“THE SCOREBOARD”
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES
WAPAHANI 6 MONROE CENTRAL 4
SHENANDOAH 6 DALEVILLE 3
COWAN 11 BLUE RIVER VALLEY 2
MADISON GRANT 7 ALEXANDRIA MONROE 4
EASTBROOK 6 BLACKFORD 2
BLUFFTON 12 SOUTHERN WELLS 2
SOUTH-CENTRAL 7 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2
FRONTIER 13 FAITH CHRISTIAN 1
ANDERSON 9 MARION 3
OAK HILL 14 FRANKTON 8
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 10 ANDERSON PREP 0
NORTH MIAMI 9 TRITON 2
HERITAGE 10 S. ADAMS 0
ADAMS CENTRAL 11 WOODLAN 1
WEST LAFAYETTE 8 BENTON CENTRAL 0
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 6 GUERIN CATHOLIC 4
HARRISON 8 LAFAYETTE JEFF 2
BREBEUF 3 BISHOP CHATARD 2
LAPEL 10 UNIVERSITY 7
SHELBYVILLE 7 DELTA 2
YORKTOWN 7 NEW CASTLE 0
FRANKFORT 13 N. MONTGOMERY 3
KOKOMO 3 MCCUTCHEON 2
CRAWFORDSVILLE 9 SOUTHMONT 6
MOUNT VERNON 7 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 5
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES
COWAN 9 MARION 2
WAPAHANI 6 MONROE CENTRAL 3
MISSISSINEWA 14 ELWOOD 1
SHENANDOAH 10 DALEVILLE 0
BISHOP CHATARD 6 BREBEUF 1
AVON 5 BROWNSBURG 3
FLOYD CENTRAL 10 SEYMOUR 0
GUERIN CATHOLIC 16 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 0
NORTH CENTRAL 10 PIKE 2
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 12 NORTHWESTERN 3
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 7 MADISON GRANT 5
OAK HILL 8 FRANKTON 6
LAPEL 11 MOUNT VERNON 1
CLINTON PRAIRIE 6 W. LAFAYETTE 5
WOODLAN 32 ADAMS CENTRAL 7
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 18 KOKOMO 5
JIMTOWN 11 BREMEN 2
SOUTHMONT 12 CRAWFORDSVILLE 0
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 6 FISHERS 0
WESTFIELD 7 NOBLESVILLE 6
CENTRAL INDIANA BOYS VOLLEYBALL SCORES
IRVINGTON PREP 3 PARK TUDOR 1
SUBURBAN CHRISTIAN 3 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 0
BEN DAVIS 3 LAWRENCE NORTH 1
INDY GENESIS 3 WABASH VALLEY 2
NEW ALBANY 3 COLUMBUS NORTH 0
BISHOP CHATARD 3 GUERIN CATHOLIC 0
FISHERS 3 PERRY MERIDIAN 1
SHORTRIDGE 3 CHRISTEL HOUSE 1
CATHEDRAL 3 WESTFIELD 0
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 3 NEW PALESTINE 1
CARMEL 3 NOBLESVILLE 0
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL
PURDUE 11 NOTRE DAME 5
NORTHWESTERN 11 BUTLER 7
EVANSVILLE AT INDIANA POSTPONED
WESTERN MICHIGAN 6 VALPARAISO 5
VANDERBILT 5 INDIANA STATE 2
INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL
IU INDY AT BUTLER PPD
OHIO 2 BALL STATE 0
BALL STATE 5 OHIO 2
INDIANA MEN’S LACROSSE
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
INDIANA WOMEN’S LACROSSE
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE/SCORES
TUESDAY’S SCORES
INDIANA 119 MILWAUKEE 118 OT
DETROIT 106 NEW YORK 103
BOSTON 120 ORLANDO 89
DENVER 131 LA CLIPPERS 115
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) CLEVELAND VS. (8) MIAMI
• GAME 1: CLEVELAND 121 MIAMI 100 (CLEVELAND LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: CLEVELAND 121 MIAMI 112 (CLEVELAND LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: CLEVELAND 124 MIAMI 87 (CLEVELAND LEADS SERIES 3-0)
• GAME 4: CLEVELAND 109 MIAMI 83 (CLEVELAND WINS SERIES 4-0)
(2) BOSTON VS. (7) ORLANDO
• GAME 1: BOSTON 103 ORLANDO 86 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: BOSTON 109 ORLANDO 100 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: ORLANDO 95 BOSTON 93 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: BOSTON 107 ORLANDO 98 (BOSTON LEADS SERIES 3-1)
• GAME 5: BOSTON 120 ORLANDO 89 (BOSTON WINS SERIES 4-1)
(3) NEW YORK VS. (6) DETROIT
• GAME 1: NEW YORK 123 DETROIT 112 (NEW YORK LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: DETROIT 100 NEW YORK 94 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: NEW YORK 118 DETROIT 116 (NY LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: NEW YORK 94 DETROIT 93 (NY LEADS SERIES 3-1)
• GAME 5: DETROIT 106 NEW YORK 103 (NY LEADS SERIES 3-2)
• GAME 6: KNICKS AT PISTONS (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: PISTONS AT KNICKS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(4) INDIANA VS. (5) MILWAUKEE
• GAME 1: INDIANA 117 MILWAUKEE 98 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: INDIANA 123 MILWAUKEE 115 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: MILWAUKEE 117 INDIANA 101 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: INDIANA 129 MILWAUKEE 103 (INDIANA LEADS SERIES 3-1)
• GAME 5: INDIANA 119 MILWAUKEE 118 OT (INDIANA WINS SERIES 4-1)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (8) MEMPHIS
• GAME 1: OKLAHOMA CITY 131 MEMPHIS 80 (OKLAHOMA CITY LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: OKLAHOMA CITY 118 MEMPHIS 99 (OKLAHOMA CITY LEADS SERIES 2-0)
• GAME 3: OKLAHOMA CITY 114 MEMPHIS 108 (OKLHOMA CITY LEADS SERIES 3-0)
• GAME 4: OKLAHOMA CITY 117 MEMPHIS 115 (OKLAHOMA CITY WINS SERIES 4-0)
(2) HOUSTON VS. (7) GOLDEN STATE
• GAME 1: GOLDEN STATE 95 HOUSTON 85 (GOLDEN STATE LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: HOUSTON 109 GOLDEN STATE 94 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: GOLDEN STATE 104 HOUSTON 93 (GOLDEN STATE LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: GOLDEN STATE 109 HOUSTON 106 (GOLDEN STATE LEADS SERIES 3-1)
• GAME 5: WARRIORS AT ROCKETS (WED. APRIL 30, TBD)*
• GAME 6: ROCKETS AT WARRIORS (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: WARRIORS AT ROCKETS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(3) LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. (6) MINNESOTA
• GAME 1: MINNESOTA 117 LOS ANGELES 95 (MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: LOS ANGELES 94 MINNESOTA 85 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: MINNESOTA 116 LOS ANGELES 104 (MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: MINNESOTA 116 LOS ANGELES 113 (MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 3-1)
• GAME 5: TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS (WED. APRIL 30, TBD)*
• GAME 6: LAKERS AT TIMBERWOLVES (FRI. MAY 2, TBD)*
• GAME 7: TIMBERWOLVES AT LAKERS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
(4) DENVER VS. (5) LA CLIPPERS
• GAME 1: DENVER 112 LOS ANGELES 110 (OT) (DENVER LEADS SERIES 1-0)
• GAME 2: LOS ANGELES 105 DENVER 102 (SERIES EVEN 1-1)
• GAME 3: LOS ANGELES 117 DENVER 83 (LOS ANGELES LEADS SERIES 2-1)
• GAME 4: DENVER 101 LOS ANGELES 99 (SERIES EVEN 2-2)
• GAME 5: DENVER 131 LOS ANGELES 115 (DENVER LEADS SERIES 3-2)
• GAME 6: NUGGETS AT CLIPPERS (THU. MAY 1, TBD)*
• GAME 7: CLIPPERS AT NUGGETS (SAT. MAY 3, TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. TBD
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(1) CLEVELAND CAVALIERS VS. (4) INDIANA PACERS
• GAME 1: PACERS AT CAVALIERS (SUN. MAY 4, TBD)
• GAME 2: PACERS AT CAVALIERS (TBD)
• GAME 3: CAVALIERS AT PACERS (TBD)
• GAME 4: CAVALIERS AT PACERS (TBD)
• GAME 5: PACERS AT CAVALIERS (TBD)*
• GAME 6: CAVALIERS AT PACERS (TBD)*
• GAME 7: PACERS AT CAVALIERS (TBD)*
* IF NECESSARY
> CONFERENCE FINALS
THE CONFERENCE FINALS WILL BEGIN MAY 20-21, BUT CAN MOVE UP TO MAY 18-19.
MAY 20: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 1 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET (POSSIBLE SERIES MOVE UP TO MAY 18)
MAY 21: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 1 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (POSSIBLE SERIES MOVE UP TO MAY 19)
MAY 22: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 2 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET
MAY 23: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 2 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET
MAY 24: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 3 ON ABC, 8:30 P.M. ET
MAY 25: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 3 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET
MAY 26: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 4 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET
MAY 27: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 4 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET
MAY 28: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 5 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
MAY 29: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 5 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
MAY 30: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 6 ON ESPN, 8:30 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
MAY 31: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 6 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 1: WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 7 ON ESPN, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 2: EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS – GAME 7 ON TNT, 8 P.M. ET (IF NECESSARY)
> NBA FINALS
THE 2025 NBA FINALS WILL BEGIN JUNE 5, WITH ABC AS THE EXCLUSIVE BROADCASTER.
JUNE 5: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 1 ON ABC
JUNE 8: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 2 ON ABC
JUNE 11: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 3 ON ABC
JUNE 13: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 4 ON ABC
JUNE 16: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 5 ON ABC (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 19: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 6 ON ABC (IF NECESSARY)
JUNE 22: NBA FINALS 2025 PRESENTED BY YOUTUBE TV – GAME 7 ON ABC (IF NECESSARY)
NHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE/SCORES
TUESDAY’S SCORES
OTTAWA 4 TORONTO 0
CAROLINA 5 NEW JERSEY 4 2OT
VEGAS 3 MINNESOTA 2 OT
EDMONTON 3 LOS ANGELES 1
EASTERN CONFERENCE
OTTAWA SENATORS (WC1) VS. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (1A)
TORONTO LEADS SERIES 3-2
GAME 1: MAPLE LEAFS 6, SENATORS 2
GAME 2: MAPLE LEAFS 3, SENATORS 2 (OT)
GAME 3: MAPLE LEAFS 3, SENATORS 2 (OT)
GAME 4: SENATORS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 (OT)
GAME 5: SENATORS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 0
GAME 6: MAPLE LEAFS AT SENATORS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 7 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TBS
GAME 7: SENATORS AT MAPLE LEAFS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
FLORIDA PANTHERS (3A) VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (2A)
FLORIDA LEADS SERIES 3-1
GAME 1: PANTHERS 6, LIGHTNING 2
GAME 2: PANTHERS 2, LIGHTNING 0
GAME 3: LIGHTNING 5, PANTHERS 1
GAME 4: PANTHERS 4, LIGHTNING 2
GAME 5: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 7:30 P.M. ET; ESPN2, SN360, TVAS2, FDSNSUN, SCRIPPS
GAME 6: LIGHTNING AT PANTHERS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: PANTHERS AT LIGHTNING, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
MONTREAL CANADIENS (WC2) VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS (1M)
WASHINGTON LEADS SERIES 3-1
GAME 1: CAPITALS 3, CANADIENS 2 (OT)
GAME 2: CAPITALS 3, CANADIENS 1
GAME 3: CANADIENS 6, CAPITALS 3
GAME 4: CAPITALS 5, CANADIENS 2
GAME 5: CANADIENS AT CAPITALS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 7 P.M. ET; ESPN, SNE, SNO, SNP, CBC, TVAS, MNMT
GAME 6: CAPITALS AT CANADIENS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD *
GAME 7: CANADIENS AT CAPITALS, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
NEW JERSEY DEVILS (3M) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (2M)
CAROLINA WINS SERIES 4-1
GAME 1: HURRICANES 4, DEVILS 1
GAME 2: HURRICANES 3, DEVILS 1
GAME 3: DEVILS 3, HURRICANES 2 (2OT)
GAME 4: HURRICANES 5, DEVILS 2
GAME 5: HURRICANES 5, DEVILS 4 (2OT)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ST. LOUIS BLUES (WC2) VS. WINNIPEG JETS (1C)
SERIES TIED 2-2
GAME 1: JETS 5, BLUES 3
GAME 2: JETS 2, BLUES 1
GAME 3: BLUES 7, JETS 2
GAME 4: BLUES 5, JETS 1
GAME 5: BLUES AT JETS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 9:30 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, ESPN, FDSNMW
GAME 6: JETS AT BLUES, FRIDAY, MAY 2, TBD
GAME 7: BLUES AT JETS, SUNDAY, MAY 4, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
COLORADO AVALANCHE (3C) VS. DALLAS STARS (2C)
DALLAS LEADS SERIES 3-2
GAME 1: AVALANCHE 5, STARS 1
GAME 2: STARS 4, AVALANCHE 3 (OT)
GAME 3: STARS 2, AVALANCHE 1 (OT)
GAME 4: AVALANCHE 4, STARS 0
GAME 5: STARS 6, AVALANCHE 2
GAME 6: STARS AT AVALANCHE, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 9:30 P.M. ET; TBS, SNE, SN360, TVAS
GAME 7: AVALANCHE AT STARS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD*
* IF NECESSARY
MINNESOTA WILD (WC1) VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (1P)
VEGAS LEADS SERIES 3-2
GAME 1: GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, WILD 2
GAME 2: WILD 5, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2
GAME 3: WILD 5, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 2
GAME 4: GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, WILD 3 (OT)
GAME 5: GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, WILD 2 (OT)
GAME 6: GOLDEN KNIGHTS AT WILD, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 7:30 P.M. ET; ESPN, SN360, TVAS
GAME 7: WILD AT GOLDEN KNIGHTS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
EDMONTON OILERS (3P) VS. LOS ANGELES KINGS (2P)
EDMONTON LEADS SERIES 3-2
GAME 1: KINGS 6, OILERS 5
GAME 2: KINGS 6, OILERS 2
GAME 3: OILERS 7, KINGS 4
GAME 4: OILERS 4, KINGS 3 (OT)
GAME 5: OILERS 3, KINGS 1
GAME 6: KINGS AT OILERS, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 10 P.M. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, ESPN
GAME 7: OILERS AT KINGS, SATURDAY, MAY 3, TBD *
* IF NECESSARY
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND 2 MINNESOTA 1
NY YANKEES 15 BALTIMORE 3
CHICAGO CUBS 9 PITTSBURGH 0
PHILADELPHIA 7 WASHINGTON 6
KANSAS CITY 3 TAMPA BAY 1
BOSTON 10 TORONTO 2
NY METS 8 ARIZONA 3
MILWAUKEE 7 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2
TEXAS 15 LAS VEGAS 2
HOUSTON 6 DETROIT 4
ATLANTA 8 COLORADO 2
SAN DIEGO 7 SAN FRANCISCO 4
SEATTLE 5 LA ANGELS 3
LA DODGERS 15 MIAMI 2
ST. LOUIS AT CINCINNATI POSTPONED
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS 9 OMAHA 7
FORT WAYNE 12 DAYTON 6
CEDAR RAPIDS 10 SOUTH BEND 4
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
UNITED FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NBA PLAYOFFS
JAMAL MURRAY POURS IN 43 AS NUGGETS GO UP 3-2 ON CLIPPERS
Jamal Murray scored 24 of his game-high 43 points in the second half, and the host Denver Nuggets pushed the Los Angeles Clippers to the brink of elimination with a 131-115 win in Game 5 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series on Tuesday night.
