“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
SATURDAY, NOV. 30
CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
PROVIDENCE 35 NORTH JUDSON 20
SCORING SUMMARY
NJ — Grason McDaniel fumble recovery (rush failed)
P — Preston Kempf 13 run (Jaxon Revell kick)
P — Kempf 5 run (Revell kick)
P — Kalen Sipes 2 pass from Kempf (Revell kick)
NJ — Jesiah McDaniel 13 run (run failed)
RUSHING – Providence: Kempf 23-200, Cooper Ross 8-24, Sipes 5-15, Nick Stoner 2-9, Lucas Mauk 2-6, Lincoln Kruer 2-3, Team 3-(minus-3); North Judson: J. McDaniel 16-78, Wilcox 13-62, Brock Benson 9-30, G. McDaniel 1-(minus-2).
PASSING – Providence: Kempf 3-7-0 48; North Judson: J. McDaniel 3-7-0 59, Wilcox 0-1-1 0.
RECEIVING – Providence: Gabriel Bermudez 2-46, Sipes 1-2; North Judson: Logan Pradke 1-31, Wilcox 1-14, G. McDaniel 1-14.
CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
HERITAGE HILLS 38 FW LUERS 15
SCORING SUMMARY
HH — Jett Goldsberry 73 run (Carter Payne kick)
HH — Hunter Meredith 33 run (Payne kick)
BL — Dee Hogue 10 pass from Jayce White (Angel Rojas kick)
HH — Goldsberry 3 run (Payne kick)
HH — Payne 25 FG
HH — Goldsberry 24 run (Payne kick)
HH — Meredith 2 run (Payne kick)
BL — Devin Patterson 11 run (Patterson run)
RUSHING – Heritage Hills: Goldsberry 18-177, Meredith 19-141, Trey Willard 2-8, Alex Smith 1-2; Bishop Luers: Daryea Williams 26-139, Patterson 10-48, Hogue 6-33, White 1-9.
PASSING – Heritage Hills: Goldsberry 2-7-0 71; Bishop Luers: White 7-17-1 44, Patterson 3-5-0 40.
RECEIVING – Heritage Hills: Tyler Ruxer 1-41, Meredith 1-30; Bishop Luers: Chuck McBride 3-24, Evan Wilkens 2-14, Ben Kiracofe 1-22, Hogue 1-10, Anthony Antonuccio 1-10, Danny Kelly 1-8, White 1-(minus-4).
CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
DECATUR CENTRAL 38, WARSAW 24
SCORING SUMMARY
DC — Kasmir Hicks 38 pass from Bo Polston (Ashton Vogel kick)
W — Drew Sullivan 1 run (Mason Smythe kick)
DC — Fa’Rel Carter 4 run (kick failed)
DC — Hicks 8 pass from Polston (Carson Ison pass from Polston)
DC — Vogel 33 FG
W — Smythe 47 FG
W — Brody Duncan 61 run (Smythe kick)
DC — Carter 4 run (Vogel kick)
DC — Carter 74 run (Vogel kick)
W — Ethan Egolf 5 pass from Sullivan (Smythe kick)
RUSHING – Decatur Central: Carter 16-170, Hicks 9-60, Polston 5-29, N’Po Dodo 7-17, Team 1-(minus-1); Warsaw: Duncan 12-101, Tucker Reed 6-99, Qinton Brock 8-98, Sullivan 18-25, Evan Davis 1-11, Robbinson Hoffert 1-3.
PASSING – Decatur Central: Polston 12-17-1 147; Warsaw: Sullivan 6-14-2 91, Team 0-3-0 0.
RECEIVING – Decatur Central: Hicks 6-91, Carter 3-29, Brycen Bonawitt 1-19, Dodo 1-5, Ison 1-3; Warsaw: Reed 2-42, Egolf 2-38, Daylor Vilamma 2-11, Davis 1-12.
INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL
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| Anderson Prep | 48 | Elwood | 24 | |
| Anderson | 54 | Liberty Christian | 51 | |
| Angola | 45 | Wawasee | 40 | |
| Avon | 85 | Victory College Prep | 21 | |
| Barr-Reeve | 57 | Medora | 25 | |
| Ben Davis | 56 | Zionsville | 45 | |
| Benton Central | 43 | Crawfordsville | 28 | |
| Bethany Christian | 65 | West Noble | 60 | |
| Blackford | 62 | Bluffton | 61 | |
| Centerville | 63 | Seton Catholic | 60 | |
| Chesterton | 70 | Elkhart | 45 | |
| Christel House | 65 | Beech Grove | 55 | |
| Cloverdale | 77 | Greencastle | 64 | |
| Columbus North | 46 | Seymour | 41 | |
| DeKalb | 63 | Eastside | 28 | |
| Delphi | 71 | North White | 14 | |
| Delta | 48 | Connersville | 36 | |
| East Chicago Central | 75 | Bowman Academy | 32 | |
| Eastern Greene | 68 | Riverton Parke | 45 | |
| Evansville Central | 65 | South Spencer | 34 | |
| Evansville Harrison | 64 | Floyd Central | 60 | |
| Fishers | 91 | Indianapolis Tech | 63 | |
| Franklin Central | 63 | Center Grove | 56 | |
| Garrett | 52 | Prairie Heights | 28 | |
| Gary 21st Century | 73 | Chicago Leo (Ill.) | 46 | |
| Goshen | 55 | Fairfield | 43 | |
| Greenwood | 52 | Greenwood Christian | 42 | |
| Griffith | 85 | Hobart | 61 | |
| Guerin Catholic | 69 | Indianapolis Ritter | 51 | |
| Hagerstown | 63 | Cowan | 48 | |
| Heritage | 59 | Whitko | 46 | |
| Highland | 60 | Indianapolis Washington | 56 | |
| Indian Creek | 70 | Edinburgh | 52 | |
| Indianapolis Attucks | 63 | Lawrence North | 54 | |
| Jeffersonville | 67 | Indianapolis Cathedral | 65 | |
| John Glenn | 54 | New Prairie | 48 | |
| Kankakee Valley | 81 | Gary Lighthouse | 50 | |
| Knightstown | 57 | Waldron | 52 | |
| Lafayette Jeff | 70 | Indianapolis Metropolitan | 57 | |
| Lakeland | 52 | Fort Wayne HomeSchool | 49 | |
| Lapel | 61 | Frankton | 50 | |
| Lawrenceburg | 69 | Switzerland County | 57 | |
| Madison-Grant | 42 | Wabash | 29 | |
| Manchester | 76 | Oak Hill | 36 | |
| Marion | 69 | New Castle | 62 | |
| Michigan City | 98 | Hammond Science & Tech | 31 | |
| Mississinewa | 66 | Huntington North | 65 | OT |
| Morristown | 49 | Eminence | 44 | |
| Mount Vernon (Fortville) | 51 | Lebanon | 43 | |
| Mount Vernon (Posey) | 50 | Cascade | 42 | |
| New Albany | 75 | Bloomington South | 73 | |
| Noblesville | 59 | Franklin | 41 | |
| North Daviess | 91 | Washington Catholic | 15 | |
| NorthWood | 68 | Fort Wayne Concordia | 39 | |
| Northeastern | 66 | Monroe Central | 43 | |
| Northfield | 49 | Eastbrook | 46 | |
| Northridge | 68 | Westview | 61 | |
| Northview | 64 | North Vermillion | 36 | |
| Northwestern | 66 | Lewis Cass | 41 | |
| Orleans | 61 | Crothersville | 28 | |
| Parke Heritage | 63 | Plainfield | 49 | |
| Penn | 39 | Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 31 | |
| Perry Meridian | 84 | Indianapolis Shortridge | 73 | |
| Pike | 63 | Hamilton Southeastern | 57 | |
| Plymouth | 51 | Bremen | 45 | |
| Portage | 68 | Munster | 47 | |
| Princeton | 66 | Evansville North | 48 | |
| Richmond | 43 | Jay County | 36 | |
| Rossville | 57 | Western Boone | 56 | |
| Shakamak | 64 | Vincennes Rivet | 28 | |
| Shelbyville | 52 | Triton Central | 46 | |
| Shenandoah | 60 | Blue River | 37 | |
| South Bend Adams | 56 | LaPorte | 49 | |
| South Bend Washington | 79 | Lake Central | 77 | |
| South Central (Elizabeth) | 53 | Crawford County | 50 | |
| South Dearborn | 45 | Franklin County | 41 | |
| South Ripley | 84 | Rising Sun | 39 | |
| Southmont | 63 | Sheridan | 58 | |
| Southport | 55 | Mooresville | 50 | |
| Southwood | 48 | Southern Wells | 33 | |
| Terre Haute North | 56 | South Knox | 43 | |
| Terre Haute South | 90 | North Central (Farmersburg) | 83 | 2OT |
| Tippecanoe Valley | 56 | Rochester | 46 | |
| Tri-Township | 81 | Portage Christian | 37 | |
| Tri | 60 | Southwestern (Shelbyville) | 45 | |
| Victory Christian | 69 | Morgan Twp. | 39 | |
| Wapahani | 62 | Pendleton Heights | 51 | |
| Wes-Del | 64 | Alexandria | 48 | |
| West Vigo | 51 | South Vermillion | 33 | |
| Western | 54 | Twin Lakes | 49 | |
| Westfield | 87 | Frankfort | 17 | |
| Winamac | 61 | North Newton | 27 | |
| Woodlan | 65 | Bellmont | 39 | |
| Yorktown | 55 | Greensburg | 47 | |
| Indianapolis Riverside Tournament | ||||
| Providence Cristo Rey | 45 | Believe Circle City | 30 | R1 |
| Danville | 69 | Indianapolis Riverside | 36 | R1 |
| Indianapolis Riverside | 89 | Believe Circle City | 29 | 3rd |
| Danville | 72 | Providence Cristo Rey | 35 | 1st |
| Lawrenceville (Ill.) Tournament | ||||
| Vincennes Lincoln | 81 | Red Hill (Ill.) | 58 | Pool |
| Vincennes Lincoln | 83 | Lawrenceville (Ill.) | 63 | 1st |
| Loughmiller Tournament | ||||
| Loogootee | 62 | Evansville Day | 43 | R1 |
| Christian Academy | 74 | Trinity Lutheran | 28 | R1 |
| Trinity Lutheran | 66 | Evansville Day | 58 | 3rd |
| Christian Academy | 63 | Loogootee | 39 | 1st |
| Schlarman (Ill.) Tournament | ||||
| BHRA (Ill.) | 59 | Covington | 45 | |
INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL
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| Anderson Prep | 77 | Liberty Christian | 61 | |
| Argos | 56 | Bethany Christian | 30 | |
| Austin | 76 | Switzerland County | 31 | |
| Bolingbrook (Ill.) | 55 | Indianapolis Attucks | 50 | |
| Brownsburg | 67 | Columbia City | 58 | |
| Carroll (Fort Wayne) | 57 | Penn | 53 | |
| Danville | 61 | Crawfordsville | 11 | |
| East Central | 40 | South Ripley | 36 | |
| Eastern Hancock | 47 | Wapahani | 40 | |
| Elkhart | 59 | LaPorte | 31 | |
| Evansville North | 54 | Bloomington South | 52 | OT |
| Fairfield | 41 | Concord | 32 | |
| Fishers | 59 | Fort Wayne Snider | 38 | |
| Fort Wayne North | 50 | New Haven | 40 | |
| Franklin | 54 | Perry Meridian | 40 | |
| Greensburg | 83 | Seymour | 33 | |
| Guerin Catholic | 55 | Indianapolis Ritter | 27 | |
| Hamilton Southeastern | 46 | Chicago Fremd (Ill.) | 41 | |
| Hanover Central | 51 | Kouts | 32 | |
| Huntington North | 57 | Hamilton Heights | 20 | |
| Indian Creek | 55 | Sullivan | 41 | |
| Jeffersonville | 49 | Indianapolis Cathedral | 39 | |
| Jennings County | 49 | Pendleton Heights | 47 | |
| Kokomo | 54 | Anderson | 35 | |
| LaVille | 55 | North Miami | 22 | |
| Lawrence Central | 67 | Ben Davis | 27 | |
| Leo | 49 | Lakeland | 42 | |
| Michigan City | 42 | West Central | 27 | |
| Morgan Twp. | 52 | Victory Christian | 25 | |
| New Palestine | 59 | Whiteland | 49 | |
| New Washington | 40 | Milan | 34 | |
| Noblesville | 64 | Mount Vernon (Fortville) | 32 | |
| North Decatur | 60 | Knightstown | 27 | |
| North White | 42 | Delphi | 38 | |
| Northeastern | 50 | Monroe Central | 35 | |
| Norwell | 64 | Angola | 56 | |
| Oak Hill | 49 | Manchester | 45 | |
| Oldenburg Academy | 53 | Henryville | 38 | |
| Owen Valley | 56 | Bloomfield | 22 | |
| Prairie Heights | 33 | Garrett | 32 | |
| Princeton | 53 | Tell City | 51 | |
| Richmond | 43 | Muncie Central | 37 | |
| Rising Sun | 57 | Hauser | 44 | |
| Rochester | 46 | Winamac | 39 | |
| Silver Creek | 53 | Gibson Southern | 51 | |
| South Bend Washington | 69 | Lawrence North | 50 | |
| Southern Wells | 56 | Adams Central | 39 | |
| Tri-County | 63 | Twin Lakes | 53 | |
| Trinity Lutheran | 86 | Southwestern (Shelbyville) | 14 | |
| Wabash | 68 | Madison-Grant | 25 | |
| Waldron | 49 | Greenwood Christian | 40 | |
| West Washington | 49 | Perry Central | 31 | |
| Westfield | 55 | Franklin Central | 53 | |
| Westview | 58 | Mishawaka | 30 | |
| Whitney Young (Ill.) | 89 | Hammond Noll | 29 | |
| Avon Classic | ||||
| Avon | 57 | Northview | 47 | |
| Lake Central | 51 | North Central (Indianapolis) | 42 | |
| Avon | 53 | Lake Central | 50 | |
INDIANA WRESTLING RESULTS
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES
MICHIGAN 13, NO. 2 OHIO STATE 10
NO. 8 TENNESSEE 36, VANDERBILT 23
NO. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA 17, NO. 12 CLEMSON 14
NO. 23 ILLINOIS 38, NORTHWESTERN 28
BAYLOR 45, KANSAS 17
TEXAS TECH 52, WEST VIRGINIA 15
ARMY 29, UTSA 24
LOUISVILLE 41, KENTUCKY 14
UCONN 47, UMASS 42
DUKE 23, WAKE FOREST 17
LOUISIANA 37, UL MONROE 23
NORTH TEXAS 24, TEMPLE 17
ILLINOIS STATE 35, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 27 (FCS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND)
RHODE ISLAND 21, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 17 (FCS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND)
SLIPPERY ROCK 25, KUTZTOWN 24 (OT) (DII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+
FERRIS STATE 78, CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 17 (DII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
SUSQUEHANNA 42, HOBART 35 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
JOHNS HOPKINS 17, GROVE CITY 14 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
DEPAUW 45, MARYVILLE (TN) 20 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
CORTLAND 17, ENDICOTT 9 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
SALISBURY 33, KING’S (PA) 13 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
SPRINGFIELD 54, UMASS DARTMOUTH 27 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
RANDOLPH-MACON 38, WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON 22 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
HOPE 49, AURORA 21 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
CARNEGIE MELLON 24, CENTRE 15 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
MOUNT UNION 42, JOHN CARROLL 7 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
UT MARTIN 41, NEW HAMPSHIRE 10 (FCS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND)
CAL (PA) 34, ASHLAND 33 (DII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
HARDING 44, GRAND VALLEY STATE 26 (DII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
VALDOSTA STATE 33, MILES 17 (DII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
VIRGINIA UNION 44, LENOIR-RHYNE 12 (DII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
SAINT JOHN’S (MN) 24, WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE 13 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR 17, HARDIN-SIMMONS 13 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
WARTBURG 19, WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE 14 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
BETHEL (MN) 48, LAKE FOREST 21 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
NORTH CENTRAL (IL) 42, WHITWORTH 17 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
WESTERN MICHIGAN 26, EASTERN MICHIGAN 18
SOUTHERN 24, GRAMBLING 14 (NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA)
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 35, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 24
COASTAL CAROLINA 48, GEORGIA STATE 27
TROY 52, SOUTHERN MISS 20
RICE 35, SOUTH FLORIDA 28
LEHIGH 20, RICHMOND 16 (FCS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND)
VILLANOVA 22, EASTERN KENTUCKY 17 (FCS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND)
BOSTON COLLEGE 34, PITT 23
OLD DOMINION 40, ARKANSAS STATE 32
ABILENE CHRISTIAN 24, NORTHERN ARIZONA 0 (FCS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND)
TARLETON STATE 43, DRAKE 29 (FCS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND)
MINNESOTA STATE 26, CSU PUEBLO 23 (DII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
BEMIDJI STATE 20, WESTERN COLORADO 19 (DII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
LINFIELD 65, TEXAS LUTHERAN 3 (DIII FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND)
NO. 4 PENN STATE 44, MARYLAND 7
NO. 5 NOTRE DAME 49, USC 35
SYRACUSE 42, NO. 6 MIAMI (FLA.) 38
NO. 9 SMU 38, CAL 6
NO. 13 ALABAMA 28, AUBURN 14
NO. 16 ARIZONA STATE 49, ARIZONA 7
NO. 21 MISSOURI 28, ARKANSAS 21
RUTGERS 41, MICHIGAN STATE 14
NC STATE 35, NORTH CAROLINA 30
UCLA 20, FRESNO STATE 13
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 24, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 16
CHARLOTTE 29, UAB 27
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 63, TULSA 16
WESTERN KENTUCKY 19, JACKSONVILLE STATE 17
LOUISIANA TECH 33, KENNESAW STATE 0
UTEP 42, NEW MEXICO STATE 35
TCU 20, CINCINNATI 13
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 29, APPALACHIAN STATE 20
WYOMING 15, WASHINGTON STATE 14
NO. 10 INDIANA 66, PURDUE 0
LSU 37, OKLAHOMA 17
FLORIDA 31, FLORIDA STATE 11
NO. 1 OREGON 49, WASHINGTON 21
NO. 3 TEXAS 17, NO. 20 TEXAS A&M 7
NO. 18 IOWA STATE 29, NO. 24 KANSAS STATE 21
NO. 22 UNLV 38, NEVADA 14
VIRGINIA TECH 37, VIRGINIA 17
MARSHALL 35, JAMES MADISON 33 (2OT)
NO. 19 BYU 30, HOUSTON 18
NO. 14 MONTANA 41, TENNESSEE STATE 27 (FCS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND)
AIR FORCE 31 SAN DIEGO STATE 20
HAWAII 38 NEW MEXICO 30
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
#15 WISCONSIN 74 CHICAGO STATE 53
#21 CREIGHTON 80 NOTRE DAME 76
#10 MARQUETTE 94 WESTERN CAROLINA 62
#20 TEXAS A&M 81 RUTGERS 77
#1 KANSAS 86 FURMAN 51
#2 CONNECTICUT 99 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 45
SAN DIEGO STATE 73 #6 HOUSTON 70 OT
OREGON 83 #9 ALABAMA 81
ELSEWHERE:
NEW MEXICO 83 USC 73
PURDUE FORT WAYNE 77 TEXAS A&M COMMERCE 57
INDIANA STATE 83 IONA 80
IU INDY 106 TRINITY CHRISTIAN 49
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
#4 SOUTH CAROLINA 99 PURDUE 51
#15 IOWA 75 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 59
#24 LOUISVILLE 79 COLORADO 71
#18 OLE MISS 89 ALABAMA STATE 24
#10 MARYLAND 66 GEORGE MASON 56
UTAH 78#3 NOTRE DAME 67
#1 UCLA 97 FRESNO STATE 41
#12 WEST VIRGINIA 82 BOISE STATE 47
#17 TCU 87 S. FLORIDA 46
#5 TEXAS 94 BUTLER 59
ELSEWHERE:
MINNESOTA 68 LOUISIANA 48
WISCONSIN 58 VCU 45
RUTGERS 77 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 60
VALPARAISO 76 NORTH DAKOTA 57
INDIANA STATE 68 SE. MISSOURI STATE 65
DELAWARE 65 EVANSVILLE 54
MICHIGAN 76 VIRGINIA TECH 65
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
QUARTERFINALS
SATURDAY, NOV. 30
NO. 1 DUKE 1 NO. 7 VIRGINIA TECH 0
SEMIFINALS
FRIDAY, DEC. 6
QUARTERFINAL WINNERS, TBA
CHAMPIONSHIP
MONDAY, DEC. 9
SEMIFINAL WINNERS, 7 P.M.
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
THIRD ROUND
SATURDAY, NOV. 30
NO. 3 DENVER 1 NO. 14 INDIANA 0
NO. 12 SMU 3 NO. 5 DAYTYON 1
UMASS 1 NO. 11 VIRGINIA 0
NO. 13 MARSHALL 2 NC STATE 1
SUNDAY, DEC. 1
NO. 1 OHIO ST. VS. NO. 16 STANFORD, 5 P.M.
KANSAS CITY VS. NO. 2 PITTSBURGH, 5 P.M.
NO. 9 CLEMSON VS. NO. 8 WAKE FOREST, 6 P.M.
VERMONT VS. SAN DIEGO, 8 P.M.
NFL SCHEDULE
WEEK 13
SUNDAY
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
HOUSTON TEXANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 4:05P (ET) 4:05P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 3:05P (CT) 4:05P FOX
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P CBS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT BUFFALO BILLS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
MONDAY
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT DENVER BRONCOS (MON) 6:15P (MT) 8:15P ESPN*
NBA SCORES
ATLANTA 107 CHARLOTTE 104
PHILADELPHIA 111 DETROIT 96
MILWAUKEE 124 WASHINGTON 114
PHOENIX 113 GOLDEN STATE 105
DALLAS 106 UTAH 94
NHL SCORES
NY RANGERS 4 MONTRÉAL 3
FLORIDA 6 CAROLINA 0
PITTSBURGH 6 CALGARY 2
WASHINGTON 6 NEW JERSEY 5
TORONTO 5 TAMPA BAY 3
LOS ANGELES 5 OTTAWA 2
PHILADELPHIA 3 ST. LOUIS 2 OT
NY ISLANDERS 3 BUFFALO 0
MINNESOTA 3 NASHVILLE 2 OT
EDMONTON 4 COLORADO 1
UTAH 6 VEGAS 0
SAN JOSE 4 SEATTLE 2
MLS PLAYOFFS
NEW YORK 1 ORLANDO 0
LOS ANGELES 1 SEATTLE 0
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUND-UP
U-M STUNS OHIO STATE TO CLOSE REGULAR SEASON WITH UPSET VICTORY IN COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The University of Michigan football team closed the 2024 regular season with a 13-10 victory over rival No. 2-ranked Ohio State on Saturday (Nov. 30) at Ohio Stadium. The Wolverines held the Buckeyes scoreless the entire second half and closed the game with a strong rushing attack.
