“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
| BORDEN | 50 | WEST WASHINGTON | 42 | |
| CLARKSVILLE | 69 | NEW WASHINGTON | 54 | |
| CORYDON CENTRAL | 72 | ROCK CREEK ACADEMY | 55 | |
| INDIANAPOLIS RITTER | 77 | BEECH GROVE | 66 | |
| INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON | 75 | KIPP INDY LEGACY | 67 | |
| JEFFERSONVILLE | 78 | NEW ALBANY | 59 | |
| PHALEN ACADEMY | 70 | MTI KNOWLEDGE | 31 |
INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL-REGIONAL PAIRINGS
CLASS 4A
LAPORTE
HAMMOND CENTRAL (20-3) VS. VALPARAISO (18-7), 2 P.M.
WARSAW (23-1) VS. SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (24-1), 5 P.M.
MARION
MCCUTCHEON (23-3) VS. FORT WAYNE SNIDER (13-11), 4 P.M.
HOMESTEAD (24-2) VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (25-0), 7 P.M.
DECATUR CENTRAL
LAWRENCE NORTH (15-8) VS. PENDLETON HEIGHTS (19-6), 1 P.M.
PIKE (18-6) VS. FRANKLIN CENTRAL (18-9), 4 P.M.
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (22-2) VS. EAST CENTRAL (12-11), 7 P.M.
BOONVILLE
FLOYD CENTRAL (23-4) VS. GIBSON SOUTHERN (20-6)
CLASS 3A
JIMTOWN
COLUMBIA CITY (22-4) VS. LOWELL (16-9), 4 P.M.
WINAMAC COMMUNITY
CULVER ACADEMY (20-5) VS. HIGHLAND (14-10), 4 P.M.
BELLMONT
EAST NOBLE (16-9) VS. NORWELL (19-6), 7 P.M.
WES-DEL
MACONAQUAH (16-8) VS. DELTA (17-7), 7 P.M.
GREENCASTLE
CATHEDRAL (17-9) VS. NORTHVIEW (20-6), 4 P.M.
SOUTHMONT
RONCALLI (16-8) VS. DANVILLE (20-5), 4 P.M.
CHARLESTOWN
GREENSBURG (24-0) VS. WASHINGTON (23-2), 7 P.M.
BOONVILLE
CORYDON CENTRAL (20-5) VS. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (22-4), 4 P.M.
CLASS 2A
JIMTOWN
EASTSIDE (25-1) VS. ANDREAN (15-11), 1 P.M.
CASTON
WHITKO (20-4) VS. BREMEN (24-2), 1 P.M.
RENSSELAER CENTRAL (23-2) VS. ALEXANDRIA (25-1), 4 P.M.
LAPEL
LEWIS CASS (19-6) VS. SHERIDAN (24-1), 7 P.M.
GREENCASTLE
MONROVIA (19-7) VS. PARKE HERITAGE (22-4), 1 P.M.
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)
NORTHEASTERN (24-1) VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (13-12), 4 P.M.
CHARLESTOWN
LANESVILLE (20-3) VS. SOUTH KNOX (24-2), 4 P.M.
WEST WASHINGTON
NORTH POSEY (19-6) VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (21-5), 4 P.M.
CLASS A
BELLMONT
ELKHART CHRISTIAN (20-5) VS. FREMONT (20-6), 4 P.M.
WINAMAC COMMUNITY
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (21-4) VS. TRI-COUNTY (22-2), 1 P.M.
LAPEL
MONROE CENTRAL (20-6) VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (22-4), 4 P.M.
WES-DEL
CARROLL (FLORA) (18-7) VS. NORTH MIAMI (15-10), 4 P.M.
SOUTHMONT
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (7-17) VS. ANDERSON PREP (17-9), 1 P.M.
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)
SOUTH DECATUR (15-11) VS. OLDENBURG ACADEMY (21-4), 1 P.M.
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE
NORTHEAST DUBOIS (18-6) VS. NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (23-3), 4 P.M.
WEST WASHINGTON
VINCENNES RIVET (15-10) VS. BORDEN (19-5), 7 P.M.
INDIANA WRESTLING SEMI-STATE
INDIANA GIRLS DIVING REGIONALS
TODAY
1. JASPER | 6 PM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: CENTER GROVE, COLUMBUS NORTH, FLOYD CENTRAL, JASPER, EVANSVILLE NORTH
2. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN | 6 PM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: FORT WAYNE SOUTH SIDE, JAY COUNTY, FISHERS, CARMEL, LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON
3. VALPARAISO | 5 PM CT | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: LAKE CENTRAL, HOBART, PENN, WARSAW COMMUNITY, CONCORD
4. BROWNSBURG | 6 PM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: CRAWFORDSVILLE, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH, PIKE, NORTH CENTRAL, NEW PALESTINE
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TOP 25:
VILLANOVA 73 #9 ST. JOHN’S 71
#19 OLE MISS 72 SOUTH CAROLINA 68
#3 DUKE 78 CALIFORNIA 57
#21 MISSOURI 82 OKLAHOMA 58
#12 TEXAS TECH 111 ARIZONA STATE 106 2OT
ELSEWHERE:
OAKLAND 82 IU INDY 67
ROBERT MORRIS 68 CLEVELAND STATE 59
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 93 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 71
IOWA 84 RUTGERS 73
DAYTON 93 FORDHAM 76
LOUISVILLE 91 NC STATE 66
GEORGIA TECH 60 STANFORD 52
FLORIDA STATE 72 WAKE FOREST 70
TULSA 80 TEMPLE 74
TCU 73 OKLAHOMA STATE 72
DAVIDSON 77 MASSACHUSETTS 68
RHODE ISLAND 68 ST. BONAVENTURE 64
BRADLEY 78 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 64
VCU 80 GEORGE WASHINGTON 72
VALPARAISO 101 BELMONT 86
WICHITA STATE 69 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 64
MISSOURI STATE 71 EVANSVILLE 54
XAVIER 91 PROVIDENCE 82
OHIO STATE 93 WASHINGTON 69
NOTRE DAME 97 BOSTON COLLEGE 94 2OT
ARKANSAS 70 LSU 58
DRAKE 84 ILLINOIS STATE 77
NEW MEXICO 71 WYOMING 67
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TOP 25
#14 KANSAS STATE 90 CINCINNATI 53
#22 MICHIGAN STATE 91 WISCONSIN 71
#7 CONNECTICUT 78 ST. JOHN’S 40
#20 OKLAHOMA STATE 83 ARIZONA 64
ELSEWHERE:
DAVIDSON 61 DAYTON 51
COLORADO STATE 72 UTAH STATE 54
BUTLER 76 GEORGETOWN 70
CHARLOTTE 73 WICHITA STATE 59
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 72 CLEVELAND STATE 69
PROVIDENCE 61 SAVIOR 53
MICHIGAN 70 INDIANA 67
MARQUETTE 68 SETON HALL 61
PURDUE 75 NORTHWESTERN 60
CENTRAL FLORIDA 85 ARIZONA STATE 76
VILLANOVA 62 DEPAUL 56
OREGON 68 WASHINGTON 67
UTAH 77 COLORADO 60
NEVADA 67 FRESNO STATE 55
WYOMING 64 AIR FORCE 56
UNLV 75 SAN DIEGO STATE 65
NBA SCOREBOARD
INDIANA 134 WASHINGTON 130 OT
BOSTON 116 SAN ANTONIO 103
ORLANDO 102 CHARLOTTE 86
CLEVELAND 131 TORONTO 108
BROOKLYN 100 PHILADELPHIA 96
NEW YORK 149 ATLANTA 148 OT
OKLAHOMA CITY 115 MIAMI 101
SACRAMENTO 119 NEW ORLEANS 111
DETROIT 128 CHICAGO 110
HOUSTON 119 PHOENIX 111
DENVER 132 PORTLAND 121
UTAH 131 LA LAKERS 119
DALLAS 111 GOLDEN STATE 107
LA CLIPPERS 128 MEMPHIS 114
NHL SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE
| ALL TIMES ET |
| SUBJECT TO CHANGE |
| THURSDAY, FEB. 20 |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| FRIDAY, FEB. 21 |
| NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SATURDAY, FEB. 22 |
| ATLANTA VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. HOUSTON (SS) AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. TORONTO AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| HOUSTON (SS) VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| ST. LOUIS VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. CINCINNATI (SS) AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI (SS) VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| SUNDAY, FEB. 23 |
| HOUSTON VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TORONTO VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS (SS) VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. N.Y. METS (SS) AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| COLORADO (SS) VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. COLORADO (SS) AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| MONDAY, FEB. 24 |
| TORONTO VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ATLANTA VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. SAN FRANCISCO (SS) AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO (SS) VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| TUESDAY, FEB. 25 |
| ATLANTA (SS) VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. ATLANTA (SS) AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ST. LOUIS VS. TORONTO AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26 |
| HOUSTON VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ST. LOUIS VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. PITTSBURGH (SS) AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH (SS) VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. TORONTO AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE (SS) VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. MILWAUKEE (SS) AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| THURSDAY, FEB. 27 |
| TORONTO VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. DETROIT (SS) AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT (SS) VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| HOUSTON VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE (SS) VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. SEATTLE (SS) AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| ATLANTA VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| FRIDAY, FEB. 28 |
| ST. LOUIS VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. TORONTO (SS) AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| ATLANTA VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. L.A. ANGELS (SS) AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| TORONTO (SS) VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 6:35 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS (SS) VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 8:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 8:40 P.M. |
| SATURDAY, MARCH 1 |
| HOUSTON VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TORONTO VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON (SS) VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. CHICAGO CUBS (SS) AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. WASHINGTON (SS) AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS (SS) VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 8:05 P.M. |
| SUNDAY, MARCH 2 |
| N.Y. METS VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. PHILADELPHIA (SS) AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA (SS) VS. TORONTO AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| ST. LOUIS VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS (SS) VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. L.A. DODGERS (SS) AT PHOENIX, 3:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| MONDAY, MARCH 3 |
| TORONTO VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ATLANTA VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| HOUSTON VS. MIAMI (SS) AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| MIAMI (SS) VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 6:10 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 6:35 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 8:05 P.M. |
| TUESDAY, MARCH 4 |
| ST. LOUIS (SS) VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. ST. LOUIS (SS) AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO (SS) VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. SAN DIEGO (SS) AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI (SS) VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI (SS) VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 8:05 P.M. |
| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 |
| TORONTO VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ST. LOUIS VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE (SS) VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX (SS) AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX (SS) VS. MILWAUKEE (SS) AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 8:05 P.M. |
| THURSDAY, MARCH 6 |
| WASHINGTON VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. TORONTO AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. TEXAS (SS) AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS (SS) VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| HOUSTON VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 6:10 P.M. |
| ARIZONA (SS) VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 8:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 8:05 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 8:15 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. SEATTLE (SS) AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 8:40 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. ARIZONA (SS) AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 8:40 P.M. |
| FRIDAY, MARCH 7 |
| ATLANTA VS. MINNESOTA (SS) AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA (SS) VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS (SS) VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. L.A. ANGELS (SS) AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| HOUSTON VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| TORONTO VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 6:35 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 8:40 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 8:40 P.M. |
| SATURDAY, MARCH 8 |
| ST. LOUIS VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 12:05 P.M. |
| TORONTO (SS) VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. TORONTO (SS) AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| ARIZONA (SS) VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY (SS) VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY (SS) VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| ARIZONA (SS) VS. ATHLETICS AT LAS VEGAS, 4:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 6:40 P.M. |
| SUNDAY, MARCH 9 |
| TORONTO VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ATLANTA VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE (SS) VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. BALTIMORE (SS) AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS (SS) VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 4:05 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 4:05 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. ATHLETICS (SS) AT LAS VEGAS, 4:05 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO (SS) VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 4:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. SAN FRANCISCO (SS) AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 4:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 4:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 4:10 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 4:10 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 4:10 P.M. |
| ALL TIMES ET |
| SUBJECT TO CHANGE |
| THURSDAY, FEB. 20 |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| FRIDAY, FEB. 21 |
| NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SATURDAY, FEB. 22 |
| ATLANTA VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. HOUSTON (SS) AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. TORONTO AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| HOUSTON (SS) VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| ST. LOUIS VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. CINCINNATI (SS) AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI (SS) VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| SUNDAY, FEB. 23 |
| HOUSTON VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TORONTO VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS (SS) VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. N.Y. METS (SS) AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| COLORADO (SS) VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. COLORADO (SS) AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| MONDAY, FEB. 24 |
| TORONTO VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ATLANTA VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. SAN FRANCISCO (SS) AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO (SS) VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| TUESDAY, FEB. 25 |
| ATLANTA (SS) VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. ATLANTA (SS) AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ST. LOUIS VS. TORONTO AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26 |
| HOUSTON VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ST. LOUIS VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. PITTSBURGH (SS) AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH (SS) VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. TORONTO AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE (SS) VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. MILWAUKEE (SS) AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| THURSDAY, FEB. 27 |
| TORONTO VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. DETROIT (SS) AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT (SS) VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| HOUSTON VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE (SS) VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. SEATTLE (SS) AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| ATLANTA VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| FRIDAY, FEB. 28 |
| ST. LOUIS VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. TORONTO (SS) AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| ATLANTA VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. L.A. ANGELS (SS) AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| TORONTO (SS) VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 6:35 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS (SS) VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 8:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 8:40 P.M. |
| SATURDAY, MARCH 1 |
| HOUSTON VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TORONTO VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON (SS) VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. CHICAGO CUBS (SS) AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. WASHINGTON (SS) AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS (SS) VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 8:05 P.M. |
| SUNDAY, MARCH 2 |
| N.Y. METS VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. PHILADELPHIA (SS) AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA (SS) VS. TORONTO AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| ST. LOUIS VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS (SS) VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. L.A. DODGERS (SS) AT PHOENIX, 3:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| MONDAY, MARCH 3 |
| TORONTO VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ATLANTA VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| HOUSTON VS. MIAMI (SS) AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| MIAMI (SS) VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 6:10 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 6:35 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 8:05 P.M. |
| TUESDAY, MARCH 4 |
| ST. LOUIS (SS) VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. ST. LOUIS (SS) AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO (SS) VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. SAN DIEGO (SS) AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI (SS) VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI (SS) VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 8:05 P.M. |
| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 |
| TORONTO VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ST. LOUIS VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE (SS) VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX (SS) AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX (SS) VS. MILWAUKEE (SS) AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 8:05 P.M. |
| THURSDAY, MARCH 6 |
| WASHINGTON VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. TORONTO AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. TEXAS (SS) AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS (SS) VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| HOUSTON VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 6:10 P.M. |
| ARIZONA (SS) VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 8:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 8:05 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 8:15 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. SEATTLE (SS) AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 8:40 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. ARIZONA (SS) AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 8:40 P.M. |
| FRIDAY, MARCH 7 |
| ATLANTA VS. MINNESOTA (SS) AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PHILADELPHIA VS. PITTSBURGH AT BRADENTON, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA (SS) VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS (SS) VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO CUBS VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. ATHLETICS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. L.A. ANGELS (SS) AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| HOUSTON VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| TORONTO VS. N.Y. YANKEES AT TAMPA, FLA., 6:35 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 8:40 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 8:40 P.M. |
| SATURDAY, MARCH 8 |
| ST. LOUIS VS. WASHINGTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 12:05 P.M. |
| TORONTO (SS) VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. ATLANTA AT NORTH PORT, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| TAMPA BAY VS. BALTIMORE AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BOSTON VS. MINNESOTA AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| DETROIT VS. TORONTO (SS) AT DUNEDIN, FLA., 1:07 P.M. |
| ARIZONA (SS) VS. CINCINNATI AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. DODGERS VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT GLENDALE, ARI., 3:05 P.M. |
| SEATTLE VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY (SS) VS. SAN FRANCISCO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| KANSAS CITY (SS) VS. TEXAS AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 3:05 P.M. |
| L.A. ANGELS VS. MILWAUKEE AT PHOENIX, 3:10 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS VS. COLORADO AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| CLEVELAND VS. SAN DIEGO AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 3:10 P.M. |
| ARIZONA (SS) VS. ATHLETICS AT LAS VEGAS, 4:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 6:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. METS VS. MIAMI AT JUPITER, FLA., 6:40 P.M. |
| SUNDAY, MARCH 9 |
| TORONTO VS. TAMPA BAY AT PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| ATLANTA VS. BOSTON AT FORT MYERS, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MIAMI VS. HOUSTON AT WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| BALTIMORE (SS) VS. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEARWATER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| PITTSBURGH VS. DETROIT AT LAKELAND, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| MINNESOTA VS. BALTIMORE (SS) AT SARASOTA, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| N.Y. YANKEES VS. ST. LOUIS AT JUPITER, FLA., 1:05 P.M. |
| WASHINGTON VS. N.Y. METS AT PORT ST LUCIE, FLA., 1:10 P.M. |
| ATHLETICS (SS) VS. L.A. DODGERS AT GLENDALE, ARI., 4:05 P.M. |
| MILWAUKEE VS. KANSAS CITY AT SURPRISE, ARIZ., 4:05 P.M. |
| ARIZONA VS. ATHLETICS (SS) AT LAS VEGAS, 4:05 P.M. |
| SAN FRANCISCO (SS) VS. CHICAGO CUBS AT MESA, ARIZ., 4:05 P.M. |
| SAN DIEGO VS. SAN FRANCISCO (SS) AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 4:05 P.M. |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS. CLEVELAND AT GOODYEAR, ARIZ., 4:05 P.M. |
| TEXAS VS. ARIZONA AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., 4:10 P.M. |
| CINCINNATI VS. L.A. ANGELS AT TEMPE, ARIZ., 4:10 P.M. |
| COLORADO VS. SEATTLE AT PEORIA, ARIZ., 4:10 P.M. |
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UNLV SENIOR OFFENSIVE LINEMAN BEN CHRISTMAN DIES
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV senior offensive lineman Ben Christman, who transferred after last season from Kentucky, has died, the university announced.
Christman, who was 21, was found dead in an off-campus apartment on Tuesday morning. The university said it didn’t have other details and a cause of death would later be determined by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
UNLV said Christman’s family and the team have been informed and that counseling services would be provided.
“Our team’s heart is broken to hear of Ben’s passing,” UNLV coach Dan Mullen said in a statement. “Since the day Ben set foot on our campus a month ago, he made the Rebels a better program. Ben was an easy choice for our leadership committee as he had earned the immediate respect, admiration and friendship of all his teammates. Our prayers go out to his family and all who knew him. Ben made the world a better place and he will be missed.”
Christman began his college career at Ohio State as a highly ranked prospect in the 2021 recruiting class. He redshirted that season and played in one game in 2022 before transferring to Kentucky. Christman did not play in 2023 because of a knee injury, but appeared in all 12 games last season on special teams.
He then transferred to UNLV.
“There is little that can be said to lessen the pain of suddenly losing a member of our university family at such a young age, and my heart breaks for all who knew and loved him,” UNLV President Keith Whitfield said in a statement.
REPORT: OHIO STATE TO TAP MATT PATRICIA AS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Ohio State is turning to former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia to be its next defensive coordinator, ESPN reported on Wednesday.
Patricia would replace Jim Knowles, who helped the Buckeyes to the national title this past season. Knowles, a Pennsylvania native, left Ohio State to assume the same position at Penn State and become the highest-paid defensive coordinator in the nation.
The Buckeyes rode the No. 1 defense in the country to four victories in the College Football Playoff, including a 34-23 win over Notre Dame in the title game. Ohio State gave up 251.1 yards per game, more than five yards better than the next best team, Indiana.
The Buckeyes finished 14-2 and also led the nation with 12.2 points per game, more than two points better than Notre Dame.
Patricia, 50, had a 13-29-1 record during parts of three seasons (2018-20) with the Lions. He also served as a defensive assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023.
Patricia was the defensive coordinator of the New England Patriots from 2012-2017 but joined Bill Belichick’s coaching staff in 2005, making him part of two Super Bowl-winning teams.
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REPORT: BENGALS LB GERMAINE PRATT REQUESTS TRADE
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt has requested a trade from the team, NFL Network reported on Wednesday.
Per the report, Pratt was close with former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. The latter was fired by the Bengals following the conclusion of last season and hired to the same position by the Indianapolis Colts.
The Bengals, in turn, hired Al Golden as their defensive coordinator after he spent the past three seasons at the same post with Notre Dame. That stint followed two years as the Bengals’ linebackers coach from 2020-21, with Pratt on the team at the time.
Cincinnati (9-8) finished 25th in both scoring defense (25.5) and total defense (348.3) this past season.
Pratt, 28, recorded a career-high 143 tackles to go along with two interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 17 games (all starts) last season.
He has 616 tackles, seven picks, seven forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries in 96 career games (88 starts). He was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
CHIEFS TE TRAVIS KELCE TAKING TIME TO PONDER NFL FUTURE
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said he won’t make any swift decisions about his NFL future following a disappointing Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kelce, 35, was a non-factor in the Chiefs’ failed attempt at a historic threepeat, finishing with four catches for 39 yards on Sunday in New Orleans.
“I know everybody wants to know whether I’m playing next year and right now, I’m just kicking everything down the road. I’m kicking every can I can down the road. I’m not making any crazy decisions,” Kelce said on the latest episode of his “New Heights” podcast released Wednesday.
The 10-time Pro Bowl selection and four-time first-team All-Pro carries a $19.8 million cap hit in the final season of his contract in 2025, which would be his 13th NFL campaign.
Kelce co-hosts the popular podcast with his brother Jason Kelce, the longtime Eagles center who retired before the 2024 season.
Travis Kelce said many times during the weeks leading up to fifth Super Bowl appearance that he planned to return in 2025, but acknowledged that the extra grind of yet another long postseason run takes a toll.
“I’ve been fortunate over the past five, six years, I’ve played more football than anybody,” he said. “It’s because of the people that are in that building. The fact that we keep going to these AFC Championships and these Super Bowls, that means I’m playing an extra three games more than everybody else in the entire league. That’s a lot of wear and tear on your body and it’s a lot of time spent in the building, focusing on your craft, focusing on the task at hand and every challenge that you set up for yourself.”
Kelce caught 97 passes during the 2024 regular season for 823 yards, his lowest total since he had 862 in 2014. He posted seven straight 1,000-yard campaigns from 2016-22.
“As you see yourself or not feel yourself have the success you once had, it’s a tough pill to swallow,” he said. “For that not to be there in the biggest moments, knowing your team’s counting on you, those are all extremely hard things … it’s just a tough reality.
“That process can be grueling. It can weigh on you, it can make you better, it can drive you crazy at the same time. And right now, it’s one of those things where it was driving me crazy this year. It happens as you kind of tail off towards the back nine of your career as SVP [ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt] would say.”
Kelce, a third-round draft pick by Kansas City in 2013, has 1,004 receptions for 12,151 yards and 77 touchdowns in 175 regular season games. He has another 178 catches for 2,078 yards and 20 touchdowns — all playoff records — in 25 postseason starts.
WR KADARIUS TONEY ARRESTED, ALLEGEDLY STRANGLED WOMAN
Veteran NFL wide receiver Kadarius Toney was arrested last week on allegations that he strangled a woman during a January dispute, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.
Toney, 26, was arrested and booked on Feb. 6 on counts of aggravated assault-strangulation and obstructing/harassing 911 calls, according to police records in Douglas County, Ga. His bond was set at $25,000 on each count, and he was not in custody on Feb. 7, according to county records.
Court documents viewed by media outlets said Toney squeezed the women’s neck “with enough force to cause her to be unable to breath, leave red marks on her neck and cause Petechial Hemorrhaging in her eyes” during a Jan. 14 incident in Douglasville, Ga.
Toney allegedly took her phone to keep her from calling authorities, TMZ reported.
Warrants were issued on Jan. 15.
Toney spent part of last season with the Cleveland Browns, who signed him on Sept. 9. He alternated between the practice squad and active roster. He had zero catches on one target as well as two rushing attempts for minus-4 yards in three games.
He was released on Dec. 10, two days after a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in which Toney was penalized 15 yards for taunting after a punt return and also muffed a punt.
Injuries and off-field issues have marred Toney’s career. The New York Giants selected him with the 20th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Florida.
Toney has 82 career receptions for 760 yards and three touchdowns as well as 23 rushing attempts for 115 yards and one TD in 35 regular-season games (10 starts) for the Giants (2021-22), Kansas City Chiefs (2022-23) and Browns (2024).
He also has seven catches for 50 yards and one touchdown in three playoff games for the Super Bowl champion Chiefs in 2022. Kansas City released him on Aug. 27, 2024.
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HAWKS LOSE F LARRY NANCE JR. (KNEE), VIT KREJCI (BACK) FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
The Atlanta Hawks will be without forwards Vit Krejci and Larry Nance Jr. for several weeks due to injuries sustained on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter of Monday’s victory over the host Orlando Magic.
