THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2025

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BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY	51	INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL	30
CHARLESTOWN	61	AUSTIN	40
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	70	HENRYVILLE	28
ELWOOD	59	GEO NEXT GENERATION	31
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN	65	IRVINGTON PREP	25
LINTON	68	VINCENNES RIVET	21
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC	74	WHITING	26
PARKWAY (OHIO)	66	SOUTH ADAMS	31
SOUTH SPENCER	41	OHIO COUNTY (KY.)	32
WEST WASHINGTON	82	CRAWFORD COUNTY	43

INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL FINALS-MONDAY

CLASS 4A
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP
FORT WAYNE SNIDER	48	FORT WAYNE NORTHROP	37
HOMESTEAD
HOMESTEAD	63	HUNTINGTON NORTH	27
CLASS 1A
WEST CENTRAL
TRI-COUNTY	53	PIONEER	27
BETHANY CHRISTIAN
FREMONT	61	FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK	44

INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL-REGIONAL PAIRINGS

CLASS 4A

LAPORTE

HAMMOND CENTRAL (20-3) VS. VALPARAISO (18-7), 2 P.M.

WARSAW (23-1) VS. SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (24-1), 5 P.M.

MARION

MCCUTCHEON (23-3) VS. FORT WAYNE SNIDER (13-11), 4 P.M.

HOMESTEAD (24-2) VS. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (25-0), 7 P.M.

DECATUR CENTRAL

LAWRENCE NORTH (15-8) VS. PENDLETON HEIGHTS (19-6), 1 P.M.

PIKE (18-6) VS. FRANKLIN CENTRAL (18-9), 4 P.M.

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (22-2) VS. EAST CENTRAL (12-11), 7 P.M.

BOONVILLE

FLOYD CENTRAL (23-4) VS. GIBSON SOUTHERN (20-6)

CLASS 3A

JIMTOWN

COLUMBIA CITY (22-4) VS. LOWELL (16-9), 4 P.M.

WINAMAC COMMUNITY

CULVER ACADEMY (20-5) VS. HIGHLAND (14-10), 4 P.M.

BELLMONT

EAST NOBLE (16-9) VS. NORWELL (19-6), 7 P.M.

WES-DEL

MACONAQUAH (16-8) VS. DELTA (17-7), 7 P.M.

GREENCASTLE

CATHEDRAL (17-9) VS. NORTHVIEW (20-6), 4 P.M.

SOUTHMONT

RONCALLI (16-8) VS. DANVILLE (20-5), 4 P.M.

CHARLESTOWN

GREENSBURG (24-0) VS. WASHINGTON (23-2), 7 P.M.

BOONVILLE

CORYDON CENTRAL (20-5) VS. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (22-4), 4 P.M.

CLASS 2A

JIMTOWN

EASTSIDE (25-1) VS. ANDREAN (15-11), 1 P.M.

CASTON

WHITKO (20-4) VS. BREMEN (24-2), 1 P.M.

RENSSELAER CENTRAL (23-2) VS. ALEXANDRIA (25-1), 4 P.M.

LAPEL

LEWIS CASS (19-6) VS. SHERIDAN (24-1), 7 P.M.

GREENCASTLE

MONROVIA (19-7) VS. PARKE HERITAGE (22-4), 1 P.M.

SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)

NORTHEASTERN (24-1) VS. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (13-12), 4 P.M.

CHARLESTOWN

LANESVILLE (20-3) VS. SOUTH KNOX (24-2), 4 P.M.

WEST WASHINGTON

NORTH POSEY (19-6) VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (21-5), 4 P.M.

CLASS A

BELLMONT

ELKHART CHRISTIAN (20-5) VS. FREMONT (20-6), 4 P.M.

WINAMAC COMMUNITY

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (21-4) VS. TRI-COUNTY (22-2), 1 P.M.

LAPEL

MONROE CENTRAL (20-6) VS. LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (22-4), 4 P.M.

WES-DEL

CARROLL (FLORA) (18-7) VS. NORTH MIAMI (15-10), 4 P.M.

SOUTHMONT

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (7-17) VS. ANDERSON PREP (17-9), 1 P.M.

SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)

SOUTH DECATUR (15-11) VS. OLDENBURG ACADEMY (21-4), 1 P.M.

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE

NORTHEAST DUBOIS (18-6) VS. NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (23-3), 4 P.M.

WEST WASHINGTON

VINCENNES RIVET (15-10) VS. BORDEN (19-5), 7 P.M.

INDIANA WRESTLING SEMI-STATE

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INDIANA GIRLS DIVING REGIONALS

TODAY

1. Jasper | 6 pm ET | Tickets | Results  
Feeder Sectionals: Center Grove, Columbus North, Floyd Central, Jasper, Evansville North 

2. Hamilton Southeastern | 6 pm ET | Tickets | Results 
Feeder Sectionals: Fort Wayne South Side, Jay County, Fishers, Carmel, Lafayette Jefferson 

3. Valparaiso | 5 pm CT | Tickets | Results 
Feeder Sectionals: Lake Central, Hobart, Penn, Warsaw Community, Concord 

4. Brownsburg | 6 pm ET | Tickets | Results 
Feeder Sectionals: Crawfordsville, Terre Haute South, Pike, North Central, New Palestine 

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25 POLL                                REC      PREVIOUS
1            AUBURN                         21-2     1

2            ALABAMA                       20-3     3

3            FLORIDA                         20-3     6

3            DUKE                                20-3     2

5            TENNESSEE                   20-4     4

6            HOUSTON                     19-4     5

7            PURDUE                          19-5     7

8            TEXAS A&M                   18-5     10

9            ST. JOHN’S                    21-3     12

10          IOWA STATE                  18-5     8

11          MICHIGAN STATE      19-4     9

12          TEXAS TECH                 18-5     13

13          ARIZONA                        17-6     20

14          MEMPHIS                       20-4     17

15          KENTUCKY                    16-7     14

16          WISCONSIN                 19-5     21

17          KANSAS                           16-7     16

18          MARQUETTE                 18-6     11

19          OLE MISS                       18-6     25

20          MICHIGAN                     18-5     24

21          MISSOURI                      17-6     15

22          MISSISSIPPI STATE   17-6     –

23          CLEMSON                      19-5     –

24          CREIGHTON                 18-6     –

25          MARYLAND                   18-6     18

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25:

#5 HOUSTON 76 BAYLOR 65

ELSEWHERE:

NEVADA 94 FRESNO STATE 69

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TOP 25

OLE MISS 66 #11 KENTUCKY 66

#15 OKLAHOMA 73 AUBURN 71

ELSEWHERE:

IOWA 81 NEBRASKA 66

NBA SCOREBOARD

ATLANTA 112 ORLANDO 106

SAN ANTONIO 131 WASHINGTON 121

CLEVELAND 128 MINNESOTA 107

BROOKLYN 97 CHARLOTTE 89

BOSTON 103 MIAMI 85

OKLAHOMA CITY 137 NEW ORLEANS 101

GOLDEN STATE 125 MILWAUKEE 111

SACRAMENTO 129 DALLAS 128 OT

DENVER 146 PORTLAND 117

LA LAKERS 132 UTAH 113

NHL SCOREBOARD

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

TOP NATIONAL RELEASES/TOP HEADLINES

AP POLL: AUBURN EDGES OUT ALABAMA FOR NO. 1 DESPITE LOSS

Auburn’s run at No. 1 is still intact despite a loss to No. 3 Florida. UConn’s latest loss has dropped the two-time defending national champions out of the poll for the first time in two years.

The Tigers held the top spot in the poll for the fifth straight week Monday, receiving 34 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel. No. 2 Alabama moved up a spot and had 23 first-place votes, just nine points behind Auburn, while Florida earned three top votes and No. 5 Tennessee got one.

Duke was tied with Florida at No. 3, with No. 9 St. John’s moving into the top 10 for the first time since finishing the 1999-2000 season at No. 9.

UConn dropped out of the poll from No. 19 after a 68-62 home loss to St. John’s on Friday, ending the nation’s fourth-longest active streak of being ranked (53 weeks).

Florida has its highest ranking since reaching No. 1 in 2013-14 after beating Auburn 90-81 for the first true road win over a top-ranked team in program history. It was the Gators’ second win over a top-ranked team this season after beating then-No. 1 Tennessee at home on Jan. 7.

Auburn had won 14 straight and was unanimous No. 1 the past three weeks.

The Tigers weren’t the only top team to lose.

Duke dropped two places to No. 4 after a 77-71 loss to Clemson ended its 16-game winning streak. No. 10 Iowa State also dropped two places after losing 69-52 to No. 17 Kansas. The Cyclones reached their highest ranking ever at No. 2 last month, but lost three in a row before blowing out TCU on Saturday.

Sinking Huskies

UConn started the season at No. 3 and climbed to No. 2 its bid to become the first team since John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins to win three straight national championships in the early 1960s.

UConn (16-7, 8-4 Big East) has lost three of five and is down to fourth in the Big East, 3 1/2 games behind St. John’s.

“I’m very optimistic,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said. “I think right now is a really good time to play us. I think we’ve got a chance in February to kind of get this thing rolling and be looking a lot different in March.”

Rising and falling

No. 13 Arizona had the week’s biggest jump, climbing seven places after beating BYU and No. 12 Texas Tech last week. No. 16 Ole Miss moved up six places after taking down No. 15 Kentucky and beating LSU 72-70 on Dre Davis’ last-second shot.

No. 18 Marquette and No. 25 Maryland had the biggest drops of teams still in the poll, each losing seven places. No. 21 Missouri fell six spots after losing to No. 5 Tennessee and to No. 8 Texas A&M on a last-second 3-pointer.

In and out

No. 24 Creighton returned to the poll for the first time since Nov. 25 after wins over Providence and Marquette. No. 23 Clemson is back in after taking down Duke. Illinois joined UConn in dropping out of the poll following an 82-73 loss to Rutgers.

Conference watch

The SEC had at least nine teams in the poll for the seventh straight week, including the top three and five of the top 10. No other league has had more than six ranked teams in any week this season.

The Big Ten has six ranked teams, followed by the Big 12 with five and the Big East with three. The Atlantic Coast and American Athletic conferences each had one.

L.J. CRYER, MILOS UZAN CARRY NO. 6 HOUSTON PAST BAYLOR

L.J. Cryer and Milos Uzan combined for 26 points as the sixth-ranked Houston Cougars claimed a 76-65 victory over the visiting Baylor Bears on Monday.

