“THE SCOREBOARD”
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
CHATARD 11 SCECINA 1
MONROE CENTRAL 13 CENTERVILLE 12
CLOVERDALE 21 UNION 5
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 23 MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 1
GREENDIELD CENTRAL 12 WAPAHANI 9
KNIGHTSTOWN 11 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 4
WHITELAND 6 GREENWOOD 3
FRANKLIN CENTRAL 16 BEN DAVIS 0
RONCALLI 10 COLUMBUS NORTH 5
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 12 SHAKAMAK 0
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
CLINTON CENTRAL 10 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 1
RONCALLI 6 CENTER GROVE 5
CENTERVILLE 4 COWAN 1
CHRISTEL HOUSE 13 HERRON 3
TRI 16 RICHMOND 1
HAGERSTOWN 22 MONROE CENTRAL 0
INDIAN CREEK 20 GREENWOOD 3
CLAY CITY 9 GREENCASTLE 0
NORTHEASTERN 22 WAPAHANI 4
PLAINFIELD 17 DANVILLE 1
EAST CENTRAL 7 SHELBYVILLE 3
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL
GREENWOOD 3 PLAINFIELD 0
CENTER GROVE 3 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 1
BEN DAVIS 3 PIKE 0
PERRY MERIDIAN 3 DECATUR CENTRAL 1
CENTRAL INDIANA BOYS LAX SCORES
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CENTRAL INDIANA GIRLS LAX SCORES
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NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS
FLORIDA 65 HOUSTON 63
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANA 18 MICHIGAN STATE 2
INDIANA 14 MICHIGAN STATE 2
SOUTHERN INDIANA 6 MOREHEAD STATE 4
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 | ARKANSAS (30-3) | 745 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | TEXAS (26-4) | 701 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | LSU (30-3) | 680 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | TENNESSEE (28-4) | 670 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | CLEMSON (30-5) | 644 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | GEORGIA (29-5) | 582 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MISSISSIPPI (24-7) | 531 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | FLORIDA ST. (25-6) | 511 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | OREGON ST. (22-7) | 506 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | ALABAMA (27-6) | 425 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | UCLA (25-6) | 410 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | AUBURN (22-10) | 382 | 17 | 0 |
| 13 | NORTH CAROLINA (24-8) | 360 | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | VANDERBILT (24-8) | 313 | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | UC IRVINE (23-7) | 310 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | LOUISVILLE (24-7) | 300 | 18 | 0 |
| 17 | OREGON (22-9) | 264 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | GEORGIA TECH (26-6) | 251 | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | OKLAHOMA (23-8) | 246 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | WAKE FOREST (23-10) | 158 | 23 | 0 |
| 21 | TROY (24-9) | 141 | 21 | 0 |
| 22 | KANSAS (27-6) | 118 | 29 | 0 |
| 23 | WEST VIRGINIA (27-4) | 98 | 25 | 0 |
| 24 | SOUTHERN MISS. (22-10) | 92 | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | COASTAL CAROLINA (23-9) | 91 | 24 | 0 |
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: ARIZONA (22-9) 85; DALLAS BAPTIST (20-11) 31; W. KENTUCKY (27-5) 22; VIRGINIA TECH (22-10) 14; TCU (25-8) 10; ARIZONA ST. (21-11) 9; NC STATE (21-11) 9; CAL POLY (22-8) 8; IOWA (20-10) 7; AUSTIN PEAY (18-7) 5; SOUTHERN CAL (20-11) 5; FLORIDA ATLANTIC (23-9) 4; XAVIER (18-14) 3; CREIGHTON (19-8) 2; DUKE (21-12) 2; MCNEESE ST. (23-5) 2; UC SANTA BARBARA (20-10) 2; HAWAII (22-8) 1.
INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES
INDIANA 2 MARYLAND 0
INDIANA 6 MARYLAND 3
SIU EDWARDSVILLE 8 SOUTHERN INDIANA 0
SOUTHERN INDIANA 8 SIU EDWARDSWILLE 0
COLLEGE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
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INDIANA MEN’S LAX SCORES
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INDIANA WOMEN’S LAX SCORES
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NBA SCOREBOARD
SACRAMENTO 127 DETROIT 117
MIAMI 117 PHILADELPHIA 105
NHL SCOREBOARD
TAMPA BAY 5 NY RANGERS 1
WINNIPEG 3 ST. LOUIS 1
SEATTLE 2 LOS ANGELES 1
CALGARY 3 SAN JOSE 2
ANAHEIM 3 EDMONTON 2
MLB SCOREBOARD
DETROIT 6 NY YANKEES 2
PITTSBURGH 8 ST. LOUIS 4
WASHINGTON 6 LA DODGERS 4
TORONTO 6 BOSTON 2
NY METS 2 MIAMI 0
CHICAGO CUBS 7 TEXAS 0
KANSAS CITY 4 MINNESOTA 2
BALTIMORE 5 ARIZONA 1
SEATTLE 4 HOUSTON 3
CINCINNATI 2 SAN FRANCISCO 0
SAN DIEGO 5 LAS VEGAS 4
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
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UFL SCOREBOARD
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WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FLORIDA STORMS BACK TO GRAB TITLE AWAY FROM HOUSTON
All-America guard Walter Clayton Jr. scored 11 points in the final 15 minutes and made the game’s biggest defensive play with four seconds left as Florida rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to edge Houston 65-63 in the NCAA championship game Monday night in San Antonio.
Will Richard put up 18 points and Alex Condon added 12 as the Gators earned their first national championship since Billy Donovan’s teams won back-to-back championships in 2006 and ’07. Florida led for just 17 seconds before seizing its first second-half lead on Alijah Martin’s two free throws with 46.5 seconds to play.
The Gators (36-4) tied the 1998 Kentucky Wildcats for the third-largest rally in NCAA championship annals. Florida’s Todd Golden, 39, became the youngest coach to win an NCAA title since 37-year-old Jim Valvano and North Carolina State stunned Hakeem Olajuwon and Houston with Lorenzo Charles’ last-second dunk in 1983.
Houston (35-5) fell to 0-3 in national championship sgame despite a game-high 19 points from LJ Cryer. The Cougars had the ball for the final shot and Emanuel Sharp went up for a 3-point attempt with four seconds left, but Clayton flew out at him and Sharp had to drop the ball to the floor to avoid the travel.
Condon dove on the floor to secure the ball and the rest of the Gators started celebrating as the clock hit zero for an improbable victory that looked impossible early in the second half.
After Florida was whistled for its fifth foul of the second half with 17:21 to play — including back-to-back offensive fouls before the Gators could take a shot — Florida’s assistant coaches jumped on the court and were whistled for a technical.
Cryer canned one of the technical free throws, then took the inbounds pass in the corner and swished a 3-pointer to push the lead to 40-30. Houston’s J’Wan Roberts soon followed with a jump hook in the lane to put the Gators behind by 12.
Clayton, who scored a career-high 34 points to guide Florida over Auburn in the semifinals on Saturday, missed his first six shots and committed three turnovers before finally getting on the board with 14:57 to play in the second half when he hit two free throws.
The Gators rallied in the second half behind a 14-3 run. When Clayton drove for a lefty layup — his first field goal of the night — and hit the accompanying free throw, Florida pulled even 48-48 with 7:54 to play.
Neither team could build more than a 3-point lead the rest of the way.
After Martin’s two free throws gave the Gators a 64-63 edge with 46.5 seconds to go, Richard stripped Sharp on a drive. Florida’s Denzel Aberdeen added a free throw to make it a two-point game with 19.7 seconds to go, then Houston called its last timeout to set up the unsuccessful final play.
The Cougars led 31-28 at halftime thanks to seven points from Mylik Wilson.
ONE COMBINED FINAL FOUR? TALKS OF A JOINT NCAA TOURNAMENT SHOWCASE FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN RESURFACE
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Millions tuned in to watch women’s basketball powerhouses UConn and South Carolina dominate in the Final Four on Friday. Many more watched Houston and Florida stun their opponents in the men’s Final Four a day later.
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman sees a world where both premier events happen in the same place.
It’s not a new conversation, but Ackerman believes the exponential growth of women’s basketball in a landscape long dominated by the men makes now an ideal time for a joint Final Four.
“You will get people to say that it shouldn’t happen,” said Ackerman, who has been commissioner of the Big East since 2013. “That the women’s tournament is doing just fine. And that’s not without merit. I’m saying if the NCAA is looking for growth — and it is — and is looking for revenue growth — and it is. I can’t think of many ways you could accomplish that in a significant way versus in an incremental way than combining the two Final Fours.”
The men and women’s basketball tournaments would hold their semifinals and title games in the same city on the same weekend, with similar staggered scheduling as there currently is. Though a combined Final Four likely couldn’t take place until at least 2032, with sites on both sides locked in until 2031.
NCAA President Charlie Baker isn’t opposed to the idea, which would have to be approved by a committee of NCAA, but he acknowledged there would be challenges.
“It’s not something they don’t discuss,” Baker said. “They do. I think there are two big issues with it. The biggest one is just finding a place that would be able to make that whole thing work. Just logistically (it) would be challenging.”
Combined Final Four could increase revenue opportunities
Combining the tournaments was also recommended several years ago after an external review of gender disparities between the men’s and women’s tourneys. The scathing report was released in August 2021 by a law firm hired by the NCAA, sparked by social media and player complaints about glaring differences in amenities at the men’s and women’s sites.
Ackerman said the idea she’s been pushing for over 10 years should at least be considered. She wrote a paper for the NCAA in 2013 proposing ideas for more equity in the championships, including combining both Final Fours.
With different sites, many commissioners, athletic directors and school officials find themselves having to choose which tournament to attend, Ackerman said. And because more ancillary events and sponsorship activations happen at the men’s site, those officials often end up at that one instead of the women’s tournament.
“There’s a symbolism there that shouldn’t be overlooked,” Ackerman said, “which is, we’re trying to build women’s basketball. We need everybody on board to do that. We need the athletic directors here (at the women’s tournament). … We’re losing that sort of spiritual support, if you will, for women’s basketball because it’s head to head with the men’s Final Four, which is a magnet for all the networking and business activity.”
Ed Desser, the sports media executive who co-authored that 2021 gender equity analysis, said it makes financial sense to combine the tournaments, as it creates a central location for everyone, including NCAA staff, to operate from.
“Secondly, you have the opportunity, which may have seemed like a bit of a fantasy a few years back, but nowadays, the notion of filling up a dome to see the women’s finals makes a lot of sense,” Desser said. “And that creates operating efficiencies and creates substantial additional revenue opportunities.”
Las Vegas was one of the large metropolitan areas that Ackerman said could work for a combined tournament. The city, which has the WNBA’s Aces, the NFL’s Raiders and the NHL’s Golden Knights, has hosted the NBA Summer League — with 30 teams — since its inaugural season in 2004.
There are also concerns that the women could be overshadowed by the men if the tournaments were held in the same place.
John Kosner, a digital media consultant, who co-authored the gender equity report with Desser, said women’s basketball’s expanding reach should quell those apprehensions.
Last year’s women’s NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for the first time, with an average of 18.9 million viewers watching undefeated South Carolina beat Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark.
This year’s tournament has seen a slight decrease in ratings so far, which shouldn’t come as a surprise with Clark now in the WNBA. Still, the early rounds were the second-most watched ever, as many tuned in to see big names like Paige Bueckers and UConn gear up for their national championship run.
“The Women’s Final Four has been incredibly exciting,” said Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden. “I think it would be pretty neat to be able to bring the fan bases, both the men’s and women’s side, together and have an experience like that. There is never too much great basketball that you can have going on at the same place at the same time, especially in the collegiate ranks.”
Not all women’s coaches want a combined format
UConn coach Geno Auriemma and LSU’s Kim Mulkey weren’t happy with the current Super Regional format for the women’s tournament because of what they described as travel inconveniences and an inability for much of their fanbases to get to their games in Spokane, Washington.
It’s the third season that the four women’s regionals have been consolidated into two sites. This year, the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight were played in Spokane and Birmingham, Alabama.
The Huskies traveled cross-country from Connecticut to Washington, then flew nearly 3,000 miles back to Tampa for the semifinals the day after their Elite Eight game. Auriemma criticized the format again during the Final Four.
“We don’t want to shortchange” the players, he said. “We don’t want to sell them short, you know? … You shouldn’t be trying to make more money by shortchanging their experience. I don’t think there’s anybody on the guys’ side and the committee is going, ‘I think we can save a couple dollars if we do this.’ I don’t think they worry about that.”
Baker said the goal of the Super Regional was to increase attendance and improve the quality of the experience for the players, which seems to be in line Ackerman’s proposal.
“It worked,” Baker said. “I mean, the attendance is up dramatically over the last three years in the regional rounds as a result of that.”
Baker also estimated the NCAA spent at least $15 million on the women’s tournament over the past few years.
“I’m sure when the tournament’s over, people will sit down,” he said, “the committee will take all the feedback they got from everybody they heard from and make decisions for the future.”
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UCONN, SOUTH CAROLINA FINISH 1-2 IN FINAL TOP 25 POLL
National champion UConn and South Carolina finished 1-2 in the final Associated Press Top 25 women’s poll on Monday.
The Huskies (37-3) received all 31 first-place votes after routing the Gamecocks 82-59 on Sunday for the national championship. South Carolina (35-4) finished as the unanimous No. 2 team, followed by UCLA (34-3), Texas (35-4) and Southern California (31-4) to round out the top five.
TCU (34-4), Duke (29-8), LSU (31-6), North Carolina State (28-7) and Notre Dame (28-6) filled out the top 10.
Ole Miss (22-11) climbed eight spots to No. 17 after a run to the Sweet 16, finishing in the Top 25 for the first time since 1996.
The SEC finished with eight teams in the Top 25.
The rest of the Top 25:
11. Oklahoma (27-8)
12. Maryland (25-8)
13. Kansas State (28-8)
14. North Carolina (29-8)
15. Tennessee (24-10)
16. Kentucky (23-8)
17. Ole Miss (22-11)
18. Baylor (28-8)
19. Ohio State (26-7)
20. Alabama (24-9)
21. West Virginia (25-8)
22. Florida State (24-9)
23. South Dakota State (30-4)
24. Oklahoma State (25-7)
25. Michigan (23-11)
WNBA MOCK DRAFT: PAIGE BUECKERS GOES NO. 1 TO DALLAS AND SEATTLE SELECTS FRENCH STAR MALONGA 2ND
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no doubt who’s going first in the WNBA draft next Monday with Paige Bueckers the consensus top pick. After that it gets interesting with Olivia Miles’ decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal instead of the draft. The Washington Mystics, with a new coach and general manager, control the direction of the draft with the third, fourth and sixth pick. Five teams don’t have picks in the opening round as New York, Indiana, Phoenix and Atlanta all traded away their picks. Las Vegas forfeited its pick following an investigation by the league in 2023 that found the franchise violated league rules regarding impermissible player benefits and workplace policies.
Here’s a look at how the first round could look on April 14:
1. Dallas Wings: Paige Bueckers, UConn
A generational player who averaged 20.0 points and shot 42.4% from behind the 3-point line this season. Bueckers is one of the most efficient players in college basketball and will pair with Arike Ogunbowale in the Wings’ backcourt.
2. Seattle Storm: Dominique Malonga, France
The 6-foot-6 center played for the French Olympic team last year and has a bright future in the WNBA. She averaged 15.0 points and 10.3 rebounds so far this season while playing for Lyon. While Seattle has a solid frontcourt with Ezi Magbegor and Nneka Ogwumike, it’s hard to pass up on this talented 19-year-old.
3. Washington Mystics: Sonia Citron, Notre Dame
She averaged 14.3 points and 5.8 rebounds during her career at Notre Dame and also improved her defense to become one of the top defenders on the team. She would be the first of three first-round picks for a rebuilding Washington team and is in need of a solid wing. Citron has shot over 90% from the free throw line the past two seasons, one of the best percentages in the country.
4. Washington Mystics: Kiki Iriafen, Southern California
Was a star at Stanford before heading to USC for her last season. She’s risen her game since JuJu Watkins went down with an ACL tear and helped get the team to the Elite Eight. She averaged 18.2 points and 8.3 rebounds this season and will be another nice addition to a rebuilding Mystics team.
5. Golden State Valkyries: Aneesah Morrow, LSU
Morrow led the nation in double-doubles, averaging 18.7 points and 13.5 rebounds a game. She is second all-time in that category, behind only Oklahoma great Courtney Paris, having more than 100 in her career at LSU and DePaul.
