“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
INDIANA SRN BOYS POLLS
CLASS 4A
1 FISHERS 18-0
2 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 15-2
3 ANDERSON 15-1
4 WARSAW 16-3
5 CROWN POINT 13-1
6 WESTFIELD 12-2
7 NEW ALBANY 12-2
8 LAWRENCE NORTH 13-4
9 AVON 15-2
10 BEN DAVIS 13-6
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: JEFFERSONVILLE 11-5, EVANSVILLE REITZ 12-3, NORTHRIDGE 13-3, FT. WAYNE WAYNE 12-5, HARRISON 12-4, NORTH CENTRAL 11-7, SB RILEY 13-3, PENN 11-7
CLASS 3A
1 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 15-0
2 SB ST. JOSEPH 14-2
3 GUERIN CATHOLIC 16-3
4 CATHEDRAL 13-4
5 NEW PALESTINE 16-2
6 PRINCETON 16-1
7 NORTHVIEW 17-1
8 CRISPUS ATTUCKS 11-6
9 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 14-2
10 FW BLACKHAWK 14-3
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: SILVER CREEK 16-3, NORTHWOOD 14-3, EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 14-2, SOUTHRIDGE 13-2, MACONAQUAH 11-3
CLASS 2A
1 SOUTH RIPLEY 17-0
2 WAPAHANI 15-1
3 MANCHESTER 15-1
4 LINTON 14-2
5 PROVIDENCE 12-2
6 NORTHEASTERN 17-1
7 FT. WAYNE LUERS 13-3
8 GARY 21ST CENTURY 13-5
9 PARK HERITAGE 14-4
10 TAYLOR 13-2
ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: FOREST PARK 12-4, WESTVIEW 11-4, LAPEL 11-5, CHRISTEL HOUSE 11-5, PAOLI 12-2
CLASS 1A
1 CLAY CITY 15-1
2 ORLEANS 12-2
3 KOUTS 15-2
4 CLINTON PRAIRIE 13-2
5 HAUSER 13-3
6 BLOOMFIELD 12-5
7 BARR-REEVE 11-4
8 INDY METRO 13-6
9 TRITON 12-3
10 CARROLL FLORA 12-3
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 12-3, CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 10-7, WOOD MEMORIAL 11-5, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 11-6, SOUTH CENTRAL, LOOGOOTEE 10-7
INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
INDIANA SRN FINAL GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS
CLASS 4A
1 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 22-0
2 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 21-1
3 SB WASHINGTON 21-1
4 HOMESTEAD 22-2
5 WARSAW 21-1
6 BROWNSBURG 19-4
7 CENTER GROVE 18-3
8 NOBLESVILLE 18-4
9 PLAINFIELD 17-5
10 NORTHRIDGE 20-4/BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 20-2
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MCCUTCHEON 21-3, FLOYD CENTRAL 20-4, PENDLETON HEIGHTS 17-6, VALPARAISO 15-7, FISHERS 14-8, PIKE 15-6, WESTFIELD 15-8, FRANKLIN CENTRAL 15-9
CLASS 3A
1 GREENSBURG 21-0
2 WASHINGTON 21-2
3 SILVER CREEK 20-2
4 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 19-4
5 COLUMBIA CITY 19-4
6 BELLMONT 20-2
7 CORYDON CENTRAL 17-5
8 DANVILLE 17-5
9 NORWELL 16-6
10 NORTHVIEW 17-6
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: NORTHWOOD 17-6, CATHEDRAL 14-9, BISHOP CHATARD 14-8, CHARLESTOWN 14-8
CLASS 2A
1 NORTHEASTERN 22-1
2 SOUTH KNOX 22-2
3 RENSSELAER CENTRAL 20-2
4 ALEXANDRIA 22-1
5 EASTSIDE 23-1
6 BLUFFTON 21-2
7 AUSTIN 20-3
8 NORTH KNOX 16-6
9 LANESVILLE 17-3
10 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 18-5
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: SHERIDAN 21-1, WHITKO 17-4, EASTERN HANCOCK 19-3, BREMAN 21-2, TRITON CENTRAL 14-8, NORTH POSEY 16-6, OAK HILL 20-2
CLASS 1A
1 MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 18-4
2 BORDEN 16-5
3 NORTH CENTRAL FARMERSBURG 20-3
4 WESTVILLE 21-2
5 OLDENBURG ACADEMY 18-4
6 TRI-COUNTY 19-2
7 ORLEANS 16-5
8 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 19-4
9 FREMONT 17-6
10 WOOD MEMORIAL 14-8
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: WHITE RIVER VALLEY 16-5, NORTHEAST DUBOIS 15-6, TRI 16-7, CLINTON CENTRAL 17-5
SECTIONAL SCHEDULE TUESDAY
CROWN POINT SECTIONAL
Hammond Central (17-3) at Crown Point (12-11)
CHESTERTON SECTIONAL
Valparaiso (15-7) vs. Hobart (3-18)
LAPORTE SECTIONAL
Mishawaka (2-20) vs. South Bend Riley (14-9)
WARSAW SECTIONAL
Elkhart (12-10) vs. Concord (9-12)
NOBLESVILLE SECTIONAL
Fishers (14-8) vs. Hamilton Southeastern (22-0)
Carmel (10-12) at Noblesville (18-4)
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) SECTIONAL
Richmond (11-11) vs. Greenfield-Central (16-7)
Anderson (2-21) vs. Muncie Central (8-13)
LAWRENCE NORTH SECTIONAL
Warren Central (13-8) vs. North Central (Indianapolis) (4-16)
BEN DAVIS SECTIONAL
Brownsburg (19-4) vs. Pike (15-6)
FRANKLIN CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Center Grove (18-3) at Franklin Central (15-9)
Perry Meridian (1-20) vs. Mooresville (16-7)
MARTINSVILLE SECTIONAL
Terre Haute South (9-13) at Martinsville (7-15)
COLUMBUS NORTH SECTIONAL
Columbus East (1-20) vs. Whiteland (6-16)
SEYMOUR SECTIONAL
Jeffersonville (10-12) vs. Floyd Central (20-4)
EVANSVILLE REITZ SECTIONAL
Gibson Southern (17-6) vs. Evansville North (14-9)
GRIFFITH SECTIONAL
Calumet (0-15) at Griffith (9-12)
Highland (11-10) vs. Gary West (5-13)
LOWELL SECTIONAL
Hanover Central (13-8) vs. Illiana Christian (11-8)
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH SECTIONAL
Plymouth (13-8) vs. John Glenn (15-8)
New Prairie (3-19) vs. Culver Academy (17-5)
FAIRFIELD SECTIONAL
West Noble (3-19) vs. Tippecanoe Valley (12-10)
Columbia City (19-4) vs. NorthWood (17-6)
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA SECTIONAL
Fort Wayne Dwenger (10-14) vs. Angola (12-10)
NORWELL SECTIONAL
New Haven (3-19) vs. Heritage (1-19)
Marion (10-13) at Norwell (16-6)
TWIN LAKES SECTIONAL
Peru (12-10) vs. Northwestern (8-13)
CONNERSVILLE SECTIONAL
Yorktown (15-6) vs. New Castle (6-16)
Delta (14-7) vs. Hamilton Heights (5-16)
GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET, Connersville.
LEBANON SECTIONAL
Tri-West (12-9) vs. Frankfort (0-22)
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL SECTIONAL
Indianapolis Chatard (14-8) at Indianapolis Cathedral (14-9)
Indianapolis Shortridge (14-6) vs. Indianapolis Herron (16-7)
NORTHVIEW SECTIONAL
Owen Valley (14-8) vs. Speedway (9-11)
Edgewood (12-10) at Northview (17-6)
INDIAN CREEK SECTIONAL
Beech Grove (11-11) at Indian Creek (15-7)
LAWRENCEBURG SECTIONAL
Batesville (15-8) vs. Franklin County (11-11)
Greensburg (21-0) at Lawrenceburg (12-8)
SCOTTSBURG SECTIONAL
Charlestown (14-8) vs. Corydon Central (17-5)
Silver Creek (20-2) vs. Madison (16-5)
JASPER SECTIONAL
Vincennes Lincoln (12-10) at Jasper (15-8)
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Evansville Bosse (3-15) vs. Heritage Hills (12-10)
Boonville (6-16) at Evansville Central (19-4)
BOONE GROVE SECTIONAL
Wheeler (7-15) vs. Whiting (3-15)
KNOX SECTIONAL
Jimtown (3-19) vs. Bremen (21-2)
Winamac (14-9) at Knox (4-18)
CENTRAL NOBLE SECTIONAL
Westview (11-11) vs. Prairie Heights (6-16)
Lakeland (6-16) at Central Noble (12-10)
BLUFFTON SECTIONAL
Woodlan (14-7) vs. Whitko (17-4)
Adams Central (5-16) vs. Fort Wayne Luers (8-14)
RENSSELAER CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Seeger (10-12) at Rensselaer Central (20-2)
Delphi (8-14) vs. North Montgomery (14-9)
LEWIS CASS SECTIONAL
Eastern (Greentown) (1-21) at Lewis Cass (16-6)
Oak Hill (20-2) vs. Wabash (18-4)
SHERIDAN SECTIONAL
Taylor (5-18) vs. Lapel (15-8)
Frankton (11-12) at Sheridan (21-1)
ALEXANDRIA SECTIONAL
Muncie Burris (4-16) at Alexandria (22-1)
Eastbrook (7-13) vs. Madison-Grant (4-18)
GREENCASTLE SECTIONAL
Parke Heritage (19-4) vs. South Vermillion (0-23)
North Putnam (12-10) vs. Southmont (10-11)
MONROVIA SECTIONAL
Park Tudor (11-9) at Monrovia (16-7)
Indianapolis Ritter (8-12) vs. Covenant Christian (15-7)
TRITON CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Indianapolis Scecina (10-11) vs. Eastern Hancock (19-3)
HAGERSTOWN SECTIONAL
Centerville (10-12) at Hagerstown (1-21)
Union County (14-7) vs. Shenandoah (13-9)
SOUTH RIPLEY SECTIONAL
Switzerland County (8-15) vs. Southwestern (Hanover) (15-8)
Brown County (2-17) vs. Brownstown Central (18-5)
CRAWFORD COUNTY SECTIONAL
Eastern (Pekin) (12-11) vs. Paoli (8-14)
Clarksville (6-15) vs. Mitchell (4-18)
NORTH KNOX SECTIONAL
Linton (9-12) vs. Sullivan (14-8)
West Vigo (6-15) vs. Eastern Greene (5-17)
FOREST PARK SECTIONAL
Pike Central (3-19) vs. Perry Central (12-8)
BOWMAN ACADEMY SECTIONAL
Marquette Catholic (18-4) at Bowman Academy (8-11)
WEST CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Tri-County (19-2) vs. North Newton (8-14)
DeMotte Christian (18-5) at West Central (14-8)
OREGON-DAVIS SECTIONAL
Triton (2-20) vs. Argos (7-15)
Elkhart Christian (17-5) vs. Trinity Greenlawn (5-15)
BETHANY CHRISTIAN SECTIONAL
Fremont (17-6) vs. Lakewood Park (16-6)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Covington (4-19) at Fountain Central (18-4)
CLINTON PRAIRIE SECTIONAL
Carroll (Flora) (15-7) at Clinton Prairie (12-10)
TRI-CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Cowan (4-17) vs. Wes-Del (0-20)
Daleville (13-7) at Tri-Central (7-15)
RANDOLPH SOUTHERN SECTIONAL
Monroe Central (17-6) vs. Union (Modoc) (6-15)
Blue River (4-18) at Randolph Southern (12-8)
ANDERSON PREP SECTIONAL
MTI Knowledge (1-13) vs. Indiana Deaf (11-10)
Indianapolis Tindley (13-9) at Anderson Prep (14-9)
EMINENCE SECTIONAL
Indianapolis Lutheran (6-15) vs. Victory College Prep (1-11)
Central Christian (9-5) at Eminence (18-5)
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) SECTIONAL
Edinburgh (10-12) vs. North Decatur (15-8)
Tri (16-7) vs. Morristown (14-7)
HAUSER SECTIONAL
Rising Sun (5-17) vs. Oldenburg Academy (18-4)
Milan (2-17) vs. Crothersville (4-17)
CLAY CITY SECTIONAL
Lighthouse Christian (1-20) vs. White River Valley (16-5)
Dugger Union (6-15) vs. Cloverdale (5-18)
BARR-REEVE SECTIONAL
Vincennes Rivet (12-10) vs. Washington Catholic (1-15)
BORDEN SECTIONAL
Rock Creek Academy (5-12) vs. Christian Academy (12-10)
NORTHEAST DUBOIS SECTIONAL
Springs Valley (11-9) vs. Cannelton (7-14)
Wood Memorial (14-8) at Northeast Dubois (15-6)
INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONALS-WEDNESDAY
LAPORTE SECTIONAL
Michigan City (6-16) vs. South Bend Adams (6-12)
South Bend Washington (21-1) vs. Penn (19-5)
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA SECTIONAL
East Noble (13-9) at Fort Wayne Concordia (10-12)
DeKalb (13-9) vs. Garrett (5-17)
TWIN LAKES SECTIONAL
Logansport (4-18) vs. Western (8-15)
Maconaquah (13-8) at Twin Lakes (6-17)
LEBANON SECTIONAL
Danville (17-5) vs. Crawfordsville (4-18)
Brebeuf Jesuit (12-9) at Lebanon (9-13)
INDIAN CREEK SECTIONAL
Rushville (7-17) vs. Shelbyville (13-10)
Greenwood (4-18) vs. New Palestine (10-11)
TRITON CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Heritage Christian (10-12) at Triton Central (14-8)
Christel House (0-11) vs. KIPP Indy Legacy (6-10)
CRAWFORD COUNTY SECTIONAL
Providence (8-14) at Crawford County (10-13)
Lanesville (17-3) vs. Salem (1-18)
FOREST PARK SECTIONAL
North Posey (16-6) vs. Evansville Mater Dei (8-11)
South Spencer (10-12) at Forest Park (8-14)
BOWMAN ACADEMY SECTIONAL
Kouts (12-9) vs. Washington Twp. (11-9)
Tri-Township (12-10) vs. Morgan Twp. (13-10)
WEST CENTRAL SECTIONAL
North White (8-14) vs. South Newton (0-17)
Pioneer (10-12) vs. Caston (7-15)
OREGON-DAVIS SECTIONAL
North Judson (18-4) vs. South Central (Union Mills) (8-14)
Culver (14-8) at Oregon-Davis (12-9)
BETHANY CHRISTIAN SECTIONAL
Hamilton (2-14) vs. Fort Wayne Canterbury (2-17)
Lakeland Christian (11-12) vs. Fort Wayne Blackhawk (12-11)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL SECTIONAL
North Vermillion (16-8) vs. Lafayette Central Catholic (19-4)
Riverton Parke (11-10) vs. Attica (9-15)
TRI-CENTRAL SECTIONAL
Northfield (14-8) vs. Southwood (6-16)
North Miami (12-10) vs. Southern Wells (16-7)
SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) SECTIONAL
Knightstown (11-10) vs. South Decatur (12-11)
Waldron (7-15) at Southwestern (Shelbyville) (3-20)
HAUSER SECTIONAL
Trinity Lutheran (12-10) vs. Shawe Memorial (16-5)
Jac-Cen-Del (7-15) at Hauser (10-12)
CLAY CITY SECTIONAL
Bloomfield (4-18) vs. North Central (Farmersburg) (20-3)
Shakamak (12-11) at Clay City (6-16)
BARR-REEVE SECTIONAL
Loogootee (9-12) at Barr-Reeve (13-8)
Orleans (16-5) vs. North Daviess (11-11)
BORDEN SECTIONAL
West Washington (10-13) at Borden (16-5)
Henryville (13-8) vs. South Central (Elizabeth) (10-11)
INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL-SECTIONAL FAVORITES
CLASS 4A
@CROWN POINT: LAKE CENTRAL 64.7%
@CHESTERTON: VALPARAISO 77.1%
@LAPORTE: SB WASHINGTON 75.5%
@WARSAW: WARSAW 82.0%
@FW NORTHRUP: FW NORTHRUP 64.7%
@HOMESTEAD: HOMESTEAD 95.1%
@HARRISON: MCCUTCHEON 75.5%
@NOBLESVILLE: HAMILTON SE 62.3%
@MT. VERNON: PENDLETON HEIGHTS 78.4%
@LAWRENCE NORTH: LAWRENCE CENTRAL 73.2%
@BEN DAVIS: BROWNSBURG 31.2%, PLAINFIELD 28.5%
@FRANKLIN CENTRAL CENTER GROVE 47.6%, FRANKLIN CENTRAL 40.6%
@MARTINSVILLE: BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 91.2%
@COLUMBUS NORTH: COLUMBUS NORTH 68.7%
@SEYMOUR: FLOYD CENTRAL 64.9%
@EVANSVILLE REITZ: 54.1%, CASTLE 30.1%
CLASS 3A
@GRIFFITH: HIGHLAND 34.3%, EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 23.2%
@LOWELL: LOWELL 54.2%
@SB ST. JOSEPH: CULVER ACADEMY 43.6%, GLENN 25.4%
@FAIRFIELD: COLUMBIA CITY 78.2%
@FW CONCORDIA: DEKALB 36.8%, EAST NOBLE 24.8%
@NORWELL: NORWELL 57.2%, BELLMONT 42.8%
@TWIN LAKES: MACONAQUAH 36.2%
@CONNERSVILLE: CONNERSVILLE 41.3%, DELTA 32.9%
@LEBANON: DANVILLE 75.5%
@CATHEDRAL: CATHEDRAL 53.6%
@NORTHVIEW: NORTHVIEW 53.5%
@INDIAN CREEK: RONCALLI 64.0%
@LAWRENCEBURG: GREENSBURG 89.7%
@SCOTTSBURG: SILVER CREEK 48.2%, CORYDON CENTRAL 33.9%
@JASPER: WASHINGTON 76.3%
@EVANSVILLE CENTRAL: EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 88.4%
CLASS 2A
@BOONE GROVE: ANDREAN 94.1%
@KNOX: BREMAN 77.5%
@CENTRAL NOBLE: EASTSIDE 87.8%
@BLUFFTON: BLUFFTON 83.9%
@RENSSELEAR CENTRAL: RENSSELEAR CENTRAL 87.7%
@LEWIS CASS: LEWIS CASS 43.6%, OAK HILL 25.1%
@SHERIDAN: LAPEL 49.2%, SHERIDAN 49.1%
@ALEXANDRIA: ALEXANDRIA 80.1%
@GREENCASTLE: PARKE HERITAGE 81.3%
@MONROVIA: MONROVIA 48.9%
@TRITON CENTRAL: EASTERN HANCOCK 60.3%
@HAGERSTOWN: NORTHEASTERN 91.2%
@SOUTH RIPLEY: BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 41.2%, AUSTIN 40.7%
@CRAWFORD COUNTY: LANESVILLE 71.0%
@NORTH KNOX: SOUTH KNOX 80.7%
@FOREST PARK: NORTH POSEY 37.7%, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 24.3%
CLASS 1A
@BOWMAN ACADEMY: MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 66.4%
@WEST CENTRAL: TRI-COUNTY 70.8%
@OREGON DAVIS: ELKHART CHRISTIAN 42.8%, NORTH JUDSON 35.9%
@BETHANY CHRISTIAN: FREMONT 59.4%
@FOUNTAIN CENTRAL: LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 88.7%
@CLINTON PRAIRIE: 34.6%, ROSSVILLE 33.2%
@TRI-CENTRAL: DALEVILLE 38%, NORTHFIELD 30.9%
@RANDOLPH SOUTHERN: MONROE CENTRAL 77.5%
@ANDERSON PREP: LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 34.6%, INDIANA DEAF 28.9%, TINDLEY 21.5%
@EMINENCE: EMINENCE 35.7%, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 32.5%, LUTHERAN 30.0%
@SOUTHWESTERN: TRI 38.7%, NORTH DECATUR 36.9%
@HAUSER: OLDENBURG ACADEMY 56.7%
@CLAY CITY: NORTH CENTRAL FARMERSBURG 73.9%
@BARR REEVE: VINCENNES RIVET 50.1%, ORLEANS 34.7%
@BORDEN: BORDEN 82.6%
@NE DUBOIS: EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 23.6%, NE DUBOIS 22.1%, WOOD MEMORIAL 21.2%, TECUMSEH 18.7%, SPRINGS VALLEY 14.4%
INDIANA BOYS WRESTLING-REGIONALS, FEBRUARY 8
BRACKETS FOR EACH HOST SITE ARE AVAILABLE VIA TRACKWRESTLING.COM.
