INDIANA BASEBALL REGIONAL MATCH-UPS
CLASS 4A
AT LAPORTE
LA PORTE VS. PENN, 11 A.M. CT
LAKE CENTRAL VS. VALPARAISO, 3 P.M. CT
AT PLYMOUTH
DEKALB VS HOMESTEAD, 3 P.M.
AT LAFAYETTE JEFF
HARRISON VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, 3 P.M.
AT MOORESVILLE
NEW PALESTINE VS. CATHEDRAL, 11 A.M.
FRANKLIN CENTRAL VS. BROWNSBURG, 2 P.M.
AT CASTLE
JEFFERSONVILLE VS. CASTLE, 3 P.M.
AT JASPER
CENTER GROVE VS. COLUMBUS NORTH, 3 P.M.
CLASS 3A
AT SOUTH BEND CLAY
HERITAGE VS. EAST NOBLE, 3 P.M.
AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
MISHAWAKA MARIAN VS. FRANKFORT, 5 P.M.
AT PLYMOUTH
ANDREA VS. NEW PRAIRIE, 11 A.M.
AT PARK TUDOR
TRI-WEST VS. WEST VIGO, 2 P.M.
AT MORRISTOWN
BISHOP CHATARD VS. BEECH GROVE, 6 P.M.
AT JASPER
SOUTHRIDGE VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL, 11 A.M.
AT FLOYD CENTRAL
CONNERSVILLE VS. SILVER CREEK, 3 P.M.
AT OAK HILL
NORWELL VS. NEW CASTLE, 3 P.M.
CLASS 2A
AT SOUTH BEND CLAY
FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS VS. WESTVIEW, 11 A.M.
AT GRIFFITH
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN VS. HEBRON, 3 P.M. CT
AT LOGANSPORT
EASTERN VS. WINCHESTER COMMUNITY, 3 P.M.
AT LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON
DELPHI COMMUNITY VS. BREMEN, 11 A.M.
AT PARK TUDOR
HAGERSTOWN VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, 10 A.M.
AT LOOGOOTEE
COVENANT CHRISTIAN VS. CLOVERDALE. 3 P.M.
AT FLOYD CENTRAL
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL VS. PROVIDENCE, 11 A.M.
AT MITCHELL
MITCHELL VS. PERRY CENTRAL, 3 P.M.
CLASS 1A
AT LOGANSPORT
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN VS. SOUTHWOOD, 11 A.M.
AT GRIFFITH
MORGAN TOWNSHIP VS. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, 11 A.M.
AT OAK HILL
WES-DEL VS. BLUE RIVER VALLEY, 11 A.M.
AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
ROSSVILLE VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, 1 P.M.
AT MITCHELL
SHAKAMAK VS. BETHESDA CHRISTIAN, 11 A.M.
AT LOOGOOTEE
BORDEN VS. RISING SUN, 11 A.M.
AT CASTLE
BARR-REEVE VS. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, 11 A.M. CT
AT MORRISTOWN
GREENWOOD CHRISITAN ACADEMY VS. NORTH DECATUR, 2 P.M.
BRACKETS
4A
3A
2A
1A
INDIANA SOFTBALL MATCH-UPS
CLASS 4A
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)
NO. 5 PENN VS. HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), 11 A.M.
NO. 10 LAKE CENTRAL VS. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), 1 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP, 7 P.M.
CENTER GROVE
NO. 1 RONCALLI VS. EVANSVILLE NORTH/NO. 11 FLOYD CENTRAL, 11 A.M.
NO. 9 MOORESVILLE VS. NO. 12 PENDLETON HEIGHTS, 1 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP, 7 P.M.
CLASS 3A
TWIN LAKES
NO. 1 LEO VS. NO. 10 YORKTOWN, 11 A.M.
NO. 8 HANOVER CENTRAL VS. NO. 3 NEW PRAIRIE, 1 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP, 7 P.M.
JASPER
BEECH GROVE VS. NO. 6 TRI-WEST, 11 A.M.
NO. 9 SILVER CREEK VS. NO. 2 GIBSON SOUTHERN, 1 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP, 7 P.M.
CLASS 2A
WARSAW
NO. 6 ANDREAN VS. DELPHI COMMUNITY, 11 A.M.
NO. 2 EASTSIDE VS. NO. 5 MADISON-GRANT, 1 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP, 7 P.M.
FOREST PARK
TRITON CENTRAL VS. HAUSER, 11 A.M.
NO. 1 NORTH POSEY VS. NO. 6 CASCADE, 1 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP, 7 P.M.
CLASS A
FRANKFORT
NO. 7 CASTON VS. KOUTS, 11 A.M.
NO. 4 COWAN VS. NO. 5 ROSSVILLE, 1 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP, 7 P.M.
NORTH DAVIESS
NO. 1 TECUMSEH VS. NO. 13 CLAY CITY, 11 A.M.
NO. 7 LUTHERAN VS. RISING SUN/NO. 6 LANESVILLE, 1 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP, 7 P.M.
INDIANA SOFTBALL BRACKETS
4A
3A
2A
1A
INDIANA GIRLS TENNIS STATE QUARTERFINALS
SULLIVAN VS. FISHERS
DELTA VS. CARMEL
FRANKLIN VS. CASTLE
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH VS. JASPER
INDIANA BOYS TRACK STATE FINALS JUNE 2
ORDER OF EVENTS
3:00 P.M. – POLE VAULT, LONG JUMP AND DISCUS
3:30 P.M. – HIGH JUMP; SHOT PUT
4:15 P.M. – 3200 M RELAY FINALS
5:00 P.M. – 100 M DASH TRIALS
5:15 P.M. – 110 M HIGH HURDLE TRIALS
5:40 P.M. – 200 M DASH TRIALS
6:10 P.M. – OPENING CEREMONIES
6:15 P.M. – 110 M HIGH HURDLES
6:25 P.M. – 100 M DASH
6:35 P.M. – 1600 M RUN
6:45 P.M. – 400 M RELAY
7:05 P.M. – 400 M DASH
7:20 P.M. – 300 M INT. HURDLES
7:45 P.M. – 800 M RUN
8:05 P.M. – 200 M DASH
8:15 P.M. – 3200 M RUN
8:30 P.M. – 1600 M RELAY
ADVANCEMENT FROM STATE MEET TRIALS TO FINALS
1. 110 AND 100 HURDLES, 100; 200
A. 3 HEATS WITH 9
B. 1ST, 2ND FROM EACH HEAT PLUS NEXT 3 BEST TIMES.
2. 400 RELAY, 1600 RELAY, 400, 300 HURDLES
A. NO TRIALS
B. 3 SECTIONS TIMED; 9 PER SECTION
3. 3200 RELAY, 800
A. NO TRIALS
B. 2 SECTIONS; 1 WITH 13, 1 WITH 14
4. 1600 AND 3200
A. NO TRIALS
B. 1 RACE TIMED
5. FIELD EVENTS
A. TOP 10 QUALIFY PLUS TIES
PERFORMANCE LISTS: HTTPS://WWW.IHSAA.ORG/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/DOCUMENTS/2022-23%20BTR%20STATE%20PERFORMANCE.PDF
INDIANA GIRLS TRACK STATE FINALS JUNE 3
ORDER OF EVENTS
3:00 P.M. – POLE VAULT, LONG JUMP AND DISCUS
3:30 P.M. – HIGH JUMP; SHOT PUT
4:15 P.M. – 3200 M RELAY FINALS
5:00 P.M. – 100 M DASH TRIALS
5:15 P.M. – 100 M HIGH HURDLE TRIALS
5:40 P.M. – 200 M DASH TRIALS
6:10 P.M. – OPENING CEREMONIES
6:15 P.M. – 100 M HIGH HURDLES
6:25 P.M. – 100 M DASH
6:35 P.M. – 1600 M RUN
6:45 P.M. – 400 M RELAY
7:05 P.M. – 400 M DASH
7:20 P.M. – 300 M LOW HURDLES
7:45 P.M. – 800 M RUN
8:05 P.M. – 200 M DASH
8:15 P.M. – 3200 M RUN
8:30 P.M. – 1600 M RELAY
ADVANCEMENT FROM STATE MEET TRIALS TO FINALS
1. 110 AND 100 HURDLES, 100; 200
A. 3 HEATS WITH 9
B. 1ST, 2ND FROM EACH HEAT PLUS NEXT 3 BEST TIMES.
2. 400 RELAY, 1600 RELAY, 400, 300 HURDLES
A. NO TRIALS
B. 3 SECTIONS TIMED; 9 PER SECTION
3. 3200 RELAY, 800
A. NO TRIALS
B. 2 SECTIONS; 1 WITH 13, 1 WITH 14
4. 1600 AND 3200
A. NO TRIALS
B. 1 RACE TIMED
5. FIELD EVENTS
A. TOP 10 QUALIFY PLUS TIES
PERFORMANCE LIST: HTTPS://WWW.IHSAA.ORG/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/DOCUMENTS/2022-23%20GTR%20STATE%20PERFORMANCE.PDF
INDIANA BOYS GOLF SECTIONALS, JUNE 2,3,5
1. VALPARAISO (11) | FOREST PARK GOLF COURSE | FRI, 9 AM CT
BOONE GROVE, CHESTERTON, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, HOBART, PORTAGE, VALPARAISO, WHEELER, RIVER FOREST, WHITING
2. LAKE CENTRAL (13) | PALMIRA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB | FRI, 8 AM CT
ANDREAN, CALUMET, CROWN POINT, GRIFFITH, HANOVER CENTRAL, HIGHLAND, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, LAKE CENTRAL, LOWELL, MERRILLVILLE, MUNSTER, KANKAKEE VALLEY, DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN
3. LAPORTE (11) | BEECHWOOD GOLF COURSE | FRI, 8:30 AM CT
GLENN, KNOX, LAPORTE, MARQUETTE CATHOLIC, MICHIGAN CITY, MORGAN TOWNSHIP, NEW PRAIRIE, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE, SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS), TRI-TOWNSHIP, WESTVILLE
4. SOUTH BEND RILEY (12) | ERSKINE GOLF COURSE | MON, 9 AM ET
ELKHART, JIMTOWN, LAVILLE, MISHAWAKA, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND CLAY, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON, TRINITY SCHOOL AT GREENLAWN
5. LOGANSPORT (12) | DYKEMAN PARK GOLF COURSE | FRI, 9:30 AM ET
CASTON, FRONTIER, LOGANSPORT, NORTH NEWTON, PIONEER, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, SOUTH NEWTON, TRI-COUNTY, TWIN LAKES, WEST CENTRAL, WINAMAC COMMUNITY
6. NORTHRIDGE (12) | MEADOW VALLEY GOLF CLUB | FRI, 8 AM ET
BREMEN, BETHANY CHRISTIAN, CONCORD, FAIRFIELD, GOSHEN, LAKELAND, NORTHRIDGE, NORTHWOOD, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WEST NOBLE, WESTVIEW, ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
7. EAST NOBLE (12) | NOBLE HAWK GOLF LINKS – KENDALLVILLE | FRI, 8:30 AM ET
ANGOLA, CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), CENTRAL NOBLE, CHURUBUSCO, COLUMBIA CITY, DEKALB, EAST NOBLE, EASTSIDE, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, FREMONT, GARRETT, LEO
8. WARSAW (12) | ROZELLA FORD GOLF CLUB | FRI, 8 AM ET
CULVER ACADEMIES, CULVER COMMUNITY, HUNTINGTON NORTH, LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, MANCHESTER, NORTHFIELD, PLYMOUTH, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, TRITON, WARSAW COMMUNITY, WAWASEE, WHITKO
9. FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY (13) | CHESTNUT HILLS GOLF CLUB | FRI, 8:30 AM ET
FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE SNIDER, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HERITAGE, HOMESTEAD, NEW HAVEN, WOODLAN
10. PERU (11) | ROCK HOLLOW GOLF CLUB | MON, 9 AM ET
EASTERN (GREENTOWN), KOKOMO, LEWIS CASS, MACONAQUAH, NORTH MIAMI, NORTHWESTERN, PERU, SOUTHWOOD, TRI-CENTRAL, WABASH, WESTERN
11. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (12) | BATTLE GROUND GOLF CLUB | FRI, 9 AM ET
BENTON CENTRAL, CARROLL (FLORA), CLINTON CENTRAL, CLINTON PRAIRIE, DELPHI COMMUNITY, FAITH CHRISTIAN, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, MCCUTCHEON, ROSSVILLE, WEST LAFAYETTE
12. WESTFIELD (10) | ULEN GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB | MON, 9 AM ET
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN, CARMEL, FRANKFORT, GUERIN CATHOLIC, LEBANON, SHERIDAN, UNIVERSITY, WESTERN BOONE, WESTFIELD, ZIONSVILLE
13. ATTICA (11) | HARRISON HILLS GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB | FRI, 9 AM ET
ATTICA, COVINGTON, CRAWFORDSVILLE, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, NORTH MONTGOMERY, NORTH PUTNAM, PARKE HERITAGE, SEEGER, SOUTH VERMILLION, SOUTHMONT, TRI-WEST HENDRICKS
14. INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS (9) | SOUTH GROVE GOLF COURSE | MON, 9 AM ET
BEN DAVIS, BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY, COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS), DECATUR CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, PIKE, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC, RIVERSIDE, SPEEDWAY
15. MARTINSVILLE (11) | FOXCLIFF GOLF COURSE | MON, 9:30 AM ET
AVON, BROWNSBURG, CASCADE, CLOVERDALE, DANVILLE COMMUNITY, MARTINSVILLE, MONROVIA, MOORESVILLE, PLAINFIELD, SOUTH PUTNAM, GREENCASTLE
16. NORWELL (12) | TIMBER RIDGE GOLF CLUB | FRI, 9 AM ET
ADAMS CENTRAL, BELLMONT, BLACKFORD, BLUFFTON, EASTBROOK, MADISON-GRANT, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, NORWELL, OAK HILL, SOUTH ADAMS, SOUTHERN WELLS
17. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (11) | MAPLE CREEK GOLF CLUB | FRI, 8 AM ET
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL, INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF INDIANA, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE NORTH, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), PARK TUDOR, WARREN CENTRAL
18. NOBLESVILLE (12) | HARBOUR TREES GOLF CLUB | MON, 9 AM ET
