“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA BASEBALL SCORES
CULVER 4 ARGOS 3
PORTAGE 16 MICHIGAN CITY 4
CHESTERTON 13 MERRILLVILLE 2
HAMMOND NOLL 6 HAMMOND MORTON 5
MUNSTER 5 HIGHLAND 0
HEBRON 5 WHEELER 2
VALPARAISO 2 LAKE CENTRAL 1
MILFORD 23 S. NEWTON 0
LAPORTE 7 CROWN POINT 3
TRI-TOWNSHIP 13 LAKE STATION 0
LOWELL 2 BOONE GROVE 1
GRIFFITH 15 HAMMOND CENTRAL 8
DEKALB 5 FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 3
EASTBROOK 9 SOUTHERN WELLS 4
WABASH 23 BLUFFTON 13
LEBANON 3 FRANKFORT 2
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 5 NILES 4
SEEGER 11 N. VERMILLION 1
BISHOP CHATARD 10 HERRON 2
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 16 BOWMAN ACADEMY 6
OAK HILL 23 LEWIS CASS 8
WARSAW 11 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0
CONCORD 15 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 1
ELKHART 7 PRAIRIE 1
NORTHRIDGE 7 LAKELAND 1
GOSHEN 11 CENTRAL NOBLE 2
EAST NOBLE 11 FORT WAYNE SNIDER 6
WOODLAN 18 FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7
PLYMOUTH 11 SOUTH-CENTRAL 7
PENN 7 GLENN 2
TRITON 8 WESTVILLE 4
FAIRFIELD 9 ANGOLA 2
FORT WAYNE NORTHRUP 15 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 0
SOUTH BEND ADAMS 5 JIMTOWN 1
GARRETT 5 CHRUBUSCO 4
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 13 BREMEN 1
TWIN LAKES 12 W. LAFAYETTE 2
HERITAGE 17 FORT WAYNE NORTH 1
NAZARETH ACADEMY 14 ANDREAN 8
NORTHWESTERN 16 PERU 15
KOKOMO 7 LAFAYETTE JEFF 3
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 10 BENTON CENTRAL 5
CARROLL FLORA 3 N. MIAMI 1
INDIANA SOFTBALL SCORES
LAKE CENTRAL 11 PORTAGE 0
NEW PRAIRIE 9 ELKHART 0
LAPORTE 11 MERRILLVILLE 0
CROWN POINT 8 CHESTERTON 6
VALPARAISO 13 MICHIGAN CITY 3
ANDREAN 5 KANKAKEE VALLEY 4
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 2 BOONE GROVE 0
BELLMONT 5 S. ADAMS 1
HIGHLAND 7 HOBART 4
FREMONT 8 FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 4
BREMEN 6 MISHAWAKA MARIAN 1
JIMTOWN 6 SOUTH BEND ADAMS 2
SOUTH NEWTON 18 BENTON CENTRAL 4
HEBRON 9 KNOX 0
MUNSTER 6 LOWELL 0
HANOVER CENTRAL 16 HAMMOND MORTON 0
SOUTHWOOD 2 WES DEL 0
SEEGER 10 N. VERMILLION 9
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 6 SOUTH BEND CLAY 0
SOUTH BEND RILEY 19 SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 0
HERITAGE 15 FORT WAYNE LUERS 2
WESTVIEW 15 GOSHEN 9
PERU 7 MISSISSINEWA 2
WHITKO 8 W. NOBLE 3
COLUMBIA CITY 13 GARRETT 0
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 8 TWIN LAKES 4
NEW HAVEN 10 FORT WAYNE NORTH 8
WOODLAN 10 FORT WAYNE NORTHRUP 3
PENN 13 GLENN 0
HARRISON 7 ROSSVILLE 0
MANCHESTER 5 CHRUBUSCO 1
HOMESTEAD 14 SOUTHERN WELLS 4
DEKALB 8 FORT WAYNE SNIDER 1
FORT WAYNE CARROLL 11 WARSAW 1
NBA SCOREBOARD
CLEVELAND 110 MEMPHIS 98
CHARLOTTE 115 ATLANTA 114
DALLAS 111 MIAMI 92
BROOKLYN 106 TORONTO 102
OKLAHOMA CITY 127 SAN ANTONIO 89
MILWAUKEE 117 ORLANDO 99
DENVER 116 MINNESOTA 107
PHOENIX 124 LA CLIPPERS 108
STANDINGS:
https://www.foxsports.com/nba/standings
NHL SCOREBOARD
ST. LOUIS 5 CHICAGO 2
EDMONTON 5 VEGAS 1
ARIZONA 4 VANCOUVER 3 OT
STANDINGS: https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/standings
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA 3 LA DODGERS 2
PHILADELPHIA 4 ST. LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 6 TORONTO 1 (10)
ARIZONA 5 COLORADO 3
SAN FRANCISCO 7 WASHINGTON 1
TAMPA BAY 4 LA ANGELS 2
CLEVELAND 7 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6 (10)
SAN DIEGO 10 CHICAGO CUBS 2
MILWAUKEE 7 CINCINNATI 2
MIAMI 5 NY YANKEES 2
BALTIMORE 7 BOSTON 5
KANSAS CITY 11 HOUSTON 2
TEXAS 6 OAKLAND 2
NY METS AT ATLANTA POSTPONED
STANDINGS: https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/standings
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 4 TOLEDO 3
WISCONSIN 14 SOUTH BEND 8
LAKE COUNTY AT FT. WAYNE PPD
UFL SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
STANDINGS: https://www.foxsports.com/ufl/standings
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
NOTRE DAME 11 BUTLER 2
MICHIGAN 3 MILWAUKEE 1
IOWA 17 ST. THOMAS 11
MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY 4 MARYLAND 2
OHIO STATE 13 MOREHEAD STATE 7
BOWLING GREEN 8 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 7
COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES
RUTGERS 7 MARYLAND 6
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 6 ILLINOIS 1
MICHIGAN STATE 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN 3
OHIO STATE 8 OHIO 0
MICHIGAN 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 0
RUTGERS 9 MARYLAND 0
PURDUE AT INDIANA POSTPONED
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 6 IUPUI 4 (9)
CLEVELAND STATE 3 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 2
AKRON 1 DAYTON 0
AKRON 8 DAYTON 4
BRADLEY 11 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 10
MICHIGAN STATE 4 WESTERN MICHIGAN 3
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 5 BRADLEY 3
ILLINOIS CHICAGO 4 VALPARAISO 1
NATIONAL SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
REPORT: METS CALLING UP LEFTY RELIEVER TYLER JAY
The New York Mets are calling up left-handed reliever Tyler Jay from Triple-A Syracuse, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.
A first-round pick by the Minnesota Twins in 2015, Jay was pitching in the independent Frontier League when he signed with the Mets in August 2023.
Jay, who turns 30 on April 19, has yet to make his major league debut. He pitched 3.2 scoreless innings on Saturday at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in his lone appearance this season for Syracuse.
He pitched in four games during spring training, allowing no runs and no hits in five innings while striking out seven and walking one batter.
Jay was pitching at the University of Illinois when the Twins made him the sixth overall pick in 2015. He pitched in the Minnesota farm system until being traded to the Cincinnati Reds in June 2019 for cash considerations.
Released by the Reds in 2020, Jay resurfaced with the Frontier League’s Joliet Slammers in 2022 before latching on with the Mets last August.
ORIOLES INF JACKSON HOLLIDAY TO WEAR DAD’S NO. 7
Baltimore Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday will wear his father’s jersey No. 7 when he makes his much-anticipated major league debut.
Baseball’s No. 1-ranked prospect is the son of seven-time All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday, who wore the number during his prime with the St. Louis Cardinals after wearing No. 5 with the Colorado Rockies.
Jackson Holliday, 20, joined the Orioles for Wednesday’s game against the Red Sox at Boston’s Fenway Park after hitting .333 with two homers and nine RBIs in 10 games at Triple-A Norfolk.
He was officially called up to the majors on Wednesday morning, with infielder/outfielder Tony Kemp designated for assignment to clear room on the 26-man roster.
Jackson Holliday was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft out of Stillwater (Okla.) High School. Playing shortstop and second base, he has batted .321 with 15 homers, 93 RBIs and 29 stolen bases in 155 games in the minors since 2022.
Matt Holliday played 1,903 games in his career and hit 316 home runs with 1,220 RBIs in 15 seasons with four teams from 2004-18. He won the 2007 National League batting title (.340) with the Rockies and the 2011 World Series with the Cardinals.
RED SOX AND 23-YEAR-OLD CEDDANNE RAFAELA FINALIZE AN 8-YEAR CONTRACT
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox finalized an eight-year contract Wednesday with 23-year-old Ceddanne Rafaela, the youngest player on their roster.
The deal includes a team option for 2032.
Rafaela has played 39 major league games, batting .233 average with two homers while playing center field, shortstop and second base. He was twice recognized by the organization as the minor league defensive player of the year, and he was also the club’s baserunner of the year last season.
He began this season with 35 days of major league service and likely would have been eligible for salary arbitration after the 2026 season and for free agency after the 2029 season.
The long-term agreement supersedes a one-year contract agreed to last month that called for a $743,500 salary while in the major leagues and $120,600 while in the minors.
Boston has finished last in the AL East in three of the last four seasons and have been unable to hold onto its stars. Mookie Betts was traded in a salary dump a year after he won the 2018 AL MVP award and shortstop Xander Bogaerts left as a free agent.
In an attempt to reverse the trend, the Red Sox have since given big contracts to third baseman Rafael Devers ($331 million for 11 years) and top young pitcher Brayan Bello ($55 million for six years).
MLB ROUNDUP: ROYALS SCORE 7 RUNS IN 3RD TO BEAT ASTROS
Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in a career-high five runs, leading the Kansas City Royals to an 11-2 win over the visiting Houston Astros on Wednesday night.
Pasquantino’s two-run double in the third opened the floodgates as the Royals sent 11 batters to the plate, scoring seven times to snap a scoreless tie.
Nelson Velazquez added a two-RBI single, and Hunter Renfroe drove in two more runs with a double in the big inning, which forced Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti (0-1) to throw 43 pitches of the 79 he made in his three-inning big-league debut.
Royals starter Seth Lugo (2-0) completed six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks, with two strikeouts. Kansas City starters have recorded a major-league-best nine quality starts. The Royals have won six straight games.
Orioles 7, Red Sox 5
Jordan Westburg had two hits, including a three-run home run, and visiting Baltimore overcame a five-run deficit to defeat Boston.
The Orioles began their comeback by scoring three runs in the sixth before Westburg’s blast off Chris Martin (1-1) capped a four-run seventh. Mike Baumann (1-0) picked up the win, and Craig Kimbrell tossed a perfect ninth for his second save.
Triston Casas had two hits, including a two-run home run, for Boston. Casas hit his second home run of the season with two outs in the fifth inning to give the Red Sox a 5-0 lead.
Phillies 4, Cardinals
Aaron Nola allowed two runs on three hits over six innings as visiting Philadelphia edged St. Louis.
Nola (2-1) struck out three batters and walked three as the Phillies finished their six-game road trip with a 4-2 mark.
Ivan Herrera and Brendan Donovan hit solo homers for the Cardinals.
Mariners 6, Blue Jays 1 (10 innings)
Cal Raleigh led off a five-run 10th inning with a two-run home run and visiting Seattle defeated Toronto.
The Mariners avoided a sweep by winning the finale of the three-game series that opened Toronto’s home schedule. Raleigh hit his second home run of the season on a drive to right center against Tim Mayza (0-1) that also scored placed runner Luke Raley. After two walks, Mitch White replaced Mayza and allowed Ty France’s RBI double and Mitch Haniger’s two-run single.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a solo homer for Toronto. Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi allowed one run, three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in six innings.
Brewers 7, Reds 2
Christian Yelich continued his torrid start to the season with a two-run homer in the first inning and Wade Miley made a successful return to the mound against his former team as Milwaukee put away host Cincinnati.
After a 110-minute rain delay, Hunter Greene walked the leadoff batter, and Yelich drilled a homer to give Milwaukee a 2-0 lead. He has five homers and 11 RBIs in 10 games. Miley, who returned from left shoulder impingement, was removed after giving up one run on one hit and two walks in four innings, and Bryse Wilson (1-0) threw three innings, allowing three hits and a run.
Greene (0-1) completed six innings, allowing six hits, seven runs — six earned — striking out nine and walking one. He also hit two batters. Elly De La Cruz was 2-for-3 with his third homer of the season for Cincinnati, which has lost consecutive games for the first time this season.
Twins 3, Dodgers 2
Edouard Julien went 3-for-4 with two home runs to help Minnesota salvage a win in the three-game series by edging Los Angeles in a day game in Minneapolis.
Alex Vesia (0-1) relieved Dodgers starter Miller to start the fifth, and Julien hit his second pitch over the fence in left for an opposite-field homer that broke a 2-2 tie. The Dodgers appeared to tie the game in the seventh when Shohei Ohtani was ruled safe at home on Freddie Freeman’s double. But a video review quickly determined he was out.
Twins starter Chris Paddack allowed two runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two. Kody Funderburk (1-0) earned the win in relief. Steven Okert pitched the ninth for his first MLB save in his seventh season.
Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 3
Eugenio Suarez hit a tie-breaking, two-out double in the top of the ninth inning, and Arizona beat Colorado in Denver.
Blaze Alexander homered among his two hits, Ketel Marte and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also had two hits, Joe Mantiply (1-0) got one out for the win and Kevin Ginkel picked up his second save of the season for the Diamondbacks.
Michael Toglia homered and Tovar finished with three hits for the Rockies, who have not won any of their four series this season.
Guardians 7, White Sox 6 (10 innings)
Josh Naylor delivered a game-tying RBI double in the 10th inning shortly before his brother, Bo, smacked a walk-off, run-scoring single that sent Cleveland past visiting Chicago.
Both brothers homered during the Guardians’ three-run fourth inning, and they then came through in the 10th against ex-Guardian Bryan Shaw (0-1).
Gavin Sheets had given the White Sox a 6-5 lead in the top of the extra frame by clubbing an RBI double, but the Guardians still came away with their sixth win in the past seven games. Sheets finished with three hits, including a home run, and five RBIs.
Giants 7, Nationals 1
Jordan Hicks worked six strong innings, Nick Ahmed collected three hits and two RBIs, and host San Francisco salvaged one win in the three-game series by beating Washington in a matinee.
