“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL SCORES SATURDAY-REGIONALS
4A
CROWN POINT 3 MUNSTER 2
LAPORTE 3 WARSAW 1
LAPORTE 3 CROWN POINT 0
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 3 HARRISON 0
HOMESTEAD 3 FORT WAYNE CARROLL 0
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 3 HOMESTEAD 2
YORKTOWN 3 CATHEDRAL 2
RONCALLI 3 AVON 0
RONCALLI 3 YORKTOWN 1
CASTLE 3 FRANKLIN 0
CENTER GROVE 3 FLOYD CENTRAL 0
CASTLE 3 CENTER GROVE 0
3A
NORTHWOOD 3 CULVER ACADEMIES 0
HAMMOND NOLL 3 MISHAWAKA MARIAN 1
NORTHWOOD 3 HAMMOND NOLL 1
BELLMONT 3 ANGOLA 2
BENTON CENTRAL 3 NEW CASTLE 1
BELLMONT 3 BENTON CENTRAL 0
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 3 NORTHVIEW 2
TRI-WEST 3 SPEEDWAY 0
TRI-WEST 3 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 1
PROVIDENCE 3 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 0
BARR REEVE 3 LAWRENCEBURG 0
PROVIDENCE 3 BARR REEVE 0
2A
CHURUBUSCO 3 ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 0
PIONEER 3 SOUTH-CENTRAL 1
PIONEER 3 CHURUBUSCO 2
ADAMS CENTRAL 3 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 1
MUNCIE BURRIS 3 MADISON GRANT 0
MUNCIE BURRIS 3 ADAMS CENTRAL 0
SCECINA 3 NORTHEASTERN 0
CASCADE 3 GREENCASTLE 0
SCECINA 3 CASCADE 1
LINTON STOCKTON 3 N. POSEY 2
ROUND SOUTH-CENTRAL 3 N. DECATUR 0
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 3 LINTON STOCKTON 1
1A
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 3 MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 0
TRI-COUNTY 3 KOUTS 2
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 3 TRI-COUNTY 1
FAITH CHRISTIAN 3 DALEVILLE 1
SOUTHWOOD 3 BLUE RIVER 0
SOUTHWOOD 3 FAITH CHRISTIAN 1
SHAKAMAK 3 INDIANA DEAF 0
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 3 OLDENBURG ACADEMY 0
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 3 SHAKAMAK 0
INDIANA BOYS SOCCER SEMI-STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS SATURDAY
BETHANY CHRISTIAN 2 PARK TUDOR 2 (BETHANY CHRISTIAN WINS SHOOTOUT 5 – 4)
FOREST PARK 0 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 0 (FOREST PARK WINS SHOOTOUT 3 – 2)
CATHEDRAL 2 COLUMBUS NORTH 1
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 2 BREBEUF 1
NOBLESVILLE 1 LAKE CENTRAL 1 (NOBLESVILLE WINS SHOOTOUT 3 – 2)
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 3 LEO 0
INDIANA GIRLS SOCCER SEMI-STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
NOBLESVILLE 3 CROWN POINT 1
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 1 CATHEDRAL 0
LEO 1 MISHAWAKA MARIAN 0
GUERIN CATHOLIC 1 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 0
FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 3 WESTVIEW 1
PARK TUDOR 2 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 1
INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY REGIONAL FINALS
1. NEW PRAIRIE | BOYS 10:30 AM CT; GIRLS 11:15 AM CT | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: HIGHLAND, CHESTERTON, NEW PRAIRIE, ELKHART, RENSSELAER CENTRAL
2. NEW HAVEN (THE PLEX) | BOYS 10:30 AM ET; GIRLS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: MANCHESTER, WEST NOBLE, WOODLAN, DELTA, MARION
3. BROWNSBURG (BROWNSBURG EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL) | BOYS 10:30 AM ET; GIRLS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: LOGANSPORT, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE), NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, BEN DAVIS
4. SHELBYVILLE (BLUE RIVER PARK) | BOYS 10:30 AM ET; GIRLS 11:15 AM ET | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: NOBLESVILLE, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), CONNERSVILLE, SHELBYVILLE, SOUTHWESTERN HANOVER
5. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (ANGEL MOUNDS) | BOYS 10:30 AM CT; GIRLS 11:15 AM CT | RESULTS
FEEDER SECTIONALS: BROWN COUNTY, BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, CRAWFORD COUNTY, JASPER, EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY: HTTPS://IN.MILESPLIT.COM/
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
WEEK 8
NO. 3 OHIO STATE 20, NO. 7 PENN STATE 12
NO. 6 OKLAHOMA 31, UCF 29
MISSISSIPPI STATE 7, ARKANSAS 3
RUTGERS 31, INDIANA 14
BOSTON COLLEGE 38, GEORGIA TECH 23
BAYLOR 32, CINCINNATI 29
MEMPHIS 45, UAB 21
NO. 22 AIR FORCE 17, NAVY 6
OHIO 20, WESTERN MICHIGAN 20
HOWARD 27, NORFOLK STATE 23
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 35, DELAWARE STATE 7
PENN 27, YALE 17
LEHIGH 27, BUCKNELL 18
LAFAYETTE 38, HOLY CROSS 35
CORNELL 36, BROWN 14
SOUTH DAKOTA 17, INDIANA STATE 3
PRINCETON 21, HARVARD 14
MARIST 19, PRESBYTERIAN 10
ST. THOMAS (MINN.) 38, STETSON 6
SAMFORD 27, VMI 14
DARTMOUTH 20, COLUMBIA 9
CHATTANOOGA 34, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 3
CHARLOTTE 10, EAST CAROLINA 7
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 38, UL MONROE 28
BOWLING GREEN 41, AKRON 14
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 41, ILLINOIS STATE 38
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 28, TENNESSEE TECH 3
FURMAN 29, WESTERN CAROLINA 17
COLGATE 28, GEORGETOWN 18
MISSOURI STATE 28, MURRAY STATE 24
EASTERN ILLINOIS 25, BRYANT 24 (OT)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 17, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 10
UT MARTIN 17, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 10
TENNESSEE STATE 54, LINCOLN (CA) 0
NO. 11 ALABAMA 34, NO. 17 TENNESSEE 20
NO. 9 OREGON 38, WASHINGTON STATE 24
NO. 20 MISSOURI 34, SOUTH CAROLINA 12
MINNESOTA 12, NO. 24 IOWA 10
NEBRASKA 17, NORTHWESTERN 9
WISCONSIN 25, ILLINOIS 21
SOUTH FLORIDA 24, UCONN 21
WAKE FOREST 21, PITT 17
OKLAHOMA STATE 48, WEST VIRGINIA 34
NO. 23 TULANE 35, NORTH TEXAS 28
BALL STATE 24, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 17
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 20, EASTERN MICHIGAN 13
BUFFALO 24, KENT STATE 6
NORTH DAKOTA STATE 52, WESTERN ILLINOIS 7
NO. 8 TEXAS 31, HOUSTON 24
TOLEDO 21, MIAMI (OHIO) 17
IDAHO STATE 38, PORTLAND STATE 24
MERCER 31, WOFFORD 17
JACKSON STATE 21, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 6
UNI 27, NORTH DAKOTA 0
NICHOLLS 27, TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 7
DRAKE 25, SAN DIEGO 20
ABILENE CHRISTIAN 34, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 27
UTSA 36, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 10
GARDNER-WEBB 35, EASTERN KENTUCKY 32
VIRGINIA 31, NO. 10 NORTH CAROLINA 27
NO. 13 OLE MISS 28, AUBURN 21
BYU 27, TEXAS TECH 14
KANSAS STATE 41, TCU 3
COASTAL CAROLINA 27, ARKANSAS STATE 17
UNLV 25, COLORADO STATE 23
SAN JOSE STATE 42, UTAH STATE 21
OLD DOMINION 28, APPALACHIAN STATE 21
NORTH ALABAMA 31, UTAH TECH 30
TARLETON STATE 42, MOREHEAD STATE 0
EASTERN WASHINGTON 31, WEBER STATE 23
NO. 2 MICHIGAN 49, MICHIGAN STATE 0
NO. 4 FLORIDA STATE 38, NO. 16 DUKE 20
NO. 19 LSU 62, ARMY 0
NO. 14 UTAH 34, NO. 18 USC 32
MIAMI (FLA.) 28, CLEMSON 20 (OT)
GEORGIA STATE 20, LOUISIANA 17
FLORIDA A&M 31, TEXAS SOUTHERN 21
AUSTIN PEAY AT SOUTHERN UTAH | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
CAL POLY 24, NORTHERN COLORADO 17
UIW 35, MCNEESE 24
NEVADA 6 SAN DIEGO STATE 0
NO. 25 UCLA 42 STANFORD 7
WASHINGTON 15 ARIZONA STATE 7
WEEK 9
TUESDAY, OCT. 24
NEW MEXICO STATE AT LOUISIANA TECH | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
LIBERTY AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
UTEP AT SAM HOUSTON | 8 P.M. | ESPN2
THURSDAY, OCT. 26
SYRACUSE AT VIRGINIA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
GEORGIA STATE AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AT NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
FRIDAY, OCT. 27
BROWN AT PENN | 7 P.M. | ESPNU
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT CHARLOTTE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2
SATURDAY, OCT. 28
OKLAHOMA AT KANSAS | 12 P.M. | FOX
INDIANA AT PENN STATE | 12 P.M. | CBS
UMASS AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
UCONN AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
MARYLAND AT NORTHWESTERN | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH CAROLINA AT TEXAS A&M | 12 P.M. | ESPN
HOUSTON AT KANSAS STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
WEST VIRGINIA AT UCF | 12 P.M. | FS1
TULSA AT SMU | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
HOWARD AT DELAWARE STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
DUQUESNE AT SACRED HEART | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE TECH AT ROBERT MORRIS | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
COLUMBIA AT YALE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
LAFAYETTE AT GEORGETOWN | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
BUCKNELL AT COLGATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
HOLY CROSS AT FORDHAM | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
UNI AT ILLINOIS STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
PRINCETON AT CORNELL | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
STETSON AT DRAKE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
UT MARTIN AT GARDNER-WEBB | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
CHATTANOOGA AT VMI | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MORGAN STATE AT NORFOLK STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT FURMAN | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCER AT WESTERN CAROLINA | 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
JACKSON STATE AT ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT SOUTHERN UTAH | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN COLORADO AT MONTANA | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
LINDENWOOD AT TENNESSEE STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT NICHOLLS | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
LINCOLN (CA) AT KENNESAW STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
THE CITADEL AT SAMFORD | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
MEMPHIS AT NORTH TEXAS | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGIA VS. FLORIDA (IN JACKSONVILLE, FLA.) | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
BYU AT TEXAS | 3:30 P.M.
OREGON AT UTAH | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
PITT AT NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | NBC
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT AUBURN | 3:30 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
MICHIGAN STATE AT MINNESOTA | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
PURDUE AT NEBRASKA | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
IOWA STATE AT BAYLOR | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST CAROLINA AT UTSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN MISS AT APPALACHIAN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MIAMI (OHIO) AT OHIO | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
ALABAMA A&M VS. ALABAMA STATE (IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA.) | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
USC AT CAL | 4 P.M. | PAC-12 NETWORK
TULANE AT RICE | 4 P.M. | ESPN2
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT FLORIDA A&M | 4 P.M. | ESPNU
NORTH ALABAMA AT AUSTIN PEAY | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN WASHINGTON AT PORTLAND STATE | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
MONTANA STATE AT IDAHO | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
UC DAVIS AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
DARTMOUTH AT HARVARD | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
UIW AT LAMAR | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
BRYANT AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS STATE AT UL MONROE | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
LOUISIANA AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
TARLETON STATE AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
MOREHEAD STATE AT SAN DIEGO | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
WYOMING AT BOISE STATE | 5:30 P.M. | FS2
MARSHALL AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 6 P.M. | NFL NETWORK
WASHINGTON AT STANFORD | 7 P.M. | FS1
TENNESSEE AT KENTUCKY | 7 P.M. | ESPN
AIR FORCE AT COLORADO STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
TROY AT TEXAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
OHIO STATE AT WISCONSIN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
VANDERBILT AT OLE MISS | 7:30 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
COLORADO AT UCLA | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
WASHINGTON STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 8 P.M. | PAC-12 NETWORK
CINCINNATI AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN2
OLD DOMINION AT JAMES MADISON | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT UTAH TECH | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT MCNEESE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
OREGON STATE AT ARIZONA | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
NEW MEXICO AT NEVADA | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UNLV AT FRESNO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | FS1
SAN JOSE STATE AT HAWAI’I | 12 A.M. SUNDAY | SPECTRUM SPORTS PPV
FLORIDA STATE AT WAKE FOREST
NORTH CAROLINA AT GEORGIA TECH
DUKE AT LOUISVILLE
CLEMSON AT NC STATE
VIRGINIA AT MIAMI (FLA.)
NFL WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
DETROIT LIONS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ATLANTA FALCONS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:25P (MT) 4:25P CBS
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P CBS
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (MON) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P ESPN
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
SATURDAY, OCT. 21
PHILADELPHIA 6 ARIZONA 1 (PHILADELPHIA LEADS SERIES 3-2)
SUNDAY, OCT. 22
TEX @ HOU, GAME 6 , FOX/FS1
MONDAY, OCT. 23
AZ @ PHI, GAME 6 TBS
TEX @ HOU, GAME 7 (IF NECESSARY), FOX/FS1
TUESDAY, OCT. 24
AZ @ PHI, GAME 7 (IF NECESSARY), TBS
WORLD SERIES
PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE
FRIDAY, OCT. 27
GAME 1 (AT BETTER 2023 RECORD), FOX
SATURDAY, OCT. 28
GAME 2 (AT BETTER 2023 RECORD), FOX
MONDAY, OCT. 30
GAME 3, FOX
TUESDAY, OCT. 31
GAME 4, FOX
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1
GAME 5 (IF NECESSARY), FOX
FRIDAY, NOV. 3
GAME 6 (IF NECESSARY, AT BETTER 2023 RECORD), FOX
SATURDAY, NOV. 4
GAME 7 (IF NECESSARY, AT BETTER 2023 RECORD), FOX
NHL SCOREBOARD
DETROIT 5 OTTAWA 2
ARIZONA 2 ANAHEIM 1
VANCOUVER 5 FLORIDA 3
MONTRÉAL 3 WASHINGTON 2 OT
TORONTO 4 TAMPA BAY 3 OT
DALLAS 5 PHILADELPHIA 4 OT
VEGAS 5 CHICAGO 3
COLUMBUS 5 MINNESOTA 4 OT
NASHVILLE 5 SAN JOSE 1
ST. LOUIS 4 PITTSBURGH 2
COLORADO 6 CAROLINA 4
WINNIPEG 3 EDMONTON 2 OT
NY RANGERS 4 SEATTLE 1
BOSTON 4 LOS ANGELES 2
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
CHARLOTTE 1 MIAMI 0
CINCINNATI 2 ATLANTA 2
COLUMBUS 2 MONTRÉAL 1
NEW YORK CITY 1 CHICAGO 0
NEW YORK 1 NASHVILLE 0
NEW ENGLAND 2 PHILADELPHIA 1
ORLANDO 2 TORONTO 0
SALT LAKE 1 COLORADO 0
KANSAS CITY 3 MINNESOTA 1
DALLAS 4 LA 1
HOUSTON 3 PORTLAND 1
SAN JOSE 1 AUSTIN 1
SEATTLE 2 ST. LOUIS 0
LAFC 1 VANCOUVER 1
TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS/NEWS
WHEELER DEALS, SCHWARBER, HARPER, REALMUTO HOMER AND PHILLIES BEAT D-BACKS 6-1 FOR 3-2 NLCS LEAD
PHOENIX (AP) Kyle Schwarber got a hanging breaking ball at the top of the strike zone in the sixth inning and did what he does so well in the postseason, obliterate a baseball deep into the seats for another home run.
The formidable Philadelphia Phillies looked mortal for a couple days during a pair of frustrating one-run losses. Their response on Saturday night proved that they’re far from finished.
Zack Wheeler delivered another postseason gem with seven shutdown innings, Schwarber, Bryce Harper and J.T. Realmulto all homered and the Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 to take a 3-2 NL Championship Series lead.
“Everything was fantastic,” Schwarber said. “It was a great response. Obviously, didn’t work out the way we wanted last night, but it was great that we were able to turn the page and really put our focus and effort into this one.”
Philadelphia moved one win from its second straight World Series appearance, regaining control after wasting late leads in consecutive losses at Chase Field.
Bryson Stott hit an RBI single and Harper slid home in a collision with catcher Gabriel Moreno as part of a double steal that built a 2-0 lead in the first off Zac Gallen. It was part of a big game for the 30-year-old Harper, who had two hits, three runs, a diving defensive play and his long homer.
“He’s as good as they get,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “He might be the best I’ve been around, just watching him on a daily basis.”
Harper, who returned in May from Tommy John surgery, is batting .343 with five homers, eight RBIs and 12 walks in 11 postseason games.
“I just want to win. That’s it. Whatever that takes, whatever that’s going to be, whatever that’s going to look like,” he said. “That was a big game for us. Coming in here and getting one is huge. That’s a good team over there. We took advantage of everything we could.”
Schwarber’s homer was his fifth in the NLCS and 20th of his postseason career as the Philadelphia lineup roughed up Gallen for a second time this series. Schwarber’s sixth-inning drive traveled 461 feet over the swimming pool beyond the right-center fence, quieting a crowd of 47,897. Two batters later, Harper hit a 444-foot homer into the right-field seats.
Realmuto added a two-run homer in the eighth against Luis Frías for 6-1 lead.
The series resumes Monday in Philadelphia, where the Phillies are 6-0 this postseason with 17 homers.
Wheeler, a 33-year-old right-hander, gave up one run and five hits with a walk while striking out eight. He is 3-0 with a 2.08 ERA in four postseason starts this year, striking out 34 and walking two in 26 innings.
“He gave us exactly what we needed,” Thomson said.
Philadelphia’s starting pitchers have a 1.48 ERA in this postseason with 67 strikeouts and just seven walks in 61 innings.
Gallen gave up four runs and six hits six innings, dropping to 2-2 with a 5.24 in four playoff outings. He allowed five runs over five innings in taking the Game 1 loss to Wheeler.
Alek Thomas homered in the seventh for the Diamondbacks, a day after his tying home run in the eighth sparked Arizona to a series-evening win. Thomas has a team record four homers this postseason.
Schwarber, batting .412 with five solo homers in the series, reached on an infield single starting the game and scored on Stott’s two-out single. Stott’s dash for second on a steal drew a throw from Moreno to second baseman Ketel Marte, who stepped in front of the base and made an errant return throw that bounced past Moreno.
Harper collided with Moreno at home plate, dazing the catcher, but who remained in the game. Umpires ruled Harper couldn’t have avoided the collision because Marte’s throw drew Moreno down the third-base line.
“We made some mistakes today,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said. “We didn’t capitalize in some key situations and that was the difference in the game.”
MASTER OF SLUG
Schwarber reached 20 postseason homers in 63 games, a record low. The prior mark was held by Houston’s Jose Altuve at 68 games.
RARE THEFT
Harper’s steal of home was the first in Phillies’ postseason history and just the 22nd in MLB postseason history. It was the ninth steal of home in since playoffs started in 1969 and the first since Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena in 2021.
LINEUP CHANGES
Pavin Smith went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in his first start of the postseason, batting him fifth as the designated hitter. Tommy Pham was benched after hitting 1 of 13 in the first four games of the NLCS. Smith entered 3 of 4 this postseason.
ROOF CLOSED
Temperatures hovered around 100 in Phoenix, so Chase Field’s retractable roof was closed for the third straight game. … 28-time Olympic swimming medalist Michael Phelps threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
UP NEXT
RHP Aaron Nola (3-0, 0.96 ERA postseason) starts Monday for the Phillies and RHP Merrill Kelly (1-1, 3.00 ERA) for the Diamondbacks.
ASTROS’ ABREU SUSPENDED 2 GAMES BY MLB, WHICH SAYS HE INTENTIONALLY THREW AT GARCÍA
HOUSTON (AP) Houston Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu was suspended for two games and fined Saturday by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw at Adolis García of the Texas Rangers during Game 5 of the AL Championship Series.
MLB said all six umpires decided Abreu’s pitch was intentional. MLB said it “took into account the dangerous nature of the pitch and its potential impact on player safety.”
Abreu would start the suspension with Game 6 on Sunday unless he appeals. His pitch started a benches-clearing incident that led to a 12-minute delay before play resumed.
The suspension was announced by MLB senior vice president Michael Hill. An appeal would be heard by John McHale Jr., a special assistant to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred.
García and Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. were fined along with Texas pitcher Matt Bush. McCullers and Bush are being prohibited for sitting on their team benches for the rest of the series.
Houston manager Dusty Baker was fined for his actions following his ejection. Baker remained in the Astros dugout for six minutes before leaving for the clubhouse.
Baker was asked Saturday about his thought process in sitting back down in the dugout after being ejected.
“My thought process is I wasn’t ready to go because it shouldn’t have happened in the first place,” he said. “That was my thought process.”
He was then asked what the umpires said when they approached him in the dugout when he wouldn’t leave.
“Well, they didn’t say much,” he said. “They kind of just turned around and said: ‘He’s not leaving.’ Then they turned around and said they can’t start until I leave.”
Baker was asked about the incident.
“It happens,” he said. “And you don’t script it. It’s a spontaneous, combustible reaction that gets out of control. And most of us want to be under control. Most of us want to play ball. Most don’t want to box.”
Texas manager Bruce Bochy was asked if he thinks there will be carryover from the scuffle into Game 6.
“I don’t see really any of this happening again, to be honest,” he said.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 3 OHIO STATE AGAIN TOPS NO. 7 PENN STATE
Marvin Harrison Jr. had 162 receiving yards and a touchdown as No. 3 Ohio State held off No. 7 Penn State 20-12 in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.
Harrison, who had 11 catches, had an 18-yard TD on a third-and-11 with 4:07 to play for a 20-6 lead to effectively put the game out of reach.
Penn State (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) pulled to within the final margin with 29 seconds left when Kaden Saunders had an 8-yard TD catch from Drew Allar. But Ohio State recovered the onside kick at its 47 and ran out the clock.
The Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0) have won seven straight and 11 of 12 vs. the Nittany Lions, who have not won in Columbus since 2011.
No. 6 Oklahoma 31, UCF 29
Dillon Gabriel threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns against his former school as the Sooners avoided an upset by the Knights in the Big 12 matchup in Norman, Okla.
The game came down to a failed two-point conversion try with 1:16 left after John Rhys Plumlee hit Javon Baker for a 12-yard touchdown to pull the Knights within two. UCF tried to pass the ball after a lateral on the conversion, but the Sooners snuffed it out to maintain the lead, then recovered the onside kick to put the game away.
Nic Anderson had five catches for 105 yards and two scores for Oklahoma (7-0, 4-0 Big 12), and Gabriel went 25 of 38 passing. Plumlee completed 16 of 30 passes for 248 yards and two scores, and Baker had five catches for 134 yards and two touchdowns for UCF (3-4, 0-4).
No. 2 Michigan 49, Michigan State 0
J.J. McCarthy passed for 287 yards and a career-high four touchdowns and the Wolverines crushed the in-state rival Spartans at East Lansing, Mich.
McCarthy completed 21 of 27 passes as the Wolverines defeated the Spartans for the second straight season. AJ Barner caught eight passes for 99 yards for Michigan (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten).
Katin Houser completed 12 of 22 passes for 101 yards and was picked off once for Michigan State (2-5, 0-4), which has dropped five straight games. Nate Carter was held to 36 yards on 17 carries. The Spartans were blanked by the Wolverines for the first time since 2000.
No. 4 Florida State 38, No. 1 Duke 20
Jordan Travis spearheaded two drives that resulted in fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Seminoles overcame the Blue Devils in Tallahassee, Fla.
Travis ran 2 yards to complete a 96-yard drive early in the fourth quarter and then threw 21 yards to Lawrance Toafili less than five minutes later to lift Florida State (7-0, 5-0 ACC).
Duke (5-2, 2-1) led at intermission but couldn’t get going in the second half. Quarterback Riley Leonard, who was injured in the waning seconds three weeks earlier in a loss to Notre Dame, was back in a starting role, but he didn’t have his normal impact and was replaced in the fourth quarter after he was shaken up.
No. 5 Washington 15, Arizona State 7
Mishael Powell returned an interception 89 yards for a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Huskies sidestepped an upset bid by the Huskies in Seattle.
Powell’s return was the lone touchdown of the contest for high-powered Washington (7-0, 4-0 Pac-12), which committed four turnovers. Heisman Trophy frontrunner Michael Penix Jr. struggled much of the game and was 27-of-42 passing for 275 yards and two interceptions.
