“THE SCOREBOARD”
CENTRAL INDIANA BASEBALL SCORES
MUNSTER 15 CATHEDRAL 14
MOUNT VERNON 1 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 0
SHELBYVILLE 9 RUSHVILLE 4
FRANKLIN 1 PLAINFIELD 0
NORTHEASTERN 2 HAGERSTOWN 1
PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE 11 FAITH CHRISTIAN 8
WHITELAND 13 DANVILLE 0
MOORESVILLE 4 BREBEUF 2
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 15 WARREN CENTRAL 5
MARION 9 MUNCIE BURRIS 7
PARK TUDOR 9 CRAWFORDSVILLE 4
COLUMBUS NORTH 7 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 2
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7 ANDERSON 2
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 4 SOUTHPORT 1
FRANKTON 24 NEW CASTLE 6
WINCHESTER 9 EASTERN HANCOCK 4
BROWNSBURG 15 BEN DAVIS 0
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 6 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 1
SHENANDOAH 6 KNIGHTSTOWN 3
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 8 BLOOMFIELD 4
FAIRMONT 4 RONCALLI 3
RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 22 UNION 0
PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE 10 FAITH CHRISTIAN 9
DANVILLE 9 WARREN CENTRAL 1
CENTERVILLE 10 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 0
WHITELAND 5 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 3
BREBEUF 5 TRI-WEST 2
PLAINFIELD 8 FRANKLIN 5
KOKOMO 15 LAPEL 14
WINCHESTER 5 EASTERN HANCOCK 0
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 11 ANDERSON 6
CATHEDRAL 9 MARIAN CATHOLIC 0
EVANSVILLE NORTH 13 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 2
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 17 INDIANA DEAF 7
IRVINGTON PREP 13 PURDUE POLY 0
RONCALLI 16 GREENVILLE 2
MOORESVILLE 6 TRI-WEST 5
GUERIN CATHOLIC 7 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 3
EAST CENTRAL 10 BATESVILLE 7
NORTHEASTERN 6 CENTERVILLE 3
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 13 INDIANA DEAF 2
GUERIN CATHOLIC 7 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 1
DELTA 5 YORKTOWN 2
MOUNT VERNON 12 CARMEL 9
INDY GENESIS 15 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 12
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CENTRAL INDIANA SOFTBALL SCORES
CONNERSVILLE 13 COLUMBUS EAST 11
EASTERN HANCOCK 13 HAGERSTOWN 3
GREENFIELD CENTRAL 13 SEYMOUR 3
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 3 EASTERN 1
CROWN POINT 4 CARMEL 2
ANDERSON 5 UNION CITY 3
FRANKLIN COUNTY 7 DELTA 0
MONROVIA 24 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 3
MADISON GRANT 11 COWAN 0
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 1 BREBEUF 0
INDIAN CREEK 4 FRANKLIN 3
KNIGHTSTOWN 12 WINCHESTER 2
LAPEL 6 SHENANDOAH 5
ZIONSVILLE 3 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 1
COLUMBUS NORTH 9 N. HARRISON 6
CENTER GROVE 11 GREENWOOD 0
CATHEDRAL 5 E. CENTRAL 3
SOUTHERN WELLS 20 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 2
SOUTH DEARBORN 11 RUSHVILLE 1
LAWRENCE NORTH 6 WESTERN BOONE 5
MOORESVILLE 5 WESTFIELD 3
TRI-WEST AT 7 LINTON STOCKTON 0
EASTERN HANCOCK 8 COLUMBUS EAST 4
DANVILLE 16 GUERIN CATHOLIC 4
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 21 SOUTHPORT 9
NEW PALESTINE 3 MUNSTER 0
LAPEL 16 SHENANDOAH 0
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 10 BREBEUF 9
NORTH HARRISON 3 COLUMBUS NORTH 2
SCOTTSBURG 5 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 4
RONCALLI 14 HUNTINGTON NORTH 3
KNIGHTSTOWN 4 WINCHESTER 3
NORTHEASTERN 6 HAUSER 2
CROWN POINT 4 NEW PALESTINE 3
NORTH CENTRAL 16 NEW PRAIRIE 1
TRI-WEST 4 CORYDON CENTRAL 0
WESTERN BOONE 7 LAWRENCE NORTH 1
SOUTH DEARBORN 12 RUSHVILLE 7
HAGERSTOWN 7 COLUMBUS EAST 5
HARRISON 10 RONCALLI 4
DALEVILLE 16 INDIANA DEAF 0
SOUTH BEND CLAY 8 N. CENTRAL 5
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 17 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 3
MADISON GRANT 9 ANDERSON 1
FRANKLIN COUNTY 7 NORTHEASTERN 2
EASTERN HANCOCK 10 CONNERSVILLE 5
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NBA SCOREBOARD
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
• GAME 1: CELTICS 120, CAVALIERS 95
• GAME 2: CAVALIERS 118, CELTICS 94
• GAME 3: CELTICS 106, CAVALIERS 93
• GAME 4: CELTICS VS. CAVALIERS, MONDAY, MAY 13 (7 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: CAVALIERS VS. CELTICS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 (7 ET, TNT)
• GAME 6: CELTICS VS. CAVALIERS, FRIDAY, MAY 17 (TBD, ESPN) *
• GAME 7: CAVALIERS VS. CELTICS, SUNDAY, MAY 19 (TBD, TBD) *
BOSTON LEADS SERIES 2-1
* = IF NECESSARY
• GAME 1: KNICKS 121, PACERS 117
• GAME 2: KNICKS 130, PACERS 121
• GAME 3: PACERS 111, KNICKS 106
• GAME 4: KNICKS VS. PACERS, SUNDAY, MAY 12 (3:30 ET, ABC)
• GAME 5: PACERS VS. KNICKS, TUESDAY, MAY 14 (8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 6: KNICKS VS. PACERS, FRIDAY, MAY 17 (TBD, ESPN) *
• GAME 7: PACERS VS. KNICKS, SUNDAY, MAY 19 (3:30 ET, ABC) *
NEW YORK LEADS SERIES 2-1
* = IF NECESSARY
WESTERN CONFERENCE
ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME
(1) OKLAHOMA CITY VS. (5) DALLAS
• GAME 1: THUNDER 117, MAVERICKS 95
• GAME 2: MAVERICKS 119, THUNDER 110
• GAME 3: MAVERICKS 105, THUNDER 101
• GAME 4: THUNDER VS. MAVERICKS, MONDAY, MAY 13 (9:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: MAVERICKS VS. THUNDER, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 (9:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 6: THUNDER VS. MAVERICKS, SATURDAY, MAY 18 (8:30 ET, ESPN) *
• GAME 7: MAVERICKS VS. THUNDER, MONDAY, MAY 20 (8:30 ET, TNT) *
DALLAS LEADS SERIES 2-1
* = IF NECESSARY
• GAME 1: TIMBERWOLVES 106, NUGGETS 99
• GAME 2: TIMBERWOLVES 106, NUGGETS 80
• GAME 3: NUGGETS 117, TIMBERWOLVES 90
• GAME 4: NUGGETS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, SUNDAY, MAY 12 (8 ET, TNT)
• GAME 5: TIMBERWOLVES VS. NUGGETS, TUESDAY, MAY 14 (10:30 ET, TNT)
• GAME 6: NUGGETS VS. TIMBERWOLVES, THURSDAY, MAY 16 (8:30, ESPN) *
• GAME 7: TIMBERWOLVES VS. NUGGETS, SUNDAY, MAY 19 (TBD, TBD) *
MINNESOTA LEADS SERIES 2-1
* = IF NECESSARY
NHL SCOREBOARD
EASTERN CONFERENCE
FLORIDA PANTHERS (1A) VS. BOSTON BRUINS (2A)
FLORIDA LEADS SERIES 2-1
GAME 1: BRUINS 5, PANTHERS 1
GAME 2: PANTHERS 6, BRUINS 1
GAME 3: PANTHERS 6, BRUINS 2
GAME 4: PANTHERS AT BRUINS — MAY 12, 6:30 P.M. ET (TBS, MAX, TRUTV, SN, TVAS)
GAME 5: BRUINS AT PANTHERS — MAY 14, 7 P.M. ET (ESPN, SNE, SNO, CBC, TVAS)
+ GAME 6: PANTHERS AT BRUINS — MAY 17, TBD
+ GAME 7: BRUINS AT PANTHERS — MAY 19, TBD
COMPLETE PANTHERS-BRUINS SERIES COVERAGE
NEW YORK RANGERS (1M) VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES (2M)
NEW YORK LEADS SERIES 3-1
GAME 1: RANGERS 4, HURRICANES 3
GAME 2: RANGERS 4, HURRICANES 3 (2OT)
GAME 3: RANGERS 3, HURRICANES 2 (OT)
GAME 4: HURRICANES 4, RANGERS 3
GAME 5: HURRICANES AT RANGERS — MAY 13, 7 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS)
+ GAME 6: RANGERS AT HURRICANES — MAY 16, 7 P.M. ET (TNT, TRUTV, MAX)
+ GAME 7: HURRICANES AT RANGERS — MAY 18, TBD
COMPLETE RANGERS-HURRICANES SERIES COVERAGE
WESTERN CONFERENCE
DALLAS STARS (1C) VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE (3C)
DALLAS LEADS SERIES 2-1
GAME 1: AVALANCHE 4, STARS 3 (OT)
GAME 2: STARS 5, AVALANCHE 3
GAME 3: STARS 4, AVALANCHE 1
GAME 4: STARS AT AVALANCHE — MAY 13, 9:30 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, FX, TVAS)
GAME 5: AVALANCHE AT STARS — MAY 15, 8 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, TVAS)
+ GAME 6: STARS AT AVALANCHE — MAY 17, TBD (TBD)
+ GAME 7: AVALANCHE AT STARS — MAY 19, TBD (TBD)
COMPLETE STARS-AVALANCHE SERIES COVERAGE
VANCOUVER CANUCKS (1P) VS. EDMONTON OILERS (2P)
SERIES TIED 1-1
GAME 1: CANUCKS 5, OILERS 4
GAME 2: OILERS 4, CANUCKS 3 (OT)
GAME 3: CANUCKS AT OILERS — MAY 12, 9:30 P.M. ET (TBS, MAX, TRUTV, SN, SN360, TVAS)
GAME 4: CANUCKS AT OILERS — MAY 14, 9:30 P.M. ET (ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS)
GAME 5: OILERS AT CANUCKS — MAY 16, TBD (TBD)
+ GAME 6: CANUCKS AT OILERS — MAY 18, TBD (TBD)
+ GAME 7: OILERS AT CANUCKS — MAY 20, TBD (TBD)
COMPLETE CANUCKS-OILERS SERIES COVERAGE
+ = IF NECESSARY
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO 10 MINNESOTA 8
BALTIMORE 5 ARIZONA 4 (11)
PITTSBURGH 10 CHICAGO CUBS 9
PHILADELPHIA 8 MIAMI 3
ATLANTA 4 NY METS 1
TAMPA BAY 7 NY YANKEES 2
BOSTON 4 WASHINGTON 2
DETROIT 8 HOUSTON 2
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3 CLEVELAND 1
MILWAUKEE 5 ST. LOUIS 3
SAN FRANCISCO 5 CINCINNATI 1
COLORADO 8 TEXAS 3
LA DODGERS 5 SAN DIEGO 1
LA ANGELS 9 KANSAS CITY 3
OAKLAND 8 SEATTLE 1
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOUISVILLE 6 INDIANAPOLIS 5
SOUTH BEND 4 CEDAR RAPIDS 3
WEST MICHIGAN 4 FT. WAYNE 3
COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
Indiana State 6 Evansville 4
Notre Dame 8 Toledo 2
Villanova 3 Butler 2
Butler 10 Villanova 9 (11)
Rutgers 7 Penn State 1
Michigan 7 Purdue 6
Ohio State 14 Northwestern 6
Maryland 8 Boston College 1
Minnesota 21 Michigan State 3
Iowa 10 Illinois 4
Maryland 5 Boston College 3
Nebraska 5 Indiana 2 (10)
Northern Kentucky 10 Purdue Fort Wayne 0
Bowling Green 7 Eastern Michigan 1
Ohio 14 Miami Ohio 5
Northern Illinois 4 Western Michigan 3
Ball State 6 Central Michigan 4
Murray State 7 Valparaiso 3
Little Rock 7 Southern Indiana 6
HCAC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
ANDERSON 15 ROSE HULMAN 4
HANOVER 6 ANDERSON 1
HANOVER 6 TRANSYLVANIA 4
CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES
MICHIGAN 3 INDIANA 1
MIAMI OHIO 8 BALL STATE 0
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
NEW YORK CITY 3 TORONTO 2
MIAMI 3 MONTRÉAL 2
DC UNITED 3 ATLANTA 2
ORLANDO CITY 3 PHILADELPHIA 2
NEW YORK 4 NEW ENGLAND 2
CHARLOTTE 1 NASHVILLE 0
CINCINNATI 2 COLUMBUS 1
ST. LOUIS 1 NASHVILLE 0
HOUSTON 2 KANSAS CITY 1
DALLAS 2 AUSTIN 1
SAN JOSE 3 COLORADO 2
LOS ANGELES 2 SALT LAKE 2
LOS ANGELES FC 3 VANCOUVER 0
UFL
RENEGADES 47 SHOWBOATS 23
STALLIONS 30 BATTLEHAWKS 26
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DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic already had a balky right knee and an achy left ankle when he fell hard on his back while battling his primary defender, Lu Dort, for a loose ball.
Not only did Doncic win the ensuing jump ball, the NBA scoring champion tracked down the loose ball that followed with his Dallas Mavericks clinging to a late lead.
“Everything,” Doncic said when asked what hurt, a few minutes after walking gingerly to the locker room with Dallas having beaten Oklahoma City 105-101 on Saturday to secure a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. “I’m just battling out there.”
The same could be said for plenty of others.
Kyrie Irving scored 22 points, including a running left-hander in the lane in the final minute to help the Mavs hold on.
Doncic also had 22 points to go with 15 rebounds, and P.J. Washington Jr. scored 27, just two shy of his playoff high from Dallas’ Game 2 victory.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks, but was called for a charge with Doncic defending on a drive with 29 seconds left and the Thunder trailing by five.
Chet Holmgren, who scored 13 points, also had four blocks as Oklahoma City finished with 10. But the Thunder were outrebounded 16-5 on the offensive glass by the scrappy Mavs, who had a 16-9 edge in second-chance points.
Top-seeded Oklahoma City has lost consecutive games after starting 5-0 in the playoffs. Game 4 is Monday night in Dallas.
“It’s extremely competitive,” Holmgren said. “Both teams really want it. If you take the result out of it, it’s everything that you want to be going through in a basketball game.”
Irving bounced back from just the third single-digit scoring game of his lengthy playoff career with 14 points in the second half, including six consecutive Dallas points in the fourth quarter that helped the Mavs to their biggest lead of the final period at nine.
The Dallas lead was three after a missed 3-pointer from Gilgeous-Alexander when Irving drove across the lane and hit a runner for a 104-99 lead with 39 seconds to go.
The eight-time All-Star, coming off just eight shots and nine points when Dallas evened the series in Oklahoma City, was 10 of 17 from the field and had seven assists to lead the team for the second game in a row.
“One of my coaches just came up to me and said I waited too long, so obviously I’ve got to be better on my end,” said Irving, who made all four of his fourth-quarter shots. “We’re going against a young team. So we just want to continue to do the things that get us these W’s, and it starts on the defensive end.”