ALEXANDRIA MONROE, ANDERSON, DALEVILLE, ELWOOD COMMUNITY, FISHERS, FRANKTON, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, LAPEL, NOBLESVILLE, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, TIPTON
19. MONROE CENTRAL (11) | HICKORY HILLS GOLF COURSE | MON, 9 AM ET
COWAN, DELTA, JAY COUNTY, MONROE CENTRAL, MUNCIE BURRIS, MUNCIE CENTRAL, UNION CITY, WAPAHANI, WES-DEL, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY, YORKTOWN
20. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (12) | HAWK’S TAIL OF GREENFIELD | MON, 9 AM ET
BLUE RIVER VALLEY, EASTERN HANCOCK, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, KNIGHTSTOWN, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NEW CASTLE, NEW PALESTINE, SHENANDOAH, TRITON CENTRAL, TRI, UNION (MODOC)
21. TERRE HAUTE NORTH (11) | HULMAN LINKS | MON, 9 AM ET
BLOOMFIELD, EASTERN GREENE, LINTON-STOCKTON, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG), NORTHVIEW, SHAKAMAK, SULLIVAN, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO, WEST VIGO, WHITE RIVER VALLEY
22. VINCENNES LINCOLN (13) | CYPRESS HILLS GOLF CLUB OF VINCENNES | FRI, 9 AM ET
BARR-REEVE, GIBSON SOUTHERN, NORTH DAVIESS, NORTH KNOX, PIKE CENTRAL, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, SOUTH KNOX, TECUMSEH, VINCENNES LINCOLN, VINCENNES RIVET, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON CATHOLIC, WOOD MEMORIAL
23. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (13) | HELFRICH HILLS GOLF COURSE | THURS, 8 AM CT
BOONVILLE, CASTLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, EVANSVILLE NORTH, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, MT. VERNON, NORTH POSEY
24. JASPER (13) | SULTAN’S RUN GOLF CLUB | THURS, 10 AM ET
CRAWFORD COUNTY, FOREST PARK, HERITAGE HILLS, NORTHEAST DUBOIS, JASPER, LOOGOOTEE, ORLEANS, PAOLI, PERRY CENTRAL, SOUTH SPENCER, SOUTHRIDGE, SPRINGS VALLEY, TELL CITY
25. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (13) | CASCADES GOLF COURSE | MON, 8 AM ET
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWN COUNTY, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, EDGEWOOD, MEDORA, MITCHELL, OWEN VALLEY, SALEM, SEYMOUR, TRINITY LUTHERAN, WEST WASHINGTON
26. FRANKLIN COMMUNITY (13) | THE LEGENDS GOLF CLUB | MON, 8 AM ET
CENTER GROVE, EDINBURGH, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, INDIAN CREEK, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, PERRY MERIDIAN, RONCALLI, SOUTHPORT, WHITELAND COMMUNITY, BEECH GROVE
27. RICHMOND (10) | ELKS COUNTRY CLUB | MON, 8 AM ET
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, CENTERVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, HAGERSTOWN, NORTHEASTERN, RICHMOND, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, UNION COUNTY, OLDENBURG ACADEMY
28. GREENSBURG (14) | GREENSBURG COUNTRY CLUB | FRI, 8:30 AM ET
BATESVILLE, COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, EAST CENTRAL, GREENSBURG, HAUSER, JAC-CEN-DEL, MILAN, NORTH DECATUR, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTH DECATUR, SOUTH RIPLEY, SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE), WALDRON
29. MADISON CONSOLIDATED (13) | SUNRISE GOLF COURSE | MON, 11 AM ET
AUSTIN, CHARLESTOWN, HENRYVILLE, JENNINGS COUNTY, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, NEW WASHINGTON, RISING SUN, SCOTTSBURG, SHAWE MEMORIAL, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY, LAWRENCEBURG, SOUTH DEARBORN
30. PROVIDENCE (14) | COVERED BRIDGE GOLF CLUB | MON, 8 AM ET
BORDEN, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA, CLARKSVILLE, CORYDON CENTRAL, EASTERN (PEKIN), FLOYD CENTRAL, JEFFERSONVILLE, LANESVILLE, NEW ALBANY, NORTH HARRISON, PROVIDENCE, SILVER CREEK, SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH), CROTHERSVILLE
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
TAMPA BAY 4 CHICAGO CUBS 3
ATLANTA 4 OAKLAND 2
MILWAUKEE 4 TORONTO 2
CINCINNATI 5 BOSTON 4
DETROIT 3 TEXAS 2
LA ANGELS 12 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5
CLEVELAND 12 BALTIMORE 8
MINNESOTA 8 HOUSTON 2
SEATTLE 1 NY YANKEES 0 (10)
PITTSBURGH 9 SAN FRANCISCO 4
WASHINGTON 10 LA DODGERS 6
MIAMI 2 SAN DIEGO 1
NY METS 4 PHILADELPHIA 1
ARIZONA 6 COLORADO 0
FINAL STAT LINES: HTTP://HOSTED.STATS.COM/MLB/SCOREBOARD.ASP
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 13 TOLEDO 1
FORT WAYNE 5 SOUTH BEND 2
COLLEGE BASEBALL TOURNEY MATCH-UPS
WINSTON-SALEM REGIONAL
FRIDAY
MARYLAND VS. NORTHEASTERN, 1 P.M. (ESPN+)
NO. 1 WAKE FOREST VS. GEORGE MASON, 7 P.M. (ESPN+)
GAINESVILLE REGIONAL
FRIDAY
UCONN VS. TEXAS TECH, 12 P.M. (ESPNU)
NO. 2 FLORIDA VS. FLORIDA A&M, 5:30 P.M. (ESPN+)
FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL
FRIDAY
NO. 3 ARKANSAS VS. SANTA CLARA, 3 P.M. (ESPN+)
TCU VS. ARIZONA, 9 P.M. (ESPNU)
CLEMSON REGIONAL
FRIDAY
NO. 4 CLEMSON VS. LIPSCOMB, 1 P.M. (ESPN+)
TENNESSEE VS. CHARLOTTE, 6 P.M., (ESPNU)
BATON ROUGE REGIONAL
FRIDAY
NO. 5 LSU VS. TULANE 3 P.M. (ESPNU)
OREGON STATE VS. SAM HOUSTON 8 P.M. (ESPN+)
NASHVILLE REGIONAL
FRIDAY
OREGON VS. XAVIER, 1 P.M. (ESPN+)
NO. 6 VANDERBILT VS. EASTERN ILLINOIS, 8 P.M. (SEC NETWORK)
CHARLOTTESVILLE REGIONAL
FRIDAY
NO. 7 VIRGINIA VS. ARMY WEST POINT, 12 P.M. (ESPN+)
EAST CAROLINA VS. OKLAHOMA, 7 P.M. (ESPN2)
STANFORD REGIONAL
FRIDAY
NO. 8 STANFORD VS. SAN JOSE STATE, 5 P.M. (ESPN+)
TEXAS A&M VS. CAL STATE FULLERTON, 10 P.M. (ESPN2)
CORAL GABLES REGIONAL
FRIDAY
TEXAS VS. LOUISIANA, 2 P.M. (LONGHORN NETWORK)
NO. 9 MIAMI VS. MAINE, 7 P.M. (ESPN+)
CONWAY REGIONAL
FRIDAY
DUKE VS. UNC WILMINGTON, 1 P.M. (ESPN+)
NO. 10 COASTAL CAROLINA VS. RIDER ,7 P.M. (ESPN+)
STILLWATER REGIONAL
FRIDAY
DALLAS BAPTIST VS. WASHINGTON, 1 P.M. (ESPN+)
NO. 11 OKLAHOMA STATE VS. ORAL ROBERTS, 7 P.M. (ESPN+)
LEXINGTON REGIONAL
FRIDAY
NO. 12 KENTUCKY VS. BALL STATE, 12 P.M. (SEC NETWORK)
WEST VIRGINIA VS. INDIANA, 7 P.M. (ESPN+)
AUBURN REGIONAL
FRIDAY
SOUTHERN MISS VS. SAMFORD, 2 P.M. (ESPN+)
NO. 13 AUBURN VS. PENN, 7 P.M. (ESPN+)
TERRE HAUTE REGIONAL
FRIDAY
NO. 14 INDIANA STATE VS. WRIGHT STATE, 1 P.M. (ESPN+)
IOWA VS. NORTH CAROLINA, 7 P.M. (ACC NETWORK)
COLUMBIA REGIONAL
FRIDAY
CAMPBELL VS. NC STATE, 1 P.M. (ACC NETWORK)
NO. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE, 7 P.M. (ESPN+)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL
FRIDAY
BOSTON COLLEGE VS. TROY, 3 P.M. (ESPN+)
NO. 16 ALABAMA VS. NICHOLLS, 7 P.M. (ESPN+)
COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES MATCH-UPS
ALL TIMES ET
THURSDAY:
GAME 1: NO. 5 ALABAMA VS NO. 4 TENNESSEE, NOON, ESPN
GAME 2: NO. 9 STANFORD VS. NO. 1 OKLAHOMA 2:30 P.M., ESPN
GAME 3: NO. 6 OKLAHOMA STATE VS. NO. 3 FLORIDA STATE, 7 P.M., ESPN
GAME 4: NO. 15 UTAH VS. NO. 7 WASHINGTON, 9:30 P.M., ESPN
FRIDAY:
GAME 5: LOSER GAME 1 VS. LOSER GAME 2, 7 P.M., ESPN
GAME 6: LOSER GAME 3 VS. LOSER GAME 4, 9:30 P.M., ESPN
SATURDAY:
GAME 7: WINNER GAME 1 VS. WINNER GAME 2, 3 P.M., ABC
GAME 8: WINNER GAME 3 VS. WINNER GAME 4, 7 P.M., ESPN
JUNE 4:
GAME 9: WINNER GAME 5 VS. LOSER GAME 8, 3 P.M.
GAME 10: WINNER GAME 6 VS. LOSER GAME 7, 7 P.M.
JUNE 5:
GAME 11: WINNER GAME 9 VS. WINNER GAME 7, NOON
GAME 12: REMATCH GAME 11 (IF NECESSARY), 2:30 P.M.
GAME 13: WINNER GAME 10 VS. WINNER GAME 8, 7 P.M.
GAME 14: REMATCH GAME 13 (IF NECESSARY), 9:30 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:
GAME 1: JUNE 7, 8 P.M.
GAME 2: JUNE 8, 7:30 P.M.
GAME 3: JUNE 9 (IF NECESSARY), 8 P.M.
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HEAT’S JIMMY BUTLER, NUGGETS’ NIKOLA JOKIC HEADLINE START OF NBA FINALS
While “Dynamic Duos” and “Big 3s” have defined recent champions, the 2023 NBA Finals are set up not only to be a crowning achievement for one team, but a showdown between two of the top individual performers in the playoffs.
The Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat will meet in Game 1 on Thursday at Denver backed by a pair of stars with accomplished careers and playing at the top of their games.
The Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic did not win the NBA MVP award this season after holding the honor for the previous two campaigns. Instead, he is poised for the ultimate team honor with a statistically dominating run in the postseason.
The Heat’s Jimmy Butler has never won an MVP award but has shown at various points in his career that he has the kind of dogged determination that can carry a team through the most rugged of stretches.
While the individual accomplishments of Jokic and Butler will be a focus, they will be key for both teams in order to win a title.
“In some ways, it’s a mirror image series, not in terms of style, but teams that probably have been overlooked, underestimated, built a chip on their shoulder over that,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. “It’s lined up to be a great competition.”
It will be the No. 1 seed from the Western Conference in the Nuggets against the No. 8 seed from the Eastern Conference in the Heat. Miami is just the second No. 8 seed to reach the NBA Finals after the New York Knicks in 1999.
“You get to the NBA Finals, it’s not about seeding anymore, and for those who are thinking that this is going to be an easy series, I don’t even know what to say,” Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said. “This is going to be the biggest challenge of our lives. This is the NBA Finals.”
Making it viable for Denver is the presence of Jokic, who appears sufficiently motivated after losing out on the MVP award to the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid. Jokic has averaged a triple-double in 15 playoff games: 29.9 points, 13.3 rebounds, 10.3 assists.
He will get sufficient help from Jamal Murray (27.7 points per game), Michael Porter Jr. (averaging 14.6 points, 8.0 rebounds) and Aaron Gordon (13.0 ppg).
“I think the way we play, everybody can step up and everybody could be a best payer for a game or for a week,” Jokic said, sounding uncomfortable with the top-player label. “The ball is in my hands a lot so I make a lot of decisions, but I don’t know if I can be the best player.”
Butler has found a different gear in this run, with an ideal blend of dirty work and glamour play that has led to averages of 28.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists in the playoffs. That is up from regular-season averages of 22.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists.
Bam Adebayo has averaged 16.8 points with 9.2 rebounds in the playoffs. The Heat roster also includes seven undrafted players, led by Caleb Martin (14.1 ppg in playoffs) and Gabe Vincent (13.1 points), who scored 29 in a Game 3 victory over the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals.
“We love being around each other; we want to see each other succeed,” Butler said. “We really do enjoy when each other play well, and we’re going to continue to do that, never going to get rattled, and we’re going to see where we end up.”