Cam Skattebo rushed for a touchdown and Trenton Bourguet completed 26 of 47 passes for 196 yards and the pivotal interception for the Sun Devils (1-6, 0-4), who dropped their sixth consecutive game.
No. 8 Texas 31, Houston 24
CJ Baxter ran 16 yards for the winning touchdown with 5:37 remaining as the Longhorns made the plays they needed down the stretch to outlast the host Cougars.
The Longhorns (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) dominated the game’s first 17-plus minutes when they roared to a 21-0 lead, but they sputtered thereafter with Houston (3-4, 1-3) tying the contest at 24-24 on Jack Martin’s 40-yard field goal halfway through the fourth quarter.
That set the stage for Baxter and his deciding scoring run as Texas ground out a 53-yard touchdown march that featured five runs and just one pass, a strategy dictated by an injury to quarterback Quinn Ewers on a hard hit on a scramble late in the third quarter.
No. 9 Oregon 38, Washington State 24
Bucky Irving rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns and also scored on a reception as the Ducks rebounded from their lone loss of the season to outscore the Cougars in their Pac-12 game in Eugene, Ore.
Bo Nix, who broke the Football Bowl Subdivision record for a quarterback with his 54th career start, completed 18 of 25 passes for 293 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for a score for the Ducks (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12), who lost 36-33 last week at Washington in a top-10 showdown. Oregon’s Jordan James added 103 yards rushing.
The Cougars (4-3, 1-3), who were ranked No. 13 earlier this month, suffered their third consecutive defeat. Washington State’s Cameron Ward was 34-of-48 passing for 438 yards and a touchdown. Lincoln Victor made a school-record 16 catches for 161 yards.
Virginia 31, No. 10 North Carolina 27
Mike Hollins rushed for three touchdowns as the Cavaliers shocked the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The unlikely victory for Virginia (2-5, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) gives the Cavaliers their first conference win since Oct. 20, 2022, when they topped Georgia Tech. It’s the first loss of the season for UNC (6-1, 3-1) and will hinder the Tar Heels’ hopes of a College Football Playoff berth.
Hollins rushed for 66 yards on 15 carries and caught one pass. Virginia quarterback Tony Muskett completed 20 of 30 passes for 208 yards with a score and an interception. UNC quarterback Drake Maye completed 24 of 48 passes for 347 yards, two touchdowns and a pick. He also rushed for a score.
No. 11 Alabama 34, No. 17 Tennessee 20
Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns, Jihaad Campbell returned a fumble for a score and the Crimson Tide overcame a 13-point halftime deficit to knock off the Volunteers in the high-powered Southeastern Conference matchup at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Jase McClellan rushed for 115 yards and one touchdown on 27 carries to help the Crimson Tide (7-1, 5-0 SEC) win their sixth consecutive game. Isaiah Bond and Jermaine Burton caught scoring passes and Chris Braswell had two sacks for Alabama, which scored 27 unanswered points in the second half.
Joe Milton III was 28-of-41 passing for 271 yards and two touchdowns and added 59 rushing yards for Tennessee (5-2, 2-2), which had a three-game winning streak halted. Squirrel White had 10 receptions for 111 yards and one touchdown, and McCallan Castles also had a scoring catch for the Volunteers.
No. 13 Ole Miss 28, Auburn 21
Jaxson Dart threw for 202 yards and rushed for two touchdowns as the Rebels pulled away in the fourth quarter for a SEC win over the host Tigers.
Dart snapped a 14-14 tie on the last play of the third quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run, capping a 90-yard drive. On their next possession, the Rebels (6-1, 3-1 SEC) marched 68 yards and took just over five minutes off the clock, and Quinshon Judkins powered up the middle for a 4-yard scoring run with 7:51 left in the game.
The Tigers (3-4, 0-4) got within a touchdown with 56 seconds remaining when Payton Thorne found Rivaldo Fairweather with an 8-yard touchdown pass. However, Dayton Wade recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal the outcome and give Ole Miss just its second win in its last 10 visits to Jordan-Hare Stadium.
No. 14 Utah 34, No. 18 USC 32
Bryson Barnes went 14-of-23 passing for 235 yards with three touchdowns, and his 26-yard run set up Cole Becker’s game-winning, 38-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Utes over the Trojans in Los Angeles.
Utah (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12) fell behind 32-31 with 1:46 remaining, moments after Zachariah Branch set up USC in the red zone with a 61-yard punt return.
USC (6-2, 4-1) scored on its first snap of the ensuing possession when Caleb Williams ran 11 yards for a touchdown. It was Williams’ first and only score of the night, as Utah limited the reigning Heisman Trophy winner to 256 yards on 24-of-34 passing and 27 rushing yards.
No. 19 LSU 62, Army 0
Jayden Daniels threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another as the Tigers rolled over the Black Knights in a nonconference game in Baton Rouge, La.
Daniels completed 11 of 15 passes for 279 yards, and Brian Thomas Jr. (122 receiving yards) and Malik Nabers (121) each caught two touchdown passes for LSU (6-2).
Kanye Udoh rushed for 108 yards for Army (2-5), which had just 193 total yards as it lost its fourth straight and second in a row by shutout. The Black Knights lost to Troy 19-0 a week earlier and have scored just 40 points during the losing streak.
No. 20 Missouri 34, South Carolina 12
Cody Schrader rushed for a career-high 159 yards and two touchdowns as the Tigers continued their dominance of the Gamecocks with a victory in Columbia, Mo.
Brady Cook completed 14 of 24 passes for 198 yards, throwing one touchdown pass and running for another score as the Tigers (7-1, 3-1 SEC) beat the Gamecocks for the fifth straight time to retain the Mayor’s Cup.
Facing a consistently heavy rush, Spencer Rattler completed 23 of 40 passes for 217 yards and one interception for South Carolina (2-5, 1-4). The Tigers scored on four straight possessions, surging to a 24-0 lead before Mitch Jeter ended the Gamecocks’ drought with the first of his four field goals, a 51-yarder, in the final minute of the first half.
No. 22 Air Force 17, Navy 6
Zac Larrier threw the longest touchdown pass in program history as the Falcons beat the Midshipmen in Annapolis, Md.
Larrier connected with Dane Kinamon for a 94-yard score on the first play of the second quarter to provide the Falcons with all the offense they would need to improve to 7-0 for the first time since 1997. The Air Force defense took care of the rest, holding the Midshipmen (3-4) to just 124 yards of total offense. Alec Mock punctuated the impressive performance with an 18-yard pick-6 with 3:51 left in the game.
Navy was without senior quarterback Tai Lavatai (ribs) for the first three quarters. Lavatai came on for the fourth but couldn’t complete a comeback, throwing for 96 yards and a pair of interceptions on 13-for-23 passing. He did, however, break the shutout, connecting with Eli Heidenreich for a 10-yard TD with 50 seconds remaining.
No. 23 Tulane 35, North Texas 28
Michael Pratt threw three touchdown passes and ran for the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter as the Green Wave downed the Mean Green in an American Athletic Conference game in New Orleans.
Pratt completed 15 of 21 passes for 194 yards and an interception and ran 19 yards for the winning points with 2:34 left in the game. Makhi Hughes finished with 121 rushing yards and a touchdown for Tulane (6-1, 3-0 AAC), which prevailed despite squandering a 21-0 halftime lead.
Chandler Rogers threw for 343 yards and two touchdowns on 35-of-51 passing for North Texas (3-4, 1-2).
Minnesota 12, No. 24 Iowa 10
Dragan Kesich connected on four field goals and Tyler Nubin and Devon Williams each contributed a sack and forced fumble to help visiting Minnesota edge No. 24 Iowa 12-10 on Saturday in Iowa City.
Minnesota (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) snapped an eight-game losing streak in the Floyd of Rosedale trophy series in a contest that featured 18 combined punts — and a would-be punt return touchdown in the final two minutes that was nullified.
Cooper DeJean of Iowa (6-2, 3-2) appeared to return a punt 54 yards for a touchdown that would have put the hosts ahead 16-12. DeJean allowed the ball to bounce before receiving the punt near the Minnesota sideline, then made multiple defenders miss before cutting back across the field. A replay review, however, showed that DeJean waved his left hand, a gesture deemed an invalid fair catch signal.
No. 25 UCLA 42, Stanford 7
Ethan Garbers made his first start since the season opener and threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns to the Bruins top the host Cardinal in a Pac-12 game.
Carson Steele led the ground attack with 76 yards and three touchdowns, and T.J. Harden contributed 55 rushing yards and a touchdown for UCLA (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12), which was coming off three straight games against ranked opponents in its conference, losing two.
Stanford quarterback Ashton Daniels completed 27 of 45 passes for 268 yards with a touchdown and an interception. The Cardinal (2-5, 1-4) were held to 24 rushing yards.
NFL NEWS
NFL GAME CAPSULES WEEK 7
CLEVELAND BROWNS (3-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3-3)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CLE: 158 or 383 IND: 109 or 227
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: Series tied, 15-15 (IND won 3 of past 4)
POSTSEASON: Series tied, 2-2
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/11/20: IND 23 at CLE 32
POSTSEASON: 1/9/88 AFC-DIV: IND 21 at CLE 38
BROWNS NOTES:
BROWNS have allowed 1,002 yards this season, 3rd-fewest by a team through their 1st 6 games of a season since 1970. • QB DESHAUN WATSON completed 33 of 41 atts. (80.5 pct.) for 373 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 120.8 rating in his last start at Ind. (12/20/20 w/ Hou.). Has 100 rating in 8 career starts vs. Ind., with 300+ pass yards in all 3 starts at Ind. • QB P.J. WALKER passed for 192 yards in 1st start of season last week. Has 5-3 record in 8 career starts. • RB JEROME FORD led team with 84 rush yards in Week 6. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4. • RB KAREEM HUNT had season-high 71 scrimmage yards (47 rush, 24 rec.) & 1st rush TD of season last week. Had 93 scrimmage yards (72 rush, 21 rec.) & rec. TD in last meeting. • WR AMARI COOPER had 108 rec. yards in Week 6, his 2nd 100- yard game this season. Has 90+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. • WR ELIJAH MOORE has 4+ catches in 2 of past 3. Had 7 catches for 84 yards & 2 TDs in only career game vs. Ind. (11/4/21 w/ NYJ). • TE DAVID NJOKU has 4+ catches in 3 of past 4. Had TD catch in last road meeting. • DE MYLES GARRETT has 4.5 sacks in his past 3. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had sack in last meeting. Needs sack to surpass HOFer Reggie White (80 sacks) for most sacks by player prior to 28th birthday since 1982. • DE ZA’DARIUS SMITH had half sack & career-high 2 FFs in his last game vs. Ind. (12/17/22 w/ Min.). • LB JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH had career-high 3 TFL, sack & PD last week. Has 8 TFL in his past 4, with 2+ TFL in 3 of 4. • CB MARTIN EMERSON had 6 tackles, 2 PD & 1st INT of season in Week 6. Aims for 5th in row with PD.
COLTS NOTES:
QB GARDNER MINSHEW completed career-high 33 of 55 atts. (60 pct.) for 329 yards last week, his 7th-career 300-yard game. Aims for his 5th start in row with 225+ pass yards. • RB ZACK MOSS has 55+ scrimmage yards in each of his 5 games this season, with TD in 4 of 5. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD. Has 100+ rush yards & rush TD in 2 of past 3 at home. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 466 rush yards this season. • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR had 65 scrimmage yards (46 rec., 19 rush) & 5 catches last week. Had 74 scrimmage yards (57 rush, 17 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting. • WR MICHAEL PITTMAN led team with 9 catches for seasonhigh 109 yards in Week 6, his 6th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 5 of 6 games this season. Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC North. Ranks 5th in AFC with 40 catches this season. • WR JOSH DOWNS (rookie) had 1st-career TD catch last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Ranks 4th among rookies with 28 catches this season. • TE KYLEN GRANSON had career-high 67 rec. yards last week. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN has 8+ tackles in all 6 games this season & leads NFL with 77 tackles in 2023. Has PD in 2 of past 3 at home. • LB SHAQUILLE LEONARD had 7 tackles & TFL in Week 6. • DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had 3rd sack of season last week. • DE SAMSON EBUKAM has sack in 4 of past 5 & each of past 2. • DE TYQUAN LEWIS had 1st sack of season in Week 6. • CB KENNY MOORE had 6 tackles & career-best 3 TFL last week. Aims for 4th in row with 6+ tackles. • CB JUJU BRENTS (rookie) had 7 tackles, 2 PD & 1st-career INT in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with PD.
DETROIT LIONS (5-1) AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (4-2)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi
SiriusXM (team name linked to SXM App) DET: 134 or 385 BAL: 82 or 228
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: BAL leads series, 5-1 (won past 4)
POSTSEASON: —
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 9/26/21: BAL 19 at DET 17
POSTSEASON: —
LIONS NOTES:
DETROIT has won 5 of 1st 6 games for 1st time since 2011 & has won each of past 4 by 14+ points. • QB JARED GOFF completed 30 of 44 atts. (68.2 pct.) for seasonhigh 353 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 107.5 rating in Week 6. Has 17 games with 350+ pass yards, tied 4th-most ever by QB in 1st 8 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS (rookie) has 50+ scrimmage yards in each of his 1st 4 career games. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN led team with career-high 12 receptions for 124 yards & had 3rd rec. TD of season last week, his 9th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Overall, aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch, 6th in row with 50+ rec. yards & 7th in row with 5+ catches. Aims for his 4th in row on road with TD catch. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS had 2nd-career rec. TD last week. • WR JOSH REYNOLDS aims for his 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards. • TE SAM LAPORTA had 4th-most receptions (29) by rookie TE in 1st 6 career games in NFL history. Ranks tied-1st among TEs in rec. TDs (3) & 2nd in rec. yards (325) in 2023. • DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON has sack in 3 of his past 4. Is 1 of 3 (A.J. Epenesa & T.J. Watt) with 4+ sacks (4.5), 4+ TFL (4) & 4+ PD (4) in 2023. • LB ALEX ANZALONE led team with 9 tackles & had 2 PD & TFL last week, his 4th-career game with 2 PD. Has 5+ tackles in 23 straight games, tied 4th-longest active streak in NFL. • LB JACK CAMPBELL (rookie) had career-high 7 tackles in Week 6. • LB JULIAN OKWARA had 8th-career sack in Week 6. • S KERBY JOSEPH had season-high 2 PD last week. • CB WILL HARRIS had 2nd-career INT last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
RAVENS NOTES:
QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 21 of 30 atts. (70 pct.) for 223 yards with TD vs. INT & rushed for 62 yards last week, his 50thcareer game with 50+ rush yards, joining Michael Vick (54 games) as the only QBs all-time with 50 such games. Has 70+ comp. pct. in 5 games this season, most in NFL. Had 345 yards (287 pass, 58 rush) in last meeting. Leads QBs with 327 rush yards in 2023. • RB GUS EDWARDS had 53 scrimmage yards (41 rush, 12 rec.) last week. Aims for 6th in row with 45+ scrimmage yards. • TE MARK ANDREWS led team with 69 rec. yards in Week 6, his 3rd-straight game with 65+ rec. yards. Had 5 catches for 109 yards in last meeting. Ranks 2nd among TEs since 2018 with 37 rec. TDs. • WR ZAY FLOWERS (rookie) led team with 6 catches for 50 yards & had 1st-career TD catch last week. Aims for 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards & 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Ranks 2nd among rookies this season with 35 catches & 367 rec. yards. • WR NELSON AGHOLOR aims for 3rd in row with 40+ rec. yards. • WR ODELL BECKHAM JR. has 10 catches for 100 yards (50 per game) & TD in 2 career games vs. Det. • LB ROQUAN SMITH aims for 5th in row with 9+ tackles. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Has 5 sacks in 8 career games vs. Det. • LB PATRICK QUEEN had 9 tackles & sack last week. Aims for his 16th in row with 5+ tackles & 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. • LB JADEVEON CLOWNEY had 2 sacks last week, his 9thcareer game with 2 sacks & 1st this season. • LB KYLE VAN NOY had 1st sack of season & PD last week. Played 1st 30 games of career with Det. (2014-16). • DT JUSTIN MADUBUIKE had career-high 2 sacks in Week 6. Aims for 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. • S GENO STONE had INT last week & has INT in 2 of past 3.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (3-3) AT CHICAGO BEARS (1-5)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin
SiriusXM (team name linked to SXM App) LV: 133 or 384 CHI: 85 or 225
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: Series tied, 8-8 (Home team won 3 of past 4)
POSTSEASON: –
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/10/21: CHI 20 at LV 9
POSTSEASON: —
RAIDERS NOTES:
QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO is 2-0 in 2 career starts vs. Chi., with 615 pass yards (307.5 per game) & 90.2 rating. • QB BRIAN HOYER completed 6 of 10 atts. (60 pct.) last week. Has 40 career starts & can make 1st start with LV. • QB AIDAN O’CONNELL (rookie) completed 24 of 39 atts. (61.5 pct.) for 238 yards in only career start (Week 4). • RB JOSH JACOBS led team with 93 scrimmage yards (season high 77 rush, 16 rec.) last week. Aims for 5th in row with 80+ scrimmage yards. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3. Has 210 scrimmage yards (105 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. Chi. Aims for his 5th in row vs. NFC with rush TD. • WR DAVANTE ADAMS has 6+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in each of 3 road games this season. Had 10 catches for 121 yards & 2 TDs in his last game vs. Chi. (12/12/21 w/ GB) & has rec. TD in 4 of his past 5 vs. Chi. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches, 60+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Had TD catch in only career game vs. Chi. (10/24/22 w/ NE). • TE MICHAEL MAYER (rookie) set season highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (75) in Week 6. • DE MAXX CROSBY had 7 tackles, half sack, PD & 1st-career safety last week. Aims for 5th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Ranks tied4th in NFL with 8 TFL this season. • DT JOHN JENKINS had 1st sack of season last week. • LB DIVINE DEABLO has 7+ tackles in 5 of 6 games this season. • CB MARCUS PETERS had INT in his last game vs. Chi. (12/9/18 w/ LAR) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with PD. • CB AMIK ROBERTSON had 1st sack of season in Week 6. • S TRE’VON MOEHRIG had INT last week & has INT in 2 of past 3.
BEARS NOTES:
QB JUSTIN FIELDS has TD pass in 4 of his past 5 home starts. Has 25+ rush yards in 11 of his past 12 starts & aims for his 4th in row at home with 25+ rush yards. Is 1 of 3 QBs (Jalen Hurts & Lamar Jackson) with 200+ rush yards (237) in 2023. Had 1stcareer TD pass in last meeting. • QB TYSON BAGENT (rookie) completed 10 of 14 atts. (71.4 pct.) for 83 yards & had 1st-career rush TD last week. Can make 1st career start in Week 7. • RB D’ONTA FOREMAN rushed for 65 yards last week. • WR DJ MOORE led team with 5 catches & 51 rec. yards last week & aims for his 4th in row with 5+ receptions & 50+ rec. yards. Ranks tied-2nd in rec. TDs (5) & 5th in rec. yards (582) this season. • WR DARNELL MOONEY has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 home games & aims for his 7th in row at home with 40+ rec. yards. • TE COLE KMET has 5+ catches & rec. TD in 2 of his past 3. Ranks 5th among NFC TEs with 25 receptions this season. • LB YANNICK NGAKOUE aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Had 10 sacks & 2 FFs in 2021 with LV. • LB T.J. EDWARDS had 7 tackles, sack & 2nd-career FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack & his 11th in row with 7+ tackles. Leads NFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 68 tackles in 2023. • LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS had PD & 1st-career FR in Week 6. Has 36 PD since 2018, tied 3rd-most among LBs. Had 13 tackles in his only career game vs. LV (10/4/20 w/ Buf.). • LB JACK SANBORN had 1st TFL of season last week & aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles. • DB JAQUAN BRISKER had 1st half sack of season & 2nd-career FF last week. Has 5+ tackles in 11 of his past 12.
BUFFALO BILLS (4-2) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-5)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) BUF: 132 or 387 NE: 113 or 229
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: NE leads series, 76-48-1 (BUF won past 3)
POSTSEASON: Series tied 1-1
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 1/8/23: NE 23 at BUF 35
POSTSEASON: 1/15/22 AFC-WC: NE 17 at BUF 47
BILLS NOTES:
BILLS tie for NFL lead with 24 sacks, most by Buf. in 1st 6 games of season in team history. • QB JOSH ALLEN completed 19 of 30 atts. (63.3 pct.) with 2 TDs last week, his 3rd-straight game with 2+ TD passes. Has rush TD in 3 of past 4 & 315+ pass yards in 2 of past 3. Has 18 TDs vs. INT & 117.3 rating in his past 6 starts vs. NE, incl. playoffs, with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in each of past 4. Has 11 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 113.1 rating in his past 4 starts at NE. Has 151 career TD passes & became 5th-fastest player ever (83 games) to reach 150 TD passes. • RB JAMES COOK led team with 71 rush yards last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 4 of past 5. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 105 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 41 rec.) in last road meeting. • WR STEFON DIGGS had 10 catches for 100 yards last week, his 4th-straight game with 100+ rec. yards & 21st since joining Buf. in 2020, tied 3rd-most in NFL. Is 1st Buf. player ever with 100+ rec. yards in 4 straight games. Aims for 4th in row vs. NE in reg. season with 7+ catches, 85+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Ties 2nd in NFL with 5 rec. TDs & ranks 3rd with 620 rec. yards in 2023. • WR GABE DAVIS has rec. TD in 4 of past 5 overall & 3 of his past 4 vs. NE, incl. playoffs. • WR DEONTE HARTY & TE QUINTIN MORRIS each had 1st TD catch of season in Week 6. • LB VON MILLER has 4 sacks & 2 FFs in 3 career games at NE. • LB TERREL BERNARD had 12 tackles & career-high 3 TFL last week. Aims foir 3rd in row with 12+ tackles. • DE A.J. EPENESA aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had 2 TFL & sack in last road meeting. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on road. • DE LEONARD FLOYD aims for 3rd in row with sack.
PATRIOTS NOTES:
HC BILL BELICHICK can become 3rd coach in NFL history to win 300+ reg. season games, joining HOFers Don Shula (328) & George Halas (318). • QB MAC JONES completed 24 of 33 atts. (72.7 pct.) for 200 yards last week, his 2nd game this season with 70+ comp. pct. Passed for 243 yards & 3 TDs in last meeting. Has 90.7 rating in 19 career home starts. • RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON had 70 scrimmage yards (46 rush, 24 rec.) & 2nd rush TD of season last week. Has 60+ scrimmage yards in 2 of 3 home games this season. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in each of 3 career reg. season games vs. Buf. • RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT rushed for 1st TD of season in Week 6. Had 137 scrimmage yards (71 rush, 66 rec.) & 7 catches in only career game vs. Buf. (11/28/19 w/ Dal.). • WR KENDRICK BOURNE led team with career-high 10 catches for 89 yards last week, 1st NE player with 10+ catches in a game since 2020. Had 4 catches for 45 yards in last meeting. • WR DEVANTE PARKER had 6 catches for 79 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Has 5+ catches in 7 of his past 8 vs. Buf. • WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER has 50+ rec. yards in each of 3 career games vs. Buf., with rec. TD in 2 of 3. • LB JOSH UCHE had 2 sacks & FF in last home meeting. • LB JA’WHUAN BENTLEY has 5+ tackles in 5 of 6 games this season. Had 7 tackles & FR in last meeting. • LB JAHLANI TAVAI had 7 tackles & 1st INT of season in Week 6. Aims for 6th in row with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of past 3. • S KYLE DUGGER had 2 PD in last home meeting. • S JABRILL PEPPERS had 7 tackles & season-high 2 PD last week. Has 7+ tackles in 3 of past 4.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (3-3) AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1-5)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan, AJ Ross
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) WAS: 121 or 388 NYG: 111 or 230
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: NYG leads series, 105-70-5 (won 6 of past 9)
POSTSEASON: Series tied, 1-1
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 12/18/22: NYG 20 at WAS 12
POSTSEASON: 1/11/87 NFC-C: WAS 0 at NYG 17
COMMANDERS NOTES:
QB SAM HOWELL set career-highs with 3 TD passes & 119.7 rating in Week 6. Has 6 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 108.1 rating in 3 career road starts. Has 290+ pass yards in 2 of his 3 road starts. • RB BRIAN ROBINSON had 56 scrimmage yards (31 rush, 25 rec.) & 2nd rec. TD of season last week, his 3rd-career TD catch. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 12 of his past 13 games. Aims for his 4th in row on road with TD & 8th in row on road with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 218 scrimmage yards (109 per game) in 2 career games vs. NYG & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYG with 100+ scrimmage yards. • WR TERRY MCLAURIN led team with 6 catches & 81 rec. yards last week. Has 50 catches for 650 yards (92.9 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 7 career games vs. NYG, incl. 6+ catches in 6 of 7 & 70+ rec. yards in all 7 vs. NYG. Aims for his 10th in row on road with 50+ rec. yards. • WR CURTIS SAMUEL had 20th-career rec. TD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch & 4th in row overall with TD. • DT DARON PAYNE has PD in 2 of 3 road games this season. Had 2 sacks in last road meeting. • DT JONATHAN ALLEN has 5 TFL in his past 4 vs. NYG. Has 0.5+ sacks in 4 of his past 5 vs. NYG. • DE CHASE YOUNG has sack in 2 of 3 road games this season. Has TFL in 2 of his 3 career games vs. NYG. • DE MONTEZ SWEAT aims for his 3rd in row at NYG with TFL. Has TFL in 2 of 3 road games this season. • LB JAMIN DAVIS had 6th-career sack & 1st-career INT last week. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NYG with 8+ tackles. • CB KENDALL FULLER had 16th-career INT in Week 6. • CB BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE had 1st-career INT last week.
