“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REGIONAL FINALS
1A
NORTH JUDSON (12-0) AT TAYLOR (7-5)
NORTH MIAMI (10-2) AT SOUTH ADAMS (7-5)
SHERIDAN (7-5) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (10-2)
MILAN (8-4) AT PROVIDENCE (11-0)
2A
ANDREAN (8-4) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (11-0)
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (8-4) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (11-1)
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (11-1) AT LAPEL (9-3)
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (12-0) AT LINTON (10-2)
3A
KNOX (9-3) AT GARRETT (12-0)
FORT WAYNE LUERS (8-4) AT MACONAQUAH (12-0)
TRI-WEST (8-4) AT BATESVILLE (8-3)
NORTH HARRISON (9-3) AT HERITAGE HILLS (11-1)
4A
NEW PRAIRIE (9-3) AT MISHAWAKA (10-2)
HUNTINGTON NORTH (9-3) AT EAST NOBLE (11-1)
NEW PALESTINE (11-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (9-2)….INDIANA SRN BROADCAST
EVANSVILLE REITZ (10-2) AT MARTINSVILLE (11-1)….INDIANA SRN BROADCAST
5A
VALPARAISO (8-3) AT MERRILLVILLE (10-1)
LAFAYETTE JEFF (11-0) AT WARSAW (8-3)
EAST CENTRAL (8-3) AT DECATUR CENTRAL (8-2)
CASTLE (9-2) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (7-4)
6A
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (9-2) AT CROWN POINT (11-0)
WESTFIELD (10-1) AT FISHERS (7-4)
LAWRENCE NORTH (11-0) AT BROWNSBURG (10-1)
CENTER GROVE (7-4) AT WARREN CENTRAL (10-1)
INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL IBCA POLL
1. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (1-0)
2. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (2-0)
3. HOMESTEAD (0-0)
4. CENTER GROVE (2-0)
5. PLAINFIELD (1-0)
6. NORTHRIDGE (1-0)
7. FRANKLIN CENTRAL (2-1)
8. WARSAW (2-0)
9. NOBLESVILLE (1-0)
10. BROWNSBURG (2-0)
11. MCCUTCHEON (2-1)
12. SILVER CREEK (1-0)
13. GREENSBURG (1-0)
14. LAWRENCE NORTH (0-2)
15. FISHERS (1-1)
16. SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (2-0)
17. COLUMBIA CITY (0-0)
18. GIBSON SOUTHERN (1-0)
19. VALPARAISO (1-1)
20. WASHINGTON (1-0)
INDIANA GIRLS ICGSA BASKETBALL POLLS
4A
1. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (1-0)
2. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (2-0)
3. HOMESTEAD (0-0)
4. CENTER GROVE (2-0)
5. PLAINFIELD (1-0)
6. WARSAW (2-0)
7. NORTHRIDGE (1-0)
8. SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (2-0)
9. MCCUTCHEON (2-1)
10. FRANKLIN CENTRAL (2-1)
3A
1. GREENSBURG (1-0)
2. SILVER CREEK (1-0)
3. WASHINGTON (1-0)
4. DANVILLE (2-0)
5. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (0-0)
5. INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (1-0)
7. COLUMBIA CITY (0-0)
8. NORWELL (2-1)
9. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-0)
10. JENNINGS COUNTY (0-0)
2A
1. SOUTH KNOX (1-0)
2. NORTH KNOX (0-1)
3. AUSTIN (2-0)
4. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (0-0)
5. LANESVILLE (0-0)
6. EASTERN HANCOCK (3-0)
7. LAPEL (1-1)
8. ALEXANDRIA (3-0)
9. FORT WAYNE LUERS (1-1)
10. PROVIDENCE (0-0)
10. EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-1)
1A
1. BORDEN (1-0)
2. CLINTON CENTRAL (2-0)
3. ORLEANS (0-0)
4. SPRINGS VALLEY (1-0)
5. NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (3-0)
6. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (1-2)
7. MORGAN TWP. (2-0)
8. WOOD MEMORIAL (1-1)
9. TRI-TOWNSHIP (1-0)
10. BARR-REEVE (0-0)
INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL MONDAY
HEBRON 22 SOUTH NEWTON 18
SEVEN OAKS 41 RIVERSIDE 21
SHERIDAN 44 CARROLL FLORA 24
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK 12
TUESDAY, NOV. 12
BUFFALO VS. BALL STATE, 7 P.M. | CBSSN
BOWLING GREEN VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN, 7 P.M. | ESPN2
TOLEDO VS. CENTRAL MICHIGAN, 7 P.M. | ESPNU
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13
MIAMI (OH) VS. KENT STATE, 7 P.M. | ESPNU
NORTHERN ILLINOIS VS. AKRON, 7 P.M. | CBSSN
OHIO VS. EASTERN MICHIGAN, 7 P.M. | ESPN2
THURSDAY, NOV. 14
TULSA VS. EAST CAROLINA, 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
ALABAMA A&M VS. GRAMBLING, 8 P.M. | ESPNU
FRIDAY, NOV. 15
COLORADO STATE VS. WYOMING, 8 P.M. | CBSSN
UTSA VS. NORTH TEXAS, 8 P.M. | ESPN2
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL VS. HOWARD, 8 P.M. | ESPNU
WASHINGTON VS. UCLA, 9 P.M. | FOX
ARIZONA VS. HOUSTON, 10:15 P.M. | FS1
SATURDAY, NOV. 16
NO. 2 OHIO STATE VS. NORTHWESTERN, 12 P.M. | BTN
NO. 5 TEXAS VS. ARKANSAS, 12 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+
NO. 18 PITTSBURGH VS. NO. 23 CLEMSON, 12 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 20 COLORADO VS. UTAH, 12 P.M. | FOX
MASSACHUSETTS VS. LIBERTY, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN KENTUCKY VS. LOUISIANA TECH, 12 P.M. | CBSSN
NAVY VS. TULANE, 12 P.M. | ESPN2
HAMPTON VS. RICHMOND, 12 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
MONMOUTH VS. VILLANOVA, 12 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
TOWSON VS. NORTH CAROLINA A&T, 12 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
EAST TENNESSEE STATE VS. FURMAN, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
YOUNGSTOWN STATE VS. NORTHERN IOWA, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
MARIST VS. PRESBYTERIAN, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
DAYTON VS. VALPARAISO, 12 P.M. | TBA
YALE VS. PRINCETON, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
BROWN VS. COLUMBIA, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
NORFOLK STATE VS. DELAWARE STATE, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT VS. ROBERT MORRIS, 12 P.M. | TBA
DUQUESNE VS. WAGNER, 12 P.M. | TBA
LONG ISLAND VS. ST. FRANCIS (PA), 12 P.M. | TBA
MERRIMACK VS. SACRED HEART, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
LEHIGH VS. COLGATE, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
HOLY CROSS VS. BUCKNELL, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
LAFAYETTE VS. STONEHILL, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
AUBURN VS. UL MONROE, 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
MARSHALL VS. COASTAL CAROLINA, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
RHODE ISLAND VS. UALBANY, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
WILLIAM & MARY VS. BRYANT, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
DELAWARE VS. CAMPBELL, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
NEW HAMPSHIRE VS. STONY BROOK, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
EASTERN ILLINOIS VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE VS. ILLINOIS STATE, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH DAKOTA VS. SOUTH DAKOTA, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA A&M VS. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE, 1 P.M. | TBA
WESTERN CAROLINA VS. VMI, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DRAKE VS. MOREHEAD STATE, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
BUTLER VS. ST. THOMAS-MINNESOTA, 1 P.M. | TBA
PENNSYLVANIA VS. HARVARD, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
CORNELL VS. DARTMOUTH, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGETOWN VS. FORDHAM, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
KENTUCKY VS. MURRAY STATE, 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+/SEC NETWORK+
CHATTANOOGA VS. SAMFORD, 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
GARDNER-WEBB VS. TENNESSEE STATE, 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
WOFFORD VS. THE CITADEL, 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 11 ALABAMA VS. MERCER, 2:00 P.M. | ESPN+/SEC NETWORK+
JACKSONVILLE STATE VS. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL, 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TEMPLE VS. FLORIDA ATLANTIC, 2 P.M. | ESPN+
ELON VS. MAINE, 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
AUSTIN PEAY VS. EASTERN KENTUCKY, 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS, 2 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST TEXAS A&M VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN, 2 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHWESTERN STATE VS. MCNEESE, 2 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN COLORADO VS. NORTHERN ARIZONA, 2 P.M. | ESPN+
ILLINOIS VS. MICHIGAN STATE, 2:30 P.M. | FS1
CALIFORNIA VS. SYRACUSE, 3 P.M. | THE CW NETWORK
KENNESAW STATE VS. SAM HOUSTON, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
UTAH STATE VS. HAWAI’I, 3 P.M. | TBA
UT MARTIN VS. TENNESSEE TECH, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
MONTANA VS. PORTLAND STATE, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
ALABAMA STATE VS. JACKSON STATE, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN VS. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF, 3 P.M. | TBA
TEXAS SOUTHERN VS. BETHUNE-COOKMAN, 3 P.M. | TBA
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M VS. ALCORN STATE, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN VS. INCARNATE WOOD, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 6 PENN STATE VS. PURDUE, 3:30 P.M. | CBS
NO. 10 NOTRE DAME VS. VIRGINIA, 3:30 P.M. | NBC
NO. 13 SMU VS. BOSTON COLLEGE, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 15 LSU VS. FLORIDA, 3:30 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+
NO. 22 LOUISVILLE VS. STANFORD, 3:30 P.M. | ACCN
AIR FORCE VS. OREGON STATE, 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
CHARLOTTE VS. SOUTH FLORIDA, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH DAKOTA STATE VS. MISSOURI STATE, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VS. NEBRASKA, 4 P.M. | FOX
WEST VIRGINIA VS. BAYLOR, 4 P.M. | ESPN 2
GEORGIA SOUTHERN VS. TROY, 4 P.M | ESPN+
OLD DOMINION VS. JAMES MADISON, 4 P.M. | ESPNU
UTAH TECH VS. WEST GEORGIA, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
LAMAR VS. NICHOLLS, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN WASHINGTON VS. IDAHO STATE, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
SAN DIEGO VS. STETSON, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
MORGAN STATE VS. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 24 MISSOURI VS. SOUTH CAROLINA, 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
GEORGIA STATE VS. ARKANSAS STATE, 5 P.M. | ESPN+
CAL POLY VS. SACRAMENTO STATE, 5 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL ARKANSAS VS. SOUTHERN UTAH, 5 P.M. | ESPN+
MARYLAND VS. RUTGERS, 6 P.M. | FS1
NO. 12 BOISE STATE VS. SAN JOSÉ STATE, 7 P.M. | CBSSN
NO. 19 KANSAS STATE VS. ARIZONA STATE, 7 P.M. | ESPN
LOUISIANA VS. SOUTH ALABAMA, 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS STATE VS. SOUTHERN MISS, 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TARLETON STATE VS. ABILENE CHRISTIAN, 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 1 OREGON VS. WISCONSIN, 7:30 P.M. | NBC
NO. 3 GEORGIA VS. NO. 7 TENNESSEE, 7:30 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+
NO. 14 TEXAS A&M VS. NEW MEXICO STATE, 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NO. 17 IOWA STATE VS. CINCINNATI, 8 P.M. | FOX
NORTH CAROLINA VS. WAKE FOREST, 8 P.M. | ACCN
MEMPHIS VS. UAB, 8 P.M. | ESPN 2
IDAHO VS. WEBER STATE, 8 P.M. | ESPN+
UC DAVIS VS. MONTANA STATE, 8 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 21 WASHINGTON STATE VS. NEW MEXICO, 9:30 P.M. | FS1
NO. 9 BYU VS. KANSAS, 10:15 P.M. | ESPN
UNLV VS. SAN DIEGO STATE, 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
NFL
WEEK 10
MONDAY, NOV. 11
MIAMI LA RAMS 15
WEEK 11
THURSDAY, NOV. 14
WASHINGTON AT PHILADELPHIA – 8:15PM, PRIME VIDEO
SUNDAY, NOV. 17
GREEN BAY AT CHICAGO – 1PM, FOX
JACKSONVILLE AT DETROIT – 1PM, CBS
MINNESOTA AT TENNESSEE – 1PM, CBS
LAS VEGAS AT MIAMI – 1PM, CBS
LA RAMS AT NEW ENGLAND – 1PM, FOX
CLEVELAND AT NEW ORLEANS – 1PM, FOX
INDIANAPOLIS AT NY JETS – 1PM, CBS
BALTIMORE AT PITTSBURGH – 1PM, CBS
ATLANTA AT DENVER – 4:05PM, FOX
SEATTLE AT SAN FRANCISCO – 4:05PM, FOX
KANSAS CITY AT BUFFALO – 4:25PM, CBS
CINCINNATI AT LA CHARGERS – 8:20PM, NBC/PEACOCK
MONDAY, NOV. 18
HOUSTON AT DALLAS – 8:15PM, ESPN/ABC
WEEK 11 BYES: ARIZONA, CAROLINA, NEW YORK GIANTS, TAMPA BAY
WEEK 12
THURSDAY, NOV. 21
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, NOV. 24
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P CBS)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
TENNESSEE TITANS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
DETROIT LIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (1:00P CBS)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P CBS)
DALLAS COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P FOX)
DENVER BRONCOS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:05P CBS)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (4:25P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P FOX)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 25
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (8:15P ESPN)
WEEK 13
THURSDAY, NOV. 28 (THANKSGIVING)
CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS (12:30P CBS)
NEW YORK GIANTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (4:30P FOX)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (8:20P NBC)
FRIDAY, NOV. 29
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3:00P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, DEC. 1
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P CBS)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P CBS)
HOUSTON TEXANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P FOX)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P CBS)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT NEW YORK JETS (1:00P FOX)
TENNESSEE TITANS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P CBS)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (4:05P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (4:05P FOX)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (4:25P CBS)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT BUFFALO BILLS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, DEC. 2
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT DENVER BRONCOS (8:15P ESPN)
WEEK 14
THURSDAY, DEC. 5
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DETROIT LIONS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, DEC. 8
NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (1:00P CBS)
ATLANTA FALCONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P FOX)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P FOX)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1:00P FOX)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1:00P CBS)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P CBS)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P CBS)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:25P FOX)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, DEC. 9
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (8:15P ESPN/ABC)
NBA SCORES
SAN ANTONIO 116 SACRAMENTO 96
BROOKLYN 107 NEW ORLEANS 105
HOUSTON 107 WASHINGTON 92
OKLAHOMA CITY 134 LA CLIPPERS 128
CLEVELAND 119 CHICAGO 113
AP MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL
1 KANSAS 2-0
2 ALABAMA 2-0
3 UCONN 2-0
4 GONZAGA
5 AUBURN 2-0
6 DUKE 2-0
7 IOWA STATE 1-0
8 HOUSTON 1-1
9 ARIZONA 2-0
10 NORTH CAROLINA
11 TENNESSEE
12 BAYLOR 1-1
13 PURDUE 2-0
14 CREIGHTON 2-0
15 MARQUETTE 2-0
16 INDIANA 2-0
17 CINCINNATI 2-0
18 ARKANSAS 1-1
19 KENTUCKY 2-0
20 FLORIDA 2-0
21 OHIO STATE 1-0
22 ST. JOHN’S 2-0
23 TEXAS A&M 1-1
24 RUTGERS 1-0
25 OLE MISS 2-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
ILLINOIS 144, TEXAS TECH 102, WAKE FOREST 84, XAVIER 78, TEXAS 51, MICHIGAN ST. 41, BYU 26, KANSAS ST 24, UCF 20, MISSISSIPPI ST. 15, NEW MEXICO 15, OREGON 14, NORTH FLORIDA 14, MIAMI 14, CLEMSON 13, VCU 12, MEMPHIS 8, WISCONSIN 6, GRAND CANYON 6, PROVIDENCE 4, MARYLAND 3, AUSTIN PEAY 2, ARIZONA ST 2, SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 1, MICHIGAN 1, COLUMBIA 1, DAYTON 1.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25
#25 RUTGERS 75 ST. PETER’S 65
#21 FLORIDA 86 GRAMBLING STATE 62
#2 ALABAMA 72 MCNEESE STATE 64
#5 IOWA STATE 82 KANSAS CITY 56
#13 TEXAS A&M 97 LAMAR 71
#14 PURDUE 92 YALE 84
#18 MARQUETTE 70 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 62
#22 UCLA 71 BOSTON 40
ELSEWHERE:
OHIO STATE 81 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 47
BUTLER 85 WESTERN MICHIGAN 65
NOTRE DAME 86 BUFFALO 77
MARYLAND 84 FLORIDA A&M 53
MARSHALL 77 SOUTHERN INDIANA 63
WOMEN’S AP COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL
1 SOUTH CAROLINA 2-0
2 UCONN 2-0
3 USC 2-0
4 TEXAS 1-0
5 UCLA 2-0
6 NOTRE DAME 2-0
7 LSU 2-0
8 IOWA STATE 3-0
9 OKLAHOMA 2-0
10 KANSAS STATE 2-0
11 MARYLAND 3-0
12 OHIO STATE 1-0
13 NC STATE 1-1
14 NORTH CAROLINA 2-0
15 WEST VIRGINIA 2-0
16 DUKE 2-1
17 BAYLOR 1-1
18 LOUISVILLE 1-1
19 OLE MISS 1-1
20 KENTUCKY 2-0
21 NEBRASKA 2-0
22 ALABAMA 3-0
23 ILLINOIS 2-0
24 STANFORD 3-0
25 OREGON 3-0
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
IOWA 60, TCU 55, FLORIDA ST. 42, MICHIGAN 36, UTAH 32, MICHIGAN ST. 18, VANDERBILT 13, FAIRFIELD 11, SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 9, MISSISSIPPI ST. 7, ARIZONA 6, CREIGHTON 5, TENNESSEE 3, HARVARD 3, INDIANA 3, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3, MIAMI 2.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25
#19 FLORIDA STATE 93 FLORIDA A&M 54
#21 CREIGHTON 80 DRAKE 72
ELSEWHERE
MICHIGAN STATE 95 EASTERN MICHIGAN 49
NHL SCORES
MONTRÉAL 7 BUFFALO 5
PHILADELPHIA 4 SAN JOSE 3
DALLAS 7 PITTSBURGH 1
CALGARY 3 LOS ANGELES 1
COLORADO 3 NASHVILLE 2
CAROLINA 5 VEGAS 2
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
KANSAS STAYS NO. 1 IN AP TOP 25 BASKETBALL POLL, GONZAGA, AUBURN CRACK TOP 5, ST. JOHN’S RETURNS
Kansas remained atop the first Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of the regular season after winning a matchup of basketball bluebloods, while Gonzaga and Auburn cracked the top five after impressive opening-week wins and St. John’s led by Rick Pitino joined the rankings.
