“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL

ASSUMPTION ACADEMY (KY.)56SHAWE MEMORIAL52 
ATTICA74GEO NEXT GENERATION44 
GARY 21ST CENTURY57MARQUETTE CATHOLIC48 
HENDERSON COUNTY (KY.)56EVANSVILLE REITZ50 
LAPORTE LALUMIERE90EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL55 
LEO64FORT WAYNE NORTH63 
PROVIDENCE58CLARKSVILLE19 
SOUTH BEND ADAMS64LALUMIERE REGIONAL53 
SULLIVAN67NORTH KNOX35 
INDIANAPOLIS CITY TOURNAMENT
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL71INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS63 

INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL

USA POLLS

CLASS 4A

1. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (21-0) (9)  90

2. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (21-1)        81

3. SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (20-1)       68

4. HOMESTEAD (21-2)            66

5. WARSAW (20-1)     55

6. NOBLESVILLE (17-3)          38

7. BROWNSBURG (18-4)       31

8. CENTER GROVE (17-3)     29

9. PLAINFIELD (16-5)              13

10. NORTHRIDGE (19-4)       12

11. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (19-2) 7

12. PIKE (15-4)             4

13. FLOYD CENTRAL (18-4)

CLASS 3A

1. GREENSBURG (19-0) (9)  90

2. WASHINGTON (19-2)        74

3. SILVER CREEK (17-2)        74

4. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (18-4)      60

5. COLUMBIA CITY (17-4)    53

6. BELLMONT (18-2) 48

7. CORYDON CENTRAL (16-5)          32

8. DANVILLE (17-5)   31

9. NORWELL (13-6)   19

10. NORTHWOOD (16-5)      4

11. INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (13-8)      4

12. INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (13-7)            3

13. NORTHVIEW (16-6)          2

14. CHARLESTOWN (14-6)

CLASS 2A

1. SOUTH KNOX (21-2) (8)    89

2. RENSSELAER CENTRAL (18-2)   72

3. ALEXANDRIA (21-1) (1)     66

4. EASTSIDE (22-1)    47

5. AUSTIN (18-2)         44

6. BLUFFTON (20-2)  41

7. NORTH KNOX (14-6)          31

8. LANESVILLE (15-3)             24

9. NORTHEASTERN (20-1)    24

10. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (17-5)          19

11. SHERIDAN (18-1)              10

12. WHITKO (14-4)    9

13. EASTERN HANCOCK (18-2)       8

14. BREMEN (19-2)    7

15. TRITON CENTRAL (12-8)              2

16. NORTH POSEY (14-6)     1

17. OAK HILL (19-2) 

CLASS 1A

1. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (16-4) (4)           56

2. BORDEN (15-5) (1)              53

3. NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (19-3)        46

4. WESTVILLE (19-2) 34

5. TRI-COUNTY (17-1)             32

6. ORLEANS (15-5)    24

7. OLDENBURG ACADEMY (16-4)  19

8. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (17-4) (1)       18

9. FREMONT (15-6)   15

10. WOOD MEMORIAL (14-8)            12

11. WHITE RIVER VALLEY (15-4)     9

12. NORTHEAST DUBOIS (13-6)      7

13. TRI (15-7) 2

14. CLINTON CENTRAL (16-4)          2

15. TRINITY LUTHERAN (11-8)

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SCOREBOARD

ATTICA47GEO NEXT GENERATION16 
CASCADE42MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN24 
CASTLE62EVANSVILLE BOSSE31 
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY58CROTHERSVILLE20 
CONNERSVILLE37UNION COUNTY32 
CRAWFORDSVILLE45COVINGTON43 
FAIRFIELD51BETHANY CHRISTIAN30 
FAITH CHRISTIAN45WEST CENTRAL43 
FLOYD CENTRAL58AUSTIN29 
FOREST PARK56PIKE CENTRAL20 
FORT RECOVERY (OHIO)62SOUTH ADAMS17 
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA66ADAMS CENTRAL39 
FRONTIER43NORTH NEWTON19 
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA59INDIANAPOLIS HERRON49 
LAFAYETTE JEFF52TRI-COUNTY39 
LAWRENCEBURG45EAST CENTRAL40 
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN61SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)39 
LOGANSPORT47DELPHI37 
LOOGOOTEE43BLOOMFIELD27 
MONROVIA54WESTERN BOONE36 
MORRISTOWN56KNIGHTSTOWN35 
NORWELL75LEO25 
PERU51MANCHESTER43 
PRINCETON45VINCENNES LINCOLN37 
PROVIDENCE55CLARKSVILLE45 
ROCHESTER58TAYLOR29 
SCOTTSBURG63TRINITY LUTHERAN52 
SHOALS49DUGGER UNION33 
SILVER CREEK62SALEM15 
SOUTH SPENCER65HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.)35 
SOUTHRIDGE28MOUNT VERNON (POSEY)20 
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH47CHARLESTON (ILL.)42 
UNION (MODOC)42MUNCIE BURRIS33 
WHITKO71FORT WAYNE LUERS68OT

INDIANA BOYS WRESTLING SECTIONAL-FEBRUARY 1

1. EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (9) | 9 AM CT | TICKETS | RESULTS 
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, GARY WEST SIDE, HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, HAMMOND CENTRAL, HAMMOND MORTON, LAKE CENTRAL, MERRILLVILLE, MUNSTER, WHITING

2. PORTAGE (8) | 9 AM CT | TICKETS | RESULTS 
ANDREAN, CALUMET, GRIFFITH, HIGHLAND, HOBART, LAKE STATION EDISON, PORTAGE, RIVER FOREST.

3. CROWN POINT (10) | 9 AM CT | TICKETS | RESULTS 
BOONE GROVE, CROWN POINT, HANOVER CENTRAL, HEBRON, ILLIANA CHRISTIAN, KANKAKEE VALLEY, LOWELL, NORTH NEWTON, SOUTH NEWTON, WHEELER.

4. LAPORTE (7) | 9 AM CT | TICKETS | RESULTS 
CHESTERTON, GLENN, KNOX, LAPORTE, MICHIGAN CITY, NEW PRAIRIE, VALPARAISO

5. MISHAWAKA (8) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
LAVILLE, MISHAWAKA, MISHAWAKA MARIAN, PENN, SOUTH BEND ADAMS, SOUTH BEND RILEY, SOUTH BEND SAINT JOSEPH, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON

6. PLYMOUTH (10) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
BREMEN, CASTON, CULVER ACADEMIES, CULVER COMMUNITY, NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE, PLYMOUTH, ROCHESTER COMMUNITY, TRITON, WARSAW COMMUNITY, WINAMAC COMMUNITY.

7. TWIN LAKES (9) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
BENTON CENTRAL, FRONTIER, LOGANSPORT, NORTH WHITE, PIONEER, RENSSELAER CENTRAL, TRI-COUNTY, TWIN LAKES, WEST CENTRAL

8. LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON (10) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
ATTICA, CARROLL (FLORA), DELPHI COMMUNITY, FAITH CHRISTIAN, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, MCCUTCHEON, SEEGER, WEST LAFAYETTE

9. ELKHART (8) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
CONCORD, ELKHART, FAIRFIELD, GOSHEN, JIMTOWN, NORTHRIDGE, NORTHWOOD, WAWASEE

10. WEST NOBLE (9) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
ANGOLA, CENTRAL NOBLE, DEKALB, EAST NOBLE, FREMONT, LAKELAND, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, WEST NOBLE, WESTVIEW

11. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (9) | 8 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), CHURUBUSCO, COLUMBIA CITY, EASTSIDE, FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER, FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN, FORT WAYNE NORTHROP, GARRETT, WHITKO

12. NEW HAVEN (10) | 8:30 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS, FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE SNIDER, FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, FORT WAYNE WAYNE, HERITAGE, HOMESTEAD, LEO, NEW HAVEN, WOODLAN

13. PERU (10) | 8 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
LEWIS CASS, HUNTINGTON NORTH, MACONAQUAH, MANCHESTER, NORTH MIAMI, NORTHFIELD, PERU, SOUTHWOOD, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, WABASH

14. OAK HILL (11) | 8 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
EASTBROOK, EASTERN (GREENTOWN), KOKOMO, MADISON-GRANT, MARION, MISSISSINEWA, NORTHWESTERN, OAK HILL, TAYLOR, TRI-CENTRAL, WESTERN

15. JAY COUNTY (9) | 8:30 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
ADAMS CENTRAL, BELLMONT, BLACKFORD, BLUFFTON, JAY COUNTY, NORWELL, SOUTH ADAMS, SOUTHERN WELLS, UNION CITY

16. DELTA (10) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
COWAN, DALEVILLE, DELTA, MONROE CENTRAL, MUNCIE CENTRAL, RANDOLPH SOUTHERN, WAPAHANI, WES-DEL, WINCHESTER COMMUNITY, YORKTOWN

17. CRAWFORDSVILLE (11) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
COVINGTON, CRAWFORDSVILLE, FOUNTAIN CENTRAL, NORTH MONTGOMERY, NORTH VERMILLION, PARKE HERITAGE, RIVERTON PARKE, SOUTH VERMILLION, SOUTHMONT, WESTERN BOONE, ZIONSVILLE

18. FRANKFORT (10) | 8 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
CARMEL, CLINTON CENTRAL, CLINTON PRAIRIE, FISHERS, FRANKFORT, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, LEBANON, ROSSVILLE, SHERIDAN, WESTFIELD

19. ELWOOD COMMUNITY (10) | 8:30 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
ALEXANDRIA MONROE, ANDERSON, ELWOOD COMMUNITY, FRANKTON, GUERIN CATHOLIC, HAMILTON HEIGHTS, LAPEL, NOBLESVILLE, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, TIPTON

20. INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL (12) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY, INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL, INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATARD, INDIANAPOLIS CARDINAL RITTER, INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL, INDIANAPOLIS CRISPUS ATTUCKS, INDIANAPOLIS GEORGE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY, KIPP INDY LEGACY, MTI SCHOOL OF KNOWLEDGE, PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – BROAD RIPPLE

21. SOUTHPORT (9) | 8 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
BEECH GROVE, CHRISTEL HOUSE, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE NORTH, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), PERRY MERIDIAN, RONCALLI, SOUTHPORT

22. PURDUE POLYTECHNIC (DOWNTOWN) (@ BROAD RIPPLE HS) (9) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
FRANKLIN CENTRAL, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA MEMORIAL, NEW PALESTINE, PURDUE POLYTECHNIC – DOWNTOWN, SHELBYVILLE, TRITON CENTRAL, WARREN CENTRAL