The Cougars (20-4, 12-1 Big 12) negated the Bears’ strong shooting by scoring 28 points off 15 Baylor turnovers. Baylor (15-9, 7-6) surrendered a 10-3 burst to open the second half and never reclaimed its footing, as Houston extended to a 25-point lead after a brief flurry by Baylor forward Norchad Omier pulled the Bears to within 54-45 midway through the second half.

Emanuel Sharp drilled a corner 3-pointer and Uzan followed with a pair of three-point plays that extended the lead to 65-46 with 8:02 remaining. Cryer scored a team-high 14 points with four 3-pointers while Uzan chipped in 12 points and six assists. Terrance Arceneaux recorded 11 points while Sharp and J’Wan Roberts scored 10 apiece for the Cougars, who shot 50.9 percent.

Omier paced the Bears with 19 points on 8-for-9 shooting while Langston Love tallied 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting. Freshman VJ Edgecombe posted 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting and team highs of six rebounds, three assists and five turnovers for Baylor, which shot 57.9 percent but finished with a minus-15 margin in shot attempts.

Baylor started 5-for-5 from the floor but was undone by three early turnovers that the Cougars converted into eight points and a 14-12 lead. Houston then seized a double-digit advantage with a 10-1 run that featured a Mylik Wilson 3-pointer and a Roberts hook shot that upped the margin to 26-16 at the 7:53 mark of the first half.

Love ended that rally with a 3-pointer for the Bears before Edgecombe suddenly came alive with a transition dunk for his first points with 6:26 left in the half. Edgecombe followed with two more baskets in succession to help Baylor cut the deficit to 34-27. However, the Cougars entered the intermission with a 38-30 lead despite the Bears shooting 57.9 percent in the opening half.

LEWIS DUBBED MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Sam Lewis, Sophomore, Guard, Toledo
Chicago, Ill. (Simeon Academy)
Sophomore Sam Lewis led Toledo to two victories last week to extend the Rockets’ winning streak to five games. Lewis scored a team-high 20.5 ppg and grabbed 5.0 rpg while shooting an impressive 62.5% (15-of-24) from the field and 60.0% (6-of-10) from three-point range. Lewis opened the week by scoring a team-high 19 points and tying his career best with four three-point field goals in the Rockets’ 87-74 win over Buffalo on Tuesday. He then paced the Rockets with 22 points, one shy of his career high in a 72-69 victory over James Madison on Saturday. Lewis converted 10-of-14 shots vs. the Dukes, including a layup with 55 seconds left that gave UT a 70-67 lead.

HCAC 2024-25 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK, WEEK 14

Athlete of the Week:
Nevin Robson (Kenton, Ohio) Bluffton | Guard | Junior – Robson averaged 26.0 PPG and 13.0 RPG as the Beavers went 2-0 on the week, defeating Earlham and Transy. He had a pair of double-doubles, including 25 points and 12 boards in a 97-91 win over the Pioneers following 27 points and 14 rebounds in an 82-71 victory over Earlham. Robson hit 20-of-33 from the field for a blistering 60.6 percent.


Notable Performances:

• Tate Ivanyo (Valparaiso, Ind.) Anderson University | Wing | Senior – Tate Ivanyo averaged 27 points and 7.5 rebounds as Anderson went 1-1 on the week. In Wednesday’s win against Manchester,. Ivanyo contributed 27 points and 7 rebounds while converting 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) shots from the field and 4-of-5 (80 percent) attempts from the perimeter. Ivanyo then produced 27 points and 8 rebounds against Rose-Hulman.
• Ken Walker (Snellville, Ga.) Earlham College | Guard | Sophmore – Ken Walker continued his hot streak with 57 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and three assists this week for the Quakers. In his last four games, Walker is averaging 26.75 points and six rebounds.
• Lynn King (South Bend, ind.) Franklin College | Guard | Senior – King averaged 14.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as Franklin claimed two home wins last week…dropped a game-high 22 points and pulled down eight rebounds while draining a career-high four three-pointers in Saturday’s win over Berea…grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds and had three assists in Wednesday night’s win over Mount St. Joseph.
• Cam Freeman (Indianapolis, Ind.) Hanover College | Sophomore -Freeman led the Panthers to a 2-0 week defeating Manchester and Rose-Hulman. He averaged 10.5 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game. In the contest with Manchester, Freeman went coast-to-coast with nine seconds remaining to put Hanover in front 71-70. Against Rose-Hulman, he scored a team-high 14 points.
• Bryant Smith (West Lafayette, Ind.) Manchester University | Guard | Senior – Smith had an excellent week on the court, averaging 25.5 ppg, 4 apg, and 4 rbg. Smith had another outstanding night from beyond the arc at Anderson this past Wednesday where he knocked down 8 three pointers which is tied for the second most in HCAC this season. Smith finished the game with 28,4, and 2. In Saturday’s game against Hanover, Smith led both teams in scoring with 23 while also having 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
• Matthew Menninger (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Forward | Junior – Lions forward Matthew Menninger helped the team to a 1-1 record including a tough win vs. Earlham Saturday. For the week Menninger averaged 15.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He did so while being extremely efficient from the field, going 12-19 from the field (63.2%). All seven of his misses for the week were from three point range, so he was a perfect 12-12 from two point range.
• Miles McGowen (Indianapolis, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Forward | Senior – McGowen was lights out for the Fightin’ Engineers this week as he averaged 18 points and 13 rebounds per game for Rose-Hulman on 73% shooting from the floor. On Saturday, McGowen tallied 23 points and 19 rebounds, finishing just one rebound shy of the first 20-20 game by a Fightin’ Engineer since DJ Cordero in 1971 and recording the most rebounds in a game since Brian Bibb in 2006. His 19 rebounds also tie the all-time HCAC record and are the most since the 2011-12 season.
• Hunter Penn (Versailles, Ky.) Transylvania University | Forward | Senior – With two conference games this week, Penn averaged 19.5 points and 8 rebounds. Hunter Penn had a monster night against the in-state conference opponent, Berea. In the win, Penn finished the game a rebound shy of a double-double with 26 points and 9 rebounds. Hunter continued to not only be a presence offensively, but he notched three steals and two blocks. Against Bluffton, Hunter had a full stat line, with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NOTRE DAME CLIMBS TO NO. 2 BEHIND UNBEATEN UCLA

No. 2 Notre Dame achieved its highest ranking in six years in the Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll released Monday.

The Fighting Irish (21-2) moved up one spot behind unbeaten UCLA (23-0), which remained the unanimous choice of all 31 voters. It’s the loftiest perch for Notre Dame since it was No. 1 on Jan. 21, 2019.

No. 3 Texas (24-2) also climbed one place following its 66-62 victory Sunday against South Carolina (22-2), which slipped two spots to No. 4 after seeing its 57-game Southeastern Conference regular season winning streak end.

No. 5 LSU (25-1) is followed in the top 10 by Southern Cal (21-2), UConn (22-3), Kentucky (19-2), Ohio State (20-3) and North Carolina State (19-4).

Vanderbilt and California dropped out of the poll, replaced by No. 24 Creighton and No. 25 Baylor.

The rest of the women’s Top 25:

11. TCU (22-3)
12. North Carolina (21-4)
13. Duke (19-5)
14. Kansas State (22-3)
15. Tennessee (17-6)
16. Oklahoma (17-6)
17. Maryland (19-5)
18. West Virginia (19-4)
19. Georgia Tech (20-4)
20. Oklahoma State (19-4)
21. Alabama (20-5)
22. Michigan State (18-5)
23. Florida State (19-5)
24. Creighton (20-4)
25. Baylor (20-5)

WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 16 OKLAHOMA HOLDS OFF AUBURN

Payton Verhulst sank a pair of free throws with four seconds remaining to lift No. 16 Oklahoma to a 73-71 victory over Auburn on Monday night in Norman, Okla.

The Tigers (12-12, 3-8 Southeastern Conference) had tied the game just 20 seconds earlier when DeYona Gaston went 1-for-2 at the free-throw line. Mar’shaun Bostic then fouled Verhulst, who put the Sooners in front before Gaston’s jumper was off the mark with two seconds to go.

Skylar Vann put up 20 points and Verhulst paired 15 with six rebounds as Oklahoma (18-6, 6-5) won for the third time in five games.

Gaston led all scorers with 24 points for Auburn, which also got 16 points, six boards and three steals from Bostic. The Tigers trailed by 10 heading into the final quarter but opened the frame on a 9-0 run to get right back into the game.

Ole Miss 66, No. 8 Kentucky 57

Madison Scott poured in 22 points and the Rebels topped the Wildcats in Oxford, Miss.

Despite being ranked, Kentucky (19-3, 8-2 SEC) entered the contest as the underdog and looked like one down the stretch, going the final 3:12 without a field goal. Teonni Key collected 18 points and 10 rebounds to record a double-double for the Wildcats.

Ole Miss (16-7, 7-4) blew the game open with eight unanswered points late in the fourth quarter. The Rebels managed to win despite being outshot 44.6 percent to 32.5 percent from the field.

MARYLAND AND MICHIGAN SCORE BIG TEN WEEKLY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AWARDS

Player of the Week
Kaylene Smikle, Maryland
Junior – Guard – Bay Shore, N.Y. – Westtown
• Averaged 28.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 89.5 percent at the free throw line in Maryland’s pair of road victories
• Scored 21 points and went 10-for-10 at the charity stripe with nine rebounds against Oregon
• Shot 72.2 percent from the field on her way to a career-high 36 points versus Washington
• Her 36 points were the most scored by a Terp since 2019
• Earns the second Big Ten Player of the Week award of her career
• Last Maryland Player of the Week: Shyanne Sellers (Jan. 20, 2025)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Kiki Iriafen, USC: Chipped in 19.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists to pace the Trojans in a pair of wins
Syla Swords, MICH: Helped Michigan to a 2-0 week, including an upset of No. 20 Michigan State, behind 17.0 points, 5.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds

Freshman of the Week
Syla Swords, Michigan
Guard – Sudbury, Ontario – Long Island Lutheran  
• Posted 15 points, five rebounds and five assists at Nebraska
• Dropped a game-high 19 points with six assists and five boards to lead the Wolverines past the Spartans
• Collects her third Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Olivia Olson (Feb. 3, 2025)

HCAC 2024-25 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK, WEEK 14

Athlete of the Week:
Karlee Mills (Fairfield, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Guard | Senior – Mount St. Joseph junior guard Karlee Mills had a milestone week, leading the Lions to a pair of wins. For the week she averaged 18.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as the Lions beat Franklin and Earlham. In the win against Earlham on Saturday she scored a a season-high 26 points in just 24 minutes of action. She also pulled in seven rebounds, had two assists and two steals. Her last bucket of the game pushed her over the 1,000 point mark for her career at MSJ. In the two games this week the Lions outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points.