1. HOBART | 9 AM CT | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL, PORTAGE.
2. CROWN POINT | 9 AM CT | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: CROWN POINT, LAPORTE.
3. ROCHESTER | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: MISHAWAKA, PLYMOUTH.
4. LOGANSPORT | 10 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON, TWIN LAKES.
5. GOSHEN | 9:30 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: ELKHART, WEST NOBLE.
6. CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), NEW HAVEN.
7. PERU | 9:30 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: PERU, OAK HILL.
8. JAY COUNTY | 8:30 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: DELTA, JAY COUNTY.
9. NORTH MONTGOMERY | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: CRAWFORDSVILLE, FRANKFORT.
10. PENDLETON HEIGHTS | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: ELWOOD, INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECHNICAL.
11. PERRY MERIDIAN | 9:30 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: PURDUE POLYTECH – DOWNTOWN, SOUTHPORT.
12. RICHMOND | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: CENTERVILLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY.
13. MOORESVILLE | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: AVON, MOORESVILLE.
14. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH | 8 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: BLOOMINGTON NORTH, SOUTHRIDGE.
15. JEFFERSONVILLE | 9 AM ET | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: JEFFERSONVILLE, JENNINGS COUNTY.
16. CASTLE | 9 AM CT | TICKETS | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: CASTLE, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL.
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#18 ILLINOIS 87 OHIO STATE 79
#19 MEMPHIS 86 RICE 83
NEBRASKA 77 #16 OREGON 71
ELSEWHERE:
WEST VIRGINIA 63 CINCINNATI 50
WRIGHT STATE 66 ROBERT MORRIS 64
MOUNT ST. MARY’S 79 ST. PETER’S 64
EVANSVILLE 80 BELMONT 75
PURDUE FORT WAYNE 81 MILWAUKEE 79
NORTHERN IOWA 83 BRADLEY 69
TCU 68 COLORADO 57
DEPAUL 74 SETON HALL 57
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#2 SOUTH CAROLINA 83 AUBURN 66
ILLINOIS 66 #14 MARYLAND 65
#6 CONNECTICUT 101 BUTLER 59
IOWA 76 #4 USC 69
#20 GEORGIA TECH 77 MIAMI FLORIDA 66
#7 LSU 81 MISSISSIPPI STATE 67
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#22 ALABAMA 72 GEORGIA 57
#1 UCLA 79 MINNESOTA 53
#18 TENNESSEE 76 MISSOURI 71
OLE MISS 76 #23 VANDERBILT 61
#16 MICHIGAN STATE 89 NORTHWESTERN 75
#15 NORTH CAROLINA 69 STANFORD 67
#12 KENTUCKY 95 #13 OKLAHOMA 86
#9 TCU 82 IOWA STATE 69
#19 CALIFORNIA 84 PITTSBURGH 53
#8 OHIO STATE 66 WASHINGTON 56
#25 FLORIDA STATE 97 WAKE FOREST 68
#5 TEXAS 70 TEXAS A&M 50
ELSEWHERE:
MICHIGAN 80 OREGON 48
VIRGINIA 70 SYRACUSE 67
INDIANA 76 NEBRASKA 60
VILLANOVA 65 MARQUETTE 53
VIRGINIA TECH 79 SMU 71
PURDUE 84 WISCONSIN 71
GREEN BAY 76 IU INDY 54
BOSTON COLLEGE 94 CLEMSON 65
CREIGHTON 79 PROVIDENCE 66
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BAYLOR 98 CINCINNATI 59
ILLINOIS STATE 66 MISSOURI STATE 55
COLORADO 67 TEXAS TECH 51
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MAVS TRADING DONCIC IS A MOVE OF HISTORICALLY BAFFLING PROPORTIONS
Even seasoned reporters had good reason to believe ESPN news-breaker Shams Charania might’ve been hacked when he tweeted that Luka Doncic had been traded for Anthony Davis in a three-team deal that also sent Max Christie and a 2029 first-rounder to the Mavericks. It was too shocking and unfathomable.
The NBA has always been prone to bigger and more frequent blockbusters, but a trade of this magnitude has almost no precedent across the sports world. Perhaps the closest comparison was trading Wayne Gretzky from Edmonton to Los Angeles in the summer of 1988. That’s the transaction pantheon this deal will live in, with the unique distinction of having been completed midseason (while the Lakers and Mavericks occupy postseason spots).
On the rare occasions when superstars of Doncic’s caliber are traded, the decision to move on is often player-driven. Charles Barkley was famously traded from Philadelphia to Phoenix in a lopsided deal, only to win MVP and lead the Suns to the 1993 NBA Finals, but Sir Charles wanted out of Philly and was 29 years old at the time.
Doncic is a 25-year-old perennial MVP candidate who trails only Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain in per-game scoring, trails only Jordan in playoff scoring, and ranks fourth among active players in assists per game. He already has as many All-NBA first-team selections (five) as Hall of Famers such as Barkley, Jason Kidd, and Julius Erving, among others. He’s eight months removed from his first Finals appearance and has at least a year and a half of team control left. And his team decided to move on from him.
It was mind-bending enough for us to consider whether some sort of Doncic-related scandal was waiting to be exposed. How else could Dallas’ thinking possibly be rationalized? Surely not in basketball terms, though general manager Nico Harrison tried his best.
“I believe that defense wins championships,” Harrison told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “I believe that getting an All-Defensive center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mindset gives us a better chance. We’re built to win now and in the future.”
Concerns about Doncic’s defense, conditioning, and endless whining to officials are all valid, especially when he was due for a $345-million extension this summer (which he’s no longer eligible for). But few stars are perfect, and those are concerns you simply learn to live with as a trade-off for employing one of the greatest offensive talents of our time. In digging into the ramifications of the new CBA, I wondered how the more punitive tax penalties and apron restrictions might impact second-tier stars in their quest for full max contracts. I never considered that a team would be discouraged from paying up for a top-five level alpha.
A Doncic-level star – who might not have even peaked yet – gives a team a tremendous head start in building a sustainable contender. Players such as Doncic are the great equalizers in a sport and league uniquely positioned to be star-driven and dominated. And the Mavericks gave him away for pennies on the dollar.
That’s no knock on Davis, a future Hall of Famer in his own right. But the only active players worth trading Doncic for at this stage of their respective careers are Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Nikola Jokic. Even if Doncic wanted out of Dallas and suppressed his trade market by telegraphing a preferred destination ahead of his potential 2026 free agency, the Mavericks still could’ve commanded much more in return than they ultimately received from the Lakers.
Deciding to trade Doncic is unconscionable enough. That Dallas then reportedly negotiated with only one team – and not a team with stockpiles of draft capital or young talent – was malpractice of epic proportions.
It’s also rather rich that Doncic’s conditioning was reportedly a trigger for a trade that netted the Mavs an injury-prone big man who is six years older and, like Doncic, is currently on the shelf. Not to mention, this is the same franchise that took a massive risk in acquiring Kyrie Irving at a time when the mercurial guard’s availability was seemingly always in question. That gamble has paid off handsomely over the past two years, but how does a team go from staking its future on Irving’s unpredictability to deciding Doncic’s conditioning is where to draw the line? How does a team still trying to win now give up on Luka freaking Doncic – who has appeared in at least 79% of games in each of his first six seasons – to pair two of the most unreliable stars of their generation (in Irving and Davis) from an availability standpoint?
The ramifications of this deal will reverberate for years and will likely haunt Dallas for generations. If Davis and Irving are healthy, the Mavericks will remain formidable (though contrary to AD’s belief, he isn’t as suited to play power forward anymore, which he will do more often in Dallas). But the franchise could exist for another century and never have the luxury of employing a player with Doncic’s transcendent abilities again. That’s how rare stars of his ilk are. It’s why teams trip over themselves in a race to the bottom of the standings ahead of franchise-altering drafts.
As for the Lakers, who one way or another – whether by the lure of Hollywood or unbelievably good fortune – always end up with some of the game’s era-defining superstars, they’ve done it again. They’ve found LeBron James’ L.A. heir; the next Lakers legend, who can take the torch from James when the time comes but also help him chase championships in the present. All this when it appeared they didn’t even have enough trade equity to land a third-rate star to play behind James and Davis.
Before any of us assumed Charania had been hacked, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka must’ve thought he was being pranked when he received Harrison’s offer. NBA observers often cite “this league” in reference to how dramatic and unpredictable the Association has become, but no one could’ve cooked this up in the most deranged trade machine fever dream.
Perhaps that’s a testament to Lakers lore. Or maybe the Mavericks should just be ashamed of themselves.
MAVS GIFT LAKERS THE LIFELINE TO END ALL LIFELINES
Sometimes, it’s good to be the Lakers.
Just when you think they’re stuck, just when it seems as if their magic has run out and they have no moves left, another gift falls from the heavens and lands right in their lap. This time, that gift is Luka Doncic, the 25-year-old megastar well on his way to being an all-time great with an already legendary playoff resume and five All-NBA first-team appearances to his name.
Here are a few players who didn’t make that many first teams in their entire careers: Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, David Robinson, Moses Malone, and Steph Curry. Oh, and also Anthony Davis, the 31-year-old big man for whom Doncic was traded. Also going to Dallas in the deal: third-year reserve wing Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick. I mean, sure.
It’s hard to overstate what a colossal bailout this is for Los Angeles. Davis is still a fantastic player, but he was a walking injury risk even during his prime years. The team as previously constructed wasn’t going anywhere meaningful. The supporting cast around the star duo of Davis and LeBron James simply wasn’t good enough, and the Lakers looked poised to spend the last vestiges of James’ career mired in play-in-caliber mediocrity. There was no obvious pivot; transitioning to a Davis-centric era as he entered his mid-30s promised little beyond a continued shuffle toward middling irrelevance.
Now, all of a sudden, the team’s present and future have snapped into focus with stunning clarity.
The Lakers probably aren’t going to seriously contend for a championship this season, though you can’t put anything past Doncic and James in a playoff setting. Doncic is on the shelf with a calf strain that’s expected to keep him sidelined for at least another couple of weeks. Once he returns, it’s going to take some time for him and James to figure out how to play together. Even if they get on the same page right away, the Lakers will be hamstrung by their complete lack of big-man depth and their porous defense that ranked 21st before they traded one of the league’s 10 best defenders for someone whose effort on that end ranges from disinterested to apathetic.
But in the big picture, they just added a guy they can build around well into the future, a guy who can seamlessly bridge the LeBron era to the era of Lakers basketball after he hangs it up. As good as Davis was as James’ running mate, as much as he’s shown himself capable of taking on a greater offensive workload this season, he couldn’t ease James’ playmaking burden to nearly the extent that Doncic can.
We’re talking about one of the greatest creators in the history of the game. Doncic last season averaged 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 9.8 assists on 62% true shooting, then led the Mavericks to the Finals by ripping the hearts out of three straight 50-plus-win opponents. This has the potential to extend the twilight of James’ career. And further into the future, other players will sign up to play alongside Doncic for the league’s preeminent glamour franchise, the same way Davis forced his way there after James signed with a directionless Lakers team that had missed the playoffs five years running.
The move isn’t totally without risk for the Lakers. They could struggle to break into the exclusive group of inner-circle contenders this season and next, which might lead Doncic to seek employment elsewhere when he becomes a free agent in the summer of 2026. The Spurs, for example, could carve out max cap space that offseason. Even with L.A. holding his Bird rights, it’s possible Doncic would deem teaming up with Victor Wembanyama a more appealing option than sticking it out with a 41-year-old James before leading the team into an uncertain future.
That scenario just doesn’t feel especially likely. Superstars don’t tend to leave the Lakers. They’ll always represent a desirable destination for other stars with wandering eyes, especially with Doncic there as a lodestar. It’s far more likely L.A. just landed a guy who’ll be the next in an interminable line of iconic Faces of the Franchise, someone who can keep it in the title conversation for the next decade.
This all feels like yet another life preserver for a franchise that always seems to get thrown one at the very moment you think it might finally dip underwater. Each time something like this happens, it adds to the sense that no matter what the Lakers do, no matter how badly they mismanage their roster or their draft picks or their balance sheet, things will always work out for them in the end.
Why the Mavericks decided to toss them that lifeline is a question that will probably be dissected for decades to come. But for now, as we sift through the rubble of this earthshaking NBA event, just one constant is left standing amid the ruins, the one certainty that remains in this wildly uncertain league: Sometimes, it’s good to be the Lakers.
REPORT: FOX TO SPURS, LAVINE TO KINGS IN 3-TEAM TRADE
The Sacramento Kings are finalizing a trade that will send De’Aaron Fox and Jordan McLaughlin to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team deal involving the Chicago Bulls, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Sacramento will receive Zach LaVine, Sidy Cissoko, three first-rounders, and three second-round picks as part of the blockbuster trade, Charania adds.
Meanwhile, Chicago reportedly acquired Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter, and its own 2025 first-round pick via the Spurs.
The Bulls’ reacquired draft selection is top-10 protected, according to K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network.
Fox gives the Spurs a long-term solution at the point. The Kentucky product is averaging 25 points, 6.1 assists, five boards, and 1.5 steals across 45 appearances this season.
The 27-year-old is under contract through the 2025-26 season. He’s renegotiation and extension eligible in August, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
LaVine, 29, reunites with former Bulls backcourt mate DeMar DeRozan. The two-time All-Star guard is having a resurgent campaign, tallying 24 points, 4.8 boards, and 4.5 assists per contest over 42 appearances.
LaVine’s also under contract through next season, but he holds a $49-million player option for 2026-27.
Huerter’s minutes have gradually decreased since averaging a personal-best 15.2 points per game in his first campaign with the Kings. The 6-foot-7 guard is registering career lows in both points (7.9) and 3-point percentage (30.2%) through 43 appearances in 2024-25.
NBA ROUNDUP: CELTICS FIGHT BACK FROM 26 DOWN, TOP 76ERS
Jayson Tatum delivered 35 points and 11 assists as the visiting Boston Celtics rallied from a 26-point, second-half deficit to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-110 on Sunday.