The 6-foot-1 Morrow has a toughness and nose for the basketball.
6. Washington Mystics: Shyanne Sellers, Maryland
The Mystics will have had a lot of chances to see Sellers play in college with the Terrapins right up the road. She has size at 6-foot-2, but also plays the guard and wing spot. Her versatility makes her an attractive pick for the Mystics. She was the first player in Maryland history to have 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in her career.
7. Connecticut Sun: Juste Jocyte, Lithuania
Jocyte showcased her scoring skills with a 22-point effort against Belgium in the EuroBasket qualifiers. She’s a versatile player who can play any of the guard positions and is really effective on the pick and roll. Has a toughness about her and is fundamentally sound. Sun coach Rachid Meziane, who has spent time coaching in the French league, is well aware of her talents.
8. Connecticut Sun: Sania Feagin, South Carolina
Dawn Staley has produced a plethora of talented post players over the last few years, from A’ja Wilson to Aliyah Boston to Kamilla Cardoso. The South Carolina coach believes Feagin could be the next one to have an impact in the WNBA, predicting over the weekend that she’ll be a lottery pick. At 6-3, Feagin has size and shoots over 60% from the field.
9. Los Angeles Sparks: Maddy Westbeld, Notre Dame
Westbeld missed the first half of this season while recovering from a foot injury, and with Miles and Hannah Hidalgo getting the majority of the shots, it was difficult for the 6-3 forward to get back to the numbers she put up the year before. Westbeld averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 2023-24.
10. Chicago Sky: Georgia Amoore, Kentucky
The Sky could pair Amoore with veteran guard Courtney Vandersloot to help the Australian learn the pro game. She averaged 19.6 points and 6.9 assists for Kentucky this season after transferring from Virginia Tech to play for Kenny Brooks, her former Hokies coach before he took the job in Lexington.
11. Minnesota Lynx: Hailey Van Lith, TCU
Van Lith became the first player to play on three different teams in the Elite Eight after seeing her college career revitalized at TCU. She averaged 17.7 points and 5.5 assists to help the Horned Frogs reach the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. She also has some pro experience helping the U.S. win a bronze medal in 3-on-3 at last year’s Paris Olympics.
12. Dallas Wings: Ajsa Sivka, Slovenia
Sivka is a multi-level scoring forward with efficient shot-making ability. She made over 42% from the 3-point line. At 6-4, she is a difficult matchup to defend.
Other players to watch out for who could be taken in the first round or early in the second include: Te-Hina Paopao, South Carolina; Sedona Prince, TCU; JJ Quinerly, West Virginia; Sania Rivers, N.C. State; and Makayla Timpson, Florida State.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL LOOKING FOR NEXT STAR WITH NO PAIGE BUECKERS AND JUJU WATKINS INJURED
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Women’s college basketball has been on the rise these last few years, riding the wave of iconic players like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins.
Now, with Clark and Reese in the WNBA, Bueckers headed to the league and Watkins sidelined for the foreseeable future with an ACL injury, it raises the question of who will pick up the torch and continue that momentum.
There may be no clear candidate to become the face of the game, though there’s no shortage of talented players, including UCLA’s Lauren Betts, UConn freshman Sarah Strong and South Carolina freshman Joyce Edwards. And there are more looming on the horizon, like high school sensation Aaliyah Chavez will be making her collegiate debut at Oklahoma next season.
The ratings for the women’s NCAA Tournament leading into the title game Sunday didn’t match last year’s record numbers, though they were better than nearly every other year in NCAA history.
“It’s a great sign that without Caitlin we’re still certainly on the ascent,” ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo said. “Hopefully, that’s the same even without the star power next year of Paige Bueckers and JuJu. The game is at place where it can still grow.”
The talent pool continues to get stronger, as was evident in the title game performances by Strong (24 points and 15 rebounds) and Edwards (10 points, five rebounds). As expected, both impacted the game though UConn came away with its 12th national championship, ending a nine-year drought with an 82-59 victory over South Carolina.
“Runs like this make you still feel relevant, you still have an impact. Kids still respond,” Huskies coach Geno Auriemma said. “Our coaching staff is really, really good at what they do. And I’m fortunate enough to coach great kids who want to win for each other.”
Even though UConn was back on top at the end, more teams showed this season they could compete with the best. UCLA, which held the No. 1 spot in the AP poll for 14 weeks, had no seniors on its team and coming off its first NCAA Final Four ever, could go a step further next season.
South Carolina will be back too with a young nucleus led by Edwards and MiLaysia Fulwiley.
“I’m excited for what our team will look like next year,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. “I am, because I do think they’ll be talented enough to get here, especially with getting in the transfer portal and getting some experienced pieces that can help with this young group.”
Women’s basketball, like other college sports, has changed the last few years with the transfer portal. There are over 1,200 players currently in the portal, a person with access to it shared with The Associated Press.
Where some of those impact players — Olivia Miles, Cotie McMahon and Ta’Niya Latson — end up could not only shape which teams rise up to challenge UConn and South Carolina next season, but also which player separates herself from the rest.
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
HEARING BEGINS FOR $2.8 BILLION NCAA SETTLEMENT, COULD LOCK IN SEISMIC CHANGES FOR COLLEGE SPORTS
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge opened the final hearing for a landmark $2.8 billion settlement that will impact every corner of college athletics by saying she will not be granting formal approval on Monday.
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken said she would hear from attorneys and some of those objecting to the plan before adjourning.
“I’m not going to rule from the bench,” Wilken said at the start of the hearing, which had about 100 people — including attorneys, past, present and future athletes, and reporters — in attendance.
Testimony was expected from critics of the sprawling plan that was hashed out last year by attorneys representing the NCAA and other defendants and those representing thousands of current and former athletes. LSU gymnast and influencer Olivia Dunne was among the 18 people scheduled to testify, though she was expected to appear via Zoom.
Wilken already has granted preliminary approval of the settlement involving the NCAA and the nation’s five largest conferences. The changes would begin July 1, clearing the way for each school to share up to $20.5 million each with their athletes.
The settlement also calls for replacing scholarship limits with roster limits. The effect would be to allow every athlete to be eligible for a scholarship while cutting the number of spots available. There will be winners and losers under such a formula, though some fear it could signal the end of the walk-on athlete in college sports and also imperil smaller sports programs that train and populate the U.S. Olympic team.
Steven Molo, an attorney for a group of athletes objecting to the plan, told the judge that roster limits would unnecessarily limit opportunities. He noted that football teams would be capped at 105 players. The average roster size in 2024 was 128.
“In a free market,” Molo said, “a team should be able to have as many players as they want.”
Wilken said she understands athletes not chosen to be on a roster would be disappointed but that limiting number of athletes on a team is a matter of fairness.
“It could give some sort of competitive advantage if you get to have 50 people running around and sub them in every couple minutes,” she said. “That’s a different scenario than someone who’s got 25 people.”
Universities across the country have been busy making plans under the assumption Wilken will put the terms into effect.
“We’re going to have a plan going into July 1, then we’re probably going to spend the next year figuring out how good that plan is and how we need to modify it going forward,” said Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin, whose department is among the biggest in the country and includes a Gators men’s basketball team playing for the national title Monday night against Houston.
The so-called House settlement, named after Arizona State swimmer Grant House, actually decides three similar lawsuits that were bundled into one. The defendants are the NCAA and the Southeastern, Big Ten, Atlantic Coast, Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences, all of whom have been touting the settlement as the best path forward for their industry.
“It’s a huge step forward for college sports, especially at the highest level,” said NCAA President Charlie Baker, whose organization continues to seek antitrust protections from Congress. “My biggest problem with the way the whole thing works right now is the schools have been removed from the primary relationship with the student-athletes.”
The most ground-shifting part of the settlement calls on schools from the biggest conferences to pay some 22% of their revenue from media rights, ticket sales and sponsorships — which equals about $20.5 million in the first year — directly to athletes for use of their name, images and likeness (NIL).
Still allowed would be NIL payments to athletes from outside sources, which is what triggered the seismic shift that college sports has endured over the last four years. For instance, Cooper Flagg of Duke reportedly makes $4.8 million in NIL deals from groups affiliated with the school and others.
The settlement calls for a “clearinghouse” to make sure any NIL deal worth more than $600 is pegged at “fair market value.” It’s an attempt to prevent straight “pay for play” deals, though many critics believe the entire new structure is simply NIL masquerading as that.
The proposal calls for paying more than $2.5 billion in back damages to athletes who played sports between 2016 and 2024 and were not entitled to the full benefits of NIL at the time they attended schools. Those payments are being calculated by a formula that will favor football and basketball players and will be doled out by the NCAA and the conferences.
Plaintiffs’ counsel Jeffrey Kessler told the judge that 88,104 college athletes have filed claims to participate in the settlement and another 30,775 have indicated they will file claims.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
COLLEGE BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: SURPRISING LONGHORNS ARE TIED FOR 1ST NEARING HALFWAY POINT OF SEC PLAY
Texas has a new coach and a new conference, and two of its everyday starters are out with injuries. And on Monday, the team picked to finish eighth in the Southeastern Conference was tied with Arkansas for first place as league play reaches the halfway point this week.
The Longhorns (26-4, 11-1) turned in one of their best performances of the season over the weekend in Austin while sweeping Georgia, their first over a top-three team in more than six years. Rylan Galvan punctuated the series Sunday with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning for a 4-3 win.
“I respect the league so much and respect the game so much. My own personality will not allow me to get too fired up about it, but certainly will take it,” coach Jim Schlossnagle said. “These kids believe in each other. They root for each other. It’s a fun dugout to be in.”
Schlossnagle took over at Texas for the fired David Pierce after an ugly parting with rival Texas A&M. Schlossnagle led the Aggies to the College World Series finals last June, losing in three games to Tennessee, and a day later Texas announced his hiring.
The Longhorns lost their season opener to Louisville in extra innings and then reeled off 17 straight wins. They’ve swept five weekend series after taking three games from Georgia, and they’ve won eight straight in SEC play.
They haven’t missed a beat without right fielder Max Belyeu and third baseman Adrian Rodriguez. Belyeu, the 2024 Big 12 player of the year and the Longhorns’ leading hitter (.358), injured his thumb making an awkward catch against Missouri on March 28 and could miss extended time. Rodriguez (.326) was hit by a pitch in the same game and hasn’t played since because of an undisclosed injury.
Texas is second nationally in ERA (3.04) and hits allowed per nine innings (6.76), and its offense is scoring 7.4 runs per game with Will Gasparinoi (11 homers, .684 slugging) and Galvan (10, .775) providing the power.
The Longhorns play at Kentucky this weekend and host Auburn and Texas A&M before they travel to Arkansas. They don’t play Tennessee.
In the polls
Arkansas (30-3), Texas and LSU (30-3) are the consensus top three teams in the D1Baseball.com and Baseball America polls.
The Razorbacks bumped Tennessee out of the No. 1 spot. They’ve won a program-record 11 straight SEC games after sweeping Missouri. Tennessee, which got a combined no-hitter from Liam Doyle and Dylan Loy in a 10-0 win over Texas A&M on Friday, dropped the last two games of the series at home.
LSU (30-3) moved in behind Texas after sweeping Oklahoma on the road.
Razorback Rout
Arkansas put together its highest-scoring SEC weekend in program history in the sweep of Missouri, winning three seven-inning games by a combined 51-9. The Razorbacks won 21-3 on Saturday and swept a doubleheader 14-4 and 16-2 on Sunday. The 51 runs were scored over 18 innings since Arkansas, the home team, didn’t bat in the bottom of the seventh innings.
The Razorbacks have won a program-record 11 straight SEC games. Missouri (11-20, 0-12 SEC) is out to its worst-ever start in conference play.
Savage wins 700th
UCLA’s 15-2 mercy-rule win over San Diego on Friday gave John Savage 700 victories in 20 seasons with the Bruins. He’s second all-time in wins at the school, trailing Gary Adams, who had 984 from 1975-2004. UCLA had its nine-game win streak end in Sunday’s 4-3 loss to the Toreros.
Cleanup spot
Atlantic Coast Conference-leading Clemson (30-5, 9-3) swept California on the road. The highlight was a six-run first inning Saturday that featured Collin Priest’s grand slam and solo shots by Jacob Jarrell and Josh Paino. The Tigers won 13-3 in seven innings and 4-3 Sunday to complete a sweep. … Iowa (20-10, 12-3), second in the Big Ten behind UCLA, had its 10-game conference win streak end with a 5-4 loss at Northwestern on Sunday. … Big 12-leading Kansas (27-6, 9-3) continues its best start to a season in a program history. The Jayhawks swept UCF on the road and have won nine straight. … Lehigh’s 36-1 win over Delaware State on April 1 marked the third time this season a team has scored that many runs. Indiana State and Rhode Island were the others. Before this season, no team had scored that many since 2022.
NBA NEWS
HEAT’S 4TH-QUARTER RUN SENDS 76ERS TO 12TH STRAIGHT LOSS
Kel’el Ware’s 19 points and career-high 17 rebounds helped lead a makeshift Miami Heat lineup to a 117-105 home win on Monday over the slumping Philadelphia 76ers, who lost their 12th straight game.
Miami (36-43) rebounded from a two-game skid and won without Bam Adebayo, who was scratched from the lineup due to back spasms. The Heat moved within a half-game of the ninth-place Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference play-in race.
Adebayo’s absence provided Ware the opportunity to start at center, and he delivered his highest-scoring performance since March 15. Ware’s personal-best work on the glass also gave him his second double-double in the last three games.
Ware was one of four Heat starters to score in double-figures, including Tyler Herro with 20 points. Herro returned from a thigh contusion and shot 2-of-4 from 3-point range en route to his team high in scoring, but also committed seven turnovers.
One of Herro’s turnovers came amid an 11-0 Philadelphia run midway through the third period.
After trailing by as many as 14 in the second quarter, the Sixers (23-56) took the lead on that tear, which included a pair of 3-pointers from Quentin Grimes and another triple from Lonnie Walker IV.
Walker and Grimes each scored 29 points to lead all scorers, marking a season high for Walker. Adem Bona added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Sixers.
After Philadelphia battled back to pull ahead in the third quarter, Miami rallied in the fourth.
Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s 3-pointer began a 19-5 Miami run that turned a one-point deficit into a 13-point lead. The spurt proved pivotal as the Heat led the rest of the way.
Duncan Robinson, who led Miami with 21 points, fueled the Heat reserves in outscoring Philadelphia’s 46-17. Davion Mitchell scored 12 points and doled out nine assists and Kyle Anderson had eight points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Pelle Larsson scored 12 for the Miami starters, with Alec Burks adding 11.
ZACH LAVINE (43 POINTS), KINGS STORM BACK VS. PISTONS
Zach LaVine scored a season-high 43 points, DeMar DeRozan added 37 points and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Detroit Pistons 127-117 on Monday for their third straight win.
Domantas Sabonis recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for Sacramento (39-40), which erased an 18-point first-half deficit and notched its third straight victory. Off the bench, Jonas Valanciunas added 10 points and 12 rebounds.
LaVine, who was 8-of-11 shooting from 3-point range, made six 3-pointers and scored 30 points in the second half for the Kings, who led 119-112 on Trey Lyles’ layup with 3:32 left in regulation.
Detroit pulled within 122-114 with 2:05 left before LaVine scored the next five points to seal the Kings’ victory. LaVine’s eight 3-pointers matched a season high.
Cade Cunningham led Detroit (43-36) with 35 points on 13-of-21 shooting from the field. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points, Ausar Thompson added 15 and Malik Beasley had 14 off the bench.
With their third loss in four games, the Pistons are 1 1/2 games behind the fifth-place Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference.
Sacramento, which shot 51.6 percent from the field and 40.7 percent (11 of 27) from 3-point range, moved a game ahead of the Dallas Mavericks for the No. 9 spot in the Western Conference.
The Kings led 38-37 at the end of the first quarter behind DeRozan and LaVine, who scored a combined 21 points for the period.
Sacramento guard Malik Monk exited late in the opening quarter with left calf soreness and did not return.
Detroit began the second quarter on a 19-4 run and led 56-42 with 7:25 left in the second quarter. DeRozan had 22 points in the first half to lead Sacramento, which trailed 72-62 at intermission. Hardaway led the Pistons with 14 points at the break.
The Kings held a 97-94 lead at the end of the third quarter after LaVine drilled a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining.
