“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA SRN WEEK ONE FOOTBALL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT JASPER
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL AT BEECH GROVE
BATESVILLE AT TRITON CENTRAL
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK ONE
ADAMS CENTRAL (0-0) AT GARRETT (0-0)
ALEXANDRIA (0-0) AT WES-DEL (0-0)
ANDREAN (0-0) AT MERRILLVILLE (0-0)
ATTICA (0-0) AT CULVER (0-0)
AVON (0-0) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (0-0)
BATESVILLE (0-0) AT TRITON CENTRAL (0-0)
BELLMONT (0-0) AT HERITAGE (0-0)
BLOOMINGTON NORTH (0-0) AT MOORESVILLE (0-0)
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (0-0) AT COLUMBUS EAST (0-0)
BOONVILLE (0-0) AT PAOLI (0-0)
BOWMAN ACADEMY (0-0) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (0-0)
BREMEN (0-0) AT EAST NOBLE (0-0)
BROWN COUNTY (0-0) AT OWEN VALLEY (0-0)
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (0-0) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (0-0)
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-0) AT CENTERVILLE (0-0)
CASCADE (0-0) AT INDIAN CREEK (0-0)
CASTLE (0-0) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (0-0)
CASTON (0-0) AT CARROLL (FLORA) (0-0)
CENTRAL NOBLE (0-0) AT WEST NOBLE (0-0)
CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (0-0)
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (TENN.) AT PROVIDENCE (0-0)
CHURUBUSCO (0-0) AT COLUMBIA CITY (0-0)
CLARKSVILLE (0-0) AT PIKE CENTRAL (0-0)
CLINTON CENTRAL (0-0) AT FRANKFORT (0-0)
CLINTON PRAIRIE (0-0) AT FRONTIER (0-0)
COLUMBUS NORTH (0-0) AT DECATUR CENTRAL (0-0)
COVINGTON (0-0) AT TRI-COUNTY (0-0)
CRAWFORDSVILLE (0-0) AT PARKE HERITAGE (0-0)
DEKALB (0-0) AT ANGOLA (0-0)
DELPHI (0-0) AT BENTON CENTRAL (0-0)
DELTA (0-0) AT MUNCIE CENTRAL (0-0)
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (0-0) AT OAK HILL (0-0)
EASTERN (PEKIN) (0-0) AT WEST WASHINGTON (0-0)
EDGEWOOD (0-0) AT MITCHELL (0-0)
ELKHART (0-0) AT CONCORD (0-0)
ELWOOD (0-0) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (0-0)
EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-0) AT EVANSVILLE REITZ (0-0)
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (0-0) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (0-0)
**EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (0-0) AT JASPER (0-0)
FAIRFIELD (0-0) AT GOSHEN (0-0)
FISHERS (0-0) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-0)
FOREST PARK (0-0) AT PRINCETON (0-0)
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-0) AT BLUFFTON (0-0)
FORT WAYNE DWENGER (0-0) AT BROWNSBURG (0-0)
FORT WAYNE NORTH (0-0) AT NORTHRIDGE (0-0)
FORT WAYNE WAYNE (0-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (0-0)
FRANKLIN (0-0) AT NEW ALBANY (0-0)
FRANKTON (0-0) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (0-0)
GARY WEST (0-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (0-0)
GIBSON SOUTHERN (0-0) AT DANVILLE (0-0)
GREENCASTLE (0-0) AT MONROVIA (0-0)
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (0-0) AT BEECH GROVE (0-0)
GREENSBURG (0-0) AT SHELBYVILLE (0-0)
HAGERSTOWN (0-0) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (0-0)
HAMILTON HEIGHTS (0-0) AT LAPEL (0-0)
**HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (0-0) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (0-0)
HAMMOND CENTRAL (0-0) AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-0)
HAMMOND MORTON (0-0) AT PORTAGE (0-0)
HAMMOND NOLL (0-0) AT SOUTH BEND RILEY (0-0)
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (0-0) AT WEST LAFAYETTE (0-0)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (0-0) AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-0)
HERITAGE HILLS (0-0) AT SOUTHRIDGE (0-0)
HIGHLAND (0-0) AT GRIFFITH (0-0)
HOBART (0-0) AT CHESTERTON (0-0)
HOMESTEAD (0-0) AT CARMEL (0-0)
HUNTINGTON NORTH (0-0) AT EASTBROOK (0-0)
**INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (0-0) AT BEN DAVIS (0-0)
**INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (0-0) AT BREBEUF JESUIT (0-0)
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (0-0) AT SOUTHPORT (0-0)
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (0-0) AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (0-0)
INDIANAPOLIS TECH (0-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (0-0)
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (0-0) AT EDINBURGH (0-0)
IRVINGTON PREP (0-0) AT FAITH CHRISTIAN (0-0)
JAY COUNTY (0-0) AT BLACKFORD (0-0)
JEFFERSONVILLE (0-0) AT WHITELAND (0-0)
JENNINGS COUNTY (0-0) AT SOUTH DEARBORN (0-0)
JOHN GLENN (0-0) AT BOONE GROVE (0-0)
KNOX (0-0) AT NORTH JUDSON (0-0)
**KOKOMO (0-0) AT NEW PALESTINE (0-0)
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (0-0) AT SEEGER (0-0)
LAPORTE (0-0) AT NEW PRAIRIE (0-0)
LAVILLE (0-0) AT TRITON (0-0)
LAWRENCE NORTH (0-0) AT LAWRENCE CENTRAL (0-0)
**LAWRENCEBURG (0-0) AT EAST CENTRAL (0-0)
LEO (0-0) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (0-0)
LOGANSPORT (0-0) AT PERU (0-0)
LOUISVILLE ST. XAVIER (KY.) AT FLOYD CENTRAL (0-0)
LOWELL (0-0) AT CROWN POINT (0-0)
MARION (0-0) AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-0)
MARION LOCAL (OHIO) AT LINTON (0-0)
MARTINSVILLE (0-0) AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (0-0)
MCCUTCHEON (0-0) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (0-0)
MICHIGAN CITY (0-0) AT WARSAW (0-0)
MILAN (0-0) AT RUSHVILLE (0-0)
MISHAWAKA (0-0) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (0-0)
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-0) AT NOBLESVILLE (0-0)
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (0-0) AT NORTH POSEY (0-0)
MUNSTER (0-0) AT LAKE CENTRAL (0-0)
NEW CASTLE (0-0) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (0-0)
NEW HAVEN (0-0) AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (0-0)
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (0-0) AT NORTH VERMILLION (0-0)
NORTH DAVIESS (0-0) AT WASHINGTON (0-0)
NORTH DECATUR (0-0) AT SOUTH DECATUR (0-0)
NORTH HARRISON (0-0) AT SALEM (0-0)
NORTH MONTGOMERY (0-0) AT NORTH PUTNAM (0-0)
NORTH NEWTON (0-0) AT WHITING (0-0)
NORTH WHITE (0-0) AT TAYLOR (0-0)
NORTHFIELD (0-0) AT NORTH MIAMI (0-0)
NORTHWESTERN (0-0) AT MANCHESTER (0-0)
NORTHWOOD (0-0) AT JIMTOWN (0-0)
NORWELL (0-0) AT MISSISSINEWA (0-0)
OSCEOLA GRACE AT CALUMET (0-0)
PARK TUDOR (0-0) AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (0-0)
PENDLETON HEIGHTS (0-0) AT LEBANON (0-0)
PERRY MERIDIAN (0-0) AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL (0-0)
PIONEER (0-0) AT LEWIS CASS (0-0)
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (0-0) AT WHITKO (0-0)
PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (0-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (0-0)
RENSSELAER CENTRAL (0-0) AT KANKAKEE VALLEY (0-0)
RICHMOND (0-0) AT CONNERSVILLE (0-0)
RIVER FOREST (0-0) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-0)
RIVERTON PARKE (0-0) AT CLOVERDALE (0-0)
SCOTTSBURG (0-0) AT MADISON (0-0)
SEYMOUR (0-0) AT GREENWOOD (0-0)
SHENANDOAH (0-0) AT FREMONT (0-0)
SILVER CREEK (0-0) AT CHARLESTOWN (0-0)
SOUTH BEND ADAMS (0-0) AT CULVER ACADEMY (0-0)
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (0-0) AT LAKELAND (0-0)
SOUTH NEWTON (0-0) AT LAKE STATION (0-0)
SOUTH SPENCER (0-0) AT TECUMSEH (0-0)
SOUTHMONT (0-0) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (0-0)
SOUTHWOOD (0-0) AT MACONAQUAH (0-0)
SPEEDWAY (0-0) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (0-0)
SPRINGS VALLEY (0-0) AT EASTERN GREENE (0-0)
SULLIVAN (0-0) AT NORTH KNOX (0-0)
SWITZERLAND COUNTY (0-0) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-0)
TELL CITY (0-0) AT PERRY CENTRAL (0-0)
TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-0) AT NORTHVIEW (0-0)
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (0-0) AT PLAINFIELD (0-0)
TIPTON (0-0) VS. SOUTH ADAMS (0-0)
TRI-CENTRAL (0-0) AT MADISON-GRANT (0-0)
TRI-WEST (0-0) AT WESTERN (0-0)
TWIN LAKES (0-0) AT PLYMOUTH (0-0)
UNION CITY (0-0) AT TRI (0-0)
UNION COUNTY (0-0) AT NORTHEASTERN (0-0)
**VALPARAISO (0-0) AT PENN (0-0)
VINCENNES LINCOLN (0-0) AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-0)
WABASH (0-0) AT ROCHESTER (0-0)
**WARREN CENTRAL (0-0) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (0-0)
WAWASEE (0-0) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (0-0)
WEST CENTRAL (0-0) AT WINAMAC (0-0)
WEST VIGO (0-0) AT SOUTH VERMILLION (0-0)
WESTERN BOONE (0-0) AT SHERIDAN (0-0)
**WESTFIELD (0-0) AT CENTER GROVE (0-0)
WHEELER (0-0) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (0-0)
WINCHESTER (0-0) AT MONROE CENTRAL (0-0)
WOODLAN (0-0) AT EASTSIDE (0-0)
YORKTOWN (0-0) AT ANDERSON (0-0)
ZIONSVILLE (0-0) AT PIKE (0-0)
**GAMES OF THE WEEK
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
MERRILLVILLE 3 LOWELL 1
CHESTERTON 3 PENN 0
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 3 LEBANON 0
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 3 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 0
SOUTHWESTERN 3 CLARKSVILLE 0
SOUTH-CENTRAL 3 BOONE GROVE 1
MORGAN TWP. 3 HANOVER CENTRAL 0
MUNCIE CENTRAL 3 ELWOOD 0
KOUTS 3 KNOX 0
PORTAGE 3 HIGHLAND 0
WOOD MEMORIAL 3 MOUNT VERNON 1
RICHMOND 3 WINCHESTER 2
NEW ALBANY 3 MADISON 0
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 3 SWITZERLAND COUNTY 0
RONCALLI 3 CARMEL 0
WHITING 3 WESTVILLE 2
PARKE HERITAGE 3 CASCADE 2
DEKALB 3 LAKELAND 1
TRITON CENTRAL 3 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 1
NEW HAVEN 3 FORT WAYNE LUERS 1
EDGEWOOD 3 W. VIGO 0
TRI-WEST 3 DANVILLE 0
COLUMBIA CITY 3 FORT WAYNE NORTHRUP 2
RITTER 3 CRISPUS ATTUCKS 1
SETON CATHOLIC 3 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 0
FORT WAYNE DWENGER 3 ANGOLA 1
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 3 ANDERSON 0
GREENFIELD CENTRAL 3 GREENSBURG 0
NORTHVIEW 3 PLAINFIELD 1
FORT WAYNE CARROLL 3 E. NOBLE 0
FLOYD CENTRAL 3 JENNINGS COUNTY 0
MERCY 3 PROVIDENCE 2
INDIANA BOYS SOCCER SCORES
CHESTERTON 7 LAPORTE 0
CROWN POINT 4 MICHIGAN CITY 0
LAKE CENTRAL 5 MERRILLVILLE 0
EVANSVILLE NORTH 5 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 4
HANOVER CENTRAL 7 HEBRON 0
LAVILLE 5 WESTVILLE 0
WHEELER 6 LOWELL 1
PLYMOUTH 7 ARGOS 2
TAYLOR 4 N. MIAMI 0
NORTH HARRISON 3 MITCHELL 1
PENN 6 NEW PRAIRIE 0
BOONE GROVE 5 KANKAKEE VALLEY 0
HERITAGE 5 BELLMONT 1
ANDREAN 4 HIGHLAND 1
MILAN 5 JAC-CEN-DEL 2
ELKHART 0 MISHAWAKA MARIAN 0
FORT WAYNE SNIDER 3 MARION 3
JEFFERSONVILLE 1 PROVIDENCE 1
INDIANA GIRLS SOCCER SCORES
HEBRON 1 MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 1
LAVILLE 10 WESTVILLE 1
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 1 LAFAYETTE JEFF 1
EVANSVILLE NORTH 3 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 0
MOORESVILLE 2 MARTINSVILLE 1
SHERIDAN 5 NORTHWESTERN 0
WHITE RIVER VALLEY 13 S. VERMILLION 0
DANVILLE 4 GREENCASTLE 1
MONROVIA 9 OWEN VALLEY 0
FRANKLIN 0 GREENWOOD 0
MADISON 2 SWITZERLAND COUNTY 1
SOUTH KNOX 2 MOUNT VERNON 1
CULVER 6 PERU 1
CHESTERTON 3 WARSAW 0
MCCUTCHEON 2 W. LAFAYETTE 0
YORKTOWN 9 ANDERSON 0
FISHERS 2 WESTFIELD 0
CATHEDRAL 7 BEN DAVIS 0
BROWNSBURG 1 BREBEUF 0
HARRISON 9 WESTERN 0
FORT WAYNE NORTHRUP 9 NEW HAVEN 0
FORT WAYNE CARROLL 3 LEO 1
PLAINFIELD 1 WHITELAND 0
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 5 COLUMBUS EAST 0
ZIONSVILLE 0 GUERIN CATHOLIC 0
NOBLESVILLE 6 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 0
HOMESTEAD 9 BELLMONT 0
CENTER GROVE 1 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 0
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 5 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 0
FORT WAYNE DWENGER 9 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 0
BISHOP CHATARD 1 PATK TUDOR 0
LAWRENCE CENTRAL 9 UNIVERSITY 0
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
NY METS 4 BALTIMORE 3
BOSTON 4 HOUSTON 1
TEXAS 1 PITTSBURGH 0
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 6 SAN FRANCISCO 2
ARIZONA 10 MIAMI 8
MINNESOTA 11 SAN DIEGO 4
WASHINGTON 6 COLORADO 1
NY YANKEES 8 CLEVELAND 1
CINCINNATI 11 TORONTO 7
PHILADELPHIA 3 ATLANTA 2
ST. LOUIS 10 MILWAUKEE 6 (10)
DETROIT 8 CHICAGO CUBS 2
KANSAS CITY 3 LA ANGELS 0
TAMPA BAY 4 OAKLAND 2
LA DODGERS 8 SEATTLE 4
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
COLUMBUS 5 INDIANAPOLIS 1
BELOIT 6 SOUTH BEND 2
PEORIA 3 FT. WAYNE 2
WNBA SCORES
ATLANTA 72 PHOENIX 63
MINNESOTA 98 LAS VEGAS 87
EARLY COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, AUG. 24 IN WEEK ZERO:
AER LINGUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLASSIC: FLORIDA STATE VS. GEORGIA TECH (IN DUBLIN, IRELAND) | 12 P.M. ET | ESPN
MCNEESE AT TARLETON STATE | 2:30 P.M. ET| ESPN2
MONTANA STATE AT NEW MEXICO | 4 P.M. ET | FS1
FCS KICKOFF: NORTH ALABAMA VS. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (CRAMTON BOWL IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA) | 7 P.M. ET | ESPN
MEAC/SWAC CHALLENGE: NORFOLK STATE VS. FLORIDA A&M (CENTER PARC STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
SMU AT NEVADA | 8 P.M. ET |CBS SPORTS NETWORK
DELAWARE STATE AT HAWAII
THURSDAY, AUG. 29
NORTH CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. ET | FOX
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT COLORADO | 8 P.M. ET | ESPN
SACRAMENTO STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE | 10 P.M. ET | TRUTV AND MAX
FRIDAY, AUG. 30
TCU AT STANFORD | 10:30 P.M. ET | ESPN
SATURDAY, AUG. 31
AFLAC KICKOFF GAME: CLEMSON VS. GEORGIA (MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 12 P.M. ET | ABC
PENN STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | FOX
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 2 P.M. ET | ESPN+
MIAMI (FL) AT FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M. ET | ABC
NOTRE DAME AT TEXAS A&M | 7:30 P.M. ET | ABC
GEORGIA STATE AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. ET | ACC NETWORK
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 8 P.M. ET | TRUTV AND MAX
SUNDAY, SEPT. 1
ORANGE BLOSSOM CLASSIC: NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL VS. ALABAMA STATE (HARD ROCK STADIUM IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA) | 3 P.M. ET | ESPN
VEGAS KICKOFF CLASSIC: LSU VS. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ALLEGIANT STADIUM IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) | 7:30 P.M. ON ABC
MONDAY, SEPT. 2
BOSTON COLLEGE AT FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. ET | ESPN
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 3:30
SEPTEMBER 6 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS 7:00
SEPTEMBER 14 AT UCLA 7:30
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. CHARLOTTE TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. MARYLAND TBA
OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA
OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. INDIANA STATE 12:00
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. NOTRE DAME 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 AT OREGON STATE 8:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. NEBRASKA 12:00
OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA
OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 21 AT TEXAS A&M 7:30
SEPTEMBER 7 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3:30
SEPTEMBER 14 AT PURDUE 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. MIAMI (OH) 3:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. LOUISVILLE 3:30
OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30
OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA
OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. UPPER IOWA 1:00
SEPTEMBER 7 AT MURRAY STATE 6:00 CT
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. HANOVER 6:00
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 1:00
OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT
OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00
OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 7 VS. MISSOURI STATE 2:00
SEPTEMBER 14 AT MIAMI FL 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 AT JAMES MADISON TBA
OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA
OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 AT PURDUE 12:00
SEPTEMBER 7 AT EASTERN ILLINOIS 7:00
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. DAYTON 6:00
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1:00
OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00
OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00
OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
NFL PRE-SEASON
WEEK THREE:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22:
INDIANAPOLIS AT CINCINNATI, 8:00 PM
CHICAGO AT KANSAS CITY, 8:20 PM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23:
JACKSONVILLE AT ATLANTA, 7:00 PM
MIAMI AT TAMPA BAY, 7:30 PM
SAN FRANCISCO AT LAS VEGAS, 10:00 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24:
CAROLINA AT BUFFALO, 1:00 PM
PITTSBURGH AT DETROIT, 1:00 PM
BALTIMORE AT GREEN BAY, 1:00 PM
L.A. RAMS AT HOUSTON, 1:00 PM
MINNESOTA AT PHILADELPHIA, 1:00 PM
L.A. CHARGERS AT DALLAS, 4:00 PM
N.Y. GIANTS AT N.Y. JETS, 7:30 PM
CLEVELAND AT SEATTLE, 10:00 PM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25:
TENNESSEE AT NEW ORLEANS, 2:00 PM
ARIZONA AT DENVER, 4:30 PM
NEW ENGLAND AT WASHINGTON (NBC), 8:00 PM
NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
- BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
- GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL), 8:15 P.M. ET (PEACOCK)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8
- PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- TENNESSEE TITANS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DENVER BRONCOS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DALLAS COWBOYS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 4:25 P.M. ET (CBS)
- WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 4:25 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LOS ANGELES RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 9
- NEW YORK JETS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 8:15 P.M. ET (ESPN/ABC)
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PREDICTING THE FIRST 12-TEAM PLAYOFF FROM OHIO STATE TO MEMPHIS WITH 4 SEC TEAMS — BUT NO ALABAMA
Not everything is changing in college football this season.