GIANTS NOTES:
QB DANIEL JONES has 40+ rush yards in 5 of his past 6 home starts & aims for his 4th in row at home with 40+ rush yards. Completed 25 of 31 atts. (80.6 pct). & had TD pass vs. 0 INTs for 104.3 rating in last home meeting (12/4/22). Has 11 TDs (10 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs for 98 rating in 7 career starts vs. Was. • QB TYROD TAYLOR completed 24 of 36 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 200 yards in 1st start of season last week. Had 2 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 112.4 rating in his only career start vs. Was. (12/20/15 w/ Buf.). • RB SAQUON BARKLEY rushed for 93 yards last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Has 906 scrimmage yards (129.4 per game) & 5 TDs (4 rush, 1 rec.) in 7 career games vs. Was. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with rush TD. Is 1 of 5 active players with career average of 100+ scrimmage yards per game (100.3), min. 25 games played. • WR DARIUS SLAYTON led team with 69 rec. yards in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with 5+ receptions. • WR WAN’DALE ROBINSON had team-high 8 catches for 62 yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ receptions. • TE DARREN WALLER had 5 receptions last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ catches. • LB BOBBY OKEREKE led team with 11 tackles, 2 TFL & 2 PD & had 4th-career INT in Week 6. Aims for his 4th in row with PD. Is 1 of 2 (Quincy Williams) with 50+ tackles (53), 5+ TFL (5) & 5+ PD (5) in 2023. • LB MICAH MCFADDEN had 7 tackles, 1st-career INT & 1stcareer FR in Week 6. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD. Had 9 tackles & FF in last home meeting. • LB KAYVON THIBODEAUX had 12 tackles, 3 TFL, sack, FF & FR-TD in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Was. with sack.
ATLANTA FALCONS (3-3) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (3-2)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) ATL: 135 or 386 TB: 83 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: TB leads series, 30-29 (won 5 of past 6)
POSTSEASON: —
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 1/8/23: TB 17 at ATL 30
POSTSEASON: —
FALCONS NOTES:
QB DESMOND RIDDER passed for 307 yards & 2 TDs in Week 6, his 2nd straight game with 300+ pass yards & 2nd-career start with 2 TD passes. Passed for 224 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 108.2 rating in last meeting. • RB BIJAN ROBINSON (rookie) had 5 catches & 80 scrimmage yards (43 rec., 37 rush) in Week 6. Leads all RBs in receptions (26), ranks 2nd in rec. yards (189) & 3rd in scrimmage yards (590) in 2023. Is 1 of 6 RBs with 6 games of 50+ scrimmage yards this season. • RB TYLER ALLGEIER rushed for 51 yards last week. Rushed for 135 yards in last meeting. • WR DRAKE LONDON set career highs with 9 receptions & 125 rec. yards in Week 6, his 2nd-career 100-yard game. Aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ catches & 75+ rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 120 yards in last meeting. • TE KYLE PITTS had 1st rec. TD of season last week, his 4thcareer TD catch. Had 5 catches for 73 yards in his only career game at TB (9/19/21). • TE JONNU SMITH had 1st rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with TD catch. • DL CALAIS CAMPBELL had 1st sack of season last week, his 100th-career sack, 1 of 5 active players with 100+ career sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with PD. • DL GRADY JARRETT had 1st sack of season last week. • LB BUD DUPREE had 1.5 sacks last week, his 6th-career game with 1.5+ sacks. Had sack & INT-TD in his only career game vs. TB (9/24/18 w/ Pit.) • LB ARNOLD EBIKETIE had career-high 1.5 sacks last week.
BUCS NOTES:
QB BAKER MAYFIELD can make 75th-career start in Week 7. Completed 17 of 20 atts. (85 pct.) for 216 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for career-high 151.3 rating in his only career start vs. Atl. (11/11/18 w/ Cle.). • RB RACHAAD WHITE has 60+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 at home & 3 of his past 4 overall. • WR MIKE EVANS has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5 home games & 50+ rec. yards in 6 of his past 7 at home. Has 46 catches for 723 yards (90.4 per game) & 9 rec. TDs in 8 career home games vs. Atl., incl. TD catch in 6 of 8 games. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Atl. with 75+ rec. yards. • WR CHRIS GODWIN led team with 6 catches & 77 rec. yards last week. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 12 of his past 13 games. Has 9 rec. TDs in 11 career games vs. Atl. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Atl. with 6+ catches. • LB LAVONTE DAVID led team with 12 tackles & had 2 TFL, sack & PD in Week 6. Has 5 TFL in 2023 & has 5+ TFL in each of his 12 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 10+ tackles & sack. • LB DEVIN WHITE has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5. Has 5 sacks & 7 TFL in 7 career games vs. Atl. • LB JOE TRYON-SHOYINKA had 3rd sack of season in Week 6. Aims for his 4th in row at home with TFL. • NT VITA VEA aims for his 3rd in row with TFL & FF. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5. Has 5 sacks & 3 PD in his past 5 vs. Atl. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. has PD in 5 of 6 career games vs. Atl. Had sack & FF in last home meeting. • CB CARLTON DAVIS has 13 PD in 7 career games vs. Atl. & aims for his 8th in row vs. Atl. with PD.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-2) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-3)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
FOX: Adam Amin, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) PIT: 135 or 386 LAR: 83 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: LAR leads series, 15-9-2 (PIT won past 4)
POSTSEASON: PIT leads series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 11/10/19: LAR 12 at PIT 17
POSTSEASON: 1/20/80 SB XIV: LAN 19 at PIT 31
STEELERS NOTES:
QB KENNY PICKETT passed for 224 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs in Week 5. Has 0 INTs in 2 of past 3 overall & 4 of his past 5 road starts. • RB NAJEE HARRIS aims for his 6th in row on road with 65+ rush yards. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. Has 85+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. NFC. • RB JAYLEN WARREN had 79 scrimmage yards (40 rush, 39 rec.) in Week 5, 2nd game this season with 75+ scrimmage yards. Aims for 5th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. • WR GEORGE PICKENS had season-high 6 catches for career high 130 yards & 2nd TD of season in Week 5. Has 75+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Is 4th different player in franchise history with 125+ rec. yards in 2 of team’s 1st 5 games of a season, joining Antonio Brown, HOFer John Stallworth & Mike Wallace. • WR ALLEN ROBINSON had 5 catches in Week 5. Has 4+ catches in each of 4 career games vs. LAR. Had 33 catches for 339 yards & 3 TDs with LAR in 2022. • LB T.J. WATT had 2 sacks, 2 PD & FR in Week 5. Has sack in 4 of 5 games this season & is only player in NFL with 2+ sacks in 3 games. Had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. Has 2+ sacks & FF in 3 of his past 4 vs. NFC West. Ties for NFL lead with 8 sacks in 2023. • LB ALEX HIGHSMITH had sack & FF in Week 5, 2nd game this season with sack & FF. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5 vs. NFC. • LB COLE HOLCOMB aims for his 18th in row with 5+ tackles. • S MINKAH FITZPATRICK aims for 4th in row with 9+ tackles. Had 2 PD, INT & FR in last meeting. • CB PATRICK PETERSON aims for his 7th in row with PD. Has 5+ tackles in 2 of past 3. Leads active players with 35 career INTs. • CB JOEY PORTER JR. (rookie) had 1st-career INT in Week 5.
RAMS NOTES:
QB MATTHEW STAFFORD had TD pass vs. 0 INTs for season high 107.3 rating last week. Has 90+ rating in 4 of his past 5 home starts. Has 785 pass yards (392.5 per game) in 2 career games vs. Pit. Has 53,759 pass yards in 197 games, 3rd-most by player in 1st 200 games in NFL history. • RB KYREN WILLIAMS had career-high 158 rush yards & 6th rush TD of season last week. Has 50+ rush yards in 5 of 6 games this season. Ranks tied-3rd with 7 scrimmage TDs this season. • WR COOPER KUPP had 7 catches for 148 yards & 1st rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row in 2023 with 7+ catches & 115+ rec. yards. Has 26 games with 100+ rec. yards since 2019, tied 3rd-most in NFL. Has 7+ catches in 12 of his past 13 home games. • WR PUKA NACUA leads all rookies with 50 catches (most by rookie in 1st 6 games ever) & 598 rec. yards, most by rookie in 1st 6 games in SB era. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his 1st 6 career games. • DL AARON DONALD had 3 TFL in Week 6 & has 2+ TFL in 3 of his past 4 games. Needs 2 TFL for 10th-straight season with 10+ TFL. Leads all active players with 168 TFL. Has sack & 3 TFL in each of his 2 career games vs. Pit. • LB ERNEST JONES led team with 10 tackles last week & is only player with 6 games of 9+ tackles in 2023. Ranks tied-4th in both tackles (63) & TFL (8) this season. • LB BYRON YOUNG (rookie) had 6 tackles, 3rd sack of season & 1st-career FF last week, 2nd-most sacks among rookies in 2023. • CB AHKELLO WITHERSPOON had 2 PD last week & aims for his 5th in row with PD. Had 11 PD & 4 INTs in 13 games (2021-22) with Pit.
ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-5) AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3-2)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
FOX: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake
SiriusXM (team name linked to SXM App) ARI: 133 or 384 SEA: 85 or 225
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: SEA leads series, 25-22-1 (won past 3)
POSTSEASON: —
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 11/6/22: SEA 31 at ARI 21
POSTSEASON: –
CARDINALS NOTES:
QB JOSH DOBBS had 282 yards (235 pass, team-high 47 rush) in Week 6. Ranks 5th among QBs with 189 rush yards & has 40+ rush yards in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row on road vs. division with 225+ pass yards & 45+ rush yards. • RB KEAONTAY INGRAM had career-high 51 scrimmage yards (40 rush, 11 rec.) in Week 6. • TE ZACH ERTZ has 6+ catches in 2 of 3 road games this season. Had 5 catches & rec. TD in last meeting. Has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7 vs. Sea. & aims for his 6th in row vs. Sea. with 5+ catches. Has 6 rec. TDs in 8 career games vs. Sea. • TE TREY MCBRIDE had 4 catches for team-high 62 rec. yards in Week 6. • WR MARQUISE BROWN has 50+ rec yards in 4 of his past 5 & aims for his 6th in row with 4+ catches. Had 5 catches for 68 yards in his only career game at Sea. (10/16/22). • WR MICHAEL WILSON (rookie) had 62 rec. yards last week & has 50+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 60+ rec. yards. Ranks 5th among rookies with 317 rec. yards. • LB KYZIR WHITE led team with 8 tackles & had 2nd sack of season last week. Has TFL in 6 of his past 7 & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Is 1 of 3 in NFC (Ernest Jones & Bobby Okereke) with 50+ tackles (55) & 5+ TFL (5) in 2023. • LB ZAVEN COLLINS had INT-TD in last meeting & 2 sacks in last road meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with TFL & PD. LB DENNIS GARDECK has TFL in 5 of 6 games this season & aims for his 5th in row on road with TFL. • S JALEN THOMPSON has 4 PD in his past 4 vs. Sea. & aims for his 5th in row vs. Sea. with 6+ tackles. • S K’VON WALLACE has 7+ tackles in 5 of 6 games this season.
SEAHAWKS NOTES:
QB GENO SMITH passed for 323 yards last week, his 9th-career 300-yard game & 2nd this season (Week 2). Aims for his 9th in row at home with TD pass. Passed for 275 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 106.9 rating in last meeting. • RB KENNETH WALKER had 89 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 27 rec.) & 6th rush TD of season last week. Has 15 rush TDs in 20 career games. Aims for his 5th in row with rush TD. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ari. with 110+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. • WR TYLER LOCKETT led team with 6 catches & 94 rec. yards in Week 6. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Has 7 rec. TDs in his past 6 vs. Ari. • WR DK METCALF had 69 rec. yards last week & has 65+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Had TD catch in last meeting. • TE NOAH FANT had 5 catches for 96 rec. yards in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ari. with 5+ receptions. • LB BOBBY WAGNER has 180 tackles (9 per game) in 20 career games vs. Ari. & aims for his 9th in row vs. Ari. with 9+ tackles. Had sack in his last game vs. Ari. (11/13/22 w/ LAR). • LB JORDYN BROOKS has 23 games with 10+ tackles since 2020, tied 3rd-most in NFL. Aims for his 4th in row at home with TFL. Has 58 tackles (14.5 per game) & 3 TFL in his past 4 vs. Ari. & aims for his 5th in row vs. Ari. with 10+ tackles. • LB UCHENNA NWOSU has 5 TFL in his past 4 at home. Had 3 sacks in 2 games vs. Ari. in 2022. • LB BOYE MAFE aims for his 4th in row with sack & 5th in row with TFL. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had career-high 3 PD last week & leads all rookies with 7 PD. Aims for his 5th in row with PD. • S QUANDRE DIGGS led team with 8 tackles last week.
GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-3) AT DENVER BRONCOS (1-5)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) GB: 158 or 383 DEN: 109 or 227
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: GB leads series, 7-6-1 (won 4 of past 5)
POSTSEASON: DEN leads series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 9/22/19: DEN 16 at GB 27
POSTSEASON: 1/25/98 SB XXXII: DEN 31 vs. GB 24
PACKERS NOTES:
QB JORDAN LOVE has 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2 of 3 road starts this season & has TD pass in 5 of 6 career starts. • RB AARON JONES had 2 rush TDs in his only road game this season (Week 1 at Chi.). Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4. Had 2 rush TDs in last meeting. • RB A.J. DILLON rushed for season-high 76 yards & had 1st rush TD of season in Week 5, his 15th-career rush TD. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 50+ rush yards. • WR CHRISTIAN WATSON had 3 catches for team-high 91 rec. yards in Week 5. Has 3 rec. TDs in his past 4 road games. • WR ROMEO DOUBS has 5+ catches & 70+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. • TE LUKE MUSGRAVE (rookie) led team with 6 catches in Week 5 & has 6+ catches in 2 of his past 3. • LB RASHAN GARY had sack in Week 5 & leads team with 4.5 sacks in 2023. Has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4. Had 1st-career sack & 1st-career FR in last meeting. • LB PRESTON SMITH had 1st sack of season in Week 5. Had 3 sacks & FF in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Den. with 2+ sacks & FF. • LB QUAY WALKER aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 on road. • DT KENNY CLARK had 3rd sack of season in Week 5 & has 0.5+ sacks in each of his 1st 3 road games this season. • CB JAIRE ALEXANDER has PD in 7 of his past 8 on road. Had 2 PD, FF & FR in last meeting. • CB RASUL DOUGLAS had 2 PD in Week 5. Has 2+ PD in 3 of his past 4 on road & aims for his 5th in row on road with PD. • S RUDY FORD had 6th-career INT in Week 5 & aims for his 3rd in row with INT. Aims for his 5th in row with 7+ tackles.
BRONCOS NOTES:
QB RUSSELL WILSON has 13 TDs vs. 3 INTs & 107.5 rating in his past 5 home starts, with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in each game. Has 0 INTs & 105+ rating in 2 of his past 3 starts vs. GB, incl. playoffs. Has 100.6 rating in 23 career reg. season starts vs. NFC North. Aims for his 3rd in row with NFC with 3+ TD passes. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS led team with 52 rush yards last week. Has 40+ rush yards in 4 of his 5 games this season. Aims for his 9th in row at home with 50+ scrimmage yards. • RB JALEEL MCLAUGHLIN (rookie) has 85+ scrimmage yards & rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Aims for 3rd in row at home with TD. Is 1 of 3 rookie RBs (De’Von Achane & Bijan Robinson) with 2 rec. TDs this season. • RB SAMAJE PERINE had 83 scrimmage yards (59 rush, 24 rec.) & rec. TD in only career game vs. GB (1010/21 w/ Cin.). Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 2 of 3 home games this season. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON led team with 4 catches for 46 yards & had 4th rec. TD of season last week. Has TD catch in 3 of past 4. Had 5 catches for 87 yards in last meeting. • WR JERRY JEUDY has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4 overall & 6 of his past 7 at home. • S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 5 tackles & 28th-career INT last week, 4thmost among active safeties. Aims for his 4th in row with 5+ tackles. • S KAREEM JACKSON aims for 5th in row with 5+ tackles. • CB PAT SURTAIN III had season-high 7 tackles in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Has PD in 2 of past 3. • LB NIK BONITTO aims for 6th in row with TFL & has 2 TFL in 4 of past 5. Has 2+ sacks in 2 of past 3. • DE ZACH ALLEN aims for 3rd in row with sack & 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Had sack in only career game vs. GB (10/28/21 w/ Ari.).
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (2-3) AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-1)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) LAC: 134 or 385 KC: 82 or 228
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: KC leads series, 67-57-1 (won past 3)
POSTSEASON: LAC leads series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME … REG. SEASON: 11/20/22: KC 30 at LAC 27 POSTSEASON: 1/2/93 AFC-WC: KC 0 at SD 17
CHARGERS NOTES:
QB JUSTIN HERBERT passed for 227 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT last week. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of past 4. Has 710 pass yards (355 per game) & 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 118.1 rating in 2 road games this season. Has 15 TDs vs. 4 INTs with 107.3 rating in 6 career starts vs. KC, with 2+ TD passes in each of past 5 & 100+ rating in 4 of past 5. Has 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating in each of 3 career starts at KC. • RB AUSTIN EKELER had 62 scrimmage yards (35 rec., 27 rush) last week. Rushed for 83 yards & TD in last meeting & has TD in 4 of his past 5 vs. KC. Needs 3 catches to become 4th-fastest RB ever (92 games) to reach 400 career receptions. • WR KEENAN ALLEN led team with 7 catches for 85 yards & had rec. TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with rec. TD. Has 75+ rec. yards in 4 of 5 games this season. Aims for his 5th in row on road with 100 rec. yards. Has 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in each of his past 6 vs. KC. Aims for his 3rd in row at KC with rec. TD. • WR JOSHUA PALMER aims for 4th in row with 60+ rec. yards. Had 8 catches for 106 yards & career-high 2 TDs in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. KC with TD catch. • TE GERALD EVERETT had 1st rec. TD of season in Week 6. Had 6 catches for 71 yards in last road meeting. • LB JOEY BOSA has sack in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 4th in row on road with sack. Has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4 vs. KC. • LB KHALIL MACK has 7 sacks in his past 2 & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has 0.5+ sacks in 6 of his past 7 vs. KC. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 7 sacks, his 8th-career season with 7+ sacks. • DE MORGAN FOX had season-high 2 sacks last week & aims for his 5th in row with sack. Had TFL in last meeting. • CB MICHAEL DAVIS had 2 PD in Week 6 & has PD in 2 of past 3. • S DERWIN JAMES had 7 tackles & sack in last meeting.
CHIEFS NOTES:
QB PATRICK MAHOMES completed 30 of 40 atts. (75 pct.) for season-high 306 yards & TD vs. INT with 94.4 rating last week, his 43rd-career 300-yard game, most in NFL since 2017. Can become 1st player in NFL history with 40+ atts. & 75+ comp. pct. in 3 straight games. Had 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 113.4 rating in 2 games vs. LAC last season. Aims for his 6th in row vs. LAC with 2+ TD passes & 4th in row with 105+ rating. • RB ISIAH PACHECO had 98 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 36 rec.) & career-high 6 catches last week. Has rush TD in 3 of past 4 & 95+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. • RB JERICK MCKINNON has 5 rec. TDs in his past 5 at home. • TE TRAVIS KELCE led team with 9 catches for season-high 124 yards in Week 6, his 36th-career game with 100+ rec. yards, most-ever by TE. Aims for 5th in row with 6+ catches & 60+ rec. yards & 3rd in row with 9+ catches. Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 at home, incl. playoffs. Aims for his 6th in row vs. LAC with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards, with 100+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. • WR RASHEE RICE (rookie) had season-best 72 rec. yards last week. • WR KADARIUS TONEY had 1st TD catch of season last week. • DT CHRIS JONES has sack in each of his 5 games this season & in each of his past 8 overall in reg. season. Aims for 3rd in row with PD. • DE MIKE DANNA has sack in 2 of 3 home games this season. • DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS had 2 PD & half sack in Week 6. • LB DRUE TRANQUILL had 1st full sack of season last week. Has 8+ tackles in 3 of past 4. • CB L’JARIUS SNEED aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Had 5 tackles, 2 PD & TFL in last meeting. Has TFL in 2 of past 3 vs. LAC. • S JUSTIN REID had 1st sack & 1st INT of season in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles & PD.
MIAMI DOLPHINS (5-1) AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (5-1)
DATE: Sunday, October 22, 2023 GAME TIME: 8:20 PM ET
NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark
Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) MIA: 83 or 226 PHI: 85 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: MIA leads series, 9-6 (won past 2)
POSTSEASON: —
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 12/1/19: PHI 31 at MIA 37
POSTSEASON:
DOLPHINS NOTES:
DOLPHINS lead NFL with 2,992 total yards of offense, 2nd-most ever by team in 1st 6 games of a season, & 223 points scored, 5th-most by team in 1st 6 games in SB era. • QB TUA TAGOVAILOA passed for 262 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 126 rating last week, his 3rd game this season with 3+ TD passes, most in NFL. Is only QB with 90+ rating in 6 games in 2023. Has 90+ rating in 2 of 3 career starts on SNF. Leads NFL with 1,876 pass yards & 114.1 rating this season & ties for lead with 14 TD passes. • RB RAHEEM MOSTERT had 132 scrimmage yards (115 rush, 17 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) last week, his 3rd game this season with 2+ TDs & 2nd with 3+. Has TD in 5 of 6 games in 2023. Leads NFL with 11 TDs & 9 rush TDs, becoming 6th different player since 1970 with 11+ TDs through his team’s 1st 6 games of a season. Has 100+ scrimmage yards & TD in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. • RB SALVON AHMED rushed for 1st TD of season in Week 6. • WR TYREEK HILL had 6 catches for 163 yards & TD last week & became 1st player ever with 150+ rec. yards in 4 of team’s 1st 6 games of season. Had 11 catches for 186 yards & 3 TDs in his last game vs. Phi. (10/3/21 w/ KC). Aims for his 4th in row in primetime with rec. TD. Leads NFL with 814 rec. yards, most by player in team’s 1st 6 games of a season in SB era. • WR JAYLEN WADDLE aims for 3rd in row with TD catch. • LB BRADLEY CHUBB had 2nd sack of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 on SNF. • LB DAVID LONG led team with season-high 11 tackles last week. • DT CHRISTIAN WILKINS had 5 tackles & career-high 2 sacks in Week 6. Aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. Had PD in last meeting. • DT ZACH SIELER aims for 4th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with sack. • CB XAVIEN HOWARD had 5 tackles last week. Has PD in 2 of past 3.
