THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY OCTOBER 1, 2024

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 7

ANDERSON (0-6) AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (4-2)

AVON (1-5) AT WESTFIELD (5-1)

BELLMONT (0-6) AT NEW HAVEN (0-6)

BEN DAVIS (1-5) AT CARMEL (3-3)

BENTON CENTRAL (0-6) AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL (1-5)

BLOOMINGTON NORTH (5-1) AT COLUMBUS EAST (4-2)

BOWMAN ACADEMY (0-6) AT NORTH NEWTON (1-5)

BREMEN (3-3) AT CULVER ACADEMY (5-1)

BROWN COUNTY (4-2) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (4-2)

BROWNSBURG (6-0) AT ZIONSVILLE (3-3)

CARROLL (FLORA) (6-0) AT CLINTON CENTRAL (3-3)

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (4-2) AT HOMESTEAD (3-3)

CENTER GROVE (5-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (3-2)

CENTRAL NOBLE (0-6) AT CHURUBUSCO (3-3)

CHESTERTON (4-2) AT LAKE CENTRAL (3-3)

CINCINNATI LASALLE (OHIO) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (3-2)

CLARKSVILLE (0-6) AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (4-2)

CLOVERDALE (3-2) AT GREENC6ASTLE (2-4)

COLUMBIA CITY (6-0) AT EAST NOBLE (5-1)

COLUMBUS NORTH (5-1) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (4-2)

CORYDON CENTRAL (2-4) AT CHARLESTOWN (1-5)

CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-6) AT PAOLI (6-0)

CROWN POINT (6-0) AT LAPORTE (0-6)

CULVER (1-5) AT PIONEER (5-1)

DEKALB (2-4) AT NORWELL (2-4)

EAST CENTRAL (4-2) AT CONNERSVILLE (2-4)

EASTBROOK (4-2) AT MADISON-GRANT (6-0)

EASTERN HANCOCK (3-3) AT MONROE CENTRAL (5-1)

EDGEWOOD (2-4) AT SULLIVAN (2-4)

ELKHART (5-1) AT PENN (5-1)

EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-6) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (5-1)

EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-5) AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-6)

EVANSVILLE NORTH (2-4) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (3-3)

EVANSVILLE REITZ (5-1) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (6-0)

FAITH CHRISTIAN (2-3) AT WEST CENTRAL (4-2)

FISHERS (4-2) AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL (3-2)

FLOYD CENTRAL (3-2) AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (1-5)

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-5) VS. VANLUE (OHIO)

FORT WAYNE LUERS (5-1) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (2-4)

FORT WAYNE SNIDER (4-2) AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-5)

FORT WAYNE SOUTH (1-5) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (3-3)

FORT WAYNE WAYNE (2-3) AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (2-4)

FRANKFORT (0-6) AT DANVILLE (5-1)

FRANKTON (0-6) AT ALEXANDRIA (4-2)

FREMONT (2-4) AT EASTSIDE (2-4)

GARRETT (6-0) AT FAIRFIELD (2-4)

GOSHEN (0-6) AT CONCORD (6-0)

GREENSBURG (0-6) AT BATESVILLE (4-2)

GREENWOOD (2-4) AT DECATUR CENTRAL (3-2)

GRIFFITH (6-0) AT GARY WEST (4-2)

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (4-2) AT NOBLESVILLE (2-4)

HAMMOND MORTON (1-4) AT HAMMOND CENTRAL (2-4)

HANOVER CENTRAL (5-1) AT HOBART (4-2)

HERITAGE (5-1) AT BLUFFTON (6-0)

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (5-1) AT LAPEL (4-2)

HUNTINGTON NORTH (4-2) AT LEO (5-1)

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (5-1) AT ANDREAN (3-3)

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-4) AT BEECH GROVE (3-3)

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-4) AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (2-1)

INDIANAPOLIS TECH (2-2) AT INDIAN CREEK (2-4)

INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-4) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-3)

INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (3-1) AT PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (1-4)

JASPER (3-3) AT CASTLE (5-1)

JENNINGS COUNTY (0-6) AT SEYMOUR (2-4)

JOHN GLENN (1-4) AT LAVILLE (2-4)

KANKAKEE VALLEY (2-4) AT LOWELL (2-4)

KNIGHTSTOWN (5-1) AT TRI (3-3)

KNOX (4-2) AT JIMTOWN (4-2)

KOKOMO (2-3) AT RICHMOND (0-6)

LAFAYETTE JEFF (6-0) AT MARION (3-3)

LAKE STATION (1-5) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (1-5)

LAWRENCE NORTH (6-0) AT WARREN CENTRAL (6-0)

LEBANON (4-2) AT CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-4)

LOGANSPORT (5-1) AT WEST LAFAYETTE (4-2)

MACONAQUAH (6-0) AT LEWIS CASS (3-3)

MADISON (3-3) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (6-0)

MICHIGAN CITY (2-4) AT PORTAGE (2-4)

MISHAWAKA (5-1) AT WARSAW (3-3)

MISSISSINEWA (6-0) AT ELWOOD (1-5)

MONROVIA (5-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (5-1)

MOORESVILLE (2-4) AT WHITELAND (3-2)

MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (4-2) AT HERITAGE HILLS (5-1)

MUNCIE CENTRAL (1-5) AT MCCUTCHEON (3-3)

MUNSTER (1-5) AT HIGHLAND (1-5)

NEW CASTLE (4-2) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (2-4)

NEW PALESTINE (5-0) AT SHELBYVILLE (1-5)

NEW PRAIRIE (4-2) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (3-3)

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (1-5) AT EDINBURGH (0-6)

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-6) AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL (2-4)

NORTH DECATUR (5-1) AT NORTH DAVIESS (5-1)

NORTH HARRISON (4-2) AT SILVER CREEK (3-3)

NORTH KNOX (2-4) AT LINTON (4-2)

NORTH MONTGOMERY (2-4) AT TRI-WEST (2-4)

NORTH POSEY (5-1) AT FOREST PARK (4-2)

NORTH VERMILLION (5-1) AT PARKE HERITAGE (1-5)

NORTHEASTERN (6-0) AT SHENANDOAH (4-2)

NORTHVIEW (6-0) AT CASCADE (6-0)

NORTHWOOD (3-3) AT PLYMOUTH (4-2)

OAK HILL (3-3) AT BLACKFORD (2-4)

PARK TUDOR (4-2) AT WES-DEL (2-4)

PENDLETON HEIGHTS (2-4) AT DELTA (3-3)

PERRY CENTRAL (3-3) AT WEST WASHINGTON (2-4)

PERRY MERIDIAN (3-3) AT MARTINSVILLE (6-0)

PERU (2-4) AT SOUTHWOOD (0-6)

PHALEN ACADEMY AT IRVINGTON PREP (0-3)

PIKE (3-3) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (3-3)

PLAINFIELD (5-1) AT FRANKLIN (2-4)

PRINCETON (1-5) AT BOONVILLE (2-4)

PROVIDENCE (5-0) AT MILAN (4-2)

RED HILL (ILL.) AT EASTERN GREENE (2-4)

RIVER FOREST (3-3) AT HAMMOND NOLL (3-3)

RIVERTON PARKE (3-3) AT ATTICA (0-6)

ROCHESTER (5-1) AT NORTHFIELD (2-4)

RUSHVILLE (4-2) AT LAWRENCEBURG (5-1)

SALEM (1-5) AT EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-5)

SCOTTSBURG (4-2) AT MITCHELL (1-5)

SEEGER (3-3) AT COVINGTON (3-3)

SHERIDAN (3-3) AT DELPHI (4-2)

SOUTH ADAMS (2-4) AT JAY COUNTY (2-4)

SOUTH BEND ADAMS (0-6) AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-6)

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (3-3) AT SOUTH BEND RILEY (2-3)

SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-5) AT NORTH MIAMI (4-2)

SOUTH DEARBORN (4-2) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (3-3)

SOUTH DECATUR (3-2) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (4-2)

SOUTH NEWTON (3-3) AT NORTH WHITE (2-4)

SOUTH SPENCER (3-3) AT SOUTHRIDGE (4-2)

SOUTH VERMILLION (6-0) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (3-3)

SOUTHERN WELLS (0-6) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (5-1)

SOUTHMONT (3-3) AT WESTERN BOONE (6-0)

SOUTHPORT (0-6) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH (1-5)

SPEEDWAY (3-3) AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-6)

SPRINGS VALLEY (5-1) AT TECUMSEH (0-6)

TAYLOR (3-3) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (3-3)

TELL CITY (3-3) AT PIKE CENTRAL (2-4)

TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (1-4) AT BREBEUF JESUIT (4-2)

TIPPECANOE VALLEY (4-2) AT WESTERN (0-6)

TIPTON (4-2) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (5-0)

TRI-CENTRAL (1-5) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (2-4)

TRI-COUNTY (4-2) AT FRONTIER (5-0)

TRITON (4-2) AT CASTON (2-4)

TRITON CENTRAL (4-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (2-4)

TWIN LAKES (3-3) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (1-5)

UNION CITY (1-5) AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (1-5)

UNION COUNTY (0-6) AT CENTERVILLE (5-1)

VALPARAISO (4-2) AT MERRILLVILLE (5-1)

WABASH (1-5) AT NORTHWESTERN (5-1)

WASHINGTON (5-1) AT GIBSON SOUTHERN (4-2)

WAWASEE (1-5) AT NORTHRIDGE (1-5)

WEST NOBLE (5-1) AT LAKELAND (5-1)

WEST VIGO (2-4) AT NORTH PUTNAM (5-1)

WHEELER (4-2) AT CALUMET (4-2)

WHITING (2-4) AT BOONE GROVE (3-3)

WHITKO (0-6) AT MANCHESTER (3-3)

WINAMAC (2-3) AT NORTH JUDSON (6-0)

WINCHESTER (1-5) AT HAGERSTOWN (3-3)

WOODLAN (3-3) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (3-3)

YORKTOWN (4-2) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (5-1)

USA TODAY INDIANA FOOTBALL POLLS

CLASS 6A

                                           W-L       PTS.       PREV.

1. BROWNSBURG (16)             6-0         168        2

2. WARREN CENTRAL               6-0         138        3

3. (TIE) CROWN POINT (1)       6-0         129        4

3. (TIE) WESTFIELD                 5-1         129        1

5. CENTER GROVE                   5-1         101        5

6. LAWRENCE NORTH              6-0         90          6

7. CATHEDRAL                         3-2         59          7

8. HAMILTON SE 4-2         47          8

9. COLUMBUS NORTH              5-1         33          9

10. ELKHART                             5-1         21          10

DROPPED OUT: NONE.

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: FISHERS 13. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 5. PENN 4. AVON 1.

CLASS 5A

                                            W-L       PTS.       PREV.

1. (TIE) CONCORD (9)              6-0         157        4

1. (TIE) MERRILLVILLE (7)         5-1         157        3

3. LAFAYETTE JEFF                   6-0         126        5

4. PLAINFIELD (1)                     5-1         98          1

5. DECATUR CENTRAL               3-2         94          8

6. BLOOMINGTON NORTH        5-1         78          7

7. VALPARAISO                        4-2         75          2

8. EAST CENTRAL                      4-2         56          10

9. CASTLE                                5-1         44          NR

10. WHITELAND                         3-2         37          6

DROPPED OUT: WARSAW (9).

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 7. CHESTERTON 6. WARSAW 2.

CLASS 4A

                                                W-L       PTS.       PREV.

1. NEW PALESTINE (17)         5-0         170        1
2. MARTINSVILLE                      6-0         149        3
3. BISHOP CHATARD                5-1         137        4
4. MISHAWAKA                       5-1         110        6
5. EVANSVILLE REITZ                5-1         84          2
6. COLUMBIA CITY                  6-0         76          8
7. EAST NOBLE                        5-1         56          9
8. GREENFIELD-CENTRAL         5-1         43          5
9. LEO                                     5-1         32          10
10. NORTHVIEW                        6-0         25          NR

DROPPED OUT: BREBEUF JESUIT (7)

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: RONCALLI 22. BREBEUF JESUIT 21. NEW PRAIRIE 3. LOGANSPORT 1. PLYMOUTH 1.

CLASS 3A

                                                W-L       PTS.        PREV.

1. EV. MEMORIAL (16)           6-0         169        1
2. HERITAGE HILLS (1)             5-1         148        2
3. MISSISSINEWA                   6-0         134        4
4. LAWRENCEBURG                 5-1         103        7
5. GARRETT                              6-0         79          10
6. GIBSON SOUTHERN             4-2         77          3
7. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI       5-1         57          9
8. FW BISHOP LUERS             5-1         47          NR
9. GUERIN CATHOLIC               3-3         23          8
10. MACONAQUAH                   6-0         21          NR

DROPPED OUT: WEST NOBLE (5), BATESVILLE (6).

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: WEST NOBLE 20. BATESVILLE 18. WEST LAFAYETTE 14. CASCADE 5. JIMTOWN 4. NORTHWESTERN 4. GRIFFITH 2. KNOX 2. HERITAGE 1.

CLASS 2A

                                              W-L       PTS.       PREV.

1. LAF. CENTRAL CATH. (11)    5-0         160        1

2. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (6) 6-0         153        2

3. LUTHERAN                           5-1         127        3

4. WESTERN BOONE                6-0         112        4

5. NORTH POSEY                     5-1         91          5

6. BLUFFTON                            6-0         68          6

7. TRITON CENTRAL                  4-2         48          7

8. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN           5-1         43          8

9. LINTON-STOCKTON               4-2         27          9

10. (TIE) ADAMS CENTRAL          5-1         25          NR

10. (TIE) MONROVIA                  5-1         25          NR

DROPPED OUT: NORTH PUTNAM (10).

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: PAOLI 20. NORTHEASTERN 17. SOUTH VERMILLION 7. ANDREAN 3. ROCHESTER 3. NORTH PUTNAM 2.

CLASS A

                                                 W-L       PTS.       PREV.

1. NORTH JUDSON (17)           6-0         170        1
2. PROVIDENCE                       5-0         149        2
3. CARROLL (FLORA)                   6-0         129        3
4. MADISON-GRANT                6-0         115        4
5. NORTH DECATUR                 5-1         107        5
6. SPRINGS VALLEY                  5-1         75          7
7. SOUTH PUTNAM                  4-2         59          8
8. MONROE CENTRAL               5-1         41          9
9. PIONEER                             5-1         39          10
10. TRITON                                4-2         19          6

DROPPED OUT: NONE.

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MILAN 9. KNIGHTSTOWN 8. NORTH VERMILLION 3. FRONTIER 1. NORTH MIAMI 1.

