2018 — Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers signs NFL record contract extension with the Green Bay Packers; 4 years worth $134m rising to a possible $180m with a record $103m in guarantees.

2018 — Wanheng Menayothin surpasses Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s 50-0 record, beating Pedro Taduran in a unanimous decision to improve to 51-0. The 32-year-old Menayothin (51-0, 18 KOs) won his 10th successful title defense of his WBC minimumweight belt that he won in November 2014.

2022 — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits career home run 694 off of major league record 450th different pitcher in 13-4 win over Reds in Cincinnati.

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