The series wild card may be injured Miami guard Tyler Herro, the team’s third-leading scorer (20.1 ppg) in the regular season. The 23-year-old sharpshooter has been out since suffering a broken right hand in the opening game of the Heat’s first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks.
On Wednesday, Spoelstra ruled Herro out for Game 1 but added that he is closer to returning.
The Nuggets are playing in the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history and are playing for a championship for the first time since losing in the 1976 ABA Finals.
The Heat are in the Finals for the first time since losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. Butler put on a similar performance in those playoffs that led to Miami’s sixth all-time Finals appearance. The Heat have three titles, the most recent in 2013 led by LeBron James.
- Miami is holding opponents to 38.4% shooting from the field in the fourth quarter in these playoffs, the best defensive mark by any team in any quarter this postseason. Denver is shooting 51.8% from the field in the final frame during the playoffs this season, the highest mark among all teams.
- Caleb Martin is averaging 23.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in his three career playoff starts, having made at least four threes in each game. He joins Stephen Curry and Anthony Edwards as the only players in NBA history to make four or more threes in their first three career playoff starts.
- For the second straight postseason, Jimmy Butler is averaging at least 27.0 points per game and 2.00 steals per game. Since steals became an official statistic in 1973-74, only Michael Jordan (five straight from 1989-93) has also reached those marks in back-to-back postseasons (min. 15 games played).
- Coaching in his 15th season, Erik Spoelstra’s Game 7 win over Boston moved him into a tie with Gregg Popovich for the third-most playoff wins in any NBA coach’s first 15 seasons with 108. Only Phil Jackson (178) and Pat Riley (145) remain ahead of him.
- The Nuggets enter Game 1 with a seven-day rest advantage over the Heat. Teams with a rest advantage of at least a week over their opponent are 4-1 (.800) all-time in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with the lone loss being the Lakers’ overtime loss to the 76ers in Game 1 of the 2001 Finals.
- Entering this year, the Nuggets had made the playoffs 28 times since joining the NBA and had failed to reach the NBA Finals in all 28. That was the most consecutive playoff appearances without reaching the championship round by any MLB/NBA/NFL/NHL franchise to begin its history.
- Denver swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, its first-ever playoff sweep in franchise history. The Nuggets have won six straight entering Game 1, their longest winning streak in a single playoff run.
- The Nuggets have won Game 1 of all three of their series, winning by an average of 17.7 points. They are looking to become the 22nd team to win four Game 1s in a single postseason with those teams going 15-6 (.714) in the NBA Finals.
- Nikola Jokic is averaging 29.9 points, 13.3 rebounds and 10.3 assists this postseason while Jamal Murray is averaging 27.7/5.5/6.1. They would be the first teammates in NBA history to each average 25/5/5 in a single playoff run.
- Nikola Jokic has eight triple-doubles in these playoffs, the most in a single postseason in NBA history. He is on pace to become the fourth player to average a triple-double in the playoffs, joining Oscar Robertson (1962), Jason Kidd (2007) and Russell Westbrook (2017 & 2021). None of the other three made it past the second round of the playoffs.
PISTONS REACH AGREEMENT TO HIRE FORMER SUNS COACH MONTY WILLIAMS, AP SOURCES SAY
DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Pistons made a bold move in their latest attempt to become relevant in the NBA again.
Detroit reached an agreement to hire former Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams, according to two people familiar with the situation.
One of the people, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced, told The Associated Press on Wednesday night that Williams agreed to a six-year contract.
Phoenix fired Williams two-plus weeks ago, two years after reaching the NBA Finals and a year after he won the league’s coach of the year honors.
The 51-year-old Williams won 63% of his games over four regular seasons with the Suns, but they were eliminated in the Western Conference semifinals two years in a row after losing to Milwaukee in the 2021 NBA Finals.
The Pistons would be thrilled to approach that level of success anytime soon under Williams.
Detroit won an NBA-low 17 games last season, losing 30% or fewer games for the fourth straight season under Dwane Casey, who stepped down as coach with one year left on his contract to take a role in the front office.
The Pistons did not have good fortune in the draft lottery, landing the No. 5 pick overall for the second straight year and missing out on an opportunity to draft 7-foot-3 French pro Victor Wembanyama, a 19-year-old supertalent expected to be the first overall pick of the San Antonio Spurs.
Detroit, a three-time NBA championship franchise, has earned a spot in the playoffs just twice in 14 years. The Pistons have not won a postseason game since 2008, when they advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the sixth straight time during a remarkable run that included winning the 2004 NBA title and falling a game short of repeating as champions.
Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren, the No. 5 and No. 13 pick overall last summer, did provide hope for the future with their play last season. Cade Cunningam, the No. 1 pick overall in 2021, had his second season stunted by shin surgery after playing in just 12 games.
Bojan Bogdanovic, who averaged a career-high 21.6 points, Isaiah Stewart, James Wiseman and Marvin Bagley are expected to be back.
The young team, with some experienced players in the rotation, will have a proven leader on the bench.
Williams is 367-336 in nine seasons as an NBA head coach with a 29-27 postseason record. He had a five-year stint with the New Orleans Pelicans, who fired him in 2015 with a 173-221 record and two playoff appearances.
While Williams was an assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2016, his wife, Ingrid, died from injuries sustained from a car crash in which she was hit head-on by an SUV that crossed the center line after losing control.
PURDUE’S EDEY RETURNING TO SCHOOL AT NBA DRAFT DEADLINE; KENTUCKY’S TSHIEBWE STAYS IN
(AP) — Purdue’s Zach Edey decided it was the right call to go back to school instead of staying in the NBA draft. His predecessor as national player of the year, Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, is sticking with his pro pursuit.
And Connecticut’s reign as NCAA champion will begin with multiple starters having left for the NBA draft and one returning after flirting with doing the same.
The 7-foot-4 Edey and UConn guard Tristen Newton were among the notable names to announce that they were withdrawing from the draft Wednesday, the NCAA’s deadline for players who declared as early entrants to pull out and retain their college eligibility.
Edey’s decision came Wednesday night, in social media posts from both the center and the Boilermakers program that earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament behind Edey, The Associated Press men’s national player of the year.
But Tshiebwe announced late in the afternoon that he would remain in the draft after a college career that included being named the AP national player of the year in 2022.
For the current champions, Newton (10.1 points, 4.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds) is returning after being one of four Huskies to declare for the draft after a run to UConn’s fifth national championship in early April. He scored a game-high 19 points to go with 10 rebounds in the victory over San Diego State in the title game.
The others were Final Four Most Outstanding Player Adama Sanogo, wing Jordan Hawkins and versatile guard Andre Jackson Jr. Sanogo (17.8 points) and Hawkins (16.3) have made it clear they have closed the door on their college careers, while team spokesman Phil Chardis said Wednesday night that Jackson (6.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists) would remain in the draft.
The Huskies have 247sports’ No. 3-ranked recruiting class for next year to restock the roster, led by McDonald’s All-American point guard Stephon Castle.
The NBA’s withdrawal deadline is June 12, but is moot when it comes to college players returning to school due to the NCAA’s earlier timeline to retain playing eligibility.
STAYING IN SCHOOL
TREY ALEXANDER: Creighton gets back a 6-4 guard who averaged 13.6 points and shot 41% from 3-point range in his first full season as a starter.
ADEM BONA: The 6-foot-10 forward and Pac-12 freshman of the year is returning to UCLA after starting 32 games as a rookie and averaging 7.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks – with coach Mick Cronin praising his toughness for “competing through multiple injuries for as long as he could” in a statement Wednesday.
EDEY: He averaged 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 1.5 assists while shooting 60.7% from the field. His presence alone helps Purdue be a factor in the Big Ten race.
JOSIAH-JORDAN JAMES: The 6-6 guard went through the NBA G League Combine and had workouts with multiple teams before opting to return to Tennessee for a fifth season alongside teammate Santiago Vescovi.
JUDAH MINTZ: The 6-3 freshman averaged 16.3 points and 4.6 assists for Syracuse, ranking third among Division I freshmen in scoring behind only Alabama’s Brandon Miller and Lamar’s Nate Calmese.
OWLS’ RETURNEES: Florida Atlantic got good news after its surprise Final Four run with the return leading scorers Johnell Davis (13.8) and Alijah Martin (13.4). ESPN first reported their decisions, while Martin later posted a social media statement.
TERRENCE SHANNON JR.: Illinois got a big boost with Shannon announcing his return Wednesday night in a social media post. The 6-6 guard is returning for a fifth college season after averaging 17.2 points.
SPARTANS’ RETURNEES: Michigan State announced that guards Jaden Akins and A.J. Hoggard have withdrawn from the NBA draft. Standout guard Tyson Walker had previously withdrawn in April, setting up Tom Izzo to have five of his top scorers back.
GOING PRO
KOBE BROWN: Missouri’s 6-8 swingman opted against returning for a fifth college season after being an AP first-team all-Southeastern Conference pick averaging 15.8 points last season.
JAYLEN CLARK: The third-year UCLA guard averaged 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while leading the Pac-12 with 2.6 steals en route to being named Naismith national defensive player of the year. Cronin called him a winner with strong intangibles who made UCLA “a better program because he chose to be a Bruin.”
BRICE SENSABAUGH: The Ohio State freshman averaged 16.3 points and 5.4 rebounds in 31 games before missing his final two in the Big Ten Tournament due to a knee injury. He’s a potential first-round prospect.
TSHIEBWE: The 6-9, 260-pound forward is a tough interior presence who led the country in rebounds for two straight seasons (15.1 in 2022, 13.7 in 2023) while racking up 48 double-doubles. But he faces an uncertain next stop and is projected at best as a second-round prospect.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: MARLINS RALLY TO BEAT JOSH HADER, PADRES
Jean Segura hit the tying single in the bottom of the ninth off the San Diego Padres’ star closer Josh Hader and Nick Fortes followed with a walk-off hit down the right field line as the host Miami Marlins rallied for a 2-1 win on Wednesday night.
With the Marlins trailing 1-0 entering the ninth, Yuli Gurriel worked a walk against Hader (0-1), who has 13 saves this season. Gurriel advanced on Joey Wendle’s sacrifice bunt and scored when Segura smoked a 97-mph sinker past diving shortstop Xander Bogaerts. Segura took second on the throw home, stole third base and scored easily on Fortes’ single.
San Diego’s Blake Snell pitched six scoreless innings for his best performance of the year, but he got a no-decision. Catcher Gary Sanchez slugged his first homer of the season — one of just two San Diego hits.
Marlins lefty Braxton Garrett took a no-decision, striking out seven. In 5 1/3 innings, he allowed two hits, one walk and one run. He hasn’t won a game since April 22.
Mariners 1, Yankees 0 (10 innings)
Cal Raleigh lined a single to right field to score Jose Caballero from second in the bottom of the 10th inning as host Seattle beat New York to salvage the finale of the three-game series.
Raleigh’s leadoff hit off Ron Marinaccio (2-2) came after Mariners reliever Justin Topa (1-2) got out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the 10th.
Seattle starter George Kirby, a native of Rye, N.Y., who was facing the Yankees for the first time, pitched eight scoreless innings. He gave up three hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out seven. New York’s Clarke Schmidt allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings, with one walk and seven strikeouts.
Angels 12, White Sox 5
Shohei Ohtani blasted a pair of two-run home runs and Mike Trout and Taylor Ward hit one each to lift Los Angeles over host Chicago.
Chad Wallach’s solo shot in the ninth punctuated the team’s five-homer afternoon. Angels starter Jaime Barria (2-2) scattered one run and four hits with three walks and six strikeouts in five innings.
Andrew Vaughn and Yasmani Grandal both had a pair of hits for the White Sox, who added a run on Clint Frazier’s pinch-hit RBI single in the seventh. Jake Burger hit a solo home run in the ninth. Hanser Alberto closed the scoring with a two-run double.
Tigers 3, Rangers 2
Jake Marisnick, who was acquired from the Chicago White Sox one day earlier, had two hits and an RBI in his Detroit debut in a win that salvaged the finale of a three-game series with visiting Texas.
The Tigers were playing their first game after learning that center fielder Riley Greene, their leading hitter, will be out indefinitely with a stress fracture in his left fibula. Will Vest (2-0) was credited with the win, pitching 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Alex Lange collected his 10th save while striking out two in the ninth.
Nathaniel Lowe had two hits and an RBI for the Rangers. Starter Dane Dunning (4-1) gave up three runs and seven hits in five-plus innings with six strikeouts and one walk.
Rays 4, Cubs 3
Brandon Lowe clubbed a tying two-run homer in the seventh inning, then Jose Siri put Tampa Bay ahead with his own two-run shot in the eighth, and the Rays avoided a sweep in the three-game series with a win over host Chicago.
Tampa Bay, which totaled one run in losing the first two games, trailed 2-0 when Lowe, with a man on, took Mark Leiter Jr. (1-1) into the center-field batter’s eye. Then with the Rays down 3-2, and after Taylor Walls drew a walk, Siri tagged Leiter on a drive that nearly landed in the same spot for the visitors’ first lead of the series.
Chicago starter Justin Steele, one of the majors’ biggest surprises this season (6-2, 2.77 ERA entering the game), officially exited with left forearm tightness after tossing three perfect innings with one strikeout.
Nationals 10, Dodgers 6
Luis Garcia hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, Keibert Ruiz went deep twice, and visiting Washington used five homers to earn a victory over Los Angeles to avoid a three-game series sweep.
CJ Abrams and Jeimer Candelario also hit home runs for the Nationals, while Joey Meneses had three hits. The victory ended a three-game losing streak for Washington.
