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CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
COWAN 1 MUNCIE BURRIS 0
RONCALLI 4 GIBSON SOUTHERN 2
SETON CATHOLIC 12 TRI 11
NORTHEASTERN 11 MONROE CENTRAL 1
CONNERSVILLE 13 FRANKLIN COUNTY 6
IRVINGTON PREP 20 MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 1
GREENCASTLE 20 WHITE RIVER VALLEY 1
GREENSBURG 11 RUSHVILLE 1
SPEEDWAY 17 HERRON 1
INDEED GENESIS 14 PURDUE POLY 4
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 9 N. HARRISON 2
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 3 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 2
SHELBYVILLE 7 SOUTHPORT 4
BATESVILLE 4 E. CENTRAL 0
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 16 CLOVERDALE 1
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 17 CRISPUS ATTUCKS 5
JEFFERSONVILLE 6 COLUMBUS EAST 5
WINCHESTER 11 MUNCIE CENTRAL 1
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 13 EDGEWOOD 7
CENTER GROVE 14 COLUMBUS NORTH 3
HOMESTEAD 5 FISHERS 3
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 3 CARMEL 2
NOBLESVILLE 8 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 7
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL POLLS
4A
1 CENTER GROVE
2 LAKE CENTRAL
3 FISHERS
4 PENN
5 CROWN POINT
6 AVON
7 WESTFIELD
8 HOMESTEAD
9 CARMEL
10 NOBLESVILLE/MOORESVILLE
3A
1 HANOVER CENTRAL
2 ANDREAN
3 WESTERN
4 GUERIN CATHOLIC
5 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
6 SB ST. JOSEPH
7 NEW PALESTINE
8 CATHEDRAL
9 FT. WAYNE DWENGER/GIBSON SOUTHERN
2A
1 PROVIDENCE
2 BARR-REEVE
3 ROCHESTER
4 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC
5 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
6 NORTH POSEY
7 GREENCASTLE
8 TRITON CENTRAL
9 EASTERN
10 LAPEL
1A
1 KNIGHTSTOWN
2 KOUTS
3 HAUSER
4 INDY LUTHERAN
5 UNION CITY
6 FRONTIER
7 MORGAN TOWNSHIP
8 FREMONT/SHAKAMAK
10 SPRINGS VALLEY
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
MISSISSINEWA VALLEY 11 UNION CITY 3
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 21 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 1
TRI 10 COWAN 1
MONROVIA 9 CLOVERDALE 5
HORIZON CHRISTIAN 12 SHERIDAN 6
NORTHEASTERN 6 KNIGHTSTOWN 5
IRVINGTON PREP 16 MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 0
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 12 LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 4
CONNERSVILLE 23 RUSHVILLE 6
DELTA 10 NEWCASTLE 6
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 4 EMINENCE 2
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 8 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 2
FRANKLIN 15 INDIAN CREEK 8
MARTINSVILLE 10 DUGGER UNION 6
TRITON CENTRAL 5 EASTERN HANCOCK 2
EAST NOBLE 6 CENTRAL NOBLE 3
COLUMBUS EAST 15 HAUSER 8
MADISON GRANT 28 EASTERN 5
BEECH GROVE 26 SCECINA 1
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 5 MOUNT VERNON 2
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 14 HERRON 6
WHITELAND 14 COLUMBUS NORTH 13
NORTH PUTNAM 11 SPEEDWAY 5
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 14 LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN 1
PERRY MERIDIAN 14 BISHOP CHATARD 10
EAST CENTRAL 20 BATESVILLE 0
CENTER GROVE 14 MARTINSVILLE 4
SOUTHPORT 11 WARREN CENTRAL 2
SHELBYVILLE 7 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 5
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL
BEN DAVIS 3 GREENWOOD 1
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 3 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 0
PERRY MERIDIAN 3 CENTER GROVE 2
HARRISON 3 PIKE 0
CATHEDRAL 3 SOUTHPORT 0
SHORTRIDGE 3 UNIVERSITY 2
CENTRAL INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL LAX
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 16 HARRISON 3
CENTRAL INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL LAX
BROWNSBURG 13 COLUMBUS NORTH 3
CATHEDRAL 10 WALSH JESUIT 6
CARMEL 10 STRONGSVILLE 5
BREBEUF 8 WALSH JESUIT 6
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
PURDUE 8 ARIZONA STATE 6
INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCOREBOARD
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INDIANA COLLEGE MEN’S LAX
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INDIANA COLLEGE WOMEN’S LAX
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NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE-PLAY IN TOURNAMENT
TUESDAY, APRIL 15
ATLANTA HAWKS (EAST 8) VS. ORLANDO MAGIC (EAST 7) | 7:30 ET, TNT
WINNER ADVANCES TO PLAYOFFS AS EAST NO. 7 SEED
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES (WEST 8) VS. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (WEST 7) | 10 ET, TNT
WINNER ADVANCES TO PLAYOFFS AS WEST NO. 7 SEED
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16
MIAMI HEAT (EAST 10) VS. CHICAGO BULLS (EAST 9) | 7:30 ET, ESPN
LOSER IS ELIMINATED
DALLAS MAVERICKS (WEST 10) VS. SACRAMENTO KINGS (WEST 9) | 10 ET, ESPN
LOSER IS ELIMINATED
NHL SCOREBOARD
DETROIT 6 DALLAS 4
CHICAGO 4 MONTRÉAL 3
NY RANGERS 5 FLORIDA 3
UTAH 7 NASHVILLE 3
LOS ANGELES 5 EDMONTON 0
VANCOUVER 2 SAN JOSE 1 OT
ECHL SCOREBOARD
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MLB SCOREBOARD
PITTSBURGH 10 WASHINGTON 3
SAN FRANCISCO 10 BELLEVUE 4
NY YANKEES 4 KANSAS CITY 1
TAMPA BAY 16 BOSTON 1
ATLANTA 8 TORONTO 4
NY METS 5 MINNESOTA 1
DETROIT 9 MILWAUKEE 1
ST. LOUIS 8 HOUSTON 3
SAN DIEGO 10 CHICAGO CUBS 4
LA DODGERS 5 COLORADO 3
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
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USA TODAY BASEBALL COACHES POLL
THE USA TODAY SPORTS TOP 25 BASEBALL POLL, WITH TEAM’S RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY IN PARENTHESES, TOTAL POINTS BASED ON 25 FOR FIRST PLACE THROUGH ONE POINT FOR 25TH, RANKING IN LAST WEEK’S POLL AND FIRST-PLACE VOTES RECEIVED.
| RANK | SCHOOL (RECORD) | POINTS | LAST WEEK’S RANK | FIRST-PLACE VOTES |
| 1 | TEXAS (29-5) | 736 | 2 | 23 |
| 2 | ARKANSAS (32-5) | 697 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | TENNESSEE (31-5) | 692 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | CLEMSON (33-6) | 656 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | GEORGIA (32-6) | 644 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | OREGON STATE (26-7) | 543 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | LSU (31-6) | 537 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | FLORIDA STATE (28-7) | 531 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | AUBURN (26-10) | 511 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | NORTH CAROLINA (28-8) | 465 | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | MISSISSIPPI (27-9) | 430 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | UCLA (28-7) | 419 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | GEORGIA TECH (29-7) | 361 | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | UC IRVINE (25-8) | 328 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | ALABAMA (29-8) | 322 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | OKLAHOMA (25-10) | 285 | 19 | 0 |
| 17 | VANDERBILT (26-10) | 245 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | OREGON (24-10) | 238 | 17 | 0 |
| 19 | LOUISVILLE (26-9) | 211 | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | WEST VIRGINIA (30-4) | 180 | 23 | 0 |
| 21 | COASTAL CAROLINA (27-9) | 137 | 25 | 0 |
| 22 | ARIZONA (25-10) | 129 | NR | 0 |
| 23 | TROY (26-11) | 119 | 21 | 0 |
| 23 | TCU (28-9) | 119 | NR | 0 |
| 25 | WESTERN KENTUCKY (31-5) | 71 | NR | 0 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (24-12) 58; CAL POLY (25-9) 18; NORTH CAROLINA STATE (24-12) 17; DALLAS BAPTIST (24-11) 13; WAKE FOREST (24-13) 11; KANSAS (27-10) 7; UC SANTA BARBARA (24-10) 6; KANSAS STATE (23-12) 4; IOWA (23-11) 3; HAWAII (24-10) 2; LAMAR (30-8) 2; TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO (28-9) 2; MCNEESE STATE (27-5) 1.
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INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
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WOMEN’S PRO VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD
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NBA NEWS
PHOENIX SUNS FIRE COACH MIKE BUDENHOLZER AFTER ONE DISMAL SEASON WITH HIGH-PRICED ROSTER
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have parted ways with veteran coach Mike Budenholzer following one dismal season that featured a fast start before a maddening slide out of postseason contention for a high-priced roster that included Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.
