“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 2
ANDERSON (0-1) AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS (0-1)
ANDREAN (0-1) AT VALPARAISO (0-1)
ARIZONA COLLEGE PREP AT CROWN POINT (1-0)
ATTICA (0-1) AT TRI-COUNTY (0-1)
BATESVILLE (1-0) AT MILAN (1-0)
BEECH GROVE (0-1) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (0-1)
BEN DAVIS (0-1) AT AVON (0-1)
BLACKFORD (0-1) AT FREMONT (0-1)
BLOOMINGTON NORTH (0-1) AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (0-1)
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (1-0) AT MARTINSVILLE (1-0)
BLUFFTON (1-0) AT MANCHESTER (0-1)
BREBEUF JESUIT (0-1) AT TRI-WEST (1-0)
BRONSON (MICH.) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (1-0)
BROWNSBURG (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (1-0)
CALUMET (1-0) AT RIVER FOREST (1-0)
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (0-1) AT UNION COUNTY (0-1)
CARMEL (1-0) AT WESTFIELD (1-0)
CARROLL (FLORA) (1-0) AT RIVERTON PARKE (1-0)
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (0-1) AT CENTER GROVE (0-1)
CASTLE (1-0) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (1-0)
CHARLESTOWN (0-1) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (1-0)
CHESTERTON (1-0) AT HAMMOND MORTON (0-1)
CINCINNATI MOELLER (OHIO) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (0-1)
CLARKSVILLE (0-1) AT WEST WASHINGTON (0-1)
CLOVERDALE (0-1) AT EDINBURGH (0-1)
COLUMBIA CITY (1-0) AT PLYMOUTH (1-0)
COLUMBUS EAST (0-1) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (1-0)
CONCORD (1-0) AT JIMTOWN (0-1)
CONNERSVILLE (1-0) AT FRANKLIN COUNTY (1-0)
CORYDON CENTRAL (0-1) AT PAOLI (1-0)
COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-1) AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (0-1)
COVINGTON (1-0) AT SOUTH NEWTON (1-0)
CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-1) AT BROWN COUNTY (1-0)
DECATUR CENTRAL (0-1) AT NEW PALESTINE (1-0)
DELPHI (1-0) AT TWIN LAKES (0-1)
DELTA (1-0) AT NORWELL (0-1)
EAST CENTRAL (1-0) AT HARRISON (OHIO)
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-1) AT GARY WEST (1-0)
EAST NOBLE (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (0-1)
EASTERN GREENE (0-1) AT NORTH KNOX (0-1)
EASTERN HANCOCK (1-0) AT NORTH DECATUR (1-0)
EASTSIDE (1-0) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (0-1)
EATON (OHIO) AT RICHMOND (0-1)
EDWARDSBURG (MICH.) AT JOHN GLENN (1-0)
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (0-1) AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-1)
EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-1) AT JASPER (0-1)
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (1-0) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (0-1)
EVANSVILLE REITZ (1-0) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (1-0)
FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-0) AT CLINTON CENTRAL (1-0)
FLOYD CENTRAL (0-1) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (0-1)
FOREST PARK (1-0) AT PERRY CENTRAL (0-1)
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (1-0) AT EASTBROOK (0-1)
FORT WAYNE LUERS (0-1) AT NEW HAVEN (0-1)
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-0) AT HUNTINGTON NORTH (1-0)
FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-1) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (0-1)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (0-1) AT CRAWFORDSVILLE (1-0)
FRANKFORT (0-1) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (0-1)
FRANKLIN CENTRAL (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (1-0)
GALLATIN COUNTY (KY.) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (1-0)
GARRETT (1-0) AT DEKALB (1-0)
GREENSBURG (0-1) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (1-0)
GRIFFITH (1-0) AT MUNSTER (0-1)
GUERIN CATHOLIC (1-0) AT LEBANON (1-0)
HAGERSTOWN (0-1) AT CENTERVILLE (1-0)
HAMMOND CENTRAL (1-0) AT THORNTON FRACTIONAL SOUTH (ILL.)
HANOVER CENTRAL (1-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (1-0)
HERITAGE (1-0) AT FAIRFIELD (1-0)
HERITAGE HILLS (1-0) AT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (KY.)
ILLINOIS HOMESCHOOL (ILL.) AT LAKE STATION (0-1)
INDIAN CREEK (0-1) AT GREENWOOD (0-1)
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (0-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS TECH (0-1)
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (1-0) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (1-0)
INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-0) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-0)
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (0-1) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (1-0)
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-0) AT MACONAQUAH (1-0)
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-0) AT PARK TUDOR (1-0)
JEFFERSONVILLE (0-1) AT SEYMOUR (1-0)
KANKAKEE VALLEY (1-0) AT WHEELER (0-1)
LAFAYETTE JEFF (1-0) AT MICHIGAN CITY (0-1)
LAKE CENTRAL (1-0) AT GRAND RAPIDS CATHOLIC (MICH.)