Notable Performances:

• Izzy Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.) Anderson University | Guard | Junior – Izzy Davis averaged 16 points and 5 assists as Anderson went 1-1 on the week. In Saturday’s win against Rose-Hulman, Davis notched 25 points and 4 assists, while hitting 9-of-15 (60 percent) shots from the field.
• LynKaylah James (Bowling Green, Ky.) Berea College | Forward | Junior – LynKaylah James, a junior from Bowling Green, Kentucky, had a total of 44 points and 21 rebounds this past week of play. In the loss against Transylvania University, LynKaylah recorded 23 points and 15 rebounds, achieving another double-double for the year. In the subsequent win against Franklin (75-70), she contributed 21 points.
• Katherine Benter (Brownsburg, Ind.) Hanover College | Guard | Senior – Benter led the Panthers as they took on Rose-Hulman and Manchester. The senior finished the week averaging 11.5 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per contest. In the teams win over Manchester, Benter recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
• Abigail Rosenkrans (Pendleton, Ind.) Manchester University | Guard | Junior – Rosenkrans had a fantastic week on the court leading the Spartans to a 1-1 week. Rosenkrans averaged a double-double for the 2nd straight week with 21.5 ppg and 11rbg. In a 2OT thriller vs Anderson, Rosenkrans took over scoring 29 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, and dishing out 4 assists while also having a vital block and two steals to help secure victory over Manchester’s rival.
• Jamie Baum (Los Altos, Calif.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Guard | Senior – Baum led the Fightin’ Engineers to a big mid-week road win over the Hanover Panthers on Wednesday with a team-high 22 points. She finished the week averaging 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists, and 2 blocks on 57% shooting from the floor.
• Sierra Kemelgor (Crestwood, Ky.) Transylvania University | Guard | Junior – In two conference victories, Kemelgor continues to prove herself within the Transylvania offense. In the midweek conference victory against Berea College, Kemelgor notched a double-double, while scoring a career high as a Pioneer with 24 points. Kemelgor shot 57% from the field and from behind the arc on seven attempts, with 10 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists. This week Kemelgor averaged 14.5 points and 8 rebounds.

NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: THUNDER NAIL TEAM-RECORD 27 3-POINTERS IN WIN

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who hit a franchise-record 27 3-pointers en route to a 137-101 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.

The Thunder extended their winning streak to six games, having prevailed in those games by an average of 25.8 points. The Pelicans’ losing streak was extended to nine.

Oklahoma City got four 3-pointers apiece from Gilgeous-Alexander, Aaron Wiggins (24 points) and Alex Caruso (12 points). Jalen Williams added 16 points.

New Orleans’ Zion Williamson, coming off a season-high 40-point outing in a Saturday loss at Sacramento, had 17 points and five assists.

Nuggets 146, Trail Blazers 117

Nikola Jokic had 40 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as host Denver trounced Portland for its seventh straight win.

Christian Braun finished with 26 points for Denver. Julian Strawther scored 18 points, and Jamal Murray had 17 points and eight assists before being ejected early in the fourth quarter.

Rookie Donovan Clingan scored a career-high 21 points, Dalano Banton contributed 22 and Anfernee Simons posted 17 for Portland, which has lost two straight games after winning 10 of the previous 11.

Hawks 112, Magic 106

Trae Young capped a memorable day by scoring 19 points while leading Atlanta past host Orlando for its third consecutive victory. Young made four free throws in the final 24 seconds to ice the outcome. He also had eight assists and five rebounds to help offset nine turnovers.

Earlier in the day, Young was announced as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for averaging 31.3 points and 10.5 assists in four games, and he was named to an All-Star as a replacement for Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf).

Orlando’s Franz Wagner matched his season high with 37 points and added seven rebounds. Paolo Banchero scored 31, including 20 in the third quarter, and pulled down six rebounds.

Kings 129, Mavericks 128 (OT)

DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 42 points and made the game-winning floater with 1.9 seconds remaining in overtime, leading Sacramento to a win over host Dallas.

DeRozan made 15 of 22 attempts from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and sank all eight of his free throws. He scored 15 points in the fourth quarter. Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis added 16 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, while Zach LaVine and Malik Monk contributed 17 points each.

Irving led the Mavericks with 30 points on 11-of-25 shooting and tacked on nine rebounds and seven assists. He battled DeRozan in crunch time, scoring 15 in the fourth quarter and overtime combined.

Celtics 103, Heat 85

Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 33 points to help Boston extend its road winning streak to six games with a win over host Miami.

Tatum, who missed his first five shots, scored 20 points in the third quarter. He was 13 of 26 from the floor for the game and also collected eight rebounds. Al Horford added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics.

Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Boston trailed by 11 early before improving its road record to 22-6.

Cavaliers 128, Timberwolves 107

De’Andre Hunter’s Cleveland debut was a rousing success — even if he didn’t have to do much — as the Cavaliers never trailed in a rout of visiting Minnesota.

Evan Mobley had 28 points and 10 rebounds while Donovan Mitchell added 23 points and eight assists as the Cavaliers won for the seventh time in eight games. Hunter, starting in place of Max Strus (ankle), finished with 12 points and shot 3-for-4 from deep.

Anthony Edwards had a game-high 44 points as the Timberwolves’ three-game winning streak ended. He wound up 13-for-28 from the floor with eight 3-pointers.

Warriors 125, Bucks 111

Stephen Curry scored 38 points on 12-of-24 shooting from the floor while leading Golden State to a win over host Milwaukee.

Jimmy Butler added 20 points and nine boards in his second game since being acquired by the Warriors, and Buddy Hield scored 16 points.

With Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) missing his fifth consecutive game, Damian Lillard led Milwaukee with 38 points and seven assists, though he committed 10 turnovers. Kyle Kuzma put up 21 points as the Bucks took their sixth loss in eight games.

Nets 97, Hornets 89

Nic Claxton scored 16 points for Brooklyn, which took control in the third quarter and earned a victory over Charlotte in New York.

Cameron Johnson and Day’Ron Sharpe added 14 apiece as the Nets won for the fifth time in six games since enduring a seven-game losing streak. Brooklyn outscored Charlotte 51-35 in the second and third quarters combined.

The Hornets’ Moussa Diabate scored a career-high 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds but exited after the third quarter due to a right eye abrasion. LaMelo Ball scored five points in 10 minutes and exited in the second quarter because of right ankle soreness.

Spurs 131, Wizards 121

Victor Wembanyama produced a 31-point, 15-rebound double-double and De’Aaron Fox added 30 points, 12 of them in the fourth quarter, as visiting San Antonio defeated Washington.

Stephon Castle added 16 points, Jeremy Sochan had 14 and Harrison Barnes tallied 12 for the Spurs, who also got nine assists from Chris Paul.

All nine players who saw the court for Washington scored in double figures, but that could not stop the Wizards from dropping their third straight game and 19th in the past 22 outings. Tristan Vukcevic scored 18 points to lead the balanced Washington attack, with Richaun Holmes adding 17, Jordan Poole hitting for 16 and Corey Kispert and Justin Champagnie racking up 14 apiece.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

BIG TEN ANNOUNCES 2025 BASEBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE

ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference on Monday unveiled its 2025 baseball television schedule, which will feature games on The Big Ten Network and FS1. BTN will carry 38 games, including 23 during the regular season. Nine games have been designated wild cards with dates and teams to be announced later in the season. In addition, all non-televised home games will stream on B1G+.

The first BTN broadcast is slated for March 18 when Illinois plays host to Indiana State, two schools that participated in last year’s NCAA Tournament. FS1 will televise a pair of games — Nebraska at USC on March 21 and Oregon at Iowa on May 15.

BTN will also cover all 15 games of the 2025 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai, scheduled for May 20-25 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Neb.

This year’s tournament will feature 12 teams and incorporate pool play with four groups consisting of three teams each. The four pool winners will meet in the single-elimination semifinals on May 24, followed by the championship game on May 25.

The 2025 baseball season begins Friday with nonconference action. The conference schedule, which commences the weekend of March 7-9, will increase from 24 to 30 games. Opening weekend of Big Ten play includes a series between Michigan and Illinois to be played at Holman Stadium in Vero Beach, Fla. Tickets are on sale at www.mlb.com/robinson-training-complex.