Center fielder Tyler Fitzgerald also had three hits, while Michael Conforto and Matt Chapman contributed two apiece to a 12-hit attack. Hicks (2-0) didn’t need all of the support, limiting the Nationals to one run and four hits. He walked two and struck out two.
Washington’s run came on Joey Gallo’s third home run of the season. The Giants took the lead for good against Washington starter Patrick Corbin (0-2) in the second when Ahmed tripled in Chapman and Fitzgerald plated Ahmed with a single. After Fitzgerald stole second and third, Austin Slater drove him in. San Francisco went 6-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
Padres 10, Cubs 2
Jurickson Profar fell a triple short of the cycle and Dylan Cease fired six strong innings as San Diego won a series for the first time this year, routing visiting Chicago.
Cease (1-1) gave up just two hits and two unearned runs while walking two and fanning seven, earning his first victory as a Padre. He received ample support from an offense that collected 12 hits and scored multiple runs in four innings to claim the rubber match of a three-game series.
Kyle Hendricks (0-2) was hit hard in his third straight start for the Cubs, permitting nine hits and seven runs in five-plus innings with no walks and two strikeouts. The veteran right-hander saw his ERA rise from 11.74 to 12.08.
Marlins 5, Yankees 2
Tanner Scott retired Aaron Judge with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to finish a five-out save as visiting Miami held off New York.
The Marlins won for the second time in their first 13 games. Miami avoided becoming the first team to open with at least 12 losses in 13 games since the 2003 Detroit Tigers.
The Yankees had a four-game winning streak stopped and were unable to match the 2003 team for the best 13-game start in team history at 11-2.
Rays 4, Angels 2
Tampa Bay scored three first-inning runs and rode the early lead to a victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif., to take two of three in the series.
The Rays jumped on Angels starter Jose Soriano, who was making his first career major league start in place of the injured Chase Silseth (elbow inflammation). Jose Caballero homered off Soriano to lead off the second inning to give the Rays a 4-0 lead, but Soriano was able to get through four innings without allowing another run.
Rays reliever Kevin Kelly (1-0) got the victory over Soriano (0-2), while Pete Fairbanks pitched a scoreless ninth for his second save.
Rangers 6, Athletics 2
Adolis Garcia doubled twice and hit a two-run single as Texas evened its series against Oakland at one game apiece with a win in Arlington, Texas.
Jonah Heim drove in two runs for Texas, which also got a sterling effort from starting pitcher Cody Bradford (3-0) while snapping a three-game losing streak. Rangers reliever David Robertson pitched out of an eighth-inning jam.
Oakland starter Ross Stripling (0-3) was pulled after six innings, charged with all six Rangers runs on 11 hits. He walked three and struck out five.
REPORTS: SHOHEI OHTANI’S EX-INTERPRETER FACES FEDERAL CHARGES
Shohei Ohtani’s former translator plans to plead guilty to federal crimes related to the alleged theft of money from the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger, the New York Times and ESPN reported on Wednesday.
Ippei Mizuhara, 39, was fired by the Dodgers last month after admitting that he stole at least $4.5 million from Ohtani to pay off gambling debts.
According to the reports, Mizuhara’s plea agreement would include an admission that corroborates Ohtani’s version of the events — that he never wagered on sports, had no idea that Mizuhara did so and was the victim of a “massive theft” by his former friend.
Mizuhara’s attorney, Michael G. Freedman, declined comment to both the Times and ESPN.
The alleged theft became public knowledge when wire transfers from Ohtani’s bank account were discovered in a federal investigation of an alleged illegal bookmaker.
Mizuhara initially said that Ohtani agreed to cover his gambling debts, then backtracked and admitted that Ohtani was unaware of the payment to the bookie.
Per the reports, the IRS, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California conducted a joint investigation into Mizuhara’s actions.
According to the Times, Mizuhara interacted with law-enforcement officials upon returning from South Korea after the Dodgers’ season-opening trip, but he was not arrested and his current whereabouts are unknown.
He was fired by the Dodgers while the team was in South Korea after initially telling the club that Ohtani aided him in paying off his debts.
Ohtani, a two-time American League Most Valuable Player with the Los Angeles Angels, signed a 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers in December.
WNBA NEWS
CAITLIN CLARK AND INDIANA FEVER TO HAVE MOST NATIONAL APPEARANCES ON WNBA BROADCAST SCHEDULE
NEW YORK (AP) — Call it the Caitlin Clark effect.
The WNBA will show 36 of the Indiana Fever’s 40 games on its national broadcast and streaming partners, starting with the season opener at Connecticut on May 14. Last season, the Fever had only 22 of their games shown nationally.
The Fever, who are expected to take Clark first in the WNBA draft on Monday, will appear eight times across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 as well as eight times on ION and twice on CBS. In addition the Fever will be highlighted 13 times on NBA TV, four times on Prime Video and once on CBS Sports Network.
Clark helped the NCAA get record TV ratings, including 18.9 million that watched the NCAA title game.
“With the energy and excitement already generated by what we anticipate will be a star-studded rookie class, and on the heels of a 2023 season that featured one of the greatest MVP races in WNBA history and our most-watched regular season in over two decades, the WNBA’s broadcast and streaming partners are offering a huge national platform that will showcase the league’s superstars, rising stars, rivalries and a newly reconfigured WNBA Commissioner’s Cup,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said.
The WNBA just had its most-watched season in 21 years, averaging 462,000 viewers per game across ABC, ESPN and CBS. The league also had its most-watched Finals in 20 years that featured Las Vegas and New York. It was up 36% from the previous season. The league has its TV deal expiring at the end of next year and that could lead to a massive new contract for the WNBA.
Besides the excitement around Indiana and Clark, the league is showcasing two-time defending champion Las Vegas. The Aces are looking to become the first team to win three titles in a row since Houston took the first four titles from 1997-2000. The Aces will make the second-most appearances on national TV with 35.
New York, which lost to Las Vegas in the Finals, is third with 31 appearances. The two teams will meet three times this season with one matchup on ABC, another on CBS and the third on ESPN.
The WNBA, in its 28th season, will have 25 total games in the regular season on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, eight on CBS, 12 on CBS Sports Network, 13 on Ion, 40 on NBA TV and 21 on Prime Video. The league will also show 20 games on Meta.
In addition the league will have all of its playoffs games on ESPN platforms.
CAITLIN CLARK’S NEXT BIG MOVE COULD BE HELPING INDIANA FEVER END SEVEN-YEAR WNBA PLAYOFF DROUGHT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John Meinen has been an avid Iowa basketball fan for decades.
The 61-year-old former hoops player never lost touch with the sport, his home state or his beloved Hawkeyes’ men’s or women’s teams, even after moving to Indianapolis.
So with the Indiana Fever expected to draft Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 overall pick Monday night, Meinen can’t hide his excitement over seeing the potential of a game-changing player suddenly making the Fever relevant again after a seven-year playoff drought.
“She’s Bob Cousy meets Steph Curry. I mean there just hasn’t been anyone, certainly in the women’s game, who plays the way she does,” Meinen said. “I don’t know her, I’ve never met her, but she seems like a very nice person. The other piece of it is she’s got a little Taylor Swift in her because girls just look up to her.”
He’s not alone.
Fever guard Erica Wheeler told social media fans Clark was the real deal after attending one Iowa game in February 2023. Another Fever guard, Grace Berger already knows Clark’s scouting report after chasing her around Big Ten courts for three seasons.
Neither had any idea back then, though, that the Fever would win a second straight draft lottery that would allow them to team up with the 2023 unanimous rookie of the year Aliyah Boston and the greatest scorer in Division I history.
This young, star-studded combination suddenly makes last season’s 13-win team a must-watch team, a title Indiana last held during Tamika Catchings’ final season in 2016.
So fans in Indianapolis and around the Hoosier State are focused on how quickly Indiana can rise in the standings and become a legitimate contender.
“I think she’s in the right situation here,” Meinen said. “Indiana is all about basketball, they’re going to embrace her. They have a good young core. I think the future’s very, very bright for this team.”
Clark’s transformation from generational college superstar to becoming the face of a WNBA franchise has been eagerly anticipated since Clark and the Hawkeyes started selling out arenas while getting record TV ratings over the past two seasons.
That is expected to continue at the pro level.
While the Fever have declined to release ticket sales or merchandising information — or discuss expectations for Clark on the court — because she is not yet officially on the team’s roster, that has not stopped other teams from promoting their matchups against Clark.
Two-time defending WNBA champion Las Vegas already has announced the Indiana game on July 2 will be played at T-Mobile Arena, which seats about 6,000 more fans than its traditional home venue.
The Phoenix Mercury also have dubbed the June 30 date against the Fever as “ The GOAT vs. The Rook,” capitalizing on a seemingly thinly veiled rivalry between Diana Taurasi and Clark.
“Reality is coming,” Taurasi recently said on ESPN. “You look superhuman playing against some 18-year-olds, but you’re going to come play with some grown women that have been playing professional basketball for a long time.”
How quickly and smoothly Clark adapts to bigger, stronger, more experienced opponents is a serious concern.
While most evaluators believe Clark’s shooting and passing skills will travel to the WNBA, there are questions about her defense and how the 6-foot, 155-pound point guard will deal with established stars unlikely to give the newcomer the red carpet treatment.
She’ll also have only a short break between the end of a demanding 39-game schedule that included becoming the focal point of every opposing defense and a highly publicized record-breaking scoring quest, and the mid-May start of a 40-game WNBA schedule. Playing on the U.S. Olympic Team also remains a possibility, too.
“I know what’s next is soon,” Clark said after losing Sunday’s NCAA championship game, which Meinen watched on his phone just before the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat tipped off in Indy.
Life certainly is coming at Clark quickly.
Indiana opens preseason play May 3 at Dallas with the regular-season opener set for May 14 at Connecticut. If all goes as expected Monday, Clark’s home debut would come May 16 against New York, last season’s WNBA runner-up.
For women’s basketball fans, Clark’s pro career can’t start soon enough. And in Indy, Clark looks like the perfect answer for a franchise that’s had 58 wins in the past seven seasons.
She’ll learn the rookie ropes from a poised point guard such as Wheeler while teaming up with Boston, forward NaLyssa Smith, the No. 2 overall pick in 2022, and shooting guard Kelsey Mitchell, the No. 2 overall pick in 2018.
“I don’t know if they’ll make the playoffs right out of the box,” Meinen said. “She’s going to make them better. She’ll make them instantly more fun to watch. You can be really fun to watch, and it doesn’t mean that your game translates into wins. But I think she’s going to be really, really good. I just can’t imagine that she’s not going to be good.”
NBA NEWS
NBA ROUNDUP: NUGGETS GET PAST WOLVES, SIT ALONE ATOP WEST
Nikola Jokic scored 24 of his game-high 41 points in the second half as the host Denver Nuggets took sole possession of first place in the Western Conference with a 116-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.
Jokic added 11 rebounds, seven assists and three steals for the Nuggets, who can secure the West’s No. 1 seed for the second straight season by winning road games against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday and the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.
Denver’s Jamal Murray put up 20 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 18. The win was the 423rd for Nuggets coach Michael Malone, tying him with George Karl for second in franchise history.
Anthony Edwards had 25 points, Mike Conley scored 19, Rudy Gobert had 13 points and 15 rebounds and Naz Reid also contributed 13 for Minnesota. The Timberwolves fell into a tie for second place in the West with the Thunder, who beat the Spurs earlier on Wednesday. Minnesota and Oklahoma City are one game behind Denver.
Mavericks 111, Heat 92
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving combined for 54 points as Dallas won for the 16th time in its last 18 games, defeating host Miami.
The loss was costly for Miami (44-36), which no longer has a shot at clinching a top-six seed in the Eastern Conference. The Heat, who played without Terry Rozier (neck) and Duncan Robinson (facet), were led by Tyler Herro with 21 points, seven boards and six assists.
Doncic, who overcame three first-quarter fouls, had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Irving finished with 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting from the field, going 5-for-8 from deep. Dallas center Daniel Gafford went 6-for-6 from the floor, finishing with 12 points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks.
Suns 124, Clippers 108
Devin Booker scored 16 of his 37 points in the first quarter, Bradley Beal added 26 points and visiting Phoenix ended a two-game skid by defeating short-handed Los Angeles.
Kevin Durant scored 24 points and added nine rebounds as the Suns avenged a home loss to the Clippers on Tuesday when they trailed by as many as 31 points in the first quarter. Phoenix moved to within a half-game of the New Orleans Pelicans for sixth in the Western Conference.
Bones Hyland scored a career-high 37 points and added nine assists, and Brandon Boston Jr. had 23 points for the Clippers. Los Angeles was without Kawhi Leonard (knee) for the sixth consecutive game, and Paul George (knee), James Harden (foot) and Russell Westbrook (hand) were given the day off.
Bucks 117, Magic 99
Bobby Portis finished with 30 points, nine boards and five steals and Damian Lillard added 29 points to lead Milwaukee past visiting Orlando. The Magic, tied for fifth place, fell three games behind the second-place Bucks in the congested Eastern Conference standings.
Milwaukee, which played without Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf injury) and Khris Middleton (injury management), also got 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists from Patrick Beverley. Lillard added nine assists.
Cole Anthony led Orlando with 23 points, while Paolo Banchero contributed 20 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Hornets 115, Hawks 114
Brandon Miller scored 27 points and Charlotte rallied from 18 points down in the second half to defeat host Atlanta, spoiling the return of Trae Young.
The Hornets scored the game’s final four points in the last 30 seconds, with Miller sinking two free throws and then Miles Bridges scoring in the lane with 3.8 seconds left. Charlotte’s Tre Mann stole the ball from Trent Forrest to seal the stunning outcome.
The Hawks, who have lost four games in a row, had Young in the lineup after the team went 12-11 while he was out following finger surgery. He amassed 14 points and 11 assists in 21 minutes.
Cavaliers 110, Grizzlies 98
Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Caris LeVert added 18 as host Cleveland took control in the second half to beat Memphis and complete a sweep of the two-game season sweep.
Jarrett Allen had 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots for Cleveland, which trailed by three at halftime before outscoring the Grizzlies 30-16 in the third quarter. Darius Garland added 16 points and nine assists, and Evan Mobley finished with 12 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks.
Jake LaRavia set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 32 points for injury-plagued Memphis, which had just eight players available. LaRavia shot 8-for-11 from beyond the arc. GG Jackson scored 22 points and Scotty Pippen Jr. added 18.