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS REGIONAL GOLF RESULTS

1. Lake Central | Sandy Pines GC | Results 
Feeder Sectionals: Valparaiso, Lake Central, LaPorte, Penn, Twin Lakes

2. East Noble | Noble Hawk GC | Results 
Feeder Sectionals: Northridge, Angola, Warsaw Community, Homestead, Eastbrook

3. Lafayette Jefferson | Battleground GC |  Results 
Feeder Sectionals: Harrison (West Lafayette), Western, Guerin Catholic, Attica, Brownsburg

4. Lapel | Edgewood GC | Results 
Feeder Sectionals: Noblesville, Muncie Central, Indianapolis Cathedral, New Palestine, Union County

5. Washington | Country Oaks Golf Club | PPD to Mon, 10:30 am ET | Results 
Feeder Sectionals: Northview, Jasper, Evansville Memorial, North Knox, Bedford North Lawrence

6. Franklin Community | The Legends GC | PPD to Mon, 9:30 am ET | Results 
Feeder Sectionals: Bloomington North, Greensburg, Center Grove, Corydon Central, Madison Consolidated

INDIANA BOYS SOCCER POLLS

3A

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

2A

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

1A

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

INDIANA GIRLS SOCCER POLLS

3A

1. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN

2. NOBLESVILLE

3. CASTLE

4. CARMEL

5. WESTFIELD

6. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL

7. CROWN POINT

8. CATHEDRAL

9.  ZIONSVILLE

10. HOMESTEAD

11. CENTER GROVE

12. EAST CENTRAL

13. NORTHRIDGE

14. BROWNSBURG

15. PENN

16. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

17. VALPARAISO

18. MT VERNON

19. FISHERS

20.CARROLL & COLUMBUS NORTH

2A

1. SB SAINT JOSEPH

2. MISHAWAKA MARIAN

3. LAWRENCEBURG

4. BISHOP DWENGER

5. CHATARD

6. PARK TUDOR

7. GUERIN CATHOLIC

8. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI

9. BREBEUF JESUIT

10. RONCALLI

11. HERITAGE HILLS

12. HANOVER CENTRAL

13. GIBSON SOUTHERN

14. SILVER CREEK

15. NORTHWOOD

16. HAMILTON HEIGHTS

17. HIGHLAND

18. FW CANTERBURY

19. BELLMONT

20. WASHINGTON

1A

1. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN

2. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN

3. PROVIDENCE

4. OLDENBURG

5. MONROVIA

6. TRINITY

7. WESTVIEW

8. FOREST PARK

9. ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

10. BETHESDA CHRISTIAN

11. SHERIDAN

12. FAITH CHRISTIAN

13. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC

14. SWITZERLAND COUNTY

15. BREMEN

16. WHEELER

17. GREENCASTLE

18. EASTBROOK

19. WHITE RIVER VALLEY

20. ANDREAN

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER SCORES

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INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER SCORES

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29

EMORY & HENRY AT LIMESTONE | 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

FORT VALLEY STATE AT SAVANNAH STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

TUSCULUM AT LENOIR-RHYNE | 3 P.M. | FLOSPORTS

DAVIDSON AT PRESBYTERIAN | 5 P.M. | ESPN+

WEEK 6

THURSDAY, OCT. 3

TEXAS STATE AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPNU

SAM HOUSTON AT UTEP| 9 P.M. | CBSSN

FRIDAY, OCT. 4

JACKSONVILLLE STATE AT KENNESAW STATE| 7 P.M. | CBSSN

HOUSTON AT TCU | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

MICHIGAN STATE AT NO. 6 OREGON | 9 P.M. | FOX

SYRACUSE AT NO. 25 UNLV | 9 P.M. | FS1

SATURDAY, OCT. 5

UCLA AT NO. 7 PENN STATE | 12 P.M. | FOX

NO. 9 MISSOURI AT NO. 25 TEXAS A&M | 12 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+

SMU AT NO. 22 LOUISVILLE | 12 P.M. | ESPN

PURDUE AT WISCONSIN | 12 P.M. |BTN

MASSACHUSETTS AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 12 P.M. | CBSSN

BOSTON COLLEGE AT VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

PITTSBURGH AT NORTH CAROLINA | 12 P.M. | ESPN 2

WAKE FOREST AT NC STATE | 12 P.M. | THE CW NETWORK

NAVY AT AIR FORCE | 12 P.M. | CBS

ARMY AT TULSA | 12 P.M. | ESPNU

TULANE AT UAB | 1 P.M. | ESPN+

WESTERN MICHIGAN AT BALL STATE | 2:00 P.M. | ESPN+

AUBURN AT NO. 5 GEORGIA | 3:30 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+

IOWA AT NO. 3 OHIO STATE | 3:30 P.M. | CBS

NO. 12 OLE MISS AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN

NO. 23 INDIANA AT NORTHWESTERN | 3:30 P.M. | BTN

TEMPLE AT UCONN | 3:30 P.M.| CBSSN

VIRGINIA TECH AT STANFORD | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

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

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

BOWLING GREEN AT AKRON | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+

EAST CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPNU

RUTGERS AT NEBRASKA | 4 P.M. | FS1

WEST VIRGINIA AT  OKLAHOMA STATE | 4 P.M. | ESPN 2

NO. 1 ALABAMA AT VANDERBILT | 4:15 | SEC NETWORK

COLORADO STATE AT OREGON STATE | 6:30 P.M | THE CW NETWORK

NO. 15 CLEMSON AT FLORIDA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN

UTAH STATE AT NO. 21 BOISE STATE | 7 P.M. | FOX

OLD DOMINION AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

SOUTH ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

JAMES MADISON AT UL MONROE | 7 P.M. | ESPNU

LOUISIANA AT SOUTHERN MISS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+

NO. 4 TENNESSEE AT ARKANSAS | 7:30 P.M. | ABC

NO. 10 MICHIGAN AT WASHINGTON | 7:30 P.M. | NBC

NO. 11 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AT MINNESOTA | 7:30 P.M. | BTN

BAYLOR AT NO. 16 IOWA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | FOX

NEVADA AT SAN JOSÉ STATE | 7:30 P.M. | TRUTV

UCF AT FLORIDA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK

DUKE AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK

KANSAS AT ARIZONA STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN 2

HAWAI’I AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 8 P.M. | CBSSN

TEXAS TECH AT ARIZONA | 10 P.M | FOX

NO. 8 MIAMI (FL) AT CALIFORNIA | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN

INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7

INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3

INDIANA 42 UCLA 13

INDIANA 52 CHARLOTTE 14

INDIANA 42 MARYLAND 28

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

NEBRASKA 28 PURDUE 10

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

NOTRE DAME 31 LOUISVILLE 24

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

BUTLER 63 VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 0

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

JAMES MADISON 63 BALL STATE 7

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

HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 27 INDIANA STATE 24

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

COLTS SCHEDULE

HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27

GREEN BAY 16 INDIANAPOLIS 10

INDIANAPOLIS 21 CHICAGO 16

INDIANAPOLIS 27 PITTSBURGH 24

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

WEEK 4 SCHEDULE

MONDAY

TENNESSEE 31 MIAMI 12

DETROIT 42 SEATTLE 29

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)

WEEK 6 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, OCT. 10

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, OCT. 13

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS VS CHICAGO BEARS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, TOTTENHAM)

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1:00P CBS)

ARIZONA CARDINALS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P FOX)

HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P CBS)

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1:00P FOX)

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1:00P FOX)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P CBS)

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:05P CBS)

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:05P CBS)

ATLANTA FALCONS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (4:25P FOX)

DETROIT LIONS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (4:25P FOX)

CINCINNATI BENGALS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (8:20P NBC)

MONDAY, OCT. 14

BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW YORK JETS (8:15P ESPN)

WEEK 7 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, OCT. 17

DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, OCT. 20

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (9:30A NFLN, WEMBLEY)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)

TENNESSEE TITANS AT BUFFALO BILLS (1:00P CBS)

CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)

HOUSTON TEXANS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P CBS)

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P FOX)

DETROIT LIONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P FOX)

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P FOX)

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:05P CBS)

CAROLINA PANTHERS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (4:05P CBS)

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:25P FOX)

NEW YORK JETS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:20P NBC)

MONDAY, OCT. 21

BALTIMORE RAVENS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (8:15P ESPN)

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (9:00P ESPN+)

WEEK 8 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, OCT. 24

MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, OCT. 27

BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)

TENNESSEE TITANS AT DETROIT LIONS (1:00P FOX)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)

GREEN BAY PACKERS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P FOX)

ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (1:00P FOX)

NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P CBS)

ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)

CHICAGO BEARS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P CBS)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:05P FOX)

BUFFALO BILLS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:05P FOX)

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (4:25P CBS)

CAROLINA PANTHERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:25P CBS)

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)

DALLAS COWBOYS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (8:20P NBC)

MONDAY, OCT. 28

NEW YORK GIANTS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:15P ESPN/ABC)

WEEK 9 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, OCT. 31

HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW YORK JETS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, NOV. 3

DALLAS COWBOYS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)

DENVER BRONCOS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1:00P CBS)

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS (1:00P CBS)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P CBS)

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P FOX)

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P CBS)

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P FOX)

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P FOX)

CHICAGO BEARS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P CBS)

DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (4:25P FOX)

LOS ANGELES RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P FOX)

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8:20P NBC)

MONDAY, NOV. 4

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

NEW YORK METS 8 ATLANTA 7

ATLANTA 3 NY METS 0

MLB PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

WILD CARD SERIES

(ALL TIMES ET)

TUESDAY, OCT. 1
DET @ HOU, GAME 1, 2:30 P.M. ET (ABC)
KC @ BAL, GAME 1, 4 P.M. ET (ESPN2)
NYM @ MIL, GAME 1, 5:30 P.M. ET (ESPN)
ATL @ SD, GAME 1, 8:30 P.M. ET (ESPN)

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2
DET @ HOU, GAME 2, 2:30 P.M. ET (ABC)
KC @ BAL, GAME 2, 4:30 P.M. ET (ESPN)
NYM @ MIL, GAME 2, 7:30 P.M. ET (ESPN)
ATL @ SD, GAME 2, 8:30 P.M. ET (ESPN2)

THURSDAY, OCT. 3
DET @ HOU, GAME 3*, 2:30 P.M. (ABC)
KC @ BAL, GAME 3*, 4 P.M. ET (ESPN)
ATL @ SD, GAME 3*, 7 P.M. ET (ESPN)
NYM @ MIL, GAME 3*, 8:30 P.M. ET (ESPN2)

*(IF NECESSARY)

(GAME 3 TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON SERIES RESULTS)

DIVISION SERIES

SATURDAY, OCT. 5
ALDS A, GAME 1 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
ALDS B, GAME 1 (TBS, MAX)
NLDS A, GAME 1 (FOX/FS1)
NLDS B, GAME 1 (FOX/FS1)

SUNDAY, OCT. 6
NLDS A, GAME 2 (FOX/FS1)
NLDS B, GAME 2 (FOX/FS1)

MONDAY, OCT. 7
ALDS A, GAME 2 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
ALDS B, GAME 2 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)

TUESDAY, OCT. 8
NLDS A, GAME 3 (FOX/FS1)
NLDS B, GAME 3 (FOX/FS1)

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9
ALDS A, GAME 3 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
ALDS B, GAME 3 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
NLDS A, GAME 4* (FOX/FS1)
NLDS B, GAME 4* (FOX/FS1)

THURSDAY, OCT. 10
ALDS A, GAME 4* (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
ALDS B, GAME 4* (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)

FRIDAY, OCT. 11
NLDS A, GAME 5* (FOX/FS1)
NLDS B, GAME 5* (FOX/FS1)

SATURDAY, OCT. 12
ALDS A, GAME 5* (TBS, MAX)
ALDS B, GAME 5* (TBS, MAX)

*(IF NECESSARY)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

SUNDAY, OCT. 13
NLCS GAME 1 (FOX/FS1)

MONDAY, OCT. 14
ALCS GAME 1 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
NLCS GAME 2 (FOX/FS1)

TUESDAY, OCT. 15
ALCS GAME 2 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16
NLCS GAME 3 (FOX/FS1)

THURSDAY, OCT. 17
ALCS GAME 3 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
NLCS GAME 4 (FOX/FS1)

FRIDAY, OCT. 18
ALCS GAME 4 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
NLCS GAME 5* (FOX/FS1)

SATURDAY, OCT. 19
ALCS GAME 5* (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)

SUNDAY, OCT. 20
NLCS GAME 6* (FOX/FS1)

MONDAY, OCT. 21
ALCS GAME 6* (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
NLCS GAME 7* (FOX/FS1)

TUESDAY, OCT. 22
ALCS GAME 7* (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)

*(IF NECESSARY)

WORLD SERIES

PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE

IF BOTH LCS CONCLUDE NO LATER THAN SATURDAY, OCT. 19, THE WORLD SERIES WILL MOVE UP TO START ON TUESDAY, OCT. 22, WITH A POTENTIAL GAME 7 ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30.

FRIDAY, OCT. 25
GAME 1, AT BETTER 2024 RECORD (FOX)

SATURDAY, OCT. 26
GAME 2, AT BETTER 2024 RECORD (FOX)

MONDAY, OCT. 28
GAME 3 (FOX)

TUESDAY, OCT. 29
GAME 4 (FOX)

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30
GAME 5* (FOX)

FRIDAY, NOV. 1
GAME 6*, AT BETTER 2024 RECORD (FOX)

SATURDAY, NOV. 2
GAME 7*, AT BETTER 2024 RECORD (FOX)

*(IF NECESSARY)

WNBA SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES

BASEBALL NEWS

ALL-TIME HITS LEADER PETE ROSE DIES AT 83

CINCINNATI – A gritty baseball great who compiled a nearly unrivaled list of achievements, only to tarnish his own legacy with sins against the game that drew a nearly unrivaled list of detractors, Pete Rose died on Monday at the age of 83.

Rose passed with the distinction of being both Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader and on its permanently ineligible list for betting on Cincinnati Reds games.

“Major League Baseball extends its deepest condolences to Pete Rose’s family, his friends across the game, and the fans of his hometown of Cincinnati, Philadelphia and beyond who admired his greatness, grit and determination on the field of play. May he rest in peace,” MLB said in a statement.

A Cincinnati native who became a franchise icon for the Reds, Rose is the club’s all-time leader in games (2,722), plate appearances (12,344), runs (1,741), hits (3,358), singles (2,490), doubles (601) and walks (1,210). Over his 24-year career that spanned from 1963-86 and saw him also play for the Phillies and Expos, Rose collected 4,256 hits.