The Suns made the unsurprising announcement on Monday, one day after the franchise finished with a 36-46 record which put them 11th in the Western Conference.
They lost nine of their last 10 games, failing to qualify for the play-in tournament.
“Competing at the highest level remains our goal, and we failed to meet expectations this season,” the team’s short statement said. “Our fans deserve better. Change is needed.”
The 55-year-old Budenholzer was hired in May, replacing Frank Vogel, who also had a one-year tenure that ended in disappointment. Coach Bud — an Arizona native — won an NBA title with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021, beating the Suns in six games in the Finals, and the hope was he could finally bring a championship to the desert.
He didn’t even come close.
The season started with optimism after the Suns jumped to an 8-1 record, but Durant went down with a calf strain that knocked the team into a tailspin. Even after the 15-time All-Star returned to the lineup a few weeks later, Phoenix was never able to recapture its early momentum.
Budenholzer couldn’t seem to settle on a regular playing rotation with rookies Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro playing big minutes one night before being benched the next. Veteran center Jusuf Nurkic had an awful start to the season — and complained about a lack of communication with Budenholzer — before being traded to the Charlotte Hornets.
Booker and Durant stayed relatively healthy for most of the season, but Beal had constant injury issues and missed more than 20 games in the regular season for a sixth straight year.
The Suns tried to retool at the trade deadline, but Beal’s no-trade clause and the team’s salary cap status above the second apron made making any major moves difficult.
Budenholzer’s departure likely signifies major upcoming roster upheaval for a team that’s underachieved for three straight seasons. Owner Mat Ishbia has deep pockets and a desire to win, but almost every move he’s made since taking over the team in February 2023 has backfired.
Budenholzer has a 520-363 career record over 11 NBA seasons with the Hawks, Bucks and Suns.
PELICANS FIRE BASKETBALL OPERATIONS CHIEF DAVID GRIFFIN AFTER AN INJURY-PLAGUED 21-61 SEASON
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans fired basketball operations chief David Griffin on Monday, ending a six-year chapter during which the club drafted former Duke superstar Zion Williamson but still struggled to win consistently with three different coaches.
Griffin, whose title was executive vice president of basketball operations, leaves his post one day after a 115-100 loss to Oklahoma City that extended the injury-plagued club’s season-ending skid to seven games.
“This was a difficult decision, but one that I feel is necessary at this time to bring a fresh approach to our front office and build a culture that will deliver sustainable success,” Pelicans owner Gayle Benson said in a written statement.
The Pelicans’ 21-61 record — fourth worst in the NBA this season — was the franchise’s second-worst mark since arriving in New Orleans in 2002 and worst since the 2004-05 season, when the club, then called the Hornets, went 18-64.
But the Pelicans’ failures this season — their first in the past four without a postseason berth — appeared less tied to the level of talent on the roster than the health of all of their starters and even prominent reserves.
Injuries were so rampant that Griffin never got to watch top players on the team he assembled last summer all play together under the direction of Willie Green, the coach he hired four years ago.
Green’s future remains uncertain and could be decided by Griffin’s yet-to-be-named replacement.
“I haven’t had any discussions, any talks yet,” Green said Sunday when asked about his future with the club. “I didn’t do great. I have to take full ownership of where we are as a team. We failed. I failed.”
But Green said he hoped that the club’s evaluation of him would include the previous three seasons, when New Orleans qualified for the Western Conference play-in and twice advanced to a first-round playoff series.
“I think that’s important. You try to look at the body of work,” Green said. “But I didn’t give myself this job. I had to be chosen for this position, and I’m grateful.”
Green succeeded Stan Van Gundy, who was fired in 2021 after just one non-playoff season. Van Gundy was hired in 2020 after Griffin fired Alvin Gentry, a coach he inherited in 2019 and kept in place for one campaign that also ended short of the postseason.
This season, Williamson missed 52 games because of several injuries, his hamstring strain being the worst of them.
Starting guard Dejounte Murray — seen as the club’s highest-profile acquisition last offseason — missed 51 games because of hand and Achilles injuries.
Herb Jones, recognized as one of the NBA’s top defensive players, missed 62 games with repeated right shoulder injuries.
High-scoring wing Brandon Ingram, who began this season unhappy about the lack of a contract extension he sought, appeared in just 18 games with New Orleans because of an ankle injury before he was traded to Toronto in February.
Trey Murphy III missed 29 games with multiple injuries.
Griffin, who did not speak with media on Sunday, joined the Pelicans in 2019. Shortly afterward, the Pelicans won the NBA’s draft lottery, giving them the opportunity to draft Williamson, the consensus top overall prospect that year.
But what appeared to be good fortune at that time in retrospect looks more like a curse.
Plagued by injuries, Williamson has missed 258 out of 472 regular-season games since he was drafted — and has never appeared in a postseason game.
The Pelicans have a regular season record of 209-263 since Griffin arrived and drafted Williamson, and the club lost both of the first-round playoff series it reached during that period.
This season’s record also was the Pelicans’ worst since Benson’s late husband, Tom, bought the club in 2012.
Those results have left an air of uncertainty around the coming Pelicans offseason — not just for the front office and coaching staff.
“We truly don’t know who’s going back. I’m just trying to be honest with you,” Murphy said. “Nobody is safe.”
PLAY-IN TIME: MAGIC-HAWKS, WARRIORS-GRIZZLIES ON TUESDAY, BULLS-HEAT AND KINGS-MAVS ON WEDNESDAY
Steve Kerr, the basketball fan, raves about the play-in tournament and the drama that it creates down the stretch of the NBA’s regular season and leading into the official start of the playoffs.
Kerr, the basketball coach, doesn’t like it so much.
“I haven’t loved it because we’ve been on the wrong end of it,” said Kerr, the Golden State Warriors’ coach. “We’re 0-3 in these play-in games. And so, you finish in the top eight, you feel like you should be in the playoffs. On the other hand, it’s been great for the league. If you’re eighth and-or seventh, well, you had 82 games to do better — and you didn’t do better.”
This is where the Warriors — and seven other teams — now find themselves. They’re in the postseason. They’re not in the playoffs. And six games this week all will have either a playoff berth, season elimination, or both on the line.
The fifth full season of the NBA’s play-in tournament starts Tuesday: No. 7 Orlando hosts No. 8 Atlanta in the Eastern Conference, and No. 7 Golden State hosts No. 8 Memphis in the Western Conference. The winners of those games make the playoffs, with the Magic-Hawks winner earning the chance to play Boston and the Warriors-Grizzlies winner off to play Houston.
For Tuesday’s losers, all is not lost. The Magic-Hawks loser will play host to either No. 9 Chicago or No. 10 Miami on Friday in an elimination game to see who faces No. 1 Cleveland in the East, while the Warriors-Grizzlies loser plays host to either No. 9 Sacramento or No. 10 Dallas to see who’ll take on No. 1 Oklahoma City in the West.
The Chicago-Miami and Sacramento-Dallas games are Wednesday. The losers of those games are eliminated.
“You want to be mindful that you don’t over-clutter the mind,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We’re at our best when we have great clarity. And we know what our game is at this point. We know what their game is. We’ve played them three times in the last two months. So, we will do a little bit more prep than a normal regular season game … but I don’t want over-saturation of information to slow us down.”
The play-in tournament started in the Walt Disney World bubble in 2020, a way to even out an uneven schedule that year. The only game was Portland-Memphis to decide the final playoff spot in the West; Portland won to grab the No. 8 position.
The full tournament started a year later. Home teams are 17-7 in those games, which is a good sign for Golden State, Sacramento, Orlando and Chicago.
Play-in past performances
Of the eight teams in this year’s play-in tournament, six have been there before. Atlanta is 3-1 in past play-in games, Memphis is 2-1, Chicago and Miami are both 2-2, Sacramento is 1-1 and Golden State is 0-3.
“We haven’t fared well in these play-in games,” Warriors forward Draymond Green said. “Got to get locked in and get ready to go.”
Dallas and Orlando are there for the first time.
“The beauty of it and the blessing of it is being at home, in front of our fans,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said.
Atlanta at Orlando, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
Season series: Tied, 2-2.
BetMGM Sportbook: Orlando by 5.5.
At stake: The winner is the No. 7 seed and opens the playoffs Sunday at No. 2 Boston. The loser will host the Chicago-Miami winner in an elimination game on Friday to decide the No. 8 seed.
Outlook: It’s the third meeting in an eight-day span for these clubs, though Sunday’s regular season finale saw both teams holding out a ton of players because this matchup was already set. In the three other Hawks-Magic games this season, the final margins were six, six and seven points. This format seems to work for Hawks guard Trae Young; he’s 3-1 in play-in games. The good news for the Magic: Teams that enter the play-in as the No. 7 seed have made the playoffs every time.