Sacramento held the Pistons to 45 points in the second half on 40 percent shooting, including 31.2 percent (5 of 16) from beyond the arc.
LaVine has scored a total of 80 points in the last two games for the Kings, who beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 120-113 on Sunday night.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: CASEY MIZE, TIGERS SHUT DOWN YANKEES
Andy Ibanez hit a three-run homer, Casey Mize pitched six strong innings and the host Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to four games with a 6-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday.
Justyn-Henry Malloy supplied a two-run single for Detroit, which has won six of its last seven games. Jake Rogers and Colt Keith scored two runs apiece.
Mize limited the Yankees to one run and four hits in six innings while recording six strikeouts. Tyler Holton, Beau Brieske and Tommy Kahnle each tossed an inning of scoreless relief.
Yankees starter Carlos Rodon gave up six runs, five earned, on four hits with eight strikeouts in six-plus innings. Aaron Judge had an RBI single for New York, which managed just one extra-base hit in the chilly conditions.
Reds 2, Giants 0
Hunter Greene came within one out of a complete-game shutout, Blake Dunn ended a scoreless deadlock with a two-run double in the eighth inning, and Cincinnati ended host San Francisco’s seven-game winning streak with a victory in the opener of a three-game series.
Greene (1-1), who had never previously pitched more than 7 1/3 innings in his career, allowed just three hits and no walks until Jung Hoo Lee singled with two outs in the ninth and Matt Chapman followed with a full-count walk. Reds manager Terry Francona pulled his right-hander at that point. The combined shutout was the fourth of Greene’s career. He struck out seven.
Logan Webb matched Greene zero for zero until getting pulled after seven innings. Webb allowed just four hits, all singles. He struck out 10 without issuing a walk.
Nationals 6, Dodgers 4
MacKenzie Gore threw six quality innings, James Wood hit a two-run home run and Washington earned a win over visiting Los Angeles.
Gore (1-1) allowed two runs as the Nationals won their third in a row in the opener of a three-game series.
Dustin May (0-1) gave up three runs (one earned) over six innings for the Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and was a double shy of hitting for the cycle.
Royals 4, Twins 2
Kyle Isbel went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs to lead Kansas City past visiting Minnesota.
Michael Lorenzen (1-1) allowed one run and five hits in six innings as the Royals won for the third time in four games. Carlos Estevez yielded a run in the ninth but got his third save.
Willi Castro and Harrison Bader each drove in a run for the Twins, who lost for the third time in four games. Bader and Matt Wallner had two hits apiece for Minnesota. Simeon Woods Richardson (0-1) was touched up for four runs over 5 2/3 innings.
Mets 2, Marlins 0
Kodai Senga and three relievers combined on a seven-hit shutout for host New York, which continued its stingy ways against Miami.
Juan Soto and Tyrone Taylor each had an RBI hit for the Mets, who have won five straight — a span in which they’ve allowed just eight runs. The shutout Monday was the second in the last four games for New York, which leads the majors with a 1.72 ERA.
Senga (1-1) gave up five hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings. He induced double plays in the fourth and fifth.
Pirates 8, Cardinals 4
Joey Bart hit a home run and an RBI triple to help host Pittsburgh defeat St. Louis and secure back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
The Pirates’ eight runs were a season high. Andrew McCutchen, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Endy Rodriguez joined Bart in going 2-for-4.
Pirates rookie Thomas Harrington, who started on April 1, changed roles and tossed a four-inning save. According to the Pirates’ broadcast, it was the third four-inning save by a rookie in Pirates history, joining Kent Tekulve and Blas Minor.
Padres 5, Athletics 4
Jake Cronenworth and Fernando Tatis Jr. homered while Manny Machado knocked in two runs as San Diego held off the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.
Michael King (2-0) allowed eight hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings. Four relievers covered the final 10 outs, with Robert Suarez pitching the ninth for his fifth save in as many chances.
Tyler Soderstrom hit two solo homers, and he is tied for the major league home run lead with six. Luis Severino (0-2) permitted eight hits and five runs in seven innings.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 2
George Springer went 4-for-4 with three two-out RBIs and Jose Berrios spun seven strong innings to lead visiting Toronto to a win over Boston in the opener of a four-game series.
Springer contributed to all four run-scoring innings and led a 13-hit attack for the Blue Jays, who had lost three straight. Berrios (1-1) induced nine groundouts and struck out two to complete his outing on 88 pitches despite allowing one run on four hits and three walks.
Jarren Duran had two of Boston’s five hits. The Red Sox were on a five-game win streak. Starter Richard Fitts (0-2) departed after six innings of three-run ball. He permitted six hits and four walks while striking out four.
Cubs 7, Rangers 0
Michael Busch, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki had two hits each and Justin Steele allowed just three hits over seven innings as host Chicago rolled to a win over Texas in the first of a three-game interleague series.
Steele (3-1) was masterful, allowing three singles and two walks while striking out eight as the Cubs dominated throughout. Colin Rea pitched the final two innings and did not allow a baserunner while striking out one. Ian Happ drove in three runs out of the leadoff spot.
Nathan Eovaldi (1-1) took the loss for the Rangers after allowing three runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings. He was followed to the mound by Gerson Garabito, who surrendered four runs on six hits over 3 1/3 innings. Kyle Higashioka had two of the three hits for the Rangers, who had a five-game winning streak snapped.
Mariners 4, Astros 3
Jorge Polanco’s two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth capped an eventful inning as Seattle rallied to defeat visiting Houston in the opener of a three-game series.
The Mariners entered the eighth with a 2-1 lead after a pitching duel between Houston’s Hayden Wesneski and fellow right-hander Logan Gilbert of Seattle. But the Astros scored twice thanks in part to a wild pitch, a pair of walks and an error that allowed the runs to score.
But the Mariners put the first two batters on in the bottom of the eighth before Polanco then lined a slider off pitcher Byan Abreu’s glove and into center field to score the tying and go-ahead runs.
Orioles 5, Diamondbacks 1
Ryan O’Hearn had two hits including a homer, and Gunnar Henderson had two hits, two runs and two stolen bases as Baltimore won in Phoenix to hand Arizona its third straight loss.
Ryan Mountcastle had a two-run single and Zach Eflin (2-1) gave up one run in six innings in his third quality start of the season for the Orioles, who had lost four of five.
Arizona starter Zac Gallen (1-2) gave up five runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings, with four walks and two strikeouts. He has walked four in both of his home starts this season.
CARDINALS PLACE C IVAN HERRERA (KNEE) ON INJURED LIST
The St. Louis Cardinals placed catcher Ivan Herrera on the 10-day injured list Monday with left knee inflammation.
Herrera, 24, sustained the injury while running the bases during the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox.
Herrera was off to a hot start in his fourth season with St. Louis, batting .381 with four home runs, 11 RBIs and a league-leading 1.048 slugging percentage through seven games.
Pedro Pages will serve as the primary backstop in Herrera’s absence. Pages, 26, is hitting .316 with one homer and six RBIs in seven games this season.
The Cardinals called up catcher Yohel Pozo from Triple-A Memphis and transferred left-hander Zack Thompson to the 60-day injured list in corresponding moves.
BREWERS ACQUIRE RHP QUINN PRIESTER FROM RED SOX
The Milwaukee Brewers acquired right-hander Quinn Priester from the Boston Red Sox on Monday for a package that includes a competitive balance Round A draft pick.
Outfielder Yophery Rodriguez also is heading to Boston along with a player to be named later or cash considerations, the teams announced.
To make room on their 40-man roster, the Brewers designated left-hander Grant Wolfram for assignment.
Priester, a first-round pick of Pittsburgh in the 2019 MLB Draft, opened the season at Triple-A Worcester. He’s 6-9 with a 6.23 ERA in 21 career games (15 starts) with the Pirates (2023-24) and Red Sox (2024).
Rodriguez, 19, is batting .417 with three runs in three games at High-A Wisconsin to open the season. MLB Pipeline listed him as the No. 7 prospect in the Milwaukee farm system.
RED SOX OF JARREN DURAN DETAILS SUICIDE ATTEMPT IN DOCUSERIES
The pressures associated with being a professional athlete led Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran to attempt suicide, a personal moment he detailed in a new docuseries.
The Athletic and ESPN, which were among the outlets to receive an advance copy of the eight-part Netflix docuseries, “The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox,” shared portions of the interview with Duran on Monday. Duran’s story is featured in the fourth episode.
Duran, 28, was selected by the Red Sox in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB Draft after his career at Long Beach State. He made his major league debut on July 17, 2021, saying it wasn’t an easy season.
He hit .215 in 33 games, followed by .221 in 58 games the following season. His miscues in the outfield added to the boos and insults he heard from the stands and the social media posts directed at him, increasing his depression.
“I was already hearing it from fans,” Duran said in the docuseries, as shared by ESPN. “And what they said to me, [it was like], ‘I’ve told myself 10 times worse in the mirror.’ That was a really tough time for me. I didn’t even want to be here anymore.”
He went on to detail how he loaded a single bullet in his rifle and pulled the trigger but it didn’t work.
“I think God just didn’t let me take my own life because I seriously don’t know why it didn’t go off,” he said, per ESPN. “I took it as a sign of, ‘I might have to be here for a reason’, so that’s when I started to look myself in the mirror after the gun didn’t go off. I was like, ‘Do I want to be here or do I not want to be here?’ That happened for a reason and obviously, you’re here for a reason so let’s be the way you want to be and play [the way] you want to play and live the way you want to live.”
With that new attitude, things turned around for Duran. After starting the season at Triple-A Worcester, he played in 102 games for the Red Sox in 2023. He went on to hit .295 with eight homers and 40 RBIs but made a huge splash in 2024, when he was named to his first All-Star team, won the game’s Most Valuable Player award and finished eighth in the voting for the American League MVP.
Last season, Duran played in 160 games and led the major leagues in plate appearances (735), at-bats (671), doubles (48) and triples (14), and added 111 runs, 21 home runs, 75 RBIs and 34 stolen bases. He also was a Gold Glove award finalist.
In a statement, the Red Sox commended Duran for talking about his struggles.
“Jarren’s decision to share his story is an act of courage that reaches far beyond baseball,” Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy said. “By opening up, he’s showing others who may be struggling that they’re not alone and that asking for help isn’t just OK, it’s essential.
“Every member of this organization continues to stand with him. He has our deepest admiration, he’s always had our full support and we’re incredibly fortunate to have him as part of our team.”
Duran reminds himself of his journey through the tape he wears on his wrists.
“On my left wrist, I write, ‘[expletive] ’em,’ because it’s me telling my demons, ‘You’re not going to faze me,’” Duran said in the docuseries, per ESPN. “And on my right wrist, I write, ‘Still alive’ because I’m still here and I’m still fighting.”
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: JETS END BLUES’ RECORD WIN STREAK
Alex Iafallo broke a tie in the third period and the host Winnipeg Jets snapped the St. Louis Blues’ franchise-record 12-game winning streak with a 3-1 decision on Monday.
Morgan Barron and Adam Lowry also scored for the Jets, who have the NHL’s best record and have won five of their past seven. Connor Hellebuyck made 14 saves.
Pavel Buchnevich produced the lone goal for the Blues and Joel Hofer stopped 23 shots. St. Louis holds the top spot in the Western Conference wild-card race by two points over the idle Minnesota Wild.
Iafallo gave the Jets a 2-1 lead 7:05 into the third period when he put in the rebound of a shot by Kyle Connor. Lowry added an empty-net goal with nine seconds left.
Lightning 5, Rangers 1
Tampa Bay scored three goals in a 1:45 span in the first period and never looked back, cruising past host New York.
Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point scored two of the goals on the power play — part of three-point showings for both — while Yanni Gourde tallied the middle goal of the flurry. The Lightning, who got 38 saves from Andrei Vasilevskiy, moved within two points of the idle Toronto Maple Leafs for the Atlantic Division lead.
Mika Zibanejad scored a power-play goal for the Rangers, who are six points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the Eastern Conference’s second wild-card spot. New York’s Igor Shesterkin allowed four goals on 22 shots.
Kraken 2, Kings 1
Joey Daccord stopped 28 of 29 shots to lead visiting Seattle past Los Angeles for its third consecutive win.
Matty Beniers and Brandon Montour scored goals for the Kraken. Daccord was aided by 30 blocked shots from his teammates.
Quinton Byfield scored a goal for the Kings, who had a four-game win streak snapped. Darcy Kuemper finished with 26 saves. He extended his streak of allowing two goals or fewer to 14 games, tied for the second-longest since 1967-68 behind Calgary’s Miikka Kiprusoff’s 16-gamer in 2003-04.
Flames 3, Sharks 2
Calgary used a three-goal, third-period comeback to keep its playoff hopes alive with a victory at San Jose.
Adam Klapka, Jonathan Huberdeau and Matt Coronato all scored in the final frame for the Flames, who are 3-1-1 in their past five. Dustin Wolf made 29 saves.
Will Smith scored both goals for the Sharks, who have lost six in a row. With his two assists, Macklin Celebrini set a franchise record for helpers by a rookie with 36. Georgi Romanov stopped 29 shots but was unable to earn his first NHL victory.
Ducks 3, Oilers 2
Mason McTavish scored the game-winner and Lukas Dostal tied his season high with 45 saves as Anaheim edged visiting Edmonton.
Cutter Gauthier scored twice for the Ducks, who avoided a third straight loss.
Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist and Jeff Skinner also tallied for the Oilers, who have lost back-to-back games. Olivier Rodrigue, in his first NHL start, stopped 18 shots in the loss.
NFL NEWS
FALCONS BRING BACK STARTING CB DEE ALFORD
The Atlanta Falcons re-signed cornerback Dee Alford on Monday. Terms were not disclosed.
Alford, 27, posted a career-high 83 tackles with one sack and one forced fumble in 16 games (11 starts) in 2024.
In three seasons in Atlanta, he has 149 tackles, 24 passes defensed and one interception in 48 games (16 starts).
Undrafted in 2020, Alford won a Grey Cup with the Canadian Football League’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2021.
JAGUARS EXERCISE 5TH-YEAR OPTION ON DE TRAVON WALKER
The Jacksonville Jaguars exercised their fifth-year option on pass rusher and former No. 1 overall pick Travon Walker, NFL Network reported Monday.
Walker, 24, is entering the fourth season of his rookie contract and is set to earn $1.1 million in base salary in 2025 with a roster bonus of $4.7 million.
The Jags have begun “open conversations” with Walker on a long-term deal, new head coach Liam Coen said last week at the owners meetings.
Walker has 24 sacks, 44 quarterback hits, three forced fumbles and 28 tackles for loss in 49 games (48 starts) since the Jags selected him No. 1 overall in the 2022 draft.
REPORT: WES WELKER JOINS COMMANDERS COACHING STAFF
Former two-time All-Pro wide receiver Wes Welker is joining the Washington Commanders’ coaching staff, ESPN reported Monday.
Welker, 43, was fired by the Miami Dolphins in January after three seasons as wide receivers coach and pass game specialist. Welker became an NFL coach as an offensive assistant with the Houston Texans in 2017 and was also a receivers coach for the San Francisco 49ers (2019-21).
Welker made the Pro Bowl five times as a member of the New England Patriots when he led the NFL in receptions three times.
He had 903 receptions for 9,924 yards and 50 touchdowns over 175 games (102 starts) in 12 seasons for the San Diego Chargers (2004), Dolphins (2004-06), Patriots (2007-12), Denver Broncos (2013-14) and St. Louis Rams (2015).
GOLF NEWS
THE MASTERS: WHEN IT STARTS, HOW TO WATCH, BETTING ODDS FOR GOLF’S FIRST MAJOR OF 2025
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The Masters begins Thursday at Augusta National, where defending champion Scottie Scheffler will try to win his third green jacket, Rory McIlroy will try once again to win his first, and the biggest names in golf will come together amid the Georgia pines for the year’s first major championship.
There are 95 players in the field, the largest in a decade, even without five-time champion Tiger Woods, who underwent surgery in March to repair a torn Achilles tendon. Last year, Woods set the record by making the cut for the 24th time in a row.
There is still a schism among the game’s best players, and just 12 from the breakaway LIV Golf league will be teeing up among the pink dogwoods and blooming azaleas. That includes Jon Rahm, the winner two years ago, and Bryson DeChambeau, the U.S. Open champion, who has begun to transcend the game through his popular YouTube channel.
Here is a look at what you need to know leading up to the Masters.
When is the Masters?