Thunder 127, Spurs 89
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points to lead host Oklahoma City to a blowout win over San Antonio.
Josh Giddey finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Oklahoma City, which has won three consecutive games. The Thunder scored the game’s first 11 points, led by 23 after one quarter and remained on top the rest of the way.
Zach Collins led the Spurs, who shot a season-low 33.3 percent from the floor, with 20 points.
Nets 106, Raptors 102
Dennis Schroder scored 15 fourth-quarter points to ignite Brooklyn past visiting Toronto.
Schroder finished the game with 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Nets. Cam Thomas had a team-high 23 points. Nic Claxton chipped in 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, and Noah Clowney had 10 points, seven rebounds and seven blocks.
Immanuel Quickley paced the Raptors with 32 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Gradey Dick had 24 points and six 3-pointers.
ADAM SILVER: NBA PLAYERS MANIPULATING WAGERS FACE LIFE BAN
With the NBA investigating a player for possibly conspiring to affect gambling results regarding in-game performance, league commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that such actions could result in a lifetime ban.
Toronto Raptors reserve Jontay Porter is accused of exiting two games to ensure that “under” bets on his performance were winners. He hasn’t played since the NBA launched its probe in late March.
“I have enormous range of discipline available to me,” Silver said in New York at a meeting of league owners. “It’s cardinal sin what he’s accused of in the NBA. The ultimate extreme option I have is to ban him from the game. That’s the level of authority I have here because there’s nothing more serious. …
“I mean, this is not new that there’s unsavory behavior, even illegal behavior, around sports betting. I guess my point is that to the extent it’s going to exist, if you have a regulated environment, you’re going to have a better chance of detecting it than you would if all the bets were placed illegally.”
An ESPN report on March 25 indicated that the league was looking into suspicious betting patterns regarding Porter.
The most-bet prop for DraftKings on Jan. 26 was Porter making fewer than 0.5 3-pointers in the Raptors’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Porter, a little-used sub, played four scoreless minutes before exiting with what was reported as an eye injury.
“Under” bets on Porter were again heavily favored by DraftKings gamblers on March 20, when he played three scoreless minutes against the Sacramento Kings before coming out with what the Raptors said was an illness.
Porter, 24, is averaging 4.4 points through 26 games (five starts) for Toronto this season. He began his NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2020-21, then didn’t appear in the league the next two seasons.
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TROJANS FRESHMAN G ISAIAH COLLIER DECLARES FOR DRAFT
Southern California freshman standout Isaiah Collier declared for the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old point guard told ESPN he will be represented by agent BJ Armstrong of Wasserman.
The 6-foot-5, 210-pound Collier is ranked 10th on ESPN’s list of the top 100 draft prospects.
He averaged 16.3 points, 4.3 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 27 games (26 starts) for the Trojans in 2023-24, earning a spot on the Pac-12 all-freshman team.
Collier was ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the nation in the Class of 2023 by ESPN. He was co-MVP of the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game and won the 2023 Naismith Prep Player of the Year award.
Collier’s exit comes on the heels of head coach Andy Enfield’s departure to fill the same role at SMU.
ARKANSAS OFFICIALLY HIRES JOHN CALIPARI
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas hired John Calipari as men’s basketball coach on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA championship.
Arkansas vice chancellor and director of athletics Hunter Yurachek announced Calipari’s hiring in a release. Calipari signed a five-year contract with a base annual salary of $7 million through April 2029 with a maximum of two automatic rollover years for NCAA Tournament appearances that would extend the contract to 2031.
The deal includes a $1 million signing bonus and features retention bonuses of $500,000 each year of the contract along with one-time bonuses for making the NCAA Tournament, reaching the second round, Sweet 16, Final Four and winning a national championship.
An introductory news conference is scheduled for Wednesday evening in Fayetteville.
Calipari, 65, replaces Eric Musselman and inherits a program that went 16-17 last season after three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Sweet 16 a year ago.
REPORT: KENTUCKY TO INTERVIEW BAYLOR’S SCOTT DREW
Kentucky plans to meet with Baylor’s Scott Drew about its head coaching vacancy “in the near future,” CBS Sports reported Wednesday.
The Wildcats are searching for a new coach for the first time since 2009, with John Calipari officially taking the reins at Arkansas on Wednesday.
Drew, 53, led Baylor to a national championship in 2020-21 and has guided the Bears to the NCAA Tournament 12 times in his 21 seasons with the program in Waco, Texas.
Drew’s overall record at Baylor is 446-244, including a 24-11 finish in 2023-24. The third-seeded Bears fell to No. 6 seed Clemson in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
He also guided Baylor to a NIT championship in 2013 and was the Big 12 Coach of the Year for three consecutive seasons in 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Drew started his coaching career with one season at Valparaiso in 2002-03, finishing 20-11 after succeeding his father, Homer Drew.
GREEN BAY’S KEVIN BORSETH RETIRES WITH 821 WINS. HE RANKS 16TH IN DIVISION I IN CAREER VICTORIES
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay’s Kevin Borseth is retiring from college basketball after winning 821 games and earning 14 NCAA Tournament berths during a 37-year head coaching career.
Borseth announced his retirement at a Wednesday morning news conference. He owned an 821-316 overall record, ranking him 16th among all Division I women’s basketball coaches in total wins.
Green Bay went 27-7 this season and made its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2018, losing to Tennessee in the first round.
“I learned far more from the players than I think I ever taught them,” said Borseth, who also coached at Michigan and Division II program Michigan Tech.
An emotional Borseth then discussed the biggest things he had learned from his players over the years.
“I’ve learned that every player deserves a second chance,” Borseth said. “I’ve learned that don’t tell me what you don’t want me to do. Tell me what you want me to do. I’ve learned a lot from players, and the ride they’ve taken me on has been absolutely and truly amazing.”
This season, the only active Division I coaches with more wins than Borseth were Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, UConn’s Geno Auriemma, Iowa’s Lisa Bluder, Little Rock’s Joe Foley and North Carolina State’s Wes Moore. VanDerveer announced her retirement Tuesday night.
NFL NEWS
REPORT: EX-NFL STAR TERRELL SUGGS FACING ASSAULT CHARGE
Former NFL star Terrell Suggs was arrested on an assault charge Tuesday night in Arizona, TMZ Sports reported.
Suggs, 41, was booked into the Maricopa County jail on one count of assault and one count of offense against public order, a spokesperson for the Scottsdale Police Department told TMZ Sports. He was later released.
The charges reportedly are related to an incident on March 10, but no further details were available Wednesday morning.
Suggs, who played college football at Arizona State, was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2003 and the Defensive Player of the Year in 2011.
His Hall of Fame-caliber numbers include 139 sacks, 37 forced fumbles, 15 fumble recoveries, seven interceptions and 895 tackles across 244 games (226 starts) with the Baltimore Ravens (2003-18), Arizona Cardinals (2019) and Kansas City Chiefs (2019).
A seven-time Pro Bowl selection, Suggs was a first-round pick (10th overall) by Baltimore in 2003 and won Super Bowl championships with the Ravens (SB XLVII) and Chiefs (SB LIV).
REPORT: EAGLES WR DEVONTA SMITH NEXT IN LINE FOR PAYDAY
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith is a “strong candidate” for a massive contract extension, ESPN reported Wednesday.
The Eagles already have locked up offensive linemen Landon Dickerson (four years, $84 million) and Jordan Mailata (three years, $66 million) to long-term deals this offseason. Smith appears to be next in line, per the report.
Smith, 25, has tallied 240 catches for 3,178 yards and 19 touchdowns in 50 games (49 starts) since being drafted 10th overall in 2021 out of Alabama, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 2020.
He set a career high with 95 catches in 2022 and posted his second straight 1,000-yard season with 1,066 in 2023.
“DeVonta is an incredible person, incredible player; obviously homegrown, young guy,” general manager Howie Roseman said at the scouting combine in February when asked about signing Smith to an extension this offseason. “Without getting into specifics, those are guys you don’t really want to leave.”
Smith is expected to command a new deal worth $25 million or more per season, per ESPN. Wideout Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins has a top average annual salary of $30 million, followed by the Las Vegas Raiders’ Davante Adams ($28 million), the Los Angeles Rams’ Cooper Kupp ($26.7 million) and Eagles teammate A.J. Brown ($25 million).
Smith is due a base salary of $1.055 million in 2024 with a cap hit of $6.4 million. The Eagles have until May 2 to exercise the fifth-year option on Smith’s rookie contract, estimated to be worth $16 million for the 2025 season, per Spotrac.
REPORTS: JAGUARS, PASS RUSHER JOSH ALLEN AGREE TO $150M DEAL
Jacksonville Jaguars Pro Bowl pass rusher Josh Allen agreed to a five-year, $150 million contract, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.
The Jaguars put the franchise tag on the 26-year-old Allen in March, blocking him from free agency as head coach Doug Pederson said the two sides were fully committed to working together on a long-term agreement. Allen has played only with the Jaguars since he was selected seventh overall in 2019.
Allen set a franchise record with 17.5 sacks in 2023 and his 45 career sacks are just 10 away from the team record (55, Tony Brackens). He was selected to the Pro Bowl twice in his first five seasons.
Under the terms of the franchise tag, Allen was guaranteed $24 million in 2024. Instead, he’ll reportedly received $88 million guaranteed.
The next order of business for the Jaguars could be the contract of quarterback Trevor Lawrence. The No. 1 pick in 2021 is in the final season of his four-year, $36.8 million deal with a fifth-year option, a virtual guarantee to be picked up by the Jaguars, for 2025.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, the No. 1 pick in 2020, signed a five-year, $275 million extension before Week 1 of the 2023 season not long after the Los Angeles Chargers signed quarterback Justin Herbert, selected No. 6 overall in 2020, to a five-year deal worth a reported $262.5 million.
PACKERS WILL FACE EAGLES IN BRAZIL IN FRIDAY NIGHT SEASON OPENER
The Green Bay Packers will play the Philadelphia Eagles when the NFL holds its first regular-season game in Brazil on Sept. 6.
The matchup in Sao Paulo will mark the first time since 1970 that the NFL has played a Friday night game on the season’s opening weekend.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell already had said in February that the Eagles would be the home team for the game. The NFL announced Wednesday which team would be facing the Eagles.
The game will take place at Corinthians Arena, the home of Brazilian soccer team Corinthians. The venue was used at the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
This will mark the Packers’ second international game in the last three years. They played their first regular-season game outside the United States in 2022, when they lost 27-22 to the New York Giants at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
“We’re looking forward to being a part of this historic matchup against the Eagles in Sao Paulo,” Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy said in a statement. “We’re excited to play in front of our devoted fans in Brazil and help build upon the international popularity of the NFL and the Packers. We had a great experience playing internationally for the first time a couple of years ago and we’re proud to be part of the league’s continued global growth.”
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REPORTS: USC DT BEAR ALEXANDER TO RE-ENTER TRANSFER PORTAL
Defensive tackle Bear Alexander plans to enter the transfer portal after one season with Southern California, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.
A coveted interior defender, Alexander is ranked the No. 1 defensive tackle in the transfer portal this offseason by 247 Sports. He had 47 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in 2023.
Alexander was at USC’s spring practice on Tuesday before news of his imminent departure leaked.
Wisconsin hired USC defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, leading to speculation Alexander could join the Badgers when the transfer portal officially is open on April 15.
But the Texas native is thought to be considering joining the overhauled Texas A&M defense.
The former five-star Georgia recruit’s next stop will be his eighth program in seven years dating to his high school days. He played for the Bulldogs as a freshman before leaving for USC.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL PLAYER ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH RAPING 2 WOMEN
SEATTLE (AP) — A University of Washington football player has been arrested and charged with raping two women in Seattle and court documents say he played in two College Football Playoff games for the school after at least one of the allegations was known to the university.
Seattle police officers arrested 18-year-old Tylin “Tybo” Rogers on Friday and booked him into King County Jail, KING-TV reported. He was charged Tuesday with second-degree rape and third-degree rape and his bail was set at $150,000 in each case, according to court documents.
It wasn’t immediately known if Rogers, of Bakersfield, California, has an attorney to comment on his behalf. Jail records show he was released on bond. Efforts to contact him by The Associated Press weren’t immediately successful.
Rogers has been suspended from all team activities until further notice, the University of Washington athletic department said in a statement Tuesday. The university will continue to gather facts and cooperate with police, as requested, the statement said.
A Seattle Central Community College student told police she was raped in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood last year. According to court documents, Rogers and the 19-year-old woman met and started messaging each other after matching on the Tinder dating app in August 2023. Rogers went to her apartment to hang out on Oct. 23 and assaulted her, according to court documents.
Authorities said in court documents that the woman reported the alleged rape to police on Oct. 28, and completed a sexual assault kit at Harborview Medical Center.
A 22-year-old University of Washington student reported that she was raped in November 2023 in the University District, police said.
The woman met Rogers at a Halloween party at the university and then matched with him on Tinder, according to court documents. Police said the two made plans a couple weeks later to hang out and that upon entering her apartment Rogers was immediately forceful and assaulted her. The woman told police at one point Rogers “used one of his hands to strangle her.”
The second woman reported the alleged rape to the university on Nov. 28, police said. Rogers allegedly called her on that date to confront her about the allegations, police said in court documents.
He was also suspended from team activities around late November 2023, according to court documents. The freshman running back did not travel with the team for its victory over the Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12 Championship game on Dec. 1.
At the time, offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb said during a news conference that Rogers was “working through some things, some challenges he’s had off the field,” court documents said. Rogers returned to team practices by mid-December, documents said.
Multiple emails were also sent within the University of Washington athletic department confirming Rogers should be taken off the team’s travel roster for the Pac-12 championship game, but no documentation of reasons for such an action were given, the documents said. He was allowed to appear in the Huskies’ two College Football Playoff games a month later, however.
Rogers recorded five carries for 19 yards in the Huskies’ semifinal win over the Texas Longhorns on Jan. 1. The 18-year-old rushed for two yards in the National Championship Game against the Michigan Wolverines on Jan. 8.
Washington was coached last season by Kalen DeBoer, who left following the national championship game to take the head job at Alabama. Jedd Fisch is now Washington’s head coach.
After practice Tuesday, Fisch told local news media that nothing about Rogers being suspended last year, or the reasons for it, had been brought to his attention.
“I wasn’t here for that,” Fisch said. “As soon as I found out about the allegations, as soon as it was brought to our attention, he’s been suspended indefinitely. I have no comment about what happened in the past. That has nothing to do with me.”
