“THE SCOREBOARD”
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
MONROE CENTRAL 8 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 0
UNION COUNTY 16 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 4
PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD 24 PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 2
COWAN 13 UNION CITY 8
SOUTHMONT 11 COVINGTON 3
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 13 SCECINA 6
INDY GENESIS 5 IRVINGTON PREP 3
BROWNSBURG 9 LAWRENCE NORTH 5
PIKE 6 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 4
GUERIN CATHOLIC 7 BISHOP CHATARD 1
KNIGHTSTOWN 8 EASTERN HANCOCK 1
TRITON CENTRAL 13 BEECH GROVE 0
SHELBYVILLE 4 NEW PALESTINE 3
BATESVILLE 9 N. DECATUR 4
GREENFIELD CENTRAL 5 NEW CASTLE 3
MONROVIA 7 SPEEDWAY 4
DECATUR CENTRAL 5 PERRY MERIDIAN 4
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 14 MORRISTOWN 1
NORTHEASTERN 10 MUNCIE BURRIS 0
DALEVILLE 19 SETON CATHOLIC 2
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 18 RITTER 0
SHENANDOAH 23 RUSHVILLE 17
CENTER GROVE 22 EDINBURGH 0
INDIAN CREEK 11 WHITELAND 7
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 10 YORKTOWN 0
COLUMBUS NORTH 11 E. CENTRAL 9
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 15 SULLIVAN 3
FRANKLIN 11 GREENWOOD 1
CASCADE 8 CRAWFORDSVILLE 6
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 4 DANVILLE 2
MOORESVILLE 9 MARTINSVILLE 8
MOUNT VERNON 1 DELTA 0
PARK TUDOR 10 TENNESSEE HEAT 3
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
WINCHESTER 8 MONROE CENTRAL 5
DELTA 11 WES-DEL 5
EAST CENTRAL 9 CONNERSVILLE 6
LIVING WATER HOMESCHOOL 16 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 7
NEW CASTLE 11 RUSHVILLE 5
BROWNSBURG 9 WESTERN BOONE 4
BISHOP CHATARD 13 SPEEDWAY 6
SHENANDOAH 4 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 1
COLUMBUS EAST 12 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 8
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 16 SHAKAMAK 5
NORTH CENTRAL 21 CHRISTEL HOUSE 5
SHORTRIDGE 28 MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 20
ANDERSON 12 MARION 9
INDIAN CREEK 12 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 2
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 8 IRVINGTON PREP 3
LAWRENCE CENTRAL 23 PIKE 10
DECATUR CENTRAL 7 PERRY MERIDIAN 3
WHITELAND 8 GREENWOOD 4
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 20 INDIANAPOLIS TECH 9
SHELBYVILLE 7 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 3
CATHEDRAL 4 HARRISON 1
CASCADE 7 S. PUTNAM 2
BREBEUF 17 RITTER 4
NORTH PUTNAM 8 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 3
UNION COUNTY 17 N. DECATUR 4
RONCALLI 9 COLUMBUS NORTH 7
PURDUE POLY 16 PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 6
CENTERVILLE 26 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 1
BATESVILLE 20 JAC-CEN-DEL 0
TRADERS POINT 21 TINDLEY 1
PLAINFIELD 9 FRANKLIN 3
CLOVERDALE 16 WHITE RIVER VALLEY 13
LAWRENCE NORTH 11 DANVILLE 6
GREENCASTLE 9 NORTH CENTRAL 0
ZIONSVILLE 10 MOUNT VERNON 0
TRI-WEST 15 MONROVIA 4
HORIZON CHRISTIAN 18 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 2
MOORESVILLE 15 MARTINSVILLE 2
CENTRAL INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VOLLEYBALL
PERRY MERIDIAN 3 WHITELAND 0
LAFAYETTE JEFF 3 AVON 0
MCCUTCHEON 3 LAWRENCE NORTH 2
CHRISTEL HOUSE 3 PURDUE POLY 0
MARTINSVILLE 3 MOORESVILLE 2
IRVINGTON PREP 3 LAWRENCE CENTRAL 0
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 3 GREENWOOD 1
SHELBYVILLE 3 BEECH GROVE 0
RONCALLI 3 BISHOP CHATARD 0
COLUMBUS EAST 3 HERRON 1
CENTRAL INDIANA BOYS LAX SCORES
PARK TUDOR 10 KU (CO-OP) 3
CROWN POINT 7 BREBEUF
CENTRAL INDIANA GIRLS LAX SCORES
BROWNSBURG 20 LAWRENCE NORTH 2
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USA TODAY MEN’S TOP 25 POLL
THE FINAL USA TODAY SPORTS TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL, WITH TEAM’S RECORDS THROUGH MONDAY 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 | FLORIDA (36-4) | 775 | 3 | 31 |
| 2 | HOUSTON (35-5) | 744 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DUKE (35-4) | 706 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | AUBURN (32-6) | 689 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | TENNESSEE (30-8) | 621 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | ALABAMA (28-9) | 610 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | MICHIGAN ST. (30-7) | 593 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | TEXAS TECH (28-9) | 582 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | MARYLAND (27-9) | 469 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | ST. JOHN’S (31-5) | 436 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MICHIGAN (27-10) | 427 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | PURDUE (24-12) | 384 | 22 | 0 |
| 13 | ARIZONA (24-13) | 353 | 20 | 0 |
| 14 | KENTUCKY (24-12) | 330 | 21 | 0 |
| 15 | BYU (26-10) | 316 | 17 | 0 |
| 16 | WISCONSIN (27-10) | 315 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | IOWA ST. (25-10) | 280 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | MISSISSIPPI (24-12) | 214 | NR | 0 |
| 19 | TEXAS A&M (23-11) | 195 | 18 | 0 |
| 20 | GONZAGA (26-9) | 155 | 23 | 0 |
| 21 | LOUISVILLE (27-8) | 146 | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | SAINT MARY’S (CAL) (29-6) | 97 | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | CLEMSON (27-7) | 95 | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | CREIGHTON (25-11) | 90 | NR | 0 |
| 25 | ARKANSAS (22-14) | 84 | NR | 0 |
INDIANA COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES
NORTHWESTERN 9 NOTRE DAME 7
BUTLER 17 EVANSVILLE 5
INDIANA STATE 9 PURDUE 8 (10)
INDIANA 7 BALL STATE 5
INDIANA COLLEGE SOFTBALL SCORES
NOTRE DAME 8 DEPAUL 0
NORTHERN KENTUCKY 3 IU INDY 2
INDIANA STATE 5 EVANSVILLE 3
EVANSVILLE 6 INDIANA STATE 0
ILLINOIS CHICAGO 3 VALPO 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
ORLANDO 119 ATLANTA 112
CLEVELAND 135 CHICAGO 113
MEMPHIS 124 CHARLOTTE 100
INDIANA 104 WASHINGTON 98
BOSTON 119 NEW YORK 117 OT
BROOKLYN 119 NEW ORLEANS 114
OKLAHOMA CITY 136 LA LAKERS 120
MILWAUKEE 110 MINNESOTA 103
GOLDEN STATE 133 PHOENIX 95
LA CLIPPERS 122 SAN ANTONIO 117
NHL SCOREBOARD
BUFFALO 3 CAROLINA 0
MONTRÉAL 4 DETROIT 1
COLUMBUS 5 OTTAWA 2
FLORIDA 3 TORONTO 1
BOSTON 7 NEW JERSEY 2
PITTSBURGH 5 CHICAGO 0
VANCOUVER 6 DALLAS 5 OT
NASHVILLE 7 NY ISLANDERS 6 OT
UTAH 7 SEATTLE 1
COLORADO 3 VEGAS 2
MLB SCOREBOARD
DETROIT 5 NY YANKEES 0
CLEVELAND 1 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 0
NY METS 10 MIAMI 5
ST. LOUIS 5 PITTSBURGH 3
WASHINGTON 8 LA DODGERS 2
TORONTO 6 BOSTON 1
LA ANGELS 4 TAMPA BAY 3
ATLANTA 7 PHILADELPHIA 5
KANSAS CITY 2 MINNESOTA 1
CHICAGO CUBS 10 TEXAS 6
MILWAUKEE 7 COLORADO 1
ARIZONA 4 BALTIMORE 3
HOUSTON 2 SEATTLE 1 (12)
CINCINNATI 1 SAN FRANCISCO 0
LAS VEGAS 10 SAN DIEGO 4
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
LOUISVILLE 4 INDIANAPOLIS 2
SOUTH BEND 5 PEORIA 3
FT. WAYNE 8 DAYTON 4
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
NBA NEWS
NUGGETS FIRE COACH MICHAEL MALONE AND OUST GM CALVIN BOOTH IN STUNNING MOVE AS POSTSEASON LOOMS
Michael Malone, who coached the Denver Nuggets to the NBA title in 2023 and has led the team to eight consecutive winning seasons, was fired Tuesday in a stunning move that comes with less than a week in the regular season.
Also out: general manager Calvin Booth, whose contract will not be renewed. The Nuggets said David Adelman will become the coach for the remainder of the season.
Josh Kroenke, the vice chairman of Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, said “it is with no pleasure” that the Nuggets made the change at coach.
“This decision was not made lightly and was evaluated very carefully, and we do it only with the intention of giving our group the best chance at competing for the 2025 NBA Championship and delivering another title to Denver and our fans everywhere,” Kroenke said.
The Nuggets are 47-32 this season with three games left but have dropped four consecutive games and are in a logjam of teams fighting for home-court advantage in Round 1 of the playoffs. Denver won the title in 2023 and lost a Game 7 at home in the Western Conference semifinals a year ago to Minnesota.
The four-game slide comes despite Nuggets star Nikola Jokic — a winner of three of the last four NBA MVP awards — having a historic season, averaging 30 points, 12.8 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game. But even that wasn’t good enough for Denver to enter the final week of the season certain of even having home court in Round 1.
After the most recent loss, a 125-120 defeat to Indiana on Sunday, Jokic was asked his biggest concern with the team right now.
“I don’t know. Maybe we just, maybe we just … I don’t know, actually,” Jokic said.
The Nuggets are hoping a shakeup might provide the answer.
Malone had the fourth-longest tenure of any active NBA coach, behind San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich, Miami’s Erik Spoelstra and Golden State’s Steve Kerr.
Malone won 471 regular-season games in Denver, 39 more than Doug Moe for the franchise’s all-time coaching lead.
“While the timing of this decision is unfortunate, as Coach Malone helped build the foundation of our now championship level program, it is a necessary step to allow us to compete at the highest level right now. Championship level standards and expectations remain in place for the current season, and as we look to the future, we look forward to building on the foundations laid by Coach Malone over his record-breaking 10-year career in Denver,” Kroenke said.
Malone had consistent success in Denver. The Nuggets finished with losing records in his first two seasons and posted winning records in his next eight years with the club.
This season’s postseason appearance will be the team’s seventh in a row; it has not clinched a playoff berth yet this season but is assured of finishing no worse than in the play-in tournament.
Starting with the first playoff appearance under Malone in 2019, the Nuggets got out of the first round six times in seven chances. They made the Western Conference finals in the Walt Disney World bubble in 2020 and then rolled to the championship by winning 16 of 20 playoff games in 2023.
It is the second time a postseason-bound team has fired a coach in the last two weeks. Memphis parted ways with Taylor Jenkins late last month, replacing him with Tuomas Iisalo on an interim basis.
Booth came to the Nuggets in 2017 as an assistant general manager and was promoted to GM in July 2020. He signed his most recent contract with the club in 2022.
Kroenke credited Booth “for helping put the final pieces in place for the roster that delivered Denver and our fans their first NBA championship.”
“Calvin’s knowledge of the game, his passion for scouting, and his long history as a player and executive in the NBA helped lift our organization to new heights which we will continue moving forward,” Kroenke said.
The Nuggets play Wednesday at Sacramento.
NBA ROUNDUP: CELTICS TOP KNICKS IN OT FOR 9TH STRAIGHT ROAD WIN
Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 points and tied a career high with eight 3-pointers as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 119-117 in overtime Tuesday.
With their ninth straight win on the road, the Celtics secured their first four-game regular-season sweep of the Knicks since the 2019-20 season. By virtue of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ win over the Chicago Bulls, Boston (59-20) is locked in as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. New York (50-29) needs one more win or a loss by the Indiana Pacers to lock up the No. 3 seed.
Porzingis, the former Knick, had the biggest shot of the night, making a 3-pointer with 40.8 seconds left in overtime to break a 112-112 tie. The Knicks turned the ball over on their next possession and Jrue Holiday made four free throws in the final 12.6 seconds to clinch it for Boston.
Jayson Tatum scored 32 points for the Celtics. Jrue Holliday scored 16 points and Derrick White chipped in 14. For the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 34 points, Jalen Brunson added 27 and Josh Hart finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists before fouling out.
Thunder 136, Lakers 120
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points to lead Oklahoma City past Los Angeles as the Thunder avenged a loss to the Lakers two days earlier.
The Thunder snapped a two-game losing streak and set a franchise record for victories in a season. The previous record was set in 1995-96 when the franchise was in Seattle.
Lakers star Luka Doncic was ejected little more than four minutes into the fourth quarter when he picked up his second technical foul of the game. After his ejection, the Thunder went on a 13-4 run to take control.
Bucks 110, Timberwolves 103
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and Milwaukee stormed back from a 24-point deficit in the fourth quarter to post a win over visiting Minnesota.
Kevin Porter Jr. added 21 points off the bench for Milwaukee, which won its fifth game in a row. Bobby Portis scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in his return from a 25-game suspension for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy. The Bucks outscored the Timberwolves 40-13 in the fourth quarter, highlighted by a 23-0 run.
Anthony Edwards scored 25 points on 10-for-27 shooting to lead Minnesota. Donte DiVincenzo scored 24 points off the bench and Naz Reid chipped in 17 off the bench for the Timberwolves, whose five-game winning streak ended.
Warriors 133, Suns 95
Stephen Curry amassed 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Brandin Podziemski scored 22 points, and visiting Golden State blew past Phoenix.
Trayce Jackson-Davis added 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Warriors, who won their sixth game in seven tries. Jimmy Butler III, Jonathan Kuminga, Kevin Knox II and Pat Spencer each put up 10 points for Golden State, which led by as many as 41 points and pulled even with the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies in a four-way for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference standings.
Phoenix dropped its seventh straight game despite Devin Booker’s 21 points. Ryan Dunn and Grayson Allen chipped in 12 points apiece for the Suns, who are all but eliminated from play-in contention. They fell three games back of the 10th-place Dallas Mavericks with three games to go.
Clippers 122, Spurs 117
Ivica Zubac scored 24 points and grabbed 20 rebounds and James Harden added 21 points and 12 assists as Los Angeles continued its strong close to the regular season with a victory over San Antonio in Inglewood, Calif.