23. CENTERVILLE (11) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
BLUE RIVER VALLEY, CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN, CENTERVILLE, EASTERN HANCOCK, HAGERSTOWN, KNIGHTSTOWN, NEW CASTLE, NORTHEASTERN, RICHMOND, SHENANDOAH, TRI

24. FRANKLIN COUNTY (10) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
BATESVILLE, CONNERSVILLE, EAST CENTRAL, FRANKLIN COUNTY, GREENSBURG, LAWRENCEBURG, MILAN, RUSHVILLE CONSOLIDATED, SOUTH DEARBORN, UNION COUNTY

25. AVON (11) | 8:30 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
AVON, BEN DAVIS, BROWNSBURG, DANVILLE COMMUNITY, GREENCASTLE, NORTH PUTNAM, PIKE, PLAINFIELD, SOUTH PUTNAM, SPEEDWAY, TRI-WEST HENDRICKS

26. MOORESVILLE (10) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
CASCADE, CENTER GROVE, CLOVERDALE, DECATUR CENTRAL, EMINENCE, GREENWOOD COMMUNITY, MARTINSVILLE, MONROVIA, MOORESVILLE, WHITELAND COMMUNITY

27. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (11) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BLOOMINGTON NORTH, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BROWN COUNTY, EDGEWOOD, NORTHVIEW, OWEN VALLEY, SULLIVAN, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH VIGO, WEST VIGO

28. SOUTHRIDGE (10) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
FLOYD CENTRAL, FOREST PARK, JASPER, MITCHELL, NEW ALBANY, NORTH KNOX, PAOLI, PIKE CENTRAL, SOUTHRIDGE, TELL CITY

29. JENNINGS COUNTY (13) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
COLUMBUS EAST, COLUMBUS NORTH, EASTERN (PEKIN), FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, INDIAN CREEK, JENNINGS COUNTY, MADISON CONSOLIDATED, SALEM, SCOTTSBURG, SEYMOUR, SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER), SWITZERLAND COUNTY, WEST WASHINGTON

30. JEFFERSONVILLE (11) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS 
BORDEN, CHARLESTOWN, CLARKSVILLE, CORYDON CENTRAL, CRAWFORD COUNTY, HENRYVILLE, JEFFERSONVILLE, NEW WASHINGTON, NORTH HARRISON, PROVIDENCE, SILVER CREEK

31. CASTLE (9) | 9 AM CT | TICKETS | RESULTS 
BOONVILLE, CASTLE, EVANSVILLE BOSSE, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE REITZ MEMORIAL, HERITAGE HILLS, SOUTH SPENCER, TECUMSEH, WASHINGTON

32. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (9) | 9 AM CT | TICKETS | RESULTS 
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL, EVANSVILLE F.J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI, EVANSVILLE NORTH, GIBSON SOUTHERN, MT. VERNON, NORTH POSEY, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, VINCENNES LINCOLN.

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL AP TOP 25 POLL

1 AUBURN 18 – 1

2 DUKE 17 – 2

3 IOWA STATE 17 – 2

4 ALABAMA 17 – 3

5 FLORIDA 18 – 2

6 HOUSTON 16 – 3

7 MICHIGAN STATE 17 – 2

8 TENNESSEE 17 – 3

9 MARQUETTE 17 – 3

10 PURDUE 16 – 5

11 KANSAS 14 – 5

12 KENTUCKY 14 – 5

13 TEXAS A&M 15 – 5

14 MISSISSIPPI STATE 16 – 4

15 ST. JOHN’S 17 – 3

16 OREGON 16 – 4

17 WISCONSIN 16 – 4

18 ILLINOIS 14 – 6

19 MEMPHIS 16 – 4

20 MISSOURI 16 – 4

21 LOUISVILLE 15 – 5

22 TEXAS TECH 15 – 4

23 OLE MISS 15 – 5

24 VANDERBILT 16 – 4

25 UCONN 14 – 6

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

MICHIGAN 129, MARYLAND 116, UTAH ST. 99, CLEMSON 92, ARIZONA 47, SAINT MARY’S 45, GONZAGA 34, TEXAS 22, CREIGHTON 12, BAYLOR 8, NEW MEXICO 4, VCU 4, WEST VIRGINIA 3, OKLAHOMA 2, BRADLEY 1, UCLA 1.

USA TODAY MEN’S TOP 25 POLL

THE USA TODAY SPORTS TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL, WITH TEAM’S RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY IN PARENTHESES, TOTAL POINTS BASED ON 25 FOR FIRST PLACE THROUGH ONE POINT FOR 25TH, RANKING IN LAST WEEK’S POLL AND FIRST-PLACE VOTES RECEIVED.

RANKSCHOOL (RECORD)POINTSLAST WEEK’S RANKFIRST-PLACE VOTES
1AUBURN (18-1)775131
2DUKE (17-2)74120
3IOWA STATE (17-2)68940
4ALABAMA (17-3)67630
5HOUSTON (16-3)63550
6FLORIDA (18-2)63460
7MICHIGAN STATE (17-2)58380
8TENNESSEE (17-3)56470
9MARQUETTE (17-3)536100
10PURDUE (16-5)476120
11KANSAS (14-5)429110
12KENTUCKY (14-5)39990
13MISSISSIPPI STATE (16-4)324140
14ST. JOHN’S (17-3)318210
15TEXAS A&M (15-5)310130
16MEMPHIS (16-4)242220
17WISCONSIN (16-4)214190
18OREGON (16-4)201150
19TEXAS TECH (15-4)169250
20ILLINOIS (14-6)166170
21MISSOURI (16-4)163240
22LOUISVILLE (15-5)162NR0
23MISSISSIPPI (15-5)104160
24CONNECTICUT (14-6)100180
25CLEMSON (17-4)96NR0

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MICHIGAN (14-5) 67; GONZAGA (15-6) 55; MARYLAND (16-5) 50; VANDERBILT (16-4) 44; ARIZONA (13-6) 41; SAINT MARY’S (18-3) 41; UTAH STATE (18-2) 22; CREIGHTON (14-6) 18; WEST VIRGINIA (13-6) 17; GEORGIA (14-6) 6; BAYLOR (13-6) 4; NEW MEXICO (17-4) 3; UC IRVINE (18-3) 1.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NET RANKINGS

THROUGH SUNDAY, JAN. 26

TEAMRECORDCURRENTPREVIOUS
AUBURN18-111
DUKE17-222
HOUSTON16-333
TENNESSEE17-344
FLORIDA18-255
IOWA ST.17-266
ALABAMA17-377
KANSAS14-588
PURDUE16-599
ILLINOIS14-61010
TEXAS TECH15-41111
TEXAS A&M15-51212
MARQUETTE17-31314
KENTUCKY14-51413
ARIZONA13-61516
GONZAGA15-61615
MICHIGAN ST.17-21717
WISCONSIN16-41822
MARYLAND16-51919
MICHIGAN14-52018
MISSISSIPPI ST.16-42120
OLE MISS15-52221
SAINT MARY’S (CA)17-32323
MISSOURI16-42424
LOUISVILLE15-52525

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25

#21 MICHIGAN 76 PENN STATE 72

#2 DUKE 74 NC STATE 64

ARIZONA 86 #3 IOWA STATE 75 OT

ELSEWHERE:

OHIO STATE 82 IOWA 65

UCLA 82 USC 76

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL AP POLL

1 UCLA 20 – 0

2 SOUTH CAROLINA 19 – 1

3 NOTRE DAME 17 – 2

4 USC 18 – 1

5 TEXAS 20 – 2

6 UCONN 19 – 2

7 LSU 21 – 1

8 OHIO STATE 19 – 1

9 TCU 20 – 2

10 DUKE 17 – 4

11 KANSAS STATE 19 – 2

12 KENTUCKY 17 – 2

13 OKLAHOMA 16 – 4

14 MARYLAND 16 – 4

15 NORTH CAROLINA 18 – 4

16 MICHIGAN STATE 17 – 3

17 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 16 – 4

18 TENNESSEE 15 – 4

19 CALIFORNIA 18 – 3

20 GEORGIA TECH 17 – 4

21 WEST VIRGINIA 16 – 4

22 ALABAMA 17 – 4

23 VANDERBILT 17 – 4

24 OKLAHOMA STATE 17 – 3

25 FLORIDA STATE 16 – 4

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

MICHIGAN 30, NEBRASKA 26, MINNESOTA 25, CREIGHTON 21, BAYLOR 12, UTAH 11, MISSISSIPPI 8, HARVARD 7, SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NET RANKINGS

THROUGH SUNDAY, JAN. 26

TEAMRECORDCURRENTPREVIOUS
SOUTH CAROLINA19-111
UCONN19-222
TEXAS20-233
UCLA20-045
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA18-154
NOTRE DAME17-266
KANSAS ST.19-277
DUKE17-488
LSU21-199
TCU20-21010
OLE MISS13-61111
TENNESSEE15-41212
WEST VIRGINIA16-41314
OHIO ST.18-11416
NORTH CAROLINA18-41513
MICHIGAN ST.17-31615
OKLAHOMA16-41717
VANDERBILT17-41819
ALABAMA17-41918
GEORGIA TECH17-42020
NC STATE16-42124
KENTUCKY17-22221
FLORIDA ST.16-42325
BAYLOR16-52423
MARYLAND16-42522

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25:

#2 SOUTH CAROLINA 70 #17 TENNESSEE 63

ELSEWHERE:

MISSOURI 78 MISSISSIPPI STATE 77

ILLINOIS 74 PURDUE 38

INDIANA 73 WASHINGTON 70

WASHINGTON STATE 65 OREGON STATE 57

NBA SCORES

LA LAKERS 112 CHARLOTTE 107

CLEVELAND 110 DETROIT 91

MIAMI 125 ORLANDO 119 2OT

NEW YORK 143 MEMPHIS 106

HOUSTON 114 BOSTON 112

SACRAMENTO 110 BROOKLYN 96

TORONTO 113 NEW ORLEANS 104

MINNESOTA 100 ATLANTA 92

CHICAGO 129 DENVER 121

DALLAS 130 WASHINGTON 108

MILWAUKEE 125 UTAH 110

PHOENIX 111 LA CLIPPERS 109

NHL SCORES

PHILADELPHIA 4 NEW JERSEY 2

DETROIT 5 LOS ANGELES 2

VANCOUVER 5 ST. LOUIS 2

EDMONTON 4 SEATTLE 2

SAN JOSE 2 PITTSBURGH 1

TOP NATIONAL RELEASES/NEWS

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

AUBURN, DUKE TOP MEN’S AP TOP 25, TEXAS TECH, VANDERBILT MAKE POLL DEBUTS; UCONN TUMBLES TO NO. 25

Auburn keeps winning games that come down to the wire. It’s kept them on top of the AP Top 25, too.

