“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 2
ANDERSON (0-1) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (0-1)
ANDREAN (0-1) AT VALPARAISO (0-1)
ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP AT CROWN POINT (1-0)
ATTICA (0-1) AT TRI-COUNTY (0-1)
BATESVILLE (1-0) AT MILAN (1-0)
BEECH GROVE (0-1) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (0-1)
BEN DAVIS (0-1) AT AVON (0-1)
BLACKFORD (0-1) AT FREMONT (0-1)
BLOOMINGTON NORTH (0-1) AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (0-1)
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (1-0) AT MARTINSVILLE (1-0)
BLUFFTON (1-0) AT MANCHESTER (0-1)
BREBEUF JESUIT (0-1) AT TRI-WEST (1-0)
BRONSON (MICH.) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (1-0)
BROWNSBURG (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (1-0)
CALUMET (1-0) AT RIVER FOREST (1-0)
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-1) AT UNION COUNTY (0-1)
CARMEL (1-0) AT WESTFIELD (1-0)
CARROLL (FLORA) (1-0) AT RIVERTON PARKE (1-0)
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (0-1) AT CENTER GROVE (0-1)
CASTLE (1-0) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (1-0)
CHARLESTOWN (0-1) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (1-0)
CHESTERTON (1-0) AT HAMMOND MORTON (0-1)
CINCINNATI MOELLER (OHIO) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (0-1)
CLARKSVILLE (0-1) AT WEST WASHINGTON (0-1)
CLOVERDALE (0-1) AT EDINBURGH (0-1)
COLUMBIA CITY (1-0) AT PLYMOUTH (1-0)
COLUMBUS EAST (0-1) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (1-0)
CONCORD (1-0) AT JIMTOWN (0-1)
CONNERSVILLE (1-0) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (1-0)
CORYDON CENTRAL (0-1) AT PAOLI (1-0)
COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-1) AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (0-1)
COVINGTON (1-0) AT SOUTH NEWTON (1-0)
CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-1) AT BROWN COUNTY (1-0)
DECATUR CENTRAL (0-1) AT NEW PALESTINE (1-0)
DELPHI (1-0) AT TWIN LAKES (0-1)
DELTA (1-0) AT NORWELL (0-1)
EAST CENTRAL (1-0) AT HARRISON (OHIO)
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-1) AT GARY WEST (1-0)
EAST NOBLE (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (0-1)
EASTERN GREENE (0-1) AT NORTH KNOX (0-1)
EASTERN HANCOCK (1-0) AT NORTH DECATUR (1-0)
EASTSIDE (1-0) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (0-1)
EATON (OHIO) AT RICHMOND (0-1)
EDWARDSBURG (MICH.) AT JOHN GLENN (1-0)
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (0-1) AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-1)
EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-1) AT JASPER (0-1)
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (1-0) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (0-1)
EVANSVILLE REITZ (1-0) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (1-0)
FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-0) AT CLINTON CENTRAL (1-0)
FLOYD CENTRAL (0-1) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (0-1)
FOREST PARK (1-0) AT PERRY CENTRAL (0-1)
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (1-0) AT EASTBROOK (0-1)
FORT WAYNE LUERS (0-1) AT NEW HAVEN (0-1)
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-0) AT HUNTINGTON NORTH (1-0)
FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-1) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (0-1)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (0-1) AT CRAWFORDSVILLE (1-0)
FRANKFORT (0-1) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (0-1)
FRANKLIN CENTRAL (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (1-0)
GALLATIN COUNTY (KY.) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (1-0)
GARRETT (1-0) AT DEKALB (1-0)
GREENSBURG (0-1) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (1-0)
GRIFFITH (1-0) AT MUNSTER (0-1)
GUERIN CATHOLIC (1-0) AT LEBANON (1-0)
HAGERSTOWN (0-1) AT CENTERVILLE (1-0)
HAMMOND CENTRAL (1-0) AT THORNTON FRACTIONAL SOUTH (ILL.)
HANOVER CENTRAL (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (1-0)
HERITAGE (1-0) AT FAIRFIELD (1-0)
HERITAGE HILLS (1-0) AT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (KY.)
ILLINOIS HOMESCHOOL (ILL.) AT LAKE STATION (0-1)
INDIAN CREEK (0-1) AT GREENWOOD (0-1)
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (0-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS TECH (0-1)
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (1-0) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (1-0)
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-0) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-0)
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (0-1) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (1-0)
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-0) AT MACONAQUAH (1-0)
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-0) AT PARK TUDOR (1-0)
JEFFERSONVILLE (0-1) AT SEYMOUR (1-0)
KANKAKEE VALLEY (1-0) AT WHEELER (0-1)
LAFAYETTE JEFF (1-0) AT MICHIGAN CITY (0-1)
LAKE CENTRAL (1-0) AT GRAND RAPIDS CATHOLIC (MICH.)
LAKELAND (1-0) AT CHURUBUSCO (0-1)
LAPEL (1-0) AT FRANKTON (0-1)
LAWRENCE CENTRAL (0-1) AT ZIONSVILLE (0-1)
LAWRENCE NORTH (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (1-0)
LEO (1-0) AT ANGOLA (0-1)
LEWIS CASS (0-1) AT NORTHFIELD (0-1)
LOGANSPORT (1-0) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (0-1)
LOWELL (0-1) AT LAPORTE (0-1)
MADISON-GRANT (1-0) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (0-1)
MERRILLVILLE (1-0) AT HOBART (0-1)
MISHAWAKA MARIAN (0-1) AT CULVER ACADEMY (1-0)
MISSISSINEWA (1-0) AT MARION (1-0)
MITCHELL (0-1) AT SPRINGS VALLEY (1-0)
MONROE CENTRAL (1-0) AT UNION CITY (0-1)
MONROVIA (1-0) AT LINTON (0-1)
MOORESVILLE (1-0) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-1)
MOUNT CARMEL (ILL.) AT GIBSON SOUTHERN (1-0)
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-1) AT FRANKLIN (1-0)
MUNCIE CENTRAL (0-1) AT YORKTOWN (1-0)
NEW CASTLE (0-1) AT JAY COUNTY (1-0)
NEW PRAIRIE (1-0) AT GOSHEN (0-1)
NOBLESVILLE (1-0) AT HOMESTEAD (0-1)
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (0-1) AT NORTH DAVIESS (0-1)
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-1) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (1-0)
NORTH JUDSON (1-0) AT LAVILLE (0-1)
NORTH MONTGOMERY (0-1) AT CASCADE (1-0)
NORTH NEWTON (0-1) AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL (0-1)
NORTH PUTNAM (1-0) AT SOUTHMONT (1-0)
NORTH WHITE (0-1) AT CASTON (0-1)
NORTHEASTERN (1-0) AT TRI (1-0)
NORTHRIDGE (0-1) AT ELKHART (0-1)
NORTHVIEW (1-0) AT GREENCASTLE (0-1)
NORTHWESTERN (1-0) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (0-1)
OAK HILL (1-0) AT SOUTHWOOD (0-1)
PARIS (ILL.) AT NORTH VERMILLION (1-0)
PENN (1-0) AT MISHAWAKA (1-0)
PERU (0-1) AT WHITKO (0-1)
PHALEN ACADEMY AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-1)
PIKE (1-0) AT FISHERS (1-0)
PIKE CENTRAL (1-0) AT TECUMSEH (0-1)
PIONEER (1-0) AT KNOX (0-1)
PLAINFIELD (1-0) AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (1-0)
PORTAGE (1-0) AT NORTHWOOD (1-0)
PRINCETON (0-1) AT NORTH POSEY (1-0)
PROVIDENCE (1-0) AT LOUISVILLE HOLY CROSS (KY.)
PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (0-1) AT DANVILLE (0-1)
ROCHESTER (1-0) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (1-0)
SALEM (1-0) AT SILVER CREEK (1-0)
SCOTTSBURG (0-1) AT NORTH HARRISON (0-1)
SEEGER (0-1) AT BENTON CENTRAL (0-1)
SHELBYVILLE (1-0) AT RUSHVILLE (0-1)
SHERIDAN (0-1) AT NORTH MIAMI (1-0)
SOUTH ADAMS (0-1) AT BELLMONT (0-1)
SOUTH BEND RILEY (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (1-0)
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-0) AT BOONE GROVE (0-1)
SOUTH DEARBORN (1-0) AT MADISON (1-0)
SOUTH DECATUR (0-1) AT SHENANDOAH (1-0)
SOUTH SPENCER (1-0) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (0-1)
SOUTH VERMILLION (1-0) AT SULLIVAN (1-0)
SOUTHPORT (0-1) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (0-1)
SOUTHRIDGE (0-1) AT BOONVILLE (0-1)
SOUTHSIDE HOMESCHOOL AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (0-1)
SPEEDWAY (0-1) AT OWEN VALLEY (0-1)
TAYLOR (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-1)
TAYLOR (OHIO) AT LAWRENCEBURG (0-1)
TELL CITY (1-0) AT EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-0)
TIPTON (1-0) AT ELWOOD (1-0)
TRITON (1-0) AT BREMEN (0-1)
TRITON CENTRAL (0-1) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (0-1)
WABASH (0-1) AT ALEXANDRIA (1-0)
WARSAW (1-0) AT WARREN CENTRAL (1-0)
WASHINGTON (1-0) AT EDGEWOOD (1-0)
WES-DEL (0-1) AT TRI-CENTRAL (0-1)
WEST CENTRAL (0-1) AT CULVER (1-0)
WEST LAFAYETTE (0-1) AT MCCUTCHEON (0-1)
WEST NOBLE (1-0) AT WAWASEE (0-1)
WEST VIGO (0-1) AT PARKE HERITAGE (0-1)
WESTERN (0-1) AT WESTERN BOONE (1-0)
WHITELAND (1-0) AT KOKOMO (0-1)
WHITING (1-0) AT HIGHLAND (0-1)
WINAMAC (1-0) AT FRONTIER (1-0)
WINCHESTER (0-1) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (1-0)
WOODLAN (0-1) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (0-1)
USA TODAY/NETWORK INDIANA FOOTBALL POLLS WEEK 2
6A
1 WESTFIELD
2 CROWN POINT
3 CATHEDRAL
4 WARREN CENTRAL
5 HAMILTON SE
6 BROWNSBURG
7 CENTER GROVE
8 BEN DAVIS
9 CARMEL
10 PENN
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: FISHERS 7. LAWRENCE NORTH 6. COLUMBUS NORTH 3. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 1.
5A
1 MERRILLVILLE
2 WHITELAND
3 EAST CENTRAL
4 WARSAW
5 VALPO
6 DECATUR CENTRAL
7 CASTLE
8 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
9 BLOOMINGTON NORTH
10 PLAINFIELD
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: CONCORD 40. LAFAYETTE JEFF 12. MICHIGAN CITY 3. KOKOMO 1.
4A
1 NEW PALESTINE
2 BISHOP CHATARD
3 NEW PRAIRIE
4 MISHAWAKA
5 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL
6 EVANSVILLE REITZ
7 NORTHWOOD
8 BREBEUF
9 MARTINSVILLE
10 LEO
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MOORESVILLE 13. RONCALLI 13. HANOVER CENTRAL 6. EAST NOBLE 4.
3A
1 HERITAGE HILLS
2 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
3 GIBSON SOUTHERN
4 GUERIN CATHOLIC
5 BATESVILLE
6 TRI-WEST
7 KNOX
8 TIPPECANOE VALLEY
9 WEST LAFAYETTE
10 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS 14. LAWRENCEBURG 13. DELTA 11. GARRETT 8. FAIRFIELD 8. MISSISSINEWA 4. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 2. MACONAQUAH 2. WEST NOBLE 1.
2A
1 INDY LUTHERAN
2 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
3 NORTH POSEY
4 EASTERN HANCOCK
5 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL
6 SOUTHMONT
7 TRITON CENTRAL
8 LINTON STOCKTON
9 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN
10 WESTERN BOONE
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: LAPEL 20. BLUFFTON 17. ROCHESTER 15. ANDREAN 9. ALEXANDRIA 9. CENTERVILLE 3. PAOLI 3. MONROVIA 2. TELL CITY 1. ADAMS CENTRAL 1.
1A
1 SOUTH PUTNAM
2 NORTH JUDSON
3 NORTH DECATUR
4 PROVIDENCE
5 CARROLL FLORA
6 TRITON
7 SHERIDAN
8 SPRINGS VALLEY
9 MADISON GRANT
10 MONROE CENTRAL
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MILAN 8. LAVILLE 5. PIONEER 3. TRI 2. FOREST PARK 2.
