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| ANDERSON PREP | 61 | RANDOLPH SOUTHERN | 55 | |
| CLAY CITY | 78 | LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN | 27 | |
| FAIRFIELD | 57 | ELKHART CHRISTIAN | 28 | |
| FORT WAYNE NORTHROP | 62 | FORT WAYNE DWENGER | 55 | |
| GREENSBURG | 52 | SOUTH RIPLEY | 45 | |
| HOBART | 55 | HIGHLAND | 45 | |
| INDIANAPOLIS RIVERSIDE | 70 | CHRISTEL HOUSE | 67 | |
| INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON | 62 | INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE | 57 | |
| JASPER | 58 | VINCENNES LINCOLN | 37 | |
| JEFFERSONVILLE | 61 | BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL | 43 | |
| KIPP INDY LEGACY | 74 | VICTORY COLLEGE PREP | 40 | |
| LANESVILLE | 94 | HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.) | 79 | |
| LOWELL | 61 | RIVER FOREST | 40 | |
| MARQUETTE CATHOLIC | 68 | JOHN GLENN | 44 | |
| PHALEN ACADEMY | 65 | TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN | 40 | |
| SEVEN OAKS | 44 | WASHINGTON CATHOLIC | 37 | |
| SILVER CREEK | 83 | SALEM | 27 |
INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS
NORTH
CLASS 4A AT FRANKFORT
10 AM ET | G1: HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (26-0) VS. VALPARAISO (19-7)
12 PM ET | G2: WARSAW COMMUNITY (24-1) VS. MCCUTCHEON (24-3)
7:30 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 3A AT HUNTINGTON NORTH
10 AM ET | G1: NORWELL (20-6) VS. DELTA (18-7)
12 PM ET | G2: COLUMBIA CITY (23-4) VS. HIGHLAND (15-10)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 2A AT LOGANSPORT
10 AM ET | G1: WHITKO (21-4) VS. EASTSIDE (26-1)
12 PM ET | G2: SHERIDAN (25-1) VS. RENSSELAER CENTRAL (24-2)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 1A AT LAPORTE
10 AM CT | G1: ELKHART CHISTIAN (21-5) VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (23-4)
12 PM CT | G2: NORTH MIAMI (16-10) VS. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (22-4)
7:30 PM CT | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
SOUTH
CLASS 4A AT SOUTHPORT
10 AM ET | G1: PIKE (19-6) VS. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (23-2)
12 PM ET | G2: GIBSON SOUTHERN (21-6) VS. LAWRENCE NORTH (16-8)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 3A AT NEW ALBANY
10 AM ET | G1: INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (18-9) VS. RONCALLI (17-8)
12 PM ET | G2: GREENSBURG (25-0) VS. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (23-4)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 2A AT JASPER
10 AM ET | G1: PARKE HERITAGE (23-4) VS. SOUTH KNOX (25-2)
12 PM ET | G2: BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (22-5) VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (14-12)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
CLASS 1A AT SHELBYVILLE
10 AM ET | G1: SOUTH DECATUR (16-11) VS. BORDEN (20-5)
12 PM ET | G2: ANDERSON PREPARATORY (18-9) VS. NORTHEAST DUBOIS (19-6)
8 PM ET | CHAMPIONSHIP: G1 WINNER VS. G2 WINNER
INDIANA WRESTLING STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 2025
SESSION 1
1:30 PM ET – GATES OPEN
2:30 PM ET – PARADE OF CHAMPIONS
2:45 PM ET – PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
3 PM ET – FIRST ROUND WEIGHT CLASSES 106 – 144
6 PM ET – FIRST ROUND WEIGHT CLASSES 150 – 285
SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 2025
SESSION 2
8 AM ET – GATES OPEN
9 AM ET – QUARTERFINALS BEGIN WITH SEMIFINALS TO FOLLOW
FIELDHOUSE CLEARED OF ALL SPECTATORS FOLLOWING SEMIFINALS
SESSION 3
3:30 PM ET – GATES OPEN
4:30 PM ET – CONSOLATION MATCHES
7 PM ET – INTRODUCTIONS OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANTS
APPROX. 7:24 PM ET – PRESENTATION OF COLORS AND NATIONAL ANTHEM
7:30 PM ET – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES BEGIN
INDIANA BOYS SWIMMING SECTIONALS
DATES
SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 2025 (DIVING, CONSOLATIONS & FINALS IN SWIMMING EVENTS).
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
#20 MARYLAND 88 USC 71
NORTHWESTERN 70 OHIO STATE 49
EASTERN ILLINOIS 63 SOUTHERN INDIANA 54
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD
#9 NORTH CAROLINA 68 SYRACUSE 58
#15 TENNESSEE 88 #18 ALABAMA 80
INDIANA 71 #8 OHIO STATE 61
#1 NOTRE DAME 82 MIAMI FLORIDA 42
#16 OKLAHOMA 101 VANDERBILT 81
#6 SOUTH CAROLINA 95 ARKANSAS 55
#13 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 83 #20 GEORGIA TECH 68
LOUISVILLE 70 #11 DUKE 62
#14 KENTUCKY 73 MISSOURI 65
#21 MARYLAND 85 NORTHWESTERN 79
#7 LSU 79 GEORGIA 63
#3 UCLA 70 #25 ILLINOIS 55
PURDUE FORT WAYNE 69 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 57
WAKE FOREST 67 SMU 64
FLORIDA STATE 69 PITTSBURGH 55
SOUTHERN INDIANA 66 EASTERN ILLINOIS 46
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 67 DETROIT 59
CALIFORNIA 76 VIRGINIA 70
STANFORD 75 VIRGINIA TECH 74 OT
FLORIDA 74 TEXAS A&M 52
WASHINGTON STATE 67 SAN FRANCISCO 59
WASHINGTON 83 RUTGERS 65
GONZAGA 60 ST. MARY’S 53
NBA SCOREBOARD
INDIANA 127 MEMPHIS 113
BOSTON 124 PHILADELPHIA 104
CLEVELAND 110 BROOKLYN 97
NEW YORK 113 CHICAGO 111 OT
ORLANDO 114 ATLANTA 108
MILWAUKEE 116 LA CLIPPERS 110
DENVER 129 CHARLOTTE 115
SAN ANTONIO 120 PHOENIX 109
LA LAKERS 110 PORTLAND 102
NHL SCORES
CANADA 3 UNITED STATES 2 OT
COLLEGE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
BALL STATE 4 SACRAMENTO STATE 3
COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD
#9 ARKANSAS 10 RUTGERS 0
#23 OREGON 5 CALIFORNIA 4
#9 ARKANSAS 10 CAL STATE FULLERTON 0
#12 GEORGIA 11 BUFFALO 3
#4 FLORIDA STATE 11 FLORIDA A&M 0
#21 MISSOURI 1 RUTGERS 0
#23 OREGON 1 #6 TENNESSEE 0
#15 NEBRASKA 4 BAYLOR 1
#20 STANFORD 9 UC DAVIS 0
#6 TENNESSEE 10 OREGON STATE 0
#10 ARIZONA 4 #20 STANFORD 1
#7 UCLA 4 #21 MISSOURI 1
#10 ARIZONA 7 UC DAVIS 2
#7 UCLA 9 #15 NEBRASKA 1
#12 GEORGIA VS. BUFFALO CANCELED
ST. LOUIS 12 EVANSVILLE 5
EVANSVILLE 11 ST. LOUIS 1
TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 7 MICHIGAN STATE 4
AKRON 2 MICHIGAN STATE 1
BYU 3 WASHINGTON 1
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HOCKEY NEWS
CONNOR MCDAVID’S GOLDEN GOAL LIFTS CANADA OVER U.S. IN 4 NATIONS FINAL
BOSTON — Connor McDavid scored 8:18 into overtime, propelling Canada to a 3-2 win over the United States in the championship game of the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday.
The Edmonton Oilers star received Mitch Marner’s centering feed and buried a wrist shot from the slot to score the golden goal, his third tally of the tournament.
Marner assisted on Canada’s final two goals. Sam Bennett scored the tying marker with six minutes left in the second period.
Nathan MacKinnon’s tournament-leading fourth goal opened the scoring for Canada.
Jordan Binnington made 31 saves in the Canadian net, including six in overtime.
Binnington was spectacular while denying a U.S. surge early in the extra session, including a stop on Auston Matthews’ drive to the doorstep at 2:51. Less than two minutes later, the St. Louis Blues goalie stopped another Matthews shot, then saved Brady Tkachuk’s rebound chance.
Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson netted back-to-back goals to lead the U.S. out of an early 1-0 deficit. Matthews assisted on both.
U.S. goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots.
It was the North American archrivals’ first best-on-best championship meeting since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics — also won by Canada 3-2 in overtime. The U.S. earned a 3-1 victory over Canada in the teams’ round-robin clash on Saturday in Montreal.
MacKinnon scored first 4:48 in, receiving Thomas Harley’s pass from the left point and curling into the slot to send a shot into heavy traffic and past Hellebuyck’s blocker.
Before the Americans tied the score, Hellebuyck made several high-quality saves, including two on Bennett during a net-mouth scramble with 6:19 left in the first. A minute earlier, Binnington stopped Dylan Larkin on a partial breakaway.
Tkachuk made it 1-1 with 3:08 before the first intermission, beating Binnington after he charged down the slot to take Matthews’ wraparound feed.
After Zach Werenski’s point shot was saved, Matthews picked up the rebound and a deflection led the puck to the stick of Sanderson, who snapped home the United States’ first go-ahead tally at 7:32 of the second.
The Canadians were not deterred following an empty power play, and Bennett knotted the score at 14:00. After Marner picked off an errant puck in neutral ice, Bennett drove down the left wing and lifted the puck top-shelf on Hellebuyck.
In the third, Binnington made multiple point-blank stops on Jake Guentzel in the opening minutes before Canada nearly took the lead back at 5:29 as a Brandon Hagel redirect clanked the left post.
Hellebuyck flashed his glove to stop Cale Makar’s shot with 5.6 seconds remaining in regulation.
NBA NEWS
NBA ROUNDUP: GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO SPARKS BUCKS IN RETURN
Giannis Antetokounmpo returned following a six-game absence and scored 23 points in 24 minutes as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 116-110 on Thursday.
Brook Lopez scored 22 points, Damian Lillard added 15 and Taurean Prince had 14 for Milwaukee, which outscored the Clippers by 15 in the fourth quarter. Kyle Kuzma and Kevin Porter Jr. chipped in 13 points apiece. Milwaukee played without forward Bobby Portis, who was suspended earlier in the day by the NBA for 25 games for violating the league’s anti-drug policy.
After sitting out one game with right knee pain, Antetokounmpo missed the past five games as well as All-Star weekend with a strained left calf. He was on a minutes restriction against the Clippers and rested for much of the fourth quarter as the Bucks gained control in the final minutes, but he still grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
Kawhi Leonard led Los Angeles with 25 points. James Harden added 24 points, Ivica Zubac had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 15 off the bench.
Nuggets 129, Hornets 115
Nikola Jokic produced 29 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists, Jamal Murray scored 34, and host Denver beat Charlotte for a ninth straight win.
Aaron Gordon scored 18 points, Julian Strawther had 16 points off the bench and Christian Braun put up 10 points for Denver. Michael Porter Jr. struggled with his shot but pulled down 11 rebounds for the Nuggets, who are unbeaten in eight February games.
Miles Bridges scored a season-high 36 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Josh Green scored 19 points and Nick Smith Jr. contributed 16 points for Charlotte, which was coming off a 100-97 road win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Damion Baugh added 14 points, and Moussa Diabate scored 11 points.
Magic 114, Hawks 108
Paolo Banchero scored 36 points and helped visiting Orlando erase a 19-point lead and defeat Atlanta.
The game was tied 103-103 on a basket by Caris LeVert with 2:57 left, but the Magic scored nine straight points, including back-to-back 3-pointers by Cole Anthony and Banchero. Banchero was 11-for-25 from the field to produce his seventh game of 30-plus points, with 11 rebounds and five assists. Franz Wagner added 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Georgia native Wendell Carter Jr. had a season-high 15 rebounds.
Atlanta got 38 points from Trae Young, his 16th game with 30-plus points this season. LeVert scored 13 and Zaccharie Risacher added 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
Cavaliers 110, Nets 97
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points and Cleveland pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Brooklyn in New York.
Evan Mobley collected 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers, Darius Garland contributed 18 points and nine assists, and former Brooklyn center Jarrett Allen finished with 16 points and a season-high 20 rebounds.
Cameron Johnson scored 18 points for the Nets, who saw their third three-game winning streak of the season end. They have yet to win four straight. Keon Johnson added 16 points and Trendon Watford put up 13.
Knicks 113, Bulls 111 (OT)
Miles McBride hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:58 left in overtime to begin the decisive run as New York beat visiting Chicago.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored the next six points to close out the 9-0 run for the Knicks, who led 113-106 with 1:15 remaining. Towns (32 points, 18 rebounds), Jalen Brunson (22 points, 12 assists) and Mikal Bridges (13 points, 10 rebounds) all had double-doubles for the Knicks, who extended their winning streak to three games despite the absence of OG Anunoby and Josh Hart.
Josh Giddey (27 points, 16 rebounds) had a double-double for the Bulls, who have lost five straight. Vucevic finished with 21 points and nine rebounds.