2025 Big Ten Baseball Television Schedule

Day	Date	Away		Home	Location	TV	Time (ET)	Notes
Tuesday	March 18, 2025	Indiana State	at	Illinois	Champaign, Ill.	BTN	7:00 PM
Friday	March 21, 2025	Nebraska	at	USC	Los Angeles, Calif.	FS1	9:30 PM
Friday	March 28, 2025	Oregon State	at	Nebraska	Lincoln, Neb.	BTN	8:00 PM
Saturday	March 29, 2025	Washington	at	Rutgers	Piscataway, N.J.	BTN	TBD
Sunday	March 30, 2025	USC	at	Indiana	Bloomington, Ind.	BTN	12:00 PM
Tuesday	April 1, 2025	Louisville	at	Indiana	Bloomington, Ind.	BTN	6:00 PM
Friday	April 11, 2025	Northwestern	at	Michigan State	East Lansing, Mich.	BTN	5:30 PM
Sunday	April 13, 2025	Nebraska	at	Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	BTN	2:00 PM
Tuesday	April 15, 2025	Oregon State	at	UCLA	Los Angeles, Calif.	BTN	9:00 PM
Sunday	April 20, 2025	UCLA	at	Oregon	Eugene, Ore.	BTN	5:00 PM
Tuesday	April 22, 2025	West Virginia	at	Penn State	University Park, Pa.	BTN	6:00 PM
Tuesday	April 29, 2025	Kansas State	at	Nebraska	Lincoln, Neb.	BTN	7:00 PM
Saturday	May 3, 2025	Michigan	at	Ohio State	Columbus, Ohio	BTN	TBD
Sunday	May 11, 2025	Maryland	at	Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minn.	BTN	1:00 PM
Sunday	May 11, 2025	Purdue	at	Indiana	Bloomington, Ind.	BTN	4:00 PM
Thursday	May 15, 2025	Oregon	at	Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	FS1	7:00 PM
TBD	TBD	Wildcard	vs	Wildcard	TBD	BTN	TBD
TBD	TBD	Wildcard	vs	Wildcard	TBD	BTN	TBD
TBD	TBD	Wildcard	vs	Wildcard	TBD	BTN	TBD
TBD	TBD	Wildcard	vs	Wildcard	TBD	BTN	TBD
TBD	TBD	Wildcard	vs	Wildcard	TBD	BTN	TBD
TBD	TBD	Wildcard	vs	Wildcard	TBD	BTN	TBD
TBD	TBD	Wildcard	vs	Wildcard	TBD	BTN	TBD
TBD	TBD	Wildcard	vs	Wildcard	TBD	BTN	TBD
TBD	TBD	Wildcard	vs	Wildcard	TBD	BTN	TBD
Tuesday	May 20, 2025	Game #1	vs	Game #1	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	11:00 AM	Big Ten Tournament
Tuesday	May 20, 2025	Game #2	vs	Game #2	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	3:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament
Tuesday	May 20, 2025	Game #3	vs	Game #3	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	7:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament
Wednesday	May 21, 2025	Game #4	vs	Game #4	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	11:00 AM	Big Ten Tournament
Wednesday	May 21, 2025	Game #5	vs	Game #5	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	3:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament
Wednesday	May 21, 2025	Game #6	vs	Game #6	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	7:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament
Thursday	May 22, 2025	Game #7	vs	Game #7	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	11:00 AM	Big Ten Tournament
Thursday	May 22, 2025	Game #8	vs	Game #8	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	3:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament
Thursday	May 22, 2025	Game #9	vs	Game #9	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	7:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament
Friday	May 23, 2025	Game #10	vs	Game #10	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	11:00 AM	Big Ten Tournament
Friday	May 23, 2025	Game #11	vs	Game #11	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	3:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament
Friday	May 23, 2025	Game #12	vs	Game #12	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	7:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament
Saturday	May 24, 2025	B1G Semifinal	vs	B1G Semifinal	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	3:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament
Saturday	May 24, 2025	B1G Semifinal	vs	B1G Semifinal	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	7:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament
Sunday	May 25, 2025	B1G Championship	vs	B1G Championship	Omaha, Neb.	BTN	3:00 PM	Big Ten Tournament

NASCAR NEWS

STUBBS: 5 DAYTONA 500 STORYLINES TO WATCH

The stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will once more descend on the birthplace of NASCAR for the 67th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday. Since 1959, the “Great American Race” has provided fans with thrill after thrill. Here are five storylines to follow during Speedweeks.

1. Twenty years of trying, Part 2?

On Feb. 15, 1998, Mike Joy called Dale Earnhardt to victory in the Daytona 500 by uttering one of the most iconic lines in NASCAR history: “Twenty years of trying, 20 years of frustration! Dale Earnhardt will come to the caution flag to win the Daytona 500!”

Almost 27 years to the day of Earnhardt’s long-awaited Daytona triumph, Kyle Busch — who like Earnhardt, will drive for Richard Childress Racing — will look for his first Daytona 500 win in his 20th start. Busch has been close several times before. In 2023, Busch led at the 500-mile mark, but lost in overtime to Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Busch hasn’t won in 57 races and is coming off of the worst season of his career in 2024, so should be more than motivated. He has just about every trophy a NASCAR driver could want displayed in his trophy case, but a Harley J. Earl trophy would complete the collection and be one of the crowning achievements in his Hall of Fame career.

2. Qualifying, Duel races to be high stakes

Forty-five drivers will attempt to make the 40-car field (or 41, depending on Helio Castroneves’ qualifying/Duel results). That’s the most amount of cars that will have attempted to race their way into the Daytona 500 since 2015, the final year of the 43-car field.

The list of drivers trying to race their way in is star-studded, as 2017 Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. will attempt to win his first Daytona 500 with TRICON Garage, while seven-time champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson will attempt his first of two Cup Series races in 2025. Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Castroneves is guaranteed a spot in the race via the open-exemption provisional.

The most high-profile open car will be driven by defending Xfinity Series champion Justin Allgaier. Chris Stapleton’s Traveller Whiskey will adorn the hood of the No. 40 Chevrolet owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. If Allgaier makes the race, it will be the first ever Cup Series start for Jr. Motorsports.

Other drivers trying to race their way into the field include Corey LaJoie (No. 01, Rick Ware Racing), J.J. Yeley (No. 44, N.Y. Racing), Anthony Alfredo (No. 62, Beard Motorsports), Chandler Smith (No. 66, MBM Motorsports/Garage 66) and B.J. McLeod (No. 78, Live Fast Motorsports).

3. Underdogs look to make a splash

Since the restrictor plates bunched up the field at Daytona and Talladega, the great equalizer of the draft has given underdogs the opportunity to seize Daytona glory. Trevor Bayne (2011), Michael McDowell (2021) and Stenhouse (2023) all took advantage of pack racing to snag a Daytona 500 victory. This year, look for drivers such as Erik Jones and Todd Gilliland to lead the way for the little guys.

4. Can Blaney finally break through?

Ryan Blaney has only made 10 Daytona 500 starts, but he’s been close to victory several times already. In 2017, Blaney watched as many contenders ran out of gas late in the race. The only driver ahead of him that had enough fuel? Race winner Kurt Busch, who held Blaney to a runner-up finish in his third 500 start. In 2020, Blaney narrowly lost to Denny Hamlin in a photo finish as Ryan Newman flew through the air. In 2022, Blaney was run up the track on the race’s final lap by teammate and race winner Austin Cindric. The 2023 champion has become one of NASCAR’s elite, and he could add to his resume by finally capturing a Harley J. Earl trophy.

5. Veterans look to set the tone

While many fans decry modern speedway racing as too random, the best of the best usually find their way to the front. Plenty of veterans are looking to start 2025 off on the right foot by winning the “Great American Race.’”

Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin is looking to win his first race with crew chief Chris Gayle, while defending Cup Series champion and 2015 Daytona 500 champion Joey Logano looks to roll his momentum over to a new season. Other vets looking to make their mark in Daytona include the aforementioned Busch, 2012 Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski and 2021 Cup Series champion Kyle Larson.

TOP INDIANA RELEASES/TOP HEADLINES

INDIANA PACERS

GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS KNICKS

After a four-game West Coast road trip, the Pacers (29-22) return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for a marquee matchup in their final home game before the All-Star break. Indiana will host Jalen Brunson and the rival New York Knicks (34-18) on Tuesday night in a nationally televised showdown between the two teams currently in third and fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

This will be the third and final regular season meeting between the Pacers and Knicks this season. Each team won on their home court earlier in the season, with the Knicks prevailing 123-98 on Oct. 25 at Madison Square Garden and the Pacers winning 132-121 on Nov. 10 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The Pacers and Knicks rivalry was renewed last spring when the two teams faced off in the Eastern Conference semifinals, their eighth playoff series but also their first in 11 years. After each team protected home court over the first six games, the Pacers stunned the Knicks in Game 7 in Madison Square Garden, shooting an NBA playoff record 67.1 percent from the field to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Knicks have been third in the East for most of the season. They are 2.5 games back of the Celtics, who went into Madison Square Garden on Saturday and smoked New York, 131-104. New York is currently 4.5 games ahead of the fourth-place Pacers, but Indiana would creep closer and have the head-to-head tiebreaker with a win on Tuesday.

The Knicks have a potent offensive attack, led by a pair of All-Stars in Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns. New York ranks second in the league in offensive rating (119.6). Brunson is ninth in the NBA in both scoring (26.3 points per game) and assists (7.5), while Towns is 18th in scoring (24.0) and second in rebounding (13.5). Both are efficient scorers, with Brunson shooting 49 percent from the field and 39.8 percent from 3-point range, while Towns is at 53.1 percent from the field and 42.8 percent from beyond the arc.

The Pacers went 2-2 on their recent road trip, where getting off to slow starts was a theme. Indiana trailed by 15 or more points in all four games on the trip and by 20 or more in their last three games. They were able to rally for wins over the Jazz and Clippers, but couldn’t complete comebacks against the Trail Blazers and Lakers.

Getting off to a better start will be a major point of emphasis on Tuesday night with the Pacers playing in front of their home crowd. They will then travel to Washington on Wednesday for their final game before the All-Star break. Sweeping this back-to-back would allow Indiana to head into the break on a high note.

Projected Starters

Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Andrew Nembhard, F – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Thomas Bryant

Knicks: G – Jalen Brunson, G – Mikal Bridges, F – Josh Hart, F – Precious Achiuwa, C – Karl-Anthony Towns

Injury Report

Pacers: Myles Turner – TBA (cervical strain), Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon)

Knicks: TBA

Last Meeting

Nov. 10, 2024: Bennedict Mathurin and Tyrese Haliburton combined for 73 points to lead Indiana to a 132-121 victory over New York at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Mathurin scored a career-high 38 points, going 13-for-18 from the field and 7-for-9 from 3-point range while also pulling down eight rebounds. Haliburton had a season-high 35 points on 11-of-18 shooting and dished out 14 assists.

As a team, the Pacers went 21-for-46 (45.7 percent) from 3-point range, outscoring New York by 42 points from beyond the arc (the Knicks were just 7-for-25).

Myles Turner had 26 points and was 5-for-8 from long distance, while Pascal Siakam chipped in 14 points and eight rebounds.

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 33 points and 10 assists. Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and nine boards, while OG Anunoby scored 25.

Noteworthy

With a win on Tuesday, the Pacers would take the season series with the Knicks for the second straight year.

Counting the playoffs, Indiana has won its last five games against New York at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Pacers forward Obi Toppin’s younger brother, Jacob, is in his second season on a two-way contract with the Knicks. Obi Toppin was drafted by New York with the eighth overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft and spent his first three seasons with the Knicks.

Myles Turner needs three rebounds to pass Reggie Miller (4,182 career rebounds) for ninth place in franchise history.

Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)

TV: TNT – Broadcasters TBA

Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)

INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – GAME 25 AT NO. 11/11 MICHIGAN STATE

Opening Tip

• Indiana University continues Big Ten Conference play in its 125th season of competition in men’s basketball at No. 11/11 Michigan State at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich. The game will be streamed on Peacock with Paul Burmeister (pxp) and Austin Rivers (analyst) on the call.

