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ANDERSON PREP	77	TRI-CENTRAL	66
ANDERSON	65	HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN	56
AUSTIN	34	SPRINGS VALLEY	32
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE	65	JENNINGS COUNTY	60
BLACKFORD	47	WINCHESTER	44
BLOOMFIELD	41	SOUTH KNOX	33
BLOOMINGTON NORTH	63	EVANSVILLE NORTH	56
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH	54	CARMEL	46
BREMEN	55	BETHANY CHRISTIAN	44
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL	83	ROCK CREEK ACADEMY	43
CAREER ACADEMY	70	HAMILTON	50
CARROLL (FLORA)	54	PIONEER	34
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)	70	NEW HAVEN	46
CHARLESTOWN	64	BORDEN	52
CLARKSVILLE	62	HENRYVILLE	52
CLAY CITY	57	OWEN VALLEY	11
CORYDON CENTRAL	62	CRAWFORD COUNTY	29
COVINGTON	56	ATTICA	29
CROWN POINT	76	GRIFFITH	42
DELPHI	72	NORTH NEWTON	36
DUGGER UNION	55	SEVEN OAKS	51
EAST CENTRAL	33	FRANKLIN COUNTY	31
EASTBROOK	44	EASTERN (GREENTOWN)	24
EASTERN GREENE	68	EVANSVILLE DAY	36
EDINBURGH	55	EMINENCE	33
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL	38	HENDERSON COUNTY (KY.)	36
FISHERS	89	SOUTH BEND RILEY	29
FLOYD CENTRAL	66	NORTH HARRISON	47
FOREST PARK	59	NORTH POSEY	48
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK	66	FORT WAYNE LUERS	61
FORT WAYNE NORTH	77	HUNTINGTON NORTH	65
GREENCASTLE	58	EDGEWOOD	46
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL	100	EASTERN HANCOCK	46
GUERIN CATHOLIC	70	INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL	67
HAUSER	78	SHAWE MEMORIAL	29
HEBRON	67	LAKE STATION	57
HERITAGE HILLS	77	TECUMSEH	36
HOBART	59	ILLIANA CHRISTIAN	54
HOMESTEAD	63	MARION	54
JEFFERSONTOWN (KY.)	57	CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	51
JEFFERSONVILLE	41	PROVIDENCE	29
JIMTOWN	63	SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)	35
KIPP INDY LEGACY	72	INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY	43
KOUTS	65	RENSSELAER CENTRAL	58
LAPORTE	59	MISHAWAKA	58
LAVILLE	50	ELKHART CHRISTIAN	40
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC	67	FAITH CHRISTIAN	50
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN	54	TRINITY GREENLAWN	44
LAPEL	53	CONNERSVILLE	44	OT
LAWRENCEBURG	50	NORTH DECATUR	38
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN	68	SETON CATHOLIC	64
LOGANSPORT	76	LEWIS CASS	53
MACONAQUAH	82	KOKOMO	79
MORGAN TWP.	50	JOHN GLENN	43
MORRISTOWN	54	TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN	49
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)	72	MOORESVILLE	58
MUNCIE CENTRAL	63	INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD	50
MUNSTER	64	MERRILLVILLE	50
NEW ALBANY	66	SCOTTSBURG	29
NEW CASTLE	39	RUSHVILLE	20
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)	66	VINCENNES RIVET	48
NORTH MIAMI	55	NORTH JUDSON	44
NORTH VERMILLION	73	SCHLARMAN (ILL.)	60
NORTHEASTERN	67	KNIGHTSTOWN	48
NORTHWESTERN	55	NORTHFIELD	42
ORLEANS	67	LANESVILLE	35
PAOLI	65	EASTERN (PEKIN)	25
PERRY CENTRAL	48	SHOALS	27
PERU	70	FORT WAYNE DWENGER	57
PLAINFIELD	74	NORTHVIEW	61
PRINCETON	31	SOUTHRIDGE	28
PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY	51	CANNELTON	15
ROSSVILLE	78	FRANKFORT	63
SEEGER	48	FOUNTAIN CENTRAL	45
SEYMOUR	57	COLUMBUS EAST	42
SHAKAMAK	70	BROWN COUNTY	54
SHELBYVILLE	62	PENDLETON HEIGHTS	42
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON	71	VALPARAISO	66
SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)	68	WEST WASHINGTON	50
SOUTH DEARBORN	49	GREENSBURG	47
SOUTH RIPLEY	50	SWITZERLAND COUNTY	38
SOUTH WEBSTER (OHIO)	64	NORTHEAST DUBOIS	55
SOUTHMONT	80	RIVERTON PARKE	40
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)	67	SOUTH DECATUR	56
TAYLOR	50	WESTERN	49
TELL CITY	47	SOUTH SPENCER	44
TIPPECANOE VALLEY	32	CULVER ACADEMY	27
TIPTON	48	CLINTON PRAIRIE	45
TOLTON (MO.)	68	GARY 21ST CENTURY	65
TRI-COUNTY	51	CLINTON CENTRAL	27
TRINITY LUTHERAN	65	RISING SUN	54
TRITON CENTRAL	51	MILAN	34
TWIN LAKES	45	KNOX	20
UNIVERSITY	51	MONROVIA	37
VINCENNES LINCOLN	48	SULLIVAN	39
WALDRON	41	JAC-CEN-DEL	40
WASHINGTON	50	JASPER	43	OT
WEST CENTRAL	63	CASTON	62
WEST LAFAYETTE	57	DANVILLE	55
WHEELER	41	DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN	38
WHITE RIVER VALLEY	66	CLOVERDALE	50
WINAMAC	60	OREGON-DAVIS	27
WOOD MEMORIAL	59	PIKE CENTRAL	46
ZIONSVILLE	52	PARKE HERITAGE	46
ACAC TOURNAMENT
WOODLAN	48	HERITAGE	34
CLERC TOURNAMENT
FLORIDA DEAF	56	INDIANA DEAF	37
DELAWARE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
WAPAHANI	48	YORKTOWN	34
EVANSVILLE HARRISON CLASSIC
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL	67	SPRINGFIELD SOUTHEAST (ILL.)	29
EVANSVILLE REITZ	82	CHRISTIAN COUNTY (KY.)	45
CASTLE	73	HOPKINSVILLE (KY.)	49
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER	78	EVANSVILLE BOSSE	75
EVANSVILLE HARRISON	68	SPRINGFIELD SOUTHEAST (ILL.)	32
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL	57	CHRISTIAN COUNTY (KY.)	34
EVANSVILLE REITZ	71	PADUCAH TILGHMAN (KY.)	63
JOHNSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT
CENTER GROVE	63	GREENWOOD	36
MARION COUNTY TOURNAMENT
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)	48	BEN DAVIS	44
NECC TOURNAMENT
WESTVIEW	73	GARRETT	38

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ARGOS	40	PIONEER	35
BARR-REEVE	60	WHITE RIVER VALLEY	52
BEECH GROVE	71	MONROVIA	61
BELLMONT	47	NORWELL	44
BLOOMINGTON NORTH	54	LINTON	45
BOONVILLE	48	SOUTH SPENCER	32
BREMEN	67	BETHANY CHRISTIAN	22
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL	53	CRAWFORD COUNTY	48
CASCADE	61	MARTINSVILLE	56
CENTER GROVE	59	LAWRENCE NORTH	56
CENTERVILLE	73	WES-DEL	34
CHARLESTOWN	52	RICHMOND	45
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	61	JEFFERSONTOWN (KY.)	29
CLARKSVILLE	46	NEW WASHINGTON	35
CLAY CITY	51	SOUTH VERMILLION	20
CLINTON CENTRAL	53	FAITH CHRISTIAN	51
COLUMBIA CITY	59	HUNTINGTON NORTH	46
COLUMBUS NORTH	60	WHITELAND	36
CONNERSVILLE	41	MUNCIE CENTRAL	25
CORYDON CENTRAL	49	MADISON	31
DEKALB	69	EAST NOBLE	61
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN	52	FRONTIER	37
DELPHI	54	EASTERN (GREENTOWN)	33
EASTERN HANCOCK	73	WALDRON	31
ELKHART CHRISTIAN	60	LAVILLE	49
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL	63	BLOOMINGTON SOUTH	49
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI	66	VINCENNES RIVET	49
EVANSVILLE NORTH	55	EVANSVILLE BOSSE	19
EVANSVILLE REITZ	61	JEFFERSONVILLE	35
FAIRFIELD (ILL.)	41	MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)	23
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK	74	LAKELAND CHRISTIAN	44
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP	59	TIPPECANOE VALLEY	28
FRANKLIN COUNTY	62	HAGERSTOWN	6
FRANKTON	56	MADISON-GRANT	23
GRAYSON COUNTY (KY.)	49	TELL CITY	39
GREENSBURG	73	SCOTTSBURG	38
HAMILTON HEIGHTS	57	TIPTON	24
HANOVER CENTRAL	43	GRIFFITH	37
HEBRON	57	STEEL CITY ACADEMY	17
HENRYVILLE	44	PROVIDENCE	37
HOMESTEAD	71	BUTLER PREP (ILL.)	36
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN	46	TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN (ILL.)	40
INDIANAPOLIS HERRON	47	BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY	20
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY	49	KIPP INDY LEGACY	23
KOUTS	52	LAPORTE	41
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC	66	BENTON CENTRAL	55
LAFAYETTE JEFF	74	ANDERSON	38
LANESVILLE	65	EASTERN (PEKIN)	46
LEO	59	NEW HAVEN	38
MACONAQUAH	54	MISSISSINEWA	37
MARION	54	FORT WAYNE SOUTH	38
MCCUTCHEON	68	RENSSELAER CENTRAL	51
MERRILLVILLE	54	CROWN POINT	43
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)	40	SHELBYVILLE	33
MUNSTER	45	KANKAKEE VALLEY	27
NEW ALBANY	63	COLUMBUS EAST	44
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)	73	MARTINSVILLE (ILL.)	21
NORTH DAVIESS	64	MITCHELL	33
NORTH DECATUR	36	SOUTH DECATUR	27
NORTH HARRISON	50	WEST WASHINGTON	35
NORTH JUDSON	46	NORTH MIAMI	41
NORTH POSEY	48	PIKE CENTRAL	19
NORTH PUTNAM	55	WESTERN BOONE	45
NORTHEAST DUBOIS	76	SOUTH WEBSTER (OHIO)	41
NORTHFIELD	51	NORTHWESTERN	42
NORTHRIDGE	54	NORTHWOOD	44
OAK HILL	45	EASTBROOK	32
OLDENBURG ACADEMY	58	SOUTH RIPLEY	46
PIKE	64	BEN DAVIS	48
PLAINFIELD	73	FRANKLIN	44
PLYMOUTH	41	CONCORD	30
PRINCETON	54	NORTH KNOX	51	OT
RIVER FOREST	49	TRINITY GREENLAWN	29
ROCHESTER	34	LEWIS CASS	32
SEVEN OAKS	61	DUGGER UNION	49
SEYMOUR	44	RUSHVILLE	32
SHAKAMAK	56	LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN	16
SHENANDOAH	70	RANDOLPH SOUTHERN	25
SHOALS	51	CROTHERSVILLE	35
SILVER CREEK	54	AUSTIN	41
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH	46	HOBART	22
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON	72	NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS)	61
SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH)	56	PAOLI	48
SOUTH KNOX	84	VINCENNES LINCOLN	52
SOUTH PUTNAM	53	OWEN VALLEY	44
UNION COUNTY	42	UNION CITY	35
VALPARAISO	48	ANDREAN	19
WABASH	57	MANCHESTER	38
WARSAW	90	GOSHEN	11
WASHINGTON	56	SOUTHRIDGE	23
WATSEKA (ILL.)	55	SOUTH NEWTON	26
WAWASEE	51	MISHAWAKA	29
WESTVILLE	53	SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS)	28
WHITKO	52	SOUTHWOOD	33
WINAMAC	62	OREGON-DAVIS	56
WOOD MEMORIAL	61	LOOGOOTEE	32
ZIONSVILLE	59	PARKE HERITAGE	37
ACAC TOURNAMENT
BLUFFTON	84	SOUTHERN WELLS	31
CLERC TOURNAMENT
INDIANA DEAF	32	MODEL DEAF (D.C.)	21
CLOVERPORT CLASSIC
LOUISVILLE COLLEGIATE (KY.)	39	CANNELTON	32
CANNELTON	52	FORT KNOX (KY.)	30
CULVER ACADEMY TOURNAMENT
CULVER ACADEMY	62	LOWELL	40
LOWELL	60	LUTHERAN WEST (OHIO)	57
EXAMPLE ACADEMY (ILL.)	70	CULVER ACADEMY	48
DELAWARE COUNTY TOURNAMENT
DELTA	54	WAPAHANI	43
GIAC TOURNAMENT
EMINENCE	42	INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE	25
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN	36	MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN	30
EMINENCE	41	CENTRAL CHRISTIAN	14
NECC TOURNAMENT
EASTSIDE	45	FAIRFIELD	30
RIVERTOWN TOURNAMENT
SWITZERLAND COUNTY	65	RISING SUN	47
LAWRENCEBURG	50	SOUTH DEARBORN	25

INDIANA BOYS WRESTLING:

DUAL RESULTS: https://indianamat.com/index.php?/dualresults.html/boys-dual-results/

TOURNAMENT RESULTS: https://indianamat.com/index.php?/curtournamentresults.html/boys-tournament-results/

INDIANA MAT HOMEPAGE: https://indianamat.com/

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

TOP 25

#10 HOUSTON 69 CENTRAL FLORIDA 68

CREIGHTON 68 #14 CONNECTICUT 63

#4 ALABAMA 102 #8 KENTUCKY 97

#9 KANSAS 84 KANSAS STATE 74

#1 AUBURN 70 #23 GEORGIA 68

XAVIER 59 #7 MARQUETTE 57

#24 WISCONSIN 84 USC 69

#17 PURDUE 65 #13 OREGON 58

VANDERBILT 76 #6 TENNESSEE 75

#5 FLORIDA 84 TEXAS 60

WEST VIRGINIA 64 #2 IOWA STATE 57

#15 MISSISSIPPI STATE 84 #21 OLE MISS 81 OT

#3 DUKE 88 BOSTON COLLEGE 63

#11 TEXAS A&M 68 LSU 57

SANTA CLARA 103 #16 GONZAGA 99

ELSEWHERE:

CLEMSON 78 PITTSBURGH 75 OT

FLORIDA STATE 91 GEORGIA TECH 78

LOUISVILLE 81 VIRGINIA 67

BUFFALO 85 WESTERN MICHIGAN 76

OAKLAND 65 DETROIT 59

SMU 117 MIAMI FLORIDA 74

TEXAS TECH 70 ARIZONA 54

CENTRAL MICHIGAN 71 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 66

EASTERN MICHIGAN 68 BOWLING GREEN 62

WAKE FOREST 72 VIRGINIA TECH 63

WRIGHT STATE 78 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 70

DUQUESNE 75 ST. BONAVENTURE 57

CINCINNATI 67 ARIZONA STATE 60

BELMONT 85 EVANSVILLE 82

TOLEDO 93 BALL STATE 75

ST. LOUIS 63 RICHMOND 59

STANFORD 72 NORTH CAROLINA 71

OKLAHOMA STATE 83 COLORADO 73

NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO 83 WESTERN CAROLINA 55

MIAMI OHIO 70 KENT STATE 61

OKLAHOMA 82 SOUTH CAROLINA 62

ILLINOIS CHICAGO 81 VALPARAISO 74

BRADLEY 74 MURRAY STATE 61

SOUTH ALABAMA 64 TROY 63

DAYTON 83 LOYOLA ILLINOIS 81 OT

SYRACUSE 77 NOTRE DAME 69

COLORADO STATE 79 WYOMING 63

SOUTHERN INDIANA 78 WESTERN ILLINOIS 66

ILLINOIS STATE 74 MISSOURI STATE 68

DRAKE 71 INDIANA STATE 53

NEVADA 75 SAN JOSE STATE 64

MISSOURI 83 ARKANSAS 65

CALIFORNIA 65 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 62

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 73 NORTHERN IOWA 49

EAST CAROLINA 75 WICHITA STATE 72

CAL STATE FULLERTON 83 LONG BEACH STATE 67

UNLV 76 SAN DIEGO STATE 68

ST. JOHN 79 SETON HALL 51

UTAH 73 BYU 72 OT

SAN FRANCISCO 81 OREGON STATE 70

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

TOP 25:

#24 OKLAHOMA STATE 72 CENTRAL FLORIDA 58

ELSEWHERE:

MICHIGAN 87 RECORD 71

BALL STATE 80 AKRON 57

KENT STATE 80 WESTERN MICHIGAN 50

CENTRAL MICHIGAN 73 EASTERN MICHIGAN 64

TOLEDO 80 OHIO 65

CLEVELAND STATE 61 IU INDY 39

GEORGETOWN 60 PROVIDENCE 48

BUFFALO 59 MIAMI OHIO 51

XAVIER 50 BUTLER 49

VILLANOVA 66 ST. JOHN 64

NEW MEXICO 78 COLORADO STATE 74

CREIGHTON 92 DEPAUL 71

WASHINGTON 87 PURDUE 58

CINCINNATI 65 COLORADO 59

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

MONDAY, JAN. 20

NOTRE DAME VS. OHIO STATE (COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME — IN ATLANTA) | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

NFL PLAYOFFS

DIVISIONAL PLAY-OFF SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, JAN. 18

KANSAS CITY 23 HOUSTON 14

WASHINGTON 45 DETROIT 31

SUNDAY, JAN. 19

NFC:

3:00 P.M.

