“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK 8
ALEXANDRIA (5-2) AT MADISON-GRANT (7-0)
ANDREAN (3-4) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (6-1)
ANGOLA (3-4) AT GARRETT (7-0)
ATTICA (0-7) AT COVINGTON (4-3)
BATESVILLE (5-2) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (4-3)
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (1-6) AT MADISON (3-4)
BEECH GROVE (4-3) AT TRITON CENTRAL (5-2)
BELLMONT (0-7) AT DEKALB (3-4)
BLACKFORD (2-5) AT FRANKTON (0-7)
BLOOMINGTON NORTH (6-1) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (6-1)
BLUFFTON (6-1) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (6-1)
BOONE GROVE (4-3) AT LAKE STATION (2-5)
BOONVILLE (3-4) AT WASHINGTON (5-2)
BREBEUF JESUIT (5-2) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (4-3)
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (7-0) AT SILVER CREEK (3-4)
CALUMET (4-3) AT GRIFFITH (7-0)
CARMEL (3-4) AT WARREN CENTRAL (6-1)
CASCADE (7-0) AT GREENCASTLE (2-5)
CASTON (2-5) AT NORTH JUDSON (7-0)
CENTER GROVE (5-2) AT LAWRENCE NORTH (7-0)
CENTERVILLE (6-1) AT UNION CITY (2-5)
CHARLESTOWN (1-6) AT SALEM (2-5)
CHESTERTON (5-2) AT CROWN POINT (7-0)
CHURUBUSCO (4-3) AT WEST NOBLE (6-1)
CLINTON CENTRAL (3-4) AT DELPHI (4-3)
CLINTON PRAIRIE (4-3) AT CARROLL (FLORA) (7-0)
CLOVERDALE (4-2) AT WEST VIGO (2-5)
CONCORD (7-0) AT WAWASEE (1-6)
CONNERSVILLE (2-5) AT LAWRENCEBURG (6-1)
CORYDON CENTRAL (3-4) AT PROVIDENCE (6-0)
COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-7) AT MONROVIA (5-2)
CULVER ACADEMY (6-1) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (6-1)
DANVILLE (6-1) AT WESTERN BOONE (7-0)
DECATUR CENTRAL (4-2) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (3-4)
EAST CENTRAL (5-2) AT GREENSBURG (0-7)
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (1-6) AT HAMMOND CENTRAL (2-5)
EAST NOBLE (6-1) AT NEW HAVEN (1-6)
EASTBROOK (4-3) AT MISSISSINEWA (7-0)
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (3-4) AT SHERIDAN (4-3)
EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-6) AT SCOTTSBURG (5-2)
EASTERN GREENE (3-4) AT LINTON (5-2)
EASTSIDE (3-4) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (0-7)
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-6) AT CASTLE (6-1)
EVANSVILLE HARRISON (1-6) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (6-1)
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (7-0) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (3-4)
EVANSVILLE REITZ (5-2) AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-7)
FLOYD CENTRAL (4-2) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (0-7)
FOREST PARK (4-3) AT PIKE CENTRAL (3-4)
FORT WAYNE DWENGER (3-4) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (5-2)
FORT WAYNE LUERS (5-2) AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH (1-6)
FORT WAYNE NORTH (4-3) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (3-3)
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-6) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (5-2)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (3-4) AT NORTH VERMILLION (6-1)
FRANKFORT (0-7) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (2-5)
FRANKLIN (2-5) AT GREENWOOD (2-5)
FRONTIER (6-0) AT WEST CENTRAL (5-2)
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (5-2) AT DELTA (4-3)
GUERIN CATHOLIC (3-4) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH (2-5)
HAGERSTOWN (3-4) AT TRI (4-3)
HAMILTON HEIGHTS (2-5) AT TIPTON (4-3)
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (5-2) AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL (4-2)
HAMMOND NOLL (3-4) AT GARY WEST (4-3)
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (5-2) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (7-0)
HERITAGE HILLS (6-1) AT PRINCETON (1-6)
HIGHLAND (1-6) AT KANKAKEE VALLEY (2-5)
HOBART (4-3) AT HAMMOND MORTON (2-4)
HOMESTEAD (3-4) AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (2-5)
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (4-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (3-3)
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (6-1) AT SPEEDWAY (4-3)
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (3-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (4-2)
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (2-5) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-5)
INDIANAPOLIS TECH (3-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-5)
IRVINGTON PREP (0-4) AT MONROE CENTRAL (5-2)
JASPER (3-4) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (3-4)
JEFFERSONVILLE (5-2) AT COLUMBUS EAST (4-3)
JIMTOWN (4-3) AT LAVILLE (3-4)
JOHN GLENN (1-5) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (5-2)
KNIGHTSTOWN (5-2) AT NORTHEASTERN (7-0)
KNOX (5-2) AT BREMEN (3-4)
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (6-0) AT BENTON CENTRAL (0-7)
LAKE CENTRAL (3-4) AT MERRILLVILLE (6-1)
LAKELAND (5-2) AT FAIRFIELD (2-5)
LAPEL (4-3) AT JAY COUNTY (2-5)
LAPORTE (0-7) AT MICHIGAN CITY (2-5)
LAWRENCE CENTRAL (3-4) AT BEN DAVIS (2-5)
LEBANON (5-2) AT SOUTHMONT (3-4)
LEO (6-1) AT COLUMBIA CITY (6-1)
LOWELL (3-4) AT MUNSTER (2-5)
MANCHESTER (4-3) AT LEWIS CASS (3-4)
MARION (3-4) AT MUNCIE CENTRAL (1-6)
MARTINSVILLE (7-0) AT MOORESVILLE (3-4)
MCCUTCHEON (4-3) AT KOKOMO (3-3)
MILAN (4-3) AT SOUTH DECATUR (3-3)
MISHAWAKA MARIAN (3-4) AT ELKHART (6-1)
MITCHELL (1-6) AT PAOLI (7-0)
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (4-3) AT GIBSON SOUTHERN (5-2)
NEW PALESTINE (6-0) AT NEW CASTLE (4-3)
NOBLESVILLE (2-5) AT BROWNSBURG (7-0)
NOBLESVILLE HOMESCHOOL AT FAITH CHRISTIAN (2-4)
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (2-5) AT SOUTH SPENCER (3-4)
NORTH DECATUR (6-1) AT EDINBURGH (0-7)
NORTH HARRISON (5-2) AT CLARKSVILLE (0-7)
NORTH KNOX (2-5) AT NORTH DAVIESS (5-2)
NORTH MIAMI (5-2) AT CULVER (1-6)
NORTH POSEY (6-1) AT SOUTHRIDGE (5-2)
NORTH PUTNAM (6-1) AT BROWN COUNTY (4-3)
NORTH WHITE (3-4) AT NORTH NEWTON (2-5)
NORTHFIELD (2-5) AT WHITKO (0-7)
NORTHRIDGE (2-5) AT GOSHEN (0-7)
NORTHVIEW (6-1) AT EDGEWOOD (2-5)
NORTHWESTERN (6-1) AT PERU (3-4)
NORWELL (2-5) AT HUNTINGTON NORTH (4-3)
OAK HILL (4-3) AT ELWOOD (1-6)
PARKE HERITAGE (1-6) AT RIVERTON PARKE (4-3)
PENN (5-2) AT NEW PRAIRIE (5-2)
PHALEN ACADEMY AT INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (2-4)
PIKE (4-3) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-7)
PIONEER (6-1) AT TRITON (5-2)
PLYMOUTH (5-2) AT MISHAWAKA (5-2)
PORTAGE (3-4) AT VALPARAISO (4-3)
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (3-4) AT FREMONT (2-5)
RICHMOND (0-7) AT ANDERSON (0-7)
RIVER FOREST (4-3) AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL (2-5)
RUSHVILLE (4-3) AT SOUTH DEARBORN (4-3)
SEEGER (3-4) AT SOUTH VERMILLION (7-0)
SEYMOUR (3-4) AT NEW ALBANY (3-4)
SHELBYVILLE (1-6) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (3-4)
SHENANDOAH (4-3) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (4-3)
SOUTH BEND RILEY (2-4) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (1-6)
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-7) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (4-3)
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-6) AT WINAMAC (2-4)
SOUTH NEWTON (3-4) AT PARK TUDOR (4-3)
SOUTH PUTNAM (5-2) AT OWEN VALLEY (0-7)
SOUTHERN WELLS (0-7) AT HERITAGE (6-1)
SOUTHSIDE HOMESCHOOL AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (5-2)
SOUTHWOOD (0-7) AT ROCHESTER (6-1)
SPRINGS VALLEY (6-1) AT PERRY CENTRAL (4-3)
SULLIVAN (3-4) AT INDIAN CREEK (3-4)
TECUMSEH (0-7) AT TELL CITY (3-4)
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (1-5) AT SOUTHPORT (0-7)
TRI-CENTRAL (1-6) AT TAYLOR (3-4)
TRI-COUNTY (4-3) AT BOWMAN ACADEMY (0-7)
TRI-WEST (3-4) AT CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-5)
WABASH (1-6) AT MACONAQUAH (7-0)
WARSAW (4-3) AT NORTHWOOD (3-4)
WES-DEL (3-4) AT UNION COUNTY (0-7)
WEST LAFAYETTE (4-3) AT TWIN LAKES (3-4)
WEST WASHINGTON (2-5) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-7)
WESTERN (0-7) AT LOGANSPORT (6-1)
WESTFIELD (6-1) AT FISHERS (4-3)
WHITELAND (3-3) AT PLAINFIELD (6-1)
WHITING (2-5) AT WHEELER (5-2)
WINCHESTER (2-5) AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (1-6)
WOODLAN (4-3) AT SOUTH ADAMS (3-4)
YORKTOWN (5-2) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (2-5)
ZIONSVILLE (3-4) AT AVON (1-6)
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=10/9/2024
INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL STATE BRACKETS
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER SCORES
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=10/9/2024
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER SCORES
https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=10/9/2024
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9
JACKSONVILLE DTSTE 54 NEW MEXICO STATE 13
THURSDAY, OCT. 10
7:30 P.M. | COSTAL CAROLINA AT JAMES MADISON | ESPN2
8 P.M. | MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT LOUISIANA TECH | CBSSN
8 P.M. | UTEP AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | ESPNU
FRIDAY, OCT. 11
6 P.M. | HARVARD AT CORNELL | ESPN2
7 P.M. | MEMPHIS AT SOUTH FLORIDA | ESPN
8 P.M. | UNLV AT UTAH STATE | CBSSN
8 P.M. | NORTHWESTERN AT MARYLAND | FOX
9:15 P.M. | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF | ESPN2
10:30 P.M. | NO. 16 UTAH AT ARIZONA STATE | ESPN
SATURDAY, OCT. 12
12 P.M. | SOUTH CAROLINA AT NO. 7 ALABAMA | ABC/ESPN+
12 P.M. | NO. 21 MISSOURI AT UMASS | ESPN2
12 P.M. | NO. 10 CLEMSON AT WAKE FOREST | ESPN
12 P.M. | WASHINGTON AT IOWA | FOX
12 P.M. | WISCONSIN AT RUTGERS | BIG TEN NETWORK
12 P.M. | GEORGIA TECH AT NORTH CAROLINA | CW NETWORK
12 P.M. | BALL STATE AT KENT STATE | ESPN+
12 P.M. | TOLEDO AT BUFFALO | ESPNU
12 P.M. | UAB AT ARMY | CBSSN
12 P.M. | DAVIDSON AT DAYTON | FACEBOOK
12 P.M. | ST. THOMAS (MINN.) AT MARIST | ESPN+
12 P.M. | DARTMOUTH AT YALE | ESPN+
12 P.M. | DUQUESNE AT ST. FRANCIS (PA) | ESPN+
12:30 P.M. | GEORGETOWN AT LAFAYETTE | ESPN+
1 P.M. | UALBANY AT BRYANT | FLOSPORTS
1 P.M. | MAINE AT DELAWARE | FLOSPORTS
1 P.M. | BROWN AT RHODE ISLAND | FLOSPORTS
1 P.M. | MISSOURI STATE AT ILLINOIS STATE | ESPN+
1 P.M. | MURRAY STATE AT INDIANA STATE | ESPN+
1 P.M. | VALPARAISO AT STETSON | ESPN+
1 P.M. | FORDHAM AT HOLY CROSS | ESPN+
1 P.M. | BUCKNELL AT PENN | ESPN+
1 P.M. | SACRED HEART AT HOWARD | ESPN+
1:30 P.M. | VMI AT WOFFORD | ESPN+
2 P.M. | MIAMI (OHIO) AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+
2 P.M. | NEW HAMPSHIRE AT ELON | FLOSPORTS
2 P.M. | TOWSON AT NORFOLK STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | CHATTANOOGA AT FURMAN | ESPN+
2 P.M. | CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT LINDENWOOD | ESPN+
2 P.M. | BUTLER AT DRAKE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | PRESBYTERIAN AT MOREHEAD STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL | ESPN+
2:30 P.M. | THE CITADEL AT WESTERN CAROLINA | ESPN+
3 P.M. | TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE AT NORTHWESTERN STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
3 P.M. | YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | ALCORN STATE AT GRAMBLING | ESPN+
3 P.M. | MERRIMACK AT MORGAN STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | UNI AT SOUTH DAKOTA | ESPN+
3 P.M. | SE LOUISIANA AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | NO. 1 TEXAS VS. NO. 18 OKLAHOMA (IN DALLAS, TEXAS) | ABC/ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | NO. 4 PENN STATE AT USC | CBS
3:30 P.M. | STANFORD AT NO. 11 NOTRE DAME | NBC
3:30 P.M. | LOUISVILLE AT VIRGINIA | ESPN OR ACCN
3:30 P.M. | PURDUE AT NO. 23 ILLINOIS | FS1
3:30 P.M. | CAL AT NO. 22 PITT | ESPN
3:30 P.M. | CINCINNATI AT UCF | ESPN2
3:30 P.M. | SAN DIEGO STATE AT WYOMING | CBSSN
3:30 P.M. | OLD DOMINION AT GEORGIA STATE | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | AKRON AT WESTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT BOWLING GREEN | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | SAMFORD AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | PRINCETON AT MERCER | ESPN+
4 P.M. | ARIZONA AT NO. 14 BYU | FOX
4 P.M. | OHIO AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | ESPNU
4 P.M. | TENNESSEE TECH AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE | ESPN+
4 P.M. | UT MARTIN AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
4 P.M. | NORTHERN ARIZONA AT MONTANA | ESPN+
4 P.M. | STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT LAMAR | ESPN+
4 P.M. | EASTERN KENTUCKY AT SOUTHERN UTAH | ESPN+
4:15 P.M. | MISSISSIPPI STATE AT NO. 5 GEORGIA | SEC NETWORK
4:30 P.M. | SAN JOSE STATE AT COLORADO STATE | TRUTV/MAX
5 P.M. | SOUTHERN MISS AT UL MONROE | ESPN+
5 P.M. | WEST GEORGIA AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS | ESPN+
6 P.M. | EASTERN ILLINOIS AT TENNESSEE STATE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | PORTLAND STATE AT IDAHO STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | FLORIDA AT NO. 8 TENNESSEE | ESPN
7 P.M. | WASHINGTON STATE AT FRESNO STATE | FS1
7 P.M. | ARKANSAS STATE AT TEXAS STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NORTH TEXAS AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | ESPN2
7 P.M. | UTSA AT RICE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT NORTH ALABAMA | ESPN+
7 P.M. | UTAH TECH AT TARLETON STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NICHOLLS AT UIW | ESPN+
7 P.M. | CAL POLY AT UC DAVIS | ESPN+
7:30 P.M. | NO. 2 OHIO STATE AT NO. 3 OREGON | NBC
7:30 P.M. | NO. 9 OLE MISS AT NO. 13 LSU | ABC/ESPN+
7:30 P.M. | OREGON STATE AT NEVADA | CBSSN
7:30 P.M. | APPALACHIAN STATE AT LOUISIANA | ESPN+
7:45 P.M. | VANDERBILT AT KENTUCKY | SEC NETWORK
8 P.M. | NO. 11 IOWA STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | FOX
8 P.M. | SYRACUSE AT NC STATE | ACC NETWORK
8 P.M. | AIR FORCE AT NEW MEXICO | TRUTV/MAX
8 P.M. | MARSHALL AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | ESPNU
8 P.M. | NORTHERN COLORADO AT WEBER STATE | ESPN+
9 P.M. | MINNESOTA AT UCLA | BIG TEN NETWORK
9 P.M. | EASTERN WASHINGTON AT SACRAMENTO STATE | ESPN+
10:15 P.M. | NO. 18 KANSAS STATE AT COLORADO | ESPN
10:15 P.M. | IDAHO AT MONTANA STATE | ESPN2
11 P.M. | NO. 17 BOISE STATE AT HAWAI’I | CBSSN
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
INDIANA 41 NORTHWESTERN 24
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
WISCONSIN 52 PURDUE 6
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
BUTLER 40 MOREHEAD STATE 6
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
WESTERN MICHIGAN 45 BALL STATE 42
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
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 21 INDIANA STATE 14
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
JACKSONVILLE 37 INDIANAPOLIS 34
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 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)
MLB PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
WILD CARD SERIES
(ALL TIMES ET)
DIVISION SERIES
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9
DETROIT 3 CLEVELAND 0
NY METS 4 PHILADELPHIA 1
NY YANKEES 3 KANSAS CITY 2
LA DODGERS 8 SAN DIEGO 0
THURSDAY, OCT. 10
NYY @ KC, GAME 4 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
CLE @ DET, GAME 4 (TBS, TRUTV, MAX)
FRIDAY, OCT. 11
SD @ LAD, GAME 5^ (FOX/FS1)
NYM @ PHI, GAME 5^ (FOX/FS1)
SATURDAY, OCT. 12
KC @ NYY, GAME 5^ (TBS, MAX)
DET @ CLE, GAME 5^ (TBS, MAX)
(^IF NECESSARY)
WNBA SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
NBA PRE-SEASON
NEW YORK 117 WASHINGTON 94
HOUSTON 122 OKLAHOMA CITY 113 OT
SAN ANTONIO 107 ORLANDO 97
GOLDEN STATE 122 SACRAMENTO 112
NHL SCORES
MONTREAL 1 TORONTO 0
CALGARY 6 VANCOUVER 5 OT
NY RANGERS 6 PITTSBURGH 0
VEGAS 8 COLORADO 4
WINNIPEG 6 EDMONTON 0
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NFL WEEK 6: WHAT TO LOOK FOR
NEW YORK — Six teams that missed the postseason last year – Denver (3-2) in the AFC and Minnesota (5-0), Washington (4-1), Atlanta (3-2), Chicago (3-2) and Seattle (3-2) in the NFC – have at least three wins this season, with all four NFC divisions having a team that missed the playoffs in 2023 currently sitting in first place or tied for first place as the NFL enters Week 6.
The 2024 NFC North – with Chicago, Detroit (3-1), Green Bay (3-2) and Minnesota – marks the sixth division since 2002 and the first since the 2012 NFC West to have all four teams each with three-or-more wins through the first five weeks of a season.
- Close Games: More games through Week 5 this season have been decided by seven-or-fewer points (47) and six-or-fewer points (41) than any previous season in NFL history. Last week, six games were decided by a game-winning score in the final two minutes of regulation or in overtime, the most in a week since Week 16, 2023 (six games).
- The Atlanta Falcons – with a Kirk Cousins-to-Drake London touchdown pass with 34 seconds remaining in Week 2, a Younghoe Koo 58-yard field goal with two seconds left in Week 4 and a Cousins-to-KhaDarel Hodge touchdown pass in overtime in Week 5 – became the first team since the 2009 Cincinnati Bengals to score the game-winning points in the final minute of regulation or in overtime in three of its first five games of a season.
- Both Atlanta and the Houston Texans have won consecutive games by scoring the game-winning points in the final minute of regulation or in overtime. The last team to win three such consecutive games was the 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (Weeks 14-16).