Nance, 32, exited due to a right knee injury with 8:01 remaining in the game. He was taken to the Emory Sports Medical Complex in the Atlanta area for evaluation and imaging, which revealed a non-displaced fracture of his right medial femoral condyle, the team said on Wednesday. Nance will be re-evaluated in about six weeks.
Krejci, 24, sustained a lower back contusion with 7:43 left in the contest after being knocked to the floor following a dunk. The Hawks said that further evaluation and imaging confirmed a non-displaced lumbar fracture. Krejci will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks.
He had eight points in 18 minutes of Monday’s 112-106 victory. Krejci is averaging 6.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 20.8 minutes in 39 games (15 starts) this season.
The Washington Wizards made him a second-round pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and traded him the next day to Oklahoma City. Krejci averages 5.2 points with 2.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 18.4 minutes in 120 games (37 starts) for the Thunder (2021-22) and Hawks.
Nance collected eight points and three rebounds in 19 minutes of the Hawks’ victory over the Magic. He is averaging 8.5 points, 4-3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 19.3 minutes in 24 games (three starts) this season.
His career averages are 7.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 23.1 minutes in 546 games (137 starts) for the Los Angeles Lakers (2015-18), Cleveland Cavaliers (2018-21), Portland Trail Blazers (2021-22), New Orleans Pelicans (2022-24) and Hawks.
The Lakers selected Nance with the 27th overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft out of Wyoming.
BLAZERS C DEANDRE AYTON (CALF STRAIN) OUT AT LEAST 4 WEEKS
Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton suffered a left calf strain during Monday night’s game and will miss at least four weeks.
The team announced Wednesday that an MRI exam confirmed the injury.
The Trail Blazers also announced that guard Scoot Henderson (ankle sprain) will miss Wednesday’s rematch against the Denver Nuggets, the final game before the All-Star break.
Ayton, 26, exited Monday night’s blowout loss to the Nuggets after sustaining the injury. He scored 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting in 19 minutes before leaving. Donovan Clingan replaced Ayton and scored a career-high 21 points in 21 minutes.
Ayton is averaging 14.4 points and 10.2 rebounds in 40 starts this season, his second in Portland. He averages 16.4 and 10.5 in 398 games (391 starts) with the Phoenix Suns (2018-23) and Trail Blazers (2023-25) for his seven-year career.
Henderson is averaging 12.4 points and 5.3 assists in 47 games (nine starts).
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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: JT TOPPIN LEADS NO. 12 TEXAS TECH TO WILD WIN
JT Toppin scored a career-high 41 points and secured a steal with 33 seconds remaining in the second overtime as No. 12 Texas Tech escaped with a wild 111-106 win over Arizona State on Wednesday in Lubbock, Texas.
Toppin logged a total of eight points in the OTs. He made 17 of 22 shots from the field overall and pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds. His dunk on an assist from Darrion Williams gave the Red Raiders (19-5, 10-3 Big 12) a three-point lead with just under a minute remaining in the second overtime.
Shawn Phillips Jr.’s jumper pulled the Sun Devils (12-12, 3-10) within one, but Texas Tech made four of six free throws in the waning seconds to hold on for the victory.
In a tie game with less than 20 seconds remaining in the first overtime, the Red Raiders’ Christian Anderson poked the ball loose from Alston Mason near midcourt, which appeared to set up a game-winning fastbreak layup for Kerwin Walton. However, Phillips ran him down and made a game-saving block off the glass.
No. 3 Duke 78, Cal 57
Cooper Flagg scored 27 points as the Blue Devils bounced back from a loss with authority, beating the Golden Bears in Durham, N.C.
Flagg shot 8-of-14 from the floor and added five rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Blue Devils (21-3, 13-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Khaman Maluach chipped in 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Blue Devils, while Tyrese Proctor scored 18 points.
Jeremiah Wilkinson powered the Golden Bears (12-13, 5-9) with 21 points. Rytis Petraitis had 11 points and six boards as Cal took its fourth loss in five games.
Villanova 73, No. 9 St. John’s 71
Tyler Perkins drained a 3-pointer with 8.7 seconds left as the host Wildcats ended the Red Storm’s 10-game winning streak with an exciting victory.
Simeon Wilcher made a 3-pointer with 27.3 seconds left to put the Red Storm (21-4, 12-2 Big East) in front. However, Jhamir Brickus made an extra pass to Perkins on the other end, and he drained the decisive shot from the right wing.
Wilcher missed a double-clutch 3-pointer on the final possession for St. John’s. That sealed the third straight win for Villanova (15-10, 8-6), which also avenged a loss to the Red Storm on Jan. 11.
No. 19 Ole Miss 72, South Carolina 68
Malik Dia scored 12 consecutive points for the visitors in the final 6:21, Dre Davis sank a clutch layup in the closing seconds, and the Rebels fought off the pesky Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C.
The Rebels (19-6, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) emerged with their third consecutive win and fourth in five games. Dia shot 7-for-12 while tallying 18 points, and Davis had 12 points. Jaemyn Brakefield scored 14 and Matthew Murrell added 10.
South Carolina (10-14, 0-11) took its 11th consecutive loss despite getting 20 points, six rebounds, three assists and three blocks from Murray-Boyles. Nick Pringle scored 12, while Jamarii Thomas had 11 and Zachary Davis produced seven points and 10 boards.
No. 21 Missouri 82, Oklahoma 58
Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Tigers to a rout of the Sooners in Columbia, Mo. Mitchell’s performance pushed him past the 1,000-career point milestone.
Caleb Grill scored 15 points, Tony Perkins added 12 and Anthony Robinson II chipped in 10 for Missouri (18-6, 7-4 SEC), which improved to 16-1 at home this season.
Duke Miles scored 18 points and Jalon Moore added 10 for Oklahoma (16-8, 3-8), which lost its third straight game, all against ranked opponents.
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WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 14 KANSAS STATE ROUTS CINCY
Serena Sundell scored 21 points with 10 assists and Temira Poindexter added 18 points as No. 14 Kansas State secured a bounce-back victory in style by rolling past Cincinnati 90-53 on the road Wednesday night.
Taryn Sides added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (23-3, 11-2 Big 12), who won following a humbling 85-55 loss at No. 20 Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Jillian Hayes scored 15 points with 15 rebounds, while Chloe Mann and Reagan Jackson each added 10 points for the Bearcats (14-9, 6-7).
Kansas State got off to a slow start, falling behind 6-0 less than two minutes into the game before taking an 8-7 lead near the halfway point of the opening quarter. The Wildcats never trailed again, leading 42-25 at halftime and by double digits the rest of the way while shooting 50.8 percent from the floor.
No. 22 Michigan State 91, Wisconsin 71
Grace VanSlooten scored 22 points, Theryn Hallock had 18 and Ines Sotelo added 17 as the Spartans (19-5, 9-4 Big Ten) rolled past the visiting Badgers (11-4, 2-12) at East Lansing, Mich., in advance of a matchup against No. 1 UCLA on Saturday.
Jocelyn Tate scored 13 points for Michigan State, which shot 59.1 percent from the floor and had 31 assists on 39 made baskets. Nyla Hampton led the Spartans with eight assists.
Serah Williams scored 23 points and Carter McCray added 16 as Wisconsin dropped its fourth consecutive game and fell to 1-8 in true road games.
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NBA ROUNDUP: JAMAL MURRAY’S 55 LIFT NUGGETS OVER BLAZERS
Jamal Murray poured in a career-best 55 points to lead the Nuggets to a 132-121 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, Denver’s eighth straight victory.
Murray’s output is the third most in Nuggets’ history. David Thompson scored a franchise-record 73 on the final day of the 1977-78 season when he was outdueled by George Gervin for the scoring title. Nikola Jokic’s 56 points against Washington on Dec. 7 of this season ranks second.
Murray knocked down 20 of 36 shots, including 7 of 15 from 3-point range. Jokic added 26 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and Christian Braun had 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets.
Anfernee Simons scored 26 points as Portland lost its third straight after winning six in a row. Rookie Donovan Clingan had 17 points and a career-best 20 rebounds and Jabari Walker also scored 17 points for the Trail Blazers.
Knicks 149, Hawks 148 (OT)
Jalen Brunson hit the game-winning shot with 11 seconds left in overtime for host New York, which overcame a five-point deficit in the extra session to edge Atlanta in the highest-scoring NBA game of the season.
Karl-Anthony Towns posted 44 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who enter the All-Star break with nine wins in their last 11 games. Brunson had 36 points and eight assists, and Josh Hart added 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.
Trae Young had 38 points and 19 assists for the Hawks, who forced overtime when Georges Niang sank a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left. Onyeka Okongwu had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Caris LeVert notched 20 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta, which didn’t lead until overtime.
Bucks 103, Timberwolves 101
Brook Lopez sank a pair of free throws with 10.9 seconds to go, and Milwaukee held on for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Gary Trent Jr. finished with 21 points off the bench for Milwaukee, which played without Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) and Damian Lillard (hamstring). Kyle Kuzma registered 19 points and 13 rebounds.
Anthony Edwards scored 28 points but missed 23 of 33 shots for Minnesota, but he missed two shots in the final seconds. Naz Reid (22 points, 13 rebounds) and Rudy Gobert (20 points, 14 rebounds) each recorded a double-double.
Celtics 116, Spurs 103
Jayson Tatum had 32 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to lead Boston to a victory over visiting San Antonio.
Kristaps Porzingis added 29 points and six rebounds for the Celtics, who have won seven of their last eight games. Boston also received 19 points, seven rebounds and nine assists from Derrick White, and six points plus 10 boards from Al Horford. The Celtics were without starters Jaylen Brown (knee) and Jrue Holiday (shoulder).
De’Aaron Fox led the San Antonio offense with 23 points. Victor Wembanyama had 17 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots, while Harrison Barnes added 14 points and seven rebounds. The Spurs, who trailed by 24 at one point, forced 17 Boston turnovers.
Pacers 134, Wizards 130 (OT)
Obi Toppin had 31 points and 10 rebounds off the bench Wednesday, helping the visiting Indiana Pacers rally for a 134-130 overtime win over the Washington Wizards.
Bennedict Mathurin added 28 points, while Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 and dished seven assists as the Pacers snapped a two-game losing skid. Pascal Siakam had 15 points, T.J. McConnell chipped in 10 with nine assists and Thomas Bryant led the team with 11 rebounds.
Jordan Poole paced Washington with 42 points, followed by Corey Kispert’s 21 and Carlton Carrington’s 18. Kyshawn George added 14 points and nine rebounds and Malcolm Brogdon finished with 12 points and six assists as the Wizards dropped their fourth consecutive game.
Rockets 119, Suns 111
Tari Eason scored 25 points, Jalen Green added 22 and Dillon Brooks drilled a pair of late 3-pointers to help host Houston hold off short-handed Phoenix.
Amen Thompson posted his fourth career triple-double (18 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists) and Alperen Sengun (17 points, 13 rebounds) added a double-double for the Rockets, who scored 28 points off 18 Phoenix turnovers and converted 17 offensive rebounds into 19 second-chance points.
Kevin Durant was brilliant in defeat, pairing a game-high 37 points with a team-leading nine assists for the Suns, who were without Devin Booker, Bradley Beal and Grayson Allen in the second game of a back-to-back. Bol Bol added 15 points for the Suns, who shot 51.7 percent from the field.
Magic 102, Hornets 86
Paolo Banchero collected 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists to lift host Orlando over Charlotte to improve the Magic to 3-0 against the Hornets this season.
Banchero sank 4 of 9 attempts from 3-point range for the Magic, who broke open a close game by outscoring the Hornets 33-19 in the third quarter. Orlando’s Anthony Black made 8 of 13 shots to highlight his 18-point performance off the bench.
Charlotte’s Miles Bridges contributed 19 points and eight rebounds in a bid to overcome the absence of leading scorer LaMelo Ball (ankle). The Hornets have lost nine of 10.
Cavaliers 131, Raptors 108
Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points and visiting Cleveland dominated Toronto to win its fourth straight game.
De’Andre Hunter put up 18 points, Sam Merrill scored 16 points and Darius Garland added 15 points and eight assists for the Cavaliers, who completed a four-game sweep of the season series.
RJ Barrett registered 27 points for the Raptors, who have lost five of their past six. Scottie Barnes added 16 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and three blocked shots.
Thunder 115, Heat 101
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points to help lift Oklahoma City to a home win over Miami.
The Thunder, who trailed by as many as 21 in the first half, extended their winning streak to seven. The Heat have dropped three consecutive games. Oklahoma City seized control with a 24-0 run to start the fourth, powered by six 3-pointers — two each from Gilgeous-Alexander and Isaiah Joe.
Gilgeous-Alexander also added nine assists, five rebounds and two steals. Jalen Williams had 18 points and Luguentz Dort 17 in the win. Bam Adebayo led Miami with 27 points, 13 coming in the first quarter.
Nets 100, 76ers 96
D’Angelo Russell scored 22 points in one of his best games since returning to Brooklyn, which continued its surge by holding on in the final minute to beat visiting Philadelphia.
After shooting 14 of 49 from the field in his previous four games, Russell made 9 of 15 shots and scored his second-most points since being acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers for Dorian Finney-Smith on Dec. 29.
Reserve Trendon Watford tied a season high by contributing eight of his 18 in the fourth quarter as the Nets won their third straight and for the sixth time in seven games. The 76ers held out Joel Embiid (left knee management) on the second night of a back-to-back and were without Tyrese Maxey because of a bruised right knee.
Pistons 128, Bulls 110
Cade Cunningham, heading into his first All-Star appearance, poured in 29 points and handed out seven assists as visiting Detroit defeated Chicago for the second straight night.
Ausar Thompson and Tobias Harris had 19 points apiece for the Pistons, while Jalen Duren racked up 16 points, 14 rebounds and five assists as Detroit won its fourth straight game. With a 29-26 record, the Pistons will enter the All-Star break with a winning record for the first time since 2009.
Ayo Dosunmu led the Bulls, who have lost four in a row, with 23 points and six assists. Nikola Vucevic recorded 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Josh Giddey contributed 17 points.
Kings 119, Pelicans 111
Keon Ellis scored 27 points, DeMar DeRozan added 24 and Sacramento defeated New Orleans, handing the Pelicans their 10th consecutive loss.
Zach LaVine collected 23 and seven assists, Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, and Malik Monk chipped in 17 points for the Kings, who will visit the Pelicans again on Thursday night. Sacramento has won three games in a row.
Zion Williamson racked up 33 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Pelicans. Trey Murphy III had 19 points, and Jose Alvarado logged 18 points and nine assists.
Jazz 131, Lakers 119
Lauri Markkanen scored 32 points and Utah bounced back to defeat visiting Los Angeles in Salt Lake City.
Jordan Clarkson added 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Jazz, who snapped a three-game losing streak that included a 132-113 road defeat against the Lakers on Monday. Keyonte George contributed 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds.
Rui Hachimura scored 19 to lead the Lakers, who saw their six-game winning streak end. LeBron James added 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds, while Luka Doncic put up 16 points, four rebounds and four assists in his second performance with Los Angeles. Doncic shot 6 of 13 from the floor and committed a game-high five turnovers while playing 23 minutes.
Mavericks 111, Warriors 107
Kyrie Irving made a season-high seven 3-pointers and scored 27 of his 42 points in the second half as Dallas beat visiting Golden State..
Klay Thompson and Max Christie scored 17 apiece, Brandon Williams added 12 off the bench, and Naji Marshall had 10 for Dallas, which won for the third time in its last four games. Irving was 7 of 10 from beyond the arc and had seven rebounds.
Stephen Curry led Golden State with 25 points and eight assists. Butler had 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists; Moses Moody and Gary Payton II scored 14 points apiece off the bench; and Draymond Green added 13 points.
Clippers 128, Grizzlies 114
Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points in a season-high 34 minutes, James Harden added 18 points with 10 assists, and Los Angeles earned a victory over visiting at Inglewood, Calif.
Norman Powell also scored 18 points and Ivica Zubac added 12 points with 13 rebounds as the Clippers won their second consecutive game following a three-game losing streak. Harden moved past Hakeem Olajuwon and into sole possession of 13th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 26,949 points.
Desmond Bane scored 23 points and Jaylen Wells added 18 as the Grizzlies played without Ja Morant (knee) on the second night of a back-to-back. Memphis heads into the All-Star break with losses in two of its last three games.
BASEBALL NEWS
CARDINALS STILL IN STALEMATE WITH 3B NOLAN ARENADO AS CAMP OPENS
The St. Louis Cardinals opened spring training on Wednesday and the club still hasn’t been able to trade star third baseman Nolan Arenado.
The Cardinals have attempted to move the 33-year-old without finding a taker and Arenado is currently slated to report to camp in Jupiter, Fla., on Sunday.
St. Louis tried to work out a deal to trade Arenado to the Houston Astros in the offseason but Arenado turned it down.
“We’re adults. Would it be awkward? I would imagine there would be a moment of awkwardness, but I still think he’s a professional baseball player and he’s currently a St. Louis Cardinal, and we all understand once you are here, you’re pushing forward,” Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said. “Would that mean trying to accomplish something during spring training? Possibly, but there are no guarantees at that point.”
Arenado, an eight-time All-Star, underachieved badly last season with a .272 average, 16 homers and 71 RBIs in 152 games.
With at least 30 home runs in seven of 12 MLB seasons, Arenado has spent the last four with St. Louis after eight campaigns with the Colorado Rockies. He has three years left on his contract.
Arenado provided the Cardinals with a list of five teams he would consider for a potential trade. They are reportedly the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels.
“Ultimately, I did not have a large list of teams, and it wasn’t like there were 29 teams I could take him to, so I’m trying to navigate what I could work with,” Mozeliak said. “Obviously, it hasn’t moved at the pace many of us had hoped for.”
The Cardinals allowed veteran first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to leave via free agency after last season and now manager Oliver Marmol is waiting to see how things play out with Arenado.
“You operate as if he’s coming to camp, and my conversations with (Arenado) up to this point have been exactly that,” Marmol said. “Until that changes, there is no reason to plan otherwise. So as we stand here today, we have pitchers and catchers here and we’re focused on that. Once we get to the position players being here and a full camp, we’ll address it.”
The Cardinals also learned Wednesday they split two salary arbitration cases, beating Brendan Donovan and losing to Lars Nootbaar.
Donovan will receive $2.85 million instead of the $3.3 million he sought. Nootbaar was awarded $2.95 rather than the team’s $2.45 filing amount.
Nootbaar, 27, batted .244 with 12 homers and 45 RBIs in 109 games last season. The outfielder has a .246 average with 45 homers and 146 RBIs in 392 games over part of four big league seasons, all with the Cardinals.
Donovan, 28, hit .278 with 14 homers and 73 RBIs in 153 games last season. The utility player has a .280 average with 30 homers and 152 RBIs in 374 games over three seasons with St. Louis.
St. Louis right-hander Andre Pallante had his case heard Wednesday. Pallante requested $2.1 million while the Cardinals countered with a $1.925 million offer.
METS BRING BACK ALL-STAR 1B PETE ALONSO ON 2-YEAR CONTRACT
The New York Mets re-signed All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso on Wednesday to a two-year contract with a player option for 2026.
Terms were not disclosed in the team’s announcement, but multiple media reports on Feb. 5 had Alonso agreeing to a two-year, $54 million deal. Alonso, 30, is set to make $30 million this season (including a $10 million signing bonus), then will have a player option worth $24 million for 2026, per the reports.
The New York Post and USA Today reported that Alonso turned down a three-year offer from the Mets before accepting the two-year contract. USA Today reported that deal was worth $71 million.
“We’re excited to welcome Pete back to Queens,” Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen said in a news release. “He is a homegrown talent who is adored by our fanbase. It should be a fun summer at Citi Field watching Pete contribute to a great lineup and chase the franchise home-run record.”
Alonso ranks third in franchise history with 226 homers, behind David Wright (242) and Darryl Strawberry (252). Since Alonso’s debut in 2019, only the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge has hit more home runs (232). Alonso leads the majors with 586 RBIs since his debut.
He is coming off his fourth All-Star season in six major league campaigns (all with the Mets), but his power numbers were down in 2024. While slugging a career-high 31 doubles, he finished with 34 homers and 88 RBIs while batting .240 with a .329 on-base percentage and .459 slugging percentage in playing all 162 games. He added four home runs and 10 RBIs while going 12-for-44 (.273) in 13 playoff games as the Mets reached the National League Championship Series.
Alonso is the first player in Mets history to have five seasons with 30 or more home runs.
“Pete is a great Met and one of the league’s elite power threats,” Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said in the release. “I’m thrilled that we reached an agreement, and I’m looking forward to watching Pete help anchor our lineup.”
He rejoins a Mets roster bolstered by the free agent arrival of outfielder Juan Soto on a record 15-year, $765 million deal.
Alonso enjoyed his best season while capturing NL Rookie of the Year honors in 2019, when he socked a major-league-best 53 homers and drove in 120 runs while hitting .260 with a .358 on-base percentage and .583 slugging percentage.
Over 846 career games, Alonso owns a .249/.339/.514 batting line with 226 home runs and 586 RBIs.
REPORTS: PADRES LAND NICK PIVETTA FOR 4 YEARS, $55M
The San Diego Padres added a veteran starting pitcher on Wednesday, agreeing to a four-year, $55 million deal with right-hander Nick Pivetta, according to multiple media reports.
The backloaded contract reportedly gives Pivetta the opportunity to opt out following the 2026 and 2027 seasons.
Pivetta reportedly will get a $3 million signing bonus ahead of making only $1 million in 2025. Per the reports, his salaries would be $19 million in 2026, $14 million in 2027 and $18 million in 2028.
A Canadian who turns 32 on Friday, Pivetta spent the past 4 1/2 seasons with the Boston Red Sox after opening his career by playing 3 1/2 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. He has never won more than 10 games in a year nor posted an ERA below 4.00.
Last year, Pivetta went 6-12 with a 4.14 ERA in 27 games (26 starts). He struck out 172 and walked 36 in 145 2/3 innings.
In 223 career games (178 starts), Pivetta has a 56-71 record with a 4.76 ERA. He has fanned 1,139 and walked 377 in 1,029 1/3 innings.
He joins a Padres rotation anchored by right-handers Dylan Cease, Yu Darvish and Michael King. Right-hander Joe Musgrove will miss the 2025 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in the offseason.
REPORTS: ALEX BREGMAN AGREES TO 3-YEAR DEAL WITH RED SOX
Free agent third baseman Alex Bregman, the biggest name remaining on the market as players begin to report to spring training, has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Boston Red Sox.
According to multiple outlets on Wednesday night, Bregman will sign a three-year deal worth $120 million with opt outs after both the 2025 and ’26 seasons.
Bregman, 30, rejected a reported six-year, $156 million offer from the Astros earlier this offseason. He has been with the Astros since making his major league debut with Houston in July 2016 at age 22. A two-time All-Star, Bregman won his first Gold Glove in 2024 at third base.
Houston traded for third baseman Isaac Paredes earlier this offseason, making a return by Bregman unlikely unless someone was willing to switch positions.
Bregman has 995 career games at third base (977 starts), 129 at shortstop, nine at second base and two in left field.
The Red Sox already have third base covered with three-time All-Star Rafael Devers having played there since 2017. After Bregman had a bone chip removed from his right elbow in the offseason, agent Scott Boras said Bregman would play second base if needed.
Bregman batted .260 with 26 homers and 75 RBIs in 145 games in 2024. His .768 OPS was the lowest of his career.
Drafted No. 2 overall by Houston in 2015, Bregman is a career .272/.366/.483 hitter with 191 home runs and 663 RBIs in 1,111 games. He was an All-Star in 2018 and 2019 and won World Series rings in 2017 and 2022.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora was a coach with the Astros in 2017.
HOCKEY NEWS
USA FAVORED, FINLAND EMBRACES UNDERDOG ROLE IN 4 NATIONS OPENER
With a surplus of talent at all positions, Team USA is a favorite at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and heavily favored for its opening game matchup against Finland on Thursday night in Montreal.
The United States boasts its most talented squad assembled for an international tournament since winning the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. It isn’t just pure offensive talent donning the red, white and blue, but also plenty of skaters who are happy to be physical forces.
“When you look at the group of players that we’ve assembled here, I don’t think there’s a game this group’s not capable of playing,” head coach Mike Sullivan said. “They’re a very capable group. I think we have size, we have speed, we have skill and we have will.”
The Americans also have extra motivation for the round-robin tournament that concludes with a championship final on Feb. 20. Hanging in their locker room is a sweater for Johnny Gaudreau, the Columbus Blue Jackets winger who was killed along with his brother while biking in the offseason.
Gaudreau participated in many international events and would have been a shoo-in for this squad. The team invited his father, Guy, to be on the ice for pre-tournament practices and team dinners.
“He’s a guy that went to a ton of world championships, scored big goals, big goals in the world juniors,” Columbus teammate Zach Werenski said. “He was a USA Hockey legend.
