“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCORES
ADAMS CENTRAL 33, HERITAGE 14
BISHOP CHATARD 21, COLUMBUS NORTH 14
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 24, TERRE HAUTE NORTH 14
BLUFFTON 34, JAY COUNTY 25
BOONVILLE 21, LINTON-STOCKTON 20
BREBEUF JESUIT 28, CARMEL 27
BROWNSBURG 31, FISHERS 30
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 41, NORTH HARRISON 3
CARROLL (FLORA) 28, EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 13
CARROLL (FW) 38, FW SNIDER 14
CASCADE 42, SULLIVAN 6
CASTLE 43, VINCENNES LINCOLN 30
CASTON 48, SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 14
CATHEDRAL 53, NORTH CENTRAL 13
CENTER GROVE 28, TROTWOOD-MADISON (OHIO) 25
CENTERVILLE 35, TRI 14
CHURUBUSCO 33, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 6
CLINTON CENTRAL 48, TAYLOR 6
COLUMBIA CITY 60, DEKALB 14
COLUMBUS EAST 43, NEW ALBANY 17
CONCORD 28, WARSAW 24
CORYDON CENTRAL 36, EASTERN (PEKIN) 7
CRISPUS ATTUCKS 64, PURDUE POLY 20
CROWN POINT 58, PORTAGE 20
CULVER ACADEMY 41, HAMMOND CENTRAL 34
DANVILLE 36, TRI-WEST 35, OT
DECATUR CENTRAL 55, MOORESVILLE 14
DELPHI 34, TRI-CENTRAL 22
EAST CENTRAL 24, BATESVILLE 13
EAST NOBLE 35, LEO 29
EASTBROOK 49, BLACKFORD 0
EASTERN GREENE 36, CLARKSVILLE 16
EASTERN HANCOCK 51, KNIGHTSTOWN 40
ELKHART 17, NEW PRAIRIE 14
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 35, JASPER 14
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 45, EVANSVILLE HARRISON 8
EVANSVILLE NORTH 34, EVANSVILLE BOSSE 8
EVANSVILLE REITZ 60, EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7
FLOYD CENTRAL 41, JEFFERSONVILLE 14
FOREST PARK 48, MT. VERNON (POSEY) 20
FRANKLIN CENTRAL 10, AVON 7
FREMONT 12, CENTRAL NOBLE 11
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 63, ATTICA 0
FW BISHOP LUERS 38, FW CONCORDIA LUTHERAN 0
FW NORTH 29, FW NORTHROP 22
FW WAYNE 36, FW SOUTH 0
GARRETT 37, EASTSIDE 7
GARY WEST 54, WHITING 12
GIBSON SOUTHERN 31, SOUTHRIDGE 22
GREENCASTLE 17, INDIAN CREEK 14, OT
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 49, SHELBYVILLE 6
GRIFFITH 34, RIVER FOREST 31
HAGERSTOWN 52, CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 8
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 21, WESTERN 6
HAMMOND MORTON 52, CALUMET 0
HAMMOND NOLL 47, CALUMET CHRISTIAN 0
HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.) 27, TELL CITY 24
HANOVER CENTRAL 34, KANKAKEE VALLEY 20
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 35, MCCUTCHEON 14
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 44, SOUTHPORT 34
HERITAGE HILLS 43, NORTH POSEY 7
HOBART 27, ANDREAN 24, OT
HOMESTEAD 17, FW BISHOP DWENGER 14
HUNTINGTON NORTH 63, BELLMONT 0
JIMTOWN 36, BREMEN 7
KNOX 26, JOHN GLENN 7
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 12, WEST LAFAYETTE 7
LAFAYETTE JEFF 38, KOKOMO 23
LAKE CENTRAL 24, LAPORTE 12
LAKELAND 19, ANGOLA 6
LAWRENCE CENTRAL 22, PIKE 14
LAWRENCE NORTH 35, TECH 0
LAWRENCEBURG 35, FRANKLIN COUNTY 27
LEBANON 64, FRANKFORT 8
LOGANSPORT 40, TWIN LAKES 13
LOWELL 41, HIGHLAND 7
LUTHERAN 62, CARDINAL RITTER 21
MACONAQUAH 42, PERU 0
MADISON 51, JENNINGS COUNTY 0
MADISON-GRANT 64, ELWOOD 0
MANCHESTER 20, NORTHFIELD 14, OT
MARION 71, RICHMOND 44
MARTINSVILLE 40, FRANKLIN 7
MERRILLVILLE 14, MICHIGAN CITY 12
MILAN 64, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 48
MISHAWAKA 49, GOSHEN 10
MISSISSINEWA 57, ALEXANDRIA 0
MITCHELL 45, CRAWFORD COUNTY 24
MONROE CENTRAL 29, TINDLEY 19
MONROVIA 55, BEECH GROVE 22
MT. VERNON 49, DELTA 20
MUNCIE CENTRAL 55, ANDERSON 12
MUNSTER 47, EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 0
NEW CASTLE 27, YORKTOWN 13
NEW PALESTINE 56, PENDLETON HEIGHTS 17
NORTH DAVIESS 37, EDINBURGH 0
NORTH DECATUR 29, LAPEL 22
NORTH JUDSON 70, CULVER 0
NORTH KNOX 28, NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7
NORTH VERMILLION 19, RIVERTON PARKE 13, OT
NORTHVIEW 38, OWEN VALLEY 0
NORTHWESTERN 47, WHITKO 16
NORTHWOOD 17, NORTHRIDGE 16
NORWELL 25, NEW HAVEN 24
OAK HILL 49, FRANKTON 13
OWEN COUNTY (KY.) 32, SWITZERLAND COUNTY 7
PAOLI 42, WEST WASHINGTON 6
PENN 24, MISHAWAKA MARIAN 7
PERRY CENTRAL 14, TECUMSEH 9
PIONEER 21, NORTH MIAMI 14
PLAINFIELD 28, GREENWOOD 0
PLYMOUTH 30, WAWASEE 0
PROVIDENCE 42, CHARLESTOWN 12
ROCHESTER 50, LEWIS CASS 22
RONCALLI 38, GUERIN CATHOLIC 23
RUSHVILLE 44, CONNERSVILLE 8
SCECINA 21, SPEEDWAY 15
SCOTTSBURG 14, SILVER CREEK 0
SEEGER 29, PARKE HERITAGE 14
SEYMOUR 49, BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 0
SHENANDOAH 46, PARK TUDOR 26
SHERIDAN 24, CLINTON PRAIRIE 6
SOUTH ADAMS 70, FW BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN 13
SOUTH BEND RILEY 27, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 20
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 24, SOUTH BEND ADAMS 12
SOUTH DECATUR 53, SOUTHSIDE HOMESCHOOL 12
SOUTH PUTNAM 49, EDGEWOOD 0
SOUTH SPENCER 27, PIKE CENTRAL 16
SOUTH VERMILLION 48, COVINGTON 14
SOUTHMONT 30, CRAWFORDSVILLE 7
SPRINGS VALLEY 63, SALEM 12
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 32, LAVILLE 21
TIPTON 14, RENSSELAER CENTRAL 0
TRI-COUNTY 34, SOUTH NEWTON 6
TRITON 28, WINAMAC 0
TRITON CENTRAL 40, COVENANT CHRISTIAN 0
VALPARAISO 22, CHESTERTON 21, OT
WABASH 40, SOUTHWOOD 38
WARREN CENTRAL 24, BEN DAVIS 21, 2OT
WASHINGTON 42, PRINCETON 8
WES-DEL 20, NORTH WHITE 8
WEST CENTRAL 44, NORTH NEWTON 16
WEST NOBLE 31, FAIRFIELD 0
WESTERN BOONE 56, NORTH MONTGOMERY 14
WESTFIELD 21, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 14, OT
WHEELER 38, BOONE GROVE 20
WHITELAND 48, PERRY MERIDIAN 28
WINCHESTER 77, UNION COUNTY 8
WOODLAN 50, SOUTHERN WELLS 13
ZIONSVILLE 35, NOBLESVILLE 28
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REPORTED SCORES
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER REPORTED SCORES
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER REPORTED SCORES
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 4
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20
#24 ILLINOIS 31 #22 NEBRASKA 24
STANFORD 26 SYRACUSE 24
WASHINGTON STATE 54 SAN JOSE STATE 52
7 P.M. | UNION AT SPRINGFIELD | FLOSPORTS
7 P.M. | SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE AT BENTLEY | FLOSPORTS
7:30 P.M. | STANFORD AT SYRACUSE | ESPN
8 P.M. | NO. 24 ILLINOIS AT NO. 22 NEBRASKA | FOX
10 P.M. | SAN JOSE STATE AT WASHINGTON STATE | CW NETWORK
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21
12 P.M. | MARSHALL AT NO. 3 OHIO STATE | FOX
12 P.M. | NC STATE AT NO. 21 CLEMSON | ABC/ESPN+
12 P.M. | FLORIDA AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPN
12 P.M. | VILLANOVA AT MARYLAND | BIG TEN NETWORK
12 P.M. | JAMES MADISON AT NORTH CAROLINA | ACC NETWORK
12 P.M. | HOUSTON AT CINCINNATI | FS1
12 P.M. | KANSAS AT WEST VIRGINIA | ESPN2
12 P.M. | TULANE AT LOUISIANA | ESPNU
12 P.M. | RICE AT ARMY | CBSSN
12 P.M. | CHARLOTTE AT INDIANA | BIG TEN NETWORK
12 P.M. | STETSON AT HARVARD | ESPN+
12 P.M. | PRINCETON AT LEHIGH | ESPN+
12 P.M. | LAFAYETTE AT COLUMBIA | ESPN+
12 P.M. | ALFRED STATE COLLEGE AT MIT | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | CENTRAL MISSOURI AT DAVENPORT | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | CORTLAND AT SUSQUEHANNA | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | HUNTINGDON COLLEGE AT NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | SUNY MORRISVILLE AT CATHOLIC | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | ST. ANSELM AT AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL | FLOSPORTS
12:45 P.M. | OHIO AT KENTUCKY | SEC NETWORK
1 P.M. | BALL STATE AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | ESPN+
1 P.M. | BROWN AT GEORGETOWN | ESPN+
1 P.M. | FORDHAM AT DARTMOUTH | ESPN+
1 P.M. | CORNELL AT COLGATE | ESPN+
1 P.M. | ALMA COLLEGE AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN | FLOSPORTS
1:30 P.M. | NORFOLK STATE AT VMI | ESPN+
2 P.M. | ARKANSAS STATE AT NO. 20 IOWA STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | VIRGINIA AT COASTAL CAROLINA | ESPN+
2 P.M. | UTAH STATE AT TEMPLE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | SAINT FRANCIS (PA) AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+
2 P.M. | TOWSON AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | SAN DIEGO AT NORTH DAKOTA | ESPN+
2 P.M. | DRAKE AT SOUTH DAKOTA | ESPN+
2 P.M. | YALE AT HOLY CROSS | ESPN+
2 P.M. | ST. THOMAS (MINN.) AT LINDENWOOD | ESPN+
2 P.M. | ROOSEVELT AT VALPARAISO | ESPN+
2 P.M. | HUSSON AT NORWICH | FLOSPORTS
2:15 P.M. | VANDERBILT AT NO. 7 MISSOURI | SEC NETWORK
2:30 P.M. | TENNESSEE STATE AT TENNESSEE TECH | ESPN+
3 P.M. | SOUTHERN MISS AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | EASTERN WASHINGTON AT NEVADA | MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK
3 P.M. | BRYANT AT NEW HAMPSHIRE | FLOSPORTS
3 P.M. | WESTERN CAROLINA AT MONTANA | ESPN+
3 P.M. | MERCYHURST AT MONTANA STATE | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | NO. 11 USC AT NO. 18 MICHIGAN | CBS
3:30 P.M. | MIAMI (OHIO) AT NO. 17 NOTRE DAME | NBC
3:30 P.M. | UCLA AT NO. 16 LSU | ABC
3:30 P.M. | KENT STATE AT NO. 10 PENN STATE | BIG TEN NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | GEORGIA TECH AT NO. 19 LOUISVILLE | ESPN2
3:30 P.M. | BUFFALO AT NO. 23 NORTHERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | ARKANSAS AT AUBURN | ESPN
3:30 P.M. | RUTGERS AT VIRGINIA TECH | ACC NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT UMASS | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT PITT | ESPN+/ACCNX
3:30 P.M. | ARIZONA STATE AT TEXAS TECH | FS1
3:30 P.M. | MEMPHIS AT NAVY | CBSSN
3:30 P.M. | HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT UTSA | ESPN+
4 P.M. | NO. 12 UTAH AT NO. 14 OKLAHOMA STATE | FOX
4 P.M. | DUKE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPNU
4 P.M. | MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT NICHOLLS | ESPN+
4 P.M. | VALDOSTA STATE AT ERSKINE | FLOSPORTS
5 P.M. | TCU AT SMU | CW NETWORK
5 P.M. | STONY BROOK AT CAMPBELL | FLOSPORTS
5 P.M. | LANE AT MILES COLLEGE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | MONMOUTH AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | ESPN+
6 P.M. | EAST CAROLINA AT LIBERTY | ESPN+
6 P.M. | UTEP AT COLORADO STATE | TRUTV
6 P.M. | PENN AT DELAWARE | FLOSPORTS
6 P.M. | EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT ELON | FLOSPORTS
6 P.M. | RICHMOND AT DELAWARE STATE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | FURMAN AT WILLIAM & MARY | FLOSPORTS
6 P.M. | MOREHEAD STATE AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | ESPN+
6 P.M. | SOUTHERN UTAH AT IDAHO STATE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | THE CITADEL AT MERCER | ESPN+
6 P.M. | MARIST AT BUCKNELL | ESPN+
6 P.M. | UINDY AT WAYNE STATE (MICH.) | FLOSPORTS
7 P.M. | NO. 8 MIAMI (FLA.) AT SOUTH FLORIDA | ESPN
7 P.M. | NORTHWESTERN AT WASHINGTON | FS1
7 P.M. | FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT UCONN | CBSSN
7 P.M. | CAL AT FLORIDA STATE | ESPN2
7 P.M. | FLORIDA A&M AT TROY | ESPN+
7 P.M. | TULSA AT LOUISIANA TECH | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NEW MEXICO STATE AT SAM HOUSTON | ESPN+
7 P.M. | TOLEDO AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | ESPN+
7 P.M. | WYOMING AT NORTH TEXAS | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL | ESPN+
7 P.M. | ALABAMA A&M AT AUSTIN PEAY | ESPN+
7 P.M. | EASTERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | MISSOURI STATE AT UT MARTIN | ESPN+
7 P.M. | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT SE LOUISIANA | ESPN+
7 P.M. | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
7 P.M. | JACKSON STATE AT GRAMBLING | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
7 P.M. | NORTHERN ARIZONA AT UIW | ESPN+
7 P.M. | VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG AT MORGAN STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M| ESPN+
7 P.M. | TEXAS SOUTHERN AT LAMAR | ESPN+
7 P.M. | SACRAMENTO STATE AT TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | WEBER STATE AT NORTHWESTERN STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | GARDNER-WEBB AT PRESBYTERIAN | ESPN+
7 P.M. | TARLETON STATE AT NORTH ALABAMA| ESPN+
7 P.M. | WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE AT GRAND VALLEY STATE | FLOSPORTS
7 P.M. | TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE AT UT PERMIAN BASIN | FLOSPORTS
7 P.M. | WEST ALABAMA AT WEST FLORIDA | FLOSPORTS
7:30 P.M. | NO. 6 TENNESSEE AT NO. 15 OKLAHOMA | ABC/ESPN+
7:30 P.M. | AKRON AT SOUTH CAROLINA | ESPNU
7:30 P.M. | IOWA AT MINNESOTA | NBC
7:30 P.M. | BOWLING GREEN AT NO. 25 TEXAS A&M | ESPN+/SECN+
7:45 P.M. | GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT NO. 5 OLE MISS | SEC NETWORK
8 P.M. | UL MONROE AT NO. 1 TEXAS | ESPN+/SECN+
8 P.M. | MICHIGAN STATE AT BOSTON COLLEGE | ACC NETWORK
8 P.M. | BAYLOR AT COLORADO | FOX
8 P.M. | ALCORN STATE AT MCNEESE | ESPN+
8 P.M. | IDAHO AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN | ESPN+
8 P.M. | NORTHERN COLORADO AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | ESPN+
8 P.M. | CENTRAL WASHINGTON AT WEST TEXAS A&M | FLOSPORTS
8 P.M. | MIDWESTERN STATE AT EASTERN NEW MEXICO | FLOSPORTS
8 P.M. | ANGELO STATE AT WESTERN NEW MEXICO | FLOSPORTS
8:30 P.M. | FRESNO STATE AT NEW MEXICO | TRUTV
8:30 P.M. | PURDUE AT OREGON STATE | CW NETWORK
9:45 P.M. | PORTLAND STATE AT BOISE STATE | FS1
10 P.M. | UTAH TECH AT UC DAVIS | ESPN+
10:30 P.M. | NO. 13 KANSAS STATE AT BYU | ESPN
MIDNIGHT | UNI AT HAWAI’I | SPECTRUM SPORTS PPV
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7
INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3
INDIANA 42 UCLA 13
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. CHARLOTTE TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. MARYLAND TBA
OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA
OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
SEPTEMBER 21 AT OREGON STATE 8:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. NEBRASKA 12:00
OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA
OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
NOTRE DAME 23 TEXAS A&M 13
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 16 NOTRE DAME 14
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. MIAMI (OH) 3:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. LOUISVILLE 3:30
OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30
OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA
OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BUTLER 40 UPPER IOWA 7
BUTLER 19 MURRAY STATE 17
BUTLER 53 HANOVER 0
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 1:00
OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT
OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00
OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BALL STATE 42 MISSOURI STATE 34
MIAMI FL 62 BALL STATE 0
SEPTEMBER 21 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 AT JAMES MADISON TBA
OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA
OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
EASTERN ILLINOIS 27 INDIANA STATE 20
INDIANA STATE 24 DAYTON 13
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1:00
OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00
OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00
OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
COLTS SCHEDULE
HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27
GREEN BAY 16 INDIANAPOLIS 10
SEPT. 22: VS. CHICAGO, 1 P.M., CBS
SEPT. 29: VS. PITTSBURGH, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 6: AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 13: AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 20: VS. MIAMI, 1 P.M., FOX
OCT. 27: AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK
NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX
DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS
DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD
JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
CHICAGO CUBS 3 WASHINGTON 1
CINCINNATI 8 PITTSBURGH 3
TAMPA BAY 1 TORONTO 0
BALTIMORE 7 DETROIT 1
MINNESOTA 4 BOSTON 2
PHILADELPHIA 12 NY METS 2
MIAMI 4 ATLANTA 3
SEATTLE 8 TEXAS 2
SAN FRANCISCO 2 KANSAS CITY 1
ARIZONA 7 MILWAUKEE 4
HOUSTON 9 LA ANGELS 7
CLEVELAND 5 ST. LOUIS 1
SAN DIEGO 3 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2
NY YANKEES 4 OAKLAND 2
LA DODGERS 6 COLORADO 4
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 8 ST. PAUL 6
WNBA SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
WEEK 3 SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, SEPT. 23
NEW YORK GIANTS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)
HOUSTON TEXANS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P CBS)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1:00P CBS)
DENVER BRONCOS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P FOX)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:05P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:05P CBS)
DETROIT LIONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:25P FOX)
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (4:25P FOX)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 24
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BUFFALO BILLS (7:30P ESPN)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (8:15P ABC)
WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
DALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P CBS)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)
DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW YORK JETS (1:00P CBS)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:25P CBS)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 30
TENNESSEE TITANS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (7:30P ESPN)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DETROIT LIONS (8:15P ABC)
WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 3
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, OCT. 6
NEW YORK JETS VS MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, TOTTENHAM)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P FOX)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P FOX)
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LUKE ALTMYER, NO. 24 ILLINOIS PULL OUT OT WIN OVER NO. 22 NEBRASKA
Luke Altmyer’s fourth touchdown pass of the night, a 4-yarder to Pat Bryant in overtime, led No. 13 Illinois to a 31-24 win over No. 22 Nebraska on Friday in Lincoln, Neb.
Illinois (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) started overtime with a 21-yard run by Kaden Feagin. Altmyer then connected with Bryant into the right corner of the end zone.
Nebraska (3-1, 0-1) began its overtime drive with a false-start penalty, and matters only grew worse for the Cornhuskers. Dylan Raiola took two sacks, completed a pass, then was sacked on fourth-and-29 to end the game.
Altmyer completed 21 of 27 passes for 215 yards. Bryant caught two touchdown passes among his five catches for 74 yards. Tanner Arkin and offensive lineman Brandon Henderson each had a red-zone TD reception, and Feagin led the Fighting Illini with 69 rushing yards on 12 carries.