Boston outscored Philadelphia 54-20 over the final 14-plus minutes to take control of a game that was initially dominated by Philadelphia. In doing so, the Celtics avenged a home loss to the Sixers on Christmas Day and improved to 2-0 on their three-game road trip.
Jaylen Brown had 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for Boston, while Kristaps Porzingis notched 18 points, seven rebounds and five blocks. The Celtics made 21 3-pointers, including 14 on 22 attempts in the second half.
Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 34 points, while Guerschon Yabusele chipped in with 21 points against his former team. Kelly Oubre Jr. contributed 18 points and 13 boards for Philadelphia, which continued to play without Joel Embiid (knee) and Paul George (finger).
Cavaliers 144, Mavericks 101
Sam Merrill came off the bench to hit nine 3-pointers for a career-high-tying 27 points as host Cleveland coasted to an easy victory over Dallas.
It was a brutal start to a new era for Dallas, which sent shock waves through the sports world about 15 hours before tipoff by sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for fellow star Anthony Davis as part of a blockbuster trade. Davis was not active on Sunday due to the pending trade and an abdominal muscle strain. Max Christie, also acquired, was similarly not available.
The Cavaliers wasted little time turning the contest into a blowout, going 9-for-11 from 3-point range in the first quarter to build a 50-19 lead by the end of the frame. It marked the most points that Cleveland has scored in any quarter all season.
Pistons 127, Bulls 119
Cade Cunningham led seven Detroit scorers in double figures with 22 points to go along with 15 assists as the host Pistons downed Chicago.
Jalen Duren supplied 21 points, 13 rebounds and four assists for Detroit, while Malik Beasley had 19 points, five assists and three steals. Chicago had won 18 of its previous 20 meetings with Detroit.
Coby White led the Bulls with 22 points. Nikola Vucevic recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, while Josh Giddey had 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Raptors 115, Clippers 108
RJ Barrett had 20 points and seven assists and Toronto used an explosive third quarter to defeat visiting Los Angeles.
The Raptors broke open a halftime tie with a 31-16 third quarter spurred by 19 fastbreak points to gain a split of the season series with the Clippers. Gradey Dick scored 18 points and Scottie Barnes added 15 points and seven rebounds for Toronto.
James Harden had 25 points for the Clippers, who finished a 2-2 road trip. Ivica Zubac added 18 points and former Raptor Kawhi Leonard scored 14.
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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NEBRASKA STRIKES AGAIN, BEATS NO. 16 OREGON
Brice Williams recorded 28 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Nebraska led most of the way while posting a 77-71 upset of No. 16 Oregon on Sunday evening in Big Ten play at Eugene, Ore.
Juwan Gary added 23 points to help the Cornhuskers (14-8, 4-7 Big Ten) win their second straight game following a six-game slide. Rollie Worster added 11 points.
Jackson Shelstad scored 16 points and Brandon Angel added 15 for slumping Oregon (16-6, 5-6), which lost its third straight game and fourth in its last five. TJ Bamba had 13 points and four steals.
Nebraska led for 38:01 in its second straight upset of a ranked team. The Cornhuskers notched an 80-74 home win in overtime over No. 18 Illinois on Thursday.
No. 18 Illinois 87, Ohio State 79
Will Riley scored 24 points and freshman Morez Johnson Jr. added 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as the Fighting Illini overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat the Buckeyes in Champaign, Ill.
Kylan Boswell had 14 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 12 points in his return from a three-game absence because of mononucleosis for the Fighting Illini (15-7, 7-5 Big Ten), who had lost four of six.
Devin Royal scored 19 of his 29 points in the first half and Bruce Thornton contributed 22 for the Buckeyes (13-9, 5-6), who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
No. 19 Memphis 86, Rice 83
PJ Haggerty scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds and the Tigers held for an American Athletic Conference win over the host Owls in Houston.
Tyrese Hunter added 19 points and five assists for the Tigers (18-4, 8-1), who took a one-game lead in the conference over North Texas and UAB. PJ Carter made two foul shots with 4.2 seconds left to give the Tigers a three-point lead. After the Owls were called for a five-second violation on the inbound pass, they forced a turnover on Memphis’ inbound pass, but Carter blocked a desperation shot just before time expired.
Three players scored in double figures for the Owls (11-11, 2-7), led by Trae Broadnax with 19 points and six assists.
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WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: IOWA KNOCKS OFF NO. 4 USC
Lucy Olsen scored 28 points and host Iowa had a strong fourth quarter to hand No. 4 Southern California its first loss in Big Ten Conference play, 76-69 on Sunday in Iowa City.
In a game involving wide early swings of momentum, JuJu Watkins ended up with 27 points for the Trojans (19-2, 9-1 Big Ten).
Addison O’Grady’s 13 points, Sydney Affolter’s 11 points and Hannah Stuelke’s 10 points were key for Iowa (15-7, 5-6), which broke free from a 53-all tie and outscored the Trojans 25-19 in the fourth quarter. The Hawkeyes prevailed on the same day they retired Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 jersey.
Iowa broke out to a 23-4 lead and USC didn’t reach double digits until nearly 15 minutes passed, but the Trojans were within 25-23 with 1:54 left in the first half. Watkins had two baskets in the last 20 seconds before the break, pushing USC to a 29-28 lead.
No. 2 South Carolina 83, Auburn 66
Reserves Joyce Edwards and MiLaysia Fulwiley notched 18 and 17 points, respectively, as the Gamecocks defeated the visiting Tigers in Columbia, S.C.
Chloe Kitts’ 13 points and nine rebounds and Bree Hall’s 10 points also boosted the Gamecocks (21-1, 9-0 Southeastern Conference). South Carolina shot 57.1 percent from the field and 14-of-16 from the foul line.
DeYona Gaston scored 31 points on 14-for-22 shooting for Auburn (11-11, 2-7), which was charged with 23 turnovers. The Tigers lost their fourth straight road game.
No. 3 Notre Dame 89, Louisville 71
Hannah Hidalgo poured in 34 points and the Fighting Irish put together a big second half to beat the host Cardinals.
Olivia Miles finished with 17 points and Liatu King had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Irish (19-2, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who pulled away from a 39-38 halftime lead. Notre Dame shot 55 percent from the field in the first of two meetings with Louisville, which had a two-game winning streak end.
Louisville (15-7, 8-3) received 17 points from Tajianna Roberts, 14 points from Olivia Cochran and 12 points from Jayda Curry. The Cardinals couldn’t take full advantage of Notre Dame’s 23 turnovers, shooting 35.8 percent from the floor.
No. 6 UConn 101, Butler 59
Paige Bueckers scored 18 points and six Huskies reached double figures as the team reached the 100-point mark for the third time this season in Hartford, Conn.
Ashlynn Shade and Azzi Fudd both scored 13 points, KK Arnold had 12, Sarah Strong provided 11 and Jana El Alfy finished with 10. UConn made 11 of 19 shots from 3-point range, three by Fudd, as the Huskies (21-2, 12-0 Big East) wound up with 27 assists on 40 field goals.
Kilyn McGruff drained five 3s on the way to 17 points for Butler (12-12, 2-9). Riley Makalusky had 10 points off the bench. Butler had 12 3s, but just nine 2-point buckets, and committed 22 turnovers.
Illinois 66, No. 14 Maryland 65
Genesis Bryant made two free throws with six seconds left to lift the Fighting Illini, who trailed with less than a minute to play, over the Terrapins in College Park, Md.
Bryant, who was 6-for-6 on free throws, scored 20 points. Berry Wallace had 14 points and Kendall Bostic added 13 points and 14 rebounds for Illinois (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten).
Kaylene Smikle’s 15 points and Shyanne Sellers’ 14 points led Maryland (17-5, 7-4), which lost for the fourth time in five games. Brynn Shoup-Hill’s 3-pointer at the 45-second mark gave Illinois a 64-63 lead, before Sellers connected with 14 seconds to give the Terrapins a brief advantage.
NFL NEWS
REPORTS: BEARS HIRE ERIC BIENIEMY AS RBS COACH
Less than two weeks after hiring Ben Johnson as their head coach, the Chicago Bears have reportedly added another top offensive mind to their staff.
Eric Bieniemy was hired as Chicago’s running backs coach on Saturday, according to multiple reports, marking the two-time Super Bowl champion’s return to the NFL coaching ranks.
Bieniemy, 55, served as Kansas City’s offensive coordinator for five seasons and helped the Chiefs win league championships in 2019 and 2022. Kansas City’s offense finished among the NFL’s top six in both points and yards per game in all five seasons under Bieniemy.
He became the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator in 2023 but was not retained after the team’s offense struggled during a 4-13 season.
Bieniemy spent 2024 as the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at UCLA, where he coached running backs from 2003 to 2005. He has also been a running backs coach for the Minnesota Vikings (2006-10) and Chiefs (2013-17).
In his return to the NFL, Bieniemy will try to help Johnson improve a Bears offense that managed the fewest yards (284.6) and tied for the fourth-fewest points per game (18.2) last season with rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, the top overall pick in the 2024 draft.
Johnson, 38, was hired by Chicago on Jan. 21 after spending the past three seasons as the Detroit Lions’ offensive coordinator. Detroit finished among the NFL’s top five in total yards and points per game all three years under Johnson.
REPORTS: JETS ADD CHARLES LONDON AS QBS COACH
The New York Jets continue to add to their staff under new head coach Aaron Glenn, bringing aboard Charles London as quarterbacks coach, according to multiple outlets.
London held the same position with the Seattle Seahawks last season, after he was the quarterbacks coach in 2023 with the Tennessee Titans and 2021-22 with the Atlanta Falcons. He also has worked on coaching staffs with the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans.
Glenn was hired as the Jets’ head coach on Jan. 22, to solidify the post after Robert Saleh was fired after a 2-3 start to the 2024 season.
The Jets also have added Steve Wilkes as defensive coordinator, Tanner Engstrand as offensive coordinator and Chris Banjo as special teams coordinator. Darren Mougey was named the team’s new general manager.
BASEBALL NEWS
REPORT: TIGERS REUNITE WITH FLAHERTY ON 2-YEAR, $35M DEAL
The Detroit Tigers agreed to a two-year, $35-million deal with right-hander Jack Flaherty, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The pact reportedly includes an opt-out after the first season.
Flaherty will apparently earn $25 million in 2025 and $10 million in 2026. His 2026 salary can reach as high as $20 million if he starts 15 games in 2025, according to Passan.
The 29-year-old began the 2024 campaign with the Tigers, authoring a 2.95 ERA with a career-high 11.2 K/9 and career-low 1.6 BB/9 in 18 starts before he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for prospects Trey Sweeney and Thayron Liranzo last July.
Flaherty pitched well for the Dodgers after the trade, going 6-2 with 3.58 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in 55 1/3 innings. He also made five postseason starts for the eventual World Series champions.
Flaherty and 2024 American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal appeared to be excited about reuniting with each other after news of the agreement surfaced on social media.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: RANGERS’ JONATHAN QUICK GETS WIN NO. 400
K’Andre Miller’s tiebreaking goal helped the New York Rangers pull off a rare third-period comeback to beat the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Sunday night, making Jonathan Quick the first American-born goaltender to reach 400 career regular-season victories.
The Rangers stopped a three-game losing streak and improved to 8-3-3 in their past 14. They are 2-20-1 this season when trailing after two periods. Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin each had a goal and two assists, and Alexis Lafreniere also scored for the Rangers.
Quick made 34 saves. He joined Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky and Minnesota’s Marc-Andre Fleury as the third active goalie to reach 400 wins. He is the 15th player in NHL history with at least 400 victories.
Jack Eichel scored both goals for Vegas, and Adin Hill made 24 saves. The Golden Knights lost their third straight game and dropped to 3-7-3 in their past 13.
Red Wings 3, Canucks 2 (OT)
Alex DeBrincat scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as Detroit extended its winning streak to six games by edging host Vancouver.
Ben Chiarot also scored for Detroit, which climbed into a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Goaltender Alex Lyon stopped 25 shots. DeBrincat has 23 goals, tying him with Dylan Larkin for the team lead. The decisive goal came with 42 seconds left in the extra session, as DeBrincat led an odd-man rush from one end of the ice to the other and made good on a give-and-go with Lucas Raymond in the Vancouver zone.
Filip Chytil and Pius Suter scored for Vancouver, which lost its second straight game. Kevin Lankinen made 15 saves.
Panthers 6, Islanders 3
Carter Verhaeghe scored his fourth career hat trick and added an assist to lead Florida past visiting New York in Sunrise, ending the Islanders’ season-high seven-game winning streak.
Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk each had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who have won three straight. Aleksander Barkov had three assists, Gustav Forsling had two, and Spencer Knight made 31 saves.
Kyle MacLean, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Marc Gatcomb scored for the Islanders, who got 27 saves from Jakub Skarek in his NHL debut.
Stars 5, Blue Jackets 3
Evgenii Dadonov scored two goals in the third period to lift Dallas over visiting Columbus for its fifth straight win.
Mason Marchment, Logan Stankoven and Wyatt Johnston also tallied for Dallas, which didn’t lead until Dadonov redirected the puck off a drive from defenseman Thomas Harley (two assists) past Columbus netminder Elvis Merzlikins with 8:38 left in regulation. Dadonov added some insurance with 4:13 left as the Stars, who are 15-4-1 since Dec. 23. Casey DeSmith finishes with 27 saves for Dallas.
Cole Sillinger, Adam Fantilli and Ivan Provorov scored for the Blue Jackets, who had won three straight but couldn’t hold three different one-goal leads Sunday. Columbus lost leading goal scorer Kirill Marchenko after he took a puck to the face while on the bench late in the second period and did not return. Merzlikins made 34 saves.
Avalanche 2, Flyers 0
Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves for his second straight shutout while Philadelphia failed to score for a third straight game as Colorado beat the Flyers in Denver.
Blackwood got his third shutout of the season — his second with the Avalanche — and the 13th of his career. It is the third time he has had shutouts in consecutive games.
Nathan MacKinnon and Samuel Girard supplied the goals for Colorado. Samuel Ersson made 30 saves for Philadelphia, which has not scored in its last 180 minutes, 15 seconds.
Sabres 4, Devils 3
Tage Thompson, JJ Peterka and Ryan McLeod scored three straight goals in the first period for host Buffalo, which fended off a third-period comeback by New Jersey.
Jason Zucker scored what proved to be the game-winning goal late in the second period for the Sabres, who equaled a season high with their third straight win. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves.
Paul Cotter scored twice before Jack Hughes added a goal in the third for the Devils, who have lost 11 of 16 (5-8-3) since Dec. 28. Jake Allen made 23 saves before being pulled after the second period for Nico Daws, who stopped all seven shots he faced in the third
Ducks 3, Canadiens 2
Alex Killorn scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added an assist as host Anaheim scored three unanswered goals to rally for a victory over Montreal.
Mason McTavish and Frank Vatrano also scored goals and Leo Carlsson had two assists for Anaheim, which won for the fourth time in its last five games. Lukas Dostal finished with 21 saves as the Ducks improved to 21-0-2 when scoring three goals or more in a game.
Joel Armia and Christian Dvorak scored goals and Sam Montembeault made 19 saves for Montreal, which lost its fifth straight game.
Blues 2, Utah Hockey Club 1
Jordan Binnington made 24 saves as St. Louis snapped its four-game losing streak by edging Utah in Salt Lake City.
Alexandre Texier and Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues, who were outscored 16-4 in their losing streak. Michael Kesselring scored and Connor Ingram made 27 saves for Utah, which is winless (0-3-2) in its last five games.
Blues defenseman Tyler Tucker left the game during the third period after taking a hard shoulder-first fall into the boards.
Flames 3, Kraken 2
Morgan Frost scored his first goal with his new team as Calgary held on to defeat host Seattle.
Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Flames, who won for just the second time in their past five games. Goaltender Dan Vladar made 29 saves to earn his first victory since Dec. 10.
Kaapo Kakko and Brandon Tanev scored for Seattle, which dropped 10 points behind the Flames in the race for the Western Conference’s second and final wild-card spot. Joey Daccord stopped 32 of 35 shots.
GOLF NEWS
RORY MCILROY FIRES 66 TO WIN AT&T PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy shot a 6-under-par 66 on Sunday on the way to winning his first PGA Tour start of the year, capturing the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, Calif.
McIlroy, buoyed by an eagle late in the round, secured the title at 21-under 267 for a two-stroke victory at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
It’s McIlroy’s 27th victory on the PGA Tour and a good start to 2025 after he won twice last year.
A day earlier, McIlroy, 35, said he rarely played well during the tour’s early California swing, but he certainly was up to the task in the windy and sometimes chilly conditions.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry birdied the last hole for a 68 and a four-round total of 19 under to take second place. Lucas Glover (67) and England’s Justin Rose (68) shared third place at 18 under.
Russell Henley (67) and Australia’s Cam Davis (69) tied for fifth place at 17 under, while South Korea’s Tom Kim (70) and third-round leader Sepp Straka of Austria (72) were seventh at 16 under.
The eagle on the par-5 14th hole gave McIlroy a 4 under score across the first five holes of the back nine, stretching his lead to four strokes. He reached the green with a driver and 7-iron before sinking the 26 1/2-foot putt. He had parred the hole the previous two days.
Then McIlroy tacked on a birdie on No. 15 and even Glover’s birdies on the final two holes weren’t enough to catch him. Nor was Rose’s chip from the fringe that rolled in for an eagle on No. 18.