Mookie Betts hit two home runs and Will Smith also went deep, but the Dodgers lost for just the second time in 15 home games. Dodgers right-hander Noah Syndergaard gave up five runs on seven hits in five innings, including three home runs.
Brewers 4, Blue Jays 2
Abraham Toro hit a two-run home run and added a single as visiting Milwaukee defeated Toronto.
Owen Miller added a two-run double in a two-hit game for the Brewers, who evened the three-game series at one win apiece with the rubber match set for Thursday afternoon. Milwaukee right-hander Julio Teheran (1-1) allowed one unearned run and four hits without any walks or strikeouts in six innings.
Matt Chapman had two doubles for Toronto. Right-hander Alek Manoah (1-6) allowed two runs, three hits and three walks while striking out two in four innings.
Reds 5, Red Sox 4
Spencer Steer hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to help visiting Cincinnati stretch its winning streak to five games by beating Boston.
Steer’s home run, his eighth of the season, came against losing pitcher Josh Winckowski (2-1) and broke a 3-3 tie. Kevin Newman, who singled earlier in the inning, also scored on the home run. Newman, Matt McLain and Nick Senzel each had two hits for the Reds.
Alex Verdugo and Masataka Yoshida collected two hits for Boston. Yoshida and Enmanuel Valdez each hit a solo home run for the Red Sox, who have lost three in a row.
Diamondbacks 6, Rockies 0
Tommy Henry tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, Christian Walker homered and Arizona beat Colorado in Phoenix.
Pavin Smith, Corbin Carroll and Jake McCarthy had two hits apiece for Arizona, which has won four straight.
Nolan Jones, Brenton Doyle and Alan Trejo had the only three hits for Colorado, which has lost three straight to begin its seven-game road trip.
Guardians 12, Orioles 8
Josh Naylor had four hits and drove in six runs to power Cleveland to a victory over host Baltimore in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Naylor went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a two-run homer and three runs, while Andres Gimenez went 4-for-5 with two RBIs. Adley Rutschman went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a run, while Anthony Santander hit a two-run homer for the Orioles.
Trailing 7-6 entering the fifth inning, the Guardians loaded the bases before Naylor cleared them with a double to center, then trotted home on Arias’ two-run homer to center for an 11-7 lead. Xzavion Curry (2-0) allowed one run on one hit in his lone inning to pick up the win.
Braves 4, Athletics 2
Ronald Acuna Jr. broke out of a mini-slump with two hits and an RBI to help visiting Atlanta beat Oakland and salvage a game in their three-game series.
Acuna was hitless in the first two games, when the Braves combined for only three runs and 10 hits. Atlanta had seven hits in the series finale, with Orlando Arcia getting three and scoring twice.
Atlanta starter Jared Shuster (2-2) worked 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on three hits, four walks and one strikeout. Oakland starter James Kaprielian (0-6) pitched 4 2/3 innings and gave up three runs on five hits, with one walk, four strikeouts and one hit batsman.
Pirates 9, Giants 4
Andrew McCutchen and Connor Joe collected three hits apiece, Bryan Reynolds drove in three runs and Ji Hwan Bae scored three times as Pittsburgh gradually pulled away from host San Francisco.
The Pirates took the rubber match of the three-game set as Mitch Keller (7-1) labored through six innings, allowing a season-high 10 hits. He walked one and struck out eight, his seventh consecutive start with eight or more strikeouts.
The Giants got single runs in the second and third innings on RBI hits by Patrick Bailey and Wilmer Flores, but in between, Pittsburgh erupted for four against San Francisco starter Alex Wood (1-1). McCutchen doubled in a run, Rodolfo Castro singled home a second and Ke’Bryan Hayes used his fourth triple of the season to plate two more, helping the Pirates take a lead they would never relinquish.
Mets 4, Phillies 1
Carlos Carrasco tossed six solid innings and Mark Canha accounted for all four RBIs as New York beat visiting Philadelphia.
Carrasco (2-2), making his third start since missing just over a month with right elbow inflammation, allowed one run on six hits — including Edmundo Sosa’s homer leading off the third — and one walk while striking out four.
Brandon Marsh, Bryson Stott, Kody Clemens and Bryce Harper each had two hits for the Phillies. Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola (4-4) allowed four runs on four hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings.
Twins 8, Astros 2
Rookie right-hander Louie Varland threw seven shutout innings and Donovan Solano drove in four runs as Minnesota won the rubber match of its three-game series with host Houston.
Varland (3-1) dominated throughout, allowing four hits and one walk while notching five strikeouts. Ryan Jeffers had two hits and two RBIs, and Willi Castro finished with two hits and three runs for the Twins, who lost their previous four series.
Astros rookie right-hander Hunter Brown (5-2) surrendered five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out eight. Jake Meyers and Yainer Diaz belted back-to-back homers off Twins reliever Jorge Lopez in the eighth.
NHL NEWS
PREDATORS COME FULL CIRCLE WITH ANDREW BURNETTE HIRED AS 4TH COACH
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) David Poile built the Nashville Predators from the bottom up as their first general manager for the expansion franchise.
Now the man Poile hired as his first coach here has brought back another original Predator. Incoming general manager Barry Trotz announced the hiring Wednesday of Andrew Brunette, who scored Nashville’s first-ever goal, as the fourth head coach in franchise history.
The Predators’ circle is complete again.
“He knows how our organization works and is run from top to bottom, understands what we are trying to do with this club,” Trotz said Wednesday at a news conference introducing Brunette. “We’re trying to get younger. We’re trying to retool, build a team that can win a Stanley Cup.”
Trotz, announced in February as Poile’s replacement starting July 1, has been evaluating the franchise for months working with Poile. Trotz fired John Hynes and assistant Dan Lambert on Tuesday with a year left on their contracts. Trotz credited Hynes with doing a great job with the roster he had.
But Trotz has known Brunette since he was 19. They know each other very well personally and professionally, making the decision to hire the 49-year-old Brunette the easy choice of three candidates that included AHL Milwaukee coach Karl Taylor.
“I have the utmost confidence that he can lead us to where we want to go,” Trotz said of Brunette and chasing the Stanley Cup that eluded Nashville in its lone Final appearance in 2017.
These coaching moves are the first by Trotz and come about six weeks after the Predators missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014 – when Poile did not renew Trotz’s contract.
Brunette spent the past season as a New Jersey Devils associate coach under Lindy Ruff and has previous head coaching experience.
He was promoted to Florida’s interim coach during the 2021-22 season and oversaw the Panthers setting franchise records for wins (58) and points (122) to earn the Presidents’ Trophy before being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs. Brunette finished second in the Jack Adams Award voting for the NHL’s coach of the year.
Brunette called being back with the Predators exciting after watching both the team and Nashville’s growth since he left.
“I’m looking forward to growing and grabbing the Predator way, the foundation that which this organization’s been built on and continuing to grow that,” Brunette said.
He not only played for Trotz during the Predators’ inaugural season in 1998-99. Their relationship goes back to 1993-94, when Brunette played under Trotz, who was head coach of the Washington Capitals’ American Hockey League affiliate in Portland, Maine, at the age of 19.
The new coach made clear he wants the Predators to embrace an offensive style and play keep-away with the puck. He also wants the Predators to have fun and want to come to work every day.
“As a player, I know when I didn’t have fun, I stunk,” Brunette said.
Trotz added: “We play hockey, we don’t work it.”
The Predators may take a step back to go forward after stockpiling draft picks at the trade deadline. Trotz now must build on the Predators’ youth and offensively skilled players as he takes over as Poile retires at the end of June as the NHL’s winningest and longest-tenured GM.
Trotz said he may have been known as a defensive coach because of the rosters he worked with in Nashville, Washington where he won the Stanley Cup as a coach in 2018 and with the New York Islanders. But he made clear he plans to build a team that can play an offensive style.
“After all, we’re in the winning and the entertainment business,” Trotz said.
In Florida, Brunette coached a Panthers team that led the NHL with 337 goals and had the league’s fourth-best power play.
The Predators just missed the playoffs for the first time under Hynes, who took over in January 2020 after Peter Laviolette was fired.
Brunette, who is from Sudbury, Ontario, played 16 seasons in the NHL with the last a one-year stint with Chicago in 2011-12. He finished with 268 goals and 733 points in 1,110 games split among six teams, including two separate stints in Minnesota. Brunette is one of 25 players selected in the seventh round or later to appear in more than 1,000 NHL games.
Upon his retirement, Brunette spent seven seasons with the Wild in various off-ice roles, including assistant coach and assistant GM, before being hired by the Panthers as an assistant coach in 2019-2020.
MAPLE LEAFS HIRE BRAD TRELIVING AS TEAM’S NEW GENERAL MANAGER
TORONTO (AP) Brad Treliving has a new job.
And the Maple Leafs have a new plan.
Treliving was hired as Toronto’s general manager Wednesday, less than two weeks after firing Kyle Dubas.
The 53-year-old Treliving left the Calgary Flames in April following nine seasons that included five playoff appearances and two 100-point seasons.
“Brad brings a wealth of knowledge from his years of experience as a general manager and hockey executive in Calgary, Arizona and beyond,” Leafs president Brendan Shanahan said in a statement. “He has earned tremendous respect amongst his peers throughout his years in the NHL and has built excellent relationships at all levels within the game.”
Treliving joins the Leafs at a crucial juncture in the wake of Shanahan’s stunning dismissal of Dubas on May 19.
The Original Six franchise, whose Stanley Cup drought stands at 56 years, won a playoff series for the first time in nearly two decades with a victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning this spring, but then lost to the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers in five games.
Dubas, who had been Toronto’s GM since 2018 and didn’t have a contract beyond June 30, suggested at an end of season news conference May 15 he wasn’t sure he wanted to remain in the role – at least in part because of the stress on his young family.
A roller coaster five days followed, with Shanahan ultimately firing the 37-year-old Dubas despite previously wanting to keep his GM, and the now-unemployed executive eventually indicating to his boss he wished to stay.
Treliving is the third GM – joining Dubas and Hall of Famer Lou Lamoriello – hired in Toronto by Shanahan, whose so-called “Shanaplan” aimed at getting the storied franchise back on its feet when he came on board in 2014 has seen unparalleled regular-season success, but just that one series victory in eight attempts.
“I’m thrilled to join an Original Six team and recognize how much the Maple Leafs mean to this community,” Treliving said. “This is a very exciting day for my family and I.”
Treliving has a lot to deal with as he settles into his new office at Scotiabank Arena.
Treliving, who served in the Phoenix Coyotes’ front office for seven seasons before arriving in Calgary, will have to decide the future of head coach Sheldon Keefe, while stars Auston Matthews and William Nylander can sign contract extensions as of July 1.
Matthews and Mitch Marner have full no-movement clauses ready to kick in the same day. Nylander will have a 10-team list.
The NHL draft is also set for the end of June in Nashville, Tennessee, while the Leafs have 12 roster players primed to hit free agency at noon EDT on July 1.
The Flames, who missed the playoffs this season, won the Pacific Division in 2021-22 under Treliving before falling to the Edmonton Oilers in the second round.
Johnny Gaudreau then stunned the organization by leaving Calgary for the Columbus Blue Jackets in free agency last summer. Fellow star forward Matthew Tkachuk added another wrinkle by informing the team he didn’t plan to re-sign.
Treliving subsequently dealt the winger to Florida as part of a package that included forward Jonathan Huberdeau and defenseman MacKenzie Weegar heading to southern Alberta.
Huberdeau then signed an eight-year, $84 million contract extension with the Flames that kicks in next season.
Tkachuk, a Conn Smythe Trophy candidate as playoff MVP, and the Panthers open the Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.
Despite the departures of Gaudreau and Tkachuk, the Flames looked like contenders ahead of the 2022-23 season.
The acquisition of Huberdeau and the signing of center Nazem Kadri was expected to fill the void left by Gaudreau and Tkachuk, but the mix wasn’t right for a group led by hard-nosed coach Darryl Sutter.
Huberdeau and Kadri finished well off their career-high points totals of the previous season – the former went from 115 with Florida to 55 in Calgary – while subpar goaltending was an issue much of the season.
Treliving now turns his attention to Toronto.
Just like last summer, he has lots of work to do.
SEATTLE KRAKEN SIGN GM RON FRANCIS TO 3-YEAR EXTENSION THROUGH 2026-27 SEASON
SEATTLE (AP) Ron Francis was initially approached about extending his stay as the general manager of the Seattle Kraken back in the winter, but putting finality to the decision took longer than expected.
The Kraken kept winning and pushed what was mostly a formality to a secondary need until after Seattle’s unexpected playoff run finally ended.
“At that point it was kind of verbally done, just kind of a few little small details. And then we get into the playoffs and busy and it kind of got put on the back burner and I didn’t want it to be a distraction with the team and where they were at,” Francis said.
That finality came on Wednesday when the Kraken announced Francis had signed a three-year extension through the 2026-27 season. Francis originally signed a five-year deal when he became the first GM in franchise history back in 2019 and the new contract will kick in starting with the 2024-25 season.
“I’ll never forget the day that he said, ‘Yes, I’m ready to do this,’” Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke said. “But today is another great day for our fans because not only did he come and build, he is going to stay here and continue to build this franchise.”
Seattle reached the second round of the NHL playoffs in its second year of existence, following a challenging first year where it underachieved and was among the worst teams in the league.
But Francis navigated through that difficult first season and helped land the pieces that turned Seattle into a playoff team in the second year without mortgaging future opportunities or putting the Kraken into challenging salary cap situations.
“He has been the leader that’s gotten us to where we are today. And he is the leader to take us to the next level,” Seattle co-owner Samantha Holloway said.
Seattle is the second stop for Francis as an executive after spending seven seasons in the front office of the Carolina Hurricanes. Francis started as director of hockey operations before becoming the general manager in 2014. Francis was let go by the Hurricanes after the 2018 season.