- DMV Dominance:A historic matchup between elite rushing teams is set to take place in Week 6 as the Washington Commanders (4-1)visit the Baltimore Ravens (3-2)on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS).
- Baltimore, with 211.2 rushing yards per game, and Washington, 178.4 rushing yards per game, rank first and second, respectively, in rushing offense this season. On Sunday, it will mark the first meeting between two teams each averaging 175-or-more rushing yards per game in Week 6 or later of a season in 46 years, since Week 6 of the 1978 season [New England (188.8 rushing yards per game) vs. Philadelphia (186 rushing yards per game)].
- The Ravens lead the league with 1,056 rushing yards and can become the fifth team since 1980 with at least 1,200 rushing yards in its first six games of a season, joining the 2006 Atlanta Falcons (1,333), 1984 Chicago Bears (1,330), 1980 Detroit Lions (1,299) and 2019 Baltimore Ravens (1,230).
- Baltimore has rushed for at least 100 yards in 38 consecutive games, tied with the 1935-39 Detroit Lions (38 consecutive games) for the third-longest such streak by a team in NFL history. Only the 2018-21 Baltimore Ravens (43 consecutive games) and 1974-77 Pittsburgh Steelers (43) have longer such streaks.
- Washington leads the NFL with 13 rushing touchdowns while Baltimore ranks tied for third with eight rushing touchdowns. The combined 21 rushing touchdowns rank as the second-most in a matchup for a Week 6 game since 1970, trailing the 24 combined rushing touchdowns between Miami (13) and Buffalo (11) in Week 6 of the 1975 season.
- Washington can become the fourth team with 14-or-more rushing touchdowns in its first six games of a season since 1970, joining the 1975 Miami Dolphins (16 rushing touchdowns), 2023 Miami Dolphins (15) and 2004 Kansas City Chiefs (14).
- With Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson (241.2 passing yards per game and 72.6 rushing yards per game in 2024) and Washington’s Jayden Daniels (227 passing yards per game and 60 rushing yards per game in 2024), this will mark the first matchup of opposing quarterbacks in Week 6 or later who are both averaging at least 200 passing yards per game and 50 rushing yards per game.
- Rookie Quarterbacks Finding Success: Between Washington’s Jayden Daniels (four wins), Denver’s Bo Nix (three) and Chicago’s Caleb Williams (three), rookie quarterbacks have combined for 10 wins this season, the second-most by rookie quarterbacks in the first five weeks of a season since 1970, trailing only 1987 (12 wins).
- Daniels became the third rookie quarterback since 1950 to start and win four of his team’s first five games of a season, joining Joe Ferguson (1973 with Buffalo) and Dak Prescott (2016 with Dallas).
- Nix is the first rookie quarterback to win three consecutive games in Broncos franchise history.
- Williams became the fourth rookie quarterback since 1950 to win each of his first three home starts and throw no interceptions in each game, joining Matt Ryan (2008), Tua Tagovailoa (2020) and Russell Wilson (2012).
- London Continues: The NFL international schedule continues in London at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the second-consecutive week, as the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4) face the Chicago Bears (3-2) on Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network). The Jaguars will stay in London and take on New England in Week 7, playing two regular-season games outside of the United States for the second-consecutive season.
- With the Jaguars earning their first win of the season in Week 5, 2024 marks the fourth season since 1970 in which every team has at least one win through the first five weeks, joining 2022, 2018 and 1990.
- Sunday will mark the 10th NFL regular-season game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since 2019. Eight of the first nine contests have been decided by one score (eight points or fewer).
- Last season, Jacksonville became the first team ever to win multiple international games in a season. The Jaguars have six wins in international games, the most among all clubs.
- The Bears competed in the first regular-season game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against the Oakland Raiders on Oct. 6, 2019, and have a 2-1 record in international contests, earning wins at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, in 2010 and Wembley Stadium in London in 2011.
- Sacks Abound: The New York Giants (2-3) lead the NFL with 22 sacks through Week 5, while the Denver Broncos (3-2) lead the AFC and rank third in the NFL with 19 sacks.
- The Giants, who host the Cincinnati Bengals (1-4) on Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), had eight sacks in Week 3 and seven sacks in Week 5, becoming the first team since the 2006 Philadelphia Eagles to record seven-or-more sacks in two of their first five games of a season. The last team to record at least seven sacks in three of its first six games of a season was the 1989 Minnesota Vikings.
- The Broncos host the Los Angeles Chargers (2-2)on Sunday (4:05 p.m. ET, CBS) in a matchup of two top scoring defenses. The Chargers lead the NFL in scoring defense (12.5 points allowed per game) while the Broncos are tied for second (14.6) through the first five weeks. The last time two clubs met in Week 6 or later of a season that were both allowing fewer than 15 points per game was Week 6 of the 2013 season [New England (14.0 points allowed per game vs. New Orleans (14.6)].
- Follow Up: Two quarterbacks – Atlanta’s Kirk Cousins and Detroit’s Jared Goff – are looking to follow up exceptional performances.
- In Week 5, Cousins had a Falcons single-game franchise-record 509 passing yards, the 24th game in NFL history of 500-or-more passing yards. Of the previous 23, nine players passed for 300-or-more yards in their next game and two players – Joe Burrow (446 passing yards on Jan. 2, 2022) and Tom Brady (423 on Sept. 18, 2011) passed for more than 400 yards.
- In Week 4, Goff became the first player in NFL history with a 100 percent completion percentage on 15-or-more attempts, going 18-for-18 in the Lions’ win over Seattle. Including his final pass attempt in Week 3, he has completed 19 consecutive pass attempts. The NFL record for the most consecutive completions is 25, held by four players: Nick Foles (2018), Marcus Mariota (2018), Philip Rivers (2018) and Ryan Tannehill (2015).
- LSU Stars in Primetime: When Cincinnati (1-4)visits the New York Giants (2-3)on Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), former LSU Tigers Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and Malik Nabers will be in the spotlight.
- Burrow recorded a career-high five touchdown passes in Week 5, including touchdown passes of 41- and 70-yards to Chase. Burrow (27 years old) and Chase (24 years old) have connected for 14 touchdowns of 40-or-more yards, the second-most by a quarterback-wide receiver duo both under the age of 28 in NFL history, trailing only John Hadl and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth (20 touchdowns).
- Burrow has 23 touchdown passes of 40-or-more yards since entering the NFL in 2020, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner (22 touchdown passes) for the third-most such touchdown passes by a player in his first five seasons among quarterbacks whose career began after 1990. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (28 touchdown passes) and Patrick Mahomes (26) have more.
- Chase has 10 touchdown receptions of 60-or-more yards, becoming the third player with 10-or-more touchdown receptions of 60-or-more yards in his first four seasons in NFL history, joining Homer Jones (12 touchdowns) and Harlon Hill (10).
- Nabers, who missed the Giants’ Week 5 win due to injury, has 35 receptions in four career games, with at least five catches in each game. On Sunday night, he can join Puka Nacua (46 receptions) as the only players with at least 40 receptions in their first five career games in NFL history and become the fourth player in NFL history with at least five receptions in each of his first five career games, joining CeeDee Lamb (first six games), Terry Glenn (first five) and Nacua (first five).
THURSDAY NIGHT CAPSULE: SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2-3) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-2)
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 8:15 PM ET | Lumen Field | Referee: Craig Wrolstad
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: SEA leads series, 29-21 (SF won past 4)
Postseason: Series tied, 1-1
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 12/10/23: SEA 16 at SF 28
Postseason: NFC-WC 1/14/23: SEA 23 at SF 41
49ERS NOTES:
QB BROCK PURDY ranks 4th in NFL with 1,374 pass yards in 2024. Has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2 of his 3 career Thursday starts. Passed for 368 yards & 2 TDs with 122.1 rating in last meeting. • RB JORDAN MASON had 98 scrimmage yards (89 rush, 9 rec.) in Week 5. Ranks 2nd in NFL in rush yards (536) & tied-2nd in scrimmage yards (602) this season. Is only player with 75+ rush yards in each of 1st 5 weeks. Had rush TD in last meeting. • TE GEORGE KITTLE had season-high 8 catches for 64 yards & 3rd TD catch of season last week, his 40th-career rec. TD. Aims for his 4th in row with rec. TD. Has 5 rec. TDs in his past 4 vs. Sea. • WR DEEBO SAMUEL has 40 catches (6.7 per game), 745 scrimmage yards (124.2 per game) & 6 TDs (3 rec., 3 rush) in 6 career games vs. Sea., incl. 5+ catches & 90+ scrimmage yards in each game. Has 8 TDs (5 rec., 3 rush) in his past 6 on road. Aims for his 7th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR BRANDON AIYUK had 8 catches for season-high 147 rec. yards last week, his 12th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Had 126 rec. yards in last meeting. Has TD catch in 2 of 3 career Thursday games, incl. last road meeting. • LB FRED WARNER led team with 12 tackles & had 2nd TFL of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with PD. Had INT in last meeting. • DL NICK BOSA had 2 TFL & 2nd-career INT last week. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL. Aims for his 7th in row vs. Sea. with sack. Has 23 TFL & 13.5 sacks in 21 career primetime games. • DL LEONARD FLOYD had 2nd sack of season last week. Has 7 sacks in 7 career games vs. Sea. • CB CHARVARIUS WARD aims for his 6th in row vs. Sea. with PD.
SEAHAWKS NOTES:
QB GENO SMITH passed for 284 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 98.3 rating & rushed for 72 yards in Week 5. Leads NFL with 143 completions & 1,466 pass yards in 2024 & aims for his 5th in row with 280+ pass yards. • RB KENNETH WALKER had career-high 7 catches & 76 scrimmage yards (57 rec., 19 rush) in Week 5. Aims for his 6th in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 4 of his past 5 at home. • WR DK METCALF had 55 rec. yards last week & aims for his 5th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has 7 rec. TDs in 6 career Thursday games. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 4 of his 5 career home games vs. SF. • WR TYLER LOCKETT led team with 75 rec. yards last week. Has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5 on Thursday. Has 6+ catches & 60+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 vs. SF. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA had 1st rec. TD of season last week, his 5thcareer TD catch. • LB BOYE MAFE has sack in each of his 3 games this season. • LB TYREL DODSON had 9 tackles & 2nd sack of season last week. Has TFL in 4 of 5 games in 2024 & aims for his 4th in row with TFL. • LB DERICK HALL aims for his 3rd in row at home with FF & 4th in row overall with sack. • LB JEROME BAKER led team with 14 tackles, had 1st sack of season & 7thcareer FF in Week 5. Had 11 tackles in his last game vs. SF (12/4/22 w/ Mia.). • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON aims for his 3rd in row vs. SF with PD. • S JULIAN LOVE had 10 tackles last week. Had INT in last meeting. • S RAYSHAWN JENKINS had 102-yard FR-TD in Week 5, tied 3rd-longest FR-TD in NFL history.
TV: Prime Video (8:15PM ET): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung (field reporter) Radio: Westwood One (8:15 PM ET): Kevin Kugler, Ron Rivera
PATRIOTS SAFETY JABRILL PEPPERS IS PLACED ON COMMISSIONER’S EXEMPT LIST AFTER HIS ARREST
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The NFL has placed New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers on the exempt list while he goes through the legal process following his arrest on charges that he shoved his girlfriend’s head into the wall and choked her.
Patriots coach Jerod Mayo said Wednesday that Peppers won’t be with the team “in the near term.”
“Any act of domestic violence is unacceptable for us,” Mayo said. “With that being said, I do think that Jabrill has to go through the system, has to continue to go through due process. We’ll see how that works out.”
Braintree police said they were called to a home for an altercation between two people early Saturday, and a woman told them Peppers choked her. Police said they found at the home a clear plastic bag containing a white powder, which later tested positive for cocaine.
Peppers was arrested without incident. He posted $2,500 bail; his next court date is scheduled for Nov. 22.
Peppers, 29, pleaded not guilty on Monday in Quincy District Court to charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a Class “B” substance believed to be cocaine. His attorney, Marc Brofsky, said in court that evidence “sheds real doubt on the allegations, including videotaped evidence.”
NFL LEADING RECEIVER NICO COLLINS TO MISS AT LEAST 4 GAMES AFTER TEXANS PLACE HIM ON INJURED RESERVE
HOUSTON (AP) — Nico Collins, the NFL’s leading receiver, will miss at least four games after the Houston Texans placed him on injured reserve with a hamstring injury Wednesday.
Collins left Houston’s 23-20 victory over the Bills on Sunday after scoring on a 67-yard reception late in the first quarter.
Coach DeMeco Ryans said Monday that he considered Collins week to week with the injury before the Texans made the move to shut him down for a month Wednesday.
Collins, who is in his fourth NFL season, has 32 receptions for an NFL-best 567 yards with three touchdowns. He and quarterback C.J. Stroud have carried the offense with running back Joe Mixon out for the past three games with an ankle injury.
With Collins out, the 4-1 Texans will look to Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell to carry more of the load as they play the first of two straight road games Sunday at New England.
RODGERS: ALLEGATIONS THAT I GOT SALEH FIRED ‘PATENTLY FALSE’
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers strongly shut down the idea that he was responsible for head coach Robert Saleh’s stunning firing Wednesday.
“I love coach Saleh, we have a very solid relationship. … He was a big reason why I came to the Jets,” the four-time NFL MVP told the “Pat McAfee Show.”
He continued: “As far as any of the ridiculous allegations that are out there, I’m not going to spend more than one sentence in response to it, and that is: I resent any of those accusations because they are patently false. It’s interesting the amount of power that people think that I have, which I don’t.”
Rodgers added that football is a “really tough business.”
The Jets moved on from Saleh on Tuesday after starting the 2024 season 2-3. Although their defense ranks in the top 10 for most major categories, their offense ranks only 25th in points.
Saleh posted a 20-36 record after joining N.Y. in 2021. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will serve as the club’s interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Rumors linking Rodgers to Saleh’s exit started on social media because Jets owner Woody Johnson said he spoke to Rodgers on Monday night. New York also apparently has no plans of dismissing Nathaniel Hackett, the oft-criticized offensive coordinator who has Rodgers’ full support after previously working with him on the Green Bay Packers.
However, Johnson took full responsibility for Tuesday’s move. He said he didn’t talk about Saleh with Rodgers on Monday.
“We had a short conversation,” Rodgers explained Wednesday about Johnson’s call. “I appreciate the call, it was a genuine call, and he just asked me how I was doing.”
The signal-caller added: “We talked about the (Week 5) game and how disappointed I was in my performance and that I’m going to play better. … To that point, Woody has no obligation to let me know what his plans are.”
Rodgers has been battling an ankle sprain. The Jets started the season 2-1 but lost two straight, having scored only 26 points during their skid.
New York fell to the Minnesota Vikings in London with Rodgers completing under 55% of his passes and throwing three interceptions, including a game-sealing pick in the final minute.
“There has to be some change,” Rodgers said. “We need, as players, to take accountability for what has happened. If I’d played better on Sunday, this doesn’t happen. As somebody who takes a lot of pride in their performance, that was the main sentiment for me yesterday. Obviously, heart going out to Robert.”
Johnson said Tuesday that he expected the 2024 Jets to win more games under Saleh because “this is the best team I’ve had in 25 years.”
New York plays the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football in Week 6.
GIANTS OLB KAYVON THIBODEAUX (WRIST) WEEK-TO-WEEK
New York Giants pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux underwent wrist surgery on Wednesday and is not expected to play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
NFL Network reported Thibodeaux suffered a broken scaphoid bone in his wrist. Giants head coach Brian Daboll said Thibodeaux is week-to-week.
“I’m encouraged with what I’ve heard but, again, you never know,” Daboll said of Thibodeaux.
Daboll also said rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers (concussion) “is doing better” and is considered day-to-day. Nabers was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, working outside with trainers for the first time since sustaining the concussion against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 26.
Giants running back Devin Singletary (groin) was also a limited participant on Wednesday.
Thibodeaux, 23, has two sacks and seven quarterback hits in five starts. He had 11.5 sacks in 17 games (all starts) in 2023.
The 21-year-old Nabers has 35 catches for 386 yards and three touchdowns in four games since being selected by New York with the sixth overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of LSU.
BEARS GM: ROOKIE QB CALEB WILLIAMS ‘RIGHT WHERE HE SHOULD BE’
By Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles’ measurement, No. 1 pick Caleb Williams is precisely where he should be five games into his NFL career.
Williams has five touchdowns, four interceptions and three wins as the Bears land in London to square off with the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4) on Sunday.
Poles said Wednesday that Williams is “right where he should be and continuing to get better” with the Bears gunning for three consecutive wins for the first time since December 2020, which included a victory over the Jaguars.
“You’ve seen that in terms of the efficiency, protecting the football, taking what (defenses have) given to him,” Poles said. “And then going into this last game, now explosives are starting to show up. So I really like his progress. I love the work ethic and the time that he’s put into it … the grit and toughness, the ability to bounce back from tough games.”
Williams is 24th in the NFL in completion percentage and has been sacked 17 times. However, Jacksonville’s pass defense is being torched consistently, allowing 956 passing yards, nine touchdowns and a completion percentage over 73 percent the past three weeks.
The Bears decided to depart for their international game on Monday night after head coach Matt Eberflus personally experienced the jet lag common from flying to Europe last summer on a trip to Italy. He said the Bears conducted two walkthrough workouts on Wednesday while they adjust to the time change in London. They plan to resume a normal work week on Thursday.
Wide receiver DJ Moore stressed the up-tempo pace the Bears are utilizing to make defenses uncomfortable has helped simplify some elements of the offense for Williams and the receivers.
He said the early arrival helped free him for a food tour and will benefit the Bears feeling ready to go on Sunday.
“Getting a win out here and going on a bye week happy is a must,” Moore said. “Back-to-back wins, just to stack those wins, keep that going for the rest of the year.”
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CAMPBELL’S RALLYING CRY ABOUT NO OUTRIGHT TITLES IN 133 YEARS INSPIRES UNBEATEN AND NO. 11 CYCLONES
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State football players get a short history lesson almost every day from Matt Campbell.
Very short.
“133 years!” the coach might say or shout at practice or during a meeting.
ISU has played 133 seasons and is yet to win an outright conference championship, and Campbell’s message is meant to inspire rather than call to mind more than a century of mostly dismal football on the plains north of Des Moines.
“Why not us be the team to go do it now?” senior receiver Jaylin Noel said.
The Cyclones have won their first five games for the first time since 1980, and a win Saturday at West Virginia would make them 6-0 for the first time since 1938.
At No. 11 in The Associated Press Top 25, they have their highest ranking since they opened No. 7 in what turned out be a disappointing 7-6 season in 2021 following their first appearance in the Big 12 championship game.
Campbell calls Iowa State a development program, one where mostly three-star recruits require a year, two or even three to become major contributors.
Consider the Cyclones went 4-8 and won one Big 12 game in 2022 for the worst season since Campbell’s first team went 3-9 in 2016. Last year, they went to a bowl and finished 7-6 in a season in which five projected starters were suspended as a result of a state investigation into sports wagering among college athletes. Nine starters on offense and nine on defense from that team are on the team that’s unbeaten so far.
The Cyclones are winning with a versatile offense led by a steady second-year starter in quarterback Rocco Becht, explosive receivers in Noel and Jayden Higgins, and an improving running game. The defense leads the Big 12 in total yards, passing yards and points allowed despite a run of injuries to linebackers.
Campbell indicated his rallying cry about making history doesn’t conflict with the week-by-week mantra for which he’s famous. He said appreciation for every victory is tempered by the understanding a team isn’t truly judged until the end of the season.
“We’ve had moments where we’ve had success,” he said, “and how do you handle that, how do you sustain it?”
The Cyclones are on a favorable trajectory after a clunky opening win over North Dakota of the second-tier Football Championship Subdivision. Then came the CyHawk Game against Iowa, which the Cyclones won on walk-on Kyle Konrardy’s 54-yard field goal with six seconds left.
Convincing wins over Arkansas State and at Houston followed, and then they overcame two deficits to pull away from Baylor for a 43-21 victory.