“It definitely gives us some extra motivation.”
To no surprise, Team USA will start Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets in goal, and Finland will turn to Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros between the pipes for the opener.
Finland is admittedly short-handed on defense, with a trio of blueliners — including Dallas Stars standout Miro Heiskanen — on the shelf due to injury. Even so, the Finns boast plenty of offensive firepower, and any club would be foolish to look past them.
“I don’t think they’re going to be underestimating us,” said forward Artturi Lehkonen of the Colorado Avalanche. “Everybody knows we lost a few players, but we still have a lot of great players on this team.
“We have some of the top players in the world so, you can’t really underestimate any team in this tournament.”
While Saros will have a big job keeping the Americans off the scoreboard, Finland has long been known for playing a very strong team game. They boast arguably the best defensive forward in hockey, Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov, and play a system that creates offense by causing turnovers and counter-attacking.
With the likes of Lehkonen, Barkov, Mikko Rantanen, Patrik Laine, Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Roope Hintz, Mikael Granlund and Kaapo Kakko at their disposal, scoring goals should not be an issue for the Finns.
“We’re very confident,” said forward Anton Lundell of the Florida Panthers. “I know we’re probably not ranked No. 1 in the (media), but it hasn’t been an issue for us before.
“Sometimes it’s fun to try to show how good you are.”
WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY SET TO RETURN IN 2028
As hockey fans prepared to watch their favorite NHL players take part in the 4 Nations Face-Off, the first best-on-best tournament since 2016, they received more good news ahead of puck drop.
The World Cup of Hockey will return in 2028, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced at the Bell Centre in a joint press conference with NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh.
“International best-on-best competition is very important to our players — representing their countries on the ice is in their DNA — and hockey fans love it,” Bettman said less than two hours before Canada and Sweden were set to meet in the opening game of the 4 Nations tournament. “Resuming Olympic participation next season and staging a World Cup of Hockey in February 2028 will provide expanded opportunity for more players to represent more nations in best-on-best competition.
“With this tournament — and the World Cup’s return to regular rotation — the NHL and NHLPA take a major step in our joint commitment to international hockey.”
Jointly organized by the NHL and NHLPA, the World Cup of Hockey will feature the world’s top players competing in an international tournament. It will be the tournament’s fourth edition, which was previously held in 1996, 2004, and 2016.
“The players love representing their countries on the international hockey stage, and we are thrilled to pick up on the momentum of the 4 Nations Face-Off by announcing the return of the World Cup of Hockey in 2028 to establish a full international calendar of best-on-best,” Walsh said. “It is one of the greatest honors for any player who gets to play on the global stage wearing their home country’s hockey sweater.
“Hockey fans around the world are about to be treated to exceptional hockey with the best players in the world competing against each other for international hockey glory.”
The World Cup will feature NHL rules, NHL referees and linesmen, and NHL-sized rinks.
A bidding process for host cities and venues is expected to begin in the coming months. NHL players are also set to return to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games and again to the French Alps in 2030.
Team Canada was perfect at the 2016 World Cup in Toronto, topping Team Europe in a best-of-three championship final.
RACING NEWS
4-TIME INDY 500 WINNER HELIO CASTRONEVES VOTED INTO IMS HALL OF FAME
Four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves will be inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame on May 22.
The sole member of the induction Class of 2025 announced Wednesday, Castroneves was selected by a national panel of more than 150 journalists, participants and historians in his first appearance on the ballot.
The 49-year-old Brazilian driver won the Indy 500 in 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2021 and will be chasing his record fifth win at the Brickyard on May 25.
“I am so incredibly thankful to be inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame,” Castroneves said. “I was so surprised when I got the call and was immediately overjoyed with appreciation and awe. I have some of my best memories at IMS, it’s truly an honor to be selected to be a part of the Hall of Fame.”
Castroneves, dubbed “Spiderman” for his fence-climbing celebrations after wins, ended his full-time racing career after the 2024 season. He racked up 31 wins, 50 poles and 142 top-five finishes in the IndyCar Series.
“Helio’s legacy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway speaks for itself,” IMS Museum President Joe Hale said. “It’s only right that he’s now being inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame as a first-ballot choice. His tenacity, confidence and love for the ‘500’ helped lead to a unanimous decision beyond his on-track accomplishments.”
Castroneves currently serves in an ownership role with Meyer Shank Racing.
DENNY HAMLIN LEADS FAST GROUP OF TOYOTAS IN NASCAR’S OPENING PRACTICE FOR THE DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin led a trio of Toyota drivers — the manufacturer claimed five of the top six spots — in Wednesday’s opening practice for the Daytona 500.
The 50-minute morning session was the only scheduled on-track time before qualifying Wednesday night, when the front row will be set for “The Great American Race.”
Hamlin, a three-time Daytona 500 winner who drives for Joe Gibbs Racing, paced Bubba Wallace, who drives a 23XI entry co-owned by Hamlin and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. Hamlin’s teammate at JGR, Ty Gibbs, was third.
Chandler Smith, in a Carl Long-owned Ford for Garage 66, was fourth. Smith drives for Front Row Motorsports in the Truck Series. 23XI and Front Row have joined together on a federal antitrust case against NASCAR, accusing the sanctioning body of being a monopoly.
John Hunter Nemechek, in a Toyota for the Jimmie Johnson-owned Legacy Motor Club, was fifth. Riley Herbst, the new driver at 23XI, was sixth in Toyota’s practice romp.
Daniel Suarez of Trackhouse Racing was the fastest Chevrolet in seventh. Helio Castroneves, who at 49 will be making his NASCAR debut Sunday, was 12th as the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner is racing for Trackhouse.
Former Cup series champions Martin Truex Jr. and Johnson were 31st and 32nd, respectively. Both drivers need to qualify their way into the race. Nine drivers are vying for the final four spots in the field.
Johnson is a seven-time NASCAR champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner. Truex has never won the 500 in 20 starts but is the 2017 Cup champion. Both are in Toyotas.
GOLF NEWS
FOX SPORTS’ LIV GOLF DEBUT DRAWS MINISCULE RATINGS
Fox Sports’ debut event for LIV Golf produced meager ratings for the broadcaster at the league’s 2025 season-opening event.
Fox averaged only 40,200 viewers for the final round played under the lights in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which began at 10 a.m. ET Saturday. While FS1 averaged 54,000 viewers between 10 a.m.-Noon ET on Saturday, FS2 averaged only 31,000 for the final three hours, according to Nielsen ratings cited by multiple outlets.
And that was up from the 12,000 average viewers across five hours on FS2 for the first day of the three-round event on Thursday, although that is similar to other daytime programming on the channel, according to Front Office Sports.
Fox Sports has yet to release the official ratings results, which could improve when streaming numbers are included. The timing of the event was moved to make the broadcasts more accessible for viewers in the United States.
It’s a concerning start to Fox’s multi-year media-rights deal with the Saudi-backed league, whose events were broadcast on The CW Network last season with modest ratings. LIV’s Individual Championship averaged 89,000 viewers on The CW last year.
LIV’s second event of the year begins Friday in Adelaide, Australia, before the league travels to Hong Kong and Singapore in March. LIV makes its 2025 United States debut at Trump National Doral in Miami April 4-6, with the final round slated to air on Fox’s main network on a Sunday afternoon.
LIV’s next three tournaments also are set to be played internationally. The league’s Miami event in April will be a strong test case for Fox, with that final round airing on the main network on a Sunday afternoon — a traditional golf TV window.
Fox Sports announced in January that it will air live coverage of LIV’s 14 tournaments on Fox or FS1, carrying all three rounds of each event.
Select rounds are being broadcast on FS2, Fox Business Network or the Fox Sports App and every round can be streamed on the Fox Sports App and LIV Golf Plus.
LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neal cited the Fox deal in trumpeting the “momentum” he has seen through his first 40 days since taking the role over from Greg Norman.
“I’ve seen a U.S. agreement with Fox, broadcast agreement, I’ve seen a UK agreement with ITV to get us over the air in the UK. It’s the only golf that’ll be over the air in the UK,” O’Neil told reporters in Adelaide on Wednesday. “I’ve seen our first pillar partnership with Madden. I’ve seen stars extended. I’ve seen a successful event in Riyadh. I’ve seen interest from all over the world. We’re now broadcast in 100 countries and territories, over 800 million households.
“From my perspective, we have incredible interest with television broadcast networks, which has been a bit of an Achilles Heel for us, sponsors — marketing partners as we call them — seems to be interest like the group has never seen before, attendance seems to be something that’s going in this trajectory.
“I think that right now we are going to the moon and back. I’m very confident in where we are in this business and the interest we have currently.”
RORY MCILROY FAVORS UNIFYING PGA TOUR AND LIV GOLF
SAN DIEGO — Superstar golfer Rory McIlroy, once a leading critic of LIV Golf, said Wednesday that it’s time for the Saudi-owned league and the PGA Tour to reunite.
The world’s No. 3-ranked golfer, speaking on the eve of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course, said professional golfers have “all done better from all of this,” but McIlroy said the current format is “unsustainable” and the tours need to begin reunification as soon as the 2026 season.
“Whether you stayed on the PGA Tour or you left, we have all benefited from this,” McIlroy told a group of reporters. “I’ve been on the record saying this a lot: We’re playing for a $20 million prize fund this week. That would have never happened if LIV hadn’t have come around.
“I think everyone’s just got to get over it and we all have to say, OK, this is the starting point and we move forward. We don’t look behind us, we don’t look to the past. Whatever’s happened has happened and it’s been unfortunate, but reunification, how we all come back together and move forward, that’s the best thing for everyone.
“If people are butt-hurt or have their feelings hurt because guys went or whatever, like who cares? Let’s move forward together and let’s just try to get this thing going again and do what’s best for the game.”
About an hour after McIlroy spoke, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said a meeting last week with President Donald Trump and golfers Tiger Woods and Adam Scott moved the tour “one step closer” to reunification.
“Candidly, that’s what the fans want,” Monahan said. “… All the best players in the world competing with each other and against each other.”
McIlroy said he discussed the situation with Trump when the two played golf in early January and he believes the president can help bring the tours together. LIV hosts a tournament each year at a Trump-owned property.
“He can do a lot of things,” McIlroy said. “He can be influential. … I think whenever he says something, they listen and I think that’s a big thing.”
McIlroy admitted he didn’t always feel that way about golfers who left in 2022 for LIV. But he said he grew to change his mind as he looked at his bank account.
“I look at what I made in 2019 before LIV came around and I look at what I’ve made after LIV came around and it’s very different,” McIlroy said.
He added that he didn’t feel that way originally “because of the fracture” LIV caused in the game.
“It wasn’t good for the overall game,” McIlroy said. “It wasn’t good for either tour.”
McIlroy also addressed the Genesis, his first tournament at Torrey Pines since finishing in a tie for seventh in the 2021 U.S. Open. McIlroy has played the Farmers Insurance Open here three times, with top-five finishes in 2019 and 2020.
“It’s good to be back,” he said. “It’s a little bit of a different setup to the U.S. Open in ’21; it’s a lot softer and rough is thick and (the) course is playing very long.
“The course is going to play long, the rough is very, very penal, so there’s a premium of putting your ball in the fairway and then controlling the spin into the greens.”
2025 THE GENESIS INVITATIONAL: PREVIEW, PROPS, BEST BETS
Dozens of players get a second crack at the difficult South Course at Torrey Pines when The Genesis Invitational tees off in San Diego on Thursday.
The event was moved from Riviera Country Club out of respect to those affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, and Torrey Pines was a ready-made venue having played host to last month’s Farmers Insurance Open.
Our golf experts preview the third signature event of 2025, and provide their favorite prop picks along with best bets to win this week.
THE GENESIS INVITATIONAL
Location: Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course (Par 72, 7,765 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $4M)
Defending Champion: Hideki Matsuyama
FedEx Cup leader: Sepp Straka
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 4-8 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 12:30-8 p.m. ET; Saturday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday: 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
X: @TheGenesisInv
PROP PICKS
–Rory McIlroy to Beat Scottie Scheffler (+125 at DraftKings): McIlroy has won two of his past three worldwide starts, with those victories sandwiching a T4 in Dubai. He’s in excellent form, while Scheffler is still playing his way back into form following hand surgery over the holidays.
–Shane Lowry Top 20 Finish (+110 at BetRivers): Yes, Lowry did miss the cut at Torrey Pines last month, but that was in between a T3 at the DP World Tour Championship and a runner-up at Pebble Beach. Like at Pebble, the forecast calls for cool, wet and windy conditions at least Thursday and Friday, which plays into the hands of the Irishman. Lowry also has to beat only 52 players in the 72-player field for this prop to pay.
–Ludvig Aberg Top Nordic Finisher (+130 at DraftKings): Aberg of Sweden was tearing Torrey Pines apart before he came down with an illness last month. That forced him out of Pebble Beach as well, but Aberg has now had a few weeks to regain his strength. This is a tough matchup against Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard (+160), who is coming off a T12 in Phoenix, and Norway’s Viktor Hovland (+240). However, neither of them played in the Farmers this year.
2025 Prop Pick Record: 5-8-1
BEST BETS
–Scottie Scheffler (+400 at DraftKings) settled for a T25 in Phoenix following a T9 in his return from hand surgery the previous week.
–Rory McIlroy (+650) won his last start at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
–Collin Morikawa (+1600) is seeking his first win since the 2023 Zozo Championship. He did tie for fourth at the 2021 U.S. Open and was solo third at the 2023 Farmers at Torrey Pines.
–Justin Thomas (+1800) is up to 11th in the world rankings following his T6 in Phoenix.
–Ludvig Aberg (+2200) finished T42 at the Farmers Insurance Open. He opened with a 63 before becoming ill. Aberg finished the Farmers but withdrew the following week at Pebble Beach.
–Rasmus Hojgaard (+3500) has finished T22 and T12 in his first two starts as a full-time PGA Tour member. Last week’s finish would have been better if not for a double bogey on the par-5 15th hole on Saturday.
NOTES
–This is the third of eight signature events this season, featuring an increased prize pool and FedEx Cup points. It’s also one of three signature events to include a 36-hole cut to the low 50 players and ties.
–Daniel Berger and Michael Kim earned spots in the field through the Aon Swing 5 with their tie for second at the WM Phoenix Open, bumping out Justin Lower and Lee Hodges.
–Tournament host Tiger Woods withdrew on Monday while he continues to mourn the recent death of his mother. The three other eligible players not in the field are Xander Schauffele (injury), Alex Noren and Chris Kirk.
–Jordan Spieth is coming off a T4 in Phoenix and is in the field on a sponsor exemption along with Rickie Fowler, Min Woo Lee, and Gary Woodland. Lucas Glover and Justin Rose were added to meet the 72-player minimum field as the first two available players below No. 60 in last year’s FedEx Cup Fall points list.
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INDIANA PACERS
TOPPIN’S CAREER NIGHT FUELS PACERS TO OT WIN OVER WIZARDS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obi Toppin had season highs of 31 points and 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 134-130 in overtime on Wednesday night.
Bennedict Mathurin scored 28 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 20 for the Pacers, who enter the All-Star break at 30-23 and in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
Jordan Poole scored 42 points for the Wizards and missed a step-back 3-point attempt at the regulation buzzer. Corey Kispert added 21 points for Washington, which has lost 11 straight at home and four in a row overall.
After three mostly listless quarters, the Pacers picked up the intensity in the final period, and the Wizards’ momentum stalled after reserve guard Malcolm Brogdon suffered a left leg injury.
Indiana outscored Washington 36-23 in the fourth quarter, including 11 points from Mathurin. Toppin’s 3 with 1:26 left in overtime put the Pacers ahead by nine, and they held on from there.
Takeaways
Pacers: Improved to 4-3 this month after going 10-2 in January. C Myles Turner missed a third straight game with a cervical strain.
Wizards: Rookie Alex Sarr, the No. 2 overall draft pick, returned from a left ankle sprain that sidelined him for eight games. He scored nine points on 3-of-13 shooting.
Key moment
Haliburton hit a step-back 3-pointer over Sarr with 2:13 left to put the Pacers ahead 118-115, their first lead since midway through the first quarter. Poole responded with a tying 3 for Washington with 59 seconds left.
Key stat
Led by Toppin and Mathurin, Indiana’s bench outscored its starters 66-54 in regulation. Toppin kept the Pacers in the game with 17 points in the third quarter.
Up next
After the All-Star break, the Pacers host Memphis on Feb. 20 and the Wizards host Milwaukee on Feb. 21.
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA, MARQUETTE FINALIZING AGREEMENT TO MEET NEXT SEASON AT UNITED CENTER
Indiana and Marquette are finalizing an agreement to meet in a neutral site game next season at the United Center, multiple sources told College Hoops Today.
There is no timetable on an official announcement.
An official date is also TBD.
The Golden Eagles are currently 19-6 this season while the Hoosiers are 15-10.
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA LETS ONE GO AT MICHIGAN
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Despite a season-high 28 points from senior forward Karoline Striplin, Indiana couldn’t hang on as it fell 70-67 to Michigan at Crisler Center on Wednesday night.
KEY MOMENTS
Fueled by six points from junior guard Lexus Bargesser, the Hoosiers took an early 13-8 lead at the media timeout in the first quarter. Michigan went on a 7-0 run out of the break before Striplin tied the game back up at 15-all with just over a minute to go.
The tie carried over into the second quarter as Indiana found some separation on a Moore-McNeil and-1 and a Parrish score at the rim to take its largest lead at five, 24-19.
Michigan came back after a called timeout on a 5-0 run of their own as the game was tied again with 4:20 remaining. Moore-McNeil got the Hoosiers on the board last in the frame as her attack at the rim put them ahead 29-27 at the break.
Breaking a four-plus minute scoring drought, Moore-McNeil got the Hoosiers trending in the right direction as it finished the third off on a 11-0 run to take a 46-39 lead. The third was highlighted by 10 points from senior forward Karoline Striplin.
In a high scoring fourth quarter, both teams combine to score 52 points as Indiana led by as many as seven early on. The lead was in IU’s favor for much of the fourth quarter but the Wolverines would tie the game up with 1:48 remaining. Falling behind by three, Striplin pulled IU back within one on two occasions with under the minute mark.
Bonus shots put UM back in the lead by three with 19 ticks left as Parrish finished underneath to come within one again with eight seconds to go but IU would get no closer.
NOTABLE
Striplin led the way with a season-high 28 points on 12-for-19 shooting.
Parrish also added 14 points and five rebounds.
Indiana won the battle on the glass, 37-26. Striplin had a game-high seven boards.
Moore-McNeil and junior guard Yarden Garzon had a team-high four assists.
UP NEXT
Indiana returns home to host Purdue in the first of two meetings on Saturday at Noon on BTN.
INDIANA BASEBALL
BUHR NAMED AMONG TOP RELIEVERS IN COLLEGE BASEBALL
DALLAS, Texas (NCBWA) – Veteran right-handed pitcher Drew Buhr earned a spot among the top 76 relievers in college baseball, as part of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) “Stopper of the Year” Preseason Watch List. The organization announced the initial list on Wednesday (Feb. 12) afternoon.
The sixth-year senior was a revelation out of the Hoosiers’ bullpen in 2024, pitching to a 3.31 earned run average over 21 appearances. He threw 49 innings on the season and recorded 48 strikeouts to just 17 walks. Buhr was awarded a medical redshirt for time missed during his stint at Bellarmine. He returned to Bloomington for the 2025 season and will play his final year of college baseball.
Buhr made his mark during a brilliant relief effort in a comeback win over Penn State in April. He used that performance as a catalyst to a fantastic Big Ten season. He pitched in all eight conference series’ and maintained a 2.08 earned run average. He was equally as good in the Big Ten tournament with a 3.12 earned run average across a team high 8.2 innings of work.
The Austin, Indiana native is one of a handful of steady long-relief pieces that return to IU’s bullpen in 2025. Senior left-hander Ryan Kraft and junior right-handed pitcher Aydan Decker-Petty each showed flashes of success over the last two seasons. D1 Baseball listed Buhr as the No. 68 relief pitcher in the nation entering this season.
The NCBWA will release a midseason watch list for the Stopper of the Year award, handed out annually to the top relief pitcher in college baseball. At the end of the season, the organization will name 10 finalists before revealing the winner. Texas A&M reliever Evan Aschenbeck won the award in 2024.
Buhr and the Hoosiers open the 2025 season in Surprise, Arizona at the Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic on Friday (Feb. 14) evening. IU will play four games out west to begin the campaign. The home opener at Bart Kaufman Field is currently set for Feb. 19 against Purdue Fort Wayne.
HOOSIERS SELECTED FOR PRESEASON CONFERENCE HONORS
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference released its preseason baseball poll and its players to watch list ahead of the 2025 season. The respective league coaches voted on all awards, as announced on Wednesday (Feb. 12) afternoon.
Junior outfielder Devin Taylor, junior shortstop Tyler Cerny and graduate student right-handed pitcher Ben Grable were Indiana’s three “Players to Watch” in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers were picked third by the league’s coaches.
Taylor, the consensus Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, is coming off a tremendous sophomore season in 2024. The Cincinnati, Ohio native hit .357 and led the Big Ten with 20 home runs. He recorded 86 hits and struck out just 38 times compared to 37 walks.
He led the Hoosiers in batting average (.357), runs (67), hits (86) and home runs (20) a season ago. Taylor spent time with the USA Baseball Collegiate National team and played the whole summer in the Cape Cod League with Cotuit.
Cerny started all 60 games a season ago as the team’s shortstop. He enters his third year playing up the middle after spending his freshman campaign at second base. He’ll play alongside sophomore second baseman Jasen Oliver in the middle of IU’s defense.
The Greenwood, Indiana native was a revelation in the middle of IU’s lineup last season. He smashed 10 home runs and a Big Ten leading 24 doubles. He helped IU break a team program record with 140 doubles in 2024. Cerny led the Hoosiers with 60 RBIs and joined Taylor with over 80+ (81) hits on the campaign.
Grable missed all of the 2024 season through an injury suffered last January. He’s expected to be available to pitch this weekend in Arizona. He transferred to IU before the 2023-24 school year after three seasons with Northwestern.
During his time with the Wildcats, he pitched in 31 games with a 5.03 earned run average. He had a career outing against the Hoosiers in May of 2023 with four strikeouts in 4.1 innings of work. In total, he racked up 36 strikeouts in 2023 to just 16 walks.
IU opens the 2025 season in Surprise, Arizona against UNLV on Friday, February 14th. The Hoosiers will also play Xavier and Oregon State before meeting the Rebels for a second time (Feb. 17) to close out the first weekend of the year.
PURDUE MEN’S GOLF
BOILERMAKERS DOMINATE FIELD TO WIN PUERTO RICO CLASSIC FOR FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY
RIO GRANDE, P.R. – Making its 26th appearance in college golf’s elite tournament, the Purdue men’s golf team took control in the middle of the second round and never let up, winning the prestigious Puerto Rico Classic held at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
Purdue becomes the first northern school to win the event in its 32-year history, shooting a 54-hole total of 39-under par (274-274-277) to outdistance No. 1 Ole Miss (-33) by six shots. No. 17 South Carolina was third at 32-under par, while No. 8 LSU was fourth at 31-under par. No. 2 Oklahoma was fifth (-26), No. 32 Georgia was sixth (-24), No. 9 Virginia was seventh at 22-under par and No. 28 Tennessee rounded out the top eight at 19-under par.
Purdue’s 54-hole total of 825 is the fourth-lowest team score in Purdue history and all three rounds under 280 mark just the third time in school history that Purdue has done that.
“I am so proud of the guys this week. This is just a huge win for the program, and to see both Sam and Kent battle for the individual trophy made the team win even sweeter,” said head coach Andrew Sapp, who becomes the third coach in school history to win two events in his first season. “The guys have worked so hard this offseason and with the help of some wonderful Purdue Alumni who hosted us on training trips in Las Vegas and Naples the past few weeks, our players were really prepared for this week.”
The Boilermakers not only excelled as a team, but on the individual leaderboard as well, claiming the top two spots in the individual medalist race. Sophomore Sam Easterbrook won his first career tournament with a 15-under par 201 (67-69-65).
Easterbrook birdied the final hole to tie a career-best round of 65 and his 201 is tied for the third-lowest tournament score in Purdue history and the fifth-best score in Puerto Rico Classic history.
Easterbrook becomes the seventh player in school history with all three rounds in the 60s.
Senior Kent Hsiao finished as the runner-up, one stroke behind Easterbrook at 14-under par 202 (66-66-70). Hsiao played nearly flawless golf, recording just one bogey in 54 holes, while accumulating two eagles, 11 birdies and 40 pars.
It marked just the second time in tournament history that a team had the individual medalist and runner-up in the same tournament (Alabama, 2016).
“A 65 the final round for Sam is incredible. He and Kent both played so steady all week” added Sapp. To have every Boilermaker finish the event under par is so impressive.”