The Jayhawks received 44 of 62 first-place votes after a home win against North Carolina, a game that saw Kansas blow a 20-point lead but hold on for a 92-89 win. That kept them ahead of Alabama and two-time reigning national champion UConn in an unchanged 1-2-3 lineup in the poll, with the Crimson Tide getting six first-place votes and the Huskies getting seven.
Mark Few’s Zags moved up two spots to No. 4 after blowing out then-No. 8 Baylor to open the season, then pushing past Arizona State. Next came Bruce Pearl’s Tigers, who jumped six spots to No. 5 for the week’s biggest leap after beating then-No. 4 Houston. The Zags and Tigers earned the remaining five first-place votes.
Auburn was the only new arrival in a largely reshuffled top 10, with Duke rising one spot to No. 6 to lead the next group. Iowa State was seventh, followed by Houston, Arizona and North Carolina, which fell one spot after the loss at KU’s Allen Fieldhouse.
Welcome back
St. John’s jumping in at No. 22 marked a notable return for two reasons. It marks the Red Storm’s first appearance since spending a week at No. 24 in January 2019, but it also marks a return for Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino.
This is the first time a Pitino-coached team has appeared in the Top 25 since the final poll of the 2016-17 season when he was at Louisville. Pitino was fired shortly before the next season amid a federal corruption investigation into college basketball, which had entangled the Cardinals and multiple other programs.
Pitino spent three seasons at Iona (2020-23) before taking over at St. John’s before last season.
In and out
No. 21 Ohio State joined St. John’s as the week’s new arrivals, marking the Buckeyes first appearance since January 2023.
Texas (No. 19) and UCLA (No. 22) fell out from the preseason poll.
Rising
After Auburn, Kentucky had the week’s next-biggest jump by rising four spots to No. 19 to start Mark Pope’s tenure, while No. 15 Marquette and No. 17 Cincinnati were next by climbing three spots.
In all, 13 teams climbed from their preseason-poll position.
Sliding
Texas A&M took the week’s biggest tumble, falling 10 spots to No. 23 after losing at UCF to open the season. Houston joined No. 12 Baylor by falling four spots after losses against ranked opponents.
In all, seven teams slid from the previous poll.
Conference watch
The Southeastern Conference led the way with eight ranked teams, including No. 11 Tennessee, No. 18 Arkansas under new coach John Calipari, No. 20 Florida and No. 25 Mississippi.
The Big 12 is next with six teams, followed by the Big East and Big Ten with four each. The Atlantic Coast Conference has two, while the West Coast Conference has one.
MITCHELL SCORES 17 AS NO. 15 MARQUETTE OUTLASTS CENTRAL MICHIGAN 70-62
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Stevie Mitchell scored 17 points and No. 15 Marquette capitalized on an early 21-0 run to defeat a pesky Central Michigan team 70-62 on Monday night.
Kam Jones and Chase Ross each added 12 points for the Golden Eagles, and Ben Gold had 10. Jones also had eight assists, five rebounds and three steals.
Kyler VanderJagt had 19 points to lead Central Michigan (1-2).
The game was tied at 15 just over nine minutes in before Marquette (3-0) scored 21 straight points in a span of 3 minutes, 21 seconds. Jones had 10 points and two assists during that spurt.
Central Michigan got the margin down to five in the second half but couldn’t come all the way back.
PHELPS LEADS NO. 23 TEXAS A&M TO 97-71 WIN OVER LAMAR
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Zhuric Phelps scored 16 points and Wade Taylor IV and Andersson Garcia each had 15 as No. 23 Texas A&M defeated Lamar 97-71 on Monday night.
Henry Coleman III added 13 points for the Aggies (2-1), who dropped 10 spots in the AP Top 25 poll this week. But they have won consecutive games over Lamar and East Texas A&M after opening the season with a 64-61 loss at UCF.
Alexis Marmolejos led Lamar (1-1) with 23 points.
Phelps is an SMU transfer who has led the Aggies in scoring in their last two games after missing the opener with a hand injury.
Texas A&M shot 55.2% from the floor, including 12 for 26 (46%) from 3-point range, and sixth-year coach Buzz Williams earned his 350th career victory. He is 350-218 over 18 seasons.
CURTIS JONES SCORES 20 POINTS, MILAN MOMCILOVIC ADDS 16 IN NO. 7 IOWA STATE’S 82-56 ROUT OVER ROOS
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Curtis Jones came off the bench to score 20 points and Milan Momcilovic added 16 to lead No. 7 Iowa State in an 82-56 rout over Kansas City on Monday night.
Jones, who played a key role as Iowa State’s sixth man last season, has scored 20 or more points three times in his 32 games with the Cyclones. He had 26 in a Sweet 16 loss to Illinois.
Charlotte transfer Dishon Jackson added 13 points and six rebounds in his second game for Iowa State (2-0). Keshon Gilbert just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 assists.
Jamar Brown led the Roos (2-1) with 20 points and Jayson Petty added 12.
DUNN GARNERS MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
MAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Tyson Dunn, Senior, Guard, Buffalo
Newmarket, Ontario
Senior guard Tyson Dunn had an exceptional debut for the Buffalo Bulls. On the week, he helped Buffalo to their first 2-0 start since 2018-19. On Monday, Dunn recorded a 24-point and 10-assist double-double that propelled the Bulls to an 83-82 road win at Old Dominion. In the win, he was 10-of-14 (.714) from the floor, including a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give Buffalo the win against the Monarchs. He followed this up with the program’s fourth triple-double on Friday against Fredonia. On the night he had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists. Dunn is the only player in college basketball to record a triple-double and is just one of 12 players to have two double-doubles on the young season. His 14 assists tie him for the fifth most in program history as he’s the first Bull with 14 assists since March of 2007. He’s the first Bull in program history to record back-to-back games with 10+ assists. His 12.0 assists per game ranks third in college basketball. Dunn’s 24 total assists are the second most in the nation.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS
SOUTH CAROLINA A UNANIMOUS NO. 1 IN WOMEN’S AP TOP 25, STANFORD AND OREGON CRACK RANKINGS
South Carolina was the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll Monday after a pair of victories to kick off its national championship repeat bid while Kansas State joined the top 10 and both Stanford and Oregon cracked the first regular-season rankings of the season.
The Gamecocks earned a hard-fought six-point win over Michigan in Las Vegas to open the season and beat then-No. 9 North Carolina State on Sunday by 14. The two victories made the defending champions a unanimous choice from the 31-member national media panel. In the preseason poll, No. 2 UConn got two first-place votes and No. 3 USC one.
The top eight teams in the rankings remained unchanged with Texas and UCLA rounding out the top five. Notre Dame, LSU and Iowa State were next with Oklahoma ninth and Kansas State 10th. N.C. State dropped to 13th.
Former Pac-12 schools Stanford and Oregon entered the rankings after impressive starts to their season. The No. 24 Cardinal, under new coach Kate Paye, went 3-0 last week, winning by an average of 41 points. They had been ranked in the preseason poll every year since 2000 until this season.
The No. 25 Ducks come into the poll on the strength of a two-point home win over then-No. 12 Baylor. The victory snapped a 13-game losing streak to ranked opponents for Oregon. The Bears dropped to 17th.
Moving on up
Maryland climbed seven spots to No. 11 after an impressive 85-80 victory over then-No. 11 Duke. This was the Terrapins’ first matchup against the Blue Devils since they defeated their former ACC rival, 65-55, in the Sweet 16 in 2015. The victory came nearly a year after the Terrapins saw their 13-year run in the poll end last season. Duke fell to 16th.
Falling out
Creighton, Indiana and Florida State all fell out of the poll after early losses. The Bluejays lost at South Dakota State, the Hoosiers at home to Harvard and the Seminoles at Illinois. The Illini joined the poll at No. 23.
Tying greatness
UConn coach Geno Auriemma is one victory behind retired Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer for the most wins all-time with 1,216. He could tie VanDerveer when the Huskies play No. 15 North Carolina on Friday night. The potential record-breaking win could come at home on Nov. 20 against FDU. VanDerveer had the Stanford court named in her honor on Sunday.
Game of the week
No. 16 Duke at South Dakota State, Sunday. Coach Kara Lawson is challenging her team early with three of the Blue Devils’ first four games on the road. Duke opened at Liberty before playing at Maryland.
NBA NEWS
NBA ROUND-UP
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 34 points and 14 rebounds, Chris Paul added 12 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 116-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
De’Aron Fox had 24 points, Domantas Sabonis finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan added 21 points for Sacramento.
San Antonio snapped a four-game skid against Sacramento.
Harrison Barnes had 10 points in his first game against Sacramento since being traded to San Antonio in the offseason.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer for the lead in the final minute, and the Brooklyn Nets defeated New Orleans 107-105 on Monday night to extend the Pelicans’ losing streak to five games.
Cameron Johnson and Noah Clowney each scored 15 points and Dennis Schroder scored 14 for the Nets, who snapped a two-game skid.
Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 24 points, but scored just 2 points on a pair of free throws in the second half. Rookie center Yves Missi had 17 points and 11 rebounds — both career highs — and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had 15 points for the Pelicans, who did not score during the final 3:35.
Brandon Boston Jr., who had 10 assists, made a 27-foot 3-pointer and followed that up with a dunk after a steal by Missi to give New Orleans a 105-101 lead.
But the Pelicans missed their final eight shots as the Nets pulled back in front.
HOUSTON (AP) — Alperen Sengun scored 27 points for a second straight game and added 17 rebounds, leading the Houston Rockets to a 107-92 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
Sengun hit 12 of 19 shots and added three blocks. Jalen Green scored 18 points, Amen Thompson had 13, and Jabari Smith Jr. and Aaron Holiday each added 11.
With Fred VanVleet out due to a hamstring injury that coach Ime Udoka said was a day-to-day issue, rookie Reed Sheppard and Holiday saw increased minutes. Sheppard matched his early career high with seven points.
Washington forward Kyle Kuzma returned from a five-game absence due to a right groin strain and led Washington with 18 points on 7-for-18 shooting in 24 minutes. Jordan Poole had 11 points and eight turnovers.
Houston led 55-40 at halftime and never trailed.
The Rockets have won four of five and improved to 7-4, their best 11-game start since the 2019-20 season. Washington has lost five straight.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 45 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 134-128 on Monday night in their first game this season without Chet Holmgren.
Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture after a hard fall during Sunday’s loss to Golden State. The 7-foot-1 forward/center had been one of the league’s most efficient scorers and top shot blockers.
Gilgeous-Alexander picked up the slack by making 13 of 21 field goals and 15 of 16 free throws. He also had nine assists. Jalen Williams scored 28 points and Lu Dort added 19 for Oklahoma City.
With their tallest starter at 6-foot-6, the Thunder ran relentlessly, yet committed just 11 turnovers. They were outrebounded 47-29.
Norman Powell scored 31 points, but he fouled out with the Clippers down four with 1:32 remaining. Ivica Zubac had 22 points and 14 rebounds and Derrick Jones Jr. added 20 points for Los Angeles. James Harden had 17 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, but he shot 5 of 15 and had five fouls.
The Thunder led by 20 midway through the third quarter. Powell’s fadeaway corner 3 at the end of the third trimmed Oklahoma City’s lead to 99-94, and the game was close throughout the final period.
CHICAGO (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 36 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls 119-113 on Monday night to become the eighth NBA team to begin a season with 12 straight wins.
Darius Garland scored 17 points for Cleveland, and Evan Mobley had 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Cavaliers scored at least 110 points for the 11th time.
Garland rolled in a layup with 24 seconds left, and Mitchell made two free throws to help close it out.
Zach LaVine scored 26 points for Chicago, which lost for the fifth time in six games. Coby White and Nicola Vucevic each had 20 points.
The Bulls opened a nine-point lead with 4:26 left in the third quarter before Cleveland bounced back late for a second straight game.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
JACK DEL RIO LEAVING WISCONSIN’S STAFF AFTER ARREST ON CHARGE OF OPERATING VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio was arrested by Madison police for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and will step down from his role on Wisconsin’s coaching staff, coach Luke Fickell announced Monday.
Del Rio, the former head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders, had joined Wisconsin’s staff in August as a senior adviser to Fickell.
Madison police said Del Rio was arrested early Friday for a first-offense OWI after a vehicle hit a stop sign and broke a fence before resting in a yard. Police said Del Rio was walking away from the area and showed signs of impairment when they arrived at 12:35 a.m.
Del Rio came to Wisconsin after spending the last four years as the Washington Commanders’ defensive coordinator. He was fired 12 games into the 2023 season.
Del Rio has a 93-94 record in a 12-year NFL head coaching career that included stints with the Jaguars (2003-11) and Raiders (2015-17). He played linebacker in the NFL from 1985-95 after a stellar college career at Southern California.
MICHIGAN, OHIO STATE AND UCLA EARN WEEKLY FOOTBALL HONORS
Offensive Player of the Week
Will Howard, Ohio State
QB – Gr. – Downington, Pa. – Downington
- Completed at least 80 percent of his passes for the fourth time this season (21 of 26), while generating four total touchdowns to lead the Buckeyes to a 45-0 win over Purdue
- Threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns and he also scored on a 1-yard rush
- Did not throw an interception and he spread his passes around with eight different Buckeyes making a reception
- Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week honoree: Emeka Egbuka (Oct. 7, 2024)
Defensive Player of the Week
Carson Schwesinger, UCLA
LB – Jr. – Moorpark, Calif. – Oaks Christian
- Had two interceptions, the first two picks of his career, and seven tackles as UCLA notched a 20-17 win over Iowa on Friday
- Helped limit Iowa (ranked No. 10 in FBS rushing) to just 80 yards on the ground, and just 265 yards of total offense
- Has seven plus tackles in eight of nine games this year, including six efforts with 10+ stops
- Earns UCLA’s first Defensive Player of the Week award
Special Teams Player of the Week
Dominic Zvada, Michigan
K – Jr. – Chandler, Ariz. – Valley Christian
- Converted a trio of field goals at Indiana (39, 22, 56 yards) and scored nine of team’s 15 total points
- His 56-yarder was the third-longest in Memorial Stadium history and second-longest by an opponent
- Became Michigan’s new career and single-season record holder for most 50-plus yard field goals in a season (5)
- Last Michigan Special Teams Players of the Week: Dominic Zvada (Sept. 30, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
WR – Miami Gardens, Fla. – Chaminade-Madonna Prep
- Caught six passes for 87 yards and one touchdown and in the process took over school freshman records for all three major categories in the Buckeyes’ win against Purdue
- He has now moved ahead of Ohio State All-American and Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter with 45 receptions, 765 yards and nine receiving touchdowns
- Improved to 10 total touchdowns on the season, including a 19-yard rushing TD vs. Michigan State
- Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week honoree: Jeremiah Smith (Sept. 30, 2024)
NFL NEWS
DOLPHINS SNAP 3-GAME LOSING STREAK WITH WIN OVER RAMS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyreek Hill caught a short touchdown pass from Tua Tagovailoa in the third quarter, and the Miami Dolphins snapped their three-game losing streak with a gritty 23-15 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.
Rookie receiver Malik Washington rushed for his first NFL touchdown on the opening possession of a much-needed turnaround game for the beleaguered Dolphins (3-6), who had lost three games by a combined 10 points since their last victory Oct. 6. Miami had lost six of seven since its opener, all but ruining a season that began with Super Bowl aspirations.
The Dolphins’ solid defense stepped up impressively at SoFi Stadium, forcing two turnovers and keeping the Rams out of the end zone despite yielding 327 yards.
Matthew Stafford passed for 293 yards and rookie Joshua Karty kicked five field goals for the Rams (4-5), whose three-game winning streak ended with a major offensive regression. Los Angeles failed to score a touchdown for only the eighth time in coach Sean McVay’s eight seasons, and it couldn’t score an offensive touchdown for only the second time in four years when Stafford was in uniform.
Tagovailoa passed for only 207 yards, but he made a series of big throws while the Dolphins converted six third downs, most of them at key moments. Tagovailoa was 9 of 12 for 137 yards on third downs alone.
Hill had three receptions while playing through a wrist injury, and Jason Sanders kicked three field goals.
After scoring 76 points in its three straight wins, Los Angeles failed to score a touchdown for the first time since Nov. 5, 2023, at Green Bay while Stafford was injured.
Puka Nacua had nine catches for 98 yards, and Cooper Kupp made seven receptions for 80 yards.
Miami needed less than three minutes to score first. After Tagovailoa hit Jaylen Waddle for 36 yards on third and long, Washington — a sixth-round pick from Virginia — took a pitch 18 yards for a score on his second career rushing attempt.
Los Angeles’ offense managed just 27 yards on its first five drives, and Stafford threw an interception in his sixth straight game when Anthony Walker Jr. dived to catch a tipped ball right before the first quarter ended.
Tagovailoa threw his first interception since Sept. 12 to Christian Rozeboom in the second quarter, but Kyren Williams fumbled on the Rams’ next play. Rams rookie Jared Verse sacked Tagovailoa and recovered the fumble at the Miami 36 four plays later, but the Rams could only manage a field goal.
After Karty missed a 57-yard field goal attempt when a false start wiped out his successful 52-yarder in the third quarter, the Dolphins drove from midfield for Hill’s 1-yard TD catch and a 17-6 lead.
Los Angeles drove to the Miami 4 in the fourth quarter, but McVay settled for a fourth field goal that made it a one-score game with 6:31 to play.
Miami’s Odell Beckham Jr. then made a key catch for a first down in the stadium where he badly injured his knee while winning the Super Bowl with the Rams three seasons ago, and the Dolphins drove for Sanders’ 50-yard field goal with 2:38 left.
Saving Florida
Miami’s win saved the state of Florida from what would have been an unprecedented 0-12 weekend by its NFL and college teams at the FBS and FCS levels.
It also meant that the Dolphins, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville didn’t combine to go 0-3 for a third consecutive week for what would have been the first time since Florida became a three-team NFL state in 1995.
The state’s FBS teams went 0-6 this weekend, and Florida’s three FCS schools all lost as well.
Injuries
Dolphins: CB Kendall Fuller got hurt on the fourth play of the second half and went into the concussion protocol. … RT Austin Jackson (knee) went on injured reserve hours before kickoff. The Southern California product shouldn’t be out for the season, coach Mike McDaniel said.
Rams: With Rob Havenstein (ankle) sidelined, RT Joe Noteboom (ankle) started in his first appearance since the season opener, but struggled against Miami rookie Chop Robinson.
Up next
Dolphins: Host Las Vegas on Sunday.
Rams: At New England on Sunday.
RECORDS IN THE NFL DON’T LIE, GOOD, BAD OR MEDIOCRE
Results speak for themselves.