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: COYOTES EDGE CANUCKS IN OT
Dylan Guenther celebrated his 21st birthday by scoring once in a career-best, four-point performance and Logan Cooley scored the overtime winner in a two-point outing to lead the visiting Arizona Coyotes to a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.
On a day when reports circulated of a potential plan that would see the Coyotes sold and relocated to Salt Lake City, Vladislav Kolyachonok collected one goal and one assist and Josh Brown also scored for Arizona. Goaltender Connor Ingram made 23 saves.
J.T. Miller, Conor Garland and Elias Pettersson scored for the Canucks. Goalie Arturs Silovs stopped 14 shots. Defenseman Quinn Hughes collected three assists, giving him 91 points this season.
The Canucks have a four-point edge over the Edmonton Oilers for the top spot in the Pacific Division, but the Oilers have played two fewer games.
Blues 5, Blackhawks 2
Jordan Kyrou scored twice in the first three minutes as St. Louis dispatched visiting Chicago.
Zack Bolduc and Robert Thomas each had a goal and assist for the Blues, who are 3-1-1 in their past five games.
Philipp Kurashev and Landon Slaggert scored for the Blackhawks, who lost for the third time in their past four games.
Oilers 5, Golden Knights 1
Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist and Stuart Skinner made 17 saves as host Edmonton cruised to a victory over Vegas.
Cody Ceci, Mattias Ekholm and Dylan Holloway also scored goals and Ryan McLeod and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each chipped in with two assists for Edmonton, which played without reigning league MVP and scoring champion Connor McDavid (lower-body injury).
Keegan Kolesar scored a short-handed goal for Vegas, which dropped its third consecutive game. Adin Hill, playing for the first time since sustaining a lower-body injury on March 23 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, finished with 20 saves.
INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/NEWS
INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER WELCOMES TWO TRANSFERS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men’s soccer head coach Todd Yeagley announced Wednesday (April 10) the addition of two transfer student-athletes to the 2024 roster.
Virginia goalkeeper Holden Brown and Tulsa midfielder Luke Jeffus will move to Bloomington when preseason kicks off in August. Both athletes join the program as graduate transfers, with Brown retaining two years of eligibility.
Indiana has brought in four newcomers via the transfer portal this offseason. Yeagley announced in January the additions of Louisville defender Quinton Elliot and Northwestern forward Justin Weiss, meaning IU has added a player with collegiate experience in each position group. Yeagley also announced a nine-man freshman signing class in February, featuring three forwards, three midfielders and three defenders.
Holden Brown | Goalkeeper | 6-4 | Zionsville, Ind. | Virginia
Native Hoosier Holden Brown will return to his roots after four years with blue blood program Virginia, where he was the first-choice goalkeeper since his sophomore year. Brown started 44 matches over the last three seasons, recording 13 clean sheets and a .748 save percentage. His 163 career saves ranks tied for No. 6 in the Virginia record books.
“Holden is a wonderful addition to our program,” Yeagley said. “He is a proven starter with great size and athletic tools.”
Brown earned both third-team All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament Team honors as a junior in 2022, earning eight clean sheets and a 1.03 goals against average that season. He was named a team captain prior to the 2023 campaign and started eight games but missed the last half due to injury.
“Holden will also add value to our locker room with his natural leadership skills and engaging personality,” Yeagley added. “He has the unique ability to light up a room and help his teammates play at a high level. We are excited to have Holden join our program for the next two years as he pursues his master’s degree in our media school.”
Holden’s eldest brother, Brock Brown, was a four-year swimming student athlete at Indiana. His twin sister, Ainsley, and elder brother, Forrest, also attended IU.
Luke Jeffus | Midfielder | 5-11 | Sand Springs, Okla. | Tulsa
Luke Jeffus was a fixture in the Tulsa midfield all four years, helping the Golden Hurricanes reach the NCAA Tournament twice.
“Luke is a perfect fit for IU,” Yeagley said. “He has the winning mentality and character qualities we look for in our central midfielders.
Jeffus appeared in 62 matches with 55 starts at Tulsa, including four tournament games, and totaled three goals and five assists. As a senior, he led the Golden Hurricanes in minutes played.
“He has played an important role at Tulsa and brings a lot of experience to our program. His versatility, IQ and technical ability are all important qualities he adds to our midfield. We are excited to have Luke join IU and pursue his master’s degree through the Kelley School.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
EDEY SWEEPS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –Zach Edey was named the Wooden Award recipient, capping off an award season that saw him win all six major National Player of the Year honors, becoming the first player in over 50 years to win unanimous National Player of the Year accolades in consecutive seasons.
Edey has now won The Sporting News, the Associated Press, the Oscar Robertson Trophy, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Naismith Award and the Wooden Award honors in consecutive seasons, the first time since Bill Walton won the four major awards (at the time) in 1972 and 1973 that a player has swept the major National Player of the Year awards.
He technically becomes the sixth two-time National Player of the Year, joining Ralph Sampson (1981, 1982, 1983), Bill Walton (1971, 1972, 1973), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1967, 1969), Jerry Lucas (1961, 1962) and Oscar Robertson (1958, 1959, 1960) as multiple NPOY recipients.
Simply put, Edey had a season and career for the ages and will go down as one of the greatest college basketball players in NCAA history. As a senior, he led Purdue to a 34-5 record and a spot in the National Championship game for the first time in 55 years. He averaged 25.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 62.3 percent from the field and 71.1 percent from the free throw line.
In the NCAA Tournament, he was even better, averaging 29.5 points, 14.5 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.8 assists while shooting 64.1 percent from the field. He finished the tournament with 177 points, the third most in NCAA Tournament history, while playing all but four minutes in the last four games of the tournament. In fact, only three players in NCAA Tournament history have scored 150 points with 60 rebounds in the same tournament (Edey, Elvin Hayes, Jerry West) and Edey had 177 points and 87 rebounds.
His 37 points in the National Championship game were tied for the third most in a title game in NCAA history.
The performance capped off one of the most-dominant seasons in history. He scored 983 points with 474 rebounds, joining Houston’s Elvin Hayes (1968) as the only players in NCAA history to reach those marks in a season in NCAA history. He finished the year by scoring at least 20 points with 10 rebounds in nine straight games, while posting 16 straight games of 20 or more points to end his career. He finished the season with ten 30-10 games, the most for a player since Kansas State’s Michael Beasley in 2007-08 (13).
His 983 points and 474 rebounds in a season are both second in Big Ten history in both categories.
Edey’s senior season was the icing on the cake of a career that will be considered one of the best in college basketball history. He finished his career with 2,516 points and 1,321 rebounds – one of six players in history to reach those marks and the first since 1990 (Lionel Simmons; Michael Brooks, Elvin Hayes, Oscar Robertson, Dickie Hemric).
He finished his career third in Big Ten history in scoring and second in rebounding.
TWO BOILERMAKERS ENTER PORTAL
Ethan Morton and Mason Gillis have entered the transfer portal. Both former Purdue starters have their COVID year available.
NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
IRISH DOMINATE BULLDOGS IN 11-2 VICTORY
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame (15-15) dominated the Butler Bulldogs (13-18) at home Wednesday, winning 11-2 in the midweek matchup. The Irish capitalized on Butler miscues, as seven Irish scored, with three scoring multiple runs.
OF David Glancy earned the first run of the evening on a solo homer, his 11th of the season, as he scored three runs on the day. INFs Jack Penney and Connor Hincks both posted multi-hit games, with Hincks earning two RBI along with INF Simon Baumgardt.
Hincks also fielded another double play against Butler, his 26th of the season. He leads the ACC in the category.
On the mound, Notre Dame was locked in, as a true bullpen day allowed for seven Irish arms to see action. RHP Sammy Cooper (1-0) earned the win, his first of the season, with a career-high four strikeouts, while RHP Tobey McDonough started for the Irish, going two hitless and scoreless innings.
INF Nick DeMarco made his first start of the season Wednesday in place of an injured Estevan Moreno. He posted his first-career double on his first at-bat of the evening. Wednesday also saw RHP Aidan Krupp’s first appearance in an Irish uniform, as he posted his first-career strikeout.
HOW IT HAPPENED
McDonough and the Irish sat the Bulldogs down in order in the first, with McDonough adding a strikeout. In the home half, after an out, Glancy homered to left field for his 11th home run of the season. Notre Dame added two singles from Baumgardt and Penney, but the Irish were held to a 1-0 lead.
After a HBP to lead off the second for Butler, Hincks fielded and turned a double play, his 26th fielding double play of the season (leads the ACC). A popup to McDonough ended the inning. In the bottom of the inning with one out, DeMarco, in his first start of the season, hit a ground-rule double. It marked the first double of his collegiate career. Butler retired the next two batters to end the inning and keep Notre Dame from scoring.
RHP David Lally entered to pitch for Notre Dame in the third and dealt three strikeouts. The Irish went down in order in the bottom of the third. RHP Ricky Reeth entered to begin the fourth on the mound for Notre Dame, and after two singles and a sac bunt, Butler had two runners in scoring position and one out. However, Reeth and the Irish forced a flyout, and after a walk, ended the inning on a popup to keep Butler from scoring.
In the bottom of the fourth, after a flyout, Hincks drew a walk and got to second on a wild pitch. OF Brady Gumpf forced an error, pushing Hincks to third. Another wild pitch from the Bulldogs scored Hincks, bringing Gumpf to second. After a strikeout, C Tony Lindwedel forced an error to reach base and push Gumpf to third. Lindwedel stole second, but a strikeout ended the inning with a 2-0 Irish lead.
Butler went three up, three down in the fifth. In the bottom of the inning, Glancy led off with a HBP, and OF Tito Flores walked to push Glancy to second. Both runners took another base on a passed ball, and Baumgardt hit a sac fly to score Glancy for Notre Dame’s third run. After a lineout, Hincks added an RBI single, bringing Flores home from second to increase the lead to 4-0. A groundout ended the inning.
The Bulldogs led off the top of the sixth with a single, and a home run cut the Notre Dame lead in half. Reeth struck out the next batter, and Butler forced an error before Cooper took the mound for Notre Dame. Cooper struck out the first batter he faced, and after a walk, struck out the next batter to end the inning up 4-2.
DeMarco led off the bottom of the sixth with a walk, and Lindwedel followed suit for a free base. OF T.J. Williams placed a sac bunt to earn both runners a base, and Butler intentionally walked Glancy to load the bases. After a strikeout, Baumgardt drew a walk to bring DeMarco in to score. Penney then singled, and Butler made an error on the throw, to bring in two runs for Notre Dame. Penney then took second on a passed ball. Hincks singled and scored Baumgardt as Penney went to third. The Irish then attempted a double steal, with Hincks drawing the infield to score Penney. Notre Dame went to the field with a 9-2 lead.
Cooper added two strikeouts in the seventh, as Butler batters went down in order. In the bottom of the inning after an out, DeMarco and Lindwedel both again walked, taking another base on a wild pitch. Williams walked to load the bases, and after a strikeout, another wild pitch allowed DeMarco to score. The game went to the eighth with a 10-2 Irish lead.
RHP Ryan Lynch took the mound in the eighth, and struck out the first two batters he faced. After a single, Krupp entered the game for his first-career appearance. After a walk, Krupp dealt a strikeout to send the Irish to bat. After a strikeout in the bottom of the eighth, Penney drew a walk, getting to second on a passed ball. A flyout notched the second out for the Irish, and OF DM Jefferson singled to bring Penney home, increasing the lead to 11-2 to head to the ninth.
RHP Will Jacobsen entered to close it out for Notre Dame and forced a leadoff groundout. After a HBP, a fielder’s choice ball kept one runner on, and a flyout to Glancy cemented the Irish win.
UP NEXT
Notre Dame travels to Chapel Hill to face No. 13 North Carolina in a three-game series April 12-14. All games will be broadcast on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S LAX
GAMES 14 & 15 PREVIEW: LIBERTY & VIRGINIA TECH
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish kick off their three-game road trek this week to close out the regular season with stops at Liberty and Virginia Tech this Thursday and Saturday, respectively.
The Irish and the Flames are set to compete Thursday, April 11 at 1pm. In 5 previous meetings with the Flames, the Irish boast an undefeated record, having most recently met in 2023 where Notre Dame defeated Liberty 19-8 at home. Madison Ahern led the team a season ago with eight points against Liberty, including six goals, both of which were career bests for the then-senior. The Irish have traveled to Lynchburg once previously, dueling to a 14-10 win on the road in 2019.
Notre Dame then travels to Blacksburg, Virginia to return to conference play when they face the Hokies Saturday, April 13 at noon. The Irish and Hokies have met 13 times in program history with the Irish holding the 11-2 advantage all-time. Most recently, the two teams met in 2023 with the Irish reigning victorious with a 14-1 win on home turf. Kasey Choma set a career-high in the contest, registering eight goals in the win and scooping up five ground balls.
GAME DETAILS
Location: Lynchburg, Va. | Blacksburg, Va.
Schedule: April 11 @ 1pm – Liberty | April 13 @ Noon – Virginia Tech
TV: ESPN+ | ACCNX
Live Stats: UND.com
Twitter Updates: @NDWomensLax
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
FOR STARTERS
The Irish kicked off their 2024 campaign with a five-game homestand in which they went 4-1 and had their best start to a season (4-0) since 2020.
Notre Dame closed out its regular season home slate last weekend when they hosted Duke for a 19-7 win on senior day.
Prior to the game, the Irish honored the 17 graduating members of the team, including 11 seniors and 6 graduate students.
The honorees accounted for 29 of the 30 total points scored on the afternoon, connecting on the first 18 goals before Kathryn Morrissey scored the final goal of the game with under two minutes to play.
Four individuals had hat tricks in the contest including Madison Ahern, Kasey Choma, Arden Tierney and Jackie Wolak.
Choma and Tierney tied for a team-best six points in the contest, off three goals and three assists a piece.
The Irish boast five 20+ goal performances this season and own one of the nation’s hottest offenses.
With five goals and a program-best six assists, Jackie Wolak set a career best with 11 points against Pitt to close out the month of March.
Kelly Denes registered 16 draw controls in that contest, tying a program record and helping the Irish to 26 total draw wins – good for a program best at home.