• The Spartans enter the game with a record of 19-4 (10-2 Big Ten) under Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo. Michigan State has seven players that score 7.5 points per game or more and are led by 13.4 points per night from senior guard Jaden Akins.  MSU is tied for 11th nationally (second in the Big Ten) with an average of 40.7 rebounds per game. They outrebound their opponents by 10.2 boards per night, the third-best figure in the country.

Game Information

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 • 9 p.m. ET

Breslin Center (14,797) • East Lansing, Mich.

TV: Peacock (Paul Burmeister, Austin Rivers)

Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)

Series History: Indiana leads, 73-59

Last Meeting: IU 65, MSU 64 on March 10, 2024, in Bloomington

Series History

• Indiana holds 73-59 advantage in the series history between the two programs. The Hoosiers last secured a win at the Breslin Center on Feb. 2, 2019, in a 79-75 overtime game. IU was led by 19 points from future NBA Lottery pick Romeo Langford.

• Last season, Indiana claimed a 65-64 victory in the lone meeting between the teams on March 10, 2024. Kel’el Ware, the NBA’s Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month in January, provided 28 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocked shots in the Senior Day win. Malik Reneau added 16 points, five rebounds, and five assists, while Mackenzie Mgbako tallied 13 points and six boards.

Last Time Out

• Indiana dropped its fifth-straight game with a 70-67 result against No. 24/22 Michigan on Feb. 8 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half before mounting a furious comeback to tie the game at 59-59 with 4:02 to play.

• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako collected his second career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Junior forward Malik Reneau posted team highs in both points (16) and assists (5) in 30 minutes of run. Fifth-year senior guard Anthony Leal added a season-high 12 points on 3-of-3 shooting from the 3-point line, including a 65-footer as time expired.

Mack on the Attack

• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored a career-high 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc in Indiana’s victory over SIUE on Nov. 6 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

• The 31 points scored marked the most in a season debut for a Hoosier since 17-year NBA veteran Eric Gordon dropped 33 points in his debut against Chattanooga on Nov. 12, 2007.

• Mgbako has put together 40 double-figure scoring games in his two-year, 57-game career with the Cream ‘n Crimson. He has topped 20 points eight times, with six such games against Big Ten opponents.

• Over his last five starts, Mgbako has averaged a team-high 18.2 points per game on 52.2% (35-of-67) shooting from the floor. He has also grabbed 6.0 rebounds per contest.

Reneau for Two

• Junior forward Malik Reneau has averaged 12.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game across 18 contests. He has shot 54.8% (85-of-155) from the floor and 73.8% (45-of-61) from the free throw line in 22.3 minutes per game.

• The Miami, Fla., native missed five games (at Penn State, Jan. 5; vs. USC, Jan. 8; at Iowa, Jan. 11; vs. Illinois, Jan. 14; at Ohio State, Jan. 17) with a lower body injury. He returned to the lineup in a bench role at Northwestern (Jan. 22).

• Reneau has tallied 15-plus points 27 times in his career, including eight games this season, and topped the 20-point threshold nine times. IU holds a record of 18-9 in games Reneau scores at least 15 points throughout his career.

Indiana Drops Nailbiter at Archrival Purdue

• Indiana took No. 10 Purdue down to the wire in an 81-76 loss at Mackey Arena on Friday, Jan. 31. Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored a game-high 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the floor. The game marked his third 25-plus point game of the season.

• The Hoosier bench, led by fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway (15 points, 5 assists) and senior forward Luke Goode (13 points) outscored the Boilermakers 28-14.

PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL

#7 PURDUE BEGINS BIG WEEK WITH ROAD BATTLE AT #20 MICHIGAN

GAMEDAY INFORMATION — GAME 25

[7] Purdue (19-5, 11-2) vs. [20] Michigan (18-5, 10-2)

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | 7 p.m. ET

Ann Arbor, Mich | Crisler Center (12,707)

TELEVISION: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda)

RADIO: Purdue Global Radio Network (Rob Blackman, Bobby Riddell)

THE NOTES TO KNOW

• The No. 7 Purdue men’s basketball team embarks on its most-difficult stretch of the season when it travels to No. 20 Michigan for a key Tuesday night battle in Ann Arbor. The Boilermakers lead the Wolverines (and Michigan State) by half-a-game in the Big Ten race entering a stretch where Purdue will play six quad-1 games in their final seven regular-season games of the season.

• Michigan will be the first team to finish the Big Ten home-and-home series with the Boilermakers. Purdue will also play Indiana and Rutgers.

• This will mark the first time that both teams will be ranked in the same game in Ann Arbor since Dec. 1, 2018, when Purdue was ranked No. 19 in the country and Michigan was ranked No. 7. This marks the ninth time both teams will be ranked in a game in the Crisler Center, splitting the first eight meetings.

• Since the turn of the calendar to January, Purdue ranks No. 2 nationally in efficiency (.9744) behind Houston (.9839) via BartTorvik.com. The Boilermakers are sixth in offensive efficiency (126.1) and 10th in defensive efficiency (91.9) in that span. Through December 31, Purdue ranked 29th overall in efficiency while placing 15th in offensive efficiency and 77th in defensive efficiency.

• Through Sunday’s games, Purdue’s seven quad-one victories are tied for the third most in the country (Auburn – 12; Tennessee – 8), while the 14 quad-one and two victories combined are tied for the second most in the country (Auburn – 15; Alabama – 14).

• In the last four seasons, Purdue has defeated teams ranked No. 1 (Arizona), No. 2 (Alabama), No. 4 (Marquette), No. 5 (Villanova), No. 6 (Wisconsin, Tennessee, Gonzaga), No. 7 (Tennessee), No. 8 (Duke), No. 9 (Illinois), No. 12 (Illinois), No. 13 (Oregon, Illinois), No. 16 (Ohio State), No. 17 (Illinois), No. 18 (North Carolina, Gonzaga), No. 20 (Utah State), No. 21 (Michigan), No. 23 (Ole Miss), No. 24 (Ohio State) and No. 25 (Texas). Eighteen of the 23 ranked wins since the start of the 2021-22 season have come away from Mackey Arean.

• Since the insertion of Caleb Furst and C.J. Cox into the lineup 11 games ago, Purdue has averaged just 9.3 turnovers per game while forcing 15.3 (+6.00 margin), while outscoring opponents in points off turnovers by a 227-105 (11.1 points per game) advantage. Since January 1, Purdue’s defensive turnover rate is 22.7 percent (11th nationally). Through December, the rate was 16.8 percent (228th).

• Offensively, Purdue is shooting 50.8 percent from the field during that span, averaging 80.7 points per game. Purdue’s 50.6 field goal percentage in all Big Ten games is the eighth-highest percentage in conference play nationally, and the highest among power-conference teams.

• Braden Smith (3rd) and Trey Kaufman-Renn (6th) are the only teammates nationally to rank in the top 10 for the KenPom National Player of the Year race. In the KenPom POY race, only three times have teammates finished in the top six (2022 Gonzaga – Drew Timme, Chet Holmgren; 2020 Kansas – Devon Dotson, Udoka Azubuike; 2018 Villanova – Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges).

•  Braden Smith is on pace to become the first player since California’s Jason Kidd (1993-94) to average 16.0 points, 8.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. The only other players to do so in NCAA history are Kidd, Terrell Lowery (Loyola Marymount; 1990-91) and Gary Payton (Oregon State; 1989-90).

• Braden Smith leads the Big Ten in assists (8.8) and steals per game (2.6). Mike Conley Jr. (OSU; 2007) is the only Big Ten player to do that.

• Trey Kaufman-Renn is the only player nationally to average 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and shoot at least 60 percent from the field. Only three other players in Big Ten history have done that (Zach Edey – 2024; Evan Eschmeyer – 1998; Chris Webber – 1993).

• Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer will likely start their 99th career game on Saturday, earning the nod in every game of their careers.

BUTLER BASEBALL

BUTLER BASEBALL 2025 SEASON PREVIEW: INFIELD

The Butler infield will look far different in 2025 than it did in 2024.  Ian Choi is one middle infield returner that expects to play more innings heading into his junior year. Choi appeared in 48 games last year, making 36 starts. He had 28 total hits including two doubles and four home runs.

AJ Solomon is another upperclassmen that can play different positions for BU in the infield. A South Bend native, Solomon appeared in 34 games during the 2024 campaign, making 20 starts. He recorded 14 hits and scored 16 runs. Solomon was near perfect in the field. He was credited with 43 putouts and 37 assists.

A pair of freshmen will push for playing time for Butler early in the year. Head Coach Blake Beemer has been impressed with both Harry Carr and Logan Crock since the two arrived on campus. These two teammates could make up the left side of the infield as the Bulldogs prepare for the start of the season at Tarleton State.

Crock is from Noblesville and hit .380 as a senior while scoring 39 runs. He set the program single-season stolen bases record with 32 and was selected as an Indiana High School All-Star. Carr was a three-time All-Conference selection in high school that helped his team win a Philadelphia Catholic League Championship.

Jack Bello, David Ayers, and Danny Barbero give the Bulldogs even more options for their lineup. Bello is a transfer from Air Force that can also pitch. Barbero is another newcomer that was selected to the MAAC All-Rookie Team in 2023 while at Siena and Ayers is a proven player that made his way into the lineup 23 times last year for the Bulldogs.

Behind the plate, BU will return Zach Munton and Drew Charney. They added Monroe CC transfer Connor Sackett and freshman Gunnar Duncan to the position group. Munton has the most experience with the program. He played in 46 games in 2024, making 32 starts. Charney was also busy back there making 33 total appearances with 18 starts.

Sackett gives the group another layer of experience after playing as a First Team All-Conference selection at Monroe. He hit .416 and led all D2 JUCO players in triples during his sophomore season. Duncan is a promising All-State selection from Eaton, Colo. He hit .525 as a senior with 43 RBIs and 32 runs scored.

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SYCAMORES WRAP UP IOWA TRIP ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT NORTHERN IOWA

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Indiana State men’s basketball takes on the Northern Iowa Panthers on Tuesday night for an 8 p.m. tip off. The game is an MVC TV Network production being aired on ESPN+, and the game will air on radio on 105.5 The Legend.

In the last outing, Indiana State to the conference leader Drake in Des Moines, 85-81 in overtime. Samage Teel scored a game-high 26 points going 9-for-13 from the field. Aaron Gray recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds; the 12 rebounds are a season-high and tied his overall collegiate high.