“Our hearts are deeply saddened by the news of Pete’s passing,” said Bob Castellini, Reds principal owner and managing partner. “He was one of the fiercest competitors the game has ever seen, and every team he played for was better because of him. Pete was a Red through and through. No one loved the game more than Pete and no one loved Pete more than Reds Country. We must never forget what he accomplished.”

Among his individual achievements, Rose was the 1963 National League Rookie of the Year, the 1973 NL Most Valuable Player and a winner of three batting titles and two Gold Gloves. He also made 17 All-Star Game appearances and was named a member of MLB’s All-Century team in 1999.

Nicknamed “Charlie Hustle” for his enthusiasm and hard-nosed style of playing the game, Rose put his competitive spirit on full display in the 1970 All-Star Game at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium. He scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning by barreling into catcher Ray Fosse for a vicious collision, despite it being an exhibition game.

Throughout his career, Rose’s love and passion for the game were routinely on full display.

“I’d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball,” Rose often said. 

Part of the Big Red Machine dynasty, Rose won two World Series championships with the Reds, in 1975 and ’76, and a third World Series title while with Philadelphia in 1980.

Born on April 14, 1941, Peter Edward Rose grew up in the blue-collar neighborhood of Anderson Ferry, near the Ohio River on Cincinnati’s west side, and attended Western Hills High School. After he graduated, he signed with the Reds for a $7,000 bonus in 1960.

“I don’t remember ever wanting to be anything but a professional athlete, and it’s a good thing I became one, because I never prepared for anything else,” Rose told biographer David Jordan.

At the age of 21, Rose debuted with the Reds on April 8, 1963, and somewhat ironically went hitless in three at-bats and 0-for-12 before notching his first hit in the big leagues.

By 1970, under manager Sparky Anderson, the Big Red Machine began a stretch of consistent winning. Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion and, eventually, Joe Morgan and George Foster would win five division titles, four NL pennants and two World Series from 1970-76.

“He is Cincinnati. He’s the Reds,” Anderson famously once said of Rose.

In 1973, Rose won NL MVP honors after he batted .338/.401/.437 with five home runs and 64 RBIs while playing in 160 games. In 1975’s seven-game thriller that took down the Red Sox, he was named World Series MVP after batting .370 with a .966 OPS.

During the 1978 season, Rose compiled a 44-game hitting streak, still the third longest in Major League history. He remains the player who came closest to reaching Joe DiMaggio’s record-setting 56-game hit streak from 1941.

With the dawn of free agency in the mid-1970’s, the economic landscape of the game was altered dramatically and the Reds were slow to change with the times. Instead of retaining Rose, Cincinnati let him get away when he signed a four-year, $3.2 million contract with the Phillies. 

Joining future Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt, Rose won his third World Series with Philadelphia in 1980 and one more NL pennant in 1983. It was with the Phillies in 1981 when Rose passed Hall of Famer Stan Musial with his 3,361st base hit for most all time in the National League.

At the age of 43 in 1984, Rose signed with the Expos. He played only 95 games for Montreal, but it was with that franchise that he notched his 4,000th hit. 

On Aug. 16, 1984, the Reds brought Rose home by acquiring him in a trade to become the club’s player-manager and for him to continue his pursuit of Ty Cobb’s all-time Major League hits record. 

That record fell on Sept. 11, 1985, at Riverfront Stadium, vs. the Padres. Facing pitcher Eric Show in the bottom of the first inning, Rose lifted a single to left-center field for career hit No. 4,192. He received a thunderous and extended standing ovation and was greeted on the field by his teammates and then-15-year-old son, Pete Jr., who gave him a hug at first base.

Rose retired as a player following the ’86 season and focused full-time on managing. His clubs finished in second place five times between 1984 and ’89, but scandals overshadowed his tenure as a skipper. During the ’88 season, Rose served a 30-day suspension for shoving umpire Dave Pallone. 

In 1989, it was determined by MLB investigators that Rose had violated league rules by betting on baseball games while managing the Reds. Commissioner Bart Giamatti declared that Rose was permanently ineligible from Major League Baseball but could apply for reinstatement after one year. 

“The banishment for life of Pete Rose from baseball is a sad end of a sorry episode,” Giamatti said on Aug. 24, 1989, as the punishment was announced. “One of the game’s greatest players has engaged in a variety of acts which have stained the game, and he must now live with the consequences of those acts. There is absolutely no deal for reinstatement.”

Rose agreed to the terms, but Giamatti died only days after banning Rose, and subsequent Commissioners declined to let Rose back into the game.

The ban also kept Rose blocked from election to a place he would have otherwise been enshrined, the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. In 1991, the Hall’s board voted that anybody permanently banned from the game would be ineligible for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot and blocked from enshrinement.

For nearly two decades, Rose forcefully denied having bet on baseball until finally admitting that he had been lying and did in fact bet on games. 

Rose’s troubles extended away from baseball. In 1990, he served a five-month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to tax-evasion charges when not reporting earnings from memorabilia sales, personal appearances and gambling.

In 2016, it was revealed that Rose engaged in a relationship with an unidentified teenage girl younger than 16 during the 1970’s while he was playing for the Reds. Rose would later acknowledge the allegations in court documents but denied the girl was under 16 at the time their sexual relationship began. A lawsuit was dismissed after both sides reached a confidential agreement. 

Although he remained banned from the game to his death, MLB did allow Rose limited access for special occasions. He was part of the 1999 naming of the All-Century Team, revealed before Game 2 of the World Series in Atlanta, and received a standing ovation. In 2016, the Reds were granted permission to induct Rose into their own Hall of Fame and retire his No. 14, and he also took part in a reunion of the 1976 World Series winners. In 2022, he was in Philadelphia for a reunion of the Phillies’ 1980 championship team that was delayed two years by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his later years, Rose was a fixture at autograph signings in Las Vegas casinos and at shops along Main St. in Cooperstown during Hall of Fame Weekend. He also helped place one of the first legal sports bets in Ohio at a Cincinnati casino once sports betting was allowed in the state in 2023. 

Rose may have lived the latter portion of his years away from the game that often defined his life, but rarely was he far from the spotlight. He continued to be a beloved legend by most fans in Cincinnati and around the nation.

‘DESTINY WAS ON US’: METS PREVAIL IN ALL-TIME CLASSIC TO CLINCH WC BERTH

ATLANTA — David Stearns grew up a Mets fan in the 1990s, which pockmarked his childhood with scenes of cartoonish horror. No matter how much the Mets accomplished, no matter their accolades, they could never seem to upend the Braves when it mattered. Georgia became the equivalent of a brick ceiling over their heads.

Now 38 years old and the team’s president of baseball operations, Stearns has been charged with transforming all facets of the organization. After the Mets won one of the most stirring regular-season games in franchise history at Truist Park, an 8-7 win in Game 1 of a doubleheader that allowed them to clinch a playoff berth, that charge is far from complete. Yet the victory pushed the Mets firmly in that direction, securing a spot for them in the Wild Card Series against the Brewers.

“In terms of regular-season Mets games, I’m not sure I can come up with one that tops this — in terms of both the ups and downs, what it meant to do this here,” Stearns said. “It was important for us to do this here. And, frankly, who did it at the end — to have Francisco come through like that, it’s kind of the way it should be.”

Francisco, of course, is Francisco Lindor, the beating heart and de facto captain of a Mets team that has so often failed to find someone capable of producing season-defining moments. In Game 1 on Monday, Lindor filled that void, hitting a two-run homer in the ninth inning to snatch victory away from the Braves.

As the most significant hit of Lindor’s Mets tenure sailed over the center-field fence, he did not react. He did not emote. Quietly, deliberately, Lindor lowered his head and trotted around the bases.

“It felt in slow motion,” he said.

Lindor’s home run turned one of the wildest Major League Baseball games of this season on its head, transforming a dispiriting Mets loss — that same old story, those same old Atlanta demons — into an instant classic. When closer Edwin Díaz released his final pitch, several Mets already had one leg hoisted onto the dugout rail, ready to use it as leverage to launch themselves onto the field. When they did, they celebrated modestly, knowing they still had the second game of a doubleheader to play.

Only after a Game 2 loss put the Braves alongside them in the postseason did the Mets finally get to party. Standing in the middle of a clubhouse that had overseen so much of their recent heartache, the Mets sprayed champagne, sang along to Latin music, jumped up and down and shouted playfully at each other. Pete Alonso walked around with a lighter to set his teammates’ cigars ablaze. Eventually, they all spilled onto the field for a photo, their trademark “OMG” sign resting on Lindor’s right leg.

“I’ve said it from Day 1, I believe we have the team to do special things,” Lindor said. “It was on us. Before the game, destiny was on us. We controlled our own destiny. We had an opportunity today to come out and do something special, and we did.”

Their path was not easy; Atlanta threw everything it had at the Mets, taking a three-run lead into the eighth inning. That’s when the Mets began embodying the resilience they’ve shown all season, rallying for six runs, including a Jose Iglesias game-tying single, a Mark Vientos go-ahead sacrifice fly and an exclamation mark of a Brandon Nimmo homer.

“We were just looking for a little magic,” reliever Adam Ottavino said. “And we got it.”

Still the Braves battled, gripping tightly to the weight of history. Ozzie Albies hit a go-ahead, three-run double in the bottom of the eighth, reigniting fears that this Mets team would be no different. That the city of Atlanta would play host to the same old horrors, the same old oppression. It was Sisyphus, pushing his rock up the hill. The Braves would always be at the top, prepared to kick it down.

“I was in tears in the eighth inning when we went ahead,” owner Steve Cohen said. “I was in shock when we lost the lead. And then Francisco stepping up in an incredible moment — he’s probably dreamt of it his whole life.”

This was a signature moment for Lindor, his forever stamp on the organization. And it opened the door for more moments to come. After celebrating, the Mets changed into dry clothes and boarded a flight bound for Game 1 of an anything-can-happen, best-of-three Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday in Milwaukee. It will be a challenge. The Brewers were a better team during the regular season and a better team during a three-game series between the clubs just last weekend.

But a Mets team capable of vanquishing the Braves is theoretically capable of vanquishing anything.

“Look, this has been a miserable place for the Mets,” Stearns said, his dress shirt soaked with alcohol as he stood at one end of the Truist Park clubhouse. “We’ve still got a lot of work to do here, but for us to do this here was important. And I’m glad we did it.”

GIANTS HIRE FORMER CATCHER BUSTER POSEY AS PRESIDENT OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS, REPLACING FARHAN ZAIDI

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired former catcher Buster Posey as president of baseball operations and fired Farhan Zaidi.

Chairman Greg Johnson made the announcement Monday after the Giants finished 80-82 in manager Bob Melvin’s first season — with one more victory than in 2023. San Francisco hasn’t reached the playoffs since winning the NL West in 2021.

The 37-year-old Posey joined the club’s ownership group in September 2022, less than a year after his retirement in November 2021.

“As we look ahead, I’m excited to share that Buster Posey will now take on a greater role as the new president of baseball operations,” Johnson said in a statement. “We are looking for someone who can define, direct and lead this franchise’s baseball philosophy and we feel that Buster is the perfect fit. Buster has the demeanor, intelligence and drive to do this job, and we are confident that he and Bob Melvin will work together to bring back winning baseball to San Francisco.”

Posey was a seven-time All-Star with a career .302 batting average. He was San Francisco’s fifth overall draft pick in rhe 2008 amateur draft out of Florida State.

He and wife Kristen moved their family back to the East Bay suburb of Lafayette last year after a stint living in their native Georgia immediately following his retirement. He called it a career after the Giants’ franchise-record 107-win season in 2021. He opted out of the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign.

Zaidi was hired away from the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in November 2018.

“We appreciate Farhan’s commitment to the organization and his passion for making an impact in our community during his six years with the Giants,” Johnson said. “Ultimately, the results have not been what we had hoped, and while that responsibility is shared by all of us, we have decided that a change is necessary.”

Johnson, Posey and Melvin were set to address the media on Tuesday at Oracle Park.

It was unclear which candidates from underrepresented groups were considered by the Giants, as required by Major League Baseball.

“We are also fully committed to following the Selig Rule and ensuring diversity in our hiring for any of our open positions,” Johnson said.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

MICHIGAN, OREGON, PENN STATE AND OHIO STATE EARN WEEKLY FOOTBALL HONORS

Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Kalel Mullings, Michigan
RB – Sr. – Boston, Mass. – Milton Academy

• Registered a career-high 24 carries for 111 yards
• Scored two touchdowns in Michigan’s 27-24 win over Minnesota
• Earned his third straight game with 100-plus yards and at least two touchdowns
• Last Michigan Offensive Player of the Week: J.J. McCarthy (Oct. 23, 2023)

Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Tez Johnson, Oregon
WR – Sr. – Pinson, Ala. – Pinson Valley HS

• Helped Oregon to a 34-13 win at UCLA in its first Big Ten league matchup
• Caught 11 passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns
• Returned two punts for 21 yards to finish with 142 all-purpose yards
• Had a season-long 52-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter
• First Duck ever to have five career games with 11-plus receptions

Defensive Player of the Week
Abdul Carter, Penn State
DE/LB – Jr. – Philadelphia, Pa. – La Salle College HS

• Recorded seven tackles, including a career-high four tackles for loss in Penn State’s 21-7 victory over Illinois
• Also had two sacks and a forced fumble
• First Nittany Lion with four tackles for loss in a game since in 2018
• Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Kevin Winston Jr. (Sept. 2, 2024)

Special Teams Player of the Week
Dominic Zvada, Michigan
K – Jr. – Chandler, Ariz. – Valley Christian

• Connected on two field goals, including an attempt from 53 yards, and went 3-for-3 on extra points against Minnesota
• First Michigan kicker to make four field goals of 50-plus yards in the same season
• Is a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond 50 yards this season
• Last Michigan Special Teams Players of the Week: Tommy Doman (Sept. 23, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
WR – Miami Gardens, Fla. – Chaminade-Madonna Prep

• Scored two touchdowns to help Ohio State to a 38-7 win over Michigan State
• Had a 19-yard rushing touchdown and a one-handed grab for a receiving touchdown
• Finished with five receptions for 83 yards and 102 all-purpose yard
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Dallan Hayden (Nov. 20, 2022)

MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK 5 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

MAC Football Co-Offensive Players of the Week
Harold Fannin Jr., Bowling Green, TE     
Junior, Canton, Ohio (McKinley HS)
BGSU’s Fannin set a career-high with 188 receiving yards, tied for the most by any player in the nation for the week and the top mark for a tight end this season. He caught 12 passes, also a career-high and the most in a game by any tight end this season, tying for the sixth-most by any receiver. Fannin scored two touchdowns, including a 59-yarder that gave BGSU its first lead, and set a new school record for single-game receiving yards by a tight end, surpassing the previous mark of 175 yards set in 1983. He also broke BGSU’s career record for receiving touchdowns by a tight end.
 