Norman Powell scored 25 points, Bogdan Bogdanovic added 19 and Derrick Jones Jr. had 18 for the Clippers, who are 15-3 since March 5. The Clippers are in fourth place in the Western Conference via a four-team tiebreaker, with three regular-season games remaining. The Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies are also all 47-32.
Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and Stephon Castle added 19 points and eight assists for the Spurs, who lost for the eighth time in nine games and already have been eliminated from postseason contention. Keldon Johnson scored 12 points.
Magic 119, Hawks 112
Paolo Banchero recorded his third straight double-double with 33 points and 10 rebounds as Orlando beat visiting Atlanta for its third straight win.
Orlando moved two games ahead of Atlanta for the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference with three games to play for both teams while the Hawks lost for the sixth time in their last eight games. The teams meet one last time in the regular-season finale.
Franz Wagner scored 22 points and Wendell Carter Jr. added 17 points, nine rebounds and a career-high six steals for Orlando, which leads the season series 2-1. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope finished with 15 points. Onyeka Okongwu matched his career high with 30 points and had 14 rebounds for Atlanta. Trae Young added 28 points and 10 assists.
Nets 119, Pelicans 114
Trendon Watford scored 11 of his 22 points in a 43-point third quarter for Brooklyn, which halted a five-game home losing streak with a win over New Orleans.
Drew Timme added 16 points and nine rebounds to lead a reserve unit that totaled 66 points for the Nets. Dariq Whitehead contributed 14 while Nic Claxton and Tosan Evbuomwan finished with 13 apiece.
Antonio Reeves scored 17 points as the Pelicans dropped their fourth straight and lost for the 15th time in 20 games. Karlo Matkovic also scored 17 and Jose Alvarado added 16.
Grizzlies 124, Hornets 100
Ja Morant scored 28 points as Memphis defeated host Charlotte, but the Grizzlies saw one of their starters injured on a scary fall.
Memphis rookie Jaylen Wells left the court on a stretcher late in the first half after crashing hard to the court. Wells suffered a broken right wrist but was awake and alert, with movement in his extremities. Wells was going up for a dunk when the Hornets’ KJ Simpson fouled him from behind in an undercut that left Wells in a vulnerable position. Simpson was ejected when the foul was upgraded to Flagrant 2.
Desmond Bane racked up 19 points, Zach Edey had 17 points and 19 rebounds and Jaren Jackson Jr. posted 14 points for the Grizzlies, who have won three in a row. Off the bench, Santi Aldama had 11 points and Scotty Pippen Jr. added 10 points. Miles Bridges led the Hornets (19-60) in their home finale with 13 points.
Pacers 104, Wizards 98
Pascal Siakam scored four of his game-high 24 points to jump-start a late-game run that powered host Indiana past Washington for its fifth win in a row.
A sluggish start left the Pacers playing from behind much of the way against the last-place Wizards. Crucial 3-pointers from Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner provided Indiana with welcome relief on an otherwise dismal shooting night, with the team going just 9-for-35 (25.7 percent) from beyond the arc.
Meanwhile, the Pacers limited the Wizards to 38-of-90 (41.8 percent) shooting from the floor, including 11-for-39 (28.2 percent) from long range. Alex Sarr scored 20 points and contributed 12 rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots. Washington’s Justin Champagnie added 20 points and a game-high 13 boards as the Wizards lost for the sixth time in seven games.
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FLORIDA’S RUN TO THE NATIONAL TITLE LIFTS THE GATORS TO NO. 1 IN THE FINAL AP TOP 25 MEN’S POLL
Florida is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of the 2024-25 season after winning the national championship.
The Gators (36-4) received all 61 first-place votes Tuesday, the second year the AP has released its last poll after the completion of the NCAA Tournament. Todd Golden’s team beat Houston 65-63 on Monday night to clinch the program’s third national title and first since Billy Donovan’s repeat titles in 2006 and 2007.
The win also lifted Florida to the top spot in the poll for the first time since the last four polls of the 2013-14 season.
“Obviously we have an incredibly talented group, one of the most talented groups individually in America,” Golden said after the title-clinching win. “I do think what separates us and has separated us all season long is our team talent, how our guys have played together and for each other all year. Because of that, we can call each other national champions for the rest of our lives.”
Houston (35-5) remained at No. 2 after its first title-game appearance since 1984, capping a season that saw Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars reach the Final Four for the second time in five seasons and beat Duke (35-4) in the national semifinals with a shocking late comeback.
The Blue Devils — who were No. 1 in the last two polls before March Madness — were third in what amounted to a swap with the Gators as the only change to the top quartet. Auburn (32-6) stayed at No. 4 after falling to Florida in the Alamodome, rounding out only the second all-chalk Final Four of 1-seeds since seeding began in 1979.
The top tier
Tennessee was fifth and Alabama sixth, joining Florida and Auburn as the headliners for the Southeastern Conference in a year in which the league regularly had the most AP Top 25 teams on the way to earning a record 14 tournament bids.
Michigan State was next at No. 7, followed by Texas Tech, which had Florida on the brink of defeat in the Elite Eight before Gators star Walter Clayton Jr. sparked a wild comeback. A Big Ten duo of Maryland and Michigan rounded out the top 10.
Climbing into set position
Purdue had the biggest jump, rising eight spots to No. 14 after a Sweet 16 loss to Houston on a last-second basket on a perfectly executed inbounds play. No. 12 Kentucky and No. 15 Arizona were next, each rising six spots after their own runs to the tournament’s second week.
In all, 12 teams moved up from the pre-tournament poll into their final position.
One last slide
Louisville had the biggest tumble, falling 11 spots to No. 21 after the Cardinals entered March Madness ranked 10th but received only an 8-seed and suffered a first-round loss to Creighton. Fellow Atlantic Coast Conference program Clemson was next with a 10-spot tumble to No. 22 after a first-round loss to 12th-seeded McNeese.
No. 25 Memphis fell nine spots after being shorthanded in a loss to 12th-seeded Colorado State, while No. 11 St. John’s fell six spots after shooting 28% in its second-round loss to Arkansas.
In all, eight teams fell from the pre-tournament poll.
Comings and goings
John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks checked in at No. 20 after reaching the Sweet 16, joining No. 18 Ole Miss as the final poll’s two additions. Like Arkansas, the Rebels upended a higher-seeded team (Iowa State) to reach the second weekend. Both were ranked previously this season.
Missouri (No. 23) and Oregon (No. 25) fell out from the pre-tournament poll.
Conference watch
The SEC led the way with eight ranked teams, a haul that included No. 19 Texas A&M. The Big 12 and Big Ten were next with five ranked teams each, followed by the ACC with three. The West Coast Conference had two and the American Athletic Conference and Big East each had one.
The final tally
Florida’s rise to No. 1 meant five different teams held the top spot of the AP Top 25 this season, starting with Kansas for the preseason and the first four weeks of the regular season. Tennessee followed for five weeks, then Auburn for eight and finally Duke for the last two pre-tournament polls. In all, 50 teams spent at least one week in the poll this season.
JASE RICHARDSON ENTERS NBA DRAFT, LEAVING MICHIGAN STATE A YEAR OR TWO SOONER THAN FATHER EXPECTED
Jase Richardson is entering the NBA draft, a year or two sooner than his father expected.
The Michigan State freshman announced his decision on social media Tuesday.
“I’m forever grateful to the Spartan community for all their support throughout the season and honored to be a Spartan Dawg,” Richardson wrote in a post.
His father, Jason Richardson, a former Spartans star and NBA standout, helped his son gather feedback from the league to assist in the decision-making process.
“I have a lot of ties in the NBA — know a lot of GMs and scouts — and heard he would probably be a late, lottery pick,” Jason Richardson said in an interview with The Associated Press. “He’s pursuing the dream he’s had since he was a kid.
“I’m surprised it happened this fast. I knew he was a really good basketball player, but I didn’t think he would be one and done. I thought he would take two years, maybe three, but he did some amazing things and helped his team accomplish some great things.”
The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 12.5 points, making 48.5% of his shots overall and 41.1% of 3-pointers. He helped Michigan State win the Big Ten title by three games and advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
KENTUCKY LANDS RE-COMMITMENT FROM ASU’S JAYDEN QUAINTANCE
Jayden Quaintance will be suiting up for Kentucky after all.
The former Arizona State star committed to coach Mark Pope’s Wildcats on Tuesday, his father Haminn Quaintance confirmed to ESPN.
Quaintance, a projected 2026 NBA lottery pick, announced last week that he was entering the transfer portal.
The 6-foot-9 forward originally committed to Kentucky as a five-star recruit in 2024 before backing off when coach John Calipari left to become the head coach at Arkansas.
“We always liked Kentucky,” Haminn Quaintance told ESPN. “… We were always hoping they’d come back around and recruit him. It didn’t make sense for Coach Pope last time, trying to take on one of Cal’s guys, but this time it really felt like he wanted him to be there.”
During his lone season in Tempe, Quaintance averaged 9.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots in 24 games (all starts). He made the Big 12 All-Defensive and All-Freshman teams but the Sun Devils finished 13-20 (4-16).
Quaintance had surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee on March 19 but is expected to be cleared for contact by September.
Quaintance graduated from high school a year early and was only 16 when he arrived at Arizona State. He is not old enough to be eligible for the 2025 NBA Draft because he doesn’t turn 19 until July 2026.
Kentucky has been active in the transfer portal. In addition to Quaintance, Pope has received commitments from Jaland Lowe (Pitt), Mouhamed Dioubate (Alabama) and Kam Williams (Tulane).
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TA’NIYA LATSON TO JOIN SOUTH CAROLINA FROM TRANSFER PORTAL
Ta’Niya Latson, who was the Division I leading scorer at Florida State, announced on social media Tuesday that she is transferring to South Carolina.
The 5-foot-8 guard averaged a robust 25.2 points per game, 4.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists this past season while shooting 45.1 percent from the field
She took to Instagram to announce her decision, which was a picture with her wearing a South Carolina jersey with the caption of “Feelin’ cocky!”
Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley then took to Twitter to revel in the news.
“A birdie just flew in nest!!” Staley wrote.
The news comes two days after South Carolina dropped an 82-59 decision to UConn in the Women’s NCAA Tournament national championship game.
Latson will reunite with former high school teammate Raven Johnson on the Gamecocks.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: A’S POUND PADRES TO GET FIRST HOME WIN
JJ Bleday homered and knocked in three runs while Gio Urshela added three hits and three RBIs as the Athletics got their first win in their temporary home in West Sacramento, Calif., stopping the San Diego Padres 10-4 on Tuesday night.
The Athletics battered San Diego with 13 hits, with the bottom five spots in the order going 11-for-19. Jeffrey Springs (2-1) benefited from the support, going six innings to pick up the win. He allowed seven hits and four runs (three earned) with two walks and four strikeouts.
Dylan Cease (1-1) took a pounding in four innings for the Padres, yielding nine hits and nine runs, with three walks and four strikeouts. It was one of a few unfortunate developments for a team that came in with the National League’s best record at 9-2.
After putting Jackson Merrill (hamstring) on the injured list before the game, San Diego had to hook second baseman Jake Cronenworth after the top of the third and right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. before the bottom of the fifth with apparent injuries.
Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1
George Springer homered and Easton Lucas pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings to help visiting Toronto defeat Boston.
Bo Bichette collected three hits and drove in three runs for the Blue Jays, who beat Boston 6-2 on Monday. Springer and Tyler Heineman each had two hits. Lucas (2-0) limited Boston to three hits. He struck out eight and walked one.
Garrett Crochet, who signed a six-year, $170 million contract extension last week, made his first start at Fenway Park since he joined the Red Sox in an offseason trade with the Chicago White Sox. He allowed four runs (one earned) on five hits in 5 2/3 innings, with four walks and five strikeouts.
Cardinals 5, Pirates 3
Victor Scott II and Brendan Donovan each had two hits and combined to drive in three runs to help St. Louis snap a four-game losing streak by beating host Pittsburgh.
The Cardinals scored all of their runs against Pirates ace Paul Skenes (1-1), marking a career high for the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year. Skenes fell to 0-3 in four career starts against the Cardinals.
St. Louis starter Sonny Gray (2-0) allowed one run on three hits and no walks. He struck out four on 71 pitches. Gray’s lone blemish came thanks to a solo home run by Bryan Reynolds.
Diamondbacks 4, Orioles 3
Corbin Carroll hit his fourth homer, Josh Naylor had a tie-breaking, two-run double and Arizona beat Baltimore in Phoenix on Tuesday to break a three-game losing streak.
Carroll had two hits and scored twice and Merrill Kelly (2-1) gave up three runs (two earned) and three hits in six-plus innings for the win. Carroll has reached base in all 12 games this season.
Kelly and Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo were ejected by first base umpire Laz Diaz during the pitching change when Lovullo brought in Shelby Miller. The Diamondbacks argued that Tyler O’Neill had committed on a 3-1 check swing that was called a ball. That was the last batter Kelly faced.
Royals 2, Twins 1
Bobby Witt Jr. scored twice and manufactured the decisive run in the bottom of the eighth inning to help Kansas City notch a victory over visiting Minnesota.
Witt reached base three times on a double, a walk and the eighth-inning error. The Royals had just three hits while beating the Twins for the second straight night and sixth consecutive time overall. John Schreiber (1-0) got the win, giving up two hits in 1 2/3 innings. Starter Cole Ragans struck out 11 in six innings. He gave up one run on four hits and walked none while throwing 96 pitches.
Carlos Correa had two of Minnesota’s seven hits. Minnesota’s Pablo Lopez departed after 4 2/3 innings due to right hamstring tightness. He gave up one unearned run, three hits and one walk and struck out six.
Astros 2, Mariners 1 (12 innings)
Victor Caratini singled home the go-ahead run in the top of the 12th inning as visiting Houston beat Seattle to even the three-game series at one victory apiece.
Ryan Gusto (1-0) got his first major league victory, and Steven Okert pitched the bottom of the 12th for his second career save.
The Mariners went 1-for-19 with runners in scoring position. Jesse Hahn (0-1) took the loss, his first decision in the majors since 2020.
Angels 4, Rays 3
Luis Rengifo produced a two-out RBI single in the ninth as visiting Los Angeles topped Tampa Bay for its third win in a row.
Rengifo dropped a single into shallow center to score pinch runner Kevin Newman and give Los Angeles the lead against Pete Fairbanks (1-1). Los Angeles’ Kyle Hendricks was sharp in a scoreless five-inning outing. He allowed just two hits, struck out four and walked two. Kyren Paris slugged a two-run homer and walked as the Angels won for the seventh time in their first 10 games.
Opening a mammoth 13-game homestand, the Rays got a homer from Junior Caminero. Jonathan Aranda was 2-for-2 with a double, a run and a walk. Kameron Misner had an RBI triple, walked and was hit in the helmet by a pitch. Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz gave up just three hits, fanned six and walked four over seven innings of two-run ball.