LOS ANGELES RAMS AT PHILADELPHIA (NBC, PEACOCK, TELEMUNDO, UNIVERSO)

AFC:

6:30 P.M.

BALTIMORE AT BUFFALO (CBS, PARAMOUNT+)

SUNDAY, JAN. 26

NFC:

3:00 P.M.

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (FOX, FOX DEPORTES)

AFC:

6:30 P.M.

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (CBS, PARAMOUNT+)

NBA SCORES

INDIANA 115 PHILADELPHIA 102

PHOENIX 125 DETROIT 121

ATLANTA 119 BOSTON 115 OT

GOLDEN STATE 122 WASHINGTON 114

CLEVELAND 124 MINNESOTA 117

HOUSTON 125 PORTLAND 103

NHL SCORES

PHILADELPHIA 3 NEW JERSEY 1

OTTAWA 6 BOSTON 5

COLORADO 6 DALLAS 3

FLORIDA 3 ANAHEIM 0

NY RANGERS 1 COLUMBUS 0

TORONTO 7 MONTRÉAL 3

CALGARY 3 WINNIPEG 2

TAMPA BAY 5 DETROIT 1

WASHINGTON 4 PITTSBURGH 1

NY ISLANDERS 4 SAN JOSE 1

NASHVILLE 6 MINNESOTA 2

CHICAGO 5 VEGAS 3

UTAH 4 ST. LOUIS 2

VANCOUVER 3 EDMONTON 2

SEATTLE 4 LOS ANGELES 2

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NFL PLAYOFFS

TEXANS UPSET WITH OFFICIATING FOLLOWING SEASON-ENDING LOSS TO CHIEFS

Houston Texans players and coaches are far from pleased with how the officiating crew called their 23-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.

Playing in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs for the second straight season, Houston felt like it had to contend with officials in addition to the Chiefs.

There were two calls in particular that had the Texans especially fired up, with the first coming on Kansas City’s second drive of the game. Houston defensive end Will Anderson Jr. was flagged for roughing the passer on what appeared to be a clean play on third-and-8 from the Chiefs 33.

Kansas City took that automatic first down and ran with it, eventually capitalizing when Harrison Butker kicked a 36-yard field goal to put the Chiefs up 6-3.

The Texans were also unhappy with a call in the third quarter. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambled for 9 yards and slid late, leading Henry To’oTo’o and Folorunso Fatukasi to seemingly deliver a blow to the signal-caller’s upper body.

However, replays on the ESPN broadcast showed that To’oTo’o and Fatukasi actually collided with each other. Still, To’oTo’o was hit with an unnecessary roughness penalty that cost Houston 15 yards.

Nine plays later, the Chiefs were in the end zone and up 20-12 with 11:52 to go in the fourth quarter.

“We knew it was going to be us vs. the refs going into this game,” Anderson said following the loss.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans took an indirect jab at the referees, but he also made it clear that Houston wasn’t nearly clean enough to dethrone the two-time defending Super Bowl champions.

“We knew going into this game, man, it was us vs. everybody. And when I say everybody, it’s everybody,” Ryans said. “Knowing that going into this game, what we were up against, we can’t make the mistakes that we made.

“Whether it’s special teams not converting our kicks. Defensively, not being where we’re supposed to be in coverage. Offensively, not protecting our quarterback and keeping him clean. You married that on top of everything else that we have to deal with, it’s just going to be a really tough uphill battle.”

COMMANDERS OUTSCORE LIONS FOR BERTH IN NFC TITLE GAME

Jayden Daniels passed for two touchdowns, Brian Robinson Jr. rushed for two more and Mike Sainristil had two interceptions to help the Washington Commanders pull off a stunning 45-31 victory over the host Detroit Lions in the NFC divisional round on Saturday night.

Terry McLaurin and Zach Ertz had touchdown receptions and Jeremy McNichols rushed for a score as the sixth-seeded Commanders secured a spot in next week’s NFC Championship Game. Washington will visit either the Philadelphia Eagles or Los Angeles Rams, who play Sunday.

The NFC Championship Game appearance will be Washington’s first since the 1991 Super Bowl-winning season.

Jared Goff threw three interceptions for top-seeded Detroit, which went a franchise-best 15-2 in the regular season. Jahmyr Gibbs had 175 scrimmage yards (105 rushing, 70 receiving) and scored two touchdowns, Sam LaPorta had a touchdown grab and Amon-Ra St. Brown had eight catches for 137 yards.

The Lions committed five turnovers to Washington’s none. Goff also lost a fumble, and receiver Jameson Williams was intercepted off a reverse pass.

Quan Martin returned an interception for a touchdown for the Commanders. Jeremy Chinn also had an interception for Washington.

Daniels completed 22 of 31 passes for 299 yards to lead the Commanders to their second straight playoff victory. Washington beat the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers last weekend.

Washington led by three entering the fourth quarter before 1-yard runs by Robinson and McNichols extended the cushion to 45-28 lead. Sainristil made his second interception between the scores, picking off Williams on a trick play.

The Lions moved within 14 on a 28-yard field goal by Jake Bates with 5:01 left, but there would be no late-game charge.

Daniels passed for 242 yards and two touchdowns in the first half as the Commanders held a 31-21 lead.

Gibbs opened the scoring with a 1-yard scoring run midway through the opening quarter before Washington’s Zane Gonzalez hit a 47-yard field goal with 3:50 remaining in the period.

A wide-open second quarter featured 42 points and three touchdowns of 40 or more yards.

Washington took a 10-7 lead on a 2-yard run by Robinson with 10:55 left in the half. Detroit moved back ahead just over three minutes later when LaPorta made a diving grab from Goff for a 2-yard touchdown.

Just 81 seconds later, the Commanders were back ahead as McLaurin caught a short pass, split two defenders and eluded another one downfield while running 58 yards down the sideline with 6:23 left. Washington’s lead grew to 24-14 just 58 seconds later when Martin intercepted an overthrown Goff pass and returned it 40 yards for a score.

Goff took a massive hit to the chin from Washington’s Frankie Luvu during the return, so Teddy Bridgewater handled the next series. On the third play, Williams broke loose on a double reverse and raced 61 yards for a touchdown to bring Detroit within three with 4:01 left.

The Commanders found the end zone again when Daniels threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Ertz with 1:46 left.

The third quarter was quiet in comparison with just one touchdown — that coming on Gibbs’ 8-yard run to pull the Lions within 31-28 with 6:57 remaining.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 4 ALABAMA OVERPOWERS 8TH-RANKED KENTUCKY

Grant Nelson scored a season-best 25 points and collected 11 rebounds to help No. 4 Alabama notch a 102-97 victory over No. 8 Kentucky in a high-octane Southeastern Conference contest in Lexington, Ky.

Mark Sears added 24 points and nine assists as the Crimson Tide (15-3, 4-1 SEC) won for the ninth time in their past 10 games. It marked Alabama’s 12th all-time victory in 72 visits to Lexington.

Otega Oweh scored 21 points before fouling out for Kentucky (14-4, 3-2), which lost to a team ranked among the Top 15 for the first time in six attempts this season.

Lamont Butler recorded 17 points and eight assists and Amari Williams contributed 13 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out for the Wildcats.

No. 1 Auburn 70, No. 23 Georgia 68

Tahaad Pettiford scored a season-high 24 points off the bench as the visiting Tigers edged the Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play.

Chad Baker-Mazara and Miles Kelly added 13 points apiece as the Tigers (17-1, 5-0 SEC) — who led nearly wire-to-wire — won their 10th straight despite shooting just 39.3 percent from the floor. Asa Newell led Georgia (14-4, 2-3) with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Blue Cain and Tyrin Lawrence each scored 12 points as the Bulldogs, who shot 45.6 percent from the floor, dropped their second straight.

Georgia had its chances in the final seconds but came up empty. Dakota Leffew missed a game-tying triple with seven seconds left and Newell missed a layup as the buzzer sounded.

West Virginia 64, No. 2 Iowa State 57

Javon Small scored 27 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished five assists as the Mountaineers finished strong for a win over the Cyclones in a Big 12 Conference showdown in Morgantown, W.Va.

Amani Hansberry added 12 points on four 3-pointers for West Virginia (13-4, 4-2), which played in front of a sellout crowd on “Jerry West Day.” The Mountaineers honored the late West, a Mountaineers alum, with a ceremony and hosted his family members.

Curtis Jones scored 18 points to lead Iowa State (15-2, 5-1), whose 12-game winning streak ended. Keshon Gilbert finished with 13 points and Joshua Jefferson registered 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Cyclones shot 43.9 percent overall but made only 1 of 17 attempts from beyond the arc.

No. 3 Duke 88, Boston College 63

Freshman Cooper Flagg put on a show in his return to New England, pouring in 28 points as the Blue Devils dominated the second half to blow out the Eagles in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Tyrese Proctor added a season-high 20 points and Isaiah Evans racked up 16 off the bench as the Blue Devils (16-2, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) rang up their 12th consecutive victory. Duke used a big burst early in the second half, including a 7-0 run to stretch a six-point lead to 13.

Chad Venning scored 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the field for Boston College (9-9, 1-6), which has lost four games in a row. Donald Hand Jr. had 12 points.

No. 5 Florida 84, Texas 60

Alijah Martin scored 22 points and the Gators were at their best in the second half in a victory over the Longhorns in a Southeastern Conference clash in Gainesville, Fla.

The Gators (16-2, 3-2 SEC) led by seven at halftime. In the second half, they went on a 15-2 run that started with a Walter Clayton Jr. 3-pointer with eight minutes to play. Clayton added 19 points and Alex Condon had 11 points and 12 rebounds as the Gators bounced back from a loss to Missouri at home on Tuesday. Florida shot 58.1 percent from the floor in the second half.

Tre Johnson led the Longhorns (12-6, 1-4) with 16 points, while Ze’Rik Onyema racked up 12 points and 10 rebounds and Tramon Mark added 12 points and Arthur Kaluma finished with 10 points and 10 boards. It was Texas’ third game in the past two weeks against a team ranked in the top 5 of the AP poll.

Vanderbilt 76, No. 6 Tennessee 75

Jason Edwards scored 18 points and Jaylen Carey had a double-double as the host Commodores took down the Volunteers in Nashville, Tenn.

Carey paired 14 points with 10 rebounds off the bench for Vanderbilt (15-3, 3-2 Southeastern Conference), which also got 13 points from Tyler Nickel. The Commodores won their second straight game.

Chaz Lanier finished with 17 points and Zakai Zeigler bundled 16 points with 10 assists to lead the Volunteers (16-2, 3-2). Felix Okpara and Igor Milicic also had 16 points for Tennessee, which had a two-game win streak snapped.

Xavier 59, No. 7 Marquette 57

Zach Freemantle recorded a double-double to help the Musketeers hold off the host Golden Eagles in Milwaukee.

Freemantle collected 14 points and 10 rebounds as Xavier prevented Marquette from starting Big East play 7-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season. The Musketeers (12-7, 4-4 Big East) seemingly had put the game away when they scored 10 of the first 12 points of the second half to go up 45-26 with 14:56 to go.

Marquette (15-3, 6-1) fought back to creep within 58-55 on Kam Jones’ layup with 1:11 left. Down by two, the Golden Eagles ended up getting the ball back when a swarm of Golden Eagles tied up Ryan Conwell to force a jump ball with eight seconds to play. But with time winding down, Marquette failed to get up a final shot, giving Xavier the stunning victory.

No. 9 Kansas 84, Kansas State 74

Zeke Mayo — a native of Lawrence, Kan., who was playing in his first “Sunflower Showdown” — had 14 of his 24 points in the first half as the host Jayhawks built a big lead and then held on to defeat the in-state rival Wildcats.

Kansas State has lost 19 straight games in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas (13-4, 4-2 Big 12) was playing without star forward KJ Adams, who suffered a partially separated right shoulder in Wednesday’s loss to Iowa State. Hunter Dickinson added 25 points and Dajuan Harris 15 for Kansas.

Kansas State (7-10, 1-5 Big 12) has lost five straight and eight of nine. It hadn’t scored more than 70 points since the first of those nine games until Saturday. The Wildcats were led by Coleman Hawkins with 15 points. David N’Guessan had 13.

No. 10 Houston 69, UCF 68

J’Wan Roberts capped a 21-point performance by making the game-winning layup with 1.1 seconds remaining, lifting the Cougars over the Knights in in Orlando, Fla., for their 10th win in a row.

UCF’s Keyshawn Hall missed two free throws with 55.9 seconds left and the Knights trailing 67-66. After Houston (14-3, 6-0 Big 12) missed the front end of a one-and-one, Hall then drove the lane for a layup at the other end to give UCF a 68-67 lead.

UCF (12-5, 3-3) could not get off another shot attempt. Roberts also cleared nine of Houston’s 42 rebounds and scored the Cougars’ final eight points of the game. Ja’Vier Francis came off the bench to post a season-high 16 points to go along with 10 boards. Freshman Moustapha Thiam had a career-high 18 points to go with five rebounds and three blocks for UCF.

No. 11 Texas A&M 68, LSU 57

Zhuric Phelps scored 13 points and the Aggies pulled away from the cold-shooting Tigers in College Station, Texas.

All-Southeastern Conference guard Wade Taylor IV returned from a three-game absence due to an undisclosed injury to score 12 points, while Henry Coleman III added 10 for the Aggies (14-4, 3-2 SEC), who had advantages in points off turnovers (19-4) and points in the paint (32-18).

Cam Carter scored 16 points and Jordan Sears added 11 to lead the Tigers (12-6, 1-4), who shot 36.2 percent from the floor and 24.1 percent from deep for the game and got outscored 38-27 in the second half.

No. 17 Purdue 65, No. 13 Oregon 58

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Boilermakers stifled the Ducks in the second half en route to a Big Ten Conference road win in Eugene, Ore.

Braden Smith added 15 points, seven assists and four steals for Purdue (15-4, 7-1), which won its seventh straight game despite poor shooting. They shot only 33.9 percent from the floor, including 2 of 12 on 3-pointers. Purdue made up for it with foul shooting and its ability to stop the Ducks, who canned only 36 percent from the field.

Nate Bittle scored 18 points and blocked six shots to lead Oregon (15-3, 4-3), which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Jackson Shelstad added 15 points but hit only 4 of 12 from the field.

Creighton 68, No. 14 UConn 63

Jamiya Neal scored 17 of his game-high 24 points in the first half, helping the visiting Bluejays fend off the Huskies in Big East action in Storrs, Conn.

Neal shot 10-of-16 from the floor and hit three 3-pointers for the Bluejays (12-6, 5-2), who led by as many as nine points with seven minutes to go in regulation. Ryan Kalkbrenner (16 points, 10 rebounds) and Steven Ashworth (12 points, nine assists) were each 4-for-4 from the foul line in the second half as Creighton won for the fifth time in six games.

UConn (13-5, 5-2) lost for only the second time in 11 games, despite 15 points from both Hassan Diarra and Solo Ball.

No. 15 Mississippi State 84, No. 21 Ole Miss 81 (OT)

Riley Kugel scored a game-high 21 points and the Bulldogs held off the Rebels in Starkville, Miss.

Keshawn Murphy added 18 points and 11 rebounds, RJ Melendez scored 12, Cameron Matthews had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Josh Hubbard scored 10 for the Bulldogs (15-3, 3-2 SEC).

Jaemyn Brakefield scored 20 points, Sean Pedulla had 18, Matthew Murrell had 15 and Jaylen Murray 10 to lead the Rebels (15-3, 4-1).

Santa Clara 103, No. 16 Gonzaga 99

Tyeree Bryan established career highs of 35 points and seven 3-pointers and the Broncos beat the Bulldogs on the road for the first time in 18 years by posting a high-scoring win in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.

Adama Bal scored 20 points and Christoph Tilly added 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting as the Broncos (13-7, 5-2 WCC) prevailed in Spokane for the first time since Feb. 12, 2007. The Broncos made 18 of 38 3-point attempts and shot 53.7 percent overall.

Nolan Hickman matched his career high of 24 points and made a career-best six treys for the Bulldogs (14-6, 5-2). Graham Ike scored 21 points and Ryan Nembhard added 16 points and a career-high 15 assists.

No. 24 Wisconsin 84, USC 69

John Blackwell scored a game-high 28 points to lead the Badgers to a win over Southern California in Los Angeles in a Big Ten contest.

Max Klesmit added 18 points for Wisconsin (15-3, 5-2), which has won seven straight following a three-game skid. The Badgers were only 8 of 29 from 3-point range (32.1 percent) but made 81.4 percent from inside the arc and 13 of 15 from the free-throw line.

Saint Thomas scored 19 points and Rashaun Agee chipped in 15 for USC (11-7, 3-4), which had won two straight. The Trojans turned the ball over 16 times. Wisconsin held a 19-point lead in the second half, but USC whittled its deficit to three at 55-52 with 10:44 remaining. The Badgers rebuilt the lead to 76-60 with 4:04 to go.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

STAILEE HEARD’S DOUBLE-DOUBLE PROPELS NO. 24 OKLAHOMA STATE PAST UCF

Stailee Heard paired 23 points with 10 rebounds to help No. 24 Oklahoma State defeat struggling UCF 72-58 in Big 12 action on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.