Seattle jumped at the chance to bring the Hall of Fame player in to lead the front office. Seattle’s expansion season was a major underachievement with the Kraken going 27-49-6 and finishing last in the Pacific Division with 60 points. But Francis was able to move veteran players to stockpile draft picks and left enough salary cap room to make some key moves entering the second season.
Seattle signed free agent forward Andre Burakovksy, traded for winger Oliver Bjorkstrand and inserted rookie Matty Beniers into the lineup on Seattle’s top line from the first day of the season. The results on the ice couldn’t be argued. Seattle went 46-28-8 and reached 100 points, knocked off defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado in the first round of the playoffs before falling to Dallas in seven games in the conference semifinals.
“It’s been a real team effort. I’m sitting up here today and they’re saying good things about me, but it’s a much bigger picture than just me,” Francis said. “I’m excited to be here for a few more years and hopefully everybody’s opinion doesn’t change, but we’re going to stick to the plan and continue building it the right way so we can be a great franchise for multiple years.”
Francis also stuck with coach Dave Hakstol after that difficult first season. He may be the next in line for a contract extension from the team after a season where he was recognized as a finalist for the Jack Adams Award for top coach in the league.
NFL NEWS
REPORT: AARON RODGERS’ AGENT TRIED TO GET PACKERS GM FIRED
The agent for Aaron Rodgers requested that the Green Bay Packers either fire their general manager or trade the quarterback in 2021, according to a report from The Athletic published Wednesday.
Packers president Mark Murphy didn’t fire GM Brian Gutekunst and held on to Rodgers — for two more seasons anyway.
Rodgers referred the publication to his agent, Dave Dunn, who didn’t return messages to confirm or deny that alleged 2021 request.
The meltdown between Rodgers and the organization began, as has been widely reported, with the Packers selecting Jordan Love with the No. 26 overall pick of the 2020 draft.
The soap opera should have ended with the Packers trading Rodgers to the New York Jets last month for multiple draft picks.
However, Rodgers continues to litigate the events of the past two years. He was quoted extensively in The Athletic piece, including whether he ghosted the Packers in the past few months, an assertion made by the Packers toward the end.
“Did Brian text me more than I texted him? Yeah, but did I ghost him? No,” Rodgers said. “I texted him back. There was back-and-forths that we had and so this is the story you wanna go with? You’re gonna stand on this hill of austerity and say that arguably in the conversation of the best player in your franchise history, you’re gonna say I couldn’t get a hold of him and that’s why we had to move on?
“Like, c’mon man. Just tell the truth, you wanted to move on. You didn’t like the fact that we didn’t communicate all the time. Like, listen, I talk to the people that I like.”
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
LSU VS. FLORIDA ST. REMATCH HIGHLIGHTS WEEK 1 OF CFB SEASON
Florida programs are back on the college football map in Week 1 of the 2023 season.
Florida will visit Utah in a primetime game on Thursday, Aug. 31. The contest between the Southeastern Conference and Pac-12 powers begins five straight days of games, highlighted by a rematch of LSU vs. Florida State on Sept. 3.
Week 1 gets underway in earnest on Saturday, Aug. 26, with seven games, including Navy at Notre Dame in Dublin, Ireland.
Five games will be played on Sept. 1, highlighted by Louisville vs. Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference action at Atlanta.
The first full slate of football is on tap for Sept. 2, featuring a battle of the Carolinas in primetime. North Carolina will play South Carolina at a neutral site in Charlotte, N.C. West Virginia also visits Penn State in primetime on Sept. 2.
Also that day, Virginia will play its first game since the shooting deaths of three players — D’Sean Perry, Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis — which resulted in the cancellation of the Cavaliers’ final two games of the 2022 season. Virginia will play Tennessee in Nashville.
Deion Sanders debuts as head coach of Colorado as the Buffaloes visit TCU in a noon ET game on Sept. 2.
The contest between the Seminoles and LSU on Sept. 3 is a rematch of the thrilling 24-23 game won by FSU on Labor Day weekend last year. The Seminoles blocked an extra-point attempt with no time remaining to preserve the win in Brian Kelly’s debut as LSU head coach. This year’s tilt will be played in Orlando, Fla.
Week 1 culminates with Clemson at Duke on Labor Day, a primetime game.
MEN’S TENNIS
NOVAK DJOKOVIC TRIES TO PUT ISSUE OF KOSOVO COMMENTS BEHIND HIM AT FRENCH OPEN
PARIS (AP) Novak Djokovic sure seemed like someone ready to move on from the latest non-tennis issue he’s been involved in during a Grand Slam tournament. Criticized after his previous match for comments about clashes in northern Kosovo between ethnic Serbs and NATO-led peacekeepers, the 22-time major champion stayed away from political matters on Wednesday night.
When his 7-6 (2), 6-0, 6-3 victory over Marton Fucsovics in the second round of the French Open ended, Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, wrote on the lens of a TV camera – a custom at more and more tennis tournaments – and kept it simple, with an autograph and a smiley face.
It was quite different from what happened after his win Monday, when Djokovic drew attention for writing in Serbian, “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia. Stop the violence,” and then speaking out about the matter at a news conference with reporters from his home country.
That drew rebukes from a member of France’s government, French Open tournament director Amelie Mauresmo and the Kosovo tennis federation.
Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera warned Djokovic on Wednesday morning not to wade into such international issues again at Roland Garros, saying his comments were “not appropriate.” Speaking on TV station France 2, Oudea-Castera said Mauresmo encouraged Djokovic and his entourage to maintain “neutrality” on the field of play.
Asked about Oudea-Castera and Mauresmo, Djokovic responded: “I have no more comment on that. I said what I needed to say.”
As for the underlying topic, Djokovic said: “Of course I’m aware that a lot of people would disagree, but it is what it is. It’s something that I stand for. So that’s all.”
This sort of thing is not exactly new for Djokovic. He did, after all, miss the Australian Open and U.S. Open in 2022 because he never received shots of the COVID-19 vaccine. When he returned to Australia this year, he faced questions about his father appearing with a group of people waving Russian flags – at least one showing an image of Vladimir Putin – outside the main stadium.
“Drama-free Grand Slam – I don’t think it can happen for me,” Djokovic said Wednesday. “You know, I guess that drives me, as well.”
He found plenty of tennis-related reasons to be bothered during the epic opening set against Fucsovics, which lasted 1 1/2 hours.
One issue was how hard, and how well, Fucsovics was walloping the ball early on. Another was how windy it was in the event’s main stadium, rippling the players’ shirts and whipping flags atop the arena until they twisted around their poles. That swirling air kicked up clay from the court, which led to another problem for Djokovic: shaky footing.
He would slip and slide and have trouble getting his feet planted properly. Djokovic asked the chair umpire for more clay to be added to the playing surface. Another complaint he had for the official was that breaks between games were being cut too short.
Still, it was Djokovic who was better when it mattered the most against Fucsovics, dominating the tiebreaker.
During the changeover after that set, Djokovic changed shirts, and TV cameras zoomed in on an object about the size of a bottle cap that appeared to be taped to his chest. It was not immediately clear what the item was.
When a reporter asked him about it, Djokovic avoided a direct answer and instead opted for sarcasm, saying: “When I was a kid I liked Iron Man a lot, so I try to impersonate Iron Man. My team delivers an incredibly efficient nanotechnology to help me deliver my best on the court, so that’s the biggest secret of my career. If it wasn’t for that, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here.”
TOP INDIANA RELEASES
INDIANS BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Indians’ offense exploded courtesy of Nick Gonzales’ fourth career grand slam and back-to-back jacks by outfielders Cal Mitchell and Canaan Smith-Njigba in a 13-1 rout over the Toledo Mud Hens on Wednesday night at Victory Field.
With one run already in and two outs in the second inning, Gonzales sent a no-doubter over the right-field wall to clear the bases and effectively put the game out of reach as Toledo (23-29) only plated one. It was his first grand slam since Aug. 31, 2021, with High-A Greensboro vs. Hudson Valley.
Big innings were the name of the game for the Indians (25-27), who followed up their five-run second with an explosive eight-run sixth. The first eight batters of the frame reached base safely – six via base knock – and 13 total batters came to the plate. The Indians’ eight runs on eight hits set new single-inning season highs for each category, with 13 batters in the inning also marking a season high.
Jumpstarted by Endy Rodríguez’s third triple of the season, Indianapolis hit for the cycle as a team through the first five batters of the sixth inning. Following a Miguel Andújar RBI single, Smith-Njigba and Mitchell blasted their back-to-back shots on consecutive pitches. Jared Triolo completed the feat with a double, and the Indians went on to score four additional runs in the frame.
After starter Caleb Smith exited the game through 2.0 no-hit innings, Carmen Mlodzinski (W, 2-2) entered for the next two frames. Austin Bergner (L, 1-2) countered for Toledo and surrendered Indy’s first five runs. Eleven total pitchers were featured in the contest.
Andújar led the Indians with four hits, tying his career high for the first time since May 6, 2021, with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Syracuse. Gonzales led the team with four RBI thanks to his grand slam, followed by Smith-Njigba who drove in three.
Indianapolis will look to take a 3-0 lead in the series against Toledo on Thursday at 6:35 PM ET. Neither team has named a starter.
INDY ELEVEN
Indianapolis, Ind. – Officials from Indy Eleven and Keystone Group today were joined by state and city leaders for a ceremonial groundbreaking for Eleven Park, a transformational riverfront neighborhood development anchored by a multi-purpose soccer stadium that will serve as a permanent home for Indy Eleven. Demolition will begin immediately and continue over the next few months.
“Now rising from a formerly underutilized portion of our downtown, Eleven Park is a transformational riverfront development that will make a permanent mark on our city’s skyline and its impact will be felt by generations of supporters, visitors and residents who will soon be able to enjoy its world class amenities,”said Ersal Ozdemir, Chairman and Founder of Keystone Group and Indy Eleven. “With this groundbreaking, we are thrilled to mark a crucial milestone in the project, creating a new live, work, and play neighborhood for our city and region that has been a decade in the making.”
Anchored by a 20,000-seat multipurpose stadium that will be the permanent home for Indy Eleven’s men’s and women’s professional teams, the Eleven Park development will also include more than 600 apartments, 205,000 square feet of office space, 197,000 square feet of retail space and restaurants, hotels, public plazas and green space, parking, and more.
Governor Eric Holcomb and Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett participated in the event and offered praise for the project.
“The Eleven Park project is a gamechanger for the capital city and magnet for the entire state,” Gov. Holcomb said.“Eleven Park will create quality of life benefits for all Hoosiers that go far beyond a soccer stadium and will be yet another showstopper to add to our toolbox as we work to attract next-level investment from across the globe.”
“Indianapolis is a global city, and Eleven Park presents an opportunity to grow the world’s largest sport along the White River,” said Mayor Joe Hogsett. “In this pivotal moment for downtown, developments like Eleven Park, the Henry Street Bridge, and the Elanco Headquarters will grow Indianapolis’ skyline. As Keystone Group takes the next step to redevelop the Diamond Chain site, community input will be critical as we help build a more prosperous and inclusive city.”
The private groundbreaking was attended by hundreds including state and local officials, along with business and civic leaders who have and will continue to play a role in the success of the development from fruition to completion.
The Eleven Park development is in downtown Indianapolis’ southwest quadrant at the riverfront site which for more than 100 years was occupied by the Diamond Chain Company. The site is conveniently located just a block away from Lucas Oil Stadium, Victory Field, and the Indiana Convention Center and near the Eli Lilly & Company global headquarters and the Indianapolis Zoo. It is also at the epicenter of a range of new developments in the immediate area, including the new Elanco headquarters, the expanded White River State Park, and the extension of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.
The project’s lead designer is Populous, Browning Day is the architect of record and AECOM Hunt will be the construction manager for the stadium portion of the development. The stadium is projected to open in the summer of 2025.
INDIANA SOFTBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A trio of Indiana softball players collected All-American honors after the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) released their All-American teams on Wednesday evening. Freshman second baseman Taryn Kern was named a Second-Team All-American with sophomore duo pitcher Brianna Copeland and designated player Taylor Minnick earning Third Team All-America nods.
“This announcement shows the strength of our team with two thirds of our lineup representing All-Region honors and now a third being selected as All-Americans,” head coach Shonda Stanton said. “It’s a tremendous honor for Brianna, Taryn and Taylor who put up game-changing individual performances propelling Team 50 to a record-breaking season.”
The three honorees represent the most All-American selections in a season for the Hoosiers. This marks six All-Americans under coach Stanton, who mentored three during her time at Marshall in Morgan Zerkle, Jordan Dixon and Rachel Folden who was a four-time All-American.
In addition, Indiana is one of three schools, including Tennessee and Washington, to have three All-American selections.
Kern led the Hoosier’s offense with a .404 batting average, 63 hits, 13 doubles, 23 home runs, tied for second most in the nation, and 68 RBI. Kern boasted an impressive 1.520 OPS along with 45 walks and 23 hit by pitches reaching base in 57 out of 62 games with a 47-game streak. The All-American second baseman was on top of the leaderboard for Big Ten in eight offensive categories: slugging percentage (.942), home runs (23), RBI (68), walks (45), hit by pitch (23), runs scored (68), on base percentage (.578) and OPS (1.520).
The San Jose, California, native was named Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Year, in addition to being named to the All-Big Ten First Team and Freshmen Team. Kern a finalist for the NFCA Freshman of the Year was also named to the USA Top 25 watch list. Taryn finished her rookie season breaking four single season records in runs scored, home runs, RBI, and slugging percentage.
Copeland, one of the best two-way players in the country, posted a 22-4 record in the circle with 28 starts in 47 appearances recording 148 strikeouts. The Pelham, Ala., native threw her first career no-hitter, propelling her to a 15-game win streak.