Washington had a 19-point first half for the second consecutive game, once again finishing three points shy of the combined total before the break for Irving and Doncic. Washington was 3 of 6 from 3-point range in the first half and 5 of 12 for the game.
“He’s hooping,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “We’ve got to turn that water off if we want to win this series, for sure.”
Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault decided to foul Dereck Lively II intentionally in the fourth quarter, and the rookie center missed three of the first four free throws. But he hit the next four in a row, the last putting Dallas up 100-95 with 3:06 to go.
Lively, who shot 51% from the line in the regular season and came in 11 of 21 in the playoffs, finished 8 of 12 on free throws and had 12 points and eight rebounds.
Mavericks center Daniel Gafford, who dealt with a dislocated pinkie finger in Game 2, exited in the second quarter after injuring his left shoulder in an inadvertent collision with Josh Giddey.
Gafford returned to the court for the second half with the shoulder in a large wrap, but took it off and was still in the starting lineup. He was limited to six minutes after the break, finishing with eight points.
Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams stayed down for almost 30 seconds of live action in the third quarter, ending in a 3-pointer by Irving, after injuring his left ankle. Williams went the locker room briefly but returned early in the fourth quarter and finished with 16 points and eight assists.
Isaiah Joe had his playoff career best for a game with 10 points before halftime, hitting a 3 just before the buzzer to give Oklahoma City a 52-51 lead at the break. Joe finished with 13.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Green uniforms. Big shots. Championship-level intensity.
The Boston Celtics looked much more like themselves in Game 3.
Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, Jaylen Brown added 28 and the No. 1-seeded Celtics bounced back from a stumble at home, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-93 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Celtics didn’t mess around after dropping Game 2 on their home parquet floor by 24 on Thursday. They couldn’t.
“We don’t come to Cleveland for the weather, so let’s go,” said Brown, who went 13 of 17 from the field. “There’s nothing complicated about it: Play defense and the rest will take care of itself. We could have done better, but we kept them under 100.”
The lackluster performance — Boston was favored by double digits — in Game 2 was reminiscent of the first round, when the Celtics lost the second game against Miami before winning three in a row to eliminate the Heat.
“Tonight was a great test, an opportunity for us to come out and respond, and play better and harder,” said Tatum, who added 13 rebounds and six assists. “There was a purpose behind every play. We did a good job communicating our actions.”
Tatum scored on a three-point play and the Celtics opened the second half with 14 straight points to take a 23-point lead.
That was way too much for the Cavs, who overcame a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun Boston in March.
“We felt like trying to punch them in the face right away was the right option,” said Jrue Holiday, who scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half. “J.B. (Brown) told us it wasn’t over and we knew that. We’ve been up 20 in the fourth quarter here and they came back and won.”
Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points for Cleveland, but the All-Star guard aggravated a left knee injury in the fourth quarter and was labored. With Boston up 13 and in control, Mitchell left the court with 1:19 left and walked directly to the locker room.
Afterward, Mitchell didn’t say anything about the injury, but bemoaned Cleveland’s slow start after halftime.
“It changed the game,” he said. “Give them credit. They came out with a sense of urgency. It’s tough to come back from that. They came out with an intention.”
Cleveland got within nine three times in the fourth but the Celtics, who went just 8 of 35 on 3-pointers in Game 2, got back-to-back 3s from Payton Pritchard and Derrick White to slow the Cavs’ comeback.
Game 4 is Monday night in Cleveland.
“We need everybody to be on the same page and everybody to come out with the same effort,” Brown said. “The rest will take care of itself because we’ve got enough talent in this locker room.”
Down by 23 and unable to stop Tatum, the Cavs clawed back.
They cut Boston’s lead to 15 by the end of the third, and scored the first six points in the fourth, sending their towel-waving crowd at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse looking for another upset into a frenzy.
But whenever the Celtics needed a bucket, they went to either Tatum or Brown, who broke down Cleveland’s defense for layups or made tough, contested jumpers.
“When they get going, that’s who they are,” Mitchell said. “We fought and we clawed back but that start of the third quarter, that’s what did it.”
Evan Mobley added 17 points and Darius Garland and Caris LeVert 15 apiece for the Cavs, who lost for the first time at home in these playoffs.
Cleveland was again without starting center Jarrett Allen, who missed his sixth straight game with a painful rib injury. Allen has been out since Game 4 of the opening-round series against Orlando and there’s no telling when — or if — he’ll be available.
Mitchell made six 3-pointers and scored 23 in the first half to pace the Cavs, but Cleveland didn’t get nearly enough from the rest of its starters or bench as the Celtics opened a 57-48 halftime lead.
After the Celtics were stunned on their home floor in Game 2 despite being heavy favorites, coach Joe Mazzulla said the message to his players heading into Game 3 was simple.
“Do what you do best, and do it better,” he said.
The Celtics started cold again, missing their first two 3-pointers. But those good early looks raised their confidence, and they made 5 3s in the first quarter to take a 30-28 lead after one.
By then Game 2 was forgotten, and Tatum was confident all the Celtics would show up.
“I’ve done that plenty of times before (score 33 points),” he said. “The points will come and go, but the poise we played with was the most important. And we did it in a great environment that was fun to be a part of.”
Cleveland got a nice early lift as forward Dean Wade made his postseason debut after missing the past two months with a sprained knee. Wade, who scored a career-high 23 against Boston on March 5 when the Cavs overcame a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, knocked down a 3-pointer on his first touch.
Boston center Kristaps Porzingis missed his fourth straight game with a calf strain.
NHL
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brady Skjei scored on the power play with 3:11 left to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday night, staving off a sweep by winning Game 4 of the second-round playoff series.
Skjei’s shot from the the point came off a feed from Tuevo Teravainen, with the puck zipping past Igor Shesterkin to catch the post and bang into the net. That was Carolina’s first goal with the man advantage in 17 tries in the series, and it finally pushed Carolina ahead for good on a night when the Hurricanes squandered a two-goal lead.
No matter, though. The Hurricanes survived to fight another day in the NHL playoffs.
The Rangers get another closeout chance Monday night with the 3-1 lead when the series returns to Madison Square Garden for Game 5.
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Stefan Noesen and Sebastian Aho each scored for Carolina, which led 2-0 and 3-1 in the first period during a strong start that built some early momentum. Frederik Andersen finished with 22 saves.
Will Cuylle, Barclay Goodrow and Alexis Lafreniere scored for the Rangers, while Shesterkin finished with 27 saves.
DENVER (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and added an empty-netter in the third, and Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger made it all hold up, powering the Stars to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night for a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference second-round series.
The Avs pulled goaltender Alexander Georgiev with just under 2 minutes remaining and Seguin scored an empty-netter with 1:37 to go to make it 3-1, and Logan Stankoven, who scored Dallas’ first goal, added a second empty-netter at with 28 seconds remaining.
With their second straight win, the Stars regained home-ice advantage in the best-of-seven series by throttling Colorado’s high-powered offense that entered the night having averaging 5 goals a game in these playoffs, where they hadn’t scored fewer than three goals in a game.
Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin was held scoreless for the first time in these playoffs. He was looking to become the third player in NHL history to have an eight-game goal streak during the playoffs (Reggie Leach, Philadelphia Flyers, 10 games in 1976; Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning, nine games in 2021).
Game 4 is Monday night at Ball Arena, where the Avalanche are now 33-10-1, including 2-1 in the playoffs.
The Stars were an NHL-best 26-10-5 on the road during the season and have won three of four playoff games away from American Airlines Center.
Oettinger had 29 saves on 30 shots.
The Stars took a 2-1 lead into the third period after breaking the tie on an odd-man rush with just under five minutes left in the second. Evgenii Dadonov skated down the left side and sent a pass through the slot that Seguin redirected past Georgiev, who had 19 saves on 21 shots.
Seguin has three goals in the last two games. He scored his first goal of these playoffs in Dallas’ 5-3 win in Game 2.
The Stars led 1-0 after one period despite getting just three shots on goal in the first 18 minutes. Miro Heiskanen fed Stankoven in the slot after a turnover in the Avalanche’s zone by Colorado defenseman Devon Toews and Stankoven beat Georgiev with a wrister inside the left post with 1:21 remaining in the opening period.
That snapped a nearly two-month scoring drought for Stankoven, the 21-year-old rookie who made his NHL debut with six goals in his first dozen games from Feb. 24-March 20, then went 21 games without a goal, the last 12 regular season games and the Stars’ first nine playoff games.
The Avs nearly scored on a power play early in the first on Nathan MacKinnon’s shot that actually went through Jake Oettinger’s legs. Dallas defenseman Ryan Suter and center Jamie Benn both reached behind Oettinger to keep the puck from trickling across the line.
MacKinnon stickhandled through three Stars players and lifted a backhand that Oettinger stopped. The rebound landed in the crease behind Oettinger and Mikko Rantanen tapped it in to tie it 1-all midway through the second period.
That was Rantanen’s 99th career point in 77 Stanley Cup playoff games.
A goal by Nichuskin also would have tied Pat LaFontaine’s NHL record for longest playoff-opening goal streak set in 1992.
BASEBALL
Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his highly anticipated major league debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates hit five home runs in a 10-9 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Saturday.
Skenes threw 17 pitches of 100 mph or more and gave up three runs on six hits and two walks while throwing 84 pitches in all. He was staked to a 6-1 lead before Chicago drew six bases-loaded walks off three Pirates relievers during a wild fifth inning that was interrupted by a rain delay of over two hours.
Connor Joe, Oneil Cruz, Michael A. Taylor, Yasmani Grandal and Andrew McCutchen homered for Pittsburgh, which set a season high for runs and snapped a three-game skid.
Nico Hoerner homered for the Cubs, who went 4-for-13 with runners in scoring position.
Braves 4, Mets 1
Max Fried threw seven no-hit innings for visiting Atlanta, which came within one out of its first no-hitter in over 30 years in a win against New York.
Orlando Arcia hit a two-run homer in the third, Michael Harris II had an RBI single in the fourth and Ronald Acuna Jr. drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth for the Braves, who have won four straight. Fried (3-1) issued three walks and struck out five. Atlanta’s most recent no-hitter was thrown by Kent Mercker, who stymied the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 8, 1994.
J.D. Martinez broke up the no-hitter with a solo shot in the ninth. Mets rookie Christian Scott (0-1) allowed three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out eight over six-plus innings.
Orioles 5, Diamondbacks 4 (11 innings)
Jordan Westburg racked up four hits, including a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 11th, as Baltimore defeated visiting Arizona.
Gunnar Henderson went deep and Ryan Mountcastle doubled twice and tripled for the Orioles, who have won seven of their past eight games.
Ketel Marte homered for the second day in a row for the Diamondbacks, who have lost the first two games of the three-game series after a four-game winning streak.
Blue Jays 10, Twins 8
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and Toronto overcame a six-run deficit to defeat visiting Minnesota.
Danny Jansen hit a two-run home run while Bo Bichette and Davis Schneider hit solo shots for the Blue Jays.
Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer and Ryan Jeffers added a solo shot for the Twins.
Red Sox 4, Nationals 2
Rafael Devers hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning to propel host Boston past Washington.
Wilyer Abreu hit his third home run of the season for Boston, which ended a three-game losing streak. The Red Sox were 2-for-29 with runners in scoring position during those three losses.
Joey Meneses and Eddie Rosario homered for the Nationals.
Phillies 8, Marlins 3
Bryson Stott delivered a go-ahead three-run triple in the sixth inning as Philadelphia handled host Miami.
Stott finished 2-for-5 with four RBIs as the Phillies, who have the best record in majors (28-12), won for the 13th time in 15 games. Taijuan Walker (3-0) earned the win, allowing eight hits and one run in six innings. Cristian Pache had three hits and Johan Rojas drove in two runs.
Vidal Brujan hit his first homer of the year for Miami, which lost its fifth straight game. Otto Lopez hit a two-run blast in the ninth.
Rays 7, Yankees 2
Randy Arozarena had a home run, a double and drove in four runs, Yandy Diaz went deep and finished with two RBIs and Tampa Bay got past New York in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Arozarena went 2-for-3, scored twice and walked. Diaz was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs. Ben Rortvedt walked twice and scored.
The Yankees’ Anthony Volpe went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a stolen base, and Austin Wells doubled and scored.
Tigers 8, Astros 2
Mark Canha hit a grand slam, Kerry Carpenter blasted a pair of homers and host Detroit cruised past Houston.
Tarik Skubal (5-0) gave up two runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings while striking out seven for the Tigers, who had lost six of their previous seven games. Shelby Miller and Tyler Holton combined to get the last eight outs.
Astros starter Cristian Javier (2-1) was roughed up in his return from the injured list. Javier, who hadn’t started since April 14 due to neck discomfort, surrendered seven runs on five hits and four walks in 1 1/3 innings.
White Sox 3, Guardians 1
Nicky Lopez, Martin Maldonado and Andrew Benintendi drove in runs and three pitchers combined for 4 1/3 innings of hitless relief as Chicago topped visiting Cleveland.
After needing 28 games to earn their first six victories, the White Sox have won four straight and six of eight. The bullpen relay of Tim Hill (1-0), Jared Shuster and John Brebbia walked one and struck out four. Brebbia pitched a perfect ninth for his first save.
Cleveland right-hander Triston McKenzie retired the final 14 batters he faced and gave up only one earned run in 6 2/3 innings, but he took the loss to fall to 2-3.
Brewers 5, Cardinals 3
Rhys Hoskins belted a three-run home run in the seventh inning to rally Milwaukee past visiting St. Louis, extending the Cardinals’ losing streak to seven games.
Andrew Kittredge (0-2) came on in relief with one out in the seventh. William Contreras walked and advanced to third on Jake Bauers’ two-out single. Hoskins then sent a 3-2 pitch 407 feet to center field for his ninth homer of 2024.
The Cardinals threatened in the ninth with consecutive two-out singles by Lars Nootbaar and Paul Goldschmidt, but Trevor Megill got Nolan Arenado to fly out to right — notching his fourth save in four chances. Milwaukee has won eight straight vs. St. Louis.
Giants 5, Reds 1
Matt Chapman launched a first-inning grand slam and San Francisco evened its three-game series against visiting Cincinnati.
The Giants loaded the bases against Cincinnati starter Nick Lodolo (3-2) on two hits and a walk, and Chapman hit a 416-foot blast to center field for his fifth homer of the season. Taylor Rogers (1-1) relieved rookie starter Mason Black in the fifth to pitch out of a jam and get the win.
Elly De La Cruz homered to lead off the fourth, his ninth long ball of the season, to trim the Reds’ deficit to 4-1. Lodolo was pulled after six innings, allowing four runs and five hits.
Rockies 8, Rangers 3
Elias Diaz delivered a go-ahead RBI single in a six-run seventh inning that propelled Colorado past Texas in Denver and guaranteed the Rockies their first series win of the season.
Ryan McMahon had four hits and scored two runs for the Rockies, while Diaz and Brendan Rodgers collected two hits apiece. Colorado’s three-game winning streak is its longest since it won five straight last September.
Colorado starter Ryan Feltner allowed two hits over six innings before three relievers held the Rangers to three hits over the last three innings. Ezequiel Duran and Leody Taveras each had two hits for Texas.
Dodgers 5, Padres 0
James Paxton fired six shutout innings and Teoscar Hernandez belted a grand slam as Los Angeles blanked host San Diego.
Paxton (5-0) gave up four hits, walked none and struck out four in improving to 3-1 in six career starts against San Diego. Matt Waldron (1-5) pitched well but still took the loss, permitting two hits and two runs over 5 1/3 innings.