With 6:13 remaining in the game and the score tied 10-10, the Wolverines mounted an 11-play drive that consisted of running plays, including nine rushes for 53 yards by Kalel Mullings. The drive shed more than five minutes off the clock and ended in a 21-yard field goal by Dominic Zvada to take a 13-10 lead with 45 seconds remaining in the contest. U-M secured the upset win on the defensive side of the ball, holding the Buckeyes to just one yard on the game’s closing drive.
The Maize and Blue defense shined in the victory, holding Ohio State to season lows of 10 points and 252 total yards. The Wolverines added a pair of interceptions from Aamir Hall and Makari Paige to prevent Ohio State from scoring. In the game’s final frame, Michigan allowed just 10 total yards and zero first downs to secure the win.
Mullings rushed the ball 32 times for 119 yards and scored the sole U-M touchdown. As a unit, the Michigan offense totaled 234 yards (172 rushing, 62 passing) and possessed the ball for seven more minutes than the Buckeyes.
After punting on its first possession, the Wolverines allowed a nine-play drive consisting of a steady dose of the Ohio State passing game. Michigan came up with a red-zone stand and held the Buckeyes to a 29-yard field goal.
U-M responded with a long drive of its own, a 6:30 march spanning the entire field, before getting stopped on a fourth-down rushing attempt at the Ohio State three-yard line. Momentum turned quickly back in Michigan’s direction when Hall jumped a route, intercepted a pass at the OSU 13-yard line and returned the ball to the OSU two-yard line. Two plays later, Mullings punched the ball into the end zone from one yard out to take a 7-3 lead in the second quarter.
After the Buckeyes missed a 38-yard field-goal try and were forced to punt following a three-and-out on their next offensive drive, the Wolverines were set up at the OSU 39-yard line. The offensive drive failed to gain momentum, but Zvada capped off the opportunity with a 54-yard field goal to move ahead 10-3 with 2:15 remaining in the first half.
Ohio State closed out the first-half scoring with a nine-play, 75-yard drive which culminated in a 10-yard passing touchdown to tie the game 10-10 at the break.
To open the second half, the teams traded punts, then turnovers. A diving Paige picked off an Ohio State pass at the U-M nine-yard line before Davis Warren threw an interception of his own to give the Buckeyes the ball back in Michigan territory. The Maize and Blue defense put up a strong front, holding OSU to a 34-yard field-goal try which was missed for the second time of the afternoon.
With the game stalled in a 10-10 tie, a U-M offensive drive commenced. An important play came when Warren, rolling out to his right, found Peyton O’Leary for a sliding sideline 18-yard catch on third down to keep the drive moving and bring the Wolverines into OSU territory. Set up at the Ohio State three-yard line, Warren threw his second interception of the game to give the Buckeyes the ball with less than eight minutes remaining in the contest.
U-M ran the clock down to 45 seconds and kicked the eventual game-winning field goal before putting together a defensive stand to secure the 13-10 victory in the rivalry game.
With the regular season now completed, the Wolverines await bowl game announcements to see who and where they will be playing this postseason.
No. 1 Oregon 49, Washington 21
The top-ranked Ducks, already locked into the Big Ten championship game next weekend against Penn State, finished a perfect regular season with a blowout win over the Huskies in Eugene, Ore.
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel threw for 209 yards with two touchdowns, and the Oregon ground game gained 222 yards. Jordan James had 99 yards on 15 carries with two touchdowns, and Gabriel, Noah Whittington and Da’Jaun Riggs also scored rushing touchdowns for Oregon (12-0, 9-0).
Washington (6-6, 4-5) went with Demond Williams Jr. at quarterback over the more experienced Will Rogers, who was benched in the Huskies’ previous game. Williams spent much of the night running from Oregon defenders but ended up 17-for-20 for 201 yards and a touchdown pass.
No. 3 Texas 17, No. 20 Texas A&M 7
Quinn Ewers passed for 218 yards and a touchdown and the Longhorns rode a dominant defensive performance to a berth in the Southeastern Conference championship game, beating the host Aggies in College Station, Texas.
Quintrevion Wisner rushed for a career-high 186 yards on 33 carries and the Longhorns (11-1, 7-1 SEC) held the Aggies (8-4, 5-3) to 244 total yards of offense to earn a meeting with No. 7 Georgia in the conference title game next Saturday in Atlanta. Texas has won five straight games since a 30-15 home loss to the Bulldogs on Oct. 19.
Marcel Reed passed for just 146 yards but added a team-high 56 rushing yards for Texas A&M, which got its only points from its defense when Will Lee III intercepted Ewers’ pass and ripped off a 93-yard return for a touchdown.
No. 4 Penn State 44, Maryland 7
Nicholas Singleton rushed for two touchdowns and the Nittany Lions scored 28 points in the second quarter in their blowout win over the Terrapins in State College, Pa.
Drew Allar went 17-of-26 for 171 yards and a touchdown for Penn State (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten), which has won four in a row.
MJ Morris threw the only touchdown for Maryland (4-8, 1-8) but also had three passes intercepted.
No. 5 Notre Dame 49, Southern California 35
Despite surrendering a season high in points, the Fighting Irish’s defense came through in the clutch with pick-sixes of 99 and 100 yards to beat the Trojans in Los Angeles.
Notre Dame (11-1), which has won 10 straight games, led 35-28 but USC (6-6) was driving. Notre Dame’s Christian Gray snagged an underthrown ball from Jayden Maiava near the pylon and returned it 99 yards down the sideline. Then Xavier Watts intercepted Maiava and went 100 yards to make it 49-28 with 1:18 to play.
Maiava went 27-for-48 for 360 yards with three touchdown passes, all of which went to Ja’Kobi Lane. Maiava also rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the loss.
Syracuse 42, No. 6 Miami 38
Kyle McCord passed for 380 yards and three touchdowns as the host Orange rallied to upset the Hurricanes in an ACC game.
Syracuse (9-3, 5-3) got two touchdown receptions from Jackson Meeks (seven catches, 110 yards). Teammate Trebor Pena caught six passes for 128 yards and one TD.
A win would’ve put Miami in the ACC title game next Saturday against SMU. Instead, the Hurricanes (10-2, 6-2) ended their regular season with two upset losses in their final three games. Cam Ward led Miami, passing for 349 yards and two TDs. He leads the nation with 36 TD passes, and he also went over 4,000 passing yards for the season.
No. 8 Tennessee 36, Vanderbilt 23
Nico Iamaleava threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns as the Volunteers stormed back from an early deficit to beat the host Commodores. Two of those scoring strikes went to Dont’e Thornton (three catches, 118 yards) while Dylan Sampson added 178 rushing yards on 25 carries.
Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) held Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia to 8-of-17 passing for 104 yards and had more snaps (73-49) and yards (538-232) than the Commodores (6-6, 3-5). Vanderbilt still got 17 first-quarter points against the Vols, who’d given up just over 13 points a game.
The Vols won’t play in the SEC title game, but likely clinched a College Football Playoff berth and possibly a first-round home game.
No. 9 SMU 38, Cal 6
The Mustangs jumped out to a three-touchdown lead and then sealed the game with a fourth-quarter explosion in their lopsided win over the visiting Golden Bears in an Athletic Coast Conference matchup in Dallas.
SMU (11-1, 8-0 ACC) was already assured of a berth in the conference title game on Dec. 7. The Mustangs will play Clemson, which qualified when No. 6 Miami fell at Syracuse on Saturday. Kevin Jennings threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Brashard Smith had rushing and receiving scores, and Derrick McFall also ran for a touchdown for SMU, which won its ninth in a row.
Chandler Rogers had 84 yards passing before leaving with an apparent leg injury in the third quarter for Cal (6-6, 2-6), and CJ Harris came on to throw for 75 yards and had one interception. Nyziah Hunter finished with 85 yards on five receptions.
No. 10 Indiana 66, Purdue 0
Kurtis Rourke threw for 349 yards and six touchdowns as the Hoosiers appear headed for an unlikely spot in the College Football Playoff after their lopsided Big Ten Conference rout of the Boilermakers in Bloomington, Ind.
Picked 17th among 18 teams in the conference’s preseason poll, Indiana improved to 11-1 overall and 8-1 in the conference. Though the Hoosiers lost the tiebreaker to No. 4 Penn State to meet No. 1 Oregon in the conference title game on Dec. 7, they should be among the 12-team CFP field when it’s announced on Dec. 8.
Their defense stifled hapless Purdue (1-11, 0-9), which managed just 67 yards and five first downs in absorbing its 11th straight loss.
No. 15 South Carolina 17, No. 12 Clemson 14
LaNorris Sellers ran for two touchdowns and amassed a combined 330 yards rushing and passing to lead the Gamecocks to a comeback victory over the host Tigers.
Sellers led the Gamecocks (9-3) on a nine-play, 75-yard drive that he capped with a 20-yard touchdown run to put them ahead by the eventual winning margin with 1:08 left in the fourth quarter.
Clemson (9-3) had one last chance and drove toward the red zone. But Demetrius Knight Jr. made a diving interception with 12 seconds remaining to seal the Gamecocks’ second win in three seasons in the Palmetto Bowl series and second in a row at Clemson.
No. 13 Alabama 28, Auburn 14
Quarterback Jalen Milroe rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns and the Crimson Tide bolstered their playoff possibilities with a victory over the visiting Tigers in the Iron Bowl at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Milroe completed 18 of 24 passes for 256 yards and one interception as Alabama (9-3, 5-3 SEC) bounced back from last week’s 24-3 road loss to Oklahoma. The victory could return the Crimson Tide to the top 10 when Tuesday’s latest College Football Playoff rankings are unveiled.
Justice Haynes rushed for a touchdown and Germie Bernard had seven receptions for 111 yards for Alabama. Payton Thorne was 24-of-41 passing for 301 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Tigers (5-7, 2-6), who clinched their fourth straight losing campaign.
No. 16 Arizona State 49, Arizona 7
Cam Skattebo rushed for 177 yards on 21 carries with three touchdowns to lead the visiting Sun Devils past the archrival Wildcats in Tucson, Ariz.
Arizona State (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) will face Iowa State in the Big 12 championship game Dec. 7. Sam Leavitt completed 17 of 22 pass attempts for 291 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for the Sun Devils, who piled up 643 yards in total offense.
Arizona (4-8, 2-7) ended coach Brent Brennan’s first season by losing seven of its last eight games. Receiver Tetairoa McMillan, a projected NFL first-round draft pick, finished with six receptions for 68 yards and a touchdown. Noah Fifita, a preseason Heisman hopeful, completed 14 of 29 pass attempts for 126 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions.
No. 18 Iowa State 29, No. 24 Kansas State 21
The Cyclones scored 14 points off turnovers and defeated the Wildcats on a frigid night in Ames, Iowa.
Iowa State (10-2, 7-2), which will face Arizona State in the Big 12 title game, last won a conference football championship in 1912 when they were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Iowa State has 10 wins in a season for the first time in school history.
Rocco Becht threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns for the Cyclones. Avery Johnson racked up 220 yards passing and three touchdowns for the Wildcats (8-4, 5-4), who have lost three of their past four games.
No. 19 BYU 30, Houston 18
Jake Retzlaff passed for 167 yards and added two rushing touchdowns as BYU rode a stifling defensive performance to beat Houston in Provo, Utah.
Retzlaff scored on runs of 13 and 7 yards, the latter coming with 2:52 remaining in the game to help BYU (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) reclaim its two-possession advantage.
Zeon Chriss passed for 156 yards and ran for two scores for Houston (4-8, 3-6).
No. 21 Missouri 28, Arkansas 21
Brady Cook ran for a 30-yard go-ahead touchdown with 1:53 remaining, lifting the Tigers over the Razorbacks in a snowy Battle Line Rivalry matchup in Columbia, Mo.
Cook had a quiet day through the air (10-of-20, 168 yards), as Missouri (9-3, 5-3 SEC) opted to lean on Marcus Carroll (22 carries, 90 yards, two TDs).
Taylen Green was 21-of-35 passing for 229 yards and added 53 rushing yards for Arkansas (6-6, 3-5). Ja’Quinden Jackson ran 18 times for 87 yards and three TDs to fuel the Arkansas offense. Andrew Armstrong registered 128 yards on nine receptions.
No. 22 UNLV 38, Nevada 14
Hajj-Malik Williams threw for 168 yards, ran for 104 more and accounted for three touchdowns as the Rebels beat the visiting rival Wolf Pack in Las Vegas to clinch a berth in next week’s Mountain West Championship Game.
Jacob De Jesus led UNLV (10-2, 6-1) with a season-high 84 yards receiving, while Ricky White III added five receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown in each player’s final home game at UNLV. Jai’Den Thomas led the team in rushing with 135 yards on 15 carries, equaling his total from last week’s win at San Jose State in 11 fewer carries.
Nevada quarterback Brendon Lewis finished with 292 passing yards, two touchdowns and an interception, completing 27 of his 37 pass attempts. UNLV outgained Nevada (3-10, 0-7) 519-359 in total net yards and outgained it 351-67 on the ground.
No. 23 Illinois 38, Northwestern 28
Aidan Laughery ran for 172 yards and three touchdowns, both career highs, to propel the Fighting Illini past the Wildcats at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
The sophomore running back needed just 12 carries to orchestrate his career day and ripped off three runs of 30 or more yards, including a 64-yard touchdown scamper that put Illinois (9-3, 6-3 Big Ten) ahead 21-10 early in the second half. After Northwestern (4-8, 2-7) pulled within 28-20 entering the fourth quarter, Laughery broke off a 31-yard run to replenish the Fighting Illini’s two-score lead.
The Wildcats used two quarterbacks in the loss, their third straight to end the season. Jack Lausch played most of the snaps and threw for 287 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions on 25-of-48 passing. Before the game, head coach David Braun said freshman quarterback Ryan Boe would take snaps with his team out of bowl contention. Boe completed 4 of 13 throws for 42 yards with an interception.
REPORT: UCF HC GUS MALZAHN TO BECOME FLORIDA STATE OC
Gus Malzahn is leaving his post as UCF’s head coach to reunite with Florida State coach Mike Norvell as the Seminoles’ offensive coordinator, ESPN reported on Saturday.
Norvell, who served as a graduate assistant under Malzahn at Tulsa in 2007-08, relinquished his role as FSU’s primary playcaller amid a staff shakeup this season.
Florida State, 1-7 in the Athletic Coast Conference this season, entered Saturday’s season finale against Florida at 2-9 and ranked No. 131 in the nation in total offense.
UCF also endured a tough 2024 season, going 4-8 after losing eight of its last nine games. During Malzahn’s four-year tenure, the Knights went 28-24, including 5-13 in the Big 12 Conference the last two seasons.
Malzahn, 59, is 105-62 in 13 seasons as a college head coach, highlighted by a 68-35 mark in eight seasons at Auburn — which included a BCS title game appearance in 2013. He served as offensive coordinator and playcaller when the Tigers won the national title in 2010.
Malzahn will be tasked with revitalizing a Florida State offense that helped produce a 13-1 campaign in 2023, when the Seminoles were denied a spot in the College Football Playoff. Over the last three seasons at UCF, his rushing attack has been in the Top 10 in the nation.
In his 19 seasons as a college head coach or offensive coordinator, Malzahn’s teams have averaged 447.7 yards per game, and three of his teams eclipsed 7,000 yards in a season.
NFL CAPSULES
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (7-4) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (6-5)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Referee: Clete Blakeman
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: ATL leads series, 8-4 (LAC won past 3)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/6/22: LAC 20 at ATL 17
Postseason: —
CHARGERS NOTES:
CHARGERS lead NFL in scoring defense (15.9 points per game allowed) this season. • QB JUSTIN HERBERT totaled 247 yards (218 pass, 29 rush) & had rush TD last week, 10th game this season (9th-straight) with 0 INTs, most among starting QBs. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Has 90+ rating in 10 games this season, tied with Lamar Jackson for most in NFL. Has 103 rating in 5 road starts in 2024. Has 240+ pass yards in each of 2 career starts vs. Atl. (both wins). • RB J.K. DOBBINS is 1 of 3 in AFC (Najee Harris & Derrick Henry) with 50+ scrimmage yards in 11 games this season. Has 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 3 of 5 road games in 2024. Needs 100 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season. • RB GUS EDWARDS rushed for 1st TD of season last week. Had 99 rush yards in his last game vs. Atl. (12/24/22 w/ Bal.). • WR LADD MCCONKEY (rookie) led team with 6 catches for 83 yards last week. Aims for 6th in row with 50+ rec. yards & 3rd in row with 80+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 5 of past 6. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 698 rec. yards. • WR QUENTIN JOHNSTON has TD catch in 3 of past 4. • TE WILL DISSLY had rec. TD in his last game vs. Atl. (9/25/22 w/ Sea.). • DL POONA FORD had season-best 5 tackles last week. Has TFL in 4 of past 5 & sack in 2 of past 3. • LB JOEY BOSA had TFL last week & has TFL in 2 of past 3. Had 2 sacks in only career game at Atl. (10/23/16). • LB DAIYAN HENLEY led team with 10 tackles & had TFL last week, 5th-straight game with 10+ tackles. Has TFL in 3 of past 4. Has PD in 3 of past 4 on road. • LB TULI TUIPULOTU has 6 sacks in his past 4. Aims for 6th in row with TFL. • S DERWIN JAMES had 6 tackles & sack in Week 12 & aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles & 0.5+ sacks. Has 4 PD in past 3 on road. Had sack in last meeting.
FALCONS NOTES:
QB KIRK COUSINS completed 32 of 50 atts. (64 pct.) for 367 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT for 97.7 rating in his last game vs. LAC (9/24/23 w/ Min.). Has 3+ pass TDs & 110+ rating in 2 of past 3 at home. Needs 193 pass yards & 3 pass TD for 9th career season with 3,000 pass yards & 20 pass TDs. • RB BIJAN ROBINSON aims for 3rd in row at home with 140+ scrimmage yards. Has 26 games with 50+ scrimmage yards, most in NFL since 2023. Is 1 of 4 in NFC with 50+ scrimmage yards in 11 games this season & aims for 15th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Needs 5 catches for 2nd straight 50-catch season. • RB TYLER ALLGEIER had 123 scrimmage yards (99 rush, 24 rec.) in last meeting. • WR DRAKE LONDON led team with 61 rec. yards in Week 11. Has TD catch in 4 of past 5 at home & aims for 4th in row at home with TD catch. Has 6 catches & 60+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 at home. • WR DARNELL MOONEY has 3 rec. TDs in past 3 at home. Has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 at home. Has career-high 5 rec. TDs this season & needs 2 catches for 3rd-careeer season with 50 catches. Mooney & London are only pair teammates each with 700+ rec. yards in 2024. • TE KYLE PITTS needs 6 rec. yards for 3rd-career season with 500 rec. yards. • S JESSIE BATES had PD, FF & led team with 10 tackles in Week 11. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Had TFL & FR in his last game vs. LAC (12/5/21 w/ Cin.). Aims for his 4th in row vs. LAC with 5+ tackles. • LB KADEN ELLISS had 9 tackles & TFL in Week 11. Needs 3 tackles for 2ndcareer season with 100 tackles. • LB NATE LANDMAN aims for 5th in row with 7+ tackles. • S JUSTIN SIMMONS has FF in 2 of his past 3 vs. LAC. Aims for his 5th in row vs. LAC with 6+ tackles. Needs PD for 6th-straight season with 5+ PD.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-3) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-7)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Paycor Stadium | Referee: Shawn Hochuli
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: PIT leads series, 68-39 (won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: PIT leads series, 2-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 12/23/23: CIN 11 at PIT 34
Postseason: AFC-WC 1/9/16: PIT 18 at CIN 16
STEELERS NOTES:
QB RUSSELL WILSON completed 21 of 28 atts. (season-high 75 pct.) for 270 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with season-best 116.7 rating last week. Is 4-1 as starter this season, with 90+ rating in 4 of 5 starts. Passed for 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 134.4 rating in his last start vs. Cin. (9/8/19 w/ Sea.). • RB NAJEE HARRIS is 1 of 3 in AFC (J.K. Dobbins & Derrick Henry) with 50+ scrimmage yards in 11 games this season. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3 on road. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Cin. with 75+ rush yards & rush TD. Needs 56 scrimmage yards to become 1st player in franchise history with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 4 career seasons. • RB JAYLEN WARREN had 64 scrimmage yards (45 rush, 19 rec.) & 1st rush TD of season last week. Aims for 6th in row with 55+ scrimmage yards. • WR GEORGE PICKENS has 70+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5. Had career-high 195 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in last meeting, 3rd-straight game vs. Cin. with 55+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3 vs. Cin. Needs 24 rec. yards to join Santonio Holmes as only Pit. players ever with 800+ rec. yards in each of 1st 3 seasons. • WR CALVIN AUSTIN led team with 78 rec. yards & had TD catch in Week 11. • TE PAT FREIERMUTH had season-best 59 rec. yards last week. Has 5+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4 vs. Cin. • LB T.J. WATT aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Aims for 5th in row vs. Cin. with 0.5+ sacks & 3rd in row vs. Cin. with sack & FF. Has 0.5+ sacks in 15 of his past 16 vs. division. • LB PATRICK QUEEN aims for 5th in row with 7+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of past 3. • LB NICK HERBIG had sack & FF last week. Aims for 3rd in row with FF. • DT CAMERON HEYWARD aims for 6th in row with PD & 3rd in row with 2+ PD. Has sack in 4 of past 5 vs. Cin. • S MINKAH FITZPATRICK had FF last week. Has INT in 2 of past 3 vs. Cin.
BENGALS NOTES:
QB JOE BURROW passed for 356 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 98.4 rating in Week 11, 5th game this season with 3+ TD passes & 4th game with 300+ pass yards, both tied-most in NFL. Aims for 4th in row with 3+ TD passes & 95+ rating. Has 14 TD passes with 118.1 rating in past 4 at home. Passed for 355 yards & 4 TDs with 104.1 rating in his last start vs. Pit. (11/20/22) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with 325+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Ties for NFL lead with 27 TD passes in 2024 & ranks 3rd with 3,028 pass yards. • RB CHASE BROWN had 143 scrimmage yards (86 rush, season-high 57 rec.) in Week 11. Aims for 4th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards & 5+ catches. Aims for 4th in row at home with TD. Has TD in 2 of 3 games vs. division this season. • WR JA’MARR CHASE had 7 catches for 75 yards & 2 TDs in Week 11, 4th game this season with 2+ rec. TDs, most in NFL. Aims for 5th in row with 7+ catches & 3rd in row with 75+ rec. yards & 2+ rec. TDs. Has 5 rec. TDs in past 4 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with 80+ rec. yards. Has 6 rec. TDs in 3 games vs. division this season. Leads NFL in rec. yards (1,056) & rec. TDs (12) in 2024. • WR TEE HIGGINS led team with 9 catches for season-high 148 yards & TD in Week 11. Aims for his 5th in row with 75+ rec. yards & 3rd in row with rec. TD. Had 140 rec. yards & rec. TD in last meeting & has 100+ rec. yards in 4 of 6 career games vs. Pit. • DE TREY HENDRICKSON had 2 PD & half sack in Week 11. Has 5 sacks in past 4 at home. Has sack in 5 of 6 career games vs. Pit. Leads NFL with 11.5 sacks in 2024. • LB LOGAN WILSON had 8 tackles & 2nd FF of season in Week 11. Is 1 of 2 in NFL (Zaire Franklin) with 8+ tackles in 11 games this season. Had 11 tackles, TFL & PD in last meeting. • LB GERMAINE PRATT has 7+ tackles in 10 of 11 games this season. • CB CAM TAYLOR-BRITT had half sack in Week 11. Has PD in 3 of past 4. • S GENO STONE led team with season-high 9 tackles & had 1st FR of season in Week 11.