Copeland blasted 14 home runs with a .318 batting average driving in 48 runs and swiping 13 bags on the season. Brianna’s performance led the Hoosiers to the Big Ten Championship game and earned herself a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team. The two-way player rounded out her accolades being named to the NFCA All-Region First Team and garnered Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Minnick earns Third Team All-American honors after boasting a .390 batting average with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 62 hits in 61 games. She plated an impressive 55 runs posting a .717 slugging percentage, .522 on base percentage leading to a 1.239 OPS. One of the toughest to strikeout in the nation, the All-American slugger struck out a mere 11 times in 205 plate appearances reaching base in 50 games with a 36-game streak.
The Bloomington, Ind., native ranked top-four in the Big Ten in six offensive categories: batting average (.390), slugging percentage (.717), on base percentage (.522), OPS (1.239), RBI (55) and walks (36). Minnick earned All-Big Ten First Team honors, was named to the 2023 Big Ten All-Tournament Team and was selected to the NFCA All-Region First Team.
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – USA Basketball today announced the 35 athletes expected to participate in the 2023 USA U19 Men’s National Team Training Camp at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Camp begins June 11 with the 12-member team to be announced before departing for the 2023 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup Championship, scheduled for June 24-July 2 in Debrecen, Hungary.
Included in that list is IU sophomore center Kel’el Ware who is joining the Hoosiers after spending his freshman season at Oregon. He represented USA Basketball winning a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Tijuana, Mexico. In six games, he averaged 15.7 points and 6.8 rebounds while shooting 67.2% from the field in 19.4 minutes per game. He also had 11 blocked shots.
He played for the 2022 USA Nike Hoop Summit Team that defeated the World Select Team 102-80 in the 23rd Nike Hoop Summit and came off the bench to score 11 points on four-of-five shooting from the field and also grabbed five rebounds.
At Oregon, the North Little Rock, Arkansas native played 35 games and started four as a freshman for the Ducks. He averaged 6.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 15.8 minutes of action per game and led the team in blocked shots with 45. His best game of the year was an 18-point, nine-board effort against eventual national champion, UConn. He also had nine rebounds against Michigan State.
Athletes attending training camp were selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee. Athletes eligible for this team must be U.S. citizens, born on or after January 1, 2004. Nearly half of the athletes have prior USA Basketball experience. Ten invitees have won a gold medal as a member of a USA Basketball junior national team.
Supporting as court coaches during trials will be Jonas Hayes (Georgia State University), Kevin Kruger (UNLV), TJ Otzelberger (Iowa State University) and Micah Shrewsberry (Notre Dame).
The United States will square off with Lebanon, Madagascar and Slovenia in pool play.
The U.S. will face off against Lebanon and Madagascar for the first time at a 2023 FIBA Men’s U19 World Cup. The U.S. own a 2-0 record against Slovenia at the U19 World Cup.
The United States has won the competition eight times, including three of the last four competitions—in 2015, 2019 and 2021.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The most high-profile NBA Draft decision of the 2023 offseason came two hours and 56 minutes before the midnight deadline, as Purdue center Zach Edey announced on Twitter that he will return to Purdue for his senior season in 2023-24.
Edey announced his intention via his Twitter page, where he just posted the Tweet, “Run It Back”.
Edey becomes the second straight unanimous National Player of the Year to return to college after Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe returned for the 2022-23 season after sweeping all major awards in 2022.
The 7-foot, 4-inch Toronto native dominated college basketball during the 2022-23 season, winning all six major National Player of the Year accolades, being named the Big Ten Player of the Year, a first-team consensus All-American and becoming the first player in NCAA history with at least 750 points, 400 rebounds, 70 blocks and 50 assists in a season.
He averaged 22.3 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots per game a year ago, becoming the first collegiate player in 20 years to average at least 22 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks a game.
He ranked sixth nationally in scoring, second in rebounds, 19th in blocked shots and 21st in field goal percentage (.607), being one of five players in the last 30 years to rank in the top 25 of those four statistical categories in the same season (Saint Mary’s Omar Samhan – 2010; Central Michigan’s Chris Kaman – 2003; Pacific’s Michael Olowokandi – 1998; Tennessee State’s Carlos Rogers – 1994).
For his career, Edey has scored 1,533 points with 847 rebounds, 148 blocks and 106 assists, while shooting 61.9 percent from the field and 70.2 percent from the free throw line.
With Edey’s return, Purdue is ranked in the top five in the majority of the “early Top-25 polls” and expected to contend for a Big Ten title in 2024. Head coach Matt Painter returns all five starters and seven of the top-eight scorers from last year’s team that went 29-6 and won the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles. In addition, Camden Heide, Myles Colvin, Lance Jones and Will Berg are expected to play key roles during the upcoming season.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Basketball has announced that incoming Purdue basketball freshman Myles Colvin has been invited to participate in the 2023 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Cup Team training camp.
The athletes, age 19 years or younger, will compete June 11-13, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in hopes of being named to the 12-member team that will represent the USA at the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup for Men, held June 24 to July 2 in Debrecen, Hungary.
Athletes attending training camp were selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee.
Athletes eligible for this team must be U.S. citizens, born on or after January 1, 2004.
Colvin is one of 35 athletes selected to participate and is joined by Kanon Catchings as well as Amaree Abram, Mark Armstrong, Tobe Awaka, Freddie Dillione, Kylan Boswell, Josh Dix, Ven-Allen Lubin, Jackson Paveletzke, Kel’el Ware, Eric Dailey Jr., Omaha Bielew, Blake Buchanan, Mookie Cook, Jeremy Fears Jr., Trentyn Flowers, AJ Johnson, DeShwan Harris-Smith, Milan Momcilovic, Jackson Shelstad, Joseph Tugler and Cody Williams, Ace Bailey, Johnuel ‘Boogie’ Fland, Dylan Harper, Ian Jackson, Tre Johnson, Karter Knox, Tyler McKinley, Liam McNeeley, Asa Newell, Drake Powell, Derik Queen and Cameron Scott.
Purdue has been well-represented in the U19 World Cup. Two years ago, both Jaden Ivey and Caleb Furst won gold medals for Team USA while Zach Edey won bronze with Team Canada. Both Ivey and Edey were named to the FIBA U19 World Cup 5 All-Star Team with Chet Holmgren, Victor Wenbanyama and Serbia’s Nikola Jovic.
In 2019, Trevion Williams won gold with Team USA. Carsen Edwards won bronze with Team USA in 2017. Lastly, Caleb Swanigan won gold in 2014 in the U17 World Cup before winning gold in the 2015 U19 World Cup.
Colvin was ranked as the nation’s No. 58-ranked recruit via 247 Sports and No. 51 via Rivals after a standout career at Heritage Christian High School in Indianapolis. Colvin brings an electrifying style of basketball to West Lafayette next season. The 6-foot, 6-inch guard with a 6-foot, 10-inch wingspan averaged 19.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game as a senior, while shooting 45.0 percent from the field with 45, 3-pointers. He scored 35 points in a loss to 2A state champion Blackhawk Christian in February.
He recently finished as the runner-up at the Rocket Mortgage High School Slam Dunk Championship as part of Final Four festivities in Houston.
Colvin competed in the 2022 3×3 U18 World Championships with USA Basketball and turned eyes at the NBPA Top 100 Camp in June 2022. Colvin will be just 17 years old when he arrives in campus this summer.
PURDUE FOOTBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Football found out kickoff times for the first four games of the upcoming 2023 season Wednesday afternoon (May 31), as the Big Ten Conference and its television partners released start times and network designations for select contests.
The reigning Big Ten West Champions begin the Ryan Walters era welcoming Fresno State to West Lafayette (Sept. 2). Kicking off the 100th season at Ross-Ade Stadium, the opener is set for 12 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. The Boilermakers have another noon kickoff when they take their first road trip of the season, traveling to Blacksburg, Virginia to battle Virginia Tech on ESPN2 (Sept. 9).
Following the opening road contest, Purdue returns home for back-to-back weeks in primetime. The Boilermakers close out the non-conference portion of the schedule, hosting Syracuse under the lights with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff on NBC. Six days later, Purdue faces Wisconsin for the first Friday conference game in Ross-Ade Stadium history (Sept. 22). The conference opener for both teams begins at 7 p.m. ET on FS1.
Along with knowing details for the first four games, the Boilermakers also had potential start times narrowed down for three additional games. Closing out the month of September, Purdue squares off against Illinois in the annual Homecoming game and battle for the Cannon Trophy (Sept. 30). The matchup against Walters’ former team has kickoff time options of 3:30 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. ET or 7:30 p.m. ET, which will be announced at a later date.
The Boilermakers are visitors for two other Homecoming games, divisional contests at Iowa (Oct. 7) and at Nebraska (Oct. 28). Purdue’s road game at Iowa has been slated for a start time of 3:30 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. ET or 7:30 p.m. ET, while the game at Nebraska kicks off at either 12 p.m. ET, 3:30 p.m. ET or 4 p.m. ET. The time slot decisions will be made closer to each game day.
Kickoff times for the rest of Purdue’s games will be selected during the in-season selection process, either six or 12 days prior to each contest.
KICKOFF/TV TIMES ANNOUNCED (ALL TIMES ET)
Saturday, Sept. 2 | vs. Fresno State | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Saturday, Sept. 9 | at Virginia Tech | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
Saturday, Sept. 16 | vs. Syracuse | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
Friday, Sept. 22 | vs. Wisconsin | 7 p.m. | FS1
Saturday, Sept. 30 | vs. Illinois | 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. | TBD (Homecoming)
Saturday, Oct. 7 | at Iowa | 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. | TBD
Saturday, Oct. 28 | at Nebraska | 12 p.m. or 3:30 p.m./4 p.m. | TBD
IUPUI ATHLETICS
INDIANAPOLIS – Luke Bosso, a proven leader in the public sector, has been named athletic director for IUPUI, effective June 19.
Bosso, who currently serves as managing director of government advisory with Katz, Sapper & Miller, began his career with Indiana University Sports Properties and Learfield Sports. He returns to athletics following an extensive career leading policy and economic development initiatives for the state of Indiana, while also serving in volunteer leadership for the Horizon League.
“Luke’s passion for athletics and his deep relationships in Indianapolis and throughout the state will be an asset to our thriving athletics program, our student-athletes and our coaches,” IU President Pamela Whitten said. “As we transition to the future IU Indianapolis, his leadership will help ensure Jaguars Athletics grows as part of the fabric of our city.”
“Our athletics program links our campus community and city in countless ways,” Interim Chancellor and Executive Vice President Andrew R. Klein added. “Luke’s experience and his connections across the city of Indianapolis make him an ideal choice to establish Jaguars Athletics as one of our state’s leading programs for student-athletes.”
Prior roles for Bosso include deputy chief of staff for the Indiana Department of Child Services, and senior policy and operations director for Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. He additionally served as chief of staff for the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Chair of the local organizing committee of the Horizon League’s men’s and women’s basketball tournament, Bosso is on the board of directors of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and is a trustee with the Indianapolis Zoological Society.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from Franklin College.
“It is a true privilege to join the IU family, and I look forward to pursuing even greater experiences for our student-athletes, ensuring they not only secure a top-notch education but compete at the highest levels as representatives of one of our state’s premier athletics programs,” Bosso said.
IUPUI is home to downtown Indianapolis’ only Division I college sports program and is a member of the NCAA’s Horizon League, a Division I athletic conference with 10 member institutions. IUPUI student-athletes compete against Horizon League members in 18 sports.
Bosso joins IUPUI at a time of great transformation, as the campus prepares to operate as IU Indianapolis at the start of the 2024 academic year, with enhanced academic programs, science and research capabilities and the implementation of IU 2030, the strategic plan for Indiana University.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. – – As announced today by the Mid-American Conference and ESPN, the Ball State Cardinals will play at noon on the SEC Network in each of the first two weeks of the 2023 football season when they open at Kentucky on Sept. 2 and at Georgia on Sept. 9.
The Cardinals host their home opener a week later, Sept. 16, when they host Indiana State at 2:00 p.m., at Scheumann Stadium in a game televised on ESPN+.
Also announced Wednesday was the MAC schedule of midweek #MACtion games that includes a pair of Ball State road bouts in November – Wednesday, Nov. 1 at Bowling Green and Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Northern Illinois. Those games will kick off at either 7 or 7:30 p.m.
Every Cardinals game of the 2023 season will air on the Ball State Gainbridge Radio Network. Season-ticket information is available at BallStateSports.com. Call 888-BSU-TICKET for more information.
2023 Ball State Football Schedule
Sat., Sept. 2 – at Kentucky, Noon (SEC Network)
Sat., Sept. 9 – at Georgia, Noon (SEC Network)
Sat., Sept. 16 – Indiana State, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sat., Sept. 23 – Georgia Southern, TBD
Sat., Sept. 30 – at Western Michigan, TBD
Sat., Oct. 7 – at Eastern Michigan, TBD
Sat., Oct. 14 – Toledo, TBD
Sat., Oct. 21 – Central Michigan, TBD
Wed., Nov. 1 – at Bowling Green, 7 or 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Tue., Nov. 7 – at Northern Illinois, 7 or 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPNU or CBS Sports Network)
Sat., Nov. 18 – Kent State, TBD
Sat., Nov. 25 – Miami, TBD
Sat., Dec. 2 – MAC Championship (Ford Field/Detroit), Noon (ESPN)
NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – Glenn & Stacey Murphy Notre Dame Men’s Basketball Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry will make the trek out west to evaluate the best up-and-comers in the game. Starting June 11, Shrewsberry will serve as a court coach for the USA U19 Men’s National Team Training Camp at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Thirty-five promising young athletes will try out for the camp in hopes to make the 12-member squad ahead of the 2023 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup, scheduled for June 24-July 2 in Debrecen, Hungary.