Raiola wound up 23 of 35 for 284 yards with three touchdowns passes and one interception. Isaiah Neyor had four receptions for 90 yards and two scores, and Jahmal Banks hauled in seven passes for 81 yards. Dante Dowdell ran 20 times for 72 yards.
Both teams had chances to break a tie late in the fourth quarter.
The Cornhuskers’ Ceyair Wright forced a fumble while sacking Altmyer with 8:24 remaining, and teammate Mikai Gbayor recovered at the Nebraska 38. The ensuing drive ended when Nebraska kicker John Hohl missed wide right on a 39-yard field-goal attempt.
The Fighting Illini were aided by a key play in the second quarter that was first called a Cornhuskers touchdown on the field. After a review, Torrie Cox Jr. had his arm between Neyor and the ball and stripped the ball away in the end zone, keeping possession with the lone interception for either team on the night.
Nebraska senior defensive back Tommi Hill left the game in the first half because of an apparent head injury.
It was a historic game for Nebraska despite the loss, as it was the school’s NCAA-record 400th straight sellout.
–Field Level Media
WAZZU PULLS OUT DOUBLE-OT VICTORY OVER SAN JOSE STATE
Washington State stopped San Jose State from converting the tying two-point attempt in double overtime to hold on for a 54-52 win on Friday in Pullman, Wash.
After Washington State’s Dylan Paine rushed for a 7-yard touchdown to start the second overtime and quarterback John Mateer ran it in for the two-point conversion, San Jose State’s Emmett Brown hit Nick Nash for a 4-yard touchdown.
Brown threw incomplete under pressure on the two-point attempt.
Both quarterbacks were intercepted in the first overtime.
Dean Janikowski made a 52-yard field goal for Washington State (4-0) as time expired to force overtime.
San Jose State (3-1) seized the lead 46-43 with 26 seconds left as Brown found TreyShun Hurry for a 20-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-10. Nash caught the two-point conversion from Brown.
Mateer, who threw for 390 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 111 yards and a score, then engineered a four-play, 40-yard drive to set up Janikowski, who early shanked a tying extra-point attempt with 6:11 left.
With just over five minutes to go in regulation, Kyle Thornton intercepted a Brown pass to get Washington State the ball at San Jose State’s 32. Two plays later, Paine scored a 1-yard touchdown with 4:56 left for a 43-38 lead. The two-point conversion failed.
San Jose State started the fourth quarter leading 38-24 after outscoring Washington State 21-0 in the third. In the fourth, Mateer threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Williams and then a 36-yard score to Josh Meredith to pull the Cougars within a point.
Like Mateer, Brown had a big game, completing 35 of 54 passes for 375 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown. Mateer finished 26-for-46 through the air with two interceptions.
Floyd Chalk IV rushed for two touchdowns for the Spartans.
San Jose State, trailing 21-10 in the second quarter, shifted momentum with a successful fake punt on fourth-and-1 from their own 33. Brown then threw a 4-yard touchdown to Jacob Stewart with 1:40 left before halftime.
He fired a 19-yard strike to Nash to start the second half, knotting the score at 24. Brown later went in on a 1-yard quarterback keeper, set up by Jordan Cobbs’ interception and 55-yard return to Washington State’s 20.
The Cougars led 24-17 at halftime. Janikowski’s 36-yard field goal with two seconds left capped a wild first half that featured seven scores, 508 yards of offense and trickery from both teams.
–Field Level Media
STANFORD TOPS SYRACUSE ON LAST-SECOND FIELD GOAL TO EARN FIRST ACC WIN
Emmet Kenney kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder as time expired, to send visiting Stanford to a 26-24 win over Syracuse on Friday night.
Playing in their first Atlantic Coast Conference game following a long run in the Pac-12, the Cardinal (2-1, 1-0 ACC) never trailed until the waning minutes. Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord found receiver Darrell Gill Jr. for 24 yards on third-and-17 then hooked up with Jackson Meeks for a 13-yard TD with 3:13 remaining as the hosts jumped ahead 24-23.
However, the Orange (2-1, 1-1) were unable to stop Stanford on the final possession. Ashton Daniels’ 27-yard back-shoulder throw to Elic Ayomanor on fourth-and-9 set up the Cardinal at the 18-yard line, allowing Kenney to drill the winning kick in the final seconds.
McCord finished 27 of 42 for 339 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, plus a rushing score. Daniels went 23 of 38 for 178 yards with one TD and two picks.
McCord accounted for two touchdowns — one for each team — in the latter portions of the third quarter. With a little more than four minutes left, he was intercepted by Mitch Leigber, who returned it 71 yards to put Stanford ahead 20-10 following the extra point. However, McCord got the points right back for the Orange, scoring on a 19-yard run in which he jumped over a defender on his leap into the end zone.
McCord’s second interception of the game — this one nabbed by Jay Green — set up the Cardinal around midfield less than a minute into the fourth quarter. The visitors drove into the red zone before settling for Kenney’s 35-yard field goal that made it 23-17 with 9:19 to play.
After the teams exchanged punts to begin the contest, Stanford drove 78 yards — capped by Ayomanor’s one-handed TD grab — to open the scoring. Another punt by the Orange set up Kenney’s 38-yard field goal to make it 10-0 early in the second quarter.
The Cardinal still held a 10-point advantage, 13-3, after Kenney’s 51-yard field goal with 1:35 remaining in the half. Yet, that left Syracuse enough time to cash in on McCord’s last-minute 67-yard TD pass to Umari Hatcher, whose defender fell down on the play.
–Field Level Media
TENNESSEE’S IAMALEAVA, OKLAHOMA’S ARNOLD TO MEET IN BATTLE OF TOP 2023 QB RECRUITS
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A pair of five-star quarterbacks from the 2023 class will face off when Tennessee’s Nico Iamaleava and Oklahoma’s Jackson Arnold lead their teams on Saturday night.
Iamaleava was ranked No. 1 in the On3 quarterback rankings and No. 2 in the 247Sports quarterback rankings. Arnold was the 2022-23 Gatorade National Player of the Year. He was the Elite 11 MVP, and ESPN ranked him the No. 1 quarterback in his class.
Both will be in the spotlight against stout defenses when No. 6 Tennessee (3-0) visits No. 15 Oklahoma (3-0) in the first career Southeastern Conference game for both players and the league opener for both teams.
Iamaleava is 4-0 to start his career, including a win over a ranked Iowa squad in the Citrus Bowl last season in his first start. This season, he led the Vols to a blowout victory over another ranked team, N.C. State, in the Duke’s Mayo Classic in Charlotte.
Tennessee center Cooper Mays can’t wait to see how his quarterback handles his first true road game.
“He’s super consistent in who he is day in and day out,” Mays said. “He’s laid back and calm, cool, and collected. That’s him every day, no matter the environment. Super excited to protect him and help him do all of the things he wants to do on Saturday.”
Iamaleava has been so effective in Heupel’s offense that he’s played only eight quarters so far this season with Tennessee blowing out opponents 191-13 to start this season. That’s why Iamaleava has thrown for a mere 698 yards with six TDs and two interceptions, averaging 232.7 yards per game.
“He’s fun to watch,” Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said. “He’s incredibly talented, strong arm, great runner. The things he’s been able to do in a short amount of time. He’s completed 72% of his passes and he’s just been fantastic. He’s got a great presence to him, he’s got a great supporting cast and a great defense.”
Iamaleava is a freshman because he didn’t play enough games last season to lose any eligibility. This season, he became the first freshman quarterback to start an opener for Tennessee since 2004.
Arnold is a sophomore because he played in seven games last season. Like Iamaleava, Arnold got his first start in a bowl game last season. He passed for 361 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions in a loss to Arizona in the Alamo Bowl.
Arnold has passed for 484 yards and seven touchdowns this season and rushed for 159 yards and two more scores in three games. He has had big moments this season — he threw four touchdown passes in the season opener against Temple and ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Tulane.
He struggled to get the team moving in a 16-12 win over Houston in Week 2, prompting some concern. He then threw an interception against Tulane that was returned for a touchdown that pulled the Green Wave to within 24-19 before Oklahoma pulled away for a 34-19 win.
“You throw the ball away or just run the ball,” Venables said. “I loved how he responded. Did a great job obviously in the fourth quarter. We scored 10 points, he does a great job of … doing a lot of things right, putting it behind him, learning from it. There’s growth in that. That’s how you get better.”
Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said Arnold has several good qualities that concern him.
“In general, he takes great care of the football,” Heupel said. “I think he has great command and presence in what they are doing offensively. He has the ability to use his feet to make things right. That can be when the pocket breaks down, designed quarterback run or read game. He is a really talented young player.”
REPORT: TOP CB SHAVON REVEL JR. TEARS ACL, OUT FOR SEASON
East Carolina cornerback Shavon Revel Jr., a projected first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, tore his left ACL in practice this week and will be sidelined the rest of the season, ESPN reported Friday.
He made a highlight-reel play in the Pirates’ 21-19 loss to Appalachian State on Saturday with an interception and a 50-yard return for a touchdown in the first quarter.
In 24 games over two-plus seasons with East Carolina, Revel has 71 tackles, one sack, 16 pass break-ups, three interceptions and a fumble recovery.
Committed to the Pirates, he turned down opportunities to transfer to schools rich with NIL money in the offseason.
Before the injury, draft analysts put Revel on track to become East Carolina’s first-ever top-20 pick and the first player from the school taken in the first round since running back Chris Johnson was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the No. 24 overall pick in 2008.
–Field Level Media
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NY Giants (0-2) at Cleveland Browns (1-1)
If must-win territory can be reality in September, the Giants are ready to cross the border. They lost their first two games of the season to the Minnesota Vikings and Washington Commanders. If they lose to the Browns, things really get dicey. New York then has a short week before hosting the Dallas Cowboys next Thursday. Anxiety is growing as only two teams (out of 32) that started 0-2 over the past four seasons made the playoffs. That 6.3 percent success rate raises the urgency. But Giants coach Brian Daboll said he doesn’t think desperation has set in. “I want to see consistency like we talk about every week,” Daboll said. “Go in, prepare the right way, come out, play a good football game, do good in situations, play together. Each week is its own week, and we’ll just focus on the Browns this week.” Cleveland split its first two games, getting routed by the Cowboys in its opener before posting an 18-13 road win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Cleveland has committed a league-worst 24 penalties and averaged 17.5 points over their first two games, while New York is scoring a measly 12 per game. The Browns are still trying to get peak Deshaun Watson to appear consistently. He has a 63.0 passer rating, which is lower than counterpart Daniel Jones (66.6).
Chicago Bears (1-1) at Indianapolis Colts (0-2)
Two recent top draft picks are at the center of the Bears-Colts matchup in Indianapolis on Sunday. Rookie No. 1 pick Caleb Williams has been pounded in the first two games of his career, but Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said he’s not worried about the protection or the personnel safeguarding his franchise quarterback. Williams was sacked nine times in the first two games, including seven on Sunday night at Houston, when he was hit 11 total times. With little time to scan for the many weapons the Bears assembled around him in the offseason, the Bears are last in the NFL in passing. Williams and leading WR DJ Moore are healthy entering Week 3, but Keenan Allen (heel) and rookie Rome Odunze (knee) are less than full strength. Second-year QB Anthony Richardson continues to produce electric individual plays. Avoiding mistakes and knowing when to eat a pass before he decides to let it rip if the next step in his maturation by the measurement of head coach Shane Steichen. The Colts are making hay running the ball but rank 29th in the NFL in total defense and allow 237 rushing yards per game.
Houston Texans (2-0) at Minnesota Vikings (2-0)
Availability will be worth tracking all the way to kickoff for anyone with more than a rooting interest on the line in this matchup of 2-0 teams. Among the ailing to start the work week were Vikings WRs Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison and Texans RBs Joe Mixon and Dameon Pierce. The Vikings will face a tough test against Houston, which is coming off back-to-back wins over the Colts and Bears to start the season. The Texans have limited opponents to 20 points a game in 2024. The addition of former Vikings pass rusher Danielle Hunter, who spent the first eight seasons of his career with Minnrdoys, has boosted the edge pressure for the Texans. He has 1.5 sacks in his first two games. Texans running back Cam Akers also will go up against one of his former teams, although he was with the Vikings for far shorter time than Hunter. Akers could step into a more prominent role this weekend if Mixon is ruled out with an ankle injury. Vikings QB Sam Darnold will try to maintain his impressive start to the season in his first year with the club. Darnold has posted a 111.7 passer rating while throwing for 476 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. CJ Stroud has a 104.7 passer rating to go along with 494 passing yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions for the Texans. The Vikings are 5-0 all-time against the Texans. This is their first meeting since 2020.
Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) at New Orleans Saints (2-0)
The Saints are one of nine undefeated teams as they prepare to host the Eagles. Expectations for New Orleans (9-8 last season), which has missed the playoffs three consecutive seasons, were average at best before the current campaign started. The Saints have defied the doubters so far with a 47-10 home win over the Carolina Panthers and a 44-19 road rout of the Dallas Cowboys. Saints QB Derek Carr and the offense have thrived under first-year coordinator Klint Kubiak. New Orleans leads the NFL in scoring with 91 points, 22 more than the next team, the Arizona Cardinals. Carr paces the league in passer rating (142.4) and running back Alvin Kamara is tops in scoring (five touchdowns) and yards from scrimmage (290). And the Saints’ defense has more than held its own, ranking fourth in scoring (14.5 points allowed per game), tied for fourth in yards allowed per play (4.5) and seventh in total yards allowed (273 per game). Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is trying to keep his team from dwelling on a lost opportunity in its last contest against the visiting Atlanta Falcons. Philadelphia had a chance to take a two-score lead with less than two minutes remaining, but running back Saquon Barkley dropped a third-down pass. The Eagles settled for a field goal and a six-point lead, and Atlanta needed just 65 seconds to score the winning touchdown in a 22-21 victory. The dropped pass marred what has otherwise been a strong start to Barkley’s first season in Philadelphia. The former New York Giant is seventh in yards from scrimmage (248) and has scored three touchdowns. This will be the Eagles’ first Sunday game of the young season. They held off the Green Bay Packers, 34-29, on Friday, Sept. 6, in San Paolo, Brazil, then played their home opener on Monday night. Philadelphia wide receiver A.J. Brown (hamstring), who did not play against the Falcons, didn’t participate in the team’s walk-through Wednesday and he has said he expects to miss multiple games.
Los Angeles Chargers (2-0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0)
It’s been an adventurous week for the Chargers, who decided to stick around the East Coast after tearing apart the Panthers last week and with Pittsburgh on the schedule Sunday. QB Justin Herbert (ankle) didn’t take part in every practice but is expected to play in a matchup with Steelers stand-in starter Justin Fields. Fields has led Pittsburgh to a 2-0 start while Russell Wilson (calf) works to get back in the lineup. The Chargers are taking on the personality of head coach Jim Harbaugh quickly. Los Angeles is No. 3 in the NFL in rushing and No. 2 in total defense. The Steelers are letting Fields take a shot or two downfield to George Pickens, who has had multiple big plays voided by penalty, but otherwise following a vanilla approach that head coach Mike Tomlin said was largely a product of the road environments the team won in (Atlanta, Denver) to start the season. Even if the Steelers open it up, don’t expect a repeat of the last meeting in 2021. The Steelers scored 37 points — and lost by four.
Denver Broncos (0-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0)
Not many pegged the Buccaneers to be driving in the fast lane with NFC contenders, but Tampa is one of the true surprises out of the gate after beating the Lions in Detroit last week. QB Baker Mayfield is rolling, averaging 9.7 yards per attempt — nearly double Broncos QB Bo Nix, who is at 5.0 — with WR Chris Godwin on pace for 1,700 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns through two games. A rookie first-round pick in his second road start in the NFL, Nix and the Broncos haven’t been able to stretch defenses in part because opponents aren’t honoring the running game. In Week 1, Denver ballcarriers didn’t gain anything after contact and Nix is the team’s leading rusher with primary backs Javonte Williams (2.1 yards per carry) and Jaleel McLaughlin combining for 73 yards on 32 carries against Seattle and Pittsburgh. Nix could have more room to operate this week. The Bucs have not generated consistent push from the front four with only 2.0 sacks in two games and are allowing 4.9 yards per carry.
Green Bay Packers (1-1) at Tennessee Titans (0-2)
While the Titans are working to rein in second-year QB Will Levis’ mistakes, the Packers arrive with former Tennessee backup quarterback Malik Willis coming off a win — and his first NFL TD pass — as Jordan Love’s stand-in last week. Love hurt his left knee in the opener, a loss to the Eagles, and was able to increase activity in practice this week. The star of the show in Week 2 was the Packers’ defense, which came away with three interceptions of Anthony Richardson, and RB Josh Jacobs (151 rushing yards). Jacobs is ready to go but was limited in practice early in the week due to a back injury. If Green Bay’s running game gets going, the Titans could be in for a long day due to the array of wide receiver options at the Packers’ disposal. Levis has a good number of outlets, too, if DeAndre Hopkins picks up the pace alongside Calvin Ridley (18.1 yards per reception). But Levis has been sacked seven times with three interceptions. The Packers are dripping with ballhawks in the secondary and lead the NFL with five interceptions while holding opponents to a 26.1 conversion rate on third downs.
Carolina Panthers (0-2) at Las Vegas Raiders (1-1)
It’s the matchup you’ve waited for all week … Andy Dalton vs. Gardner Minshew. OK, maybe this wasn’t on the radar prior to the regular season. It certainly was not part of the plan for the Panthers, who are skidding to new lows by the week. Last year’s No. 1 draft pick, Bryce Young, was benched after Carolina was blitzed 26-3 in the home opener by the Chargers — a team that beat the Raiders in Week 1. Switching to Dalton clouds the future for the Panthers and Young, but Carolina had only one touchdown — a short Young TD run in garbage time of the 47-10 loss to the Saints — and was outscored 73-13 in the first two games of the Dave Canales era. What’s ailing the team is not an easy question to address based on the length of the answer. Carolina has three first-half points, a third-down conversion rate of 9.1 percent and ranks 31st in passing and 32nd in total offense. The Raiders found a spark offensively to rally and upset the Ravens. Minshew completed 30 of 38 throws for 276 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the 26-23 win at Baltimore. Dalton’s only start as a Panther came a year ago in a Week 3 loss at Seattle, where he threw for 361 yards and two TDs. In his career, Dalton’s record is 83-78-2 as a starter, including 4-0 against the Raiders.
Miami Dolphins (1-1) at Seattle Seahawks (2-0)
Mike McDonald was hired in Seattle for his sagaciousness as a defensive coach with the Ravens, and the league’s youngest head coach is off to a great start with two wins and the No. 6-ranked defense in the NFL. The Seahawks draw the NFL’s No. 2 passing attack but the Dolphins are not the same as they arrive in the Pac Northwest. Skylar Thompson, a seventh-round pick in 2022 out of Kansas State, replaces Tua Tagovailoa, who is on injured reserve after sustaining his third concussion in two seasons last Thursday in a 31-10 loss to the visiting Buffalo Bills. Thompson started three games in 2022 with Tagovailoa sidelined, including a playoff defeat to the Bills. Thompson completed 78 of 150 passes for 461 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in those three starts, going 1-2. He served as the Dolphins’ No. 3 quarterback all of last season and didn’t get into a game. Thompson completed 8 of 14 passes for 80 yards off the bench last week. The Seahawks claimed a 23-20 overtime victory last Sunday at New England. With running back Kenneth Walker III sidelined due to an oblique injury, Geno Smith carried the offense by completing 33 of 44 passes for 327 yards and a touchdown. Smith drove the Seahawks down the field for a last-minute field goal in regulation to tie the score, then led the winning march in overtime.
Detroit Lions (1-1) at Arizona Cardinals (1-1)
The Detroit Lions won their season opener in overtime against the Los Angeles Rams despite QB Jared Goff being limited to 217 passing yards. Goff was intercepted twice and nearly got picked off twice more on Sunday, when the Lions lost to Tampa Bay 20-16. The Lions will need their quarterback to be much sharper in their first road game against the Cardinals on Sunday. The Lions haven’t lost two straight since a five-game slide during the first half of their 2022 schedule. Goff expects the Lions to bounce back in similar fashion from their latest setback. The Cardinals’ offense, with quarterback Kyler Murray fully recovered from the torn ACL he suffered in December 2022, has looked explosive. They’ve already had a dozen plays of 20 or more yards via the pass or rush. Arizona (1-1) is also No. 1 in the league in third-down conversions (58.3 percent). Murray has thrown four touchdown passes without an interception. First-round draft pick Marvin Harrison Jr., who was held to one reception in his debut, erupted for four catches for 130 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-10 romp over the Los Angeles Rams last week. Keeping the pressure on Murray would help the Lions corners. Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is coming off a monster performance in which he recorded 4 1/2 sacks. The Lions won the last meeting 30-12 in 2021.