Texas and Oklahoma will still descend on the Texas State Fair in early October and split the Cotton Bowl in half for the Red River Rivalry. There will just be a Southeastern Conference logo on the field when the Longhorns and Sooners square off.
Traveler, USC’s majestic white horse, will still be galloping the sideline at the Los Angeles Coliseum when the Trojans play — but this year one of those games will be against fellow new Big Ten member Rutgers on a Friday night.
Stanford’s mischievous Tree mascot will still be antagonizing the other team. Those league opponents will now be Clemson, Virginia Tech and SMU as the Cardinal, a short drive from the Pacific Ocean, now call the Atlantic Coast Conference home.
This is definitely going to take some getting used. Super-conferences and a 12-team College Football Playoff make this season more difficult to predict than ever, but we will give it a shot anyway.
Overachievers
Unranked teams that will end the season ranked:
— Boise State. No teams from outside the Power Four (and Notre Dame) began the season ranked in the AP Top 25. That always changes by the end. The defending Mountain West champion Broncos, led by star running back Ashton Jeanty, are the safest bet to break through.
— Virginia Tech. The Hokies showed promise during a 5-2 closing kick to end last season. The return of QB Kyrone Drones and most of a defense that ranked third in the ACC in yards per play allowed should have Virginia Tech flirting with 10 wins.
— Iowa State. Four of the last five Big 12 title games included at least one team that started the season unranked. RB Abu Sama and WR Jayden Higgins make the Cyclones this year’s Big 12 breakout team.
Underachievers
Three teams ranked in the preseason Top 25 that will end the season unranked:
— No. 9 Michigan. In all but one of the previous 21 seasons, at least one preseason top 10 team finished unranked. An enormous amount of coaching staff and roster turnover make this a reset season in Ann Arbor, and the Wolverines are doing it against a schedule that includes No. 4 Texas, No. 3 Oregon and No. 2 Ohio State.
— No. 16 Oklahoma. A good SEC team or two will finish 7-5 or worse. Welcome, Sooners.
— No. 21 Arizona. There are four Big 12 teams ranked between Nos. 17-21. At least one will wash out. Go with the one with the new coaching staff.
Conference champions
— American Athletic: Memphis over USF. A matchup of two of the best quarterbacks outside the Power Four in the Tigers’ Seth Henigan and Bulls’ Byrum Brown.
— ACC: Miami over Virginia Tech. The Hurricanes are this season’s Texas, breaking through under a third-year coach after two seasons that didn’t inspire a ton of confidence.
— Big Ten: Ohio State over Oregon. The Buckeyes avenge a regular-season loss in Eugene to the Ducks.
— Big 12: Kansas State over Iowa State. Avery Johnson leads the Wildcats to the title and earns a trip to New York as a Heisman Trophy finalist.
— Conference USA: Liberty over Jacksonville State. Jamey Chadwell’s Flames could be looking at another unbeaten regular season.
— Mid-American: Miami (Ohio) over Northern Illinois. The return of QB Brett Gabbert from injury helps the RedHawks become the first repeat MAC champs since NIU in 2011-12.
— Mountain West: Boise State over Air Force. The Broncos make it two titles in a row in a conference with new or interim coaches at seven of 12 schools.
— SEC: Georgia over Mississippi. The Bulldogs won’t be perfect, but no team is better equipped to navigate the SEC gauntlet.
— Sun Belt: Texas State over Appalachian State. Bobcats coach G.J. Kinne is going to draw a lot of attention when the hiring and firing carousel cranks up.
Coaching carousel
The expanded CFP has a chance to make a huge impact on the hiring cycle, keeping an additional eight coaches occupied through at least mid-December.
Will schools decide to wait out the postseason to make a hire? Unlikely with the early high school signing period and transfer portal opening before playoff games begin.
Expect schools looking to make a move to be aggressive in-season. With that said, both Florida’s Billy Napier and Arkansas’ Sam Pittman probably won’t make it past mid-November.
Who gets those gigs? How about Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz to the Gators and SMU’s Rhett Lashlee to Arkansas?
College Football Playoff
History suggests the first 12-team CFP will have at least a few surprise entrants. More than you might think.
Last season was one of the chalkiest in recent years. The highly ranked teams hardly ever lost and when they did, it was to other highly ranked teams. Let’s assume more volatility this season because that’s more typical for the first- and second rounds:
9 seed Tennessee at 8 Notre Dame, winner vs. 1 seed Ohio State at the Rose Bowl.
12 seed Memphis at 5 seed Oregon, winner vs. 4 seed Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl.
10 seed Wisconsin at 7 seed Texas, winner vs. 2 seed Georgia at the Sugar Bowl.
11 seed Virginia Tech at 6 seed Ole Miss, winner vs. 3 seed Miami at the Peach Bowl.
National champion
Ohio State over Georgia in the title game Jan. 20. The Buckeyes and Bulldogs seem like they are on a tier of their own this season. After going all in, Ohio State cashes in with its first national title since 2014.
NEBRASKA 5-STAR FRESHMAN RAIOLA WINS STARTING QB JOB
Freshman Dylan Raiola will be Nebraska’s starting quarterback when its 2024 season kicks off against UTEP on Aug. 31, the program announced Wednesday.
Raiola became the highest-rated Cornhuskers commit in December 2023 since ESPN started tracking recruits in 2006. He was the top-ranked pocket passer in the 2024 recruiting cycle by ESPN. Georgia initially had Raiola’s commitment before Nebraska flipped him.
Raiola has brought excitement to a Cornhuskers program that hasn’t posted a winning record since 2016. Nebraska has cycled through four coaches since then, with Mike Riley, Scott Frost, and Mickey Joseph serving in the role before Matt Rhule took over in 2023.
The Cornhuskers went 5-7 in Rhule’s first season, though his offense took a step back. Nebraska averaged just 18 points per game, down from its 22.6 average in 2022.
Raiola beat Heinrich Haarberg to win the starting job. Haarberg threw seven touchdowns and seven interceptions last season in eight starts for the Cornhuskers as a sophomore. He owned a 5-3 record.
WEEK 0 NFL PROSPECT WATCH: IS THE NEXT BROCK PURDY AT SMU?
Football is back with Week 0 and the headliner for NFL personnel evaluators takes us to Ireland, where Florida State is serving prospects by the pint in an ACC matchup with Georgia Tech.
Here are five prospects playing on opening weekend who enter the 2024 season with “draftable” grades.
RB Jamal Haynes, Georgia Tech (RS JR): Haynes’ performance Saturday against a defense with speed everywhere could foretell his NFL draft outlook. He gets his toughness naturally from mom, Annette Johnson. Johnson has an Army background, sure, but she was also the family’s first running back. Johnson played for the semi-pro football team the Atlanta Xplosion in the Independent Women’s Football League. At Georgia Tech, Haynes went two seasons as a return specialist and receiver — his primary position since his sophomore season in high school — before being moved to the lead running back role. He has the versatility to line up anywhere in the formation for the Yellow Jackets. An all-purpose yardage dynamo already known in the ACC, put him on your list of breakout candidates on the national level.
LB Patrick Payton, Florida State (RS JR): Since becoming the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2022, Payton has drawn the full attention of opponents. Teams can slow him down, but best of luck stopping him. At 6-5, 256, Payton is a pure athlete with natural football instincts. As an edge aligned at the five-technique, Payton brings position flexibility (10 pass breakups in 2023), lining up inside on occasion, and versatility beyond imagination. A see-ball, get-ball defender with chase-down speed, he collected 14.5 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks in 2023.
QB Preston Stone, SMU (JR): A 13,000-yard passer in high school (over 2,000 rushing yards, too) in Texas, Stone led Dallas Parish Episcopal to back-to-back state titles and was on the radar of Alabama with a scholarship offer from Georgia Tech before opting to stay home help steer SMU back to respectability. The Mustangs veer into the ACC this season. He’ll be tested by the depth and talent of the league more than he was in the American Athletic Conference, but Stone’s strong arm, quick release and processing ability appear to be pro-worthy. Perhaps the greatest obstacle on his path to the NFL is height — listed at 6-1, which might be a reach — but he brings an eerily similar physical profile to current 49ers starter Brock Purdy (6-0 5/8, 212 pounds at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine).
CB Azareye’h Thomas, Florida State (JR): Listed at 6-2 and a Nelson’s cheeseburger shy of 200 pounds, Thomas fits the NFL prototype. His 2024 season sets up as a ramp to the draft after flashing dominant — and physical — coverage traits in a rotational role in 2022 and 2023. Thomas played inside as an underclassmen in dime and nickel CB roles, and his running back and wide receiver background at Niceville (Fla.) underscores his position flexibility and athleticism.
QB DJ Uiagalelei, Florida State (RS SR): Uiagalelei can throw the fastball with the best of them, and his size (6-4, 246) along with his power and timing on a deep out gets your name on draft boards. What teams need to see from the two-time transfer and former five-star recruit is consistency and the patience to find his second and third receivers when coverage or scheme dictates going away from his primary option.
–Field Level Media
NFL NEWS
BRONCOS NAME ROOKIE NIX STARTING QUARTERBACK
Head coach Sean Payton has tabbed rookie quarterback Bo Nix as the Denver Broncos’ starter, the team announced Wednesday.
Nix beat out veterans Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson for the starting job.
The Broncos selected the 6-foot-2, 217-pound Nix with the No. 12 pick in April’s draft after a standout final collegiate season with Oregon. Nix threw for 4,508 yards with 45 touchdowns against three interceptions. He finished third in Heisman voting behind runner-up Michael Penix Jr. and winner Jayden Daniels.
The 24-year-old will be the first rookie signal-caller to start a Week 1 game for Denver since John Elway did so in 1983, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Nix completed 66.4% of his passes for 15,351 yards, 113 touchdowns, and 26 picks in five seasons with Auburn and Oregon.
The Broncos open their season with a visit to the Seattle Seahawks on Sept. 8.
EAGLES RELEASE VETERAN TE C.J. UZOMAH
The Philadelphia Eagles released veteran tight end C.J. Uzomah on Wednesday.
Uzomah, 31, spent the past two seasons with the New York Jets after seven years with the Cincinnati Bengals.
He caught eight passes for 58 yards and a touchdown in 12 games (eight starts) in 2023 for the Jets, who released him in March to clear $5.3 million of salary cap space, per Spotrac.
He signed a one-year, $1.37 million contract with the Eagles on April 11, with $795,000 guaranteed.
Uzomah has 192 receptions for 1,881 yards and 16 TDs in 106 games (82 starts) since the Bengals drafted him in the fifth round in 2015.
Philadelphia has tight ends Dallas Goedert, Grant Calcaterra and Albert Okwuegbunam Jr. on the roster.
The Eagles signed offensive lineman Jason Poe in a corresponding move. Poe, 26, was undrafted in 2022 and has not appeared in a regular season game. He spent time on the practice squads of the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets the past two seasons.
–Field Level Media
LIONS STAR OT PENEI SEWELL INJURES FOOT IN PRACTICE
Detroit Lions star offensive tackle Penei Sewell left the team’s final training camp practice early Wednesday with a foot injury.
Multiple reports said Sewell went to the sideline, where trainers removed his sock and shoe to look at the foot. He then went to the locker room under his own power for tests.
The Lions, who have aspirations of the Super Bowl after making the NFC Championship Game last season, can ill afford to lose Sewell.
The 23-year-old has been a standout for the Lions since they selected him with the No. 7 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. He’s never missed a game — starting all 50 games — and Pro Football Focus rates him as the top offensive tackle in the league.
It grades the Lions’ offensive line — also anchored by center Frank Ragnow — as the league’s best.
Sewell was named to the Pro Bowl the past two seasons and to the All-Pro first team in 2023.
The Lions start the regular season on Sept. 8 against the Los Angeles Rams, welcoming their former quarterback, Matthew Stafford, and his team to the city.
–Field Level Media
TITANS WR TREYLON BURKS EXITS PRACTICE WITH INJURY
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks left Wednesday’s practice early with an apparent injury.
Observers said he landed hard after a catch and got up favoring his right hip or lower back before leaving with a trainer.
Staying healthy has been an issue for Burks, a 2022 first-round draft pick who appeared in 11 games in each of his first two seasons with the Titans. He has missed time due to concussions and a knee injury.
Burks, 24, has 49 catches for 665 yards and one touchdown through 22 games (15 starts).
The Titans visit New Orleans for their final preseason game Sunday. They open the regular season at Chicago on Sept. 8.
–Field Level Media
JEROD MAYO: DRAKE MAYE ‘100 PERCENT’ READY TO LEAD PATRIOTS
New England Patriots first-year coach Jerod Mayo isn’t ready to name his starting quarterback, but he said Wednesday that he wouldn’t hesitate to turn to rookie Drake Maye to run the offense.
“One hundred percent, I think he’s ready to run a huddle,” Mayo told reporters in Foxborough, Mass.
Veteran journeyman Jacoby Brissett remains listed as No. 1 on the New England depth chart, but Mayo said he will wait until after Sunday night’s preseason finale against the Washington Commanders before deciding who will open the season at QB on Sept. 8 at the Cincinnati Bengals.
“I would say by Monday night we should know who the quarterback is. You know, Sunday night game, it’s always hard to really crank through the film, especially on the road, but I think Monday, Tuesday we probably should know who the quarterback is.
“Now, that doesn’t mean I’ll tell you on Monday or Tuesday.”
Brissett, 31, is in his ninth NFL season and second go-round with the Patriots after stops in Indianapolis, Miami, Cleveland and Washington. He has appeared in 79 games and is 18-30 as a starter, completing 61.3 percent of his passes for 10,574 yards with 51 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.
Maye, who turns 22 next week, was the No. 3 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft in April. He was a two-year starter at North Carolina.
–Field Level Media
DOLPHINS’ JAYLEN WADDLE PRACTICES; TYREEK HILL (THUMB) MISSES DRILLS WITH BUCS
Tyreek Hill’s thumb injury is minor, and the Miami Dolphins would like to keep it that way.
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said he will hold the All-Pro wide receiver out of team drills in this week’s joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fearing he could “put him at risk of further injury.”
“From a medical standpoint, you’re just trying to let something cool down so you don’t have something happen at the expense of regular-season games,” McDaniel said Wednesday. “So he’s been very active but we’re trying to make sure … we keep him out of harm’s way.”
Dolphins No. 2 wide receiver Jaylen Waddle was in pads Wednesday, ending a two-week period of not practicing. The Dolphins didn’t disclose a specific injury to Waddle, who said Wednesday before practice he was listening to his body, dealing with “something minor but something we have to respect.”
There is still no indication that Odell Beckham Jr. is close to practicing with the Dolphins.
Hill wore a brace on his hand Tuesday. Reports suggest he was injured in joint practices with Washington last week on a play in which he fell on his hand.
The five-time All-Pro was on pace for an NFL record-setting season in 2023 before an ankle injury slowed his production late in the season.
Hill finished 2023 with 119 receptions and a career-high 1,799 yards, tying for the NFL lead with 13 TD receptions.
–Field Level Media
BENGALS DE MYLES MURPHY (KNEE) TO MISS TIME
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Myles Murphy avoided a serious injury but will be sidelined a few weeks with a sprained knee, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.
The second-year player could make it back in time for the season opener against New England on Sept. 8.
Murphy sustained the injury during Tuesday’s joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts on a non-contact play.
The 2023 first-round pick recorded three sacks and 20 tackles in 17 games (no starts) last season as a rookie.
–Field Level Media
CARDINALS SIGN C HJALTE FROHOLDT TO 2-YEAR EXTENSION
The Arizona Cardinals announced a two-year extension with center Hjalte Froholdt on Wednesday.
Terms were not disclosed for the deal that runs through 2026, but NFL Network put the value at $12 million with $8 million guaranteed.
Froholdt, who turned 28 on Tuesday, started all 17 games and played 99 percent of the offensive snaps in his first season with the Cardinals in 2023.
Born in Denmark, Froholdt was drafted by New England in the fourth round in 2019 out of Arkansas.
He played in eight games for the Patriots in 2020 and 23 games (six starts) with the Cleveland Browns from 2021-22 before joining the Cardinals.
–Field Level Media
VETERAN OLB MARKUS GOLDEN OFFICIALLY RETIRES FROM NFL
Outside linebacker Markus Golden made his retirement from the NFL after nine seasons official on Wednesday with an announcement on his Instagram account.
Golden, 33, had re-signed with Pittsburgh on Aug. 1, then the Steelers placed him on the reserve/retired list on Aug. 9.
“Football has always been more than just a sport to me, I’ve officially retired from the NFL after playing the game I’ve loved all my life,” he wrote on an Instagram post. “I feel truly blessed to have been able to live out the dreams and goals I set for myself as a kid.”
Golden thanked his family, friends and many others, including his hometown of St. Louis and teams that he has played for, including Missouri and the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants and Steelers.
“I’m also incredibly grateful to all the teammates and coaches I had the privilege to work with along the way,” he wrote. “To all the incredible fans, Thank You! Your passion and energy fueled me, and I’m grateful for each and every one of you.”
Golden tallied four sacks, 10 quarterback hits and 20 tackles in 16 games with the Steelers last season.
He collected 51 sacks, 140 QB hits, 343 tackles, one interception and 11 forced fumbles in 127 games (68 starts) with the Cardinals (2015-18, 2020-22), Giants (2019-20) and Steelers.
The Cardinals selected Golden out of Missouri in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
–Field Level Media
PATRIOTS RELEASE VETERAN DT MIKE PURCELL
The New England Patriots released veteran defensive tackle Mike Purcell on Wednesday after signing him on Aug. 1 for depth on the line.
Purcell, 33, started 10 of his 16 games played with the Denver Broncos last season and recorded 25 tackles, five quarterback hits and one fumble recovery. In eight seasons for the San Francisco 49ers (2014-16) and Broncos, he has 208 tackles, including 3.5 sacks and 15 tackles for loss, as well as three fumble recoveries in 90 games (45 starts).
Undrafted out of Wyoming, Purcell also spent time on several teams’ practice squads from 2013-18, including two separate stints with the Patriots in 2017.
–Field Level Media
BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: CARDS’ SLAM IN 10TH STUNS BREWERS
Nolan Arenado hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 10-6 on Wednesday.
Luken Baker hit a two-run homer, Tommy Pham drove in two runs and Masyn Winn went 3-for-6 with an RBI for the Cardinals.
St. Louis starting pitcher Kyle Gibson allowed two runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two.
Joey Ortiz drove in three runs and Jackson Chourio went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and a run for the Brewers, who saw their six-game winning streak end.
Yankees 8, Guardians 1
Aaron Judge hit two home runs, Juan Soto homered and drove in five runs and host New York cruised past Cleveland.
Judge upped his major-league-leading homer total to 47 by hitting a two-run drive in the third off Cleveland rookie starter Joey Cantillo (0-3) and a solo shot in the seventh off Eli Morgan to give the Yankees an 8-0 lead. Nestor Cortes (7-10) allowed three hits in seven scoreless innings to win consecutive starts for the first time since May 17-22. The left-hander struck out four and walked none in his second straight scoreless outing.