The Tigers were the unanimous choice atop the men’s college basketball poll for the second consecutive week Monday, getting all 62 votes from the national media panel. Their place at No. 1 was solidified when Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to propel Auburn to a 53-51 victory over then-No. 6 Tennessee over the weekend.

“We can play better, and we still were able to beat a great team,” Tigers coach Bruce Pearl said. “We’ve won four of the last six games in the last possession. It’s going to be a battle every night, but we’re happy with this one because that’s a great team.”

Suffice to say, so are the Tigers, who got All-American forward Johnni Broome back from an ankle injury that had sidelined him for two games. He led the way with 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots against the Vols.

The Tigers led a top five that was unchanged from the previous week. Duke remained No. 2 followed by Iowa State, Alabama and Florida, which rallied to beat South Carolina early in the week before a resounding victory over Georgia.

The big changes came elsewhere in the Top 25.

Houston climbed one spot to No. 6 thanks to a rout of Utah and a frantic, double-overtime win at Kansas.

“Our kids have a clear understanding of how it is we win,” Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson said. “The way we won in double-overtime, I think it speaks to this program’s culture, how tough our kids are and our ability to hang in there, you know?”

Michigan State moved up one spot to No. 7 and was followed by the Vols, who balanced out their close loss to Auburn by beating No. 14 Mississippi State. Marquette and Purdue — which beat then-No. 21 Michigan — rounded out the top 10.

Kansas moved up one spot to No. 11 despite the loss to the Cougars, while Kentucky fell three spots to No. 12 after losing to Vanderbilt. Texas A&M and Mississippi State were next after each went 1-1 on the week, and St. John’s leapt five spots to No. 15 after beating Xavier in overtime, matching the best ranking for the Red Storm since Dec. 29, 2014.

Oregon was No. 16 and followed by Wisconsin, Illinois, Memphis and Missouri. Louisville continued its climb, now up to No. 21, and was followed by Texas Tech, which entered the poll after two wins last week. Mississippi fell to No. 23, Vanderbilt broke into the poll at No. 24 and two-time defending national champ UConn fell to No. 25 after its loss to Xavier.

Rising and falling

St. John’s and Memphis made the biggest jumps, climbing five spots this week. The Red Storm have won six straight since a loss to Creighton, while the Tigers have won seven of their last eight and are tied atop the American Athletic Conference.

Ole Miss fell seven spots after close losses to Texas A&M and Missouri, while UConn tumbled six but remained in the Top 25 for the 52nd straight week — the fourth-longest streak behind Houston (98), Kansas (77) and Tennessee (72).

In and out

Texas Tech made its Top 25 season debut at No. 22 after beating Cincinnati and Oklahoma State to run its Big 12 winning streak to four games. Vanderbilt entered the poll at No. 24 for the first time since Dec. 7, 2015, as the women’s team also cracked the poll this week for the first time since 2014.

Their spots came at the expense of Michigan and West Virginia, which lost both of its games to unranked teams last week.

Conference watch

The SEC continued to dominate the Top 25 with three teams in the top five, four in the top 10 and 10 in the poll overall. The Big Ten was next with five ranked teams, the Big 12 had four, the Big East three, the ACC two and the American had one.

VANDERBILT FINED $500,000 BY SEC FOR ALLOWING FANS TO STORM COURT AFTER VICTORY OVER KENTUCKY

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Vanderbilt was fined $500,000 by the Southeastern Conference on Sunday for allowing fans to storm the court Saturday after the Commodores’ 74-69 victory over No. 9 Kentucky.

Vanderbilt was penalized for a third offense under the conference’s revised access to competition area policy. The fine will be paid to the University of Kentucky.

The first violation — and a $100,000 fine — came when fans stormed the football field after a 40-35 victory over Alabama in October. The second — and a $250,000 fine — came a week ago after fans rushed onto the court in celebration of a victory over No. 6 Tennessee.

Additional offenses also will carry $500,000 fines.

AFTER CALEB LOVE’S 55-FOOTER FORCES OT, ARIZONA TOPS NO. 3 IOWA ST.

Caleb Love sank a 55-foot shot at the buzzer in regulation to force overtime and then made two more 3-pointers in the extra session to lead Arizona to a 86-75 victory over No. 3 Iowa State on Monday in Tucson, Ariz.

Arizona (14-6, 8-1 Big 12) has won 10 of its last 11 games while Iowa State (17-3, 7-2) has lost two of its past four games.

Love’s 3-pointers in consecutive possessions in overtime put Arizona ahead 81-75 with 1:41 left.

After Iowa State committed its third turnover over of the extra session, Arizona’s Carter Bryant converted his fourth 3-pointer of the game to stretch the lead to nine.

The Wildcats scored the last 11 points of overtime. Iowa State shot 1 of 6 from the field in the extra period.

Love, who missed his first seven shots from 3-point range, finished 4-for-13 from beyond the arc while scoring a game-high 22 points.

Arizona’s Tobe Awaka finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and KJ Lewis and Bryant each had 14 points.

Tamin Lipsey paced Iowa State with 18 points. Keshon Gilbert finished with 17 points, Joshua Jefferson had 15, and Dishon Jackson amassed 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The game included 11 lead changes and 10 ties.

Lewis was fouled with 29.8 seconds left in regulation, and he made both free throws to cut Arizona’s deficit to 68-67.

Iowa State’s Curtis Jones, who had eight points on Monday after scoring 33 points in the win over Arizona State on Saturday, made two free throws with 20.2 seconds left to put the Cyclones up by three.

Jones finished 1 of 11 from the field and 0 of 8 from 3-point range.

The Wildcats’ Henri Veesaar was fouled with 3.9 seconds left. He made the first free throw to cut the gap to 70-68 and intentionally missed the second, but Jefferson grabbed the rebound.

After Jefferson made 1 of 2 free throws, Love lofted his game-tying shot from the far side of midcourt.

A 16-0 run by Arizona gave the Wildcats a 34-25 lead with 1:05 left before halftime.

Iowa State’s 10-2 run, with Gilbert and Jefferson each making a 3-pointer, put the Cyclones ahead 47-43 with 15:07 left in the second half.

COOPER FLAGG, NO. 2 DUKE OVERPOWER NC STATE IN 2ND HALF

Cooper Flagg scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half as No. 2 Duke rallied past North Carolina State to win 74-64 on Monday night in Durham, N.C.

Kon Knueppel’s 19 points and Sion James’ 13 points also boosted the Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Duke, which came back from a 13-point deficit, will take a 14-game winning streak into a Saturday matchup against visiting North Carolina.

Duke used a 19-0 run spanning the two halves to surge ahead, with NC State going scoreless for the first six minutes after the break.

Dontrez Styles scored 18 points before fouling out with more than four minutes left for NC State (9-11, 2-7). Trey Parker scored 15 points off the bench, Ben Middlebrooks posted 10 points and Michael O’Connell had nine points as the Wolfpack lost their fifth game in a row.

It was the only scheduled meeting of the season between the teams after the Wolfpack upset Duke twice last March, including a shocker that sent NC State to the Final Four.

Duke is 10-0 in ACC play for the first time in 17 years.

The Blue Devils shot 24-for-28 from the free-throw line compared to NC State’s 6-for-7.

NC State was 0-for-9 with three turnovers before scoring in the second half, by then facing a 45-37 deficit.

The Wolfpack’s first free-throw attempts came with 11:06 remaining when Marcus Hill made a one to close the gap to 49-45.

After NC State got within one, Flagg’s four-point play and jumper pushed Duke to a 57-50 edge.

Hill’s three-point play moved NC State within 63-62 before Styles fouled out on the next possession, with 4:21 remaining. Duke center Khaman Maluach threw up on the court, causing a delay for the clean-up.

The Blue Devils pulled away again by scoring the next five points, a stretch that featured Flagg hitting two foul shots and a layup.

Duke shaved a 13-point deficit to 37-33 thanks to an 11-2 run to end the first half.

NC State, which entered the game shooting 30.5 percent from 3-point range, drilled 7 of 12 long-range shots in the opening half. Styles had 13 points by the break.

Flagg, who earlier in the day was named the ACC’s Rookie of the Week for the eighth time (this time sharing the honor with Cal’s Jeremiah Wilkinson), was just 2-for-7 for five points with one assist in the opening half. Knueppel made up for some of that by sinking three treys on the way to 11 points.

MINNESOTA, MARYLAND NET MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY ACCOLADES

Player of the Week
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
F – Sr. – 6-11 – Savage, Minn. – Prior Lake

  • Led the Gophers to a pair of wins with 25.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game
  • Scored 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting from the field in leading Minnesota to a 77-69 win over Oregon, the program’s highest ranked win in four years
  • Posted 20 points in a 72-67 win at Iowa, Minnesota’s first win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena since 2015
  • Claims second Player of the Week honor
  • Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Dawson Garcia (November 13, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
Derik Queen, Maryland
C – 6-10 – Baltimore, Md. – Montverde

  • Averaged 16.0 points on 13-for-21 shooting, 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 steals, and a blocked shot as Maryland scored a pair of road wins
  • Tallied 25 points, six rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the Terps’ 91-70 win at Illinois
  • Earns his third Freshman of the Week award
  • Last Maryland Player of the Week: Derik Queen (December 9, 2024)

AKRON’S JOHNSON GARNERS PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS

MAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Tavari Johnson, Junior, Guard, Akron
La Grange, Ill. (Lyons HS)
Helping the Zips to another 2-0 week, with yet another win over a previously undefeated MAC school, Tavari Johnson made his impact known in multiple ways. The junior guard averaged 17.5 points per game, 5.5 assists, an assist-turnover ratio of +2.8, 1.0 blocks and 0.5 steals per game for the week. On the week, Tavari shot .591 (13-of-22) and .556 (5-of-9) from 3-point range. 
 
Tavari started the week dropping 20 points (his fourth 20+ performance of the season) on Buffalo while shooting .613 (8-of-13) from the field and .571 (4-of-7) from beyond the arc. The electric guard dished out five assists while adding five rebounds, one steal and one block to his name in the 90-58 road victory.
 
Against a previously undefeated Miami squad, Johnson scored 15 points on a 5-of-9 (.556) shooting day that also saw him go a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. He’d supply six more assists against the RedHawks while adding one rebound and one block in a blowout 102-75 victory to keep Akron perfect in the MAC and at home.