The Sycamores and Panthers have met 69 times throughout history, dating back to 1992. Indiana State leads 37-72 overall but UNI holds a 22-10 advantage when playing in Cedar Falls.

Earlier this season, Northern Iowa downed Indiana State, 74-56, in Hulman Center. Markus Harding led the Trees in scoring with 16 points and four three-pointers, also grabbing eight rebounds in 21 minutes. Indiana State as a team shot 34.5% from the field, 28.6% from three, and 62.5% from the line.

Last Week’s Numbers

Five Sycamores averaged double figures in the 1-1 week:

Samage Teel: 21.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 6.5 APG, 48.3% FG, 85.7% FT (12-14), 37.9 MPG

Aaron Gray: 15.0 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 64.7% FG, 87.5% FT (7-8)

Camp Wagner: 15.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 52.6% FG, 50.0% 3FG (8-16), 37.7 MPG

K’mani Doughty: 12.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.0 APG, 40.0% 3FG (6-15)

Jaden Daughtry: 10.0 PPG, 60.0% FG

Looking Ahead

Indiana State returns to Hulman Center following Tuesday night’s game for two home games. On Saturday, February 15, the Sycamores host Illinois State on Alumni Weekend with a 1 p.m. ET tip. On February 19, Evansville comes to Hulman Center for a 7 p.m. ET tip off.

VALPO BASEBALL

BASEBALL IS BACK: VALPO SET TO BEGIN 2025 CAMPAIGN WITH NEW-LOOK ROSTER

After the Valparaiso University baseball program waved farewell to a large and impactful senior class following the 2024 season, “new” is the appropriate word to describe the group with 2025 upon us.

With a new season comes new opportunities for a largely new-look roster. One constant of the program – and of Valpo Athletics in general – is head coach Brian Schmack, who is poised to begin his 12th season at the helm and 19th year overall with the program.

“We have two new assistant coaches and 18 new players, so there are a lot of new faces and that brings a lot of new challenges, but it’s also exciting,” Schmack said. “You get to start over and start coaching in a different way. When you have a lot of older guys who have been in the program, they know how things work, but with new guys you have to start from scratch and that’s refreshing. It’s been good to get back to that type of mentality of teaching them how we’re going to play and style of play, and the guys have bought into it really well.”

Starting Pitching

Redshirt junior right-hander Connor Lockwood (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville) and sophomore southpaw Lucas Foley (Deer Park, Ill. / Lake Zurich) will be at the front of the rotation. Lockwood made a dozen appearances last season after coming back from Tommy John surgery, posting a 5.94 ERA and striking out 50 against 23 walks over 63 2/3 innings. Foley made 17 appearances including five starts while striking out 36 and walking 19 in 39 innings.

The Sunday spot in the rotation is flexible to begin the season, with redshirt sophomore righty Adam Guazzo (Huntley, Ill. / Huntley) banged up for the time being and redshirt junior righty Josh Cottrill (Pewaukee, Wis. / Pewaukee) out long-term recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Junior righty Hunter Frost (Farmington, Minn. / Farmington), redshirt junior righty Spencer Boynton (Tampa, Fla. / Seffner Christian) and graduate righty Harry Deliyannis (Bloomington, Ind. / Bloomington North) are all in the mix. All three will make their Valpo debuts this spring as Boynton was with the program but sat out due to injury a year ago.

Bullpen

The relief corps will include the likes of Frost, Boynton and Deliyannis – whomever in that group is not starting – in addition to other newcomers like graduate right-hander Bryce Richter (Minneapolis, Minn. / Holy Family Catholic), sophomore lefty Kaden Kiser (Columbus, Ohio / Hamilton Township), junior righty Alexander Morrison (Pasadena, Calif.  / Canyon) and graduate righty Kolt Davis (Johnson, Neb. / Johnson-Brock).

Righty Joe Seiber (Homer Glen, Ill. / Lockport) is the top returner in the ‘pen, while sophomore right-hander Ryan Kruse (Detroit, Mich. / U of D Jesuit) has also impressed.

“There will be some question marks, only because we have a lot of guys who haven’t pitched for us,” Schmack said. “We have guys who can give us outs; we just don’t know in what capacity yet. We feel like we have more options this year, and that may be beneficial for us. The uncertainty is apparent, but I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing. I like the fact that we have more options; it will come together.”

Outfield

After hitting .278 in 29 games as a rookie including a .300 average in his 10 Missouri Valley Conference contests, left-handed hitting sophomore Kevin Denty (Tinley Park, Ill. / Marian Catholic) figures to start in left field. After battling injuries throughout his career, redshirt junior Spencer Warfield (Fullerton, Calif. / Servite) is healthy and is penciled in as the team’s center fielder. Senior Ryan Maka (Oak Forest, Ill. / Oak Forest) is a returning starter in right after hitting .277 with nine doubles, four home runs and 20 RBIs last season. He batted .345 with seven home runs and drove in 43 as a sophomore in 2023, earning First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference status.

“Denty has one year under his belt, Maka has the most time out there of anyone on the team and Warfield has battled injuries over the years but is healthy and trying to see what he can do for us in center,” Schmack said. “There are a couple of other guys in the mix who can fill in serviceably.”

Infield

With household names like Renfro, Hannahs and Thurston gone via graduation, it’s a new look starting infield around returning second baseman Connor Giusti (Hoffman Estates, Ill / Fremd), who hit .252 in 46 games and made 44 starts in his first season with the Beacons.

Redshirt sophomore Thomas Cooper (Brentwood, Tenn. / Ravenwood) played in 15 games and made eight starts as a freshman in 2023 before redshirting in 2024. He takes the mantle from four-year starter Kaleb Hannahs at the hot corner, while newcomer Case Sullivan (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) will join him on the left side. He is a redshirt freshman who did not see game action at Marshall last season.

Junior left-handed hitter Austin Amburgey (Miamisburg, Ohio / Miamisburg) batted a robust .391 and ranked third in his conference while playing at Marietta College last season. He will split time at first base with graduate student Liam Patton (Barrington, Ill. / Warsaw), who played in 28 games and made 26 starts last season.

“Our left side is pretty athletic, we’re happy about that,” Schmack said. “Giusti at second base has played college baseball for six years now. He’s got a handle on how things go. First base is a new position for Liam, but we like his bat in the lineup.”

Catcher / Designated Hitter

A program mainstay returns behind the plate as Kade Reinertson (Huxley, Iowa / Ballard Community) is entering his fifth season with the team after playing in 30 games and making 25 starts a year ago.

“He’s been there four years now and has a handle on what to expect and how to handle that position,” Schmack said. “I’m comfortable with him back there for sure.”

Patton will see time behind the plate and he or Amburgey could also see time in the designated hitter role, but it will be redshirt junior Patrick Ilitch (Detroit, Mich. / University Liggett) who will get the opening day nod at DH.

Assistant Coaches

After joining Schmack’s staff prior to the 2024 campaign, Adam Brian has taken on an elevated role this season and is leading the team’s recruiting efforts. A pair of familiar faces have remained in the program and are making the transition from playing to coaching – Brady Nowicki and Kyle Schmack. Kyle played for his father’s team for the last five seasons, while Nowicki spent his final three collegiate campaigns with the Brown & Gold.

“It’s a great opportunity for guys who want to coach,” Brian Schmack said. “We’re excited that they get to cut their teeth at this level and in this scenario. We love having them be a part of the program. It’s a rare situation where they are able to get into this with other young coaches and bounce ideas off each other.

UINDY MEN’S LAX

PREACHUK EARNS SECOND STRAIGHT GLVC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

INDIANAPOLIS – UIndy redshirt-junior goalkeeper AJ Preachuk has been named the GLVC Defensive Player of the Week in men’s lacrosse, it was announced by the league office Monday.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

AJ Preachuk, #10 UIndy

R-Jr. | GK | Lakeville, Minn.

Major: Criminology

Team Result: L 11-6 at #4 Limestone(2/7) | W 14-6 at #14 Newberry (2/9)

Made 24 saves and allowed just eight goals, posting a .585 save percentage

Faced 71 total shots

Added four ground balls.

Earns second career Defensive Player of the Week Award: (2/3/25)

Last Greyhounds’ Defensive Player of the Week: AJ Preachuk (2/3/25)

UINDY WOMEN’S LAX

WOMEN’S LACROSSE RANKED 11TH IN FIRST IWLCA POLL

SPARKS, Md. – The UIndy women’s lacrosse team enters the 2025 campaign ranked No. 11 in the IWLCA national coaches’ poll, announced Monday.

The four-time defending GLVC champions open the season at Key Stadium on Friday, Feb. 21, against No. 6 Regis.

Defending national champion Tampa tops the poll, with Pace and Adelphi rounding out the top three. Along with Regis, Maryville (8) and Grand Valley (10) appear as Midwest Region representatives.

The Greyhounds return IWLCA All-America Second Team selection Olivia Bladon, along with reigning GLVC Freshman of the Year Amanda Hurry. Joining Bladon and Hurry among USA Lacrosse Magazine preseason All-Americans are Malaena Michielin and Sage Da Silva.

Head coach Peyton Romig is in her second season.

MARIAN TRACK

ENDRES, TREVINO EARN CROSSROADS LEAGUE ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Jackson, Mich. – The Marian men’s track and field team brought home two Crossroads League Athlete of the Week honors on Monday, as Brenden Endres was named as the CL Field Athlete of the Week, while Tristan Trevino was honored as the CL Track Athlete of the Week. The honor is the first for both athletes this track season, and is the second for Trevino in the 2024-25 year, as he previously won Cross Country Runner of the Week.

Endres was the highest-placing non-NCAA DI athlete at the Fairgrounds Invite on Saturday, as he placed fifth in the pole vault. Endres’ height of 4.55m was a season-best for the junior.

Trevino clocked the No. 5 time in the NAIA on Saturday in the mile race, as the sophomore won the event at the Fairgrounds Invite. Trevino’s time of 4:09.59 broke his own school record by two seconds, and clocked an NAIA A standard time.

Marian competes on Friday and Saturday in the Crossroads League Championships, hosted at Taylor University. The meet begins at 9:30 a.m. on both days with the heptathlon and pentathlon.

TEACHNOR EARNS SECOND CL FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK AWARD

Jackson, Mich. – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the league’s top individual performances from February 3 through 9. Sports Information Directors from the league institutions nominate student-athletes for the awards and vote on each week’s winners. After hitting the NAIA B Standard for Pole Vault, the freshman field athlete Delaney Teachnor earned her second Crossroads League Field Athlete of the Week honor during the Indoor Track & Field season. 