Tigers 5, Yankees 0
Tarik Skubal pitched six scoreless innings and his Detroit teammates blasted four home runs in a win over visiting New York.
Skubal (1-2) held the Yankees to four hits and struck out six without a walk. Brant Hurter completed the shutout while striking out three in the last three innings. Spencer Torkelson, Zach McKinstry and Dillon Dingler homered in the fourth inning against Yankees starter Carlos Carrasco (1-1). Kerry Carpenter also went deep for the Tigers.
Carrasco gave up four runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings. Paul Goldschmidt had three hits for the Yankees, who have lost three straight.
Guardians 1, White Sox 0
Nolan Jones drew a base-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to give Cleveland the win over visiting Chicago.
Carlos Santana grounded a single off the glove of diving first baseman Andrew Vaughn to start the ninth off Mike Clevinger (0-2). Kyle Manzardo and Jhonkensy Noel then drew back-to-back walks, bringing up Jones, who followed suit to end the game.
Guardians starter Ben Lively threw five shutout innings, allowing two hits, striking out four and walking three. White Sox starter Shane Smith blanked the Guardians on two hits over six innings in his second MLB start, striking out six and walking one.
Mets 10, Marlins 5
Pete Alonso continued his torrid start, producing two hits and four RBIs for surging New York in a win over Miami in the middle game of a three-game series at Citi Field.
Brandon Nimmo laced a tie-breaking RBI double in the fifth inning for the Mets, who have won six straight. Starling Marte, Juan Soto and Hayden Senger had two hits apiece, and Clay Holmes allowed four runs on five hits and three walks while striking out a career-high 10 over 5 1/3 innings. His win was the first for him as a starter since his rookie season in 2018.
Liam Hicks collected three RBIs and Derek Hill hit a two-run homer for the Marlins, who have dropped four of five. Starter Connor Gillispie gave up two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out two over four innings.
Nationals 8, Dodgers 2
James Wood homered twice and drove in five runs to lead Washington to a win over visiting Los Angeles.
Wood, who has three homers in his past two games, also singled and drew a bases-loaded walk for the Nationals, who have won four straight including two in a row against the Dodgers. Keibert Ruiz, Jacob Young and Dylan Crews had two hits each for Washington. Brad Lord pitched three scoreless innings in his first start of the season, allowing two hits with four strikeouts — including Shohei Ohtani twice — and two walks.
Andy Pages and Enrique Hernandez homered for the Dodgers, who have lost three straight and four of five since opening the season 8-0. Los Angeles starter Justin Wrobleski (0-1), making his season debut after being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City before the series, allowed eight runs on eight hits over five innings.
Braves 7, Phillies 5
Sean Murphy hit a three-run home run and collected four RBIs in his first game of the season, helping Atlanta post a victory over visiting Philadelphia.
In the opener of a three-game series, many anticipated a pitchers’ duel between last year’s top two finishers in the 2024 National League Cy Young Award race. However, Atlanta’s Chris Sale gave up five runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings while Zack Wheeler was charged with five runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 frames. The Braves’ bullpen quieted the Phillies’ bats with 4 1/3 scoreless innings.
Kyle Schwarber (3-for-3, HR, three RBIs) and Nick Castellanos (3-for-4, two RBIs) led Philadelphia’s offense.
Cubs 10, Rangers 6
Dansby Swanson’s two-run single in the eighth inning capped a four-RBI game and lifted host Chicago to a win over Texas.
Swanson also had a solo home run and a sacrifice fly in the victory, which sent the Rangers to their second straight loss. His single in the eighth was followed by a two-run single by Pete Crow-Armstrong, punctuating a frame in which Texas committed two errors. Nico Hoerner and Seiya Suzuki also had two RBIs each for the Cubs’ 12-hit attack.
Cubs starter Jameson Taillon went six innings, allowing three runs on five hits while walking one and striking out six. Patrick Corbin made his first start for Texas and gave up three runs on five hits in four innings. Josh Jung (3-for-4, RBI), Jonah Heim (2 RBIs) and Wyatt Langford (2-for-4, RBI) sparked the Rangers’ offense.
Brewers 7, Rockies 1
William Contreras homered among his two hits, Brice Turang and Christian Yelich also went deep and Milwaukee beat Colorado in Denver.
Rhys Hoskins finished with two hits and Jackson Chourio doubled and tripled for Milwaukee, which has won six of its last seven after starting the season with four straight losses.
Brenton Doyle homered and Zac Veen had a bunt single in his major league debut for Colorado. Veen, who finished 1-for-4, is the second Rockies player to make his debut in as many games. Pitcher Chase Dollander did it on Sunday against the Athletics.
Reds 1, Giants 0
Nick Lodolo teamed with two relievers on a four-hitter, Spencer Steer doubled and scored the game’s only run on an infield out and Cincinnati won a second straight pitchers’ duel against host San Francisco.
Lodolo (2-1), who beat the Giants 3-2 in the second game of the season in Cincinnati, was even better in the rematch. He limited the hosts to three hits in six innings, walked one and struck out three. After Lodolo was pulled, having thrown 87 pitches, Graham Ashcraft allowed one hit over two innings before Emilio Pagan worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.
One night after a 2-0 win in the opener, the Reds scored the only run in the third after Steer led off with his double against Giants starter Landen Roupp (0-1). Steer took third on Jake Fraley’s single to center. Jose Trevino grounded into a forceout at second and Steer scored. Roupp kept the deficit at one run through six, during which he allowed seven hits and struck out four.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: HISTORIC COMEBACK LIFTS CANUCKS OVER STARS
The Vancouver Canucks became the first team in NHL history to overcome a three-goal deficit in the final minute of regulation to stun the host Dallas Stars 6-5 in overtime on Tuesday night.
After Pius Suter recorded the final two goals of regulation to cap a five-goal third period, Kiefer Sherwood scored with 1:16 left in overtime.
After Mikael Granlund’s empty-netter for Dallas with 2:21 left in regulation seemingly put the game away at 5-2, the Canucks made history.
Aatu Raty scored with a minute left in regulation. With goaltender Thatcher Demko (23 saves) on the bench, Suter scored from up close with 29.1 seconds remaining. Suter scored again with 5.9 left to tie the contest and stun the Stars’ faithful.
Avalanche 3, Golden Knights 2 (SO)
Charlie Coyle scored the shootout winner after notching two assists as Colorado edged Vegas in Denver.
Valeri Nichushkin and Jimmy Vesey scored in regulation as the Avalanche erased a 2-0 deficit to improve to 7-2-1 over its past 10. Colorado goalie Scott Wedgewood made 19 saves.
William Karlsson and Brayden McNabb scored for the Golden Knights, who clinched home ice for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs thanks to the point. Akira Schmid stopped 34 shots.
Blue Jackets 5, Senators 2
Columbus ended a three-game losing streak and a lengthy goalless drought with a win over visiting Ottawa.
Mathieu Olivier and Justin Danforth tallied a goal and an assist apiece. Dmitri Voronkov, Sean Monahan and Adam Fantilli also scored, while Kent Johnson helped on both third-period goals. Elvis Merzlikins made 33 saves.
Thomas Chabot scored a goal and assisted on Fabian Zetterlund’s first goal in a Senators sweater. Claude Giroux, Drake Batherson and David Perron earned assists, and Anton Forsberg stopped 30 shots. Ottawa still secured its first postseason appearance since 2017 thanks to the Montreal Canadiens beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Tuesday.
Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 1
Eetu Luostarinen scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and Florida closed ground in the race for the Atlantic Division crown with a win over visiting Toronto in Sunrise, Fla.
Gustav Forsling and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for the Panthers, who got 17 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky in halting a five-game losing streak. John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs and Joseph Woll made 34 saves.
The Maple Leafs, who had a four-game winning streak end, lead the Atlantic by two points over the Tampa Bay Lightning and four over Florida, which won the season series over Toronto 3-1.
Canadiens 4, Red Wings 1
Josh Anderson scored the game-winning goal with 9:12 remaining to lead host Montreal past Detroit and closer to a playoff berth.
Montreal moved eight points ahead of Detroit and the New York Rangers for the Eastern Conference’s final wild-card berth (though the Red Wings and Rangers have one more game to play than the Canadiens).
With the game tied at 1-1 in the third period, Anderson collided with Detroit defenseman Albert Johansson, who lost his helmet behind the Detroit goal. That allowed Anderson to wide open to tip in a pass from Christian Dvorak.
Sabres 3, Hurricanes 0
James Reimer made 33 saves for his first shutout of the season and the 31st of his career as host Buffalo took down Carolina. It was Reimer’s career-high seventh straight win.
Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka scored for the Sabres, who won their fifth straight game. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 15 shots for the Hurricanes, who lost their third in a row.
Thompson’s goal his 44th of the season and eighth in five games. Tuch’s short-handed goal was his 34th of the season and his NHL-leading sixth short-handed tally.
Predators 7, Islanders 6 (OT)
Fedor Svechkov scored 1:56 into overtime to give host Nashville a wild comeback win over New York, whose playoff hopes may have suffered a major blow.
The Predators came back to tie the score four times in the game, capped by scoring a pair of late goals to force overtime. Svechkov then ended things with a well-placed wrist shot from the slot for the rookie’s first career OT winner.
With five games remaining on their schedule, the Islanders are eight points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the final Eastern Conference wild-card slot.
Bruins 7, Devils 2
David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists to reach the 100-point mark for the third consecutive season and Boston set a season high in goals scored in beating host New Jersey in Newark.
Pastrnak scored and assisted on the first two goals — the 12th and 13th straight Bruins goals to which he contributed, a franchise record.
Michael Callahan scored his first NHL goal while Jakub Lauko and Fraser Minten posted their first since being acquired at last month’s trade deadline. New Jersey has its three-game winning streak snapped.
Penguins 5, Blackhawks 0
Tristan Jarry stopped all 26 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season as host Pittsburgh bullied Chicago to earn a split of the teams’ home-and-home set following a loss Sunday.
The Penguins’ veterans carried the load offensively as Kevin Hayes tallied twice and Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang all found the back of the net.
Bryan Rust added a pair of assists to surpass the 60-point mark for the first time in his career. Crosby’s goal allowed him to extend his home point streak to 14 games.
Utah Hockey Club 7, Kraken 1
Mikhail Sergachev scored a goal as part of a three-point night and Dylan Guenther collected three assists to lead Utah past Seattle in Salt Lake City.
Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley both collected one goal and one assist for Utah (36-30-12, 84 points), which has won four of five games to keep its slim playoff hopes alive. It was the franchise’s highest-scoring game since moving from Arizona to Utah before this season.
Utah goaltender Karel Vejmelka, who started his 21st consecutive game, made 18 saves. Starting Seattle goalie Joey Daccord stopped 22 of 29 shots before being pulled after the second period. Victor Ostman, summoned from the minors with Philipp Grubauer out due to an illness, stopped all 12 shots faced in his NHL debut.
GOLF NEWS
MASTERS ’25: STARTING TIMES FOR THE OPENING TWO ROUNDS
All Times EDT
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Thursday-Friday
7:40 a.m.-10:48 a.m. — Davis Riley, United States; Patton Kizzire, United States.
7:51 a.m.-10:59 a.m. — Kevin Yu, Taiwan; Jhonattan Vegas, Venezuela; Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark.
8:02 a.m.-11:10 a.m. — Mike Weir, Canada; Michael Kim, United States; Cameron Young, United States.
8:13 a.m.-11:21 a.m. — Zach Johnson, United States; Joe Highsmith, United States; Chris Kirk, United States.
8:24 a.m.-11:38 a.m. — Danny Willett, England; Nico Echavarria, Colombia; Davis Thompson, United States.
8:35 a.m.-11:49 a.m. — Bernhard Langer, Germany; Will Zalatoris, United States; a-Noah Kent, United States.
8:52 a.m.-noon — Cameron Smith, Australia; J.T. Poston, United States; Aaron Rai, England.
9:03 a.m.-12:11 p.m. — Fred Couples, United States; Harris English, United States; Taylor Pendrith, Canada.
9:14 a.m.-12:22 p.m. — Corey Conners, Canada; Brian Harman, United States; Stephan Jaeger, Germany.
9:25 a.m.-12:33 p.m. — Patrick Reed, United States; Max Greyserman, United States; Byeong Hun An, South Korea.
9:36 a.m.-12:50 p.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Scotland; Billy Horschel, United States; Nick Dunlap, United States.
9:47 a.m.-1:01 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, United States; Joaquin Niemann, Chile; Min Woo Lee, Australia.
9:58 a.m.-1:12 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, United States; Jason Day, Australia; Keegan Bradley, United States.
10:15 a.m.-1:23 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, United States; Justin Thomas, United States; a-Jose Luis Ballester, Spain.
10:26 a.m.-1:34 p.m. — Jordan Spieth, United States; Tom Kim, South Korea; Tyrrell Hatton, England.
10:37 a.m.-1:45 p.m. — Tony Finau, United States; Maverick McNealy, United States; Thomas Detry, Belgium.
10:48 a.m.-7:40 a.m. — Cameron Davis, Australia; Rafael Campos, Puerto Rico; Austin Eckroat, United States.
10:59 a.m.-7:51 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Argentina; Laurie Canter, England; Adam Schenk, United States.
11:10 a.m.-8:02 a.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Spain; Thriston Lawrence, South Africa; Brian Campbell, United States.
11:21 a.m.-8:13 a.m. — Bubba Watson, United States; Matthieu Pavon, France; a-Evan Beck, United States.
11:38 a.m.-8:24 a.m. — Tom Hoge, United States; Matt McCarty, United States; Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa.
11:49 a.m.-8:35 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, South Africa); Denny McCarthy, United States; a-Hiroshi Tai, Singapore.
Noon-8:52 a.m. — Max Homa, United States; Justin Rose, England; J.J. Spaun, United States.
12:11 p.m.-9:03 a.m. — Dustin Johnson, United States; Nick Taylor, Canada; a-Justin Hastings, Cayman Islands.
12:22 p.m.-9:14 a.m. — Sergio Garcia, Spain; Lucas Glover, United States; Daniel Berger, United States.
12:33 p.m.-9:25 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, United States; Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark; Matt Fitzpatrick, England.
12:50 p.m.-9:36 a.m. — Brooks Koepka, United States; Russell Henley, United States; Sungjae Im, South Korea.
1:01 p.m.-9:47 a.m. — Adam Scott, Australia; Xander Schauffele, United States; Viktor Hovland, Norway.
1:12 p.m.-9:58 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Ludvig Aberg, Sweden; Akshay Bhatia, United States.
1:23 p.m.-10:15 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Bryson DeChambeau, United States; Shane Lowry, Ireland.
1:34 p.m.-10:26 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Spain; Wyndham Clark, United States; Tommy Fleetwood, England.