Anna Gret Asi added 15 points, Tenin Magassa scored 12 and Micah Gray netted 11 for the Cowgirls (15-3, 5-2) Big 12, who recovered after losing 79-76 at Houston on Tuesday.

Adeang Ring tallied 12 points as the only double-digit scorer for the Knights (7-10, 0-7) in their eighth straight loss. UCF was outshot 44.1 percent to 39.3 percent and went just 3-of-18 from 3-point range.

Oklahoma State trailed for 24 seconds early in the first quarter before rattling off 11 straight points to spring ahead 13-3. Gray and Asi each tacked on a 3-pointer later in the quarter to help the Cowgirls open up a 25-14 lead after one.

Heard scored eight points in the second quarter as Oklahoma State built a 41-26 halftime lead. The margin stretched to 28 on Heard’s free throws that made it 68-40 with 6:09 left in the fourth quarter.

Heard logged her seventh double-double of the season and had four steals for the Cowgirls, who forced 23 turnovers.

NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: SURGING HAWKS RALLY, TOP CELTICS IN OT

Trae Young had 28 points and 11 assists to help the visiting Atlanta Hawks extend their winning streak to three games by defeating the Boston Celtics 119-115 in overtime on Saturday.

Dyson Daniels added 23 points for the Hawks, who won despite shooting 9-for-37 from 3-point range and committing 18 turnovers. Atlanta received 19 points and 13 rebounds from Onyeka Okongwu and 14 points and 13 boards from Jalen Johnson.

Young, Johnson and De’Andre Hunter (16 points) all returned after missing time because of injuries.

Boston trailed by three in overtime when Jayson Tatum missed a 3-point attempt with 6.6 seconds to play. Tatum had 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the loss.

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 24 points but went 9-for-27 from the floor. Derrick White added 21 points and eight rebounds.

Suns 125, Pistons 121

Kevin Durant scored 30 of his 36 points in the second half, Devin Booker supplied 35 points and Phoenix defeated host Detroit.

Booker notched his fifth consecutive 30-point outing as the Suns won for the fifth time in six games. The Suns came back to tie the game at 89 in the third quarter behind Durant, who had 21 points in the period.

Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 21 points while Cade Cunningham had 20 points and 11 assists.

Pacers 115, 76ers 102

Pascal Siakam recorded 21 points and eight rebounds and Myles Turner chipped in 18 points and 11 boards as Indiana notched a victory over Philadelphia in Indianapolis.

Four reserves scored in double figures for Indiana, which won for the eighth time in nine games. Aaron Nesmith, Thomas Bryant and Ben Sheppard scored 12 points apiece off the Pacers’ bench, while T.J. McConnell pitched in 10 points. Indiana overcame a poor game from Tyrese Haliburton, who went 1-for-7 from 3-point range and 4-for-11 overall in finishing with nine points, nine assists and five turnovers.

Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points for Philadelphia, which played without Joel Embiid (knee) and Paul George (groin), among others. Ricky Council IV and Kelly Oubre Jr. each contributed 18 points while rookie Adem Bona scored a career-high 12 points for the Sixers, who have lost five games in a row.

Rockets 125, Trail Blazers 103

Jalen Green scored 26 points and Alperen Sengun recorded 23 points, 15 rebounds and six assists to lead Houston to a victory over host Portland.

Dillon Brooks added 22 points and Tari Eason contributed 18 points, eight rebounds and three steals off the bench as the Rockets won for the sixth time in seven games. Cam Whitmore had 12 points and 10 boards and fellow reserve Aaron Holiday added 10 points as Houston improved to 7-1 over its past eight road games.

Scoot Henderson registered 21 points, 11 assists and three blocked shots for the Trail Blazers, who lost their fifth consecutive game. The past four defeats have come at home by an average of 22.5 points.

Cavaliers 124, Timberwolves 117

Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished seven assists, and Cleveland held on to beat Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Darius Garland finished with 29 points, five rebounds and six assists for Cleveland. Georges Niang and Ty Jerome scored 15 points apiece off the bench, and Jarrett Allen chipped in 14 points while making six of nine shots from the field.

Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 9-for-22 shooting for Minnesota. Julius Randle scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Rudy Gobert also notched a double-double with 17 points and 12 boards.

Warriors 122, Wizards 114

Andrew Wiggins, Stephen Curry and Dennis Schroder combined for 77 points to overpower the brilliant solo act of Jordan Poole and lift Golden State to a victory over visiting Washington in San Francisco.

Wiggins had a season-high 31 points, Curry 26 and Schroder 20 for the Warriors, who led just 104-103 after a Poole 3-pointer with 5:18 to go. Wiggins shot 12-for-22 and completed a double-double with 11 rebounds, while Schroder made seven of his 14 shots in his highest scoring game among 16 he’s played since joining the Warriors in an in-season trade.

Poole was the game’s leading scorer with 38 points. Kyle Kuzma had 22 points, Carlton Carrington 17, Alex Sarr 11 to go with a team-high nine rebounds and Corey Kispert 10 for the Wizards, who were opening a six-game Western swing.

NHL ROUNDUP: RANGERS BLANK JACKETS IN 1-0 SHOOTOUT WIN

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Vincent Trocheck scored in the second round of the shootout for the lone goal of the skills competition as the Rangers improved to 5-0-2 in their past seven games after dropping 15 of 19 (4-15-0).

Shesterkin stopped Kent Johnson in the first round and Adam Fantilli in the second after Trocheck deked Daniil Tarasov and lifted it over the goalie’s stick. After making stick saves on Johnson and Fantilli, Shesterkin finished off his 17th career regular-season shutout with a diving pad save on Kirill Marchenko. It was Shesterkin’s second shutout this season and first since a 6-0 win at Pittsburgh in the season opener.

Tarasov made 26 saves for the Blue Jackets, whose six-game winning streak was halted. Columbus also is 10-2-2 in its past 14 games and took its first loss in five shootouts this season.

Capitals 4, Penguins 1

Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist each and Logan Thompson made 18 saves in Washington’s win over visiting Pittsburgh.

Defenseman Jakob Chychrun also scored for the Capitals, who won their fourth straight. Brandon Duhaime added an empty-net goal.

Bryan Rust got the Penguins’ goal and Joel Blomqvist stopped 28 shots for the Penguins, who have lost four of their last five. Blomqvist was recalled from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre of the American Hockey League on Thursday.

Flames 3, Jets 1

Dustin Wolf made 38 saves as Calgary ended host Winnipeg’s five-game point streak with a win.

Blake Coleman had a goal and two assists for Calgary, and Matt Coronato and Andrei Kuzmenko also scored.

Adam Lowry was the only Jets player to find the back of the net, and Eric Comrie stopped 19 shots.

Islanders 4, Sharks 1

Brock Nelson scored the go-ahead goal about midway through the second period as New York beat San Jose in Elmont, N.Y.

Mathew Barzal scored earlier in the second while Noah Dobson and Ryan Pulock added goals for the Islanders, who snapped a two-game losing streak but remained in last place in the Metropolitan Division and seven points out of the second wild-card spot. Goalie Marcus Hogberg made 18 saves.

Barclay Goodrow scored to briefly tie the game in the second for the Sharks, who have fallen into last place in the Pacific Division by losing 16 of 20 (4-15-1). Goalie Alexandar Georgiev recorded 27 saves.

Flyers 3, Devils 1

Bobby Brink scored the go-ahead goal with 7:16 left in the third period to help visiting Philadelphia to a win against New Jersey in Newark, N.J.

Matvei Michkov and Travis Konecny each scored a goal and Samuel Ersson made 12 saves for the Flyers, who are 4-0-1 in their past five games.

Defenseman Dougie Hamilton scored a goal and Jake Allen turned aside 15 shots for the Devils, who have lost eight of their past 10 games (2-5-3).

Kraken 4, Kings 2

Jaden Schwartz netted a hat trick and goaltender Joey Daccord staved off a furious third-period push as Seattle started a long home stretch with a victory against visiting Los Angeles.

Chandler Stephenson also tallied and Kaapo Kakko had three assists for the Kraken, who began a run of nine of 10 games on home ice. Daccord made 28 saves, stopping everything he faced in the final period, where Los Angeles had a 17-1 edge in shots.

Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence scored for the Kings, who went 2-3-0 on a five-game trip. Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 of 21 shots.

Avalanche 6, Stars 3

Cale Makar shook off a puck to the skate to score twice, Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists to tie a career high for points, and Colorado beat Dallas in Denver.

Jonathan Drouin and Casey Mittelstadt each had a goal and two assists, Josh Manson had two assists and Scott Wedgewood turned away 26 shots for Colorado. Makar and Drouin each scored their 100th career goals in the victory.

Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist, Wyatt Johnson had three assists and Casey DeSmith had 30 saves for Dallas.

Panthers 3, Ducks 0

Backup goalie Spencer Knight made 34 saves to lead host Florida to a shutout win over Anaheim in Sunrise, Fla.

It was Knight’s second shutout this season and fifth of his career. Florida got goals from Jesper Boqvist, Anton Lundell and Gustav Forsling (empty-netter), and the Panthers withstood the first-period ejection of Sam Reinhart, who started the day tied for second in the NHL with 27 goals.

Knight (9-6-1) won his third straight start as he outdueled Anaheim’s John Gibson (42 saves).

Maple Leafs 7, Canadiens 3

Toronto came back from three goals down to top host Montreal.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson tallied a goal and two assists and Joseph Woll made 32 saves for Toronto, which won its second straight game after a three-game losing streak. Bobby McCann had a goal and an assist, and Nicholas Robertson, William Nylander, Auston Matthews, Steven Lorentz and David Kampf all scored a goal apiece.

Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist, Josh Anderson and Kirby Dach also scored, and Sam Montembeault made 27 saves for the Canadiens, who had a two-game winning streak stopped.

Canucks 3, Oilers 2

Quinn Hughes scored twice on the power play and J.T. Miller added a pair of assists as host Vancouver held on to beat Edmonton to end a two-game losing streak.

Danton Heinen also scored and Thatcher Demko stopped 13 of 15 shots for the Canucks, who have won just two of their past eight games.

Leon Draisaitl scored the Oilers’ two goals, both in the second period, and Stuart Skinner made 24 saves. Edmonton had its four-game winning streak snapped as it played its fourth game in six days.

Utah Hockey Club 4, Blues 2

Clayton Keller had a goal and three assists as Utah defeated St. Louis in Salt Lake City to snap a three-game losing streak.

Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists for Utah. Michael Kesselring and Nick Schmaltz also scored for the hosts, and Connor Ingram made 22 saves.

Tyler Tucker and Jake Neighbours scored for the Blues, and Jordan Binnington made 29 saves.

Predators 6, Wild 2

Filip Forsberg’s first four-point game of the season helped Nashville pick up a victory over visiting Minnesota.

One game after netting his 300th goal, Forsberg scored two more and added two assists. He has six goals in his past five games. Colton Sissons, Brady Skjei, Steven Stamkos and Fedor Svechkov also tallied goals for the Predators on Saturday.

Matt Boldy led the Wild, who lost their third game in a row, with a goal and an assist. David Jiricek also scored for Minnesota, earning his first point for the Wild in his fifth game with the team. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 Nashville shots.

Senators 6, Bruins 5 (SO)

Ottawa climbed out of a two-goal, third-period deficit with two extra-attacker goals and beat visiting Boston in a shootout.

Josh Norris scored his second goal of the game with 12 seconds left in regulation, and after a scoreless overtime, Tim Stutzle netted the only goal of the shootout to give Ottawa the extra point and climb above Boston in the Eastern Conference wild-card standings. Ottawa goaltender Leevi Merilainen, who had a .971 save percentage across the previous four games, allowed five goals on 28 shots, but stopped all three of Boston’s shootout attempts.

David Pastrnak (one goal, two assists) posted his third straight three-point game to lead the Bruins, who had won their last two games. The Bruins’ Morgan Geekie and Pavel Zacha had one goal and one assist, Mason Lohrei assisted twice and Vinni Lettieri and John Beecher also lit the lamp.

Lightning 5, Red Wings 1

Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay’s three-goal, second-period outburst over a 3:42 span as the host Lightning cooled off torrid Detroit.

The right wing added a second assist, the 600th of his career, on a power-play marker by Darren Raddysh, who also had a helper as Tampa Bay scored four times in the frame. Jake Guentzel tallied on the power play and added two assists, while Brayden Point recorded his team-high 27th goal. Mitchell Chaffee also scored as the Lightning moved to 5-1-1 in their past seven matches.

Detroit’s Lucas Raymond hit the net as its power play scored for the 10th time in 11 games under new coach Todd McLellan. Goalie Cam Talbot surrendered five goals on 16 shots over two periods. Alex Lyon relieved to start the third period and stopped six shots.

TENNIS

GAEL MONFILS, 38, UPSETS TAYLOR FRITZ IN AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Gael Monfils expressed extreme confidence on Saturday at the Australian Open, and the 38-year-old Frenchman again displayed that his game is darn good, too.

Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia.

When Monfils made his Australian Open debut in 2005, Fritz, now 27 years old, was 7.

Monfils, who is ranked 41st in the world, extended a hot streak that saw him capture the tournament title at Auckland, New Zealand, last week, when he became the oldest player to win an ATP Tour event since 1977.

“I have a strong belief in myself, a strong belief I can still do some damage and with a little bit of luck we are in the second week of the Australian Open,” Monfils said.

Monfils logged a 24-12 edge in aces against Fritz, and the Frenchman won 82 percent of his first-serve points. Monfils also compiled more winners (58-44) and fewer unforced errors (36-34).

“The game plan was to hold the baseline and change the tempo, hit some big shots down the line and also use some shape. I did the job,” Monfils said. “We work hard and I try to be very disciplined with the recovery.”

Monfils moves on to face the winner of one of the later Saturday matches, No. 16 Lorenzo Musetti of Italy vs. No. 21 Ben Shelton of the United States.

While Fritz exited, another Southern California native advanced on Saturday. Alex Michelsen upset No. 19 Karen Khachanov of Russia 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

“I played unbelievable for most of the match. Don’t think I’ve ever hit my forehand that well,” Michelsen said. “I’m super happy and hope to keep this momentum going.”

Headed to the fourth round of a major for the first time in his career, Michelsen will next face Alex de Minaur. The eighth-seeded Australian got past No. 31 Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-3.

IGA SWIATEK ROUTS EMMA RADUCANU IN AUSTRALIAN OPEN’S 3RD ROUND

The third-round matchup of major champions at the Australian Open wound up as a major mismatch.

Second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland trounced Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-0 on Saturday to advance to the Round of 32.

Swiatek held serve to open the match, and Raducanu did so in the next game. Raducanu never won another game, and she never managed a break point on Swiatek’s serve in the match.

“I wouldn’t say I’m ruthless,” said Swiatek, a four-time French Open champion and the 2022 U.S. Open winner. “I just try to have the same kind of attitude and same kind of focus no matter what the score is.

“But it’s not like I want to, you know, show something. I’m just playing my game. If it’s working, why stop? I’ve also seen many matches when someone was back being down like 2-5 or something. You always have to just keep going. It’s not over till it’s over.”

Swiatek, who finished with a 24-9 edge in winners, said of her level of play, “For sure I felt great. I felt like the ball is listening to me. So just pretty loosened up. At the end I felt like all the tactics and everything I wanted to do, I was able to. So I just kept going.”

Raducanu, who won the U.S. Open in 2021, said of the defeat, “The scoreline was obviously quite harsh. I feel like I look back and know exactly what I need to do, and I take it as feedback. I’m very clear on what happened out there.

“The scoreline reflects one thing: If I’m not necessarily able to hold my service games or dictate, it seeps into the rest of my game.”

Elsewhere in the third round, No. 6 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan downed No. 32 Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 6-3, 6-4; No. 8 Emma Navarro of the United States emerged with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur; No. 9 Daria Kasatkina of Russia topped Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, the 24 seed, 7-5, 6-1; and Germany’s Eva Lys rallied past Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

GOLF NEWS

SEPP STRAKA HOLDS 4-STROKE LEAD AT THE AMERICAN EXPRESS

Sepp Straka of Austria shot 8-under-par 64 for the second day in a row to surge to the lead of The American Express on Saturday at La Quinta Country Club in La Quinta, Calif.

Straka will take a four-stroke lead to the final round. His bogey-free third round included 6 under through nine holes as he started on the backside.

In Sunday’s final round, Straka will be aiming for his first PGA Tour victory since the 2023 John Deere Classic and his third overall.

Second-round co-leader Charley Hoffman (69), Justin Lower (68) and Australia’s Jason Day (67) share second place at 19 under. That trio all played the Pete Dye Stadium Course on Saturday in the event’s unique set-up.

Mark Hubbard (69) and Patrick Cantlay (66), who finished with three straight birdies on the stadium course, share fifth at 18 under. Justin Thomas (68) is in seventh at 17 under, while Max Greyserman (65) and Daniel Berger (65) are at 16 under tied for eighth place.

Greyserman had one of the day’s highlights with an eagle 2 on the 10th hole.

Rico Hoey, who shared the top spot when Friday’s play concluded, slumped to a tie for 17th at 14 under after a 74 on the stadium course. First-round leader J.T. Poston, who shot 64 on the La Quinta Country Club layout, is also at 14 under.

The cut for this tournament, which involves play on three courses, comes after 54 holes. With a few entrants still on the course, golfers needed to be at 9 under or better to advance.

