CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES MONDAY
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 5 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 4
CATHEDRAL 8 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 0
MOORESVILLE 3 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 2
BREBEUF 2 BISHOP CHATARD 1
NEW PALESTINE 6 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 0
CRAWFORDSVILLE 9 WESTERN BOONE 1
WES DEL 17 SOUTHERN WELLS 0
LAWRENCE NORTH 15 PIKE 5
CENTER GROVE 11 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 6
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 6 TRITON CENTRAL 5
SPEEDWAY 3 BEECH GROVE 2
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 22 INDIANA DEAF 1
FLOYD CENTRAL 2 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 1
MADISON GRANT 13 EASTERN 1
KNIGHTSTOWN 2 SHENANDOAH 1
WESTFIELD 1 FISHERS 0
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 14 RIVERSIDE 2
FRANKLIN CENTRAL 4 SOUTHPORT 2
SHELBYVILLE 5 COLUMBUS EAST 0
YERRE HAUTE NORTH 12 DECATUR CENTRAL 2
GUERIN CATHOLIC 24 SHORTRIDGE 0
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 6 TRITON CENTRAL 5
AVON 8 PLAINFIELD 0
UNION CITY 11 LINCOLN 2
GREENCASTLE 7 SOUTHMONT 2
FRANKTON 6 WAPAHANI 3
FRANKLIN 6 SHELBYVILLE 3
DELTA 8 NEW CASTLE 0
BATESVILLE 6 GREENSBURG 2
BREBEUF 3 GUERIN CATHOLIC 0
CATHEDRAL 11 LAWRENCE NORTH 8
MOORESVILLE 11 CENTER GROVE 6
AVON 7 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 1
GREENCASTLE 12 CLOVERDALE 0
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL REGIONALS
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL REGIONALS
INDIANA GIRLS TENNIS STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET:
GIRLS STATE TRACK FINALS-MAY 31
GIRLS PERFORMANCE LIST: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20GTr%20State%20Performance%20List.pdf
Order of Events
3:00 p.m. – Pole Vault, Long Jump and Discus
3:30 p.m. – High Jump; Shot Put
4:15 p.m. – 3200 M Relay Finals
5:00 p.m. – 100 M Dash Trials
5:15 p.m. – 100 M High Hurdle Trials
5:40 p.m. – 200 M Dash Trials
6:10 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies
6:15 p.m. – 100 M High Hurdles
6:25 p.m. – 100 M Dash
6:35 p.m. – 1600 M Run
6:45 p.m. – 400 M Relay
7:05 p.m. – 400 M Dash
7:20 p.m. – 300 M Low Hurdles
7:45 p.m. – 800 M Run
8:05 p.m. – 200 M Dash
8:15 p.m. – 3200 M Run
8:30 p.m. – 1600 M Relay
Advancement from State Meet Trials to Finals
1. 110 and 100 Hurdles, 100; 200
a. 3 heats with 9
b. 1st, 2nd from each heat plus next 3 best times.
2. 400 Relay, 1600 Relay, 400, 300 Hurdles
a. no trials
b. 3 sections timed; 9 per section
3. 3200 Relay, 800
a. no trials
b. 2 sections; 1 with 13, 1 with 14
4. 1600 and 3200
a. no trials
b. 1 race timed
5. Field Events
a. top 10 qualify plus ties
BOYS STATE TRACK FINALS-JUNE 1
BOYS PERFORMANCE LIST: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20BTr%20State%20Performance%20List.pdf
Order of Events
3:00 p.m. – Pole Vault, Long Jump and Discus
3:30 p.m. – High Jump; Shot Put
4:15 p.m. – 3200 M Relay Finals
5:00 p.m. – 100 M Dash Trials
5:15 p.m. – 110 M High Hurdle Trials
5:40 p.m. – 200 M Dash Trials
6:10 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies
6:15 p.m. – 110 M High Hurdles
6:25 p.m. – 100 M Dash
6:35 p.m. – 1600 M Run
6:45 p.m. – 400 M Relay
7:05 p.m. – 400 M Dash
7:20 p.m. – 300 M Int. Hurdles
7:45 p.m. – 800 M Run
8:05 p.m. – 200 M Dash
8:15 p.m. – 3200 M Run
8:30 p.m. – 1600 M Relay
Advancement from State Meet Trials to Finals
1. 110 and 100 Hurdles, 100; 200
a. 3 heats with 9
b. 1st, 2nd from each heat plus next 3 best times.
2. 400 Relay, 1600 Relay, 400, 300 Hurdles
a. no trials
b. 3 sections timed; 9 per section
3. 3200 Relay, 800
a. no trials
b. 2 sections; 1 with 13, 1 with 14
4. 1600 and 3200
a. no trials
b. 1 race timed
5. Field Events
a. top 10 qualify plus ties
INDIANA TRACK RESULTS: https://in.milesplit.com/results
INDIANA BOYS GOLF SECTIONAL SITES
MAY 31, JUNE 1, JUNE 3
1. Valparaiso (10) | Forest Park Golf Course | Fri, 8:30 am CT | Results
Boone Grove, Chesterton, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Hobart, Portage, Valparaiso, Wheeler, River Forest, Whiting
2. Lake Central (13) | Palmira Golf & Country Club | Fri, 8 am CT | Results
Andrean, Calumet, Crown Point, DeMotte Christian, Griffith, Hanover Central, Highland, Illiana Christian, Lake Central, Lowell, Merrillville, Munster, Kankakee Valley
3. LaPorte (12) | Beechwood Golf Course | Fri, 8:30 am CT | Results
Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Marquette Catholic, Michigan City, Morgan Township, New Prairie, North Judson-San Pierre, Oregon-Davis, South Central (Union Mills), Tri-Township, Westville
4. South Bend Riley (12) | Erskine Golf Course | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Elkhart, Jimtown, LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington, Trinity School at Greenlawn
5. Logansport (12) | Dykeman Park Golf Course | Fri, 9:30 am ET | Results
Caston, Frontier, Logansport, North Newton, Pioneer, Rochester Community, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Tri-County, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac Community
6. Northridge (12) | Meadow Valley Golf Club | Fri, 8 am ET | Results
Bremen, Bethany Christian, Concord, Elkhart Christian Academy, Fairfield, Goshen, Lakeland, Northridge, NorthWood, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview
7. East Noble (12) | Noble Hawk Golf Links – Kendallville | Fri, 9 am ET | Results
Angola, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Central Noble, Churubusco, Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Eastside, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fremont, Garrett, Leo
8. Warsaw (11) | Rozella Ford Golf Club | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Culver Academies, Culver Community, Huntington North, Manchester, Northfield, Plymouth, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw Community, Wawasee, Whitko
9. Fort Wayne Canterbury (13) | Chestnut Hills Golf Club | Fri, 8:30 am ET | Results
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan
10. Peru (12) | Rock Hollow Golf Club | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Lewis Cass, Maconaquah, North Miami, Northwestern, Peru, Southwood, Taylor, Tri-Central, Wabash, Western
11. Lafayette Jefferson (12) | Battle Ground Golf Club | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Delphi Community, Faith Christian, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Rossville, West Lafayette
12. Westfield (10) | Ulen Golf and Country Club | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Bethesda Christian, Carmel, Frankfort, Guerin Catholic, Lebanon, Sheridan, University, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville
13. Attica (11) | Harrison Hills Golf and Country Club | Fri, 9 am ET | Results
Attica, Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Putnam, Parke Heritage, Seeger, South Vermillion, Southmont, Tri-West Hendricks
14. Decatur Central (10) | Winding River Golf Course | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Ben Davis, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Covenant Christian (Indpls), Decatur Central, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Pike, Purdue Polytechnic (Broad Ripple), Purdue Polytechnic (Downtown), Riverside, Speedway
15. Martinsville (11) | Foxcliff Golf Course | Mon, 9:30 am ET | Results
Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale, Danville Community, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Plainfield, South Putnam, Greencastle
16. Norwell (12) | Timber Ridge Golf Club | Fri, 9 am ET | Results
Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Eastbrook, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Norwell, Oak Hill, South Adams, Southern Wells
17. Indianapolis Cathedral (11) | Maple Creek Golf Club | Fri, 8 am ET | Results
Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, International School of Indiana, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Park Tudor, Warren Central
18. Noblesville (12) | Harbour Trees Golf Club | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Alexandria Monroe, Anderson, Daleville, Elwood Community, Fishers, Frankton, Hamilton Heights, Hamilton Southeastern, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton
19. Monroe Central (11) | Hickory Hills Golf Course | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Cowan, Delta, Jay County, Monroe Central, Muncie Burris, Muncie Central, Randolph Southern, Union City, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester Community, Yorktown
20. Greenfield Central (11) | Hawk’s Tail of Greenfield | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Blue River Valley, Eastern Hancock, Greenfield-Central, Knightstown, Morristown, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Castle, New Palestine, Shenandoah, Triton Central, Tri
21. Terre Haute North (12) | Hulman Links | Mon, 9 am ET | Results
Bloomfield, Clay City, Dugger Union, Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, North Central (Farmersburg), Northview, Shakamak, Sullivan, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo, West Vigo, White River Valley
22. Vincennes Lincoln (13) | Cypress Hills Golf Club of Vincennes | Fri, 9 am ET | Results
Barr-Reeve, Gibson Southern, North Daviess, North Knox, Pike Central, Princeton Community, South Knox, Tecumseh, Vincennes Lincoln, Vincennes Rivet, Washington, Washington Catholic, Wood Memorial
23. Evansville Mater Dei (13) | Helfrich Hills Golf Course | Thurs, 7 am CT | Results
Boonville, Castle, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Christian, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Mt. Vernon, North Posey, Signature School
24. Jasper (14) | Sultan’s Run Golf Club | Thurs, 10 am ET | Results
Crawford County, Forest Park, Heritage Hills, Northeast Dubois, Jasper, Loogootee, Orleans, Paoli, Perry Central, Shoals, South Spencer, Southridge, Springs Valley, Tell City
25. Bloomington North (12) | Cascades Golf Course | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Bedford North Lawrence, Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Brown County, Brownstown Central, Edgewood, Mitchell, Salem, Seymour, Trinity Lutheran, West Washington, Owen Valley
26. Franklin Community (13) | The Legends Golf Club | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Beech Grove, Center Grove, Edinburgh, Franklin Central, Franklin Community, Greenwood Christian Academy, Greenwood Community, Indian Creek, Indianapolis Lutheran, Perry Meridian, Roncalli, Southport, Whiteland Community
27. Union County (10) | Liberty Country Club | Mon 9 am ET | Results
Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Connersville, Franklin County, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville Consolidated, Union County, Oldenburg Academy
28. Greensburg (14) | Greensburg Country Club | Fri, 8:30 am ET | Results
Batesville, Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Greensburg, Hauser, Jac-Cen-Del, Milan, North Decatur, Shelbyville, South Decatur, South Ripley, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Waldron
29. Madison Consolidated (12) | Sunrise Golf Course | Mon, 11 am ET | Results
Austin, Charlestown, Henryville, Jennings County, Lawrenceburg, Madison Consolidated, Rising Sun, Scottsburg, Shawe Memorial, Southwestern (Hanover), South Dearborn, Switzerland County
30. Providence (14) | Covered Bridge Golf Club | Mon, 8 am ET | Results
Borden, Christian Academy of Indiana, Clarksville, Corydon Central, Crothersville, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, Lanesville, New Albany, North Harrison, Providence, Silver Creek, South Central (Elizabeth)
NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
• GAME 1: BOSTON 133 INDIANA 128 OT (CELTICS LEAD SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: BOSTON 126 INDIANA 110 (CELTICS LEAD SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: BOSTON 114 INDIANA 111 (CELTICS LEAD SERIES 3-0)
• GAME 4: BOSTON 105 INDIANA 102 (CELTICS WIN SERIES 4-0)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
• GAME 1: DALLAS 108 MINNESOTA 105 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: DALLAS 109 MINNESOTA 108 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 2 – 0)
• GAME 3: DALLAS 116 MINNESOTA 107 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 3-0)
• GAME 4: TIMBERWOLVES VS. MAVERICKS, TUESDAY, MAY 28 (8:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, THURSDAY, MAY 30 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 6: TIMBERWOLVES VS. MAVERICKS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
• GAME 7: MAVERICKS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, MONDAY, JUNE 3 (8:30 ET, TNT)*
* = IF NECESSARY
> NBA FINALS SCHEDULE
THE 2024 NBA FINALS PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV WILL BEGIN JUNE 6, WITH ABC AS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTER.