Denver has won the past two games to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round matchup. Game 6 is Thursday night in Los Angeles.
Murray scored 11 points in a momentum-turning third quarter and added 13 more in the fourth, the last on a 3-pointer with 2:13 left that put the Nuggets up by 20.
Nikola Jokic had 13 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds — his third triple-double of the series — for the Nuggets, who never trailed. They led by 22 in the fourth quarter for the second straight game, but unlike Saturday, they didn’t give away the entire lead.
The Clippers used a 17-4 run to get within 116-107 with 4:01 left, but Aaron Gordon hit a layup, Murray made a free throw after a transition foul and then a fallaway jumper, and Gordon drained a 3-pointer to seal it.
Russell Westbrook, who missed Game 4 with a foot injury, scored 21 points off the Denver bench. Gordon had 23 points, Michael Porter Jr. contributed 14 points and Christian Braun had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
The Nuggets shot 17-for-33 (51.5 percent) from 3-point range.
Los Angeles’ James Harden was held to 11 points on 3-for-9 shooting but Kawhi Leonard had 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and Ivica Zubac added 27 points.
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 18 points, Kris Dunn had 15 and Norman Powell put up 12 for the Clippers.
Porter opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and a three-point play, Murray drained one from deep and fed Westbrook for a 12-footer to make it 110-88 before Los Angeles closed within nine.
Murray and Porter hit 3-pointers to spark a 10-2 run at the start of the third quarter, and the Nuggets went ahead 84-67 midway through the period.
The Clippers scored seven points in 43 seconds to get within 88-80, but Braun’s 3-pointer made it 99-83 heading into the fourth.
Denver won 101-99 at Los Angeles on Sunday when Gordon dunked at the buzzer.
CELTICS ADVANCE IN FIVE THANKS TO SECOND-HALF THRASHING OF MAGIC
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 35 points to help the Boston Celtics clinch their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with a 120-89 Game 5 victory on Tuesday night over the visiting Orlando Magic.
Tatum was 10 of 16 from the field and made all 11 of his free-throw attempts while adding eight rebounds and 10 assists as the Celtics wrapped up their first-round series in five games for the second year in a row. Jaylen Brown added 23 points for the Celtics, who outscored the Magic 73-40 in the second half.
The Magic lost their sixth consecutive first-round series — dating back to 2010-11 — despite 25 points from Franz Wagner. Paolo Banchero collected 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Wendell Carter Jr. added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Second-seeded Boston took control after Banchero went to the bench after being called for his fifth foul with 9:46 remaining in the third quarter. It was 53-53 at the time, but the Celtics outscored the seventh-seeded Magic 36-13 in the third and owned an 83-62 advantage entering the fourth. Boston had a 24-4 run in the third quarter.
Orlando had a 15-3 edge in offensive rebounds, but shot 8-of-38 from 3-point territory. The Magic shot 37.5 percent from the field in the game (33-of-88).
The Celtics didn’t make a 3-pointer until Tatum connected with 10:22 left in the third quarter, but they made 13-of-24 3-point attempts overall. Boston was 43-of-76 from the field (56.6 percent) in the game.
Boston was again without guard Jrue Holiday, who missed his third straight game with a strained right hamstring.
Orlando was up 27-23 after one quarter and, despite shooting 36.2 percent from the field (17 of 47) through the first two quarters, held a 49-47 halftime lead. Boston missed all six of its 3-point attempts in the first half.
LED BY CADE CUNNINGHAM, PISTONS EDGE KNICKS TO STAY ALIVE
Cade Cunningham scored 24 points and Ausar Thompson added 22 as each made clutch shots in the final two minutes to help the visiting Detroit Pistons avoid elimination in the first round with a gritty 106-103 victory over the New York Knicks Tuesday night in Game 5.
The Pistons won their fourth game this season in New York and sent the series back to Detroit for Game 6 on Thursday. If the Pistons can win their first home game, the series would return to New York for Game 7 on Saturday.
Tobias Harris added 17 and Dennis Schroder contributed 13 off the bench for the Pistons, who shot 42.4 percent. Malik Beasley finished with 10 while Jalen Duren added nine points and 14 rebounds, including the putback dunk that snapped a 95-95 tie with 3:05 lead and a putback that gave the Pistons a 99-95 lead with 2:28 left.
OG Anunoby scored 19 to lead the Knicks, who failed to clinch a series on their home court for the first time since beating the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the 1999 Eastern Conference finals. Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges finished with 17 apiece but Jalen Brunson was held to 16 on 4-of-16 shooting as the Knicks shot 43.3 percent and missed 11 free throws
Cunningham gave Detroit a 101-95 lead with a difficult floater in the lane with 1:57 left and Thompson converted a dunk with 27.4 seconds for a 103-97 edge. After those shots, the Pistons survived Bridges hitting a corner 3 with 25.3 seconds and Anunoby’s left side 3 over Cunningham with 7.1 seconds left to cut Detroit’s lead to 104-103.
Detroit called its final timeout with 5.7 seconds left and Cunningham put Detroit up three with 5.4 seconds remaining. After Miles McBride missed two free throws with 2.6 seconds remaining, the Knicks secured an offensive rebound but could not get off a final shot before the horn sounded.
Detroit held a seven-point lead on Thompson’s dunk with 4:18 left but the Knicks ended the half with a 17-9 spurt to get a 50-49 lead by halftime.
Thompson’s dunk opened a 59-53 lead and capped an 8-0 run less than three minutes into the third and Harris hit an open 3 for a 66-57 lead with six minutes left. Two free throws by Thompson gave Detroit a 71-61 edge with 4:29 left and the Knicks ended the quarter with a 13-6 burst to cut the lead to 77-74 entering the fourth.
Cunningham went around a screen by Thompson and gained separation for an open 3 from the left side by the Knicks’ bench to give Detroit a 95-90 lead with 4:17 left before Duren’s tiebreaking hoop countered a deep 3 by Towns.
TYRESE HALIBURTON RALLIES PACERS PAST BUCKS TO WIN SERIES
Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points, including the go-ahead layup with 1.4 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Indiana Pacers rallied for a 119-118 win over the Milwaukee Bucks to clinch their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series on Tuesday evening in Indianapolis.
Haliburton jumped on to the scorers’ table and raised his arms toward the crowd to celebrate the wild comeback, which gave Indiana a 4-1 win in the best-of-seven series. The Pacers advanced to the semifinals, where they will face the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers.
Indiana trailed 118-111 with 40 seconds remaining in overtime. They closed the game on an 8-0 run behind a 3-pointer by Andrew Nembhard, a three-point play by Haliburton and finally a driving layup in which Haliburton blew past Giannis Antetokounmpo for the decisive basket.
Antetokounmpo tallied a triple-double with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists for the Bucks, who played their first game without injured guard Damian Lillard (Achilles). Gary Trent Jr. scored 33 points, including 12 points in overtime. Trent made eight 3-pointers.
Myles Turner finished with 21 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers. Aaron Nesmith scored 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, and T.J. McConnell scored 18 points off the bench. Haliburton had nine assists.
The score was tied at 103 at the end of regulation. Antetokounmpo had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but his turnaround jump shot was too strong and clanked off the back rim.
Haliburton helped the Pacers force overtime. He scored Indiana’s final six points of regulation.
Milwaukee led 103-99 with 53.1 seconds left after Antetokounmpo made a floating jump shot.
The Pacers closed the gap to 103-101 after Haliburton drew a shooting foul against Antetokounmpo and made a pair of free throws with 39.8 seconds remaining.
After Kevin Porter Jr. missed a shot on the other end, Haliburton again took control. He drove past Trent Jr. from the 3-point line and elevated for a game-tying dunk with 10.8. seconds left.
The Bucks stormed to a 30-13 lead at the end of the first quarter and held on to a 47-41 advantage at the half.
REPORT: KINGS REMOVING INTERIM TAG FOR DOUG CHRISTIE
The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a multiyear deal to make Doug Christie their new head coach, ESPN reported Tuesday.
Christie, 54, finished the 2024-25 season as their interim coach, compiling a 27-24 record after Mike Brown was fired in late December.
Christie’s agent, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports, negotiated a new full-time contract this week with new Kings general manager Scott Perry, according to the report.
Sacramento, which was 13-18 when Christie took over, ultimately lost to the Dallas Mavericks in a play-in game.
Christie, who joined the Kings as an assistant coach in 2021, played 15 seasons in the NBA, including 355 games for Sacramento from 2000-05.
COOPER FLAGG HIGHLIGHTS 106 PLAYERS ON NBA DRAFT’S EARLY-ENTRY LIST
The NBA announced Tuesday that 106 players have filed for early-entry status for the 2025 NBA Draft.
Players still have the right to withdraw their names from consideration by notifying the league of their decision in writing by 5 p.m. ET on June 15. However, players who want to retain college basketball eligibility must make their decisions by May 28.
The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with the second round taking place the following day.
NON-INTERNATIONAL PLAYER LIST
PLAYERS, SCHOOL/TEAM, HEIGHT, STATUS
Izan Almansa, Perth (Australia), 6-10, 2005 DOB
Ace Bailey, Rutgers, 6-10, Freshman
Chad Baker-Mazara, Auburn, 6-7, Senior
Quincy Ballard, Wichita State, 7-0, Senior
Nate Bittle, Oregon, 7-0, Senior
John Blackwell, Wisconsin, 6-4, Sophomore
Jaden Bradley, Arizona, 6-3, Junior
Carter Bryant, Arizona, 6-8, Freshman
Miles Byrd, San Diego State, 6-7, Sophomore
Rueben Chinyelu, Florida, 6-10, Sophomore
Alex Condon, Florida, 6-11, Sophomore
Tayton Conerway, Troy, 6-3, Senior
Melvin Council Jr., St. Bonaventure, 6-4, Senior
Cedric Coward, Washington State, 6-6, Senior
Thierry Darlan, Delaware (NBA G League), 6-6, 2004 DOB
Tae Davis, Notre Dame, 6-9, Junior
Silas Demary Jr., Georgia, 6-5, Sophomore
Egor Demin, BYU, 6-9, Freshman
Jerry Deng, Florida State, 6-9, Sophomore
Treysen Eaglestaff, North Dakota, 6-6, Junior
VJ Edgecomb Jr., Baylor, 6-5, Freshman
Isaiah Evans, Duke, 6-6, Freshman
Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma, 6-4, Freshman
Elijah Fisher, Pacific, 6-6, Junior
Cooper Flagg, Duke, 6-9, Freshman
Boogie Fland, Arkansas, 6-2, Freshman
Rasheer Fleming, St. Joseph’s, 6-9, Junior
PJ Haggerty, Memphis, 6-3, Sophomore
Dylan Harper, Rutgers, 6-6, Freshman
Dominick Harris, UCLA, 6-3, Senior
Chris Howell, UC San Diego, 6-6, Junior
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State, 5-11, Sophomore
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois, 6-6, Freshman
Tre Johnson, Texas, 6-6, Freshman
Karter Knox, Arkansas, 6-6, Freshman
Kobe Knox, South Florida, 6-5, Junior
Kon Knueppel, Duke, 6-7, Freshman
Toibu Lawal, Virginia Tech, 6-8, Junior
Yaxel Lendeborg, UAB, 6-9, Senior
Malique Lewis, SE Melbourne (Australia), 6-8, 2004 DOB
Brenen Lorient, North Texas, 6-9, Junior
Jaland Lowe, Pittsburgh, 6-2, Sophomore
RJ Luis Jr., St. John’s, 6-7, Junior
Khaman Maluach, Duke, 7-2, Freshman
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern, 6-7, Junior
Camron McDowell, Northwestern Oklahoma State, 6-6, Junior
Devin McGlockton, Vanderbilt, 6-7, Junior
Liam McNeeley, Connecticut, 6-7, Freshman
Mackenzie Mgbako, Indiana, 6-8, Sophomore
Muodubem Muoneke, Green Bay/Real Betis (Spain), 6-5, 2003 DOB
Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina, 6-7, Sophomore
Asa Newell, Georgia, 6-11, Freshman
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Penn State, 7-0, Junior
Kebba Njie, Notre Dame, 6-10, Junior
Isaac Nogues, Rip City Remix (NBA G League), 6-5, 2004 DOB
AK Okereke, Cornell, 6-7, Junior
Otega Oweh, Kentucky, 6-4, Junior
Dink Pate, Mexico City Capitanes (NBA G League), 6-6, 2006 DOB
Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn, 6-1, Freshman
Labaron Philon, Alabama, 6-4, Freshman
Jaron Pierre Jr., Jacksonville State, 6-5, Senior
Drake Powell, North Carolina, 6-6, Freshman
Tyrese Proctor, Duke, 6-5, Junior
Devon Pryor, Texas, 6-7, Sophomore
Derik Queen, Maryland, 6-10, Freshman
Jase Richardson, Michigan State, 6-3, Freshman
Will Riley, Illinois, 6-8, Freshman
Omar Rowe, Morehouse, 6-5, Senior
Joson Sanon, Arizona State, 6-5, Freshman
Raysean Seamster, UT-Arlington, 6-8, Junior
Thomas Sorber, Georgetown, 6-10, Freshman
Adou Thiero, Arkansas, 6-8, Junior,
Bruce Thornton Jr., Ohio State, 6-2, Junior
Milos Uzan, Houston, 6-4, Junior,
Brandon Walker, Montana State, 6-7, Junior
Jamir Watkins, Florida State, 6-7, Senior
Darrion Williams, Texas Tech, 6-6, Junior
Money Williams, Montana, 6-4, Sophomore
Danny Wolf, Michigan, 7-0, Junior
INTERNATIONAL PLAYER LIST
PLAYER, TEAM/COUNTRY, HEIGHT, STATUS
Mohammad Amini, Nancy (France), 6-7, 2005 DOB
Alec Anigbata, Ulm (Germany), 6-9, 2004 DOB
Neoklis Avdalas, Peristeri (Greece), 6-7, 2006 DOB
Bassala Bagayoko, Bilbao (Spain), 6-10, 2006 DOB
Joan Beringer, Cedevita Olimpija (Slovenia), 6-11, 2006 DOB
Mohamed Diawara, Cholet (France), 6-9, 2005 DOB
Asim Djulovic, OKK Beograd (Serbia), 6-9, 2005 DOB
Noa Essengue, Ulm (Germany), 6-10, 2006 DOB
Mouhamed Faye, Reggio Emilia (Italy), 6-9, 2005 DOB
Lazar Gacic, OKK Beograd (Serbia), 6-11, 2005 DOB
Hugo Gonzalez, Real Madrid (Spain), 6-6, 2006 DOB
Ben Henshall, Perth (Australia), 6-5, 2004 DOB
Bogoljub Markovic, Mega Beograd (Serbia), 6-11, 2005 DOB
Paul Mbiya, Asvel (France), 6-11, 2005 DOB
Mathias M’Madi, Moron (Spain), 6-5, 2005 DOB
Eli John Ndiaye, Real Madrid (Spain), 6-8, 2004 DOB
Ousmane Ndiaye, Granada (Spain), 6-11, 2004 DOB
Zaion Nebot, Le Havre (France), 6-2, 2004 DOB
Saliou Niang, Trento (Italy), 6-7, 2004 DOB
Noah Penda, Le Mans (France), 6-7, 2005 DOB
Michael Ruzic, Joventut (Spain), 6-9, 2006 DOB
Ben Saraf, Ulm (Germany), 6-6, 2006 DOB
Alex Toohey, Sydney (Australia), 6-7, 2004 DOB
David Torresani, Treviso (Italy), 6-1, 2005 DOB
Nolan Traore, Saint Quentin (France), 6-4, 2006 DOB
Hansen Yang, Qingdao (China), 7-1, 2005 DOB
Rocco Zikarsky, Brisbane (Australia), 7-2, 2006 DOB
NHL PLAYOFFS
NHL ROUNDUP: HURRICANES KO DEVILS IN 2OT
Sebastian Aho scored his second goal of the game at 4:17 of the second overtime period, and the Carolina Hurricanes advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 5-4 win against the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.