Pacers 127, Grizzlies 113
Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and nine assists as Indiana rode a 50-point second quarter to a victory over Memphis in Indianapolis.
Myles Turner racked up 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks for the Pacers. Haliburton had an injury scare when he sustained a right shoulder contusion while crashing into a courtside camera operator late in the third quarter, but he returned to the game in the fourth.
Desmond Bane scored 23 points for the Grizzlies, who have lost three of four games. Ja Morant posted 12 points and six assists, but he committed five turnovers and shot 4 of 15 from the field.
Celtics 124, 76ers 104
Payton Pritchard scored 28 points off the bench and Jayson Tatum recorded a triple-double as Boston stormed out of the All-Star break with a road victory over Philadelphia.
Pritchard made eight of his team’s 24 3-pointers, helping Boston win its seventh straight game away from TD Garden and fourth in a row overall. Jaylen Brown (20 points), Kristaps Porzingis (17) and Derrick White (16 points, 10 rebounds) also made solid contributions for the defending champs.
Paul George had 17 points to pace Philadelphia, which has lost six games in a row. Tyrese Maxey (16 points), Kelly Oubre Jr. (16) and Joel Embiid (15) were among the other top scorers for the Sixers.
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NO. 20 MARYLAND DOMINATES ON THE GLASS, TAKES DOWN USC
No. 20 Maryland opened both halves of Thursday’s Big Ten Conference matchup with Southern California on big runs, as the Terrapins cruised to an 88-71 win at home in College Park, Maryland.
The Terps (21-6, 11-5) never trailed en route to their fourth straight win and eighth in the last nine games, pouncing on visiting USC with an 11-point onslaught in the game’s first 2:14.
Maryland’s early lead reached as many as 13 points before USC chipped the deficit down to three late in the first half. But after Kevin Patton Jr. scored on a layup that brought the Trojans to a 30-27 score, the Terps responded by scoring the final seven points of the half.
Maryland’s run extended into the second half, as the Terps erupted for a 15-5 surge after intermission. Altogether, the 22-5 burst pushed the host’s lead to 20 points in just about six minutes of game time.
Rodney Rice paced Maryland’s balanced scoring effort with 22 points. Julian Reese added 19 points with 10 rebounds and Ja’Kobi Gillespie finished with 20 points.
USC (14-12, 6-9) rallied again to cut the deficit to six points on Wesley Yates III’s 3-pointer with 9:37 remaining, but the Trojans could get no closer. Derik Queen answered Yates’ triple with a dunk, part of the Maryland big man’s 13-point, 17-rebound double-double.
Queen then snared the board on Desmond Claude’s miss on the other end, setting up a Selton Miguel basket on the other end to push the Terps’ edge back to 10 points. Maryland maintained a cushion of eight points or more the rest of the way.
Queen’s work on the glass helped Maryland to a 41-26 rebounding advantage. Meanwhile, Miguel scored 11 points, giving all five Maryland starters double-figures scoring.
Yates led with 21 points in the loss, the Trojans’ fourth in their last five games. Saint Thomas added 10 points, five assists, and three steals, while Patton scored 11 points off the bench.
Chibuzo Agbo and Claude, two of USC’s top three scorers on the season heading into Thursday’s game, were limited to 12 combined points.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 15 TENNESSEE FENDS OFF NO. 18 TIDE
Jewel Spear scored 20 points and Talaysia Cooper added 16 as No. 15 Tennessee continued its late-season surge with an 88-80 victory Thursday at home over No. 18 Alabama in Knoxville, Tenn.
Zee Spearman had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Lady Vols (20-6, 7-6 SEC), who won for the fifth time in their last six games while reaching 20 victories for the 42nd time in program history.
Sarah Ashlee Barker scored 22 points and Zaay Green added 16 for the Crimson Tide (21-6, 8-5), who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Essence Cody had 13 points and seven rebounds for Alabama.
Tennessee closed the first half on a 10-0 run and turned an 11-0 run in the third quarter into a 58-42 lead. Alabama pulled within 75-67 with 5:12 remaining and got as close as 79-75 with 3:15 left before Tennessee pulled away.
No. 9 North Carolina 68, Syracuse 58
Maria Gakdeng scored 21 points with 14 rebounds as the visiting Tar Heels extended their winning streak to six games with the road victory over the Orange.
Trayanna Crisp scored 12 points and Indya Nivar added 11 for North Carolina (24-4, 12-3 ACC), which was playing without Alyssa Ustby (knee), who averages 10.7 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.
Georgia Woolley scored 17 points and Sophie Burrows added 12 for Syracuse (10-16, 4-11), which lost its third consecutive game to match a season high.
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INDIANA PACERS
GAME REWIND: PACERS 127, GRIZZLIES 113
The Pacers returned to action for the first time since the All-Star break and the fans in attendance at Gainbridge Fieldhouse were treated to a thriller.
The Pacers fell behind by 13 points in the first quarter on Thursday against the Memphis Grizzlies, only to surge ahead with a franchise-record 50-point second quarter. They stretched their lead to as many as 26 points in the third quarter, then nearly gave it all away before righting the ship and pulling away late for a 127-113 win.
With the win, Indiana (31-23) avenged a 136-121 loss on Dec. 1 in Memphis, opening a four-game homestand with an impressive win over the Grizzlies (36-19), who currently sit in second place in the Western Conference.
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Tyrese Haliburton had a team-high 22 points and nine assists to lead seven Pacers in double figures, but the story of the night was the return of Myles Turner. The 10-year veteran missed the final three games before the break, but made a major impact on both ends on Thursday. He scored 15 of his 17 points in the second quarter, pulled down 10 rebounds, and blocked seven shots in the second half.
“He was great,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said of Turner’s performance. “…He was huge around the basket. The seven blocks (were) enormous in this game. And when he gets a double-double, we’re very difficult to beat.”
The Pacers got off to a slow start on Thursday, missing eight of their first nine shots. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, went 5-for-7 to open the game and jumped out to an early 12-2 lead.
Memphis led by as many as 13 points in the frame as Indiana continued to struggle shooting the ball for most of the quarter. The Blue & Gold opened the night 1-for-9 from 3-point range, but finally found a rhythm late in the quarter, hitting four straight threes to trigger a 14-6 run that trimmed the deficit to 33-28 after one.
The Blue & Gold continued their charge in the ensuing frame. They tied the game at 46 on Andrew Nembhard’s 3-pointer with 6:39 remaining in the frame, then took their first lead on a breakaway layup by Aaron Nesmith 30 seconds later.
Turner provided a significant spark, scoring all of Indiana’s points during a 12-2 run. He knocked down a three at 5:43, converted a three-point play over Zach Edey at 5:02, scored on another and-one at 4:28, then buried another trey at 4:06.
The final three forced a Memphis timeout, but the Pacers continued their run after the stoppage, as Haliburton hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push Indiana’s lead to 66-51. The hosts stayed hot right up until the halftime buzzer, with Obi Toppin’s 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the first half pushing the lead to 78-59.
Indiana went 16-for-23 (69.6 percent) from the field and 7-for-12 (58.3 percent) from 3-point range in the frame and outscored the Grizzlies 50-26. Turner scored all 15 of his first half points in the quarter, while Haliburton added 10 in the period.
The Blue & Gold stayed hot to start the second half, as Haliburton knocked down another three on the first possession of the third quarter and then he and Nembhard added baskets to push the margin to 26.
But the Grizzlies came charging back as the Pacers suddenly went cold. Memphis outscored Indiana 28-6 over the next 6:45. The visitors scored 15 unanswered points (seven from Ja Morant) over the final 2:32 of that stretch, trimming what was a 91-72 deficit to 91-87.
Four straight points from Toppin and a three by Ben Sheppard ended the Grizzlies’ prolonged run and pushed the lead back to 11. That’s where the margin remained at the end of the quarter, as Indiana took a 102-91 lead into the final frame.
Memphis never mounted another charge in the fourth quarter as the Pacers’ defense stepped up. Turner blocked four shots in the final 6:53 to help seal the win.
“It was huge,” Turner told FanDuel Sports Network’s Jeremiah Johnson about the importance of protecting the rim late. “I know my presence was missed and I know what I needed to bring out there.”
All-Star forward Pascal Siakam had 16 points and six rebounds for Indiana, while Bennedict Mathurin added 16 points off the bench on 6-of-9 shooting. Nesmith finished with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Toppin tallied 12 points and five boards. Nembhard had 11 points and four assists and also locked down Morant for most of the night, limiting the two-time All-Star to just 12 points on 4-of-15 shooting.
Desmond Bane led Memphis with 23 points, five rebounds, and seven assists. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 18 points, seven boards, and two blocks, while rookie Jaylen Wells scored 17.
The Pacers will continue their homestand on Sunday against the Clippers, then host Denver on Monday on the second night of a back-to-back before wrapping up the four-game set on Wednesday against Toronto.
Inside the Numbers
Turner recorded his ninth double-double of the season. He also moved past Reggie Miller (4,182 career rebounds) and into ninth place on the franchise’s all-time rebounding list. Turner now has 4,190 career rebounds.
Turner’s seven blocks were a new season high. He now has seven career games with seven or more blocks. The last time he swatted seven shots prior to Thursday was March 9, 2023.
Haliburton went 9-for-17 from the field and 4-for-11 from 3-point range en route to 22 points. The Pacers are 17-2 on the season when Haliburton scores 20 or more.
Mathurin had another strong performance off the bench in his third game since moving back into a sixth man role. In his last three games, Mathurin has averaged 20.7 points on 21-of-38 shooting (55.2 percent).
The Grizzlies are second in the NBA in rebounding and the Pacers are 28th, but Indiana played Memphis to a 46-46 stalemate on the boards on Thursday.
The Pacers finished the night 17-for-45 (37.8 percent) from 3-point range, while the Grizzlies went 12-for-39 (30.8 percent).
INDY FUEL
INDY FUEL TRANSACTION REPORT
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indy Fuel have announced recent transactions for the team.
Ryan Kenny called up from SPHL’s Fayetteville Marksmen
The Indy Fuel called up goaltender Ryan Kenny from the Fayetteville Marksmen of the SPHL last week.
Kenny, 25, is a right catching goaltender from Sparta, NJ. He has played 64 games in the SPHL, posting a 36-18-7-1 record with a .922 save percentage and a 2.64 goals against average.
In his first game with the Fuel on Sunday, February 16, Kenny claimed his first ECHL win with a 2-0 shutout over the Cincinnati Cyclones.
Kale Howarth signed standard player contract
The Indy Fuel signed Kale Haworth to a standard player contract on February 6.
Howarth, 27, is a left shooting forward from Red Deer, AB. He has played 45 games for the Fuel spanning five seasons, with one game played for the 24-25 season. Howarth has 14 goals and 10 assists for 24 points as a member of the Fuel.
Prior to his professional career, Howarth played for the University of Connecticut Huskies for three seasons, collecting 34 points.
Kevin Lynch signed standard player contract
The Indy Fuel have signed Kevin Lynch to a standard player contract on February 6.
Lynch, 33, last played professional hockey in the 2020-21 season with the Laval Rocket of the AHL where he had two points in seven games. He has also played for the Syracuse Crunch and Manitoba Moose of the AHL.
The 6’1 forward last played for the Indy Fuel during the 2016-17 season where he played 35 games for and tallied 11 goals and 13 assists for 24 total points. Lynch is a right shooting forward from Grosse Pointe, MI who attended the University of Michigan for four years where he became a national champion in 2010 and a NCAA regular season champion in 2011.
He was drafted 56th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2009 NHL Draft.
William Provost waived from Indy Fuel
On February 15, the Fuel waived the rights to forward William Provost.
Cam Gray signed standard player contract
On February 14, the Fuel signed Cam Gray to a standard player contract after spending the first part of the season as a goaltender coach.
Last season, Gray played six games for Indy with a 2-3 record and an .876 save percentage. During the 2022-23 season, Gray played in 11 games for the Fuel and posted a save percentage of .900.
Prior to that, he played two games with the Fort Wayne Komets during the 2021-22 season, where he had a save percentage of .902, a goals against average of 3.48 and was credited with one loss.
During his college career, Gray spent three seasons at Adrian College, majoring in Finance. During his time there, he posted a 53-9-2 record, not losing a single game in 23 matches during his final year.
Gray has started two games for the Fuel since signing, earning a point in a shootout loss to Florida on Saturday, February 15 and a point in an overtime loss to Fort Wayne on Wednesday, February 19.
FUEL LOOK FOR A STRONG START IN FOUR GAME SERIES AGAINST BLOOMINGTON
INDIANAPOLIS– The Fuel head to Bloomington for the start of a four-game series against the Bison. The postponed game in January was moved to Sunday, marking five games in seven days for Indy. Both teams are fighting for key divisional playoff points heading into March.
FULL STRENGTH SUCCESS
The Fuel have had just three special teams opportunities against the Bison, all of which were unsuccessful. Bloomington, however, has scored a power play goal, getting five opportunities on the man advantage. While these two teams have not racked up penalty minutes before this series, tensions will grow as both teams chase the playoffs. The Fuel was strong on the penalty kill against Fort Wayne on Wednesday and look to continue that success against Bloomington.