Freddie Freeman’s solo homer in the first turned out to be the only run the Dodgers needed, but the game was still tense until Hernandez delivered his big swing in the sixth. Waldron and reliever Adrian Morejon set up the slam with control troubles.
Angels 9, Royals 3
Jo Adell’s three-run homer sparked Los Angeles early and a four-run seventh inning helped put away Kansas City in a victory in Anaheim, Calif.
Kevin Pillar, starting in center field for the Angels, had three hits, including a triple and a two-out, two-run single in the seventh. He finished with three RBIs. All the offense benefited Angels starter Tyler Anderson (3-4), who earned the victory after working 6 2/3 innings. He allowed three runs on seven hits.
Royals starter Cole Ragans (2-3) yielded seven runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run for Kansas City.
Athletics 8, Mariners 1
Joey Estes pitched five innings to earn his first major league victory as Oakland defeated host Seattle.
Max Schuemann hit a three-run double with two outs in the eighth inning and JJ Bleday added a two-run homer in the ninth as the A’s pulled away late. Estes (1-0) allowed one run on two hits, with no walks and five strikeouts.
Cal Raleigh homered for the Mariners, who missed a chance to move past Texas and into first place in the American League West.
GOLF NEWS
The Nelly Korda streak now appears unlikely to continue, as Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom and Rose Zhang pulled well clear of the field Saturday at the Cognizant Founders Cup.
Korda is seeking a record sixth consecutive victory in an LPGA Tour event, but a 1-over 73 at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, N.J., put her 11 strokes behind Sagstrom after three rounds. Sagstrom is 19 under par.
Zhang shot 67 Saturday and is one shot back of Sagstrom, who carded a 66.
Sagstrom gained momentum with three consecutive birdies on Nos. 7-9 and finished her bogey-free round with six birdies.
Playing with Zhang helped her on her strong round.
“She was hitting good shots and I was hitting good shots,” Sagstrom said. “She was hitting good putts and I was hitting good putts. It’s nice playing with people that are playing well … It was overall a very steady round. Very happy with how I’m playing. (I’m) in a good spot for tomorrow.”
Zhang, who collected her first LPGA Tour victory in Jersey City, N.J., a year ago, overcame a pair of bogeys with seven birdies and agreed her playing partner made things better.
“It was honestly incredible,” Zhang said. “I was just seeing a clinic put on by Madelene. We had a good time.”
Korda, who began the day alone in third place, four shots back of both Sagstrom and Zhang, is still in a tie for third but has much more of a challenge facing her Sunday.
“(Friday) was good in everything and today was poor in everything,” Korda said, “so that’s just pretty much golf for you.
“(I) just made too many kind of stupid, silly mistakes, which was unfortunate because they were playing so well. So now there is just a massive gap.”
South Korea’s Sei Young Kim and Australian Gabriela Ruffels joined Korda at 8 under after identical rounds of 67.
Korda entered the weekend aiming to break the LPGA record. She shares the record streak of five consecutive wins with Annika Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez.
***Chris Gotterup carded a 6-under 65 on Saturday and holds a four-stroke lead after three rounds of the Myrtle Beach Classic in South Carolina.
Gotterup stands at 18-under 195 at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club and is tied for the largest 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour this season.
South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen also shot 65 and is tied for second at 199 with Spain’s Jorge Campillo (67 on Saturday) and Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre (68). Davis Thompson (67) is alone in fifth at 13 under.
Gotterup is 18 holes away from notching his first career victory. His previous best finish was tying for second at the 2022 John Deere Classic.
This is his 27th career PGA Tour start.
“I practiced all those days at home for a day like tomorrow,” Gotterup said. “It’s going to be hard. There’s a lot of good guys behind me. I’m going to have to bring it.
“But if I was here at the beginning of the week and you said this was going to happen, I’d be all in. I’m excited. It’s what I play the game for.”
Gotterup wrapped up his round with a birdie on No. 18, his seventh of the day against one bogey. Five of the birdies came on the back nine.
“That birdie on the last (hole) was huge,” Gotterup said. “I was kind of in not a great spot over there on the right, but hit a great shot and finished it off with a really nice putt.”
A bogey-free round consisting of six birdies helped van Rooyen deliver his best round of the tourney. He had four birdies on the front nine and two on the back side, finishing his round with a flourish by sinking a 60-foot putt.
“Yeah, putting has been great all week,” van Rooyen said. “You look at the back nine, you’ve got 13 which is a beautiful opportunity, you’ve got 15, and you walk away with a bit of a sour taste in your mouth. But that’s golf. It’s a stupid game we play, and you make a 60-footer on 18. I’m playing great. That’s all I can do.”
Campillo scored an eagle on the par-5, No. 4 and made five birdies on the back nine. But on the front side, he had a bogey on No. 5 and a harmful double-bogey on the par-4, No. 8.
“Still 18 holes to go,” Campillo said. “It’s never easy to win a golf tournament, and I like my chances. Obviously I have to play great. I cannot make any mistakes, and I have to keep playing like this.”
MacIntrye had four birdes and one bogey. He carded three straight birdies on Nos. 15-17.
“I made one bogey the first round. I made one bogey the second round,” MacIntrye said. “When I bogeyed the first, walking to the second tee, I said … ‘that’s my one bogey gone,’ and I only had one bogey. I just had to stay patient. I knew there was going to be lots of chances. It’s just about giving yourself as many as you can.”
Alex Smalley shot 68 and is sixth at 12-under 201.
AUTO RACING
DARLINGTON, S.C. – Driving a No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, with a paint scheme reminiscent of the late Tim Richmond’s 1982 Buick, Tyler Reddick emulated the driver he was honoring.
Reddick won the pole position for Sunday’s Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series race (3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Turning a lap at Darlington Raceway in 28.906 seconds (170.124 mph) in the final round of qualifying, Reddick edged Brad Keselowski (170.018 mph) for the top starting spot by 0.018 seconds.
The Busch Light Pole Award was Reddick’s first of the season, his first at the “Track Too Tough to Tame” and the seventh of his career. Richmond won Darlington poles in 1983 and 1986.
“Just really excited that this Tim Richmond throwback Camry is going to be starting on the pole,” said Reddick, who added to the tribute with his own Richmond-style mustache.
“It’s really nice to put the work in this week to have that kind of qualifying effort. Last week was tough (20th-place finish at Kansas). We didn’t lack any effort in trying to find ways to have a good week this week.”
Chris Buescher qualified third at 169.543 mph, giving Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing two of the top three grid positions for Sunday’s race, the 13th of the season. Buescher finished second to Kyle Larson by 0.001 seconds last Sunday at Kansas Speedway in the closest finish in Cup Series history.
Ty Gibbs (169.491 mph) will start fourth, followed by William Byron, Larson, Denny Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, Ross Chastain and Martin Truex Jr. Chastain edged Kyle Busch for the final Group B spot in the second round after both drivers ran identical times to the thousandth of a second in the opening round.
Chastain got the nod on an owner points tiebreaker.
Returning to competition after a two-race injury absence, Erik Jones will start 30th in the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota. Jones suffered a compression fracture of a lower vertebra during a multicar wreck at Talladega in April.
Reddick’s paint scheme is his second honoring Richmond.
“He was the type of driver, in my opinion — when he was at the track or away from the track — he was always living life to the fullest and really happy living the life he (led),” Reddick said.
“Obviously, what he could do inside of a race car, too, is something that I always extremely appreciated about him.”
There’s one more way Reddick can emulate Richmond — do what Richmond did in 1986 and win at Darlington from the pole.
Erik Jones returns with seat adjustment
Discretion was the better part of valor for Erik Jones, who sat out last Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway despite having been cleared to compete.
Jones suffered a compression fracture of a lower vertebra in a violent collision with the outside wall during a multicar accident April 21 at Talladega and missed the last two races, at Dover and Kansas.
He returns this weekend at Darlington, where he has claimed two of his three career victories, both in the Southern 500.
“There was probably a possibility coming back right away with the injury, but Dover was not a place where that was going to happen,” Jones said before qualifying on Saturday at Darlington. “Even Kansas was a place that was going to be challenging with high speed and a lot of risk of being an incident-not of your own doing necessarily.
“Coming to Darlington, I feel like you can control your own destiny a bit. There is less risk for an accident like that. Also, three weeks in, I feel like we are on the safe side of 100 percent, and I feel 100 percent.”
After a significant accident, there’s always evaluation, and Jones’ Legacy Motor Club team has made changes to increase Jones’ comfort in the No. 43 Toyota.
“We’ve changed the seat a lot,” Jones explained. “This will be the first race on that seat. I’m sitting in a pretty different position than I’m used to for almost all of my racing career. Guys that have (gone) through this similar injury have gone through the same transition to their seating position as well.
“Fortunately — it’s not a short race, it’s 400 miles — but it feels short here, I feel like. It will be a good test here, and next week at (North) Wilkesboro (in the NASCAR All-Star Race). How does the seat feel, what can I change before the (Coca-Cola) 600?
“I would say it is two good weeks of that, seeing how I feel, seeing what is bothering me, especially after Darlington tomorrow, and saying this what hurts, this is what we are going to change, and this is how we are going to move forward.”
Todd Gilliland open to leadership role at Front Row
When Front Row Motorsports mainstay Michael McDowell announced earlier this week that he was leaving the organization after seven seasons, it took teammate Todd Gilliland by surprise.
“Part of me is surprised he’s leaving, just because – same as you guys see – he’s been there a long time, and he’s really built the organization up into what it is today, in my opinion,” Gilliland said on Saturday at Darlington Raceway. “He’s been a huge part of that.
“Yes, I am surprised he’s leaving, but at the same time, he’s been doing so well you have to think there’s going to be opportunities. So, yes, I’m definitely sad to see him go just based on how much his does, his leadership within the team.”
McDowell’s exit to Spire Motorsports potentially thrusts Gilliland into a leadership role at Front Row, where his father, David Gilliland, drove for six full seasons.
“I did some interview where I said hopefully I can take the torch where I can do the leadership deal, and I joked at the moment (to McDowell), ‘I didn’t want it to be this soon-you didn’t need to leave this early.’”
Before he can assume a leadership position at Front Row, however, Gilliland has to have a deal in place for next season. Team owner Bob Jenkins operates on a year-to-year basis, and one of the reasons the 2021 Daytona 500 winner chose was the offer of a longer-term deal with Spire.
Kyle Busch seeking stability in Next Gen Cup Car
The transition to NASCAR’s Next Gen race car hasn’t been kind to Kyle Busch.
In 2022, the year of the Next Gen’s introduction into the NASCAR Cup Series, Busch stole a win on Bristol dirt when Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick collided in front of him. That was his only victory in his final season with Joe Gibbs Racing.
Busch won three times in 2023 after a move to Richard Childress Racing, but he feels that other teams have made progress with the setups of the car that RCR hasn’t matched.
“Last year, we were good out of the gate,” Busch said. “We had some good stuff, and then as times have changed, the setups have evolved, and guys have found how to make their stuff go faster. We just haven’t been able to do that.”
Busch has 63 victories to his credit, most among active Cup Series drivers, but he hasn’t achieved the level of comfort with the new car that Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson have, for example.
“It definitely drives different than the old car,” Busch said. “What that is, I’m not exactly sure. … When you lean into the corner and the right-front is outside the right-rear, the car is much tighter. When you get to the center off of the corner and the right-front is inside the right-rear coming downhill, it’s much looser.
“And so, trying to find that balance of that has been difficult, trying to get that right. But the old car didn’t have that sensation. It was easy to just make a smooth corner and have the balance stay the same the whole time, where now I feel like I’m fighting many more balance issues.”
The last two weeks have showed promise, however. Busch won the pole and finished fourth at Dover. At Kansas last Sunday, he ran consistently in the top five and rallied from a late spin to finish eighth.
***Alex Palou continued to shine at Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course, winning the Sonsio Grand Prix on Saturday.
Palou also saw success on the 14-turn, 2.4-mile course last year, prevailing there on May 13, 2023. He led for 39 laps on Saturday, besting Will Power by 6.6106 seconds.
“It was an amazing win,” Palou said. “It’s great to be back-to-back from last year, and we’re going to continue this May. A win helps a lot, especially if it’s a pole and a win and the way we won it.
“We’re going to celebrate, for sure, but we’re going to switch this afternoon our focus to the big one.”
That “big one” Palou was referencing is the Indianapolis 500, which is scheduled for May 26. Practice for that race begins Tuesday.
Palou, driving the No. 10 Honda, now has 10 career IndyCar Series wins, with Saturday’s marking his first one that earned him points this season. He also prevailed at The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge in March, a race that didn’t result in any points.
Racing in the No. 12 Chevrolet, Power has landed as the runner-up in three of four races this year.
“Yeah, you do get sick of finishing second,” Power said. “Oh, my God. You’re just racing very tough people, and if you’re not exactly perfect, you won’t win. I wasn’t exactly perfect in qualifying, and I didn’t win.”
Christian Lundgaard, Scott Dixon and Marcus Armstrong rounded out the top five, finishing third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Lundgaard led for 35 laps and came away with his best finish of 2024.
TOP INDIANA RELEASES
INDIANA PACERS
Game Preview
After a dramatic Game 3 victory, the Pacers have a chance to even their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinal series with the New York Knicks with a win in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Andrew Nembhard played the role of unlikely hero on Friday night. The second-year guard missed his first six shots and was scoreless with two minutes remaining in Game 3, but he scored two huge baskets down the stretch.
The first was a layup with 1:55 remaining on a breakaway started by Myles Turner’s chase-down block of Josh Hart to put Indiana up 104-102. After a 3-pointer by Jalen Brunson tied the game at 106 with 40 seconds remaining, Nembhard then buried a 31-foot 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 16.4 seconds remaining that proved to be the dagger in a 111-106 victory.
Pacers All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton threw the ball to Nembhard on the left wing late in the shot clock after the Knicks sent a double team at him. Nembhard briefly bobbled the ball, but didn’t panic, using a step-back move to create separation from Brunson and hoisting a deep three that swished through the net, sending the sellout crowd into hysterics.
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It was the latest memorable moment in the Pacers-Knicks playoff rivalry that seems to always produce thrilling finishes. And it was an important victory for Indiana to jump back into the series. No team has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit in NBA history, but at 2-1 with another home game for Game 4, the Blue & Gold are now in great position to even the series and turn it into a best-of-three.
Both teams enter Game 4 with their star players battered and bruised. Brunson injured his right foot and missed a quarter in Game 2. He was questionable for Game 3, but wound up playing through discomfort, finishing with 26 points on as many shots in 38 minutes.
The Pacers changed up their matchups for Game 3, putting bigger wing Aaron Nesmith on Brunson instead of Nembhard, a move that was effective for large stretches, as Brunson was less efficient and had five turnovers.
On the other side, Haliburton was brilliant in Game 3, tallying 35 points while going 14-for-26 from the field and 6-for-16 from 3-point range. But he rolled his ankle early in the fourth quarter and though he stayed in the game, he was limping noticeably down the stretch. Haliburton has already been dealing with a sore lower back during the postseason.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Knicks: G – Jalen Brunson, G – Donte DiVincenzo, F – Josh Hart, F – Precious Achiuwa, C – Isaiah Hartenstein
Injury Report
Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton – questionable (lower back spasms/right ankle sprain), Aaron Nesmith – questionable (sore right shoulder), Bennedict Mathurin – out (right shoulder labral tear)
Knicks: Jalen Brunson – questionable (sore right foot), OG Anunoby – out (left hamstring strain), Bojan Bogdanovic – out (left foot surgery), Julius Randle – out (right shoulder surgery), Mitchell Robinson – out (left ankle stress injury)
Last Meeting
May 10, 2024: Andrew Nembhard’s 31-foot 3-pointer with 16.4 seconds remaining broke a 106-106 tie and proved to be the decisive blow in Indiana’s 111-106 victory.