For her performance at the draw circle against Pitt, Denes was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
Doherty’s hat trick goal at Brown came with 36.5 seconds to play in regulation of a deadlocked 15-15 contest to snap the tie and give the Irish the win. She followed it up with a career night four goals at then No. 2 Boston College, including the final dagger with just 15 ticks left on the clock to hand the Irish their first win at BC since 2003. To ensure the victory, Doherty won the following draw control to give the Irish possession and run out the clock. Following the road trip, Doherty racked up numerous awards for her full field performance, including USA Lacrosse, IWLCA and ACC honors.
Last season the Irish boasted four regular season road wins, including defeats of Duke, Butler, Pitt and Robert Morris. They have since surpassed that number this year, owning a 5-0 record on the road with three contests remaining away from home.
Notre Dame opened their season with a 21-6 win over Eastern Michigan.
Lilly Callahan, who has started every game this season, boasts all 11 decisions for the Irish in a 9-2 start to their season.
Callahan was announced as ACC Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday, March 5, following her performance at UNC.
After an eight point weekend, including four goals and two assists against Northwestern, Jackie Wolak was named the USA Lacrosse Magazine, ILWomen and ACC Offensive Player of the Week after boasting four goals and two assists in the team’s win over then-top ranked Northwestern.
Freshmen Angie Conley, Kathryn Morrissey, Kate Timarky and Meghan O’Hare all scored their first collegiate goals and were joined by veterans Ciara Mazzone and Maeve Dwyer in the accomplishment in the opening weekend of the season.
Live stats will be available for the contest as well as a the game being aired on the ESPN+ and ACCNX.
IN THE POLLS
Notre Dame was ranked No. 5 in the latest ILWomen/IWLCA poll of the season.
The ACC coaches tabbed the Irish to finish fourth in the preseason rankings.
BALANCED ATTACK
The Irish returned an NCAA best 91-percent of their scoring from a season ago including their six top scorers in Jackie Wolak (105 pts.), Kasey Choma (88 pts.), Madison Ahern (84 pts.), MK Doherty (38 pts.), Kristen Shanahan (29 pts.) and Kelly Denes (25 pts.).
The trio of Ahern, Wolak and Choma combined for 26 points in the team’s opening weekend to kick off 2024, led by Wolak with a team-best 12 points and 7 goals.
Arden Tierney, a draw specialist who joined the Irish ahead of the 2024 season, registered 10 draw controls in week 1, including eight in the team’s 22-3 win over Central Michigan. Kelly Denes, who led the team in the category a year ago boasts 91 draw controls thus far in 2024 and leads the team in the category again.
Denes led the team with eight draw controls against Northwestern, tying that of the visitors’ total at the circle as the Irish dominated draws by a 20-8 margin. She now boasts 91 draw controls this season and averages 7.00 controls per game, good for second in the ACC and 16th in the country.
In addition to being one of the team’s top contributors offensively, Denes led the team at the draw circle last season, boasting 135 draw controls while MK Doherty’s 111 controls gave the Irish their first season in program history with two individuals eclipsing triple digits.
Through 13 games played, eight Irish individuals boast double digit points, led by Wolak with a team-best 61. The graduate also leads the team in goals (42) and assists (24).
With 105 points in 2023, Wolak ranked fourth nationally and second in the ACC. With her performance against Florida to reach the 100+ point mark, she became just the third woman in program history to hit 100 points in a single season.
With a scoring margin of 8.31, the Irish rank third in the nation while also ranking second in shots per game (37.31) and shots on goal at 26.69.
With an average scoring offense of 17.15 goals per game, the Irish attack ranks fourth in the nation and is second in the ACC.
LEADERSHIP GROUP
The team named a trio of captains, as voted on by their peers, ahead of the 2024 season. This year’s captains will be Madison Ahern, Kasey Choma and Aine Maseker.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
BUTLER FOOTBALL FINALIZES 2024 SCHEDULE WITH FOUR NON-CONFERENCE GAMES
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler football team will play four non-conference games at the start of the 2024 season with three of the four being played at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. The season opener is set for Saturday, August 31 with the Bulldogs hosting Upper Iowa in Indy at 1 PM.
“We are very excited to complete our 2024 schedule with the addition of these non-conference games,” Head Coach Mike Uremovich stated. “This will be a challenging start to the year before we get into the always tough Pioneer Football League schedule. It’s exciting because this will be the first time for our staff to start the season with three of the first four games at home. Our guys are working hard right now to be ready for the upcoming season. It is going to be a fun challenge.”
After the Bulldogs host Upper Iowa over opening weekend, the team will travel to Murray State to face the Racers on Sept. 7. The lone night game on the schedule follows when Butler hosts Hanover on Sept. 14 at 6 PM. The non-conference slate wraps up on Sept. 28 with a home game against Virginia University of Lynchburg. That contest will be played at 1 PM over Butler’s Family Weekend.
Butler is coming off a 7-4 campaign that featured a 5-3 mark against PFL teams. They faced #14 Montana last year in the season opener and would end the non-conference slate with a 2-1 record.
The first chance for fans to see the Bulldogs in action this year will be at the team’s annual spring game. Butler will host an intersquad event at the Sellick Bowl on April 27. Admission and parking is free!
2024 Non-Conference Schedule
Saturday, August 31 – Butler vs. Upper Iowa – 1 PM
Saturday, September 7 – Butler at Murray State – TBA
Saturday, September 14 – Butler vs. Hanover – 6 PM
Saturday, September 28 – Butler vs Virginia University of Lynchburg – 1 PM
BUTLER WOMEN’S LAX
BULLDOGS START FAST BUT FALL TO NO. 13 DENVER
The Bulldogs got out to a quick start before No. 13 Denver used a strong second period to eventually take a 20-5 win Wednesday afternoon in Indianapolis.
Butler, behind a pair of goals from Luci Selander and a tally from Leah Rubino, held a 3-2 lead eight minutes into the contest. The visiting Pioneers would respond with the final two goals of the first period and outscored the Bulldogs, 9-0, in the second period to take control of the game.
With the results, Denver improves to 10-3 on the season and a perfect 4-0 in BIG EAST play. Butler is now 2-11 (1-4 BIG EAST).
Denver controlled possession with a 21-7 advantage in draw controls and took 36 shots to Butler’s 13. Abby Jenkins had 10 of those draw controls for the visitors.
The Pioneers were led by Julia Gilbert’s five goals, while Ryan Dineen added three goals and two assists. Olivia Penoyer had a game-high five assists.
Rubino finished with three goals. Selander added two assists to her two goals. Delaney Hudson assisted on the other three Butler goals. Rubino’s afternoon included three ground balls, three draw controls and three caused turnovers.
Caroline Smith made 10 saves for Butler.
The Bulldogs return to action Saturday, hosting Lindenwood at Varsity Field. The first draw is set for Noon.
BUTLER BASEBALL
MOROKNEK HOMERS IN SETBACK AT NOTRE DAME
SOUTH BEND – The Butler baseball team took an 11-2 loss at Frank Eck Stadium on Wednesday night to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Jack Moroknek hit a two-run home run for BU in the top of the sixth inning. Moroknek and Joey Urban were responsible for four of Butler’s six hits in the contest.
ND homered in the first and would own a 4-0 advantage before Moroknek’s eighth home run of the season. Any thought of a BU comeback would be eliminated in the bottom half of the sixth frame as Notre Dame scored five runs to make the game 9-2.
Butler used 11 pitchers Wednesday night with no Bulldog throwing more than one inning. Ben Whiteside, Gage Vota, and Shane Kilfoyle all faced six batters. Whiteside got the start and was hit with the loss (1-2). The win went to Sammy Cooper.
Butler will host the Georgetown Hoyas this weekend at Bulldog Park. The first home weekend series against a BIG EAST foe will feature single games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Start times are listed at 3 PM, 2 PM and 12 PM.
IUPUI MEN’S BASKETBALL
CORSARO ANNOUNCES SEVEN TRANSFERS FOR 2024-2025 CAMPAIGN
INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis head basketball coach Paul Corsaro has announced seven transfers as he begins constructing his roster for the 2024-2025 campaign. Four of the seven transfers join him from his UIndy squad and all seven have deep Midwest ties. The group marks the first announced signees since Corsaro took over the Jaguar program in late March.
“We want to draw a circle of about a 6-hour radius around Indianapolis and that’s our recruiting base,” Corsaro said. “If you look at the connecting states and then add in maybe Nashville and Saint Louis – that’s where we want to be recruiting our kids from. This group represents that.
“Obviously, a lot of familiarity with the guys coming with me from UIndy. They’re going to help set the tone and establish the identity of the program. They know what it takes to be successful and they’re going to continue to be successful here at IU Indianapolis. Overall, this is a foundational group for us. These are young men that I really trust and am going to really enjoy coaching. I know they’re excited to get going and I’m excited to get them to campus.”
Below are the seven, listed alphabetically.
Timaris Brown
6-foot-5 / Forward / Chicago, Ill. / Rockhurst-transfer
(two seasons of eligibility remaining)
-Appeared in 57 games (45 starts) at Rockhurst University the past two seasons
-Averaged 15.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore, earning 2nd Team All-GLVC honors
-Named to the GLVC All-Freshman Team in 2023 after averaging 11.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game
-Scored in double-digits 37 times the past two seasons with 11 games with 20-or-more points
Sean Craig
6-foot-7 / Forward / Sylvania, Ohio / UIndy-transfer
(two seasons of eligibility remaining)
-Appeared in 61 games (1 start) at Univ. of Indianapolis the past two seasons
-Averaged 2.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore
-Averaged 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game while shooting 46.5 percent from three as a true freshman
-Was a two-time Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association first team selection while at Sylvania (Ohio) Northview High School
Nathan Dudukovich
6-foot-3 / Guard / West Chester, Ohio / Thomas More-transfer
(three seasons of eligibility remaining)
-Named Great Midwest Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year this past season
-Played in 31 games (20 starts) while averaging 12.2 points and 2.0 rebounds per game
-Shot 40.1 percent from the floor and 35.4 percent from three-point range, connecting on 84 threes
-Finished as Lakota West (Ohio) High School’s all-time leading scorer with 1,620 points during his high school career
Alec Millender
6-foot-3 / Guard / Chicago, Ill. / Wayne State (Neb.)-transfer
(two seasons of eligibility remaining)
-Played in 74 games (70 starts) in four seasons at Wayne State (Neb.) College
-Averaged 11.5 points, 2.9 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game during his Wayne State career
-Averaged a career-high 13.2 points, 3.2 assists and 2.5 rebounds a game during the 2023-24 season
-Missed the entire 2022-23 season due to injury, leaving him with two seasons of eligibility
Julian Steinfeld
7-foot / Center / Frankfurt, Germany / UIndy-transfer
(one season of eligibility remaining)
-Played in 102 games (7 starts) during four seasons at UIndy
-Averaged 3.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game during his UIndy career, totaling 96 blocked shots and shooting 61.3 percent from the field
-Averaged a career-high 5.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2021-22
-Owns three career double-doubles and shot 69.8 percent from the field in 2023-24
Jarvis Walker
6-foot-3 / Guard / Muskegon, Mich. / UIndy-transfer
(one season of eligibility remaining)
-Played in 63 games (29 starts) the past two seasons at UIndy, averaging 10.6 points and shooting 43.3 percent from three
-Averaged 13.3 points and 2.1 assists per game this past season while shooting 43.8 percent from three and making 64 treys
-Scored in double-digits 30 times the past two seasons
-Began his career at Purdue Fort Wayne, making 51 appearances for the Mastodons in two seasons
Paul Zilinskas
6-foot-5 / Forward / Kaunas, Lithuania / UIndy-transfer
(one season of eligibility remaining)
-Played 96 career games (60 starts) in three seasons at Quincy University and UIndy, averaging 10.4 points and shooting 36.5 percent from three
-Earned Second Team All-GLVC honors the past two seasons, averaging 12.5 points and shooting 37.1 percent from three this past year
-Averaged 10.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a junior at Quincy in 2022-23
-Scored in double-digits 46 times in his collegiate career
IUPUI SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL FALLS TO NORSE IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI softball team fell in back-to-back games to the Northern Kentucky Norse. The Jags dropped the first game, 7-3, then fell in the final game, 6-4, in extra innings.
The Jags and Norse started Wednesday’s play with the conclusion of game two in the series. After the game was postponed in the top of the second on Tuesday, they Norse picked up where they left off, taking the victory, 7-3.
In the top of the second, Northern Kentucky scored four runs on four hits. IUPUI added one run in the bottom half of the frame to get on the board. Kasie Keyes singled to Kennedy Cowan, 4-1.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Jags cut the deficit to one, 4-3. Cowan doubled to right center to score Rachael Gregory and Morgan Gilbert.
The Norse then added one run in the fourth inning, one run in the fifth and one run in the seventh to secure the victory at 7-3.
Carly Metcalf took the loss giving up four runs on three hits. Jasmin Speth pitched the majority of the game giving up three runs on six hits in six innings of work.
Gilbert went 3-for-3 at the plate with a run while Keyes added two hits and an RBI and Cowan totaled one hit, one run and two RBI. Gregory and Kendal Calvert each added a hit.
In the final game of the three-game series, IUPUI came back to tie the game in the seventh inning, but they couldn’t hold on to earn the win in extras. Although the Jags outhit the Norse 10-to-9, Northern Kentucky took the victory in nine innings, 6-4.
The Norse took a quick 3-0 lead with one run in the first, one in the second and one in the fourth inning. IUPUI got on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning. Cowan doubled to left center then Alexa Holman singled up the middle to score Cowan, 3-1.
Northern Kentucky added one run in the top of the seventh inning. In the bottom half of the inning, Isabelle Waggner knocked a leadoff double to left center. After Maicey Bedrick reentered to run from Waggner, Gilbert singled to left field to put runners on first and third. With one out, Calvert doubled to left center to score both Gilbert and Bedrick, cutting the lead to 4-3.
With a runner on second and one out, Cowan singled to the shortstop, allowing Calvert to come around and score to tie the game, 4-4.
After a scoreless eighth inning, the Norse scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning. IUPUI couldn’t get anything going in the bottom half of the frame and fell, 6-4.
Holman took the loss in the circle for the Jags giving up six runs (four earned) on nine hits in 9.0 innings of work. Cowan led IUPUI at the plate going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Calvert added a double with two RBI while Holman and Gilbert each added two hits. Waggner and Victoria Sivert also added a hit each.
The Jaguars are now 9-28 overall and 5-7 in Horizon League play. They will next travel to Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday, April 13.
INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL
SYCAMORES FALL TO PURDUE WITH A SCORE OF 8-5 ON TUESDAY EVENING
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.- Indiana State Softball fell to Purdue on Tuesday evening with a score of 8-5.
The Sycamores struck early and took the 1-0 lead in the first inning when Isabella Henning was walked, and stole second, before Kennedy Shade connected on an RBI double to drive in a run from Henning.
Indiana State held the lead 1-0 until the fourth inning when the Boilermakers recorded five hits and drove in four runs to take the lead 4-1 over the Sycamores.
The Sycamores rallied in the fifth inning and cut the lead to 4-3 when they connected on three hits by Bri Marx, Abi Chipps, and Danielle Henning which drove in two runs for Indiana State to cause a pitching change for Purdue.
Purdue added another run in the sixth inning when Scarmardo scored on a passed ball to advance the Boilermakers lead to 5-3.
Indiana State tied up the game with a score of 5-5 in the sixth inning when Kenzie Cornwell led off with a single, before Bri Marx connected on her first collegiate home run and drove in two runs to tie up the ballgame.
Purdue responded in the final frame, and took back the lead when they scored three runs off of three hits, advancing their lead to 8-5, as Indiana State fell short to the Boilermakers in West Lafayette on Tuesday evening.
Lauren Sackett started in the circle for the Sycamores where she went the first 3.0 innings, allowing five hits, and three runs scored, while striking out two. Hailey Griffin took over the ball in the bottom of the fourth inning, where she allowed two hits, and one run scored in the loss against Purdue. Cassi Newbanks (2-7) took the loss in the circle for Indiana State when she took over the ball in the fifth inning, allowing three hits, and four runs scored.
Up Next:
Indiana State will travel to the University of Illinois Chicago, this weekend on April 12-14 to compete in a three-game MVC series against UIC. Game times are listed below.
Friday at 6 p.m ET
Saturday at 3 p.m ET
Sunday at 1 p.m ET
PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL
FALCONS SLIP PAST ‘DONS IN MIDWEEK TILT
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Four Mastodons posted multi-hit games but the Purdue Fort Wayne baseball team dropped a close midweek contest to Bowling Green 8-7 on Wednesday (April 10).
The ‘Dons drop to 12-20. Bowling Green, undefeated in league play in the Mid-American Conference, is now 16-11.
Justin Osterhouse led the team with three hits in four at-bats and drove in two runs. Nick Sutherlin, Grant Thoroman, and Jacob Walker had two hits each.
Osterhouse homered in the top of the second to equalize after a first inning run from Bowling Green. Osterhouse has nine home runs on the season, reaching the top 10 in program history for single-season home runs.
After the Falcons plated three more in their half of the second, the ‘Dons tied the score again in the fourth inning on a sac fly from Jackson Micheels and a 2 RBI double from Nate Simpson.
In the fifth, Thoroman’s base hit scored Walker to give the ‘Dons a 5-4 lead and Osterhouse later brought him home to make it 6-4 ‘Dons. A three-run homer lifted Bowling Green back into the lead in the sixth. Micheels tripled to lead off the eighth inning and scored on a passed ball to knot the score at seven, but Sam Seidel’s single brought in the go-ahead run in the bottom half of the eighth.
Peyton Wilson (2-0) got the win for Bowling Green after throwing two innings and allowing one run on two hits and a strikeout. Kevin Fee (4-1) got the loss for the ‘Dons. He tossed an inning and allowed a run on one hit, one walk, and one strikeout. Fee has tied the program record for pitching appearances in a career with 78. He is tied with Adam Feris (2002-05). Fee could set the record this weekend when the ‘Dons travel to Oakland for a Horizon League weekend series beginning on Friday (April 12).
PURDUE FT. WAYNE SOFTBALL
MASTODONS DROP PAIR OF CLOSE CONTESTS AT CLEVELAND STATE
CLEVELAND – Purdue Fort Wayne dropped two games of a Horizon League doubleheader on Wednesday (April 10) at Cleveland State. In both games, the Mastodons pushed the tying run into scoring position in the final frame but were unable to bring the run across.
GAME 1 – Cleveland State 4, Purdue Fort Wayne 3
Aglaia Rudd collected four hits in as many trips to the plate in the ‘Dons 4-3 loss to Cleveland State.
Rudd’s fourth hit of the game came in the top of the seventh inning with her double driving in two runs and shrinking the CSU lead to just one. Rudd made it to third on the next base hit, but was left stranded at third at the end of the game.
Epiphany Hang also drove in a run in the third inning plating Grace Hollopeter for the first of two times in game one.
The Mastodons finished with a season-high-tying 13 hits.
Torrie Jenkins improved to 3-7 for CSU while Gracie Brinkerhoff fell to 3-11.
GAME 2 – Cleveland State 3, Purdue Fort Wayne 2
Grace Hollopeter went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI, but the ‘Dons lost their second game to Cleveland State 3-2.
Hollopeter’s single in the third inning scored a run and gave Purdue Fort Wayne a 1-0 lead. Cleveland State plated three runs in their half of the third to wrestle the lead away from the ‘Dons.
In the top of the seventh, Hollopeter doubled and moved Brayden Lickey to third. With two on and one out, Rudd’s grounder to second scored a run for the ‘Dons. Hollopeter represented the tying run on second, but the ‘Dons couldn’t bring her home as a fly to right ended the game.
Melissa Holzopfel moves to 9-6 on the season while Alanah Jones drops to 3-13.
Rudd finished the series against Cleveland State with a .667 batting average.
Cleveland State is now 12-16 this season and 8-4 in the Horizon League. The Mastodons are 7-27 and 2-10 in the League. The ‘Dons will return home to host IUPUI in Fort Wayne on Saturday and Sunday (April 13-14). Saturday’s game will be the annual Pink Out game.
EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
TAYSHAWN COMER JOINS UE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Former Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team member Tashawn Comer has officially joined the University of Evansville men’s basketball team. The Eastern Kentucky transfer is a native of Indianapolis where he played for Cathedral High School.
“We are extremely excited to add Tayshawn and his family to our Aces family. I have had the privilege of knowing Tayshawn since he was a junior in high school,” UE head men’s basketball coach David Ragland said. “I have always admired his passion for the game of basketball and his work ethic to improve his game. Tayshawn is extremely competitive and committed to doing what it takes for his team to win. He has won everywhere that he has been and possesses all the attributes of a leader.”
“Tayshawn prides himself on defending and creating for his teammates both characteristics we were looking to add at the point guard position. My staff and I felt it was necessary to add an experienced point guard to our roster to help us make another jump towards playing in the NCAA tournament next spring,” Ragland continued. “We have been focused on not only really good players but also really good people to our roster and Tayshawn fits our profile.”
“Aces fan will love watching Tayshawn play in an Aces uniform.”
Comer completed his sophomore season for the Colonels averaging 7.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He dished out 92 assists while recording 26 steals. His 92 helpers was second on the team while his steal total was tied for third. With an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.6, Comer ranked 9th in the ASUN.
He played some of his best basketball as the 2023-24 season came to a close. After scoring 22 points versus Central Arkansas, Comer reset his career mark with 23 points at Austin Peay on February 28. In nine games in the month of February, he averaged 12.4 points per game. Comer’s efforts in the last four contests of the month saw him post 16 PPG while shooting 55.3%.
One of his top all-around performances of the year came on Feb. 7 where he finished with nine points, six assists, three rebounds and a steal against Florida Gulf Coast.
“To the University of Evansville and our community, I am excited to come here to win and help the program get back to where it used to be,” Comer stated.
As a freshman in 2022-23, Comer paced EKU with 134 assists while finishing seventh in the ASUN with his mark of 3.6 per game. He was named to the ASUN All-Freshman Team for his efforts in his inaugural collegiate season.
Prior to joining the Colonels, Comer was named the Indianapolis City Player of the Year while garnering All-State recognition. ESPN rated him a 3-star recruit and the 40th-ranked point guard in the nation. The finalist for Indiana Mr. Basketball posted 17 points, 6.2 assists and 3.3 rebounds in his senior campaign.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
USI SET FOR OVC SERIES AT SEMO
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball hopes to get back on track when it finishes a road trip with a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series at Southeast Missouri State University April 12-14 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The USI-SEMO series starts Friday with a 6 p.m. first pitch before continuing Saturday at 2 p.m. and concluding Sunday at 1 p.m.
Links to follow the Eagles during the opening weekend of 2024 can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com and on the USI Baseball Schedule.
Following the USI-SEMO series, USI (14-19, 4-5 OVC) returns to the friendly surroundings of the USI Baseball Field for a five-game homestand that includes Western Kentucky University (April 16), the University of Tennessee at Martin (April 19-21), and Belmont University (April 23).
USI Baseball Notes
USI started week with loss at SLU. The USI Screaming Eagles started the week with a 13-5 loss at Saint Louis University. USI sophomore second baseman Lane Crowden led the USI hitters by going two-for-three with a home run and three RBIs.
USI Eagles 1-3 homestand. The USI Eagles were 1-3 on the four-game homestand last week. The Eagles opened the homestand with a loss to Murray State University before dropping two of three to Lindenwood University. Junior third baseman Ricardo Van Grieken led the Eagle regulars by hitting .462 (6-13), while senior rightfielder Ren Tachioka hit .438 (7-16). Senior first baseman Tucker Ebest and senior designated hitter Jack Ellis were first and second on the team with five RBIs and four RBIs, respectively.
Ellis and Thompson-Allen leads Eagles in homers. Senior designated hitter Jack Ellis has hit a team-best and career-high six home runs this season, while junior centerfielder Terrick Thompson-Allen follows with five round trippers.
The Last 10 Games for USI. USI is 3-7 in the last 10 games. Senior catcher Tyler Kapust is batting .444 (8-18) in six of the 10 games, while junior centerfielder Terrick Thompson-Allen is hitting .415 with 15 runs scored, one double, five home runs, and eight RBIs. Senior designated hitter Jack Ellis has driven in a team-high 12 RBIs during the last 10 games.
Leaders at the plate in 2024. Senior outfielder Ren Tachioka is hitting a team best .415 (34-82) in 22 of the 32 games, while senior designated hitter Jack Ellis follows with a .397 (27-68). Ellis also has a team best six home runs, while senior infielder/designated hitter Tucker Ebest has driven in a team-best 27 RBIs.
Leaders on the mound in 2024. USI junior right-handers Gavin Seebold and Gavin Morris and freshman right-hander Grant Parson lead the team with three victories each. Morris also has a team-high 37 strikeouts, while Parson follows with 33. Junior right-hander Tyler Hutson has a team-best four saves.
USI in the OVC. Senior rightfielder Ren Tachioka leads the Eagles in OVC play with a .529 average (9-17) in five of the nine games. Senior designated hitter Jack Ellis is second batting .412 (14-34) in addition to knocking in a team-high 12 RBIs. Ellis, junior centerfielder Terrick Thompson-Allen, and junior third baseman Ricardo Van Grieken have hit two home runs each in conference play.
In the OVC. USI as a team is fourth in the OVC in pitching with a team 5.99 ERA and fifth in the league in hitting with a .284 team batting average. Freshman right-hander Grant Parson is seventh with a 4.50 ERA. Junior right-hander Gavin Morris is seventh in the OVC overall with 37 strikeouts.
In OVC Games Only. USI is second in the league with a .316 team batting average for OVC games only, but sixth with a 6.86 team ERA.
SEMO in 2024. The Redhawks of Southeast Missouri State University is 16-17 overall and 6-3 in the OVC after defeating Southern Illinois University, 3-2, Tuesday. SEMO is 4-4 in the last eight games.
USI vs. SEMO. The Eagles lead the all-time series with SEMO, 27-25, despite losing two of three in their first season in the OVC last year.
WKU in 2024. The Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University are 22-11 this season and are 7-4 since defeating USI in March. WKU is set to play Bellarmine University and Sam Houston State University.
USI vs. WKU. WKU leads the all-time series with USI, 9-2, after defeating the Eagles in March, 5-3. Senior designated hitter Jack Ellis led the USI hitters with two hits, while sophomore shortstop Caleb Niehaus had two of the three USI RBIs.
VALPO BASEBALL
VALPO TO BEGIN HOME-HEAVY STRETCH VS. BELMONT
Belmont (17-16, 5-4 MVC)
at Valparaiso (10-20, 2-7 MVC)
Emory G. Bauer Field (500) | Valparaiso, Ind.
Friday, April 12, 3 p.m. CT
Saturday, April 13, 1 p.m. CT
Sunday, April 14, 1 p.m. CT
Next Up in Valpo Baseball: The Valparaiso University baseball team will look to continue its home success as the Beacons attempt to build upon a 3-1 Emory G. Bauer Field record during this weekend’s three-game series against Belmont. This starts a home-heavy stretch for the Beacons as three of the next four Missouri Valley Conference series will be at home and the one road weekend will be comprised of three one-day trips to UIC. The road-weary Beacons are in the midst of a welcome change of pace as they are just beginning a stretch of over a month between hotel stays.
Last Time Out: Valpo will try to snap a four-game losing streak after being swept at Illinois State and dropping a midweek matchup 7-3 at Milwaukee on Tuesday. The Beacons raced out to an early 3-0 lead in Franklin, Wis., but the Panthers took the lead with a five-run third and won 7-3 despite being outhit 11-7.
Following the Beacons: All three games this weekend will air on ESPN+. Todd Ickow (play-by-play) will have the call alongside Jamie Stangel (analyst, Friday) and Brian Jennings (analyst, Saturday and Sunday). Links to live video and stats are available on ValpoAthletics.com. For in-game updates, follow @ValpoBaseball on X.
Head Coach Brian Schmack: Brian Schmack (198-314) is in his 11th season in charge of the program. He ranks third in program history in seasons coached and games coached as he coached his 500th game on March 17, 2024 at Campbell. He entered the season with 188 victories, the third most in program history. Schmack, a member of the 2003 Detroit Tigers, served as pitching coach/associate head coach at Valpo for seven seasons prior to his promotion.
Series Notes: Valpo is 1-7 all-time against Belmont in a series that began in 2001. The Bruins, now in their second season in the league, won two of three in last year’s regular-season series in Nashville, battling back to take the series after Valpo prevailed 12-3 in the opener. Belmont was also responsible for ending Valpo’s 2023 campaign, beating the Beacons 10-9 in an MVC Tournament elimination game. Valpo gave up nine in the second inning but climbed back into the game to make it a one-run affair thanks in part to a stellar relief outing by Josh Cottrill. This weekend will represent the first time Valpo has ever hosted Belmont.