A LOW-SCORING AFFAIR
Both teams have scored just three goals against each other in two games. The Fuel shut out Bloomington 2-0 in November, only for the Bison to fight back 3-1 in December. Both teams claimed a loss in their own building. The Fuel also found preseason success in Bloomington; however, it was also a low-scoring affair. In their recent games, the Fuel have scored two or three goals, finally breaking out of their early season scoring funk. Scoring chances will be at a premium, so the Fuel must never lose sight of the play.
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA UPENDS NO. 8 OHIO STATE, 71-61
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Yarden Garzon had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Sydney Parrish and Shay Ciezki also scored 16 points each, and Indiana hit nine 3-pointers in a 71-61 win over No. 8 Ohio State on Thursday night.
Garzon made three 3s, Parrish and Ciezki each sank two and the Hoosiers (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten) built a 57-39 lead after three quarters. Indiana finished 9 of 17 from beyond the arc while Ohio State (22-4, 11-4) was just 6 of 18.
Jaloni Cambridge led Ohio State with 18 points and Cotie McMahon added 14.
The Buckeyes were never close after tying the game early in the second quarter and trailed by double digits for all but a few possessions of the second half.
Takeaways
Ohio State: After living dangerously in back-to-back overtime wins at home, the Buckeyes dropped to 4-4 in conference road games. Unbeaten at home is somewhat expected, but being so-so on the road is disconcerting for a top-10 team. The Buckeyes are 0-4 when scoring 63 or fewer points.
Indiana: The Hoosiers improved to 4-3 against ranked teams. This isn’t the same top-10 team from years past, but the program can still be a tough out on any given day.
Key moment
After the Buckeyes opened the second quarter on a 9-0 run to tie the game at 26, the Hoosiers closed the half on a 14-2 run for a 40-28 lead at the break. Ohio State didn’t score and had three turnovers in the last 3:42.
Key stat
Indiana was far more proficient at sharing the basketball with 21 assists to Ohio State’s 6.
Up next
The Buckeyes host Purdue on Sunday, the same day Indiana visits No. 22 Michigan State.
INDIANA SWIMMING
PAEGLE, PEPLOWSKI GRAB BIG TEN GOLD
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Indiana senior Anna Peplowski and sophomore Kristina Paegle led IU’s four-medal performance on day two of the 2025 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday (Feb. 20) inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on the campus of the Ohio State University.
“We had a really great night,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “I’m super proud of Anna and Kristina for their victories. We really lit the fuse tonight, and we need to ride that momentum into tomorrow morning.”
Peplowski led off Thursday evening’s session with her first 500-yard freestyle championship and seventh-career conference title. She broke a Big Ten record for the second consecutive evening, smashing her own conference standard with a winning time of 4:33.86 (previously 4:34.06).
The senior showed composure in her victory; after she built an early lead, USC junior Claire Tuggle sped in front through the 250 mark. Peplowski kept in touch with Tuggle for the next 150 yards and then blew past her competitor while splitting the final 100 in 53.63.
Peplowski tied the 200-yard freestyle conference record with a 1:40.69 to lead off IU’s 800 freestyle relay Tuesday. She’ll race the individual 200 free on Friday.
Paegle captured her first-career individual Big Ten Championship Tuesday night in the 50-yard freestyle. The Bloomington, Indiana, native reclaimed the program record with a 21.63 in the morning, then nearly matched it with a 21.64 to win the championship. Paegle previously broke the school standard during IU’s 2023-24 midseason meet before then-fifth-year senior Ashley Turak went 21.73 at the 2024 NCAA Championships.
Indiana diving made its entrance at the 2025 championships by leading the conference with four qualifiers between the A and B finals on the 1-meter springboard. Sophomore Ella Roselli repeated as a medalist in the event, adding a bronze medal to complement her 2024 silver. Roselli scored 310.60 points in the final and was a picture of consistency with scores of 50.40, 54.60, 50.60, 50.40, 54.60 and 50.00.
“Our divers had a good day today,” IU head diving coach Drew Johansen said. “The expanded conference has made the event larger and deeper with talent.
“Ella did a great job returning to the A final and then improving her position in the final. That third place finish was hard fought all day.”
Senior Skyler Liu, sophomore Lily Witte and freshman Mary Kate Cavanaugh all posted top-13 performances to help IU make up some ground on the team leaderboard.
“Skyler, Lily and Mary Kate scored a ton of points for the team in the B Final,” Johansen said. “Mary Kate showed that she is ready for the pressure of the top diving conference in the country. You couldn’t tell she was a freshman.
“This team gets better the higher we go. I’m looking forward to seeing them move to 3-meter and platform in the next two days.”
Peplowski and Paegle bookended Indiana silver-medal performance in the 200-yard freestyle as the Hoosiers set the program’s second-fastest time ever in 1:26.79. Peplowski kicked the relay off with a 21.85, becoming the third-fastest 50 freestyler in program history. Junior Mya DeWitt matched Peplowski’s 21.85, and senior Kacey McKenna went 22.18. Paegle did her best to make up the difference with a 20.91, the fastest time in the field, but Michigan took the title in 1:26.13.
TEAM SCORES
1. Ohio State – 480
2. Michigan – 431
3. Indiana – 378
4. Wisconsin – 301
5. USC – 292
6. Minnesota – 239
7. Purdue – 199
8. Northwestern – 182
9. Nebraska – 154
10. UCLA – 140
11. Rutgers – 139
12. Penn State – 110
13. Illinois – 105
14. Iowa – 84
RESULTS
500 FREESTYLE
1. Anna Peplowski – 4:33.86 (Big Ten Champion, Big Ten Record, Big Ten Championship Record, Program Record, Career Best, NCAA A Cut)
5. Ching Hwee Gan – 4:37.49 (Career Best, NCAA B Cut)
12. Mariah Denigan – 4:40.98 (NCAA B Cut)
14. Elyse Heiser – 4:41.55 (NCAA B Cut)
200 IM
17. Reese Tiltmann – 1:57.14 (NCAA B Cut)
50 FREE
1. Kristina Paegle – 21.64 (Big Ten Champion, NCAA B Cut)
13. Mya DeWitt – 22.41 (NCAA B Cut)
24. Kacey McKenna – 22.71
1-METER DIVING
3. Ella Roselli – 310.60 (Big Ten Bronze, NCAA Zone Qualifier)
10. Skyler Liu – 287.60 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
12. Lily Witte – 278.75 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
13. Mary Kate Cavanaugh – 278.55 (NCAA Zone Qualifier)
200 FREESTYLE RELAY
T2. Anna Peplowski, Mya DeWitt, Kacey McKenna, Kristina Paegle – 1:26.79 (Big Ten Silver, NCAA A Cut)
UP NEXT
Indiana will look to set the tone for a great night when they open day three with the morning preliminary session on Friday beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The 100 fly, 400 IM, 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 3-meter dive and 400 medley relay will be contested.
PURDUE BASEBALL
HOME TEAM IN HOLLY SPRINGS: BASEBALL HOSTS NIAGARA IN NC
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Niagara (0-3 • 2024: 38-17, 20-4 MAAC) vs. Purdue (4-0 • 2024: 33-24, 13-11 B1G)
4-Game Series / Friday to Sunday, Feb. 21 to Feb. 23
Ting Stadium / Holly Springs, North Carolina
Series Opener: Friday, Feb. 21 at 4 or 5 p.m. ET
Doubleheader: Saturday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. ET
Series Finale: Sunday, Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. ET
All-Time Series: First Meetings
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Friday: Carter Doorn (Sr, RHP) vs. NU’s Gage Wheaton (So, RHP)
Game 1 Saturday: Cole Van Assen (So, RHP) vs. NU’s Evan Wilde (Grad, LHP)
Game 2 Saturday: Easton Storey (So, LHP) vs. NU’s Matthew DelVecchio (Jr, RHP)
Sunday: TBA for Purdue vs. NU’s Nate Bennett (Fr, RHP)
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. – For the second year in a row, weekend No. 2 of the season finds Purdue Baseball back at Ting Stadium to take on an NCAA Regional qualifier – reigning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champion Niagara.
First pitch is slated for 4 or 5 p.m. ET on Friday, 1 p.m. for a Saturday doubleheader and 1 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free all weekend at Ting Stadium, the home of the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Costal Plain League.
It’s a full artificial turf field and that proved important this week as the Raleigh area received multiple inches of snow and flurries were ongoing as Purdue landed Thursday. Friday’s start time will be contingent on how efficiently/quickly the ice and snow can be cleared Friday.
The Boilermakers have compiled a 15-4 record at Ting Stadium since making their debut there during the second weekend of the 2022 season. Five of those 15 victories have come in walk-off fashion, including four in 2022 during the program-record 15-0 start. Besides its home state of Indiana, Purdue has played more games in North Carolina since both 2019 (29) and 2022 (23) than any other state. The Boilermakers return to Ting Stadium next weekend for a four-game series vs. Akron.
PURDUE RECORDS OF NOTE
• In North Carolina Since 2019: 23-6
…Teams Purdue has played: NJIT (7 games), Campbell (1), Villanova (1), Maine (1), Princeton (4), Charlotte (1), Longwood (3), Akron (4), George Mason (4), East Carolina (1), Southeastern Louisiana (1), Cal State Fullerton (1)
• At Ting Stadium Since 2022: 15-4
…Teams Purdue has played: Princeton (4 games), Longwood (3), NJIT (4), Akron (4), George Mason (4)
• Neutral-Site Games in North Carolina Since 2018: 22-7
…Teams Purdue has played: Houston (2 games), North Carolina A&T (1), NJIT (7), Villanova (1), Maine (1), Princeton (4), Longwood (3), Akron (4), George Mason (4), Southeastern Louisiana (1), Cal State Fullerton (1)
A year ago in Holly Springs, the Boilermakers won three of four vs. a George Mason team that had represented the Atlantic-10 Conference in an NCAA Regional in 2023. Niagara won 38 games, including 20 in MAAC play, last season, sharing the regular-season conference title with Fairfield and later defeating the Stags in the championship game of the conference tournament. Niagara won its first conference title since 1997 and made its first-ever NCAA Regional appearance, losing to host Oklahoma State and Big Ten Tournament champion Nebraska in Stillwater. The Huskers had also ended Purdue’s season a week earlier to ignite a run through the loser’s bracket in Omaha.
Former Niagara head coach Rob McCoy was hired by William & Mary in June and replaced by longtime NU assistant Matt Spatafora. The Purple Eagles are the first of five 2024 NCAA Regional qualifiers on the Boilermakers’ schedule this season.
2024 NCAA REGIONAL QUALIFIERS ON PURDUE’S SCHEDULE
• Niagara (MAAC) – Feb. 21-23 in Holly Springs
• Indiana State (MVC) – March 4 in Terre Haute, April 8 at Alexnader Field
• Illinois (Big Ten) – April 25-27 in Champaign
• Indiana (Big Ten) – May 9-11 in Bloomington
• Nebraska (Big Ten) – May 15-17 at Alexnader Field
Eight of Purdue’s active players have seen action at Ting Stadium. Additionally, Albert Choi – a graduate transfer from NJIT – enjoyed a nine-hit weekend against the Boilermakers in a 2023 series in Holly Springs. Newcomer Aaron Manias also played at Ting Stadium in the summer of 2023 while he was member of the Peninsula Pilots of the Costal Plain League.
Meanwhile, another grad transfer for Purdue – pitcher Justin Guiliano – is quite familiar with Niagara. The lefty played his first four seasons in the MAAC at Canisius and faced Niagara each of the last two seasons. In 2023, he struck out eight over three innings of relief against NU in an April matchup and earned the win in relief when the teams squared off in the opening round of the MAAC Tournament. Niagara was also the opponent for Guiliano’s final home start as member of the Golden Griffins in May 2024.
PURDUE LEADERS IN HOLLY SPRINGS
Active Boilermakers
• Camden Gasser: 7-for-14 (.500/.588/.643), 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 6 R, SB
• Keenan Spence: 6-for-13 (.462/.529/.769), 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, Sac Fly, 6 R, SB
• Logan Sutter: 5-for-14 (.357/.471/.714), 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB, 2 HBP, 5 R, SB
• Carter Doorn: 4 app, 6 2/3 IP, 7 H, R, 0 BB, 8 K
• Albert Choi (in 2023 for NJIT vs Purdue): 9-for-16, 3 3B, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 R, 3 SB
DOUBLEHEADER SWEEPS SINCE OPENING DAY 2022
• Feb. 14, 2025 vs. Stephen F. Austin – W, 4-1 & 4-2 (in Sugar Land, Texas)
• March 16, 2024 vs. Samford – W, 6-1 & 13-12 (10)
• March 10, 2024 vs. UAlbany – W, 16-6 & 12-1
• March 9, 2024 vs. UAlbany – W, 11-3 & 6-1
• April 15, 2023 vs. Penn State – W, 9-8 & 4-3
• March 4, 2023 vs. Akron – W, 17-9 & 13-0 (in Holly Springs, N.C.)
• March 20, 2022 vs. Illinois State – W, 9-2 & 7-6 (10)
• Feb. 26, 2022 vs. Princeton – W, 4-3 & 5-4 (in Holly Springs, N.C.)
• Feb. 25, 2022 vs. Princeton – W, 9-3 & 8-3 (in Holly Springs, N.C.)