LAKELAND (1-0) AT CHURUBUSCO (0-1)
LAPEL (1-0) AT FRANKTON (0-1)
LAWRENCE CENTRAL (0-1) AT ZIONSVILLE (0-1)
LAWRENCE NORTH (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (1-0)
LEO (1-0) AT ANGOLA (0-1)
LEWIS CASS (0-1) AT NORTHFIELD (0-1)
LOGANSPORT (1-0) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (0-1)
LOWELL (0-1) AT LAPORTE (0-1)
MADISON-GRANT (1-0) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (0-1)
MERRILLVILLE (1-0) AT HOBART (0-1)
MISHAWAKA MARIAN (0-1) AT CULVER ACADEMY (1-0)
MISSISSINEWA (1-0) AT MARION (1-0)
MITCHELL (0-1) AT SPRINGS VALLEY (1-0)
MONROE CENTRAL (1-0) AT UNION CITY (0-1)
MONROVIA (1-0) AT LINTON (0-1)
MOORESVILLE (1-0) AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-1)
MOUNT CARMEL (ILL.) AT GIBSON SOUTHERN (1-0)
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-1) AT FRANKLIN (1-0)
MUNCIE CENTRAL (0-1) AT YORKTOWN (1-0)
NEW CASTLE (0-1) AT JAY COUNTY (1-0)
NEW PRAIRIE (1-0) AT GOSHEN (0-1)
NOBLESVILLE (1-0) AT HOMESTEAD (0-1)
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (0-1) AT NORTH DAVIESS (0-1)
NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-1) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (1-0)
NORTH JUDSON (1-0) AT LAVILLE (0-1)
NORTH MONTGOMERY (0-1) AT CASCADE (1-0)
NORTH NEWTON (0-1) AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL (0-1)
NORTH PUTNAM (1-0) AT SOUTHMONT (1-0)
NORTH WHITE (0-1) AT CASTON (0-1)
NORTHEASTERN (1-0) AT TRI (1-0)
NORTHRIDGE (0-1) AT ELKHART (0-1)
NORTHVIEW (1-0) AT GREENCASTLE (0-1)
NORTHWESTERN (1-0) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (0-1)
OAK HILL (1-0) AT SOUTHWOOD (0-1)
PARIS (ILL.) AT NORTH VERMILLION (1-0)
PENN (1-0) AT MISHAWAKA (1-0)
PERU (0-1) AT WHITKO (0-1)
PHALEN ACADEMY AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-1)
PIKE (1-0) AT FISHERS (1-0)
PIKE CENTRAL (1-0) AT TECUMSEH (0-1)
PIONEER (1-0) AT KNOX (0-1)
PLAINFIELD (1-0) AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (1-0)
PORTAGE (1-0) AT NORTHWOOD (1-0)
PRINCETON (0-1) AT NORTH POSEY (1-0)
PROVIDENCE (1-0) AT LOUISVILLE HOLY CROSS (KY.)
PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (0-1) AT DANVILLE (0-1)
ROCHESTER (1-0) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (1-0)
SALEM (1-0) AT SILVER CREEK (1-0)
SCOTTSBURG (0-1) AT NORTH HARRISON (0-1)
SEEGER (0-1) AT BENTON CENTRAL (0-1)
SHELBYVILLE (1-0) AT RUSHVILLE (0-1)
SHERIDAN (0-1) AT NORTH MIAMI (1-0)
SOUTH ADAMS (0-1) AT BELLMONT (0-1)
SOUTH BEND RILEY (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE (1-0)
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-0) AT BOONE GROVE (0-1)
SOUTH DEARBORN (1-0) AT MADISON (1-0)
SOUTH DECATUR (0-1) AT SHENANDOAH (1-0)
SOUTH SPENCER (1-0) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (0-1)
SOUTH VERMILLION (1-0) AT SULLIVAN (1-0)
SOUTHPORT (0-1) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (0-1)
SOUTHRIDGE (0-1) AT BOONVILLE (0-1)
SOUTHSIDE HOMESCHOOL AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (0-1)
SPEEDWAY (0-1) AT OWEN VALLEY (0-1)
TAYLOR (1-0) AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-1)
TAYLOR (OHIO) AT LAWRENCEBURG (0-1)
TELL CITY (1-0) AT EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-0)
TIPTON (1-0) AT ELWOOD (1-0)
TRITON (1-0) AT BREMEN (0-1)
TRITON CENTRAL (0-1) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (0-1)
WABASH (0-1) AT ALEXANDRIA (1-0)
WARSAW (1-0) AT WARREN CENTRAL (1-0)
WASHINGTON (1-0) AT EDGEWOOD (1-0)
WES-DEL (0-1) AT TRI-CENTRAL (0-1)
WEST CENTRAL (0-1) AT CULVER (1-0)
WEST LAFAYETTE (0-1) AT MCCUTCHEON (0-1)
WEST NOBLE (1-0) AT WAWASEE (0-1)
WEST VIGO (0-1) AT PARKE HERITAGE (0-1)
WESTERN (0-1) AT WESTERN BOONE (1-0)
WHITELAND (1-0) AT KOKOMO (0-1)
WHITING (1-0) AT HIGHLAND (0-1)
WINAMAC (1-0) AT FRONTIER (1-0)
WINCHESTER (0-1) AT KNIGHTSTOWN (1-0)
WOODLAN (0-1) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (0-1)
INDIANA FOOTBALL COACHES POLLS
6A
1 WESTFIELD 1-0 (4) 86
2 BROWNSBURG 1-0 (4) 77
INDPLS CATHEDRAL 1-0 (1) 77
4 WARREN CENTRAL 1-0 67
5 CARMEL 1-0 50
6 CROWN POINT 1-0 48
7 BEN DAVIS (1) 0-1 45
HAMILTON SE 1-0 45
9 CENTER GROVE 0-1 44
10 LAWRENCE NORTH 1-0 5
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
FW SNIDER 0-1 (4), LAKE CENTRAL 1-0 (2), NOBLESVILLE 1-0 (1)
5A
1 MERRILLVILLE 1-0 (6) 96
2 EAST CENTRAL 1-0 (1) 72
3 WHITELAND 1-0 (1) 70
4 VALPARAISO 0-1 (1) 59
5 WARSAW 1-0 58
6 DECATUR CENTRAL 0-1 48
7 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 1-0 (1) 45
8 CASTLE 1-0 38
9 LAFAYETTE JEFF 1-0 26
10 CONCORD 1-0 24
KOKOMO 0-1 (5), BLOOMINGTON NORTH 0-1 (3), PLAINFIELD 1-0 (3),
MICHIGAN CITY 0-1 (2), FW NORTH 1-0 (1)
4A
1 NEW PALESTINE 1-0 (8) 97
2 INDPLS CHATARD 1-0 (2) 92
3 EVANSVILLE REITZ 1-0 72
4 NORTHWOOD 1-0 61
5 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 1-0 60
6 LEO 1-0 34
7 NEW PRAIRIE 1-0 30
8 MISHAWAKA 1-0 24