So that means that 17-year-old Blades Brown, who shot 64 on Friday as he competed in his first PGA Tour event, won’t play Sunday. He posted 74 during Saturday’s round on the Pete Dye Stadium Course, putting him at 6 under 210 for the tournament.

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INDIANA PACERS

GAME REWIND: PACERS 115, 76ERS 102

The Indiana Pacers’ dominant start to 2025 keeps on rolling.

Posting a 115-101 win over a shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers (15-25) squad on Saturday, the Pacers (24-19) moved to 8-1 in 2025. Indiana has won 14 of its last 18 games overall, including back-to-back games after starting the new year 6-0.

After leading by two points at halftime, the Pacers mustered a 20-8 scoring streak in the third quarter to take a nine-point advantage into the final frame. Indiana never trailed in the fourth quarter, as they moved to 2-1 against the Sixers this season.

The Pacers will now fly to France, as they take on the San Antonio Spurs in Paris on Jan. 23 and Jan. 25.

Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 21 points, Myles Turner recorded 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Aaron Nesmith, Ben Sheppard, and Thomas Bryant each supplied 12 points off the bench. Tyrese Maxey topped the Sixers with 28 points, while Ricky Council IV and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 18 each.

While Indiana’s roster is the healthiest it’s been in months, Philadelphia was without seven players on Saturday due to injuries, including 2023 NBA MVP Joel Embiid (left knee injury management) and ex-Pacer Paul George (left groin tightness).

Indiana outshot Philadelphia 53 to 42.7 in the game, out-rebounded the visitors 50-32, and dished out 50 total assists as a team. The Pacers also won in bench points 52-26.

Recording 18 assists in the first half, the Pacers led 61-59 by intermission. A big run by the Sixers to close the second quarter then made it a one-possession game at halftime.

All 10 Pacers players that took the floor in the first half scored points, led by 12 from Nesmith off the bench. Maxey topped the Sixers with 15 points and Oubre had 12 at the break.

Eight Pacers players recorded points in the first quarter, as the Blue & Gold built an early 28-23 lead.

In his second game back from an ankle sprain that sidelined him for over two months, Nesmith scored nine points in the opening frame by making three of four shot attempts and a pair of free throws. Nesmith played 10:47 total, with all his minutes coming in the first half as he works back into playing shape.

After the Sixers opened the game on an 8-1 run, the Pacers used a 13-2 scoring spree – highlighted by a half-court alley-oop dunk from Tyrese Haliburton to Bennedict Mathurin and a thunderous one-handed jam by Turner –  to lead 16-12 and force a Sixers timeout with four minutes left in the first quarter.

The teams mostly exchanged buckets the rest of the first frame until back-to-back buckets by Nesmith and a fast-break dunk from Obi Toppin in the final 1:11 of the quarter gave the Blue & Gold a five-point advantage.

Philadelphia stayed within five points of the lead in the second quarter until a 13-5 stretch by the Pacers, where Sheppard, Andrew Nembhard and Nesmith all hit threes, gave the Blue & Gold a 52-41 lead with just under six minutes left in the half.

An 11-2 run by the Sixers in the final 1:40 of the second quarter, featuring five points by Adem Bona and a layup by Maxey with about 2 seconds left, made it 61-59 at halftime.

The Pacers used a 20-8 run in the third quarter to outscore the Sixers 28-21 in the period and take an 89-80 lead into the fourth quarter.

Philadelphia retook the lead in the opening minutes of the second half until a 16-3 scoring spree by Indiana, featuring five different scorers, put the Pacers back in front 79-71 with 5:28 on the clock. Indiana continued slowly building from there as the second unit held on to the lead by the end of the period.

The Pacers opened the fourth quarter on a 12-3 run, thanks to five points by Siakam and a three from Bryant, to lead 101-85 with 8:25 left.

Philadelphia created a 10-0 run midway through the final quarter, but never made it a one-possession game the rest of the way.

Inside the Numbers

Indiana is 14-5 when out-rebounding opponents this season.

Aaron Nesmith scored 12 points in just under 11 minutes of action, shooting 4-for-5 from the field.

Myles Turner has recorded eight double-doubles this season.

At the free throw line, Indiana went 16-for-22 and Philadelphia finished 16-for-23.

Indiana outscored Philadelphia in fast-break points 20-9.

The Pacers had 14 offensive rebounds.

The Sixers had nine turnovers and the Pacers finished with 17.

You Can Quote Me on That

“We’ve worked very hard on it, and this goes back to over a year ago. I think it was in December, after that blowout loss we had to the Clippers. We recommitted to a lot more work on defense. We had a pretty big lineup change at Christmas time last year … more physical, tougher, all that. Sometimes it takes a while. We play a demanding style, and it’s not for everybody. You don’t see every team in the league picking up full court the way we do. It’s hard. You don’t see 7-footers up on pick and rolls at half court. Our guys are making  big sacrifices to make improvements.  Progress has been made, but the work goes on.” – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle on the team’s improved defense this season

“Our guys have co-signed on the importance of defense. They’re involved in the accountability aspects of defense. If you hear our huddles and hear our halftime locker rooms … they talk to each other about being better in situations. We’ve got a unique group of guys here – it’s very special.” – Carlisle on the team’s defensive improvements compared to last year

“… With everything we went through in October, November, early December, this team could have cracked many times. But they always hung together. Pascal and Ty have been great leaders in the locker room, and Myles and T.J. These guys know it’s a long season. We had a hellacious schedule at the beginning of the year, probably in large part due to the Paris trip, and everything’s compressed, and we happened to have a lot of the better teams early and that’s challenging. But it hardens your resolve, and it makes you tougher. What do they say about pressure? It bursts pipes and it makes diamonds. You hope that it’s the kind of thing where it can bring out the best in us. We’ve been doing some good things, and we’ve got more work to do.” – Carlisle on the team and the recent run of games

“I’m not going to go into every game looking to play a certain number of guys just because they’re good players and they have played well during stretches, etc. We’re gonna go into each game with the idea that we’ll try to put our best starting group out there to start with, rotate in as we game plan, and then (use) additional guys if they are needed.” – Carlisle on the team’s minutes distribution

“Their zone is disruptive. They’re good at it. They seduce you into shots you don’t want to take. They get you into the clock. But we had a lot of very good possessions where we hurt them. Whatever was happening, the great thing was that when we had challenging stretches our guys were effective. They ran back and they put their heads down and they found a way to stay in front of somebody and contest to get a rebound. That’s how we’ve got to do business.” – Carlisle on what he liked about the second half against Philly

“I felt good. It’s always good to see the first one go through, help me get into the game a little bit. It’s great to have a good return.” – Aaron Nesmith on his first home game in months.

“ I just think we’ve really bought into that side of the floor. We talked about it today,  I think we’re like third in DER, which for us is a huge step from last year –  even the beginning of this year. So as long as we continue to ride that momentum and continue to get better, I think the sky’s the limit for us.” – Nesmith on the team’s defensive improvements

“We’ve got a deep team. We’ve always said, the past couple years, we have a deep roster. We have a lot of talented guys on this team, a lot of guys who deserve to play, and a lot of selfless guys. Jarace didn’t play in the first half and then in the second half he came in and hooped and helped take over the game for us. I just think that speaks to the character of him and our team – that we’re able to put the team first. It’s just a credit to the kind of culture that we’ve built here.” –  Nesmith on the starting five and rotations

“Nah. We’re winning games, we’re playing well right now. I just want to be able to do my part of coming in and help continue to win these games seamlessly. “ – Nesmith on if he cares about being a starter

“He’s been working hard every single day, can’t wait to get back. I’m sure he’s excited to be out there playing with us. We missed him, obviously, his versatility on defense, being able to space the floor for us also. He’s been playing awesome.” – Pascal Siakam on Nesmith’s return from injury

“I think it’s good that coach is communicating to the guys and that’s the spirit that we have on the team. We know we’re family, and at the end of the day it’s all about we have one goal: it is to win“ – Siakam on the team’s minutes distribution

Stat of the Night

Indiana held Philadelphia to 43 points on 36.6 percent shooting in the second half.

Noteworthy

The Pacers and Sixers wore special shoot-around t-shirts pregame, and several other events took place during the game, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20.

Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin returned to the Pacers’ rotation Saturday after serving a one-game suspension from the league on Thursday.

The Pacers and Sixers will play four times during the regular season. The teams will conclude their series on March 14 in Philadelphia.

Paul George, who ranks among the top-10 for several Pacers franchise records, played for Indiana from 2010 to 2017. The Pacers selected George with the 10th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft.

INDY FUEL

FUEL DEFEAT CYCLONES 4-3 IN OVERTIME

FISHERS– The Fuel hosted the Cincinnati Cyclones on Saturday night to close out their weekend and the first half of the regular season. After forcing overtime for the second time this week, the Fuel took the 4-3 win after a Cam Hausinger game-winning goal. 

1ST PERIOD

Just two minutes into the game, Cincinnati got on the board with a goal by Mathieu Gosselin.

At 8:03, Ryan McCleary took a tripping penalty giving the Fuel a power play opportunity but the Cyclones killed it off. 

Bryan Lemos got Indy on the board at 17:14 with a goal assisted by Darby Llewellyn and Bennett Stockdale. 

Nathan Burke headed to the box for a tripping penalty just thirty seconds later which resulted in a power play goal for Cincinnati at 19:17 by Chas Sharpe. 

With a 2-1 lead, Cincinnati headed into the locker room up 11-7 in shots on the Fuel.

2ND PERIOD

At 5:09, Jordan Martin tied the game at 2-2 with a goal assisted by William Provost and Ty Farmer. 

Gosselin scored his second goal of the game at 10:58 to make it 3-2. 

With 38.7 seconds remaining in the second period, Lemos netted his second goal of the game. With the help of Alex Wideman, he tied the game 3-3. 

Indy outshot Cincinnati 9-7 in the second frame.  

3RD PERIOD

At 8:43, Darby Llewellyn and Cincinnati’s Braeden Kressler took offsetting penalties for holding and unsportsmanlike conduct respectively. 

Both of those penalties were killed off but things got chippier between both teams. 

At 13:56, Nathan Burke took a double minor penalty for high sticking, putting the Cyclones on the power play for four minutes. 

The Fuel killed off the penalty before time expired in regulation and each team earned a point before heading to the seven-minute overtime period. 

OVERTIME

55 seconds into the three-on-three overtime, the Fuel went on the power play after a tripping call on Sharpe. 

At 2:05, Cam Hausinger scored on the power play with the help of Wideman and Bilek. This gave the Fuel the 4-3 overtime victory. 

PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

#17 PURDUE COMPLETES WEST COAST TRIP WITH WIN OVER #13 OREGON

[17] Purdue 65, [13] Oregon 58 (Postgame Notes)

No. 17-ranked Purdue won its seventh straight game with a 65-58 win over No. 13-ranked Oregon in a sold-out Matthew Knight Arena on Saturday. The win moved Purdue’s record to 15-4 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten Conference.

Purdue is now 7-1 in the Big Ten Conference for the fourth time under Matt Painter (2025, 2023, 2018, 2008).

The Boilermakers have now won four straight road games and seven straight overall in Big Ten play after losing the opener back in December. Purdue has won the four straight road games by at least 7 points.

A month ago after a loss to Auburn, Purdue ranked 75th in defensive efficiency via KenPom. After the win over Oregon, Purdue is now 20th.

The Boilermakers have held seven straight opponents to 68 or fewer points for the first time since early during the 2019-20 season. During the last seven games, opponents are averaging just 60.1 points per game.

Purdue shot just 33.9 percent from the field and was 2-of-12 (.167) from 3-point range. Purdue held Oregon to 36.0 percent shooting from the field and 24.1 percent from 3-point range, while forcing 16 turnovers and outrebounding the Ducks 37-32.

In the last four years, Purdue has defeated teams ranked No. 1 (Arizona), No. 2 (Alabama), No. 4 (Marquette), No. 5 (Villanova), No. 6 (Wisconsin, Tennessee, Gonzaga), No. 7 (Tennessee), No. 8 (Duke), No. 9 (Illinois), No. 12 (Illinois), No. 13 (Oregon, Illinois), No. 16 (Ohio State), No. 17 (Illinois), No. 18 (North Carolina, Gonzaga) and No, 20 (Utah State). Only three of the 18 wins listed above have come in Mackey Arena.

Purdue is now 22-2 in the month of January since the start of the 2022-23 season, having won 12 straight games in the month.

The Purdue senior class (consisting of Caleb Furst) is now 107-23 during their career at Purdue. The 107 wins are tied for the third most by a senior class in school history (school record – 110, Class of 2024).

Purdue has won 23 straight games when having fewer turnovers than its opponent.

Purdue has won 250 games since the start of the 2015-16 season (10 seasons), the fifth team to reach that mark (Gonzaga, Kansas, Houston, Duke).

Purdue’s junior and senior class has now won in every possible Big Ten arena that it has played in (15 different arenas). The junior class will get the chance to win in every Big Ten arena next season when the Boilermakers travel to UCLA and USC.

Purdue’s 41 wins over AP Top 25 teams since the start of the 2017-18 season are the second most nationally (Kansas – 52). Purdue is 41-30 (.577) against ranked teams during that span, including 22-9 (.710) since the 2021-22 season.

Purdue is 39-9 (.813) in Big Ten play since start of the 2022-23 season.

Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded his second double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Despite going 7-of-20 from the field, Kaufman-Renn went 9-of-9 from the free throw line and grabbed six offensive rebounds.

Braden Smith added 15 points, seven assists, four rebounds and four steals. He moved into 17th place on the Big Ten’s career assists list (614) and into 11th on the Purdue single-season assists list (169).

EUGENE, Ore. — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help lead No. 17 Purdue past No. 13 Oregon 65-58 on Saturday.

Kaufman-Renn missed his first six shots from the field, but finished 7 for 20 while making all nine of his free throws. Braden Smith added 15 points and seven rebounds as the Boilermakers (15-4, 7-1 Big Ten) won their seventh straight game.

Nate Bittle led Oregon (15-3, 4-3) with 18 points, while Jackson Shelstad added 15 points and five rebounds as the Ducks shot 36% from the field, including going 7 of 29 on 3-pointers.

After Bittle opened the second half with a basket to put the Ducks ahead 33-30, Purdue scored 11 straight points while holding Oregon scoreless for more than eight minutes.

Oregon closed within 42-41 on a 3-pointer by Shelstad, but Kaufman-Renn scored the next six points. When Shelstad scored again to get Oregon within 52-48, Kaufman-Renn answered with two free throws before Smith scored the next four points to push Purdue ahead 58-48 with 2:33 left to play.

Shelstad scored eight points in the opening half as Oregon took a 31-30 lead while holding Purdue to 31.3 percent shooting from the field.

Takeaways

Purdue: The Boilermakers swept their first West Coast trip in the new-look Big Ten by following up a win at Washington with a victory over the Ducks. Purdue has won seven straight games, including six in conference, to move into second place in the Big Ten as it prepares to head home for three straight games.

Oregon: The Ducks continue to struggle at home where all three losses have come. The Ducks are now 7-3 at home, including a 1/3 mark in conference play, while going 4-0 in true road games and 4-0 in neutral-site games.

Key moment

Trailing 33-30 early in the second half, Purdue scored 11 straight points to take a lead it never relinquished. Caleb Furst dunked and Kaufman-Renn followed with a basket. After Furst scored again, Camden Heidi made a 3-pointer to put the Boilermakers up 39-33 with 13:29 left to play. Smith added two free throws before Jadrian Tracey snapped the streak with a 3-pointer for the Ducks.

PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

PURDUE DROPS WEST COAST FINALE AT WASHINGTON

SEATTLE – The Purdue women’s basketball team fell on the road to conclude its West Coast swing, dropping its Saturday afternoon contest at Washington 87-58.

The Boilermakers (7-11, 0-7) put a pair in double figures. Destini Lombard led the way with 17 points on 7-of11 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers. It was her 14th game with 10 or more points this season.

Ella Collier finished with 15 points, going 6-of-9 from the field with a trio of 3-pointers. McKenna Layden had another solid all-around night in her second straight start with eight points and even rebounds.

Purdue shot 42.9% from the field and connected on eight 3-pointers.

Washington (13-6, 4-3) was topped by Sayvia Sellers’ 24 points with five triples. Four Huskies finished in double figures, as the hosts shot a 62.5% clip from the field and went 11-of-23 from behind the arc.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Washington built up a 20-4 lead in the first 5:49 of the game.

• Lombard netted five points in the opening frame, as Purdue trailed 27-9 after the first quarter.

• Lombard reached double figures early in the second with five points, before Layden knocked down a mid-range jumper to cut the gap down to 13 points with 8:05 in the half.

• Purdue rolled off a 7-2 run late in the frame, on a pair of jumpers by Jordyn Poole and Kendall Puryear and Layden’s second triple.

• Purdue shot 37% in the first half to Washington’s 58% clip and trailed 47-25 at the break.

• Lombard and Collier combined for 15 of Purdue’s 19 points in the third, going a combined 6-of-7 from the field with two 3-pointers.

• Purdue shot a game-high 57.1% from the field in the third.

• The Huskies led 73-44 after three.

• Collier and Layden both connected from long range in the fourth, as Collier tallied five in the final frame.

• The two sides matched scoring in the fourth 14-14.

UP NEXT

The Boilermakers will return to Mackey Arena to take on its ninth ranked opponent this season, when No. 4 USC arrives in West Lafayette for a 7 p.m. tip on NBC Peacock.