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REPORTED SCORES
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 2 W. CENTRAL 0
BREMEN 3 OREGON DAVIS 1
NORTH JUDSON 3 TRI-TOWNSHIP 0
COVINGTON 3 HOOPESTON 0
BENTON CENTRAL 3 CLINTON PRAIRIE 0
FOREST PARK 3 S. SPENCER 0
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 3 EDGEWOOD 1
ELWOOD 3 MONROE CENTRAL 0
TRI-COUNTY 3 S. NEWTON 2
WINCHESTER 3 KNIGHTSTOWN 0
NORTH MONTGOMERY 3 TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 0
SOUTHERN WELLS 3 UNION CITY 0
SOUTH-CENTRAL 3 CULVER 1
NORTH WHITE 3 FRONTIER 1
SOUTH ADAMS 3 PARKWAY 2
MUNCIE BURRIS 3 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 0
MADISON 3 CORYDON CENTRAL 0
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 3 INTERNATIONAL 0
GREENSBURG 3 BATESVILLE 2
WESTVILLE 3 E. CHICAGO CENTRAL 0
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 3 BOONE GROVE 0
EASTERN HANCOCK 3 WES DEL 0
RIVERTON PARKE 3 SHAKAMAK 0
NORTHVIEW 3 PARKE HERITAGE 0
KOUTS 3 HANOVER CENTRAL 1
SOUTH BEND ADAMS 3 ELKHART CHRISTIAN 0
TECUMSEH 3 NE. DUBOIS 0
PERRY CENTRAL 3 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1
WAPAHANI 3 RICHMOND 0
LAKELAND 3 WAWASEE 0
SOUTHMONT 3 N. PUTNAM 1
CLINTON CENTRAL 3 TAYLOR 0
BLACKFORD 3 ANDERSON PREP ACADEMY 0
OAK HILL 3 LOGANSPORT 0
SILVER CREEK 3 FLOYD CENTRAL 1
YORKTOWN 3 SHELBYVILLE 0
EVANSVILLE HARRISON 3 MOUNT VERNON 1
WHITE RIVER VALLEY 3 DUGGER UNION 0
FORT WAYNE SNIDER 3 CENTRAL NOBLE 0
FRANKLIN 3 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 1
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER REPORTED SCORES
LAWRENCEBURG 0 RISING SUN 0
SOUTHRIDGE 6 BOONVILLE 0
EVANSVILLE DAY 2 WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 0
SWITZERLAND COUNTY 6 JAC CEN DEL 0
NORWELL 2 MANCHESTER 1
PROVIDENCE CR 2 WHITE HOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1
LAFAYETTE JEFF 3 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 1
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 5 SHAWE MEMORIAL 1
MARION 2 COLUMBIA CITY 2
SALEM 5 AUSTIN 0
COMMUNITY BAPTIST 4 PORTAGE CHRISTIAN 0
MOUNT VERNON 2 PIKE CENTRAL 1
COVINGTON 9 W. VIGO 0
SOUTHWESTERN 8 S. RIPLEY 1
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 2 HERITAGE 1
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 3 MUNCIE BURRIS 2
SPEEDWAY 2 RITTER 1
FLOYD CENTRAL 2 FRANKLIN 0
JASPER 2 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 1
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLLS
3A ISCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLL (8/26/24)
- CARMEL
- NOBLESVILLE
- CENTER GROVE
- ZIONSVILLE
- FW CARROLL
- COLUMBUS NORTH
- GOSHEN
- WESTFIELD
- HAMILTON SE
- FISHERS
- WL HARRISON
- CATHEDRAL
- BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
- MUNSTER
- LAKE CENTRAL
- PIKE
- CROWN POINT
- BROWNSBURG
- NORTHRIDGE
- WARSAW
2A ISCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLL (8/26/24)
- EV. MEMORIAL
- BISHOP LUERS
- WEST LAFAYETTE
- GUERIN CATHOLIC
- HERITAGE HILLS
- ILLIANA CHRISTIAN
- FW CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
- BISHOP DWENGER
- CASCADE
- HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
- SPEEDWAY
- BISHOP NOLL
- BISHOP CHATARD
- PARK TUDOR
- LEO
- CULVER ACADEMIES
- SB SAINT JOSEPH
- WASHINGTON COMMUNITY
- WEST NOBLE
- MATER DEI
1A ISCA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLL (8/26/24)
- BETHANY CHRISTIAN
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
- FAITH CHRISTIAN
- PROVIDENCE
- FOREST PARK
- WESTVIEW
- GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN
- FW CANTERBURY
- WHEELER
- SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY)
- OLDENBURG ACADEMY
- COVINGTON
- NORTH PUTNAM
- FW BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN
- MUNCIE BURRIS
- WHITE RIVER VALLEY
- SOUTH KNOX
- TRINITY
- TELL CITY
- UNIVERSITY
INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER REPORTED SCORES
EDGEWOOD 4 SULLIVAN 1
SWITZERLAND COUNTY 10 SHAWE MEMORIAL 1
ANDERSON 4 WAPAHANI 2
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 1 WASHINGTON 0
MARTINSVILLE 1 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 0
HUNTINGTON NORTH 7 NEW HAVEN 0
FRANKLIN COUNTY 10 RUSHVILLE 0
TRITON CENTRAL 6 BEECH GROVE 0
FRANKFORT 9 EASTERN 0
NORTH MIAMI 1 PERU 0
GREENSBURG 7 INDIAN CREEK 0
WEST VIGO 6 N. KNOX 0
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 4 VINCENNES RIVET 0
CHRISTEL HOUSE 2 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 0
INDIANAPOLIS TECH 2 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 0
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 6 RITTER 0
NEW PALESTINE 9 RICHMOND 0
AUSTIN 2 TRINITY LUTHERAN 1
HAUSER 1 SALEM 1
BATESVILLE 5 SEYMOUR 0
FAITH CHRISTIAN 2 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 2
SHERIDAN 9 HERRON 0
BROWNSBURG 3 HARRISON 1
LAWRENCE NORTH 3 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 0
PIKE CENTRAL 6 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 1
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 9 COLUMBUS EAST 0
CATHEDRAL 5 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 3
MOORESVILLE 6 PERRY MERIDIAN 1
COLUMBUS NORTH 2 FRANKLIN 0
MOUNT VERNON 3 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 1
RONCALLI 5 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 2
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 3 NORTHRIDGE 0
GREENWOOD 1 TRI-WEST 0
NORTHWOOD 2 WESTVIEW 1
AVON 9 BEN DAVIS 0
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER POLLS
3A ISCA GIRLS POLL
1. NOBLESVILLE
2. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
3. CASTLE
4. CARMEL
5. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
6. BROWNSBURG
7. WESTFIELD
8. PENN
9. CATHEDRAL
10. CROWN POINT
11. EVANSVILLE REITZ
12. NORTHRIDGE
13. FW CARROLL
14. EAST CENTRAL
15. CHESTERTON
16. ZIONSVILLE
17. FISHERS
18. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
19. MUNSTER
20. CENTER GROVE & VALPARASIO
2A ISCA GIRLS POLL
1. GUERIN CATHOLIC
2. BISHOP DWENGER
3. MISHAWAKA MARIAN
4. BREBEUF JESUIT
5. LAWRENCEBURG
6. SB SAINT JOSEPH
7. GIBSON SOUTHERN
8. BELLMONT
9. BISHOP CHATARD
10. HERITAGE HILLS
11. WEST LAFAYETTE
12. HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL
13. NORTHWOOD
14. HANOVER CENTRAL
15. HAMILTON HEIGHTS
16. PARK TUDOR
17. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
18. TRI WEST
19. WASHINGTON
20. FW CANTERBURY & SILVER CREEK
1A ISCA GIRLS POLL
1. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN
2. PROVIDENCE
3. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
4. SHERIDAN
5. FAITH CHRISTIAN
6. OLDENBURG
7. BREMEN
8. WESTVIEW
9. TRINITY
10. MONROVIA
11. ANDREAN
12. FOREST PARK
13. BETHESDA CHRISTIAN
14. WHEELER
15. FW BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN
16. WHITE RIVER VALLEY
17. VINCENNES RIVET
18. COVENANT CHRISTIAN
19. SOUTH KNOX
20. GREENCASTLE
INDIANA GIRLS GOLF RANKINGS
- WESTFIELD
- NOBLESVILLE
- ZIONSVILLE
- FLOYD CENTRAL
- FRANKLIN
- NORTHRIDGE
- FORT WAYNE CAROL
- HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
- CARMEL
- BROWNSBURG
- CENTER GROVE
- BATESVILLE/HOMESTEAD
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
KANSAS CITY 4 CLEVELAND 3
TORONTO 4 BOSTON 1
KANSAS CITY 9 CLEVELAND 4
PHILADELPHIA 3 HOUSTON 2
CHICAGO CUBS 18 PITTSBURGH 8
NY YANKEES 5 WASHINGTON 2
TORONTO 7 BOSTON 3
ATLANTA 10 MINNESOTA 6
SAN DIEGO 7 ST. LOUIS 4
DETROIT 6 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3
COLORADO 3 MIAMI 2
SEATTLE 5 TAMPA BAY 1
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
WNBA SCORES
INDIANA 84 ATLANTA 79
NEW YORK 84 PHOENIX 70
WASHINGTON 74 SEATTLE 72
NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
- BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
- GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL), 8:15 P.M. ET (PEACOCK)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8
- PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- TENNESSEE TITANS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DENVER BRONCOS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DALLAS COWBOYS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 4:25 P.M. ET (CBS)
- WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 4:25 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LOS ANGELES RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 9
- NEW YORK JETS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 8:15 P.M. ET (ESPN/ABC)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, AUG. 29
HOWARD AT RUTGERS | 6 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT VILLANOVA | 6 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
CENTRAL STATE (OHIO) AT MOREHEAD STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
NEW HAMPSHIRE AT UCF | 7 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
WESTERN CAROLINA AT NO. 24 NC STATE | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
JACKSON STATE AT UL MONROE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
LAFAYETTE AT BUFFALO | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
FORDHAM AT BOWLING GREEN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
BRYANT AT DELAWARE | 7 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
VMI AT WILLIAM & MARY | 7 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
PRESBYTERIAN AT MERCER | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WOFFORD AT GARDNER-WEBB | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF AT ARKANSAS | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
DUQUESNE AT TOLEDO | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
QUINCY AT DRAKE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. | FOX
MURRAY STATE AT NO. 11 MISSOURI | 8 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT COLORADO | 8 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 22 KANSAS VS. LINDENWOOD (IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS) | 8 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
COASTAL CAROLINA AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 8 P.M. | CBSSN
ALCORN STATE AT UAB | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT TULANE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT TULSA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN STATE AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN UTAH AT NO. 12 UTAH | 9 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
EASTERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
MONMOUTH AT EASTERN WASHINGTON | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
SACRAMENTO STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE | 10 P.M. | TRUTV
FRIDAY, AUG. 30
LEHIGH AT ARMY | 6 P.M. | CBSSN
TEMPLE AT NO. 16 OKLAHOMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT MICHIGAN STATE | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
COLGATE AT MAINE | 7 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
ELON AT DUKE | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT WISCONSIN | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
TCU AT STANFORD | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
SATURDAY, AUG. 31
NO. 14 CLEMSON VS. NO. 1 GEORGIA (IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 12 P.M. | ABC
VIRGINIA TECH VS. VANDERBILT (IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE) | 12 P.M. | ESPN
ILLINOIS STATE AT NO. 25 IOWA | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
AUSTIN PEAY AT LOUISVILLE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
INDIANA STATE AT PURDUE | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
KENT STATE AT PITT | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
BUCKNELL AT NAVY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
UCONN AT MARYLAND | 12 P.M. | FS1
NO. 8 PENN STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | FOX
DAVIDSON AT GEORGETOWN | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+
CHATTANOOGA AT NO. 15 TENNESSEE | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UPPER IOWA AT BUTLER | 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NO. 17 OKLAHOMA STATE | 2 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
TOWSON AT CINCINNATI | 2:30 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT WASHINGTON STATE | 3 P.M. | CW NETWORK
NO. 19 MIAMI (FLA.) AT FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
COLORADO STATE AT NO. 4 TEXAS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT UMASS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT INDIANA | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT APPALACHIAN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH DAKOTA AT IOWA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
OHIO AT SYRACUSE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
KENNESAW STATE AT UTSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MERRIMACK AT AIR FORCE | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UTEP AT NEBRASKA | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
WESTERN ILLINOIS AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT NO. 2 OHIO STATE | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
MIAMI (OHIO) AT NORTHWESTERN | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
BOISE STATE AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 4 P.M. | ESPNU
LINCOLN (CA) AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
OLD DOMINION AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
STONY BROOK AT MARSHALL | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
UC DAVIS AT CAL | 5 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
NORTH TEXAS AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
VALPARAISO AT UNI | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
CAMPBELL AT LIBERTY | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
RICHMOND AT VIRGINIA | 6 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
NORFOLK STATE AT EAST CAROLINA | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
SAMFORD AT WEST GEORGIA | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AT FLORIDA A&M | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
DELAWARE STATE AT SACRED HEART | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT TENNESSEE STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
THE CITADEL AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY AT STETSON | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT OREGON STATE | 6:30 P.M. | CW NETWORK
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT NO. 5 ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN
FURMAN AT NO. 6 OLE MISS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TARLETON STATE AT BAYLOR | 7 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
UNLV AT HOUSTON | 7 P.M. | FS1
UT MARTIN AT NO. 18 KANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
TENNESSEE TECH AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAM HOUSTON AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NEVADA AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH ALABAMA AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
HOLY CROSS AT RHODE ISLAND | 7 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
NORTHERN COLORADO AT UIW | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ALABAMA A&M AT AUBURN | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
NO. 7 NOTRE DAME AT NO. 20 TEXAS A&M | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
FRESNO STATE AT NO. 9 MICHIGAN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
IDAHO AT NO. 3 OREGON | 7:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
UCLA AT HAWAI’I | 7:30 P.M. | CBS
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT TEXAS TECH | 7:30 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
SOUTHERN MISS AT KENTUCKY | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT BYU | 8 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
GEORGIA STATE AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT SMU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
GRAMBLING AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
NICHOLLS AT LOUISIANA TECH | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
JAMES MADISON AT CHARLOTTE | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
LAMAR AT TEXAS STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 8 P.M. | TRUTV
SOUTHERN AT MCNEESE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE AT MONTANA | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
NEW MEXICO AT NO. 21 ARIZONA | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
MONTANA STATE AT UTAH TECH | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
WYOMING AT ARIZONA STATE | 10:30 P.M. | FS1
WEBER STATE AT WASHINGTON | 11 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SUNDAY, SEPT. 1
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL VS. ALABAMA STATE (IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 23 USC VS. NO. 13 LSU (IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
MONDAY, SEPT. 2
BOSTON COLLEGE AT NO. 10 FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 3:30
SEPTEMBER 6 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS 7:00
SEPTEMBER 14 AT UCLA 7:30
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. CHARLOTTE TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. MARYLAND TBA
OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA
OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. INDIANA STATE 12:00
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. NOTRE DAME 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 AT OREGON STATE 8:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. NEBRASKA 12:00
OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA
OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 21 AT TEXAS A&M 7:30
SEPTEMBER 7 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3:30
SEPTEMBER 14 AT PURDUE 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. MIAMI (OH) 3:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. LOUISVILLE 3:30
OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30
OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA
OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. UPPER IOWA 1:00
SEPTEMBER 7 AT MURRAY STATE 6:00 CT
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. HANOVER 6:00
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 1:00
OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT
OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00
OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 7 VS. MISSOURI STATE 2:00
SEPTEMBER 14 AT MIAMI FL 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 AT JAMES MADISON TBA
OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA
OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 AT PURDUE 12:00
SEPTEMBER 7 AT EASTERN ILLINOIS 7:00
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. DAYTON 6:00
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1:00
OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00
OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00
OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: DANNY JANSEN PLAYS FOR RED SOX, JAYS IN SAME GAME
George Springer homered and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run double in the late innings as the visiting Toronto Blue Jays went on to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in Monday’s historic completion of a June 26 suspended game.
Boston catcher Danny Jansen made major league history as the first player to appear for both teams in the same game. He was facing an 0-1 count on June 26 when the game was suspended by rain with one out in the top of the second inning, then traded to the Red Sox on July 27 for three prospects.
On Monday, Toronto’s Daulton Varsho pinch-hit for Jansen in the second-inning at-bat, and Jansen was behind the plate for Boston.
Springer broke a scoreless deadlock with a towering one-out solo homer to left in the seventh, tagging Boston righty Nick Pivetta (4-5) with the loss. Pivetta fell despite picking up 10 strikeouts over six innings of relief. He allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits, walking none.
Zach Pop (1-2) recorded the win. Jarren Duran hit a solo shot for the Red Sox.
Cubs 18, Pirates 8
Dansby Swanson hit a grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong headlined a historic night on the basepaths in Chicago’s pummeling of host Pittsburgh to open a three-game series.
Crow-Armstrong had three of Chicago’s eight stolen bases, the most steals in a game for the Cubs since 1913. The Cubs’ 18 runs were a season high, as were their 21 hits. No. 9 hitter Miguel Amaya recorded his first career four-hit game and added four RBIs.
Chicago stole seven bases against Pittsburgh starter Mitch Keller (11-8), who was pulled after throwing 97 pitches across four frames. He surrendered three runs on seven hits.