The first round begins at about 7:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, when honorary starters Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson tee off on Tea Olive, the first hole at Augusta National. Jock Hutchison and Fred McLeod were the first honorary starters in 1963, but it was not until Byron Nelson and Gene Sarazen took over in 1981 that it became such a treasured tradition.
The rest of the field tees off in groups of three, which will be announced Tuesday. After the second round, the top 50 players and ties make the cut for the weekend and are paired according to score for the final two rounds.
How can I watch the Masters?
The Masters stream on its website begins Thursday at 7:30 a.m. and runs throughout the day, and cameras highlight holes and featured groups. The first two rounds are broadcast on ESPN beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday. CBS takes over Saturday and Sunday with coverage on its Paramount+ platform at noon and on the network beginning at 2 p.m.
What are the betting odds for the Masters?
Scheffler, who has yet to win this season, is the 9-2 favorite, according to BetMGM. McIlory is the second pick at 13-2 following his wins at Pebble Beach and The Players Championship. Collin Morikawa is 14-1 while Rahm and DeChambeau are 16-1.
What is the forecast?
Most of Monday’s practice round was washed out by persistent rain and the threat of afternoon thunderstorms. But the forecast for the rest of the week calls for ideal conditions: plenty of sunshine and highs in the 70s.
Who should I watch at the Masters?
Scheffler, who along with his green jacket and Olympic gold medal won seven times on the PGA Tour last year, got a late start to this season after cutting himself on a wine glass in December. But the world No. 1 comes into the Masters with momentum after a final-round 63 left him one shot back of winner Min Woo Lee in his last start at the Houston Open.
McIlroy has been playing some of the best golf of his career. His collapse in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst last year in his Sunday duel with DeChambeau seems to have made the 35-year-old from Northern Ireland an even bigger sentimental favorite.
Xander Schauffele won two majors last year and is seeking his first green jacket, though he seems to be still rounding into form following a rib injury. Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka has twice finished second at Augusta National.
The field has players from 26 countries and territories, the most ever for the Masters.
What about Hurricane Helene?
Augusta National lost numerous trees — the club has not divulged the exact number — when the deadly Category 4 hurricane swept into Georgia last September. Four greens had to be repaired, including the par-3 16th known as Redbud, but only the most astute observers will notice areas on the course where the pines have thinned out.
What happened last year at the Masters?
Scheffler shot a 4-under 68 on Sunday, keeping preternatural poise while his closest competitors faltered around Amen Corner, and finished with a four-shot victory over Masters newcomer Ludvig Aberg for his second green jacket in three years.
Aberg was among four players who had a share of the lead on Sunday; he lost ground when his approach went into the pond left of the 11th hole and he made double bogey. Morikawa had two double bogeys to fall out of the hunt, tying for third with Tommy Fleetwood and Max Homa, whose own double bogey from the bushes at the par-3 12th ruined his chances.
Tiger Woods closed with a 77 and finished at 16-over 304, the highest 72-hole score of his career.
TOP INDIANA HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
TRANSFER PORTAL NEWS
IU Women’s forward Yarden Garzon transfers to Maryland
Butler Men land Gonzaga Forward Micheal Ajayi
INDIANA TIES
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
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
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
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
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
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
INDIANA PACERS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS WIZARDS
The Indiana Pacers are surging heading into the final week of the 2024-2025 NBA regular season.
Riding a four-game winning streak, Indiana (47-31) can complete a 4-0 series sweep over the last-place Washington Wizards (17-61) on Tuesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Pacers sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, with four games remaining, and can clinch homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs as early as Tuesday if the Blue & Gold win and the Milwaukee Bucks (44-34) lose to the Minnesota Timberwolves (46-32) that same night.
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While Indiana already has a playoff spot locked up, Washington sits in last place in the Eastern Conference and has the second-worst record of any team in the league behind the Utah Jazz (16-62).
Indiana enters Tuesday coming off a solid 125-120 win on Sunday night at the Denver Nuggets (47-32).
In the high-scoring affair in the Mile High City, the Pacers led by one points after the third quarter before using an 18-7 run early in the fourth quarter to create a nine-point cushion. The Nuggets then stormed back to make it a one-point game with 2:46 remaining, but the Pacers locked in on both ends of the floor, and made enough free throws down the final stretch to escape with a win.
Denver outshot Indiana 53.8 to 47.9 percent in the game, but the Blue & Gold made 15 3-pointers to the Nuggets’ eight treys. Myles Turner led six Pacers in double-digit scoring with 24 points, Obi Toppin had 22, Andrew Nembhard supplied 19, and Aaron Nesmith chipped in 17.
The Pacers will hope to have All-Star forward Pascal Siakam (right olecranon bursitis) and reserve guard Ben Sheppard (left great toe sprain) back in the lineup on Tuesday after both missed Sunday’s game. Toppin started in Siakam’s stead against Denver.
Washington has lost five of its last six games overall and will be in contention for the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft.
Last time the teams met, the Pacers set a franchise record for points in a game and 3-pointers made (27) by torching the Wizards 162-10. The Pacers also beat the Wizards 134-130 in overtime on Feb. 12 and 115-103 on Nov. 24.
Washington is coming off a 124-90 loss on Sunday at the Boston Celtics (58-20). Alex Sarr, the No. 2 overall draft pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, led the Wizards with 16 points while Jordan Poole and Justin Champagnie each scored 15 for the visitors.
The Wizards are severely banged up, as eight players sat out with injuries against Boston.
The Pacers are 27-10 in games at Gainbridge Fieldhouse this season while the Wizards are 9-29 on the road.
After hosting the Wizards, the Pacers welcome the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in a TNT-televised game before hosting the Orlando Magic on Friday. The Pacers will then finish their season at the Cavs on Sunday in the second matchup between the teams in four days.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Aaron Nesmith, F – Obi Toppin, C – Myles Turner
Wizards: G – Bub Carrington, G – Jordan Poole, F – AJ Johnson, F – Justin Champagnie, C – Alex Sarr
Injury Report
Pacers: Pascal SIakam – TBA (right olecranon bursitis), Ben Sheppard – TBA (left great toe sprain) Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon)
Wizards: Saddiq Bey – out (left ACL surgery), Malcolm Brogdon – out (left ankle sprain), Bilal Coulibaly – out (right hamstring strain), Kyshawn George – out (left ankle sprain), Richaun Holmes – out (right shoulder contusion), Corey Kispert – out (left thumb surgery), Khris Middleton – out (right knee contusion), Tristan Vukevic – out (left knee contusion)
Last Meeting
March 27, 2025: On the second night of a back-to-back, the Pacers crushed the Wizards 162-109 at Capital One Arena.
Indiana set new club highs for points scored and 3-pointers made, knocking down 27 triples in the victory with nine players scoring in double figures for the Blue & Gold.
The Pacers finished 59-of-92 shooting (64.1 percent), including 27-for-47 from 3-point range (57.4 percent), while dishing out 48 assists as a team and outrebounding the Wizards 50-31.
Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 29 points in just 25 minutes, going 7-for-10 from 3-point range, Myles Turner added 17 points, and Jarace Walker went 4-for-5 from long range on his way to 16 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
Center Alex Sarr scored 22 points for the Wizards, Jordan Poole added 18, and Justin Champagnie added 15.
Noteworthy
A win on Tuesday would push the Pacers past last year’s win total when the team finished 47-35.
Myles Turner is five points from reaching 9,000 for his career. He would become the seventh player in franchise history to hit the mark should he reach it.
Andrew Nembhard is 21 points from reaching 2,000 for his career.
The Pacers haven’t swept the Wizards in their regular season series since the 2019-2020 season.
Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
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INDIANA SOFTBALL
INDIANA WINS BOTH GAMES IN MONDAY DOUBLEHEADER FOR THE SERIES SWEEP
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana put together a complete effort both at the plate and in the field to collect two wins over Maryland on Monday and finalize the three-game sweep of the Terrapins.
Indiana defeated Maryland 2-0 in game one, and 6-3, in game two to mark four wins in a row for the Hoosiers.
With the wins, Indiana is now 26-10 on the season and 6-5 in Big Ten play.
GAME 1: INDIANA 2, MARYLAND 0
GAME 2: INDIANA 6, MARYLAND 3
KEY MOMENTS
• Indiana opened the scoring in the first game with an RBI single from Melina Wilkison in the bottom of the first to score Avery Parker and put Indiana up 1-0.
• Wilkison had another RBI single in the bottom of the third with a base hit to third base and bringing Peyton Drummond home to make it 2-0.
• The Hoosier defense held down the fort with the 2-0 lead for the remainder of the game as Jenae Berry controlled in the circle and led the way to the win.
• Indiana got the bats going early again in game two as Taylor Minnick hit a home run to left center field in the first to make it 2-0 early.
• In the next frame, Brianna Copeland singled to right center for two RBI and Madalyn Strader came home on a passed ball later in the inning to give Indiana a 5-0 edge after two.
• The Terrapins scored three runs combined in the third and fourth innings on two errors and an RBI single to cut into the lead and make it 5-3.
• Minnick laced a triple down the right field line to score Strader and give the Hoosiers an insurance run with a 6-3 lead.
NOTABLES
• Both Jenae Berry and Brianna Copeland threw a complete game and picked up a win.
• Berry held Maryland to just four hits over seven innings in the first game of the doubleheader.
• Copeland threw nine strikeouts in the second game of the day.
• Taylor Minnick increased her season home run total to 11.
• Indiana has won six consecutive games over Maryland, including this weekend’s sweep and a sweep of the Terrapins in the 2023 season.
UP NEXT
Indiana will be stay in Bloomington for their next game as it hosts Louisville on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. game at Andy Mohr Field.
INDIANA BASEBALL
BASEBALL CENTRAL: BALL STATE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Coming off a series sweep of Michigan State, the Indiana Baseball team (18-14, 9-6 B1G) will look to keep things on rolling on Tuesday (April 8) against Ball State at Bart Kaufman Field. It will be the fourth game that IU plays in a little over 50 hours.
IU held Michigan State to just eight runs (seven earned) in the three-game series. Its pitching staff allowed just four walks all weekend and held the visitors under four runs in each contest. On the season, IU is 14-1 when holding the opponents to fewer than six runs.
Redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson went on a tear on Monday afternoon, picking up seven hits across both sides of the doubleheader. Through games played on April 7th, Dickerson leads the conference in hits (53) and RBIs (54). He’s second in the Big Ten in runs (42) and home runs (14).
The midweek contest with Ball State closes out a season-long nine-game homestand. Entering Tuesday, the Hoosiers are 5-3 in the stretch with two of the three losses coming by a combined three runs. Three of IU’s five wins in that timeframe came in run-rule fashion.
IU will play host to Ball State for the first time since 2023. The two teams played just once in 2024 – a game that resulted in the lone tie of the head coach Jeff Mercer era. On the Cardinals’ home field in Muncie, the two sides played a 12-inning affair that lasted north of four hours. It resulted in a tie because Ball State didn’t have lights to continue in extra innings. There were 20 combined pitchers used.
First pitch at Bart Kaufman Field is set for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening. IU will head to Illinois this weekend to continue Big Ten action with a three-game set in Champaign.
Gameday Info
vs. Ball State (Tuesday, April 8th – 6:00 PM ET)
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Probable Starters
Ball State
• Tuesday – RHP Jackson Yarberry, So. (0-0, 8.59 ERA)
Leading Off
• With three wins against Michigan State, the Hoosiers picked up the 10th Big Ten sweep (at least three games) in head coach Jeff Mercer’s tenure in Bloomington. It’s the second conference series sweep of the season (Ohio State) and the sixth over the last three seasons. This is the fourth time (2019, 2021, 2023) that IU has swept a Big Ten home weekend on multiple occasions in the same season under the skipper.
• Junior shortstop Tyler Cerny was hit by three pitches during the doubleheader on Monday. He moved into a tie for first in program history with 38 hit-by-pitches, joining Chris Hervey (2006-09) at the top of the record books. In his career, the veteran has just one more walk (39) than hit-by-pitch (38) – one of the stranger stat lines in IU baseball history.
• Freshman outfielder Caleb Koskie and freshman third baseman Will Moore each hit their first career home runs in the second game of Monday’s doubleheader. They became the 49th and 50th unique players respectively to hit home runs for the Hoosiers since Mercer took over ahead of the 2019 season. There have been 14 different players go yard this season.
• Koskie added his name to a growing list of young players in the second game of the doubleheader. He became the sixth IU freshman since 2019 with at least six RBIs in one game. His first-year counterpart, Cooper Malamazian, did so as well in a win over Bellarmine (March 25). It’s the second-straight year that multiple freshmen have done so.
• IU dominated the weekend over Michigan State. The home team outscored its competition by 30 runs (38-8) in a brilliant offensive performance at Bart Kaufman Field. It’s the third time in the Mercer era that IU has had a run differential of at least 30 runs in a Big Ten sweep (+35 – Purdue, May 2023 & +34 – Minnesota, April 2021).
• Junior outfielder Devin Taylor inched closer to an all-time mark this weekend. He picked up six base hits in three games, taking his career tally to 197. He needs three hits in Tuesday’s contest with Ball State to reach 200 on his home field. If not, he’s more than likely to reach the threshold in this weekend’s series with Illinois.
• Albeit being just a seven-inning game, IU’s duo of graduate students Ben Grable and Cole Gilley didn’t allow a walk in game one of the doubleheader. It is the first time this year that the Hoosiers have gone without giving up a walk and the first time doing so overall since 2024 (vs. Butler – March 29).
PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE ADDS TRANSFER TAYLOR FELDMAN
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women’s basketball head coach Katie Gearlds welcomed the first new signing ahead of the 2025-26 season with the addition of guard Taylor Feldman.
Feldman spent the last three years at Northern Arizona, where she was a unanimous First Team All-Big Sky selection last year.
“We’re pumped to welcome Taylor to the Boilermaker family,” Gearlds said. “She is a versatile guard who can impact the game with her scoring, passing and defensive skill sets. We knew from our first conversation with her that she should be a Boilermaker.”
A native of Tustin, Calif., Feldman appeared in 101 games with 43 starts for the Lumberjacks. She averaged 8.8 points per game during her time in Flagstaff, Ariz., going 88-of-266 from behind the arc (33.1%) and shooting 38% from the floor and 80% at the line.
Feldman garnered the all-conference nod in 2024-25 following a career year with 16.4 points, 3.9 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 31.9 minutes per game. Feldman posted 29 games in double figures, highlighted by a 31-point outing at South Dakota in December. Feldman dropped 22 points on the road against Arizona in the first round of the WBIT.
Feldman was one of 13 players nationally last year to shoot better than 40% from the field, 35% from behind the arc and 85% at the line, while scoring 550 points – Feldman: 556 points, 40.8% FG, 36% 3PT, 85.3% FT.
Feldman finished second in the Big Sky in points per game, fifth in free throw percentage, fifth in 3-point field goals per game (1.7), third in assists per game and third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6).
She tallied 6.7 points per game as a sophomore with 10 starts, reaching double figures in nine outings. Her freshman season saw her average 10.4 minutes per game and tally 10 or more points three times.
Feldman was a four-year letterwinner at Crean Lutheran, where she set the school record for points with 2,401, assists with 436 and steals with 456. She also ranks second in school history with 615 rebounds. Her record haul for Saints also includes the single-game and single-season scoring records. Feldman was a four-time First Team All-League selection and the league MVP as a senior. She was tabbed First Team All-State once and Second Team All-State twice.
The 2024-25 Purdue women’s basketball season is presented by Purdue Global, Purdue University’s online educational solution for working adults.
PURDUE MEN’S GOLF
PURDUE MOVES UP TO THIRD AFTER 36 HOLES AT CALUSA CUP
NAPLES, Fla. – The Purdue men’s golf team posted the best round of the day and moved up two spots to third place after 36 holes at the Calusa Cup.
The Boilermakers totaled a second-round score of 3-under par 285 for a two-round score of 6-over par 582 (297-285), to sit 11 shots behind leader Louisville (-5) and six shots behind No. 12 Florida (Even).
No. 10 UCLA is fourth at 8-over par 584, while No. 4 LSU is fifth at 17-over par 593.
Purdue moved up two spots, but shaved just two shots off Louisville’s lead.
Sam Easterbrook continues to pace the Boilermakers, firing an even-par 72 to finish the first 36 holes in a tie for fifth at 1-under par 143 (71-72). Easterbrook was 3-over par through seven holes in the second round, but played the final 11 holes in 3-under par for his even-par 72.