Cantillo allowed seven runs on six hits in four innings in his fourth career start. The left-hander struck out five and walked three. Noel slugged a homer in the eighth off Tim Mayza, but the Guardians fell to 6-11 since Aug. 2.
Reds 11, Blue Jays 7
Visiting Cincinnati scored five runs in the fifth inning as it overcame a six-run deficit to defeat Toronto in the finale of a three-game series.
Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz stole third base in the fifth, his 60th theft of the season, hit his 22nd homer in the eighth and finished with three RBIs. He is the fifth player since 1901 to have 60 steals and 20 homers in a season. Spencer Steer stroked a two-run homer for the Reds. Noelvi Marte and Jonathan India added solo shots. Cincinnati right-hander Nick Martinez yielded six runs on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Ernie Clement hit a three-run homer, Spencer Horwitz hit a two-run blast and George Springer had a solo shot for Toronto. Yariel Rodriguez allowed five runs on six hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings. He finished with six strikeouts.
Dodgers 8, Mariners 4
Jack Flaherty won for the third time in four starts since being acquired at the trade deadline as Los Angeles defeated visiting Seattle to complete a three-game sweep.
Max Muncy’s three-run double capped the Dodgers’ five-run fifth inning. Flaherty (10-5) allowed two runs, one earned, on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Mariners starter Logan Gilbert (7-10) lasted just 4 2/3 innings, giving up eight runs, six earned, on seven hits. Mitch Haniger had a pinch-hit homer for Seattle.
Mets 4, Orioles 3
Jesse Winker led off the ninth inning with a pinch-hit, walk-off homer for New York, which beat visiting Baltimore in the rubber game of a three-game interleague series.
Winker, who had just two extra-base hits in 51 at-bats since being acquired from the Washington Nationals on July 28, homered to left on a 3-2 pitch for the Mets’ second walk-off homer of the series against Seranthony Dominguez (3-4). Francisco Alvarez’s solo shot off Dominguez gave New York a 4-3 win Monday night.
Austin Slater hit a two-run homer while Adley Rutschman added a sacrifice fly for the Orioles, who entered Wednesday in first place in the American League East, a half-game ahead of the New York Yankees. Colton Cowser and Gunnar Henderson had Baltimore’s other hits.
Diamondbacks 10, Marlins 8
Pinch hitter Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a go-ahead, three-run double to center, leading Arizona past host Miami. Gurriel went 2-for-2 with four RBIs.
Arizona swept the three-game series, and its potent offense helped struggling Diamondbacks starter Jordan Montgomery escape with a no-decision after allowing six runs on 10 hits and one walk in 5 2/3 innings. His ERA increased to 6.44. Former Marlins reliever Dylan Floro (5-3) earned the win, and Justin Martinez got his fifth save.
Miami got a two-run homer from Jake Burger, who has 25 home runs this season, including 10 to go with 15 RBIs in August. Andrew Nardi (3-2) took the loss. He surrendered two runs in one-third of an inning in the Diamondbacks’ big seventh inning.
Red Sox 4, Astros 1
Ceddanne Rafaela ripped two RBI doubles as Boston spoiled Justin Verlander’s return to the rotation with a victory over host Houston.
Boston starter Cooper Criswell yielded one run and four hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked one and fanned four.
Verlander (3-3) gave up two runs on four hits while walking one and striking out six in five innings.
White Sox 6, Giants 2
Korey Lee thrilled family and friends with a two-out, two-run single to break a ninth-inning tie and visiting Chicago salvaged the finale of a three-game series with a victory over San Francisco.
Garrett Crochet was pulled from a 2-2 tie after four innings, having allowed both Giants runs and four hits. He walked one and struck out four. Rookie Fraser Ellard (1-1) was credited with his first career major league win after pitching a 1-2-3 eighth before John Brebbia worked a scoreless ninth.
Looking to win a fifth consecutive start, Logan Webb allowed two runs on five hits in his eight innings for the Giants. He struck out six without issuing a walk. Erik Miller (3-4) struck out Gavin Sheets to preserve a 2-2 tie, but Lee drilled his two-run single up the middle off Spencer Bivens, giving Chicago the lead.
Nationals 6, Rockies 1
Luis Garcia Jr. belted a three-run homer and Mitchell Parker allowed one run over seven innings, lifting host Washington to a victory over Colorado.
Parker (7-7) permitted five hits and one walk while striking out six before exiting after 83 pitches. Joey Gallo ripped an RBI double in the second inning in his return to Washington’s starting lineup after being activated from the injured list on Tuesday. Keibert Ruiz and Jacob Young each had a run-scoring single and James Wood added three hits to pace the Nationals’ 12-hit attack.
Brendan Rodgers had an RBI double in the seventh inning for the Rockies, who saw their modest two-game winning streak come to a halt.
Rangers 1, Pirates 0
Wyatt Langford delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Texas over Pittsburgh in the rubber match of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Rangers starter Andrew Heaney logged five shutout innings, allowing five hits while striking out eight and walking one. Jose Leclerc, Andrew Chafin, David Robertson and Kirby Yates (5-2) each followed with one inning of relief.
Bryan Reynolds and Yasmani Grandal had two hits apiece for the Pirates. Pittsburgh right-hander Domingo German made his first start since July 25, 2023, when he was a member of the New York Yankees. On Wednesday, he went six shutout innings and allowed just three hits while striking out four and walking four.
Twins 11, Padres 4
Trevor Larnach and Edouard Julien each collected four hits, while Matt Wallner capped a seven-run fourth inning with a three-run homer as visiting Minnesota routed San Diego to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
Simeon Woods Richardson (5-3) was the beneficiary of an 18-hit attack, cruising through the first five innings to pick up the win. He allowed three hits and a run with two walks and seven strikeouts for the Twins.
Padres right-hander Matt Waldron (7-11) was blasted for 10 runs on 12 hits over 4 1/3 innings, walking one and striking out three as his ERA rose to 4.79. It marked the fourth time in five starts he has allowed at least five runs.
Phillies 3, Braves 2
Brandon Marsh’s pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the eighth inning drove in the go-ahead run and propelled visiting Philadelphia to a comeback win over Atlanta.
The win extended the Phillies’ lead over Atlanta in the National League East to seven games and ended the Braves’ three-game winning streak. Atlanta leads the season series with Philadelphia 5-3.
Atlanta starter Max Fried went seven innings and allowed two runs on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts. J.T. Realmuto, the final hitter he faced, hit a long fly that left fielder Jarred Kelenic caught against the wall. Fried and Realmuto exchanged smiles as they left the field.
Tigers 8, Cubs 2
Trey Sweeney and Riley Greene each hit two-run homers, Kerry Carpenter added a three-run shot, and visiting Detroit beat Chicago.
Parker Meadows had two doubles, a single and two runs for the Tigers, who won for the seventh time in their past nine games and evened the three-game series at a game apiece. Greene finished with three RBIs.
Christian Bethancourt hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, who have scored a total of eight runs in their past four games but won two of those games. Seiya Suzuki contributed a pair of singles.
Royals 3, Angels 0
Michael Lorenzen tossed seven shutout innings and MJ Melendez homered as Kansas City blanked visiting Los Angeles.
Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a third-inning double — his 200th career extra-base hit.
The Angels were held to four singles while suffering their eighth shutout and their ninth loss in 12 games.
Rays 4, Athletics 2
Jose Siri hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Ryan Pepiot allowed just two runs in six innings as Tampa Bay beat host Oakland.
The Rays have won the past two games and will try to capture the four-game series in the finale on Thursday.
The Athletics managed just five hits while dropping to 17-12 since the All-Star break. Bleday’s homer was his fourth in the past nine games and his 17th of the year.
–Field Level Media
WNBA NEWS
NAPHEESA COLLIER GUIDES LYNX PAST SLUMPING ACES
Napheesa Collier scored 23 points and Courtney Williams produced 22 points and 10 assists to boost the visiting Minnesota Lynx to a 98-87 win against the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday.
All five starters scored in double figures to help Minnesota (20-8) stretch its winning streak to four games.
Bridget Carleton put up 12 points, Kayla McBride chipped in 11 while Alanna Smith contributed 10 for the Lynx, who shot 59.4 percent from the floor.
Jackie Young drilled 6 of 8 3-point attempts on the way to a game-high 26 points for Las Vegas (17-10), which took its third loss in four games. Kelsey Plum added 20 points, while A’ja Wilson (15) and Tiffany Hayes (12) were next.
Wilson snagged a game-high nine rebounds and handed out a team-best six assists.
Collier and Williams had seven rebounds apiece. Williams logged a season high in points and matched her season best in assists.
The Lynx created a cushion with a 10-0 run midway through the second quarter that created a 43-33 lead. Five different players scored during the spurt, which was punctuated by a long pullup jumper from Williams.
Minnesota led by as many as 15 points, providing answers each time the Aces attempted to get back in the game.
Myisha Hines-Allen, acquired by the Lynx in a Tuesday trade with the Washington Mystics, finished with eight points in her team debut. Added to bolster the team’s frontcourt depth, Hines-Allen seized an early opportunity to contribute as Smith was whistled for three first-half fouls.
Minnesota led 54-46 at halftime.
Collier navigated a pair of early fouls to lead the Lynx with 14 points at the break, while Williams followed with 10. The Lynx had 15 assists on 20 field goals before intermission.
Young paced all scorers with 15 first-half points, including a 3-for-4 effort from behind the arc. Wilson was next with nine points.
Minnesota took a 2-1 lead in the season series with Las Vegas. The visiting team has won all three meetings. The clubs will conclude a home-and-home set in Minneapolis on Friday night.
–Field Level Media
TINA CHARLES RISES TO NO. 2 IN WNBA ALL-TIME SCORING
Atlanta Dream center Tina Charles sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter on Wednesday to become the second-leading scorer in WNBA history.
Charles assisted on two of the Dream’s next four baskets and finished with 12 points and 17 rebounds as Atlanta beat the Phoenix Mercury 72-63 in College Park, Ga.
The 35-year-old UConn product ended the night with 7,491 career points, three more than Tina Thompson compiled with the Houston Comets (1997-2008), Los Angeles Sparks (2009-11) and Seattle Storm (2012-13).
Charles was selected first overall in the 2010 draft by the Connecticut Sun, for whom she played four seasons. She won Rookie of the Year in 2010 and was selected the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player in 2012.
She subsequently played for the New York Liberty (2014-19), Washington Mystics (2021), Phoenix Mercury (2022) and Seattle (2022) before sitting out last season. Charles is in her first season with Atlanta.
Charles was part of gold-medal-winning U.S. women’s teams at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympics.
The only player now ahead of her on the WNBA’s career scoring list also was on the floor Wednesday. Phoenix’s Diana Taurasi, 42, finished with three points, boosting her total to 10,500.
“To hear my name in the (same) sentence as Diana is unimaginable, what she’s meant to me personally, this league, her impact,” Charles said postgame, according to The Athletic. “She’s definitely the GOAT. I’m just thankful.”
–Field Level Media
ALLISHA GRAY HELPS SURGING DREAM TOP MERCURY
Allisha Gray had 21 points as the Atlanta Dream added to their recent roll, topping the visiting Phoenix Mercury 72-63 on Wednesday night in College Park, Ga.
Rhyne Howard provided 19 points, connecting on four 3-pointers, and Tina Charles racked up 12 points and 17 rebounds.
The Dream (10-17), who have gone 3-0 since the Olympic break, used a sizzling start and a big burst early in the fourth quarter to withstand the Mercury’s comeback bids.
Mercury guard Kahleah Copper poured in 22 points, but went scoreless for a long stretch of the second half.
Brittney Griner added 14 points, but fellow Olympian Diana Taurasi went 1-for-6 from the floor and didn’t score until hitting a late 3-pointer for Phoenix (15-14), which fell to 2-2 since the layoff.
Atlanta turned in a crisp game, committing only nine turnovers. The Dream made nine 3-pointers.
Phoenix scored 21 points in the first and fourth quarters combined, so it was unable to make up for that despite good stretches in the middle of the game.
Copper had 19 of the Mercury’s first 35 points and that allowed the team to catch up from a sizable early deficit.
The score was 48-48 after three quarters. Maya Caldwell recorded six points in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter as part of a 9-2 spurt that gave the Dream control of the game.
They kept going and stretched the margin to 65-50 before the midway mark of the final quarter. The Mercury went more than 3 1/2 minutes without scoring as Atlanta pulled away.
The Mercury shot 6-for-19 on 3-pointers and couldn’t match the Dream’s rebounding. Atlanta held a 47-33 edge on the boards.
The Dream received only eight points from reserves.
Early in the game, the Dream broke out to an 18-4 lead, with Howard notching six points and Charles posting the final two baskets of that game-opening stretch.
The teams will meet in a rematch Friday night on the same court.
–Field Level Media
NBA NEWS
WARRIORS HALL OF FAMER AL ATTLES, ONE OF NBA’S FIRST BLACK HEAD COACHES, DIES AT 87
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Al Attles, a Hall of Famer who coached the 1975 NBA champion Warriors and spent more than six decades with the organization as a player, general manager and most recently team ambassador, has died.
He was 87. The Warriors announced Wednesday that Attles had died in his East Bay home on Tuesday surrounded by family.
Nicknamed “The Destroyer” for his physical style of play, the Warriors were his love and his only team after they selected him in the fifth round of the 1960 draft. It marks the longest stint with a single franchise for one person in league history.
Attles, one of the first Black head coaches in the NBA, was witness to some of the greatest games spanning different eras. He played in Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game for the Philadelphia Warriors in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on March 2, 1962. Attles made all eight of his field-goal tries for 17 points.
He also coached Hall of Famer Rick Barry the day he scored 64 against Portland on March 26, 1974, then watched Klay Thompson drop 60 points over three quarters in December 2016.
“My heart is heavy today with the loss of my mentor and friend. Al was my roommate during my rookie season in the league. He taught me valuable lessons on being a professional that couldn’t be learned on the court,” Barry said in a statement released by the Warriors. “Later, as our coach during the 1975 championship season, he exemplified leadership, togetherness and a keen strategic ability that enabled us to succeed at the highest level.”
This is another heartbreaking blow for the Bay Area sports community after the recent deaths of Giants baseball Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda.
Attles coached the Warriors to their first championship since moving West in 1975, then Golden State finally won again 40 years later in 2015. His 557 coaching wins are most in franchise history.
Attles never compared all the great performances he cherished getting to see up close. Different basketball times, different challenges. So many special milestones to celebrate and appreciate, he insisted.
“I’ve seen a 100-point game,” Attles said from his seat during a late timeout on Thompson’s big night. “Rick was such a great player and he cared about winning. In order to score the number of points he scored you have to have help from your teammates. I try to look at them individually because once you start comparing, someone is always going to be No. 2. Let’s give him his credit.”
Attles would joke how he passed to Chamberlain for all those points. He actually had six assists, while Guy Rodgers had 20 of the team’s 39 overall in the 169-147 win against the Knicks.
“I think 50,” Attles said with a chuckle of his assists total in the record-setter. “I don’t know. Guess what? We won the game. That’s all that matters.
“Because I played with Wilt, people always ask, ‘What do you think about Wilt scoring 100 points?’ I say, ‘Give him credit for what he did then.’ It’s like apples and oranges. They’re both good fruit. It’s a matter of what you like. I was very close to Wilt, but you have to enjoy what they did that night. I enjoy any great performance.”
As a player, Attles averaged 8.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 11 seasons with the Warriors.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honored him with the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.
Then, in the months leading up to his Hall of Fame enshrinement as part of the Class of 2019, Attles remained his usual modest self. He always preferred to give out the compliments, not accept credit for his own accomplishments.
“They made a mistake,” Attles joked with a big grin, still showing that quick wit. “They haven’t caught up to me yet.”
Long known for his fashionable suits on the sidelines and even later once watching in the stands, Warriors coach Steve Kerr once paid tribute to Attles by wearing one.
“He’s the face of the franchise,” Kerr said. “He’s been so for 60 years, so he’s an incredible presence.”
After missing games for most of the 2018-19 season — his smiling face had been such a reliable part of the team’s former Oracle Arena — Attles returned for Game 4 of the 2019 NBA Finals against Toronto to cheers and fanfare.
It wasn’t the same when Attles was away.
Former center Clifford Ray considered Attles a “father figure to all of us,” and noted that Black NBA players often felt more comfortable learning from the coach because of their similar cultural background.
“He made things easy and simplified things,” Ray said. “He also didn’t inundate us with a lot of technical things and paper work. It was very structured. We knew what we were doing.”
Born on Nov. 7, 1936, in Newark, New Jersey, Attles was a co-recipient of the 2017 National Basketball Coaches Association’s Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award and he also joined the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.
“Alvin’s name has become synonymous with the Warriors franchise after dedicating his entire adult life to our organization, dating clear back to our final seasons in Philadelphia,” Warriors owner Joe Lacob said upon Attles’ Hall of Fame announcement. “He has flourished in every role and responsibility over the last 60 years, from player to coach to general manager and, most recently, as an ambassador. And, he’s done it with an incredible amount of class and humility.”
GOLF NEWS
2024 BMW CHAMPIONSHIP: PREVIEW, PROP PICKS, BEST BETS
The plot thickens as the FedEx Cup playoffs returns to Colorado for the first time since 2014 with this week’s BMW Championship, which will take place at the longest course in PGA Tour history.
The top 50 advanced to the second leg, but only the top 30 after this week will move on to the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake. Our golf experts preview the event and share their favorite prop picks along with best bets to win this week.
BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
Location: Castle Rock, Colo., Aug. 22-25
Course: Castle Pines Golf Club (Par 72, 8,130 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $4M)
Defending Champion: Viktor Hovland
FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday: 12-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6 p.m. (NBC)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 10:15 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @BMWChamps
PROP PICKS
–Tommy Fleetwood to Beat Patrick Cantlay (+105 at DraftKings): Cantlay is a two-time winner of the event, going back-to-back in 2021-22 before finishing T15 last year. But we’re drawn by the solid underdog odds for Fleetwood, who followed a silver in the Olympics with a T22 last week.
–Ludvig Aberg Top 10 (+163 at BetRivers): The young Swede’s 13 Top-10s this season trail only Scottie Scheffler (18) and Xander Schauffele (15) on tour. And Aberg only needs to beat 40 other players in the field this week.
–Sam Burns to Beat Russell Henley (-115): Burns is a streaky player who can be a risky play any week, but he enters the BMW on the heels of a top-5 at the St. Jude — despite snapping his driver in anger on Saturday — and a T12 at the 3M Open. Henley posted a 66 on Sunday to climb to a T30 in Memphis and did finish fifth at the 3M Open.
2024 Prop Picks Record: 39-48-1
BEST BETS
–Scheffler (+300 at DraftKings) enters the BMW Championship leading the standings for the third consecutive year. He has won four signature events, the Masters, The Players and the Olympic gold medal in 2024. Scheffler leads all players with 14 percent of the money and 12 percent of the total bets backing him to win this week.
–Schauffele (+550) shot a closing 63 on Sunday to tie for second last week, following a win at The Open and a T9 at the Olympics. He has received relatively modest support with 8 and 9 percent of the action, respectively.
–Rory McIlroy (+1200) tied for 68th last week and missed The Open cut but is also the only three-time winner of the FedEx Cup. He finished fourth here in 2023. He is not among the top-10 most popular players in either market this week.
–Collin Morikawa (+1400) has 12 consecutive top-25 finishes worldwide as he seeks his first win since last fall.