1:45 p.m.-10:37 a.m. — Sahith Theegala, United States; Sepp Straka, Austria; Sam Burns, United States.
GOLF GLANCE: SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, RORY MCILROY CHASE MASTERS HISTORY
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Valero Texas Open (Brian Harman)
THIS WEEK: Masters Tournament, Augusta, Ga., April 10-13
Course: Augusta National (Par 72, 7,555 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: TBA)
Defending Champion: Scottie Scheffler
FedExCup leader: Rory McIlroy
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 3-7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN); Saturday-Sunday: Noon-2 p.m. (Paramount+), 2-7 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (Masters.com/Masters app): Thursday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 10:15 a.m.-7 p.m.
X: @TheMasters
NOTES: The 25 countries represented in this year’s 95-player field marks the most since 2015, and 21 players will be making their Masters debuts … 2015 champion Jordan Spieth’s 70.95 scoring average in 40 career Masters rounds is the lowest in history among players with 25-49 career rounds. … 2021 champion Hideki Matsuyama has made the cut in all but one of his previous 13 appearances. … Two-time champion Bernhard Langer will make his 41st and final Masters start. … 2013 champion Adam Scott holds the longest active streak with 93 consecutive starts in majors. … 2017 champion Sergio Garcia will make his 100th major appearance. … Cameron Smith is the only player to record four consecutive sub-70 rounds in a single appearance, posting 67-68-69-69 in tying for second in 2020. … A record eight left-handed players will compete this year: Akshay Bhatia, Brian Harman, Joe Highsmith, Robert MacIntyre, Matt McCarty, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Mike Weir. … Dustin Johnson holds the tournament scoring record of 268 set in his 2020 victory. The 18-hole record of 63 is shared by Nick Price (Round 3, 1986) and former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman (Round 1, 1996).
BEST BETS: Scottie Scheffler (+400 at DraftKings) has won two of the past three Masters as he seeks to join Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three in a four-year stretch. No one has successfully defended at the Masters since Tiger Woods in 2002 … Rory McIlroy (+650) has already won at Pebble Beach and The Players this year. He can complete the career Grand Slam with a victory this week. … Jon Rahm (+1300), the 2023 Masters champion, has five consecutive top-10 finishes to start the 2025 LIV Golf season. … Xander Schauffele (+1800) owns four top-10s in seven previous Masters starts, including a T2 in 2019 and T3 in 2021. … Bryson DeChambeau (+2000) had the most success at majors among LIV players in 2024, winning the U.S. Open after finishing second at the PGA Championship. … Ludvig Aberg (+2200) is coming off consecutive missed cuts on tour, but did finish solo second at Augusta last year and won the Genesis in February. … Brooks Koepka (+3000) finished T18 in last week’s LIV event in Miami after a solo second in Singapore. He tied for second at Augusta in 2023 after holding the 54-hole lead. … Joaquin Niemann (+4000) leads the LIV Golf individual rankings and has won two events in 2025, along with winning the PIF Saudi International in December. … Corey Conners (+6000) has only two career PGA Tour victories but is up to a career-best 21st in the world rankings with four consecutive top-20 finishes entering this week.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: RBC Heritage, Hilton Head, S.C., April 17-20
LPGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: T-Mobile Match Play (Madelene Sagstrom)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to the CME Globe leader: A Lim Kim
NEXT TOURNAMENT: JM Eagle LA Championship, Los Angeles, April 17-20
LIV GOLF LEAGUE
LAST TOURNAMENT: Miami (Individual: Marc Leishman; Team: Ripper GC)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Season Leaders: Individual: Joaquin Niemann; Team: Crushers GC
NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Mexico City, April 25-27
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
LAST TOURNAMENT: James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational (Angel Cabrera)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Mitsubishi Electric Classic, Duluth, Ga., April 25-27
COLLIN MORIKAWA SAVORS FULL FIELD AT MASTERS, SENSES GOLF TOOK PRE-LIV LIFE FOR GRANTED
Collin Morikawa went through most of last season “guessing” whether he could execute any given golf shot and decided the only way forward was to return to the starting line. He’s fairly confident LIV Golf and the PGA Tour could benefit from doing the same.
“It’s really hard to do that, really hard to take two steps back. I don’t think a lot of guys could admit they’ve taken two steps backwards,” Morikawa said at Augusta National Golf Club on Tuesday. “And that’s what I had to do. Start from the very basics of my golf game into college and say, ‘What are the pieces we’re going to, not rebuild, but just fit back together. Piece together and layer one on top of the other.’ The only way to do that is to take two steps back.”
Morikawa, the World No. 4, said he’s excited to share the course with one-time Tour peers and top-ranked players who’ve jumped to LIV Golf for the first time since the Ryder Cup in Paris, and wondering if his peers took the harmony of professional golf for granted.
“I enjoy it. I think everyone enjoys it. All those guys were amazing to me. They still are. Look, I think the golf world enjoys seeing everyone playing together. I don’t think anyone would say no to that,” Morikawa said of sharing the Masters’ field with Jon Rahm and others who’ve defected from the traditional circuit.
“It’s amazing how much we take for granted … in life, I think.”
Asked what he meant by the ending statement, Morikawa continued: “You look back at whenever LIV started, this whole debacle started, back then when I first turned pro, no one really complained. Right? You just, we enjoyed it. But then this all happened.
“You take things for granted — you get my point? You look back and you’re like, man, we had it pretty good. Everyone always talks about money. I think the money things needs to get pushed aside. It’s just being golfers, being professional golfers. Playing. These weeks are special now. You don’t take them lightly.”
Morikawa said he welcomes any solution that’s best for the PGA Tour.
“I haven’t sat in those meetings and I know guys have sat countless hours. I thank them for that. That’s up to the whole board and stuff. They’ll figure something out one way or the other,” he said.
After playing 13 holes on the course Tuesday in a practice-round loop, Morikawa said he’s learned in a peek at the course and in five previous starts and three consecutive top-10 finishes in the major that preparation can only carry a player so far.
“We’re always searching for new answers, searching for a new way to hear it,” Morikawa said. “Life moves on. Your body moves on. … It’s all just kind of feels and guesses. It’s a never-ending search. You are going to continue to do it because you want to get better. What I realized through the process was, I could have all the answers but I’ve got to go play golf. Playing golf is the most important part.”
AUTO RACING
HAMLIN GOES BACK-TO-BACK WITH VICTORY IN DARLINGTON AND F1’S VERSTAPPEN GETS FIRST WIN
NASCAR CUP SERIES
Food City 500
Site: Bristol, Tennessee.
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 2 p.m., qualifying, 3:05 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 500 laps, 266.5 miles.
Last year: Leading a race-high 163 laps, Denny Hamlin took the win over teammate Martin Truex Jr. in a race that saw a record-breaking 54 lead changes.
Last race: Hamlin earned his second consecutive win in Darlington, holding off William Byron after a perfectly executed pit stop.
Next race: April 27, Talladega, Alabama.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
SciAps 300
Site: Bristol, Tennessee.
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 11:30 a.m., qualifying, 12:35 p.m., race, 5 p.m. (CW).
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 300 laps, 159.9 miles.
Last year: The last race which took place in 2020, saw Noah Gragson claim an overtime victory after battling it out with Briscoe and Jones in a two-lap shootout.
Last race: Brandon Jones took the checkered flag in Darlington, earning him his first win in 98 races and sixth of his career.
Next race: April 19, Rockingham, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
Weather Guard Truck Race
Site: Bristol, Tennessee.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 3:35 p.m., Qualifying, 4:30 p.m., race, 7:30 p.m. (FS1)
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 250 laps, 133.25 miles.
Last year: Christian Eckes earned his first win of the season, maintaining the lead after passing Kyle Busch with 92 laps to go.
Last race: Daniel Hemric who led a race-high 149 of 200 laps, secured the victory in Martinsville after a late-race pass of teammate Tyler Ankrum.
Next race: April 18, Rockingham, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
Site: Sakhir, Bahrain.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 7:25 a.m., practice, 10:55 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 8:25 a.m., qualifying, 10:55 a.m.; Sunday, race, 10:55 a.m. (ESPN2).
Track: Bahrain International Circuit.
Race distance: 57 laps, 191.5 miles.
Last year: Max Verstappen led every lap, securing a commanding victory from the pole in his 55th career F1 win.
Last race: Verstappen held off the surging McLaren team earning him his first win of the season and fourth straight Japanese Grand Prix.
Next race: April 20, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
INDYCAR
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Site: Long Beach, California.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 6 p.m., Saturday, practice, 11:30 a.m., qualifications, 2:30 p.m.; Sunday, warmup, Noon, race, 4:30 p.m. (FOX).
Track: Streets of Long Beach.
Race distance: 90 laps, 177.1 miles.
Last year: Stretching his fuel out for the last 34 laps, Scott Dixon took the win edging Colton Herta by less than a second.
Last race: Alex Palou stays perfect going 2-for-2 for the season after passing pole sitter Pato O’Ward with 10 laps to go in Thermal.
Next race: May 4, Birmingham, Alabama.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
NHRA DRAG RACING
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
Site: Las Vegas.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 9:30 p.m.; Sunday, qualifying, 11 a.m., race, 6:30 p.m. (FS1).
Track: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 1/4 mile.
Next race: April 27, Concord, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
World of Outlaws Illini 100 Practice
Site: Farmer City, Illinois.
Track: Farmer City Raceway.
World of Outlaws Illini 100
Site: Farmer City, Illinois.
Track: Farmer City Raceway.
World of Outlaws Federated Auto Part Spring Classic
Site: Pevely, Missouri.
Track: I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.
Next events: April 18-19, Knoxville, Iowa.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com
TOP INDIANA HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
INDIANA PACERS
GAME REWIND: PACERS 104, WIZARDS 98
The Indiana Pacers just keep on racking up wins as the 2024-2025 regular season comes to a close.
Indiana (48-31) kicked off its final three-game homestand of the season on Tuesday by beating the Washington Wizards (17-62), 104-98, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Pacers have won five straight games and surpassed last season’s win total with three games to go.
Indiana will host the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers (63-16) in a TNT-televised game Thursday before welcoming the Orlando Magic on Friday. The Pacers will then finish their regular season on Sunday in Cleveland.
The Pacers can clinch a top-four seed with one more win or a Milwaukee Bucks loss.
The Pacers and Wizards were tied at 48 at halftime before the Wizards led 73-72 heading into the fourth quarter. In the final frame, the score stayed within a possession until a 14-6 Pacers scoring burst in the final 2:47 willed the Blue & Gold to the win.
Washington outshot Indiana 41.8 to 37.9 percent overall, including making 11 3-pointers to the Pacers’ nine treys, but the Pacers finished 29-for-37 on free throws while the Wizards made 11-of-15 at the charity stripe. The 37.9 percent is a season-low by the Pacers this season.
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 24 points and 10 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton scored 22 points, Bennedict Mathurin supplied 17 points off the bench, and Myles Turner had 14 points and 14 rebounds. Justin Champagnie and rookie Alex Sarr topped the Wizards with 20 points each.
The Blue & Gold trailed by 14 points at the end of the first quarter before outscoring their visitors 27-13 in the second frame to tie the game at 48 by halftime. Siakam had 16 points for the Pacers at intermission while Sarr had as many for the Wizards.
Washington outshot Indiana 40.4 to 34.8 percent in the first half, including going 4-for-18 from 3-point range while the Pacers made 1-of-14 from three.
The Wizards shot 66.5 percent in the first quarter to lead 35-21. Sarr, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, could hardly miss in the opening frame, making 7-of-8 shot attempts for 16 points while also pulling down four rebounds.
The Pacers didn’t make a single 3-pointer in the first quarter while the Wizards went 4-for-9 from deep. Siakam had eight points in the opening period.
The Wizards started the game 12-for-18 shooting, including 4-for-8 from 3-point range, to lead 28-19 with 2:45 left in the first quarter. In the final 2:08, Sarr scored seven straight points from close range to push the visitors’ lead to 14.
Indiana turned it up in the second quarter, as the Blue & Gold mustered a 20-8 run, on nine points by Mathurin and eight by Siakam, to narrow the deficit to 43-42 with 4:09 left in the half.
The game then stayed within a possession for the remainder of the half until Haliburton got one to go at the buzzer from 6 feet out to tie it at 48.
Washington opened the second half on an 16-4 scoring streak thanks to two 3-pointers by Jordan Poole and a trey from Bud Carrington, while holding the Pacers to 1-for-8 shooting, as the Wizards went back in front 66-52.
The Blue & Gold then answered with a 16-5 run, featuring seven points by Haliburton, five by Mathurin, four from Obi Toppin, and a tip-in basket by Siakam, to narrow it to 73-72.
Haliburton scored 10 points in the fourth quarter as the Blue & Gold outscored the Wizards 32-25 in the period.
The game stayed within three points for the first 10 minutes of the final frame before back-to-back baskets by Siakam and 3-pointers each from Aaron Nesmith and Turner put the Pacers ahead 100-94 with 44 seconds remaining.
In the final ticks, the Pacers made all four of their free throws to hold on.
Inside the Numbers
Washington’s 13 points in the second quarter are the second fewest the Pacers have given up in a single quarter this season (13).
Pascal Siakam now has 11 double-doubles this season and Myles Turner has 13 double-doubles.
The Pacers outscored the Wizards 17-3 in fastbreak points.
Indiana had 18 second-chance points to Washington’s 11.
There were nine lead changes and nine ties in the game.
The Pacers shot 1-for-18 from 3-point range in the first half and finished 9-for-35 from deep.
Myles Turner had five blocks in the game.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
CHANDLER FANS EIGHT AS INDIANS DROP SERIES OPENER
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bubba Chandler fanned a staggering eight batters across 4.0 one-hit frames, but the Louisville Bats rallied with a four-run eighth inning to defeat the Indianapolis Indians, 4-2, in the series opener at Louisville Slugger Field on Tuesday night.
Chandler, the Pirates No. 1 prospect and No. 14 in MiLB according to MLB Pipeline, continued to put up zeros in his second outing of the season. He racked up five strikeouts through two innings, with his fastball topping out at an even 100 MPH in the first frame.
The Indians (2-5) offense backed their starting pitcher, with Matt Gorski extending his hitting streak to six games courtesy of an RBI single in the third inning. After Chandler exited the contest, DJ Stewart plated another with a solo homer to right field.
With Louisville (6-4) down 2-0, the first five Bats batters of the eighth inning via a trio of singles and two walks against Peter Strzelecki (L, 0-1) to tie the game. A sacrifice fly for the first out of the inning then scored the go-ahead run, while a two-out single by Rece Hinds plated one for insurance.
A combination of Joe La Sorsa (W, 1-0) and Lenny Torres Jr. (S, 1) then silenced the Indians in the ninth inning.