Memphis at Golden State, Tuesday, 10 p.m. (TNT)
Season series: Warriors, 3-1.
BetMGM Sportsbook: Warriors by 6.5.
At stake: The winner is the No. 7 seed and opens the playoffs Sunday at No. 2 Houston. The loser will host the Sacramento-Dallas winner in an elimination game on Friday to decide the No. 8 seed.
Outlook: The Warriors looked at this week — Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Clippers, then this game, then potentially Friday — as having three home chances to win one game to get to the playoffs. It’s a healthy way to think. The question is, how healthy are the Warriors? Stephen Curry’s thumb was taped Sunday and Jimmy Butler was hobbling when it was over. The Grizzlies love playing road games; Ja Morant says he feeds off the negative energy.
Miami at Chicago, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Season series: Bulls, 3-0.
BetMGM Sportsbook: Bulls by 1.5.
At stake: The winner plays at either Orlando or Atlanta on Friday to decide the No. 8 seed in the East. The loser is eliminated.
Outlook: It’s the second meeting between the teams in a week, after the Bulls rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat the Heat in Chicago on Wednesday and essentially lock up No. 9. This will be a pace game. If it’s at Chicago’s faster pace, advantage Bulls. If it’s at Miami’s slower pace, advantage Heat. Miami is seeking a sixth consecutive playoff appearance while Chicago is trying to get to Round 1 for what would be just the second time in the last eight years.
Dallas at Sacramento, Wednesday, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Season series: Kings, 3-0.
BetMGM Sportsbook: Kings by 4.5.
At stake: The winner plays at either Golden State or Memphis on Friday to decide the No. 8 seed in the West. The loser is eliminated.
Outlook: It’s the first postseason meeting between the clubs in more than two decades; they played in 2002, 2003 and 2004 with the Kings winning two of those three series. The Mavs went to the NBA Finals last season behind Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving; Doncic is with the Los Angeles Lakers now and Irving is out for the season with an ACL tear. Trades changed the Kings’ trajectory as well this season and they won four of their last six to claim No. 9 in the West.
WNBA NEWS
WINGS CHOOSE UCONN STAR PAIGE BUECKERS WITH NO. 1 OVERALL PICK
The Dallas Wings chose All-American guard Paige Bueckers of UConn with the No. 1 overall selection in Monday night’s WNBA draft in New York.
The 6-foot Bueckers was the overwhelming choice in a draft in which there is no clear-cut No. 2 pick.
Bueckers is the sixth UConn player to be selected first in the WNBA draft. She joins Sue Bird (2002), Diana Taurasi (2004), Tina Charles (2010), Maya Moore (2011) and Breanna Stewart (2016).
The Wings hope Bueckers can make an immediate impact on the franchise, similar to the way Caitlin Clark did last season for the Indiana Fever.
Bueckers capped off her college career by leading UConn to the 2025 national title. She was a three-time All-American, the national player of the year in 2021 and one of the most popular players in women’s basketball.
Bueckers is a stellar 3-point shooter who made 42.3 percent (236 of 558) of her attempts in her four seasons with the Huskies. She knocked down 70 this season.
Bueckers averaged 19.9 points, 4.6 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 38 games this season. Her career averages were 19.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.1 assists.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: RAYS POUND OUT 16 HITS, ROUT RED SOX 16-1
Kameron Misner went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs, leading a 16-hit attack as the Tampa Bay Rays plated 14 runs in the first three innings and walloped the visiting Boston Red Sox 16-1 on Monday night.
Christopher Morel was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBIs as every Rays batter scored and had an RBI in the first three frames.
Featuring a sharp 12-to-6 curveball, Rays starter Shane Baz (2-0) yielded one run on two hits in six innings. The right-hander fanned a career-high 11 without a walk and faced just 20 batters.
Boston’s Kristian Campbell went 2-for-3 with a homer and has reached base in all 17 games he has played, but the visitors had only six hits in losing for the third time in four games.
Pirates 10, Nationals 3
Ke’Bryan Hayes and Enmanuel Valdez each had two hits and three RBIs as host Pittsburgh beat Washington.
The Pirates posted season highs for runs and hits (14) while snapping a three-game losing streak. Pittsburgh hitters went 8-for-10 with runners in scoring position and backed up ace Paul Skenes (2-1), who bounced back after giving up a career-worst five runs in his previous outing. Skenes lasted six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and no walks.
Washington’s Nasim Nunez, who was called up from Triple-A Rochester in the wake of CJ Abrams landing on the 10-day injured list on Saturday, started at shortstop. He led the Nationals at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and two runs. Keibert Ruiz, James Wood and Nathaniel Lowe each had an RBI.
Mets 5, Twins 1
Juan Soto drilled a two-run homer and New York pulled away to beat Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Pete Alonso went 2-for-2 with two walks and an RBI for the Mets, who won their second game in a row and improved to 9-2 in their past 11 contests. Mark Vientos doubled and drove in a run. Mets right-hander Clay Holmes (2-1) allowed one run on two hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out eight.
Twins starter Joe Ryan limited the Mets to one run on three hits in five innings, fanning eight and walking two without factoring in the decision.
Braves 8, Blue Jays 4
Grant Holmes didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning, Austin Riley hit two home runs and drove in five and visiting Atlanta defeated Toronto.
Sean Murphy added a two-run blast for Atlanta in the opener of a three-game series. Myles Straw’s sixth-inning leadoff homer was the first hit against Holmes (1-1), who gave up three runs on two hits, walked two and struck out four over 7 2/3 innings.
Toronto left-hander Easton Lucas (2-1) gave up his first runs of the season in the first inning. He walked Matt Olson with two outs, then Murphy hammered an 0-1 changeup to left-center for his fourth homer of the season.
Yankees 4, Royals 1
Trent Grisham, Ben Rice and Austin Wells homered in a span of five batters off Seth Lugo in the fifth inning to power New York to a victory over visiting Kansas City in the first meeting between the teams since last October’s American League Division Series.
Carlos Carrasco (2-1) and four relievers combined on a two-hitter as the Yankees got a strong pitching performance after entering the game with a 4.67 team ERA, including a 5.40 ERA from their starters. Jazz Chisholm Jr. also homered off Lugo (1-2) in the fourth before the Yankees took the lead.
Lugo tied a career high by allowing four homers in 6 2/3 innings. Lugo, who entered with a 13-inning road scoreless streak, allowed four runs on seven hits. The right-hander struck out four and walked two.
Cardinals 8, Astros 3
Nolan Arenado had a homer, two doubles and two RBIs to lead St. Louis past visiting Houston.
Brendan Donovan went 4-for-4 with two runs and an RBI double for the Cardinals, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. Pedro Pages hit a two-run double for St. Louis, which collected 14 hits and has won three of its last four. Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Cardinals starter Sonny Gray (3-0) blanked the Astros for seven innings on three hits.
Jeremy Pena provided Houston’s scoring with a three-run homer. Astros starter Framber Valdez (1-2) allowed seven runs (six earned) on 10 hits in four-plus innings. He struck out three and walked one.
Giants 10, Phillies 4
Tyler Fitzgerald drove in three runs and finished a single shy of the cycle as San Francisco posted a victory over Philadelphia in the opener of a four-game series.
Mike Yastrzemski also finished with three RBIs for San Francisco, which has won four of its last five. Willy Adames chipped in two hits and a home run in support of Landen Roupp (1-1), who gave up four runs and six hits over five innings with eight strikeouts.
Taijuan Walker (1-1), after allowing no runs in either of his first two starts, was charged with six runs (four earned) and six hits in five innings. Nick Castellanos contributed a home run and an RBI single for the Phillies, who have dropped four of their last five.
Tigers 9, Brewers 1
Tarik Skubal tossed seven innings of four-hit ball and Kerry Carpenter homered to pace visiting Detroit to a victory over Milwaukee in the opener of a three-game series.
Staked to a 9-0 lead, Skubal (2-2) retired the first 12 hitters before Rhys Hoskins’ lead-off single in the fifth. Skubal, the reigning AL Cy Young winner, struck out nine and walked none in a 91-pitch outing.
Detroit capitalized on shoddy defense for eight runs, including four unearned, off Tyler Alexander (1-1) in four innings as the Brewers dropped their third straight. Gleyber Torres had three RBIs and Andy Ibanez added a pair. Joey Ortiz had an RBI single with two outs in the ninth off Kenta Maeda for the Brewers’ only run.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: HABS LOSE AGAIN, PLAYOFF PLANS REMAIN ON ICE
Frank Nazar recorded a goal and an assist in regulation, then scored the only goal of a shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win at Montreal on Monday, preventing the Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot.