Delaney Teachnor finished third overall in the Pole Vault at the Fairgrounds Invite this past weekend. Teachnor hit a mark of 3.62m to record her fourth NAIA B Standard of the season. The freshman recorded the NAIA A Standard in the event earlier in the season at the Warrior Indoor Invitational at Indiana Tech.

Marian will compete in the Crossroads League Indoor Championships on Friday and Saturday in Upland, Ind. with Taylor University as the host.

INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES

INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/

EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/

WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/

FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/

ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/

ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index

TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index

BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/

DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/

HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/

MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/

HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/

OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx

ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index

IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/

IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/

IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/

PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/

INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx

GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/

ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/

GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/

HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php

TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/

VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index

“SPORTS EXTRA”

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Feb. 11

1878 — The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed.

1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer in the history of the 126-pound class to regain a lost championship with a 15-round unanimous decision over Sandy Saddler at Madison Square Garden.

1950 — Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores three goals for his first NHL hat trick. Howe also has two assists in the 9-4 victory over the Boston Bruins.

1952 — Philadelphia’s Paul Arizin scores 26 points to win MVP honors and lead the East team to a 108-91 win over the West in the second NBA All-Star game. George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers leads the way for the West with 26 points and 15 rebounds.

1970 — The Atlanta Hawks score 97 points, the most ever scored in the second half of an NBA game, en route to a 155-131 win at San Diego.

1971 — Montreal’s Jean Beliveau scores his 500th goal in the Canadiens’ 6-2 victory over the Minnesota North Stars.

1982 — Houston Rockets center Moses Malone grabs an NBA-record 21 offensive rebounds in a 117-100 win over Seattle.

1982 — For the first time in NHL history, referee Kerry Fraser awards penalty shots in the same period. Vancouver’s Thomas Gradin and Ivan Hlinka each score against Red Wings goalie Gilles Gilbert in the third period of a 4-4 tie at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena.

1988 — Wayne Gretzky gets his NHL-record ninth 100-point season. Gretzky scores a goal and has two assists in the Edmonton Oilers’ 7-2 victory at Vancouver to give him 101 points, He passes Marcel Dionne, who had eight seasons.

1990 — Mike Tyson loses for the first time when James “Buster” Douglas knocks him out in the 10th round and captures the heavyweight championship in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

1992 — Anfissa Reztsova wins the women’s 7.5-kilometer biathlon event to become the first woman to get gold medals in two different Winter Olympic sports. She skied the final 5-kilometer leg on the Soviet Union’s winning 20K cross-country relay team in the 1988 Olympics.

1995 — For the first time an NBA team to has two of its players sweep the All-Star Saturday competition. Harold Miner wins the Slam Dunk and Glen Rice captures the Long Distance Shootout for the Miami Heat.

2000 — Boston’s Ray Bourque becomes the second defenseman, and ninth player, in NHL history to reach 1,500 points. Bourque he scores a goal for the Bruins in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers.

2007 — Anja Paerson captures the downhill, becoming the first skier to win gold medals in all five disciplines at the world championships. Paerson, who also won the super-G and combined titles earlier in the week, won gold medals in the giant slalom at the last two worlds and one in the slalom in 2001.

2017 — Ajee’ Wilson breaks the American record in the women’s indoor 800 meters to win the event for the fourth straight year in the NYRR Millrose Games. Wilson finishes in 1:58.27 at The Armory to break the mark of 1:58.71 set by Nicole Teter in 2002.

2017 — Henrik Lundqvist makes 32 saves for his 400th career win and the New York Rangers beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2.

2018 — In Pyeongchang, South Korea, David Gleirscher is a surprise winner giving Austria its first gold in men’s luge in 50 years. Chris Mazdzer, who’s season hit rock-bottom less than a month ago, makes history for the U.S., giving the Americans their first men’s singles medal by finishing second in 3:10.728.

2018 – Dutchman Sven Kramer becomes only male speed skater to win same Olympic event 3 times, claiming gold in the 5,000m at Pyongchang; first man to win total 8 Olympic medals in the sport.

2024 — The Kansas City Chiefs win back to back titles defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 OT in Super Bowl LVIII. Patrick Mahomes named MVP. Super Bowl LVIII is the most-watched TV program in US history, averaging 123.4 million viewers across television and streaming platforms.

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Feb. 12

1937 — Cleveland is granted an NFL franchise. The Rams play in Cleveland for nine years before moving to Los Angeles. After the 1994 season, the Rams move to St. Louis.

1947 — Boston’s Bill Cowley becomes the NHL all-time scoring leader when he scores a goal and an assist for the Bruins in a 10-1 win over the New York Rangers. Cowley’s 529 points is one more than Syd Howe, who retired one year earlier.

1958 — Boston’s Bill Russell scores 18 points and grabs 41 rebounds to lead the Celtics to a 119-101 victory over the Syracuse Nationals.

1968 — Jean-Claude Killy of France wins the men’s giant slalom in the Winter Olympics at Grenoble, his second gold medal en route to the Alpine triple crown.

1972 — The Soviet Union ice hockey team wins the gold medal with a 5-2 victory over Czechoslovakia at the Winter Olympics. The United States is awarded the silver because it had beaten and tied Czechoslovakia.

1982 — Wayne Gretzky scores 153rd point of season, breaking NHL record.

1985 — Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux becomes the first rookie to be named most valuable player at the NHL All-Star game. The 19-year-old center scores two goals, including the game-winner, and has an assist to lead the Wales Conference to a 6-4 win over the Campbell Conference.

1989 — The largest crowd (44,735) in NBA All-Star Game history turns out at the Houston Astrodome to watch the West beat the East 143-134. Utah’s Karl Malone win MVP honors after scoring a team-high 28 points.

1993 — The San Jose Sharks tie an NHL record by losing 17 straight games, the latest a 6-0 defeat by the Edmonton Oilers.

1994 — Loy Allen Jr. becomes the first Winston Cup rookie to win a pole in the Daytona 500. Allen is .031 seconds quicker than six-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt.

1995 — Sacramento’s Mitch Richmond scores a game-high 22 points and wins MVP honors in leading the West to a 139-112 triumph over the East in the NBA All-Star Game at America West Arena in Phoenix.

1997 — Morocco’s Hicham el Guerrouj breaks indoor track’s oldest record, winning the mile in 3 minutes, 48.45 at the Flanders meet held in Ghent, Belgium. Ireland’s Eamonn Coghlan ran 3:49.78 in 1983 in New York.

2005 — Allen Iverson scores 60 points, a career high, to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-99 victory over the Orlando Magic.

2007 — Duke, saddled by its first four-game losing skid in 11 years, falls out of The Associated Press men’s poll for the first time since the end of the 1995-96 season. The Blue Devils had been in the media poll for 200 straight weeks — the second longest streak behind UCLA’s record 221 weeks.

2014 — Tina Maze of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzerland tie for gold in the Olympic women’s downhill. Both speed down the Rosa Khutor course in 1:41.57 seconds for the first gold-medal tie in Olympic alpine skiing history.

2018 — Virginia is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press men’s basketball poll for first time since 1982, when Terry Holland was the coach and Ralph Sampson was the Cavaliers’ star player.

2018 – Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst becomes first Winter Olympian to win an individual gold medal in 4 straight Games with victory in the 1,500m at Pyeongchang; first speed skater to win 10 Olympic medals.

2023 — Super Bowl LVII, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35; MVP: Patrick Mahomes, KC, QB.

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Feb. 13

1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball team of the 1920s and 1930s.

1937 — Maribel Vinson wins her ninth and final U.S. figure skating singles championship. Robin Lee wins his third straight men’s title.

1937 — The NFL Redskins move from Boston to Washington.

1948 — Dick Button, the Olympic gold medalist, beats Hans Gerschwiler again to win the men’s World Figure Skating championship in Davos, Switzerland.

1954 — Furman’s Frank Selvey scores 100 points in a 149-95 victory over Newberry. Selvey breaks the record of 73 points, set by Temple’s Bill Mlkvy in 1951, with 41 field goals and 18 free throws.

1973 — Frank Mahovlich of the Montreal Canadiens scores his 1,000th career point with an assist in a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.

1975 — Boston’s Bobby Orr gets an assist in the Boston Bruins in a 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres to become the first player in NHL history to reach 100 points in six consecutive seasons. It’s the final 100-point season of his career.

1977 — Julius Erving, playing in his first NBA All-Star Game, is voted MVP, despite his East team losing 125-124. Erving scores 30 points and grabs 12 rebounds.

1990 — Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders becomes the 15th player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal mark, scoring in the second period of a 4-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.

1994 — Tommy Moe wins the men’s downhill over local hero Kjetil Andre Aamodt at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Moe won by .04 seconds, the closest Alpine race in Olympic history. Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss has a world record-setting gold medal performance in the 5,000 meters in 6 minutes, 34.96 seconds.

1995 — Connecticut is voted No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 and joins the school’s women’s team at the top. It is the first time teams from one school were ranked No. 1 in the men’s and women’s college basketball polls.

1999 — Steve Jaros rolls the 13th televised 300 game in PBA history en route to winning the Chattanooga Open.

2003 — Teresa Phillips becomes the first woman to coach a men’s Division I team, but her presence couldn’t stop Tennessee State from losing for the 17th straight time, 71-56 at Austin Peay.

2015 — Ted Ligety wins the giant slalom at world championships held at Beaver Creek, Colo. Ligety defeats Austrian rival Marcel Hirscher by 0.45 seconds, to attain his third straight world giant slalom title.

2018 — Chloe Kim saves the best for last in winning women’s halfpipe snowboarding event at the Pyeongchang Games. The 17-year-old from Torrance, California, puts up a leading score of 93.75 on the first of her three finals runs, and then betters it with a near-perfect 98.75 on her final run. Kim, with the gold already well in hand, becomes the first woman to land back-to-back 1080s, confirming her dominance in the sport.

2022 – Super Bowl LVI, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA: Los Angeles Rams beat Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20; MVP: Cooper Kupp, LA Rams, WR.

FOOTBALL HISTORY

February 11, 1892 – (exact day in February unknown) George Wright decides to sell the Wright & Ditson Sporting Goods interests including the all important Wright and Ditson Publications to A. G. Spalding after the death of partner Henry A. Ditson on November 15, 1891. This included giving Spalding the exclusive rights to sponsor and supply the Football Rules books to players and coaches including the entire Spalding Sporting Goods catalog inside it. Spalding continued the Wright and Distson name on some of it’s products all the way into the 1970’s.