Indians pitching put up its second 14-strikeout performance of the season, with Drake Fellows, David Bednar and Kyle Nicolas combining for five strikeouts in 3.0 one-hit innings out of the bullpen.
The Indians and Bats continue their six-game series at Louisville Slugger Field tomorrow at 12:05 PM ET. Braxton Ashcraft (0-2, 5.40) takes the mound for Indy against Randy Wynne (0-0, 1.35).
INDY ELEVEN
FOSTER REPEATS ON USLC “TEAM OF THE WEEK”
(Apr. 8, 2025) Tampa, Fla. – Indy Eleven forward Maalique Foster has been named to the USL Championship “Team of the Week” for the second consecutive week after his performance Saturday vs. North Carolina FC.
In the 48th minute, Foster showed his speed to catch up to a long ball from just outside his own area from defender Pat Hogan, reaching it just prior to it reaching the endline and centering it to forward Edward Kizza, who buried it with a one-touch finish for his first goal for Boys in Blue.
In the match, Foster led Indy Eleven in chances created (3), crosses attempted (6), and successful dribbles (2), and he was tied for third in shots (2).
On the season, Foster has a goal and an assist, he leads Indy Eleven in chances created (8), and he is third in fouls won (6) while playing 339 minutes and starting all four matches. The Portmore, Jamaica, native is tied for eighth in the USLC in chances created and tied for 14th in assists.
This marks the third time that the 28-year-old Foster has earned “Team of the Week” recognition as a member of the Boys in Blue, as he received that status last week after scoring a goal and after scoring his first Indy Eleven goal vs. El Paso Locomotive in Week 28 last season.
This is the fourth consecutive week that Indy Eleven is represented on the USL Championship “Team of the Week”, with Jack Blake and Pat Hogan in Week 2, Bruno Rendon in Week 3, and Foster in Weeks 4 and 5.
The Boys in Blue travel to Hartford Athletic on Saturday for a 2 pm match on ESPN+.
The next Indy Eleven home game will be the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Third Round match vs. Miami FC on Wed. Apr. 16 at 7:30 pm at Carroll Stadium. The next USLC home match is “Dino-Mite Family Nite” against Charleston Battery on Saturday, April 19 at 7 pm. Single-game tickets for all matches are available via Ticketmaster. Season, Flex Plan, Group, and Hospitality tickets are available here. For questions, call (317) 685-1100 during business hours or email tickets@indyeleven.com.
INDY FUEL
FUEL HOPE TO CLINCH PLAYOFFS AGAINST BLOOMINGTON ON WEDNESDAY
INDIANAPOLIS– The Fuel will host the Bloomington Bison on Wednesday night as a makeup game from February 25. This game has major implications as the Fuel can clinch a playoff spot with a win over the Bison.
LAST TIME OUT
The last time these two teams met was March 22, 2025 when the Fuel hosted the Bison and defeated them 5-2. With three goals in the first period by Kevin Lombardi, Kevin Lynch, and Bryan Lemos, the Fuel took an early lead that Bloomington could not come back from. Things were a little chippy between these teams as they collected 24 penalty minutes together.
WILD WEDNESDAY
The Fuel are 4-2-2-0 this season when playing on Wednesdays, however three of those wins came on the road while just one was at home. If the Fuel win this Wednesday, they will be in a great spot for the fourth seed in the Central division. As the end of the regular season approaches, their hot streak seems to be paying off.
INDY FUEL PIT STOP: WEEK 25
- INDY FUEL WEEK TWENTY-FOUR RESULTS 3-0-0-0
- INDY FUEL OVERALL RECORD 31-29-4-4 (4th in Central Division)
GAME 68 – FRIDAY, APRIL 4 AT FORT WAYNE – 4-2 W
The Fuel traveled to Fort Wayne to take on the Komets on Friday night. Special teams made the difference after two shorthanded goals, a power play goal, and an empty netter. Ultimately, the Fuel took the 4-2 victory.
GAME 69 – SATURDAY, APRIL 5 VS FORT WAYNE – 4-3 OTW
The Fuel hosted the Fort Wayne Komets on Saturday night. In front of a sellout crowd of 6,601 fans, the Fuel defeated the Fort Wayne Komets 4-3 in a crucial come-from-behind, overtime win.
ROSTER MOVES
- Forward Michael Marchesan claimed off waivers on 4/2
OIL DROPS
- Forward Darby Llewellyn is tied for the most shorthanded goals this season with four.
- Llewellyn is leading the league in shorthanded points with six.
- Goaltender Ben Gaudreau has played the second most minutes in the league, totaling 2,437 so far.
- Owen Robinson is on a three-game point streak, having four assists in his last three games.
TEAM NOTES
- The Fuel are 20-5-3-3 when scoring first this season.
- Indy has scored the most goals in the third period with 61.
- The Fuel are ranked twelfth in the league on the power play with a power play percentage of 19.7%
- The team’s penalty kill is ranked second in the league though, with a kill rate of 85.9%
- Their penalty kill is better on the road where they are first in the league with a kill rate of 92.2%
- Indy is currently on a five-game home win streak, only South Carolina’s is longer with nine games.
INDY FUEL WEEK 25 SCHEDULE
- GAME 50 (MAKEUP GAME) – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 VS BLOOMINGTON
- GAME 70 – FRIDAY, APRIL 11 VS KALAMAZOO
- GAME 71 – SATURDAY, APRIL 12 AT KALAMAZOO
- GAME 72 – SUNDAY, APRIL 13 AT TOLEDO
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UPCOMING FAN EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS
Get ready for lots of fun at Fishers Event Center this season! Check out some of our upcoming promotions and special fan experiences!
- Wednesday, April 9- Come on out and get over your mid-week blues while enjoying great entertainment and your choice of $5 16 oz. Domestic and $6 Craft Beers at Hockey Happy Hour!
- Friday, April 11 – This Friday, it is all about the fans! We love our fans and what better way to celebrate them than honoring them at the last regular season home game of the year? Join us for Fan Appreciation Night as we take on the Kalamazoo Wings for one last hoorah this season! Don’t forget to snag a free player bobblehead on your way in too!
INDIANA BASEBALL
SWANSON SETS TONE IN HOMESTAND FINALE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Senior lefty Deron Swanson (W, 2-1) was only supposed to be in the game for an inning or two. But on a day that IU desperately needed a standout performance on the mound, the Fort Wayne, Indiana native provided 13 outs and 4.1 innings of scoreless baseball.
The Indiana Baseball team (19-14, 9-6 B1G) needed just five pitchers to finish off a 7-5 midweek victory over Ball State. Senior southpaw Ryan Kraft (SV, 1) was called on with the bases loaded and no outs in the ninth but picked up the final three outs to preserve a 7-5 win over Ball State on Tuesday (April 8) at Bart Kaufman Field.
IU finished off a season-long nine-game homestand with a 6-3 record. The Hoosiers won the final four games during the stretch by a combined score of 45-13. The effective start to the month of April has helped boost the IU RPI all the way up to 67 heading into this weekend’s series with Illinois.
Timely hitting was the name of the game for the home team on Tuesday night. Redshirt sophomore Korbyn Dickerson matched the Big Ten lead with his 15th home run of the season – a mammoth two-run blast in the second inning. Freshman shortstop Cooper Malamazian had a two-run single to hand the Hoosiers the lead for good.
Junior second baseman Tyler Cerny recorded his 39th hit-by-pitch, breaking one of the more peculiar program records. He moved past Chris Hervey (38 – 2006-09) to take over the top spot on the all-time IU list in hit-by-pitches. He has 78 free passes in his three-year career, 39 of those coming via the hit-by-pitch.
Coming off of four games in just over 50 hours, the Hoosiers will get just a little bit of rest before heading to Champaign to begin the back half of the Big Ten slate. IU and Illinois have exchanged turns winning on each other’s home fields the last two years. IU will hope to continue that trend this season as it looks to keep climbing up the league table. First pitch on Friday (April 11) is set for 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT.
Scoring Recap
Top First
The visitors got on the board early thanks to a couple well-placed hits. Nick Husovsky singled through the left side to score the first run of the game. Houston King grounded out to the first baseman but was able to add to the tally early in the game.
Ball State 2, Indiana 0
Bottom Third
Korbyn Dickerson got things going for the Hoosiers with a big two-run blast over the bullpen in left field. Cooper Malamazian gave IU the lead with a two-run single through the right side. For good measure, Will Moore scored on a wild pitch to push the advantage to three runs.
Indiana 5, Ball State 2
Bottom Fifth
Devin Taylor added insurance in the fifth inning. He worked a single through the right side to bring home Joey Brenczewski and Will Moore.
Indiana 7, Ball State 2
Top Ninth
Things got dangerous in the ninth inning. Brayton Thomas loaded the bases to bring Ryan Kraft on in relief for the Hoosiers. Alex Richter grounded out to the first baseman to score the first run. With two outs and two strikes, Husovsky stuck his bat out and roped a single into right field to score two more. Kraft immediately struck out the ensuing batter to finish out the game.
Indiana 7, Ball State 5
Top Hoosier Performers
#5 Taylor, Devin
2-3, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
#41 Swanson, Deron
4.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 K
#15 Malamazian, Cooper
2-4, 2 RBI
Inside the Box Score
• The Hoosiers won the ballgame despite being outhit by Ball State.
• IU’s pitching staff racked up 12 strikeouts and walked just two batters.
• The Cardinals were held scoreless for seven-straight innings.
• IU needed just seven hits and seven runs to win the contest.
• The defense went errorless for the third-straight game.
Notes to Know
• Junior second baseman Tyler Cerny broke one of the more peculiar records in program history. He was hit by his 14th pitch of the season, taking his career tally to 39. He broke a 16-year school record, held by Chris Hervey (38 – 2006-09), on Tuesday against Ball State.
• Redshirt sophomore outfielder Korbyn Dickerson slugged his 15th home run of the season with his second-inning blast against Ball State. He moved into a three-way tie for first in the Big Ten in home runs (15) and has an eight-run advantage in RBIs (56) at the top of the conference leaderboard.
• Junior outfielder Devin Taylor will be on milestone watch on Friday in Illinois. He picked up a pair of hits against Ball State, taking his career tally to 199. He is looking to become the 25th member of the 200-hit club at IU. It was most recently done by his teammate Josh Pyne (222 – 2024).
• Taylor became the 20th player in program history to record at least 150 RBIs in their career. He picked up a two-run single on Tuesday’s win to take his three-year total to 151. He currently sits in a three-way tie for 17th place on the all-time list with Carter Mathison (2022-24) and Kevin Orie (1991-93).
• Senior pitcher Ryan Kraft moved into a tie for sixth on IU’s all-time appearance list. He was called on to pick up the save in Tuesday’s win, making his 74th career appearance in the process. He is tied with Eric Jaques (74 – 1986-89) and will likely move into a tie for fifth this weekend in his home state of Illinois.
Up Next
The Hoosiers begin a three-game set in Champaign on Friday night against Illinois. All three games will be broadcasted on B1G+. The series with Illinois can also be heard on the Indiana Sports Radio Network via IUHoosiers.com/Audio.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
PURDUE FINISHES 2024-25 SEASON RANKED 14TH IN FINAL AP TOP 25 POLL
THE FINAL TALLY: Purdue ended the season with a 24-12 record and a spot in the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in the last eight years. The Boilermakers lost a heartbreaker to eventual national runner-up Houston in the Sweet 16, preventing Purdue its fourth straight 25-win season.
IN THE TOP 25: Purdue finished the season ranked No. 14 in the final AP Top 25 poll released Tuesday after the National Championship game.
• It marks the fifth straight year that Purdue was ranked in the final poll (20th – 2021; 10th – 2022; 3rd – 2023; 2nd – 2024; 14th – 2025).
• Purdue is now one of four teams to be ranked in the top 15 in the final poll in four straight years (Purdue, Houston, Duke, Arizona).
• The five straight years ranked in the final poll is the longest streak in school history.
• The Boilermakers were also ranked 12th in the final coaches poll.
SOME KEY NOTES: Purdue made the NCAA Tournament for the 10th straight time, the fourth-longest streak in the country and the fourth-longest streak ever by a Big Ten team.
• Purdue has reached the Sweet 16 six times in the last eight tournaments, behind only Gonzaga’s seven Sweet 16 appearances.
• Purdue finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten race, the fifth straight year it has finished in the top four of the Big Ten standings. Purdue has finished top four in 10 of the last 11 seasons.
• Purdue has won nine games over the last four NCAA Tournaments, tied for the fourth most in the country (UConn – 13; Duke – 12, Houston – 12).
• Matt Painter’s eight Sweet 16 apperances at Purdue are the third most in Big Ten history (Izzo – 16; Knight – 14).
ALL-AMERICA U.: With Braden Smith earning first-team All-America accolades, Purdue is the only current team in America to have three straight seasons of having a first-team consensus All-American (2023, 2024 – Zach Edey).
• With Jaden Ivey earning second-team consensus honors in 2022, Purdue is the first school since Kansas (6 yrs; 2009 to 14) to have four straight years of consensus All-American honors.
1 OF 1: Braden Smith became the first player in NCAA history with 500 points, 300 assists, 150 rebounds and 75 steals in a season.
• Smith is the only player in NCAA history with 1,300 points, 700 assists and 500 rebounds through the end of his junior season.
NATION’S LEADER AGAIN: Trey Kaufman-Renn led the country in field goals made with 292.
• It marked the second straight season that a Purdue player will lead the country in field goals made (2024 – Zach Edey, 336).
SCHOOL RECORDS: Senior Caleb Furst tied a school record with 141 career games played.
• Braden Smith now ranks 1-2 on the single-season minutes played list (1,333 in 2025; 1,327 in 2024).
• Braden Smith also ranks 1-2 on the single-season assists list at not only Purdue, but the Big Ten Conference (313 in 2025; 292 in 2024).
• Braden Smith owns the school record for career assists (758).
SHARP SHOOTERS: Purdue led the Big Ten (league games only) in field goal percentage (.503) for the third time in the last four seasons (3rd in 2023).
• The 50.3 percent shooting was the third-highest percentage in Big Ten play in the last 25 years.
• In addition, Purdue finished the season 16th nationally in 3-point percentage, the third time in the last four years that Purdue has finished in the top 20 of 3-point percentage.
• Over the last two seasons, Purdue leads the country in 3-point percentage (.393), making 615-of-1,566 from long range. Kentucky is second at 39.1 percent.
FINAL LEADER BOARD: Purdue ranks high in several categories both in the Big Ten and NCAA rankings.
• Big Ten Rankings:
… 1st 3-point percentage (first in four of last nine seasons)
… 1st field goal percentage (first in three of last four seasons)
… 1st is steals per game (led league for first time since 2008).
… 2nd in turnover margin (top 3 for first time since 2021).
… 3rd scoring offense (top five last four seasons)
… 3rd scoring margin (top five last five seasons)
… 3rd in 3-point percentage defense.