Jenson Forrester finished tied for 27th at 4-under par 212 (70-68-74), while freshman Supapon Amornchaichan was tied for 31st at 3-under par 213 (71-72-70). Last year’s medalist, Nels Surtani, was tied for 40th at 1-under par 215.
Playing as an individual, Kentaro Nanayama placed tied for 36th at 2-under par 214 (69-76-69).
Purdue will be off for a month before it resumes play at the Hootie at Bulls Bay in Awendaw, South Carolina, in late March.
PURDUE WOMEN’S TENNIS
PURDUE TO HOST DEPAUL, TULSA
MATCH INFORMATION:
Friday, Feb. 14 | 12 p.m. ET
Purdue (4-1) vs DePaul (4-3)
Schwartz Tennis Center | West Lafayette, Ind.
Sunday, Feb. 16 | 10:30 a.m. ET
Purdue (4-1) vs Tulsa (7-2)
Schwartz Tennis Center | West Lafayette, Ind.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s tennis team returns to West Lafayette for a pair of home matches this weekend. The Boilermakers will face DePaul on Friday at 12 p.m. ET before hosting Tulsa on Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. ET.
There will be free pizza for fans in attendance to Friday’s match vs. DePaul.
THINGS TO KNOW:
The Boilermakers aim to continue their strong home performance, having won 10 of their last 14 matches in West Lafayette since Jan. 18, 2024.
In true comeback fashion, the team took down Memphis, 4-3 on Feb. 2, scoring the last four consecutive singles points to win the dual.
Purdue’s No. 4 and No. 1 singles of Ece Gencer and Carmen Gallardo Guevara went the distance during the three and a half-hour match. Despite both Boilermakers trailing 2-4 in Set 3, the Boilermakers stormed back for the victory, with Gencer taking the final set, 6-4, and Gallardo Guevara winning, 7-5.
Juana Larranaga also had a dominant performance against Memphis, going 6-0 and 6-3 in each of her sets in the No. 3 position for singles.
LOOKING AHEAD: DEPAUL
The Boilermakers hold a 10-2 all-time record against DePaul, with the series dating back to their first matchup in 2003.
DePaul is coming off a 1-4 loss at Iowa on Sunday, and moved to a 4-3 record on the season, all losses coming from road matches.
Purdue will be the third Big Ten opponent in DePaul’s first eight dual matches.
Senior Eva Goncharov of DePaul clinched the match versus Drake on Feb. 7 in decisive fashion going 6-1 and 6-3. The Canadian has clinched each of the Blue Demons’ four wins this season.
LOOKING AHEAD: TULSA
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are looking to bounce back after a 6-1 loss to No. 12 Oklahoma on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Tulsa is home to the No. 18 doubles pairing in the country, according to the latest International Tennis Association (ITA) rankings, released on Feb. 5, featuring Lily Hutchings and Maria Berlanga, who together own a 13-1 record. Only three doubles pairings ranked above them have more wins.
In a 10-point tiebreaker, the team’s No. 1 singles player Maria Berlanga Bandere sealed a 10-7 victory to earn a team point for Tulsa on Feb. 4.
Purdue looks to even the all-time series, which currently stands at 5-4 in favor of Tulsa, with the Boilermakers winning the last two matchups since 2022.
PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE ROLLS PAST NORTHWESTERN
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team put four players in double figures to roll past Northwestern 75-60 on Wednesday night, picking up its second straight win at Mackey Arena.
The Boilermakers (9-15, 2-11) had a trio of underclassmen tally 14 points. Freshman Kendall Puryear notched a double-digit performance for the sixth time in the last seven games, going for 14 points on an efficient 7-of-9 shooting with five rebounds and a pair of blocks.
Sophomores Rashunda Jones and Sophie Swanson both recorded their fourth straight game in double figures. Jones finished with 14 points and matched her career high with seven assists. Swanson went for 14 points with a pair of 3-pointers and a career-high five rebounds.
Fifth year Ella Collier joined the trio in double figures with 13 points, including a pair of triples.
The Boilermakers nearly shot 50% for the third time in the last three games, posting a 49.2% clip from the field with six 3-pointers.
Purdue capitalized 17 points off 13 Northwestern (8-15, 1-11) miscues. Eight Boilermakers recorded a steal. After two swipes against the Wildcats, Destini Lombard is now up to a team-high 51 steals this season.
Four Boilermakers finished with five rebounds – Reagan Bass, Collier, Puryear and Swanson. The Wildcats grabbed 12 offensive rebounds, but the Boilermakers allowed just two points off second chances.
KEY MOMENTS
• Jones and Puryear gave Purdue a pair of early baskets, as Northwestern opened the game on a 10-4 run.
• Swanson scored five straight for the Boilermakers off the bench to start a 9-0 run that put Purdue ahead 13-10.
• The Wildcats countered with a 9-2 run over the final 3:37 that gave the visitors a 19-15 after the first.
• Purdue opened the second with a quick five-point swing to take a 20-19 lead.
• After Northwestern regained a three-point lead with 5:50 to play in the half, the Boilermakers rolled off a 12-2 swing to open a 35-28 advantage.
• Jones paced the Boilermakers in the first half with nine points, while Puryear added eight points, to give Purdue a 35-31 lead at the break.
• Purdue shot 47% from the field over the opening 20 minutes and turned seven Northwestern turnovers into 11 points.
• The Boilermakers came out of the gates hot in the third quarter on a 10-0 run with five points from Ella Collier.
• Lombard’s lone 3-pointer of the night with 4:12 on the clock in the third opened a 15-point advantage.
• Collier paced Purdue in the third with seven points, while the defense held Northwestern to 4-of-15 shooting and just eight points.
• The Boilermakers poured it on in the fourth with 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting, led by Swanson’s seven points. Puryear was 3-for-3 from the field in the final frame.
• The Boilermakers never let their advantage get smaller than eight points in the fourth.
• Purdue closed the game out hitting six of their final eight shots.
NOTES
• Purdue now leads the all-time series with Northwestern 55-26 with their fifth straight victory.
• The five-game run matches Purdue’s longest active streak against a Big Ten team with five games against Wisconsin
• Purdue’s bench made an impact on the night, outscoring Northwestern’s second unit 31-19.
• The Boilermakers spread the ball around with eight of the nine dressed players scoring on the night.
• Purdue improved to 27-9 under head coach Katie when four or more players finish in double figures.
• The freshmen post tandem of Puryear and Lana McCarthy powered Purdue to 44 points in the paint, the Boilermakers’ highest tally since the win over Indiana State.
• Bass crossed the 800-rebound plateau on Wednesday night.
• Lombard played her 125th career game.
UP NEXT
Purdue will head to Indiana for the Barn Burner Trophy Game on Saturday with a noon tip on BTN.
PURDUE BASEBALL
TRIO OF BIG BATS REPRESENT PURDUE ON B1G PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST
SUGAR LAND, Texas – A trio of Boilermakers with big bats represented Purdue Baseball on the conference’s annual list of Big Ten Players to Watch, distinction that went to Brandon Anderson, CJ Richmond and Keenan Spence.
Spence returns in right field after sharing the team lead with 13 home runs while posting a 1.000 OPS in his debut season at Purdue. Twice in the month of May, in the same game he hit two home runs and robbed a homer with a leaping catch at the wall.
Anderson and Richmond are among the Boilermakers’ 13 newcomers with previous Division I experience. They’re projected starters at third base and first base, providing the lineup with a pair of impact lefthanded bats.
Richmond was an ABCA All-Region, All-Mid-American Conference and Lexington Regional All-Tournament Team performer in 2024 at Western Michigan. He racked up 33 extra-base hits and 67 RBI via a .380/.479/.667 slash line.
During his three seasons at Louisville, Anderson played his way into the lineup as a freshman, was an Opening Day starter at third base as a sophomore and returned from a month-long injury as a junior while earning his bachelor’s degree in three years. He impressed offensively and defensively in the fall at Alexander Field.
Anderson and Richmond pair well with incumbents Logan Sutter and Breck Nowik, both righthanded hitters, at the corner infield positions. Head coach Greg Goff should be afforded matchup and platoon options with that mix of lefthanded and righthanded bats, likely slotting in Richmond or Sutter at the designated hitter when they’re not playing the field.
A year ago, Purdue’s 33-win squad set team records for runs scored, home runs and on-base percentage (among others). It featured a middle of the order that was dominated by righthanded bats. Leadoff man Mike Bolton Jr., Big Ten on-base percentage leader Camden Gasser and second baseman Ty Gill were the only regulars in the lineup that hit from the left side. Gasser and Gill are back this season to man the middle infield.
The addition of Anderson and Richmond help provide more left-right balance this season. Richmond seems poised to become Purdue’s premier lefthanded power hitter since first baseman Kyle Wood hit 13 home runs as an All-Big Ten performer in 2016.
The Boilermakers’ pitching rotation for season-opening weekend has also been announced. Returnees Carter Doorn, Cole Van Assen and Easton Storey are all slated to get the ball in the four-game series vs. Stephen F. Austin. Both teams are leaving their options open for Sunday with TBA designations.
Doorn is set to become Purdue’s first four-year senior to start on the mound on Opening Day since Trent Johnson in 2021. From 2010 to 2013, the Boilermakers had a senior start on Opening Day every year. But 2013 marked the last time it was a senior making his first career Opening Day start similar to Doorn this year.
Purdue will open its season with a doubleheader for the first time since 2018. Game one of the twinbill vs. SFA is set for 2 p.m. ET at Constellation Field, the home of the Houston Astros’ Triple-A affiliate.
PURDUE WRESTLING
PURDUE SET TO RETURN HOME FOR MARYLAND DUAL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Wrestling team returns to Holloway Gymnasium for the first time since its Big Ten Conference opener to host Maryland on Friday night.
The free-admission Valentine’s Day dual is set for 7 p.m. ET with doors opening at 6 p.m. ET. The live broadcast will be available on B1G+.
Fans will have the chance to win a special “Date Night” gift basket that includes a $100 gift card to the Purdue University Bookstore as well as two tickets to the Purdue Men’s Basketball game vs. UCLA on Friday, Feb. 28.
The Boilermakers (9-5, 2-4 B1G) have not competed in West Lafayette since “Mackey Mania” on Jan. 17, when Purdue hosted rival Indiana in Mackey Arena.
The team is coming off a stiff four-match road stint that included trips to No. 4 Ohio State, No. 13 Illinois, Wisconsin and No. 7 Minnesota. The Boilers were victorious last Friday night at Wisconsin, beating the Badgers for the first time since 2018 in dominant fashion.
Purdue currently holds the No. 26 spot in the national InterMat dual rankings, which lists the Terrapins (8-9, 3-4 B1G) at No. 27.
PURDUE POINTS
• The Boilers will face the Terrapins for the eighth time time in program history and for the third time in West Lafayette.
• Purdue holds a 4-3 lead in the all-time series and has won four of the last five meetings against the Terps.
• Maryland won the most recent matchup in a close 19-18 decision in College Park, Md., on Feb. 10, 2023.
• Head coach Tony Ersland is in the midst of his 11th season at the helm of Purdue Wrestling and holds an 89-81 dual record. His 89 wins are the third-most in program history.
• The Boilermakers enter the bout with an individual record of 84-56 (60.0%) in duals this season (25-35 B1G).
• No. 1 Matt Ramos comes in undefeated at 22-0 as the consensus No.1 wrestler of the 125-pound division for 10 straight weeks.
• No. 7 Joey Blaze remains unbeaten in Big Ten dual action this season with a mark of 4-0.
RANKINGS PREVIEW
Though Purdue and Maryland each have five ranked wrestlers, there figures to be just one ranked contest between the two evenly-matched teams.
At 157 pounds, No. 7 Joey Blaze could potentially square off with No. 6 Ethen Miller in a top-10 showdown. They faced each other once already this season, back at the Tiger Style Invitational in Kansas City on Nov. 9.
Miller got the better of Blaze that day in the championship, inching past with an 11-9 decision. After Miller took an 8-2 lead into the third period, Blaze stormed back with a pair of takedowns and earned a penalty point for a stall call on Miller, who was content to ride out the clock and hang on.
But the sophomore from Ohio is now riding a hot streak after recent victories over No. 17 Sammy Sasso at Ohio State and No. 31 Jason Kraisser at Illinois. Blaze hasn’t lost since climbing the podium at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite on Dec. 7.
He will look for redemption against the sixth-ranked Terp in a match that could very well decide Friday’s dual.
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers are coming off a tough 35-6 defeat at No. 7 Minnesota on Sunday, when three of the team’s five ranked starters were out of the lineup on the back half of a double dual weekend.
Ramos, Blaze and Greyson Clark did not wrestle against the Gophers.
No. 27 Ben Vanadia grappled to a decisive 7-1 win over Minnesota’s Gabe Nagel before Dustin Norris beat Brandon Morvari 14-7 for Purdue’s only team points of the afternoon.
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Purdue
125 | #1 Matt Ramos / Isaiah Quintero
133 | Dustin Norris / Jacob Macatangay
141 | #27 Greyson Clark / Cole Solomey
149 | Isaac Ruble
157 | #7 Joey Blaze / Wyatt Krejsa
165 | Stoney Buell
174 | #25 Brody Baumann
184 | Orlando Cruz
197 | #27 Ben Vanadia
285 | Hayden Filipovich
Maryland
125 | Tyler Garvin / Presden Sanchez
133 | #6 Braxton Brown
141 | Dario Lemus / Michael Pizzuto
149 | #32 Kal Miller
157 | #6 Ethen Miller / Kevin Schork
165 | Alex Uryniak / Sammy Gautreau
174 | Branson John
184 | #11 Jaxon Smith
197 | Chase Mielnik
285 | #12 Seth Nevills / Sam O’Brian
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
FOUR IRISH TO REPRESENT TEAM USA IN SPAIN
CHICAGO, ILL. – Abby Mills, Grace Restovich, Izzy Engle and Lily Joseph were all selected to the U.S. Under-19 Women’s National Team for a trip to Spain from Feb. 15-27 at the L’Albir U-19 Women’s International Tournament.
The USA will take on the Netherlands on February 20th at Estadio Rico Perez in Alicante Spain before taking on England on February 23rd. The young Americans will wrap up the tournament against Spain on February 26.
Grace Restovich last represented the U.S. U-19 WNT at the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile and took home a bronze medal.
The roster features 19 college players and one professional player. The four Irish representatives are the most by any collegiate team.
NOTRE DAME HOCKEY
IRISH TRAVEL TO STATE COLLEGE FOR SERIES
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame hockey team returns to the road this weekend after three weeks in South Bend as they head East to face off against the Penn State University Nittany Lions. The two teams will close out the regular season series with a Friday-Saturday tilt with the first of the two getting underway at 7p.m. on B1G+. Game two of the weekend series is slated for a 6p.m. puck drop, also on B1G+.
The two teams previously met in a historic series earlier this season where they clashed under the lights of Wrigley Field as part of the 2025 Frozen Confines series, hosted by the Big Ten Conference.
SERIES OVERVIEW
Opponent: Penn State Nittany Lions | Feb. 14-15
Location: State College, Pa. | Pegula Ice Arena
Schedule: 7p.m. (Fri.) | 5p.m. (Sat.)
TV: B1G+
Live Stats: FightingIrish.com
Radio: fightingirish.com/radioaffiliates/
Game Notes: Notre Dame
QUICK HITS
The Irish hit the road again following three weeks at home as they head to State College, Pa. for a pair of tilts with Penn State.
The two teams previously met to open the 2025 calendar year where the Irish went 0-1-1, including a shootout victory at Wrigley Field.
The team’s most recent road trip saw a weekend split at No. 3/3 Minnesota. The Irish fell to the home team 5-2 Friday night despite holding the Golden Gophers scoreless in the final 40 minutes before rebounding Saturday with a 4-3 overtime win.
Blake Biondi net the game-winning tally, his first with the Irish, at 3:46 of overtime after Notre Dame kept the Gophers from possessing the puck for the duration of OT.
The team’s top two line centers each registered a faceoff win in the extra session to maintain possession before Biondi buried the game-winner off a feed from Cole Knuble. The assist, Knuble’s second point of the night, put him at 25 points on the season and extended his point streak to four games (2-5-7).
In 102:12 played in goal at Minnesota, Owen Say stopped 52 of 55 shots faced, including all 22 shots in the second and third period Friday night after coming in for relief to start the middle period.
The Irish defeated Michigan 7-4 to split the weekend series in their last home conference weekend. Partway through the second frame, Notre Dame scored three goals in a span of 32 seconds. The three goal sequence in 32 seconds set a program record.
With five points on the night, including his first career hat trick, Janicke became the first Irish skater to boast five points in a single game since Bobby Nardella in the 2018-19 season.
Danny Nelson was on the ice for six of the team’s seven goals Saturday night against Michigan for a +6 on-ice rating which set a Big Ten Conference record. The sophomore center appeared on the box score three times that night with a goal and two assists.
In game one of the series against Michigan, Cole Knuble had a hand in all three Irish goals, picking up a goal and two assists. The team leader in points became the first Irish player to 20 points this season and now sits at 22 points in 18 games played thus far (8-14-22).
Justin Janicke’s six point weekend (3-3-6) also escalated him to 20 points and Big Ten Second Star of the Week honors.
The opening contest of 2025 marked Notre Dame’s fourth-ever appearance in an outdoor contest, having previously played at Soldier Field (2013), Fenway Park (2014) and Notre Dame Stadium (2019).
The Irish and Nittany Lions went to an eight-round shootout, the team’s first shootout of the season, Friday night. After the Nittany Lions scored in the first round of the shootout, Hunter Strand evened it up in round two. Nicholas Kempf proceeded to stop seven straight shots in the shootout to clinch the victory after Ryan Helliwell scored in the eighth round to give the Irish the advantage.
The Irish wore a new jersey for Friday’s contest with the design meant to replicate those of the iconic Chicago flag and the Chicago Cubs (MLB).
Notre Dame’s signature leprechaun could be seen on the front of the white jersey inside the “C” of the Cubs organization while the striping on the sleeves takes an Irish twist on the city’s flag, replacing the notable red stars with gold shamrocks.
The teams closed out the weekend on Sunday with the first game at Compton Family Ice Arena of the new year where the Irish fell 3-0 to Penn State.
NOTRE DAME vs. PENN STATE
The Irish and Nittany Lions close out their regular season series with a pair of games at Pegula Ice Arena, Feb. 14-15.
In 41 all-time meetings between the two teams, the Irish hold a 24-10-7 record, of which the Irish are 9-4-5 while visiting State College.
Earlier this year the two teams met in their first-ever neutral site contest when they faced off at Wrigley Field as part of the 2025 Frozen Confines, hosted by the Big Ten.
The teams skated to a 3-3 tie with Ryan Helliwell netting the shootout winner in an eight round battle.
Unofficially, Chicago native Nicholas Kempf finished with 46 saves in the contest after making seven saves in the shootout en route to the victory in his hometown.
Carter Slaggert scored his first goal of the season to tie things up for the Irish in the third period and force the overtime session.
Jack Larrigan’s assists on the first and third goals in the outdoor contest was a career best for the rookie as he posted his first collegiate multi-point game.
Hunter Strand scored in the second round of the shootout to even things up before Kempf backstopped the Irish with seven consecutive saves to clinch the extra conference point following Ryan Helliwell’s eighth-round dagger.
Last season the two teams skated to a pair of ties at Pegula Ice Arena with each team taking one of the shootouts.
Then-freshman Maddox Fleming tied it up in game one of the season series to record his first collegiate goal. Classmate Cole Knuble then scored the ultimate game-clincher in round three of the shootout for his first unofficial goal with the Irish.
With six points in last season’s meetings with the Nittany Lions, Danny Nelson led the team. His last outing against the Nittany Lions came Jan. 20, 2024 in which he recorded his first multi-goal game.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL
IRISH DIG DEEP WITH 97-94 2OT VICTORY OVER BOSTON COLLEGE
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Found. A. Way. The Notre Dame men’s basketball team dug deep and flipped the script on Boston College in the late hours of the night on Wednesday inside Conte Forum. The Fighting Irish (11-13, 5-8) rallied down 14 points with 14 minutes left to force not one but two overtimes. Then battled back after more adversity late in in the second OT when a player was ejected and the lead flipped. The result was a gritty 97-94 victory over the Eagles (10-14, 2-11).
Sophomore guard Markus Burton continued to show people why he’s one of the most talented in the ACC, dropping a career high 32 points. Burton shot 12-29, plus 7-9 from the free-throw line. He tallied eight points over both overtimes. He also recorded seven rebounds and three assists.
He was supplemented by his fellow ‘big three’ teammates – 20 points from Tae Davis and 16 points from Braeden Shrewsberry. Davis shot 7-16 from the floor and 6-9 from the stripe, plus grabbed six boards. He recorded four huge points in the second overtime. Shrewsberry shot 6-14 overall and 2-6 from three.
Kebba Njie came off the bench and grabbed a career high 12 rebounds to go with his seven points. No basket was bigger than Njie’s second-chance layup to push the Irish ahead 95-94 with 16 seconds left.
The Irish completed a season sweep against the Eagles for the first time since 2019.
It marked the largest comeback in the Coach Shrewsberry era.
It marked the first multi-overtime win since March 16, 2022, against Rutgers in the First Four in Dayton.
HOW IT HAPPENED .
A Cole Certa near half-court heave kicked off a stretch in which ND recorded three-point plays in four of it next five scores, which included multiple three-point plays from Burton. Later a Braeden Shrewsberry jumper capped a 5-5 ND shooting stretch from the field which resulted in a 31-26 lead at 6:31.
However, that marked the last Notre Dame made field goal until right before the halftime buzzer, as Boston College made it rain from deep to fire off a 15-2 scoring spree. With six seconds left, Burton drove the length of the court and scored at the buzzer to make it 35-41 at the half.
Burton’s last-second drive pushed him into double-digits, leading the Irish with 10 points on 4-9 shooting. Notre Dame kept Donald Hand Jr. in check in the first half with two points, but Fred Payne went 3-4 from three while Dion Brown went 2-2.
Boston College possessed a very hot hand in the first half, shooting 60.7 percent from the floor and 7-12 from three-point range. Notre Dame was 48.3 percent from the floor and 3-8 from beyond the arc.
Out of the break, Shrewsberry recorded an and-one, bringing it back to one possession. Yet, Boston College tallied three-point plays on three straight possessions. A couple of ND turnovers later and BC recorded 14-3 run over a near four-minute span to build a 41-55 advantage.
Soon after, Notre Dame’s offense began to churn, recording a 5-5 shooting stretch as Boston College simultaneously went 3-3, as the deficit was cut to 10 at 53-63.
At 11:08, the Eagles were called for a technical foul in which Sundra made both his free throws, narrowing the gap to single digits.
A J.R. Konieczny corner three extended Notre Dame’s hot shooting stretch to 7-8 from the field while also making it a six-point game at 60-66. Later, a Davis and-one kept the Irish within six at 64-70 at the 7:09 media timeout.
Fast forward to three minutes remaining and the Irish still found themselves down six, at 70-76 this time. A pair of Davis free throws was followed by another gritty defensive stand with Roper and Burton tag-teaming on the steal, which was promptly followed by a Burton fast-break layup. Now, 74-76 with 2:10 left.
Davis recorded another tough move down low 40 seconds later to make it a tie game. At 1:04 a Burton jumper in the paint kept it tied at 78-all, and with 26 seconds left, Burton was tough as nails on the free throw line, making both to tie it again at 80-all. The Irish defense then stood their ground in the final seconds to force overtime.
Points were hard to come by in the first overtime with each team scoring five – Burton had four for the Irish. The Irish had the ball and a chance for the win with nine seconds left, but their three-point attempt rimmed out sending the game into a second overtime.
The Irish were up 93-90 with under 90 seconds remaining when a call shook the momentum. Julian Roper II was called for a flagrant two on a loose ball sequence. The end result was four straight Boston College points as the Irish now trailed 93-94.
But not this time. Not tonight. With the clock winding down Burton drove to the basket and was denied but Kebba Njie was there for the second-chance layup with 16 seconds on the clock. The Irish defense held as Burton grabbed the defensive board and was sent to the free-throw line where he sealed the victory.
UP NEXT
The Irish head back to the Bend in what will be a rare three-game ACC homestand – Louisville, SMU and Pitt. Up first, the Irish will host the Cardinals of Louisville, presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. That match will tip at 8 p.m. ET inside Purcell Pavilion on Sunday, Feb. 16.
The Irish will certainly be tested down the stretch. Louisville, Clemson and Wake Forest are all projected in the 2025 NCAA Tournament field, while Pitt and SMU are amongst the first eight out according to ESPN.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S LAX
#1 IRISH OPEN SEASON WITH 24-6 WIN OVER CLEVELAND STATE
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse team turned in a dominant opening-night performance, defeating Cleveland State by a score of 24-6 inside Loftus Sports Center to begin the 2025 campaign 1-0 on Wednesday evening.