EAGLES NOTES:
QB JALEN HURTS had 31st-career rush TD last week, tied with Josh Allen for 2nd-most ever by QB in 1st 4 career seasons (Cam Newton – 33). Has 24 TDs (17 pass, 7 rush) vs 5 INTs for 104.6 rating in his past 10 home starts. Had career-high 157 rush yards in his last start on SNF (11/27/22 vs. GB). Aims for his 3rd in row on SNF with 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs. • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 1st rec. TD of season last week, his 8th-career TD catch. Aims for his 6th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Ranks 5th in NFL with 452 rush yards this season. Aims for his 3rd in row at home in 2023 with rush TD. Had TD catch in his only career game vs. Mia. (10/30/22 w/ Det.). Has 319 scrimmage yards (159.5 per game) in 2 primetime games this season & aims for his 3rd in row in primetime with 125+ scrimmage yards. • WR A.J. BROWN had 7 catches for team-high 131 rec. yards in Week 6 & became 5th player since 2000 with 125+ rec. yards in 4 straight games. Has 14 games with 125+ rec. yards since 2019, 4th-most in NFL. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 672 rec. yards in 2023. • WR DEVONTA SMITH has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5 home games & aims for his 7th in row at home with 50+ rec. yards. • TE DALLAS GOEDERT has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5. • LB HAASON REDDICK had season-high 2.5 sacks in Week 6 & aims for his 4th in row with sack. Has 6 games with 2+ sacks since 2022, 2nd-most in NFL. • DE JOSH SWEAT had sack & 2 TFL last week. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 overall & 5 of his past 6 at home. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 primetime games. • CB JAMES BRADBERRY had 2 PD last week. Bradberry (103 PD) & CB DARIUS SLAY (102) are only players with 100+ PD since 2016.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (5-1) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-4)
DATE: Monday, October 23, 2023 GAME TIME: 8:15 PM ET
ESPN: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters
Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) SF: 83 or 226 MIN: 83 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: MIN leads series, 22-20-1 (Home team won past 5)
POSTSEASON: SF leads series, 5-1
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 11/28/21: MIN 26 at SF 34
POSTSEASON: 1/11/20 NFC-DIV: MIN 10 at SF 27
49ERS NOTES:
QB BROCK PURDY has 100+ rating in 3 of his past 4 starts & ranks 2nd in NFL with 111.9 rating in 2023. Is only QB with 10+ TD passes (10) & 1-or-fewer INTs (1) this season. Has 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 126.6 rating in 3 career primetime starts. • RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY has scrimmage TD in 15 straight games, incl. playoffs, tied longest such streak in NFL history. Aims for his 4th in row in primetime with rush TD & 6th in row in primetime with 75+ scrimmage yards. Leads NFL with 553 rush yards & ranks 2nd with 730 scrimmage yards in 2023. • RB ELIJAH MITCHELL had career-high 168 scrimmage yards (133 rush, 35 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting. • TE GEORGE KITTLE had 5 catches for 90 yards in last road meeting. Has 2+ rec. TDs in 3 of his past 4 primetime games & aims for his 3rd in row on road in primetime with 2+ rec. TDs. • WR BRANDON AIYUK had 76 rec. yards last week & has 50+ rec. yards in 7 of his past 8. Had 91 rec. yards in last meeting. • WR DEEBO SAMUEL has 50+ scrimmage yards in 16 of his past 17 primetime games & aims for his 13th in row in primetime with 50+ scrimmage yards. Had 2 rush TDs in last meeting. • DL NICK BOSA had sack in Week 6 & aims for his 6th in row with TFL. Had sack in last meeting. Has 8.5 sacks & 12 TFL in his past 9 primetime games, incl. 6 sacks in 5 games on MNF. Aims for his 10th in row in primetime with TFL. • DL RANDY GREGORY had sack in SF debut last week. • DL JAVON HARGAVE has TFL in 3 of his past 4. • LB FRED WARNER had 6th-career INT last week & aims for his 3rd in row with INT. Aims for his 4th in row on road with PD. Had 12 tackles & FF in last road meeting. • DB DEOMMODORE LENOIR had 3rd-career INT in Week 6.
VIKINGS NOTES:
QB KIRK COUSINS ranks tied-1st in TD passes (14) & 2nd in pass yards (1,679) in 2023. Has 995 pass yards (331.7 per game) & 7 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 97.7 rating in 3 home starts this season. Has 7 TDs (6 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 97 rating in 3 career starts vs. SF. Aims for his 4th in row vs. SF & 6th in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 90+ rating. • RB ALEXANDER MATTISON had 4 catches & 72 scrimmage yards (44 rush, 28 rec.) last week. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4. Had rush TD in last meeting. • TE T.J. HOCKENSON led team with 6 catches & 50 rec. yards last week. Had 8 catches for 97 yards & rec. TD in his only career game vs. SF (9/12/21 w/ Det.). Ranks tied-1st among TEs in receptions (36) & 3rd in rec. yards (304) this season. • WR JORDAN ADDISON had 4th rec. TD of season last week, most among rookies. Has TD catch in 2 of 3 career home games. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 50+ rec. yards. • LB DANIELLE HUNTER had 2 sacks & PD last week, his 13thcareer game with 2+ sacks. Leads NFL with 11 TFL & is tied-1st with 8 sacks in 2023. Is only player with TFL in 6 games & is 1 of 2 (Chris Jones) with sack in 5 games this season. • LB JORDAN HICKS led team with 10 tackles & had 13th-career INT & 42-yard FR-TD in Week 6, his 2nd-career defensive TD. Had 2 FR in his last game vs. SF (11/7/21 w/ Ari.). Is 1 of 2 active LBs (Lavonte David) with 10+ sacks (13.5), 10+ FRs (11) & 10+ INTs (13). Aims for his 4th in row with 10+ tackles. • CB BYRON MURPHY tied his career high with 3 PD & had 6thcareer INT & 6th-career FR last week. Has 7 PD in 6 games in 2023. • S CAMRYN BYNUM leads all DBs with 60 tackles this season. • S HARRISON SMITH aims for his 3rd in row vs. SF with INT.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: KNIGHTS’ SEASON-OPENING SURGE MAKES HISTORY
Nicolas Roy, Marc Stone and Paul Cotter netted third-period goals as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights continued their surge with a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.
Vegas stretched its season-opening winning streak to six games, the longest by a defending Stanley Cup champion in league history. Vegas entered play tied with the 1985-86 Edmonton Oilers and 1920-21 Ottawa Senators for the longest such streak by a reigning champ.
Thirteen players notched points for the Golden Knights. Cotter contributed a goal and an assist, while Michael Amadio had two assists.
Chicago forward Connor Bedard, the top pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, gave the hosts an early lead to send the United Center crowd into a frenzy in the Blackhawks’ home opener.
Avalanche 6, Hurricanes 4
Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and three assists, Logan O’Connor scored a short-handed goal for the third straight game and added an assist, and Colorado beat Carolina in Denver to remain perfect through five games this season.
Nathan MacKinnon and Ryan Johansen had a goal and assist each, Mikko Rantanen and Fredrik Olofsson also scored, and Alexandar Georgiev turned away 23 shots for Colorado.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist each, Brent Burns and Michael Bunting also scored, Stefan Noesen added two assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov had 22 saves for the Hurricanes.
Rangers 4, Kraken 1
Veteran goaltender Jonathan Quick won his first start with New York, making 18 saves to continue host Seattle’s woes.
Artemi Panarin scored twice and Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere also tallied for the Rangers, who opened a five-game trip. Filip Chytil had three assists and K’Andre Miller added two.
Justin Schultz scored for Seattle, which has tallied more than one goal only once in six games this season to drop to 1-4-1. Goalie Philipp Grubauer stopped 23 of 27 shots. A lighting issue in one corner of the rink forced the teams to switch ends midway through each period.
Red Wings 5, Senators 2
Joe Veleno had the first two-goal game of his career, Dylan Larkin supplied a goal and two assists, and Detroit extended its winning streak to four games by downing host Ottawa.
Shayne Gostisbehere and David Perron scored the other goals for Detroit, which tallied three times on the power play. Ville Husso made 35 saves.
Jake Sanderson and Ridly Greig had the goals for Ottawa, while Joonas Korpisalo stopped 18 shots.
Coyotes 2, Ducks 1
Karel Vejmelka made 32 saves to help Arizona win in its home opener against Anaheim in Tempe, Ariz.
Jason Zucker and Clayton Keller scored for Arizona, which has won two in a row.
Frank Vatrano scored and Lukas Dostal made 25 saves for Anaheim, which has lost two in a row.
Sabres 3, Islanders 1
Jeff Skinner, Mattias Samuelsson and Dylan Cozens scored within a span of just over six minutes bridging the second and third periods to lead host Buffalo past New York.
Eric Comrie, making his season debut, recorded 24 saves and carried a shutout into the final two minutes for the Sabres, who nearly posted their first shutout since Comrie stopped 26 shots in a 2-0 win over the Islanders on March 25.
Semyon Varlamov, also making his first appearance of the season, made 40 saves for the Islanders, who lost both ends of their first back-to-back of the 2023-24 campaign. New York fell to the New Jersey Devils 5-4 in overtime on Friday night.
Canadiens 3, Capitals 2 (OT)
Cole Caufield scored 47 seconds into overtime and Montreal beat visiting Washington after blowing a two-goal lead in the third period.
The Canadiens caught the Capitals on a line change and Caufield took a pass from Nick Suzuki, skated into the zone and beat Darcy Kuemper from the left circle.
Sean Monahan had a goal and an assist, and Brendan Gallagher also scored for the Canadiens, who finished their three-game homestand 2-1-0. Dylan Strome scored a pair of third-period goals for the Capitals, who have lost three of four to open the season. Kuemper made 25 saves.
Canucks 5, Panthers 3
Andrei Kuzmenko and Elias Pettersson each had a goal and an assist, leading Vancouver over Florida in Sunrise, Fla.
Quinn Hughes, Carson Soucy and Brock Boeser also scored for the Canucks, who avoided a third straight loss. J.T. Miller had two assists and Casey DeSmith made 34 saves for his second victory of the season.
Sam Reinhart scored twice and Aleksander Barkov had the other goal for Florida. Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves.
Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3 (OT)
John Tavares scored the game-winning goal in overtime as Toronto rallied past host Tampa Bay.
Tavares finished a two-on-one break, getting a pass from William Nylander with 55 seconds left in the extra session and giving the Leafs a 2-0 record this season in games that have gone past regulation.
Nikita Kucherov had two power-play goals and an assist, while Alex Barre-Boulet scored once as Tampa Bay took its first home loss of the season. Brayden Point had two helpers.
Blue Jackets 5, Wild 4 (OT)
Adam Fantilli scored his first career NHL goal and Jack Roslovic tallied the overtime winner to lift Columbus over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.
Justin Danforth, Kent Johnson and Boone Jenner also scored for the Blue Jackets, who completed a sweep of a back-to-back. Goaltender Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves for the win.
Dakota Mermis and Marcus Johansson each notched one goal and one assist, while Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild, who have lost two straight games. Joel Eriksson Ek and Pat Maroon collected two assists apiece and goalie Filip Gustavsson stopped 49 shots.
Stars 5, Flyers 4 (OT)
Stars captain Joe Pavelski scored 2:13 into overtime as host Dallas beat Philadelphia.
Wyatt Johnston had a goal and two assists, and Pavelski and Jamie Benn had one of each for the Stars. Roope Hintz and Tyler Sequin also scored for Dallas, and Scott Wedgewood made 36 saves.
Travis Konecny scored two goals and Sean Walker and Joel Farabee added one apiece for the Flyers. Noah Cates had two assists. Samuel Ersson finished with 20 saves in his season debut.
Predators 5, Sharks 1
Tommy Novak scored two goals and Juuse Saros made 31 saves to propel host Nashville past San Jose.
Nashville’s Kiefer Sherwood and Luke Evangelista each collected a goal and an assist, and Samuel Fagemo scored a power-play goal in his season debut.
Tomas Hertl scored midway through the third period and Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves for the Sharks, who remain the NHL’s lone winless team (0-4-1).
Blues 4, Penguins 2
Brandon Saad scored twice as host St. Louis took its first lead of the season and went on to defeat Pittsburgh.
Jake Neighbours and Colton Parayko also scored, and Kasperi Kapanen and Robert Thomas each had two assists for the Blues, who have points in three of their four games. St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington made 31 saves.
Evgeni Malkin and Radim Zohorna scored for the Penguins, who have lost two straight. Goaltender Tristan Jarry, who had been 5-0-0 against the Blues, made 17 saves. Saad, a Pittsburgh native, gave St. Louis its first lead of the season after 199 minutes, 33 seconds when he made it 1-0 at 9:33 of the first.
Jets 3, Oilers 2 (OT)
Mark Scheifele scored with 1:07 remaining in overtime and Connor Hellebuyck made 38 saves as Winnipeg rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat host Edmonton.
Scheifele, stationed in front of the crease, redirected Josh Morrissey’s pass from the left circle past Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner’s glove side for the game-winner and his fourth goal of the season.
Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard scored goals and Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each had two assists for Edmonton, which played the final 4:20 of regulation and the entire overtime with McDavid on the bench. McDavid, the reigning NHL MVP and scoring leader, didn’t play again after grabbing his left side after a faceoff with Scheifele.
Bruins 4, Kings 2
Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak recorded three-point nights to lead Boston past host Los Angeles.
Marchand scored goals in the second and third periods after recording an assist. His first tally capped off Boston’s two-goal spurt in a 48-second span in the middle frame. Pastrnak contributed a goal and two assists. Morgan Geekie also lit the lamp for Boston, and Derek Forbort had the secondary assist on both of the team’s second-period goals. Jeremy Swayman made 32 saves.
Alex Laferriere and Carl Grundstrom scored goals and Cam Talbot (21 saves) took the loss in net for Los Angeles, which had won its previous two games. Anze Kopitar played in his 1,297th career game for the Kings, surpassing longtime teammate and former captain Dustin Brown for the most in franchise history.
WOMEN’S GOLF
JUSTIN SUH TAKES HIS FIRST 54-HOLE LEAD ON THE PGA TOUR INTO FINAL ROUND OF THE ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP
INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) Justin Suh shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to lead the third round of the Zozo Championship, the first time he’s the leader going into the final day of a PGA Tour event, and also looking of his first PGA Tour victory.
Just one shot behind are fellow Americans Eric Cole and Beau Hossler, who are also seeking their first PGA Tour victories. Cole shot 66 and Hossler, the second-round leader, had a 68 on a sunny fall day at the Narashino Country Club just outside Tokyo.
To make the three very uncomfortable, Collin Morikawa – the first-round leader – is just two shots back after a 66. Morikawa is looking to break a “mini-slump” since winning the 2021 British Open and the DP World Tour Championship later that year. He also won the PGA Championship in 2020.
Suh played on the Korn Ferry Tour, the developmental feeder for the PGA Tour, and credits the experience there for his growing maturity.
“Throughout this year I’ve put myself in this position a few times in some big tournaments,” Suh said. “Every week you put yourself in this position you learn a little piece of it.”
Suh is a former No. 1-ranked world amateur and a former conference player of the year at the University of Southern California.
“I think just gaining the experience is the big part,” Suh added. “Hopefully, you know, I just come here and just do what we’ve been doing; try to find fairways, greens and just be aware of all the changing conditions.”
Morikawa hit only three fairways in the wind-blown 73 in the second round. He was hardly any better Saturday, hitting four. But despite dropping three shots over the first four holes, he recovered with eight birdies and a bogey over the last 14 holes.
“It wasn’t an inability to handle the wind, it was just an inability to hit fairways. And that continued today,” Morikawa said. “Look, the irons still really good. It’s not the irons, it’s just can I manage from the middle of the fairway or not.”
He almost predicted he’ll be a major threat on Sunday to the three ahead of him.
“I haven’t had a round like that in a while. I think it just shows that my head’s in the right space.”
Hossler said the same thing about hitting in the fairways, and several players mentioned reading the changing wind direction with a sunny day predicted for Sunday. Overnight rain was predicted for late Saturday.
“The key out here is absolutely to get the ball in the fairway because playing out of this zoysia rough, you just have no clue what it’s going to do.” Hossler said.
Morikawa has distant roots in Japan, so winning here would be special. There are also several Japanese players – or players with Japanese roots – in the chase.
Satoshi Kodaira of Japan is three back at 6-under 204 after a 69. American Kurt Kitayama had the low round Saturday of 64, leaving him alone at four back. And Ryo Ishikawa of Japan carded 69, in a group of three that’s five off the pace.
MEN’S GOLF
JUSTIN SUH TAKES HIS FIRST 54-HOLE LEAD ON THE PGA TOUR INTO FINAL ROUND OF THE ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP
INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) Justin Suh shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to lead the third round of the Zozo Championship, the first time he’s the leader going into the final day of a PGA Tour event, and also looking of his first PGA Tour victory.
Just one shot behind are fellow Americans Eric Cole and Beau Hossler, who are also seeking their first PGA Tour victories. Cole shot 66 and Hossler, the second-round leader, had a 68 on a sunny fall day at the Narashino Country Club just outside Tokyo.
To make the three very uncomfortable, Collin Morikawa – the first-round leader – is just two shots back after a 66. Morikawa is looking to break a “mini-slump” since winning the 2021 British Open and the DP World Tour Championship later that year. He also won the PGA Championship in 2020.
Suh played on the Korn Ferry Tour, the developmental feeder for the PGA Tour, and credits the experience there for his growing maturity.
“Throughout this year I’ve put myself in this position a few times in some big tournaments,” Suh said. “Every week you put yourself in this position you learn a little piece of it.”
Suh is a former No. 1-ranked world amateur and a former conference player of the year at the University of Southern California.
“I think just gaining the experience is the big part,” Suh added. “Hopefully, you know, I just come here and just do what we’ve been doing; try to find fairways, greens and just be aware of all the changing conditions.”
Morikawa hit only three fairways in the wind-blown 73 in the second round. He was hardly any better Saturday, hitting four. But despite dropping three shots over the first four holes, he recovered with eight birdies and a bogey over the last 14 holes.
“It wasn’t an inability to handle the wind, it was just an inability to hit fairways. And that continued today,” Morikawa said. “Look, the irons still really good. It’s not the irons, it’s just can I manage from the middle of the fairway or not.”
He almost predicted he’ll be a major threat on Sunday to the three ahead of him.
“I haven’t had a round like that in a while. I think it just shows that my head’s in the right space.”
Hossler said the same thing about hitting in the fairways, and several players mentioned reading the changing wind direction with a sunny day predicted for Sunday. Overnight rain was predicted for late Saturday.
“The key out here is absolutely to get the ball in the fairway because playing out of this zoysia rough, you just have no clue what it’s going to do.” Hossler said.
Morikawa has distant roots in Japan, so winning here would be special. There are also several Japanese players – or players with Japanese roots – in the chase.
Satoshi Kodaira of Japan is three back at 6-under 204 after a 69. American Kurt Kitayama had the low round Saturday of 64, leaving him alone at four back. And Ryo Ishikawa of Japan carded 69, in a group of three that’s five off the pace.
NASCAR
BLANEY IS BACK ON TRACK AFTER DISQUALIFICATION, THEN REVERSAL. NASCAR PLAYOFFS RESUME AT HOMESTEAD
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) Ryan Blaney has experienced a range of emotions since last Sunday, from disappointment to relief.
The No. 12 Team Penske driver was disqualified after the opening race of the round of eight in NASCAR’s playoffs because of an alleged illegal front shock on his Ford.
But NASCAR reversed the disqualification a day later because of a flawed template used during the postrace inspection, leaving Blaney with a much smaller deficit to overcome in the playoff field when the round of eight continues Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
“A lot of emotions,” Blaney said Saturday, “but it was nice that it ended up, I think, as it should have.”
Only Kyle Larson has clinched a spot in the championship finale next month – the Hendrick Motorsports driver won the opening race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But Monday’s reversal restored Blaney’s sixth-place finish in that race and reduced his deficit from 56 points below the playoff cutline to 17.
“It’s still going to be hard to make it,” Blaney said, “but it’s not like a must-win. So it gives you a little more hope.”
Blaney, who is trying to make his first Cup Series championship finale, was running third in Homestead last year before he spun out. He said he’d like to capitalize on his experience in past races here, but anything can happen.
“Here you can have problems. Running the wall you can break some stuff pretty easy,” Blaney said. “You just go race and do the best you can.”
Larson, last year’s Homestead winner, has little to gain in these next two races leading up to the championship, but that doesn’t change his approach to Sunday’s race.
“The pressure is probably a lot less than what other drivers are feeling,” Larson said, “but I feel like I want to win just as bad as anyone else does, too.”
Larson’s teammate William Byron is second in the playoff field. Teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing round out the top four.
After Sunday’s race in Homestead, playoff drivers will have one more shot to reach the championship finale. The round of eight concludes at Martinsville Speedway next weekend.
For one last time, Kevin Harvick returns to the track where he won the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship nine years ago.
Sunday’s race is named the 4EVER 400 presented by Mobil 1 in a nod to Harvick, who will retire from NASCAR at the end of this season after 60 career victories, three NASCAR national series championships and 13 consecutive playoff appearances.
The No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing driver will run the same paint scheme he won with at the 2014 championship at Homestead. NASCAR senior adviser Mike Helton, whom Harvick has developed a close relationship with over the years, will be an honorary starter for the race, and Stewart-Haas Racing crew chief Rodney Childers and his family will serve as grand marshals.
“What we set out to do was tell the story of the past 30 years,” Harvick said Saturday, “and reintroduce the fans that weren’t around to the early part of my career. … It’s been a great ride.”
Childers described his relationship with Harvick as the easiest one could have. Harvick’s fellow competitors lauded his intensity and leadership.
“In my opinion, he’s a Jeff Gordon or Tony Stewart – when he leaves, you’re going to notice that he’s not there anymore,” Hamlin said. “He’s certainly been a leader in the sport. He’s kind of the last legacy guy we’ve got in our sport that used to know how it used to be. He’s an important figure.”
Harvick has not won a race this season.
Truex, driver of the No. 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing, gave Toyota its 500th pole win in NASCAR competition with a pole victory Saturday. He will lead the field for Sunday’s race.
Truex turned a lap of 167.441 mph, ahead of teammates Bubba Wallace (167.115 mph) and Tyler Reddick (166.955), who qualified second and third.
It is Truex’s 22nd career Cup series pole.
“I didn’t really expect to get the pole today, honestly,” Truex said. “After practice, I felt like our car was pretty good in the long run, and we needed to make some tweaks to be better for tomorrow.”
Truex won the regular-season title but has flamed out in the playoffs as he vies for a second Cup title.
“I felt good coming into this round,” he said. “Coming here I felt good because it’s been a good track for us. We’ve run up front here a lot, and it’s just a comfort zone for me at this kind of racetrack.”
Larson qualified fifth. Byron qualified seventh and Blaney at No. 10. Denny Hamlin (11th) and Christopher Bell (13th) followed, and Chris Buescher was the lowest-qualifying playoff driver at 17th.
Larson is the race favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. … Joey Logano, last year’s championship finale winner, crashed in practice Saturday and was unable to make a qualifying lap. … Grammy Award-winning artist Pitbull will be an honorary pace car official on Sunday.
2023 4EVER 400: PREVIEW, 5 BEST BETS, LONGSHOT PICK
Kyle Larson secured his spot in the Championship 4 with his win in Las Vegas last week, leaving only three coveted spots remaining entering Sunday’s 4EVER 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The race was named in honor of Kevin Harvick, who will retire at the end of this season.
Larson’s teammate, William Byron, holds a seven-point margin atop the NASCAR Cup Series standings. The other two Championship spots are currently held by regular-season champion Martin Truex Jr. and his teammate Denny Hamlin, but they are only two points clear of Christopher Bell.
“We’re looking forward to this weekend,” Hamlin said.
“Obviously, we would have liked to have finished last week a little better to be in a better spot in the points, but we feel good about Homestead. It’s a track we’ve had some success at and feel like we can run up front and score points.
“That’s the name of the game right now, to just qualify up front, score points in the stages and finish as good as we can. It’d be awesome to win the race and lock ourselves in, but if we can’t do that, we need to maximize our day.”
Tyler Reddick is 16 points out of a Championship 4 spot, followed by Ryan Blaney one point further back and Chris Buescher, who is 23 points behind Hamlin.
4EVER 400
Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Date: Sunday, Oct. 22, 2:30 p.m. ET
Distance: 400 miles on 1.5-mile track
Defending champion: Kyle Larson
Cup Series leader: William Byron
TV: NBC
Radio: SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
5 BEST BETS
Kyle Larson (+250 at BetMGM)
Larson is not only coming off a victory last week, he’s the defending champion of this race. He has been hit-and-miss this year — Larson also has seven DNFs to go with his four wins — but enters this week with a ton of momentum.
Tyler Reddick (+500)
Reddick won the Xfinity Series championship in 2018-19 after winning consecutive races at Homestead. He’s third at the book, having drawn 9.7 percent of the total money to win this week. Reddick has been running well of late with a sixth and eighth the past two weeks.
Martin Truex Jr. (+500)
Truex has good memories from Homestead, where he won in 2017 en route to claiming his first Cup Series title. He’s also sitting on the pole for Sunday’s race. “That’s the kind of track I really like,” Truex said of Homestead. “You can run all over and it’s really low-grip and it wears tires out. You really have to manage your car and your tires throughout runs. Be able to move around the track and find lines that work for you. It’s a big challenge and I enjoy tracks like that.”
William Byron (+700)
Byron won this race two years ago for his second Homestead victory — he also won the 2016 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the track. He already has a career-high and series-leading six wins this year. Byron’s 19 top-10 finishes in 2023 are also one shy of a career high. He’s the book’s second-biggest liability this week and leads the field with 11.2 percent of the total bets and 13.6 percent of the money since opening at +750.