NOTRE DAME HOCKEY

BIONDI’S OVERTIME GOAL LIFTS IRISH OVER #3/3 MINNESOTA

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The University of Notre Dame hockey team earned the weekend split at No. 3/3 Minnesota Saturday with a thrilling overtime victory.

A dominant overtime, which saw the Irish hold possession of the puck for its entirety, went in favor of the visitors as Owen Say picked up 30 saves in the Notre Dame net en route to the victory.

Minnesota tried to replicate a Notre Dame shot from a night prior just 61 seconds into the game. Nearly identical to the first goal of Friday’s contest, Minnesota thought they could push the puck over the goal line after a shot was saved and trickled behind Owen Say in goal before stopping on the edge of the paint. The junior netminder however sealed the post and closed off the Gophers second attempt to keep the game scoreless early in the first.

For the second consecutive night, the Irish opened the scoring after a deflection by Ian Murphy in front of the net found twine at 7:43 of the first frame.

The Golden Gophers tied it up after a rush up ice with 7:27 to play in the opening period. The shot beat Say five-hole as he slid from post-to-post awaiting the play by the Minnesota winger.

With under a minute to play in the first frame, Say froze the puck off a Minnesota shot and set up one last chance for the Irish to race up ice. With under a second on the clock Blake Biondi fired a shot towards the opposing net that went just wide as the horn blew to signal the end of the first period with the score knotted, 1-1.

The Irish came out fast in the second period with Carter Slaggert finding the back of the net just over two minutes into the stanza to make it a 2-1 game.

The Gophers responded after a turnover in their end resulted in a foot race the opposite way shortly after the Slaggert goal to even the score 2-2.

Just under seven minutes into the second period, Minnesota was called for the first penalty of the evening and the Irish powerplay unit took to the ice. Despite a series of chances from the Irish on the special teams advantage, they were unable to convert and play resumed at five-on-five with the score still tied.

Murphy added to his night after sending a puck into the offensive zone from the near wall where Brennan Ali made a sweeping play of the puck to chip it past the Gopher defenseman to Knuble racing in on goal. The sophomore buried his shot five-hole to give the Irish their third lead of the night.

The Gophers were whistled for their second infraction of the night after Hunter Strand got tripped up along the halfwall in the Irish end late in the second stanza but an entanglement less than a minute later evened out the ice sheet as the Irish were sent to the box for holding the stick. Neither team could capitalize on their shortened powerplay and the Irish carried the one-goal lead into the third period.

Minnesota capitalized on a long shift by the Irish to make it a 3-3 game with 12:46 left in regulation. Less than a minute later the Irish were called for a slash in the defensive zone and would face their second penalty kill of the night.

The Irish were successful on the kill to keep it a tied game halfway through the period as the teams regrouped at the media break with just under 10 minutes to play.

A failed challenge by the Gophers and an Irish timeout to make a change following icing left neither team with a timeout as time wound down in the third.

Notre Dame had one last rush of the ice with under 30 seconds left after Danny Nelson won the draw just outside the offensive zone but the visitors couldn’t break the Minnesota netminder later and overtime loomed in Minneapolis.

The Irish started the extra session strong with Danny Nelson taking the draw and fending off his Minnesota opponent to give the Irish possession from the beginning. Notre Dame held the puck for the entire 3:46 of overtime before burying the game-winner with 1:14 to go in the extra frame when Blake Biondi ripped a shot over Souliere’s blocker for the game-winning tally.

GOALS

The Nelson brothers skated along the blue line after Danny held the puck in the offensive zone. The younger Nelson then found Henry at the point who fired a shot towards the traffic in front of the net where Ian Murphy deflected it past Liam Souliere in the Minnesota net.

Carter Slaggert gave the Irish a 2-1 lead at 2:25 of the second period after firing a pass from Hunter Strand short side into the back of the net.  Jimmy Jurcev also picked up an assist on the goal to extend his point streak to three games.

Cole Knuble net his ninth goal of the season off a tipped pass from Brennan Ali in the neutral zone opened the sophomore pair up for an odd-man rush halfway through the second period. Ian Murphy tallied the second assist on the play, intitially chipping the puck through the neutral zone.

Knuble tallied the primary assist on the final goal of the night as his pass over the stick of the Gophers’ defender found Biondi uncovered at the bottom of the circle for a one-timer over the blocker of Souliere in the Minnesota net. Biondi warded off a Minnesota skater still in the offensive end as Axel Kumlin gathered the puck to keep play onside during the three-on-three session. Kumlin then fed Knuble the puck who skated across the zone before passing it to an open Biondi who buried his chance.

KEY STATS

With his goal in the second period, Cole Knuble extended his point streak to four games and now boasts two goals and five assists in the last two weekends.

Recording an assist on the team’s second goal of the night, Jimmy Jurcev boasts three points in his last three games played for a career-long point-streak.

The former Mr. Hockey Minnesota, Blake Biondi registered his first game-winning goal with the Irish when his overtime shot beat the Minnesota netminder stick side for the 4-3 final.

Owen Say registered 30 saves between the pipes Saturday as he backstopped the Irish to the 4-3 overtime win against the third-ranked Golden Gophers.

With the second assist on the game-winner Saturday, Axel Kumlin extended his point streak to four games; a career best with the Irish.

The overtime winner was Notre Dame’s second conference overtime win of the season, having previously topped Wisconsin in the extra session to open the Big Ten slate.

Biondi’s five shots on goal Saturday led the team while fellow Minnesotan Henry Nelson’s five blocked shots was a game best between both squads.

Defensive pair Nelson and Kumlin led the Irish with a plus-two on-ice rating in Saturday’s win.

UP NEXT

The Irish are back home next weekend to close out January with a series against Lindenwood University. The two-game series will be the first meetings in program history between the two squads.

NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

IRISH FALL TO SYRACUSE ON THE ROAD

SYRACUSE, NY – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-10, 2-5) fell 77-69 to the Syracuse Orange (9-9, 3-4) on Saturday night in their second time facing each other this season.

Markus Burton put up a first half career-high 22 points as he finished the night with 28, finishing one shy of his season high. Braeden Shrewsberry finished with 16 points and six rebounds.

Matt Allocco finished the night with 11 points, shooting 4-5 from the floor while grabbing seven boards alongside Tae Davis, who also chipped in seven rebounds for the Irish. The Irish outrebounded the Orange 43-34.

HOW IT HAPPENED

It was a hot start for the Irish as Davis opened it up with the first basket of the night, followed by a big defensive stop with a Syracuse shot clock violation. A Shrewsberry trey coupled by a jumper from Burton forced the early Orange timeout as Notre Dame was off to a 9-0 start.

Matt Allocco extended the Irish lead to 11-0 as the Orange were held scoreless through the first 3:08 of play, knocking down their first shot of the night to make it 11-3 at the 15:52 mark.

Back-to-back Burton threes gave the Irish the 14-point advantage before Allocco knocked down another from deep and Burton laid it in at the rim to put the Irish up by 17 with 10:53 left in half.

Burton was heating up, scoring the next eight points for Notre Dame to make it 31-14. Back-to-back baskets from Shrewberry was followed by yet another finish at the rim from Burton, giving him 22 points in just 15 minutes of play. He alone was outscoring the Orange as the Irish led 38-21 with 4:55 to go in the half.

Syracuse wasn’t going anywhere though as they closed out the final five minutes of the period with a 12-4 run to close the gap to nine, making it a 42-33 ballgame heading into the second half.

The Irish shot 50% from the floor, going 16-32 in the half, while also shooting at an impressive clip of 55.6% from three (5-9). The Irish held the Orange to 11-28 (39.3%) shooting and outrebounded Syracuse 20-14.

Syracuse opened the second half with a 7-0 run to bring it within two at 42-40. Free throws kept the Irish in front as they knocked down six straight from the charity stripe followed by an Allocco jumper to extend the Notre Dame lead 52-44.

It was a tug-of-war between the two squads as Notre Dame struggled to pull away and Syracuse continued to try to close the gap. A 6-2 Orange run brought Syracuse back within four at 54-50 with 9:08 remaining

The Orange were aggressive offensively, getting to the rim and drawing fouls. Fouled on a missed trey, Syracuse knocked down all three free throws to tie it up at 63-63 at 5:06.

A pair of Allocco foul shots put Notre Dame back in front at 65-63, but another 6-0 run from Syracuse put the Irish down four at 69-65 with 2:58 on the clock.

With 1:05 remaining, Allocco would knock down the jump shot to bring the Irish within one possession at 69-67. After a huge defensive stop from Notre Dame, the Irish had one last possession, but an offensive foul would give possession back to the Orange as the Irish were in a must-foul situation. Syracuse would knock down seven free throws as they closed out the win 77-69.

UP NEXT

The Irish are back on the road after a mid-week bye as they travel to Charlottesville to face the Virginia Cavaliers (8-10, 1-6) on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. Notre Dame is back at home on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9 p.m. against Georgia Tech.

BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

XAVIER RECORDS 50-49 WIN OVER BUTLER

The Butler women’s basketball team took a 50-49 loss at Xavier on Saturday afternoon to move their overall record to 12-8.

BU took a one point lead with one minute to play in the fourth quarter, but their comeback bid fell short with the Musketeers scoring the game-winner six seconds before the final buzzer.

Riley Makalusky scored in transition to give Butler a 49-48 lead. The field goal was just Butler’s 16th of the game and pushed Makalusky up to eight points in the game.

Xavier called timeout after the go-ahead bucket and the Bulldogs got a stop with Lily Carmody getting a steal. Carmody was unable to convert on the next possession and Loren Christie’s layup with six seconds would decide the outcome.

Christie had 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting for the home team and Meri Kanerva was the team’s leading scorer with 16. Xavier ended the game making four of their last five field goal attempts. They shot 54 percent from the field and limited BU to just 33 percent shooting. The Bulldogs never got going from long range, shooting 3-for-21 from behind the arc.

Cristen Carter and Sydney Jaynes led the offensive attack with nine points each. Each BU forward added five rebounds to their stat total.

Inside the Box Score

– Kilyn McGuff added seven points and a team-high nine rebounds

– Lily Carmody chipped in with six points and seven rebounds

– Butler turned the ball over 19 times on Saturday

– Xavier outscored Butler 18-9 in the first quarter

– BU limited Xavier to six points in the second quarter and nine in the fourth

– BU went on a 10-0 run in the second quarter

– Xavier won the points in the paint battle 28-18

– Butler’s bench was responsible for 21 points

Up Next

Butler’s BIG EAST Road Trip game will land on Jan. 22 next week with Creighton coming to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday. The 7 p.m. tip will stream on FloSports.com.

IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

JAGUARS’ OFFENSE STRUGGLES IN LOSS TO VIKINGS

INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women’s basketball team was held to a season-low 39 points Saturday afternoon (Jan. 18), falling to visiting Cleveland State, 61-39. Jordana Reisma led all scorers with 21 points while pulling down a game-high 12 boards—her third double-double of the campaign. Katie Davidson led the way for the Jaguars, recording 16 points—her fourth straight game scoring 16 or more.

IU Indianapolis (5-14, 4-6 HL) kept the high-powered Cleveland State offense in check to start the game, holding the second ranked scoring offense in the Horizon League to just six points before the first media timeout. The visitors, however, would heat up after the timeout, going on an 11-2 run over the last four minutes of the period to create a nine-point advantage heading into the second.

Cleveland State’s (15-4, 7-2 HL) zone continued to cause the hosts problems in the second quarter, giving up just seven points in the first five minutes of the second stanza. On the other end, CSU also struggled from the floor to open the quarter but still clung to its nine-point advantage it built in the first.

The lead stretched to double digits out of the break on Reisma’s eighth point of the contest—the most of any player. The Jaguars, however, continued to make things difficult for the Vikings’ offense, holding them to just 12 points in the second quarter. Offensively, the hosts’ hardships remained, shooting 35 percent (5-for-14) from the field. After missing all five three-point tries in the opening quarter, the Jags connected on two of six attempts to close out the half and cut into the lead.

Cleveland State was much more methodical to begin the third quarter, connecting on 6-of-10 field goal attempts. Reisma picked up right where she left off in the opening minutes of the second half, scoring 11 of the visitor’s first 15 points. The leader in field goal percentage in the league was again efficient, making eight of her first nine attempts in the contest.

The Vikings also picked up the pressure defensively, forcing six turnovers and holding the Jags to just eight points in the quarter. The 21-8 advantage extended the lead to 21. The fourth quarter featured much of the same, with the Jaguars scoring 10 points on 2-of-11 shooting. 

IU Indianapolis will have a week to prepare for in-state rivals, Purdue Fort Wayne, next weekend. Tipoff is set for 2:00 p.m. with ESPN+ streaming the contest.

BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO TOLEDO AT HOME

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome an efficient Toledo offense in a 93-75 win for the Rockets on Saturday afternoon at Worthen Arena.

The Cardinals (8-9, 2-3 Mid-American Conference) got 20 points and nine rebounds from Payton Sparks and shot 53.7 percent (29-54) from the field, but the visiting Rockets (10-7, 4-1 MAC) controlled the glass in the second half and pulled away after leading 44-40 at halftime.

Jermahri Hill (17 points, six assists, four rebounds), Ethan Brittain-Watts (12 points), Mickey Pearson Jr. (12 points, two blocks) and Juanse Gorosito (10 points, two assists, two steals) joined Sparks in double figures for the hosts, who had at least five score in double digits for the second straight home game.

The visitors had five with at least 12 points, led by 21 from Sam Lewis. Toledo went 53.7 percent (36-67) from the field including 37.5 percent (6-16) on 3-pointers while making 88.2 percent (15-17) of its free throw attempts.

Ball State went 25 percent (4-16) on triples and 61.9 percent (13-21) at the foul line.

The Cardinals cut the deficit to two points on two occasions early in the second half, but Toledo steadily built its advantage to as many as 19 points with the help of a 22-6 margin in rebounding in the second period. Neither team scored more than six straight points in the game.

The Rockets held a 37-26 edge in boards and 26-7 in second chance points for the game. Ball State committed two more turnovers (7-5).

Up next for the Cardinals is a road game at Central Michigan at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WBB CONTINUES TO BE UNSTOPPABLE IN #MACTION WITH WIN OVER AKRON

MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State women’s basketball team (14-4, 6-0 MAC) continues to dominate in Mid-American Conference play with an undefeated league record (6-0) after defeating Akron (9-9, 3-3 MAC) 80-57 Saturday afternoon in Worthen Arena.

With the win, Ball State has extended its win streak in MAC regular season action to 10-straight, not losing a game in conference regular season play since Feb. 24, 2024.

Ball State was led in scoring by Madelyn Bischoff who chipped in 18 points followed by classmate Alex Richard who ended the day with 13. Ally Becki, Lachelle Austin and Tessa Towers each added 10 points to the win.

What stood out the most on today’s stat sheet was points-in-the-paint as Ball State outscored Akron, 42-22. The Cardinals also outscored the Zips on second chance points, 14-4.

The Cardinals’ defense continues to evolve and that was apparent in the opening quarter of today’s game. Although, Ball State was just ahead 7-2 by the media timeout over Akron, the Cardinals had already forced the Zips to commit five turnovers by the 4:36 mark. Both teams then struggled offensively, and Akron would go on a 7-2 run that would knot the game, 9-9. Bischoff scored four-straight points to put BSU back up 13-9 to end the first period.

Ball State outpaced Akron 10-0 to open the second quarter and would increase its lead to 23-9 with only three minutes shaved off the clock. The Cardinals finished out the second stanza outshooting the Zips, 26-15, while shooting 50 percent (8-16) from the field to take a 39-24 edge over Akron at intermission.

After the break, Akron began to slowly chip away at the Cardinals’ halftime lead but never got too close as Bischoff along with Richard continued to find success in the paint. Marie Kiefer had back-to-back baskets at the 6:11 mark that extended the Cardinals’ lead to 17 (48-31). Ball State managed to maintain a double-figure lead of 20+ points heading into the final frame.

Ball State closed out the game strong on both offense and defense and Akron had no chance of making any kind of a comeback. The large lead by BSU gave some of the bench more playing minutes in the final period, which was highlighted by Towers scoring a career best 10 points after going 5-of-5 from the field.

The Ball State women’s basketball team continues Mid-American Conference action Monday at home against rival Toledo for an 11 am ET tip-off on CBS Sports Network.

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SYCAMORES DROP FOURTH-STRAIGHT AGAINST DRAKE; HEAD TO ILLINOIS STATE ON TUESDAY

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Drake utilized a pair of early runs in both the first and second half on their way to pulling away from host Indiana State on Saturday evening inside the Hulman Center, 71-53.

The Sycamores (9-10, 3-5 MVC) went ahead 7-2 early in the first half thanks to a Markus Harding three-pointer and four consecutive points from Samage Teel in attempt to take control of the game early. Drake (16-2, 6-2 MVC) responded with an 11-0 run thanks to a trio of Mitch Mascari three-pointers in taking a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the first half.

The Bulldogs broke open a 32-25 halftime lead with eight consecutive points starting with another Mascari three-pointer. Daniel Abreu also hit from deep, and Cam Manyawu added an offensive rebound and score as Drake went up double-digits on their way to riding the margin the rest of the way in securing the Missouri Valley Conference win.

Teel led the Sycamores with a team-high 13 points on 4-of-12 shooting, including a 1-of-5 mark from behind the arc as Indiana State shot 36.0% against a pressure Drake defense. Markus Harding added a 12-point, six-rebound game, while Josiah Legree filled the statistics sheet with eight points, four assists, and four steals.