Shrewsberry’s involvement marks the first time a Notre Dame men’s basketball head coach has been involved with USA basketball.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head women’s basketball coach Chad Killinger announced the addition of guard Kiley Bess to the program Wednesday.
“Kiley comes from a basketball family and it shows. She has an incredible work ethic, high basketball IQ and gives us another versatile player that can play a couple different positions,” Killinger said. “I’ve known about her since my days coaching in Moberly and have always had a great deal of respect for her family. She is someone that we expect to come in and provide some leadership while giving us another shooter on the perimeter. We are excited to watch her game continue to evolve and believe her experience will enhance our ability to move our program to another level.”
Bess, a 6-0 guard from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, comes to Terre Haute after spending the last three seasons at Saint Louis. She appeared in 34 games for the Billikens, making one start. After seeing limited playing time in the 2020-21 season as a freshman, Bess enjoyed a breakout sophomore season in 2021-22 where she averaged 6.5 points and 3.3 rebounds while making 1.4 3-pointers per game off the bench for SLU.
A season-ending injury in early February cut her 2021-22 campaign short, but Bess was able to return to the court to play in 10 games in the 2022-23 season for a Saint Louis team that won the A-10 Tournament and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. She had a season-high nine points and three rebounds in a road win at St. Bonaventure, knocking down 3-of-4 3-point attempts.
Bess’ sophomore season saw her emerge as one of the top options off the bench for Saint Louis, as she averaged nearly 25 minutes per game in 16 appearances. She scored in double-figures six times for the Billikens, including a career-high 18 points in a win over Southeast Missouri State. Bess also had a career-high six rebounds in the aforementioned against SEMO, one of 13 games in the 2021-22 season where she grabbed three or more boards. She made her first career start in an overtime win over St. Bonaventure, playing a career-high 43 minutes and finishing with 11 points, five rebounds and two assists. Bess had a stretch of three straight games where she dished out multiple assists, with SLU earning wins over St. Bonaventure and VCU in that span. Her 22 3-pointers were third-most on the Saint Louis roster, despite missing the final month of the season.
As a freshman, Bess appeared in eight games during the 2020-21 season. She scored the first point of her career against Fordham and made appearances in two of Saint Louis’ three WNIT games that season. Bess played limited minutes for a Billiken team that was 14-5 overall and 9-3 in A-10 play on their way to a postseason appearance.
Bess carved out a decorated high school career while at Poplar Bluff (Mo.) HS, where she finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,301 points. She also owns the school’s single-game scoring record with 50. Bess was an all-state selection as both a junior and senior, earned all-conference honors all four years and was a two-time conference player of the year. Poplar Bluff won the conference, district and sectional championship in her senior season, a campaign in which she was also a McDonald’s All-America nominee. She was ranked as the No. 350 player in the Class of 2020 by the All-Star Girls Report.
In addition to all her accolades on the court, Bess comes from a family well-versed to success in athletics. Her grandfather, Gene Bess, is the all-time winningest college basketball coach with 1,300 wins at Three Rivers College and was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this year. Bess’ father, Brian, is the current head coach and athletic director at Three Rivers, where he also played for two years. Her mother, Kacey (volleyball), and brother, Kolby (basketball), also played collegiately at Three Rivers.
Bess becomes the fourth college transfer, and second four-year college transfer, to sign with the Sycamores this season after Wisconsin transfer Savannah White and junior college transfers Deja Jones and Olivia Medford signed earlier this month. The three college transfers join four incoming freshmen who signed with Indiana State in November as part of this season’s signing class.
Indiana State Women’s Basketball 2023-24 Newcomers
Asia Donald // 5-9 // G // Hobart, Ind. // Hobart HS
Kiley Bess // 6-0 // G // Poplar Bluff, Mo. // Poplar Bluff HS/Saint Louis
Deja Jones // 5-9 // G // San Antonio, Texas // East Central HS/Cochise College
Olivia Medford // 5-11 // G // Rockville Centre, N.Y. // Long Island Lutheran HS/Monroe College
Jailah Pelly // 5-9 // G // Belleville, Ill. // O’Fallon Township HS
Keslyn Secrist // 5-10 // G // Draper, Va. // Pulaski County HS
Saige Stahl // 6-1 // F // Seymour, Ind. // Columbus East HS
Savannah White // 6-2 // G // St. Paul, Minn. // DeLaSalle HS/Wisconsin
U OF I BASEBALL
GREENSBORO, N.C. – With the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds heading to Cary, N.C. for the NCAA Championship, they are doing it with some more accolades as the dynamic duo of Drew Donaldson and Caleb Vaughn have been named to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II Midwest All-Region First Team.
The ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-America teams will be announced the evening of Friday, June 2 immediately following the Opening Banquet at the 2023 NCAA Div. II World Series in Cary, North Carolina. First Team All-Region selections are eligible for All-America honors.
Donaldson has put up a season that many can only wish for, batting .418 with an OPS of 1.218. His outstanding batting average has landed him at No. 24 nationally for the stat. That is not the only category where Drewby is a force at, being among the best of the best in doubles, triples, runs scored and total bases. Donaldson found himself a spot in the record books as well, setting a new single season runs scored record as well, program mark for total bases in a season.
For Vaughn, his electric year has come on the base paths, setting a new single season record for stolen bases and becoming the first Greyhound to ever swipe 40 bags in a season. That 43 stolen base mark (and counting) placed him among some of the best base thieves in the country, landing him in the top-ten in that category. Outside of his blazing speed, Vaughn was quality from the plate, batting .346 with a 1.029 OPS, with a trio of three-baggers, 15 doubles and eight dingers.
The pair of Vaughn and Donaldson are the 30th and 31st Greyhounds to earn the honor, the last being Xavier Rivas from the 2022 campaign.
Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 15,000 members represent all 50 states and 40 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.
MARIAN SOFTBALL
Louisville, Ky. – On Tuesday May 30, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) released the 2023 All-Region Teams, showing Marian University with representation on both the First and Second NAIA Region VI Teams. Shortstop Savannah Harweger was named to the Region VI First Team, while pitcher Olivia Stunkel and first baseman Sierra Norman were named to the Second Team.
Savannah Harweger had a record-setting season for the Marian softball team, as the senior attacked the plate with a vengeance as she earned NAIA NFCA First Team Region VI honors. Harweger was the 2023 Crossroads League Player of the Year and was named to the All-Crossroads League Gold Glove team, leading Marian with a .484 batting average. The fourth-year player led Marian in hits with 106 which set a new single season record, while in the field she recorded 128 assists to her 84 putouts, breaking the Marian single season assists record. Harweger had hitting streaks of 27 and 17 games during the season, and ended the year with an active 19-game on-base streak. The shortstop totaled 11 doubles, three triples, and six home runs at the plate leading to 38 RBI, while also stealing a new single season record 32 bases.
Olivia Stunkel had another dominant season for the Marian softball team, as the sophomore was named to the NAIA NFCA Second Team in Region VI. The Crossroads League Pitcher of the Year led Marian in wins on the season with a record of 25-5, collecting three saves as she posted an ERA of 1.68. Stunkel logged 174.2 innings in the circle and made 31 starts, striking out 167 batters on the year.
Sierra Norman was named the the NAIA NFCA Region VI Second Team, as the first baseman posted another strong season for the Knights. Norman started every game for Marian at first base, setting a record of her own as she broke the single season putouts mark with 399. Norman posted a batting average of .347 this season and led the Knights in RBI and home runs with 57 and 12, respectively. Norman carried an on-base percentage of .426 in her 223 plate appearances, and posted a slugging percentage of .611 on the season.
Marian finished their historic 2023 season on May 30, finishing fourth at the NAIA Softball World Series with a final record of 52-9.
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SPORTS EXTRA
MLB STANDINGS
| American League | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Tampa Bay | 40 | 18 | .690 | – | 26 – 6 | 14 – 12 | 13 – 8 | 9 – 1 | 4 – 2 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| Baltimore | 35 | 21 | .625 | 4 | 17 – 12 | 18 – 9 | 11 – 7 | 11 – 5 | 8 – 6 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| NY Yankees | 34 | 24 | .586 | 6 | 19 – 13 | 15 – 11 | 10 – 10 | 7 – 6 | 8 – 5 | 6 – 4 | L 1 |
| Toronto | 29 | 27 | .518 | 10 | 14 – 10 | 15 – 17 | 6 – 15 | 10 – 3 | 5 – 4 | 4 – 6 | L 1 |
| Boston | 28 | 27 | .509 | 10.5 | 15 – 13 | 13 – 14 | 7 – 7 | 7 – 2 | 5 – 5 | 3 – 7 | L 3 |
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Minnesota | 29 | 27 | .518 | – | 16 – 12 | 13 – 15 | 6 – 7 | 10 – 6 | 5 – 4 | 4 – 6 | W 1 |
| Detroit | 26 | 28 | .481 | 2 | 14 – 13 | 12 – 15 | 2 – 14 | 9 – 4 | 4 – 5 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| Cleveland | 25 | 30 | .455 | 3.5 | 12 – 15 | 13 – 15 | 5 – 7 | 6 – 9 | 8 – 5 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 23 | 35 | .397 | 7 | 13 – 15 | 10 – 20 | 2 – 11 | 12 – 11 | 4 – 6 | 4 – 6 | L 1 |
| Kansas City | 17 | 39 | .304 | 12 | 8 – 21 | 9 – 18 | 2 – 5 | 5 – 12 | 3 – 9 | 3 – 7 | L 1 |
| West | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Texas | 35 | 20 | .636 | – | 16 – 8 | 19 – 12 | 6 – 4 | 7 – 2 | 11 – 5 | 7 – 3 | L 1 |
| Houston | 32 | 23 | .582 | 3 | 15 – 13 | 17 – 10 | 4 – 2 | 7 – 9 | 10 – 5 | 6 – 4 | L 1 |
| LA Angels | 30 | 27 | .526 | 6 | 15 – 13 | 15 – 14 | 8 – 9 | 7 – 5 | 9 – 7 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| Seattle | 29 | 27 | .518 | 6.5 | 17 – 15 | 12 – 12 | 3 – 6 | 5 – 5 | 11 – 5 | 7 – 3 | W 1 |
| Oakland | 12 | 46 | .207 | 24.5 | 7 – 24 | 5 – 22 | 1 – 9 | 3 – 3 | 4 – 23 | 2 – 8 | L 1 |
| National League | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Atlanta | 33 | 23 | .589 | – | 15 – 14 | 18 – 9 | 12 – 5 | 6 – 0 | 4 – 6 | 4 – 6 | W 1 |
| Miami | 29 | 27 | .518 | 4 | 15 – 12 | 14 – 15 | 8 – 12 | 5 – 4 | 9 – 9 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| NY Mets | 29 | 27 | .518 | 4 | 14 – 9 | 15 – 18 | 11 – 8 | 2 – 7 | 8 – 8 | 6 – 4 | W 2 |
| Philadelphia | 25 | 30 | .455 | 7.5 | 14 – 10 | 11 – 20 | 3 – 6 | 6 – 4 | 6 – 10 | 4 – 6 | L 3 |
| Washington | 24 | 32 | .429 | 9 | 11 – 17 | 13 – 15 | 5 – 8 | 4 – 3 | 7 – 9 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Milwaukee | 29 | 26 | .527 | – | 16 – 12 | 13 – 14 | 3 – 0 | 5 – 4 | 7 – 13 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 28 | 27 | .509 | 1 | 12 – 13 | 16 – 14 | 2 – 1 | 7 – 4 | 9 – 6 | 4 – 6 | W 2 |
| Cincinnati | 26 | 29 | .473 | 3 | 14 – 14 | 12 – 15 | 7 – 9 | 8 – 8 | 2 – 4 | 7 – 3 | W 5 |
| St. Louis | 25 | 32 | .439 | 5 | 12 – 16 | 13 – 16 | 0 – 3 | 9 – 8 | 7 – 10 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 24 | 31 | .436 | 5 | 15 – 16 | 9 – 15 | 6 – 10 | 3 – 8 | 5 – 5 | 4 – 6 | L 1 |
| West | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| LA Dodgers | 34 | 23 | .596 | – | 19 – 8 | 15 – 15 | 8 – 4 | 11 – 9 | 12 – 7 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| Arizona | 33 | 23 | .589 | 0.5 | 18 – 12 | 15 – 11 | 6 – 6 | 6 – 3 | 15 – 9 | 7 – 3 | W 4 |
| San Francisco | 28 | 28 | .500 | 5.5 | 16 – 13 | 12 – 15 | 9 – 7 | 9 – 5 | 2 – 7 | 6 – 4 | L 2 |
| San Diego | 25 | 30 | .455 | 8 | 12 – 15 | 13 – 15 | 8 – 7 | 4 – 6 | 9 – 9 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| Colorado | 24 | 33 | .421 | 10 | 15 – 14 | 9 – 19 | 11 – 10 | 8 – 7 | 3 – 9 | 5 – 5 | L 3 |
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1920 Babe Ruth, an accomplished hurler, acquired from Red Sox in the offseason for his hitting prowess, bats cleanup in the Yankees’ lineup and wins, giving up four runs when he tosses four innings as the starter in the team’s 14-7 victory over the Senators at the Polo Grounds. During his 15 seasons with New York, the ‘Sultan of Swat’ will take the mound just five times for the club, including a complete-game victory in 1933.
(Ed. Note: The 25-year-old slugger compiled a 94-46 won-loss record and a 2.28 ERA in 163 mound appearances with Boston. -LP)
1923 The Giants pound the Phillies at the Baker Bowl, 22-8. The Philadelphia contest marks the first time a team has scored in every inning of a game this century.