Yankees 5, Nationals 2
Nestor Cortes pitched 6 2/3 strong innings to win his third straight start as visiting New York beat Washington.
Gleyber Torres, Austin Wells and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered for the Yankees, who have won five of their past six games. Anthony Volpe and Alex Verdugo had three hits apiece. Cortes (8-10) gave up one run on four hits.
Juan Yepez and Jacob Young homered for the Nationals, and 22-year-old right fielder Dylan Crews went 0-for-3 with a walk in his major league debut. Mitchell Parker (7-8) allowed two runs on five hits over four innings.
Royals 4, Guardians 3 (Game 1)
Bobby Witt Jr. smacked a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning, allowing Kansas City to open a split doubleheader with a win over host Cleveland.
John Schreiber (4-3) earned the win with 1 2/3 innings of perfect relief. Lucas Erceg worked around a walk in the ninth to notch his eighth save. Hunter Gaddis (4-3) served up Witt’s long ball to take the loss.
It originally looked like MJ Melendez was going to single-handedly lead the Royals to victory, as he put Kansas City up 3-2 with a three-run homer in the fourth, then made a stunning catch an inning later.
Phillies 3, Astros 2 (10 innings)
Bryce Harper delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning to lift Philadelphia over visiting Houston in the opener of a three-game series.
Harper grounded a first-pitch sinker from Josh Hader (6-7) into right field, past a diving Jose Altuve at second base. In his second inning of work, Hader walked Trea Turner to open the frame before Harper plated automatic runner Kyle Schwarber. Matt Strahm (6-2) held the Astros scoreless in the top of the 10th.
Houston starter Ronel Blanco allowed two runs and seven hits, with five punchouts over 5 2/3 frames. Alex Bregman had a pair of singles to headline the Astros’ offensive attack.
Royals 9, Guardians 4 (Game 2)
Salvador Perez hit two homers, including a grand slam, and had six RBIs as Kansas City completed a doubleheader sweep against host Cleveland.
Perez hit a solo homer in the fifth inning off Guardians starter Logan Allen (8-5), then hit his grand slam in the sixth. Royals relievers Sam Long (3-1) and Daniel Lynch IV combined to yield two hits in 4 1/3 scoreless frames. The sweep of the twin bill leaves Kansas City one game back of American League Central-leading Cleveland.
Daniel Schneemann homered and Jose Ramirez had three doubles for the Guardians, who have lost eight of their past 11. Allen allowed five runs and eight hits in five innings.
Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 3 (Game 2)
George Springer went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer that highlighted a five-run fifth inning as visiting Toronto topped Boston to complete a sweep of a day-night doubleheader.
The Blue Jays also received a strong pitching performance from Jose Berrios (13-9), who worked 7 2/3 innings and gave up three runs (two earned) on eight hits. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was also 2-for-4 and scored twice for Toronto, which finished 5-for-10 with runners in scoring position en route to its fifth straight win.
Like Springer, Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran homered in both games of Monday’s doubleheader.
Braves 10, Twins 6
Matt Olson went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a homer and five RBIs and Atlanta pulled away for a rain-soaked win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Whit Merrifield finished 5-for-5 for the Braves, who earned their seventh win in the past nine games. Travis d’Arnaud added a two-run home run. Max Fried (8-7) allowed three runs (one earned) in five innings.
Kyle Farmer and Matt Wallner each hit a solo home run for the Twins, who dropped their second game in a row. Manuel Margot went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Bailey Ober (12-6) gave up nine runs on seven hits in two innings.
Padres 7, Cardinals 4
Manny Machado hit a two-run homer and an RBI double to power visiting San Diego past St. Louis.
Jackson Merrill also had two hits while knocking in three runs for the Padres, who won for the third time in four games. Recalled from Triple-A El Paso earlier in the day, San Diego starter Randy Vasquez (4-6) allowed two runs on six hits in six innings.
Alec Burleson went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and Masyn Winn finished 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs for the Cardinals. St. Louis starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (7-6) allowed seven runs on five hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings.
Tigers 6, White Sox 3
Spencer Torkelson went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, Parker Meadows also homered and Ty Madden pitched effectively in his major league debut as visiting Detroit defeated Chicago.
Madden threw 52 of his 87 pitches for strikes. He yielded two runs (one earned) and four hits in five innings. Sean Guenther (1-0) picked up the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
A five-run seventh propelled Detroit to Monday’s win. Meadows started the rally with a leadoff home run against Jared Shuster (1-3). Andrew Vaughn finished with two RBIs for the White Sox.
Rockies 3, Marlins 2
Ryan McMahon homered and singled, Jake Cave also had two hits and Colorado beat Miami in Denver.
Jake Bird (2-2), recalled from Triple-A earlier Monday, got the win with an inning of scoreless relief. Tyler Kinley struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to earn his seventh save.
Jesus Sanchez, Kyle Stowers and Nick Fortes each had two hits for Miami, which has lost eight of its past 10. Griffin Conine, the son of former Marlin Jeff Conine, made his major league debut as a pinch hitter in the ninth and struck out. Miami starter Edward Cabrera (2-8) allowed three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Mariners 5, Rays 1
Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking three-run homer against his former team as Seattle defeated visiting Tampa Bay.
Jorge Polanco also homered and Bryce Miller pitched seven strong innings for the Mariners, who improved to 3-1 under new manager Dan Wilson. Miller (10-7) allowed one run on two hits. He didn’t walk a batter and matched his career high with 10 strikeouts.
Josh Lowe went deep for the Rays, who lost for the fourth time in their past five games and dropped below .500 (65-66).
–Field Level Media
WNBA NEWS
LIBERTY PEAK LATE TO KNOCK OFF MERCURY
Breanna Stewart scored 21 points as the New York Liberty survived some sluggish moments on offense and pulled away down the stretch for an 84-70 victory over the host Phoenix Mercury on Monday night.
The Liberty (26-5) won for the ninth time in 10 games after seeing their eight-game winning streak end with Saturday’s 72-64 setback against the Connecticut Sun. New York also avoided losing consecutive games for the second time this season and moved three games ahead of Connecticut in the race for the WNBA’s No. 1 seed.
Courtney Vandersloot added a season-best 16 points, including a 3-pointer and a 19-footer on back-to-back possessions for a 64-55 lead early in the fourth, when New York began pulling away.
Jonquel Jones chipped in 15 points and Sabrina Ionescu contributed 13 as the Liberty shot 41.4 percent overall and made 10 of 15 shots from the field in the final period.
Brittney Griner scored 12 of her 22 points in the fourth to lead all scorers, but Phoenix (16-15) committed 22 turnovers for the game. Natasha Cloud added 18 points and Kahleah Copper finished with 14 as the Mercury shot 46.3 percent from the floor and scored 46 points in the paint but also went 5-for-22 from 3-point range.
Stewart scored 11 points in New York’s sluggish opening half but contributed a 14-footer during a 10-0, fourth-quarter run for the Liberty. Ionescu added a floater and a 3 during the spurt, which turned a 64-57 lead into a 74-57 advantage with 5:03 left in the game.
Despite Ionescu’s baskets seemingly securing the win, Phoenix hung around and trailed 75-68 after Griner’s hook shot with 2:52 remaining. New York locked up the victory with 95 seconds left when Jones sank a jumper from the foul line for a 79-68 lead.
After entering halftime in a 38-38 deadlock, the Liberty grabbed a 50-45 edge on Ionescu’s pullup jumper with 6:20 to go in the third quarter. New York expanded its lead to 56-49 on two free throws by Stewart with 2:47 left and held a 59-53 lead heading into the fourth.
–Field Level Media
BRITTNEY SYKES’ LATE FREE THROWS LIFT MYSTICS PAST STORM
Brittney Sykes scored 20 points, the final two coming on a pair of game-winning free throws, as the Washington Mystics scored consecutive wins for the first time since June with their 74-72 defeat of the host Seattle Storm on Monday.
In the final seconds of a fourth quarter in which neither team led by more than four points, Sykes came up big for Washington (8-22). Her rebound of a missed Skylar Diggins-Smith jumper, which would have given Seattle its first lead since the 8:46 mark, set up the decisive final possession.
Sykes went one-on-one with Diggins-Smith on Washington’s final possession, drawing a foul on a step-back jumper attempt. She made the ensuing foul shots with 1.1 seconds remaining to secure the win.
Sykes grabbed six rebounds and dished three assists in the win. Emily Engstler came off the bench to score 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor, including 2-for-2 from 3-point range, and grabbed nine rebounds. Julie Vanloo and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough each added 11 points for the Mystics.
Seattle (18-11) dropped its third decision in four games since returning from the Olympic break with Monday’s loss. Jewell Loyd led the Storm with 16 points, but shot just 5-for-18 from the floor. Diggins-Smith added 10 points and Sami Whitcomb came off the bench to score 11 points.
In her first WNBA appearance of the 2024 season, Gabby Williams posted three points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals in reserve duty for the Storm.
Nneka Ogwumike posted nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds, matching Washington’s Stefanie Dolson for a game high. Ogwumike was held to 4-of-14 shooting, part of a 28-for-74 night for Seattle as a team. The Mystics shot 30-for-68 from the floor, doing enough offensively to overcome committing 19 turnovers to Seattle’s 12.
–Field Level Media
HUGE CROWD WATCHES FEVER HOLD OFF DREAM
Kelsey Mitchell scored a game-high 29 points, helping lead the visiting Indiana Fever to an 84-79 win over the Atlanta Dream on Monday.
Caitlin Clark added 19 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Fever (14-16), who have won three of four. Aliyah Boston chipped in 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, while Damiris Dantas tallied 11 points off the bench.
Tina Charles led Atlanta (10-19) with 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Rhyne Howard scored 16 points. Allisha Gray logged 12 points and Jordin Canada had 10 for the Dream, who dropped their second straight game.
The contest drew a crowd of 17,608, a franchise record for a Dream home game. The game was played at the Atlanta Hawks’ venue, State Farm Arena, instead of the Dream’s usual locale, Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Ga.
After Indiana led by 14 at halftime, Mitchell extended the visitors’ advantage to 55-38 with a 3-pointer on the opening possession of the third quarter.
With Indiana up 68-51 after Dantas’ 3-pointer with 1:54 left in the period, the Dream went on an 8-0 run before Clark’s layup with 21.2 seconds remaining gave the Fever a 70-59 lead entering the final quarter.
The Dream’s Nia Coffey began the fourth with a layup before Clark and Mitchell drained 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions, giving the Fever a 76-61 lead.
From there, Atlanta went on a 13-0 run, with Howard’s triple cutting Indiana’s lead to 76-74 with 4:13 to go.
Indiana responded with a 5-0 spurt, as Mitchell converted a three-point play to give Indiana an 81-74 edge. After Charles hit a jumper on the next possession, neither team scored again until Boston split a pair of free throws to put the Fever up 82-76 with 1:09 left.
Coffey then cut the deficit in half with a 3-pointer at the 53 second mark. Mitchell missed a 3-point attempt on the ensuing possession, giving the Dream a chance to tie the game. However, Coffey and Charles each missed game-tying 3-point tries before Boston stole Coffey’s pass. Mitchell then drained two free throws with five seconds left, sealing Indiana’s win.
The Fever led by five points after one quarter, and 11 points from Mitchell in the second quarter boosted the halftime margin to 52-38.
–Field Level Media
NFL NEWS
REPORTS: RB DALVIN COOK TO WORK OUT FOR COWBOYS
Four-time Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook will meet with the Dallas Cowboys and work out for the team on Tuesday, multiple media outlets reported Monday.
Cook has rushed for 6,207 yards and 47 touchdowns in 88 NFL games (73 starts) over seven seasons since being a second-round draft pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 2017. He also has 236 receptions for 1,872 yards and five scores.
Cook enjoyed four consecutive 1,000-yard seasons on the ground for the Vikings from 2019-22 before shoulder surgery derailed him. He established career highs of 1,557 rushing yards and 16 scores on the ground in just 14 games (all starts) in 2020.
Minnesota released him in June 2023, and Cook had a disappointing 15-game run for the New York Jets last season, when he rushed for just 214 yards before being let go in early January.
The Baltimore Ravens picked up Cook, and he rushed for 23 yards on eight carries during a playoff victory over the Houston Texans. He didn’t play in the following week’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.
Ezekiel Elliott, a former Cowboys star, is back with the team and is listed No. 1 on the depth chart. Elliott played seven seasons for Dallas before spending last season with the New England Patriots.
Rico Dowdle is listed as the No. 2 back on the Dallas depth chart, and Royce Freeman is the third-stringer.
Tony Pollard led Dallas with 1,005 rushing yards last season. He signed a three-year, $21.75 million free-agent deal with the Tennessee Titans in the offseason.
–Field Level Media
COWBOYS, LAMB AGREE TO REPORTED 4-YEAR, $136M EXTENSION
The Dallas Cowboys and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb agreed to a multi-year extension, the club announced Monday.
Lamb is signing a four-year, $136-million extension that places him second among the highest-paid non-quarterbacks in NFL history, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The $34-million average annual value trails only Minnesota Vikings superstar Justin Jefferson ($35 million) among non-quarterbacks, according to Over the Cap.
The deal also includes a $38-million signing bonus, per Schefter. It’s the largest signing bonus ever given to a wide receiver. The extension will pay Lamb $100 million guaranteed, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports.
Lamb held out of training camp in pursuit of a new deal. He didn’t play in the preseason and hasn’t been at the Cowboys’ facilities this summer.
The 25-year-old was one of the league’s top playmakers in 2023, tallying 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns on a league-best 135 receptions en route to first-team All-Pro honors and the third consecutive Pro Bowl nod of his career. He added 113 yards and two scores on 14 rushing attempts.
Lamb has totaled 395 receptions, 5,145 yards, and 32 touchdowns in 66 career games since being selected 17th overall in the 2020 draft.
REPORT: TITANS TRADING QB WILLIS TO PACKERS
The Tennessee Titans are trading quarterback Malik Willis to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a 2025 seventh-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The move represents a fresh start for Willis, who joined the Titans as a former Day 2 pick but hasn’t been able to make an impact in the NFL. In 11 appearances (three starts) since entering the league, the 2022 third-round pick has passed for zero touchdowns against three interceptions.
All three of his starts came as a rookie while replacing an injured Ryan Tannehill. He completed just 51% of his passes in those contests. The 25-year-old also flashed his speed and mobility in 2022, rushing for 123 yards and one touchdown.
Willis is expected to have a chance to back up star quarterback Jordan Love in Green Bay. The Packers’ QB depth chart also currently features the inexperienced Sean Clifford and seventh-round rookie Michael Pratt. However, Clifford is expected to be released, Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber reports.
The Titans turned to second-year passer Will Levis as their full-time starter under center for this season. Mason Rudolph is expected to serve as Tennessee’s backup after signing a one-year deal during the offseason.
Tennessee hosts Green Bay in Week 3.