Baltimore Ravens (0-2) at Dallas Cowboys (1-1)
Baltimore, which leads the regular-season series 5-1 against the Cowboys, needs to get the running game revved up to set up the pass. After a slow start, Henry finished with 84 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown. Lamar Jackson has thrown for 520 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in two games. He will likely test the Dallas pass defense, which is ranked 16th in the NFL allowing 189.5 yards per game. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract with a record $231 million guaranteed earlier this month. Prescott had an uneven performance over the past two games, throwing for 472 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. As a veteran, Prescott understands the pressure to win as the Cowboys quarterback. The Ravens’ pass rush has seven sacks in two games. However, the secondary appears vulnerable to big plays. Dallas wide receiver CeeDee Lamb could be poised to have a huge game. In the season opener, Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice caught seven passes for 103 yards and often ran free in front of and behind Baltimore’s defense. And Davante Adams finished with 110 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions last week. Ravens rookie cornerback Nate Wiggins missed the previous game and practice this week after he was involved in a car accident resulting in a concussion and neck injury. One of the biggest challenges facing the Ravens is closing out games. Over the past five seasons, the Ravens have had 10 losses when leading by seven or more points in the fourth quarter — the most by any team. Conversely, Prescott has led the Cowboys to 22 wins when they are tied or trailing in the fourth quarter or overtime since 2016 — second most in franchise history behind Tony Romo (24).
San Francisco 49ers (1-1) at Los Angeles Rams (0-2)
San Francisco has won at Los Angeles in each of the past five seasons. The injury list might make this Week 3 matchup more unpredictable. San Francisco RB Christian McCaffrey is on IR, WR Deebo Samuel is doubtful with his own calf issue and 49ers QB Brock Purdy and his NFL-best 550 yards passing through two games take center stage. His 72.3 completion percentage is eighth in the league, but he has just one touchdown pass. Purdy threw his first interception Sunday after he had 11 last season, while earning Pro Bowl honors. He also lost a fumble, while the 49ers had a punt blocked. The Rams are dealing with their own injury issues. Wide receiver Puka Nacua (knee) was placed on injured reserve after Week 1 and wide receiver Cooper Kupp (ankle) is expected to miss extended time. The Rams also have holes on the offensive line: Jonah Jackson (shoulder), Steve Avila (knee) and Joe Noteboom (ankle) are on IR. Even rookie kicker Joshua Karty (groin) is ailing and missed practice to start the week. Behind a makeshift line last week, even veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford looked rattled, and understandably so, as Los Angeles was never competitive in a 41-10 loss on the road to the Arizona Cardinals. Tackle Rob Havenstein (ankle) returned in Week 2 and tackle Alaric Jackson (suspension) is set to come back Sunday. On defense, the Rams already were up against it after the retirement of star defensive tackle Aaron Donald. The revamped group has struggled to an NFL-worst 426 yards allowed per game. Against the run, Los Angeles has allowed 197 yards per game, third worst in the NFL. The Rams recently placed safety John Johnson II (shoulder) on IR.
Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) at Atlanta Falcons (1-1)
Trailing by six with 1:39 left, Kirk Cousins led the Falcons on a six-play, 70-yard game-winning drive on Monday, earning his first win for his new team following the signing of a four-year, $180 million contract with Atlanta. Now the measuring stick is the team that finished on top of the NFL heap each of the past two seasons, the Chiefs. Nearing relevance after several years of national apathy, the Falcons are coming off their first “Monday Night Football” appearance since 2020. Now they prepare for their first “Sunday Night Football” game since 2019. The Chiefs have won eight straight games (including the playoffs) since last year’s Christmas Day loss to the Raiders. Kansas City’s win streak will be put to the test on Sunday without leading rusher Isiah Pacheco. Pacheco’s leg was caught under a defender in Sunday’s win, fracturing his right fibula. In his absence, the Chiefs signed former running back Kareem Hunt, who rushed for 2,151 yards with the team from 2017-18. Hunt had been in a primarily backup role with Cleveland from 2019 through last season. Pacheco had 135 yards and a touchdown this season. Three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes enters play vying for a better performance, following a rare lackluster showing on Sunday. Mahomes threw for a pair of touchdowns against Cincinnati but was also picked off twice. The two-time NFL MVP’s 151 passing yards were his fewest since throwing for a career-low 76 against Denver on Oct. 17, 2019 before dislocating his kneecap. Kansas City holds a 7-3 series lead over Atlanta. The Falcons will look for their first win over the Chiefs since Week 1 of the 2012 season.
–Field Level Media
BEARS’ KEENAN ALLEN OUT VS. COLTS; ROME ODUNZE IN LINE TO PLAY
Chicago Bears wide receiver Keenan Allen has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the host Indianapolis Colts due to a heel injury.
The news is not surprising given the six-time Pro Bowl selection sat out last week’s game versus the Houston Texans and did not participate in practice this week.
The news is better for fellow wideout Rome Odunze, who was a full participant in practice on Friday. He does not carry an injury designation into Sunday’s game.
Odunze sustained a sprained knee in a 24-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 8.
Allen (908 career receptions) and Odunze (the ninth overall choice of the 2024 draft) are both in their first season with Chicago.
Also on Friday, the Bears ruled out fullback Khari Blasingame (hand/knee), defensive lineman Zacch Pickens (groin) and running back Travis Homer (finger). Offensive lineman Nate Davis (groin) was listed as questionable after turning in his third straight limited practice on Friday.
–Field Level Media
DOLPHINS EXPECT TO BE WITHOUT RB RAHEEM MOSTERT AGAIN
Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is “pessimistic” about running back Raheem Mostert’s return from a chest injury on Sunday.
Mostert, 32, sustained the injury in the Week 1 win against Jacksonville and sat out last weekend’s loss to Buffalo. He has been limited in practice this week.
“I am an optimistic person and so I would say I’d be pessimistic that he’d play,” McDaniel told reporters on Friday. “Which is telling, but I can’t rule it out.”
Mostert’s expected absence — and the loss of starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to injured reserve — likely means another heavy workload awaits running back De’Von Achane on Sunday against the host Seattle Seahawks.
Achane had 29 touches (22 carries, seven receptions) for 165 yards and one touchdown in the 31-10 loss against the Bills in Week 2.
Mostert rushed six times for 9 yards before leaving the season-opening 20-17 win over the Jaguars. He made the Pro Bowl in 2023 after posting his first 1,000-yard rushing season (1,012) and leading the NFL with 18 touchdowns on the ground.
Skylar Thompson will be the quarterback for the Dolphins (1-1) against the Seahawks (2-0), his first regular-season start since Week 18 of the 2022 campaign.
–Field Level Media
BROWNS RULE OUT TE DAVID NJOKU, RB PIERRE STRONG VS. GIANTS
The Cleveland Browns on Friday ruled out tight end David Njoku and running back Pierre Strong for Sunday’s home game against the New York Giants.
Njoku has missed practice all week because of an ankle injury sustained in Week 1, while Strong sat out practices Wednesday and Thursday after injuring his hamstring in the third quarter of last week’s game at Jacksonville.
A 2023 Pro Bowl selection, Njoku had four catches for 44 yards in the season-opening 33-17 loss to the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 8.
Njoku, 28, has 291 career receptions for 3,308 yards and 25 touchdowns in 96 games (67 starts) since the Browns selected him 29th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Miami.
Strong rushed one time for minus-5 yards in the 18-13 victory over the Jaguars last Sunday. He had two carries for 10 yards against Dallas.
New England drafted Strong in the fourth round in 2022 and he played in 15 games for the Patriots before they traded him in 2023 to the Browns. In 34 career games (one start), Strong has 76 carries for 396 yards and two touchdowns, and 15 receptions for 119 yards.
Browns right tackle Jack Conklin and left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. are questionable for Sunday after missing the first two weeks with knee issues. Conklin was a full participant on Wednesday and Thursday, while Wills was limited on both days.
Head coach Kevin Stefanski said heading into practice Friday that they will be evaluated throughout the weekend to see if they can play on game day.
–Field Level Media
RAVENS SIGN RUNNING BACK JUSTICE HILL TO A 2-YEAR, $6 MILLION EXTENSION
The Baltimore Ravens signed running back Justice Hill to a two-year extension Friday, keeping a reliable player and popular teammate under contract through the 2026 NFL season.
The extension is worth $6 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because terms were not disclosed.
Hill, who turns 27 in November, is backing up Derrick Henry in his fifth season with Baltimore since making his debut in 2019 as a fourth-round pick out of Oklahoma State. Injuries last year made Hill the starter, and he ran for 387 yards and three touchdowns while also making 28 catches in the passing game.
“Justice has become a really, really good football player,” coach John Harbaugh told reporters in Owings Mills, Maryland. “Probably one of the greatest shining examples of come to work every day, ready to go to work every day, be at your best, positive attitude, upbeat, ready to go, nothing too big for him, nothing too small for him, just wants to be his best and lift everybody up. To see a guy like that get rewarded is, to me, what it’s about.”
Hill has appeared in 61 regular-season and six playoff games for the Ravens and is 41 yards rushing from 1,000 in his career.
Baltimore visits Dallas on Sunday looking for its first win this season.
BENGALS CORNERBACK CALLS COMMANDERS OFFENSE ‘SIMPLE’ AND SIMILAR TO THOSE RUN IN COLLEGE
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt did not mince words about Washington’s offense and Jayden Daniels’ play when asked about the Commanders rookie quarterback ahead of the teams’ game Monday night.
“They don’t make him do a lot,” Taylor-Britt said Thursday. “They keep it really simple for him. Nice college offense.”
Asked Friday, first-year offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury said he had not heard Taylor-Britt’s comments.
“He’s entitled to his opinion,” Kingsbury said.
Daniels has completed 75.5% of his passes through his first two NFL games, and Washington is 1-1 with the league’s 10th-ranked offense.
“Kingsbury’s the OC, so they love to move guys around here and there,” Taylor-Britt said. “But just keep it really simple for him. I heard his pass percentage is very high, but he’s only throwing short routes — some intermediate stuff, quick throws.”
Kingsbury coached in college at Houston, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and USC and also in the pros with the Arizona Cardinals before taking a job on Dan Quinn’s staff.
Daniels has thrown for 410 yards and averaged 6.6 an attempt, which is in the bottom third of passers leaguewide. The bigger question around the Commanders is how Daniels can get the ball to top receiver Terry McLaurin, who has been targeted a team-high 12 times but has just eight catches for 39 yards.
Kingsbury called it a “fine line you walk.”
“At some point, we’ve got to find a way to get Terry the football and it really comes down to scheme and me getting him in the right spots to do that,” Kingsbury said. “It’ll come. I’m not worried that that connection will get there. It’s just Terry deserves to get the ball. He’s one of the best players in the league, and I’ve got to do a good job getting it to him.”
Kingsbury had nothing but praise for Daniels’ play, which has also included 26 runs for 132 yards and two rushing touchdowns. The No. 2 pick out of LSU who won the Heisman Trophy last year also has not turned the ball over so far.
“One of the best things he’s done is operate and get the ball to the right spot and take care of it,” Kingsbury said. “I think Jayden has executed the offense beyond what we could have anticipated for a rookie in his first two starts against good defenses.”
ANALYSIS: INJURIES ALREADY PILING UP, FORCING TEAMS TO TURN TO THE NEXT MAN UP
he next man up sees plenty of action in the NFL.
Injuries already are accruing across the league, knocking out several star players and forcing teams to turn to backups and reserves.
Everyone has to be ready because “one play away” is more reality than a cliche in football. The best teams at the end of the season often are the ones who have the depth to overcome injuries early on.
The inactives read like a Pro Bowl roster.
Russell Wilson hasn’t made his debut for Pittsburgh because of a calf injury sustained in the preseason. Jordan Love went down with a knee injury in Green Bay’s season opener. Miami lost Tua Tagovailoa for at least four games and possibly longer after he suffered his fourth concussion in five years last week.
Those are just the starting quarterbacks on the sideline.
Reigning NFC champion San Francisco keeps losing playmakers. Already missing running back Christian McCaffrey because of Achilles tendinitis, the 49ers won’t have wide receiver Deebo Samuel this weekend due to a calf injury. All-Pro tight end George Kittle missed practice Thursday with a sore hamstring and his status for Sunday is uncertain.
That may limit what coach Kyle Shanahan calls on offense.
“We still have the same amount of plays, just somewhat different styles of plays, different people in different spots,” he said. “You eliminate some special things that you would only do for those guys, but the number doesn’t change. Just, there’s things those guys do very well. Nothing other guys can’t do. But there’s kind of different percentages on how much you call them and things like that.”
Brock Purdy still has Brandon Aiyuk as a go-to receiver and Jordan Mason has 247 yards rushing and two touchdowns filling in for McCaffrey.
“Obviously it sucks not having your guys like Deebo and Christian and stuff, so it’s like, all right, how can we figure out to get the ball to other guys,” Purdy said. “But man, we’ve got playmakers. We’ve got a really good scheme, great play caller and some great players that step up in the roles and do their job really well. So for me, I still have to do my job, in terms of my reads and my progressions, more so than I need to now change the way I think and make sure I’m getting it to this guy or that guy because a couple guys are out. It’s not like that.”
The 49ers face the Los Angeles Rams, a team that’s also depleted. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp has an ankle injury and Puka Nacua is on injured reserve with a knee injury.
Matthew Stafford not only is missing his two top targets but he’s playing behind a banged up offensive line. Guard Steve Avila (knee) and tackle Joe Noteboom (ankle) are on IR.
“There are a lot of different moving parts but our job is to be able to figure it out all right, how do we move forward? How do we represent the things that we want to represent?” Rams coach Sean McVay said. “I like the way the guys have come in here with a good look in their eye and we have to have a great week of preparation.”
The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs lost running back Isiah Pacheco indefinitely. Pacheco had surgery this week after breaking his fibula.
The Bengals were missing wide receiver Tee Higgins (hamstring) the first two games and he’s questionable this week. Eagles wideout A.J. Brown (calf) is doubtful this week after missing one game and Bears wideout Keenan Allen (heel) is questionable. Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson (quadriceps) is also battling an injury.
Texans running back Joe Mixon (ankle) is questionable, though it seems he escaped a more serious injury after what he thought was a hip-drop tackle that wasn’t called against the Bears.
There are plenty of talented defensive players out, too. Bills linebacker Matt Milano, Colts defensive lineman DeForest Buckner, Panthers defensive lineman Derrick Brown and Cowboys cornerback DaRon Bland are on injured reserve.
Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore is aiming to return this week after missing one game.
The Buccaneers were missing defensive tackle Calijah Kancey and All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield last week when nose tackle Vita Vea sustained a sprained knee ligament in a win at Detroit.
“Everybody that made our roster was asked that, ‘You have to be able to do your job. When your number is called, be ready to go,’” Buccaneers defensive assistant coach Kacy Rogers said. “And that’s kind of worked out for us because we’ve had a lot of guys step up when guys went down and we’ve had guys (go) from one position to another position. It’s just kind of worked out that guys were ready when their numbers (were) called.”
Players have to be prepared to go because the NFL is a collision sport, starters are going to keep getting injured and teams will have to turn to backups.
AFTER IMPROVING ON THE ROAD, DESHAUN WATSON AND THE BROWNS RETURN HOME TO FACE WINLESS GIANTS
CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson walked off the field following a dreadful home opener two weeks ago with a towel covering his head, looking as if he was trying to hide.
He’s returning a little less embarrassed.
A much better performance last week in a 18-13 win at Jacksonville boosted Watson’s confidence as the Browns (1-1) prepare to host the New York Giants (0-2) on Sunday. Still, Cleveland’s quarterback said there’s plenty of room for improvement.
“We left a lot of opportunities out there on the field overall,” he said. “All of us.”
It’s no different for the Giants, who retreated to their locker room in disgust and disbelief last week after scoring three touchdowns to Washington’s none and still losing 21-18 as the Commanders kicked seven field goals.
In the aftermath, coach Brian Daboll was criticized for not having a second kicker active and available in case Graham Gano, who went into the game nursing a groin injury, got hurt. As luck, or in this case bad luck would have it, Gano injured his hamstring on the opening kickoff.
New York punter Jamie Gillan missed an extra point, and the Giants failed on a pair of 2-point tries, leading to Daboll having to fend off questions about his decision and future.
And it’s only Week 3.
“Everyone realizes our record,” Giants quarterback Daniel Jones said. “I think everybody understands that, but no one’s discouraged.”
Watson’s bounce-back gave the Browns some hope that he’s finally moved past two disappointing seasons.
Showing more decisiveness than in the opener — his first game since shoulder surgery in November — Watson went 22 of 34 for 186 yards and scored on a 1-yard run against the Jaguars. He also made a couple of improvised plays that only a few QBs in the NFL could dare duplicate.
It was a major step forward after Watson was inaccurate and unsteady in the opener against Dallas, a debut dud he attributed to a long layoff and Cleveland’s new offense.
“It’s just Game 2, just more reps and just getting comfortable with the scheme,” Watson said. “That was our first time, all 11 of us together plus the coaching staff together calling the plays and just operating in a live setting.
“So we’re always a little bit more aware of where we wanted to go with the ball and the game plan. So it’s definitely an opportunity for us to improve this week and just try to build on that.”
Back to form
Amari Cooper has been unrecognizable on the field.
Cleveland’s No. 1 receiver in his No. 2 jersey hasn’t looked like himself.
Despite being targeted 17 times by Watson, Cooper has caught just five passes for 27 yards in the first two games. The five-time Pro Bowler has dropped two long passes in key spots — one of them an easy touchdown.
It’s the worst start in a 10-year career for Cooper, who made a surprising admission this week when he said hadn’t been practicing with the same focus. He said that all changed this week.
“Just me knowing my game, knowing myself, just got to go out there and play my brand of football, play to my standard,” said Cooper, who is in his final year under contract. “I haven’t been doing that the past couple of weeks, but I’ve been motivated, so it’s time to get going. I’ll be back.”
One Giant target
New York’s passing game has spent a lot of time in one, ahem, Naber-hood.
Jones has had targets on 65 of his 70 passes, with 25 directed at rookie Malik Nabers.
While maybe not ideal, Jones’ attention to Nabers has been productive as the No. 6 overall pick from LSU has 15 catches for 193 yards and a touchdown. He’s averaging 12.9 yards per grab, ranking him in the top 5 in the league, but he also had a crucial drop in the fourth quarter at Washington.
Jones expects the Browns to do their own focusing on Nabers, and understands he’d better have a Plan B.
“We have to be ready for that and understand that when you have a player like that, and you feature him like that, defenses are going to adjust,” he said.
Mistakes on the lake
The Browns are running afoul.
Cleveland has been called for a league-high 24 penalties after two games, five more than the next closest team.
After being whistled 11 times in the opener, the Browns were called for 13 last week, including three in a span of four plays as their self-inflicted errors pushed them out of field-goal range in the fourth quarter.
“We need to be better in that area,” coach Kevin Stefanski said. “It’s hard to win. We don’t need to make it harder on ourselves.”
Run, run, run
If there has been a weakness in the Giants defense under new coordinator Shane Bowen it’s been against the run. Opponents are averaging 163 yards through two games.
The Commanders rolled up 215 yards with Brian Robinson gaining a career-high 133.
Giants inside linebacker Bobby Okereke said tackling and filling the right gaps were part of the problem. He added some players, himself included, are trying to do too much.
“Talking about me specifically, kind of three quarters doing your job, a quarter trying to do someone else’s job, trying to make a play and that trickles down,” he said. “Everybody just needs to focus on doing their job.”
BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: PHILLIES CRUSH METS, CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH
Alec Bohm hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run fourth inning Friday night for the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, who clinched a playoff berth by beating the New York Mets 12-2 in the second game of a four-game series.
Bohm finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs for the Phillies, who have reached the postseason for the third straight year. Philadelphia’s magic number for clinching the National League East for the first time since 2011 is one as the Phillies wrapped up the head-to-head tiebreaker vs. the Mets.
The Phillies scored the final 12 runs Friday to cool off the red-hot Mets, who had their four-game winning streak snapped but remained two games ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the race for the third and final NL wild-card spot.
J.T. Realmuto also homered for Philadelphia, and Nick Castellanos collected three hits. Cristopher Sanchez (11-9) tossed five innings of two-run ball to earn the win over David Peterson (9-3), who gave up five runs (four earned) in a season-low 3 2/3 innings.
Dodgers 6, Rockies 4
Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run home run to move one off the major league lead as Los Angeles rallied past visiting Colorado.
Andy Pages and Teoscar Hernandez also homered for the Dodgers. Ohtani remained hot one day after going 6-for-6 with three homers and 10 RBIs while becoming the first player to reach 50 homers and 50 steals in a season. His homer and steal totals both rose to No. 52 on Friday.