With less than a minute remaining on a high-sticking double minor to New Jersey’s Dawson Mercer, Aho beat goalie Jacob Markstrom with a one-timer from the right circle.
Aho also had an assist and Pyotr Kochetkov made 31 saves for the Hurricanes, who overcame a three-goal deficit on Tuesday to capture the best-of-seven series. Taylor Hall, Jackson Blake and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for Carolina, which will face either the Washington Capitals or the Montreal Canadiens in the next round.
Carolina’s Shayne Gostisbehere and Seth Jarvis each logged two assists. Stefan Noesen had a goal and an assist, and Brett Pesce had two assists for the Devils. Dawson Mercer, Timo Meier and Nico Hischier added goals, and Markstrom made 49 saves.
Golden Knights 3, Wild 2 (OT)
Brett Howden scored at 4:05 of overtime to give Vegas a victory over Minnesota in Game 5 of a Western Conference first-round playoff series in Las Vegas.
William Karlsson scored a short-handed goal, Jack Eichel had two assists and Mark Stone also scored for the Golden Knights, who took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Vegas’ Adin Hill made 20 saves.
Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy each scored a goal and Joel Eriksson Ek had two assists for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots before giving way to Marc-Andre Fleury at the start of the third period because of an illness. Fleury finished with six saves and moved past Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy for the most Stanley Cup postseasons by a goalie in NHL history, 18.
Senators 4, Maple Leafs 0
Linus Ullmark made 29 saves for his first career playoff shutout in Ottawa’s win at Toronto in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.
The Maple Leafs lead the best-of-seven set 3-2, but the Senators have claimed the last two, and they host Game 6 on Thursday. Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk each had a goal and two assists and Dylan Cozens and defenseman Thomas Chabot also scored for the Senators.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 15 of 17 shots for the Maple Leafs, who have lost 13 of their past 14 chances to close out a playoff series.
Oilers 3, Kings 1
Mattias Janmark scored the third-period go-ahead goal as visiting Edmonton beat Los Angeles to move one win away from advancing in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Evander Kane and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers in yet another comeback victory, which gives them a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series. Calvin Pickard made 21 saves.
Andrei Kuzmenko scored for the Kings, who have lost three consecutive games. Darcy Kuemper gave Los Angeles a chance with a 43-save performance.
MLB NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: YANKEES HOMER EARLY AND OFTEN, OVERRUN ORIOLES
Ben Rice homered in each of the first two innings and Aaron Judge hit one of New York’s four first-inning solo shots as the Yankees belted the host Baltimore Orioles 15-3 on Tuesday.
Yankees starter Carlos Rodon took a perfect game into the sixth inning while his teammates kept doing damage at the plate. New York’s first three batters of the game — Trent Grisham, Judge and Rice — homered, and then with one out, Cody Bellinger knocked one over the fence. Austin Wells added a ninth-inning blast.
The Yankees became the first team in major league history to open a game with three straight home runs twice in the same season.
It was a rude treatment for Kyle Gibson, who was in his first big-league game of the year and back with the Orioles after being one of the team’s best pitchers in 2023. Gibson (0-1) was tagged for nine runs on 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out two.
Rangers 15, A’s 2
Adolis Garcia and Wyatt Langford both had three-run doubles in the sixth inning as Texas broke out of a scoring slump with an onslaught against the Athletics in Arlington, Texas.
Texas entered the game with the fewest runs (87) in the majors but scored more times than in its previous six games combined (12). That helped Texas starter Jacob deGrom (1-1) earn his first victory since April 23, 2023. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven and not walking a batter. Every Rangers player had at least one hit in the season-high 18-hit attack, led by three hits each by Leody Taveras, Josh Smith and Marcus Semien. Kyle Higashioka also had a three-run double.
Jacob Lopez (0-1), making his first start of the season, allowed three runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings. Shea Langeliers had a two-run homer in the seventh to account for the Athletics’ only runs.
Dodgers 15, Marlins 2
Shohei Ohtani opened with a home run, Teoscar Hernandez had four hits and four RBIs and Los Angeles increased its winning streak to four games with a rout of visiting Miami.
Hernandez and Freddie Freeman each had two doubles, Andy Pages homered and Tommy Edman drove in three runs for the Dodgers’ offense, which has come to life with 39 runs over the past four games. Matt Sauer (1-0) gave up one run in five innings en route to his first major league win. He allowed five hits and no walks while striking out four.
Dane Myers had three hits and an RBI and Ronny Simon also drove in a run for the Marlins. Sandy Alcantara (2-3) was rocked for seven runs on seven hits and five walks in 2 2/3 innings in his sixth start since returning from Tommy John surgery. He fanned two. Miami has dropped four consecutive games, one off its season-worst streak.
Mariners 5, Angels 3
Jorge Polanco homered twice and drove in all five runs as Seattle defeated visiting Los Angeles.
Right-hander Bryce Miller (2-3) pitched five scoreless innings for the American League West-leading Mariners, who won their third in a row and 14th in 19 games. Miller allowed just two hits, struck out six and worked around a career-high five walks. Andres Munoz worked a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his 11th save in as many opportunities. Munoz is tied for the major-league lead in saves and has yet to allow a run in 15 appearances this season.
O’Hoppe homered for the Angels, who lost their fourth straight.
Braves 8, Rockies 2
Matt Olson had three hits and three runs scored, Michael Harris II drove in three runs and visiting Atlanta handed Colorado an eighth straight loss.
AJ Smith-Shawver (1-2) allowed two runs on four hits, with one walk and five strikeouts, over 5 1/3 innings. He left in the sixth inning after being hit on his right elbow with a 105 mph comebacker by Ryan McMahon. Austin Riley had two hits and two RBIs for Atlanta, which outhit the Rockies 14-6 and won for the ninth time in 11 games. Nick Allen drove in two runs and Ozzie Albies, Sean Murphy and Eli White each had two hits.
Michael Toglia homered and drove in two runs for Colorado, which has lost 16 of its last 17 to fall to a major-league-worst 4-25. Hunter Goodman had two hits.
Royals 3, Rays 1
Freddy Fermin went 3-for-4 with an RBI, Michael Lorenzen crafted six strong innings, and Kansas City opened a six-game road trip by beating Tampa Bay.
Fermin was hit in the hand in the seventh inning while attempting to bunt but stayed in the game and produced an insurance run with a two-out RBI single in the ninth. Lorenzen (3-3) allowed just one run on four hits. He fanned four and walked two in his second consecutive quality start as the Royals won for the seventh time in eight games.
Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero homered and doubled in a 3-for-4 showing. Yandy Diaz went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk as the Rays had their five-game winning streak end. Rays starter Taj Bradley (2-2) yielded two runs on five hits in seven innings, with three walks and two strikeouts.
Cubs 9, Pirates 0
Carson Kelly, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki cracked two-run homers and Chicago starter Shota Imanaga teamed with three relievers to blank host Pittsburgh.
Pirates starter Andrew Heaney (2-2) retired the first 11 batters he faced, but Suzuki popped a double and Kelly followed with a homer to trigger a three-hit, three-RBI night. Suzuki added three hits and three runs. Heaney allowed five hits, three walks and four runs over 4 ? innings.
Imanaga (3-1) fired five shutout innings while scattering six hits and fanning three, but he left with leg cramps after Andrew McCutchen’s leadoff double in the sixth. Daniel Palencia, Caleb Thielbar and Tom Cosgrove wrapped up the shutout. Joey Bart and Isiah Kiner-Falefa poked two hits apiece for the Pirates.
Brewers 7, White Sox 2
Caleb Durbin smacked a two-run single to key a four-run sixth, Isaac Collins belted his first home run and Freddy Peralta pitched six strong innings to lift the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 win against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.
Andrew Benintendi and Luis Robert Jr. connected on back-to-back home runs in the first inning off Peralta (3-2), but the White Sox managed just two other hits against Brewers pitching. Peralta scattered two runs, three hits and three walks with five strikeouts as the Brewers won consecutive games for the first time since taking three in a row April 15-18.
White Sox reliever Bryse Wilson (0-1) allowed three runs, two hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings. Six pitchers combined to allow 10 walks and eight hits for the White Sox, who have lost six of eight and 12 of 15. The Brewers’ Joey Ortiz was the only player with two hits.
Phillies 7, Nationals 6
Bryson Stott sprinted home on a wild pitch to give Philadelphia a chaotic victory over visiting Washington.
Washington’s Nathaniel Lowe hit a go-ahead three-run homer against Orion Kerkering with two outs and two strikes in the top of the ninth to put the Nationals ahead. However, the Phillies rallied for two runs against Kyle Finnegan in the bottom half with Johan Rojas’ sacrifice fly tying the contest prior to Stott scoring the winning run.
Trea Turner finished 4-for-4 with two runs for Philadelphia. Leadoff counterpart CJ Abrams was among the hitting stars for Washington, going 4-for-5.
Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 2
Wilyer Abreu hit a three-run blast to lead a five-homer barrage, and visiting Boston defeated Toronto.
Jarren Duran, Alex Bregman, Kristian Campbell and Rafael Devers added solo home runs for the Red Sox in the opener of the three-game series. Bregman and Abreu each had three hits. Boston got seven strong innings from left-hander Garrett Crochet (3-2), who allowed two runs, four hits and three walks while striking out six.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run home run for the Blue Jays, who were returning from a 1-5 road trip.
Astros 6, Tigers 4
Yainer Diaz produced a go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning, and Houston tacked on three runs an inning later to rally past Detroit for its fourth consecutive home series victory.
Diaz knocked in three runs, and he and teammate Christian Walker each had two hits. Astros reliever Bennett Sousa (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings and earned his first major league win since 2022.
Gleyber Torres had three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs for the Tigers. Kerry Carpenter opened the game with a homer. Reese Olson (3-2) allowed three runs on four hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Mets 8, Diamondbacks 3
Francisco Lindor, Starling Marte and Pete Alonso homered as host New York beat Arizona for its 10th victory in the past 12 games.
Tyrone Taylor had a pair of RBI hits and Jose Azocar added a run-scoring single for the Mets, who were back at home Tuesday following a 19-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Monday afternoon. The 27 runs in a two-game span are the most for the Mets since they scored 30 runs in a doubleheader split with the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 16, 2018.
Jorge Barrosa had two RBIs via a fifth-inning double and a ninth-inning groundout for the Diamondbacks, who have lost five of six. Randal Grichuk doubled in the eighth and scored on a throwing error by third baseman Mark Vientos.
Padres 7, Giants 4
Xander Bogaerts homered and knocked in three runs as San Diego snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over visiting San Francisco.
Manny Machado, Jason Heyward and Elias Diaz each had two hits for the Padres. Nick Pivetta (5-1) fanned nine while allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Willy Adames homered among his two hits for the Giants, and LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a two-run double. Logan Webb (3-2) was pounded for five runs on nine hits in five innings.
Guardians 2, Twins 1
Kyle Manzardo opened the ninth inning with a walk-off home run as Cleveland snapped a three-game skid with a victory over visiting Minnesota.
After a weather delay of more than three hours before first pitch, Manzardo, who had two of Cleveland’s six hits for the game, ended the long night. His drive off Louis Varland (1-2) went well over the right field wall to help the Guardians even the four-game set at one win apiece. Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee allowed only Ty France’s fifth-inning home run and four other hits in seven innings.
Chris Paddack was nearly as solid for the Twins, permitting just Bo Naylor’s solo homer and three other hits in five innings. The Twins fell to 0-6 with him on the mound this season.