Easterbrook has been at even- or under-par in eight straight rounds entering tomorrow’s first round.
Jenson Forrester is tied for eighth at 1-over par 145 (73-72). Forrester was 2-under par through 10 holes, but suffered bogeys on back-to-back bogeys on holes 11 and 12 to fall to even par, playing the rest of the round in even par.
Kent Hsiao posted one of the two rounds in the 60s in the second round, firing a 3-under par 69 for a two-round total of 2-over par 146 (77-69). Hsiao was even-par through nine holes, but recorded four birdies, four pars and one bogey on the back nine for the low round of the tournament, placing T-15 after 36 holes.
There have been just three rounds in the 60s during the first two rounds.
Nels Surtani shot an even-par 72 for a two-round total of 6-over par 150 (78-72), while Supapon Amornchaichan is tied for 42nd at 13-over par 157 (76-81).
Purdue will tee off the final round at 9 a.m. ET, off hole No. 1, paired with Louisville and Florida.
PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF
FRESHMAN SAMANTHA BROWN PACES PURDUE AT BOILERMAKER SPRING CLASSIC
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Battling cold and windy conditions over two days on the Ackerman-Allen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, freshman Samantha Brown (+6) tied for 16th on the individual leaderboard to lead Purdue Women’s Golf to an eighth-place finish at the Boilermaker Spring Classic. With postseason play on the horizon, Brown matched her best performance as a Boilermaker.
The Pete Dye design proved to be difficult throughout the tournament, as the scoring average rose to 76.72 following a 77.79 average for the final round. Illinois (+11) captured the team title, besting Denver (+12) by one shot.
While the Boilermakers did not have their best two days on the links, they found success on the par 5s. Purdue played the lengthy holes 7-under as a team to rank second in the field. Individually, Brown played the par 3s even par, ranking third in the field, with the help of a hole-in-one in the second round.
Jocelyn Bruch, Jasmine Kahler and Momo Sugiyama all tied for 20th at 8-over par. Sugiyama led the Boilermakers during the final round with an even-par 72. Her day was highlighted by a chip-in eagle on the par-5 16th, her first eagle as a Boilermaker. Sugiyama played her final 12 holes 3-under par and bogey free to get back to even for the day and secure her 20th Top 20 finish with the Old Gold and Black. For both Bruch and Kahler, it was their eighth career Top 20 showing.
Up next for the Boilermakers, the conference tournament awaits. The Big Ten Championships returns to Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland, just outside of Baltimore (April 18-20). Last year, Purdue fired an even-par 864 (292-289-283) for the team’s lowest score in the conference tournament since 2016.
BOILERMAKERS
T16. Samantha Brown: 75-72-75—222 (+6)
T20. Momo Sugiyama: 78-74-72—224 (+8)
T20. Jocelyn Bruch: 72-75-77—224 (+8)
T20. Jasmine Kahler: 74-76-74—224 (+8)
T70. Natasha Kiel: 77-80-81—238 (+22)
*T28. Michaela Headlee: 73-73-79—225 (+9)
*T28. Lauren Timpf: 79-71-75—225 (+9)
*T73. Alison Hildebrand: 76-82-79—237 (+21)
*T78. Lana Malek: 79-81-79—239 (+23)
*T81. Caroline Dasch: 86-71-84—241 (+25)
*87. Jade Gu: 79-79-87—245 (+29)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Illinois: 296-281-298—875 (+11)
2. Denver: 292-292-292—876 (+12)
3. Cincinnati: 300-286-295—881 (+17)
4. Illinois State: 294-292-296—882 (+18)
T5. Minnesota: 300-294-294—888 (+24)
T5. South Alabama: 296-292-300—888 (+24)
7. Princeton: 299-288-302—889 (+25)
8. Purdue: 298-297-298—893 (+29)
9. Northern Illinois: 293-303-305—901 (+37)
10. Eastern Michigan: 301-297-304—902 (+38)
11. Butler: 308-296-313—917 (+53)
12. Akron: 295-310-314—919 (+55)
13. Bradley: 304-307-314—925 (+61)
T14. Toledo: 312-310-312—934 (+70)
T14. Tennessee Tech: 318-304-312—934 (+70)
16. Detroit Mercy: 334-324-DNF—DNF
PURDUE BASEBALL
MIDWEEK REMATCH VS. ISU TO BEGIN 5 STRAIGHT AT HOME; 1ST PITCH NOW 4 PM
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Indiana State (15-16) at Purdue (20-11)
Tuesday, April 8 at 4 p.m. ET / Stream B1G+
Alexander Field / West Lafayette, Indiana
Probable Starting Pitchers: Maclane Finley (Jr, RHP) vs. ISU’s Jacob Spencer (Sr, RHP)
TUESDAY PROMOTIONS
$3 Deals on GA Tickets, Hot Dogs, Beer, Popcorn & Nachos
Purdue Baseball Trading Cards Set #3
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time: Indiana State leads 48-31-2
All-Time in West Lafayette: ISU leads 25-15-1
First Meeting of 2025: Purdue 14, ISU 4 (March 4 in Terre Haute)
2024 in West Lafayette: ISU 9, Purdue 3 (April 9)
Purdue’s Last Win vs. ISU in West Lafayette: Purdue 2, ISU 1 – 10 Innings (May 2012)
First Meeting: Purdue 7, ISU 0 (April 1902 in West Lafayette)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – For the first of five consecutive games at home over a week’s time, Purdue Baseball hosts Indiana State for a midweek rematch Tuesday at Alexander Field.
First pitch has been moved up to 4 p.m. ET to maximize sunlight on a day with temperatures expected to be in the 40s.
The Boilermakers are 4-1 in midweek action this season, seeing their eight-game midweek win streak snapped last Tuesday in a 2-1 defeat vs. Northern Illinois.
Purdue has compiled an 8-10 record since defeating ISU on March 4 in Terre Haute. Seven of those 10 losses have come consecutively during a seven-game skid the Boilers aim to snap this week. Tuesday, Purdue also looks to end a nine-game home losing streak vs. the Sycamores that dates back to 2013.
Rutgers (April 11-13) and Arizona State (April 14) also visit Alexander over the next week.
Full midweek preview to follow…
LEADERS LAST WEEK
• Lukas Cook: 5-for-16, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, R, SB
• CJ Richmond: 3-for-9, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 3 HBP, R
• Brandon Anderson: 2-for-9, 2B, RBI, 4 BB, 2 HBP, 2 R
• Michael Vallone: 2 App, 7 IP, H, R, 3 BB, 12 K
• Cole Van Assen: 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, R, 4 BB, 4 K
• Maclane Finley: 5 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 4 K
LEADERS IN FIRST MEETING WITH INDIANA STATE
• Aaron Manias: 4-for-5, 3 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 3 R
• Lukas Cook: 2-for-4, RBI, BB, 3 R
• Keenan Spence: 2-Run HR, BB, HBP, 2 R
• Brayden Olson: 4 1/3 IP, 2 H, ER, 4 BB, 3 K
• Gavin Beuter: 2 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 K
NOTRE DAME MEN’S GOLF
TWO TOP-10 FINISHES PACE IRISH MEN’S GOLF
AUGUSTA, Ga. – A pair of top-10 individual finishes for the University of Notre Dame men’s golf team led the way for the Irish as they finished in a tie for fourth at the Augusta Haskins Award Invite in Augusta, Georgia, over the weekend. The team score of 856(-8) was their lowest of the spring semester and best finishing score since the Canadian Collegiate Invitational last September. Sophomore Jacob Modleski took fourth individually while freshman Mike Qiu finished close behind him in sixth overall, both with sub-par scores at the tournament. The Irish were the only team with two finishers in the top-six individually.
The Irish opened the two-day tournament with an opening round score of 283(-5) before following it up with two more scores under par, recording a second round score of 286(-2) and a final round tally of 287(-1).
Modleski’s fourth-place finish behind a score of 207(-9) led the way for the Blue and Gold squad. The sophomore’s second round score of 65(-7) was a season best and the second of his collegiate career, tying a previous career low set at the Johnnie-O tournament a season ago. Modleski bookended the tournament with a pair of 71(-1) rounds to close out the Augusta Haskins Award Invite with his third consecutive top-four finish.
With a sixth-place finish, Qiu notched the first top-10 placement of his collegiate career as he recorded a score of 210(-6) in Georgia. The rookie finished the tournament with a team-low 68(-4) in the third round round after closing out the previous day with a second round score of 73(+1). Qiu opened the tournament with a score of 69(-3) to pave his way to the sixth-overall spot.
Rocco Salvitti rounded out the Irish in the top-25 at the tournament behind his score of 217(+1). The sophomore sat tied with four others after entering round three with a minus-two score, recording a first round tally of 70(-2), a tournament low for Salvitti, and second round score of 75(+3). He closed out the tournament with a score of 72(E) to finish one over par at the end of three rounds.
Junior Nate Stevens posted a three-round score of 223(+7) for the Irish in Georgia this weekend, recording a second-round low of 73(+1). His opening round tally of 74(+2) kicked things off before closing out the day with an overall score of 149(+5) heading into the final round. There, he posted a third round score of 76(+4) for the 223(+7) final as he sat tied for 51st overall.
Christopher Bagnall rounded out the Irish competitors at the Augusta Haskins Award Invite as his final score of 229(+13) ranked tied for 70th overall. The sophomore recorded a score of 73(+1) in the opening round before finishing the first day of competition with a score of 80(+8) in the second round. He closed out the tournament with a third round score of 76(+4) on day two of competition.
The Irish round out their regular season slate in just under two weeks time as they are set for an in-state tournament in West Lafayette, April 19-20. The two-day Boilermaker Spring Invitational will be hosted by Purdue.
NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
IRISH CLOSE OUT HOMESTAND WITH NORTHWESTERN
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – A 13-game homestand comes to a close for the Notre Dame baseball team as the Irish are set to host Northwestern at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening at Frank Eck Stadium.
THE MATCHUP
Notre Dame holds a 15-14 overall record ahead of the Tuesday evening clash.
Northwestern sits at 14-15 overall in the 2025 season.
The two teams last met on May 16, 2023 at Wrigley Field, and the Wildcats took the 8-7 (11 innings) decision.
The Irish lead the all-time series 77-61-1 as the teams first met in 1896.
LAST TIME OUT
The Irish took the first game of a three-game ACC series against Virginia Tech by a 7-2 score but fell in the next two games by 6-1 and 11-5 scores against the Hokies.
Jack Radel went a career-best 7.0 innings on the mound with 104 pitches and earned the win in the series opener in a 7-2 final. Parker Brzustewicz went 3-for-5 and Carson Tinney hammered a home run.
Jared Zimbardo posted three hits and drove in a run in a 6-1 game-two setback against the Hokies. Oisin Lee went 3.1 innings on the mound, marking his longest outing of the season to-date.
The Irish out-scored the Hokies down the stretch by a 5-1 margin but fell in an 11-5 final in the rubber match. Tinney went 3-for-4, and Nick DeMarco belted his fifth home run of the season.
2025 CAPTAINS
The 2025 Irish baseball team will look to four captains to help guide the way this spring. John P. and Catherine Murphy Head Baseball Coach Shawn Stiffler announced graduate students OF Brady Gumpf and RHP Jackson Dennies, senior RHP Radek Birkholz, and junior INF Estevan Moreno as team captains for the season.
TOP TALENT
The Irish have four players listed in the D1baseball.com Preseason rankings by position.
Junior Estevan Moreno was 24th on the Top 50 shortstops list.
Sophomore Carson Tinney was tabbed 47th on the Top 50 catchers listing.
Graduate student Jared Zimbardo was 40th on the Top 100 outfielders report.
Junior Rory Fox was 106th on the Top 150 starting pitchers list.
NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL
PAIR OF MIDWEEK CLASHES ON DECK FOR IRISH
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Coming off their second-straight series win last weekend against Pittsburgh, the Notre Dame Softball team will host DePaul and Bowling Green in back-to-back midweek games. The Irish take on DePaul Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. on ACC Network Extra and Bowling Green Wednesday night at 8 p.m. nationally broadcast on ACC Network. Admission to both games is free.
Notre Dame is 4-2 in its last six games at Melissa Cook Stadium. Addison Amaral and Caroline O’Brien have been on tears in South Bend. O’Brien, who hit in the second hole last weekend, is hitting a team-best .478 during home games, including three doubles and a triple. Amaral leads the team with 12 runs scored in 12 home games and has hit four doubles and three homers at the home field.
Irish pitching continues to get plenty of swings and misses in the circle. In 40 games, Notre Dame pitching has struck out 250 batters, the second-most in the ACC, but lead the conference with 102 strikeouts in conference play. Micaela Kastor has 83, Kami Kamzik has 69 and Brianne Weiss has 61. Notre Dame is the only team in the conference with three pitchers to have at least 60 or more strikeouts.
All-time against DePaul, Notre Dame trails the overall series 30-34-1 but is 13-11-1 all-time in South Bend against the Blue Demons. The two programs haven’t met since 2016.
Against Bowling Green, the Irish are 18-6 overall and 14-3 at home. Notre Dame swept the doubleheader last year on March 12th against the Falcons.
BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER SIGNS HORIZON LEAGUE LEADING SCORER JALEN JACKSON
Jalen Jackson, who led the Horizon League in scoring this past season, will join the Butler Basketball program for his final season of eligibility.
Jackson, a 6-2 guard from Fort Wayne, Ind., has signed a financial aid agreement for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
“Jalen is a great addition to our program,” said Butler head coach Thad Matta. “He cares about winning and has the reputation as a player who works hard to improve his game. Jalen has the ability to score the ball in a variety of ways and also makes the players around him better. He’s been incredibly consistent in the Horizon League and has posted big numbers against power conference teams.”
Jackson averaged 19.2 points per game this season at Purdue Fort Wayne. His scoring output led the Horizon League. Jackson added 4.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Jackson scored in double figures in 30 of the team’s 31 games, going over 20 points in 12 games. He posted a career-best 38 points in the Jan. 25 game at IU Indianapolis. Two of his best games came against Big Ten opponents as he scored 31 points at Penn State Nov. 20 and scored 27 points at Michigan Dec. 22.
He was selected to the All-Horizon League first team while also being named the conference’s Sportsmanship Award recipient.
Jackson recently completed his second season at Purdue Fort Wayne; he averaged 15.7 points per game as a sophomore during the 2023-24 season. He began his college career at UIC. He has scored 1,381 points in his three-year collegiate career.
Additional updates on both Butler’s 2025-26 roster and the team’s non-conference schedule will be announced soon.
BUTLER BASEBALL
ACES TO HOST BULLDOGS ON TUESDAY NIGHT
The Butler baseball team will head to Evansville on Tuesday to face the Aces under the lights at Charles Braun Stadium.
GameDay
Date: April 8
Time: 7 PM EST / 6 PM CST
Location: Evansville, Ind.
Field: German American Bank Field at Charles Braun Stadium
Live Stats: GoPurpleAces.com – Statbroadcast
Scouting Evansville
The Aces are 11-20 this year with nearly half of their wins coming against MVC opponents (5-4). They went 1-2 over the weekend, winning game two of the away series at UIC. They went 2-1 at home vs. Valpo and 2-1 on the road at Murray State to open conference action.
Ty Rumsey will be at the top of the scouting report for the Bulldogs. A starter in all 31 games, Rumsey is batting .339 this year with 42 hits and 25 RBIs. He has four doubles, two triples and two home runs. Power at the plate will be provided by Charlie Longmeier and Harrison Taubert. This duo has 64 hits, 21 doubles and nine home runs combined.
About Butler
Butler went 0-4 last week to move their overall record to 10-21. Jack Bello led the offense with a .294 batting average that included five hits. Two of the five were doubles as Bello ended the week with two RBI’s and seven total bases. Home runs were hit by Tommy Townsend and David Ayers.
Andrew Hendrickx returned to the mound and struck out four batters over 2.2 innings. Brett Sherrard and Alex Kanipe were the only Bulldogs to make more than one appearance.
Recent Series History
Evansville defeated Butler 15-5 last year in just seven innings. The year prior, BU went to Evansville to take a 4-1 loss.
Moroknek Midseason Second Team All-American
Perfect Game selected players to three All-America teams at the halfway point of the college baseball season. Jack Moroknek was selected to the Second Team with his eye-popping numbers through his first 31 games of the season.