1925 Lou Gehrig, making the only appearance as a pinch-hitter in his 17-year career, begins his streak of playing in 2,130 straight games when he comes off the Yankee bench to hit for rookie infielder Pee-Wee Wanninger. Ironically, Wanninger is the player who ended a consecutive-game streak of 1,307 consecutive games when he started the May 5th contest in place of Everett Scott, the team’s regular shortstop.
1937 White Sox right-hander Bill Dietrich, facing 29 batters, no-hits the Browns, 8-0, in a one-hour and 48-minute contest At Comiskey Park. The 27-year-old ‘Bullfrog,’ who will pitch 16 seasons for three American League teams, compiling a 108-128 record, is the tenth Pale Hose hurler to accomplish the feat in franchise history.
1939 Four years after participating in the first major league night game as the visiting team in Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, the Phillies host their first evening tilt, bowing to Pittsburgh at Shibe Park, 5-2. The team’s loss to the Bucs is not the first MLB contest played at night in Philadelphia or at Shibe Park because the A’s, who share the ballpark with the NL team, lost to Cleveland playing under the lights two weeks ago in the first night game in American League history.
1939 Speaking to the Knights of Columbus in Cleveland, Yankee coach Johnny Schulte shares a team secret, telling the group of Lou Gehrig’s scheduled examination at the Mayo Clinic. At first, the ailing first baseman denies the statement as a rumor but, in a few days, confirms the impending visit to Rochester, Minnesota.
1939 Only 487 people attend the Browns’ 10-7 loss to the A’s at Sportsman’s Park. The last-place club will finish the season with the lowest attendance in the American League, attracting only 109,159 patrons, compared to the NL Cardinals, their tenants, drawing nearly four times as many fans this year.
1941 In front of the largest crowd in the American League this season, Johnny Sturm hits his first major league homer, an eighth-inning two-run blast into the right-field stands at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. The round-tripper, which breaks a 1-1 deadlock, begins a streak in which one or more Yankees will hit a home run in 24 consecutive games, a record that lasts for 53 years.
1941 New York right fielder Mel Ott’s 400th home run and 1500th career run help beat Cincinnati at the Polo Grounds, 3-2. ‘Master Melvin’ will finish his 22-year career with the Giants, hitting 511 home runs, the third-most in major league history, when he retires.
1954 The Indians obtain Vic Wertz from the Orioles for Bob Chakales, a right-handed hurler who had compiled a 6-8 record during his four years with Cleveland. Tribe skipper Al Lopez plans to move the 29-year-old outfielder to first base to fill in for an ailing Al Rosen.
1955 Duke Snider blasts three home runs off different Braves’ hurlers, accounting for six runs in the Dodgers’ 11-8 win over Milwaukee. Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, and Roy Campanella also go deep in the Ebbets Field’s contest, helping Brooklyn set a franchise record with six home runs.
1961 After playing just six games with the Braves, the team trades Billy Martin to the Twins for Billy Consolo. The fiery infielder will finish his 11-year career in the Twin Cities, spending the next eight years with the organization in various capacities, including managing the club to a first-place finish in 1969.
1962 In the nightcap of a twin bill at Shibe Park, Don Drysdale beats the Phillies for the 13th consecutive time, continuing a streak that started four seasons ago. However, after today’s victory, the Dodger right-hander will drop his next seven decisions against Philadelphia.
1964 The exhibition game with their Williamsport farm club is rained out, much to the delight of the Mets. The team finished a ten-hour marathon at 11:25 p.m, dropping a twin bill to the Giants yesterday, 5-3 and 8-6, including a 23-inning nightcap.
1966 Ron Santo, who will establish a modern-day Cubs mark by hitting in 28 consecutive games, goes hitless the day after the streak begins, but his run at the record stays intact. The Cubs’ infielder receives four walks and is hit by a pitch in his five plate appearances, keeping his one-game streak alive in the team’s 4-3 loss to Philadelphia at Connie Mack Stadium.
1975 California right-hander Nolan Ryan’s 100th career victory is memorable when he no-hits the Orioles at Anaheim Stadium, 1-0. The Angels’ fireballer ties Sandy Koufax’s big-league mark, notching his fourth career no-hitter.
1976 In his final start, after forcing the Twins to trade him, Bert Blyleven is serenaded by fans with a “Bye, Bye, Blyleven” chant. The unpopular right-hander will be reacquired by Minnesota in 1985, helping the team win a World Series two seasons later before becoming a very popular broadcaster in the Twin Cities.
1987 Thanks to Indian hurler Phil Niekro’s 9-6 win over the Tigers, the Niekro brothers pass the Perrys (Gaylord and Jim) with 530 combined victories. Phil and Joe will end their careers with 539 wins, making them the most successful sibling combination in major league history.
1992 The Astros use their top pick, the No. 1 overall selection, to draft Cal State Fullerton infielder Phil Nevin over Derek Jeter, a shortstop from Kalamazoo Central High who will be drafted sixth overall by the Yankees. Houston, aware of the huge bonuses given to the previous top draft picks, possibly did not select the future Hall of Famer because the team believed the high school standout was seeking compensation of at least $1 million to forego playing baseball at the University of Michigan.
1995 The Diamondbacks named Joe Garagiola Jr. as the team’s first general manager. The son of the former major league catcher and TV personality will stay in the post until 2005 when he leaves Arizona to become MLB’s Senior Vice President of baseball operations.
1997 Billy the Marlin’s head, missing since Navy SEAL Lou Langlais, dressed as the mascot, lost the costume’s five-pound head to a gust of wind when parachuting during the team’s Opening Day ceremonies two months ago, resurfaces at Pro Player Stadium. Victor Rowe and Mike Zinniger, rewarded by the team with season tickets for returning the noggin, spotted the five-pound appendage, unscathed, aside from a scratch on the neck, on a retaining wall yesterday while traveling on the Florida Turnpike a few miles from the stadium.
1997 When Wilton Guerrero scurries to pick up pieces of his shattered bat after grounding out to start the game, home plate ump Steve Ripley becomes suspicious and discovers that the rookie used an altered bat. Crew chief Bruce Froemming immediately ejects the Dodgers’ second baseman from the contest, and the 21-year-old infielder will also receive an eight-day suspension and a $1,000 fine for his use of a corked bat.
2000 As owners struggle over realignment, the players’ association suggests a more straightforward plan which only moves the Astros from the NL Central to the AL West, thus creating two 15-team leagues. The owners’ ideas would include the newest franchises, Devil Rays and the Diamondbacks, switching circuits, eliminating the NL wild-card, and the AL Central, which consists of six teams with only four to go along with six divisions.
2001 Tomo Ohka, throwing just 77 pitches, 59 of which are strikes, becomes the first Pawtucket Red Sox pitcher to throw a perfect game and the third in the 118-year history of the International League when he beats the Charlotte Knights, 2-0. In 2003, at the same Rhode Island ballpark, Bronson Arroyo will duplicate the feat when he retires all 27 batters he faces in a 7-0 victory over the Buffalo Bisons at McCoy Stadium.
2001 Hurling less than five innings as the starting pitcher, CC Sabathia is awarded the win in the Tribe’s 7-4 triumph over New York. Since the Indians did not record an out in the sixth, the rookie right-hander is credited with the victory because rules allow a starter to be eligible for a win in a rain-shortened game even if he only pitches four innings.
2003 After being taunted by Twinkie-waving fans in the left-field bleachers, the not-so-svelte Lance Berkman, during a pitching change in the seventh inning, gestures to his Wrigley Field tormentors to throw him one of the sponge cake snacks, which he promptly chows down, much to the delight of the crowd. The Astro outfielder goes deep in the next inning, hitting a sugar-fueled two-run home run in the team’s 9-3 win over the Cubs.
2003 In the Blue Jays’ 11-8 victory over Boston at the SkyDome, Roy Halladay gives up seven doubles, five of them in the third inning. Red Sox players hitting two-baggers in the third frame include Bill Mueller, Todd Walker, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, and Trot Nixon.
2005 The Houston Chronicle prints an obituary for the last-place Astros after the team finishes the season’s first two months with a 19-32 won-loss record. The club, finishing 14 games out, will win the National League pennant as the Wild Card, being swept in World Series by the White Sox.
2007 After being ejected from the game against the Chattanooga Lookouts, Mississippi Braves manager Phillip Wellman kicks dirt on home plate and then proceeds to draw the umpire’s strike zone in the soil before tossing third base into the outfield. Crawling to the mound, the minor-league skipper continues his tirade, throwing the rosin bag like a hand grenade at the ump, and then literally takes second base when he exits AT&T Field.
2008 Mike Lieberthal, signing a one-day contract for a mere four dollars, can retire happily as a member of the Phillies. The team’s popular former backstop, who spent the first 13 of his 14 major league seasons with Philadelphia, throws out the ceremonial first pitch, receiving a loud cheer from the large crowd at Citizens Bank Park.
2009 In a 5-2 victory over the Indians at Progressive Field, the Yankees set a major league record by playing 18 straight games without committing an error. The new mark, which surpasses a string put together by the 2006 Red Sox, will end tomorrow when Bronx Bomber backstop Jorge Posada throws the ball into center field trying to gun down a would-be base stealer.
2011 Francisco Cordero becomes the twenty-second reliever in major league history to record 300 saves when he tosses a perfect ninth inning to nail down the Reds’ 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Milwaukee. The 36-year-old closer notched 60 of his saves while playing two seasons with the Brewers before signing as a free agent with Cincinnati in 2008.
2011 Stunning the crowd, Teddy, it appears, has finally won a President’s Race at Nationals Park, ending his winless streak. Unfortunately, because TR sped into first place riding a Segway, he is quickly and emphatically disqualified by Screech, the team’s mascot.
2012 Johan Santana, who did not pitch last year due to shoulder surgery performed at the end of the 2010 season, no-hits the Cardinals at Citi Field, 8-0, thanks to the third base ump’s blown call on a fair ball and an outstanding defensive play by outfielder Mike Baxter. The 33-year-old two-time Cy Young Award winner’s 134-pitch effort ends the Mets’ streak of over fifty seasons, spanning 8,020 games, without a no-hitter.
2020 New York Supreme Court Justice Robert D. Kalish dismisses Lenny Dykstra’s defamation lawsuit against Ron Darling, ruling the revelation could not damage the player’s already tarnished reputation. The dispute follows the publication of 108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game, where the former Mets’ pitcher alleged the plaintiff shouted racist remarks toward Red Sox starter Oil Can Boyd before Game 3 of the 1986 World Series.
2021 Bob Melvin, at the helm since 2011, surpasses Hall of Famer and current White Sox pilot Tony La Russa for most managerial victories in Oakland A’s history. The team’s 12-6 triumph over the Marlins at T-Mobile Park garners the two-time Manager of the Year (2007 Diamondbacks, 2012 A’s) his 799th win as the skipper of the west coast club.
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
4 – 30
June 1, 1917 – Hank Gowdy, the Boston Braves first baseman was first active MLB player to enlist for service in World War I. His bravery and patriotism transcends even that as he was also the only player to fight in both World War I and II. Interesting facts about Gowdy are that played with both the Braves and the New York Giants teams at two different times from 1910-1930. He was a member of the 1914 World Series champion Braves, batting a clutch .545 in the series, and hitting the only home run in the series. He was reknown as a strong defensive catcher. Gowdy hit .270 in his career, and had 322 runs batted in. After his playing career, Gowdy coached with three different teams in the majors. Hank had received votes in 17 years for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but was never inducted, at least not yet, keep plugging away for this legend to get in.
June 1, 1918 – Frank Baker turned a rare game winning triple play to help preserve a New York Yankees 5-4 victory over the Chicago White. The feat was even more dramatic as being down by one the Sox had loaded the bases in 9th with no outs when Chick Gandil hit a screaming liner to Baker.
June 1, 1925 – Future New York Yankees Hall of Famer and Number 4, Lou Gehrig pinch hit for shortstop Pee-Wee Wanninge in a 5-3 loss to Washington. It doesn’t sound like much but that game was his first of a record 2,130 consecutive games. The original Iron Man.
June 1, 1943 – Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Rip Sewell, Number 30 patented his “eephus” or “blooper ball” pitch. This was the weapon of choice that aided him to a 20-win campaign that season.
TV THURSDAY
| COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES | TIME ET | TV |
| Tennessee vs Alabama | 12:00pm | ESPN |
| Oklahoma vs Stanford | 2:30pm | ESPN |
| Florida State vs Oklahoma State | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| Washington vs Utah | 9:30pm | ESPN |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| LPGA: Mizuho Americas Open | 11:00am | GOLF |
| PGA: Memorial | 2:00pm | GOLF |
| MLB REGULAR SEASON GAMES | TIME ET | TV |
| Milwaukee at Toronto | 1:07pm | MLBN Bally Sports Sportsnet |
| Philadelphia at NY Mets | 1:10pm | MLBN NBCS-PHI SNY |
| San Diego at Miami | 1:10pm | Bally Sports |
| Colorado at Arizona | 3:40pm | MLBN ATTSN-RM Bally Sports |
| Cincinnati at Boston | 7:10pm | Bally Sports NESN |
| Cleveland at Minnesota | 7:40pm | Bally Sports |
| LA Angels at Houston | 8:10pm | FS1 ATTSN-SW Bally Sports |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| NBA Finals Game 1: Miami at Denver | 8:30pm | ABC |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Argentina Primera División: Sarmiento vs Newell’s Old Boys | 7:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Gold Cup: Cuba vs TBA | 7:30pm | FS1 |
| Argentina Primera División: Arsenal vs Boca Juniors | 8:30pm | Paramount+ |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Connecticut vs Minnesota | 8:00pm | AMZN |