Alex Vesia (4-4) got the win, and Michael Kopech registered his 14th save. Charlie Blackmon, Sam Hilliard and Michael Toglia each hit home runs for the Rockies. Kyle Freeland (5-8) gave up four runs in six innings.
Orioles 7, Tigers 1
Colton Cowser and James McCann each hit two of host Baltimore’s five home runs.
Anthony Santander also homered, for the second consecutive game, to give him 43 and Corbin Burnes (15-8) pitched seven shutout innings against Detroit for the second time in six days. The Orioles have won two straight games since losing eight of 10.
The Tigers were trying to build on their three-game sweep at Kansas City.
Giants 2, Royals 1
Heliot Ramos went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run to help visiting San Francisco beat Kansas City.
Mason Black (1-4) pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings to earn his first major league victory. Patrick Bailey also drove in a run as the Giants won for the third time in the past four games.
Bobby Witt Jr. had three hits for Kansas City to raise his major league-leading average to .334. The Royals have dropped five straight games and 14 of their past 21 but remain in possession of the American League’s second wild-card spot.
Yankees 4, Athletics 2
Juan Soto, held out of the starting lineup because of a bruised knee, lined a pinch-hit double in the middle of a three-run, 10th-inning uprising as New York outlasted host Oakland in the opener of a three-game series.
The Yankees retained their four-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles atop the American League East. New York’s magic number to win the division title dropped to five with eight games remaining.
The Athletics were held to three hits and have lost four of their past six games.
Guardians 5, Cardinals 1
Jose Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs as visiting Cleveland defeated St. Louis and reduced its magic number to clinch the American League Central title to one.
Andres Gimenez and Lane Thomas also hit home runs for the Guardians, who won for the sixth time in seven games. Ben Lively (13-9) allowed one run in five innings, and Erik Sabrowski worked the last 2 1/3 innings to earn his first career save.
Cardinals starter Kyle Gibson (8-8) gave up four runs (three earned) in six innings.
Cubs 3, Nationals 1
Jameson Taillon scattered two hits across six scoreless innings as host Chicago topped Washington.
Taillon (11-8) walked two and struck out four while throwing 50 of his 80 pitches for strikes. He retired the final 10 batters he faced. Meanwhile, Dansby Swanson clubbed a solo shot to center and Mike Tauchman hit a two-run single as a pinch hitter for the Cubs, who have taken the first two games of a four-game series.
The Nationals’ sputtering offense failed to come through for starter Trevor Williams (5-1), who held the Cubs to one run and three hits in five innings. James Wood provided the only Washington offense with an eighth-inning homer, the only hit among the top five batters of the Nationals’ lineup (1-for-16).
Reds 8, Pirates 3
Tyler Stephenson had three hits, five RBIs and scored three times to help host Cincinnati top Pittsburgh in the opener of a three-game series.
Reds starter Nick Martinez (10-6) threw six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out nine without walking a batter. Meanwhile, after giving Cincinnati a 1-0 lead with a first-inning solo shot to center field, Stephenson smacked a three-run double in the third.
Pirates starter Mitch Keller (11-11) had a rough night, allowing eight runs (all earned) on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. He walked five and fanned one. The Pirates struggled to get on base against Martinez, but finally got a run across on Oneil Cruz’s solo homer off reliever Brent Suter in the seventh inning. Pittsburgh then added two in the ninth.
Marlins 4, Braves 3
Jake Burger and Kyle Stowers each had two hits and an RBI to power Miami, which damaged visiting Atlanta’s playoff hopes with a narrow victory.
The Marlins, who have the worst record in the National League, have had some success against Atlanta this season, going 4-7 with two games remaining this weekend. Valente Bellozo (3-4) earned the win, allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings. Miami used four relievers to lock it down as Jesus Tinoco earned his second save with a perfect ninth inning.
The Marlins got to Braves starter Charlie Morton (8-9) right away with a three-run, first-inning rally on Burger’s RBI double, Stowers’ run-scoring single and Jonah Bride’s sacrifice fly. Morton allowed four walks, seven hits and four runs in six innings.
Rays 1, Blue Jays 0
Jonathan Aranda ended Toronto starting pitcher Jose Berrios’ seven-game winning streak with one swing of the bat as Tampa Bay topped the Blue Jays in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Down 1-2 while facing Berrios (16-10) in the sixth inning, Aranda struck for the game’s lone run when he golfed an 85 mph slurve 411 feet out to right-center, his fourth homer this season and first in a week after homering in Cleveland last Friday.
The Blue Jays managed five hits and fell to 4-7 against the Rays this season. Berrios gave up just the solo homer — his 30th surrendered — and five other hits. He struck out six and issued a walk.
Mariners 8, Rangers 2
Julio Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs and Josh Rojas homered and had two RBIs to lead Seattle past host Texas in the opener of a three-game series.
It was the fourth multi-homer game of Rodriguez’s career, while the five RBIs tied a career high. Victor Robles also had two hits, a stolen base and an RBI for Seattle. George Kirby (13-11) improved to 7-0 in nine career starts against Texas, allowing two runs on five hits over six innings while striking out four.
Adolis Garcia went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored, Nathaniel Lowe had a two-run single and Ezequiel Duran also had three hits, including a ground-rule double for Texas. Jack Leiter (0-3), who entered at the start of the fourth inning in relief of Jacob deGrom, suffered the loss, allowing seven runs (six earned) on six hits over five innings.
Astros 9, Angels 7
Alex Bregman, Jake Meyers and Kyle Tucker hit home runs to power Houston past visiting Los Angeles, a win that reduced the Astros’ magic number to four to clinch the American League West.
Bregman and Meyers keyed a five-run third inning that lifted Houston to a 6-1 lead. Bregman hit his 24th home run to center field, a two-run blast, before Meyers added a three-run shot to left field, his 13th. Angels left-hander Tyler Anderson (10-14) surrendered both homers.
Anderson allowed six runs (three earned) on eight hits with four strikeouts and no walks over 2 2/3 innings.
Diamondbacks 7, Brewers 4
Ketel Marte hit his career-high 33rd homer and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. added a solo shot as Arizona kept pace in the National League wild-card race with a victory over host Milwaukee.
The Diamondbacks snapped a 4-all tie with three runs in the sixth, highlighted by Gurriel’s 18th homer. Zac Gallen (13-6) allowed four runs, all on three homers in the fifth. He gave up seven hits, striking out five and walking one in five innings. Arizona is two games behind the San Diego Padres for the NL’s top wild-card spot. The Mets dropped a game behind the Diamondbacks with a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Milwaukee, which has lost two straight to Arizona since clinching the NL Central on Wednesday, got homers from William Contreras, Joey Ortiz and Garrett Mitchell. DL Hall (1-2) took the loss, allowing four runs on five hits in 1 1/3 innings.
Twins 4, Red Sox 2
Trevor Larnach and Matt Wallner each had RBI singles during a three-run top of the 12th inning, helping to propel Minnesota over host Boston in the opener of a three-game series.
The Twins moved to a game ahead of the Detroit Tigers for the final American League wild-card spot. Detroit lost 7-1 to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
Connor Wong and Trevor Story each had two hits and an RBI for the Red Sox, who have lost four of five games.
Padres 3, White Sox 2 (10 innings)
Fernando Tatis Jr. ripped an RBI double in the bottom of the 10th inning as San Diego nipped visiting Chicago, reducing the Padres’ magic number for earning a playoff berth to three.
With pinch runner Brandon Lockridge serving as the automatic runner at second, Tatis lined an 0-1 offering from Justin Anderson (1-2) to the gap in right-center. It was his second game-winning hit in his career, both this month.
Chicago fell to 36-118, two losses away from tying the 1962 New York Mets for the single-season record in the major leagues’ modern history. The White Sox, who have lost three straight, will have to win seven of their final eight games to avoid 120 defeats.
–Field Level Media
NBA NEWS
EMBIID SIGNS REPORTED 3-YEAR, $193M EXTENSION WITH 76ERS
Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid agreed to a three-year, $193-million extension, sources told The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Embiid confirmed his new deal on Instagram.
“I want to be here for the rest of my career,” he said.
The extension will kick in for the 2026-27 season. Embiid held a player option for that campaign under his current deal, but his new agreement now reportedly carries an option worth approximately $69.1 million for 2028-29, according to Spotrac.
In total, Embiid is now reportedly guaranteed approximately $300 million throughout the remainder of his contract.
The 30-year-old 7-footer tallied a career-best 34.7 points per game in his eighth season this past year, adding averages of 11 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.7 blocks. However, a meniscus issue sidelined him for two months starting in February, derailing the Cameroon-born star’s MVP-caliber campaign.
Representing the United States at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, Embiid appeared in five of the nation’s six contests as Team USA’s men’s squad won its fifth consecutive gold medal. He averaged 11.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in the first Olympic tournament of his career.
“Joel has cemented himself as one of the greatest Sixers of all time and is well on his way to being one of the best players to ever play the game,” 76ers managing partner Josh Harris said in a statement. “We’re ecstatic that this extension keeps him and his family in Philadelphia for years to come. Joel is a great family man, leader, and person. He is an elite two-way player with a combination of size, strength, and athleticism that this league has rarely – if ever – seen.
“He is integral to this franchise’s quest for another NBA championship, and we are honored that he continues to choose this organization as his NBA home.”
Along with being named MVP for the 2022-23 campaign, Embiid is also a seven-time All-Star and a five-time All-NBA selection, making the second team on four occasions plus a first-team nomination in 2023. A two-time NBA scoring champion, Embiid’s 34.1-point average this past season was again the best mark in the league, though he failed to qualify for a third scoring title due to injury.
GOLF NEWS
STEVEN ALKER, PAUL GOYDOS, JUSTIN LEONARD SHARE PURE INSURANCE LEAD
Steven Alker of New Zealand, Paul Goydos and Justin Leonard are tied atop the leaderboard after one round of the PURE Insurance Championship on Friday in Pebble Beach, Calif.
The unique event has 80 PGA Tour Champions pros play one round at Pebble Beach Golf Links and one round at Spyglass Hill Golf Course before the low 50 and ties advance to Sunday’s round at Pebble Beach.
Alker shot 7-under 65 at Spyglass Hill, historically considered the more difficult of the two courses, while Goydos and Leonard carded their 65s at Pebble Beach.
They hold a one-shot edge over Tom Pernice Jr. (66 at Pebble Beach) and Englishman Paul Broadhurst (66 at Spyglass Hill).
Alker, the 2022 Charles Schwab Cup winner, is in the hunt for his first win on tour since January after carding eight birdies and one bogey Friday.
“Really nice, especially around Spy; it’s probably the trickier of the two,” Alker said. “Just made some nice putts early and then just kind of keeping the momentum going. Had a blast out there, I think that was the big thing.”
Goydos started on the back nine at Pebble Beach and made his run starting at the 16th. After two birdies and a par, he made the turn in style by holing out for eagle at the par-4 first. That was followed by three more birdies in the next four holes.
“It happened so quickly, I think I was 7 under for eight holes or 7 under for whatever it was and all of a sudden I’m 7 under par,” Goydos said. “Then I bogeyed 7, of course. Then came back and birdied 8. … Just a good day. I drove it really good, I hit my irons really good and I made putts.”
Leonard had a strong performance at this event last year before losing to Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee in a playoff. Leonard rolled in five birdies on his back nine Friday, including four birdies over the last five holes, to join the group at 7 under.
“I was always a little hesitant to come out here and putt on the soft greens, but when they’re good like this, it makes this place different in my eye,” Leonard said of Pebble Beach. “I think I’m at a point in my life and in my career where it’s like I’m just enjoying where I am. This is a pretty easy place to do that.”
Vijay Singh of Fiji shot 5-under 67 at Pebble Beach, while Glen Day and South Korea’s Charlie Wi posted 67s at Spyglass Hill.
Jaidee is in a large tie for ninth at 4 under after opening with a 68 at Pebble Beach.
–Field Level Media
JEENO THITIKUL RISES TO 12 UNDER TO TAKE KROGER QUEEN CITY LEAD
Jeeno Thitikul shot her second straight round of 6-under-par 66 to take the lead after 36 holes at the Kroger Queen City Championship on Friday in Maineville, Ohio.
The former World No. 1 from Thailand has a one-shot lead over future Hall of Famer Lydia Ko of New Zealand, who also posted a second-round 66 to get to 11 under. South Korea’s Haeran Ryu fired a 7-under 65 to move into third at 10 under.
Thitikul and her peers have been enjoying TPC River’s Bend, the first-time host of this event while Cincinnati’s Kenwood Country Club undergoes a renovation project.
“I think it’s really kind of a low-score course, so a lot of players kind of get low on this course,” Thitikul said. “So like par-5 is reachable, (I) can make all the par-5s.”
Thitikul birdied all four par-5 holes on the course Friday. After starting on the back nine with four birdies and carding her lone bogey of the day at No. 1, she finished with three birdies in her closing four holes.
Thitikul, 21, is searching for her first individual LPGA win in two years. She teamed up with China’s Ruoning Yin to win the Dow Championship, the tour’s lone team event, in June.
“Just looking forward for good golf and enjoyable golf out there,” Thitikul said. “I think a lot of good vibes coming from me, starting from like Olympics. … I mean, I just want to play my game. Just want control on my side, not on others.”
She’ll play in the final group Saturday with Ko, who is out to continue a historic summer that saw her not only win Olympic gold and the AIG Women’s Open, but also clinch enough career points to be inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame.
“I obviously came off an amazing three-week stretch in Europe,” Ko said. “You know, in ways I wanted to make sure that I came back to the ground and worked on the basics and the things I’ve been working on the past few months.”
Ko is bogey-free through 36 holes. Her highlight Friday was an eagle at the par-5 eighth from off the green.
“I kind of felt left out because Charley (Hull) hit it to like 15 feet for eagle, Rose (Zhang) hit it to like two feet and I had missed the green,” Ko said. “So I was like, ‘Man, I want to at least make up and down for a birdie.’ I hit (her third shot) exactly the way that I was envisioning. As soon as it came off the club face and landed, Charley said, ‘Good shot,’ and like five seconds later it went in the hole.”
Ryu had an eventful round: After an early birdie and bogey, she made five consecutive birdies at Nos. 5-9, then holed an eagle at the par-5 11th before making pars the rest of the way.
Maria Fassi and Gaby Lopez, both of Mexico, shot 67 Friday and are tied for fourth with Yealimi Noh (67) and China’s Yan Liu (69). A large tie at 8 under includes two Solheim Cup players from Team Europe, Anna Nordqvist of Sweden (65) and Albane Valenzuela of Switzerland (66).
World No. 1 Nelly Korda (70) is tied for 15th at 7 under. First-round leader Ashleigh Buhai of South Africa struggled to a 73 to drop into a tie for 23rd at 6 under.
Notables to miss the cut of 1 under par included Rose Zhang (even par) and Danielle Kang (1 over).
–Field Level Media
TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
COLTS FOOTBALL
COLTS DEFENSE HOPING TO GET A REPRIEVE AS CALEB WILLIAMS AND BEARS STRUGGLING OFFENSE VISIT INDY
Chicago (1-1) at Indianapolis (0-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS
BetMGM NFL Odds: Colts by 1
Series record: Colts lead 24-19
Against the spread: Chicago 1-0-1, Indianapolis 1-1
Last meeting: Colts won 19-11 at Chicago on Oct. 4, 2020.
Last week: Bears lost 19-13 at Houston; Colts lost 16-10 at Green Bay
Bears offense: overall (31), rush (28), pass (32), scoring (18-T)
Bears defense: overall (8), rush (13), pass (11), scoring (6-T)
Colts offense: overall (14), rush (16), pass (17), scoring (18-T)
Colts defense: overall (31), rush (32), pass (8), scoring (22-T)
Turnover differential: Bears plus-1, Colts minus-3.
Bears player to watch
QB Caleb Williams. It’s been a rough start for the No. 1 overall draft pick. Only five QBs have a lower completion rate than Williams (56.1%) and the recently benched Bryce Young is the only starter averaging fewer yards per game than Williams’ 133.5. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner hasn’t thrown a TD pass, but has been sacked a league-high-tying nine times. Perhaps this will be the week he and the Bears turn things around.
Colts player to watch
WR Michael Pittman Jr. Indy’s top receiver showed his frustration following the Green Bay loss and it had nothing to do with his role in this offense. He’s been targeted a team-high 15 times and is second on the team with eight receptions. The previous time Pittman spoke out, in October 2023, he responded by catching 53 passes and helping Indy go 4-2 over the next six games.
Key matchup
Bears running game vs. Colts run defense. Williams isn’t the only one struggling in Chicago. The offense has just one offensive TD this season. Still, this could be a matchup that helps the Bears get jump-started. Indy is allowing a league-high 237.0 yards rushing per game, and until it stops the run consistently, teams will continue to test the Colts.
Key injuries
Chicago WR Keenan Allen (heel) missed last weekend’s game and was one of four players who did not practice Wednesday. The others were fullback Khari Blasingame (hand and knee), offensive tackle Teven Jenkins (thigh) and defensive tackle Zacch Pickens (groin). Offensive tackle Kiran Amegadjie (quadricep), defensive tackle Andrew Billings (groin), guard Nate Davis (groin), rookie receiver Rome Odunze (knee) and defensive ends Montez Sweat (elbow) and DeMarcus Walker (foot) were all limited Wednesday. … The Colts already have two defensive starters — three-time Pro Bowl DT DeForest Buckner (sprained ankle) and starting CB JuJu Brents (knee) — on injured reserve. Starting safety Julian Blackmon (shoulder) and WR Josh Downs (ankle) practiced Wednesday and are hopeful of returning, but kicker Matt Gay (quadricep) and rookie DE Laiatu Latu (hip) did not practice Wednesday.
SERIES NOTES:
Indianapolis has won two straight and four of the past six in a series featuring two foes that moved into separate conferences as part of 1970 AFL-NFL merger. … Indy won the only postseason contest, beating the Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl 41. … Chicago won the first NFL regular-season game played at Lucas Oil Stadium, 29-13 in the 2008 season opener. … Colts owner Jim Irsay grew up in Chicago.
Stats and stuff
The Bears have won five of their past eight games overall, but have lost eight of their past 10 on the road. … Chicago opened this season with three straight non-division games, the first time that’s happened since 2002. … Williams and backup QB Tyson Bagent are the only Bears rookies to win their first career starts over the past two decades. … WR D.J. Moore leads all players from the 2018 rookie class in yards receiving with 6,654. … Chicago has allowed 117 sacks since the start of the 2022 season. … The Bears defense has allowed just three points and just 169 yards in the second halves of the first two games. … Chicago is tied with San Francisco for most interceptions (24) since the start of the 2023 season. … Matt Eberflus served as Indy’s defensive coordinator from 2018-2021 before taking the Bears head coaching job. … The Colts are trying to avoid starting a second straight season by losing its first two home games. … Indy averages 6.68 yards per play, the third highest in the NFL, but have finished each of its first two games with 20 or fewer minutes of possession time. … Second-year QB Anthony Richardson has run for five TDs in his first six starts as a pro but owns a 2-4 record. … RB Jonathan Taylor had his first 100-yard game of the season last week and needs two TD runs to pass Marshall Faulk (42) for fourth in franchise history. … WR Alec Pierce is one of four NFL players with two catches of 50 or more yards this season. Both came in the Week 1 loss to Houston. … LB Zaire Franklin has had 22 games with at least 10 tackles and needs one more to break a tie with Gary Brackett for No. 2 in Colts history. … P Rigoberto Sanchez is tied for the league lead with a net average of 48.8 yards. … Indy’s six sacks through weeks puts the Colts on pace to match last year’s single-season franchise record (51).
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
PALACIOS AND SUWINSKI HOMER AS INDIANS RALLY PAST ST. PAUL, 8-6
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A three-run rally in the ninth, sparked by a Dylan Shockley tiebreaking single and Jack Suwinski two-run home run, propelled the Indianapolis Indians past the St. Paul Saints at CHS Field on Friday night, 8-6.
With the game tied 5-5 in the ninth inning, Indianapolis (42-30, 75-70) separated to level the series at two games apiece. Ji Hwan Bae got the ball rolling with a single to center field and took second on a fielding error before Shockley plated him in the following at-bat with an RBI single. In the next at-bat, Suwinski provided insurance with an opposite field home run off Ryan Jensen (L, 4-5) to cap the scoring for Indy. The Saints crept within two runs in the bottom half on Chris Williams’ second home run of the contest, but Ryder Ryan (W, 2-2) nailed down the final two outs after the blast to earn the win.