Parker Navarro, Ohio, QB
Graduate Student, Tempe, Ariz. (Desert Vista)  
Navarro had a career day against the Akron Zips, leading the Bobcats to a 30-10 Homecoming victory to open MAC play. The quarterback set career highs in single-game yards (331) as well as rushing yards (113), leading the team on the ground with 13 carries and a touchdown. Notably, Navarro tied his single-game record for passing yards (204) as well. He finished the game with three total touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing).
 
MAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Luke Murphy, Eastern Michigan, LB        
Junior, Massillon, Ohio (Massillon Washington)
Luke Murphy had an unforgettable performance in Eastern Michigan’s 52-33 win over Kent State, playing a pivotal role in his return against his former club. The linebacker, a Kent State graduate, showcased his defensive prowess by leading the Eagles with eight tackles, one interception, and one fumble recovery. His two takeaways were game-changing, as both led to touchdowns, allowing Eastern to pull away in a hard-fought contest. Murphy’s efforts were part of a dominant defensive showing for the Eagles, who forced four turnovers on the day—three fumble recoveries and one interception. This marks the second consecutive game where Eastern Michigan has recovered multiple fumbles, a feat not accomplished since 2020. His timely fumble recovery and interception energized the defense and helped propel the Eagles to their highest point total against Kent State in series history. Additionally, the team now ranks second nationally with six fumble recoveries, just two behind leader Oklahoma.
 
MAC Football Co-Special Teams Players of the Week
Tristan Mattson, Central Michigan, PK  
Senior, Clarkston, Mich.               
Converted a 46-yard field goal to win the game with five seconds to play, giving CMU a 22-21 come-from-behind victory. Finished the day with 10 points and converted field goals of 25, 34, and 46 yards. Has now converted a career-best seven consecutive field goals, is 8-9 on the season in field goals, and 15-23 in his career. He has also hit three game-winning field goals in his career.
 
Dom Dzioban, Miami, PK
R-Jr., Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln Way East)
Dom Dzioban was perfect on Saturday, drilling all three of his field goal attempts and both extra points in Miami’s 23-20 overtime victory over UMass. His second field goal of the day was a career-long 47-yard make as time expired in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime. Moments later he then knocked in a 43-yard kick to win the game for the RedHawks.

HCAC 2024 FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK, WEEK 4

Athletes of the Week: 
Offensive Player of the Week:
Garrett Cora (Lizton, Ind.) Franklin College | Running Back | Senior – Carried the ball 34 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns as Franklin bested Ohio Wesleyan for their first win of the year…added two catches for 22 yards…moved into a tie with Rick Etienne for the most rushing touchdowns in Franklin College history with 32.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Kahari Jackson (Chicago, Ill.) Franklin College | Corner Back | Senior – Recorded a pair of interceptions and broke up three passes on Saturday as Franklin claimed their first win of the season in a victory over Ohio Wesleyan.

Special Teams Player of the Week:
Dakota Foerg (Tipton, Ind.) Franklin College | Kicker | First Year – Went 2-for-2 on field goals and made all three extra points on Saturday in a win over Ohio Wesleyan…connected on field goals from 21 and 23 yards, respectively.
 
Notable Performances:

• Zaire Prioleau (Atlanta, Ga.) Anderson University | Defensive Back | Junior – Zaire Prioleau set up Anderson with their touchdown score against Luther after intercepting a pass and returning it to Luther’s 2-yard line. Prioleau also contributed 5 tackles.
• Zac Montgomery (Fortville, Ind.) Anderson Univeristy | Quarterback | Senior – Zac Montgomery completed 17-of-29 (58.6 percent) passes for 171 yards and one passing touchdown. Montgomery also rushed for 12 yards.

ARIZ, UC, K-STATE AND TCU EARN WEEKLY BIG 12 FOOTBALL AWARDS

IRVING, Texas – Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson (offensive), Arizona defensive back Tacario Davis (defensive), TCU returner JP Richardson (special teams) and Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby (newcomer) won the Big 12 Conference’s weekly football awards to close out the month of September.

Johnson accounted for five touchdowns in the Wildcats’ win over then-No. 20 Oklahoma State, becoming the first K-State QB to have three passing touchdowns and two rushing scores in a Conference game since Collin Klein in 2012. The 42-20 victory came in Johnson’s sixth career start as he threw for 259 yards and rushed for 60 yards to give Kansas State its second top 25 win of the season. Through five weeks of the season, Johnson is the only Big 12 quarterback to throw for 800 or more yards and rush for over 300 yards.

Arizona’s win at then-No. 10 Utah proved to be a career night for Davis as the Wildcats won in Salt Lake City for the first time since 2014. The defensive back recorded seven tackles and five pass breakups, both career highs. Two of his pass breakups resulted in a turnover on downs, including one in the endzone to prevent a Utah touchdown. Davis and his defensive teammates limited the Utes to just 10 points that marked Arizona’s fewest points allowed to a top 10 team since shutting out No. 10 Miami 29-0 in the 1994 Fiesta Bowl.

With an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown, Richardson gave TCU its go-ahead score in its 38-27 win at Kansas. The return was 1-yard shy of the longest in the nation this season and tied for the fourth longest in TCU history. Richardson became the seventh Horned Frog to return a punt for a score since 2012. He also finished the game with 111 total return yards while catching four passes for 42 yards.

Sorsby earned his second Newcomer of the Week honor of the year by completing 31 of 45 passes for 426 yards and four touchdowns in the Bearcats’ showdown at Texas Tech. His 426 yards were a career high and ninth most in school history. The quarterback also rushed for 52 yards against the Red Raiders to push his total yards to 478 for the game, the fifth most in program history. Sorsby earned his previous Conference honor after UC’s 38-20 win over Towson in the opening week of the season.

ACC FOOTBALL: WEEK 5 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 5 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 continued his historic start, throwing for 342 yards and four touchdowns to guide the Hurricanes to a 38-34 comeback win over Virginia Tech. Ward also ran for 57 yards and a score, leading Miami to touchdowns on its final three drives of the game. Since the Hurricanes joined the ACC prior to the 2004 season, the 6-foot-2, 223-pound signal-caller is the league’s first student-athlete with at least 300 passing yards and three passing touchdowns in each of their first five games of a season.
 
RUNNING BACK – Star Thomas, Duke, RB, Homer, Louisiana
Thomas ran for 166 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries, while also catching two passes for 45 yards and a touchdown in the Blue Devils’ win over North Carolina. His 166 rushing yards marked the second-highest single-game total by a Duke running back in a win over North Carolina, trailing only a 193-yard performance by Jack Alexander in 1935. The 166 rushing yards were the most by a Duke running back since Mateo Durant amassed a program-record 255 at Charlotte during the 2021 season. Thomas is just the sixth Duke running back in program history to have three or more consecutive 100-yard ground games. 122 of Thomas’ 166 rushing yards came in the second half, propelling Duke to its second-largest come-from-behind victory in school history.
 
RECEIVER – Jackson Meeks, Syracuse, WR, Phenix City, Alabama
Meeks set new career highs with 10 catches and 161 yards while also notching a touchdown in Syracuse’s win over Holy Cross. Meeks hauled in his 10 catches on just 13 targets. The 161 receiving yards is the third-highest single-game total in the ACC this season and are the most yards by a Syracuse player since the 2018 season opener when Jamal Custis logged 168 yards versus Western Michigan. All of Meeks’ catches came in the first three quarters of action before sitting the majority of the fourth quarter.
 
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College, DE, Williamstown, New Jersey
Ezeiruaku posted career-highs in tackles (14), sacks (3) and tackles for loss (4) as he dominated on defense in Boston College’s comeback win over Western Kentucky. His third sack of the day was a strip-sack that set up the Eagles inside the Hilltopper 30-yard line and led to Boston College’s go-ahead touchdown with 3:33 left in the game. The Eagles came back from its largest fourth-quarter deficit (13) in a win in program history. Ezeiruaku and the BC defense stopped Western Kentucky on all three of its fourth-quarter drives. He totaled four tackles and two sacks, including the forced fumble, in the fourth quarter alone. The three-sack effort was the first of Ezeiruaku’s career and the first for an Eagle since 2018. Through five weeks, he leads the nation in total sacks (8), solo sacks (8) and sacks per game (1.6).
 
LINEBACKER – Kobe Wilson, SMU, LB, Snellville, Georgia
Wilson recorded a co-team-high seven tackles in SMU’s first-ever ACC win – a 42-16 showing against Florida State. The graduate linebacker picked off a pass and ran it back 82 yards for a touchdown, tying the ninth-longest interception return in school history. Wilson also records two quarterback hurries in the win.
 
DEFENSIVE BACK – DK Kaufman, NC State, S, New Orleans, Louisiana
Kaufman scored his second touchdown of the season in NC State’s 24-17 win over Northern Illinois. He recorded a strip sack of the Huskies’ quarterback before scooping up the loose ball and returning it for a touchdown. Kaufman notched four total tackles and a pass breakup in addition to the sack, forced fumble and fumble recovery. He led a NC State defense that held the Huskies to just 63 yards on the ground despite averaging 222 rushing yards entering the contest.  
 
SPECIALIST – John Love, Virginia Tech, K, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Love connected on a 57-yard field goal in the second quarter against Miami and then nailed a 52-yard field goal in the third quarter, becoming the first Virginia Tech kicker to make two or more field goals from 51 yards or longer during the same game since 1972. The 57-yarder was a career-long and the third-longest field goal in school history. Love also made all four of his extra points against the Hurricanes.
 
ROOKIE – Micah Ford, Stanford, RB, Toms River, New Jersey
Ford finished Stanford’s game at Clemson with career-highs in both carries (15) and rushing yards (122). He became Stanford’s first freshman running back to eclipse 100 yards on the ground since Kenneth Tolon on November 24, 2001, against Notre Dame. His 124 total yards from scrimmage are the most by a Stanford freshman running back since Bryce Love logged 143 against UCF on September 12, 2015.

SEC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: SEPT. 30

Offensive

Jalen Milroe

QB • Jr.

Alabama’s Jalen Milroe accounted for a career-high 491 total yards and four touchdowns in the Crimson Tide’s 41-34 victory over No. 2 Georgia. Milroe threw for a career-best 374 yards and two touchdowns, completing 27 of his 33 passes. He also added 117 rushing yards on 16 carries, including two rushing touchdowns from 7 and 36 yards. His performance included touchdown passes of 16 and 75 yards, helping Alabama secure the upset win.

Kip Lewis

LB • Jr.

Kip Lewis of Oklahoma had a standout performance in the Sooners’ 27-21 victory over Auburn, recording five tackles, including a tackle for loss, and returned an interception 63 yards for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. His pick-six, the first interception of his career, came with just over four minutes remaining and gave Oklahoma a 24-21 lead, helping secure the Sooners’ first-ever SEC win.

Alex Raynor

K • Gr.

Kentucky’s Alex Raynor was perfect in the Wildcats’ 20-17 upset victory over No. 6/5 Ole Miss, connecting on both field goal attempts and both extra points. Raynor made field goals of 27 and 48 yards, extending his streak to 14 consecutive field goals dating back to last season. His consistency provided critical points in Kentucky’s win, and he remains the only kicker in the nation without a missed field goal this season.

Tyler White

P • Fr.

Tyler White punted nine times on the day and averaged 43.1 yards per punt, with seven of those kicks downed inside the 20-yard line and five at the 10-yard line or closer. His efforts helped keep the Arkansas offense deep in their own territory. White’s longest punt of the game was 58 yards, contributing to a key field position advantage for Texas A&M.

Kelvin Banks Jr.

OT • So.

Kelvin Banks Jr. anchored Texas’ offensive line in the Longhorns’ 35-13 win over Mississippi State. The unit paved the way for 522 total yards, including 198 rushing yards and 324 passing yards. Banks allowed no sacks or pressures from his left tackle position, providing a clean pocket for QB Arch Manning, who completed 26-of-31 passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns. The offense averaged 8.4 yards per play and helped Texas extend its streak of scoring at least 30 points in every game this season.

Octavious Oxendine

DL • Jr.

Octavious Oxendine helped lead Kentucky’s defense to a 20-17 upset win over No. 6/5 Ole Miss, recording three tackles, including two sacks, and a quarterback hurry. His sacks forced key punts and stopped Ole Miss’ high-powered offense, which had been averaging 55 points per game. Oxendine’s efforts limited the Rebels to 17 points and 353 total yards, both significantly below their season averages.

Ryan Williams

WR • Fr.

Alabama freshman wide receiver Ryan Williams continued to impress with a career-high 177 receiving yards and a touchdown in the Crimson Tide’s 41-34 win over No. 2 Georgia. Williams made several highlight-reel catches, including the game-winning 75-yard touchdown reception. His performance helped Alabama secure the top-five victory and solidified his status as one of the rising stars in college football.

C-USA FOOTBALL: SEPTEMBER 30 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive Player of the Week – Hunter Watson, Sam Houston – Junior – QB – Celina, Texas
Watson was an integral part of the Bearkats’ 40-39 win, overcoming a 22-point deficit to take down Texas State on Saturday at NRG Stadium. He rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns, along with throwing for 95 yards to help lead Sam Houston (4-1, 1-0 CUSA) to their largest comeback in program history. His effort made him the first Bearkat quarterback in program history to rush for 100+ yards in consecutive games after having rushed for 116 in last week’s win over NM State. Watson is averaging 67.6 yards per game on the ground, which is the most among CUSA quarterbacks in 2024 and ninth among all FBS quarterbacks. Following his efforts, Watson was named one of eight Manning Award Stars of the Week. 
 
Defensive Player of the Week – Travion Barnes, FIU – Junior – LB – Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Barnes tallied a game-high 14 tackles, including seven solo stops, to help the Panthers’ defense surrender a season-low 10 points in a 17-10 victory over LA Tech on Saturday. He also registered two tackles for loss, a sack and a quarterback hurry in the victory. He has led FIU (2-3, 1-0 CUSA) in tackles in each of the last four games and recorded double-digit tackle efforts in three of the team’s four games this season. Barnes ranks in the top 10 nationally in both tackles (10.8) and solo tackles (6.4) per game.
 
Special Teams Player of the Week – Christian Pavon, Sam Houston – Junior – K – Willis, Texas
Pavon played a pivotal role in Saturday’s 40-39 win over Texas State, culminating the biggest comeback in program history with a game-winning, 25-yard field goal with six seconds to play. It was his second field goal of the day, following a 46-yarder earlier in the fourth quarter that pulled the Bearkats within two. His two field goals capped off a run of 19 unanswered points to close the game. Pavon also made all four of his PAT attempts. He is now 6-8 on field goals in 2024, including 3-4 from 40+ yards, and a perfect 18-18 on PATs.