Or, as Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells famously said: “You are what your record says you are.”
For the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions, that’s a good thing. Not so much for the New York Jets or Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs improved to 9-0 on Sunday with a hard-fought 16-14 comeback win over the Denver Broncos. They needed a blocked field goal at the end of regulation to remain undefeated. But that’s what championship teams do. They make the plays when they matter most.
This time, a little-known linebacker teammates call John Cena stepped up to save the game. Leo Chenal came flying across the line to knock down Wil Lutz’s 35-yard attempt as time expired to preserve Kansas City’s 15-game winning streak, dating to last season.
“It was a good push by everybody, and I got through,” Chenal said. “We’ve been talking about it for a while — winning one of those — and we did it in a big moment.”
Chenal blocked an extra point early in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl last season that turned out to be the difference in Kansas City’s 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco.
“He’s extremely strong,” Patrick Mahomes said of Chenal. “He’s like the strength of a D-lineman but he plays the linebacker position. You don’t want to be that guy on the end when he’s working out. We call him John Cena. He’s a guy who gets after it and we’ve used him on offense because of the way he’s able to use his speed and athleticism with that power. He did it in the Super Bowl and he did it again today.”
The Chiefs keep finding ways to win. Often, it takes some of Mahomes’ magic. Other times, it’s been a defensive stand, a game-winning kick by Harrison Butker and more.
They benefited from an out-of-bounds toe that negated a potential game-tying touchdown catch vs. Baltimore in Week 1. A questionable pass interference penalty helped set up Butker’s 51-yard field goal as time expired in a 26-25 win over Cincinnati in Week 2. An overtime coin flip went their way last Monday night in a 30-24 victory over Tampa Bay after Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles didn’t go for the 2-point conversion and the win at the end of regulation.
The Chiefs face their toughest test of the season next week when they visit Buffalo (8-2). Josh Allen and the Bills will be aiming to avenge a playoff loss at home to Kansas City last January.
“It’s week-to-week in this league,” Mahomes said. “I just continue to work and get better throughout the entire season. We know it’s going to be a great challenge this next week — Buffalo’s playing great football. They’ve played great football for a while now and we understand what it takes to go into an environment like that and have to give it everything you have in order to get a win.”
The Lions went to Houston, overcame a 23-7 halftime deficit, survived five interceptions by Jared Goff and defeated the Texans 26-23 on a 52-yard field goal as time expired by Jake Bates. Detroit improved to an NFC-leading 8-1 following a resilient performance on Sunday Night Football.
Aaron Rodgers and the Jets were the opposite of resilient. They went to Arizona looking to build off an impressive victory over Houston. Instead, the Cardinals dominated in every facet from start to finish.
A lopsided 31-6 loss dropped New York’s record to 3-7. The Jets seemed unprepared and uninterested. The defense never showed up, allowing Kyler Murray to have his way. The offense couldn’t do anything. It was yet another disappointing effort from a team that entered the season with high expectations but is heading nowhere.
The Jets are simply a bad football team, just like their record indicates. They don’t seem capable of going on a run they would need to end the NFL’s longest postseason drought.
“I’m going to take a hard look at myself and really look inward and what I could have done better in the preparation for this game because something was off,” said interim coach Jeff Ulbrich, who is 1-4 since replacing Robert Saleh. “I thought the energy was fine. The energy was not the issue. I didn’t think the effort, the physicality, that wasn’t the issue either.
“It was just the fundamentals, the base fundamentals, the technique and that will win you games and that will lose you games if you’re not on point with that. So we just got to be better in that way.”
As for the Buccaneers, they’re as mediocre as their 4-6 record.
Baker Mayfield and his teammates fight to the end but just can’t seem to finish. They had San Francisco on the ropes — a first down at the 49ers 8 with 59 seconds left trailing 20-17. But Tampa Bay settled for a field goal and the defense crumbled in the final 41 seconds, a scene that’s become far too familiar under Bowles. Brock Purdy drove San Francisco 39 yards and Jake Moody kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired in a 23-30 victory.
The Buccaneers are the only team to beat the Lions. They were the last team to beat the Eagles (7-2). They were the first team to beat the Commanders (7-3). They took the Chiefs and Falcons (6-4) to overtime and nearly knocked off the defending NFC champion 49ers (5-4).
Close doesn’t cut it, however. The NFL is a results business.
BEARS’ EBERFLUS VOWS TO MAKE CHANGES AFTER 3RD STRAIGHT LOSS
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said Monday that changes will be made after the team suffered its third straight loss Sunday.
“In-game communication, it’s gotta be better,” Eberflus said, according to Marquee Bears. “The tactical adjustments need to be better. … Everything is on the table, and it’s important that we look at everything and we take the time to get that done.”
With the defeat, Chicago falls to 4-5 on the campaign. The team was limited to just three points in a 19-3 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 10. It was the second straight game without a touchdown for the Bears, who have scored only 27 combined points in their last three contests.
Chicago ranks 24th in the NFL in total points and 30th in yards this season.
Eberflus didn’t commit to keeping offensive coordinator Shane Waldron on his staff, saying the team is “going through that right now.”
No. 1 pick Caleb Williams hasn’t accounted for a single touchdown since Oct. 13, and he’s been sacked 18 times in his last three appearances. Making a quarterback change is not under consideration for the Bears at the moment, though.
“Caleb is our starter,” Eberflus said.
Chicago hosts the Green Bay Packers in Week 11.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUND-UP
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cole Caufield scored twice, including the game-winner, to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 7-5 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.
The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Canadiens, and ended a three-game winning streak for the Sabres.
Caufield’s two goals put him at a league-leading 12 for the season. His second was a power-play goal with 7:02 left in the third period that put the Canadiens ahead to stay.
Buffalo leading-scorer Tage Thompson and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson exited the game with lower-body injuries and did not return.
Rasmus Dahlin and Dylan Cozens each had a goal and an assist for Buffalo. Thompson, Peyton Krebs and JJ Peterka also scored for the Sabres.
Nick Suzuki scored twice and had an assist and Juraj Slafkovsky had three assists for Montreal. Josh Anderson, Christian Dvorak and Emil Heineman also scored.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matvei Michkov had a goal and an assist, and then scored in the shootout to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.
Michkov returned to the lineup after he was a healthy scratch for two consecutive games.
Travis Konecny and Erik Johnson also scored for the Flyers, who had lost three of four.
Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist for the Sharks. William Eklund and Barclay Goodrow also scored in regulation for San Jose.
After both teams missed their first shots in the tiebreaker, Michkov deked from his backhand to his forehand to beat Vitek Vanecek. Konecny then clinched it with a shot high over Vanecek.
Only Nashville (11 points) and Montreal (10) entered with fewer points than San Jose and Philadelphia, with each beginning play with 12 points.
Michkov was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2023 draft from Russia. The 19-year-old forward was scratched on Philadelphia’s recent road trip to Florida by coach John Tortorella, who apparently wasn’t pleased with the rookie’s play away from the puck in recent games.
Samuel Ersson made 28 saves for the Flyers. Vanecek had 40 stops.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miro Heiskanen scored two of Dallas’ six first-period goals, and the Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-1 on Monday night.
Mason Marchment had a goal and four assists for Dallas, which had dropped three of four. Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists.
The Stars scored six first-period goals for the second time in franchise history, and the first since March 1971 when they were the Minnesota North Stars. Marchment, Duchene, Seguin and rookie Logan Stankoven also scored during the team’s fast start.
Wyatt Johnston scored a power-play goal in the third for Dallas, and Jake Oettinger made 20 saves. Brendan Smith added two assists in his 700th NHL game.
Anthony Beauvillier scored his fourth goal for Pittsburgh.
Joel Blomqvist allowed three goals on eight shots and was replaced for the first time in eight NHL starts. Alex Nedeljkovic, who gave up goals on the first two shots he faced, made 26 saves.
It was the first time Pittsburgh allowed six goals in the first period of a home game.
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Captain Mikael Backlund had a goal and assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a gritty 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.
Jonathan Huberdeau with his team-leading sixth goal and Kevin Rooney, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary.
Trevor Moore scored the lone goal for Los Angeles, which lost in regulation for just the second time in the last seven.
Rookie netminder Dustin Wolf made 28. He was 2:31 away from his first NHL shutout when Moore scored with the goalie pulled.
Darcy Kuemper, who faced 27 shots, was saddled with the loss.
DENVER (AP) — Samuel Girard stole the puck and scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway 2:47 into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Monday night.
Girard was mobbed by teammates on the ice after beating Juuse Saros with a shot into the corner of the net.
Fellow Colorado defenseman Devon Toews also got his first goal of the season, and Mikko Rantanen also scored.
Both goaltenders were stellar down the stretch and into overtime. Alexandar Georgiev and Saros each made 29 saves.
Luke Evangelista and Colton Sissons scored for the Predators, who opened a five-game trip.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jordan Martinook scored for the fourth game in a row and the Carolina Hurricanes handed the Vegas Golden Knights their first home loss with a 5-2 victory Monday night.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Eric Robinson and Jordan Staal each had a goal and an assist. Tyson Jost scored the other Hurricanes goal. Jaccob Slavin had two assists and Martin Necas extended his point streak to 10 games.
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 31 shots for Carolina.
Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist for the Golden Knights, giving him eight points in three games. Ivan Barbashev scored their other goal.
Carolina chased Vegas goalie Adin Hill at 6:13 of the second period after he gave up four goals on 21 shots.
The Hurricanes bounced back from Saturday’s 6-4 loss at Colorado, which halted their eight-game winning streak. They became the first visiting team to win at Vegas this season after the Golden Knights set a franchise record by starting 8-0 at home.
Carolina forward Seth Jarvis, who has 11 points, didn’t play because of an upper-body injury.
The Golden Knights honored Hurricanes forward William Carrier with a video tribute in the first period. It was his first game against his former club, which took Carrier in the 2017 expansion draft.
BASEBALL NEWS
RAYS’ WANDER FRANCO, WHO AWAITS SEX ABUSE TRIAL, ARRESTED IN ARMED ALTERCATION
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who awaits trial in a sexual abuse case, was arrested for his involvement in an armed altercation in the Dominican Republic countryside, police said Monday.
Meregirdo Espinosa, a Dominican police spokesman, told The Associated Press the altercation happened in a parking lot in San Juan de la Maguana, a city that is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) west of Santo Domingo. Franco was arrested Sunday. Another man and a woman were also detained, and two firearms were seized, police said.
Espinosa said one of the guns presumably belonged to Franco, who was allegedly fighting with the other man over the woman’s attention.
Police didn’t say whether there were injuries.
The 23-year-old Franco is scheduled to go to trial Dec. 12 in the northern province of Puerto Plata in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girl. He was also charged with sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking.
Franco was conditionally released Jan. 5, four days after his arrest on the abuse allegations.
Franco, who has refused to speak to the media, has said about the case: “Everything is in God’s hands.”
MLB AWARDS FINALISTS: JUDGE, SOTO, OHTANI, SKENES UP FOR HARDWARE
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America revealed the American League and National League finalists for Major League Baseball’s four major awards Monday.
Winners and full voting results for each league will be announced next week (Rookie of the Year on Nov. 18, Manager of the Year on Nov. 19, Cy Young on Nov. 20, and MVP on Nov. 21).
AL MVP
| Player | Position | Team |
| Aaron Judge | OF | Yankees |
| Juan Soto | OF | Yankees |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | Royals |
Judge hit an MLB-best 58 homers with 144 RBIs and a staggering 1.159 OPS for the AL pennant-winning Yankees, He’s vying for his second MVP award in three years after leading the majors with 11.2 fWAR. Meanwhile, Witt recorded his second straight 30-homer, 30-steal season and posted 10.4 fWAR to help the Royals make the playoffs following 106 losses in 2023. Soto, who’s free agency will be the story of the offseason, went deep a career-high 41 times while scoring an AL-high 128 runs to go along with a .419 on-base percentage.
NL MVP
| Player | Position | Team |
| Shohei Ohtani | DH | Dodgers |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | Mets |
| Ketel Marte | 2B | Diamondbacks |
Ohtani once again left the baseball world in awe with an unprecedented 54-homer, 59-steal campaign en route to winning a World Series. He did this while taking a year off from pitching to recover from elbow surgery. Ohtani could become the second player in MLB history to win an MVP in each league. Lindor, who only trailed Ohtani in fWAR in the NL, led the surprising Mets to a postseason berth thanks to his 33 long balls, 91 RBIs, 29 stolen bases, and outstanding defense at short. Marte rounds out the group. The star second baseman recorded 36 round-trippers with 151 wRC+ for the D-Backs.
AL Cy Young
| Pitcher | Team |
| Tarik Skubal | Tigers |
| Seth Lugo | Royals |
| Emmanuel Clase | Guardians |
Skubal is the favorite to win his first Cy Young after capturing the AL Triple Crown. The 27-year-old left-hander led the league in wins (18), ERA (2.39), and strikeouts (228). Lugo is up for the award just two years after transitioning to a starter from a reliever. He finished with the third-highest fWAR among AL hurlers due to a 3.00 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. Finally, Clase is the first reliever to be a Cy Young finalist since Francisco Rodríguez in 2008. The Guardians’ star closer authored a microscopic 0.61 ERA with an MLB-high 47 saves.
NL Cy Young
| Pitcher | Team |
| Chris Sale | Braves |
| Zack Wheeler | Phillies |
| Paul Skenes | Pirates |
Sale is positioned to take home the honor for the first time in his stellar 14-year career after capturing the NL Triple Crown by leading the league in wins (18), ERA (2.38), and strikeouts (225). His 6.4 fWAR was also the best in baseball for pitchers. Wheeler amassed a career-best 2.57 ERA with 0.96 WHIP, the top mark for qualified NL hurlers. Skenes, who’s also up for Rookie of the Year, is the fifth freshman ever to finish top three for Cy Young after bursting onto the scene with a 1.96 ERA and 11.5 K/9 in his age-22 season.
AL Rookie of the Year
| Player | Position | Team |
| Colton Cowser | OF | Orioles |
| Luis Gil | SP | Yankees |
| Austin Wells | C | Yankees |
Cowser can make the Orioles the first MLB team since 2016-17 to have consecutive Rookie of the Year winners. The 24-year-old led first-year players in his league with 24 homers and 4.0 fWAR. The emergence of Gil stabilized New York’s rotation thanks to 15 wins, a 3.50 ERA, and 10.2 K/9. Lastly, Wells went deep 13 times with 55 RBIs and 3.4 fWAR as the Yankees’ No. 1 catcher.
NL Rookie of the Year
| Player | Position | Team |
| Paul Skenes | SP | Pirates |
| Jackson Merrill | OF | Padres |
| Jackson Chourio | OF | Brewers |
Skenes exceeded sky-high expectations in Year 1 after he was taken with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft. He started the All-Star Game and flirted with multiple no-hitters. However, the pitching phenom finished behind Merrill in fWAR, as the 21-year-old Padres outfielder gained a reputation for being a clutch player with the game on the line. Chourio posted a 20-homer, 20-steal season at age 20 for the NL Central-winning Brewers.
AL Manager of the Year
| Manager | Team |
| Stephen Vogt | Guardians |
| A.J. Hinch | Tigers |
| Matt Quatraro | Royals |
Vogt led the Guardians to the ALCS in his first year after taking over for longtime manager Terry Francona. Cleveland won 92 games, which was the second-highest total in the AL, en route to securing a division crown. Hinch got the Tigers into the postseason for the first time since 2014. Detroit’s memorable second-half run saw the club come within one victory of the ALCS. Quatraro helped the Royals shock many by reaching the ALDS following a combined 203 defeats between 2022-23.
NL Manager of the Year
| Manager | Team |
| Carlos Mendoza | Mets |
| Pat Murphy | Brewers |
| Mike Shildt | Padres |
Mendoza guided the Mets to 89 wins and their first NLCS appearance since 2015 in his rookie season. Meanwhile, Murphy overcame the loss of ace Corbin Burnes and All-Star closer Josh Harder to secure Milwaukee’s third division title in four years. Finally, Shildt was responsible for the Padres earning 93 victories, which was the second-highest amount in franchise history. San Diego also came within a game of knocking out the Dodgers in the NLDS.
TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
ALL-STATE TEAMS
GIRLS
Coach of the Year: Bill Offutt, Lawrenceburg
Player of the year: Meredith Tippner, Noblesville
FIRST TEAM
Anika Guenther, Penn, 12, F
Daisy Moody, Mishawaka Marian, 12, M
Meredith Tippner, Noblesville, 12, F
Sloane May, Hamilton Southeastern, 11, F
Atley Pittman, Noblesville, 12, M
Blaire Satterfield, Hamilton Southeastern, 11, D
Cole Lance, Hamilton Southeastern, 12, M
Sadie Black, Noblesville, 12, D
Sophia Dawson, Brownsburg, 12, M
Kate Malin, Westfield, 12, F
Olivia Cebalo, Carmel, 12, F
Summer Fishel, Roncalli, 12, M
Abby Beasley, Cathedral, 12, F
Matea Bradfield, Evansville, 12, F
Addie Crowe, Center, 12, M
Jilly Higgins, Castle, 12, F
Emma Teague, Evansville Memorial, 11, GK
Bella Wyatt, Noblesville, 12, GK
SECOND TEAM
Lauren Frick, SB Saint Joseph, 12, F
JoJo Murphy, Mishawaka Marian, 12, M
Elise May, Fishers, 11, F
Quinn Pankiewicz, Mishawaka Marian, 12, F
Grace Mann, Norwell, 11, F
Reese Sochacki, Chatard, 12, F
Molly Richards, Providence, 12, M
Kate Noel, Hamilton Southeastern, 11, D
Emery Newlin, Monrovia, 12, F
Gwen Eiler, Penn, 12, GK
Rylee Schloss, East Central, 12, GK
Beatrice Douglas-Arnold, Valparaiso, 12, D
Sydney May, Hamilton Southeastern, 9, F
Aleah Douglass, Carroll, 11, M
Audrey Johnson, Homestead, 10, F
Sydney Cook, Hamilton Southeastern, 11, D
Ryann Adzia, Crown Point, 12, D
Morgan Wannemuehler, Evansville Mater Dei, 11, F
THIRD TEAM
Olivia Pelot, Lake Central, 12, GK
Ella Hanson, Brownsburg, 11, GK
Megan Zhang, Penn, 12, M
Gabriela Maldonado, Munster, 12, M
Kylie Brandes, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), 12, M
Kiara Desiderio, Hanover Central, 12, M
Ava Smith, Westfield, 12, F
Myla Browning, Evansville Memorial, 12, F
Aubree LaBazzo, Lawrenceburg, 11, D
Adey Avey, Chesterton, 11, F
Leah Berg, Brebeuf Jesuit, 12, M
Ruth Moser, WL Harrison, 12, F
Sami Aselage, Bishop Dwenger, 12, F
Kennedy Yordy, Goshen, 12, M
Mia Gatz, Guerin Catholic, 12, M
Ellie Stewart, Plainfield, 12, M
Kamden Pierce, Providence, 11, F
Hannah Struve, Noblesville, 11, D
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Shea Anderson, Saint Joseph, 12, GK; Sophia Brown, Northridge, 12, M; Olivia Widner, Penn, 11, D; Paige Goben, Saint Joseph, 12, D; Gwen Laurent, Bellmont, 12, M; Jocelyn Jones, SB Adams, 11, M; Kelsie Ward, Westview, 12, M; Addison Wieser, Valparaiso, 12, D; Sarah Maudlin, Fishers, 11, GK; Priscilla Barajas, Pendleton Heights, 11, GK; Cecilla Yates, Carroll, 12, F; Braylee Morris, Homestead, 10, F; Reagan Britt, Mt Vernon, 12, D; Lily Ault, Noblesville, 12, M; Nury Sibri-Carmona, Northrop, 11, M; Maddie Schwalm, Leo, 11, F; Lily Blackman, Brebuf, 12, GK; Sydney Shattuck, Park Tudor, 10, F; Amelia Brocious, Zionsville, 12, D; Emma Ehret, Carmel, 11, M; Elizabeth Lantrip, Brownsburg, 11, F; Ava Leihgeber, East Central, 12, F; Mia Smith, Westfield, 12, F; Tylar Whitaker, New Palestine, 12, F; Maddie Greathouse, Castle, 12, GK; Hillary Knippenberg, Lawrenceburg, 12, GK; Val Bunde, Bloomington South, 11, M; Mia Marlin, Center Grove, 10, F; Allison Kolhouse, Columbus North, 11, D; Brooklyn Brown, Center Grove, 12, M; Morgan Manford, Lawrenceburg, 12, M; Taylor Martin, Evansville Reitz, 11, M
BOYS
Coach of the Year: Bryan Clouse, WL Harrison
Player of the year: Calvin Kurzawa, Cathedral
FIRST TEAM
- Yurem Castro, Concord, 11, F
- Nikola Dimitrijevic, Munster, 12, M
- Brayden Kurtz, Crown Point, 11, M
- Aaron Mounsithiraj, Goshen, 12, D
- Jack Anderson, Hamilton Southeastern, 12, M
- Jonny Escobedo, Harrison, 12, M
- Ivan Gutierrez, Harrison, 11, M
- Reid Spittler, Fishers, 12, F
- Calvin Kurzawa, Cathedral, 12, F
- Blake Horn, Noblesville, 12, D
- Cung Dawt Thawng, Perry Meridian, 12, D
- Arron Habecker, Zionsville, 11, M
- Cohen Havill, Evansville Memorial, 11, F
- Tom Henry Berry, Bloomington South, 11, M
- Brady Reiter, Castle, 12, M
- Keaton Barnhizer, Center Grove, 12, D
- Cam Joniec, Hamilton Southeastern, 12, GK
- Nick Boes, Evansville Memorial, 12, GK
SECOND TEAM
- Vuk Maric, Munster, 12, GK
- Jett Wallmeier, Cathedral, 12, GK
- Namik Mehic, Northrop, 12, F
- Austin Lowden, Center Grove, 12, F
- Micah Eldridge, Brownsburg, 11, F
- Colton Hughes, Lawrence North, 12, D
- Joe DeGiorgio, Bloomington South, 12, F
- Julius Esquivias, Northridge, 11, F
- Nate Kruger, FW Carroll, 12, D
- Evan Pounds, Harrison, 12, D
- Joe Luther, Bloomington North, 11, M
- George O’Connor, Chesterton, 12, D
- Ivan Bennett, Evansville Memorial, 11, M
- Christopher Miller, Penn, 12, D
- Keagan Troup, Concord, 12, M
- Charlie Cole, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), 11, M
- Ivan Acuna, Pike, 12, M
- Cade Joniec, Hamilton Southeastern, 12, D
THIRD TEAM
- Will Orlando, Brownsburg, 11, GK
- Jacoby Reinhardt, Bethany Christian, 12, GK
- Mario Campos-Aviles, Franklin Central, 12, M
- Sawyer Beachy, Bethany Christian, 11, M
- Eli Falkenberg, Carroll (Flora), 12, M
- Brady Grace, Fishers, 11, D
- Nery Pacheco, McCutcheon, 10, F
- Jack Parr, Zionsville, 12, F
- Oliver Dickman, New Albany, 12, M
- Brayden Doyle, Bloomington South, 12, D
- Kyle Otworoski, Hanover Central, 11, F
- Dieu Ebuela, Southport, 12, F
- Daniel Tkachuk, Castle, 12, F
- Chasen Cunningham, Carmel, 12, M
- Angel Rojas, FW Bishop Luers, 12, M
- Vikas Walling, Bishop Chatard, 11, M
- Brennan Lewis, East Central, 12, F
- Jake Hall, Noblesville, 12, D
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Oliver Brewer, Crown Point, 10 GK; Will Donley, Valparaiso, 10, F; Thomas Bravo, Elkhart, 11, D; Andrew Bostwick, FW Concordia, 12, D; Diego Cruz, South Bend Adams, 11, M; Luis Santos-Navarro, Mishawaka Marian, 10, M; Dominic De Freitas NorthWood, 12, F; Josh Carter, Illiana Christian, 11, M; Owen Hitchcock, Covenant Christian, 10, GK; Ameer Abu-Salih, Hamilton Southeastern, 12, F; Titus Faulk, Covenant Christian, 10, D; Greyson Hovermale, Pendleton Heights, 12, M; Parker Jaeger, FW Carroll, 11, D; Elliot Scotten, Park Tudor, 12, D; Angel Tovar, McCutcheon, 12, M; Hodge Turner, Logansport, 11, M; Alan Galvez, Ben Davis, 12, M; Cole Peterson, Brebeuf, 12, D; Kaden Johnson, Brownsburg, 11, D; Jose Bernal Tobar, Decatur Central, 12, D; Boden Campbell, Greenwood Christian Academy, 11, M; Gideon Nelson, Herron, 12, F; Axel Bonilla, Lawrence Central, 12, F; Christian Facundo, Lawrence Central, 11, F; Lance Hubbard, Seymour, 12, GK; Weston Babb, FJ Reitz, 12, M; Jacob Loebker, Seymour, 12, D; Carter Payne, Heritage Hills, 11, D; Aidan Engelbrecht, Evansville North, 12, M; Neikos Whitney, Center Grove, 11, F; Cooper Todd, Switzerland County, 12, F; Sam Brown, Columbus North, 12, M.
INDIANA FOOTBALL
KAMARA NAMED LOTT SEMIFINALIST
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Lott IMPACT Trophy has announced Indiana football redshirt junior Mikail Kamara as one of nine semifinalists for the award, which is bestowed upon college football’s best in character and performance.
Kamara leads the Big Ten and is tied for No. 6 nationally in sacks (9.5) and is No. 2 in the B1G and No. 4 nationally in tackles for loss (14.5) in 2024. His 55 total pressures lead the nation per Pro Football Focus. He owns multiple tackles in nine of 10 games with at least 1.0 tackle for loss in eight of 10 games with a sack in seven contests on the season.
The redshirt junior was tabbed national defensive player of the week after IU’s victory at Michigan State with seven tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks. His 4.5 tackles for loss in the game tie for the No. 3 on the single-game IU charts and are the most since Damian Gregory against Michigan State in 1997. His 2.5 sacks are tied for No. 6 on the single-game ledger at IU and the highest single-game total since Tegray Scales had 3.0 against Penn State in 2017.
IU has limited the opposition to less than 100 yards rushing in seven of 10 games this season, which includes a program-record minus-36 rushing yards at Michigan State. The defense has held six opponents under 300 yards of total offense, which is one shy of the most in program history (7; 1989, 1991).
His 9.5 sacks are tied for No. 6 on the IU single-season list with Nick Mangieri (2015) and he aims for the first double-digit sack season since defensive lineman Jammie Kirlew (10.5) in 2008. It would also mark just the sixth double-digit sack season in Indiana history.
The mission of The Pacific Club IMPACT® Foundation is to recognize and support both national and local charities that serve the youth of America with a focus on education and have a positive IMPACT® on the lives of young men and women.
The Foundation raises money for these charitable purposes from events surrounding and associated with the awarding of The Lott IMPACT® Trophy to College Football’s Defensive Player of the Year who demonstrated the greatest IMPACT® both on and off the field.
The Lott IMPACT® Trophy is unique because it represents the first college football trophy to give equal weight to personal character as well as athletic performance. The Lott IMPACT® Trophy has become a symbol of the positive attributes many college athletes represent. Several LIT alumni have gone on to excel in areas outside of football including medicine, business, broadcasting and charitable work.
The Lott IMPACT® Trophy was named in honor of Ronnie Lott, a two time All-American for USC and College Football Hall of Fame Inductee. Ronnie Lott went on to win four Super Bowl rings with the San Francisco 49ers, ten trips to the Pro Bowl and a spot in Pro Football’s Hall of Fame. He was a leader who made an IMPACT® both on and off the field and continues to exemplify character in his personal life.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
#13 PURDUE OUTSCORES DEFENDING IVY LEAGUE CHAMP YALE IN SHOOTOUT 92-84
[13] Purdue 92, Yale 84 (Postgame Notes)
The No. 13-ranked Purdue basketball team improved to 3-0 with a 92-84 win over the defending Ivy League champion Yale in front of 14,876 fans at Mackey Arena.
Purdue is now at least 3-0 for the fourth straight season after starting 8-0 (2021-22), 13-0 (2022-23) and 7-0 (2023-24) in the previous three seasons.
Purdue won its 38th straight regular-season, non-conference game, good for the fifth-longest streak in NCAA history. The only streaks longer are Syracuse (52; 2008-12), North Carolina (43; 2006-09), Illinois (40; 2003-06) and Arizona (39; 2011-14).
Purdue’s 20-game home winning streak is now the fourth-longest active streak in the country.
Purdue has won 24 straight games in the month of November.
Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Purdue is now 95-19 overall.
Purdue has now won 122 straight games when scoring 90 points, spanning 13,501 days to its last loss (Nov. 24, 1987 vs. Iowa State).
Purdue has won 62 straight games when shooting at least 50.0 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from 3-point range and 70.0 percent from the free throw line, last losing on March 3, 2004. Purdue shot 53.8 percent from the field, 47.8 percent from 3-point range and 78.1 percent from the free throw lne.
Braden Smith scored 22 points with nine rebounds, six assists and five steals. He is the first Big Ten player in the last 20 years to reach those marks in a game.
For his career in 77 games, Smith has 853 points, 473 assists and 392 rebounds.
This season, Smith is averaging 15.0 points, 9.3 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game.
Purdue’s big three of Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn combined for 53 of Purdue’s 92 points.
In three games this season, Purdue is shooting 31-of-71 (.437) from 3-point range after going 11-of-23 against Yale. The Boilermakers finished last year ranked 2nd in the country in 3-point percentage, and comparatively speaking, shot 31-of-67 (.463) in the first three games a year ago.
Fletcher Loyer went 2-of-2 from 3-point range against Yale and is now 9-of-12 (.750) on the season. Dating to March 1 a year ago, Loyer is 28-of-45 (.622) from 3-point range.
C.J. Cox set a season high with 12 points off the bench.
Purdue’s bench accounted for 30 points.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Braden Smith finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists Monday night and Trey Kaufman-Renn added 17 points to lead No. 13 Purdue past Yale 92-84.
The Boilermakers (3-0) extended their home winning streak to 20, the fourth-longest streak in Mackey Arena history. They’ve also won 24 consecutive November games and still have not lost a regular-season non-conference game since December 2020.
John Poulakidas scored 23 points and made five 3-pointers to lead Yale (1-2). Samson Aletan had a career high 14 points and seven rebounds for the defending Ivy League champs.
Purdue played without 7-foot-4 freshman Daniel Jacobsen, who fractured his right tibia in his second career start Friday. He is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday and could miss the rest of this season.
Takeaways
Yale: The Bulldogs managed to withstand Purdue’s size and speed, but the perimeter struggles were costly. Eventually, Yale ran out of gas. But this is a team that could win another conference crown.
Purdue: Coach Matt Painter’s squad continues to dominate the season’s first month, even against potential NCAA Tournament teams. The Boilermakers must play much cleaner basketball when they face tougher foes, a challenge that begins in this weekend.
Key moment
Camden Heide made two 3s, forced a turnover and saw his effort to snag an offensive rebound lead to a missed layup for Yale. Smith used that miss to set up a dunk by Myles Colvin that gave Purdue a 72-60 lead with 7:30 to go.
PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
HUDSON RECEIVES BIG TEN CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Coming off a week in which #9 Purdue volleyball picked up wins at Indiana (3-1) and vs. Michigan (3-0), junior outsider hitter Eva Hudson was awarded Big Ten Co-Player of the Week.
Hudson led all Power 4 players in both kills per set (6.43) and points per set (7.29) all while averaging a .336 hitting %. It is her second player of the week honor this season (first: Week 1, which she went on to earn AVCA National Player of the Week). Additionally, it is the second consecutive week a Boilermaker has earned an award (last week: Ali Hornung, Defensive Player of the Week) and the sixth overall for Purdue this season.
Hudson began the week with one of the best overall performances of the season, recording a double-double, which included a Big Ten season-high-tying 26 kills (tied the performance earlier this season at No. 2 Nebraska) on a .373 clip, 10 digs and five blocks. Not only did her five stuffs tie her career-high, she did so with a career-high-tying two block solos.
In total, the Fort Wayne, Indiana native racked up 29.5 points at Indiana, setting Purdue’s individual performance season-high.
She followed it on Sunday with 21.5 points in just three sets vs. Michigan, where she hit .350% with 19 kills. She went errorless in Set 3, posting 11 kills on 16 attacks for a .688%.
In all, she hit above the team’s hitting % in each of the matches. Meanwhile, Hudson’s passing was solid, recording a perfect reception % in addition to 16 digs over the weekend.
Hudson was joined by Wisconsin’s Sarah Franklin as Co-Players of the week.
Purdue will remain home this week, hosting Rutgers on Thursday at 6 p.m. ET on B1G+ followed by Illinois on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. Purdue will look to close out its series sweep vs. Rutgers, and pick up a win vs. Illinois, a team that took down #20 USC in five sets over the weekend.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MILES NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK AFTER HISTORIC RETURN
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — What a first week back for Olivia Miles. On Monday, the Irish guard was named the ACC Player of the Week. It is her third time earning the honor and first since December 2022.
Last Monday, Miles posted 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in her return to the court after missing last season rehabbing a torn ACL. The triple-double was the fourth of her collegiate career, which is the Notre Dame record and ranks second in ACC history. She is also the first NBA, WNBA or men’s or women’s college basketball player in the last 25 years to miss a season due to injury and post a 20-point triple-double in their first game back.
Miles stuffed the stat sheet again in Sunday’s game against Purdue with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and a block. She was 7-15 from the floor and made a 55-foot shot to end the third quarter, marking the first time an Irish player made a shot from halfcourt or beyond since Arike Ogunbowale did so in March 2018.
While the season is young, Miles is currently the only ACC player who currently ranks in the top 10 in the conference in both scoring and assists. In 2022-23, she was the only ACC player to rank in the top 10 in the conference in points, rebounds and assists. She is the NCAA’s current active leader in assists per game with 6.8.
Miles and the Irish will be back in action on Wednesday night, as No. 6 Notre Dame (2-0) hosts James Madison (3-0) at 7 p.m.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL
SECOND HALF SURGE POWERS IRISH 86-77 VICTORY OVER BUFFALO
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s basketball team improved to 2-0 on the 2024-25 season after dispatching Buffalo, 86-77, inside Purcell Pavilion on Monday night. The Fighting Irish were powered by a second-half surge after they trailed by two at the half. The Irish made eight of its first nine shots from the field and recorded a 24-2 scoring spree to build a lead as large as 20 with 13:20 remaining.
The trio of Tae Davis, Braeden Shrewsberry and Markus Burton combined for 43 of the team’s 48 points. Davis had a career night with 27 points on 7-of-13 shooting. He also recorded a career high 12-of-13 from the free-throw line.
Burton flirted with what would have been just the program’s second ever triple-double. The sophomore guard supplied 19 points, a career high nine rebounds and a career-high tying eight assists.
Shrewsberry scored all 13 of his second-half points in the opening 7.5 minutes. Shrewsberry finished with 19 points.
Also sixth man of the game had to go to J.R. Konieczny, who made the most of his minutes by tallying eight points and six boards on 3-for-3 shooting.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 8-5, the Irish defense kickstarted the offense, starting with a Tae Davis steal turned fast-break bucket. That was followed by a Kebba Njie dunk and back-to-back buckets from Burton to give the Irish a 14-8 advantage, forcing the Buffalo timeout after the 9-0 run.
Later, Braeden Shrewsberry connected on back-to-back baskets and ultimately made it a 13-4 run in just over a four-minute span as the Irish claimed an 18-12 lead heading into the 11:20 media timeout.
Soon after, the Bulls countered the Irish momentum with a 9-0 run over 93 seconds, making 4-of-4 from the field to take a 20-21 lead which prompted a Coach Shrewsberry timeout.
Buffalo’s hot hand resulted in a 9-for-11 shooting stretch in which four were from beyond the arc. However, the Irish weathered the storm and traded baskets, staying within two possessions at the 3:17 media timeout.
An 8-0 Notre Dame run, which included six points from Konieczny, put the Irish in front as an and-one from Konieczny capped off the run to put Notre Dame up 38-37 with 32 seconds left in the half. Buffalo would knock down their seventh three-pointer to close out the first half as the Irish trailed 40-38 at halftime.
Notre Dame shot 13-of-19 (.684) from two in the first half but only 2-of-12 from three-point range. Burton, Davis and Konieczny each led the Irish with eight points.
The Irish opened up the second period with a 17-2 run, shooting a perfect 5-5 from the field and 5-6. Shrewsberry had eight of the 17 points, knocking down another three-pointer to force the Bulls timeout.
The Irish outscored the Bulls 24-2 before Buffalo knocked down just their second shot of the half at the 13:11 mark. Notre Dame was 8-9 from the field with Shrewsberry scoring 11 of the 24 second-half points.
The Bulls would go on a run of their own to bring it within seven at 67-60 with 7:22 remaining. The Irish, however, would extend their lead yet again as they led by 12 at the final media timeout with a score of 76-64.
Davis had the hot hand to close out the 86-77 win as he scored 13 of Notre Dame’s final 15 points. In his career-high night, the junior forward put up 19 points in the second half, shooting 5-7 from the floor and a perfect 9-9 from the charity stripe.