9 EAST NOBLE 1-0 16
10 INDPLS RONCALLI 1-0 15
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
MARTINSVILLE 1-0 (14), BREBEUF JESUIT 0-1 (13), COLUMBIA CITY 1-0 (3), FW WAYNE 1-0 (3),
HANOVER CENTRAL 1-0 (3), LEBANON 1-0 (3), CHARLESTOWN 0-1 (2), SB RILEY 1-0 (2),
BEDFORD NL 0-1 (1), INDPLS ATTUCKS 0-1 (1), MOORESVILLE 1-0 (1)
3A
1 HERITAGE HILLS 1-0 (8) 96
2 GIBSON SOUTHERN 1-0 84
3 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 1-0 (2) 83
4 TRI-WEST5 1-0 52
5 GUER4IN CATHOLIC 1-0 51
6 FW LUERS 0-1 37
7 WEST LAFAYETTE 0-1 22
8 LAWRENCEBU7RGT 0-1 21
9 DELTA 1-0 19
E#VANSVILLE MATER D3I 1-0 19
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
BATESVILLE 1-0 (15) , TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1-0 (11), FW/L CONCORDIA 1-0 (9), KNOX 0-1 (6),
SOUT5HRIDGE 0-1 (6);MISSISSINEWA 1-0 (3) GARRETT 1-0 (1), NORWELL 0-1 (1), OAK HILL 1-0 (1)
2A
1 INDPLS LUTHERAN 1-0 *(10) 100
2 LAFAYETTE CC 1-0 90
3 EASTERN HANCOCK 1-0 67
4 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 1-0 63
5 NORTH POSEY 1-0 50
6 HERITAGE CHRISTI8AN 1-0 36
7 LINTON-STOCKTON 0-1 28
ANDREAN 0-1 27
9 ADAMS CENTRAL 0-1 25
10 SOUTHMONT 1-0 22
WESTERN BOONE 1-0 (14), EASTBROOK 0-1 (3), INDPLS SCECINA 0-1 (1), LAPEL 1-0 (1),
SOUTH VERMILLION 1-0 (1), TELL CITY 1-0 (1)
1A
1 NORTH JUDSON 1-0 (8) 97
2 SOUTH PUTNUM 1-0 (2) 91
3 CARROLL (FLORA) 1-0 70
4 PROVIDENCE 1-0 68
5 NORTH DECATUR 1-0 61
6 MILAN 1-0 39
MONROE CENTRAL 1-0 39
8 SHERIDAN 0-1 23
9 TRITON 1-0 21
10 SPRINGS VALLEY 1-0 19
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
PIONEER 1-0 (14), MADISON-GRANT 1-0 (13), SOUTH ADAMS 0-1 (12), LAVILLE 0-1 (3),
SOUTH SPENCER 1-0 (1)
INDIANA SRN HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL POWER POLLS
4A
1 CASTLE
2 YORKTOWN
3 HAMILTON SE
4 NEW PALESTINE
5 CROWN POINT
6 FW CARROLL
7 BROWNSBURG
8 WESTFIELD
9 LAKE CENTRAL
10 PLAINFIELD
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MISHAWAKA, FRANKLIN, CENTER GROVE, BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, PENN, MOORESVILLE, FW SNIDER, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, HOMESTEAD, SEYMOUR
3A
1 NORTHVIEW
2 TRI-WEST
3 RONCALLI
4 DANVILLE
5 HAMILTON HEIGHTS
6 HERITAGE HILLS
7 CULVER
8 JASPER
9 WEST NOBLE
10 FW DEENGER
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: GLENN, WEST LAFAYETTE, FRANKFORT, CRAWFORDSVILLE, LOGANSPORT, CASCADE, NEW PRAIRIE, NORTHWOOD, HERITAGE, WASHINGTON, MACONAQUAH
2A
1 TECUMSEH
2 SOUTH ADAMS
3 WESTERN BOONE
4 WOODLAN
5 PARKE HERITAGE
6 BENTON CENTRAL
7 LAPEL
8 MUNCIE BURRIS
9 PERRY CENTRAL
10 FOREST PARK
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: CRAWFORD COUNTY, EASTERN PEKIN, EASTERN GREENTOWN, SCECINA, OAK HILL, SULLIVAN, BARR-REEVE, EASTERN HANCOCK, ADAMS CENTRAL, SHERIDAN
1A
1 FREMONT
2 EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
3 TRINITY LUTHERAN
4 NORTH DAVIESS
5 SHAKAMAK
6 FAITH CHRISTIAN
7 TRI-COUNTY
8 BORDEN
9 MORGAN TOWNSHIP
10 SETON CATHOLIC
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: NORTHFIELD, CLINTON PRAIRIE, DALEVILLE, SOUTH DECATUR, TRITON, SOUTH CENTRAL, SPRINGS VALLEY, NORTH JUDSON, RIVERTON PARKE, CULVER
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REPORTED SCORES
MORGAN TWP. 3 KNOX 0
LAKE CENTRAL 3 VALPARAISO 0
CHESTERTON 3 LAPORTE 0
TRITON 3 BREMEN 0
CROWN POINT 3 MERRILLVILLE 0
TRINITY LUTHERAN 3 COLUMBUS NORTH 1
NORTHWOOD 3 FAIRFIELD 0
LAWRENCEBURG 3 GREENSBURG 1
DALEVILLE 3 HAGERSTOWN 0
KOUTS 3 SOUTH-CENTRAL 2
WESTVILLE 3 DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 1
LAPEL 3 COWAN 0
SHOALS 3 N. KNOX 1
SEEGER 3 FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 0
RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 3 TRI 0
PLEASANT VIEW CHRISTIAN 3 MEDORA 0
PORTAGE 3 MICHIGAN CITY 1
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 3 TIPTON 0
COVINGTON 3 W. VIGO 0
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 3 RISING SUN 1
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 3 BLOOMFIELD 0
JAY COUNTY 3 WINCHESTER 1
SOUTHERN WELLS 3 MONROE CENTRAL 0
FRONTIER 3 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 2
LOOGOOTEE 3 LINTON STOCKTON 2
LOWELL 3 HIGHLAND 0
PERRY MERIDIAN 3 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 0
ZIONSVILLE 3 WESTERN BOONE 0
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 3 NORTHEAST DUBOIS 0
KANKAKEE VALLEY 3 RENSSELAER CENTRAL 0
LEBANON 3 SHERIDAN 1
SEYMOUR 3 COLUMBUS EAST 0
TRITON CENTRAL 3 BEECH GROVE 0
TERRE HAUTE NORTH 3 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 1
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 3 PROVIDENCE 0
TRI-WEST 3 MCCUTCHEON 1
BELLMONT 3 FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 1
NOBLESVILLE 3 PENDLETON HEIGHTS 1
FORT WAYNE CARROLL 3 HERITAGE 0
FRANKLIN 3 DECATUR CENTRAL 0
COLUMBIA CITY 3 GARRETT 0
RIVERTON PARKE 3 CRAWFORDSVILLE 0
PARKWAY 3 ADAMS CENTRAL 1