NFL NEWS
REPORTS: COMMANDERS SIGN K MATT GAY, RELEASE ZANE GONZALEZ
The Washington Commanders are signing Matt Gay to a one-year deal and releasing fellow kicker Zane Gonzalez, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.
Gay’s contract is worth up to $5 million with $4.35 million guaranteed, the most guaranteed money in NFL history for a kicker on a one-year deal, per NFL Network.
The Indianapolis Colts released Gay earlier this month, two seasons into a four-year deal signed in March 2023.
Gay, 31, has converted 85.5 percent of his field-goal attempts (165 of 193) and 96.3 percent of his PATs (206 of 214) in 90 games with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2019), Los Angeles Rams (2020-22) and Colts. He made the Pro Bowl and won a Super Bowl with the Rams during the 2021 season.
The Commanders had a revolving door at kicker during their breakthrough 12-5 campaign in 2024: Austin Seibert kicked in nine games, Gonzalez in six (plus the playoffs) and Greg Joseph and Cade York in one contest each.
Gonzalez, who turns 30 next week, had been out of the NFL since 2021 when he signed with Washington in November. Including the postseason, he made 12 of 15 field goals and 27 of 27 extra points for the Commanders.
Gonzalez had re-signed with Washington on a one-year deal last month.
REPORTS: 49ERS’ GEORGE KITTLE AGREES TO 4-YEAR EXTENSION
San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle has agreed to terms on a four-year, $76.4 million contract extension — according to multiple reports — making him the NFL’s highest-paid tight end.
Forty million dollars of that contract reportedly is guaranteed for Kittle, who now is under contract with San Francisco through the 2029 season. He was entering the final season of a deal he signed in 2020.
Bussin’ With The Boys first reported the news on Kittle, whose $19.1 million-per-season contract leapfrogs Arizona Cardinals star Trey McBride ($19 million per season) as the league’s top deal for a tight end.
With Kittle now under contract, the 49ers likely will pivot to finishing a new deal with quarterback Brock Purdy.
Kittle, 31, posted his fourth career 1,000-yard receiving season in 2024, catching 78 passes for 1,106 yards and eight scores in 15 games.
The two-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowl selection has 538 receptions for 7,380 yards and 45 touchdowns in 113 games (105 starts) since San Francisco drafted him in the fifth round out of Iowa in 2017.
Purdy, 25, is heading into the final season of his rookie contract and is looking for a long-term extension as the franchise quarterback. His salary cap hit for 2025 is $5.37 million.
The last player picked in the 2022 NFL Draft, Purdy has a 23-13 record as a starter while completing 67.5 percent of his passes for 9,518 yards and 64 TDs, with 27 interceptions.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
PAC-12 INKS TV DEALS FOR OREGON ST., WAZZU HOME GAMES
Oregon State and Washington State home football games will be back on The CW this coming season, with CBS and ESPN also in the mix, as part of a media rights deal the Pac-12 Conference signed with the three networks.
The Pac-12 made the deals with an eye toward the 2026 season, when the league will add five current members of the Mountain West Conference — Fresno State, San Diego State, Utah State, Colorado State and Boise State — along with Gonzaga from the West Coast Conference.
Gonzaga does not have a football program, so to qualify for the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the Pac-12 will need to bring in at least one additional full-time member with a football program.
The CW will handle nine games while ESPN and CBS (along with Paramount+) will get two games apiece. In 2024, The CW broadcast nine games, with the other four shown on Fox.
In Week 2 on Sept. 6, The CW will showcase previews of the new Pac-12 with Washington State hosting San Diego State and Fresno State visiting Oregon State. Washington State and Oregon State will meet in a home-and-home series in November.
ESPN will broadcast Cal at Oregon State on Aug. 30 and Houston at Oregon State on Sept. 26. CBS has the Apple Cup on Sept. 20 featuring Washington State at Washington and Washington State at Oregon State on Nov. 1.
Financial terms were not disclosed for the deal.
Despite having just two schools in the conference in 2024, Pac-12 football averaged 431,000 viewers over 12 telecasts last season on The CW and 1.99 million on the two Fox games.
REPORT: BOISE STATE’S SPENCER DANIELSON GETS 5-YEAR DEAL
Boise State coach Spencer Danielson finalized a new five-year, $11 million contract after leading the Broncos to the College Football Playoff last season, ESPN reported Tuesday.
The average annual value of $2.2 million reportedly doubles the salary Danielson earned in his first full season running the program in 2024.
Danielson, 36, guided the Broncos to a Mountain West Conference title and finished 12-2 following a 31-14 loss in the CFP to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. He was named the MWC Coach of the Year.
Danielson is 15-3 overall, including his tenure as Boise State’s interim coach in late 2023 following the firing of Andy Avalos after a 5-5 start that season.
His new deal will start at $2 million per year and increase by $100,000 each year during the five-year term. The only Mountain West coach who earns more annually is UNLV’s Dan Mullen at $3.5 million for 2025.
Danielson has been coaching at Boise State since 2017 when he arrived as a graduate assistant. He served as the defensive coordinator from 2021-23.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS
2025-26 BIG TEN CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL OPPONENTS ANNOUNCED
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference has announced the breakdown of conference opponents for all 18 schools for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season. Each member institution will play a 20-game conference schedule, playing three schools both home and away, while facing 14 teams once. Of the single-play opponents, member institutions will play seven at home and seven on the road.
The complete list of Big Ten Conference single-play and repeat opponents is below. Game dates, times, and television information will be announced at a later time.
ILLINOIS
Home: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern
INDIANA
Home: Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Maryland Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue
IOWA
Home: Illinois, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away: Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Maryland, Nebraska, Purdue
MARYLAND
Home: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Away: Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Rutgers
MICHIGAN
Home: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Home/Away: Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State
MICHIGAN STATE
Home: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, UCLA, USC
Away: Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Indiana, Michigan, Rutgers
MINNESOTA
Home: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away: Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Home/Away: Indiana, Northwestern, Wisconsin
NEBRASKA
Home: Maryland, Michigan State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern
NORTHWESTERN
Home: Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Washington
Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska
OHIO STATE
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, UCLA, USC
Away: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Rutgers, Washington
Home/Away: Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin
OREGON
Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Home/Away: UCLA, USC, Washington
PENN STATE
Home: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Home/Away: Michigan, Ohio State, Rutgers
PURDUE
Home: Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Washington
Away: Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Home/Away: Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin
RUTGERS
Home: Indiana, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
Away: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State
UCLA
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Away: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Oregon, USC, Washington
USC
Home: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Away: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, Washington
WASHINGTON
Home: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
Home/Away: Oregon, UCLA, USC
WISCONSIN
Home: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Rutgers, UCLA, USC
Away: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Washington
Home/Away: Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue
GUERRERO, BROWN ARE DICK HOWSER TROPHY NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
DALLAS (NCBWA) – The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) released its Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week awards presented by The Game Headwear for the period ending April 27. Washington senior outfielder AJ Guerrero was named National Hitter of the Week, while Belmont sophomore right-handed pitcher Zane Brown was named National Pitcher of the Week. The NCBWA Board reviews candidates from each Division I Conference and names winners each Tuesday throughout the season.
Guerrero was unstoppable last week, slugging four home runs, leading Washington to a 3-1 week and a fifth Big Ten series win. The Huskies put up 48 runs over the four-game stretch, with 13 batted in by Guerrero.
During the week, the Husky left fielder batted .706 (12-17) with one double, four home runs, 13 RBI and 25 total bases. Of those home runs, two were grand slams. He tallied one big fly in each game, bringing his season total to eight and his career total to 41, tying him for third in the Husky record book.
His numbers across the board were impressive, including a 1.471 slugging and a .714 on base percentage. He also added a stolen base, two walks and a hit by pitch, and didn’t strike out in any of his 17 at bats.
Brown recorded the 12th no-hitter in Belmont history. It was the first no-hitter since the combined no-no by James Buckelew and Greg Brody on April 5, 2014, against UT Martin. Brown’s performance was the first no-hitter by a single pitcher since Lance Sewell’s gem against Martin Methodist on April 17, 1997.
Brown set a new career high with nine strikeouts and picked up his second win of the season. The last time a pitcher in the MVC threw a no-hitter was Indiana State’s Jason Van Skike on March 5, 2011.
GOLF NEWS
REPORT: OWGR POINTS IMMINENT FOR LIV GOLF EVENTS
LIV Golf members are on the verge of a major victory less than two months after abandoning their two-year push to receive Official World Golf Ranking points.
According to Sportico, OWGR and the Saudi-funded league that launched in 2022 are near an agreement to award LIV players points for the first time. The landmark move could be a step toward bringing more of golf’s top players together in marquee events.
OWGR is a crucial metric used to determine player eligibility for major championships.
New OWGR chair Trevor Immelman replaced Peter Dawson and was viewed in friendly conversation with new LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil during the 2025 Masters earlier this month.
O’Neil has made significant headway since taking over the role for Greg Norman this year, including a television rights and media agreement with Fox and equipment sponsorships with major brands such as Callaway.
The absence of a path toward receiving OWGR ranking points had been viewed as a blockade for some players to join the PGA Tour competitor and a potential reason for top LIV talent to return to the historically dominant circuit. Several players signed contracts with LIV, with those deals set to expire after this season.
Bryson DeChambeau is No. 12 in the current OWGR rankings and finished last season 10th. Tyrrell Hatton and Patrick Reed of LIV Golf also are in the current top 50 in the OWGR.
Data Golf, which ranks all players regardless of their affiliation, ranks Jon Rahm No. 3 and DeChambeau fourth. Rahm is 73rd in the OWGR.
As constituted, LIV players are restricted from earning ranking points for events on their circuit. By participating in European Tour and PGA majors, LIV players do receive points.
The U.S. Open and the British Open created exemptions for LIV players to qualify based on their tour standings earlier this year.
Joaquin Niemann, No. 7 in the Data Golf rankings, qualified for the U.S. Open based on his LIV win at Mexico City last week. He’s currently 83rd in the OWGR.
TOP INDIANA HEADLINES
INDIANA PACERS
HALIBURTON AND PACERS ELIMINATE BUCKS FROM PLAYOFFS, CLOSING OT WITH 8-0 RUN TO WIN 119-118
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton thought he let the Indiana Pacers down in the fourth quarter.
Turns out, he was just warming up for one of the most memorable finishes in franchise history.
Indiana forced two turnovers in the final 29 seconds of overtime, and Haliburton blew past Giannis Antetokounmpo for the go-ahead layup with 1.3 seconds left to close an 8-0 run that sent the Pacers past the Milwaukee Bucks 119-118 on Tuesday night for a 4-1 series victory.
“This one will go down as one of the all-time great Pacers wins because of the circumstances, because of what was on the line,” coach Rick Carlisle said. “Ty, obviously, authored a big part of this ending. So congratulations to him.”
The Pacers will face top-seeded Cleveland in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 1 is Sunday.
Haliburton finished with 26 points and 10 assists as he improved to 9-0 in home playoff games. But after missing some open shots and a layup late in regulation, Haliburton needed his teammates’ support to help the Pacers steal another series from Milwaukee.
Antetokounmpo tried to will his short-handed Bucks to victory, finishing with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists. Gary Trent Jr. had 33 points and made four of his eight 3-pointers in overtime, but he also committed the two game-changing turnovers late in OT, and his full-court heave at the buzzer was nowhere close.
The Bucks have lost three consecutive first-round playoff series, the last two to Indiana, and this increasingly chippy rivalry ended fittingly with a shoving match between the teams at midcourt. Haliburton’s father, John, sparked the fracas when he ran onto the court and started talking to Antetokounmpo.
Haliburton didn’t even realize what happened because he was celebrating on top of the scorer’s table, his arms raised, exhorting the sellout crowd wearing yellow T-shirts to scream even louder — just like former Pacers great Reggie Miller.
“I got a little down about it,” Haliburton said, referring to his misses late in regulation. “But my teammates encouraged me to stay with it. They said we would get a chance to win at the end, they would rely on me to do that.”
He delivered.
But it wasn’t just Haliburton.
Andrew Nembhard set up the decisive run by making a 3-pointer to cut a seven-point deficit to 118-114 with 34.1 seconds left. Nembhard then stole Trent’s inbound pass with 29 seconds left near the sideline to set up Haliburton’s three-point play that got Indiana within 118-117.
Then, with the Pacers pressuring the ball and the Bucks scrambling, Trent fumbled a long pass out of bounds with 10.8 seconds left to set up Haliburton’s go-ahead layup.
“I thought the turnovers obviously were huge,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers said. “Two of the three were really unforced. But I thought we had two huge defensive mistakes that we made. We came out of the timeout with a foul to give. We were supposed to use it. Didn’t use it. Those are the things that just kill you.”
Myles Turner had 21 points and nine rebounds while Aaron Nesmith added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers.
In an effort to avoid a third straight first-round exit, Rivers plugged guards AJ Green and Kevin Porter Jr. and forward Bobby Portis Jr. into the starting lineup. The Bucks were missing 10-time All-Star Damian Lillard, who tore his left Achilles tendon in Game 4 on Sunday night.
All five starters scored in double figures for Milwaukee.
“I’m not going to do this,” Antetokounmpo said when asked if he thought he could win a second NBA title in Milwaukee. “Whatever I say, I know how it’s going to translate. I wish I was still playing. I wish I was still like competing and going back out there.”
TYRESE HALIBURTON SCOLDS HIS FATHER FOR SPARKING POSTGAME FRACAS AFTER PACERS ELIMINATE BUCKS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was so excited about Indiana’s improbable overtime rally that he didn’t realize what led to the postgame scuffle between his teammates and the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.
Then he got to the locker room, watched the replay and winced when he saw his father, John, on the court, confronting two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
“I had no idea it happened until I got back to the locker room and they showed me the video of my pops,” the two-time All-Star said after he made the decisive layup with 1.3 seconds left to give Indiana a 119-118 victory and a 4-1 series win. “We had a little talk about it. I don’t agree with what transpired there. I think basketball is basketball and let’s keep it on the court. I think he just got excited.”
Antetokounmpo wasn’t pleased, either, after his team blew a seven-point lead in the final 40 seconds of overtime, sending the Bucks to their third straight first-round exit. The two-time MVP didn’t recognize John Haliburton, thinking he was just another fan who had run onto the court.
Antetokounmpo said he likes Haliburton, calling him a great competitor, but he said John Haliburton displaying a towel with his son’s image while yelling “this is what we (expletive) do” was wrong.
“I feel like that’s very, very disrespectful,” said Antetokounmpo, who finished with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists.
Haliburton seemed genuinely upset about the incident, promising to reach out to Antetokounmpo before the teams play again.