• Feb. 19, 2022 vs. South Dakota State – W, 11-1 & 14-3 (in Sugar Land, Texas)
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
NO. 1 NOTRE DAME STAYS PERFECT IN ACC, TOPPLES MIAMI, 82-42
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Top-ranked Notre Dame (24-2, 15-0) continued its winning ways on Thursday night at Miami (13-13, 3-12), downing the Hurricanes, 82-42. It is Notre Dame’s 19th consecutive win and seventh ACC victory this season by 30+ points.
Four Irish scored in double-figures with Sonia Citron leading the way (19). Hannah Hidalgo had 18, Olivia Miles had 14 and Liatu King had 13. King added 13 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season.
Ivey wanted to set the tone defensively to start, and her group was up to the task. Notre Dame started on a 10-0 run during which Miami went 0-9 from the field. Hidalgo had a block and a steal, and Westbeld had a pair of blocks and a steal. Hidalgo’s additional pressure on Hurricanes point guard Hanna Cavinder forced her to lose control and turn the ball over twice as well.
Miami countered with a mini 6-0 run of its own out of the media timeout, but the buckets were the only of the first quarter for the home team. Notre Dame had an 18-6 lead after 10 minutes. It is the sixth time this season an opponent has failed to reach 10 points in the first quarter.
The second quarter was an efficient one for the visitors who went 8-14 from the floor. Notre Dame ended the half on an 8-0 run and went 4-4 in its final four attempts.
Citron continued her hot streak from the last few games, as she went 5-5 from the floor and 2-2 from beyond the arc, leading all players with 12 points and 6 rebounds at the break. Hidalgo had 10 points and went 5-5 from the charity stripe after picking up a pair of early fouls. Miami went 6-34 from the floor and 0-9 from deep.
The Irish came out cold in the second half but took it back up a notch after the media timeout, making six of eight shots to close Q3. Notre Dame doubled up the Hurricanes entering the final frame on a 3-pointer just before the buzzer by Citron, who had 7 points in the frame. It was 56-28 in favor of the Irish.
Notre Dame closed out the game on a 16-2 run fueled by 9 points and 4 boards from King in Q4. Of the 26 points scored, 18 came in the paint.
By the buzzer, Miami did not hit a 3-pointer in 16 tries, and Citron and Co. held Miami’s leading scorer and major offensive threat Haley Cavinder to 8 points and a 4-15 showing from the floor.
The Irish have another road game this weekend, this time at No. 13 NC State. The game on ESPN starts at noon, and ESPN’s College GameDay will be live from Raleigh before the game.
IU INDY SWIMMING
ZIETLOW BREAKS HORIZON LEAGUE RECORD ON DAY TWO OF CHAMPIONSHIPS
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy swim and dive team closed out day two of the Horizon League Championships with four top three finishes, including a new Horizon League record. Senior Emmaleigh Zietlow defended her title in the 500 free to earn the top podium of the night for the Jags.
In the opening event of the night, Zietlow set a new Horizon League record in the 500 free. The senior not only defended her title but also broke her own Horizon League Championship record set in 2023 with a new best time of 4:47.02. Lillian Brandt joined her in the championship final, finishing in eighth with a time of 5:05.36.
Next up was the men’s session of the 500 free. Nathan Rariden broke the IU Indy program record with a fast time of 4:20.56 to earn second. Youssef Magdy took sixth (4:28.67), Will Gorman earned seventh (4:28.74) and Jack Gallob took eighth (4:31.85). Michael Esdon swam in the consolation finals, finishing in 16th.
Vicky Surdyka then represented the Jags in the women’s 200 IM championship finals. She finished in eighth with a time of 2:06.72. Dani Stemper competed in the consolation finals, finishing in 13th.
Grayson Tidwell competed in the men’s 200 IM championship final where he finished in eighth with a time of 1:50.46. Isaac Wilson won the consolation finals with a time of 1:48.90 while Ben Kimmel came in tenth and Turner Long took 13th.
After the 200 IM, the Jags sped up the racing with the 50 free. Luca McGee competed in the women’s consolation finals, finishing in 13th with a time of 23.69. Tori Barnet also joined her in the consolation finals, earning 16th with a time of 24.10.
The Jags put two swimmers in the men’s 50 free championship final with David Niemiec earning sixth (20.10) and Hugo Arteaga taking seventh (20.31). Luca Eckert swam in the consolation finals, finishing in 16th with a time of 20.68.
The Jags then took a brief break and turned to the diving well. Alania Heyde earned third with a score of 263.95. Midori Adams joined her in the championships finals finishing in fifth with a score of 257.10.
The night was closed out with the 200 free relay. The women’s team made up of Zietlow, McGee, Surdyka and Barnet earned fourth with a time of 1:33.91. The men’s relay team of Rariden, Niemiec, Arteaga and Eckert took third with a time of 1:19.77.
After the conclusion of day two, Oakland sits atop the standings on both the men’s and women’s side. The Jags sit in second on the men’s side with a total of 257 points. The women’s team sits in fifth with 177 points.
BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
NO. 8 BALL STATE SWEEPS LINDENWOOD ON THE ROAD
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — No. 8 Ball State defeated Lindenwood in a 3-0 (25-25, 25-17, 25-22) sweep Thursday night on the road for another Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) win.
The Cardinals (10-4; 3-1 MIVA) came out strong in the first set, hitting .333 while holding the Lions (3-7; 0-4 MIVA) to -.040. Braydon Savitski-Lynde helped lead the team early with a 7-3 service ace. From there, it was all Ball State as the Cardinals were able to overpower Lindenwood in a 25-15 finish. Vanis Buckholz played a big role in the team’s early lead, recording four total blocks in the opening set.
The Lions were more aggressive heading into the second frame, going point-for-point through 12-12. An ace followed by a kill from Ryan Louis gave the Cardinals a 15-12 lead, kickstarting the team’s momentum to close the set. A kill from Savitski-Lynde secured the frame at 25-17.
Leading the match 2-0, Ball State jumped ahead early in the third. Down 4-1, Lindenwood battled back on a four-point run to take a 5-4 advantage. A solo block from Wil Basilio, followed by a block assist with Buckholz helped put the Cardinals back on top. It was a back-and-forth battle between the two teams, heading into the final points tied at 20-20. The Lions struck next, followed by three straight Cardinal points to give Ball State a 23-21 lead. Lindenwood was able to get one more before Savitski-Lynde and Patrick Rogers closed the game at 25-22 on back-to-back kills.
Rogers led the offense with 10 kills and two aces, hitting .444 from the floor.
Basilio had a stellar game both offensively and defensively, recording a career-high in kills and blocks. With eight total kills, the freshman hit a .636 (8-1-11) percentage, helping Rogers to lead the offensive efforts. At the net, Basilio added four blocks, including a block solo. He also had an ace on the night, his second of the season.
Helping Basilio at the net and leading the team in blocks was Buckholz who tied his season high at seven, with four block assists and three block solos.
Overall, Ball State hit at a .439 (32-7-57) percentage, adding six aces and 13 blocks in the match.
Next up, the Cardinals will head to Lebanon, Illinois on Saturday (Feb. 22) to take on No. 17 McKendree. The match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. ET first serve.
BALL STATE BASEBALL
RICHTER, HUTCHINSON, HARKER STAR IN SERIES-OPENING WIN AT SACRAMENTO STATE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Third baseman Alex Richter reached base five times and drove in a pair of runs on a game-winning, sixth-inning double, to support a strong pitching effort Thursday by starter Connor Hutchinson and reliever Garrett Harker. The trio led Ball State to a 4-3 win at Sacramento State in the first game of a four-game series in Northern California.
The Cardinals and Hornets will play a doubleader on Friday, and close the series with an afternoon bout on Saturday. Ball State returns to Indiana on Sunday prior to hosting a newly-announced home opener against Illinois State, next Tuesday, Feb. 25 (2:00 p.m.), in the first February home game ever played in Muncie.
“We got outstanding pitching by Hutchinson and Harker,” said head coach Rich Maloney following his 991st career victory. “We got big two-out hits from [Blake] Bevis and Richter, and a few solid defensive plays helped a great team effort overall.”
The leadoff-batting Richter was the Cardinals’ catalyst for Ball State scoring opportunities in the first, third and sixth innings. He reached base during every plate appearance, beginning with a first-inning walk that led to the game’s first run on a drive to center by Korbin Griffin. In the third, Richter walked again and was forced at second base on a fielder’s choice by Clay Jacobs. But Jacobs stole second before scoring on a single by Bevis. Richter’s big blow was a two-out double off the top of the wall in right field that plated Dylan Grego and Garrett Arnold with what proved to be the deciding runs.
While Richter did damage on the plate and bases, Hutchinson took his first start of the season into the sixth inning while yielding only two hits and two walks, and striking out six. Retiring 15 of the 19 batters he faced over 5+ shutout innings, the sophomore Hutchinson put down 11 of those 15 by either strikeout or ground out.
The Hornets logged two runs in the seventh inning as Cardinals’ relievers Alex Burden and Jaden Bitter labored while allowing three walks and a single. Bitter induced a ground ball double-play to limit the damage.
With Harker on the hill seeking his second extended save in as many outings, the home team drew within a run with a walk and a triple in the ninth, after Harker retired the first two batters. With the tying run 90 feet from home plate, he finished the contest by handling a come-backer up the middle and delivering an underhand toss for the final out at first base. Harker fired 2.1 innings in relief, allowing three hits and a run.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE FORT WAYNE WBB PICKS UP 21ST WIN AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team picked up its 21st win of the season on Thursday (Feb. 20) after a 69-57 victory at long-time rival Northern Kentucky.
The 21 wins mark the most in a regular season for Purdue Fort Wayne as a Division I program. The Mastodons also picked up their 10th road win, which ties a program record.
After a sluggish start, the Mastodons drilled NKU with a 19-0 run over a 3:57 stretch spanning the end of the opening quarter and the start of the second. In this time, Purdue Fort Wayne went 8-of-9 with three 3-pointers while holding NKU to 0-for-4 with five turnovers. Sydney Freeman and Amellia Bromenschenkel scored seven points each while Audra Emmerson added five. This helped the Mastodons build up a 13-point halftime lead.
After the break, the balanced scoring continued, as the ‘Dons put together a 10-4 opening four minutes. Jazzlyn Linbo and Freeman had a pair of buckets each and Lauren Ross hit one. The second-half start gave the Mastodons a 19-point edge, the largest of the night.
From there, the Norse battled back to make it a 6-point game in the fourth quarter, but Freeman’s layup halted the NKU comeback. Ross hit a 3-pointer, then Bromenschenkel iced it with a layup. The Mastodons coasted and hit some free throws from there.
Freeman finished with a game-high 17 points. Bromenschenkel and Emmerson had 11 points each.
Purdue Fort Wayne forced Northern Kentucky into 21 turnovers, but committed 18 of their own. The ‘Dons finished 30-of-60 from the floor, including a 25-of-40 (62.5 percent) inside the arc.
The Mastodons improved to 21-6 and 16-1 in the Horizon League. Northern Kentucky fell to 10-18, 7-10. Purdue Fort Wayne will return home for its final home game of the regular season on Sunday (Feb. 23) against Detroit Mercy. It will be Senior Day for the Mastodons.
SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
USI STARTS HOMESTAND WITH 63-54 LOSS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball started the final homestand of the season with a 63-54 loss to Eastern Illinois University Thursday evening at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles are 9-18 overall and 4-13 in OVC action, while the Panthers go to 9-18, 5-11 OVC.
After grabbing a 4-0 lead to start the game, USI had to battle from behind for most of the first half and fought back to within three at the break, 30-27. The Eagles trailed by as many as nine points (16-7) before using a 20-14 surge in the final 10 minutes of the half.
USI was three-of-nine for the first 10 minutes of the game before getting in gear offensively. The Eagles were eight-of-20 for the remainder of the half with sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi and junior guard Damoni Harrison leading the charge with six points and five points, respectively.
Olowoniyi and Harrison would tie for the team lead after the first 20 minutes with eight points each.
The Eagles continued to close the gap, pulling to within one point, 42-41, with 12:24 on a lay-in by Harrison. The Panthers would maintain the lead despite the pressure by the Eagles, who would close the gap to one point one more time at 52-51 with 4:02 to play.
USI would misfire on the next six trips down the floor as EIU pulled away to a 60-51 lead. The Eagles would get one more three-pointer before the buzzer sounded on the 63-54 final.
In the final box score, Harrison and Olowoniyi led the way for the Eagles with 20 points and 16 points, respectively. Harrison was seven-of-14 from the field, including three three-point field goals and three free throws, while Olowoniyi was six-of-seven from the field and four-of-four from the stripe.
Next Up For USI:
The Eagles conclude the 2024-25 home schedule at Liberty Arena when they host Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Saturday. Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. tipoff is Senior Night, Fan Appreciation Night, and Ascension St. Vincent Night at Liberty Arena.
The first 500 fans will receive a free fan appreciation t-shirt.
USI will celebrate Senior Night Saturday before the game with SIUE, recognizing graduate forward Nick Hittle, graduate guard Sam Mervis, and graduate forward Jack Mielke.
SIUE is 18-9 and 11-5 OVC after winning at Morehead State University, 80-62, this evening. The Cougars are five of their last six and 11 of the last 14.
The Eagles lead the all-time series, 46-24, despite falling to the Cougars in January, 82-76, in Edwardsvilles. USI, which trails SIUE, 4-2, since moving to Division I, was led in the loss by Harrison, who posted a team-high 15 points. Junior guard Sam Kodi and Olowoniyi followed with 12 points and 11 points, respectively, while Randall and junior guard Braxton Jones rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points each.