Montreal is four points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second Eastern Conference wild-card berth. The Canadiens would clinch if Columbus loses either of its remaining two games, or if the Habs avoid a regulation loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in their lone remaining contest.
Tyler Bertuzzi and Lukas Reichel scored for the Blackhawks and Arvid Soderblom saved all three of the Habs’ attempts in the shootout after stopping 18 of 21 shots in regulation and overtime.
Montreal’s Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut. The fifth overall pick of the 2024 NHL draft signed with the Canadiens last week after the completion of the KHL season.
Utah Hockey Club 7, Predators 3
Clayton Keller celebrated his 600th career game by scoring two goals and assisting on two more to lead Utah past host Nashville.
The four points gave the 26-year-old center a career-high 89 points for the season and allowed him to reach 60 assists for the first time in his career. Matt Villalta made 27 saves in his debut with the first-year franchise, ending a 23-start streak for Karel Vejmelka between the pipes.
Ryan O’Reilly got his 20th goal of the season and added an assist to give him a 50-point season for the Predators, who lost their second straight.
Rangers 5, Panthers 3
Vincent Trocheck scored a go-ahead, short-handed goal in the third period, leading New York to a win over Florida in Sunrise, Fla.
Trailing 3-1 midway through the second period, New York scored four straight goals. New York, which was eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday, also got goals from Matt Rempe, Juuso Parssinen, J.T. Miller and Jonny Brodzinski. Jonathan Quick made 27 saves in net.
The Panthers, the reigning Stanley Cup champions, got two goals from Sam Reinhart and one from Carter Verhaeghe. Florida, which has already clinched a playoff berth, also got 20 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky.
Red Wings 6, Stars 4
Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider each had a goal and two assists as Detroit won its home finale and handed Dallas is sixth straight loss.
Jonatan Berggren added a goal and an assist for Detroit, already eliminated from playoff contention. Cam Talbot made 24 saves as the Red Wings logged a second consecutive victory.
Colin Blackwell, Lian Bichsel, Evgenii Dadonov and Wyatt Johnston each scored and Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots for the Stars.
NFL NEWS
DON HASSELBECK, PATRIARCH OF NOTED NFL FAMILY, DIES AT 70
Don Hasselbeck, a former NFL tight end and the father of two former NFL quarterbacks, died Monday at age 70 after a cardiac arrest.
Matt Hasselbeck, one of Don’s sons, announced the news on social media.
“He was a great husband, father, grandfather, friend, coach, player, coworker, artist, mentor, and storyteller,” Matt Hasselbeck tweeted. “Despite being an All-American at Colorado and a Super Bowl Champion with the Raiders, what we are most proud of is the leader he was for our family. …
“There is a 6′ 7″ hole in our hearts. He will be so missed by so many. We are beyond grateful that he was our dad and look forward to Heaven and being all together again.”
The Patriots chose Don Hasselbeck in the second round of the 1977 NFL Draft, and he played in New England through 1983. His best season was 1981, when he made 46 receptions for 808 yards and six touchdowns, all career highs.
After playing one game for the Patriots in 1983, he was traded to the Los Angeles Raiders, who went on to win the Super Bowl that season. Both of Hasselbeck’s catches for the Raiders in that regular season went for touchdowns, and he appeared in all three of the club’s postseason games, making one start, without recording a catch.
Hasselbeck subsequently played for the Minnesota Vikings in 1984 and the New York Giants in 1985. In 123 career NFL games (30 starts), he compiled 107 catches for 1,542 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Matt Hasselbeck, 49, was a three-time Pro Bowl selection in a 17-year NFL career. He played for the Seattle Seahawks from 2001-10, logging a 69-62-0 record as a starter. Overall, for four teams, he went 85-75-0 as a starter.
Don’s son and Matt’s brother Tim Hasselbeck, 47, was largely a reserve in parts of four seasons with four teams from 2002-07.
TOP INDIANA HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TRANSFER PORTAL-UPDATE
Luke Almodovar, So., St. Francis, Ind./NAIA (Noblesville): 20.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.0 apg
Landen Babusiak, R-Fr., Stetson (Hanover Central/Bosco Institute): 1.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.5 apg
Reggie Bass, Jr., Lindenwood (Tech): 12.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.7 apg
Flory Bidunga, Fr., Kansas (Kokomo): 5.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg — COMMITTED TO RETURN TO KANSAS
Jalen Blackmon, Sr., Miami, Fla. (Marion): 6.9 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.4 apg
Vincent Brady II, Jr., Missouri State (Cathedral): 13.5 ppg, 38% on 3s
Jayden Brewer, Jr., FIU (Ben Davis): 14.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.7 apg
Xavier Booker, So., Michigan State (Cathedral): 4.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg — COMMITTED TO UCLA
Kanon Catchings, Fr., BYU (Overtime Elite/Brownsburg): 7.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg-COMMITTED TO GEORGIA
Myles Colvin, So., Purdue (Heritage Christian): 5.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO WAKE FOREST
Tayshawn Comer, Jr., Evansville (Cathedral): 16.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.1 apg
Ryan Conwell, Jr., Xavier (Pike): 16.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.5 apg — COMMITTED TO LOUISVILLE
DaJohn Craig, So., Oregon (Lawrence Central): 1.9 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO COASTAL CAROLINA
AJ Dancler, So., Le Moyne (Southport): 15.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.4 apg — COMMITTED TO COASTAL CAROLINA
Koron Davis, Jr., Lafayette (Gary Bowman): 8.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.4 apg
Micah Davis, Fr., Eastern Kentucky (Franklin): 0.8 ppg, 0.3 rpg, 0.3 apg — COMMITTED TO IU INDY
Tae Davis, Jr., Notre Dame (Warren Central): 15.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg — COMMITTED TO OKLAHOMA
Owen Dease, Jr., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Evansville Reitz): 7.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.3 apg
Keaton Dukes, Jr., Purdue Fort Wayne (Wawasee): 1.5 ppg, 0.3 rpg
Jaxon Edwards, Jr., St. Bonaventure (Cathedral): 3.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO IU INDY
Michael Eley, Jr., Tulane (Veritas Prep – from Fort Wayne): 8.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.8 apg
Gus Etchison, Sr., Marian/NAIA (Hamilton Heights): 19.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn, So., Illinois (McCutcheon et al.): 4.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
Maximus Gizzi, Sr., Huntington/NAIA (New Palestine): 10.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.7 apg
Landin Hacker, Jr., Bellarmine (Center Grove): 5.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.9 apg
Cameron Haffner, Jr., Evansville (Westfield): 12.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.4 apg — COMMITTED TO WESTERN KENTUCKY
Brit Harris, Jr., SC Upstate (Michigan City Marquette/Bosco Institute): 11.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.7 apg
Connor Hickman, Sr., Cincinnati (Bloomington South): 8.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.8 apg
Nick Hittle, Sr., Southern Indiana (Culver Academy): 4.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
Curt Hopf, Jr., Bellarmine (Barr-Reeve): 4.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
Drew Kegerreis, Fr., IU Indy (Roncalli): Redshirted this past season.