- GAME 1: THURSDAY, JUNE 6 (8:30 ET)
- GAME 2: SUNDAY, JUNE 9 (8 ET)
- GAME 3: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 (8:30 ET)
- GAME 4: FRIDAY, JUNE 14 (8:30 ET)
- GAME 5: MONDAY, JUNE 17 (8:30 ET)*
- GAME 6: THURSDAY, JUNE 20 (8:30 ET)*
- GAME 7: SUNDAY, JUNE 23 (8 ET)*
* = IF NECESSARY
WNBA SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
NHL PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
NEW YORK RANGERS VS. FLORIDA
SCHEDULE:
GAME 1: FLORIDA 3 NY RANGERS 0 (FLORIDA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: NY RANGERS 2 FLORIDA 1 OT (SERIES EVEN 1 – 1)
GAME 3: NY RANGERS 5 FLORIDA 4 OT (RANGERS LEAD SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: NYR @ FLA | MAY 28, 8 P.M. ET (ESPN/ESPN+) | PREVIEW
GAME 5: FLA @ NYR | MAY 30, 8 P.M. ET* (ESPN/ESPN+) | PREVIEW
GAME 6: NYR @ FLA | JUNE 1, 8 P.M. ET* (ABC/ESPN+) | PREVIEW
GAME 7: FLA @ NYR | JUNE 3, 8 P.M. ET* (ESPN/ESPN+) | PREVIEW
WESTERN CONFERENCE
DALLAS VS. EDMONTON
SCHEDULE:
GAME 1: EDMONTON 3 DALLAS 2 (2OT) (EDMONTON LEADS SERIES 1-0)
GAME 2: DALLAS 3 EDMONTON 1 (SERIES TIED 1-1)
GAME 3: DALLAS 5 EDMONTON 3 (DALLAS LEADS SERIES 2-1)
GAME 4: DAL @ EDM | MAY 29, 8:30 P.M. ET (TNT) | PREVIEW
GAME 5: EDM @ DAL | MAY 31, TBD ET* (TNT) | PREVIEW
GAME 6: DAL @ EDM | JUNE 2, TBD ET* (TNT) | PREVIEW
GAME 7: EDM @ DAL | JUNE 4, TBD ET* (TNT) | PREVIEW
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE 11 BOSTON 3
TORONTO 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1
MINNESOTA 6 KANSAS CITY 5
CINCINNATI 3 ST. LOUIS 1
MILWAUKEE 5 CHICAGO CUBS 1
COLORADO 8 CLEVELAND 6
WASHINGTON 8 ATLANTA 4
SAN FRANCISCO 8 PHILADELPHIA 4
SAN DIEGO 2 MIAMI 1
SEATTLE 3 HOUSTON 2
LA DODGERS AT NY METS POSTPONED
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 11 OMAHA 3
COLLEGE BASEBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT
ATHENS REGIONAL HOSTED BY GEORGIA
#1 GEORGIA (39-15) VS. #4 ARMY WEST POINT (31-21), 1 P.M., ESPN+
#2 UNCW (39-19) VS. #3 GEORGIA TECH (31-23), 7 P.M., ESPN+
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION REGIONAL HOSTED BY TEXAS A&M
#1 TEXAS A&M (44-13) VS. #4 GRAMBLING (26-26), 1 P.M., ESPN+
#2 LOUISIANA (40-18) VS. #3 TEXAS (35-22), 6 P.M., ESPNU
CHAPEL HILL REGIONAL HOSTED BY NORTH CAROLINA
#2 LSU (40-21) VS. #3 WOFFORD (41-18), 12 P.M., ESPNU
#1 NORTH CAROLINA (42-13) VS. #4 LIU (33-23), 6 P.M. ESPN+
CHARLOTTESVILLE REGIONAL HOSTED BY VIRGINIA
#1 VIRGINIA (41-15) VS. #4 PENN (24-23), 12 P.M., ESPN+
#2 MISSISSIPPI ST. (38-21) VS. #3 ST. JOHN’S (NY) (37-16-1), 7 P.M., ESPN+
CLEMSON REGIONAL HOSTED BY CLEMSON
#2 VANDERBILT (38-21) VS. #3 COASTAL CAROLINA (34-23), 12 P.M., ESPN2
#1 CLEMSON (41-14) VS. #4 HIGH POINT (34-25), 7 P.M., ACCN
CORVALLIS REGIONAL HOSTED BY OREGON STATE
#2 UC IRVINE (43-12) VS. #3 NICHOLLS (38-20), 4 P.M., ESPN+
#1 OREGON ST. (42-14) VS. #4 TULANE (35-24), 9 P.M., ESPNU
FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL HOSTED BY ARKANSAS
#1 ARKANSAS (43-14) VS. #4 SOUTHEAST MO. ST. (34-25), 3 P.M., ESPN+
#2 LOUISIANA TECH (45-17) VS. #3 KANSAS ST. (32-24), 8 P.M., ESPN+
GREENVILLE REGIONAL HOSTED BY EAST CAROLINA
#1 EAST CAROLINA (43-15) VS. #4 EVANSVILLE (35-23), 1 P.M., ESPN+
#2 WAKE FOREST (38-20) VS. #3 VCU (37-21), 6 P.M., ESPN+
KNOXVILLE REGIONAL HOSTED BY TENNESSEE
#2 SOUTHERN MISS. (41-18) VS. #3 INDIANA (32-24-1), 1 P.M., ESPN+
#1 TENNESSEE (50-11) VS. #4 NORTHERN KY. (35-22), 7 P.M., SECN
LEXINGTON REGIONAL HOSTED BY KENTUCKY
#1 KENTUCKY (40-14) VS. #4 WESTERN MICH. (32-21), 12 NOON, SECN
#2 INDIANA ST. (42-13) VS. #3 ILLINOIS (34-19), 7 P.M., ESPN+
NORMAN REGIONAL HOSTED BY OKLAHOMA
#2 DUKE (39-18) VS. #3 UCONN (32-23), 1 P.M., ESPN+
#1 OKLAHOMA (37-19) VS. #4 ORAL ROBERTS (27-30-1), 7 P.M., ESPN+
RALEIGH REGIONAL HOSTED BY NC STATE
#2 SOUTH CAROLINA (36-23) VS. #3 JAMES MADISON (34-23), 2 P.M., ESPN+
#1 NC STATE (33-20) VS. #4 BRYANT (36-19), 7 P.M, ESPN+
SANTA BARBARA REGIONAL HOSTED BY UC SANTA BARBARA
#2 SAN DIEGO (40-13) VS. #3 OREGON (37-18), 3 P.M., ESPNU
#1 UC SANTA BARBARA (42-12) VS. #4 FRESNO ST. (33-27), 9 P.M., ESPN+
STILLWATER REGIONAL HOSTED BY OKLAHOMA STATE
#2 NEBRASKA (39-20) VS. #3 FLORIDA (28-27), 3 P.M., ESPN+
#1 OKLAHOMA ST. (40-17) VS. #4 NIAGARA (38-15), 7 P.M., ESPN+
TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL HOSTED BY FLORIDA STATE
#1 FLORIDA ST. (42-15) VS. #4 STETSON (40-20), 12 P.M., ACCN
#2 ALABAMA (33-22) VS. #3 UCF (35-19), 6 P.M., ESPN+
TUCSON REGIONAL HOSTED BY ARIZONA
#2 DBU (44-13) VS. #3 WEST VIRGINIA (33-22), 3 P.M., ESPN2
#1 ARIZONA (36-21) VS. #4 GRAND CANYON (34-23), 9 P.M., ESPN+
COLLEGE SOFTBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT
WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE
THURSDAY MAY 30
GAME 1 – UCLA (39-10) VS. ALABAMA (35-17), NOON
GAME 2 – OKLAHOMA (51-6) VS. DUKE (50-7), 2:30 P.M.