PRESCOTT’S TIME WITH THE COWBOYS, RUSSELL WILSON’S FADING CAREER AMONG THE HOT QB QUESTIONS IN 2024
Dak Prescott figures to get paid, either by Dallas or another team willing to go north of $50 million per year if the Cowboys let his contract expire after this season.
Russell Wilson hasn’t been announced as the starter for Pittsburgh’s opener in what’s shaped up to be the nine-time Pro Bowler’s last chance to revive a career that has stalled since his days as a star in Seattle.
The look and feel of the hot seat is a bit different for Prescott and Wilson, among others in potential make-or-break situations, but it’s a hot seat nonetheless.
In Prescott’s case, the runner-up in MVP voting from last season badly wants to take the Cowboys where they haven’t been in nearly 30 years — past the divisional round of the playoffs.
After his worst flop yet in a shocking home wild-card loss to Green Bay last season, Prescott faces questions of whether he’s the guy to do what Tony Romo couldn’t in 10 years as the starter.
This will be the ninth try for the 31-year-old entering the final season of a club-record $160 million, four-year contract.
The first was a dynamic rookie season with fellow first-year star Ezekiel Elliott in the backfield, leading Dallas to the top seed in the NFC, but losing to Aaron Rodgers and the Packers in their playoff debut.
The Cowboys say they want to keep him. Prescott, who replaced an injured Romo in his first training camp and started from the get-go, says he wants to stay.
Yet the 2016 AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year remains a lame duck QB for 2024, with the Cowboys at 28 years and counting since their most recent trip to the NFC championship game. Dallas won its fifth Super Bowl title to finish the 1995 season.
“I don’t think that’s pressure,” Prescott said from training camp in California this month. “I don’t necessarily worry about the talk. I’m confident in getting something done. I’m confident in the front office here. I’m under contract right now so all I need to do is be the best I can be for my job.”
Quarterbacks whose clocks are ticking, or otherwise find themselves in potentially tricky circumstances:
Russell Wilson
The 35-year-old joined the Steelers after two mostly miserable seasons in Denver, where he signed a huge extension following a trade that ended a 10-year, Super Bowl-winning run with the Seahawks.
Days later, Pittsburgh traded for Justin Fields when Chicago decided to move on from its 11th overall pick in 2021, clearing the way for the Bears to get Caleb Williams at the top of this year’s draft.
The presumption all along has been that Wilson would start, and Fields would be ready if Wilson continues to look like a player with a 17-27 record as a starter over the past three seasons.
Wilson was slowed by a calf injury in training camp, and neither QB led a drive to a touchdown in the first two preseason appearances. Each was in charge of one TD march in the preseason finale.
And Fields isn’t going quietly.
“I think I’ve shown what I can do,” Fields said last week. “I think the time that I did have with the (first team) practicing in training camp, I think that went well. I think we grew a lot each and every day, but at the end of the day, it’s not up to me.”
Daniel Jones
The former Duke quarterback has been dogged by questions of whether he was the answer for the Giants since New York made him a surprising choice at No. 6 overall in the 2019 draft.
Now Jones is coming off an ACL injury that ended his 2023 season in November. That 1-5 record was his fourth losing season in five years with the Giants, but Jones signed a $160 million extension — about half of it guaranteed — following his only winning season when he led the Giants to the playoffs in 2022.
New York will have a financial decision to make on Jones’ roster spot when the new league year starts next spring, and his release would generate substantial savings under the salary cap.
Derek Carr
The Raiders gave up on Carr late in his ninth season with Oakland/Las Vegas in 2022, and he signed with New Orleans as a free agent last year.
As was the case several times with the franchise that drafted Carr, the debut with the Saints came agonizingly close to the playoffs. Carr was beat up and booed the first half of the season but played great late, and New Orleans missed out on the postseason because of tiebreakers.
Going into his 11th season, Carr is without a playoff victory and part of just two teams that got in. His best chance was in 2016, when a broken leg in Week 16 kept him out of a wild-card loss to Houston for a 12-win Oakland team.
The Saints have a new offensive coordinator in Klint Kubiak, and it’s realistic for Carr to get two more seasons based on the structure of his $150 million, four-year deal.
Jalen Hurts
It seems crazy to include the quarterback who finished second to Patrick Mahomes in MVP voting in 2022 while leading Philadelphia to the Super Bowl, where the Eagles lost to Mahomes and Kansas City.
Then again, 2023 was a crazy season for Hurts and company.
The Eagles started 10-1 before losing six of their last seven games, including a 32-9 wild-card loss at Tampa Bay.
Coach Nick Sirianni took the brunt of the blame, but there were plenty of questions about Hurts shockingly soon after he signed a $255 million, five-year extension.
Because of that contract, Hurts isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. But the 26-year-old and his team need another U-turn that’s just about as quick as the one that ruined last season.
Kirk Cousins
There’s no question the former Minnesota quarterback is the new starter in Atlanta. That’s because of the $100 million guaranteed in the $180 million contract Cousins signed with the Falcons in March.
Funny thing is, Atlanta turned around and drafted Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall less than two months after signing Cousins. The 36-year-old says he’s fine with it, and the Falcons say they were just looking out for their future with Penix available when they picked.
None of which stopped the befuddlement across the NFL.
“Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback. He is our starting quarterback. And he seems to be doing great … so we couldn’t be happier with that situation,” said 81-year-old Falcons owner Arthur Blank. “But, you know, age does kind of creep up. I can speak for myself personally on that a little bit.”
REPORTS: LT TRENT WILLIAMS NOT REPORTING TO 49ERS WITHOUT CONTRACT CONCESSIONS
There are no plans for left tackle Trent Williams to reunite with the 49ers for the first time since the Super Bowl unless they agree to adjust his contract, according to multiple reports.
Williams remains a holdout 14 days before San Francisco is scheduled to host the New York Jets on “Monday Night Football” to wrap Week 1 of the regular season.
At issue is the lack of guaranteed money remaining on Williams’ contract.
He was placed on the Did Not Report list by the 49ers on July 25 but the team is facing a roster decision before 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, when all 32 NFL teams are required to reduce their 90-man training camp rosters to 53.
Williams, an 11-time Pro Bowl selection, is owed $74.76 million over the next three seasons. None of that sum is guaranteed.
Williams cleared the midway point of six-year, $138.06 million deal and is entering the fourth year of the agreement.
“It’s something I knew could be a possibility, and I was hoping that he would be here,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said of Williams last month. “But I knew it could be a possibility, and I feel pretty confident that it will all work out in the long run and he’ll be here, and we’ll get on the same page with everything. It’s just one day of practice, and I think Trent will be all right missing a few practices.”
Shanahan said last week he hoped a deal with Williams was getting close.
Williams was a first-team All-Pro in each of the past three seasons. The 36-year-old is entering his fifth season with San Francisco, which gave up third- and fifth-round picks to acquire him from Washington.
A seven-time Pro Bowl selection in nine campaigns with Washington, Williams sat out the entire 2019 season as part of a dispute with Washington over the handling of his health and injury issues, including a rare form of cancer, and his contract.
Williams has a cap figure of $31.6 million for 2024. He is stated to earn $20.05 million this season as well as $750,000 more in game-day roster bonuses.
Under terms of the existing contract, he’s due $22.5 million next season and $32.21 million in 2026.
–Field Level Media
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
QUARTERBACK JOB STILL UP FOR GRABS AS NO. 9 MICHIGAN PREPARES TO DEFEND TITLE
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Sherrone Moore hasn’t decided yet who will start at quarterback when the defending national champs open their season at home against Fresno State.
It’s a decision the first-year head coach said he might put off until gameday on Saturday.
“We’ll just see who practices better these next couple of days and then we’ll make a decision, whether it’s Friday or whether it’s right before the game,” Moore said.
Alex Orji, a junior who was utilized as a change-of-pace rushing quarterback last season, and Davis Warren, a senior and former preferred walk-on who Moore calls a “fighter,” are competing to start for the ninth-ranked Wolverines.
Orji and Warren received limited playing time last year while J.J. McCarthy led Michigan to an undefeated season that ended with a 34-13 victory over Washington in the national championship. Orji appeared in six games, gaining 86 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. He didn’t attempt a pass.
Warren didn’t complete a pass in five attempts last season. He completed 5-of-9 attempts for 89 yards in 2022.
The duo has split up the snaps during training camp. Orji was generally considered the favorite to win the job heading into camp but Moore isn’t surprised that Warren has remained in the running.
“That kid is a fighter, so he knew it was not just going to be given to anybody,” Moore said. “He’s earned the opportunity to compete for it. And that’s what he’s been doing.”
Besides the quarterback duel, most of the drama during camp has come off the field.
Over the weekend, Michigan received the final version of a notice of allegations from the NCAA related to an investigation into an in-person scouting and sign-stealing operation being run by a football staffer. Michigan previously received a draft of the notice that included allegations of violations against former head coach Jim Harbaugh and Moore, among others.
A Netflix documentary focused on Connor Stalions, the former assistant at the center of the sign-stealing scandal, is due to come out Tuesday.
Moore didn’t want to address those topics.
“You guys can write about that,” Moore said, referring to the media. “We’re just worried about playing.”
Moore was the acting coach in four games last season while Harbaugh served two suspensions, including the 30-24 victory over arch-rival Ohio State. Moore was named coach on Jan. 26 after Harbaugh left to coach the Los Angeles Chargers.
Moore says he’s “not really” nervous entering his first game officially at the helm.
“Anxious, just ready to go,” he said. “Ready for practice, ready for meetings.”
While a showdown against No. 4 Texas looms during the second week of the season, the Wolverines can’t overlook the Bulldogs. Fresno State posted a 9-4 record last season, including a 37-10 win over New Mexico State in the New Mexico Bowl.
The Wolverines are currently ranked behind the Buckeyes (No. 2), newcomer Oregon (No. 3) and Penn State (No. 8) among Big Ten schools.
“We always had a target on our back,” offensive lineman Giovanni El-Hadi said. “Now, it’s bigger than ever. We know what we have to do. We know what our job is. We know how big that target is. We’re everybody’s Super Bowl. We have to treat it the same way.”
TENNIS NEWS
GAUFF STROLLS TO 1ST-ROUND WIN AT US OPEN, OLYMPIC CHAMP ZHENG RALLIES
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff had an easy start to her U.S. Open title defense, rolling to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Varvara Gracheva on Monday.
Gauff needed just over an hour, looking more like the player who won her first major title last year at age 19 than the one who had dropped her last two matches before coming to New York.
Zheng Qinwen, the Olympic gold medalist in women’s tennis, stayed in the tournament by rallying for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Amanda Anisimova.
Zheng began the Grand Slam season by reaching the final of the Australian Open. She had a difficult assignment to start the year’s final major in Anisimova, an American who earlier this month reached the final of a hard-court warmup tournament in Montreal and returned to the top 50 of the WTA rankings.
But the No. 7 seed from China solved Anisimova’s power as the match went on to move into the second round as she turns her attention back to the Grand Slams after becoming China’s first singles gold medalist at the Paris Olympics.
“You have the first one, of course you’re going to stay a long time in the successful feeling. I did that in the Australian Open but I was just in the final, and the effect takes me so long to come back to reality,” Zheng said.
“I had this experience already, so this time when I had success in the Olympic Games, to come to the next tournament, I say, everything starts at zero. You are not anymore the Olympic champion. Just be humble and try to work, fight every single match, because if you don’t fight, you have a big chance to lose.”
Maria Sakkari, the No. 9 seed from Greece, became the first seeded player to be eliminated when she stopped playing after losing the first set against China’s Wang Yafan. Sakkari, who also lost in the first round last year at Flushing Meadows, received treatment on her shoulder in the first set.
Men’s winners Monday included No. 4 Alexander Zverev, No. 6 Andrey Rublev, No. 8 Casper Ruud, and Americans Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton, the Nos. 12 and 13 seeds. Shelton eliminated 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem, who was playing his final Grand Slam match before retiring after wrist injuries.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic plays Radu Albot in the last match in the main stadium at night.
Both No. 1 seeds, Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner, are slated to play their first-round matches on Tuesday.
Sinner has been the center of attention since news emerged last week that he tested positive for steroids twice in March but avoided a suspension.
BEN SHELTON EARNS SWEEP, CLOSES DOMINIC THIEM’S U.S. OPEN CAREER
No. 13 seed Ben Shelton of the United States ended Austrian Dominic Thiem’s U.S. Open career on Monday, beating the wild card 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in a first-round match in New York.
Thiem, who won the U.S. Open in 2020, plans to retire this year. He received a standing ovation from fans following his loss to Shelton, which dropped him to 23-9 all-time at the fourth and final major of the season.
“It has been 10 years since I first played here. It is actually a really important moment for me, because I had my greatest success here on this court,” Thiem said. “… I am super happy I got the chance to play my last U.S. Open match on this court.”
Shelton finished with eight aces against Thiem’s two. He also won 41 of 45 first-serve points (91.1 percent).
“I want to say congrats to Domi and his team on an outstanding Grand Slam career,” Shelton said. “Four finals and a title is something only kids can dream about.”
Other seeded players to win on Monday included No. 4 Alexander Zverev of Germany, No. 6 Andrey Rublev of Russia, No. 8 Casper Ruud of Norway, No. 12 Taylor Fritz of the U.S. and No. 17 Ugo Humbert of France.
Australian Alexei Popyrin, the No. 28 seed, also prevailed, while China’s Juncheng Shang pulled off a 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 upset of 27th-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan.
Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and Roberto Carballes Baena, Italian Matteo Berrettini, Argentina’s Francisco Comesana and American qualifier Mitchell Krueger also won their first-round matches.
Nineteen matches were scheduled to be played later Monday.
–Field Level Media
NASCAR NEWS
NASCAR UPHOLDS AUSTIN DILLON DECISION AFTER APPEAL
NASCAR upheld the decision to strip Austin Dillon of his playoff eligibility after hearing Dillon’s appeal.
NASCAR announced its final ruling Monday, citing final appeals officer Bill Mullis’ explanation that according to their evidence from SMT and IDAS systems, a violation of Rule 12.3.2.1.B “more likely than not” occurred at the end of the Aug. 11 race at Richmond Raceway.
Dillon fell afoul of the rule that states “race finishes must be unencumbered by violations of the NASCAR rules or other actions detrimental to stock car auto racing or NASCAR, as determined in the sole discretion of NASCAR.”
Driving the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, Dillon took out both Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin in the final lap in order to win the Cup Series race. Dillon later said he “did what (he) had to do.”
“That’s not the way we want to decide a champion. That’s not the way we want to decide an event,” NASCAR senior vice president of competition Elton Sawyer said at the time.
NASCAR decided to let Dillon keep the win and the prize money from the race but was stripped of the playoff berth he had clinched. Dillon and Childress were docked 25 points in the drivers’ and owners’ standings.
Dillon’s spotter, Brandon Benesch, was suspended for three races for telling Dillon to “wreck him,” speaking of Hamlin. Benesch’s suspension was reduced from three races to one upon appeal.