St. Paul (32-41, 70-77) jumped on the board in the third inning with two runs against Domingo Germán. Payton Eeles created havoc on the bases with a stolen base that forced an Endy Rodríguez throwing error, allowing Williams to stride home for the Saints’ first run. Austin Martin then singled and swiped second base ahead of a Dashawn Keirsey Jr. RBI single to right field.
With two on and two outs in the sixth inning, Joshua Palacios crushed a three-run blast to give Indy its first lead of the night. The Indians added another run in the seventh thanks to a run-scoring fielder’s choice off the bat of Bae.
Indy’s 4-2 lead at the stretch evaporated with Brady Feigl on the bump, as, the Saints responded by scoring three runs – two coming on Williams’ first long ball of the night. Rylan Bannon and Eeles then strung together consecutive doubles to give the home team a brief 5-4 advantage, but a two-out wild pitch with the bases loaded in Indy’s half of the eighth again evened the score.
Palacios logged three hits and was a triple shy of the cycle in the victory. In his last 13 games, he is hitting .453 (24-for-53) with 19 runs, 12 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 13 RBI.
The Indians and Saints continue their six-game series on Saturday evening at CHS Field at 6:07 PM ET. RHP Luis Cessa (4-7, 4.73) gets the nod for Indianapolis and RHP Randy Dobnak (12-7, 3.90) will counter for the Saints.
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
HOOSIERS STRUGGLE AGAINST SURGING IRISH
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Indiana Volleyball team (6-3) dropped the front-end of its home-and-home weekend series with Notre Dame (7-1) in three sets (15-25, 20-25, 28-30) on Friday (Sept. 20) night inside Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center. After the Fighting Irish controlled the first set, the Hoosiers challenged over the final two sets and fought off eight match points in the third set.
The Hoosiers slowly worked their way into the match after being dominated in game one. Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles was the lone bright spot in a night to forget offensively. She had 17 kills with just five errors on 40 swings, working a hitting percentage of .300. No other IU player had more than six kills.
After not recording a block in the first set, Indiana produced three in the second set and seven in the third set to end the night with its third double-digit block match in the last four contests. IU held a 10.0-9.5 edge at the net. Junior Madi Sell paced the block with six rejections, while freshman Ella Boersema and junior Avry Tatum each had four blocks.
In addition to her six blocks, Sell provided six kills on a .417 clip offensively. Tatum had five but IU managed just 33 kills as a team on the evening. Senior setter Camryn Haworth had 28 assists, six digs, two kills and an ace.
IU managed itself at the service line with a season-low eight service errors. It had just four aces as Notre Dame controlled the ball well to run its offense. The Fighting Irish had nine errors from the end line but the led the match with seven aces. Notre Dame freshman outside hitter Morgan Gaerte had a team-best 12 kills.
The two teams will meet again on Sunday, September 22, inside Wilkinson Hall at 1:00 p.m. The match will finish off the non-conference slate for both programs. IU will hope to extend its home winning streak to five games to start the 2024 season.
Set Breakdown
Set 1: Notre Dame 25, Indiana 15
Notre Dame came ready to play on Friday night in its home gym, jumping on IU from the opening serve. The Fighting Irish hit .565 (13-0-23), committing zero errors in a dominant first set over IU. Candela Alonso-Corcelles had five kills to lead the Hoosiers but nobody else had more than two. IU had zero blocks and just one ace from Alonso-Corcelles.
• After exchanging points in the early going, Notre Dame opened up the set on a 5-0 run. Sydney Palazzolo kept IU out-of-system and ran their offense to take a 12-7 advantage.
• IU’s last lead in the game was at 5-4 before Notre Dame closed on a 21-10 run to end the set. Avry Tatum had consecutive attacking errors before the media timeout. The Fighting Irish served the ball well to the tune of four aces in the frame.
Set 2: Notre Dame 25, Indiana 20
IU was much better offensively in the second set but couldn’t limit scoring runs from the hosts. Alonso-Corcelles had six kills while Sell added three kills and three blocks. The Hoosiers hit .226 (12-5-31) in game two but were out-hit by the Fighting Irish by over 100 points (.333-.226).
• After an early timeout from head coach Steve Aird, IU responded nicely to take a lead at 12-11 following a kill from Sell. The 4-0 run came with Delaynie Maple at the service line on her jump serve.
• Notre Dame ended the set on a 14-8 run to take the 2-0 advantage in the match. The Hoosiers had the set within two on multiple occasions but couldn’t trim the gap further. An ace from Haworth and a kill from Sell trimmed the gap to four but Notre Dame saw out the set on the arm of freshman Morgan Gaerte.
Set 3: Notre Dame 30, Indiana 28
IU looked down for the count but fought back to pressure Notre Dame in game three. The Hoosiers fended off eight match points and even had a set point but couldn’t close down the stretch. A double block from Alonso-Corcelles and Ella Boersema handed IU a set point at 26-25 but Notre Dame wound up winning the match. The Fighting Irish committed 10 attacking errors, seven coming on IU blocks. The Hoosiers hit just .158 in the final set.
• Notre Dame’s lead ballooned to seven after a service ace on Emma Segal. Following a substitution that brought Mady Saris back into the match, IU immediately went on a run to close the gap to two behind the strong serve of the Canadian.
• Tatum had her hands in back-to-back blocks to fend off the first two set points. A bad set from Notre Dame took the match to 24-all. IU got just its second lead of the frame at 26-25 behind a double block from Boersema and Alonso-Corcelles.
• Notre Dame closed with the final two points of the set. Phyona Schrader had a kill before the Fighting Irish combined on a triple block to deny Saris on the eighth match point. The hosts closed off the match in a sweep.
Top Hoosier Performers
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
17 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace, .300 hitting percentage
#32 Gary, Ramsey
14 digs, 3 assists
#1 Sell, Madi
6 kills, 6 blocks
Notes to Know
• IU was swept for just the second time this season. It hit under .200 for the second time this season, both of those matches resulting in three-set sweeps at the hands of No. 1 Texas and Notre Dame respectively.
• Madi Sell had a hand in six blocks for the Hoosiers, part of a 10-block team effort on the evening. It was the most blocks in a three-set match since recording 13 in a sweep of Rutgers on Nov. 10, 2023.
PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
#6 PURDUE FALLS 1-3 TO #9 CREIGHTON
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 6 Purdue nearly pushed the match to a fifth set vs. No. 9 Creighton, but fell short in extra points as the Boilermakers fell 1-3 (21-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-27), The match was the second in under 24 hours to a top-10 program and just the second loss of the season for Purdue (8-2) while Creighton improves to an 8-2 record.
The Boilermakers picked up a win in the second set and chipped away at the Bluejay’s lead in the fourth set until a tied score at 18-18 began a point-for-point battle throughout the remainder of the game. Purdue won a pair of challenges, winning a net touch violation to give Purdue the 21-20 advantage. Then, Dave Shondell won a second challenge on a touch when the score was 21-21 to give Purdue the 22-21 lead. Purdue had set point after a kill by Eva Hudson gave Purdue the 24- 22
Eva Hudson led the team with 19 kills, nine digs and a block assist. Chloe Chicoine finished the night with 14 kills and six digs.
Purdue’s block found its rhythm in the second set, posting the team’s first five blocks of the match in the game. The Boilermakers went on to post nine in the match, led by Raven Colvin’s six. Covlin finished the match with a .467 hitting %, posting eight kills and one attack error in the match.
Meanwhile, Taylor Anderson produced 44 assists, ine digs, five block assists and two kills. She led the team to a .209 attack %, including a .417% in Set 1.
Purdue returns to action tomorrow to close out the Jayhawk Classic vs. Tulsa at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
IRISH SWEEP THE HOOSIERS AND REMAIN UNDEFEATED AT HOME
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish advance to 7-1 on the season after a big sweep (25-15, 25-20, 30-28) over the Indiana Hoosiers on Friday, Sept. 20 in Purcell Pavilion. The win over the local B1G opponent puts the Irish at a perfect 3-0 at home to start the year.
Senior Phyona Schrader is on a roll as she recorded her fourth triple-double of the season with 11 kills, 19 assists, and 15 digs.
The freshman outside hitter, Morgan Gaerte, led the Irish with a team-best 12 kills, with senior Sydney Palazzolo and Lucy Trump adding nine kills a piece. Trump also recorded a team-high five kills in the three-set win.
The Irish were off to a hot start in the match, hitting an impressive .565 in set one. Trump tallied four kills in the first set, hitting .667. Despite the Hoosiers leading 6-5 to start the set, it didn’t take long for the Irish to take control. A 10-2 run put Notre Dame in front 15-8 at the media timeout. The Hoosiers worked to close the gap, but an Anna Bjork service ace secured the set one win 25-15.
It was a back-and-forth start in the second set. While the Irish lead 11-7, a 5-0 Hoosier run put them in front 12-11 and forced the Notre Dame timeout. Responding with a 5-1 run in return, the Irish forced the Indiana timeout as they led 16-13. With Notre Dame up 23-16, the Hoosiers closed the gap to four at 23-19. Kills from Palazzolo and Gaerte gave the Irish their final two points of the match to take the 2-0 advantage heading into the third.
The Irish recorded a match-high 19 kills in the set as the battle for the set three win was on in Purcell Pavilion. While Notre Dame had the 22-15 advantage, the Hoosiers continued to rally as they closed the gap to 23-19 and forced the Irish timeout. While a Gaerte kill broke up the Hoosier scoring, Indiana brought it within one at 24-23 to force Notre Dame’s final timeout of the set. Tied at 24-all, 25-all, 26-all, 27-all, and 28-all, both teams were relentless in their efforts to take set three. A kill from Schrader gave the Irish a 29-28 edge and a block from Trump, Bjork, and Gaerte sealed the deal to take set three and complete the sweep.
The Irish are back in action on Sunday, Sept. 22 as they head to Bloomington to face the Hoosiers yet again.
BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
EBO’S INCREDIBLE NIGHT SPOILED BY BELLARMINE IN SECOND MATCH OF BUTLER INVITATIONAL
INDIANAPOLIS — Bellarmine beats the Bulldogs in four sets (25-21, 24-26, 23-25, 24-26) in the second match of the Butler Invitational inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. Laiya Ebo hit for an incredible .615 with 17 kills to just one error.
Butler 25-21
The Bulldogs started from behind in Set 1 after Bellarmine jumped to a 4-2. The Knights would increase the lead to 9-6 before a 6-0 run led by kills from Abby Maesch flipped the score to 15-10. Bellarmine would cut the deficit to one point at 22-21 until the Bulldogs regained the momentum with Grace Boggess capping off the first set with a kill. Both Maesch and Ebo avoided any errors while combining for nine kills in Set 1.
Bellarmine 26-24
The second set was a roller coaster with the Knights using a 4-0 run to take an early 6-4 lead. Bellarmine would continue to put on the pressure with consecutive 3-0 runs to extend their lead at 12-6. However, the Bulldogs would rally back using a 4-0 spurt followed by a 6-0 run to take a 23-18 lead. The Knights responded with six straight points of their own to regain lead at 24-23 and closing out the set at 26-24.
Bellarmine 25-23
The Bulldogs began Set 3 on top 3-0 after kills from Ebo. Bellarmine would respond by claiming the lead at 6-4. Conseucitve 3-0 spurts led by Alaleh Tolliver helped Butler regain the lead at 14-12. The Knights would tie the match up at 14-14 and then use a 5-0 run to make the score 22-17. A late rally using kills from Destiny Cherry would cut the lead back to 22-21. Bellarmine had one last breathe holding the comeback and wining the set 25-23.
Bellarmine 26-24
Set 4 began in favor of th Knights with a 4-0 run to start, but the Bulldogs battled back with 4-0 spurt of their own to take a 7-6 lead. Bellarmine came right back to tie the match at 15-15, but Boggess would use a kill and block to make the score 21-18. Bellarmine caught up to tie the match back at 24-24 and eventually take the match at 26-24.
Stat of the Match: Laiya Ebo had a standout performance filled with new career-highs. Ebo hit for an incredible .615 with 17 kills to just one error. She earned the fourth highest mark in the BIG EAST this season.
Inside the Box Score
Ebo hit for new career-highs in .615 with 17 kills and four blocks
Taylor earned her fourth double-double with 52 assists and 14 digs and a pair of blocks
Tolliver also set new career-highs in 14 kills and 14 digs to earn her first career double-double
Maesch collects 14 kills with nine digs
Boggess made eight kills with no errors and four blocks
Lauren Evans amassed 12 digs and seven assists
Up Next
The Bulldogs will conclude the non-conference schedule in the final match of the match of the Butler Invitational starting tomorrow at 3 PM against Wright St.
BALL STATE WOMEN’S GOLF
DRISCOLL & GREGSTON LEAD WGOLF ON DAY 1 OF LADY PALADIN INVITE
GREENGILLE, S.C. – – Junior Jasmine Driscoll and sophomore JJ Gregston pick up right where they left off Tuesday, each shooting +1 (73) Friday afternoon to lead the Ball State women’s golf team on the opening day of the 50th Lady Paladin Invitational.
“Jasmine and JJ both played very solid rounds,” head coach Cameron Andry said. “In a lot of ways, I think 73 was about as high a number as they could have shot for how well they played. Hopefully, both can get a few more putts to drop and post some red numbers the next two days”
Driscoll, who is coming off her first individual collegiate title earlier this week at the Brittany Kelly Classic, registered birdies on two of her final five holes to finish the day just five strokes off the individual pace.
Gregston also had a strong finish, knocking in birdies on two of her final three holes. Both Gregston and Driscoll, who are tied for 19th overall among the 76-golfer field, finished their opening round on the 72 par, 6,262-yard Furman University Golf Course with 13 pars apiece.
The Cardinals also counted a pair of +5 (77) rounds from junior Madelin Boyd and sophomore Madelyn Young. Boyd played 14 of her 18 holes at par, while Young collected one birdie and 11 pars. Both are tied for 45th overall.
“There were a lot of positives today,” Andry said. “I thought we remained patient and disciplined within the game plan; we just couldn’t get many putts to fall. I think we can clean up some minor mistakes and hopefully see a few more birdie putts drop over the next couple days.”
Combined, the Cardinals are currently ninth among the 13-team field at +12 (300). Xavier is the current leader at -1 (287), while host Furman is second at E (288).
Ball State will look to climb up the leaderboard in tomorrow’s second round, which is another 10 a.m. shotgun start, by attacking the course’s four par 5s a little more.
Junior Sarah Gallagher finished her opening round at +7 (79), while sophomore Jenna Estravillo closed the day at +8 (80). Gallagher carded 11 birdies on the day, while Estravillo tallied 10.
“We do need to be much more efficient on the par 5s,” Andry concluded. “They are all very good scoring opportunities, and we only made one birdie while playing them +4 as a team. In order to compete in a strong field like this, we have to take advantage of our scoring opportunities, especially on par 5s.”
Ball State Results – Team
T19th – Jasmine Driscoll: +1 (73)
T19th – JJ Gregston: +1 (73)
T45th – Madelin Boyd: +5 (77)
T45th – Madelyn Young: +5 (77)
T61st – Sarah Gallagher: +7 (79)
Ball State Results – Individual
T66th – Jenna Estravillo: +8 (80)
Team Standings
1st – Xavier: -1 (287)
2nd – Furman: E (288)
3rd – Old Dominion: +3 (291)
Western Kentucky: +3 (291)
UNCW: +3 (291)
6th – North Florida: +4 (292)
7th – High Point: +6 (294)
8th – St. Thomas (MN): +8 (296)
9th – Ball State: +12 (300)
10th – Augusta: +14 (302)
11th – Columbia: +15 (303)
12th – Daytona State: +17 (305)
INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
SYCAMORES FALL IN FRIDAY DOUBLEHEADER AT PURDUE FORT WAYNE INVITATIONAL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Emma Kaelin and Hannah Baudin registered matches with double-digit kills Friday, while Kaelin and Emily Weber both recorded double-doubles for Indiana State, but the Sycamores were defeated in four sets by both St. Francis (Pa.) (22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-21) and Eastern Michigan (25-22, 17-25, 25-18, 25-15) on the opening day of the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational.
Kaelin tallied a career-high 18 kills and 13 digs against Eastern Michigan, while also putting forth an 11-kill performance against St. Francis (Pa.). Baudin had 10 kills against Eastern Michigan, while Weber had 31 assists and a season-best 12 digs against EMU. Macy Lengacher recorded 15 digs in both ends of the Friday twinbill.
Match One: St. Francis (Pa.) 3, Indiana State 1
Indiana State got off to a slow start, before two kills from Ella Scott got the Trees headed in the right direction. The Red Flash led 14-11 midway through the first set, but kills from Baudin, Scott and Kaelin gave the Sycamores a spark to tie the set at 16-all. Kills from Kaelin and Weber, along with a Kaelin ace and a block from Weber and Scott, gave the Trees a late four-point lead, one they wouldn’t relinquish. Jadyn Smith closed out the first set with a kill, as the Sycamores took the opening frame 25-22.
The Sycamores and Red Flash traded early runs, before a 9-2 run gave SFU a 14-8 lead. Kills from Kaelin, Smith and Curry Kendall cut into Indiana State’s deficit, and consecutive Red Flash errors pulled the Trees within a pair at 19-17. Kaelin tacked on a trio of late kills, but St. Francis (Pa.) held on to take the second set 25-21 and even the match.
Kills from Kaelin and Scott, along with an Emmy Sher service ace, gave the Sycamores a strong start to set three, with Scott and Smith adding kills to make it 8-5 in favor of the Blue and White. Weber served up back-to-back aces to make it a five-point lead for the Trees, but the Red Flash responded with eight straight points and never trailed from that point on. Baudin put down a pair of kills, with Scott and Kaelin adding on as Indiana State got within two late in the set. The Red Flash took the last four points to win the third set 25-20.
Scott and Weber tallied early fourth-set kills, with the former also adding a block solo as Indiana State took a 5-2 lead. A block solo from Smith and an ace from Weber kept the Trees in front nearing the midway point, and Kaelin and Baudin added to the lead with kills to make it 12-8. St. Francis (Pa.) took advantage of Indiana State attack errors to retake the lead, though and never looked back. Late kills from Kaelin and Baudin weren’t enough to mount a comeback, as the Red Flash took the fourth set 25-21 to win the match.
Match Two: Eastern Michigan 3, Indiana State 1
Indiana State and Eastern Michigan were neck-and-neck in the early stages of set one, with neither team holding more than a two-point lead through the first 20 points. Three consecutive kills from Anna Ptacin put the Trees ahead 11-9, but EMU responded with a seven-point run to take command of the set. Kaelin put down three straight kills to pull the Trees within two at 18-16, and three more kills from Baudin kept the Trees within range. Eastern Michigan held on, though, taking the first set 25-22.
The Sycamores recovered quickly to start set two, with Kaelin leading the charge with a trio of early kills. Kills from Smith and Weber, along with a Cadence Gilley service ace, put the Sycamores ahead 10-6, with the Trees extending their lead following kills from Kaelin and Weber. Kaelin later added an ace to make it 17-9, while Weber and Smith tacked on kills as Indiana State maintained its sizeable lead in the set. Kills from Kaelin and Baudin, along with a pair of Eastern Michigan errors, gave Indiana State a 25-17 second set win to level the match.
Indiana State got out to a strong start in set three, as two kills from Kaelin along with an ace from Lengacher helped the Sycamores jump out to an 8-1 lead. Things went downhill for the Trees from there, though, as Eastern Michigan seized control of the set with a 17-4 run. Despite a pair of late kills from Smith, the Sycamores dropped set three 25-18.
The Trees started set four slow and never recovered, as EMU opened on a 6-0 run to take full control. Scott tried to pull the Sycamores closer with a pair of kills, but Eastern Michigan upped its lead to double-digits with another lengthy run, taking full advantage of Indiana State errors. Kills from Scott and Baudin gave the Sycamores late life, but Eastern Michigan closed out the match by taking the fourth set 25-15.
News and Notes
Indiana State’s streak of winning the opening set was snapped at five matches. The Sycamores won the first set of all three matches last week, along with their midweek match at IU-Indianapolis and Friday’s opening match.
Emily Weber became the second Sycamore to record a double-double this season, while Emma Kaelin notcher her fourth double-double of the campaign.
Emma Kaelin’s 18 kills against Eastern Michigan were the most by a Sycamore in a match this season and also represented a career-high. Kaelin has nine matches with 10 or more kills this season.
Indiana State registered double-digit blocks for the second time this season with 13 against St. Francis (Pa.).
Despite losing to Eastern Michigan, Indiana State had more kills than the Eagles (48-47).
Ella Scott tallied five blocks against both St. Francis (Pa.) and Eastern Michigan, and has recorded five or more blocks in five of the last seven matches.
Macy Lengacher has registered double-digit digs in six straight matches, with 15 or more digs in four of those matches.