GAME 3 – TEXAS (49-8) VS. STANFORD (44-14), 8 P.M.
GAME 4 – FLORIDA (47-12) VS. OKLAHOMA ST. (46-10), 10:30 P.M.
FRIDAY MAY 31
GAME 5 – GAME 1 LOSER VS. GAME 2 LOSER, 7 P.M.
GAME 6 – GAME 3 LOSER VS. GAME 4 LOSER, 9:30 P.M.
SATURDAY JUNE 1
GAME 7 – GAME 1 WINNER VS. GAME 2 WINNER, 3 P.M.
GAME 8 – GAME 3 WINNER VS. GAME 4 WINNER, 7 P.M.
SUNDAY JUNE 2
GAME 9 – GAME 5 WINNER VS. GAME 8 LOSER, 3 P.M.
GAME 10 – GAME 6 WINNER VS. GAME 7 LOSER, 7 P.M.
MONDAY JUNE 3
GAME 11 – GAME 7 WINNER VS. GAME 9 WINNER, NOON
X-GAME 12 – GAME 7 WINNER VS. GAME 9 WINNER, 2:30 P.M.
GAME 13 – GAME 8 WINNER VS. GAME 10 WINNER, 7 P.M.
X-GAME 14 – GAME 8 WINNER VS. GAME 10 WINNER, 9:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 5-SATURDAY JUNE 7
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
MLS
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
UFL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES
BASKETBALL NEWS
HALL OF FAMER BILL WALTON DIES AT 71
Hall of Famer and two-time NBA champion Bill Walton died at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer, the league announced Monday.
Walton starred at UCLA in the 1970s, leading the Bruins to back-to-back undefeated seasons en route to a pair of national championships. The 6-foot-11 center was the Final Four Most Outstanding Player on both occasions and was a three-time Naismith College Player of the Year.
“It’s very hard to put into words what he has meant to UCLA’s program, as well as his tremendous impact on college basketball,” Bruins head coach Mick Cronin said in a statement. “Beyond his remarkable accomplishments as a player, it’s his relentless energy, enthusiasm for the game, and unwavering candor that have been the hallmarks of his larger-than-life personality.”
The Portland Trail Blazers then took Walton with the No. 1 overall pick in 1974, and he quickly established himself as a two-way force.
In just his third NBA campaign, Walton finished second in MVP voting and led his peers in both rebounding and blocked shots during the 1976-77 season. That same year, he captured Finals MVP honors as he led the Blazers to their first and only championship.
Walton followed up that campaign with his lone MVP and All-NBA first-team nod. However, injuries began to take their toll on Walton, and he never recaptured his dominant form.
After four seasons in Portland, Walton split the remaining six seasons of his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics. He had a significant role on the Celtics’ 1986 championship squad, winning Sixth Man of the Year.
Walton transitioned to a successful broadcasting career for several networks following his playing days. He received an Emmy Award in 2001 for “Best Live Sports Television Broadcast.”
“Bill Walton was truly one of a kind,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “As a Hall of Fame player, he redefined the center position. His unique all-around skills made him a dominant force at UCLA and led to an NBA regular-season and Finals MVP, two NBA championships, and a spot on the NBA’s 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams.
“Bill then translated his infectious enthusiasm and love for the game to broadcasting, where he delivered insightful and colorful commentary which entertained generations of basketball fans.”
CELTICS SWEEP PACERS TO REACH NBA FINALS
The Boston Celtics erased a multi-possession deficit in the clutch for the third time in four contests to sweep the Indiana Pacers with a 105-102 road win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Monday.
Boston will take on the winner of the Dallas Mavericks-Minnesota Timberwolves duel in the NBA Finals. Dallas holds a 3-0 advantage over Minnesota. The series will begin on June 6.
The Pacers were up 98-90 with just under six minutes to play before the Celtics finished the game on a 15-4 run capped by a 3-pointer by Derrick White in the final minute to break a 102-102 tie. Indiana didn’t score in the final 3:32 of the contest.
Boston won Game 1 in overtime after a miraculous 3-ball by Jaylen Brown forced the extra frame and took home Game 3 thanks to an 18-point comeback.
Brown and co-star Jayson Tatum led the way for the Celtics on Monday, scoring 29 and 26 points, respectively. White added a gaudy stat line of 16 points, four assists, four rebounds, five steals, and three blocks.
After his clutch play and big performance, Brown was handed the Larry Bird Trophy as the East finals MVP.
White gave Brown his flowers after the contest, crediting him for his game-winner and calling his award-winning teammate “unreal this whole series on both sides of the ball,” according to The Athletic’s Jay King.
Andrew Nembhard again paced the Pacers with backcourt mate Tyrese Haliburton out with a hamstring injury, contributing 24 points, six rebounds, and 10 assists.
“Boston has a great team,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle told reporters, including the Indianapolis Star’s Dustin Dopirak. “They led the league from wire to wire. They really ran away with it. Give them credit for the stuff they pulled off in the last two games.”
The Celtics are headed to the Finals for the second time in three years. They lost the 2022 championship series to the Golden State Warriors.
HOCKEY NEWS
REPORT: KRAKEN HIRING DAN BYLSMA AS HEAD COACH
The Seattle Kraken are hiring Dan Bylsma as the second head coach in franchise history, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.
Bylsma, 53, has coached the Kraken’s AHL affiliate in Coachella Valley for two seasons. He won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009.
The Coachella Valley Firebirds are 94-32-18 under Bylsma, finishing second in the AHL in both campaigns. The Firebirds lost in the Calder Cup Finals in 2023 and are currently in the conference finals again.
Bylsma coached the Penguins to the Stanley Cup in 2009 as a midseason replacement. He won the Jack Adams Award in 2011 and remained Pittsburgh’s bench boss until he was fired in 2014.
The Penguins made the playoffs every season under Bylsma. Pittsburgh reached at least the conference finals twice during his tenure and lost in the first round in back-to-back years in 2011 and 2012.
Bylsma later served as the Buffalo Sabres’ bench boss from 2015-17 and last coached in the NHL as an assistant with the Detroit Red Wings from 2018-21. The Sabres finished 23rd in 2015-16 and 26th the following campaign.
Internationally, Bylsma coached the United States at the 2014 Olympics. He was also an assistant at the 2015, 2018, and 2019 World Championship.
The Kraken fired Dave Hakstol in April after missing the playoffs. Hakstol went 107-112-27 in three seasons, leading Seattle to the second round in 2023.
ROBERTSON POWERS STARS PAST OILERS TO TAKE SERIES LEAD
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jason Robertson completed his first-career playoff hat trick midway through the third period as the Dallas Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the NHL’s Western Conference final.
Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen, into the empty net, had the other goal for Dallas. Jake Oettinger made 26 saves. Roope Hintz, Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn had two assists each.
Connor McDavid, with a goal and an assist to give him 100 career playoff points, Zach Hyman and Adam Henrique scored for Edmonton, which got 17 stops from Stuart Skinner.
Dallas, which reestablished home-ice advantage with the victory and owned the league’s best regular-season road record, is now 6-1 in the playoffs away from American Airlines Center.
The Stars saw the return of Hintz, who hadn’t dressed since suffering an upper-body injury in Game 4 of the second round against the Colorado Avalanche.
“We gutted it out while (Hintz) was out of the lineup,” Dallas coach Pete DeBoer said. “It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t as pretty as it was tonight when he was out, but we still found ways. Guys still found ways to contribute without a key player.
“That’s what I’m most proud of. It was great that he was back tonight, but I’m really proud of how we handled his absence.”
Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday night.
Henrique returned to the lineup after sitting out seven of Edmonton’s last eight games with a suspected ankle injury. Hintz, the Stars’ No. 1 center, was also back following a four-game absence because of an upper-body injury.
“You never know what a player’s going to bring after a stretch of not playing,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said Monday after the loss. “Usually it’s very hard for a player to find their game, but I don’t think he had any problems.
“He made a lot of nice plays, obviously with the goal. I thought he was pretty good on the faceoff, and it was nice having him.”
After the Oilers dominated the opening 20 minutes and the Stars grabbed momentum back in the second period, Robertson snapped a 3-3 tie at 11:54 of the third on a jam play that squeezed through Skinner.
Edmonton pulled the goaltender late looking to force overtime, but Heiskanen iced it into an empty net with 1:55 left in regulation.
The Oilers came out flying in the first inside a deafening Rogers Place.
McDavid wheeled out of the corner and fired a shot that went in off Hyman just 2:02 into the game as he battled with Stars defenseman Ryan Suter for position in front for his NHL-leading 13th goal of the playoffs.
The Oilers went ahead 2-0 at 7:37 when blueliner Mattias Ekholm circled the Stars net and fired a pass for McDavid, who won a battle with Seguin for the puck in the crease for the superstar captain’s fourth — and second of the series after his double overtime goal in Game 1.
The Stars pushed back in impressive fashion coming out of the intermission.
Robertson blasted his fourth at 5:35 of the second on a one-timer past Skinner’s ear before shoveling another upstairs on the Edmonton goaltender at 8:05 as Dallas came in waves against the disjointed, flat home side.
