“THE SCOREBOARD”
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
UNIVERSITY 13 BLACKFORD 3
IRVINGTON PREP 5 WARREN CENTRAL 2
FRANKLIN 11 SOUTHPORT 1
PARK TUDOR 11 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 1
FRANKFORT 5 DANVILLE 3
HAMILTON SE 8 LAPEL 6
SHELBYVILLE 7 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 3
NORTHEASTERN 9 CENTERVILLE 2
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 2 PLAINFIELD 1
NORWELL 5 GUERIN CATHOLIC 3
NORWELL 12 GUERIN CATHOLIC 10
AVON 13 BEN DAVIS 0
MUNCIE CENTRAL 7 MARION 4
INDIANAPOLIS KINGS 5 FT. WAYNE CRUSADERS 4
EAST CENTRAL 12 UNION COUNTY 2
BISHOP CHATARD 12 SPEEDWAY 1
WESTERN BOONE 8 TRI-WEST 4
RONCALLI 4 CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN 1
HERRON 10 MORRISTOWN 9
MONROE CENTRAL 11 ADAMS CENTRAL 5
ADAMS CENTRAL 14 MONROE CENTRAL 11
FT. WAYNE CANTERBURY 10 MUNCIE BURRIS 4
EASTERN 5 BLUE RIVER VALLEY 4
DALEVILLE 6 TRI-CENTRAL 5
CARMEL 13 FW CARROLL 2
CARMEL 8 FW CARROLL 1
TWIN LAKES 10 LAFAYETTE JEFF 4
SHORTRIDGE 14 PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE 13
KOKOMO 11 WES DEL 2
NORTH CENTRAL 6 INDY LUTHERAN 1
DIXIE HEIGHTS 3 BATESVILLE 2
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 10 NEW ALBANY 5
CONNERSVILLE 5 ANDERSON 4
ANDERSON 5 CONNERSVILLE 2
NORTHEASTERN 6 COWAN 1
PLAINFIELD 8 TERRE HBAUTE SOUTH 1
EAST CENTRAL 14 UNION COUTNY 4
COLUMBUS EAST 5 VALPARAISO 2
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 11 ELWOOD 0
EASTERN 12 BLUE RIVER 0
MCCUTCHEON 12 ROSSVILLE 1
DELTA 3 YORKTOWN 1
BLACKFORD 14 WES DEL 1
BATESVILLE 5 RYLE 4
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 4 NEW ALBANY 1
LAFAYETTE JEFF 5 TWIN LAKES 4
FISHERS 9 WESTFIELD 8
KOKOMO 6 UNIVERSITY 5
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
CATHEDRAL 4 CASTLE 0
WESTERN 11 BISHOP CHATARD 1
LIVING WATER HOMESCHOOL 20 BEN DAVIS 4
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 13 PIKE 0
MARTINSVILLE 12 NORTH CENTRAL 2
HAGERSTOWN 11 SHENANDOAH 0
EASTBROOK 13 EASTERN 1
WEST CENTRAL 12 LAFAYETTE JEFF 2
INDIAN CREEK 5 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 4
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 5 MT. VERNON 0
DELTA 16 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 9
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 14 WAPAHANI 1
NEW ALBANY 6 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 3
WABASH 1 SOUTHERN WELLS 0
DECATUR CENTRAL 16 COLUMBUS NORTH 5
WHITELAND 9 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 7
SHELBYVILLE 20 SPEEDWAY 1
MADISON GRANT 8 NORTHWESTERN 0
BISHOP CHATARD 19 BEN DAVIS 2
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 12 NORTH CENTRAL 2
MARION 15 MUNCIE CENTRAL 0
UNION COUNTY 8 EDINBURGH 3
PENN 3 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 0
NOBLESVILLE 7 LAKE CENTRAL 4
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 4 SEYMOUR 2
CHRISTEL HOUSE 30 SHORTRIDGE 10
WABASH 12 SOUTHERN WELLS 2
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 8 COLUMBUS NORTH 6
HERRON 12 PURDUE POLY 1
MT. VERNON 4 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 3
DANVILLE 16 FRANKFORT 0
RONCALLI 14 WESTFIELD 4
DALE VILLE 13 TRI-WEST 3
WESTERN BOONE 11 TRI-WEST 8
FRANKLIN 6 COLUMBUS EAST 4
UNION COUNTY 11 EDINBURGH 6
BROWNSBURG 1 CASTLE 0
MADISON GRANT 11 NORTH MIAMI 9
CENTER GROVE 12 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 3
AVON 9 CARMEL 2
DALEVILLE 13 TRI-CENTRAL 3
FRANKLIN 10 COLUMBUS EAST 7
WESTERN BOONE 11 TRI-WEST 8
LAKE CENTRAL 8 AVON 3
BROWNSBURG 7 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 3
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL
CARROLL 2 GUERIN CATHOLIC 0
NOBLESVILLE 2 MCCUTCHEON 0
CATHEDRAL 3 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 0
MCCUTCEHON 2 CARROLL 0
RONCALLI 3 SOUTHPORT 0
HARRISON 2 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 0
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 2 NOBLESVILLE 0
BISHOP CHATARD 3 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 0
HARRISON 2 KOKOMO 0
SHORTRIDGE 3 WARREN CENTRAL 0
HOMESTEAD 2 NOBLESVILLE 0
RONCALLI 3 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 0
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 2 KOKOMO 0
CARROLL 2 NOBLESVILLE 0
JEFFERSONVILLE 2 CARROLL 1
HARRISON 2 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 0
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 2 GUERIN CATHOLIC 0
HARRISON 2 LAFAYETTE JEFF 1
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS LAX
CATHEDRAL 23 WESTFIELD 6
NOBLESVILLE 6 HOMESTEAD 5
ST. XAVIER 14 CARMEL 2
ZIONSVILLE 13 FISHERS 2
CARROLL 14 HARRISON 1
BROWNSBURG 11 PENN 10
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LAX
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL
NOTRE DAME 10 CALIFORNIA 0
IOWA 13 INDIANA 2
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 13 PURDUE FT. WAYNE 6
PURDUE FT. WAYNE 14 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 4
BALL STATE 7 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 4
INDIANA STATE 11 MURRAY STATE 1
MISSOURI STATE 7 EVANSVILLE 2
BELMONT 1 VALPO 0
INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL
OHIO STATE 10 PURDUE 3
OHIO STATE PURDUE
OREGON 9 INDIANA 1
NORTH CAROLINA 2 NOTRE DAME 1
PURDUE FT. WAYNE 3 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 1
PURDUE FT. WAYNE 6 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 5
BUFFALO 6 BALL STATE 3
BUFFALO 5 BALL STATE 3
BRADLEY 10 EVANSVILLE 9
VALPARAISO 3 DRAKE 2
VALPARAISO 6 DRAKE 5
INDIANA SATTE 2 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 0
INDIANA STATE 3 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 1
SE MISSOURI STATE 4 SOUTHERN INDIANA 1
INDIANA MEN’S COLLEGE LAX
NOTRE DAME 10 PENN 8
INDIANA WOMEN’S COLLEGE LAX
XAVIER 12 BUTLER 11
NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE/SCORES
SATURDAY
OKLAHOMA CITY 117 MEMPHIS 115
CLEVELAND 124 MIAMI 87
DENVER 101 LA CLIPPERS 99
GOLDEN STATE 104 HOUSTON 93
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) CLEVELAND VS. (8) MIAMI
• GAME 1: CLEVELAND 121 MIAMI 100 (CLEVELAND LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: CLEVELAND 121 MIAMI 112 (CLEVELAND LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: CLEVELAND 124 MIAMI 87 (CLEVELAND LEADS SERIES 3-0)
• GAME 4: CAVALIERS AT MIAMI (MON. APRIL 28, TBD)
• GAME 5: MIAMI AT CAVALIERS (WED. APRIL 30, TBD)*
• GAME 6: CAVALIERS AT MIAMI (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: MIAMI AT CAVALIERS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(2) BOSTON VS. (7) ORLANDO
• GAME 1: BOSTON 103 ORLANDO 86 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: BOSTON 109 ORLANDO 100 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: ORLANDO 95 BOSTON 93 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: CELTICS AT MAGIC (SUN. APRIL 27, 7 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: MAGIC AT CELTICS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: CELTICS AT MAGIC (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: MAGIC AT CELTICS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(3) NEW YORK VS. (6) DETROIT
• GAME 1: NEW YORK 123 DETROIT 112 (NEW YORK LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: DETROIT 100 NEW YORK 94 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: NEW YORK 118 DETROIT 116 (NY LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: KNICKS AT PISTONS (SUN. APRIL 27, 1 ET, ABC)
• GAME 5: PISTONS AT KNICKS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: KNICKS AT PISTONS (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: PISTONS AT KNICKS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(4) INDIANA VS. (5) MILWAUKEE
• GAME 1: INDIANA 117 MILWAUKEE 98 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: INDIANA 123 MILWAUKEE 115 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: MILWAUKEE 117 INDIANA 101 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: PACERS AT BUCKS (SUN. APRIL 27, 9:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: BUCKS AT PACERS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: PACERS AT BUCKS (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: BUCKS AT PACERS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
SERIES TIED 0-0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (8) MEMPHIS
• GAME 1: OKLAHOMA CITY 131 MEMPHIS 80 (OKLAHOMA CITY LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: OKLAHOMA CITY 118 MEMPHIS 99 (OKLAHOMA CITY LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: OKLAHOMA CITY 114 MEMPHIS 108 (OKLHOMA CITY LEADS SERIES 3-0)
• GAME 4: OKLAHOMA CITY 117 MEMPHIS 115 (OKLAHOMA CITY WINS SERIES 4-0)
(2) HOUSTON VS. (7) GOLDEN STATE
• GAME 1: GOLDEN STATE 95 HOUSTON 85 (GOLDEN STATE LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: HOUSTON 109 GOLDEN STATE 94 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: GOLDEN STATE 104 HOUSTON 93 (GOLDEN STATE LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: ROCKETS AT WARRIORS (MON. APRIL 28, 10 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: WARRIORS AT ROCKETS (WED. APRIL 30, TBD)*
• GAME 6: ROCKETS AT WARRIORS (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: WARRIORS AT ROCKETS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(3) LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. (6) MINNESOTA
• GAME 1: MINNESOTA 117 LOS ANGELES 95 (MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: LOS ANGELES 94 MINNESOTA 85 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: MINNESOTA 116 LOS ANGELES 104
• GAME 4: LAKERS AT TIMBERWOLVES (SUN. APRIL 27, 3:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 5: TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS (WED. APRIL 30, TBD)*
• GAME 6: LAKERS AT TIMBERWOLVES (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(4) DENVER VS. (5) LA CLIPPERS
• GAME 1: DENVER 112 LOS ANGELES 110 (OT) (DENVER LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: LOS ANGELES 105 DENVER 102 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: LOS ANGELES 117 DENVER 83 (LOS ANGELES LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: DENVER 101 LOS ANGELES 99 (SERIES EVEN 2-2)
• GAME 5: CLIPPERS AT NUGGETS (TUE. APRIL 29, TBD)*
• GAME 6: NUGGETS AT CLIPPERS (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: CLIPPERS AT NUGGETS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
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THE CONFERENCE FINALS WILL BEGIN MAY 20-21, BUT CAN MOVE UP TO MAY 18-19.