–Viktor Hovland (+1800) has had an uneven season, but the defending champion is coming off a T2 last week and is tied for second in the field with 13 percent of the money backing him along with 10 percent of the total bets.
–Hideki Matsuyama (+1800) vaulted to third in the standings with last week’s win that came on the heels of a bronze medal.
–Wyndham Clark (+2500) has been a popular play with his longshot odds drawn the second most money in the field along with Hovland. He quietly finished T7 last week after a 14th at the Olympics. Before a MC at The Open, Clark posted a pair of top-10s at the Scottish Open and Travelers Championship.
NOTES
–All players in this week’s field have qualified for each of the eight signature events next year along with The Players Championship. Jake Knapp, Mackenzie Hughes and Tom Kim were bumped from inside the top 50 last week.
–Denny McCarthy currently occupies the No. 30 spot, just two points ahead of Tommy Fleetwood and nine ahead of Chris Kirk.
–Castle Pines is playing host to a PGA Tour event for the first time since 2006. The course is 6,200 feet above sea level and is the longest course in PGA Tour history. It was also the venue for The International from 1986-2006, having since undergone a full renovation that included new bunkers, rebuilt tees and greens and renovated water features.
–Field Level Media
GOLF GLANCE: TOP 50 TACKLE LONGEST COURSE IN PGA TOUR HISTORY
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PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Wyndham Championship (Aaron Rai)
THIS WEEK: BMW Championship, Castle Rock, Colo., Aug. 22-25
Course: Castle Pines Golf Club (Par 72, 8,130 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $4M)
Defending Champion: Viktor Hovland
FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday: 12-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6 p.m. (NBC)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 10:15 a.m.-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @BMWChamps
NOTES: The top 50 in the standings after the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs qualified for this week’s event. The top 30 after the BMW Championship will advance to the Tour Championship. All players in this week’s field have qualified for each of the eight signature events next year along with The Players Championship. Jake Knapp, Mackenzie Hughes and Tom Kim were bumped from inside the top 50 last week. Denny McCarthy currently occupies the No. 30 spot, just two points ahead of Tommy Fleetwood and nine ahead of Chris Kirk. … The BMW returns to Colorado for the first time since 2014, and Castle Pines is playing host to a PGA Tour event for the first time since 2006. The course is 6,200 feet above sea level and is the longest course in PGA Tour history. It was also the venue for The International from 1986-2006, having since undergone a full renovation that included new bunkers, rebuilt tees and greens and renovated water features.
BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+300 at DraftKings) enters the BMW Championship leading the standings for the third consecutive year. He has won four signature events, the Masters, The Players and the Olympic gold medal in 2024. … Xander Schauffele (+550) shot a closing 63 on Sunday to tie for second last week, following a win at The Open and a T9 at the Olympics. … Rory McIlroy (+1200) tied for 68th last week and missed The Open cut but is also the only three-time winner of the FedEx Cup and finished fourth here in 2023. … Collin Morikawa (+1400) has 12 consecutive top-25 finishes worldwide as he seeks his first win since last fall. … Viktor Hovland (+1800) has had an uneven season, but the defending champion is coming off a T2 last week. … Hideki Matsuyama (+1800) vaulted to third in the standings with last week’s win that came on the heels of a bronze medal.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Tour Championship, Atlanta, Aug. 29-Sept. 1
LPGA Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: Women’s Scottish Open (Lauren Coughlin)
THIS WEEK: AIG Women’s Open, Fife, Scotland, Aug. 22-25
Course: St. Andrews, Old Course (Par 72, 6,784 Yards)
Purse: $9M (Winner: $1.35M)
Defending Champion: Lilia Vu
Race to the CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 7-2 p.m. ET (USA); Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (USA), 12-2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
X: @AIGWomensOpen
NOTES: This is the 49th edition of the event and the 24th as a major championship. … Thirteen past champions are in the field, including each of the past eight, along with all 16 winners on tour this year. … St. Andrews is playing host to the event for the third time. It was won by Lorena Ochoa in 2007 and Stacy Lewis in 2013. … This is the final event for players to earn points toward the United States and European Solheim Cup standings. The final automatic spot on the U.S. team is currently held by Andrea Lee, but she can be passed this week by five players: Rose Zhang, Alison Lee, Sarah Schmelzel, Jennifer Kupcho and Angel Yin.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: FM Championship, Norton, Mass., Aug. 29-Sept. 1
PGA Tour Champions
LAST TOURNAMENT: Rogers Charity Classic (Ken Tanigawa)
THIS WEEK: The Ally Challenge, Grand Blanc, Mich., Aug. 23-25
Course: Warwick Hills G&CC (Par 72, 7,085 Yards)
Purse: $2.2M (Winner: $330,000)
Defending Champion: Vijay Singh
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Ernie Els
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Friday: 10 p.m.-Midnight ET (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Saturday: 3-6 p.m. (GC); Sunday: 2-5 p.m. (GC)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: Warwick Hills will play host to the event for the seventh time. … Joe Durant set the tournament scoring record of 17-under 199 in 2021. … Six events remain before the start of the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs. … Singh is not in this week’s field to defend his title.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Ascension Charity Classic, St. Louis, Sept. 6-8
LIV Golf League
LAST TOURNAMENT: Greenbrier (Individual: Brooks Koepka; Team: Smash GC)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
2024 Leaders: Players, Joaquin Niemann; Team, Crushers GC
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Chicago, Bolingbrook, Ill., Sept. 13-15
–Field Level Media
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COLTS-BENGALS PREVIEW: WHAT TO WATCH IN THURSDAY’S PRESEASON FINALE
CINCINNATI – For the second consecutive year, the Colts will play their starters in a Thursday night preseason finale. And for the second consecutive year, the Colts’ opponent – in 2023, the Philadelphia Eagles; in 2024, the Cincinnati Bengals – will rest their starters.
So while we won’t get juicy matchups like seeing the Colts’ defensive backs against Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins and the Bengals’ top offense, there still will be plenty to watch for Thursday night at Paycor Stadium.
One last look at the safeties
The Colts’ top safety pairing is not settled yet, but with the starters playing against the Denver Broncos in Aug. 11’s preseason opener, it was Julian Blackmon at strong safety and Nick Cross at free safety. Thursday’s preseason finale will be a significant opportunity for Cross to solidify himself as a Week 1 starting safety next to Blackmon.
“We’re looking at all that stuff right now,” head coach Shane Steichen said. “The guy that makes the most plays here – we’ve got another week and a half before we start this thing off, and we’ll make that decision when the time needs to be made.”
Cross has played 56 defensive snaps this preseason, 30 of which have been at free safety and 26 at strong safety, per Pro Football Focus. Ronnie Harrison Jr., Rodney Thomas II and Trevor Denbow are still in the mix, so once the Colts’ first-team defense is out of the game, there will be plenty to watch for in the back end.
An encouraging trend on offense
Adonai Mitchell and Alec Pierce have each done plenty of good things this preseason, and their competition is not a zero-sum game: The Colts expect both receivers to play a major role in their offense in 2024. Mitchell in particular has shown some important positional flexibility, with the 2024 second-round pick sliding inside to the slot at times while Josh Downs (ankle) has been out.
Both receivers will enter the 2024 regular season with positive momentum, and Thursday will be one last chance to add to it in a game setting before the Houston Texans come to Lucas Oil Stadium in a few weeks.
Consistent pressure
While the Colts were happy to have 51 sacks in 2023, they were 24th in the NFL in pressure rate (31.9 percent). It was akin to someone hitting 40 home runs but barely hitting over the Mendoza Line – when the Colts generated pressure, it frequently led to a sack, but they weren’t satisfied with the amount of pressure they got up front.
“The thing is, we left a lot of sacks out there and you gotta to continue as a group to just have that constant pressure on the quarterback throughout the entire game,” defensive tackle DeForest Buckner said. “That was one of the things, was our pressure rate as a unit throughout the season wasn’t as high as — you put the sacks and pressure rate, yeah sacks are great and all, but we gotta continue to have an outcome on the game and threaten the quarterback a little bit more especially in the fourth quarter and crunch time. Those are all things that we can accomplish as a group.”
While the Colts’ front won’t be testing themselves against the Bengals’ starters, Thursday night will be an opportunity to actually take a quarterback to the ground – instead of having the whistle blow in practice, like when defensive end Kwity Paye ended a Bengals’ end-of-game drive with a “sack” of Joe Burrow on Tuesday.
Anthony Richardson, of course
The important thing here is to keep context in mind when dissecting the drives led by Richardson against the Bengals. And that context is Richardson has, in totality, had a good preseason, with Thursday night being one final data point in it.
Even in Tuesday’s joint practice, Richardson was able to overcome a shaky start by leading a few up-tempo scoring drives as the afternoon went on. It was a bit like last year’s Rams game, where the Colts fell behind 23-0 before Richardson impressively led a second half comeback to force overtime.
So Thursday’s game will be important, but however it goes, it won’t define the Colts quarterback’s preseason – which, again, has been generally encouraging to this point.
“I think it’ll be really good for him,” Steichen said. “Any time you can get out there in those game-like situations, it’s good. Obviously, you want to be smart with these guys in the preseason because we’ve got a long season ahead of us, but we’re excited to get those guys out there on Thursday.”
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
JONES CARVES THROUGH CLIPPERS, BUT INDIANS FALL IN 11 TO SNAP STREAK, 2-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Despite rehabbing right-hander Jared Jones’ 10 strikeouts across 5.0 shutout innings, the Indianapolis Indians mustered just one run in a 2-1 loss to the Columbus Clippers in 11 innings on Tuesday night at Huntington Park, halting their winning streak at six games.
After Columbus reliever Erik Sabrowki (W, 8-1) recorded all six outs via strikeout in 2.0 scoreless extra innings, the Clippers (30-15, 62-57) walked it off with an RBI single to the left-center field gap from Christian Cairo against Indianapolis southpaw Geronimo Franzua (L, 4-6). Cairo was making his first plate appearance of the game after coming on as a pinch-runner earlier in the contest.
The Indians (24-20, 57-60) opened scoring in the top of the fifth thanks to an opposite field single from Nick Yorke, plating Jack Suwinski. The 1-0 advantage held until the bottom of the seventh, when Clippers designated hitter Kyle Manzardo took rehabbing right-hander Colin Holderman deep to straight-away right field to even the score.
The 23-year-old Jones was masterful in the third outing of his Major League rehab assignment, allowing just one base hit – an infield single to Guardians No. 2 prospect Chase DeLauter in his first Triple-A plate appearance. Jones racked up 15 swings and misses across his 5.0 innings, nine of which against his fastball that topped out at 99.5 miles per hour. Jones faced 16 Clippers hitters, and just one hit a ball to the outfield against him. A trio of rehabbing relievers followed Jones for the Indians. Ryan Borucki and Carmen Mlodzinski each fired scoreless frames, while Holderman allowed the only run for Columbus in the nine scheduled innings.
The Indians and Clippers play the second game in their six-game series on Wednesday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 12:05 PM ET. Right-hander Mike Burrows (0-1, 4.50) gets the ball for the Indians, opposing southpaw Logan Allen (3-1, 5.13) for Columbus.
INDIANA FOOTBALL NEWS
NEW INDIANA COACH RELIES ON FAMILIAR BLUEPRINT TO HELP HOOSIERS RECREATE A WINNING FORMULA IN 2024
Curt Cignetti’s blueprint for winning seems to travel with him wherever he lands.
Assistant coaches tend to follow him from one stop to the next. Some of his top players do, too. And everyone sees how the old-school disciplinarian refuses to bend the rules when it comes to intangibles — or his desire to win.
So when the 63-year-old son of a Hall of Fame coach accepted the Indiana job, hopeful fans immediately began contemplating how Cignetti could extend his 13-year streak of winning seasons as a head coach and 17 straight overall — despite taking over a team picked to finish near the bottom of the Big Ten.
Cignetti has an answer for that.
“I’m not going to tolerate not being successful, I want to make that clear right off the bat,” he said. “And it’s a new day and age in college football where it’s portable. You can change your team just like that and, fortunately, I was given the resources to do that.”
Cignetti certainly has created a different buzz around Bloomington with his bold style.
At Big Ten’s media days, Cignetti may have caught some off-guard when he said he’s more accustomed to being the conference favorite. He also wasted no time explaining one of his two teams he had picked to finish next-to-last in the league finished as the conference runner-up. The other won the championship.
So the fact nobody’s giving the Hoosiers a chance now has only fueled them.
“Everyone walks around with some swagger and some confidence,” starting offensive lineman Mike Katic said. “That just bridges off what he does, how he conducts himself in meetings in front of the team, he does a really good job of leading us by example.”
Now everyone will see if Cignetti created yet another quick fix.
Transfer portal
While some teams rely on the portal to enhance their teams or fill holes, Cignetti used it to completely overhaul Indiana’s program. He has 31 players who came via the portal, including 13 who followed Cignetti from his previous stop at James Madison.
“I knew when we came in and I started interviewing the old players we needed a lot of new faces,” Cignetti said. “And, fortunately, they did me a favor by leaving.”
Quarterback carousel
The Hoosiers used eight starters and nine different quarterbacks over the last three years, but they may now have found some stability with Kurtis Rourke, the 2022 Mid-American Conference player of the year, who left Ohio for Indiana.
While nobody has been named the starter yet, Rourke appears to have the inside track after some pro scouting services had him ranked among the top 10 NFL quarterback prospects entering last season.
“He’s consistent and knows how to play quarterback,” Cignetti said last week.
The schedule
Indiana has an unusually manageable early-season schedule on paper — FIU, Western Illinois, at UCLA, Charlotte, Maryland and at Northwestern. Successfully navigating the first half will be essential for any bowl hopes with a trip to No. 2 Ohio State in November and late-season home games against last year’s two playoff finalists — No. 9 Michigan and Washington.
PRICE NAMED TO EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE AWARD WATCH LIST
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana football wide receiver and Dallas, Texas, native Myles Price has been named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award preseason watch list as announced by the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler on Wednesday (August 21).
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: Played football at and graduated from a Texas High School and/or currently playing at Texas D1 four-year college.
Price has appeared in 42 games with 25 starts over four collegiate seasons. He spent the 2020-23 seasons at Texas Tech and was a two-time honorable-mention Big 12 pick. The multiple-purpose threat accumulated 2,521 all-purpose yards over with 1,751 receiving yards, 296 punt return yards, 207 yards rushing, and 59 kickoff return yards.
During his time in Lubbock, Texas, he amassed 161 receptions at Texas Tech with 10 touchdown catches from his wide receiver spot. He also added two rushing scores. Overall, Price posted one 100-yard receiving game and two double-digit catch games in his career.
2024 Indiana Football Preseason Accolades
James Bomba – AFCA Good Works Team Nominee, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
James Evans – Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List
Aiden Fisher – Butkus Award Preseason Watch List
Zach Horton – John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List
Cooper Jones – William V. Campbell Trophy Nominee
D’Angelo Ponds – Lott Trophy Preseason Watch List
Myles Price – Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Preseason Watch List
Kurtis Rourke – Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Preseason Watch List
Elijah Sarratt – Bilitikoff Award Preseason Watch List
Solomon Vanhorse – College Football Comeback Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
FIRST LOOK SCRIMMAGE FOR INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Fans will get a first taste of volleyball for the 2024 season as the Indiana program, led by seventh-year head coach Steve Aird, hosts its annual Cream and Crimson Scrimmage on Friday (Aug. 23) at 5:00 PM. Admission is free to the public and will be held in Wilkinson Hall.
Since the end of COVID-19, the Hoosiers have enjoyed a bigger crowd at Wilkinson Hall each year for its preseason scrimmage. Last year’s event parlayed into a much bigger season attendance at volleyball matches. IU sold out Wilkinson Hall on two occasions including an attendance record of 2,725 against Purdue in October.
A familiar core of players will return to the friendly confines of Wilkinson Hall this season including seniors Camryn Haworth, Mady Saris and Morgan Geddes. Each member of the trio has played in 90+ matches in their career and has been part of the cornerstone of the program’s rise up the Big Ten rankings.
New faces, such as middle blockers Madi Sell and Ella Boersema, will be welcomed to the IU crowd for the first time. These two players, in addition to defensive specialists Delaynie Maple and Emma Segal, should have impact roles for the Hoosiers.
IU will play two sets to 25 and one to 15 while balancing the teams to get a look at every player on the roster. This scrimmage, in the spot of a regularly scheduled practice, will wrap up fall camp for the Hoosiers before classes begin on Monday (Aug. 26) morning.
The regular season begins on Friday, August 30th for the Hoosiers at Kennesaw State. The following morning, IU will play a neutral site contest with Wichita State. The home opener for the Hoosiers will be on Labor Day (Sept. 2) with a matchup against UC-Davis (7:00 PM).
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA TO OPEN BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS AGAINST LOUISVILLE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana men’s basketball program will open the 13th edition of the Battle 4 Atlantis against Louisville at noon ET on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at the Imperial Arena in Paradise Island.
Indiana and border rival Louisville have squared off 21 times on the hardwood, including a 74-66 victory last season in the Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden. IU holds the all-time series lead at 12-9 and the two squads have split six neutral site contests. The Hoosiers are 108-70 against teams currently competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Tickets, room reservations, and further information about the Battle 4 Atlantis can be found here.
Nov. 27 – Quarterfinals
Noon ET – Louisville vs. Indiana (Game 1)
2:30 p.m. ET – West Virginia vs. Gonzaga (Game 2)
5 p.m. ET – Oklahoma vs. Providence (Game 3)
7:30 p.m. ET – Davidson vs. Arizona (Game 4)
Nov. 28 – Semifinals
Noon ET – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
2:30 p.m. ET – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser (consolation bracket)
5 p.m. ET – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
7:30 p.m. ET – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser (consolation bracket)
Nov. 29 – Championship
11 a.m. ET – Seventh-Place Game
3 p.m. ET – Third-Place Game
5:30 p.m. ET – Championship Game
8:30 p.m. ET – Fifth-Place Game
PURDUE FOOTBALL
BOILERMAKERS HOPE TO DEFY LOW EXPECTATIONS WITH REBOUND SEASON IN WALTERS’ 2ND SEASON AT PURDUE
Ryan Walters spent his entire career preparing to be a head coach. When he accepted the Purdue job last season, he thought he was ready for just about anything.
Turns out, the 39-year-old still had some on-the-job training to complete.
He learned how to best manage his time, how to best serve his team and how to best execute the job. And now, in his second season in West Lafayette, Indiana, Walters intends to turn those tough lessons into big rewards.
“Obviously my expertise is on the defensive side of the ball. As a head coach, you wear a lot of hats,” he said. “Going through last season, knowing how much I can dive into the X’s and O’s and how much I need to be head coach, that balance is something I’ve learned.”
He also recognizes it will take more than experience, confidence and high expectations to win in an expanded 18-team league that features four top-10 teams — especially after going 4-8 in a mistake-prone first season.
Fans certainly expect to see corrections, given the brisk season-ticket sales. Despite bringing in 37 new players, nearly half through the transfer portal, and having quarterback Hudson Card back for his second season as the starter, the Boilermakers are widely expected to finish last in the league.
That has given Walters insight into one more facet of his team. They’re motivated to turn things around and prove the doubters wrong in their new uniforms.
“Everyone in the building has a chip on their shoulder that grows by the day,” he said. “And because of that, I can’t wait for this fall.”