Johnston then made it 3-2 just 63 seconds later to completed the barrage with his eighth in front of a stunned crowd.
The three goals in 3:33 were the quickest trio in Dallas postseason history since moving to Texas in 1993.
BASEBALL NEWS
QUALITY START FROM NICK LODOLO, HOMER BY JEIMER CANDELARIO LIFT REDS TO 3-1 WIN OVER CARDINALS
CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick Lodolo came off the injured list to pitch 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, Jeimer Candelario homered and the Cincinnati Reds won a season-high fourth straight game, 3-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.
Lodolo, who missed his last two starts while nursing a groin injury, allowed a first-inning home run to Paul Goldschmidt but otherwise stayed out of trouble against the hot-hitting Cardinals. The 26-year-old lefty allowed five hits, struck out three and did not issue a walk.
Reliever Fernando Cruz struck out all five batters he faced in the sixth and seventh innings. Sam Moll fanned two more Cardinals in the eighth, and Lucas Sims retired the side in order in the ninth to get his first save.
St. Louis had a five-game win streak snapped after coming off a 7-1 homestand.
The Cards got solid pitching from starter Lance Lynn, who allowed three runs (one earned) and five hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked three.
Candelario homered to right in the first inning. Cincinnati got a run on Will Benson’s RBI single in the second inning, and another came home on an error by Goldschmidt.
The Reds pulled out of a downward spiral to sweep a three-game series from the Los Angeles Dodgers last weekend after losing their previous eight series in a row, going back to April 26.
Cardinals rookie shortstop Masyn Winn singled in the third to extend his hit streak to 16 games, while left fielder Alec Burleson pushed his streak to 11 games with a single in the sixth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cardinals: OF Lars Nootbaar is day-to-day. He injured his right hamstring running out a triple on Saturday.
Reds: TJ Friedl will not need a rehab assignment and could return later this week or early next week.
UP NEXT
Lefty Andrew Abbott (3-4, 2.68 ERA) is the scheduled starter for the Reds against Cardinals right-hander Kyle Gibson (3-2, 3.81) as the series continues Tuesday night.
BREWERS BREAK SCORELESS TIE IN 8TH AND BEAT CUBS 5-1 IN CRAIG COUNSELL’S RETURN TO MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames hit a three-run homer during Milwaukee’s five-run eighth inning, and the Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Monday in Craig Counsell’s return to American Family Field.
Counsell, the winningest manager in Brewers history, left Milwaukee after last season when the Cubs signed him to a five-year contract worth over $40 million. He already had managed against his former team when the Cubs took two of three from the Brewers at Wrigley Field from May 3-5.
The Brewers welcomed Counsell back with a brief thank-you video message on the scoreboard that was accompanied by a chorus of boos from Brewers fans in the sellout crowd of 41,882. Counsell was booed every time he left the dugout.
The Cubs lost their fifth straight and wasted a brilliant performance from Justin Steele, who spent most of the day in a pitchers’ duel with Robert Gasser. The Cubs didn’t arrive in Milwaukee until early Monday morning following a 4-3 loss at St. Louis in a rain-delayed game Sunday night.
The NL Central-leading Brewers lead the Cubs by 4½ games.
Steele pitched seven innings before the Brewers broke through against Mark Leiter Jr. (1-3) and Hayden Wesneski in the eighth. Milwaukee’s Bryan Hudson (3-0) worked his way out of a jam in the seventh and worked a scoreless eighth for the win.
Cubs starting pitchers have combined to throw 25 1/3 shutout innings in four games against the Brewers this season. Milwaukee went scoreless against Wesneski, Jameson Taillon and Javier Assad at Wrigley Field earlier this month.
But the Brewers have feasted on the Cubs’ bullpen. They did it again on Monday.
Sal Frelick started the eighth with a pinch-hit single, and Brice Turang walked against Leiter. William Contreras then hit a potential double-play grounder that went off the glove of third baseman Nick Madrigal and headed into left field, with Frelick scoring on the error.
After Leiter struck out Christian Yelich, Adames greeted Wesneski with a 427-foot drive over the center-field wall on a 3-0 sinker. Jackson Chourio capped the rally with a two-out double that brought home Joey Ortiz.
Seiya Suzuki walked and Cody Bellinger singled off Hoby Milner to start the ninth. After Christopher Morel struck out looking, Patrick Wisdom hit a sacrifice fly for the Cubs.
The game ended with Dansby Swanson flying out to the warning track in left.
Gasser struck out seven and walked none in six innings. The rookie left-hander has a 1.96 ERA through his first four career starts.
After allowing one hit in the first six innings, Gasser allowed consecutive singles to Suzuki and Bellinger to open the seventh.
Hudson then struck out Morel and retired Wisdom on a broken-bat popup before Swanson struck out looking to end the threat.
UP NEXT
RHP Ben Brown (1-1, 3.20 ERA) pitches for the Cubs and RHP Freddy Peralta (3-3, 3.81 ERA) starts for the Brewers on Tuesday.
SPRINGER HOMERS AS BLUE JAYS BEAT SLIDING WHITE SOX
CHICAGO (AP) — George Springer, Bo Bichette and Davis Schneider homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the lowly Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Monday.
Chris Bassitt struck out seven in five scoreless innings as Toronto stopped a three-game slide. The 35-year-old right-hander allowed five hits and walked none against his first major league team.
Bassitt (5-6) has been dealing with neck spasms that put his start in jeopardy.
“I was kind of able to figure out where I needed to go mechanically, just throw my strikes,” he said. “I didn’t think I was going to go five innings, I’ll tell you that.”
Springer connected in the second inning after Daulton Varsho reached on a two-out walk against Nick Nastrini. It was Springer’s fourth homer of the season.
Bichette led off the fourth with his fourth homer, a 419-foot drive to center.
“They were swinging the bat real well,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “Through tough times, guys tend to get a little bit closer, good teams do at least, and I think they’re doing that.”
Nastrini (0-4) allowed three hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked four.
Last-place Chicago lost its sixth consecutive game. It dropped to 15-40 for the worst 55-game start in franchise history.
Gavin Sheets homered in the eighth against Erik Swanson for the only run for the White Sox, who went 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base.
Chicago trailed 3-1 before Schneider hit a two-run shot off John Brebbia with two out in the ninth. Schneider’s drive to left drove in Springer, who led off with a single.
Andrew Benintendi had three of Chicago’s 10 hits. Sheets and Corey Julks each had two hits.
The White Sox loaded the bases in the first but failed to score. Paul DeJong flied to right for the final out.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: RHP Chad Green (right teres major strain) joined the team in Chicago on Monday following his rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo. John Schneider said he could be activated as early as Tuesday. … RHP Bowden Francis (right forearm) will pitch Tuesday for Buffalo in what likely will be his final rehab appearance before he is activated from the injured list.
UP NEXT
Toronto’s Kevin Gausman (3-3, 4.47 ERA) will face fellow right-hander Mike Clevinger (0-3, 6.75 ERA) on Tuesday. Gausman struck out 10 in six innings in a 9-1 win at Detroit on Thursday. Clevinger has lost each of his last two starts.
ROCKIES END GUARDIANS’ 9-GAME WINNING STREAK
DENVER (AP) — Charlie Blackmon homered to cap a six-run fourth inning and the Colorado Rockies ended Cleveland’s nine-game winning streak with an 8-6 victory over the Guardians on Monday.
Blackmon drove in four runs and made a sliding catch in foul territory for Colorado, which is 11-6 since an 8-28 start.
The fourth-inning rally ended Cleveland’s longest winning streak since it won an AL record 22 straight from Aug. 24 to Sept. 14, 2017.
José Ramírez continued his strong start to the season with two doubles and drove and increased his major league RBI lead to 54 with two driven in. He had a chance for more but struck out with a runner on in the ninth.
The Rockies own the second worst record in the NL but are 6-1 against Texas, Philadelphia and Cleveland over the last two weeks. They used a big fourth against starter Xzavion Curry (0-1) to turn a three-run deficit into a 7-4 lead and end the Guardians’ streak.
A bases-loaded error brought in the first run, Elehuris Montero knocked in two more with a single and Blackmon’s second homer of the season just cleared the scoreboard in right to cap the six-run inning.
Blackmon added an RBI double in the sixth off Scott Barlow to extend the lead.
Colorado lefty Austin Gomber was scheduled to start but was pushed back because of general arm soreness, manager Bud Black said.
Cleveland took advantage of replacement starter Anthony Molina’s control issues to go ahead 3-0 in the second. Molina left after Tyler Freeman’s RBI single and Josh Rogers (1-0), who had his contract selected before the game, came on and allowed two runs in five innings.
Jalen Beeks allowed a run in the ninth before earning his fifth save.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Guardians: OF Steven Kwan (left hamstring strain) will start and play six-eight innings with Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday night. … RHP Gavin Williams (right elbow discomfort) will start for Columbus on Wednesday night.
Rockies: RHP Justin Lawrence (right shoulder strain) was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Sunday, and recalled RHP Peter Lambert from Triple-A Albuquerque. … OF Jordan Beck is scheduled to have surgery on his broken left hand on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
The Guardians will send RHP Triston McKenzie (2-3, 3.44) to the mound against Rockies RHP Ryan Feltner (1-4, 5.07) on Tuesday.
FOOTBALL NEWS
COMMANDERS’ MCMANUS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN LAWSUIT
The Washington Commanders said Monday they were made aware of a lawsuit filed in civil court last week against kicker Brandon McManus.
A spokesperson said the team is looking into the matter and has spoken with McManus’ agent and the NFL office. ESPN reported two women are suing McManus for sexually assaulting them during a charter flight to London last year when he was playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“We take allegations of this nature very seriously,” the spokesperson said in a message sent to The Associated Press.