With each week, there’s more belief.
“A lot of teams came through here, and I know coach Campbell has really changed the culture compared with what it’s been in the past,” tight end Benjamin Brahmer said.
Noel said it’s “cool” to be 5-0 for the first time in 44 years, but he has been around the program long enough to know a slice of humble pie could be served any week.
Iowa State is a 3-point favorite entering its game against West Virginia, which enjoys one of the better home-field advantages in the country, and then it hosts UCF and upstart Texas Tech. The schedule is backloaded with finishing games at No. 16 Utah and at home against No. 18 Kansas State.
“We know it’s not easy,” he said. “As long as it’s been, (more than) 40 years since it happened — it could be stripped right away from us … Iowa State has never won nothing.”
Success, to be sure, has been fleeting over the program’s history. The only two conference championships were shared, and they came in 1911 and ‘12 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Those were the glory years. In the 79 years since the end of World War II, the Cyclones have had only 23 winning seasons, six of them under Campbell.
“We still haven’t won at least a major conference championship outright,” Campbell said. “The reality of it is it’s hard enough to do at Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State. Obviously, it’s been really hard to do here at Iowa State.”
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MLB ROUNDUP: METS ELIMINATE PHILS, ADVANCE TO NLCS
Francisco Lindor hit the go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning Wednesday for the New York Mets, who beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 to win their National League Division Series three games to one.
New York will face either the Los Angeles Dodgers or San Diego Padres in the NL Championship Series beginning Sunday on the road in a best-of-seven series.
Lindor’s grand slam came after five frustrating innings for the Mets, who left the bases loaded in the first and second against Ranger Suarez. Phillies reliever Jeff Hoffman (1-2) left with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth, and Carlos Estevez served up Lindor’s homer.
David Peterson (1-0), the Mets’ third pitcher on Wednesday, earned the win with 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Edwin Diaz notched the save by working around a pair of walks in the ninth.
Yankees 3, Royals 2
Giancarlo Stanton hit a long go-ahead home run in the eighth inning to lead New York past host Kansas City in Game 3 of their American League Division Series, giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the series.
Stanton finished 3-for-5, driving in another run with a double and adding a stolen base. His 12th career postseason homer, a 417-foot shot to left field against left-hander Kris Bubic (0-1) — who had not allowed a run in three previous appearances during this year’s postseason.
New York’s bullpen, with Luke Weaver getting the final five outs for his second postseason save, kept the Royals scoreless after the fifth inning. Tommy Kahnle (1-0) got the victory with 1 1/3 perfect innings in relief after following starter Clarke Schmidt and Clay Holmes to the mound.
Tigers 3, Guardians 0
Riley Greene, Matt Vierling and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run and six pitchers combined on a second straight shutout to give host Detroit a victory over Cleveland in Game 3 of the American League Division Series.
Starter Keider Montero and relievers Brant Hurter (1-0), Beau Brieske, Sean Guenther, Will Vest and Tyler Holton limited the Guardians to six hits and two walks as the Tigers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series.
Detroit — which has not allowed a run over the last 20 innings — moved one victory away from its first visit to the AL Championship Series since 2013. Game 4 is set for Thursday at Detroit. Cleveland starter Alex Cobb (0-1) gave up three hits and two runs over three innings.
Dodgers 8, San Diego 0
Mookie Betts and Will Smith homered in the early innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers used a makeshift lineup to keep their season alive with an 8-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday in Game 4 of the National League Division Series.
Gavin Lux added a home run and eight Dodgers pitchers combined to allow seven hits in a bullpen game as Los Angeles tied the series 2-2 to set up a deciding Game 5 at Dodger Stadium on Friday. Evan Phillips (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings to get the win.
BASEBALL NEWS
HURRICANE MILTON DESTROYS TROPICANA FIELD’S ROOF
Hurricane Milton rampaged through the Tampa Bay area Wednesday night, and it tore the roof off the Tampa Bay Rays’ home stadium, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Pieces of the non-retractable roof were seen flapping in the wind.
According to WFTS-TV in Tampa, there were no reported injuries at the site.
The stadium was being used as a shelter for first responders in the buildup to the response to the storm. On Tuesday, rows of cots sat atop the Rays’ artificial turf for use by emergency personnel.
The venue was originally called the Florida Suncoast Dome when it opened in 1990. During the Tampa Bay Lightning’s tenancy from 1993-96, the building was known as the Thunder Dome. Local beverage giant Tropicana secured a 30-year naming rights deal in 1996.
Hurricane Milton reached land rated as Category 3, with winds around 120 mph, but later was downgraded to Category 2.
NHL NEWS
SENATORS INK G LINUS ULLMARK TO 4-YEAR, $33M DEAL
The Ottawa Senators acquired goaltender Linus Ullmark in an offseason deal with the Boston Bruins, and on Wednesday, they took steps to make sure he stays put.
Ullmark, who could have become a free agent after this season, signed a four-year, $33 million contract with the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. The deal takes effect in the 2025-26 season.
He will play this season on the final year of a four-year, $20 million pact he signed with Boston in July 2021. The Senators acquired him June 24 for goalie Joonas Korpisalo, forward Mark Kastelic and a first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
“When you get to this part of your career, you really want to put an emphasis on what’s best for your family. And we felt that ever since we came here, it’s been a great fit,” Ullmark, 31, said. “I’m hoping this can help change things for the better in this organization for this city.”
He shared the goalie duties last season in Boston with Jeremy Swayman, whom the Bruins signed to an eight-year, $66 million contract three days ago.
With Boston in 2023-24, he was 22-10-7 in 40 appearances (39 starts), posting a 2.57 goals-against average and .915 save percentage. That followed a season in which he won the Vezina Trophy as the top goalie in the league after a 40-6-1 season with a 1.89 GAA and .938 save percentage.
The Sabres selected the Swede in the sixth round of the 2012 draft, and he has a career mark of 138-73-23 with a 2.51 GAA and .919 save percentage in 247 regular-season games (238 starts) for the Sabres (2015-21) and Bruins.
The Senators open the regular season at home Thursday against the reigning Stanley Cup-champion Florida Panthers.
Ottawa finished last season with a 37-41-4 (78 points) record and hasn’t made the playoffs since 2017.
PANTHERS SIGN F CARTER VERHAEGHE TO 8-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION
Forward Carter Verhaeghe signed an eight-year contract extension with the Florida Panthers, keeping him in the fold through the 2032-33 season.
While the team did not disclose contract details, Spotrac said it is worth $56 million.
Verhaeghe, 29, will play this season on the final year of a three-year, $12.5 million contract he signed in July 2021. He could have become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.
He was told the contract was finalized Tuesday night before the Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins 6-4 in their season opener.
“We couldn’t be happier,” general manager Bill Zito said to Verhaeghe. “I want to thank you on behalf of the organization. And it’s not just for what you do on the ice, but for the teammate you are, the person you are. We had a couple of talks through this process, and this guy is a Florida Panther.”
Verhaeghe is in his fifth season with the Panthers after spending his rookie year with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs, who selected him in the third round of the 2013 NHL Draft.
In 330 career regular-season games, Verhaeghe has tallied 249 points (127 goals, 122 assists).
A two-time Stanley Cup winner, he also has 26 goals and 29 assists (55 points) in 69 playoff appearances.
He was a key part of the Panthers’ Cup-winning team last season, scoring 72 points (34 goals, 38 assists) in 76 games. He had seven game-winning goals.
“Obviously, you want to win the Stanley Cup, and that’s the goal,” he said. “It was kind of my goal to come here and build it, but you never know if it’s going to come true or what happens. It’s crazy that it came true, and to do it with this group of guys and this organization, I couldn’t be more proud. I’m so proud to be able to wear the Panther logo for a long time, and it wouldn’t be right to wear any other sweater.”
NHL ROUNDUP: RANGERS OPEN SEASON WITH SHUTOUT OF PENS
Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves to help the visiting New York Rangers to a 6-0 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the season opener for both teams on Wednesday night.
It was the first shutout in an opener for a Rangers goalie since Oct. 12, 1956, when Gump Worsley stopped 31 shots in a 3-0 victory over the then-Chicago Black Hawks.
Chris Kreider scored two goals, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and Artemi Panarin and Jacob Trouba had two assists apiece for the Rangers, who finished with the most points in the NHL last season (114).
Sam Carrick, Filip Chytil and Vincent Trocheck were New York’s other goal-scorers.
Tristan Jarry made 35 saves for the Penguins, who went 0-for-3 on the power play and surrendered a short-handed goal.
Jets 6, Oilers 0
Mason Appleton scored a goal and added two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves as visiting Winnipeg rolled to a season-opening victory over Edmonton.
Adam Lowry and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist while Rasmus Kupari, Dylan Samberg and Kyle Connor also scored for Winnipeg. Nino Niederreiter and Josh Morrissey each had two assists. Connor scored in his seventh consecutive season-opening game — an NHL record. Hellebuyck shut out the Oilers for the third time in his career.
Oilers starting goalie Stuart Skinner allowed five goals on 13 shots before he was replaced by Calvin Pickard with 8:52 remaining in the second period. Pickard made eight saves in relief.
Flames 6, Canucks 5 (OT)
Connor Zary scored at 1:33 of overtime for visiting Calgary, which rallied from a pair of three-goal deficits to win against Vancouver in the season opener for both teams.
Zary weaved through the slot before sliding the puck past goalie Arturs Silovs for the winning goal. Zary, Anthony Mantha, Martin Pospisil and Rasmus Andersson each had a goal and an assist, Nazem Kadri had two assists and Dan Vladar made 20 saves for Calgary.
Brock Boeser scored two goals, J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist, Quinn Hughes had two assists and Silovs made 20 saves in his 10th NHL start for the Canucks.
Canadiens 1, Maple Leafs 0
Sam Montembeault had 48 saves in his second career shutout to power Montreal past Toronto in both teams’ season opener. Cole Caufield scored the deciding goal on a first-period power play.
Montembeault’s first shutout came back on Feb. 23, 2022, in a 4-0 win over Buffalo. Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach logged assists on the winning tally.
The loss ended the Maple Leafs’ league-leading 227-game streak in the regular season without a shutout. The Maple Leafs went 0-for-4 on the power play in coach Craig Berube’s debut.
Golden Knights 8, Avalanche 4
Ivan Barbashev had two goals and two assists, Mark Stone and Victor Olofsson also scored twice and Vegas overcame a hat trick from Mikko Rantanen to beat Colorado at Las Vegas in the opener for both teams.
Jack Eichel contributed four assists, Zach Whitecloud and Brett Howden scored, Shea Theodore had three assists and Adin Hill stopped 28 shots for the Golden Knights.
Casey Mittelstadt scored the other goal for the Avalanche while Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Samuel Girard finished with two assists each for Colorado. Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev allowed five goals on 16 shots before Justus Annunen (two saves) played the third period.
GOLF NEWS
THE SHOWDOWN IS SET: PGA-LIV EXHIBITION ON DEC. 17
Four superstars from the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will tee off Dec. 17 in Las Vegas in what has been dubbed The Showdown.
The exhibition match will pit World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 3 Rory McIlroy on the PGA side against LIV golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. All four are multiple major winners, but the LIV golfers have limited opportunities to gain rankings points.
The made-for-TV event had been previously announced, but Front Office Sports on Wednesday confirmed the date and the location — Shadow Creek Golf Course. That course hosted the first version of The Match — the predecessor to The Showdown — between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods and potentially could host as many as 5,000 fans for the December event.
The format has yet to be finalized, per the report.
It will be broadcast by TNT Sports, as previous versions have been, and will be an 18-hole event.
Some celebrity-driven versions of The Match were reduced to 12 holes.
“The Match turned into celebrity golf,” Hollywood producer Bryan Zuriff, who started The Match, told Front Office Sports. “And 12 holes is good for celebrity golf. This is 18 holes of real golf and could even potentially expand in the future.”
He said he also envisions expanding beyond four players down the road.
Front Office Sports said there is a six-year deal to continue The Showdown both in Las Vegas at Shadow Creek and at international locations, rotating annually. An event in the Middle East is under consideration for 2025.
Zuriff said he expects interest in The Showdown, given it’s the only time outside of major tournaments that the PGA and LIV golfers can go head-to-head.
“I don’t think we have to market or play that up,” Zuriff told the publication. “I think it speaks for itself.”
2024 BLACK DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP: PREVIEW, PROPS, BEST BETS
The PGA Tour returns to Utah for the first time in more than four decades for the inaugural playing of the Black Desert Championship, which begins Thursday at the Black Desert Resort in Ivins.
It’s the third of eight fall events that determine the final playing status for the 2025 season. So while the event may lack a ton of marquee names, it does present a vital opportunity for players to secure their cards and earn spots into signature events.
Our golf experts preview the event and share their favorite prop picks along with best bets to win this week.
BLACK DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP
Location: Ivins, Utah, Oct. 10-13
Course: Black Desert Resort (Par 71, 7,371 Yards)
Purse: $7.5M (Winner: $1.368M)
Defending Champion: Inaugural Event
FedEx Cup Champion: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday: 5-8 p.m. ET; Friday: 5:30-9 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 5-8 p.m. (All times Golf Channel)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. ET (Featured Groups)
X: @BDChampionship
PROP PICKS
–Seamus Power to Beat Kurt Kitayama (-115 at DraftKings): Kitayama is teeing it up for the first time since missing the cut at the Wyndham and outside of a T6 at the 3M Open, doesn’t have a top-25 finish since March — although he has made 80 percent of his cuts this season. Power is coming off a T11 last week and posted a T10 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship after qualifying for the first leg of the playoffs.
–Erik van Rooyen Top 30 Finish (+110 at BetRivers): van Rooyen has made 74 percent of his cuts and tends to fair well against modest fields such as this one. He tied for sixth at the Rocket Mortgage Classic over the summer and is coming off a T12 at the Irish Open.
–Adam Svensson Top Canadian Finisher (+135 at DraftKings): Svensson has a trio of top-10 finishes this season, including at the Wyndham. While he’s coming off a MC at the Sanderson Farms, we like Svensson in this group over Nick Taylor (+190), Roger Sloan (+330) and Mike Weir (+850). In reality, it’s more of a head-to-head matchup against Taylor, who has struggled since winning in Phoenix. He has failed to make the weekend in half of his past 14 starts while posting a best finish of T27 during that span.
2024 Prop Picks Record: 46-53-1
BEST BETS
–Keith Mitchell (+1800 at DraftKings) posted a solo 12th and a T3 in his first two fall events.
–Seamus Power (+2500) finished T11 last week and is a two-time winner on tour.
–Chris Kirk (+3000), who won The Sentry to begin the season, is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 41.
–Patrick Fishburn (+3000) is an Ogden, Utah native and who has four top-15 finishes in his past six starts.
–Beau Hossler (+3000) is coming off a solo second last week after carding four rounds of 68 or better.
NOTES
–The PGA Tour returns to Utah for the first time since 1963, and the Black Desert Resort is set in a lava field. The course will also play host to an LPGA Tour event next year.
–This is the third of eight events on the FedEx Cup Fall schedule, which finalizes the top 125 players who will retain exempt status for 2025. Nos. 126-150 after the fall will retain conditional status. Players who finished Nos. 51-70 in the FedEx Cup have secured their tour cards, but are competing for spots in the first two signature events after the season-opening The Sentry.
–St. George, Utah resident Jay Don Blake will make his 500th career PGA Tour start this week and his first since 2018. The 65-year-old is in the field as a sponsor exemption.
NASCAR
STUBBS: 4 DRIVERS WHOSE PLAYOFFS LIKELY END AT THE ROVAL
When the checkered flag flies at the Charlotte Roval on Sunday, it will mark the end of four drivers’ NASCAR Cup Series championship hopes.
The Roval is seen as a wild-card race, and while anything can happen, the cream will most likely rise to the top. Here are our predictions for the four drivers who will be eliminated in the Round of 12.
Austin Cindric
Cindric will always be in the conversation for a top-10 finish when the circuit visits a road course, but he needs much more than a top-10 on Sunday. Cindric sits 29 points below the top-eight cut line and needs to score the third victory of his Cup Series career in order to advance. Cindric has finishes of 21st and 25th in his two starts at the Roval, and it’s likely his 2024 playoff run will end in the same way his 2022 run did.
Chase Briscoe
Like Cindric, Briscoe (-32) needs a perfectly timed victory to advance to the Round of 8 for the second time in three seasons. And, similarly to Cindric, his prior finishes at the Roval don’t exactly inspire confidence that he can deliver. He was able to advance to the Round of 8 in 2022 with a ninth-place run, but finishes of 22nd in 2021 and 28th in 2023 make it unlikely that his Cinderella postseason run will continue. You can’t count him out — as he proved at Darlington — but it’d be shocking to see the No. 14 pull into victory lane.
Daniel Suarez
Unlike Cindric and Briscoe, Suarez (-20) isn’t quite in a must-win situation, and he’s had a couple of solid runs at the Roval. A 13th-place finish in 2021 was followed by Suarez collecting stage points in both 2022 and 2023. He didn’t get the chance to finish out those races, but he’s shown the ability to consistently run up front. However, a 20-point deficit — especially to road-course ace Chase Elliott — doesn’t bode well for Suarez, whose playoff run will once again end in the Round of 12.
Tyler Reddick
This may seem laughable given Reddick’s 14-point cushion over ninth-place Joey Logano and his reputation as a top road-course racer, but the No. 45 team has been in a horrendous slump since the playoff opener at Atlanta. Over the last four races, Reddick has led 12 laps, hasn’t scored more than 24 points and hasn’t finished better than 20th. Those aren’t numbers that qualify a driver for the Round of 8, much less a championship. Reddick will have to dig deep to advance — which he’s certainly capable of — but the momentum just isn’t on his side. Reddick has had an impressive 2024 season, but he just hasn’t been able to put together a postseason run.
TENNIS NEWS
OUT! WIMBLEDON REPLACES LINE JUDGES WITH ELECTRONIC LINE CALLING
Electronic line calling will replace line judges at Wimbledon beginning in 2025, officials at the All England Lawn Tennis Club announced Wednesday.
Wimbledon now joins other tournaments worldwide to use the electronic system following a trial during this year’s competition. The technology will be in place during all qualifying and championship matches and will be used to call the “out” and “fault” calls that have been the responsibility of the line judges.
The ATP Tour last year adopted the use of electronic line calling starting in 2025.
“The decision to introduce live electronic line calling at the Championships was made following a significant period of consideration and consultation,” said All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton in a statement.
“Having reviewed the results of the testing undertaken at the Championships this year, we consider the technology to be sufficiently robust and the time is right to take this important step in seeking maximum accuracy in our officiating. For the players, it will offer them the same conditions they have played under at a number of other events on tour.
“We take our responsibility to balance tradition and innovation at Wimbledon very seriously. Line umpires have played a central role in our officiating set-up at the Championships for many decades and we recognize their valuable contribution and thank them for their commitment and service.”
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INDIANA BASKETBALL NEWS
Jeffersonville forward Tre Singleton will play basketball in the Big 10, but it won’t be at Indiana or Purdue. Singleton will head to Northwestern. The 6’8” Singleton averaged 14.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game last season and is rated a 4-star prospect.
COLTS NEWS
COLTS SIGN T JACK WILSON TO PRACTICE SQUAD, RELEASE K SPENCER SHRADER FROM PRACTICE SQUAD
Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today signed tackle Jack Wilson to the practice squad and released kicker Spencer Shrader from the practice squad.
Wilson, 6-11, 310 pounds, played basketball at Minnesota in 2023-24 and appeared in seven games. He saw action in 25 games at Washington State (2020-22) along the offensive line and on special teams. In 2022-23, Wilson was also a member of the Cougars’ basketball team and played in 14 games. Prior to Washington State, he played basketball at Idaho (2019-20) and Oregon State (2018-19). At Idaho, Wilson appeared in 18 games and averaged 4.2 points per game and 3.2 rebounds per game. At Oregon State, he saw action in seven games.