February 11, 1997 – Bill Parcells becomes head coach of New York Jets. Parcells coached the Jets for three seasons and then retired in 1999.The Big Tuna brought success to the franchise too as his team was 9-7 in the first season 12-4 in 1998 and then finished with an 8-8 record in

February 11, 2023 – Former Miami Dolphin Linebacker Zach Thomas was selected to become inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. According to an article in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Miami selected Thomas in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Zach found out about the honor when his mother, Bobby, took him out to lunch, and his former coach Jimmy Johnson, wearing his own Gold Hall of Fame Jacket, snuck into the dining area and welcomed the former linebacker to the exclusive club on bronze busts in Canton. 

Nine players in all were selected to the 2023 class including offensive tackle Joe Thomas, defensive backs Ronde Barber, Darrelle Revis and Ken Riley; linebacker Chuck Howley; pass rusher DeMarcus Ware; defensive lineman Joe Klecko and longtime coach Don Coryell.

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February 11, 1882 – Nashville, Tennessee – Vanderbilt’s once great halfback John Tigert was born. Tigert was so much more to college football than this though. Click his highlighted name above to learn all the details of this legend.

February 11, 1949 – Mt Vernon, Ohio – Jim Stillwagon the awesome defensive tackle from Ohio State University stakes the claim in his date of birth. The FootballFoundation.org website tells how Stillwagon played for Hall of Fame Coach Woody Hayes’ Buckeye teams from 1968 through 1970. In that span Ohio State football went 27-2 overall and won two national championships including the consensus national title in 1968. The anchor of the OSU D-line took home hardware for his great work too. Stillwagon was the first player to win the Lombardi Award in 1970, and he also won the Outland Trophy that same season. He was named a consensus All-American in 1969 and a unanimous All-American in 1970, along with being honored as the UPI’s defensive lineman of the year. The National Football Foundation selected Jim Stillwagon to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

1915    New York Giants president Harry Hempstead rejects the International League’s request to put a team in the Bronx. The proposed shift of the Jersey City team to the nearby borough, the future home of the Yankees starting in 1923, was conceived to prop up the failing minor league franchise and perhaps as an opportunity to thwart the invasion of the Federal League into the Big Apple.

1962    Before spring training, Don Zimmer and right-hander Bob Miller, residents in the St. Pete area, become the first players to don a Mets jersey when they model the club’s away uniform tops for a photo shoot at Huggins Field. The expansion team’s inaugural third baseman traded to the Reds in May for southpaw Bob Miller, poses with his nine-year-old son Tommy on his shoulders.

1974    In the first arbitration ruling in baseball history, Detroit lawyer Harry H. Platt, a labor arbitrator for thirty years, decides in favor of Dick Woodson, who posted a 10-8 record and a 3.95 ERA for the Twins last season. The 27-year-old right-hander, the first player to invoke the new free agency clause, is awarded the $29,000 he requested rather than having to take Minnesota’s offer, which was six thousand dollars less.

1977    The Cubs trade two-time NL batting champ Bill Madlock and Rod Sperring to the Giants for Bobby Murcer, Steve Ontiveros, and a minor leaguer. During the 1979 season, San Francisco trades the fiercely competitive ‘Mad Dog’ to the Pirates, where he will play a major role in the team’s world championship that season and win two more batting crowns during his seven-year tenure in Pittsburgh.

1982    Ozzie Smith agrees to go to the Cardinals to complete the December deal, which finally sends Gary Templeton to the Padres. An outside arbitrator, Tom Roberts, will determine the Wizard of Oz’s Cardinal salary before the season starts, awarding the light-hitting Gold Glove shortstop $450,000 rather than the $750,000 he requested.

1985    Kent Hrbek signs a five-year, $6 million contract with the Twins, making him the team’s first million-dollar player. The 24-year-old Minnesota first baseman, paid $375,000 last season, was the runner-up for the American League Most Valuable Player, finishing second to Tiger closer Willie Hernandez, batted .311 with 27 homers and 107 RBIs for the second-place club.

1987    After turning down the Mets’ $800,000 one-year offer and being granted free agency by the team, World Series MVP Ray Knight signs a two-year deal with the Orioles for $600,000. The 34-year-old third baseman, who won the 1986 NL Comeback Player of the Year Award, will play one season in Baltimore before being traded to the Tigers for Mark Thurmond.

1997    General Mills, the makers of Wheaties, unveils three new Jackie Robinson cereal boxes to be sold in stores nationwide. The Dodgers’ Hall of Fame infielder will be the first athlete to be honored on all three varieties of Wheaties: Original, Honey Frosted, and Crispy Wheaties ‘n’ Raisins.

2001    As thousands cheer, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh’s 30-year-old sports venue, is imploded when electricity surges through a detonating cord connected to more than 4,800 pounds of dynamite in 2,500 spots in the former home of the Pirates and NFL’s Steelers. Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th hit and Mike Schmidt’s 500th career home run are part of the historic park’s legacy.

2005    Jose Canseco’s controversial book, Juiced, is made available in selected markets in anticipation of his appearance on CBS’s Sixty Minutes. The self-proclaimed godfather of steroids in baseball alleges Mark McGwire, Juan Gonzalez, Rafael Palmeiro, and Ivan Rodriguez used illegal performance-enhancing drugs.

2005    The Mets announce their former slugging All-Star Darryl Strawberry will rejoin the team as an outfield instructor during spring training. The often-troubled Rookie of the Year will join former 1986 World Champion teammates Gary Carter, Lenny Dykstra, Howard Johnson, and Tim Teufel at Shea Stadium on February 27, when single-game tickets go on sale.

2006    Avoiding an arbitration hearing, starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano (14-6, 3.26) and the Cubs agree to a one-year deal worth $6.5 million. After earning $3.76 million last season, the emotional right-hander had asked for $7.2 million, with Chicago offering $6 million.

2007    Avoiding salary arbitration, AL’s reigning batting champ Joe Mauer (.347, 13, 84) and the Twins come to terms on a $33 million, four-year contract. The hometown 23-year-old All-Star backstop is the first catcher to lead the majors in batting average, becoming the first to win the American League batting crown.

2008    Craig Biggio, following in the footsteps of fan favorites Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, and Jeff Bagwell, agrees to a three-year personal services contract with the Astros. The 42-year-old retired ballplayer spent his 20-year career with Houston, leading the franchise in games, at-bats, hits, doubles, and total bases.

2009    The Nationals sign slugger Adam Dunn to a two-year, $20 million deal. The 29-year-old southpaw swing free-agent, who played for Arizona last season, will bat cleanup for Washington, replacing Nick Johnson at first base.

2010    During WFUV Radio’s Spring Gala at Fordham University, Ernie Harwell, the Tigers’ long-time voice, will receive the Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Broadcasting. The 92-year-old Hall of Fame broadcaster is the third recipient of the VSLA, named for the former alum and Dodger broadcast icon, joining inaugural honoree Vin Scully (2008) and Dick Enberg (2009).

2012    Logan Morrison becomes the first player in the Marlins’ 19-year history to don the No. 5 after the team received permission from the National League to ‘unretire’ the digit once reserved to honor the late Carl Barger, the club’s first president and chief operating officer. The Miami first baseman/outfielder had asked owner Jeffrey Loria to allow him to switch from No. 20 to No. 5 in memory of his father, who encouraged his son to model his game after Hall of Famer George Brett, who wore the number. (Ed. Note: The team chose the number 5 for Carl Barger because Joe DiMaggio, his favorite player, wore it playing for the Yankees. -LP)

TV SPORTS TUESDAY

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Toronto Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers	7:00pm	Sportsnet NBCS-PHI
New York Knicks vs Indiana Pacers	7:30pm	TNT truTV MAX
Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports DET CHSN
Memphis Grizzlies vs Phoenix Suns	10:00pm	TNT truTV MAX
MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Tennessee at Kentucky	7:00pm	ESPN
Florida at Mississippi State	7:00pm	ESPN2
UAB at East Carolina	7:00pm	ESPNU
Auburn at Vanderbilt	7:00pm	SECN
Syracuse at Miami (FL)	7:00pm	ACCN
BYU at West Virginia	7:00pm	CBSSN
Loyola Chicago at Richmond	7:00pm	MNMT
Purdue at Michigan	7:00pm	Peacock
Utah at Cincinnati	7:00pm	ESPN+
Iowa State at UCF	7:00pm	ESPN+
Toledo at Miami (OH)	7:00pm	ESPN+
Western Michigan at Akron	7:00pm	ESPN+
Buffalo at Northern Illinois	7:00pm	ESPN+
Central Michigan at Kent State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Ball State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Ohio at Bowling Green	7:00pm	ESPN+
George Mason at Saint Louis	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports MW
UCLA at Illinois	8:00pm	Peacock
Arizona at Kansas State	8:00pm	ESPN+
Indiana State at UNI	8:00pm	ESPN+
UIC at Murray State	8:00pm	ESPN+
Southeast Missouri at Little Rock	8:00pm	ESPN+
DePaul at Marquette	8:30pm	Peacock
Colorado at Kansas	9:00pm	ESPN/2
Alabama at Texas	9:00pm	ESPN/2
Penn State at USC	9:00pm	BTN
North Texas at Rice	9:00pm	ESPNU
Georgia at Texas A&M	9:00pm	SECN
Pitt at SMU	9:00pm	ACCN
UConn at Creighton	9:00pm	CBSSN
Indiana at Michigan State	9:00pm	Peacock
Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine	9:00pm	ESPN+
Air Force at UNLV	10:00pm	ESPN+
Santa Clara at Saint Mary’s	11:00pm	ESPN2
Colorado State at Utah State	11:00pm	FS1
Northwestern at Oregon	11:00pm	BTN
San Diego State at San Jose State	11:00pm	CBSSN
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Champions League: Brest vs PSG	12:45pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Juventus vs PSV	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Manchester City vs Real Madrid	3:00pm	Paramount+
UEFA Champions League: Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund	3:00pm	Paramount+
FA Cup: Exeter City vs Nottingham Forest	3:00pm	ESPN+
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Monterrey vs Forge	8:00pm	FS2 fuboTV
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Cruz Azul vs Real du Cap	10:00pm	FS2 fuboTV