THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Sep 24, 2024 | SPORTS NEWS AND SCORES, THE INDIANA SRN SPORTSPAGE

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 6 SCHEDULE

ADAMS CENTRAL (4-1) AT SOUTH ADAMS (2-3)

ALEXANDRIA (3-2) AT OAK HILL (3-2)

ATTICA (0-5) AT NORTH VERMILLION (4-1)

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (0-5) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (0-5)

BENTON CENTRAL (0-5) AT TWIN LAKES (2-3)

BLACKFORD (2-3) AT MISSISSINEWA (5-0)

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (3-2) AT SOUTHPORT (0-5)

BLUFFTON (5-0) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (0-5)

BOONE GROVE (2-3) AT RIVER FOREST (3-2)

BOONVILLE (2-3) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (3-2)

BOWMAN ACADEMY (0-5) AT NORTH WHITE (1-4)

BREMEN (2-3) AT JOHN GLENN (1-3)

CALUMET (3-2) AT WHITING (2-3)

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (1-4) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (4-1)

CARMEL (2-3) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-5)

CARROLL (FLORA) (5-0) AT TRI-CENTRAL (1-4)

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (3-2) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (2-2)

CASTLE (4-1) AT EVANSVILLE REITZ (5-0)

CASTON (1-4) AT CULVER (1-4)

CENTERVILLE (5-0) AT NORTHEASTERN (5-0)

CHARLESTOWN (1-4) AT SCOTTSBURG (3-2)

CHURUBUSCO (2-3) AT FREMONT (2-3)

CLINTON CENTRAL (3-2) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (1-4)

CLINTON PRAIRIE (3-2) AT DELPHI (3-2)

COLUMBUS EAST (3-2) AT FLOYD CENTRAL (3-1)

CONCORD (5-0) AT NORTHWOOD (3-2)

CONNERSVILLE (2-3) AT NORTH DECATUR (4-1)

COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-5) AT BEECH GROVE (2-3)

COVINGTON (2-3) AT PARKE HERITAGE (1-4)

CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-3) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (1-4)

CROWN POINT (5-0) AT VALPARAISO (4-1)

DANVILLE (4-1) AT SOUTHMONT (3-2)

DECATUR CENTRAL (2-2) AT PLAINFIELD (5-0)

DELTA (3-2) AT NEW CASTLE (3-2)

EAST CENTRAL (3-2) AT SOUTH DEARBORN (4-1)

EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-4) AT NORTH HARRISON (3-2)

EDINBURGH (0-5) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (3-2)

ELKHART (4-1) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (3-2)

ELWOOD (1-4) AT EASTBROOK (3-2)

EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-5) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (5-0)

EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-5) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (2-3)

EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (4-1) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (2-3)

FAIRFIELD (2-3) AT ANGOLA (1-4)

FAITH CHRISTIAN (2-2) AT TRI-COUNTY (3-2)

FISHERS (3-2) AT AVON (1-4)

FOREST PARK (4-1) AT SOUTH SPENCER (2-3)

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-4) AT PARK TUDOR (3-2)

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (2-3) AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-5)

FORT WAYNE NORTH (3-2) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (4-1)

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-4) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (1-4)

FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (2-3) AT SEEGER (3-2)

FRANKLIN (2-3) AT MOORESVILLE (1-4)

FRANKLIN CENTRAL (2-2) AT NOBLESVILLE (2-3)

FRANKLIN COUNTY (2-3) AT GREENSBURG (0-5)

FRONTIER (4-0) AT NORTH NEWTON (1-4)

GARRETT (5-0) AT WEST NOBLE (5-0)

GARY WEST (4-1) AT WHEELER (3-2)

GIBSON SOUTHERN (4-1) AT HERITAGE HILLS (4-1)

GOSHEN (0-5) AT WAWASEE (0-5)

GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (5-0) AT NEW PALESTINE (4-0)

GREENWOOD (2-3) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (2-3)

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (3-2) AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (1-4)

GRIFFITH (5-0) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (1-4)

GUERIN CATHOLIC (3-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (4-1)

HAMILTON HEIGHTS (1-4) AT LOGANSPORT (4-1)

HAMMOND CENTRAL (2-3) AT ANDREW (ILL.)

HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (3-2) AT MARION (3-2)

HERITAGE (4-1) AT TIPTON (4-1)

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (4-1) AT MADISON (3-2)

HIGHLAND (1-4) AT ANDREAN (2-3)

HOBART (3-2) AT LOWELL (2-3)

HOMESTEAD (3-2) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (3-2)

HUNTINGTON NORTH (3-2) AT DEKALB (2-3)

INDIAN CREEK (1-4) AT EDGEWOOD (2-3)

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (2-1) AT PHALEN ACADEMY

INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (4-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (2-3)

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (2-2) AT BREBEUF JESUIT (4-1)

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-3) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-3)

INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (3-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS TECH (2-2)

JASPER (2-3) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-4)

LAKE CENTRAL (3-2) AT MICHIGAN CITY (1-4)

LAKE STATION (1-4) AT HAMMOND NOLL (2-3)

LAKELAND (4-1) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (0-5)

LAVILLE (2-3) AT KNOX (3-2)

LAWRENCE CENTRAL (2-3) AT CENTER GROVE (4-1)

LAWRENCE NORTH (5-0) AT BEN DAVIS (1-4)

LAWRENCEBURG (4-1) AT BATESVILLE (4-1)

LEO (4-1) AT BELLMONT (0-5)

LEWIS CASS (2-3) AT WHITKO (0-5)

LINTON (3-2) AT GREENCASTLE (2-3)

MADISON-GRANT (5-0) AT FRANKTON (0-5)

MCCUTCHEON (2-3) AT ANDERSON (0-5)

MERRILLVILLE (4-1) AT LAPORTE (0-5)

MILAN (3-2) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (3-2)

MITCHELL (1-4) AT BROWN COUNTY (3-2)

MONROE CENTRAL (4-1) AT WES-DEL (2-3)

MONROVIA (4-1) AT SPEEDWAY (3-2)

MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (1-4) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (2-3)

MUNCIE CENTRAL (1-4) AT KOKOMO (1-3)

MUNSTER (1-4) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (4-1)

NEW ALBANY (3-2) AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH (4-1)

NEW HAVEN (0-5) AT COLUMBIA CITY (5-0)

NORTH JUDSON (5-0) AT TRITON (4-1)

NORTH KNOX (2-3) AT PRINCETON (0-5)

NORTH PUTNAM (5-0) AT CASCADE (5-0)

NORTHFIELD (1-4) AT WABASH (1-4)

NORTHRIDGE (1-4) AT MISHAWAKA (4-1)

NORTHWESTERN (5-0) AT MACONAQUAH (4-0)

NORWELL (2-3) AT EAST NOBLE (4-1)

OWEN VALLEY (0-5) AT SULLIVAN (1-4)

PAOLI (5-0) AT EASTERN GREENE (2-3)

PENN (4-1) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (0-5)

PERRY CENTRAL (2-3) AT CLARKSVILLE (0-5)

PERU (2-3) AT ROCHESTER (4-1)

PHALEN ACADEMY AT IRVINGTON PREP (0-3)

PIONEER (4-1) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-4)

PLYMOUTH (3-2) AT WARSAW (3-2)

PORTAGE (2-3) AT CHESTERTON (3-2)

PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (3-2) AT EASTSIDE (1-4)

PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (1-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-4)

RENSSELAER CENTRAL (1-4) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (4-0)

RICHMOND (0-5) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (5-0)

RIVERTON PARKE (3-2) AT SOUTH VERMILLION (5-0)

RUSHVILLE (3-2) AT LAPEL (4-1)

SALEM (1-4) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (1-4)

SEYMOUR (2-3) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (5-0)

SHELBYVILLE (1-4) AT YORKTOWN (3-2)

SHENANDOAH (3-2) AT HAGERSTOWN (3-2)

SILVER CREEK (3-2) AT JEFFERSONVILLE (3-2)

SOUTH BEND RILEY (2-2) AT NEW PRAIRIE (3-2)

SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-5) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (2-3)

SOUTH DECATUR (3-2) AT CLOVERDALE (3-2)

SOUTH PUTNAM (3-2) AT WEST VIGO (2-3)

SOUTHRIDGE (3-2) AT TELL CITY (3-2)

SOUTHWOOD (0-5) AT MANCHESTER (2-3)

SPRINGS VALLEY (4-1) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-5)

TAYLOR (2-3) AT SHERIDAN (3-2)

TECUMSEH (0-5) AT NORTH POSEY (4-1)

TERRE HAUTE NORTH (1-4) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (4-1)

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (1-3) AT NORTHVIEW (5-0)

TIPPECANOE VALLEY (4-1) AT JIMTOWN (3-2)

TRI (2-3) AT WINCHESTER (1-4)

TRITON CENTRAL (3-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-3)

TRI-WEST (2-3) AT LEBANON (3-2)

UNION CITY (0-5) AT UNION COUNTY (0-5)

WARREN CENTRAL (5-0) AT PIKE (3-2)

WASHINGTON (4-1) AT PIKE CENTRAL (2-3)

WEST CENTRAL (3-2) AT SOUTH NEWTON (3-2)

WEST LAFAYETTE (3-2) AT WESTERN (0-5)

WEST WASHINGTON (2-3) AT NORTH DAVIESS (4-1)

WESTERN BOONE (5-0) AT FRANKFORT (0-5)

WESTFIELD (5-0) AT BROWNSBURG (5-0)

WHITELAND (3-1) AT MARTINSVILLE (5-0)

WINAMAC (2-2) AT NORTH MIAMI (3-2)

WOODLAN (2-3) AT JAY COUNTY (2-3)

ZIONSVILLE (3-2) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (3-2)

USA TODAY NETWORK INDIANA HS FOOTBALL

6A

  1. WESTFIELD (13) 5-0 
  2. BROWNSBURG (3) 5-0 
  3. WARREN CENTRAL 5-0
  4. CROWN POINT (1) 5-0 
  5. CENTER GROVE 4-1
  6. LAWRENCE NORTH 5-0
  7. CATHEDRAL 3-2
  8. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 3-2
  9. COLUMBUS NORTH 4-1
  10. ELKHART 4-1

5A

  1. PLAINFIELD (11) 5-0 
  2. VALPARAISO (2) 4-1 
  3. MERRILLVILLE (1) 4-1
  4. CONCORD (3) 5-0
  5. LAFAYETTE JEFF 5-0
  6. WHITELAND 3-1
  7. BLOOMINGTON NORTH 4-1
  8. DECATUR CENTRAL 2-2 
  9. WARSAW 3-2
  10. EAST CENTRAL 3-2

4A

  1. NEW PALESTINE (16) 4-0 
  2. EVANSVILLE REITZ (1) 5-0
  3. MARTINSVILLE 5-0 
  4. BISHOP CHATARD 4-1 
  5. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 5-0 
  6. MISHAWAKA 4-1
  7. BREBEUF JESUIT 4-1
  8. COLUMBIA CITY 5-0
  9. EAST NOBLE 4-1
  10. LEO 4-1

3A

  1. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (17) 5-0
  2. HERITAGE HILLS 4-1
  3. GIBSON SOUTHERN 4-1
  4. MISSISSINEWA 5-0
  5. WEST NOBLE 5-0
  6. BATESVILLE 4-1
  7. LAWRENCEBURG 4-1
  8. GUERIN CATHOLIC 3-2
  9. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 4-1
  10. GARRETT 5-0

2A

  1. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (13) 4-0
  2. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (4) 5-0
  3. INDY LUTHERAN 4-1
  4. WESTERN BOONE 5-0
  5. NORTH POSEY 4-1
  6. BLUFFTON 5-0
  7. TRITON CENTRAL 3-2
  8. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 4-1
  9. LINTON-STOCKTON 3-2
  10. NORTH PUTNAM 5-0

1A

  1. NORTH JUDSON (17) 5-0
  2. PROVIDENCE 5-0
  3. CARROLL-FLORA 5-0
  4. MADISON-GRANT 5-0
  5. NORTH DECATUR 5-0
  6. TRITON 4-1
  7. SPRINGS VALLEY 4-1
  8. SOUTH PUTNAM 3-2
  9. MONROE CENTRAL 4-1
  10. PIONEER 4-1

INDIANA SRN HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL POLLS

4A

  1. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
  2. YORKTOWN
  3. FLOYD CENTRAL
  4. BROWNSBURG
  5. CENTER GROVE
  6. FORT WAYNE CARROLL
  7. WESTFIELD
  8. CASTLE
  9. EVANSVILLE NORTH
  10. CROWN POINT

3A

  1. INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI
  2. TRI-WEST
  3. NORTHVIEW
  4. NEW PALESTINE
  5. ANGOLA
  6. JENNINGS COUNTY
  7. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL
  8. DANVILLE
  9. SILVER CREEK
  10. NORTHWOOD

2A

  1. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL
  2. BENTON CENTRAL
  3. TECUMSEH
  4. WESTERN BOONE
  5. BARR REEVE
  6. WAPAHANI
  7. SOUTHWOOD
  8. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
  9. INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA
  10. SOUTH ADAMS

1A

  1. TRINITY LUTHERAN
  2. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
  3. TRI-COUNTY
  4. LOOGOOTEE
  5. FAITH CHRISTIAN
  6. SPRINGS VALLEY
  7. COVINGTON
  8. DALEVILLE
  9. MORGAN TWP.
  10. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN

INDIANA VOLLEYBALL SCORES

https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=9/23/2024

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER POLLS

3A

  1. CENTER GROVE
  2. NOBLESVILLE
  3. ZIONSVILLE
  4. HAMILTON SE
  5. FW CARROLL 
  6. WL HARRISON
  7. FISHERS
  8. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
  9. CATHEDRAL
  10. COLUMBUS NORTH
  11. WESTFIELD
  12. CARMEL
  13. GOSHEN
  14. WARSAW
  15. CONCORD
  16. MUNSTER
  17. CASTLE
  18. BROWNSBURG
  19. CROWN POINT
  20. LAWRENCE NORTH

2A

  1. EV. MEMORIAL
  2. BISHOP LUERS
  3. ILLIANA CHRISTIAN
  4. BISHOP CHATARD
  5. HERITAGE HILLS
  6. FW CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
  7. PARK TUDOR
  8. SB SAINT JOSEPH
  9. CASCADE
  10. HANOVER CENTRAL
  11. LEO
  12. WASHINGTON COMMUNITY
  13. SPEEDWAY
  14. WEST LAFAYETTE
  15. BOONE GROVE 
  16. BISHOP DWENGER
  17. CARDINAL RITTER
  18. WEST NOBLE
  19. EASTBROOK
  20. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN

1A

  1. COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
  2. FAITH CHRISTIAN
  3. BETHANY CHRISTIAN
  4. FOREST PARK
  5. WESTVIEW 
  6. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN
  7. PROVIDENCE
  8. FW BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN
  9. SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY)
  10. MUNCIE BURRIS
  11. OLDENBURG ACADEMY
  12. WHEELER
  13. SOUTH KNOX
  14. WHITE RIVER VALLEY 
  15. NORTH PUTNAM
  16. LUTHERAN (INDPLS)
  17. FW CANTERBURY
  18. COVINGTON
  19. SHAWE MEMORIAL
  20. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER POLLS

3A

1. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN

2. NOBLESVILLE

3. CARMEL

4. CASTLE

5. CATHEDRAL

6. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL

7. CROWN POINT                                                                                                     

8. WESTFIELD

9. CENTER GROVE

10. ZIONSVILLE

11. NORTHRIDGE

12. BROWNSBURG

13. EAST CENTRAL

14. PENN

15. HOMESTEAD

16. CARROLL

17. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

18. VALPARAISO

19.  MT VERNON

20. FISHERS

2A

1. SB SAINT JOSEPH

2. MISHAWAKA MARIAN

3. LAWRENCEBURG

4. BISHOP DWENGER

5. CHATARD

6. GUERIN CATHOLIC

7. PARK TUDOR

8. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI

9. BREBEUF JESUIT

10. HERITAGE HILLS

11. RONCALLI

12. HANOVER CENTRAL

13. GIBSON SOUTHERN

14. SILVER CREEK

15. HAMILTON HEIGHTS

16. NORTHWOOD

17. FW CANTERBURY

18. HIGHLAND

19. WASHINGTON

20. BATESVILLE/OAK HILL

1A

1. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN

2. PROVIDENCE

3. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN

4. OLDENBURG

5. WESTVIEW

6. MONROVIA

7. SHERIDAN

8. TRINITY

9.  FOREST PARK

10. ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

11. FAITH CHRISTIAN

12. BETHESDA CHRISTIAN

13. BREMEN

14. GREENCASTLE

15. WHEELER

16. SWITZERLAND COUNTY

17. ANDREAN

18. EASTBROOK

19. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC

20. WHITE RIVER VALLEY

INDIANA BOYS SOCCER SCORES:

https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=9/23/2024

INDIANA GIRLS SOCCER SCORES:

https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=9/23/2024

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26

ARMY AT TEMPLE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

FRIDAY, SEPT. 27

VIRGINIA TECH AT NO. 7 MIAMI (FLA.) | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

WASHINGTON AT RUTGERS | 8 P.M. | FOX

SATURDAY, SEPT. 28

KENTUCKY AT NO. 6 OLE MISS | 12 P.M. | ABC OR ESPN

MINNESOTA AT NO. 12 MICHIGAN | 12 P.M. | FOX

NEBRASKA AT PURDUE | 12 P.M. | PEACOCK

NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT NC STATE | 12 P.M. | THE CW

MARYLAND AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | BTN

BUFFALO AT UCONN | 12 P.M. | CBSSN

WESTERN KENTUCKY AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

HOLY CROSS AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+/ACC EXTRA

NAVY AT UAB | 12 P.M. | ESPN2

SOUTH FLORIDA AT TULANE | 12 P.M. | ESPNU

DAYTON AT MARIST | 12 P.M. | ESPN+

HARVARD AT BROWN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+

BUCKNELL AT LEHIGH | 12 P.M. | ESPN+

COLUMBIA AT GEORGETOWN | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+

HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT INDIANA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

VALPARAISO AT MOREHEAD STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

SAN DIEGO AT DRAKE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

COLGATE AT PENN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

FORDHAM AT MONMOUTH | 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG AT BUTLER | 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

BALL STATE AT JAMES MADISON | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+

MERCER AT WOFFORD | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+

RICHMOND AT ELON | 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

DELAWARE STATE AT CAMPBELL | 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

NORTH ALABAMA AT WEST GEORGIA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

SOUTHERN UTAH AT AUSTIN PEAY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

ROBERT MORRIS AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT THE CITADEL | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

MURRAY STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

SAMFORD AT FURMAN | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

YALE AT CORNELL | 2 P.M. | ESPN+

TEXAS STATE AT SAM HOUSTON | 3 P.M. | ESPN+

LINDENWOOD AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | 3 P.M. | ESPN+

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT NORFOLK STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+

NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT ILLINOIS STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+

YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT MISSOURI STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+

HOWARD AT PRINCETON | 3 P.M. | ESPN+

CAL POLY AT NORTHERN COLORADO | 3 P.M. | ESPN+

WISCONSIN AT NO. 13 USC | 3:30 P.M. | CBS

NO. 15 LOUISVILLE AT NO. 16 NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | PEACOCK

NO. 21 OKLAHOMA AT AUBURN | 3:30 P.M. | ABC

ARKANSAS AT NO. 24 TEXAS A&M | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN

UMASS AT MIAMI (OH) | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

LOUISIANA AT WAKE FOREST | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

LIBERTY AT APPALACHIAN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

FRESNO STATE AT UNLV | 3:30 P.M. | FS1

SAN DIEGO STATE AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN

GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPNU

WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MARSHALL | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

AKRON AT OHIO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

EASTERN MICHIGAN AT KENT STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

MAINE AT UALBANY | 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

SACRED HEART AT DELAWARE | 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

MORGAN STATE AT STONY BROOK | 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

NORTH CAROLINA AT DUKE | 4 P.M. | ESPN2

UTSA AT EAST CAROLINA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+

TENNESSEE TECH AT GARDNER-WEBB | 4 P.M. | ESPN+

SACRAMENTO STATE AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+

NORTHWESTERN STATE AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE | 4 P.M. | ESPN+

MISSISSIPPI STATE AT NO. 1 TEXAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

OLD DOMINION AT BOWLING GREEN | 5 P.M. | ESPN+

LOUISIANA TECH AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

UT MARTIN AT KENNESAW STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

WAGNER AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

HAMPTON AT WILLIAM & MARY | 6 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

LIU AT VILLANOVA | 6 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

PORTLAND STATE AT CHATTANOOGA | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT TENNESSEE STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

MONTANA STATE AT IDAHO STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

ALABAMA A&M AT FLORIDA A&M | 6 P.M. | ESPN+

NO. 3 OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN STATE | 7 P.M. | PEACOCK

STANFORD AT NO. 17 CLEMSON | 7 P.M. | ESPN

UL MONROE AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

CHARLOTTE AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

TULSA AT NORTH TEXAS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

LAMAR AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT GRAMBLING | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

MCKENDREE AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

JACKSON STATE AT TEXAS SOUTHERN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

DAVIDSON AT PRESBYTERIAN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AT TARLETON STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

NO. 2 GEORGIA AT NO. 4 ALABAMA | 7:30 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+

NO. 19 ILLINOIS AT NO. 9 PENN STATE | 7:30 P.M. | NBC

MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT MEMPHIS | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU

SOUTH ALABAMA AT NO. 14 LSU | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

FLORIDA STATE AT SMU | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

NEW MEXICO AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

AIR FORCE AT WYOMING | 8 P.M. | CBSSN

MONTANA AT EASTERN WASHINGTON | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

MCNEESE AT WEBER STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+

ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT UTAH TECH | 9 P.M. | ESPN+

WASHINGTON STATE AT NO. 25 BOISE STATE | 10 P.M. | FS1

IDAHO AT UC DAVIS | 10 P.M. | ESPN+

ARIZONA AT NO. 10 UTAH | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN

NO. 8 OREGON AT UCLA | 11 P.M. | FOX

NO. 20 OKLAHOMA STATE AT NO. 23 KANSAS STATE | TBD

NO. 18 IOWA STATE AT HOUSTON | TBD

NO. 22 BYU AT BAYLOR | TBD

TCU AT KANSAS | TBD

CINCINNATI AT TEXAS TECH | TBD

COLORADO AT UCF | TBD

INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7

INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3

INDIANA 42 UCLA 13

INDIANA 52 CHARLOTTE 14

SEPTEMBER 28 VS. MARYLAND TBA

OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA

OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA

OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA

NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA

NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA

NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA

NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA

PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0

NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7

OREGON STATE 38 PURDUE 21

SEPTEMBER 28 VS. NEBRASKA 12:00

OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA

OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA

OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00

NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA

NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA

NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA

NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00

NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

NOTRE DAME 23 TEXAS A&M 13

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 16 NOTRE DAME 14

NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7

NOTRE DAME 28 MIAMI OH 3

SEPTEMBER 28 VS. LOUISVILLE 3:30

OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30

OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA

OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00

NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30

NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30

NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)

NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA

BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

BUTLER 40 UPPER IOWA 7

BUTLER 19 MURRAY STATE 17

BUTLER 53 HANOVER 0

SEPTEMBER 28 VS. VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 1:00

OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00

OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT

OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00

OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00

NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00

NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT

NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00

NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00

BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

BALL STATE 42 MISSOURI STATE 34

MIAMI FL 62 BALL STATE 0

CENTRAL MICHIGAN 37 BALL STATE 34

SEPTEMBER 28 AT JAMES MADISON TBA

OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA

OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA

OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA

OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA

NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA

NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00

NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA

NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA

INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0

EASTERN ILLINOIS 27 INDIANA STATE 20

INDIANA STATE 24 DAYTON 13

SEPTEMBER 28 VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1:00

OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00

OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00

OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00

OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00

NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00

NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS

  1. PITTSBURGH
  2. NEBRASKA
  3. STANFORD
  4. PENN STATE
  5. LOUISVILLE
  6. CREIGHTON
  7. WISCONSIN
  8. TEXAS
  9. KANSAS
  10. PURDUE
  11. OREGON
  12. KENTUCKY
  13. GEORGIA TECH
  14. ARIZONA STATE
  15. FLORIDA
  16. MINNESOTA
  17. BYU
  18. FLORIDA STATE
  19. BAYLOR
  20. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/TENNESSEE

22. TCU

23. SMU

24. DAYTON

25. MIAMI FLORIDA

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER RANKINGS-RPI

  1. PITTSBURGH
  2. PENNSYLVANIA
  3. HOFSTRA
  4. WISCONSIN
  5. CHARLOTTE
  6. UC SANTA BARBARA
  7. VCU
  8. STANFORD
  9. PROVIDENCE
  10. VIRGINIA TECH
  11. OHIO STATE
  12. NORTH CAROLINA
  13. MARSHALL
  14. GEORGETOWN
  15. DENVER
  16. NORTHWESTERN
  17. UCLA
  18. GEORGE MASON
  19. SMU
  20. WEST VIRGINIA
  21. MICHIGAN
  22. MISSOURI STATE
  23. NORTH CAROLINA STATE
  24. CORNELL
  25. WESTERN MICHIGAN

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER RANKINGS-RPI

  1. MICHIGAN STATE
  2. NORTH CAROLINA
  3. NOTRE DAME
  4. AUBURN
  5. WAKE FOREST
  6. PENN STATE
  7. OHIO STATE
  8. FLORIDA STATE
  9. USC
  10. MISSISSIPPI STATE
  11. PITTSBURGH
  12. ARKANSAS
  13. UTAH STATE
  14. IOWA
  15. OKLAHOMA
  16. SOUTH CAROLINA
  17. STANFORD
  18. UCLA
  19. PEPPERDINE
  20. RUTGERS
  21. DUKE
  22. KENTUCKY
  23. VIRGINIA
  24. GEORGETOWN
  25. BYU

COLTS SCHEDULE

HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27

GREEN BAY 16 INDIANAPOLIS 10

INDIANAPOLIS 21 CHICAGO 16

SEPT. 29: VS. PITTSBURGH, 1 P.M., CBS

OCT. 6: AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M., CBS

OCT. 13: AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS

OCT. 20: VS. MIAMI, 1 P.M., FOX

OCT. 27: AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS

NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS

NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS

NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK

NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX

DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS

DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS

DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS

DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD

JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD

NFL WEEK 3 SCOREBOARD

MONDAY, SEPT. 24

BUFFALO 47 JACKSONVILLE 10

WEEK 4 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26

DALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)

CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P FOX)

LOS ANGELES RAMS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)

MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P CBS)

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)

DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW YORK JETS (1:00P CBS)

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P FOX)

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:25P CBS)

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)

BUFFALO BILLS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (8:20P NBC)

MONDAY, SEPT. 30

TENNESSEE TITANS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (7:30P ESPN)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DETROIT LIONS (8:15P ABC)

WEEK 5 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, OCT. 3

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, OCT. 6

NEW YORK JETS VS MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, TOTTENHAM)

CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)

BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P CBS)

BUFFALO BILLS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P CBS)

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P FOX)

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P FOX)

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:05P FOX)

ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)

GREEN BAY PACKERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P CBS)

NEW YORK GIANTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P CBS)

DALLAS COWBOYS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:20P NBC)

MONDAY, OCT. 7

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

PHILADELPHIA 6 CHICAGO CUBS 2

BOSTON 4 TORONTO 1

SEATTLE 6 HOUSTON 1

SAN FRANCISCO 6 ARIZONA 3

WNBA SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES

NFL NEWS

DANIELS SHINES ON MNF AS COMMANDERS DROP BENGALS TO 0-3

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jayden Daniels stood in the pocket against an all-out blitz, took a hit from Bengals safety Geno Stone and launched a perfect ball toward Terry McLaurin in the corner of the end zone. McLaurin hauled it in and kept both feet in bounds while being tackled.

In his third NFL game and first in prime time, Daniels couldn’t miss.

The No. 2 overall draft pick threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score in a remarkably efficient performance, and the Commanders stunned Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals 38-33 on Monday night.

“He’s a real cool customer, and he’s got a real poise about him,” Washington coach Dan Quinn said of his quarterback.

Daniels finished 21 of 23 for 254 yards, setting an NFL rookie record for completion percentage at 91.3%. The Commanders (2-1) scored on every possession except for kneel-downs at the end of each half and have not punted or turned the ball over in their last two games.

“That’s crazy,” Daniels said of the record. He said he couldn’t remember being that efficient in his passing at any level.

Neither Washington nor Cincinnati punted or had a turnover, the first time that’s happened in a game in the Super Bowl era.

Burrow threw for a season-best 324 yards and three scores, but the Bengals (0-3) simply couldn’t keep up. Cincinnati is off to its worst start since dropping its first 11 games on the way to a 2-14 finish in 2019.

Daniels’ first career touchdown pass was a 1-yard toss to eligible tackle Trent Scott to start the second half, the second straight game in which the Bengals gave up a TD to a lineman.

“They were all discombobulated on defense,” Daniels said. “We got a sneaky one.”

The Commanders were clinging to a 31-26 lead when Daniels connected with McLaurin from 27 yards out with 2:10 remaining for the game-sealing score.

“I put in the work,” said Daniels, last year’s Heisman Trophy winner at LSU. “What’s done in the dark will always come to light. I just know that I prepare for these moments week in and week out. I just have to go out there and play football and execute.”

In the first half, Washington got rushing touchdowns from Brian Robinson Jr., Austin Ekeler and Daniels.

McLaurin had four receptions for 100 yards.

The Bengals couldn’t reach the end zone on three first-half drives, with Evan McPherson kicking two field goals and missing another.

Meanwhile, Washington didn’t have a drive that fell short of the end zone until early in the fourth quarter, when Austin Seibert kicked a 42-yard field goal to make it 31-20.

Cincinnati got within five points on Burrow’s second TD pass to Ja’Marr Chase, but the 2-point conversion failed.

Daniels then led a drive that ate up 7 1/2 minutes and ended with the toss to McLaurin, which had a completion probability of 10.3%, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats.

Cincinnati scored on a 1-yard run by Zack Moss to cut the deficit to 38-33 with 40 seconds left, but McPherson’s onside kick was unsuccessful.

Chase had six receptions for 118 yards and two TDs for the Bengals, who also got a touchdown catch by Andrei Iosivas.

“I knew that would be a difficult football team,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. “They scored on every possession last week, and they scored on every possession this week. It was a dangerous team. They were ready for us. They dictated the flow of the game.”

DANIELS THE COMPETITOR

Daniels said he wanted to show his competitive spirit in his first prime-time game.

“I want to compete on a high level,” he said. “I’m just blessed to go out there each and every Sunday and do things that a lot of people in the world can’t do. And Monday, or whenever we play.”

INJURIES

Commanders RB Ekeler left in the second half with a concussion.

Bengals OT Trent Brown was carted off the field with a right knee injury in the first half and didn’t return.

UP NEXT

Commanders: At Arizona on Sunday.

Bengals: At Carolina on Sunday.

ALLEN THROWS 4 TDS AS BILLS THUMP JAGS TO START 3-0

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Any concerns Josh Allen had about how the Bills would perform following a 10-day break were eased during a 10-play opening drive that ended with James Cook scoring on a 6-yard touchdown run.

Buffalo kept on scoring. Allen threw four touchdown passes and the Bills scored TDs on each of their five first-half drives in a 47-10 win over a misfiring Trevor Lawrence and the unraveling Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday night.

“It feels good. I’ll tell you that,” said Allen, whose 11 games with four TD passes set a team record, surpassing Hall of Famer Jim Kelly.

“I think this could have easily been a game where we had 10 days off and let up on the gas. But didn’t sense that from our guys, a lot of urgency throughout the week,” he said of a team that hadn’t played since a 31-10 rout of Miami on Sept. 12. “We didn’t win it today. We won it in the last 10 days.”

Allen went 22 of 28 for 247 yards in the first 30 minutes alone, with completions to nine receivers. He only attempted two passes after halftime, finishing 23 of 30 for 263 yards before Mitchell Trubisky relieved him.

And he spread the wealth, completing touchdown passes to Dalton Kincaid, Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir and Ty Johnson.

“Freak of nature, all those things,” Shakir said of Allen, whose 230 touchdowns (passing, rushing and receiving) are one short of matching Patrick Mahomes for most by a player in his first seven NFL seasons.

Buffalo’s defense limited Jacksonville to 70 yards, five first downs and a field goal in five first-half possessions. The game was essentially over when Allen completed a 16-yard TD pass to Johnson 19 seconds before halftime.

Safety Damar Hamlin contributed to the rout with his first career interception. He easily picked off Lawrence’s overthrown pass intended for rookie Brian Thomas Jr. Five plays later, Allen completed a 27-yard TD pass to Shakir, who caught the ball at the 22 and broke two tackles running up the right sideline for the score.

Hamlin’s interception came about 21 months after he went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field in a Monday night game at Cincinnati.

“We all know my last game and how that game went,” said Hamlin, a starter after spending last season as a backup. “So to be able to come all the way back from that, and have a special moment, it’s all God.”

The four-time defending AFC East champions are off to their first 3-0 start since 2020 and third since coach Sean McDermott took over in 2017. They have topped 30 points in each game.

The Jaguars are in free fall. They last opened 0-3 in 2021 under coach Urban Meyer, who was fired before the end of the season.

Jacksonville’s latest defeat comes a week after Lawrence expressed his frustrations by saying “We suck right now” following an 18-13 loss to Cleveland. The Jaguars squandered leads of 14-0 and 17-7 in a season-opening loss at Miami.

On Monday, it was coach Doug Pederson’s turn to question his team.

“It’s really shocking. Very disappointed. You hate to say it, but the reality is we’re not very good right now,” Pederson said. “I need everybody to coach and play better. Let’s leave it at that.”

Lawrence finished 21 of 38 for 178 yards with a touchdown and interception. He’s lost eight straight starts dating to last season, and hasn’t won since he had 364 yards passing in a 24-21 victory at Houston on Nov. 26.

“I’m not playing my best right now and that’s frustrating,” Lawrence said. “It seems like everyone takes their turn in making a bad play at the wrong time, including myself. It seems really difficult to go forward. Can’t find that rhythm right now. We all have our share in it.”

After opening the second half with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Brenton Strange, Lawrence’s final two drives ended on downs.

He was yanked with 7:45 left and watched from the sideline with his hands on his collar as backup Mac Jones was sacked and lost a fumble three snaps into his first possession. That led to Ray Davis scoring on a 3-yard run.

More concerning is a Jaguars defense that couldn’t find a way to stop Allen. The Bills gained 288 yards, posted 19 first downs and converted 6 of 8 third-down chances and both fourth-down opportunities in the first half alone.

Buffalo’s 31-point lead at the half matched the third largest in team history, and its largest since leading Atlanta 38-7 on Nov. 22, 1992.

Von Miller had a sack to increase his total to 126 1/2 and move into a tie for 17th on the career list with Derrick Thomas, one ahead of Dwight Freeney.

INJURIES

Jacksonville: CB Jarrian Jones did not return after hurting his left shoulder on Buffalo’s opening drive. … LB Foyesade Oluokun was ruled out with a foot injury. … RT Anton Harrison was ruled out with a knee injury.

Bills: DB Cam Lewis returned after being evaluated for a head injury.

UP NEXT

Jaguars: At Houston on Sunday.

Bills: Make their third straight prime-time appearance and open a stretch of three straight road games at Baltimore on Sunday night.

ANALYSIS: 6 TEAMS SAVED THEIR SEASON BY AVOIDING AN 0-3 START

Six NFL teams saved their season on Sunday by earning their first win.

That’s no overstatement considering only six teams since 1979 have made the playoffs after starting 0-3, including just one since 2000, and none have won a Super Bowl.

After the Ravens, Rams, Broncos, Colts, Giants and Panthers avoided that dreaded start, only the Titans are 0-3. The Jaguars and Bengals are winless going into Monday night. Jacksonville plays at Buffalo (2-0). Cincinnati hosts Washington (1-1).

Four of the six first-time winners on Sunday played on the road, including Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. They beat Dallas 28-25, holding on after Dak Prescott rallied the Cowboys back from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

The Ravens had the best record in the NFL last year but that didn’t matter when they blew a double-digit lead in their home opener against the Raiders last week.

Facing a defense that was dominated by New Orleans in Week 2, Jackson, Derrick Henry and the rest of Baltimore’s offense clicked. They scored four touchdowns on the first six possessions and built a comfortable lead.

“To be honest, every game is a big game for us, because we’re trying to get somewhere,” said Jackson, who played like the reigning NFL MVP. “We’ve got to win these games to get to the playoffs, man, and win these playoff games to get to the Super Bowl. But it starts with the game that’s in front of us. So, the 0-2 start, we didn’t want that to happen. Obviously, it’s the (National) Football League; everyone is good. We can’t look at (any) opponent and think (that) we can just go in there and roll them over like this is high school or something or college, and we’re playing walk-on guys. … They’re going to play their heart out against us, like it’s the Super Bowl, so we’ve just got to go out there and do what we’re supposed to do.”

The injury-depleted Rams, a playoff team last year, seemed headed for a third straight loss when they trailed the reigning NFC champion 49ers 24-14 midway through the fourth quarter. But Matthew Stafford led an improbable comeback, Kyren Williams ran 4 yards to score his third touchdown of the day with 1:51 remaining, and Joshua Karty hit a 37-yard field goal with 2 seconds left to give Los Angeles a 27-24 win.

“I saw a team respond after a really humbling week last week,” Rams coach Sean McVay said. “And three hours will never define you, good or bad, unless you allow it to, and we’ve got to do a good job of being able to build on this.”

The Broncos have plenty of reason for optimism after rookie Bo Nix led them to a stunning 26-7 rout in Tampa Bay against the previously unbeaten Buccaneers.

Nix completed 25 of 36 passes for 216 yards and ran for 47 yards and a score as Denver dominated from start to finish. The Broncos aren’t a playoff contender in the AFC West but Nix and a strong defense will keep them competitive while Sean Payton builds around them.

“I haven’t seen him flinch,” Payton said of his quarterback. “We all get a little bit more confident with the win but I say that respectfully. He hasn’t flinched. I think that we had a good plan. The players did a good job and certainly (Nix) had more fun than he did in prior weeks.”

The Giants also got a standout performance from a rookie first-round pick to secure their first victory. Malik Nabers had eight catches for 78 yards and two TDs in a 21-15 victory at Cleveland. Daniel Jones was terrific for New York, throwing for 236 yards and the two scores to Nabers.

“I think it always feels good to get a win, however it comes,” Jones said. “First one is important, so we have to look at what we did well and build on it, and clean up the things we didn’t do well.”

A quarterback change helped the Panthers get coach Dave Canales his first win. Andy Dalton replaced Bryce Young, and threw for 319 yards and three TDs to lead Carolina to a 36-22 win in Las Vegas.

Maybe the supporting cast isn’t that terrible. Dalton was sharp, Chuba Hubbard ran for 114 yards and Diontae Johnson had eight catches for 122 yards and one TD.

Canales helped Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield resurrect their careers in previous stops. He was hired to get the best out of Young, the No. 1 overall pick in 2023. But perhaps the 36-year-old Dalton will regain his Pro Bowl form under Canales.

“That’s Panthers football, team football right there. I get to show them that. I get to show them how it all complements and plays off of each other,” Canales said.

The Colts, who barely missed the playoffs last season, beat the Bears 21-16 for their first win. Jonathan Taylor led the way with 110 yards rushing and two TDs on a day Anthony Richardson struggled again. Richardson, who was 10 of 20 for 167 yards and two interceptions, needs to improve for Indianapolis to have a shot at making the playoffs this season.

Getting to 1-2 was a big step for all six teams. Of course, they still have an uphill climb. Only two of the 32 teams that started 0-2 have made the playoffs since the NFL expanded the postseason field to 14 teams in 2020.

REPORT: X-RAYS NEGATIVE FOR CHARGERS QB JUSTIN HERBERT (ANKLE)

X-rays on the ankle of Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert came back negative after the game, NFL Network reported Monday.

Herbert will continue to be monitored this week, per the report.

He hobbled off the field in the third quarter of Sunday’s 20-10 road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers due to soreness from a previous ankle injury and was seen in a walking boot after the game.

Herbert, who never returned to the game, acknowledged afterward that he felt soreness increasing throughout the game from the earlier injury, a high ankle sprain, that put him in question entering the contest.

Taylor Heinicke took over under center for the Chargers, completing 2 of 2 passes for 24 yards, but Los Angeles was shut out the rest of the way.

Prior to exiting, Herbert completed 12 of 18 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown. He has thrown for 399 yards with four TDs and one interception through three starts.

Herbert, 26, missed two practices and was limited in another last week due to a high ankle sprain.

The Chargers (2-1) host the Kansas City Chiefs (3-0) next Sunday.

–Field Level Media

REPORT: LIONS DE MARCUS DAVENPORT’S SEASON IN JEOPARDY

Detroit Lions defensive end Marcus Davenport’s elbow injury could be season-ending, NFL Network reported Monday.

He is undergoing more tests for a “serious and significant” injury sustained during Sunday’s 20-13 win at Arizona, per the report.

Davenport has recorded four quarterback hits, two tackles and a half-sack in two games (one start) this season. He missed Week 2 with a groin injury.

Davenport, 28, was a first-round pick (14th overall) by the New Orleans Saints in 2018. He signed a one-year deal with Detroit for $6.5 million in March.

He has 24 sacks, 68 QB hits and 151 tackles in 69 games (36 starts) with the Saints (2018-22), Minnesota Vikings (2023) and Lions.

–Field Level Media

BROWNS’ WYATT TELLER FACING IR; MYLES GARRETT DAY-TO-DAY

Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl guard Wyatt Teller is facing a possible stint on injured reserve with a knee injury while All-Pro pass rusher Myles Garrett is considered day-to -day with a foot injury.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters Monday the team is awaiting results from an MRI on Teller’s injury, sustained in Sunday’s loss to the New York Giants. Either way, he will miss multiple weeks, Stefanski said. Teller was injured in the third quarter of Sunday’s game.

Stefanski said Garrett also underwent an MRI.

Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. and RT James Hudson III also exited in the third quarter of the loss, but Stefanski did not provide updates on them.

The Browns moved Joel Bitonio to LT from left guard and Ethan Pocic from center to left guard, with Nick Harris coming in at center to finish the game. Rookie Zak Zinter filled in for Teller at RG, while Dawand Jones replaced Hudson at RT.

Garrett, 28, has two sacks and two forced fumbles this season. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year and five-time Pro Bowler has 90.5 sacks for his career.

Teller, 29, has started 78 of 86 games he’s played in for the Browns and Buffalo Bills (2018), making three straight Pro Bowl appearances from 2021-23.

The Browns (1-2) play the first of three straight road games on Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders (1-2).

–Field Level Media

REPORTS: VIKINGS AWAIT MRI ON QB SAM DARNOLD (KNEE)

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold will have an MRI on his left knee Monday, according to multiple reports.

Late in the third quarter of Sunday’s 34-7 win against the Houston Texans, former Vikings pass rusher Danielle Hunter was flagged for roughing the passer after wrapping up Darnold’s legs.

Darnold left the field under his own power and appeared to be in pain on the sidelines before returning to the game after sitting out just one snap, briefly replaced by Nick Mullens.

“It’s good, and that’s as much as I’m gonna say about that,” Darnold told Pro Football Talk about the status of his knee on Sunday night.

Darnold, 27, finished with 181 yards and four touchdown passes as the Vikings improved to 3-0 with the victory in Minneapolis.

In his first season with Minnesota, the former No. 3 overall draft pick has completed 67.9 percent of his passes for 657 yards with eight touchdowns and two interceptions.

The Vikings play the NFC North rival Packers (2-1) in Green Bay on Sunday.

–Field Level Media

REPORT: MCL SPRAIN FOR FALCONS RT KALEB MCGARY

Atlanta Falcons right tackle Kaleb McGary sustained an MCL sprain in Sunday night’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Network reported Monday.

McGary, 29, departed with a knee injury in the second quarter and was later ruled out. He will have an MRI on Monday to confirm the initial diagnosis, per the report.

A first-round draft pick in 2019, McGary has started 79 of his 80 career games with the Falcons (three this season).

Veteran tackle Storm Norton, 30, replaced McGary as Atlanta dropped to 1-2 with the 22-17 home loss against the Chiefs.

REPORTS: CHARGERS RT JOE ALT (KNEE) LIKELY OUT VS. CHIEFS

Chargers rookie right tackle Joe Alt may miss Los Angeles’ home game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday with a sprained MCL, ESPN reported Monday.

The fifth overall pick of this year’s NFL draft, Alt sustained the injury during the fourth quarter of the Chargers’ 20-10 loss at the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday.

Pittsburgh defensive tackle Cameron Heyward rolled up on Alt’s right leg during Los Angeles’ final possession of the game.