AAC FOOTBALL: NORTH TEXAS, TULANE, EAST CAROLINA STANDOUTS WIN WEEKLY FOOTBALL HONORS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Chandler Morris • Jr. • QB • North Texas
Morris completed 22 of 34 passes for 439 yards and five touchdowns to lead a North Texas offense that produced 52 points and 618 yards in a 52-20 win against Tulsa, lifting the Mean Green to 4-1 on the season. Morris’ 439 yards and five touchdown passes are the most by an American Athletic Conference player in a game this season, while the yardage total is fifth among all FBS players. Morris ranks second nationally with 16 touchdown passes in 2024.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Gerrod Henderson • So. • DE • Tulane
Henderson led a Tulane defense that limited South Florida to 10 points and 201 total yards as the Green Wave forced three turnovers in a 45-10 victory. Henderson had four tackles to go with two sacks and a forced fumble which led to a touchdown. Henderson anchored a defensive line that yielded only 26 rushing yards to help Tulane to its 11th consecutive American Athletic Conference regular-season win.
 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Noah Perez • Jr. • K • East Carolina
Perez led all American Athletic Conference kickers with 12 points to pace East Carolina in a 30-20 win against UTSA. A transfer from Akron, Perez went 3-for-3 on field goals (21, 42, 24) and 3-for-3 on PATs in his first game in an East Carolina uniform. He two field goals in the fourth quarter to close out the win.
 
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Bryson Daily • Sr. • QB • Army
Rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns, registering his third straight 100-yard rushing performance, in a 42-14 win at Temple.
 
O’Mega Blake • Jr. • WR • Charlotte
Had five receptions for 153 yards and two touchdowns in a 21-20 win at Rice.
 
Elijah Herring • Jr. • LB • Memphis
Had 10 tackles with 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss in a 24-7 win against Middle Tennessee.
 
Blake Horvath • Jr. • QB • Navy
Completed 9 of 11 passes for a career-high 225 yards and two touchdowns and added 84 rushing yards with a TD in a 41-18 win at UAB.
 
Darian Mensah • RFr. • QB • Tulane
Completed 18 of 22 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-10 win against South Florida.

MW FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – SEPT. 30

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ASHTON JEANTY, BOISE STATE
Junior, Running Back, Jacksonville, Fla./Lone Star (Texas) HS

• Had 26 carries for 259 yards and four touchdowns as Boise State trounced Washington State, 45-24.
• Produced touchdown runs of 64, 14, 59 and 2 yards.
• Averaged 10.0 yards per carry.
• Broke 17 tackles and recorded 234 yards after contact.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JALEN CATALON, UNLV
Senior, Safety, Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield Legacy HS/Arkansas/Texas

• Had a game-high 10 tackles, including six solo stops, in UNLV’s 59-14 win over Fresno State in the Rebels’ MW opener.
• Also recorded his FBS-leading fourth interception of the season in the second quarter, picking off a pass at the UNLV 1-yard line to thwart a potential Bulldog scoring drive.
• On a fourth-and-14 play in the third quarter, broke up a pass to give UNLV the ball back on downs.
• Helped hold Fresno State to just 30 rushing yards and more than 20 points and 60 total yards below its season averages.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
AARON RODRIGUEZ, NEW MEXICO
Senior, Punter, Newhall, Calif./Missouri

• Punted four times for 183 yards, averaging 45.8 yards per punt, in New Mexico’s 50-40 win over New Mexico State in the Rio Grande Rivalry.
• Helped the Lobos win the field-position battle in the first half when the game was tied at 7, pinning the Aggies inside their 5-yard line on consecutive possessions.
• His first punt of the day was a 49-yarder that gave NMSU the ball at their 2-yard line.
• His second punt of the day was a season-long 56-yarder that went out of bounds at the 4-yard line.
• Arrived at the game just 2 1/2 hours before kickoff, as he stayed back in Albuquerque for his White Coat/Pledge Ceremony from UNM Nursing School on Friday night.

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
CADEN CHITTENDEN, UNLV
Freshman, Placekicker, Las Vegas, Nev./Faith Lutheran HS

• Scored 11 points in UNLV’s 59-14 win over Fresno State.
• Converted his lone field-goal attempt, a 45-yarder in the third quarter.
• Was 8-for-8 on point-after tries.
• Kicked off 10 times for 650 yards and eight touchbacks.

NFL NEWS

TITANS SCRATCH OUT 31-12 VICTORY OVER THE DOLPHINS IN BRIAN CALLAHAN’S FIRST WIN AS HEAD COACH

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Just win, baby.

It might not have been pretty, but the first win of the season sure felt like a beauty for the Tennessee Titans – a 31-12 victory over the Miami Dolphins.

It was also the first win of the Brian Callahan era.

Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk presented Callahan with a game ball in the celebratory locker room after the contest.

“I don’t know if I can put it into words for you,” Callahan said of the feeling. “It feels great, most importantly because our guys deserve it. These guys work hard, and they practice hard, and they do everything right. They deserve to win.

“It’s good to see some smiles, and some energy. I thought we played a really good game tonight.”

The Titans are now 1-3 heading into the bye weekend.

Titans quarterback Will Levis started the contest, but he didn’t finish it.

Back-up quarterback Mason Rudolph replaced Levis after he suffered a shoulder injury in the first quarter while diving head-first on a third down run.

Rudolph guided the Titans the rest of the way, and the team did enough on offense to win it.

“It always feels great to win,” said Rudolph, who completed 9-of-17 passes for 85 yards in the contest. “It feels great to win to get Cally his first, a big one. It’s always good to celebrate in the locker room, and for a coach’s first win, that’s big time. … I thought we ran the ball really well – I didn’t do a whole lot.”

Callahan said after the game Levis will undergo tests. He said if Levis is healthy, he’ll be the team’s quarterback moving forward.

Kicker Nick Folk provided all the offense in the first half, with three field goals. Folk added his fourth and fifth field goals of the night in the second half to give him give five field goals for the night, matching a career high.

Tennessee’s defense was suffocating throughout, getting one stop after another. The Dolphins managed just 13 first downs and 184 yards of offense in the contest as the Titans swarmed to the football.

Offensively, the Titans ran the ball for 142 yards, with Tony Pollard leading the way with 88 yards and a touchdown.

Pollard’s late touchdown gave the Titans 30 points in a game for the first time in a long time.

“Coach said it had been like 1,000 days,” Pollard said with a smile. “It’s great, especially going into a bye week. It’s huge for us to take that momentum and carry us into next week.”

The two teams played a scoreless first quarter, with each team committing a turnover.

It was perhaps a sign of things to come on a pretty sloppy night of football.

In the end, the Titans proved to be more resilient, and better.

Levis was intercepted on Tennessee’s opening drive by Dolphins linebacker Emmanuel Ogbah.

On Miami’s possession, however, edge rusher Arden Key jumped on a lateral, which gave the Titans the ball back.

The Titans took a 3-0 lead early in the second quarter on a 53-yard field goal by Folk, a drive that was finished by Rudolph.

The Titans came up with a big defensive stop on Miami’s next possession, and cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr., linebacker Kenneth Murray and safety Quandre Diggs all contributed to a stop of Tyreek Hill on a fourth-and-one run.

The stop led to another long field goal by Folk, this one from 52 yards, and the Titans took a 6-0 lead at the 8:20 mark of the second quarter.

The Dolphins cut the lead to 6-3 on a 44-yard field goal by kicker Jason Sanders with 4:13 left in the second quarter.

The Titans stretched the lead before halftime with some great execution in the final seconds of the half. After getting the ball at their own 44-yard line with 16 seconds and no time outs, Rudolph completed a 26-yard pass to receiver Tyler Boyd, and Rudolph and the offense ran down the field in time to spike it with one second left.

That’s when Folk came on to kick his third field goal of the night, this one from 47 yards, and the Titans led 9-3 at the half.

The Dolphins cut the lead to 9-6 on a 56-yard field goal by Sanders with 9:02 left in the third quarter.

The Titans finally busted through for a touchdown midway through the third quarter.

Following a 41-yard run by Pollard, running back Tyjae Spears lined up in the Wildcat, took the direct snap, and then he scooted in for a seven-yard touchdown run to give the Titans a 16-6 lead with six minutes left in the third quarter.

Folk added another long field goal, this time from 51 yards, to give the Titans a 19-6 lead with 36 seconds left in the third quarter.

Folk then made his fifth field goal of the night, from 29 yards, to make it 22-6 with 10:45 left.

A one-yard touchdown run by Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley made it 22-12 with 3:36 left, before the Titans scored on a safety in the closing minutes to make it 24-12.

A late touchdown run by Pollard made it 31-12 with 24 seconds left.

The Titans celebrated in the locker room after the game.

“Lit,” is how linebacker Ernest Jones described the scene. “We were excited. It’s hard to win in the National Football League, so getting a win is pretty exciting.”

The Titans have a bye this coming weekend. The team will return to action on October 13 at Nissan Stadium against the Indianapolis Colts.

GOFF MAKES NFL HISTORY WITH PERFECT GAME VS. SEAHAWKS

Jared Goff is the first quarterback in NFL history to attempt more than 10 passes in a game without throwing an incompletion. Goff was as perfect as you could be throwing the football Monday night in Detroit’s 42-29 win over Seattle, as he finished 18-for-18 for 292 yards with two touchdowns and a passer rating of 155.8.

And that performance didn’t even earn Goff a game ball from head coach Dan Campbell.

“Yeah, well, I just gave the game ball to somebody else so I feel awful right now,” Campbell said with a smile after the game. “Well, I knew he played a heck of a game. I did not realize he was perfect. I did not know he was literally 18-for-18.

“But I knew he played really well – you could feel it – and he really found his rhythm early, and I thought he was seeing the field, played with rhythm, he had to move a little bit in the pocket.”

Goff made all the right reads and checkdowns and tight-window throws to keep the offense churning all night to the tune of six touchdowns and 42 points. He even caught his first career touchdown on a 7-yard trick-play pass from Amon-Ra St. Brown. He then hit Jameson Williams in stride for a 70-yard touchdown and later helped seal the game in the fourth quarter with a 7-yard strike to St. Brown.

In his last two games, Goff has completed 36-of-41 passes (87.8 percent). Over any two-game span since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger, this ties for the second highest completion percentage any quarterback has had when attempting at least 40 passes.

“Never. I don’t think I’ve ever done it,” Goff said of having a perfect passing game in his career. “I knew I did it in the first half last week, so I was aware of it then, and I was kind of aware of it today – middle of the third quarter, I was like, I couldn’t think of one.

“But then I threw the one out of bounds that ended up being offensive pass interference, and I was like, ‘Does that count?’ I didn’t know if that counted or not. But yeah, I didn’t.”

HUTCH PRESSURES

For the first time this season, Aidan Hutchinson didn’t record a sack for the Detroit Lions’ defense. But don’t think for a second Hutchinson didn’t impact the game.

He generated a career-high 10 pressures on 54 pass-rush snaps Monday night, the most pressures by any player in a game this season, per Pro Football Focus.

Hutchinson entered Week 4 first in the NFL with 6.5 sacks, second in quarterback hits (5) and second in hurries (14). He added three more quarterback hits to that total Monday night.

BYE WEEK TIMING

It’s always a good feeling to head into the bye week after a win with a chance to rest and heal up a little bit.

“You’d rather have it at the end of October, November but – we are, we’re banged up a little bit,” Campbell said. “We play a pretty physical brand of football, we played some physical opponents these first four weeks and so I do think it’s coming at a good time. It’s good to get the 3-1 with this bye. We rest up, we heal up, we get fresh again, and then we make a big push.”

ALCATRAZ

That was the play call of the reverse pass from St. Brown to Goff that ended up being a big play in the game. It was Goff’s first career touchdown reception and St. Brown’s first touchdown pass.

It turns out that play has been in the playbook for years, but was brought out special on Monday and they were able to run it when Seattle gave them the defense they were looking for.

“We call it the ‘Alcatraz,'” Goff said after the game. “We have these plays in the gameplan a lot, and they don’t always just come up. It has to be the right scenario for them and the hook-and-ladder was the perfect scenario for it, and so was the Alcatraz tonight. When they get called, you get a little excited in the huddle, but you’ve got to get the right look for it, and we did. So, yeah, it’s fun.”

But why is it called Alcatraz?

“I don’t know. Ben (Johnson) called it – it’s been called Alcatraz for two or three years now,” Goff said. “I guess I’ve never asked him why. There probably is a reason. I probably should know it; I just don’t know.”

ANALYSIS: VIKINGS, RAVENS, BUCCANEERS AND COMMANDERS WERE UP FOR THE CHALLENGE IN A PROVE-IT WEEK

Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings were the biggest surprise in September. Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars were the top disappointment.

NFL teams spend the first month of the season establishing their identity. Some figure it out faster than others.

Week 4 was filled with prove-it opportunities for many across the league. The Vikings, Ravens, Buccaneers and Commanders were among the teams up for the challenge. The Jaguars, Eagles, Jets and Browns were on the opposite end of that.

After leading the Vikings to consecutive wins at home against San Francisco and Houston, Darnold threw three touchdown passes to help Minnesota build an early 28-point lead in a 31-29 road victory over Green Bay.

The Vikings, a consensus pick to finish last in the NFC North, are off to a 4-0 start and Darnold is playing like an MVP candidate. Coach Kevin O’Connell’s club is leading a tough a division but they’ve got a long way to go, especially after nearly blowing a big lead.

“Lot of things still to clean up,” O’Connell said. “Starts with me. We’ll make sure we keep refining this football team. … What happened today means absolutely nothing moving forward, other than we’ve gotta go back to work and continue to improve as a football team because I absolutely love this team.”

The Ravens made a statement in a prime-time matchup, routing previously unbeaten Buffalo 35-10 to even their record. Baltimore saved its season with a hard-fought win at Dallas last week and followed up with a convincing performance against Josh Allen and the Bills.

Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry are unstoppable when they both get going and the Ravens clearly aren’t finished. That 0-2 start is a memory now and they’ll be in the mix in a competitive AFC North.

A week after no-showing in a 26-7 home loss to Denver, the Buccaneers showed out in a 33-16 victory against Philadelphia that wasn’t as close as the final score.

Baker Mayfield picked apart the Eagles’ secondary and Tampa Bay’s defense dominated Jalen Hurts. The Buccaneers are 3-1 with two wins over 2023 playoff teams.