HOUSTON TEXANS (7-5) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (2-9)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | EverBank Stadium | Referee: Land Clark
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: HOU leads series, 30-15 (won 2 of past 3)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 9/29/24: JAX 20 at HOU 24
Postseason: —
TEXANS NOTES:
QB C.J. STROUD completed 20 of 33 atts. (60.6 pct.) for 247 yards & 2 TDs last week. Had season-high 345 pass yards in Week 4 meeting & has 929 pass yards (309.7 per game) & 7 TDs (6 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 114.9 rating in 3 career starts vs. Jax. Has 108 rating in 9 career starts vs. division. • RB JOE MIXON has 90+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 6 of his past 7. Has 693 scrimmage yards (138.6 per game) & 9 TDs (8 rush, 1 rec.) in his 5 road games this season, with 100+ rush yards & rush TD in each game. Had 117 scrimmage yards (68 rush, 49 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in his last game vs. Jax. (12/4/23 w/ Cin.) & has rush TD in 4 of 5 career games vs. Jax. Is 1 of 4 RBs with 1,000+ scrimmage yards (1,012) & 10+ TDs (11) this season. • WR NICO COLLINS had 5 catches for 92 yards & TD last week. Has 50+ rec. yards in each of his 7 games this season & 75+ rec. yards in 6 of 7 games. Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4. Had career-high 12 catches for 151 yards & TD in Week 4 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jax. with 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD. • WR TANK DELL had 72 rec. yards in Week 12. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Has 50+ rec. yards & TD catch in each of 2 career games vs. Jax. • TE CADE STOVER (rookie) had 1st-career TD catch last week. • DE DANIELLE HUNTER had career-high 5 TFL with 3 sacks in Week 12, 5th-career game with 3+ sacks, tied 3rd-most among active players. Aims for 3rd in row with 3+ TFL & 2+ sacks. Leads NFL with 15 TFL & ranks 2nd with 10.5 sacks in 2024. • DE WILL ANDERSON had 2 sacks last week. Has sack in 4 of his past 5. • LB AZEEZ AL-SHAAIR led team with 8 tackles & had sack last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 7+ tackles. Has TFL in 4 of his 5 home games this season. • CB DEREK STINGLEY has PD in 8 of past 9. Has INT in 2 of 3 career games vs. Jax. • S JIMMIE WARD had 6 tackles & INT-TD last week & has INT in 2 of past 3.
JAGS NOTES:
QB TREVOR LAWRENCE has 90+ rating in 4 of his past 5 starts & 100+ rating & 300+ pass yards in 2 of his 3 starts in Jax. this season. Had 2 TD passes & 0 INTs in Week 4 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. division with 2+ TD passes. • QB MAC JONES completed 17 of 29 atts. (58.6 pct.) in Week 11, 2nd start of season. Passed for 231 yards & TD with 95.3 rating in only career start vs. Hou. (10/10/21 w/ NE). • RB TRAVIS ETIENNE has 55+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his 3 home games this season. Has 538 scrimmage yards (107.6 per game) in 5 career games vs. Hou. Aims for his 9th in row vs. division with 50+ scrimmage yards. • RB TANK BIGSBY has 85+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3 in Jax. • WR BRIAN THOMAS JR. had 5 catches for team-high 82 yards in Week 11, 5th game this season with 80+ rec. yards, most among rookies. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3 in Jax. Had 6 catches for 86 yards & TD in Week 4 meeting. Aims for 3rd in row vs. division with 85+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Ranks 2nd among rookies with 5 rec. TDs in 2024 & 3rd with 689 rec. yards. • TE EVAN ENGRAM has 5+ catches in 5 of past 6, incl. each of past 3. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with 5+ catches. • DE JOSH HINES-ALLEN has TFL in 2 of past 3. Has 0.5+ sacks in 5 of past 6 vs. division. Is 1 of 7 in AFC with 5+ sacks in each of past 4 seasons. • DE TRAVON WALKER has TFL in 2 of past 3. Has 4.5 sacks in 4 games in Jax. this season. Has 0.5+ sacks in 5 of past 6 vs. division. • DT JEREMIAH LEDBETTER aims for 4th in row with TFL. Had sack in Week 4 meeting. • LB DEVIN LLOYD has 5+ tackles in 6 of past 7. • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN aims for his 5th in row with 8+ tackles & his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with 11+ tackles.
ARIZONA CARDINALS (6-5) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9-2)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | U.S. Bank Stadium | Referee: Bill Vinovich
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: MIN leads series, 16-12 (won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: MIN leads series, 2-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 10/30/22: ARI 26 at MIN 34
Postseason: NFC-D 1/10/99: ARI 21 at MIN 41
CARDS NOTES:
QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 285 yards last week & aims for his 3rd in row on road with 275+ pass yards. Has 726 pass yards (363 per game) & 7 TDs (6 pass, 1 rush) with 106.6 rating in 2 career starts vs. Min., incl. 325+ pass yards & 3 TD passes in each game. • RB JAMES CONNER needs 7 scrimmage yards for his 4th-straight 1,000-yard season. Is 1 of 2 RBs (Derrick Henry) with 5+ scrimmage TDs in each of past 7 seasons. • TE TREY MCBRIDE led team with career highs in receptions (12) & rec. yards (133) in Week 12, his 3rd-career game with 10+ catches & 4th-career 100- yard game. Can join Travis Kelce (10 games from 2019-20) as only TEs all-time with 5+ catches in 10 straight road games. Ranks 2nd among TEs in rec. yards (685) & 3rd in receptions (61) in 2024. • WR MARVIN HARRISON JR. leads all rookies in rec. TDs (6) & ranks 5th in rec. yards (546). • S BUDDA BAKER had 2nd sack of season last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Ranks 2nd among DBs with 107 tackles in 2024, his 5th-career 100+ tackle season. Is 1 of 3 (Zaire Franklin & Logan Wilson) with 7+ tackles in 11 games this season. Has 29 tackles (9.7 per game), 4 TFL & FR-TD in 3 career games vs. Min. • LB KYZIR WHITE had 5th TFL of season last week. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 overall & in 4 of his 5 road games in 2024. • LB ZAVEN COLLINS had career-high 4th sack of season & 2nd-career FF in Week 12. Has 3 sacks in his past 3. • LB JESSE LUKETA aims for his 4th in row with sack & 5th in row with TFL. • DL DANTE STILLS has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of his past 5 & has career-high 4.5 sacks in 2024.
VIKINGS NOTES:
QB SAM DARNOLD passed for season-high 330 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 116.1 rating in Week 12, his 8th game with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating this season, most in NFL. Has career-high 21 TD passes in 2024 & needs 283 pass yards for 2nd-career 3,000-yard season. Has 100+ rating in 4 of his 5 home starts this season. • RB AARON JONES had 129 scrimmage yards (106 rush, 23 rec.) & 3rd rush TD of season in Week 12, his 22nd-career game with 100+ rush yards. Has 1,083 scrimmage yards in 2024, his 5th-career 1,000-yard season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ari. with rush TD. • WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON ranks 2nd in NFL with 939 rec. yards in 2024 & can become 4th player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards in each of 1st 5 seasons. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 6+ catches & 6th in row at home with 80+ rec. yards. • WR JORDAN ADDISON set career highs with 8 catches for 162 yards & had 4th rec. TD of season last week, his 3rd-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON had 7 catches for 114 yards last week, his 5th-career 100-yard game. Made NFL debut vs. Ari. (9/8/19 w/ Det.) & had 6 catches for 131 yards & rec. TD. • LB ANDREW VAN GINKEL had career-high 9th sack of season last week & aims for his 4th in row with sack. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with career-high 14 TFL this season. • LB BLAKE CASHMAN aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Had career-high 19 tackles & sack in his last game vs. Ari. (11/19/23 w/ Hou.). • LB JONATHAN GREENARD had career-high 4 TFL & 2 sacks in Week 12. Aims for his 7th in row with TFL & ranks tied-4th with 13 TFL in 2024. Has 7 sacks in 5 home games this season. • CB BYRON MURPHY had 2 TFL in Week 12 & has career-high 5 TFL in 2024. Had 34 PD, 9 TFL & 5 INTs in 56 games (2019-22) with Ari. • S HARRISON SMITH led team with season-high 11 tackles last week.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (6-5) AT NEW YORK JETS (3-8)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | MetLife Stadium | Referee: Carl Cheffers
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: SEA leads series, 13-8 (won past 5)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 1/1/23: NYJ 6 at SEA 23
Postseason: —
SEATTLE NOTES:
QB GENO SMITH passed for 254 yards & TD vs. INT for 92.7 rating in Week 12. Has 3,035 pass yards in 2024, his 3rd-straight & 4th-career 3,000-yard season. Passed for 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 103.1 rating in last meeting. • RB KENNETH WALKER had 93 scrimmage yards (52 rec., 41 rush) & has 50+ scrimmage yards in 13 of his past 14. Had 142 scrimmage yards (133 rush, 9 rec.) in last meeting. • WR DK METCALF needs 4 catches for his 6th-straight 50+ catch season. Has 50+ rec. yards in 7 of his past 8 & aims for his 5th in row on road with 70+ rec. yards. • WR TYLER LOCKETT needs 5 rec. yards for his 10th-straight 500-yard season. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA had 6 catches for 77 yards & 4th rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 6+ catches & 65+ rec. yards. Has career highs in receptions (66) & rec. yards (755) in 2024. • DE LEONARD WILLIAMS had 2.5 sacks & 3 TFL last week & has 5 sacks in 2024, his 6th-career season with 5+ sacks. Was selected No. 6 overall by NYJ in 2015 NFL Draft & had 32 TFL & 17 sacks in 71 games (2015-19). • LB ERNEST JONES led team with 10 tackles last week & has 9+ tackles in each of his 1st 4 games with Sea. Had 9 tackles & 2 TFL in Week 2 vs. NYJ (w/ Ten.). Needs 9 tackles for his 3rd-straight 100-tackle season. • LB BOYE MAFE had 5th sack of season last week. • LB TYRICE KNIGHT (rookie) had 9 tackles & 1st-career sack last week. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles. • S COBY BRYANT had 69-yard INT-TD last week, his 2nd-career INT & 1stcareer TD. Has PD in 4 of his past 5. • S JULIAN LOVE had 2 PD last week & has 6 PD in 2024, his 4th-straight 5+ PD season.
JETS NOTES:
QB AARON RODGERS completed 22 of 29 atts. (75.9 pct.) for 184 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 114.7 rating in Week 11, 4th-straight game with 0 INTs. Has 2+ TDs & 110+ rating in 3 of past 4. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of 5 home games this season. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Sea. with 275+ pass yards. • RB BREECE HALL led team with 121 scrimmage yards (78 rush, 43 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 11, 1st-career game with both rush TD & rec. TD. Aims for 7th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards. Ranks 2nd among AFC RBs with 1,033 scrimmage yards (632 rush, 401 rec.) in 2024. Ranks 2nd among all RBs with 401 rec. yards this season. • WR GARRETT WILSON has 5+ catches in 8 of past 9. Has 90+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Needs 6 catches to become 7th WR all-time with 75+ catches in each of 1st 3 seasons. Ranks 5th in NFL with 69 catches in 2024. • WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 6 catches for team-high 72 rec. yards in Week 11, 3rd-straight game with 6+ catches. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Sea. with 7+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. • TE KENNY YEBOAH had 1st-career TD catch in Week 11. • DL QUINNEN WILLIAMS had season-high 7 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in Week 11, 4th-straight game with TFL. Has sack in 3 of past 4 overall & in 4 of 5 home games this season. • DL JAVON KINLAW had 5 tackles, sack & 1st FF & FR of career in Week 11. • DL MICHAEL CLEMONS led team with career-high 8 tackles in Week 11. • LB QUINCY WILLIAMS had 6 tackles in Week 11 & has 5+ tackles in each of 11 games this season. Had 10 tackles in last meeting. • CB SAUCE GARDNER has 4+ tackles in 3 of past 4. Had career-high 4 PD in last meeting. Has 36 career PD, 6th-most in NFL since 2022.
TENNESSEE TITANS (3-8) AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (7-5)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Northwest Stadium | Referee: Ron Torbert
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: TEN leads series, 8-6 (won past 2)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 10/9/22: TEN 21 at WAS 17
Postseason: —
TITANS NOTES:
QB WILL LEVIS completed 18 of 24 atts. (75 pct.) for 278 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with 123.3 rating in Week 12, 2nd-straight with 275+ pass yards. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 75+ comp. pct. Has 1,304 pass yards (217.3 per game) & 8 TDs in 6 career starts vs. NFC. • RB TONY POLLARD led team with 129 scrimmage yards (119 rush, 10 rec.) & rush TD last week, 2nd game this season with 115+ rush yards. Has 60+ scrimmage yards in each of 6 road games this season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with 85+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. • WR TYLER BOYD set season highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (55) in Week 12. • WR CALVIN RIDLEY led team with 93 rec. yards in Week 12. Has 5+ catches in 4 of past 5 overall & 80+ rec yards in each of past 3 on road. Had 7 catches for 80 yards in his last game vs. Was. (10/3/21 w/ Atl.). • WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE had TD catch last week & has TD catch in 6 of past 7. Had 72 rec. yards in last meeting. • TE CHIG OKONKWO had 70-yard TD catch in Week 12, longest in his career. • DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had sack & PD last week. Has PD in 2 of past 3. Had 5 tackles, 1.5 sacks & PD in last meeting. • NT T’VONDRE SWEAT (rookie) & LB ALI GAYE each had 1st-career sack in Week 12. Both aim for 3rd in row with TFL. • LB KENNETH MURRAY led team with 7 tackles & had 2 TFL & 1st INT of season last week. Has 6+ tackles in 10 of 11 games this season, incl. past 4. • CB JARVIS BROWNLEE (rookie) had TFL & 1st-career INT in Week 12. Tied-4th among rookies in PD this season (8). • CB ROGER MCCREARY had 6 tackles & 2 TFL last week. Leads DBs in TFL this season (11). Aims for 6th in row with TFL.
COMMANDERS NOTES:
QB JAYDEN DANIELS became 2nd rookie ever with 250+ pass yards (275), 70+ rush yards (74), 2 TD passes & rush TD in Week 12. Became 4th rookie QB all-time with 2,500+ pass yards (2,613) & 500+ rush yards (556). Has 40+ rush yards in 5 of his 1st 6 career home starts. • RB BRIAN ROBINSON has 70+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4. Has career high 7 rush TDs in 2024. • RB AUSTIN EKELER has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with 70+ scrimmage yards & TD. • RB JEREMY MCNICHOLS spent 2 seasons (2020-21) with Ten. & had 655 scrimmage yards & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). • WR TERRY MCLAURIN had 5 catches for 102 yards & 7th rec. TD of season last week, his 5th game with 100+ rec. yards in 2024, most in NFL. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 95+ rec. yards. • TE ZACH ERTZ had 6 catches, incl. 49th-career rec. TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Had 10 catches for 112 yards in his last game vs. Ten. (9/30/18 w/ Phi.). Needs catch for 8th-career 50-catch season. • LB BOBBY WAGNER had 12th-career FR last week. Needs 1 tackle for 13thstraight 100+ tackle season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with sack & 4th in row vs. Ten. with 10+ tackles & TFL. • LB FRANKIE LUVU had career-high 3 PD & TFL last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL. • LB DANTE FOWLER has 8.5 sacks & 10 TFL in 12 games this season. • DT DARON PAYNE had sack last week. • DT JER’ZHAN NEWTON (rookie) had 1st-career FF in Week 12. • S JEREMY CHINN has PD in 3 of his past 4.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (5-6) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-8)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 4:05 PM ET | Bank of America Stadium | Referee: Tra Blake
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: CAR leads series, 25-22 (TB won 7 of past 8)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 1/7/24: TB 9 at CAR 0
Postseason: —
BUCS NOTES:
QB BAKER MAYFIELD completed 24 of 30 atts. (80 pct.) for 294 yards & 107.5 rating & had 10th-career rush TD. Needs 201 pass yards for 6th-career 3,000-yard season. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 on road & aims for his 6th in row on road with 90+ rating. • RB RACHAAD WHITE had 2nd rush TD of season last week & aims for his 6th in row with TD. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with 90+ scrimmage yards. • RB BUCKY IRVING (rookie) had 6 catches, career-high 151 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 64 rec.) & 5th rush TD of season last week. Leads all rookies in scrimmage yards (831) & ranks 2nd in rush yards (579). • WR MIKE EVANS had 5 catches for 68 yards last week. Has 160+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. Car. Needs 97 rec. yards for 11th-straight 500-yard season. • TE CADE OTTON has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5. Has career highs with 50 catches & 486 rec. yards in 2024. • LB LAVONTE DAVID had 31st-career FF last week. Has 5+ tackles in 20 of his 21 career games vs. Car., incl. 10 tackles in last meeting. • NT VITA VEA had 6th sack of season last week & aims for his 5th in row on road with sack. Has career-high 9 TFL in 2024. • DL CALIJAH KANCEY had career-high 5th sack of season & 1st-career FR last week. Aims for his 4th in row with sack. Has TFL in 5 of his 6 games in 2024. • CB JAMEL DEAN had 1st-career FF last week. Had FR in last meeting. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. had 2nd sack of season in Week 12 & became 3rd DB since 1982 (Adam Archuleta & Keith Bostic) with 2+ sacks in each of his 1st 5 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD. Has sack in 5 of his 7 career games vs. Car. & aims for his 6th in row vs. Car. with TFL. Has 54 tackles in 2024, his 5th-straight 50+ tackle season.
PANTHERS NOTES:
QB BRYCE YOUNG passed for season-high 263 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for season-high 92.9 rating in Week 12. Aims for his 3rd in row with 0 INTs & 5th in row with TD pass. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD rushed for 58 yards & had career-high 7th rush TD of season. Has 1,002 scrimmage yards, his 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. Aims for his 4th in row with rush TD & 11th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 5 vs. TB & aims for his 6th in row vs. TB with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR ADAM THIELEN had 57 rec. yards last week. Needs 138 rec. yards to become 4th undrafted player since 1967 (Antonio Gates, Rod Smith & Wes Welker) with 8,000 career rec. yards. • WR DAVID MOORE had season highs in catches (6) & rec. yards (81) & had 1st rec. TD of season last week. • WR XAVIER LEGETTE (rookie) had 56 rec. yards last week. • LB D.J. WONNUM has sack in each of his 1st 2 games this season. • LB JOSEY JEWELL led team with 9 tackles & had 1st sack of season last week, his 10th-career sack. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 8 games in 2024. • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY had 1.5 sacks last week & has 55 sacks in his career. Has 5 TFL in his past 5. • DE A’SHAWN ROBINSON had 8 tackles & 5th TFL of season in Week 12. Leads all DL with 53 tackles in 2024. • CB JAYCEE HORN had 1st career-sack last week. Has career-high 10 PD in 2024. Had 3 PD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with PD. • S XAVIER WOODS aims for his 3rd in row overall & vs. TB with PD.
LOS ANGELES RAMS (5-6) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (4-7)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 4:05 PM ET | Caesars Superdome | Referee: Brad Allen
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: LAR leads series, 43-34 (Home team won past 9)
Postseason: Series tied, 1-1
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 12/21/23: NO 22 at LAR 30
Postseason: NFC-C 1/20/19: LAR 26 at NO 23 (OT)
RAMS NOTES:
QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 243 yards & 2 TDs vs 0 INTs for 104.3 rating last week. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 290+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Has 17 TD passes in his past 7 vs. NO, incl. 2+ TD passes in each game. Needs 200 pass yards for 12th-career 3,000-yard season. • RB KYREN WILLIAMS had 9th rush TD of season last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 23 straight games, 2nd-longest active streak in NFL (Christian McCaffrey – 25). Has 12 TDs in his past 11 on road. Rushed for 104 yards & TD in last meeting. Needs 42 scrimmage yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. • WR COOPER KUPP had 5th rec. TD of season last week, his 7th-career season with 5+ TD catches. Aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD. Has 500+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 8 seasons. Has 622 receptions in 99 games & can surpass Keenan Allen (624) for most by player in 1st 100 games all-time. • WR PUKA NACUA had 9 catches for 117 yards last week, his 10th-career game with 100+ rec. yards, 3rd-most in NFL since 2023. Had 9 catches, career-high 180 scrimmage yards (career-high 164 rec., 16 rush) & TD catch in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row with 115+ rec. yards. • LB BYRON YOUNG has sack in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack. • LB JARED VERSE leads all rookies with 11 TFL & ranks 2nd with 4.5 sacks. • DE BRADEN FISKE leads all rookies with 6 sacks & ranks 2nd with 8 TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row overall with sack & 2 TFL & 3rd in row on road with 2+ sacks. • DE KOBIE TURNER had sack in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TFL. • LB CHRISTIAN ROZEBOOM led team with career-high 12 tackles last week, his 5th game with 10+ tackles in 2024.