Up Next
Indiana State faces tournament host Purdue Fort Wayne Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Sycamores’ non-conference finale.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
MASTODONS WIN OPENING MATCH OF PURDUE FORT WAYNE INVITATIONAL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball beat Saint Francis (Pa.) in the opening match of the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational presented by Hyatt Place on Friday (Sept. 20). The Mastodons topped the Red Flash 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21).
Nicole Jones recorded her second double-double in as many matches. She dished out a season-high 25 assists and dug out 10 Red Flash attacks. Taya Haffner (14 assists, 12 digs) and LonDynn Betts (15 digs, 11 assists) also notched double-doubles. Panna Ratkai, Abby Stratford and Riley Rosneck all had kill totals in the double-digits. Ratkai led the team with 16, while Stratford and Rosneck each had 11. Stratford did so on an efficient mark .556.
The Mastodons had a strong offensive performance, hitting .344 as a team. In the first and fourth sets, the ‘Dons hit .467 and .483, respectively.
The Mastodons used a 5-1 run early, then a 4-0 push later in the set to go up 20-15 with enough cushion to go up 1-0. Ratkai had five of her 16 kills in the opening set. The ‘Dons had just one attacking error in the frame.
Purdue Fort Wayne had a 5-0 push in the early goings of set two that included kills from Stratford, Ratkai and Plemons and two blocks from Iris Riegel and Plemons. After Saint Francis tied the set at 14, the ‘Dons responded with a 4-0 run that was capped off by an ace from Haffner. The visitors tied the set at 21 later on, but the Mastodons shut the door on a comeback with a 4-0 run.
Saint Francis used a 13-5 closing stretch after the Mastodons built up a an eight-point lead at 15-7.
The ‘Dons had a 5-1 stretch in set four to go up 11-7 after a kill from Rosneck. Ratkai had a kill that started a 6-2 push that included an ace from Betts. Late in the frame, Jones’ serve put SFU out of system and allowed Jena Medearis to pick up two kills in a four-point stretch.
Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 5-6, while Saint Francis falls to 4-7. The Mastodons are back in action on Saturday morning (Sept. 21) at 11 a.m. against Indiana State.
EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
ACES DROP WEEKEND OPENER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Friday’s USI Invitational opener saw the University of Evansville volleyball team drop a 3-2 match to USI inside Screaming Eagles Arena.
Another big performance saw Giulia Cardona finish with 26 kills and 13 digs. Playing in her first match of the season, Ainoah Cruz tallied 23 digs while Cardona added 13. Angelica Gonzalez and Chloe Cline posted 8 and 7 kills, respectively. Lexi Owen wrapped up the match with 35 assists. Five USI players recorded double figure kills led by Jasmine Green and Bianca Anderson who had 15 apiece.
Set 1 – UE 25, USI 23
Evansville took the early 2-0 lead before USI fought back to go up 6-4. They continued to add to the lead as they took a 17-11 edge. Back-to-back service aces from Giulia Cardona highlighted a 4-0 run that cut the deficit to 17-15. An error by the Screaming Eagles allowed UE to get within one (19-18), but USI retook a 23-19 lead.
Helped by a service ace by Blakeley Freeman, the Aces stormed back. Her ace made it a 23-22 game before the rally continued. Following a time out, Cardona knocked down the final two kills to seal a 25-23 win and a 1-0 lead. Evansville reeled off the final six points to take the set.
Set 2 – USI 25, UE 14
After UE scored the opening point on an Angelica Gonzalez kill, USI took control. They opened a 9-4 advantage before extending the lead to 20-9. Things continued to go their way as they tied the match with a 25-14 win.
Set 3 – UE 25, USI 21
Things were close in the early moments as the teams swapped the lead on multiple occasions leading to a 10-10 score. That is when Cardona took control. Following a block, she posted consecutive aces to give her team a 13-10 lead. Madisyn Steele registered a kill that pushed the lead to 19-13.
USI never gave up and fought back within a pair at 22-20, but the Aces held strong with Chloe Cline notching two late kills to seal the 25-21 lead and a 2-1 match lead.
Set 4 – USI 25, UE 11
A big start saw the Screaming Eagles take a 6-2 lead out of the gate. Kills by Cardona and Cline cut into the deficit, but USI retook control and pulled away to force a fifth set on the strength of a 25-11 victory.
Set 5 – USI 15, UE 9
Jenna Heidbreder’s first kill of the evening was a big one as it capped a 5-3 start to the frame. USI scored the next two as they tied it up before a Cardona kill put Evansville back in front. The tides turned with the score knotted at 9-9. USI scored the final six points to seal the match.
Sunday’s tournament finale will see the Aces play IU Indianapolis at 2 p.m. at Screaming Eagles Arena.
SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
USI COMPLETES SERIES SWEEP AGAINST UE IN FRONT OF RECORD CROWD
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (4-7) sweeps the crosstown series against University of Evansville (1-10) with a riveting five-set victory (23-25, 25-14, 21-25, 25-11, 15-9). Screaming Eagles Arena was on fire for the home opener with a USI Volleyball record setting arena crowd of 824 fans, eclipsing the previous Screaming Eagles Arena Volleyball record of 375.
USI attacked the Purple Aces as a team similar to Tuesday night’s match, with five different Eagles notching double-digit kills from sophomore Ashby Willis (14), sophomore Leah Coleman (12), junior Bianca Anderson (15), senior Paris Downing (10), and senior Jasmine Green (15). Senior setter Carly Sobieralski shinned on the big stage once again with a season-high 57 assists and a new career high of 25 digs.
Set 1: UE 23, USI 25
Anderson came out the gate swinging with three early kills to give USI an early 9-5 lead. Green added to the fast start with two powerful kills making it 15-10. Sobieralski caught the defense off balance late in the set as USI led, 23-19. The Aces erupted on 6-0 run stunning the crowd by robbing the first set after the Eagles seemed to have all the momentum. Starting the game slow continues to be a problem, as the set loss marks a 1-10 record in first sets.
Set 2: UE 14, USI 25
The Eagles quickly flipped the page as Coleman took over with three early kills as USI led 13-6. USI surged on a 6-0 run as the Aces defense struggled to defend the Sobieralski to Anderson connection. Downing smashed a kill straight up the middle to even the match at one. Evansville committed ten errors opposed to Eagles three in set two. USI’s defense forced the Purple Aces to a .025 hitting percentage through two frames.
Set 3: UE 21, USI 25
Set three was intense as both teams traded blows tied at nine as Downing and Willis both racked up three kills each. The Aces started to separate themselves capitalizing on multiple USI errors, leading 19-13. However, USI mounted their own 7-3 run to pull within two points. UE’s middle blocker Chloe Kline finished the Eagles with two huge kills. The error statistic stuck out again, as UE only committed one opposed to USI’s eight.
Set 4: UE 11, USI 25
Green took her turn in set four giving the Eagles the early 7-5 lead with three kills. Senior Abby Weber, Anderson, Coleman, Downing, and Willis peppered the Aces with attacks going on an 8-0 run as the Eagles lead by 12. Sobieralski dropped her 43rd match dime to help force a fifth set. USI were extremely efficient in set three with a .429 attacking percentage. Junior Keira Moore totaled 22 digs through four sets. The race to 15 points in set five would be the decider of the crosstown second leg.
Set 5: UE 9, USI 15
The energy in Screaming Eagles Arena heightened in the final set as every point erupted with noise. Team leader Jasmine Green finished the Aces with three-straight kills to help the Eagles finish the match on a 6-0 run. Sobieralski tallied her season-best 57th assist to finish the game with 13 assists in the final set along with her career-best 25th dig. USI hit a season-best .483 hitting percentage in set five.
The Eagles are tough to beat because of multiple different players able to step up offensively at any moment. This match marketed the first time all season five different Eagles tallied double-digit kills.
Anderson and Green both tallied 15 kills leading the way. Sobieralski’s 57 assists led both teams as she finished with 106 assists combined in both rivalry matches. Moore and Sobieralski were tied with 25 digs each. Downing dominated up the middle once again with six total blocks. Moore and Weber both added service aces.
As a team, USI totaled 72 kills, 67 assists, 94 digs, eight blocks, two service aces, and a .274 hitting percentage. UE finished with 47 kills, 46 assists, 78 digs, five total blocks, six service aces, and a .114 hitting percentage.
What’s Next
USI takes on Indiana University Indianapolis tomorrow part of the USI Invitational at 4 p.m. at Screaming Eagles Arena.
VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES MEN’S BASKETBALL LEAGUE SLATE
The Valparaiso University men’s basketball program, in conjunction with the Missouri Valley Conference, announced its 20-game league docket for the 2024-2025 season on Friday.
Valpo will play UNI (Saturday, Jan. 4 at the Athletics-Recreation Center) and Illinois State (Saturday, Feb. 1 in Bloomington-Normal) once each, and will take on the remaining nine teams twice each.
The league slate will begin with one early-December game as Valpo will host Drake at the ARC. The game is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 4 and could be moved to another day that week. The exact date of the Valpo/Drake matchup will be finalized soon.
The continuous portion of league play begins on Sunday, Dec. 29 as Valpo visits Bradley for a holiday-season showdown in Peoria, Ill. The Beacons will ring in the new year in Springfield, Mo. on Wednesday, Jan. 1 against Missouri State.
Valpo will have four Saturday home games during MVC play –Jan. 4 vs. UNI, Jan. 18 vs. UIC, Jan. 25 vs. Evansville and Feb. 8 vs. Murray State. The final home game of the regular season will be on Wednesday, Feb. 26 vs. Bradley. The Beacons will close the regular season on Sunday, March 2 at UIC.
The 2025 State Farm MVC Tournament, Arch Madness in St. Louis, will begin on Thursday, March 6 and run through Sunday, March 9 with the winner earning an automatic NCAA Tournament berth.
The Beacons begin the second season of the head coach Roger Powell Jr. Era with an exhibition game on Oct. 30 vs. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods at the ARC before facing Liberty on Monday, Nov. 4 in Xenia, Ohio to tip off the regular season.
VALPO VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL POSTS PAIR OF SWEEPS FRIDAY
It took less than two and a half hours combined for the Valpo volleyball team to dispatch a pair of opponents by 3-0 final scores Friday on its opening day at the Terrier Invite in Spartanburg, S.C., as the Beacons opened with a morning sweep of Presbyterian (25-20, 25-18, 25-21) before coming back with an afternoon sweep of South Carolina State (25-12, 25-22, 25-16).
How It Happened – Presbyterian
The story of the first set against the Blue Hose was the Beacons’ attack, as they matched a season high with 20 kills in the set.
Valpo never trailed in the opener. The score was tied at 7-7 before a 6-1 run — featuring two kills apiece from junior Sam Warren (Kentland, Ind./South) Newton) and freshmen Jessica Pickett (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) and Kadence Brumitt (Niles, Mich./Brandywine) — gave the Beacons a 13-8 lead.
PC rattled off four points in a row to close back within one at 13-12, but Valpo responded with a 4-1 spurt to regain separation and maintained at least a three-point lead the rest of the way in claiming the opener.
A pair of long service runs decided the second set, the first from freshman Jordyn Gove (Amarillo, Texas/Randall). Trailing 5-3, Gove picked up a kill to rotate to the back row and then served the next six points in a row — including two kills each for Warren and senior Elise Swistek (LaPorte, Ind./New Prairie) — to give Valpo a 10-5 lead.
The Blue Hose scored the next two to make it a 10-7 score. Pickett returned the serve to Valpo with a kill, starting a 6-0 run on the serve of freshman Lindley Martin (North Judson, Ind./North Judson-San Pierre). When the run came to an end, the Beacons enjoyed a 16-7 advantage and rolled to the 2-0 lead in the match.
Unlike the first two sets, the third frame was tight throughout, featuring 16 tie scores. In fact, the two teams were tied at every point from 5-5 until 18-18.
The final tie came after a Presbyterian service error, and Valpo’s block did the rest the next few points. Pickett first combined with Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) on a rejection to give the Beacons the lead, and then teamed up with Gove for the two-point edge. Pickett followed that with a solo stuff, pushing Valpo’s lead to 21-18, and the Beacons sided out on each of the Blue Hose’s final serves of the match to close out the sweep.
How It Happened – South Carolina State
A five-point spurt on the serve of junior Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn), which featured a trio of service aces by Hickey, gave Valpo the lead for good in the opener.
Hickey’s service run kicked off a larger 12-3 run which put the Beacons up 15-7 in the first set en route to taking a 1-0 lead in the match.
Valpo was unable to pull away in the second set despite leading by as many as five points at 19-14, as the Bulldogs closed to within one point multiple times late. But the Beacons kept SCSU from tying the frame, and a kill from Brumitt closed the set in Valpo’s favor.
South Carolina State led past the midway point of the third set, holding a 15-13 lead. But from that point, a Valpo service error was the only point the Bulldogs notched, as the Beacons closed the set and the match on a 12-1 run — including four kills by Gove — to finish out their second win of the day.
Inside the Matches
Combined with last Saturday’s sweep of Purdue Fort Wayne, the Beacons have three consecutive 3-0 wins — their longest stretch of sweeps since winning 3-0 in each of their first four rounds of the 2021 NIVC.
Valpo was able to rotate its lineups throughout Friday’s sweeps, as setters Addy Kois (Osceola, Ind./Penn) and Mara Thomas (Bogart, Ga./Athens Academy) were the only Beacons to appear in all six sets.
All 17 active players appeared in the win over Presbyterian, while eight different attackers notched at least three kills against South Carolina State.
In the opener, Valpo held a 52-35 advantage in kills over Presbyterian and hit at a .323 clip for the match, buoyed by 27 assists from Kois and 18 helpers from Thomas.
Swistek paced the attack against the Blue Hose with 14 kills on .333 hitting while also posting 14 digs.
Pickett hit .750 for the match, smashing nine kills on just 12 swings, and also led all players with four blocks.
Helming finished without an attack error as well against PC, notching six kills on 11 swings.
Hickey led the back-row effort in the opener with 23 digs, her 42nd career match with at least 20 digs.
While the opener featured strong attacking numbers, the sweep of SCSU was highlighted by defense and serving numbers.
Valpo held the Bulldogs to just 20 kills on .048 hitting over the three sets and racked up 10 service aces — tied for fifth-most in a three-set match in the 25-point era in the program’s record book and the most in a sweep since 2015.
Three different players tied their career high for aces against SCSU — Kois with four, Hickey with three and Kendal Ramey (Crawfordsville, Ind./Western Boone) with two.
Hickey started at outside hitter in the nightcap and tied for team-high honors with eight kills on .313 hitting while also tallying eight digs despite playing just two sets.
Gove matched Hickey with eight kills, despite appearing in just one set.
Brumitt paced the Beacons against the Bulldogs with 10 digs in her two sets of action.
Next Up
Valpo (8-3) goes for a tournament victory and a victorious close to nonconference play on Saturday morning when it faces tournament host Wofford. First serve is slated for 10 a.m., and all the action can be seen live on ESPN+.
UINDY MEN’S SOCCER
HOUNDS GOAL BARRAGE LEADS TO A CONVINCING WIN OVER QUINCY
NDIANAPOLIS – UIndy earned their second straight win as they earned a decisive 4-1 win over Quincy on Friday night.
This win extends the Hounds unbeaten streak in the GLVC to eight straight games. The team has outscored Quincy by 14 goals to two in their last four games played against each other in the GLVC.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hounds quickly jumped out to a 1-0 lead with an early goal in the 2nd minute off of a left footed cross from Roman Beko to a streaking Lucas Bedleg at the top of the six yard box to slot the ball home and give the Hounds the lead.
Less than five minutes later Medard Mikobi’s header hit the post on a cross by Alvaro Sanchez, and was followed in by Bedleg for his second goal of the match and a 2-0 lead.
The Hounds pressure continued throughout the first half, but with two minutes left in the first half the Hawks got a goal back with a penalty kick converted by Paul Vistnes to make the score 2-1 heading to the half.
The Hounds didn’t wait long to get the goal right back to take a 3-1 lead. A crafty give-and-go passing combination with Jakob David and Beko led to Kabiru Gafar beating the Hawks goalkeeper with a low driven left footed shot.
Joey Longo capped off the win with a right footed shot that found the top of the net, and gave the Hounds the 4-1 win over Quincy.
INSIDE THE BOX
Lucas Bedleg scored his first two goals of his career as a Greyhound.
Ionas Giovanidis made his second straight start tonight vs Quincy.
Roman Beko recorded his third and fourth career assists with the Hounds with two assists tonight.
Joey Longo scored his first career goal for the Hounds.
UP NEXT
The Hounds travel next to Fayette, IA. to take on Upper Iowa in the teams’ third GLVC conference match on Sunday Sept. 22.
UINDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
HOUNDS’ OFFENSE SURGES PAST QUINCY
INDIANAPOLIS- With a barrage of first half goals, the University of Indianapolis women’s soccer team defeated the hosting Quincy University Hawks 4-0 on Friday, Sept 20. The offensive masterclass gave the Greyhounds their first GLVC win of the season, moving their record to 2-2-1 on the year.
Though Hounds’ offense was in full swing, the back line shut down any offensive threats from the Hawks, holding them to just two shots on goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hounds came out of the gate with their foot on the gas pedal. Just a minute into the match, Mia Winters found the back of the net off a corner kick from Sarah Wegener, with an impressive volley past the near-post just a minute into the match.
UIndy didn’t give up an ounce of pressure on the attack, gaining another corner kick at the 16:29 mark in the first. The ball took a couple of bounces off both teams, and the Hawks failed to clear it before Karoline Bachelder fired the ball past Quincy’s Julia Mincher to give the Hounds a 2-0 lead.
The Hounds kept the onslaught of goals rolling in the 30th minute. As Stephanie Brady’s shot was denied by Mincher, DeJanae Butler controlled the rebound and blasted a shot towards the far post to extend the lead to 3-0. The Hounds totaled 9 shots in the first half, creating a large cushion between themselves and the Hawks.
Coming out of halftime, UIndy’s offense continued to stay aggressive, scoring just four minutes in the second half. Antiya Sidibe dished a perfect through ball to Winters in stride, who dazzled past a Quincy defender and drilled a shot in the corner past Mincher to make the lead 4-0.
INSIDE THE BOX
Mia Winters scored two goals on the night, giving her a team-high three on the year. Her two-goal performance was the first the team has seen since 10/16/2022.
Sophomore Karoline Bachelder and Freshman DeJanae Butler scored their first career goals as Greyhounds.
Jenna Taghikhani recorded a clean sheet with two saves, giving her back-to-back shutouts.
Up Next
The Hounds will play next on Sunday, Sep. 22, as they travel to Fayette, IA for a match against Upper Iowa.
UINDY VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL TAKE DOWN KUTZTOWN, EDINBORO ON DAY ONE OF BOBCAT INVITATIONAL
FROSTBURG, Md. – The UIndy women’s volleyball team swept their competition on day one of the Bobcat Invitational. Hosted by Frostburg State, the Greyhounds defeated both Kutztown and Edinboro in 3-0 matches. The Hounds now extend their win streak to seven.
Kelsey McKenney had a great day on the court. The freshman had a combined 16 kills and six blocks. McKenny hit .270 on the day.
MATCH 1 | UIndy 3, Kutztown 0
The Hounds dominated over the Bears winning each set by at least nine points. UIndy took over the game, holding Kutztown back in every statistical category. This includes -.045 hitting for the Bears, with the Hounds hitting .321.
The Greyhound offense overpowered the Bears with 36 kills. McKenney led the team with nine kills. Freshmen Caitlin Blomberg and senior Kayla Guthrie grabbed six and five kills, respectively. The Hounds’ sole setter, redshirt junior Claire Morris, was a key part of this tabbing 28 assists.
UIndy compiled 10 aces and held Kutztown to only three. Sophomore Riley Laine led the charge with five, including three straight in the second set. Sophomore Macy Bruton and McKenney each got two.
On defense, McKenney picked up six blocks and Morris had found. The Greyhounds libero sophomore Ellie Spang had 12 digs during the match.
MATCH 2 | UIndy 3, Edinboro 0
The Greyhound tabbed their second sweep of the day over Edinboro. Despite securing the sweep each set was a close battle between the two teams.
Senior Sophia Parlanti led the team in kills with 10. Freshman Madeline Lynch and sophomore Maddie Berger picked up nine and eight kills, respectively. Morris was there for the assist, picking up 36.
Sophomore Allie Wuestenfeld and Laine each collected two aces. UIndy libero, Spang, grabbed 19 digs, with Lynch finishing with 11 digs.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will wrap up their time in Maryland tomorrow at the Bobcat Invitational. The Hounds will take on host, Frostburg State, first at noon and then play Goldey-Beacom at 4 p.m.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
17 – 21 – 7 – 20 – 10 – 32 – 37 – 45 – 31
September 21, 1906 – New York Highlanders 1st baseman Hal Chase had 22 put-outs to tie MLB record in a 6-3 win over Chicago White Sox at South Side Park
September 21, 1934 – St Louis Cardinals pitching Dean brothers shut-out Brooklyn Dodgers in a doubleheader. Dizzy Dean (Number 17), in a 13-0 rout and sibling Paul Dean (NUmber 21), presented a 3-0 no-hitter. The Dean brothers would help the Cardinals claim the World Series that season with performances like these.