Monster Numbers from Moroknek
Jack Moroknek ranks eighth in the nation in total bases (102), 13th in home runs (13), 16th in slugging percentage (.803), and is 18th in total hits (52). Moroknek also leads the BIG EAST in runs (39) and RBI’s (39).
Best in the BIG EAST
Butler leads the conference in batting average (.303), hits (312), doubles (60), home runs (45), runs (226), sacrifice flies (19), and slugging percentage (.510).
Bulldog Bits
– Jack Bello has the second-highest batting average in the BIG EAST (.417)
– Bello leads the conference in doubles with 13 and is second in total bases (85)
– Bello and Moroknek each have 18 multi-hit games this year
– David Ayers and Connor Sackett have reached base safely in eight-straight games
– Ayers hit his fifth home run of the season in the first game at Xavier
– Bello had two doubles in the series at Xavier
– Hendrickx made his first start for BU over the weekend since Feb. 15
– Hendrickx struck out a season-high four batters in 2.2 innings in Cincinnati
– Brett Sherrard had two strikeouts in two innings at Xavier
– AJ Solomon tied his season-high RBI total with two in game one at Xavier
– Tommy Townsend’s seventh home run of the year came in game two at Xavier
BIG EAST Standings
St. John’s 3-0, 14-13
Xavier 5-1, 18-14
Creighton 2-1, 19-8
Villanova 2-1, 17-13
UConn 2-4, 13-17
Georgetown 1-2, 11-20
Seton Hall 0-3, 11-20
Butler 0-3, 10-21
Up Next
The BIG EAST home opener will bring Villanova into town this weekend. The Wildcats recently won their weekend series against Georgetown by recording wins over the Hoyas on Saturday and Sunday. Their midweek matchup vs. Penn was canceled so they will be fresh heading to Indianapolis.
MOROKNEK LISTED ON PERFECT GAME’S MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
Butler outfielder Jack Moroknek has been recognized as a 2025 Perfect Game College Baseball Midseason All-American. With the season reaching the halfway point, Perfect Game came up with three teams worth of Midseason All-Americans and two Freshman All-American squads. Moroknek made the Second Team and was the only BIG EAST player to earn the honor.
Moroknek is batting .409 this year with a team-best 52 hits. He has 13 home runs and 11 doubles to push his RBI total to 39. A starter in all 31 games, Moroknek has scored 39 runs and is currently at 102 total bases. He slugs at a .803 clip and has walked 13 times to raise his on-base percentage to .466.
Perfect Game Midseason Awards
Midseason Player of the Year: Alex Lodise – Florida State
Midseason Pitcher of the Year: Kyson Witherspoon – Oklahoma
Midseason Two-Way Player of the Year: Ethan Hedges – USC
Midseason Freshman of the Year: Derek Curiel – LSU
Midseason Coach of the Year: Tony Vitello – Tennessee
Midseason Team of the Year: – Tennessee
BUTLER WOMEN’S GOLF
BUTLER FINISHES 11TH AT BOILERMAKER SPRING CLASSIC
The Bulldogs posted an 11th-place finish at the Boilermaker Spring Classic. The 54-hole tournament concluded Monday in West Lafayette, Ind.
Kelli Scheck was the top-performing Bulldog, finishing in a tie for 20th at 224 (+8). Scheck’s best round came Sunday afternoon as her even-par 72 included four birdies on the 6,212-yard Ackerman-Allen Golf Course. She was able to bookend that round with scores of 74 and 78.
Elise Fennell of Illinois State entered the final round with a one-shot lead and was able to hang onto it in taking medalist honors; she finished the 54 holes at seven-under 209. She finished one shot better than Denver’s Clara Gestsdottir.
Illinois held off a charging Denver to take the team title at 875 (+11). The Fighting Illini began the final round with a seven-shot advantage but Denver carded the best Monday round at 292. However, that was only good enough to chip away at six shots of that seven-shot lead. Denver finished at 876 (+12).
The Bulldogs started the final round in 11th and ended the day in that same spot. Butler posted rounds of 308, 296 and 313 for a total of 917 (+53). There were 16 teams in the field.
Treva Dodd’s four-over 76 Monday was Butler’s best score on the final 18 scorecard. Playing as an individual, Dodd finished in a tie for 37th at 227 (+11).
THE BULLDOGS:
T20) Kelli Scheck, 74-72-78—224 (+8)
T37) Treva Dodd (playing as an individual), 78-73-76—227 (+11)
T48) Cybil Stillson, 80-73-77—230 (+14)
T56) Sophie McGinnis, 76-79-77—232 (+16)
T62) Katie Steinman, 78-72-83—233 (+17)
T81) Ashley Freitas, 80-80-81—241 (+25)
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will return to action this weekend at the Lady Jaguar Invitational, hosted by IU Indianapolis. That is the final tournament prior to the 2025 BIG EAST Women’s Golf Championship.
IU INDY SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL TRAVELS TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY FOR MIDWEEK SERIES
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The IU Indy softball team stole two games from the Green Bay Phoenix this past weekend and will now continue on the road as they travel to Northern Kentucky for a three-game series against the Norse. The Jags and Norse are set for a single game on Tuesday, April 8 at 4:30 PM, followed by a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 9 at 1:00 PM.
IU Indy concluded this past weekend with a 2-1 mark against the Phoenix, improving their overall record to 12-21 with a 6-6 Horizon League mark. The Jags took the first two games of the series but couldn’t complete the sweep, falling in game three. Alexa Holman took the game one win in the circle, throwing a complete game with three strikeouts. She also led the Jags at the plate going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Molly Kable led IU Indy in day two on the series, going 6-for-7 with six RBI in the two games combined.
Kable leads the Jags at the plate this season so far with a .388 batting average, including a team-high 27 RBI. Freshman Callie Dickerson is second on the team in RBI with 17. Holman leads the Jags on the pitching side with 35 strikeouts and five overall wins.
Northern Kentucky enters the midweek match up with a 16-18 overall mark and 7-4 conference record. Campbell Beatty leads the Norse at the plate with a .354 batting average. Olivia Pastin adds a team-high 28 RBI. Brooklyn Ballis is the Norse’s go-to pitcher, posting a 4.48 ERA with 53 strikeouts and seven wins on the season.
IU Indy will take on the Norse on Tuesday, April 8 ay 4:30 PM while Wednesday’s doubleheader is scheduled to 1:00 PM. Wednesday’s doubleheader will be broadcast on ESPN+ while all three games will have live stats coverage.
IU INDY MEN’S GOLF
JAGUARS POST OPENING ROUND 282 AND LEAD NKU’S JEWELL INVITATIONAL
BATAVIA, Ohio – The IU Indianapolis men’s golf team posted an opening round, 2-under 282 at the NKU Jewell Invitational on Monday (Apr. 7) and leads the 11-team field heading into Tuesday’s finale. Three different Jaguars went under par, led by Morgan Tournemire’s 2-under 69, which has him positioned tied for second overall.
Both Sam McWilliams and Titus Boswell shot 1-under 70 and sophomore Brady Schier capped the scoring quartet at 2-over 73.
Tournemire was steady throughout, making 14 pars, including nine straight to start the round. He then rattled off back-to-back birdies before giving a stroke back with a bogey on the par-4, No. 9. He rebounded with a birdie on No. 10 before stringing together five pars to close the round. McWilliams went from 2-over to 2-under in a five hole stretch, keyed by an eagle on the par-5, No. 3. His day consisted of three birdies and an eagle as part of his 70.
Boswell closed with back-to-back birdies to get to 1-under while Schier made three birdies as part of his round.
Noah Kirsch had five birdies in his round of 4-over 75 while Harry Ward also shot 75 while playing as an individual. Greg Miller rounded out the entries with a round of 79.
Kirsch’s five birdies were tied atop the field while Tournemire’s 14 pars were tied for third overall. McWilliams was one of just three players to make an eagle during Monday’s opening round.
Bellarmine is second overall at 1-over 285 and Wright State is third at 286. Miami (Ohio)’s Sam Mortell is atop the individual leaderboard at 3-under 68 while Tournemire is among six players tied for second.
Second round tee times are slated to begin at noon.
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
SYCAMORES CLOSE OUT ROAD TRIP WITH MIDWEEK CONTEST AT PURDUE; GAME TIME MOVED UP TO 4 P.M. ET
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State closes out the eight-game road trip on Tuesday evening as the Sycamores travel to Alexander Field for a midweek contest against Purdue. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. ET with the game to be carried live on BTN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
The Sycamores (15-16) and Boilermakers (20-11) met already earlier this season at Bob Warn Field as Indiana State hosted Purdue back on March 4. Purdue took the first contest between the teams by score of 14-4 in an eight-inning run-rule shortened game to end the Sycamores’ 10-game home winning streak against Big Ten competition.
Since the midweek contest, the teams have both headed into conference competition with Indiana State posting a 5-4 mark in Missouri Valley play, while Purdue has struggled against the Big Ten with a 3-9 mark in conference competition.
Recapping the Weekend
Indiana State fell in the series at Belmont over the weekend as the Sycamores battled both the Bruins and inclement weather at E.S. Rose Park. Indiana State took the opening game, 15-3 (8), behind a strong pitching performance from Max McEwen, while Belmont rallied back to take the final two games, 1-0 and 10-8 (10).
The Sycamores seized control of Friday’s game early thanks to Weston Fulk’s two-run home run in the first inning and gave McEwen all the support he would need in taking the conference win. McEwen went 7.0 innings allowing seven hits and three runs, while striking out a career-high 11 batters to claim the weekend win.
Belmont rallied back behind strong pitching from Joe Ruzicka and Ethan Harden to claim the 1-0 win on Saturday, before Landon Godsey walked off the series with a two-run home run in Sunday’s 10-8, 10th inning series finale.
Carlos Pena hit a team-best .500 from the plate with two home runs, a double, a triple, and six RBIs over the weekend series. Nomar Garcia’s bat came to life with a .462 batting average and three doubles, while Thomas Emerich (.400) also connected at a season-high clip including his first home run of the 2025 season. Overall, Indiana State hit .275 from the plate against the Bruins’ pitching staff.
Eight different Indiana State pitchers saw time on the mound over the weekend paced by strong starts from both McEwen (1-0, 3.86 ERA) and Ty Brooks (0-0, 0.00 ERA). Zac Laird, Carson Seeman, and Jack Armstrong all recorded sub-3.00 ERAs over the weekend as the Sycamores posted a team 3.96 ERA with a 26:18 strikeout-to-walk ratio and allowed Belmont to hit .274 from the plate.
Season Overall
Carlos Pena (.364) continues to pace the Sycamore offense at the plate as the senior infielder/outfielder leads the Sycamores in hits (43) and doubles (10), while sitting among the team leaders in RBIs (32), runs (24), and slugging percentage (.661). Nomar Garcia (.333) has seen his batting average rise over the last two weeks while adding five doubles and six stolen bases, while Jackson Taylor (.324) and Keegan Garis (.317) are also hitting above the .300 mark on the season.
The Sycamores have hit .265 from the plate on the season with 36 home runs and 68 doubles over their 31 games. Indiana State has also posted 38 stolen bases with six different athletes recording at least four steals in the 2025 season.
The Indiana State pitching staff has combined to post a 5.52 team ERA on the season over 264.1 innings played. Seventeen different arms have taken the mound combining for a 218:138 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a .264 opponent batting average.
Jack Armstrong (2-0, 3.66 ERA) has been among the team leaders on the mound this season, while Aaron Moss (1-0, 6.19 ERA), Carson Seeman (0-0, 5.40 ERA), Colby Morse (2-12, 5.27 ERA), and Gavin Morris (4-3, 4.50 ERA) have all made multiple appearances and could be in play on the mound in the midweek.
Scouting Purdue
Purdue heads into the midweek series with a 20-11 mark on the season. The Boilermakers have posted an 8-10 mark since their trip to Bob Warn Field back on March 4. Purdue claimed the series win at Minnesota and UIC, but enter the Tuesday contest on a seven-game losing streak after dropping series to UCLA and Washington, while dropping a midweek contest to Northern Illinois.
The Big Ten only ranks the top six in the preseason poll with Oregon, Nebraska, Indiana, UCLA, Michigan, and USC garnering the six rankings by the conference’s head coaches. Purdue did place three players on the preseason All-Conference team with Brandon Anderson (3B), CJ Richmond (1B), and Keenan Spence (OF) all earning recognition.
Lukas Cook continues to lead the Purdue offense with a team-high .441 batting average while leading the Boilermakers in hits (49), while sitting among the leaders in doubles (9), and runs scored (27). Logan Sutter (.376) paces Purdue’s power efforts with nine home runs and 42 RBIs, while Brandon Anderson (.33) is also hitting above the .300 mark on the season. Overall, Purdue is hitting .298 from the plate with a team .425 on-base percentage. The Boilermakers have also posted 64 stolen bases in 73 attempts.
Eighteen different Purdue pitchers have spent time on the mound over the course of the 2025 season. The Boilermakers have posted a 5.09 team ERA over 270.1 innings. Purdue has also posted a 267:133 strikeout-to-walk ratio while allowing opponents to hit .263 from the plate.
Series History
Indiana State has a 47-32-2 all-time record against Purdue according to current records on hand. The Boilermakers snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Sycamores earlier this season with their 14-4 win on March 4.
Indiana State has won the last nine matchups played in West Lafayette dating back to the 2013 season when the Sycamores topped Purdue, 4-3, on April 3. Landon Curry and junior Cody Zimmerman each drove in a run with two outs in the top of the ninth inning in the contest, while Kurt Kudrecki picked up the win in relief.
INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S GOLF
SYCAMORES PLACE THIRD IN SPRING INVITE; THREE FINISH INSIDE TOP 10
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State women’s golf placed third in the Indiana State University Spring Invitational, hosted at the Country Club of Terre Haute on April 6-7.
The third-place finish marked the fourth-straight year that the Sycamores placed third in this tournament, dating back to the 2021-22 season. As a team, the Trees shot a combined 601 (+25, 295-306), finishing just behind Evansville (+25, 600) and five shots behind the winner Purdue Fort Wayne (+20, 596). PFW won this tournament last year, as well.
Indiana State beat UIC (fourth place, +41, 617) and Valparaiso (fifth place, +52, 628).
The Sycamores finished with an average of 5.1 on par-5s as a team, the best in the field. The team’s 22 birdies were most in the tournament.
Indiana State was led by a trio of Trees, all three tying in sixth place with a score of 149. Those three Sycamores were Briana LeMaire (71-78), Sophia Florek (71-78), and Alana Gilbert (77-72).
LeMaire finished one-under par in the first round, marking three times while at Indiana State doing so. The junior closed out the first round with six pars and two birdies.
Florek in the first round finished with all pars except one hole, in which she birdied, to shoot one-under on the day. That set a new low round in her collegiate career. She tied for second most pars with 26, one shy of the leader.
Gilbert bounced back on day two after a +5 first round to shoot even par in the second round, the best so far in her young collegiate career. The freshman was second in the field in birdies with eight, one shy of the leader.
Yang Tai finished tied 13th (76-78). In both rounds, she finished her last nine holes better than the opening nine, including a one-under back nine on day one.
Rosalie DiNunzio (77-80) closed out the five in the lineup tied in 20th place.
On the individual side, Nicole Feistl (158, 81-77) came in tied for 23rd. She made two more pars and added a birdie in round two to shave off four strokes from day one.
Eliza Baker (160, 77-83) and Gabby Cone (168, 81-87) rounded out the eight Sycamore golfers in the tournament; Baker finished tied in 30th and Cone tied for 47th place.
The Sycamores will close out the 2024-25 season the next time on the course, playing in the MVC Championships on April 13-15 in Waterloo, Ill. The tournament is being held at the Annbriar Golf Course, with start times TBD.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S GOLF
PURDUE FORT WAYNE WINS INDIANA STATE INVITATIONAL FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s golf team added another trophy to its collection on Monday (April 7), claiming the Indiana State Invitational title after a two-round total of 596. The Mastodons won by a four-shot margin over Evansville.
The Mastodons’ second round of 292 and the two-round total of 596 were both one shot shy of the program’s 18-hole and 36-hole records. This is the Mastodons’ second team tournament win of the season and fourth of head coach Jim Earle’s three-year tenure. It is also the second year in a row the Mastodons have won the Indiana State Invitational.