MAY 20: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 1 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET (POSSIBLE SERIES MOVE UP TO MAY 18)
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JUNE 1: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 7 ON ESPN, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
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JUNE 5: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 1 ON ABC
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NHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE/SCORES
SATURDAY
TAMPA BAY 5 FLORIDA 1
VEGAS 4 MINNESOTA 3 OT
OTTAWA 4 TORONTO 3 OT
COLORADO 4 DALLAS 0
EASTERN CONFERENCE
OTTAWA SENATORS (WC2) VS. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (1A)
GAME 1: TORONTO 6 OTTAWA 2 (TORONTO LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: TORONTO 3 OTTAWA 2 OT (TORONTO LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: TORONTO 3 OTTAWA 2 OT (TORONTO LEADS SERIES 3-0)
GAME 4: OTTAWA 4 TORONTO 3 OT (TORONTO LEADS SERIES 3-1)
GAME 5: SENATORS AT MAPLE LEAFS, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: MAPLE LEAFS AT SENATORS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: SENATORS AT MAPLE LEAFS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
FLORIDA PANTHERS (3A) VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (2A)
GAME 1: FLORIDA 6 TAMPA BAY 2 (FLORIDA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: FLORIDA 3 TAMPA BAY 0 (FLORIDA LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: TAMPA BAY 5 FLORIDA 1 FLORIDA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: LIGHTNING AT PANTHERS, MONDAY, APRIL 28, TBD
GAME 5: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, TBD *
GAME 6: LIGHTNING AT PANTHERS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
MONTREAL CANADIENS (WC2) VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS (1M)
GAME 1: WASHINGTON 3 MONTREAL 2 OT (WASHINGTON LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: WASHINGTON 3 MONTREAL 1 (WASHINGTON LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: MONTREAL 5 WASHINGTON 3 (WASHINGTON LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: CAPITALS AT CANADIENS, SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 6:30 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TBS, TRUTV, MAX, MNMT
GAME 5: CANADIENS AT CAPITALS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, TBD *
GAME 6: CAPITALS AT CANADIENS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: CANADIENS/AT CAPITALS, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
NEW JERSEY DEVILS (3M) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (2M)
GAME 1: CAROLINA 4 NEW JERSEY 1 (CAROLINA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: CAROLINA 3 NEW JERSEY 1 (CAROLINA LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: NEW JERSEY 3 CAROLINA 2 2OT (CAROLINA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: HURRICANES AT DEVILS, SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 3:30 P.M. ET; TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, SN360, TVAS, FDSNSO, MSGSN
GAME 5: DEVILS AT HURRICANES, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: HURRICANES AT DEVILS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: DEVILS AT HURRICANES, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ST. LOUIS BLUES (WC2) VS. WINNIPEG JETS (1C)
GAME 1: WINNIPEG 5 ST. LOUIS 3 (WINNIPEG LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: WINNIPEG 2 ST. LOUIS 1 (WINNIPEG LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: ST. LOUIS 7 WINNIPEG 2 (ST. LOUIS LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: JETS AT BLUES, SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 1 P.M. ET; TBS, TRUTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS, FDSNMW
GAME 5: BLUES AT JETS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, TBD *
GAME 6: JETS AT BLUES, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: BLUES AT JETS, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
COLORADO AVALANCHE (3C) VS. DALLAS STARS (2C)
GAME 1: COLORADO 5 DALLAS 1 (COLORADO LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: DALLAS 4 COLORADO 4 OT (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
GAME 3: DALLAS 2 COLORADO 1 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: COLORADO 4 DALLAS 0 (SERIES EVEN 2-2)
GAME 5: AVALANCHE AT STARS, MONDAY, APRIL 28, TBD *
GAME 6: STARS AT AVALANCHE, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: AVALANCHE AT STARS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD*
* IF NECESSARY
MINNESOTA WILD (WC1) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (1P)
GAME 1: VEGAS 4 MINNESOTA 2 (VEGAS LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: MINNESOTA 5 VEGAS 2 (SERIES TIED 1-1)
GAME 3: MINNESOTA 5 VEGAS 2 (MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: VEGAS 4 MINNESOTA 4 MINNESOTA 3 OT (SERIES EVEN 2-2)
GAME 5: WILD AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT WILD, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: WILD AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
EDMONTON OILERS (3P) VS. LOS ANGELES KINGS (2P)
GAME 1: LOS ANGELES 6 EDMONTON 5 ( LA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: LOS ANGELES 6 EDMONTON 2 (LA LEADS SERIES 2-0)
GAME 3: EDMONTON 7 LOS ANGELES 4 (LA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: KINGS AT OILERS, SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 9:30 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TBS, TRUTV, MAX, FDSNW
GAME 5: OILERS AT KINGS, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, TBD *
GAME 6: KINGS AT OILERS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, TBD *
GAME 7: OILERS AT KINGS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO AT NY YANKEES PPD
DETROIT 4 BALTIMORE 3
CLEVELAND 5 BOSTON 4
MINNESOTA 5 LA ANGELS 1
ST. LOUIS 6 MILWAUKEE 5
CINCINNATI 6 COLORADO 4
NY METS 2 WASHINGTON 0
PHILADELPHIA 10 CHICAGO CUBS 4
SAN FRANCISCO 3 TEXAS 2
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 10 LAS VEGAS 3
BOSTON 7 CLEVELAND 3
DETROIT 6 BALTIMORE 2
KANSAS CITY 2 HOUSTON 0
ATLANTA 8 ARIZONA 7 (10)
TAMPA BAY 4 SAN DIEGO 1
LA DODGERS 8 PITTSBURGH 4
SEATTLE 14 MIAMI 0
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS 6 ST. PAUL 5
LANSING 9 FT. WAYNE 7
BELOIT 7 SOUTH BEND 3
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
NEW YORK CITY 1 TORONTO 0
CINCINNATI 2 KANSAS CITY 1
PHILADELPHIA 3 DC UNITED 0
NEW YORK RED BULLS 1 MONTRÉAL 0
ORLANDO CITY 3 ATLANTA 0
COLUMBUS 2 SAN JOSE 1
NEW ENGLAND 1 CHARLOTTE 0
SALT LAKE 3 SAN DIEGO 1
NASHVILLE 7 CHICAGO 2
HOUSTON 2 AUSTIN 0
COLORADO 1 SEATTLE 1
UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS 32 MICHIGAN 27
WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL
ATLANTA 3 GRAND RAPIDS 2
TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES
NBA PLAYOFFS
NBA ROUNDUP: NUGGETS STUN CLIPPERS ON AARON GORDON’S LAST-SECOND DUNK
Aaron Gordon slammed down a dunk as time expired to give the Denver Nuggets a dramatic and much-needed 101-99 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday in Game 4 of their first-round series at Inglewood, Calif.
Nikola Jokic airballed a 3-pointer as the clock wound down and Gordon leaped to catch the ball and released his dunk just before the red light came on the backboard. A replay review upheld the ruling and the basket allowed Denver to even the best-of-seven Western Conference series at two games apiece.
Jokic had 36 points, 21 rebounds and eight assists as the fourth-seeded Nuggets bounced back from a 117-83 pummeling in Game 3 on the road.
Kawhi Leonard registered 24 points and nine rebounds and Norman Powell scored 22 for the fifth-seeded Clippers.
Thunder 117, Grizzlies 115
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points to lead visiting Oklahoma City past Memphis to sweep their first-round Western Conference series.
Jalen Williams added 23 and Isaiah Hartenstein finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds for the top-seeded Thunder, who took the lead for good in the opening two minutes of the third quarter. Oklahoma City will next play the winner of the Nuggets-Clippers series.
Scotty Pippen Jr. paced Memphis with 30 points and 11 rebounds while Santi Aldama had 23 points and nine boards. The Grizzlies played without star guard Ja Morant, who suffered a hip contusion during a hard fall in Thursday’s Game 3 while attempting to finish a fastbreak dunk.
Cavaliers 124, Heat 87
Playing without Darius Garland did not slow down Eastern Conference No. 1 seed Cleveland, as it combined balanced offense and stifling defense to overpower host Miami to take a 3-0 lead in the series.
Garland was scratched due to a toe injury aggravated late in the Game 2 win on Wednesday. The Cavaliers also endured offensive struggles from star Donovan Mitchell, who followed up his two 30-point games to open the series by shooting just 4-of-14 from the floor en route to 13 points. Jarrett Allen led the Cavaliers with 22 points and 10 rebounds. He was tops among six Cleveland scorers in double figures, along with frontcourt mate Evan Mobley, who netted 19 points.
Bam Adebayo had 22 points and had nine rebounds, while Davion Mitchell added 16 points. No other Miami scorer posted more than Tyler Herro’s 13 points, though, and Andrew Wiggins saw his series struggles continue, as he finished with 10 points on 3-of-10 shooting.
Warriors 104, Rockets 93
Stephen Curry went for a game-high 36 points, Gary Payton II saved nine of his postseason career-high 16 for a late run and Golden State, despite missing injured Jimmy Butler III, rallied past visiting Houston to take a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series in San Francisco.
Buddy Hield bombed five 3-pointers to account for a majority of his 17 points and rookie Quinten Post, making his first postseason start, snatched a game-high 12 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Warriors, who can go up 3-1 in the best-of-seven with another home-court win Monday.
Fred VanVleet paced the second-seeded Rockets with 17 points, while Brooks had 13, Jabari Smith Jr. 12 and Amen Thompson 11. Jalen Green chipped in with nine points, six rebounds and a team-high five assists.
NHL PLAYOFFS
NHL ROUNDUP: GABRIEL LANDESKOG’S 1ST GOAL SINCE 2022 LIFTS AVS
Gabriel Landeskog scored his first goal in nearly three years and added an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 in Denver on Saturday night to even their playoff series.
Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 23 shots for his first career playoff shutout. Nathan MacKinnon, Logan O’Connor and Samuel Girard also scored and Brock Nelson had two assists for Colorado, which bounced back from two overtime losses to Dallas in the Western Conference best-of-seven, opening-round series. Game 5 is Monday night in Dallas.
Jake Oettinger turned away 31 of 34 shots through two periods but was replaced by Casey DeSmith to begin the third. DeSmith made 13 saves in relief for the Stars.
Landeskog missed 1,032 days with a right knee injury that required multiple surgeries, and he returned to the for Game 3 on Wednesday. It was his first NHL game since June 26, 2022, and Saturday night he scored his first goal in 1,041 days.
Golden Knights 4, Wild 3 (OT)
Ivan Barbashev chipped in a rebound at the 17:26 mark of overtime to give Vegas a victory over Minnesota in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series in Saint Paul, Minn.
The series is tied 2-2, with Game 5 set for Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Tomas Hertl and Roy joined Barbashev with a goal and an assist. Defenseman Shea Theodore also scored for Vegas, and Adin Hill made 29 saves.
Marcus Foligno scored for the third straight game and Marco Rossi and blue-liner Jared Spurgeon also scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson finished with 42 saves.
Lightning 5, Panthers 1
Nick Paul scored the go-ahead goal in the second period as Tampa Bay defeated host Florida in Sunrise, Fla.
Despite the loss, the Panthers — the reigning Stanley Cup champions — lead this best-of-seven series 2-1. Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel, Luke Glendening and Anthony Cirelli (empty-netter) also scored. Nikita Kucherov had three assists and Gage Goncalves, Guentzel and Ryan McDonagh added two assists each for a Lightning team that had scored a total of just two goals in the first two games of this series.
The Panthers got a goal from Matthew Tkachuk. Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves.
Senators 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
Jake Sanderson scored at 17:42 of overtime for Ottawa, which avoided elimination with a win in Game 4 of its first-round series against visiting Toronto.
Fresh off the bench, Sanderson kept the puck in at the left point and fired a wrist shot that beat Anthony Stolarz on the far side. Sanderson also had an assist, other goals came from Tim Stutzle, Shane Pinto and David Perron, and Linus Ullmark made 31 saves for the Senators, who trail the Eastern Conference best-of-seven series 3-1.
John Tavares, Matthew Knies and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Maple Leafs. Stolarz made 17 saves.
BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: BRAVES OVERCOME D-BACKS, EUGENIO SUAREZ’S 4 HRS
Matt Olson scored on Justin Martinez’s wild pitch in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves overcame Eugenio Suarez’s four-homer game for an 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Saturday.
Suarez homered in the second, fourth, sixth and ninth innings — the last one tying the game and forcing extra innings — to become the 19th player in major league history with four homers in a game. But the D-backs were unable to score in their half of the 10th in losing their fourth straight.
Olson, starting the 10th on second base, moved to third on a leadoff groundout then scored on Martinez’s one-out wild pitch. The run is the first Martinez (1-1) has allowed in 10 appearances this season.
Outfielder J.D. Martinez is the only other Arizona player with four homers in a game, accomplishing the feat Sept. 4, 2017, in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. It was the most recent four-homer game in the majors.
Cardinals 6, Brewers 5
Nolan Arenado hit a walk-off solo homer to lift St. Louis past visiting Milwaukee, handing the Brewers their fourth straight loss.
Arenado’s homer bailed out Cardinals reliever Ryan Helsley (1-0), who allowed Jackson Chourio’s game-tying two-run homer in the ninth. Milwaukee reliever Trevor Megill (0-2) took the loss after allowing Arenado’s homer.
Lars Nootbaar drove in two runs and scored twice for the Cardinals, who improved to 10-4 at home. Chourio went 4-for-5 with his homer and three RBIs for the Brewers.
Royals 2, Astros 0
Michael Wacha threw six scoreless innings and Vinnie Pasquantino launched a solo home run, propelling Kansas City past visiting Houston.
Wacha (1-3) allowed just four hits. Mark Canha had a hit and an RBI for the Royals, who clinched the weekend series and won their sixth straight game. Carlos Estevez threw a perfect ninth for Kansas City, securing his seventh save.
Framber Valdez (1-3) threw an eight-inning complete game, allowing the two runs on three hits. Isaac Paredes had two of the Astros’ six hits as the club dropped its second in a row following a three-game winning streak.
Rays 4, Padres 1
Brandon Lowe homered and Ryan Pepiot fired six strong innings as visiting Tampa Bay defeated San Diego for its fourth straight win.
Pepiot (2-3) allowed just three hits and a run. Three relievers protected the lead from there, with Pete Fairbanks pitching the ninth for his fifth save.
Dylan Cease (1-2) took up the loss after working the first 4 1/3 innings and allowing three runs (two earned) off six hits and four walks. Cease fanned six and threw 95 pitches in San Diego’s third straight loss.
Mets 2, Nationals 0
Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run homer and New York won its 17th game in April, a team record for that month, in beating host Washington.
Francisco Lindor had three hits for the Mets, and New York starter Clay Holmes (3-1) pitched five innings, allowing four hits. Mets reliever A.J. Minter left the game with a triceps injury in the eighth inning and is to be evaluated on Sunday. Edwin Diaz pitched the ninth for his seventh save.
Washington starter Brad Lord (0-3) gave up two runs on five hits over four innings. Dylan Crews and Luis Garcia Jr. had two hits each for the Nationals, who had won five of seven.
Reds 6, Rockies 4
Austin Hays hit a pair of solo homers, including the tie-breaking shot in the sixth inning that lifted Cincinnati past Colorado in Denver.
Noelvi Marte hit a two-run homer in the second for the Reds, who won their third straight game to improve to 5-3 on a road trip that ends Sunday. Michael Toglia and Adael Amador homered and combined for all four RBIs for the Rockies.
Hays homered off Rockies starter Antonio Senzatela (1-4) leading off the fourth and sixth. The two-homer game was the seventh of Hays’ career. Hunter Greene (3-2) earned the win for the Reds after allowing three runs on seven hits.
Guardians 5, Red Sox 4 (Game 1)
Steven Kwan and Jose Ramirez each had two hits and an RBI and Cleveland overcame an early deficit to beat visiting Boston in Game 1 of a split doubleheader.
Kwan’s two-out, bloop RBI single in the sixth a 4-4 tie for the Guardians, who have won 12 of 16 and improved to 8-2 at home. Starter Ben Lively allowed four runs on homers to Wilyer Abreu and Rafael Dever in five innings for Cleveland, but relievers Tim Herrin (3-0), Hunter Gaddis, Emmanuel Clase and Cade Smith (third save) combined to allow just one hit.
Boston’s Tanner Houck yielded all four of his runs and five of eight hits in the first inning but settled down to finish five. Alex Bregman added two hits for the Red Sox, who have lost three straight after winning six of seven.
Red Sox 7, Guardians 3 (Game 2)
Jarren Duran had three hits with two RBIs and pulled off a straight steal of home as Boston beat host Cleveland to gain a split of a doubleheader.
Duran tripled and then made a highlight-reel steal of home in the third. Rafael Devers had two hits and was one of five Red Sox with at least one RBI. Walker Buehler (4-1) yielded all three Cleveland runs in the fourth inning for Boston, which snapped a three-game skid.
Jhonksensy Noel clubbed a two-run homer for the Guardians, who have dropped two of three after winning five straight. Cleveland starter Doug Nikhazy (0-1) made his major league debut, allowing six runs, six walks and five hits.
White Sox 10, Athletics 3
Michael A. Taylor had a career-high three doubles and drove in three runs and Luis Robert Jr. homered in Chicago’s win over the host Athletics in Sacramento, CA.