September 21, 1956 – New York Yankees set dubious MLB record, stranding 20 on base. Yanks Number 7, Mickey Mantle hit a 500′ plus homer but rival Boston Red Sox win 13-9 at Fenway Park
September 21, 1969 – New York Jet Steve O’Neal, Number 20 punted a ball 98 yards against Denver Broncos
September 21, 1970 – Oakland Athletic’s Number 17, Vida Blue threw a no-hit gem against the Minnesota Twins, providing a 6-0 A’s victory
September 21, 1973 – Nate Archibald, who wore Number 10 that season, signed 7 yr contract with NBA KC Kings for $450,000. The man they called Tiny Archibald stood 6′-1″ tall, short on the courts but a giant in basketball history.
September 21, 1980 – LA Ram Johnnie Johnson, Number 20 scored on a 99 yard interception
September 21, 1981 – Philadelphia Phillies lefthander Steve Carlton, Number 32 struck out a NL record 3,118th when he sat down Andre Dawson of the Expos
September 21, 1986 – New Orleans Saints Mel Gray, Number 37 returned kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown
September 21, 1986 – San Diego Padre Jimmy Jones, Number 45 pitched 1-hitter in his major league debut
September 21, 1997 – Mike Piazza, Number 31 became the 2nd to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium
September 21, 1997 – New York Yankee Number 45, Cecil Fielder hit his 300th HR
FOOTBALL HISTORY
September 21, 1969 – A 98 yard punt is kicked in a professional NFL football game. Yes you read that correctly 98 green grass yards! Please check out the video clip here. New York Jets punter Steve O’Neal took the snap from the two yard line and caught and punted the ball from deep in his own endzone. The ball sailed past a Denver Bronco punt return man who had his arms outstretched and landed at the Denver 33 yard line. The impact with the ground sent the kick screaming towards the Denver goal line and apparently into the end zone. WOW! Needless to say it is a records that will probably stand the test of time!
September 21, 1980 – Rookie strong safety Johnnie Johnson of the Los Angeles Rams has a 99 yard pick-six! Not to be outdone by the rook, Ram’s veteran cornerback Rod Perry intercepted a pass of his own and returned it 83 yards as LA exploded for 37 second half points in a 51-21 blow out of the Green Bay Packers.
September 21, 1980 – New York Jets quarterback Richard Todd sets a single game record by completing 42 passes in a game! The Jets signal caller didn’t have much choice in the matter when the visiting San Francisco 49ers with Joe Montana under center jumped out to an early 24-0 lead in the first half. Being down by four scores took any thoughts of the running the ball in the game plan right out the window. The 42 receptions didn’t help the Jets to overcome the deficit though as the Niners left Shea Stadium with a 37-27 victory.
September 21, 1982 – NFL players began a strike on this day that lasted for 57 days. The strike forced the NFL to shorten the normally 16 game schedule to a condensed 9 game regular season and placed a unique 16 teams into a special playoff format. 8 teams from each Conference were seeded and divisional standings were ignored. The Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns each made the special playoff cut with losing records. The champion of the NFL was still decided in a final game though as the Super Bowl XVII played at the Rose Bowl was won by the Washington Redskins 27-17 over the Miami Dolphins.
September 21, 1986 – A record 884 yard of total passing was registered in one game as the New York Jets toppled the Miami Dolphins 51-45 in Overtime. Quarterbacks Ken O’Brien and Dan Marino were slinging the old pigskin around the yard that day.
September 21, 1986 – Kick return specialist Mel Gray of the New Orleans Saints runs a kick back 101 yards for a score. It wasn’t enough as the San Francisco 49ers held onto win 26-17.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for September 21
September 21, 1934 – Brock Strom was a former tackle from the Air Force Academy. Out of high school Strom attended Indiana University but soon transferred to the Air Force Academy. That first season in 1955 the entire Falcon squad was made up of Freshmen. The group all received their experience together and in a few years they would be something special. What a windfall for the Air Force Academy when the 6 foot even 217 pound tackle, Brock Strom became the team’s very first All-American football player in 1958. The 1958 Falcons were a special group as they went undefeated all the way to playing in the Cotton Bowl against a strong opponent in Texas Christian University. As part of that regular season was the memorable 13-13 tie against the heavily favored Iowa Hawkeyes. Strom was a national hero as well receiving two distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars and three Air Medals. He later became one of the top men in the U.S. Space Defense Program! The National Football Foundation selected Brock to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
September 21, 1940 – Sandy Stephens was a quarterback from the University of Minnesota. Mr. Stephens became college football’s very first first-team All-American quarterback of African American descent. Sandy’s playing time with the Golden Gophers was not always rosey. The first season with the team they finished a dismal 2-7, but with Stephens under center the next year they bid for one of the greatest program turn-arounds in football history as they won the Big ten Title and played in the Rose Bowl where they won the National Championship! The next season Stephens and the Gophers returned to the Rose Bowl and won the game again defeating UCLA 21-3! Minnesota has only retired 4 jersey numbers and Sandy Stephen’s number 15 is one of them. Sandy Stephens was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Sept. 21
1934 — Daffy Dean of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a no-hitter against the Brooklyn Dodgers for 3-0 victory in the second game of an Ebbets Field doubleheader. Daffy’s brother Dizzy, held Brooklyn hitless until the eighth inning in the opener and won 13-0.
1947 — Boston’s Johnny Pesky had two hits in each game of a doubleheader and finished the day with 202 hits. Pesky surpassed the 200-hit mark for the third time in as many major league seasons. He is the only player to lead a league in hits in his first three seasons in the game.
1964 — Manager Gene Mauch’s first-place Phillies lost 1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds on Chico Ruiz’s steal of home in the sixth inning. It was Philadelphia’s first of 10 straight losses, a streak that cost them the NL pennant.
1970 — Oakland’s Vida Blue pitched a no-hitter in his eighth major league start, beating Minnesota 6-0.
1995 — Colorado’s John Vander Wal set a major league record with his 26th pinch-hit of the season with a home run in the seventh inning against San Francisco.
2000 — Colorado’s Jeff Cirillo doubled twice in a 13-4 win over San Diego, giving him 51 doubles for the year. Cirillo and Todd Helton (57) became the seventh pair of teammates in major league history to reach 50 doubles in the same season.
2001 — Albert Pujols hit a grand slam and doubled in a run in St. Louis’ 9-5 win over Pittsburgh. The slam gave him the major league record for extra base hits by a rookie (83), one more than Johnny Frederick’s total for Brooklyn in 1929.
2001 — Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez hits his 47th home run tying the major league record for home runs in a season by a shortstop. Cubs legend Ernie Banks established the record in 1958.
2006 — David Ortiz hit his 51st and 52nd homers, breaking the Red Sox record for most homers in a season of 50 set in 1938 by Jimmie Foxx. The homers also set the major league record by a designated hitter at 45, two more than he hit when he set the record last season.
2008 — Baseball said farewell to Yankee Stadium, the home of baseball’s most famous team. What began with a Babe Ruth home run on an April afternoon in 1923 ended with Mariano Rivera retiring Brian Roberts on a grounder to first baseman Cody Ransom, completing a 7-3 victory over Baltimore.
2013 — Matt Carpenter broke Stan Musial’s team record for doubles by a left-handed batter in a season and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2. Carpenter’s fifth-inning double was his 54th of the season, one more than Musial’s total in 1953.
2016 — Rookie Gary Sanchez hit two more homers and drove in five runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 11-5 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays. Sanchez homered in his fourth straight game. The catcher hit a three-run shot in a four-run second off Alex Cobb and added his 19th homer in 43 games this season on a solo drive in the sixth against Justin Marks. Including two games last season, Sanchez became the first player in major league history to hit 19 homers in his first 45 games. Wally Berger, with the Boston Braves in 1930, went deep 19 times in his first 51 games.
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Sept. 22
1911 — Cy Young, 44, beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 for his 511th and final major league victory.
1936 — The Detroit Tigers swept the St. Louis Browns 12-0 and 14-0 to record the biggest double shutout in major league history.
1954 — Karl Spooner of Brooklyn became the first pitcher in the majors to strike out 15 in his first game as the Dodgers beat the New York Giants 3-0.
1966 — The Baltimore Orioles clinched their first AL pennant in 22 years with a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City A’s. Their last pennant came in 1944 when they were the St. Louis Browns.
1968 — Cesar Tovar played one inning at each position for the Minnesota Twins, becoming the second major leaguer in history to do it. Bert Campaneris of the Oakland A’s was the other.
1969 — Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants became the second player to hit 600 career home runs — joining Babe Ruth. The two-run shot off San Diego’s Mike Corkins in the seventh inning, gave the Giants a 4-2 win.
1973 — Baltimore’s Al Bumbry tied the major-league record with three triples as the Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 and clinched the American League East title.
1977 — Bert Blyleven tossed a 6-0 no-hitter for Texas against the Angels at Anaheim Stadium.
1986 — Fernando Valenzuela of Los Angeles became the first Mexican to win 20 games, beating the Houston Astros 9-2 while allowing two hits.
1990 — Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs stole his 300th base in an 11-5 loss to the New York Mets, to become the second player with 300 homers, 300 steals and 2,000 hits. Willie Mays was the other.
1993 — Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers faced three Seattle batters before hurting his right elbow. Ryan finished his career with 324 wins, 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters.
2000 — Houston’s Jose Lima set an NL single-season record by allowing his 47th homer in the Astros’ 12-5 loss to Cincinnati. The major league record for home runs allowed in a season is 50, set by Minnesota’s Bert Blyleven in 1986.
2003 — Detroit set an AL record with its 118th loss, falling 12-6 to Kansas City. The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (36-117) set the record.
2003 — Second baseman Alfonso Soriano broke a major league record by hitting his 13th leadoff homer of the year in the New York Yankees’ 10-inning loss to the Chicago White Sox.
2006 — Alfonso Soriano became baseball’s first 40-40-40 player in Washington’s 3-2 win over the New York Mets. Soriano hit his 40th double and stole his 41st base. With 45 homers, he already was only the fourth major league player with 40 homers and 40 steals in a season.
2018 — The Atlanta Braves capped a most surprising season by clinching their first NL East crown since 2013, with Mike Foltynewicz taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning in a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. A year after going 70-92, manager Brian Snitker and his Baby Braves surged back into the playoffs.
2023 — By hitting his 40th homer of the season, Ronald Acuña Jr. becomes just the fifth member of the exclusive 40-40 club consisting pf players whp have hit 40 homers and stolen 40 bases in the same season. He already has over 60 steals, the first player to ever combine the two totals, and has a chance to reach 70. The Braves defeat the Nationals, 9 – 6. For the second time in a month, Aaron Judge hits three homers in a game to lead the Yankees to a 7 – 1 lead over the Diamondbacks. Judge had never had such a game before this year, and becomes the first player in Yankees history to have two in one season.
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Sept. 23
1908 — In a crucial game with the Chicago Cubs, Fred Merkle of the New York Giants failed to touch second base as the apparent winning run crossed home plate. This resulted in a great dispute and the game was eventually declared a tie and played over on Oct. 8 when the Cubs and Giants ended the season in a tie.
1939 — Brooklyn’s Cookie Lavagetto went 6-for-6 to lead the Dodgers’ 27-hit attack in a 22-4 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies. Lovagetto had four singles, a double and a triple and scored four runs. He was the only Dodger without an RBI. Dixie Walker, Gene Moore and Johnny Hudson each drive in three runs.
1952 — The Brooklyn Dodgers clinched the NL title, the first time since 1948 that the pennant wasn’t decided in the season’s final game.
1957 — Hank Aaron’s 11th-inning homer gave the Milwaukee Braves a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals and the NL pennant. It was the first time since 1950 that a New York team hadn’t finished first.
1979 — Lou Brock stole base No. 938, breaking Billy Hamilton’s record, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Mets 7-4 in 10 innings.
1983 — Steve Carlton of Philadelphia recorded his 300th career victory with a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
1984 — The Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 4-1, making Sparky Anderson the first manager to win more than 100 games in each league.
1986 — Rookie left-hander Jim Deshaies set a major league record by striking out eight batters to start the game and finished with a two-hitter and 10 strikeouts to lead the Houston Astros past of the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0.
1987 — Albert Hall of the Atlanta Braves hit for the cycle in 5-4 win over the Houston Astros.
1988 — Jose Canseco became the first major leaguer to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in one season as the Oakland Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-8 in 14 innings.
1992 — Bip Roberts tied the NL record with his 10th consecutive hit, then grounded out against Pedro Astacio to end his streak in the Cincinnati Reds’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1998 — Houston’s Craig Biggio became the second player this century to have 50 steals and 50 doubles in a season, joining Hall of Famer Tris Speaker.
2001 — Sammy Sosa became the first player to hit three home runs in a game three times in a season, but Moises Alou’s two-run shot rallied Houston to a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
2008 — The New York Yankees’ streak of postseason appearances ended. Boston beat Cleveland 5-4, minutes before the Yankees’ win. The Red Sox victory clinched at least the AL wild card and eliminated New York, which had made 13 straight postseason appearances.
2013 — Alex Rios of Texas hit for the cycle in a 12-0 rout of Houston. Rios finished off the cycle with a triple to right-center field in the sixth inning.
2016 — David Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the first inning to set the RBIs record for a player in his final season, and the AL East-leading Boston beat Tampa Bay 2-1 for its ninth straight victory. Ortiz’s 37th homer came off Chris Archer and raised his RBIs total to 124, one more than Shoeless Joe Jackson in 1920. The 40-year-old’s 540th homer, his 300th on the road, struck an overhanging catwalk above the right-field seats.
2022 — Albert Pujols, who has announced his retirement at the end of the season no matter what happened, becomes the fourth player to reach the 700-home run mark – after Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds. He does so by going deep twice, first off Andrew Heaney in the 3rd inning and then off Phil Bickford in the 4th for #700. The Cardinals win handily, 11 – 0, over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Sept. 21
1940 — For the first time in the history of photo finishes a triple dead heat for first place is recorded, at Willow’s Park, Victoria, British Columbia.
1955 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in the ninth round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain the world heavyweight title.
1980 — Richard Todd of the New York Jets completes an NFL record 42 passes and throws for 447 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-27 loss to San Francisco.
1982 — NFL players begin a 57 day strike.
1985 — Michael Spinks wins a 15-round unanimous decision over Larry Holmes Las Vegas to win the world heavyweight title.
1985 — Montana State’s David Pandt catches 21 passes for 169 yards against Eastern Washington to set an NCAA record.
1986 — Ken O’Brien’s 43-yard touchdown pass to Wesley Walker at 2:35 in overtime ends one of the highest scoring games in NFL history as the New York Jets defeat the Miami Dolphins 51-45. O’Brien passes for 479 yards and four touchdowns, all to Walker. Miami’s Dan Marino passes for 448 yards and three touchdowns as both quarterbacks set a record with 884 combined yards passing.
1991 — U.S. Basketball announces “Dream Team” for the 1992 Olympics.
1994 — The North Carolina women’s soccer team wins its 89th straight game, setting the unofficial record for the longest winning streak in college sports. The 5-1 victory over rival N.C. State broke the mark of 88 in a row set by the UCLA men’s basketball team during the early 1970s.
1997 — The Buffalo Bills stage the third-biggest comeback in NFL history, overcoming a 26-0 deficit to beat the Indianapolis Colts 37-35. The Bills made the greatest comeback in the 1992 AFC playoffs, wiping out a 35-3 deficit to beat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime.
2003 — Sam Hornish Jr. wins the fastest open-wheel race in history at California Speedway. Hornish’s Chevrolet-powered Dallara averages 207.151 mph in the Toyota Indy 400 — breaking the previous closed course race record of 197.995, set here last year by Jimmy Vasser in a CART Champ Car event.
2008 — The United States take back the Ryder Cup with a 16 1/2-11 1/2 victory over Europe. It’s the largest margin of victory for the Americans since 1981.
2008 — Baseball says farewell to Yankee Stadium, the home of baseball’s most famous team.
2008 — Miami wins for just the second time in 22 games, ending New England’s NFL record 21 straight regular-season wins with a 38-13 win over the Patriots. Ronnie Brown scores a Miami-record four rushing touchdowns and passes for another. The 25-point loss is New England’s biggest in seven seasons at Gillette Stadium.
2014 — Tom Brady passes for 234 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ 16-9 win over Oakland. The win is Brady’s 150th career victory as a starting quarterback, joining Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (169) as the only quarterbacks to accomplish the feat.
2018 — English golfer Oliver Fisher shoots the first round of 59 in the 46-year history of the European Tour. Fisher makes an eagle and 10 birdies on a par-71 course in the second round of the Portugal Masters held at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Club in Vilamoura.
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Sept. 22
1905 — Willie Anderson wins the U.S. Open for the fourth time in five years, beating Alex Smith with a 314-total at the Myopia Hunt Club in South Hamilton, Mass.
1927 — Gene Tunney wins a unanimous 10-round decision over Jack Dempsey at Soldier Field in Chicago to retain his world heavyweight title. The fight is marred by a long 10-count in the seventh round. Dempsey knocks Tunney to the mat, but Dempsey doesn’t go to a neutral corner. The referee doesn’t start counting until four or five seconds after Tunney is down. Tunney regains his feet and goes on to win.
1969 — Willie Mays becomes the second major league player to hit 600 homers with a two-run shot off Mike Corkins, giving the San Francisco Giants a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.
1974 — The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Denver Broncos are the first teams to play to a tie, 35-35, with the new overtime rule in effect.
1984 — Mississippi Valley State’s Willie Totten passes for 526 yards in a 49-32 victory over Jackson State. Wide receiver Jerry Rice has 285 yards receiving.
1986 — LA Dodger Fernando Valenzuela is 1st Mexican to win 20 games.
1987 — The 1,585-member NFL Players Association goes on strike after the New England-New York Jets Monday night game. The strike lasts 24 days.
1990 — Illinois’ Howard Griffith sets an NCAA record when he scores eight rushing touchdowns in a 56-21 rout of Southern Illinois. Griffith gets touchdowns on three consecutive carries in the second quarter and ties an NCAA record with four touchdowns in the third quarter. Griffith doesn’t play in the fourth quarter. It’s the most points scored in an NCAA game by a player other than a kicker.
1990 — Andre Dawson steals his 300th base & is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 HRs, 300 steals & 2,000 hits.
1991 — Miami coach Don Shula gets his 300th career victory in the Dolphins’ 16-13 win over Green Bay.
1993 — Nolan Ryan, 46, pitches his last game.
2002 — New England’s Tom Brady completes 39 of 54 passes for 410 yards and throws touchdown passes to four different receivers, leading the Patriots to a 41-38 overtime victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
2007 — Graham Harrell of Texas Tech completes 46 of 67 passes for 646 yards, the fourth-best total in major college history, in a 49-45 loss to Oklahoma State.
2007 — Kentucky’s Andre Woodson sets a major college record for consecutive passes without an interception, breaking the mark of 271 held by Fresno State’s Trent Dilfer.
2012 — Cobi Hamilton of Arkansas has 10 catches for a Southeastern Conference record 303 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-26 to Rutgers.
2012 — Old Dominion’s Taylor Heinicke smashes NCAA Division I records by throwing for 730 yards. He completes 55 of 79 attempts without being intercepted and leads the Monarchs back from a 23-point, third-quarter deficit to a 64-61 victory against New Hampshire.
2018 — Anthony Joshua retains his IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles by stopping Alexander Povetkin in the seventh round at Wembley Stadium.
2018 — Jess McDonald scores two goals and the North Carolina Courage win the National Women’s Soccer League championship with a 3-0 victory over the Portland Thorns.
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Sept. 23
1926 — Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey with a 10-round decision to retain the world heavyweight title.
1952 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round to retain the world heavyweight title.
1979 — St. Louis’ Lou Brock steals his 938th base to break Billy Hamilton’s record as the Cardinals beat New York Mets 7-4 in 10 innings.
1979 — The Houston Oilers overcome a 24-0 deficit to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 in overtime.
1983 — Gerry Coetzee knocks out Michael Dokes in the 10th round to win the WBA heavyweight title in Richfield, Ohio.
1988 — Jose Canseco is the first player to steal 40 base and hit 40 home runs in the same season.
1992 — Manon Rheaume becomes the first woman to play in one of the four major pro sports leagues when she takes the ice in the first period for the NHL expansion Tampa Bay Lightning in an exhibition game. The 20-year-old goalie faces nine shots and allows two goals in St. Louis’ 6-4 victory.