YORKTOWN 3 DELTA 0
LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN 3 FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 2
SOUTH NEWTON 3 W. CENTRAL 0
GOSHEN HOMESCHOOL 3 GRANGER CHRISTIAN 0
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 3 NORTHRIDGE 2
BLUFFTON 3 BLACKFORD 0
SOUTH BEND ADAMS 3 CONCORD 0
MOUNT VERNON 3 GUERIN CATHOLIC 0
EVANSVILLE NORTH 3 TECUMSEH 2
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 3 LOGANSPORT 0
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 3 PLYMOUTH LADY CRUSADERS 1
FRANKFORT 3 N. MONTGOMERY 1
CASTLE 3 VINCENNES LINCOLN 0
ANGOLA 3 NEW HAVEN 0
MISHAWAKA HOMESCHOOL 3 COMMUNITY BAPTIST 0
NORTHVIEW 3 CASCADE 0
WESTFIELD 3 HARRISON 0
MISHAWAKA 3 ELKHART 2
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER REPORTED SCORES
UNION CITY 10 SETON CATHOLIC 3
SUBURBAN CHRISTIAN 10 HERITAGE HALL CHRISTIAN 1
RUSHVILLE 4 UNION COUNTY 0
HERITAGE HILLS 1 FOREST PARK 0
WAPAHANI 6 DALEVILLE 2
MITCHELL 5 EDGEWOOD 2
SCECINA 7 TRITON CENTRAL 2
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN 9 HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN 0
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 CENTRAL NOBLE 0
SOUTHRIDGE 2 TELL CITY 0
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 4 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 2
MOUNT VERNON 2 DELTA 1
JAY COUNTY 3 NEW CASTLE 0
FORT WAYNE CARROLL 5 FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 1
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 4 UNIVERSITY 2
NORTH CENTRAL 2 LAWRENCE NORTH 1
NEW PALESTINE 3 WHITELAND 2
SEYMOUR 7 SILVER CREEK 0
MARTINSVILLE 6 SHELBYVILLE 1
CASTLE 9 EVANSVILLE HARRISON 0
PARK TUDOR 3 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 0
TRINITY LUTHERAN 9 AUSTIN 0
EAST CENTRAL 2 CONNERSVILLE 1
PLAINFIELD 3 TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 0
NOBLESVILLE 0 AVON 0
COLUMBUS NORTH 4 NEW ALBANY 1
EVANSVILLE REITZ 3 EVANSVILLE NORTH 2
GREENWOOD 2 TRI-WEST 0
LAWRENCE CENTRAL 2 BEN DAVIS 0
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 3 BROWNSBURG 1
CENTER GROVE 6 GUERIN CATHOLIC 1
INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER REPORTED SCORES
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 10 MILAN 0
PROVIDENCE 5 FOREST PARK 3
MOUNT VERNON 2 PRINCETON 1
EVANSVILLE NORTH 4 EVANSVILLE REITZ 1
MISSISSINEWA 9 ELWOOD 0
NEW ALBANY 9 N. HARRISON 0
FLOYD CENTRAL 7 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 0
JASPER 9 EVANSVILLE HARRISON 0
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 10 RENSSELAER CENTRAL 2
FRANKLIN COUNTY 7 NEW CASTLE 1
BATESVILLE 4 CONNERSVILLE 1
LAWRENCEBURG 8 SHELBYVILLE 0
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 3 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
OAKLAND 5 CINCINNATI 4
DETROIT 6 LA ANGELS 2
PHILADELPHIA 5 HOUSTON 0
CHICAGO CUBS 9 PITTSBURGH 5
KANSAS CITY 6 CLEVELAND 0
WASHINGTON 4 NY YANKEES 2
BOSTON 6 TORONTO 3
ATLANTA 8 MINNESOTA 6
SAN DIEGO 7 ST. LOUIS 5
SAN FRANCISCO 5 MILWAUKEE 4
MIAMI 9 COLORADO 8
NY METS 8 ARIZONA 3
TAMPA BAY 3 SEATTLE 2
BALTIMORE 3 LA DODGERS 2
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 4 LOUISVILLE 3
GREAT LAKES 12 SOUTH BEND 7
FORT WAYNE AT LANSING POSTPONED
WNBA SCORES
DALLAS 93 LAS VEGAS 90
COLTS SCHEDULE
SEPT. 8: VS. HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
SEPT. 15: AT GREEN BAY, 1 P.M., FOX
SEPT. 22: VS. CHICAGO, 1 P.M., CBS
SEPT. 29: VS. PITTSBURGH, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 6: AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 13: AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 20: VS. MIAMI, 1 P.M., FOX
OCT. 27: AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK
NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX
DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS
DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD
JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD
NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
- BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
- GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL), 8:15 P.M. ET (PEACOCK)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8
- PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- TENNESSEE TITANS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DENVER BRONCOS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DALLAS COWBOYS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 4:25 P.M. ET (CBS)
- WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 4:25 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LOS ANGELES RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 9
- NEW YORK JETS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 8:15 P.M. ET (ESPN/ABC)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, AUG. 29