Hunar Mittal and Olivia Jang both tied for second, both shooting 76-70-146. Mittal had just one hole of worse than a par in round two and had a bogey-free front nine. She found birdies on holes nine, 12, 15, 17 and 18 to match the best round of her career. Jang had just one bogey, which came on 16, her penultimate hole. She had done the work to stay under par earlier in the round, having recorded birdies on 18, eight and 12 earlier in the day. Jang’s 70 also matched her career-best. This is Jang’s third runner-up finish of her career and Mittal’s second. Jang was also runner-up at the Indiana State Invitational last season with the exact same score.
Lillian Gottman and Louise Ekesall tied for ninth, both turning in 152. Gottman shot 80-72, and her even second round featured three bogeys, three birdies and 12 pars. She birdied holes one, 12 and 17. After a hole-in-one on Sunday, Ekesall finished with a 72-80. She had 10 pars and eight bogeys in round two. This is Gottman’s third and Ekesall’s second top-10 finish as Mastodons.
Natalie Papa tied for 34th while playing for the team score after a 81-80-161. In round two, she had 10 pars and a birdie on hole 12.
Lara Dommach (T-30, 83-77-160) and Lillie Cone (T-43, 81-84-165) played as individuals.
Playing their best golf of the year, the Mastodons will now prep for the Horizon League Championship on April 19-21.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S GOLF
LOUISE STANDTKE WINS ISU SPRING INVITATIONAL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Freshman Louise Standtke recorded an even round of 72 on Monday to take top honors at the Indiana State Spring Invitational at the Country Club of Terre Haute.
Final Results
After opening with a 1-under 71 on Sunday, Standtke’s even par of 72 gave her a final score of 143. She bested Hunar Mittal and Olivia Jang of Purdue Fort Wayne by three strokes. It is the first victory of her Purple Aces career and second in a row for the program following Kate Petrova’s win in last week’s Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge.
Led by Standtke’s efforts, UE finished in second place in the final team standings. The Mastodons won with a 2-round score of 596 while the Aces finished with a 600.
Second for Evansville and 5th overall was Mallory Russell. She matched Standtke’s even score on Monday. Combined with Sunday’s 76, Russell finished with a 148. Kate Petrova came in 12th place. Rounds of 76 and 77 saw her finish the weekend at 9-over-par.
Elizabeth Mercer and Jane Grankina rounded out the UE team scores. After carding a 79 to open the tournament, Mercer lowered her score on Monday to a 77. Her 156 put her in a tie for 18th. Grankina also lowered her score. Following an 81 in the first round, she posted a 78 in the second 18. With a 159, she tied for 28th.
Izzy Steele was the top finisher for UE’s individuals. Rounds of 77 and 78 saw her finish in 17th with a 155. Trinity Dubbs tied for 30th. Her scores checked in at 82 and 78.
In less than a week, the Aces will be in Waterloo, Ill. for the 2025 MVC Championship.
EVANSVILLE BASEBALL
ACES BASEBALL RETURNS HOME FOR MIDWEEK WITH BUTLER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — After spending the weekend in Chicago the University of Evansville baseball team returns for a Tuesday night contest with the Butler Bulldogs.
The Purple Aces return home with a 5-4 Missouri Valley Conference record after dropping their first series of the year to the UIC Flames. UE kept all three games close as the weekend decisions were decided by a combined five runs. Evansville took a one-run win on Saturday afternoon in the longest contest of the weekend at three hours and 21 minutes. Catcher Matt Flaherty (Lake Zurich, Ill. / Bellarmine) was again the ninth inning hero for the Aces with an RBI single to score the winning run in the top of the ninth.
UE welcomes Butler to German American Bank Field for the series 69th all-time meeting on Tuesday. Evansville has the overall advantage going into tomorrows game with 52 wins over the Bulldogs 17 since their first meeting in 1951. The Aces haven’t lost a game to Butler since March of 2021 when they dropped the second game of a three game series at GAB Field.
The Bulldogs come into this week’s game with an overall 10-21 record and an 0-3 Big East record. Butler is on a four-game losing skid after dropping all three to Xavier in the first conference series of the season. The Bulldogs did have a big weekend against Northern Illinois to end March taking three of four games on their home field. Butler is led at the plate by two players with over a .400 batting average in pitcher/infielder Jack Bello and outfielder Jack Moroknek at .417 and .409 respectively. Bello leads the team in batting average, doubles, and triples while Moroknek leads the Bulldogs in hits, home runs, and RBIs.
Center fielder Ty Rumsey (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) had the best weekend for UE up in the Windy City with a .364 average while playing in all three games. Rumsey was one of two Evansville batters to connect on four hits against the Flames while scoring three runs and bringing in two others. The senior outfielder added only his second triple of the year at Curtis Granderson Stadium leading off Saturday’s game with the multi-base hit to center field. Rumsey also had a strong weekend on the base paths stealing two bases in three games. He currently leads the MVC in stolen bases and is 26th in the nation with 19 steals. While in the field through three games Rumsey had five putout and no errors to bring his overall fielding percentage up to .989.
Tuesday’s game will not be broadcast on ESPN+ or on the radio. Aces fans can follow along with the midweek match up through live stats or by coming to Charles H. Braun Stadium.
SOUTHERN INDIANA SOFTBALL
EAGLES SPLIT MONDAY SET AGAINST COUGARS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – After multiple days of waiting for the weekend rain to subside, University of Southern Indiana Softball got back on the field Monday with an Ohio Valley Conference doubleheader split against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. SIUE (20-15, 10-4 OVC) took the first game, 8-0 in five innings, before USI (10-18, 7-6 OVC) answered in the second game, 8-0 in six innings.
In game one, SIUE kicked off the day’s scoring with a two-run home run in the top of the first inning. The Cougars went on to tack on another run in the third inning to triple their lead to 3-0. SIUE added five more runs off a few defensive miscues by USI and a pair of RBI singles in the top of the fourth inning.
Meanwhile, in the fourth inning, senior pitcher Josie Newman recorded her fifth strikeout of the game to collect career strikeout number 700. Newman is second in USI’s all-time strikeouts list behind Jennifer Leonhardt, who has 787 strikeouts.
The Cougars closed out game one after the fifth frame, holding USI to two hits in the game. Sophomore infielder Sydney Long had both of USI’s hits, registering a double in each of her first two at-bats in the contest.
Newman (6-11) pitched the first four frames, allowing eight runs – two earned – with five strikeouts. Junior pitcher Maddison Depencier pitched a scoreless fifth inning in relief.
SIUE totaled six hits in game one at the plate. Freshman pitcher Avery Arwood (7-6) pitched all five innings and struck out eight.
In game two, Southern Indiana flipped the tides and scored right away in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI double from freshman Jordan Mackey to take a 1-0 advantage.
USI’s lead increased to 4-0 in the home half of the second inning when sophomore outfielder Kate Satkoski hit a two-RBI triple and junior outfielder Caroline Stapleton singled in another run.
While the third and fourth innings went scoreless and USI freshman pitcher Kylie Witthaus was dealing once again, the Screaming Eagles opened the game up to 7-0 in the bottom of the fifth when Satkoski collected her second triple of the game and cleared the bases.
USI had the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth. The Eagles walked off the game on an RBI hit-by-pitch by sophomore catcher Alyssa Mumaw, who also had a single and two runs scored in the contest.
Southern Indiana notched 11 hits in game two, as Satkoski led the way by going 3-3 with five RBIs in the batter’s box. Satkoski became the seventh player in USI history to hit two triples in the same game, matching a USI single-game record. The three in the batting order each had two-hit games, including the second two-hit game of the day for Long.
For Witthaus (4-6), the left-hander hurled her second consecutive shutout, fourth consecutive complete game, and fifth quality start in Ohio Valley Conference action. Witthaus surrendered only two hits and struck out four in the six innings of work on Monday.
SIUE’s freshman pitcher McKayla Anderson (4-5) was charged with the loss after giving up four runs – three earned – in an inning and a third. The Cougars used four pitchers in the second game of the doubleheader.
Following Monday’s double-dip against SIUE, Southern Indiana stands in fifth place in the OVC and SIUE exits the day tied for second. USI will take on another team toward the top of the conference standings this coming weekend when the Screaming Eagles hit the road to first-place Eastern Illinois University. The series opener is slated for Saturday at 3 p.m. with a doubleheader to conclude the series on Sunday starting at Noon from Charleston, Illinois.
All three games at Eastern Illinois are scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN+. Additional coverage information can be found on usiscreamingeagles.com.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASBEALL
MCLELLAN, SCREAMING EAGLES WALK OFF WITH SWEEP
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana junior rightfielder/leftfielder Patrick McLellan hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to walk off a 6-4 win over Morehead State University Monday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI, which has won a season-best six-straight, is 16-15 overall and 7-2 in the OVC, while MSU goes to 10-19, 1-8 OVC.
USI’s six-game winning streak is the longest by the squad since 2021 when the Screaming Eagles won eight straight. The Screaming Eagles also moved in sole possession of first in the OVC by one game after losses by Tennessee Tech University at Western Illinois University and Southeast Missouri State University at Southern Illinois University today.
USI had the early lead, 1-0, after one inning and 3-1 after two frames. Senior centerfielder Khi Holiday scored the first run on a passed ball in the first, while junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens and McLellan drove in a pair of runs in the second with a fielder’s choice and a single, respectively.
The score would remain 3-1 until the top of the ninth when Morehead State took the lead 4-3 with a three-run home run off of USI senior right-hander Ian Anderson and set the stage for McLellan in the ninth.
With one out, Holiday singles and moved to third on single by Kitchens. McLellan followed with a towering three-run blast over the left field wall for the Screaming Eagles to walk off with the 6-4 victory. McLellan finished the day two-for-four with a run scored and four RBIs.
On the mound, Anderson (3-0) picked up the victory after throwing the ninth and allowing the three runs on two hits and a walk, while striking out one.
USI junior left-hander Jake Porter started and got a no-decision for the Screaming Eagles. Porter went the first six inning, allowing one run on eight hits and struck out four.
Up Next for the Eagles:
The Screaming Eagles and the MSU Eagles conclude the homestand Monday at 2 p.m. at the USI Baseball Field.
Following the conclusion of the homestand, USI starts a nine-game road swing with a visit to Western Kentucky University Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Bowling Green, Kentucky. WKU is 27-5 overall after taking two of three at Dallas Baptist University this weekend in Texas.
The Hilltoppers lead the all-time series with USI, 10-2, after sweeping a home-and-home series last spring.
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
April 8
1934 — The Philadelphia Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies played the first legal Sunday baseball game in Philadelphia. The exhibition game was made possible when the state made Sunday baseball a local option and the city approved it in a referendum ballot.
1963 — Pete Rose has first at-bat with the Cincinnati Reds.
1969 — Four expansion teams make their debuts. The Kansas City Royals, Seattle Pilots, Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres all win their inaugural games.
1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles left-hander Al Downing in the fourth inning. The Braves beat the Dodgers 7-4 before a crowd of nearly 54,000.
1975 — Frank Robinson became the first black manager in major league history by making his debut as player-manager of the Cleveland Indians. He hit a home run in his first at-bat — as a designated hitter — to help beat the New York Yankees, 5-3.
1977 — The Seattle Mariners record their first win by defeating the California Angels, 7-6, at the Kingdome.
1986 — Jim Presley of the Seattle Mariners hit home runs in the ninth and 10th innings for a come-from-behind 8-4 opening day victory over the California Angels.
1986 — Facing Nolan Ryan of the Astros, Giants rookie Will Clark hits a home run in his first major league at-bat.
1987 — Pitchers Phil Niekro and Steve Carlton of the Cleveland Indians teamed up to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-3. Niekro recorded his 312th victory and Carlton pitched four shutout innings in relief. It was the first time in modern history that two 300-game winners pitched for the same team in the same game.
1989 — One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott makes his major league debut for the California Angels.
1991 — Major league umpires strike on Opening Day, and amateur umpires are used as replacements.
1993 — Carlos Baerga of the Cleveland Indians became the first player in major league history to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same inning. The homers came in the seventh inning of a 15-5 rout of the New York Yankees.
1994 — Kurt Mercker of the Atlanta Braves pitched the season’s first no-hitter, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0. It was the first complete game of Mercker’s career.
1995 — Free agents signed include outfielder Larry Walker and pitcher Bill Swift by the Rockies, and pitcher Orel Hershiser by the Indians.
2002 — Craig Biggio hit for the cycle and had four RBIs in Houston’s 8-4 win over Colorado.
2003 — At Yankee Stadium’s home opener, Hideki Matsui hits his first major league home run, a grand slam.
2008 — Chase Utley ties a major league record by being hit by pitch three times in a game.
2011 — Slugger Manny Ramirez, who signed with the Tampa Bay Rays in the off-season, announces his retirement after a failure to conform with Major League Baseball’s drug policy.
2016 — Trevor Story became the first major leaguer to homer in each of his first four games, connecting two more times for the Colorado Rockies in a 13-6 loss to the San Diego Padres. Story, who has six home runs since making his debut on opening day, got three hits and drove in four runs while playing for the first time at Coors Field.
2018 — Shohei Ohtani retired the Oakland Athletics’ first 19 batters and yielded one hit over seven shutout innings in his home pitching debut, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory. Marcus Semien’s clean one-out single to left broke up Ohtani’s bid for a perfect game. Ohtani (2-0) struck out the side twice and finished with 12 strikeouts in all. He won his pitching debut in Oakland last weekend with six strong innings, then homered in three consecutive games in Anaheim between starts in his attempt to become the first regular two-way player in decades.
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April 9
1913 — Ebbets Field opened in Brooklyn and Philadelphia defeated the Dodgers 1-0 before a crowd of 10,000. The stadium, which cost $750,000 to build, was named after Charles Ebbets, the club’s principal owner.
1947 — Dodgers manager Leo Durocher was suspended for one year by commissioner Happy Chandler for “the accumulation of unpleasant incidents” detrimental to baseball.
1959 — The Baltimore Orioles, playing against the Washington Senators, became the first team in history to execute a triple play on opening day. The Senators won the game, 9-2.
1965 — The Houston Astrodome opened with an exhibition game between the New York Yankees and Astros. President Johnson attended and Gov. John Connally threw out the first ball. Mickey Mantle hit the first home run, but the Astros won 2-1 in 12 innings.
1969 — Billy Williams of Chicago hit four consecutive doubles to lead the Cubs to an 11-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1974 — San Diego Padres owner Ray Kroc criticized his club over the public address system during the eighth inning of a 9-5 loss to the Houston Astros! “Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you,” Kroc told the crowd of 39,083 for the home opener. Kroc added, “I’ve never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life.”
1981 — Fernando Valenzuela made his first major league start a stunning success by pitching a 2-0, five-hit triumph over the Houston Astros in Los Angeles. He would go on to win his first eight games.
1985 — Chicago’s Tom Seaver made his 15th opening day start to break Christy Mathewson’s record. Seaver pitched 6 2-3 innings and was credited with the victory as the White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2.
1987 — Gary Carter drives in his 1,000th career run.
1989 — Rickey Henderson of the New York Yankees gets his his 800th career stolen base.
1993 — The Colorado Rockies beat the Montreal Expos 11-4 for their first win and set a National League record for attendance in their home debut. The crowd of 80,227 broke the record of 78,672 set on April 18, 1958, by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1994 — Recently-retired NBA legend Michael Jordan makes his professional baseball debut by going hitless for AA Birmingham.
2000 — In a 13-7 win over Kansas City, Minnesota’s Ron Coomer, Jacque Jones and Matt LeCroy hit consecutive home runs. The Royals’ Carlos Beltran, Jermaine Dye and Mike Sweeney repeated the feat, marking the first time in major league history that both teams hit three consecutive home runs in the same game.
2006 — Cory Sullivan tied a major league record by hitting two triples during a seven-run fifth inning, helping Colorado rout San Diego 10-4.
2012 — Prize Japanese signee Yu Darvish, making his major league debut for the Texas Rangers.
2021 — It took a record 8,206 games, but someone has finally pitched a no-hitter for the San Diego Padres: off-season acquisition Joe Musgrove defeats the Rangers, 3 – 0.
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April 10
1913 — President Wilson threw out the first ball as the Senators edged the New York Yankees 2-1 in Washington’s home opener. Walter Johnson allowed an unearned run in the first inning. He did not yield another run for 56 consecutive innings.
1947 — Jackie Robinson became the first black player of the 20th century to sign a major league contract. Robinson agreed a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1959 — Chicago’s Nellie Fox, who went 5-for-7, hit a 14th-inning opening day home run off Don Mossi to beat Detroit, 9-7. The White Sox second baseman did not homer in 623 at-bats the previous season.