“We came out (with) a ‘hair on fire’ mentality,” Mayfield said. “Everybody was locked into what the plan was and that’s why we executed that quickly, but that needs to be the case every week.”

The Commanders, who lost their season opener in Tampa Bay, cruised to a 42-14 victory in Arizona to improve to 3-1. Rookie Jayden Daniels has been outstanding and Washington had no trouble playing on a short week six days after beating Cincinnati also on the road.

With Daniels leading a high-powered offense, the Commanders should compete for an NFC East title in a season that began with low expectations.

Jacksonville entered this year with championship aspirations but instead is off to an 0-4 start. The Jaguars blew a fourth-quarter lead and wasted several opportunities in a 24-20 loss at Houston.

Even though they’re a couple plays away from being 2-2, the reality is they face an uphill climb. Lawrence, who got a $275 million contract, has been inconsistent and criticism of coach Doug Pederson is intensifying.

“As coaches, we can’t go out there and make the plays, right?” Pederson said. “It’s a two-way street, so you guys can sit here and point the finger all you want, and that’s fine. Point it right at me. I can take it, OK? I can take it.”

The coach who replaced Pederson in Philadelphia also pointed the finger at himself after the Eagles (2-2) took a major step backward against the Buccaneers. They haven’t solved the problems that led to a late-season collapse and have now lost eight of 11 games since opening 10-1 last year.

Coach Nick Sirianni stressed improving the team’s fundamentals over the bye week. If not, his seat will only get hotter in a city where fans and media have been calling for his job since a playoff loss to the Buccaneers in January.

“We didn’t coach well enough and we didn’t play well enough – and that’s always going to start with me,” Sirianni said. “If we go out there, lay an egg, and we’re down 24-0, that’s going to start on me. I didn’t have the guys ready to start. But, our fundamentals weren’t what we needed it to be. We’ll make sure we’re working hard on that – (the) bye week is coming at a good time.”

Aaron Rodgers and the Jets are heading to London on a sour note after a lackluster effort in a 10-9 loss at home to Denver. Greg Zuerlein missed a potential winning 50-yard field goal in the final minute but it shouldn’t have been that close.

Rodgers struggled on a rainy, sloppy field and the offense was out of synch. The road doesn’t get easier for the Jets (2-2). They face the Vikings next Sunday.

Deshaun Watson and the Browns fell short in a comeback bid at Las Vegas, losing 20-16 to fall to 1-3. A year after Joe Flacco led Cleveland to the playoffs, the Browns are back in a familiar spot at the bottom of the standings. Watson hasn’t resembled the player he was in Houston and he’s willing to accept the blame.

“We’re not doing enough. It starts with me,” Watson said.

REPORT: FALCONS SIGNING FORMER 1ST-ROUND LB RASHAAN EVANS

The Atlanta Falcons are signing former first-round draft pick Rashaan Evans, adding the veteran linebacker to their practice squad, ESPN reported Monday.

Evans, 28, started all 17 games for the Falcons in 2022 and recorded a career-high 159 tackles with two sacks and two fumble recoveries.

He was drafted 22nd overall by Tennessee in 2018 and has 485 tackles, five sacks, five fumble recoveries and two interceptions in 85 games (68 starts) with the Titans (2018-21), Falcons and Dallas Cowboys (2023).

REPORT: BRONCOS RB TYLER BADIE HAS FULL MOVEMENT OF ARMS, LEGS

Denver Broncos running back Tyler Badie has full movement of his arms and legs after being stretchered off the field in Sunday’s game, NFL Network reported Monday.

Officially, Broncos head coach Sean Payton said Badie is “doing better.” Payton also said that Badie is back in Denver after catching a commercial flight from New York on Sunday night, accompanied by a member of the medical staff. Badie was not able to fly back with the team while being examined in a New York area hospital.

Badie suffered a back injury that could land him on injured reserve but has a chance to return this season, per NFL Network.

Badie lost a fumble with 2:07 left in the opening quarter after getting drilled in the back by New York linebacker Quincy Williams. He was then seen lying down on the sideline, with Denver medical personnel strapping him onto the board.

He displayed some movement on the sideline before heading to the locker room. He later was downgraded to out for the remainder of the game.

Badie, 24, had two catches for minus-4 yards prior to his departure. He also had one carry for no gain.

Badie, a third-year pro, was promoted from the team’s practice squad on Wednesday. He has 86 yards on 11 carries in three games this season.

REPORT: PANTHERS LB SHAQ THOMPSON DEALING WITH ACHILLES INJURY

Carolina Panthers star linebacker Shaq Thompson sustained what is believed to be a torn Achilles and will miss the remainder of the season, NFL Network reported Monday.

Per the report, Thompson will have an MRI on Monday to confirm the severity of the injury.

Thompson was able to walk off the field before being carted to the locker room during the fourth quarter of the Panthers’ 34-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

Thompson recorded five tackles in that game to boost his total to 35 in four games (all starts) this season.

He played in just two games last season before sustaining a broken fibula.

Thompson, 30, has totaled 752 tackles, 12 sacks, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and three interceptions in 123 career games (112 starts). He was selected by the Panthers with the 25th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.

PATRIOTS STICKING WITH JACOBY BRISSETT AS STARTING QB

New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said Monday that Jacob Brissett will remain the team’s starting quarterback.

Mayo said he is not considering a change to Drake Maye, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, after the Patriots’ third straight loss.

“Jacoby is 100 percent our starter,” Mayo said in his video conference with reporters. “He’s done a good job doing what we’ve asked. Are there a lot of plays he could do a better job? Absolutely. But I would never question his toughness, dependability and leadership style for this team. That’s what we need right now.”

The Patriots (1-3) host the Miami Dolphins in Week 5.

Brissett was 19-for-32 passing with 168 yards with a touchdown and a pick-six in the Patriots’ 30-13 loss at San Francisco on Sunday. For the season, Brissett is completing 60.4 percent of his passes for 536 yards, two TDs and the one interception.

Brissett has been sacked 15 times in four games.

“I think the hard part about it, all the fans, you in the media, they want to see the third-overall pick play. I understand the frustration from fans and [media]. What we’re doing is what we think is best. What I’m doing is what I think is best for the Patriots today and also in the future,” Mayo said on his WEEI sports radio show Monday.

PACKERS WR CHRISTIAN WATSON (ANKLE) COULD MISS FOUR GAMES

Packers wide receiver Christian Watson is a candidate for injured reserve because of a left ankle sprain, NFL Network reported Monday.

Watson was carted to the locker room during the first quarter of Green Bay’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on Sunday and did not return to the game.

He has five catches for 80 yards this season and was replaced in the lineup on Sunday by Dontavyion Wicks. Wicks caught his team-leading third TD pass of the season against the Vikings and would get more time while Watson is recovering.

In the 31-29 loss, Watson was escorted to the sideline medical tent after he was tangled up with Vikings safety Josh Metellus while going for a challenged pass from quarterback Jordan Love. Watson and Metellus’ legs were tangled as they came to the ground and Watson landed awkwardly.

If Watson, 25, lands on injured reserve for the second consecutive season, he would be sidelined for the next four games. The Packers play the Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars. Watson would be eligible to return Nov. 3 for a Week 9 game at Detroit with a bye week to follow.

The oft-injured Watson said he focused on a muscle and soft-tissue imbalance in his hamstrings and lower body during offseason training. He missed a total of 10 games in 2023 with hamstring injuries.

Wicks, a fifth-round pick out of Virginia in 2023, was targeted a team-high 13 times Sunday against the Vikings.

REPORT: STEELERS G JAMES DANIELS (ACHILLES) OUT FOR SEASON

Pittsburgh Steelers starting right guard James Daniels has sustained a torn Achilles and will be out for the remainder of the season, ESPN reported on Monday.

Daniels suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Steelers’ 27-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. He was seen in a walking boot and using crutches after the game.

Daniels, 27, has started all four games this season and 36 during parts of three seasons with Pittsburgh.

He has started 84 of the 90 games in which he has played with the Chicago Bears (2018-21) and Steelers.

Fourth-round draft pick Mason McCormick or second-year Spencer Anderson are contenders to start in place of Daniels for Pittsburgh (3-1) in Sunday night’s game against the visiting Dallas Cowboys (2-2).

NBA NEWS

DIKEMBE MUTOMBO, A HALL OF FAME PLAYER AND TIRELESS ADVOCATE, DIES AT 58 FROM BRAIN CANCER

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.

His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor. The NBA said he died surrounded by his family.

“Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “On the court, he was one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the NBA. Off the floor, he poured his heart and soul into helping others.”

Mutombo was distinctive in so many ways — the playful finger wag at opponents after blocking their shots, his height, his deep and gravelly voice, his massive smile. Players of this generation were always drawn to him and Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, who was born in Cameroon, looked to Mutombo as an inspiration.

“It’s a sad day, especially for us Africans, and really the whole world,” Embiid said Monday. “Other than what he’s accomplished on the basketball court, I think he was even better off the court. He’s one of the guys that I look up to, as far as having an impact, not just on the court, but off the court. He’s done a lot of great things. He did a lot of great things for a lot of people. He was a role model of mine. It is a sad day.”

Mutombo spent 18 seasons in the NBA, playing for Denver, Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia, New York and the then-New Jersey Nets. The 7-foot-2 center out of Georgetown was an eight-time All-Star, three-time All-NBA selection and went into the Hall of Fame in 2015 after averaging 9.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game for his career.

He also was part of one of the league’s most iconic playoff moments, helping eighth-seeded Denver oust top-seeded Seattle in the first round of the 1994 Western Conference playoffs. That best-of-five series marked the first time a No. 8 beat a No. 1 in NBA history.

“It’s really hard to believe,” Toronto President Masai Ujiri said Monday, pausing several times because he was overcome with emotion shortly after hearing the news of Mutombo’s death. “It’s hard for us to be without that guy. You have no idea what Dikembe Mutombo meant to me. … That guy, he made us who we are. That guy is a giant, an incredible person.”

Mutombo last played during the 2008-09 season, devoting his time after retirement to charitable and humanitarian causes. He spoke nine languages and founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation in 1997, concentrating on improving health, education and quality of life for the people in the Congo.

Ryan Mutombo, the Hall of Famer’s son, said in a tribute posted on social media that his father “loved others with every ounce of his being.”

“My dad is my hero because he simply cared,” Ryan Mutombo wrote. “He remains the purest heart I have ever known.”

Mutombo served on the boards of many organizations, including Special Olympics International, the CDC Foundation and the National Board for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

“There was nobody more qualified than Dikembe to serve as the NBA’s first Global Ambassador,” Silver said. “He was a humanitarian at his core. He loved what the game of basketball could do to make a positive impact on communities, especially in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo and across the continent of Africa.”

Mutombo is one of three players to win the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year four times. The others: reigning DPOY winner Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Hall of Famer Ben Wallace.

“He was always there to talk to me and advise me on how to approach the season and take care of my body and icing after games and stretching and trying different things like yoga,” Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said. “He will be always remembered and may his soul rest in peace.”

Philadelphia 76ers president Daryl Morey — who was with Mutombo for many seasons in Houston — was informed of his friend’s death during the team’s media day on Monday. Tears welled in Morey’s eyes as he processed the news.

“There aren’t many guys like him,” Morey said. “Just a great human being. When I was a rookie GM in this league, my first chance in Houston, he was someone I went to all the time. … His accomplishments on the court, we don’t need to talk about too much. Just an amazing human being, what he did off the court for Africa. Rest in peace, Dikembe.”

HEAT’S ERIK SPOELSTRA: JIMMY BUTLER ‘NEEDS ME, I NEED HIM’

Entering their sixth year together, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra believes a breakthrough in his relationship with Jimmy Butler is imminent.

That thesis is based almost entirely on longevity and mutual need.

“When you get to that many years together, there’s a lot of unspoken understanding,” Spoelstra said at Miami’s media day on Monday.

“He’s at a point now where he needs me to really coach this team at a high level. He needs me to coach him at a high level and push him to higher levels. And I need him to be at his highest level as a player and a leader.”

Butler, who turned 35 on Sept. 14, averaged 20.8 points — his lowest scoring output in a full season since 2014-15 with the Chicago Bulls — 5.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game in 2023-24.

There will be ample attention paid to Butler’s contract in light of Heat president Pat Riley, in his season-closing remarks in May, shrugging off the eligible window for a contract extension. Butler is owed $48.8 million this season and holds a player option for 2025-26. Butler is reportedly seeking a two-year extension worth at least $110 million.

He was scheduled to be available later Monday and attend the first training camp practice Tuesday in the Bahamas.

Spoelstra said Butler focused his extended offseason on recovering from a knee injury that kept him out of the postseason-ending series with the Boston Celtics.

“He’s in a good place coming into camp. He’s prepared himself,” Spoelstra said. “We were in contact. What I said in the last meeting (with Butler), was about this opportunity.”

Spoelstra called on All-Star Bam Adebayo to “move in sync” with him and Butler to push Miami to its potential. Adebayo showed marked improvement as an outside shooter late last season and during the Paris Olympics. Adebayo said tweaks of the offense can make it more challenging for teams to defend Miami this season.

“Spacing the floor makes life easier for Jimmy, Terry (Rozier), Tyler (Herro) to get to the basket, and also myself,” Adebayo said. “Just opening up the floor.”

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REPORTS: COLTS QB ANTHONY RICHARDSON (HIP) DAY-TO-DAY

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is considered day-to-day with a hip pointer and not expected to miss time, according to multiple reports.

Richardson injured his right hip in the first quarter of a 27-24 home win against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Veteran Joe Flacco replaced Richardson and completed 16 of 26 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns to preserve the victory.

Richardson was hit on a 14-yard run by DeShon Elliot, sending the quarterback to the ground and dislodging the ball. The Colts recovered the fumble but Richardson left for two plays.

Flacco threw a 10-yard completion, then handed off to Jonathan Taylor for 13 yards before Richardson returned to the game. On the Colts’ first play, Richardson ran to his left and went to the ground after 1 yard, without contact. As he went to the ground, Steelers defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick and linebacker T.J. Watt hit the quarterback, but no penalty was called. Richardson reached for his right hip and then walked off the field on his own power.

“He felt good to go back in, ran the play and then felt it more after that next play,” Colts coach Shane Steichen said of his quarterback after the game.

Richardson went into the locker room for further medical examination and was eventually ruled out for the rest of the day. NFL Network reported that Richardson’s initial diagnosis was a hip pointer.

“I’m feeling a little sore, but feeling good we got the W,” Richardson said. “I think I’m going to be good.”

Richardson said he told Steichen he could return after going down the first time, but he “tried to accelerate and couldn’t push off like I wanted to.”

The Colts play consecutive games on the road against winless division opponents with a visit to Jacksonville (0-4) in Week 5, then Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans (0-3).