“I’ll talk to Giannis about it eventually,” said Haliburton, who grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. “I don’t think my pops was in the right at all there. It’s unfortunate what happened at the end there.
“It’s unfortunate what happened there (the scuffle), but I think it’s just competition,” he added. “As far as my pops, I don’t agree with what happened there. We’ll have a conversation.”
Antetokounmpo told a story about the Bucks’ 2020-21 championship season, when his mother attended every game from mid-February through the title run. The Greek superstar said his mom wasn’t even sure whether she could come onto the court to hug him at the end of the final game and noted that his family members typically don’t sit courtside.
The Pacers and Bucks have met 20 times over the past two seasons, with the Pacers winning eight 11 playoff games and both postseason series in an increasingly heated rivalry.
NBA PLAYOFFS: WHAT TO EXPECT IN PACERS-CAVALIERS SERIES
The last time Indiana advanced beyond the first round in consecutive postseasons was 2013 and 2014. The last time Cleveland did it without LeBron James on the roster was back in 1992 and 1993.
Yet here they are, both in the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second straight yet, the Cavs hoping to go a step further this time while the Pacers are aiming for another trip to the conference finals.
There isn’t much of a sample size to go on from their 2024-25 season series. Sure, the two Central Division rivals played the standard-issue four times, but only two of those were fully legit: They split a home-and-home pair of games on Jan. 12 and 14, each winning on the other’s court.
The last two meetings came in the dwindling days of the regular season, by which time the Cavaliers had all but shut down in anticipation of the postseason and the Pacers did likewise in game No. 82.
There’s not a lot to go on from recent playoff clashes, because only one rotation player remains – Indiana center Myles Turner – from their back-to-back first-round meetings in 2017 and 2018.
Top storyline
The end game. Don’t leave early, don’t flip around if you aren’t wowed by what you see through the first three quarters. Because these are two of the NBA’s best late-game teams. Cleveland averaged more fourth-quarter points (29.8) than any other team, but Indiana was right behind (29.3). The two clubs flipped positions when it came to shooting in the final quarter – 50.5% by the Pacers, 48.7% by the Cavs.
Indiana went 5-1 in overtime games and was 24-14 in “clutch” games (5 points or less with five minutes or fewer). Cleveland? Even better at 26-12, good enough the Cavs only twice went to OT.
Keep your eyes on
Donovan Mitchell in Game 1. Until Cleveland’s opener against Miami in the first round, only one player in NBA playoff history, Michael Jordan, ever had strung together seven Game 1 performances of 30+ points. Mitchell matched Jordan’s streak on April 20 against the Heat and has a shot now to break it.
It’s worth noting that the Cleveland guard’s career scoring average (27.8) ranks seventh all time. Certainly the Cavaliers welcome Mitchell’s quick starts – they are 21-1 in winning series when they take Game 1.
1 more thing to watch for each team
For Cavaliers: Indiana’s Rick Carlisle has a deep rotation, with seven guys who averaged more than 10 points per game. Cleveland’s Kenny Atkinson might have even more options and configurations available, with 10 men who averaged at least 19 minutes, six double-digit scorers and five who canned 100 or more 3-pointers. The playoffs historically are a time when coaches tighten rotations, but when you have as many implements in your Leatherman as these two coaches do, why not let the situations decide?
For Pacers: Thirteen NBA players, out of a sampling of about a quarter of the league’s population, responded anonymously to a national sports Web site and hung on Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton the “most overrated” label. A forensic breakdown of those ballots would be interesting to see how many of those catty respondents are on teams that still are playing this spring. The Pacers aren’t confused about how valuable Haliburton is to their aspirations.
He and Andrew Nembhard should provide a fascinating duel against Cleveland’s Mitchell and Darius Garland. And while Haliburton struggled with his shot against the Cavs this season, his lifetime splits against the Cavs – 18.4 ppg, 8.6 apg, 49.7% (37.6% on 3s) – are right on his career numbers.
1 key number to know
24.2 — In the first round, the Cavs’ offense scored an amazing 136.2 points per 100 possessions, 24.2 more than the Miami Heat allowed in the regular season (112.0).
Miami had a top-10 defense, and it got absolutely eviscerated as Cleveland swept the series. That differential of 24.2 per 100 from what the Heat allowed in the regular season to the first round is the biggest such differential in the 29 years for which we have play-by-play data.
The Cavs’ effective field-goal percentage of 63.0% was the highest for any team in any playoff series in NBA history. Their free throw percentage of 86.9% was the 15th highest.
— John Schuhmann
The pick
Cavaliers in six. How do you like your momentum? Dominating? Then Cleveland has the edge heading into this series after posting the most lopsided points differential (122) in playoff history. They made the Heat, perennial overachievers, look like the 10th place team they actually were. If you prefer adrenaline-drenched momentum, then the Pacers have an edge. They had to overcome deficits of 20 points in regulation and seven in OT, but got it done in Game 5 against Milwaukee.
That’s great training for what figures to be a much more competitive matchup. Still, those 14 extra victories by the Cavs in the regular season and the homecourt advantage it earned them should get it done for the Cavs.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANS DROP THE SERIES AS ST. PAUL TAKES SUNDAY’S RUBBER MATCH 5-3
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Paul Saints jumped on the Indianapolis Indians early, scoring a run in each of the first two frames and staving off a comeback in the later innings to secure a 5-3 victory on Sunday afternoon at CHS Field.
The Saints (11-13) loaded the bases early off of Carson Fulmer (L, 1-2) twice, as each of their first three batters reached safely in the first and second innings. Carson McCusker continued his scorching series and cashed in two runs in the first inning with an RBI double, bringing his total to nine RBI for the series and providing St. Paul with a lead it did not relinquish. Fulmer worked around the bases-loaded jam in the second, only allowing one run on a sacrifice fly from Royce Lewis before settling in and not allowing a run across his final 4.0 innings of work.
Indy (13-12) attempted to mount a comeback as they chased starter Zebby Matthews by putting two runners in scoring position in the fifth. Nick Yorke provided the spark for Indy’s offense with a single to bring both runners around to score and reduce the lead to one. Kyle Bischoff (W, 2-0) held the Indians scoreless in the sixth.
St. Paul added an insurance run in the seventh inning, which proved necessary as pinch hitter Nick Solak connected with his team-leading fifth home run of the season in the eighth to once again pull the Indians within one. The Saints responded with a run of their own in the eighth to cap the scoring and brought in Cody Funderburk (S, 1) to close out the game in the ninth.
Indianapolis kicks off a six-game set at Omaha starting at 12:05 PM on Tuesday. Neither team has announced their starters to begin the series.
INDY ELEVEN
BLAKE, AMOH EARN USL JÄGERMEISTER CUP TEAM OF THE ROUND HONORS
(Apr. 29, 2025) Tampa, Fla. – Indy Eleven midfielder Jack Blake and forward Elvis Amoh garnered USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round recognition after helping the Boys in Blue to a 4-0 victory at Forward Madison FC on Saturday in the first match of group play.
The duo combined for the second goal of the game in the 72nd minute when Amoh centered to Blake, who took three fast dribbles and made a quick touch to forward Elliot Collier. The 6’5 Collier one-touched it back to Blake, who buried it to give his team a 2-0 edge.
In the 84th, Collier made a move inside the area and struck a right-footed shot that was stopped, but Amoh pounced on the rebound to make it 3-0.
Amoh struck again in the 93rd minute for his second goal of the match and his third in the last two games. Blake started the play, feeding forward Maalique Foster on the right side. Foster centered it to Amoh whose initial try was stopped, but once again he cashed in on the rebound for the final score of the night.
Amoh and Blake tied for team-high honors with four shots in the game, with Amoh recording a team-best three shots on target. Blake led the Boys in Blue in duels won (8), tackles won (3) and successful dribbles (2), adding two chances created, two shots on target, and 14 passes completed in the final third.
In USL Championship play this season, Blake leads Indy Eleven in shots (14), shots on target (7), fouls won (12), and duels won (30), and he is tied for team high with one assist. In the USLC stats, Blake is tied for fourth in shots and shots on target. The Nottingham, England, native earned USLC “Team of the Week” accolades on March 18 after scoring a goal in the season opener at Miami FC.
The Boys in Blue return to USL Championship action on Saturday vs. Detroit City FC at 7 pm at Carroll Stadium. Single-game tickets for all matches are available via Ticketmaster. Season (pro-rated), Flex Plan, Group, and Hospitality tickets are available here. For questions, call (317) 685-1100 during business hours or email tickets@indyeleven.com.
INDIANA FEVER
CUNNINGHAM, TIMPSON EXCITED AND GRATEFUL TO BE IN INDIANA
There are a lot of new faces at Fever training camp this year, as 10 of the 15 players in camp were not on last season’s roster. Among the 10 new players are veteran wing Sophie Cunningham and rookie forward Makayla Timpson, two players of interest early in camp who both met with the media on Tuesday after the third day of practice.
Cunningham joined the Fever via trade after spending her first six WNBA seasons in Phoenix. A 6-1 sharpshooter out of Missouri, Cunningham had a lot of success with the Mercury, averaging 7.7 points and shooting 36.2 percent from 3-point range over 182 career games. She played in the 2021 WNBA Finals and was teammates with legends like Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner. But after six years in the desert, Cunningham was ready for a new start.
In Indiana, Cunningham is closer to home and now playing on a roster that figures to make the best of her skillsets — her shooting and her ability to run the floor.
Only a few practices in to her Fever career, Cunningham already is raving about the team culture.
“This is just like a breath of fresh air,” Cunningham said. “…Everyone’s in it for the right reason. Everyone’s in it, you have great energy, you have great people. And at the end of the day, everyone’s putting aside their agendas and doing what’s best for the team.”
Cunningham said Stephanie White and the Fever coaching staff have really pushed the players early in camp, particularly when it comes to conditioning. It’s no secret that the Fever want to play at a high pace offensively, so that’s been an early focus.
“This is not an easy training camp, I’ll tell you that,” Cunningham said. “But I think we’re going to be better for it.
“When I tell you it’s fast, it’s fast.”
Adding players like Cunningham and veterans DeWanna Bonner, Natasha Howard, and Sydney Colson to a roster that already featured three All-Stars in Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, and Caitlin Clark, the Fever now have bona fide championship aspirations. Cunningham acknowledged “everyone knows that we have something special here,” but said an important part of camp is making sure all the new faces are able to mesh and the group is able to start building chemistry.
They’ve already hit the ground running in that respect.
“It’s been easy because you have really, really great people here that want to be a part of something special,” Cunningham said about fitting in on a new team. “They’re not only phenomenal athletes, but they’re phenomenal people. They’re out in the community, they do what’s right, they’re just good stewards. When you’re around those types of people, it’s really refreshing.”
After six years playing alongside Taurasi, the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer, Cunningham is now joining a roster that features another world-class point guard in Clark. Though Clark is at the start of her career, Cunningham couldn’t help but notice plenty of similarities between her and Taurasi.
“You have to be ready for the ball, head on a swivel at all times,” Cunningham said of playing with Clark. “The way she throws the ball is a lot like how DT threw it. I think this is just a younger version of (Taurasi) so she has a little bit more energy, a little more spunk.”
Timpson was the Fever’s first pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft, selected with the 19th overall pick out of Florida State. She is competing in camp for the final spot on Indiana’s regular season roster.
Another player who loves to run the floor, Timpson has feels like a natural fit for Indiana’s system, but she’ll have to earn a spot with a strong showing in camp and the Fever’s three preseason games.
Timpson is grateful for the opportunity to chase her dream.
“Just being here, it’s incredible,” Timpson said. “The vets are incredible, my other teammates are incredible, the staff. Everybody is so welcoming and genuine. I’m just blessed to be here.”
Earlier this spring, Timpson passed Howard as the school’s all-time leading rebounder. Now they’re teammates in the WNBA.
“It’s amazing,” Timpson said of playing alongside a fellow Seminole. “She’s given me a lot of wisdom, a lot of knowledge. I’m just grateful to be here with her and just to learn the things she’s done during her pro career so I can gain that knowledge and be successful as well.”
FEVER HAVE THE TALENT, BUT KNOW COMING TOGETHER TAKES TIME AND GRACE
There’s a different feel to Indiana Fever training camp this season.
A new coaching staff and significant roster overhaul over the offseason have led to heightened expectations for the Fever in 2025. Indiana returns just five players from last year’s roster, but that figure includes three All-Stars in Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston, and Caitlin Clark, the latter two being the WNBA’s two most recent Rookie of the Year winners.
The Fever have added a number of decorated veterans with championship-level experience to that existing core, players like DeWanna Bonner, Natasha Howard, Sydney Colson, and Sophie Cunningham.
And Stephanie White is back as head coach of the Fever, a franchise she once played for and helped lead to a WNBA title in 2012 as an assistant and the 2015 WNBA Finals as head coach. White’s staff includes Briann January, who played in three WNBA Finals for the Fever as a player, and Karima Christmas-Kelly, another member of the 2012 championship team.
Adding all that championship experience to the existing talent means Indiana enters the 2025 season with real aspirations for a deep playoff run, a far cry from a year ago when the Fever were just trying to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Just two days into training camp, the Fever are still trying to feel each other out, but the level of talent in the gym is readily apparent.
“As far as the teams that I’ve coached in the W, it’s the deepest, most talented roster I’ve been a part of,” White said following Tuesday’s practice. “…You look at the depth of this roster and the opportunity to play with a lot of different lineups and in a lot of different ways.”
But even with all that talent, the Fever know they need to work hard in camp and throughout the season to reach to the level it appears they could on paper.
“Everybody knows we have so much talent, but at the same time, you’ve got to put that together,” Clark said. “It’s not going to be like, alright, you have all these great players, you step out on the court, it’s going to work. It’s going to take a little bit of time to figure things out, figure out how everybody works with one another.”
A key word early in camp has been “grace,” with White stressing the importance of holding each other accountable, but also knowing that it takes time to get to know new teammates, a new staff, a new system and embracing the uncomfortable feelings associated with all of those variables.
“We don’t expect perfection right now, but we do expect discipline and hard work,” Mitchell added.
After one of the most decorated and discussed rookie seasons in WNBA history, Clark enters her sophomore season feeling both refreshed and stronger. After playing for essentially a year straight from the start of her senior season at Iowa through the WNBA playoffs last fall, Clark enjoyed having a lengthy offseason. She spent a lot of time in the gym and the weight room, but also took some time for herself to just be a normal 23-year-old, spending time with friends and family, including a recent trip to the Masters, her first-ever visit to the storied golf tournament.