1962 — The Houston Colt .45s, in the first major league game played in Texas, beat the Chicago Cubs 11-2 before 25,000. Roman Mejias led Houston’s offense with two three-run homers.
1969 — Tommy Agee of the New York Mets hit a home run into the upper deck in Shea Stadium’s left field. It was the longest home run to reach the seats in the history of the stadium.
1971 — The Phillies opened their new $49.5 million Veterans Stadium by beating Montreal 4-1. Philadelphia’s Don Money hit the first home run.
1973 — The first game at Royals Stadium is played. John Mayberry hit a home run in Kansas City’s 12-1 rout of Texas. A crowd of 39,476 attended the game at the state-of-the-art ballpark, which features water fountains beyond the outfield fence.
1976 — Don Money had a ninth-inning grand slam taken away. Money’s slam gave the Milwaukee Brewers an apparent 10-9 win over the New York Yankees. The umpires, however, rule that New York first baseman Chris Chambliss had called time out before the pitch. Money returned to the plate and flied out to right and the Brewers suffered a 9-7 loss.
1981 — In his first game for the Chicago White Sox, Carlton Fisk belts a three-run home run.
1982 — Under icy conditions, the Cleveland Indians opened the season at Municipal Stadium with an 8-3 loss to the Texas Rangers before 62,443 fans. Five hundred tons of snow had to be removed from the field; the game-time temperature was 38 degrees, with a wind chill of 17.
1989 — Toronto’s Dave Stieb threw a one-hitter for an 8-0 win against the New York Yankees. It was the third one-hitter in Stieb’s last four starts. Stieb, who closed last year with consecutive one-hitters, struck out five, walked four, and gave up a solid single to Jamie Quirk with one out in the fifth inning.
1989 — Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his first major league home run at the Kingdome in Seattle’s 6-5 win over the White Sox. Griffey’s father, Ken Sr., is an outfielder with the Cincinnati Reds, making the two the first father-son duo to play in the major leagues at the same time.
1990 — Boston’s Wade Boggs tied a major league record for a nine-inning game by drawing three intentional walks.
1994 — Former NBA star Michael Jordan singles twice, collecting his first hits in his professional baseball career while playing for the Birmingham Barons of the Class-AA Southern League.
2000 — Cincinnati’s Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player to hit 400 career home runs when he connected in the Reds’ 7-5 loss to Colorado. At 30 years, 141 days, Griffey beat the previous mark set by Jimmie Foxx, who was 30 years, 248 days old.
2006 — David Ortiz agrees to a four-year contract extension with the Boston Red Sox.
2012 — The Miami Marlins announce that they are suspending manager Ozzie Guillen for five games for making remarks supportive of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
2013 — The Boston Red Sox’s record streak of sell-outs at Fenway Park ends after 820 games as the attendance for today’s game against the Orioles is 30,862
2015 — Mark Buehrle wins the 200th game of his career.
2016 — Rookie Trevor Story capped his amazing first week in the majors by hitting his seventh home run, helping the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 6-3. Story’s homer was one of five solo shots by the Rockies and has driven in 12 runs through six games.
2017 — Wil Myers hit a leadoff triple in the eighth inning to complete the first cycle of his career and send San Diego past Colorado 5-3.
2020 — With no baseball being played because of the coronavirus pandemic, MLB sets up a virtual league, with one player from each of the 30 teams playing a three-inning game on the video game platform MLB: The Show.
2024 — On National Siblings Day, brothers Josh and Bo Naylor both homer in the 4th inning of the Guardians’ game against the White Sox. It is only the tenth recorded instance of brothers homering in the same inning, the previous time having been accomplished by the same pair the previous July. The two long balls help to erase a five-run deficit, and in the 10th inning, Josh drives in the game-tying run with a double, before Bo hits a single with the bases loaded to end the game with a 7 – 6 win for Cleveland.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
April 8
1935 — Gene Sarazen gets a double eagle on the 15th hole to erase Craig Wood’s three-stroke lead, then goes on to win the Masters.
1941 — In his 4th title defense in 9 weeks Joe Louis beats Tony Musto by TKO in the 9th round.
1943 — The Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 to win the Stanley Cup with a four-game sweep.
1956 — Jack Burke, Jr. comes back from eight strokes behind to beat Ken Venturi by one and win the Masters.
1966 — American Football League votes in 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner after Joe Foss resigns. Appointment lasts 3 months when AFL merges with NFL.
1968 — Major League Baseball decides to postpone Opening Day because of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
1969 — MLB expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres & Pilots win their 1st games
1971 — The first legal off-track betting (OTB) system in the United States opens in New York City.
1974 — In the home opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run, connecting off Al Downing of Los Angeles in the fourth inning.
1975 — Frank Robinson, the first black manager in the majors, debuts as player-manager for the Cleveland Indians. Robinson hits a home run in his first at-bat — as a designated hitter — to help beat the New York Yankees 5-3.
1989 — Alex English scores 26 points to become the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in eight straight seasons, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz 110-106.
1989 — 1-handed pitcher Jim Abbott makes MLB debut.
1990 — Nick Faldo becomes the second player to win consecutive Masters, beating Ray Floyd on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff. Faldo joins Jack Nicklaus as the only repeat winner.
1991 — Major league umpires & baseball reach a 4-year agreement after strike.
1995 — Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.
2001 — Tiger Woods claims the greatest feat in modern golf by winning the Masters, giving him a clean sweep of the four professional majors in a span of 294 days. Woods, with his winning score of 16-under 272, sweeps the majors with a combined score of 65-under.
2003 — 22nd NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Tennessee, 73-68.
2007 — Zach Johnson hits three clutch birdies on the back nine of Augusta National, to close with a 69 for a two-shot victory over Tiger Woods at the Masters.
2008 — Candace Parker, playing with an injured left shoulder, scores 17 points and grabs nine rebounds to help Tennessee capture its eighth women’s NCAA championship with a 64-48 victory over Stanford.
2012 — 76th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Bubba Watson wins on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
2013 — Luke Hancock makes all five of his 3-pointers and leads Louisville to its first NCAA men’s basketball championship since 1986 with a 82-76 victory over Michigan. Coach Rick Pitino adds this title to the one he won at Kentucky in 1996 and became the first coach to win a championship at two schools.
2014 — 33rd NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Notre Dame, 79-58.
2017 — Damian Lillard scores a franchise-record 59 points and matches his career high with nine 3-pointers to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 101-86.
2018 — 82nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Patrick Reed wins his first major title.
2019 — 81st NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Virginia beats Texas Tech, 85-77 OT.
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April 9
1912 — 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park.
1946 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 6-3 to win the Stanley Cup in five games.
1947 — Leo Durocher, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is suspended for one year by Commissioner A.B. “Happy” Chandler for “conduct detrimental to baseball.” Durocher is linked to gambling interests.
1950 — Jimmy Demaret wins his third Masters, by two strokes over Jim Ferrier.
1959 — 13th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games.
1960 — The Boston Celtics beat the St. Louis Hawks 122-103 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals for their third NBA title in the last four years. Frank Ramsey leads the Celtics with 24 points and Bill Russell scores 22 points and grabs 35 rebounds.
1962 — Arnold Palmer wins a three-way playoff, beating Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald in the Masters.
1966 — Anaheim Stadium for California Angels opens.
1972 — 36th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jack Nicklaus leads wire-to-wire to win the 4th of his 6 Masters titles.
1978 — Gary Player shoots a final-round 64 to win his third Masters, edging Hubert Green, Rod Funseth and defending champion Tom Watson by a shot.
1978 — Denver’s David Thompson, battling San Antonio’s George Gervin for the NBA season scoring title, scores 73 points against the Detroit Pistons. It’s the third-highest output ever in an NBA game. Gervin, not to be outdone, later scores 63 against the New Orleans Jazz. It’s just enough to give Gervin the scoring crown, 27.22 points per game to Thompson’s 27.15, the tightest one-two finish ever.
1981 — LA Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela’s 1st start.
1987 — For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists) in a Stanley Cup game and passes Jean Béliveau as all time playoff scoring champ.
1989 — Britain’s Nick Faldo makes a 25-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the Masters. Runner-up Scott Hoch missed a 2-foot putt for par on the first hole of the playoff that would have given him the title.
1995 — 59th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ben Crenshaw wins his 2nd Masters title.
1997 — Major League Soccer announces Miami & Chicago as expansion teams.
2000 — Fiji native Vijay Singh meets every challenge to win the Masters, closing with a 3-under 69 for a three-stroke victory over Ernie Els.2001 — Australia sets a record for the most one-sided international win in FIFA history, beating Tonga 22-0 in an Oceania Group One qualifying match for the 2002 World Cup.
2005 — The United States beats Canada 3-1 in a penalty shootout after a scoreless regulation and 20-minute overtime to win the Women’s World Hockey Championship. The win ends the defending champions’ run of eight straight titles.
2006 — 70th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Phil Mickelson wins his 2nd green jacket.
2013 — 32nd NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Louisville, 93-60.
2016 — Manny Pacquiao returns from the biggest loss of his career with a bang, knocking down Timothy Bradley twice on his way to a unanimous 12-round decision in their welterweight showdown in Las Vegas.
2017 — Sergio Garcia overcomes a two-shot deficit with six holes to play and beats Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff at the Masters for his first major after nearly two decades of heartache. No one ever played more majors as a pro — 70 — before winning a major for the first time.
2017 — Russell Westbrook breaks Oscar Robertson’s 56-year-old record with his 42nd triple-double of the season, then he breaks the Denver Nuggets’ hearts with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer for a 106-105 victory. Westbrook has 50 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in breaking Robertson’s record of 41 triple-doubles that stood since the 1961-62 season. With his triple-double in the books, Westbrook scores his team’s final 15 points, including a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounds after a timeout with 2.9 seconds left.
2021 — San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove no-hits the Texas Rangers.
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April 10
1934 — The Chicago Black Hawks edge the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in overtime to win the Stanley Cup in 4 of the best-of-5 series. Charlie Gardiner gets the shutout and Mush March scores the winning goal at 30:05 of overtime. It’s the final NHL game for Gardiner, who dies of a brain hemorrhage two months later.
1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract.
1949 — Sam Snead wins the Masters, beating Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla by three strokes.
1953 — NBA Championship Finals, Minneapolis Auditorium, Minnesota, MN: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 91-84 for a 4-1 series victory; Lakers’ 5th title in 6 years.
1955 — Cary Middlecoff beats Ben Hogan by seven strokes to win the Masters.
1955 — 9th NBA Championship: Syracuse Nats beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3.
1956 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup in five games.
1960 — 24th U.S. Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: 1958 champion Arnold Palmer birdies the final 2 holes to win by 1 stroke over runner-up Ken Venturi.
1961 — South Africa’s Gary Player becomes the first foreign player to win the Masters, edging Arnold Palmer and Charley Coe by one stroke.
1977 — Tom Watson pulls away in the final four holes to beat Jack Nicklaus by two strokes in the Masters.
1983 — Baltimore’s Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit.
1988 — Scotland’s Sandy Lyle sinks a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a one-shot victory in the Masters, becoming the first British player to win the tournament.
1990 — Dave Taylor, Tomas Sandstrom and Tony Granato score three goals apiece as the Los Angeles Kings pound the Calgary Flames 12-4, marking the first time in NHL playoff history that three hat tricks are recorded in one game.
1991 — LA King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal.
1993 — Manon Rheaume, pro hockey’s only female goaltender, allows six goals in her first International Hockey League start for the Atlanta Knights, an 8-6 loss to Cincinnati.
1994 — Jose Maria Olazabal wins the Masters by two strokes over Tom Lehman. It’s the sixth time in seven years a non-American has prevailed.
1996 — Norm Duke sets a Professional Bowlers Association record with three consecutive 300s. Duke, who finished the first round with consecutive 300s, opens the second round with his third perfect game of the day.
2005 — Tiger Woods wins the Masters with a spectacular finish of birdies and bogeys. Woods turns back a surprising challenge Chris DiMarco with a 15-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to capture his fourth green jacket.
2010 — The Boston Bruins clinch a playoff berth after scoring three short-handed goals in 64 seconds on the same penalty during a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s the first time in NHL history that a team accomplishes the feat as Daniel Paille, Blake Wheeler and Steve Begin score the goals in the second period to make it 3-0.
2011 — 75th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Charl Schwartzel of South Africa birdies the final 4 holes to win his first major title, 2 strokes ahead of Australian pair Adam Scott and Jason Day.
2016 — Danny Willett wins the Masters after a stunning collapse by Jordan Spieth. Willett shoots a closing 67 for a 5-under 283 is assured his first major title when Spieth bogies the 17th hole. Spieth, nine holes away from another wire-to-wire victory, throws it away with a collapse around Amen Corner that is shocking even by Augusta National standards. Spieth was five shots ahead on the 10th tee and three shots behind when he walked to the 13th tee.
2016 — Chicago’s Patrick Kane wins the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer. He is the first American-born player in NHL history to capture the Ross since it has been awarded, dating back to 1947-48. Kane wins the scoring title with 106 points, which includes 46 goals and 60 assists, both of which were career highs.
2022 — 86th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler wins first career major title; beats Irishman Rory McIlroy by 3 strokes.
TV SPORTS TUESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Chi. White Sox at Cleveland | 4:10pm | CHSN CleGuardians.TV |
| St. Louis at Pittsburgh | 6:40pm | FanDuel Sports MW ATTSN-PIT |
| NY Yankees at Detroit | 6:40pm | YES FanDuel Sports DET |
| LA Dodgers at Washington | 6:45pm | MASN SNLA |
| Toronto at Boston | 6:45pm | Sportsnet NESN |
| LA Angels at Tampa Bay | 7:05pm | FanDuel Sports West FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Miami at NY Mets | 7:10pm | FanDuel Sports FL SNY |
| Philadelphia at Atlanta | 7:15pm | TBS FanDuel Sports South NBCS-PHI |
| Texas at Chi. Cubs | 7:40pm | RSN MARQ |
| Minnesota at Kansas City | 7:40pm | FanDuel Sports KC Twins.TV |
| Milwaukee at Colorado | 8:40pm | FanDuel Sports WI Rockies.TV |
| Baltiimore at Arizona | 9:40pm | MASN2 DBacks.TV |
| Houston at Seattle | 9:40pm | SCHN ROOT |
| Cincinnati at San Francisco | 9:45pm | FanDuel Sports Ohio NBCS-BAY |
| San Diego at Athletics | 10:05pm | Padres.TV NBCS-CA |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Memphis Grizzlies vs Charlotte Hornets | 7:00pm | Fanduel Sports MEM Fanduel Sports CHA |
| Chicago Bulls vs Cleveland Cavaliers | 7:00pm | CHSN Fanduel Sports Ohio |
| Washington Wizards vs Indiana Pacers | 7:00pm | MNMT Fanduel Sports IND |
| Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic | 7:00pm | Fanduel Sports FL Fanduel Sports ATL |
| Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks | 7:30pm | TNT MAX |
| New Orleans Pelicans vs Brooklyn Nets | 7:30pm | GCSN YES |
| Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder | 8:00pm | Spectrum Fanduel Sports OKC |
| Minnesota Timberwolves vs Milwaukee Bucks | 8:00pm | Fanduel Sports North Fanduel Sports WI |
| Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns | 10:00pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Clippers | 10:30pm | Fanduel Sports SW Fanduel Sports SoCal |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| Ottawa Senators vs Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports Ohio Sportsnet |
| Boston Bruins vs New Jersey Devils | 7:00pm | ESPN+ MSGSN NESN |
| Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens | 7:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports DET Sportsnet |
| Carolina Hurricanes vs Buffalo Sabres | 7:00pm | ESPN+ MSG-BUF FanDuel Sports South |
| Chicago Blackhawks vs Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:00pm | ESPN+ CHSN ATTSN-PIT |
| New York Islanders vs Nashville Predators | 8:00pm | ESPN+ FanDuel Sports South MSGSN |
| Vancouver Canucks vs Dallas Stars | 8:00pm | ESPN+ Victory+ Sportsnet |
| Seattle Kraken vs Utah Hockey Club | 9:00pm | ESPN+ KONG Utah16 |
| Vegas Golden Knights vs Colorado Avalanche | 9:30pm | ESPN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: Bayern München vs Internazionale | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Arsenal vs Real Madrid | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Tigres UANL vs LA Galaxy | 9:00pm | FS1 fuboTV |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Cruz Azul vs América | 11:30pm | FS1 fuboTV |