HOWARD AT RUTGERS | 6 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT VILLANOVA | 6 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
CENTRAL STATE (OHIO) AT MOREHEAD STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
NEW HAMPSHIRE AT UCF | 7 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
WESTERN CAROLINA AT NO. 24 NC STATE | 7 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
JACKSON STATE AT UL MONROE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
LAFAYETTE AT BUFFALO | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
FORDHAM AT BOWLING GREEN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
BRYANT AT DELAWARE | 7 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
VMI AT WILLIAM & MARY | 7 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
PRESBYTERIAN AT MERCER | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
WOFFORD AT GARDNER-WEBB | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF AT ARKANSAS | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
DUQUESNE AT TOLEDO | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
QUINCY AT DRAKE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA | 8 P.M. | FOX
MURRAY STATE AT NO. 11 MISSOURI | 8 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT COLORADO | 8 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 22 KANSAS VS. LINDENWOOD (IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS) | 8 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
COASTAL CAROLINA AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | 8 P.M. | CBSSN
ALCORN STATE AT UAB | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT TULANE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT TULSA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN STATE AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN UTAH AT NO. 12 UTAH | 9 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
EASTERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
MONMOUTH AT EASTERN WASHINGTON | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
SACRAMENTO STATE AT SAN JOSE STATE | 10 P.M. | TRUTV
FRIDAY, AUG. 30
LEHIGH AT ARMY | 6 P.M. | CBSSN
TEMPLE AT NO. 16 OKLAHOMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT MICHIGAN STATE | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
COLGATE AT MAINE | 7 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
ELON AT DUKE | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT WISCONSIN | 9 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
TCU AT STANFORD | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
SATURDAY, AUG. 31
NO. 14 CLEMSON VS. NO. 1 GEORGIA (IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA) | 12 P.M. | ABC
VIRGINIA TECH VS. VANDERBILT (IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE) | 12 P.M. | ESPN
ILLINOIS STATE AT NO. 25 IOWA | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
AUSTIN PEAY AT LOUISVILLE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
INDIANA STATE AT PURDUE | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
KENT STATE AT PITT | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
BUCKNELL AT NAVY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
UCONN AT MARYLAND | 12 P.M. | FS1
NO. 8 PENN STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | FOX
DAVIDSON AT GEORGETOWN | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+
CHATTANOOGA AT NO. 15 TENNESSEE | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
UPPER IOWA AT BUTLER | 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NO. 17 OKLAHOMA STATE | 2 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
TOWSON AT CINCINNATI | 2:30 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT WASHINGTON STATE | 3 P.M. | CW NETWORK
NO. 19 MIAMI (FLA.) AT FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
COLORADO STATE AT NO. 4 TEXAS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT UMASS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT INDIANA | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT APPALACHIAN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH DAKOTA AT IOWA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
OHIO AT SYRACUSE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
KENNESAW STATE AT UTSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MERRIMACK AT AIR FORCE | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UTEP AT NEBRASKA | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
WESTERN ILLINOIS AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT NO. 2 OHIO STATE | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
MIAMI (OHIO) AT NORTHWESTERN | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
BOISE STATE AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | 4 P.M. | ESPNU
LINCOLN (CA) AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
OLD DOMINION AT SOUTH CAROLINA | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