Citing court documents that have not yet been posted on Duval County’s public records database, ESPN reports the women, identified as Jane Doe I and Jane Doe II, are accusing McManus of rubbing and grinding against them during the flight and the Jaguars of failing to supervise him and create a safe environment for staff serving the team. They are seeking more than $1 million and asking for a jury trial, according to ESPN.
A message sent to agent Drew Rosenhaus, who represents McManus, was not immediately returned. The Jaguars had no comment.
McManus, who turns 33 in July, signed with Washington in March. The Philadelphia native has been in the league for a decade, the first nine seasons with the Denver Broncos, after playing at Temple.
MEN’S TENNIS
NADAL FALLS IN 1ST ROUND IN POSSIBLE FRENCH OPEN FAREWELL
If this was Rafael Nadal’s final appearance at the tournament he adores more than any other, he went down fighting. Of course he did.
In one of the most highly anticipated first-round matches in recent memory, the 14-time French Open champion fell to Alexander Zverev on Monday, bowing out at Roland Garros in straight sets.
Despite pushing Zverev on Court Philippe-Chatrier in front of a partisan crowd that included the likes of Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, and Iga Swiatek – and bringing everyone to their feet with several magical shots – Nadal ultimately couldn’t overcome the No. 4 seed, who claimed a hard-fought 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win in a match that lasted over three hours.
This was arguably the best tennis Nadal has played during the spring season, moving well and looking comfortable physically. It was also his worst draw, coming up against Zverev on the back of the German’s clay-court triumph in Rome earlier this month.
Nadal now owns a 112-4 record at the French Open in his storied career. Monday’s defeat was his first loss to someone other than Djokovic at the event since 2009.
“The feelings that I have today are difficult to describe,” Nadal, addressing the crowd after the match, said. “(It’s) so special to feel the love of the people in the place that I love the most.”
The 37-year-old Spaniard, unseeded for the first time at Roland Garros, was unsure he would even play in this year’s Grand Slam. Hampered by hip and abdominal injuries that have kept him out of action, he has long suggested that 2024 would be his final season on tour, leading everyone to assume that this would be his farewell appearance on the famed Paris clay.
The 22-time major winner left the door open for a possible return in the buildup to Monday’s match, though, saying it was wrong to “assume” that he wouldn’t be back next year.
“It’s a big, big chance that it’s going to be my last Roland Garros,” Nadal told reporters. “But if I have to tell you it’s 100% my last Roland Garros? Sorry, but I will not. Because I cannot predict what’s going on.”
He reiterated that point during his on-court interview Monday, with the mere hint that he could come back next year resulting in boisterous applause and “Rafa” chants from the roughly 15,000 fans in attendance.
BOXING NEWS
MIKE TYSON ‘DOING GREAT’ AFTER MEDICAL INCIDENT ON FLIGHT
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson experienced a medical scare on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on Sunday, his representatives told the New York Post on Monday.
Tyson became “nauseous and dizzy” 30 minutes before landing due to an ulcer flare-up, they said.
“Thankfully Mr. Tyson is doing great,” his representatives wrote in an email. “He is appreciative to the medical staff that were there to help him,” they added.
Paramedics boarded the aircraft after it landed to tend to Tyson, a source told In Touch Weekly.
Tyson, 57, is less than two months from returning to the boxing ring for a highly anticipated fight against YouTube star turned prizefighter Jake Paul on July 20. The event will take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and be streamed live on Netflix.
Tyson’s fight against Paul will be his first professional bout since a 2005 loss to Kevin McBride. Tyson, who turns 58 next month, fought Roy Jones Jr. to a draw in a 2020 exhibition match. Paul, 9-1 as a pro, is three decades younger than Tyson at 27.
TOP INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES
INDIANA PACERS
The magical 2023-24 Pacers postseason run came to an end on Memorial Day, but the Blue & Gold didn’t go down without a fight.
In a contest featuring 15 lead changes and eight ties, the Boston Celtics outlasted the Pacers 105-102 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The top-seeded Celtics (4-0) have completed the Eastern Conference Finals sweep and advance to the NBA Finals to face the winner of the Dallas Mavericks (3-0) and Minnesota Timberwolves.
Like in earlier games in the series, the Celtics came up clutch in the final moments to steal the win. Tied at 102 with 45 seconds left in the game, after Boston trailed for most of the second half, Celtics guard Derrick White drilled a 3-pointer in the corner for what would prove the game-winner.
Boston led 58-57 at halftime before the Pacers went back in front 83-80 by the end of the third quarter. In the final frame, the Pacers went up by eight points early before the Celtics battled back to tie the game with 2:40 left, and White hit the go-ahead bucket.
Andrew Nembhard, again starting at point guard with Tyrese Haliburton out due to a hamstring injury, led the Pacers with 24 points and 10 assists, while Pascal Siakam scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and T.J. McConnell added 15 points off the bench. Aaron Nesmith (14 points) and Obi Topin (12 points) also scored double figures.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, Jrue Holiday logged 17 points and nine boards, and White finished with 16 points for the visitors.
“An amazing season, a magical season,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said. “The level of fight was just tremendous all the way through this. Circumstance never phased them one way or another, they were in this to win every possession that they could in any game that they could. A lot of respect to our players and just how they conducted themselves in this series. There were a lot of things accomplished this year, and certainly expectations will be raised for next year which is good.”
The Pacers outshot the Celtics 46 to 44.9 percent in Game 4 and also won the rebounding margin 47-44.
Neither team established much separation in the first half, as the squads traded the lead 13 times and tied five times. The Celtics stayed in front 58-57 despite the Pacers hitting buzzer beaters to conclude each of the first two periods.
Nembhard had 16 points (7-for-11 shooting) and five assists at the break and Siakam had 13 points (5-for-8 shooting) and five rebounds for the Pacers. Tatum led all scorers at the break with 16 points.
While the Celtics hit a handful of shots from deep to start, Indiana’s bench put up 16 points in the first quarter to narrow their early deficit to 29-27. McConnell scored eight points, and Obi Toppin had five off the bench in the opening frame for the Blue & Gold to keep it close.
Boston drained four of their first six attempts from 3-point range following the tip, with Holiday making two, as the Celtics constructed an 11-2 run to lead 14-8 four minutes into the game.
After making some early substitutions, McConnell came in and scored a trio of baskets from close range and Doug McDermott got one to go from deep to cut it to 23-20 with three minutes left in the first quarter.
Toppin then hit a 3-pointer and got a layup to go off an inbounds pass before McConnell sprinted towards the rim in the final seconds and got a driving finger roll to fall from 7 feet to cut it to 29-27 points and electrify the crowd.
The lead changed eight times in the first six minutes of the second quarter, as Siakam scored six quick points and Tatum had five for the visitors during the stretch.
Indiana made its first three shots to start the second quarter, including two 3-pointers from Nembhard, to retake the lead at 37-35 with 9:38 left in the half, forcing a Celtics timeout.
Out of a break, the teams continued exchanging blows until an 8-2 Boston run, during which Brown and Tatum each scored four points, put the Celtics in front 56-51 with 2:18 on the clock.
In the last 90 seconds of the half, Nembhard hit a pair of shots – including a fadeaway shot at the buzzer from the free throw line – and Nesmith drained two free throws to make it a one-point game at intermission.
Thanks in part to seven points by Toppin in the third quarter, the Pacers stayed ahead 83-80 by outscoring the Celtics 26-22 in the frame.
Out of intermission, Myles Turner hit back-to-back 3-pointers, Nembhard drained a trey and Nesmith sank a midrange shot off an offensive rebound, as the Pacers led 68-62, forcing a Boston timeout.
The Celtics got back within a possession thanks to a 7-2 run midway through the third quarter, and the game stayed close the rest of the frame as the Pacers stayed up by three.
Indiana made five of its first six shot attempts to start the fourth quarter, resulting in an 11-4 run, to finally gain some separation but the Celtics never went away.
McConnell hit his first three shot attempts of the fourth quarter, Siakam got a layup to go and Nembhard finished an and-one to put the Pacers ahead 94-85 with 8:57 left in the game but Boston chipped away at the lead until tying it at 102 with 2:40.
The next two minutes were sloppy, as both teams turned the ball over and missed multiple shots, before White hit the big basket in the final moments. Indiana had a chance to tie at the end, but a shot by Nembhard didn’t fall and the Celtics got an offensive rebound after missing a shot with eight seconds remaining.
Including the In-Season Tournament Finals, the Pacers played in 100 games this season. They finished 47-35 in the regular season and 8-9 in the playoffs.
“I think for a young team like us, this experience in the playoffs is second to none. It was a lot of our first times,” Nembhard said. “There’s a lot of little things we maybe we wanted to do better and I think we’ve learned how these games go and what being in a series feels like. I’ve never played a team six times, or seven times, in a row. It’s an interesting feeling. It was a fun experience and a lot of things we can kind of reflect on and take into the next season.”
Inside the Numbers
The Pacers made 10 3-pointers and the Celtics drained 14 from deep.
Boston went 11-for-14 from the free throw line and Indiana finished 12-for-16.
Andrew Nembhard recorded his first postseason double-double.
The Pacers dished out 24 assists and the Celtics had 22 as a team.
Indiana turned the ball over 14 times and the Celtics had 11.
the Celtics outscored the Pacers 48-46 in points in the paint.
Boston had 10 steals and six blocks in the game.
Indiana’s bench outscored Boston’s second unit 34-10.