The usual suspects of Chris Kavanagh and Jake Taylor were the stars of the show in the attack, both nearly tying Notre Dame records. Kavanagh totaled a career-high nine points off four goals and five assists, finishing just one point shy of his brother Pat’s program record of 10 points in a game.
Taylor led the Irish in scoring, finding the back of the net seven times on the evening, one goal shy of his own program record of eight goals in a game.
Jeffery Ricciardelli also registered a hat trick, scoring four goals. In total, 11 different Notre Dame players registered a goal in the victory to start the season.
On the defensive end, Thomas Ricciardelli made his first career start in the cage. The junior impressed with five saves while allowing just three goals in just over 38 minutes of action. The Irish caused seven turnovers, led by two from Will Donovan.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame wasted no time getting the offense going, scoring three goals inside of the opening five minutes to jump out to a quick 3-0 advantage. Kavanagh had a hand in all three, scoring the first before assisting two Taylor goals.
After Cleveland State pulled back within one with two scores, the Irish ended the first frame with a flourish, recording four straight to end the period. The final two goals of the quarter came in the final five seconds, as Taylor scored his fourth of the opening 15 minutes with four seconds left and Colin Hagstrom winning the faceoff and burying his shot as time expired to put Notre Dame on top at 7-1.
The Irish carried the momentum into the second stanza, scoring the first eight goals of the frame to make it a 13-0 run and blow the game wide open at 15-2. The Vikings managed to register the final goal of the half with less than a minute remaining to make the halftime score 15-3.
After Cleveland State was called for a penalty that locked in a man-up advantage for Notre Dame early in the third quarter, the Irish capitalized with two EMO goals from Taylor and Jeffery Ricciardelli, before Chris Kavanagh scored his fourth goal with 6:42 left to give Notre Dame an 18-3 lead.
The visitors managed to score three of the final four goals of the third quarter to make the score 19-6 with 15 minutes left in regulation. Notre Dame tacked on five more goals in the final frame to come away with the 24-6 victory.
NOTRE DAME NOTES
The Irish improved to 5-0 against Cleveland State in the all-time series.
Nineteen of Notre Dame’s 24 goals were assisted, as the Irish totaled 43 points on the evening, just three shy of the program record.
With nine points, Kavanagh becomes one of just two players in program history to record nine points in a game, joining his brother Pat.
Four different Notre Dame players scored their first career goal in an Irish uniform as Brady Pokorny, Logan Gutzwiller, Drew Wynocker and Jake Vasquez each found the back of the net.
Dating back to last season, Notre Dame extended its win streak to 15 games, matching the longest streak in program history which occurred during the 2009 season.
Notre Dame has now won 37 times over the last 40 games dating back to April 2, 2022.
The Notre Dame offense has finished in double figures in 23 straight games, the longest active streak in the country.
With the win, the Irish are now 38-7 in season openers, including a 32-5 record under Baumer Family Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Kevin Corrigan.
Notre Dame improves to 41-4 in home openers in program history and 34-3 under Corrigan.
Collin Hagstrom’s two goals match his career high.
Max Busenkell (M), Brady Pokorny (A), Nate Schwitzenberg (D) and Thomas Ricciardelli (GK) each made the first starts of their career in the season opener.
UP NEXT
Notre Dame is back in action this weekend, as it welcomes Marquette to South Bend for a noon ET start on Saturday, Feb. 15 inside Loftus. The game will be streamed on ACCNX and admission to the game is free.
BUTLER WOMEN’S GOLF
STEINMAN AND DODD POST TOP-10 FINISHES IN FIRST SPRING OUTING
Katie Steinman and Treva Dodd led the Bulldogs with Top-10 finishes at the Bowling Green Intercollegiate, which concluded Wednesday at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, Ariz.
The event marked Butler’s first competition of the spring portion of the team’s schedule.
Steinman and Dodd each finished the event at 228 (+15) over the 54-hole tournament. Dodd’s final round 72 (+1) was the best individual round by a Bulldog in the event. Her Tuesday round featured 15 pars and one birdie on the 6,000-yard blue course.
Weber State took the team honors, finishing one shot better than runner-up UTEP. Weber State finished at 904 (+52). The Bulldogs were eighth among the 14-team field, finishing at 921 (+69). Butler’s best round came in Tuesday’s final round, posting a team score of 16-over 300.
Abilene Christian’s Ryann Honea and UTEP’s Nawel Ben Letaief tied for the top individual spot at five-over 218.
THE BULLDOGS:
T10) Katie Steinman, 74-78-76—228 (+15)
T10) Treva Dodd, 76-80-72—228 (+15)
T38) Ashley Freitas, 77-80-77—234 (+21)
T38) Kelli Scheck, 77-79-78—234 (+21)
T41) Cybil Stillson, 78-82-75—235 (+22)
61) Maddie Diedrich (playing as an individual), 80-83-79—242 (+29)
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs are back in action Feb. 21-23, traveling to Arizona for the Rio Verde Invitational; Western Michigan serves as the host of the event.
BUTLER SOFTBALL
BUTLER SOFTBALL HEADS TO SOUTHERN INDIANA FOR CONDENSED ACES TOURNAMENT
Tournament Information – Aces Tournament (Evansville)
DATE: Friday, Feb. 14
LOCATION: Evansville, Indiana / Evansville
LIVE STATS: butlersports.com
LIVE VIDEO: N/A
The Butler softball team is heading to southern Indiana for what was originally its second weekend tournament of the season. A forecast of inclement weather has reduced both the number of participants and contests. Previously scheduled games with Green Bay and Southern Indiana have been canceled. The Bulldogs will now play two games against Evansville on Friday.
The Bulldogs are coming off a season-opening tournament in Chicago where they finished 4-1. Evansville went 3-2 in its opening tournament in South Carolina.
Bulldog Bits
Cate Lehner’s 10 hits rank 1st in the BIG EAST and 11th nationally.
Hailey Conger’s 8 hits rank 2nd in the BIG EAST and 66th nationally.
Makena Alexander’s 4 home runs and her 12 RBI lead the BIG EAST and rank 3rd nationally. Her 1.118 slugging % is third in the conference and 43rd nationally.
at Rosemont
Butler’s four wins to start the season matched the 4-0 start of the 2003 team. Only the 1990 squad had a hotter start, winning eight games to start the season.
Makena Alexander hit four home runs over a three-game stretch, with two vs. Green Bay, one vs. Detroit Mercy, and a grand slam vs. Valparaiso. She accumulated 12 RBI over the same stretch.
Cate Lehner led the Bulldogs with ten hits and a pair of doubles.
In her first collegiate start in the circle (vs. Green Bay), Gwen Baker produced a complete game victory.
With five RBI over the weekend, White has moved into a tie for the third spot on Butler’s All-Time list for RBI with a career-total of 109.
Makena Alexander was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after her performances at the Rosemont Dome Tournament.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Evansville (3-2, 0-0 Missouri Valley)
Evansville played in the Paladin Tournament in Greenville, S.C. last weekend. The Aces defeated Stonehill, UT Martin, and Furman and lost two games to Tennessee Tech.
Hitting leaders: K. Warner (.556) 5H | T. Howe (.471) 8H, 3-2B, 6RBI | C. Meinel (.353) 6H, 3B, 3HR, 10RBI
Pitching leaders: K. Ridgway (1-1) 10.0-IP, 2.70 ERA, 9K | Hollingswort (2-0) 10.1-IP, 4.35 ERA, SV, 8K
BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER WINS AT GEORGETOWN 76-70
Butler recorded their first BIG EAST road win of the season Wednesday afternoon at McDonough Arena with a 76-70 victory over Georgetown. Sydney Jaynes was outstanding in the outcome with a team-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Riley Makalusky put on a shooting display to net 16 points and Kilyn McGuff would once again do a little bit of everything for BU to match that effort with 16 points of her own.
Butler scored exactly 20 points in three of the four quarters at Georgetown to collect their 14th win of the season. They shot 57 percent from the field (27-47) and 50 percent from 3-point range (11-22).
Each offense was terrific in the first quarter. BU raced out to an 8-0 lead, but the Hoyas would charge back to claim a five-point advantage after one. Georgetown’s first lead came at 14-12. They were able to make 10-straight field goals at the tail end of the first quarter to win the frame 25-20.
GU hit four 3-pointers in the opening 10 minutes and the Bulldogs buried three. McGuff led all players with eight points after the first 10 minutes while Victoria Rivera and Kelsey Ransom combined for 12.
Ransom stayed aggressive in the second quarter and would have a game-high 15 points at the half. Her seven made shots came on 13 attempts and allowed GU to lead Butler by two at the break 38-36.
Butler won the second quarter 16-13 and were able to tie the game at 33-33 on a Karsyn Norman floater. Riley Makalusky added a 3-pointer to give the Bulldogs a slim lead at 36-35, but the Hoyas had Ransom knock down a triple with less than a minute to play to earn the halftime lead.
Makalusky had 11 first half points for a BU offense that shot 61 percent from the field. Each team made five 3-pointers early. The Bulldogs shot 45 percent from behind the arc and the Hoyas were even at 50 percent.
Each defense settled in for the start of the second half causing the scoring to slow down. Butler made the first field goal of the third quarter, but would go cold after allowing GU to go on a 6-0 run. Butler called the first timeout of the second half just four minutes into the third facing a 44-38 deficit.
The message in the BU huddle was clear and the ball would go inside to Sydney Jaynes for two after the stoppage. Jaynes then stepped out to make a 3-pointer, getting the Bulldogs within one at 44-43.
Jaynes sparked the Bulldog offense allowing Butler to outscore Georgetown 20-12 in the third. The senior only missed one shot and was responsible for 12 of Butler’s 20 points.
The score was 56-50 heading to the fourth and Butler would lead Georgetown by 10 near the five-minute mark of the final quarter. That cushion would quickly be cut in half after a Hoya scoring run made the game 68-63 with four minutes remaining.
The game remained close the rest of the way and a Hoya triple at the one-minute mark would move the scoreboard to 73-70. Butler moved the ball inside again on their next possession. The shot didn’t go but the ball remained with BU after a McGuff offensive rebound.
McGuff passed the ball outside and Karsyn Norman would be fouled. She split the pair to make the game 74-70 with 23 seconds left.
Georgetown advanced the ball with a timeout, but would turn it over quickly. Ransom fouled out right after the miscue sending Norman back to the line for two. She made both this time around to seal the victory.
Inside the Box Score
– Riley Makalusky made four 3-pointers helping her score 16 points
– Makalusky didn’t miss a shot in the first half
– Sydney Jaynes ended the day with 18 points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks
– Karsyn Norman had eight points and two assists
– Cristen Carter went 3-for-3 from the field to net eight points
– Kilyn McGuff had 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals
– BU dished out 20 assists on 27 made field goals
– Kelsey Ransom was one of three Hoyas in double figures
– Ransom had 19 points, four rebounds and four assists
– Jenkins had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds
Up Next
Butler will play St. John’s at Madison Square Garden this weekend. The Sunday tip will go up at 5:30 p.m.
IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
WALKER TALLIES A SEASON-HIGH 26 AS JAGS FALL TO OAKLAND
INDIANAPOLIS – Graduate transfer Jarvis Walker pumped in a season-high 26 points and Paul Zilinskas added 14 but the IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team fell at home to reigning league champion Oakland on Wednesday night (Feb. 12), 82-67. Nassim Mashhour paced five Oakland players in double-digits with 18 points off the bench and Buru Naivalurua finished with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Oakland (11-15, 8-7 HL) shot 55 percent from the floor and 12-of-27 (44.4 percent) from three-point range while the Jaguars (8-19, 4-12 HL) were limited to under 34 percent from the floor and 12-of-34 (35.3 percent) from beyond the arc. Walker connected on 5-of-9 attempts from deep and all four of Zilinskas’ field goals came from long distance.
After a solid opening half shooting the ball, things went sour after the break as IU Indy made just 11-of-40 (27.5 percent) from the floor and 4-of-20 from beyond the arc.
“We did leave a lot of points on the (scoreboard). We were one of the top-40 best shooting free throw teams in the country up until the last three weeks and we’ve kind of gone through a slump. We need to get back to being who we are from the line. That was a big problem tonight. If we would’ve shot better from the line, especially in the first half, that eight-point deficit at half would’ve been a two, three or four-point deficit,” head coach Paul Corsaro said. “We missed a lot of wide open looks. Granted, we are tired – we have a lot of guys who are banged up and we’ve had a lot of injuries this season. This bye week couldn’t come at a better time for us. Our kids are playing hard, but we didn’t secure rebounds when we needed to and that’s where I really thought the game got us.
“Oakland is a mature, physical team that you need to capitalize when they give you those opportunities and tonight, we didn’t capitalize in those key moments.”
The Jags started hot, making their first four three-point attempts, leading by as many as six in the early going when Alec Millender connected. However, Oakland shot exceptionally well in the first half, taking a 38-26 lead on a Naivalurua layup with 5:42 left before intermission. After an 8-0 IU Indy run, fueled by back-to-back Zilinskas treys, cut the lead back to four, the Golden Grizzlies scored the final four points of the half to secure a 42-34 halftime advantage.
The Jaguars won the opening segment of the second half to cut the lead back to four when Walker stroked a trey, before Oakland regained its footing and reeled off a 10-2 spurt to rebuild a double-digit lead. Included in that run was an offensive possession in which the Jaguars had five attempts and grabbed five offensive rebounds, only to go empty and ultimately turn the ball over. Mashhour fired back with a trey on OU’s next offensive trip to extend the lead back to eight.
The Jags ran out of gas late in the contest while Oakland’s Allen Mukeba and Naivalurua thundered home a collection of dunks on three straight trips to end any suspense. Mukeba was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor and finished with 14 points and six rebounds, despite significant foul trouble. Isaiah Jones was also a perfect 5-of-5 from the field and finished with 13 points and nine rebounds. DQ Cole piloted the Oakland offense, finishing with 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
Craig finished with 10 points and six rebounds and freshman DeSean Goode just missed a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds. Fellow rookie Keenan Garner added seven rebounds off the bench but the IU Indy reserves were held scoreless, going a combined 0-for-12 from the floor and 0-for-4 from the free throw line.
The Jags finished the game 11-of-18 (61.1 percent) at the charity stripe.
IU Indy will return to action next Wednesday (Feb. 19) at Detroit Mercy at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
IU INDY WOMEN’S GOLF
SOHN, AYRES PACE JAGUARS ON FINAL DAY OF BGSU WOMEN’S INTERCOLLEGIATE
LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. – The IU Indianapolis women’s golf team posted a final round 309 at the BGSU Women’s Intercollegiate on Wednesday (Feb. 12), climbing two spots to a 12th place finish at the first tournament of the spring slate. Junior Reagan Sohn shot a final round, 3-over 74 and freshman Cassidy Ayres shot 4-over 75 to lead the Jaguars. Sophomore Nina Wojtczak finished at 8-over 79 and sophomore Sydni Zebrauskas rounded out the scoring group at 10-over 81.
The Jaguars finished the 54-hole event at 965 (326-330-309), ahead of Stephen F. Austin and Idaho State. Weber State surged to the team title at 904, leapfrogging UTEP and Abilene Christian on the final day for the victory. ACU’s Ryann Honea and UTEP’s Nawel Ben Lataief finished atop the individual leaderboard at 5-over 218 for the week.
Sohn had three birdies in her final round, including one on the final hole of the tournament, finishing the event at 239 (83-82-74). Ayres had a birdie and an eagle in the final round as part of her 243 (83-85-75) as she climbed 10 spots in the standings on the final day.
Wojtczak had a pair of birdies on Wednesday and Zebrauskas had a team-high four final round birdies.
Junior Yanah Rolston and Nerea Lancho both turned in final round scores of 86.
Zebrauskas finished the tournament with a team-high five birdies while Rolston and Wojtczak had four apiece. IU Indy players combined to record three of the six eagles during the tournament with Ayres, Rolston and Sohn all notching one during the week. Sohn had a team-high 26 pars for the week.
The Jaguars will return to action on Mar. 10-11 when they head to Florida to compete in the Butler Don Benbow Spring Invitational in Oldsmar, Fla.
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BALL STATE BASEBALL
BASEBALL PICKED TO WIN MAC IN PRESEASON POLL
The Ball State baseball team has been picked to win the Mid-American Conference by the league’s head coaches in the MAC preseason poll released Wednesday afternoon.
The Cardinals got six first place votes and 95 overall points in the vote, as Kent State (84 points) and Miami (82) finished second and third with each receiving a pair of first place votes for the regular season crown.
Complete poll results can be found below.
Ball State got five votes to win the MAC Tournament, followed by Bowling Green and Kent State with two votes each.
“It is always good to be recognized by your peers, but preseason accolades carry no weight,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. “The team that plays the best will be the last one standing holding the trophy.”
The Cardinals finished third in the 2024 regular season standings and made a run to the MAC Tournament championship game. Ball State returns First Team All-MAC selection and MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year Keegan Johnson and Second Team All-MAC First Baseman Blake Bevis among a group of 17 returners.
Johnson was named the MAC Preseason Pitcher of the Year, and the Cardinals were also picked to win the conference by D1Baseball (link above).
The season opener is set for 11 a.m., on Friday against Towson at the Swig & Swine Classic at Shipyard Park in Charleston, S.C.
2025 MAC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
First Place votes in ( ) | *Coaches were not able to vote for themselves
Ball State (6)- 95 points
Kent State (2)- 84 points
Miami (2)- 82 points
Bowling Green (1)- 74 points
Western Michigan- 66 points
Toledo- 59 points
Northern Illinois- 39 points
Ohio- 33 points
Central Michigan- 32 points
Eastern Michigan- 23 points
Akron- 18 points
Tournament Champion: Ball State- 5; Bowling Green- 2; Kent State- 2; Miami- 1; Western Michigan- 1
BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BECKI SELECTED TO THE 2025 BECKY HAMMON MID-MAJOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOP 10 SEMIFINAL LIST
HOPEWELL, N.J. – Ball State senior guard Ally Becki has been named to the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Top 10 Semifinalist List, announced this morning by Her Hoops Stats. Becki is the lone player from the Mid-American Conference to make the national list.
Becki ranks fifth in the nation in triple doubles, sixth in the nation in assists (148), eighth in the nation in assists per game (6.2) and 31st in the nation in steals (60). Becki also leads the MAC in six different categories, assist/turnover ratio (2.43), assists (148), assists per game (6.2), field goal percentage (50.6), steals (60) and triple doubles (1).
Becki has earned Mid-American Player of the Week honors twice this season and 11 times for her career. She is the only player in Ball State women’s basketball history to have scored 1,500+ points, pull down 600+ rebounds and dished out 600+ assists. Becki has scored 1,554 points, totaled 674 rebounds and 653 assists thus far for her career.
Prior to the season, Becki earned MAC postseason accolades for the third-straight year.
Becki recorded her first triple double on Nov 13, 2024, against Memphis. For the game, Becki scored 22 points, pulled down 10 rebounds while dishing out 10 assists. Becki’s triple double also marked the first from a Ball State women’s basketball player since at least 2010 when the NCAA started keeping the triple double stat. Becki ranks fifth in the nation in triple doubles and first in the MAC.
The Ball State women’s basketball team looks to remain undefeated in Mid-American Conference action when it travels to Eastern Michigan Saturday for a 1 pm ET tipoff in the Gervin GameAbove Center. Currently, the Cardinal are 19-5 overall and 11-0 in league play.
Ally Becki, Ball St., Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 15.3 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 6.1 APG, 2.5 SPG
Becki’s rare combination of scoring, facilitating and rebounding makes her a standout for a Ball State team that is cruising in MAC play. The senior guard is one of only two players – with Olivia Miles – in the country averaging at least 15 points, six assists and five rebounds per game (min. 10 games).
Katie Dinnebier, Drake, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 19.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 7.6 APG, 2.7 SPG
Dinnebier is currently leading Division I in assists per game at 7.6. No MVC player has ever been the national leader in assist average, and no player outside of a power conference has led the nation since Amy O’Neill of St. Francis Brooklyn in 2018-19.
Megan McConnell, Duquesne, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 18.6 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 5.1 APG, 4.0 SPG
McConnell continues to dominate the box score, leading the nation in steals (including games against non-Division I programs) while ranking in the top 50 nationally in scoring and assist average. She is on pace to become just the second player in the HHS Era (since 2009-10) to average at least 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals per game, along with Shakyla Hill in 2018-19.
Yvonne Ejim, Gonzaga, 5th, F
2024-25 Stats: 21.4 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.0 BPG
Ejim has heated up over the past month, averaging 24.9 points and 11.6 rebounds over her last seven games, including a dominant outing of 35 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a one-point win over WCC rival Portland to reclaim sole possession of the conference lead.
Harmoni Turner, Harvard, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 21.2 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 3.3 APG, 3.1 SPG
Turner carries a heavy share of Harvard’s offense, but her growth defensively is a major reason for the Crimson’s breakout this season. She has generated 3.1 steals per game this season, up from 2.2 last season, as Harvard’s HHS Defensive Rating has jumped from 117th up to 31st.
Katelyn Young, Murray St., Gr., F
2024-25 Stats: 20.2 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.8 APG
Young posted six straight performances of at least 25 points between January and early February, including 26 points on just 12 shots from the field in a blowout road win over Drake, adding five rebounds and a season-high seven assists.
Diamond Johnson, Norfolk St., Gr., G
2024-25 Stats: 18.6 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 4.0 APG, 3.4 SPG
Johnson’s 3-point shooting has exploded in MEAC play, converting on 47.8% of her attempts from deep on 6.6 attempts per game. Johnson is on pace to become the first player since 2009-10 to shoot at least 45% from deep and 55% from inside the arc against conference opponents (min. six attempts per game from both).
Maggie Doogan, Richmond, Jr., F
16.8 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 3.7 APG, 1.0 BPG
Doogan has improved her shooting from inside the arc this season, jumping from an already strong 56.5% last season up to 65.5% this season, good for 24th in the nation. That improvement of 10 percentage points is the second-best improvement year-over-year among players to attempt at least seven 2-pointers per game on at least 50% shooting.
Laura Ziegler, Saint Joseph’s, Jr., F
2024-25 Stats: 18.7 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.1 BPG
Along with being the nation’s most prolific defensive rebounder, Ziegler’s combination of shot-blocking and three-level scoring makes her very unique. The junior forward is on pace to become the first player in the HHS Era to average at least 18 points, 10 defensive boards and four assists per game (min. 20 games played).
Grace Larkins, South Dakota, Sr., G
2024-25 Stats: 25.4 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 5.3 APG
Larkins is putting up unprecedented numbers, as she is on pace to become the first player in the HHS Era to average at least 25 points, nine rebounds and five assists per game (min. 10 games played). Larkins has scored or assisted on 63.5% of South Dakota’s made baskets, which would trail only Jasmine Nwajei’s 63.7% for Wagner in 2015-16 in the HHS Era.
BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
NO. 9 CARDINALS WELCOME NO. 14 LEWIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
No. 9 Ball State (8-3; 1-0 MIVA) vs. No. 14 Lewis (8-3; 1-1 MIVA)
Last Meeting: Lewis 3, Ball State 2 (3/3024)
Series History: Lewis leads the series 29-25
This Week in Ball State Men’s Volleyball: Ball State will welcome Lewis to Worthen Arena Thursday (Feb. 13) and Friday (Feb. 14) for a top-20 conference matchup. In honor of Valentine’s Day, Friday’s match will offer buy-one-get-one-free tickets and a red out for fans to participate in.
Last Serve: Last week, the Cardinals hosted Purdue Fort Wayne for their opening Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association match. The Mastodons forced a five-set match, but the Cardinals were able to secure the 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-13) victory. Ball State was led by the efforts of Patrick Rogers and Tinaishe Ndavazocheva. Rogers recorded 19 kills, three blocks and five digs while hitting at a .324 percentage. Ndavazocheva hit .531 from the floor, totaling 18 kills, two aces and three blocks. Assisting the Cardinals in their win was Lucas Machado who tallied a career single-game best 54 kills.
First Serve vs Lewis: Last season, Ball State split 1-1 with Lewis in two five-set matches on the road, winning the first 3-2 (19-25, 25-22, 25-21, 26-28, 15-13) before falling 2-3 (25-18, 19-25, 19-25, 27-25, 12-15) later in the weekend. Tiniashe Ndavazocheva led both matches, recording 43 total kills. The Cardinals currently have a 16-9 home record over the Flyers with their last Worthen win being a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-18) sweep in 2023.