STONY BROOK AT MARSHALL | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
UC DAVIS AT CAL | 5 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
NORTH TEXAS AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
VALPARAISO AT UNI | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
CAMPBELL AT LIBERTY | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
RICHMOND AT VIRGINIA | 6 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
NORFOLK STATE AT EAST CAROLINA | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
SAMFORD AT WEST GEORGIA | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AT FLORIDA A&M | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
DELAWARE STATE AT SACRED HEART | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT TENNESSEE STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
THE CITADEL AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY AT STETSON | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT OREGON STATE | 6:30 P.M. | CW NETWORK
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT NO. 5 ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN
FURMAN AT NO. 6 OLE MISS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TARLETON STATE AT BAYLOR | 7 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
UNLV AT HOUSTON | 7 P.M. | FS1
UT MARTIN AT NO. 18 KANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
TENNESSEE TECH AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAM HOUSTON AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NEVADA AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH ALABAMA AT MEMPHIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
HOLY CROSS AT RHODE ISLAND | 7 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
NORTHERN COLORADO AT UIW | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
ALABAMA A&M AT AUBURN | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
NO. 7 NOTRE DAME AT NO. 20 TEXAS A&M | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
FRESNO STATE AT NO. 9 MICHIGAN | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
IDAHO AT NO. 3 OREGON | 7:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
UCLA AT HAWAI’I | 7:30 P.M. | CBS
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT TEXAS TECH | 7:30 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
SOUTHERN MISS AT KENTUCKY | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT BYU | 8 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
GEORGIA STATE AT GEORGIA TECH | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT SMU | 8 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
GRAMBLING AT LOUISIANA | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
NICHOLLS AT LOUISIANA TECH | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
JAMES MADISON AT CHARLOTTE | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
LAMAR AT TEXAS STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 8 P.M. | TRUTV
SOUTHERN AT MCNEESE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE AT MONTANA | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
NEW MEXICO AT NO. 21 ARIZONA | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
MONTANA STATE AT UTAH TECH | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
WYOMING AT ARIZONA STATE | 10:30 P.M. | FS1
WEBER STATE AT WASHINGTON | 11 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SUNDAY, SEPT. 1
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL VS. ALABAMA STATE (IN MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.) | 3 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 23 USC VS. NO. 13 LSU (IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
MONDAY, SEPT. 2
BOSTON COLLEGE AT NO. 10 FLORIDA STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 3:30
SEPTEMBER 6 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS 7:00
SEPTEMBER 14 AT UCLA 7:30
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. CHARLOTTE TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. MARYLAND TBA
OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA
OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. INDIANA STATE 12:00
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. NOTRE DAME 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 AT OREGON STATE 8:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. NEBRASKA 12:00
OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA
OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 21 AT TEXAS A&M 7:30
SEPTEMBER 7 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3:30
SEPTEMBER 14 AT PURDUE 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 VS. MIAMI (OH) 3:30
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. LOUISVILLE 3:30
OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30
OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA
OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. UPPER IOWA 1:00