The Irish finished with 46 points in the paint, second most in the Shrewsberry era.
UP NEXT
Notre Dame has a revenge game in mind for this coming Saturday. Last season, the Irish lost an overtime game to Georgetown, 68-72, inside Purcell Pavilion. This go around, Notre Dame heads to Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., the very place they played in March for the 2024 ACC Tournament. The Irish at Hoyas will tip off at 1 p.m. ET on Nov. 16 and will be the lead into the Notre Dame football game on NBC.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
IRISH NAMED NO. 4 SEED IN NCAA TOURNAMENT
INDIANAPOLIS – Notre Dame women’s soccer is no stranger to the NCAA Tournament. On Monday, they qualified for the 30th time over the last 32 years. It was only a matter of what seed and who was up first. The NCAA answered both, naming the Fighting Irish (11-3-4) a No. 4 seed in the bottom-right quadrant.
Since Notre Dame is a seeded team, they earned the ability to host their First Round matchup, welcoming in Horizon League Champion Milwaukee (12-6-2) on Friday, November 15. That match will kick off inside Alumni Stadium at 7 p.m. ET.
BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
CAREER-HIGHS AND BIG SECOND HALF GIVE BUTLER AN 85-65 WIN OVER WESTERN MICHIGAN
Four Bulldogs scored in double figures as Butler used an explosive second half to run away from visiting Western Michigan, 85-65, Monday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Augusto Cassia posted career-highs of 16 points and three blocks in his first collegiate start, while Pierre Brooks II led the Bulldogs with 20 points.
Butler (now 2-1) outscored the Broncos, 46-28, over the final 20 minutes.
KEY MOMENT:
Butler opened the second half by hitting five of their first six shots, putting together a 16-2 run that turned a 39-37 halftime advantage into a 55-39 lead with 16:25 remaining in the game.
HOW IT TRANSPIRED:
The teams largely traded baskets throughout the first 20 minutes as the first half featured 11 ties and seven lead changes.
Butler’s run to open the second half built a 16-point lead with 16:25 to play before Western Michigan responded with a 15-2 run of their own to cut the lead to three at 57-54 (11:19).
Butler scored 10 of the next 12 points to push the lead back to double figures and never looked back.
NOTEWORTHY:
After committing 35 turnovers over the first two games of the season, Butler handed out 21 assists against only 11 turnovers Monday night.
In addition to his game-high 20 points, Brooks added a career-high six assists.
Finley Bizjack scored 10 points to go along with a career-best nine rebounds. His five assists were one shy of his career-high set Friday night.
Patrick McCaffery added 15 points and six rebounds.
Butler shot 10-for-21 from three-point range and shot 56 percent overall from the field.
The Bulldogs’ defense limited WMU to only 31-percent shooting from the field. WMU made only four of their 22 three-point attempts.
The Broncos committed only five turnovers and made 15 of their 17 free throw attempts.
Cassia made the first start of his Butler career. Butler has now used a different starting line-up in each of its three games to start the regular season; Butler used the same starting five in 32 of 33 games a season ago.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs host SMU Friday at Hinkle Fieldhouse, continuing a stretch of home games to open the season. The Mustangs are in their first season as a member of the ACC. Tickets are still available for the 7 p.m. tip, which will also air on FS2.
IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
OSTROWSKI NAMED #HLVB PLAYER OF THE WEEK
INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indy volleyball junior Morgan Ostrowski earns her second #HLVB Player of the Week award on the season after leading the Jags to a weekend split with the Phoenix. The Jags defeated conference foe, Green Bay on Saturday in four sets, 3-1.
Ostrowski totaled 29 kills averaging 3.63 kills per set on the weekend. The junior from Garrett, Indiana led the Jags in their win on Saturday with 16 kills, hitting .583 with two blocks. She also added 13 kills hitting .579 with two service aces in Friday’s match against the Phoenix.
This marks the second #HLVB Player of the Week award for Ostrowski as she also earned the title on September 23. IU Indy will finish out the regular season this weekend at Northern Kentucky. The Jags and Norse are both fighting for the sixth spot in the Horizon League to qualify for the tournament.
IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL TO HOST GOSHEN COLLEGE ON TUESDAY NIGHT
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team will return home for a quick two-game homestand, beginning Tuesday (Nov. 12) when the Jaguars host Goshen College (1-3) at 6:30 p.m. inside The Jungle. Fans are encouraged to wear white as part of a bigger WHITE OUT promotion for Tuesday’s game. In addition, with the department going to exclusively digital tickets this season, fans are encouraged to purchase and download their tickets prior to arrival at the Jungle.
On the court, head coach Paul Corsaro’s squad has asserted itself well in the season’s first two games, blistering IU Columbus 100-44 in the opener before falling on the road at Xavier on Friday, 94-80. Through two games, graduate transfer Jarvis Walker leads the team in scoring at 16.5 points per game while classmate Paul Zilinskas checks in at 12.5 points per contest. Another UIndy-transfer, Sean Craig, is averaging a double-double at 12.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game.
The Jaguars rank among the nation’s best three-point shooting at the outset of the season, connecting on 44.1 percent from deep, having made 26 treys in the season’s first two games. Both Walker and Zilinskas have made six each while Nathan Dudukovich and Alec Millender have each made five treys. The freshman duo of Keenan Garner (8.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg) and DeSean Goode (6.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg) have manned the interior, combining to play better than 37 minutes per game.
SCOUTING GOSHEN
Goshen is 1-3 on the season, coming in having defeated Kuyper College on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 113-95. The Maple Leafs made a school record 26 treys in that contest, shooting 57 percent from deep in the win. Richard Wilson leads four players in double-digits at 16.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while Andre Bradford is scoring 14.3 points per game and has a team-high 15 threes.
SERIES HISTORY
IU Indy is 1-0 all-time against Goshen College with the lone meeting having been the season opener to the 1980-81 season at Market Square Arena. Kim King led four players in double-digits with 16 points and Mike Herr had 12 points in that win. Reggie Butler had 10 points, eight rebounds and two steals and the victors shot 55.8 percent from the floor in the victory.
UP NEXT
The Jaguars will cap the two-game homestand against Eastern Michigan on Thursday night (Nov. 14) at 6:30 p.m.. That game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here as the department goes to exclusively digital tickets this season. Fans are encouraged to purchase and download their tickets prior to arriving on-site.
BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL HOSTS MIAMI IN TUESDAY #MACTION
THIS WEEK IN BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL: The final weekend of the 2024 regular season will be a busy one for the Ball State women’s volleyball team which will play three matches over the span of five days, all off which will be in Worthen Arena … Up first, a Tuesday showdown with Miami at 6 p.m. … The Cardinals will then welcome Western Michigan to close the regular season Friday (6 p.m.) and Saturday (5 p.m.).
PROMOTIONS: Tuesday’s match versus Miami will be Hometown Heroes Night, with first responders and medical staff receiving free admission when the show their badges or work IDs.
FOLLOW THE ACTION: All three matches this week will be broadcast live on ESPN+ … In addition, live stats will be provided courtesy of Ball State Athletics … Updates from the matches will also be provided on the team’s X feed and Instagram story: @BallStateWVB.
BALL STATE ALL-TIME: Ball State enters its week with a 1030-656-2 (.611) all-time record in women’s volleyball … Ball State became just the 44th program in NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball history to reach 1,000 wins with a sweep of Central Michigan on Sept. 22, 2023 … All-time, the Cardinals have captured 12 MAC West Division Championships, 10 MAC Regular Season Championships and eight MAC Volleyball Championship titles … Ball State has made 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three of the last five seasons … BSU has also earned two bids into the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).
BALL STATE IN THE MAC: With an 11-4 start to league play this season, Ball State maintains its status as the winningest program in league play with a 457-224 (.671) all-time Mid-American Conference mark … Western Michigan is second on the list, one-and-a-half matches behind the Cardinals at 456-226 (.669) … Miami is currently fourth all-time based on winning percentage at 397-284 (.583).
THE WORTHEN FACTOR: The Cardinals boast a 322-99 (.765) all-time mark inside Worthen Arena … Looking at just opponents from the MAC, Ball State is 238-61 (.796) when battling in Worthen Arena … Overall, no MAC opponent owns a winning record inside Worthen Arena, as the Cardinals have at least a .630 winning percentage against all league schools on its current home floor … The Cardinals start the week by hosting Miami on Tuesday, with the RedHawks owning an 8-16 (.667) record in Worthen Arena, while the Broncos are 7-25 (.781).
THE ALL-TIME SERIES VS. MIAMI: Ball State holds a 49-39 lead in the all-time series versus Miami after a 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-12, 25-15) road victory on Oct. 10 … Overall, the Cardinals have won the last four meetings versus the RedHawks and own a 24-15 edge in matches played in Muncie and a 16-8 lead in contests in Worthen Arena … Miami’s last win at Worthen Arena was a 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 26-24) victory Oct. 25, 2019.
SCOUTING BALL STATE:
• Ball State enters Tuesday’s match versus Miami with an 18-8 (11-4 MAC) record after registering a pair of sweeps at Toledo last weekend … The Cardinals are currently on an eight-match and 22-set winning streak, having won each of its last seven matches via sweeps … In fact, Ball State set a program record with its 16th consecutive road set victory Saturday when it took the third and final set versus the Rockets … The previous record was 15 from Oct. 8 to Nov. 4, 1994 … The Ball State record for overall consecutive sets won is currently 23 from Nov. 3 to Nov. 27, 1993.
• The Cardinals continue to be one of the nation’s most dangerous offenses, ranking first in the Mid-American Conference and 27th nationally with a .263 attack percentage … The mark includes a .271 rate of success against then-No. 7 Penn State, which is the third-best hitting mark against the Nittany Lions so far this season … Ball State has hit .300-or-better in eight matches this year, including a season-high .446 rate of success versus Akron (Oct. 11).
• Along with its solid attack percentage, the Cardinals rank 62nd nationally with a 2.41 blocks-per-set average … Graduate middle Aayinde Smith leads the Cardinals at the net with 106 total blocks, ranking fifth in the MAC and 112th nationally with a 1.14 blocks-per-set average … Sophomore middle Gwen Crull boasts a team-best 1.15 average over 54 sets, while junior middle Madison Buckley is second on the squad with 70 total blocks.
SCOUTING MIAMI:
• The RedHawks enter the weekend with a 7-19 (1-14 MAC) record after suffering a pair of three-set losses at Western Michigan last week … Miami’s lone league win was a 3-2 victory at Kent State on Oct. 18 … Since then, the RedHawks have only won three sets over its last seven matches.
• Miami enters the week as one of the nation’s top serving teams, ranking second in the MAC and 62nd among all NCAA Division I programs with a 1.72 aces-per-set average … In addition, the RedHawks’ 163 total aces are 61st nationally.
• The Miami roster also features one of the nation’s top blockers with Gentry Warrick ranking third in the MAC and 94th nationally with a 1.16 blocks-per-set average … Her 110 total blocks are currently 68th in the country.
BALL STATE QUICK HITS:
• With her 34 assists in the five-set win at Central Michigan (Oct. 4), senior setter Megan Wielonski climbed into second on Ball State’s career assists list … She enters the weekend with 4,818 career assists which is currently third among active NCAA Division I players … Western Michigan’s Logan Case is first at 6,146 (with the benefit of an extra COVID season), while Colorado State’s Emery Herman is second at 5,166 … Wielonski has ranked in the top 15 nationally in assists in each of her first three seasons: second (1,394) in 2021, fourth (1,359) in 2022 and 13th (1,269) in 2023.
• In addition to being one of the nation’s top setters, Megan Wielonski is one of the country’s top servers with 188 career aces … The total, which includes 44 aces this season, is currently tied for 10th among active NCAA Division I players and is the most for any active student-athlete from the MAC … As a freshman, Wielonski ranked eighth among all NCAA Division I players with 58 aces, including a career-high seven vs. Ohio (Sept. 30, 2021) … Her 58 aces in 2021 also tied as the sixth most in a single season in Ball State history and were a single season record for a BSU setter, topping Amber Seaman’s total of 51 in 2018 … In 2022, she ranked 55th nationally with 46 service aces, while she had a team-leading 40 aces last season … The program record for career aces is 191 set by Stacy Jordan (1982-85).
• Megan Wielonski has also shined in the backcourt over her Ball State career, becoming just the 21st player in program history to register over 1,000 career digs in BSU’s NIVC victory at Middle Tennessee (Nov. 30, 2023) … She has 244 total digs so far this season, raising her career total to 1,265 which is 10th in program history … She needs 29 more digs to pass Natalie Risi’s (2019-22) career total of 1,293 for ninth on BSU’s all-time list … Overall, Wielonski has accumulated double-digit digs in 65 career matches which is ninth in program history and gives her 65 career assist/dig double-doubles.
• Redshirt sophomore outside Aniya Kennedy has continued to shine on offense for the Cardinals, ranking second on the squad with a 2.88 kills-per-set average so far this season … Last season, she finished the year ranked 32nd nationally with a 4.12 kills-per-set average … Kennedy has smashed double-digit kills in 36 career matches, including 10 so far this season, and led the team in kills in 28 career outings.
• Including her season-high 20 kills at Florida Atlantic (Aug. 31) and at Central Michigan (Oct. 5), Aniya Kennedy has smashed 20-or-more kills in 10 career matches … The total ranks eighth in program history … Last season, she registered a career-high 25 kills in two matches – versus Akron (Oct. 13, 2023) and at WMU (Nov. 3, 2023) – which were the most kills for a BSU player in a match since Kia Holder (2017-20) logged 27 at Eastern Michigan on March 27, 2021 … In addition, Kennedy was the first Cardinal to register multiple 20+ kill matches in the same season since Natalie Risi (2019-22) had two as a freshman in 2019.
• Freshman outside Carson Tyler has smashed a team-leading 295 kills so far this season, including 20-or-more kills in five matches … Her best effort was a career-high 25 kills to help lead Ball State to a 3-2 victory over Wright State (Sept. 20) … Tyler is one of just 14 players in program history to register 20-or-more kills in at least five career matches … She is also just the 10th different player in program history to have five-or-more such matches in a single season.
• A six-rotation player for the Cardinals, Carson Tyler is also third on the team with 163 digs for a 1.81 digs-per-set average … She recorded her first career kill/dig double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs at Central Michigan (Oct. 5), while adding her second in the win at Ohio (Oct. 18) and her third in last Friday’s sweep over Eastern Michigan … Tyler also leads Ball State’s primary passers with a .960 reception percentage, successfully passing 505 of the team-high 526 serves she has faced.
• Freshman libero Sophie Ledbetter earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career for her effort in guiding the Cardinals to a pair of sweeps at Toledo … She led all league players with a 5.67 digs-per-set average for the week, registering 34 total digs … She started with 14 digs on Friday night and followed with 20 on Saturday afternoon to help limit the Rockets to a .149 attack percentage for the weekend.
• Overall, Sophie Ledbetter has shined in her first season of collegiate action, leading the squad with a with a 3.48 digs-per-set average … The effort includes a career-high 27 digs in the win over James Madison (Sept. 6), 21 digs in the sweep of Southern Indiana (Sept. 14) and 20 digs on two occasions … Ledbetter, who has recorded double digit digs in a team-high 17 matches this season, also boasts a .936 reception percentage, including perfect marks in 13 of BSU’s 26 matches.
• Aayinde Smith has been proven to be a big addition for the Ball State front line, ranking fourth on the squad with 1.85 kills per set, while adding a 1.14 blocks-per-set average … She has at least one block in all 26 of BSU’s matches, including tying her career-high with 10 total blocks (two solo and eight assists) versus Buffalo (Oct. 12) … A two-time All-CAA Second Team selection over her four-year playing career at Towson, Smith enters the week with 392 career blocks, with 286 coming during her time with the Tigers and 106 so far this season at Ball State.
• Aayinde Smith turned in the best attacking night of her collegiate career in the three-set victory over Akron (Oct. 11), when she connected for a program record .917 (11-0-12) rate of success … The previous record for attack percentage for a player with between 10 and 14 attempts in a match was .900 (9-0-10) set by Deb Wehman in 1980 and later tied by Rhonda Gardemann in 1993 … In addition, the record for a player with at least 15 attempts is currently .833 (15-0-18) set by Marie Plitt in 2022.
• Overall, the Ball State offense shined in the win versus Akron (Oct. 11), which was also the team’s first match in a 6-2 this season … Megan Wielonski and sophomore Lindsey Green combined to helped the Cardinals connect for a .446 (48-7-92) attack percentage which is the sixth-best team mark in program history and the best since Ball State hit .478 (49-6-90) versus Arkansas State on Sept. 9, 2022 … In addition, the .446 effort is the second-best by a Mid-American Conference squad this season, trailing only Western Michigan’s mark of .453 versus Miami this past Friday.
• Since joining the lineup in the 6-2, Lindsey Green has turned in several strong performances, including registering her first career double-double with 19 assists and 12 digs versus Buffalo (Oct. 12) … Her 19 assists versus the Bulls also marked the first time in her career Green has led the Cardinals in a match in assists … Green would collect her second career double-double in last Friday’s sweep at Toledo, dishing out 21 assists and collecting a career-high 13 digs.
• Since switching to the 6-2, Ball State’s offense has turned it up a notch, connecting for a .299 attack percentage over the last 10 matches, compared to a .243 mark in the first 16 … The Cardinals have hit .300-or-better five times during the run, with its lowest rate of success being a .200 mark versus Buffalo (Oct. 12) … Ball State’s attackers are averaging 1.21 kills-per-set more in the 6-2, while the team is averaging 1.06 more assists per set.
• Ball State turned in one of the best defensive efforts in program history versus Bryant (Aug. 30), limiting the Bulldogs to a -.020 (24-26-99) attack percentage … It was the lowest attacking mark for a Ball State opponent since the 2018 campaign when the Cardinals held Grambling to a -.061 (18-23-82) rate of success on Aug. 31 … That same season, the Ball State defense limited North Dakota State to a -.018 (23-25-114) hitting mark on Sept. 7.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
CARDINALS CONTINUE MAC-TION PLAY TUESDAY WITH FIRST TRIP TO BUFFALO SINCE 2016
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State prepares for yet another tight Mid-American Conference matchup Tuesday when the Cardinals visit Buffalo for the first time since 2016. The Cardinals, 2-3 in the MAC, have played to a difference of six points or less in all five MAC games, and in eight of their past nine MAC games dating to last year.
** The Cardinals fell 27-21 on election night to Miami, allowing a pair of Redhawks field goals in the fourth quarter after knotting the score in the third. Ball State drove to the Miami 34-yard line on its final possession, but turned the ball over on downs with 54 seconds left.