… 3rd in assist / turnover ratio (top 6 in 8 of last 10 seasons).
• NCAA Rankings:
… 7th in offensive efficiency (top 15 in 6 of last 8 seasons).
… 16th in field goal percentage (top 20 in 3 of last 4 seasons).
… 16th in 3-point percentage (top 20 in 3 of last 4 seasons).
… 24th in assist / turnover ratio (top 30 in each of last 4 seasons).
PURDUE BASEBALL
UNEARNED RUNS BURN BOILERMAKERS IN 10-INNING DEFEAT
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball gave up five unearned runs over the final three frames, falling to Indiana State 9-8 in 10 innings Tuesday in the Boilermakers’ fourth one-run defeat over the last seven games.
Purdue (20-12) dropped its eighth consecutive game overall – the program’s longest skid since March 2021 – and is now 0-5 in one-run games this season. The Boilermakers also lost four one-run games during a six-game stretch in March of last season before they rebounded and went 15-3 overall from March 31 to May 3.
Avery Moore’s pinch-hit sacrifice fly drove in the game-tying run in the bottom of the eighth after the Sycamores (16-16) had scored four times in the top of the frame.
CJ Richmond hit a two-run homer in his Alexander Field debut, giving Purdue a 5-3 lead in the fourth inning.
A two-out error at shortstop in the top of the eighth kept the inning alive, loading the bases for the top of the ISU lineup. Carter Beck and Nomar Garcia capitalized on the extra out, connecting for consecutive two-run doubles down the left field line – with a pitching change sandwiched in between.
Indiana State had runners on first and second with one out in the 10th inning when Garcia hit a chopper to third base. Brandon Anderson’s throw eluded second baseman Ty Gill, allowing pinch runner Jordan Austin to score as the ball rolled into right center field.
On a day in which they used nine pitchers, the Sycamores went to weekend starter Ty Brooks with the game tied 8-8 and Brooks retired all six batters he faced across the ninth and 10th innings to close out the victory for the visitors.
The Boilermakers scored seven times over the first five innings but left 14 runners on base – all over the first eight innings – to match a season high. They left the bases loaded in the second, fourth and seventh innings. Purdue was 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position and is batting just .205 with RISP while going 2-10 over its last 12 games.
Albert Choi and Anderson both reached base safely four times. Richmond finished the day with four RBI after registering an RBI ground out and bases-loaded walk in his first two plate appearances.
With Camden Gasser aboard following a leadoff walk in the fifth inning, Choi hit a ground ball through the vacated right side on a hit and run. Choi turned it into a hustle double and followed Gasser home on Anderson’s subsequent single up the middle. That sequence gave Purdue a 7-3 lead.
The Sycamores scored their first three runs on homers as Garcia and Carlos Pena both went deep over the first three innings. Hits from Jeremy Martinez led to runs in the sixth and eighth innings, igniting the comeback. The Boilers lost when leading after seven innings for the first time this season.
Purdue drew 14 free passes (9 walks, 5 HBP) but only three of those runners came around to score. The Boilermakers drew four consecutive walks in the second inning, a frame in which a one-out single by Gill was the lone ball put in play in fair territory.
Gavin Beuter’s three innings of one-run ball made him the most effective of the six Purdue pitchers that took the mound. Isaac Milburn surrendered just one hit over two innings of relief, headlined by a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the ninth after the Boilers had tied the game.
Purdue is back in action this weekend when it hosts Rutgers for a three-game series. First pitch Friday is slated for 6 p.m. ET.
PURDUE MEN’S GOLF
PURDUE FINISHES FOURTH AT ELITE CALUSA CUP
NAPLES, Fla. – The Purdue men’s golf team fell one spot, but still finished in the top half of elite Calusa Cup, placing fourth out of nine teams.
The Boilermakers totaled a 54-hole tally of 4-over par 868 (297-285-286) to finish 21 shots behind No. 12 Florida and 20 shots behind top-40 squad Louisville. No. 10 UCLA was third at 1-under par 863, five shots ahead of the Boilermakers.
The Boilermakers knocked off No. 4 LSU by 14 shots and No. 8 Virginia by 27 shots.
In its three tournaments thus far this spring, Purdue is 32-3-1 in head-to-head competition with an 11-1-0 record against teams ranked in the nation’s top 10.
After a tough first round, Kent Hsiao played fantastic golf over the last two days to finish tied for seventh at 2-under par 214 (77-69-68). His final two-round score of 7-under par 137 was the lowest score in the field over the final two days.
Jenson Forrester recorded his second straight top-10 finish with an even-par score of 216 (73-72-71). Forrester now has four top-10 showings this year.
Sam Easterbrook was the third Boilermaker in the top 10, tying Forrester for 10th at even-par 216 (71-72-73). His streak of eight straight rounds of even- or under-par was snapped in today’s final round.
Nels Surtani finished tied for 27th at 8-over par 224 (78-72-74), while Supapon Amornchaichan was tied for 39th at 15-over par 231 (76-81-74).
The Boilermakers begin their final tune-up for the postseason in two weeks with the Boilermaker Invitational on April 19 and 20 at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S GOLF
WOMEN’S GOLF CONCLUDES REGULAR SEASON AT TERRAPIN INVITATIONAL
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The final regular season tournament of the women’s golf tournament saw the University of Notre Dame team finish sixth overall behind a trio of top-25. The Irish squad finished with a score of 892(+28) ahead of the ACC Championships to be held next week in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The women were led by Faustine Errecade whose 220(+4) score overall ranked 15th individually. The freshman charged ahead early with a first round score of 71(-1) as she tied teammate Maya Hunter for the team-low through the opening 18 holes. Errecade went on to finish the first day of competition with a score of 73(+1) to sit even heading into the final round. On Monday she recorded a score of 76(+4) to finish the tournament in 15th-place.
Hunter, whose 71(-1) in the first round Sunday led the team, closed out the day with a 78(+6) tally in the second round. The senior led the Irish in round three with a score of 75(+3) to move up nine spots in the standings and move into a tie for 25th with a final three-round score of 224(+8). Teammate Bridget Wilkie tied for 25th overall as her final score of 224(+8) matched that of Hunter. The freshman recorded a score of 75(+3) in the opening round before concluding Sunday’s play with a overall team-low score of 70(-2). Monday’s contest saw her finish with a score of 79(+7) in round three for the two-day total.
Montgomery Ferreira’s 229(+13) score placed her 40th overall as the senior recorded her tournament best 73(+1) score in the first round of the competition. She finished Sunday off with a score of 75(+3) before registering a final round stroke tally of 81(+9) for the final.
Alex Lapple rounded out the competition for the Irish, claiming 51st overall behind a final score of 231(+15). The sophomore recorded a consistent three round with scores of 77(+5).
The Irish will have a week off before heading East to North Carolina for the 2025 ACC Championships, April 16-19.
NOTRE DAME BASEBALL
IRISH CLIPPED IN CLOSE CONTEST WITH WILDCATS
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame baseball team pulled within a run in the eighth inning but was unable to complete the comeback in a 9-7 final against Northwestern on Tuesday night.
The Irish struck first when Connor Hincks used a double to drive in Parker Brzustewicz in the bottom of the second inning. The Wildcats put three runs on the scoreboard in the top of the third, and Notre Dame responded with a run in the bottom half of the inning. Davis Johnson drew a full-count walk and stole second before Carson Tinney hit a double down the left field line to make it a 3-2 game.
Northwestern plated three runs in the top of the fourth to gain a 6-2 advantage. The home side put a run on the scoreboard in the bottom half of the fourth. Estevan Moreno was hit by a pitch, and Nick DeMarco walked to put a pair of runners on base. Jared Zimbardo was then hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Davis Johnson was hit by a pitch to push Moreno across home plate.
The Wildcats added a pair of runs in the top of the fifth, but Ricky Reeth closed the sixth inning by picking a runner off of first base. Brady Koester recorded a pair of strikeouts and retired the side in order in the top of the seventh, and the Irish used that energy to build momentum on the offensive side. Parker Brzustewicz drew a lead-off walk before Estevan Moreno was hit by another pitch. Connor Hincks laced a single up the middle to drive in Brzustewicz, and Moreno scored on a wild pitch that put Hincks on second. DM Jefferson was hit by a pitch, and Jared Zimbardo singled to left field to load the bases for the Irish. Two batters later, Carson Tinney drove a single to left-center field as Hincks and Jefferson both scored on the play to make it an 8-7 game.
Tobey McDonough had a three-up, three-down inning in the top of the eighth and also tallied a pair of strikeouts to make quick work of the Wildcats in the inning. Northwestern used a single, a sacrifice bunt, and a double in the top of the ninth to gain a 9-7 edge heading into the final stretch of play. DM Jefferson drew a one-out walk to bring the tying run up to bat for the Irish, but the comeback was unable to materialize in a 9-7 final.
The Irish batters were hit by seven pitches and drew four walks on the night.
Kellan Klosterman took the pitching decision after three innings of work while striking out two. Dylan Heine, Ricky Reeth, Brady Koester, and Tobey McDonough all combined to cover 6.0 innings with seven strikeouts in relief.
Carson Tinney went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI on the night. Connor Hincks was 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and a run. Jared Zimbardo collected a pair of hits. Estevan Moreno was hit by three pitches and scored twice, and Parker Brzustewicz was walked once and scored twice. Davis Johnson walked once, was hit by a pitch, collected an RBI, and scored a run. DM Jefferson walked once, was hit by two pitches, and scored a run.
The Irish (15-15) return to ACC action this weekend when they travel to Boston College for a three-game series beginning on Friday. The series opener begins at 4:00 p.m. at the Harrington Athletics Village.
NOTRE DAME SOFTBALL
NOTRE DAME SHUTS DOWN DEPAUL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Softball team kept the DePaul Blue Demons off the scoreboard Tuesday evening at Melissa Cook Stadium, winning 8-0 in six innings. The Irish are now 19-21-1 on the season and have won their past three midweek home games.
Addison Amaral got Notre Dame started with a bang, blasting a three-run homer to left field after back-to-back walks by Emily Tran and Caroline O’Brien to leadoff the bottom of the first. It was the seventh home run of the season for Amaral. The Irish shortstop leads the team with 36 RBI on the season after recording a season-best four RBI today.
Shannon Becker made her 5th start of the season and was magnificent. The senior notched three strikeouts in four innings and limited traffic on the basepaths to improve to 5-2 on the season. Kami Kamzik came in relief and continued the dominance in the circle, striking out three in two innings. It was the sixth shutout of the season for Notre Dame.
Both O’Brien and Rachel Allen extended their hit streaks to eight games each. O’Brien bounced a single up the middle to drive in two during the bottom of the fourth while Allen found a hole in the left side for a single in the fourth inning as well.
With tomorrow’s game being postponed due to weather, Notre Dame will turn its focus to this weekend when the Irish head to Blacksburg, Virginia to take on the 12th-ranked Hokies in a three-game series.
BUTLER BASEBALL
BUTLER BEATS EVANSVILLE IN 7 INNINGS
The Butler baseball team came up with an impressive 17-5 win at Evansville on Tuesday night to record their 11th win of the season. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the fourth, five more in the fifth and four in the seventh to end the game after seven innings.
Nine different players registered an RBI in the victory and the pitching limited the Aces to just six hits. Offensively, Jack Moroknek went 3-for-5 from the dish with three RBI’s and two runs scored. Danny Barbero, Zach Munton, David Ayers, and AJ Solomon also impacted the action with two RBI’s each.
Moroknek and Barbero each had a double in the win and Ayers came up with a triple.
Six Bulldog pitchers touched the rubber to help BU come out on top. Simon Linde got the start and threw the first two innings. Jack Griffiths was next in line to strikeout out three batters in the third. Alex Thomas matched Griffiths with three K’s and would be in line for the win.
The final two outs came from Corbin Snyder, both on strikeouts.
Butler will gear up for their BIG EAST home opener this weekend. Villanova will be in town for the three-game series that gets underway on Friday.
IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
JAGS SIGN INDIANAPOLIS-NATIVE JAXON EDWARDS FOR UPCOMING SEASON
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball program announced a sixth signee and the third transfer in this year’s recruiting class as Jaxon Edwards (Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral HS) signed to join the Jaguars. Edwards, a 6-foot-5 swingman, spent last season at St. Bonaventure, but was limited to just five games due to injury.
“In this class, we’ve made an emphasis on getting longer and more athletic, particularly on the wings,” head coach Paul Corsaro said. “Bringing in someone like Jaxon, who’s also an Indy kid, immediately addresses that need. He’s a hard-nosed kid who plays with a high motor and toughness. We think he can be elite defensively and guard multiple backcourt positions and offensively, he can do a variety of things. He can get downhill, he can shoot it and he finishes well at the rim.
“We’re excited to get him back home and continue to attract some of the top talent from across the state.”
Edwards played just 36 minutes total at St. Bonaventure this past season after suffering an injury in November. Edwards played the 2023-24 season at Valparaiso, playing in 31 games with 21 starts. He averaged 7.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while blocking 40 shots, ranking fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference with 1.29 blocked shots per game. He scored in double-digits nine times that season while shooting better than 40 percent from the floor. Edwards played his freshman season at Murray State, making 11 appearances, totaling 29 minutes.
Edwards was part of Cathedral’s 2021-22 Class 4A IHSAA State Championship squad, averaging 10.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He was a two-time all-state honoree and earned a spot on the Indiana All-Star Team following his senior year. He was also named to the Junior All-Star Team after averaging 10.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
Edwards becomes the sixth IU Indy men’s basketball addition for next season, joining Eastern Kentucky-transfer Micah Davis, South Dakota State-transfer Will Whorton and high school signees Maguire Mitchell, Austin Sperry and Gabe Stewart.
IU INDY SOFTBALL
IU INDY FALLS TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY IN A LATE COMEBACK
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY – The IU Indy softball team fell short on Tuesday afternoon, as the Northern Kentucky Norse rallied in the fifth inning to take the 3-2 win.
IU Indy got things going in the top of the first inning with a single through the left side from Morgan Gilbert. Gilbert moved into scoring position with a stolen base, but IU Indy couldn’t advance her any further leaving her stranded on the bases.
After a scoreless bottom half of the first inning, Alexa Holman singled up the middle to begin the top of the second inning. Callie Dickerson advanced her to second on a sacrifice bunt. Pallas Dominion then singled through the left side advancing Holman to third. Dominion stole second base which allowed Holman to score on the throw. Kennedy Cowan knocked in the second run of the game off a single up the middle to score Dominion. IU Indy headed into the bottom of the second inning with a 2-0 lead.
Roush kept things quiet through the first four innings, holding the Norse scoreless. Northern Kentucky came alive in the bottom of the fifth inning, racking up back-to-back singles. The Norse then knocked a three run homer to take the lead, 3-2.