“It was nice to get away from everything and just enjoy my life as a normal person,” Clark said. “…Don’t get me wrong, I love basketball and having the spotlight and playing with my teammates, that’s one of the most fun things in the world. But at some point, we had a great year and eventually getting away from that was really healthy for me.
“But it came to a point where I was itching to get back in here after like a month. So I’m happy to be back.”
Both Mitchell and White have noticed how much stronger Clark has gotten over the offseason to be better prepared for the physicality of WNBA defenses.
“It seems small, but it’s going to make her go from having 25 (points) to having 28 or 10 assists to 12 assists,” Mitchell said.
Bringing in so many decorated veterans, the Fever also know that everyone will need to make individual sacrifices out of greater interest for team success. The entire projected starting five of Clark, Mitchell, Bonner, Howard, and Boston has been an All-Star before. But they have bigger goals than that in mind.
“When you win, that’s what’s fun,” Clark said. “Nobody cares about their personal stats. Nobody cares about how many points you scored, how many rebounds you had, how many minutes you played. Everybody’s going to have to give a little bit, but that’s what it takes to win. And Steph has preached that since she got here to Indy.”
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
BIG TEN ANNOUNCES 2025-26 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced men’s basketball league opponents for the 2025-26 season. The conference enters its eighth year playing a 20-game schedule. With an 18-team league, each team will play three opponents twice, seven opponents only at home, and seven opponents only on the road. Dates, times, and television designations will be announced later this summer.
Highlighted in the conference slate will be Indiana’s first trip to Los Angeles to play both the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans since December of 1960.
INDIANA 2025-26 BIG TEN CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
Home Only
Iowa
Nebraska
Northwestern
Oregon
Penn State
Washington
Wisconsin
Away Only
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan
Ohio State
Rutgers
UCLA
USC
Home and Away
Michigan State
Minnesota
Purdue
HARRIS TRANSFERS TO INDIANA
North Florida forward Josh Harris has announced he will attend Indiana and will have three years eligibility. Harris is listed at 6’8” and 210 pounds.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
BIG TEN UNVEILS 2025-26 MEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the single-play and home-and-away conference opponents for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season.
For the eighth straight season, the league will play a 20-game league schedule with the Midwest and East Coast squads making one trip to the West Coast to face either UCLA and USC or Oregon and Washington.
In the previous seven years with the 20-game schedule (since 2018-19), Purdue owns the league’s best record with an 97-42 (.698) mark, the Big Ten’s best mark by nine games (Michigan State – 88-51).
Home-and-Away Series (3)
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Single-Play Home Games (7)
Illinois
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Oregon
Penn State
Washington
Single-Play Road Games (7)
Maryland
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State
Rutgers
UCLA
USC
Purdue’s Home Games: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin
Purdue’s Road Games: Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin
Finalized dates, times and television assignments will come at a later date.
Last season, Purdue finished with a 24-12 overall record and reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the sixth time in the last eight tournaments. Purdue is ranked in the top three of nearly every “Way-Too-Early” Top-25 poll.
SCHEDULE NOTES
Purdue will be looking for its third Big Ten title in the last four years and its fifth regular-season title in the last 10 years.
Purdue will be making its first trip to UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion since Dec. 30, 1999, a 55-53 Bruins victory. Purdue has never played a game in USC’s Galen Center.
Meanwhile, Washington will be making its first trip to Mackey Arena in school history. Oregon will be making its first trip to Mackey Arena since an 88-62 Boilermakers’ victory on Dec. 5, 1987.
Purdue and Wisconsin will play a home-and-home series for the fifth time in the last nine seasons.
Purdue and Iowa will play a home-and-home series for the fourth time in the last seven seasons.
There will be four new head coaches making their debuts in the Big Ten Conference this season (Iowa’s Ben McCollum, Indiana’s Darian DeVries, Maryland’s Buzz Williams, Minnesota’s Niko Medved)
NOTRE DAME MEN’S LAX
KAVANAGH, LYGHT & JEFFERY EARN MAJOR ACC AWARDS
CHARLOTTE – The Fighting Irish picked up three big conference awards on Tuesday afternoon as Chris Kavanagh earned ACC Offensive Player of the Year honors, Shawn Lyght was selected as ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and Matt Jeffery was named ACC Freshman of the Year as voted on by the league’s coaches.
Kavanagh becomes the third Notre Dame player to be named ACC Offensive Player of the Year since joining the league in 2014, joining his brother Pat (2024) and Bryan Costabile (2019).
The attackman leads the Irish in points (53), goals (31) and assists (22) during the 2025 campaign. The senior will go down as one of the all-time greats for Notre Dame once his career ends, as he currently ranks third in program history for career points (229), second for career goals (143) and seventh in career assists (86). Kavanagh set the program record for points in a season last year, finishing with 81.
Lyght is the latest in a long-line of great defensive players at Notre Dame, earning the program’s seventh ACC Defensive Player of the Year award. The Irish have earned the ACC Defensive Player of the Year honor more than any program in the league since the award was created during the 2012 season.
Lyght joins Matt Landis (2015, 2016) John Sexton (2018), Jack Kielty (2021) and Liam Entenmann (2023, 2024) as Irish players to earn the distinction.
Jeffery becomes the second Notre Dame player to be recognized as ACC Freshman of the Year, joining current assistant coach Ryder Garnsey (2016).
Jeffery scored in all four ACC league games this season, totaling six points off five goals and an assist as a midfielder in his first season in South Bend.
Notre Dame totaled six All-ACC Team selections, more than any other program in the league. Kavanagh and Lyght were joined by Will Donovan, Ben Ramsey, Thomas Ricciardelli and Jake Taylor. The Irish have now had 20 All-ACC Team selections over the last three seasons, the most of any ACC team.
Donovan, Kavanagh and Ramsey each earned their third All-ACC Team selections in their careers.
The Irish open postseason play in Charlotte with the ACC Tournament semifinals at 5 p.m. ET on Friday, May 2, as they take on Syracuse. The game will be broadcast on ACCN.
NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
COMEBACK STOPPED SHORT FOR IRISH AT PURDUE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team fell 11-5 at Purdue in a midweek matchup on Tuesday night to snap their eight-game winning streak.
Carson Tinney laced a double down the right field line with one out to get into scoring position. Tinney moved to third on a ground out before Parker Brzustewicz drew a four-pitch walk to put runners on the corners with two outs. Connor Hincks was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but the Irish were unable to push a run across in the first.
The Boilermakers got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first with five runs, four of which were unearned, to gain the early advantage. After the Irish were retired in the top of the second, Purdue plated two more runs in the bottom half of the inning to go up 7-0.
Carson Tinney got the Irish going in the top of the third with a solo home run to left-center field. Bino Watters followed up with a hard-hit single, but the Irish were limited to one run in the third stanza.
Xavier Hirsch and the Notre Dame defense made quick work of Purdue in the bottom of the third as the Irish retired the Boilermaker side in order to move things ahead to the fourth inning. Purdue, however, added a run in their next at-bats to go ahead 8-1 through four complete.
DM Jefferson led off the top of the fifth with a single and stole second to get into scoring position. Davis Johnson drew a walk to put a pair on base. Carson Tinney made the Boilermakers pay as the sophomore crushed the first pitch of his next at-bat way beyond the left field wall for a three-run home run to make it an 8-4 game.
Keenan Mork came on in relief in the fifth and inherited a pair of runners with no outs. The Irish recorded an out with a sac bunt before Mork got a strikeout for the second out of the inning. Mork then induced an easy fly ball to Bino Watters in right field to shut the door on the scoring chance.
Davis Johnson punched a two-out hit through the right side in the top of the sixth, and Carson Tinney drew a walk to get a pair on base for the Irish. Bino Watters bounced a full-count single up the middle to drive in Johnson to make it an 8-5 game. Mork and the defense, meanwhile, retired the Purdue bats in order in the bottom of the sixth.
Mork rang up another strikeout and induced a ground out for a pair of outs in the seventh. Mork then sat down the next batter with his third strikeout of his outing to post another zero on the scoreboard in the Boilermakers’ end of the inning.
DM Jefferson led off the top of the eighth with a single, and Davis Johnson was hit by a pitch to put a pair aboard for the Irish. The Irish, however, were unable to push a run across as the Boilermakers tallied three consecutive outs.
Purdue plated three runs in the bottom of the eighth to carry an 11-5 lead going into the ninth.
Connor Hincks led off the top of the ninth with a single as the Irish continued to battle down the stretch. Noah Coy kept the game going with a two-out pinch hit single. DM Jefferson then drew a full-count walk to load the bases, but the comeback attempt ended there for the Irish in the 11-5 final.
Dylan Heine shouldered the loss on the bump for the Irish after going one complete. Xavier Hirsch went 2.2 on the mound, and Brady Koester tallied one-third of an inning. Keenan Mork posted the longest outing of his career with 3.0 innings of work and collected a career-best three strikeouts. Mork did not surrender a hit or a run while retiring all nine batters he faced. Chase Van Ameyde and Jack Walker closed out the final inning.
Carson Tinney was 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, four RBI, a walk, and two runs to pace the Irish offense. DM Jefferson was 2-for-4 on the night with a pair of hits, a stolen base, a walk, and a run. Bino Watters had a 2-for-4 effort at the dish with an RBI. Davis Johnson added a hit, a walk, was hit by a pitch, and scored twice.
The Irish (24-18) return to conference play as Notre Dame hosts Louisville for a three-game ACC series. Game one of the series is scheduled for Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. and will air on ACC Network. It is also Ladies’ Night at the ballpark. Admission is free for all home regular season baseball games at Frank Eck Stadium.
BUTLER BASEBALL
WILDCATS WIN AGAINST BUTLER 11-7
The Butler baseball team took an 11-7 loss at Northwestern on Tuesday night to move their overall record to 14-30. Six of Butler’s seven runs were scored in the sixth inning. Northwestern scored all 11 of their runs over the opening five.
Butler got on the scoreboard with a Tommy Townsend single that scored Will Burgess. Keegan Connors followed with an RBI single and a bases loaded walk would move the score to 11-3.
Ryan Drumm highlighted the game for BU with a double down the line in right. That extra base hit cleared the bases and made the scored 11-6. BU added a run in the seventh with Danny Barbero giving the team a sac fly to score Burgess.
The Bulldogs tallied 10 hits, getting two each from Drumm, Connors, Townsend, Burgess and Zach Munton.
On the mound, BU used seven arms with starter Jack Griffiths getting the loss. As a team, Butler struck out two and walked five. All 11 runs were earned off nine hits. Ethan Borggren got the win for Northwestern and Jack Grunkemeyer was credited with a save.
Butler will be back in action this weekend with a three-game home series vs. Creighton. Friday’s first pitch is set for 3 p.m.
BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF
BIG COMEBACK RESULTS IN BALL STATE’S FIRST TOP-2 FINISH IN THREE STRAIGHT YEARS SINCE 1978-79-80
GROVE CITY, Ohio — Never mind a pair of roller-coaster days to start play at the Mid-American Conference men’s golf championship, the Ball State golf program has recorded runner-up or champion finishes in three straight MAC championships for the first time since a trio of second-place seasons in 1978, 1979 and 1980. Ball State rallied on a rain-soaked track at Pinnacle Golf Club on Tuesday, to finish at +5 and overtake Eastern Michigan for second place.
Put in perspective, the Eagles began the day at -15 after 36 holes, in first place and a full 16 strokes ahead of the Cardinals who were +1 after two days.
On a windy, weather-delayed day in which seven of nine teams shot at least 12-over par, the Cardinals erased the Eagles’ margin to finish behind champion Kent State, who began the day in second place at -12. The Cardinals and Flashes were the only programs to successfully navigate nasty conditions on Tuesday, with Kent State finishing just three strokes better than Ball State in the final round. Four schools endured 18-hole scores of at least 20-over par (EMU was +23) as the Cardinals moved up two spots in the standings Tuesday, after rising one spot Monday.
For Ball State, late-round tumbles on each of the first two days kept the Cardinals from cutting into Kent State’s championship margin. The Cardinals finished as the MAC runner-up for the second time in three years, sandwiched around a 2024 title of their own. A resurgent Kash Bellar finished eighth overall to lead the Ball State lineup, registering a top-ten result for the third straight year, after fourth-place finishes in 2023 and 2024.
“I can’t say enough about our guys fighting today in some really tough conditions,” said 27th year coach Mike Fleck, whose team claimed back-to-back-to-back top-two finishes in the MAC for the first time in his tenure. “I know it’s not the final outcome we were looking for, but I’m so damn proud of this squad. We battled a lot of ups and downs this year and nothing came easy, but these guys stayed the course and emptied their tanks for me this week.”
Bellar (76-67-72–217) completed a stellar personal comeback during rounds two and three of the tournament. At one point in second place through 12 holes on Day 1 of the event, Bellar absorbed a rocky finish on the first day which saw him card a 6-over par 78. But he was one of a small handful of golfers to shoot at least 5-under in the second round, and he was one of just seven in the final round to fire par or better. He raced up the leaderboard over the last two rounds to finish in eighth, two strokes ahead of teammate Carter Smith (73-70-76–219).
Counting only the tournament’s final two days, Bellar’s 5-under scorecard was tied as the second-best golfer in the field — compared to MAC champion Jordan Gilkison (-7 during that stretch) and his Kent State teammate Bryce Reed (also -5).
Braxton Kuntz (76-75-71–222) saved his best performance for the final round, shooting 1-under par 71 on Tuesday to lead the Cardinals. Steady Ali Khan (74-74-74–222) finished at +2 on Tuesday, just a few miles from his hometown of Columbus, and was honored following the event as the MAC’s Earl Yestingsmeier Sportsman of the Year, honoring the golfer who best exemplifies sportsmanship and good character during the MAC championship tournament. Avery Mahoney (70-73-82–225) completed the Cardinals’ lineup after sitting in the top ten over the first 36 holes.
On a day which saw over half the field of 46 shoot +4 or higher, and third-place Eastern Michigan swing from -12 Monday to +23 on Tuesday, only 12 golfers shot +2 or better — four of them from were from Ball State. While Kuntz finished at -1 and Bellar was even, Smith and Khan both finished at +2 for the day. Fittingly, Ball State’s final round at +5 was bettered only by Kent State’s +2.