It was the culmination of a dramatic contest that saw the Pacers go up by 12 early, but fall behind by nine early in the fourth quarter before rallying to tie and ultimately win the game.
Tyrese Haliburton led Indiana with 35 points and seven assists in the win, going 14-for-26 from the field and 6-for-16 from 3-point range. Pascal Siakam added 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting and seven rebounds, while Myles Turner tallied 21 points, 10 boards, and three blocks.
Donte DiVincenzo scored 35 points for the Knicks while going 7-for-11 from 3-point range. Jalen Brunson added 26 points and six assists, while Alec Burks chipped in 14 points off the bench.
Noteworthy
- The Pacers are 4-0 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the playoffs and have won their last nine home games including the regular season. Indiana’s last home loss was on March 18.
- With his performances in Games 2 and 3, Haliburton became just the fifth player in NBA history to score 30 or more points and make six or more 3-pointers in consecutive playoff games, joining a list that includes Stephen Curry (seven times), Donovan Mitchell (twice), James Harden, and Damian Lillard.
- The Knicks lost starting forward OG Anunoby to a hamstring strain in Game 2. He traveled to Indianapolis, but was inactive for Game 3 and seems unlikely to play Friday.
- After Game 4, the series will shift back to New York for Game 5, which will be played on Tuesday night at 8:00 PM ET.
Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
TV: ABC – Mike Breen (play-by-play), Doris Burke (analyst), JJ Redick (analyst), Lisa Salters (sideline reporter)
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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Canaan Smith-Njigba launched a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning, but the Louisville Bats responded with two runs in the bottom half to defeat the Indianapolis Indians on Saturday night at Louisville Slugger Field, 6-5.
With the game knotted at two runs apiece after six innings, Smith-Njigba launched his first home run of the campaign to right field to give Indianapolis (17-18) its first lead since the top of the first. The lead was short-lived, however, when Edwin Ríos matched the effort with a two-run shot off Ben Heller (L, 1-1) in the bottom of the seventh, scoring the series-clinching run.
The Indians jumped out to an early lead courtesy of an RBI single off the bat of Henry Davis and run-scoring groundout by Gilberto Celestino. That lead didn’t last long, either, with the Bats (20-18) plating two in their first trip to the plate.
Louisville then took its first lead in the sixth when P.J. Higgins – who drove in the first Bats run on a double in the first – singled home Ríos. Two batters later, Austin Wynns doubled to bring home Higgins.
A pair of walks in the fifth inning began Indianapolis’ comeback, with Billy McKinney singling home Smith-Njigba to cut the deficit to one run. After a leadoff double by Celestino in the sixth, Matt Gorski punched a soft grounder through the right side of the infield to tie the game.
J.C. Flowers got the nod for Indianapolis to start and allowed four runs through 2.0 innings. Entering in relief was righty Chris Gau, who staved off the Louisville offense as Indy worked its way back to a tie game.
Evan Kravetz (W, 4-0) pitched Indianapolis into another possible comeback attempt with the bases loaded and no outs in the eighth, but Brooks Kriske shut down the threat. Sam Moll (S, 1) then stranded the game-tying run at third base in the ninth with back-to-back strikeouts to win the game.
Making his Triple-A debut, Matt Fraizer joined Smith-Njibga, Celestino and Liover Peguero as one of four Indians batters to record two hits in the contest. Davis reached base safely in three of five plate appearances with a single and two walks.
The Indians and Bats finish off the six-game series tomorrow afternoon in a 1:05 PM first pitch at Louisville Slugger Field. In a rematch of the series opener, LHP Eric Lauer (2-1, 3.95) will take the mound against RHP Carson Spiers (2-1, 2.86).
INDIANA FEVER
The Indiana Fever announced today the team exercised the fourth-year option on the rookie scale contracts of guards Lexie Hull and Kristy Wallace.
Hull was selected with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft by Indiana and Wallace was traded to Indiana from Atlanta ahead of the 2023 regular season.
The team also announced guards Maya Caldwell and Leilani Correa were waived today.
The Fever tip off the 2024 regular season against the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Mohegan Sun Arena. The game will be broadcast on ESPN 2, Disney+, the WNBA App and on WNBA League Pass.
INDIANA BASEBALL
LINCOLN, Neb. – In a series that’s felt like a heavyweight fight, Nebraska punched back on Saturday (May 11) night to even the series with a 5-2, 10-inning walk-off victory at Haymarket Field in Lincoln, Neb. The Cornhuskers got two on in the 10th via a double and an intentional walk. Junior reliver Julian Tonghini struck out the ensuing two batters but hung a breaking ball to Cole Evans who hit a walk-off three-run home run.
Sophomore outfielder Devin Taylor hit a leadoff home run for the second-consecutive game but that was all of IU’s offense until the eighth inning. The Hoosiers had trouble hitting Nebraska starter Mason McConnaughey who went a season-best 7.1 innings while allowing just two runs. Sophomore shortstop Tyler Cerny had an RBI-double to chase him in the eighth but IU couldn’t get anything on reliver Caleb Clark.
Tonight’s contest was just the second extra-inning affair this season for the Hoosiers. IU went 12 innings with Ball State in a game that was called due to darkness. It’s the second time IU has been walked off in Big Ten play (4/7 at Maryland).
The two teams return in quick fashion to the diamond for a 12:00 PM ET/11:00 AM CT first pitch on Mother’s Day at Hawks Field. Junior left-hander Ryan Kraft, who threw just three pitches tonight, will open the game on the mound for IU. The game will be carried nationally on the Big Ten Network.
Scoring Recap
Top First
Devin Taylor, for the second-straight game, led off the contest with a home run. He hit a solo shot to left field to open the scoring.
Indiana 1, Nebraska 0
Bottom Sixth
Tyler Stone leveled the game in the sixth, reaching out to take a pitch from Drew Buhr over the fence in right field.
Indiana 1, Nebraska 1
Bottom Seventh
The Huskers jumped on Buhr again in the seventh with a solo home run from Dylan Carey.
Nebraska 2, Indiana 1
Top Eighth
IU quickly responded in the eighth. Tyler Cerny doubled off the center-field wall to score Josh Pyne. With two runners in scoring position and just one out, the Hoosiers failed to bring any other runs around to score.
Indiana 2, Nebraska 2
Bottom Tenth
With runners on via a double and an intentional walk, Julian Tonghini got two-consecutive batters to swing and miss on strike three. The very next pitch, he hung a breaking ball that was smoked out to center field for a three-run walk-off home run.
Nebraska 5, Indiana 2
Top Hoosier Performers
#3 Mathison, Carter
1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI
#44 Stadler, Jake
2-4
#14 Foley, Connor
5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 8 K
Notes to Know
• Tonight’s loss was the first Saturday defeat in Big Ten play of the season. IU is now 6-1 in Saturday games in conference play. It was also just the second loss in a game that sophomore right-hander Connor Foley started.
• Devin Taylor hit a leadoff home run for the second-straight night. He has 14 home runs on the season and 30 for his career, just the second player (Alex Dickerson, 38, 2009-10) in program history to hit 30 home runs in his first two years of college baseball.
• Tyler Cerny recorded his 20th double of the season. He and junior third baseman Josh Pyne (20) are the only duo in the Big Ten each with 20+ doubles on the year. Michigan’s Mitch Voit (20) is tied for the conference lead with the Hoosier pairing.
Up Next
A massive rubber match awaits the Hoosiers and Huskers on Sunday afternoon at Haymarket Park. The game, with a first pitch of 12:00 PM ET, will be live on Big Ten Network and can be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
INDIANA SOFTBALL
IOWA CITY, IOWA. –––– No. 8 seed Indiana’s run in the Big Ten Tournament fell just short in the title game as it lost to No. 2 seed Michigan, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon at Bob Pearl Field.
Indiana’s season record now stands at 40-18.
No. 8 Seed INDIANA 1, No. 2 Seed MICHIGAN 3
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana got on the board first in the top of the second inning. Freshman Aly VanBrandt singled to right center and two at-bats later, senior Aaliyah Andrews doubled to bring her home and make it a 1-0 game.
• In the bottom of the second, senior Brooke Benson tagged second to get the lead runner out and then connected with junior Sarah Stone at first for a 6-3 double play.
• The third inning went by quickly for both teams, as each defense got out of the inning after facing only three hitters.
• Michigan tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning on a single from Stephenson to score Langford.
• The Wolverines would take the lead on an Indiana error, bringing in two runs to make it a 3-1 game.
• In the top of the seventh, Andrews would lace a hit up the middle and Cooper walked to put two runners on, but the Hoosiers could not score.
NOTABLES
• Five Hoosiers were named to the All-Tournament Team: Aaliyah Andrews, Brooke Benson, Alex Cooper, Brianna Copeland and Aly VanBrandt.
• Andrews was 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and a double.
• Indiana has reached the Big Ten Tournament Final for two consecutive seasons.
• Copeland only allowed two hits and one earned run while pitching in the circle.
UP NEXT
Indiana will learn its postseason fate tomorrow night during the 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament’s Selection Show. The show will start at 7 p.m. (ET) on ESPN2.
PURDUE BASAEBALL
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Connor Caskenette hit his team-leading 13th home run and Purdue Baseball eclipsed its team RBI record that had stood since 1986, but both achievements came in a 7-6 walk-off loss at Michigan on Saturday.
The game ended on a bases-loaded walk to pinch hitter AJ Garcia with one out in the ninth inning. After cleanup hitter Collin Priest’s fourth hit of the day gave U-M (27-24, 12-6 Big Ten) runners on second and third, the Boilermakers (33-18, 13-7 Big Ten) issued an intentional walk to load the bases.
Purdue stranded 11 runners on base, one shy of the team season high in Big Ten play, which also came in a walk-off loss on a Saturday. That March 30 game at Ohio State marked the last time the Boilermakers had lost on the road.
Caskenette connected for a solo blast in the fourth inning, matching Jacson McGowan (2018) and Cam Thompson (2022) for the most homers by a Boilermaker in the BBCOR bat era (2011-present). Caskenette also doubled and walked twice, scoring three of Purdue’s six runs.
Keenan Spence shined again for the Boilermakers, reaching base safely in all five of his plate appearances. He delivered a two-out RBI single in his first at-bat and doubled up the middle to lead off the sixth inning. On the heels of his two-homer game in Friday’s win, Michigan chose to intentionally walk Spence with first base open in the seventh and ninth innings.
Thomas Green drove in runs with a sacrifice fly and an RBI ground out, giving the Boilers a 6-5 lead by putting the ball in play with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh. He accounted for the team’s 398th RBI of the season to break that team benchmark.
But Purdue was unable to capitalize on leadoff doubles in the sixth and ninth innings while also stranding runners on second and third in the top of the seventh.
Mike Bolton Jr.’s leadoff double in the fifth inning did lead to runs as the Boilers quickly answered after Michigan had scored four in the previous frame to open up a 5-3 lead. Bolton is now riding a 30-game on-base streak, becoming the sixth Boilermaker since 2001 with such a steak of at least 30 games. He’s also hit safely in 13 consecutive Big Ten games.
Luke Gaffney delivered an RBI double and Jo Stevens a run-scoring single for Purdue in the top of the fifth.
STREAKS EXTENDED
• Mike Bolton Jr. – 30-game on-base streak; 26-game on-base streak in Big Ten play (since 4/29/23); 14-game hit streak in Big Ten play
• Luke Gaffney – 16-game on-base streak in Big Ten play; 9-game hit streak in Big Ten play
• Couper Cornblum – 8-game on-base streak; 104 consecutive games started (since start of 2023)
Michigan shortstop Kyle Dernedde made two fine defensive plays, robbing Camden Gasser and Bolton of hits. He took away a leadoff single from Bolton with the game tied in the eighth inning. Bolton made a fine catch of his own in a big spot, a running grab in foul territory with the go-ahead run at third base for the final out of the eighth inning.
Davis Pratt registered the Boilermakers’ lone 1-2-3 inning of the day, rolling through U-M’s 5-6-7 hitters in the bottom of the fifth after his team had tied it in the top the frame. The visitors briefly held leads of 3-1 and 6-5 but Michigan’s eight extra-base hits powered a 12-hit attack.
The rubber game of the series is slated for Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. In rubber games this season, Purdue is 0-2 and Michigan is 5-0.
NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame (27-21) was firing on all cylinders in Saturday’s record-breaking game against Toledo (24-27), securing the series with the 8-2 win.
With the Irish’s three homers today, they set the program record for single-season home runs, currently at 81 on the year (The 2022 College World Series team single-season record was set at 79). INF Jack Penney was responsible for two of the homers on the day, his second-career multi-homer game (his first was March 3, 2024 at Tennessee Tech), and second game with five RBI (his first was March 11, 2023 at Georgia Tech). OF Brady Gumpf also recorded a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth to maintain the Irish lead.
Starting RHP Matt Bedford (3-6) led the defense and earned the win, only allowing one run and two walks in a five-inning performance. RHP Bennett Flynn pitched four innings in relief to earn the save, striking out an impressive seven batters, walking two and only giving up one run, unearned.
The Irish added to their defensive showcase, turning another double play–their 43rd of the season. Entering the weekend, the Irish ranked first in the ACC in double plays. INF Connor Hincks came into the weekend ranked first in double plays. He brings his individual total to 42.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish immediately forced a groundout on Bedford’s first pitch. After a single, a flyout to OF David Glancy sat the next better. Toledo doubled to left field, but after the ball took an errant bounce, Glancy managed to recover and send it back to C Tony Lindwedel, who made a swift tag to throw the runner out at home, saving a run and ending the top half of the first. In the bottom half, Glancy smacked a leadoff double to begin the Irish attack, but the next three batters were then retired in order.
Both teams traded three up, three downs in the second inning, keeping the game scoreless. In the top of the third, Gumpf snagged a fly ball to sit the leadoff batter. After a single, the Irish secured the second out on a fielder’s choice. Another flyout forced the third out and put Notre Dame back up to bat, but the Irish order was held at the plate in the bottom of the third.
In the top of the fourth, the Irish forced another leadoff groundout. After a hit by pitch and a flyout, Bedford dealt his first strikeout to end the top half-inning.
Leading off in the bottom of the fourth, Penney launched a solo homer into right field, opening up the scoring for the Irish and tying the existing program single-season home run record at 79. Moreno earned a walk and advanced to second on a groundout, then continued to third on a throwing error. A Baumgardt single drove in Moreno, bringing the score to 2-0. Another single by DH Tito Flores pushed Baumgardt into scoring position, then a Gumpf sacrifice fly brought him home to put the Irish up 3-0. A foul out brought the fourth to a close.
After giving up a leadoff homer and then a single in the fifth, Bedford responded by delivering another strikeout. The Rockets drew a walk, but fouled out on the next at-bat. Another walk and subsequent groundout sent the game to the bottom half of the inning with the Irish leading 3-1.
Leading off in the bottom of the fifth, OF TJ Williams reached base on a hit by pitch, then took-off to steal second. Glancy singled to bring Williams to third. Penney then blasted a three-run homer – his second home run of the game – to stretch the Irish lead to 6-1, breaking the program’s single-season team record. The next three batters were sat to end the inning.