Straka slumped with just one birdie — but two bogeys — across the first 13 holes. He had three more birdies and two bogeys on the final five holes as he was denied picking up his second victory of 2025, following last month’s win at The American Express.
Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 1 in his first tournament of the year, shot 67 in the final round and finished among three golfers tied for ninth place at 15 under.
A LIM KIM WINS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS; NELLY KORDA TAKES 2ND
A Lim Kim of South Korea completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions despite some hearty competition behind her Sunday in Orlando, Fla.
Kim posted her second straight 5-under-par 67 at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club to finish the LPGA’s season opener at 20-under 268. World No. 1 Nelly Korda made a late push, with nine birdies in her round of 65, but she fell short and placed second at 18 under.
Sweden’s Linn Grant shot a 69 to take third at 15 under and Australian Minjee Lee fired the best round of the week — a 10-under 62 — to move up to a tie for fourth with South Korea’s Jin Young Ko (65) at 14 under.
It marks Kim’s third win on the LPGA Tour and her second in a three-month span. In early November, she broke through at the Lotte Championship for her first victory stateside since the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open.
Kim had to birdie three of her last four holes to make sure Korda wasn’t too close on her heels.
“(At No. 16) I saw exactly on the line so just trust that,” said Kim, 29. “Yeah, just hit it and then good result.
“18 is like I want to make birdie because just little downhill and downgrain, but still good line for me, yeah.”
Kim was pleased with the result after working over the winter on shaping her shots in different ways.
“All my career, I’m use a draw. I’m really good draw player,” Kim said. “But 130-yard inside game is not too good, so I want to change my shape and then working on it and then make it.”
Kim admitted she was monitoring Korda’s rise up the scoreboard, “and then focus again (on) my game.”
Korda rang up four birdies with a bogey in a five-hole stretch early in her round, then bogeyed again at the par-4 eighth. She caught fire from there, alternating birdies with pars from Nos. 9-15 to get to 17 under and put Kim’s lead in striking distance.
“This is what I love about golf, being in the hunt on a Sunday going down the back nine,” Korda said. “Yeah, I mean, I played well. I wish I had a couple of those putts back this week. I three-putted 9 twice for par, and when you kind of think about it that way, you’re never going to be happy with the outcome.”
Korda, a seven-time winner last season, could only manage pars at Nos. 16 and 17, and she didn’t know how far ahead Kim was by that point.
“I didn’t really know how I was standing when I was on 18 because the leaderboard was kind of facing towards the grandstand, but I knew that I had to birdie to even have a chance,” Korda said. “But A Lim just played really well this week and props to her. Congratulations on a great victory to her.”
Lee’s sterling round featured eight birdies, an eagle at the par-5 15th and no bogeys.
NASCAR NEWS
CHASE ELLIOTT DOMINATES CLASH AT BOWMAN GRAY
Polesitter Chase Elliott led 171 of 200 laps to claim NASCAR’s season-opening exhibition race, the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, Sunday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver was passed by Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota late in the first 100 laps, but Elliott regained the lead in the second 100 and beat Ryan Blaney by 1.3 seconds on the 1/4-mile track for his first Clash victory .
Elliott’s previous best finish was second at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course in the 2021 non-points event. He became the race’s 26th winner.
Following Blaney were Hamlin, Joey Logano and Bubba Wallace.
Elliott won the pole for the 200-lap event on the quarter-mile bullring, but the seven-time Most Popular Driver Award winner had to wait out an intense last-chance qualifying race that had Kyle Larson and Josh Berry racing in, while Blaney claimed the provisional to form the 23-car field.
In the 47th running of the Clash and first at the tiny speedway dubbed “The Madhouse,” Elliott stretched his lead out to over a second in the first 20 laps until Kyle Busch was dumped in a chain-reaction wreck for the first caution.
Elliott avoided trouble when William Byron bounced off the outside wall while being lapped by the No. 9 Chevrolet.
Hamlin made the first real run at Elliott on the Lap 80 restart, pulling up beside him on the flat track but being unable to take the lead until Lap 97 when the Joe Gibbs Racing driver slid the Toyota underneath Elliott.
At the 100-lap mark, NASCAR threw the second caution for the halftime break with Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, Elliott, Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski comprising the top five.
Meanwhile, 23rd-place starter Blaney moved all the way to 10th in his No. 12 Ford.
Larson, Keselowski, Carson Hocevar, William Byron and Alex Bowman were all caught up in spins over the next 20 laps, and Elliott reassumed the lead with a pass of Hamlin on Lap 127 and raced on to victory.
TOP INDIANA SPORTS RELESES/HEADLINES
INDIANA FEVER
REPORT: FEVER SIGNING 6-TIME ALL-STAR DEWANNA BONNER
The Indiana Fever have agreed to a one-year contract with six-time WNBA All-Star DeWanna Bonner, sources told ESPN’s Alexa Philippou.
Bonner averaged 15 points, six rebounds, two assists, and 1.2 steals for the Connecticut Sun in 2024.
The 6-foot-4 forward spent the past five seasons with the Sun and played her first 10 years in the league with the Phoenix Mercury. She won WNBA championships in 2009 and 2014 with Phoenix.
Bonner, 37, is also a two-time All-WNBA team member, a three-time Sixth Woman of the Year award winner, and a one-time All-Defensive team member.
Additionally, she led the Sun to a WNBA finals berth in 2022 and semifinals appearances her other four years in Connecticut.
After being swept in the first round of the playoffs in 2024, the Fever have made large moves to surround Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston with stars.
They’ve re-signed star guard Kelsey Mitchell, traded for Sophie Cunningham, and signed free agents Natasha Howard and Bonner.
Indiana’s new head coach, Stephanie White, coached Bonner in Connecticut the past two seasons.
INDIANA FEVER ACQUIRE GUARD SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM
INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 1, 2025) — The Indiana Fever have acquired guard Sophie Cunningham and the No. 19 selection in the 2025 WNBA Draft from the Phoenix Mercury the team announced today, as part of a four-team trade. Additionally, the Fever have acquired guard/forward Jaelyn Brown from the Dallas Wings, with the two teams also swapping Third Round picks in the 2027 WNBA Draft. In exchange, the Wings receive forward NaLyssa Smith, and the Connecticut Sun receive the No. 8 selection in the 2025 WNBA Draft from Indiana.
“Sophie is a player that we have targeted for a while, and one that we believe is a perfect fit for the style we want to play,” said Fever General Manager and COO Amber Cox. “She is a fierce competitor, works incredibly hard on both ends of the floor and is one of the best shooters in our league. We are excited to add her to our squad.”
“On behalf of the Fever, I’d also like to thank NaLyssa for her contributions over the last three seasons and wish her the best of luck in her next chapter,” Cox added.
Cunningham joins the Fever following six seasons in Phoenix, drafted by the team No. 13 overall in 2019. She has totaled 182 games, shooting 42.2% from the field and 36.2% from beyond the arc. The 2022 season marked a career best for the Missouri native, averaging individual highs in points (12.6), field goal percentage (44.9%) and rebounds (4.4) per game.
Following a four-year career overseas, Brown joined the Wings during training camp ahead of the 2024 season and went on to earn a contract. She missed the majority of the season due to injuries, totaling a 48.4 field goal percentage and a 50 percent average beyond the arc over her 14 appearances.
INDIANA FEVER WAIVE GUARD GRACE BERGER
The Indiana Fever have waived guard Grace Berger, the team announced today. Berger, a product of Indiana University, was selected by the Fever with the No. 7 pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft. Over two seasons in Indiana, Berger totaled 48 games played.
INDIANA PACERS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT JAZZ
The Indiana Pacers (27-20) travel out west for the final extended road trip this season as they head to Utah to take on the Jazz (11-36). After a win over the Hawks on Saturday, Indiana is hungry for another victory as it carries a three-game winning streak into Delta Center on Monday.
The Pacers have found their stride in the new year, rising all the way to the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with an 11-2 record since the calendar flipped to 2025. Indiana’s success can be credited to a variety of factors – the Blue and Gold own the league’s best assist-to-turnover ratio over the last 13 games, rank in the top-three in offensive rating, and top-four in defensive rating over that same span. Those points of emphasis led the Pacers to the NBA’s second-best net rating, and they trail just the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder for the best mark in that category.
The Utah Jazz are 2-8 in their last 10, but stopped an eight-game slide on Saturday when they defeated the Orlando Magic. Jazz guard Collin Sexton finished that game with 22 points, five rebounds, and eight assists to lead Utah. Walker Kessler recorded 15 rebounds in the contest, and Lauri Markkanen contributed a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double.
The Jazz boast three players averaging greater than 18 points per game – Markkanen, Sexton, and John Collins. Kessler averages greater than 11 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. Indiana’s defense will have its hands full with the Jazz frontcourt.
Utah ranks in the league’s top-10 for both offensive rebounding and second chance points, but gives up 50.5 points in the paint per game. The Pacers will look to exploit that weakness as one of the NBA’s top-6 teams at scoring in the paint. Indiana averages 51.7 points in the paint per game – a strength that could prove to be lethal to Utah’s defense.
After challenging the Jazz on Monday, the Pacers will head to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 10:00 PM ET.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Jazz: G – Collin Sexton, G – Isaiah Collier, F – Lauri Markkanen, F – John Collins, C – Walker Kessler
Injury Report
Pacers: Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon), James Wiseman – out (torn left Achilles tendon)
Jazz: Mo Bamba – out (trade pending), Taylor Hendricks – out (fractured right fibula), Jalen Hood-Schifino – out (trade pending), P.J. Tucker – out (not with team), Cody Williams – out (left ankle sprain)
Last Meeting
Jan. 15, 2024: A shorthanded Pacers team fell to the Utah Jazz as Collin Sexton and Lauri Markkanen each tallied 30-point nights, 132-105.
Indiana couldn’t find its offense without Tyrese Haliburton as he was sidelined with a hamstring injury. Andrew Nembhard and Buddy Hield led the team in scoring with 14 points each, but the Jazz took the first lead of the game and never gave it up.
The Pacers’ defense was hurt by injuries to both Aaron Nesmith and Bruce Brown, resulting in three 30+ quarters for Utah, who also shot 55.6 percent from the field. Markkanen’s 32 points came on 10-for-15 shooting, and he added 10 rebounds to the Jazz’s total. Sexton scored 30 points – a season-high – in just his 18th start in the 2023-24 season.
All five of Indiana’s starters scored in double-digits, and the Pacers recorded 27 assists on 38 made baskets despite the loss.
Noteworthy
Myles Turner moved into seventh place in franchise history for defensive rebounds, passing Reggie Miller, after collecting six against the Hawks.
Tyrese Haliburton passed Billy Keller for eighth place in franchise history in assists after recording nine against the Hawks.
Indiana moved into the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference standings after defeating the Hawks on Saturday.
Pascal Siakam was selected by NBA head coaches as an All-Star reserve on Thursday. It’s his third All-Star selection of his career.
Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (studio host)
Tickets
After a four-game road trip out West, the Pacers will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 PM ET.
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
FOUR SCORE IN DOUBLE FIGURES TO BREEZE PAST HUSKERS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana had four players in double figures highlighted by 19-point performance from junior guard Yarden Garzon as it beat Nebraska, 76-60, on Sunday afternoon inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
KEY MOMENTS
A pair of paint points from graduate student guard Chloe Moore-McNeil and senior forward Karoline Striplin put the Hoosiers (14-7, 6-4 B1G) on the board after two minutes, Nebraska quickly matched the effort to make it four-all until graduate guard Sydney Parrish took advantage of her opportunity downtown to break the tie. It continued to be back-and-forth from the field throughout the frame, with junior guard Henna Sandvik draining a three in the final seconds of the first to push Indiana to five-point advantage over the Cornhuskers (16-6, 7-4 B1G), 19-14.
The momentum continued in the second, as Moore-McNeil sank the triple as part of a 13-0 run to gain a lead of up to 18 points. Garzon matched the efforts with a three-point jumper of her own, hitting it in from the center. However, a scoreless 5:14 halted the efforts and allowed Nebraska the chance to claw back on a 9-0 run. With a step back triple from top of the key, Garzon kept Indiana’s lead at 12 at the break, 36-24.
In the third, Indiana’s lead grew to 16 on buckets from Garzon and Striplin. Junior guard Lexus Bargesser claimed her first points of the game as she came from the corner to put the ball up from underneath the basket. A balanced scoring attack saw six Hoosiers score buckets as Indiana shot 62.9.%
They came within single digits with 7:47 to play, but then back-to-back 3-pointers from Junior guard Shay Ciezki and Garzon helped Indiana maintain the lead by multiple possessions.
It was 3-point scoring that would help the home team continue their advantage over Nebraska, including another Garzon her fifth three of the day that would give the Hoosiers the largest lead of the game at 21 points.
NOTABLE
Indiana has now won nine of the last 10 meetings with the Huskers and are a on three-game win streak in the series.
The Hoosiers had four with double digit scoring led by Garzon’s 19 points. Moore-McNeil (15), Striplin (13) and Parrish (11) also got in double figures as well.
Moore-McNeil finished the night with seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals. She was perfect from the field in the first half, leading the game with nine points.
IU tied a season-high 13 3-pointers in the win, posting back-to-back games by hitting their season high.
The team tallied 31 team rebounds, pushing them over the 700 mark for the season (717). Garzon contributed two boards pushed her to the 100-rebound mark this season.
Parrish led the game with eight boards and dished out four assists.
This was the Hoosiers seventh game this season winning with a margin of 15 points or more.
Indiana finished with 10 steals, with a career high four from Striplin and four for Moore-McNeil.
UP NEXT
IU welcomes Rutgers to the Hall on Thursday in a 6 p.m. ET tip on Big Ten Network.
INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS
INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS DEFEATS BROWN, 4-0.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana opened Sunday’s doubleheader with a win, defeating Brown 4-0 at the IU Tennis Center.
For the fourth time in four games, Indiana came out of doubles play with the lead. Brown would take the win at No. 1 doubles, but IU would rally to secure wins at No. 3 & 2 doubles to take the advantage heading into singles play.
In singles play, Freshman Gelletich would extend the Hoosiers lead with a win at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-1. Ben Pomeranets would put the Hoosiers in position to clinch the match with a win at No. 4 singles, 6-3, 6-4.
Facundo Yunis would clinch the match for Indiana, taking the win at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 7-5.
With the win, Indiana moves to 4-0 on the season.
Indiana will be back in action on Sunday afternoon to complete the doubleheader with a match against Toledo. That match will begin at 4 p.m. at the IU Tennis Center.
INDIANA 4, BROWN 0
Singles competition
1. Facundo Yunis (IU) def. Alex Finkelstein (BROWN), 6-4, 7-5.
2. Jip van Assendelft (IU) vs. Oliver Worth (BROWN), 6-2, 6-6, unfinished.
3. Deacon Thomas (IU) vs. Noah Hernandez (BROWN), 1-6, 5-5, unfinished
4. Ben Pomeranets (IU) def. Lukas Phimvongsa (BROWN), 6-3, 6-4.
5. Sam Scherer (IU) vs. James Lian (BROWN), 5-7, 3-2, unfinished
6. Braeden Gelletich (IU) def. Toby Luo (BROWN), 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles competition
1. Z. Bravo/A. Finkelstein (BROWN) def. J. van Assendelft/B. Pomeranets (IU), 6-4.
2. S. Scherer/M. Antonescu (IU) def. L. Phimvongsa/O. Worth (BROWN), 7-5.
3. F. Yunis/B. Gelletich (IU) def. N. Hernandez/T. Luo (BROWN), 6-3.
Order of finish
Singles:. 6, 4, 1, unfinished.
Doubles: 3, 1, 2.
INDIANA WOMEN’S TENNIS
INDIANA DROPS FIRST MATCH OF THE SEASON AT VIRGINIA TECH
BLOOMINGTON, Ind – Indiana women’s tennis falls 0-4 against Virginia Tech in the first road match of the season.
INDIANA 0, VIRGINIA TECH 4
SINGLES
1. #21 Ozlem Uslu (VT) def. Nicole Teodosescu (IND) 6-2, 6-1
2. Semra Aksu (VT) vs. Marina Fuduric (IND) 6-7 (6-8), 1-3, unfinished
3. Arina Gamretkaia (VT) vs. Lara Schneider (IND) 3-6, 1-5, unfinished
4. Tara Gorinsek (VT) def. Nicole Sifuentes (IND) 6-0, 7-5
5. #124 Laima Frosch (VT) def. Magdalena Swierczynska (IND) 6-1, 6-0
6. Charlotte Cartledge (VT) vs. Elisabeth Dunac (IND) 4-6, 3-1, unfinished
DOUBLES
1. #62 Charlotte Cartledge/Ozlem Uslu (VT) def. Lara Schneider/Nicole Teodosescu (IND) 6-3
2. Semra Aksu/Tara Gorinsek (VT) def. Magdalena Swierczynska/Li Hsin Lin (IND) 6-2
3. Arina Gamretkaia/Linda Ziets-Segura (VT) vs. Elisabeth Dunac/Nicole Sifuentes (IND) 4-3, unfinished
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles: 5, 1, 4, 2 (unfinished), 3 (unfinished), 6 (unfinished)
Doubles: 2, 1, 3 (unfinished)
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will host Marshall on Friday, February 7th in Bloomington. The match is set to begin at 4 PM.
PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF
KAHLER AND SUGIYAMA PACE PURDUE IN OPENING ROUND
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico – Jasmine Kahler and Momo Sugiyama carded rounds of 74 (+2) to lead Purdue Women’s Golf on the opening day of the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic. After 18 holes at Grand Reserve Golf Club, the Boilermakers (+12) find themselves in 14th going up against a difficult field that features six Top 25 teams.
Vanderbilt (-5) grabbed the clubhouse lead over No. 19 Ole Miss (-4), while No. 22 Michigan State (-1) rounded out the only teams to finish the day under par.
Despite shooting the best scores for Purdue, Kahler and Sugiyama could not find a birdie on the par 72 course. Both Boilermakers made 16 pars and two bogeys throughout their round. As a team, the Purdue lineup managed just six birdies. Three birdies came from Jocelyn Bruch, who was right behind her teammates with a 75 (+3).
Natasha Kiel’s 77 (+5) contributed to the team score. The senior started her round with a birdie on the par-3 sixth. She added another on the fourth hole, the 17th hole of her round.
Competing as an individual, freshman Lauren Timpf fired a 1-under 71 to match her best round as a Boilermaker. She made three birdies over her final five holes to get into red figures, tied for 13th after 18 holes.
The Boilermakers have plenty of time to move up the leaderboard, starting with the second round on Monday. All teams will tee off via a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. ET. Purdue will be paired alongside North Texas (+10), Minnesota (+17) and UNCW (+17).
For updates throughout the remainder of the tournament, follow Purdue Women’s Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
BOILERMAKERS
T35. Jasmine Kahler: 74 (+2)
T35. Momo Sugiyama: 74 (+2)
T50. Jocelyn Bruch: 75 (+3)
T73. Natasha Kiel: 77 (+5)
T98. Samantha Brown: 83 (+11)
*T13. Lauren Timpf: 71 (-1)
*T98. Michaela Headlee: 83 (+11)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Vanderbilt: 283 (-5)
2. #19 Ole Miss: 284 (-4)
3. #22 Michigan State: 287 (-1)
4. North Florida: 289 (+1)
T5. #20 Auburn: 290 (+2)
T5. #9 Northwestern: 290 (+2)
T5. #16 LSU: 290 (+2)
8. #2 Arkansas: 292 (+4)
T9. Georgia Southern: 293 (+5)
T9. Furman: 293 (+5)
11. Kansas State: 294 (+6)
12. Iowa State: 296 (+8)
13. North Texas: 298 (+10)
14. Purdue: 300 (+12)
T15. Minnesota: 305 (+17)
T15. UNCW: 305 (+17)
T15. Kent State: 305 (+17)
T15. UTSA: 305 (+17)
PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BOILERS BOUNCE BADGERS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Behind five players in double figures and celebrating Alumnae Day, the Purdue women’s basketball team rolled to an 84-71 win over Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon at Mackey Arena.
The Boilermakers (8-14, 1-10) finished with five players in double figures, led by a career-high points from freshman Kendall Puryear. The rookie from Lee’s Summit, Mo., was an efficient 8-of-10 from the field and 2-of-3 at the line going against reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Serah Williams.
Purdue sophomores combined for 39 points in the win. Sophie Swanson attacked the rim to post a season-high 17 points, including a career-high 8-of-8 at the line. McKenna Layden narrowly missed out on her first career double-double matching her personal bests in points, 3-pointers and rebounds with 12, four and nine, respectively. Rashunda Jones chipped in 10 points, while dishing out a team-high five assists.
Ella Collier tallied 15 points on 5-of-6 from the field with a trio of 3-pointers.
Purdue matched its season high tally with nine 3-pointers, coming from five shooters, as well as 17-of-19 free throws This is It marked the second consecutive game Boilermakers had four or more players score 10+ points and the team collectively shooting 50% from the field, going 29-of-58 on the night.
Defensively, Purdue forced 11 turnovers to score 16 points, while surrendering just eight points on 11giveaways.
TOP STATS
The Boilermakers started and finished strong on Sunday afternoon. Purdue’s 31 points in the opening frame marked the most in a quarter this season and tied for the third most in program history. Purdue closed out the game with 27 points in the fourth, another season-high and tied for fifth highest ever in a final frame.
Combined, Purdue shot 75% (18-24) from the floor and 5-of-10 from distance in the first and fourth quarters. The Boilermakers shot all their free throws in those frames, going 17-of-19. The Boilermakers committed just five turnovers and outscored Wisconsin 11-2 off giveaways between the two quarters.
KEY MOMENTS
• Swanson tallied nine points in the first knocking down her lone 3-pointer of the afternoon and going 4-of-4 at the line. The sophomore tallied seven points in her first three minutes on the floor.
• Jones converted a pair of traditional 3-point plays to score eight points in the opening frame.
• Purdue started the game 6-of-7 from the floor and finished the frame 10-of-13 (76.9%) shooting and 8-of-8 at the line, while outrebounding Wisconsin 8-3 to carry a 31-21 lead after 10 minutes.
• Reagan Bass and Puryear scored in the paint early in the second to keep Purdue’s lead at double digits. Layden connected twice from long range in the second.
• Purdue led 45-39 at the break, after Wisconsin hit back-to-back triples to close the half.
• Layden and Swanson paced Purdue with nine points each over the first 20 minutes.
• Wisconsin climbed all the way back in the third with a 15-3 run to tie the game with 7:05 to play in the third.
• Collier and Layden both hit threes in the third, while both sides managed just one field goal each over the final four minutes of the period. Purdue led 57-54 after three.
• Collier and Puryear combined to score12 straight early in the fourth to open a 13-point advantage with 4:32 to play.
• Puryear took over in the paint in the final period with 10 points on a perfect 4-of-4 from the field.
• Collier connected twice from the outside and made a pair of free throws for eight points in the fourth.
• Swanson was 2-of-2 shooting and 4-for-4 at the line and helped close out the win with eight of Purdue’s final 10 points.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Wisconsin 59-22 with a 33-6 mark at Mackey Arena.
• The Boilermakers have their first five-game winning streak since 2002-09.
• Sunday was Collier’s 16th game this season with a triple and the 125th game of her career.
• Puryear finished in double figures for the seventh time this year.
• Purdue’s bench outscored Wisconsin 42-2.
• Bass finished with seven points to pull within 10 points of 1,500 for her career.
• Despite giving up 14 offensive rebounds, Purdue allowed just seven second chance points.
• The Boilermakers pushed the pace to score 16 fast break points, their most since the season opener against Purdue Fort Wayne.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers will have the week off before heading to Rutgers for a 2 p.m. tip next Sunday on B1G+.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HIDALGO SCORES 34, NO. 3 IRISH TAKE RIVALRY GAME FROM CARDS, 89-71
Louisville, Ky. — It’s Hannah Hidalgo’s world. We’re just living in it.
On Sunday, No. 3 Notre Dame earned its 14th consecutive victory, downing Louisville. 89-71. The Irish are 10-0 in ACC play for the first time since 2015-16 and are the first ACC team to start 10-0 in conference play since NC State did it in 2021-22. Nine of the 10 victories for Notre Dame have come by at least 10 points.
Hidalgo had a season-high 34 points, going 8-8 from the free throw line and adding 6 rebounds and 5 assists to her always impressive stat line.
“She’s just a dog,” Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey said of the All-American after the game. “She came out with such fire, tenacity. She made big plays and big shots, and we really fed off of her energy.”
Liatu King also had a fantastic game with 16 points and 12 rebounds, her ninth double-double of the season. Olivia Miles had 17 points and 4 rebounds, goign 5-8 from the floor.
While there were bumps along the way, the Irish set the tone from the jump. After several slow starts over the last few games, Notre Dame came out of the gate on fire going 6-9 from the field and out-rebounding Louisville 8-0 before the 4:35 media timeout.
An 12-0 Irish run that spanned the timeout gave the visitors a 20-6 lead before Louisville posted 7 straight points themselves. Notre Dame continued to collect rebounds — King had 6 of them alone in the first quarter — and the Irish had the 16-3 advantage there after 10 minutes with 12 second chance points. It was 22-13 heading into the second after a King alley-oop off an inbound with just over a second to go.
Louisville flipped the script in the second quarter, outscoring Notre Dame 25-17. Cardinals freshman Tajianna Roberts scored 8 straight points herself at one point and finished the first half 4-5 from deep. There were eight lead changes in the frame, and the turnovers started mounting for both squads.
“I thought Louisville took great shots [in the second quarter],” Ivey said. “Roberts found her spots and knocked down shots. [Olivia] Cochran was great down low and on the glass. They had a really good balanced offense and put a lot of pressure on us.”
Hidalgo led all players with 18 points at the break, including a shot clock-beating triple that gave the Irish a 39-38 advantage with 23 seconds in the half. Through 21 games, Notre Dame still has not trailed at halftime this year.
Neither team could score to start the second half, as Notre Dame went 4-10 to start and Louisville went 3-11. Hidalgo hit a triple going into the media timeout, but a lapse in the Irish defense led to an open triple from Louisville’s Merissah Russell to even it out.
Notre Dame started to look more like itself the latter half of the third quarter, getting out and running in transition with solid passing and baskets falling. The Irish went 6-6 from the field to end the quarter.
Hidalgo continued to ratchet up the intensity. From points 30 to 59, she scored or assisted on 27 of the 29. She had 30 points at the end of the third quarter, and Notre Dame had an 11-point lead, its largest since the first quarter. It was 65-54.
While she had been dominant on the boards all day, King came alive for a 4-4 showing from the field in the final quarter, and Sonia Citron had 6 of her 8 points in the final frame as well. With 2:32 to play, Notre Dame was 8-9 from the floor in the quarter. They finished 9-12, capping off a second half in which they shot 65.5 percent.
“It’s really dangerous because we have so much firepower,” Hidalgo said of the team’s collective effort on the day. “Having great teammates helps take some of the attention off of me, especially with a point guard like Liv [Miles] who is able to drive and make the defense collapse. She’s able to kick out since she’s a great passer, and we have scorers like Maddy [Westbeld], Liatu, Liza [Karlen] and Soni. It’s dangerous.
“They have to pick their poison.”
Notre Dame will be at home for its next two contests, hosting Stanford Thursday night and California Sunday afternoon. The Cal game will be a rematch of the 2022 Citi Shamrock Classic between two St. Louis natives, Ivey and Charmin Smith. Notre Dame is 2-4 all-time against Stanford and 3-0 all-time against Cal.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S TENNIS
NOTRE DAME DOWNS COLUMBIA FOR SEVENTH-STRAIGHT WIN
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Notre Dame women’s tennis continued its winning ways Sunday morning, downing Columbia 4-2. The Irish have now won seven games in a row to start the season, the best winning streak to start a spring season since 2006.
The Irish jumped out to an early lead after a tightly contested doubles portion of the match. For the second consecutive day, Carrie Beckman/Akar Matsuno took the victory at No. 1 doubles, winning 6-4 to set the tone. Rylie Hanford/Nibi Ghosh secured the doubles point for the Irish shortly after, winning 7-5 at No. 2 doubles to give Notre Dame the advantage headed into singles play.
After Columbia earned wins at No. 5 and No. 2 singles to take the lead, Ghosh hit the equalizer at No. 4 singles, winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 to tie the match.
Bojana Pozder, playing at the top singles matchup, won in straight sets 6-3, 6-2 to put the Irish one point away from a clinch.
After splitting the first two sets, both Matsuno at No. 3 singles and Hanford at No. 6 singles were in close battles with Notre Dame needing to win one court for the win and Columbia needing both. After going back and forth in the first couple games of the third set, Hanford was able to prevail, winning 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to end Columbia’s comeback bid and secure the seventh straight for the Irish.
Notre Dame returns to the home courts this weekend, hosting Ohio State on Friday, February 7th at 4:00 pm before a doubleheader against Bellarmine at noon and 4:00 pm on Saturday the 9th. All three matches will be held in the Eck Tennis Pavilion. Admission is free to all Notre Dame tennis matches.
Notre Dame 4, Columbia 2
Singles:
Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Fatima Keita (COL-WT) 6-3, 6-2
Malak El Allami (COL-WT) def. Carrie Beckman (ND) 6-2, 6-3
Gayathri Krishnan (COL-WT) vs. #67 Akari Matsuno (ND) 2-6, 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
Nibi Ghosh (ND) def. Sophia Wang (COL-WT) 6-2, 6-2
Amber Yin (COL-WT) def. Bianca Molnar (ND) 6-1, 6-2
Rylie Hanford (ND) def. Winta Tewolde (COL-WT) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Order of Finish: (5,2,4,1,6)
Doubles:
Carrie Beckman/Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Fatima Keita/Malak El Allami (COL-WT) 6-4
Rylie Hanford/Nibi Ghosh (ND) def. Gayathri Krishnan/Sophia Strugnell (COL-WT) 7-5
Emily Baek/Sophia Wang (COL-WT) vs. Maria Olivia Castedo/Bojana Pozder (ND) 6-5, unfinished
Order of finish: (1,2)
BUTLER MEN’S GOLF
BULLDOGS JOIN BIG EAST FOES FOR 2025 MATCH PLAY EVENT
The Bulldogs tee off the spring portion of the schedule Monday, joining a number of conference foes for the BIG EAST Match Play.
The two-day event is slated for Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The match play event brings together the Bulldogs, Creighton, Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette, St, John’s, Villanova, and Xavier. Butler will play St. John’s in Monday’s first match.
The two-day bracket will then play out with an afternoon match Monday and a final match Tuesday.
Coach Colby Huffman’s line-up is slated to include Will Horne, Leo Zurovac, Johnny Creamean, Luke Kruger, Logan Sutto, Henry Quinn, and Damon Dickey.
IU INDY MEN’S TENNIS
JAGS DROP SUNDAY MATCH AGAINST DAYTON, 6-1
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy men’s tennis team started off strong with the doubles point on Sunday afternoon against Dayton but ultimately fell in singles play, dropping the match, 6-1. The Jags took the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles matches to secure the first point of the match.
IU Indy came out strong with the doubles point to earn the early 1-0 lead. The partnership of Nate Day and Konnor Gunwall earned the No. 1 doubles win, 6-4. The Flyers evened doubles play at 1-1 with a victory in the No. 3 spot, 6-2. The Jags then secured the point as Noah Viste and Kamil Kozerski won the No. 2 match, 7-6.
After taking the early 1-0 lead, the Jags couldn’t keep the pace as they fell in singles play. Kozerski lost in the No. 1 spot, 6-4, 6-1 while Viste dropped the No. 1 match, 6-2, 6-3. Eli Mercer played two close sets but fell in both, dropping the No. 3 singles point, 7-6, 7-6.
Steven Paz fell in the No. 4 spot, 6-4, 6-3 and Day dropped the No. 5 singles point, 6-2, 6-3. Rounding out the lineup for the Jags was Pumiphat Sukkho in the No. 6 spot. He lost, 6-4, 7-5.
IU Indy falls to 2-3 on the season and will next be in action on Friday, Feb. 7 when they host Illinois State at West Indy Racquet Club at 12:00 PM.
IU INDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
IU INDY OUTMATCHED IN 76-54 LOSS TO GREEN BAY
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy Jaguars couldn’t keep pace with the Green Bay Phoenix on Sunday afternoon, falling 76-54 in The Jungle. Green Bay came out firing on all cylinders, never relinquishing control and leading for all but one minute of the game. The Jaguars struggled to find any rhythm and were ultimately outmatched by the Phoenix’s offense.
Faith Stinson led IU Indy with 12 points, the only Jaguar to reach double digits. However, the team’s leading scorer on the season, Katie Davidson, was a non-factor, held scoreless by a tough Green Bay defense. Nevaeh Foster and Alexa Hocevar tried to provide support with 9 points each, but it was clear from the start that Green Bay was in control.
The Phoenix shot lights-out to start the game, hitting 8 of their 16 shots in the opening quarter. They didn’t let up, putting up 24 points in the second quarter, including several three-pointers from Cassie Schiltz. Schiltz finished with 15 points, 13 of those coming in the first half, leading Green Bay to a 43-28 halftime lead. The Jaguars couldn’t find their range, shooting just 2-for-6 from deep while Green Bay connected on 58.6% of their first-half shots.
Despite a small spark from the Jaguars to start the second half, Green Bay extended their lead to 22 points midway through the third. The Jags simply couldn’t get their offense on track, and the Phoenix never let up, maintaining a commanding 20-point lead for the final 15 minutes of the game.
The Jags shot 34.0 percent from the field and 21.1 percent from beyond the arc. Stinson and Foster stayed tough under the basket, pulling down six rebounds each while Hocevar dished out four assists.
It was a tough day for IU Indy (5-17, 4-9 HL), who will now quickly turn their attention to a short road trip to Wright State on Wednesday, February 5, before returning home to face Northern Kentucky on Saturday, February 8.
BALL STATE GYMNASTICS
MIDDLETON LEADS GYMNASTICS IN WIN AT BOWLING GREEN
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – – Led by a strong performance from junior all-around specialist Zoe Middleton, the Ball State gymnastics team moved to 2-0 in Mid-American Conference action with a 195.275-194.775 victory over Bowling Green Sunday afternoon at the Stroh Center.
“This was our first dual meet of the year, and it was nice to see the way our team handled the change of pace that comes with it,” head coach Joanna Saleem said. “It’s a different tempo and style than what we have done so far this season, and I was excited to see the way they settled in and handled the action. They stayed focused on themselves and continued to do solid gymnastics which made it a fun day to compete.”