** Besides a pair of Jackson Courville field goals, the Cardinals scored on a pair of big-play touchdowns. Senior linebacker Brandon Berger scored Ball State’s first defensive TD of the season with an interception return on a Miami punt attempt that went awry. After Miami’s punt snap was fumbled, the punter attempted a pass that fell into Berger’s arms and he rambled 46 yards for the score and a 7-0 lead. Ball State tied the score 21-21 in the third period when Kadin Semonza found Justin Bowick for a 55-yard score down the left sideline. Cam Pickett ran into the endzone for a two-point conversion.
** Bowick had eight catches for 171 yards and the best receiving day for Cardinals receiver since Riley Miller’s 208-yard performance against Kent State in 2018. His eight catches were a career high and he finished six yards shy of his career high, 177, while at Eastern Illinois.
** Tanner Koziol caught four first-half passes to establish a new Ball State single-season mark (68) for receptions by a tight end. He enters the Buffalo game 22 catches shy of breaking the Cardinals’ career mark for receptions by a tight end (158 by Darius Hill, 2005-08). Koziol’s 629 yards this year are fifth by a Ball State TE, 41 yards shy of Hill’s 670 in 2008 which are third on the list. Like Koziol’s distinction last week, Hill was Ball State’s only other national semifinalist for the Mackey Award honoring the nation’s most outstanding tight end.
** 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:
** Ball State will move back to .500 in the MAC and win for the 12th time in 14 meetings with the Bulls.
** Currently tied with Dwight Wallace for fourth in Ball State football history with 40 career victories, Mike Neu will stand alone as the Cardinals’ fourth-winningest head coach.
BALL STATE BY THE NUMBERS
8.0 – Tanner Koziol is 5th in FBS rankings with 8.0 catches per game. Receptions over the last six weeks: 9, 9, 9, 8, 9 and 9.
22 – Still in his third college season, Tanner Koziol (137) needs 22 catches to break the Cardinals’ career mark for receptions by a TE (158).
46 – Brandon Berger’s 46-yard interception return for TD against Miami was the Cardinals’ first defensive score of the 2024 season.
55 – Ball State’s longest offensive scoring play this season came on last week’s 55-yard TD throw from Kadin Semonza to Justin Bowick.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SYCAMORES CLOSE OPENING ROAD TRIP TUESDAY AT WRIGHT STATE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State wraps up its early-season two-game road trip Tuesday night when it takes on Wright State inside the Nutter Center.
Tipoff from Dayton is slated for 7 p.m. and will be carried on ESPN+.
Last Time Out
Indiana State gave No. 8/9 Iowa State all it could handle in the first half inside Hilton Coliseum, before the homestanding Cyclones pulled away over the final 20 minutes to defeat the Sycamores 64-42.
Deja Jones and Keslyn Secrist led the Sycamores with 12 points each, with Secrist also pulling down seven rebounds. Chloe Williams had nine points and seven rebounds in her first career start, while Savannah White grabbed a team-high eight boards.
Indiana State led after the opening quarter as Williams and Secrist combined for 10 points in the opening 10 minutes while the Sycamore defense stifled Iowa State early. Jones kept the Trees on pace with the eight points in the second quarter, though a late Cyclone run gave the home side a seven-point lead at the break. Iowa State used a 10-0 run to start the third quarter to finally pull away, with Indiana State struggling to convert on the offensive end. Despite a strong effort on the road, the Sycamores fell in their first game against a top-10 opponent since 2011.
For Starters
Indiana State has had seven different athletes start at least one of the first two games this season, with those seven athletes combining for three starts at the Division I level prior to this season.
Five different players – Queen Ruffin, Mia Simpson, Deja Jones, Saige Stahl and Chloe Williams – have earned their first start in an Indiana State uniform, with Stahl and Williams earning the first starts of their collegiate careers during the opening week of the 2024-25 season.
Nothing Comes Easy
Indiana State gave No. 8/9 Iowa State plenty of trouble in Thursday’s game inside Hilton Coliseum. The Sycamores had a 16-14 lead after the first quarter and were within seven, 35-28 at the half against one of the best offensive teams in Division I.
One major key that kept the Sycamores within reach of the eighth-ranked Cyclones on the road was Indiana State’s ability to limit Iowa State’s scoring prowess. Iowa State shot just 29.6 percent (19-for-64) from the field and a paltry 22.2 percent (8-for-36) from behind the arc. The 3-point defense was notable for Indiana State, as Iowa State ranked in the top 10 nationally in 3-point percentage last season.
Firing In The First
The first quarter has been Indiana State’s best this season, with the Sycamores recording a scoring margin of plus-seven (38-31) in the opening period through the first two games.
Indiana State outscored Western Kentucky 22-17 in the first quarter of the Sycamores’ home opener, but the impressive quarter of note came Thursday night when Indiana State took a 16-14 lead after the opening quarter against No. 8/9 Iowa State in Ames.
The Sycamores have shot 15-for-29 (51.7 percent) in the opening quarter of games this season, including a 75.0 percent clip (9-for-12) in the season opener against Western Kentucky. Indiana State is shooting 33.3 percent (3-for-9) from behind the arc in the opening quarter.
Battle On The Boards
Indiana State has had a positive rebound margin in each of the last three seasons, and the Sycamores have shown a strong prowess on the boards in each of their first two games. The Trees have averaged 39 rebounds per game through two games, including double-digit offensive rebounds against both Western Kentucky and Iowa State.
The Sycamores pulled down 45 rebounds against Iowa State, their most in a game since registering 50 rebounds against Murray State on January 11, 2024. Four different Sycamores – Savannah White (eight), Keslyn Secrist (seven), Saige Stahl (seven) and Chloe Williams (seven) – had seven or more rebounds against the Cyclones. Williams leads the team with 7.0 rebounds per game.
Thieves Avenue
Indiana State has carried over its trend of being among the best in the MVC at forcing turnovers, with Sycamore opponents averaging 19.0 giveaways per game this season. The Trees have averaged 10 steals per game through their first two games, recording 11 against Western Kentucky and nine against Iowa State.
Indiana State’s 20 steals this season have come from eight different players. Four of those players – Chloe Williams (six), Keslyn Secrist (four), Deja Jones (three) and Queen Ruffin (three) – have averaged more than one steal per game this season.
Wright State At A Glance
Wright State enters Tuesday’s game at 0-2 following a 65-63 loss to Evansville. The Raiders were defeated by Wisconsin in their season opener, with Tuesday’s game being WSU’s home opener.
Makiya Miller leads the Raiders in scoring at 16.5 points per game, while Claire Henson also averages double-figures with 13.0 points per game. Amaya Staton averages a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game, while Macie Taylor leads the team with 2.0 assists per game. Henson also leads the team with three steals and two blocks.
Kari Hoffman is in her fourth season as the head coach at Wright State and has a 30-60 overall record at the helm of the Raiders. Last season was Hoffman’s best at Wright State, as the Raiders went 18-15 overall and 11-9 in Horizon League play.
Series History Against Wright State
Indiana State is 3-5 all-time against Wright State, including a 1-2 mark against the Raiders in Dayton. Wright State has won each of the last two in the series, including a 72-63 win over the Sycamores in Terre Haute last season.
Indiana State’s last win in the series came during the 2003-04 season, a 102-52 win in Terre Haute. The Sycamores’ lone road win in the series came during the 1988-89 season by a 63-58 margin.
Last Meeting Against Wright State (Nov. 18, 2023)
Kiley Bess led Indiana State with 16 points, but an early double-digit deficit proved to be the difference in a 72-63 defeat for the Sycamores against Wright State at Hulman Center.
Chelsea Cain added 14 points for the Sycamores, while Mya Glanton and Bella Finnegan were also in double-figures with 11 and 10, respectively. Glanton finished one rebound shy of a double-double, while Ella Sawyer dished out six assists.
Indiana State took an early lead, but Wright State hit six 3-pointers in the first half on their way to an 11-point lead at the break. The Sycamores cut the deficit to single-digits on multiple occasions in the third quarter, and Bess, Cain and Finnegan combined for 18 points in the fourth quarter to get the Trees within five, but Indiana State ultimately ran out of time to complete its comeback attempt.
Up Next
Indiana State returns home to face Austin Peay Friday night at 7 p.m. inside Hulman Center. The game against the Governors is the Sycamores’ Kids Club Game, with Indiana State’s student-athletes participating in a postgame meet-and-greet and autograph session with Kids Club members.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
‘DONS LOOK TO DEFEND THE FORT AGAINST BETHUNE-COOKMAN
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon men’s basketball team (1-1) is looking for their second win of the season when they take to the court on Tuesday (Nov. 12) against Bethune-Cookman.
Game Day Information
Who: Bethune-Cookman (0-2)
When: Tuesday, November 12 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: 1380 AM
Tickets:Link
Series History: ‘Dons lead 1-0
Game Notes (PDF): Purdue Fort Wayne
// New this year, Purdue Fort Wayne faculty and staff are admitted FREE to all home games. Simply show your Purdue Fort Wayne ID at the box office. As a reminder, students are FREE to all home games as well.
// The ‘Dons have won 20 straight home non-league games, a streak that started on Nov. 16, 2019 vs. Stetson.
// Tuesday’s game is the annual Defend The Fort doubleheader. The Mastodon women will host Defiance at 4 p.m. as part of a single-admission doubleheader. There is a t-shirt giveaway thanks to Visit Fort Wayne. The Performance Dogs of Ohio will perform at halftime of both games.
// Notes on the UCF contest:
– The ‘Dons kept UCF scoreless for the first 6:23 of the game.
– UCF made only two 3-pointers in the contest.
– Deangelo Elisee’s first field goal of the season was a first half 3-pointer.
– Eric Mulder had 11 points and six offensive rebounds.
– The ‘Dons led 64-60 with 6:57 left following a Rasheed Bello 3-pointer.
// Notes on the Bluffton contest:
– Six ‘Dons finished in double-digits
– Eric Mulder earned his fourth career double-double
– Chandler Cuthrell recorded 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting with seven rebounds in his first game as a Mastodon.
– Trey Lewis had eight points and four assists in his first Mastodon contest.
– The ‘Dons had 14 steals.
// Notes on the Notre Dame exhibition:
– Deangelo Elisee had 10 points in eight minutes off the bench.
– Corey Hadnot II took the Mastodons’ most shot attempts in the game (9), playing a team-high 24 bench minutes.
– Jalen Jackson led the ‘Dons with 13 points while adding four rebounds.
– Maximus Nelson, Quinton Morton-Robertson, Jalen Jackson, Eric Mulder and Rasheed Bello started.
– Minutes from newcomers Chander Cuthrell (20) and Trey Lewis (13).
// Notes on the first two games of the season:
– Nine ‘Dons are averaging double-digit minutes played.
– Maximus Nelson has opened the season shooting 46.2 percent (6-of-13) from three.
– Opponents are 9-of-49 (18.4 percent) from three.
– Eric Mulder has made 11-of-12 free throws.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MASTODON WBB HOSTS DEFIANCE FOR DEFEND THE FORT GAME
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne will welcome Defiance to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Tuesday (Nov. 12) for a women’s basketball game at 4 p.m. Lauren Ross enters the contest nine points away from 1,000 for her career.
Game Day Information
Who: Defiance Yellow Jackets
When: Tuesday, November 12 | 4 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Game Notes:Purdue Fort Wayne | Defiance
Know Your Foe
Defiance is 0-2 to start 2024-25 and has lost its last 27 games. The Yellow Jackets lost to Siena Heights and Bethel to start this season. Defiance is averaging 48.5 points per game on 36.5 percent shooting. The squad shoots 31.8 percent from the 3-point line. Makaiya Thomas is leading the team with 10.5 points per game.
The Series
The series is split 1-1 against Defiance, but the two teams have only met once since 1979. The Mastodons topped the Yellow Jackets 76-58 in their last meeting in Fort Wayne, led by 14 points from Lindley Kistler off the bench.
Time To Defend The Fort
Purdue Fort Wayne will play its game against Defiance as a part of its annual Defend the Fort series. It will be a doubleheader contest as the men’s program hosts Bethune-Cookman. It will be a single ticket for admission to both games.
The Bromo Code
Amellia Bromenschenkel recorded a stat line of 14 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals and three blocks. She is the first player in the NCAA to record that stat line on the road since 2018 (Chelsea Welch, Wright State at IU Indy) and the 10th of all Division I players to do so since the 2002-03 season. She is one of 52 players to record those marks in any game, home or away, since 2002-03.
Free For T-Mo
Tia Morgan is 7-for-7 from the charity stripe this season. She is the only player in the Horizon League to go perfect from the line so far this season.
Grand Duo
Sydney Freeman and Amellia Bromenschenkel both own over 1,000 points in their careers. Freeman reached the milestone in 2022-23 in her one year at Dayton, while Bromenschenkel scored all 1,000 at Purdue Fort Wayne. She joined the 1,000-point club in the Mastodons’ win at IU Indianapolis in 2023-24.
Closing In on 1,000
Lauren Ross has 991 points in her career, needing just nine to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for her career. In her final two seasons at Western Michigan, she scored 873 of her 991 points.
Closing In on 1,000 x2
Audra Emmerson also has a chance to reach 1,000 points for her career. She has 706 points, needing 294 to reach the milestone. She scored 343 last season.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne topped Valparaiso 72-56 on the road. Amellia Bromenschenkel had a stat line of 14 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals and three blocks. Only 10 student-athletes in all of Division I have recorded that line on the road since 2002.
Coming Up
The Mastodons will hit the road for a game at No. 20 Kentucky on Monday (Nov. 18). It will be their first game against a top-25 team since November of last season when they played No. 5 Iowa.
EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
GABRIEL POZZATO NAMED MVC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
ST. LOUIS – On the heels of the best debut game in the Division I era of the University of Evansville men’s basketball program, Gabriel Pozzato has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week.
Pozzato completed his opening two games in a Purple Aces uniform with an average of 23.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He converted 62.1% of his attempts while hitting five 3-pointers.
Last week’s season opener at North Texas saw Pozzato score 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting. His debut game was the best for a freshman in the MVC in at least 20 years and was Evansville’s top debut game in the DI era and is believed to be the best freshman debut in program history.
His 28-point game surpassed Marty Simmons’ debut game at UE in 1986 where Simmons scored 27 points. That also marked the debut of Scott Haffner, who recorded 26 in the contest. Pozzato’s point total was the most by an Evansville freshman since Colt Ryan scored 31 points at Creighton in 2010.
On Saturday, Pozzato scored 18 points while picking up four assists and three steals in the win over Brescia.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
RUNNER EARNS FIRST MVC WEEKLY HONOR
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Freshman guard Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind. / Hamilton Heights HS) has been named the first Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week of the 2024-25 season.
In her first week of collegiate basketball Runner had an explosive start across the floor for the Purple Aces. With her strong efforts at IU Indy and against Wright State Runner was recognized by MVC office staff as the Freshman of the Week. Runner ended the first week of play first on the team in assists and blocks, tied for first in steals, second in points and third in rebounds.
At IU Indy for her collegiate debut Runner led UE at the free throw line making eight of 10 attempts. In 30 minutes of action on Tuesday Runner scored 18 points, grabbed five boards, helped on three baskets, and picked up both a block and a steal. Runner was also one of three players to make multiple three-pointers at The Jungle.
In Evansville’s home opener against Wright State Runner again was a strong presence for the Aces. Runner had a heavier workload on Sunday playing all but two minutes at Meeks Family Fieldhouse. In those 38 minutes she recorded 17 points, had six rebounds, helped on three more baskets, stole three balls, and blocked two shots.
Runner is averaging 34 minutes of playing time, 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, three assists, two steals, and 1.5 blocks. Runner is leading the Valley in two categories, free throws and free throw attempts. With 15 made free throws, Runner is 13th among all Division I players and eight in free throw attempts.
UE and Runner return to action on Thursday evening at home. Evansville will welcome Southeast Missouri to Meeks Family Fieldhouse at 6 p.m. tip on Thursday, November 14th.
SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
USI RALLIES BUT FALLS AT MARSHALL
HUNTINGTON, W.V. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball rallied in the second half but fell short at Marshall University, 77-63, Monday evening in Huntington, West Virginia. The Screaming Eagles are 0-3 to start the year, while the Herd go to 2-1 in 2024-25.
USI’s junior guard Damoni Harrison picked up the first bucket of the game before Marshall scored eight-straight points to lead, 8-2, early. The Eagles would close the gap and get to within one, 11-10, with 13:23 left in the half on a pair of free throws by junior guard Sam Kodi.
Marshall pushed the margin back to seven points, 20-13, on a 9-3 burst with 8:37 on the first half clock. The Herd would continue to limit the Eagles’ offense, allowing only two USI free throws, while building a 30-15 advantage with 3:30 left in the opening half and a 38-19 margin at the intermission.
USI’s offense was stymied in the first 20 minutes as the Eagles were held to 26.3 percent from the field (5-19).
In the second half, Marshall quickly extended the margin to 21 points three times before USI’s offense began to roll. The Eagles cut the deficit to nine points, 45-39, on a 15-3 run that was led by sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi, who had six points during the surge.
The Herd re-extended their lead to double-digits quickly, reaching 14 points six times in the last five minutes. The Eagles were able to stay close, getting to within nine points twice more, but could not get any closer down the stretch.
Individually, Harrison led three Eagles in double-digits with 20 points. He was seven-of-13 from the field, three-of-three from long range, and three-of-four from the stripe.
Kodi came off the bench to post 16 points, while Olowoniyi had 10 points and a team-time 11 rebounds for his first career double-double. Kodi was five-of-10 from the field and six-of-eight from the line.
Next Up For USI:
USI concludes the I-64 Showcase Wednesday when it renews an old rivalry with Bellarmine University at Knights Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. Wednesday’s game will be the first meeting between the Eagles and the Knights since Bellarmine left the Great Lakes Valley Conference in 2020 and the first since USI reclassified to NCAA Division I.
Bellarmine is 0-2 to start the 2024-25 campaign, losing to Virginia Commonwealth University, 84-65, and Virginia Military Institute, 76-71.
USI and Bellarmine have a long history of rivalry, dating back to 1970, when they were founding members of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Eagles had the advantage in the series, 53-46, in NCAA Division II play, but the Knights had the upper hand, 9-3, before moving to Division I.
The road trip ends Saturday when USI visits another former GLVC-rival, Purdue University Fort Wayne. The Eagles return to the friendly home surroundings of Liberty Arena November 22 when they host the University of South Dakota.
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VISITS MURRAY STATE IN TUESDAY MATINEE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball continues its road trek in Kentucky, stopping at Murray State University Tuesday. The two sides will play an Education Day matinee starting at 11 a.m. from the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky.
Tuesday’s game can be seen on ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM.