SEPTEMBER 7 AT MURRAY STATE 6:00 CT
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. HANOVER 6:00
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 1:00
OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT
OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00
OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
SEPTEMBER 7 VS. MISSOURI STATE 2:00
SEPTEMBER 14 AT MIAMI FL 3:30
SEPTEMBER 21 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBA
SEPTEMBER 28 AT JAMES MADISON TBA
OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA
OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 AT PURDUE 12:00
SEPTEMBER 7 AT EASTERN ILLINOIS 7:00
SEPTEMBER 14 VS. DAYTON 6:00
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1:00
OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00
OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00
OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
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STALIONS: ‘I DID NOT OBTAIN SIGNALS THROUGH IN-PERSON SCOUTING’
Former Michigan football analyst Connor Stalions told NCAA investigators that he didn’t engage in sign-stealing through in-person scouting, rebutting a key aspect of its investigation into the Wolverines.
The interview, conducted in April, is featured in the new Netflix documentary “Sign Stealer.” Stalions was at the forefront of Michigan’s alleged sign-sealing plot, which prompted an NCAA investigation. The NCAA bans in-person advanced scouting and recording opponents’ signals.
“I did not obtain signals through in-person scouting,” Stalions told investigators, according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg and Mark Schlabach.
Stalions said he obtained signals through watching on TV and via an “underground community of college football analysts.”
“One, I’ve never advance scouted,” he said. “Two, if this was about signals, I obtain signals the way every other team does, through watching TV copies and talking to other intel guys from other teams. What set me apart was the way in which I organized that information and processed it on game day.”
The NCAA also investigated records from other Big Ten schools showing Stalions had bought tickets to games involving future opponents. Reports suggested he sent people to film teams when they signaled plays.
Stalions said he didn’t recall telling anyone to go to games, adding that he purchased tickets to sell or give to friends.
“I’ve had friends send me film,” Stalions said. “It’s kind of like when your aunt gets you a Christmas gift that you already have. You’re not going to be rude and be like, ‘Oh, I already have this. I don’t need that.’ It’s, ‘Oh, thanks, appreciate it.’ They feel like they’re helping out when I already have the signals, I’ve already memorized the signals.”
Stalions was reportedly wearing a disguise while on the sidelines of Michigan State’s 2023 season opener against Central Michigan, though he told the NCAA he didn’t remember being at a specific game. Central Michigan released a statement Tuesday in response to the documentary, stating it will continue to cooperate with the NCAA.
Stalions resigned from Michigan in November.
The NCAA sent Michigan its final version of a notice of allegations relating to the scandal earlier this month. The Big Ten handed former head coach Jim Harbaugh a three-game suspension for violating the sportsmanship policy, though he denied any knowledge of the alleged sign-stealing scheme.
NO. 1 GEORGIA MEETS NO. 14 CLEMSON IN ATLANTA IN OPENING CLASH
When No. 1 Georgia faces No. 14 Clemson in Saturday’s Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta, two programs trending in opposite directions will look to prove themselves in the season opener.
Winners of 39 consecutive regular-season games, the Bulldogs saw their reign as back-to-back national champions end in last year’s SEC Championship Game, falling to Alabama.
As for Clemson, the Tigers failed to qualify for the College Football Playoff for a third straight year while missing the 10-win mark for the first time since 2010.
Littered with former five-star recruits and future NFL draft picks, Georgia’s roster has an advantage at almost every position, but coach Kirby Smart won’t undervalue a team and coach in Clemson and Dabo Swinney that have won two national championships in the last eight years.
“Just a lot of respect for their program, what Dabo has done,” Smart said. “He’s got a great culture there, a great environment. … It should be an awesome environment Saturday.”
Coming off a 13-1 season, Georgia features an offense that returns familiar faces as well as the first look into a new era of multiple units.
Fifth-year senior Carson Beck enters his second year as the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback. He threw for 3,941 yards and 24 touchdowns a season ago.