Middleton exemplified the focused, solid effort by winning the floor competition with a 9.900 and earning a season-best 39.200 to capture the all-around title and help the Cardinals (10-2, 2-0 MAC) claim a clean sweep of the event titles.
Senior Carissa Martinez tied her career-best score with a 9.825 to tie for the win on vault, while sophomore Ashley Szymanski and senior Grace Sumner used 9.800s to earn titles on bars and beam, respectively.
Overall, the Ball State’s gymnasts turned in 14 routines of 9.750-or-higher and three career-best performances in the win over the Falcons (1-4; 0-3 MAC) which turned in its best team score of the season by 1.675 points.
“We have a lot of variety in the lineup, and everyone has been stepping up and doing what they need to do to help us succeed,” Saleem added. “We have a lot of people working hard in the practice gym and battling to get in the lineup, which will continue to make us better.”
Rotation 1: Bars (48.675)
– Szymanski took home the individual bars title with a 9.800, her fourth routine of 9.800-or-higher and her third bars win this season
– Middleton was second on the squad and third overall, landing a 9.750
– The Cardinals also counted 9.725s from sophomore Ava Molina and junior Mary Rose Bellan, as well as a 9.675 from freshman Jordana Phillis
Rotation 2: Vault (48.825)
– Martinez tied for the event win on vault by tying her career-best score with a 9.825
– Middleton was not far behind, tying for third overall with a 9.800
– The Cardinals also counted a career-best 9.775 from senior Cai Afalla, a 9.725 from graduate Suki Pfister in her 2025 season debut, and a 9.700 from sophomore Lindsay Girard
Rotation 3: Floor (49.050)
– Middleton continued to shine on floor, winning the event with her second 9.900 of the season
– Martinez followed with a season-best 9.825, while Molina was third on the squad with a 9.800
– Ball State also counted a 9.775 from Girard and a 9.750 from junior Alauna Simms
Rotation 4: Beam (48.575)
– Sumner tied her season best with a 9.800 to take home her first beam title of the season
– Molina, Middleton and Szymanski tied for second overall, along with a pair of Falcons, by scoring a 9.750
– Rounding out Ball State’s countable scores was a 9.675 from sophomore Lindsay Fuller
All-Around
– Middleton logged the Cardinals best all-around score of the season with her 39.200 … The effort included a 9.900 on floor, a 9.800 on vault and 9.750s on both bars and beam
Up Next
The Ball State gymnastics team returns home next Sunday (Feb. 9) when it hosts Central Michigan for both Superhero & Princess Day and Alumni Day in Worthen Arena.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
MASTODONS SECURE ROAD WIN AT MILWAUKEE 81-79
MILWAUKEE – A 48-point second half lifted the Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball team to an 81-79 victory at Milwaukee on Sunday (Feb. 2). The two squads were picked as the co-preseason favorites to win the league. Sunday’s decision gives the ‘Dons a season-sweep of the Panthers.
Rasheed Bello led all scorers with 23 points thanks to five 3-pointers. He had six rebounds, six assists, three steals and one important block. The ‘Dons were up 75-72 with just under a minute left and Milwaukee moved the ball down the court in transition. Jamichael Stillwell drove the lane and attempted a finger roll to get the Panthers within one. Bello stood his ground, went straight up and blocked the shot. The ‘Dons controlled the rebound and Eric Mulder made two free throws to put the ‘Dons up by five points.
The biggest shot of the game also came at the hand of Bello. His step back 3-pointer put the ‘Dons ahead 73-70 with 3:04 left. It came moments after Milwaukee tied the score for the first time since the 12:02 mark.
Purdue Fort Wayne opened the second half with a pair of hoops by Jalen Jackson and then a Trey Lewis four-point play to take a 41-36 advantage. It was the same duo around the 12-minute mark that put the ‘Dons up 50-47. Lewis made a three after Jackson drove to the hoop and converted. Jackson and Lewis combined for the Mastodons’ first 17 points of the second half. It was snapped on a Deangelo Elisee layup with 10:58 left.
Jackson totaled 22 points, four rebounds and four assists. Lewis scored a career-high 15 points on 4-of-8 from three.
The Mastodons totaled 23 points off 14 Milwaukee turnovers. Milwaukee was led offensively by Themus Fulks’ 15 points.
Purdue Fort Wayne finished 13-of-31 from three.
The ‘Dons improve to 16-8 (9-4 Horizon League). Milwaukee falls to 15-8 (8-4 Horizon League). The ‘Dons host Wright State on Wednesday (Feb. 5) at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. It is the first game of Mastodon Mania week.
EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
ACES OUTLAST BELMONT TO PICK UP ROAD WIN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In a back-and-forth game that featured 18 lead changes, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team outlasted Belmont to take an 80-75 victory on Sunday afternoon inside Curb Event Center.
Gabriel Pozzato led the way with 22 points for UE while Tayshawn Comer added 19 points, 6 assists, and 5 boards. Josh Hughes and Connor Turnbull finished with 14 points and 6 rebounds apiece while Tanner Cuff led all players with 13 caroms.
“Our guys felt like we gave them (Belmont) a win at the Ford Center and we wanted to do everything we could to change that today,” UE head coach David Ragland said after the win. “We came out ready to play from the start. Belmont is a great offensive team and we knew they would hit shots. The key was being able to grab the rebounds when they miss and we did a good job with that.”
An exciting first half saw nine lead changes with Evansville holding the lead for just under 15 minutes. A putback by Connor Turnbull opened the scoring before a bucket by Gabriel Pozzato gave the Purple Aces a 4-0 lead. Belmont quickly tied the score at 4-4 before taking their first lead at 9-6.
Trailing by a score of 11-8, Pozzato scored five in a row to put UE back in front. The squads swapped the lead multiple times approaching the midway point of the half before the Aces made their run. With Belmont up 17-16, UE scored eight in a row to take a 23-17 edge. Tayshawn Comer converted a 3-pointer while Hughes and Tanner Cuff scored to force a Bruin time out.
With 7:23 remaining in the period, Belmont cut the deficit to one while Gui Tesch answered on the other end before a Kaia Berridge triple extended the lead back to six points at 30-24 heading into the final four minutes. In the final minute of the half, a layup saw BU retake the lead. Free throws by each team in the final seconds saw two more lead changes with the Bruins heading to the break with a 38-37 edge.
Evansville’s opening possession of the second half saw Pozzato fouled on a triple. The freshman knocked down all three attempts to put the Aces back on top. Three minutes in, two more triples put Belmont in front – 48-45. With 14:50 on the clock, Belmont retook a 51-49 edge while Evansville countered with a Hughes triple to go up 54-51 a minute later.
The Bruins fought back to tie the game on multiple occasions but UE answered each time. Inside the 8-minute mark, two more Pozzato free throws pushed the lead to two possessions at 66-62. With 5:13 remaining, a drive by Comer made it a 69-64 game. The Bruins were not done, responding with seven in a row to retake a 71-69 lead inside of four minutes remaining.
Following a pair of Pozzato free throws, the defense forced a miss and Turnbull had a tip-in dunk on the opposite end to put UE in front – 73-71. With 1:54 remaining, a second chance basket by the Bruins put them in front, but UE responded just a few seconds later to take the lead for good. Another Turnbull dunk paved the way for a 7-1 game-ending run. UE’s defense forced five missed shots in the final two minutes to seal the win.
Belmont was led by Jonathan Pierre’s 19 points. The Bruins shot 42.4% in the game while UE finished at 41.5%. The Aces wrapped up the day with a 44-35 rebounding edge.
UE is back home on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. game against Southern Illinois.
VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
BEACONS LOOK TO SECURE SEASON SWEEP OF SYCAMORES
Valparaiso (10-13, 3-9 MVC)
at Indiana State (11-12, 5-7 MVC)
Game No. 24 – Wednesday, Feb. 5, 6 p.m. CT
Hulman Center (9,000) – Terre Haute, Ind.
Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team will play the second of back-to-back road games on Wednesday evening as the Beacons engage in an instate showdown with Indiana State for the second and final regular-season matchup between the two squads. The Brown & Gold will look to return to the win column and secure a season sweep of the Sycamores.
Last Time Out: Freshman All Wright recorded his second straight 20-point output, while redshirt sophomore Isaiah Shaw contributed 10 points off the bench and redshirt freshman Carson Schwieger was a point shy of a double-double, but Illinois State’s Chase Walker tallied 24 points to lift the Redbirds to an 86-78 victory on Saturday afternoon in Normal, Ill. Valpo won the rebounding battle, limited turnovers to single digits, was effective at the free-throw line and fought back from a double-figure deficit to tie the game, but the Redbirds still came away victorious. The two teams played even for the final 38 minutes, but the Beacons were in an 8-0 hole two minutes into the contest that stood as the difference.
Following the Beacons: Streaming – ESPN+ – Brian Jennings (play-by-play) and Matt Renn (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. (17-38) 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: These two instate foes will meet for the 98th time on Wednesday with Valpo holding a 38-59 record against the Sycamores. Indiana State had won four straight with all four matchups over the last two seasons being decided by 18 points or more and the Trees owning an average margin of victory of 24.8 points per game in those contests, but Valpo reversed its fortunes in the series by prevailing last month at the ARC.
Jan 8 – Valpo 98, Indiana State 95 (OT): Valpo outlasted Indiana State 98-95 in overtime at an electric Athletics-Recreation Center behind a trio of 20-point scorers – All Wright (25), Cooper Schwieger (23) and Tyler Schmidt (23). The Beacons led by 12 midway through the second half and rose to the challenge when the Sycamores made a run to send the game to overtime. The win allowed Valpo to extend its winning streak to three at the time.
With a Win Over Indiana State, Valpo Would…
Surpass its Missouri Valley Conference regular-season win total from last season.
Sweep a season series from Indiana State for the second time since joining The Valley (2021-22; W 79-72(2ot) in Valpo, W 75-73 in Terre Haute).
Win in Terre Haute after losing by 20+ points each of the last two trips including a 101-61 loss last season.
End a seven-game losing streak while capturing the team’s third road win of the year (at Western Michigan, at Missouri State).
Schwieger Squared
Redshirt freshman Carson Schwieger, who redshirted while at Wright State last season, entered the Valpo rotation on Feb. 1 at Illinois State and turned in a memorable performance while receiving significant run alongside his twin brother Cooper for the first time this season.
Carson was a point shy of a double-double, tallying nine points and 10 rebounds in a season-high 21 minutes. His previous season high for minutes played was seven vs. CCSJ and his previous high against a Division-I opponent was six at Missouri State.
Prior to the game at Illinois State, Carson had played in just four conference games and totaled 12 minutes in league play while scoring three points and two rebounds. He had played 45 seconds total in Valpo’s previous eight games.
Carson outdid his previous season high of six points that came against CCSJ and his personal best of six rebounds that had occurred against Concordia (Mich.). He became just the third different Valpo player with a double-figure rebounding performance this season, joining Cooper (four times) and Kaspar Sepp (four times).
Carson buried three 3s, going 3-for-6 against Illinois State after entering the game 3-for-10 from long range all season.
The Schwieger twins combined for 23 points and 17 rebounds against the Redbirds.
Coop Can Hoop
Cooper Schwieger has been incredibly consistent of late, tallying 12 points or more in 14 straight games. After his 23 points on Jan. 8 vs. Indiana State, Schwieger has scored exactly 12, 13 or 14 points in seven straight contests.
Schwieger’s rare combination of positive attributes includes free-throw shooting and shot blocking. He is one of three players in the country shooting 85 percent or better at the free-throw line (minimum 50 attempts) and blocking at least one shot per game, joining Portland’s Austin Rapp and San Diego State’s Miles Byrd. Schwieger is the only player in that group averaging above 1.5 blocks per game.
Schwieger’s free-throw percentage of .875 ranks second nationally among those 6-foot-10 or taller, behind only Portland’s Austin Rapp at .893. Schwieger’s current single-season free-throw percentage ranks first in Missouri Valley Conference history among those 6-foot-9 or taller. Ben Krikke’s 2021-22 season for Valpo at .843 is second and Larry Bird’s 1976-77 season for Indiana State at .840 is third.
The last Missouri Valley Conference player to finish a season shooting above 85 percent at the free-throw line (minimum 50 attempts) and averaging at least 1.0 blocks per game was Illinois State’s Sean Riley in 1998-99.
Schwieger’s free-throw percentage is on pace to be the best by a Valpo player since Alec Peters shot 88.7 percent from the line in 2016-17.
Schwieger has scored 736 points combined over the last two seasons, second in the Missouri Valley Conference in that time span behind Bradley’s Duke Deen. He has 331 rebounds over the last two seasons, the third most among MVC players in that time behind UNI’s Tytan Anderson (372) and Bradley’s Darius Hannah (341).
Back in November and December, Schwieger had a stretch where he was held to single figures in three out of five games (Eastern Illinois, Drake and Central Michigan) but since then he has at least a dozen in 14 straight games.
Schwieger ranks 10th in the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring (14.2 ppg), third in rebounding (7.1 rpg) and second in blocked shots (1.57 bpg). He’s the only player in the league averaging at least 14 points, seven rebounds and one block per game.
Schwieger is one of three sophomores nationally averaging at least 14 points, seven rebounds and one block, joining South Carolina’s Collin Murray-Boyles and Texas Tech’s JT Toppin.
The last Missouri Valley Conference player to finish a season averaging at least 14 points, seven rebounds and one block was Missouri State’s Gaige Prim in 2021-22. The last Valley underclassman (freshman or sophomore) to do so was Drake’s Liam Robbins in 2019-20.
20-Point Performances
Valpo freshman All Wright had his second straight game with 20+ points on Feb. 1 at Illinois State, scoring 20 exactly after tallying 22 in the previous outing on Jan. 28 vs. Southern Illinois.
Wright has scored 20+ points five times this season, with the others coming on Dec. 14 vs. Central Michigan (26), Dec. 17 at Ohio State (22) and Jan. 8 vs. Indiana State (25).
Wright joined Cooper Schwieger as the two Valpo players with five 20-point games this season. A total of 15 players in the league have at least five 20-point games this season, and Valpo is one of four teams with multiple players on that list (Indiana State, Southern Illinois and Illinois State).
Wright is the lone freshman in the league with at least five 20-point outputs.
Consistent Starters
Valpo went to a starting lineup of All Wright, Tyler Schmidt, Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro, Cooper Schwieger and Kaspar Sepp on Dec. 14 vs. Central Michigan and have stuck with that quintet ever since.
The Beacons have used the same starting five in 15 consecutive games.
Cooper Schwieger and Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro have started all 23 games this season. They are part of a 12-way tie for the Missouri Valley Conference lead in games started.
Schwieger has started 54 games over the last two seasons, joining Darius Hannah (Bradley, 57), Duke Deen (Bradley, 57), JaCobi Wood (Murray State, 55) and Tytan Anderson (UNI, 54) as the five Missouri Valley Conference players with 54 starts or more in that time.
Low Turnovers, High FT%
Valpo’s strongest categories this season have been avoiding turnovers and knocking down free throws. Valpo is one of seven teams in the country shooting 78 percent at the free-throw line and turning it over 10.5 times per game or fewer, joining Wisconsin, Gonzaga, Pittsburgh, Campbell, Villanova and Richmond.
Valpo has won or tied the turnover battle in 17 out of 23 games this season and has 14 games with 10 turnovers or fewer.
The Beacons are averaging just 10.4 turnovers per game, the second fewest in the MVC and 42nd fewest nationally. They rank second in the league in turnover margin at +1.8 per game.
Valpo is shooting 78.2 percent at the free-throw line this season, second in the MVC and 17th nationally. The Beacons make an average of 16.7 free throws per game, first in the MVC and 39th nationally.
Valpo has posted a better free-throw percentage than its opponent in 17 out of 23 games this season.
The modern program record for team single-season free-throw percentage is 77.5 percent in 2016-17 followed by 77.4 percent in 1992-93.
All Wright Among Valley’s Top Freshmen
Valpo freshman All Wright is averaging 12.2 points per game, second in the league among MVC rookies behind only Evansville’s Gabriel Pozzato, who missed significant time with an injury before returning on Jan. 18 and is averaging 16.2 points per game.
Wright also ranks second among Valley rookies in assists per game at 2.6 per contest, behind only Indiana State’s Josiah LeGree, who is handing out 3.0 helpers per game.
No Valley rookie has scored more points than Wright, who has scored 281 points on the season.
No Valpo freshman has finished the season with at least 10.0 points per game and 3.0 assists per game since Milo Stovall in 1998-99 (10.6 ppg, 3.1 apg). Before that, it was Bryce Drew in 1994-95 (13.4 ppg, 6.0 apg).
No Missouri Valley Conference freshman has averaged 10.0 points per game and 3.0 assists per game since Wichita State’s Landry Shamet in 2016-17 (11.4 ppg, 3.3 apg).
In the last 30 seasons, Valpo has had eight freshmen finish the season with a double-figure scoring average – Bryce Drew (13.4 ppg, 1994-95), Milo Stovall (10.6 ppg, 1998-99), Lubos Barton (13.8 ppg, 1998-99), Samuel Haanpaa (12.0 ppg, 2006-07), Alec Peters (12.7 ppg, 2013-14), Tevonn Walker (10.3 ppg, 2014-15), Javon Freeman-Liberty (11.0 ppg, 2018-19) and Cooper Schwieger (13.2 ppg, 2023-24).