Southern Indiana (1-1) will play its second game in five days in Kentucky when the Screaming Eagles face the Racers. USI is coming off its road opener at No. 17 University of Louisville last Friday. The Cardinals bested the Eagles 75-51 in the contest, USI’s first game at the Division I level against a top-25 opponent and first against an Atlantic Coast Conference school.
Against the Cardinals, USI trailed by one, 22-21, at the end of the first quarter and outscored Louisville in the fourth quarter, 15-13. A significant difference in the game came in the second period when Louisville posted 21 points and held the Eagles to only four points. However, Southern Indiana’s defense also forced Louisville into 19 turnovers. Plus, there were only four offensive fouls in the game, and all four were charges taken by the Eagles’ defense. Southern Indiana was led in scoring for the second consecutive game outing by junior guard Ali Saunders, who matched a game-high 15 points. Graduate forward Meredith Raley added 10 points.
Through two games to start the 2024-25 season, Saunders tops the squad at 16.5 points per game and nine assists. Saunders led the Eagles by playing 65 of 80 possible minutes in last week’s two games. The junior also contributed on the defensive end with nine steals. Raley finished week one behind Saunders in scoring with 13.5 points per game.
Murray State is off to a 1-0 start after going over the century mark with a 104-60 home victory last Thursday against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The Racers did just that against the Cougars – race. Murray State took 77 shot attempts and knocked down 38 for nearly 50 percent in the game, including 14 made three-pointers. Murray State gained extra possessions by forcing SIUE into 27 turnovers, which led to 27 points off turnovers and 24 fast-break points for the Racers. The Racers scored 30-plus in two quarters. Murray State had five players score 10 or more, including graduate forward Katelyn Young with a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. Senior combo guard Ava Learn tallied 21 points.
Last season, Murray State ranked top five in the nation at 84.5 points per game and among the top in possessions per game. Young was an All-MVC First Team selection after leading the team with 19.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
Head to head, Murray State leads the all-time series against Southern Indiana, 5-1. The Racers ended up on the positive end in last season’s matchup at USI, 93-73. For Southern Indiana, graduate forward Madi Webb had 14 points and senior guard Vanessa Shafford registered a double-double of 11 points and 10 boards. Murray State also had the upper hand in USI’s last visit to the CFSB Center in 2022, 77-59. Raley had a team-high 15 points for the Screaming Eagles in that contest.
Following Tuesday’s game, Southern Indiana returns to Liberty Arena, home of the Screaming Eagles, for three consecutive home games. The Screaming Eagles host a pair this coming weekend against Indiana University Southeast Friday at 6 p.m. and Saint Louis Sunday at 2 p.m.
VALPO FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL TO PLAY FINAL ROAD TILT OF 2024 ON SATURDAY AT DAYTON
Valparaiso (3-6, 1-4 PFL)
at Dayton (5-4, 3-3 PFL)
Game #10 Saturday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. CT
Welcome Stadium (11,000) – Dayton, Ohio
This Week in Valpo Football: The Valparaiso University football program will board the buses for the final time in 2024 this week prior to Saturday’s road finale at Dayton. Valpo will look to replicate its success from its most recent road trip by making it back-to-back road victories. This will mark just the second time that sixth-year Valpo head coach Landon Fox will return to his old stomping grounds, where he spent over a decade and was the Flyers defensive coordinator prior to accepting the head coaching position at Valpo.
Previously: The Beacons experienced Hoosier Helmet heartbreak this past week as a promising drive with under two minutes remaining was snuffed out in Butler territory on a lost fumble, causing the hosts to fall 24-17 to Butler at Brown Field. Freshman Gary Givens III had three catches for 96 yards including a touchdown, while redshirt junior Jake Birmingham registered a dozen tackles to lead a valiant defensive effort against one of the top scoring offenses in FCS.
Series Notes: Valpo is 5-27 all-time against Dayton and enters this week with hopes of recording back-to-back wins over the Flyers for the first time ever. The Beacons came away with a 21-7 victory at Brown Field last season, forcing eight punts and two turnovers on downs while limiting the Flyers to just 175 yards of total offense and seven points. That was Valpo’s best performance in terms of total defense since 2014 and best in league play since 2008. Valpo’s last trip to Dayton saw the hosts score the game-winning touchdown in the closing seconds to prevail 31-24 on Oct. 29, 2022. Valpo is 1-15 all-time at Dayton and has dropped nine straight dating back to the team’s lone road victory in the series on Oct. 11, 2003 (33-28).
Following the Beacons: Saturday’s game will air on Facebook Live courtesy of Dayton athletics. In addition, the hometown radio call will be available on 95.1 FM Valparaiso, ValpoAthletics.com and the TuneIn Radio app featuring Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Brandon Vickrey (analyst). Links to live video, audio and stats can be found on ValpoAthletics.com.
Head Coach Landon Fox: Landon Fox (20-41) is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Valparaiso University football program in 2024. Over the last four seasons, Fox has led Valpo to 14 Pioneer Football League victories, the most in a four-year period in program history. This stretch marks Valpo’s most league wins in a four-year period in any conference since 1961-1964. Fox finished the 2023 season with 17 victories as Valpo head coach, tied for the seventh most in program history. He coached his 2023 team to a 3-2 record at Brown Field, the group’s highest home win total since 2017. Fox’s teams continued to thrive academically in 2023 as well, led by PFL Scholar-Athlete of the Year Evan Annis, who became the first Beacon to earn that honor. He was part of a group of five Academic All-PFL selections, tied for the most in the league and the program’s most since 1998. During the 2022 campaign, Valpo had 64 PFL Honor Roll members, the most in program history. After spending the previous 11 seasons as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at the University of Dayton, Fox was named the head football coach at Valpo prior to the 2019 season. He helped the Flyers finish with 10 winning seasons in his 11 years on staff and guided a defensive backfield that produced one All-American, four Academic All-Americans, two PFL Special Teams Players of the Year and three corners who were invited to NFL Rookie Minicamp. Prior to joining Dayton’s staff, Fox served as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Wayne State University in Detroit from 2005-2007. He also spent time as a defensive graduate assistant at Ball State University (2004), Dayton (2002-2003) and Lakeland College (2001). Fox began his coaching career as an assistant varsity coach at Preble Shawnee High School in Camden, Ohio during the 2000 season. During his playing days, Fox was a team captain and all-conference performer at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio from 1995-1999 and graduated with a degree in physical education and health in May 2000 before earning his master’s degree in education from Lakeland in May 2002.
Block Party
Onye Nwosisi notched his second blocked kick of the season, turning away a field-goal try in Week 11 vs. Butler. He previously blocked a field-goal attempt on Oct. 5 vs. Drake.
Nwosisi became just the 13th player nationally in FCS with multiple blocked kicks this season.
As a team, Valpo has blocked three, tied for the 16th most nationally.
Valpo has turned away 26 kicks in Landon Fox’s six seasons as head coach.
Hats Off to the Defense
The Valpo defense should be commended for its work in Week 11 vs. Butler, holding a PFL-leading offense that was averaging 37.8 points per game (sixth nationally) to 24.
The Bulldogs had scored a combined 94 points over their previous two games – 48 at Davidson and 46 vs. Stetson. The team also put 40 on Morehead State and had scored 40 in six of its seven wins prior to the game at Valpo.
In the last two games, Valpo has permitted a grand total of seven second-half points. Strangely enough, the Beacon defense has been especially stingy in the third quarter, as Valpo opponents have not scored in the third quarter in any of the team’s last six games.
Valpo has not allowed a third-quarter point in any of its five PFL games. In fact, neither team has scored a third-quarter touchdown in any of the team’s league contests. Valpo is seeking its first third-quarter touchdown this season.
Notes Wrapping Up Week 11: Butler 24, Valpo 17
The Beacons played their 29th one-score game of Landon Fox’s head coaching tenure and their fourth against Butler in that time. Valpo has played four one-score thrillers this season including each of the last two contests.
Freshman Gary Givens III hauled in three catches for 96 yards, while redshirt sophomore Chris Gundy had three for 42. Redshirt freshman quarterback Caron Tyler went 8-of-16 through the air for 158 yards and a touchdown. Givens’ 96 receiving yards were the most by a Beacon this season.
Redshirt senior running back Michael Mansaray totaled 82 rushing yards and one score on 23 carries. Mansaray had his seventh rushing TD of the year, while Givens recorded the second TD grab of his rookie campaign.
Fifth-year senior Sam Johnson averaged 47.2 yards per punt on five attempts, his fourth straight game averaging at least 45 yards per punt.
Redshirt junior Ryan Hawk made his only field goal try, went 2-for-2 on PATs and had two of his four kickoffs go for touchbacks.
Redshirt junior Jake Birmingham boasted a career-high 12 tackles to lead the team, followed by Max Franco with nine and Sam Hafner with eight. Franco’s total marked the second highest of his career and highest since Oct. 15, 2022, also vs. Butler. Birmingham’s tackle total was the highest by a Beacon since Will Abrams (13) on Oct. 28, 2023 at Butler.
Colin Graves had his first career forced fumble, while Kevin Spelman had his first career fumble recovery.
Valpo went 9-for-16 on third down.
Only four combined penalty flags were thrown in the contest – two against each team.
On the Road Again
Valpo is 1-5 in its last six road finales with the lone victory in the final road game of a season in that stretch coming 47-3 on Nov. 13, 2021 at Butler.
Valpo will look to make it back-to-back road wins for the first time since beating Presbyterian and Morehead State on the road in October 2022.
The Beacons’ 17-14 win at Marist in their most recent road game stopped a 10-game skid away from Brown Field.
Buckeye State Beacons
With head coach Landon Fox having Ohio roots, its no surprise that 14 members of the program will be returning to their home state for Saturday’s game.
Redshirt junior running back Barret Labus (Wadsworth), redshirt junior defensive back Caleb Rao (Liberty Township), redshirt senior running back Michael Mansaray (Columbus), senior linebacker Rylan Woods (Cincinnati), redshirt junior quarterback Michael Appel Jr. (Springboro), freshman wide receiver Ryan Ricketti (Rocky River) redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Matt Molnar (Avon Lake), redshirt junior kicker Ryan Hawk (Columbus), redshirt senior offensive lineman Tyler Eberhart (Barberton), freshman offensive lineman Nathan Snedegar (Westerville), sophomore offensive lineman Noah Kline (Loveland), redshirt freshman offensive lineman Austin Lambert (Delaware), freshman wide receiver Jack Elgin (Akron) and redshirt freshman defensive lineman Antony Morris (Cincinnati) all hail from the Birthplace of Aviation.
Valpo defensive coordinator Dave Marquis served as the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Dayton from May 2017 to March 2019, when he worked under Fox, who was Dayton’s defensive coordinator at that time.
Scouting the Flyers
Dayton, which will hold its senior day on Saturday, was picked to finish sixth of 11 in the PFL preseason poll and currently sit in seventh in the PFL standings.
The Flyers have dropped three straight since beating Butler 21-14 on Oct. 19. Offense has been an issue as they’ve been held to 10 points or fewer during each game of the skid.
Most recently, Dayton fell 16-10 vs. San Diego last week.
Head coach Trevor Andrews is in his second year at the helm of his alma mater.
UINDY FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL MOVES UP IN LATEST REGIONAL RANKINGS
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy football team jumped two spots to No. 7 in this week’s Super Region 3 rankings. The 9-1 Greyhounds are looking to make their third consecutive playoff appearance and ninth overall since 2012.
The 28-team NCAA DII Championship field—seven from each Super Region—will be announced on NCAA.com on Sunday, Nov. 17. Seed Nos. 2-4 will host first round games on Nov. 23, while the top seed will earn a bye.
HOUNDS CLIMB TO #14 IN DII COACHES POLL
WACO, Texas – Riding a six-game win streak, the GLVC-champion UIndy football team climbed to No. 14 in this week’s AFCA Division II Coaches Poll. The Greyhounds are fresh off a 55-10 rout of visiting Missouri S&T last Saturday, clinching their third straight outright conference crown.
The top 25 remained mostly unchanged, with only Nos. 14 and 20 losing last week. UIndy is the last of seven Super Region 3 teams in the top 14.
AFCA DIVISION II COACHES POLL
| RK | SCHOOL (1st-place votes) | REC | PTS | PREV |
| 1. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (25) | 9-0 | 745 | 1 |
| 2. | Ferris St. (Mich.) (5) | 9-1 | 720 | 2 |
| 3. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 10-0 | 680 | 3 |
| 4. | Harding (Ark.) | 9-1 | 663 | 4 |
| 5. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 9-1 | 636 | 5 |
| 6. | Charleston (W.Va.) | 10-0 | 585 | 6 |
| 7. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 9-1 | 580 | 7 |
| 8. | Central Oklahoma | 9-1 | 539 | 8 |
| 9. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 9-1 | 505 | 9 |
| 10. | Western Colorado | 9-1 | 445 | 11 |
| 11. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 8-1 | 436 | 10 |
| 12. | West Alabama | 8-1 | 400 | 12 |
| 13. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 7-2 | 399 | 13 |
| 14. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 9-1 | 336 | 15 |
| 15. | Augustana (S.D.) | 8-2 | 333 | 16 |
| 16. | West Florida | 7-2 | 280 | 17 |
| 17. | California (Pa.) | 8-1 | 259 | 18t |
| 18. | Minnesota St. | 8-2 | 234 | 18t |
| 19. | Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | 9-1 | 185 | 21t |
| 20. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 8-2 | 170 | 21t |
| 21. | Angelo St. (Tex.) | 8-2 | 147 | 23 |
| 22. | Findlay (Ohio) | 9-1 | 130 | 24t |
| 23. | Wingate (N.C.) | 8-1 | 121 | 24t |
| 24. | Colorado School of Mines | 7-3 | 95 | 14 |
| 25. | Central Washington | 7-3 | 38 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Central Missouri, 25; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 18; Southern Arkansas, 14; Emporia St. (Kan.), 9; New Haven (Conn.), 9; Miles (Ala.), 4; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 4; Virginia Union, 2; Davenport (Mich.), 1; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 1; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 1; Virginia St., 1.
SUPER REGION 3 RANKINGS
| RK | TEAM | OVERALL | IN-REGION | PREV |
| 1. | Ferris State | 9-1 | 8-1 | 1 |
| 2. | Grand Valley State | 8-1 | 6-1 | 2 |
| 3. | Pittsburg State | 7-2 | 7-2 | 3 |
| 4. | Central Oklahoma | 8-1 | 8-1 | 4 |
| 5. | Ouachita Baptist | 9-1 | 9-1 | 5 |
| 6. | Harding | 9-1 | 9-1 | 6 |
| 7. | UIndy | 9-1 | 9-1 | 9 |
| 8. | Fort Hays State | 7-3 | 6-3 | NR |
| 9. | Central Missouri | 7-3 | 7-3 | NR |
| 10. | Saginaw Valley State | 7-3 | 7-3 | 8 |
GILLAM, SCHULTE GRAB GLVC FOOTBALL WEEKLY ACCOLADES
INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis linebacker Clay Schulte and wide receiver Markez Gillam were named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Players of the Week in football, it was announced by the league office Monday.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Clay Schulte, #15 Indianapolis
Gr. | LB | Oak Harbor, Ohio
Major: Sport Management
Team Result: 55-10 W vs. Missouri S&T (11/9)
Nabbed one interception and broke up one pass
Tallied team-high 11 total tackles (four solo)
Notched 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack
Added one quarterback hurry
Helped Greyhounds secure third-straight league title
Earns fourth career Defensive Player of the Week Award (11/11/24, 10/7/24, 10/23/23, 9/18/23)
Last Greyhounds’ Defensive Player of the Week: Key Crowell (11/4/24)
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Markez Gillam, #15 Indianapolis
Jr. | WR | Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Major: Sport Management
Team Result: 55-10 W vs. Missouri S&T (11/9)
Returned opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown
Matched program record for longest kickoff return from 1982
Fifth 100-yard kickoff return in GLVC history and fourth in Division II this season
Recorded his second kickoff return touchdown of the season
Helped Greyhounds secure third-straight league title
Finished with 173 all-purpose yards
Earns third career Special Teams Player of the Week Award (11/11/24, 9/16/24, 10/24/22)
Last Greyhounds’ Special Teams Player of the Week: Key Crowell (10/21/24)
UINDY MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
RIVET CLINCHES AT-LARGE BID TO NATIONALS
INDIANAPOLIS – Junior Felix Rivet of the UIndy men’s cross country team secured an at-large bid to the NCAA DII Cross Country Championships on Monday. The NCAA released the complete list of individuals and teams competing in the championships Monday evening. The race will take place on Saturday, November 23 at Arcade Creek Cross Country Course in Sacramento, California, with the men taking the course at 1 p.m. ET.
Rivet placed 16th at regionals with a time of 31:21.81, a new PR for the Frenchmen. The last time someone from the UIndy men’s cross country participated in the National Championships was Alex Cushman in 2015, in Joplin, Mo. Cushman placed 233rd, clocking 33:34.4.
MARIAN FOOTBALL
MARIAN FOOTBALL ENTERS FINAL WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON RECEIVING VOTES IN NAIA TOP-25
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third week in a row, the Marian University football team is receiving votes in the latest NAIA GoRout Top-25, holding just one spot behind No. 25 in the poll released on Monday afternoon.
Keiser (Fla.) holds down the top spot for the 10th straight week in the NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 Ratings, receiving all but one first-place votes. Grand View (Iowa) once again grabs the final one. Teams one through six are the same as a week ago with Indiana Wesleyan, Montana Western, St. Thomas (Fla.), and Morningside (Iowa). St. Francis (Ill.) moves into the rankings this week, replacing Evangel.
Indiana Wesleyan remains the top-rated MSFA team in the NAIA poll, holding at No. 3 in the ratings. Saint Francis (Ind.) leads the group of MSFA Midwest teams, moving up to No. 18 this week. Both Indiana Wesleyan and Saint Francis have secured positions in the NAIA Football Postseason, earning their share of the MSFA Mideast and Midwest Championships with their wins last week.
Marian looks to keep their at-large chances alive, as the (RV) Knights take on newly minted No. 24 St. Francis (Ill.) this Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
CHARLES VADEN CLAIMS FIRST CAREER MSFA MIDWEST LEAGUE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
INDIANAPOLIS – After running back the program’s first punt for a touchdown since 2022, Marian football’s Charles Vaden has been named the MSFA Midwest League Special Teams Player of the Week. The honor is Marian’s fifth special teams award of the season from the MSFA, as Vaden is the fourth individual recipient for the Knights.
Vaden returned a 62-yard punt for a touchdown in Marian’s one-sided 76-6 win over Judson, scoring the program’s first punt return touchdown since week one of the 2022 season when Ben Stevens returned a punt for a 48-yard score. The return is the sixth-longest in program history, and is the longest punt return for the Knights since Jalen Jennings had a 50-yard return against St. Francis in 2022.