RHP Bennett Flynn took the mound for Bedford to begin the sixth. After drawing a walk, the Toledo runner was able to advance on a throwing error. Flynn struck out the next batter. The Rockets managed to score on a sacrifice fly, making it a 6-2 game. Flynn then delivered his second strikeout to send the inning to the bottom half.
After a leadoff groundout, Gumpf rocketed a homer to right field, bringing the lead to 7-2. A Lindwedel single and Williams walk put two on base for the Irish. After a strikeout, Penney earned another walk. A flyout ended the inning.
The Irish defense held strong in the seventh. After a hit by pitch, Flynn dealt a three-pitch strikeout, his third K of the day. The Irish then turned a double play – a combined effort from Flynn, Penney and Hincks. In the top of the seventh, Hincks drew a walk to lead off, then Baumgardt reached on a fielder’s choice, tagging Hincks out. A pair of flyouts moved the game to the eighth.
After a single, Flynn delivered his fourth strikeout. Glancy retired the next batter on a flyout to left field. The Rockets hit another single, but Flynn then struck out the next batter to shut the Rockets down. The first two Irish batters were sat in the bottom of the eighth. Glancy drew a walk on a full count, then Penney slammed a double to bring him home, extending the Irish lead to 8-2. A groundout ended the inning.
Flynn struck out his sixth batter to lead off the top of the ninth then forced a groundout to sit the first two batters. After a double and a walk, Flynn took care of business, tacking on a final three-pitch strikeout, his seventh, to put the game away.
UP NEXT
Notre Dame and Toledo will conclude the weekend series on Sunday, May 12 at 1 p.m. ET at Frank Eck Stadium. Sunday’s game will be the final regular season home game of the 2024 season.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S LAX
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – After a record setting performance all around by the University of Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team to open the NCAA postseason play, the seventh-seeded and No. 4 Irish team will host No. 5 Michigan in the NCAA Second Round at noon Sunday (May 12).
The Irish dominated game one against Coastal Carolina, recording a 24-6 triumph over the Chanticleers which marked both the most goals in an NCAA Tournament game and largest margin of victory in a postseason contest. Jackie Wolak’s 11-point performance tied her career best while her nine assists, including five in the first quarter, set numerous program records.
Tickets for the Second Round game can be purchased here.
GAME DETAILS
Location: South Bend, Ind. | NCAA Second Round vs. Michigan
Schedule: May 12 | 12 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats: UND.com
Twitter Updates: @NDWomensLax
For a more in-depth look at the matchup – Game Notes: Notre Dame
FOR STARTERS
- As the No. 7-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament, the Irish played host to Coastal Carolina, Michigan and Mercer for the first and second rounds of the 2024 postseason.
- The Irish played the Chanticleers in round one of the tournament, advancing to Sunday’s Second Round matchup against Michigan who defeated Mercer Friday.
- The Irish opened the tournament with a record setting performance against Coastal Carolina, including most goals forced in an NCAA Tournament game and largest margin of victory for the Irish in NCAA postseason history. Their 24-6 win over the Chanticleers included a career performance from numerous individuals like Jackie Wolak (11 pts./9 assists), Arden Tierney (5 goals) and Kathryn Morrissey (3 goals; first career hat trick).
- Picking up her 16th win of the season and boasting all decisions for the Irish in 2024, Lilly Callahan tied a program record for single-season wins by a Notre Dame goalkeeper. She became just the second individual to hit 16 wins in a year with the Irish, joining Erin Goodman who set the record in 2009.
- The fourth-ranked Irish will take on the fifth-ranked Wolverines in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament set for noon Sunday, May 12.
- Notre Dame has now appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments and has made it in 11 of the last 12 completed seasons. Under Coach Halfpenny, the Irish appeared in their 11th NCAA postseason tournament when they hosted Coastal Carolina on Friday.
- The Irish kicked off their 2024 campaign with a five-game homestand in which they went 4-1 and had their best start to a season (4-0) since 2020.
- Notre Dame closed out its regular season home slate when they hosted Duke for a 19-7 win on senior day.
- The Irish boast eight 20+ goal performances this season and own one of the nation’s hottest offenses. The eight games with 20 or more goals ranks most in a single season for the Irish in program history. Their previous best was four, set multiple times prior, including in 2023.
- The team opened their ACC Tournament play with their highest-seed in the history of the program, having clinched the 2nd place conference finish following their win at Louisville to end the regular season.
- The Irish fell to the Eagles of Boston College in a tightly contested defensive matchup, 7-9 in the ACC Semifinals to end their run in Charlotte.
- With her second draw control of the ACC Semifinals, Kelly Denes became the program’s all-time leader at the draw, boasting 368 career controls and passing Andie Aldave’s previous record of 367. The senior from Florida now owns 381 career draw controls and is the only individual to have three consecutive 100+ draw control seasons.Kasey Choma became the program’s all-time leader in games played with her start against the Eagles Friday in the ACC tournament. To date, the graduate student has appeared in 84 games for the Irish and owns 303 points off 248 goals and 55 assists.
- Kelly Denes registered 16 draw controls in the contest against Pitt, tying a program record and helping the Irish to 26 total draw wins – good for a program best at home.
- For her performance at the draw circle against Pitt, Denes was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week.
- Doherty’s hat trick goal at Brown came with 36.5 seconds to play in regulation of a deadlocked 15-15 contest to snap the tie and give the Irish the win. She followed it up with a career night four goals at then No. 2 Boston College, including the final dagger with just 15 ticks left on the clock to hand the Irish their first win at BC since 2003. To ensure the victory, Doherty won the following draw control to give the Irish possession and run out the clock. Following the road trip, Doherty racked up numerous awards for her full field performance, including USA Lacrosse, IWLCA and ACC honors. The senior midfielder now boasts a team best six game-winning goals this season, with her most recent coming against Coastal Carolina.
- Last season the Irish boasted four regular season road wins, including defeats of Duke, Butler, Pitt and Robert Morris. They have since surpassed that number this year, owning a 8-0 record on the road.
- Callahan was announced as ACC Defensive Player of the Week Tuesday, March 5, following her performance at UNC.
- After an eight point weekend, including four goals and two assists against Northwestern, Jackie Wolak was named the USA Lacrosse Magazine, ILWomen and ACC Offensive Player of the Week after boasting four goals and two assists in the team’s win over then-top ranked Northwestern.
- Freshmen Angie Conley, Kathryn Morrissey, Kate Timarky and Meghan O’Hare all scored their first collegiate goals and were joined by veterans Ciara Mazzone and Maeve Dwyer in the accomplishment in the opening weekend of the season.
- Live stats will be available for the contest as well as a the game being aired on the ESPN+.
IN THE POLLS
- Notre Dame was ranked No. 4 in the latest ILWomen/IWLCA poll of the season while sitting atop the USA Lacrosse Magazine rankings for the first time in program history.
ETCHED IN HISTORY
- A five assist and six point performance for Jackie Wolak in the opening quarter of the NCAA Tournament set a program record for the Irish for points in a quarter while tying the assists in a half record (5). She went on to post nine assists against Coastal Carolina to break the previous program record.
- With four draw controls against Boston College in the ACC Semifinals, Kelly Denes became the program’s all-time leader at the draw circle. She now owns 381 career draw controls over four years with the Irish and is the only woman in program history to have recorded triple digit controls in three consecutive seasons.
- When play started on the ACC Semifinal contest, Kasey Choma became Notre Dame’s all-time leader in career games played. The graduate senior has now competed in 84 contests with the Irish during her tenure.
- Notching her third assist of the first quarter against Liberty, Jackie Wolak eclipsed 300 career points. The graduate attacker now boasts 334 points with the Irish off 186 goals and 148 assists. With her 300th point at Notre Dame, Wolak became just the third in program history to hit the mark. Her 334 career points with the Irish ranks second all-time in program history, just two shy of the program record (336) set by Jillian Byers in 2009.
- Madison Ahern joined her classmate in the 300-points club with her third point of the afternoon at Louisville to round out the regular season. It marks the first time in program history that multiple members of the roster have over 300 career points at one time.
- Kasey Choma added to the 300-point club with her second goal of the day against Coastal Carolina, marking the first-ever trio to accomplish the feat. Choma now owns 303 points behind 248 goals and 55 assists.
- Ahern, Choma and Wolak now combine for 951 points during their tenure at Notre Dame.
- With her first goal of the game vs. Central Michigan, Kasey Choma became just the third woman in program history to surpass 200 collegiate goals. The graduate student has scored in 82 of 84 games played throughout her collegiate career, including a 70-game point streak dating back to her Irish debut. Choma’s streak was snapped in the team’s first road contest of the season but she bounced back against Virginia at home the following week with two goals and an assist.
- With her third goal against Pitt, graduate attacker Madison Ahern eclipsed 200 career goals and became the fourth in program history to accomplish the feat. She joined classmate Kasey Choma as the only two to hit the milestone in the same season.
- With 39 points between 26 goals and 13 assists, the Irish women set a program record for most points in a game when they hosted Pitt.
- Their 26 draw controls against the Panthers was also a program record while Kelly Denes’ 16 own draws tied a program best.
- Jackie Wolak’s six assists in the win over Pitt gave her a career-best 11 points on the day, one shy of the program record for an individual game while her assists tied a then-Notre Dame best at home.
BALANCED ATTACK
- The Irish returned an NCAA best 91-percent of their scoring from a season ago including their six top scorers in Jackie Wolak (105 pts.), Kasey Choma (88 pts.), Madison Ahern (84 pts.), MK Doherty (38 pts.), Kristen Shanahan (29 pts.) and Kelly Denes (25 pts.).
- The trio of Ahern, Wolak and Choma combined for 26 points in the team’s opening weekend to kick off 2024, led by Wolak with a team-best 12 points and 7 goals.
- Arden Tierney, a draw specialist who joined the Irish ahead of the 2024 season, registered 10 draw controls in week 1, including eight in the team’s 22-3 win over Central Michigan. Kelly Denes, who led the team in the category a year ago boasts 142 draw controls thus far in 2024 and leads the team in the category again.
- Denes led the team with eight draw controls against Northwestern, tying that of the visitors’ total at the circle as the Irish dominated draws by a 20-8 margin. She now boasts 131 draw controls this season and averages 7.28 controls per game, good for second in the ACC and 13th in the country.
- Through 19 games played, nine Irish individuals boast double digit points while one has reached triple digits – Wolak with a team-best 103. The graduate also leads the team in goals (56) and assists (47).
- With 105 points in 2023, Wolak ranked fourth nationally and second in the ACC. With her performance against Florida to reach the 100+ point mark, she became just the third woman in program history to hit 100 points in a single season. The graduate attacker’s 11 points behind two goals and nine assists over Coastal Carolina lifted her past the ellusive triple-digit mark again in 2024 as she became the first individual in program history to record multiple 100+ point seasons.
- With a scoring margin of 7.72, the Irish rank fourth in the nation while also ranking second in the country in shots per game (36.44) and shots on goal at 26.83 (third).
- At the conclusion of the ACC Tournament, Jackie Wolak was voted ACC Attacker of the Year by conference head coaches. She became the first Notre Dame student-athlete to earn the award under the team’s time in the ACC.
LEADERSHIP GROUP
- The team named a trio of captains, as voted on by their peers, ahead of the 2024 season. This year’s captains will be Madison Ahern, Kasey Choma and Aine Maseker.
BUTLER TRACK
Butler’s Saturday performance at the 2024 BIG EAST Outdoor Track and Field Championships was highlighted by a trio of victories as the Bulldogs claimed conference titles in the men’s 4×100 relay, 4×400 relay and the 200 meters.
With the results, Butler’s men finished third, while the Bulldog women took home eighth place.
UConn took home titles on both the men’s and women’s sides.
The three-day event concluded Saturday on the campus of Villanova in Philadelphia.
For the first time in program history, the Bulldogs captured the BIG EAST title in the 4×100 relay as Troy Larrison, Gavin Cougle, Ben Bradley and Luke Finnegan combined to post a program-record time of 40.55. That came in .13 of a second ahead of second-place DePaul.
Butler’s men closed the championships with a title in the 4×400 relay as Zac Stanley, Cougle, William Cuthbertson and Finnegan clocked a time of 3:08.36. That school-record performance was more than a full second ahead of DePaul, which finished second in 3:09.48.
Finnegan’s time of 21.04 in the 200 meters set a school record as the graduate student also took the conference title. Finnegan out-paced DePaul’s Dominic Cole, who finished second with a time of 21.28.
Luke Walden claimed third in the pole vault, clearing 15′ 11 ¼”. His performance added six points to the Butler total. The Bulldogs also received a third-place performance by their 4×800 relay team, which clocked a time of 7:30.14.
Jesse Hamlin placed fifth in the 1,500 meters, crossing the line in a time of 3:41.39. Liam Murphy of Villanova won the event in 3:39.00. William Cuthbertson finished fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:49.36.
Butler also received points from Jack Elder in the 110-meter hurdles, as his time of 14.73 was good for fifth. Freshman Cabott Craff finished fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 45′ 3-3/4″. Cougle’s time of 49.02 was good for seventh in the men’s 400 meters.
On the women’s side, the Bulldogs placed fifth in the 4×100 relay in a time of 46.99.
Allie Minier’s time of 1:02.36 in the 400-meters was good for fifth. Abby Fostveit was eighth in the 800 meters, posting a time of 2:12.99.
The NCAA East First Round are scheduled for May 22-25 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Early the next week, the Bulldogs will learn which student-athletes are among the top 48 in the region in their respective event to earn entry into the preliminary competition.
Women’s Results (22 events scored)
Connecticut – 210.33 points
Villanova – 141.5
DePaul – 134
Georgetown – 114
St. John’s – 110.5
Providence – 63
Marquette – 43.67
Butler – 33
Xavier – 6
Creighton – 1
Men’s Results (22 events scored)
Connecticut – 287.5
Villanova – 162
Butler – 121.5
DePaul – 85.5
Georgetown – 80
Marquette – 54
Providence – 33.5
Xavier – 12
Creighton – 8
Most Outstanding Track Performers
Men: Darius Brown, DePaul
Women: Kimberley May, Providence
Most Outstanding Field Performers
Men: Tristan Bolinsky, Villanova
Women: Jasmine Barrow, Connecticut
High Point Performers
Men: Tristan Bolinsky, Villanova – 28 points
Women: Jane Livingston, Villanova – 20 points
Coaching Staff of the Year
Men’s: Connecticut
Women’s: Connecticut
BUTLER BASEBALL
VILLANOVA – Butler split a Saturday doubleheader at Villanova with a 3-2 setback in game one, followed by a 10-9 win over the Wildcats in 11 innings. Carter Dorighi went 5-for-6 with a game-winning home run in the nightcap. Dorighi was able to set the Butler single-season hit record in the victory. His 85 hits this year passed Harrison Freed (82) for the top spot in school history.
Dorighi scored the first run of the game for BU in game two. He singled to start the game, stole second, stole third, then came home on a Joey Urban single up the middle of the diamond. BU led 2-0 after a groundout from Ethan Vecrumba, but the Wildcats fought back in the bottom half of the first.
Hassert homered, Shaw tied it with an RBI single and Dennis would give Nova a 3-2 lead. A Whooley double in the second made the game 4-2, but Tommy Townsend would even the battle at 4-4 moments later. Townsend homered to right in the third and singled to right in the fifth to tie the action.