SAINTS NOTES:
QB DEREK CARR completed 21 of 27 atts. (77.8 percent) for 248 yards & 2 TDs with 129.6 rating in Week 11. Aims for 3rd in row at home with 125+ rating & 2 pass TDs. Had 319 yards & 3 TDs for 106.1 rating in last meeting. • RB ALVIN KAMARA had 89 scrimmage yards (67 rush, 22 rec.) in Week 11 & aims for 5th in row with 85+ scrimmage yards. Has 205 scrimmage yards (102.5 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in 2 home games vs. LAR. Has 443 rec. yards in 2024, most among RBs. Needs 57 rec. yards for his 5th career season with 500 rec. yards. Aims for 5th in row with 50+ rush yards. • WR MARQUEZ VALDES-SCANTLING had 87 rec. yards & 3rd TD catch of season in Week 11. Aims for 3rd in row with 85+ rec. yards & TD catch & his 3rd in row vs. LAR with 50+ rec. yards. • TE TAYSOM HILL had 8 catches, career-high 188 scrimmage yards (138 rush, 50 rec.) & 3 rush TDs in Week 11. Needs 82 scrimmage yards for 3rd season in row with 500 scrimmage yards. Became 1st non-RB in NFL history with 125+ rush yards and 3+ rush TDs in a game. • TE JUWAN JOHNSON had 2nd rec. TD of season in Week 11. • DL BRYAN BRESEE had 1.5 sacks in Week 11 & has career-high 5.5 sacks in 2024. • DL CHASE YOUNG had half sack in Week 11 & has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of past 4. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS led team with season-high 13 tackles & had 2 PD & TFL in Week 11. Aims for his 3rd in row with 10+ tackles & PD. • LB PETE WERNER aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles. • CB ALONTAE TAYLOR had 8 tackles & 2 PD in Week 11. Aims for his 3rd in row with 8+ tackles. Has 5 PD in past 3 & has PD in each of past 6. • S TYRANN MATHIEU aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAR with 6+ tackles & PD. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 vs. LAR & needs PD for 100th-career PD.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (9-2) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (8-4)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 4:25 PM ET | M&T Bank Stadium | Referee: Craig Wrolstad
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: BAL leads series, 3-2-1 (won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 10/18/20: BAL 30 at PHI 28
Postseason: —
EAGLES NOTES:
QB JALEN HURTS had TD pass vs. 0 INTs & 108 rating in Week 12. Needs 41 rush yards to become 4th QB ever with 3,000 rush yards in 1st 5 career seasons. Has 14 TDs (8 rush, 6 pass) vs. 2 INTs for 103.9 rating in 6 road starts in 2024. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY had career-high 302 scrimmage yards (career-high 255 rush yards, 47 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 12, 9th-most rush yards & 9th-most scrimmage yards in single game all-time. Last week, became 6th player ever with 2 rush TDs of 70+ yards in single game. Joined HOFers Walter Payton & Ollie Matson as only players all-time with 500+ scrimmage yards in 2-game span. Leads NFL with 1,649 scrimmage yards in 2024, 2nd-most by player in 1st 11 games with team in NFL history. • WR A.J. BROWN had 6 catches for 109 yards & 4th rec. TD of season last week. Has 5+ catches & 65_ rec yards in 7 of his 8 games this season. Had TD catch in his only career game at Bal. (11/22/20 w/ Ten.). • WR DEVONTA SMITH has 516 rec. yards in 2024, his 4th-straight season with 500+ rec. yards. Needs 9 catches for 4th-straight 50-catch season. • LB ZACK BAUN has career-high 104 tackles in 2024, his 1st-career 100-tackle season. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4. • LB NAKOBE DEAN had 2 TFL, 3rd-sack of season & 2nd-career FR last week. Has career highs in tackles (84), TFL (9) & PD (4) in 2024. • LB JOSH SWEAT had 7th sack of season last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Is 1 of 6 in NFL with 6+ sacks in each of past 5 seasons. • DT JALEN CARTER had 1st FF of season last week. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3. • DT MILTON WILLIAMS had 1st-career 2-sack game last week. • CB COOPER DEJEAN (rookie) has 5 PD in his past 5. • CB QUINYON MITCHELL ranks tied-1st among rookies with 9 PD.
RAVENS NOTES:
RAVENS lead NFL in total offense (426.7 yards per game) this season. • QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 16 of 22 atts. (72.7 pct.) with 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs & 126.5 rating last week, 6th game this season with 125+ rating, most in NFL. Has 100+ rating in 9 of past 10 & 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs in 5 of past 6. Is 4-0 with 142.2 rating in his past 4 home starts. Had 294 yards (186 pass, 108 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in last meeting. Is 23-1 in 24 career starts vs. NFC. Leads NFL with 3,053 pass yards & 117.9 rating & ties for lead with 27 TD passes. • RB DERRICK HENRY rushed for 140 yards last week, 5th game this season with 125+ rush yards, tied with Saquon Barkley for most in NFL. Has TD in 11 of 12 games this season, incl. in each of 5 home games. Leads NFL with 15 TDs (13 rush, 2 rec.) in 2024 & needs 79 scrimmage yards for 4th-career 1,500-yard season. • RB JUSTICE HILL had season-high 55 rush yards & 1st rush TD of season in Week 12. Has 40+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4. • WR ZAY FLOWERS had 5 catches for 62 yards last week. Has 125+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Ranks 5th in NFL with 789 rec. yards in 2024. • WR RASHOD BATEMAN had career-high 5th TD catch of season in Week 12. • TE MARK ANDREWS had rec. TD last week & has TD catch in 2 of past 3. • LB ROQUAN SMITH aims for his 3rd in row with 12+ tackles. Had 10 tackles in only career game vs. Phi. (11/3/19 w/ Chi.). Ranks 3rd in NFL with 110 tackles in 2024. • LB ODAFE OWEH aims for 3rd in row with sack. Has career-high 8 sacks in 2024. • LB KYLE VAN NOY had 8th sack & 2nd FF of season in Week 12. Had sack in his last game vs. Phi. (11/17/19 w/ NE). • CB MARLON HUMPHREY has PD in 10 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Had sack & FF in last meeting. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 12 PD this season. • CB BRANDON STEPHENS aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (5-6) AT BUFFALO BILLS (9-2)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 8:20 PM ET | Highmark Stadium | Referee: Alex Kemp
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: BUF leads series, 7-6 (won past 2)
Postseason: —
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 12/7/20: BUF 34 at SF 24
Postseason: —
49ERS NOTES:
QB BROCK PURDY has 32 TDs (31 pass, 1 rush) vs. 6 INTs for 113.1 rating in 15 career reg. season road starts. Can become 4th player ever (Tom Brady, Carson Palmer & Russell Wilson) with 100+ rating in 8 straight road starts. • QB BRANDON ALLEN passed for 199 yards & TD vs. INT in 1st start of season in Week 12. Has TD pass in 8 of his 10 career starts. • RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 68 scrimmage yards (37 rec., 31 rush) in Week 12 & has 50+ scrimmage yards in 25 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has 15 TDs (10 rush, 5 rec.) in 15 road games with SF. • TE GEORGE KITTLE had 6 catches for 82 yards & 8th rec. TD of season last week, most rec. TD among TEs in 2024. Aims for his 4th in row overall & 5th in row on road with TD catch. Has 509 receptions & 6,916 rec. yards & can become 3rd TE ever (Antonio Gates & Travis Kelce) with 500+ catches & 7,000+ rec. yards in 1st 8 career seasons. • WR DEEBO SAMUEL has 511 rec. yards in 2024, his 5th-career season with 500+ rec. yards. Has 60+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 road games this season. • WR JAUAN JENNINGS had 5 catches last week & aims for his 4th in row with 5+ catches. Has career highs in catches (47) & rec. yards (628) in 2024. • LB FRED WARNER has 84 tackles in 2024 & is 1 of 6 with 80+ tackles in each of past 7 seasons. Had FR in last meeting. • DL NICK BOSA aims for his 4th in row with sack. • DL LEONARD FLOYD had 2 sacks last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 1.5 sacks. Has 10.5 sacks & 9 TFL in 2023 with Buf. • CB RENARDO GREEN (rookie) aims for his 4th in row with PD. • S MALIK MUSTAPHA (rookie) had 2nd TFL of season last week & aims for his 6th in row with 5+ tackles.
BILLS NOTES:
BILLS can win 7 straight reg. season games in single season for 5th time in franchise history (2022, 1990, 1988, 1964). • QB JOSH ALLEN totaled 317 yards (262 pass, 55 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in Week 11, 39th-career game with both pass & rush TD, 2nd-most all-time. Aims for 3rd in row with 250+ pass yards & 50+ rush yards. Has 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating in 4 of 5 home games this season. Passed for 375 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 139.1 rating in last meeting. Is 6-2 in 8 career starts on SNF. • RB JAMES COOK had 2 rush TDs in Week 11 & is 1 of 4 RBs with 2+ rush TDs in 3+ games this season. Has rush TD in 5 of his past 6. Aims for 5th in row vs. NFC with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 3 in primetime. Ranks tied-4th in NFL with 10 rush TDs & is 1st Buf. RB with 10+ rush TDs in season since LeSean McCoy (13 in 2016). • WR KHALIL SHAKIR led team with 8 catches for 70 yards in Week 11. Aims for 6th in row with 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards. • WR AMARI COOPER had 55 rec. yards in Week 11. Had 108 rec. yards in his last game vs. SF (10/15/23 w/ Cle.). Aims for his 3rd in row on SNF with rec. TD. • WR CURTIS SAMUEL set season highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (58) & had 1st rec. TD of season in Week 11. Aims for 3rd in row with 4+ catches. • LB TERREL BERNARD had 8 tackles & 1st sack & 2nd INT of season in Week 11. Aims for his 5th in row with 8+ tackles & 3rd in row with PD. • LB VON MILLER had 4th sack of season in Week 11. Has 7 TFL & 4 sacks in 4 career games vs. SF. Has 15 sacks in 21 career games on SNF. • LB DORIAN WILLIAMS has 9+ tackles in 2 of past 3. • S TAYLOR RAPP had 6 tackles & INT in Week 11. Aims for 7th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with INT. Has 7+ tackles in 4 of his past 5 vs. SF
CLEVELAND BROWNS (3-8) AT DENVER BRONCOS (7-5)
Monday, December 2, 2024 | 8:15 PM ET | Empower Field at Mile High | Referee: John Hussey
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: DEN leads series, 22-7 (Home team won past 3)
Postseason: DEN leads series, 3-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/26/23: CLE 12 at DEN 29
Postseason: AFC-C 1/14/90: CLE 21 at DEN 37
BROWNS NOTES:
QB JAMEIS WINSTON completed 18 of 27 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 219 yards & had 1st rush TD of season last week. Is 2-2 as starter this season, with 325+ pass yards, 2+ TD passes & 105+ rating in 2 of 4 starts. Had rush TD in only career start vs. Den. (10/2/16 w/ TB). Is 2-1 with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 102.9 rating in 3 career starts on MNF. • RB NICK CHUBB had season-high 59 rush yards & 2 rush TDs last week, 12thcareer game with 2+ rush TDs, tied 3rd-most among RBs since 2018. Has 50+ rush yards in 3 of past 4. Has 90+ scrimmage yards in each of 2 career games vs. Den. Has 5 rush TDs in 6 career games on MNF. • RB JEROME FORD had 79 scrimmage yards (65 rush, 14 rec.) in last meeting. • WR JERRY JEUDY led team with 6 catches for 85 yards last week, 4thstraight game with 5+ catches & 70+ rec. yards. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of 4 career games on MNF. Totaled 3,053 rec. yards over 1st 4 career seasons with Den. (2020-23). Needs 5 catches for 4th-career 50-catch season. • TE DAVID NJOKU has 5+ catches in 5 of past 6. Had 6 catches for 59 yards in last meeting. Is 1 of 5 TEs with 40+ catches in each of past 3 seasons. • DE MYLES GARRETT had 3 sacks & FF in Week 11, 5th-career game with 3+ sacks, tied 2nd-most in NFL since 2017. Has 3 sacks in 2 of past 3. Had TFL & PD in last meeting. Has 5.5 sacks in 6 career games on MNF. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 10 sacks in 2024 & is 4th player since 1982 with 10+ sacks in 7 of 1st 8 seasons. • LB JORDAN HICKS had 6 tackles, 2 TFL & 2nd sack of season last week. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. • CB DENZEL WARD had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 11. Leads NFL with 17 PD & has PD in 10 of 11 games this season. Had FR & PD in only career game at Den. (11/3/19). • S GRANT DELPIT led team with 10 tackles & had TFL last week.
BRONCOS NOTES:
QB BO NIX passed for 273 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 94.6 rating last week, 5th game this season (3rd-straight) with 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs, most among rookies & tied 2nd-most in NFL. Has 12 TDs (11 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT with 109.8 rating in past 5 starts. Can become 1st rookie ever with 200+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes in 5 straight home games. Leads rookies with 16 TD passes, ranks 2nd with 2,548 pass yards, 3rd with 4 rush TDs & & 5th with 300 rush yards. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS aims for 3rd in row at home with 50+ scrimmage yards. Rushed for 65 yards in last meeting. • RB JALEEL MCLAUGHLIN led team with 44 rush yards last week. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON led team with 8 catches for 97 yards & seasonhigh 2 TDs in Week 12, 3rd-career game with 2 rec. TDs & 1st since 2019. Has 70+ rec. yards in 5 straight games, longest active streak in NFL. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Cle. with 55+ rec. yards. • WR DEVAUGHN VELE (rookie) had 6 catches for career-high 80 yards last week. Aims for 4th in row with 4+ catches & 3rd in row with 65+ rec. yards. • TE ADAM TRAUTMAN had TD catch in last meeting. • DE ZACH ALLEN has TFL in each of 5 home games this season. Had half sack in last meeting. Has career-best 12 TFL in 2024. • DT MALCOLM ROACH had sack & 1st-career FR last week. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. • LB NIK BONITTO had sack & 1st FF of season last week. Aims for 10th in row with TFL & 4th in row with sack. Had 1.5 sacks & PD in last meeting. Allen & Bonitto (12) are 1 of 3 pair of teammates each with 12+ TFL this season. • CB PAT SURTAIN II aims for 5th in row at home & 3rd in row overall with PD. • S BRANDON JONES had 5 tackles, 2 PD & 2nd INT of season last week. Is 1 of 3 AFC DBs with 5+ tackles in 10+ games (10) this season.
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LEGENDARY ST. JOHN’S COACH LOU CARNESECCA DIES AT 99
Lou Carnesecca, who collected 526 wins during a legendary coaching career at St. John’s, died on Saturday. He was 99.
Carnesecca was at the helm for 24 seasons, getting two stints with the Red Storm (1965-70, 1973-92). St. John’s broke the news of his death and mentioned that he passed away surrounded by family.
None of Carnesecca’s teams ever recorded a losing season, with all 24 of them qualifying for a postseason tournament.
The Red Storm went to 18 NCAA Tournaments under Carnesecca.
Carnesecca was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, then landed in the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame 14 years later. He was a two-time National Coach of the Year, a three-time Big East Coach of the Year and a six-time Metropolitan Coach of the Year.
Hailing from New York, Carnesecca stayed local for college and attended St. John’s, but before doing so, he served in the United States Coast Guard for three years during World War II.
When he wasn’t coaching the Red Storm, Carnesecca was with the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association. He was only in as coach for three seasons (1971-73), but during that time, New York didn’t miss the playoffs once, even reaching the ABA Finals in 1972.
Carnesecca leaves his wife of 73 years, Mary. In a news release, St. John’s said that details of memorial services will be released when they become available.
OREGON STUNS NO. 9 ALABAMA IN FINALS IN LAS VEGAS
Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 22 points, but his biggest shot of the night was a miss that Oregon teammate Nate Bittle tip-dunked to give the Ducks an 83-81 win over No. 9 Alabama in Saturday’s championship game of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.
Oregon (8-0) coughed up a six-point lead in the final 30 seconds of regulation when Aden Holloway sliced the deficit in half with a 3-pointer after a pair of Barthelemy free throws pushed the Ducks lead to 81-75.
Alabama (6-2) immediately regained possession when Mark Sears swiped the ball from Brandon Angel on the ensuing inbound pass. Sears was then fouled and split his foul shots — but Mouhamed Dioubate rebounded the miss and was sent to the line himself, where he sank both attempts to tie the game.
The Ducks put the ball in Barthelemy’s hot hands on their subsequent trip down the court. He shot 4-of-5 from 3-point distance on the night and had given Oregon a critical, four-point cushion in the final minute with a hanging floater earlier.
Derrion Reid got a hand on Barthelemy’s attempt to alter its trajectory, but Bittle followed up for the game-winning dunk. It capped a 19-point, nine-rebound night for Bittle.
Oregon also got 12 points from TJ Bamba — the only Duck beside Barthelemy to make a 3-pointer — and 11 points from Supreme Cook. Jackson Shelstad scored six points, with no two bigger than the pair he was awarded on a fast-break layup that underwent a lengthy video review.
Shelstad swiped the ball from Grant Nelson’s blindside with the score tied at 75. Jarin Stevenson’s chase-down shot-block effort was called goaltending, giving Oregon the lead down the stretch.
Stevenson was one of five Crimson Tide scorers in double-figures, finishing with 11 points before fouling out. Sears and Holloway added 11 each, Latrell Whitesell Jr. scored 10 points, and Labaron Philon shot 6-of-8 from the floor for a team-high 15 points.
SAN DIEGO STATE PULLS OFF OT UPSET OF NO. 6 HOUSTON AT PLAYERS ERA FESTIVAL
Miles Byrd scored 18 points and San Diego State upset No. 6 Houston with a 73-70 overtime win in the third-place game at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon.
Jared Coleman-Jones scored 16 points, Pharaoh Compton scored 13 off the bench and Nick Boyd scored all 12 of his points after halftime for San Diego State (4-2).
Emanuel Sharp scored 23 points and L.J. Cryer scored 21 for Houston (4-3), which lost to No. 9 Alabama in overtime on Tuesday night, the opening night of the tournament.
Both teams traded leads in the first half of overtime before Byrd’s reverse layup gave the Aztecs a 70-67 lead with 1:28 left. Boyd then put San Diego State up five with a driving layup with 43 seconds remaining.
Magoon Gwath made one of two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to extend the lead to 73-70 before Cryer missed a 3 with two seconds left.
Coleman-Jones banked in an off-balance shot with one foot over the 3-point line to cut it to 65-63 with 57 seconds left in regulation. J’Wan Roberts then missed the front end of a 1-and-1 situation and Byrd grabbed an offensive rebound on the other end, was fouled and made both free throws to tie it at 65 with 13 seconds left.
San Diego State scored the first six points of the game and the Cougars didn’t put points on the board until Joseph Tugler made a layup with 15:24 left in the half.
The Aztecs stayed ahead until Houston went on a 13-0 run to move ahead 20-12 with 6:17 left in the first half.
Sharp scored the first 10 points in the run, seven on free throws, before Cryer capped it with a 3-pointer.
San Diego State managed to cut the deficit to three on two occasions before Houston took a 30-25 lead into the break.
Houston then scored the first six points of the second half to take its biggest lead of the game at 36-25.
Coleman-Jones tried to spark a rally by scoring four straight points for the Aztecs, but another 3-pointer by Cryer extended the lead back to double digits.
Byrd hit a 3 with 11:44 remaining to cut the deficit to four. but Houston scored five straight points.
Boyd cut it to 54-52 with 7:40 left after sinking threes on back-to-back possessions.
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Kaylene Smikle’s 16 points and Shyanne Sellers’ 15 points helped No. 10 Maryland defeat George Mason 66-56 on Saturday in a tight game in the Navy Classic at Annapolis, Md.
Saylor Poffenbarger added 10 points off the bench for Maryland (7-0).
George Mason (6-1), on the strength of an 18-7 scoring edge in the third quarter, pulled ahead 45-44 going to the fourth. Sellers scored with five minutes left to break a 51-51 tie and the Terrapins led the rest of the way.
Kennedy Harris led the Patriots, who shot 31.5 percent from the field and had 25 offensive rebounds, with 26 points. Louis Volker had 14 points off the bench.
No. 4 South Carolina 99, Purdue 51
MiLaysia Fulwiley’s 14 points led five Gamecocks reserves in double figures in an easy win over the Boilermakers at the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Fort Myers, Fla.
Ashlyn Watkins and Tessa Johnson each had 13 points off the bench for South Carolina, while starters Chloe Kitts and Bree Hall both posted 12 points. Joyce Edwards (11) and Maddy McDaniel (10) also reached double figures.
South Carolina (7-1), which led 53-18 at halftime, had a 56-26 rebounding advantage. Destini Lombard racked up 24 points, aided by four 3-pointers, for Purdue (4-3), which shot 39.6 percent from the field.
No. 15 Iowa State 75, Middle Tennessee 59
Audi Crooks posted 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting as the Cyclones routed the Blue Raiders and left the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Fort Myers, Fla., on a high.
Addy Brown had 12 points for Iowa State (6-2), which shot 54.7 percent from the floor following a 40-point loss to No. 4 South Carolina. The Cyclones held a fifth opponent under the 60-point mark.
Ta’Mia Scott scored 24 points, including 8-for-8 on free throws, for Middle Tennessee (6-2). Anastasiia Boldyreva and Jalynn Gregory each added 14 points for the Blue Raiders, who were 19-of-20 at the foul line.
No. 18 Mississippi 89, Alabama State 24
Reserve Sira Thienou’s 16 points contributed to the romp for the host Rebels over the Lady Hornets at Oxford, Miss.
Christeen Iwuala and Starr Jacobs each had 12 points and Kennedy Todd-Williams had 11 points for Ole Miss, which benefited from 33 turnovers by Alabama State. The Rebels (5-2) led 57-10 at halftime.
Kaitlyn Bryant’s seven points off the bench were tops for Alabama State (2-5), which shot 19 percent from the field.
No. 24 Louisville 79, Colorado 71
Tajianna Roberts’ go-ahead 3-point basket with less than 7 1/2 minutes remaining ignited a 16-0 run as the Cardinals picked up a road victory over the Buffaloes at Boulder, Colo.
Jayda Curry and Nyla Harris each tallied 14 points, Roberts finished with 13 and Izela Arenas had 11 for Louisville (5-2).
Frida Formann led Colorado (6-2) with 25 points. Jade Masogayo had 12 points and Nyamer Diew added 10 points. Kindyll Wetta had 10 assists.
NBA NEWS
NBA ROUNDUP: GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO’S TRIPLE-DOUBLE LIFTS BUCKS TO 6TH STRAIGHT WIN
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his third triple-double of the season with 42 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak to six games, beating the visiting Washington Wizards 124-114 on Saturday night.
Damian Lillard had 25 points and 10 assists, Brook Lopez scored 18 points, AJ Green added 13 off the bench and Taurean Prince had 11 for Milwaukee, which won for the eighth time in its past nine games.
Antetokounmpo registered his first career 40-point triple-double and went 15-for-24 from the field.
Washington lost its 14th straight game and is two setbacks away from matching its franchise-record losing streak of 16. The Wizards were 9-for-32 (28.1 percent) from 3-point range.
Jordan Poole led Washington with 31 points. Former Bucks point guard Malcolm Brogdon tallied season highs of 29 points and 11 rebounds, and Jonas Valanciunas and Corey Kispert had 16 points apiece.
Suns 113, Warriors 105
Devin Booker and Tyus Jones stole the spotlight from a Kevin Durant-Stephen Curry showdown with a combined 46 points and 18 assists and Phoenix held off visiting Golden State.
Durant shot just 7-for-20 but still managed 21 points and added 10 rebounds for Phoenix, which won for just the second time in its last eight games. The Suns went 14 of 21 on 3-pointers in the half.
Curry went 8-for-21 overall and 3-for-10 from deep for 23 points for Golden State, which dropped its fourth straight. Andrew Wiggins added 18 points for the Warriors, who made only 14 of their 40 shots from distance.
Hawks 107, Hornets 104
De’Andre Hunter scored on back-to-back possessions during a 10-second span in the final minute and Jalen Johnson racked up 20 points to lift Atlanta over host Charlotte.
Hunter finished with 18 points, Onyeka Okongwu posted 16 points and 11 rebounds and Zaccharie Risacher and Trae Young each supplied 14 points as Atlanta won its third game in a row. Charlotte’s Brandon Miller went 10-for-30 from the field on the way to 32 points.
Miller drained a 3-pointer to get the Hornets within 103-102 at the 14.6-second mark. Hunter countered with two free throws before a Charlotte timeout. Miller missed on a trey, then Okongwu made two foul shots to seal the victory.
76ers 111, Pistons 96
Tyrese Maxey had 28 points and six assists as visiting Philadelphia rolled past Detroit.
KJ Martin supplied 19 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots, while Ricky Council IV had 17 points. Kelly Oubre Jr. added 14 points and six rebounds. Paul George, who had missed the Sixers’ previous three games with a left knee bone bruise, chipped in 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
Malik Beasley led the Pistons with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists, while Jaden Ivey tossed in 15 points. Marcus Sasser and Wendell Moore Jr. added 12 and 11 points off the bench, respectively.
Mavericks 106, Jazz 94
Kyrie Irving scored 30 points to lead Dallas to a wire-to-wire win over Utah in Salt Lake City.