Mascari led all scorers as the Drake sharpshooter hit 5-of-7 from the three-point line on his way to finishing with a game-high 19 points. Bennett Stirtz added 16 points and nine assists, while Tavion Banks scored 10 points and added five rebounds off the bench.

The Sycamores rattled off seven consecutive points after Drake score the initial basket at the 18:19 mark in the first half on Isaiah Jackson’s layup. Harding cracked the seal on the basket for the Sycamores with a three-pointer from the top of the key, while Teel scored four tough points in giving Indiana State the 7-2 lead with 15:58 to play in the half.

Out of the media timeout, Drake went on an 11-0 run highlighted by a trio of Mascari three-pointers in taking a 13-7 lead as the Sycamores and Bulldogs settled into a back-and-forth stretch over the first half.

Indiana State kept it within a two-possession game for a majority of the first half, cutting the lead back to one at 22-21 on a pair of K’mani Doughty free throws with 3:49 to play. Isaia Howard responded with four consecutive points including a fast-break dunk off the Stirtz pass, and Kael Combs added a tip-in layup with 2:27 remaining to swing the lead to 28-21.

The margin remained seven heading into the break as Aaron Gray and Stirtz traded baskets over the final minute to send the teams into the break with Drake leading 32-25.

Drake scored the first eight points of the second half sparked by another Mascari three-pointer as the Bulldogs built their first double-digit lead at 40-25 following a Manyawu layup at the 17:28 mark. Teel scored the old-fashioned three-point play to make it 40-28, before Mascari hit his fifth three-pointer of the game parking another stretch where the Bulldogs outscored the Sycamores 12-5 capped by a Manyawu dunk at the 12:48 mark.

The Sycamores chipped away at the lead with Bruno Alocen’s three-pointer at the 10:23 mark cutting the deficit back down to 54-42, but that was as close as Indiana State was able to bring it as Drake closed out the contest with the 71-53 win.

News & Notes

Indiana State dropped its fourth-straight game, moving to 1-5 in the month of January.

The 53 points are the fewest scored this season and the fewest since January 30, 2022 at Bradley (52).

Indiana shot a season-low 17.4% from three (4-for-23).

Markus Harding’s 12 points are the most since he scored 13 against UHSP on December 21. He matched his season-high

Josiah LeGree recorded a season-high four steals.

Up Next

Indiana State is back on the road for one game at Illinois State on Tuesday, January 21 for an 8 p.m. tip off.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MARCHESANO COLLECTS 200TH CAREER VICTORY, ‘DONS WIN 11TH IN A ROW

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball head coach Maria Marchesano collected the 200th win of her career on Saturday (Jan. 18), leading the Mastodons to their 11th win in a row. The ‘Dons topped Northern Kentucky 76-52 to move to 9-0 in Horizon League play.

Marchesano earned 27 wins at Urbana, 52 at Walsh, 61 at Mount St. Mary’s and now 60 at Purdue Fort Wayne.

The Mastodons are now 14-5 and are still the only unbeaten squad left in Horizon League play. The Mastodons are also a perfect 8-0 at home this season.

Prior to the contest, Sydney Freeman was presented with a game ball for reaching the 500-assist milestone earlier this season.

Lauren Ross was on fire in the first half, leading the ‘Dons to a 45-36 halftime score. Ross had 20 of her 23 points in the first 20 minutes, going 7-for-10 from the floor and 4-for-6 from 3-point range. She also had three rebounds, three assists and two steals by halftime. She finished with 23 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals with just one turnover.

NKU led 34-29 midway through the second quarter before the Mastodons turned on the jets. Ross hit two triples and a layup, Renna Schwieterman had two layups and Freeman hit a layup to complete a 14-0 run over 5:24. While scoring efficiently, the ‘Dons held NKU to 0-for-6 from the floor and forced the Norse into four turnovers in the run.

After halftime, the Mastodons were about as balanced as a team can be. Freeman had seven points, Amellia Bromenschenkel and Jazzlyn Linbo had six, Audra Emmerson and Ross had three, and Schwieterman, Sydney Graber and Jordan Reid each had two.

The 14-0 late in the second quarter turned into a 27-4 run on the other side of halftime. Bromenschenkel and Freeman hit triples and Linbo dropped in two layups to build the lead to 22. The ‘Dons rattled off another 14-4 run to start the fourth quarter, extending the biggest lead of the day to 28.

The Mastodons had just eight turnovers in Saturday’s game, but limited the damage on them, allowing just two NKU points off turnovers. The ‘Dons have had less than eight or fewer TOs in four of the last five games, with the only outlier being 12 against Milwaukee.

NKU falls to 6-14, 3-6 Horizon League. The Norse got 17 points out of Mya Meredith.

Purdue Fort Wayne will take its 14-5, 9-0 Horizon League record to Detroit Mercy on Wednesday (Jan. 22) for their first meeting of the year.

EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL

ACES FALL JUST SHORT AGAINST BRUINS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In an exciting contest that featured 20 lead changes, it was Belmont who converted its late free throws to take an 85-82 win over the University of Evansville men’s basketball team on Saturday inside the Ford Center.

It looked as if the Bruins would cruise to the win in the first half as they led by as many as 15 points.  Evansville completed the half on a 17-4 run to trail by just a pair at halftime before retaking the lead early in the second half.  Both squads took multiple leads in the second stanza with the Bruins completing the 3-point win.

Cam Haffner was the top scorer in the game, scoring 25 points.  He hit seven triples and finished just two points shy of his career scoring high.  Tayshawn Comer had 16 points while Connor Turnbull matched his mark of 13 points.  Josh Hughes wrapped up the day with ten.  Tanner Cuff approached a double-double, setting a new career high with 11 assists while grabbing nine boards.

“Belmont is a really good team especially on the offensive end.  They have some excellent shooters.  Their pace initially stunned our guys but once we settled in, we did a much better job,” Purple Aces head coach David Ragland said.  “I’m proud of the guys effort and how connected we were especially in the second half.”

Tayshawn Comer’s triple got the Aces on the board before the Bruins went up 5-3.  Cam Haffner knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to establish a 9-7 lead.  Five in a row put the Bruins back in the lead, but a quick 5-0 spurt by the Aces was capped off by another Comer triple to put UE on top at 14-12.

After retaking a 19-16 lead with 11 minutes left in the half, Belmont made its move.  Outscoring Evansville by a 16-4 margin, the Bruins opened a 3-20 lead with 7:25 left in the period.  Just when it looked like Belmont was going to pull away, the Aces had other ideas.  Michael Day hit a triple to open a 9-0 stretch for UE.  Gabriel Pozzato capped the stretch with his first basket after missing the previous eight games.

With just over two minutes remaining in the half, the Bruins held a 39-33 edge.  The defense for the Aces continued to clamp down while it was Day picking up four more points to cut the deficit to just two points at halftime – 39-37.  Evansville completed the half on a 17-4 run.

Josh Hughes continued the stretch to open the latter half, connecting from downtown to give UE its first lead since early in the game at 40-39.  Haffner added two more 3-pointers to put UE in front at 49-46 while Comer picked up a field goal to push the lead to 51-46.

As the game reached the 12-minute mark, Pozzato made his presence known once again.  Comer forced a Bruin turnover and found Pozzato ahead of the play.  His dunk made it a 57-50 contest.  In a back-and-forth game, Belmont had the next run.  A 12-4 rally put them on top at 62-61 with just over eight minutes left.

It did not take long for the Aces to counter.  Shooting from the edge of the center court logo, Cam Haffner converted his fifth triple of the game on the ensuing possession.  The teams continued to swap the lead as the Bruins went back up by a 70-66 margin with UE battling back to jump back on top as Hughes converted another triple before Comer found Turnbull for a dunk that put the Aces in front – 71-70.  Turnbull knocked down a pair of free throws at the 3:56 mark that returned the lead to the Aces at 73-72.

Belmont picked up the next four points and held multiple leads down the stretch, but the Aces continued to give themselves a chance.  Two free throws put the Bruins in front at 83-79 with 30 ticks remaining.  Haffner drained another triple as the deficit was cut back to a point.  After Belmont hit two more from the line, Evansville had a final chance to tie the game with four seconds remaining.  Unfortunately, a last-second 3-pointer fell short, giving the Bruins the 85-82 victory.

Carter Whitt paced the Bruins with 20 points as the team shot 48.3% on the day.  Evansville finished slightly better, hitting 48.4% of its attempts.  Both teams had 33 rebounds.  The Aces are back home on Wednesday as they face UIC in a 7 p.m. game.

SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

HARRISON, MIELKE LEAD SCREAMING EAGLES OVER LEATHERNECKS, 78-66

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana junior guard Damoni Harrison and graduate forward Jack Mielke led the Screaming Eagles to a 78-66 win over Western Illinois University Saturday at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles are 8-10 overall and 3-5 in OVC action, while the Leathernecks are 8-11, 2-6 OVC.

USI owned the first 11 minutes of the contest, building a 23-9 lead by the 9:41 mark. The Eagles were a blistering five-of-eight from beyond the arc as Harrison led the way with six points on two of the three-point field goals.

WIU began to chip away at the USI advantage, closing the gap to one point, 33-32, before the Eagles closed out the half with back-to-back three-point bombs by Mielke for a 39-32 advantage. Mielke finished the half with a team-best 13 points.

In the second half, USI methodically pushed the margin to 11 points in the first six minutes, 53-42. The Eagles were seven-of-11 from the field during the run with sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi scoring six points.

The Leathernecks would rally to close the gap for a second time, pulling to within one point, 53-52, with 10:40 remaining on the clock.

USI, once again, methodically re-built the lead in the final 10 minutes, pulling out in front by eight, 68-60, with 3:07 to play before closing out the 78-66 final with the Eagles sinking six-straight free throws. 

Harrison was on fire in the second half, scoring 18 of his season-high tying 26 points. The junior guard was 11-of-19 from the field, two-of-five from beyond the arc, and two-of-two from the stripe in the game.

Mielke followed Harrison in the scoring column with 17 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for his first career double-double. The graduate forward was four-of-seven from the field, including three from downtown, and six-of-six from the stripe. Mielke also grabbed 10 of his 11 rebounds on the defensive glass.

Junior guard Jayland Randall and Olowoniyi rounded out the double-digit USI scorers with 12 points and 11 points, respectively.

Next Up For USI:

Following Saturday’s action, the Eagles will be on the road for three-straight of OVC contests. USI starts the road swing with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville January 23 in Edwardsville, Illinois, and continues at Eastern Illinois University January 25 next week.

The Cougars of SIUE are 12-7 overall and 5-3 in the OVC after falling 85-82 at the University of Tennessee at Martin Saturday. The loss snapped SIUE’s five-game winning streak, but the Cougars have won seven of its last 10 games.

USI leads the all-time series with SIUE, 46-23, but the Cougars have the edges since the Eagles moved to Division I, 3-2. The teams split last year, with both winning on the other’s home court. SIUE took the first game at Liberty Arena, 67-64, but USI bounced back to win at Edwardsville, 84-67.

The Panthers of Eastern Illinois are 5-13 overall and 1-6 in the OVC following an 84-65 loss at Tennessee State University this afternoon. EIU, which will host Morehead State University before USI goes to Charleston, has lost five straight and seven of the last nine.

The series between USI and EIU is tied 3-3 after the Panthers took the only meeting last season, 81-71, at Liberty Arena. EIU leads the series in OVC contests, 2-1.

The next home game for USI at Liberty Arena is February 1 when it starts a three-game homestand by hosting Tennessee Tech University. Tickets for the homestand and all USI home dates are on sale now at USIScreamingEagles.com.

SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SCREAMING EAGLES SECURE GRITTY HOME WIN AGAINST LEATHERNECKS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball secured another gritty Ohio Valley Conference victory on Saturday, winning 72-58 against Western Illinois University from Liberty Arena, home of the Screaming Eagles.

USI completed a homestand sweep on Saturday after also capturing a win on Thursday. With Saturday’s win, Southern Indiana improved to 14-5 overall and 6-2 in the OVC. USI was in a four-way tie for second in the OVC by the end of the afternoon. Additionally, the Screaming Eagles remained undefeated at home with their 10th home victory of the season. On the flip side, Western Illinois dropped to 9-8 this season and 3-5 in conference action.

Southern Indiana wasted no time getting going on Saturday. The Screaming Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first two minutes thanks to two three from sophomore guard Sophia Loden and a pair of baskets by graduate forward Meredith Raley. USI had another strong spurt in the back half of the first quarter, as sophomore guard Triniti Ralston joined the early scoring with a three-point play and a triple. The Eagles led 22-8 after the opening period.

In the second quarter, the game became more defensive and low-scoring. However, Ralston continued where she left off at the end of the first. Ralston reached double figures after hitting a three, converting at the foul line, and scoring a layup in the middle of the second. Southern Indiana’s advantage reached 31-12  with four minutes left in the first half. Senior guard Vanessa Shafford scored five points late in the half, as USI went into the locker room up 38-19.

Western Illinois made a run out of halftime by connecting on a couple of threes and getting to the free-throw line. The Leathernecks trimmed Southern Indiana’s lead down to 10, 43-33, three minutes into the second half. Western Illinois got the deficit down to single digits before Raley splashed in a three-pointer and earned a three-point play seconds later to push the Eagles back ahead by 12, 49-37. Southern Indiana went into the fourth quarter ahead 58-45.

The Screaming Eagles maintained a 13-point advantage in the early going of the fourth quarter, but Western Illinois drained a pair of threes to chip away. The Leathernecks cut USI’s lead down to six, 62-56, near the midway point of the fourth. Down the stretch of the contest, Southern Indiana took care of business at the free-throw line and outscored Western Illinois 10-2. Plus, USI’s defense held the Leathernecks without a field goal in the final five minutes to help close out the win.

Southern Indiana shot 43 percent (25-58) from the floor and 33 percent (7-21) from three in the game. USI went 15-17 for 88 percent at the free-throw line. The Eagles also dominated on the glass, 42-26. Raley dropped a game-high 21 points for her fifth 20-point game of the season and fourth such game in the last six outings. Ralston had 16 points with seven rebounds and four assists. Loden tallied 13 points to match her career best. Shafford finished with her fourth double-double of the season and 16th in her career, posting 10 points and 11 boards.

Western Illinois was limited to 36.5 percent shooting (19-52) but connected for 40 percent (8-20) from beyond the arc. The Leathernecks went 12-14 for over 85 percent at the foul stripe. Sophomore forward Raegan McCowan led three Leathernecks in double figures with 18 points.

The Screaming Eagles head back on the road next week to Illinois. Southern Indiana opens the road trip Thursday at 5 p.m. at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The game can be seen on ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM.

VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL

BEACONS CAN’T CAP COMEBACK VS. FLAMES

For the second straight game, the Valparaiso University men’s basketball team rallied from a double-figure deficit to take a late lead, but once again the Beacons couldn’t close out the comeback, this time falling 81-74 to visiting UIC on Saturday afternoon at the Athletics-Recreation Center.

How It Happened

An early 8-0 run helped Valpo race out to an 8-2 lead, the final points of which were scored on a driving layup by freshman All Wright (Durango, Mexico / Link Year) at 16:32 of the first half. UIC rallied to tie the game at nine on a dunk at the 14:43 mark.

A triple by Ahmad Henderson helped the Flames build up an 18-13 lead at 11:42 of the first half, and a second chance layup by Sasa Ciani made it 20-13.

The first-half Flames lead peaked at eight, but Valpo got back to within two when Wright hit a 3 with 7:42 on the clock. Darius DeAveiro (Kanata, Ottawa, Canada / Orangeville Prep) knocked down a big 3 at the 5:01 mark to shrink the lead to one at 28-27, and Valpo got all the way back to even on two free throws by Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro (LaSalle, Quebec, Canada / Orangeville Prep [Western Michigan]) that made it 31-all with 3:40 to go.

DeAveiro swished another 3 with 1:41 left in the half, and a traditional 3-point play by Kaspar Sepp (Tartu, Estonia / Fairmont Academy) with six seconds on the clock helped the Beacons draw even at 38-38 going into the break.

UIC built up a five-point lead early in the second half, but a big 3 by Tyler Schmidt (Valparaiso, Ind. / Victory Christian Academy) trimmed the deficit to two. The Flames scored the next four and eventually pushed the lead to seven with 11:34 left in the second half.

UIC owned its first double-figure cushion after two free throws with eight minutes on the clock, and the lead peaked at 11 with 6:36 remaining after a 3 by Henderson.

A 6-0 run composed of 3-point plays by both Wright and Cooper Schwieger (Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Southwest [Link Year]) whittled the deficit to five.

After trailing 69-63 with 4:30 remaining, Valpo scored seven straight to take a 70-69 lead on a 3 by Wright with 3:12 on the clock. However, UIC responded by scoring the next eight points to take a 77-70 advantage with 1:20 remaining, and seven points stood as the final margin.

Inside the Game

The Flames held a 44-32 advantage on the glass and a 15-9 edge on the offensive boards. UIC outscored Valpo 20-7 on second-chance points.

Valpo returned to form in terms of taking care of the basketball, holding a 10-9 edge in the turnover battle after giving it away 17 times in the previous game.

This marked the third straight game that Valpo was even or ahead in field goal percentage but came up on the wrong end on the scoreboard. Both teams shot exactly 44.1 percent (26-of-59) from the field, while UIC was slightly better from both 3-point range and the free-throw line. The Beacons were just 16-of-24 (66.7 percent) from the stripe.