NFL Network reported Monday that Alt will not need surgery but will miss “some time.”

Alt’s injury came one quarter after Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater exited with a pectoral injury. Slater’s status for Kansas City is unknown.

Justin Herbert’s status is also murky after the Los Angeles quarterback aggravated a high ankle sprain in the third quarter against the Steelers.

Herbert left the stadium in a walking boot, though Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters Monday that X-rays on the quarterback’s right ankle were negative.

Los Angeles star edge rusher Joey Bosa also exited Sunday’s loss after two plays as he continues to battle a hip injury. His status for Sunday is unknown.

The Chargers (2-1) have a bye following their game against the Chiefs (3-0).

49ERS DT JAVON HARGRAVE (TRICEPS) COULD MISS REST OF SEASON

San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave requires surgery that likely will be season-ending after partially tearing his right triceps, coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday.

Hargrave sustained the injury during San Francisco’s 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.

“It’s a big (loss),” Shanahan said. “I thought he had his best game (Sunday). I thought he was a huge factor, really affected the quarterback in that game. … He’s one of our better players. He was definitely going in the right direction and was going to have a big year.”

Shanahan said there is a chance that Hargrave does can back, but it wouldn’t be until late in the playoffs.

Hargrave, 31, had one sack and seven tackles in three games (all starts) for San Francisco this season.

Meanwhile, Niners quarterback Brock Purdy is dealing with an aching back. An MRI showed nothing serious, and Shanahan said that the 24-year-old is day-to-day.

In San Francisco’s first three games, Purdy completed 72.6 percent of his passes (69 of 95) for 842 yards and four touchdowns with one interception.

Christian McCaffrey has yet to play a snap for the 49ers this season, and Shanahan said Monday that the star running back went to Germany over the weekend to see a specialist as he continues to deal with nagging Achilles tendinitis.

McCaffrey has been on injured reserve since Sept. 14. Jordan Mason has taken over as RB1 during McCaffrey’s absence and has recorded 324 yards and two touchdowns on an NFL-high 67 carries through his first three games.

The Niners (1-2) will face the New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday.

–Field Level Media

LIONS’ MARCUS DAVENPORT (TRICEPS) LIKELY TO MISS REST OF SEASON

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell announced Monday that defensive end Marcus Davenport is likely out for the remainder of the season due to an elbow injury he sustained in Sunday’s win over the Arizona Cardinals.

The nature of the injury is a torn triceps, ESPN reported. Campbell added that the 28-year-old was looking into other options regarding the treatment of the injury.

The Lions signed Davenport via free agency in March to a one-year deal worth $7.095 million. He recorded a half-sack in Week 1 vs. the Rams, then sat out Week 2 due to a groin injury.

This is Davenport’s seventh season in the league, having played his first five years with the New Orleans Saints and last year with the Minnesota Vikings. His most productive season was in 2021, when he finished with nine sacks, 39 tackles, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 11 games.

Injuries have hindered Davenport throughout his career. After being selected with the 14th pick in the 2018 draft, he played in just 63 games in his five seasons in New Orleans and just four games last season in Minnesota.

His is one of many injuries that the Lions, who advanced to the NFC Championship Game last season, are dealing with.

Campbell said Monday linebacker Derrick Barnes will be out “a significant amount of time” with a knee injury he suffered Sunday. Meanwhile, three-time Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow reportedly sustained a torn pectoral muscle Sunday and is considered week-to-week.

Tight end Sam LaPorta, who was named a Pro Bowler last year in his rookie season, was carted off with an ankle injury. The team is saying he’s day-to-day with a low ankle sprain.

Safety Brian Branch, another player who emerged as a rookie last season, is also day-to-day with a concussion. Campbell said Branch is in the protocol but “was doing pretty good.”

–Field Level Media

RAIDERS’ PIERCE STANDS BY ‘BUSINESS DECISION’ COMMENT; QB CHANGE POSSIBLE

On Monday, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce did not back away from comments he made about certain unnamed members of his team following Sunday’s 36-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers.

Upset with the Raiders’ showing against the previously winless Panthers, Pierce was asked how concerned he was about his team’s effort in a game Las Vegas trailed by as many as 26 points.

“I don’t think it was the team. I think there was definitely some individuals that made business decisions,” Pierce said, “and we’ll make business decisions going forward as well.”

Come Monday’s day-after press conference, Pierce was asked about that particular remark and doubled down, saying, “I don’t bite my tongue.”

It tracked for the straight-talking 45-year-old, a former NFL linebacker selected to the 2006 Pro Bowl. Players gave Pierce a ringing endorsement for the Raiders’ head-coaching position after he guided them to a 5-4 finish as the interim coach following the midseason firing of Josh McDaniels in 2023.

Pierce told reporters he would address the team later on Monday and be “very direct.”

“Because it is what it is,” Pierce said, “and that’s what we’re gonna do, call a spade a spade.”

So far, the Raiders’ “business decisions” have not included a change at QB1.

Pierce didn’t rule out benching Gardner Minshew for Aidan O’Connell, merely saying he had to “get with the players and evaluate everything from (Sunday) first.”

Minshew completed 18 of 28 passes for 214 yards, one touchdown and one interception before O’Connell took over. O’Connell, who started 10 games for the Raiders last season, went 9-of-12 passing for 82 yards and a touchdown.

The Raiders’ issues appeared to be far deeper than the signal-caller. The offense gained just 55 rushing yards on 16 attempts, and the defense was gashed by Andy Dalton in his first start for the Panthers following Bryce Young’s benching.

“The effort wasn’t up to par as it had been in the previous games, and that showed up,” Pierce said. “That didn’t look good at the end of the game.”

–Field Level Media

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CRIMSON TIDE RARE HOME UNDERDOGS VS. NO. 2 GEORGIA

No. 4 Alabama opened the week as a rare home underdog for Saturday’s Southeastern Conference opener against No. 2 Georgia in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

The Crimson Tide (3-0) were underdogs ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 points at various sportsbooks on Monday heading into the showdown with the Bulldogs (3-0).

Alabama has been favored in 90 consecutive games at Bryant-Denny Stadium dating back to a Nov. 3, 2007, game against LSU.

The Crimson Tide have not been the underdog in any regular-season game since Oct. 3, 2015, at Georgia, according to ESPN.

ESPN BET listed Georgia at -1.5 on Monday. The lines at both BetMGM and FanDuel had the visiting Bulldogs at -2.5.

NO. 2 GEORGIA VERY FAMILIAR WITH QB, GETTING TO KNOW NEW-LOOK NO. 4 ALABAMA

Georgia coach Kirby Smart spent the weekend getting to know a familiar foe with relatively unfamiliar names at the top.

Smart, a former assistant coach at Alabama under Nick Saban, takes Georgia back to Tuscaloosa this week for a big-ticket SEC showdown with the Crimson Tide.

The meeting of teams ranked in the top five takes Smart to the place he called home for nine years. But even in the region where his children were born, there’s less nostalgia and more nose-to-grindstone for the 48-year-old.

No. 2 Georgia is spending extra time preparing after its bye last week to get more familiar with No. 4 Alabama’s new coaching staff and scheme under Kalen DeBoer. DeBoer was hired after a runner-up national title finish at Washington, replacing Smart’s former boss, Nick Saban.

“Last time we went it was 4-5 years from the time we had lived there. It’s so weird when you play there because you’re in and out,” Smart said. “You’re there, then you’re gone. It’s just different. There’s a lot of people that are still there in the organization that I’m close with and have a lot of respect for, but that’s the case for a lot of these places in the SEC.”

With Saban, a seven-time national title winner, moving to an advisory role at Alabama and working with ESPN as a college football analyst, Saturday’s game on a national stage will be played on the newly-minted Nick Saban Field.

Alabama (3-0) is one of six undefeated teams in the SEC. The Crimson Tide beat Wisconsin in Madison before also enjoying a bye last week.

“They’re different defensively for sure. Obviously the offensive staff and defensive staff changed,” Smart said. “There’s remnants, because the quarterback’s the same. The history there, at Washington with Kalen (DeBoer) and defensively the history Kane (Wommack) has and what they’ve done this year is different.”

No matter the system Alabama runs on offense, Smart said the challenge of getting ready for Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe can be overwhelming. Milroe has 590 passing yards, eight touchdowns and no interceptions in the pass-first Alabama offense this season.

“With him, the challenges are immense because he’s an incredible football player,” Smart said. “There is no design to a play that you can draw up and then say, ‘Well, I’m pretty sure this is going to happen on this play with him.’ Because you don’t know what’s going to happen. Sometimes the worst thing you can do is cover everybody with him. Sometimes the best thing you can do is cover everybody. It just depends — are you capable of getting him on the ground and tackling him at times? What matchups do you have?”

Milroe also has two rushing touchdowns in each of the first three Alabama games this season. Milroe completed 13 of 23 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns to beat Georgia 27-24 in the SEC Championship game, his only career start against Smart.

“He’s as different a football player in college football as I’ve played against in a long time,” Smart said. “People think he’s just a runner and that’s not the case. He can do things with his arm other people can’t. He can reach spots on the field and get it there faster than you can break on it better than most arm-talent people. It’s a tremendous challenge to defend people like him.”

–Field Level Media

REGGIE BUSH SUES USC, PAC-12, NCAA OVER USE OF NIL

Reggie Bush is suing the University of Southern California, the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA for compensation for the use of his name, image and likeness while he was a college athlete.

“This case is not just about seeking justice for Reggie Bush,” Evan Selik, one of the attorneys representing Bush, said in a statement Monday. “It’s about setting a precedent for the fair treatment of all college athletes. Our goal is to rectify this injustice and pave the way for a system where athletes are rightfully recognized, compensated and treated fairly for their contributions.”

The filing claims that USC, the conference and the NCAA financially benefited from Bush’s “significant popularity” and “prominence” during and after his time with the Trojans’ football program, with whom he won the 2004 BCS national championship and the 2005 Heisman Trophy.

Bush notably forfeited his Heisman in 2010 amid reports that the Heisman Trust would revoke it after USC was hit with major NCAA sanctions because Bush and his family received improper financial benefits during his time there.

With athletes now allowed to capitalize on their NIL rights, Bush asked for the award to be reinstated. The Heisman Trust obliged this past April, acknowledging the “enormous changes” to the world of college football.

Bush has not been associated with USC for most of the time between the sanctions and the present day. He was on the sideline for the Trojans’ season-opening win over LSU in Las Vegas.

“We appreciate that the new administration at USC is trying to pick up the pieces of the former administrations’ unjust and improper handling of Reggie Bush,” said Levi G. McCathern II, another one of Bush’s attorneys. “However, the delay in fixing this speaks volumes.”

–Field Level Media

MEMPHIS, SOUTH FLORIDA, UTSA, TULANE PLEDGE TO STAY IN AMERICAN

The next spin on the conference realignment carousel won’t include Memphis, South Florida, UTSA or Tulane.

The American Athletic Conference released a statement Monday saying those four schools are committed to remaining in the league, following reports that they could be targets of the rebuilding Pac-12 Conference.

At the same time, all 15 member institutions published graphics on social media that plotted their locations on a map, with one word prominently featured: “Committed.”

“We are the American Athletic Conference. A conference that prioritizes student-athlete welfare, has proud academic institutions, produces fierce competition at the highest level, and has outstanding linear and direct-to-consumer national media partners,” the AAC’s statement read.

“Together, we are committed to continuing to build the American brand, exploring new opportunities for exposure and value, and developing innovative economic resources — all in service of our student-athletes.”

The statement acknowledged that some of its member institutions received interest from “other conferences.” Though the schools weren’t named, the corresponding social media post featured the logos of Memphis, South Florida, UTSA and Tulane across the top.

The AAC said it was “in our individual and collective best interests to uphold our commitment to each other.”

The Pac-12 began a regrowth of sorts two weeks ago when it was announced the league would add Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State from the Mountain West in 2026. Joining Oregon State and Washington State, that would bring the league to six members, with eight the minimum required for the league to be recognized as an FBS conference once again.

Memphis, Tulane and others were reported to be among the Pac-12’s next targets.

“The landscape of college athletics has shifted dramatically in the past few years,” the University of Memphis said in its own statement. “With that, our focus has remained on ensuring our student-athletes are given the best possible environment to perform their sports and academics at the highest level. After considering other potential options, we have decided our current partnership with the American Athletic Conference is in the best interest of our student-athletes and the future of our University.”

The AAC has 14 football-playing members after losing SMU to the ACC but adding Army ahead of the 2024 season. Army and Navy are football-only members, while Wichita State plays most of its sports in the AAC but does not field a football team.

–Field Level Media

IOWA, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN AND WASHINGTON EARN WEEKLY FOOTBALL HONORS

Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
RB – Jr. – Hamilton, Ohio – Hamilton

  • Finished with a career-high 206 yards on 21 attempts with a career-best three touchdowns in Iowa’s 31-14 road win at Minnesota
  • Notched his second career 200-yard game and fourth consecutive 100-yard game
  • First Hawkeye with three touchdowns in a game since Tyler Goodson in 2021
  • Became the first Hawkeye to post four straight 100-yard games since Mark Weisman in 2012
  • First Iowa running back with two or more touchdowns in the first four games of the season since Tavian Banks in 1997
  • Last Iowa Offensive Player of the Week: Kaleb Johnson (Nov. 7, 2022)

Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Luke Altmyer, Illinois
QB – Jr. – Starkville, Miss. – Starkville

  • Led Illinois to a 31-24 overtime win at No. 22 Nebraska by throwing for four touchdowns and 236 yards on 21-of-27 passing
  • Threw the game-winning touchdown in overtime to secure Illinois’ second 4-0 start since 1951
  • First Illinois quarterback to throw for four touchdowns on the road against a top-25 team since 1999 (Kurt Kittner at Michigan)
  • Has guided Illinois to a pair of top-25 wins, the first time in program history Illinois has won two top-25 games in September
  • One of only two quarterbacks in the nation to throw four touchdowns in a top-25 road win this season
  • Last Illinois Offensive Player of the Week: John Paddock (Nov. 13, 2023)

Defensive Player of the Week
Josaiah Stewart, Michigan
EDGE – Sr. – Bronx, N.Y. – Everett (Mass)

  • Registered four tackles, four hurries, three tackles for loss, two sacks and one forced fumble in Michigan’s 27-24 upset of No. 11 USC
  • Created 14 yards lost on his three tackles for loss, two of which came on third down
  • Recorded his second multi-sack game of the season
  • Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Mike Sainristil (Nov. 20, 2023)

Special Teams Player of the Week
Tommy Doman, Michigan
P – Sr. – West Bloomfield, Mich. – Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

  • Punted eight times with five punts at or over 50 yards
  • Placed three punts inside the 15-yard line and two inside the 10-yard line
  • All four second-half punts were 50-plus yards
  • Allowed just 24 total return yards on four returns
  • Also handled kickoffs with three touchbacks on five attempts
  • Last Michigan Special Teams Players of the Week: Dominic Zvada (Sept. 2, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Khmori House, Washington
ILB – Pasadena, Calif. – St. John Bosco

  • Earned his first career interception, returning it nine yards, in Washington’s 24-5 win over Northwestern
  • Finished the game with three tackles as part of a defense that has yet to allow a touchdown in three home games this season
  • Held Northwestern to just 112 yards of total offense – 59 rushing and 53 passing

MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK 4 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

MAC Football Co-Offensive Players of the Week
Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green, TE      
Junior, Canton, Ohio (McKinley)
Harold Fannin had an outstanding performance this weekend leading all MAC receivers with 145 yards. He recorded eight receptions, including a 65-yard touchdown reception on BGSU’s first play from scrimmage in the second half. The TD was the longest offensive score allowed by Texas A&M’s defense since October 2022. Notably, 97 of his 145 receiving yards came after the catch. This game marked his third career 100-yard receiving game (and second this season). Of the six instances in BGSU history where a tight end has surpassed 100 yards receiving in a game, he owns three, with two of his top performances this year coming against then-No. 8 Penn State and then-No. 25 Texas A&M.
 
B.J. Harris, Central Michigan, RB
Senior, Chattanooga, Tenn. (McCallie School)     
B.J. Harris rushed for a career-high 151 yards on eight carries, including a 71-yard run, 41-yard run and 25-yard run to setup the game-winning touchdown pass. Averaged 18.9 yards per carry. Also caught two passes for five years. Led the Chippewas in all-purpose yards with a career-high 156 yards.
 
MAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Shaun Dolac, Buffalo, LB
Graduate, West Seneca, NY (West Seneca East)
Shaun Dolac had a career-high 19 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and a game-changing interception in Buffalo’s 23-20 win over Northern Illinois. Of his 19 tackles, 15 were solo. With the game tied, 17-17, in the fourth quarter and the Huskies driving, Dolac picked off Ethan Hampton’s pass and returned it 53 yards to the NIU 20-yard line, setting up the go ahead field goal.
 
MAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Jesús Gómez, Eastern Michigan, K            
Senior, Puebla, Mexico (Prepa Tec Puebla)          
Jesús Gómez continued his outstanding form as the lefty kicker accounted for 12 points with three field goals and three extra points recorded on the day. Gómez, who was good from 49, 40, and 37-yards, has now scored at least eight points in all four games this year after scoring eight at UMass (Aug. 31), nine at Washington (Sept. 7), 13 against Jacksonville State (Sept. 14), and 12 against SFU. He has connected on multiple field goals in all four games, including three makes in each of the last three games for the Eagles with his 11 makes rank him one of just two players nationally to have made 10+ field goals already this season. Overall, Gómez leads the MAC with 42 points scored this year with the next closest player having scored 30.

BYU, UTAH AND WVU GARNER BIG 12 HONORS IN WEEK FOUR

IRVING, Texas – Utah running back Micah Bernard (offensive) and quarterback Isaac Wilson (newcomer), West Virginia spur Tyrin Bradley Jr. (defensive) plus BYU returner Parker Kingston (special teams) were selected as Big 12 award winners for the fourth week of the season.

Bernard’s performance in Utah’s win at then-No. 14 Oklahoma State featured career highs of 25 rushes and 182 yards. His 182 rushing yards were the second most by a Big 12 player this season and the most by a Ute since 2019. Bernard eclipsed the 100-yard mark for a third consecutive game with a conference-best average of 7.3 yards per carry for the week.

Wilson was key to his team’s win in Stillwater in just his second career start. He became Utah’s first true freshman starting quarterback in recorded program history to beat an AP-ranked team, throwing for 207 yards and a touchdown that included six completions of 15 yards or more. Wilson also had a pivotal 48-yard run in the third quarter before completing a 45-yard touchdown pass to Brant Kuithe with six minutes remaining.

Bradley Jr. filled the stat sheet from his spur position in West Virginia’s win over Kansas. He ended his day with seven tackles and an interception while sealing the victory by recording a nine-yard sack with a forced and recovered fumble with eight seconds remaining in the game. His seven tackles were a season high, and the interception was the second of his career.

With a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown, Kingston helped BYU defeat then-No. 13 Kansas State 38-9 on Saturday. It was the first BYU punt return for a score since 2013 and tied for the third longest in school history. The win marked the Cougars’ largest margin of victory ever over an AP Top 15 team. Kingston’s key return was also featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter as a Play of the Year candidate.

WEEK 4 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week have been recognized following their standout performances in Week 4 of the 2024 college football season. The selections are determined by a vote of a select media panel. The following are this week’s honorees:
 
QUARTERBACK – Cam Ward, Miami, QB, West Columbia, Texas
Ward became the first ACC quarterback to throw for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns in the first four starts of his career in the last 25 years with another dominant outing against South Florida. Ward finished with a season-high 404 yards and three touchdowns, completing 24-for-34 passes with his lone interception coming on a muffed catch. Ward, who has thrown for over 300 passing yards in all four games this season, has recorded over 15,000 yards passing in his career, making him the 13th player recognized by the NCAA to have reached that milestone.
 
RUNNING BACK – Brashard Smith, SMU, RB, Richmond Heights, Florida
Smith posted a career-high 190 all-purpose yards (127 rushing, 27 receiving, 39 kick return) while scoring a career-best four touchdowns in the Mustangs’ rivalry win against TCU. Four touchdowns were the most total touchdowns by an SMU player since Courtland Sutton hauled in four receiving touchdowns against North Texas in 2017. Smith has recorded more than 100 all-purpose yards in every game this season.
 
RECEIVER – Lewis Bond, Boston College, WR, Chicago, Illinois
Bond scored the game-winning touchdown for Boston College on a 42-yard catch-and-run in the fourth quarter against Michigan State in the Red Bandana Game. He totaled six receptions and 102 yards, marking his second career 100-yard game. Three of his receptions turned into first downs on third-down attempts.
 
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Noah Josey, Virginia, LG, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Josey helped pave the way for Virginia’s 384 rushing yards against Coastal Carolina – the most by the Cavaliers since 1998 and the most by an ACC team this season. The rushing total is tied for the sixth-highest of any FBS team this season. Josey played every offensive snap at left guard and also produced the third-highest pass blocking grade (86.2) of any guard in the country in week four according to Pro Football Focus.
 
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Patrick Payton, Florida State, DE, Miami, Florida
Payton logged a career-high 3.0 sacks and 3.5 tackles-for-loss in Florida State’s win over Cal, all of which came in the second half. Payton led the way for Florida State to record season-bests in sacks (7.0) and tackles-for-loss (12.0). Two of Payton’s sacks came on third down with one leading to a missed field goal. Following the win, the redshirt junior now ranks 12th in the country with 1.0 sacks per game.
 
LINEBACKER – David Bailey, Stanford, OLB, Irvine, California
Bailey racked up two sacks for the Cardinal in Friday’s win over Syracuse, Stanford’s first-ever conference win in ACC play. It was Bailey’s second career multi-sack game and his first of the 2024 season. The Irvine, California, native totaled four tackles and forced a fumble to pair with the two sacks. The Cardinal defense has forced a turnover in five straight contests, dating back to the 2023 season finale against Notre Dame.
 
DEFENSIVE BACK – Ahmaad Moses, SMU, S, Arlington, Texas
Moses recorded four tackles and a pass breakup in SMU’s rivalry win over TCU on Saturday to go along with a career-best two interceptions, totaling 97 return yards. Moses returned one of his interceptions for a 60-yard touchdown.
 
SPECIALIST – Emmet Kenney, Stanford, K, Fargo, North Dakota
Kenney hit the game-winning 39-yard field goal as time expired to seal the road victory over Syracuse on Friday night. The 39-yarder was Kenney’s fourth field goal of the night and his first career game-winning kick. In the second quarter, the Fargo, North Dakota, product drilled a 51-yard field goal – the longest of his career. Kenney went 4-for-4 on field goal attempts, the most in a game in his career, while remaining a perfect 8-for-8 on the season.
 