Taylor also scored two runs and stole a base, Robert scored three runs and Edgar Quero had two hits, scored twice, drove in a run and drew two walks. Jonathan Cannon (1-3) got the win as the primary pitcher, allowing three runs on six hits in 7 2/3 innings.
Luis Urias homered for the Athletics. Starter and loser Jeffrey Springs (3-3) allowed seven runs, five earned, on seven hits.
Tigers 4, Orioles 3 (Game 1)
Spencer Torkelson hit his team-leading eighth homer as host Detroit edged Baltimore in the first game of a doubleheader.
Winning pitcher Casey Mize (4-1) gave up one run on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. Will Vest got the last four outs for his third save. Javier Baez added three hits and an RBI for Detroit.
Ryan O’Hearn and Ramon Urias homered for the Orioles. Brandon Young (0-1) was charged with three runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings in his second career start.
Tigers 6, Orioles 2 (Game 2)
Detroit’s Riley Greene hammered a three-run homer to add to the misery for Baltimore pitcher Charlie Morton and the host Tigers went on to complete a doubleheader sweep.
Spencer Torkelson provided a two-run double and the Tigers won for the fourth time in their last five games. Brant Hurter (1-0) was the winning pitcher with 2 1/3 innings of relief. Tigers starter Keider Montero went 4 1/3 innings, giving up one run on four hits.
The Orioles have been swept in 14 of their last 27 doubleheaders without a sweep in their favor during a stretch that extends almost nine years. Gunnar Henderson had two of Baltimore’s six hits, but it marked the team’s fifth loss in six games.
Twins 5, Angels 1
Carlos Correa went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs and Minnesota beat Los Angeles for a second straight time in Minneapolis.
Ty France, Jonah Bride and Brooks Lee each had two hits and an RBI for Minnesota, which secured its second consecutive series win. Every player in the Twins’ starting lineup reached base at least once, and eight of the nine notched a base hit.
Twins right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson (2-2) allowed one run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings. Angels left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (0-4) remained winless on the season. He surrendered four runs on nine hits in two innings.
Phillies 10, Cubs 4
Max Kepler homered among his three hits and Jesus Luzardo tossed six strong innings, fueling Philadelphia past host Chicago.
Kepler joined Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber in driving in a pair of runs for the Phillies, who rebounded after being shut out in the series opener to snap a five-game losing streak. Bryson Stott collected two hits and two runs. Luzardo (3-0) allowed two unearned runs on three hits.
Chicago’s Seiya Suzuki drove in three runs and Jon Berti had three of his team’s eight hits. Ian Happ walked three times and scored on Justin Turner’s sacrifice fly for the Cubs, who saw their three-game winning streak come to a halt.
Giants 3, Rangers 2
Pinch hitter Patrick Bailey hit Jacob Latz’s first pitch into right field for a walk-off single, delivering host San Francisco a win over Texas on a day when the Giants honored retired shortstop Brandon Crawford.
After Ryan Walker (1-1) had worked out of a two-on, none-out jam in the top of the ninth to preserve a tie, Heliot Ramos led off the bottom of the inning with a single off the fourth Rangers pitcher, Jacob Webb (2-1).
LaMonte Wade Jr. then walked and Christian Koss sacrificed Ramos to third before the left-handed Latz was brought in to flip the switch-hitting Bailey over to the right side. San Francisco’s regular starting catcher foiled the strategy, however, with his soft liner past Texas first baseman Jake Burger.
Mariners 14, Marlins 0
Jorge Polanco hit two home runs and Luis Castillo allowed one hit over six scoreless innings as host Seattle clobbered Miami and improved to 12-5 over its past 17 to move into a first-place tie with Texas atop the American League West.
Julio Rodriguez and Mitch Garver also homered and rookie Ben Williamson drove in four runs for the Mariners. The only hit Castillo (3-2) allowed was a line-drive single to right field by Dane Myers leading off the third.
Miami starter Connor Gillispie (0-3) lasted just two innings, giving up seven runs on six hits.
Dodgers 8, Pirates 4
Teoscar Hernandez and Enrique Hernandez each homered in a four-run eighth inning as Los Angeles pulled away for a victory over visiting Pittsburgh to end a three-game losing streak.
Teoscar Hernandez snapped a 4-4 tie with a home run to left field off reliever Colin Holderman for his seventh of the season. Enrique Hernandez hit a three-run pinch-hit homer off Joey Wentz three batters later, his fifth. After a 1-for-16 stretch, Los Angeles designated hitter Shohei Ohtani had three extra-base hits with two runs scored.
Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run and drove in two runs for the Pirates, while Ke’Bryan Hayes and Tommy Pham each had two hits. Holderman (0-1) gave up three runs on two hits and a walk without recording an out.
Blue Jays at Yankees (ppd.)
The game between Toronto and New York was postponed because of heavy rain.
The postponement was announced about 3 1/2 hours before the original first pitch and will be made up as part of a straight doubleheader on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
Max Fried was slated to oppose Toronto’s Kevin Gausman on Saturday and will pitch Sunday. The other original pitching matchup for Sunday was Clarke Schmidt against Toronto’s Chris Bassitt.
GOLF NEWS
BRYSON DECHAMBEAU ATTEMPTS TO GO WIRE-TO-WIRE AT LIV GOLF MEXICO CITY
Bryson DeChambeau fired a 5-under-par 66 to maintain his one-shot lead after two rounds Saturday of LIV Golf Mexico City.
DeChambeau made eagle for the second consecutive round at the 316-yard par-4 second hole at Club de Golf Chapultepec.
“I do (like that hole) right now — 4-under through two days is pretty awesome,” DeChambeau said. “Hopefully, I can do it again tomorrow.”
He added birdies at Nos. 3, 7, 12, 13, 16 and 18 to counter bogeys at Nos. 5, 9 and 11 — all par-4 holes. He birdied the three par-5 holes, Nos. 7, 12 and 16 to help get to 13 going into the final round of the tournament.
DeChambeau said his mindset on Sunday will be to stick with the “same game plan.”
“… being aggressive when I feel comfortable and laying back in the places where I can still make birdie when I’m not,” he said. “If I get my starting lines down tomorrow and feel like I can ball strike it the way I know I can when I’m playing my best, it’s going to be a fun day and a challenging day, and this golf course is getting tricky. It’s getting very difficult. It’s just little bounces here and there.”
Australia’s Cameron Smith remained one stroke back with his 66 featuring one eagle, five birdies and two bogeys. After starting his round with birdies at two of the first three holes — parring No. 2 — Smith gave the strokes back with back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 5-6.
He responded with a birdie at the 625-yard, par-5 seventh hole and added birdies at Nos. 12 and 13 and an eagle at the 575-yard, par-5 No. 16.
“Yeah, much more of the same, really,” Smith said in comparing his first two rounds. “Played really aggressive golf. Hit the driver quite nice and gave myself plenty of opportunities, so I got off to a really good start. I had a couple of bogeys in a row there through 5 and 6. Just hung in there and kept giving myself chances.”
Chile’s Joaquin Niemann tied for the low round of the day, a 7-under 64, to climb alone in third place at 10 under. Niemann, who shot 68 on Friday, like Smith made an eagle at No. 16. He also birdied Nos. 2, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13 but followed that sizzling streak with a bogey at the par-3 No. 14.
“I feel like yesterday I hit a lot of good putts, just getting adjusted to these greens,” Niemann said. “They’re a little bit tricky, the whole place going one way, the greens going the other way. It’s kind of tricky, but I feel like I’m getting adjusted.”
Also within range with one round to play is Spain’s Jon Rahm (69 on Saturday) in fourth at 9 under, England’s Tyrrell Hatton (67) in fifth at 8 under, and Australia’s Matt Jones (67) and American Harold Varner III (57) tied for sixth at 7 under.
Smith is the captain of Ripper GC, which leads the team competition at a collective 24 under after a round of 9 under. Crushers GC featuring captain DeChambeau are two strokes back, and Torque GC with captain Niemann are at 19 under, tied with Rahm’s Legion XIII for third place at 19 under.
JERRY KELLY, ERNIE ELS LEAD AT MITSUBISHI CLASSIC
Jerry Kelly built off of his record round to shoot 5 under par on Day 2 and remain in a tie for the lead Saturday at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth, Ga.
Kelly set both the tournament scoring record and the TPC Sugarloaf course record with his 10-under-par 62 Friday. Saturday was more of a self-described “struggle bus,” with Kelly coming out of the round not feeling like he’d hit the ball particularly well.
“I played a lot more swing today because the misses were that much worse,” Kelly said. “I kind of had to play swing today. Yesterday, it was off, but it was still going in the general vicinity where I wanted it to. Today, not so much.”
He endured his first bogey of the tournament on his first hole of the day Saturday, but to his credit, he shook that off quickly.
Kelly grabbed birdies on holes 4, 6, 10, 11, 13 and 14 and didn’t have another bogey on the day. Still, he was eager to try to regroup before Sunday.
“I’ll get it done,” Kelly said. “The bottom of a glass of wine, you would be amazed what you can find about your golf swing.”
He is tied with South Africa’s Ernie Els, who did his best impersonation of Friday’s version of Kelly with eight birdies and no bogeys, finishing with an 8-under 64.
Els scored birdies on Holes 3, 6 and 7 before heating up even further on the back nine. His birdies on 10, 11, 13, 15 and 18 earned him a share of the lead going into the final round Sunday.
He knows it’s not a foregone conclusion he or Kelly close it out.
“Somebody could come out of the pack tomorrow and shoot a good front nine and he could be tied with us if we don’t get momentum going,” Els said. “There’s obviously going to be good weather tomorrow and there’s going to be a lot of birdies made, so got to keep the foot down.”
Argentina’s Angel Cabrera matched Els with an 8-under 64, while Fiji’s Vijay Singh shot 5-under 67 to each earn a share of third place at 11 under for the tournament., four strokes behind the co-leaders.
New Zealand’s Steven Alker (67) is alone in fifth place at 9 under, while Brett Quigley (66) and England’s Paul Broadhurst (67) are tied for sixth at 8 under.
Four Americans are within eight strokes of the lead, tied for eighth at 7 under: Mario Tiziani (66), Mark Walker (67), Stewart Cink (68) and Tim O’Neal (69).
Less than three months after undergoing open-heart surgery to repair a leaky valve, 61-year-old Davis Love III had a stronger round on Day 2, shooting 2-under 70, and he is now 1-over.
AUTO RACING NEWS
ZANE SMITH CAPTURES FIRST-CAREER POLE FOR TALLADEGA CUP RACE
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Front Row Motorsports maintained its strong position out front at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway with 24-year driver Zane Smith convincingly claiming the first pole position of his NASCAR Cup Series career — the third consecutive at the track for his team.
Smith, the 2022 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 (3 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at the sport’s biggest track with two-time series champion Kyle Busch starting alongside Smith on the front row — his best start since earning pole position at Dover, Del. last Spring.
Smith earned his first pole position with a lap of 182.174 mph in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford — bettering Busch’s time by a slight .132-second on the 2.66-mile circuit.
“Obviously a lot of speed,” said Smith, who was fastest in opening-round time trials and improved that time in the final round. “Just really proud of how our whole team has been working together before our one-week break (last week) and I feel like that one-week break was perfect not to reset but to digest and think about what we need to re-build on.
“And now we’re off to a good start for this next long stretch. Proud of the speed and everything we’ve been doing, just need to execute a little bit better but a ton of speed this weekend. Long race tomorrow and a lot of things are going to happen and go on, but obviously we have the speed to do it. We’ll see how it goes.”
Seven Fords, a pair of Chevrolets and a single Toyota advanced to that 10-car final round.
Reigning series champion, Team Penske’s Joey Logano and Roush Fenway Keselowski’s Ryan Preece will start from row two.
Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon, RFK’s Chris Buescher, Penske’s Austin Cindric, Wood Brothers’s Josh Berry, Penske’s Ryan Blaney and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs (the only Toyota) rounded out the second round qualifiers.
Defending race winner Tyler Reddick will roll off 26th in the 23XI Racing No. 45 Toyota. Championship points leader, Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron, will start 16th on the 39-car grid.
NOTEBOOK
KESELOWSKI’s OPPORTUNITY
Brad Keselowski is a former NASCAR Cup Series champion — claiming the title in 2012 in only his 16th full-time year competing in the series — and leads all drivers with six Talladega Superspeedway trophies. That’s all encouraging, but the 41-year old owner-driver of the No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford would really like to resume that big track magic this weekend and jumpstart an uncharacteristically “off” start to the 2025 season.
Keselowski is still racing for his first top-10 of the year — an 11th place showing at the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway is his best result and he sits an uncharacteristic 31st in the championship standings.
The 2.66-mile Talladega high banks, however, presents a level of confidence for the former champ. He won his very first NASCAR Cup Series start at the track in 2009. He’s got 12 top-five showings — including three runner-up finishes — and has finished in the top-10 in half of his 32 starts, a remarkable statistic at a drafting track.
“It’s definitely not my best (season) start,” Keselowski allowed. “It doesn’t feel like my best start, but I’ve got my eternal optimist glasses on and I see the potential. The potential for this team is higher than any team I’ve had the last four or five years and we just have to recognize it. There’s a lot of talent and a lot of fresh faces and the mistakes that come with that. We have to clean that up and recognize our potential.”
CHAMPIONSHIP CREW CHIEF CHILDERS OUT AT SPIRE
Spire Motorsports announced this week that it and veteran crew chief Rodney Childers had parted ways effective immediately.
Childers, who guided Kevin Harvick to the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series championship, was in his first year with Spire after spending 11 years with the Stewart-Haas Racing team which left the series at the end of 2024. He has served as a crew chief in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2005 and has 30 victories and nearly a 50 percent top-10 percentage, his cars scoring 299 top 10s in 685 combined starts.
“I know this is a shock, but also know that not everything works out perfect all the time,” Childers wrote on social media this week, thanking Spire Motorsports for his time there and wishing them “the best in the future.”
“This was just one of those things that just wasn’t working for either of us.”
The pairing with Haley at Spire Motorsports, however, was slow to start with only a single top-10 (10th at Homestead-Miami) through the opening nine races. Haley sits 23rd in the championship points standings. He finished 26th and 31st in the championship the previous two seasons. He qualified 37th for Sunday’s race.