The defeat snapped a four-game home winning streak for the Beacons.

Wright paced the team with 18 points while also handing out five assists. This marked the fourth time this season Wright has scored 18 points or more and the assist total was his highest against a Division-I opponent.

Schmidt tied a season best with four assists while also tallying 17 points, his eighth game with 15 points or more.

De La Cruz Monegro ended a three-game double-figure drought with his 14th double-figure scoring effort of the season, tallying 10 points on Saturday.

Schwieger finished with 14 points, his 10th straight game with a dozen or more.

Sepp squeezed a team-high eight rebounds while also scoring seven points. He’s pulled down seven rebounds or more 11 times this year.

Up Next

Valpo (10-9, 3-5 MVC) will hit the road to close out a travel-heavy stretch of playing three out of four away from home. The Beacons visit Drake for a 6:30 p.m. start on Wednesday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

GREYHOUNDS RALLY LATE FOR OT WIN IN LIBERTY

LIBERTY, Mo. – The UIndy men’s basketball team rallied late on Saturday, knocking off William Jewell in overtime, 78-76.

Grant Disken and Dashawn Jackson combined to score all 11 Greyhound points in the extra session, while the defense blanked the Cardinals the final 1:44 to seal the victory. Jackson drilled a pair of triples in overtime, scoring 16 of his team-high 22 points in the final 25 minutes.

Jewell’s Jordan Jermain could seemingly not be stopped all afternoon, as the senior recorded a career-best 45 points while logging the full 45 minutes.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Cardinals led for more than 32 consecutive minutes before the Greyhounds forged a 19-8 run in the final eight minutes. Disken’s second 3-pointer of the contest put the Hounds ahead at 63-60 before the teams traded free throws in the final 38 seconds of the second half.

Jermain scored Jewell’s last 16 points of the game, forcing overtime in the waning seconds at the charity stripe.

Jackson answered the challenge, going toe-to-toe with Jermain in overtime, hitting a pair of 3-pointers to keep the Greyhounds within striking distance. Jackson’s final triple with 44 seconds left put UIndy on top for good.

Brody Whitaker was on the floor for 43 minutes in the win, scoring 10 of his 17 points in the first half.

INSIDE THE BOX

– UIndy dominated the glass on Saturday, outrebounding Jewell by a 44-27 margin. The Greyhounds scored 15 second chance points off 13 offensive rebounds.

– Zac Szul swiped two steals in the win, including one while the Hounds clung to a three-point lead near the end of regulation.

– Disken’s name is all over the box score, as the grad student finished with 13 points, seven assists, four rebounds, and one steal.

– Dylan Ingram and Tucker Tornatta shared the team lead in rebounds with seven apiece.

– The defense stepped up after halftime, limiting Jewell to under 37 percent shooting the final 25 minutes. The Cardinals opened the game on fire, going 8-for-17 from 3-point range before the break.

– Kelvin Amoako secured a team-high three offensive rebounds, as all eight Greyhounds recorded at least two boards.

HOUND BYTES

Head coach Scott Heady on the thrilling win…

“We didn’t play one of our better games, but made plays and found a way to get a big road win. I’m really proud of our team showing some big-time toughness, especially with only having eight available players.”

MORE NOTES

UIndy now leads the all-time series, 15-3 … Jewell’s Jermain scored 22 of his 45 points in the first half … the Hounds are 3-1 this season in overtime games.

UP NEXT

The Hounds return home to Nicoson Hall for a Thursday matchup with Drury. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MURRAY’S NEAR DOUBLE-DOUBLE NOT ENOUGH AT JEWELL

LIBERTY, Mo. – The UIndy women’s basketball team hit a snag on Saturday, falling to William Jewell by a score of 58-46 to close the weekend. The Cardinals kept the Greyhounds at arm’s length after the first quarter, leading by double digits the final 22 minutes.

Jaelynne Murray flirted with her first-career double-double, finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds. The junior added one block and one steal in her season-high 36 minutes.

INS & OUTS

The Hounds jumped out to an early lead behind a pair of buckets from Patricia Chikamba, with Elana Wells and Murray chipping in two points apiece. Chikamba hit a jumper early in the second period to give UIndy a 12-10 advantage before Jewell closed the frame on a 17-3 run.

Kylah Lawson logged 18 minutes off the bench, recording all five points and six of her seven rebounds in the second half. Amyrah Sapenter also tallied each of her seven points in the final 20 minutes.

Murray joined Chikamba in double figures with a jumper late during the fourth quarter, as UIndy hovered a 10-point deficit most of the final frame.

INSIDE THE BOX

– Lawson accounted for three of the team’s four blocks, upping her team-high total to 15 in her first season as a Greyhound.

– UIndy was whistled for 21 fouls compared Jewell’s 14, as the hosts more than doubled its guests in free-throw attempts (25 to 11).

– The Hounds failed to find their stride from 3-point range, going 0-for from beyond the arc for the first time since February 2020 against Truman.

MORE NOTES

Chikamba returned to the floor after missing Thursday’s game at Rockhurst … Paris Opelt and Ayden Shannon led the Cardinals with 12 points apiece.

UP NEXT

The Greyhounds return home on Thursday for a meeting with GLVC powerhouse Drury. The league bout is scheduled for 5 p.m. from Nicoson Hall.

MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL

FRANKS’ CAREER-GAME PACES MARIAN’S 78-71 WIN OVER (RV) INDIANA WESLEYAN

INDIANAPOLIS – Backed by a career-high 31 points from Aidan Franks and a 25-point onslaught from Dylan Moles, the Marian men’s basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with their 78-71 victory over (RV) Indiana Wesleyan. Marian’s win is their second consecutive in the series matchup against their rivals from Marion, as the Knights lift to 9-10 on the year and 3-6 in league play.

Marian couldn’t ask for a better start on Saturday, making three of their first five shots from the field as Gavin Foe and Josiah Gustin helped mount a quick 7-0 sprint over the opening three minutes of play. The Wildcats would a flow on their offensive end after falling behind three scores, but the hot-shooting of Aidan Franks kept Marian in control of the lead. The redshirt-freshman, coming off a 24-point outing on Wednesday night, picked up right where he left off by draining a three to cap the early run, and followed with another seven points as he quickly was in double figures in the scoring column

Franks’ strong start helped the Knights build an 18-12 lead midway through the first half, scoring an additional five points to force Indiana Wesleyan to use their second timeout in the first half. The second-year guard quickly amassed 17 points as Marian led 23-14 with 8:39 to play before the break, however it wasn’t enough to keep the Wildcats down as the visitors overcame their deficit with 2:57 to play. A 16-6 run over the five-plus minutes of play allowed Indiana Wesleyan to take their first lead of the game, as they led for all but two possessions over the remainder of the half.

Marian would regain momentum quickly before the first period expired, as a jumper from Aidan Franks with 43 seconds to go cut the Wildcats’ lead to one, while on the defensive end a Dylan Moles steal led to a fastbreak layup for the Wapahani product, giving Marian a 35-34 edge. Josiah Gustin finished the final minute fireworks with an emphatic block at the buzzer, sending Marian to the break with a 35-34 lead.

The late momentum for Marian carried into the first three minutes of the second half as Moles and Franks added to their scoring totals to give their team a five-point lead, but the Wildcats would claw back into the game. An 11-0 run over the second stretch of three minutes in the period gave Indiana Wesleyan a 44-39 lead, capturing their largest hold on top in the game.

Trailing with 13:16 to play in the game, the Knights turned to their hot-hand Franks, who got a driving layup to end Marian’s cold spell, while a pair of Dylan Moles free throws two possessions later made it a one-point game. Luke Carroll would give Marian the lead once more as he too connected twice at the foul line, and two trips later Noah Lovan gave the Knights the lead for good with a steal and fastbreak layup.

The freshman’s basket put Marian on the right side of the ledger for the remainder of the half, as Moles went to work to keep his team in the lead, sealing the lead with a three-point make at the 8:53 mark. Indiana Wesleyan would only come within two points of Marian over the final nine minutes of play, and trailed by as many as 12 as Franks, Moles, and Gustin added to the Knight lead. Moles iced the game away in the waning moments with five made free throws, helping Marian calmly collect their second consecutive win over Indiana Wesleyan by a 78-71 final score.

Franks shined in the final box score, putting away a career-high 31 points on a 14-for-23 shooting performance. The redshirt-sophomore logged a career-high 38 minutes in the win, knocking down three of six from beyond the arc. Dylan Moles returned to the lineup after missing Wednesday’s game and scored his second-highest total of the season, finishing with 25 points, going 9-10 at the free throw line. Noah Lovan finished with eight points and a season-high nine assists, while Josiah Gustin had nine rebounds and two blocks to go with six points.

Marian will enter the second half of Crossroads League action in seventh place in league standings, and will return to action a week from Saturday, hosting Grace College at 3:00 p.m. on January 25.

INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES

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

EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/

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

FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/

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

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

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

BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/

DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/

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

MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“SPORTS EXTRA”

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

9 – 90 – 18 – 74 – 22 – 56 – 16 – 32 – 8 – 24 – 14 – 41 – 10 – 12

January 19, 1932 – The NHL’s Charlie Conacher became the first Toronto Maple Leaf player to score 5 goals in one contest. He started off strong too lighting the lamp just five seconds into the game! Conacher wore the Number 9 during his career with the Leafs.

January 19, 1937 – Cy Young , Tris Speaker, and Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

January 19, 1964 – 3rd AFL All Star Game, Balboa Stadium, SD: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 27-24; MVPs: LA Chargers, RB, Number 22, Keith Lincoln, and on defense was Oakland Raiders, LB, Number 56, Archie Matsos.

January 19, 1969 – Houston Oilers Linebacker George Webster earns the AFC All-Star game defensive MVP award at the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida. George wore the Number 90 while on the roster of the Oilers. Western Division beats Eastern Division, 38-25; MVPs: ( Number 16) Len Dawson, KC Chiefs, QB;

January 19, 1969 – Old Number 18, Rams Quarterback, Roman Gabriel, was awarded the NFL Pro Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player of the game., while Merlin Olsen ( Number 74), Los Angeles Rams, DT received the honor on defense

January 19, 1971 – 24th NHL All-Star Game, Boston Garden: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 2-1; MVP: Bobby Hull ( Number 9), Chicago, LW

January 19, 1972 – Sandy Koufax ( Number 32), Yogi Berra ( Number 8), and Early Wynn ( Number 24) were all elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

January 19, 1977 – Ernie Banks ( Number 14) of the Chicago Cubs was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

January 19, 1978 – Eddie Mathews ( Number 41) was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

January 19, 1991 – 42nd NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Campbell beats Wales, 11-5; Vincent Damphousse ( Number 10), Toronto Maple Leafs

January 19, 1996 – NHL Board of Governors approves sale of Winnipeg Jets, officially clearing the way for the team to move to Phoenix, Arizona in time for 1996-97 season

January 19, 2002 – “Tuck Rule Game” AFC Divisional Playoff Game; with under 2 minutes to play New England Patriots trail Oakland Raiders, 13-10 in a driving snowstorm, when a ( Number 12) Tom Brady fumble ruled an incomplete pass. Patriots win 16-13 in overtime

FOOTBALL HISTORY

January 19, 1952 – NFL took control of the New York Yanks according to a story on ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. The Yanks who really got their League start in 1945 when the Brooklyn team reassembled the Yanks franchise that left the NFL in the mid 1940’s and went into the All-America Football Conference. They played as the AAFC’s Boston Yanks for three seasons  from 1946-1948. In 1949, the franchise changed homes again and returned to the Big Apple and became the New York Bulldogs and played at the Polo Grounds along with the New York Giants. The 1950 season had the Bulldogs change their name back to the Yanks. Later in 1952, the NFL purchased the Yanks from owner Ted Collins. The franchise then moved to Texas for the upcoming season, and the club donned the Dallas Texans moniker. It was not a good move as the team was not very good and fan support in the Dallas area was not strong. The team struggled, losing 11 of 12 games. By season’s end, the league was running the team and had moved the headquarters to Hershey, Pennsylvania. In the end, the Texans finally folded operations and as we discussed in the January 18 edition of the Football History Headlines they eventually morphed into the second rendition of the Baltimore Colts.

January 19, 1958 – The Canadian Football League is officially founded. According to an article on the CFLHOF.ca the LEague is the highest level of competition of professional football in Canada.

January 19, 1964 – Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California – The 3rd annual AFL All Star Game resulted in the Western Division outlasting the Eastern Division by the close score of 27-24. The Most Valuable Players was LA Chargers rushing weapon Keith Lincoln and Archie Matsos, a linebacker of the Oakland Raiders franchise per Onthisday.com.

January 19, 1969 – Gator Bowl, Jacksonville – The 8th AFL All Star Game had a change of venue. In the game it was the Western Division Stars who vanquished their Eastern Division rivals 38-25. According to the RemembertheAFL.com website the MVPs were Len Dawson the great quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers linebacker, George Webster. This game took place one week after the AFL had possibly its greatest triumph ever when the Jets defeated the Colts in what later became known as Super Bowl III.

January 19, 1969 – LA Memorial Coliseum – 19th NFL Pro Bowl had the West edging out the East, 10-7 per the Onthisday.com web pages. The Most Valuable Players were appropriately for the home crowd both Los Angeles Rams as Merlin Olsen the defensive tackle and Quarterback Roman Gabriel took home the honors. 

January 19, 2002 – “Tuck Rule Game”  or the AFC Divisional Playoff Game where with less than 2 minutes to play in regulation the New England Patriots were trailing the Oakland Raiders, 13-10 in a driving snowstorm. The American Football Database says that the Patriots drove the ball down the field and while they were still slightly out of field goal range, Tom Brady dropped back to pass and then was hit by a blitzing Charles Woodson of the Raiders jarring the ball out of Brady’s hand. Raiders linebacker Greg Biekert dove on the ball, and was initially credited with a recovered fumble. The on field officials ruled that it was a fumble but after instant replay reviewed the play, that call was overturned and then ruled an incomplete pass. They said that Brady’s arm was moving forward. The Patriots tied the game on a field goal a few moments later and then won  the game in overtime 16-13.

OnthisDay.com Conference Championship Scoreboard.

January 19, 2003 – Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland – Oakland Raiders beat Tennessee Titans, 41-24 in the AFC Championship game.

January 19, 2003 – NFC Championship, Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10

January 19, 2014 – Mile High Stadium, Denver- In the AFC Championship, the Denver Broncos knocked off the New England Patriots, 26-16 to advance to the Super Bowl.

January 19, 2014 – CenturyLink Field, Seattle – The  Seattle Seahawks outlasted the San Francisco 49ers by the score of 23-17 at the NFC Championship.

January 19, 2020 – Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara – The results of the NFC Championship game was that the San Francisco 49ers thwarted the Green Bay Packers, 37-20.

January 19, 2020 – Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City – The AFC Championship game for the 2019 season found the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Tennessee Titans, 35-24.

Hall Of Fame Birthdays for January 19

January 19, 1892  – Natick, Massachusetts – The tough Harvard fullback Eddie Mahan was born.

January 19, 1932 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Joe Schmidt the swift linebacker from the University of Pittsburgh arrived into this life. The footballfoundation.org site says that going into the October 1952 game that Pitt had lost eight straight seasons  to the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. As Captain of the team Joe asked for a player only meeting five minutes prior to taking the field.  That’s when Joe Schmidt  took the locker room floor and made a rousing speech. He told his teammates they must win this game. The talk must have inspired the team as they knocked Notre Dame 22-19. The International News Service named Joe as an All-American linebacker. The NFF selected Joe Schmidt to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971. After college Joe played with the Detroit Lions. In his 13 seasons in the NFL Schmidt was an all-pro linebacker eight times., went to 10 straight Pro Bowls and registered 24 interceptions. Joe Scmidt was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973.

January 19, 1947 – Shelbyville, Indiana – Purdue’s former excellent Quarterback Mike Phipps was born. The footballfoundation.org website bio of Phipps says that in just his second game after taking over for a graduating Bob Griese his picture was put him on the cover of Sports Illustrated as he threw for two scores over top-ranked Notre Dame. In his Junior season he guided the Boilermakers to a win over Notre Dame in a number one vs., number two match-up. As a senior he became a unanimous All-America selection and the runner up in the Heisman Trophy race. The National Football Foundation in 2006 selected Mike Phips to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. After graduation Phipps was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the NFL draft as the third overall selection. He played for 12 NFL seasons with the Browns and Chicago Bears.

January 19, 1969 – San Diego, California – Junior Seau the outstanding linebacker from Southern Cal was received into this world.  Seau played an amazing 20 seasons in the NFL as he was first drafted in the first round by his hometown San Diego Chargers in 1990 according to his bio on the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  In 1992 was voted as the NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Junior was an All Pro 8 times and played in 12 Pro Bowls. In 1994, he led the Chargers to their first and only Super Bowl appearance. Junior Seau was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015. 

January 19, 1974 – Aliceville, Alabama – The great Florida State Offensive Tackle Walter Jones celebrated his birth. Walter was chosen in the 1997 NFL Draft as the 6th player taken overall by the Seattle Seahawks. Per the Profootballhof.com Jones plates 12 seasons and made it to 9 Pro Bowls all with Seattle.  Walter Jones in 2014 had his football legacy placed into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Jan. 19

1937 — Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the second year of voting.

1952 — The Professional Golfers Association approves the participation of blacks in golf tournaments.