Denny Hamlin (+900)
No active driver has won more races at Homestead than Hamlin, who visited Victory Lane here in 2009, 2013 and 2020. Another win and he would break the all-time record he shares with Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart. Hamlin owns a career average finish of 9.833 at Homestead. He’s second at the book, having been backed by 8.2 percent of the total bets.
LONGSHOT PICK
Christopher Bell (+1400)
Bell won at Martinsville a week before the 2022 finale and he’ll need to pull another rabbit out of his hat to qualify for the Championship 4 this year. He owns a career average finish of 13.0 at Homestead — best among the four drivers currently below the cut line.
INDIANA RELEASES/TOP HEADLINES
COLTS FOOTBALL
BROWNS PREVIEW
The Cleveland Browns’ defense, entering Week 7, has been historically difficult to move the ball against. That’s not hyperbole. A few by-the-numbers things to know about the group the Colts will face on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium:
3.8 yards per play allowed. No team since 1977 has finished a season allowing under 3.9 yards per play. Only one team in the last three decades has allowed fewer than four yards per play, that being the 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers, who won Super Bowl XLIII.
200.4 yards allowed per game. The Browns are on pace to allow 3,407 yards of total defense in 2023, which would be the lowest total for a full season since the NFL switched to a 16-game schedule in 1978 (the NFL schedule, of course, is now 17 games).
Under 150 yards per game. Through six games, the Browns have held two opponents – the Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals – to 73 and 144 yards of total offense, respectively. Only 24 teams since 1999 have held opponents under 150 yards twice in a season; if the Browns do it one more time, they’ll be only the sixth team in that span to hit that mark.
Four turnovers forced. Here’s the last thing about the Browns’ defense: They don’t take the ball away. Only the New England Patriots have fewer takeaways (three) than the Browns entering Week 7. In a sense, that makes Jim Schwartz’s defense even more smothering: They don’t even need to take the ball away to stop opposing offenses.
“These guys fly around, they play full speed – high-effort group,” offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said. “Really running to the ball, really running to the action. No hesitating has been found on tape. They play real fast, they play real hard. They make it tough on offenses.
“We’ve got a challenge in front of us this week, but that’s what we enjoy about the NFL – having a challenge and trying to rise up to the occasion. You can’t find a lot of numbers that you can criticize on this defense so I won’t be the one to put it out there. These guys are playing great ball, we’re excited to compete against them and this time of the week, trying to put together a good plan. Try to put together a good plan, give us a chance to win this game and see if we can’t have a chance to compete.”
The Colts’ challenge against Cleveland’s defense will come after a challenging week at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center. Coming off Week 6’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, defensive tackle Grover Stewart was suspended six games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances and quarterback Anthony Richardson was ruled out for the remainder of the season.
But there were no woe-is-us vibes on 56th Street this week. The message from head coach Shane Steichen on down to the team’s leaders was this: We’re 3-3 with 11 games to go, and everything we want to accomplish this season remains ahead of us.
“We still got a whole season ahead,” defensive tackle DeForest Buckner said. “It’s cliche to say but it’s true — next man up. The guys, we all have faith in each other and we trust one another to get the job done. And we gotta continue as a team, as a unit to move forward and continue to stack these wins.”
This is where the culture Steichen has worked to build within the Colts is important. A difficult loss followed by a difficult week followed by a difficult opponent isn’t the easiest thing to navigate, but the focus has been on Week 7 and what lies ahead, not on what happened in the past.
And that makes the Colts well-equipped to handle adverse, hard situations better. The Colts have four games left before their bye: vs. Cleveland and New Orleans at home, then at Carolina and against New England in Germany. Plenty can happen between now and Thanksgiving, starting with Sunday’s matchup against one of the best defenses in the NFL at Lucas Oil Stadium.
“I feel like the season is a marathon,” linebacker Zaire Franklin said. “There are highs and lows throughout this league. You’re losing guys to season-ending injuries. Weekly, it’s always something new. I think it’s the team that handles adversity the best, the team that continues to focus on getting better every week that eventually comes out on top.”
INDIANA FOOTBALL
HOOSIERS FALL SHORT AGAINST RUTGERS ON HOMECOMING
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Defeat didn’t buckle cornerback Nic Toomer. In a somber Memorial Stadium W. Jay and Nancy Wilkinson Performance Center in the aftermath of Saturday’s 31-14 loss to Rutgers, he focused on the future, on getting back to work, on fixing mistakes, and pushing to improve.
“What’s past is the past,” he said. “We have a big challenge ahead of us. We still can make a bowl game. We put this behind us and go back to work.”
On a postcard-perfect-weather Homecoming, opportunity was there, execution wasn’t. Rutgers (6-2) scored 10 points on Hoosier special teams mistakes. It rushed for 276 yards and possessed the ball for nearly 38 minutes to IU’s 22.
“We’ve got to execute better,” head coach Tom Allen said. “We have to keep the defense off the field. Get key stops at key times.”
A third-straight loss dropped Indiana to 2-5 overall, 0-4 in the Big Ten.
“This is not a good place to be,” Allen said. “It falls on me. I’m the one responsible.
“These are challenging times. It’s frustrating to have those kinds of mistakes. Those are things we have to be better at.”
Postseason hopes remain, even as the margin for error shrinks. IU must win four of its last five games to become bowl eligible. Next up is a trip to top-10 Penn State, which is coming off a Saturday loss at Ohio State.
“We’ll go back to work,” linebacker Aaron Casey said. “We still have five games left.”
Added Allen: “We have another opportunity next week, but it’s about us right now. We have to band together. That’s what we’ll do. We’ll lock arms and fight.”
Still, is the season slipping away?
“It’s a reality when you get to this stage,” Allen said. “It’s a tough reality. We don’t hide from it. We’ve got to do a better job as coaches and players. It’s all of us together.”
In the first half, Rutgers blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown. With less than a minute left in the first half, Jaylin Lucas fumbled a punt return, the Scarlet Knights recovered and turned it into a field goal. That was enough to give them a 17-14 halftime lead.
Allen called the blocked punt “inexcusable.”
For the second-straight week, IU’s offense started strong.
Quick passes. No huddle. Up tempo. Bold play calling.
It was all on display on the game’s opening drive. Quarterback Brendan Sorsby was 6-for-7 for 58 yards (completing passes to five difference receivers), capped by a 35-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Omar Cooper Jr. on fourth and five. Running back Christian Turner added 17 yards on two carries.
The Hoosiers led 7-0. Could they sustain that efficiency?
They could not.
“We all have a job to do,” Cooper said. “We’ve got to keep working. We have to figure out what we’re having trouble with, and get better at it.”
Sorsby finished 15-for-31 for 126 yards and one touchdown. He rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown.
“He did some good things,” Allen said. “He has to continue to grow and develop. That’s the key.
“He earned the right to start. We still have to generate more. We’re not good enough in the throw game to score points.
“We have to build off what he’s doing well.”
In the second half, Rutgers wore down the Hoosiers with their running game and outscored them 14-0.
Scarlet Knights quarterback Gavin Wimsatt threw for 39 yards, rushed for 143.
“They’re a heavy run team,” Toomer said. “The defense was on the field a long time. We have to lock in on the details. Everyone has to do his job.”
Casey said IU prepared for Rutgers rushing attack.
“We knew what was coming. We have to do a better job of stopping it. We have to execute the whole play, whistle to whistle.”
IU took that early 7-0 lead. Rutgers countered with run-heavy touchdown drive and a blocked punt for a TD and a 14-7 lead.
The Hoosier defense provided a second-quarter spark by stopping the Scarlet Knights on fourth-and-two near midfield. The offense responded for the tying touchdown, the last four yards on a Sorsby run.
Lucas’ fumble while trying to catch a punt just before halftime set up a Rutgers field goal for a 17-14 halftime score.
Rutgers opened the third quarter with another run-heavy touchdown drive for a 24-14 lead, then made it 31-14 early in the fourth quarter on Wimsatt’s 80-yard TD run.
Hoosier comeback hopes were finished.
“At this stage, guys get down,” Allen said. “They get discouraged. We have to battle that. It comes from players and coaches. There’s no doubt they’re frustrated. They have to keep battling. Keep fighting.
“You rely on the character of your guys. You stand in the face of adversity, whether it’s self-inflicted or not. It comes back to every day keep working.”
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
HOOSIERS BEST BUCKEYES IN MARATHON MATCH
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana Volleyball team, paced by 15 kills from graduate student middle blocker Kaley Rammelsberg, survived a five-set battle with Ohio State on Saturday night (Oct. 21) in Wilkinson Hall.
A near three-hour match saw the Hoosiers fend off a late push from the visitors to win the decisive fifth set and close out a 3-2 victory (21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 15-13) to end the first half of the Big Ten season. IU moved to 6-4 in the conference this year, matching IU’s best ever 10-game start to league play (1985).
Freshman libero Ramsey Gary was outstanding defensively, digging a career-high 26 balls. Three other Hoosiers had nine digs while the team dug 72 as a whole. IU’s block came to life with 13.0 total team blocks. It also added 10 aces from the service line.
Ohio State All-American outside hitter Emily Londot went for 25 kills but was forced into 12 attacking errors. The loss by the Buckeyes was the first to an unranked opponent this season.
IU takes this win into a run of four-straight matches away from home, beginning with a contest in Champaign at Huff Hall against Illinois on Wednesday night (8:00 PM, Big Ten Network).
Stats and Notes
Team
• Ohio State outhit IU on the evening, .241-.181, while producing one more kill with six fewer errors on 15 fewer swings. Londot went for 25 kills (.183) while senior middle blocker Rylee Rader had 12 kills (.478) with just one error.
• The Hoosiers won the battle defensively and at the service line, tallying more blocks (13-8) and more aces (10-7) with each team totaling 72 digs. Gary had the match high with 26 digs.
• IU’s five-set victory ensured a 6-4 start to league play over the first 10 games. That matches the best start (1985) to a conference season in program history across the opening 10 contests.
• The 16 wins on the season matches the most (2018 and 2022) in a single season in the tenure of head coach Steve Aird with 10 contests still to play.
#10 Haworth, Camryn
• When IU needed her most, the junior produced some clutch moments to close out the match. She had 46 assists, nine digs, four kills and three aces on the night.
• She now has 53 aces on the season, breaking the program’s single-season rally era record (since 2001). In total, it’s the most in a single campaign by an IU athlete since 1995 when Jen Magelssen tallied 62.
• Her 46 assists on the night helped push her past Whitney Granado (2009-12) on the program’s all-time assists list. She is now No. 10 in program history with 10 games left to go in her junior regular season.
#32 Gary, Ramsey
• A stalwart in the back row, Gary led the entire match with a career-best 26 digs. On the week, the freshman had 47 digs in two matches.
• Her 26 digs matches the program’s rally-era freshman single-game digs record, equaling Juli Pierce’s effort from 2004.
• Gary has 20+ digs in four-straight matches and has hit the 20-dig plateau on five occasions in conference play.
#18 Rammelsberg, Kaley
• The match leader in kills for IU with 15, Rammelsberg was equally productive on the defensive end, racking up seven blocks.
#13 Tatum, Avry
• Quiet in the early sets, Tatum came alive down the stretch once again for the Hoosiers. The sophomore provided eight kills, none more important than the match winner on an incredible back set from Haworth in the fifth set.
• She has produced the match-winning kill in both of IU’s five-set victories this year (at Miami (FL) and vs. Ohio State).
Scoring Recap
Set 1: Ohio State 25, Indiana 21
• The Buckeyes came firing early, acing the Hoosiers three times. IU added three service errors while Ohio State hit .424 (16-2-33) to win the opening frame.
• Rammelsberg and Alonso-Corcelles combined for 11 kills while Haworth dished out 14 assists and Gary dug six balls in the first set.
• Down 8-16, IU came back to close the gap to just three (17-20) and force a timeout from Ohio State following an ace from Alonso-Corcelles and an attack error from Chelsea Thorpe.
• Rammelsberg provided a kill to close the deficit to just one (21-22) but a service error from Haworth and a kill from Londot handed the Buckeyes set point. A big block gave Ohio State the first set.
Set 2: Indiana 25, Ohio State 23
• The Hoosier block came alive in the second set as Tatum and Rammelsberg each provided four. Six total team blocks and a productive offensive set (.308, 15-3-39) leveled the score in Bloomington.
• IU twice went up three points (17-14 and 22-19) but Ohio State closed the gap to just one on two occasions. Tatum and senior middle blocker Savannah Kjolhede combined on a double block on set point two for the set victory.
Set 3: Indiana 25, Ohio State 22
• Four service aces, provided by four different players, made the difference in the third set. Ohio State missed five serves with nine total points for IU coming from the service line.
• Senior outside hitter Morgan Geddes had four kills while Gary tallied 10 massive digs to give the Hoosiers a 25-22 set win.
• IU went up 23-19 on a service error but Ohio State responded with three points to bring the score within one. A kill from Geddes and an attack error from Londot helped hold off the visitors to win a decisive third set.
Set 4: Ohio State 25, Indiana 20
• The Hoosiers struggled offensively in the fourth, hitting in the negatives while being blocked three times.
• With the scored tied at 14-all in the fourth, Ohio State went on an 8-0 run to blow open the frame. Setter Mia Tuman was outstanding from the service line, forcing the Hoosiers out-of-system.
• IU closed the gap to three (20-23) but them committed a pair of attacking errors as Ohio State sent the match to a fifth set.
Set 5: Indiana 15, Ohio State 13
• IU didn’t miss a single serve in the fifth set and recorded two blocks to hold off a late Ohio State push and win the five-set match.
• Alonso-Corcelles provided three kills to blow the set open at 10-6. Ohio State closed the gap to just one but could never tie the match late as Tatum buried the final blow on Saturday night.
PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
BOILERMAKERS HOST MINNESOTA IN SEASON FINALE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue soccer team concludes the 2023 season at home with a matchup against Minnesota at Folk Field on Sunday, October 22, at 1 p.m. ET.
Admission is free for all fans to the contest. Sunday is First Responder Appreciation Day, where first responders will be honored for their dedication to protecting our communities. There will be a scarf giveaway to the first 300 fans, and the Boilermaker seniors and sophomores will sign autographs postgame. As a reminder to all fans, a clear bag policy is in effect for all Purdue Athletics events once again in 2023.
The game will be streamed live on B1G+ and live stats are available at PurdueStats.com. Updates also can be found by following and connecting with @PurdueSoccer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links to follow along are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
Going into the final game of the season, Purdue is 3-12-2 overall, 0-7-2 in the Big Ten and 3-6-1 at Folk Field. The Boilermakers have played six top-25 opponents this year, another three past foes are currently ranked and two more have spent time ranked nationally this season. In total, 11 of the team’s 18 opponents are or have been in the top-25 for at least one week during the 2023 campaign.
The Boilermakers have scored 17 goals with 20 assists for 54 points on 188 shots and 73 shots on target. Nine of Purdue’s 17 goals have come from different players, and five of those are first career goals. The Old Gold and Black have given up 27 goals on 211 shots, 105 on goal. The defense has allowed two or fewer goals in all but three games for a 1.59 goals-against average.
Junior forward Gracie Dunaway and sophomore forward Kayla Budish each have scored a team-high-tying three goals, and another four Boilermakers have two goals. Budish has eight points and senior midfielder Emily Mathews has seven. Mathews has a squad-best 32 shots and freshman forward Lauren Omholt boasts a team-best 15 shots on goal. Mathews has five assists to pace the team. In goal, senior Charlotte Cyr has made 70 saves for a .729 save percentage and a 1.69 goals-against average in nearly 1,400 minutes.
In the record books, Mathews’ 21 career assists are fourth-most in program history and the most since Maddy Williams had a record 26 assists from 2013-17. With an assist on Sunday, she passed Kellie Phillips, who had 20 from 2008-11. Next on the list is 2023 Purdue Athletics Hall of Famer Lauren Sesselmann’s 22 from 2001-05.
SCOUTING MINNESOTA
Minnesota boasts a 6-6-4 record and a 2-5-2 mark in the Big Ten. The Golden Gophers are 1-3-4 in road games after a 3-0 loss at Northwestern on Thursday night. In that contest, NU took a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute and made it 2-0 four seconds before halftime. A final goal was scored with 93 seconds remaining. The loss was UM’s second in a row after a three-game unbeaten streak.
Statistically, the Gophers have scored 23 goals with 22 assists for 68 points. They have 243 shots, 96 on goal. UM has allowed 15 goals on 131 shots. Three players have scored five goals, including Sophia Boman, who also has five assists and 15 points, both team-best totals. Megan Plaschko has started all 16 games and has made 44 saves for a .746 save percentage and a 0.95 goals-against average.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE GOLDEN GOPHERS
Purdue is 9-16-0 in the all-time series against Minnesota and 5-7-0 in West Lafayette. The two teams have squared off every year since the Boilermakers’ inaugural 1998 campaign except for 2019. The Gophers came away with a 2-0 win in St. Paul last season after the Boilermakers picked up a dramatic 3-2 win at Folk Field in 2021.
On October 20, 2022, Purdue concluded its road slate, and a three-game roadtrip, with a 2-0 loss. Goals were scored in the eighth and 22nd minutes. In the latest matchup at Folk Field, on October 10, 2021, Purdue erased a 2-0 halftime deficit to earn a 3-2 win. Mathews, a sophomore at the time, scored in the 64th minute to make it a 2-1 game, and an own goal tied it in the 71st minute. The game-winning goal was scored by then-senior Sarah Griffith in the 85th minute to complete the comeback.
LAST TIME OUT: TOP-25 ROAD LOSS
The Boilermakers suffered a 2-0 loss at No. 25 Nebraska on Thursday night. On a clear and relatively warm mid-October evening, the Huskers took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute and made it 2-0 in the 81st. The Boilermakers earned several good chances throughout the match, including a shot that went off the crossbar in the 25th minute and a pair of corner kicks just before NU’s second goal, but the visitors could not find the back of the net.
The Boilermakers had 12 shots, three on goal, and the Huskers had 19 shots and 10 shots on target. NU held a 7-6 advantage in corner kicks and Purdue was called for 15 fouls to Nebraska’s 13. Three Boilermakers had two shots in the contest, including Budish and freshman defender Zoe Cuneio whose two shots included one on goal. Cyr recorded eight saves and her NU counterpart made three.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
EDEY, SMITH RECORD DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN FAN DAY SCRIMMAGE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Zach Edey and Braden Smith recorded double-doubles and Ethan Morton posted an outstanding floor game for the No. 3-ranked Boilermakers in their annual Fan Day scrimmage at Mackey Arena.
The scrimmage was the first opportunity for the general public to see the Boilermakers before next Saturday’s charity exhibition game at No. 14-ranked Arkansas.
Zach Edey finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and three assists against no turnovers while going 8-of-13 from the field. After starting the scrimmage 1-of-6 from the field in the first session, he made all seven of his shots in the final two stanzas.
Meanwhile, Braden Smith tallied 11 points (4-of-6 shooting) with 11 assists, five rebounds and two steals in the 30-minute session. In two scrimmages this month, Smith tallied 31 points, 18 assists, nine rebounds and six steals against just five turnovers.
Ethan Morton played an outstanding floor game with eight points, (3-of-5 shooting), eight assists, four rebounds, four steals and one blocked shot.
Fletcher Loyer led the Boilermakers with 17 points (5-of-7 from the field) and three assists. In the two scrimmages, Loyer averaged 15.5 points on 12-of-19 shooting (.632) from the field.
Trey Kaufman-Renn added 14 points and eight rebounds and Lance Jones contributed 12 points, making four 3-pointers.
Purdue will face No. 14-ranked Arkansas next Saturday in Fayetteville, Arkansas, beginning at 4 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on SEC+.
PURDUE SWIMMING
BOILERMAKERS VICTORIOUS AT DAN ROSS INDIANA INTERCOLLEGIATE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Led by six Boilermakers that won an individual event at a third straight meet, Purdue swimming & diving’s 17 event victories was enough for a pair of team wins Saturday at the 10-team Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate to cap the home-opening weekend.
The Boilermakers swept the diving events and relays. The women won nine of the 12 events and the men were victorious eight times.
Kate Beavon, Brinly Hardy, Maggie Love, Coleman Modglin, Kate Mouser, Daryn Wright were those to win an event for the third straight meet to open the season. Holden Higbie, Andy Kelly, Abby Marcukaitis, Max Miller, Brady Samuels and Ethan Shaw rounded out Purdue’s individual event winners. Love, Modglin, Samuels, Shaw and Wright all won three events during the weekend.
Wright swept the springboard diving events for the second time this season and for the fourth time as a Boilermaker. Miller moved into 13th place in program history with a winning list score of 375.15 on 1-meter. Higbie and Miller finished 1-2 on 3-meter, with Higbie registering his first collegiate victory in the process.
Hannah Hill and Love contributed to both relay winners for the Purdue women. Idris Muhammad impressed with a 50 freestyle split of 19.14 on the anchor leg of the 200 medley relay to open the meet.
Eight different members of the men’s team contributed to a relay winner for Purdue. The seniors were victorious in the 200 medley relay as all four classes fielded a quartet to race against each other in the first event of the day.
The Boilermakers return to action the weekend of Nov. 3-4 when they host Oakland and the Rutgers women for a two-day dual at the Morgan J. Burke Aquatic Center.
BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
BUTLERVB DELIVERS A REVERSE SWEEP OVER DEPAUL 3-2
INDIANAPOLIS — The Butler volleyball team survived a nail-biter in a five-set victory over DePaul (20-25, 17-25, 25-22, 25-22, 16-14). After falling behind 2-0, the Bulldogs fought back, winning the next three sets to move to 4-6 in conference and 10-11 overall.
Set 1: DePaul 25-20
The Blue Demons jumped ahead to open the match at a 4-1 lead. Butler would fight back using kills from Mariah Grunze and Grace Boggess to bring the score to 9-7. Consecutive 3-0 runs by DePaul would then lengthen their lead to 17-10. The Bulldogs would rally late with kills from Grunze and Elise Ward to shorten the gap to 23-20, but the Blue Demons would score the next two points to close out the first set 25-20. Boggess led the set with five kills while Jaymeson Kinley snagged seven digs.
Set 2: DePaul 25-17
Butler would begin with the momentum in the second set taking a 7-4 lead using kills from Boggess and Destiny Cherry. DePaul then scored six straight points to flip the score in their favor at 10-7. A kill by Laiya Ebo brought the score to 12-10, but Blue Demons would then start running away with the set reaching 20-13. The Bulldogs could not contest, leading to DePaul taking the second set 25-17.
Set 3: Butler 25-22
Kills from Boggess and Rylie Tam gave Butler an early 3-2 lead, but DePaul would then fight back to take an 8-6 lead. Ward then gave the Bulldogs a boost with a kill and a block to regain the lead at 10-8. The two teams then remained deadlocked until a 3-0 spurt gave Butler a 19-14 lead. The Blue Demons stormed back with five straight points to tie the set at 19-19. The Bulldogs then woke up going on a 3-0 run to claim the set 25-22.
Set 4: Butler 25-22
The Bulldogs picked up where they left off flying out to a 8-3 lead that included four team blocks highlighted by Boggess and back-to-back serving aces by Reese Bates. DePaul then started creeping back to make the score 10-8 before then going on a 6-0 run to take the lead at 14-11. Butler responded with a 3-0 spurt using consecutive kills by Grunze to tie the match 17-17. A kill and block by Ward helped the Bulldogs regain the lead at 20-19 followed by a 4-0 run topped off by a Kaylee Finnegan serving ace to make the score 24-21. Cora Taylor then put the set to bed with a kill to tie the match at two sets apiece.
Set 5: Butler 16-14
After giving up the first three points, Grunze’s kills led a 3-0 run for the Bulldogs to make the score 3-3. Another serving ace by Bates gave Butler a 6-4, but the Blue Demons would bring the score equal at 7-7. The Bulldogs then went on a 4-0 spurt using kills from Ward and a solo block from Cherry to take an 11-7 lead. DePaul wasn’t ready to give up, crawling back and eventually stealing back the lead at 14-13. With the all fans on their feet inside Hinkle Fieldhouse, the Bulldogs rallied for the next three points capped off by a game-winning kill from Boggess to secure the reverse sweep.
Stat of the Match
After hitting for .070 percent as a team in the first two sets, the Bulldogs flipped the script finishing with a .250 hitting percentage over the last three sets to beat the Blue Demons. Today’s match was Butler’s first reverse sweep since Nov. 2019 when the Bulldogs won the last three sets to sink Seton Hall 3-2.
Inside the Box Score
Taylor led the
Taylor led the match with 50 assists and 17 digs to earn her seventh double-double of the season
Kinley collected a
Kinley collected a team-high 26 digs along with five assists
Ward earned her fifth double-double of the season with 17 kills and 17 digs
Grunze amassed 16 kills, eight digs, and two blocks
Boggess hit for a match-high .321 with 12 kills and six blocks
Ebo posted 10 kills and four digs in the match
Bates tallied nine digs and a new career-high four serving aces
Up Next
The Bulldogs will head back out east for the final time this season next week to face St. John’s on Friday, October 27 at 6 p.m. and Seton Hall on Saturday, October 28 at 5 p.m.
BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER DROPS MATCH WITH PROVIDENCE
INDIANAPOLIS – The Butler men’s soccer team and visiting Providence were level, 0-0, at the half, but the Friars took control after the break, scoring all three of their goals in a span of 13 minutes. Providence (7-4-3, 4-1-2 BIG EAST) sits second in the BIG EAST standings, trailing only Georgetown. The Bulldogs (2-7-6, 1-3-4 BIG EAST) sit in ninth with one match remaining and will need to move up to the eighth spot to qualify for the postseason.
Key Moments
66′ | Providence plays a ball forward into the area. Gevork Diarbian battles a defender and taps the ball to Brendan McSorley who and puts the ball past his defender and into the net. The Friars take a 1-0 lead.
73′ | Two one-touch passes from McSorley and Diego Batista set up Bruno Rosa for an 18-yard strike that finds the right upper 90. Providence takes a two-goal lead.
78′ | Passes from Batista and Afonso Serrano allow Rosa to score his second goal of the match, as he slides the ball past a charging Caleb Norris. The Friars are up, 3-0.
Bulldog Bits
Palmer Ault and Ryan Hannosh each had a pair of shots to lead Butler.
Hannosh and Jack Streberger each put one shot on goal.
Caleb Norris made six saves in the match and now has 80 this season.
Up Next
Butler plays its final regular-season match when No. 7 Akron visits Varsity Field on Saturday Oct. 28.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
BUTLER FOOTBALL POSTS FIRST WIN AT DAYTON IN A DECADE 37-10
DAYTON – Butler jumped out to a 13-0 lead at Dayton and never looked back as the Bulldogs recorded a 37-10 win at Welcome Stadium. Jyran Mitchell accounted for three touchdowns on Saturday afternoon and Luka Zurak was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goal attempts. The win moves Butler to 5-3 on the season and 3-2 in the Pioneer Football League.
Jyran Mitchell ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns against the Flyer defense. He scored the first touchdown of the game on a 24-yard run and would add a receiving touchdown before the half to help BU build a 20-3 advantage.
Luka Zurak hit two field goals in the first quarter (24, 46) and opened up the second half with a 36-yard make. Dayton’s lone touchdown came with less than six minutes to play in the game. Butler countered with a 59-yard TD run from Mitchell and Bret Bushka threw a touchdown to Ryan Lezon to seal the win.
Bushka didn’t throw an incomplete pass in the first half and would end the game hitting 18 of his 23 throws for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Ethan Loss led the wide receiver group with six catches for 86 yards.
Butler’s defense was led by Jeremiah Jackson and his team-high 11 tackles. Jackson and Charlie Bless each forced a fumble on Saturday. Lucas Kozlowski and Peyton Daniels were credited with fumble recoveries.
The Bulldogs will return to the Sellick Bowl next weekend for Homecoming. The battle for the Hoosier Helmet will fall on Saturday, Oct. 28. Kick-off on FloFootball is set for 1 PM.
IUPUI WOMEN’S SOCCER
JAGUARS STYMIE ROBERT MORRIS ON THE ROAD IN 1-0 VICTORY
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The IUPUI women’s soccer team collected a critical road victory on Saturday (Oct. 21) as the Jaguars blanked a powerful Robert Morris attack in a 1-0 triumph. Sophomore goalkeeper Cailynn Junk registered four saves to improve to 3-1 on the year and freshman Caroline Kelley netted her seventh score of the year for the day’s only offense.
“It was a great team effort today,” Junk said. “It was a win we needed to get on the road and we were able to dig it out. Being able to get the clean sheet was a job that needed to be done and we couldn’t have done it without the help of the defense, who stayed organized and connected.”
Offensively, IUPUI (10-3-4, 4-1-4 HL) struck early and was out on the front foot for the bulk of the first half. Kelley scored off a Kailyn Smith assist in the game’s ninth minute to stake the guests to a quick lead.
IUPUI stayed on the attack, outshooting RMU (10-4-3, 4-4-1 HL) 11-4 in the opening half and earning a 5-0 margin on corner kicks. Carlie Werner and Sam Slimak tested RMU keeper Brenna Murray early on as she ultimately finished with seven saves.
In the second half, RMU was able to tilt the field back towards level, but was unable to solve Junk and the Jaguars’ defense. Junk closed with four stops while Smith, Katie Hoog and Emily Tobin all played all 90 minutes in front of her.
Kelley fired a game-high seven shots while Slimak had four attempts, all on target.
The win gave the Jaguars’ three key points in the standings as IUPUI inched closer to a first round bye in the upcoming Horizon League Tournament.
“This was a big win on the road because it puts us three points closer to where we want to be going into the conference tournament,” Kelley said. “I’m very proud of the team for fighting the entire game to keep our early lead. There were a lot of positives to take away from this game and carry into our last regular season game.”
IUPUI will close out the regular season on Wednesday night (Oct. 25) against Purdue Fort Wayne at Michael A. Carroll Stadium at 6:00 p.m. That contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.
IUPUI MEN’S SOCCER
JAGUARS HAVE SENIOR DAY SPOILED IN 2-1 LOSS TO GREEN BAY
INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI men’s soccer team were knocked from the top of the Horizon League standings on Saturday (Oct. 21) as the Jaguars suffered a 2-1 loss to Green Bay on Senior Day at Michael A. Carroll Stadium. Senior Lukas Hackaa tallied an early goal in the loss, but the Jaguars allowed a pair of unanswered scores in the defeat.
“We have to figure some things out. What I mean by that – it’s not our style, it’s not our players, it’s not our system – we looked tired after 15, 20 minutes and we haven’t played a game since last Saturday,” head coach Sid van Druenen said. “We have to figure out how we put in a proper performance a week ago and today we just looked deflated, energy less and tired.
“Kudos to Green Bay. I thought they were better and I thought they deserved to win. When you lose a game and it’s a deserved loss, you have to admit that and move on from it and learn from it. We did not do anything close today to be good enough to win this one.”
The loss snapped the Jaguars’ modest two-game winning streak as IUPUI (6-6-3, 4-2-1 HL) was coming off wins over Western Illinois and Northern Kentucky.
Saturday began well enough as Hackaa delivered a rocket into the teeth of a strong wind and into the far upper corner of the net in the 14th minute for a quick 1-0 lead. Sophomore Dominic Breidenbach initiated the play before Hackaa unloaded a bullet for his team-high seventh score of the season.
Green Bay (5-3-5, 3-2-2 HL) pulled even in the 29th minute when Chris Album redirected Josh Johansen’s initial attempt past Lucas Morefield for his sixth score of the year. Johnansen’s initial strike appeared aimed for the left corner of the net, but Album’s redirect completely changed the ball’s direction and it easily cleared the endline for a score.
IUPUI had the wind at its back for the second half, but was unable to create anything against a tough Green Bay defense for long stretches of time. The Phoenix got the winner in the 84th minute when Keegan Walker’s initial attempt was stopped by Morefield, but Tommy Coughlin pounced on the rebound and scored from eight yards out for the final margin.
Green Bay finished with a 15-9 shot advantage and held IUPUI to just two attempts on frame. Sophomore Josemir Gomez was the lone IUPUI player with multiple attempts and Morefield closed with five saves.
IUPUI will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 28 when the Jaguars host Milwaukee at Carmel High School at 3:00 p.m.
IUPUI VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO MILWAUKEE IN FOUR SETS, 3-1
INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI volleyball team fell to the Milwaukee Panthers in four sets, 3-1. The Jags won the first set but couldn’t keep the momentum as they fell in the last three sets. Junior Briana Brown led the Jaguar attack with 10 kills.
The Panthers took the early lead in the opening set but the Jags quickly earned control at 6-6 all. Kills by Brown and Emily Alan led the way while attack errors from Milwuakee allowed for the Jags to take the lead. IUPUI sealed the first set win at 25-18.
Milwaukee earned the first four points to force an IUPUI timeout to start the second set. IUPUI hit just .121 in the second set while the Panthers hit .267 to earn the second set victory, 25-17. In the third set the Jags were outhit .152 to Milwaukee’s .375 to fall two sets to one, 25-17.
With the match on the line, the Jags couldn’t gain control in the fourth and final set. Although the Jags improved their attack, hitting .200 with 14 kills, the Panthers serve proved too strong for IUPUI with three aces to win the set, 25-21.
Brown led the attack with ten kills while Maia Long and Morgan Ostrowski each added nine. Grace Purichia led in assists with 42 while also collecting ten digs. Brynn Zastrow and Addie Evans also added ten digs.
The Jags are now 8-14 overall and 2-9 in Horizon League play. The travel to Cleveland State on Tuesday, October 24 for a 6:00 PM first serve.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER
#6 IRISH WIN ACC COASTAL TITLE WITH DRAW AT #3 WAKE FOREST
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The No. 6 Fighting Irish men’s soccer team battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw at No. 3 Wake Forest in the final road game of the regular season at Spry Stadium on Friday evening.
Daniel Russo provided the heroics for the Irish, scoring in the 85th minute off a diving header from a free kick delivery off the foot of Ethan O’Brien.
With the draw, Notre Dame outright clinched the ACC Coastal Division and a top-2 seed in the ACC Tournament.
Bryan Dowd made five saves on the evening to keep the Wake Forest attack in check.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The two sides came out and traded jabs in the opening stages with neither team landing a big blow in the opening 45 minutes of play, as the match was scoreless going into the halftime break.
Notre Dame put its first shot on target in the 19th minute, as Matthew Roou dispossessed a Wake Forest center back and found KK Baffour in space, who fired a shot towards the far post that was pushed out for a corner by the Demon Deacon keeper.
With just over a minute left in the frame Baffour’s free kick connected with Mo Williams but the grad student’s header was right at the Wake Forest keeper, sending the two sides to halftime at 0-0.
The Irish were forced to defend for much of the second half, as they put out fires all over the pitch. However, in the 79th minute Wake Forest found the opener off a strike from Leo Guarino. Irish goalkeeper Bryan Dowd got a finger to the shot to push it to the post but it ricocheted in to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
Notre Dame responded. Roou won a free kick in the final third in the 85th minute and O’Brien perfectly floated his delivery into the box. Russo ran in and dove to win the ball, firing his shot just inside the near post to secure the 1-1 draw on the road.
McFARLAND FAMILY MEN’S HEAD SOCCER COACH CHAD RILEY’S TAKE
On the performance…
“I am really proud of the group. We knew this week would challenge us being at Virginia Tech, Michigan and at Wake Forest and we took it as an opportunity to make us tougher. Tonight was all about the team and their toughness and grit. It takes committed squads to win championships.”
ND STAT OF THE MATCH
Notre Dame wins an ACC regular-season title for the third time in program history and specifically a Coastal Division title for the second time. The Irish tied for the 2013 ACC regular-season championship when there were no divisions. Notre Dame claimed the 2014 ACC Coastal Division title in its inaugural season in 2014.
UP NEXT
The Irish welcome No. 23 Pitt to Alumni Stadium for the regular-season finale at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 27. The match will be Senior Day with the ceremony taking place prior to the start of the match. The contest will be streamed on ACCNX.
NOTRE DAME HOCKEY
IRISH FALL IN GAME TWO AGAINST TERRIERS
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame hockey program dropped an 8-2 decision to No. 6/6 Boston University to finish the weekend with a split.
The Irish took the first penalty of the night, a hook, just 1:32 into the opening frame. Despite successfully killing it off, the Terriers took advantage of an extended shift and opened the scoring at 3:40 of the first period.
BU struck again shortly after to grab the 2-0 lead but Ryan Siedem had an answer at the opposite end with a shot from the point to cut the Irish deficit in half at 5:15 of playing time.
The Terriers would strike three more times before the end of the first period as the Irish faced a 5-1 hole heading into the intermission.
The visitors extended their lead with three goals in the middle frame for the 8-1 tally.
Notre Dame got one back in the final period of regulation, off the stick of Tyler Carpenter, for the 8-2 final.
Ryan Bischel and Jack Williams split time in goal Saturday night, with J. Williams taking over the crease at the start of the second for his first appearance of the season. In 40 minutes between the pipes, J. Williams set a career-best 25 saves, including 11 in the final period of regulation.
The team finished the night four-of-five on the penalty kill but were unable to capitalize on their four powerplay opportunities as they fell to the visiting Terriers.
GOALS
The Irish scored off the faceoff early in the first period with Hunter Strand lining up at the dot. He boxed out the Terrier defender for Grant Silianoff to feed a pass back to Ryan Siedem at the point. The graduate blueliner ripped a wrister on net for his first goal in an Irish sweater, and second point of the weekend.
Tyler Carpenter net his first goal of the season at 13:56 of the third period for Notre Dame’s second tally of the night. The junior center intercepted the puck at center ice, creating an odd-man rush with Brennan Ali and Grant Silianoff into the Irish zone. Ali skated the puck into the zone and centered a pass to Silianoff who fought off the Terrier defender and allowed Carpenter a chance on net.
UP NEXT
The Irish continue their home stand next weekend as they host Mercyhurst in a Thursday/Friday series, Oct. 26-27. Puck drop for both games with the Lakers is set for 7:35 p.m.
NOTRE DAME SWIMMING
MEN AND WOMEN SWEEP NITTANY LIONS AND PANTHERS
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Four meets. Four wins.
This weekend, Notre Dame welcomed Penn State and Pittsburgh to the Rolfs Aquatics Center, and the Irish walked away with four dual meet wins for the second consecutive year. The No. 17 men narrowly beat Pittsburgh, 177.5-175.5 and topped Penn State, 257-96. The women topped the Panthers, 194-159 and beat the Nittany Lions 232.5-120.5.
Women’s Recap —
Maggie Graves had a breakout meet for Notre Dame, winning both the 500 (4:47.79) and 1000 free (9:52.15). The 500 time is a personal best for the junior. Ellie Jew also won two individual events, bringing in the gold with season bests in the 100 (1:00.95) and 200 breast (2:13.25). Peyton D’Emanuele won the 100 free (49.73).
In the diving well, Grace Courtney, last year’s team Rookie of the Year, posted her best meet of the year, winning both the 1-meter (288.65) and 3-meter (321.50). Calie Brady took second in both events (287.90/319.40).
Men’s Recap —
U.S. National Team Member Chris Guiliano continues to impress every time he swims. The junior won the 50 (19.35), 100 (42.16) and 200 free (1:33.75). Sophomore Tommy Janton won the 100 back (45.86), and graduate Cason Wilburn won the 100 fly (46.45). Janton also posted a season best in the 200 back (1:41.29), an event in which he was All-America Honorable Mention last year. He finished second on Friday.
The Irish men won all four relays in the meet. Both the 200 and 400 medleys were the same crews: Janton, Sean Faikish, Wilburn and Guiliano, in that order. The 200 free relay was Guiliano, Wilburn, Tanner Filion and Janton; and the 400 free relay was Guiliano, Janton, Luka Cvetko and Wilburn.
Carlo Lopez-Hernandez finished second in the men’s 3-meter (380.50) and fourth in the 1-meter (340.55). Both marks are his best performances for the Irish since coming over from Missouri.
Up next, Notre Dame heads to Louisville to take on the Cardinals at Peterson Family Head Coach Chris Lindauer’s alma mater. The meet will begin on Nov. 3 at 4:30 p.m.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
CARDINALS EARN 24-17 HOMECOMING WIN OVER CENTRAL MICHIGAN
MUNCIE, Ind. – Marquez Cooper rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown, and Kiael Kelly added 64 rushing yards and two scores to lead Ball State to a 24-17 Mid-American Conference win over Central Michigan. Cooper and Kelly led a Cardinal offense that amassed 243 rushing yards, but it was the Ball State defense that asserted itself early and late to lead the Cardinals (2-6, 1-3 MAC) to their first MAC victory.
The Cardinals allowed CMU a 45-yard field goal just three-and-a-half minutes after the opening kickoff, but Ball State defenders kept the Chippewas off the scoreboard until a 19-yard TD strike with 4:29 left in the third and the Ball State offense scored 17 unanswered points to command a third quarter lead.
After Tristan Mattson’s field goal to open the scoring, Ball State forced the Chippewas into four straight punts and Kelly, making his second start at quarterback, guided the Cardinals into the lead.
Kelly engineered a 7-play, 75-yard drive after the CMU field goal with the redshirt sophomore scoring the first touchdown of his career to put Ball State on top, 7-3. The Cardinals added a 33-yard field goal by Jackson Courville to lead 10-3 at intermission.
With Sidney Houston Jr., Cole Pearce and Jordan Riley leading an inspired defensive effort, Cooper helped Ball State race to a 17-3 advantage to rally the 15,171 spectators during the Cardinals’ 96th homecoming game. Cooper ‘s 15-yard burst put the Cardinals up by two touchdowns with 10:07 left in the third period. His 39-yard run on that scoring drive was his longest carry of the season. In all, he carried 26 times to eclipse the 100-yard rushing mark for the 15th time in his career and the second time this season.
Central Michigan finally got back on the board while driving 79 yards on 11 plays and capitalizing with the 19-yard pass from Jase Bauer to Jesse Prewitt III. But Kelly and the Cards answered right back with a 75-yard drive of their own, using Kelly’s athletic leap into the endzone to cap the drive on its 13th play, just moments into the fourth quarter.
Ball State, given its difficult start to the season, found itself in unusual territory while trying to run the clock in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals mustered just one first down on its next two possessions though, and CMU threatened to spoil the homecoming hoopla while reaching the end zone with 4:15 to play and taking over for a final possession with 2:11 to play.
That is when Houston and the defense rose to the occasion again. Bauer led Central Michigan across midfield with a minute remaining when Houston recorded his second sack of the day, forcing third-and-long. Two incomplete passes later, Ball State celebrated its first MAC win of the season.
Keionte Newson led the Cardinal defense with a career-high nine tackles. Pearce added nine and was credited three times with QB hurries that forced the Chippewas into punting situations. Riley had six stops, two behind the line of scrimmage, and a key pass break-up as part of team effort that limited CMU to 260 total yards and just 3-of-13 on third down.
“It all starts up front,” said Ball State coach Mike Neu when speaking of the defensive effort. “They use enormous effort do disrupt [the opponent’s] pocket and disrupt what [the opponent] is trying to do. Our defense has stood up to the change each of the last three weeks, and it all starts up front.”
Offensively, Kelly managed a revamped offense designed to complement his explosive array of skills, completed 13 of 16 passes for 101 yards and vastly outperformed his 4-of-16 passing effort for 38 yards in a driving rain a week earlier against Toledo.
“Kiael is so dynamic,” said Ball State coach Mike Neu, “and today he was efficient. He’s a great facilitator, a great point guard, and because of his athleticism, defenses have to respect him.”
The Cardinals snapped a four-game losing skid while winning their homecoming game for the third time in the past four seasons. The Chippewas (4-4, 2-2 MAC) lost for the second time in three weeks and fell to 1-4 on the road.
Ball State is off for 11 days before opening #MAC-tion midweek play on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at Bowling Green.
BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL SUFFERS SECOND STRAIGHT FIVE SET LOSS AT BUFFALO
BUFFALO – – In another tough battle at Alumni Arena, the Ball State women’s volleyball team won an extended opening set and led 2-1 after three, only to suffer a 3-2 (33-35, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22, 15-12) setback to Mid-American Conference East Division leader Buffalo Saturday afternoon.
With the loss, the Cardinals (12-10, 9-2 MAC) and Bulls (19-4; 9-2 MAC) pull even for second place in the overall league standings, trailing only Western Michigan’s unblemished 11-0 MAC record.
It was an offensive showcase for both squads Saturday, with Ball State outhitting the Bulls .346 to .322 on the day. The effort was the Cardinals’ second-best of the season, while five BSU student-athletes connected for double-digit kills for the first time since the 2021 season.
Leading the way was redshirt freshman Aniya Kennedy with 23 markers, the fourth time this season she has smashed 20+ kills in a contest. Fifty-year middle Marie Plitt was not far behind, adding 17 kills and a .444 (17-1-36) hitting mark.
Freshman middle Camryn Wise followed with a career-high 11 kills, while sophomore opposite Madison Buckley and senior outside Cait Snyder collected 10 apiece. All five were set up by junior setter Megan Wielonski who collected her 12th double-double of the season with 57 assists and 14 digs.
Fifth-year libero Havyn Gates led four Cardinals in double figures with 20 digs, while senior defensive specialist Kate Vinson was credited with a season-high 15. Junior defensive specialist Kendall Seimet rounded out the quartet with 14.
On the other side of the net, Stacia Gollogly led a quintet of Bulls attackers in double figures with 24 kills, while Maria Futey collected a match-high 21 digs.
While Ball State managed to out dig (80 to 73) and out block (8.0 to 5.0) Buffalo, the Bulls held the edge in kills (86 to 76) and aces (8 to 1).
From start to finish, Saturday’s competition was a heated one with the first set ending at 35-33. It was the Cardinals’ offensive consistency that allowed BSU to claim the first frame with only four attack errors to UB’s seven. Buckley came through with two kills towards the end which helped the Cardinals to secure the first set.
Buffalo led the second set both defensively and offensively as Ball State suffered some setbacks at the net and were unable to connect offensively. The Bulls would knot the match at 1-1 heading into the five-minute break.
The Cardinals came back offensively in the third frame with 18 kills on 27 attempts with no errors for a .667 hitting percentage. At the end, however, it was a massive solo block from Wise which gave BSU the 25-17 third-set win.
In the fourth set, the Cardinals were up 21-18 after a kill from Plitt. Unfortunately, Buffalo used its home court to its advantage, winning the set with a 7-1 run.
The teams battled to a 6-6 stalemate to open the fifth frame before a 6-2 run gave UB a four-point edge. Buffalo reached match point at 14-10 before kills from Wise and Kennedy gave BSU some late life and forced a timeout. Unfortunately, the Bulls answered with a kill from Abby Leigh to pick up a second straight five-set victory.
The Ball State women’s volleyball team returns to Worthen Arena next Friday when it hosts Kent State for Alumni Night. The match is slated for a 6 pm ET start.
INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
SYCAMORES FALL TO VISITING NO. 6/16 SOUTH DAKOTA IN HOMECOMING CLASH
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – No. 6/16 South Dakota scored two second-half touchdowns in defeating Indiana State on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium as the Sycamores fell to the visiting Coyotes, 17-3.
The Sycamores (0-7, 0-4) had a balanced offense on the afternoon as Justin Dinka led the ISU run game with 74 yards, while Cade Chambers and Elijah Owens combined for 152 yards through the air. However, Indiana State was unable to turn the attack into points on the scoreboard as South Dakota (6-1, 4-0) limited ISU to just 5-of-16 on third-down conversions on the day.
Indiana State put together three potential scoring drives on the afternoon including the opening possession as the Sycamores marched down the field on 14 plays for 52 yards utilizing 7:52 off the clock. However, Andre Casas’ 41-yard field goal sailed left to keep the game scoreless early.
ISU would go on to put their first offensive points on the board in the game early in the second quarter as the Sycamores utilized an eight-play, 44-yard drive highlighted by a 30-yard pass from Cade Chambers to Dakota Caton, while Justin Dinka added a 22-yard run down to the South Dakota 13 to set up Jake Andjelic’s 39-yard field goal.
The final Sycamore drive came in the fourth quarter as Indiana State moved the ball 71 yards on 16 plays to go inside the USD red zone. Owens and Plez Lawrence highlighted the drive down to the USD three-yard line, but a personal foul moved the Sycamores back and ISU was unable to convert a fourth-and-goal from the USD 19 in turning the ball over on downs.
South Dakota scored two second-half touchdowns with Nate Thomas scoring from five yards out in the third quarter, while Charles Pierre Jr. broke loose on an 81-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to provide the scoring margin the Coyotes would need to pick up their first win in Terre Haute since 2019.
Dinka led the Sycamore offense with 17 carries for 74 yards on the afternoon, while Lawrence (34 yards) and Owens (28) were both positive in the rushing category for the ISU offense as Indiana State racked up 136 yards on the ground. Chambers went 10-of-15 through the air for 108 yards, while Owens was 5-of-12 for 44 yards in the second half. Caton (four catches, 47 yards) and Tyce Ferrell (three catches, 22 yards) were the favorite targets for the ISU quarterbacks.
Maddix Blackwell recorded his fourth double-digit tackling effort of the season with 10 stops on the day. Garret Ollendieck added nine tackles and a game-high two tackles for loss, while Ethan Hoover (8) and Joey Shew (7) also had multiple stops on the day.