Marian ends their regular season this Saturday at St. Francis (Ill.), aiming to keep playoff hopes alive for the 2024 season. Kick is set for 2:00 p.m.
MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER
TORRES AND WESSLING SWEEP CL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Jackson, Mich. – After seeing the Marian men’s soccer program reach the Crossroads League Tournament Championship match, the league announced that the program has been rewarded with the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for the league. Josh Wesseling earned the offensive player nod, while Juan Torres earned the defensive player nod, with both players claiming their first honor of the season.
Torres led RV Marian past No. 13 Bethel and RV Huntington by his play in goal. The senior keeper posted five stops in a 3-2 upset of Bethel and then recorded a shutout with four saves against HU to send the Knights into the CL Championship match.
Wesseling hit the game-winner in each of RV Marian’s CL Tournament wins over No. 13 Bethel and RV Huntington. Wesseling ended the week with two goals on four shots, sending the Knights into the CL Championship match.
Marian will host the Crossroads League Championship match on Wednesday night, taking on Spring Arbor at 7:00 p.m.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
35 – 30 – 19 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 21 – 47 – 13 – 10 – 19 – 13 – 12
November 12, 1892 – Pudge Heffelfinger received $500 to become first professional football player in the Allegheny Athletic Association’s 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Athletic Club
November 12, 1950 – Number 35, Gene Roberts set a New York Football Giants rushing record of 218 yds against the Chicago Cardinals
November 12, 1952 – Philadelphia A’s pitcher Bobby Shantz, Number 30 won the American League MVP
November 12, 1958 – Pitcher Bob Turley, Number 19 of New York Yankees won the Cy Young Award
November 12, 1959 – White Sox 2B Number 2, Nellie Fox won the American League’s MVP
November 12, 1969 – Minnesota’s Number 3, Harmon Killebrew was voted American League MVP
November 12, 1975 – NY Mets Number 41, Tom Seaver wins his 3rd Cy Young Award
November 12, 1979 – Tony Franklin, Number 1 of the Philadelphia Eagles kicked a 59-yard field goal
November 12, 1986 – Roger Clemens, Number 21 of the Boston Red Sox won the American League Cy Young Award in unanimous fashion
November 12, 1991 – Atlanta Brave Tom Glavine, Number 47 won NL Cy Young Award
November 12, 1995 – Number 13 of the Miami Dolphins, Quarterback Dan Marino broke famous Minnesota Viking’s signal caller Number 10, Fran Tarkenton’s NFL all-time passing yardage mark of 47,003
November 12, 2012 – Joe Sakic (Number 19 Nordiques and Avalanche), Mats Sundin (Number 13 Maple Leafs and Canucks), Pavel Bure (Number 10 Canucks and Panthers) and Adam Oates (Number 12 Bruins & others) were all inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Cornell plays by the rules
November 12, 1887 – Cornell University revises its stance on the rules that colleges like Yale and Pronceton were playing, and they then play the first intercollegiate game under modern rules against Union College. Cornell’s website tells us that Union defeated Cornell in the game by the score of 24-10.
First Pro Player
November 12, 1892 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania- The very first professional football game took place. As former Yale star, Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500 to become first paid football player by the Allegheny Athletic Association. The AAA team in fact wins the game 4-0 over the Pittsburgh Athletic Club with great assistance by Heffelfinger.
Iron Bowl 9
November 12, 1904 – Birmingham, Alabama – The 9th edition of the Iron Bowl was played. The rivalry was heated back then too. According to sports-refence.com this game though Auburn got the better of Alabama 29-5.
1st NFL game in Pittsburgh
November 12, 1933 – Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – The 1st home NFL game for the Pittsburgh franchise. Remember just a few days earlier as discussed in our November 7 Football History Headlines, the voters in the Commonwealth of PA decided to let it be legal to play ball games on Sundays. It was the whole reason the NFL granted franchises in both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia for the 1933 season. November 12, 1933 was indeed a Sunday and it was a big day in Pittsburgh history. Unfortunately for the fans it was not a big day on the scoreboard for their team though as the Pittsburgh Football Pirates were blanked by the Brooklyn Dodgers Football team 32-0!
218 yards for Roberts
November 12, 1950 – Polo Grounds, New York City -Giants running back Gene Roberts went off against the Chicago Cardinals defense as he ran for 218 yards setting a New York Football Giants rushing record according to the Pro Football Reference website.
Blackouts Legal
November 12, 1953 – Philadelphia , Pennsylvania – From the NHregister.com website comes the story of the NFL Blackouts of television broadcasts in cities for home games. In 1951 NFL Commissioner Bert Bell decided to black out all home games within a 75-mile radius of NFL markets. Bell was quoted as stating, “As long as I have anything to do with this league, home games won’t be televised, period.” The Justice Department sued the NFL, alleging restraint of trade. The NFL Blackout of home games rule stood up in court as US District Judge Paul Grim, ruled in favor of the NFL’s practice of not televising home games in the cities they are in.
Record Kick
November 12, 1979 – Texas Stadium, Dallas, Texas – The New York Times has a story where Kicker Tony Franklin of the Philadelphia Eagles kicks 59-yard field goal as his team holds off a late Cowboys charge to upset Dallas 31 to 21.
A strong defense stops a good offense
November 12, 1988 – Houston, Texas – The University of Wyoming was riding high in the season of 1988, ranked tenth in the nation and sporting the top offense in the country when they arrived in Texas to play the University of Houston. According to an article on the NFF’s website Houston defensive tackle Glen Montgomery recorded six of his team’s 16 sacks and made 14 tackles to lead the Cougars in knocking undefeated Wyoming out of the top 10. Cowboy quarterback Randy Welniak was dropped behind the line nine times in the first half alone as the high powered offense of Wyoming, finished with -37 yards rushing. The Cougars attained a 28-3 lead behind College Football Hall of Fame quarterback Andre Ware’s touchdown passes to Patrick Cooper and Brian Williams. Houston upset No. 10 Wyoming, 34-10.
Buddy Ryan -Body Bag Game
November 12, 1990 – “The Body Bag Game” – Coach Buddy Ryan had an innovative style of motivation for his players. The Eagles coach threatened that his squad would be beating Redskins so badly “they’ll have to be carted off in body bags” in a talk leading up to the game. The Eagles defense promptly responded as they scored 3 touchdowns winning 28–14, knocking 8 Redskins out of the game.
Marino surpasses Fran
November 12, 1995 – Miami, Florida – Miami Dolphins, star Quarterback Dan Marino broke Fran Tarkenton’s NFL all-time passing yardage mark of 47,003 in a game against New England Patriots. The bleacherreport.com reports that New England held on and won the game despite the record though 34-17.
Hall of Fame Birthday for November 12
Claude Reeds
November 12, 1890 – Norman, Oklahoma – Claude Reeds a fullback from the University of Oklahoma came into this life. Reeds was the very first Sooner of 167 total thus far to ever be selected as an All-American as he accomplished this feat in 1913 per soonersports.com. The NFF’s website bio adds that Claude holds the Oklahoma distance punting record of 102 yards, set against Texas in 1911, when the field was 110 yards long.The NFF voted to have Claude Reeds into their College Football Hall of Fame in 1961.
Bill Fincher
November 12, 1896 – Spring Place, Georgia – The great tackle from Georgia Tech, Bill Fincher was born. Bill spent time playing for the Ramblin Wreck from 1916 through the 1920 seasons, the school did not count the abbreviated 1918 schedule a full season. Fincher played well even with only one eye! The National Football Foundation shares a great story that may or may not be true but a Davidson player who, after hitting Georgia Tech’s Bill Fincher, raced off the field to tell his coach, “I’ve done something awful, I’ve knocked out a man’s eye.” Besides playing tackle for the jackets Bill also was a defensive End and a place kicker and excelled at all three of the positions! During his first season of 1916, Fincher participated in the infamous 222-0 GT victory over Cumberland College that he have mentioned many times in the Football History Headlines! The NFF selected Bill Fincher to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
Tuffy Leemans
November 12, 1912 – Superior, Wisconsin – Alphonse “Tuffy” Leemans the tough running back from George Washington University. Tuffy was a second round pick in the very first NFL Draft in 1936 thanks to a tip from Tim Marra’s son Wellington who while vacationing as a high schooler saw Tuffy play at GW per the profootballhof.com bio on him. Leemans was the 1936 College All-Star MVP. In Leeman’s rookie season he led all NFL rushers with a total of 830 yards on the ground. As a Giant in his eight-year career, he was named first- or second team all-league every year from 1936 through 1942, by either or both a major wire service and the NFL. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Tuffy Leemans in 1978.
Jack Butler
November 12, 1927 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Jack Butler, the ballhawking cornerback from St. Bonaventure was born. The Pro Football Hall of Fame provides a great career biography sketch on Jack. It tells us that he was a free agent signing of his hometown NFL team the Pittsburgh Stelers in 1951. All he did as a non-drafted player was to play for nine seasons and step away from the game as the player with the second most career interceptions in League history. Think about that for a second! The second most interceptions in NFL record books as an undrafted player, truly amazing. Jack played a total of 103 games, and picked off 52 passes for 827 return yards, four of those were pick-sixes. Butler was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1950s. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Jack Butler in 2012
Ken Houston
November 12, 1944 – Ken Houston the strong safety out of Prairie View A&M celebrated his birth. Out of college Ken Houston was a 9th round, very befitting namesake, pick of the Houston Oilers in the 1967 AFL-NFL Draft. He was a starter by the third game of the season and a few weeks later against the Jets he was a dominant performer, according to profootballhof.com. Against New York, he scored two touchdowns, one on a 71-yard blocked field goal attempt, and the other on a 43-yard interception return. After five seasons the Oilers traded the veteran playmaker to the Redskins for 5 players. That certainly showed the value of Ken Houston. Ken received all-league acclaim with the Oilers in 1969 and 1971, and then was either an All-Pro or an All-NFC award winner with the Redskins every year from 1973 to 1979. In 1986 the Selection Committee chose Ken Houston to have the honor of entering into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Cliff Harris
November 12, 1948 – The legendary Dallas Cowboys Safety Cliff Harris was born. The Pro Football Hall of Fame tells the tale of how Cliff Harris was undrafted after 17 rounds of picks in the 1970 NFL Draft. This had to be some great motivation for him as he signed as a free agent with the Cowboys that year and never looked back. Pro Football Hall of Fame selected Cliff Harris to join their ranks of the folks with Gold jackets in 2020.
Steve Bartkowski
November 12, 1952 – University of California Quarterback, Steve Bartkowski was born. The calbears.com web page bio on Bartkowski tells us that he was an All-American QB in 1974 due in part to leading the nation in passing 2580 yards through the air. During his time at Cal he had four games where he tossed for over 300 yards, and in his senior season he accumulated 2,387 yards of total offense. Steve became the number one pick in the 1975 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Steve Bartkowski was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.
Rob Lytle
November 12, 1954 – Rob Lytle a fantastic running back from the University of Michigan. Rob was in the Wolverines back field from the 1974 season through the 1976 campaign. According to mgoblue.com, Jim Harbaugh was a ball boy for Michigan when Lytle played and the young Harbaugh somewhat idolized Lytle because of his blocking ability and the way he would run with his pad lowered. Harboaugh also mentions in the interview that the football clips of Dennis Quaid’s character in the film “Everybody’s All-American” were actually footage of Rob Lytle during games. When Lytle was done at Michigan he held the Wolverine career rushing record of 3,317 yards and his single-season mark of 1,469 yards stood for 21 years as a team high. Rob Lytle was inducted posthumously into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Nov. 12
1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. Heffelfinger doesn’t disappoint his bosses, returning a fumble for a touchdown to give Allegheny a 4-0 victory.
1920 — Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis is hired as baseball’s first commissioner.
1931 — Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto, with the Chicago Black Hawks winning 2-1 before 13,233 fans.
1967 — Travis Williams of Green Bay returns two kickoffs for touchdowns against Cleveland, and the Packers beat the Browns 55-7. The Packers score 45 points in the first half, 35 in the opening quarter.
1972 — Richard Petty wins a record fourth NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National championship after finishing third in the Texas 500.
1972 — Don Shula becomes the first NFL coach to win 100 regular-season games in 10 seasons when the Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots 52-0.
1994 — Prairie View loses 52-7 to Jackson State, breaking an NCAA Division I-AA record with 45 straight losses. Columbia lost 44 straight from 1983-88.
1995 — Miami’s Dan Marino breaks Fran Tarkenton’s NFL career record of 47,003 yards passing with a 9-yard pass to Irving Fryar during the Dolphins’ 34-17 loss to the New England Patriots.
2006 — Indianapolis edges Buffalo 17-16 to become the first team to have consecutive 9-0 records.
2007 — Top-ranked Roger Federer loses consecutive matches for the first time in 4 1/2 years, falling to No. 7 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5 at the Masters Cup.
2010 — Minnesota’s Kevin Love grabs a franchise-record 31 rebounds and scores 31 points, the NBA’s first 30-30 game in 28 years. Love grabs 15 rebounds in the third quarter alone, and the Timberwolves rally from a 21-point, third-quarter deficit to stun the New York Knicks 112-103. Moses Malone was the last player to have a 30-30 game — 32 points, 38 rebounds for Houston against Seattle in 1982.
2013 — Keith Dawson tips in a miss with less than six seconds left to give No. 2 Michigan State a 78-74 victory over top-ranked Kentucky. It’s the earliest meeting of 1 vs. 2 in AP poll history and the first since 2008.
2016 — Anthony Moeglin throws a 24-yard touchdown pass to William Woods with 39 seconds left to lift John Carroll to a 31-28 win over Mount Union. The loss ends the Purple Raiders’ NCAA-record 112-game regular-season winning streak. The Division III powerhouse hadn’t lost since Oct. 22, 2005.
2017 — Brittany Force becomes the NHRA’s first female Top Fuel season champion since Shirley Muldowney in 1982 in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals. Force is the daughter of 16-time Funny Car champion John Force.
2019 — Former Houston Astros MLB pitcher Mike Fiers reveals the team secretly “stole signs” via camera from visiting teams.
TV SPORTS TUESDAY
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics | 7:00pm | NBCS-BOS FanDuel Sports Southeast |
| Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic | 7:00pm | FanDuel Sports Southeast FanDuel Sports Florida |
| Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons | 7:00pm | FanDuel Sports Detroit FanDuel Sports Sun |
| New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers | 7:30pm | TNT |
| Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks | 8:00pm | TSN FanDuel Sports Wisconsin |
| Phoenix Suns at Utah Jazz | 9:00pm | AFSN KJZZ |
| Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors | 10:00pm | TNT |
| Minnesota Timberwolves at Portland Trail Blazers | 10:00pm | FanDuel Sports North KPTV |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Ottawa at Toronto | 7:00pm | Sportsnet |
| Winnipeg at NY Rangers | 7:00pm | MSG Sportsnet |
| New Jersey at Florida | 7:00pm | ESPN+ Hulu |
| Boston at St. Louis | 8:00pm | NESN FanDuel Sports Midwest |
| NY Islanders at Edmonton | 9:00pm | MSGSN Sportsnet |
| Calgary at Vancouver | 10:00pm | Sportsnet |
| Columbus at Seattle | 10:00pm | FanDuel Sports Ohio Prime-Seattle |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Ball State at Buffalo | 7:00pm | CBSSN |
| Central Michigan at Toledo | 7:00pm | ESPNU |
| Western Michigan at Bowling Green | 7:00pm | ESPN2 |
| MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Mount St. Mary (NY) at Army West Point | 11:00am | ESPN+ |
| Villanova at Saint Joseph’s | 5:00pm | CBSSN |
| Dickinson State vs. North Dakota | 6:00pm | MidCo |
| Christendom at VMI | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Michigan State vs. Kansas | 6:30pm | ESPN |
| Hampton at Providence | 6:30pm | FS1 |
| Cornell at La Salle | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Goshen at IU Indianapolis | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| UIC at Northwestern | 7:00pm | BTN |
| Eastern Kentucky at Clemson | 7:00pm | ACCN |
| Norfolk State at William & Mary | 7:00pm | MASN |
| Binghamton at Fordham | 7:00pm | SNY |
| Saint Francis U at Penn State | 7:00pm | Peacock |
| North Florida at Georgia | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Towson at South Carolina | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Tarleton at Florida State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Colgate at Syracuse | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Carolina A&T at George Washington | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Franklin Pierce at Rhode Island | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Loyola Maryland at NJIT | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Old Dominion at Radford | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Delaware at Iona | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Rider at Navy | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Florida Atlantic at UCF | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Fairfield at New Hampshire | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| West Georgia at Tennessee Tech | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Drexel at Temple | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Penn at Lafayette | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Bethune-Cookman at Purdue Fort Wayne | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| SIUE at Indiana State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Maryland Eastern Shore at Miami (OH) | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Monmouth at Northern Illinois | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Mount Olive at East Carolina | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| American at Siena | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UAPB at South Florida | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Carolina Central at High Point | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Lehigh at Columbia | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Mercy at Manhattan | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Mary Baldwin at James Madison | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Carolina at Liberty | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Southeastern Louisiana at Mississippi State | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Texas Southern at Georgia Tech | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| LeTourneau at Stephen F. Austin | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Rhodes at Samford | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| South Alabama vs. Ole Miss | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Chicago State at Texas | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| McMurry at Abilene Christian | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UTSA at Bradley | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ohio at Illinois State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Loyola (New Orleans) at Southern Miss | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Prairie View A&M at UIW | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sam Houston at Baylor | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Cleveland State at Valparaiso | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Belmont at Lipscomb | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Campbellsville at WKU | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Little Rock at Arkansas State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Texas State at TCU | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Colorado Christian at Northern Colorado | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| ULM at Rice | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Jackson State at Xavier | 8:30pm | FS1 |
| Bethesda at Southern Utah | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Duke vs. Kentucky | 9:00pm | ESPN |
| South Dakota at Iowa | 9:00pm | BTN |
| Corban at Boise State | 9:00pm | MWN |
| A&M-Corpus Christi at New Mexico | 9:00pm | MWN |
| Denver at Colorado State | 9:00pm | MWN |
| Menlo at UC Davis | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UTPB at UTEP | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Queens at Utah | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Northern Arizona at Stanford | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sacramento State at UC San Diego | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Akron at Saint Mary’s | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Portland State at San Diego | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Riverside at California Baptist | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Portland at Oregon | 11:00pm | BTN |
| Western Oregon at Oregon State | 11:00pm | ESPN+ |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Women’s Champions League: Barcelona vs St. Pölten | 12:45pm | DAZN |
| UEFA Women’s Champions League: Juventus vs Arsenal | 12:45pm | DAZN |
| UEFA Women’s Champions League: Bayern München vs Vålerenga | 3:00pm | DAZN |