HCAC 2024-25 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK, WEEK 12

Athlete of the Week:
Trey Minter (Louisville, Ky.) Berea College | Guard | Senior – Trey Minter, a senior from Louisville, Kentucky, had an outstanding performance with 33 points in a narrow victory over Manchester, ending 85-81. He also contributed 8 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds. On Wednesday, he played another pivotal role in the win against Hanover College, scoring 15 points in the 72-63 game.


Notable Performances:

  • Tate Ivanyo (Valparaiso, Ind.) Anderson University | Wing | Senior – Tate Ivanyo averaged 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals as Anderson went 2-0 on the week. He also shot 8-for-15 (53.3 percent) from 3-point range for the week. Ivanyo provided 22 points, 8 rebounds and went 5-for-10 (50%) from the perimeter as Anderson took down Franklin and gained the lead in the HCAC standings. He then added 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, while hitting 3-of-5 (60%) shots from behind the arc during Saturday’s win against Mount St. Joseph. Ivanyo also broke the career scoring record for Anderson’s D-III era.
  • Nevin Robson (Kenton, Ohio) Bluffton University | Guard | Junior – Robson averaged 17 PPG and 5 RPG while shooting 14-of-22 for 63.6 percent from the field as the Beavers fell to MSJ and Franklin this week.
  • Jessie Morgan III (South Bend, ind.) Franklin College | Forward | Senior – Morgan averaged 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds for Franklin last week, helping the Grizzlies to a 1-1 record in matchups with Anderson and Bluffton…shot 81.3% (13-for-16) from the field and went 7-for-7 at the line over two games…turned in a 19-point performance with four boards, two assists and two blocks in Saturday’s win at Bluffton…finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the year on Wednesday against Anderson.
  • Wiliam Herald (Fort Thomas, Ky.) Hanover College | Sophomore – Herald posted a strong week helping the Panthers post a 1-1 record. The sophomore was a key component in the win over Earlham netting a career-high 29 points. His 29 points came on nine made three-pointers, tying the most by any player in the HCAC this season, and ranking him in the top 10 among division III. William scored eight of the team’s 10 points in the final two minutes to help them secure the 75-70 victory.
  • Ty Lynas (Crawfordsville, Ind.) Manchester University | Guard | Senior – Lynas had himself a stellar week on the court, averaging a double-double with points and assists. The 6’3 guard averaged 14 ppg, 14 rbg, and 2 spg. Against Rose-Hulman, Lynas collected his 3rd career double double finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds on the night. Against Berea, Lynas grabbed a career high 17 rebounds as well as 14 points and 2 steals in route to his 2nd double-double in two games (4th career).
  • Hunter Penn (Versailles, Ky.) Transylvania University | Forward | Senior – In a HCAC matchup against Franklin, Penn led the Pioneers with 15 points and 8 rebounds. In a 70-65 win against Manchester, Penn finished the game with a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Luke Collinsworth (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) Mount St. Joseph University | Forward | Senior -Collinsworth delivered an outstanding performance this past week, showcasing incredible efficiency by shooting 66% from the field across two games. Averaging an impressive 23 points and 10 rebounds per game, Collinsworth was a dominant force on both ends of the court.
  • Daniel Savovic (Everett, Wash.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Guard | Sophomore – Savovic could not miss in Wednesday’s win over Manchester as he scored a career-high 25 points on 7-9 shooting from three as the Fightin’ Engineers shattered their school record with 20 made threes in the win. Savovic’s 7 made tripels are tied for the fifth most in a single game in program history. Overall for the week, he shot 65% from the floor and 78% from three.
  • Hunter Penn (Versailles, Ky.) Transylvania University | Forward | Senior – In a 85-68 win against Earlham, Penn led all scorers with 18 points and 8 rebounds. In a 70-65 win against RHIT, Penn again led the Pioneers with 23 points reaching 1,000 career points in the win. 

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

VANDERBILT RANKED IN WOMEN’S AP TOP 25 FOR 1ST TIME IN 11 YEARS; UCLA, SOUTH CAROLINA STILL 1-2

Vanderbilt entered the Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday at No. 23, its first ranking in more than a decade, while Texas returned to the top five and Ohio State and Duke both jumped back into the top 10.

Shea Ralph’s Vanderbilt team is in the poll for the first time since Feb. 10, 2014, and has two wins over ranked teams for the first time since the 2015-16 season. The Commodores topped then-No. 19 Alabama on Sunday as the Crimson Tide were one of a dozen ranked teams to lose last week.

The top four teams remained the same as UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame and USC all avoided upsets last week. The Bruins received 31 first-place ballots from the 32-member national media panel after winning their three games on an eight-day East Coast trip. They beat then-No. 25 Baylor, Rutgers and formerly eighth-ranked Maryland.

UCLA, which picked up two first place votes this week, is the only undefeated team left in Division I basketball after then-No. 5 LSU lost to the Gamecocks. South Carolina garnered the other top vote.

Texas leapfrogged UConn to move up to fifth and the Huskies remained sixth. LSU dropped to seventh. Ohio State, which also beat Maryland, ,moved up four places to eighth. The Terrapins dropped to 14th after losing all three of their games last week.

TCU and Duke rounded out the top 10. The Horned Frogs split a pair of games with Oklahoma State and Baylor.

In and out

Oklahoma State and Florida State re-entered the rankings this week at No. 24 and 25, respectively. The Seminoles were ranked in the preseason poll and topped North Carolina on a buzzer-beater by last week’s AP Player of the Week Ta’Niya Latson. The Cowgirls have been in and out of the poll the last few weeks.

Michigan, Minnesota and Baylor all fell out.

Oh baby!

Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell gave birth to her first child a week ago and was returning for the 18th-ranked Lady Vols’ game against South Carolina on Monday night. Caldwell gave birth to Conor Scott a week earlier while dealing with the flu. She missed a single game, an 80-76 loss at No. 7 Texas on Thursday, as assistant Jenna Burdette filled in as acting coach.

Conference breakdown

The Southeastern Conference had eight teams ranked this week and ACC has seven. The Big Ten dropped to five teams with Michigan and Minnesota exiting the poll. The Big 12 has four ranked teams and the Big East one.

Games of the week

Columbia at Harvard, Friday. The undefeated Lions will visit the Crimson in a battle for first-place in the Ivy League. Columbia is undefeated while Harvard has one loss, a last-second defeat at Princeton.

No. 12 Kentucky at No. 13 Oklahoma, Sunday. The Wildcats will visit the SEC newcomer Sooners. Kentucky is currently in a tie for second in the conference standings at 6-1.

NO. 2 SOUTH CAROLINA ZIPS BY NO. 18 TENNESSEE FOR 15TH STRAIGHT WIN

Joyce Edwards piled up 18 points off the bench as one of five South Carolina scorers in double figures as the second-ranked Gamecocks topped No. 18 Tennessee 70-63 on Monday night in Knoxville, Tenn.

Edwards went 8-for-13 from the field and also hauled in five rebounds for South Carolina (20-1, 8-0 Southeastern Conference), which won its 15th game in a row. MiLaysia Fulwiley finished with 11 points, while Raven Johnson, Chloe Kitts and Te-Hina Paopao each added 10.

Ruby Whitehorn collected 12 points and Talaysia Cooper flirted with a double-double (11 points, eight boards), but the Lady Volunteers (15-5, 3-5) went just 3-for-26 from 3-point range and shot 30.7 percent overall.

Tennessee led by three, 20-17, with 6:50 left in the second quarter before the Gamecocks took over. They scored 18 of the next 19 points to go up 35-21, then led by at least nine until garbage time, where the Volunteers got as close as six.

UCLA AND USC CLAIM BIG TEN WEEKLY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AWARDS

Player of the Week
Lauren Betts, UCLA
Junior – Center – Centennial, Colo. – Grandview
• Averaged 27.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 6.0 blocks and 2.7 assists during UCLA’s three-game road swing
• Recorded a near triple-double (24 points, nine rebounds, nine blocks) in a win over No. 25 Baylor
• Set a program record for single-game blocks by a Bruin with nine rejections against the Bears
• Notched a 25-point, 13-rebound, five-block effort at Rutgers
• Finished with a career-high 33 points while shooting 93.3 percent from the field in a victory over No. 8 Maryland
• Also added seven boards, four blocks and four assists against the Terrapins
• Earns the second Big Ten Player of the Week award of her career
• Last UCLA Player of the Week: Lauren Betts (Nov. 18, 2024)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Taylor Thierry, OSU:
 Paced the Buckeyes to a pair wins over ranked opponents behind 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals
Theryn Hallock, MSU: Scored 23 of her 25 points in the second half to push the Spartans past in-state rival Michigan

Freshman of the Week
Avery Howell, USC
Guard – Boise, Idaho – Boise
• Set career marks in points (18), made three-pointers (4) and steals (3) in USC’s win at Purdue
• Went a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line, another career high
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last USC Freshman of the Week: Avery Howell (Jan. 27, 2025)

HCAC 2024-25 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK, WEEK 12

Athlete of the Week:
Drea Satori (Louisville, Ky.) Berea College | Guard | Senior – Drea Satori, a senior from Louisville, Kentucky, made a game-winning layup against the number 2-ranked Hanover on Wednesday night, clinching the victory for Berea. In that game, Satori also contributed 10 points and 5 assists. Following that performance, she led her team on Saturday with 21 points and 8 assists in a win against Manchester.

Notable Performances:

  • Makynlee Taylor (Anderson, Ind.) Anderson University | Guard | Graduate – Makynlee Taylor recorded averages of 13.5 points, 11 rebounds and 2.5 blocks. In a key win against Franklin on Wednesday, Taylor produced 16 rebounds, 4 blocks and 12 points. She then contributed 14 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block against Mount St. Joseph.
  • Madison Brown (Montpelier, Ohio) Bluffton University | Guard | Junior – Brown hit 8-of-11 from the field and 7-of-9 at the line for 23 points against Franklin on Saturday. She also ripped down 10 boards for her 4th double-double of the season. Brown averaged 18.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG and 3 APG for the week as Bluffton downed MSJ in overtime on Saturday before falling to Franklin on Saturday.
  • Jay Bright (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Earlham College | Guard | Senior – In one game this week, Jay Bright scored 28 points with five rebounds and one steal. Bright led all scorers in a loss to Hanover.
  • Grace Bezold (Covington, Ky.) Hanover College | Guard | Senior – Bezold finished the week averaging 22 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per contest. In the win over Earlham, she netted 20 points and eight rebounds. She also had 24 points and six rebounds against Berea.Her two 20-point games marked her 13th and 14th of the season.
  • Anyiah Murphy (Columbus, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Forward | Senior – With an average of 20 points per game and 11 rebounds, Anyiah Murphy played a pivotal role in the Lion’s win over Anderson and a close loss to Bluffton in overtime.
  • CK Gallegos-Rodriguez (El Paso, Texas) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Forward | Junior – Gallegos Rodriguez was the glue player for the Fightin’ Engineers this week with a team-high 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. She scored a career-high 16 points in Saturday’s loss to Transylvania.
  • Sadie Wurth (Dixon, Ky.) Transylvania University | Guard | Sophomore – In a dominating win against conference opponent, Rose-Hulman, Wurth finished one rebound shy of a double-double. Wurth led the Pioneers in scoring with 18 points, shooting 60% making 6 three-pointers. Wurth added three steals on defense, with one assist on the day. Wurth continues to command the Pioneer offense, as they continue their 7-0 run.

NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: AMEN THOMPSON, ROCKETS SINK CELTICS LATE

Amen Thompson made a game-winning floater with 1.3 seconds remaining to polish off a career night, lifting the visiting Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the short-handed Boston Celtics on Monday night.

The bucket in the lane gave Thompson a career-high 33 points. He also finished with nine rebounds and four assists to help Houston get a win in coach Ime Udoka’s return to Boston, where he was at the helm during the 2021-22 season.

Payton Pritchard had one last chance to win the game for the Celtics, but his full-court heave at the buzzer only found the top of the backboard.

Dillon Brooks drilled a career-high 10 3-pointers en route to a game-high 36 points for the Rockets, who won despite once trailing by 12 points in the fourth quarter. Jaylen Brown put up 28 points for the Celtics, who were without Derrick White (shin), Sam Hauser (hip) and Al Horford (toe).

Lakers 112, Hornets 107

Anthony Davis set season highs with 42 points and 23 rebounds to help Los Angeles win against host Charlotte.

LeBron James racked up 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Lakers, who have won four straight games and six of their past seven.

Miles Bridges tallied 26 points and eight rebounds to lead the Hornets, who have lost three of their past four games. Charlotte played most of the game without LaMelo Ball, who exited in the second quarter due to a left ankle sprain. He scored seven points in nine minutes.

Heat 125, Magic 119 (2OT)

Tyler Herro scored 30 points and had a season-high 12 assists, leading host Miami to a double-overtime win over Orlando.

Miami’s Bam Adebayo added 26 points — including six in the second OT — plus 10 rebounds and nine assists. Prior to the game, the Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for the third time this season — all for conduct detrimental to the team. Butler’s latest ban has him out indefinitely.

Franz Wagner led the Magic with 29 points. With 33.5 seconds to go in regulation, Nikola Jovic lobbed a pass for Kel’el Ware to dunk, putting Miami on top 108-106. Five seconds later, Wagner beat a double team by banking in a shot, tying the score and forcing overtime.

Cavaliers 110, Pistons 91

Darius Garland scored 22 points and Donovan Mitchell added 21 as Cleveland snapped a season-worst three-game losing streak with a win over visiting Detroit.

Jarrett Allen recorded his 25th double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers, who never trailed and improved to 22-3 at home.

Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 22 points on 9-of-26 shooting. Malik Beasley scored 19 points off the bench, Jalen Duren had 12 points and 16 rebounds and Marcus Sasser chipped in 11 points.

Kings 110, Nets 96

De’Aaron Fox scored 16 of his 30 points in the third quarter as Sacramento erased a nine-point deficit and pulled away down the stretch for a victory over Brooklyn in New York.

The Nets took their seventh consecutive defeat overall and saw their home losing streak reach 11 games. Domantas Sabonis logged 21 points, 22 rebounds and 10 assists for the Kings, his seventh triple-double of the season.

D’Angelo Russell scored 19 points for the Nets, who fell to 1-12 in their past 13 games. Tosan Evbuomwan and Jalen Wilson added 15 points apiece.

Knicks 143, Grizzlies 106

Karl-Anthony Towns posted another double-double and had 16 points during a strong third quarter that helped New York pull away for its most decisive win of the season, a rout of visiting Memphis.

Towns finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds for his 37th double-double of the season. Mikal Bridges scored a game-high 28 points to lead seven scorers in double figures for the Knicks.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 21 points for the Grizzlies, who had their second six-game winning streak of the season come to an end. Memphis’ Desmond Bane had 16 points while Ja Morant, Santi Aldama and Brandon Clarke finished with 10 apiece.

Raptors 113, Pelicans 104

Jakob Poeltl had 21 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks as Toronto defeated visiting New Orleans to stretch its winning streak to four games.

Scottie Barnes added 21 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and three steals for the Raptors, who have won six of their past seven games.

Zion Williamson scored 31 points and CJ McCollum put up 22 points for the Pelicans. New Orleans coach Willie Green was ejected in the fourth quarter for arguing with the officials.

Bulls 129, Nuggets 121

Zach LaVine scored 21 points and Nikola Vucevic produced 20 points and 10 rebounds to lift Chicago to a victory against visiting Denver.

Seven players scored in double figures for Chicago, which shot 45.3 percent (24-for-53) from long range and overcame a triple-double from Denver’s Nikola Jokic. Lonzo Ball contributed 18 points for the Bulls.

Jokic had 33 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds. Christian Braun scored 28 points, but Denver took its second consecutive loss after an 8-1 stretch.

Timberwolves 100, Hawks 92

Anthony Edwards scored 23 points, Julius Randle added 20 points and Minnesota held on for a win over Atlanta in Minneapolis.

De’Andre Hunter scored a career-high 35 points to lead Atlanta. Fellow reserve Clint Capela chipped in 10 points and 15 rebounds.

The Hawks played without their top two scorers, guard Trae Young (hamstring) and forward Jalen Johnson (shoulder). Young is averaging 22.8 points per game, and Johnson is averaging 18.9 points per contest.

Mavericks 130, Wizards 108

Klay Thompson drained seven 3-pointers in the first quarter on the way to a game-high 23 points and Dallas handed visiting Washington a 14th straight loss.

It was a rout from the start, as the Mavericks needed just 6:13 to open up a 24-5 lead before going into the second quarter ahead 42-16. Reserve Olivier-Maxence Prosper tied his career high with 20 points as Dallas won for the second time in three games.

Bilal Coulibaly led the Wizards with 16 points, while Jordan Poole and Corey Kispert each added 15 points.

Bucks 125, Jazz 110

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each hit the 30-point mark in the same game for the sixth time this season as Milwaukee routed Utah in Salt Lake City.

Antetokounmpo totaled 35 points on 16-of-23 shooting to go along with 18 rebounds, seven assists and two steals as the Bucks returned to their winning ways for their sixth victory in seven games. Lillard also contributed 35 points — on 14-of-22 shooting — while chipping in eight assists and five boards.

Lauri Markkanen and Collin Sexton each scored 19 points for the Jazz, who lost their sixth consecutive game. Brice Sensabaugh had 17 points and was one of four other Jazz scorers in double figures despite the team’s rough shooting night (41 percent from the field).

Suns 111, Clippers 109

Devin Booker put up 26 points and host Phoenix held off a late charge by Los Angeles to win its third game in a row.

Booker went 5-for-10 from beyond the 3-point arc while also collecting eight assists and seven rebounds. Teammate Kevin Durant made four treys and finished with 24 points.

Down 11 with 2:43 left, the Clippers went on a 10-0 run and got within 107-106 with 40.4 seconds remaining. However, the Suns made enough foul shots to hang on. Ivica Zubac led the Clippers with 25 points and 16 boards.

NHL NEWS

NHL ROUNDUP: CONNOR MCDAVID RETURNS, SCORES IN OILERS’ WIN

Connor McDavid scored in his return from a three-game suspension as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 4-2 Monday night.

Mattias Janmark, Corey Perry and Mattias Ekholm also tallied for the Oilers, who won for the seventh time in their past nine games. Goaltender Calvin Pickard, getting the start with Stuart Skinner missing the game to be with his wife for the birth of their child, made 26 saves.

Eeli Tolvanen and Vince Dunn scored for Seattle, which had won three of its previous four games. Joey Daccord stopped 27 of 30 shots.

Red Wings 5, Kings 2

Marco Kasper had two goals and an assist and host Detroit won its third straight by defeating Los Angeles.

Lucas Raymond supplied a goal and three assists. Elmer Soderblom scored his first goal of the season and Alex DeBrincat also tallied for Detroit, while Cam Talbot made 24 saves. Detroit forwards Patrick Kane and J.T. Compher missed the game due to upper-body injuries and Vladimir Tarasenko sat out due to an illness.

Kevin Fiala and Quinton Byfield scored for the Kings, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves. The Kings have gone 2-5-1 over their last eight games.

Flyers 4, Devils 2

Bobby Brink and Joel Farabee scored 28 seconds apart in the first period and Philadelphia held on for a win against visiting New Jersey.

Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist, Garnet Hathaway also scored, Rasmus Ristolainen and Travis Konecny each had two assists and Samuel Ersson made 31 saves for the Flyers, who ended a two-game losing streak.

Dougie Hamilton and Timo Meier scored and Jake Allen made 22 saves for the Devils, who had won two in a row.

Canucks 5, Blues 2

Conor Garland scored two goals to lead visiting Vancouver past St. Louis.

Tyler Myers and Pius Suter each had a goal and an assist, J.T. Miller also scored and Quinn Hughes earned two assists for the Canucks, who won for just the fourth time in 12 games. Kevin Lankinen made 24 saves and earned an assist.

Dylan Holloway and Colton Parayko scored for the Blues, who lost their third straight game. Jordan Binnington allowed three goals on 18 shots before Blues coach Jim Montgomery pulled him. Joel Hofer entered and stopped 10 of the 11 shots he faced.

Sharks 2, Penguins 1

Macklin Celebrini scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as San Jose beat Pittsburgh to end a six-game losing streak.

Mikael Granlund scored the other goal for the Sharks, who won for just the fourth time in their past 21 games (4-16-1). Yaroslav Askarov stopped 29 of 30 shots for the victory.

Sidney Crosby scored the Penguins’ only goal. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 26 of 28 shots as Pittsburgh took its third loss in a row.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

PENN STATE LURES DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JIM KNOWLES AWAY FROM OHIO STATE

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has lured Tom Knowles away from Ohio State.

The Nittany Lions hired Knowles on Monday to serve as their defensive coordinator. Knowles held the same position with the national champion Buckeyes for three years.

Knowles replaces Tom Allen, who left to take the same job with Clemson after Penn State fell to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

Ohio State had the top-ranked defense in the country in 2024. The Buckeyes held opponents to 254 yards while going 14-2 and earning the program’s second national championship of the playoff era.