South Dakota boasted two 100-yard rushers on the day with Pierre Jr. (107) and Travis Theis (106) both cracking the century mark on the day. Quarterback Bouman went 11-of-17 through the air for 180 yards with Carter Bell (four catches, 73 yards) his primary target on the day.
Stephen Hillis (14) and Brock Mogensen (12) both recorded double digit tackling efforts for the Coyotes. Black Holden added a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss, while Mi’Quise Grace posted four stops and 1.5 TFLs in the win.
How They Scored
South Dakota took the 3-0 lead with 9:52 remaining in the second quarter as Will Leyland capped a 10-play, 57-yard drive with a 28-yard field goal to give the Coyotes the advantage.
The Sycamores answered on the ensuing drive as Jake Andjelic answered with a 39-yard field goal to end an eight-play, 44-yard drive to tie the game up at 3-3 with 5:35 remaining in the first half.
South Dakota took a 10-3 lead with 2:10 remaining in the third quarter as Nate Thomas ended a seven-play, 98-yard drive with a five-yard touchdown rush over the left side. The drive was highlighted by a 59-yard completion from Aidan Bouman to JJ Galbreath.
Charles Pierre Jr. provided the final score of the contest with an 81-yard touchdown carry with 12:04 remaining in the fourth quarter to provide the final 17-3 margin in the contest.
News & Notes
Dakota Caton joined the Indiana State 1,000-yard receiving club on Saturday afternoon as the redshirt senior wide receiver hauled in four catches for 47 yards. The Sullivan, Ind. native has 88 career receptions for 1,011 yards over his career with the Sycamores.
Maddix Blackwell has 60 tackles through the first seven games on the season leaving the sophomore safety on the path to break 100 tackles in the 2023 season with four games to play. The last Sycamore to achieve the feat was Jonas Griffth back in the 2019 season (106).
Tyce Ferrell tied a career-high with three catches on Saturday afternoon in finishing with 22 yards.
The Sycamores tied a season-high with seven receivers hauling in a reception on Saturday afternoon.
Jake Andjelic moved to 3-for-3 on field goal attempts in 2023 following his 39-yard conversion in the second quarter.
Joey Shew set a new career-high with seven tackles on Saturday afternoon.
Indiana State dominated the time of possession again on Saturday holding the 35:10-24:50 edge in holding onto the ball. The Sycamores posted two quarters with 10-plus minutes of possession on Saturday.
Neither team turned the ball over on Saturday afternoon, marking Indiana State’s first game playing without a turnover on the year.
Indiana State fell to 2-6 all-time against South Dakota with the loss.
Up Next
Indiana State is back on the road next weekend as the Sycamores travel to Grand Forks, N.D. to take on the University of North Dakota on Saturday, October 28, as ISU continues Missouri Valley Football play. Kickoff between the Sycamores and the Fighting Hawks is set for 2 p.m. ET inside the Alerus Center with the game set to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
SENIOR NIGHT ENDS IN 2-2 DRAW
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon men’s soccer team moved their unbeaten streak to three matches with a 2-2 tie against Cleveland State on Saturday (Oct. 21) at the Hefner Soccer Complex.
It was Senior Night for the ‘Dons as Michael Teller, Max Collingwood, Marco Navarro, Danny Salazar, Alex Frank, Marc Rodriguez, Luke Morrell and Soshi Fujioka were honored prior to the game.
When the match got going it felt like a game of red light-green light with 36 combined fouls and 11 combined cards. Only one of the four goals in the game came during the run of play. One was off a corner and two were penalty kicks. Additionally, a penalty kick for each team was saved.
The first key play of the match came in the eighth minute when Salazar saved a Viking penalty kick. Scoring opened in the 15th minute when Seth Mahlmeister converted on a penalty kick goal.
But the ‘Dons wouldn’t take a lead to the break. Pablo Kawecki tied it off a free kick attempt from 20 yards out in the 29th minute. It was Kawecki again in the 41st minute, this time on assists by Josh Davis and Marko Rimac.
The Mastodons earned a shot to tie it up in the 55th minute but Mahlmeister’s penalty kick was turned back.
However, it was Mahlmeister earning the equalizer in the 68th minute. He snuck a ball just inside the right post off a corner kick by Fujioka. Mahlmeister now has a league-best nine goals, fifth most in the NCAA Division I era in program history for goals in a season. Fujioka has a league-best eight assists, fourth in the DI era for the ‘Dons.
Purdue Fort Wayne held a 23-11 edge in shots and 5-3 advantage in corner kicks.
The ‘Dons move to 6-4-3 (3-2-2 Horizon League). Cleveland State is now 3-7-4 (2-2-3 Horizon League).
Purdue Fort Wayne is at Northern Kentucky on Saturday (Oct. 28) and then hosts IUPUI on Nov. 1 to close out the regular season. The ‘Dons have 11 points in league play, tied for third in the standings.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
MASTODONS SWEEP GREEN BAY IN PINK OUT CONTEST
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne swept Green Bay on Saturday (Oct. 21) with a 25-23, 25-20, 25-23 victory on the Arnie Ball Court.
Panna Ratkai continued her dominant stretch of play with 21 kills against the Phoenix. Taya Haffner distributed the ball at an elite level, dishing out 41 assists and leading the ‘Dons to a .299 hitting percentage. Jena Medearis had 10 kills with a .471 hitting percentage and Ashby Willis added nine kills. Abby Stratford had a solid match as well with six kills on 18 swings from the right side.
For the week, Ratkai averaged an eye-popping 7.00 kills and 7.94 points per set. Not to be discounted, Taya Haffner had 100 assists for 12.50 per set.
Green Bay led 14-11 in set one, but the Mastodons had four points in a row with three kills coming from Haffner, Medearis and Ratkai. Knotted at 22, Willis had two kills and Stratford had one to take the set. Ratkai had six kills in set one.
This continued in set two, as Ratkai had seven error-less swings. As a team, the ‘Dons hit a scorching .464 with just one error. The ‘Dons were up 19-17 before going on a 5-1 run to line up set point. The Phoenix turned away two set points, but Ratkai had a kill to take set two.
The Mastodons went to their best player in Ratkai in set three. She had 23 swings and converted for eight kills. After trading points and mini-runs to start 9-9, the ‘Dons rattled off six points in a row. Ratkai had two kills and a block in this stretch. Green Bay got it close for the remainder of the set. At 23-all, Ratkai got a kill then Stratford and Kennedy McCants combined for a block on match point.
Hanna Vanden Berg had 16 kills for Green Bay.
The Mastodons improves 8-15, 3-8 in the Horizon League and Green Bay falls to 9-14, 7-4 Horizon. The ‘Dons are back in action on Tuesday (Oct. 24) at Oakland.
EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
ACES DROP ROAD CONTEST AT BRADLEY
PEORIA, Ill. – The duo of Giulia Cardona and Melanie Feliciano combined for 31 kills on Saturday with the University of Evansville volleyball team falling at Bradley by a 3-1 final inside Renaissance Coliseum on Saturday.
Box Score
Cardona recorded a match-high 16 kills while Feliciano added 15. Lexi Owen tallied 33 assists while Ainoah Cruz picked up 30 digs. Bradley was led by Abby Johnson’s 11 kills.
Game 1 – BU 25, UE 18
Evansville had things going early in the first set. Three kills from Melanie Feliciano put the Aces in front at 7-3. The Braves fought back to tie the score at 10-10 and the squads battled to a 17-17 mark. At that point, Bradley took control, outscoring the Aces by an 8-1 margin to take the first set.
Game 2 – UE 25, BU 20
Emilee Scheumann picked up back-to-back kills to cap off a 9-3 start by Evansville. Madisyn Steele added a kill that helped the Aces go up by a 14-7 margin. The Braves stormed right back with eight in a row to jump in front at 15-14.
UE quickly regrouped and posted the next five points. Two more Feliciano kills and an ace from Ainoah Cruz put the Aces up 19-15 and they would go on to tie the match with a 25-20 win.
Game 3 – BU 25, UE 14
This time, it was Bradley with the big start, opening with seven of the first nine points to take a 7-2 advantage. The Aces got back within four points on a few occasions including 14-10 before the Braves would finish the set on an 11-4 run to win by a final of 25-14.
Game 4 – BU 25, UE 17
Looking to keep the match going, the Aces jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the fourth frame. Feliciano provided the offense with three kills. Evansville continued to hold the lead until the Braves fought back to tie it at 11-11.
With the score knotted at 13-13, Bradley scored three in a row and would complete the set on a 12-4 run to clinch the match with a 25-17 decision.
The Aces will look to pick up a victory on Monday when they will be at Chicago State for a 6 p.m. contest.
SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
BEDNAR, MOORE SET CAREER HIGHS IN FIVE-SET LOSS
MACOMB, Ill. – Senior outside/right side hitter Abby Bednar (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and sophomore libero/defensive specialist
Keira Moore
Keira Moore (Newburgh, Indiana) each recorded new career highs as University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (10-13, 6-6 OVC) fell to Western Illinois University (7-14, 6-4 OVC), 3-2 (25-20, 25-15, 25-22, 25-16, 15-13), at Western Hall Saturday afternoon. Bednar racked up 24 kills while Moore totaled 31 digs in the loss.
Big runs from the Leathernecks handed the Screaming Eagles the opening-set loss, 25-20. WIU came out the gates hot with a 6-2 lead until USI bounced back and scored six of the next seven points to take the 8-7 advantage. The Eagles took advantage of four Leathernecks’ errors during the stint. After junior middle hitter Paris Downing (Avon, Indiana) threw down a kill to make it 11-9, WIU went on a 5-1 spurt to regain the lead. USI was able to knot it back up at 17 apiece before the Leathernecks jumped out to a four-point lead after scoring five of the last six points to secure the victory. Attacking errors were the Achilles heel for the Eagles who racked up a match-high nine errors in the set.
A dominating outing from USI tied the match after the Eagles nabbed the 25-15 win in the second game. It was a close matchup early until USI tallied six of the seven points to hold a 16-10 advantage. Downing kicked off the run with a kill as Bednar and junior outside hitter Abby Weber (Fishers, Indiana) ended the stint with kills. Even after WIU stopped that run, Weber and Bednar turned around and batted down back-to-back kills to extend the lead to 19-11. The set was capped off with a 4-0 surge from the Eagles that was highlighted by three offensive miscues from the Leathernecks. USI’s offense produced 16 kills with just two errors and a match-high 0.389 hitting percentage while the defensive side allowed a match-low nine kills and forced seven errors.
WIU controlled the set the entire way to hand USI the 25-22 loss. It was an early 4-3 lead for the Eagles after a Downing kill and an ace from senior outside hitter Leah Anderson (Bloomington, Illinois). After that, it was all Leathernecks as WIU produced five kills and an ace to jump out to a 10-6 lead. The Eagles were able to cut the deficit to just one thanks to a pair of attacking errors and a Bednar kill but the Leathernecks retaliated with their own rally to make it 16-12. The relentless Eagles found a way to close the gap again, nabbing two kills in the process. Despite the momentum swing, WIU held off USI and closed out the frame with a team-high 16 kills.
A 7-0 surge to end the set sealed the dub for the Eagles, 25-16. It was back-and-forth play throughout the frame until USI was able to take a 17-14 lead after scoring five of the last six points. Moore started off the stint with an ace as Anderson collected three straight kills to keep the momentum. With an 18-16 advantage, the Eagles went on a game-sealing run that included three Bednar kills and an ace from freshman outside hitter Leah Coleman (Hoover, Alabama). USI’s offense dominated the game with 17 kills and a 0.317 hitting percentage.
Despite forcing a fifth set, USI could not close the match as the Eagles fell 15-13 to the Leathernecks. Bednar and Anderson led off the frame with kills until a 9-2 WIU run handed USI a 10-4 deficit out of the gate. Even after the large spurt, the Eagles held the Leathernecks to just four points in the last 13 rallies. USI trailed by just one until WIU nabbed a game-winning kill to record the victory. The Eagles put up nine kills with just one error, but it was the Leathernecks’ 11 kills that made the difference.
Also earning big numbers was Anderson who tallied 23 kills and 19 digs while Downing had nine kills and seven blocks. Junior setter Carly Sobieralski (Indianapolis, Indiana) put up 62 assists and 22 digs which marks the first time since Stephanie Wilson in 2005 that a USI setter has earned at least 60 assists and 20 digs in a single match. She also is the first player in the Ohio Valley Conference to secure 60+ assists in a single match and has done it in back-to-back matches.
As a team, the Eagles collected 71 kills, 69 assists, and five aces to go with 13 blocks and 95 digs. USI’s 95 digs, 85 points, and 69 assists were the most all-season. The Leathernecks totaled 60 kills, 57 assists, and four aces to pair with 91 digs and six blocks. Even though the Eagles had better numbers in all five categories, WIU came out on top.
NEXT UP FOR THE EAGLES:
The Eagles will have to wait 13 days until their next match due to the new schedule format set by the Ohio Valley Conference. USI will host Tennessee Tech University on November 3 and 4. Saturday’s match will be Senior Day where the Eagles will honor their four seniors.
VALPO VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL EXTENDS WINNING STREAK TO FIVE WITH SWEEP AT MISSOURI STATE
The Valpo volleyball team made quick work of Missouri State Saturday evening to conclude its four-match road swing, sweeping the host Bears 3-0 (26-24, 25-13, 25-17). The Beacons won all four of their road matches in this two-weekend sweep and have now won five straight in conference play for the first time since joining the Valley.
How It Happened
For the second straight night, it took extra points to decide a tight opening set, as Saturday’s opener featured 14 ties and seven lead changes. In fact, neither the Beacons nor the Bears held more than a two-point edge in the first set.
Missouri State held a slight lead for much of the first half of the set before Valpo pushed to take control just past the halfway point. The Beacons held two-point leads at 16-14, 17-15, 18-16, 19-17 and 20-18, but all five times, MSU sided out to keep Valpo from making it a three-point edge.
The final sideout led to four straight points for the Bears, turning the tables and giving MSU a 22-20 lead. Valpo responded with consecutive points, and an MSU kill was answered by a kill from fifth-year Bella Ravotto (Mishawaka, Ind./Marian) to tie the frame at 23-all.
The Bears earned the first set point with a kill making it 24-23, but that proved to be MSU’s final point of the set, as fifth-year Miranda Strongman (Wolverine Lake, Mich./Walled Lake Central [LIU]) finished the set with three consecutive kills to give Valpo the opener.
Valpo held the advantage early in set two, getting out to a 9-6 lead as senior Mallory Januski (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais) had two blocks, a kill and a service ace in the early stretch.
MSU scored back-to-back
MSU scored back-to-back points to cut the Beacons’ edge to 9-8, but Valpo prevented the Bears from stringing together consecutive points the rest of the set, siding out on each of the Bears’ final six serves of the frame. The Beacons scored 16 of the final 21 points of the set to run away with the 2-0 lead in the match.
A 6-0 run early in set three gave Valpo the lead for good en route to the sweep. MSU was able to close to within two points at 11-9, but the Beacons quickly shut the door on any thought of extending the match with five points in a row — three of which came on two kills and a solo block from Januski.
Inside the Match
Saturday’s win extended Valpo’s current winning streak to five consecutive matches, its season-long winning streak.
It is the first time Valpo has won five consecutive MVC matches since joining the Valley — the program had previously won four straight conference contests three times.
The last time Valpo won five or more league matches in a row was a six-match winning streak in Horizon League play in 2013.
This was the first time Valpo has played four consecutive true road matches since playing five in a row on the road in the spring 2021 season, and the first time in a “normal” season since 2017.
This two-weekend stretch is the first time Valpo has played four or more true road matches in a row and won all of them since a six-match winning streak in 2008 which featured wins at Youngstown State, Cleveland State, DePaul, Loyola, UIC and Chicago State.
Saturday’s win was just the third in program history at Missouri State and was the first road sweep of the Bears.
Two of Valpo’s four victories in this road swing came in the minimum three sets, as the Beacons also won 3-0 at Indiana State. Prior to last weekend, Valpo’s last 3-0 road win in MVC play came at Indiana State on Oct. 5, 2019.
The highlight on the stat sheet was the eye-popping 31 digs put up by sophomore libero Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) despite the match going just three sets. Hickey’s sixth career match with 30 or more digs, the 31 digs ties for second-most in a three-set match in program history.
The 31-dig effort leads all MVC players in three-set matches this year by a clear six digs, as Drake’s Jada Wills has two 25-dig matches in sweeps, as well as one from Illinois State’s Mari Hinkle.
Ravotto posted 12 digs in Saturday’s win to move past Lori Barton for eighth all-time in Valpo history with 1,546 career digs.
Once again, the balance on the attack helped the Beacons to the victory, as six players finished between six and 12 kills. Leading the way was redshirt sophomore Sam Warren (Kentland, Ind./South Newton), who surpassed her career high with 12 kills on .417 hitting while adding three blocks as well.
Strongman tallied nine kills and hit at a .368 clip, while Ravotto and junior Elise Swistek (LaPorte, Ind./New Prairie) posted eight kills each.
Januski added seven kills to go with a team-best four blocks and sophomore Maddie Moan (Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock [Milwaukee]) chipped in six kills as well.
Senior Victoria Bulmahn (McCordsville, Ind./Mt. Vernon) dished out 23 assists, while redshirt sophomore Addy Kois (Osceola, Ind./Penn) handed out 19 assists.
The Beacons limited MSU to .103 hitting on the evening and held a 51-31 advantage in kills, the team’s first time with a 20-kill advantage since the win over Eastern Michigan in the Popcorn Classic in early September.
Freshman Kendal Ramey (Crawfordsville, Ind./Western Boone) made her collegiate debut in the third set as a serving substitute.
Next Up
Valpo (15-9, 7-4 MVC) returns home to the ARC after the grueling back-to-back road weekends and looks to extend its winning streak to six straight matches when it hosts Belmont Friday night at 6 p.m. The match can be seen live on ESPN+.
VALPO FOOTBALL
KEEFE SHINES IN SECOND HALF, DAVIDSON HOLDS ON FOR VICTORY
The Valparaiso University football team turned to redshirt freshman quarterback Rowan Keefe (Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South) after halftime, and he appeared ready for the moment in his collegiate debut. He completed nine of his 12 pass attempts for 187 yards and three touchdowns in a game that saw host Davidson sustain a 21-0 halftime lead in a 42-21 victory at Smith Field in Davidson, N.C.
How It Happened
On the first drive of the game, Davidson twice moved the chains on fourth down including a 41-yard pass on fourth-and-3 from the 43 that set up a two-yard touchdown plunge to make it 7-0 after a 12-play, 82-yard march that spanned 6:20.
Valpo went three-and-out, but the defense came up with a takeaway as Onye Nwosisi (Indianapolis, Ind. / Cardinal Ridge [Muskingum]) recovered a fumble at the Davidson 42 with 4:53 left in the first quarter.
The Beacons were stopped on four straight plays and turned the ball over on downs.
The Wildcats used a nine-play, 64-yard drive that finished with a 12-yard TD reception by Brody Reina on a pass from Coulter Cleland to make it 14-0 early in the second quarter.
Valpo moved the ball on its next drive with Brian Thomas (Apopka, Fla. / Orlando Christian Prep) putting together a pair of runs for eight yards or more and Jeffrey Jackson (San Diego, Calif. / Bishop’s [San Diego]) completing a 13-yard pass to Solomon Davis (Brighton, Tenn. / Brighton), but the series still resulted in a punt.
Another long drive for Davidson (nine plays, 80 yards) finished with a 2-yard TD run by Mason Sheron to make it 21-0. That score stood going into the halftime break.
Davidson once again found paydirt on its first drive of the second half to boost the lead to 28-0, but a 68-yard kickoff return by Jashon Butler (Lynwood, Wash. / Meadowdale [Arizona]) followed and helped spark the Beacons.
Keefe connected on an 18-yard pass to Max Carter (Camarillo, Calif.) before finding Brandon Jimenez (Suffern, N.Y. / Don Bosco Prep [Albany]) for a nine-yard touchdown to get Valpo on the board at 28-7 with 8:12 left in the third.
Davidson scored again on its next drive, but Valpo had another quick response. Keefe started the ensuing Valpo drive with a 68-yard pass to Jimenez, setting up a five-yard touchdown catch by Thomas on the first play of the fourth quarter to make it 35-14.
A sack by Kobey Fitzgerald (Eastvale, Calif. / Servite [UCLA]) punctuated a three-and-out by the Valpo defense, then the Valpo offense once again started a drive with a big play. This time it was a 60-yard TD pass to Chris Gundy (Smithfield, VA. / Smithfield) to make it 35-21 with 12:45 to play.
Valpo had life after the defense got a big stop on fourth-and-2 from the Valpo 9, forcing Davidson’s first turnover on downs of the day with 7:59 left in a two-score game. However, Valpo turned it over on downs on the ensuing drive and Davidson added a late touchdown to account for the game’s final margin.
Inside the Game
Jimenez had two catches for 77 yards and a touchdown, while Gundy had two grabs for 73 yards and a score. Davis made a team-high four catches.
Jimenez’s TD catch was his second of the season, while Gundy’s represented the first of his collegiate career. Thomas also recorded his first collegiate score.
Butler had two kickoff returns for 90 yards including a long of 68, his third of 60+ yards this season.
The Valpo defense was led by Evan Annis (Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Davidson) and Mohamed Kamara (Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central [Hope]), who accrued 10 tackles apiece. This marked the first time this season a Valpo player racked up 10 or more tackles.
Davidson improved to 16-1 in its last 17 home games and 4-0 in PFL play this season. The Wildcats are among the national leaders in most offensive categories. They have made three straight FCS Playoff appearances.
Up Next
Valpo (1-6, 0-4 PFL) will play a rivalry game as the Battle for the Hoosier Helmet will transpire next Saturday at Butler. The game will kick off at noon CT in Indianapolis.
UINDY FOOTBALL
DEFENSIVE EFFORT HEADLINES 24-14 WIN AT QUINCY
QUINCY, Ill.—The No. 11 UIndy football team traveled to Quincy University Saturday afternoon and earned a 24-7 victory. The Greyhounds’ defensive prowess was on full display, limiting the host Hawks to just 57 rushing yards while racking up 11 tackles for a loss.
INS & OUTS
The low-scoring affair saw the teams battle to a 7-7 tie at the half, but a pair of second-half touchdown receptions by freshman Anthony Crowell helped the Hounds pull away. The go-ahead score came at the 6:11 mark of the third quarter as QB Gavin Sukup found Crowell for an 11-yard scoring strike to cap an efficient 64-yard drive.
Meanwhile, the UIndy D kept the Hawk’s big-play potential in check until the final minutes when Quincy broke off a 33-yard touchdown run inside of five minutes to go—its only offensive score of the afternoon.
UIndy’s front four were particularly dominant, with Justin Thomas, Aaron Barnett an Dylan Shelton combining for six sacks. Elsewhere, linebacker Clay Schulte led all players with a career-high 13 tackles, and senior Khoreice Crawford had the team’s only interception.
INSIDE THE BOX
-Sukup finished 20-for-33 passing for 265 yards and two TDs.
-Jon Lewis led the UIndy rushing attack with 81 yards, while Crowell had a team-high 71 receiving yards.
-KJ Roudebush had TFLs on back-to-back goal line situations late in the first quarter, forcing a field goal attempt that the Hawks ultimately missed—one of two short misses by the QU field goal unit.
-Senior Luke Keller managed a season-long 55-yard punt while dropping two other punts inside the 20.
-UIndy’s final points came on a 25-yard field goal by senior Dylan Hillger, making it a three-score game with eight minutes to play.
-Sophomore o-lineman Grant Ray earned his first career start, as the injured Zachery Clark had his team-high streak of 38 consecutive starts come to an end.
MORE NOTES
UIndy moves to 11-1 all-time versus the Hawks … Quincy (with McKendree soon to join it) is the only conference team the Greyhounds have faced every year since the GLVC’s inaugural season in 2012 … UIndy has outscored its 2023 opponents a combined 117-37 in the second half.
UP NEXT
Just three regular season games remind on the slate, with the next two coming at home. UIndy hosts GLVC-newcomer Upper Iowa Saturday, Oct. 28 in a 6 p.m. kick.
MARIAN FOOTBALL
BALLHAWKING DEFENSE GUIDES MARIAN’S SIXTH CONSECUTIVE FRANCISCAN BOWL WIN
INDIANAPOLIS – Backed by a defense that tied a program record with five interceptions and an offense that capitalized on big plays, the Marian football team landed a 24-14 victory over St. Francis in the Franciscan Bowl on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Knights improve their season record to 7-0 while they move to 4-0 in the MSFA Mideast League.
Defensive plays highlighted much of the game, as the Knights were forced to a three-and-out by the Cougars on their opening drive, while the Cougars stalled out a lengthy opening drive. The first firework of the afternoon came on a field goal attempt for St. Francis, when James Ralph stuck a hand up and blocked a low kick from Aidan Hosler, denying the chance for points.