The Mavericks improved to 5-1 without injured star Luka Doncic, who traveled with the team but didn’t play because of a wrist injury. Quentin Grimes scored 24 points while P.J. Washington (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Daniel Gafford (14 points, 11 boards) each tallied a double-double in Dallas’ third straight victory.
Lauri Markkanen, who missed the Jazz’s previous game for the birth of a child, scored 19 points on 7-of-20 shooting to pace Utah. The Jazz shot just 35.8 percent from the field while losing for a third consecutive game and for the seventh time in eight games.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: KAAPO KAKKO SCORES LATE AS RANGERS END 5-GAME SKID
Kaapo Kakko scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 24 seconds left as the New York Rangers ended their first five-game losing streak in over three years with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday afternoon.
The Rangers, who squandered a two-goal lead early in the third period, were on the power play after the Canadiens’ Kirby Dach was called for high sticking on Mika Zibanejad behind the New York net.
Kakko’s game-winner ended New York’s longest losing streak since the final week of the 56-game 2021 pandemic-shortened season. The goal came after the Canadiens’ Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki scored about 10 minutes apart to tie the score 3-3.
New York’s Artemi Panarin and Zibanejad scored power-play goals in the opening 40 minutes. Vincent Trocheck scored in the waning seconds of the first period to help the Rangers jump out to an early lead.
Wild 3, Predators 2 (OT)
Jared Spurgeon scored the game-winning goal one minute into overtime to lift Minnesota to a victory over Nashville in Saint Paul, Minn.
Spurgeon and Kirill Kaprizov each finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota, which won its third game in a row. Declan Chisholm also had a goal. Fedor Svechkov and Ryan O’Reilly each scored for Nashville, which sustained an overtime loss for the third consecutive game.
Kaprizov prompted the game-winning goal when he carried the puck into the offensive zone and flipped a backhand pass toward Spurgeon in the slot. Spurgeon buried a one-timer for his third goal of the season, all of which have come during the past two games.
Sharks 4, Kraken 2
Luke Kunin, Cody Ceci and Will Smith scored in the opening 10 minutes of the second period and visiting San Jose held on for a win against Seattle.
Mario Ferraro also scored, Jake Walman and Mikael Granlund each had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 36 saves for the Sharks, who also beat the Kraken 8-5 on Friday in San Jose.
Jaden Schwartz and Jared McCann scored and Joey Daccord made 19 saves for the Kraken, who have lost three games in a row by a combined score of 17-9.
Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 3
Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist as visiting Toronto jumped out to a four-goal lead and held on to beat Tampa Bay.
Matthew Knies, Nicholas Robertson, John Tavares and William Nylander each scored a goal as Toronto won for the eighth time in 10 games (8-2-0) and finished 8-3-1 in November despite missing top scorer Auston Matthews for most of the month. Matthews returned after a nine-game absence due to an upper-body injury and tallied two assists.
Tampa Bay’s Michael Eyssimont, Jake Guentzel and Cam Atkinson each scored in the third — the latter two with goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy pulled for an extra skater — but Nylander sealed the win with his empty-net goal.
Penguins 6, Flames 2
Michael Bunting and Kris Letang each had a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh in a win against visiting Calgary.
Blake Lizotte had a goal and an assist, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves for the Penguins, who have won three in a row.
Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and an assist for the Flames, who dropped their fourth straight (0-3-1) and have lost seven straight on the road (0-4-3). Dan Vladar made 37 saves.
Kings 5, Senators 2
Kevin Fiala, Anze Kopitar and Trevor Moore each had a goal and an assist to help Los Angeles to a win over visiting Ottawa.
Alex Laferriere and Adrian Kempe also scored and David Rittich made 20 saves for the Kings, who have won three in a row following their 7-2 loss at the San Jose Sharks last Monday.
Tim Stutzle and Adam Gaudette scored and Anton Forsberg made 22 saves for the Senators, who were trying to win three in a row for the first time this season.
Islanders 3, Sabres 0
Anders Lee scored a power-play goal with 12:37 remaining in the second period and added an assist a little more than two minutes later as New York avoided another collapse in the third period and earned a shutout victory over visiting Buffalo in Elmont, N.Y.
Simon Holmstrom had his second career multi-goal game and second in as many games. He scored New York’s second goal and added an empty-netter in the final seconds. The Islanders won for the third time in their past 11 games (3-4-4) and avoided an eighth loss when leading into the final 20 minutes. New York goalie Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves for his 19th career shutout.
Buffalo lost to the Islanders for the second time this season and dropped a third straight contest for the third time this season. Buffalo goalie James Reimer made 17 saves in his second start since joining the Sabres.
Panthers 6, Hurricanes 0
Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight stopped all 20 shots he faced as the Panthers demolished Carolina in Sunrise, Fla., to complete the home-and-home sweep.
After taking down the Hurricanes 6-3 in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday, the Panthers returned home and their offense continued to dominate. Aaron Ekblad, Mackie Samoskevich, Sam Bennett, Aleksander Barkov, Adam Boqvist and Evan Rodrigues each scored for the Panthers.
Hurricanes netminder Spencer Martin allowed five goals on 28 shots before being relieved in the third period en route to his second loss to Florida in as many days.
Capitals 6, Devils 5
Taylor Raddysh and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored goals 10 seconds apart late in the third period and Washington held on to beat New Jersey.
Rasmus Sandin, Raddysh and Dubois each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who have won seven straight road games. John Carlson had three assists, and Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves.
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist, and Nico Hischier scored his fifth goal in four games for the Devils, who had won four of five. Jack Hughes had three assists, and Allen made 26 saves.
Utah Hockey Club 6, Golden Knights 0
Jaxson Stauber made 29 saves for his first NHL career shutout and Nick Schmaltz scored twice as Utah scored four goals in the first period and cruised to a victory in Las Vegas.
Clayton Keller, Logan Cooley and Alexander Kerfoot each had a goal and an assist, Barrett Hayton had two assists and Michael Carcone also scored for Utah, which equaled its season high for goals in a game. The 25-year-old Stauber was making just his seventh career start and first with Utah.
Ilya Samsonov finished with 22 saves for Vegas, which suffered its third home loss in 12 games (9-3-0).
Flyers 3, Blues 2 (OT)
Matvei Michkov scored his third overtime goal of November to help Philadelphia close the month in style with a win over host St. Louis.
Michkov, who doesn’t turn 20 until Dec. 9, scored the decisive goal on a breakaway after Travis Konecny found him with a sprawling outlet pass while falling to the ice. Michkov also had a sparkling assist earlier in the game, while Aleksei Kolosov made 26 saves for the Flyers.
The Blues’ Jake Neighbours forced overtime with a tally late in regulation, and Dylan Holloway also scored for the hosts. Jordan Binnington made 28 saves for St. Louis, which lost for the first time in three games under new coach Jim Montgomery.
Oilers 4, Avalanche 1
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist, Brett Kulak, Kasperi Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin also scored and Edmonton beat Colorado in Denver.
Stuart Skinner turned away 27 shots for Edmonton, which has won three straight games.
Nikolai Kovalenko had a goal and Alexandar Georgiev made 28 saves for Colorado, which has dropped three of its past four contests.
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GAME CAPSULE:
Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Gillette Stadium | Referee: Adrian Hill
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: NE leads series, 49-30 (Home team won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: NE leads series, 4-1 (Home team won past 5)
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/12/23: IND 10 at NE 6
Postseason: AFC-C 1/18/15: IND 7 at NE 45
COLTS NOTES:
QB ANTHONY RICHARDSON totaled 233 yards (172 pass, career-high 61 rush) last week, most rush yards by Ind. QB in game since 2011 (Curtis Painter – 79). Has 0 INTs in 4 of his past 5 starts. Has 4 rush TDs in 4 career road starts. • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR has 55+ scrimmage yards in 7 of his past 8. Has 245 scrimmage yards (122.5 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. NE, with rush TD in each game. With next TD will become 4th player in franchise history with 50+ TDs in 1st 5 seasons (HOFers Marshall Faulk, Edgerrin James & Lenny Moore). • WR MICHAEL PITTMAN led team with 6 catches for 96 yards last week, 2nd game this season with 95+ rec. yards (113 in Week 4). Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Had 8 catches for 84 yards in last meeting. Is 4th player in franchise history with 500+ rec. yards in each of 1st 5 seasons. • WR JOSH DOWNS has 60+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 overall & in each of his 5 road games this season. Has TD catch in 3 of past 4 on road. • WR ALEC PIERCE has 70+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN had 13 tackles & 1st sack of season last week, 3rd game this season with 13+ tackles, tied-most in NFL. Had 15 tackles & FF in last meeting. Leads NFL with 123 tackles in 2024. • LB E.J. SPEED had 11 tackles in Week 12, 7th game this season with 10+ tackles, tied-most in NFL. Has TFL in 2 of past 3 on road. Ranks 4th in NFL with 108 tackles. • DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had 7 tackles & sack last week. Has TFL in 4 of past 5. Aims for 5th in row with 6+ tackles. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. NE. • DE LAIATU LATU had sack & 3rd FF of season last week, tied-most among rookies. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. Ranks tied-3rd among rookies with 4 sacks. • S NICK CROSS had 14 tackles & 2 TFL in Week 12, 3rd game this season with 14+ tackles, most in NFL. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 116 tackles in 2024.
PATRIOTS NOTES:
QB DRAKE MAYE (rookie) passed for 222 yards & TD last week. Has 225+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes in 2 of his 3 home starts. Ranks 2nd among AFC rookies with 286 rush yards this season. • RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON has 75+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Has rush TD in 3 of 4 home games this season. Had 102 scrimmage yards (88 rush, 14 rec.) in last meeting. Has 716 scrimmage yards (598 rush, 118 rec.) this season & is 1st player in franchise history with 700+ scrimmage yards in each of 1st 4 seasons. • RB ANTONIO GIBSON had 77 scrimmage yards (58 rec., 19 rush) with 7 catches & rec. TD in only career game vs. Ind. (10/30/22 w/ Was.). • TE HUNTER HENRY had 5 catches last week & has 5+ catches in 5 of past 6. Has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of 5 career games vs. Ind. Is 1 of 4 TEs with 50+ catches (51) & 500+ rec. yards (535) this season. • TE AUSTIN HOOPER had 4 catches for 59 yards & 2nd TD of season last week. Has 55+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. • WR DEMARIO DOUGLAS led team with 62 rec. yards in Week 12, 3rd-straight game with 50+ rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 84 yards in last meeting. • LB JAHLANI TAVAI had 8 tackles, TFL & PD last week. Aims for 5th in row with 6+ tackles. Has TFL & PD in 3 of past 4. Had 7 tackles & PD in last meeting. • LB ANFERNEE JENNINGS had 6 tackles last week. Had 7 tackles in last meeting. • DE KEION WHITE has PD in 2 of past 3 overall & in 3 of past 4 at home. • DT CHRISTIAN BARMORE had 1st sack of season last week. Had TFL in last meeting. • CB MARCUS JONES had career-high 3 PD & 8 tackles in Week 11. Aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of past 3. • S KYLE DUGGER had 6 tackles, TFL & PD last week. Has PD in 2 of his past 3.
COLTS SIGN G ATONIO MAFI TO 53-MAN ROSTER FROM PRACTICE SQUAD, WAIVE LB LIAM ANDERSON; ELEVATE G MARK GLOWINSKI, WR LAQUON TREADWELL TO ACTIVE ROSTER FROM PRACTICE SQUAD FOR WEEK 13
The Indianapolis Colts today signed guard Atonio Mafi to the 53-man roster from the practice squad and waived linebacker Liam Anderson. The team also elevated guard Mark Glowinski and wide receiver Laquon Treadwell to the active roster from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots.
Mafi, 6-3, 330 pounds, was elevated to the active roster from the practice squad in Weeks 11 and 12 and played in each game. He was originally signed to the team’s practice squad on August 29, 2024. Mafi participated in the Patriots’ 2024 offseason program and training camp. As a rookie in 2023, he played in all 17 games (five starts at left guard) for New England. Mafi was originally selected by the Patriots in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft out of UCLA. His name is pronounced AH-tonio MA-fee.
Anderson, 6-3, 226 pounds, was signed to the 53-man roster from the practice squad on November 16, 2024. He has played in three games this season. As a rookie in 2013, Anderson appeared in one game for the Colts and spent most of the season on the team’s practice squad. He was originally signed by Indianapolis as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2023. Collegiately, Anderson played in 53 career games (30 starts) at Holy Cross (2018-22) and compiled 231 tackles (148 solo), 37.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, 11 passes defensed, six interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He was a two-time First Team All-Patriot League choice (2021-22).
Glowinski, 6-4, 310 pounds, was signed to the team’s practice squad on November 21, 2024. He rejoined Indianapolis after spending five seasons (2017-21) with the team. Glowinski has played in 124 career games (96 starts) in his time with the New York Giants (2022-23), Colts and Seattle Seahawks (2015-17). He has started seven postseason contests. Glowinski was originally selected by the Seahawks in the fourth round (134th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft out of West Virginia.
Treadwell, 6-2, 215 pounds, was elevated in Week 10 and played against the Buffalo Bills. He has spent the entire season on the team’s practice squad since originally signing with Indianapolis as a free agent on July 24, 2024. Treadwell has played in 82 career games (24 starts) in his time with the Colts (2024), Baltimore Ravens (2023), Seahawks (2022), Arizona Cardinals (2022), Patriots (2022), Jacksonville Jaguars (2021), Atlanta Falcons (2020) and Minnesota Vikings (2016-19). He has totaled 111 receptions for 1,242 yards (11.2 avg.) and five touchdowns. Treadwell has also appeared in four postseason contests. He was originally selected by the Vikings in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft out of Mississippi.
INDIANA PACERS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT GRIZZLIES
After wrapping up a successful homestand, the Indiana Pacers are on the road again.
Indiana (9-11) will kick-start a four-game road trip on Sunday when they take on the Memphis Grizzlies (13-7) at FedExForum.
The Pacers finished 3-1 in games played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse this past week, posting wins over the Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers before falling to the Detroit Pistons on Friday night in an NBA Cup game.
Over the last four games, the Pacers are averaging 114 points per game while shooting 48 percent as a team.
In the recent 130-106 loss to Detroit, the Pistons scored a season high for points and shot a season-best 57.8 percent against Indiana. With the incentive to score as many points as possible for NBA Cup standings, the Pistons played their starters until the final buzzer while the Pacers used an all-bench lineup for the last three and a half minutes of action.
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 21 points while pulling down nine rebounds in the loss, while Tyrese Haliburton added 19 points and five assists. Those two have played well during the recent four-game stretch, with Haliburton putting up 25.5 points, 7.4 assists, and 3.8 rebounds nightly while Siakam is producing 21.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 4.8 assists during that same span.
Indiana will now face one of the hottest teams in the league in Memphis.
The Grizzlies currently boast the longest winning streak in the Western Conference and ranks first in the NBA in assists (30.4) and blocks (7.3) per game, and third in points (121) and rebounds (48.3) per game.
Memphis has won five straight games, winning all but one of those games by double-digit margins.
On Friday, the Grizzlies topped the New Orleans Pelicans 130-109 in Memphis behind 27 points and seven assists by star guard Ja Morant, 23 points from big man Jaren Jackson Jr., and 20 points off the bench from Santi Aldama.
Seven players are averaging double-digit scoring for the Grizzlies this season. Jackson Jr. is leading Memphis so far at 22.2 points per game (18 games played), but Morant is close behind at 21.4 points per game (10 games played).
Rebounding could play a significant factor in the game, as the Pacers are 4-9 when outrebounded by their opponents while the Grizzlies are 10-4 when winning the battle on the boards.
Former Purdue superstar Zach Edey will likely miss the game as he recovers from a left ankle sprain. Edey’s rookie season has gotten off to a solid start, as the 7-foot-4 Canadian is averaging 11.1 points on 61 percent shooting and 6.9 rebounds per game across 20.1 minutes.
The Pacers remain without Ben Sheppard (left oblique strain), Andrew Nembhard (left knee patellofemoral inflammation), and Aaron Nesmith (left ankle sprain), and it remains to be seen if any could potentially return on the upcoming road trip.
Memphis and Indiana have already played once with their current rosters, as the Grizzlies beat the Pacers 120-116 in preseason action on Oct. 14. Bane and Edey each scored 23 points in the practice run win.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Quenton Jackson, F – Bennedict Mathuin, , F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Grizzlies: G – Ja Morant, G – Desmond Bane, F – Jaylen Wells, F – Jaren Jackson Jr., C – Brandon Clarke
Injury Report
Pacers: Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon), Andrew Nembhard – out (left knee patellofemoral inflammation), Aaron Nesmith – out (left ankle sprain), Ben Sheppard – out (left oblique strain), James Wiseman – out (torn left Achilles tendon).
Grizzlies: Zach Edey – out (left ankle sprain), GG Jackson – out (left fifth metatarsal repair), Vince Williams Jr. – out (right ankle sprain).
Last Meeting
Jan. 28, 2024: The Pacers turned a two-point halftime deficit into a double-digit third-quarter lead before holding off a late charge by the Grizzlies for a 116-110 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Six players scored in double figures for the Pacers, led by 24 points by Bennedict Mathurin. After Mathurin, Pascal Siakam logged 19 points, six rebounds, and six assists, and Jalen Smith posted a season-best 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Jaren Jackson Jr. topped the Grizzlies’ box score with 25 points, and Vince Williams Jr. scored 20.
Overall, the Pacers outshot the Grizzlies 48.9 to 46.3 percent and outscored the visitors 54-48 in the paint.
The Grizzlies were very short-handed, missing eight players due to injuries including star guard Ja Morant. Indiana was also without a trio of key players, as Tyrese Haliburton (left hamstring strain management), Myles Turner (mid-back spasms) and T.J. McConnell (personal reasons) all didn’t suit up.
Noteworthy
The Grizzlies’ roster features five players who played high school or college basketball in Indiana: Zach Edey (Purdue), Jaren Jackson Jr. (La Lumiere/Park Tudor), Desmond Bane (Seton Catholic School), John Konchar (Purdue Fort Wayne), and Jake LaRavia (Lawrence Central).
Indiana and Memphis will play two games this season, with the second held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Feb. 20.
The Pacers and Grizzlies split their series 1-1 during the 2023-2024 season.
Indiana is 2-8 on the road this season while the Grizzles are 9-3 at home.
Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (studio host)
Tickets
After a four-game road trip, the Pacers will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 5:00 PM ET.
INDY FUEL HOCKEY
FUEL SWEEP SERIES IN UTAH
WEST VALLEY CITY – The Fuel would look for the series sweep against the Utah Grizzlies to wrap up their 15-game road trip to start the season. Two goals from Kevin Lombardi propelled the Fuel to a 4-1 win.
1ST PERIOD
Three penalties were committed before the game saw its first goal, one by the Fuel and two by the Grizzlies. The one that hurt was Kabore Dunn’s slashing minor at 14:04.
That would set up Cam Hausinger for a power-play goal scored in the final second of the power play at 16:03.
The final game of this three-game series would become chippy as three roughing minors were called within 70 seconds of each other. In total, 14 penalty minutes were assessed in the first period.
Indy outshot Utah 14 to 7 in the first frame.
2ND PERIOD
Kevin Lombardi wasted no time extending the Fuel lead as he scored not once, but twice in the first 27 seconds of the period to put the Fuel ahead 3-0.
Lombardi’s two goals in 14 seconds set a franchise record for the two fastest goals by the same player, breaking the previous record of 28 seconds set by Kenny Ryan in 2017 against Quad City.
Utah would break their scoring silence at 14:40 when Briley Wood found the back of the net to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Jordan Martin would be the culprit of another coincidental roughing minor, this time with Gianni Fairbrother of the Grizzlies at 18:51.
The period would end with the Fuel once again outshooting Utah 14 to 8.
3RD PERIOD
Once again, the Fuel wasted no time getting on the board as Colin Bilek would score 63 seconds into the final frame, giving him his third of the year and second of the three-game series.
As the Fuel pulled away, tensions continued to fume as the heated nature of this series boiled over at the 7:47 mark. Six total penalties were assessed, including three to Cam Hausinger, one being a game misconduct, ending his night early.
The pleasantries weren’t over. With 3:22 left in the game, Darby Llewellyn would be checked into the boards after the whistle, leading to four misconducts, two against the Fuel and two against the Grizzlies.
In total, the game would have 117 penalty minutes, 68 by the Fuel and 49 by the Grizzlies.
Indy would outshot Utah in all three periods and end the game with 37 shots to Utah’s 17.
ABOUT THE INDY FUEL:
The Indy Fuel are the proud ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks and the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs. The Fuel will host their first home game of the 2024-25 season on December 6, 2024, against the Iowa Heartlanders.
INDIANA FOOTBALL
HOOSIERS HAMMER BOILERS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sometimes, if you’re head coach Curt Cignetti and the No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers, you hold back nothing. You push until rival Purdue breaks, until 66-0 victory arrives and national relevance culminates that no amount of cold and snow and opponent effort can stop.
The Old Oaken Bucket was back in Hoosier hands for the first time since 2019, a historic 11-1 regular season concluded, and it came with leave-no-doubt competitive ruthlessness at Memorial Stadium Saturday night.
“We wanted to play from the first play to the last play,” Cignetti said. “We had to play well. I think we did.”
Did they ever.
As the game clock approached zero, center Mike Katic got the Bucket, symbolic of this rivalry, and carried it in triumph to his teammates, to Indiana fans, to anyone within sight. Of course he did. He’d waited six years for this moment, and no Hoosier better deserved it. In the Memorial Stadium weight room aftermath, he relished the moment with an unlit victory cigar and a non-stop smile.
“This is the happiest I’ve been in a long time,” he said. “We haven’t had the Bucket in five years. Getting it back in that fashion, having that moment with Coach Deal, I’m over the moon.”
In the aftermath, Hoosiers hugged and flexed and posed as fireworks erupted behind them, a celebration a year and countless hours of work and sweat and preparation and belief in the making.
“Even if on paper we weren’t the most talented team,” quarterback Kurtis Rourke said, “we had the most heart and most will to win. It showed. Every game, we wanted to prove we belonged. I hope now we have.”
In 12 games, IU had 10 blowout victories, surpassing 40 points eight times, and 30 points 10 times. It held five opponents to 10 or fewer points, led the Big Ten in average victory margin at nearly 30 points a game, and reached as high as No. 5 in the national polls.
Against Purdue, Indiana got its largest shutout victory in Big Ten play since the Associated Press era began in 1936.
“We made a statement — again,” Cignetti said. “I can’t say enough about what this team has done. They’re not satisfied. They’re not done yet. They want more. They will get more.”
Next are the final college football playoff rankings. Tuesday’s release will be followed by the Dec. 8 finale, the day after all the conference championship games are played. It will include the pairings for the 12-team format, and Indiana seems a lock to make it.
“We think we’ve done enough,” Katic said. “We’re putting it in the hands of the committee. We’ve proven we’re a playoff team and the committee will see that.”
How dominant were the Hoosiers on Saturday night? By halftime, they had 28 points, 334 yards, and 17 first downs. Purdue had zero, 54, and three.
Did Indiana let up in the second half?
Not a chance.