Card game
Card knows a rebound season will fall largely on his shoulders. Walters made recruiting the former Texas prep star out of the portal his first priority, but Card responded with a mediocre season. He completed 58.9% of his throws with 2,387 yards, 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
“One thing I’ve been working on is my feet,” Card said. “Just having a little bit better, more clam feet in the pocket and just going back. Then going back and watching tape, typically when my feet are good, good things happen.”
Getting an edge?
Purdue’s spread offense was the aberration in a Big Ten West Division that featured run-oriented offenses. With division play ending and four pass-happy schools joining the league from the high-scoring Pac-12, Purdue center Nick Hartwig thinks avoiding some of the power-running teams could help the Boilermakers.
“I think that will kind of propel us a little bit, kind of give us a little bit of an edge because we’ve kind of played against it (the spread offense) a little bit,” Hartwig said. “Like our offense compared to Oregon, it’s a little similar to Washington, I think it helps us.”
The schedule
One reason the Boilermakers are picked last in the Big Ten is their daunting schedule.
After opening against FCS foe Indiana State on Aug. 31 and getting the first of two byes, they host No. 7 Notre Dame. That’s the first of four top-10 games — home against No. 3 Oregon on Oct. 18 and No. 8 Penn State on Nov. 16 with a trip to No. 2 Ohio State on Nov. 9.
Purdue also visits Oregon State, Wisconsin and rival Indiana. It won’t be easy to navigate.
PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
HOME WEEKEND BEGINS VS. LOYOLA
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A pair of home games for the Purdue soccer team this weekend begins against Loyola Chicago on Thursday, August 22, at 7 p.m. ET, at Folk Field.
Admission is free for all fans on Thursday night and to every regular-season home game in 2024. The midweek matchup is Back to School Night, as local elementary schools are invited for a night of fun activities while supporting the Boilermakers. It also is $2 Dog Night, with $2 hot dogs for all fans.
The game will be broadcast live on B1G+, and live stats are available at PurdueStats.com. Updates also can be found by following and connecting with @PurdueSoccer on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook, while direct links to follow along are available on the schedule page at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
The Boilermakers and Ramblers have meet three times before, and square off for the first time since a memorable NCAA First Round matchup in 2021 in West Lafayette.
Purdue is 1-1-0 after the first weekend of the season. The Old Gold and Black are unbeaten at home, thanks to a 1-0 victory over Washington State on August 15. The Boilermakers ended the opening weekend with a 3-0 loss at Butler on Sunday.
Through two games, senior forward Gracie Dunaway has one goal and senior defender Sydney Boudreau has one assist. Purdue has 19 shots and nine shots on goal, with Dunaway’s four shots and three shots on target leading the team. Sophomore goalkeeper Emily Edwards has made nine saves.
Six Boilermakers have made their Purdue debuts in the first two games of 2024, including freshmen Emilia Deppe and Stephanie Lathrop, whose appearances marked their first collegiate minutes.
SCOUTING LOYOLA
Loyola is 1-0-0 after a 4-0 win over Eastern Illinois on August 15. A 14th-minute goal proved to be the game winner, and the home side added three more in the second half, in the 51st, 75th and 81st minutes. Emily Rossi scored the first and second goals, and Zoe Hevey assisted on the first and third scores. Allison Deardorff made one save.
The Ramblers were 7-7-4 in 2023.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE RAMBLERS
The Boilermakers are 3-0-0 against Loyola, all in West Lafayette. A 1-0 victory in 2006 began the series before a 5-2 triumph in 2009. The most recent matchup was a 1-0, overtime win for Purdue on November 13, 2021, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Then-senior forward Sarah Griffith scored the game-winning goal in the 104th minute, her school-record 16th goal of the year. Fellow senior Marisa Bova made six saves. The win was Purdue’s 15th of the season, second-most in program history. Dunaway and Boudreau are the two current Boilermakers who played in the contest, while now-seniors Megan Hutchinson and Abigail Roy also were freshman on the 2021 squad. More about the memorable win can be found at PurdueSports.com/Soccer.
LAST TIME OUT: DEFEAT IN INDIANAPOLIS
Purdue concluded the opening weekend of the 2024 season with a 3-0 loss at Butler on August 18 in Indianapolis. BU scored in the 13th minute and added two in the second half. Dunaway and senior midfielder Cloey Uddenberg each had shots on goal for the visitors. A recap is available here.
UP NEXT: BACK HOME ON SUNDAY
The Boilermakers conclude a two-game homestand against UIC on Sunday, August 25. Kickoff at Folk Field is at 1 p.m., and admission is free. It’s the first Boilermaker Kids Club game of the season, as BKC members will receive exclusive opportunities at the game. Additionally, it’s the first Pups at the Pitch game, and more information about bringing your dog to cheer on the Boilermakers can be found here.
PURDUE WRESTLING
PURDUE WRESTLING ANNOUNCES 2024-25 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue Wrestling program released its official out of conference schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season on Wednesday afternoon, featuring seven duals and two tournament trips.
Head coach Tony Ersland’s program will have to be road warriors this year, with all seven of the team’s non-conference events happening away from home. The Boilermakers will kick off their season with their second trip to North Carolina in as many years to take on Gardner-Webb on November 1.
It will be Purdue’s first matchup against the Runnin’ Bulldogs since 2011 and the fourth all-time. In a historical anomaly, the Boilers won the most recent dual 48-(-1) thanks to four pins, a tech fall, and a deducted team point from Gardner-Webb.
The next trip on the calendar will be to the Tiger Style Invite hosted by Missouri in Kansas City, Mo, on November 9. The program will be making its first appearance in the tournament’s third year. Boilermaker wrestlers took eight medals from their non-conference opens last season.
Ersland and company follow up the tournament trip with a pair of back-to-back tri-dual meets. The first will take the team to upstate New York to face Buffalo and Army on November 17. In the following week, the Boilers travel south to dual with Chattanooga and Princeton on November 23 in a meet hosted by the Mocs. Purdue holds a 17-3 combined record against those four opponents with the only losses coming against the Black Knights.
The first weekend of December will once again see the Boilermakers head out to the desert for the annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The program’s 18th appearance in the vaunted tournament, Purdue has earned 49 placewinners and four champions in that span. Last season, Matt Ramos claimed his third straight Cliff Keen medal and could become the first wrestler in program history to place four times.
The Boilers will then bookend the new year with two quick trips across the Ohio border for duals at Cleveland State (Dec. 18) and Kent State (Jan. 3). Purdue has won nine straight against the Vikings and is 6-3 all-time against the Golden Flashes.
Big Ten schedules are expected to be released in September, unveiling Purdue’s eight conference opponents. This season’s Big Ten tournament will be a quick drive up I-65 for the Boilermaker faithful as Northwestern plays host in Evanston, Ill.
2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule
Gardner-Webb: Nov. 1 / Boiling Springs, N.C.
Tiger Style Invite: Nov. 9 / Kansas City, Mo.
Buffalo & Army: Nov. 17 / Buffalo, N.Y.
Chattanooga & Princeton: Nov. 23 / Chattanooga, Tenn.
Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite: Dec. 6-7 / Las Vegas, Nev.
Cleveland State: Dec. 18 / Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State: Jan. 3 / Kent, Ohio
PURDUE BASEBALL
BASEBALL WELCOMES 30 NEWCOMERS TO THE ROSTER
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The first week of a new school year is underway and Purdue Baseball has welcomed an influx of newcomers, a group of 30 that will compete for the program during the 2025 season this spring.
The Boilermakers are slated to start their eight-week fall practice calendar the week of Aug. 26 and open scrimmages at Alexander Field begin Sept. 10. The fall ball schedule features two exhibition games vs. Division I opponents at home and the Black & Gold Series in mid-October. Fall dates for gameday action and scrimmages open to the public will be announced in the coming weeks.
“I adore the start of the new school year and having the full team together for the first time. We’re excited to announce all of the newcomers that have joined us,” head coach Greg Goff said of his year-four recruiting class. “After having 20 graduates in our Class of 2024, we essentially had to replace half the roster. Our staff did so effectively with an equal mix of Division I transfers, junior college transfers and freshmen. It’s a great group of Boilermakers and a talented collection of ballplayers from across the country. They’re going to make an impact and contribute to our program’s continued successes, like last year’s record-setting season that featured team records such as the 75 home runs and 11-game Big Ten win streak. I’m eagerly anticipating getting back on the field and giving our fans an opportunity to see the team in action after they set attendance records at Alexander the last two years.”
RECRUITING CLASS BREAKDOWN
• 30 Total Newcomers
• 9 Freshmen
• 21 Transfers (11 Four-Year, 10 Junior College)
• Players from 15 U.S. States plus 2 from Ontario
• By Position: 18 Pitchers (14 RHP, 4 LHP), 4 Infielders, 4 Outfielders, 2 Catchers, 2 Utility
| PURDUE BASEBALL’S NEWCOMERS | ||||||
| GROUP 1: THE TRANSFERS | ||||||
| Name | Position | Bats/Throws | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School/ Previous College |
| Brandon Anderson | IF | L/R | 6-4 | 225 | Richmond, Ky. | Madison Central/Louisville |
| Eli Anderson | OF | L/R | 6-0 | 175 | Fairmont, Minn. | Fairmont/North Iowa Area JC |
| Gavin Beuter | RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 210 | Three Rivers, Mich. | IMG Academy/ Kellogg JC |
| Albert Choi | OF | R/R | 6-0 | 190 | Downington, Pa. | Downington East/NJIT |
| Sergio DeCello | UTL | S/R | 5-10 | 200 | Hamilton, Ohio | Badin/Arizona Western JC |
| Maclane Finley | RHP | R/R | 6-0 | 185 | Topeka, Kan. | Topeka Seaman/ Kansas City Kansas JC |
| Chris Gallagher | RHP | R/R | 6-0 | 185 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Cathedral/ Wright State |
| Justin Guiliano | LHP | R/L | 6-4 | 210 | Ellenville, N.Y. | Ellenville/Canisius |
| Nick Kolze | RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 205 | Romeoville, Ill. | Romeoville/ Heartland JC |
| Austin Klug | RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 210 | Caledonia, Minn. | Caledonia/ North Iowa JC |
| Lance Lauve | RHP | R/R | 5-11 | 205 | Madisonville, La. | Holy Cross/ Southeastern Louisiana |
| Aaron Manias | IF | L/R | 6-2 | 210 | Uxbridge, Ontario | Uxbridge/ Nebraska |
| Isaac Milburn | LHP | R/L | 6-0 | 190 | Lexington, Ky. | Lexington Catholic/ Eastern Kentucky |
| Avery Moore | OF | R/R | 6-2 | 200 | Omaha, Neb. | Millard West/ Southeast JC |
| CJ Richmond | IF | L/R | 6-3 | 240 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Park Tudor/ Western Michigan |
| Brandon Rogers | OF | R/R | 5-11 | 205 | Chicago, Ill. | Mount Carmel/Arizona |
| Houston Russell | C | R/R | 6-1 | 210 | Midwest City, Okla. | Cal Albert/ Oklahoma |
| Barron Sawyer | RHP | R/R | 6-6 | 235 | Abbeville, La. | St. Thomas More/Northeast Texas JC |
| Matthew Tarr | RHP | R/R | 6-2 | 200 | North Aurora, Ill. | West Aurora/ John A. Logan JC |
| Michael Vallone | LHP | L/L | 6-0 | 175 | Lake Forest, Ill. | Lake Forest/DePauw |
| Gabe Watson | RHP | R/R | 5-10 | 185 | Hewitt, Texas | Midway/ Amarillo JC |
| GROUP 2: THE FRESHMEN | ||||||
| Name | Position | Bats/Throws | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School |
| Henry Cordes | RHP | R/R | 6-2 | 190 | Chesterfield, Mo. | MICDS |
| John DiGregorio | C | R/R | 6-0 | 205 | Westfield, N.J. | Gill St. Bernard’s |
| Thomas Lynch | C/IF | L/R | 6-1 | 215 | Evansville, Ind. | Memorial |
| James Novakovic | IF | L/R | 6-1 | 190 | Wilmette, Ill. | New Trier |
| Luke Reasor | LHP | L/L | 6-3 | 190 | Northfield, Ohio | Brecksville-Broadview Heights |
| Evan Schweizer | RHP | R/R | 6-5 | 210 | Oakville, Ontario | Garth Webb |
| Matthew Totten | RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 190 | Prior Lake, Minn. | Prior Lake |
| Joe Trenerry | RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 225 | Granger, Ind. | Penn |
| Kale Wemer | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 210 | Crawfordsville, Ind. | Crawfordsville |
#8 Brandon Anderson, Infielder – Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central/Louisville)
• Three-year letterwinner at Louisville slashed .296/.403/.385 in 99 career games, making starts at third base, first base and DH
• Opening Day starter at third base and All-ACC Academic Team in 2023, starting 37 games while batting .295 with 25 RBI
• First Team All-State as a senior at Madison Central
• Ranked as Kentucky’s No. 1 shortstop in his class by Perfect Game
#3 Eli Anderson, Outfielder – Fairmont, Minn. (Fairmont/North Iowa Area JC)
• Second Team All-ICCAC DII outfielder in 2024 after posting 20 XBH, 41 RBI and 34 steals in 56 games
• Slashed .378/.424/.513 in 156 at-bats as a freshman in 2023
• 59 steals in 102 career games at North Iowa
• Played for the Mankato MoonDogs of the Northwoods League in 2023 and 2024
#29 Gavin Beuter, RHP – Three Rivers, Mich. (IMG Academy/Kellogg JC)
• Two-year starting pitcher, earning 15 wins, for a Kellogg team that was a combined 82-24 in 2023 and 2024, qualifying for the 2024 NJCAA DII World Series
• 164 strikeouts vs. 131 hits allowed over 145 1/3 innings, averaging 10 K/9 both seasons
• 3.00 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 7.5 H/9 in 2024 as an All-MCCAA performer in 2024, with all three marks improving significantly from 2023
#1 Albert Choi, Outfielder – Downington, Pa. (Downington East/NJIT)
• Four-year starting center fielder for NJIT, compiling a .301/.393/.484 career slash line while starting all 179 games in which he played
• 2021 America East Conference Rookie of the Year and 2024 first Team all-conference honoree
• Set NJIT season (27 in 2021) and career records (85) for stolen bases
• Played against Purdue in February 2023, his five-hit game highlighting a four-game series in which he went 9-for-16 with 3 triples and 3 stolen bases
#13 Sergio DeCello, Utility – Hamilton, Ohio (Badin/Arizona Western JC)
• Registered a .292/.437/.517 slash line, 13 doubles, 9 home runs, 44 RBI and 16 steals in his lone season at Arizona Western
• Played the 2022 and 2023 seasons at Charleston Southern, redshirting in 2022
• Switch-hitter was ranked as Ohio’s No. 4 catcher in his class by Perfect Game
• Also has experience in the outfield and infield (second base/third base) in college and summer ball
#30 Maclane Finley, RHP – Topeka, Kan. (Topeka Seaman/Kansas City Kansas JC)
• Two-year starting pitcher for KCK, compiling an 18-4 record in his 30 starts
• Shined in 2024, registering a 2.03 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 6.1 H/9 in 84 1/3 innings
• 2024 NJCAA First Team All-Region 6 and First Team All-KJCCC East Division honoree
• Selected for the 2024 NJCAA USA All-Stars that won silver at the WBSC’s Haarlem Baseball Week in the Netherlands
#52 Chris Gallagher, RHP – Indianapolis, Ind. (Indianapolis Cathedral/Wright State)
• Sidearmer was a three-year letterwinner in the bullpen for WSU, pitching in 61 career games and averaging 9.8 K/9
• Did not allow an earned run over his first six appearances of 2024, facing Louisiana, Oklahoma and Memphis on the road during that stretch
• As a senior at Cathedral, was 9-1 with an 0.99 ERA and .381 batting average after starring in an IHSAA sectional win with a two-hit shutout on the mound and 3-for-4 day at the plate
#42 Justin Guiliano, LHP – Ellenville, N.Y. (Ellenville/Canisius)
• Moved to the weekend rotation for Canisius in 2024 and enjoyed his finest season, compiling a .255 batting average against and 1.41 WHIP in 65 innings
• Averaged 10.6 K/9 over 97 2/3 innings across the 2023 and 2024 seasons, fanning 49 in 32 2/3 innings in 2023 to set a single-season team record for K/9 (13.7)
• Posted a pair of double-figure strikeout games in 2024
• Struck out 175 in 106 career innings (14.9 K/9) as prep standout at Ellenville
#56 Austin Klug, RHP – Caledonia, Minn. (Caledonia/North Iowa Area JC)
• Racked up 43 strikeouts vs. 30 hits allowed in 31 2/3 innings (12.2 K/9) across seven starts in 2024 at North Iowa
• WHIP improved from 1.60 in 2023 to 1.29 in 2024 while raising his strikeout rate by 5.5 Ks per nine innings
• 2023 NJCAA all-academic honoree and four-time ICCAC academic all-region selection
#27 Nick Kolze, RHP – Romeoville, Ill. (Romeoville/Heartland JC)
• Made 13 starts for a Heartland team that went 43-18 and qualified for the 2024 NJCAA DII World Series
• Racked up 68 strikeouts in 56 2/3 innings (10.8 K/9) for Heartland, starting an NJCAA World Series game vs. Des Moines Area JC
• Pitched at Xavier during the 2023 season
• Two-way standout at Romeoville was ranked as Illinois’ No. 1 first baseman in his class by Perfect Game
#11 Lance Lauve, RHP – Madisonville, La. (Holy Cross/Southeastern Louisiana)
• Three-year letterwinner in the bullpen for Southeastern Louisiana, pitching 74 2/3 innings over 45 career appearances
• Limited hitters to a .188 batting average against over 21 innings in 2023, earning three wins and three saves
• Improved his strikeout rate to 12.1 K/9 over 25 1/3 innings in 2024
• Took the mound against Purdue on the middle day of East Carolina’s 2024 Keith LeClair Classic, facing five of his new teammates while pitching the sixth and seventh innings in the Boilers’ 5-0 victory
#20 Aaron Manias, Infielder – Uxbridge, Ontario (Uxbridge/Nebraska)
• Did not see action in his lone season at Nebraska due to injury
• Teammates with Purdue’s Keenan Spence for two seasons (2022-23) at Howard College in Texas, slashing .375/.446/.690 with 37 doubles, 24 homers and 130 RBI in 106 games
• Batted .441 with 41 XBH and 77 RBI as an all-region honoree at Howard in 2023
• Played for the Peninsula Pilots of the Coastal Plain League the last two summers, slashing .348/.455/.587 with 14 RBI in 14 games in July this year after recovering from a January surgery
#37 Isaac Milburn, LHP – Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic/Eastern Kentucky)
• Pitched 165 career innings as three-year letterwinner at EKU, making 27 starts among his 65 appearances
• Worked 11 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings across five appearances in May 2024, giving up runs in only one of his eight appearances in the final month of the season
• Struck out 11 in a win at North Alabama while pitching in the weekend rotation for much of the 2023 conference season
• Three-time Atlantic Sun Conference Honor Roll student
#19 Avery Moore, Outfielder – Omaha, Neb. (Millard West/Southeast JC)
• 2024 Second Team NJCAA Division I All-American, slashing .379/.475/.703 with 30 XBH and 65 RBI
• Impressed as a freshman as well, slashing .389/.498/.712 with 23 stolen bases, 32 XBH and 66 RBI
• Region IX Player of the Week in April 2024 after a four-home run, 19-RBI weekend in a four-game sweep
• Helped lead Millard West to the 2022 Nebraska Class A state title
#21 CJ Richmond, Infielder/DH – Indianapolis, Ind. (Park Tudor/Western Michigan)
• ABCA Second Team All-Region and First Team All-MAC DH in his lone season at WMU, slashing .380/.479/.667 with 33 XBH and 67 RBI
• Led the MAC in doubles and OPS while also ranking second in RBI and OBP
• Played for Western Iowa JC in 2023 and Western Illinois in 2022
• Batted .515 with 10 homers as a senior at Park Tudor to earn First Team All-State honors
#4 Brandon Rogers, Outfielder – Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel/Arizona)
• Made 20 starts for Arizona’s Pac-12 regular-season and tournament champions, starting all four games in the tournament
• Split time in center field and left field for the Wildcats