Shrader, 6-2, 201 pounds, has had two stints on the team’s practice squad this season. He was elevated to the active roster in Week 1 vs. Houston and converted three extra points. Shrader participated in the Colts’ 2024 offseason program and training camp after originally signing with the team as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2024. Collegiately, he appeared in 57 career games at Notre Dame (2023) and USF (2019-22) and converted 43-of-63 field goals and 156-of-158 extra points for 285 points. In 2023, Shrader played in all 13 games and made 15-of-22 field goals and 61-of-62 extra points for 106 points. He was a Lou Groza Award Semifinalist in 2021. His last name is pronounced Sh-RAID-err.
COLTS COACH SHANE STEICHEN PRESSER: https://www.colts.com/video/shane-steichen-mid-week-update-colts-at-titans-x6305
COLTS QB ANTHONY RICHARDSON PRESSER: https://www.colts.com/video/anthony-richardson-colts-at-titans-week-6
COLTS QB JOE FLACCO PRESSER: https://www.colts.com/video/joe-flacco-colts-at-titans-week-6
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
BIG TEN ANNOUNCES TIMES AND TELEVISION DESIGNATIONS FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced tip times and television designations for the men’s basketball season on Wednesday afternoon.
The Hoosiers will be featured on BTN or B1G+ 12 times this season, including home conference tilts against Minnesota (Dec. 9), USC (Jan. 8), and Penn State (Jan. 26). B1G+ will carry the lone home exhibition against Marian (Nov. 1) and the home game against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 10).
FOX and FS1 will showcase Indiana seven times, including primetime game slots at Nebraska (Dec. 13), at Iowa (Jan. 11), at Ohio State (Jan. 17), at Purdue (Jan. 31), and against UCLA (Feb. 14).
Peacock will hold the rights to six IU games: versus South Carolina (Nov. 16), against Rutgers (Jan. 2), home for Illinois (Jan. 14), at Wisconsin (Feb. 4), at Michigan State (Feb. 11), and at Washington (March 1).
The Cream and Crimson will play four times on CBS, including conference clashes with Maryland (Jan. 26), Michigan (Feb. 8), Purdue (Feb. 23), and the season finale against Ohio State (March 8).
The ESPN family of networks will provide coverage for the 2024 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis from Nov. 27-29. The Hoosiers will open the tournament against Louisville at noon ET on ESPN.
Peacock will air the first round of the 2024 Big Ten Tournament. The second round and quarterfinal round will be shown on BTN, while the semifinals and championship games will be broadcast on CBS.
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2024-25 Indiana Men’s Basketball Schedule
PRESEASON
Oct. 18 (Friday) – Hoosier Hysteria presented by Smithville
Oct. 27 (Sunday) – at Tennessee^ – 3 p.m. – SECN+
Nov. 1 (Friday) – Marian – 7 p.m. – B1G+
REGULAR SEASON
Nov. 6 (Wednesday) – SIUE – 8 p.m. – BTN
Nov. 10 (Sunday) – Eastern Illinois – Noon – B1G+
Nov. 16 (Saturday) – South Carolina – 3 p.m. – Peacock
Nov. 21 (Thursday) – UNC Greensboro – 6:30 p.m. – FS1
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS
Nov. 27 (Wednesday) – vs. Louisville – Noon – ESPN (Imperial Arena, Paradise Islands)
Nov. 28 (Thursday) – vs. TBD (Imperial Arena, Paradise Islands)
Nov. 29 (Friday) – vs. TBD (Imperial Arena, Paradise Islands)
Dec. 3 (Tuesday) – Sam Houston – 7:30 p.m. – BTN
Dec. 6 (Friday) – Miami (Ohio) – 7 p.m. – BTN
Dec. 9 (Monday) – Minnesota* – 6:30 p.m. – BTN
Dec. 13 (Friday) – at Nebraska* – 8 p.m. – FOX
Dec. 21 (Saturday) – Chattanooga – Noon – BTN
Dec. 29 (Sunday) – Winthrop – 4 p.m. – BTN
Jan. 2 (Thursday) – Rutgers* – 8:30 p.m. – Peacock
Jan. 5 (Sunday) – at Penn State*% – Noon – BTN
Jan. 8 (Wednesday) – USC* – 7 p.m. – BTN
Jan. 11 (Saturday) – at Iowa* – 8 p.m. – FOX/FS1
Jan. 14 (Tuesday) – Illinois* – 7 p.m. – Peacock
Jan. 17 (Friday) – at Ohio State* – 8 p.m. – FOX
Jan. 22 (Wednesday) – at Northwestern* – 7 p.m. – BTN
Jan. 26 (Sunday) – Maryland* – Noon – CBS
Jan. 31 (Friday) – at Purdue* – 8 p.m. – FOX
Feb. 4 (Tuesday) – at Wisconsin* – 9 p.m. – Peacock
Feb. 8 (Saturday) – Michigan* – 1 p.m. – CBS
Feb. 11 (Tuesday) – at Michigan State* – 9 p.m. – Peacock
Feb. 14 (Friday) – UCLA* – 8 p.m. – FOX
Feb. 23 (Sunday) – Purdue* – 1:30 p.m. – CBS
Feb. 26 (Wednesday) – Penn State* – 8:30 p.m. – BTN
March 1 (Saturday) – at Washington* – 6 p.m. – Peacock
March 4 (Tuesday) – at Oregon* – 9 p.m. – FS1
March 8 (Saturday) – Ohio State* – 3:45 p.m. – CBS
2025 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
March 12-16 (Wednesday-Sunday) – Gainbridge Fieldhouse – Indianapolis
All times listed in eastern time. All times and television designations are subject to change.
^ Charity Exhibition supporting the John McLendon Foundation
* Big Ten Conference game
% Game played at The Palestra (Philadelphia, Pa.)
INDIANA TENNIS
INDIANA TRAVELS TO ITA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind — Eight Hoosiers are set to compete in the ITA Regional Championships beginning Thursday, Oct. 10th – Tuesday, Oct. 15th in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Redshirt senior Lara Schneider and junior Nicole Teodosescu will compete in the main draw of singles.
Freshmen Nicole Sifuentes and Marina Fuduric along with sophomore Elisabeth Dunac, Magdalena Swierczynska, Sarah L’allier, Li Hsin Lin will compete in the singles qualifying round.
Schneider/Teodosescu, Dunac/Sifuentes, Lin/Fuduric, L’allier/Swierczynska will compete in the doubles main draw.
The matches can be followed HERE as well as tournament scheduling information.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday Oct 10:
9 a.m. ET start time
Rd 1 Qualifying Singles
Rd 2 Qualifying Singles
Rd 1 Consolation Singles
Blue Raider Singles (Rd 64)
Friday Oct 11:
9 a.m. ET start time
Rd 64 Singles
Rd 64 Doubles
Consolation Singles (winners from Thursday Consolation)
Blue Raider Singles (Rd 32)
Saturday Oct 12:
9 a.m. ET start time
Rd 32 Doubles
Rd 32 Singles
Rd 16 Doubles
Consolation Singles
Blue Raider Singles (Rd 16)
Blue Raider Consolation Singles
Sunday Oct 13:
9 a.m. ET start time
Rd 16 Singles
Quarterfinal Singles
Quarterfinal Doubles
Blue Raider Singles
Consolation Singles
Monday Oct 14:
10 a.m. ET start time
Semi-finals Singles
Semi-finals Doubles (format change to 2 sets and a tie-break)
Tuesday Oct 15:
10 a.m. ET start time
Finals Singles
Finals Doubles
INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS SET TO PLAY IN THE ITA OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
West Lafayette, IND. ––––– Indiana Men’s Tennis is primed to play in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship this week in West Lafayette, IND.
The Hoosiers will send the following players to the event; Matteo Antonescu, Luc Boulier, Braeden Gelletich, Nikola Kolyachev, Ben Pomeranets, Karan Raghavendra, Deacon Thomas, Jip van Assendelft, and Facundo Yunis.
The Ohio Valley Regional Tournament will feature players from a number of teams including Kentucky, Louisville, Vanderbilt, and Xavier.
The event will take place from October 10-13 and will feature both a singles and doubles flight.
A full match schedule and draws can be found here.
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA TO BE FEATURED 13 TIMES ON NATIONAL TV BROADCASTS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball will be featured on national TV broadcasts across multiple major networks during the 2024-25 season.
Of its 13 scheduled contests, IU will appear on Big Ten Network four times, FS1 twice and one game each on NBC and FOX. Additionally, it will appear on Peacock five times throughout the regular season. 10 of IU’s games will be contests featured inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
The broadcast slate gets underway with the Hoosiers hosting Stanford on Nov. 17 (FS1, 2 p.m. ET). IU will round out the 2024 calendar year versus Wisconsin (BTN, 2 p.m. ET). New league member UCLA comes to town on Jan. 4 in a broadcast on FOX (12 p.m. ET) while the slate of Peacock games begins at Iowa on Jan. 12 (3 p.m. ET).
Other notable TV appearances also include a NBC broadcast against Big Ten favorite USC on Jan. 19. The game is slated for a 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. start time and will be announced on Jan. 13. The remainder of the TV schedule can be found below.
Games not designated for national TV broadcast will appear on B1G+ and FloHoops (Battle 4 Atlantis).
| Sunday, November 17, 2024 | Stanford | at | Indiana | 2:00 PM | FS1 |
| Saturday, December 28, 2024 | Wisconsin | at | Indiana | 2:00 PM | BTN |
| Saturday, January 4, 2025 | UCLA | at | Indiana | 12:00 PM | FOX |
| Sunday, January 12, 2025 | Indiana | at | Iowa | 3:00 PM | Peacock |
| Thursday, January 16, 2025 | Illinois | at | Indiana | 7:00 PM | Peacock |
| Sunday, January 19, 2025 | USC | at | Indiana | 12 or 2 PM | NBC |
| Sunday, February 2, 2025 | Nebraska | at | Indiana | 12:00 PM | FS1 |
| Thursday, February 6, 2025 | Rutgers | at | Indiana | 6:00 PM | BTN |
| Saturday, February 15, 2025 | Purdue | at | Indiana | 12:00 PM | BTN |
| Thursday, February 20, 2025 | Ohio St. | at | Indiana | 7:00 PM | Peacock |
| Sunday, February 23, 2025 | Indiana | at | Michigan State | 2:00 PM | BTN |
| Thursday, February 27, 2025 | Maryland | at | Indiana | 7:00 PM | Peacock |
| Sunday, March 2, 2025 | Indiana | at | Purdue | 2:00 PM | Peacock |
INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
MATCH CENTRAL: INDIANA HOST PURDUE IN RED OUT, GOLDEN BOOT GAME
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s soccer will host in-state, in-conference rival Purdue in a matchup on Thursday night. The game will also serve as the annual Red Out where fans are encouraged to wear their crimson gear and be the annual trophy game between the two teams as the Golden Boot is up for grabs.
ABOUT THE BOILERMAKERS
Purdue has dropped four of its last five, its only win at Oregon on Sept. 29. Chiara Singarella leads the way with four goals and nine total points while Gracie Dunaway and Abigail Roy each add three goals. The Boilermakers are averaging 8.77 shots per game and 1.31 goals per outing.
LAST TIME OUT
No. 11 Iowa scored in the 73rd minute as Indiana fell 1-0 in Iowa City on Sunday. The Hoosiers had seven shots on the afternoon while getting two shots on goal in the effort.
ABOUT THE HOOSIERS
The Golden Boot is up for grabs in Thursday’s matchup with the Boilermakers. Indiana snapped an eight-game losing streak in 2023 with a 1-0 win in the series in West Lafayette.
IU has scored 27 goals on 25 assists this season, averaging 2.25 goals per game with 15.3 shots a game. It also has outscored opponents 27-11 in goals this season.
Freshman Layla Sirdah paces the Hoosiers with 20 points on the year including a team-high seven goals and six assists. Aery Snead, Elle Britt and Kennedy Neighbors have all recorded three goals in 2024.
20 different Hoosiers have scored and/or recorded an assist this season.
Senior goalkeeper and reigning Big Ten goalie of the year Jamie Gerstenberg has six victories and four shutouts on the season. In her career, Gerstenberg has started in 62 matches, tallied 29 shutouts and made 174 saves.
B1G LEADERS
IU ranks fourth in goals (27) and tied third in assists (25).
Sirdah is tied for fourth in assists (6) and fifth in points (20) this season.
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: MINNESOTA AND PENN STATE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Big Ten gauntlet continues for the Indiana Volleyball team (9-5, 2-2 B1G) as it prepares for a pair of top-15 contests. The Hoosiers visit No. 14 Minnesota on Friday (Oct. 11) before welcoming No. 3 Penn State to Wilkinson Hall on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 13).
IU got on the board in conference play last weekend with a pair of 3-1 wins over visiting Michigan State and Ohio State. Those victories helped propel the Hoosiers to No. 36 in the first edition of the RPI rankings. IU’s best victory of the season so far is over Notre Dame (32).
The next five contests on the schedule for IU will provide big chances to boost the postseason resume. Its next five opponents are all inside the top-30 of the RPI. The Hoosiers will also look to snap some long-standing losing streaks to Minnesota (13-straight losses) and Penn State (21-straight losses) this weekend.
Although at times inconsistent, IU has found ways to win games in multiple different manners this season. On Friday night it was 13 blocks, including seven from middle blocker Madi Sell, to defeat Michigan State. Sunday afternoon, it was a 16-point advantage from the service line to dispatch of Ohio State.
Junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum is averaging 4.13 kills per set (62 total) in four conference games this season. Senior setter Camryn Haworth is averaging 10.60 assists per set in Big Ten play and has improved her performance from the end line (10 aces to 7 errors).
Sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers has been a revelation in conference play, helping to stabilize the offense out of the middle for IU. She’s averaging 1.67 kills per set (.404 hitting percentage) and 0.93 blocks per set (14.0 total) in the Hoosiers’ four league games.
The Hoosiers are searching for a top-15 win for the third-consecutive season after beating No. 5 Ohio State (2022) and No. 15 Purdue (2023) over the past two years. IU has never won matches over top-15 teams in three-straight years in program history.
Friday night’s contest in Minneapolis will have a first serve of 7:30 PM ET/6:30 PM CT from the Maturi Pavilion. The Hoosiers return to the friendly confines of Wilkinson Hall on Sunday afternoon for its Dig Pink match (fans wear pink) against No. 3 Penn State (1:00 PM).
Gameday Info
at #14 Minnesota (Friday, October 11th – 7:30 PM ET)
Live Video: bit.ly/3TYTfQO
Live Stats: bit.ly/3zP5bxL
vs. #3 Penn State (Sunday, October 13th – 1:00 PM ET)
Live Video: bit.ly/3NeShfF
Live Stats: bit.ly/3BxcRoK
Stat Notes
• Junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum is having an All-Big Ten and All-American level season. She leads the Hoosiers with 186 kills and is hitting .329 over 14 contests. Of qualified power four opposite hitters in the nation, she ranks fourth in the country in hitting percentage. She leads opposite hitters, of those hitting above .325, with 186 kills.
• Texas A&M’s Logan Lednicky (206 kills, .321 hitting percentage) is the only other right-side attacker with volume of numbers in the same category of Tatum at the power four level.
• IU is one of two schools in the league (Purdue) with a setter (Camryn Haworth) averaging more than 10.00 assists per set and a libero (Ramsey Gary) with over 4.00 digs per set. Haworth is also fourth in the conference in total service aces (29) while playing tough competition to start the year.
• Ramsey Gary has quietly had an outstanding sophomore year for the Hoosiers. She is second in the conference at 4.15 digs per set and is second among liberos with a 97.1 reception rate.
Notable
Big Five-Game Stretch
• IU finished off a pair of home matches against Michigan State and Ohio State, picking up its first pair of Big Ten wins. Those victories helped propel the Hoosiers to No. 36 in the first edition of the RPI ratings, released on Monday (Oct. 7) afternoon.
• The next five games for IU come against teams all ranked ahead of it in the RPI. A massive resume-building stretch awaits head coach Steve Aird and the Hoosiers. IU’s next five games are against Minnesota (23), Penn State (4), Illinois (26), Purdue (16) and Wisconsin (8).
Brilliant Home Start
• The Hoosiers are off to a 7-0 start at Wilkinson Hall in 2024 after a pair wins last weekend. It’s the best start to a home campaign in program history. Over the past two seasons, IU is 17-3 inside the confines of its home gym.
A Chance at History
• The Hoosiers host No. 3 Penn State on Sunday in Wilkinson Hall. IU has never beaten a top-3 team in program history. It has already lost to No. 1 Texas this year. The highest ranked win in program history was against No. 4 Penn State in 2010.
The Penn State Connection
• The connection between Penn State and Indiana runs deep. Head coach Steve Aird is a former player with the Nittany Lions and a former assistant coach, winning national titles in 2007 and 2013. Assistant coach Kevin Hodge was college teammates with Aird and played with Penn State in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s.
Best Stretch of Big Ten Play
• The Hoosiers are enjoying their best run of success in Big Ten play since the turn of the century. Over the past two years, IU has won 20 conference games – the most in a two-year span since 1999-2000. IU has won two so far in 2024.
• IU hasn’t won nine-plus games in three-straight seasons since 1998-2000. In the 50 years of being a varsity sport, the Hoosiers have never won 10+ league games in consecutive seasons. Last year, the Hoosiers won 11 contests in Big Ten play.
Chasing Career Marks
• Senior setter Camryn Haworth passed the 3,000-assist threshold – the 8th in program history to do so – in the contest at No. 1 Texas this year. She is now chasing 4,000 assists and is closing to moving into the top five in IU’s history books.
• Along the way, Haworth is hoping to pass the all-time aces mark of 197. She’s got 193 for her career, needing just 5 in 16 remaining regular season matches. She sits fourth among all Big Ten players in aces since the beginning of the 25-point rally era (2008-Present).
• Fellow senior Mady Saris is looking to become the 20th member of the 1,000-kill club at Indiana. She has 995 for her career, needing just five away from reaching the threshold. Breana Edwards (2018-21) is the only other player under Coach Aird to hit the mark.
Scouting the Opponent
Minnesota (9-5, 2-2 B1G)
• A longtime powerhouse in women’s volleyball, Minnesota is back to being a premier team in the country. The Golden Gophers are led by former Washington coach Keegan Cook and already have wins over top-10 foes in Wisconsin and Texas this season.
• After losing former Big Ten Player of the Year Taylor Landfair to the transfer portal, Minnesota has had new players step up to fill the offensive production. Julia Hanson, who torched IU off the bench last November, leads Minnesota with 181 kills (3.42 p/s). Opposite hitter Lydia Grote has gone for 150 kills.
• Indiana native and fifth-year senior Melani Shaffmaster became the first player in Minnesota history to record 4,000 assists, 1,000 digs, 300 kills and 200 blocks. The former Munciana player is the Big Ten’s active leader in assists. She averages 8.42 assists per set but also has 54 kills and is a physical front row blocker.
• Over the past two years, Minnesota has lost prolific liberos in CC McGraw and Kylie Murr. Zeynep Palabiyik has stepped in nicely. She averages 4.04 digs per set and has also provided 57 assists on out of system balls.
Penn State (14-1, 4-0 B1G)
• There’s been no better Big Ten program since joining the league in 1991 than Penn State. The seven-time national champions are three years removed from the end of the Russ Rose era. Katie Schumacher-Cawley has filled in nicely, taking the Nittany Lions to back-to-back regional appearances. She has then up to No. 3 in the nation, their highest ranking under her watch.
• Penn State has the premier attacking duo in the Big Ten right now with fifth-year senior pins Jess Mruzik and Camryn Hannah. Mruzik is averaging a whopping 4.48 kills per set. She’s committed just 51 attacking errors and is hitting .314 from the left side.
• Izzy Starck was the nation’s top-ranked setter out of high school this year and has filled in nicely for the graduated Mac Podraza. She’s 11th in the nation, 3rd in the Big Ten, with 10.86 assists per set. She runs the 5-1 offense.