ROOKIE – Eli Holstein, Pitt, QB, Zachary, Louisiana
Holstein accounted for five touchdowns, with three passing and two rushing, while compiling 340 yards of total offense in Pitt’s win over Youngstown State. Holstein completed 67 percent of his pass attempts for 247 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown – Pitt’s longest passing play since 2019. The redshirt freshman rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns, marking the most rushing yards by a Pitt quarterback since 2014. Holstein became the first Pitt quarterback since Dan Marino in 1979 to win each of his first four starts. This is the fourth consecutive week that Holstein has earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors.

FB: SEPTEMBER 23 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

DALLAS – Liberty’s Reese Smith, along with WKU’s Devonte’ Mathews and Cole Maynard, earned CUSA Player of the Week honors for week four. The weekly awards are voted on by a panel of the league’s media.
 
Offensive Player of the Week – Reese Smith, Liberty – Junior – WR – Danville, Ky.
Smith entered Saturday’s 35-24 win over East Carolina without a touchdown in a Flames uniform and just two career receiving touchdowns but hauled in six passes for 80 yards and a program-record tying three touchdowns to help Liberty rally from a 17-0 deficit. His second touchdown grab gave the Flames their first lead (21-17) with 2:52 remaining in the third quarter, and his final score gave Liberty the lead for good midway through the final frame. Smith became the 13th player in program history with three receiving touchdowns in a game and now leads CUSA and ranks 30th nationally in receiving touchdowns.
 
Defensive Player of the Week – Devonte’ Mathews, WKU – Senior – DB – Phenix City, Ala.
Mathews came up big for the Hilltoppers in their 26-21 win over Toledo on Saturday, intercepting two passes in the final two minutes when the Rockets were threatening to score. The first came with Toledo facing a fourth-and-15 from the WKU 20-yard line, when he picked off a pass attempt in the end zone with 1:20 remaining. After a turnover allowed Toledo to get the ball back, he intercepted his second pass at the Tops’ one-yard line with 18 seconds remaining to clinch the victory. Mathews, WKU’s leading tackler through four games this season, finished with four tackles in the win, including 0.5 for loss. 
 
Special Teams Player of the Week – Cole Maynard, WKU – RS Junior – P – Mooresville, N.C.
Maynard played an important role in Saturday’s win over Toledo, averaging 50.8 yards per punt on six attempts in the game – the fifth-highest average in a single game in program history of players who had at least four attempts. He sent four punts 50-plus yards and had two downed inside the 20-yard line. His long was 57 yards, which he did twice, but his most impactful came with under a minute to play in the third quarter when he pinned Toledo at its own two-yard line. The WKU defense recorded a safety on the next play, kicking off a stretch of 16 unanswered points in the comeback victory.

NAVY, TEMPLE, TULSA STANDOUTS NAMED PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors from Week 4 of the 2024 season.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Blake Horvath • Jr. • QB • Navy
Horvath had a career day in Navy’s 56-44 win against No. 23 Memphis, keeping the Midshipmen unbeaten at 3-0 overall and 2-0 in The American. Horvath rushed for a career-high 211 yards and four touchdowns on just 12 carries, completed 9 of 12 passes for 192 yards and two TDs and had a 13-yard reception to account for 416 total yards and six touchdowns. Horvath enters Week 5 as The American’s rushing leader at 122.0 yards per game and a league-leading seven touchdowns.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Colin Ramos • Sr. • LB • Navy
Ramos registered a career-high 20 tackles – the most by an NCAA FBS player in a game this season – to help Navy to a 56-44 win against No. 23 Memphis, keeping the Midshipmen unbeaten and tied atop the conference standings. He added a sack, 2.0 tackles for loss and a key pass breakup in the end zone that denied a Memphis touchdown. Ramos leads The American and ranks second nationally with 15.0 tackles per game in 2024.
 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Maddux Trujillo • Sr. • K • Temple
Trujillo scored nine points, including an American Athletic Conference-record 64-yard field goal, to help Temple to a 45-29 win against Utah State. Trujillo’s kick came at the end of the first half and sparked a run of 24 straight Temple points to help the Owls overcome a 21-14 deficit late in the second quarter. Trujillo’s field goal was the longest by any player – college or pro – in Lincoln Financial Field history, while it shattered the previous AAC mark of 56 yards, set by former Memphis kicker Jake Elliott in 2013 and tied by the Tigers’ Riley Patterson in 2020.
 
Seth Morgan • Gr. • K • Tulsa
Morgan scored 11 points, including the game-tying and game-winning field goals, in Tulsa’s 23-20 overtime win at Louisiana Tech. Morgan, who went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, hit a 45-yard kick with 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter to force overtime before he added a walk-off 34-yarder on Tulsa’s first possession in overtime. 
 
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Bryson Daily • Sr. • QB • Army
Rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns and had 107 yards and two touchdown passes for five total TDs in a 37-14 win against Rice.
 
Shane Porter • Jr. • RB • North Texas
Rushed for 120 yards on 13 carries in a 44-17 win against Wyoming.
 
Evan Simon • Jr. • QB • Temple
Completed 17 of 27 passes for 271 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown in a 45-29 win against Utah State.
 
Jimmori Robinson • Sr. • LB • UTSA
Had seven tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick in a 45-7 win against Houston Christian.
 
Makhi Hughes • So. • RB • Tulane
Rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries in a 41-33 win at Louisiana.

MW FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – SEPT. 23

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado State graduate running back Avery Morrow has been named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, while Fresno State senior linebacker Tuasivi Nomura is the MW Defensive Player of the Week. Bulldog junior kicker Dylan Lynch is the MW Special Teams Player of the Week and Boise State running back Dylan Riley is the MW Freshman of the Week.

The weekly awards are the first for all four players.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
AVERY MORROW, COLORADO STATE
Graduate, Running Back, Seattle, Wash./Garfield/Nevada

  • Had 21 carries for 156 yards and two touchdowns in Colorado State’s 27-17 win over UTEP.
  • Averaged 7.4 yards per carry.
  • Added two catches for 20 yards to total 176 all-purpose yards.
  • Had two rushes of 20-plus yards, including a career-long 73-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
TUASIVI NOMURA, FRESNO STATE
Senior, Linebacker, Corona, Calif./Centennial HS/USC

  • Had a career-high 16 tackles in Fresno State’s 38-21 win at New Mexico to open MW play.
  • Made 12 solo stops and had one tackle for loss.
  • The 12 solo tackles are the second-most in a game in the FBS this season and his 16 total tackles are fifth-highest in a game this season.
  • Nomura had the most tackles in a game by a Bulldog since 2018, also helping Fresno State to its first MW opening road victory since that season.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
DYLAN LYNCH, FRESNO STATE
Junior, Kicker, Bakersfield, Calif./Liberty HS

  • Scored 12 points in Fresno State’s 38-21 win at New Mexico to open MW play.
  • Was 3-for-3 on field-goal tries and converted all three point-after attempts.
  • Connected on field goals of 36, 42 and 31 yards.
  • Helped Fresno State to its first MW opening road victory since 2018.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
DYLAN RILEY, BOISE STATE
Freshman, Running Back, Moreno Valley, Calif./Rancho Verde HS

  • In his first career action, rushed six times for 96 yards and two touchdowns in Boise State’s 56-14 win over Portland State.
  • Averaged 16.0 yards per carry.
  • Scored on runs of 2 and a career-high 64 yards.
  • Also caught one pass for 13 yards to go over 100 all-purpose yards on the day.
  • The Broncos moved into the Associated Press rankings at No. 25 after the win.

SEC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: SEPT. 23

OFFENSIVE

NATE NOEL

RB • GR.

Nate Noel recorded 24 rushes for a career-high 199 yards (8.29) to register the most rushing yards by an SEC player this season. He finished with 207 all-purpose yards after adding 3 receptions for 8 yards (2.67) and posted a 64-yard rush in the third quarter that was the longest run for a Tiger since Tyler Badie broke off a 73-yard burst against Vanderbilt in 2021. Noel increased his career rushing total to 3,515 yards, which ranked third among all active FBS rushers entering play Saturday. He ranks third in the league in rushing (110.25) and rushing yards (441), fifth in all-purpose yards (118.75), and sixth in yards per rush (6.39)

GARRETT NUSSMEIER

QB • RS-JR.

Garrett Nussmeier completed 32-of-44 passes for 352 yards and 3 TDs in LSU’s 34-17 win over UCLA. He guided the Tigers on back-to-back scoring drives of 96 and 92-yards to open the second half, extending the LSU lead to 31-17. Nussmeier threw TD passes of 5, 45, and 35 yards, and the 32 completions were a career-best and ranks No. 3 on LSU’s all-time single-game list. With the game tied at 17-17 at halftime, Nussmeier went 18-of-24 for 188 yards in the second half as the Tigers scored 2 TDs and kicked a field goal on their three second half possessions. Through 4 games, Nussmeier leads the nation in completions (113) and ranks No. 2 in passing TDs (13).

TJ METCALF

DB • SO.

TJ Metcalf had a career day in the Razorbacks’ 24-14 win at Auburn. The Birmingham, Ala., native played a role in four of the Hogs’ five takeaways with two interceptions, a forced fumble and a pass breakup that led to Doneiko Slaughter’s interception at the Arkansas 19-yard line on the Tigers’ opening drive of the game. Three of the four takeaways Metcalf hand a hand in ended Auburn drives in the red zone. Following the pass breakup that led to an interception, Metcalf jarred the ball loose from Auburn running back Damari Alston on the Arkansas five-yard line which the Razorbacks recovered in the end zone. Metcalf then made a diving interception of Auburn quarterback Hank Brown at the Arkansas eight-yard line with just 26 seconds remaining in the second quarter. The sophomore collected his second interception of the day with 14 seconds on the clock in the third quarter.

MAX GILBERT

PK • RS-FR.

Max Gilbert was 3-of-3 on field goals and drilled both of his PATs to help lead Tennessee past No. 15/13 Oklahoma, 25-15, on Saturday night. The redshirt freshman made field goals of 27 yards, 41 yards and 32 yards. He accounted for all six of the Vols’ points in the second half that finished off the game. He improved to 10-of-11 on field goals this season.

AUSTIN BARBER

OL • RS-JR.

Austin Barber led a Florida offensive line that did not allow a sack in the Gators’ 45-28 win at Mississippi State. He scored a rushing touchdown by diving on fumble in the end zone, becoming the first offensive lineman in FBS to score a rushing touchdown this season.

DEFENSE

BRADYN SWINSON

DE • SR.

Bradyn Swinson had his second-straight 2-sack game in LSU’s win over UCLA. He tallied 5 tackles, a forced a fumble, and a QB hurry in the 34-17 win, and his sacks accounted for 22 yards in losses. As a unit, LSU’s defense racked up 5 sacks and held UCLA to 14 rushing yards. Swinson’s second sack forced a fumble that was recovered by teammate Sai’vion Jones and eventually led to a LSU field goal, putting the Tigers on top 17-10, midway through the second quarter.

JOSHUA JOSEPHS

DL • JR.

Joshua Josephs had three tackles, a tackle for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in one of the most memorable team defensive efforts in Tennessee history as the Vols beat No. 15/13 Oklahoma, 25-15, in the SEC opener. It was Tennessee’s first win over an AP Top 15 team on the road since 2006. Josephs delivered arguably the biggest defensive play of the game. His second forced fumble came on the first play after a UT turnover in the second quarter that gave the Sooners the ball at the UT 5-yard line and attempting to tie the game. He forced it and recovered it on a 1-yard rush. Josephs was the highest graded defensive player in the game by PFF with a 94.4 mark.

NICO IAMALEAVA

QB • FR.

Nico Iamaleava completed 13-of-21 passes for 194 yards and one touchdown to lead the Vols to a 25-15 road win at No. 15/13 Oklahoma in the SEC opener. It was Tennessee’s first win over an AP Top 15 team on the road since 2006. Iamaleava fired a 66-yard touchdown pass to the Donte Thornton Jr. in the first quarter. He added 15 rushing yards on the night.

HCAC 2024 FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK, WEEK 3

Athletes of the Week: 
Offensive Player of the Week:
Kadin Pollard (New Richmond, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Wide Receiver | Senior – Lions senior receiver Kadin Pollard had an unbelievable game for the Mount in the teams dominant 49-14 win over Albion on Saturday. He hauled in 7 passes for 171 yards (24.43 yards per catch) and two scores. His two touchdown catches went for 66-yards and 34-yards respectively.  The 66-yard catch was the longest of Pollard’s career.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Nicholas Paff (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Linebacker | Junior – Lions senior linebacker Nicholas Paff had a game-high 10 tackles (5 solo) on Saturday. Helping lead a Lions defense that held Albion to just 12 first downs, 1.9 yards per rush and 269 total yards.

Special Teams Player of the Week:
Andrew Toler (Bidwell, Ohio) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Punter | Senior – Andrew Toler was booming punts down the field all day for the Fightin’ Engineers. His 70-yard punt in the second quarter of Saturday’s game pinned the Flying Dutchmen at the 1-yard line. It was also the longest punt by a Rose-Hulman player since 2005 and the second-longest punt in the last 40 years of Rose-Hulman football. Overall for the game, Toler punted 7 times for an average of 48.3 yards per punt.
 
Notable Performances:

  • Kainan Stoner (Belle Center, Ohio) Bluffton University | Running Back | Senior – Stoner carried the ball 23 times for 125 yards and a touchdown in Bluffton’s home opener Saturday night. The Beavers fell to Trine under the lights at Alumni Field.
  • David Wall (Sellersburg, Ind.) Hanover College | Senior – David Wall led Hanover to a dominating victory over Olivet 56-14. He tallied two tackles for a loss and a sack. Wall was a key factor in a defense that held Olivet to just eight yards of total offense in the first half.
  • Eian Roudebush (New Palestine, Ind.) Hanover College | Quarterback | Sophomore – Eian led the Panthers to a dominating victory over Olivet 56-14. The sophomore tallied 255 passing yards and five passing touchdowns. He also added 20 rushing yards on seven attempts.
  • Clint Hearne (Madison, Ind.) Hanover College | Kicker | Sophomore – Hearne helped lead Hanover past Olivet 56-14. The sophomore posted a perfect 7-for-7 mark in extra point attempts.
  • Blake Haiflich (Ossian, Ind.) Manchester University | Linebacker | Junior – In the Spartans first home match up of the season, Haiflich recorded 13 total tackles which is a new career high and included one TFL for a loss of one yard. Also in the game, Haiflich recorded a forced fumble which he was able to recover himself and prevent a Kalamazoo score.
  • Eli Aston (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Returner | Senior – Lions punt returner Eli Aston only returned 2 punts on Saturday, but averaged 18.5 yards per return including a season-long 25-yarder that set the Lions up for a touchdown drive.

BASEBALL NEWS

MLB ROUNDUP: PHILS SINK CUBS, SECURE NL EAST CROWN

J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber homered in support of right-hander Aaron Nola as the host Philadelphia Phillies secured their first National League East title in 13 years by defeating the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Monday.

The Phillies entered the day with a magic number of one to clinch the division — a bit of a disappointment after a 2-5 road trip against the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets.

However, some home cooking proved to be the right recipe for Philadelphia (93-64), which remains a half-game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the race for the best record in the NL.

Realmuto, Schwarber, Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos each finished with two hits for the Phillies. Nola (13-8) allowed two runs on seven hits in six-plus frames. He walked two and struck out seven to earn his first victory since Aug. 27.

Isaac Paredes registered a pair of hits for the Cubs, who had won three of their previous four games.

Mariners 6, Astros 1

Bryce Miller stymied host Houston by logging seven scoreless innings as Seattle gained ground in the American League playoff race.

Jorge Polanco, Julio Rodriguez and Randy Arozarena each had an RBI double for the Mariners, who closed within 1 1/2 games of the final AL wild-card spot. Miller (12-8) scattered two hits and two walks while striking out five, including consecutive punchouts with runners on second and third in the seventh inning.

Hunter Brown (11-9) was just as stingy as Miller over his six innings for the Astros, who would have clinched their fourth straight AL West title with a win Monday. The right-hander limited the Mariners to one run on three hits and three walks while fanning eight.

Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 1

Wilyer Abreu had two hits, including an RBI double, and visiting Boston took advantage of 10 walks to defeat Toronto.

Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck (9-10) pitched five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk in the opener of a three-game series. He didn’t record a strikeout. Boston has won three in a row.

Spencer Horwitz had an RBI single for the Blue Jays. Toronto starter Chris Bassitt (10-14) gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits and seven walks while striking out two in 4 1/3 innings.

–Field Level Media

MLB PLAYOFF RACE UPDATE

A look at where the baseball playoff races stand, through Monday’s games —

American League teams in position for first-round playoff byes:
No. 1 New York Yankees (92-64, AL East leader)
No. 2 Cleveland Guardians (90-67, AL Central champion)

American League wild-card matchups, at the moment:
No. 6 Detroit Tigers (82-74, third AL wild card) at No. 3 Houston Astros (85-72, AL West leader)
No. 5 Kansas City Royals (82-74, second AL wild card) at No. 4 Baltimore Orioles (86-70, first AL wild card)

National League teams in position for first-round playoff byes:
No. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers (93-63, NL West leader)
No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies (93-64, NL East champion)

National League wild-card matchups, at the moment:
No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks (87-70, third NL wild card) at No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers (89-67, NL Central champion)
No. 5 New York Mets (87-69, second NL wild card) at No. 4 San Diego Padres (90-66, first NL wild card)

DIVISION-BY-DIVISION BREAKDOWN
AL EAST
New York Yankees (92-64). Clinched playoff spot. Can clinch No. 1 seed and wild-card-round bye with one win over the visiting Orioles in a three-game series that starts Tuesday.

Baltimore Orioles (86-70). Six games behind New York in the division. Can clinch a playoff spot on Tuesday with a win over the Yankees plus a loss by either the Royals (at the Washington Nationals) or the Minnesota Twins (vs. the Miami Marlins).

AL CENTRAL
Cleveland Guardians (90-67). Clinched division title. Begin a two-game series vs. the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.

Kansas City Royals (82-74). Tied with the Tigers for the second and third wild-card spots (Kansas City owns the tiebreaker), both teams one game ahead of the Twins. Open a three-game road series against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.

Detroit Tigers (82-74). Tied with the Royals for the second and third wild-card spots (Kansas City owns the tiebreaker), both teams one game ahead of the Twins. Open a three-game series vs. the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.

Minnesota Twins (81-75). One game behind the Royals and Tigers, who hold the final two AL playoff spots. Open a three-game series vs. the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.

AL WEST
Houston Astros (85-72). Four games ahead of second-place Seattle after the Mariners won 6-1 in the opener of a three-game series at Houston on Monday. They would clinch the division with one win in the series.

Seattle Mariners (81-76). Four games behind the first-place Astros after winning 6-1 in the opener of a three-game series at Houston on Monday. Also 1 1/2 games behind the Royals and Tigers for the final two wild-card spots.

NL EAST
Philadelphia Phillies (93-64). Clinched the division title with a 6-2 win over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Monday in the opener of a three-game series. Would clinch a first-round bye with two more wins this week.

New York Mets (87-69). Lead the Diamondbacks by a half-game for the second wild card, with the Braves two games behind New York. Open a three-game series at Atlanta on Tuesday.

Atlanta Braves (85-71). Trail the Diamondbacks by 1 1/2 games for the third wild card. Open a three-game series vs. the Mets on Tuesday.

NL CENTRAL
Milwaukee Brewers (89-67). Clinched division title. Trail the Phillies by 3 1/2 games for the second first-round bye. Open a three-game road series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.

NL WEST
Los Angeles Dodgers (93-63). Clinched playoff berth. Lead the Padres by three games in the division entering a three-game series at San Diego that begins on Tuesday.

San Diego Padres (90-66). Lead the Mets by three games for the top wild card. Trail the Dodgers by three games in the division entering a three-game series vs. Los Angeles that begins on Tuesday.

Arizona Diamondbacks (87-70) Trail the Mets by a half-game for the second wild card, with the Braves 1 1/2 games behind Arizona for the third wild card. Lost 6-3 to the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.

–Field Level Media

NBA NEWS

REPORTS: GRIZZLIES WAIVING G DERRICK ROSE

The Memphis Grizzlies are waiving veteran guard Derrick Rose, multiple media outlets reported Monday.

Rose spent just one season with Memphis and requested to be waived, per the reports.

Injuries limited Rose to 24 games (seven starts) in 2023-24, and he averaged 8.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

The No. 1 overall selection by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 draft, Rose was named Rookie of the Year following the 2008-09 season and took home the MVP award at the end of the 2010-11 campaign. His career was marred by a torn ACL during the 2012 playoffs.

Rose, 35, is also a three-time All-Star.

In 723 games (518 starts) with the Bulls (2008-16), New York Knicks (2016-17, 2021-23), Cleveland Cavaliers (2017-18), Minnesota Timberwolves (2018-19), Detroit Pistons (2019-21) and Grizzlies, Rose has established career averages of 17.4 points, 3.2 boards and 5.2 assists.

TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

SISLEY COMMITS TO INDIANA

The Indiana men’s basketball program received good news Monday when recruit Trent Sisley committed to the Hoosiers. Sisley is a 4-star recruit who spent his first three high school years at Heritage Hills. Sisley transferred to Montverde Academy this summer.

KOEHLER HEADS TO SOUTH BEND

Cathedral star Brady Koehler has made his college decision and is staying in Indiana. Koehler has chosen to play at Notre Dame. The 6’9” power forward is a top-100 recruit and made his decision official Monday. Koehler took an official visit to South Bend on September 7. Koehler averaged 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.3 blocked shots per game as a junior. He shot 38.5% (32-for-83) from the 3-point line.

INDIANA FEVER

KELLY KRAUSKOPF RETURNS TO INDIANA FEVER AS PRESIDENT OF BASKETBALL AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Kelly Krauskopf will return to the Indiana Fever as President of both basketball and business operations after the season is over, the team announced Monday.

She led the franchise from 2000-18 before she left to become the Pacers’ assistant general manager. The Fever won the WNBA championship in 2012 by defeating Minnesota and reached the finals in 2009 and 2015 under her leadership.

Krauskopf comes back to an organization on the rise behind star rookie Caitlin Clark. The team led the league in attendance, averaging more than 17,000 fans at home and 15,000 on the road.