• Played the 2023 season at Iowa Western JC, slashing .382/.480/.720 with 13 homers, 59 RBI and 18 stolen bases
• Ranked as Illinois’ No. 3 outfielder and top 10 overall in his class by Perfect Game
#16 Houston Russell, Catcher – Midway City, Okla. (Cal Albert/Oklahoma)
• Enjoyed a breakout season in 2023 at Seminole State JC, slashing .391/.531/.624 with 15 doubles, 46 RBI and more walks than strikeouts in 43 games
• Redshirted during his lone season with the Sooners
• Recognized as the Catcher of the Tournament while leading his Hays Larks summer ball team to the 2024 National Baseball Congress World Series title
• 2021 Oklahoma Class 5A Player of the Year as a senior at Cal Albert
#40 Barron Sawyer, RHP – Abbeville, La. (St. Thomas More/Northeast Texas JC)
• Racked up 67 strikeouts vs. 26 hits allowed in 48 innings (12.6 K/9) in his lone season at Northeast Texas
• Also compiled a 3.56 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and .153 batting average against while serving as both a starter and reliever (19 App, 7 GS)
• Pitched for Southland Conference champion Nicholls as a freshman in 2023
• Helped St. Thomas More win a pair of Louisiana Division II state titles in football
#35 Matthew Tarr, RHP – North Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora/John A. Logan JC)
• Converted catcher/infielder pitched in 27 games across two seasons for John A. Logan, averaging 10.4 K/9
• Struck out 19 in 14 innings in 2023 in his first season as a pitcher
• Also pitched for the Thrillville Thrillbillies of the Prospect League in the summer of 2024
#31 Michael Vallone, LHP – Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest/DePauw)
• Four-year letterwinner for DePauw made 37 of his 44 career appearances as a starting pitcher
• Finest season was in 2022, earning 10 wins thanks to a 2.22 ERA, .191 batting average against and 91 strikeouts in 69 innings (11.9 K/9) as an all-region and all-conference honoree
• D3Baseball.com All-American and Region VII Pitcher of the Year as a senior in 2024, posting a 2.95 ERA, .198 batting average against and 81 strikeouts in 58 innings (12.6 K/9)
• Pitched at Alexander Field vs. Purdue in May 2024, retiring both batters he faced; high school teammate of Breck Nowik
#41 Gabe Watson, RHP – Hewitt, Texas (Midway/Amarillo JC)
• Pitcher and outfielder at Amarillo, focusing solely on the mound in 2024 after slashing .283/.374/.576 with 15 XBH as a freshman
• Racked up 55 strikeouts vs. 24 hits allowed in 30 1/3 innings (16.3 K/9) as a sophomore
• Struck out 11 of the 20 batters he faced over four innings of one-hit ball in his most dominant performance for Amarillo
#47 Henry Cordes, RHP – Chesterfield, Mo. (MICDS)
• Two-player standout in high school as a pitcher and third baseman/outfielder from the St. Louis area
• Blossomed as a senior, registering a 1.66 ERA, .109 batting average against and 79 strikeouts vs. 18 hits allowed in 50 2/3 innings (14 K/9)
• Struck out 13 over five innings in his most dominant outing as a senior
#49 John DiGregorio, Catcher – Westfield, N.J. (Gill St. Bernard’s)
• Ranked as New Jersey’s No. 1 catcher in his class by Perfect Game
• Batted over .400 with a .600 slugging percentage for three straight seasons
• Enjoyed a three-homer game as a senior
• Played for the DuBois County Bombers of the Prospect League in the summer of 2024 after graduating in May, reaching base safely four times as the cleanup hitter in a game against the Lafayette Aviators at Loeb Stadium
#55 Thomas Lynch, Catcher/Infielder – Evansville, Ind. (Memorial)
• Ranked as Indiana’s No. 3 catcher in his class by Perfect Game; also played third base and pitched
• Four-year varsity letterwinner
• Helped lead Memorial to the semistate round of the IHSAA state tournament as a senior
• Parents Ryan and Joelle as well as older brother Evan are all Purdue alumni
#6 James Novakovic, Infielder – Wilmette, Ill. (New Trier)
• Three-year varsity starter for New Trier, playing shortstop while leading his team to a 33-4 record as a senior
• Central Suburban South Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior
• New Trier reeled off a 30-game win streak and won the conference with a 16-0 record in 2024
• Also helped lead New Trier to a 30-win season and third-place showing in the IHSA Class 4A state tournament as a junior
#53 Luke Reasor, LHP – Northfield, Ohio (Brecksville-Broadview Heights)
• Ranked among Ohio’s top 25 players in his class by Prep Baseball Report
• Second Team All-Suburban League and Suburban League All-Star selection as a senior
• Registered a 2.85 ERA and 8.9 K/9 as a senior while also playing the outfield, batting .341 as a sophomore on varsity
#54 Evan Schweizer, RHP – Oakville, Ontario (Garth Webb)
• Ranked among Ontario’s top 25 players in his class by Prep Baseball Report
• Pitched for the Great Lake Canadians travel team, ranked as a top-50 club in North America by Perfect Game
• Closed out a shutout win for Team Grey in the Canadian Futures Showcase at Rogers Centre in Toronto in the fall of 2023
#48 Matthew Totten, RHP – Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake)
• Struck out 22 in 13 innings (14.9 K/9) in an injury-shorted junior season at Prior Lake, having Tommy John Surgery in June 2023
• 2022 Summer Cy Young honoree for his GRB NorthStar club team
• Ranked among Minnesota’s top 10 players in his class by Prep Baseball Report as of May 2023
#18 Joe Trenerry, RHP – Granger, Ind. (Penn)
• First Team All-Northern Indiana Conference as a senior
• Underwent UCL surgery on his elbow in May 2023, sidelining him as a junior as Penn repeated as 4A state champs
• Ranked among Indiana’s top 25 players in his class (No. 10 RHP) by Perfect Game
• Pitched for Team Indiana at the 2022 Prep Baseball Report Future Games
#50 Kale Wemer, RHP – Crawfordsville, Ind.
• Registered a 1.15 ERA and .154 batting average against with 121 strikeouts vs. 12 walks in 79 innings (13.8 K/9) as a senior
• All-State, IHSBCA North/South All-Star and Crawfordsville Journal Review Baseball Player of the Year as a senior
• Led Crawfordsville to the semistate round of the 2024 IHSAA Class 3A state playoffs with 19 innings of one-run ball while winning sectional and regional titles
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
GREATHOUSE SELECTED TO EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE WATCH LIST
Sophomore wide receiver Jaden Greathouse has earned selection to the 2024 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Preseason Watch List. The award annually recognizes the outstanding Division I college football offensive player who played football at and graduated from a Texas high school and/or plays football at a Division I Texas four-year college or university.
Greathouse, a graduate of Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, made a significant mark in his true freshman season at Notre Dame, appearing in 12 games while making five starts. He finished the year with 18 receptions for 265 yards and scored a team-high five touchdown receptions. He also recorded a season-long 48-yard reception.
Greathouse was the first true freshman wideout in Irish history to catch two touchdown passes in his first-career game when he did so in the 2023 season opener vs. Navy. Greathouse also became the first Notre Dame wide receiver to catch two touchdown passes in a season debut since 1996. In that game, he finished with three catches for a team-best 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Limited by an injury in the middle of the season, he finished off the year with six catches for 99 yards and two touchdowns in his final three games. His five touchdown catches during a rookie campaign are the most for a Notre Dame true freshman since KJ Stepherson also had five in 2016 and dating back to 1996, rank only behind Michael Floyd’s seven in 2008 for an Irish freshman wide receiver.
Greathouse finished his high school career as the most prolific receiver in Westlake history with 232 receptions, 4,035 yards and 53 touchdowns. The 4,035 receiving yards rank as the 15th-most in Texas high school football history. He won three state titles at Westlake and was the 2021 State Championship Offensive MVP, when he posted 236 yards receiving to set the record for reception yards in the state championship game. He was the 2019 Texas District 25-6A Co-Offensive Newcomer of the Year as a freshman, leading Westlake to the Texas 6A D-II state championship.
SIXTEEN IRISH SELECTED TO SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST
The Reese’s Senior Bowl has included 16 Notre Dame football student-athletes on the preseason watch list for the 2025 Senior Bowl.
Notre Dame is one of 11 schools with 16 or more selections to the 2025 Senior Bowl Watch List.
Senior offensive lineman Tosh Baker
Graduate defensive lineman Jordan Botelho
Graduate safety Jordan Clark
Senior wide receiver Beaux Collins
Senior offensive lineman Pat Coogan
Graduate defensive lineman Howard Cross III
Senior tight end Mitchell Evans
Graduate kicker Mitch Jeter
Graduate linebacker Jack Kiser
Senior quarterback Riley Leonard
Graduate defensive lineman Rylie Mills
Graduate wide receiver Kris Mitchell
Junior cornerback Benjamin Morrison
Graduate defensive lineman RJ Oben
Senior wide receive Jayden Thomas
Graduate safety Xavier Watts
Five Irish players took part in the 2024 Senior Bowl: linebacker JD Bertrand, cornerback Cam Hart, quarterback Sam Hartman, defensive lineman Javontae Jean-Baptiste and linebacker Marist Liufau.
BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER
BULLDOGS OPEN SEASON THIS WEEK HOSTING USI AND WESTERN ILLINOIS
The Butler men’s soccer team opens the 2024 season with a pair of home matches, hosting Southern Indiana on Thursday and Western Illinois on Sunday. Both contests will be held in the Sellick Bowl.
The meeting between Butler and USI will be the first ever in the series. The Screaming Eagles, out of the Ohio Valley Conference, won two matches in 2023, defeating Northern Kentucky and Lindenwood. The team lost to BIG EAST member Akron, 0-1.
This will be the initial season for Western Illinois to compete in the OVC. The side won two matches last year as a part of the Summit League, defeating Eastern Illinois and St. Thomas. The Leathernecks lost a non-conference match to IUPUI.
Butler vs. USI
DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 22 / 7PM
LOCATION: Indianapolis / Sellick Bowl
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Butler vs. Western Illinois
DATE/TIME: Sunday, August 25 / 6PM
LOCATION: Indianapolis / Sellick Bowl
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LIVE STATS: butlersports.com / StatBroadcast
Bulldog Bits
- Palmer Ault was chosen as BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year by the conference’s coaches. This is his second season receiving the recognition. The team was selected in the fourth spot in the Midwest Division, behind Akron, Xavier, and Creighton.
- Palmer Ault returned to Butler for the 2024 season after being selected last December by the Colorado Rapids in 2024 MLS SuperDraft. He was selected as the fifth pick in the second round (36th overall) but delayed his signing with the club until a future date. Ault is the second Bulldog to be drafted in the past two seasons, joining Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. who was selected by the Chicago Fire in the 2023 SuperDraft.
- The Bulldogs’ 2024 roster – which features 10 newcomers – includes players from 11 different states and seven total countries. Topping the list are four players from Michigan and three players from England.
- With 87 total saves in 2023, Caleb Norris led the BIG EAST and finished 5th nationally. He finished 2nd in the conference with an average of 5.80 saves per match (4th nationally) and a .777 save percentage (32nd).
- Palmer Ault’s average of 1.27 shots on goal per game in 2023 was fifth in the BIG EAST (55th nationally), and his six goals ranked 7th in the conference.
- The Butler coaching staff has added alumnus Joe Moulden ’19 as an assistant coach. Moulden was a defender for the Bulldogs beginning in 2015 and served as captain during his senior season in 2018. During his time as a student-athlete, the Bulldogs won two BIG EAST titles (2016 & 2017) and made two NCAA tournament appearances, including a run to the Sweet 16 in 2017. Moulden earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors as a junior in 2017, and was also named Third-Team Great Lakes All-Region by the United Soccer Coaches. The native of Bolton, England comes to Butler after serving as an assistant coach with the Georgia Southern Eagles men’s soccer program from 2020-2023.
IU-INDY MEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S SOCCER TRAVELS TO TEXAS TO KICK OFF 2024 SEASON
SAN ANTONIO – The IU Indianapolis men’s soccer team begins its 2024 season in Texas for a two-game road trip, taking on Incarnate Word on Thursday (Aug. 22) and Houston Christian on Sunday (Aug. 25), with both matches set to kick off at 8:00 p.m.
“It is definitely a business trip for us,” head coach Sid van Druenen declared. “The main focus of the trip is to get two wins and continue to progress as a team.”
The Jaguars, coming off the heels of a 7-7-5 season, retained a solid core of players while adding several exciting new additions. The returners are highlighted by the center back pairing of Brady Horn and Jago Thompson-Roberts, who made a combined 33 starts while playing 2998 combined minutes in 2023. Thompson-Roberts was named captain while Horn, along with Gijs Velings, will serve as vice-captains.
Velings, who earned a place on the Horizon League All-Freshman team with Thompson-Roberts after playing in all 19 matches and starting 18 of them, will be a mainstay in the Jaguar midfield. A pair of freshman midfielders, Bali Esquivel and Mano Karjian, have impressed since stepping on campus and will look to contribute early on in their careers.
Esquivel and Karjian are joined by 14 other new faces, including six transfers. “Newcomers have been very competitive and brought different personalities and abilities to the group,” said van Druenen. Apart from the two freshman midfielders, van Druenen was also pleased with the preseasons of transfers Cameron Radeke and Mason Taylor, who will both compete for starting jobs in their respective positions.
“All of the freshman and transfers stand on business. From day one the competitiveness has been there, and you can see that they want to learn and grow,” added Velings, who is looking forward to getting to know his teammates even better during the first road trip of the season. “The relationships we have made in these two weeks have been amazing as well. I think that all the freshman and transfers feel like family already!”
Without the top three leading goal scorers from a year ago, the Jags will look for new ways to get offensive production. “That is a work in progress for us,” van Druenen admitted when asked about the attack. “We have seen glimpses of some good things but will have to find some consistency. I am hoping Radeke and (Jose Antonio) Herrera can be big pieces in our attack, but time will tell.”
Incarnate Word and Houston Christian are members of the Ohio Valley Conference and were picked to finish third and fifth, respectively, this season. Both squads begin the campaign on Thursday (Aug. 22) at home. The match against Incarnate Word will be the first in the history of IU Indianapolis, while it will be the fourth all-time meeting against Houston Christian. The Huskies hold a 2-1 edge in the series, with the last matchup taking place in 2019.
IU-INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER TO FACE LINDENWOOD, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THIS WEEK
at Lindenwood (Aug. 22): ESPN+ I Live Stats
at Southern Illinois (Aug. 25): Live Stats
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The IU Indianapolis women’s soccer team will embark on week two of the regular season this week as the Jaguars trek to Lindenwood (Aug. 22) and Southern Illinois (Aug. 25) for a pair of non-conference matches. The Jaguars opened the campaign with a 1-1 home draw with Toledo under wet, rainy conditions last Thursday.
Head coach Chris Johnson, in his 22nd season at the helm of the program, used 17 different players in the openers with three (Bethany Hartigan, Maggie Mattek, Bernadette Wismann) making their collegiate debuts. Hartigan was the lone freshmen in the starting lineup while graduate transfer Maia Ransom had an impressive IU Indy debut, logging all 90 minutes and contributing an assist on the team’s lone goal. Sophomore Caroline Kelley deposited the season’s first goal in the game’s 11th minute off assists from Emma Frey and Ransom. Frey, who missed all of last season, made a triumphant return to the lineup, also playing all 90 minutes.
Senior Ashton Kudlo made her 34th career start in net, making five saves in the opener.
SCOUTING LINDENWOOD: Lindenwood is 1-1 on the year with a 3-1 win at Belmont before falling at Omaha, 2-0. Mackenzie Compton leads the Lions with a goal and an assist, including the game-winner at Belmont. Jordan Hollingsworth has played all 180 minutes in goal with a 1.50 goals against average and eight saves in two games.
SCOUTING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: SIU enters this week at 0-0-2 on the season, having earned road draws at Jackson State and UT Martin. McKensey Bunch tallied both of SIU’s goals in the 2-2 draw at Jackson State. Fabiano Solano has played all 180 minutes in net with a 1.00 goals against average and nine saves on the season.
SERIES RESULTS: IU Indy is 1-0 all-time against Lindenwood, having defeated the Lions 3-1 last season in Indianapolis. Missouri-native Avery Bangert had a goal and an assist off the bench in that win and Emma Antoine also had a goal and an assist. The Jaguars are 2-0 all-time against SIU, including a 2-0 win in Indy last season. Antoine and Lindsey Castillo each had assists in that contest.
UP NEXT: The Jaguars will take a two-game trip out west to face Idaho (Aug. 29) and Montana (Sept. 1) with both games on ESPN+.
IU-INDY
IU INDY SWIM AND DIVE ANNOUNCE 2024-25 SLATE
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy athletics department and head coach Damion Dennis along with diving coach Eric Barnes have announced the 2024-25 schedules for the men’s and women’s swim and dive programs. The Jags and the IU Natatorium will play host for the House of Champions and Horizon League Championships this season.
2024-25 Men’s Swim and Dive Schedule
2024-25 Women’s Swim and Dive Schedule
Head coach Dennis and the Jaguars will open their season with an Alumni Meet on September 28. Both the men’s and women’s teams will host four events in the fall with meets against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 4), Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky (Oct. 5), Ball State (Nov. 8) and the House of Champions (Nov. 21-23).
During the first half of the season, the Jags will travel to Purdue for the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate (Oct. 12), Green Bay (Oct. 25), Milwaukee (Oct. 26), the U.S. Open (Dec. 4-7) and the USA Diving Winter Nationals (Dec. 7-15).
The IU Indy swim and dive programs return to the pool after the winter break on January 10 when they host Youngstown State for a two-day meet. They will then make their last road trip of the regular season to Washington University (Jan. 18) before returning to Indy to host Butler and Wabash on February 1.
IU Indy will open the post season slate by hosting the Horizon League Championships from February 19-22. The Jags hope to qualify for the CSCAA National Invitational Championships on March 13-15 and the NCAA Championships. The women’s NCAA Championships will take place in Federal Way, Washington on March 19-22 with the men’s championships the next week in Federal Way on March 26-29.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S SOCCER
BONEAU NAMED TEAM CAPTAIN OF 2024 IRISH SQUAD
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – McFarland Family Men’s Head Soccer Coach Chad Riley announced that senior midfielder Bryce Boneau will serve as the captain of the 2024 Notre Dame men’s soccer team this upcoming season.
“Bryce has been a leader since day one on our team,” said Riley. “He first had to lead himself through an ACL recovery and now he has grown every year and is the team leader and team captain. I know he will lead us in a great way this fall.”
Boneau was selected to the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Second Team following his fantastic 2023 campaign. The midfielder was the engine for the Irish attack, controlling the middle of the pitch. Boneau posted career highs in goals (4), assists (7) and points (15) over the course of the 2023 season.