“For me, just showing up and trying to do my job to the best of my ability each week and obviously it’s an unexpected change and not something you ever want to do in the middle of the season, but super proud and thankful to be with a race team and owner like Jeff Dickerson who isn’t scared to make some changes for maybe the better,” said Haley, who said he only found out about the situation after a day of regularly scheduled meetings last Tuesday.
“It was just a ‘fit’ thing, I think, nothing super wrong that stood out or super left or right. I think at the end of the day we’re in the Cup Series and to compete on a Sunday in the Cup Series everything has to be perfect and if one little thing isn’t perfect, you’re not going to win races. And that’s what we’re trying to do.”
*LARSON LUCK ON SUPERSPEEDWAYS
Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson is widely regarded as one of the best race car drivers in the world — the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion wins in every sort of car he drives and is poised to make his second Indianapolis 500 start next month.
The one missing style of trophy in the 32-year old’s large trophy case, however, is a superspeedway-type victory. A 31-race winner, he is 0-for-20 on Talladega’s high banks with a best showing of fourth last October. He is 0-for-22 at Daytona with no top-fives. His best showing is sixth there.
Even bolstered with a pair of wins already this season, he says it doesn’t necessarily change his approach for Sunday — doesn’t mean he will race any more aggressively.
“Sure, it’s nice to have a win before coming here, but it’s kind of been that way for me since joining Hendrick (2021) we’ve always had a win before going to Talladega,” Larson said. “I don’t know what it would be like mentally if we didn’t have a win. So yeah, I just believe in treating every weekend the same. It would be nice to get a win here but you don’t put any more or any less emphasis on it than every weekend.”
*GIBBS RESURGENCE
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs is coming off his best showing of the 2025 season — a third-place finish at the Bristol Motor Speedway short track as he arrives at the series’ biggest track, the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway.
It’s a significant uptick for Gibbs who has jumped from 34th place in the championship standings three races ago to 20th coming into Sunday’s race at Talladega thanks to the Bristol result and a ninth place the preceding race at Darlington. It marks the first back-to-back string of top-10 finishes of the season for the 22-year old former NASCAR Xfinity Series champion and first since last summer when he scored a third place finish at Michigan and a fifth at Daytona.
Most importantly, it shows a notable sign of improvement for his No. 54 JGR Toyota team which has a new crew chief this year in Tyler Allen and several new crew members. He was the only Toyota driver to advance to the second round qualifying Saturday at Talladega and will roll off 10th in Sunday’s race.
“For us, I feel the results have shown for sure,” Gibbs said of the recent change in tide. “But there is not a time where I’ve felt I was down on my team or was bummed out. I just think it’s part of the process, we have a new team and I think our guys are really good and I have a lot of faith in our guys. There’s a lot of things behind the scenes and everyone makes a judgement call, but I know I can run good and that our team is capable of that.
“Sometimes it takes time, and we’ll get there. I have confidence in our team.”
TOP INDIANA HEADLINES
PORTAL DESTINATIONS (INDIANA TIES)
Luke Almodovar, So., St. Francis, Ind./NAIA (Noblesville): 20.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.0 apg — COMMITTED TO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
Landen Babusiak, R-Fr., Stetson (Hanover Central/Bosco Institute): 1.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.5 apg
Reggie Bass, Jr., Lindenwood (Tech): 12.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.7 apg
Flory Bidunga, Fr., Kansas (Kokomo): 5.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg — COMMITTED TO RETURN TO KANSAS
Jalen Blackmon, Sr., Miami, Fla. (Marion): 6.9 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Vincent Brady II, Jr., Missouri State (Cathedral): 13.5 ppg, 38% on 3s — COMMITTED TO HIGH POINT
Jayden Brewer, Jr., FIU (Ben Davis): 14.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
Xavier Booker, So., Michigan State (Cathedral): 4.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg — COMMITTED TO UCLA
Kanon Catchings, Fr., BYU (Overtime Elite/Brownsburg): 7.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg — COMMITTED TO GEORGIA
Myles Colvin, So., Purdue (Heritage Christian): 5.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO WAKE FOREST
Tayshawn Comer, Jr., Evansville (Cathedral): 16.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.1 apg
Ryan Conwell, Jr., Xavier (Pike): 16.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.5 apg — COMMITTED TO LOUISVILLE
DaJohn Craig, So., Oregon (Lawrence Central): 1.9 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO COASTAL CAROLINA
AJ Dancler, So., Le Moyne (Southport): 15.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.4 apg — COMMITTED TO COASTAL CAROLINA
Koron Davis, Jr., Lafayette (Gary Bowman): 8.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.4 apg
Micah Davis, Fr., Eastern Kentucky (Franklin): 0.8 ppg, 0.3 rpg, 0.3 apg — COMMITTED TO IU INDY
Tae Davis, Jr., Notre Dame (Warren Central): 15.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg — COMMITTED TO OKLAHOMA
Owen Dease, Jr., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Evansville Reitz): 7.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.3 apg — COMMITTED TO VALPARAISO
Keaton Dukes, Jr., Purdue Fort Wayne (Wawasee): 1.5 ppg, 0.3 rpg
Jaxon Edwards, Jr., St. Bonaventure (Cathedral): 3.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO IU INDY
Michael Eley, Jr., Tulane (Veritas Prep – from Fort Wayne): 8.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.8 apg
Gus Etchison, Sr., Marian/NAIA (Hamilton Heights): 19.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, So., Illinois (McCutcheon et al.): 4.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
Maximus Gizzi, Sr., Huntington/NAIA (New Palestine): 10.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.7 apg
Landin Hacker, Jr., Bellarmine (Center Grove): 5.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.9 apg
Cameron Haffner, Jr., Evansville (Westfield): 12.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.4 apg — COMMITTED TO WESTERN KENTUCKY
Brit Harris, Jr., SC Upstate (Michigan City Marquette/Bosco Institute): 11.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.7 apg
Connor Hickman, Sr., Cincinnati (Bloomington South): 8.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.8 apg — COMMITTED TO COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
Nick Hittle, Sr., Southern Indiana (Culver Academy): 4.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
Curt Hopf, Jr., Bellarmine (Barr-Reeve): 4.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
Drew Kegerreis, Fr., IU Indy (Roncalli): Redshirted this past season. — COMMITTED TO MISSOURI BAPTIST
J.R. Konieczny, Jr., Notre Dame (South Bend St. Joseph): 4.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.8 apg
Jalen Jackson, Jr., Purdue Fort Wayne (FW Northrop): 19.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.1 apg — COMMITTED TO BUTLER
Shilo Jackson, Jr., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (North Central): 5.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
Kamari Jones, Fr., Western Carolina (Lawrence Central): 3.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
RaSheed Jones, So., Coastal Carolina (Marion): 11.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jeffrey ‘JT’ Langston Jr., Fr., Southern Utah (San Gabriel Academy – from Fort Wayne): 6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jordan Lomax, Fr., Purdue Fort Wayne (Brownsburg): N/A
AJ Lux, Fr., Bellarmine (Crown Point): 3.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.5 apg
David Meriwether, East Tennessee State (Lawrence North): 1.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Tytan Newton, R-So., Morgan State (Richmond): 1.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
Mason Nicholson, R-Jr., Jacksonville State (Gary West Side): 7.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg — COMMITTED TO VANDERBILT
Okechukwu Okeke, Sr., FIU (East Chicago Central): 4.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.1 apg
Nijel Pack, Gr., Miami (Lawrence Central): 14.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg — COMMITTED TO OKLAHOMA
Quimari Peterson, Sr., East Tennessee State (Gary West Side): 19.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.7 apg — COMMITTED TO WASHINGTON
Kiyron Powell, Jr., Western Illinois (Evansville Bosse): 2.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.2 apg
Zach Reed, R-So., Bellarmine (Brebeuf Jesuit): 3.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
JaQualon ‘JQ’ Roberts, So., Vanderbilt (Bloomington North): 1.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg — COMMITTED TO DAVIDSON
Ron Rutland III, Fr., IU Indy (Crispus Attucks): 2.2 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.6 apg — COMMITTED TO MARIAN (NAIA)
Tyler Schmidt, Sr., Valparaiso (Victory Christian): 10.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg — COMMITTED TO TOWSON
Sheridan Sharp, So., Southern Illinois (Ben Davis): 4.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
Tyler Shirley, Sr., Florida A&M (Pebblebrook Ga., from Gary): 3.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.6 apg
Billy Smith, Jr., Bellarmine (Brebeuf Jesuit): 14.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.6 apg
Isaiah Stafford, Sr., Valparaiso (Crispus Attucks): 16.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jahni Summers, So., Indiana State (Evansville Harrison): 5.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.6 apg
Tucker Tornatta, Fr., UIndy (Evansville Memorial): 7.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Cayden Vasko, So., Central Michigan (Lowell/Bosco Institute): 7.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.6 apg
Brian Waddell, Jr., Purdue (Carmel): 2.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg
Leland Walker, Jr., Florida Atlantic (North Central/Hargrave Military): 9.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.1 apg
Jalen Washington, Jr., North Carolina (Gary West Side): 5.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO VANDERBILT
Ashton Williamson, Fr., FIU (Gary 21st Century): 7.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg
Harold Woods, Jr., Northeastern (Hammond): 11.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.4 apg — COMMITTED TO INCARNATE WORD
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INDIANA PACERS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT BUCKS (GAME 4)
The Indiana Pacers will soon get another crack at claiming a road playoff game.
No. 4 Indiana (2-1) will play the fifth-seeded Milwaukee Bucks (1-2) at Fiserv Forum on Sunday in Game 4 of the first-round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
Should Indiana win, it will give the Blue & Gold a commanding 3-1 lead–putting the Pacers in prime position to close out the seven-game series on Tuesday in Indianapolis.
Milwaukee altered its first five on the floor in its 117-101 Game 3 win, starting guard Gary Trent. Jr. on Friday instead of Taurean Prince.
The adjustment proved significant.
Trent put on a historic performance, scoring 37 points on 9-for-12 shooting from 3-point range to tie Ray Allen’s Bucks franchise record for threes made in a playoff game.
Two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokoumpo also dropped 37 points in his team’s win, and the 74 combined points between him and Trent is the most scored by a Bucks duo in Bucks playoff history.
The Pacers actually led by 10 points at halftime before the Bucks shot an incredible 62 percent n the third quarter to outscore their visitors 39-18 in the frame. Trent made five 3-pointers in the third — and scored 18 points overall in the frame — before the Bucks held on to their double-digit lead in the fourth quarter.
Pascal Sikam continued his dominant streak of play in Game 3 with 28 points to top the Pacers. He has elevated his game in the playoffs thus far, averaging 25.7 points on 60 percent shooting to go with 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Tyrese Haliburton recorded a third straight double-double by logging 14 points and 10 assists, and Aaron Nesmith scored 18 points to finish one point shy of matching his personal playoff career high.
Despite the loss, the Pacers aren’t panicking and plan to quickly regroup for Game 4.
Probable Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Bucks: G – Damian Lillard, G – Gary Trent Jr., F – Kyle Kuzma, F – Giannis Antetokounmpo, C – Brook Lopez
Injury Report
Pacers: Bennedict Mathurin – questionable (abdominal contusion), Isaiah Jackson – out (torn Achilles tendon)
Bucks: Tyler Smith – questionable (left ankle sprain)
Last Meeting
April 25, 2025: A big third quarter by the Bucks and a record performance from Gary Trent Jr. sunk the Pacers in Game 3 of their first-round matchup in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
Milwaukee turned a 10-point halftime deficit into an 11-point advantage heading into the final frame after outscoring the Pacers 39-18 in the third quarter.
Trent Jr., in his first start of this postseason, made nine 3-pointers en route to a playoff career-high 37 points. The nine threes match the most ever by a Buck (Ray Allen) in the franchise’s history.
The Bucks outshot the Pacers 47.2 to 43.3 percent, including making 15 3-pointers to Indiana’s 13, and outscored their visitors 40-34 in the paint.
Giannis Antetokoumpo also had a big night, logging 37 points and 12 rebounds, while AJ Green made four threes for 12 points off the bench and Bobby Portis added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Pascal Siakam topped the Pacers with 28 points, Tyrese Haliburton nearly had a triple-double at 14 points, 10 assists, and seven rebounds, and Aaron Nesmith added 18 points. Off the bench, Obi Toppin scored 10 points and Bennedict Mathurin had nine.
The Bucks won the rebounding differential 48-40, turnover margin 13-14.
Noteworthy
The Pacers are 7-0 all-time when leading 2-0 in best-of-seven playoff series.
Tyrese Haliburton moved into the top 10 all-time for assists in Pacers NBA playoff history on Friday. He currently has 157 dimes and could move up multiple spots as soon as Sunday, as Haywoode Workman is ninth with 160, Travis Best has 164 in eighth, and Lance Stephenson is seventh with 175.
Indiana is 12-5 against Milwaukee all-time in the playoffs.
Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
TV: TNT – Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Grant Hill (analyst), Stephanie Ready (sideline reporter)
FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (studio host)
Tickets
The Pacers will host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 5 of their first round playoff series on Tuesday, April 29 at 6:00 PM ET.
INDY ELEVEN
RECAP-MAD 0:4 IND
Madison, Wis.- Indy Eleven made its USLJägermeister Cup debut in impressive fashion with a 4-0 victory at Forward Madison FC to take an early lead in the Group 3 standings.
Boys in Blue goalkeeper Hunter Sulte celebrated his 23rd birthday a day late with a clean sheet, making three saves, including an impressive left-handed stop in the 17th minute off a shot from Juan Galindrez, with center backs James Musa and Ben Ofeimu combining to clear the rebound.
The best offensive chance for the visitors in the first half came in the 31st minute when Bruno Rendon centered to midfielder Jack Blake, whose shot caromed off the crossbar.
Indy Eleven got its offense going in the second half after the insertion of subs Elvis Amoh and Elliot Collier in the 56th minute.
Captain Aodhan Quinn made a steal outside the area in the 69th minute, then took one dribble and delivered a quick strike to give his team a 1-0 lead.
Three minutes later, Amoh centered to Blake, who took three fast dribbles and made a quick touch to Collier. The 6’5 Collier one-touched it back to Blake, who buried it to give his team a 2-0 edge.
In the 84th, Collier made a move inside the area and struck a right-footed shot that was stopped, but Amoh pounced on the rebound to make it 3-0.