While Penn State will lose several starters off a defense that finished seventh in the FBS in yards allowed — including Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Abdul Carter, who is heading to the NFL — defensive linemen Zane Durant and Dani Dennis-Sutton, linebacker Tony Rojas and cornerback A.J. Harris will return.

Penn State head coach James Franklin called Knowles “a strong strategist and excellent defensive mind.”

The hiring is a homecoming of sorts for Knowles, who grew up in the Philadelphia area. He played collegiately at Cornell before going into coaching. Previous coaching stops include Duke, Oklahoma State and Mississippi.

COLLEGE TENNIS NEWS

BUTLER, MARQUETTE, AND XAVIER EARN #BETENNIS WEEKLY ACCOLADES

BIG EAST Women’s Singles Player of the Week
Andie Weise, Sr., Marquette (Mequon, Wis.)
Weise earned two victories this week, defeating UIC’s Edit Cosmo at No. 2 singles (7-6, 3-6, 10-9) before overcoming conference opponent Flora Eison of Providence (6-7, 6-2, 6-3) at No. 1.

BIG EAST Women’s Doubles Team of the Week
Abby Nugent (Jr., Springboro, Ohio) & Clara Owen (Fr., Dayon, Ohio), Xavier
The Musketeer duo picked up a pair of victories playing at No. 1 doubles, defeating Michigan State’s Liisa Vehvilainen and Ellie Blackford, 6-3, as well as West Virginia’s Lyla Byers and Millie Haagensen, 6-2.

BIG EAST Men’s Singles Player of the Week
Riccardo Baldi, So., Butler (Turin, Italy)
Baldo won a pair of matches this weekend, defeating Southern Indiana’s Eytan Michaeli (6-4, 6-1) and Toledo’s Cole Cozens (7-5, 7-6) from the No. 3 singles court.

BIG EAST Men’s Doubles Team of the Week
Riccardo Baldi (So., Turin, Italy) & Arnesh Singh (So., Dallas, Texas), Butler
Baldi and Singh went 2-0 from No. 2 doubles for the Bulldogs, defeating Southern Indiana’s Quinten Gillespie and Eytan Michaeli, 6-2, and Toledo’s Joshua Mackey and Poonthong Komolpsut, 6-4.

NHL NEWS

ISLANDERS ACQUIRE DEFENSEMAN SCOTT PERUNOVICH IN A TRADE WITH THE BLUES

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The New York Islanders made another addition to their blue line Monday, acquiring defenseman Scott Perunovich from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in the 2026 draft.

The trade announced by the teams comes on the heels of the Islanders signing Tony DeAngelo to a contract for the rest of the NHL season. DeAngelo made his debut Saturday after signing for a prorated $775,000 on Friday and clearing waivers.

New York has won four in a row after losing 27 of its first 44 games and is in seventh place in the eight-team Metropolitan Division.

The 26-year-old Perunovich has been in and out of the lineup in his second full season in the league and has six points in the 24 games he has played. He has 33 points and skated an average of just under 15 minutes over 104 regular-season and playoff games with the Blues, who are just outside a playoff spot in the Western Conference.

The Hibbing, Minnesota, native is making $1.15 million and is set to be a restricted free agent this summer.

TOP INDIANA RELEASES/NEWS

INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

GARZON’S CAREER NIGHT PUSHES INDIANA PAST WASHINGTON

SEATLLE – Junior guard Yarden Garzon scored a career-high 35 points as Indiana held on for a 73-70 win over Washington on Monday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana’s lead grew to 10-2 in the early goings on back-to-back 3-pointers from Garzon and graduate student guard Chloe Moore-McNeil. Both teams shot efficiently in the first, as the Hoosiers (14-7, 5-4 B1G) led by as many as nine on a 47.4 percent clip in the frame.

They would keep the lead by multiple possessions early in the second quarter but a four-and-a-half minute scoring drought saw Indiana’s lead dwindle to just one with 3:18 remaining. Garzon’s third 3-pointer of the day was the final field goal for the Hoosiers in the first half as it fell behind 31-29 at the break.

Layups by senior forward Karoline Striplin and graduate student guard Sydney Parrish pushed Indiana back on top early in the third quarter as it opened a plethora of scoring. It was part of a 30-piece effort by the Hoosiers, who got 12 points from Garzon who knocked down four 3-pointers.

Parrish got one more layup in before the third quarter ended, giving IU a 13-point lead heading into the fourth, 59-46. But Washington (13-8, 4-5 B1G) pushed back at the Hoosiers lead, coming within three at the under-five minute media timeout. The Huskies tied the game at the line with 2:51 to go but Striplin gave Indiana the lead back by securing a pair of her own at the charity stripe.

A right wing 3-pointer from Parrish gave IU the 71-68 lead with 1:25 remaining as UW hit two more in the bonus. Garzon’s pull-up jumper at the free throw line with 53 seconds remaining would be the difference maker for the Hoosiers in the end.

NOTABLE

Garzon hit her 1,000th career point in an Indiana uniform, becoming the 33rd member of the program’s club.

Her 35 points set a new career-high and most by an Indiana player this season. Her mark also is the most points by an Indiana player in a single game since Amanda Cahill scored 38 points in a four overtime win against Michigan State in 2018.

 The Ra’anana, Israel native hit a career-high eight 3-pointers, which ties the second most in a single game in school history. She also tied the fifth-best mark in hitting 13 field goals on the night.

Parrish added 16 points including a 4-for-6 performance from the 3-point line and pulled down a team-high six rebounds.

Striplin was the third player in double figures for IU, who added 11 points on

The Hoosiers dished out 18 assists on 25 made shots, led by six from Moore-McNeil.

Indiana’s 30 points in the third quarter tied a season-high for points in a quarter this season. They shot a blistering 83.3 percent in the quarter alone, ending the night with a 51.0 percent clip from the floor.

UP NEXT

IU returns to Bloomington to host Nebraska on Sunday afternoon in a Noon tip on FS1.

PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

PURDUE FALLS AT ILLINOIS

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team dropped a road contest on Monday at Illinois 74-38.

Kendall Puryear led Purdue (7-13, 0-9) in scoring with 10 points, her sixth game in double figures this season and second straight. Rashunda Jones tallied nine points. 

The Boilermakers shot 28.6% from the field.

Purdue tallied 13 assists on 16 made field goals, led by five from Jones. Destini Lombard, Ella Collier, McKenna Layden and Sophie Swanson connected on their four made 3-pointers on the night.

Illinois (15-5, 5-4) finished the night with a 49.1% clip from the field and went 8-of-19 from behind the arc. The Illini were led by Kendall Bostic’s double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds.

UP NEXT

The Boilermakers will head into their second game of three this week when it hosts Nebraska on Thursday night at 7 p.m. on B1G+. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to get the first of two 50th season celebration posters featuring legends of the program. 

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“SPORTS EXTRA”

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

78 – 5 – 17 – 32 – 16 – 14 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 -10 – 8 – 14 – 24 – 52 – 6 – 82 – 58

January 28, 1904 – 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago’s football team are awarded blankets with letter “C” on them

January 28, 1922 – J E Clair takes the Green Bay franchise to joining the NFL

January 28, 1940 – Chicago Blackhawks forward Les Cunningham Number 78, scored 5 points,  in one period, 2 goals and 3 assists in the third period for an 8-1 victory over Montreal, becoming the first NHL skater to do so. It is one of the greatest 10:04 in individual hockey history, The record stood all the way until 1978.

January 28, 1943 – Speaking of the Blackhawks, one of their roster members made history exactly 3 years later. Sweater Number 5, Max Bentley slapped home four goals and added three assists for a total of 7 points in a game against the New York Rangers, as Chicago streaked to a 10-1 victory on the ice of Chicago Stadium before a crowd of over 7500. Max played Center while brother Doug Bentley was a Winger on the same line, put a puck between the pipes himself in the win.

January 28, 1954 – QB Bobby Garrett, Number 17 from University of Stanford first pick in the 1954 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns

January 28, 1960 – NFL announced that the Dallas Cowboys (1960) & Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises would be awarded

January 28, 1969 – USC, Runningback, Number 32,  O J Simpson became the first pick of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills

January 28, 1971 – Star Quarterback, Jim Plunkett, Number 16, from Stanford University was the first pick in the 1971 NFL Draft by New England Patriots

January 28, 1973 – Number 16, Henry Boucha, of the Detroit Red Wings, scored just 6 seconds into a game against the Montreal Canadiens. The Motor City skaters ended up doubling up the Habs with a 4-2 victory.

January 28, 1973 – Mickey Welch (played before uniform numbers), George Kelly (was a New York Giant for most of his career but did wear Number 14 for the Dodgers in 1932) and former MLB Umpire Billy Evans were all elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

January 28, 1974 – Sam Thompson (played before uniform numbers), Jim Bottomley (who wore all the uniform Numbers 1 thru 5), and former Umpire Jocko Conlan (who did once play and wore Number 8 for the Whote Sox) were all elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

January 28, 1975 – Quarterback, Number 10, Steve Bartkowski from University of California first pick by Atlanta Falcons in the 1975 NFL Draft.

January 28, 1984 – Edmonton Oilers center Number 99,Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record point scoring streak ends at 51 games when Oilers beaten 4-2 by LA Kings; Gretzky totals 61-92-153 during the period

January 28, 1988 – Denver Nuggets point guard Number 14, Michael Adams takes record streak to 79 consecutive games with at least one 3-point field goal in 117-102 loss against Indiana at Market Square Arena; streak ends next game

January 28, 1988 – New York Rangers’ Number 16, Marcel Dionne scores a 2nd period power play goal in 5-2 win in Philadelphia; becomes 1st first player in NHL history to get 20 goals in each of his first 17 seasons

January 28, 1990 – Super Bowl XXIV, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10; MVP: Number 16, Joe Montana, SF, QB

January 28, 1992 – St. Louis Blues right wing Brett Hull, Number 16 became the 2nd player (after Number 99, Wayne Gretzky) in NHL history to record back-to-back seasons of 50 goals in 50 games; #50 comes in 3-3 Blues’ tie in Los Angeles

January 28, 1996 – Super Bowl XXX, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17. The game MVP was Number 24, Larry Brown cornerback of Dallas, whose two timely interceptions derailed Pittsburgh.

January 28, 2001 – The Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV as their star of the defense Middle Linebacker Ray Lewis, Number 52, won the game’s MVP award. The Ravens won the game by a lopsided 34-7 score over the New York Giants. The 12 eventual 12-time Pro Bowler had made three solo tackles, two assists, and blocked four passes in the game to help his teammates allow only 152 total yards of offense by the Giants in the game.