J.R. Konieczny, Jr., Notre Dame (South Bend St. Joseph): 4.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.8 apg
Jalen Jackson, Jr., Purdue Fort Wayne (FW Northrop): 19.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.1 apg — COMMITTED TO BUTLER
Shilo Jackson, Jr., Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (North Central): 5.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
Kamari Jones, Fr., Western Carolina (Lawrence Central): 3.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
RaSheed Jones, So., Coastal Carolina (Marion): 11.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jeffrey ‘JT’ Langston Jr., Fr., Southern Utah (San Gabriel Academy – from Fort Wayne): 6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jordan Lomax, Fr., Purdue Fort Wayne (Brownsburg): N/A
AJ Lux, Fr., Bellarmine (Crown Point): 3.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.5 apg
David Meriwether, East Tennessee State (Lawrence North): 1.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Tytan Newton, R-So., Morgan State (Richmond): 1.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
Mason Nicholson, R-Jr., Jacksonville State (Gary West Side): 7.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg — COMMITTED TO VANDERBILT
Okechukwu Okeke, Sr., FIU (East Chicago Central): 4.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.1 apg
Nijel Pack, Gr., Miami (Lawrence Central): 14.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg — COMMITTED TO OKLAHOMA
Quimari Peterson, Sr., East Tennessee State (Gary West Side): 19.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.7 apg — COMMITTED TO WASHINGTON
Kiyron Powell, Jr., Western Illinois (Evansville Bosse): 2.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.2 apg
Zach Reed, R-So., Bellarmine (Brebeuf Jesuit): 3.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
JaQualon ‘JQ’ Roberts, So., Vanderbilt (Bloomington North): 1.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg
Ron Rutland III, Fr., IU Indy (Crispus Attucks): 2.2 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.6 apg-COMMITTED TO MARIAN (NAIA)
Tyler Schmidt, Sr., Valparaiso (Victory Christian): 10.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.6 apg — COMMITTED TO TOWSON
Sheridan Sharp, So., Southern Illinois (Ben Davis): 4.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
Tyler Shirley, Sr., Florida A&M (Pebblebrook Ga., from Gary): 3.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.6 apg
Billy Smith, Jr., Bellarmine (Brebeuf Jesuit): 14.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.6 apg
Isaiah Stafford, Sr., Valparaiso (Crispus Attucks): 16.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jahni Summers, So., Indiana State (Evansville Harrison): 5.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.6 apg
Tucker Tornatta, Fr., UIndy (Evansville Memorial): 7.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Cayden Vasko, So., Central Michigan (Lowell/Bosco Institute): 7.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.6 apg
Leland Walker, Jr., Florida Atlantic (North Central/Hargrave Military): 9.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.1 apg
Jalen Washington, Jr., North Carolina (Gary West Side): 5.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.5 apg — COMMITTED TO VANDERBILT
Ashton Williamson, Fr., FIU (Gary 21st Century): 7.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg
Harold Woods, Jr., Northeastern (Hammond): 11.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.4 apg — COMMITTED TO INCARNATE WORD
NATIONAL TRANSFER PORTAL TRACKER: https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/wire/basketball/
INDIANA WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TRANSFER PORTAL-UPDATE
Cristen Carter, Butler (Ben Davis) — COMMITTED TO GEORGETOWN
Katie Davidson, IU Indy (Lawrence North) — COMMITTED TO SOUTH FLORIDA
Rashunda Jones, Purdue (South Bend Washington) — COMMITTED TO MICHIGAN STATE
Nevaeh Jackson, Valparaiso (FW Northrop) — COMMITTED TO BUTLER
Saniya Jackson, Valparaiso (FW Northrop) — COMMITTED TO BUTLER
Ra Shaya Kyle, Florida (Marion) — COMMITTED TO MIAMI
Madison Layden-Zay, Purdue (Northwestern) — RE-COMMITTED TO PURDUE
Riley Makalusky, Butler (Hamilton Southeastern) — COMMITTED TO WEST VIRGINIA
Karsyn Norman, Butler (Bedford North Lawrence) — COMMITTED TO BALL STATE
Jordyn Poole, Purdue (FW Snider) — COMMITTED TO DAYTON
Daijah Smith, Illinois State (Gary Lighthouse) — COMMITTED TO ARKANSAS-FORT SMITH (D-II)
Chloe Spreen, Alabama (Bedford North Lawrence) — COMMITTED TO INDIANA
Alana Striverson, Evansville (Silver Creek) — COMMITTED TO UINDY
Layla Gold, Valparaiso (Cathedral)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Amiyah Reynolds, Purdue (South Bend Washington)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Mila Reynolds, Purdue (South Bend Washington)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Hailey Smith, Ball State (Fishers)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Jayla Smith, Purdue (Lawrence North)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Olivia Smith, Ball State (Fishers)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Saige Stahl, Indiana State (Columbus East)-NO COMMITMENT YET
Tanyuel Welch, Memphis (North Central)-NO COMMITMENT YET
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
ZANIA SOCKA-NGUEMEN ADDED TO INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball has announced the addition of Zania Socka-Nguemen to the 2025-26 roster.
Socka-Nguemen (pronounced ZANE-ee-uh SO-kuh NGOO-min) has three years of eligibility remaining after spending her freshman season at UCLA. A 6-3 forward hails who hails from Silver Springs, Maryland, she was a McDonalds All-American in 2024 and was ranked as the 26th overall player according to espnW’s 2024 HoopGurlz recruiting rankings.
She played club basketball in the 2023 Nike Girls EYBL circuit with Dudley for Team Durant 17U, averaging 14 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in 16 games. At Sidwell Friends, Socka-Nguemen led program to a 2023 state championship while averaging 12.4 points and eight rebounds per game.
Socka-Nguemen joins Chloe Spreen (Alabama) and Phoenix Stotijn (Arkansas) as offseason additions for the program.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE ALL-AMERICAN G BRADEN SMITH RETURNING FOR SENIOR SEASON
Consensus first-team All-American point guard Braden Smith announced Monday that he is returning to Purdue for the 2025-26 campaign.
The finalist for the Wooden and Naismith Player of the Year awards made his announcement on Instagram.
“Running it back one last time,” Smith said. “Purdue has given me everything: Memories, challenges, growth, and a family. There’s still more to prove, more to accomplish, and more moments to create with my brothers.
“Much love to my guys and Boiler Nation! Let’s make this next year unforgettable!”
Smith was Big Ten Player of the Year as a junior this past season and won the Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s top point guard.
He averaged 15.8 points, 8.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 steals and made 83 3-pointers in 36 games to help Purdue (24-12) reach the Sweet 16 before losing to Houston. He had 15 assists in the loss to the Cougars.
Smith is Purdue’s all-time leader with 758 career assists.
PURDUE BASEBALL
RICHMOND’S WALK-OFF HR CAPS BACK & FORTH BATTLE WITH ASU
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – CJ Richmond’s walk-off homer punctuated a three-run ninth inning as Purdue Baseball rallied for an 8-6 victory vs. Arizona State in the first-ever Monday game at Alexander Field.
The Boilermakers (23-13) scored all eight of their runs over the final five innings while overcoming deficits of 4-0, 5-4 and 6-5. It was Purdue’s first walk-off win since March 16 of last season and the first time the program rallied for a walk-off after trailing entering its final at-bat since May 2023.
Keenan Spence delivered a pair of game-tying hits, an RBI single in the seventh inning that made the score 5-5 and an RBI double in the ninth moments before Richmond’s home run.
Richmond elevated a pitch into the strong wind blowing out to right field and the big fly proved to be a no-doubter – a 440-foot blast to right center for his fifth home run of the season.
Brandon Anderson also hit a two-run homer to right center, with his seventh long ball of the season in the fifth inning igniting the Boilermakers’ comeback.
As a pinch hitter, Breck Nowik delivered a game-tying, two-run double with the bases loaded in the sixth inning. Nowik remained in the game and played second base for not only the first time as a Boilermaker, but also the first time in his collegiate career.
MONDAY NOTABLES
• CJ Richmond joined Lukas Cook (2023) and Mason Gavre (2021) as Boilermakers to hit a walk-off home run at Alexander Field.
• Richmond leads the team with three home runs, 10 RBI and a .459 on-base percentage since returning to the lineup April 4 after missing all of March with a broken hamate bone in his wrist.
• Logan Sutter’s leadoff single ignited Purdue’s three-run ninth inning. He also scored a game-tying run in the bottom of the seventh on Keenan Spence’s single. Sutter began his day by connecting for a Big Ten-leading 16th double in his first at-bat.
• Spence had three hits for the second game in a row, finishing the five-game homestand with six hits over his final nine at-bats after not playing in Saturday’s win. The senior successfully squashed an 0-for-23 slump.
• The Boilermakers used 21 players in the back-and-forth battle – six pitchers and 15 position players. Four different Boilers took an at-bat in the 1-hole in the lineup.
• Avery Cook got the final three outs of the game for Purdue, retiring ASU’s 6-7-8 hitters on eight pitches to strand an inherited runner at first base. Cook took the mound for the fifth time in the last six games.
Center fielder Isaiah Jackson had a significant impact on the game while batting in the 9-hole in the Sun Devils’ lineup. He reached base safely in all four of his plate appearances, delivering a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the seventh inning. It was a big hit on the next pitch after he had to return to the batter’s box, initially thinking he had been hit by a pitch (and the home plate umpire ruling otherwise).
Jackson made a diving catch in left center to rob pinch hitter Avery Moore of a double in the fifth inning. It came with a runner aboard and moments before Anderson connected for his home run.
Jackson was thrown out at second base on a unique sequence to end the top of the seventh. Catcher Sergio DeCello’s throw came a few inches from hitting pitcher Enas Hayden in the face while Hayden was down on one knee on the mound. Hayden saw the throw in the nick of time and was able to lunge backwards, allowing the ball to sail past his head. It one-hopped into Nowik’s glove at second base to cut down the base stealer.
As the first Boilermaker out of the bullpen, Isaac Milburn escaped a bases-loaded jam in the second inning and retired seven of eight batters during a successful stretch, striking out three. Justin Guiliano rolled through a 1-2-3 inning vs. ASU’s 3-4-5 hitters in the top of the sixth on a day in which he worked two innings of one-hit relief, his longest outing of the season.
Purdue squandered a pair of early scoring opportunities, failing to capitalize on Sutter’s first-inning double that gave the home team runners on second and third with one out. The following frame, the Boilermakers loaded the bases with one out but saw the threat go by the boards on an inning-ending 5-4-3 double play.