You Can Quote Me On That
“When you get into the third round of the playoffs, the level of competition rises each round. The demands are very, very high. One of the things our guys learned was that the individual expectations you have on a particular night, you have to throw that stuff away and just play the game as it comes to you. … There was a lot of growth there. Our guys just got better and better with all that stuff as the games went along.” – Pacers head coach Rick Carilsle on the Eastern Conference Finals
“It was a great ride, and I know that I don’t just speak for myself, but kind of getting this franchise back into the playoffs and making a run to the Eastern Conference Finals when not a single person had us going there was really fun. Just to play alongside the group in games like that is a great feeling.” – T.J. McConnell on the playoff run
“I think we all learned that we belong here. I think we had a great season. We’re a great team. We know we can play at this level. We can play at this level and know that there is stuff we can learn and get better at and we’ll do that this summer.I think we all expect to make another deep run next year.” – Aaron Nesmith on the season
“It’s hard. I think, when you look at all those games, we were right there. It just felt like they just (got) away from us. …. It’s hard just because we know how hard we worked and how close we were in all these games. And I know how hard is to come back to this position.” – Pascal Siakam on the Eastern Conference Finals
“It’s not going to get any easier. We introduced a style of play this year that people haven’t seen in a long time and a lot of people wanted to try to mimic. The way this front office put this team together, orchestrated everything that we have here, was obviously masterful. Now we have to see how we get better. We had one of the best offenses in history, now we have to go do it again.” – Myles Turner on the offseason
“It’s been a lot of learning, growing, staying ready. I think my rookie year has been a lot. Not playing to starting in the Eastern Conference Finals. It’s been a great year and there’s a lot to be proud of, and I’m excited for the future.” – Ben Sheppard on his growth from the start of the season
“We are all young on this team. We have a lot more years in this league, hopefully. This whole year, I feel like we grew as teammates, we grew as a whole culture. It felt like everyone poured in everything they could for this organization every single day. Obviously, the season didn’t end the way we wanted it to but there’s a lot of good that came out of this season and we don’t want to overlook that.” – Obi Toppion on the season
Stat of the Night
Jaylen Brown (10 points) and Jayson Tatum (17 points) combined for 17 of the Celtics’ 25 points in the fourth quarter.
Noteworthy
This season, Indiana made it to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since the 2014 campaign. The Pacers also hadn’t won a playoff series since then before beating Milwaukee in the first round and New York in the semis.
No team in NBA history has come back from being down 3-0 in a seven-game playoff series.
Pregame, the Pacers honored Hall-of-Famer player Bill Walton, who passed away on Monday after a battle with cancer. Walton and Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle played together on the 1986 Boston Celtics that won an NBA title.
Comedian and actor Mike Epps, an Indiana native, revved up the crowd before the game.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS – Matt Gorski launched his eighth home run in his past 12 games and eight of nine Indianapolis starters logged at least one hit as the Indians captured a 11-3 victory over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Monday evening in the series opener at Victory Field.
Indianapolis (24-25) tallied three runs in the first inning courtesy of a fielding error, Jake Lamb single and sacrifice fly from Gorski to open the scoring. In the third, the Indians sent 11 batters to the plate as they exploded for six runs on six hits, jumpstarted by a two-run double off the bat of Liover Peguero. Jason Delay capped the scoring in the frame with a two-run single, logging three RBI in the first game of his rehab assignment with Indianapolis.
The hot-hitting Gorski continued the run-producing parade, crushing a two-run shot to straightaway center for his ninth home run of the season. Gorski joined Andrés Alvarez as one of two Indians with a pair of hits.
Omaha (33-16) added two runs in the fifth, sparked by a CJ Alexander RBI single. In the eighth, Devin Mann then crushed a solo home run for Omaha’s final run.
After Isaac Mattson tossed two hitless innings in his second start with Indianapolis, Nick Dombkowski (W, 1-0) allowed two runs with four punchouts across 3.0 innings. Indians’ relievers combined for eight strikeouts in the victory.
Omaha’s starter Jonathan Bowlan (L, 5-2) surrendered nine runs (seven earned) with three walks in 2.2 innings.
The Indians and Storm Chasers continue their series on Wednesday evening at 6:35 PM ET after an off day on Tuesday. Left-hander Michael Plassmeyer (1-3, 6.39) gets the ball for the Indians while Omaha has yet to name a starter.
INDIANA BASEBALL: INDIANA EARNS BID TO NCAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After coming just one win short of a Big Ten Tournament final, the Indiana Baseball team (32-24-1) earned an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament. It is the 11th all-time appearance in the national tournament, the third under head coach Jeff Mercer and the second-consecutive trip for the Hoosiers.
The Hoosiers were selected to the Knoxville Regional, hosted by No. 1 overall seed Tennessee. The region also features No. 2 Southern Miss and No. 4 Northern Kentucky. IU will be the No. 3 seed in the regional and meet the Golden Eagles in the first round on Friday (May 31).
IU battled through a number of injuries this season including the loss of three potential weekend arms (Luke Sinnard, Ben Grable and Matthew Bohnert) and one of the most talented position players on the roster (A.J. Shepard). Even without the services of those players, the Hoosiers won 32 games, 15 in the Big Ten regular season slate and advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
As of the RPI rankings on Sunday (May 26) morning, IU had played 26 quad one or two games, winning 12 of those. The Hoosiers won non-conference contests against Indiana State, Dallas Baptist and Coastal Carolina. It also played games away from home against regional opponents in Duke, Alabama and Arizona. IU had a top-40 strength of schedule.
Since the beginning of April, the Hoosiers went on a tear, producing both on the mound and at the plate. IU won 17 of its final 28 games. Of the 10 losses in that timeframe, seven of them came by three runs or fewer. Its offense scored 10+ runs on 12 occasions over the final two months and won six of the final seven Big Ten series.
Led by First Team All-Big Ten selection in sophomore outfielder Devin Taylor, the IU offense was as balanced and potent as any in the country. The Hoosiers finished top-10 in the nation with 134 doubles and smashed 78 home runs along the way, led by a career-best 18 from Taylor. Sophomore shortstop Tyler Cerny (23) and junior third baseman Josh Pyne (22) each finished in the top-25 in the nation in doubles.
On the mound, IU found a balanced group of talented arms that helped IU turn around its season over the past two months. In 16 of the final 17 games of the season, IU held opponents to seven or fewer runs. Its staff also recorded 557 strikeouts on the season. Graduate student reliever Drew Buhr held a 3.35 earned run average across 20 appearances and 45.2 innings pitched. The Hoosier starting duo of sophomore Connor Foley (80) and graduate student Ty Bothwell (82) combined for 162 punchouts.
Ticket information, for those looking to travel to the NCAA Regional, will be available this week. The NCAA Baseball Regionals will run from Friday, May 31st to Monday, June 3rd.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S LAX
PHILADELPHIA – The No. 1 Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse team captured its second-straight NCAA national title on Monday, defeating No. 7 Maryland by a score of 15-5 at Lincoln Financial Field to successfully defend its 2023 championship.
Notre Dame is the first team in a decade to win back-to-back men’s lacrosse NCAA national championships in consecutive seasons and the ninth team in history to accomplish the feat.
The championship is the second in program history, both coming under the direction of Baumer Family Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Kevin Corrigan.
The five goals allowed ties a program record for fewest in an NCAA Tournament game while the 10-goal margin ranks second in the postseason at Notre Dame.
Chris Kavanagh was named the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player after scoring five goals in the title-winning performance. The five goals tied the program record for most goals in an NCAA Tournament game.
Pat Kavanagh, Liam Entenmann, Shawn Lyght, Devon McLane and Ben Ramsey also joined Chris Kavanagh on the All-Tournament Team.
Liam Entenmann was sensational in goal, making 16 saves while allowing just five goals in the win.
Pat Kavanagh set the Notre Dame program record for assists in an NCAA Tournament game with six on the afternoon.
The midfield depth was a major factor in the win, as eight different midfielders scored.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After the Terrapins recorded the first two goals of the game the Irish settled in and scored five of the last six of the opening 15 minutes of action to take a 5-3 lead after the end of the first frame.
The five Notre Dame goals came from five different players, as Will Angrick, Jake Taylor, Max Busenkell, Jalen Seymour and Eric Dobson found the back of the net. Pat Kavanagh was the distributor, assisting on two of the goals.
The Irish kept their foot on the gas in the second quarter, scoring the first five goals of the frame to go up 10-3 before Maryland pulled one back with an extra-man goal to make the score 10-4 at the half.
Chris Kavanagh dominated the second, scoring three straight for a hat trick in a span of six minutes. Reilly Gray and Devon McLane also tallied goals for Notre Dame to give the Irish six goals from midfielders in the first half.
Notre Dame carried its momentum into the second half, firing in the first four goals of the period to push the lead to 14-4. Jordan Faison scored a beautiful behind-the-back goal to start the scoring in the third and then Chris Kavanagh scored twice and Fisher Finley added another. Maryland pulled one back right before the end of the quarter to make the Irish lead 14-5 with 15 minutes remaining in the game.
Taylor closed out the scoring for the Irish Monday afternoon to give them the 15-5 victory over Maryland. Liam Entenmann finished with 16 saves, his 11th double-digit save count of the season.
NOTRE DAME NOTES
The national title gives the University of Notre Dame 35 team national championships in athletics and men’s lacrosse is the fifth different program to win multiple titles.
The Fighting Irish will play in its fourth NCAA Championship title game in program history and also for the second-straight year.
The 16 wins and .941 winning percentage are both the best marks in program history for a single season..
Notre Dame improves to 29-25 in NCAA Championships history, including a record of 24-11 over the last 13 tournament appearances.
Notre Dame extends its win streak to 14 games, which is the longest since winning 15 consecutive games during the 2009 season.
In the victory, the Irish leveled the all-time series against the Terrapins at 9-9 and have won three straight in the matchup.
With the win, Notre Dame improves to 10-0 against teams ranked in the top-10 at the time of the matchup in 2024.
The Irish are now 10-0 in games played away from South Bend this season.
Notre Dame has now won 36 times over the last 39 games. Twenty-four of the 36 wins came against ranked opponents and twenty-five of the victories have been by five goals or more.