In The Other Dugout: Belmont
Picked to finish sixth of 10 in the MVC preseason poll.
Coming off dropping two of three vs. Evansville last weekend but did capture a 12-0, seven-inning victory in the series finale.
Swept Murray State but lost two of three to UIC.
Led offensively by Sam Slaughter (.349 AVG) and Mason Landers (.339 AVG).
Coming off a 13-5 loss to Austin Peay on Tuesday.
Notes Wrapping Up April 9: Milwaukee 7, Valpo 3
Valpo led 3-0 after an inning and a half but Milwaukee rallied with seven unanswered runs as Valpo did not score the rest of the way.
Brady Renfro drilled his second home run of the season and the 17th of his career.
Alex Ryan hit his fourth home run this season and the seventh of his career.
Renfro and Ryan both homered in their home state of Wisconsin.
Trent Turzenski, another Wisconsin native, made his first start in over two years as he started on the bump for the first time since April 1, 2022. His first seven appearances this year came in relief after he missed over a calendar year due to Tommy John surgery.
Kyle Schmack recorded his 199th collegiate hit, one shy from reaching the 200 milestone. He also drew his 91st career walk, moving into a tie for sixth in program history. In addition, he swiped a base, improving to 8-for-8 this season in stolen bases and recording his 30th career steal.
Ryan and Carson Husmann had two hits apiece.
Valpo dropped to 7-3 this season when outhitting the opponent as the Beacons held an 11-7 edge in the hit column but came out on the wrong end of the column that counts. Six of Valpo’s 11 hits went for extra bases.
VALPO SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL FALLS TO FLAMES WEDNESDAY
The Valpo softball team concluded an eight-game homestand at the Valpo Softball Complex on Wednesday afternoon, falling to visiting UIC by a 4-1 final.
How It Happened
The start of the game looked much like Tuesday’s matchup between the two squads, as over the first three innings, neither team got a runner past second base. The best chance early on for either team came in the top of the second, as UIC got a leadoff single who moved up to second on a wild pitch. But starting pitcher Caitlyn Kowalski (Temperance, Mich./Notre Dame Academy) retired the next three batters in order, all in the air to keep the runner at second.
UIC cracked the scoreboard first in the top of the fourth, as a pair of Valpo errors led to the Flames plating three unearned runs.
The Beacons got one of those runs back right away in their half of the fourth. Sophomore Kim Rodas (Sen Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) drew a one-out walk, and pinch-runner Lana Tellez (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) eventually scored on an RBI triple from sophomore Lexi Szostak (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park).
UIC closed the scoring as it responded with a two-out RBI double in the top of the fifth.
Valpo had a pair of base hits over the final three innings, but neither runner was able to advance past first base.
Inside the Game
Wednesday’s game was the second in Valpo’s three-game, split-site Valley series against the Flames. The series concludes April 30 in Chicago.
Szostak went 2-of-3 at the plate Wednesday, accounting for half of Valpo’s base hits. It was the third multi-hit game of her collegiate career and second in the last four days.
Szostak’s RBI triple in the fourth inning was the first three-bagger of her career.
Sophomore Kam Utendorf (Columbus Grove, Ohio/Columbus Grove [Black Hawk College]) reached base twice as well, tallying a hit and a walk.
Utendorf and Szostak teamed up to turn a double play in the sixth inning, the 10th double play by the Valpo defense this season.
Kowalski was charged with the tough-luck loss in the circle despite not giving up an earned run in her 3.2 innings of work. Freshman Anna Wilming (Columbus, Ohio/Olentangy Orange) tossed the final 3.1 innings in relief, scattering four hits and surrendering just one run.
Neither Kowalski or Wilming issued a walk on Wednesday, the second straight game Valpo pitching has been flawless when it comes to free passes, as freshman Sydney McDermott (Stout, Ohio/Portsmouth West) did not walk a batter on Tuesday.
Prior to Tuesday, the Valpo pitching staff had not had a walk-free game all season. The last game with no walks issued by the Beacons’ pitching also came against UIC at home, last season on April 19.
The last time Valpo posted back-to-back games with no walks from its pitchers came in games against Eastern Kentucky and Charleston Southern Feb. 16, 2018.
Next Up
Valpo (8-23, 2-8 MVC) hits the road for its first road games since March 17, making the trip to Normal, Ill. to face Illinois State this weekend. The three-game series begins Friday afternoon at 5 p.m.
MARIAN WOMEN’S LAX
GOALS RAIN; KNIGHTS CLAIM WIN OVER BETHEL ON SENIOR DAY
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian women’s lacrosse finished off senior day with a 19-7 win over the Bethel Pilots. The Knights are now 8-4 overall and 6-1 in conference.
The Knights got off to an early lead with Ruby Mason scoring two unanswered goals in the first four minutes of play to bring the lead 2-0 in favor of the Knights. Marian kept increasing their lead with three more unanswered goals by, Ella Grace Giedd, Tori Farkas, and Ashlynn Gray tallying one each to bring the score 5-0. Bethel answered the Knights back with a goal at the 7:10 mark to bring the Knights lead down to four. Gray and Giedd claimed a combined three goals quickly after with Gray scoring two, one being a free position and Giedd tallying one to end the first quarter 8-1 in favor of the Knights.
Marian continued to increase their lead over the Pilots with four unanswered goals to start off the second quarter with, Murphy, Giedd, and Jada Taylor claiming four combined goals to bring the lead 12-1 at the 9:05 mark. Bethel answered with one goal at the 6:26 mark to bring the Knights lead down to ten. Lizzie Piercy finished off the quarter with a goal at the 0:45 mark to bring the score 13-2 going into the half.
The Pilots decreased the Knights lead with three goals to open up the third quarter to bring the final score 13-5 at the 9:44 mark. Katelynn Gray and Murphy followed up with a combined three goals to bring the game to a 11 goal game once again. The Pilots finished out the quarter with one more goal to bring the game 16-6 in favor of the Knights.
Giedd opened up the final quarter with a goal at the 9:53 mark to extend the Knights lead. In the final attempts for a rally Bethel pushed at Marian’s lead once more with a goal at the 8:42 mark to bring the score 17-7 in favor of the home team. The Knights closed out the game with two more goals off of a free position shot for Murphy and a goal in the final minute for Taleah Nool to claim the 19-7 win for the Knights.
Offensively Ella Grace Giedd led the team in goals with five with Katie Murphy close behind with four. Giedd also led the team in assists with two out of the seven total. Defensively the Knights dominated in draw controls and caused turnovers. Madeline Dumke lead the team in draw controls tallying five and Ashlynn Gray not far behind with four. Marian claimed 24 caused turnovers with, Dumke, both Gray sisters, Murphy, and Hayli Irvin all tallying three each. Mason, Irvin, Dumke, and Giedd all led the team in ground ball recoveries with three each. In goal, Grace Coyne allowed only seven goals and had two saves in the win.
The Knights are back in action on Saturday, April 13th on the road against Lawrence Tech (Mich.) with the first draw set at 1:00 p.m.
MARIAN WOMEN’S TENNIS
MARIAN PULLS OFF UPSET ON SENIOR DAY TAKING DOWN NO. 17 UNOH
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian women’s tennis team capped their regular season with a dominant home win, taking a senior day victory over No. 17 UNOH. The win gives Marian a 15-8 overall record as the regular season ends.
Marian won the doubles point, but did so the hard way as the pair of Paloma Caceres Villalba and Sara Corrio Alemany fell 6-1 against Munisa Ashurbekova and Ana Cetina on the No. 3 doubles court. Marian got a rebound win shortly after with Yasmin Imamniyazova and Ana Barbosa Fernandez taking out Alizee Ripolles and Neo Mafuyeka 6-2 in No. 2 doubles. No. 1 doubles was the closest match, and saw Marian pull out the win as Katharina Bopst and Michelle Iriogyen won 6-4 against Jelena Lopicic and Agathe Vaillant, clinching a 1-0 start for Marian.
The Knights yielded the first point in singles as Imamniyazova fell 6-2, 6-1 against Ripolles, but the lead went back to Marian soon after the No. 1 court finished, with Irigoyen winning 6-3, 6-1 against Ashurbekova at No. 3 singles. UNOH once again tied the match score with Bopst falling at No. 4 singles by a 6-1, 6-2 count, losing at the hands of Cetina.
Marian would reclaim the lead at No. 2 singles, as Fernandez won 6-4, 6-4 against Lopicic, pushing Marian into a 3-2 lead. Isadora Muller won the match for Marian at No. 6 singles, giving the team the 4-2 win as she defeated Mafuyeka 6-2, 6-2, sealing the win. Villalba was trailing in her match as the competition ended, with her scoring showing 6-7, 1-4 against Vaillant at No. 5.
Marian will now await to see where they end in the national landscape, as the NAIA Selection Show will announce the field for the 2024 National Championships in the coming weeks.
SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETICS
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
“SPORTS EXTRA”
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
53 – 21 – 7 – 23 –
April 11, 1907 – Probably tired of nursing the bumps and bruises, New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame backstop Roger Bresnahan, became the first catcher to wear shin guards.
April 11, 1959 – Los Angeles Dodgers future Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, Number 53 hit an opening day homerun for the second time in his career. It gave the Dodgers their only scoring though as the home team Chicago Cubs won the game 6-1, scattering 6 runs off of the big right hander, damaging his stellar ERA.
April 11, 1963 – The Milwaukee Braves had a future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher themselves that made history on this day. Warren Spahn, Number 21 gave the New York Mets fits all day as the Braves secured a 6-1 victory for his 328th win. It was the most “W”s by a left-hander in MLB history.
The website of NBA.com offers these nuggets of history for the day.
April 11, 1991 – Milwaukee Bucks Number 7, Adrian Dantley scored five points in the Bucks’ 111-92 win over Boston at the Bradley Center, moving him into what was then ninth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 23,152 points.
April 11, 1998 – Michael Jordan, Number 23 of the Chicago Bulls handed out his 5,000th career assist in an 87-78 win over the Orlando Magic.
April 11, 1999 – The New Jersey Nets retired the Number 52 jersey of Buck Williams in ceremonies at New Jersey’s home game against New York. Williams accumulated 16,784 points and 13,017 rebounds during his standout 17-year NBA career with New Jersey, the Portland Trail Blazers and Knicks.
Here are a couple of items from the Vintage Hockey Jerseys website
April 11, 1936 – The Detroit Red Wings led by Head Coach Jack Adams, defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 to win the best of five series three games to one and win their first Stanley Cup championship.
April 11, 1964 – In game one of the Stanley Cup Finals the Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 with Number 20, Bob Pulford getting the game winning goal by lighting the lamp with two seconds left in the third period, setting a record for the latest game winning goal in regulation time in Stanley Cup history.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
April 1 Football History Headlines
April 11, 1921 KDKA broadcasted the 1st radio sporting event, a boxing match that featured Johnny Ray versus Johnny Dundee and the First Lightweight Boxing Match Wireless Broadcast per the We Are Broadcasters.com. Later that same year on October 8, 1921 marked a significant day in the game of football. On that day, the first live sports radio broadcast of a football game aired on KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The game was played at Forbes Field between West Virginia University and the University of Pittsburgh.
April 11 Football Hall of Fame Birthdays
April 11, 1916 – Pearl River, New York – The hard hitting guard from Colgate University in the 1933 to 1935 seasons, Danny Fortmann was born. Danny’s story starts by him attending Colgate in the pursuit of a medical education to launch him into the career of being a physician. As a 17 year old sophomore, Fortmann tried out for the football team and what good fortune that was for him and the team. The NFF has a few quotes from the Colgate Coach Andy Kerr who says, ”He was the best player I ever coached. He blocked with the sureness of a chopping axe. With his keen sense of play development, he always seemed to turn up where he could be most effective.” Fortmann was a key reason for the success of the program in both his junior and senior seasons as well. Kerr went on to state that, “A key block by Danny made possible our first touchdown against Holy Cross in 1934 on an 85-yard punt return, and started us on the way to a spectacular victory,” Kerr proclaimed. “Against undefeated Syracuse that season, Danny turned the tide by leading three stone-wall stands within our five-yard line. Again his blocking set up the punt return that clinched the victory.” Daniel Fortmann received the great honor of being selected for inclusion into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1978. Danny graduated with the medical degree he sought but the football in him was not yet complete. Most of the NFL felt that at 6’-0” and only 200 pounds that Fortmann was too small of a player to take a chance on, but the Chicago Bears took a flyer on him in the 9th and final round of the 1936 NFL Draft and he signed a contract with George Halas that earned him $110 per game. He proved his worth right away and at the ripe of 20 years old became the NFL’s youngest starter. In just 8 seasons in the NFL with the Bears the “undersized” Fortman earned All-Pro honors six times and the other two years he was a second team All-NFL selection! In 1965 Danny Fortmann was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. While playing with the Bears Danny earned his Doctorate and became one of the country’s leading surgeons after football.
April 11, 1916 – Tiburon, California – The tough University of California halfback of the 1935 to 1937 era, Sam Chapman arrived into this life. The FootballFoundation.org’s bio on Sam says that while at the University of California at Berkeley, the 6-0, 188-pound “Tiburon Terror” was one of the players responsible for the great “Thunder” teams. His running, kicking, and defensive work often carried the Golden Bears to victory, and in the eyes of Coach Stub Allison, he was a better all purpose back than the legendary Red Grange! As a sophomore in 1935 Chapman caught a 20 yard pass from Bill Archer right near the USC 25 yard line and then somehow kept his balance in a stumbling manner and carried the ball across the goal line! Sam haunted the Trojans again the next season too as he took in a Vic Bottari’s 25- yard pass on the USC nine-yard line and ran for the touchdown that won the game, 13-7. Chapman was a consensus All-America selection in 1937 and sparked the Golden Bears to a 13-0 victory over Alabama in the 1938 Rose Bowl Game. The College Football Hall of Fame proudly placed a display in honor of Sam Chapman into their legendary museum in 1984.
April 11, 1941 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Jim Romig the two-way guard/linebacker of the University of Colorado in the seasons of 1959 through 1961 made his entrance into the world. Romig was all-conference three years and All-America two years according to the NFF and was the defensive signal caller and captain. In 1961 he was sixth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, the highest ranking lineman on the list and the University retired his number 67 jersey after his final game. The National Football Foundation selected Jim Romig for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984.