Amoh struck again in the 93rd minute for his second goal of the match and his third in the last two games. Blake started the play, feeding forward Maalique Foster on the right side. Foster centered it to Amoh whose initial try was stopped, but once again he cashed in on the rebound for the final score of the night.
Indy Eleven took the early lead in the USL Jägermeister Cup Group 3 standings with three points, followed by One Knoxville SC with two. Those two teams will meet on May 24 at Knoxville in the second of four Group Stage games.
The Boys in Blue return to USL Championship action on Saturday, May 3 vs. Detroit City FC at 7 pm at Carroll Stadium. Single-game tickets for all matches are available via Ticketmaster. Season (pro-rated), Flex Plan, Group, and Hospitality tickets are available here. For questions, call (317) 685-1100 during business hours or email tickets@indyeleven.com.
- 2025 USL Jägermeister Cup
Indy Eleven 4:0 Forward Madison FC - Sat., Apr. 26, 2025 – 7 p.m. ET
- Attendance: 3,748
- Weather: Sunny, 58 degrees
- Breese Stevens Field | Madison, Wis.
2025 USL Jägermeister Cup Records
Indy Eleven: 1-0 (+4), 3 pts; 1st in Group 3
Forward Madison FC: 0-1 (-4), 0 pts; 4th in Group 3
| Score | 1 | 2 | F |
| Indy Eleven | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Forward Madison FC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Scoring Summary
- IND – Aodhan Quinn 69’
- IND – Jack Blake (Elliot Collier) 72’
- IND – Elvis Amoh 84’
- IND – Elvis Amoh 90+3’
- Discipline Summary
- IND – Bruno Rendon (caution) 20’
- IND – James Murphy (caution) 50’
- MAD – John Murphy (caution) 59’
- IND – Aodhan Quinn (caution) 60’
- MAD – Ferrety Sousa (caution) 70’
- IND – James Musa (caution) 90+3’
Indy Eleven line-up: Hunter Sulte, James Musa, Ben Ofeimu, Hayden White, Aedan Stanley, Aodhan Quinn (captain), James Murphy, Bruno Rendon (Elliot Collier 57’), Jack Blake, Edward Kizza (Elvis Amoh 57’), Maalique Foster (Cam Lindley 90+3’).
Indy Eleven Subs not used: Josh O’Brien, Pat Hogan, Finn McRobb, Reice Charles-Cook.
Forward Madison FC line-up: Bernd Schipmann, Jake Crull, Mitch Osmond, Michael Chilaka, Nico Brown (Damià Viader 68’), José Carrera-García, John Murphy (Adrien Graffin 80’), Ferrety Sousa (Christopher Garcia 76’), Juan Galindrez (Aiden Mesias 67’), Nazeem Bartman (Devin Boyce 67’), Derek Gebhard.
Forward Madison FC subs not used: Timmy Mehl, Riley Binns, Wallis Lapsley.
FISHERS FREIGHT FOOTBALL
FREIGHT FALL ON THE ROAD IN IOWA
FISHERS – The Fishers Freight head to Iowa for the first time in franchise history to take on the Iowa Barnstormers. After another Quarterback change and some late-game blunders, the Freight would fall to the Barnstormers and fall below .500 for the first time this season.
FIRST QUARTER
The Freight started with the football with Jiya Wright back in as the starting QB for Fishers. He drove his team down the field and finished with a touchdown pass to rookie Jaelin Carter, the first receiving touchdown of his career.
The Barnstormers would waste no time answering back as the Freight’s defensive struggles continued to show. Hunter Clausen would punch it in for Iowa as the Barnstormers lined up in a jumbo set with a defensive lineman taking the snap as the Quarterback.
After a great return by Aaron Jackson, and aided by a horse-collar tackle, the Freight punched it in again with a Jiya Wright touchdown on a read-option run. Iowa’s special teams would answer right back, taking the ensuing kickoff 50 yards to the end zone to tie the game back up at 14.
The first turnover of the game would come on a speed option where Jon Lewis would fumble the ball on the pitch from Jiya Wright, dropping it right into the hands of the Barnstormers on their own nine-yard line. The quarter would end 90 seconds later with the score still tied at 14.
SECOND QUARTER
The Barnstormers would continue draining the clock for over five minutes on this drive, getting it down to 1st and goal at the five-yard line. The drive would abruptly end as Barnstormers QB James Cahoon would fumble the football and Tamar Heart would recover for the Freight.
After a turnover on downs by the Freight off the turnover by Heart, the Barnstormers would drive down and take their first lead of the game off James Cahoon’s first touchdown throw in a Barnstormers uniform with Jalen Bracey on the receiving end of the pass.
The Freight would start their next drive in Barnstormers’ territory, but due to multiple penalties, they would only net one yard, and a 28-yard field goal by Victor Leventritt would cut the deficit to just four points.
A failed surprise onside kick would give Iowa the football on Fishers’ 11-yard line and the Barnstormers would capitalize just three plays later with a Cahoon passing touchdown, making the score 28-17.
Iowa would attempt their own onside kick by squibbing the kickoff off the up-man Jaiden Roe, and theirs would be successful, setting them up with the football with 40 seconds remaining in the half. Iowa would get it down to the 14-yard line and, with five seconds remaining, Gabe Rui would convert a 30-yard field goal to end the half, putting Iowa up 31-17.
THIRD QUARTER
Iowa would receive the second-half kickoff, and it took them three plays to find the end zone as Cahoon would find Quian Williams for the 22-yard touchdown reception.
The Freight’s first possession of the second half would not go as planned when Jiya Wright would be intercepted by Caleb Streat, giving the Barnstormers their first touchdown of the season. Fishers would return the favor when AJ Felton intercepted Cahoon just three plays later.
On the ensuing possession, Keegan Shoemaker would replace Jiya Wright at Quarterback. Shoemaker would lead the team down the field and punch it in himself on the QB sneak to cut Iowa’s lead to 14.
Another onside kick attempt would come for the Freight, this time a successful one after the Barnstormers failed to hold on to the football after a recovery attempt. The quarter would end with the Freight driving down the field and a score of 38-24 in favor of Iowa.
FOURTH QUARTER
A crucial fourth down would be converted by JT Stokes, then two plays later, the Freight would punch it in on an Isaiah Cox rushing touchdown from the three-yard line. Victor Leventritt would miss the extra point, leaving the Freight down eight points with 13:17 left in the 4th quarter.
To compensate for the miss, the Freight would try their third onside kick of the game. This would mirror the first attempt as unsuccessful, and on the next offensive play for Iowa, they would score on a Hunter Clausen rushing touchdown, his second of the game.
Two plays later, the Freight were back in the end zone when Jordan Kress caught the deep ball from Shoemaker to cut Iowa’s lead back to eight. Once again, the Freight would try their fourth onside kick attempt, and it would not be successful. Iowa would take over at the Freight five-yard line due to an offside call against the Freight. Iowa would stall out and be pushed back on an unsportsmanlike penalty, forcing a long field goal that Rui would miss.
The miss would end up not hurting as Shoemaker would throw an interception right into the hands of Caleb Streat, his second of the game. Streat would take it to the house and give Iowa a 14-point lead and their highest score of the season so far at 52 points.
Aaron Jackson would fumble the kickoff, and the Barnstormers would capitalize with another touchdown pass, bringing their point total to 59 on the night.
A turnover on downs would give Iowa one final possession, and they would punch it in with defensive lineman Tyler Tate taking the direct snap for a walk-in touchdown.
The game would end with the Iowa Barnstormers defeating the Fishers Freight 66-37.
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INDIANA FEVER
2025 INDIANA FEVER TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | # | POSITION | HEIGHT | HOMETOWN | UNIVERSITY/TEAM |
| Jillian | Alleyne | 14 | Forward | 6’2 | Fontana, Calif. | Oregon |
| DeWanna | Bonner | 25 | Guard/Forward | 6’4 | Fairfield, Ala. | Auburn |
| Aliyah | Boston | 7 | Center/Forward | 6’5 | St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | South Carolina |
| Jaelyn | Brown | 18 | Guard/Forward | 6’1 | Murrieta, Calif. | California |
| Caitlin | Clark | 22 | Guard | 6’0 | West Des Moines, Iowa | Iowa |
| Sydney | Colson | 51 | Guard | 5’8 | Houston, Texas | Texas A&M |
| Sophie | Cunningham | 8 | Guard | 6’1 | Columbia, Mo. | Missouri |
| Damiris | Dantas | 12 | Center/Forward | 6’3 | São Paolo, Brazil | Real Celta Vigo |
| Yvonne | Ejim | 15 | Forward | 6’1 | Alberta, Canada | Gonzaga |
| Bree | Hall | 23 | Guard | 6’0 | Dayton, Ohio | South Carolina |
| Natasha | Howard | 6 | Forward | 6’2 | Toledo, Ohio | Florida State |
| Lexie | Hull | 10 | Guard | 6’1 | Spokane, Wash. | Stanford |
| Kelsey | Mitchell | 0 | Guard | 5’8 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Ohio State |
| Makayla | Timpson | 21 | Forward/Center | 6’2 | Edison, Ga. | Florida State |
| Brianna | Turner | 11 | Forward/Center | 6’3 | Pearland, Texas | Notre Dame |
INDIANA BASEBALL
IOWA CITY, Iowa. – It was just one of those days at the ballpark. Iowa got friendly bounces and put together timely at-bats to pick apart the Indiana Baseball team (23-20, 12-11 B1G) in a commanding 13-2 (F/7) win at Banks Field. Iowa secured the series with the win and will go for the sweep tomorrow (April 27) afternoon.
After a slow offensive night in the cold on Friday, IU was hoping the bats would wake up in the middle game of the weekend series. Outside of a four-hit fifth inning, that never came true. IU managed just two runs on seven hits and failed to draw within striking distance of the Big Ten leaders.
Graduate student Cole Gilley (L, 7-3) struggled through a tough Iowa lineup and lasted just 3+ innings on the mound. Junior reliever Aydan Decker Petty came in and settled things down with 3.0 innings of one-run ball but it was all for not. Iowa struck for a bases-loaded walk and a grand slam to cap off a run-rule victory in the seventh.
The Hoosiers have mustered just three runs in 17 offensive innings this weekend. IU will need to get the bats going as it tries to salvage the weekend finale tomorrow in Iowa City. The Hoosiers haven’t been swept in two years and haven’t been swept on the road in nearly three seasons. First pitch on Sunday is set for 2:02 p.m. ET/1:02 p.m. CT.
Scoring Recap
Bottom Second
With two outs on the board, Iowa got to IU starter Cole Gilley. Jaixen Frost smashed a two-run home run to open the scoring on Saturday.
Iowa 2, Indiana 0
Bottom Third
Reese Moore grounded out to the second baseman to add another tally to the board. Miles Risley continued to do what was needed with another RBI groundout – this one to the pitcher.
Iowa 4, Indiana 0
Bottom Fourth
It was more of the same in the fourth. Death by a thousand paper cuts. Ben Wilmes singled up the gap to score two before Gable Mitchell laid down a sacrifice bunt to push the lead to seven runs.
Iowa 7, Indiana 0
Top Fifth
The visitors did their only damage of the night in the fifth inning. Jake Stadler had a RBI single while Devin Taylor put together a RBI double. IU had a chance for more but had both a double play and a weak-contact ground ball in the frame.
Iowa 7, Indiana 2
Bottom Sixth
Mitchell helped Iowa continue to win via small ball. Mitchell grounded out to the second baseman for another RBI on the afternoon.
Iowa 8, Indiana 2
Bottom Seventh
The Hawkeyes put things to bed in the seventh with a run-rule win. Ben Swails walked with the bases loaded before Wilmes hit a grand slam off the foul pole in left field.
Iowa 13, Indiana 2
Top Hoosier Performers
#15 Malamazian, Cooper
2-3, R
#55 Decker-Petty, Aydan
3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 K
Inside the Box Score
• IU’s pitching handed out 10 free passes in seven innings – five walks and five hit-by-pitches.
• The Hoosiers had just two extra-base hits at the plate.
• Five Iowa RBIs came off of groundouts, sacrifice bunts or walks.
Notes to Know
• Freshman shortstop Cooper Malamazian recorded the 13th multi-hit game of his young career. On the season, IU true freshmen have combined for 46 multi-hit contests. Malamazian, Jake Hanley and Will Moore all have at least eight through this point in the year.
• Nine of IU’s 23 Big Ten games this season have ended via the 10-run rule. IU is actually 6-3 in those contests but the Hoosiers have lost a game in seven innings – via the run-rule – in three-straight weekends against league competition. It’s the sixth time this season that the offense has failed to score more than two runs.
Up Next
IU will look to salvage a game in Iowa City and avoid getting swept on the road for the first time since 2022 (at Iowa). All the games this weekend will be broadcasted on B1G+. The series finale can also be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
BOILERMAKERS END ROUND 2 STRONG AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
BALTIMORE, Md. — The Purdue men’s golf team played the final six holes during round two in 4-under par to carry some momentum into tomorrow’s final round at the Big Ten Championships at the Baltimore Country Club.
The Boilermakers are currently in 11th place at 10-over par 570 (285-285), but will look to keep the momentum going from a late-round flurry in Saturday’s second round.
Minnesota and Ohio State are tied for fifth at 1-over par, while Maryland is seventh at 2-over par. Michigan State and Wisconsin are eighth at 4-over par and USC is 10th at 7-over par.
Illinois leads the tournament at 8-under par. Just four teams (Illinois, Indiana, Oregon and UCLA) are even-par or better through two rounds.
Purdue was 14-over par as a team through the first 12 holes, but managed eight birdies over the final six holes to move up the standings. Purdue recorded just five combined birdies on the first 12 holes of the day.
Kent Hsiao led Purdue with a 2-under par 68, moving up 24 spots into 17th place at even-par 140 (72-68).
Sam Easterbrook rebounded from a double bogey-bogey start to shoot a 73 and sit in T-24th at 1-over 2-over par 142 (69-73).
Jenson Forrester is tied for 32nd at 3-over par 143 (71-72), while Supapon Amornchaichan is tied for 63rd at 6-over par 146 (74-72).
Nels Surtani is tied for 77th at 8-over par 148 (73-75).
Purdue will be paired with USC and Michigan in Sunday’s final round, teeing off at 8 a.m. ET, off hole No. 10.