Tickets for the homestand and all USI home dates are on sale now at USIScreamingEagles.com.
VALPO SWIMMING
TWO MORE PROGRAM RECORDS FALL ON DAY TWO AT MVC CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Valpo men’s swimming team closed day two of the MVC Championships in Oxford, Ohio in style Thursday evening, smashing the program record in the 400 medley relay while Jackson Oostman (Aurora, Ill./Marmion Academy) lowered his own record in the 100 back as well.
How It Happened
The final race of the night, the 400 medley relay quartet of Oostman, Luke Snider (Germantown, Tenn./Memphis University School), Tim Mai (St. Johns, Fla./Creekside) and Anthony Martin (Bartlett, Ill./Bartlett) topped the previous program record in the event by over two full seconds, as they came home in 3:21.28. It is the first program record time in a relay since the 2021-22 squad broke four of the five relay records at the MAC Championships.
Oostman led off the record-setting 400 medley relay with the first sub-50 swim in a 100 back in program history, as the junior touched the wall for his 100 leg in 49.93, shaving nearly a half-second off his program record in the event.
Oostman nearly lowered another of his school records earlier in the day during the prelim session, as he posted a time of 1:52.48 in the 200 IM — just two-hundredths of a second off his PR. In the same event, Andrew Berzai (South Bend, Ind./Mishawaka Marian) covered the 200 in 1:54.81, improving upon his PR — which ranks fourth in program history — by 12-hundredths of a second.
Nate Bolinger (Plainfield, Ind./Plainfield) led the Valpo contingent in the 500 free with a prelim time of 4:42.10, fifth-fastest in program history.
Snider paced the Beacons in the 50 free prelims with a time of 21.05, moving into fifth in program history in the event. Carson Parker (Silver Lake, Ind./Tippecanoe Valley) swam a 21.44 as well, a time which would have cracked the top-10 in program history had Snider’s time not bumped him off.
Valpo closed the day with 74 points, ahead of Evansville in the team standings.
Next Up
Valpo continues competition at the MVC Championships on Friday with the third of four days of action. Prelims begin at 9:30 a.m. CT, with finals starting at 5 p.m. CT.
VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
VALPO LOOKS TO MAKE IT BACK-TO-BACK WINS ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN CARBONDALE
Valparaiso (12-16, 5-12 MVC)
at Southern Illinois (12-16, 7-10 MVC)
Game No. 29 – Saturday, Feb. 22, 6 p.m. CT
Banterra Center (8,339) – Carbondale, Ill.
Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team seeks its third win in the last four games on Saturday night as the Beacons visit Southern Illinois to close out the second-to-last week of the regular season. Valpo is currently 11th in the Missouri Valley Conference standings and a win on Saturday would open the door for the Brown & Gold to catch the Salukis, who are tied for ninth with Indiana State. SIU is just one game behind a four-way tie for fifth in a tightly-packed middle of the pack.
Last Time Out: The Beacons overcame a double-digit deficit, rallying to beat Missouri State 66-64 despite trailing by nine with just 6:38 remaining. All Wright scored 22 of his game-high 24 points after halftime including the game-winning layup with two seconds on the clock. He went 6-of-11 and 3-of-5 from 3 after the break, tallying 20 points in the final 11:06 and 16 in the final 6:20. Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro had 16 points, while Cooper Schwieger turned in 16 points, seven rebounds and five blocks.
Following the Beacons: Streaming – ESPN+ – Joey Lindstrom (play-by-play) and Jamaal Tatum (analyst)
Radio – WVUR 95.1 FM Valparaiso, TuneIn Radio App, ValpoAthletics.com – Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Brandon Vickrey (analyst)
X updates – @ValpoBasketball
Links for video, audio and live stats will be available at ValpoAthletics.com.
Head Coach Roger Powell Jr.: Roger Powell Jr. (19-41) is in his second season as the head coach of the Valpo men’s basketball program. After helping guide Gonzaga to a 121-13 record during his four seasons as an assistant coach, Powell returned to Valpo, where he was part of head coach Bryce Drew’s staff from 2011-2016 and led the team to 124 wins in five seasons, including a program-record 30 victories and a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) title game appearance in 2015-16. He was part of head coach Mark Few’s Gonzaga staff as the Bulldogs reached the 2021 national championship game after winning their first 31 games of the season. During Powell’s first season on staff in 2019-20, Gonzaga was 31-2 at the time the NCAA college basketball season was halted due to COVID-19. The Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen in each of his final three seasons on staff, including two Elite Eight appearances and the aforementioned trip to the 2021 national title game. Prior to his arrival at Gonzaga, Powell served as the associate head coach at Vanderbilt University under Bryce Drew from 2016-2019. During his stint as an assistant at Valpo, he was part of four Horizon League regular-season championships in a five-year period while also leading the 2012-13 and 2014-15 squads to Horizon League tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. A product of Joliet West High School and a native of Joliet, Ill., Powell capped a prolific collegiate playing career at Illinois with a national title game appearance in 2005 before going on to a successful professional playing career.
Series Notes: Southern Illinois holds an 11-7 lead in a series that dates back to 1929. SIU has won seven straight head-to-head matchups with Valpo’s last victory coming 66-65 in Carbondale on Feb. 21, 2021. Valpo is 5-9 against SIU since joining the Missouri Valley Conference. The Salukis won 77-68 at the ARC and 75-69 in Carbondale last season.
Jan. 28 – Southern Illinois 79, Valpo 75: Valpo led by as many as 11 in the second half and held a nine-point lead with 4:41 remaining, but visiting Southern Illinois rallied late to beat the Beacons 79-75 last month at the Athletics-Recreation Center. All Wright led all scorers with 22 points, while Cooper Schwieger (13) and Tyler Schmidt (10) also tallied double figures. Kaspar Sepp turned in nine points, four rebounds and four assists. Valpo outscored SIU 30-9 from 3-point territory but was outscored 46-26 in the paint. The Beacons held the lead for 31 of the game’s 40 minutes.
With a Win on Saturday at Southern Illinois, Valpo Would…
Pick up its 13th victory of the season, moving to within one of doubling last year’s overall win total of seven.
Garner its sixth Missouri Valley Conference win of the year, doubling last season’s league win total of three.
Snap a seven-game head-to-head losing streak to Southern Illinois.
Surpass the team’s 2022-23 conference win total of five and tie with 2021-22 for the team’s highest MVC win total over the last four years.
UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
UINDY STAYS ALIVE IN POSTSEASON HUNT WITH SEASON-BEST 3-POINT PERFORMANCE
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The UIndy men’s basketball stayed alive in the postseason hunt with a 76-74 victory at Lewis on Thursday evening, splitting the regular-season series behind an impressive 3-point performance.
Grant Disken scored a game-high 25 points, matching his season-high total from early January. The graduate student hit half of the Greyhounds’ 3-pointers, going 7 for 10 from beyond the arc in the win.
Overall, the Hounds shot 48.3 percent from deep, making 14 triples on 29 attempts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UIndy may have led for more than 31 minutes on Thursday evening, but needed a comeback in the final four minutes to pull off its second straight road win. Kelvin Amoako provided big minutes off the bench, tying the game at 69 after an offensive rebound with 3:42 remaining.
The Greyhound defense held the Flyers scoreless for nearly three minutes before Dylan Ingram gave the lead for good with free throws. Dashawn Jackson, along with Disken, sunk free throws down the stretch for a three-point advantage and the game on the line.
Zac Szul committed a foul before the host could attempt a game-tying 3-pointer, sending Anthony Sayles Jr. to the line. After making the first at the charity stripe, the senior missed for a last attempt to force overtime. However, Brody Whitaker picked off a pass after the Lewis offensive board to send UIndy home with the win.
Disken scored 14 of his 25 points in the first half, hitting four triples in the process. The Greyhounds led by as many 12 before the break before the Flyers rallied back for a one-point halftime lead.
INSIDE THE BOX
– UIndy’s 3-point percentage (48.3) is the best single-game output of the season.
– Jackson drilled four triples in the win, finishing with at least 20 points for the sixth time this winter.
– The Flyers shot 53.2 percent from the floor on Thursday, marking the first time since Nov. 8 the Hounds pulled out a win when their opponent made at least half their field goal attempts.
– Lavonte Harris was +18 in less than 20 minutes of action in the win, contributing more than just his nine points in the scoring column.
– Lewis committed 19 turnovers, the most UIndy has forced since Jan. 9 against Quincy.
MORE NOTES
Lewis now leads the all-time series, 53-41 … the Greyhounds are just .07 behind McKendree in the GLVC’s point rating system (PRS) for the eighth and final spot in the 2025 postseason tournament; the Bearcats visit Upper Iowa, which was mentioned in this week’s NCAA DII Midwest Regional rankings on Wednesday, on Saturday … UIndy shot at least 80 percent from the charity stripe for the seventh time this season, but just the second instance in which it attempts at least 20 free throws.
HOUND BYTES
UIndy assistant coach Winston Yergler on the win…
“Huge victory. Lewis is a tough team…they’re so physical. They score half their points in the paint so something we really tried to strive for was to limit them inside. We did a great job forcing turnovers.”
On Disken’s performance…
“Grant was great other than that pull-up in transition when nobody was around (laughs). What little hair I have left, I lost it on that one. But, no, Grant always plays with confidence and we always have confidence in him to make big shots and he did that tonight.”
On the team’s mentality down the stretch…
“We keep harping that the most important game is the next one. It’s emphasizing the guys to embrace the moment. It is what it is. We have to win to get into the conference tournament so there’s no reason to panic. We just got to go win and be the more aggressive team because it is what it is.”
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will enjoy a week off before returning to Nicoson Hall next Thursday, Feb. 27, for their final home game of the season against Truman. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on the south side.
UINDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HOUNDS FALL TO 21ST-RANKED FLYERS ON THURSDAY
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – The UIndy women’s basketball team fell to No. 21 Lewis in a tough defensive battle by a score of 52-37 on Thursday evening.
Elana Wells led all players with 16 points, scoring all in the second half. Meanwhile, Patricia Chikamba finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, while committing three steals.
INS & OUTS
The No. 21 Flyers flexed their muscles in Thursday’s matchup, limiting the Greyhounds to 10 first-half points and just four in the opening quarter. Chikamba was responsible for eight of those points in 17 minutes.
The UIndy defense kept the visitors in the game, as Lewis shot 33.3 percent from the floor and finished 1 for 11 from deep in the first 20 minutes. The Hounds held the Flyers scoreless for more than six minutes in the frame, 0-for-7 shooting and five turnovers.
The Greyhounds showed a burst of energy out of the locker room, starting the second half on a 10-2 run in the first four minutes. Jaelynne Murray and Amyrah Sapenter got in the scoring column during the stretch, while it was Wells that put them within seven.
The Lewis lead was too much to overcome, as each team scored 27 points in the final 20 minutes.
INSIDE THE BOX
– UIndy has now held its opponent to 52 or less points three times this winter.
– The Hounds limited the Flyers to their second-worst offensive performance of the season, holding their hosts to 37 percent shooting, 19 percent from 3-point range, and 52 points.
– Wells drilled two triples in the fourth quarter, with Murray swishing one from deep.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will enjoy a week-long break before returning to Nicoson Hall for their home finale next Thursday against Truman.
MARIAN TRACK
MARIAN TRACK AND FIELD EARNS SIX USTFCCCA INDOOR REGIONAL HONORS
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Regional Athletes and Coaches of the Year for the 2025 NAIA Indoor Track & Field season were announced on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Each of the five regions – Great Lakes, Midwest, South, South Central and West – honored both genders’ top track athletes and field athletes as well as the top men’s and women’s head coaches and assistant coaches.
Award winners were determined by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches. Only those individuals from USTFCCCA member programs are eligible for awards.
Marian earned an NAIA-best six honors, as head coach Katie Wise was named as the Great Lakes Region Head Coach of the Year for both men and women, earning the program’s first women’s coach of the year honor. Wise’s assistant coaches, Presley Martin and Mychal Vinson, were each named as the Great Lakes Region Assistant Coach of the Year, with Martin earning the women’s coaching honor while Vinson was scored the men’s assistant coach honor. Christian Rios was named as the Great Lakes Field Athlete of the Year, and Katie Woods was named as the Great Lakes Track Athlete of the Year.
GREAT LAKES REGION Men’s Field Athlete of the Year – Christian Rios – Marian (Ind.)
Rios, who hails from Highland, Indiana, is currently ranked top-5 nationally in both the shot put and weight throw. Both of his season bests came in winning efforts at the Crossroads League Championships: 19.02m (62-5) in the weight throw; 17.09m (56-1) in the shot put.
GREAT LAKES REGION Men’s Head Coach of the Year– Katie Wise – Marian (Ind.)
Wise, in her first year as Director of Track & Field/Cross Country at Marian (Ind.), led the Knights to the team title at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with a meet-record 315 points, winning 13 events. Marian accumulated qualifiers to the national championships in 16 events with top-10 rankings in 10 events.
GREAT LAKES REGION Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year – Mychal Vinson – Marian (Ind.)
Vinson, in his fourth year as assistant coach at Marian (Ind.), coached the Knights’ mid-distance/distance athletes to win seven events at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships. Marian has three top-3 #EventSquad Rankings, led by the No. 1 group in the 600 meters, and has the No. 2-ranked relay teams in the 4×400 and distance medley, with the 4×800 at No. 3.