Notes Wrapping Up Feb. 1: Illinois State 86, Valpo 78
The two teams played even for the final 38 minutes, but Valpo faced an 8-0 deficit two minutes into the contest that stood as the difference.
All Wright poured in 20 points to pace the team, the freshman’s second straight effort with at least 20 points. He has scored in double figures in six straight contests and 20+ on five total occasions this season.
Isaiah Shaw contributed 10 points off the bench, going 3-of-4 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line in 20 minutes. He received his most playing time in the last 15 games and tallied double figures for the fifth time in 2024-25.
Caron Schwieger was a point shy of a double-double with nine points and 10 boards in 21 minutes after he had played a total of 45 seconds in Valpo’s previous eight games. His 10 rebounds nearly doubled his season total as he entered the game with 11 for the year, while his nine points also established a career watermark.
Shaw led the team in plus-minus at +9, while DeAveiro had a positive plus-minus for the second straight game at +4 in 30 minutes. He accrued eight points and drained a pair of 3s.
Tyler Schmidt was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field and contributed eight points as part of a balanced effort where seven Beacons had at least eight points.
Kaspar Sepp had nine points on 4-of-5 shooting, his third straight game with eight points or more.
Valpo had another good day at the free-throw line, going 12-of-13 (92.3 percent). The Beacons shot 10-of-27 (37 percent) from 3 and 48.3 percent from the floor.
The Beacons kept the turnovers to single-figure with six, but Illinois State turned it over just five times, tying with Liberty in the season opener on Nov. 4 for the fewest by a Valpo opponent this season. This was the 14th time this season that Valpo turned it over 10 times or fewer.
The Beacons won the rebounding battle 32-27, held a 10-6 edge in offensive rebounds and owned a 15-6 advantage in second-chance points. Valpo had been outrebounded in each of the previous four games and eight of the previous nine.
Illinois State’s Chase Walker scored 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting while also dishing out seven assists.
Scouting the Sycamores
Coming off back-to-back wins including an 88-83 road victory at UIC on Saturday.
Had dropped six straight – a streak that started with the loss at Valpo – prior to these consecutive victories.
Led in scoring by Samage Teel at 16.3 points per game and rebounding by Aaron Gray at 5.5 per contest.
Under the direction of first-year head coach Matthew Graves, who spent the previous two years as associate head coach during a successful run for the Sycamores.
Currently sit at 221 in both KenPom and NET. For comparison, Valpo is right behind at 222 in the KenPom and just ahead at 219 in the NET.
Part of a tie for eighth in the league standings, two games ahead of the 11th-place Beacons.
UINDY MEN’S TENNIS
TWELFTH-RANKED MEN’S TENNIS TAKES DOWN #22 FERRIS STATE
Indianapolis – In wrapping up the opening weekend of the season, 12th-ranked University of Indianapolis men’s tennis team defeated 22nd-ranked Ferris State by a score of 4-2 on Saturday, Feb 1.
INS AND OUTS
The Greyhounds found themselves down one point in the beginning of the match after conceding the doubles point. The #1 doubles pair of Matthieu Derache and David Simeonov fell to Erik and Kevin Kovacs by a score of 6-3, while Manu Lanteri and Lorenzo Di Cursi lost to Milo Leuenberger and Adrian Catahan 4-6 in the third doubles slot.
Singles play started with a pair of straight-set wins from Derache and Lanteri to put the Hounds back on top. Derache took down Erik Kovacs 6-1 6-3, while Lanteri beat Alessandro Santangelo 6-4 6-4.
The Bulldogs picked up another point in #1 singles, as Simeonov ran out of gas against Kevin Kovacs, losing 7-5 4-6 5-7.
UIndy extended the lead to 3-2 In the #4 spot, as Ayllon Prado rolled through Jose Andres Perez Alarcon 6-0 6-2. Gaggiofatto sealed the deal for the Hounds, beating Felipe Iser 7-6 7-5. Di Cursi’s match against Catahan went unfinished.
UP NEXT
The Hounds return to the court next weekend, where Thomas More, Wayne State, Purdue and Northwest come to town. The match against Thomas More is set for 3 PM on Friday, Feb 7
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
21 – 29 – 44 – 12- 22 -10 -11
February 3, 1942 – It may sound odd to us today but on that day Baseball owners agreed to permit each club up to 14 night games during the 1942 season.
February 3, 1976 – At the NBA’s 26th edition of the All-Star Game played at the old Spectrum, Philadelphia, the East squad defeated their West counterparts, 123-109 The games’ MVP was point guard Dave Bing of the Washington Bullets who wore Number 21 that season for his team. Bing was the 1966-67 seasons Rookie of the Year, was also a 7-time All-Star who made it to All-NBA status 3 times
February 3, 1979 – The Minnesota Twins and California Angels pulled off a major trade on this day. The Twins sent star ballplayer Rod Carew to the Halos for four players in this blockbuster deal. Carew wore Number 29 for his entire carer in the MLB. He was a League MVP, Rookie of the Year in 1967 and made it to the play onm the All-Star game an amazing 17 times. The Hall of Fame infielder hld a .328 batting average and stole 353 bases in his career..
February 3, 1980 – 30th NBA All-Star Game which was played at the Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland. The team from the East beat the West, 144-136 in an Overtime thriller. The game’s MVP was George Gervin who played with the San Antonio Spurs that season as a strong forward who wore the Number 44. The Iceman was an NBA 4-time scoring champ that earned a spot on 12 different All-Star squads. He was also a 2-time All-ABA player and 7-time All-NBA.
February 3, 1991 – NFL Pro Bowl MVP was QB Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills who wore Number 12.
February 3, 1998 – Florida Panther Dino Ciccarelli, who sported the Number 22 became 9th NHL player to score 600 career goals in his career. He did it in dramatic fashion too as the right winger slapped home the tying goal late in the third to help the Pantjers earn a 1 all tie with the Detroit Redwings.
February 3, 2002 – Number 12, Tom Brady wins the Super Bowl XXXVI Most Valuable Player award as he leads the Patriots to a stunning 20-17 win over the Rams.
February 3, 2008 – Eli Manning, Number 10 takes home MVP honors in Super Bowl XLII as the New York Giants upset the Patriots bid for an undefeated season 20-17.
February 3, 2013 – At Super Bowl XLVII, Joe Flacco who wore Number 5, became the game MVP as his Baltimore Ravens knock off the 49ers 34-31 to win the Brother Bowl
February 3, 2019 – At Super Bowl LIII, the New England Patriots beat Los Angeles Rams, 13-3 as wide receiver Julian Edelman, Number 11 was selected as the game’s MVP.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Football History Headlines
February 3, 1876 – Albert Spalding and J Walker Spalding invested $800 that their mother had given to them and started a sporting goods company called A.G. Spalding and Bro. According to a story on CoxBlue.com the Chicago-based sports store the brothers owned offered high-quality goods that other manufacturers failed to match. Albert had been a professional baseball player earlier in his adulthood playing for the Rockford Pioneers and also was known to have pitched for the Boston Red Stockings and then moved on to coach the pitchers on the Chicago White Stockings. Alfred’s equipment was what set him apart from the rest of the league. The company’s website notes that Spalding was the first player to wear a baseball glove and was widely considered one of the few who wasn’t booed by the crowds because of his gear. The company started by manufacturing the first official baseball for MLB then moved on to make the official tennis ball, basketball, golf ball and football.
February 3, 1991 – The NFL Pro Bowl for the 1990 season was played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game was an entertaining close match up as the AFC edged out the NFC, 23-21. Buffalo Bills Quarterback Jim Kelly, was the game’s Most Valuable Player.
February 3, 2002 – Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans – Super Bowl XXXVI was a great game. The St. Louis Rams were the Greatest Show on Turf with Kurt Warner slinging the ball to weapons such as Torry Holt, Marshall Faulk, Ricky Proehl and Isaac Bruce. The Rams were heavy betting favorites against the Patriots who came in with a no name second year quarterback named Tom Brady that stepped in for an injured Drew Bledsoe earlier in the season. The game started off as the odds makers had predicted as the Rams jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and were moving the ball again until New England’s Ty Law picked off a pass and took it 47 yards for six points. The next drive again the Rams were moving the ball but Proehl fumbled after a big catch and the Pats were back in business again. St Louis according to a Patriots.com article, out gained New England 427 yards to 267 but being plus three on the turnover margin helped the Patriots stay in the game. It came down right to the end when Adam Vinatieri knocked through a 48 yard field goal with 0:00 on the clock to put New England over the St. Louis Rams, 20-17 in a thriller. It was a young Tom Brady who was selected as the game’s MVP.
February 3, 2008 – University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona – At Super Bowl XLII the New England Patriots were much more established now as a perennial power in the NFL. The Patriots came into the Super Bowl with an unstained 16-0 record and they faced a 10-6 team in the New York Giants per an ESPN.com article. As a matter of fact the two teams had met in week 17 in a game that meant everything for the Giants and was but a playoff warm up for New England and the Patriots won by 3 points in New York. Certainly no one could expect the G-men to win this game, could they? Well there is a reason they play the game, because there are pro players on both teams. The Giants put on a crazy pressure game on Tom Brady all day and sacked him five times while the Giants offense had some remarkable plays themselves to keep the game close. It all came down to the end as most great games do. The Patriots took the lead 14-10 with 2:42 remaining when Randy Moss hauled in a 6 yard pass from Tom Brady for a score. Eli Manning then drove his team down the field after getting the ball on their own 17-yard line with 2:39 left and marched 83 yards down the field. In the game’s most memorable play, on 3rd down and long , as Manning played Houdini and escaped an aggressive Patriots pass rush to launch a strike to WR David Tyree who made the famous “Helmet Catch.” it was a thing of beauty, a leaping one-handed catch pinning the football with his right hand to the crown of his helmet for a 32-yard first down conversion. A few plays later, facing 3 and 11, Eli found wide receiver Plaxico Burress for the winning touchdown on a 13-yard reception with 35 seconds remaining. The New York football Giants defeated the New England Patriots, 17-14. The game’s MVP was Eli Manning.
February 3, 2013 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New Orleans – Super Bowl XLVII was memorable for a couple reasons before the game even started. FIrst it matched a first for the NFL as the two opposing head coaches were brothers. Yes John Harbaugh led his Baltimore Ravens against brother Jim Harbaugh’s San Francisco 49ers. The second item was that the power went out at the stadium causing a delay in play. The game was a good one too as Baltimore stormed out to a 21-6 halftime lead only to see the Niners rally back in the third quarter. The 49ers cut the lead to 2 with just under ten minutes remaining as a two point conversion attempt failed to tie the score. The Baltimore Ravens held on and defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31. The MVP of the game was Quarterback Joe Flacco of Baltimore who according to the PFR threw for 287 yards and 3 touchdowns.
February 3, 2019 – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta – At Super Bowl LIII the LA Rams met up with the New England Patriots to see who the top team from the 2018 season would be. The Defenses were prevalent as both offenses were met with stone walls in what would be the lowest scoring Super Bowl to date per ESPN.com. The Patriots Sony Michel would score the game’s lone TD on a 2 yard plunge in the fourth quarter as the New England Patriots beat Los Angeles Rams, 13-3. Patriot Wide Receiver Julian Edelman caught 10 balls for 141 yards to earn the MVP honors and give New England its 6th Super Bowl victory.
February 3 Football Hall of Fame Birthdays
February 3, 1940 – Richmond, Virginia – Fran Tarkenton the mobile Hall of Fame quarterback from the University of Georgia, the New York Giants and Minnesota Vikings was born.
February 3, 1945 – Evansville, Indiana – Purdue University and Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame Quarterback, Bob Griese was born.
February 3, 1956 – Dallas, Texas – Arizona State University’s brilliant wide receiver John J J Jefferson was born. Though playing out west, away from the spotlight of the Eastern teams J.J. earned a selection as a 1977 Consensus All-American. The NFF says that Jefferson garnered the eye of the national media when ASU was trailing late in the first half of the Arizona game. Jefferson stretched his body out flat diving toward a pass and, completely horizontal, reeled it in for a TD. It went down in the annals of Sun Devil lore known simply as “The Catch,” the touchdown helped rally ASU as they preserved an undefeated season and went on to a victory over Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl and a number two national ranking as the nation’s only undefeated team. The National Football Foundation selected John Jefferson for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. The San Diego Chargers selected Jefferson as the fourth player taken in the NFL draft. In the eight seasons he played in the League he was elected to four Pro Bowls.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Feb. 3
1944 — Syd Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores six goals in a 12-6 victory over the New York Rangers. Howe is the first player to score six goals in a game since Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators in 1921.
1956 — Austria’s Toni Sailer wins the men’s downhill to become first Olympic skier to sweep three Alpine events.
1976 — Washington’s Dave Bing, in his final NBA All-Star game apperance, wins the MVP and leads the East to a 123-109 victory over the West in Philadelphia. Bing has 16 points and four assists.
1980 — Larry Bird hits the first 3-point shot in the history of the NBA All-Star Game. Bird’ 3 came in overtime. The East wins 144-136.
1982 — Steve Mahre, twin brother of overall champion Phil Mahre, becomes the first American male skier to win a gold medal in an Olympics or world championship competition when he edges Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark in the giant slalom at the worlds.
1990 — Bill Shoemaker, the world’s winningest jockey, finishes fourth on Patchy Groundfog in his final ride at Santa Anita. The 58-year-old Shoemaker finishes his 40-year career with $123,375,524 in earnings, a record 8,833 wins, 6,136 seconds and 4,987 thirds in 40,350 starts.
1998 — Dino Ciccarelli becomes the ninth NHL player to reach 600 goals when he scores on a power play with 5:09 remaining in the third period to give the Florida Panthers a 1-1 tie against the Detroit Red Wings.
2000 — World Wrestling Federation mastermind Vince McMahon unveils his latest creation: the XFL, a new pro football league.
2001 — One year later, the XFL muscles its way onto the national sports scene with its first two games. With exuberant cheerleaders and trash-talking players, the Las Vegas Outlaws beat the New York/New Jersey Hitmen 19-0, while the Orlando Rage beat the Chicago Enforcers 33-29 before a crowd of 35,603 in Orlando.
2002 — Adam Vinatieri’s 48-yard field goal as time expires gives Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots their first Super Bowl title with a 20-17 win over the two-touchdown favorite St. Louis Rams.
2006 — Martin Brodeur becomes the third goaltender in NHL history to reach 100 shutouts when New Jersey blanks Carolina 3-0. Brodeur joins Terry Sawchuk (115) and George Hainsworth (102).
2008 — Eli Manning and the New York Giants end New England’s unbeaten season and pull off one of the great Super Bowl upsets. Manning throws a 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds left to beat the Patriots 17-14.
2013 — The Baltimore Ravens survive a power outage at the Super Bowl to edge the San Francisco 49ers 34-31. Jacoby Jones returns the second-half kickoff 108 yards, a Super Bowl record, to give Baltimore a 28-6 lead. Moments later, lights lining the Superdome fade. When action resumes 34 minutes later, Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers score 17 consecutive points, getting as close as 31-29. Baltimore stops San Francisco on fourth-and-goal from the 5 with under 2 minutes left when Kaepernick’s pass sails beyond Michael Crabtree in the end zone.
2017 — Tara VanDerveer becomes the second NCAA women’s coach to reach 1,000 career victories when No. 8 Stanford beats Southern California 58-42 to give the Hall of Famer a milestone before a home crowd at Maples Pavilion.
2019 – Super Bowl LIII, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA: New England Patriots beat Los Angeles Rams, 13-3; MVP: Julian Edelman, NE Patriots, WR; Patriots’ 6th SB victory
Feb. 4
1861 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y., with the players wearing ice skates.
1924 — The first Winter Olympics close in Chamonix, France. Sixteen countries competed in 17 events from seven sports.
1932 — The Winter Olympics open in Lake Placid, N.Y., the first Winter Games in the United States.
1957 — Joe McCarthy and Sam Crawford are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1969 — The 24 major league owners unanimously select Bowie Kuhn as commissioner for a one-year term at a salary of $100,000.
1971 — The Baseball Hall of Fame establishes a separate section for players from the old Negro Leagues. In July, commissioner Bowie Kuhn, along with Hall president Paul Kirk, announce a change of heart and scrap plans for the separate section.
1976 — U.S. District Court Judge John W. Oliver upholds the ruling of arbitrator Peter Seitz that declared Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally free agents.
1977 — Rick Martin scores two goals in the third period, including the game-winning goal with under two minutes to play, to lead the Wales Conference to a 4-3 win over the Campbell conference in the NHL All-Star game at Vancouver.
1979 — Denver’s David Thompson scores 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting to lead the West Conference to a 134-129 victory over the East at the 1979 NBA All-Star Game in Detroit. Thompson also grabs five rebounds and is named the games MVP. Philadelphia’s Julius Erving leads all scorers with 29 points and san Antonio’s George Gervin adds 26 for the East.
1987 — The Sacramento Kings have the worst first quarter since the inception of the shot clock in 1954. The Kings set the NBA record with only four points in the opening quarter of a 128-92 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
1987 — Stars & Stripes, skippered by Dennis Conner, sweeps Kookaburra III 4-0 at Fremantle, Australia, to bring sailing’s America’s Cup back to the United States.