The Fighting Irish end the 2024 campaign by setting the record for most goals in a season (266), assists in a season (160) and points in a season (426).
The Notre Dame attack has finished in double-figures for goals in every game this season.
Both Chris Kavanagh (81) and Pat Kavanagh (80) broke the previous Notre Dame single-season record for points which was previously set by Pat with 77 in 2023.
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
INDIANA STATE TRAVELS TO THE LEXINGTON REGIONAL; PAIRED WITH NO. 2 KENTUCKY, ILLINOIS, AND WESTERN MICHIGAN
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State will be heading to the Lexington Regional as the Sycamores join No. 2 and regional host Kentucky, Illinois, and Western Michigan for the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament.
The Sycamores earned the No. 2 seed in the Lexington Regional and will open play against No. 3 Illinois on Friday, May 31, with first pitch set for 7 p.m. ET. The game will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
All-Session tickets for the Lexington Regional go on sale on Tuesday, May 28, at 9 a.m. ET. Single Session tickets (based on availability) will go on sale Thursday, May 30, at 9 a.m.
The Lexington Regional features a pair of teams familiar to the Sycamores as Indiana State has lined up against Illinois twice in the 2024 season splitting with the Fighting Illini with both teams winning their respective home game. The Sycamores made the trip to Lexington early in the 2023 season traveling to Kentucky Proud Field for a three-game series over the March 3-5 weekend with UK taking all three games in the series.
ISU last took on Western Michigan back in the 2011 season and has an all-time record of 29-18 against the Broncos dating back to their inaugural contest in 1977.
Indiana State advances to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five seasons and second time during the stretch as an at-large recipient. The Sycamores won the MVC Tournament in both the 2019 and 2023 seasons to clinch the conference’s outright bit, while receiving invitations in both 2021 and this season.
ISU enters the postseason having consistently been ranked or receiving votes in all major national collegiate baseball polls throughout the 2024 season reaching as high as No. 14 in the Perfect Game poll, sitting in top 15 since April 15. Indiana State has also been inside the top-10 in the NCAA RPI Rankings for a majority of the season and finished the MVC Tournament ranked No. 10 overall in the standings.
Indiana State continued to live up to its reputation of playing anyone, anywhere, at any time throughout the 2024 season as the Sycamores posted a 26-11 record away from the friendly confines of The Bob. Their 26 wins on the road or at neutral sites marked Indiana State as the most by any school sitting within the NCAA RPI top 100, while their nine neutral site victories tied ISU with Oregon State for the most in NCAA Division I.
Indiana State opened Missouri Valley play in mid-March and continued one of the longest series winning streaks in program history. The Sycamores won all nine regular season conference series for the second consecutive season extending their streak to 19 consecutive conference series wins dating back to 2022.
Indiana State secured the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title for the second consecutive season with a 22-5 mark in Valley play to win the outright title by five games. The Sycamores advanced their way to the MVC Championship Game in the conference tournament for the fourth time in the last five completed seasons before falling in the title game against Evansville.
The Sycamores’ 42 wins heading into the postseason marked the third time Indiana State has hit the 40-win plateau since 2019 and 13th time in program history.
The Sycamores featured a whole team approach to the field in the 2024 season with ISU wrapping up the regular season leading the Missouri Valley in conference play in nearly every single major team statistical category including batting average (.314), hits (296), slugging (.588), on-base percentage (.419), fielding percentage (.986), ERA (3.77), strikeouts (288), and opponent batting average (.224). Additionally, Indiana State finished second in runs scored (220), second in home runs (66), and second in RBIs (209).
The Sycamores were well-represented on the MVC’s All-Conference teams with 10 players receiving recognition including Brennyn Cutts (Pitcher of the Year), Grant Magill (Defensive Player of the Year), and Head Coach Mitch Hannahs (Dan Callahan Coach of the Year) earning some of the league’s top honors for the regular season.
Luis Hernandez (1B), Randal Diaz (SS), Cutts (SP), and Zach Davidson (RP) were all honored on the MVC First Team, while Mike Sears (3B), Magill (C), Parker Stinson (OF), Dominic Listi (OF), Luke Hayden (SP), and Cam Edmonson (RP) were all named to the Second Team. Hernandez, Josue Urdaneta (2B), Magill, and Adam Pottinger (OF) were all named to the Valley’s All-Defensive team.
EVANSVILLE BASEBALL
UE SELECTED TO GREENVILLE (N.C.) REGIONAL IN NCAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team will open up NCAA Tournament play on Friday afternoon at 12 p.m. central time, as the Purple Aces will face #16 East Carolina in the first round of the 2024 Greenville (N.C.) Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
Evansville was selected as the No. 4 seed in the Greenville Regional after earning the Missouri Valley Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the MVC Tournament champions. Evansville will bring a 35-23 overall record into the tournament, and UE has won six-straight games after sweeping through the MVC Tournament with three run-rule victories in four contests. Overall, this is UE’s sixth NCAA Tournament appearance, including fourth at the Division I level, as UE also participated in the 1988, 2000, and 2006 NCAA Division I tournaments.
East Carolina is the No. 1 seed in the Greenville Regional and No. 16 national seed after winning the American Athletic Conference regular-season championship with a 43-15 overall record. Friday’s meeting will be the first between Evansville and ECU in the sport of college baseball.
Wake Forest will serve as the No. 2 seed (38-20 overall) and will face third-seeded VCU (37-21 overall) in the other first-round match-up in the Greenville Regional on Friday night at 5 p.m. central.
Every Evansville game in the NCAA Tournament can be heard live in the Tri-State area on 107.1 FM-WJPS, and can be seen live on-line on ESPN+.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
14 – 40 – 32
May 26, 1951 – Willie Mays had a slow start in the season, but with pure talent and determination, the youngster overcame his 0-12 slump woes and belted the first home Run of his career. The New York Giant wearing Number 14 that season would go on to hit 19 more over the wall and bat .274.
May 26, 1986 – The arm was feeling great! White Sox pitcher Joe Cowley, Number 40 set an MLB record by striking out the first seven batters he faced from the Texas Rangers line up. Talk about when your stuff is working! It didn’t last long though because the Rangers came back and won the game 6-3.
May 26, 1994 – A milestone was reached by Twin’s slugger Dave Winfield. Minnesota’s Number 32 passed Rod Carew into 15th place on the all-time hit list with the stellar number of 3,054 hits in his career.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Football Team is losing 22 to Graduation
The Mexia High School Black Cats football team of the 1970 season started all seniors. It is almost unheard of in college or high school to lose your entire starting team to graduation in one year. The group played their last game together on November 30, 1970 in Athens, Texas.
May 28, 1887 – Prague Indian Territory, Oklahoma – Jim Thorpe was an NFL player and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and Gold Medalist Olympian. He is also enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. What made all of these accomplishments even more impressive was the Thorpe was also breaking race barriers to do so as he was a Native American. Born on a reservation in Prague, Oklahoma he ended up playing football for the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania under legendary Coach Pop Warner. Thorpe not only won the pentathalon and the decathalon in the 1912 Olympic games for the US and played football, but he was also successful at playing baseball and basketball as well. He was also the only Olympic athlete to ever participate in 17 Olympic events! As a pro football player Jim played for the Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Oorang Indians, Rock Island Independents and the New York Giants.
May 28, 1948 – Perth Amboy, New Jersey – Bruce Taylor who played for Boston University as a cornerback from 1967 to 1969 arrived into this life. The FootballFoundation.org claims that in the season of 1969 the Terriers went 9-1 and Taylor played defensive back and punt returner. He scored four times on punt returns of 100, 72, 64, and 56 yards. He made six touchdowns all told and led his team in scoring with 36 points. He returned 26 punts for 527 yards, an average of 20.3 per return. The National Football Foundation selected Bruce Taylor for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. Bruce’s athletic talent had him drafted by the MLB’s Baltimore Orioles but instead he stuck to football and played pro ball with the San Francisco 49ers for 8 seasons and in 1970 was named Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News and by United Press International.
May 28, 1949 – Lancaster, Ohio – Rex Kern was the quarterback of the Ohio State from 1968 to 1970. The NFF’s bio says Kern ran the Buckeye offense with such command and confidence that he often waved off incoming substitutes with plays sent in by Coach Woody Hayes, as he felt they stifled the momentum he and the offense were developing. On joining the varsity in 1968, Kern and 11 other sophomore starters (freshman were not eligible) came out of nowhere to capture the Big Ten crown and the National Championship by defeating Southern California the number two-ranked, defending National Champion in the Rose Bowl. Kern was the game MVP throwing two fourth quarter touchdown passes The Buckeye win streak reached 22 games by the end of the following season as experts were comparing Ohio State to some of the greatest teams in history. A season ending loss to rival Michigan denied the Buckeyes another national title. That year he placed third in the Heisman voting. With a number of great signal callers playing that year, All-America selectors were determined to get Kern on the first team, so he was named as a running back, a position he did not play. Rex Kern was honored with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007 after the National Football Foundation tabulated their votes. In the NFL he played as a defensive back for the Baltimore Colts and the Buffalo Bills.
May 28, 1957 – Pontiac, Michigan – Kirk Gibson, yes the hero for the LA Dodgers in the 1984 World Series is on our list for football legends. Mr. Gibson, unbeknownst to many was a stud college football player for the Michigan State University Spartans. The National Football Foundation says Gibson still to this day has the record for the highest yards per catch at Michigan State with 21.0 yards on average. He played wide receiver and was rewarded for his football accomplishments in 2017 by being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. His career as the university’s record-holder for career receptions (112), touchdown receptions (24) and receiving yards (2,347), with the latter two still ranking in the top five to help Kirk earn the status of First Team All-American as a senior in 1978.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
May 28
1918 — Boston’s Joe Bush pitched a 1-0 one-hitter against the Chicago White Sox and drove in the lone run. The only Chicago hit was by Happy Felsch. It occurred when he threw his bat at the ball on a hit and run.