2000 — Ben Matthews ties an NCAA record with five interceptions as Bethel beat Gustavus 14-13. Matthews ties the all-division record shared by eight players.
2007 — For the first time in NFL history, two players have 200-plus yards receiving in the same game — whether they were opponents or teammates — in Philadelphia’s 56-21 rout of Detroit. Philadelphia’s Kevin Curtis has 11 receptions for 221 yards and Detroit’s Roy Williams catches 9 passes for 204. Detroit’s Jon Kitna sets a franchise record with 446 yards passing.
2012 — The Tennessee Titans become the first team in NFL history to score five touchdowns of at least 60 yards in a game in their 44-41 overtime win over Detroit. The scorers are Tommie Campbell with a 65-yard punt-return; Jared Cook’s 61-yard reception from Jake Locker; Darius Reynaud’s 105-yard kick-return; Nate Washington’s 71-yard reception from Locker; and Alterraun Verner’s 72-yard fumble-return. The Lions also become the first team in NFL history to score two touchdowns in the final 18 seconds of regulation to either take the lead or force overtime.
2012 — Kansas City’s Jamaal Charles rushes for 233 yards, including a 91-yard TD run in the Chiefs’ 27-24 overtime win over New Orleans. Ryan Succop kicks six field goals, one to force overtime in the final seconds and a 31-yarder in overtime for the Chiefs.
2017 — The St. John’s-St. Thomas rivalry game obliterates the NCAA Division III attendance record with a crowd of 37,355. The Tommies use a stingy defense to hang on for a 20-17 win over the Johnnies at Target Field, the home of the Minnesota Twins. The previous mark was set on Oct. 8, 2016, with 17,535 fans watching Wisconsin-Oshkosh play at Wisconsin-Whitewater.
2017 — Juwan Johnson catches a seven-yard TD pass as time expires and fourth-ranked Penn State rallies to stun Iowa 21-19 in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Saquon Barkley has 211 yards rushing and 94 yards receiving for the Nittany Lions, who outgain Iowa 579-273 but nearly blew the game. With the Hawkeyes leading 19-15, Penn State goes 80 yards on 12 plays to close out the game, and Trace McSorley finds Johnson in a crowded end zone on fourth down.
2017 — U.S. President Donald Trump withdraws invitation to the White House for NBA champions Golden State Warriors after Stephen Curry says he doesn’t want to attend.
2018 — Tiger Woods caps off one of the most remarkable comebacks in golf history. Woods ends his comeback season with a dominant victory at the Tour Championship. He taps in for par and a 1-over 71 for a two-shot victory over Billy Horschel. It’s the 80th victory of his PGA Tour career and his first in more than five years.
2018 — Drew Brees sets the NFL record for career completions while passing for 396 yards and three touchdowns and running for two scores to lift New Orleans past Atlanta 43-37 in overtime. Brees breaks the record of 6,300 career completions set by Brett Favre.
2022 — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits 2 home runs with 5 RBI in 11-0 win over Dodgers in LA; becomes fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 career HRs.
2022 — Tennis great Roger Federer plays his final professional match during Laver Cup in London; teams with friend and rival Rafael Nadal but loses 6–4, 6–7 (9–11) to Americans Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.
Sept. 24
1930 — The Portsmouth Spartans beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 12-0 in the first NFL game played under floodlights. More than 6,000 fans turn out on an unseasonably warm evening to watch the game at the new University Stadium.
1950 — Philadelphia’s Russ Craft has four interceptions to lead the Eagles in a 45-7 rout of the Chicago Cardinals. Chicago quarterback Jim Hardy sets an NFL record by throwing eight interceptions.
1953 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Rolando La Starza in the 11th round at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.
1967 — Jim Bakken of St. Louis Cardinals kicks an NFL-record seven field goals to give the Cardinals a 28-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. His longest field goal is 33 yards.
1971 — The World Hockey Association announces its formation with 12 teams to start play in October 1972.
1974 — Detroit’s Al Kaline doubles down the right-field line off Dave McNally of Baltimore in the fourth inning for his 3,000th career hit. The Orioles beat the Tigers 5-4 at Memorial Stadium.
1988 — American heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets new world record 7,291 points to win the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; East Germans Sabine John & Anke Behmer take the minor medals.
1988 — American swimmer Matt Biondi sets world record 22.14 to win the 50m freestyle gold medal at the Seoul Olympics; his 4th of 5 gold medals for the Games.
1988 — Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson breaks his own 100m world record with a time of 9.79 at the Seoul Olympics; disqualified 3 days later for use of drug stanozolol; Carl Lewis awarded gold and world record 9.92.
1993 — Juniata’s women’s volleyball team beats Washington of St. Louis to end Washington’s NCAA-record winning streak at 59 matches.
1994 — Washington ends Miami’s NCAA-record home winning streak at 58 with a 38-20 victory against the Hurricanes at the Orange Bowl.
1995 — On the final day of competition, Europe rallies past the U.S. to win the Ryder Cup 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 at Oak Hill in Rochester, N.Y. Europe takes seven singles matches to win its first Ryder Cup since 1989.
2001 — Green Bay’s 37-0 shutout of Washington ends the Redskins’ NFL record of scoring in 231 consecutive road games.
2006 — The Europeans turn the Ryder Cup into another rout, winning 18 1/2-9 1/2 and becoming the first European team to win three straight times.
2006 — Washington’s Mark Brunell breaks the NFL record for most consecutive passes completed in a game when he connects on his first 22 throws in a 31-15 win over the Houston Texans.
2011 — Dwayne De Rosario scores the quickest hat trick in MLS history, leading D.C. United to a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.
2012 — Russell Wilson throws a disputed 24-yard touchdown to Golden Tate on the final play of the game, and the Seattle Seahawks rally to beat the Green Bay Packers 14-12.
2013 — Skipper Jimmy Spithill and defending champion Oracle Team USA extend their winning streak to seven to force a winner-take-all America’s Cup finale against Emirates Team New Zealand.
2016 — Daniel Carlson kicks six field goals and Auburn beats No. 18 LSU 18-13 after a ruling that Danny Etling’s apparent last-gasp scoring pass comes after time expired.
2017 — Peter Sagan of Slovakia becomes the first man to win three straight road race titles after holding off Norway’s Alexander Kristoff at the World Cycling Championships.
2017 — Diego Valeri scores twice to extend his MLS-record scoring streak to nine straight games and Portland beats Orlando City 3-0. Valeri moves in front of NYCFC’s David Villa for most goals this season with 20.
2017 — Jake Elliott kicks a 61-yard field goal as time expires to give the Philadelphia Eagles a 27-24 victory over the New York Giants. It is the longest by a rookie in NFL history.
2017 — Laver Cup Men’s Tennis, Prague: Roger Federer is unbeaten as Team Europe dominates Team World, 15-9 in the inaugural teams event.
2018 — Real Madrid midfielder & Croatian World Cup captain Luka Modrić is named world’s best male player at the FIFA Awards in London; Brazil & Orlando Pride forward Marta best female player; France’s Didier Deschamps best men’s coach.
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Sept. 25
1866 — Jerome Park, named for its founder Leonard Jerome, opens in the Bronx in New York. Jerome, seeking to emulate the British racing system, also establishes the American Jockey Club, precursor to the present Jockey Club, formed in 1894.
1920 — Molly Bjurstedt Mallory wins her fifth title in six years with a two-set victory over Marion Zinderstein in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships.
1926 — Walter Hagen wins his third straight and fourth overall PGA Championship. Hagen beats Leo Diegel 4 and 3 in the championship match at Salisbury Golf Links in Westbury, N.Y.
1949 — Louise Suggs wins the U.S. Women’s Open by 14 strokes over Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
1962 — Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson at 2:06 of the first round at Comiskey Park in Chicago to win the world heavyweight title.
1966 — Gloria Ehret wins the LPGA Championship by three strokes over four-time champion Micke Wright.
1982 — Ricky Edwards rushes for 177 yards and four touchdowns to help Northwestern end its 34-game losing streak in a 31-6 victory over Northern Illinois.
1988 — Americans sweep the medals in the long jump at the Seoul Olympics; Carl Lewis wins his second gold of the Games with leap of 8.72m ahead of teammates Mike Powell & Larry Myricks.
1988 — Super swimmer Matt Biondi wins his 5th gold medal of the Seoul Olympics anchoring the victorious American 4 x 100m medley relay team.
1994 — Oliver McCall scores a major upset by stopping Lennox Lewis 31 seconds into the second round to capture the WBC heavyweight title in London.
1995 — Jerry Rice has 181 yards receiving in San Francisco’s 27-24 loss to Detroit. It’s his 51st 100-yard game, which breaks Don Maynard’s NFL record.
1997 — WNBA announces it will add Detroit & Washington, D.C. franchises.
2000 — American basketball player Vince Carter jumps over 7 foot 2 Frédéric Weis in 2000 Summer Olympics, known in France as “le dunk de la mort” (the dunk of death).
2004 — Bobby Seck of Hofstra throws eight touchdown passes to tie an Atlantic 10 mark and set a school record in the Pride’s 62-43 victory over Rhode Island.
2005 — Fernando Alonso becomes Formula One’s youngest champion by finishing third in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Alonso, 24, a six-time winner in his third full season in Formula One, ends Michael Schumacher’s five-year hold on the title.
2010 — Collingwood and St. Kilda plays to a 68-68 tie, the first in an Australian Rules football grand final since 1977, setting up a rematch to decide the league title.
2011 — The Detroit Lions snap a 13-game losing streak with a 26-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions, who won in the Metrodome for the first time since 1997, are 3-0 for the first time since 1980.
2013 — Skipper Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA win the America’s Cup with one of the greatest comebacks in sports history to keep the oldest trophy in international sports in the United States. Spithill steers Oracle’s space-age, 72-foot catamaran to its eighth straight victory, speeding past Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand in the winner-take-all Race 19 on San Francisco Bay. All but defeated a week ago, the 34-year-old Australian and his international crew twice rallies from seven-point deficits to win 9-8.
2016 — Rory McIlroy rallies to enter a three-man playoff and win the FedEx Cup. After trailing by three shots with three holes to play in the Tour Championship, McIlroy holes a 15-foot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole to win the playoff and claim the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus.
2022 — Laver Cup Men’s Tennis, London: Team World sweeps final day for 13-8 victory over Team Europe; tournament marks retirement of Roger Federer.
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Sept. 26
1942 — Jockey Club stewards revoke Eddie Arcaro’s license for one year after his display of “rough riding” aboard odds-on favorite Occupation in the Cowdin Stakes on Sept. 19, in which he attempted to injure a fellow rider during the race.
1961 — New York Yankee Roger Maris ties Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old record with his 60th homer, off Jack Fisher of Baltimore.
1981 — Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros becomes the first player to pitch five no-hit, no-run games. This one is a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Astrodome.
1981 — Kelvin Bryant of North Carolina rushes for 173 yards and scores four touchdowns in a 56-14 victory over Boston College, giving him 15 touchdowns over the last three games, an NCAA record.
1983 — Australia II wins America’s Cup yacht race to end the longest winning streak in sporting history. Australia II, skippered by John Bertrand, wins the title in the seventh and final race. Australia II crosses the finish line with a winning margin of 41 seconds over Liberty, which is skippered by Dennis Conner. The U.S. had successfully defended the cup over a period of 132 years, since the schooner America won it in a fleet race around England’s Isle of Wight in 1851.
1992 — Rocky Mountain’s Steve Thompson rushes for 405 yards and six touchdowns in a 42-36 overtime victory over Carroll College. The rushing total is the second highest in NAIA history.
1996 — SF Giant Barry Bonds is 2nd player to hit 40 HRs & steal 40 bases.
1998 — Prairie View A&M ends its NCAA-record 80-game losing streak by stopping a 2-point conversion in the final minute for a 14-12 victory over Langston. The victory is the Panthers’ first since Oct. 28, 1989, when they defeated Mississippi Valley 21-12.
2000 — At the Sydney Olympics, the U.S. softball team completes a stunning comeback by edging Japan 2-1 in extra innings to win its second straight gold medal.
2004 — Peyton Manning of Indianapolis passes for 393 yards and five first-half touchdowns in a 45-31 win over Green Bay. Manning has the most TD throws in one half since Tommy Kramer in 1986, and the most yards in a quarter, 247, since Boomer Esiason in 1996.
2004 — San Francisco’s 34-0 loss at Seattle ends a 420-game streak of not being blanked for the 49ers, an NFL record.
2010 — Christine Sinclair has two goals and Marta adds a goal and two assists as the FC Gold Pride beat the Philadelphia Independence 4-0 to win the Women’s Professional Soccer championship.
2010 — Seattle’s Leon Washington returns two kickoffs — 101 and 99 yards — for touchdowns in the Seahawks’ 27-20 win over San Diego.
2015 — Aaron Green catches a tipped pass in the back of the end zone with 23 seconds left and No. 3 TCU outlasts Texas Tech 55-52 in the Big 12 opener for both teams. On fourth-and-goal from the 4, Trevor Boykin throws four touchdown passes and finishes with a career-high 509 yards for TCU.
2015 — Sebastian Giovinco breaks the MLS single-season points record, assisting on two goals in Toronto FC’s 3-2 victory over the Chicago Fire to push his total to 35.
2017 — Sylvia Fowles grabs a WNBA Finals-record 17 rebounds and scores 13 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 70-68 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 2, evening the series at one game apiece.
2021 — United States regains the Ryder Cup beating Team Europe 19-9 at Whistling Straits, Haven, Wisconsin.
TV SPORTS SATURDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Pittsburgh at Cincinnati | 1:10pm | ATTSN-PIT Bally Sports Ohio |
| Washington at Chi. Cubs | 2:20pm | MASN2 SNY |
| Detroit at Baltimore | 4:05pm | MASN SNY |
| Toronto at Tampa Bay | 4:10pm | Sportsnet Bally Sports Sun |
| Minnesota at Boston | 4:10pm | MLBN NESN Bally Sports North |
| Atlanta at Miami | 4:10pm | Bally Sports South Bally Sports Florida |
| Philadelphia at NY Mets | 4:10pm | MLBN NBCS-PHI SNY |
| Seattle at Texas | 7:05pm | MLBN ROOT Bally Sports Southwest |
| LA Angels at Houston | 7:10pm | Bally Sports West SCHN |
| Arizona at Milwaukee | 7:10pm | MLBN YurView Rockies.TV |
| San Francisco at Kansas City | 7:10pm | NBCS-BAY Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Cleveland at St. Louis | 7:15pm | Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Midwest |
| Chi. White Sox at San Diego | 8:40pm | NBCS-CHI Padres.TV |
| NY Yankees at Oakland | 9:07pm | YES NBCS-CA |
| Colorado at LA Dodgers | 10:10pm | SNLA Rockies.TV |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Arkansas at Auburn | – | ABC ESPN/2 SECN |
| Vanderbilt at Missouri | – | ABC ESPN/2 SECN |
| UCLA at LSU | – | ABC ESPN/2 SECN |
| Charlotte at Indiana | 12:00pm | BTN |
| Tulane at Louisiana | 12:00pm | ESPNU |
| James Madison at North Carolina | 12:00pm | ACCN |
| Marshall at Ohio State | 12:00pm | FOX |
| Villanova at Maryland | 12:00pm | BTN |
| NC State at Clemson | 12:00pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| Houston at Cincinnati | 12:00pm | FS1 |
| Kansas at West Virginia | 12:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Florida at Mississippi State | 12:00pm | ABC/ESPN |
| Rice at Army | 12:00pm | CBSSN |
| Ohio at Kentucky | 12:45pm | SECN |
| Ball State at Central Michigan | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Utah State at Temple | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Arkansas State at Iowa State | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Saint Francis U. at Eastern Michigan | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Virginia at Coastal Carolina | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Eastern Washington at Nevada | 3:00pm | MWN |
| Southern Miss at Jacksonville State | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| CCSU at UMass | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Youngstown State at Pitt | 3:30pm | ACCNX |
| USC at Michigan | 3:30pm | CBS Paramount+ |
| Miami (Ohio) at Notre Dame | 3:30pm | NBC Peacock |
| HCU at UTSA | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Memphis at Navy | 3:30pm | CBSSN |
| Buffalo at NIU | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Arizona State at Texas Tech | 3:30pm | FS1 |
| Georgia Tech at Louisville | 3:30pm | ESPN/2 |
| Kent State at Penn State | 3:30pm | BTN |
| Rutgers at Virginia Tech | 3:30pm | ACCN |
| Utah at Oklahoma State | 4:00pm | FOX |
| Duke at Middle Tennessee | 4:00pm | ESPNU |
| UTEP at Colorado State | 5:00pm | truTV Max |
| TCU at SMU | 5:00pm | The CW |
| East Carolina at Liberty | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Monmouth at FIU | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Tulsa at Louisiana Tech | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Toledo at WKU | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| New Mexico State at Sam Houston | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Florida Atlantic at UConn | 7:00pm | CBSSN |
| California at Florida State | 7:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| Northwestern at Washington | 7:00pm | FS1 |
| Florida A&M at Troy | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Wyoming at North Texas | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Miami (FL) at USF | 7:00pm | ESPN/2 |
| Iowa at Minnesota | 7:30pm | NBC Peacock |
| Tennessee at Oklahoma | 7:30pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| Akron at South Carolina | 7:30pm | ESPNU |
| Bowling Green at Texas A&M | 7:30pm | SECN+ ESPN+ |
| Georgia Southern at Ole Miss | 7:45pm | SECN |
| Michigan State at Boston College | 8:00pm | ACCN |
| Baylor at Colorado | 8:00pm | FOX |
| ULM at Texas | 8:00pm | SECN+ ESPN+ |
| Fresno State at New Mexico | 8:30pm | truTV Max |
| Purdue at Oregon State | 8:30pm | CW |
| Portland State at Boise State | 9:45pm | FS1 |
| Kansas State at BYU | 10:30pm | ESPN |
| Northern Iowa at Hawaii | 11:59pm | Spectrum |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| NASCAR Cup: Bristol Night Race | 7:30pm | USA |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World: BMW PGA Championship | 7:00am | GOLF |
| LPGA: Queen City Championship | 1:00pm | GOLF |
| Champions: Pure Insurance Championship | 6:00pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| EPL: West Ham United vs Chelsea | 7:30am | USA Peacock |
| La Liga: Real Valladolid vs Real Sociedad | 8:00am | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Venezia vs Genoa | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Bundesliga: Werder Bremen vs Bayern München | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Heidenheim vs Freiburg | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Union Berlin vs Hoffenheim | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Bochum vs Holstein Kiel | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| EPL: Leicester City vs Everton | 10:00am | USA Peacock |
| EPL: Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Fulham vs Newcastle United | 10:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Liverpool vs AFC Bournemouth | 10:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford | 10:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Southampton vs Ipswich Town | 10:00am | Peacock |
| La Liga: Osasuna vs Las Palmas | 10:15am | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Lille vs Strasbourg | 11:00am | beIN Sports |
| Serie A: Juventus vs Napoli | 12:00pm | Paramount+ |
| EPL: Crystal Palace vs Manchester United | 12:30pm | NBC Peacock |
| La Liga: Valencia vs Girona | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Borussia M’gladbach | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Rennes vs Lens | 1:00pm | beIN Sports |
| MLS: New York City vs Inter Miami | 2:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Serie A: Lecce vs Parma | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Real Madrid vs Espanyol | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Reims vs PSG | 3:00pm | beIN Sports |
| MLS: Charlotte vs New England | 4:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Canadian Premier League: Vancouver FC vs Forge | 6:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| Liga MX: León vs Atlético San Luis | 7:00pm | VIX |
| MLS: CF Montréal vs Chicago Fire | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Columbus Crew vs Orlando City SC | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: New York RB vs Atlanta United | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| NWSL: Racing Louisville FC vs North Carolina Courage | 7:30pm | ION Tubi |
| MLS: Austin vs Houston Dynamo | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Dallas vs Los Angeles FC | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Nashville SC vs Cincinnati | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Sporting KC vs Minnesota United | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: Monterrey vs Mazatlán | 9:00pm | Vix |
| Liga MX: Necaxa vs América | 9:00pm | Vix |
| MLS: Colorado Rapids vs Toronto FC | 9:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Real Salt Lake vs Portland Timbers | 9:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| NWSL: Chicago Red Stars vs San Diego Wave | 9:30pm | ION Tubi |
| MLS: LA Galaxy vs Vancouver Whitecaps | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: SJ Earthquakes vs St. Louis City | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: Cruz Azul vs Guadalajara | 11:05pm | VIX |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Seoul & Hua Hin: WTA Semifinals; Hangzhou: ATP Early Rounds | 1:30am | TENNIS |
| Laver Cup Tennis | 7:00am | TENNIS |