1991 — The doors of Cooperstown are slammed shut on Pete Rose when the Hall of Fame’s board of directors votes 12-0 to bar players on the permanently ineligible list from consideration.
1997 — Mario Lemieux scores his 600th goal, an empty netter, to help the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-4 win against the Vancouver Canucks. Lemieux is the first player to score 600 goals while spending his NHL career with one team.
2003 — Jaromir Jagr scores three goals, including his 500th, for his 11th career hat trick as Washington beat Tampa Bay 5-1.
2007 — Peyton Manning is 25-of-38 for 247 yards and a touchdown as he rallies Indianapolis to a 29-17 Super Bowl victory over Chicago in the South Florida rain. Tony Dungy becomes the first black coach to win the championship, beating good friend and protege Lovie Smith in a game that featured the first two black coaches in the Super Bowl.
2012 — Lindsey Vonn captures her 50th World Cup victory, winning the downhill with temperatures plunging to minus 13 on the demanding Kandahar course in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
2017 — Gregg Popovich becomes the winningest coach with a single franchise in NBA history, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 121-97 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Popovich earns his 1,128th victory to pass former Utah coach Jerry Sloan for the mark.
2018 — The Philadelphia Eagles win a record-setting shootout between Nick Foles and Tom Brady in the Super Bowl. Foles, the backup quarterback, leads a pressure-packed 75-yard drive to the winning touchdown, 11 yards to Zach Etrz with 2:21 to go. Then the defense makes two final stands to win 41-33.
2022 – XXIV Olympic Winter Games open in Beijing, China.
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Feb. 5
1913 — The New York State Athletic Commission bans boxing matches between fighters of different races.
1919 — Charges against Cincinnati’s Hal Chase of throwing games and betting against his team are dismissed by National League president John Heydler. Two weeks later, Chase is traded to the New York Giants.
1948 — After landing the first double axel in Olympic competition, Dick Button becomes the first American to win the Olympic gold medal in figure skating. Gretchen Fraser becomes the first U.S. woman Olympic slalom champion.
1960 — Bill Russell grabs 51 rebounds in the Boston Celtics’ 124-100 victory over the Syracuse Nationals. Russell is the first player in NBA history to pull in 50 or more rebounds.
1972 — Bob Douglas is the first black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame. Known as “The Father of Black Professional Basketball,” Douglas owned and coached the New York Renaissance from 1922 until 1949.
1976 — Austrian Franz Klammer wins the Olympic gold medal in the downhill at Innsbruck, Austria. Bill Koch wins a silver in the 30-kilometer cross-country race to become the first American to win a medal in a Nordic event.
1980 — Gordie Howe plays his 23rd and final All-Star Game. Howe doesn’t score, but sets up the final goal of the game, by Real Cloutier, in the Wales Conference’s 6-3 win against the Campbell Conference at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
1990 — Notre Dame bucks the College Football Association and becomes the first college to sell its home games to a major network, agreeing to a five-year contract with NBC beginning in 1991.
1991 — Dave Taylor of the Los Angeles Kings has two assists in a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers to become the 29th player in NHL history with 1,000 points.
1999 — Patrick Roy, at 33, becomes the youngest goalie in NHL history to earn 400 wins when he makes 26 saves in the Colorado Avalanche’s 3-1 win against the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena.
2003 — Bode Miller of the United States captures his first major title, winning the gold medal in the combined at the world championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
2006 — Pittsburgh wins a record-tying fifth Super Bowl, but its first since 1980 with a 21-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
2009 — Tennessee’s Pat Summitt becomes the first Division I basketball coach — man or woman — to win 1,000 career games after her Lady Vols beat Georgia 73-43.
2011 — Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia wins the men’s 3,000 at the Boston Indoor Grand Prix, after losing his right shoe at the start of the race. Gebremeskel stays close to the lead throughout the race and takes over on the final lap to finish in 7:35.37. Britain’s Mo Farah finishes second in 7:35.81.
2012 — Eli Manning and the Giants one-up Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute score to beat New England 21-17 for New York’s fourth Super Bowl title.
2017 — Tom Brady leads one of the greatest comebacks in sports, let alone Super Bowl history, lifting New England from a 25-point hole to the Patriots’ fifth NFL championship in the game’s first overtime finish. The Patriots score 19 points in the final quarter, including a pair of 2-point conversions, then marches relentlessly to James White’s 2-yard touchdown run in overtime beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28.
2022 – Six days before his 50th birthday, 11-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater wins his 8th Pipeline title beating 22-year old Hawaiian Seth Moniz in the final.
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Feb. 6
1943 — Montreal’s Ray Getliffe scores five goals to lead the Canadiens to an 8-3 triumph over the Boston Bruins.
1958 — Ted Williams signs a contract with the Boston Red Sox for $135,000, making him the highest paid player in major league history.
1967 — Muhammad Ali successfully defends his world heavyweight title with a 15-round decision over Ernest Terrell in the Houston Astrodome.
1970 — The NBA expands to 18 teams with the addition of franchises in Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland.
1981 — Wayne Gretzky scores three goals and three assists in a 10-4 Edmonton victory over the Winnipeg Jets, giving him 100 points in the season.
1985 — Seventeen-year-old Dianne Roffe becomes the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal in a World Alpine Ski Championship race, capturing the giant slalom in 2:18.53.
1988 — Chicago’s Michael Jordan wins the NBA Slam Dunk contest with a perfect score of 50 on his final dunk, in front of a hometown crowd at Chicago Stadium.
1990 — Brett Hull of the St. Louis Blues scores his 50th goal, making him and his Hall of Famer father, Bobby Hull, the only father-son combination in NHL history to reach that milestone.
1993 — Riddick Bowe easily wins his first defense of his WBA and IBF heavyweight boxing titles by beating Michael Dokes in the first round of their championship bout held at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
2000 — Randy Moss sets records with nine catches for 212 yards, and Mike Alstott scores three touchdowns in the NFC’s 51-31 victory over the AFC, the highest-scoring Pro Bowl.
2000 — Pavel Bure records the 11th hat trick in All-Star history and goalie Olaf Kolzig plays a shutout third period as the World team routs North America 9-4 in the NHL’s 50th All-Star game.
2005 — The New England Patriots win their third Super Bowl in four years, 24-21 over the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s their ninth straight postseason victory, equaling Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers.
2011 — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady becomes the first unanimous choice for The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Brady gets all 50 votes since the AP began using a nationwide panel of media members who cover the league.
2011 — Aaron Rodgers throws three touchdown passes and Nick Collins returns an interception for another score, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl.
2022 – NFL Pro Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada: AFC beats NFC, 41-35; MVPs: Justin Herbert, QB LA Chargers; Maxx Crosby, DE LV Raiders.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1886 Former professional baseball player Albert Spalding begins a sporting goods company with $800. The future Hall of Famer will become the manufacturer of the first official baseball, adding tennis, basketball, golf, and football to his product line.
1938 The University of Illinois suspends Lou Boudreau for taking illegal payments from the Indians. The 19-year-old hoopster goes on to have a 15-year Hall of Fame baseball career in the big leagues as a player-manager for Cleveland and the Red Sox, and, as a broadcaster, he will be traded to the Cubs by radio station WGN to become the team’s skipper.
1942 At a meeting to determine new guidelines necessitated by the US involvement in WWII, the major league owners vote to allow each club to play 14-night games, allocating the Senators 21 contests due to the many government workers in the Washington, DC Metro area. The regulation includes a provision that no inning will start after 12:50 am during the evening tilts.
1957 At a New York BBWAA meeting, Walter O’Malley passes a note to Cubs owner Phil Wrigley, who controls LA’s territorial rights, offering Brooklyn’s Texas League team in Fort Worth in return for the Cubs’ Los Angeles PCL minor league franchise. The swap of farm teams will be announced on February 21st, clearing the Dodgers’ path to move to the West Coast.
1961 Charlie Finley douses an old school bus bearing the sign “the Kansas City-to-New York shuttle” with gasoline and sets it on fire in the left field parking lot of Municipal Stadium. As the vehicle becomes engulfed in flames, the new owner of the A’s tells reporters the stunt symbolizes the team’s end of sending talented young players to the Yankees in exchange for major leaguers well past their prime, a practice deeply resented by the Kansas City fans.
1975 The special Veterans Committee selects second baseman Billy Herman (Cubs, Dodgers, Braves, and Pirates), skipper Bucky Harris (Senators, Tigers, Red Sox, Phillies, and Yankees), and outfielder Earl Averill (Indians, Tigers, and Braves) to the Hall of Fame. An outspoken Averill had informed his family about declining the honor if he was an inductee posthumously; fortunately, eight years before his passing, he will be enshrined in Cooperstown.
1977 The Hall of Fame’s Special Committee on the Negro Leagues selects Cuban natives John Henry Lloyd and Martin Dihigo, previously acknowledged in Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic, for their outstanding accomplishments that included playing all nine positions. Pop Lloyd ended his 27-year career with a batting average of .343 while building a reputation as the greatest shortstop in the history of the Negro Leagues.
1978 Under the financial reorganization of the club, FJ ‘Steve’ O’Neill, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, becomes the principal owner of the Indians. The trucking magnate was once a limited partner of the Tribe but sold his Indians’ interest in the team in 1973 to become part of George Steinbrenner’s syndicate that bought the Yankees.
1979 The Twins trade perennial All-Star and batting champ Rod Carew to the Angels for outfielders Ken Landreaux and Dave Engle and pitchers Paul Hartzell and Brad Havens. The future Hall of Famer will hit .314 during his seven seasons with the Halos.
1982 The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues suspends minor league catcher Angel Rodriguez for a year. The Alexandria backstop, who maintains his innocence, is penalized for tipping off opposing Latin American batters in Spanish of the upcoming pitch about to be thrown in Carolina League contests.
1987 The Expos trade top reliever Jeff Reardon and backstop Tom Nieto to the Twins for pitcher Neal Heaton, catcher Jeff Reed, and two minor leaguers. Minnesota’s new closer will average nearly 35 saves each season during his three years with the club, including 42 during his All-Star campaign in 1988.
1989 The National League chooses Bill White as the circuit’s president, replacing Bart Giamatti, leaving the post to become the baseball commissioner. The appointment makes the former major league first baseman and Yankee broadcaster the highest-ranking black executive in professional sports.
1993 Marge Schott is suspended for one year and fined $25,000 by a committee of her major-league peers for bringing “disrepute and embarrassment” to the national pastime. The 64-year-old will also be required to attend and complete multi-cultural sensitivity training programs due to the numerous racial and ethnic remarks she allegedly made as the Reds’ owner.
1994 Jody Reed agrees to a minor-league contract for undisclosed terms with the Brewers after rejecting a three-year, $7.8 million offer to stay with the Dodgers. In November, LA pulled their proposal to the 31-year-old infielder, who will now attend spring training with Milwaukee as a non-roster player.
1998 The Yankees announce Brian Cashman will replace Bob Watson, who recently resigned as the team’s general manager. During Watson’s brief 2+ year tenure, the Bronx Bombers won their first World Series since 1978.
1999 The Mets tell a surprised Tim McCarver that he will not be returning to the team’s broadcast booth. The franchise’s pitching legend Tom Seaver, who was in the television booth for the Yankees from 1989 to 1993, will replace the highly regarded but outspoken 57-year-old broadcaster, who spent 16 years with the team doing local telecasts.
2002 Yankee catcher Jorge Posada (.277, 22, 95) signs a five-year, $51 million contract with a club option for a sixth season. The 30-year-old Bronx Bomber backstop, with an average annual value of more than $10 million, is the second-highest among major league catchers, trailing only the receiver Mike Piazza, who signed a seven-year, $91 million deal with the Mets in 1998 that averages $13 million annually.
2008 Eli Manning leads the Giants to an upset victory over the previously undefeated Patriots, making it the second consecutive year a Manning has been the quarterback for the victorious NFL Super Bowl team. Eli and Peyton, who QBs for the Indianapolis Colts, join a select group of brothers who have won world championship games in back-to-back years that include Livan (Marlins, 1997) and Orlando Hernandez (1998, Yankees), Irish (Giants, 1922), and Bob Meusel (Yankees, 1923), and Bubba (Colts, 1970) and Tody Smith (Cowboys, 1971).
2009 Oliver Perez agrees to a $36 million, three-year deal to stay with the Mets. The 29-year-old inconsistent southpaw, who has posted a 26-20 record with New York since being obtained from Pittsburgh during the 2006 season, will be part of the team’s starting rotation.
2009 Garrett Atkins (.286, 21, 99) avoids arbitration, agreeing to a one-year deal with the Rockies. The 29-year-old third baseman’s $7.05 million contract makes him the second-highest-paid player on the team, trailing only Todd Helton.
2009 Justin Verlander (11-17, 4.84) agrees to a one-year deal worth $3,675,000 to stay with the Tigers, a dramatic increase from last season. The 2006 AL Rookie of the Year’s original five-year contract, which slated the right-hander for a $600,000 salary in 2009, could be terminated if he had enough service time to become eligible for arbitration.
2009 Rickie Weeks (.234, 14, 89) avoids arbitration with the Brewers, agreeing to a $2.45 million, one-year deal. The 26-year-old second baseman, who has been injury-prone over his first five seasons with the Brew Crew, can earn more with performance bonuses based on plate appearances.
2010 Casey Kotchman and the Mariners, who recently acquired the first baseman in a trade with Boston for Bill Hall, come to terms on a one-year deal worth $3,517,500. The 26-year-old slick-fielding infielder has not made an error in his last 1,584 chances, covering 185 games.
2011 Contending Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz enriched themselves with many years of profitable investing in the Ponzi Scheme while ignoring many warnings that the payoffs might have been fraudulent, victims Bernie Madoff name the Mets owners in a lawsuit. Speculation concerning the team’s sale to meet the financial obligations caused by a possible $1 billion settlement has circulated in the sports and banking industries.
2012 The Cubs and Matt Garza avoid arbitration when they agree to a one-year, $9.5 million deal. The 28-year-old right-hander posted a 10-10 record and a 3.32 earned run average last year, his first season with the team.
TV SPORTS MONDAY
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| ATLANTA HAWKS VS DETROIT PISTONS | 7:00PM | FANDUEL SPORTS DET FANDUEL SPORTS ALT |
| WASHINGTON WIZARDS VS CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 7:00PM | MNMT FANDUEL SPORTS CHA |
| HOUSTON ROCKETS VS NEW YORK KNICKS | 7:30PM | NBATV SCHN MSG |
| MILWAUKEE BUCKS VS OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | 8:00PM | FANDUEL SPORTS WIS FANDUEL SPORTS OK |
| SACRAMENTO KINGS VS MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 8:00PM | NBCS-CA FANDUEL SPORTS NORTH |
| SAN ANTONIO SPURS VS MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | 8:00PM | FANDUEL SPORTS MEM FANDUEL SPORTS SW |
| INDIANA PACERS VS UTAH JAZZ | 9:00PM | KJZZ FANDUEL SPORTS IN |
| NEW ORLEANS PELICANS VS DENVER NUGGETS | 9:00PM | GCSN ALT |
| PHOENIX SUNS VS PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | 10:00PM | RIP CITY AFSN |
| ORLANDO MAGIC VS GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 10:00PM | NBATV FANDUEL SPORTS FL NBCS-BAY |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| OTTAWA SENATORS VS NASHVILLE PREDATORS | 7:30PM | ESPN+ SPORTSNET FANDUEL SPORTS SOUTH |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT NEW ORLEANS | 5:30PM | ESPN+ |
| COLGATE AT LEHIGH | 6:00PM | CBSSN |
| VIRGINIA AT PITT | 7:00PM | ESPN |
| NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT NORFOLK STATE | 7:00PM | ESPNU |
| ALABAMA A&M AT BETHUNE-COOKMAN | 7:00PM | YOUTUBE |
| UIW AT MCNEESE | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| LAMAR AT SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA | 7:00PM | ESPN+ |
| A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI AT EAST TEXAS A&M | 7:30PM | ESPN+ |
| HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT NICHOLLS | 7:30PM | ESPN+ |
| UTRGV AT NORTHWESTERN STATE | 7:30PM | ESPN+ |
| SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AT HOWARD | 7:30PM | ESPN+ |
| MORGAN STATE AT DELAWARE STATE | 7:30PM | ESPN+ |
| CHARLESTON AT WILLIAM & MARY | 8:00PM | CBSSN |
| COPPIN STATE AT MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE | 8:00PM | WBOC-DT2 |
| IOWA STATE AT KANSAS | 9:00PM | ESPN |
| NORTH TEXAS AT UAB | 9:00PM | ESPN2 |
| ALCORN STATE AT GRAMBLING STATE | 9:00PM | ESPNU |
| NORTHERN ARIZONA AT WEBER STATE | 9:00PM | ESPN+ |
| NORTHERN COLORADO AT IDAHO STATE | 9:00PM | ESPN+ |
| WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| DUKE AT N.C. STATE | 7:00PM | ESPN2 |
| FLORIDA AT ARKANSAS | 7:00PM | SECN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| SERIE A: CAGLIARI VS LAZIO | 2:45PM | PARAMOUNT+ |
| EPL: CHELSEA VS WEST HAM UNITED | 3:00PM | USA PEACOCK FUBOTV |
| LA LIGA: GIRONA VS LAS PALMAS | 3:00PM | ESPN+ FUBOTV |