PURDUE BASEBALL
PURDUE DROPS PITCHER’S DUEL AT ILLINOIS
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Cole Van Assen teamed up with relievers Austin Klug and Avery Cook for eight innings of three-run ball while limiting the Fighting Illini to two extra-base hits, but Illinois led throughout for the second day in a row to defeat Purdue Baseball 3-1 in Saturday’s pitcher’s duel.
Illinois starter Reagan Hall won his fourth consecutive start, needing only 90 pitches over eight innings of one-run ball in the sophomore’s most-efficient performance of the season. He surrendered just one hit to the first four hitters in the Boilermakers’ lineup and conceded just six total on the day.
The four combined runs were the fewest in a Purdue-Illinois game in Champaign since the Illini won a 2-1 series finale in April 2015.
Cole Van Assen threw 91 pitches over five-plus innings of two-run ball for the Boilermakers (24-18, 6-12 Big Ten). The sophomore struck out five, including four in a row to conclude his first trip through the Illinois lineup. The only extra-base hit Van Assen allowed was a hustle double through the right side of the infield to begin the game.
Both teams turned a pair of double plays to back up their pitchers. Illinois (25-15, 12-8 Big Ten) also got two outs on one play in the sixth inning as Purdue scored its only run of the day on a squeeze bunt executed by Camden Gasser. Albert Choi was thrown out at the plate on the backside of the play as the Boilermakers tried to catch the Illini flatfooted and tie the game.
Choi connected for doubles to left field in his first two at-bats. When he doubled over the left fielder’s head in the sixth inning, Purdue had runners on second and third with no outs after Ty Gill had led off the inning with a bunt single. Hall came through with a big strikeout for the first out of the inning and the Illini kept the lead when Choi was out at the plate after Gasser’s squeeze bunt scored Gill.
Illinois scored its runs on a pair of RBI singles from Cameron Chee-Aloy and a first-inning base hit from Vytas Valincius that produced his 50th RBI of the season. Chee-Aloy beat out a two-out infield hit in the fifth inning and took advantage of the drawn-in infield in the bottom of the seventh.
Van Assen struck out the side in order on 13 pitches in the second inning.
The Boilermakers have lost eight of their last nine road games since March 9. They won at Penn State last Sunday to stave off a sweep, a feat they’ll look to duplicate Sunday at Illinois Field. The first pitch of Sunday’s series finale is slated for 2 p.m. ET.
BUTLER BASEBALL
PIRATES DEFEAT BULLDOGS 5-4
Seton Hall collected a close 5-4 win against Butler on Saturday to move the Bulldogs to 14-28 overall. The final game of the series will get going Sunday at noon.
Jack Bello was the player of the game for the Bulldogs. He went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs. BU recorded 11 hits in the game but Bello’s two were the only ones that went for extra bases.
Bello opened the scoring in the first with a two-RBI double to the gap in left. Drumm and Solomon both scored, but the lead vanished with SHU also scoring two in the first.
Seton Hall then moved the score to 4-2 in the third with a sac fly and a double to right. Bello and Burgess answered the bell in the seventh to tie the game. Bello’s second double of the evening went to left and scored Solomon. Burgess then hit a deep sac fly to left to score Moroknek.
The Pirates once again fought back and would use a double from Soldra to win the game in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The two teams experienced a one hour and thirty-minute weather delay in the bottom of the eighth with rain hitting in South Orange, but SHU would return to the field and finish off BU in the ninth.
Marcus Goodpaster got the start for Butler and went into the seventh inning. He struck out four and didn’t issue a walk before handing the ball off to Nate Rosser. Justin Hornschemeir then recorded the final two outs of the game.
Seton Hall used four arms in the win. Ryan Reich got the start and went five full. Stephen Curry was credited with the win and Mason Christopher picked up the save.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
April 27
1909 — The Chicago White Sox win their third straight 1-0 game over St. Louis in three days.
1918 — The Brooklyn Dodgers finally win after a major league record 0-9 start, with a 5-3 victory over the New York Giants in the opening game of a doubleheader.
1929 — Brooklyn relief pitcher Clise Dudley homered on the first major league pitch he saw at Philadelphia’s Baker Bowl.
1930 — Chicago White Sox first baseman Bud Clancy had no chances in a nine-inning game against St. Louis.
1944 — Jim Tobin of the Braves pitched a no-hitter against the Dodgers in Boston, winning 2-0. He also hit a homer.
1947 — Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium drew a crowd of more than 58,000 to honor the ailing great. In the game, Sid Hudson of the Washington Senators beat Spud Chandler 1-0.
1963 — Two two-sport players pitched in the fourth inning in a game at Fenway park. NBA players, Gene Conley of the Celtics and Red Sox and Dave DeBusschere of the Knicks and White Sox. The Red Sox won 9-5.
1968 — Tom Phoebus of the Orioles no-hit the Boston Red Sox 6-0 at Baltimore.
1973 — Kansas City’s Steve Busby pitched his first of two career no-hitters with a 3-0 victory over the Tigers at Detroit.
1983 — Walter Johnson’s record of 3,508 career strikeouts was eclipsed by Houston’s Nolan Ryan — a record that stood for 56 years. Ryan fanned Montreal pinch-hitter Brad Mills in the eighth inning as the Astros beat the Expos 4-2.
1994 — Scott Erickson, who allowed the most hits in the majors the previous season, pitched Minnesota’s first no-hitter in 27 years as the Twins beat Milwaukee 6-0. Last season Erickson led the majors in losses (19), hits (266) and runs (138).
1996 — Barry Bonds became the fourth major leaguer with 300 homers and 300 steals when he homered in the third inning of the San Francisco Giants’ 6-3 victory over the Florida Marlins. His father, Bobby Bonds, godfather Willie Mays, and Andre Dawson are the only other players to reach 300-300.
2000 — Chicago White Sox shortstop Jose Valentin hit for the cycle and drove in five runs in a 13-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Valentin hit the cycle in order: single, double, triple, home run.
2002 — Derek Lowe, who struggled to keep his job as a closer last season, pitched a no-hitter against Tampa Bay. Brent Abernathy was the only baserunner Lowe allowed in Boston’s 10-0 victory.
2003 — Kevin Millwood pitched a no-hitter to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 1-0. Millwood struck out 10 and walked three.
2004 — Chad Moeller of the Milwaukee Brewers hit for the cycle in a 9-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
2005 — Mark Grudzielanek hit for the cycle in his first four at-bats in St. Louis’ 6-3 victory over Milwaukee.
2009 — West Virginia State’s Bo Darby hit home runs in five consecutive at-bats over two games, including four in one contest. The sophomore outfielder homered in his first four trips to the plate against Salem International. He also connected in his final at-bat two days earlier against the University of Charleston. Darby homered twice more in the second game of the doubleheader, giving him six for the day with 14 RBIs.
2011 — Chipper Jones drives in three runs in Atlanta’s 7-0 win over San Diego, moving past Mickey Mantle on the all-time RBI list with 1,512.
2012 — Scott Hairston of the New York Mets hit for the cycle in an 18-9 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.
2014 — José Abreu sets a record for most RBIs by a rookie in April when he drives in 4 runs in a 9 – 2 win over the Rays, giving him 31 ribbies for the month.
2015 — Today’s scheduled game between the Orioles and the White Sox is postponed because of violent protests in downtown Baltimore, MD, following the death of a black man in police custody a week earlier.
2016 — Trevor Story of the Rockies sets a new National League rookie mark with his 9th homer of April, breaking the record of 8 set by Albert Pujols in 2001.
2021 — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has the first three-homer game of his career and drives in 7 runs in the Blue Jays’ 9-5 win over the Nationals.
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April 28
1901 — Cleveland pitcher Bock Baker gave up a record 23 singles as the Chicago White Sox beat the Indians 13-1.
1915 — The Detroit Tigers trim the St. Louis Browns, 12 – 3, with Ty Cobb stealing home in the 3rd inning. Cobb will steal home six times this season.
1930 — The first night game in organized baseball was played in Independence, Kan. In a Western Association game, Muskogee defeated Independence 13-3.
1934 — Detroit’s Goose Goslin hit into four double plays, but the Tigers still beat Cleveland 4-1.
1956 — Cincinnati rookie Frank Robinson hit the first home run of his 586 lifetime homers in a 9-1 win over Chicago. Robinson homer came off Paul Minner in Crosley Field.
1961 — Warren Spahn, at the age of 40, no-hit the San Francisco Giants 1-0 at Milwaukee.
1966 — Cleveland’s Sonny Siebert defeated the Angels 2-1 as the Indians tie the modern major league record with its 10th straight win since opening day.
1971 — Hank Aaron connected off Gaylord Perry for his 600th career home run in the Atlanta Braves’ 10-inning, 6-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
1982 — Philadelphia’s Pete Rose went 5-for-5 to tie Max Carey for the NL record with nine career 5-hit games. The Phillies scored six runs in the top of the ninth to beat Los Angeles 9-3.
1985 — The New York Yankees hire Billy Martin as their manager for a fourth time. The fiery Martin, one of George Steinbrenner’s favorite managers, replaces Yogi Berra, who is fired just 16 games into the season.
1988 — The winless Baltimore Orioles set an American League record by losing their 21st straight, falling to the Minnesota Twins 4-2.
1989 — Rickey Henderson of the New York Yankees set a major league record when he led off a game with a home run for the 36th time in his career, breaking a tie with Bobby Bonds.
1999 — Colorado’s Larry Walker hit three home runs and drove in eight runs to lead the Rockies to a 9-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
2001 — The Seattle Mariners defeat the Chicago White Sox, 8 – 5, for their 20th win this month, setting a new major league record for April.
2001 — Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals ties the major league record for home runs in April by a rookie with 8.
2006 — Barry Bonds hits a bases-clearing double to tie Babe Ruth for third on the all-time career list with 1,356 extra-base hits.
2006 — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits his 13th home run in April to tie the major league record, matching the mark shared by Ken Griffey, Jr. in 1997 with Seattle and Luis Gonzalez in 2001 with Arizona.
2007 — Trevor Hoffman pitches in his 803rd game for the San Diego Padres, breaking the record for games pitched with one club.
2010 — Major League Baseball announces a number of changes to the rules that govern the All-Star Game that have been agreed with the Players’ union: the designated hitter will now be used in all games, not just those played in American League parks; a pitcher who started a game on the last Sunday before the All-Star break will not be eligible to play in the game and will be replaced on the roster, although he will still be recognized as an All-Star (this will become known as the Sunday Starter rule); rosters are expanded to 34 players, adding one position player; one of the position players will be designated as being able to re-enter the game in case of injury – catchers are already allowed to do so in those circumstances.
2011 — Ben Zobrist set a Tampa Bay record with eight RBIs, hitting a home run and two doubles as the Rays routed the Minnesota Twins 15-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
2012 — Bryce Harper makes his much-anticipated major league debut for the Nationals.
2016 — Marlins 2B Dee Gordon, the defending National League batting champion, is suspended for 80 games for testing positive for PEDs.
2019 — The Nationals do something unprecedented as three players all 21 or younger – Juan Soto, Victor Robles and Carter Kieboom – all homer against the Padres.
April 29
1902 — Baltimore Orioles infielder John McGraw is hit by pitches five times, but home plate umpire Jack Sheridan refuses to allow him to take first base. In the 9th inning, McGraw is hit for the last time and sits down in the batter’s box in protest. American League president Ban Johnson will suspend McGraw for five games.
1918 — Center fielder Tris Speaker executed the fourth unassisted double play of his career in the Cleveland Indians’ 8-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
1922 — The New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs in a 15-4 win at Braves Field in Boston. George Kelly hit two and Ross Youngs and Dave Bancroft hit the others. Youngs also hit for the cycle and added a double while going 5-for-5 and driving in five runs.
1931 — Wes Ferrell of the Cleveland Indians pitched a 7-0 no-hitter over the St. Louis Browns, including his brother Rick. Wes also knocked in four runs with a homer and a double.
1933 — In a strange play at home plate, catcher Luke Sewell of the Washington Senators tagged out two Yankees runners on the same play. Lou Gehrig had held up, thinking a fly ball would be caught. Dixie Walker closed up on him, and both were tagged out trying to score.
1958 — Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox becomes the tenth major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits.
1981 — Steve Carlton struck out Montreal’s Tim Wallach in the first inning of the Philadelphia Phillies’ 6-2 victory over the visiting Expos to become the sixth major league pitcher — and first left-hander — to strike out 3,000 batters.
1986 — Roger Clemens set a major league record by striking out 20 batters as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-1.
1987 — Andre Dawson had five hits and hit for the cycle to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 victory the San Francisco Giants.
1988 — The Baltimore Orioles ended their 21-game losing streak by winning their first game of the season, 9-0 over the Chicago White Sox on a combined four-hitter by Mark Williamson and Dave Schmidt.
1994 — Kirk Rueter of the Montreal Expos becomes the first major league pitcher since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 to start his career with a 10-0 record.
1996 — New York Mets closer John Franco becomes the first left-hander in major league history to record 300 saves.
1997 — Chili Davis of the Kansas City Royals becomes the 75th major leaguer to hit 300 home runs.
2005 — In the first matchup between 300-game winners in almost 18 years, the Cubs’ Greg Maddux outdueled the Astros’ Roger Clemens in Chicago’s 3-2 win over Houston. Maddux earned his first win of season and 306th of his career, allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings.
2006 — Albert Pujols sets a major league record with his 14th home run in April.
2007 — Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki had an unassisted triple play in the seventh inning of the Rockies’ 9-7 win over Atlanta.
2015 — In what was believed to be the first major league game played without fans in attendance, Chris Davis hit a three-run homer in a six-run first inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. After a pair of postponements caused by rioting in Baltimore, the Orioles and Chicago White Sox played at Camden Yards. The gates at Camden Yards were locked because of concern for fan safety following recent rioting in Baltimore after a 25-year-old black man died in police custody.
2017 — Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle for the second time and Rougned Odor hit a tiebreaking two-run homer to help the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3.
2017 — Yasiel Puig, Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner hit consecutive homers off Hector Neris in the ninth, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally for a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Los Angeles trailed 5-2 before the three straight homers.
2020 — The Hall of Fame announces the cancellation of its annual induction ceremony in Cooperstown, NY, scheduled for the last week-end of July, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the ceremony will be combined one year later with the one for the Class of 2021.