The Fighting Irish enter the 2024 season ranked No. 2 in the country after reaching the NCAA College Cup final last fall. Notre Dame also went undefeated in the ACC in regular season play, winning the Atlantic Division.
Boneau and the Notre Dame squad open up the 2024 campaign at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 22 at Alumni Stadium against Akron. Admission to the match is free and will be live streamed on ACCNX via the ESPN app.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
CHUKWU AND LOGAN MAKE CANADIAN U20 WORLD CUP ROSTER
SOUTH BEND – Two more Notre Dame women’s soccer players received a plane ticket to jet off to Colombia, the site of the U20 World Cup. Sophomore defender Clare Logan and freshman forward Annabelle Chukwu will represent Team Canada at the U20 World Cup from August 31-September 22.
That brings the total to three Irish competing in Colombia with junior midfielder Leah Klenke representing the United States.
Both Logan and Chukwu are no strangers to the Canadian Youth National Team system.
Logan was 16 years old when she debuted on the Canadian Youth scene in 2021. She won a bronze medal at the 2022 CONCACAF Women’s U17 Championship. She later helped the U20 squad win bronze as well at the U20 CONCACAF Championships, helping Canada qualify for said U20 World Cup.
Chukwu was 15 years old when she made her debut and has left her mark across the youth programs. Chukwu now ranks second all-time in most goals scored through Canadian Youth International competition. Her 25 goals rank second to Canadian great Christine Sinclair (27 goals).
Other highlights include Chukwu winning a CONCACAF silver medial with U15 in 2022, scoring in Canada’s opening match at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, receiving a National Team call-up in 2022 at the age of 15 and scoring twice in extra time in the bronze medal game to help Canada win and qualify the squad for the U20 World Cup.
The 24 participating nations were drawn into six groups of four teams. The top two finishers in each group along with the four best third-place teams will advance to the Round of 16 to be played on Wednesday, Sept. 11 and Thursday, Sept. 12. The winners of those matches advance to the Quarterfinals on Sunday, Sept. 15, from which the winners will advance to the Semifinals on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The Third-Place Match will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21 with the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup Final taking place on Sunday, Sept. 22.
Matches will occur at four stadiums in three Colombian cities: Bogotá’s El Campín Stadium and El Techo Stadium, Cali’s Pascual Guerrero Stadium and Medellin’s Atanasio Girardot Stadium.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
RUNNING BACK SLOAN NAMED TO SENIOR BOWL WATCHLIST
MUNCIE, Ind. – Transfer running back Braedon Sloan has been named to the Reese’s Senior Bowl Preseason Watchlist, it was announced on Wednesday.
Sloan, who played the past three seasons at Eastern Kentucky, enters the 2024 season following an FCS All-America year in 2023 featuring 1,636 all-purpose yards, 13 total touchdowns and 5.35 yards per carry out of the backfield. He also caught 40 passes for 467 yards, and returned kickoffs for another 397 yards.
The versatile back expects to lead a strong rotation of Ball State running backs heading into the 2024 campaign. The Cardinals open the 2024 campaign against Missouri State on September 7.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
SYCAMORES WELCOME MIAMI (OHIO) ON THURSDAY NIGHT
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State Women’s soccer continues its home stand on Thursday night against Miami (Ohio) with kickoff set for 5:00 p.m ET. This game will have live stats available and live streamed on ESPN+.
Miami University leads 2-0-1 over Indiana State, which dates back to 2011. The RedHawks and Sycamores tied in the most recent matchup in August of last season, with a score of 0-0 as the Sycamores posted back-to-back shutouts to open the regular season for the first time in program history.
Sycamore Standouts:
Indiana State began its 2024 season last Thursday against Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods where they won 10-0. Thursday’s win is the first time the Sycamores won the season opener since the 2016 season.
The Sycamores tested out several lineups in the game opener, where 24 players were put in the mix. Indiana State recorded 42 shots in the victory over the Pomeroys on Thursday evening with 24 shots on goal.
Mackey received multiple accolades after her performance against the Pomeroys where she was named MVC Player Of the Week and the GoGo Squeez ISU Student-Athlete of the Week. Mackey recorded her first collegiate hat-trick this past Thursday, which was the second hat-trick in Indiana State program history and first since Sydney Lovelace accomplished the feat back on September 18, 2015, against Chicago State.
Mackey’s hat-trick was a part of a 10-goal explosion offensively that featured seven different players scoring their first collegiate goal at Indiana State, while 13 players overall recorded points in the win over the Pomeroys.
All eight goal scorers in the home opening match recorded their first goals while in a Sycamore uniform. Goals on Thursday evening’s victory came from Alexa Mackey (3), Emma Famulak, Wimberley Wright, Brooklyn Woods, Alex Lehnert, Audrey Roberts, Ella Roesch, and Grace Quinn.
Indiana State was dominant defensively throughout the entirety of the game where they kept the Pomeroys to zero shot attempts. Maddie Alexander and Alexa Seiler each spent time between the pipes in the victory.
Scouting Miami (Ohio): The RedHawks have an overall record of 1-0-1 in the 2024 season where they defeated Eastern Kentucky in their home opener with a score of 4-0, and tied in a road match against Tennessee Tech, 2-2.
Courtney Sirmans enters her seventh year as head coach of the RedHawks.
The RedHawks finished the 2023 season on a four-match winning streak to finish with a 8-10-1 record and (5-6-0 MAC).
Miami University was voted ninth out of 12 programs in the The Mid-American Conference for the 2024 preseason rankings.
Taylor Hamlett leads the way for the RedHawks in the 2024 season, where she records back-to-back two goal games. Hamlett was named to the Top Drawer Soccer’s national Women’s Team of the Week and the MAC Offensive Player of the Week after her performances against Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Tech.
Game Day Promo: This game will serve as ISU’s “Blue Out” game for the 2024 season where fans are encouraged to wear blue and come out to support the Sycamores!
Up Next: The Sycamores continue their home stand Sunday, August 25 at 2 p.m ET against Robert Morris. This game will serve as ISU’s “Kids Club Game” game for the 2024 season.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
2024-25 MEN’S HOOPS NON-LEAGUE SCHEDULE RELEASED
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Fresh off a 23-win season last season, the 2024-25 Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball non-league schedule has been released.
The ‘Dons will open the 2024-25 season Nov. 4 at home against Bluffton at the Gates Sports Center. The home non-league slate also features a visit by Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 12 and Southern Indiana on Nov. 16. It is the third consecutive season the ‘Dons and Screaming Eagles have played. It is a series that dates back to 1984. On Dec. 20, the Mastodons will host Defiance at the Gates Sports Center.
The road slate features a pair of visits to Florida and three games against major conference opponents. First up is a Nov. 8 contest at Big 12 foe Central Florida. The ‘Dons have never played the Golden Knights. On Nov. 20 the ‘Dons will play at Big 10 foe Penn State for the first time since 2005. Nov. 25 and 26 finds the ‘Dons back in Florida, this time at Daytona Beach for the Sunshine Slam. The field features Drexel, Radford and Chicago State. The ‘Dons will then head to Commerce, Texas on Nov. 30 to take on Texas A&M-Commerce for a third consecutive season. In December, the ‘Dons will play a pair of road games in Michigan. First up is a trip to Eastern Michigan on Dec. 15. The ‘Dons won the last meeting with Eastern Michigan 74-67 in Cancun in 2022. A week later the ‘Dons head to Michigan for a contest on Dec. 22 for the second trip to Ann Arbor in three seasons.
The Mastodon men’s basketball team won 23 games last season and advanced to the CIT Championship game. The Mastodons return four of five starters in 2024-25 with Rasheed Bello, Jalen Jackson, Quinton Morton-Robertson and Eric Mulder back for the ‘Dons.
The 2024-25 Horizon League schedule will be announced at a later date.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S SOCCER PICKED FOR FIFTH IN PRESEASON POLL
INDIANAPOLIS – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s soccer team has been picked to finish fifth in the 2024 Horizon League Preseason Poll.
The Mastodons earned 66 points, 11 behind first place Oakland’s 75 points. Purdue Fort Wayne was one of six teams to pick up a first place vote. The ‘Dons advanced to the league semifinals last season before falling to eventual champion Oakland.
Purdue Fort Wayne opens the 2024 season on Thursday (Aug. 22) at No. 3 West Virginia.
2024 Under Armour #HLMSOC Preseason Poll
Place. Team (First Place Votes) – Points
1. Oakland (3) – 75
2. Cleveland State (1) – 73
T3. Green Bay (3) – 71
T3. IU Indianapolis (1) – 71
5. Purdue Fort Wayne (1) – 66
6. Detroit Mercy – 49
7. RMU – 43
8. Milwaukee – 41
9. Wright State (1) – 38
10. Northern Kentucky – 23
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER HOSTS ROBERT MORRIS IN HOME OPENER THURSDAY
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer continues its non-conference schedule Thursday at 7 p.m. when the Screaming Eagles make their home debut from Strassweg Field against Robert Morris University.
In addition to USI’s home-opening match, Thursday will be Dorm Room Wars presented by Archie’s Army and USI Residence Life at the field. The USI dorm room with the most students at Thursday’s match will receive a free pizza party. Plus, the first 100 students will receive a free ice cream sandwich.
Thursday’s matchup is the first all-time meeting between Robert Morris (1-0) and USI (0-1). Additionally, Robert Morris will be the second of three consecutive contests to start the season that USI will face an opponent for the first time in program history.
Southern Indiana is coming off a 3-0 defeat in the season opener last Sunday at Arkansas State University. The Screaming Eagles showcased a strong effort while facing some adversity. Despite some good looks early in the game for USI, Arkansas State broke through and grabbed momentum in the middle of the game and did not look back. USI sophomore midfielder Pilar Torres (Chula Vista, California) had three of Southern Indiana’s 11 shots in the match. Redshirt sophomore Anna Markland (Hoover, Alabama) finished with six saves in goal.
Other notable performances last Sunday include senior midfielder Maggie Duggan (Defiance, Missouri), who played 82 minutes and had a shot on goal in the first 20 minutes, and sophomore defender Kamryn Bea (O’Fallon, Missouri), who also played 82 minutes at left-back after making a handful of starts during her freshman season in 2023. Junior defender Charli Grafton (Sunriver, Oregon) was the only Screaming Eagle next to Markland to play the full 90 minutes at Arkansas State.
Robert Morris, projected to place sixth in the 2024 Horizon Preseason Poll, started its season with a 5-0 home win over Le Moyne College last week. The Colonials scored two first-half goals and three tallies in the second half. Robert Morris had 15 shots compared to Le Moyne’s six. Junior defender Emerson Johngarlo led the Colonials with a pair of goals in 90 minutes played. Junior forward Malia Kearns scored a goal and recorded an assist, while freshman forward Madison Hurst notched two helpers toward the win. Johngarlo and Hurst were recognized by the Horizon League this week by earning the defensive and offensive player of the week honors, respectively.
Last season, Robert Morris went 12-5-3 with a 5-4-1 mark in the Horizon League. The Colonials found the back of the net 39 times in 2023, averaging 1.95 goals per contest. Robert Morris also fired away nearly 15 shots per match while placing over 54 percent of its attempts on goal. Robert Morris had three players top the squad with seven goals in 2023, two returning this season in Kearns and junior forward Renae Mohrbacher. Between the posts, graduate senior Brenna Murray started all 20 matches last season, posting a 1.21 goals against average with 80 saves and four shutouts. Murray made two saves in last week’s shutout against Le Moyne.
Thursday’s 7 p.m. match can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+. Additional coverage links are available on the USI Women’s Soccer schedule page on usiscreamingeagles.com.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
USI ANNOUNCES FINAL ADDITIONS TO BASEBALL STAFF
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball Head Coach Chris Ramirez completed his staff for 2025 with the addition of Nick Mayerhofer as an assistant coach and Bryce Stober as director of baseball operations.
Mayerhofer follows Ramirez from Lenior Rhyne University where he was an assistant coach in 2024, helping the Bears to a team .322 batting average and a team .963 fielding percentage. He also was the hitting and third base coach in 2024 for the Kalamzoo Growlers, which won the 2024 Northwoods League championship, during the summer.
“I am extremely excited to bring Nick on as our third assistant coach,” said Ramirez. “Not only has Nick coached with me before, but he was also my shortstop at the University of Illinois Springfield. He is a very talented young infield coach and will do a great job working with Coach (Brandon) Krennrich on the recruiting trail.”
Prior to beginning his coaching career, Mayerhofer was a four-year starting shortstop for UIS and helped the Prairie Stars to an appearance at the 2022 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship. The Stars also made four NCAA II Midwest Regional appearances and had a 183-49-1 (.789) record during his four seasons.
As a player at UIS, Mayerhofer ranks second all-time in games played (191) and assists (334); third all-time in games started (163) and walks (86); fifth all-time in runs scored (155); ninth in RBIs (106); and 11th in total bases (235).
Stober begins his coaching career after five seasons at Lenior Rhyne as a utility player, seeing action at catcher, left field, right field, center field, and designated hitter. He helped lead the Bears to a South Atlantic Conference championship and an appearance in the NCAA II Tournament after Lenior Rhyne won a school record 46 games.
A lifetime .311 hitter, Stober finished his Lenior Rhyne career ranked first in sacrifice hits (34); second in putouts (960); third in stolen bases (49); and fifth in games played (189).
“I have had the pleasure of coaching Bryce the past five seasons at Lenoir-Rhyne,” said Ramirez. “Bryce’s makeup and drive to be successful is undeniable in everything he does. He will take the lead in our outreach to support youth baseball in Evansville and community service partnerships.”
With his coaching staff complete, Ramirez said, “I could not be more pleased and excited about how the coaching staff has come together. We have a great mix of experience and youth that will bring a high level of energy and professionalism to USI Baseball.
“Most importantly, having previously played or worked together, we care for and have complete trust in each other both on and off the field,” continued Ramirez. “This is a coaching staff that talented players will want to play for.”
VALPO ATHLETICS
LAUREL HOSMER NAMED VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Laurel Hosmer will serve as the next Director of Athletics at Valparaiso University, effective immediately, as announced by University President José D. Padilla, J.D., on Wednesday.
Hosmer, the first female Director of Athletics in Valparaiso University history, had served in the role on an interim basis since March 25. She brings with her a glowing track record in strategic revenue generation combined with a passion for uplifting student-athletes and a well-rounded knowledge of all aspects of intercollegiate athletics.
“I am tremendously excited to have Laurel Hosmer serve as our Director of Athletics on a permanent basis,” Padilla said. “Laurel and I have worked together closely during her five months in the interim role, and it became incredibly clear that she was the right choice to lead our athletics department. While she possesses many strengths that will help her thrive in all aspects of this role, her expertise in athletics revenue generation was a particularly important factor. I look forward to seeing Laurel continue to make a positive impact on our institution.”
Hosmer, the 17th Director of Athletics in Valparaiso University history, will be celebrated and officially welcomed to her new role during an introductory press conference on Monday, Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. at the Athletics-Recreation Center. The event is free and open to the public. The press conference will also be streamed on ESPN+.
“I thank President Padilla, the Board of Directors and the entire Valparaiso University community for their trust and confidence in me to lead the department of athletics,” Hosmer said. “I am honored to serve in this role and consider the responsibility of leading our remarkable student-athletes, coaches and staff a true privilege. As a steward of the rich tradition of Valpo Athletics success in competition and in the classroom, I am eager to continue to engage, learn from and partner with University leadership, Valpo alumni and the entire community in our journey forward.”
Hosmer, who arrived at Valpo in January as Deputy Athletic Director for Revenue Generation and Senior Woman Administrator, made an immediate impact during her five months in the interim role. She led the implementation of two key external initiatives that will enhance the Valpo fan experience beginning this fall. The department has announced a partnership with vivenu, a ticketing company dedicated to simplifying the purchasing process for fans. In addition, ValpoAthletics.com is in the process of being transitioned to a new website provider that will elevate the user experience. Details regarding that project will be announced soon.
Hosmer’s busy spring and summer in the interim role also included successfully hiring new head coaches for two athletic programs. As the sport administrator for softball, she handled all aspects of a national search that led to the hiring of Mike Armitage to lead the softball program. The department also introduced John Martin as head bowling coach during Hosmer’s time as interim AD. In addition, Hosmer oversaw the department’s second annual Head Coaches Bus Tour, a summer event that provided each Valpo head coach with the opportunity to spend time with community members and one another while promoting their programs and looking ahead to the 2024-25 season. She also played a key role in the department’s first-ever All-Sports Reunion Weekend, featuring Valpo’s inaugural Letter Jacket Ceremony and the annual Hall of Fame induction.
A seasoned athletics administrator, Hosmer arrived at Valpo after a stint at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pa., where she served as Director of Athletic Development beginning in June 2021. She led a team in all aspects of athletic development efforts including major gift solicitation, annual fund operations and sport-specific fundraising events, gameday hospitality and alumni relations. She served as a sport administrator for the department’s men’s and women’s tennis programs. Hosmer was responsible for a $55 million capital campaign to renovate the athletics complex to benefit all student-athletes.
Hosmer also supported efforts to educate, engage and gain support of name, image and likeness opportunities for student-athletes, both directly and through the Hawk Hill Alliance collective. In addition, she worked directly with all 16 head coaches to meet annual fundraising goals and promoted collaboration among the athletics external team, university marketing & communications and advancement.
Hosmer served as Assistant Athletic Director for Development at the University of Delaware from November 2016 to May 2021, raising more than $4.9 million in outright and planned gift commitments and playing a key role in raising $35 million to renovate Delaware Stadium and build the Whitney Athletic Center.
Hosmer worked at Eastern Washington University from July 2014 to October 2016, starting as Director of Athletic Development and External Revenue before being promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Development and Revenue in October 2015. She managed and operated the school’s athletics annual fund with more than 2,300 members. She helped grow membership numbers by 262 percent from the previous year, and generated 214 percent more in annual giving revenue than the previous all-time record.
Prior to Eastern Washington University, Hosmer spent time as a development assistant at the University of Georgia. She started her career as a development office intern and compliance/business office graduate assistant at the University of Massachusetts.
Hosmer, a native of Winchester, Mass., is a 2009 graduate of the State University of New York Institute of Technology, earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology while serving as a four-year member of the women’s soccer program and a two-year team captain. She earned her master’s in sports management from UMass in 2013 and received an Analytics: Optimizing Big Data certificate from the University of Delaware in 2020.
What They’re Saying About Laurel Hosmer
Jill Bodensteiner, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Saint Joseph’s University: “I want to congratulate Valparaiso University President José Padilla on a great hire in Laurel Hosmer. I can’t begin to articulate how proud I am of Laurel, and how excited I am to watch her continue to excel. As I learned during her time on our Executive Team at Saint Joseph’s University, Laurel is smart, strategic, driven and passionate about the student-athlete experience. She will do great things at Valpo!”
Tanya Vogel, Retired George Washington University Director of Athletics and Consultant with The Pictor Group: “Laurel is a highly-talented and unflappable leader. Her diverse experiences working for some of the industry’s best leaders will benefit her greatly as the interim tag is removed. She is a tireless worker who cares deeply for the people of Valpo, and she will lead the department with the highest integrity during these dynamic times.”
Ken Halpin, Deputy Athletics Director, Purdue University: “Having known Laurel since we first worked together 10 years ago, I couldn’t be prouder and more excited for how much she has grown in her career. To the Valpo community, you won’t find someone willing to work harder or dig deeper in service to your university. She has all the tools and work ethic to be an incredible AD and will serve each of you at the highest level.”