Veteran Ball State coach Mike Fleck enjoyed a bittersweet ending for Ball State, watching a senior class — particularly Bellar, Khan and Kuntz — close their college careers. All three were a part of last year’s MAC champion and NCAA regional team. Bellar and Khan were a part top-two MAC finishes the past three years. All three will find themselves with career stroke averages among the best in program history.
“I really don’t know where to start with these seniors,” added the heartfelt, appreciative and sentimental coach. “Braxton, Ali and Kash are leaving a legacy! MAC Champions, three years inside the top two spots in the league standings, rewriting our individual record book. I’m not sure any words can truly express what they’ve meant to Ball State golf and how they have impacted me, personally and professionally. The icing on the cake was for Ali to earn the EY Sportsmanship Award as voted on by the league players. Man, that makes me proud that these guys are winners while doing things the right way. I can’t wait to see what’s next for all of our seniors!”
Khan became the sixth Ball State golfer to earn the Yestingsmeier Sportsman award, named for the former Ball State coach and administrator who mentored Fleck and elevated the Cardinals’ program. Previous Ball State recipients were Timothy Wiseman (2019), McCormick Clouser (2015), Jamie Broce (1999), Darrett Brinker (1993) and Kirk Schooley (1983).
BALL STATE SOFTBALL
STRONG PITCHING HELPS SOFTBALL EARN TUESDAY SPLIT AT OHIO
ATHENS, Ohio – – After being no-hit in a 2-0 loss to being the day, the Ball State softball team smashed four hits and scored two runs in the first inning of the nightcap to help secure a 5-2 victory Tuesday afternoon at league-leading Ohio.
In the opening game, a two-out error in the bottom of the sixth proved costly for the Cardinals (30-15; 15-8 MAC) as the Bobcats (34-15; 17-6 MAC) followed with the only hit of the contest; a two-run home run to right-center field.
It was the lone miscue on a virtually flawless game for junior Ella Whitney who allowed just the one hit over her 7.0 innings of work while striking out five. While she did issue a walk and hit a pair of Ohio batters, no Bobcat had managed to move past first base until the home run.
However, Ohio pitcher Skipp Miller was just as dominate, allowing just one walk and two hit in a no-hit performance her own. Both of Ball State’s hit batters came to open the top of the fourth, but BSU could not manufacture a run as the Bobcats were able to stop any rally attempt by catching redshirt catcher McKayla Timmons trying to steal third with one out.
The nightcap was a different story, luckily, as the Cardinals opened the game with four hits and a pair of runs in the top of the first. Sophomore shortstop Maia Pietrzak started the contest with a single up the middle, while Timmons dropped a single into shallow right field to give BSU a pair of runners.
Two batters later, Whitney was hit by a pitch to load the bases, before a clutch two-out single up the middle from junior center fielder Ashlee Lovett drove in the first two runs.
The score remained 2-0 until the bottom of the third, when Ohio plated one on a one-out single and another on a bases loaded sac fly two batters later.
Those were the lone blemishes on another strong outing by freshman pitcher Breanna Severino who limited the MAC leading Bobcats to four hits and two runs in picking up the complete game victory. Severino improved to 8-5 with the win in which she forced 14 fly outs and seven groundouts.
Severino’s effort set the stage for another rally from the top of the Ball State lineup in the top of the seventh which started with a double to left center from Pietrzak. Timmons followed with a single, and after stealing second, saw a perfectly executed squeeze bunt from senior left fielder Kara Gunter drive in Pietrzak for what proved to be the game-winning run.
The Cardinals were not done scoring, however, as senior first baseman Kaitlyn Gibson followed with an RBI single to drive in Timmons, while an error on the play allowed Gunter to cross the plate.
Ohio would get its first two batters on board in the bottom of the frame, with a walk and a single, but a fly to Gunter in left and back-to-back force plays ended the game.
NOTES
– Ball State batters were hit by four pitches on Tuesday, raising its NCAA-leading total to 83 … Pietrzak was hit once in each game, raising her season total to 12, while Timmons was hit in the opener and Whitney in the nightcap … Timmons was hit for the 15th time this season and is tied with redshirt junior second baseman McKenna Mulholland for the team lead … The 15 HBPs are also tied for the Ball State single season record with Lisa Rozanski (2008) and Hanne Studemann (2015).
– With the win in the nightcap, Ball State reached the 30-win mark for the 17th time in program history and for the first time since the 2021 squad went 37-18 … Of the 17 seasons with 30-or-more wins, 12 have come in the past 18 years.
– With her first inning single in the second game, Timmons became just the 11th player in program history to reach 200 career hits and is currently tied for 10th on the all-time list at 201.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals closes the 2025 regular season this weekend by hosting second-place Central Michigan for a three-game series at the Ball State Softball Stadium. The teams are scheduled to play a 1 p.m. doubleheader Saturday and a single game Sunday at Noon.
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
SYCAMORES UNABLE TO KEEP PACE IN MIDWEEK LOSS AT VANDERBILT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Mac Rose broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run home run and the No. 15 Vanderbilt pitching staff outdueled the Indiana State staff on Tuesday night at Charles Hawkins Field as the Sycamores fell to the Commodores, 5-2.
Indiana State (21-23) kept the midweek contest against Vanderbilt (32-13) within striking distance throughout the game as six Sycamore pitchers limited the Commodores’ offense to just seven hits on Tuesday night.
Rose’s two-run home run in the second inning and Rustan Rigdon’s RBI ground out in the third gave Vanderbilt an early 3-0 lead and Commodore starting pitcher Austin Nye (2-0) made it count as the right-hander went 5.0 innings allowing three hits while striking out six before turning the game over to the bullpen.
Carter Beck and Nick Sutherlin tagged doubles that led to Indiana State runs in the sixth and seventh innings with Jackson Taylor (RBI single) and Beck (run-scoring grounder) providing run support to cut the deficit down to 4-2.
Vanderbilt added a late run on a Mike Mancini bunt attempt that led to an errant Indiana State throw scoring insurance as Jonathan Vastine crossed the plate to make it a 5-2 Commodore lead in the seventh.
The Sycamores were unable to bridge the gap over the final two innings with Vanderbilt reliever Alex Kranzler (S, 3) allowing a Thomas Emerich single in the ninth inning before retiring the final two batters to close out the contest.
Nick Sutherlin and Emerich had two hits apiece in the contest as Indiana State out-hit the Commodores 9-7 in the game. Sutherlin and Beck both doubled in the loss.
Jacob Spencer (0-2) took the loss on the mound allowing two hits and two runs while striking out three over 2.0 innings of work. Ty Brooks went 2.0 innings allowing a hit and a run while striking out three, while Emil Estrella added two strikeouts over 1.1 innings on the mound. Breyllin Suriel, Zac Laird, and Carson Seeman went the final 2.2 innings to close out the game.
Braden Holcomb recorded two of Vanderbilt’s seven hits in the game with Holcomb and Vastine both doubling in the win.
Miller Green, Luke Guth, Ethan McElvain, and Kranzler all went 1.0 innings apiece in support of Nye to close out the game.
How They Scored
Mac Rose connected on a one-out, two-run home run over the left field wall in the bottom of the second inning with the Vanderbilt catcher bringing home Braden Holcomb to make it a 2-0 Commodores lead.
Rustan Rigdon brought home Mike Mancini with an RBI ground out in the bottom of the third inning to stretch the lead to 3-0.
The Sycamores took one back in the top of the sixth inning as Jackson Taylor followed Carter Beck’s leadoff double with an RBI single down the left field line to cut the deficit down to 3-1.
Brodie Johnston connected on an RBI single to center field scoring Riley Nelson in the bottom of the sixth inning to push the Vanderbilt lead to 4-1.
The Sycamores added to their total in the top of the seventh inning as Nick Sutherlin doubled and advanced to third on Nomar Garcia’s bunt single, before scoring on a Carter Beck grounder to make it a 4-2 ballgame.
Jonathan Vastine scored the final run of the contest coming across on an Indiana State errant throw on Mancini’s bunt attempt in the bottom of the seventh inning to provide the final 5-2 scoring margin.
News & Notes
Carter Beck extended his team-leading hitting streak to 14 consecutive games with his leadoff double in the top of the sixth inning. He finished 1-for-4 from the plate with a run scored.
Nick Sutherlin went 2-for-4 from the plate in his return to the lineup for the first time since he suffered a hamate injury on March 4 against Purdue. It marked Sutherlin’s third multi-hit game of the 2025 season and fifth double on the year.
Indiana State falls to 4-11 all-time against Vanderbilt with Tuesday’s loss.
Up Next
Indiana State continues the road trip this weekend with a three-game series against Bradley held at Mountain Dew Park in Marian, Ill. over May 2-4. The games will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend.
EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
UE MEN’S BASKETBALL ADDS MARLON BARNES JR.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Marlon Barnes Jr. was announced as the newest signee to the University of Evansville men’s basketball team by head coach David Ragland.
“We’re excited to add Marlon and his family to our UE family. It was extremely important to add height, athleticism, and perimeter shooting to our roster,” Ragland exclaimed. “Marlon imbodies all those qualities and has the ability to both defend multiple positions while offensively playing multiple positions.”
Barnes was a redshirt freshman at the University of Pittsburgh last season after redshirting as a true freshman the year prior. He saw the floor in eight games for the Panthers throughout the 2024-25 season. Barnes made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Radford where he played three minutes while picking up a rebound and an assist. In the regular season finale, he scored two points versus Boston College.
Rated a three-star recruit out of Brush High School in Cleveland, Ohio, Barnes was ranked as the No. 5 overall recruit from the state of Ohio. As a senior, he averaged 13.1 points and 5.0 rebounds while being named Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association Honorable Mention. Barnes was also named to the Northeast Lakes All-District Team and was a News Herald Second Team All-Star pick.
“I chose UE because I feel that it is a place where I will have an opportunity to play the game that I love and develop both on and off the court,” Baranes said. “The coaches and staff are very welcoming and seems excited for what I can bring to the team.”
One of his top performances came in an OHSAA Division I district final victory over Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s where he recorded 17 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks.
Barnes led his team to a 20-4 record and a pair of state playoff wins as a junior. He garnered News Herald All-Star recognition in 2022.
VALPO BASEBALL
COOPER HITS GRAND SLAM, BUT VALPO DROPS ANOTHER ONE-RUN DECISION
Redshirt sophomore Thomas Cooper (Brentwood, Tenn. / lifted a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning, but the Valparaiso University baseball team was on the wrong end of another game dictated by the slimmest of margins, as host Western Michigan scored in the bottom of the eighth to take a 6-5 lead that held up on Tuesday afternoon at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Mich.
How It Happened
Freshman starter Nick Baffa (Glenview, Ill. / Notre Dame College Prep) struck out three over two scoreless to start the day, but ran into trouble in the third, a frame in which the Broncos scored three times to take the lead.
Junior righty Hunter Frost (Farmington, Minn. / Farmington) was first out of the Valpo bullpen and was not charged with a run over 1 2/3 innings, limiting the damage when he entered in the third before working a scoreless fourth.
Lefty Lucas Foley (Deer Park, Ill. / Lake Zurich) inducted a 6-4-3 double play to get out of the fifth with nothing across.
Valpo packed the sacks with two singles and a walk in the sixth before Thomas Cooper (Brentwood, Tenn. / Ravenwood) unloaded them with a two-out, opposite-field grand slam to give Valpo a 4-3 lead.
Valpo tacked on in the seventh, scoring a run on an RBI single to right by Kevin Denty (Tinley Park, Ill. / Marian Catholic) that made it 5-3.
Foley pitched scoreless ball over his first two frames, but was touched for a wind-aided home run to right that made it 5-4 in the seventh. The Broncos went on to score once more in that inning, leveling the score at five.
Western Michigan started the eighth with a ground-rule double and that runner eventually scampered home on a sac fly to give the hosts a 6-5 edge, which stood as the final.
Inside the Game
Senior Liam Patton (Barrington, Ill. / Warsaw) had the first triple of his five-year collegiate career, but was left stranded at third in the opening inning.
Cooper’s grand slam was Valpo’s first of the season and came a day after the exact one-year anniversary of the team’s last slam, which came off the bat of Carson Husmann on April 28, 2024 at UIC.
Cooper’s home run was the fourth of his collegiate career, all this season.
Denty accounted for half of the team’s six hits, his team-leading fifth three-hit game of the season and his 11th multi-hit effort, also tops on the team.
Valpo fell to 1-9 in one-run games this season, incurring the team’s third straight loss decided by a single tally.
Up Next
The Beacons (8-31) will host UIC on Friday at 3 p.m. at Emory G. Bauer Field. Admission is free and the contest can also be seen on ESPN+.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
April 30
1903 — The New York Highlanders won their home opener at Hilltop Park, 6-2 over Washington.
1919 — Philadelphia’s Joe Oeschger and Brooklyn’s Burleigh Grimes pitched complete games in a 9-9, 20-inning tie. Both teams scored three runs in the 19th inning. Oeschger gave up 22 hits and walked five, while Grimes allowed 15 hits and walked five.
1922 — Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitched a 2-0 perfect game against the Detroit Tigers. Johnny Mostil, playing left field for the only time, made two outstanding catches.
1923 — The New York Yankees sign 20-year-old prospect Lou Gehrig to a contract paying him a salary of $2,000 and a bonus of $1,500.
1940 — James “Tex” Carleton of the Brooklyn Dodgers threw a 3-0 no-hitter at Cincinnati.
1944 — In the first game of a doubleheader split, New York first baseman Phil Weintraub drove in 11 runs and player-manager Mel Ott scored six runs as the Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 26-8. Brooklyn won the nightcap 5-4.
1946 — Bob Feller struck out 11 New York Yankees en route to his second of three career no-hitters, a 1-0 victory at Yankee Stadium.
1952 — Ted Williams plays his final game before leaving for military duty in Korea.
1958 —Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox became the 10th major leaguer to reach 1,000 extra-base hits in a 10-4 loss to the Kansas City Athletics at Fenway Park.
1961 — Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit four home runs and drove in eight runs in a 14-4 victory over the Braves in Milwaukee. Hank Aaron hit two homers for the Braves.
1967 — Steve Barber and Stu Miller of the Baltimore Orioles combined on a no-hitter in a 2-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader.
1969 — Jim Maloney of the Cincinnati Reds struck out 13 en route to a 10-0 no-hitter over the Houston Astros, the third of his career.
1986 — The Seattle Mariners strike out 16 more times in a 9 – 4 loss to the Boston Red Sox, to set a major league record of 36 strikeouts in two consecutive games.