Purdue is back in action Friday when it opens a three-game Big Ten series at Penn State. First pitch is set for 5:30 p.m. ET.
PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
SHONDELL INKS INCOMING FRESHMAN RACHEL WILLIAMS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Dave Shondell announced the signing of opposite Rachel Williams to the Purdue volleyball program. Williams, a 6’3″ standout from Bloomfield, New Jersey, has amassed over 900 kills and 390 digs during her high school career and was a finalist for New Jersey’s Gatorade State Player of the Year.
She will join the Boilermakers this summer and will wear the #15 jersey.
“Our program received a terrific late addition to the 2025 class with the signing of Rachel Williams, a very long and athletic pin attacker,” Shondell said. “Rachel has a tremendous upside and will be an ideal fit for our culture. Adding another elite hitter/blocker to our roster is very exciting. From the first time I watched Rachel compete, I was convinced she was meant to be a Boilermaker.”
Boasting 586 kills over her last two seasons with Union Catholic High School, including 353 in her senior year, Williams guided her team to the Union County Championship title in the fall.
Williams, unrelated to current Boilermakers Rachel Williams and Morgan Williams, will join a talented freshman class that includes Under Armour Next MVP Isabelle Bardin (setter), the No. 1 player in the state of Indiana Addy Tindall (outside hitter), 2024 Nike All-Star Team selection Morgan Williams (middle blocker), the No. 1 defensive specialist in the state of Florida Mattie Casale.
Coming off one of its best seasons in program history with a 27-7 (16-4 Big Ten) record and a fourth-place finish in the league standings, the Boilermakers return 2024 Second Team All-Big Ten honoree Taylor Anderson, who not only ranked No. 8 in the nation in assists per set (11.25), but guided Purdue to its third-highest hitting % in single-season history (.280%). In addition to returning rising stars which include Kenna Wollard, Ryan McAleer and Grace Heaney, Shondell’s incoming freshmen and transfer class set Purdue up to tie the tallest team in over 22 years, with an average front court height of 6’2″.
Rachel Williams
OPP | 6’3″ | Bloomfield, N.J. | Union Catholic HS
Gatorade Player of the Year Finalist for the state of New Jersey as a senior
Second Team All-State in 2023
Third Team All-State Non-Public in 2022
Amassed 921 kills, 102 blocks, 367 digs and 102 aces during her high school career
Posted 233 kills, 108 kills in 2023-24 alone
All-time kills leader for Union Catholic
Union County Player of the Year (2024-25)
Two-time AAU Home of the Holidays 18U Champs Open (2023, 2024)
Led Union Catholic to Union County Championship and Watchung Division Championship titles as a senior
Totaled 353 kills and 150 digs as a senior
Posted 233 kills, 37 blocks and 108 digs as a junior
Led Union County in kills while also ranking in the top 10 for blocks and aces in each of her junior and senior seasons
Twp-time Union County Conference player of the Week as a senior
Two-time GEVA HP All-Star Team member (2022, 2021) with USANY Fortitude club team
Six-time Excelsior Region club team champion
Honor roll member (2021-2025)
Club Team: USANY Fortitude
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
CITRON DRAFTED NO. 3 OVERALL BY WASHINGTON MYSTICS
NEW YORK — Sonia Citron is headed to Washington.
On Monday, the former Notre Dame guard was selected No. 3 overall by the Washington Mystics at the 2025 WNBA Draft in Manhattan. Citron is the 21st WNBA Draft selection in Notre Dame history and the 11th to be chosen in the opening round.
“I’m really really excited,” Citron said following being drafted. “I think it’s an amazing opportunity, and it’s somewhere I can try to make an impact and learn from the amazing players who are already there.”
Citron’s name is a mainstay in the Notre Dame record books, as she is the only player in program history to record 1700 points, 700 rebounds and 300 assists. She recorded 1774 points (11th), made 173 triples (eighth) and finished with a lifetime free throw percentage of 84.3 (fifth). She set the program record in the latter category last season with a mark of 91.2.
Additionally, Citron was a three-time All-ACC Selection, earned All-America Honorable Mention status in both 2023 and 2025, was a 2025 Cheryl Miller Award finalist, and was the 2022 ACC Rookie of the Year. She also helped lead Notre Dame to an ACC Tournament title in 2024 and regular season titles in both 2023 and 2025.
Citron joins a Mystics team in the midst of rebuilding, providing the 6-1 wing with the opportunity to make an instant impact. The team from the nation’s capital also drafted USC’s Kiki Iriafen and Kentucky’s Georgia Amoore in the first round as well. Citron is the second player in Notre Dame history drafted by the Mystics, joining Natalie Novosel in 2012 (No. 8 overall).
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S GOLF
SECOND ROUND COMPLETE AT MVC CHAMPIONSHIP
WATERLOO, Ill. – With two out of three rounds complete at the 2025 Missouri Valley Conference women’s golf championship, the University of Evansville women’s golf team is in 6th place at Annbriar Golf Course.
As a team, the Purple Aces finished Monday’s round at 20-over. UE completed Sunday’s opening round with a team score at 10-over. Evansville enters Tuesday’s final round in sixth place, just four strokes outside of the top five and eight behind second-place Southern Illinois. Illinois State leads the team standings by 20 strokes over its nearest competition.
Elizabeth Mercer leads the way for the Aces. After opening with a 2-over 74, Mercer completed Monday’s round with a 3-over 75. Her score of 149 has her in a tie for 10th place on the leaderboard. One stroke behind her is Louise Standtke. Carding a 5-over 77 in the second round, Standtke is in a tie for 16th with a score of 150.
Sitting at 7-over for the weekend is Kate Petrova. Following her opening round score of 75, Petrova registered a 76 in the second 18. Her 151 is tied for 21st. Mallory Russell is fourth on the team and tied for 34th overall with a score of 156. Her rounds have finished at 76 and 80. Trinity Dubbs is in 46th place with a tally of 158.
Jillian Cosler of Bradley is the individual leader entering the final day. She sits at 1-under-par with a 143. Following a 1-under 71 to open the tournament, she posted an even 72 on Monday. She leads a second-place tie by two strokes.
Tuesday will mark the final round of the championship.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
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/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
April 15
1909 — Leon Ames of the New York Giants pitched a no-hitter for 9 1-3 innings on opening day, but lost 3-0 to Brooklyn in 13 innings.
1915 — Rube Marquard of the New York Giants no-hit the Brooklyn Dodgers, winning 2-0.
1947 — Jackie Robinson played his first major league game, for the Dodgers. He went 0-for-3, but scored the deciding run in a 5-3 victory over the Boston Braves in Brooklyn. He was the first black to appear in the majors since 1884.
1957 — President Eisenhower officially opened the 1956 season by tossing out the first ball at Griffith Stadium in Washington D.C. The ball was the 10 millionth Spalding baseball to be used in major league play.
1958 — Major league baseball came to California as the transplanted Giants and Dodgers played the first game on the Pacific Coast. Playing in Seals Stadium in San Francisco, Ruben Gomez blanked Los Angeles 8-0.
1968 — Houston and the New York Mets played 24 innings in a night game in the Astrodome before the Astros won 1-0. The game lasted more than six hours.
1976 — New York opened the refurbished Yankee Stadium with an 11-4 rout of the Minnesota Twins.
1977 — Hank Aaron becomes the first player to have his uniform number retired by two teams. The Atlanta Braves retire his No. 44 during a pre-game ceremony. The Milwaukee Brewers had previously retired Aaron’s number.
1987 — Juan Nieves threw the first no-hitter in Brewers history as Milwaukee beat Baltimore 7-0.
1993 — Sparky Anderson earned his 2,000th victory as a manager as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2.
1993 — Andre Dawson became the 25th player to hit 400 home runs as the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3.
1997 — The 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking the color barrier in major league baseball is celebrated before 54,047 at Shea Stadium during a game between the NY Mets and the LA Dodgers.
1998 — The first-ever AL-NL doubleheader is held in New York’s Shea Stadium as the New York Yankees beat the Anaheim Angels 6-3 and the New York Mets edge the Chicago Cubs 2-1. The Yankees draw a crowd of 40,743, a dramatic contrast to the gathering of 16,012 who show up for the Mets game at night.
2000 — Cal Ripken became the 24th player to reach 3,000 hits when he lined a clean single to center off Twins reliever Hector Carrasco. He reached the milestone with his third hit in a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins and became the seventh player in major league history to get 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
2004 — Fifty-seven years after the historic event, major league baseball begins the tradition of Jackie Robinson Day, an annual celebration marking the day the color line was broken.
2006 — Eric Chavez, Frank Thomas, and Milton Bradley all homered on consecutive pitches in Oakland’s 5-4 victory over Texas.
2008 — Jose Lopez became the 12th player in major league history to hit three sacrifice flies in a game, and the Seattle Mariners tied the team record for five sac flies in an 11-6 victory over Kansas City.