An O’Reilly homer in the sixth extended the Villanova lead to 7-4 in the sixth, but Butler would score one in the seventh, one more in the eighth and two in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Evan Parks and Keegan Conners came up clutch in crunch time. Parks singled to right in the ninth to score Drumm and Connors would follow suit to send Munton home.
Munton had a sac fly in the 10th to give BU a 9-8 edge, but Whooley would homer in the 10th to pull the ‘Cats even. Action would end in the 11th with Dorighi hitting the homer and Cole Graverson sitting the Wildcats down in order to finish off Nova.
Graverson got the win while Nate Rosser got the start. Rosser went four full and Grant Brooks was great out of the bullpen to toss three. The loss went to Francis.
Game one went quick with Villanova claiming a 3-2 win. Butler broke up a scoreless tie in the fourth with an unearned run, but a Shaw solo shot in the sixth would even the scoreboard at 1-1.
Butler got a lift from Urban in the eighth with a solo home run, but two Nova homers would follow in the bottom of eight to give the home team the win.
Graverson took the loss while Montfort was credited with the win. Tyler Banks was solid for BU in his start. The right-hander tossed seven full innings, limiting the Wildcats to just one run off three hits. He struck out five and walked two. McCollough was also tough for Nova before exiting the game for Montfort. He matched Banks with seven innings allowing one run off five hits.
Rain is in the forecast for Sunday, but these two evenly matched teams will try to play game three of the series on Mother’s Day, beginning at Noon.
IUPUI SOFTBALL
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Jaguar softball team fell in back-to-back games in the opening day of the Horizon League Tournament to conclude the 2024 season. The Jags dropped game one to Cleveland State, 2-1 then fell in a win or go home game against Northern Kentucky, 3-2.
In game one, the Jags took on Cleveland State. The Vikings defeated the Jaguars, sending them to the loser’s bracket, 2-1.
IUPUI took the lead first when Morgan Gilbert scored on a bunt single and three-base error. Gilbert hit a bunt single then the Vikings’ pitcher threw past the first baseman, allowing Gilbert to come around and score on the play in the top of the fifth inning.
Cleveland State wasted no time, tying the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth frame. Melissa Holzopfel hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Kiera Frascone. The Vikings took the 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning when Emma Gilkerson knocked a home run over the left field wall.
IUPUI could not come back and fell, 2-1. Carly Metcalf pitched game one for the Jags, taking the loss, giving up two runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in 6.0 innings.
The Jags only recorded three hits in the loss with Gilbert, Kendal Calvert and Kasie Keyes each collecting a single.
After falling in game one, the Jags dropped to the loser’s bracket and faced Northern Kentucky. The Norse defeated IUPUI, 3-2, concluding the Jags’ 2024 season.
The Jags once again took the lead first with a run in the first inning, 1-0. Keyes hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Calvert to give IUPUI the early lead. The Jags added another run in the top of the second inning when Kelli Riordan hit an RBI single to center field, scoring Paige McPhearson, 2-0.
Northern Kentucky tied the game in the bottom of the third inning with a two run single from Ella LeMonier, 2-2. After a scoreless two innings, the Norse took the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning on a passed ball.
With the game and season on the line, the Jags had a runner in scoring position with two outs before the Norse recorded the final out to seal the victory at 3-2.
Alexa Holman took the loss in game two after giving up three runs on four hits in 6.0 innings of work. The Jags recorded six hits in the second game with Kennedy Cowan leading the way, going 2-for-4. Calvert, McPhearson, Holman and Riordan each added a single.
IUPUI concludes their season with an overall record of 13-37.
BALL STATE BASEBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team rode a strong performance on the mound from Keegan Johnson and three-hit games from Decker Scheffler, Michael Hallquist and Houston King at the plate to a 6-4 win on Saturday afternoon against Central Michigan at Ball Diamond.
The Cardinals (30-19-1, 16-10 Mid-American Conference) clinched the series win after claiming Friday’s opener 6-1 over the Chippewas (15-35, 6-20 MAC).
Ball State scored the first run of the game on a Blake Bevis RBI single in the opening frame before Scheffler (two-run single) and Hallquist (RBI single) powered the hosts to a three-run second to pull ahead 4-0.
Central Michigan plated single tallies in the fourth and fifth inning off of Johnson, but that was all the freshman lefty would surrender while striking out 10 in 6.0 innings of work. The Cardinals responded with a two-spot in the bottom of the fourth as Scheffler hit an RBI triple before scoring on a wild pitch.
The visitors scored once each in the seventh and eighth, but Nate Blain closed the game out with 2.1 innings out of the bullpen for his fourth save of the year.
Scheffler went 3-for-5 on the day with three RBI and two runs scored, while Hallquist joined his fellow upperclassman on Senior Day with a 3-for-5 performance at the plate. King went 3-for-4 and scored a run, and Nick Gregory went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs at the top of the order to spark the Ball State offense.
The Cardinals and Chippewas are set to wrap up the series at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
BALL STATE TRACK
DEKALB, Ill. — The Ball State track and field team wrapped up MAC Outdoor Championships Saturday evening in DeKalb, Illinois.
After three full days of competition, the Cardinals are walking away third in the Mid-American Conference. The team had many outstanding performances, solidifying its place in the close race for the championship title.
“The meet was a good demonstration of what we’ve been practicing all year long,” said head coach Adrian Wheatley. “We talk about everything we do being a dress rehearsal for the Big Show and today was the Big Show. Across the board we had a ton of great performances, and the team really rallied around one another. As a coach, I enjoy seeing our young ladies compete during the championship season. We’re excited to see how many individuals qualify for round and on to the national meet.”
The heptathlon athletes kicked things off Thursday morning with the first four of their seven events. Getting an early lead, Jenelle Rogers finished the first event, 100 meter hurdles, in first with a time of 13.70.
Rogers maintained her lead throughout the rest of the competition, finishing first in four of the seven events, including the hurdles, shot put (14.32m), 200 meter dash (23.73) and long jump (6.00m). She finished the competition with 5,657 points.
Sophie Daugard was a powerful competitor in the heptathlon as well, finishing sixth overall with a total of 4,731 points, a new personal best. Daugard finished second in three of the seven events, including the shot put (12.88m), long jump (5.49m) and javelin throw (36.91m). Her attempts in the javelin landed her a new personal best mark.
In just her second heptathlon competition, Kendra Keesling had some exciting moments. Keesling reached new personal best marks in three events, the 100 meter hurdles (15.54), 200 meter dash (26.80) and 800 meter run (2:49.45).
In the individual javelin competition, Brooklyn Taylor hit a big personal best mark of 30.15 meters, nearly two meters farther than her pervious best.
Thursday’s track events saw multiple incredible qualifying performances. In the 400 meter hurdles prelims, both Lauren Graham (1:03.42) and Lindley Steele (1:02.95) ran personal bests to qualify them for the finals.
The 200 meter dash prelims was another exciting event as three Cardinal competitors qualified for the final event including, Rogers (23.53), Alana Springer (23.99) and Jenna Oriani (23.90). Rogers’s efforts were good for a new personal best time.
Following the conclusion of the heptathlon on Friday, Rogers had another busy day in individual events. In the shot put, Rogers hit a new season best mark of 15.48 meters, good for second overall.
Not long after, she secured a first place finish in the long jump with a season best mark of 6.21 meters. Rogers’s victory in the long jump is the first time a Ball State competitor has won the event since 2008.
Friday’s track events were equally as exciting, starting with the 100 meter hurdles preliminaries. Rogers qualified in the event with a second place time of 13.61.
In the 100 meter prelims, all three of the competing Cardinals qualified for the final. Makayla Sumrall lead the qualifying group with a time of 11.66, followed by Springer (11.80) and Moriah Johnson (11.88).
Saturday, the final day of competition, brought high suspense and many impressive performances from the Ball State team.
Among the first events of the day, the Cardinal’s 4×100 meter relay team made up of Sumrall, Springer, Johnson and Steele, had an incredible race, winning gold. The team’s first-place finish came with a time of 44.92, the second fastest finish in Ball State history.
In the 100 meter hurdle finals, Rogers pulled away with the gold medal after crossing the finish line with a time of 13.55. This was the first time Ball State was victorious in this event in 14 years and Rogers’s third win of the competition.
Success continued through the 100 meter finals. Sumrall ran an excellent race, winning the event and running a personal best time of 11.25. Springer came in second, running a time of 11.42 and Johnson finished sixth with a personal best time of 11.61.
Both, the 400 meter hurdle finals and the 200 meter finals saw more top finishes. In the hurdles, Steele finished fifth, running a new best time of 1:02.23. Graham finished eighth with a time of 1:06.63. Rogers finished the 200 meter dash third with a time of 23.76. Springer finished close behind in fourth and Oriani finished seventh.
The final event on the track was the 4×400 meter relay. Ball State’s team of Alexis Thigpen, Emma Potter, Paige Kirtz and Steele ran a great race, finishing third with a collective time of 3:45.45.
Wrapping up the weekend was the high jump and the discus throw. Rogers found herself on the podium once again after finishing fifth with a high jump mark of 1.73 meters, a season best.
Sydney Miller made her name known in the discus event after hitting a new personal best throw of 44.40 meters. Her efforts landed her a spot on the podium in sixth place.
The Cardinals finished with 103 total points. Rogers was also named the Mid-American Conference’s Female MVP of the year, her second year in a row winning this honor.
The team will now look ahead to post season possibilities.
Ball State Individual Results at Outdoor MAC Championships
Thursday – Field Events
Heptathlon
1st – Jenelle Rogers – 5657
100m Hurdles – 1st – 13.70
High Jump – 3rd – 1.66m
Shot Put – 1st – 14.32m
200m – 1st – 23.73
Long Jump – 1st – 6.00m
Javelin – 6th – 30.31m
800m – 6th – 2:31.32
7th – Sophie Daugard – 4731
100m Hurdles – 10th – 15.78
High Jump – 8th – 1.42m
Shot Put – 2nd – 12.88m
200m – 4th – 25.84
Long Jump – 2nd – 5.49m
Javelin – 2nd – 36.91m
800m – 9th – 2:35.86
9th – Kendra Keesling – 3859
100m Hurdles – 9th – 15.54
High Jump – 10th – 1.39m
Shot Put – 9th – 9.59m
200m – 8th – 26.80
Long Jump – 7th – 5.13m
Javelin – 10th – 20.00m
800m – 11th – 2:49.45
Hammer Throw
16th – Malena Higgins – 38.95
17th – Sydney Miller – 38.79
Javelin
12th – Sophie Daugard – 30.82m
13th – Brooklyn Taylor – 30.15m
Thursday – Track Events
1500m Prelims
14th – Sarah Mahnensmith – 4:34.51
400m Hurdles Prelims
6th – Lauren Graham – 1:03.42Q
7th – Lindley Steele – 1:02.95q
200m Prelims
2nd – Jenelle Rogers – 23.53Q
5th – Alana Springer – 23.99Q
7th – Jenna Oriani – 23.90q
11th – Makayla Sumrall – 24.18
10000m
11th – Carly Spletzer – 36:20.65
Friday – Field Events
Shot Put
2nd – Jenelle Rogers – 15.48 (SB)
11th – Sophie Daugard – 13.21m
15th – Brooklyn Taylor – 12.49m
Long Jump
1st – Jenelle Rogers – 6.21m (SB)
15th – Lindley Steele – 5.45m
Friday – Track Events
100m Hurdles Prelims
2nd – Jenelle Rogers – 13.61Q
10th – Jennah Rogers – 14.20
11th – Lauren Graham – 14.40
400m Prelims
14th – Emma Potter – 56.77
17th – Paige Kirtz – 57.59
18th – Alexis Thigpen – 57.63
100m Prelims
1st – Makayla Sumrall – 11.66Q
3rd – Alana Springer – 11.80Q
7th – Moriah Johnson – 11.88q
Saturday – Field Events
Triple Jump
11th – Mckenna Cinotte – 11.52m
13th – Brenna Lehrer – 11.20m
18th – Taylor Hickman – 10.64m
Discus
6th – Sydney Miller – 44.40m (PR)
High Jump
5th – Jenelle Rogers – 1.73m
9th – Malina Miller – 1.66m
Saturday – Running Events
4x100m Relay
1st – Makayla Sumrall, Alana Springer, Moriah Johnson, Lindley Steele – 44.92
100m Hurdles Finals
1st – Jenelle Rogers – 13.55
100m Finals
1st – Makayla Sumrall – 11.25
2nd – Alana Springer – 11.42
6th – Moriah Johnson – 11.61
400m Hurdles Finals
5th – Lindley Steele – 1:02.34 (PR)
8th – Lauren Graham – 1:06.63
200m Finals
3rd – Jenelle Rogers – 23.76
4th – Alana Springer – 23.89
7th – Jenna Oriani – 1:09.57
5000m
19th – Sarah Mahnensmith
4x400m Relay
3rd – Alexis Thigpen, Emma Potter, Paige Kirtz, Lindley Steele – 3:45.45
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Zach Davidson posted a career-high 10 strikeouts out of the bullpen and Adam Pottinger drove in three RBIs as Indiana State secured the Missouri Valley series win over Evansville with Saturday’s 6-4 victory.
Davidson (3-1) tied his career-high effort with 4.1 innings in relief of starter Brennyn Cutts and struck out 10 of the 17 batters he faced to record his second win in as many weeks. The senior left-hander entered the game with the Sycamores (36-10, 19-4) and Purple Aces (28-22, 14-9) tied 4-4 in the top of the fifth and proceeded to strike out five of the first six batters he faced on his way to silencing an Evansville offense that was starting to gain momentum.
The Sycamores took the lead on Luis Hernandez’s leadoff solo home run to right center in the bottom of the fifth inning as the first baseman went deep over UE starter Donovan Schultz (3-2) to push ISU ahead. Indiana State would add insurance in the bottom of the eighth inning as Grant Magill worked his way around the bases following a leadoff single before scoring on Josue Urdaneta’s sacrifice fly to put the Sycamores ahead 6-4.
Davidson continued to deal as the Hartsburg, Mo. native surrendered just three hits and a walk in his first double-digit strikeout outing at Indiana State before turning the ball over to Simon Gregersen (S, 6) with two outs and a runner on in the ninth. Gregersen allowed a single to Kip Fougerousse before getting Cal McGinnis to line out to Urdaneta at second base to secure his sixth save of the 2024 season.
The Sycamores clinched at least a share of the Missouri Valley regular season title with Saturday’s win as Indiana State remained four games ahead of UIC (15-8) in conference play with four games remaining. ISU holds the tiebreaker over the Flames courtesy of their sweep over UIC back over March 29-31 at Bob Warn Field.
Pottinger and Parker Stinson both posted multi-hit games as Indiana State connected on 10 hits in Saturday’s win. Pottinger and Luis Hernandez both homered, while Mike Sears added his 13th double of the season to power the offense.
Cutts went the first 4.1 innings allowing six hits and four runs while walking three and striking out five. Davidson bridged the gap with his 4.1-inning outing, while Gregersen picked up the final out on the mound.
Kip Fougerousse went 5-for-5 from the plate with a home run and two doubles to pace Evansville’s offense on the afternoon. Mark Shallenberger and Simon Scherry both added multi-hit games in the loss.
Schultz went the first 4.0 innings allowing eight hits and five runs while walking three and striking out five to take the loss. Drew Fieger was effective in relief allowing two hits and a run over 3.1 innings, while Max Hansmann retired the final two outs for UE on the mound.
How They Scored
Kip Fougerousse put Evansville ahead 2-0 in the top of the first inning connecting on a two-run double to left center to give the Purple Aces the early lead.