• The Nittany Lions are formidable in all aspects of the game. Their block averages 2.61 per set, led by a combined 110 blocks from middle blockers Maggie Mendelson and Taylor Trammell. Penn State has three fifth-year seniors in its starting lineup.
Inside the Series
Minnesota
• The Golden Gophers have dominated the all-time series, winning 13-straight matches over IU. The two teams played a tight five-set match in Bloomington last year with Minnesota overturning a deficit to snatch victory over the Hoosiers. IU last won in Minneapolis in 1995. It’s lost the last 24 matches at Minnesota.
Penn State
• Penn State has dominated the all-time series, leading 61-1 against the Hoosiers. IU’s only win in the matchup came at University Gym in 2010. To this date, it remains the highest ranked win in program history (No. 4). IU pushed Penn State to the brink in University Park last year, dropping a close five-set contest. The Hoosiers have lost 21-straight matches.
PURDUE FOOTBALL
GAME 6 PREP: BOILERMAKERS BATTLE ILLINOIS IN CANNON TROPHY GAME
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Football returns to the Big Ten road for the second straight week, making the 93-mile trek west to Champaign, Illinois to face No. 23 Illinois for the Cannon Trophy. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
The Boilermakers are concluding a stretch that features three road games over four contests.
QUICK HITS
• The Boilermakers have won four straight over the Fighting Illini as well as seven of the past eight.
• Purdue holds a 40-30-2 advantage in Cannon Trophy games. The first Cannon Trophy game took place in 1943, but the two teams have battled on the gridiron since 1890 with the Boilermakers leading the all-time series 48-45-6.
• Five of Purdue’s remaining seven games are against ranked opponents. The Boilermakers have recorded seven wins over Top 25 teams over the past six seasons despite being listed as underdogs in every game.
• Purdue head coach Ryan Walters and four Boilermaker assistant coaches face their former team for the second time. Walters, the 2022 On3 Coordinator of the Year that built the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense, led Purdue to a 44-19 victory last year in his first matchup against his former squad.
• Purdue running back Reggie Love III
• Eight Boilermakers hail from the state of Illinois: Ben Freehill, Ben Furtney, Jalen Grant, Luke Jones, Jimmy Liston, Luke Pettaway, Luke Williams and Zeke Williams.
• One of the nation’s leading tacklers as an All-American a season ago, sophomore Dillon Thieneman ranks third in the Big Ten and 11th nationally in solo tackles (5.4 per game) this year. The 2023 Big Ten Freshman of the Year has recorded 31 total tackles over the last three games.
• Kydran Jenkins ranks fourth in the Big Ten in sacks (0.70 per game).
• Tight end Max Klare leads the Boilermakers in receptions (15), receiving yards (219) and receiving touchdowns (2).
• Spencer Porath is one field goal away from becoming just the sixth freshman in Purdue history to make four field goals in a season. Porath made both field goal attempts last week at Wisconsin for his first career multi-field goal game.
• Joseph Jefferson has recorded 25 tackles over the past three contests after making only three through the first 14 games of his career, stepping up and providing an impact in the Purdue secondary.
• Against Wisconsin, Kyndrich Breedlove made a pair of interceptions on back-to-back drives for Purdue’s first INTs of the season.
• In his first season as a Boilermaker, Keelan Crimmins is on pace for the second-best punting average (45.0 yards per punt) in program history, behind only 2001 Ray Guy Award winner Travis Dorsch (48.1 yards per punt).
• Crimmins’ punting average ranks fourth in the Big Ten and 22nd nationally.
• Devin Mockobee ranks eighth in the Big Ten in yards per carry (6.03).
CANNON TROPHY HISTORY
• The Cannon was conceived by Purdue students more than 100 years ago but was first presented as a trophy by an Illinois alumnus 76 years ago.
• It all started in 1905 when a group of Purdue students took the weapon to Champaign in anticipation of firing it to celebrate a victory. Although Purdue did win the game 29-0, Illinois supporters, including Quincy A. Hall, had discovered the Cannon in its hiding place – in a culvert near the old Illinois field – and confiscated it before the Purdue students could start their “booming” celebration. Later, Hall moved the Cannon to his farmhouse near Milford, Illinois, where it survived a fire and gathered dust until Hall suggested it be used as a trophy between the two schools when the rivalry was resumed in 1943 after a 12-year lapse.
• The Tomahawk Service and Leadership Honorary at Purdue and Illini Pride now share the maintenance duty for the Cannon.
RECENT SUCCESS VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
• Purdue has beaten seven ranked teams over the past six seasons, going 7-10 against Top 25 opponents despite being the underdog in each one of those games.
• Three of those wins were against Top 3 teams, while Purdue handed five of those ranked teams their first loss of the season.
• The victories during the 2021 campaign (No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Michigan State) gave Purdue multiple wins over Top 5 teams in one season for the first time since 1960 (No. 3 Ohio State, No. 1 Minnesota).
• Five of the seven wins have been by double digits, the biggest being a 29-point victory over No. 2 Ohio State in 2018.
• Purdue has defeated a ranked Illinois team three times throughout history (1947, 2011, 2022).
• Five of Purdue’s final seven opponents on its 2024 schedule are against ranked teams, including three ranked in the Top 5.
LAST MATCHUP CHAMPAIGN
• The last time the two rivals met in Champaign, the Boilermakers kept possession of the Cannon by going on the road to defeat No. 21 Illinois 31-24 (Nov. 12, 2022).
• Purdue held the nation’s leading rusher, Chase Brown, to 98 yards on the ground, his first game under 100 yards rushing all season.
• In the other backfield, Devin Mockobee notched his fourth 100-yard game of the season, going for 106 yards on 28 carries with a touchdown.
• Payne Durham (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) recorded a team-high seven catches for 70 yards and two touchdowns.
• Sanoussi Kane (Baltimore Ravens) topped all tacklers with nine on the afternoon with eight solos, one for loss and a forced fumble.
CANNON COACHING CONNECTIONS
• The Purdue coaching staff is familiar with the rivalry, coaching on the other sidelines before making the move to West Lafayette.
• Head coach Ryan Walters spent two seasons at Illinois (2021-22), serving as the Illini’s defensive coordinator; in 2022, he guided the nation’s No. 1 scoring defense as the Illini defense cracked the Top 10 in 17 different categories. Walters was named 2022 On3 Coordinator of the Year and 2022 247Sports Defensive Coordinator of the Year.
• Walters brought four coaches with him from Illinois to Purdue: defensive coordinator/ linebackers coach Kevin Kane, associate head coach/wide receivers coach Cory Patterson, rush end coach Joe Dineen and safeties coach Grant O’Brien.
LOVIN’ THE INTS
• An important part of Purdue’s nickel defense, Kyndrich Breedlove produced a breakout game last week at Wisconsin.
• The Nashville, Tennessee, native hauled in interceptions on back-to-back drives in the second quarter for Purdue’s first INTs of the season.
• Breedlove’s performance marked just the eighth time in the last decade that a Boilermaker recorded two interceptions in one game and the first since Dillon Thieneman did it in the 2023 season finale victory over Indiana.
• Breedlove added two pass breakups to his two-INT day, bringing his total to three on the season to lead Purdue.
BLOCK PARTY
• With three through the first five games of the season, Purdue leads the Big Ten and ranks second in the country in blocked kicks (two field goals, one punt). No, Zach Edey is not part of the Boilermakers’ special teams unit.
• In the Big Ten opener against Nebraska, Purdue blocked a pair of Cornhusker field goals. Defensive linemen Joe Anderson and Damarjhe Lewis earned the first field goal blocks of their careers to help the Boilermakers hold the Huskers scoreless in the first half.
• Prior to the contest, the last time Purdue blocked two field goals in a game was Sept. 3, 2011 against Middle Tennessee.
• The other block came from wide receiver Leland Smith, who blocked a punt in the season-opening victory over Indiana State.
PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE PICKED FOR 9 GAMES ON TV
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team is set for nine televised games during the 2024-25 season, the Big Ten Conference and Big Ten Network announced on Wednesday.
The Boilermakers will play their first TV game on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. against Notre Dame for the Fighting Irish’s first visit to Mackey Arena since 2011. Purdue will also feature on BTN for its non-conference clash against Kentucky on Dec. 14 at 5 p.m.
Both of Purdue’s home matchups against west coast opposition will be televised, starting with UCLA on Jan. 7 on BTN, followed by a Jan. 22 tip against USC on Peacock.
The Boilermakers will be on the road for their next four televised contests, all on BTN – Jan. 27 at Illinois, Feb. 15 at Indiana, Feb. 23 at Ohio State and Feb. 27 at Penn State.
The regular season concludes with a 2 p.m. tip on March 2 against Indiana at Mackey Arena on Peacock.
Purdue’s final three games will be televised.
All non-televised home contests and road Big Ten matchups will be streamed on B1G+. The Boilermakers two games in the Fort Myers Tip-Off will be shown on the Women’s Sports Network. Purdue’s lone true road game in the non-conference season at Miami (OH) will be streamed on ESPN+.
Game times for non-televised games will be posted to women’s basketball schedule page on PurdueSports.com.
The 2024-25 Purdue women’s basketball season is presented by Purdue Global, Purdue University’s online educational solution for working adults.
PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
BOILERMAKERS VISIT RIVAL IU, HOST #8 OHIO STATE
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Purdue (6-6-1, 2-4-0 Big Ten) at Indiana (6-5-1, 1-5-0 Big Ten)
Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Bill Armstrong Stadium / Bloomington, Indiana
#8 Ohio State (9-1-3, 4-0-2 Big Ten) at Purdue
Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Folk Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Boilermaker Blackout, Teacher Appreciation Day and Pups at the Pitch Dog Day
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time vs. Indiana: Purdue leads 16-5-7
All-Time in Bloomington: Purdue leads 5-2-4
2023: Indiana 1, Purdue 0 (Oct. 8 in West Lafayette)
Last Meeting in Bloomington: Purdue 2, Indiana 2 (October 2022)
Purdue’s Last Win in the Series: #18 Purdue 2, Indiana 0 (October 2021 in West Lafayette)
Purdue’s Last Win in Bloomington: Purdue 2, Indiana 1 (October 2019)
All-Time vs. Ohio State: OSU leads 13-12-4
All-Time in West Lafayette: OSU leads 7-5-1
Last Meeting: #18 Purdue 1, OSU 0 (2021 Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal in West Lafayette)
Last Regular Season Meeting: #19 Purdue 1, OSU 0 – OT (October 2021 in Columbus)
Last Regular Season Meeting in West Lafayette: Purdue 1, OSU 1 (March 2021 in West Lafayette)
Purdue’s Last Regular Season Win in the Series: Purdue 3, OSU 1 (September 2014 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Soccer plays two more of its longest standing rivals this week, visiting Indiana for the annual Golden Boot game Thursday before hosting an Ohio State team on Sunday that has climbed into the top 10 in the national rankings.
Kickoff times are set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington and 1 p.m. Sunday at Folk Field in West Lafayette. Fans are encouraged to wear black to the field Sunday for the annual Boilermaker Blackout. It’s also the final Pups at the Pitch dog day of the season.
The Hoosiers ended Purdue’s eight-game unbeaten streak (4-0-4) in the series with their 1-0 victory in West Lafayette last season, winning back control of the Golden Boot trophy for the first time since the Boilers left Bloomington with it on the final day of the 2015 regular season. It marked the first time the trophy changed hands in West Lafayette.
The Boilermakers are 2-0-2 in their last four trips to Armstrong Stadium. The draws in 2017 and 2022 allowed them to retain the Golden Boot. Gracie Dunaway scored the first of the four goals in the 2-2 draw in 2022, her sixth and final goal of her sophomore campaign.
YEARS THE GOLDEN BOOT CHANGED HANDS
• 2012 – IU wins 3-0 in Bloomington
• 2015 – Purdue wins 2-0 in Bloomington
• 2023 – IU wins 1-0 in West Lafayette
Trophy introduced to the series in 2002; team with prior possession retains it in the event of a draw
No. 8 Ohio State (9-1-3) is one five Big Ten teams – along with Michigan State (9-0-4), Iowa (10-0-3), USC (9-1-2) and Rutgers (8-1-3) – with one defeat or fewer this season, suffering its only loss Sept. 8 at Auburn. The Buckeyes played both Iowa and Michigan State to draws in Columbus. Sunday’s game will mark the third year in a row a top 10-ranked team has visited Folk Field – No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 10 Rutgers in 2022, No. 4 Penn State last season.
| WEEKEND #5 OF BIG TEN PLAY | |
| Thursday, Oct. 10 • Purdue (2-4, 6 Pts) at Indiana (1-5, 3 Pts) • Minnesota (2-2-2, 8 Pts) at #8 Ohio St. (4-0-2, 14 Pts) • UCLA (5-0-1, 16 Pts) at Northwestern (0-4-2, 2 Pts) • #19 USC (5-0-1, 16 Pts) at Illinois (2-3-1, 7 Pts) • Wisconsin (1-2-3, 6 Pts) at #9 Iowa (5-0-1, 16 Pts) • Michigan (1-5, 3 Pts) at Washington (3-3, 9 Pts) • #20 Penn St. (3-2-1, 10 Pts) at Maryland (0-5-1, 1 Pt) • Nebraska (1-4-1, 4 Pts) at Rutgers (4-0-2, 14 Pts) – BTN • #5 Michigan St. (4-0-2, 14 Pts) at Oregon (1-5, 3 Pts) – BTN | Sunday, Oct. 13 • #8 Ohio St. at Purdue • Wisconsin at Indiana • #9 Iowa at Rutgers • Nebraska at Maryland • Minnesota at #20 Penn St. • UCLA at Illinois • #19 USC at Northwestern • #5 Michigan St. at Washington • Michigan at Oregon |
Thursday’s game is crucial to both IU and Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament chase, with all conference teams having five regular-season games remaining.
The Boilermakers are currently one point behind 10th place Illinois, which climbed into the final spot in the 10-team field with its comeback win in West Lafayette on Sunday. Purdue has games remaining against the three teams tied for fourth place in the standings – MSU, OSU and Rutgers are all 4-0-2 in Big Ten play entering the week.
Indiana has earned just three points over its first six conference games. However, the Hoosiers play three of their final five games at home and ninth-place Minnesota is IU’s only remaining opponent currently among the top 10 in the standings.
Purdue and Ohio State have not played since Halloween 2021, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament at Folk Field. The Boilermakers won both meetings in 1-0 fashion during their most recent NCAA Tournament campaign, marking the seventh time the teams played twice in a season. With a series history that dates back to Purdue’s inaugural 1998 campaign, the 2017 season marked the only other year in which the Boilers & Buckeyes did not square off.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
BIG TEN ANNOUNCES TIMES, TV DESIGNATIONS FOR PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In conjunction with its television partners, the Big Ten Conference announced times and television designations for the 2024-25 Purdue men’s basketball season today.
Purdue will be featured prominently on the national stage, appearing on FOX five times, on FS1 six times, on CBS twice and an appearance on ESPN vs. Auburn. BTN will carry seven games, while Peacock will carry seven Purdue games. The Oregon game on Jan. 18, could possibly be changed to NBC Sports.
The remaining three broadcasts, including the exhibition game vs. Grand Valley State, will appear on B1G+.
Purdue’s last 13 games will air either on Peacock, FOX, FS1 or CBS.
Some highlights include a Noon battle against Texas A&M in the Indy Classic, tipping off at noon. The following week, the Boilermakers will face Auburn at 4:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN.
The showdown with Alabama in Mackey Arena will be aired on Peacock, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Other Peacock games include Oregon (Jan. 18; 3 p.m. ET), Ohio State (Jan. 21; 7:30 p.m.), Iowa (Feb. 4; 7 p.m.), Michigan (Feb. 11; 7 p.m.), Michigan State (Feb. 18; 7 p.m.) and Rutgers (March 4; 7 p.m.).
FOX will carry all of Purdue’s Friday games in Big Ten play (Jan. 24 vs. Michigan; Jan. 31 vs. Indiana; Feb. 28 vs. UCLA; March 7 at Illinois) with tip times scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
Purdue’s only “local” 9 p.m. ET, tip will come at Marquette on Nov. 19 (FS1). Purdue will have no home games tipping off later than 8 p.m. ET.
Purdue’s season opener against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 4, will start at 6 p.m. ET, and be carried by the Big Ten Network.
The 2024-25 Purdue men’s basketball season is presented by Purdue Global, Purdue University’s online educational solution for working adults.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TIMES, NETWORKS RELEASED FOR GAMES AGAINST PURDUE, USC
With less than a month to go until Notre Dame women’s basketball tips off, the times have been confirmed for a pair of Big Ten clashes, including a likely top-10 showdown.
Notre Dame’s first away game of the season against Purdue will air on FS1 at 7 p.m.
The Irish faced the Boilermakers last season and won 76-39 behind Hannah Hidalgo’s 23 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 steals plus Maddy Westbeld’s 15 points and 12 boards. It was the first time Purdue was held under 40 points since 2018.
The Boilermakers lost their leading scorers Abbey Ellis and Caitlyn Harper this offseason and will look to rising sophomore and South Bend native Rashunda Jones to build on a freshman season after which she was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Also a rising sophomore, Sophie Swanson returns after averaging 7.1 points in just 12.6 minutes per game last year.
The Irish will play USC on NBC at 4 p.m. ET. The matchup will lead into Notre Dame football’s primetime matchup against Army at Yankee Stadium.
The two annual football foes have not played on the basketball court since 2011, but there are numerous connections between these rosters. The matchup will pit last year’s rookie phenoms against each other in Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo and USC’s JuJu Watkins. Hidalgo ranked sixth nationally with 22.6 points per game (which was also the Notre Dame program record) and led the nation with 4.6 steals per contest, while Watkins was second in scoring with 27.1 points per game.
Both programs also added notable, high-level transfers this offseason. Notre Dame welcomed All-ACC forward Liatu King and All-BIG EAST forward Liza Karlen. King played at Pittsburgh for her first four years, while Karlen was at Marquette. USC added both Kiki Iriafen and Talia von Oelhoffen from Stanford and Oregon State, respectively. Iriafen was the Pac-12’s Most Improved Player last season, and both players were on the All-Pac 12 Team.
Also of note, Notre Dame freshman Kate Koval will get to see her high school teammate and fellow rookie Kayleigh Heckel in Los Angeles. They were both McDonald’s All-Americans last season and five-star recruits according to the 2024 ESPN HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings.
Notre Dame’s full schedule is available here.
NOTRE DAME HOCKEY
HOCKEY SET FOR SEASON OPENER IN UPSTATE NEW YORK
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame hockey team kicks off their 2024-25 regular season slate with a trip to Upstate New York to face off against St. Lawrence University (Fri., Oct. 11) and Clarkson University (Sat., October 12). The trip marks the first in program history that the Irish will visit either opponents’ home rink and Friday’s tilt will be the first between Notre Dame and St. Lawrence since the 2000-01 season.
Both games are scheduled for 7pm puck drops and will be streamed on ESPN+.
SERIES OVERVIEW
Opponent: St. Lawrence (Fri.) | Clarkson (Sat.)
Location: Canton, N.Y. | Potsdam, N.Y.
Schedule: Fri. 7pm | Sat. 7pm
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Radio: fightingirish.com/radioaffiliates/
Game Notes: Notre Dame
QUICK HITS
The Irish team returns 19 student-athletes from the 2023-24 roster, including 11 forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders. The forwards include graduate senior Grant Silianoff and seniors Justin Janicke, Hunter Strand and Tyler Carpenter. Returning defensemen include four who appeared in the final series of the 2023-24 season in Michael Mastrodomenico, Paul Fischer, Zach Plucinski and Henry Nelson.
Notre Dame returns two 20+ point scorers from a season ago as Danny Nelson (9-14-23) and Cole Knuble (9-11-20) embark on their sophomore season with the Irish.