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April 30
1903 — The New York Highlanders won their home opener at Hilltop Park, 6-2 over Washington.
1919 — Philadelphia’s Joe Oeschger and Brooklyn’s Burleigh Grimes pitched complete games in a 9-9, 20-inning tie. Both teams scored three runs in the 19th inning. Oeschger gave up 22 hits and walked five, while Grimes allowed 15 hits and walked five.
1922 — Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 2-0 perfect game against the Detroit Tigers. Johnny Mostil, playing left field for the only time, made two outstanding catches.
1923 — The New York Yankees sign 20-year-old prospect Lou Gehrig to a contract paying him a salary of $2,000 and a bonus of $1,500.
1940 — James “Tex” Carleton of the Brooklyn Dodgers threw a 3-0 no-hitter at Cincinnati.
1944 — In the first game of a doubleheader split, New York first baseman Phil Weintraub drove in 11 runs and player-manager Mel Ott scored six runs as the Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 26-8. Brooklyn won the nightcap 5-4.
1946 — Bob Feller struck out 11 New York Yankees en route to his second of three career no-hitters, a 1-0 victory at Yankee Stadium.
1952 — Ted Williams plays his final game before leaving for military duty in Korea.
1958 —Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox became the 10th major leaguer to reach 1,000 extra-base hits in a 10-4 loss to the Kansas City Athletics at Fenway Park.
1961 — Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit four home runs and drove in eight runs in a 14-4 victory over the Braves in Milwaukee. Hank Aaron hit two homers for the Braves.
1967 — Steve Barber and Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles combined on a no-hitter in a 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader.
1969 — Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds struck out 13 en route to a 10-0 no-hitter over the Houston Astros, the third of his career.
1986 — The Seattle Mariners strike out 16 more times in a 9 – 4 loss to the Boston Red Sox, to set a major league record of 36 strikeouts in two consecutive games.
1988 — New York and Cincinnati hooked up in a wild game at Riverfront Stadium, with the Mets winning 6-5 on a delayed call by first base umpire Dave Pallone. The call resulted in a $10,000 fine and 30-day suspension of Reds manager Pete Rose when Pallone accidentally poked Rose in the cheek and Rose shoved Pallone twice.
1994 — Toronto’s Joe Carter finished April with 31 RBIs to set a major league record for the month. Colorado’s Andres Galarraga finished with 30 to set a National League record.
1996 — Jeff King of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the third major leaguer to hit two home runs in one inning twice in his career.
2000 — Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks defeats the Chicago Cubs, 6-0, as he becomes only the third pitcher in major league history to win six games in April.
2002 — Al Leiter cruised through seven three-hit innings in the New York Mets’ 10-1 rout of Arizona to become the first pitcher to beat all 30 teams in the majors.
2005 — Major league players are asked by Commissioner Bud Selig to agree to a 50-game suspension for the first offense, a 100-game suspension for the second offense and a lifelong ban after the third offense for the use of steroids.
2008 — Julio Franco announces his retirement as a player at age 49.
2012 — Ryan Braun hit three homers and a two-run triple in Milwaukee’s 8-3 win over San Diego. No player had hit three homers and a triple in a game since Fred Lynn in 1975.
2017 — Anthony Rendon had 10 RBIs, three home runs and six hits, powering the Washington Nationals past the New York Mets 23-5. Rendon went a career-best 6 for 6 and scored five times.
2019 — CC Sabathia becomes the 17th pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts.
2020 — The latest event to be cancelled due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic is the annual Little League World Series.
2022 — Clayton Kershaw becomes the Dodgers all-time franchise leader for strikeouts when he fans Spencer Torkelson of the Tigers in the 4th inning. With 2,697 strikeouts, he moves past Hall of Famer Don Sutton.
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May 1
1884 — Toledo’s Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black player in the pre-modern era of the major leagues. His Blue Stockings lost 5-1 to Louisville.
1891 — In front of almost 10,000 fans, Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders defeats the Cincinnati Reds, 12 – 3, in the first game ever played in Cleveland’s League Park.
1901 — Chicago’s Herm McFarland hit the first grand slam in American League history and Dummy Hoy also homered in the Chicago White Sox’ 19-9 rout of the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers committed an AL record 12 errors, 10 by the infield, in the loss.
1906 — John Lush of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a no-hitter at Brooklyn, beating the Dodgers 6-0.
1920 — Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers each pitched 26 innings in a 1-1 tie, the longest in major league history.
1920 — Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a Yankee, and 50th of his career, as New York beat Boston 6-0 at the Polo Grounds.
1925 — The Philadelphia Athletics introduce another future Hall of Famer, 17-year-old catcher Jimmie Foxx, who pinch-hits a single in the 9-4 loss to the Washington Senators.
1926 — Legendary pitcher Satchel Paige makes his debut in the Negro Southern League.
1944 — George Myatt of Washington went 6-for-6 and the Senators beat the Boston Braves 11-4.
1951 — New York’s Mickey Mantle hit his first major league home run in an 8-3 loss at Chicago. The first of Mantle’s 536 homers came in the sixth inning off Randy Gumpert.
1968 — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher John Boozer was ejected by umpire Ed Vargo at Shea Stadium for throwing spitballs during his warmup pitches. Boozer was the second major league pitcher to be ejected from a game for this.
1969 — Houston’s Don Wilson beat the Cincinnati Reds with a 4-0 no-hitter at Crosley Field, one day after the Reds’ Jim Maloney no-hit the Astros and nine days after Wilson absorbed a 14-0 pounding by Cincinnati.
1973 — The San Francisco Giants scored seven runs with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7.
1975 — Hank Aaron collects four hits and two RBI in the Brewers’ 17-3 win over Detroit. This brings his career RBI total to 2,211, breaking Babe Ruth’s published record of 2,209.
1984 — Dwight Gooden became the first teenager to strike out a least ten batters in a game since Bert Blyleven did it in 1970. The Mets’ 19-year-old phenom would set a major league rookie record with 276 strikeouts.
1991 — Rickey Henderson surpassed Lou Brock as baseball’s career stolen base leader with his 939th steal as the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-4.
1991 — Nolan Ryan pitched his seventh no-hitter, struck out 16 and shut down the best-hitting team in the majors, as the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0.
1992 — The Dodgers postponed a three-game series against Montreal because of rioting in Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict.
1992 — Rickey Henderson garners his 1,000th stolen base.
2000 — San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds becomes the first player to hit a ball into San Francisco Bay (McCovey’s Cove) as the first “splashdown” home run at Pacific Bell Park.
2002 — With a save against the Chicago Cubs, San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman set the major league record for the most saves with one team, 321. He broke Dennis Eckersley’s record of 320 with Oakland.
2012 — Orioles manager Buck Showalter wins his 1,000th game as a major league skipper when the O’s defeat the Yankees, 7-1.
2015 — Alex Rodriguez ties Willie Mays for fourth place on the all-time home run list when he hits number 660 against the Red Sox.
2020 — Even though there is no baseball being currently played, P Emmanuel Clase of the Indians manages to get himself suspended, as the results of a test are positive for Boldenone, an anabolic steroid. He will be suspended for 80 games from whenever the season eventually starts.
2022 — Kelsie Whitmore becomes the first woman to start a game in the Atlantic League, which is now part of Organized Baseball as a partner league of Major League Baseball, when she starts in left field for the Staten Island FerryHawks against the Gastonia Honey Hunters.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
April 27
1929 — Ryder Cup Golf, Moortown GC: Great Britain beats U.S., 7-5.
1956 — Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion. He finished with a 49-0 record, including six title defenses and 43 knockouts.
1960 — The Minneapolis Lakers announce they will relocate to Los Angeles.
1961 — NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
1968 — Jimmy Ellis wins the heavyweight boxing title with a 15-round decision over Jerry Quarry in Oakland, Calif. This is the final bout of an eight-man elimination tournament to fill Muhammad Ali’s vacated title.
1982 — NFL Draft: University of Texas defensive end Kenneth Sims first pick by New England Patriots.
1983 — Walter Johnson’s record of 3,508 career strikeouts was eclipsed by Houston’s Nolan Ryan — a record that stood for 56 years. Ryan fanned Montreal pinch-hitter Brad Mills in the eighth inning as the Astros beat the Expos 4-2.
1994 — Scott Erickson, who allowed the most hits in the majors the previous season, pitches Minnesota’s first no-hitter in 27 years and the Twins beat Milwaukee 6-0.
1996 — Barry Bonds became the fourth major leaguer with 300 homers and 300 steals when he homered in the third inning of the San Francisco Giants’ 6-3 victory over the Florida Marlins. His father, Bobby Bonds, godfather Willie Mays, and Andre Dawson are the only other players to reach 300-300.
1994 — Dave Hannan scores 5:43 into the fourth overtime to keep the Buffalo Sabres going in the NHL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils, the sixth-longest game in NHL history.
2002 — Derek Lowe pitches a no-hitter against Tampa Bay. Brent Abernathy is the only baserunner Lowe allows in Boston’s 10-0 victory.
2003 — Kevin Millwood pitches his first career no-hitter to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants 1-0.
2007 — Kirk Radomski, a former New York Mets clubhouse employee, pleads guilty to distributing steroids to major league players for a decade and agrees to help baseball’s steroids investigators.
2008 — Ashley Force becomes the first woman to win a national Funny Car race. The 25-year-old beats her father, drag racing icon John Force, in the final round of the 28th annual Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals to deny him his 1,000th winning round in his 500th NHRA tour event.
2009 — The Denver Nuggets match the biggest victory in playoff history with their 121-63 rout of New Orleans in Game 4 of their first-round series. The Minneapolis Lakers had the other 58-point postseason victory, beating the St. Louis Hawks 133-75 in 1956.
2011 — Nathan Horton scores 5:43 into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series. Boston had never won a playoff series after trailing 0-2 in 26 tries.
2011 — Dwayne Roloson makes 36 saves and Tampa Bay completes a big series comeback and eliminates Pittsburgh with a 1-0 win in Game 7. Roloson becomes the second goalie to go 6-0 in elimination games. He allowed only four goals in winning the final three games as the Lightning erased a 3-1 series deficit.
2013 — The Detroit Red Wings make the playoffs for the 22nd straight season after Henrik Zetterberg had two goals and an assist in a 3-0 victory over Dallas. The Red Wings own the longest active playoff streak in major professional sports, six years longer than the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs’ stretch of postseason play.
2014 — Three-time Olympic champion Kerri Walsh wins her record 47th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour title, teaming with April Ross to beat Brazil’s Juliana Felisberta Silva and Maria Antonelli in the Fuzhou Open final.
2014 — Lydia Ko, three days after her 17th birthday, birdies the final hole for her third LPGA Tour victory and first as a professional, holding off Stacy Lewis and Jenny Shin in the inaugural Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.
2017 — Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett is picked first overall by the Cleveland Browns in the NFL draft. Chicago sends a third-round pick, a fourth and a 2018 third to San Francisco to switch and selects quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, who started only 13 games for North Carolina. The 49ers take defensive end Solomon Thomas from just down the road at Stanford.
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April 28
1923 — Wembley Stadium opens – Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United (FA Cup).
1931 — Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track & field.
1956 — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 HRs.
1957 — LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Montgomery CC: Patty Berg wins her 6th WO by 1 stroke from Wiffi Smith.
1961 — Milwaukee Braves’ future HOF pitcher Warren Spahn throws his second career no hitter at 41.
1966 — Boston edges the Los Angeles Lakers 95-93 in Game 7, giving the Celtics and coach Red Auerbach eight straight NBA titles. Auerbach, who announced his retirement earlier, is replaced by center Bill Russell, the first black head coach of a major U.S. sports team.
1967 — Muhammad Ali refuses induction into the U.S. Armed Forces. He is arrested and the New York State Athletic Commission suspends his boxing license and strips him of his heavyweight title.
1972 — Courts award 1968 Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner due to the winner being given drugs before the race.
1987 — The NBA awards expansion franchises to Charlotte, N.C. and Miami for 1988, and Minneapolis and Orlando, Fla., in 1989.
1987 — NFL Draft: University of Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
1990 — Boston set single-game NBA playoff records for scoring and shooting accuracy in a 157-128 rout of the New York Knicks to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.
1992 — Video replay is used to decide a playoff game for the first time. In game six of the Detroit-Minnesota division semifinal, Sergei Fedorov of the Red Wings appears to hit the crossbar behind Minnesota goalie Jon Casey during overtime. The Stars ice the puck immediately, but referee Rob Shick calls for a video review. The replay shows the puck enters the goal just below the crossbar and caroms off the frame at the back of the net. Fedorov is awarded the goal to give the Red Wings a series-tying 1-0 victory.
1995 — Michael Jordan, in his first playoff game since his return from retirement, scored 48 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets 108-100.
1995 — The Orlando Magic give the Boston Celtics their worst defeat in team history, 124-77, in a playoff opener.
2001 — Colorado’s Patrick Roy sets an NHL record with his 16th career playoff shutout, making 20 saves in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles.
2003 — Andre Agassi recaptures the world no. 1 ranking to become the oldest top-ranked male in the history of the ATP rankings (33 years, 13 days).
2007 — NFL Draft: LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell first pick by Oakland Raiders.
2009 — Washington edges the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference series to cap a comeback from a 3-games-to-1 deficit. It is the franchise’s first series victory since the 1997-98 season, when Washington made it all the way to the Stanley Cup finals.
2010 — Montreal beats Washington 2-1 to complete a come-from-behind 4-3 series victory and eliminate the NHL’s best regular-season in the first round of the playoffs. The Canadiens are the ninth No. 8-seeded team to knock off a No. 1 in 32 matchups since the NHL went to its current playoff format in 1994 — and the first to come back from a 3-1 series deficit.
2011 — Canada’s Patrick Chan wins his first world figure skating title in record fashion. Chan sets world records for the free skate and total points to claim titles at the world figure skating championships in Moscow.
2011 — NFL Draft: Auburn quarterback Cam Newton first pick by Carolina Panthers.
2016 — The Los Angeles Rams select California quarterback Jared Goff with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, and the No. 2 selection for the Philadelphia Eagles is North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz. It’s the second straight year that two QBs went 1-2 and the seventh time in the modern era of the draft since 1967.
2018 — Shaquem Griffin is the first one-handed person to be drafted into the NFL, for the Seattle Seahawks.