“The WNBA and the Fever have always been a part of me, and it is truly a privilege to be asked to return to lead this team at this unprecedented time of the growth in women’s basketball,” Krauskopf said. “I want to thank (Pacers president) Kevin Pritchard for asking me to join his management staff six years ago. There’s no doubt that experience will serve me well as I enter this next chapter.”

She will replace Allison Barber, who announced this month that she would step down as president and COO of the franchise after six seasons.

Krauskopf was hired in 1996 as the WNBA’s first Director of Basketball Operations. She joined the Indiana Fever in 2000 before the franchise’s first year.

“Kelly’s entire career has been about stepping into critical roles and providing unparalleled leadership, and I am incredibly excited to have her lead the Fever through this historic moment for the franchise and the sport,” said Mel Raines, Chief Executive Officer of Pacers Sports & Entertainment. “She laid the foundation for the success we are enjoying and is a true trailblazer for the sport, and there is no one better equipped to lead us into this exciting new chapter.”

INDIANA FOOTBALL

GAME NOTES: HOST MARYLAND

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With its non-conference slate complete, the Indiana football team will turn its attention to eight-straight weeks of Big Ten play, which starts with a Saturday (Sept. 28) tilt with Maryland at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers will square off with the Terrapins at noon on the Big Ten Network, with Big Ten Tailgate on campus from 10-noon outside of the west entrance to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

INDIANA (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) hosts MARYLAND (3-1, 0-1 Big Ten)

Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, Ind.)

Saturday, Sept. 28 | noon ET

TV: Big Ten Network| RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network

Setting the Scene

• Indiana is set to host Maryland for 13th meeting in program history on Saturday afternoon at noon (ET) inside Memorial Stadium (52,626) on the Big Ten Network. Big Ten Tailgate, the network’s pregame show, will also broadcast live at 10 a.m. pregame from Bloomington.

• This will be the 11th consecutive meeting between the programs dating back to 2014, when Maryland joined the Big Ten. The last meeting prior came in 1935.

• Indiana leads the all-time series over Maryland, 7-5. The last six years of the series have been dictated by three-game winning streaks from both sides (Indiana, 2018-20; Maryland, 2021-23).

• The non-conference portion of Indiana’s schedule has been completed. The Maryland game will mark the first of eight consecutive Big Ten games to close the 2024 regular season.

By The Numbers

1 – Curt Cignetti is the only Indiana head coach to begin his head coaching tenure with a 4-0 record.

200 – Indiana was the first FBS team to eclipse the 200-point mark (202) in 2024.

6 – The Hoosiers’ six rushing touchdowns against Charlotte marked the first time since at least 1996 IU had six or more rushing touchdowns in multiple games in a single season.

0 – The Indiana’s zero interceptions through four games mark the first four-game stretch without an interception since at least 1996.

News & Notes

• Indiana enters the game with a 4-0 record after defeating Charlotte (9/21), 52-14, in Week 4. This is Indiana’s eighth time in program history starting a season 4-0. The last 4-0 start came in 2020, with others in 2015, 1990, 1986, 1985, 1967 and 1910. IU started four other seasons with 3-0-1 records (1988, 1945, 1898, 1897).

• Curt Cignetti is the only Indiana head coach to start his head coaching tenure with a 4-0 record.

• Indiana’s 202 points through four games are the most in any four-game stretch in program history. The previous best was 183 points in 2015 (Week 11 through Bowl).

• With just 256 yards of total offense allowed versus Charlotte, the 2024 defense is the first since at least 1996 to allow fewer than 300 yards of total offense in four straight games.

• IU scored 50-plus points in multiple games in the same season for just the seventh time in program history (2015, 2013, 2001, 1944, 1942, 1901).

• Indiana charted 510 total yards of offense against Charlotte. It was the second time this season that the Hoosier offense eclipsed 500 total yards (Western Illinois, 9/6) and the first time since 2019 that Indiana accomplished the feat in multiple games.

• Senior wide receiver Ke’Shawn Williams had a 19-yard touchdown reception from Kurtis Rourke against Charlotte. He has scored three touchdowns in the last two games after hauling in two scores in Week 3 at UCLA (9/14).

• Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 29-straight games with his 29-yard reception in the second quarter against Charlotte.

• Junior linebacker Aiden Fisher had eight tackles against Charlotte. He has logged 8-plus stops in each of his four games as a Hoosier and leads the Big Ten with 38 total tackles.

• Indiana is tied for the ninth-fewest returning players in the FBS and tied for third-fewest returning scholarship players.

• Of Indiana’s 29 transfers, the list includes 12 defensive players, 15 offensive players and two specialists. There are 29 players from Division I, including 28 from the FBS and one from the FCS.

MEDIA MONDAY: MARYLAND

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Following a 52-14 win over Charlotte in Week 4, Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media inside the Don Croftcheck Football Team Room on Monday (Sept. 23) ahead of the Saturday (Sept. 28) afternoon kickoff against Maryland in Memorial Stadium.

Below is a full transcript of the press conference, while video of the media session can be found on the right sidebar at IUHoosiers.com.

Curt Cignetti | Head Coach

Opening Statement

CC: Okay. Excited to play another Big Ten game. First one at home against a really good Maryland team. Very talented, well coached. A lot of good players, a lot of good athletes. Offensively, quarterback’s playing very well, completing 75 percent of his passes. Dynamic receiving corps.

No. 10, Felton. Prather. Number 5, the tight end, really good players. Good running backs, offensive line. A little bit young but talented, big. Defensive line is loaded. Play a lot of guys. Be a big challenge. Linebacker. Secondary is a mix of youth and experience. So, they got a lot of talent. They’re a good football team. They’re very well coached. Will be a tremendous challenge.

On Mario Landino and what he has shown in the early portion of the season…

CC: Yeah, he had nice frame, good athleticism, can run good twitch. Good motor. Very coachable. Learns quickly. Kind of a tenacious type of guy. Really enjoys the process. He’s got a nice future.

On what challenges Maryland’s Billy Edwards Jr. presents…

CC: I’ve known Billy Edwards for a while. My first year at JMU, he was the guy we had targeted. I sat with his dad in my office a couple times. Started out at Wake Forest, then transferred to Maryland. You know, he can make all the throws. He’s got a lot of snaps under his belt. They’ll also run him, and obviously he’s a threat when he gets out of the pocket as well when he drops back and escapes the pocket. So, he’s a very competitive guy with good arm strength, and good leader. And they like him, and I can see why.

On if he knows Maryland Head Coach Mike Locksley…

CC: Yeah, we know each other a little bit. We haven’t really spent a lot of time together. Back at State, he was at Maryland and at Florida, worked with Doc Holliday, a guy I’d worked with a long time at Florida. Of course, he was at Alabama after I was there so, you know, he’s had a tremendous career. He’s done a great job at Maryland.

On the keys to being efficient in red zone situations…

CC: Well, I mean, we’ve run the ball well down there and thrown it well. Quarterbacks played real good in the pass game. We’ve had some open guys. He’s found them. We’ve separated. And we have been down there a lot, like you said.

But, you know, I don’t think we’ve probably played the most difficult schedule up to this point. Not trying to shortchange anybody we’ve played. The tests are going to become tougher week in, week out. Hopefully, we’ll have the same number of opportunities and success in the future. But, you know, touchdowns are critical down there.

On how Kurtis Rourke has progressed…

CC: He’s in command. He’s playing a lot of confidence. He’s seeing the field. He’s making the throws. When the pattern breaks down, he’s running for yards, touchdowns, first downs. The guys have a lot of confidence in him.

You can really see it all coming together. And I thought, as the game went on, he really was sharp.

We scored 35 straight points. We took him out with time left in the third quarter. We probably could have kept rolling. But, you know, he’s playing very well right now.

On how he prepares for a high-level offense like Maryland’s…

CC: I always watch all three phases. I watched all the Maryland’s games, obviously put a lot of time in the off-season into Maryland. Once the week starts, I’m at the point now where I kind of let Bryant (Haines) go a little bit. I don’t look over his shoulder. There was a time I used to watch defensive practice, maybe make a few notes and call the staff in. Have not done that this year.

Him and I did meet Sunday after the game, you know, about a few things defensively. But I have total confidence in him and the defensive staff that they’re going to put a great plan together, which gives us the best chance of being successful.

On the importance of the defensive line this week…

CC: Well, I think no matter who you play, it all starts up front and being able to stop the run and pressure the quarterback. If you can put pressure on the quarterback, that’s less time that you have to cover in the defensive backfield and at linebacker.

So, I don’t think we played our best game this past week. I just didn’t think the energy level was there. We weren’t swarming the football like we’ve done in the past. I mean, I didn’t see us really swarm the football until that fourth and one stop in the second half. So, we’re capable of playing better, and we’re going to need to play better.

On Donaven McCulley’s status…

CC: Yeah, he missed time. When you miss significant time in the season, sometimes it can be hard to catch up. But he’s getting closer, tried to get him the ball a few times in the fourth quarter. Came close. Didn’t quite work out. So looking forward to him getting back in the swing of things.

On the challenges Maryland presents on both ends of the ball…

CC: Well, I mean, this is going to be the stoutest defensive line we’ve gone against. They’re really big inside, and they’ve got good players on the outside too. And, you know, if you go two tight ends, they’ll bring five defensive linemen in.

They’re very aggressive. It’s also going to be the best receiving corps we’ve seen up to this point. Probably the best quarterback we’ve seen up to this point. So, it’s the best football team we’ve seen up to this point.

You guys remember the game last year. It wasn’t much of a game. So, I’m sure they’re going to come in here pretty confident, and they’ve got a lot of the same guys. So, looking forward to playing.

On how the offensive line has grown and Tyler Stephens’ role…

CC: Ithink we’ve done a lot better job protecting the quarterback since the opening game, which has been a key to the passing game. I think those guys are really playing well. They’re tough, hard-nosed guys.

Tyler Stephens, we had to bump him out to get some tight end reps because of Bomba’s injury. So, we’ll see how it shakes out this week, and we’ve got to keep progressing and getting better.

On having a 4-0 start each of the last four years as head coach…

CC: Well, we are used to being successful, this staff that I brought in, the players that are here. When you win, it’s about maintaining your edge and avoiding complacency and not having the warm fuzzies and not taking the rat poison, right? Eliminating the noise and the clutter, focusing on what’s going to help you get to the point where you can perform to the best of your ability on Saturday, the preparation part, the physical and mental preparation.

So, we have a mature team. I’m confident that those guys will be on point this week in practice and that we’ll have a good week.

On this team’s success and confidence…

CC: Success leads to confidence, which leads to success. And so, they go hand in hand. But you still have to put the work in during the week because everything we do isn’t fun.

You’ve got to pay the price in terms of your commitment level, make some choices and decisions, good ones, and sacrifices. But we should be a confident football team right now, but we’ve got to put the work in.

On keeping the team’s composure week to week…

CC: I think it’s everybody. You get better, you get worse. We don’t want to maintain the level. We want to improve the level in everything we’re doing. We want to improve because we’re not — nobody is in a position in college football where they afford to go backwards. So you’ve got to keep striving. This is a really good football team coming in here. We’re going to have to play our best game. But I’ll be shocked if our guys don’t understand that.

On Quinn Warren’s early success and the injury status of Derek McCormick and Alejandro Quintero…

CC:  I thought he did a really good job. He’s done a nice job in practice. He’s taken advantage of his opportunity. Those other guys are sort of day to day, week to week, and we’ll see what happens this week.

Thank you.

INDIANA MEN’S GOLF

HOOSIERS CLAIM VICTORY AT PURDUE FALL INVITATIONAL

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Indiana men’s golf team shot an 850 (285-280-285; -14) to win the Purdue Fall Invitational by four strokes at the Kampen-Cosler Golf Course in West Lafayette from Sept. 22-23.

In the brief four-year history of the event, Indiana has claimed medalist honors twice. IU also earned victory at the 2021 event. The win is the 31st tournament triumph under the guidance of head coach Mike Mayer. The Hoosiers have won three of the program’s last four regular season events including the Hoosier Collegiate and Robert Kepler Invitational in the spring. 

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Purdue Fall Invitational • West Lafayette, Ind.

Kampen-Cosler Golf Course

Par 72 • 7,461 yards

Live Scoring via GolfStat

Team Standings: 1st/15 – 850 (285-280-285; -14)

Top Indiana Player: Clay Merchent – 211 (77-65-69; -5)

CHIP-INS

• Redshirt junior Clay Merchent earned his best individual finish of his career and claimed runner-up honors with a scorecard of 211 (77-65-69; -5). His final 36 holes consisted of 11 total birdies and 24 pars. For the tournament, Merchent holed out 12 birdies, tied for the fifth-most in the field.

• Sophomore Nick Piesen earned his first career top-5 finish in a team event with a final card of 212 (73-69-70; -4). The Strongsville, Ohio, native finished fourth overall and secured 11 birdie conversions and an eagle on No. 18 in the final round.

• Sophomore Alec Cesare tied for 10th at 215 (70-74-71; -1), his second career top-10 finish and first since the Badger Invitational last fall. The Ball State transfer tapped in seven birdie tries.

• Sophomore Cole Starnes shot a 217 (69-73-75; +1) to finish t-18th with six birdies and an eagle on No. 7 in the second round.

• Freshman Bradley Chill Jr. finished the tournament at 221 (73-73-75; +5) with eight total birdies.

• In the individual tournament, redshirt senior Robert Bender III finished t-16th at 219 (70-72-77; +6), sophomore Neri Checcucci placed 24th at 223 (79-70-74; +10), and freshman Taneesh Sirivolu ended in 32nd at 229 (77-79-73; +16).

HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS

t-2. Clay Merchent – 211 (77-65-69; -5)

4. Nick Piesen – 212 (73-69-70; -4)

t-10. Alec Cesare – 215 (70-74-71; -1)

t-18. Cole Starnes – 217 (69-73-75; +1)

t-32. Bradley Chill Jr. – 221 (73-73-75; +5)

INDIVIDIAULS IN THE STANDINGS

t-16. Robert Bender III – 219 (70-72-77; +6)

24. Neri Checcucci – 223 (79-70-74; +10)

32. Taneesh Sirivolu – 229 (77-79-73; +16)

UP NEXT

The Hoosiers will be right back on the course for the Windon Memorial Classic on Sept. 29 at the Conway Farms Golf Course in Northfield, Ill.

PURDUE MEN’S GOLF

BOILERS FINISH FOURTH AT HOME INVITE AS EASTERBROOK RECORDS TOP-5 FINISH

The Boilermakers shot a 54-hole total of 9-over par 873, with rounds of 296-285-292. Indiana won the event with a 14-under par 850, while Miami, Ohio was second at 10-under par 854 and Iowa was third at 6-over par 870. Toledo rounded out the top five at 11-over par 875.

The 36-hole leader, Easterbrook, shot a 4-over par 76 to fall to a tie for fifth at 3-under par 213 (69-68-76). It marked his second top-10 finish of the season and third career top-5 showing.

Nels Surtani finished tied for 22nd at 2-over par 216 (72-75-71). Surtani recorded 17 pars and one birdie during today’s final round.

Kent Hsiao finished tied for 39th at 7-over par 223 (76-75-72), while Kentaro Nanayama was tied for 44th at 9-over par 225 (81-71-73) and Supapon Amornchaichan was tied for 47th at 10-over par 226 (79-71-76).

In a 36-player individual tournament at Ackerman-Allen across the street, Jenson Forrester placed third with a 3-under par 210 (72-67-71). Luke Prall finished tied for 13th at 5-over par 218 (78-66-74).

Yilin Sun tied for 20th at 7-over par 220 (76-71-73), Andrew White finished 31st at 14-over par 227 (78-74-75) and Sam Maylee was tied for 33rd at 17-over par 230 (74-81-75).

Purdue will compete in the Windon Memorial Classic at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, on Sept. 29 and 30. 

NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

IRISH, LONGHORNS SET FOR PRIMETIME ON ESPN

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Notre Dame’s marquee matchup with Texas will be one of the biggest games of the women’s basketball season, and it will now be a primetime contest.

On Monday, the ACC and SEC announced that the Dec. 5 game, which is part of this year’s SEC/ACC Challenge, will tip off on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. The Irish were the No. 4 team in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 last spring, while the Longhorns were No. 6.

The Big 12 Tournament Champs, coached by Vic Schaefer, finished 33-5 last year as the Longhorns’ season came to a close in the Elite Eight after falling to NC State.

This will be the first matchup between the two Power 5 schools in 27 years as they last faced each other on March 17, 1997 in the NCAA Championship Second Round, where Notre Dame won 86-83. With the overall series split at 1-1, the Irish have played both previous games in Austin, Texas and will host the Longhorns for the first time ever this fall.

NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER

MATCH 7 PREVIEW: DETROIT MERCY

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Irish have two games at Alumni Stadium this week, as their six-game homestand continues. First up for Notre Dame is a midweek matchup against Detroit Mercy at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 24 in non-conference action. The match will air on ACCNX.

RV/17 NOTRE DAME vs. DETROIT MERCY
Location: South Bend, Indiana | Alumni Stadium
Live Stream: ACCNX
Live Stats: Click Here
Twitter Updates: @NDMenSoccer
Game Notes: vs. Detroit Mercy

THE DETROIT MERCY SERIES

• Notre Dame and Detroit Mercy will face each other on Tuesday evening for the 15th time in series history.

• The Irish hold a commanding lead in the all-time series with a record 12-2-0.

• Notre Dame is 5-2-0 against Detroit Mercy when playing in South Bend.

• The two programs met last season for the first time in nearly 20 years with the Irish winning by a final score of 1-0.

• Matthew Roou scored the decisive goal for the Irish in the 18th minute while Bryce Boneau picked up the assist.

ROOU LEADS THE LINE

• Senior forward Matthew Roou leads the Fighting Irish in scoring this season with four goals on the year.

• The senior registered the second hat trick of his career in the win over Chicago State, scoring three goals.

• Roou scored a goal from the spot in the season opener against Akron.

• The talisman now has 60 career points off 25 goals and 10 assists.

• Last season Roou was elite in attack, scoring 10 goals and registering three assists, marking his best year in an Irish jersey.

BK THE GK

• Blake Kelly has already made an impact in his freshman season as the goalkeeper of the Fighting Irish.

• Kelly made eight saves in the draw at Indiana, the most of any ACC keeper this season.

• The freshman followed it up with his first career win in the ACC opener against Louisville, making four saves while allowing just one goal.

• The goalie started the season opener, marking the first time a true freshman goalie has started an opener for the Irish in over 30 seasons.

REGULAR SEASON DOMINANCE

• Dating back to a match on Oct. 18, 2022, Notre Dame has lost just twice in regular season matches entering Tuesday’s matchup.

• The Irish have a record of 16-2-8 over the 26-match span.

• During the impressive run, Notre Dame has recorded 10 clean sheets.

• Notre Dame is unbeaten in road games over the stretch with a record of 5-0-5.

2024 CAPTAIN

• Bryce Boneau is the captain for this year’s Fighting Irish team.

• Boneau is a senior midfielder from Texas and was selected to the 2024 ACC Preseason Watch List.

• The skipper is off to a fast start this season, recording a goal and and three assists from the midfield through six matches.

• Boneau scored four goals and added seven assists last season as a center midfielder and has four goals and 11 assists in his Notre Dame career.

• Boneau was selected by Nashville SC in the third round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft with the 75th overall pick.

BALANCED ATTACK

• Six different players scored the first six goals for the Irish this season (Roou, Flanagan, Genenbacher, Boneau, J. Bartlett, Spicer).

• Fourteen returning Irish players registered at least one point in their Notre Dame career, as the team returns 85 points from last year.

• Ten players that scored a goal during the 2023 campaign are back on this year’s team.

• Senior Matthew Roou is the top returning goal scorer on the 2024 squad after firing in a career-high 10 goals during his junior campaign.

HERE TO ASSIST

• Notre Dame ranks fourth in the ACC in assists per game, averaging 2.0 through six matches.

• KK Baffour, Bryce Boneau and Sebastian Green pace the Irish with three assists each, while Ian Shaul has added two.

• All three of Green’s assists came in the win over Chicago State, tying the junior for the national lead for most assists in a game at the men’s DI level.

•  The Irish dished out 48 assists last season, ranking sixth in the country for total assists.

FRESH FACES

• Notre Dame’s incoming freshman class is ranked No. 3 nationally by TopDrawerSoccer.

• The Irish welcome six freshman to the 2024 squad, totaling a 30-man roster.

• The six freshman are Jacob Bartlett (M), Stevie Dunphy (F), Brady Hilden (M), Blake Kelly (GK), Will Schroeder (M) and Ian Shaul (M).

• Also joining the team is goalkeeper Collin Travasos, who is a grad transfer. Travasos spent last season at UNC and prior to that completed his undergrad at Cal.

• Five of the six freshman have logged minutes this season.

2023 SEASON REWIND

• Notre Dame had one of its most successful seasons in program history last year, finishing with an appearance in the College Cup Final.

• The Irish were dominant in the ACC, claiming the Coastal Division crown and earning the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament after going undefeated in regular season conference play with a record of 6-0-2.

• Notre Dame finished the season with a record of 13-3-6 but two of the draws resulted in the Irish advancing in the NCAA Tournament in shootouts.

• The Fighting Irish defeated Kentucky (2-0) in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament before moving past Western Michigan (0-0) and Indiana (1-1) to make the College Cup.

• Notre Dame then defeated Oregon State (1-0) in the semifinal before falling to Clemson (1-2) in the final.

BUTLER MEN’S GOLF

LESEUR TAKES SECOND AT PURDUE FALL INDIVIDUAL

Butler’s Kenny Leseur shot a 54-hole total of four-under 209 to finish second among the competitors at the Purdue Fall Individual. That event was also played in West Lafayette, Ind., as a majority of Butler’s roster competed in the Purdue Fall Invitational. Play in both events concluded Tuesday.

Butler’s Leo Zurovac and Logan Sutto tied for 41st at the Purdue Fall Invitational.

Zurovac shot a two-under 70 in Tuesday’s final round; his 18 holes included four birdies on the 7,461-yard Kampen-Cosler Course.

Michael Weber of Miami (Ohio) took medalist honors at eight-under 208; he was three shots ahead of Indiana’s Clay Merchent and Wisconsin’s Jacob Beckman.

Indiana won the team title at 850 (-14). Miami was four shots back. Those were the only two teams under par among the 15-team field. Butler finished 15th at 902 (+38). The Bulldogs posted back-to-back scores of 295 in the final two rounds of the event, but could not overcome an opening-round 312.