January 28, 2018 – 63rd NHL All Star Games, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Pacific Division All Stars win four-team, 3-on-3 tournament; MVP was Number 6, Brock Boeser, Vancouver Canucks, RW

January 28, 2018 – NFL Pro Bowl, Orlando, FL: AFC beats NFC, 24-23; MVPs: Delanie Walker, Number 82, TE of the Tennessee Titans, and Number 58, Von Miller, Denver Broncos, LB

FOOTBALL HISTORY

Football History Headlines for January 28

January 28, 1904 – The world’s 1st college sports letters were given to Seniors who played on the University of Chicago’s football team by Amos Alonzo Stagg, were awarded with a letter “C”.  According to Jennifer Taylor Hall’s book Amos Alonzo stagg: Football’s Man in Motion the inaugural class of these dare we say, lettermen was called the “Order of the C.” It became an honored tradition that each spring the men of this exclusive club would return and gather together with the latest class having to sing to their coach in order to receive their letters.

January 28, 1954 – At the 1954 NFL Draft, Bobby Garrett from University of Stanford was the first pick by the Cleveland Browns.  The PFR informs us that Future Pro Football Hall of Fame entrant Raymond Berry was taken as the 232 overall pick by the Baltimore Colts, what a steal!

January 28, 1960 – Dallas Cowboys begins as the NFL made the formal announcement of awarding Dallas a franchise.

January 28, 1960 – Minnesota Vikings franchise is awarded by the NFL.

January 28, 1969 – The top pick of the 1969 NFL Draft was O.J. Simpson from Southern Cal by Buffalo Bills and as we know he is enshrined in Canton. Other future Hall of Famers from this draft were Mean Joe Greene to Pittsburgh at number 4, the Cardinals took Roger Wehrli, Ted Hendricks to the Colts at 44, and the Houston Oilers picked up Charlie Joiner with the 93rd pick per the Pro Football Reference website.

January 28, 1971 – Jim Plunkett from Stanford University was first the pick by the New England Patriots in the 1971 NFL Draft. John Riggins was the first player in this draft to get a gold jacket as the number 6 pick overall by the Jets, other future Pro Football Hall of Fame members picked in this draft were Jack Youngblood to the Rams at 20, Jack Ham to the Steelers at number 34, the Cardinals inking Dan Dierdorf with the 43rd pick, and the Eagles with a steal of Harold Carmichael at the 161st overall pick per the PFR.

January 28, 1975 – At the 1975 NFL Draft Quarterback Steve Bartkowski from University of California was the first pick by Atlanta Falcons. The Pro Football Reference says that there were multiple hall of farmers out of this draft. The Cowboys pick Randy White at number 2, Walter Payton by the Bears in the four slot and Robert Brazile selected as the number 6 overall pick by Houston’s Oilers franchise. Another future gold jacket bearer was Fred Dean of the Chargers at the 33rd pick overall.

January 28, 1990 – Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans – Super Bowl XXIV The Denver Broncos ran into a buzzsaw in the San Francisco 49 ers. The Niners offense was clicking the whole game as the box score shows that the only quarter they didn’t put up 14 point in was the first quarter where they only scored 13 points and that was because they missed an extra point attempt.  Jerry Rice scored three touchdowns and torched the Broncos defense with 138 yards in receiving. The San Francisco 49ers showed there was no doubt that they were the best team in football  as they shellacked the Denver Broncos, 55-10. Quarterback Joe Montana won the MVP honors  as he had an astronomical QB rating of 147.6 according to the PFR and threw for 297 yards and 5 TDs.

January 28, 1995 – Memphis Mad Dogs were announced as the Canadian Football League’s 13th franchise as parts of an U.S.
League expansion plan.

January 28, 1996 – Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona – Super Bowl XXX was the third time that the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys had met in the Super Bowl. The first two times were two of the greatest Championships the League had ever seen. The Steelers had won both contests by four points each time in the 1970’s. This time the Dallas Cowboys turned the needle on the point differential of these two teams matched up in the Super Bowl as they knocked off the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17. Cornerback Larry Brown of Dallas won the Most Valuable Players award after he picked off a couple of errant Neil O’Donnell passes and returned them for a total of 77 yards. The American Football Database claims that 95.13 million watch the contest just in the United States making it the most watched TV sports program ever at the time!

January 28, 2001 – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida – Defense definitely won a championship in Super Bowl XXXV. The Baltimore Ravens D smothered the New York Giants offense all game long. Raven Duane Starks broke the game open in the third quarter with a 49 yard pick six. The Giants then promptly returned the kick-off all the way on Ron Dixon’s 97 yard return to the house but Baltimore took the Giants kick after the score 84 yards for a touchdown return of their own to cancel out New York’s bright spot. The Baltimore Ravens routed the New York Giants, 34-7 with the MVP belonging to linebacker Ray Lewis according to the New York Daily News. With viewers at 131.2 million it became the fifth watched program in TV history.

January 28, 2018 – Orlando, Florida – AFC beats NFC, 24-23 at the NFL Pro Bowl. The game’s Most Valuable Players were Tight End of the Tennessee Titans, Delanie Walker and on the defensive side of the ball it was Von Miller the outside linebacker of the Denver Broncos.


Hall of Fame Birthday for January 28

January 28, 1937 – Caldwell, Texas – The fine tackle from Texas A&M, Charlie Krueger was born. The footballfoundation.org website states that he was an All-America selection in both 1957 and 1958 for the Aggies. The National Football Foundation selected Charlie Krueger’s great gridiron legacy to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. Charlie then after school played professionally 15 years with the San Francisco 49ers.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1949    Monte Irvin becomes the first African-American player, along with Ford Smith, a pitcher and outfielder, to sign with the Giants. Although the 29-year-old outfielder will play only five full seasons in the major leagues, the former Newark Eagles standout will be elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973, primarily for his outstanding play in the Negro Leagues with the Newark Eagles.

1953    The court finds embattled Cardinal owner Fred Saigh guilty of income tax evasion and sentences him to fifteen months in jail, where he’ll serve only five months at the federal prison in Terre Haute before being given parole for good behavior. Under the pressure of losing his franchise, he enters a lucrative deal with a consortium that plans to move the team to Houston; Anheuser-Busch president Gussie Busch, however, persuades him to sell the team for less ($3.5 million), citing that civic pride was more important than financial gain.

1958    Detroit trades infielder Jim Finigan and $25,000 to the Giants for first baseman Gail Harris and utility man Ozzie Virgil, who becomes the first non-white to play for the Tigers. The 26-year-old Dominican will debut at third base for the Motor City team at Griffith Stadium on June 6, doubling in the top of the eighth in the team’s 11-2 victory over Washington.

1958    Roy Campanella, driving home from his liquor store in Harlem, breaks his neck when his rented 1957 Chevrolet sedan hit a telephone pole in an early morning auto accident on Long Island. The 36-year-old Dodger catcher, who has won three MVP awards (1951, ’53, ’55), will remain paralyzed for the rest of his life.

1961    The International League Board of Directors votes to move the Montreal franchise to Syracuse, New York, where the former Dodger farm club will play as the Chiefs. The Canadian city holds a unique place in baseball history for being the home of the first major-league affiliate to break the so-called ‘color barrier,’ signing Jackie Robinson in 1945 to play with the Royals the following season.

1968    Former Senator and Tiger outfielder Goose Goslin, a career .316 hitter, and Kiki Cuyler, a .321 career hitter who won four stolen base crowns while running the bases for the Pirates and Cubs, are elected into the Hall of Fame by a unanimous vote of the Veterans Committee. Goslin believed his interview shared in Lawrence Ritter’s 1966 book, The Glory of Their Times: The Story Of The Early Days Of Baseball Told By The Men Who Played It, paved the way for his enshrinement into Cooperstown.

1982    To make room for Cal Ripken, Jr., the Orioles trade third baseman Doug DeCinces and minor league southpaw Jeff Schneider to the Angels for outfielder Dan Ford. The Halos’ new infielder, who had succeeded future Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson in Baltimore, will win the Silver Slugger Award this season.

1986    The Rangers sign 34-year-old free-agent catcher Darrell Porter to a one-year contract valued at $162,500. The bespectacled backup backstop from Missouri will hit .253 during his tenure in Texas, his last two years in the majors.

2005    Traded to the Mets yesterday, first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, who caught and kept the ball used to make the final out, will lend his souvenir to his former club, who plans to encase it within a plaque, becoming part of the victory tour, which also features the World Series trophy. Boston claims the historic horsehide, which gave the Red Sox their first World championship in 86 years, belongs to the team.

2008    The Rays and James Shields (12-8, 3.85) finalize a four-year, $11.25 million deal, including options that could make the contract worth nearly $38 million over the next seven years. The 26-year-old right-hander was second in the big leagues in the strikeout-to-walk ratio – an impressive 184 to 36, trailing only CC Sabathia (209 to 37).

2009    Avoiding salary arbitration, the Angels and 28-year-old infielder Maicer Izturis come to terms on a one-year deal worth $1.6 million. The Halos’ opening-day shortstop missed 61 games last season after tearing a ligament in his left thumb in August and straining his lower back in May, necessitating the first of his two stints on the disabled list.

2009    The Cubs swap utility infielder Ronny Cedeno and southpaw Garrett Olson to the Mariners for right-hander Aaron Heilman, making it the second trade for the 30-year-old right-hander this offseason. Seven weeks ago, the Mets dealt the much-maligned reliever to Seattle as part of a three-team trade that included the Indians.

2009    David Weathers decides to stay with Cincinnati after signing a one-year deal that guarantees the 39-year-old reliever $3.9 million. A member of the Reds’ pitching staff for the past four seasons, the right-hander compiled a 4-6 record, posting a 3.25 ERA in 72 appearances from the bullpen last season.

2011    The Twins plan to remove the 14 pine trees behind the center-field wall that served as the batter’s eye at Target Field. The evergreens, planted last season, likely to be relocated inside the newly opened ballpark, made it difficult for hitters to pick up the ball from the pitcher’s hand due to their shadows cast during afternoon contests and the conifers’ movement in the wind.

2016    In an Oklahoma City ceremony, Cy Young Award recipient Dallas Keuchel receives the Warren Spahn Award, an honor given to baseball’s top left-handed pitcher. The 28-year-old southpaw, who posted a 20-8 record along with an ERA of 2.48 for the Astros this season, is the first Oklahoman to collect the prestigious pitching prize named in honor of the crafty left-hander.