Consider the fake punt for an 18-yard rushing first down by defensive lineman James Carpenter with IU leading 38-0 late in the third quarter. It resulted in Rourke’s five-yard touchdown pass to tight end Zach Horton.
Consider Rourke throwing on five of six plays to start the fourth quarter for a touchdown and a 52-0 lead, then coming back with another TD pass less than a minute later after a Purdue fumble.
The Hoosiers finished with 582 total yards. It was a welcome turnaround from offensive struggles against Michigan and Ohio State in their previous two games.
“It was awesome to get back on schedule,” Rourke said. “We’ve been practicing hard and to get back to the offense we’re used to — balanced run, balanced pass. Hopefully, this momentum carries on to whatever is next for us.”
Snow and wind didn’t bother Rourke, who shredded the Boilers with passes short and long from the start. His 84-yard, second-quarter touchdown pass to receiver Elijah Sarratt was the fifth longest in program history and capped a 99-yard drive. He finished 23-for-31 for 349 yards with a program-record-tying six touchdown passes.
“It’s a great honor,” Rourke said. “I’m glad I could be part of the record books.”
Sarratt totaled eight catches for 165 yards and two TDs. Seven receivers caught at least one pass. Running backs Justice Ellison and Ty Son Lawton combined for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
Ellison and Lawton became the first program duo to rush for at least 10 touchdowns in the same season. Lawton has 12. Ellison has 10.
IU’s defense was just as ruthless against the Big Ten’s worst offense. It limited Purdue to 67 total yards, had two sacks, nine tackles for loss, recovered three fumbles, and intercepted two passes. Boiler quarterbacks were just 9-for-21.
“Our defense was tremendous,” Cignetti said. “They swarmed the ball, stopped the run, and harassed the quarterback.”
Indiana dominance started early. It used a pair of receiver reverse runs – 22 yards by Myles Price, 13 yards by Ke’Shawn Williams — to set up Ellison’s two-yard Wildcat TD run for a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter.
Linebacker Jailin Walker’s interception inside the Purdue 25-yard line resulted in no points when Nicolas Radicic missed from 46 yards. It was his first miss of the season and the only offensive negative.
Rourke’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Williams made it 14-0 early in the second quarter. Rourke came back with the 84-yard TD pass to Sarratt for a 21-0 lead. Lawton busted runs of 21 and four yards for another touchdown and a 28-0 halftime score.
Defensive lineman CJ West’s fumble recovery to open the third quarter led to Radicic’s 26-yard field goal and a 31-0 lead. Rourke’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Sarratt and his five-yard TD throw to Horton wrapped up the 45-0 third-quarter lead. Rourke’s 34-yard pass to receiver Miles Cross made it 52-0 two minutes into the fourth quarter. Following a Purdue fumble, Rourke’s 17-yard TD pass to Omar Cooper Jr. made it 59-0.
Tayven Jackson replaced Rourke and added a touchdown run for the final score.
“We went out with a bang,” Katic said. “It’s incredible.”
And so, a traditionally struggling program, one picked near the bottom of the Big Ten in the preseason, has emerged as a national power in Cignetti’s debut Hoosier season.
“When you have capable people who are very motivated, who are disciplined and committed, who have high character, and who keep their eye on the bullseye, anything is possible,” Cignetti said. “This group has proven that.”
Now it’s up to the selection committee to see what’s next.
“We’ll get a little break, take care of our bodies, practice, and get ready for whoever we play next,” Sarratt said.
INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S SOCCER SEASON ENDS IN SWEET 16
DENVER — The Indiana men’s soccer season concluded in the NCAA Tournament Third Round Saturday (Nov. 30), as the No. 14 national seed Hoosiers (11-5-5, 7-1-2 B1G) fell to host and No. 3 Denver (14-3-4, 7-1-0 Summit), 1-0.
Denver’s ninth-minute goal was the difference, as a clearance from a Pioneer cross deflected off a Hoosier and into the path of the goal scorer. IU dominated play in the second half but could not convert its chances.
Indiana’s run ends after reaching the round of 16 for the 10th straight season — the nation’s longest active streak. The Hoosiers won their 19th Big Ten regular season championship in 2024, earning a 7-1-2 record (23 points) in conference play to share the title with Ohio State.
KEY MOMENTS
• 9′ – Redshirt junior Ian Smith put a ball across goal that came to junior midfielder Jack Wagoner. Wagoner attempted to clear with his first touch, but it deflected off sophomore defender Alex Barger and into the feet of freshman Keegan Kelly. Kelly jumped on the opportunity and gave Denver its lead.
• 77′ – After sustained pressure in the second half, Indiana had its best chance in the 77th minute as a set piece from senior midfielder Patrick McDonald came to senior defender Jansen Miller in the box. Miller got his foot around it, but the keeper pounced on his attempt.
• 80′ – Minutes later, graduate forward Justin Weiss put a header on goal off a ball floating across, but the keeper was in the perfect position to keep it out of the net.
NOTABLES
• Indiana returned to the NCAA Tournament for the 49th time in program history, its 38th consecutive appearance. The Hoosiers earned the No. 14 national seed, the program’s 24th seed all-time and the 10th in 11 seasons. IU advanced to the third round for the 43rd time in program history. The listed marks all stand as NCAA records.
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA TO RAISE ALS AWARENESS ON SUNDAY AGAINST MAINE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball returns to its home court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday afternoon when it welcomes Maine. The game will serve as the annual ALS Awareness game and fans are encouraged to wear red.
GAME DAY INFO
#RV/RV Indiana (4-3) vs. Maine (3-4)
Sunday, December 1, 2024 • 2 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
ABOUT THE BLACK BEARS
Maine has lost three of its last four heading into Sunday’s meeting, most recently picking up am 87-75 win over Stonehill. Graduate guard/forward Caroline Bornemann averages a team-high 13.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in 2024-25. Sarah Talon also averages double figures with 11.3 points per game. The Black Bears are averaging 58.9 points and shooting 39.9 percent from the floor through their first seven games.
SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads 3-0
LAST MEETING
11/30/23 – W, 67-59 (Portland, Maine)
NOTES
The Hoosiers are returning from Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas where it went 2-1 including a win over No. 18/17 Baylor. They also picked up a victory in the opening round of the tournament over Columbia (72-62) but fell to No. 16/15 North Carolina in the championship game.
Junior guards Shay Ciezki and Yarden Garzon each picked up all-tournament team honors for their performances in the three-day tournament. Ciezki averaged 13.7 points per game while dropping a season-high 34 points in a win over No. 18/17 Baylor. Garzon scored in double figures in two of three games including 18 points in the win over Columbia. She also averaged 6.0 boards, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
Junior guard Lexus Bargesser saw her first action of the season at Battle 4 Atlantis. The Grass Lake, Mich. native battled a foot injury in the early portion of the non-conference schedule and averaged 16.8 minutes per outing.
Indiana will host its annual ALS Awareness game, which holds a special meaning to head coach Teri Moren, who lost her mother, Barbara, to the disease in October 2014. All fans are encouraged to wear their red to Sunday’s game and support the fight against ALS.
The series between IU and Maine is renewed again this season. It’s the final game in a home-and-away series where Indiana visited Maine last year in Portland, Maine.
UP NEXT
Indiana continues its home stand on Thursday when it welcomes Southern Indiana at 7 p.m. ET.
PURDUE FOOTBALL
BOILERMAKERS FALL IN FRIGID FINALE AT #10 INDIANA
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Purdue Football closed its season with a 66-0 loss at No. 10 Indiana on Saturday night, dropping the Old Oaken Bucket trophy for the first time since 2019.
Max Klare led the Boilermaker offense, hauling in five passes for 36 yards. The sophomore broke out this year to lead the Boilermakers with 51 catches and 685 receiving yards.
Klare is the first Purdue tight end to lead the team in receptions in a season since current tight ends coach Justin Sinz did so with 41 in 2013.
Devin Mockobee’s team-high 21 yards on 14 carries raised his career total to 2,466 rushing yards in just three seasons as the Boilermakers’ lead running back. He finished his junior season in ninth place for total rushing yards in school history.
Dillon Thieneman posted his fifth double-digit tackle game of the season, notching a team-best 10 stops, seven solos, and one pass breakup. It was his fifth consecutive game leading the team and eighth time this season.
Nyland Green logged his second career sack on third down during the first drive of the game, forcing a punt by the Hoosiers. Later in the first quarter, Kydran Jenkins and Yanni Karlaftis combined for a sack, dropping quarterback Kurtis Rourke for an 11-yard loss.
Andrew Sowinski registered a career-high five kick returns for 113 yards, leading the Boilermakers with 119 all-purpose yards. His 40-yard kick return in the second quarter was Purdue’s longest of the season.
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
IRISH INTERCEPT SOUTHERN CAL UPSET BID, WIN 10TH GAME IN A ROW
The University of Notre Dame football team (11-1) outlasted Southern Cal (6-6) 49-35 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to win its 10th game in a row and put the program in strong position to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff. A back-and-forth battle in the Greatest Intersectional Rivalry in college football was punctuated by two huge plays by the Notre Dame defense late in the game.
Sophomore cornerback Christian Gray, who battled with the talented Trojan receiver group all afternoon, picked off a pass at the one-yard line and returned it 99 yards to put his team ahead 42-28 with 3:39 remaining. Southern Cal drove down the field again, but the Irish defense stepped up yet again with a perfectly timed blitz that forced a desperation heave into the end zone that Xavier Watts picked off and returned 100 yards for another score.
That was 199 yards worth of interception returns in less than two minutes to seal a victory for Notre Dame and a perfect way to end the game for the Irish defense, which uncharacteristically gave up 557 yards and 360 passing yards to the Trojans.
On the offensive side of the ball, Notre Dame punted the ball only twice and put up over 400 yards of offense. Riley Leonard completed 17-of-22 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns while adding 50 yards rushing along with Jadarian Price (112 yards) and Jeremiyah Love (99 yards). The 259 rushing yards for Notre Dame are the most against Southern Cal since the team rushed for 308 in 2019 and the most in the Coliseum since 1996 (the Irish ran for 260 yards in a 27-20 loss).
Irish tight ends Mitchell Evans and Eli Raridon both caught touchdown passes from Leonard who connected with eight different receivers.
The 84 points scored by both teams mark the most in the history of the Jeweled Shillelagh rivalry that dates back to 1926.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Southern Cal drove into Notre Dame territory, earning two first downs on its first drive before the Irish defense earned a stop. On second down, Christian Gray broke up a slant pass, then buried an SC pass receiver on a fourth down attempt for a single yard to give the offense the ball at their own 28-yard line.
Jeremiyah Love set the tone for the Irish on the opening drive. Running hard and through Trojan tacklers, Love would end up with 36 yards rushing on four carries during the opening stanza. He started the drive with 19 yards, then Leonard found Kris Mitchell for a first down on third and four. Another tough run from Love earned the Irish a first down inside the 10. Leonard kept up the middle to the one-yard line and Love finished off the drive with a one-yard plunge.
Leonard Moore keyed the next defensive stop for the Irish on pass break up on third down. Notre Dame picked up eight yards on the first play to Jayden Thomas and went back to him on the next play but he was hit from behind, fumbled straight up into the air and Southern Cal recovered at the Notre Dame 37.
The Trojans seized the momentum and scored on a one-yard quarterback sneak which looked close to a stop by the Irish defense but ended up as a delayed touchdown call by the officials.
Notre Dame looked to be stalled on their next drive, but a perfectly executed fake punt saw Tyler Buchner connect with Mitchell Evans for 18 yards to keep the drive alive. On third and long Leonard then found Evan again for nine yards, then Faison for an easy fourth-down conversion.
Love then burst off the left side for 19 yards to get into the red zone, but the drive stalled there with a dropped pass and a quarterback draw that set up a short field goal attempt. Mitch Jeter pushed the kick to the right and the game remained tied at 7-7.
The Irish defense quickly earned a three-and-out. Gabriel Rubio sacked the quarterback on the first play, then Leonard broke up another second down pass and made the tackle on a screen pass well short of the marker on third down.
Notre Dame moved the ball over midfield and faced a fourth-and-one just outside the SC 40-yard line. Leonard fought for the first down, making the Irish three-for-three on fourth down in the first half. A tripping call on SC provided more yardage, then Love put up another show on a screen pass, leaping over a Trojan defender for a 20-yard gain down to the 12-yard line.
Leonard then found Eli Raridon wide open in the back of the end zone for a touchdown to give the Irish a 14-7 lead.
The lead did not last long as the Trojans drove down the field in just 31 seconds to tie the game on a 12-yard touchdown toss just before halftime.
Notre Dame received the ball to start the second half and did not waste time to recapture the lead. Love gained 10 on the first play, then on third and four Leonard found Mitchell for 19 yards. After Love gained four and took a rest, Jadarian Price came in and burst through the right side middle behind blocks from Billy Schrauth and Anthonie Knapp and out-legged the Trojan defenders for a 36-yard touchdown run.
The game of back -and- forth continued as SC answered with a scoring drive of their own. The Trojans marched 77 yards in eight plays, capped by another quarterback sneak for the touchdown.
It was time for the Irish to answer and they did empathically. Love took a short pass and made 17 yards out of it, making two SC defenders miss. On the play, however, the spectacular Irish running back was injured and did not return to the game. Price then got four yards and added 15 on a personal foul penalty on the Trojans. On the next play, Leonard scrambled for 24 yards down to the four-yard line. Price got two yards, then Leonard the final two on a quarterback power run behind Raridon’s block to put the Irish up 28-21.
The defense earned their first stop of the second half on the next Trojan drive. After one first down, Drayk Bowen sniffed out a run play on third and long to stuff the SC runner and force a punt.
Notre Dame looked to be on pace on the first play of the drive when Price broke through the middle for 18 yards. On the next play, Leonard looked deep and under-threw his intended target for an interception which was returned to the Notre Dame 45-yard line.
The Irish needed another stop and earned one on the next Trojan drive. It was another fourth down attempt when Jack Kiser and Joshua Burnham put pressure on the quarterback. A heave downfield looked to be caught by the SC receiver but All-American safety Xavier Watts was there for a huge pass break up. The red-hot Notre Dame offense had the ball back.
Price gained four on the first play, then found a huge hole behind Pat Coogan and Billy Schrauth for 35 yards to the SC 23-yard line. Leonard then stepped up in the pocket and threw a perfect pass to Mitchell Evans at the pylon. The senior tight end pulled in the pass for a great leaping catch and a touchdown to put the Irish up 35-21.
A big pass break up on a third and long play by Gray, with pressure in the quarterback’s face by freshman defensive end Bryce Young, gave the Irish the ball back. Unfortunately, the Irish could not move down the field and punted back to the Trojans.
Southern Cal moved the ball into the red zone behind two big pass plays, including a 50-50 ball won by the Trojan receiver inside the five-yard line. Three plays later, SC connected on a six-yard touchdown pass to cut the Irish lead to seven points.
Notre Dame failed to move the ball on their next drive and was forced to punt the ball away with just under six minutes remaining. The Irish did get a great punt from James Rendell as a 60-yard effort pushed SC back to their own 16-yard line.
The Trojans quickly drove the ball into the red zone, helped by another 50-50 ball on third down. Southern Cal tried another such pass toward the end zone a few plays later, but Christian Gray played the ball perfectly, intercepted the pass and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown to put the Irish ahead 42-28. The incredible play matched Luther Bradley’s 99-yard interception return against Purdue in 1975 as the longest in program history.
That record did not last long. Desperate to get back into the game the Trojans drove to the Notre Dame 12-yard line but the Irish held them to a fourth down attempt. Notre Dame blitzed and forced an errant throw, intercepted by Xavier Watts in the end zone and he easily returned the ball down the same sidelines as Gray just minutes earlier for a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Southern Cal tacked on a meaningless touchdown in the game’s final seconds but the Irish walked off the field triumphant with a 49-35 victory.
NOTRE DAME HOCKEY
IRISH FALL IN HEARTBREAKER AT FRIENDSHIP FOUR
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — The University of Notre Dame hockey team concluded its trip to the 2024 Friendship Four with a second-place finish in the tournament after falling 4-3 to No. 13/13 Boston University Saturday night.
The Irish found themselves down early in the contest, conceding a shorthanded tally less than halfway through the opening period to trail 1-0.
Hunter Strand evened the tally at 12:24 of the first period to make it a 1-1 game 15 seconds before Justin Janicke swept the puck out of midair to give the Irish their first lead of the night.
It was Blake Biondi who extended the Irish lead early in the second period, scoring his second of the weekend, and third point, to give Notre Dame the 3-1 advantage through two periods played.
BU would answer with three goals in the third period to snatch the Belpot Trophy from the grasps of the Irish in the 4-3 final.
GOALS
Hunter Strand found the equalizer glove side after Michael Mastrodomenico found him on the breakaway halfway through the first. Carter Slaggert, who found Mastrodomenico in the neutral zone, was credited with the second assist on the play.
Moments after the Strand goal, fellow senior Justin Janicke swept the puck out of midair to give the Irish the 2-1 lead at 12:39 of the first period. Brennan Ali fought to keep the puck onside, feeding a pass along the boards to Danny Nelson along the halfwall who centered a floating puck to Janicke who batted it into the net.
Blake Biondi kept his scoring streak alive with a second period tally to make it a 3-1 game just 4:01 into the second stanza. The graduate forward picked up the puck at the blueline and danced into the Terrier zone before firing a shot into the back of the net. Ryan Helliwell and Jaedon Kerr were each credited with assists on the goal.
KEY STATS
The Irish held the narrow edge in shots on goal, outshooting the Terriers 31-30 Saturday evening.
In addition to their 31 shots, the visitors jumped in front of 10 blocked shots, led by Carter Slaggert and Jimmy Jurcev who each ate two shots Saturday.
With six shots on goal in the Friendship Four championship game, Paul Fischer led the team in the category.
The Irish were perfect once again on the penalty kill Saturday night, killing off all four penalties in Belfast over the two game tournament.
UP NEXT
The Irish return stateside and will have a week hiatus before closing out the 2024 calendar year with a weekend series at Ohio State, Dec. 13-14.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL
IRISH COMEBACK FALLS JUST SHORT IN 76-80 LOSS TO #21/19 CREIGHTON
LAS VEGAS – The Notre Dame men’s basketball team came close to earning a ranked win in Vegas on the final day of the Players Era Festival. The Fighting Irish (4-4) rallied down 17 points to No. 21/19 Creighton to take a 53-52 lead with 10:19 remaining. However, the Bluejays (5-3) connected on four straight triples soon after and the Irish ultimately fell 76-80.
It was a tough week for the Fighting Irish who lost All-ACC guard Markus Burton four minutes into their opening slate in Vegas. The sophomore guard was averaging 21.4 ppg heading into the week. All three games were there for the taking – a one-point loss to Rutgers in overtime, holding No. 6/7 Houston to a season low, and then the result today.
Tae Davis and Braeden Shrewsberry led the Irish with 17 points each. Davis was 5-for-15 from the field, reeled in four boards and dished out five assists. Shrewsberry was 7-for-18 shooting, 2-for-7 from deep, and collected four rebounds.
Davis averaged 18.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists in three games in Vegas. Shrewsberry averaged 16.3 ppg.
Another standout from today was Garrett Sundara. The freshman forward scored a season-best 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, which included three triples, plus four rebounds in just 11 minutes of play.
Matt Allocco also finished in double figures with 12 points on 4-for-9 shooting. He averaged 14.7 ppg over the week.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first 12 minutes of this contest was a stretch in which the Irish would probably not want to remember. It featured a Creighton 18-2 scoring run in which the Bluejays built their largest lead of the game up 30-13. Creighton started 12-of-19 from the field and 4-of-7 from beyond the arc compared to Notre Dame’s start of 6-of-24 plus 1-of-8 from deep.
However, right at the seven-minute mark, the Irish took a turn both offensively and defensively. Notre Dame got back in the game with a scoring run of their own, outpacing Creighton 12-0 over a three-minute and 20-second stretch, cutting the deficit to 25-30.
The Bluejays then outscored the Irish 10-5 over the final 3.5 minutes to claim a 40-30 halftime lead. Creighton shot 16-for-31 in the half versus 13-of-36 from Notre Dame. Eight different Irish players scored in the first half led by Shrewsberry’s seven points.
Tae Davis spearheaded the Irish attack in the second half, scoring 12 points over the first nine minutes. A quick Irish 8-0 run at 11:05 pulled Coach Shrewsberry’s squad to within one possession at 50-52.
Out of the media timeout Braeden Shrewsberry connected on a corner three and the Irish captured their first lead since the start of the contest when they were up 2-1.
However, Creighton quickly recaptured the lead and momentum by draining three consecutive triples to go up 61-53. Coach Shrewsberry immediately called a timeout and was soon called for a technical foul. Next, Creighton made both its free throws and its lead was back to 10.
J.R. Koneiczny converted a layup down on the offensive end, but then the Bluejays recorded their fourth three in less than four minutes, now 55-66.
Notre Dame kept fighting as a Garrett Sundra three brought it back to single digits at 5:19. Sundra later drained his third triple of the match with 3:14 remaining to get it down to 64-70.
Shrewsberry and Allocco got the Irish within five at 69-74. With 25.5 seconds left, Notre Dame had a chance to make it a one-possession game and Davis did just that with a layup. Davis’ bucket capped a Notre Dame 5-for-7 shooting stretch from the field.
On the ensuing play, Creighton made both its free throws and soon after Notre Dame’s three-point attempt fell short. The Bluejays then closed out the victory at 76-80.
UP NEXT
The Fighting Irish get less than 48 hours back in South Bend before they again have to hit the road to Athens, Georgia, for the SEC/ACC Challenge. Notre Dame will look to topple the Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER FALLS TO #5 TEXAS IN THE GULF COAST SHOWCASE SEMIFINALS
The Butler Bulldogs moved to 6-2 on the year after taking a 94-59 loss to #5 Texas in the semifinals of the 2024 Gulf Coast Showcase. The Bulldogs will now face Boise State tomorrow at 5 p.m. in the third-place game.
Caroline Strande, Lily Carmody and Riley Makalusky shouldered the scoring load for BU on Saturday night. Strande made each of her 3-point attempts to pace the trio with a team-high 14 points. Makalusky added 11 and Carmody matched that effort off the bench with 11 of her own.
BU held the Longhorn leading scorer to just three points, but Justice Carlton was the player of the game in this one with a career-high 30 points in the win. Carlton was efficient making 12 of her 15 attempts against Butler. She was one of five Texas players to score in double figures.
Texas outscored Butler by seven in the first quarter, but the Bulldogs only trailed by 10 at the midway point of the second quarter. The turning point of the game came moments after with Texas using an 8-0 scoring run to push their lead to 18.
The Longhorn scoring spree was fueled by Butler turnovers. Over 40 minutes, the ‘Dawgs turned it over 29 times which led to 39 Texas points. Points in the paint favored the visitors 54-34 and Texas would also add 22 points from the free throw line.
The third and final day of the tournament will feature #5 Texas playing #12 West Virginia in the championship game at 7:30 p.m.
IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
JAGUARS MATCH PROGRAM RECORD WITH 19 TREYS IN 106-49 WIN OVER TRINITY CHRISTIAN
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team made quick work of Trinity Christian College on Saturday (Nov. 30) in its final tune-up ahead of the start of Horizon League play. The Jaguars matched a program record with 19 made threes and delivered 28 assists on 39 field goals in an emphatic 106-49 victory. Jarvis Walker led six Jaguars in double-digits with 20 points and Paul Zilinskas added 15 points in the victory.
The Jags shot 58 percent from the floor and 19-of-37 (51.4 percent) from three while holding Trinity Christian to just 28 percent for the day.
The Jaguars built a quick 11-0 lead in the game’s first three-plus minutes, beginning with a Walker three and Zilinskas runner. The lead was 22-2 after Ron Rutland III, Sean Craig and Zilinskas made consecutive treys, less than seven minutes into the contest. Given the quick start, head coach Paul Corsaro was able to limit minutes, tinker with combinations and see his team respond with a massive offensive output.
“Everyone contributed and I thought we finished,” head coach Paul Corsaro said. “I thought the first half, we played 14 minutes of really good basketball. I thought, the last six minutes, we kind of lost our focus and didn’t really finish the half very well.”
“I challenged them at halftime to play a full 20 minutes in the second half and I thought they did that. We did not let up. We stayed relentless for almost the full 40 minutes and I thought we performed pretty cleanly on both sides.”
The Jags led by as many as 30 in the opening half before taking a 51-27 lead into intermission. After yielding a three on the opening possession of the second half, IU Indy (4-5) responded with a 17-0 run, sparked by back-to-back Walker threes. The production never dipped as the Jaguars continued to make at a high rate and often score on offensive rebounds when they did miss.
Eight different Jaguars had at least two assists as Alec Millender dished out a team-high seven assists in just 21 minutes. Zilinskas and Keenan Garner had four each as the Jaguars had 28 assists against just 10 turnovers.
“Everybody is happy when they’re all scoring and shots are going in,” Rutland III said. “Our defense really sparks our offense – getting stops and getting out in transition started all that.”
Garner had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench and DeSean Goode just missed a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds. Rutland had a career-high 12 points, including three threes, and Timaris Brown added 12 points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench. Craig added eight points, six rebounds and three assists.
Tylan Harris led Trinity Christian (2-5) with 11 points and Kaden Eirhart contributed nine points.
The Jaguars will continue the homestand on Wednesday (Dec. 4) when they open Horizon League play against Green Bay inside the Jungle at 6:30 p.m. That game will be broadcast on ESPN+ as Greg Rakestraw (pxp) and Hall of Famer Bob Lovell (analyst) are on the call.
INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
SYCAMORES WIN GAME TWO IN NASSAU; PLAYS THIRD AND FINAL GAME ON SUNDAY AGAINST TARLETON STATE
NASSAU, Bahamas – Indiana State snapped a two-game skid with a win over Iona, 83-80, in its second game of the Baha Mar Hoops event to move to an even 4-4 on the season. The Sycamores are now 1-1 in the event.
The game started tight but Iona on three-straight possessions recorded a steal and a bucket that led into the first media timeout with the score 16-8 with 15:07 on the clock. The Sycamores recorded four total turnovers in that span but only three through the rest of the half.
The Sycamores found themselves in a 25-14 deficit but cut the lead to four, 26-22, right before the midpoint of the half. Jaden Daughtry made a layup, then Bruno Alocen followed with a triple coming out of the second media timeout. Almost a minute later in the next possession, Alocen knocked down another trey off an assist by Jayan Walker who just came on the floor to trail by four.
The Sycamores and Gaels exchanged two triples apiece on back-to-back-to-back-to-back possessions, with Camp Wagner and Josiah LeGree knocking in the two for Indiana State.
K’mani Doughty made a pair of free throws, then on the defensive end of the floor LeGree knocked the ball loose from a Gael that was picked up by Daughtry. LeGree was then rewarded by making a right-handed layup to give the Sycamores the 34-32 lead.
Iona then scored eight-straight to take back the lead 40-34 but two triples from Doughty and LeGree knotted the game at 40 before each team made a couple more baskets to have the game tied at 45-45 at the break.
An exchange of buckets started the second half, and Indiana State held a two-point, 57-55 lead just over five minutes in. Samage Teel and Daughtry each made a layup to put the Sycamores up five only for Iona to strike for a 9-0 run to go up 68-64 with 8:25 to play. Camp Wagner made a triple at the 8:02 mark for the last basket before the under-eight media timeout.
Wagner’s trey was the last basket until an Iona stepback jumper broke the scoring drought between the two teams. The jumper gave Iona a 70-67 advantage before Teel made a driving layup and LeGree recorded his first dunk of the season off an unselfish fastbreak assist by Doughty; that put the Sycamores up one, 71-70 with 3:46 remaining.
Both teams exchanged points, this time from the line. Alocen made two, Iona made two, then Daughtry made a pair all with 36 seconds of game time.
After the free throws, Teel and Alocen each scored at the rim in straight possessions to put the Sycamores up 79-72 with 52 seconds to play.
The Gaels made the last 22 seconds interesting, but the Sycamores answered each attack made by Iona. A triple at the 22-second mark by Iona cut the Indiana State lead down to four, but LeGree made a the front-end of a one-and-one to hold an 80-75 lead with 19 seconds left.
Iona grabbed the rebound off the second free throw and ran down to drain a three-pointer with 12 seconds left for an 80-78 ballgame in favor of Indiana State.
Teel made a free throw, followed by two Iona points from the line to make the game an 81-80 game with six seconds to play.
Doughty was fouled off the inbound pass and converted to clutch free throws to ice the game, and the last-second three-pointer by Iona was off the mark for Indiana State to earn the 83-80 victory.
K’mani Doughty led the Sycamores in scoring with 17 points on 5-for-9 shooting, making 6-of-7 from the line. Jaden Daughtry scored 16 points going 6-for-9 from the field and 4-for-5 from the charity stripe, grabbing six rebounds and three steals. Josiah LeGree finished with 14 points on 5-for-8 from the floor, pulling down four rebounds and four assists. Samage Teel scored 13 on 5-for-9 shooting with eight rebounds. Bruno Alocen rounds out the five in double figures with 12 points on 3-for-4 from the floor and 4-for-5 from the line.
News & Notes
Indiana State recorded its fifth game of eight this season with 80+ points.
Saturday’s win was the best shooting performance for the Sycamores since Chicago State on November 22. The 52.9% from the field is the second-best shooting percentage of the season and the third-best from three and the free throw line.
The Sycamores attempted more free throws than Iona (ISU 24, Iona 19) which is the fourth time this season Indiana State has recorded more attempts than their opponent.
The 29 rebounds are a season-low for Indiana State and the only game under 32. The Sycamores averaged 41.0 per game entering the contest.
Indiana State shot 66.7% from inside the arc (16-for-24).
K’mani Doughty tied his season high in points with 17.
Josiah LeGree recorded his first game in double figures with 14.
Samage Teel’s second-half performance helped power the Sycamores to a win, scoring 10 points and grabbing six rebounds in the second 20 minutes. His eight total rebounds is a season-high.
Up Next
Indiana State ends the Baha Mar Hoops event with a 7 p.m. tip off on Sunday against Tarleton State.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
‘DONS CRUISE TO 20-POINT VICTORY AT EAST TEXAS A&M
COMMERCE, Texas – Purdue Fort Wayne forced 21 turnovers in a 77-57 win over East Texas A&M on Saturday (Nov. 30) in a road non-league game.
The Lions’ only lead in the game came at 2-0. The ‘Dons led 36-26 after 20 minutes. Maximus Nelson made three 3-pointers in the first 2:21 of the second half to all but end East Texas A&M’s chances of a comeback.
The afternoon affair featured balanced scoring from the ‘Dons. Jalen Jackson led the visitors with 16 points while adding six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Corey Hadnot II was 6-of-9 for 15 points with two assists and two steals. Nelson and Eric Mulder both had nine of their 14 points in the second half.
The Mastodons scored 20 points off the Lions’ 21 turnovers. Purdue Fort Wayne turned it over only eight times.
Purdue Fort Wayne out-shot the Lions 50.9 percent (29-of-57) to 40.0 percent (20-of-50). Scooter Williams Jr. had a game-high 19 points for East Texas A&M.
The Lions fall to 1-7. Purdue Fort Wayne is now 5-3. The ‘Dons open league play on Thursday (Dec. 5) at Detroit Mercy. It will be a 1 p.m. start at Calihan Hall.
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
EAGLES FINISH SWEEP IN PUERTO RICO CLASICO
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball closed out the Puerto Rico Clasico with a victory over Le Moyne College, 71-42, Saturday morning to complete a two-game sweep in Puerto Rico.
The Screaming Eagles improved to an impressive 7-1 on the season following their sixth straight victory. USI also improved to 9-1 all time in overseas MTE games and 4-0 in games played in Puerto Rico. Le Moyne moved to 0-7 on the season after dropping both of its games in Puerto Rico.
Southern Indiana practically picked up where it left off from Friday’s game, jumping out in front early with the game’s first eight points. Graduate forward Meredith Raley and senior guard Vanessa Shafford split USI’s first eight tallies. Le Moyne found a spark with three made triples to draw back closer in the first quarter, but a solid finish to the opening frame with graduate forward Madi Webb scoring six points of USI’s final 10 points in the period led to an 18-11 USI lead after one.
The second quarter began much like the first, as USI’s defense forced long-distance shots from Le Moyne, and the Eagles continued to feed the paint. Southern Indiana led by 13, 24-11, three minutes into the second stanza, but the Dolphins’ three-point shooting brought them back to within three, 24-21, with under four minutes left in the first half. USI created turnovers on defense and had a good mix of inside and outside play on offense to produce a 12-2 run to take a 36-23 lead into the half.
The second half began with the two teams battling back and forth, but the balanced attack from the Eagles continued to generate positive results. Junior guard Ali Saunders and Shafford impressed in the period with each scoring 10-plus and 21 of USI’s 23 points in the third quarter. The two combined to go 5-5 from beyond the arc in the third. Southern Indiana finished the third with a 26-point advantage, 59-33.
It took about four minutes into the fourth quarter for either side to register a made field goal, but then sophomore guard Sophia Loden went on to score the Screaming Eagles’ first eight points in the quarter to extend USI’s lead to over 30 points, 67-34, with four minutes left on the clock. Southern Indiana’s defense sealed the win by holding Le Moyne to only nine points and two made field goals in the final 10 minutes of action.
Southern Indiana shot over 50 percent for the second consecutive game and nearly shot 50 percent from three with eight connections from outside. Shafford led all scorers with 18 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. Saunders recorded 16 points on a perfect 7-7 afternoon from the floor with five boards and six assists. Webb added 10 points.
The Eagles’ defense limited the Dolphins to below 27 percent shooting overall and 20 percent from three. Le Moyne had one player reach double figures.
Following a return to the USI campus for a couple of days, the Screaming Eagles will take their winning streak to Bloomington, Indiana Wednesday evening and take on Indiana University. Game time is set for 6 p.m. CT from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game can be seen on Big Ten Plus and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM and WREF 97.7 FM.
VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BALANCED TEAM EFFORT LEADS TO WIN OVER NORTH DAKOTA
The Valpo women’s basketball team opened the Christmas City Classic in Bethlehem, Pa. on a strong note Saturday afternoon, forcing 26 turnovers defensively and scoring 33 points off those turnovers while shooting better than 50% from the floor with four players scoring in double figures in a 76-57 victory over North Dakota. With the win, the Beacons will play for the tournament title on Sunday afternoon.
How It Happened
A strong start to the game forced a timeout from North Dakota less than four minutes in, as the Beacons opened on a 9-2 run — featuring seven points from fifth-year Leah Earnest (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH).
A 3-pointer from senior Katie Beyer (McHenry, Ill./McHenry) extended Valpo’s lead to eight points before North Dakota ended the quarter with a 10-2 run to even the score at 14-14 through the opening 10 minutes.
The Fighting Hawks hit a 3-pointer on their first possession of the second quarter, but Valpo limited UND to just one free throw over the next four minutes, allowing the Beacons to go on a 12-1 run — led by five points by sophomore Nevaeh Jackson (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) — to pull out to a 26-18 lead.
Another triple from Jackson gave Valpo a double-digit lead for the first time with 3:18 to play in the first half, and the Beacons eventually took a 36-28 lead into halftime. Valpo went 7-of-12 from the field and 6-of-7 from the foul line for a 22-point second quarter, scoring 13 of those points off of 11 North Dakota turnovers.
Halftime did little to slow the Beacons’ momentum offensively. Valpo scored on each of its first four possessions of the second half — a drive and finish from sophomore Raeven Raye-Redmond (Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood Madison), free throws from Earnest and back-to-back 3-pointers by junior Maci Rhoades (Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek [Radford]) and Jackson — to push its lead to 46-30 and force a timeout from the Fighting Hawks.
North Dakota dropped the lead to 12 just past the halfway mark of the third quarter, but Valpo outscored UND 11-5 over the remainder of the frame, capped by a short jumper by Beyer which beat the buzzer to give the Beacons a 60-42 edge with 10 minutes to play. Valpo went 8-of-12 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, in the third quarter and assisted on all eight baskets while committing just two turnovers.
Beyer continued her strong afternoon by scoring Valpo’s first five points of the fourth quarter, in the process pushing the lead up over the 20-point mark. A runner from freshman Lexi Castator (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) with 6:41 to play pushed the Beacons’ lead to its apex at 23, and the Fighting Hawks got no closer than 16 the rest of the way.
Inside the Game
The story of the game was the Beacons’ ability to force turnovers and capitalize off of the Fighting Hawks’ miscues. North Dakota committed 26 turnovers, the second straight game Valpo’s opponent has turned it over 26 times.
Remarkably, Valpo then turned those turnovers into 33 points on the offensive end, finishing the game with a 33-9 advantage in points off turnovers. The 33 points off turnovers, the +24 edge in that category and the 26 turnovers forced are all single-game highs since Feb. 22, 2020 at Loyola, when Valpo was 38-4 in points off turnovers after forcing 31 Rambler miscues.
It was a total team effort to force the North Dakota turnovers. 11 of those miscues were Beacon steals, but no single player had more than two steals and seven different players had at least one theft.
Valpo is forcing an MVC-best 21 turnovers/game from its opponents on the season.
Offensively, the Beacons featured balance as well, with four players finishing in double figures in the scoring column. It is the third time already this season Valpo has had four players score 10+ points in the same game after entering the year not having done so since Feb. 2023.
Leading the way in the scoring department was Earnest with a game-high 18 points. The grad student also paced all players with eight rebounds and six assists — the latter tying her career high — while registering a career-best three blocked shots as well.
Earnest is one of just two D-I players to reach all four of those marks in the same game this season and is the first Valpo player to do so in at least 15 years.
Earnest moved up to 12th in program history in career scoring during Saturday’s win, surpassing Aimee Forsman on that chart. She is just 18 points away from cracking Valpo’s all-time top-10 in the category.
Beyer scored in double digits for the third time this season, coming off the bench with a career-high 16 points.
Jackson connected on four 3-pointers on her way to 14 points, scoring in double digits for the sixth straight game. The sophomore dished out a trio of assists as well.
Rounding out the double-figure scoring quartet was Rhoades, who scored 10 points for the second time in the Valpo uniform, going 4-of-7 from the field.
Valpo’s shooting percentages across the board were its highest of the season. The Beacons broke the 50% mark from the field for the first time this year, hitting 52.0% from the floor, and hit at a 43.5% clip from deep, knocking down 10 triples. They were 14-for-17 (82.4%) from the foul line as well.
After allowing its first four D-I opponents of the year to hit at a 48.9% clip from the 3-point line and average 11 3-pointers/game, Valpo limited North Dakota to 3-of-19 shooting from deep Saturday.
Valpo did all this despite only one player hitting the 30-minute mark on Saturday, only two players playing more than 25 minutes and 10 players seeing at least 10 minutes of action.
One notable streak did come to an end Saturday, as the Fighting Hawks ended the matchup with a narrow 34-32 advantage in points in the paint, snapping the Beacons’ streak of five consecutive games with the advantage inside — the first time they had put together a stretch of games like that since 2010.
Thoughts From Coach Evans
“I thought it was a good day — it was the most consistent 40-minute performance we’ve had this year, both from an offensive and a defensive perspective.”
“A big part of our defensive game plan was to be aggressive with our switching — North Dakota has a dribble drive oriented offense, and so we wanted to be really aggressive and take them out of that. We did a really good job of doing that, turning them back into more ball screens on the perimeter and making them try to force the ball inside with passes with us fronting the bigs.”
“We ran our offense today with great tempo. For the most part, we were organized — we were sprinting to screens and off screens, we were working the whole width of the floor, we moved the ball side-to-side, we got multiple drives on possessions. We really shared the ball well.”
“We’ve preached trusting each other and playing as one team, and today was a really good representation of the things we’ve been talking about. We had balance scoring, with three starters and one player off the bench in double figures. We were able to spread our minutes really well across the board, which is important when you’re facing back-to-back games. More than that, though, everyone who got in came in and did something positive with their minutes. They played within themselves, really focused on playing great defense and sticking to our game plan offensively.”
Next Up
Valpo (3-4) looks for its third consecutive victory and the Christmas City Classic title on Sunday afternoon as it faces off with host Lehigh at 1:30 p.m. CT. The game will be available on ESPN+.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Heisman winners
December 1, 1936 – The 2nd Heisman Trophy ever awarded went to Yale’s brilliant End Larry Kelley. Actually according to Heisman.com the trophy given to Kelley was the first one to bear the name of the Heisman Memorial Trophy. The initial 1935 award was called the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy. Another first in this case was that Larry Kelley was the first time the award went to a pass catching end. The 1936 season for the 6’-1” end was remarkable as he caught 17 passes for 372 yards and 15 scores, while on defense he had one interception. https://www.heisman.com/heisman-winners/larry-kelley/
December 1, 1951 – The 17th Heisman Trophy Award went to Dick Kazmaier, Princeton halfback. Dick led all players in the nation in total offense in 1951 with his gaudy 827 yards, 22 TDs and incredible .626 passing percentage. After the incredible 1951 season the United Press named him Player of the Year and Kazmaier also won the Maxwell Trophy. Dick Kazmaier was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
December 1, 1956 – Legion Field, Birmingham – At the 21st Iron Bowl Classic it was those Auburn Tigers who won as they outscored the Crimson Tide of Alabama 34-7 per bhamwiki.com.
December 1, 1956 – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium- Norman, Oklahoma – Powered by the running Oklahoma’s star halfback Tommy McDonald the Sooners blanked their rival Oklahoma State 53-0 to finish a perfect season. They did not accept a bowl game bid but did win the National title. They finished 10-0 for their 3rd straight year, continuing what ended up being an NCAA record 47 game unbeaten streak.
December 1, 1959 – The 25th Heisman Trophy Award belonged to halfback Billy Cannon of LSU. If the name rings a bell it’s because we just talked about him yesterday on November 30 History Headlines when he was the first pick in the 1959 NFL Draft. What a two day span that was in his young life! Heisman.com informs us that Billy had rare size and speed. He could consistently run a 100-yard dash in 9.5 seconds and, at 6-1, 210 pounds, he had the size to run over defenders as well as run past them. Cannon was a big part of the 1959 National Champion LSU Tigers success. Bill ended up playing professionally in the AFL with the Oilers and Raiders and in the NFL with the Chiefs.
Iron & Grey
December 1, 1962 – Legion Field, Birmingham – The 27th Iron Bowl took place and this time once again it was the Alabama eleven that blanked Auburn 38-0 for their fourth straight shutout of the Tigers in the series according to onthisday.com.
December 1, 1962 – Exhibition Stadium, Toronto – The Fog Bowl – The 50th Grey Cup game was played on this date and featured the Winnipeg Blue Bombers coached by a guy by the name of Bud Grant, who later led the Minnesota Vikings to many big seasons versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Check out Davis of TrulytheGOATs podcast presenting this great Grey Cup game on today’s podcast above. Also see our accompanying December 1 post by Ninety-nine Yards.com when he tells of the other great Grey Cup matchups on this date.
Iron Bowls and Heisman winners galore!
December 1, 1973 – Per onthisday.com the 38th Iron Bowl might sound like a broken record but the fact is that Alabama beat Auburn with another shutout victory, this time 35-0 in Birmingham.
December 1, 1979 – We had a great matchup in the 44th Iron Bowl. Alabama’s Crimson Tide outlasted the Tigers of Auburn 25-18 at old Legion Field in Birmingham.
December 1, 1980 – The website Heisman.com informs us the 1980 award of the 46th Heisman Memorial Trophy belonged to South Carolina’s George Rogers. The big running back had a remarkable season as he ran for a nation’s-best 1,781 yards while punching in 14 touchdowns. In the 1981 NFL Draft he was the top overall pick of the draft by the New Orleans Saints. He also played with the Washington Redskins in the NFL and even won a Super Bowl with them.
December 1, 1984 – Boston College Quarterback Doug Flutie was announced as the Heisman Memorial Trophy winner for the 1984 season per Heisman.com. Some say he was undersized to be successful but he proved them all wrong as he not only won the coveted award but became the first career college passer to eclipse the 10,000 yard mark! As a matter of fact the season prior in 1983 Flutie was third in the voting to win the Heisman. His senior season though he would not be denied the award as he passed for 3,454 yards and 27 touchdowns. Doug Flutie went on to have a great professional career in both the CFL and the NFL for multiple teams.
December 1, 1984 – Legion Field, Birmingham – 49th Iron Bowl will unfortunately always be remembered for a snafu from one of the game’s star players as much as it was for the great sports spectacle that it was. In the 1982 Iron Bowl Bo Jackson was the hero as he went over the top for the winning score. Bo in 1984 was not so much the game’s hero. According to AL.com with 3:27 to play and Auburn trailing 17-15, the ball went to running back Brent Fullwood on that fourth-and-goal play from the 1. Jackson, who misheard the call, ran left while the play went right, without a lead blocker, Fullwood was run out of bounds by an Alabama defender short of the goal line. The Tide held on as the final score was Alabama 17 Auburn 15 and the game has been remembered as “Wrong Way Bo.”
December 1, 1990 – The 56th winner of the Heisman Trophy Award was Ty Detmer the great quarterback from Brigham Young University. His 15,031 career passing yards and 121 touchdowns show he was one of the best college QBs ever. As a matter of fact he is one of the most decorated quarterbacks in college football history. The website bio from footbalfoundation.org states that he won a Heisman Trophy, a Maxwell Award, two Davey O’Brien Awards and at one time held 59 NCAA records! The National Football Foundation selected Ty Detmer to enter into their College Football Hall of Fame in 2012. Ty was a late selection of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers and in the NFL he played for a total of 14 seasons with the Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons.
December 1, 1990 – Legion Field, Birmingham – The 55th Iron Bowl was one of the more memorable ones. The Tigers had entered this game claiming victory in the four previous contests against Alabama on the gridiron. Top moments in this game according to si.com were Tide kicker Phillip Doyle booting three field goals and the Alabama offense rolling the dice and going for a fourth and one from midfield. It was a tight game so those plays mattered when both defenses were playing so well. Alabama outlasted Auburn 16-7 for end the Tigers winning streak against them.
Marino sets another record
December 1, 1991 – Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida – Dolphins legendary Quarterback Dan Marino set an NFL record when he made it to 3,000 yards passing in a season for the 8th time in his career during Dolphin’s 33-14 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers per MiamiDolphins.com.