The sixth inning went scoreless for both sides. The Jags came up to bat in the seventh but were unable to tack on a tying run. Northern Kentucky claimed the victory at 3-2.
Holman and Gilbert led the Jags at the plate with two hits each. Kendal Calvert, Dominion and Cowan each added a hit.
Lily Roush (L, 3-9) started in the circle for the Jags and threw four scoreless innings before giving up three runs on seven hits.
The Norse and Jaguars will return to action tomorrow with a doubleheader. Game one will begin at 1:00 PM.
BALL STATE BASEBALL
NINTH INNING RALLY COMES UP SHORT FOR BASEBALL AT INDIANA
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Ball State baseball team scored the first two and final three runs of the game but fell 7-5 at Indiana on Tuesday night at Bart Kaufman Field.
The Cardinals (23-11) plated three in the ninth inning and brought the tying run to the plate but couldn’t complete the comeback against the Hoosiers (19-14) who scored seven unanswered runs including five in the third to build a 7-2 lead.
Ball State got the scoring started with a Nick Husovsky single that scored Gavin Balius and an RBI groundout by Houston King to bring home Alex Richter in the first frame for a 2-0 edge.
Drue Young (0-3) tossed shutout innings in the first and second but surrendered four runs in 2.2 frames overall as the hosts scored five times in the third. Indiana tacked on two in the fifth inning.
The Cardinals loaded the bases in the ninth inning on a Ben Giovannetti walk and Brett Griffiths and Gavin Balius getting hit by pitches before Richter hit an RBI grounder and Husovsky a two-run single to get the visitors within two runs, but the Cardinals struck out to end the midweek intra-state matchup.
Husovsky went 2-for-5 with three RBI, while Richter and Ty Davis also had a pair of knocks each. Richter increase his nation-leading hit by pitch figure to 21 after getting plunked to lead off the third.
“We scored two in the first and three in the ninth but nothing in between,” Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. “They got the big inning, which when a team scores three or more runs in an inning they win 70 percent of the time. We played another solid game of defense. We get another opportunity against them at Victory Field in a couple of weeks.”
Indiana’s Deron Swanson (2-1) was the first man out of the bullpen and got credited for the win with 4.1 innings of shutout ball.
Ball State is set to return home for a three-game series against Northern Illinois starting at 3 p.m. on Friday.
BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNS IOWA STATE TRANSFER KAYDEN FISH
The Ball State men’s basketball team has announced the signing of Iowa State transfer Kayden Fish in advance of the 2025-26 season.
Fish, a 6-foot-6 forward from Kansas City, Mo., saw action in nine games last season for the Cyclones, who went 25-10 and 13-7 in the Big 12 Conference. Fish scored six points and grabbed three rebounds on the season.
The rising redshirt sophomore will have three years of eligibility remaining after playing in four games and being awarded a medical redshirt in 2023-24.
Fish was a three-star recruit and the No. 37 power forward in his class by Rivals out of Staley High School where he scored more than 1,000 career points. He was also a three-star and the No. 6 prospect in the state of Missouri by 247 Sports.
This is Ball State’s first incoming transfer of the offseason. Clayton, N.C., high school forward Preston Copeland signed with the Cardinals back in November.
INDIANA STATE BASEBALL
SYCAMORES SPLIT THE SEASON SERIES WITH EXTRA-INNING 9-8 WIN AT PURDUE
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An errant throw on a potential double play ball sailed into right field, allowing Jordan Austin to score the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning as Indiana State topped host Purdue on Tuesday afternoon at Alexander Field, 9-8.
The Sycamores (16-16) rallied back from a 7-3 Purdue (20-12) lead as Indiana State claimed its 10th consecutive win in West Lafayette, Ind. and Alexander Field dating back to the 2013 season.
Jeremy Martinez sparked the Indiana State comeback in the top of the sixth inning with a leadoff double down the left field line. Two batters later, Mason Roell singled the Sycamore catcher home to cut the Purdue lead down to three runs.
After Colby Morse, Zac Laird, and Gavin Morris combined to record scoreless sixth and seventh innings, the Sycamores struck for four runs in the top of the eighth to take their first lead of the game since the top of the first inning on Nomar Garcia’s solo home run.
Martinez again provided the spark with a one-out single and advanced to second as Jackson Taylor drew a walk. After Thomas Emerich reached on a Purdue fielding error loading the bases, Carter Beck delivered a two-run double down the left field line pulling Indiana State back within 7-6. Garcia greeted Purdue reliever Chris Gallagher with a two-run double down the left field line scoring Beck and Emerich to put the Sycamores ahead 8-7.
Purdue worked their way back into a tie as Avery Moore connected on a pinch-hit sacrifice fly to right center scoring Corbin Mallott, before Morris was able to retire Albert Choi on a pop-up to Garcia at short to end the rally and keep it an 8-8 game.
Purdue’s Isaac Milburn (2-4) and Indiana State’s Ty Brooks (3-2) swapped scoreless ninth innings, setting the stage for the Sycamores’ 10th-inning rally.
Roell opened the inning with a single back up the middle. With Jordan Austin in to pinch-run, the Sycamores moved him into scoring position after Beck was hit by a pitch. Garcia worked a 1-2 count before hitting a sharp grounder to the Purdue third baseman. The relay to second was muffed and went into right field allowing Austin to score on the play giving Indiana State the 9-8 lead.
Brooks worked a perfect 10th inning getting a pair of fly ball outs to center and right, before retiring Ty Gill on strikes to close out the extra-inning win.
Garcia and Roell both recorded three-hit games as Indiana State connected on 13 hits overall as a team against the Purdue pitching staff. Beck, Pena, and Martinez added multi-hit games on the afternoon in the win with Garcia and Pena both homering.
Brooks picked up the win in his first relief outing of the 2025 season working 2.0 scoreless innings. He capped an effort by nine Indiana State pitchers on the mound including Jacob Spencer, Emil Estrella, Carson Seeman, Brady Banker, Aaron Moss, Colby Morse, Zac Laird, and Gavin Morris.
Brandon Anderson and CJ Richmond drove in seven of Purdue’s eight runs in the game with Anderson and Huston Russell both recording multi-hit games in the loss.
Milburn took the loss on Tuesday allowing one hit and the go-ahead run in the 10th inning in a 2.0-inning relief stint. Maclane Finley, Gavin Beuter, Nick Kolze, Chris Gallagher, and Avery Cook also saw time on the mound.
How They Scored
Nomar Garcia opened the scoring with a solo home run off the bottom of the foul pole down the left field line to give Indiana State the early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
CJ Richmond tied the game up in the bottom of the frame with an RBI ground out scoring Albert Choi to even the score at 1-1.
The Boilermakers worked the count in the bottom of the second inning with Brandon Anderson and Richmond both drawing bases loaded walks to give Purdue the 3-1 lead.
The Sycamores tied the game up in the top of the third inning on Carlos Pena’s two-run home run into the Indiana State bullpen down the right field line scoring Garcia to make it a 3-3 ballgame.
Richmond put two more across the plate for Purdue in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run home run off the light pole in right center scoring Anderson to give the Boilermakers the 5-3 lead.
Anderson added two more runs to the Purdue lead in the bottom of the fifth inning scoring Choi and Camden Gasser to give the home team the 7-3 lead.
Mason Roell cut into the Purdue lead with an RBI single up the middle in the sixth inning scoring Jeremy Martinez to make it a 7-4 game.
Carter Beck pulled the Sycamores back within one with a two-run, bases-loaded double down the left field line plating Jackson Taylor and Martinez in the top of the eighth to cut the deficit to 7-6.
Garcia followed Beck’s two-run double in the eighth with one of his own as the Sycamore shortstop lined a two-run double down the left field line scoring Beck and Thomas Emerich to give Indiana State the 8-7 lead.
Avery Moore connected on an RBI sacrifice fly scoring Corbin Malott in the bottom of the eighth tying the game back up at 8-8.
The Sycamores took advantage of a Purdue error in the top of the 10th inning as the Boilermakers were unable to convert a double play allowing Jordan Austin to score on the play and providing the final 9-8 scoring margin.
News & Notes
Indiana State ran their winning streak in West Lafayette to 10 consecutive games following the extra-inning victory on Tuesday. The streak dates back to April 3, 2013.
Carlos Pena ran his on-base streak to 26 consecutive games after his single in the top of the first inning. He finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and two walks in the win.
Nomar Garcia continues to swing the hot bat with hits in eight of his last nine games following his three-hit day on Tuesday.
Garcia became the 12th different Sycamore to homer in the 2025 season following his solo shot in the first inning.
Pena homered for the third time in the last two games and eighth overall on the season in pulling within one homer of Keegan Garis (9) for the team lead.
Ty Brooks made his first relief outing of the 2025 season, retiring the final six Purdue batters of the game in taking the win.
The Sycamores utilized a season-high nine pitchers on the mound on Tuesday afternoon in West Lafayette.
Up Next
Indiana State returns home to Bob Warn Field and Missouri Valley play this weekend for a three-game series against Southern Illinois running over April 11-13. All three games will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
INDIANA STATE SOFTBALL
SYCAMORES TAKE GAME ONE, FALL IN GAME TWO AGAINST EVANSVILLE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State opened its series against Evansville with a hard-fought 5-3 win in game one on Tuesday afternoon at Price Field, but the Aces responded with a 6-0 victory in game two to even the series.
Game One: Indiana State 5, Evansville 3
The Sycamores took a thrilling 5-3 win over Evansville in game one of the series on Tuesday afternoon at Price Field.
The Sycamores came out strong in the bottom of the first inning, plating two runs. Madison Poulson and Morgan Goodrich led off with back-to-back singles, then executed a double steal to put themselves in scoring position.
After a flyout, Livi Colip delivered a clutch two-run double to right field, bringing in Poulson and Goodrich.
On the defensive side, Hailey Griffin was dominant in the first, recording 3 strikeouts after facing 3 batters.
Evansville responded in the top of the third, taking the lead with three runs on four hits. Bode and Warner both singled, followed by a base hit from Willsey to load the bases.
Adams then delivered a two-run double to center, cutting the Sycamores lead. Powell added a sacrifice bunt to score another run before Indiana State managed to escape further damage with a groundout.
The Sycamores reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the sixth, capitalizing on Evansville’s defensive miscues.
After a strikeout, Brailey Mills was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on an error. Another error allowed Luci Kapelka to reach and score Mills.
With two outs, Madison Poulson came through with a clutch two-run single to left, plating Peyton Simmons and Annie Waggoner who pinch ran for Kapelka.
The Sycamores closed out the victory with Cassi Newbanks recording the save in the top of the seventh.
After relieving Griffin, Newbanks allowed a walk to Willsey but then saw Adams foul out.
Powell reached on a fielder’s choice, and Meinel singled to right field. Newbanks remained composed, striking out Donohoo to secure the 5-3 win for the Sycamores.
Hailey Griffin earned the win for Indiana State, pitching 6.0 innings and allowing 7 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, and striking out 5.
Cassi Newbanks picked up the save, pitching 1.0 inning, allowing 1 hit, and striking out 1 while facing 5 batters.
Madison Poulson and Morgan Goodrich each led the Sycamores offense with two hits, while Livi Colip added a double. Both Poulson and Colip drove in two RBIs, contributing significantly to the Sycamores victory.
Game Two: Evansville 6, Indiana State 0
Indiana State dropped the second game of its series against Evansville, falling 6-0 on Tuesday afternoon at Price Field.
Lauren Sackett started strong in the circle, striking out three batters in the first inning. However, Evansville broke through in the third, capitalizing on three hits and two errors to plate three runs.
Howe singled to lead off the inning, and Pye’s bunt single, coupled with two Indiana State errors, allowed both runners to score. Adams later doubled to drive in Willsey, extending the Aces’ lead to 3-0.
Evansville added three more runs in the fifth, highlighted by a three-run home run from Adams. Warner led off the inning with a single and eventually moved to third before Willsey drew a walk.
Adams then sent a ball over the fence to push the lead to six. Powell followed with a single but was caught stealing to end the frame.
The Sycamores recorded four hits in the contest, with Hannah Welch tripling in the second inning before being called out for leaving early. Madison Poulson, Livi Colip, and Lauren Marsicek each contributed singles.
Lauren Sackett (3-11) took the loss, pitching six innings while allowing six runs (three earned) on eight hits, striking out six, and walking one. Megan Asher worked a scoreless seventh inning, surrendering one hit while striking out one on 15 pitches.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE BASEBALL
MASTODONS SAY HI TO OHIO THIS WEEK
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne (6-23, 5-6 Horizon League) plays a non-league game at Toledo on Wednesday before heading back to the Buckeye State this weekend to play first place Wright State.
Week’s Schedule
Who: Toledo (10-20)
When: Wednesday, April 9 | 1 p.m.
Where: Scott Park | Toledo, Ohio
Live Stats:Link
Watch: None
Series History: Toledo leads 13-6. The Rockets won 12-5 on March 25 this season at Mastodon Field.
About The Rockets: Caden Konczak lead the Rockets with a .279 average. He has a team-best six home runs. As a team, they are hitting .212 with a 5.63 team ERA. Luke Leto leads the team with 21 walks and 38 strikeouts.
Who: Wright State (16-13, 10-2 Horizon League)
When: April 11-13 | 3 p.m. | 2 p.m. | 1 p.m.
Where: Nischwitz Stadium | Dayton, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+ (Saturday) | ESPN+ (Sunday)
Series History: Wright State leads 18-7. Wright State took 5-of-6 games from the Mastodons last year.
POTW: Purdue Fort Wayne earned both Horizon League weekly honors on April 1. Justin Osterhouse was the Batter of the Week. He had two home runs and got on base 10 times. Zane Danielson had nine strikeouts and allowed one unearned run in 6.0 innings vs. Oakland to get the Pitcher of the Week honor.
‘Dons & Ends:
– Brooks Sailors (24) and Justin Osterhouse (17) own current double-digit on-base streaks.
– Justin Osterhouse has a team-best nine multi-hit games.
– Justin Osterhouse has a hit in 14 of his last 16 games, this includes seven multi-hit games this span.
– Jackson Micheels and Justin Osterhouse are the only two Mastodons to start every game this season.
– Brooks Sailors is third in the league in walks (24).
– Zane Danielson’s 4.30 ERA is 2nd in the league, he is third in opposing batting average (.250). He is 2nd in innings pitched (44.0). He is 8th in strikeouts (31)
– Dillon Fischer is 5th in the league in innings pitched (35.2). He is 7th in strikeouts (32).
– In eight starts this season, Zane Danielson has allowed more than four earned runs only once, which was five at LSU.
– Freshman Aidan Pearson has allowed one or zero earned runs in eight appearances this season.