Indiana State responded in the bottom half of the inning with Mike Sears drawing a bases-loaded walk scoring Randal Diaz, while Adam Pottinger added a two-run single to give the Sycamores the 3-2 edge after the first inning.
Fougerousse connected a leadoff solo home run to right center and Evan Waggoner added an RBI single scoring Simon Scherry to put Evansville ahead 4-3 in the top of the fourth.
Adam Pottinger knotted the game back up in the bottom of the fourth with a leadoff solo home run into the trees beyond the right field wall to make it a 4-4 game.
Luis Hernandez put the Sycamores back in the lead in the bottom of the fifth with a leadoff solo home run to right center to give Indiana State the 5-4 lead.
Josue Urdaneta added insurance for Indiana State in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI sacrifice fly to center as Grant Magill slid into the plate ahead of the throw to provide the final 6-4 margin.
News & Notes
Randal Diaz extended his hitting streak to 19 consecutive games and on-base streak to 25 games following his leadoff single in the bottom of the first inning. He finished the day 1-for-4 with a walk and run scored.
Adam Pottinger extended his on-base streak to 18 consecutive games on Saturday following his two-run single in the bottom of the first inning. He finished the day 2-for-4 with a run and three RBIs.
Josue Urdaneta extended his on-base streak to 35 consecutive games after connecting on a single in the bottom of the fourth inning. He finished the day 1-for-3 with an RBI and stolen base.
Indiana State secured its 18th consecutive Missouri Valley series win on Saturday afternoon dating back to posting a 2-0-1 series win over Dallas Baptist back over May 19-21, 2022.
The Sycamores improved to 18-0 in the second game of the series against Valley competition over the same span with Saturday’s win.
Indiana State improved to 16-1 at Bob Warn Field in the 2024 season.
The Sycamores are 45-7-1 over their last 53 Missouri Valley conference games.
Luis Hernandez homered for the 16th time in the 2024 season to lead off the bottom of the fifth.
Adam Pottinger homered for the eighth time in 2024 to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning.
Zach Davidson became the first Sycamore to post a double-digit strikeout outing since Luke Hayden posted 11-strikeouts in a complete-game effort at Illinois State back on April 21.
Davidson’s 10-strikeout game marked the most by a Sycamore relief pitcher in the Mitch Hannahs era and set a new career-mark for the Sycamore left-hander after posting eight strikeouts both last week against Belmont (May 4) and last year against Illinois (May 2, 2023) in relief appearances.
Up Next
Indiana State continues the weekend series on Sunday afternoon as the Sycamores take on the Purple Aces with a 1 p.m. ET first pitch at Bob Warn Field. The game is set to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
Sunday’s game day festivities includes Senior Day recognition as a part of the pregame festivities starting around 12:45 p.m., as well as a Mother’s Day Carnation Giveaway sponsored by Refreshment Services Pepsi.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Purdue Fort Wayne was shutout on Saturday (May 11) at Northern Kentucky 10-0 in Horizon League baseball action.
The first three Norse runs all scored on solo home runs. Treyvin Moss and Mitch Wood hit solo shots in the first. Liam McFadden-Ackman added a solo home run in the fifth. A seven-run sixth put the Norse at 10 runs. Moss finished with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs for the Norse. Tanner Gillis went all seven innings for the Norse to get the win. Carter Sabol took the loss for the ‘Dons.
Jacob Walker had a double for the ‘Dons.
NKU improves to 29-21 (16-10 Horizon). The ‘Dons fall to 17-32 (10-16 Horizon). The two teams will play the third and final game of the series on Sunday.
EVANSVILLE BASEBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The nationally-ranked Indiana State Sycamores used solo home runs in the fourth and fifth innings on Saturday to rally from an early 4-3 deficit to hold off the visiting University of Evansville baseball team, 6-4, at Bob Warn Field in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Senior first baseman Kip Fougerousse started a perfect 5-for-5 day in the first inning with a two-run double to give UE an early 2-0 lead. But, the Sycamores rallied for three runs in the bottom of the first inning on four singles to quickly grab a 3-2 advantage.
From there, both starters – Evansville’s Donovan Schultz (3-2) and Indiana State’s Brennyn Cutts – traded scoreless innings until the fourth inning, when UE would grab a 4-3 lead with a pair of runs. Fougerousse launched his 12th home run of the year with a solo home run to lead off the frame, before junior designated hitter Evan Waggoner would add an RBI single with two outs to give UE a 4-3 lead.
The lead would be short-lived though, as Indiana State’s Adam Pottinger would hit a lead-off home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to tie the game at 4-4. Then, in the fifth inning, ISU first baseman Luis Hernandez launched a lead-off home run to give the Sycamores a 5-4 lead. From there, ISU reliever Zach Davidson (3-1) would keep Evansville off-balance, striking out 10 men in 4.1 scoreless innings of three-hit relief.
Indiana State would tack on an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning to extend the lead to 6-4. UE would threaten in the top of the ninth inning, as graduate outfielder Mark Shallenberger and Fougerousse would produce singles to put two men on with two out. ISU closer Simon Gregersen would get a line out to second base, though, to end the threat and earn his sixth save of the year.
Fougerousse went 5-for-5 with two doubles and a home run, as he finished just a triple shy of hitting for the cycle. Shallenberger and senior shortstop Simon Scherry both added two hits for Evansville.
With the victory, Indiana State improved to 36-10 overall and 19-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference. Evansville, meanwhile, dropped to 28-22 overall and 14-9 in the MVC with the loss. The series will conclude on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m. central time. Sunday’s game can be heard live in the Tri-State area on 107.1 FM-WJPS and seen live on-line on ESPN+.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball could not stop a ninth-inning rally by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and lost 7-6 Saturday afternoon in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Screaming Eagles are 22-29 overall and 11-12 OVC, while Trojans go to 28-21, 15-8 OVC.
With the loss, USI remains sixth in the OVC standings. The Eagles also remain a game behind fifth-place University of Tennessee at Martin and two games Tennessee Tech University with four conference games remaining.
Little Rock had the momentum early, taking a 4-0 lead in the opening frame and holding USI hitless through the first 3.2 innings. The Eagle bats woke up in the fourth and fifth with two outs when USI score three times to take the lead, 6-4.
In the fourth, junior centerfielder Terrick Thompson-Allen (Sioux City, Iowa), sophomore second baseman Caleb Niehaus (Newburgh, Indiana), and junior catcher Logan Mock (Livermore, California) (Villa Hills, Kentucky) posted back-to-back-to-back RBI-singles to pull the Eagles to with one, 4-3. The Eagles had six-straight singles in the two-out, three-run rally.
The fifth inning saw USI jump in front for the first time in the game with another three-spot. USI junior second baseman Thomas Emerich (Ava, Missouri) took advantage of a failed pickoff and an error to score from third and tie the game, 4-4. Mock broke the tie one batter later with a two-single to right field, scoring Thompson-Allen and Niehaus with the fifth and sixth USI runs of the contest.
At the plate, Mock finished with a team-high three RBIs and two hits. Emerich, Thompson-Allen, and Niehaus scored two runs each in the loss.
USI junior right-hander Gavin Seebold (Jeffersonville, Indiana) survived the first inning, but had to settle for no-decision despite throwing seven solid innings. Seebold allowed the four runs on four hits and a walk in the first inning before allowing just one more hit in the next six frames, while striking out seven.
The loss went USI freshman right-hander Clayton Weisheit (Ferdinand, Indiana). Weisheit (0-1) allowed three runs (one in the eighth and two in the ninth) on five hits.
Up Next for the Eagles:
The Eagles and the Trojans conclude the series Sunday at 1 p.m.
Following Sunday’s series finale, USI will finish the 2024 regular season with a four-game homestand next week. The homestand starts Tuesday when USI hosts Middle Tennessee State University for a 6 p.m. contest before finishing the regular season with Alumni Weekend by hosting Western Illinois University for three-game series May 16-18.
During Alumni Weekend, the Eagles will have Senior Day and will honor the 2014 NCAA Division II National Championship team prior to the 1 p.m. game May 18.
VALPO BASEBALL
The Valparaiso University baseball team outhit Murray State 11-6 on Saturday evening in Murray, Ky., but the host Racers prevailed 7-3 in the middle game of the weekend series at Reagan Field.
How It Happened
Murray State started the scoring as Drew Vogel led off the bottom of the first with a home run for the second straight day.
The Racers extended the lead to 4-0 by scoring three times in the second including a ground-rule, two-run double by Vogel. His sixth hit and fifth extra-base knock of the weekend came in only the second inning of Game 2.
After Bryce Konitzer (Mukwonago, Wis. / Mukwonago [Oakland]) worked a perfect bottom of the third, Valpo threatened with men at first and third and one away in the top of the fourth, but consecutive strikeouts ended the inning and it stayed 4-0 Racers.
Murray State picked up a pair of unearned runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 6-0.
Valpo went to the bullpen for the fifth and Griffin McCluskey (Normal, Ill. / Normal Community) sent down the side in order with an inning that was punctuated by a strikeout. He followed by sending down three more in succession in the sixth to make it six in a row to begin his outing.
Valpo cracked the scoreboard in the top of the seventh, an inning that started modestly with two outs and nobody on base. Alex Ryan (Lake Mills, Wis. / Lakeside Lutheran) singled, then Connor Giusti (Hoffman Estates, Ill. / Fremd [Wisconsin Oshkosh]) doubled to left center to drive in a run on a ball that bounced off the top of the wall and nearly left the yard.
The seventh inning continued as Kade Reinertson (Huxley, Iowa / Ballard Community) added a run-scoring single to make it a 6-2 game. The string of consecutive two-out hits by the Beacons reached five, the last of which was an RBI single by Kaleb Hannahs (West Terre Haute, Ind. / West Vigo) that cut the lead to three.
The Racers got one back on a sac fly in the bottom of the seventh, extending the gap back to four at 7-3.
Valpo threatened in the ninth with two on and one out, but could not replicate Friday’s ninth-inning magic.
Inside the Game
Valpo dropped to 10-6 when outhitting the opponent this season.
Eight of the nine players in the batting order had at least one hit including a trio with multi-hit games – Hannahs, Ryan Maka (Oak Forest, Ill. / Oak Forest) and Alex Thurston (Fowler, Ind. / Benton Central).
McCluskey allowed just one run on two hits in four innings of relief, walking none and striking out two.
Ryan extended his on-base streak to 16.
Up Next
Valpo (14-33, 6-17) and Murray State will close out the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
UINDY WOMEN’S TENNIS
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The No. 29-ranked University of Indianapolis women’s tennis team cemented themselves a spot in Altamonte Springs, Fla. for the NCAA DII Championship tournament. The Greyhounds defeated the No. 5-seed Grand Valley State Lakers by a score of 4-2 in the regional final to punch their ticket, marking the sixth visit in program history.
Tyffaine Pais played double clincher for the Hounds, not only clinched the doubles point alongside Ana Hollweg but clinching the whole match at the top of the card with her three-set-thriller victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hounds, who have found their stroke in doubles action, kept that rolling in their first match of the NCAA tournament. Facing a tough Laker’s squad, the Hounds rattled off a quick win at court three with Valentine Colin and Jimena De Pablos Hernando controlling the pace the entire time. Not far behind them was Pais and Hollweg who etched out a 6-2 win to give the Hounds the point.
With a lead, the Hounds looked to keep it rolling, but the Lakers thought otherwise. They quickly evened the score at court four, scoring a big 6-0, 6-0 win that switched the momentum towards their side. Colin, however, answered right back with a singles victory at court five, going 6-3, 6-1 to give the Hounds a big lead.
There was a calm from there as the Lakers and Hounds battled. Benedetta Sensi, playing at court two, was the one to break the silence, grabbing a big 6-2, 6-4 win to make it 3-1 Hounds.
Despite a loss at court five in a tough tiebreaker for Hernando, the wind was at the Hounds back – both literally and physically – and it was felt at Center Grove. Hollweg, after dropping the first set forced a massive third set, leaving it up to either her or Pais to end it.
It ended up being the latter as Pais, after a big comeback in set two, scored a dominant 6-2 victory in set three to put the Hounds on top.
UP NEXT
The Hounds will be making a return to the NCAA DII Championship down in Almonte Springs, Fla. They await to see who they will face in their first match on Monday, May 20.
UINDY SOFTBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 1-seed UIndy softball team wrapped up an impressive run through the NCAA DII Midwest Regional Saturday, topping fourth-seeded Lewis in extra innings, 1-0. Fifth-year senior Emily O’Connor blasted a 1-0 delivery over the left-center fence to seal the win in dramatic fashion. Additionally, O’Connor’s home run was her 18th of the season, breaking the program’s 15-year-old record.
UIndy moves on to the NCAA DII Midwest Super Regional and will again play host. The Hounds will welcome the winner of the other Midwest Regional, with the Trevecca/Grand Valley matchup concluding later today. The Super Regional will be best-of-three series, with a quick turnaround scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, May 14-15.
INS & OUTS
In a rematch of last year’s Midwest Regional final, the GLVC rivals battled to a scoreless tie through all seven innings of regulation. Still in the game, starting pitcher Kenzee Smith sat the Flyers down in order in the top of the eighth the set the stage for O’Connor.
O’Connor led off the Hounds’ half of the eighth by taking strike one. The next pitch would not touch leather again, however, as O’Connor deposited it well over the left-center fence to give UIndy the win.
Smith, meanwhile, was fantastic in the circle once again. She blanked the Flyers for all eight frames and walked zero batters. Now 35-2 on the year, Smith started all three regional games for UIndy, tossing 20 scoreless innings while allowing just six total hits.
Smith also had the first Greyhound hit of the day—a single to left in the third inning. Megan Nichols added a sixth-inning double, while Shelby Cook and Sydnee Perry each had a pair of singles.
INSIDE THE BOX
– UIndy’s upped its program-record win total to 56.
– The upcoming Super Regional appearance marks the second straight for UIndy and sixth overall.
– O’Connor’s 18th homer surpassed the previous UIndy single-season record of 17 set by Megan Russell in 2009.
– UIndy and Lewis faced each other four times this season—one game was decided by two runs and the rest were one-run affairs. All four contests were won by the Hounds.
– Smith did not allow a single run in 22 1/3 innings pitched versus the Flyers this season.
UINDY GOLF
EDMOND, Okla. – The UIndy men’s golf team ended a memorable season Saturday at the NCAA DII Midwest/Central Regional. The Greyhounds finished tied for eighth among some of the best teams in Division II, falling just three places out of an advancing spot.
Regional-champ Central Oklahoma headlined the five teams that earned a berth in the upcoming NCAA DII Championships in Winter Garden, Fla. The UIndy pair of Ben Keil and Simon Engman finished at -3 for the week, just a single stroke of the final individual-qualifying spot.
Sporting an all-freshman lineup most of the season, UIndy earned three team titles, including the 2024 GLVC crown.
SATURDAY
Both Keil and Engman both posted red numbers on Saturday, with the former carding a three-under 67 and the latter a one-under 69. Their matching 54-hole score of 207 was good for a share of 14th place overall. Alexander Nestun (+5) finished at T-51, followed by Cameron Young (+8) at T-74 and Maverick Conaway (+16) at T-98.
The 20-team, three-day regional was held at the par-70 Kickingbird Golf Course in Edmond, Okla.
FRIDAY
Both Simon Engman and Ben Keil carded even-par 70s on day two. Engman parred every hole on the front 9, while Keil nearly turned the trick on the back. Keil also added an eagle on the par-5 fourth. Both Greyhounds are currently in the top 25, with Engman (-2) at T-14 and Keil (E) at T-22.