Voice of Officiating
December 1, 2000 – The National Football League selected veteran official Mike Pereira as the Director of Officiating of the League. Mike stepped down from his duties at NFL Head Quarters in 2010 and since then he has been the NFL on Fox expert on all things officiating.
SEC Championship 2007
December 1, 2007 – 16th SEC Championship Game #5 LSU versus #14 Tennessee. This was a great matchup of ranked teams in the country playing for the SEC title, who could have asked for more? ESPN.com has a great story on the game and describes the turning point for LSU was when Jonathan Zenon picked off a pass and took it 18-yards for a touchdown with 9:54 left in the game to rally LSU from a 14-13 deficit. That play was the difference as the Tigers knocked off the Vols 21-14.
2007 ACC Championship
December 1, 2007 – 3rd ACC Championship Game was another great game on the bill as #6 Virginia Tech faced #12 Boston College. The American Football Database gives us the insight that at the half, the two teams battled to a 16–16 tie. The halftime adjustments were just what the Hokies needed as they came out of the locker room and not only shut down the Eagles offense but put two additional scores of their own on the board. Final score was 30-16 in favor of Virginia Tech.
2007 Big 12 Championship
December 1, 2007 – The 12th Big 12 Championship Game was the top billed game of the day of conference championships as #9 Oklahoma took on #1 in the nation Missouri. Rockmnation.com has the details on the game that had The Sooners upsetting Mizzou 38-17.
2012 SEC Championship
December 1, 2012 – #2 Alabama faced off against #3 Georgia in the 2012 SEC Championship Game, which the 21st one held for the conference. According to SBNation.com the game came down to the last seconds as the Bulldogs caught a tipped pass in bounds at about the five yard line but couldn’t stop the clock. Had the receiver not caught the pass they probably could have had one more play. Hindsight is always 20-20 and heck when a wide out see a catchable ball he tries to catch it. The Tide rolled 32-28 for a chance at the National Championship. And that they did as Alabama blanked their long time rivals LSU 21-0 to win it all a few weeks after getting past the late Georgia scare.
Hall of Fame Birthday for December 1
December 1, 1902 – Ordiliia, Washington – Morris “Red” Badgro the legendary USC end arrived on scene of life. First stop was in football as Red Badgro played with Red Grange on the NY Yankees football team. After one season on the gridiron he played a couple years on the diamond with baseball’s St. Louis Browns. His love for football was too much though as 1930 saw him back in pads playing for the New York Giants. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Red Badgro in 1991.
December 1, 1931 – Sheffield, Pennsylvania – Steve Eisenhauer the great tackle/guard for the U.S. Naval Academy was born. The Bio on this great player on footballfoundation.org tells us that the National Football Foundation selected Steve Eisenhauer to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
December 1, 1938 – Washington D.C. – Legendary Duke University guard Mike McGee came into this life. The voters of the NFF selected Mike McGee to be inducted into their College Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
December 1, 1971 – Atlanta, Georgia – Rob Waldrop the defensive tackle from the University of Arizona was born. The National Football Foundation selected Rob Waldrop to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
TODAY IN SPORTS
Dec. 1
1936 — End Larry Kelley of Yale is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1951 — Arnold “Showboat” Boykin of Mississippi scores seven touchdowns in a 49-7 rout of Mississippi State.
1956 — The United States beats the Soviet Union 89-55 to win the gold medal in men’s basketball at the Melbourne Olympics. Bob Jeangerard (16), K.C. Jones (15), Jim Walsh (14) and Bill Russell (13) each score double-digits.
1959 — Louisiana State halfback Billy Cannon is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1961 — Paul Arizin of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 33 points in 138-177 win over the Los Angeles Lakers to become the third NBA player to reach the 15,000-point plateau.
1973 — Jack Nicklaus wins the Disney World Open to become the first professional golfer to surpass $2 million in career earnings.
1980 — South Carolina running back George Rogers is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1984 — Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie is named the 50th Heisman Trophy winner.
1990 — Ty Detmer of Brigham Young wins the Heisman Trophy. Detmer, who had set or tied 25 NCAA passing and total offense records, becomes the first BYU winner and third consecutive junior winner.
1996 — Wayne Gretzky becomes the first player in NHL history to reach the 3,000 point plateau.
2001 — North Texas (5-6) loses to Troy State 18-16 to become the third team to go to a bowl with a losing record. The Mean Green, bound for the inaugural New Orleans Bowl as the Sun Belt Conference champion, joins SMU (4-6 in 1963) and William & Mary (5-6 in 1970) as the only teams to play in a bowl game with losing records.
2003 — Sylvester Croom becomes the Southeastern Conference’s first black head football coach, accepting an offer to take over troubled Mississippi State.
2004 — McKendree College coach Harry Statham tops Dean Smith with his 880th career victory, an 83-72 win over Maryville. Smith, with 879 wins, still holds the NCAA record for career victories because all of Statham’s wins are at the NAIA level.
2012 — Landon Donovan scores the tiebreaking goal on a penalty kick in the 65th minute, and David Beckham leaves the MLS as a two-time champion with the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 3-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup.
2013 — Josh Gordon has 10 catches for 261 yards and two touchdowns in Cleveland’s 32-20 loss to Jacksonville. He becomes the first player in NFL history to record 200 yards receiving in consecutive games.
2015 — The Philadelphia 76ers end the longest losing streak in the history of major professional sports in the United States, topping the Los Angeles Lakers 103-91 to snap a 28-game skid.
2018 — In a dramatic twist on last season’s national championship game, Jalen Hurts comes off the bench to pass for one touchdown and run for another in the fourth quarter, rallying No. 1 Alabama to a 35-28 win over No. 4 Georgia for the Southeastern Conference title.
2018 — Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fights to a split draw, with Wilder retaining his WBC heavyweight title after knocking down his British challenger twice at Staples Center.
Dec. 2
1907 — Tommy Burns defends his world heavyweight title by knocking out Gunner Moir in the 10th round at London.
1944 — Ohio State quarterback Leslie Horvath wins the Heisman Trophy.
1947 — Notre Dame quarterback Johnny Lujack wins the Heisman Trophy.
1952 — Oklahoma halfback Billy Vessels is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1958 — Army back Pete Dawkins is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1977 — Veterinarian Mark Gerard is indicted in a horse-switching scandal. Cinzano, a purportedly dead 4-year-old champion colt, won a race on Sept. 23 at Belmont Park, under the name of Lebon, a 57-1 long shot.
1984 — Dan Marino throws his 37th touchdown pass to break NFL single-season touchdown pass record.
1995 — Notre Dame advances to the NCAA women’s soccer championship by becoming the first team to beat 13-time champion North Carolina in the national semifinals. The lone score comes when Tar Heels forward Cindy Parlow accidentally heads a ball into her own net.
2002 — Oakland’s Tim Brown and Jerry Rice take turns rewriting the NFL record book in a 26-20 win over the New York Jets. Brown becomes the third player with 1,000 receptions and the third with 14,000 yards receiving. Rich Gannon ties an NFL record with his ninth 300-yard passing game of the season. On the very next play after Brown’s 1,000th catch, Rice scores on a 26-yard catch, giving Oakland a 13-10 lead. It’s Rice’s record 192nd TD catch and puts him over 1,000 yards receiving for a record 14th season.
2009 — The New Jersey Nets are pounded into NBA infamy, falling 117-101 to the Dallas Mavericks for their 18th straight loss to start the season. The Nets pass the 1988-89 Miami Heat and 1999 Los Angeles Clippers, who both dropped their first 17 games.
2018 — Dallas Dorosy of Florida State scores in the 60th minute to help the Seminoles beat North Carolina 1-0 for the NCAA Women’s College Cup championship. Florida State wins the NCAA women’s soccer title for the second time. North Carolina, a 21-time NCAA champion, is shut out for the second time this season.
Dec. 3
1943 — Notre Dame quarterback Angelo Bertelli wins the Heisman Trophy.
1946 — Army halfback Glenn Davis is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1950 — Tom Fears of the Los Angeles Rams has 18 receptions against Green Bay.
1950 — Cloyce Box of the Detroit Lions has 302 yards receiving and scores four touchdowns against the Baltimore Colts.
1956 — Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points in his collegiate debut with Kansas.
1957 — Texas A&M halfback John David Crow is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1972 — Bobby Howfield of the New York Jets kicks six field goals against New Orleans.
1973 — Dick Anderson of the Miami Dolphins intercepts four passes, returning two for touchdowns, against Pittsburgh.
1979 — Southern California halfback Charles White is named the Heisman Trophy winner.
1982 — Tommy Hearns wins the WBC welterweight title with a 15-round decision over Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans.
1994 — Sixth-ranked Florida beats undefeated and third-ranked Alabama 24-23 in the first SEC Championship game played in Atlanta.
1999 — Marshall beats Western Michigan 34-30 on the last play of the MAC Championship game. Down 30-27 with four seconds left in the game, Chad Pennington throws his 100th career touchdown pass to Eric Pinkerton as time expires to give the Thundedring Herd their third consecutive MAC title.
2000 — The 200-yard rushing games by Mike Anderson, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn and Curtis Martin mark the first time in NFL history that four runners have 200 yards on the same day. Its never happened three times in a single day. Anderson rushes for an NFL rookie record 251 yards and four touchdowns in Denver’s 38-23 victory over New Orleans.
2004 — Bode Miller wins his fourth race of the season in the downhill at Beaver Creek, Colo., and Daron Rahlves is second to give the United States its first 1-2 finish on the World Cup circuit. The last time U.S. men went 1-2 in any elite international race was 1984, when Phil Mahre won the Olympic slalom in Sarajevo and twin brother Steve took the silver medal.
2005 — Southern California wins its 34th consecutive game and 16th straight against a ranked opponent, beating No. 11 UCLA 66-19. The 16 victories against Associated Press ranked teams is one better than Oklahoma, which won 15 from 1973-76.
2014 — The Philadelphia 76ers avoid tying the record for the worst start to a season in NBA history, ending their 0-17 skid with an 85-77 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
2015 — Aaron Rodgers throws a 61-yard touchdown pass to Richard Rodgers with no time left to give the Green Bay Packers a 27-23 comeback victory over the Detroit Lions. Detroit went ahead 17-0 after its first three drives and capped the opening possession of the third quarter with a field goal to go ahead 20-0.
2017 — Tom Brady continues his career-long dominance of the Buffalo Bills completing 21 of 30 for 258 yards and an interception in New England’s 23-3 victory. He improves to 27-3 against Buffalo and breaks Brett Favre’s record for wins by a quarterback against any one opponent.
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Dec. 4
1945 — “Mr. Inside” Doc Blanchard of Army becomes the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy. Blanchard also becomes the only athlete to win both the Heisman and Sullivan Award.
1951 — Princeton triple-threat tailback Richard Kazmaier wins the Heisman Trophy. Kazmaier led the nation in total offense and the Tigers to an undefeated season.
1956 — Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung edges Tennessee’s Johnny Majors to win the Heisman Trophy.
1961 — Floyd Patterson defends his world heavyweight title by knocking out Tom McNeeley in the fourth round in Toronto.
1961 — Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first black to be taken No. 1 in the NFL draft after being selected by the Washington Redskins.
1977 — Tony Dorsett becomes the third rookie to rush for more than 200 yards in a game with 206 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
1982 — Georgia’s Hershel Walker wins the Heisman Trophy. The junior running back beats out Stanford quarterback John Elway and Southern Methodist running back Eric Dickerson.
1988 — Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders wins the Heisman Trophy then proves he’s worthy of the award with spectacular performance in a 45-42 win over Texas Tech in Tokyo. Sanders rushes 44 times for 332 yards and four touchdowns, setting the NCAA single-season rushing record with 2,628 yards in 11 games.
2004 — Louisville becomes the first football team in NCAA history to score at least 55 points in five straight games, beating Tulane 55-7.
2005 — Croatia wins its first Davis Cup title when Mario Ancic beats Michal Mertinak of Slovakia 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-4 in the decisive fifth match.
2009 — The New Jersey Nets win for the first time this season, ending the worst start in NBA history at 18 losses by beating the Charlotte Bobcats 97-91.
2010 — Cam Newton passes for a career-best 335 yards and four touchdowns, and runs for a couple of TDs to lead No. 2 Auburn past 18th-ranked South Carolina 56-17 for the Southeastern Conference title.
2013 — The NFL fines Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin $100,000 for interfering with a play against the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving. In the third quarter of the Ravens’ 22-20 win, Jacoby Jones swerves to avoid colliding with Tomlin and is tackled after a 73-yard return that might have gone for a touchdown if not for the obstruction.
2016 — Tom Brady becomes the NFL’s career leader in victories by a quarterback, earning his 201st by throwing for 269 yards and a touchdown to lead New England past Los Angeles 26-10.
2016 — Detroit becomes the first team in 60 Saints home games to stop Drew Brees from throwing a touchdown pass, as the Lions pull away from New Orleans, 28-13. It’s also the Lions’ first victory in a road game following Thanksgiving since 1974, snapping a streak of 22 losses in such games.
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Dec. 5
1924 — Red Green of the Hamilton Tigers scores five goals in a 10-5 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1971 — Willie Ellison of the Los Angeles Rams sets an NFL record with 247 yards rushing in a 45-28 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Teammate Travis Williams also returns a kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown.
1972 — Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska wins the Heisman Trophy beating out Oklahoma’s Gregg Pruitt and teammate Rich Glover. The all-purpose back gains 5,586 yards and scored 45 touchdowns in his collegiate career.
1974 — David Thompson scores an ACC-record 57 points to lead North Carolina State to a 144-88 rout of Buffalo State. Thompson surpasses the 56 points scored by South Carolina’s John Roche against Furman on Feb. 5, 1971.
1976 — O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills rushes for 203 yards and a touchdown in a 45-27 loss to the Miami Dolphins.
1981 — Southern California’s Marcus Allen, who set an NCAA record for yards rushing in a season with 2,342, wins the Heisman Trophy.
1987 — Tim Brown, wide receiver and kick returner from Notre Dame, is awarded the Heisman Trophy.
1992 — Second-ranked Alabama beats No. 15 Florida 28-21 in the first SEC championship game. Alabama’s Antonio Langham intercepts a Shane Matthews pass, returning it 27 yards for a touchdown with 3:16 left in the game.
1995 — Dan Marino completes 35 of 50 passes for 343 yards with two touchdowns and in leading Miami to a 21-20 comeback victory over the Atlanta Falcons. It was his 52nd 300-yard game of his career, breaking the league record he had shared with Dan Fouts.
2004 — Peyton Manning of Indianapolis is 25-of-33 for 425 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions in a 51-24 win over Tennessee. Manning notches his 13th straight multi-TD game, breaking the NFL record held by Dan Marino, Johnny Unitas, Don Meredith and Brett Favre.
2008 — Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery.
2012 — Kobe Bryant scores 29 points, making him the fifth player in NBA history to score 30,000, and the Los Angeles Lakers snap a two-game skid with a 103-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. The other players to score more than 30,000 are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain.
2016 — Klay Thompson has 60 points, an NBA season high and the most by a Golden State player in more than 42 years, as the Warriors whip the Indiana Pacers 142-106. Thompson scores 40 by halftime in just 18-plus minutes. He had a career-best 60 points through three quarters and called it a night, sitting down with 1:22 left in the period.
2017 — Russia is banned from the next Winter Olympics in South Korea over state-sponsored doping.
Dec. 6
1939 — Iowa’s Nile Kinnick wins the Heisman Trophy. The back passed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 374 yards.
1961 — Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy.
1984 — Martina Navratilova loses to Helena Sukova, ending the longest winning streak in history of women’s singles tennis — 74 matches dating to Jan. 15, 1984.
1986 — Miami’s Vinny Testaverde wins the Heisman Trophy in a runaway. The quarterback, who led the nation in passing efficiency, won the by 1,541 points over Temple running back Paul Palmer, the country’s top rusher.
1990 — The Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators receive approval to join the NHL in 1992-93.
1992 — Jerry Rice becomes the NFL’s career leader in touchdown receptions with his 101st scoring pass during the fourth quarter of the San Francisco 49ers’ 27-3 victory over Miami. Rice surpassed Steve Largent’s mark of 100.
1992 — Jim Courier rebounds from a slow start to beat Switzerland’s Jakob Hlasek in four sets as the United States recaptures the Davis Cup.
1998 — Denver with a 35-31 comeback win over Kansas City, becomes the third 13-0 team in NFL history. The Broncos join the 1934 Chicago Bears and 1972 Miami Dolphins.
2000 — Golden State’s Antawn Jamison and the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant each scored 51 points, including trading six straight scores in the final two minutes of overtime. It’s Jamison’s second 51-point performance in four days, and Bryant’s career high. But Jamison earns extra satisfaction as the Warriors prevail 125-122 over Los Angeles. It’s the first time in 38 years two players score 50 in the same game.
2003 — Army becomes the first team to finish 0-13 in major college history after a 34-6 loss to Navy.
2005 — Philadelphia wins the first scoreless NHL game that is decided by a shootout, beating Calgary 1-0. Philadelphia’s Antero Niittymaki stops 28 shots in regulation and overtime and all three during the shootout.
2008 — Southern California beats UCLA 28-7 to win its record seventh straight Pac-10 championship. The Trojans (11-1) also have won 11 or more games in seven straight seasons — another record.
2009 — Switzerland’s Carlo Janka wins the giant slalom to become the first man in more than 2 1/2 years with three consecutive World Cup victories. Janka won the super combined event two days earlier and the downhill yesterday.
2009 — Drew Brees is 35 for 49 for 419 yards with two touchdowns and one interception as New Orleans stays undefeated with a 33-30 overtime win at Washington. New Orleans and Indianapolis both improve to 12-0, marking the first time in NFL history that two teams are unbeaten this late in the season.
2009 — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre sets an NFL record by playing in his 283rd consecutive game, a 30-17 loss to Arizona. The 40-year-old Favre breaks the record of 282 held by longtime Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall.
2013 — Jennifer O’Neill scores a career-high 43 points, including the go-ahead basket in the fourth overtime, and No. 5 Kentucky beats No. 9 Baylor 133-130 in the highest-scoring Division I women’s game in history. The previous high for a Division I women’s game was 252 points in SMU’s 127-125 win over TCU, also in four overtimes, on Jan. 25, 1997.
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Dec. 7
1973 — Jerry West of Los Angeles sets an NBA record with 10 steals in the Lakers’ 115-111 loss to the Seattle Supersonics.
1985 — Auburn tailback Bo Jackson beats Iowa quarterback Chuck Long by 45 points in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy, the closest vote in the 51-year history of the trophy.
1991 — AJ Kitt becomes the first American in seven years to win a men’s World Cup race, taking the first downhill of the season In Val D’Isere, France.
2002 — St. John’s (Minn.) coach John Gagliardi wins his 400th game with a 21-14 victory over Linfield in the Division III quarterfinals. Gagliardi is the second coach to reach the 400 mark, eight victories behind Eddie Robinson.
2003 — The computer rankings have Oklahoma as the country’s top team while the human poll voters pick USC. Despite getting walloped by Kansas State 35-7, No. 3 Oklahoma takes its 12-1 record to the Sugar Bowl against No. 2 LSU, which won the Southeastern Conference championship by beating Georgia 34-13.
2006 — Willie Parker breaks Pittsburgh’s single-game rushing record with 223 yards as the Steelers rough up the Cleveland Browns 27-7. Parker, the first player in Steelers history to have two 200-yard games in a season, betters John “Frenchy” Fuqua’s record of 218 yards against Philadelphia in 1970.
2008 — The Arizona Cardinals clinch their first division title in 33 years by beating the woeful St. Louis Rams 34-10. The Cardinals, long the league’s doormat franchise with just one winning season in the past 24 years, earn their first playoff berth since 1998 and first divisional title since they won the NFC East in 1975.
2013 — Aurelien Collin scores the equalizer in the second half of the MLS Cup, then drives home the deciding penalty kick to give Sporting Kansas City a dramatic victory over Real Salt Lake and its first league title since 2000. With the score 1-1 through regulation and 30 minutes of overtime, the teams engage in the longest penalty-kick shootout in championship history — one that both sides had chances to win before Collin’s shot and Jimmy Nielsen’s save left Sporting KC with the 7-6 victory.
2014 — The first College Football Playoff expands the national championship race and produces a final four with major star power. Nick Saban’s No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Urban Meyer’s No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes at the Sugar Bowl. Marcus Mariota and second-seeded Oregon vs. Jameis Winston, last season’s Heisman Trophy winner, and defending national champion Florida State at the Rose Bowl.
2014 — Robbie Keane scores on a breakaway in the 111th minute, and Landon Donovan wins his record sixth MLS title in the LA Galaxy’s 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup.
2016 — Napheesa Collier scores 20 points, Gabby Williams has 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and No. 1 Connecticut beats No. 2 Notre Dame 72-61 for its 83rd straight victory. UConn’s last loss was 88-86 in overtime to Stanford on Nov. 17, 2014.
2017 — Larry Nassar, a former elite sports doctor whose sexual assault cases that rocked Michigan State University and the group that trains U.S. Olympic gymnasts, is sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for possessing thousands of images of child pornography. Nassar, 54, will also be sentenced for 10 state counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in January. In November, he pled guilty to using his hands to molest girls at his campus office, his home and at a gymnastics club near Lansing, Michigan.
TV SPORTS SUNDAY
AUTO RACING
10:55 a.m.
ESPN2 — Formula 1: The Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix, Lusail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
Noon
BTN — Alcorn St. at Maryland
2 p.m.
BTN — Buffalo at Penn St.
4 p.m.
BTN — North Florida at Nebraska
ESPN2 — MTSU at UAB
4:30 p.m.
FS1 — South Carolina at Xavier
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — Columbia at Duke
2 p.m.
ESPN2 — Creighton at Tulsa
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ESPN — NCAA Women’s Volleyball Selection Show
GOLF
7 a.m.
GOLF — Ladies European Tour: The Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España, Final Round, Real Club Guadalhorce Golf, Málaga, Spain
HORSE RACING
Noon
FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
LACROSSE (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
ESPN2 — NLL: Philadelphia at San Diego
NBA BASKETBALL
6 p.m.
NBATV — Boston at Cleveland
NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL
1 p.m.
NBATV — Sioux Falls at Motor City
NFL FOOTBALL
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: L.A. Chargers at Atlanta, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Indianapolis at New England, Tennessee at Washington
FOX — Regional Coverage: Arizona at Minnesota, Seattle at N.Y. Jets, Houston at Jacksonville
4:05 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: L.A. Rams at New Orleans, Tampa Bay at Carolina
4:25 p.m.
CBS — Philadelphia at Baltimore
8:20 p.m.
NBC — San Francisco at Buffalo
PEACOCK — San Francisco at Buffalo
SKIING
12:30 p.m.
NBC — FIS: Alpine Ski World Cup, Killington, Vt.
SOCCER (MEN’S)
8:30 a.m.
USA — Premier League: Aston Villa at Chelsea
11 a.m.
USA — Premier League: Manchester City at Liverpool
Noon
CBSSN — Serie A: Inter Milan at Fiorentina
SPEEDSKATING
2 p.m.NBC — ISU: World Cup, Beijing (Taped)