THE BULLDOGS:

T41) Leo Zurovac, 76-78-70—224 (+8)

T41) Logan Sutto, 77-72-75—224 (+8)

T56) Derek Tabor, 79-74-75—228 (+12)

T60) Luke Kruger, 80-73-76—229 (+13)

T66) Johnny Creamean, 83-76-75—234 (+18)

THE PURDUE FALL INDIVIDUAL: Kenny Leseur earned runner-up honors at the Purdue Fall Individual as a field of 36 golfers gathered on the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course while the Purdue Fall Invitational was contested on Purdue’s other course.

Leseur had a strong Sunday with a pair of rounds in red figures, carding a two-under 69 and a three-under 68 on the par-71 course. He finished the tournament with a Monday 72. His 54-hole total of 209 (-4) was three shots behind Toledo’s Bence Bertenyi (206).

THE BULLDOGS:

2) Kenny Leseur, 69-68-72—209 (-4)

T28) Henry Quinn, 76-76-74—226 (+13)

T33) Damon Dickey, 74-78-78—230 (+17)

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs travel to Nashport, Ohio to compete in the Virtues Intercollegiate this weekend. 

BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER

PREVIEW: BULLDOGS HOST WRIGHT STATE BEFORE TRAVELING TO MARQUETTE

The Butler men’s soccer team hosts Wright State this Tuesday in a non-conference contest before resuming BIG EAST competition at Marquette this weekend.
 
Butler (3-3-2, 0-1-0 BIG EAST) is coming off a loss to Marquette in its conference opener.
 
Wright State (3-3-2, 1-0-1 Horizon) most recently tied Milwaukee, 3-3. The Raiders have wins this season over IU Indy, Saint Francis, and Lindenwood and have also tied Eastern Illinois. Losses have come to DePaul, Loyola, and Bowling Green.
 
Marquette (5-3-1, 1-0-0 BIG EAST) defeated Villanova, 3-2, to open its conference season. Additional wins include Yale and Drexel, and the Golden Eagles tied Purdue Fort Wayne. Losses came to #9 Northwestern, #22 Wisconsin, and UIC.
 
Butler vs Wright State
DATE/TIME:    Tuesday, September 24 / 7PM
LOCATION:      Indianapolis, Ind. // Sellick Bowl
TICKETS:         butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO:     FloSports
LIVE STATS:     butlersports.com/StatBroadcast

Butler at Marquette
DATE/TIME:    Saturday, September 28 / 8PM ET (7PM CT)
LOCATION:      Milwaukee, Wis. // Valley Fields
LIVE VIDEO:     FloSports
LIVE STATS:     gomarquette.com

Bulldog Bits

           (as of 9/22/24)

Josemir Gomez is tied atop the BIG EAST with five goals (15th nationally) and ranks 2nd (33rd) with 11 total points.

Ryan Hannosh ranks 2nd in the BIG EAST (33rd nationally) with 11 total points and is 3rd (51st) with 4 goals.

Palmer Ault is tied atop the BIG EAST with four assists (19th nationally).

Caleb Norris is second in the BIG EAST (40th nationally) with 26 total saves.

On Friday at Akron, the Zips and the Bulldogs scored six of their seven total goals in the first half.

Butler’s three goals came from Ryan Hannosh, Josemir Gomez, and Henri Kumwenda.

Lou-Kent Bosc had his career-first assist on Butler’s first goal.

IU-INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 2024-25 SCHEDULE

INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy women’s basketball team announced its 2024-25 schedule this weekend, headlined by two non-conference games and 10 Horizon League match ups at home. Head coach Kate Bruce enters her third season and returns leading scorer Katie Davidson as well as four others who saw time on the court.

The Jaguars will open up the regular season when they host Evansville on November 5. The only other non-conference home game includes a match-up with Southern Illinois (Nov. 16). The road slate includes Ball State (Nov. 8), a BIG Ten match-up against Purdue (Nov. 14), Bradley (Nov. 21), Marquette (Nov. 24) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 27). The Jags will also travel to Fort Myers, Florida for a tournament where they will face East Tennessee State (Dec. 20) and North Carolina A&T (Dec. 21).

Horizon League play will open at Green Bay on Dec. 4 followed by Cleveland State (Dec. 7) on the road. The Jags will then return home to face Purdue Fort Wayne in the Jungle on Dec. 11. IU Indy also host Youngstown State (Dec. 28), Robert Morris (Jan. 4), Wright State (Jan. 15), Cleveland State (Jan. 18), Milwaukee (Jan. 29), Green Bay (Feb. 2), Northern Kentucky (Feb. 8) and Oakland (Feb. 26) all in the Jungle.

The Jags will finish the regular season at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum against Detroit Mercy for a double header with the men’s team on March 1.

The Horizon League Tournament will begin on campus sites on Mar. 4 and Mar. 6 with the semifinals and finals being played at Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Mar. 10 and Mar. 11.

IU-INDY VOLLEYBALL

OSTROWSKI NAMED #HLVB PLAYER OF THE WEEK

INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indy volleyball junior Morgan Ostrowski earns one of this week’s #HLVB Player of the Week title after helping the Jags to two wins this week with career-high numbers. The Jags defeated Indiana State on Wednesday before defeating Evansville on Sunday.

Ostrowski totaled a career-high 16 kills with a hitting percentage of .583 to lead the Jags to a five-set victory over Indiana State. She then recorded a new career-high just a few days later in IU Indy’s win over Evansville. The junior middle blocker from Garrett, Indiana totaled 17 kills with a hitting percentage of .467 against the Aces. She added 10 blocks in the two matches combined.

This marks this first Player of the Week award for Ostrowski and the first for IU Indy volleyball this season. The Jags will open league play this weekend when they host the Wright State Raiders on Friday, Sept. 27 for a 6:00 PM first serve.

BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL

TYLER & WIELONSKI EARN MAC WEEKLY HONORS

CLEVELAND – – For their play in guiding the Ball State women’s volleyball team to a 2-0 record last week, freshman outside Carson Tyler was named the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week and senior setter Megan Wielonski was named the MAC Setter of the Week.

The pair helped guide the Cardinals to a Thursday sweep at Butler (Sept. 19) and a thrilling five-set victory Friday in its regular season home opener versus Wright State (Sept. 20).

Tyler earns MAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career after leading all MAC players with a 4.75 kills-per-set average last week, smashing 38 total kills over BSU’s two matches. Even more impressive, Tyler ranked fifth in the MAC during the week with a .386 hitting percentage.

Tyler started with a match-high 13 kills and a career-best .524 (13-2-21) attack percentage in the sweep of the Bulldogs. She followed with a career-high and match-best 25 kills in the win over the Raiders In the backcourt, Tyler averaged 1.75 digs per set with seven digs in each match. She also boasted a .930 (53-for-57) reception percentage.

Wielonski, who garners MAC Setter of the Week honors for the 10th time in her career, led Ball State to a league-high .266 hitting percentage last week by dishing out a MAC-best 10.50 assists per set. She started by dishing out 34 assists and leading the Cardinals to a season-high .341 hitting mark in the sweep over the Bulldogs. She followed with 50 assists against the Raiders, setting the offense to a .225 mark.

Wielonski was just as solid on defense, leading the Cardinals with 27 digs and a 3.38 digs-per-set average. The effort included a season-high 19 digs in the win over WSU. She also added four total blocks to help limit Ball State’s opponents to a league-low .165 rate of success.

The Ball State women’s volleyball team returns to action Friday for the first of two straight home matches versus Bowling Green.

Friday’s match, which starts at 6 p.m., is dollar night with $1 hot dogs and $1 popcorn. In addition, t-shirts will be available for the first 400 students.

Saturday’s match, which starts at 4 p.m., is Volley Card Club and Camper Day. There will be a free post-match clinic for all Volley Cards Club members, while anyone who attended a 2024 Ball State women’s volleyball camp can receive free admission.

BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF

KHAN’S 4-UNDER 68 HELPS LIFT CARDINALS TO MONDAY’S LOW ROUND AT PURDUE FALL INVITE

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Ball State rebounded from a struggle through wet weather on Sunday afternoon then fired the best round of 15 teams during the final round of play on Monday. The Cardinals’ 5-under par 283 was two strokes better than tournament champion Indiana (285) and four strokes lower than second-place Miami-Ohio (287). Ball State bested host Purdue (292) for the second time in three rounds and finished in 10th place.

Led by Ali Kahn’s 4-under par 68, the Cardinals’ 283 on Monday was one stroke off the best round of the entire tournament. Oddly, Virginia Commonwealth shot an opening-round 305 before carding their tournament-low round of 282 in Round 2. Ball State’s 283 followed their own round of 305.

Ball State (294-305-283—882) was in fifth place after Round 1, but the slide in Round 2 proved to be the Cardinals’ demise. Monday, the Cardinals moved up two spots from their 12th-place standing with solid, sub-par rounds turned in by Ali Khan (74-77-69—219), Braxton Kuntz (73-78-70—221) and Kash Bellar (78-74-69—221). Khan finished 24th overall while Kuntz and Bellar tied in the 32nd position.

The difference between the second and third rounds, for Ball State, was 22 strokes – 17-over par in Round 2 and 5-under par in Round 3. Cardinals’ scoring was capped by Carter Smith (75-76-76—227) and Avery Mahoney (72-79-79—230). It was the sophomore transfer Mahoney who posted Ball State’s only round of par before Cardinal veterans got hot Monday.

Worth noting on a day with stellar play on the par-72 Kampen-Cosler Golf Course, the Cardinals’ freshmen both shined while participating in an individual event run concurrently on Purdue’s par-71 Ackerman-Allen Golf Course. Happy Gilmore (71-69-73—213) shot 2-over par on Monday to finish fourth in the individual event and Gavin Hare (75-75-70) fired his best round with a 1-under 70 to finish 20th among 36 individual golfers. Redshirt junior Colin Nasser finished four strokes behind Hare.

INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S GOLF

SEVERAL SYCAMORES BEAT OR TIE CAREER LOW ROUNDS EN ROUTE TO A TEAM FOURTH PLACE FINISH

BOARDMAN, Ohio – Indiana State women’s golf recorded its best overall outing since the first week of October of last season in a fourth place finish at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational.

Juniors Yang Tai and Briana LeMaire accomplished a feat for the Sycamores that hasn’t been done since April 2016. In the first round, both golfers finished one-under (71). No pair of Sycamore teammates have finished with par or better since the MVC Tournament in April 2016 when three golfers shot par and one finished one-under.

Tai recorded another career performance in the tournament, carding her first under-par round in the first 18 of the tournament. With her one-under score in the tournament, she earned tie for fifth-place, placing in the top five in back-to-back tournaments. She used six birdies between the two rounds with 24 pars to highlight her collegiate low round.

LeMaire’s 71 ties her best round while at Indiana State. This is the fourth time she has finished one-under in her Sycamore career. LeMaire recorded five birdies in the opening round and seven for the tournament en route to her +5 finish.

Not to be overdone, sophomore Rosie DiNunzio carded a career low 72 in the second round, shaving off five strokes from the first 18. She beat her former low of 78 with an eagle on the 10th hole on day two and 21 pars between the two rounds.

Sophia Florek in her sophomore year tied her collegiate low with a 74 in the second round, shaving off six strokes between rounds one and two; Florek recorded the highest placement improvement for the Sycamores, jumping up 20 spots from day one to day two.

Alana Gilbert finished rounded out the starting lineup scoring a +14, using her best round through her young collegiate career of a 78 on day two to finish in the top 40 of the field.

Nicole Feistl, Gabby Cone, and Eliza Baker all played as individuals in the tournament. Feistl carded a +21 with her second-round 81 the lowest round for her through five total rounds this season. Cone’s 82 in the second round was her lowest of the season, finishing the tournament 23-over. Baker rounded oud the squad finishing +24.

As a team, the Sycamores carded a 299 and 298, where the 298 ties the best collective round from last season that only occurred twice. Indiana State shot a 298 at the MVC Tournament in the third round and a 298 in the opening round of the Butler Invitational.

Up Next

Indiana State looks for to continue their improvement next week at the Highland Golf Course in Indianapolis for the Butler Invitational on September 30-October 1.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S GOLF

MASTODONS CLAIM RUNNER-UP AT YSU EVENT, MATCH 36-HOLE RECORD

BOARDMAN, Ohio – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s golf team finished as the runner-up at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational on Monday (Sept. 23), matching the program’s 36-hole record in the process with a 595.

The only team to top the Mastodons were the host Youngstown State Penguins. The Penguins shot 586.

Natalie Papa and Hunar Mittal both finished tied for 10th with a two-day total of 149. This is Papa’s first top-10 finish and Mittal’s fifth of their careers. The 149 mark is Papa’s best 36-hole score of her career. Papa’s final round of 78 was highlighted by a pair of birdies on 13 and 18. She had a stretch of four pars on the front and a five-hole bogey-free stretch on the back from 12-16. Mittal had birdies on seven and 11, with nothing worse than a bogey all day. She finished her round of 76 with five pars in a row.

Olivia Jang and Louise Ekesall tied for 14th with a pair of 77-73-150s. Jang had three birdies in round two coming on three, 15 and 18. She had nothing worse than a bogey, resulting in an even front and 1-over back nine. Ekesall was 4-under in a three-hole stretch on the front. After four pars to start, she had two bogeys. Before making the turn, she had an eagle on seven then back-to-back birdies on eight and nine. She also had a birdie on 15 to set the stage for her 1-over effort.

Lillian Gottman did not have her score taken on Monday, firing a 76 to total 152 to tie for 20th. She had a birdie on each side, dropping birdies on nine and 15, both par-5s. She had six pars in the opening seven holes, then had six more of par or better in the final seven.

Lara Dommach competed as an individual, turning in a 77-88-165. She tied for 59th.

Purdue Fort Wayne will return to action next Monday (Sept. 30) at the Rocket Classic in Port Clinton, Ohio.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S GOLF

MASTODONS WRAP UP PURDUE FALL INVITATIONAL

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s golf team finished its appearance at the Purdue Fall Invitational on Monday (Sept. 23), turning in a 299 for a three-round total of 901.

The third round of Purdue’s event was highlighted by an even-par performance from Brock Reschly. He had five birdies to balance out five bogeys, filling out the rest of his scorecard with pars. He was 3-under from hole eight to 15, which saw him birdie eight, nine and 14 and mix in five pars. He added birdies on five and 17. Reschly finished with a 235, taking 71st place.

Freshman Justin Hicks finished as the Mastodons’ best for the tournament, turning in a 226. His final round of 79 featured two birdies and nine pars. He birdied the 534-yard fourth and 598-yard sixth. He tied for 47th with his 226.

Fellow Fort Wayne native Nick Holder had a 77 in his final round, totaling 228 for 56th. He had a clean front nine with a birdie on four to make up for a bogey on seven. Seven pars on the other seven holes set up for an even front nine. On the back, he finished his day with a birdie on 13 sandwiched between two pars.

AJ Agnew took a 75 on Monday and finished in 63rd place with a 231. He had nothing worse than a bogey in round three with three birdies and nine pars on the scorecard. He birdied four, eight and 11.

Cody Coleman tied with Reschly for 71st with a 235. He turned in a final round of 75 and was bogey-free over his last 10 holes of the day. Coleman dropped in birdies on 10 and 12, both long doglegs with water protecting the greens.

As a team, the Mastodons shot 304-298-299-901 and took 14th, topping Butler by one shot.

On the opposite course, Nick Bellush and Landon Smith played in the Purdue Fall Individual. Bellush shot 73-74-73-219 to tie for 16th. Smith shot 83-73-78-234 for 36th.

The next time the ‘Dons will take the course is October 7-8, when Purdue Fort Wayne visits Lexington, Kentucky for the Cullan Brown Collegiate.

EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER

UE MEN’S SOCCER ROAD TRIP HEADS TO XAVIER

CINCINNATI — The University of Evansville returns to Corcoran Field for the first time in almost a decade on Tuesday night.

The Purple Aces fell behind early at No. 9 Western Michigan on Sunday afternoon and weren’t able to make up the distance over 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss. It was UE’s first loss to Western Michigan in the eight game series dating back to 1979. Sunday’s match was Evansville’s first against its first ranked opponent of the season. Currently the Aces have one more ranked opponent on the schedule in the no. 23 Bowling Green Falcons at the end of October. In 2023 UE played three ranked teams and last beat a ranked team in 2018.

After a season off from playing the Musketeers, UE returns to play at Corcoran Field for the first time since 2016. Evansville will try for the team’s first win in Cincinnati in almost 25 years on Tuesday after the two teams did not play each other for two separate six year stretches. The two teams last met during the 2022 season in Evansville where Xavier left the River City with a 3-1 victory.

The Musketeers come into Tuesday’s game with a 3-2-3 overall record and a 1-0-0 Big East conference record. Xavier began conference play over the weekend with a 1-0 win over St. John’s for their second straight shutout match. The Musketeers are led on offense by junior defender Matthew Senanou who has three goals on the season. Xavier has had eight different players score a goal through eight matches.

Two separate UE players scored their first goals of the season in the Aces last week of matches. Redshirt freshman Jacopo Fedrizzi (Giulia, Italy) first goal came against Indiana in the 73rd minute and was the match-tying goal. While freshman defender Martin Wurschmidt (Fram, Norway) scored his first career goal at Western Michigan in the 63rd minute of the match.

Sophomore midfielder Will Bencic will play in his hometown for the first time since joining the Aces in 2023. Bencic has started the past two games for UE on the road and played at Lakota East HS in Cincinnati for four years prior to moving to Evansville.

EVANSVILLE MEN’S GOLF

SECOND ROUND COMPLETE AT GRAEME MCDOWELL INVITATIONAL

ONEONTA, Ala. – After shooting identical scores in the first round of the Graeme McDowell Invitational, the duo of Andres Rodriguez and Daniil Romashkin did so once again in Monday’s second round to pace the University of Evansville men’s golf team.

Rodriguez and Romashkin both recorded scores of 75 to open the event on Sunday and came back in the second 18 holes to post rounds of 71, one under par.  Both are tied for the 40th position at Limestone Springs.

Omar Khalid made a nice improvement in the second 18 holes.  The freshman began the weekend with a 78 before lowering his score by five shots to a 2-over 74.  He is tied for 66th on the individual leaderboard.

Eli Rohleder and Julian Kiessling completed the scoring for the Purple Aces.  Rohleder remains fourth on the team with a 158.  Both of his rounds finished at 7-over.  Kiessling made the largest jump for UE.  After carding a score of 85 on Sunday, the freshman completed Monday’s round with a 5-over 77.

Evansville remains in 12th place in the team standings while the top of the standings see the top three teams separated by just one stroke.  North Alabama heads into Tuesday’s final round at 21-under with Lipscomb and UL Monroe tied for second, just one off the pace.

Yixiang Wang from Memphis and Louis Anceaux of ULM are tied atop the individual standings.  Both have scores of 131, 11 under par.  Xing Luo of UNA is one stroke behind in third place.

SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL

SOBIERALSKI EARNS FOURTH CAREER OVC SETTER OF THE WEEK

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball senior setter Carly Sobieralski earned Ohio Valley Conference Setter of the Week on Monday after playing a pivotal role in the Eagles three-game win streak.

Sobieralksi adds another accolade to the collection with her fourth career OVC Setter of the Week laurel. She helped the Eagles earn three huge wins against crosstown rival University of Evansville twice and Indiana University Indianapolis. The wins marked the programs first wins over UE and IU Indy as NCAA Division I programs.

In Tuesday’s night win over the Purple Aces, Sobieralski dished out 49 assists and 13 digs in only four sets. Her game elevated in clutch moments as she tallied 14 assists in the final frame. The 49 assists and 13 digs marked her ninth double-double of the season.

Sobieralski managed to step up her game to another level on Friday with a career night in the five-set thrilling victory over Evansville. She created 59 assists which broke her previous season high of 49. Her 49 assists were finished at an .413 rate. The Eagles setter also nabbed a career high 25 digs denying numerous high-powered Evansville attacks.

USI took care of IU Indy quickly in three straight sets on Saturday. However, Sobieralski still managed to tally 20 assists, extending her season long 20+ assist streak to 12 games. She also caught the defense off guard with three kills, notching nine on the week.

The senior leader’s final total on the week were 126 assists, 10.50 assists per set, 43 digs, nine kills, and 11.5 points. On the season, Sobieralski stands at 396 assists, 9.00 assists per set, 140 digs, 3.18 digs per set, and 11 blocks. The setter slides into seventh in the USI record books for assists with 2,175 as she continues to make history.

USI is back at home this weekend opening Ohio Valley Conference play against the preseason number one Southeast Missouri State on Friday (6 p.m.) and Saturday (4 p.m.).

SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER

EAGLES HOST ROSE-HULMAN ON WEDNESDAY

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer continues its five-match homestand with its final non-conference match of the season when it hosts Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Wednesday at 7 p.m. The USI-Rose-Hulman match is the USI Intramural Team Night.

Following the Screaming Eagles’ midweek match, USI opens the 2024 Ohio Valley Conference slate when it welcomes Eastern Illinois University to Strassweg Field for a 12:30 p.m. showdown Saturday. Saturday’s match is Hispanic Heritage Day at Strassweg Field.

The Eagles continue the OVC slate and conclude the longest homestand of the season October 3 when they take on Lindenwood University for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

USI fans can attend all Men’s Soccer 2024 home matches for free, courtesy of a sponsorship from ProRehab. Game coverage for 2024, including links to live stats and video streams, can be found on USIScreamingEagles.com.

USI Men’s Soccer Week 4 Notes:

USI reaches midway point of 5-match homestand: USI reaches the midway point of the five-match home stand Tuesday when it kicks off against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. After USI and Rose-Hulman square off, the final two matches of the homestand will be the start of the Ohio Valley Conference 2024 slate. The Screaming Eagles open OVC play this fall by hosting Eastern Illinois University September 28 and Lindenwood University October 3.

Rose-Hulman in 2024: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is 1-3-2 overall this fall after a 1-0 loss to Ohio Northern University. The Fightin’ Engineers have lost their last two matches.

USI vs. Rose-Hulman: The USI and Rose-Hulman match will be the first countable contest between the two programs. The September 25 match will be a regular season game for the Eagles, while being listed as an exhibition game for the Division III Engineers.

Former Eagle leads Rose-Hulman: Former USI team captain Sean Helliwell is the head coach of the Fightin’ Engineers of Rose-Hulman. Helliwell, who has been at the helm at Rose-Hulman since 2008, appeared in 37 matches as an Eagle (36 starts) and recorded 12 points on two goals and eight assists during USI’s first Division I tenure between 1992 and 1994.