1972 — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the youngest player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame at 36. Yogi Berra and Early Wynn are also elected.

1974 — UCLA’s 88-game winning streak is snapped when Notre Dame overcomes an 11-point deficit in the final 3:32 to win 71-70. With 29 seconds remaining, Dwight Clay’s jump shot from the right corner gives the Irish the lead.

1992 — John Cook is the first golfer in PGA history to chip in on two consecutive holes to win a playoff after he edges Gene Sauers in the Bob Hope Classic.

2000 — Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships as a player, returns to the NBA, joining the Washington Wizards as part owner and President of Basketball Operations.

2004 — Colorado’s Milan Hejduk scores on a penalty shot 59 seconds into overtime to give the Avalanche a 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay. It’s the third time an NHL game ended on a penalty shot in overtime.

2005 — LeBron James becomes the youngest player (20 years, 20 days) in NBA history to record a triple-double, with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in Cleveland’s 107-101 win over Portland.

2006 — Irina Slutskaya wins her seventh European figure skating title, breaking the record she shared with Katarina Witt and Sonja Henie.

2008 — Bode Miller wins the downhill at the traditional Hahnenkamm World Cup races to become the most successful American skier ever with 28 World Cup wins, overtaking Phil Mahre.

2012 — Serena Williams moves into the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova for her 500th career match win.

2013 — Lance Armstrong admits to doping in all seven of his Tour de France victories.

2014 — Peyton Manning passes for 400 yards and two touchdowns to lead Denver to a 26-16 victory over New England and send the Broncos to their first trip to the Super Bowl in 15 years.

2014 — Russell Wilson throws a 35-yard touchdown pass on fourth down and Seattle’s top-ranked defense forces two late turnovers, lifting the Seahawks into their second Super Bowl with a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

2015 — Lindsey Vonn wins a super-G for her record 63rd World Cup victory. The American breaks Annemarie Moser-Proell’s 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup wins with a flawless run down the Olympia delle Tofane course at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, finishing by a huge 0.85 ahead of Anna Fenninger of Austria.

2017 — Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic is beaten 7-6 (8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 by wild-card entry Denis Istomin in a second-round match. No. 2-ranked Djokovic had won five of the six previous titles at Melbourne Park and six overall, and had never dropped a set in six previous meetings against Istomin.

2020 – AFC Championship, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City Chiefs beat Tennessee Titans, 35-24.

2020 – NFC Championship, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California: San Francisco 49ers beat Green Bay Packers, 37-20.

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Jan. 20

1891 — The International YMCA in Springfield, Mass. is the site of the first official basketball game. Peach baskets were used, but it wasn’t until 1905 that someone removed the baskets’ bottoms.

1937 — Nels Stewart of the New York Americans becomes the NHL’s all-time scorer with his 270th goal in a 4-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

1952 — George Mikan scores 61 points, a career-high, to lead the Minneapolis Lakers to a 91-81 double-overtime victory over the Rochester Royals.

1966 — Ted Williams, longtime star of the Boston Red Sox, is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Williams was a two time triple crown winner, a two time MVP and the last player to hit over .400 — despite losing five prime years to service in the Marine Corps.

1968 — Elvin Hayes scores 39 points to lead Houston to a 71-69 victory and end UCLA’s 47-game winning streak. A regular-season record 52,693 fans attend the game at the Houston Astrodome.

1970 — Cincinnati’s Tom Van Arsdale and Phoenix’s Dick Van Arsdale are the first brothers to play in the same NBA All-Star game. Dick scores eight points for the West team, while Tom scores five for the East, which wins the game 142-135 at Philadelphia.

1980 — President Carter announces the U.S. Olympic team will not participate in the Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the previous month.

1980 — Terry Bradshaw passes for 309 yards and sets two passing records to help the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Los Angeles Rams 31-19 and become the first team to win four Super Bowls.

1985 — Joe Montana passes for a Super Bowl record 331 yards and three touchdowns to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 38-16 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Roger Craig scores a record three touchdowns.

1996 — Rudy Galindo, in the biggest upset in decades, wins the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, earning two perfect marks along the way.

2001 — Alan Webb of South Lakes High School in Reston, Va., becomes the first American prep runner to break four minutes for the indoor mile, with a time of 3:59.86 at the New Balance Games in New York.

2002 — Steve Yzerman becomes the ninth player in NHL history to notch 1,000 assists, which he earns on Mathieu Dandenault’s game-winning goal when Detroit beats Ottawa 3-2 in overtime.

2007 — Utah coach Jerry Sloan passes Larry Brown for 4th on the NBA’s all-time win list (1,010) after the Jazz beat the Chicago Bulls, 95-85 at the United Center.

2008 — Despite a shaky Tom Brady, New England Patriots are too much for the banged-up San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game, pulling out a 21-12 victory that sends them back to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven seasons.

2008 — Lawrence Tynes, who missed a 36-yard field goal at the end of regulation following a bad snap, nails a 47-yarder in overtime to give the New York Giants a 23-20 win over Green Bay in the NFC championship at Lambeau Field. The Giants win their 10th straight on the road in the third-coldest championship game ever.

2013 — San Francisco’s Frank Gore runs for a pair of second-half touchdowns and the 49ers rebounds from a 17-0 deficit to beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-24 in the NFC championship game.

2013 — Joe Flacco outduels Tom Brady, throwing three touchdown passes in the second half and leading the Baltimore Ravens to their first Super Bowl in 12 years with a 28-13 victory over the New England Patriots for the AFC championship.

2016 — Kathryn Smith is promoted by the Buffalo Bills to take over as special teams quality control coach, making her the first full-time female coach in the NFL.

2017 — Henrik Sedin had a goal for his 1,000th career point before Luca Sbisa scored the winner early in the third period to help Vancouver beat Florida 2-1. Sedin converted a pass from twin brother Daniel on a 2-on-1 rush for his 11th goal of the season. Henrik Sedin became the 85th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points, and the 38th to accomplish the feat with one franchise.

Jan. 21

1921 — Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner.

1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1953 — Dizzy Dean and Al Simmons are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The baseball writers pass over Joe DiMaggio in his first year of eligibility.

1954 — For the first time in NBA All-Star history, an overtime period is needed. Boston’s Bob Cousy scores 10 points in the overtime to give the East a 98-93 victory and Cousy the MVP honors.

1958 — Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes the first member of the losing team to win the NBA All-Star MVP award, scoring 28 points and grabbing 26 rebounds, even though the East beats the West 130-118.

1969 — Roy Campanella and Stan Musial are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1979 — Terry Bradshaw throws four touchdown passes to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to their third Super Bowl win, a 35-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Bradshaw, the game’s MVP, completes 17 of 30 passes for 318 yards.

1990 — John McEnroe becomes the first player thrown out of the Australian Open. McEnroe’s tantrum comes while leading Mike Pernfors 6-1, 4-6, 7-5, 2-4.

1996 — Karrie Webb becomes the second quickest winner in LPGA Tour history winning the HealthSouth Inaugural at Walt Disney World. Webb, in her second LPGA start, beat Jane Geddes and Martha Nause on the fourth hole of a playoff. Webb finished second in her first LPGA start a week earlier in the Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions.

2005 — Four-time Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjoerndalen wins his 49th career World Cup biathlon, breaking the record for career victories. Bjoerndalen edges fellow Norwegian Frode Andresen in the 10-kilometer sprint event to pass former cross country great Bjorn Daehlie at 48 career wins.

2007 — Lovie Smith becomes the first black head coach to make it to the Super Bowl when his Chicago Bears win the NFC championship. Tony Dungy joins him when his Indianapolis Colts take the AFC title.

2009 — New Jersey Institute of Technology ends its 51-game losing streak, getting 26 points from Jheryl Wilson in a 61-51 victory over Bryant. NJIT had not won since it defeated Longwood on Feb. 19, 2007.

2010 — Los Angeles guard Kobe Bryant becomes the 15th player in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points and the youngest to hit the milestone. Bryant finishes with 31 points in the Lakers’ 93-87 loss at Cleveland.

2012 — Notre Dame upsets No. 1 Syracuse 67-58 and hands the Orange their first loss after 20 straight victories. It’s the eighth time Notre Dame has beaten a No. 1 team — that ties for fourth-most all-time.

2017 — Adam Hadwin shoots a 13-under 59 in the CareerBuilder Challenge for the ninth sub-60 round in PGA Tour history and the second in 10 days. The 29-year-old Canadian reaches 13 under with a 7-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th and makes a 3-footer from just off the green for par on the 18th at La Quinta Country Club.

2019 – Golden State guard Klay Thompson sets an NBA record by making his first 10 attempts from 3-point range as the Warriors beat the LA Lakers, 130-111; Thompson scores 44 points.

2024 — Tara VanDerveer, Stanford, becomes winningest college basketball coach with 1,203rd victory.

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Jan. 22

1920 — The New York Yankees announce they will be the first team to wear uniform numbers, according to the player’s position in batting order.

1960 — Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15-round split decision to capture the world middleweight boxing title.

1962 — Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are elected into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Robinson, the first black to play in the majors, is also the first to enter the Hall.

1968 — The NBA awards expansion franchises to Milwaukee and Phoenix.

1973 — George Foreman knocks out Joe Frazier in the second round in Kingston, Jamaica, to win the world heavyweight title.

1983 — Houston becomes the first NBA team not to score a point in overtime. The Portland Trail Blazers outscore the Rockets 17-0 for a 113-96 victory.

1988 — Mike Tyson knocks out Larry Holmes in the fourth round at Atlantic City to retain his world heavyweight title.

1998 — New York’s Pat LaFontaine reaches 1,000 career points, scoring his 19th goal in the Rangers’ 4-3 loss to Philadelphia.

2003 — Andy Roddick wins one of the longest matches of the Open era, beating Younes El Aynaoui in a fifth set that ended 21-19 to reach the Australian Open semifinals. The American won 4-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4, 21-19 in a match lasting 4 hours, 59 minutes — the longest men’s singles match at the Australian Open since tiebreaker sets were introduced into Grand Slam events in 1971.

2005 — Jockey Russell Baze passes Bill Shoemaker to take second place on the career win list. Russell gets his 8,834th victory aboard Hollow Memoires in the seventh race at Golden Gate Fields.

2006 — The Pittsburgh Steelers are the first team since the 1985 Patriots to win three postseason road games thanks to a 34-17 dismantling of the Denver Broncos in the AFC title game.

2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

2012 — The New England Patriots beat the Ravens 23-20 in the AFC championship game after Baltimore’s Billy Cundiff misses a 32-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds remaining that would have tied the score.

2012 — New York’s Lawrence Tynes kicks a 31-yard field goal in sudden-death overtime and the Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in the NFC championship game.

2016 — David Blatt, the second-year coach who guided Cleveland to the NBA Finals in 2015, is fired despite the Cavaliers holding a 30-11 record. Blatt is the first coach since conferences began in 1970-71 to be fired when his team had the best record in its conference.

2018 – New Orleans Pelicans’ DeMarcus Cousins has 44 points, 24 rebounds & 10 assists in 132-128 double-OT win over Chicago Bulls; 1st player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1972) with 40+ points, 20+ rebounds & 10+ assists.

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Jan. 23

1944 — The Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers 15-0 to set an NHL record for consecutive goals.

1959 — In the NBA All-Star game in Detroit, St. Louis’ Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis become the first co-winners of the MVP award, leading the West to a 124-108 victory.

1979 — Willie Mays is named on 409 of 432 ballots and elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

1980 — George Gervin of San Antonio scores 55 points in a 144-130 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

1987 — Hana Mandlikova upsets Martina Navratilova 7-5, 7-6 to win the Australian Open.

1988 — Steffi Graf wins the Australian Open with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Chris Evert.

1993 — Mike Gartner of the New York Rangers sets an NHL record when he reaches 30 goals for the 14th consecutive season. Gartner, with three goals in the Rangers’ 8-3 victory over Los Angeles, surpasses Phil Esposito, Bobby Hull and Wayne Gretzky.

2001 — Sam Cassell scores 22 points and the Bucks hit a franchise record 14 3-pointers to beat the Knicks 105-91 and snap New York’s NBA-record 33-game streak of holding opponents to under 100 points.

2005 — Jennifer Rodriguez becomes the first American woman in nine years to win the World Sprint Speedskating Championship.

2008 — Baylor, which waited 39 years to get back into the Top 25, plays five overtimes in its first win as a ranked team. Curtis Jerrells scores a career-high 36 points, including 11 in the fifth overtime to lead No. 25 Baylor to a 116-110 win over No. 18 Texas A&M.

2010 — Lindsey Vonn makes it five wins in five downhills this season. Her 30th World Cup victory ties her with Croatia’s Janica Kostelic for eighth place on the career list and nearly halfway to Austrian leader Annemarie Moser-Proell’s 62 wins.

2011 — Francesca Schiavone wins the longest women’s match in Grand Slam history — a 6-4, 1-6, 16-14 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova that takes 4 hours, 44 minutes at the Australian Open. Schiavone saves six match points, then converts on her third match point in the longest women’s match at a major in terms of time in the Open era.

2011 — Aaron Rodgers runs for a touchdown and makes a saving tackle, B.J. Raji returns an interception for a score and Sam Shields has two interceptions to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 21-14 win over the Chicago Bears in the NFC championship game. The Packers, with road wins in Philadelphia, Atlanta and Chicago, become the first NFC No. 6 seed to advance to the Super Bowl.

2011 — The Pittsburgh Steelers advance to their third Super Bowl in six years with a 24-19 victory over the New York Jets.

2012 — Skylar Diggins matches a season high with 27 points and No. 2 Notre Dame routs No. 7 Tennessee 72-44, holding the Lady Vols to their lowest scoring output in modern school history.

2015 — Klay Thompson sets an NBA record for the most points in a quarter, a 37-point third period that powers the Golden State Warriors to a 126-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Thompson makes all 13 shots and finishes with a career-high 52 points.

2022 – Buffalo wide receiver Gabriel Davis scores an NFL playoff record 4 TDs in the Bills’ epic 42-36 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in their divisional-round playoff at Arrowhead Stadium.

TV SPORTS SUNDAY

NFL PLAYOFFS	TIME ET	TV
NFC Divisional Round: LA Rams at Philadelphia	3:00pm	NBC Peacock
AFC Divisional Round: Baltimore at Buffalo	6:30pm	CBS Paramount+
NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat	3:00 pm	FanDuel Sports SW FanDuel Sports Sun
Denver Nuggets vs Orlando Magic	6:00 pm	FanDuel Sports FL ALT
Philadelphia 76ers vs Milwaukee Bucks	7:00 pm	NBCS-PHI FanDuel Sports WI
Brooklyn Nets vs Oklahoma City Thunder	7:00 pm	YES FanDuel Sports OK
Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers	9:00 pm	Spectrum FanDuel Sports SoCal
Chicago Bulls vs Portland Trail Blazers	9:00 pm	CHSN Rip City
Washington Wizards vs Sacramento Kings	9:00 pm	MNMT NBCS-CA
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Ottawa Senators vs New Jersey Devils	1:00pm	ESPN+ MSGSN Sportsnet
New York Rangers vs Montreal Canadiens	7:00pm	ESPN+ MSG Sportsnet
Detroit Red Wings vs Dallas Stars	8:00pm	ESPN+ FanDuel Sports DET Victory+
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Illinois at Michigan State	12:00pm	CBS
Nebraska at Maryland	12:00pm	BTN
Tulane at Temple	1:00pm	ESPN2/U
Rice at Florida Atlantic	1:00pm	ESPN+
Youngstown State at Green Bay	1:00pm	ESPN+
La Salle at UMass	2:00pm	USA
Northwestern at Michigan	2:00pm	BTN
Cleveland State at IU Indianapolis	2:00pm	ESPN+
Memphis at Charlotte	3:00pm	ESPN2/U
Robert Morris at Milwaukee	3:00pm	ESPN+
GOLF	TIME ET	TV
PGA Tour: American Express	4:00pm	GOLF
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
Serie A: Fiorentina vs Torino	6:30am	CBSSN Paramount+ fuboTV
La Liga: Celta de Vigo vs Athletic Club	8:00am	ESPN+ fuboTV
EPL: Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur	9:00am	USA Peacock fuboTV
EPL: Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion	9:00am	Peacock fuboTV
EPL: Nottingham Forest vs Southampton	9:00am	Peacock fuboTV
Ligue 1: Saint-Étienne vs Nantes	9:00am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Serie A: Cagliari vs Lecce	9:00am	Paramount+ fuboTV
Serie A: Parma vs Venezia	9:00am	Paramount+ fuboTV
Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs Mainz 05	9:30am	ESPN+
La Liga: Real Madrid vs Las Palmas	10:15am	ESPN+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: Angers SCO vs Auxerre	11:15am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
Ligue 1: Reims vs Le Havre	11:15am	Fanatiz beIN Sports
EPL: Ipswich Town vs Manchester City	11:30am	USA Peacock fuboTV
Bundesliga: Werder Bremen vs Augsburg	11:30am	ESPN+
Serie A: Hellas Verona vs Lazio	12:00pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
La Liga: Osasuna vs Rayo Vallecano	12:30pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Serie A: Internazionale vs Empoli	2:45pm	Paramount+ fuboTV
Ligue 1: Olympique Marseille vs Strasbourg	2:45pm	Fanatiz beIN Sports
La Liga: Valencia vs Real Sociedad	3:00pm	ESPN+ fuboTV
Liga MX: Querétaro vs Pumas UNAM	6:00pm	VIX