GREAT LAKES REGION Women’s Track Athlete of the Year – Katie Woods – Marian (Ind.)
Woods, who hails from Fort Wayne, Indiana, is ranked among the nation’s top-15 athletes in four individual events, including top marks in the mile (4:51.20) and 800 meters (2:11.47). She also carries the baton for the nation’s top-ranked DMR and second-ranked 4×800 relay. Woods scored 22.5 points at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with victories in the 1000 meters, mile, as well as a tote on the winning DMR.
GREAT LAKES REGION Women’s Head Coach of the Year – Katie Wise – Marian (Ind.)
Wise, in her first year as Director of Track & Field/Cross Country at Marian (Ind.), led the Knights to the team title at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships with a meet-record 248 points, winning 10 events. Marian, which is ranked No. 2 nationally, has national qualifiers in 15 events, including three events ranking No. 1.
GREAT LAKES REGION – Presley Martin – Marian (Ind.)
Martin, in his third year as assistant coach at Marian (Ind.), coached the Knights’ mid-distance/distance athletes to four event wins and 56 points at the Crossroads League Indoor Championships. His athletes have No. 1 rankings in the 800, mile and distance medley relay along with a No. 3 #EventSquad Ranking in the 800.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Feb. 21
1931 — In the first major league night game, the Chicago White Sox play the New York Giants in a 10-inning exhibition in Houston.
1952 — The Boston Celtics and the Fort Wayne Pistons tip off at midnight in a “Milkman’s Special” following an Ice Follies performance at Boston Garden. Bob Cousy of the Celtics scores 24 points before 2,368 fans in a 88-67 win.
1952 — Dick Button performs the first triple jump in a figure skating competition.
1953 — In college basketball’s longest game, Niagara beats Siena 88-81 in six overtimes.
1960 — Philadelphia Warriors rookie Wilt Chamberlain sets an NBA record with his fourth 50-point game of the season, scoring 58 in a 129-122 victory over the New York Knicks.
1970 — Bobby Hull scores two goals, including the 500th of his career, in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-2 win over the New York Rangers.
1970 — Pete Maravich of LSU scores 64 points in a 121-105 loss to Kentucky. Dan Issel scores 51 for the Wildcats.
1976 — New York’s Red Holzman becomes the second NBA coach, after Red Auerbach, to win 500 games with a 102-98 victory over New Orleans.
1992 — Kristi Yamaguchi wins America’s first Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating since 1976. Midori Ito of Japan takes the silver and Nancy Kerrigan of the United States wins bronze.
1996 — The Philadelphia 76ers have the worst NBA offensive performance in 41 years in their 66-57 loss to Miami. The 76ers tie the record for fewest points, set Feb. 27, 1955, by Milwaukee in a 62-57 loss to Boston during the first season of the 24-second clock.
2002 — In Salt Lake City, U.S. figure skater Sarah Hughes jumps from fourth to first to win the Olympic gold while teammate Michelle Kwan settles for bronze. The powerful U.S. women’s hockey team loses 3-2 in a gold-medal game to a Canadian team it had beaten eight consecutive times.
2003 — Michael Jordan becomes the first 40-year-old in NBA history to score 40 or more points, getting 43 in the Washington Wizards’ 89-86 win over the New Jersey Nets.
2014 — Mikaela Shiffrin becomes the youngest Olympic slalom gold medalist. The 18-year-old American is 0.53 seconds faster than Austria’s Marlies Schild.
2016 – 58th Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin wins closest finish in race history – by just 0.01s from Martin Truex Jr.
2018 – Winter Olympics: Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall become the first Americans in history to win a cross country gold medal (team sprint).
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Feb. 22
1919 — The first dog race track to use an imitation rabbit opens in Emeryville, Calif.
1936 — Figure skater Sonja Henie wins her 10th straight world championship.
1959 — Lee Petty, driving an Oldsmobile, wins the first Daytona 500.
1969 — Barbara Jo Rubin becomes the first female jockey to win a race at an American thoroughbred track. She rides Cohesian to a neck victory over Reely Beeg in the ninth race at Charles Town in West Virginia.
1975 — Madison Square Garden hosts its first women’s college basketball game. In a rematch of the 1973 national championship game, defending national champion Immaculata beats Queens College 65-31 before a crowd of 11,969.
1980 — The U.S. Olympic hockey team stuns the Soviet Union with a 4-3 victory in the medal round of the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. Captain Mike Eruzione scores the winning goal midway through the final period.
1981 — Rookies Peter and Anton Stastny total eight points apiece, sending the Quebec Nordiques past the Washington Capitals 11-7. Peter has four goals and four assists; Aaron has three goals and five assists.
1988 — Hersey Hawkins scores 63 points to lead Bradley over Detroit 122-107. Archie Tullos scores 49 points for the Titans.
1988 — Bonnie Blair wins America’s second gold medal at the Winter Olympics in world-record time, beating Christa Rothenburger of East Germany by .02 seconds in the 500-meter speed skating.
1990 — Lionel Simmons scores 27 points to move into fourth place of the NCAA Division I scoring list at 3,024 and becomes the fifth player to score 3,000 points as the Explorers beat Manhattan 100-60.
1993 — Glenn Anderson becomes the 36th NHL player with 1,000 points, picking up a goal and two assists to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vancouver Canucks 8-1.
1998 — Bjorn Dahlie, the Norwegian cross-country skiing great, extends his Winter Olympics record by picking up his 12th medal, and record eighth gold, in the last race of Nagano — the 50-kilometer.
2006 — Gene Bess becomes the first college basketball coach to win 1,000 games when Three Rivers Community College beat Forest Park 77-60.
2008 — Lindsey Vonn clinches the World Cup downhill title, becoming the first American woman to claim the crown since Picabo Street in 1996. Nadia Styger of Switzerland wins the race at Whistler, British Columbia with Vonn finishing 0.01 behind Styger.
2008 — The Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series sign a deal to unify the two American open-wheel circuits, bringing them under the umbrella of the IRL.
2010 — Caltech ends its 310-game conference losing streak in men’s basketball beating Occidental College 46-45 in its season finale.
2013 — The Chicago Blackhawks sets an NHL record for the best start to a season, beating the San Jose Sharks 2-1 to give them at least one point in their first 17 games.
2016 — Tennessee’s 31-year run in the AP’s women’s college basketball rankings ends. The Lady Vols had been ranked for 565 consecutive weeks. The streak started Feb. 17, 1985.
2019 – Robert Kraft, owner of NFL team the New England Patriots, charged with soliciting prostitution, as part of human-trafficking sting operation in Jupiter, Florida.
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Feb. 23
1935 — George “The Iceman” Woolf makes history, riding Azucar to victory in the inaugural Santa Anita Handicap. Azucar beatS such greats as Equipoise and Twenty Grand in the first $100,000 horse race.
1938 — Joe Louis knocks out Nathan Mann in the third round to defend his world heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York.
1960 — Carol Heiss captures the first gold medal for the United States in the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, Calif., winning the figure skating event.
1968 — Wilt Chamberlain becomes first player to score 25,000 points in the NBA.
1980 — Eric Heiden wins his fifth gold medal and shatters the world record by six seconds in 10,000-meter speed skating at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. His time is 14:28.13.
1985 — Indiana coach Bob Knight is ejected five minutes into the Hoosiers’ 72-63 loss to Purdue when he throws a chair across the court. Knight, after two fouls called on his team, is hit with his first technical. While Purdue was shooting the technical, Knight picks up a chair from the bench area and throws it across the court, earning his second technical.
1987 — Seattle’s Nate McMillan sets an NBA rookie record with 25 assists to lead the SuperSonics over the Los Angeles Clippers 124-112.
1991 — North Carolina becomes the first team in NCAA basketball history to win 1,500 games with a 73-57 victory over Clemson.
2002 — The Americans end nearly a half-century of Olympic frustration for the U.S. men’s bobsled team, driving to the silver and bronze medals in the four-man race at the Salt Lake Olympic Games.
2007 — Tiger Woods’ winning streak on the PGA Tour, which began in July, comes to a shocking end. Woods fails to notice a ball mark in the line of his 4-foot birdie putt that would have won his third-round match against Nick O’Hern. Woods misses, then loses in 20 holes when O’Hern saves par with a 12-foot putt at the Accenture Match Play Championship.
2013 — Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche makes history just by stepping into the UFC cage. Rousey wins the UFC’s first women’s bout, beating Carmouche on an armbar, her signature move, with 11 seconds left in the first round of their bantamweight title fight at UFC 157.
2014 — Canada defends its Olympic men’s hockey title with a 3-0 victory over Sweden. Canada becomes the only repeat Olympic champ in the NHL era and the first team to go unbeaten through the Olympic tournament since the Soviet Union in Sarajevo in 1984.
2014 — Russia, the host country of the Winter Olympics, finishes with 33 medals overall and 13 gold. It’s the first time Russia topped both medals tables since the breakup of the Soviet Union. The U.S. wins 28 total, including nine gold.
2014 — Jason Collins becomes the first openly gay athlete in the United States four major pro leagues, playing 10 scoreless minutes with two rebounds and five fouls in the New Jersey’s 108-102 victory of the Los Angeles Lakers.
2014 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins a rain-delayed Daytona 500, a decade after his first victory in the “Great American Race.” Earnhardt snaps a 55-race winless stretch that dated to 2012. It also ends a frustrating sequence at Daytona International Speedway that had seen him finish second in three of the previous four 500s.
2021 – Tiger Woods crashes his car driving south of Los Angeles, injuring both his legs.
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Feb. 24
1960 — Bill Cleary’s four goals lead the United States to a 9-1 victory over West Germany in the hockey championship round of the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif.
1967 — Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia shoots 18-for-18 from the field against the Baltimore Bullets, an NBA record for field goals in a game without a miss.
1978 — Kevin Porter of the New Jersey Nets sets an NBA record with 29 assists in a 126-112 victory over the Houston Rockets.
1980 — The United States hockey team wins the gold medal with a 4-2 victory over Finland at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.
1982 — Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92.
1985 — Jim Kelly of the Houston Gamblers passes for a USFL-record 574 yards and five touchdowns in a 34-33 comeback-win over the Los Angeles Express. Kelly completes 35 of 54 passes, including three for touchdowns in the final 10 minutes.
1988 — An unprecedented winner of the 90-and 70-meter individual events, Matti Nykanen becomes the Winter Olympics’ first triple gold medalist in Nordic skiing when Finland wins the new 90-meter team ski jumping event.
1993 — Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings scores his 1,000th career point with two goals and two assists in a 10-7 loss to Buffalo Sabres.
1994 — Lipscomb’s John Pierce becomes college basketball’s career scoring leader with 33 points in his regular-season finale, a 119-102 win over Cumberland. Pierce’s 4,110 points break former roommate Phil Hutcheson’s record of 4,106.
2002 — Svetlana Feofanova breaks the pole vault indoor world record for the fourth time this month, clearing 15 feet, 6 1/2 inches at the Gaz de France meet.
2002 — Canada beats the United States 5-2 for the gold medal in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics. It’s the seventh time Canada has won the gold in its national sport, but the first since 1952.
2006 — Julia Mancuso earns a stunning victory in the giant slalom to salvage a disappointing Olympics for the U.S. women in their final Alpine event of the Turin Games. Mancuso gives the American women their first Olympic Alpine medal since Picabo Street’s gold in the super-G at the 1998 Nagano Games.
2012 — Missy Parkin becomes the first woman to reach the match play finals in the 69th U.S Open at Brunswick Zone-Carolier. Shafer, a 25-year Professional Bowlers Association Tour veteran, completes the 26-game qualifying portion of the U.S. Open with a total of 5,825 pins – averaging at a 224.04 pace.
2018 — Ester Ledecka wins the second leg of an unheard-of Olympic double, taking the gold medal in snowboarding’s parallel giant slalom to go with her surprise skiing victory in the Alpine super-G earlier in the games. The Czech star is the first to win gold medals in both sports.
2018 — The United States wins the Olympic gold medal in men’s curling in a decisive upset of Sweden. John Shuster skips the United States to a 10-7 victory for only the second curling medal in U.S. history.
2020 – Memorial service for NBA star Kobe Byrant held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Feb. 25
1940 — The first telecast of an American hockey game is transmitted over station W2XBS in New York. The viewing audience watches the New York Rangers battle the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden.
1957 — The United States Supreme Court rules that pro football, unlike professional baseball, is subject to the anti-trust laws of the United States. The court decides 6-3 that baseball is only anti-trust exempt pro sport.
1961 — Niagara ends St. Bonaventure’s 99-game winning streak at home with an 87-77 victory over the Bonnies.
1962 — Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points, but New York’s Richie Guerin scores 50 to lead the Knicks to a 149-135 victory.
1964 — Cassius Clay wins the world heavyweight title when Sonny Liston is unable to answer the bell for the seventh round at Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Fla.
1977 — Pete Maravich of the New Orleans Jazz scores 68 points, the most by an NBA guard, in a 124-107 victory over the New York Knicks. Only Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor had scored more points in an NBA game.
1987 — The Southern Methodist football team is suspended for the 1987 season after investigations reveal that players received $61,000 from a booster slush fund.
1994 — Oksana Baiul of Ukraine wins the figure skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and Nancy Kerrigan, who was whacked on the knee 2½ months earlier, wins the silver. Tonya Harding, later convicted of hindering prosecution in the Kerrigan attack, finishes eighth.