Rough start to homestand: The Eagles started the homestand on a down note, falling to Bellarmine University, 8-0, and Purdue University Fort Wayne, 1-0.

USI needs to find offense: USI needs to find some offense. The Eagles have been held scoreless for the last 343 minutes.

EIU in 2024: The Panthers of EIU are 1-3-1 during the first month of the season and conclude its non-conference schedule September 24 against Bowling Green State University.

USI vs. EIU: EIU leads the all-time series with USI, 10-2-0, after winning a pair of regular season matches last year. The Panthers took the first game at Strassweg Field, 2-0, and completed the series sweep with a 1-0 victory at EIU.

VALPO MEN’S SOCCER

MANSARAY, HAWK HONORED AS VALPO CAPTURES PAIR OF PFL WEEKLY AWARDS

The Valparaiso University football program earned a pair of Pioneer Football League weekly awards as the PFL revealed its honors for Week 4 on Sunday following Saturday’s 31-23, double-overtime win over Roosevelt at Brown Field. Redshirt senior running back Michael Mansaray (Columbus, Ohio / Westerville South [South Dakota]) was named the PFL Offensive Player of the Week, while redshirt junior kicker Ryan Hawk (Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley) was tabbed the league’s Special Teams Player of the Week.

This marks the first time two Valpo players were honored in the same week since Oct. 23, 2022, when Aaron Dawson (offensive) and Brian Bartholomew (special teams) were recognized following the team’s victory at Morehead State. Valpo won the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week Award for the second consecutive week, while Mansaray became the first Valpo player to earn the award on the offensive side of the ball since Dawson on Nov. 13, 2022.

Mansaray went for a season-high 123 rushing yards while scoring two touchdowns in Valpo’s 31-23 victory over Roosevelt. He had a 51-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that broke a 10-10 tie, then scored on an 18-yard run on Valpo’s possession of the second overtime, a play that held up as the game-winning score. 

Hawk went 3-for-4 on field-goal tries including a career-long 51 yarder. His 51 yarder was the longest by a Valpo player since November 2003 and he became one of 19 FCS kickers this season with a field goal of longer than 50 yards. He became the first Valpo player with three made field goals in a game since October 2019. After Roosevelt made a field goal in the first overtime, Hawk came through under pressure during Valpo’s first overtime possession, making a 39-yarder to extend the game. In addition, four of Hawk’s five kickoffs went for touchbacks.

Valpo will be back in action on Saturday at noon at Morehead State on ESPN+.

UINDY FOOTBALL

HOUNDS INCH UP DII COACHES POLL

WACO, Texas – The UIndy football team crept up one spot to No. 15 in the AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, released Monday. The Greyhounds moved to 3-0 over the weekend with a 30-6 region win at Wayne State.


AFCA DIVISION II COACHES POLL

RKSCHOOL (1st-place votes)RECPTSPREV
1Harding (Ark.) (29)3-07251
2Grand Valley St. (Mich.)3-06872
3Valdosta St. (Ga.)4-06613
4Colorado School of Mines3-06324
5Ferris St. (Mich.)2-15945
6Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)3-05626
7Minnesota St. 4-05238
8Kutztown (Pa.)3-05087
9Slippery Rock (Pa.)3-04819
10Pittsburg St. (Kan.)3-147410
11Emporia St. (Kan.)4-041813
12Central Missouri2-140011
13Central Washington2-134614
14Western Colorado3-033615
15Indianapolis (Ind.)3-029216
16Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)3-028217
17West Alabama4-027223
18Augustana (S.D.)2-124118
19Charleston (W.Va.)3-020019
20Henderson St. (Ark.)3-017020
21West Florida1-116912
22Colorado St.-Pueblo3-116022
23Central Oklahoma3-0107NR
24Delta St. (Miss.)3-196T-24
25Indiana (Pa.)3-023NR


Others Receiving Votes:  Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 17; Findlay (Ohio), 12; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 8; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 7; Davenport (Mich.), 7; Southern Arkansas, 3; Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 2; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 2; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 2; Frostburg St. (Md.), 2; Virginia Union, 2; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; New Haven (Conn.), 1.

SUKUP COLLECTS SECOND STRAIGHT GLVC WEEKLY AWARD

INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis junior quarterback Gavin Sukup was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Offensive Player of the Week, it was announced by the league office Monday.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Gavin Sukup, #16 Indianapolis

Jr. | QB | Seward, Neb.

Major: Sport Management 

Team Result: 30-6 W at Wayne State, MI (9/21)

Finished 21-for-33 (64%) on pass attempts with 325 yards and three touchdowns through the air

Capped two 90-plus-yard drive with touchdown passes of 34 and 45 yards

Added 24 rushing yards on four attempts

Ranks fifth in Division II in pass attempts without an interception (91)

Earns fifth career Offensive Player of the Week Award (9/23/24, 9/16/24, 11/13/23, 10/2/23, 9/4/23)

Last Greyhounds’ Offensive Player of the Week: Gavin Sukup (9/16/24)

MARIAN FOOTBALL

MARIAN’S MASON MILLER REPEATS AS MSFA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

INDIANAPOLIS – Following Marian’s 24-23 victory over Lawrence Tech, senior Mason Miller has been named the MSFA Midwest League Special Teams Player of the Week. The honor for Miller is his second consecutive, and the second of his career.

Miller had another strong day punting, bombing seven balls for 360 yards and an average of 51.4. Miller dropped a 60-yard punt in the game, pinned two inside the 20, and had a punt check up off a LTU returner that led to a recovered muff, and a Marian score. In addition to his punting duties, Miller held for four kicks, with the final PAT pushing Marian on top by a 24-23 margin.

The Knights finish their first month of the season on the road this Saturday, traveling to Taylor to take on the 4-0 Trojans in a 7:00 p.m. contest.

MARIAN FOOTBALL SLIDES TWO SPOTS IN LATEST NAIA FOOTBALL RATINGS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Coming off their narrow 24-23 victory over Lawrence Tech, the Marian football team has slid two spots in the latest NAIA GoRout Top-25 poll, which was released Monday afternoon. Marian, 3-0, enters their fourth game of the season as the No. 7 team in the NAIA.

Keiser (Fla.) makes it four times in a row leading the NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 Ratings earning 16 of the 17 first-place votes. Second place Northwestern (Iowa) receives the other one and they are followed by Grand View (Iowa), Montana Western, and Bethel (Tenn.).

Marian is the top-rated team in the MSFA Midwest, and come in this week one spot behind Indiana Wesleyan, who leaped to No. 6 in the poll. St. Xavier remained No. 11, while St. Francis (Ill.) jumped two spots to No. 23.

Marian travels to Taylor this Saturday night, taking on the Trojans at 7:00 p.m.

MARIAN VOLLEYBALL

EMMA LYONS NAMED CROSSROADS LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Jackson, Mich. – After a record-setting performance, Marian volleyball junior libero Emma Lyons has been named the Crossroads League Defensive Player of the Week. Lyons is the second Knight to earn defensive player of the week honors this year for Marian, joining Nicole Wilkinson.

Lyons had a record-setting night against Huntington on Wednesday, breaking her own single-match record with 46 digs in a five-set win over Huntington. The junior recorded her 1000th career dig in the win over Huntington, and added 15 more in a four-set victory over Taylor. For the week, Lyons averaged 6.8 assists per set for No. 22 Marian, additionally totaling 12 assists and two service aces.

Marian caps their home stand on Wednesday night, taking on No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan in the PE Center at 7:00 p.m., before traveling to Goshen on Saturday afternoon.

MARIAN XC

KATIE WOODS AND CLARK CHUSTZ TABBED CROSSROADS LEAGUE PLAYERS OF WEEK

JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the league’s top individual performances from September 16 through 22. Sports Information Directors from the league institutions nominate student-athletes for the awards and vote on each week’s winners.

Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week

Katie Woods, Marian

Woods led RV Marian at the ISU John McNichols Invite, finishing 13th in the non-D1 competition. Woods finished in 22:20 to top all NAIA athletes at the meet claiming an average mile time of 5:59.5. Woods also led the team to a 11th place finish overall in the John McNichols Invite.

Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week

Clark Chustz, Marian

Chustz led Marian at the ISU John McNichols Invite, finishing 67th overall in the non-D1 competition and posting a time of 25:41 averaging 5:10.2 per mile. Chustz led the Knights to a 22nd place finish overall at the John McNichols Invite.

Marian will next compete on October 5, running in California at The Master’s University.

INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES

INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/

EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/

WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/

FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/

ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/

ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index

TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index

BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/

DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/

HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/

MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/

HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/

OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx

ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index

IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/

IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/

IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/

PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/

INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx

GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/

ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/

GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/

HOY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php

TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/

VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

16 – 25 – 12 – 6 – 18 – 49 – 14 – 3 – 24 – 32

September 24, 1903 – Bill Bradley became the first Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle

September 24, 1906 – St Louis Card Stony McGlynn no-hits Dodgers, 1-1 in 7 inning game

September 24, 1908 – Robert B Rhoads became the first Cleveland pitcher (Cleveland Naps) to toss a no-hit game, Cleveland 2, Boston 1

September 24, 1919 – Boston Red Sox slugger Babe Ruth sets MLB season home run record at 28 off Yankee Bob Shawkey in a 2-1 loss at the Polo Grounds in NYC

September 24, 1920 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth became the first to hit 50 home runs in a MLB season with a 1st inning blast off Jose Acosta in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Senators

September 24, 1922 – St Louis Cardinals future Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Rogers Hornsby sets National League HR mark at 42

September 24, 1929 – New York Yankee pitcher Number 16, Tom Zachary ends season 12-0, record for most pitching wins without a loss in one season

September 24, 1967 – NFL St. Loius Cardinals’ Jim Bakken, Number 25 kicked 7 field goals at Pittsburgh Steelers, setting an NFL record at the time

September 24, 1972 – New York Jets QB Number 12, Joe Namath passes for 6 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (44-34)

September 24, 1974 – Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger Number 6, that season became just the 12th MLB player to reach the 3,000 hits plateau

September 24, 1977 – Ken Hinton, Number 18 of CFL’s British Columbia Lions returned a punt 130 yards

September 24, 1978 – Ron Guidry, Number 49 of the Yankees earned a win over Cleveland 4-0, raising his record to 23-3 ERA 1.74

September 24, 1979 – Pete Rose, Number 14 reaches 200 hits in a season for 10th time

September 24, 1983 – Braves Dale Murphy, Number 3 became the 6th to hit 30 HRs and steal 30 bases in season

September 24, 1985 – Montreal Expo Andre Dawson, Number 24 became the 9th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (5th), and joins Willey McCovey to hit 2 HRs in an inn twice

September 24, 1992 – John Jaha, Number 32 tied record of 11 stolen bases along with his Brewers teammates

September 24, 1992 – Toronto’s Dave Winfield, Number 32, at age  40, became the oldest player to reach 100-RBI

FOOTBALL HISTORY

September 24, 1930 – The very first NFL game played under portable electric lights occurs in Portsmouth, Ohio as the Portsmouth Spartans faced the Brooklyn Dodgers in a night game. The first official NFL night game under the lights took place on November 6, 1929 in Kinsley Park Stadium in Providence, RI. Reflecting back to the game in Ohio in 1930 though the Spartans defeated the Dodgers by the score of 12-0 at University Stadium which is reported to still stand to this day and is now aptly called Spartan Municipal Stadium.

September 24, 1983 – Franklin College’s quarterback Pat Brennan is intercepted a record nine times by a stingy Saginaw Valley State defense. Saginaw Valley’s great day in the secondary led them to a 40-21 victory over the opponent. Interestingly enough Pat Brennan eleven days earlier was selected as the NAIA National Player of the Week for throwing for 392 yards and six touchdowns against opponent Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the 56-28 Grizzlies win on September 10, 1983.

September 24, 1991 – Two sport phenom Deion Sanders returned to the MLB’s Atlanta Braves as he had been with the Atlanta Falcons through training camp and the start of the season since July 31 of that year. Sanders had a special clause in his NFL contract that allowed him to leave the Falcons to play in the Braves postseason, and since the Falcons had a bye week Sanders contributed to their baseball teams stretch run.

September 24, 2009 – The University of South Carolina upsets the 4th ranked Ole Miss 16-10.  The heavily favored Rebels entered the contest averaging 48 points per game, but the stingy Game-Cocks defense and head coach Steve Spurrier had something else in mind as they stymied Ole Miss for much of the afternoon.

September 24, 2017 – The NFL players responded, many in protest to President Donald Trump’s comments on them and their actions during the National Anthem before games. Teams and players responded by some kneeling, some locking arms and others staying in the locker room during the anthem.

September 24, 2022 – A heartbreak of a loss! In a dramatic play in Overtime Missouri running back Nathaniel Peat looked to seal the victory  over Auburn as he raced down the sideline. As the youngster was being knocked out of bounds near the pylon he reached the ball out with his right arm but it was knocked away by an Auburn defender and went through the endzone for a touchback. Since Auburn kicked a field goal on thier OT possession, the Auburn Tigers won the game 17-14 over Mizzou on a play that may haunt Missiouri fans for years to come.

Hall of Fame Birthday for September 24

September 24, 1941 – John Mackey was a 6 foot 2 inch 224 pound tight end from Syracuse University. The Baltimore Colts selected John with the second pick of the 1963 NFL Draft. Mackey played with the Colts for nine years and then spent one final NFL season with the San Diego Chargers. John somewhat redefined the tight end position from strictly being just another blocking lineman to that of an additional speedy deep threat. His performance in the 1966 season was evidence of him loosening up the defenses as he scored 6 of his nine touchdowns on passes longer than 50 yards!  Mackey entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992’s induction ceremonies as only the second strictly tight end.

September 24, 1946 –  Mean Joe Greene was a former defensive tackle from North Texas State. Joe Greene was known as a pretty nice guy off of the football field, but he was tabbed with the “Mean” part of his nickname by the mascot of North Texas State being called the Mean Green. North Texas with Joe in the lineup allowed less than 2 yards per carry in the 29 games from 1965 through the 1968 season. Joe was a consensus All-American in college football in 1968. The Pittsburgh Steelers used the first pick in the 1969 NFL draft to bring the 6′-4″ , 275 pound d-lineman to the Steel City. The Steelers were rewarded in this selection by Greene becoming the NFL Rookie of the YEar for the 1969 season and in his 13 year career he went to 10 Pro Bowls and was the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year in both the 1972 and 1974 seasons! 1972 was special as Joe recorded 5 of his 11 season high sacks in a crucial must-win game against the Houston Oilers to propel the Steelers into their first playoff game ever in franchise history!  The Steelers a couple of years later won their first of four Super Bowls with Big number 75 anchoring the famed “Steel Curtain Defense.”  Joe Greene was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 & the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984.

September 24, 1953 – Oklahoma running back Joe Washington was born. Joe played for the Sooner from 1972 through the 1975 seasons and in that span the team had a record of 43-2-1 and won two National Championships!  Washington put up 3995 yards on the ground and 5781 all-purpose yards to power the Oklahoma offense. Joe earned All-American honors twice in college and he was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 1976 Draft by the San Diego Chargers. After one season with the Chargers the running back then played for the Colts for 3 years, the Redskins 3 seasons and stint with the Atlanta Falcons in his final year of playing. Washington’s NFL career lasted for 9 seasons and his 8252 total yards from scrimmage and 31 touchdowns made him a formidable back for defenses to deal with. The National Football Foundation selected him to enter into their College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

September 24, 1973 – Eddie George was a halfback from Ohio State University. Out of high school George was heavily recruited by top programs to be a linebacker in college. Eddie later told the press that he chose Ohio State mainly so that he could remain a running back. He made the right choice as demonstrated in his senior season as the Buckeye’s Bell Cow running back as George rushed for 100 yards in 12 straight games! It was from numbers like that that Eddie George won the 1995 Walter Camp Player of the Year, the Doak Walker Award, the Maxwell Award, the Jim Brown Award and the Heisman Trophy! Ohio State retired his number 27 in 1995 and the College Football Hall of Fame secured him in their line up of legends in 2011’s entry class. Eddie went on to be drafted into the 1996 NFL Draft  by the Houston Oilers. A year later the Oilers moved to Tennessee and later became the Tennessee Titans and Eddie George still owns most of the franchise’s rushing records. He stayed with his original franchise for 8 seasons and then played a final year for the Dallas Cowboys. He ranks 23rd in NFL rushing yards and has the distinction as being only one of two players to have rushed for over 10,000 yards and to have never missed a start, the Great Jim Brown being the other. Pretty good company to be with!

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1903    Bill Bradley hits for the cycle, accumulating 12 total bases in the Naps’ 12-2 rout of Washington at American League Park. Last month, the Cleveland third baseman collected three triples in a game to tie a still-standing AL record.

1916    At Cleveland’s League Park, Marty Kavanaugh hits the first-ever pinch-hit grand slam in baseball history. The infielder’s historic homer proves to be the difference as the Indians beat the Red Sox, 5-3.

1919    With a blast that clears the Polo Grounds roof, Red Sox outfielder Babe Ruth ties the game in the top of the ninth in an eventual 2-1 loss to the Yankees that takes 13 innings to complete. The Bambino’s round-tripper, his 28th of the season, breaks the 19th-century home run record established in 1894 by Ned Williamson of the NL’s Chicago White Stockings.

1922    Cardinals outfielder Rogers Hornsby hits home runs off Giant hurlers Jesse and Virgil Barnes. The brothers’ homers enable the ‘Rajah’ to set the National League record for round-trippers in a season with 42.

1925    With the Yankees trailing by three runs in the bottom of the tenth inning, Babe Ruth hits a Sarge Connally pitch for a game-winning home run, which beats the White Sox, 6-5. The ‘Sultan of Swat’ becomes the first modern player to blast a walk-off grand slam to win the game by one run.

1925    The Senators clinch their second consecutive American League pennant when they sweep a doubleheader from Cleveland at Griffith Stadium, 4-3 and 6-2. Washington will have a week to prepare before facing Pittsburgh in the Fall Classic.

1926    The Cardinals clinch their first pennant in the franchise’s 35-year history when they beat the Giants at the Polo Grounds. Billy Southworth’s second-inning two-run home run off his former team proves to be the difference in St. Louis’ 6-4 victory at the Polo Grounds.

1928    A Monday afternoon crowd of only 404 watches the Tigers blank the last-place Red Sox, 8-0. The meager amount of fans at Navin Field is the lowest American League attendance ever recorded in Detroit.

1933    In his last big-league at-bat, Joe Sewell ends his 14-year career, singling in the decisive run as a pinch-hitter in the Yankees’ 4-3 victory over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The infielder ends his 14-year career, spent mainly with the Indians, striking out only 114 times of 8,332 total plate appearances (1.4%). (Ed. Note: The 34-year-old would need an additional 7,967 plate appearances to equal Mark Reynolds’ 2009 single-season record of 223 strikeouts. -LP)

1934    A sparse crowd of 1,500 fans witnesses Babe Ruth’s final appearance wearing pinstripes at Yankee Stadium. In the team’s 5-0 loss to the Red Sox, the 39-year-old aging superstar, who will play with the Boston Braves next season, is replaced in the first inning by a pinch-runner after getting on base via a walk.

1940    At Shibe Park, Red Sox first baseman Jimmie Foxx blasts his 500th career home run off A’s pitcher George Caster. The historic homer is one of four round-trippers hit in the inning, setting an American League mark.

1942    In the final game of his twentieth and last full season, 41-year-old Ted Lyons beats the Indians, going the distance in the White Sox’ 3-1 victory at Cleveland’s League Park, completing all of his twenty games, 13 started on Sundays, posting a 14-6 record along with an ERA of 2.10. ‘Sunday Teddy,’ although exempt from the draft, enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps after the season and fights in the Pacific during WW II.

1948    The Red Sox’s loss to the Yankees and Detroit’s defeat of the Indians results in a three-way tie for first place with Boston, Cleveland, and New York, finishing the day with identical records of 91-56 with only seven games to play. A one-game playoff between the Tribe and Boston will be needed to crown Cleveland as the American League champs.

1950    With 66,924 fans in attendance, the Yankees beat the Red Sox, 9-5, on Johnny Mize Day at Yankee Stadium. The 38-year-old first baseman and future Hall of Famer contributes to the victory over the fading Boston team, now four games behind the Bronx Bombers, with a single and double.

1957    In front of a meager crowd of 2,598 at Griffith Stadium, Senator right-hander Hal Griggs ends Ted Williams’ streak of reaching base in 16 straight times when he induces the Red Sox outfielder to ground out to second base in the top of the first inning. In his next at-bat, the ‘Splendid Splinter’ homers off the Washington starter to begin the fourth inning, proving the difference in Boston’s 2-1 victory over Washington.

1957    Grounding out, Pirates left-handed first baseman Dee Fondy becomes the last player to bat in Ebbets Field when the Dodgers blank the Bucs, 2-0, in the final major league game ever played in Brooklyn.

1961    En route to hitting more than twenty homers in the next 12 seasons, Billy Williams blasts his 25th home run in the team’s 4-2 victory over the Braves at County Stadium, setting a Cubs’ rookie record. The eventual NL Rookie of the Year’s mark will last until 2015, when another ROY, Kris Bryant, goes deep 26 times.

1967    Gary Nolan becomes only the second pitcher in baseball history to strike out 200 batters in a season as a teenager when he fans Adolfo Phillips in the bottom of the fourth inning of the Reds’ 3-2 victory over Chicago at Wrigley Field. The 19-year-old right-handed fireballer joins Hall of Famer Bob Feller, who accomplished the milestone before reaching the age of twenty in 1938, hurling for the Indians.

1968    During a game against the Braves in Atlanta, Mets manager Gil Hodges suffers a mild heart attack. The New York skipper, who will die of a massive coronary in 1972, is hospitalized until October 20, when doctors give him a clean bill of health but warned him about the continued risks of stress and smoking.

1969    In the inaugural season of divisional play, the Mets clinch the first-ever National League East title. Gary Gentry fires a four-hitter, blanking the Cardinals, 6-0, in front of a frenzied Shea Stadium crowd, which spills onto the field en masse after the game to celebrate their team’s amazing accomplishment.

1971    In the top of the fourth inning of a losing effort to Philadelphia, Cubs’ starter Milt Pappas strikes out the side, throwing just nine pitches. Greg Luzinski, Don Money, and Mike Anderson are the right-hander’s immaculate inning victims.

1971    Al Downing becomes a 20-game winner when he blanks the Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, 2-0. The Dodger left-hander, best remembered for giving up Hank Aaron’s historic 715th home run, will compile a 123-107 record during his 17-year major league career.