Fellow-freshman Alexander Nestun also carded a 70 Friday. He entered the final round at +2, moving up seven spots to T-39. Cameron Young is at +7 and Maverick Conaway is +14.
THURSDAY
The Hounds began regional play Thursday, finishing day one with a three-over 283. Led by freshman Simon Engman, UIndy sat at T-7 after 18 holes.
The newly-named GLVC Freshman of the Year, Engman fired a two-under 68 to share 11th place. He carded five birdies in the round and will enter day two three back of the lead.
Ben Keil shot even-par on the day, sharing 23rd place. Alexander Nestun (+2) and Cameron Young (+3) are at T-46 and T-57, respectively, while Maverick Conaway is at +11.
UINDY BASEBALL
MARION, Ill. – The GLVC tournament run for the No. 10-ranked University of Indianapolis baseball team had ended after losing to the Lewis Flyer in their first game of the loser’s bracket by a score of 12-4.
The Flyers used a big four-run seventh and an even bigger six-run eighth to put the game out of reach late for the Hounds.
Cole Hampton led the Hounds offensively, going yard in the fifth, making it a 2-RBI day for the All-GLVC Second Teamer.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Drew Donaldson and Hampton combined for an early crooked number in the first, leaving it 2-0 after one. It took until the third for a Flyer response, with Chris McDevitt flying out to left for a sacrifice, bringing it to just a one run lead.
UIndy eventually responded with their own run with Cole Hampton demolishing a ball over the left field wall.
From there it was all Flyers. They tacked on a run in the fifth and then ten more unanswered, capitalizing on three errors by the Hounds in both the seventh and the eighth innings.
UP NEXT
The Hounds await to see their fate in the NCAA Regional. Almost guaranteed a spot, the Hounds will see if they will host the regional at Greyhound Park or load the buses. The selection show takes place on Sunday, May 12 at 10:30 PM ET on NCAA.com/D2BSB
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FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
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OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
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IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
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HOY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
“SPORTS EXTRA”
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
27 – 17 – 14
May 12, 1910 – Ace pitcher and future Hall of Fame player of the Philadelphia Athletics, Charles Bender threw a no-hit shutout againt the Cleveland Naps, 4-0. Bender would go on to win three World Series Championships in his career,
May 12, 1955 – Awesome bit of history here. There are some guys from baseball that have some great nicknames, and this next story for sports has a dandy. Chicago Cubs pitcher, Number 27 known as “Toothpick” real name Sam Jones became the first African-American to pitch a no-hitter. Known as Toothpick Sam, probably because of his 6′-4″ by 192 lb frame, threw fire and stumped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0 at Wrigley Field.
May 12, 1956 – Brooklyn Dodger pitcher, Number 17, Carl Erskine’s blanked the New York Giants 3-0 in his second career no-hitter.
May 12, 1970 – Ernie Banks hit his 500th career Home Run. Banks wore Number 14 with the Chicago Cubs for 19 seasons. He ended up with 512 base clearing blasts for his career.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Football History Headlines for May 12
May 12, 1892 – Rules Convention adopted a rule among others that the Umpire could warn any person coaching from the sidelines and second offense would have the offendor watch the rest of the game “behind the ropes” or away from the field of play and with other spectators. per the Book Football: The American Intercollegiate Game by Parke H. Davis.
May 12, 1966 – St Louis’ Busch Stadium opens, Braves lose to Cards 4-3 in 12 innings. The St. Louis Football Cardinals played in Busch Stadium from 1966 through the 1985 season. The St, Louis Rams also played there with and were the last home football team in the final gridiron game played on October 22, 1995 against the San Francisco 49ers aacording to Wikipedia. After the Rams left Busch Stadium, it was retrofitted for baseball only. Grass replaced the Astroturf and numerous other improvements were completed at Busch Stadium.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for May 12
May 12, 1872 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Princeton University’s guard from 1892 to 1894, Art Wheeler arrived to claim his birth date.
His story takes us to our Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day from the Chattanooga Daily Times on December 1, 1893 which had the Headline of: “Princeton Beats Yale!” It was the only Yale loss during Hinkey’s four-year playing career. Wheeler went on to become the key force in a Tiger line which held 26 of 35 opponents scoreless during his illustrious collegiate career. The Tigers thanks in part to Wheeler were crowned the National Champions for that season and Art also took a spot three different times on Walter Camp’s prestigious All-America Team. Art Wheeler was honored with induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969 after the National Football Foundation tabulated up their votes. Here is a fun fact delivered by the NFF… Wheeler never had the pleasure of playing in a Harvard v. Princeton game as the series was cancelled during that era of the programs.
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May 12, 1934 – Youngstown, Ohio – Harold Davis the quarterback from 1953 to 1956 at Westminster College in Pennsylvania was born. What a stud player Davis was for the Westminster Titans as he led the program to the great success of undefeated seasons in 1953, 1955 and 1956 to post an overall record of 27-1-1 per the National Football Foundation. Davis was a three-time NAIA All-America, who was a multi-threat quarterback who could run and throw. He was a first team selection in 1954 and 1955 and was a second team choice his senior year. The great athlete was also the star on the hardwoods as he scored over 1,200 career points and ranked 17th on the all-time Westminster scoring list. Harold Davis received the great honor of being selected for inclusion into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004 .
May 12, 1948 – Fargo, North Dakota – Joe Cichy the North Dakota State Safety from 1968 through the 1970 season arrived into this life. Joe entered his first season on the Bison team as the second string quarterback but by the next year he was the starting safety, he made College Division All-America in 1969 and 1970 and his North Dakota State team was national champions in the Associated Press poll in 1968 and 1969 per his NFF bio. In Cichy’s three years their record was 29-0-1. He had finished high school with a 25-game winning streak. When these records are combined, Cichy has a streak of 55 games without a loss. In 1969, he set a school record with 53 unassisted tackles. Joe Cichy’s collegiate football records are celebrated in the College Football Hall of Fame after his induction in 1997. He used his experiences on the gridiron to become quite the outstanding high school coach as his teams in Shanley High in Fargo, North Dakota, and won 20 state championships in his 30 years of coaching!
May 12, 1949 – Worcester, Massachusetts – Don McCauley the North Carolina running back of the seasons of 1968 through 1970 was born. The FootballFoundation.org describes McCauley as a great all-around offensive weapon. This is made evident by his 1968 stats as he led the team in pass receptions with 23. 1969, led the nation in all-purpose running with 183.7 yards per game in rushing, receiving, and kick returns. Don also was tops in the country in scoring with 126 points as he had 21 touchdowns in 11 games, returned a 97-yard kickoff against Georgia Tech in 1970 and Had 47 carries against Duke. It was accomplishments like this that helped him take home All-America laurels. The National Football Foundation selected Don McCauley for entrance into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. After his playing days for the Tarheels were over North Carolina retired his jersey number 23 then Don went on to play 11 years with the Baltimore Colts in the NFL..
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
May 12
1910 — Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.
1926 — Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators records his 400th career win when he defeats the St. Louis Browns, 7-4.
1937 — St. Louis’ Joe Medwick hit two home runs and two doubles to lead the Cardinals to a 15-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1955 — Sam “Toothpick” Jones of the Cubs got a no-hitter the hard way. In the ninth inning against Pittsburgh, he walked the bases full and then struck out the next three batters for a 4-0 victory.
1956 — Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched a 3-0 no-hitter against the New York Giants.
1958 — Willie Mays hits the first grand slam in the history of the San Francisco Giants.
1966 — Lou Brock’s RBI single in the 12th inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory over Atlanta in the opening of Busch Memorial Stadium. Felipe Alou hit two home runs for the Braves.
1969 — Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals becomes the seventh pitcher in National League history to strike out the side on nine pitches.
1970 — Ernie Banks hit his 500th home run off Pat Jarvis in Chicago’s 4-3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field.
1989 — Rick Reuschel of the San Francisco Giants records his 200th major league win, beating Montreal, 2-1.
1999 — Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez strikes out 15 batters for the second consecutive game in a 9-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
2000 — Boston’s Pedro Martinez, who had 17 strikeouts in his last start May 6 against Tampa Bay, struck out 15 in a 9-0 win over Baltimore, to tie an AL record set in 1968 by Cleveland’s Luis Tiant for most strikeouts over two games.
2001 — A.J. Burnett pitched an unlikely no-hitter — overcoming a record nine walks — to lead Florida over San Diego 3-0.
2004 — In one of the most remarkable at-bats in major league history, Alex Cora fouls off 14 consecutive pitches and then hits the 18th pitch over the right field fence for a two-run home run off Cubs pitcher Matt Clement.
2008 — Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, accomplishing the feat in the second game of a doubleheader against Toronto. Cabrera made a diving catch on a line drive by Lyle Overbay, touched second base and then tagged out Marco Scutaro to quickly end the fifth inning of Cleveland’s 3-0 loss in 10 innings.
2009 — Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 30 games, getting a first-inning single in the Washington Nationals’ 9-7 loss to San Francisco.
2010 — Homer Bailey became the latest Cincinnati Reds starter to pitch a gem against the Pittsburgh Pirates, tossing his first career complete game in a 5-0 win. The Reds became the first team in the majors in nearly 10 years to pitch back-to-back, complete-game shutouts without a walk — Oakland’s Tim Hudson and Barry Zito did it on Sept. 9-10, 2000, against Tampa Bay.
2015 — The Mariners tie a team record by hitting six homers in an 11-4 win over the Padres at Safeco Field. Nelson Cruz hits his major league-leading 15th home run, while Mike Zunino hits two, and Kyle Seager, Justin Ruggiano and Logan Morrison complete the barrage.
2017 — Buster Posey homers in the 17th inning to send the Giants to a 3-2 win over the Reds, in a game that takes 5 hours and 28 minutes.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 12
May 12
1909 — The Preakness Stakes is held in Maryland after 16 runnings in New York. As part of the celebration marking the return of the Preakness, the colors of the race’s winner were painted onto the ornamental weather vane at Pimlico Racecourse for the first time.
1917 — Omar Khayyam, ridden by Charles Borel, becomes the first foreign-bred (England) colt to win the Kentucky Derby with a 2-length victory over Ticket.
1924 — Walter Hagen wins the PGA championship with a 2-up victory over Jim Barnes.
1970 — Ernie Banks hits his 500th career home run off Pat Jarvis in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-3 victory over Atlanta at Wrigley Field.
1973 — 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Ky Colonels, 4 games to 3.
1974 — The Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-87 to win the NBA championship in seven games.
1976 — 20th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Saint-Etienne 1-0 at Glasgow.
1979 — Chris Evert’s 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end.
1980 — West Ham United wins the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium; midfield playmaker Trevor Brooking scores winner with a rare header.
1982 — FC Barcelona of Spain win 22nd European Cup Winner’s Cup against Standard Liège of Belgium 2-1 in Barcelona.
1993 — Parma of Italy win 33rd European Cup Winner’s Cup against Royal Antwerp of Belgium 3-1 in London.
1995 — Martin Brodeur ties NHL record getting his 3rd playoff shutout in 4.
1996 — LPGA Championship Women’s Golf, DuPont CC: England’s Laura Davies wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Julie Piers.
1996 — A three-way dead heat is run at Yakima (Wash.) Meadows, the 20th such finish in thoroughbred racing history there. In the day’s third race, a trio of $8,000 claimers — Fly Like A Angel, Allihaveonztheradio and Terri After Five — hit the wire together after a one-mile race.
2001 — English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (72,500): Liverpool beats Arsenal, 2-1 with Michael Owen scoring twice for the Reds.
2006 — Laure Manaudou of France breaks Janet Evans’ 18-year-old world record in the 400-meter freestyle, finishing in 4:03.03 at the French national swimming championships. Manaudou beats the time of 4:03.85 set by Evans in winning the 400-meter freestyle at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
2006 — Justin Gatlin breaks the 100-meter world record with a time of 9.76 seconds at the Qatar Grand Prix. A week later, the International Association of Athletics Federations announces a timing error gave Gatlin a time of 9.76 seconds. His time of 9.766 seconds, should have been manually rounded up to 9.77, tying Asafa Powell’s world mark of 9.77.
2010 — Montreal follows up a monumental upset by pulling off another. The Canadiens, who eliminated the Washington Capitals, beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Montreal accomplishes what no team had done since the current playoffs format was adopted in 1994. And that is beat the Presidents’ Trophy winner and defending Stanley Cup champion in successive rounds as an eighth-seeded team.
2010 — Kelly Kulick, the first woman to win a PBA Tour title when she beat the men in January in the Tournament of Champions, wins the U.S. Women’s Open for her second women’s major victory in 15 days. Kulick beats Liz Johnson of 233-203 in the final.
2013 — Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title.
2013 — PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Tiger Woods wins his second PC, 2 strokes ahead of David Lingmerth, Jeff Maggert and Kevin Streelman.
2014 — LeBron James ties his playoff career high with 49 points, Chris Bosh makes the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 57 seconds left, and the Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-96 for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
2019 — Manchester City beats Brighton, 4-1 to claim back-to-back English Premier League titles with 98 points, 1 ahead of runners-up, Liverpool.
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| Champions: Regions Tradition | 5:00pm | GOLF |
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| MLS: Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders FC | 4:45pm | FOX Fubo |
| Brasileirão: Bahia vs RB Bragantino | 5:30pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| NWSL: San Diego Wave vs NJ/NY Gotham FC | 7:30pm | ION Fubo |
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| Little Rock vs SIU Edwardsville | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Memphis vs UAB | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Michigan State vs Minnesota | 2:00pm | B1G+ |
| Middle Tennessee vs Jacksonville State | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Missouri State vs Belmont | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Morehead State vs Eastern Illinois | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| New Mexico State vs TCU | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| New Orleans vs Northwestern State | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Florida vs North Alabama | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Purdue vs Michigan | 2:00pm | B1G+ |
| SE Louisiana vs Incarnate Word | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern Indiana vs Little Rock | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern Miss vs Arkansas State | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Troy vs Texas State | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UL Monroe vs South Alabama | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Valparaiso vs Murray State | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Western Kentucky vs Louisiana Tech | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Abilene Christian vs Grand Canyon | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Baylor vs Oklahoma | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Houston Christian vs McNeese | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Marist vs Siena | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Maryland vs Boston College | 3:00pm | ACCN |
| Mississippi State vs Arkansas | 3:00pm | SECN |
| Oregon vs Washington | 3:00pm | P12WA |
| San Diego vs San Francisco | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Stephen F. Austin vs Sacramento State | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Tennessee vs Vanderbilt | 3:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Texas Tech vs Oklahoma State | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UCLA vs Oregon State | 3:00pm | P12OR |
| USC vs Washington State | 3:00pm | P12LA |
| UT Rio Grande Valley vs California Baptist | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Utah Tech vs Cal Poly | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Loyola Marymount vs Santa Clara | 3:05pm | ESPN+ |
| Pacific vs Saint Mary’s | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Portland vs Pepperdine | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Davis vs Cal State Fullerton | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Irvine vs Long Beach State | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC San Diego vs Cal State Northridge | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UC Santa Barbara vs Cal State Bakersfield | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Mercer vs Western Carolina | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Texas A&M vs Mississippi | 6:00pm | SECN |
| Arizona vs Utah | 9:00pm | PAC12N |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tennis: ATP/WTA 3rd Round | 5:00am | TENNIS |
| Internazionali BNL d’Italia Tennis: ATP/WTA 3rd Round | 1:00pm | TENNIS |