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MONDAY PRESSER COACH CIGNETTI

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– After the 42-28 win over Maryland in Week 5, Indiana head football coach Curt Cignettiaddressed the media inside the Don Croftcheck Football Team Room on Monday (Sept. 30) ahead of the Saturday (Oct. 5) afternoon kickoff at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin 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: Good win Saturday. Hard-fought game against a good football team. I was really proud of the way we overcame sort of the adversities of the game, so to speak. Offense turned it over three times in the first half and defense responded every time. And then the offense throughout the game responded to Maryland’s scores. Would like to finish the game a hair better. I thought we really could have made a statement at the end, but it’s a good win.

Northwestern, they’re a tough challenge. This will be the best defensive team we’ve played. Really extremely well-coached, in the right places. They know what they’re doing. They make you earn your points. They’re not going to lose the game. You’ll have to win it.

Offensively, struggling a little bit to get their rhythm going. Quarterback position’s been a little inconsistent for them but have some dynamic guys.

Kickoff return guy, a 96-yarder against Washington, plays some running back, too. Looking forward to having a good week in preparation for this next game.

On how a team comes together to defeat adversity…
CC: To me, part of coaching, you’re sending those messages in spring football practice, fall training camp, how are we going to respond when this happens, that happens. It’s the way we play the game: Never too high, never too low.

You’re not emotional about the circumstances of the football game. You’re focused on the here and now and what’s your job, keeping your poise and composure. When you get 11 guys doing their job consistently, that can happen.

On if any of the team’s strengths have surprised him…
CC: I mean, I don’t really look at it like that. To me, all the areas have to improve because you do get better or you get worse.

I think we’ve played fairly consistently for the most part in all three phases, but definite improvements that can be made.

With every success comes belief, and this is a team that’s a little bit on a mission, and Northwestern is the next one up.

On the players buying in…
CC: It’s all about the people you hire and recruit. In recruiting, talent’s important but character is equally important.
I sit down with all of them in my office because you want people that can kind of buy into the team concept, understand commitment and discipline, hard work, that are moldable and not necessarily totally self-centered type people. It’s all about people.

On if he felt reassured seeing the defensive line’s success against Maryland…
CC: I thought our defensive line needed to have a big win in this game because it’s one of our strengths going up against one of their weaknesses. I felt like they did. We put really good pressure on the quarterback, and I was glad to see that.

The offensive line, I think, has done a nice job game in game out. I think certainly you could see in the second half the push we were getting in the run game.

On what he saw from Kurtis to know that he would respond well after throwing early interceptions…
CC: I think it’s just more being around him since he’s been with us since the spring. He doesn’t really seem to get fazed by a whole lot of stuff and he’s on to the next play.

Those turnovers were avoidable. Sometimes you’ve got to cut your losses, but I never had — nor did anybody on the staff — have any kind of doubt that he wouldn’t bounce right back, which he did.

On what makes Omar Cooper Jr. stand out…
CC: You know, his big thing is day in, day out consistency, because he has talent. I really like him a lot.

He’s an explosive player with good ball skills that has just improved from spring to fall camp throughout the season and that’s why we’re putting him in position to make the plays. He made a couple big ones on Saturday, couple nice throws, contested catches. I liked him a lot.

On if there are traits that carry over from everywhere he has won…
CC: Well. Yeah. You’ve got a blueprint and a plan and you’re creating a culture, an identity and a team mindset. We want to be a tough, physical, relentless competitor that plays really hard one play at a time, smart, disciplined and poised. Never too high, never too low.

That’s how all the teams have played. That’s how we’re trying to get this team to play.

On controlling the line of scrimmage…
CC: I mean, it’s all to me the same. Today’s got to be a great day of preparation, mental and physical preparation for the opponent coming up.

You stack good days and hope you can keep your people healthy because that’s a big part of it too. We’re deeper in some areas than others. Keep improving.

On shortening the margin for error…
CC: I think just in our mindset and how we approach the game and some of the questions were directed to overcoming adversity or the highs and lows of the game is that this team has sort of absorbed that message, tried to apply it where they’re not overly affected by success or failure.

On Myles Price and how he got on the team’s radar in the transfer portal…
CC: He’s a really good player. He’s a great teammate, too, has a lot of positive energy. Derek Owings knew him from his time at Texas Tech. Derek had been at Texas Tech.

We liked what we saw on his tape and in our conversations with him. I think he’s done a tremendous job.

On when he got the job if he sought out connections for portal prospects…
CC: The guys are in the portal, you evaluate the tape. I think Derek came to me said this is a guy we ought to look at real hard; he’s a great teammate, great for the locker room, which he is, yeah.

On how the offensive line has developed…
CC: You know, Bob’s (Bostad) a really good football coach. He’s a fundamentalist. He’s tough. He’s hard-nosed. His guys embody that. Kind of a blue-collar work ethic. He makes them tough and physical, and he coaches them that way every single day. And I see it show up on Saturday.

On the defense’s response after turnovers on Saturday…
CC: Well, yeah, I was really pleased to see that, right? It gave us an opportunity to be successful. I’m not surprised by it because I think we have a good defense, a very capable defense.

I wish we didn’t turn the ball over like we did, but sometimes you’re going to have things throughout the season, and it was great to see them do that. Again, I just think every win builds team confidence.

On Elijah Sarratt’s effectiveness…
CC: He loves ball. He’s very competitive. He’s got good talent. He’s got great ball skills. He’s really good at contested catches. He’s always up. He’s got a great personality, and he’s eager to practice, eager to play and loves ball.

On if he knew about Elijah Sarratt’s nickname of “Waffle House”…
CC: I heard that he had created that name. I can’t attest to the validity of Waffle House Always Being Open. But even when he’s not, he’ll find a way to come down with the ball.

On if he is surprised at all about the team’s success and what the reaction should be…
CC: I’m not surprised. I pretty much told everybody when I got hired that this is what was possible, and I felt strongly about that after we brought the 2022 transfers in December and added a few more at the end of spring ball and saw the culture come together the way it did.

But we had to put it on the field. So I knew it was possible because I’d kind of been a part of something like this before.

I think people are getting excited, which is a natural part of that process, too, when you win, right, the stadium fills up more, it gets louder, and the team understands how fragile success can be and how important preparation is on a daily basis and I’m confident we’ll handle today and this week the way we need to.

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

LEONARD SELECTED TO DAVEY O’BRIEN GREAT 8 FOR WEEK FIVE

Senior quarterback Riley Leonard has been named to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 list for his performance in the 31-24 win over No. 15 Louisville. Leonard was responsible for three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) on the day, completing 17 passes for 163 yards and rushing for 52 yards.

This marks Leonard’s second time being named to the award’s Great 8 list this season (also in Week Three for his performance at Purdue), and he was named to the Davey O’Brien Award preseason watch list. He was also named the Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week for his Louisville performance.

Leonard started the Louisville game in command, directing a 12-play, 75-yard drive over 6:08 minutes of game time, for a touchdown to even the score. From there, the Irish took off, scoring 21 total points in the first quarter alone, including a 34-yard pass from Leonard to score.

Leonard ranks fourth among all FBS quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns this season with seven, and third among all FBS QBs in yards per carry (6.34). Four of Leonard’s rushes Saturday were for first downs. He owns 26 rushing touchdowns on his career, tied for second among all active FBS quarterbacks.

Notre Dame took part in one of four matchups this past weekend in which both teams were ranked in the Top 25. Across the FBS, Notre Dame is one of four teams with two Top 25 wins this season. Among those teams, Notre Dame is the only team with two wins over teams that are currently ranked in the Top 25 this past weekend.

LEONARD NAMED SENIOR BOWL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Senior quarterback Riley Leonard was selected as the Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the 31-24 win over No. 15 Louisville. Leonard was responsible for three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing) on the day, completing 17 passes for 163 yards and rushing for 52 yards.

Leonard started the Louisville game in command, directing a 12-play, 75-yard drive over 6:08 minutes of game time, for a touchdown to even the score. From there, the Irish took off, scoring 21 total points in the first quarter alone, including a 34-yard pass from Leonard to score.

Leonard ranks fourth among all FBS quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns this season with seven, and third among all FBS QBs in yards per carry (6.34). Four of Leonard’s rushes Saturday were for first downs. He owns 26 rushing touchdowns on his career, tied for second among all active FBS quarterbacks.

Notre Dame took part in one of four matchups this past weekend in which both teams were ranked in the Top 25. Across the FBS, Notre Dame is one of four teams with two Top 25 wins this season. Among those teams, Notre Dame is the only team with two wins over teams that are currently ranked in the Top 25 this past weekend.

IU-INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER

KUDLO NAMED #HLWSOC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis senior goalkeeper Ashton Kudlo has been named the #HLWSOC Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Jaguars to an unbeaten week on the road last week. Kudlo was in net as the Jaguars earned a shutout at Youngstown State on Thursday (Sept. 26) and followed up with a 1-1 draw at Robert Morris on Sunday (Sept. 29).

For the week, the Schererville, Ind.-native registered a 0.50 goals against average, .923 save percentage and 6.0 saves per game in the Jaguars two contests. In Thursday’s shutout, she recorded five saves while facing 13 shots and nine YSU corner kicks. She followed up with seven saves while facing 14 shots and 13 corner kicks at RMU on Sunday.

In doing so, she lowered her GAA to 1.68 on the season while increasing her save percentage to .761. She improved her record to 2-0-1 in Horizon League play as the Jaguars have collected seven points through three games.

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NUMBERS IN SPORTS

3 – 27 – 19 – 8 – 17 – 35 – 9 – 39 – 43 – 10 – 34 – 4 – 19 – 22 – 21 – 99 

October 1, 1903 – The first Baseball World Series game ever was played in a matchup of the best American League team versus the top National League squad. In the series, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Americans 7-3 at Huntington Avenue Park. Pirate Jimmy Sebring hit the first home run in World Series history. Deacon Phillippe was the first-ever winning pitcher and Cy Young took the loss of the inaugural contest on the mound for Boston.

October 1, 1908 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jack Chesbro records final victory for the NY Highlanders before being waived and claimed by the Boston Red Sox. In the game, he helped defeat Walter Johnson and the Washington Senators, 2-1.

October 1, 1919 – Infamous ‘Black Sox’ Baseball World Series begins with Cincinnati Reds’ Dutch Ruether pitching a 6-hitter and hitting 3 RBI on 2 triples and a single for a 9-1 rout of White Sox

October 1, 1922 – St. Louis Cardinals 2nd baseman Rogers Hornsby hits 3-for-5 in a 7-1 regular season-ending win versus the Chicago Cubs. This timely hitting improved his batting average to .401 making him the only MLB player ever to bat .400 and hit 40 HRs in the same season

October 1, 1932 – Number 3, Babe Ruth’s legendary call after some unkind words were shouted from the Cubs dugout. Ruth points to center field before homering into the Wrigley Field bleachers in the 5th inning, Game 3 of the World Series. The Yankees won the game, partly due to this monster shot, by the score of 7-5.

October 1, 1933 – Babe Ruth makes his final pitching appearance in the majors. The Bambino pitched all 9 innings in a season-ending 6-5 win over his former team, the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. He helped his cause too as he hit his 34th home run of the season in 5th inning

October 1, 1933 – Washington Senators coach, wearing Number 27, Nick Altrock played in an MLB game at age 57 as a pinch-hitter; faces Rube Walberg of the Philadelphia A’s; goes hitless in 3-0 loss

October 1, 1946 – Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller, Number 19 claims his MLB record 348th strikeout of the season in a 4-1 win v Detroit; the record stands for 19 years

October 1, 1950 – Philadelphia Phillies clinch NL pennant on Number 8, Dick Sisler’s 3-run home run in a season-ending 4-1 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. This was the Phillies first pennant since 1913.

October 1, 1953 – Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine, Number 17 set a Baseball World Series record with 14 strikeouts in a 3-2 Game 3 win against NY Yankees at Ebbets Field

October 1, 1955 – Baltimore Colts fullback Alan Ameche, Number 35 becomes the first rookie in NFL history to top 100 yards rushing in his first 2 games; totals 153 against Detroit Lions after 194 yards in debut v Chicago Bears

October 1, 1961 – NY Yankees right-fielder Roger Maris, Number 9 became MLB’s all-time home run leader when he passed Babe Ruth’s mark with his 61st of the season off of Boston rookie Tracy Stallard, Number 39 in a 1-0 win at Yankee Stadium

October 1, 1967 – In the Number 43 STP Plymouth, Driver Richard Petty continues their phenomenal NASCAR winning streak by taking the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway; an unprecedented 10th consecutive victory

October 1, 1977 – Brazilian soccer great Pelé, wearing Number 10, played in  his final game for the New York Cosmos in an exhibition against Santos in front of 75,000 at Giants Stadium; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games

October 1, 1989 – Dallas Cowboy defensive end, Ed Too Tall Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle in a 30-13 defeat to the New York Giants at Texas Stadium

October 1, 1989 – MLB batting titles are decided on the final day of the regular season: AL, Kirby Puckett (Number 34) goes 2-for-5 edges (Number 4) Carney Lansford of the A’s, .339 to .336 averages. Meanwhile in the NL, Number 19, of the Padres, Tony Gwynn’s 3-for-4 beats Will Clark (Giants Number 22) .336 to .333

October 1, 1995 – Future Baseball HOF pitcher Mike Mussina, Number 35 tossed Baltimore Orioles’ 5th consecutive MLB shutout in a season-ending, 4-0 victory over Detroit Tigers

October 1, 1997 – Minnesota Timberwolves NBA forward Number 21 Kevin Garnett, just 2 years out of high school, signs a record 6-year, $123 million contract extension

October 1, 1999 – Edmonton Oilers retire Wayne Gretzky’s Number 99 in a pre-game ceremony before a 1-1 tie v NY Rangers, which was fitting because the Rangers were the last team for which ‘The Great One’ suited up in an NHL game

October 1, 2004 – Seattle Mariners Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, Number 51 smacked his 258th hit of the season, breaking George Sisler’s 84-year-old MLB single-season record; Ichiro ends the season on 262

FOOTBALL HISTORY

October 1, 1910 – The CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders franchise under the guise of their original name, the Regina Rugby Club, plays their first American football game. The debut of the team didn’t have the desired outcome as they fell to the Moose Jaw Tigers 16-6. Tigers was the best name that Moose Jaw could come up with. How about the Thundering Herd, the Hooves, the Bicuspids, or one of a multitude of other names that are associated with Moose Jaw? Okay, I will end my rant about a team that played over 110 years ago.

October 1, 1922 – The Chicago Bears play their very first NFL game using the Chicago Bears moniker.