1939 — Philadelphia pitcher Robert Joyce was victimized two straight days by New York’s George Selkirk. Joyce gave up two homers to Selkirk a day earlier. Joyce came on in relief on this day and gave up two more homers to Selkirk. Selkirk ended with four homers in four at-bats against the same pitcher over two successive games. The Yankees won 9-5.
1946 — The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night game at Yankee Stadium. The first ball was thrown out by General Electric president Charles E. Wilson.
1951 — After going 0-for-12 in his first three major league games, Willie Mays of the New York Giants hit a home run off Warren Spahn in a 4-1 loss to the Boston Braves.
1956 — Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a home run in his eighth consecutive game, a major league record. Long connected off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field.
1968 — The American League announced the league will be split into two divisions. The East division will consist of Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York and Washington. California, Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, Oakland and Seattle will make up the West.
1979 — George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit for the cycle and added another home run to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in 16 innings.
1986 — Joe Cowley of the Chicago White Sox set a major league record by striking out the first seven batters he faced. He lasted 4 2-3 innings in a 6-3 loss to the Texas Rangers.
1995 — The White Sox and Tigers set a major league record with 12 homers, and combined for an American League-record 21 extra-base hits in Chicago’s 14-12 victory in Detroit.
1998 — Arizona manager Buck Showalter intentionally walked Barry Bonds with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and the Diamondbacks held on to beat San Francisco 8-7.
2003 — Atlanta became the second team in major league history to start a game with three straight homers in its 15-3 win over the Reds. Rafael Furcal, Mark DeRosa and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs off Jeff Austin in the bottom of the first. The Padres did it against the Giants on April 13, 1987.
2006 — Barry Bonds hit his 715th home run during the San Francisco Giants’ 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies to slip past Babe Ruth and pull in behind Hank Aaron and his long-standing record of 755.
2007 — Adrian Beltre tied a franchise record with four extra-base hits, including two homers, as Seattle pounded the Los Angeles Angels 12-5.
2010 — Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera hit three homers in a 5-4 loss to Oakland. Oakland’s Ben Sheets gave up three runs — on Cabrera’s first two homers — worked seven innings in his longest start of the season.
2012 — The Cubs end a twelve-game losing streak, their longest since 1997, with an 11-7 win over the Padres at Wrigley Field.
2010 — Matt Cain pitched a one-hitter to match a career best, giving up only a two-out double in the second to Mark Reynolds, and San Francisco beat Arizona 5-0.
2013 — The Mets honor Yankees great Mariano Rivera, who has announced his retirement at the end of the year, by having him throw the ceremonial first pitch before the game between the two teams from the Big Apple at Citi Field, with retired Mets closer John Franco acting as his catcher for the occasion.
2016 — In the 3rd inning of a game against the Dodgers, Mets P Noah Syndergaard is ejected for throwing at Chase Utley, in apparent retaliation for Utley’s aggressive slide which injured Mets SS Ruben Tejada in last year’s NLDS. Umpire Adam Hamari also tosses Mets manager Terry Collins for arguing his decision, then Utley gets his revenge when he opens the score with a solo homer off Logan Verrett in the 6th and adds a grand slam off Hansel Robles in the 7th. The Dodgers hit five homers in total as they win the game, 9-1.
2019 — Derek Dietrich continues his unlikely homer binge as he hits three, all two-run shots, in leading the Reds to an 11-6 win over the Pirates. With 17 homers this year, he has already topped his career high, and 12 of his last 17 hits have gone over the fence. For the Pirates, rookie Kevin Newman hits his first career homer, a grand slam off Lucas Sims.
2023 — Spencer Strider of the Braves becomes the fastest starting pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season, doing so in his 61st inning in an 11 – 4 win over the Phillies. Last year, Strider set the record for the fastest pitcher to reach 200 Ks in a season.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
May 28
1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S.
1904 — Bryn Mawr, ridden by Eugene Hildebrand, wins the Preakness Stakes by one length over Wotan.
1946 — The Washington Senators beat New York 2-1 in the first night game at Yankee Stadium.
1956 — Dale Long of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a home run in his eighth consecutive game for a major league record. Long connects off Brooklyn’s Carl Erskine at Forbes Field.
1957 — NL approves baseball’s Brooklyn Dodgers’ & NY Giants’ move to the US west coast.
1958 — European Cup Final, Brussels: Francisco Gento scores the winner in extra time as Real Madrid beats AC Milan, 3-2; 3rd consecutive title for Los Blancos.
1969 — European Cup Final, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid: AC Milan striker Pierino Prati scores 3 in 4-1 win over Ajax; second title for I Rossoneri.
1975 — 19th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Leeds United 2-0 at Paris.
1978 — Al Unser wins his third Indianapolis 500, the fifth driver to do so, edging Tom Sneva by 8.19 seconds.
1980 — 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Hamburg 1-0 at Madrid.
1985 — The San Diego Sockers beat the Baltimore Blast 5-3 to win the MISL title in five games.
1994 — Twin’s Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054).
1995 — Jacques Villeneuve overcomes one penalty and wins by another in the Indianapolis 500. Villeneuve drives to victory after fellow Canadian Scott Goodyear is penalized for passing the pace car on the final restart.
1997 — 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund beats Juventus 3-1 at Munich.
2000 — Dutch swimming star Inge de Bruijn sets her third world record in three days, adding the 100 freestyle mark to the 50 and 100 butterfly marks she set previously at the Sheffield Super Grand Prix. De Bruijn becomes the first swimmer to finish under 54.00 in the 100 freestyle at 53.80 seconds.
2003 — Patrick Roy officially announces his retirement from the NHL.
2003 — 11th UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Juventus (0-0, 3-2 on penalties) at Manchester.
2006 — Sam Hornish Jr. overcomes a disastrous mistake in the pits and a pair of Andrettis — Marco and father Michael — to win the second-closest Indianapolis 500 ever, by .0635 seconds.
2006 — Barry Bonds hits his 715th home run during the San Francisco Giants’ 6-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies to slip past Babe Ruth and pull in behind Hank Aaron and his long-standing record of 755.
2007 — Duke has an almost unfathomable comeback fall short in a 12-11 loss to Johns Hopkins in the NCAA lacrosse championship game. The Blue Devils never finished their 2006 season, and then make it all the way back to the title game.
2011 — Novak Djokovic extends his perfect start to the season at the French Open, beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 for his 40th straight victory this year. Djokovic’s 40-0 start to 2011 is the second-best opening streak in the Open era, which started in 1968.
2011 — UEFA Champions League Final, London: FC Barcelona beats Manchester United, 3-1; 4th title for Barça.
2020 — The Boston Marathon canceled for the first time in its 124-year history. The race had originally been scheduled for April 20 before being postponed for five months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
2022 — UEFA Champions League Final, Paris: Carlo Ancelotti becomes first manager to win CL x 4 as Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 1-0.
TV SPORTS TUESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Boston at Baltimore | 6:35pm | NESN MASN MLB.TV Fubo |
| St. Louis at Cincinnati | 6:40pm | Bally Sports-Midwest Bally Sports-Ohio MLB.TV Fubo |
| Pittsburgh at Detroit | 6:40pm | ATTSN-Pittsburgh Bally Sports-Detroit MLB.TV Fubo |
| Oakland at Tampa Bay | 6:50pm | NBC Sports-California Bally Sports-Sun MLB.TV Fubo |
| LA Dodgers at NY Mets | 7:10pm | TBS SNLA SNY MLB.TV Fubo |
| Washington at Atlanta | 7:20pm | MASN2 Bally Sports-South MLB.TV Fubo |
| Toronto at Chi. White Sox | 7:40pm | Sportsnet NBC Sports-Chicago MLB.TV Fubo |
| Chi. Cubs at Milwuakee | 7:40pm | MARQ Bally Sports-Wisconsin MLB.TV Fubo |
| Kansas City at Minnesota | 7:40pm | Bally Sports-Kansas City Bally Sports-North MLB.TV Fubo |
| Arizona at Texas | 8:05pm | YurView Bally Sports-Southwest MLB.TV Fubo |
| Cleveland at Colorado | 8:40pm | Bally Sports-Great Lakes Rockies.TV MLB.TV Fubo |
| NY Yankees at LA Angels | 9:38pm | YES Bally Sports-West MLB.TV Fubo |
| Houston at Seattle | 9:40pm | MLBN SCHN Root Sports MLB.TV Fubo |
| Miami at San Diego | 9:40pm | Bally Sports-Florida Padres.TV MLB.TV Fubo |
| Philadelphia at San Francisco | 9:45pm | MLBN NBC Sports-Philadelphia NBC Sports-Bay Area MLB.TV Fubo |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| West Finals Game 4: Minnesota at Dallas | 8:30pm | TNT Fubo |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Finals Game 4: NY Rangers at Florida | 8:00pm | ESPN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Copa Libertadores: Atlético Mineiro vs Caracas | 6:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| Copa Libertadores: Junior vs Botafogo | 6:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| Copa Libertadores: LDU Quito vs Universitario | 6:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| Copa Libertadores: Peñarol vs Rosario Central | 6:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| Copa Libertadores: Bolívar vs Palestino | 8:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| Copa Libertadores: Flamengo vs Millonarios | 8:00pm | beIN Sports Fubo |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Phoenix vs Connecticut | 7:30pm | CBSSN AFSN NBC Sports Boston |
| Los Angeles vs Indiana | 10:00pm | NBATV Bally Sports Indiana |
| Seattle vs Chicago | 10:00pm | The U Prime-Seattle |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Roland-Garros Tennis: 1st Round | 5:00am | TENNIS |
| Roland-Garros Tennis: 1st Round | 1:00pm | TENNIS |