Marian’s offense struggled to keep in rhythm with their second crack at the ball and punted the ball back to the Cougars, however the Marian defense had a strong response as Danny Lewis went up and made an interception, stalling a 10-play USF series. Lewis’ interception gave Marian the ball with great field position, and one snap later Zach Bundalo uncorked a 38-yard touchdown pass to Tirae Spence, giving Marian a 7-0 lead. The score would hold at 7-0 as the first quarter expired with St. Francis marching on offense, but their drive ended in a turnover on downs after Reis Walker’s first career sack.
The Knights hunted points immediately after the sack, and got a boost in the form of a 52-yard run from William Gibson. Gibson’s long run set Marian up at the one yard line, and Bundalo finished the drive with a score as the quarterback lurched into the end zone for his fourth rushing touchdown of the season. The 14-0 lead looked well protected as Marian forced another punt, but after getting backed up from the boot, Keagan La Belle coughed up the ball, fumbling right back to St. Francis. The Cougars would score on the ensuing driving, making it a 14-7 game with 6:32 to play in the first half.
Marian regrouped after the fumble and marched down the field with the help of penalty yards and chunk passing plays, moving deep into Cougar territory. With 2:34 to play in the half, Bundalo connected with Jake Reichard for his second touchdown pass of the game, with the 11-yard connection giving Marian a 21-7 lead. The defense would protect the score going into halftime, as Danny Lewis made his second interception of the game to send both teams to the locker room.
Punts were exchanged by both sides on the opening possession for both teams after halftime, with a short punt on St. Francis’ second series giving Marian an opportunity to strike again. The Knights would fail to score however, as Bundalo threw his first interception in three games, giving the ball back to the Cougars. The hot potato effect continued as St. Francis carelessly gave Marian the ball right back, as Dwight Lewis III recorded his first interception of the season to stall Grant Gremel and the Cougars. Marian would ultimately end up punting the ball back to the Cougars, only to get the ball right back as Lewis III picked off Gremel again, with his diving catch coming at the USF 24.
Marlon Pomili would send a 42 yard field goal through the uprights four plays later and extend Marian’s lead to 24-7, where the score held until the start of the fourth quarter. St. Francis began marching down field after the kick, and on the opening play of the final period, Cam Peterson waltzed into the end zone to make it a 24-14 contest.
The Knights shortened the game after the score and pieced together a lengthy 14-play, 70-yard drive to get deep inside Cougar territory, but on a fourth down play Gibson was held a yard short, turning it over at the St. Francis six. Marian would quickly get the ball back as they forced a turnover on downs with the Cougars forced to go for it on fourth down, but couldn’t find an insurance goal as a sack forced Mason Miller back into action.
With 3:44 remaining in the game the Cougars took their final possession, and put together a promising series to get into Knight territory, but on a fourth and long it crumbled apart, as Dwight Lewis made a third interception in the game, robbing Gremel of a first down pass. Lewis’ interception extinguished all hope of a Cougar comeback with 2:17 to play, while a Keagan La Belle 66 yard run iced the win for Marian as the Knights would kneel out the final minute of the clock, sealing the 24-14 victory.
Marian ran for 201 yards as a team in the win, with La Belle and Gibson each recording their second 100-yard games of the season. La Belle finished with a game-high 105 yards, while Gibson had 100 yards. Spence had 72 yards receiving in the win, while Reichard and Drew Byerly each gained over 20 yards on five combined receptions. Bundalo finished the game passing for 120 yards and two scores, while running for a third. Bundalo’s rushing touchdown in the second quarter set a Marian single season record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.
Defensively, Dwight Lewis III stole the show by tying a single game record with three interceptions in addition to his four tackles and three pass breakups. Danny Lewis had two interceptions and three tackles, while the Knights’ leading tackler was Jake Paris with nine total stops. Clay Campbell, Walker, Joe Owens, and Deon Pettiford each recorded a sack in the victory, and Marshall Flaig made five stops filling in for an injured Nate Frey.
Marian gets set to go on the road for their next two games, as they play back to back games in Grant County. The first of the two comes on Saturday October 28, as the Knights travel to Taylor for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
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NFL STANDINGS
| American Football Conference | |||||||||||||
| East Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 0.0 | 223 | 156 | 3-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 2 W | |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1.0 | 173 | 89 | 3-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 1 W | |
| New York Jets | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 2.0 | 113 | 119 | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 2 W | |
| New England Patriots | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 4.0 | 72 | 152 | 0-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 3 L | |
| West Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 0.0 | 147 | 88 | 2-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 5 W | |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 2.0 | 100 | 131 | 2-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 2 W | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2.5 | 127 | 124 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Denver Broncos | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 4.0 | 129 | 200 | 0-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 0-4-0 | 0-2-0 | 2 L | |
| North Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 0.0 | 133 | 91 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 1 W | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0.5 | 79 | 110 | 2-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Cleveland Browns | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0.5 | 95 | 77 | 3-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 1 W | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1.0 | 100 | 127 | 2-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 0-3-0 | 0-2-0 | 2 W | |
| South Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 0.0 | 173 | 146 | 2-2-0 | 3-0-0 | 3-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 4 W | |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1.5 | 140 | 152 | 1-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 2-2-0 | 1 L | |
| Houston Texans | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1.5 | 135 | 113 | 2-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 1 W | |
| Tennessee Titans | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 2.5 | 104 | 117 | 2-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-3-0 | 0-1-0 | 2 L | |
| National Football Conference | |||||||||||||
| East Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 0.0 | 155 | 124 | 2-0-0 | 3-1-0 | 4-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1.0 | 154 | 100 | 2-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Washington Commanders | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 2.0 | 133 | 176 | 1-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 W | |
| New York Giants | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 4.0 | 71 | 167 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 | 1-3-0 | 0-1-0 | 4 L | |
| West Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 0.0 | 184 | 87 | 3-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1.5 | 124 | 108 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 L | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 2.0 | 138 | 117 | 1-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 1 W | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 4.0 | 117 | 162 | 1-2-0 | 0-3-0 | 1-4-0 | 0-2-0 | 3 L | |
| North Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 0.0 | 168 | 113 | 2-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 4-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 4 W | |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2.5 | 113 | 113 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 2 L | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 3.0 | 129 | 135 | 0-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Chicago Bears | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 4.0 | 128 | 176 | 0-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-3-0 | 0-2-0 | 1 L | |
| South Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0.0 | 90 | 88 | 1-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 0.5 | 99 | 120 | 3-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 L | |
| New Orleans Saints | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1.0 | 133 | 127 | 1-2-0 | 2-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 2 L | |
| Carolina Panthers | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 3.5 | 112 | 186 | 0-2-0 | 0-4-0 | 0-5-0 | 0-2-0 | 6 L | |
NHL STANDINGS
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | Home | Road | L10 | ||
| 1 Boston Bruins | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-0-0 | |
| 2 Philadelphia Flyers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2-0-0 | 1-1-1 | 3-1-1 | |
| 3 Detroit Red Wings | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 2-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-1-0 | |
| 4 Ottawa Senators | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-2-0 | |
| 5 New York Rangers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-2-0 | |
| 6 Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 2-2-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-2-0 | |
| 7 Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 2-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-2-0 | |
| 8 Carolina Hurricanes | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 1-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 3-3-0 | |
| 9 Tampa Bay Lightning | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 2-0-1 | 0-2-1 | 2-2-2 | |
| 10 New York Islanders | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2-0-1 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-1 | |
| 11 New Jersey Devils | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1-1-1 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-1 | |
| 12 Montreal Canadiens | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 2-1-1 | |
| 13 Pittsburgh Penguins | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-3-0 | |
| 14 Florida Panthers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 1-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-3-0 | |
| 15 Buffalo Sabres | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 2-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-3-0 | |
| 16 Washington Capitals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 1-1-0 | 0-1-1 | 1-2-1 | |
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||
| GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA | Home | Road | L10 | ||
| 1 Vegas Golden Knights | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 3-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 6-0-0 | |
| 2 Colorado Avalanche | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 2-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 5-0-0 | |
| 3 Dallas Stars | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2-0-0 | 1-0-1 | 3-0-1 | |
| 4 Vancouver Canucks | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 1-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 3-2-0 | |
| 5 Arizona Coyotes | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 3-2-0 | |
| 6 Los Angeles Kings | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 0-2-1 | 2-0-0 | 2-2-1 | |
| 7 Nashville Predators | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 3-3-0 | |
| 8 St. Louis Blues | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 2-1-1 | |
| 9 Minnesota Wild | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 1-1-1 | 1-1-0 | 2-2-1 | |
| 10 Calgary Flames | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 1-0-0 | 1-2-1 | 2-2-1 | |
| 11 Winnipeg Jets | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 1-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-3-0 | |
| 12 Chicago Blackhawks | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 0-1-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-4-0 | |
| 13 Edmonton Oilers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 0-1-1 | 1-2-0 | 1-3-1 | |
| 14 Seattle Kraken | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 1-2-0 | 0-2-1 | 1-4-1 | |
| 15 Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 | |
| 16 San Jose Sharks | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0-3-1 | 0-1-0 | 0-4-1 | |
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1845 The first known box score appears in the New York Morning News. Alexander Cartwright’s notation detailing the game comes a month after some of his fellow Knickerbockers wrote the first set of rules.
1910 After three straight defeats and trailing Philadelphia by a run in the ninth, the Cubs tie the score, winning 4-3 in ten innings for their only World Series victory. The A’s will easily take the Fall Classic in five games.
1927 Future Hall of Famer Ross Youngs dies of Bright’s disease, a historical classification of kidney diseases. ‘Pep’ was a .322 hitter during his ten-year Giant career and was one of John McGraw’s favorite players.
1929 In Baltimore, Phillies’ starting catcher Walt Lerian dies from injuries sustained when a runaway truck pins him against a brick wall for hours before his extraction. Minutes before the collision, the 24-year-old backstop, known as Peck to his teammates, had attended mass at St. Martin’s Catholic church.
1933 Phil Ball, the millionaire Browns owner, dies of septicemia. Manager Rogers Hornsby will take over the franchise’s reins, staying on as skipper until he is fired in 1937 by Donald Barnes, who purchased the team from the Ball estate last year.
1960 “But immortality is nontransferable. The papers said that the other players, and even the umpires on the field, begged him to come out and acknowledge us in some way, but he never had and did not now. Gods do not answer letters.” – JOHN UPDIKE, author of Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu, published in the New Yorker magazine.
The New Yorker magazine publishes Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu, an article by 28-year-old John Updike chronicling Ted Williams’ last game in the major leagues. The future Pulitzer Prize-winning author, among the 10,000 fans at the fabled game, ends the much-celebrated baseball essay with, “Gods do not answer letters,” as an explanation of the superstar not acknowledging the Fenway faithful after homering in his final major league at-bat.
1967 The A’s name Bay Area native Joe DiMaggio to be their executive vice president and consultant. Oakland owner Charlie Finley uses the ‘Yankee Clipper’ as a part-time hitting coach and public relations advocate for the club, a job the former superstar will quickly become unhappy with, leaving the organization after just two years in the position.
1972 The transplanted A’s, capturing their first championship in 42 years, become the first Bay Area team to win a world title when they defeat the Reds, 3-2, in the seventh game. World Series MVP Gene Tenace, who hit only five home runs in the regular season, connects for four round-trippers during the Fall Classic, including an unprecedented two homers in his first two at-bats in Game 1.
1974 Two well-known outfielders change teams when the Giants send Bobby Bonds to the Yankees for Bobby Murcer. The swap, considered among the biggest one-for-one trades in baseball history, of the next ‘Willie Mays’ (Bonds) for the next ‘Mickey Mantle’ (Murcer) marks the first time two $600,000 players have traded for one another.
1975 In a fitting finish to one of the most classic World Series ever played, the Reds beat the Red Sox in a thrilling Game 7 victory, 4-3. Future Hall of Fame infielder Joe Morgan’s ninth-inning bloop single into center field, scoring Ken Griffey, proves to be the decisive hit in the Fenway Park contest.
1979 Ed Kranepool declares his free agency, ending his 18-year major league career, played entirely with the Mets. The first baseman and pinch-hitter, who signed with the expansion team in 1962 at the age of 17 as an amateur free agent, set franchise records in eight categories, including the most hits (1,418), most games played (1,853), at-bats (5,436), and pinch-hits (90).
1985 At Busch Stadium, Frank White becomes the first American League second baseman to bat cleanup in a World Series contest. Royals manager Dick Howser’s hunch pays off when the 35-year-old infielder slugs a home run and a double to drive in three runs in Kansas City’s 6-3 victory in Game 3 of the Fall Classic.
1986 After dropping the first two games to the Red Sox at Shea Stadium, the Mets even with World Series at Fenway Park. Gary Carter’s two home runs contributed to New York’s 6-2 victory in Game 4 of the Fall Classic.
1997 With the temperature hovering at 35 degrees, the coldest start of any postseason game on record, the Indians’ bats come out smoking in Game 4 of the World Series, scoring three runs in the first and another trio of tallies in the third inning in their 10-3 rout of the Marlins at Jacobs Field. The two rookie starters, Cleveland’s 21-year-old right-hander Jaret Wright and Florida’s 23-year-old southpaw Tony Saunders mark the sixth time two freshman hurlers have opposed one another in the Fall Classic.
2000 The Yankees extend their World Series winning streak to 14 consecutive games, defeating the Mets, 6-5, in a Game 2 contest overshadowed by Roger Clemens throwing the barrel of a shattered bat at Mike Piazza as the Met catcher runs to first. Due to the Rocket’s beaning of the Mets’ superstar in July, the eagerly awaited at-bat results in the confrontation of the two players and the emptying of both benches.
2002 In Game 3 of the World Series, Giants’ P.A. announcer Renel Brooks-Moon becomes the first woman to announce a championship game in any professional sport. The Bay Area native sends the scorecard from the Fall Classic contest to the Hall of Fame.
2003 In Game 4 of the Fall Classic, Alex Gonzalez’s solo home run off Jeff Weaver in the bottom of the 12th gives the Marlins a 4-3 victory over New York and ties the series at two games apiece. The loss ends the Yankees’ extra-inning World Series game-winning streak at seven.
2006 The Spiezios become the first father-and-son combination in baseball history to have appeared in a World Series game as a player for the same franchise. Scott, the Cardinals’ current second baseman, and his father, Ed, a third baseman for the 1967 club, played in the Fall Classic for winning Redbird teams.
2007 Tony La Russa agrees to a two-year contract to continue as the Cardinals manager. During his 12-year tenure in St. Louis, the 63-year-old skipper has compiled a 1,055-887 (.543) record, including six Central Division championships, two NL pennants, and one World Series Championship.
2007 Washington State native Mel Stottlemyre returns to the big leagues as the pitching coach of the Seattle Mariners, accepting a one-year contract to join skipper John McLaren’s staff. The former pitching coach for the Yankees and Mets, who is receiving treatment for multiple myeloma, left the Bronx after the 2005 season, tiring of the criticism from owner George Steinbrenner.
2007 Orioles’ interim manager Dave Trembley has his contract extended through the 2008 season, with a club option for 2009. Since his horrific first game as skipper in June, losing to the Rangers 30-3, the team has a winning record and has not lost more than three in a row.
2008 Jack Zduriencik, the first non-GM selected as Baseball America Executive of the Year, is named the Mariners general manager, the eighth in franchise history. Due to his scouting savvy, the former Brewers vice president and special assistant for player personnel receives credit for Milwaukee’s marked improvement.
2008 For only the third time in World Series history, and the first since 1997, when Jim Palmer faced Gary Nolan, both starting pitchers in Game 1 are under the age of 25. Cole Hamels, the 24-year-old left-hander, gets the victory when the Phillies beat the Rays and Scott Kazmir, their 24-year-old southpaw, at Tropicana Field, 3-2.
2011 In the Cardinals’ 16-7 rout of the Rangers in Game 3 of the Fall Classic, Albert Pujols hits three homers, drives in six runs, and collects five hits, equaling three World Series records. ‘Prince Albert’, who also set a Series mark with 14 total bases, connects on fastballs from three different Texas pitchers, joining Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson for the most round-trippers in a World Series game.
2013 Tim Lincecum agrees to a two-year $35 million deal to stay with the Giants. The 29-year-old fan favorite, a two-time Cy Young winner who pitched a no-hitter this year, has a 4.76 ERA over his last two seasons with San Francisco.
2016 The Cubs win their first pennant since 1945, blanking the Dodgers 5-0 at Wrigley Field in Game 6 of the NLCS. Kyle Hendrick, who goes 7⅓ innings, and Aroldis Chapman combine to face the minimum 27 batters, allowing only two hits and one walk, making it the first time this has occurred in the postseason play since Don Larsen threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
WORLD SERIES HISTORY
1923
New York Yankees (4) vs New York Giants (2)
The term home field advantage took on a whole new meaning in 1923 as baseball’s grand cathedral, Yankees Stadium, opened much to the dismay of the Giants. Although the two-time defending champions would finally reclaim the Polo Grounds for themselves, The House That Ruth Built towered over their yard and featured an enormous seating capacity with an architectural beauty that was second to none. With the addition of a third ballpark, New York had established itself as THE premier city for professional sports entertainment.
A sports columnist from Philadelphia had written that thousands of years in the future archeologists would uncover ruins in the lower Bronx that would resemble that of ancient Rome’s coliseums. The Giants had generously shared their field with the Yankees (and Highlanders) since 1913 but now found themselves standing in the shadow of their cross-town rivals.
Although the Yankees had lost two consecutive World Series to the Giants, they were quickly becoming the more popular of the two. The soon to be penned Bronx Bombers boasted the game’s top player, the largest arena, and the best record in baseball after winning their third American League pennant by a sixteen game margin.
Once again, the Subway Series was on as the Yankees and the Giants met for the third consecutive year. In a strange twist, Giants’ outfielder, Casey Stengel, who would later become one of the most successful and beloved Yankee managers, beat his future team in Game 1 with an inside-the-park home run off of Joe Bush to break a 4-4 tie in the ninth. The Yankees were now winless (eight losses and one tie) in Series games against the Giants, but New York had Babe Ruth and he would have something to say about that.
After a disappointing season plagued with suspensions and poor play in 1922, the Babe was back in action, hitting .394 and sharing the home run title with the Phillies’ Cy Williams (with forty-one). He was in top form for Game 2, hitting home runs in the fourth and fifth innings on the way to a 4-2 victory at the Polo Grounds.
Game 1 hero Casey Stengel once again stole the spotlight in Game 3. Through six innings, the Yankees’ Sam Jones and the Giants’ Art Nehf were locked in a scoreless battle. Then, with one out in the seventh, Stengel homered into the right field stands at Yankee Stadium for the win.
Not to be outdone, the Yankees dominated the next two outings while totaling sixteen runs with twenty-seven hits resulting in 8-4 and 8-1 victories. New York coasted through Games 4 and 5 on the arm of Joe Bush and the bat of Joe Dugan.
Finally, the Yankees had beaten the Giants for their first world championship in their brand new stadium (which featured crowds in excess of 62,000 and over $1 million dollars in ticket sales). In addition, Babe Ruth had finally beaten his post-season demons, hitting three home runs, a triple, a double and two singles while batting .368.
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
4 – 38 – 1 – 25 – 14 – 24 – 12 – 51 – 31
October 22, 1885 – John Ward & several teammates secretly form Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players, which in essence was the first baseball players union
October 22, 1966 – Ice hockey legend, Number 4 for the Boston Bruins, Bobby Orr scored his first career goal (vs Montreal Canadiens)
October 22, 1972 – World Series: Oakland A’s beat Reds, 3-2 in Cincinnati for a 4-3 series win; A’s first C’ship since 1930, first in Oakland: MVP: A’s catcher Number 38, Gene Tenace
October 22, 1974 – The New York Yankees traded outfielder Bobby Murcer, Number 1 to the San Francisco Giants for outfielder Bobby Bonds, Number 25
October 22, 1975 – World Series: Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4-3 at Fenway Park for 4 games to 3 series win; MVP: Reds switch hitter Number 14, Pete Rose
October 22, 1976 – Rick Barry, Number 24 of the San Francisco Warriors franchise, began the then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 made shots from the charity stripe
October 22, 1984 – Future Pro Football HOF quarterback Ken Stabler, Number 12 retires after 17 seasons in the NFL with Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints
October 22, 1996 – New York Yankee Bernie Williams, Number 51 hit a record tying 7th post season HR, as Yanks tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8)
October 22, 1999 – NHL goaltender Number 31, Grant Fuhr wins his 400th career game (vs Florida Panthers)
TV SPORTS
SUNDAY
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World Tour: Andalucia Masters | 7:00am | GOLF |
| LIV Golf League | 1:00pm | CW |
| Champions: Dominion Energy Charity | 2:00pm | GOLF |
| LPGA: BMW Ladies Championship | 5:30pm | GOLF |
| MLB PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| ALCS Game 6: Texas at Houston | 8:03pm | FS1 |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| NASCAR Cup: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami | 2:30pm | NBC |
| Formula One: United States Grand Prix | 3:00pm | ESPN |
| NFL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Detroit at Baltimore | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Las Vegas at Chicago | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Cleveland at Indianapolis | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Buffalo at New England | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Washington at NY Giants | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Atlanta at Tampa Bay | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Pittsburgh at LA Rams | 4:05pm | FOX |
| Arizona at Seattle | 4:05pm | FOX |
| Green Bay at Denver | 4:25pm | CBS |
| LA Chargers at Kansas City | 4:25pm | CBS |
| Miami at Philadelphia | 8:20pm | NBC |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Calgary at Detroit | 5:00pm | Bally Sports Sportsnet |
| Boston at Anaheim | 8:30pm | NESN Bally Sports |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Serie A: Roma vs Monza | 6:30am | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Lorient vs Rennes | 7:00am | beIN Sports |
| La Liga: Las Palmas vs Rayo Vallecano | 8:00am | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Bologna vs Frosinone | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Serie A: Salernitana vs Cagliari | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Lille vs Brest | 9:00am | beIN Sports |
| Bundesliga: Köln vs Borussia M’gladbach | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Girona vs Almería | 10:15am | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Monaco vs Metz | 11:05am | beIN Sports |
| EPL: Aston Villa vs West Ham United | 11:30am | USA |
| Bundesliga: Heidenheim vs Augsburg | 11:30am | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Atalanta vs Genoa | 12:00pm | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Villarreal vs Deportivo Alavés | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Women’s Super League: Bristol City vs Arsenal | 1:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Serie A: Milan vs Juventus | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais vs Clermont | 2:45pm | beIN Sports |
| La Liga: Barcelona vs Athletic Club | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Brasileirão: Atlético Mineiro vs Cruzeiro | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Brasileirão: Internacional vs Santos | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Brasileirão: Flamengo vs Vasco da Gama | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Brasileirão: Coritiba vs Palmeiras | 5:30pm | Paramount+ |
| Brasileirão: RB Bragantino vs Fluminense | 5:30pm | Paramount+ |
| Brasileirão: São Paulo vs Grêmio | 5:30pm | Paramount+ |
What to Watch: Sunday, 10/22/23
| MLB PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| ALCS Game 6: Texas at Houston | 8:03pm | FS1 |
The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros of the American League Championship Series is tied 2-2. The Rangers are 6-0 on the road in the 2023 playoffs and the Astros are 1-3 at home. Last time the Astros lost in a American Leage Championship Series was in 2020. The only two times in history the Rangers advanced to the Amercian League Championships series they won and moved on to the World Series.
| NFL | TIME ET | TV |
| Detroit at Baltimore | 1:00pm | FOX |
The Baltimore ravens leads all time series 5-1 versus the Detroit Lions. The Ravens have won the last four games versus the Lions. Both teams last met in 2021 which the Ravens won 19-17 on the road against the Lions. The Lions last win versus the Ravens was in 2005 which was in Detroit.
| LA Chargers at Kansas City | 4:25pm | CBS |
The Kansas City Chiefs leads all time series 67-58-1 versus the Los Angeles Chargers. Since 2014 the Chiefs are 13-3 overall and 6-3 at home versus the Chargers. The last time the Chargers won on the road versus the Chiefs was in 2021. The Chiefs have won the last three games and 3-2 against the Chargers since 2021.
| Miami at Philadelphia | 8:20pm | NBC |
The Miami Dolphins leads all time series 9-6 versus the Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams last met in 2019 which the Dolphins won 37-31 at home versus the Eagles. The Eagles are 4-3 at home all time against the Dolphins. The Eagles last win versus the Dolphins was in 2011 at Miami.
| NHL | TIME ET | TV |
| Boston at Anaheim | 8:30pm | NHLN NESN Bally Sports |
The Anaheim Ducks leads all time series 21-18-2 versus the Boston Bruins. Last season the Bruins were 2-0 versus the Ducks during the regular season. The Ducks are 10-8-2 at home all time versus the Bruins.