In total, eight returners posted double-digit points last season. In addition to Nelson and Knuble, Hunter Strand (4-15-19), Justin Janicke (4-12-16), Paul Fischer (2-14-16), Brennan Ali (3-10-13), Maddox Fleming (3-9-12) and Grant Silianoff (4-7-11) look to improve upon their double-digit performances a season ago.
At the last line of defense, the Irish return Jack Williams in goal and add two new netminders to the mix in Nicholas Kempf (USNTDP) and Owen Say (Mercyhurst)
The Irish add 10 new faces to the squad in 2024-25, including five freshmen and five transfers. The 10 newcomers consist of five forwards, three defensemen and two goaltenders.
Graduate senior Blake Biondi made his Irish presence known immediately with a first period goal against the USNTDP in the team’s exhibition game last Friday night. The Hermantown, Minnesota native had two unofficial goals on the night, both scored on the powerplay. His second of the night sparked a third-period comeback for the Irish which included four unanswered goals to end the game and give the Irish the 5-2 win.
Senior Justin Janicke posted four assists on the night against the U18 team, all of which came in the final frame.
Grant Silianoff and Maddox Fleming also posted multi-point nights while Ian Murphy got hit twine for the first time in an Irish sweater as he closed out the scoring Friday with an empty net tally.
NOTRE DAME vs. ST. LAWRENCE
The Irish and Saints have met three times in program history, with the Irish owning a 2-1 all-time record over St. Lawrence.
The two teams have never hosted each other before, with all three previous meetings taking place in holiday tournaments.
When Notre Dame and St. Lawrence last met just three Irish skaters had been born (Ian Murphy, Zach Pluckinski & Tyler Carpenter).
The most recent meeting between the two teams came in the 2000-01 season as part of the RPI/HSBC Holiday Classic in Troy, New York.
Friday’s game marks Notre Dame’s first trip to Canton, New York.
NOTRE DAME vs. CLARKSON
Notre Dame and Clarkson last clashed in the 2023-24 season opener inside Compton Family Ice Arena.
The Golden Knights took game one from the Irish a season ago before Notre Dame bounced back with a convincing 3-0 victory over the visitors to earn the split.
Five current Irish skaters tallied points in the series last season, including Jayden Davis and Danny Nelson who both notched their first career goals while Maddox Fleming and Paul Fischer tallied their first collegiate assists.
Saturday’s game between the Irish and Golden Knights will mark the first tilt between the two squads in Potsdam, New York.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
FIRST PFL ROAD TRIP SENDS BUTLER TO DRAKE FOR A SATURDAY AFTERNOON SHOWDOWN
Butler and Drake will go head-to-head this weekend in Des Moines Iowa. The 2 p.m. (1PM CT) kick-off will feature last year’s PFL Champion and this year’s first-place team in the annual Battle of the Bulldogs contest.
Game Day
Date: Saturday, October 12
Time: 2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT
Location: Des Moines, Iowa / Drake Stadium
Live Stats: GoDrakeBulldogs.com (Statbroadcast)
Watch: ESPN+
Bulldog Bits
– Butler is receiving votes in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll and the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll.
– The Bulldogs are 5-0 for the first time since 2009.
– The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 52-0 in the first quarter this season and 50-9 in the fourth.
– Reagan Andrew’s 71-yard pass to Ethan Loss on Saturday was the longest play of the year for BU.
– Loss has hauled in a reception of 40+ yards in four-straight games for BU. He leads the PFL in yards per catch (25.3).
– Nick Howard has five rushing touchdowns and five passing touchdowns over his first five games as a Bulldog.
– Trevon Brown has caught a touchdown in two-straight games.
– Billy Dozier has three rushing touchdowns over his last two games.
– Ershod Jasey II had a career-high 76 rushing yards in Saturday’s win over the Eagles.
– BU went 7-for-11 on third down vs. MSU while the Eagles were just 1-for-9.
– Butler’s defense has recorded at least one sack in every game this season.
– Jack Burch broke through the MSU line on Saturday to record his first sack of the season.
– The Bulldogs have only allowed four touchdowns this season; two rushing and two passing.
– Tyson Garrett is eight tackles away from 100 in his career.
– Shadon Shannon came up with a career-high six tackles in the win over Morehead State.
– Ashton Nawrocki returned to action against MSU after missing the previous three games.
– Jeremiah Jackson blocked a field goal attempt against MSU.
– Butler has only punted the ball 10 times this season; five of the 10 occurred in the season opener.
PFL Schedule – Week 7
Valparaiso at Stetson 12:00 P.M.
Davidson at Dayton 12:00 P.M.
St. Thomas at Marist 12:00 P.M.
Presbyterian at Morehead State 2:00 P.M.
Butler at Drake 2:00 P.M.
PFL Standings
Butler 1-0, 5-0
Davidson 2-0, 4-1
Dayton 1-0, 3-1
Drake 2-0, 3-1
St. Thomas 1-0, 2-3
San Diego 1-1, 3-2
Morehead State 1-1, 3-3
Stetson 0-1, 2-3
Presbyterian 0-2, 2-4
Valparaiso 0-2, 2-4
Marist 0-2, 0-5
SCOUTING DRAKE: The Bulldogs are 3-1 this year with wins over Eastern Washington, San Diego, and Valparaiso. Their lone setback was at #6 South Dakota on Sept. 21. Defensive end Finn Claypool was recognized as a Preseason All-American at the start of the season and QB Luke Bailey was named to the Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List. Claypool is the reigning PFL Defensive Player of the Week and Bailey earned offensive honors on Sept. 8.
The Bulldogs have won 13-straight league games. Their last PFL loss came on Oct. 22, 2022 to Davidson.
ALL-TIME SERIES: Drake leads Butler in the all-time series 24-8-1. Butler’s last win over Drake came during the 2015 season (20-13). The first-ever meeting happened back in 1932. Neither team scored which resulted in the only tie between the two programs.
Butler’s last win in Des Moines was recorded in 1994 (28-20).
LAST MEETING: Drake came up with a 13-9 win at Butler last year to claim their first outright PFL title since 2004.
Drake scored the go-ahead touchdown with less than three minutes to play in the fourth quarter.
HOME COOKIN’: The Bulldogs head to Des Moines after playing three-straight games at the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl. This is their first road game since Sept. 7.
Butler has not played three-straight home games since 2013. That year, they faced three-straight PFL teams in Indy.
ANDREW NAMED PFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Reagan Andrew was responsible for four touchdowns and nearly had a perfect day passing while leading Butler to a 40-6 victory against Morehead State on Saturday. He completed 11-of-12 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns while running for two touchdowns as part of an eight-carry, 58-yard day. He opened the day’s scoring with a three-yard touchdown run and closed the scoring with a career-long 33-yard touchdown carry. In between, he connected on touchdown throws to William Enneking (14 yards) and Ershod Jasey II (25-yards) on each side of halftime.
Andrew was an honorable mention selection for the Stats Perform FCS National Offensive Player of the Week award.
UNDEFEATED: The Bulldogs are one of just five undefeated teams in the Football Championship Subdivision.
Montana State leads the way with a 6-0 overall record. Butler, Mercer, and Delaware are all 5-0 and Dartmouth is 3-0.
TOP DAWGS: Butler leads the nation in third down conversion percentage, red zone offense, red zone defense, fewest penalty yards per game, passing yards allowed, and scoring defense.
The Bulldogs are 23-for-23 on red zone scoring chances this season. They average 452 yards of total offense per game and only allow 204.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: Butler’s offense is averaging 43.0 points per game this year and the defense is only allowing six points per game.
Butler leads the country in scoring defense and trails only SFA (45.6) in scoring offense.
BALANCED BULLDOGS: Seven different Bulldogs have scored a rushing touchdown for BU this year and seven players have caught a touchdown pass. BU has rushed for 18 touchdowns and have 12 receiving TD’s.
No Butler player has a 100-yard rushing or receiving game this year.
AUDIA ALL-PURPOSE YARDS: Joey Audia has recorded 1,971 all-purpose yards over 30 games at Butler. He needs 29 yards on Saturday to reach 2,000.
Audia has 300 yards this season; 111 on punt returns, 97 on kick returns, 53 rushing and 39 receiving.
BATTLE OF THE BULLDOGS: Butler ran 20 more plays than Drake in the last meeting between the two programs. BU held Drake to 176 yards of offense and dominated time of possession (37:17 to 22:43).
Audia set career-high totals against Drake last year, taking eight handoffs which resulted in 50 rushing yards. Luke Wooten also had success against Drake with six receptions to lead BU with 65 yards.
UP NEXT: Butler will return to Indianapolis next weekend to host Dayton at 1 p.m.
Saturday will be Youth Day and Junior Dawg Pound Day on campus. The 49th meeting between Dayton and Butler will stream live on FloSports.com.
IU INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER TO HOST GREEN BAY, TREK TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Green Bay (Oct. 10 – 4pm): ESPN+ I Live Stats
at Northern Kentucky (Oct. 13 – 1pm): ESPN+ I Live Stats
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis women’s soccer team will embark on a key week this week as the Jaguars host Green Bay on Thursday (Oct. 10) before traveling to Northern Kentucky on Sunday (Oct. 13). Thursday’s game will kickoff at 4:00 p.m. on ESPN+ and fans are encouraged to wear purple in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Sunday’s match will kickoff at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
The Jaguars (3-7-2, 2-1-1 HL) felt defeat for the first time in Horizon League play in their last matchup, falling at home to Detroit Mercy, 3-2. The Jags went down a goal quickly before rebounding to take a 2-1 halftime lead on goals from Cassie Rodriguez and Bernadette Wismann. However, the Jags conceded twice in the second half in the 3-2 defeat. Senior Ashton Kudlo faced an offensive onslaught, making six saves in the loss. Wismann’s goal was the first of her collegiate career and Rodriguez, Avery Bangert and Maia Ransom collected assists in the game.
Sophomore Caroline Kelley (5 goals) and Rodriguez (3 goals) lead the team in scoring while Ransom (5 assists) and Emma Frey (4 assists) are tops in assists. Ransom is tied for the Horizon League lead in assists and Frey is third overall. Kelley is fifth in the league in points per game, having totaled 11 points in 12 games. Frey and sophomore defender Katie Hoog top the team in minutes played among the field players.
HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS:
School CPTS Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak
Detroit Mercy 11 3-0-2 .800 5-6-2 .462 W1
Milwaukee 10 3-0-1 .875 4-6-2 .417 T1
Robert Morris 8 2-1-2 .600 3-4-5 .458 T2
IU Indy 7 2-1-1 .625 3-7-2 .333 L1
Northern Kentucky 7 2-1-1 .625 5-6-1 .458 T1
Oakland 6 2-3 .400 3-9-2 .286 L1
Youngstown State 6 2-3 .400 4-7-2 .385 W2
Purdue Fort Wayne 6 2-2 .500 7-5-1 .577 W1
Green Bay 5 1-2-2 .400 3-5-4 .417 W1
Wright State 4 1-2-1 .375 3-7-1 .318 L1
Cleveland State 0 0-5 .000 0-11-1 .042 L7
QUOTABLE:
“(Detroit Mercy) wanted it a lot more than we did and they took it to us a lot more than we were able to handle it at that point in time. I thought we came out with good energy in the first half – gave up an easy goal that we shouldn’t have given up. I was really proud of our response to come back and put two balls in the back of the net,” Johnson said following his team’s 3-2 loss to Detroit Mercy on Oct. 5.
SCOUTING GREEN BAY:
Green Bay enters play at 3-5-4 overall and 1-2-2 in Horizon League play with a recent 4-1 road win at Cleveland State. Senah Hanes has seven of the team’s 15 goals on the season and both Hanna Arvay and Laney Stark have three assists each. Mallorie Benhart has started 11 times in net for the Phoenix with a 1.48 goals against average and .773 save percentage.
SCOUTING NORTHERN KENTUCKY:
NKU enters the week at 5-6-1 overall and 2-1-1 in Horizon League play with victories over Green Bay and Cleveland State. The Norse will take on Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday night. The Norse have scored 15 goals on the year with 11 different goal scorers. Lilly Yordy leads the squad with seven points (2 goals, 3 assists) and Lydia Self has two game-winners. Four different keepers have seen time for the Norse with Tristen Cross (1.97 GAA, .667 save percentage) and Donna Bundy (1.77 GAA, .556 save percentage) having played the majority of the team’s minutes.
SERIES RESULTS:
IU Indy is 5-1-2 all-time against Green Bay and unbeaten in the last six meetings. The Jags are 3-0-2 in five meetings against Green Bay in Indianapolis.
The Jaguars are just 1-6-3 all-time against NKU and 0-2-1 in three meetings in Highland Heights. The two teams have played to a tie each of the past two years.
UP NEXT:
The Jaguars will travel to Wright State on Thursday (Oct. 17) before returning home to host Milwaukee on Sunday (Oct. 20) on Canine Day at Carroll.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
CARDINALS REGROUP AND TAKE ON KENT STATE IN ROAD BATTLE THIS SATURDAY
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MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State seeks its first conference victory this week while traveling to Kent State and continuing play in the Mid-American Conference. The Cardinals enter their third game in the MAC after falling in three-point shootouts against both Central Michigan and Western Michigan.
** Ball State has absorbed a pair of gut-wrenching defeats in the MAC so far. The Cardinals engineered a five-play, 97-yard two-minute drill touchdown to take a 34-30 lead at Central Michigan, but a victory was snatched from the Cardinals’ hands in the final seconds. Last Saturday against Western Michigan, Ball State led 35-31 through three quarters but an interception contributed to consecutive WMU fourth-quarter TDs and a 45-35 deficit.
** The Cardinals continue to be led on offense by redshirt freshman quarterback Kadin Semonza and junior tight end Tanner Koziol. Semonza completed 21 of 35 passes last week for 307 yards, the first 300-yard passing game of his young career. Koziol, meanwhile, caught exactly nine passes, a career-high, for the third straight week. His 102 receiving yards marked the second time in three weeks (112 at CMU) he has gone over 100 receiving yards.
** FCS transfer Braedon Sloan has netted 347 yards on 77 carries this season, in addition to 201 yards on 17 catches. Aside from a 13-yard day at No. 10 Miami, the versatile Sloan has approached or exceeded the 100-yard mark in all-purpose yards in each game: 155 vs. Western Michigan, 103 vs. Missouri State, 94 at CMU and 72 at JMU. His two highlights against WMU were a 72-yard reception which was Ball State’s longest offensive play of the season; and a 22-yard TD pass to Christian Abney that was the first pass attempt of his career.
** The 100th anniversary of Ball State’s first season in 1924 coincides with the 100th season on the field, given that the Cardinals didn’t field a team in 1943 due to World War II. Season-long celebrations of the 100th season will be displayed at Scheumann Stadium this season. Similarly, it is the program’s 50th season in the MAC — formally joining the league in 1973 and playing its first football games in 1975.
WHAT A WIN MEANS:
** The Cardinals will snap a four-game losing skid and earn its first MAC victory.
** The fifth winningest coach in Ball State football history, Mike Neu will capture his 39th victory as head coach of his alma mater to move within one victory of tying Dwight Wallace (40) with the fourth-most wins in Cardinals history.
BY THE NUMBERS:
9 & 7.6: Tanner Koziol is 8th in FBS rankings with 7.6 catches per game. His nine grabs each of the past three weeks match a career high.
133.5: Braedon Sloan’s all-purpose yards per game in the MAC are currently seventh in the league (159 rush, 108 rec, 267 total yards).
10 of 11: The Cardinals have scored on 10 of 11 trips into the Red Zone, with touchdowns on nine of those drives (7 passing, 2 rushing).
32:40: The Cardinals rank 15th nationally while possessing the ball nearly 33 minutes per game.
BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
SOCCER CONTINUES MAC PLAY AT CMU THURSDAY AND VS OHIO SUNDAY
The Ball State soccer team continues Mid-American Conference play with a match at Central Michigan on Thursday night before hosting Ohio on Sunday afternoon.
The match in Mount Pleasant is scheduled for 7 p.m., while Sunday’s contest is set for 1 p.m. Links to the video streams and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals (6-4-2, 1-2-2 MAC) got their second straight scoreless draw last Sunday when they battled Buffalo, who entered the weekend at the top of the conference leaderboard. Junior Grace Konopatzki made five saves in goal including one in the closing seconds to preserve the shutout.
Central Michigan (4-4-4, 2-0-3 MAC) is tied for fourth in the conference standings after drawing with Western Michigan (0-0) at home on Sept. 29 and most recently tying Toledo on the road 1-1 last Sunday. The Chippewas were projected to finish 12th in the MAC in the preseason coaches poll.
Ohio (7-1-4, 2-0-3 MAC) is tied with CMU in the league standings and won 3-1 at Akron last Sunday to improve the team’s unbeaten streak to nine matches. The Bobcats’ only loss of the year was by a 3-0 margin at No. 8 Michigan State back on Aug. 25. Ohio was picked third in the 12-team MAC in the coaches poll.
Ball State is second in the MAC in assists per game (2.25, No. 26 nationally), points per game (6.08), goals per game (1.92), total assists (27), total goals (23), total points (73) and fewest fouls per game (7.83).
1-2 PUNCH: The duo of juniors Delaney Caldwell and Addie Chester stand near the top of the MAC and Division I leaderboards in multiple statistics.
Caldwell’s three game-winning goals lead the league and are the 24th-most nationally, while her six goals and 17 points are both third in the MAC. Chester joins Caldwell with six goals while her six assists are second on the MAC leaderboard and No. 20 nationally, and her 18 points are second in the conference.
MILESTONE WATCH: Graduate forward Avery Fenchel is three goals away from tying Dee Nocero’s career goals program record of 30.
Fenchel’s 27 goals are tied with Emily Rein (2005-08) for the second-most in Ball State soccer history.
SCOUTING CMU: The Chippewas went 2-8-6 (1-7-3) in 2023 in the fifth season under the direction of head coach Jeremy Groves.
Central’s 5.92 saves per game paces the MAC and ranks No. 33 in NCAA Division I, while its +1 goal differential for the season ranks eighth in the league.
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Allison LaPoint leads the MAC and ranks No. 17 nationally with 5.83 saves per contest, while her .833 save percentage is third-best in the league. Senior midfielder Jocelin Zimmerer’s two game-winning goals are tied for the third-most in the MAC so far this year.
SCOUTING OHIO: The Bobcats produced a 9-8-5 record (4-4-3 MAC) last year in head coach Aaron Rodgers’ 11th leading the program. Ohio won the MAC Tournament before bowing out to Michigan State in the NCAA Tourney.
Ohio is at the top of the MAC leaderboard in goal differential (+21, No. 19 nationally), scoring offense (2.33 goals per game, No. 26), total goals (28) and shots on goal per game (7.08).
Junior goalie Celeste Sloma ranks second in the MAC in shutouts (seven, No. 11 in NCAA Division I), save percentage (.867, No. 18) and goals against average (.522, No. 26). Sophomore Jaimason Brooker is second in the league in total assists (six) and assists per game (0.5), which rank No. 20 and No. 22 nationally, respectively.
Up Next
The Cardinals play at Miami (OH) at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18.
BALL STATE BASKETBALL
2024-25 MAC MEN’S & WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TIP-OFF SHOW TO AIR ON OCTOBER 22
CLEVELAND, Ohio – On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Mid-American Conference and its Men’s and Women’s Basketball programs will be highlighted on a special 2024-25 Preview Show in partnership with the popular college basketball media network The Field of 68.
The MAC Basketball Tip-Off Show will feature interviews on The Field of 68’s X and YouTube pages with the men’s and women’s head coaches as well as one male and one female student-athlete from all 12 MAC basketball programs.
Additionally, the show will be available in its entirety on the Mid-American Conference’s YouTube channel after the preview show concludes.
The men’s preview show begins at 9 am ET/8 am CT with Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster conducting the interviews. The women’s basketball preview show will follow with Cayleigh Griffin, who is a Host/Reporter at Bally Sports Ohio and is the Pre & Postgame Host of ‘Cavaliers Live.’ She has also served as a color commentator for MAC women’s basketball tournament games.
For more information on MAC Men’s & Women’s Basketball, please visit GetSomeMACtion.com or follow us on X at @MACSports.