On That 20-16 Win: The Mastodons defeated Youngstown State 20-16 on March 23 in game two of a doubleheader. The 20 runs tied for 6th in Division I era program history for runs in a game. The ‘Dons tied for 1st in the Division I era program history for walks in a game with 13. The 12 walks in game one of the doubleheader to start the day tied for second for most walks in a game.
Fischer Honor: Dillon Fischer was picked as a top 100 pitcher from the fourth weekend of the season by DI Baseball. Fischer allowed no runs in 6.1 innings at Tennessee Tech.
Nice to Meet You: This season isn’t the first time Kevin Hall and Nick Hockemeyer are teammates. They spent the summer of 2024 playing for the Elizabethton River Riders of the Appalachian League. Hall had a .453 OBP in 26 games for the River Riders. Hockemeyer hit .296 in 18 games.
Blood Lines: Mastodon head coach Doug Schreiber coached Trent Murphy’s father, Ron, when Schreiber was an assistant at Ball State.
Up Next: The Mastodons host Bowling Green on Tuesday (April 15) at 3 p.m. at Mastodon Field.
EVANSVILLE BASEBALL
RUMSEY ADDS 21ST STOLEN BASE OF THE SEASON IN LOSS TO BUTLER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team wasn’t able to keep up with a red-hot offensive night from the Butler Bulldogs.
The Purple Aces took an early lead at German American Bank Field but didn’t hold on in a 17-5 loss to Butler. Senior infielder Cal McGinnis (Kimberly, Wis. / Bradley) was the only UE batter with multiple hits off the Bulldogs on a single in the third and fifth innings. While senior outfielder Ty Rumsey (Evansville, Ind. / North HS) stole his 20th and 21st bases of the season for the most by an Evansville runner since Eric Staments had 30 in 2012.
“It was a poor performance from our program tonight,” said Head Coach Wes Carroll after the game. “I need to do a better job getting these guys prepared for a game. We have a big weekend coming up that we need to be prepared for.”
The Bulldogs got a walk to begin Tuesday’s contest, but the next three batters went down in order as starting pitcher Drew Fieger (Fort Mitchell, Ky. / Lincoln Trail CC) added two strikeouts. The Aces offense led off with a single from Rumsey in the first. During the next at-bat, Rumsey stole two bases and scored the first run of the game on a throwing error from Butler’s catcher.
UE then had its next two batters reach base with a walk and a single. A sacrifice fly after Evansville’s second single scored outfielder Charlie Longmeier (Seymour, Ind. / Seymour HS) to put the Aces up 2-0 early. The Bulldogs offense responded in the second, scoring a run on Fieger with a double and a sacrifice fly. But the senior right-hander added his third strikeout of the night to end the inning.
The second inning ended shortly after as UE went down in order. Butler soon took the lead, scoring two runs on a hit and an error in the top of the third. Evansville tied the game back up in the bottom frame as Longmeier led off with a walk. The outfielder took second on the Aces’ next at-bat on a wild pitch and advanced to third on a passed ball during UE’s third AB of the inning. McGinnis hit his first single of the night in the third, putting the base knock into left field to score Longmeier as the tying run.
After Evansville tied the game at three runs in the bottom of the third, the Bulldogs’ offense exploded for five runs in the fourth. Butler batted through its lineup in the inning with two hits and four walks to take an 8-3 lead. The Aces got a run back in the bottom of the fourth as Rumsey hit a sacrifice fly on their fourth at-bat of the inning. The sac fly scored shortstop Drew McConnell for UE’s fourth run of the game.
The Bulldogs extended their lead in the fifth with another five-run inning that went through their order. Butler center fielder David Ayers started and ended the top of the fifth with a ground out and a fly out. In between Ayers ABs, the Bulldogs connected on four hits, a walk, and two hit-by-pitches to make it a 13-4 contest.
Evansville had its longest inning on offense in the bottom of the fifth. The Aces had seven batters come up to the plate with two hits from McGinnis and catcher Evan Waggoner (Bedford, Ind. / North Lawrence Bedford HS). UE also added two walks to score a fifth run before heading to the top of the sixth.
Butler’s defense shut down Evansville’s offense for the final two innings of the game while adding four runs in the top of the seventh. The Aces went down swinging in the bottom half of the frame to end the game at a 17-5 final. UE returns to conference action this weekend at Illinois State. Evansville’s first game in Normal is set for 6 p.m. on Friday, April 11.
EVANSVILLE SOFTBALL
HOLLINGSWORTH’S GEM HELPS ACES SPLIT AT INDIANA STATE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Gracie Hollingsworth tossed a complete game shutout to lead the University of Evansville softball team to a 6-0 win over Indiana State in game two of Tuesday’s doubleheader at Price Field. The Sycamores opened the day with a 5-3 victory.
Game 1 – Indiana State 5, UE 3 – Box Score
Indiana State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Evansville’s offense came alive in the top of the third, scoring three times to take its first lead. Abby Bode, Kynadee Warner, and Jess Willsey each singled to load the bases for Morgan Adams. Her double off the wall in center field plated two runs to tie the game. Miriah Powell followed with a sac bunt that brought in the third run to put UE in front.
With two outs in the fourth, Bode and Warner both reached on hits once again before being stranded on base. The Sycamores also left two batters on in their half of the fourth. In the fifth, the Aces looked to add to the lead once again. With one out, Adams and Powell walked before a pair of fly outs ended the threat.
In the sixth, the Sycamores regained the lead. After the tying run scored on an error, Madison Poulson hit a 2-run single to put ISU in front at 5-3. Down to its final three outs, UE put runners on as Jess Willsey walked and Callie Meinel hit a 2-out single. Unfortunately, a strikeout ended the game with ISU winning by a score of 5-3.
UE recorded eight hits with Bode and Warner finishing with two apiece. Kate Ridgway threw the full six innings with five runs scoring, two of which were earned. She fell to 5-8 on the season.
Game 2 – UE 6, Indiana State 0 – Box Score
Gracie Hollingsworth struck out eight batters while allowing just four hits in a complete game shutout win over Indiana State.
Evansville broke a scoreless tie in the top of the third, scoring three runs to take the lead. All of the action came with two outs as the Aces picked up three hits while taking advantage of two Sycamore errors. Taylor Howe began the stretch with a single while Keghan Pye followed with a bunt single.
Howe and Pye would both score on an ISU error. After Willsey reached on an error, Morgan Adams came to the plate and launched a long double that scored Willsey to make it a 3-0 game. In the top of the fifth, it was Adams striking again. The MVC leader in home runs added another to her tally, launching a 3-run shot to double the lead and make it a 6-0 game.
With UE in front, Hollingsworth took care of business in the circle. She allowed just four hits, struck out eight batters and did not walk a single batter. She picked up her sixth win of the season. Adams and Kynadee Warner had two hits apiece as the Aces finished the game with nine. Adams went 2-4 with a home run and four RBI.
This weekend, the Aces are back home to face Murray State for a 3-game series.
SOUTHERN INDIANA BASEBALL
MARTIN NAMED OVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana sophomore infielder Parker Martin was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week after leading the Screaming Eagles to a 4-0 week, including a three-game sweep of Morehead State University. The honor is the first for Martin at USI and the first by a Screaming Eagle since Caleb Niehaus earned the player award in February 2023.
Martin was impressive in USI’s non-conference win over Northern Kentucky University and the three-game sweep of Morehead State University that propelled the Screaming Eagles into first in the OVC. The sophomore batted .538 (7-13) with two runs scored, two doubles, two home runs, and nine RBIs in the four games.
In the series with Morehead State, Martin started the series by sealing the game-one comeback with a three-run blast in the 9-5 victory and helped the Screaming Eagles to a doubleheader sweep with a season-high five-RBI performance in the 14-6 nightcap victory.
For the season, Martin is batting .340 (35-103) with 15 runs scored, three doubles, two home runs, and 26 RBIs. The .340 average is third on the team, while the 26 RBIs ranks second.
Martin and the Screaming Eagles (16-15, 7-2 OVC) resume action this evening when they start a nine-game road swing with a non-conference visit to Western Kentucky University (27-5) at 5 p.m. in Bowling Green, Kentucky. USI resumes OVC action this weekend when it travels to Tennessee Tech University (21-12, 6-3 OVC) for a three-game set April 11-13 in Cookeville, Tennessee.
USI RUNS OUT OF INNINGS, FALLS TO #25 WKU, 13-9
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball rallied in the final innings before falling to #25 Western Kentucky University, 13-9, Tuesday afternoon at Nick Denes Field in Bowling Green, Kentucky. USI, which saw its season-best six-game winning streak come to an end, is 16-16 overall, while WKU goes to 28-5.
USI fell behind early with WKU taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The Hilltoppers sealed the victory three innings later when they scored 11 times in the fourth to lead, 12-0.
The Eagles began to chip away at the deficit, scoring four times in the top of the sixth to trail 12-4. USI junior designated hitter Cole Kitchens highlighted the four-run frame with a three-run blast to left. The home run was Kitchens’ team-best fifth of the season.
USI closed the gap further in the seventh, scoring three times to trail, 12-7. USI senior leftfielder BJ Banyon started the scoring by crossing the plate on a balk, while junior third baseman Patrick McLellan doubled in junior shortstop Clayton Slack and junior catcher Charlie Marisca with the sixth and seventh runs, respectively.
After WKU responded with a tally to push the lead back to six, 13-7, USI rallied for the third straight inning with two more runs on an RBI walk by senior centerfielder Khi Holiday and an RBI single by Kitchens to close the margin to 13-9.
The eventual 13-9 final score would be as close as the Eagles could get after going down in order in the ninth inning.
Offensively, Kitchens finished the day two for five with four RBIs and a home run, while McLellan went two-for-five with a pair of RBIs. Marisca also had a pair of hits in the loss.
USI sophomore right-hander Brady Watts started and got the loss for the Eagles. Watts (0-1) allowed a run on one hit while striking out one in two innings of work.
Up Next for the Eagles:
The Screaming Eagles continue the nine-game road swing this weekend in OVC play when they visit Tennessee Tech University for a three-game set April 11-13 in Cookeville, Tennessee.
TTU is 21-12 overall and 6-3 OVC after taking two of three from Western Illinois University last weekend. The Golden Eagles host Lipscomb University Wednesday before hosting USI. The Screaming Eagles lead the all-time series with the Golden Eagles, 4-2, after winning two of three at home last year.
VALPO SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL SLOWED BY UIC TUESDAY
The Valpo softball team suffered its first shutout of Missouri Valley Conference play Tuesday, falling 3-0 to visiting UIC at the Valpo Softball Complex.
How It Happened
UIC took the lead seven pitches into the game, as a leadoff triple was followed by an RBI single.
The Flames got a two-run single from their nine-hole hitter to take a 3-0 lead in the second inning, which turned out to be the game’s final runs.
Valpo had a leadoff base hit in the third, fourth and fifth innings, but was unable to take advantage of any of them. The Beacons’ best opportunity at scoring came with a leadoff double in the fifth, but that runner was erased on a line-drive double play before a single and a UIC error.
Valpo’s last seven batters were retired in order as the Flames completed the shutout.
Inside the Game
Valpo was blanked for just the third time this season and for the first time since a March 9 loss at Marshall.
The Beacons were unable to advance a runner past second base in the defeat.
Valpo was limited to just four hits and two walks, as no Beacon reached base more than once.
Kim Rodas (San Bernardino, Calif./Cajon) had Valpo’s lone extra-base hit with her third double of the season.
Mack Gallagher (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East [MSU Moorhead]) walked in the first inning to extend her on-base streak to 16 straight games and push her season total to 28 — most in the MVC and tied for eighth-most in a season in program history.
Erin Metz (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) started in the circle and took the loss, falling to 6-2 as she tossed the first 1.2 innings. Sydney McDermott (Stout, Ohio/Portsmouth West) threw 3.1 shutout innings of relief, while Azalya Lopez (Corona, Calif./Eleanor Roosevelt [MSU Moorhead]) closed it out with two hitless innings.
Next Up
Valpo (17-18, 6-8 MVC) stays at home this weekend for a three-game MVC series against Illinois State. The series begins Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
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FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
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OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
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 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 WEDNESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| St. Louis at Pittsburgh | 12:35pm | FanDuel Sports MW ATTSN-PIT |
| Miami at NY Mets | 1:10pm | FanDuel Sports FL SNY |
| Texas at Chi. Cubs | 2:20pm | RSN MARQ |
| San Diego at Athletics | 3:35pm | Padres.TV NBCS-CA |
| Baltiimore at Arizona | 3:40pm | MASN2 DBacks.TV |
| Cincinnati at San Francisco | 3:45pm | FanDuel Sports Ohio NBCS-BAY |
| LA Dodgers at Washington | 4:05pm | MASN SNLA |
| Houston at Seattle | 4:10pm | SCHN ROOT |
| Chi. White Sox at Cleveland | 6:10pm | CHSN CleGuardians.TV |
| NY Yankees at Detroit | 6:40pm | YES FanDuel Sports DET |
| Toronto at Boston | 6:45pm | Sportsnet NESN |
| LA Angels at Tampa Bay | 7:05pm | FanDuel Sports West FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Philadelphia at Atlanta | 7:15pm | MLBN FanDuel Sports South NBCS-PHI |
| Minnesota at Kansas City | 7:40pm | FanDuel Sports KC Twins.TV |
| Milwaukee at Colorado | 8:40pm | FanDuel Sports WI Rockies.TV |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards | 7:00pm | NBCS-PHI MNMT |
| Boston Celtics vs Orlando Magic | 7:00pm | NBCS-BOS FanDuel Sports FL |
| Los Angeles Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks | 7:30pm | ESPN |
| Charlotte Hornets vs Toronto Raptors | 7:30pm | FanDuel Sports CHA Sportsnet |
| Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls | 8:00pm | FanDuel Sports Sun CHSN |
| Portland Trail Blazers vs Utah Jazz | 9:00pm | KJZZ Rip City |
| Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings | 10:00pm | ESPN |
| Oklahoma City Thunder vs Phoenix Suns | 10:00pm | AFSN FanDuel Sports OKC |
| San Antonio Spurs vs Golden State Warriors | 10:00pm | KENS NBCS-BAY |
| Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers | 10:00pm | SCHN FanDuel Sports SoCal |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning | 7:00pm | ESPN+ Sportsnet FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers | 7:30pm | TNT truTV MAX |
| San Jose Sharks vs Minnesota Wild | 8:00pm | ESPN+ NBCS-CA FanDuel Sports North |
| St. Louis Blues vs Edmonton Oilers | 10:00pm | TNT truTV CHSN |
| Calgary Flames vs Anaheim Ducks | 10:00pm | ESPN+ Victory+ Sportsnet |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Champions League: PSG vs Aston Villa | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Villarreal vs Espanyol | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Inter Miami vs Los Angeles FC | 8:00pm | FS1 fuboTV |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup: Pumas UNAM vs Vancouver Whitecaps | 10:30pm | FS1 fuboTV |