Technically, Dillon still has a path to the playoffs. He will earn a spot in the 16-man field if he wins this Sunday at Darlington Raceway. Dillon currently sits No. 29 in the points race.
–Field Level Media
TOP INDIANA SPORTS/NEWS RELEASES
INDIANA FEVER
GAME RECAP: FEVER RESPOND WITH WIN AT DREAM
ATLANTA – The Indiana Fever (14-16) secured its third victory in the regular-season series against the Atlanta Dream with an 84-79 win at State Farm Arena on Monday night. Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana with a season-high 29 points on 10-of-23 shooting and a season-best seven rebounds. Monday’s win marked the 14th win of the season for Indiana – the most in a Fever regular season since 2016.
Four Fever players scored in double figures on Monday, led by Mitchell’s fourth consecutive 20-point effort. Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark added 19 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one blocked shot. Following her four made 3-point field goals on Monday, Clark tied Dream guard Rhyne Howard for the most made 3-point field goals by a rookie in WNBA history with 85.
Fever center Aliyah Boston recorded her 11th double-double of the season on Monday with a 14-point, 11-rebound performance, which makes her only five points shy from reaching 1,000 career points. Off the bench, Fever forward Damiris Dantas added a season-high 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range.y. Additionally, forward NaLyssa Smith tallied seven points and six rebounds in the win, which moved her past Natalie Achonwa for sixth on the Fever all-time rebounds list with 764.
Indiana started Monday night off strong and never trailed the entire game, scoring the first eight points of the game for an 11-3 overall run. After the first quarter, Indiana led 22-17 and went on another 14-6 run to follow. Mitchell scored 11 of her 29 points in the second quarter and Indiana outscored Atlanta, 30-21, in the second quarter alone, which is the most points the Fever have recorded in a second quarter this season. The Fever outscored the Dream in paint points, 34-28, bench points, 15-11, fastbreak points, 11-6, and outrebounded Atlanta, 43-38.
Four Dream (10-19) players scored in double figures in the loss. Dream center Tina Charles led Atlanta with a season-high 28-point showing and also pulled down eight rebounds. Dream guard Rhyne Howard was held scoreless in the second quarter, but ended with 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Guards Allisha Gray and Jordin Canada combined for 22 points, eight assists and four rebounds, too.
UP NEXT
The Fever return home to take on the Connecticut Sun from Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. Wednesday’s game will be broadcast on Bally Sports Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
ON DECK AT THE VIC: STEAM NIGHT, IRISH COMMUNITY NIGHT AND CIRCUS AT THE BALLPARK HIGHLIGHT AUG. 27-SEPT. 1 HOMESTAND
The Indianapolis Indians return to Victory Field for a seven-game series starting Tuesday, Aug. 27, against the Louisville Bats, Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Promotions include Tuesday Dollar Menu, STEAM Night and a special appearance by JCM Racing and NHRA Top Fuel driver Ida Zetterstrӧm (Aug. 27), Bark in the Park with a special appearance by Butler Blue IV on a Wednesday Half-Off Night doubleheader (Aug. 28), Thirsty Thursday™ and Chick-fil-A Nights (Aug. 29), Friday Fireworks and Irish Community Night (Aug. 30), Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) Night and a Paul Skenes Strikeout Counter Bobblehead giveaway (Aug. 31), and Circus at the Ballpark during Kids Eat Free Sunday (Sept. 1).
INDIANA FOOTBALL
GAME NOTES: HOST FIU
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A new era of Indiana football will kick off on Saturday (Aug. 31) inside Memorial Stadium. First-year head coach Curt Cignetti will lead the program into the 2024 season opener against FIU. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET and air on the Big Ten Network.
INDIANA (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) hosts FIU (0-0, 0-0 CUSA)
Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, Ind.)
Saturday, Aug 31 | 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting the Scene
• Indiana is set to open the 2024 season under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti with a home date against FIU on Saturday (Aug. 31) at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
• The matchup marks the first time the two programs have faced one another since 2018, when the Hoosiers defeated FIU, 38-28, in a road contest in Miami. This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the teams. Indiana leads the all-time series, 3-0.
• The home contest marks the first of eight home games for the Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium this season, tied for its most in program history with the 2013 and 2008 seasons.
• Indiana will open a season with a home non-conference game for the first time since 2015. Overall, in non-conference home season openers, Indiana owns a 25-3 overall mark since 1953 – the first year the Big Ten fielded 10 teams in the conference.
• The Hoosiers have won 11 straight non-conference home season openers dating back to a 41-38 loss against NC State to start the 2000 season.
By The Numbers
4 – The Hoosiers have four seventh-year seniors, the most in the FBS.
54 – Indiana has 54 total newcomers in 2024 and is one of 28 FBS programs with 50-plus newcomers.
9 – Indiana will play a non-conference home opener for the first time in nine seasons. The last non-conference home opener was to start the 2015 season.
13 – Thirteen of IU’s scholarship newcomers arrived with first-year head coach Curt Cignetti from James Madison.
News & Notes
• Indiana overhauled its roster in 2024, as head coach Curt Cignetti brought in 54 newcomers, which includes 30 transfers. Thirteen of those transfers arrived from James Madison.
• Indiana is tied for the ninth-fewest returning players in the FBS and tied for the third-fewest returning scholarship players.
• Of Indiana’s 30 transfers, the list includes 13 defensive players, 15 offensive players, and two specialists. There are 29 players from Division I (28 FBS, 1 FCS) and one from the Division III level.
• Nine of Indiana’s 10 on-field assistant coaches are new for the 2024 season, with offensive line coach/run game coordinator Bob Bostad the only holdover. Bryant Haines (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) and Mike Shanahan (Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers) will lead the Hoosier defense and offense, respectively.
• The 10 on-field assistants for the Hoosiers rank No. 4 in the FBS and No. 2 in the Power 4 in average age at 38.2 years old. Only Georgia Tech (33.2) has a younger group of assistant coaches.
• Wide receiver Elijah Sarratt arrives in Bloomington for his junior season after a breakout 2022 campaign at James Madison. In his sophomore showing during the 2023 season, Sarratt totaled 1,191 yards receiving on 82 receptions with eight touchdowns to earn All-Sun Belt first team.
• Senior Donaven McCulley enjoyed a breakout junior year in 2023 – only his second season as a wide receiver after transitioning from quarterback in 2022. The Indianapolis native charted six touchdown receptions and 644 yards receiving to garner honorable mention All-Big Ten from the conference’s coaches and media panel.
• Indiana’s defensive line picked up transfers Mikail Kamara (James Madison) and CJ West (Kent State) to bolster its unit. The duo combined for 31.5 tackles for loss in 2023, with Kamara a second-team All-Sun Belt pick and West an All-Mid-American selection per PFF.
• Senior punter James Evans enters the 2024 season as Indiana’s career leader in punting average at 43.9 yards per punt. That total sits more than a full yard in front of Alan Sutkowski’s 42.5 yard average from 1995-97.
PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE ANNOUNCES NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team will play eight non-conference games at Mackey Arena in 2024-25, as head coach Katie Gearlds unveiled the final pieces of the out of conference slate for the program’s 50th season.
In addition to the previously announced matchups against Notre Dame (Nov. 10), Kentucky (Dec. 14) and the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off contests against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 28) and defending national champion South Carolina (Nov. 30), Purdue will play a fifth NCAA Tournament team from 2024 in Maine on Dec. 4.
After reaching the postseason in each of her first three years, the Boilermakers head into the fourth season of the Katie Gearlds era. The 2024-25 roster features a mixture of seven returners and seven newcomers.
The Boilermakers got their first taste of game action during a 10-day, three-game tour of Spain and Portugal in early August. Purdue posted a 3-0 record and averaged 90 points per contest.
Following the lone tune up ahead of the season against Indiana Tech on Oct. 29, the 50th season of Purdue Women’s Basketball opens with a five-game homestand on Nov. 6 against Purdue Fort Wayne.
The Boilermakers will then welcome likely top-5 Notre Dame to Mackey Arena for the first time since 2011.
Purdue will face IU Indy on Nov. 14 and Bellarmine on Nov. 18, before hosting legendary Boilermaker alumna Shereka Wright and UT Arlington on Nov. 24.
The Boilermakers’ next four games will come against tournament teams from last year with neutral site contests against Middle Tennessee and South Carolina, followed by home bouts against Maine and Kentucky.
Despite just 259 miles between West Lafayette and Lexington, it will mark the first trip to Mackey Arena for the Wildcats.
Purdue will play its only true non-conference road game at Miami University on Dec. 17, before wrapping up ahead of the holiday break against Indiana State on Dec. 21 at Mackey Arena.
TV assignments and tip times will be announced after the Big Ten releases its conference slate in the coming weeks.
Season tickets are on sale for the 2024-25 campaign. For more information, click here.
SERIES HISTORIES
Purdue Fort Wayne: Purdue leads 5-0. Last meeting: Nov. 18, 2018, at home- Purdue 78, Purdue Fort Wayne 44
Notre Dame: Series tied 14-14. Last meeting: Dec. 17, 2023, on the road- No. 11 Notre Dame 76, Purdue 39
IU Indy: Purdue leads 5-1. Last meeting: March 15, 2018, on the road- Purdue 48, IUPUI 46
Bellarmine: First meeting.
UT Arlington: First meeting.
Middle Tennessee: First meeting.
South Carolina: South Carolina leads 3-2. Last meeting: Dec. 15, 2019, on the road – No. 5 South Carolina 85, Purdue 49
Maine: Series tied 1-1. Last meeting: Nov. 11, 2016, on the road – Maine 67, Purdue 47
Kentucky: Purdue leads 2-0. Last meeting: Dec. 1, 2000, on the road – No. 6 Purdue 87, Kentucky 67
Miami: Purdue leads 7-2. Last meeting: Dec. 19, 2021, at home – Purdue 82, Miami 76
Indiana State: Series tied 11-11. Last meeting: Dec. 20, 2023, at home – Purdue 79, Indiana State 63
BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER
MIETZ REPRESENTS (RV) BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER AS BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Butler defender, Macie Mietz, has been selected BIG EAST Women’s Soccer Freshman of the Week following her performance at Drake. In addition, Forward Abigail Isger was recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
Mietz entered Butler’s defensive line after Drake had scored all three of its goals to help complete the comeback in a 5-3 victory. In the 44th minute, she scored her first career goal from 26 yards out.
Isger scored two critical goals in just over three minutes, leveling the score after Drake had jumped out in front, 2-0.
The (RV) Bulldogs are back in action this week, hosting Ball State on Thursday and No. 14 Notre Dame on Sunday.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
BUTLER FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW: OFFENSIVE LINE
INDIANAPOLIS – The Bulldogs bring back three starters from last year’s offensive line unit, highlighted by Preseason All-PFL selection Adam Dolan. With Dolan locking down the left tackle position, the Bulldogs will look for Fabian Gonzalez to do the same on the right side. Joining Gonzalez on the right side of the line will be Owen Keane.
“I’m excited to see the guys play against a different defense after a month of going against our own defense during camp,” offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Alex Barr stated.
Dolan started every game at left tackle in 2023 and was a First Team All-PFL selection at the conclusion of the regular season. He was part of a stout BU offensive line that helped the team rank second in the PFL in total offense (368.4), first downs (216), rushing offense (202.1), and scoring offense (28.9).
The right side of the line remains intact with Gonzalez and Keane back in the huddle after starting in every game in 2023.
Upperclassmen Hayden Olmsted and Nick Schwitzgebel will be in the mix this season along with returners Kirk Doskocil and Jack Mitchell. Charles Mackley, Charlie Gardner, Jason Hicks, Nik Belski, Eric Bower and Otto Weight will also battle for snaps in 2024.
“Right now, we have more depth than we’ve had in previous years,” Barr added. “Also, the guys have started to understand the scheme more as well as different adjustments and different calls we can make.”
In addition to those returners, Blake Mazone, Alexander McPhee, Michael McLaughlin, Cameron Beiswenger, Michael Wells, and Luke Pedersen will give this position group great depth.
“I think it’s important to let the players know that you’re on their side,” Barr explained. “It’s not players versus coach, but rather it’s players and coaches working together.”
IU-INDY ATHLETICS
IU INDIANAPOLIS ANNOUNCES THREE COACHING STAFF PROMOTIONS
INDIANAPOLIS – Three members of the IU Indianapolis coaching staff have earned promotions ahead of the 2024-2025 season, as announced on Monday (Aug. 26). Justin Roeder has been named Men’s Director of Track & Field/Cross Country and Antonio McDaniel has been named Women’s Director of Track & Field/Cross Country. In addition, Cole Seward has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of the women’s cross country and track and field program.
“These titles more accurately reflect the roles these individuals play within our programs. Cole has done a phenomenal job with the young women and in helping build out our track and field program,” Senior Associate AD Ed Holdaway said. “Tony has continued to elevate our program and provides great leadership and mentorship to our young ladies. He recruits and develops outstanding young women and is a true ambassador for our program.
“Justin has done tremendous work with our men’s program. He’s continued to build off a solid foundation, but put his stamp on the program. It’s evidenced by the quality young men that continue to join and graduate from the program.”
Roeder’s men’s cross country team is coming off the program’s best-ever NCAA Great Lakes Regional finish, having placed eighth in Madison, Wisc., last November. The Jaguars have also earned back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Horizon League Cross Country Championships the past two seasons.
McDaniel is entering his 14th season at the helm of the women’s cross country and track and field programs, continuing to elevate the program to new heights. The Jaguars have finished as high as second at the conference championships and had a slew of all-league performers, both in cross country and track and field.
Seward has continued to bolster the women’s track and field team since his hiring as his athletes have rewritten the record books, largely in hurdles, jumps and throws. He coached the program’s first-ever NCAA Regional qualifier and was a 2024 USATF Olympic Trials Mentorship Grant Recipient. With the grant, he had the opportunity to coach alongside three elite level coaches training athletes that competed at the recent Paris Olympics.
IU-INDY MEN’S SOCCER
TAYLOR EARNS #HLMSOC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD
INDIANAPOLIS – After helping the IU Indianapolis men’s soccer program to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2004, graduate transfer goalkeeper Mason Taylor has been named the first #HLMSOC Defensive Player of the Week of the 2024 season. Taylor registered back-to-back shutouts in the Jaguars’ wins at Incarnate Word on Thursday (Aug. 22) and Houston Christian on Sunday (Aug. 25).
Taylor had five saves in the win at UIW and followed with eight saves and saw HCU miss a penalty kick in the win on Sunday.
Taylor, who spent the past four seasons at Ohio Wesleyan, currently leads the Horizon League in shutouts (2) and saves (13). He came to the Jaguars with a 32-10-7 (.724) record and 20 shutouts in Ohio Wesleyan career, having made 58 collegiate starts in goal.
BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
KENNEDY & WIELONSKI EARN PRESEASON ALL-MAC HONORS, CARDINALS PICKED THIRD AS A TEAM
CLEVELAND, Ohio – – With the 2024 women’s volleyball season set to begin this weekend, the Mid-American Conference announced its annual preseason poll and all-MAC selections as voted on by the league’s 12 head coaches.