2009 — Every player in Major League Baseball wears number 42 today on Jackie Robinson Day, in honor of the anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color line.
2009 — Ian Kinsler of Texas became the fourth player in team history to hit for the cycle, and was 6-for-6 in Texas’ 19-6 win over Baltimore.
2010 — Florida’s Jorge Cantu extended his major league season-opening record to 10 games with a hit in a 10-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
2011 — Texas tied an AL record by turning six double plays and the Rangers picked up where they left off last October, beating the New York Yankees 5-3. This was the 15th time an AL team made six DPs in a game. The major league mark for double plays in a game is seven by San Francisco in 1969.
2011 — Brennan Boesch hit a go-ahead two-run double with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and Detroit rallied to beat Oakland 8-4 for manager Jim Leyland’s 1,500th career win. Leyland became the 19th major league manager to reach 1,500 wins, doing so on his first attempt.
2012 — Vin Scully is back in the broadcast booth for a record 63rd season after missing a week with a bad cold.
2022 — Jackie Robinson Day is celebrated across North America on the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color line in Major League Baseball.
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April 16
1929 — Cleveland’s Earl Averill became the first American League player to hit a home run in his first major league plate appearance. The Indians won the game 5-4 in 11 innings on Carl Lind’s double.
1935 — Babe Ruth, 40, made a sensational National League debut in Boston. His single and homer off Carl Hubbell led the Braves over the Giants 4-2.
1940 — Bob Feller of Cleveland defeated the Chicago White Sox 1-0 in the only opening day no-hitter in major league history.
1948 — WGN-TV televised a baseball game for the first time. It was an exhibition game at Wrigley Field with Jack Brickhouse doing the play-by-play. The White Sox defeated the Cubs 4-1.
1961 — Beginning his historic chase of Babe Ruth’s 60 home run season-record, Roger Maris connects for his first homer in the twelfth game of the season for the Yankees.
1972 — Burt Hooton of the Cubs no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 at Wrigley Field.
1978 — Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0. Less than a year later, Bob’s brother Ken of the Houston Astros pitched a no-hitter against Atlanta. They are the only brothers to throw no-hitters.
1983 — LA Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey appears in his 1,118th straight National League game, breaking the mark held by Billy Williams.
1984 — Dave Kingman of the Oakland A’s hit three home runs, including a grand slam, in his first three at-bats. In total, he drove in eight runs in a 9-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
1989 — Kelly Gruber becomes the first player in Toronto Blue Jays history to hit for the cycle in a 15-8 victory against the Kansas City Royals.
1997 — The Chicago Cubs set the mark for worst start in National League history, making three more errors as they extended their losing streak to 12 with a 4-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Chicago broke the modern NL record of 0-10 set by Atlanta in 1988 and the overall NL record of 0-11 by the 1884 Detroit Wolverines.
2005 — Toronto’s Reed Johnson was hit by a major league record-tying three pitches — two with the bases loaded — in the Blue Jays’ 8-0 victory over Texas.
2006 — Albert Pujols hit three home runs, including a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth, to give St. Louis an 8-7 win over Cincinnati.
2007 — The Cleveland Indians became the first team in nearly 55 years to win a game with their only hit coming in their first at-bat. Grady Sizemore led off Cleveland’s 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox with a double.
2009 — Ichiro Suzuki makes history as collects the 3,086th hit of his pro career, breaking the Japanese record held for decades by Isao Harimoto.
2009 — Grady Sizemore hit a grand slam and Cleveland ruined the first game at the new Yankee Stadium by beating New York 10-2.
2014 — Masahiro Tanaka and Michael Pineda pitched the New York Yankees to a 3-0, 2-0 sweep of the Chicago Cubs in a chilly day-night-doubleheader. The Yankees had not won by shutout twice in one day since April 9, 1987, against Kansas City. No team in the major leagues had done it since Minnesota swept Oakland on June 26, 1988.
2015 — Giancarlo Stanton becomes the Marlins all-time leading home run hitter when he slugs #155 for his career.
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April 17
1932 — New York first baseman Bill Terry tied an NL record with 21 putouts as the Giants beat Boston 5-0 behind Hal Schumacher’s two-hitter.
1951 — In his first major league game, Mickey Mantle went 1-for-4 in the New York Yankees’ 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
1953 — Mickey Mantle cleared the bleachers at Griffith Stadium with a 565-foot home run off Chuck Stobbs. The shot came in the fifth inning of a 7-3 win over the Senators.
1964 — The New York Mets lost their first game at Shea Stadium, falling 4-3 to the Pirates. Pittsburgh’s Willie Stargell hit the first homer at Shea.
1969 — Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 10th game of the Expos’ existence.
1976 — Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies hit four consecutive home runs and a single in an 18-16, 10-inning victory over the Cubs in Wrigley Field. Hitting .167 going into the game, he connected twice off Rick Reuschel, once off Rick’s brother, Paul, and once off Darold Knowles. He drove in eight runs.
1983 — Nolan Ryan strikes out seven Expos in a 6-3 Houston victory to become only the second pitcher in major league history to record 3,500 career strikeouts.
2000 — Major League Baseball owners vote to approve the $96 million sale of the Kansas City Royals to team chairman David Glass.
2001 — Barry Bonds became the 17th major leaguer to hit 500 home runs. Bonds’ two-run, eighth-inning drive off Terry Adams went into San Francisco Bay to lead the Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.
2008 — Troy Tulowitzki’s RBI double with two outs in the 22nd inning scored Willy Taveras and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 in the longest game in the majors in nearly 15 years, a 6-hour, 16-minute marathon.
2008 — Chipper Jones, Mark Teixeira and Brian McCann hit consecutive home runs in a span of 12 pitches in the fifth inning off Florida’s Ricky Nolasco in Atlanta’s 8-0 win.
2009 — Jason Kubel completed the ninth cycle in Twins history with a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning that helped Minnesota to an 11-9 victory over the Angels.
2010 — Ubaldo Jimenez pitched the first no-hitter in the Colorado Rockies’ 18-year history, dominating the Atlanta Braves in a 4-0 victory. Jimenez (3-0) walked six — all in the first five innings. He was helped by Dexter Fowler’s diving backhanded catch in left-center field in the seventh inning.
2010 — Jose Reyes hit a sacrifice fly in the 20th inning and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in the longest game in the majors in two years. Jeff Francoeur also had a sacrifice fly for New York in the 19th inning, snapping a scoreless tie, but Yadier Molina singled in Albert Pujols with two out in the bottom half. St. Louis left the bases loaded in the 10th, 12th and 14th and stranded 22 runners, including 14 in extra innings.
2012 — Jamie Moyer, 49, became the oldest pitcher to win a major league game. He threw seven masterful innings and Dexter Fowler hit a two-run homer, helping the Colorado Rockies hold on for a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres. Moyer’s 268th win tied him with Hall of Famer Jim Palmer for 34th on the career list.
2014 — Major League Baseball suspended Seattle Mariners first baseman Ji-Man Choi 50 games following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
April 15
1901 — Boston Marathon won for second straight year by Canadian Jim Caffrey.
1907 — Boston Marathon won by Canadian Tom Longboat.
1927 — Yankees slugger Babe Ruth hits MLB record 60 HRs is a season.
1937 — The Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Rangers 3-0 to take the Stanley Cup in the fifth and final game.
1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in US major league baseball.
1952 — The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 to capture the Stanley Cup. The Red Wings holds the Canadiens to two goals in the four-game sweep.
1958 — 1st baseball game in California, SF Giants beat LA Dodgers, 8-0.
1979 — 43rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Fuzzy Zoeller wins his only Masters with a birdie on the 2nd hole of a playoff with Ed Sneed and Tom Watson.
1984 — Ben Crenshaw wins the Masters by two strokes over Tom Watson.
1985 — Marvin Hagler retains his world middleweight title by stopping Tommas Hearns in the third round at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Both slug it out with reckless abandon for eight minutes, which many consider the most electrifying three rounds in boxing history.
1990 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: South African Gary Player wins his third event title by 2 strokes.
1991 — Magic Johnson sets an NBA record for career assists in a 112-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Johnson, who needed nine assists to break Oscar Robertson’s record of 9,887, gets 19.
1993 — Sparky Anderson earns his 2,000th victory as a manager as the Detroit Tigers rally to beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2.
1993 — Andre Dawson becomes the 25th player to hit 400 home runs as the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3.
1997 — Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams.
1998 — The first-ever AL-NL doubleheader is held in New York’s Shea Stadium. The New York Yankees beat the Anaheim Angels 6-3 and the New York Mets edge the Chicago Cubs 2-1.
2000 — Cal Ripken becomes the 24th player to reach 3,000 hits when he lines a clean single to center off Twins reliever Hector Carrasco. He reaches the milestone with his third hit in a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins and becomes the seventh player in major league history to get 3,000 hits and 400 home runs.