2001 — In the largest playoff in PGA Tour history, Rert Allenby wins the Nissan Open on the first extra hole against five other players. It’s Allenby’s third PGA Tour victory, all of them won in playoffs.
2010 — In Vancouver, British Columbia, the Canadian women defeat the United States 2-0 for their third straight Olympic hockey title. Americans Billy Demong and Johnny Spillane finish 1-2 in a Nordic combined race. They are the first American medalists in a sport that’s been part of the Winter Olympics since 1924.
2017 — Marit Bjoergen wins a record 15th world championship gold medal in cross-country skiing with victory in a 15-kilometer skiathlon. The 36-year-old Bjoergen has more gold medals than any other cross-country skier — male or female — in world championship history, having previously shared the record of 14 gold medals with retired Russian Yelena Valbe.
2017 — Kelsey Plum surpasses Jackie Stiles to become the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader with a career-best 57 points in the final regular season game of her career, leading No. 11 Washington past Utah 84-77. Plum passes Stiles’ mark of 3,393 points midway through the fourth quarter.
2018 — Kirill Kaprizov scores a power-play goal in overtime to lift the Russians to the gold medal in men’s hockey with a 4-3 win over Germany at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
2018 — Norway’s Marit Bjoergen closes out a remarkable Olympic career, winning the gold medal in the women’s 30-kilometer mass start at the Pyeongchang Games. The 37-year-old Bjoergen is the only Olympian to win five medals at these Games and finishes her career with 15 medals. She leaves as the most decorated athlete in Winter Olympic history.
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Feb. 26
1935 — Babe Ruth is released by the New York Yankees and signed by the Boston Braves.
1938 — Glenn Cunningham sets a world indoor records in 1500-meter race at the AAU nationals at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Cunningham finishes in 3:48.4.
1947 — Brothers Doug and Max Bentley lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 9-7 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Doug Bentley scores four goals and sets up two more goals. Max Bentley scores three goals and assists on another goal.
1960 — Dave Jenkins of the United States wins the figure skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif.
1967 — Mario Andretti, better known for his accomplishments in open-wheel and USAC competition, wins the Daytona 500 pulling away from 1965 champion Fred Lorenzen in the closing laps. It’s Andretti’s his first and only NASCAR Grand National event. He is the only person born outside the United States to win the Daytona 500.
1968 — Thirty-two African nations agree to boycott the Olympics because of the presence of South Africa.
1981 — The Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota North Stars 5-1 in a game marred by fights. The teams set an NHL record with 84 penalties worth 392 minutes, and 12 players are ejected.
1987 — Michael Jordan scores 58 points, the most by a Chicago player in a regular-season game, to lead the Bulls over the New Jersey Nets 128-113. Jordan scores almost half his points from the free throw line, hitting 26 of 27.
1989 — NFL Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career.
1989 — Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux becomes the third NHL player to have 100 assists in a season, joining Bobby Orr and Wayne Gretzky. Lemieux gets three assists and a goal in the Penguins’ 8-6 loss to the Hartford Whalers.
1994 — In Lillehammer, Norway, Vreni Schneider of Switzerland wins the slalom for the fifth medal of her career, the most of any woman in Alpine Olympic history.
2006 — Sweden beats Finland 3-2 to win the Olympic men’s hockey gold. Germany leaves Turin with the most overall medals with 29, 11 of them gold, while the Americans win 25 medals overall, including nine gold.
2007 — Roger Federer reaches a new milestone breaking Jimmy Connors’ 30-year-old mark with his 161st week at the top of the ATP rankings. Connors set his record from July 1974 to August 1977. The ATP rankings began on Aug. 23, 1973. Federer took the No. 1 spot on Feb. 2, 2004.
2012 — Pete Weber wins a record fifth U.S. Open bowling championship, throwing a strike on his final ball to beat Mike Fagan 215-214. Weber surpasses his father, Dick Weber, who won the tournament’s predecessor four times, as did Don Carter.
2012 — In Bansko, Bulgaria, Lindsey Vonn captures her fourth World Cup super-G race of the year and becomes the career leader in the discipline. By winning her 18th super G the American overtakes Austria’s Renate Goetschl for the record.
2017 – 59th Daytona 500: Kurt Busch wins after Kyle Larson runs out of gas on last lap; Jeffrey Earnhardt makes NASCAR history, 1st ever 4th generation driver to compete in Daytona 500.
2018 — The U.S. Open changes to a two-hole aggregate playoff, the last of the four majors to do away with an 18-hole playoff.
2018 — The top-ranked UConn women’s team completes an undefeated regular season for the 10th time in program history with an 82-53 win over No. 20 South Florida. The Huskies (29-0, 16-0 American) are 98-0 in games against American Athletic Conference opponents. They are 86-0 in the regular season and have won all four conference tournaments.
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1918 — The first neutral site game in NHL history is held in Quebec City. Frank Nighbor scores twice in the first period to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
1955 — Boston beats Milwaukee 62-57 at Providence, R.I. in a game which set records for fewest points scored by one team, and by both teams, since the introduction of the 24-second clock.
1959 — The Boston Celtics beat the Minneapolis Lakers 173-139 as seven NBA records fall. The Celtics set records for most points (179), most points in a half (90), most points in a quarter (52) and most field goals (72). Boston’s Tom Heinsohn leads all scorers with 43 points and Bob Cousy adds 31 while setting an NBA record with 28 assists.
1966 — Richard Petty wins the rain-shortened Daytona 500 by more than a lap at a speed of 160.927 mph. Petty holds the lead for the last 212 miles of the scheduled 500-mile event, which is called five miles from the finish. Cale Yarborough finishes second.
1977 — Stan Mikita of the Chicago Black Hawks scores his 500th goal in a 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
1982 — Florida apprentice Mary Russ becomes the first female jockey to win a Grade I stakes in North America when she captures the Widener Handicap aboard Lord Darnley at Hialeah (Fla.) Park.
1992 — Prairie View sets an NCAA Division I record for most defeats in a season with a 112-79 loss to Mississippi Valley State in the first round of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament. Prairie View’s 0-28 mark breaks the record of 27 losses shared by four teams.
1994 — Sweden wins its first hockey gold medal, defeating Canada 3-2 in the first shootout for a championship at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Canada is 1:49 away from its first championship in 42 years when Magnus Svensson’s power-play goal ties it at 2. Paul Kariya’s shot is stopped by Sweden’s Tommy Salo after Peter Forsberg puts Sweden ahead on his team’s seventh shot.
1998 — Indiana’s 124-59 victory over Portland marks the first time in the NBA’s 51-year history that one team scores more than twice as many points as the other.
2005 — David Toms delivers the most dominant performance in the seven-year history of the Match Play Championship, winning eight out of nine holes to put away Chris DiMarco with the largest margin of victory in the 36-hole final. The score 6 and 5, could have been much worse as Toms was 9 up at one point.
2006 — Effa Manley is the first woman elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. The former Newark Eagles co-owner is among 17 people from the Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues chosen by a special committee.
2010 — Steven Holcomb drives USA-1 to the Olympic gold medal in four-man bobsledding, ending a 62-year drought for the Americans in the event. Holcomb’s four-run time was 3:24.46, with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curt Tomasevicz pushing for him.
2015 — Travis Kvapil’s NASCAR Sprint Cup car is stolen early in the day from a hotel parking lot, forcing him to withdraw from a race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The team didn’t have a backup car in Atlanta, so it’s forced to drop out when the stolen machine couldn’t be located in time for NASCAR’s mandatory inspection.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1931 The Dodgers arrive in Cuba to start a series of five inter-squad games. Brooklyn right-hander Dolf Luque, known as the Pride of Havana, will appear in the exhibitions scheduled for the spacious Tropical Stadium.
1945 Due to wartime travel restrictions, the Office of Defense Transportation has requests major league clubs to cut travel by twenty-five percent. Commissioner Ford Frick estimates the decision to cancel the All-Star game, which has occurred annually since its inception in 1933, will save 500,000 passenger miles.
1966 Emmett Ashford becomes the first black to be a major league umpire when the American League hires him. ‘Ash,’ known for his flashy style in the PCL, will spend five years in the bigs, working the 1967 All-Star game and the 1970 World Series, before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 56.
1968 The players and owners reach the first-ever collective basic agreement. The two-year CBA raises the minimum salary from $6,000 to $10,000, the first increase in two decades, and provides a new grievance arbitration procedure for labor disputes that empowers the commissioner as the final arbiter.
1974 Tom Seaver becomes the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history when he signs a one-year contract for $172,000, a twenty-five percent increase from last season, to hurl for the Mets. The 29-year-old right-hander known as ‘Tom Terrific’ has posted a 135-76 record during his seven years in New York.
1980 Billy Martin signs a two-year, $250,000 deal to be the A’s manager, becoming Charlie Finley’s fifteenth different skipper in the past twenty years. During the three-year reign of ‘Billy Ball,’ the fiery 51-year-old skipper will compile a 215-218 record, winning a division title as the first-half leader of the 1981 strike-shortened season in the AL West.
1986 In defiance of the Reds’ policy, Rollie Fingers refuses to cut off his trademark handlebar mustache and retires from baseball. The future Hall of Fame reliever, who leaves the game with 341 saves, had been offered a contract by Cincinnati’s skipper Pete Rose after being released by the Brewers at the end of last season.
1989 Reds manager Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Peter Ueberroth and Commissioner-elect Bart Giamatti to explain the allegations concerning his gambling habits. Major League Baseball will launch a full investigation into the matter next month, leading to “Charlie Hustle’s” permanent ban from the game in August.
2000 Denying the acquisition of Ken Griffey, Jr. as the reason, the Reds announce the team has dropped its prohibition on wearing earrings. Players have worn the jewelry in the Cincinnati clubhouse but weren’t allowed to take the field wearing earwear.
2006 The National Baseball Hall of Fame selects Gene Elston to receive the Ford C. Frick Award. During his 47 years in the broadcast booth, the former Astros announcer brought a no-nonsense approach to reporting the happenings on the diamond.
2008 Ryan Howard, who made $900,000 last season, gets a substantial raise by winning his salary arbitration case against the Phillies. The 28-year-old first baseman receives a $10 million award, tying Alfonso Soriano, who had sought $12 million and lost, for the highest arbitrated amount ever given to a player.
2009 In a decision team general manager Neal Huntington makes easy, the Pirates pick up John Russell’s contract option for this season. The sophomore skipper compiled a 67-95 record in his first season with the last-place Bucs.
2019 Manny Machado agrees to a 10-year, $300 million contract with the Padres, making the 25-year-old infielder’s deal the richest free-agent signing in baseball history. Bryce Harper will surpass the all-time free-agent jackpot in two weeks, signing a 13-year, $330 million commitment with the Phillies.
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
30 – 11
February 21, 1948 – NASCAR is incorporated.
February 21, 1951 – South Carolina House of Representatives suggests that “Shoeless Joe” Jackson be reinstated by Major League Baseball, stating that the baseball great was innocent of the charges of the Black Sox scandal decades earlier.
February 21, 1953 – Longest collegiate basketball game of 6 Overtime sessions took place when Niagara outlasted Siena College 88-81.
February 21, 1985 – The National League’s Montreal Expos baseball player Tim Raines, who wore Number 30, was awarded a $1.2 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator. This man earned it too as during the 1985 season he hit .320 and stole 70 bases.
February 21, 2016 – At the 58th running of the Daytona 500, Denny Hamlin in his black FedEx Number 11 Chevy wins closest finish in race history – by just 0.01s from Martin Truex Jr.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
1995 – The CFL’s Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans according to OnthisDay.com. Apparently fields in the San Antonio area were not up to the Canadian Football League’s standards and after failed attempts to have any of them upgraded and a failed bid by Texans owner Fred Anderson to build a new stadium led to the demise of the franchise just a couple months after the League’s Grey Cup was played. Our friend Chris Lawton from the Ninety-Nine Yards website has an interesting story on what he describes as the ill-fated U.S. Expansion of the CFL in the mid 1990’s. From 1993 through the 1995 seasons the Canadian Football League tried to gain a foothold in the USA by introducing Americans with teams such as the Baltimore Stallions, Birmingham Barracudas, Las Vegas Posse, Memphis Mad Dogs, Shreveport Pirates in addition to the Gold Miners/Texans franchise. Unfortunately none of them would stick on American soil for a variety of reasons as US fans are very loyal to their NFL and college teams and it is extremely difficult for other forms of football to garner market share.
1921 – Youngstown, Ohio – The awesome former end of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Bob Dove experienced his arrival into this world. According to his biography on the NFF website Dove was awarded with the honor of being a consensus All-America at the end position in 1941 and 1942. The Washington Touchdown Club awarded him its Rockne Trophy as the nation’s best lineman in 1942. The National Football Foundation voters checked all the boxes in 2000 to place Bob Dove into the College Football Hall of Fame. Bob continued his gridiron career as he played professional football with the Chicago Rockets, Chicago Cardinals, and the Detroit Lions. When he hung up his cleats he bounced around the country coaching on a variety of NFL and college teams.