Representing the Cardinals on the Preseason All-MAC Team were senior setter Megan Wielonski and redshirt sophomore outside Aniya Kennedy. As a team, Ball State was picked to finish third among the 12 league teams as the conference has eliminated divisions for the 2024 season.
Wielonski earns Preseason All-MAC honors for the third consecutive season after claiming First Team All-MAC accolades for the third straight season. The 2021 MAC Freshman of the Year and 2022 MAC Setter of the Year, Wielonski enters her senior season ranked sixth in program history with 4,022 career assists. She is also fourth on BSU’s all-time list with 144 career service aces.
Kennedy earns a nod on the Preseason All-MAC team for the first time in her career after a stellar 2023 campaign which saw her claim both First Team All-MAC and MAC Freshman of the Year honors. She paced one of the most dynamic offenses in the MAC with a 4.12 kills-per-set average which was first in the league and 32nd among all NCAA Division I players. She blasted double digit kills in 26 matches last season, with 20-or-more on eight occasions.
With no divisions for the first time since the 1996 season, the Cardinals received 98 points in the league’s coaches poll, trailing only Western Michigan (121) and Bowling Green (102). With coaches unable to vote for their own teams, WMU earned 11 of the 12 votes to win the MAC regular season title, with BGSU claiming the other.
The Broncos, who also received votes in the 2024 AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll, was also selected as the favorite to win the MAC Volleyball Championship with nine votes, followed by the Falcons (2) and the Cardinals (1).
The Ball State women’s volleyball team opens the 2024 season Friday with matches versus Seton Hall (10 a.m.) and Bryant (4:30 p.m.) as part of the Florida Atlantic Invitational.
2024 MAC Volleyball Coaches Poll
First Place Votes in ()
1. Western Michigan (11) – 121 pts.
2. Bowling Green (1) – 102 pts.
3. Ball State – 98 pts.
4. Buffalo – 92 pts.
5. Ohio – 84 pts.
6. Toledo – 79 pts.
7. Central Michigan – 50 pts.
8. Northern Illinois – 49 pts.
9. Akron – 48 pts.
10. Miami – 32 pts.
11. Eastern Michigan – 22 pts.
12. Kent State – 15 pts.
Champion Votes: Western Michigan (9), Bowling Green (2), and Ball State (1)
INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
SYCAMORES TO HONOR 2014 INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL TEAM ON SEPTEMBER 14 AGAINST DAYTON
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State football will recognize and honor the 2014 football team on Saturday, September 14, as a part of the game-day festivities around the home opening game against Dayton at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff time is set for 6 p.m. against the Flyers.
The Sycamores will host a pregame tailgate for members of the 2014 Football Team as Indiana State honors the 10-year anniversary of the team’s FCS Playoff run. The Sycamores topped Eastern Kentucky for their first postseason win since 1983, advancing to the second round for just the second time in program history.
Additional activities for the 2014 team members include game tickets and Touchdown Corner passes. The Sycamores will also honor all members in attendance on the field during the contest.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SYCAMORE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 2024-25 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State Head Women’s Basketball Coach Marc Mitchell unveiled the Sycamores’ 2024-25 non-conference schedule Monday afternoon. The Trees’ 11-game non-conference slate features four games against teams from the Big East, Big Ten or Big XII and five total games against 2023-24 postseason teams.
Indiana State opens its 2024-25 season November 4 at home, as the Sycamores welcome Western Kentucky to Hulman Center. This season marks the third time in the last four years that the Sycamores and Lady Toppers have squared off on the hardwood.
The Sycamores hit the road for their next two games, starting with a November 7 tilt at Iowa State, a team which reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. Indiana State and Iowa State have never played against each other prior to the 2024-25 season. The Trees close their two-game road swing November 12 at Wright State, paying the Raiders a return visit after their 2023-24 contest inside Hulman Center.
Indiana State plays its final home non-conference game November 15 when Austin Peay travels north to Hulman Center. The Sycamores and Governors last played in 2001, with Austin Peay’s last trip to Terre Haute coming in 2000. Following the contest against Austin Peay, Indiana State plays seven straight games away from home, with six of those being true road games.
The Sycamores’ lengthy road trip to close the non-conference schedule starts November 20 with a trip east to face Butler, a 2024 WNIT team, inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. Indiana State closes the month of November in the Show-Me State with a November 30 game at Southeast Missouri State. The Sycamores defeated the Redhawks last season in Terre Haute.
Indiana State begins the month of December against another 2024 NCAA Tournament team, as the Sycamores head north to face Marquette December 3. The Trees and Golden Eagles last met in the 2014 WNIT. Following the game in Milwaukee, Indiana State makes the short trek to Charleston to face Eastern Illinois December 6.
The Sycamores will take part in a Multi-Team Event (MTE) December 15-16 in Richmond, Kentucky. Indiana State will play Northern Illinois, a team the Trees faced at the 2023 Puerto Rico Clasico, December 15 before facing host institution Eastern Kentucky December 16. Eastern Kentucky was a WNIT team last season.
Indiana State closes its non-conference slate in West Lafayette for the second straight season, as the Sycamores face Purdue, which made the 2024 WNIT, December 21 at Mackey Arena. This season is the third straight year in which the Sycamores and Boilermakers square off, after going more than 20 years without facing each other.
Indiana State’s 20-game Missouri Valley Conference schedule will be announced after it is finalized by the conference office in the coming weeks. Tip times for the full 2024-25 schedule will be announced once finalized.
The 2024-25 season ushers in a new era for Indiana State Women’s Basketball, as Marc Mitchell enters his first season as the Sycamores’ head coach. In addition to an entirely new coaching staff, six newcomers enter the fold for the Trees for the 2024-25 campaign. Nine players return from last year’s team for Indiana State, all of which played in at least 14 games during the 2023-24 season.
Season tickets for the 2024-25 Indiana State women’s basketball team are officially on sale to the public. The pricing list for the 2024-25 women’s basketball season tickets with court diagram can be found here. Prices for the 2024-25 season remain the same as the 2023-24 season, with season tickets starting as low as $40. For more information on season tickets, fans can contact Assistant Manager of Athletic Ticketing Grant Manning by phone at 812-237-8972 or via email at Grant.Manning@indstate.edu. Fans can also call 877-ISU-TIXS or email ISU-Tickets@indstate.edu.
2024-25 INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Nov. 4 – WESTERN KENTUCKY
Nov. 7 – at Iowa State
Nov. 12 – at Wright State
Nov. 15 – AUSTIN PEAY
Nov. 20 – at Butler
Nov. 30 – at Southeast Missouri State
Dec. 3 – at Marquette
Dec. 6 – at Eastern Illinois
Dec. 15 – vs. Northern Illinois (at Richmond, Ky.)
Dec. 16 – at Eastern Kentucky
Dec. 21 – at Purdue
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER
MASTODON WSOC SWEEPS HL PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS
INDIANAPOLIS – Morgan Gallagher and Allison Adams of the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer team were named the Horizon League’s Players of the Week, the league announced on Monday (Aug. 26).
The Mastodons were the only team in the Horizon League to go 2-0 last week and are the only team with two wins so far. Gallagher and Adams led the ‘Dons to victories over Tiffin and Eastern Illinois.
Gallagher was selected as the league’s Offensive Player of the Week thanks to her 3-point performance against Tiffin. She assisted on the second goal against the Dragons and scored the final goal of the game. The goal was the second of her collegiate career. This is Gallagher’s first Offensive Player of the Week award.
Adams played 143 of the 180 available minutes on the defensive line that gave up just one goal. Earning the Defensive Player of the Week honor, Adams held the Mastodon defense steady for a shutout at Eastern Illinois and allowed just six shots from Tiffin. This is Adams’ first Defensive Player of the Week award of her career.
This is the first time since 2006 that Purdue Fort Wayne has collected both the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards.
The Mastodons are back in action on Thursday (Aug. 29) at Eastern Michigan.
EVANSVILLE CROSS COUNTRY
UE ANNOUNCES 2024 CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville cross country team has released its 2024 schedule highlighted by one home meet and two returning meets.
“This year’s schedule will keep a sense of familiarity with many opportunities to face strong competition ahead of the conference championship,” says Head Coach Dylan Anderson. “We are also thrilled to be hosting at Angel Mounds again alongside the Evansville Sports Commission and USI. The roster this year is very young and talented, so I am excited for them to dive right in and to see what we can accomplish this season.”
The Purple Aces will begin their cross country season at the end of the month at Eastern Illinois on Friday, August 30th. It will be the first time UE returns to Charleston in six years for a cross country meet.
Three weeks later Evansville will return to action at the John McNichols Invite, hosted by Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) member Indiana State on Saturday, September 21st. It will be the fourth straight year that the Aces will run the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the Invite.
UE then returns to another familiar meet on Saturday, October 5th at the Live in Lou Classic. Hosted by Louisville, Live in Lou is one of the largest cross country meets in the United States. The 2024 meet will be Evansville’s fourth straight appearance running at E. P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.
The Aces will host their only home meet of the season on Friday, October 18th at Angel Mounds. This season will be the second to last at Angel Mounds Cross Country course for the Aces as they host the Angel Mounds Invitational.
UE will then attend its furthest meet of the season at the MVC Cross Country Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Hosted by Northern Iowa, Evansville will run at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course for the team’s final conference action on Friday, November 1st.
The Aces then wrap up the season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship in Akron, Ohio. Postseason action for UE will be hosted by the Mid-American Conference on Friday, November 15th.
UE returns most of its men’s team from 2023, including top distance runner Samuel Lea (Worchester, England.) Lea finished the 2023 season with a Top 15 program finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Madison, Wisc. Lea ran a 32-minute 10K for the 12th fastest finish in Evansville history. The Aces only return two of their 2023 women’s runners in area student-athletes Kyndall Anthis (Patoka, Ind. / Princeton Community HS) and Avery Stephens (Newburgh, Ind. / Castle HS). UE also welcomes a large freshman class of 10 new runners with six new members of the men’s roster and four new members of the women’s roster.
VALPO FOOTBALL
SEASON PREVIEW: GAME WEEK HAS ARRIVED FOR VALPO FOOTBALL
The reward for all of the work that takes place over the course of 353 days out of the year arrives in the form of 12 fall Saturdays for the Valparaiso University football program.
The first of those Saturdays is upon us this week as the Beacons head to Cedar Falls, Iowa to open up the 2024 campaign against UNI at the UNI-Dome. The arrival of Week 1 is reason enough for gratitude, and the excitement is only enhanced by the program’s belief that it can flip the script after a 2023 campaign filled with close contests.
Coaching Staff
We’re here primarily to tell you about student-athletes, but how can we not start with coaches based on the notoriety of the staff that head coach Landon Fox has assembled?
Michael Brewster (Offensive Line Coach), Gibran Hamdan (Quarterbacks Coach) and Stanford Routt (Cornerbacks Coach) played in the NFL. Marc Hull (Special Teams Coordinator / Safeties Coach) coached in the professional ranks in the United States Football League. Kearstin Schweitzer (Running Backs Coach) has joined the fold after time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and becomes the first female coach in program history.
David Marquis (Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach) and RJ Ghilarducci (Associate Head Coach / Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach) own significant experience in Fox’s system, while Jack Jarnigan (Tight Ends Coach / Recruiting Coordinator) and Evan Matthes (Quality Control / Special Teams) were standout players for the Brown & Gold. Justin Bosch (wide receivers) and Dayven Coleman (nickelbacks) round out the staff. Former Michigan State starting offensive lineman Luke Campbell continues to lead the program’ strength & conditioning efforts as Director of Sports Performance.
Fox will have more of a presence on the offensive side of the ball this season. The defensive side of the ball will be led by Marquis, who worked under Fox at Dayton and is in his second season at Valpo, and Ghilarducci, who is Valpo’s longest tenured assistant coach entering his fifth year in Fox’s system.
Offensive Line
Redshirt freshman left tackle Jake Russell (Glen Ridge, N.J. / Glen Ridge), fifth-year senior left guard Carter Woody (Fort Mill, S.C. / Charlotte Catholic), redshirt senior center Tyler Eberhardt (Barberton, Ohio / Barberton), redshirt sophomore right guard Niko Paic (Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point) and sophomore right tackle Noah Kline (Loveland, Ohio / Loveland) are projected to start on Valpo’s offensive line in the season opener against the Panthers. Woody, Kline and Paic all started over half of Valpo’s games last season, and Eberhardt would have been a starter a year ago if it weren’t for a season-ending injury in the opener.
“We’re excited to have multiple guys who started last year returning to our offensive line,” Fox said. “Jake Russell didn’t play much last year, but he’s had a really good spring and fall camp. He’s solidified the position at left tackle. Carter and Tyler are both guys who are in their fifth year in our program.”
Tight Ends
Redshirt senior tight end Jake Vickers (Canton, Mich. / Canton) started all 11 games last season, making 16 catches for 88 yards and two touchdowns. He is back for his fifth year in the program. Redshirt sophomore Max Carter (Camarillo, Calif. / Adolfo Camarillo) played in all 11 games a year ago as well.
“Jake is another fifth-year guy who brings experience,” Fox said. “Max is a high-effort blocker with an ability to impact the run game.”
Quarterbacks
The three returning quarterbacks from the 2023 campaign are all in the mix to start games as the 2024 season gets underway.
Redshirt freshman Caron Tyler (Temecula, Calif. / Chaparral) was the team’s Scout Team Offensive Player of the Year last season. Redshirt junior Michael Appel Jr. (Springboro, Ohio / Springboro) started five games and threw for 770 yards and six scores before incurring a season-ending injury last year. Redshirt sophomore Rowan Keefe (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South) earned the team’s Most-Improved Player Award after playing in five games and making four starts at QB late in the year. He completed 55 passes for 702 yards and six scores.
Either Keefe or Tyler will take the first snap on Saturday at UNI.
“Both Rowan and Caron have shown flashes in fall camp of doing exactly what we are asking them to do,” Fox said. “Rowan came in last year and played good football for us. Now, we need him to take that next step. He was a 60-percent passer for us last year and had a tough situation being the third-string guy going into the year. Both of them have all of the tools to be good.”
Running Backs
Redshirt junior Ryan Mann (Vernon Hills, Ill. / Vernon Hills [Northern Illinois]) was tabbed to the Phil Steele Preseason All-PFL Third Team after earning All-PFL Honorable Mention and the team’s Offensive Player of the Year Award last season. Redshirt junior Barret Labus (Wadsworth, Ohio / Wadsworth) played in four games and made two starts before suffering a season-ending injury last year.
“Ryan was a productive player for us last year,” Fox said. “He’s very consistent in what he does – running the football, blocking and catching out of the backfield. He’s a good all-around back and is very dependable. Barret has been with us for four years and has made plays in a variety of capacities. He’s a multi-dimensional guy in terms of being able to run and catch it out of the backfield.”