October 1, 1933 – It an NFL stat of the wild and weird, the New York Football Giants could not convert even one first down but somehow still won 10-7 when they played the Green Bay Packers at Borchert Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Pigskin History Headlines in the 1950s

October 1, 1950 – A Cleveland Browns franchise record is set for the lowest total points in a game as the New York Giants defeated the Browns at Cleveland Municipal Stadium 6-0. This didn’t stop the Brownies though as they went on to later win the NFL Championship Title that season.

October 1, 1955 – Baltimore Colts Rookie fullback Alan Ameche becomes the very first rookie player to rush for 150 yards or more in his first two NFL regular season games. The legendary back put up 194 hard-fought yards against the Bears in week one and then followed that up with 153 yards on the ground versus the Lions.

Events from the modern era

October 1, 1989 – Legendary Dallas Cowboys defensive end, Ed Too Tall Jones registers his 1000th career NFL tackle as the Boys defeated the NY Giants 30-13 at Texas Stadium in Irvine, Texas.

October 1, 1995 – The Jacksonville Jaguars record their first-ever franchise win in week five of their inaugural season in a thrilling 17-16 victory over the Houston Oilers at the Astrodome.

October 1, 1997 – Head Coach Tom Osborne of the Nebraska Cornhuskers notches his 250th NCAA victory in 301 games played in a 67-7 beat down of rival Oklahoma.

Hall of Fame Birthdays for October 1

October 1, 1900 – Malcolm “Mal” Aldrich a halfback from Yale is born. Mal was a rare talent in football in the early 1920s. According to the footballfoundation.org website, Mac dropped-kicked a 48-yard field goal on the Brown game then later in the 1921 season followed that up by helping the Bulldogs knock off Princeton 13-7 powered by Aldrich kicking two field goals in the fourth quarter. The shifty halfback used everything at his disposal to get past his opponents. One such reported case in the Princeton game had Mal using the referee as a screen that he avoided some would-be tacklers with to get a long gain on a run. He was also a great passer and his 86 points scored in ‘21 were the third highest by any player in the nation. This helped him to achieve All-American honors that season. The National Football Foundation voted Mal Aldrich into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

October 1, 1911 – Herman Hickman a former University of Tennessee Volunteer guard that played from 1929 through the 1931 seasons. According to the National Football Foundation bio, he is often described as one of the best offensive blockers in the game’s early history. He was so good that he is often said in the same conversations as the great guard Pudge Heffelfinger of Yale. This young man was an athlete, he gained twenty-some pounds from the time he first reported to the Tennessee football program but never lost a step he was known to be one of the fastest players on the Volunteer’s squad. The Vols held a 27-1-2 record while Hickman was on the team. Herman went on to play professional football with the Brooklyn Dodgers and he made All-Pro all 3 years he was in the league. The big man then decided he wanted to try professional wrestling and was known as the “Tennessee Terror” in the ring. Hickman later got back into football as a coach and even earned the head coaching position at Yale. Later he was a staff writer for Sports Illustrated and broadcasted a bit on television. The National Football Foundation voted Herman Hickman into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

Oct. 1

1903 — The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-3 in the first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hit the first series home run. Deacon Phillippe was the winning pitcher and Cy Young the loser.

1932 — Babe Ruth, as legend has it, called his home run against Chicago’s Charlie Root in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the World Series, won by the New York Yankees 7-5 at Wrigley Field. Ruth and Lou Gehrig each hit two homers for the Yankees.

1946 — For the first time in major league history, a playoff series to determine a league’s championship was played between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Cardinals won the first game 4-2, with Howie Pollet holding the Dodgers to two hits — a homer and RBI single by Howie Schultz.

1950 — The Philadelphia Phillies clinched the NL pennant with a 4-1 10-inning victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers on the season’s last day. Dick Sisler’s three-run homer off Don Newcombe in the top of the 10th inning came after outfielder Richie Ashburn saved the game in the ninth.

1961 — Roger Maris hit his 61st home run against Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The homer eclipsed Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old single-season home run record. The Yankees won 1-0.

1967 — The Boston Red Sox won the American League pennant with a 5-3 win over the Twins on the final day of the season. Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski went 4-for-4 and finished with 44 home runs, 121 RBIs and a .326 average to win the Triple Crown.

1973 — The New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 to win the National League East. It was the first game of a scheduled make-up doubleheader at Wrigley Field, a day after the regular season ended. The Mets, 11 1/2 games behind and in last place on Aug. 5, won their 82nd game, the lowest number of victories to win a title.

1978 — The Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 9-2 on the last day of the season to force a one-game playoff between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox won their eighth straight game with a 5-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

1988 — Tony Gwynn went 2-for-3 to raise his league-leading batting average to .313 but hurt his hand in a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros. Gwynn is the first NL batting champion to win the title with an average below .320. The previous low was Larry Doyle’s .320 in 1915.

2000 — Detroit’s Shane Halter became the fourth major leaguer to play all nine positions in a game. He capped his adventure by scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Tigers over Minnesota 12-11.

2004 — Ichiro Suzuki set the major league record for hits in a season. He broke George Sisler’s 84-year-old mark with two early singles, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3. Sisler set the hits record of 257 in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns over a 154-game schedule. Suzuki broke it in the Mariners’ 160th game.

2007 — Matt Holliday and the Colorado Rockies scored on Jamey Carroll’s shallow fly, capping a three-run rally in the 13th inning against Trevor Hoffman. He led the Rockies past the San Diego Padres 9-8 in a tiebreaker for the NL wild card.

2018 — Lorenzo Cain hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, Christian Yelich had three more hits, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to their first NL Central title since 2011 by downing the Chicago Cubs 3-1 in a tiebreaker game. Yelich won the NL batting title with a .326 average. He fell one home run and one RBI short of what would’ve been the NL’s first Triple Crown since Joe Medwick in 1937.

2022 — The Dodgers become only the third team in the history of the National League (and seventh in the majors) to win 110 games in a season with a 6 – 4 win over the Rockies. Only the 1906 Cubs and 1909 Pirates have preceded them in the senior circuit.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Oct. 1

1903 — The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Series homer, Deacon Phillippe is the winning pitcher and Cy Young the loser.

1932 — Babe Ruth made his legendary “call” as he points to center field before hitting a home run into the Wrigley Field bleachers in the 5th inning of Game 3 of the World Series. Yankees go on to win, 7-5.

1945 — World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis is discharged from US army after being awarded the Legion of Merit.

1961 — Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the season, against Tracy Stallard of the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The blow gives New York a 1-0 victory and eclipses Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old single-season home run record.

1967 — Richard Petty continues phenomenal NASCAR winning streak by taking the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway; unprecedented 10th consecutive victory.

1975 — In the “Thrilla in Manila,” Muhammad Ali beats Joe Frazier in 14 rounds to retain his world heavyweight title.

1977 — 75,646 fans come to the Meadowlands to see soccer great Pele play his farewell game. Pele plays the first half with the New York Cosmos and the second half with his former team, Santos of Brazil.

1988 — Flamboyant American sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner wins her third gold medal of the Seoul Olympics anchoring the victorious US 4 x 100m relay team.

1988 — Steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 6-3 to win the women’s singles tennis gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; clinches first and only Golden Slam in history (Grand Slam & Olympics).

1993 — In his first World Boxing Council heavyweight title defense Lennox Lewis beats fellow Londoner Frank Bruno by TKO in 7 at the National Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

1997 — Kevin Garnett agrees to terms with the Minnesota Timberwolves on the richest long-term contract in professional sports history, a six-year deal worth more than $125 million.

1999 — In a blockbuster NBA trade, the Houston Rockets move All Star forward Scottie Pippen to Portland Trail Blazers for Kelvin Cato, Stacey Augmon, Walt Williams, Carlos Rogers, Ed Gray and Brian Shaw.

2000 — NBA stars Ray Allen and Vince Carter each score 13 points as the U.S. beats France 85-75 to win the men’s basketball gold medal at the Sydney Olympics.

2000 — United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40) in Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia.

2004 — Ichiro Suzuki sets the major league record for hits in a season, breaking George Sisler’s 84-year-old mark with a pair of early singles as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3. Sisler set the hits record of 257 in 1920 with the St. Louis Browns over a 154-game schedule. Suzuki breaks it in the Mariners’ 160th game of the year.

2006 — Tiger Woods matches his longest PGA Tour winning streak of six at the American Express Championship. Woods finishes with a 4-under 67 for an eight-shot victory. It’s also his eighth victory of the year, making him the first player in PGA Tour history to win at least eight times in three seasons.

2011 — Tyler Wilson throws for a school-record 510 yards and Jarius Wright catches 13 passes for a school-record 281 yards as Arkansas turns an 18-point halftime deficit into a 42-38 victory over Texas A&M.

2017 — Frankie Dettori wins an unprecedented fifth Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe as Enable caps a memorable season. Enable, the 10-11 favorite, leads for most of Europe’s richest horse race to claim her fifth consecutive victory after wins in the Epsom Oaks, the Irish Oaks, the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the Yorkshire Oaks. The filly wins by 2 1/2 lengths over Cloth Of Stars.

2017 — Houston’s Deshaun Watson becomes the first rookie to throw four touchdowns and run for another one, since Fran Tarkenton in 1961 and tied an NFL record for most TDs by a rookie quarterback in Houston’s 57-14 victory.

2017 — Todd Gurley scores the go-ahead touchdown on a 53-yard catch-and-run, and Greg Zuerlein kicks a career-high seven field goals to lead the Los Angeles Rams to a 35-30 win over Dallas.

2017 — Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is released from Nevada’s Lovelock Prison after less than 9 years of detention of his 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping.

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Oct. 2

1906 — Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs American challenger ‘Fireman’ Jim Flynn in 15 rounds to retain his title in Los Angeles, California.

1950 — Jim Hardy throws six touchdown passes, including five to Bob Shaw, as the Chicago Cardinals pound the Baltimore Colts 55-13.

1969 — Seattle Pilots’ last game in Seattle; crash to 98th season loss, 3-1 to Oakland in front of just 5,473; move to Milwaukee as the Brewers next season.

1970 — Fourteen members of the Wichita State football team are killed in a plane crash in the Rocky Mountains.

1980 — Larry Holmes registers a technical knockout in the 11th round against Muhammad Ali to win the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas.

1983 — The Green Bay Packers score 49 points in the first half, including 35 in the second quarter, in a 55-14 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

1988 — Future world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis, representing Canada, wins super-heavyweight gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; beats American Riddick Bowe by 2nd round TKO.

1991 — Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 matches as a professional when she beats Petra Langrova of Czechoslovakia 6-0, 6-1 in the Leipzig International Tournament.

1993 — In the first all-British world heavyweight title fight, Lennox Lewis retains his WBC heavyweight title with a seven-round knockout of Frank Bruno in Cardiff, Wales.

1993 — California rallies from a 30-0 deficit to beat Oregon 42-41. Dave Barr throws three second-half touchdowns, including a 26-yarder to Iheanyi Uwaezuoke with 1:17 left in the game.

1994 — North Carolina’s 92-game winning streak in women’s soccer ends with a scoreless tie in overtime against Notre Dame.

1994 — Don Shula’s Miami Dolphins beat son Dave’s Cincinnati Bengals 23-7 in the first meeting between father and son coaches in professional sports.

2001 — Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in major league history with three 60-homer seasons, but the Reds hold on for a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Sosa’s solo shot comes in the first inning.

2004 — Rice and San Jose State play in the highest-scoring regulation game in Division I-A history, with the Spartans winning 70-63. The 133 points surpass the total from Middle Tennessee’s 70-58 victory over Idaho on Oct. 6, 2001. The schools combine for 19 touchdowns to break the Division I-A record of 18.

2004 — Jeff Kent becomes all-time home run leader for MLB 2nd basemen when he hits 2 in Astros’ 9-3 win v Rockies; 302 overall HR to break Ryne Sandberg’s major league record established in 1997.

2004 — Montreal Expos earn the last win in the franchise’s MLB history, beating New York Mets, 6 – 3 at Shea Stadium; Brad Wilkerson hits the Expos’ final home run in 9th inning, his 32nd of the year.

2006 — Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is given a five-game suspension — the longest for on-field behavior in NFL history — for stomping on Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode’s head and kicking him in the face.

2009 — Ninth-grader Alexis Thompson shoots a 3-under 69 for a share of the lead with top-ranked Lorena Ochoa and three others after the second round of the Navistar LPGA Classic.

2011 — Dallas has its largest lead blown in a loss in franchise history, frittering away a 24-point third-quarter cushion in a 34-30 loss to Detroit. The Lions turned a 20-point halftime deficit into an overtime win at Minnesota the previous week.

2016 — The United States win the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008. Ryan Moore two-putts on No. 18 for a 1-up victory over Lee Westwood, giving the Americans a 15-10 lead that seals the win over Europe. The 17-11 victory over Europe is their biggest rout in 35 years at the Ryder Cup.

2016 — Atlanta’s Matt Ryan passes for 503 yards and four touchdowns, while wide receiver Julio Jones has 12 catches for 300 yards and a touchdown in Atlanta’s 48-33 win over Carolina.

2016 — Veteran broadcaster Vin Scully called his final LA Dodgers game after a record 67 MLB Seasons.

TV SPORTS TUESDAY

MLB PLAYOFFS	TIME ET	TV
AL Wild Card Game 1: Detroit at Houston	2:30pm	ABC
AL Wild Card Game 1: Kansas City at Baltimore	4:00pm	ESPN2
NL Wild Card Game 1: NY Mets at Milwaukee	5:30pm	ESPN
NL Wild Card Game 1: Atlanta at San Diego	8:30pm	ESPN
WNBA PLAYOFFS	TIME ET	TV
Semifinals Game 2: Las Vegas vs New York	7:30pm	ESPN2
Semifinals Game 2: Connecticut vs Minnesota	9:30pm	ESPN2
NHL EXHIBITION	TIME ET	TV
New Jersey vs NY Rangers	7:00pm	TNT
Vegas vs Colorado	9:30pm	TNT
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Champions League: Salzburg vs Brest	12:45pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Stuttgart vs Sparta Praha	12:45pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Arsenal vs PSG	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs Young Boys	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Bayer Leverkusen vs Milan	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Internazionale vs Crvena Zvezda	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: PSV vs Sporting CP	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Slovan Bratislava vs Manchester City	3:00pm	Paramount+
CONCACAF W Champions Cup: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs San Diego Wave	8:30pm	Paramount+
CONCACAF W Champions Cup: Portland Thorns vs Santa Fe FC	10:30pm	Paramount+
TENNIS	TIME ET	TV
Tokyo ATP Final; Beijing ATP Semifinals	4:00am	TENNIS