1988 — New York and Cincinnati hooked up in a wild game at Riverfront Stadium, with the Mets winning 6-5 on a delayed call by first base umpire Dave Pallone. The call resulted in a $10,000 fine and 30-day suspension of Reds manager Pete Rose when Pallone accidentally poked Rose in the cheek and Rose shoved Pallone twice.
1994 — Toronto’s Joe Carter finished April with 31 RBIs to set a major league record for the month. Colorado’s Andres Galarraga finished with 30 to set a National League record.
1996 — Jeff King of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the third major leaguer to hit two home runs in one inning twice in his career.
2000 — Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks defeats the Chicago Cubs, 6-0, as he becomes only the third pitcher in major league history to win six games in April.
2002 — Al Leiter cruised through seven three-hit innings in the New York Mets’ 10-1 rout of Arizona to become the first pitcher to beat all 30 teams in the majors.
2005 — Major league players are asked by Commissioner Bud Selig to agree to a 50-game suspension for the first offense, a 100-game suspension for the second offense and a lifelong ban after the third offense for the use of steroids.
2008 — Julio Franco announces his retirement as a player at age 49.
2012 — Ryan Braun hit three homers and a two-run triple in Milwaukee’s 8-3 win over San Diego. No player had hit three homers and a triple in a game since Fred Lynn in 1975.
2017 — Anthony Rendon had 10 RBIs, three home runs and six hits, powering the Washington Nationals past the New York Mets 23-5. Rendon went a career-best 6 for 6 and scored five times.
2019 — CC Sabathia becomes the 17th pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts.
2020 — The latest event to be cancelled due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic is the annual Little League World Series.
2022 — Clayton Kershaw becomes the Dodgers all-time franchise leader for strikeouts when he fans Spencer Torkelson of the Tigers in the 4th inning. With 2,697 strikeouts, he moves past Hall of Famer Don Sutton.
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May 1
1884 — Toledo’s Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first black player in the pre-modern era of the major leagues. His Blue Stockings lost 5-1 to Louisville.
1891 — In front of almost 10,000 fans, Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders defeats the Cincinnati Reds, 12 – 3, in the first game ever played in Cleveland’s League Park.
1901 — Chicago’s Herm McFarland hit the first grand slam in American League history and Dummy Hoy also homered in the Chicago White Sox’ 19-9 rout of the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers committed an AL record 12 errors, 10 by the infield, in the loss.
1906 — John Lush of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a no-hitter at Brooklyn, beating the Dodgers 6-0.
1920 — Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers each pitched 26 innings in a 1-1 tie, the longest in major league history.
1920 — Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a Yankee, and 50th of his career, as New York beat Boston 6-0 at the Polo Grounds.
1925 — The Philadelphia Athletics introduce another future Hall of Famer, 17-year-old catcher Jimmie Foxx, who pinch-hits a single in the 9-4 loss to the Washington Senators.
1926 — Legendary pitcher Satchel Paige makes his debut in the Negro Southern League.
1944 — George Myatt of Washington went 6-for-6 and the Senators beat the Boston Braves 11-4.
1951 — New York’s Mickey Mantle hit his first major league home run in an 8-3 loss at Chicago. The first of Mantle’s 536 homers came in the sixth inning off Randy Gumpert.
1968 — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher John Boozer was ejected by umpire Ed Vargo at Shea Stadium for throwing spitballs during his warmup pitches. Boozer was the second major league pitcher to be ejected from a game for this.
1969 — Houston’s Don Wilson beat the Cincinnati Reds with a 4-0 no-hitter at Crosley Field, one day after the Reds’ Jim Maloney no-hit the Astros and nine days after Wilson absorbed a 14-0 pounding by Cincinnati.
1973 — The San Francisco Giants scored seven runs with two outs in the ninth inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7.
1975 — Hank Aaron collects four hits and two RBI in the Brewers’ 17-3 win over Detroit. This brings his career RBI total to 2,211, breaking Babe Ruth’s published record of 2,209.
1984 — Dwight Gooden became the first teenager to strike out a least ten batters in a game since Bert Blyleven did it in 1970. The Mets’ 19-year-old phenom would set a major league rookie record with 276 strikeouts.
1991 — Rickey Henderson surpassed Lou Brock as baseball’s career stolen base leader with his 939th steal as the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-4.
1991 — Nolan Ryan pitched his seventh no-hitter, struck out 16 and shut down the best-hitting team in the majors, as the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0.
1992 — The Dodgers postponed a three-game series against Montreal because of rioting in Los Angeles following the Rodney King verdict.
1992 — Rickey Henderson garners his 1,000th stolen base.
2000 — San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds becomes the first player to hit a ball into San Francisco Bay (McCovey’s Cove) as the first “splashdown” home run at Pacific Bell Park.
2002 — With a save against the Chicago Cubs, San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman set the major league record for the most saves with one team, 321. He broke Dennis Eckersley’s record of 320 with Oakland.
2012 — Orioles manager Buck Showalter wins his 1,000th game as a major league skipper when the O’s defeat the Yankees, 7-1.
2015 — Alex Rodriguez ties Willie Mays for fourth place on the all-time home run list when he hits number 660 against the Red Sox.
2020 — Even though there is no baseball being currently played, P Emmanuel Clase of the Indians manages to get himself suspended, as the results of a test are positive for Boldenone, an anabolic steroid. He will be suspended for 80 games from whenever the season eventually starts.
2022 — Kelsie Whitmore becomes the first woman to start a game in the Atlantic League, which is now part of Organized Baseball as a partner league of Major League Baseball, when she starts in left field for the Staten Island FerryHawks against the Gastonia Honey Hunters.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
April 30
1922 — Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox pitches a 2-0 perfect game against the Detroit Tigers.
1939 — Lou Gehrig sets a MLB record playing his 2,130th consecutive and final game for the New York Yankees.
1958 — Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits.
1961 — Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits four home runs in a 14-4 victory over the Braves in Milwaukee.
1961 — LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Mickey Wright wins her 5th major title by 1 stroke from Patty Berg & Louise Suggs.
1962 — LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Mickey Wright wins her 8th major title in a playoff with Ruth Jessen.
1971 — The Milwaukee Bucks become the second team to register a four-game sweep in the NBA championship, beating the Baltimore Bullets 118-106.
1975 — Larry O’Brien is named the NBA’s third commissioner, following J. Walter Kennedy (1963-75) and Maurice Podoloff (1946-63). O’Brien holds the position until 1984.
1976 — Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Jimmy Young in Landover, Md., to retain his world heavyweight title.
1985 — NFL Draft: Virginia Tech defensive end Bruce Smith first pick by Buffalo Bills.
1987 — NY Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game.
1989 — U.S. beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup.
1992 — The Red Wings and Canucks become the ninth and 10th teams in NHL history to rebound from 3-1 deficits to win playoff series. Detroit beats the Minnesota North Stars 5-2 in the Norris Division, while Vancouver defeats the Winnipeg Jets 5-0 in the Smythe Division.
1993 — Top-ranked Monica Seles is stabbed during a changeover in Hamburg, Germany. Guenter Parche, 38, reaches over a courtside railing and knifes Seles in the back. She has an inch-deep slit between her shoulder blades and missed the remainder of the 1993 season.
2005 — James Toney outpoints John Ruiz to win the WBA heavyweight title in New York. Toney, a former champion at three other weights, wins his third heavyweight bout, becoming the third one-time middleweight champion to take boxing’s top crown.
2010 — Tiger Woods matches the worst nine-hole score of his PGA Tour career and winds up with a 7-over 79 to miss the cut at the Quail Hollow Championship. Woods finishes at 9-over 153, the highest 36-hole total of his career. It’s the sixth time in his 14-year career he misses a cut.
2012 — Manchester City defeat Manchester United 1-0 in what is claimed to be the biggest match in the English Premier League’s history.
2014 — Anze Kopitar scores the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and Jonathan Quick makes 39 saves to cap the Los Angeles Kings’ comeback from three games down with a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 7 of the first rounds. This is the fourth time an NHL team won a best-of-seven series after losing the first three games.
2015 — For the first time in 51 years, the NFL draft returns to Chicago. Florida State’s Jameis Winston is selected by Tampa Bay as the first selection.
2023 — Seattle Kraken become first NHL franchise to earn its first-ever playoff series win against reigning Stanley Cup champion, eliminating Colorado Avalanche in 7 games.
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May 1
1891 — Legendary pitcher Cy Young wins first game played at Cleveland’s League Park.
1920 — Legendary slugger Babe Ruth records his first HR for the New York Yankees.
1920 — Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of the Brooklyn Dodgers both pitch 26 innings in a 1-1 tie, the longest game in major league history.
1926 — Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Satchel Paige (19) debuts in the Negro Southern League.
1943 — Count Fleet, ridden by Johnny Longden, wins the Kentucky Derby by three lengths over Blue Swords.
1948 — Citation, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Kentucky Derby by 3½ lengths over Coaltown. It’s Citation’s toughest race in winning the Triple Crown.
1951 — Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Mickey Mantle hits first career home run.
1954 — 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York wins aboard Determine, his only Derby success.
1955 — American golfer Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins the Peach Blossom LPGA Tournament in Spartanburg, South Carolina, her final victory before her death the following year.
1959 — Floyd Patterson scores 11th round KO of Englishman Brian London in Indianapolis; his 4th World Heavyweight Boxing title defence.
1965 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 in Game 7 to capture the Stanley Cup.
1965 — 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker wins aboard Lucky Debonair, the third of his 4 Derby victories.
1969 — Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for a professional sports record $16.15m.
1976 — 102nd Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr. wins aboard Bold Forbes, the second of 3 Derby successes.
1981 — Tennis player Billie Jean King acknowledges a lesbian relationship with Marilyn Barnett – becoming first prominent sportswoman to come out.
1982 — Gato del Sol, ridden by Ed Delahoussaye, comes from last place in a field of 19 to win the Kentucky Derby. Gato del Sol, finishes 2 1/2 lengths ahead of Laser Light, who beat Reinvested by a neck for second. He finishes in 2:02 2/5 and returns $44.40 for a $2 bet. Air Forbes Won, the 5-2 favorite of the crow of 141,009, finishes seventh.
1984 — NFL Draft: Nebraska wide receiver Irving Fryar first pick by New England Patriots.
1988 — After scoring 50 points in Game 1, NBA Eastern Conference playoff series, Michael Jordan has 55 in Chicago Bulls 106-101 win vs Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2; first to score 50+ points in consecutive playoff games.
1991 — Nolan Ryan pitches his seventh no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Ryan faces 29 batters, striking out 16 and walking two.
1991 — Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics sets a major league record by stealing his 939th base, eclipsing Lou Brock’s career mark.
1992 — The Pittsburgh Penguins become the 11th NHL team to rebound from a 3-1 deficit and win a playoff series after beating the Washington Capitals 3-1.
1992 — Rickey Henderson, baseball’s career stolen base leader, steals his 1,000th base in the first inning of Oakland’s 7-6 win over Detroit.
1993 — Bruce Baumgartner wins his 11th straight national wrestling title by beating Joel Greenlee 6-0 in the 286-pound freestyle division at the U.S. championships in Las Vegas.
2002 — Padres closer Trevor Hoffman sets MLB record for saves for one team (321) in 4-3 win v Chicago Cubs in San Diego.
2003 — The three-time defending champion Lakers beat Minnesota 101-85 to win the series 4-2. It’s the 13th straight playoff series won under Phil Jackson, and Jackson-coached teams have an NBA-record 25 consecutive series wins.
2004 — Smarty Jones splashes his way past Lion Heart in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby. Smarty Jones runs his record to 7 for 7 and becomes the first unbeaten Derby winner since Seattle Slew in 1977.
2005 — 17-year old Lionel Messi scores his 1st senior league goal for FC Barcelona in 2-0 win against Albacete Balompié, at the Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona.
2006 — Detroit, winner of the President’s Trophy by leading the league in points (124) this season, is eliminated in the first round for the third time in five postseasons after a 4-3 loss to Edmonton in Game 6.
2008 — Johan Franzen records his second hat trick in three games with three more goals and helps Detroit complete a four-game sweep of Colorado with an e is 8-2 win. He is the first player with two hat tricks in one playoff series since Jari Kurri did it for Edmonton in 1985.
2010 — Jockey Calvin Borel steers Super Saver through the mud to win his third Kentucky Derby in four years, beating Lookin At Lucky by 2 1/2 lengths. The win ends trainer Todd Pletcher’s Derby drought. Pletcher, who had four horses in the race, came into the race 0 for 24 since 2000.
2019 — Argentine forward Lionel Messi scores twice for his 600th goal for FC Barcelona in a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in a Champions League semifinal.
2021 — 147th Kentucky Derby: Medina Spirit gives jockey John Velazquez his fourth Derby win and trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh victory in the race.
TV SPORTS WEDNESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Detroit Tigers vs Houston Astros | 2:10pm | MLBN FanDuel Sports DET SCHN |
| Miami Marlins vs Los Angeles Dodgers | 3:10pm | MLBN SNLA FanDuel Sports FL |
| Atlanta Braves vs Colorado Rockies | 3:10pm | FanDuel Sports South Rockies.TV |
| San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres | 4:10pm | NBCS-BAY Padres.TV |
| Los Angeles Angels vs Seattle Mariners | 4:10pm | FanDuel Sports West ROOT |
| Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Guardians | 6:10pm | CleGuardians.com Twins.com |
| New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles | 6:35pm | YES MASN |
| Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates | 6:40pm | MARQ ATTSN-PIT |
| St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds | 6:40pm | FanDuel Sports MW FanDuel Sports Ohio |
| Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies | 6:45pm | MASN2 NBCS-PHI |
| Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays | 7:05pm | MLBN FanDuel Sports KC FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays | 7:07pm | MLBN NESN Sportsnet |
| Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets | 7:10pm | MLBN DBacks.TV SNY |
| Milwaukee Brewers vs Chicago White Sox | 7:40pm | CHSN FanDuel Sports WI |
| Athletics vs Texas Rangers | 8:05pm | RSN NBCS-CA |
| NBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Quarterfinals Game 5: Miami Heat at Cleveland Cavaliers | 7:00pm | NBATV |
| West Quarterfinals Game 5: Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets | 7:30pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| West Quarterfinals Game 5: Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers | 10:00pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| NHL PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| East Quarterfinals Game 5: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| East Quarterfinals Game 5: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:30pm | TNT MAX |
| West Quarterfinals Game 5: St. Louis at Winnipeg | 9:30pm | ESPN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs Internazionale | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Inter Miami vs Vancouver Whitecaps | 10:00pm | FS1 fuboTV |