2022    On Twitter, the National Council of Sports in Uganda tweeted that right-hander Ben Serunkuma and catcher Umar Male signed with the Dodgers as free agents. The agreement makes the two players, assigned to the club’s Dominican complex in Campo Las Palmas, the first Ugandans to play professionally for an MLB organization.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Jan. 28

1901 — The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective Association, the players’ union.

1943 — Max Bentley of the Chicago Black Hawks has four goals and three assists in a 10-1 rout of the New York Rangers. Bentley scored all four goals and an assist in the third period. Max’s brother, Doug, has four assists in the third period.

1949 — Monte Irvin and Ford Smith are signed by the New York Giants. They are the first black players to sign with the club.

1984 — Wayne Gretzky’s record 51-game scoring streak is halted as the Angeles Kings post a 4-2 victory. Over the 51 games, Gretzky scored 61 goals and 92 assists.

1990 — The San Francisco 49ers beat the Denver Broncos 55-10 in the most lopsided Super Bowl. The 49ers are the first repeat NFL champion in a decade and tie the Pittsburgh Steelers with four Super Bowl wins.

1992 — Brett Hull becomes the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in 50 games more than once in a career when the St. Louis Blues tie the Los Angeles Kings 3-3.

2001 — Baltimore’s brazen defense backs up its bragging by beating the New York Giants 34-7 in the Super Bowl. The Ravens intercept Kerry Collins four times, the final pick returned 49 yards for a touchdown by Duane Starks.

2006 — Amelie Mauresmo wins her first Grand Slam singles title when Justine Henin-Hardenne retires in the second set of their Australian Open final because of stomach pain. Mauresmo led 6-1, 2-0.

2007 — Roger Federer captures his 10th Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set at the Australian Open, beating Fernando Gonzalez 7-6 (2), 6-4, 6-4.

2012 — Towson ends its NCAA record 41-game losing streak with a 66-61 victory over North Carolina Wilmington. The victory is the first career win at Towson for coach Pat Skerry and the Tigers’ first win since a win at La Salle on Dec. 29, 2010.

2014 — Calling the NCAA a dictatorship, Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter and the United Steelworkers announce plans to form the first labor union for college athletes. Colter details the College Athletes Players Association at a news conference in Chicago, flanked by leaders of Steelworkers union that agree to pay legal bills for the effort.

2017 — Serena Williams wins her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in the Australian Open final.

2017 — Arrogate beats California Chrome again, winning the $12 million Pegasus World Cup in his rival’s last race before retirement.

2018 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Čilic 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to win his record 20th Grand Slam title.

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Jan. 29

1950 — In an Associated Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters, Jack Dempsey is voted the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. Dempsey received 251 votes to 104 for Joe Louis.

1958 — The St. Louis Cardinals give Stan Musial a contract for $100,000, making him the highest paid player in the National League.

1963 — Eleven players and six officials are elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Bronco Nagurski, Sammy Baugh, Dutch Clark, Johnny McNally, Ernie Nevers, Mel Hein, Pete Henry, Cal Hubbard and Don Hutson are the players. The six officials are Bert Bell, Joe Carr, George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Tim Mara and George Preston.

1971 — Hal Greer of Philadelphia becomes the sixth player in NBA history to score 20,000 points as the 76ers lose to Milwaukee 142-118.

1985 — Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders scores his 1,000th point with a goal in a 4-4 tie with the Minnesota North Stars.

1994 — Julio Cesar Chavez suffers his first loss in 91 fights when Frankie Randall knocks him down in the 11th round and wins the WBC super lightweight championship on a split decision.

1997 — Brian Himmler rolls two perfect games to take the lead after the first two rounds of qualifying at the PBA’s Columbia 300 Open.

2000 — Utah’s Karl Malone becomes the third player in NBA history to score 30,000 points when he makes a layup with 8:53 left in the third quarter of a 96-94 loss to Minnesota.

2005 — Serena Williams fends off six break points in the fifth game of the second set, then wills herself to overcome an aching back in a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory over Lindsay Davenport in the Australian Open final.

2005 — Irina Slutskaya joins the elite company of Katarina Witt and Sonja Henie by winning a sixth title at the European Figure Skating Championships.

2006 — Roger Federer wins his seventh Grand Slam title, overcoming an early challenge from unseeded Marcos Baghdatis to win the Australian Open 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.

2010 — Bernard Lagat wins his eighth Wanamaker Mile at 103rd Millrose Games in New York. Lagat, who finishes in 3:56.34, had shared the record with Irish great Eamonn Coghlan.

2012 — Lydia Ko becomes the youngest person ever to win a professional golf tour event by winning the Bing Lee/Samsung Women’s NSW Open on the ALPG Tour. She is 14 and 8 months, one year younger than the previous youngest person ever to win a professional golf tour event, Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa.

2012 — Novak Djokovic outlasts Rafael Nadal to defend his Australian Open title in the longest ever Grand Slam final and becomes the fifth man to win three straight majors in the Open Era. Djokovic completes a 5-hour, 53-minute 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over Nadal at 1:37 a.m.

2014 — Ben Scrivens sets an NHL record for saves in a regular-season shutout with 59 in a spectacular performance that help the Edmonton Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0.

2017 — Roger Federer wins his 18th major title by beating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to capture the Australian Open.

2018 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Čilic 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to win his record 20th Grand Slam title.

2018 – Cleveland Indians announce they will remove “Chief Wahoo” caricature logo from uniforms in 2019.

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Jan. 30

1926 — The major league rules committee mandates that pitchers must have access to a rosin bag.

1971 — UCLA starts its 88-game winning streak with a 74-61 win over UC Santa Barbara.

1983 — John Riggins rushes for a Super Bowl-record 166 yards on 38 carries to spark the Washington Redskins to a comeback 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. For Riggins, the game’s MVP, it’s his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game during the playoffs, also a record.

1992 — Jockey Mike Smith wins six races in one day at Aqueduct for the second time in the month. His first six-winner day at Aqueduct was on Jan. 13.

1993 — Monica Seles beats Steffi Graf 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to capture her third straight Australian Open.

1994 — The Dallas Cowboys, behind MVP Emmitt Smith and safety James Washington, beat Buffalo 30-13 for their second straight NFL title while giving the Bills four straight Super Bowl losses.

1996 — Magic Johnson finishes with 19 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 128-118 victory over Golden State. It is Johnson’s first regular-season game back from a 4 1/2-season retirement.

1999 — Martina Hingis wins her fifth Grand Slam title and third straight Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over France’s Amelie Mauresmo.

2001 — Daron Rahlves wins the super giant slalom, the first American to capture the event at the world championships.

2002 — Utah’s Karl Malone becomes 2nd player in NBA history to register 34,000 career points by scoring 18 in a 90-78 win over Chicago at the Delta Center; trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points).

2006 — Teemu Selanne scores two goals for his 1,000th career point in Anaheim’s 4-3 overtime victory against Los Angeles.

2010 — Serena Williams ends Justine Henin’s hopes of a Grand Slam title in her return from retirement with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 victory in the Australian Open final.

2011 — MVP DeAngelo Hall has one of his team’s five interceptions and returns a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown to help the NFC match a Pro Bowl scoring record in a 55-41 victory over the AFC. AFC quarterbacks Philip Rivers, Peyton Manning and Matt Cassel each throw first-half interceptions to help the NFC blow open a 42-0 lead.

2011 — Loui Eriksson’s second goal, an empty-netter at 18:49 of the third period, helps seal an 11-10 victory for Team Lidstrom against Team Staal in the NHL All-Star Game.

2015 — The Phoenix Open continues without Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. The biggest shock is Woods, who bogeys on his last hole for an 82, the worst score in his two decades as a pro. Mickelson shoots 76 and misses the cut by two shots.

2016 — Angelique Kerber upsets Serena Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to win the Australian Open title, ending the six-time champion’s unbeaten streak in finals at Melbourne Park.

2018 — Houston guard James Harden puts up highest scoring triple-double in NBA history (60 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists) as the Rockets beat Orlando Magic, 114-107 in Houston.

2022 – Australian Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal wins record 21st Grand Slam singles title with an epic 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 win over Daniil Medvedev of Russia.

TV SPORTS TUESDAY

NBA REGULAR SEASONTIME ETTV
Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers7:30pmTNT
Utah Jazz vs Golden State Warriors10:00pmNBCS-BAY
KJZZ
Milwaukee Bucks vs Portland Trail Blazers10:00pmTNT
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Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Rangers7:00pmESPN+
FanDuel Sports South
MSG
Winnipeg Jets vs Montreal Canadiens7:00pmESPN+
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Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning7:00pmESPN+
FanDuel Sports Sun
CHSN
Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres7:00pmESPN+
NESN
MSG-BUF
Colorado Avalanche vs New York Islanders7:30pmESPN+
Hulu
Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames9:00pmESPN+
MNMT
Sportsnet
Anaheim Ducks vs Seattle Kraken10:00pmESPN+
Victory+
KONG
Dallas Stars vs Vegas Golden Knights10:00pmESPN+
Hulu
MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALLTIME ETTV
St. John’s at Georgetown6:30pmFS1
Kentucky at Tennessee7:00pmESPN
Toledo at Ohio7:00pmESPN2
Rice at South Florida7:00pmESPN2/U
South Carolina at Georgia7:00pmSEC Network
Wake Forest at Louisville7:00pmACC Network
Air Force at Colorado State7:00pmMW Network
Providence at Seton Hall7:00pmPeacock
Western Michigan at Ball State7:00pmESPN+
Bowling Green at Kent State7:00pmESPN+
Central Michigan at Buffalo7:00pmESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH)7:00pmESPN+
Akron at Northern Illinois7:00pmESPN+
Southern Indiana at Morehead State7:30pmESPN+
VCU at Saint Louis8:00pmCBS Sports Network
Dayton at St. Bonaventure8:00pmYES
Minnesota at Michigan State8:00pmPeacock
UCF at Kansas8:00pmESPN+
Southern Illinois at Valparaiso8:00pmESPN+
Marquette at Butler8:30pmFS1
Fresno State at Wyoming8:30pmMW Network
North Carolina at Pitt9:00pmESPN
Baylor at BYU9:00pmESPN2
Oklahoma at Texas A&M9:00pmSEC Network
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame9:00pmACC Network
Arizona State at Colorado9:00pmESPN+
Cincinnati at Utah10:00pmCBS Sports Network
San Jose State at San Diego State10:30pmFS1
Oregon State at Gonzaga11:00pmESPN/2
SOCCERTIME ETTV
Liga MX: Necaxa vs Cruz Azul10:05pmfuboTV
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