April 29
1901 — His Eminence, ridden by Jimmy Winkfield, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths over Sannazarro in the only Derby ever raced in April.
1961 — ABC’s “Wide World of Sports,” debuts.
1963 — LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Marilynn Smith beats Mickey Wright by 1 shot in 18-hole playoff.
1970 — Los Angeles Lakers guard Jerry West hits a 60-foot desperation shot at the buzzer to tie Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. The Knicks outscore the Lakers 9-6 in the overtime for a 111-108 win.
1980 — NFL Draft: Oklahoma running back Billy Sims first pick by Detroit Lions.
1981 — MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton is 1st lefty to strike out 3,000 batters.
1981 — NFL Draft: South Carolina running back George Rogers first pick by New Orleans Saints.
1985 — Tony Tubbs captures the WBA heavyweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Greg Page in Buffalo, N.Y.
1985 — New York Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra 16 games into season, despite assurance from owner George Steinbrenner that he would be kept for the whole season. Billy Martin named as replacement.
1986 — Roger Clemens set a major league record by striking out 20 batters as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-1.
1986 — NFL Draft: Auburn running back Bo Jackson first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
1988 — The Baltimore Orioles end their 21-game losing streak by winning their first game of the season, 9-0 over the Chicago White Sox.
1990 — Pat Riley becomes the winningest coach in NBA playoff history as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 104-100. Riley’s 100th victory put him ahead of Red Auerbach.
1998 — For the first time in the 124-year history of the Kentucky Derby, a redraw is ordered during the post-position draw. Churchill Downs officials allowed ESPN to control the announcing of the draw. Commentator Chris Lincoln called the No. 15 pill twice while picking the draft order for post positions.
2000 — Lennox Lewis knocks down Michael Grant three times in the first round and knocks him out at 2:53 of the second at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain his WBC and IBF heavyweight titles. The combined weight of 497 pounds made it the heaviest title fight ever.
2003 — Indiana outscores Boston 5-0 in overtime for a 93-88 victory, cutting the Celtics’ first-round series lead to 3-2. It’s the first overtime shutout in NBA playoff history.
2006 — NFL Draft: North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams first pick from Houston Texans.
2007 — Phoenix guard Steve Nash has 23 assists, one shy of the NBA playoff record, to help Phoenix to a 113-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
2010 — The NCAA’s Board of Directors approve a 68-team format for the men’s basketball tournament beginning next season. It’s the first expansion since 2001 when the tourney went from 64 to 65 teams.
2013 — NBA veteran center Jason Collins becomes the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay. Collins writes a first-person account posted on Sports Illustrated’s website. The 34-year-old free agent played for six NBA teams in 12 seasons.
2014 — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is banned for life by the NBA in response to racist comments he made in an audio recording. The Clippers’ owner is also fined $2.5 million, the maximum amount allowed under the NBA Constitution.
2018 — Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal equals his Open-era record for most wins at the same event (11 Monte Carlo) with his 11th Barcelona ATP title.
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April 30
1922 — Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitches a 2-0 perfect game against the Detroit Tigers.
1939 — Lou Gehrig sets a MLB record playing his 2,130th consecutive and final game for the New York Yankees.
1958 — Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits.
1961 — Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits four home runs in a 14-4 victory over the Braves in Milwaukee.
1961 — LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Mickey Wright wins her 5th major title by 1 stroke from Patty Berg & Louise Suggs.
1962 — LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Mickey Wright wins her 8th major title in a playoff with Ruth Jessen.
1971 — The Milwaukee Bucks become the second team to register a four-game sweep in the NBA championship, beating the Baltimore Bullets 118-106.
1975 — Larry O’Brien is named the NBA’s third commissioner, following J. Walter Kennedy (1963-75) and Maurice Podoloff (1946-63). O’Brien holds the position until 1984.
1976 — Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Jimmy Young in Landover, Md., to retain his world heavyweight title.
1985 — NFL Draft: Virginia Tech defensive end Bruce Smith first pick by Buffalo Bills.
1987 — NY Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game.
1989 — U.S. beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup.
1992 — The Red Wings and Canucks become the ninth and 10th teams in NHL history to rebound from 3-1 deficits to win playoff series. Detroit beats the Minnesota North Stars 5-2 in the Norris Division, while Vancouver defeats the Winnipeg Jets 5-0 in the Smythe Division.
1993 — Top-ranked Monica Seles is stabbed during a changeover in Hamburg, Germany. Guenter Parche, 38, reaches over a courtside railing and knifes Seles in the back. She has an inch-deep slit between her shoulder blades and missed the remainder of the 1993 season.
2005 — James Toney outpoints John Ruiz to win the WBA heavyweight title in New York. Toney, a former champion at three other weights, wins his third heavyweight bout, becoming the third one-time middleweight champion to take boxing’s top crown.
2010 — Tiger Woods matches the worst nine-hole score of his PGA Tour career and winds up with a 7-over 79 to miss the cut at the Quail Hollow Championship. Woods finishes at 9-over 153, the highest 36-hole total of his career. It’s the sixth time in his 14-year career he misses a cut.
2012 — Manchester City defeat Manchester United 1-0 in what is claimed to be the biggest match in the English Premier League’s history.
2014 — Anze Kopitar scores the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and Jonathan Quick makes 39 saves to cap the Los Angeles Kings’ comeback from three games down with a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 7 of the first rounds. This is the fourth time an NHL team won a best-of-seven series after losing the first three games.
2015 — For the first time in 51 years, the NFL draft returns to Chicago. Florida State’s Jameis Winston is selected by Tampa Bay as the first selection.
2023 — Seattle Kraken become first NHL franchise to earn its first-ever playoff series win against reigning Stanley Cup champion, eliminating Colorado Avalanche in 7 games.
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May 1
1891 — Legendary pitcher Cy Young wins first game played at Cleveland’s League Park.
1920 — Legendary slugger Babe Ruth records his first HR for the New York Yankees.
1920 — Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers both pitch 26 innings in a 1-1 tie, the longest game in major league history.
1926 — Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige (19) debuts in the Negro Southern League.
1943 — Count Fleet, ridden by Johnny Longden, wins the Kentucky Derby by three lengths over Blue Swords.
1948 — Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Kentucky Derby by 3½ lengths over Coaltown. It’s Citation’s toughest race in winning the Triple Crown.
1951 — Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Mickey Mantle hits first career home run.
1954 — 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York wins aboard Determine, his only Derby success.
1955 — American golfer Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins the Peach Blossom LPGA Tournament in Spartanburg, South Carolina, her final victory before her death the following year.
1959 — Floyd Patterson scores 11th round KO of Englishman Brian London in Indianapolis; his 4th World Heavyweight Boxing title defence.
1965 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 in Game 7 to capture the Stanley Cup.
1965 — 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker wins aboard Lucky Debonair, the third of his 4 Derby victories.
1969 — Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for a professional sports record $16.15m.
1976 — 102nd Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. wins aboard Bold Forbes, the second of 3 Derby successes.
1981 — Tennis player Billie Jean King acknowledges a lesbian relationship with Marilyn Barnett – becoming first prominent sportswoman to come out.
1982 — Gato del Sol, ridden by Ed Delahoussaye, comes from last place in a field of 19 to win the Kentucky Derby. Gato del Sol, finishes 2 1/2 lengths ahead of Laser Light, who beat Reinvested by a neck for second. He finishes in 2:02 2/5 and returns $44.40 for a $2 bet. Air Forbes Won, the 5-2 favorite of the crow of 141,009, finishes seventh.
1984 — NFL Draft: Nebraska wide receiver Irving Fryar first pick by New England Patriots.
1988 — After scoring 50 points in Game 1, NBA Eastern Conference playoff series, Michael Jordan has 55 in Chicago Bulls 106-101 win vs Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2; first to score 50+ points in consecutive playoff games.
1991 — Nolan Ryan pitches his seventh no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Ryan faces 29 batters, striking out 16 and walking two.
1991 — Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics sets a major league record by stealing his 939th base, eclipsing Lou Brock’s career mark.
1992 — The Pittsburgh Penguins become the 11th NHL team to rebound from a 3-1 deficit and win a playoff series after beating the Washington Capitals 3-1.
1992 — Rickey Henderson, baseball’s career stolen base leader, steals his 1,000th base in the first inning of Oakland’s 7-6 win over Detroit.
1993 — Bruce Baumgartner wins his 11th straight national wrestling title by beating Joel Greenlee 6-0 in the 286-pound freestyle division at the U.S. championships in Las Vegas.
2002 — Padres closer Trevor Hoffman sets MLB record for saves for one team (321) in 4-3 win v Chicago Cubs in San Diego.
2003 — The three-time defending champion Lakers beat Minnesota 101-85 to win the series 4-2. It’s the 13th straight playoff series won under Phil Jackson, and Jackson-coached teams have an NBA-record 25 consecutive series wins.
2004 — Smarty Jones splashes his way past Lion Heart in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby. Smarty Jones runs his record to 7 for 7 and becomes the first unbeaten Derby winner since Seattle Slew in 1977.
2005 — 17-year old Lionel Messi scores his 1st senior league goal for FC Barcelona in 2-0 win against Albacete Balompié, at the Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona.
2006 — Detroit, winner of the President’s Trophy by leading the league in points (124) this season, is eliminated in the first round for the third time in five postseasons after a 4-3 loss to Edmonton in Game 6.
2008 — Johan Franzen records his second hat trick in three games with three more goals and helps Detroit complete a four-game sweep of Colorado with an e is 8-2 win. He is the first player with two hat tricks in one playoff series since Jari Kurri did it for Edmonton in 1985.
2010 — Jockey Calvin Borel steers Super Saver through the mud to win his third Kentucky Derby in four years, beating Lookin At Lucky by 2 1/2 lengths. The win ends trainer Todd Pletcher’s Derby drought. Pletcher, who had four horses in the race, came into the race 0 for 24 since 2000.
2019 — Argentine forward Lionel Messi scores twice for his 600th goal for FC Barcelona in a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in a Champions League semifinal.
2021 — 147th Kentucky Derby: Medina Spirit gives jockey John Velazquez his fourth Derby win and trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh victory in the race.
TV SPORTS SUNDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| NY Mets at Washington | 1:35pm | SNY MASN |
| Toronto at NY Yankees | 1:35pm | YES Sportsnet |
| Baltimore at Detroit | 1:40pm | MLBN MASN2 FanDuel Sports DET |
| Boston at Cleveland | 1:40pm | NESN CleGuardians.TV |
| LA Angels at Minnesota | 2:10pm | FanDuel Sports West Twins.TV |
| Houston at Kansas City | 2:10pm | SCHN FanDuel Sports KC |
| Milwaukee at St. Louis | 2:15pm | FanDuel Sports MW FanDuel Sports WI |
| Cincinnati at Colorado | 3:10pm | FanDuel Sports Ohio Rockies.TV |
| Texas at San Francisco | 4:05pm | RSN NBCS-BAY |
| Chi. White Sox at Athletics | 4:05pm | NBCS-CA CHSN |
| Atlanta at Arizona | 4:10pm | FanDuel Sports South DBacks.TV |
| Tampa Bay at San Diego | 4:10pm | Padres.TV FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Pittsburgh at LA Dodgers | 4:10pm | SNLA ATTSN-PIT |
| Miami at Seattle | 4:10pm | FanDuel Sports FL ROOT |
| Philadelphia at Chi. Cubs | 7:10pm | ESPN |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Quarterfinals Game 4: New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons | 1:00pm | ABC |
| West Quarterfinals Game 4: LA Lakers at Minnesota Timberwolves | 3:30pm | ABC |
| East Quarterfinals Game 4: Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic | 7:00pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| East Quarterfinals Game 4: Indiana Pacers at Milwaukee Bucks | 9:30pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| West Quarterfinals Game 4: Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues | 1:00pm | TBS truTV MAX |
| East Quarterfinals Game 4: Carolina Hurricanes vs New Jersey Devils | 3:30pm | TBS truTV MAX |
| East Quarterfinals Game 4: Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals | 6:30pm | TBS truTV MAX |
| West Quarterfinals Game 4: Los Angeles Kings vs Edmonton Oilers | 9:30pm | TBS truTV MAX |
| COLLEGE BASEBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Miami at Boston College | 12:00pm | ESPNU |
| Florida St. at Louisville | 3:00pm | ACCN |
| Tennessee at LSU | 3:00pm | SECN |
| Texas A&M at Texas | 4:00pm | ESPN2 |
| COLLEGE SOFTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Clemson at Georgia Tech | 12:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Arkansas at Texas A&M | 1:00pm | SECN |
| Texas at Oklahoma | 2:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Longwood at S.C. Upstate | 3:00pm | ESPNU |
| Florida St. at Louisville | 6:00pm | ACCN |
| Florida at LSU | 6:00pm | SECN |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| AMA Supercross Championship | 1:00pm | NBC |
| NASCAR Cup: Jack Link’s 500 | 3:00pm | FOX |
| UFL | TIME ET | TV |
| D.C. at Arlington | 12:00pm | ESPN |
| Houston at San Antonio | 3:00pm | ESPN |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| PGA Tour: Zurich Classic | 1:00pm | GOLF |
| PGA Tour: Zurich Classic | 3:00pm | CBS |
| LPGA Tour: Chevron Championship | 3:00pm | NBC |
| BOWLING | TIME ET | TV |
| PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands | 12:00pm | FOX |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Serie A: Venezia vs Milan | 6:30am | Paramount+ |
| EPL: AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester United | 9:00am | USA Peacock |
| Serie A: Fiorentina vs Empoli | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Angers SCO vs Lille | 9:00am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Bundesliga: Bochum vs Union Berlin | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Villarreal vs Espanyol | 10:15am | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Lens vs Auxerre | 11:15am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Ligue 1: Montpellier vs Reims | 11:15am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Ligue 1: Nantes vs Toulouse | 11:15am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| EPL: Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur | 11:30am | Peacock |
| FA Cup: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City | 11:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Werder Bremen vs St. Pauli | 11:30am | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Juventus vs Monza | 12:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Bundesliga: St. Pauli vs Bayer Leverkusen | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Napoli vs Torino | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Olympique Marseille vs Brest | 2:45pm | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| MLS: Minnesota United vs Vancouver Whitecaps | 3:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Inter Miami vs Dallas | 5:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Los Angeles FC vs St. Louis City | 7:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers | 9:00pm | MLS Season Pass |