Kyle Bruce, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Strategic Engagement, Ole Miss: “I am thrilled to congratulate Laurel Hosmer on her appointment as Director of Athletics at Valparaiso University. She is a transformational leader with game-changing experience in the revenue generation space, making her uniquely positioned to propel the Beacons forward. A former NCAA Division III student-athlete, she has an unmatched commitment to the student-athlete experience and will keep Valparaiso’s student-athletes at the forefront while working to elevate the University’s profile through championship success. I am so excited for Laurel and for Valparaiso, knowing she will excel in this role and continue to demonstrate the passion, dedication and excellence that have defined her career.”
Patrick Gray, Executive Associate Athletics Director / Assistant Vice President, Athletics Advancement, DePaul University: “Having known Laurel since she began her career in college athletics, I cannot think of a better person to lead Valparaiso Athletics! Laurel’s work ethic, professionalism and general care for others will lend itself well as she serves the University and Valparaiso community.”
VALPO VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL PICKED SIXTH IN MVC PRESEASON POLL
Coming off of its third consecutive postseason appearance last year, the Valpo volleyball team has been picked to finish in sixth place in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2024 in preseason polling of the conference head coaches.
The Beacons shared the sixth spot with Missouri State, as both squads tallied 74 points in the polling. UNI claimed the top spot with 141 points and 10 first-place votes, while UIC received one first-place vote and came in second position with 129 points.
Valpo earned an at-large bid to the 2023 NIVC last year, making its third consecutive appearance in the tournament, and finished the season with 18 wins. The Beacons posted a 10-8 mark in MVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Valley standings, extending their streak of top-half finishes in the MVC to seven consecutive seasons since joining the conference.
Valpo returns nine letterwinners from last year’s team, but will have to replace a good deal of production in the front row, as the Beacons lost 62.1% of the kills and 74.7% of the blocks from last year’s squad. The program adds eight newcomers to the mix this year.
Valpo opens the season at the Hampton Inn Invitational, hosted by IU Indianapolis, in two weekends. The Beacons’ first match is Friday, Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. CT versus SIUE.
UIND VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL PICKED FIFTH IN GLVC PRESEASON POLL
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy volleyball team was picked fifth in the annual GLVC preseason coaches poll, the conference office announced Wednesday afternoon.
The Greyhounds collected 123 points, 17 points more than sixth-place Maryville. Topping the poll with six first-place votes and 161 points was defending GLVC tournament champion Lewis. Missouri-St. Louis and Rockhurst rounded out the top with four first-place votes each.
All-GLVC Second Team honoree Sophia Parlanti returns to UIndy, as she led the team last year in kills with 340. Ellie Spang also returns to the Greyhounds this season. Spang, the team’s primary libero last season, led the team in digs with 440 and service aces with 46.
UIndy enters the season with a young team. The Greyhounds only have four upperclassmen on the team and welcome seven newcomers.
Head coach Jason Reed is in his 12th season on the Greyhound bench with a career record of 182-144. UIndy begins its 2024 campaign on Friday, Sept. 6, at home, against in-region Grand Valley State at noon.
2024 GLVC VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON POLL
| RK | SCHOOL (1st-place points) | PTS |
| 1 | Lewis (6) | 161 |
| 2 | Missouri-St. Louis (4) | 154 |
| 3 | Rockhurst (4) | 148 |
| 4 | Quincy | 131 |
| 5 | Indianapolis | 123 |
| 6 | Maryville | 106 |
| 7 | Missouri S&T | 86 |
| 8 | Upper Iowa | 81 |
| 9 | McKendree | 64 |
| 10 11 | Illinois Springfield Southwest Baptist | 62 49 |
| 12 | Drury | 48 |
| 13 | William Jewell | 34 |
| 14 | Truman State | 27 |
MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER RACKS UP THE GOALS IN WIN AGAINST IU-KOKOMO
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- The Marian women’s soccer team breezed by IU-Kokomo Wednesday evening with a 9-0 shutout. This win extended their record to 2-0 overall.
The Knights fired off two shots before Layla Brown was successful for her first goal of the night. Shortly after Brown was successful once again with another goal before the five minute point of play. Marian had five more undisputed goals before the half was up with Brown clinching her first hat trick of the season. Naomi Walters, Sammie King, Olivia Parmer, and Kiley Conrad had their hands in the mix for the five goals to end the first half.
The home team took multiple more shots to add to their lead with Parmer taking the first shot of the second half. Walters was successful with both shots early in the second half to secure herself a hat trick and the 9-0 win for the Knights.
Marian out shot IU-Kokomo 21-0 with 15 being on goal. Brown lead the team in shots with all four being on goal and Walters was close behind with three all on goal. Katie Koger, Sienna Mullen, Lizzie Chlystun, and Kiley Jones all finished off the game with one assist each. Mycheala Johnson took the win for the evening playing the entire first half, with Lily Ames and Cassidy Nowlan came in as relief splitting up the second half.
Marian will return to the pitch on Saturday August 24th when they travel to The Cumberlads (Ky.) for a 4 p.m. start.
MARIAN VOLLEYBALL
MARIAN SWEEPS IU-COLUMBUS IN HOME OPENER
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian volleyball team continued their winning start to the 2024 season on Wednesday night, as they earned a three-set sweep over IU-Columbus in their home opening match. The Knights win pushes their young record to a 2-0 mark.
The Knights wasted no time getting off to a strong start in the home opening match, sprinting out to an 8-1 lead in the opening nine rallies of the match. Khori Dryden and Gabby Fish helped spring the Knights, who were able to carry the lead to nine points over the next four rallies. The Crimson Pride would whittle away at Marian’s early lead and inch within three points, but after a timeout the combination of Fish and Dryden snapped the Knights back into rhythm. The jolt pushed Marian to a 19-13 lead and forced a Columbus timeout, paving the path to Marian’s 25-15 first set win. A pair of blocks from Sarah Bennett helped close the set, with Marian using a 6-1 run to take the game.
IU-Columbus battled early in the second set after falling in set one, trading blows with Marian through the first 15 rallies. The lead never grew larger than two points for either team in the opening stages of the game, with Columbus claiming a 12-11 lead on the rally following a service ace from Sami Luttel. Nicole Wilkinson hammered a kill into the floor to bring the set back to even, sparking a run that put Marian in the driver’s seat. The fourth-year collegiate ignited an 8-0 run, with Logan Smith serving Marian to their commanding 19-12 lead. Columbus would inch within two once more, but their efforts could not keep up with kills from Fish and Emma Hirchak, as Marian claimed a second set 25-19 victory.
Like the second, the third set started with a back and forth pace, before a 3-0 run allowed Marian to grow breathing room. A service ace from Sydney Schaffer pushed Marian on top 10-5, while Mikayla Christiansen held Marian’s lead through a pair of Pride surges. The lead would shrink to two points on a pair of occasions for the Knights, but the offensive efforts kept them in the lead, eventually growing a 20-14 lead before coasting to a 25-17 third set win to complete the sweep.
Gabby Fish led Marian in kills with 10 of the team’s 38, and Logan Smith led the team in assists with 15 on the night. Dryden finished the game with nine kills, and Christiansen had eight to pair with seven digs. Emma Lyons led the back row in digs as the reigning All-American recorded 17 digs. Sarah Bennett had five total blocks in the win to lead the Knights, and Sydeny Schaffer led the team in aces with two.
Marian will kick-off a busy weekend on Friday, playing a pair of matches in the annual Onset Invitational hosted by the University of Saint Francis. Marian will take on Aquinas College and IU-South Bend on Friday, before playing UNOH and IU-East on Saturday.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
3 – 12 – 20 – 14 – 16 – 34 – 24
August 22, 1917 – Pittsburgh Pirates played in a 4th straight extra inning game. During this contest left fielder Carson Bigbee sets MLB record of 11 at-bats in 22 inning, 6-5 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
August 22, 1927 – New York Yankees slugger Number 3, Babe Ruth hits 40th home run during his MLB record 60 HR season in New York’s 9-4 loss to Cleveland Indians at Dunn Field
August 22, 1934 – Boston Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell, wearing Number 12 hits 2 home runs to beat White Sox 3-2 in 12
August 22, 1959 – Cincinnati Reds future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Number 20, Frank Robinson had 3 consecutive home runs (for a total of 6 RBIs) in 11-4 win over St. Louis Cardinals at Crosley Field
August 22, 1960 – Gil Hodges, Number 14 of the LA Dodgers set a National League right handed home run record with his 352nd blast out of the yard
August 22, 1984 – New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden, in his Number 16 uniform became the 11th rookie to strike out 200 batters in a season
August 22, 1989 – Nolan Ryan, Number 34 of the Texas Rangers, struck out a tough batter in Oakland A’s Number 24, Rickey Henderson to earn his 5,000th career batter that was sat down on strikes.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
On this football day
August 22, 1947 – The Chicago College All-Star game is played as the Chicago Bears win over the college stars 16-0 at their home stadium, Soldier Field. Claude Young the running back out of the nearby University of Illinois was the game’s MVP, for the college stars.
August 22, 1948 – The 15th edition of the Chicago College All-Star game is played at the Windy City’s Soldier Field. The Hometown Chicago Cardinals, champions of the NFL, soundly defeated their young opponents 28-0 with a large crowd of 101,220 looking on. The game’s MVP, always a College All-Star, was none other than running back Jay Rodemeyer from the University of Kentucky.
August 22, 1949 – The Chicago College All-Star game pitted the Champion Philadelphia Eagles against the college players in a 30-0 route by the champs. Notre Dame’s offensive line stalwart, Bill Fischer, was named the All-Stars game MVP.
August 22, 1958—The CFL had a record field goal return when the Toronto Argonauts had two returners combine for 131 yards. Boyd Carter ran 15 yards and then lateralled the ball to teammate Dave Mann, who scurried for the additional 116 yards to paydirt in a thrilling 15-14 win over the Montreal Allouettes in Toronto.
August 22, 1959 – The American Football League is officially named at a meeting in Dallas, Texas as the charter members; LA, Houston, Dallas , Denver, Minneapolis-Saint Paul and New York met to discuss the formation.
August 22, 1988 – Former NBC football commentator, Bob Costas gets his show on the network called, “Later”.
August 22, 1994 – Former Buffalo Bills and USC Trojan running back, O.J. Simpson is linked to the murder of his wife Nicole and friend Ron Goldman by the use of DNA evidence.
August 22, 2003 – Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA opens in a preseason game pitting the New England Patriots against the hometown favorite Philadelphia Eagles.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for August 22
August 22, 1876 – Henry Seibels was a halfback from The University of the South, Sewanee Academy. This academic institution is a small Episcopal school of higher learning located in the small town of Sewanee nestled in the mountains of Tennessee. The stud back is forever remembered in the College Football Hall of Fame. Seibels was the captain of the famed undefeated Sewanee Tigers team of 1899 where they had a 6-day road trip and won 5 shutout victories over the likes of Texas A&M, LSU, Tulane, Ole Miss, and Texas!
August 22, 1899 – Don Lourie was a former quarterback of the Princeton Tigers. In 1974 the famed QB was honored by enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame. He was a 1920 consensus All-American as a junior and even won a track and field championship in Great Britain. Lourie initiated one of the most famous early audibles in football against Yale when in a tight game he called out the check with me to turn a field goal attempt into a fake and he ran the ball to paydirt. Walter Camp would later say of Lourie that he was a great field general who could decipher what the opposition was doing and adapt his team’s play to counter it. After football, Mr. Lourie was the president of the Quaker Oats Company.
August 22, 1909 – Mel Hein was a Washington State center who entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. Hein was also a great pro player in the NFL for the New York Football Giants. He was also enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and was selected to the 50th, 75th, and 100th Anniversary All-Time Teams. Hein was an All-Pro in 8 consecutive seasons from 1933 through 1940.
August 22, 1941 – Bill Parcells is the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach who led the NY Giants to two Super Bowl Championships. Parcells is famous for his no-nonsense coaching style as he led not only the Giants but also coached the Jets, Patriots, Cowboys, and in the front office of the Dolphins for a time.
August 22, 1956 – Wes Chandler was a wideout for the Florida Gators who in 2015 was also selected to enter the College Football Hall of Fame. Chandler made it in the NFL as well playing for the San Diego Chargers and stands receiver with the 12th most yards of all time for yardage catching the ball.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Aug. 22
1917 — Pittsburgh’s Carson Bigbee set a major league record — since tied — with 11 at-bats in a 22-inning game against Brooklyn. Pirate Elmer Jacobs pitched 16 2-3 innings in relief. The game was also the fourth consecutive extra-inning game by the Pirates for a total of 59 innings, a National League record.
1934 — Pitcher Wes Ferrell hit two home runs to give the Boston Red Sox a 3-2 triumph over the Chicago White Sox in 12 innings. Trailing 2-1, Ferrell hit a home run in the eighth inning to tie the score and with two out in the 12th, Ferrell connected again for the game-winner.
1961 — Roger Maris, en route to his 61-home run season, became the first player to hit his 50th homer in August. He connected off California pitcher Ken McBride in a 4-3 loss to the Angels.
1965 — In the third inning of a game against Los Angeles, pitcher Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants hit catcher John Roseboro of the Dodgers in the head with his bat. A 14-minute brawl ensued and Roseboro suffered cuts on the head. Marichal thought Roseboro threw too close to his head when returning the ball to Sandy Koufax.
1971 — The Oakland Athletics opened and closed the game with solo homers to beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1. Boston pitcher Sonny Siebert gave up both, Bert Campaneris lead off the game and Reggie Jackson ended it with two out in the ninth inning.
1984 — New York Mets right-hander Dwight Gooden, at 19, fanned nine San Diego Padres to become the 11th rookie to strike out 200 batters in one season.
1989 — Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers became the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters. Ryan struck out 13, walked two and allowed only five hits in a 2-0 loss to Oakland. Ryan began the night needing six strikeouts and fanned Rickey Henderson swinging, leading off the fifth inning, for the record.
1999 — Mark McGwire became the first player to hit 50 homers in each of four consecutive seasons, hitting Nos. 49 and 50 in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets.
2007 — The Texas Rangers became the first team in 110 years to score 30 runs in a game, setting an American League record in a 30-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader. It was the ninth time a major league team scored 30 runs, the first since the Chicago Colts set the major league mark in a 36-7 rout of Louisville in a National League game on June 28, 1897.
2012 — Oakland A’s P Bartolo Colon is suspended for 50 games for testing positive for testosterone, eight days after Giants OF Melky Cabrera was also suspended for using the same performance-enhancing substance.
2016 — Adrian Gonzalez hit three of the Dodgers’ seven homers — driving in a career-high eight runs — to lead Los Angeles to an 18-9 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
2021 — Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers becomes the 28th player to hit 500 home runs with a solo home run off of Steven Matz of the Blue Jays.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Aug. 22
1851 — The United States wins the first international yacht race. The schooner named “America” beats 14 British yachts.
1885 — Richard Sears beats Godfrey M. Brinley, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 to win the U.S. men’s national tennis championship held at the Newport (R.I.) Casino.
1898 — Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight F. Davis, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 to win the U.S. men’s national tennis championship held at the Newport (R.I.) Casino.
1948 — The Chicago Cardinals beat the College All-Stars 28-0 in front 101,220 fans at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
1949 — The Philadelphia Eagles beat the College All-Stars 38-0 at Chicago’s Soldier Field. It’s the largest shutout in the series, later matched by Green Bay in 1966.
1950 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black tennis player to be accepted in competition for the national championship.
1957 — Floyd Patterson knocks out Pete Rademacher in the sixth round to retain his world heavyweight title at Sicks Stadium in Seattle.
1965 — In the third inning of a game against Los Angeles, pitcher Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants hits catcher John Roseboro of the Dodgers in the head with his bat. A 14-minute brawl ensues and Roseboro suffers cuts on the head. Marichal thought Roseboro threw too close to his head when returning the ball to Sandy Koufax.
1984 — Evelyn Ashford sets the world record in the 100-meter dash with a clocking of 10.76 seconds in a meet at Zurich, Switzerland.
1987 — Brazil snaps the 34-game winning streak of the U.S. men’s basketball team with a 120-115 victory in the Pan Am Games. Oscar Schmidt scores 46 points to lead Brazil. Cuba wins a record 10 of 12 gold medals in boxing and beats the U.S. 13-9 in the baseball final.
1989 — Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers becomes the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters in a 2-0 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Ryan fans Rickey Henderson swinging on a 3-2, 96 mph fastball for No. 5,000.
1994 — DNA testing links O.J. Simpson to murder of Nicole Simpson & Ron Goldman.
1999 — Jenny Thompson breaks Mary T. Meagher’s 18-year-old 100-meter butterfly record at the Pan Pacific swim championships. Thompson with a time of 57.88 seconds lowers the mark of 57.93 set by Meagher.
2004 — American sprinter Justin Gatlin wins the coveted Olympic 100m gold medal in Athens in 9.85 ahead of Francis Obikwelu of Portugal & American Maurice Greene.
2007 — The Texas Rangers becomes the first team in 110 years to score 30 runs in a game, setting an American League record in a 30-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader.
2008 — Usain Bolt helps Jamaica win the 400-meter relay final in 37.10 seconds for his third gold medal and third world record of the Beijing Games. Bolt becomes only the fourth man, and the first since Carl Lewis in 1984, to win all three Olympic sprint events. Bryan Clay wins the decathlon, the first American to win the 10-discipline event at the Olympics since Dan O’Brien at Atlanta in 1996.
2018 — Ohio State suspends football coach Urban Meyer three games for mishandling repeated professional and behavioral problems of an assistant coach, with investigators finding Meyer protected his protege for years through domestic violence allegations, a drug problem and poor job performance.
2018 — The NCAA ditches the RPI for its own evaluation tool to select teams for the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Evaluation Tool will rely on game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin, net offensive and defensive efficiency and quality of wins and losses. NET will be used for the 2018-19 season by the committee that selects schools and seeds the tournament.
TV SPORTS THURSDAY
| NFL PRESEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Indianapolis at Cincinnati | 8:00pm | Prime |
| Chicago at Kansas City | 8:20pm | NFLN |
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Cleveland at NY Yankees | 1:05pm | MLBN Bally Sports Great Lakes YES |
| Colorado at Washington | 1:05pm | MLBN MASN Rockies.TV |
| Milwaukee at St. Louis | 2:15pm | Bally Sports Wisconsin Bally Sports Midwest |
| Detroit at Chi. Cubs | 2:20pm | MLBN MARQ Bally Sports Detroit |
| Tampa Bay at Oakland | 3:37pm | MLBN Bally Sports Sun NBC Sports Califorina |
| Cincinnati at Pittsburgh | 6:40pm | ATTSN-PIT Bally Sports Ohio |
| LA Angels at Toronto | 7:07pm | Bally Sports West Sportsnet |
| Houston at Baltimore | 7:15pm | FOX |
| Philadelphia at Atlanta | 7:15pm | FOX |
| NY Mets at San Diego | 9:40pm | MLBN SNY Padres.TV |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| LPGA: Women’s British Open | 7:00am | USA |
| DP World: Danish Championship | 7:00am | GOLF |
| PGA: BMW Championship | 3:00pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Copa Libertadores: São Paulo vs Nacional | 6:00pm | Fanatiz USA beIN Sports |
| Copa Libertadores: Bolívar vs Flamengo | 8:30pm | Fanatiz USA beIN Sports |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Dallas vs New York | 7:00pm | Prime My9 Bally Sports Southwest |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| US Open Qualifying | 11:00am | ESPN2 |