2000 — NFL Draft: Penn State defensive end Courtney Brown first pick by Cleveland Browns.
2005 — Top-ranked Roger Federer’s 25-match winning streak ends when French teenager Richard Gasquet saves three match points before capturing a third-set tiebreaker at the Monte Carlo Masters. Federer’s 35-1 record this year is the best start on the men’s tour since John McEnroe was 39-0 in 1984.
2005 — Two-time Olympic champion Steven Lopez of the United States wins his third world taekwondo title, capturing the welterweight gold medal with a 3-2 victory over Ali Tajik of Iran.
2018 — Victor Oladipo scores 32 points and the Indiana Pacers hold off Cleveland’s second-half rally for a stunning 98-80 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference series, handing LeBron James and the Cavaliers’ their first loss in the opening round in eight years.
2019 — LA Clippers overcome an NBA record 31-point deficit to score an improbable 135-131 Game 2 playoff victory over the Golden State Warriors.
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April 16
1939 — Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1 for a 4-1 series win; first best-of-7 SC Final series.
1940 — Bob Feller of Cleveland defeats the White Sox 1-0 in Chicago in the only opening day no-hitter in the major leagues.
1949 — The Toronto Maple Leafs win 3-1 to sweep the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight year in the Stanley Cup Finals.
1953 — Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0 for a 4-1 series win.
1954 — The Detroit Red Wings edge the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in the seventh game to win the Stanley Cup.
1957 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 to take the Stanley Cup in five games.
1958 — Arnold Palmer edges Doug Ford by one stroke to capture the Masters.
1961 — The Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in six games with a 5-1 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings.
1978 — Cardinals’ Bob Forsch no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0, in St. Louis.
1980 — Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis.
1983 — Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games.
1987 — Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scores 61 points in a 117-114 loss to the Atlanta Hawks and becomes the second player to surpass the 3,000-point mark in a season.
1989 — Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup.
1990 — Gelindo Bordin becomes the first Olympic men’s champion to win the Boston Marathon. The Italian finishes in 2:08:19. Rosa Mota of Portugal wins the woman’s division in 2:25:24.
1991 — The St. Louis Blues become the eighth team in NHL playoff history to come back from a 3-1 deficit, beating the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in the seventh game.
1995 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Raymond Floyd wins by 5 strokes.
2000 — PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf, PGA National GC: Doug Tewell wins first of 2 Champions Tour major titles.
2001 — Lee Bong-ju of South Korea wins the Boston Marathon, ending a 10-year victory streak for Kenyan men. Kenya’s Catherine Ndereba wins the women’s race.
2003 — The Anaheim Mighty Ducks beat the Detroit Red Wings in a 3-2 overtime victory, making the Red Wings the first defending Stanley Cup winner in 51 years to be swept the following season in a four-game opening series.
2003 — Washington Wizards’ Michael Jordan plays his final NBA game.
2008 — Jason Kidd gets the 100th triple-double of his career with 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in Dallas’ 111-98 victory over New Orleans.
2013 — Two bombs explode in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring more than 270 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs. Earlier in the day, Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia wins the 117th edition of the marathon and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya takes the women’s race.
2018 — Desiree Linden runs through icy rain and a near-gale headwind to win the Boston Marathon, the first victory for an American woman since 1985.
2019 — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson becomes the highest-paid player in NFL history with a 4-year $140m extension.
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April 17
1939 — Joe Louis knocks out Jack Roper at 2:20 of the first round in Los Angeles to retain the world heavyweight title.
1947 — Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit.
1951 — NY Yankee Mickey Mantle’s 1st game.
1967 — Italian boxer Nino Benvenuti beats American Emile Griffith in a 15 round points decision to win world middleweight crown.
1976 — Mike Schmidt hits four consecutive home runs and drives in eight runs as the Philadelphia Phillies overcome a 13-2 deficit to beat the Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings at Chicago’s Wrigley Field.
1976 — Australian tennis star Evonne Goolagong Cawley wins her second WTA Tour Championship at the Los Angeles Sports Arena; beats Chris Evert.
1982 — The Denver Nuggets’ Alex English, Dan Issel and Kiki Vandeweghe each average 20 points a game, the first front court to do so since Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan and Clyde Lovellette of St. Louis in 1961.
1983 — Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter.
1987 — Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers becomes the third player to score 30,000 points in his pro career. Erving scores 38 points to join Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
1994 — Carl Lewis and his Santa Monica Track Club teammates rewrite their world record in the 800-meter relay at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays. Lewis, Mike Marsh, Leroy Burrell and Floyd Heard are timed at 1:18.68, breaking the record of 1:19.11 they had set on April 25, 1992.
1995 — Wayne Gretzky reaches 2,500 career points when he sets up a power-play goal by Rob Blake in Los Angeles’ 5-2 loss to Calgary.
1997 — The New Jersey Devils’ Martin Brodeur becomes the second NHL goalie to score in the playoffs. Brodeur’s empty net goal caps a three-goal third period that gives the Devils a 5-2 win and a 1-0 lead in a first-round series against Montreal.
1999 — Quarterbacks go 1-2-3 in the NFL Draft as Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb and Akili Smith go to Cleveland, Philadelphia and Cincinnati — the first quarterback trifecta since 1971.
2001 — Barry Bonds becomes the 17th major leaguer to hit 500 home runs. Bonds’ two-run, eighth-inning drive off Terry Adams leads the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2.
2006 — Sidney Crosby, scores three assists in Pittsburgh’s 6-1 win over the New York Islanders to become the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season. The 18-year-old becomes the seventh NHL rookie to reach the 100-point mark.
2010 — Ubaldo Jimenez pitches the first no-hitter in the Colorado Rockies’ 18-year history, dominating the Atlanta Braves in a 4-0 victory.
2011 — Jimmie Johnson wins the Aaron’s 499, edging Clint Bowyer by about a foot. The official margin of 0.002 seconds, ties for the closest finish in NASCAR Sprint Cup history.
2018 — Brayden McNabb scores against his former team in the second period, lifting Vegas to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings that makes the Golden Knights the first expansion team in NHL history to sweep its first playoff series. Marc-Andre Fleury turns in another stellar performance, stopping 31 shots as the Knights finish off their fourth one-goal victory of the series.
TV SPORTS TUESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Washington at Pittsburgh | 6:40pm | MASN ATTSN-PIT |
| Arizona at Miami | 6:40pm | DBacks.com FanDuel Sports FL |
| Seattle at Cincinnati | 6:40pm | ROOT FanDuel Sports Ohio |
| San Francisco at Philadelphia | 6:45pm | NBCS-BAY NBCS-PHI |
| Boston at Tampa Bay | 7:05pm | NESN FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Cleveland at Baltimore | 7:05pm | TBS CleGuardians.TV MASN2 |
| Kansas City at NY Yankees | 7:05pm | MLBN FanDuel Sports KC YES |
| Atlanta at Toronto | 7:07pm | FanDuel Sports South Sportsnet |
| Detroit at Milwaukee | 7:40pm | FanDuel Sports DET FanDuel Sports WI |
| NY Mets at Minnesota | 7:40pm | SNY Twins.TV |
| Houston at St. Louis | 7:45pm | SCHN FanDuel Sports MW |
| LA Angels at Texas | 8:05pm | RSN FanDuel Sports West |
| Chi. Cubs at San Diego | 9:40pm | MARQ Padres.TV |
| Colorado at LA Dodgers | 10:10pm | Rockies.TV SNLA |
| NBA POST SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Play-In Tournament | – | – |
| Play-In Tournament | – | – |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators | 7:00pm | ESPN+ CHSN Sportsnet |
| Columbus Blue Jackets vs Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports Ohio NBCS-PHI |
| Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports Sun Scripps |
| New Jersey Devils vs Boston Bruins | 7:00pm | ESPN+ MSGSN NESN |
| Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres | 7:00pm | ESPN+ MSG-BUF Sportsnet |
| Anaheim Ducks vs Minnesota Wild | 8:00pm | ESPN+ Victory+ FanDuel Sports North |
| Utah Hockey Club vs St. Louis Blues | 8:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports MW Utah16 |
| Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders | 8:00pm | ESPN |
| Vegas Golden Knights vs Calgary Flames | 9:00pm | ESPN+ Scripps Sportsnet |
| Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken | 10:30pm | ESPN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: Aston Villa vs PSG | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Liga MX: Pachuca vs Tigres UANL | 9:00pm | VIX |
| Liga MX: Guadalajara vs Puebla | 9:05pm | Peacock Universo |
| Liga MX: Juárez vs Necaxa | 11:00pm | FS1 fuboTV |
| Liga MX: Cruz Azul vs León | 11:05pm | VIX |