Scouting Lewis: The Flyers are currently 8-3 overall with a 1-1 MIVA record. Lewis opened conference play last week welcoming Lindenwood (Feb. 5) and McKendree (Feb. 8) to Neil Carey Arena. They won the opening match against the Lions 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21) under the offensive leadership of Oguzhan Oguz who hit .514 with 21 kills. Later that week, they dropped a match to McKenree in a 1-3 (18-25, 24-26, 25-23, 28-30) loss. Oguz led the team again, hitting .400 (21-3-45), along with Max Roquet who hit .386 (21-4-44). In the MIVA, Lewis currently leads the conference in assists and kills. The Flyers have totaled 487 assists so far this season, averaging 12.49 assists per set. For kills, they have a recorded 522, averaging 13.38 kills per set. The Flyers also have an individual leader in the MIVA rankings as Nico Paula currently leads the conference in digs with 101 total and a 2.73 digs-per-set average.
Ball State in the MIVA: The Cardinals are currently among the top of the MIVA standings in multiple categories. The team is second in points, totaling 607.5 with an average of 16.88 points per set. Ball State is also ranked second in the conference for blocks with a total of 96.5, averaging 2.68 blocks per set. Looking at hitting percentage, Ball State ranks third with a .340 (453-130-951) clip. The Cardinals rank third in services aces as well, adding 58 on the season while averaging 1.61 aces per set.
MIVA Leaders: There are multiple Cardinals being represented in the MIVA leaderboards. After one week of conference play, Tinaishe Ndavazocheva ranks fourth with a hitting percentage of .367 (83-17-180). Lucas Machado is ranked fifth in the MIVA for assists with a recorded 324 and an average of 10.13 assists per set. Defensively, Vanis Buckholz ranks fifth for blocks on the season, totaling 33 and averaging 1.10 blocks per set.
Ball State in the NCAA: Ball State is among the winningest men’s volleyball teams in the NCAA. Going into the 2025 season, the Cardinals claimed the fifth highest all-time winning percentage at .701 (1283-546). Loyola was fourth at .701 (577-246), Ohio State third at .703 (1189-502), Penn State second at .755 and UCLA led the NCAA with the highest winning percentage of .793 (1482-387). Ball State was also ranked fifth for the most amount of wins from a program in the last five years with 88 wins and a .704 percentage. Rounding out the top five were Lincoln Memorial with 89 wins, UCLA with 104, Penn State with 106 and Hawaii leading the past five years with 111 program wins.
As a team, Ball State goes into the week ranked sixth in the NCAA for blocks per set with a 2.590 average and seventh for hitting percentage at .348.
Coach Cruz: Ball State head coach Donan Cruz enters his fourth season at the helm of the Cardinals and owns an overall record at BSU of 72-26 (.735) along with a Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Tournament Championship, three MIVA regular season titles and an NCAA Tournament appearance.
Looking Ahead: After a nine game homestand, Ball State men’s volleyball will hit the road again next week for matches against Lindenwood and McKendree. The Cardinals will head to St. Charles, Missouri on Thursday (Feb. 20) to take on the Lions, then to Lebanon, Illinois on Saturday (Feb. 22) for a match against the Bearcats.
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
INDIANA STATE HEADS TO GASTONIA, N.C. TO OPEN 2025 SEASON AGAINST WAGNER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State baseball embarks on its longest road trip of the 2025 season as the Sycamores head down to Gastonia, N.C. for the season-opening weekend series against Wagner. First pitch at Caromont Health Park on Friday afternoon is set for 2 p.m., while Saturday (1 p.m.) and Sunday (Noon) are expected to complete the weekend series.
Video will not be available for the series, but live stats will be available courtesy of GoSycamores.com with links on the Indiana State baseball schedule page.
The Sycamores head into head coach Tracy Archuleta’s first season with the program looking to repeat the success the program has had over the last two seasons. Indiana State enters 2025 as the two-time Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, while adding trips to the NCAA Postseason four out of the last five seasons.
The task will be different this season as the Sycamores lost 32 players from last year’s team, including 2024 MLB Draftees Randal Diaz (5th Round, Washington Nationals) and Luke Hayden (8th Round, Cincinnati Reds), as well as free agent signee Grant Magill (Chicago White Sox). Overall, seven players from last year’s team went on to sign professional contracts following the conclusion of the Sycamores’ season in the NCAA Lexington Regional Championship game.
With the departure of 32 players, new faces will abound on the Indiana State roster as the Sycamores welcomed 22 players courtesy of the transfer portal, while nine freshmen made the final 40-man roster announced on Friday morning. Nine Sycamores return from last year’s team including Carlos Pena, Keegan Garis, Max McEwen, Jacob Spencer, Aaron Moss, and Jordan Austin who all saw time on the field last year, while redshirts Cole Chace, John Curl, and Jackson Taylor are active again for the 2025 campaign.
The Sycamores enter the year receiving votes from the NCBWA Division I preseason poll and are projected to once again play one of the toughest schedules across the country. Indiana State entered the week projected with another Top 50 RPI schedule according to WarrenNolan.com with the 25th-best nonconference schedule including midweek games against Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Purdue, and more.
Projected opening day starter Ryan Karst heads into his first season with the Sycamores as the right-hander joined Indiana State by way of Madison College. No stranger to the Missouri Valley, he pitched at fellow Valley school UIC his freshman season and was selected to Perfect Game’s preseason MVC All-Conference list heading into the year.
Indiana State will have a new lineup across the board with players fighting for position on the field throughout the early few weeks. The early projected lineup features familiar names including Pena and Garis, while Thomas Emerich, Alex Nevils, Weston Fulk, Eli Gipson, Carter Beck, and more will be named Sycamore fans will need to watch over the course of the year.
Scouting Wagner
Wagner heads into the 2025 season picked second in the Northeast Conference (NEC) preseason poll as announced by the conference office in early February. The Seahawks posted a 26-30 overall record in 2024 with a 21-12 mark in conference play on their way to advancing to the NEC semifinal round in the postseason.
The Seahawks return leading hitter Xavier Ulrich (.320, 11 2Bs) as the graduate student is expected to be back behind the plate once again this season. Outfielder Lukas Torres (.293, nine 2Bs) and infielder/outfielder Diego Tavarez (.289, six 2Bs) are also back as Wagner returns the services of their top three hitters from the 2025 season. Slugger Mateo Matthews is also back on the roster after posting a team-high seven home runs to go with 33 RBIs in the 2024 season.
Wagner returns one of their three weekend arms from the 2024 season as senior right-hander Connor Hayden is back for the Seahawks. The Aliso Viejo, Calif. native posted a 4.60 ERA over 74.1 innings with a 45:30 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Also returning to the mound include key arms Jake Toporek (16 appearances, 6.55 ERA) and Griffin White (14 appearances, 7.29 ERA) as Wagner will feature a new look on the mound in the coming season.
The Seahawks combined to hit .259 from the plate as a team over the course of the 56-game 2024 season including 22 home runs, 80 doubles, and 11 triples. Wagner’s pitching staff compiled a 5.93 team ERA over 489.0 innings with a 401:277 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Series History Against Wagner, Northeastern Conference
This weekend’s series marks the first time the Sycamores and the Seahawks will take the field against each other in their respective program histories.
The Sycamores are 1-0 all-time against current Northeastern Conference teams. Indiana State lined up against Maryland Eastern Shore early in the 2012 season at the Bulldog Classic held in Huntsville, Ala. The Sycamores took the 17-2 win over UMES in the win.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SYCAMORES OPEN WEEKEND HOMESTAND AGAINST REDBIRDS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State looks to carry the momentum from its record-setting road win over Southern Illinois into its return to Hulman Center Thursday night against Illinois State.
Thursday’s game tips at 7 p.m. will be carried on ESPN+ with Kelsie Kasper (play-by-play) and Brandon Oelrich (analyst) on the call. John Sherman will also have the radio call on WVIG-FM/105.5 The Legend.
Last Time Out
Deja Jones recorded the first triple-double by an Indiana State player in 30 years Sunday afternoon as the Sycamores routed Southern Illinois 87-63 inside Banterra Center.
Jones finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to become the first Sycamore since Amy Walker in 1995 with a triple-double. Bella Finnegan led the Sycamores with a career-high 30 points, including a program single-game record eight 3-pointers, and Keslyn Secrist added a career-best 22 as all five Indiana State starters scored in double-figures.
Indiana State found its stroke from behind the arc early with five first-half 3-pointers between Finnegan and Secrist helping the Sycamores take a 44-37 lead at the half. The Sycamores’ attack came alive in the third quarter, going on a 21-4 run to close the quarter and essentially put the game out of reach. Jones completed her triple-double midway through the fourth, while Finnegan hit the 30-point mark inside the final minute of the Sycamores’ blowout win.
History Maker
Indiana State guard Deja Jones made program history in the Sycamores’ 87-63 win over Southern Illinois, registering the first triple-double by a Sycamore in 30 years.
Jones finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists against the Salukis, becoming the first Sycamore since Amy Walker in 1995 (13 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists at Illinois State) to record a triple-double. Jones and Walker are the only players in program history to record a triple-double.
Jones is the only player in the MVC to record a triple-double this season, and is one of just 18 players in Division I with a triple-double during the 2024-25 campaign.
Let It Fly
Indiana State tied a program single-game record with 15 3-pointers in its win over Southern Illinois, with Sunday’s game marking just the third time in program history that the Trees hit 15 threes in a game. The Sycamores previously accomplished the feat against Eastern Kentucky during the 2005-06 season and against Arkansas-Pine Bluff during the 2006-07 season.
Sycamore guards Bella Finnegan and Keslyn Secrist were responsible for 14 of Indiana State’s 15 3-pointers against Southern Illinois, with Finnegan’s eight treys against the Salukis setting a program single-game record. Finnegan (30) and Secrist (22) both set career highs in scoring in the win for the Sycamores.
Balancing Act
All five starters for Indiana State finished in double-figures in the Sycamores’ win over Southern Illinois, with Bella Finnegan (30) and Keslyn Secrist (22) both setting career highs in scoring in the process. Mia Simpson (12), Deja Jones (11) and Savannah White (10) added to the tally as Indiana State recorded its most balanced offensive game of the season.
Indiana State’s last game prior to Sunday where all five starters scored in double-figures came on Jan. 19, 2007 against Illinois State, with the Sycamores going 515 games between that contest against the Redbirds and Sunday’s game at Southern Illinois in which the entire starting lineup hit double-figures.
30-Piece
Indiana State junior guard Bella Finnegan netted a career-high 30 points in the Sycamores’ 87-63 win over Southern Illinois, while also setting a program single-game record with eight 3-pointers in the process.
Finnegan’s career-high afternoon marked the third straight season that Indiana State produced a 30-point game. Mya Glanton had 30 in the Sycamores’ first round win over Southern Illinois at the 2024 MVC Tournament, while Del’Janae Williams had 30 in the Trees’ win over Bradley near the end of the 2022-23 season.
Trees In Transition
Indiana State took full advantage of its fastbreak opportunities in both ends of its season series against Southern Illinois. The Sycamores’ two most prolific games from a fastbreak scoring standpoint this season have both come at the expense of the Salukis.
The Trees recorded a season-high 17 fastbreak points in the first meeting against Southern Illinois this season, which was played in Terre Haute. Indiana State’s most recent game against Southern Illinois saw the Sycamores score 16 fastbreak points against the Salukis in a blowout win in Carbondale.
Illinois State At A Glance
Illinois State enters Thursday’s game at 14-9 overall and 8-4 in conference play. The Redbirds are in the midst of a four-game road trip, which started with losses at Drake and Northern Iowa
Shannon Dowell leads a balanced Redbird offense in scoring at 15.0 points per game, with Elyce Knudsen (13.3), Nevaeh Thomas (13.0) and Addison Martin (11.4) all averaging double-figures this season. Thomas leads the team with 7.4 rebounds per game, with Martin (5.7) and Dowell (5.0) also averaging at least five boards per contest. Maya Wong averages a team-leading 4.1 assists per game.
Kristen Gillespie is in her eighth season as head coach at Illinois State and owns a 146-91 record at the helm of the Redbirds. Gillespie has 251 career wins across stops at Benedictine (Ill.), Lewis and Illinois State.
Series History Against Illinois State
Indiana State owns a 45-61 record against Illinois State, including a 23-22 mark in Terre Haute. The Redbirds have won 11 straight in the series.
Indiana State’s last win in the series came in Terre Haute during the 2018-19 season.
Last Meeting Against Illinois State (Jan. 2, 2025)
Indiana State matched its season high of eight 3-pointers, but Illinois State rode the momentum of a second-quarter surge to defeat the Sycamores 96-69 inside CEFCU Arena.
Bella Finnegan led the Trees with 16 points and added a pair of blocks, while Keslyn Secrist tacked on 13 points. Mia Simpson scored a career-high 11, with seven different Sycamores scoring five-plus points.
Finnegan and Secrist combined to hit five threes in the first quarter as Indiana State led by a point through 10 minutes. That strong start was short-lived, though, as Illinois State outscored the Sycamores 28-9 in the second quarter and never looked back. Despite a 27-point third quarter, the highest-scoring quarter for Indiana State this season, the Sycamores never got closer than 14 in the second half. A late 3-point barrage in the fourth for the Redbirds put the game out of reach.
Up Next
Indiana State remains at home to face Bradley Sunday at 2 p.m. in its annual Alumni Weekend game.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE SOFTBALL
‘DONS HEAD SOUTH FOR SKYHAWK CLASSIC IN ALTERED SCHEDULE
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team is back in action this week with a trip to the Skyhawk Classic to play Western Michigan, UT Martin and DePaul. The schedule was changed from its original slate due to impending weather.
Skyhawk Classic Information
Host: UT Martin
When: Thursday-Friday | Feb. 13-14
Where: Martin, Tenn.
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4
Watch: None
Tournament Schedule
Thursday, Feb. 13
3:30 PM ET – Purdue Fort Wayne at UT Martin
4:30 PM ET – Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Western Michigan
Friday, Feb. 14
9:30 AM ET – Purdue Fort Wayne vs. DePaul
4:30 PM ET – Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Western Michigan
Know Your Foes
• UT Martin is 2-3 after the opening weekend at Furman’s Paladin Invitational after winning 30 games last season. The Skyhawks beat South Carolina State and Stonehill in Greenville, S.C. and saw sophomore Kyla Harley flourish with a .438 batting average. She had seven hits, including a triple, and scored six runs. Rylee Tittle came off the bench in two games and only allowed one run in 7.1 innings pitched.
• Western Michigan is 1-4, but played a gauntlet of power conference foes. The Broncos beat Michigan State 8-0 and fell to the Spartans, No. 17 Arizona, Washington and Alabama. Riley Dittmar had a team-best .467 batting average in week one while slugging .733. Jensen Gremillion started three games last week and owns a 4.54 ERA.
• DePaul is 3-3 with wins over Detroit Mercy, Valparaiso and Western Illinois. The Blue Demons fell to St. Thomas twice and Green Bay in extra innings. Kelly Beaupre is batting .429 and slugging .571 this season, the former of which is a team-best. Kelly Greene started four games and appeared in one more, finishing the week with a 1.61 ERA in 22.1 innings pitched.
Series Histories
UT Martin: UT Martin leads 8-1, last meeting 2/23/2020
Western Michigan: Series tied 5-5, last meeting 4/4/2023
DePaul: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 1-0, last meeting 2/10/2019
Welcome to College Ball
Freshman Addison Zimpleman had a team-best five hits in the opening week of the season. She batted .313 and slugged .500, including the first home run of her collegiate career. Fellow freshman Aubrey Zachary picked up her first collegiate win against Coastal Carolina and Mackenzie Arroyo earned the save.
All-League Love
Three Mastodons that earned All-Horizon League nods are back for 2025. Grace Hollopeter and Aglaia Rudd were selected to the All-League First Team, with Rudd also picking up the Freshman of the Year award. Hollopeter was the best slugger in the league last year, slugging .776 in league play. Rudd was fifth in the league with a .650 slugging clip in league play. Alanah Jones earned Second Team All-League honors after pitching 103.2 innings in league play and striking out 107, the second-most in the league.
A Lineup Not Out of Left Field
Seven Mastodons that started at least 35 games last season are back this year: Grace Hollopeter, Aglaia Rudd, Bailey Manos, Brooke Lickey, Gwen McMenemy, McKenna Minton and Tori Countryman.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne picked up a 7-5 victory at Coastal Carolina and went to extra innings against Creighton at the Kickin’ Chicken Classic.
Up Next
The Mastodons will head to Carbondale, Illinois to play in the Coach B Classic. They will play Purdue twice, Central Arkansas and Southern Illinois.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL HOSTS A PAIR OF MATCHES AGAINST QUEENS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne men’s volleyball hosts Queens on Thursday (Feb. 13) and Friday (Feb. 14) on the Arnie Ball Court.
Game Day Information
Who: Queens Royals
When: Thursday, February 13 – 7 PM | Friday, February 14 – 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. – Gates Sports Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: YouTube (Thursday) | ESPN+ (Friday)
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne | MIVA | Queens
Know Your Foe
Queens finished non-conference play 7-3, losing to both ranked teams the Royals played: No. 19 George Mason and No. 18 Princeton. Queens split its series against Quincy to start MIVA play, dropping the first match 3-1 and sweeping the second. Redshirt freshman Carson Strawbridge leads the team in kills with 3.61 per set, fifth in the MIVA. Nathan Vaupel has 14 solo blocks in the season, second most in the MIVA.
Series History
The ‘Dons hold a 4-1 lead in the series history. Queens’ lone win came in the last meeting, beating the Mastodons 3-2. Andrej Polomac put up 52 assists in the five-set loss.
He Can Do It
JP Candrian earned his first MIVA Player of the Week award, earning Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 28). Candrian led the Mastodons to a 2-0 week, beating both LIU (Jan. 23) and Lees-McRae (Jan. 25) on the Arnie Ball Court. The freshman averaged 2.67 digs during the stretch, collecting 16 in the five-set victory over LIU. The Florida native added 0.67 blocks per set to his weekly totals.
Last Time Out
The ‘Dons took on No. 8 Ball State in Muncie, Ind. on Thursday (Feb. 6). The Cardinals took the win in the tightly-contested five set match. Logan Muir set career-highs in kills (17), aces (4) and digs (8) in the match. Purdue Fort Wayne hosted No. 15 Ohio State on Monday (Feb. 10). The Buckeyes took the match in three sets. Kaden Fosdick was the only Mastodon to reach double-digit kills, with 10.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne travels to Illinois to face off against two MIVA opponents, No. 6 Loyola Chicago on Thursday (Feb. 20) and No. 14 Lewis on Saturday (Feb. 22).
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
‘DONS DROP ROAD CONTEST AT YSU
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Rasheed Bello finished with 21 points in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 93-71 loss at Youngstown State on Wednesday (Feb. 12) in Horizon League action.
It was a nearly perfect start for the Mastodons. Maximus Nelson made four 3-pointers to open the game to give the ‘Dons a 12-5 lead. It forced a Youngstown State timeout.
The ‘Dons led 33-28 with 4:47 left when the Penguins finished the half on a 14-7 run. The stretch gave the Penguins a two-point lead at half. Youngstown State grew their lead in the second half thanks to 51.6 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes.
Bello added six assists and two steals to his line. The ‘Dons shot 40.0 percent in the contest. Both clubs had nine turnovers.
Nico Galette scored 21 points for the Penguins.
Youngstown State improves to 17-10 (11-5 Horizon League). The Mastodons fall to 18-9 (11-5 Horizon League). The ‘Dons travel to Robert Morris on Saturday (Feb. 15) afternoon.
EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
ACES DROP ROAD TILT IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Four Missouri State players reached double figures to lift the Bears to a 71-54 victory over the University of Evansville men’s basketball team on Wednesday evening at JQH Arena.
Evansville had three players reach double figures with Tayshawn Comer leading the way with 17. Connor Turnbull recorded 13 points while Gabriel Pozzato had 12. Tanner Cuff led UE with seven boards and five assists.
Turnull’s putback got the Purple Aces on the board, tying the score at 2-2. Missouri State quickly countered with a triple on the other end and would extend the advantage over the remainder of the half. Inside of the 13-minute mark, the Bears capped a 14-5 start and would continue to hold a 9-point edge two minutes later.
Baskets from Turnbull and Comer cut the gap to five at 16-11, but MSU regained control, opening their first double figure lead of 23-13 at the 7:22 mark. Their lead reached 12 over the ensuing stretch before a triple by Pozzato was followed by a Comer free throw to get UE within seven.
In the final seconds of the period, the teams swapped triples as one by the Bears gave them their largest lead at 13 before Comer connected from downtown to make it a 36-26 game at halftime.
Following the break, SMS added to its lead, quickly extending the lead to 14 in the opening moments. A 6-for-8 start to the final stanza saw the lead grow to 19 points at 49-30 with 13:37 on the clock. Near the midway point of the half, UE cut into the deficit when a dunk from Pozzato got his squad with 14. The teams would swap triples resulting in a 55-41 Bears lead heading into the final nine minutes.
Tanner Cuff’s 3-point play got the Aces even closer as they cut the deficit to just 12. Missouri State would not let UE get any closer. Evansville did its best to remain within striking distance, staying within 16 points until the final two minutes when the Bears went back up by 18 and would take the game by a final of 71-54.
Michael Osei-Bonsu was the leading scorer for the Bears, posting 16 points and seven boards. MSU shot 51% on the night while holding the Aces to 43.1%. The Bears had a slight 31-30 edge on the glass.
UE is back inside the Ford Center on Sunday evening to face Valparaiso in a 7 p.m. contest.
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALLL
USI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEADS TO WESTERN ILLINOIS AND LINDENWOOD THIS WEEK
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball hits the road this week with stops at Western Illinois University on Thursday and Lindenwood University on Saturday.
Thursday’s game at Western Illinois will start at 5 p.m. on ESPN+, while Saturday’s clash at Lindenwood will start at 11 a.m. on ESPNU. Saturday’s game is the first nationally televised game for USI Women’s Basketball at the D-I level. The Spin 95.7 FM will have additional radio coverage for both contests.
Southern Indiana (17-8, 9-5 OVC) begins the week in fifth place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings and three games back of first place. Tennessee Tech University and Lindenwood currently claim the top spot with a 12-2 conference record.
USI looks to increase its forward momentum heading into the final three weeks of the regular season and earn positive results on the road. In USI’s last road swing, the Screaming Eagles won two games out of a three-game road swing.
The Eagles also seek a second consecutive victory after picking up a 67-56 home win last time out against Southeast Missouri State University last Saturday. Following a slow, low-scoring start on Saturday, USI was able to get some offensive momentum going in the final three quarters. Senior guard Vanessa Shafford matched a season high with a team-high 24 points in the game. Graduate forward Meredith Raley added 15 points.
Raley remains atop of the team lead in scoring with 14 points per game. Shafford is second on the squad with just over 12 points per game after her 24-point performance last time out. Junior guard Ali Saunders and sophomore guard Triniti Ralston round out USI’s double-digit scorers at 10.6 and 10.1 points per contest, respectively. Southern Indiana averages 71.6 points per outing while holding opponents to 62.3 points.
Western Illinois (12-11, 6-8 OVC) is seventh in the OVC standings entering the week. The Leathernecks dropped both of their games last week against Tennessee State University, 70-66, and the University of Tennessee at Martin, 75-55, after winning their previous three games.
Sophomore guard Raegan McCowan is the team and OVC leader in scoring with 21.1 points per game. McCowan also paces the team and is second in the conference with 8.1 rebounds per contest. McCowan has eight double-doubles this season. Junior forward Mia Nicastro also averages double figures at 14.9 points per game. Western Illinois is recording 70.9 points and allowing 66 points per game this season.
USI leads the all-time series against Western Illinois, 4-0. The Screaming Eagles won the previous meeting this season at home inside Liberty Arena, 72-58, on January 18. Raley scored a game-high 21 points for the Eagles, while Shafford posted a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Lindenwood (16-7, 12-2 OVC) seeks to remain atop the conference standings this week and will host Morehead State University on Thursday before welcoming in USI on Saturday. The Lions have won seven games in a row since their last loss against Southern Indiana, 70-66, on January 16. Last week, Lindenwood swept its slate with a 62-59 win against UT Martin and an 81-70 victory over Tennessee State.
Sophomore guard Ellie Brueggemann leads the Lions this season with 11.9 points per game. Brueggemann is one of the top three-point shooters in the OVC, shooting over 35 percent and averaging more than two made threes per game. Sophomore guards Gracy Wernli and Brooke Coffey also average 10-plus per contest for the Lions. Lindenwood averages 68.6 points per game while surrendering 65.3 points.
USI is 9-0 in the all-time series against Lindenwood. Earlier this season, Southern Indiana came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Lindenwood, 70-66, at home on January 16. Graduate forward Madi Webb led all scorers in the game with a season-high 18 points. Shafford and Raley tallied 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Following the conclusion of this week’s road trip, the Screaming Eagles return to Liberty Arena next week for their final regular-season home games against Eastern Illinois University on February 20 and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on February 22. Tickets for all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at usiscreamingeagles.com or the USI Ticket Office.
VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
VALPO REACHES TRIPLE DIGITS, PULLS AWAY FOR COMMANDING WIN OVER BELMONT
The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team put on a de facto “Basketball 101” clinic, posting the team’s highest scoring output in league play since 1998 with a sound offensive performance in a 101-86 victory over Belmont. A balanced Beacon effort was led by 27 points and 13 rebounds from sophomore Cooper Schwieger (Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Southwest [Link Year]), who recorded his third consecutive double-double.
How It Happened
Belmont raced out to a 9-2 lead, as a second-chance 3 by Tyler Lundblade boosted the Bruin bulge to seven with 16:37 to go in the first half.
A trey by Isaiah Shaw (Phoenix, Ariz. / Davidson Academy [GCU]) helped Valpo cut to within two at 9-7 with 16:11 on the clock. The Beacons got within one as Schwieger dialed it up from distance to make it 16-15 with 13 minutes on the first-half clock.
After a steal by Darius DeAveiro (Kanata, Ottawa, Canada / Orangeville Prep) on the other end of the court, a Schwieger slam gave Valpo its first lead at 20-19 with 11:32 left in the half. A traditional 3-point play by Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro (LaSalle, Quebec, Canada / Orangeville Prep [Western Michigan]) helped the Beacon cause, and Justus McNair (Joliet, Ill. / Joliet West) was fouled shooting a 3 and hit all three from the stripe.
A 3 by All Wright (Durango, Mexico / Link Year) at the 8:33 mark doubled the Valpo lead to six, then the Beacons scored their next six points at the foul line to open up a double-figure edge at 39-29 with 6:30 to go in the opening stanza.
The Canadian combo of De La Cruz Monegro and DeAveiro rained in 3s as a productive first half continued for the hosts. The lead reached 16 after a step-back by McNair with 3:54 on the clock to wrap up an 8-0 run, then Valpo went into halftime with its largest lead of 17 at 56-39 after a 3 by Tyler Schmidt (Valparaiso, Ind. / Victory Christian Academy) to close a 20-minute session that featured a variety of contributors, led by De La Cruz Monegro with 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
A 7-0 run by the Beacons featuring a 3 by Wright built the lead all the way to 19 early in the second half. The hosts held a 20-point edge with 12:49 on the clock, but Belmont battled all the way back to within 10 at 77-67 with 9:24 to play and got within single figures at 79-70 when Lundblade swished one in from distance with 8:25 to go.
A series of takes to the basket by Schwieger helped Valpo fend off the run, building it back to a 17-point lead on Wright’s 3 with 2:49 remaining. The Bruins got to within a dozen one more time, but the Brown & Gold rolled to the 15-point win.
Inside the Game
The 101 points eclipsed 98 on Jan. 8 of this season vs. Indiana State as Valpo’s highest point total in a Missouri Valley Conference game since joining the league.
The aforementioned game against the Sycamores went to overtime, so before Wednesday Valpo’s highest point total in regulation in league play since joining The Valley was 90 on Feb. 22, 2020 vs. Bradley.
The Beacons posted their highest point total against a Division-I opponent since a 117-108 triple-overtime loss to Mercer on Nov. 11, 2013.
This marked Valpo’s first time scoring 100+ points against a Division-I opponent in regulation since 103 on Dec. 21, 2010 at Oakland.
This was Valpo’s first time scoring 100 points in league play since Feb. 7, 2002, a 100-63 win over Chicago State in Mid-Continent Conference action. This marked the team’s highest point total in league play since Jan. 31, 1998, a 102-74 Mid-Con victory at Chicago State.
The 101 points were the most allowed by Belmont since Dec. 15, 2004, a 107-76 loss at UAB.
The 15-point win was Valpo’s largest margin of victory in league play since a 71-51 win at Illinois State on Jan. 21, 2023.
Valpo became the second Missouri Valley Conference team to eclipse 100 points in a league game this season, joining Bradley (118 on Jan. 15 vs. Indiana State).
The Beacons went 25-of-26 (96.2 percent) at the free-throw line, the team’s best percentage with a minimum of 10 attempts since Jan. 2, 2022 vs. Illinois State (16-for-16). Valpo became just the sixth team nationally this season to shoot 96.2 percent or better from the stripe with a minimum of 25 attempts.
Drake also went 25-of-26 at the free-throw line on March 3 of last season vs. Bradley. Prior to that, no MVC team had shot better than 96 percent at the stripe with 25 or more attempts since Wichita State on Nov. 15, 2012 vs. Western Carolina.
Valpo shot 56.9 percent from the floor, the team’s highest field-goal percentage against a Division-I opponent this season and highest against a D-I foe since Jan. 21, 2023 at Illinois State.
The Beacons went 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) from 3, the team’s highest 3-point percentage against a Division-I opponent since 56.3 percent on Jan. 21, 2023 at Illinois State.
The win snapped a nine-game overall losing streak and a seven-game head-to-head skid against Belmont. The Beacons beat the Bruins for the first time since the latter joined The Valley and garnered their first win in the series since Dec. 3, 2015. The last time Belmont visited the ARC, the Bruins returned to Nashville with a 96-78 win, so this marked a 33-point turnaround from that contest.
Valpo moved the ball to the tune of 18 assists, a season high against a Division-I opponent. This marked the team’s top total against D-I competition since 19 on Jan. 28, 2023 vs. Evansville.
Valpo owned a 40-26 advantage in the paint and a 27-10 edge in bench points. The Beacons won the rebounding battle 35-25 and held a 10-9 edge in the turnover battle, committing 10 turnovers or fewer for the 17th time in 26 games this season.
Schwieger had his third straight double-double with the aforementioned 27 points and 13 rebounds. He has seven double-doubles this season and nine in his collegiate career. He became the first Valpo player with at least 27 points and 13 rebounds in a game since Javon Freeman-Liberty (30&13) on Nov. 12, 2019 at SIUE. Schwieger became the first to do it in league play since Alec Peters (39&14) on Jan. 10, 2016 at Detroit Mercy.
In the last 20 years, only Schwieger, Freeman-Liberty, Peters (x4) and recent Valpo Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Dan Oppland (27&16 on Feb. 17, 2005 vs. Southern Utah) have boasted games with at least 27 points and 13 boards.
Schwieger also rejected three shots, becoming the first Valpo player with a 27-point, 13-rebound, three-block performance in over two decades. He became just the eighth player in the country to post such a stat line this season and the first Missouri Valley Conference player to do so since Illinois State’s Sy Chatman (29-13-4) on Nov. 12, 2021 at Eastern Michigan.
Wright scored 20 points, his fourth effort of 20+ in the last five games and his seventh such game this season.
De La Cruz Monegro finished with 19 points, 17 of which came in the first half. He has posted back-to-back games of 19 points or more.
Schmidt was the fourth Beacon who scored in double figures, going 6-of-8 shooting for 16 points, his highest total in the last seven games. He came off the bench for the first time since Dec. 5 after starting each of the previous 17 games.
DeAveiro dished out nine assists and committed no turnovers, his third career game with nine or more assists and no turnovers and first this season. He tied a season high in assists set on Nov. 21 vs. Lindenwood. DeAveiro finished at +22 in the plus-minus on Saturday in 38 minutes of action.
UINDY SWIMMING
UINDY WOMEN LEAD, MEN THIRD AFTER DAY 2 OF GLVC SWIM/DIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS
ELKHART, Ind. – The first full day of the 2025 GLVC Swimming & Diving Championships is in the books, and the UIndy Greyhounds find themselves squarely in the hunt for both the men’s and women’s crowns. The Greyhound gold rush netted seven first-place finishes in nine total events on the day, with the UIndy women settling into first place and the Greyhound men in third.
The annual conference meet, which is being held at Elkhart Health and Aquatics in Elkhart, Ind., continues Thursday morning with prelims starting at 10 a.m. ET. The event started Tuesday evening and will continue through Saturday night.
TEAM STANDINGS THRU DAY 2 (top 5 only)
WOMEN PTS MEN PTS
1. UIndy 584 1. Drury 480
2. Drury 556 2. McKendree 416
3. McKendree 319 3. UIndy 350
4. Lewis 237 4. Lewis 289
5. UMSL 236 5. S&T 231
WEDNESDAY
UIndy amassed six GLVC records, three pool records and a pair of school marks on day two. The highlight came in the women’s 50 free, where the Hounds went 1-2-3 to sweep the medals. Kirabo Namutebi took gold after resetting a 10-year-old meet record with a 22.45. She was sandwiched on the podium by teammates Julia Magierowska (2nd, 23.08) and Andrea Paaske (3rd, 23.16). Meanwhile, Isabella Revstedt won the B final, posting the fourth-fastest time in program history in the process (23.14).
UIndy opened the evening by winning both 1000 free races. Andrea Gomez broke her own school record with a winning time of 9:49.28 before Cedric Buessing set a new pool mark with a 8:54.93. Both times were good for meet records.
Jeremias Pock captured his first GLVC gold medal by winning the men’s 200 IM. His 1:44.26 set both meet and pool marks and came just a quarter of a second shy of eclipsing is own school record.
The night wrapped up with the Hounds touching first in both the men’s and women’s 200 medley relays. Mattia Rossi, Brayden, Cole Oskar Sawicki and Aqeel Joseph reset the GLVC record (1:24.88), while Megan Gregory joined the three aforementioned 50-free medalists to set a new UIndy mark (1:39.42).
Earlier in the day, the Greyhounds earned both gold and silver on the women’s 1-meter board. Alexis Lumaj grabbed the pool record with a total of 470.30 points, holding off runner-up Megan Sunderman (408.15). Sarah Kerbrat secured fourth-place points with a score of 378.15.
TUESDAY
With only the 800 freestyle relay on the docket, the UIndy women secured the Greyhounds’ first medal of the five-day event, as Andrea Gomez, Celina Schmidt, Lillie Arps and Brynhildur Traustadottir combined for a bronze-medal time of 7:23.76.
The UIndy men secured fourth-place points, with the quartet of Cedric Buessing, Silas Buessing, Jokubas Jankaukas and Jeremias Pock combining for a time of 6:32.02. Both Greyhound teams hit NCAA provisional marks.
The Greyhound B teams also contributed to the cause. The women’s team of Jamie Glover, Sharon Semchiy, Hanna Burke and Mia Krstevska took the runner-up spot in the consolation final; while Elias Noe, Pedro Peixoto, Max Wiedemann and Jackson Vanwanzeele took third.
UINDY BASEBALL
HOUNDS MOVE UP TO NO. 5 IN LATEST NCBWA NATIONAL POLL
Wingate, N.C. – The UIndy baseball team moved up one spot to No. 5 in the first edition of the NCBWA Division II Top-25 national poll, released Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday’s release moved the Hounds up one spot after Point Loma dropped two of three games to start their season against Chico State.
The Greyhounds open their season this Friday Feb. 14 against Lake Erie at Greyhound Park.
The NCBWA national polls will be released every Wednesday.
NFCA DII COACHES POLL
RK TEAM (1st-place votes) PTS REC PREV
1. Tampa (16) 496 5-1 1
2. Angelo State (1) 469 6-2 2
3. North Greenville (3) 461 8-0 8
4. Central Missouri 447 5-2 4
5. Indianapolis 399 0-0 6
6. Point Loma 390 4-2 5
7. Missouri Southern 354 5-1 11
8. Indiana (PA) – IUP 347 0-0 7
9. Colorado Mesa 330 2-1 10
10. Southern New Hampshire 307 0-0 9
11. Mount Olive 278 5-2 21
12. Florida Southern 266 5-1 NR
13. Cal State Monterey Bay 257 5-2 13
14. Augustana (S.D.) 224 3-1 17
15. Ashland 216 2-1 18
16. West Chester 211 0-0 12
17. UT-Tyler 177 5-2 NR
18. Catawba 141 4-3 3
19. Lee 125 5-2 RV
20. Molloy 120 0-0 19
21. Westmont 106 5-2 25
22. East Stroudsburg 89 0-0 NR
23. Arkansas Monticello 75 5-1 RV
24. Maryville 60 0-0 24
25. Lenoir-Rhyne 40 6-1 NR
Others receiving votes: Barry (28), Pittsburg State (18), St. Edward’s (14), Millersville (14), Northwest Nazarene (14).
MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SUFFOCATING DEFENSE PUSHES MARIAN TO 20TH WIN
Indianapolis, Ind. – The Marian women’s basketball team recorded their 20th win of the season against Bethel. The Knights are now 20-5 overall and 13-2 in the Crossroads League.
Both teams each fired off countering baskets with Madisyn Bailey recording a layup and free throw while Olivia Faust recorded a jumper bringing the score 5-5. The Pilots were able to get out of the bottleneck with a jumper and layup but Faust fired back with a three-pointer and layup to take back the lead. Both sides traded baskets with Bailey shooting the basket for the Knights. Marian was able to go on a five basket run to end the quarter with Abbey McNally recording a pair of layups, Zoe Wheeler recording a pair of free throws, and Taylor Double recording a layup to bring the score 20-12.
Each team opened up the second half with layups, McNally was able to record two out scoring the Pilots. In attempts to decrease the Knights lead the visitors fired off a jumper but were quickly countered by Kiley McNally’s free throw. Faust fired off a layup and free throw to bring the score 29-16. Both sides traded layups but once more Marian outnumbered the visitors with Kiley recording a pair of layups. Bethel fired off their last points of the half with a pair of free throws. The Knights ended the quarter with three free throws from Bailey to bring the score 36-20 going into the half.
Out of halftime Abbey McNally shot up a layup but was followed by a jumper from Bethel. Marian’s defense was on point causing seven turnovers and recorded two steals and one block. The Knights went on a seven basket run to finish off the quarter with Abbey recording a layup and a pair of free throws, Kenna Kirby recording a jumper, Wheeler recording a three-pointer, and Bailey recording a layup and free throw bringing the score 50-22 at the end of the quarter.
Zoe Wheeler opened the final quarter with a pair of free throws but the Pilots were able to break out of their dry spell with a pair of jumpers. Marian extended their lead with a layup from Emily Grim but Bethel fired back with a three-pointer to bring the score 54-29. The Knights were able to answer with two pairs of free throws from Grim and Eva Fisher. Both sides fired off baskets with Esther Sevilla recording both a layup and jumper for Marian. Bethel pushed with a three pointer and a free throw to end the quarter, only to be broken up by Sevilla to secure the 64-37 win for the Knights.
Abbey McNally recorded another double-double leading the team in points with 14 and rebounds with 10. Madisyn Bailey recorded 11 points and three assists and rebounds while Olivia Faust recorded 10 points and four rebounds and one assist. Emily Grim and Kenna Kirby each had six rebounds. Zoe Wheeler, Kennedy Fuelling, and Kenna Gray each recorded three rebounds in the game. Bailey also led the team in steals with five and blocks with two.
Marian will be back in action on Saturday, February 15th as they travel to Fort Waune to take on No. 9 Saint Francis starting at 1:00 p.m.
MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL
TURNOVERS PLAGUE MARIAN’S EFFORTS AGAINST NO. 10 BETHEL
INDIANAPOLIS – Playing in the Wednesday matinee, the Marian men’s basketball team came up on the losing end against No. 10 Bethel, as turnovers throughout the game plagued the Knights in the 89-66 defeat. Marian is 11-14 overall and 5-10 in Crossroads League action.
Marian and Bethel went back and forth in the opening minutes of the game, as four different Knights landed in the scoring column in the points exchange. The Pilots remained in the lead through the scoring, as Trent Edwards scored on the break to give Bethel a four-point lead at the first media stoppage. Bethel remained in the lead, but were challenged as Aidan Franks got into a rhythm, as Marian got scores on three consecutive possessions from the redshirt-freshman. A pair of free throws from Ehladj Diallo in his return from injury brought Marian within two, but the 20-18 score was quickly advanced by Bethel as they went in front 24-18 after a media timeout.
A dunk from Jackson Ames brought Marian back within two scores, however the 24-20 score would be as close as Marian would get for the remainder of the game, as the Pilots began to run away with the lead. A 12-2 Bethel run gave the guests a 36-22 lead with four minutes to play, as they carried their lead into double figures. Josiah Gustin and Dylan Moles would push back with a pair of consecutive scores, cutting the lead to 11 with 46 seconds to play in the first half. Despite the surge, Bethel had the last laugh in the first half, as Trent Edwards buried a three at the buzzer to to give the Pilots a 45-31 lead at intermission.
Marian shot 48 percent from the field in the first half, but eight turnovers haunted the Knights with the Pilots taking advantage of the giveaways.
Bethel wasted little time pushing their 14-point lead to 20 in the second half, opening the period on an 11-2 run. Trailing by 23 points, Marian called timeout, and used the stoppage to get back in sync, as they embarked on a 12-4 run to slash their deficit to 15 points. Gavin Foe and Dylan Moles carried the offense in the spell, while hustle plays from Dominic Bonner spirited the efforts. Chasing the Pilots 60-45, Bonner recorded a block on a fastbreak layup attempt of Andrew Hedrick, but the freshman was whistled for a technical after the play, setting up a five-point possession as Luke McBride gave the visitors a 20-point lead.
The Pilots held firm control of the lead after the 7-0 run that was created from the technical, rebuilding their 23-point lead. The Pilots would take an advantage of as many as 29 points over the final six minutes of the game, locking the 89-66 victory.
The Knights were out-scored in the paint 44-26 in the loss, while Bethel scored 18 points off of Marian’s 15 turnovers. Aidan Franks would score a game-high 21 points in the loss, while Dylan Moles finished with 12. Noah Lovan had nine points and three steals, and Bonner finished the game with six points, three rebounds, and two blocked shots.
MARIAN MEN’S TENNIS
THIRD-RANKED ST. LEO BLANKS MARIAN 7-0
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian men’s tennis team dropped their third spring match against NCAA competition on Wednesday, as No. 3 NCAA DII foe St. Leo University defeated the Knights 7-0. Marian’s fourth consecutive loss of their 2024-25 season drops their record to 7-6.
St. Leo won both No. 1 and No. 3 doubles, taking the first point of the match with their two wins. Jones McNamar and James Ashworth went down by a 6-2 score at No. 1 doubles, while Jan Bartolome and Tjark Kunkel were defeated by the same score at No. 3 doubles. Juan Garcia-Tunon and Marcos Ramos Cabrera went unfinished at No. 2, losing their match 5-2.
The Lions won each of the six singles matches, with five of the six wins coming in two set victories. Bogdan Precupescu went down 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles against Vincent Thiel, while Garcia-Tunon lost 7-6 (3), 6-4 against Jose Segovia at No. 3 singles. Ashworth fell at No. 2 singles in identical 6-3, 6-3 set scores, as Dylan Andrianaly clinched the match for St. Leo.
Jan Bartolome and Marcos Ramos Cabrera each lost by 7-5, 6-1 scores, and Tjark Kunkel was the lone Knight to reach a third set, winning the first 6-2 before falling 3-6 and 2-6 in sets two and three against Eduardo Cohen.
The Knights will play their final scheduled indoor match of the spring next Friday, taking on IU-Indy at 12:00 p.m. on February 21. The match is to be played at West Indy Tennis Club.
ROSE HULMAN MEN’S ABSKETBALL
COLE PRIDE LEADS MEN’S BASKETBALL TO BIG ROAD WIN AT MSJ
CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men’s basketball team picked up a big 78-66 win over Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday night.
The Lions controlled the game early in the contest with a 17-10 lead, but Rose-Hulman answered once more with a 12-2 run to retake the lead. They would then extend their lead to the biggest of the half at seven on three straight big shots by Cole Pride and Benny Smith.
After the Lions cut the lead at five at 42-37, Rose-Hulman would not allow them to cut the lead to two possessions again. Rose-Hulman took their biggest lead of the game at 70-55 with an 11-4 run with under three minutes to go.
Mount St. Joseph hit some big shots down the stretch with four consecutive tough makes by the Lions, the Fightin’ Engineers would hit 18 of their 19 free throws down the stretch to hold on for the victory.
Cole Pride led the Fightin’ Engineers with 21 points on 4 made threes and a team-high 3 assists. Joey Schmitz and Benny Smith also added 14 and 13 with a combined five made triples. Kobe Stoudemire also finished in double figures with 12, despite not making a single shot, as he finished a perfect 12-12 from the free throw line. He becomes the first player since Stephen Scheuth in 2015 to make at least 10 free throws without a single miss.
With the win, the Fightin’ Engineers improve to 14-9 on the season and 11-5 in the HCAC. The team returns to action on Saturday, February 15, as they host the Bluffton Beavers on Senior Day and the penultimate game of the season.
ROSE HULMAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BAUM CAREER-NIGHT NOT ENOUGH AS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO MSJ
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women’s basketball team fell to Mount St. Joseph on Wednesday night 68-56 at Hulbert Arena.
Jamie Baum had a career game for the Fightin’ Engineers with 24 points and 18 rebounds in the loss to the Lions. Baum’s 18 rebounds rank as the 7th most in a single game in Rose-Hulman history.
After a back and forth first quarter, Mount St. Joseph used a 15-2 run to extend their lead to double figures for the first time in the game at 23-13, and they would enter the halftime locker room with a 29-21 lead at the break.
The Lions extended their lead to 14 late in the third quarter, but a pair of layups by Sophia Reese and a big three by Julia Meyer cut the lead to four at 43-39. However, Mount St. Joseph answered just before the final buzzer in the third quarter with a three of their own to grab the momentum back themselves.
In the fourth quarter, both teams just kept trading buckets back and forth as neither team was able to gain an advantage. Rose-Hulman continued to fight, but they couldn’t get any closer than nine points, and they would fall 68-56.
Reese joined Baum as the only other Fightin’ Engineer to reach double figures with 11, and Meyer finished with 7 in the loss.
With the loss, the Fightin’ Engineers fall to 10-13 on the season and 7-9 in the HCAC. They return to action on Saturday, February 15, as they host the Bluffton Beavers on Senior Day in their final home game of the 2024-25 season.
ANDERSON MEN’S BASKETBALL
TROUTMAN SHINES IN VICTORY OVER PANTHERS
Anderson University men’s basketball team (18-4, 13-2) battled past Hanover College (14-9, 10-6) by a score of 84-81 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) action on Wednesday in Hanover.
The Ravens are receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com poll.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Anderson converted 29-of-55 (52.7 percent) shots from the floor, while Hanover connected on 25-of-53 (47.2 percent) attempts.
The Ravens hit 14-of-30 (46.7 percent) shots from 3-point range, while the Panthers made 11-of-24 (45.8 percent) attempts from beyond the arc.
Both teams went 80.0% at the free throw line, Hanover shot 20-of-25 while Anderson went 12-15.
The Ravens forced 13-of-15 (86.7 percent) Panther turnovers
Anderson held a 16-point lead with 13 minutes remaining in the contest, which Hanover went on a 32-16 run to tie the game at 77 with three and a half to play
The Ravens responded with a Rob Davidson three and two Kenney Troutman free throws, to take a 82-77 lead with two minutes left.
Hanover brought it back within one, 82-81, then Bryce Williams sank two free throws with six seconds left to seal the victory.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Raven of the Game – Kenney Troutman – 24 Points, 66.7 FG% (8-12), 60.0 3PT% (6-10), 2 Assists
Bryce Williams – 19 Points, 72.7 FG% (8-11), 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
Nolan Swan – 15 Points, 75.0 FG% (6-8), 3 Steals
Rob Davidson – 10 Points, 4 Assists, 3 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Tate Ivanyo – 10 Points, 6 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 2 Steals
Marco Beverly – 5 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Ayden Brobston – 1 Point, 3 Rebounds
Elisha Moore – 3 Rebounds
COACH CARTER COLLINS’S COMMENTS
I’m extremely proud of the guys [on Wednesday] for their effort and their perseverance.
Winning on the road is the furthest thing from easy, but we really needed this one to keep control of first place and bounce back after a tough game on Saturday.
We played extremely well during the first 30 minutes and withstood a serious comeback effort from Hanover in the final 10.
UP NEXT
The Ravens close out their regular-season road schedule against Berea College (5-11, 10-13) in HCAC action on Saturday, Feb. 15, in Berea, Ky. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
ANDERSON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PANTHERS CHARGE PAST RAVENS
Hanover College (17-6, 11-5) charged past the Anderson University women’s basketball team (11-11, 8-8) by a score of 92-77 during Wednesday’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) matchup in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Anderson committed 24 turnovers while Hanover turned the ball over 12 times. The Panthers outscored the Ravens 25-14 off turnovers.
Hanover outrebounded Anderson 49-38.
The Panthers were awarded 26 free-throw attempts and made 20 (76.9 percent) shots. Anderson hit 6-of-10 (60 percent) shots from the charity stripe.
The Ravens converted 31-of-63 (49.2 percent) shots from the field while the Panthers knocked down 33-of-86 (38.4 percent) attempts from the floor.