MAC Women’s Basketball Preview Coaches & Student-Athletes
Akron: Head Coach Ryan Gensler & Alexus Mobley (Senior, Guard)
Ball State: Head Coach Brady Sallee & Ally Becki (Senior, Guard)
Bowling Green: Head Coach Fred Chmiel & Lexi Fleming (Senior, Guard)
Buffalo: Head Coach Becky Burke & Chellia Watson (Senior, Guard)
Central Michigan: Head Coach Kristin Haynie & Lisa Tesson (Senior, Guard)
Eastern Michigan: Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh & Sisi Eleko (Junior, Forward)
Kent State: Head Coach Todd Starkey & Jenna Batsch (Senior, Guard)
Miami: Head Coach Glenn Box & Katey Richason (Senior, Forward)
Northern Illinois: Head Coach Lisa Carlsen & Chelby Koker (Grad., Guard)
Ohio: Head Coach Bob Boldon & Kate Dennis (Senior, Guard)
Toledo: Head Coach Ginny Boggess & Nan Garcia (Grad., Guard/Forward)
Western Michigan: Head Coach Shane Clipfell & Hannah Spitzley (Grad., Guard)
MAC Men’s Basketball Preview Coaches & Student-Athletes
Akron: Head Coach John Groce & Nate Johnson (R-Junior, Guard)
Ball State: Head Coach Michael Lewis & Payton Sparks (Senior, Center)
Bowling Green: Head Coach Todd Simon & Trey Thomas (Senior, Guard)
Buffalo: Head Coach George Halcovage III & Noah Batchelor (Junior, Forward)
Central Michigan: Head Coach Tony Barbee & Anthony Pritchard (Senior, Guard)
Eastern Michigan: Head Coach Stan Heath & Jalin Billingsley (Senior, Forward)
Kent State: Head Coach Rob Senderoff & VonCameron Davis (R-Senior, Forward)
Miami: Head Coach Travis Steele & Eian Elmer (Sophomore, Wing)
Northern Illinois: Head Coach Rashon Burno & Quentin Jones (Sophomore, Guard)
Ohio: Head Coach Jeff Boals & AJ Clayton (Senior, Forward)
Toledo: Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk & Javan Simmons (Sophomore, Forward)
Western Michigan: Head Coach Dwayne Stephens & JaVaughn Hannah (Junior, Guard)
The Field of 68
The Field of 68 Media Network was founded in 2020 by longtime college basketball reporters Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster. The duo has built an expansive series of shows and podcasts that are hosted by some of the top reporters and analysts in college basketball. The Field of 68’s After Dark show on YouTube has become must watch viewing for fans during the college basketball season and includes interviews with coaches and student-athletes from across the country. In addition to its shows, the Field of 68 produces a daily newsletter with the latest information from the world of college basketball and The Almanac, a comprehensive season preview.
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference office is based in Cleveland, Ohio as the Conference office serves 12 full-time members and offer championships in 22 sports.
Founded in 1946, the Mid-American Conference is an NCAA Division I, 12-member conference that sponsors 22 championships and is one of ten members of the Football Bowl Subdivison (FBS). With total enrollment of nearly 300,000 students, the league represents institutions of higher learning in five (5) states – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Ohio.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
MASTODON WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL HOSTS OAKLAND THIS WEEKEND
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball team returns to the Gates Sports Center this weekend with a pair of matches against Oakland on Friday and Saturday (Oct. 11-12).
Game Day Information
Who: Oakland Golden Grizzlies
When: Friday-Saturday, Oct. 11-12 | 7 PM & 2 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Game 1 | Game 2
Tickets:Game 1 | Game 2
Match Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne
Know Your Foe
Oakland is 6-11 and 2-3 to start Horizon League play. The Golden Grizzlies are coming off a pair of wins over Robert Morris last weekend, but opened the league slate with two losses to Milwaukee and one at Cleveland State. Tyler Linkhart is leading the team with 2.75 kills per set. Rachel Rossman (6.95 assists per set) and Delaney Stern (3.96 assists per set) are splitting the setting duties. Reigning Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year Emily Wichmann is averaging 5.26 digs per set.
Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne leads the series against Oakland 35-25. It dates back to 1983. Oakland has won four of the last five matches, with the ‘Dons’ last win coming in 2022, a 3-1 win in Fort Wayne. Taya Haffner had 50 assists in that contest.
Panna-tastic
Panna Ratkai is one of five players from the 12-player All-Horizon League First Team back for 2024. Ratkai (OPOY) and Oakland’s Emily Wichmann (DPOY) are the only major award winners back.
Jonesing For a Fanum Tax
Nicole Jones had three double-doubles in a row against Michigan State, Saint Francis (Pa.) and Indiana State, marking the first time since 2021 a Mastodon had done so. She was named the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational MVP for her efforts.
You Betts-a Believe It
LonDynn Betts became a member of the 1,000-dig club at Michigan State on September 17. She became the 21st Mastodon to join the club, and the first since Rachael Crucis in 2022. She will be honored with a game ball prior to the Mastodons’ game against Oakland on October 11.
Hungary for More
Panna Ratkai has 20 or more kills in 17 matches in her career with five coming this season. She had 12 as a redshirt-freshman. This season, she has 251 total kills, which is top-20 in the country.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped a 3-1 match at Green Bay last weekend. Abby Stratford had a team-high 13 kills.
Next Time Up
The Mastodons hit the road to play two matches at Cleveland State on October 18-19 before returning home for two against Northern Kentucky a week later.
EVANSVILLE SWIMMING/DIVING
MADDIE ROLLETT EARNS SECOND MVC AWARD OF THE FALL
ST. LOUIS. – Maddie Rollett’s stellar start to the 2024-25 season continued on Wednesday as she was named the Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Diver of the Week for the second time in as many weeks.
Rollett has been nearly perfect in the opening two weeks of the fall. After sweeping both diving events at the Butler Double Dual, she accomplished the same feat at Centre College on Friday.
In the 1-meter dive, Rollett earned a score of 273.45. That mark was high enough to qualify her for the NCAA Diving Zones. She followed that up with a 252.90 in the 3-meter event, giving her another victory.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER
UE WOMEN’S SOCCER TRAVELS TO CHICAGO FOR CLASH WITH UIC
CHICAGO — The University of Evansville women’s soccer will look to take a series lead against the UIC Flames on Thursday evening.
UE women’s soccer added another point to their resume in a 1-1 draw against Drake over the weekend. Junior forward Amy Velazquez (Avon, Ind. / Avon HS) scored the tying goal for the Aces in the 83rd minute of the match for her second goal of the season. Velazquez took the ball from a Bulldog defender up into the 12 and passed over to senor forward Hailey Autenrieb (Cincinnati / Seton HS) on the right side of the penalty box, who quickly returned it to Velazquez at the six. Velazquez struck the ball with her right foot and blew it past Drake’s goalkeeper into the center of the net to help Evansville to another MVC point.
UIC is one of the Aces newer opponent in women’s soccer as the two teams never faced each other prior to the Flames addition to the MVC in the 2022 season. Neither team has won on the road in the series since beginning play in 2022. The Aces will look to see if they can get the first road win and take the series lead on Thursday evening. Both games in the series have been decide by a single goal with only two goals tallied so far in two meetings.
The Flames come into Thursday’s match as one of the conference’s leaders with an MVC record of 3-0-2 after having seven losses in the non-conference season. UIC put together a big win over Indiana State on Tuesday with their highest scoring output of the season with three goals scored. It was the Flames fifth shutout of the year and their fifth game unbeaten in conference play. UIC is led by junior forward Riley Collett with eight points from three goals and two assists.
Velazquez is now tied with freshman defender Emmy Brenner (Arlington, Tenn. / St. Benedict at Auburndale HS) for most goals on the season with two each. Autenrieb and Velazquez are tied as the Aces total offensive leaders with five points. Autenrieb has one goal and three assists while Velazquez has two goals and one assist.
SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
EAGLES DEPART FOR PIVOTAL OVC WEEKEND IN LITTLE ROCK
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana travels south to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock this weekend for two matches with the Trojans on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. The matchup marks a pivotal opportunity for either team to make a swing in the Ohio Valley Conference standings as both teams are currently tied for fourth at 3-2.
Coverage/Tickets
Both matches will be broadcasted on ESPN+ at the links above, along with in game updates @USIAthletics on Twitter, and post-game updates on Instagram and Facebook. Live Stats are also available at the links above. Tickets can be purchased at Jack Stephens Center or at the link above.
Weekend Headlines
Five Set Thrilling Loss to UT Martin. USI came out slow on Tuesday night against the Skyhawks and struggled to recover falling just short in five sets (15-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 13-15). The big statistical differences were blocks as the Skyhawks swatted 15 to the Eagles seven. Senior middle hitter Paris Downing led the Eagles offensively with 13 kills for the first time this season as junior libero Keira Moore tallied a season high 29 digs.
Program History at EIU. USI snatched both games in Charleston last weekend earning their programs first wins against the Panthers. Thursday night was a five-set thriller where the Eagles captured sets four and five shocking EIU late with their energy. Sophomore transfer Ashby Willis from Purdue Fort Wayne had her best night as a Screaming Eagle tying her career high of 19 kills as the Eagles have started to use her heavily in clutch situations down the stretch from the outside. Five different Eagles grabbed double-digit digs. The Eagles followed Thursday night’s performance with a dominant 3-0 sweep leaving Charleston with a winning OVC record (3-2). Willis led the Eagles once again with 11 kills as senior setter Carly Sobieralski finished the week with 134 assists at 10.34 per set. The Eagles smashed a season high .310 attacking percentage continuously beating EIU to the net with a relentless attack outworking the Panthers.
Digging Into the Record Books. Former Castle product, Moore surpassed 1,000 career digs on Tuesday night with a season high 29. She became the15th Eagle in the USI record books to surpass the 1,000-dig mark. In 2023, Moore earned 498 digs which was the fifth best single season mark in USI history as only as sophomore. Senior Abby Weber surpassed the mark in the first weekend as she currently sits at 11th with 1,116 career digs.
Preseason Player to Watch Anderson’s Success. The Eagles were predicted to finish sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in the 2024 preseason poll, with junior middle hitter Bianca Anderson chosen as the player to watch. She’s tallied 170 kills on an efficient .300 attacking percentage. Anderson can keep the defense guessing with powerful strikes up the middle or elusive slides.
Sobieralski’s Domination. Sobieralski continues to drop dimes leading the OVC with 637 total. The senior ranks seventh all-time in assists at 2,416, eclipsing the 2,000 marks against Ball State. She also earned OVC Setter of the Week for the fourth career time in the final week of non-conference play. Sobieralski has tallied 20+ assists in every game this season along with adding 13 double-doubles. The senior is averaging 45.4 assist per game in OVC matches at 10.81 assists per set. She’s also averaging 11.8 digs and 4.2 kills per match in conference play.
Mixing Up the Attack. USI uses a variety of attackers from different angles to confuse the defense. Moreover, seeing one player earn high percentages of the teams’ kills is usually not the case. Four different matches this season, USI has had four different Eagles tally double digit kills. Five different USI attackers have over 100+ kills in graduate senior Jasmine Green (160), sophomore Leah Coleman (158), Downing (110) Willis (178), and Anderson (170). Any Eagle can take over on any given night making the USI incredibly tough to prepare for as an opposition.
Set Trends. The Eagles struggle this season has been getting ahead, losing 11 of their 17 first sets. However, recently they have started to reverse the trend winning five of their past seven first sets dominating the Panthers last weekend. Opponents have outscored the Eagles by 52 (360-412) in first sets and by 20 in third sets (361-381), but the Eagles are positive in second, fourth, and fifth sets.
Looking to Improve at the Net. USI has been out blocked this season 224 to 168. The difference is in large part due to multiple power conference teams USI played in the non-conference slate. Furthermore, USI out blocked the Panthers 15-13 this weekend as they showed significant improvement. The Eagles have been out blocked 11 of their 17 matches but are 4-4 in the past eight.
USI at Little Rock Notes. Both squads have earned two wins as the all-time series history is currently at 2-2. Little Rock’s victories came in 2022 against a 1-28 USI squad in eight sets. The Eagles victories came at home last season with victories of 3-1 and 3-0. The Trojans OVC player to watch was sophomore outside hitter Bella Cherry who sits in second on the team in kills (169). Senior outside hitter Jeilia Fullerton leads the Trojans with 214 kills. Little Rock uses two setters with 300+ assists each in sophomore Dariana Valencia and sophomore Kaylee Smith. The Trojans statistical strength is in digs at third in the conference. Their flaws are hitting percentage and service aces both 8th in the OVC. The Eagles strength is in assists (3rd) and kills (4th). Their flaws are in blocks (8th) and service aces (10th).
MARIAN VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO SPRING ARBOR 3-2 IN SECOND MATCHUP OF YEAR
Indianapolis, Ind.- The Marian volleyball team fell to the Spring Arbor Cougars 3-2 Wednesday evening. The Knights are now 15-5 overall and 6-4 in conference.
The Knights got on the board early with an ace by Logan Smith to take the early 1-0 lead. The set continued to go back and forth between both sides drawing nine ties in the set before the Cougars pulled away going on a 5-0 run before forcing the Knights to take a timeout. After the timeout the Cougars continued their run by three more points before Marian was able to answer highlighted by Madison Brooks’ kill to bring the score 17-11 in favor of the visitors. Emma Hirchak and Nichole Wilkinson claimed a kill each decreasing Spring Arbors lead but were to no avail with, the Cougars finishing the first set with a final score of 25-14.
The visitors opened up the second set with a 6-0 run highlighted by three kills. Marian answered with a 5-0 run with Mikayla Christiansen and Khori Dryden claiming kills to bring the score 7-5 in favor of the Cougars. Smith pushed at Spring Arbor’s lead followed by a service error for the visitors to bring the game to a one point deficit. Sara Bennett’s kill, an attacking error from the Cougars, and a kill from Brooks brought the game to an 11-10 in favor of the Knights. The Knights and Cougars continued to trade points back and forth before the Knights broke away with Wilkinson, Bennett, and Dryden each with a kill and Dryden’s block to bring the score 20-15 to force the Cougars to take a timeout. The Knights took charge with Christiansen and the visitors having a service error to end the set with a score of 25-18 bringing the overall score 1-1.
The third set was similar to the middle of the previous middle of each set, drawing 5 draws before the Cougars took charge going on a 2-0 and a 3-0 run to take the 11-7 lead. Spring Arbor continued their lead taking advantage of the Knights errors and crucial kills to bring the score 14-9. Spring Arbor extended their lead with a 3-0 run followed by a pair of attacking errors on the Knights to draw a Marian timeout. After the timeout the Knights went on a 3-0 lead highlighted by kills by Bennett and Hirchak as well as a serving ace by Sydney Schaffer to bring the score 19-15 in favor of the visitors. The visitors finished off the third set with a 25-18 win over Marian to increase their lead 2-1 going into the fourth set.
The Knights opened up the fourth set claiming two points with a kill by Gabby Fish and an attacking error by the visitors. Marian brought the energy fifth a 5-0 run highlighted by Fish claiming a pair of kills as well as Bennett and Brooks claiming a kill each to take a 7-2 lead. The Knights continue their The Knights continue to push at their lead with Hirchak and Fish claiming crucial kills and Emma Lyona and Logan Smith having a serving ace each to extend their lead 14-9. The Cougars bounced back going on a 4-0 run to bring the game to a stand still. Bennett hit back-to-back crucial kills to take the lead before the Cougars brought the game to a standstill. Before both teams called a timeout with the score at a 22-22 standstill. The Knights took the 25-22 win in set four bringing the overall score 2-2.
Marian took charge with back to back kills by Wilkinson to take the 2-0 lead. The Cougars answered with a 4-0 run highlighted by a pair of kills by Hinzman to bring the score 2-4. The Knights went on a 3-0 run to bring the score 6-5 highlighted by Dryden and Brooks kills. The game went to a standstill garnering three tied draws before the Knights took a timeout. After the timeout the Cougars pulled ahead claiming two points off of back-to-back kills. Marian called their last time out to be followed up by a serving error on the Knights and back to back crucial kills from the Cougars to claim the 15-12 win in set five and the 3-2 win overall.
Madison Brooks and Khori Dryden led the team in kills with 10 while Gabby Fish and Sarah Bennett weren’t far behind with eight apiece. Emerson Evans led the team in assists with 22 while Logan Smith tallied 20. Emma Lyons claimed three serving aces while Evans and Smith claimed two each. Nicole Wilkinson and Sarah Bennett led the team in blocks with three. Lyons also claimed 23 digs on the night.
The Knights will be back in action Saturday, October 9th at home starting at 5:00 p.m. against the St. Francis Cougars.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
4 – 8 – 10 – 18 – 33 – 29 – 9 – 27 – 48 – 56
October 10, 1920 – Cleveland Indians outfielder Elmer Smith hits baseball’s first ever World Series grand slam (Game 5, 1920)
October 10, 1920 – Indian Bill Wambsganss made the first unassisted World Series triple play
October 10, 1921 – The NFL Decatur Staleys franchise officially played their first game as the Chicago Staleys when they hosted the Rock Island Independents at a place called Staley Field in Chicago. The Staleys won the contest 14-10. A year later, for the 1922 season the franchise would become the Chicago Bears.
October 10, 1930 – Associated Press voted Joe Cronin (Number 4 in 1931) of the Washington Senators as the unofficial AL MVP. Meanwhile the Boulder Writer Alliance named the Chicago Cubs Hack Wilson as the NL MVP.
October 10, 1951 – World Series: two-time defending champion NY Yankees beat NY Giants, 4-3 at Yankee Stadium for 4-2 series victory; MVP: Yankees shortstop Number 10, Phil Rizzuto
October 10, 1956 – In the World Series clincher, the Yankees behind Number 8, Yogi Berra’s 2 home runs, beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 9-0 in Game 7 at Ebbets Field. MVP: Yankees pitcher Number 18, Don Larsen
October 10, 1957 – World Series crowned the Milwaukee Braves as champs when they defeated the NY Yankees, 5-0 at Yankee Stadium to clinch 4 games to 3 series victory. The Series MVP was Braves pitcher Lew Burdette, Number 33 who went 3-0 against the Yanks.
October 10, 1960 – Ron Stewart of the Ottawa Rough Riders rushed for a CFL-record 287 yards. Stewart’s Number 11 jersey has been retired by the Ottawa Rough Riders, and is also a member of the Queen’s University Football Hall of Fame and the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame.
October 10, 1964 – 18th NHL All-Star Game, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: All-Stars beat Toronto, 3-2, Jean Béliveau, the Center for Montreal, won the MVP award for the game. Béliveau wore the Number 4 on his sweater at that point in his career.
October 10, 1968 – It was World Series Game 7, as the Detroit Tigers edged out the St Louis Cardinals, 4-1 at Busch Memorial Stadium to clinch, 4-3 series win. The Series MVP was Tigers pitcher Number 29, Mickey Lolich
October 10, 1979 – Quebec Nordiques’ Number 9, Real Cloutier set an NHL record of a hat trick in his very first League game. The feat was matched in 2016 by Toronto’s Auston Matthews among others.
October 10, 1987 – Hartford center Number 27, Doug Jarvis ends his career having played an NHL record 964 consecutive games as the Whalers lose 6-2 to the New York Rangers
October 10, 1993 – Cleveland Browns’ DB Najee Mustafaa, Number 48 set a franchise record for longest interception (97 yds)
October 10, 1994 – The New York Football Giants retired Lawrence Taylor’s Number 56 jersey
FOOTBALL HISTORY
October 10, 1920 – The Chicago Cardinals played their very first game in the AFPA (NFL). The game against the cross town rivals, Chicago Tigers, ended in a 0-0 draw. Paddy Driscoll was the head coach of this version of the Cardinals who ended the season at 6-2-1 and placed fourth in the APFA.