April 11, 1962 – Ames, Iowa – The Georgia Bulldogs stud Safety from 1980 to 1983, Terry Hoage was born. The NFF tells of how he was a playmaker right from the onset as in 1981 at the Sugar Bowl against Notre Dame, he blocked a field goal attempt. That helped Georgia win the game, finish the season 12-0, and win the national championship. As a junior in 1982, he led the nation with 12 pass interceptions, was named All-America a second time, as well as earning an Academic All-America award. As a senior he was really lights-out earning a consensus All-America honor a second time, Academic All-America a second time as well as all-SEC academic a third time. He was SEC Defensive Player of the Year for the second time that same season. With Hoage in the defensive backfield the Bulldogs had the best record of any major division team as they went 43-4-1. The honors continued later as the NCAA gave him a Big Five Award, given annually to the nation’s top five outstanding athletes. The SEC named him to its 25-year team (1961-85). The Walter Camp Foundation named him to its all-century team. Terry Hoage’s collegiate football records are celebrated in the College Football Hall of Fame after his induction in 2000.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
April 11
1907 — New York catcher Roger Bresnahan appeared wearing shin guards for the first time in a major league game.
1912 — Rube Marquard of the New York Giants began a 19-game winning streak with an 18-3 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1961 — The Los Angeles Angels won their first major league game with a 7-2 victory over the Orioles at Baltimore. Ted Kluszewski had a pair of homers for the Angels.
1962 — The New York Mets played their first game and lost 11-4 to the Cardinals in St. Louis. Stan Musial of the cardinals had three hits and tied Mel Ott’s National League career record with his 1,859th run scored. The Mets would lose their first nine games on the way to a 40-120 record.
1963 — Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves becomes the all-time winningest left-handed pitcher in major league history.
1969 — The Seattle Pilots played their first game, with Gary Bell shutting out the White Sox 7-0 at Sicks Stadium.
1990 — Mark Langston made his Angels debut by combining with Mike Witt on a no-hitter as California beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0.
1996 — Greg Maddux’s major league record of road victories ended at 18 in a row with a 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres. He had been 18-0 with an 0.99 ERA in 20 regular-season road starts since losing at Montreal on June 27, 1994.
1997 — To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the integration of baseball, Sharon Robinson, Jackie Robinson’s daughter, and Pumpsie Green each throw out the first pitch at Fenway Park.
2000 — The Giants play their first game at Pac Bell Park with a 6-5 loss to the Dodgers.
2004 — Mike Mussina collects his 200th career victory.
2008 — Missouri’s Jacob Priday set a Big 12 Conference record, hitting four home runs against Texas in a 31-12 rout. The senior went 5-for-5, drove in nine runs and scored six times.
2008 — For the third time in the past six years, Major League Baseball adopts a stricter steroids policy.
2011 — Sam Fuld had four extra-base hits and drove in three runs to help Tampa Bay bust out of an early season slump with a 16-5 win over the Boston Red Sox. Fuld, needing a single to complete the cycle, doubled into the left-field corner in his last at-bat in the ninth.
2011 — Miguel Cabrera hits his 300th double, becoming the second major leaguer to tally that many before his 28th birthday.
2017 — Yoenis Cespedes hit three of New York’s seven homers to back Matt Harvey, and the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 14-4. Lucas Duda hit two homers and Asdrubal Cabrera and Travis d’Arnaud also went deep for New York.
BASEBALL YEAR IN REVIEW: 1971 (BASEBALL ALMANAC).
Off the field…
On Thursday, September 9th, more than 1,200 inmates at Attica prison gained control of the facility in a well-planned and brutal attack. During the initial violence, fifty correctional officers and civilian employees were brutally beaten and taken prisoner. With hostages as leverage, the inmates listed twenty-eight demands they wanted met including amnesty for the crimes they had already committed when they took over the prison. After four tense days of unsuccessful negotiations, the command was given to retake the prison and rescue the hostages. With National Guard helicopters flying overhead administering chemical agents, a rescue force of nearly two-hundred New York State police officers stormed the facility. When it was over, ten hostages were dead, along with thirty-two inmates.
Cult-leader Charles Manson and several of his followers including Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel, were convicted for the brutal Tate-LaBianca murders that occurred in August of 1969. Even though Manson was not physically present at the murders and his devotees attempted to assume full responsibility, he was seen as the malevolent power that influenced and directed their actions. All of the defendants were sentenced to death, but were later commuted to life after California’s laws regarding the death penalty were changed.
Boxing legend, Muhammad Ali’s draft evasion conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court in June. The decision came four years after the “People’s Champion” had refused to participate in the Vietnam War due to his Islamic faith. Despite citing religious reasons, Ali was denied status as a conscientious objector to the war and was subsequently convicted of refusing to be inducted into the armed forces. During the same year, Ali was stripped of his heavyweight boxing title and had his boxing license suspended.
In the American League…
On July 9th, the Oakland Athletics’ Vida Blue tossed the longest shutout in American League history during a twenty inning, 1-0 triumph over the Anaheim Angels. The A’s ace fanned seventeen batters in eleven innings while the Angels’ Billy Cowan tied a Major League record by striking out six times. Both teams also combined to set a Major League record with forty-three K’s.
The American League netted their only All-Star victory between 1962 and 1983 with a 6-4 victory over the Nationals. The outing appeared more like a home run derby though as Johnny Bench, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Reggie Jackson, Frank Robinson, and Harmon Killebrew all hit round-trippers.
The Detroit Tigers proved the old adage that “less is more” after they tied a Major League record by using six different pinch hitters during the seventh inning while still losing 6-5 to the New York Yankees on September 5th.
In the National League…
On August 24th, Ernie Banks hit his fif-hundred twelfth and final home run off of the Cincinnati Reds’ Jim McGlothin during a 5-4 win at Wrigley Field. The monumental blast moved Banks ahead of Mel Ott for an eighth place tie with Eddie Mathews on the all-time list.
The Pittsburgh Pirates started what is believed to be the first all-minority line-up on September 1st as Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen, Dave Cash, Al Oliver, Jackie Hernandez, Dock Ellis and Bob Veale all take the field for the “Buccos”.
At the World Series, Roberto Clemente and Steve Blass combined on both sides of the plate for a 2-1, Game 7 victory that granted the Pirates their first World Championship title since 1960. After the game, some 40,000 ecstatic fans rioted in downtown Pittsburgh resulting in over one-hundred injuries and thousands of dollars in property damage.
Around the League…
On New Year’s Day, the BBWAA failed to elect anyone during the annual Baseball Hall of Fame election. With two-hundred seventy votes required, the closest nominees were Yogi Berra with two-hundred forty-two and Early Wynn with two-hundred forty.
Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski signed what is believed to be the richest player contract in baseball history at the time. The three-year agreement agreed to pay the Red Sox slugger an accumulated salary of $500,000.
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn determined that players from the Negro Leagues would be given a full membership into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and not honored in a separate wing as originally announced.
Sixteen baseball researchers at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown formed the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), with founder Robert Davids as president. Currently SABR boasts over 7,000 members worldwide and has continually dedicated itself to the accurate preservation of America’s national pastime.
BASEBALL’S GREAT PITCHERS
WARREN SPAHN (1942-1965)
Killer Stat: 363 Career Wins
Braves legend Warren Spahn is the lefty by which all other left-handed pitchers are measured. I mean that literally, because the Warren Spahn Award is given to the game’s best southpaw pitcher every season.
Spahn put together 13 different 20-win seasons in his lengthy career, finishing with more wins than any other pitcher to have debuted since 1920. He led the National League in complete games a record nine times, led it in ERA three times, won a Cy Young Award, a World Series and was a 17-time All-Star. Spahn also boasted a career WAR mark of 99.7, meaning he personally contributed nearly 100 wins to his team, versus what a replacement player would have, showing how truly invaluable he was.
TODAY IN NBA HISTORY
April 11, 1961
The Celtics captured their fourth NBA championship with a 121-112 win over the St. Louis Hawks in Game 5 at Boston Garden.
April 11, 1967
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated Boston 140-116 in Game 5 of the Eastern Division Finals to end the Celtics’ eight-year reign as NBA champions. The Sixers went on to take the NBA title, and in 1980 they were voted the greatest team in league history.
April 11, 1991
Adrian Dantley of Milwaukee scored five points in the Bucks’ 111-92 win over Boston at the Bradley Center, moving him into what was then ninth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 23,152 points.
April 11, 1998
Michael Jordan dished out his 5,000th career assist in an 87-78 win over Orlando.
April 11, 1999
The New Jersey Nets retired the No. 52 jersey of Buck Williams in ceremonies at New Jersey’s home game against New York. Williams accumulated 16,784 points and 13,017 rebounds during his standout 17-year NBA career with New Jersey, the Portland Trail Blazers and Knicks.
April 11, 1999
Miami coach Pat Riley recorded coaching win No. 938 with a 95-92 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, tying Red Auerbach for third all-time.
April 11, 2014
Lou Hudson of the Hawks, a 6-time All-Star, dies at the age of 69.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
April 11
1936 — The Detroit Red Wings win the NHL Stanley Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1948 — 12th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Claude Harmon shoots a record-tying 279 (−9) to finish 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff.
1961 — 15th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1.
1963 — Milwaukee Braves future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn beats NY Mets, 6-1 for his 328th win; most by a left-hander in MLB history.
1965 — Jack Nicklaus shoots a record 271 and wins the Masters golf tournament by nine strokes over Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.
1966 — Jack Nicklaus wins his third Masters and becomes the first to win in consecutive years as he shoots a 70 in an 18-hole playoff to beat Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer.
1966 — Emmett Ashford becomes first African American major league baseball umpire.
1971 — 35th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Charles Coody wins his only major title by 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus.
1976 — Ray Floyd shoots a record-tying 271 to win the Masters by eight strokes over Ben Crenshaw.
1981 — Larry Holmes beats Trevor Berbick in a 15-round unanimous decision to retain his world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.
1982 — Craig Stadler beats Dan Pohl in a sudden-death playoff to take the Masters.
1983 — Spain’s Seve Ballesteros wins the Masters by four shots over Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw.
1987 — Zoja Ivanova wins 2nd female World Cup marathon (2:30:39).
1989 — Ron Hextall scores his second career goal and becomes the first goalie to connect for a playoff goal, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 8-5.
1993 — Bernhard Langer of Germany wraps up his second Masters title with a 20-foot eagle putt on No. 13. Langer posts a four-stroke win over Chip Beck with an 11-under 277.
1996 — Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season.
1997 — Mario Lemieux reaches the 50-goal mark for the sixth time in his NHL career in a 4-2 loss the Florida Panthers. Lemieux scores on a third-period penalty shot against John Vanbiesbrouck, to becomes the first player in NHL history to score his 50th goal of the season on a penalty shot.
1999 — 63rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: José María Olazábal of Spain wins his second Masters title, 2 strokes ahead of Davis Love III and 3 from of Greg Norman.
2004 — Phil Mickelson’s agonizing pursuit of a major ends at the Masters when he makes an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole, ending a spectacular back-nine duel with Ernie Els.
2007 — Roberto Luongo sets an NHL record for saves in a first career playoff start, making 72 in Vancouver’s 5-4 quadruple-overtime win over Dallas. The sixth-longest playoff game in NHL history, ends on a goal by Henrik Sedin 18:06 into the fourth overtime period.
2008 — Missouri’s Jacob Priday sets a Big 12 Conference record, hitting four home runs against Texas in a 31-12 rout. The senior goes 5-for-5, drives in nine runs and scores six times.
2010 — Phil Mickelson wins his third Masters title, shooting a 5-under 67 to pull away for a three-stroke win over Lee Westwood.
2014 — Stephen Curry has 30 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and Golden State clinches a playoff berth with a 112-95 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers set a franchise low with the 54th loss of their miserable season. The 1957-58 Minneapolis Lakers lost 53 times in their 72-game season. These Lakers would finish 27-55.
2021 — 85th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Hideki Matsuyama become first Japanese male to win a golf major; hangs on to beat American Will Zalatoris by 1 stroke.
TV SPORTS THURSDAY
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)
5:30 a.m.
FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Melbourne
COLLEGE BASEBALL
7 p.m.
ACCN — Miami at Florida St.
SECN — Missouri at Georgia
7:30 p.m.
ESPNU — Kentucky at Auburn
COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Frozen Four Tournament: Denver vs. Boston U., Semifinal, St. Paul, Minn.
8:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — NCAA Frozen Four Tournament: Michigan vs. Boston College, Semifinal, St. Paul, Minn.
GOLF
3 p.m.
ESPN — PGA Tour: The Masters, First Round, Augusta National Golf Course, Augusta, Ga.
8 p.m.
ESPN — PGA Tour: The Masters, First Round, Augusta National Golf Course, Augusta, Ga.
HORSE RACING
1 p.m.
FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races
IIHF HOCKEY (WOMEN’S)
11 a.m.
NHLN — World Championship: Finland vs. Switzerland, Quarterfinal, Utica, N.Y.
1:30 p.m.
NHLN — World Championship: Czech Republic vs. Germany, Quarterfinal, Utica, N.Y.
8:30 p.m.
NHLN — World Championship: U.S. vs Japan, Quarterfinal, Utica, N.Y.
MLB BASEBALL
Noon
MLBN — Regional Coverage: NY Mets at Atlanta OR Minnesota at Detroit (1:10 p.m.)
3:30 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Oakland at Texas (2:35 p.m.) OR Minnesota at Detroit (1:10 p.m.)
7 p.m.
MLBN — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at Boston OR Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (6:40 p.m.)
NBA BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.
TNT — New York at Boston
TRUTV — New York at Boston (BetCast)
10 p.m.
TNT — New Orleans at Sacramento
TRUTV — New Orleans at Sacramento (BetCast)
NBA G-LEAGUE BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
ESPNEWS — G-League Finals: Maine at Oklahoma City, Game 2
RUGBY (MEN’S)
FS2 — NRL: Dolphins at Brisbane
SOCCER (MEN’S)
3 p.m.
CBSSN — UEFA Europa League: AS Roma at AC Milan, Quarterfinal – Leg 1
TENNIS
5 a.m.
TENNIS — Monte Carlo-ATP Early Rounds
6 a.m.
TENNIS — Monte Carlo-ATP Early Rounds
5 a.m. (Friday)
TENNIS — Monte Carlo-ATP Quarterfinals
6 a.m. (Friday)TENNIS — Monte Carlo-ATP Quarterfinals