Victoria Detraz – 11 Points, 10 Rebounds, 3 Blocks, 2 Steals
Raven of the Game – Paige Williamson – 14 Points, 4/5 (80%) 3FG
Bella Larrison – 10 Points, 3 Assists, 1 Block
Lauren Smith – 8 Points, 4 Assists, 1 Block
Brynn Beard – 10 Points
Izzy Davis – 5 Assists, 7 Rebounds, 12 Points
Kylie Hendrickson – 1 Point
Sarah Sewak – 4 Points
Makynlee Taylor – 7 Rebounds, 7 Points, 1 Block
UP NEXT
Anderson takes on Berea College (13-10, 8-8) in HCAC action on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Berea, Ky.
WABASH MEN’S TENNIS
WABASH FALLS TO NATIONALLY-RANKED ROLLINS
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana — The Wabash College tennis team took on the nationally-ranked NCAA Division II program from Rollins College in Florida. The Little Giants lost to the seventh-ranked Tars 7-0 in a match played at the Collett Tennis Center.
Wabash (3-2) earned one victory in the second set of number one singles, with Cole Shifferly claiming a 7-5 win to force a third set. Rollins’ (2-0) Luke Quaynor won with a 10-8 edge in the tiebreaker.
Wabash returns to action Saturday with home matches against Anderson University and Earlham College beginning at 11 a.m.
WABASH MEN’S BASKETBALL
WABASH WINS SHOOTOUT AGAINST OHIO WESLEYAN
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana — Wabash led from start to finish in a Wednesday shootout against Ohio Wesleyan at Chadwick Court. The Little Giants won the key North Coast Athletic Conference contest 84-74 to remain in second place in the league standings.
Wabash (14-8, 10-3 NCAC) entered the game with a half-game lead over idle Wooster (17-5, 9-4 NCAC) and a full game over Ohio Wesleyan (13-9, 8-5 NCAC). The win gives the Little Giants a full-game lead over the Scots with three games remaining in the regular season.
Wabash and Ohio Wesleyan combined for 69 three-point shots, but the Little Giants found the most success from long range. Wabash shot 13-of-29 from beyond the arc for 44.8 percent after struggling the past two games from long range. Ohio Wesleyan made 14 of 40 three-point tries for a 35-percent effort.
The Little Giants raced out to an early seven-point lead that expanded to 15 with 5:32 remaining in the first half. Ohio Wesleyan cut the advantage to eight points at the end of the half, with Wabash holding a 44-36 lead at the break.
The Little Giants came out cold to start the second half with the Battling Bishops taking advantage, cutting the lead to one point at 50-49 five minutes into the final period. Senior center Noah Hupmann pushed the lead back to three points with a hook shot to score two of his career-high 16 points. He made 8 of 9 shots from the field, grabbed nine rebounds, and recorded three blocked shots. Vinny Buccilla added one of his five three-point baskets to extend the advantage to six points. Robert Sorensen and Keegan Manowitz followed with threes to give Wabash a 64-52 edge with 11:23 left on the clock.
Ohio Wesleyan cut the lead to six points in the game’s final minute, but free throws from Nate Matelic and Josh Whack closed the contest with a 10-point Wabash victory.
Buccilla led Wabash in scoring with 19 points. Rich Brooks added 14 points. Matelic scored 10 points for the Little Giants. Whack handed out a career-high eight assists to go with seven points.
Henry Hinklie led Ohio Wesleyan with 24 points. Tony Carter tossed in 14 points for the Battling Bishops.
Wabash finished 33-of-68 from the field for 48.5 percent shooting. OWU made 29-of-66 shots from the field for 43.9 percent. The Little Giants outrebound Ohio Wesleyan 38-35 but turned 10 offensive rebounds into 15 second-chance points. The Bishops scored only four points off 10 offensive boards.
Wabash travels to Kenyon College for a 2 p.m. contest against the Owls.
WABASH SWIMMING
WABASH OPENS CONFERENCE MEET WITH RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCE
GRANVILLE, Ohio — A record-setting, all-conference performance by the Wabash College 800-yard relay team put the Little Giants into fourth place after the first day of the 2025 North Coast Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by Denison University.
The Wabash quartet of Ethan Johns, Quinn Sweeney, Ryan West, and Nicholas Plumb combined to finish in third place in the 800 free relay in 6:44.00, breaking the old school record of 6:47.02 set at the 2023 NCAC Championship meet. The Little Giants added a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay with the foursome of Barret Smith, Eddie DaMata, Brody Page, and Connor Craig completing the race in a season-best time of 1:33.48
Wabash finished the opening day with 116 points. Denison holds the early lead in the team scoring with 140 points, followed by Kenyon in second place (124 points) and Oberlin in third (118 points). Wooster (110 points), Hiram (104 points), Ohio Wesleyan (104 points), Wittenberg (98 points), and DePauw (58 points) round out the team scoring.
Competition at the Trumball Aquatics Center continues on Thursday, with preliminary events starting at 9:30 a.m.
TAYLOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SIETSEMA POSTS CAREER NIGHT AT NO. 2 INDIANA WESLEYAN
MARION, Ind. – The Taylor women’s basketball team hung with the No. 2 Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats (24-1, 14-1 CL) until late in the third quarter of an 87-46 road loss Wednesday evening.
TU opened the night stout defensively, limiting the Wildcats to eight points nearly six minutes in. The Purple and Grey struggled to hit shots themselves, however, with Kendall Sietsema and Quinn Kelly ending the visitors’ scoring drought midway through the first quarter to make it 8-4.
Taylor cut its deficit to three, 12-9, on a trey from Emma Fohl, but that would be all the closer the Trojans got in the first half despite six points courtesy of Ava Henson.
Sietsema tallied a first-half-best eight rebounds, and Maycee Woods did the same in the assists category with her three dimes through 20 minutes. Still, TU trailed 33-19 at the intermission.
Whitney Warfel and Fohl pushed the pace early in the third period, starting the half on a 4-0 run.
Foul trouble sent Warfel to the bench moments later, but Kendall Wayne and Sietsema knocked down three-pointers to give the Trojans life down nine. IWU got hot to end the frame, however, taking a 57-38 edge into the fourth quarter.
The second-ranked Wildcats continued to pull away, but not before Henson reached double figures with a team-high 13 points.
Sietsema crushed her career high with a game-high 12 rebounds. The junior also tied her career-best mark of nine points at TU.
The Trojans recorded 12 assists on their 18 field goals, with Fohl and Woods notching three apiece.
Defensively, Kalyn Bunch tallied two of the visitors’ five steals in just nine minutes of action.
Taylor (6-19, 1-14 CL) next travels to Goshen (10-13, 4-10) on Saturday for a 1 p.m. clash.
VINCENNES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
SECOND QUARTER RUN DOOMS LADY BLAZERS AGAINST NO. 5 WABASH VALLEY
VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Lady Trailblazers returned to the home floor Wednesday night as the Lady Blazers hosted the No. 5-ranked Lady Warriors from Wabash Valley College in a game outside the regular Region 24 schedule.
The Lady Blazers battled tough against the highly ranked Warriors but were undone by a big 12-0 scoring run in the second quarter as Vincennes fell to Wabash Valley 78-65.
The game got off to a very unusual start as the Lady Warriors were assessed an administrative technical foul before the game, which VU capitalized on to take a 1-0 lead before the tip off.
Vincennes led for most of the opening quarter Wednesday night, with Wabash Valley using a late 5-0 run to jump in front and lead by the narrow margin of 18-15 after the first 10 minutes of play.
The Lady Warriors took their game to another level in the second quarter, opening the period on a 19-4 run to increase their lead to 37-19.
Vincennes would respond before the halftime break, scoring the final four points of the first half to cut the deficit to 43-27 at the break.
Coming out in the second half it looked like the Lady Warriors were going to pick up where the left off, increasing their lead to 21 at 48-27 early in the third quarter before the Lady Blazers would swing the momentum back with a big 10-0 run.
The Lady Blazers would continue to ride the home crowd momentum throughout the third quarter, outscoring Wabash Valley 18-4 and cutting the deficit back to seven points at 52-45.
Wabash Valley would regain composure and take a 58-49 lead into the fourth quarter of play.
The Warriors would grow their lead again early in the fourth quarter, using a 7-0 scoring run to take a 65-51 lead.
Vincennes would not go away quietly though, cutting the deficit back to single digits several times in the fourth quarter, including being within nine at 72-63 late in the fourth.
Wabash Valley was able to run the clock down and convert at the free throw line down the stretch, as the Lady Blazers fell by the final score of 78-65.
The Lady Trailblazers were led offensively by sophomore Marta Gutierrez (Alicante, Spain) who scored 16 of her game-high 21 points in the second half, while also leading the Lady Blazers with five big steals on the defensive end of the floor.
Freshman Ahmya Thomas (Phoenix, Ariz.) finished her night with 12 points, four assists and three steals, while freshman Emani Washington (Indianapolis, Ind.) came off the bench to add 10 points, four assists and three steals.
Freshman Delora Pricop (Satu Mare, Romania) finished off her 12th double-double of the season Wednesday night, finishing with 10 points and 15 rebounds, while also coming away with a pair of blocks.
The Lady Trailblazers will look to bounce back and get back in the win column when VU hits the road Saturday, Feb. 15 to take on Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill. at 2 p.m. eastern.
VU will return to the P.E. Complex, Wednesday, Feb. 19 when Vincennes hosts Rend Lake College at 5 p.m. eastern.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Feb. 13
1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball team of the 1920s and 1930s.
1937 — Maribel Vinson wins her ninth and final U.S. figure skating singles championship. Robin Lee wins his third straight men’s title.
1937 — The NFL Redskins move from Boston to Washington.
1948 — Dick Button, the Olympic gold medalist, beats Hans Gerschwiler again to win the men’s World Figure Skating championship in Davos, Switzerland.
1954 — Furman’s Frank Selvey scores 100 points in a 149-95 victory over Newberry. Selvey breaks the record of 73 points, set by Temple’s Bill Mlkvy in 1951, with 41 field goals and 18 free throws.
1973 — Frank Mahovlich of the Montreal Canadiens scores his 1,000th career point with an assist in a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
1975 — Boston’s Bobby Orr gets an assist in the Boston Bruins in a 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres to become the first player in NHL history to reach 100 points in six consecutive seasons. It’s the final 100-point season of his career.
1977 — Julius Erving, playing in his first NBA All-Star Game, is voted MVP, despite his East team losing 125-124. Erving scores 30 points and grabs 12 rebounds.
1990 — Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders becomes the 15th player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal mark, scoring in the second period of a 4-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.
1994 — Tommy Moe wins the men’s downhill over local hero Kjetil Andre Aamodt at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Moe won by .04 seconds, the closest Alpine race in Olympic history. Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss has a world record-setting gold medal performance in the 5,000 meters in 6 minutes, 34.96 seconds.
1995 — Connecticut is voted No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 and joins the school’s women’s team at the top. It is the first time teams from one school were ranked No. 1 in the men’s and women’s college basketball polls.
1999 — Steve Jaros rolls the 13th televised 300 game in PBA history en route to winning the Chattanooga Open.
2003 — Teresa Phillips becomes the first woman to coach a men’s Division I team, but her presence couldn’t stop Tennessee State from losing for the 17th straight time, 71-56 at Austin Peay.
2015 — Ted Ligety wins the giant slalom at world championships held at Beaver Creek, Colo. Ligety defeats Austrian rival Marcel Hirscher by 0.45 seconds, to attain his third straight world giant slalom title.
2018 — Chloe Kim saves the best for last in winning women’s halfpipe snowboarding event at the Pyeongchang Games. The 17-year-old from Torrance, California, puts up a leading score of 93.75 on the first of her three finals runs, and then betters it with a near-perfect 98.75 on her final run. Kim, with the gold already well in hand, becomes the first woman to land back-to-back 1080s, confirming her dominance in the sport.
2022 – Super Bowl LVI, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA: Los Angeles Rams beat Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20; MVP: Cooper Kupp, LA Rams, WR.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1914 The Cubs exchange second basemen with the Braves, sending future Hall of Famer Johnny Evers to Boston for Bill Sweeney. Boston’s new middle infielder plays a pivotal role in the club’s World Championship this season, garnering the Chalmers Award as the league’s Most Valuable Player.
1920 A group of eight midwestern team owners meets at the Kansas City YMCA to organize the Negro National League, which will become one of the most successful ventures of its kind. Rube Foster, the owner/manager of the American Giants, will become president of the new circuit, leading to accusations of favoritism, which appear especially true when Chicago’s schedule plays a disproportionate number of games at home.
1935 Former major league journeyman Gus Dugas, a French-Canadian obtained by the Montreal Royals from Albany of the International League in November, signs his contract while visiting relatives in his native province of Quebec. The French language contract is the first in the history of professional baseball.
1953 In honor of their longtime owner and manager, the A’s rename their Philadelphia ballpark from Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium. During his 50-year tenure as Athletics skipper, the ‘Tall Tactician’ guided the team to nine American League pennants and appeared in eight World Series, winning five Fall Classics.
1964 At the age of twenty-two, Cubs’ second baseman Ken Hubbs dies when the red and white Cessna 172 plane he is piloting crashes one quarter-mile south of Bird Island in Utah Lake during a winter storm. The 1962 National League Rookie of the Year took flying lessons for the past two off-seasons to overcome his fear of flying, obtaining his license last month.
1968 The Dodgers trade infielders Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver to the Giants for backstop Tom Haller. The 30-year-old All-Star catcher will compile a respectable .276 batting average during his four years behind the plate for LA.
1970 A day after his 27th birthday, Paul Edmondson and his girlfriend are killed in an automobile accident in San Barbara (CA) when his automobile skids on a rain-slicked U.S. Route 101 and crashes into oncoming traffic. The White Sox had hoped their sophomore right-hander would become the fourth starter in the team’s rotation after compiling a misleading 1-6 record last season, which included a complete game two-hitter beating California 9–1 in his major league debut last June.
1986 Ron Hassey, whom the White Sox acquired two months ago from the Yankees, is traded back to the Bronx Bombers, along with three minor-leaguers for Neil Allen, Scott Bradley, and a minor leaguer. In December, the Bronx Bombers sent the 32-year-old catcher to the Windy City, along with Joe Cowley, who will toss a no-hitter in September, for Britt Burns and two minor leaguers.
1987 Jack Morris receives the highest salary ever given to a pitcher by arbitration when the Tigers must pay the hurler $1.85 million for his services next season. The 31-year-old right-hander will not disappoint, posting an 18-11 record and an ERA of 3.38 for the AL East Division champions.
1995 A Japanese Uniform Players Contract loophole enables the Dodgers to sign 26-year-old right-hander Hideo Nomo as a free agent, giving the five-time Japanese All-Star a $2 million signing bonus. In May, the ‘Tornado Boy’ will become the first Japanese-born Major Leaguer to appear in a major league game since Masanori Murakami pitched for the Giants in 1965.
2002 The Red Sox sign 43-year-old Rickey Henderson, who will bat .223 in 72 games for Boston this season, to a minor-league contract. Last year with the Padres, the future Hall of Famer got his 3000th career hit while breaking the major league records for walks and runs.
2003 The Mets sign 40-year-old David Cone, who compiled an 80-48 record with the team from 1987-1992, to a minor league contract. The veteran right-hander is coming out of retirement, hoping to win the fifth spot in the rotation.
2005 Avoiding an arbitration hearing, Ben Sheets (12-14, 2.70) and the Brewers agree to a one-year contract valued at $5.5 million. The All-Star right-hander, who made $2.5 million last season, established a team record last May, striking out 18 batters in a game.
2005 After 19 years at shortstop for the Reds, Barry Larkin announces his retirement as an active player to become a special assistant to Nationals general manager Jim Bowden, who served as Cincinnati’s GM from 1992 to 2001. The 40-year-old former Gold Glove infielder spent his entire career in his hometown.
2006 Avoiding an arbitration hearing, Adam Dunn (.247, 40, 101) and the Reds agree to an $18.5 million two-year deal, which gives the team a 2008 option for $13 million with a buyout for $500,000. The 26-year-old outfielder/first baseman, who led the big leagues in strikeouts for the second consecutive season, had asked for $8.95 million, with the club countering with $7.1 million.
2008 Takashi Saito (2-1, 1.40), who signed a minor-league deal with the Dodgers two years ago after playing 14 seasons in the Japanese Central League with the Yokohama Bay Stars, agrees to a $2 million, one-year contract to stay with Los Angeles. The 37-year-old All-Star closer had 39 saves in 43 chances last season.
2008 In a much anticipated congressional hearing, Roger Clemens and his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, testify for four and a half hours concerning the allegations of the Rocket’s use of performance-enhancing drugs. Republicans believe the seven-time Cy Young Award winner, while Democrats favor his chief accuser’s account of events.
2009 To avoid arbitration for the remainder of his career, Ryan Howard agrees to a three-year, $54 million deal with Philadelphia. The Phillies slugger, who led the major leagues in home runs (48) and RBI (146), was unable to reach a contract settlement in less than friendly negotiations with the team and was awarded $10 million by arbitrators during the 2008 off-season tying the highest sum ever given to a player in the process.
2012 Yoenis Cespedes and the A’s have reached a reported four-year, $36 million deal, pending the results of a physical examination. The Cuban defector, slotted to play center field, moving Coco Crisp to left, hit .458 with a double, three triples, two home runs, and five RBIs in the six games he played in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
1 – 8 – 17 -18 – 24 -19 – 33
February 13, 1974 – James Cool Papa Bell, is selected to enter into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bell who played mostly in the Negro Leagues of baseball wore Numbers 1, 8, 17, 18, and 24 according to historian Larry Lester.
February 13, 1982 – New York Islander legend Bryan Trottier, Number 19 tallies 5 goals against the Philadelphia Flyers in a single game.
February 13, 1990 – The amazing streak of games with a free throw made ends for celebrated Boston Celtic star, Number 33, Larry Bird after 71 games.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
1937 – The Boston Redskins receive approval from the NFL to move to Washington, D.C. to share baseball’s Griffith Stadium with the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball’s American League. The franchise started out in Boston as the Braves in 1932. In a July 5, 1933 Boston Globe article, franchise owner George Marshall announced publicly that he was changing the team’s nickname to the Redskins to avoid confusion with the Boston Braves American League Baseball team. Marshall interestingly enough credited the name selection on his counsel with claimed Native American Head Coach Lone Star Dietz as well as several players of Native American descent on the 1933 squad. It is speculated though that the motivation to change the moniker went further than that as after a financially devastating and poorly attended season in 1932, Marshall really abandoned the Braves name in favor of the Redskins to try and find financial stability for his club. According to a piece on the Sports Team History website the team also moved their home field to Fenway Park, home of the Boston RedSox baseball team to further distance themselves from the Boston Braves and possibly rally fan support for the professional football team. After five frustrating seasons and poor support from the community and the press Marshall asked for permission to move the team to the Nation’s Capital. After the League office’s approval the franchise thrived in D.C. winning multiple championships as they played as the Washington Redskins from 1937 through 2019. In 2020, out of respect for the degrading connotation of the Redskins name with Native Americans the franchise was referred to as the Washington Football Team and all association by name and symbolism with the word redskin was dropped.
2005 – Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii – At the 2004 season’s NFL Pro Bowl, the AFC team of all-stars knocked off the NFC squad by the final score of 38-27. Legendary quarterback Peyton Manning then with the Indianapolis Colts was voted as the game’s Most Valuable Player.
1933 – Poplar Bluff, Missouri – The great Southeast Missouri State tackle, Kenneth Dement was born. Kenneth played for Southeast Missouri in the seasons of 1951 through 1954 and he was a two way tackle.
February 13, 1972 – Englewood, New Jersey – Ruben Brown the big offensive tackle from Pittsburgh arrived into this life. Originally a defensive tackle, his coaches taught him the ways of an offensive tackle as a freshman and by the time his senior season rolled around Ruben was a First Team All-American per the NFF. Brown also received honors as the Washington D.C. Downtown Athletic Club’s National Outstanding Lineman for 1994. The National Football Foundation selected Ruben Brown for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015. Ruben was a 1995 NFL Draft pick by the Buffalo Bills and he spent 11 seasons in the NFL with the Bills and the Chicago Bears. He was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, he was elected to the Bills’ 50th Anniversary Team in 2009, and he was a member of the 2006 Bears team that appeared in Super Bowl XLI.
1977 – Rand, West Virginia – The lanky speedster of a wide receiver from Marshall Randy Moss was born. Moss was a first round pick by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1998 NFL Draft. As a Rookie he caught 69 passes for 1313 yards and led the NFL with 17 TDs per the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website. In 2003 he had his best year when he hauled in 111 catches for 1632 yards. He later moved on to play with the Patriots and all he did was set an NFL record with 23 touchdown receptions in 2007 when teamed with Tom Brady. He earned All -Pro Honors four times and went to 6 Pro Bowls as he retired with 156 total TDd and 15292 yards receiving. Randy Moss was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
TV SPORTS THURSDAY
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans | 8:00pm | NBCS-CA GCSN |
| Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets | 8:00pm | NBCS-BAY SCHN |
| Oklahoma City Thunder vs Minnesota Timberwolves | 8:30pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks | 8:30pm | KFAA FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz | 9:00pm | KJZZ FanDuel Sports SoCal |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| 4 Nations Face-Off: USA vs Finland | 8:00pm | ESPN ESPN+ |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Monmouth at Stony Brook | 5:00pm | CBSSN |
| California Baptist at UTA | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| NJIT at Bryant | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UAlbany at UMass Lowell | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Queens at Bellarmine | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Radford at Winthrop | 7:00pm | ESPNU |
| Charleston at UNCW | 7:00pm | CBSSN |
| Delaware at Towson | 7:00pm | MNMT |
| Drexel at Hampton | 7:00pm | MNMT |
| Hofstra at William & Mary | 7:00pm | MASN |
| Campbell at Northeastern | 7:00pm | NESN |
| Chicago State at Fairleigh Dickinson | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| Saint Francis U at Stonehill | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| Wagner at Le Moyne | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| Mercyhurst at Central Connecticut | 7:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| App State at Coastal Carolina | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| James Madison at Georgia Southern | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Old Dominion at Georgia State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Florida at North Alabama | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| West Georgia at Eastern Kentucky | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Binghamton at UMBC | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| New Hampshire at Vermont | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Carolina A&T at Elon | 7:00pm | FloSports |
| Jacksonville at Central Arkansas | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Jacksonville State at Sam Houston | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Kennesaw State at Louisiana Tech | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Texas State at ULM | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Denver at North Dakota | 8:00pm | MidCo Sports |
| Kansas City at South Dakota | 8:00pm | MidCo Sports 2 |
| Marshall at South Alabama | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Tennessee Tech at Little Rock | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| FGCU at Austin Peay | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Grand Canyon at Tarleton | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Seattle U at Abilene Christian | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Omaha at South Dakota State | 8:00pm | Summit |
| Stetson at Lipscomb | 8:15pm | ESPN+ |
| Maryland at Nebraska | 8:30pm | BTN |
| Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern Indiana at Western Illinois | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| UT Martin at SIUE | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Morehead State at Lindenwood | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Utah Tech at Southern Utah | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Memphis at South Florida | 9:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Oral Roberts at North Dakota State | 9:00pm | CBSSN |
| Weber State at Montana State | 9:00pm | SWX |
| Idaho State at Montana | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Liberty at NM State | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| FIU at UTEP | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Oregon State at Portland | 10:00pm | KRCW |
| Pacific at Loyola Marymount | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| San Diego at Pepperdine | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Northern Arizona at Portland State | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Northern Colorado at Sacramento State | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| San Francisco at Gonzaga | 11:00pm | ESPN |
| WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Miami at N.C. State | 6:00pm | ACCN |
| Nebraska at Maryland | 6:30pm | BTN |
| Texas at Kentucky | 7:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Florida at South Carolina | 7:00pm | SECN |
| Minnesota at Ohio State | 7:30pm | Peacock |
| Notre Dame at Pittsburgh | 8:00pm | ACCN |
| Saint Joseph’s at Richmond | 8:00pm | Peacock |
| Mississippi St. at Vanderbilt | 9:00pm | SECN |
| Syracuse at Stanford | 10:00pm | ACCN |
| UCLA at USC | 10:00pm | Peacock |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| PGA Tour: Genesis Open | 4:00pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Europa League: Fenerbahçe vs Anderlecht | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Europa League: Ferencváros vs Viktoria Plzeň | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Europa League: Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Europa League: Union Saint-Gilloise vs Ajax | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Conference League: Bačka Topola vs Jagiellonia Białystok | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Conference League: Celje vs APOEL | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Conference League: Molde vs Shamrock Rovers | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Conference League: Víkingur Reykjavík vs Panathinaikos | 12:45pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Europa League: AZ vs Galatasaray | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Europa League: Porto vs Roma | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Europa League: PAOK vs FCSB | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Europa League: Twente vs Bodø / Glimt | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Conference League: Borac Banja Luka vs Olimpija | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Conference League: Gent vs Real Betis | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Conference League: København vs Heidenheim | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Conference League: Omonia Nicosia vs Paphos | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Pumas UNAM vs Cavalry | 8:00pm | FS2 fuboTV |