TV SPORTS FRIDAY
| NBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Milwaukee Bucks vs Washington Wizards | 7:00pm | MNMT FanDuel Sports WIS |
| Memphis Grizzlies vs Orlando Magic | 7:00pm | FanDuel Sports MEM FanDuel Sports FL |
| New York Knicks vs Cleveland Cavaliers | 7:00pm | ESPN FanDuel Sports OH MSG |
| Miami Heat vs Toronto Raptors | 7:30pm | Sportsnet FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Detroit Pistons vs San Antonio Spurs | 8:30pm | KENS FanDuel Sports DET |
| Oklahoma City Thunder vs Utah Jazz | 9:30pm | FanDuel Sports OKC KJZZ |
| Minnesota Timberwolves vs Houston Rockets | 9:30pm | ESPN FanDuel Sports North SCHN |
| New Orleans Pelicans vs Dallas Mavericks | 9:30pm | GCSN KFAA |
| Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings | 10:00pm | NBCS-CA NBCS-BAY |
| MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Bowling Green at Toledo | 6:00pm | CBBSN |
| Dayton at Loyola Chicago | 7:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Marquette vs. Villanova | 7:00pm | FS1 |
| Manhattan at Iona | 7:00pm | ESPNU |
| Niagara at Siena | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Saint Peter’s at Mount St. Mary’s | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sacred Heart at Merrimack | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Canisius at Marist | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Cornell at Yale | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Fairfield at Rider | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Harvard at Princeton | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Dartmouth at Penn | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Cleveland State at Detroit Mercy | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Oakland at Purdue Fort Wayne | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Green Bay at Robert Morris | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Columbia at Brown | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Northern Kentucky at Wright State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Michigan State at Michigan | 8:00pm | FOX |
| Kent State at Miami (OH) | 8:00pm | CBSSN |
| Milwaukee at Youngstown State | 9:00pm | ESPNU |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World Tour: Kenya Open | 5:00am | GOLF |
| PGA Tour: Mexico Championship | 4:00pm | GOLF |
| LPGA Tour: LPGA Thailand | 10:30pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League Draw | 12:30pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| Bundesliga: Freiburg vs Werder Bremen | 2:30pm | ESPN+ fuboTV |
| Serie A: Lecce vs Udinese | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Rennes vs Reims | 2:45pm | Fanatiz beIN Sports fuboTV |
| EPL: Leicester City vs Brentford | 3:00pm | USA Peacock fuboTV |
| La Liga: Celta de Vigo vs Osasuna | 3:00pm | ESPN+ fuboTV |
| Liga MX: Necaxa vs Mazatlán | 8:00pm | VIX |
| Liga MX: Puebla vs Tijuana | 10:00pm | VIX |
| NCAA GYMNASTICS | TIME ET | TV |
| LSU at Kentucky | 7:00pm | SECN |
| Auburn at Alabama | 8:00pm | SECN |
| NCAA WRESTLING | TIME ET | TV |
| N.C. State at Virginia Tech | 7:00pm | ACCN |
TV SPORTS SATURDAY
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Phoenix Suns vs Chicago Bulls | 5:00pm | CHSN AFSN |
| Brooklyn Nets vs Philadelphia 76ers | 7:30pm | YES NBCS-PHI |
| Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets | 8:30pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz | 9:30pm | SCHN KJZZ |
| Charlotte Hornets vs Portland Trail Blazers | 10:00pm | Rip City FanDuel Sports CHA |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings | 12:30pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| Edmonton Oilers vs Philadelphia Flyers | 1:00pm | ESPN+ NBCS-PHI Sportsnet |
| Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins | 3:00pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres | 5:30pm | ESPN+ MSG-BUF MSG |
| Seattle Kraken vs Florida Panthers | 6:00pm | ESPN+ Scripps KONG |
| Dallas Stars vs New Jersey Devils | 6:00pm | ESPN+ Victory+ MSGSN Sportsnet |
| Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville Predators | 6:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports South ALT |
| Chicago Blackhawks vs Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports OH CHSN |
| Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators | 7:00pm | ESPN+ Sportsnet |
| Anaheim Ducks vs Boston Bruins | 7:00pm | ESPN+ Victory+ NESN |
| Carolina Hurricanes vs Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00pm | NHLN FanDuel Sports South Sportsnet |
| Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues | 7:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports MW Sportsnet |
| Utah Hockey Club vs Los Angeles Kings | 9:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel West Utah16 |
| Vancouver Canucks vs Vegas Golden Knights | 10:00pm | ESPN+ Scripps Sportsnet |
| MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Oregon at Wisconsin | 12:00pm | FOX |
| Tennessee at Texas A&M | 12:00pm | ESPN |
| TCU at Cincinnati | 12:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Florida State at Louisville | 12:00pm | CW |
| Charleston at Drexel | 12:00pm | CBSSN |
| NJIT at UMBC | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| VMI at Furman | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Richmond at Saint Joseph’s | 12:30pm | USA |
| Mississippi State at Oklahoma | 1:00pm | SECN |
| Central Michigan at Western Michigan | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| West Virginia at Texas Tech | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Marshall at App State | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Iowa State at Houston | 2:00pm | ESPN |
| Wake Forest at NC State | 2:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Penn State at Minnesota | 2:00pm | BTN |
| Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech | 2:00pm | ESPNU |
| Georgia Tech at Boston College | 2:00pm | ACCN |
| UNCW at Hampton | 2:00pm | CBSSN |
| North Dakota State at North Dakota | 2:00pm | MidCo Sports |
| Stony Brook at North Carolina A&T | 2:00pm | WMYV |
| Wagner at Chicago State | 2:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| Fairleigh Dickinson at Saint Francis U | 2:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| ETSU at Wofford | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| The Citadel at Chattanooga | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UNCG at Mercer | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Buffalo at Ball State | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Maine at Binghamton | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Davidson at Fordham | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| FIU at Liberty | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| USC Upstate at Charleston Southern | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| High Point at Gardner-Webb | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Longwood at UNC Asheville | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Towson at Campbell | 2:00pm | FloSports |
| Pitt at Notre Dame | 2:15pm | CW |
| Rhode Island at Saint Louis | 2:30pm | USA |
| Tulsa at Rice | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sam Houston at Middle Tennessee | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Evansville at UIC | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Western Carolina at Samford | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| ULM at Arkansas State | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ole Miss at Vanderbilt | 3:30pm | SECN |
| Eastern Illinois at Morehead State | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Oklahoma State at Kansas | 4:00pm | CBS |
| Virginia at North Carolina | 4:00pm | ESPN |
| Georgia at Auburn | 4:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| Washington at Iowa | 4:00pm | FS1 |
| Clemson at SMU | 4:00pm | ACCN |
| George Mason at VCU | 4:00pm | CBSSN |
| Fresno State at Air Force | 4:00pm | Altitude2 |
| Stonehill at Central Connecticut | 4:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| San Jose State at Wyoming | 4:00pm | MW Network |
| South Carolina State at Delaware State | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| LIU at Le Moyne | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Western Illinois at Little Rock | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UTRGV at Nicholls | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Howard at Morgan State | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Duquesne at St. Bonaventure | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Arizona State at Kansas State | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Baylor at Colorado | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Portland State at Weber State | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Utah at UCF | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Seattle U at Utah Valley | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Georgia Southern at James Madison | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Hofstra at Delaware | 4:00pm | FloSports |
| Alcorn State at Jackson State | 4:30pm | SWAC Digital Network |
| Coastal Carolina at Troy | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Presbyterian at Radford | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| UMass Lowell at Vermont | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Norfolk State at Coppin State | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| East Texas A&M at Southeastern Louisiana | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Lamar at Houston Christian | 4:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Lindenwood at Southeast Missouri | 4:45pm | ESPN+ |
| A&M-Corpus Christi at McNeese | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UTEP at Jacksonville State | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Riverside at Cal Poly | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| NM State at Kennesaw State | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| CSUN at UC Davis | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Oregon State at San Diego | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern at Grambling State | 5:30pm | SWAC Digital Network |
| UAPB at Prairie View A&M | 5:30pm | YouTube |
| South Alabama at Texas State | 5:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Northwestern State at New Orleans | 5:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Kentucky at Alabama | 6:00pm | ESPN |
| Akron at Ohio | 6:00pm | ESPN2/U |
| Boise State at Nevada | 6:00pm | FS1 |
| Murray State at Bradley | 6:00pm | ESPNU |
| Florida at LSU | 6:00pm | SECN |
| Virginia Tech at Miami (FL) | 6:00pm | ACCN |
| Santa Clara at Washington State | 6:00pm | CBSSN |
| UMass at George Washington | 6:00pm | MNMT |
| Harvard at Penn | 6:00pm | NBCS-PHI+ |
| Mississippi Valley State at Texas Southern | 6:00pm | YouTube |
| Cornell at Brown | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Indiana State at Belmont | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Stephen F. Austin at UIW | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Valparaiso at Southern Illinois | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Columbia at Yale | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| New Hampshire at UAlbany | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Georgia State at Old Dominion | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Portland at Pacific | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Utah Tech at Abilene Christian | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| William & Mary at Elon | 7:00pm | FloSports |
| Illinois vs. Duke | 8:00pm | FOX |
| Saint Mary’s at Gonzaga | 8:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| Missouri at Arkansas | 8:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| Butler at DePaul | 8:00pm | FS1 |
| Tarleton at UTA | 8:00pm | ESPNU |
| San Diego State at Utah State | 8:00pm | CBSSN |
| Illinois State at Missouri State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| California Baptist at Grand Canyon | 8:00pm | KUTP |
| Louisiana at Southern Miss | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Dartmouth at Princeton | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Idaho at Northern Colorado | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Sacramento State at Idaho State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Louisiana Tech at WKU | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| South Dakota at Omaha | 8:00pm | Summit |
| St. Thomas at Oral Roberts | 8:00pm | Summit |
| SIUE at Southern Indiana | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Texas at South Carolina | 8:30pm | SECN |
| Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Irvine at CSU Bakersfield | 9:30pm | ESPN+ |
| BYU at Arizona | 10:00pm | ESPN |
| California at Stanford | 10:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Colorado State at UNLV | 10:00pm | CBSSN |
| Hawai’i at UC San Diego | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Kansas at Utah | 10:00pm | ESPN |
| Washington State at Saint Mary’s | 10:00pm | ESPN2/U |
| Boise State at San Diego State | 10:00pm | CBSSN |
| UC Davis at UC San Diego | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| San Francisco at San Diego | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Loyola Marymount at Portland | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Irvine at Hawai’i | 11:59pm | Spectrum |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| NASCAR Truck: Fr8 208 | 1:30pm | FS1 |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World Tour: Kenya Open | 4:30am | GOLF |
| PGA Tour: Mexico Championship | 1:00pm | GOLF |
| PGA Tour: Mexico Championship | 3:00pm | CBS |
| PGA Tour: Genesis Open | 3:00pm | CBS |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| EPL: Everton vs Manchester United | 7:30am | USA Peacock fuboTV |
| La Liga: Deportivo Alavés vs Espanyol | 8:00am | ESPN+ fuboTV |
| Serie A: Parma vs Bologna | 9:00am | Paramount+ fuboTV |
| Serie A: Venezia vs Lazio | 9:00am | Paramount+ fuboTV |
| Bundesliga: Holstein Kiel vs Bayer Leverkusen | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Borussia M’gladbach vs Augsburg | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Mainz 05 vs St. Pauli | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Wolfsburg vs Bochum | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| EPL: Ipswich Town vs Tottenham Hotspur | 10:00am | USA Peacock fuboTV |
| EPL: AFC Bournemouth vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10:00am | Peacock fuboTV |
| EPL: Arsenal vs West Ham United | 10:00am | Peacock fuboTV |
| EPL: Fulham vs Crystal Palace | 10:00am | Peacock fuboTV |
| EPL: Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 10:00am | Peacock fuboTV |
| La Liga: Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal | 10:15am | ESPN+ fuboTV |
| Ligue 1: Lille vs Monaco | 11:00am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Serie A: Torino vs Milan | 12:00pm | Paramount+ fuboTV |
| EPL: Aston Villa vs Chelsea | 12:30pm | USA Peacock fuboTV |
| La Liga: Valencia vs Atlético Madrid | 12:30pm | ESPN+ fuboTV |
| Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs Union Berlin | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Saint-Étienne vs Angers SCO | 1:00pm | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| MLS: Inter Miami vs New York City | 2:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Serie A: Internazionale vs Genoa | 2:45pm | Paramount+ fuboTV |
| La Liga: Las Palmas vs Barcelona | 3:00pm | ESPN+ fuboTV |
| Ligue 1: Auxerre vs Olympique Marseille | 3:05pm | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| MLS: Los Angeles FC vs Minnesota United | 4:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Atlanta United vs CF Montréal | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Cincinnati vs New York RB | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: DC United vs Toronto FC | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Orlando City SC vs Philadelphia Union | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: León vs Tigres UANL | 8:00pm | VIX |
| Liga MX: Monterrey vs Atlético San Luis | 8:00pm | VIX Peacock fuboTV |
| Liga MX: Guadalajara vs Pachuca | 8:05pm | VIX fuboTV |
| MLS: Austin vs Sporting KC | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Houston Dynamo vs Dallas | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Nashville SC vs New England | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: St. Louis City vs Colorado Rapids | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: Pumas UNAM vs América | 10:05pm | VIX |
| MLS: SJ Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Seattle Sounders FC vs Charlotte | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| LACROSSE | TIME ET | TV |
| NLL: Buffalo at San Diego | 10:00pm | ESPNU |