1974    In his final season, Al Kaline becomes the 12th major leaguer to collect 3,000 hits. Orioles’ southpaw Dave McNally gives up the milestone hit to the 39-year-old DH, an opposite-field two-bagger down the right-field line in the Tigers’ 5-4 loss at Memorial Stadium.

1975    In Oakland, the A’s clinch their fifth consecutive AL West title with a 13-2 rout of Chicago. Reggie Jackson leads the 13-hit attack at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum with home runs in his first two at-bats, and Vida Blue tosses six innings to earn his 21st victory.

1975    Tom Seaver learns the adage the “third time’s the charm” isn’t always true when he loses his bid for a no-hitter in the ninth inning for the third time in his career. After striking out Don Kessinger and Rick Monday, rookie outfielder Joe Wallis, playing in his 15th career game, singles to right field for the Cubs’ first hit off the Mets’ starter in the Wrigley Field contest.

1977    Gene Richards of the Padres and Pirates outfielder Omar Moreno swipe their 50th base of the season to surpass Sonny Jackson’s rookie record set with the Astros in 1966. The Friars’ first baseman will establish a new freshman mark, ending the campaign with 56 thefts, three more than the Bucs’ flychaser.

1978    Yankee southpaw Ron Guidry ties the American League record for shutouts tossed in a season by a lefty when he blanks Cleveland, 4-0. With his ninth complete scoreless game, ‘ Gator equals Babe Ruth’s mark, who accomplished the feat in 1916 with the Red Sox.

1984    The Cubs clinch the National League East flag with a 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh at Three Rivers Stadium. Rick Sutcliffe’s two-hitter gives the Northsiders their first title since 1945.

1985    Andre Dawson hits two homers in the same inning for the second time in his career, becoming the second major leaguer to accomplish the feat. The Expo outfielder also went yard twice in the same frame on July 30, 1978.

1988    Julio Franco’s two-out, two-strike ninth-inning bad-hop single spoils Dave Stieb’s bid for a no-hitter. The Blue Jays’ starter settles for a 1-0 one-hit victory over the Indians.

1991    With his 37th homer of the season, Howard Johnson establishes a new NL record for round-trippers by a switch-hitter when he goes deep off Bob Walk in the Mets’ 10-8 loss to Pittsburgh at Shea Stadium. HoJo finishes the season with 38 home runs, finishing the season with 38 home runs, extending the previous mark he had set in 1987.

1992    At 40, Dave Winfield drives in four runs with a homer and a two-run double, becoming the oldest player to drive in 100 runs. The future Hall of Famer’s offensive outburst helps the Blue Jays beat the Orioles, 8-2.

1992    Kenny Lofton establishes an Indian record when he steals his 62nd base of the season, a swipe of second base in the first inning. The Tribe’s rookie center fielder surpasses the previous franchise mark established by Miguel Dilone in 1980.

1993    Defeating Cincinnati, 9-2, the Rockies set a National League record for wins by an expansion team. Colorado’s 65th win of the season surpasses the mark established by the Houston Colt .45s in 1962.

1998    Tom Gordon sets a major league record for the most consecutive saves when he collects his 42nd in the Red Sox’s 9-6 win over the Orioles. ‘Flash’ pitches a perfect ninth inning, striking out the three batters he faces.

2001    Batting for reliever Joe Beimel in the bottom of the sixth inning, Craig Wilson drives the first pitch he sees into the seats for his seventh pinch-hit home run, tying the major league mark established last season by Dodger infielder Dave Hansen. The Pirate rookie’s two-run round-tripper sparks a five-run frame, enabling the Bucs to overcome a 5-0 deficit in their eventual 7-6 victory over the Chicago at PNC Park.

2001    Former American major leaguer Tuffy Rhodes ties the Japanese single-season record set by Sadaharu Oh in 1964 when he takes fireballer Daisuke Matsuzaka deep for his 55th home run. The Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder has five games left to break the record, but opposing pitchers will continually walk him intentionally, preventing the American from breaking the immortal Oh’s record.

2002    The Astros have their first rain delay at home since July 15, 1976. To save time, officials decide to cover the Minute Maid field with a tarp during the 19-minute delay rather than use the retractable roof.

2002    Jason Giambi homers in his first two trips to the plate in the Yankees’ 6-0 win over Tampa Bay at the Stadium. The pair of round-trippers gives the slugging outfielder a total of 40 for the season, and when added to Jeremy’s total of 20 home runs hit with Oakland and Philadelphia, the Giambi brothers set the record for homers by siblings in the same season, topping the 59 blasted by Joe (46) and Vince DiMaggio (13) in 1937.

2003    Eric Gagne ties John Smoltz’s National League mark for saves with 55 when he helps the Dodgers defeat the Padres, 5-3. The Los Angeles closer equals the NL mark in consecutive opportunities, which is also a record.

2004    Atlanta’s streak of consecutive division titles extends to 13, with the Braves clinching the NL East due to an 8-7 victory over the Marlins. The record run excludes the strike-shortened season of 1994 but includes the three titles won in the NL West before the re-aligning teams in 1993.

2004    After he gives up five runs in the Red Sox’ 6-4 loss to the Bronx Bombers at Fenway Park, Pedro Martinez tells the media, “they beat me. They’re that good right now. They’re that hot. I just tip my hat and call the Yankees my daddy.” The words will come back to haunt the Dominican right-hander when the fans begin chanting “Who’s your daddy?” every time he takes the mound in New York during the American League Championship Series.

2005    Averaging more than 50,000 fans per game, the Yankees become the third franchise in major league history, and the first since the 1994 strike, to pass the four-million attendance mark. The other teams that have reached the milestone include the 1993 Colorado Rockies and the 1991-1993 Toronto Blue Jays.

2006    With the best record in the major leagues at 94-62, the Tigers clinched their first playoff spot since 1987. Detroit’s 11-4 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium ends the 19-season postseason drought.

2006    As the Petco Park sellout crowd roars, Trevor Hoffman retires all three Pittsburgh batters he faces in the ninth inning, ensuring a 2-1 San Diego victory. The Padres closer’s 479th career save surpasses Lee Smith’s total (1980-1997), making the 38-year-old reliever the all-time leader in saves.

2006    David Ortiz ties Babe Ruth’s American League record with his 32nd round-tripper on the road. ‘Big Papi’s 53rd homer of the season comes in the Red Sox’ 13-4 losing effort to the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.

2007    Baltimore completes a season sweep of the Royals with a 3-2 victory at Camden Yards. The Orioles, twenty-three games under the .500 mark, beat Kansas City seven times in seven tries, making it only the sixth time in the American League history that a sweep of a season series of an AL opponent has occurred.

2008    Thanks to Mark Teixeira’s eighth-inning solo home run, the Mariners are defeated by the Angels, 6-5, making it the fourth time in franchise history the club has lost 100 games. Seattle is the first team with a $100 million payroll to lose 100 games.

2009    The Nationals lose their one-hundredth game of the season when the team drops a 7-6 decision to the Dodgers at home. Washington, who posted a 59-102 record last year, becomes the first National League franchise to reach the century mark in defeats in back-to-back campaigns since the Padres accomplished the dubious feat, dropping 102 contests in both 1973 and 1974.

2009    When his team beats Kansas City, 10-3, Red Sox skipper Terry Francona moves ahead of Mike Higgins with his 561st win piloting Boston, the second-most in franchise history. Joe Cronin, the club’s all-time leader, accumulated 1,071 wins during his 13-year tenure from 1935 to 1947.

2010    Rafael Soriano sets a club record when he earns his 44th save in the Rays’ 5-3 win over Seattle at Tropicana Field. The right-handed reliever, who will extend the mark to 45, had been tied with Roberto Hernandez, who saved 43 games for Tampa Bay in 1999.

2011    The 200,000th game played in major league history since 1876 goes overtime. In the milestone meeting of big-league clubs, the visiting Rockies need 13 innings to beat the Astros, 4-2 at Minute Maid Park.

2011    With his strikeout of pinch-hitter Jose Lopez in the Brewers’ 6-4 win over Florida, John Axford earns his 45th save to set the single-season franchise mark. The Milwaukee closer surpasses Francisco Cordero, who established the record with 44 in 2007.

2011    Dillon Gee becomes the first Mets rookie to win 13 games in a season in 27 years when New York defeats Washington, 6-3. In 1984, Dwight Gooden compiled a 17-9 record as a freshman in 31 starts for the team.

2011    The Yankees celebrate the 50th anniversary of Roger Maris’s record-breaking 61st home run in a pregame ceremony before a nationally televised game with Boston. The festivities include Derek Jeter carrying the bat to home plate that the Rajah used to hit the Tracy Stallard pitch, and Sal Durante, the 19-year-old fan who caught the historic homer in the right-field stands, bringing the ball hit on October 1, 1961, onto the field.

2012    Curtis Granderson becomes only the fifth player in franchise history to hit 40 home runs in consecutive seasons when he goes deep into the upper deck at Target Field in the Yankees’ 6-3 victory over Minnesota. The 31-year-old southpaw-swinging slugger joins Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, and Jason Giambi as the only other Bronx Bombers to accomplish the feat.

2013    The Marlins lose their 100th game of the year, dropping a 2-1 decision to Philadelphia en route to the second-worst record (62-100) in franchise history. The season follows a much-maligned fire sale that left the team without key players from the 2012 roster, including Hanley Ramirez, Jose Reyes, Heath Bell, and starting pitchers Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson.

2013    Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha, making his ninth career start, loses his no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning on Ryan Zimmerman’s infield single in the team’s 2-0 victory over the Nationals at Busch Stadium. The 22-year-old Redbird right-hander, taken out of the game after the hit, becomes the third pitcher this season to have a no-hitter broken up with one out to go, joining Yu Darvish of the Ranger and the Giants’ Yusmeiro Petit, both who had perfect games after facing 26 batters.

2014    Twins’ hurler Phil Hughes loses a $500,000 bonus when he doesn’t return to the mound after a 66-minute rain delay, an out short of the 210 innings needed to trigger a contract incentive worth half a half-a-million bucks. The Minnesota right-hander, who held Arizona to one run over eight innings, finishes his first year with the team with an 11.63 K/BB ratio, the highest single-season mark for a starter in the history of the game, surpassing Bret Saberhagen’s record of an 11.00 K/BB accomplished with the 1994 Mets.

2018    En route to winning 108 games this season, the Red Sox break a franchise record with their 106th victory, beating the Orioles, the sixth team in American League history to lose 111 games. Boston’s 6-2 triumph at home surpasses the 1912 team’s 105 wins recorded in their first season at Fenway Park.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Sept. 24

1930 — The Portsmouth Spartans beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 12-0 in the first NFL game played under floodlights. More than 6,000 fans turn out on an unseasonably warm evening to watch the game at the new University Stadium.

1950 — Philadelphia’s Russ Craft has four interceptions to lead the Eagles in a 45-7 rout of the Chicago Cardinals. Chicago quarterback Jim Hardy sets an NFL record by throwing eight interceptions.

1953 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Rolando La Starza in the 11th round at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.

1967 — Jim Bakken of St. Louis Cardinals kicks an NFL-record seven field goals to give the Cardinals a 28-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. His longest field goal is 33 yards.

1971 — The World Hockey Association announces its formation with 12 teams to start play in October 1972.

1974 — Detroit’s Al Kaline doubles down the right-field line off Dave McNally of Baltimore in the fourth inning for his 3,000th career hit. The Orioles beat the Tigers 5-4 at Memorial Stadium.

1988 — American heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets new world record 7,291 points to win the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; East Germans Sabine John & Anke Behmer take the minor medals.

1988 — American swimmer Matt Biondi sets world record 22.14 to win the 50m freestyle gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; his 4th of 5 gold medals for the Games.

1988 — Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson breaks his own 100m world record with a time of 9.79 at the Seoul Olympics; disqualified 3 days later for use of drug stanozolol; Carl Lewis awarded gold and world record 9.92.

1993 — Juniata’s women’s volleyball team beats Washington of St. Louis to end Washington’s NCAA-record winning streak at 59 matches.

1994 — Washington ends Miami’s NCAA-record home winning streak at 58 with a 38-20 victory against the Hurricanes at the Orange Bowl.

1995 — On the final day of competition, Europe rallies past the U.S. to win the Ryder Cup 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 at Oak Hill in Rochester, N.Y. Europe takes seven singles matches to win its first Ryder Cup since 1989.

2001 — Green Bay’s 37-0 shutout of Washington ends the Redskins’ NFL record of scoring in 231 consecutive road games.

2006 — The Europeans turn the Ryder Cup into another rout, winning 18 1/2-9 1/2 and becoming the first European team to win three straight times.

2006 — Washington’s Mark Brunell breaks the NFL record for most consecutive passes completed in a game when he connects on his first 22 throws in a 31-15 win over the Houston Texans.

2011 — Dwayne De Rosario scores the quickest hat trick in MLS history, leading D.C. United to a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.

2012 — Russell Wilson throws a disputed 24-yard touchdown to Golden Tate on the final play of the game, and the Seattle Seahawks rally to beat the Green Bay Packers 14-12.

2013 — Skipper Jimmy Spithill and defending champion Oracle Team USA extend their winning streak to seven to force a winner-take-all America’s Cup finale against Emirates Team New Zealand.

2016 — Daniel Carlson kicks six field goals and Auburn beats No. 18 LSU 18-13 after a ruling that Danny Etling’s apparent last-gasp scoring pass comes after time expired.

2017 — Peter Sagan of Slovakia becomes the first man to win three straight road race titles after holding off Norway’s Alexander Kristoff at the World Cycling Championships.

2017 — Diego Valeri scores twice to extend his MLS-record scoring streak to nine straight games and Portland beats Orlando City 3-0. Valeri moves in front of NYCFC’s David Villa for most goals this season with 20.

2017 — Jake Elliott kicks a 61-yard field goal as time expires to give the Philadelphia Eagles a 27-24 victory over the New York Giants. It is the longest by a rookie in NFL history.

2017 — Laver Cup Men’s Tennis, Prague: Roger Federer is unbeaten as Team Europe dominates Team World, 15-9 in the inaugural teams event.

2018 — Real Madrid midfielder & Croatian World Cup captain Luka Modrić is named world’s best male player at the FIFA Awards in London; Brazil & Orlando Pride forward Marta best female player; France’s Didier Deschamps best men’s coach.

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Sept. 25

1866 — Jerome Park, named for its founder Leonard Jerome, opens in the Bronx in New York. Jerome, seeking to emulate the British racing system, also establishes the American Jockey Club, precursor to the present Jockey Club, formed in 1894.

1920 — Molly Bjurstedt Mallory wins her fifth title in six years with a two-set victory over Marion Zinderstein in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships.

1926 — Walter Hagen wins his third straight and fourth overall PGA Championship. Hagen beats Leo Diegel 4 and 3 in the championship match at Salisbury Golf Links in Westbury, N.Y.

1949 — Louise Suggs wins the U.S. Women’s Open by 14 strokes over Babe Didrikson Zaharias.

1962 — Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson at 2:06 of the first round at Comiskey Park in Chicago to win the world heavyweight title.

1966 — Gloria Ehret wins the LPGA Championship by three strokes over four-time champion Micke Wright.

1982 — Ricky Edwards rushes for 177 yards and four touchdowns to help Northwestern end its 34-game losing streak in a 31-6 victory over Northern Illinois.

1988 — Americans sweep the medals in the long jump at the Seoul Olympics; Carl Lewis wins his second gold of the Games with leap of 8.72m ahead of teammates Mike Powell & Larry Myricks.

1988 — Super swimmer Matt Biondi wins his 5th gold medal of the Seoul Olympics anchoring the victorious American 4 x 100m medley relay team.

1994 — Oliver McCall scores a major upset by stopping Lennox Lewis 31 seconds into the second round to capture the WBC heavyweight title in London.

1995 — Jerry Rice has 181 yards receiving in San Francisco’s 27-24 loss to Detroit. It’s his 51st 100-yard game, which breaks Don Maynard’s NFL record.

1997 — WNBA announces it will add Detroit & Washington, D.C. franchises.

2000 — American basketball player Vince Carter jumps over 7 foot 2 Frédéric Weis in 2000 Summer Olympics, known in France as “le dunk de la mort” (the dunk of death).

2004 — Bobby Seck of Hofstra throws eight touchdown passes to tie an Atlantic 10 mark and set a school record in the Pride’s 62-43 victory over Rhode Island.

2005 — Fernando Alonso becomes Formula One’s youngest champion by finishing third in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Alonso, 24, a six-time winner in his third full season in Formula One, ends Michael Schumacher’s five-year hold on the title.

2010 — Collingwood and St. Kilda plays to a 68-68 tie, the first in an Australian Rules football grand final since 1977, setting up a rematch to decide the league title.

2011 — The Detroit Lions snap a 13-game losing streak with a 26-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions, who won in the Metrodome for the first time since 1997, are 3-0 for the first time since 1980.

2013 — Skipper Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA win the America’s Cup with one of the greatest comebacks in sports history to keep the oldest trophy in international sports in the United States. Spithill steers Oracle’s space-age, 72-foot catamaran to its eighth straight victory, speeding past Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand in the winner-take-all Race 19 on San Francisco Bay. All but defeated a week ago, the 34-year-old Australian and his international crew twice rallies from seven-point deficits to win 9-8.

2016 — Rory McIlroy rallies to enter a three-man playoff and win the FedEx Cup. After trailing by three shots with three holes to play in the Tour Championship, McIlroy holes a 15-foot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole to win the playoff and claim the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus.

2022 — Laver Cup Men’s Tennis, London: Team World sweeps final day for 13-8 victory over Team Europe; tournament marks retirement of Roger Federer.

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Sept. 26

1942 — Jockey Club stewards revoke Eddie Arcaro’s license for one year after his display of “rough riding” aboard odds-on favorite Occupation in the Cowdin Stakes on Sept. 19, in which he attempted to injure a fellow rider during the race.

1961 — New York Yankee Roger Maris ties Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old record with his 60th homer, off Jack Fisher of Baltimore.

1981 — Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros becomes the first player to pitch five no-hit, no-run games. This one is a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Astrodome.

1981 — Kelvin Bryant of North Carolina rushes for 173 yards and scores four touchdowns in a 56-14 victory over Boston College, giving him 15 touchdowns over the last three games, an NCAA record.

1983 — Australia II wins America’s Cup yacht race to end the longest winning streak in sporting history. Australia II, skippered by John Bertrand, wins the title in the seventh and final race. Australia II crosses the finish line with a winning margin of 41 seconds over Liberty, which is skippered by Dennis Conner. The U.S. had successfully defended the cup over a period of 132 years, since the schooner America won it in a fleet race around England’s Isle of Wight in 1851.

1992 — Rocky Mountain’s Steve Thompson rushes for 405 yards and six touchdowns in a 42-36 overtime victory over Carroll College. The rushing total is the second highest in NAIA history.

1996 — SF Giant Barry Bonds is 2nd player to hit 40 HRs & steal 40 bases.

1998 — Prairie View A&M ends its NCAA-record 80-game losing streak by stopping a 2-point conversion in the final minute for a 14-12 victory over Langston. The victory is the Panthers’ first since Oct. 28, 1989, when they defeated Mississippi Valley 21-12.

2000 — At the Sydney Olympics, the U.S. softball team completes a stunning comeback by edging Japan 2-1 in extra innings to win its second straight gold medal.

2004 — Peyton Manning of Indianapolis passes for 393 yards and five first-half touchdowns in a 45-31 win over Green Bay. Manning has the most TD throws in one half since Tommy Kramer in 1986, and the most yards in a quarter, 247, since Boomer Esiason in 1996.

2004 — San Francisco’s 34-0 loss at Seattle ends a 420-game streak of not being blanked for the 49ers, an NFL record.

2010 — Christine Sinclair has two goals and Marta adds a goal and two assists as the FC Gold Pride beat the Philadelphia Independence 4-0 to win the Women’s Professional Soccer championship.

2010 — Seattle’s Leon Washington returns two kickoffs — 101 and 99 yards — for touchdowns in the Seahawks’ 27-20 win over San Diego.

2015 — Aaron Green catches a tipped pass in the back of the end zone with 23 seconds left and No. 3 TCU outlasts Texas Tech 55-52 in the Big 12 opener for both teams. On fourth-and-goal from the 4, Trevor Boykin throws four touchdown passes and finishes with a career-high 509 yards for TCU.

2015 — Sebastian Giovinco breaks the MLS single-season points record, assisting on two goals in Toronto FC’s 3-2 victory over the Chicago Fire to push his total to 35.

2017 — Sylvia Fowles grabs a WNBA Finals-record 17 rebounds and scores 13 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 70-68 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 2, evening the series at one game apiece.

2021 — United States regains the Ryder Cup beating Team Europe 19-9 at Whistling Straits, Haven, Wisconsin.

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Kansas City at Washington6:45pmBally Sports Kansas City
MASN2
Baltimore at NY Yankees7:05pmTBS
YES
MASN
Boston at Toronto7:07pmNESN
Sportsnet
LA Angels at Chi. White Sox7:20pmNBCS-CHI
Bally Sports West
Miami at Minnesota7:40pmBally Sports Florida
Bally Sports North
NY Mets at Atlanta7:40pmSNY
Bally Sports South
Seattle at Houston8:10pmROOT
SCHN
St. Louis at Colorado8:40pmBally Sports Midwest
Rockies.TV
San Francisco at Arizona9:40pmNBCS-BAY
YurView
Texas at Oakland9:40pmNBCS-CA
Bally Sports Southwest
San Diego at LA Dodgers10:10pmTBS
Padres.TV
SNLA
WNBA PLAYOFFSTIME ETTV
First Round Game 2: Atlanta at New York7:30pmESPN
First Round Game 2: Seattle at Las Vegas9:30pmESPN
SOCCERTIME ETTV
Coppa Italia: Lecce vs Sassuolo10:00amParamount+
Coppa Italia: Cagliari vs Cremonese12:30pmParamount+
La Liga: Sevilla vs Real Valladolid1:00pmESPN+
La Liga: Valencia vs Osasuna1:00pmESPN+
League Cup: AFC Wimbledon vs Newcastle United2:45pmParamount+
League Cup: Chelsea vs Barrow2:45pmParamount+
League Cup: Manchester City vs Watford2:45pmParamount+
League Cup: Walsall vs Leicester City2:45pmParamount+
League Cup: Wycombe Wanderers vs Aston Villa3:00pmParamount+
Coppa Italia: Torino vs Empoli3:00pmParamount+
La Liga: Real Madrid vs Deportivo Alavés3:00pmESPN+