October 10, 1921 -The former Decatur Staleys played their first game as the Chicago Staleys and won the game 14-10 over the visiting Rock Island Independents. The Staleys ended the season, where they played every game in Chicago, sporting a 10-1-2 record. The following season Owner/Coach George Halas would rename the team the Chicago Bears.
October 10, 1960 – A CFL rushing record for a single game is reached when Ron Stewart of the Ottawa Rough Riders runs for 287 yards in a game against the Montreal Alouettes. According to the americanfootballdatabase.fandom.com Stewart capped off his 1960 season by winning the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian Award. In his 13 year career he ran for 5690 yards on 983 attempts scoring 42 touchdowns.
October 10, 1976 – The Giants Stadium in New Rutherford, New Jersey opens up its gates for the first time, but the Dallas Cowboys darkened the festivities a bit when they handed the New York Giants a 24-14 loss in the stadium’s debut.
October 10, 1994 – The New York Football Giants retire the jersey number 56 in honor of their great former linebacker Lawrence Taylor.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for October 10
October 10, 1894 – Walter Gordon was a guard/tackle from the University of California from 1916 through the 1918 season. Walter grew up in Atlanta , Georgia and was the grandson of a slave. Mr. Gordon became one of the first black football players on the West Coast. The National Football Foundation’s bio on his tells us that Gordon was a great lead blocker on offense and a hard-hitting tackler on defense. The National Football Foundation selected him to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975. After graduation, Walter joined the Berkeley Police Force, went to Law School and became a lawyer in 1922. He coached football and did some scouting for California University and eventually President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed him the Governor of the US Virgin Islands.
October 10, 1920 – Frank Sinkwich was a halfback from the University of Georgia. It is reported by the National Football Foundation that Frank did not desire to play halfback, due to the fact that in that era of play the halfbacks were the ones who threw the passes. His head coach thought otherwise though, and Coach Wally Butts was right. The awkward, flatfooted Sinkwich worked hard at the halfback position after many hours of practice he became a great passer. In 1942 he set a National Record for total offense with 2187 yards and over 1300 of those through the air. The big stage is where the player really shined through like in the 1942 Orange Bowl where Sinkwich put up a remarkable 382 all-purpose yards in the game. The National Football Foundation selected him to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
October 10, 1922 – Merv Pregulman was a center and tackle from the University of Michigan. According to mgoblue.com Merv was an All-American at defensive tackle but also played center and guard on offense well. The Green Bay Packers drafted Pregulman in the first round of the 1946 NFL Draft and he played there one season before going to Detroit to play with the Lions for two more years before playing his last season with the New York Bulldogs in 1948. The National Football Foundation selected him to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
October 10, 1946 – Dwayne Nix was a former Texas A & I tight end. Dwayne was a Texas football star right from the beginning per footballfoundation.org bio on him. In three consecutive years the youngster made the Associated Press Little All-America team. His college team the Texas A&I Javelinas went undefeated in the NAIA when he was a junior, and the next season they won the National Championship in NAIA football. The National Football Foundation selected him to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
October 10, 1969 – Brett Favre played in the National Football League for 20 highly productive seasons where he was a 3 time NFL player of the Year and made it into 11 Pro Bowls! Do we need to say anything more? Of course we do! Favre attended Southern Mississippi University where he was a four year starter at quarterback. Brett was later picked by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2nd Round and 3rd overall of the 1991 NFL Draft according to his bio on profootballhof.com. Favre saw very limited action as a Falcon and so the next season he was traded to the Green Bay Packers for a first round draft pick. When starter Don Majikowski was injured in Week 3, Brett Favre became the starting QB of the Pack and never looked back. He started that season on a torrid pace that saw him go over 3000 plus yards of passing in 18 straight seasons in the NFL. In 1995 and the two following seasons he took the Packers to the NFC Championship game and won Super Bowl XXXI. Brett played with the Packers through the 2007 season and then a season with the New York Jets before playing out his final two years with the Minnesota Vikings. Like wine, Favre seemed to get better as 2009 may have been his best season ever as he finished the year with a 107.2 QB rating and tossed for 4,202 yards. Bret Favre was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1904 On the last day of the season, with one day of rest, Pilgrims right-hander Bill Dinneen beats Jack Chesbro when the 41-game winner uncorks a ninth-inning wild pitch, snapping a 2-2 tie against the Highlander. Boston’s Big Bill completes all 37 games he started during the season, throwing 337.2 consecutive innings, with his final effort giving the team their second straight American League pennant.
1920 Indians’ Bill Wambsganss becomes the only player in World Series history to complete an unassisted triple play when he makes a leaping catch, steps on second base, and tags the runner arriving from first base. Silence engulfs Cleveland’s League Park as the hometown fans try to digest what they have just witnessed.
1920 Outfielder Elmer Smith becomes the first player to hit a grand slam in World Series history when the Indians defeat the Robins and Burleigh Grimes, 8-1. Cleveland’s starter Jim Bagby contributes to his cause, blasting a three-run home run to become the first pitcher to hit a home run in the Fall Classic.
1923 In the first postseason game ever played at Yankee Stadium, veteran Giants outfielder Casey Stengel becomes the first player to hit a World Series homer in the Bronx ballpark, breaking a 4-4 deadlock in the top of the ninth inning with an inside-the-park round-tripper off Joe Bush. The Game 1 matchup is the first Fall Classic contest broadcast nationally.
1924 With the score tied at 3-3 and one out in the bottom of the 12th in Game 7 of the World Series, Senators’ backstop Muddy Ruel lifts a high catchable foul pop-up, which Giant catcher Hank Gowdy misses when he stumbles over his mask. Given a second chance, Ruel then doubles and eventually scores the winning run, making the Senators World Champs.
1948 Until the Dodgers host the 1959 Fall Classic at the LA Coliseum, the largest crowd to attend a World Series game jam into Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium to witness a showdown between two future Hall of Famers. Braves’ southpaw Warren Spahn beats Bob Feller and the Indians in Game 5 of the Fall Classic, 11-5, in front of 86,288 fans.
1951 In Game 6 of the Fall Classic, the Yankees become World Champions for the 14th time in franchise history when they beat the Giants in the Bronx ballpark contest, 4-3. Hank Bauer delivers the signature blow, a three-run triple hit in the sixth inning off of Game 1 winner Dave Koslo.
1956 In Game 7 of the World Series, Johnny Kucks, allowing just three singles, blanks Brooklyn, 9-0, to give the Yankees their 17th World Championship in franchise history. In the last postseason game played at Ebbets Field, the 24-year-old right-hander ends the game by striking out Jackie Robinson, which turns out to be the Dodger infielder’s final major league at-bat when he decides to retire after being traded to the Giants in the off-season.
1957 With a 5-0 victory over the defending World Champions in Game 7 at Yankee Stadium, Milwaukee captures its first World Series championship since the ‘Miracle Braves’ won the title representing Boston in 1914. The Most Valuable Player of the Fall Classic is right-hander Lew Burdette, who hurled three complete-game victories, including today’s shutout.
1957 Starting Game 7 on just two days rest, Lew Burdette pitches the Braves to a World Championship as he blanks the Bronx Bombers at Yankee Stadium, 5-0. The 30-year-old right-hander, named the Series MVP, tosses 24 consecutive scoreless innings and posts a 0.64 ERA in his three Fall classic victories.
1961 The three-round National League expansion draft begins at the circuit’s headquarters in Cincinnati when the Colt .45s select former Giant shortstop Eddie Bressoud, and the Mets pick Hobie Landrith, a catcher who also played for San Francisco last season. Houston and New York choose 16 players, two from each of the existing clubs, at 75,000 per player, adding two/three more players at $50,000 in round two, and then in the final round picking four players from a premium list at $125,000 apiece, costing the new owners a staggering $3,650,000 for 45 players of questionable talent.
1962 In Game 5 of the World Series, Tom Tresh belts an eighth-inning homer off Jack Sanford to give the Bronx Bombers a 5-3 comeback win over the Giants at Yankee Stadium. Mike Tresh, the rookie shortstop’s dad, who hit only two home runs in his dozen big league seasons, left his seat behind home plate before the at-bat, moving to the standing-room section in Yankee Stadium, hoping to bring his son good luck.
1963 The Mets announce the club has ‘traded’ coaches with the Giants, bringing Wes Westrum to New York in exchange for Cookie Lavagetto, recovering from a serious illness, and requested a position nearer to his home in Oakland. Mets manager Casey Stengel met and became fond of his new coach during the recent All-Star Game and will be replaced by him as the team’s second skipper in franchise history when the 75-year-old ‘Old Perfessor’ retires in 1965.
1964 At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle, facing Barney Schultz, slams the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth inning over the fence at the Bronx ballpark, giving New York a dramatic 2-1 walk-off victory and two games to one advantage over St. Louis in the Fall Classic. The Mick’s game-winning round-tripper, his 16th Fall Classic round-tripper, breaking the previous mark set by Babe Ruth, makes him the fifth major leaguer to end a World Series game with a home run.
1968 Bob Gibson, who sets the mark for total strikeouts (35) in a World Series, goes the distance in his eighth consecutive World Series game, losing Game 7 to Detroit, 4-1. The only time the St. Louis Cardinal right-hander, who will compile a 1.89 postseason ERA, didn’t finish a Fall Classic contest was in his first appearance in 1964 when he tossed eight innings against the Yankees.
1968 In the fifth inning of Game 7 of the World Series, Dal Maxvill pops out to first base, becoming the first major leaguer to go 0-for-22 in the Fall Classic. The Cardinal shortstop surpasses the single series infamous mark previously shared by Gil Hodges (1952 – Dodgers), Red Murray (1911 – Giants), Billy Sullivan (1906 – White Sox), and Jimmy Sheckard (1906 – Cubs).
1970 In the first World Series game played on artificial turf, Boog Powell, Ellie Hendricks, and Brooks Robinson homer to power the Orioles past the Reds, 4-3. In Game 1 of the Fall Classic, Baltimore’s offensive output overcomes Cincinnati’s 3-0 early lead at Riverfront Stadium.
1973 In the fifth and deciding game, the Mets win their second National League pennant in franchise history, beating the Reds, 7-2. Tom Seaver, who gives up seven hits in 8.1 innings, bests Cincinnati right-hander Jack Billingham in the Shea Stadium showdown.
1973 During oral arguments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Potter Stewart is handed a note with the startling news that Vice President Agnew had just resigned. The message also informs the glum Republican Justice, a big Reds fan, that the Mets are ahead of Cincinnati in the NLCS, 2-0.
1976 The Royals gain their first postseason victory in franchise history when they beat the Yankees, 7-3, in Game 2 of the ALCS. Kansas City southpaw Paul Splittorff, pitching 5.2 innings in relief, is credited with the victory.
1978 Before the start of Game 1 of the World Series, the Dodgers retire Jim Gilliam’s uniform #19, honoring their coach who died suddenly two days ago due to a massive brain hemorrhage. The 49-year-old former All-Star LA infielder will become the team’s first player not inducted into the Hall of Fame to receive this tribute.
1982 In Game 5, the Brewers capture the American League flag, beating the Angels at County Stadium, 4-3. Milwaukee becomes the first team to overcome a 0-2 start in a best-of-a-five-game LCS, winning the remaining three games against California, all played at home.
1993 The BBWAA selects Chicago slugger Frank Thomas as the American League’s Most Valuable Player. The first baseman, ranked among the top ten of the league’s nine offensive categories, batted .317 with 41 home runs and knocked in 128 runs for the division-winning White Sox.
1999 Scoring more than nineteen NFL teams, the Red Sox establish a major league record for most runs and the biggest margin of victory in a postseason game, scoring in every inning but the sixth in their 23-7 rout of the Indians. John Valentin collects seven RBIs in the Fenway Park contest as the Red Sox knot the five-game series at two games apiece.
2000 In Game 1, the Mariners (9) and Yankees (13) combined for 22 strikeouts to set an ALCS record. Seattle wins the contest behind the solid pitching of Freddie Garcia, who rings up eight Bombers in 6.2 innings in the team’s 2-0 victory in the Bronx.
2003 The Cubs take a 2-1 game advantage in the NLCS when they beat the Marlins in extra innings at Pro Player Stadium, 5-4. The eventual winning run scores in the top of the 11th when Doug Glanville triples off Florida’s Brandon Looper to plate Kenny Lofton, who had singled with one out in the frame.
2003 Kenny Lofton sets an NLCS record and ties the ALCS mark with six hits in six consecutive at-bats. Gary Matthews (Phillies-1983), Will Clark (Giants-1989), Steve Buechele (Pirates-1991), and Javy Lopez (Braves-1996) all held the previous NL distinction with five consecutive hits, with Blue Jays’ DH Paul Molitor establishing the major league standard in 1993, now shared with the Cub flychaser.
2005 The Phillies fire Ed Wade as their general manager, although the team( 88-74) has had three straight winning seasons and missed a chance of being the wild card by only one game this season. Philadelphia has not played in the postseason for 12 consecutive years, including the last eight seasons with Wade calling the shots.
2005 Rafael Palmeiro avoids perjury charges when a Congressional subcommittee decides not to prosecute him following its investigation. The former Orioles’ first baseman/DH had piqued the legislators’ interest when he tested positive for steroids four months after pointing his finger at the committee during a Capitol Hill hearing, emphatically denying that he had used performance-enhancing substances.
2008 Earlier in the day, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel learns of his mother’s death at a Virginia hospital. The grieving skipper, one of ten of June’s children, stays with the team and directs his club to an 8-5 victory against the Dodgers at Citizens Bank Park in Game 2 of the NLDS.
2009 In Matt Holliday’s first at-bat at home since his critical error allowed LA to stage an amazing comeback victory, the Cardinals’ left fielder receives a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 47,296 at Busch Stadium. The former NLCS MVP award winner (Colorado – 2007), who will become a free agent after the season, is touched by the fans’ reaction and appreciative of their support.
2009 The Dodgers advance to their second consecutive National League championship series, beating St. Louis, 5-1, to complete a three-game sweep of the Redbirds in the NLDS. Vicente Padilla’s solid pitching and Andre Ethier and Manny Ramirez’s timely hitting close out the series, best remembered for Matt Holliday’s error on James Loney’s ninth-inning two-out liner, leading to a stunning two-run walk-off rally in Game 2.
2010 Behind the solid starting pitching of Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, and Cole Hamels, the Phillies complete the franchise’s first playoff sweep when Hamels throws a five-hit complete-game victory, beating the Reds at Great American Ball Park, 2-0. Philadelphia will have an opportunity to become the first team to win three consecutive National League pennants since the war-time Cardinals raised flags from 1942 to 1944.
2011 At the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Nelson Cruz, who also went deep in the seventh frame, hits the first walk-off grand slam in major league playoff history when his 11th-inning round-tripper off Ryan Perry beats Detroit, 7-3. The victory in Game Two gives Texas a 2-0 advantage in the seven-game ALCS series.
2019 After compiling a .497 winning percentage in his two seasons at the helm, the Phillies fire their manager Gabe Kapler. The dismissal marks the available eighth managerial vacancy that includes skippers needed by the Mets, Pirates, Angels, Royals, Cubs, Padres, and the Giants, who will hire the former Philadelphia pilot next month as their 37th manager to replace the retiring Bruce Bochy.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1920 — The Chicago Cardinals play to a 0-0 tie with the Chicago Tigers in their first American Professional Football Association game. The game is held at Cubs Park, later renamed Wrigley Field.
1920 — Cleveland Indians Bill Wambsganns completes an unassisted World Series triple play.
1936 — Ohio State trumpet player John Brungart dots the ‘i’ in “Script Ohio” for the first time during halftime of the Buckeyes’ 6-0 loss to Pittsburgh at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. After Brungart, the honor began to go exclusively to sousaphone players, with exceptions made for well-known fans of the Ohio State program, like John Glenn, Jack Nicklaus and Bob Hope.
1964 — John Henry Johnson of Pittsburgh rushes for 200 yards to lead the Steelers to a 23-7 triumph over the Cleveland Browns.
1974 — Danny Gare of Buffalo scores 18 seconds into his first NHL game as the Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 9-5.
1979 — Quebec’s Real Cloutier scores three goals in his first NHL game, but the Nordiques lose 5-3 to the Atlanta Flames.
1981 — Southern Cal’s Marcus Allen rushes for 211 yards, his fifth straight 200-plus rushing game, in a 13-10 loss to Arizona.
1987 — Columbia sets an NCAA record with its 35th straight loss, 38-8 to Princeton.
1998 — New Hampshire’s Jerry Azumah becomes the first back in NCAA Division I-AA history to run for more than 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. He has 165 yards and one touchdown in a 22-13 loss to Richmond.
2004 — New England wins its 19th straight game, setting an NFL record for consecutive wins — counting the playoffs — with a 24-10 victory over Miami.
2011 — NBA Commissioner David Stern cancels the first two weeks of the season after owners and players are unable to reach a new labor deal and end the lockout. Games originally scheduled to be played from Nov. 1 through Nov. 14 are wiped out.
2011 — Anthony Calvillo becomes pro football’s all-time passing leader in spectacular fashion with a 50-yard TD pass to Jamel Richardson that cements the Montreal Alouettes’ 29-19 win over the Toronto Argonauts. Calvillo needed 258 yards to break Damon Allen’s all-time CFL record of 72,381 yards.
2017 — The United States are eliminated from World Cup contention with a shocking 2-1 loss to Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad scores a pair of first-half goals and the United States will miss the World Cup for the first time since 1986. The 28th-ranked Americans needed merely a tie against 99th-ranked Trinidad, which lost its sixth straight qualifier last week.
2017 — The Vegas Golden Knights win their home opener and remain unbeaten three games into their inaugural season with a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Marc-Andre Fleury makes 31 saves for the Golden Knights, who become the first team in NHL history to begin their debut season with three straight wins.
2020 — 19 year-old Iga Swiatek of Poland wins her country’s first singles major title as she beats American Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 at the French Open.
TV SPORTS THURSDAY
| NFL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| San Francisco at Seattle | 8:15pm | Prime |
| MLB PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| ALDS Game 4: Cleveland at Detroit | 6:08pm | TBS turTV MAX |
| ALDS Game 4: NY Yankees at Kansas City | 8:08pm | TBS turTV MAX |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Montreal at Boston | 7:00pm | Sportsnet NESN |
| Los Angeles at Buffalo | 7:00pm | Bally Sports West MSG Buffalo |
| Florida at Ottawa | 7:00pm | SPortsnet Scripps |
| Pittsburgh at Detroit | 7:00pm | Bally Sports Detroit ATTSN-PIT |
| Toronto at New Jersey | 7:00pm | MSGSN Sportsnet |
| Utah at NY Islanders | 7:30pm | MSGSN Utah 16 |
| Dallas at Nashville | 8:00pm | ESPN+ Hulu |
| Columbus at Minnesota | 8:00pm | Bally Sports Ohio Bally Sports North |
| St. Louis at San Jose | 10:30pm | ESPN+ Hulu |
| WNBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| WNBA Finals Game 1 | – | – |
| NBA PRESEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| LA Lakers vs. Milwaukee | 8:00pm | NBATV |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Coastal Carolina at James Madison | 7:30pm | ESPN2 |
| Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech | 8:00pm | CBSSN |
| UTEP at WKU | 8:00pm | ESPNU |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World Tour: FedEx Open de France | 7:30am | GOLF |
| PGA Tour: Black Desert Championship | 5:00pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Nations League: Latvia vs North Macedonia | 12:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Moldova vs Andorra | 12:00pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: England vs Greece | 2:45pm | FS2 Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Finland vs Ireland Republic | 2:45pm | FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Faroe Islands vs Armenia | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Gibraltar vs San Marino | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Italy vs Belgium | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Israel vs France | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Norway vs Slovenia | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| CONCACAF Nations League: French Guiana vs Honduras | 3:30pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Bonaire vs Montserrat | 4:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Cuba vs Trinidad and Tobago | 4:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Canadian Premier League: U.S. Virgin Islands vs Barbados | 8:00pm | FS2 FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs El Salvador | 9:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Nicaragua vs Jamaica | 10:00pm | Paramount+ |