Wide Receivers
Redshirt sophomore Devin Yeats (Hampshire, Ill. / Hampshire), sixth-year Jack Coulson (Boca Raton, Fla. / Olympic Heights [Kent State / Holy Cross], redshirt sophomore Chris Gundy (Smithfield, Va. / Smithfield), senior Semaj Bolin (North Las Vegas, Nev. / Coronado [Portland State]), senior Brandon Jimenez (Suffern, N.Y. / Don Bosco Prep [Albany]) and freshman Gary Givens III (Tampa, Fla. / Jesuit) all factor into Valpo’s wide receiving corps entering Week 1.
Jimenez played in 11 games and made nine starts last year, totaling 19 catches for 288 yards and two touchdowns. Gundy had 195 receiving yards on 12 catches in 2023, while Yeats is also a returning member of the program. Bolin (Portland State) and Coulson (Kent State) are both transfers, while Givens is the only true freshman on Valpo’s Week-1 two-deep.
“Devin may have had the best fall camp in the position group,” Fox said. “Givens did a really good job being here in the summer, which gave him an advantage in understanding the program and the offensive system. Gundy made some big plays for us last year, and you’ll continue to see that trend moving forward. Jack is a bigger-bodied receiver who uses his body well and is a good blocker. Jimenez has an ability to get open and understands coverages and running routes. Bolin has good speed and the ability to stretch defenses.”
Defensive Line
Redshirt senior Sam Hafner (Green Bay, Wis. / De Pere) is one of the stalwarts of the program and figures to remain a leader of the Valpo defense. He has earned a slew of preseason accolades including Preseason All-PFL honors.
Other projected starters on the defensive line include redshirt junior Kevin Spelman (New Lenox, Ill. / Providence Catholic), redshirt freshman Isaiah Fowler (Gary, Ind. / Chesterton) and junior Onye Nwosisi (Indianapolis, Ind. / Cardinal Ridge [Muskingum]). Fowler played in two games and redshirted last season. Spelman has been a mainstay on the Valpo defensive line and was on the watch list for the Jerry Rice Award during his redshirt freshman campaign in 2022.
“Sam is a very consistent, all-conference player for us,” Fox said. “Fowler is a local kid who will get the chance to start at tackle as a redshirt freshman; he holds up on the interior better than anybody despite a size disadvantage and has an ability to take on blocks. Onye has good size and an ability to rush the passer while remaining physical enough to play the run.”
Linebackers
Projected starters at linebacker include sophomore Max Samuel (Edina, Minn. / Edina), redshirt junior Jake Birmingham (River Forest, Ill. / Oak Park and River Forest) and senior Jimmy Pouba (Chicago, Ill. / Lyons [College of the Sequoias]). Among the others in the mix are senior Rylan Woods, redshirt junior Hayden Bedell (Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg) and sixth-year Marquette Harris (Woodbridge, Va. / Wise [Bowling Green / Ventura / Alderson Broaddus]).
“Max Samuel has moved from nickel to Will linebacker,” Fox said. “He’s aggressive and fast with the ability to make plays. Jake Birmingham is a perfect picture of what you want in terms of a guy sticking with the program. He understands exactly where to be and is always in the right spots. He has big shoes to fill in the leadership role. Pouba saw action for us last year and continued to improve during spring and fall camp. He has the ability to do everything you ask of someone at the nickel position.”
Defensive Backs
The secondary includes familiar names like senior Colin Graves (Seattle, Wash. / Bishop Blanchet), senior Max Franco (La Habra, Calif. / La Habra) and sixth-year Austin Chilton (Windermere, Fla. / West Orange). Redshirt freshman Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) is projected to start in the secondary as well.
“Austin and Colin have played a lot of football for us and will be in the right spots,” Fox said. “They’ve been around and have been productive players for us. We anticipate Nic having a good year for us as a physical corner after he played in four games last year. Franco saw a lot of time last year and is another experienced player.”
Sophomore Mark Johnson (Nashville, Tenn. / Lipscomb Academy), redshirt sophomore Connor Dickson, redshirt senior Trey Ortega (Broomfield, Colo. / Broomfield [Colorado]) and redshirt junior Caleb Rao (Liberty Township, Ohio / Lakota West]) are all part of the mix in the Valpo secondary as well.
Specialists
Redshirt junior Ryan Hawk (Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley) has solidified kickoff duties, while Hawk and sixth-year transfer Grant Ross (Liberty, Mo. / Liberty [Truman State]) have been in a tight battle for field goal and PAT responsibilities. Redshirt senior Sam Johnson (Nashville, Tenn. / Lipscomb Academy) has made Valpo his third collegiate stop and figures to continue the program’s recent tradition of punting excellence.
“Ryan has a strong leg and was 10th in the country in touchbacks last year,” Fox said. “Grant has solid accuracy. Sam has a chance to be one of the best punters in the league this year.”
MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
LAYLA BROWN EARNS CROSSROADS LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
JACKSON, Mich. – On Monday the Crossroads League announced their players of the week for women’s soccer, announcing that Marian’s Layla Brown was picked as the Offensive Player of the Week. This is the second consecutive week the Knights have received the honor, with Brown’s first award coming the week after Marian Corro Celma was honored by the league.
Brown feasted on the IU Kokomo defense, picking up three goals in the 9-0 No. 19 Marian victory. Brown added a fourth goal for the week with a score in MU’s loss at No. 1 Cumberlands. After three games, Brown is the third-leading goal-scorer in the NAIA, leading the Knights with five goals this season.
The Knights will return to action on Wedensday when they take on Holy Cross College at 5:30 p.m.
MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER
FOSLYN GRANT TABBED AS CROSSROADS LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jackson, Mich. – After leading the Knights to a 1-0-1 record and putting up a team-high three goals on the week, Marian men’s soccer junior Foslyn Grant has been named the Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Week. The honor is the first in the career for the first-year Knight.
Grant led Marian with seven points in two matches, netting two goals and one assist in a 5-2 win over Lawrence Tech and adding another goal in a draw with Judson. The three goals on the week lead the team this season, and puts the first-year Knight in the league-lead for goals scored this season.
Marian takes on Holy Cross on Wednesday to open their weekly slate, taking the field at 3:00 p.m.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
11 – 16 – 32 – 18 – 11 – 1 – 8 – 29 – 35 – 20 – 22
August 27, 1909 – Future Baseball HOF pitcher Jack Chesbro’s final game for NY Highlanders; 17-6 loss to the Tigers at Bennett Park, Detroit
August 27, 1911 – Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh no-hit the Boston Red Sox, 5-0 at White Sox Park
August 27, 1937 – Brooklyn Dodger Fred Frankhouse, wearing Number 11 no-hit the Cincinnati Reds for a 5-0 victory in 7-2/3 innings.
August 27, 1938 – New York Yankees pitcher Monte Pearson, Number 16 no-hit the Cleveland Indians to lead the defense of the Yanks in a 13-0 route. From the plate Joe DiMaggio hit 3 triples to spark the offense for New York.
August 27, 1955 – Sandy Koufax (Number 32) sat down 14 Reds batters on strikes. Both teams combined for record 23 strikeouts in a great game from the mound
August 27, 1974 – New York Met Benny Ayala, Number 18 hit a HR in his 1st at bat
August 27, 1977 – Toby Harrah (Number 11) and Bump Wills (Number 1) hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off Yankee Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium, Rangers won 8-2
August 27, 1978 – Cincinnati Reds slugger Number 8, Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 HRs as well as having stolen 500 bases
August 27, 1978 – New York Yankee pitcher Catfish Hunter’s 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 record in Aug 1978 wearing that Number 29 pinstriped uniform.
August 27, 1982 – Number 35, Rickey Henderson stole his 119th base of season breaking the record set by Lou Brock, the former Number 20 of the St Louis Cardinals
August 27, 1996 – Dino Ciccarelli was traded by the Detroit Red Wings to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Dino donned the Number 22 sweater for both clubs.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
August 27, 1921 – The Green Bay Packers were admitted into the APFA (predecessor of the NFL) as J.E. Clair of Green Bay’s ACME Packing Company is granted a franchise.
August 27, 1921- Evansville Crimson-Giants franchise formed and played in the NFL’s early formation called the AFPA in the 1921-22 seasons. The nickname Giants was not too far off as the team was headed by the 6′-4″ , 250 pound star player and coach Franklin Fausch and Herb Henderson who according to reports could kick a ball 80 yards! The Crimson Giants were an early hit in the league as they competed with the best the AFPA had to offer but after a couple of crippling beat downs in Green Bay, some mismanagement of team funds and disinterest from the home fans, the Evansville Eleven had to fold in 1922.
August 27, 1921 – Tonawanda Kardex Lumberman franchise applies and plays in the AFPA only in the 1921 season. The “Jacks” played only one game, and have the distinction of the shortest lived franchise in NFL history. Their home was in a small town just north of Buffalo, NY. They were from the smallest town in the NFL with just over 10,000 in population and the team was only able to schedule away games on a week by week basis. This coupled with the hometown newspaper’s better coverage the semi-pro All-Tonawandans gave little support for the Kardex squad. What made it even worse was that other NFL teams felt that they could not get an attendance draw from playing the Jacks so they scheduled other more reputable teams in order to fill the stands with fans.
August 27, 1921 – Minneapolis Marines/Redjackets team joins the AFPA/NFL for the 1921-24 and again rejoined the NFL for the 1929 and 1930 seasons as the Minneapolis Red Jackets. According to the Pro Football Researcher Association’s Coffin Corner Publication 1998 Volume 20 article by Jim Quirk, the Marine squad formed in 1905 and had their height of success in the years prior to the AFPA and NFL forming. Quarterback Rube Ursella and tackle Walt “Big Boy” Buland were the Minneapolis star players that played as teens in the early years of the team right up through the professional ones in the early 1920s. A stout defense was what the Marines were known for as Ursella and Big Boy played both ways. For more on this franchise, please go to our post on the Minneapolis Marines where we also have a full podcast on the history of the team featuring historian and fellow SHN Podcast host Ross Blilie of the Pigskin Tales Podcast who hails from the Twin Cities area.
August 27, 1992 – The Canadian Football League strips the British Columbia Lions of their CFL franchise rights. This event occurred when Murray Pezim took control of the Lions team and then refused to pay bills that the club owed. Later on in September, Bill Comrie would purchase the franchise from the CFL and the Lions would roar again in the Canadian League.
August 27, 2015 – US Patent for Helmet Head Impact Tracking and Monitoring System (U.S Patent No. 2015/0238143 A1) is issued.
Birthdays
August 27, 1954 – Scott Studwell was a linebacker from the University of Illinois who was drafted in the 9th round of the 1977 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He enjoyed a 14 year career with the Vikes on their defense.
August 27, 1967 – Rob Burnett was a defensive end from Syracuse University that in the 1990 NFL draft was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 5th round. He went on to have a nice 12 year career with the Browns Ravens and the Dolphins finishing with 73 career sacks in 202 games played.
August 27, 1987 – Darren McFadden was a former running back from the University of Arkansas. He had a nice long career in the NFL after he was drafted by the Oakland Raiders and then played out the last 3 seasons of his decade long tenure with the Dallas Cowboys. McFadden twice finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting but won the Doak Walker Award twice, The Sporting News Player of the Year Award, the Walker Camp Award and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year honors in his college career. This great runner was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in the entry class of 2019 to remember his collegiate accomplishments.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Aug. 27
1897 — Roger Bresnahan, later a Hall of Fame catcher, made his major-league debut as a pitcher for the Washington Senators by shutting out the St. Louis Browns 3-0.
1911 — Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 5-0 no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox. Walsh struck out eight and walked one.
1937 — Brooklyn’s Fred Frankhouse pitched a rain-shortened no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. The game was stopped with two out in the eighth inning with the Dodgers leading 5-0.
1977 — Toby Harrah and Bump Wills of the Texas Rangers hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh inning in an 8-2 victory over New York at Yankee Stadium.
1978 — Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds hit his 200th career home run to become the first player in major league history to have 200 homers and 500 stolen bases.
1982 — Rickey Henderson of Oakland broke Lou Brock’s 1974 record of 118 stolen bases in a season and stole three more bases in the Athletics’ 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. It gave Henderson 122 thefts in 127 games.
1999 — Vladimir Guerrero’s hitting streak was halted at 31 games by Cincinnati’s Ron Villone in the Reds’ 4-1 win over Montreal. Guerrero went 0-for-2 with an intentional walk against Villone, ending the majors’ longest hitting streak since 1987.
2005 — Jeff Kent became the first player to hit 300 home runs as a second baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 8-3 win over Houston. The homer was the 325th of his career.
2010 — Florida led off a game with back-to-back homers for the first time in franchise history in a 7-1 victory over Atlanta. Cameron Maybin hit the first pitch of the game into the left-field seats. Logan Morrison then connected off Tommy Hanson for his first major league home run.
2011 — Justin Verlander became the majors’ first 20-game winner, grinding through six innings in the Detroit Tigers’ 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Verlander (20-5) became the first pitcher to win 20 games before the end of August since Arizona’s Curt Schilling in 2002.
2017 — Giancarlo Stanton hit his 50th home run to break an eighth-inning tie, helping the Miami Marlins sweep the San Diego Padres with a 6-2 victory. Stanton became the first NL player to reach 50 homers since Prince Fielder hit 50 for Milwaukee in 2007.
2017 — Rookie Rhys Hoskins homered for the fifth straight game and made a diving catch to start a game-changing triple play in the fifth inning, leading Philadelphia to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Hoskins led off the eighth with a drive to left-center to give him 11 home runs in his first 18 games, becoming the fastest in major league history to reach 11 homers. Hoskins was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Aug. 10.
2018 — Kendrys Morales’ home run streak was ended at seven games by the Baltimore Orioles, who halted an eight-game skid by defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0. Morales went 0 for 3 with a walk and did not hit the ball out of the infield.
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Aug. 28
1918 – Tris Speaker was suspended for the rest of the season because of his assault on umpire Tom Connolly following a dispute at home plate in Philadelphia.
1926 — Emil Levsen of the Cleveland Indians pitched two complete-game victories over the Boston Red Sox, 6-1 and 5-1. He did not strike out a batter in either game. The Indians used an identical lineup in both games.
1951 — The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants 2-0, snapping the Giants’ 16-game winning streak. The streak enabled the Giants to cut the Dodgers 13½-game lead to six.
1971 — In the nightcap of a doubleheader, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Rick Wise hit two home runs to help himself to a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
1977 — Steve Garvey of Los Angeles hit three doubles and two home runs in five at-bats, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. One of Garvey’s homers was a grand slam.
1977 — In a 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Nolan Ryan of the California Angles struck out 11 batters to pass the 300-strikeout plateau for the fifth time in his career.
1987 — Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 home runs
1990 — Ryne Sandberg became the first-second baseman in history to have consecutive 30-homer seasons, leading the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros.
1992 — The Milwaukee Brewers set an American League record with 31 hits and 26 singles in a 22-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays.
2003 — Eric Gagne set a major league record with his 44th straight save this season as Los Angeles beat Houston 6-3. Gagne eclipsed Tom Gordon’s 1998 record of 43 in a row to begin a season.
2008 — Cristian Guzman of the Nationals became the second player to hit for the cycle since the franchise moved to Washington, driving in three in an 11-2 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2014 — San Francisco’s Yusmeiro Petit set a major league record when he retired his 46th batter in a row, and the Giants beat Colorado 3-1. Petit got the first eight Colorado hitters, establishing the mark by striking out Charlie Culberson. That broke Mark Buehrle’s record of 45 straight with the Chicago White Sox in 2009. Petit’s streak covered eight games, six of them in relief.
2016 — Ryan Harlost led Endwell, N.Y., to the Little League World Series title, striking out eight and limiting South Korea to five hits in six innings in a 2-1 victory. Endwell gave New York its first championship since 1964.
2021 — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Otani becomes the first player in team history to reach 20 stolen bases and hit 40 home runs in a season.
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Aug. 29
1918 — The Chicago Cubs, behind the pitching of Lefty Tyler, clinched the National League pennant with a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
1934 — The Philadelphia A’s ended Schoolboy Rowe’s 16-game winning streak with a 13-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
1948 — Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit for the cycle in a 12-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Robinson drove in two runs, scored three runs, and stole a base.
1965 — San Francisco’s Willie Mays broke Ralph Kiner’s National League record with his 17th home run of the month in an 8-3 triumph over the New York Mets. Kiner had 16 homers in September of 1949. Mays hit a tape measure shot off Jack Fisher.
1967 — Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City A’s hit three triples in a 9-8, 10-inning loss to the Cleveland Indians. Campaneris was the first to have three triples in a game since Ben Chapman in 1939.
1971 — Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves knocked in his 100th run of the season, giving him the National League record of 11 seasons with 100 or more RBIs.
1977 — Lou Brock of St. Louis stole base No. 893, breaking Ty Cobb’s modern record for career stolen bases. The Cardinals lost to the San Diego Padres 4-3.
1977— Cleveland’s Duane Kuiper hit a one-out solo home run in the first inning off Chicago’s Steve Stone at Municipal Stadium. It was Kuiper’s only homer in 3,379 career at-bats — the fewest homers in most at-bats for any player in MLB history.
1985 — Don Baylor of the New York Yankees set an American League record when he was hit by a pitch for the 190th time in his career. Baylor was struck by California Angels pitcher Kirk McCaskill in the first inning, breaking the old mark of 189 set by Minnie Minoso.
1991 — Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox hit two homers to become the oldest player in the 20th century to accomplish the mark. He’ll top this by hitting two homers on October 3. Jack McDowell went the distance to beat Cleveland 7-2.
1993 — George Brett recorded his 200th stolen base in Kansas City’s 5-4, 12-inning victory over Boston to join Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players with 3,000 hits, 300 homers and 200 steals.
2000 — Anaheim’s Darin Erstad went 3-for-5 to reach 200 hits faster than any player in 65 years as the Angels defeated Toronto 9-4. Ducky Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals did it in 131 games in 1935.
2002 — Mark Bellhorn became the first player in NL history to hit a home run in the same inning from both sides of the plate, in the fourth of the Chicago Cubs’ 13-10 win over Milwaukee.
2004 — Albert Pujols hit his 40th home run and reached 100 RBIs for the fourth straight season to help St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 4-0. He’s the fourth player to start his major league career with four straight seasons with at least 100 RBIs, joining Hall of Famers Al Simmons, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams.
2010 — Brian McCann hit a game-winning homer with help from video replay, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Florida Marlins. It was the first time a game ended using a video review.
2018 — Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich went 6 for 6 and hit for the cycle and Jesus Aguilar homered in the 10th inning, powering the Brewers to a 13-12 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers had a season-high 22 hits and rallied to take the lead four different times, and Jesus Aguilar hit the go-ahead homer in the 10th inning.
2021 — Taylor, Michigan wins the Little League World Series with a win over Hamilton, Ohio.
2022 — Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit home run #50 of the season, to stay just ahead of the pace set by Roger Maris when he hit 61 homers to set the team and American League record in 1961.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Aug. 27
1884 — Richard Sears beats Howard Taylor 6-0, 1-6, 6-0, 6-2 to win his fourth straight U.S. national tennis championship.
1903 — Britain’s Hugh Doherty is the first non-American to win the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships with a 6-0, 6-3, 10-8 victory over the William Larned.
1909 — William Larned wins his fifth U.S. singles tennis title with a five-set victory over William Clothier in Newport, R.I.
1928 — Helen Wills beats Helen Hull Jacobs to take the fifth women’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Wills needs only 33 minutes, defeating Jacobs 6-2, 6-1.
1957 — Hickory Smoke, driven by John Simpson, Jr., wins the Hambletonian Stakes after capturing the fifth and deciding heat.
1969 — Lindy’s Pride, driven by Howard Beissinger, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats.
1975 — Onny Parun of New Zealand defeats Stan Smith 6-4, 6-2 in the first night match at the U.S. Open before a crowd of 4,949 at the West Side Tennis Club.
1976 — Transsexual Renee Richards, formerly Richard Raskind, is barred from competing at the U.S. Open tennis championships after refusing to submit to a chromosome qualification test.
1978 — Reds Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 HRs & have 500 stolen bases.
1978 — The Cosmos defeat the Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-1 to win the NASL Championship.
1982 — Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season, breaks Lou Brock’s mark.
1985 — Mary Joe Fernandez, 14, becomes the youngest player to win a match at the U.S. Open. Fernandez beats Sara Gomer 6-1, 6-4.
1996 — Stefan Edberg stuns Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek at the U.S. Open, winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in his record 54th straight and final Grand Slam event.
1999 — Maurice Greene and Inger Miller win at 200 meters at the world championships, giving the U.S. a sprint sweep. Greene is the first to win the 100 and 200 at a major global meet since Carl Lewis at the 1984 Olympics.
2006 — Marco Andretti, 19, becomes the youngest winner of a major open-wheel event, beating Dario Franchitti by 0.66 seconds to take the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.
2015 — Usain Bolt wins his fourth straight 200-meter title at the world championships, finishing in 19.55 seconds in Beijing.
2018 — Simona Halep becomes the first No. 1-seeded woman to lose her opening match at the U.S. Open in the half-century of the professional era. Halep is overwhelmed by 44th-ranked Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-2, 6-4.
2023 — Gymnast Simone Biles (26) wins her record 8th U.S. Championship in San Jose, California.
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Aug. 28
1886 — Richard Sears beats R. Livingston Beeckman 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 to win his sixth straight U.S. national tennis championship.
1888 — Henry Slocum defeats Howard Taylor 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 to win the eighth U.S. men’s national tennis championship. Slocum, last year’s runner-up, is the first men’s champion other than Richard Sears. Sears, the U.S. champion from 1881-1887, retired last year.
1908 — Fred McLeod wins the U.S. Open golf title with a one-stroke victory over Willie Smith in a playoff.
1922 — The oldest American international team golf match, the Walker Cup, is established with the U.S. beating Britain 8-4.
1949 — The U.S. takes the Davis Cup, topping Australia 4-1.
1950 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black player to compete in the U.S. Open. Gibson wins her first round match, defeating Barbara Knapp of Britain 6-2, 6-2 at Forest Hills in New York.
1977 — The Cosmos beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 at Portland, Ore., to win their second NASL title. Giorgio Chinaglia’s header in the 77th minute is the winning goal.
1977 — Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year.
1989 — Pete Sampras, 18, wins his first U.S. Open singles match in four sets over Agustin Moreno of Mexico.
1990 — Stefan Edberg becomes the first top-seeded player since John Newcombe in 1971 to lose in the first round of the U.S. Open. Edberg loses to Alexander Volkov of the Soviet Union, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2.
1993 — Pinch-hitter Jeremy Hess’ bases-loaded single with two outs in the sixth inning gives Long Beach, Calif. a 3-2 victory over Panama in the championship game of the Little League World Series.
1994 — Tiger Woods, 18, becomes the youngest winner in the history of the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship, capturing the last three holes of his 36-hole title match against Trip Kuehne.
1995 — Monica Seles, plays in her first Grand Slam tournament in more than 2 1-2 years and beats Ruxandra Dragomir 6-3, 6-1 in first round of the U.S. Open.
2004 — The U.S. women’s basketball team goes through the Athens Olympics undefeated to win its 5th Olympic gold medal, beating Australia 74-63 in the final.
2004 — Led by San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginóbili Argentina beats Italy 84-69 for the Olympic basketball gold medal in Athens; star-studded U.S. team takes bronze.
2005 — Michael Memea’s home run in the bottom of the seventh gives West Oahu of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, the Little League World Series title.
2008 — Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic is ousted from the U.S. Open, beaten by 188th-ranked Julie Coin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round. Never before in the Open era that began in 1968 had the No. 1 woman lost this early in the tournament.
2011 — California returns the Little League World Series title to the U.S. with a 2-1 victory over Hamamatsu City, Japan.
2014 — Acknowledging he “didn’t get it right” with a two-game suspension for Ravens running back Ray Rice, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces tougher penalties for players accused of domestic violence, including six weeks for a first offense and at least a year for a second.
2016 — Ryan Harlost leads Endwell, New York, to the Little League World Series title, striking out eight and limiting South Korea to five hits in six innings in a 2-1 victory.
2021 — Los Angeles Angels pitcher/DH Shohei Otani becomes the first player in team history to have 20 stolen bases and 40 home runs.
2022 — Tour Championship, Men’s Golf, East Lake GC: Irishman Rory McIlroy wins $18m with 1 stroke win over Scottie Scheffler & Im Sung-jae; becomes first 3-time winner of the FedEx Cup.
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Aug. 29
1885 — John L. Sullivan wins the first world heavyweight title under the Marquess of Queensbury rules when he beats Dominic McCaffrey in six rounds. The fight features 3-ounce gloves and 3-minute rounds.
1952 — Dr. Reginald Weir becomes the first black man to compete in the U.S. Tennis Championships, Weir appears two years after Althea Gibson breaks the color barrier in the tournament and loses in four sets to William Stucki.
1962 — A.C.’s Viking, driven by Sanders Russell, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats.
1968 — Open tennis begins at the U.S. Tennis Championships. Billie Jean King wins the first stadium match at the U.S. Open and amateurs Ray Moore and Jim Osborne have upset wins over professionals. Moore beats No. 10 Andres Gimeno and Osborne defeats Barry MacKay, each in four sets.
1974 — Nineteen-year-old high school basketball star Moses Malone, signs a contract with the Utah Stars of the ABA to become the first player to go directly from high school into major professional basketball.
1978 — The USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. opens. Bjorn Borg beats Bob Hewitt in the first match 6-0, 6-2 in the best-of-three sets.
1987 — Nolan Ryan passes the 200-strikeout barrier for record 11th time.
1987 — Charlie Whittingham becomes the first trainer to surpass 500 stakes wins when he sent Ferdinand to victory in the Cabrillo Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack.
1993 — Laffit Pincay Jr. wins the 8,000th race of his career aboard El Toreo in the seventh race at Del Mar racetrack to become the second thoroughbred jockey to ride 8,000 winners.
1993 — Brandie Burton’s 20-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff edges Betsy King for the du Maurier Classic title, the LPGA tour’s final major of the season.
1998 — Toms River, N.J., wins its first Little League World Series with a 12-9 victory over Kashima, Japan. Chris Cardone hits home runs in consecutive at-bats — including the game-deciding two-run shot.
2005 — Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova becomes the first U.S. Open defending women’s champion to fall in the first round, losing 6-3, 6-2 to fellow Russian Ekaterina Bychkova on the first day of the U.S. Open.
2011 — Petra Kvitova becomes the first defending Wimbledon champion to lose in the first round at the U.S. Open, 7-6, 6-3 to Alexandra Dulgheru.
2012 — The USADA claims to have stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.
2013 — The NFL agrees to pay $765 million to settle lawsuits from thousands of former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related health problems they say were caused by the on-field violence. The settlement, unprecedented in sports, applies to all past NFL players and spouses of those who are deceased.
2015 — Usain Bolt anchors Jamaica to a fourth successive men’s 4×100-meter title and adds to his record-breaking personal haul of IAAF World Championships gold medals to 11.
2018 — Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers signs NFL record contract extension with the Green Bay Packers; 4 years worth $134m rising to a possible $180m with a record $103m in guarantees.
2018 — Wanheng Menayothin surpasses Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s 50-0 record, beating Pedro Taduran in a unanimous decision to improve to 51-0. The 32-year-old Menayothin (51-0, 18 KOs) won his 10th successful title defense of his WBC minimumweight belt that he won in November 2014.
2022 — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits career home run 694 off of major league record 450th different pitcher in 13-4 win over Reds in Cincinnati.
TV SPORTS TUESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| LA Angels at Detroit | 6:40pm | Bally Sports West Bally Sports Detroit |
| Kansas City at Cleveland | 6:40pm | Bally Sports Kansas City Bally Sports Great Lakes |
| Houston at Philadelphia | 6:40pm | SCHN NBC Sports Philadelphia |
| Chi. Cubs at Pittsburgh | 6:40pm | MARQ ATTSN-PIT |
| Oakland at Cincinnati | 6:40pm | Bally Sports Ohio NBC Sports California |
| NY Yankees at Washington | 6:45pm | MASN YES |
| Toronto at Boston | 7:10pm | NESN Sportsnet |
| Atlanta at Minnesota | 7:40pm | Bally Sports South Bally Sports North |
| San Diego at St. Louis | 7:45pm | Padres.TV Bally Sports Midwest |
| San Francisco at Milwaukee | 8:10pm | Bally Sports Wisconsin NBC Sports Bay |
| Texas at Chi. White Sox | 8:10pm | Bally Sports Southwest NBC Sports Chicago |
| Miami at Colorado | 8:40pm | Bally Sports Florida Rockies.TV |
| NY Mets at Arizona | 9:40pm | MLBN SNY YurView |
| Tampa Bay at Seattle | 9:40pm | MLBN Bally Sports Sun ROOT |
| Baltimore at LA Dodgers | 10:10pm | MASN2 SNLA |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Las Vegas vs Dallas | 7:00pm | Bally Sports SW Extra SSSEN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| La Liga: Mallorca vs Sevilla | 1:00pm | ESPN+ Fubo |
| DFB Pokal: Preußen Münster vs Stuttgart | 2:45pm | ESPN+ Fubo |
| UEFA Champions League: Salzburg vs Dynamo Kyiv | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Champions League: Sparta Praha vs Malmö FF | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Champions League: Galatasaray vs Young Boys | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| La Liga: Rayo Vallecano vs Barcelona | 3:30pm | ESPN+ Fubo |
| Canadian Championship: Toronto FC vs Forge | 7:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| US Open Cup: Sporting KC vs Indy Eleven | 8:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Canadian Championship: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Pacific | 10:30pm | FS2 Fubo |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| US Open | 11:00am | ESPN+ |
| US Open | 12:00pm | ESPN |