Questions arise, however, as to who Beck will hand the ball to in the backfield.
Early in the offseason, the obvious choice for Georgia’s RB1 was Florida transfer Trevor Etienne, who came to the Bulldogs after rushing for 1,472 yards and 14 touchdowns across two seasons for the Gators.
But after his arrest on DUI charges in March — they were dismissed in July — Etienne’s availability is uncertain for the season opener. Compounding the concern for the Georgia running back group is the toe injury of Roderick Robinson II, a sophomore who rushed for 70 yards in a 63-3 rout of Florida State in the Orange Bowl last season.
“I’m really excited about the backs we’ve got,” Smart said. “The guys have worked really hard. They continue to grow and get better. Rod’s toe is still an issue for him, and he did have surgery. … He’ll probably be week to week.”
As for Etienne, Smart wouldn’t disclose any update early in the week.
“I don’t really talk about all the other stuff, with regards to suspensions, for any of our players,” the coach said.
The Tigers, meanwhile, are eager to return to national glory and have a chance to upset the college football landscape on Saturday.
Finishing 9-4 last year, Clemson saw inconsistency from an offense that struggled to find its footing throughout the year.
The offense does return junior quarterback Cade Klubnik, who threw for 2,844 yards and 19 touchdowns, as well as running back Phil Mafah, who led the team with 965 rushing yards and 13 TD runs. Klubnik will need to improve on a season that saw him throw nine interceptions and lose five fumbles.
“You saw a lot of growth from him throughout the season,” Swinney said. “He was a first-year starter, and now you want to see a big jump.”
Now in the 12-team College Football Playoff era, the Tigers have a greater chance of returning to the sport’s biggest stage but will have to overcome their lowest preseason ranking since 2014, when they were No. 16.
“In my experience, we’ve been unranked and won the league, we’ve been ranked 12th and went all the way to the national championship, and we’ve been ranked high and didn’t finish as well,” Swinney said. “In college football, it’s all about where you are in November and December, not July and August.”
–Field Level Media
OKLAHOMA RBS COACH DEMARCO MURRAY SUSPENDED 1 GAME
The NCAA issued a one-game suspension to Oklahoma running backs coach DeMarco Murray on Tuesday for recruiting violations.
Murray, a former NFL rushing champion and three-time Pro Bowl selection, joined the Sooners’ coaching staff in 2020.
According to a report from the NCAA Committee on Infractions, Murray made impermissible contact with 17 prospects over a 16-month period. That included 65 phone calls and 36 text messages, which the university discovered during a routine review of phone records.
Murray, 36, who starred at Oklahoma from 2007-10, presumably will sit out the Sooners’ season-opening game on Friday night against the visiting Temple Owls.
The NCAA investigation determined that Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables “was not personally involved in the violations and demonstrated that he promoted an atmosphere of compliance.”
The Dallas Cowboys drafted Murray in the third round in 2011. He earned All-Pro first-team honors in 2014 after leading the NFL with 1,845 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns in 16 starts for the Cowboys.
He retired after the 2017 season with 7,174 rushing yards and 49 touchdowns plus 2,165 receiving yards and six scores in 99 games (86 starts) with the Cowboys (2011-14), Philadelphia Eagles (2015) and Tennessee Titans (2016-17).
–Field Level Media
NFL NEWS
REPORT: RAMS TRADING JONES TO TITANS
The Los Angeles Rams are trading linebacker Ernest Jones to the Tennessee Titans, sources told NFL insider Jordan Schultz.
Jones led the Rams with 145 total tackles (14 for loss) in 2023. He also tallied 4.5 sacks and six pass deflections in 15 games.
Kenneth Murray and Jack Gibbens were expected to operate as the Titans’ top off-ball linebackers before Jones’ arrival. Backup Chance Campbell suffered a torn ACL in the team’s final preseason contest.
Meanwhile, Christian Rozeboom, Troy Reeder, and Omar Speights sit atop Los Angeles’ revamped depth chart.
The move comes after the Rams reportedly granted Jones permission to seek a trade over the weekend. However, the linebacker said he never requested to be dealt.
REPORT: CHIEFS CUTTING TONEY AFTER FAILING TO FIND TRADE
The Kansas City Chiefs are waiving wide receiver Kadarius Toney after failing to find a trade partner, sources told Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
Kansas City acquired Toney from the New York Giants in 2022 for third- and sixth-round picks. He suited up in 20 games for the Chiefs, totaling 430 yards and one touchdown.
The 25-year-old was a healthy scratch for the club’s final seven games of the 2023 season, including its Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers. The team placed him on the injury report from Week 16 onward, though he claimed he was healthy.
Toney was crucial in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022, hauling in a touchdown pass and returning a punt 65 yards to set up a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
Kansas City also released wide receiver Justyn Ross on Tuesday, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz.
The Giants selected Toney in the first round of the 2021 draft.
REPORT: PACKERS CUT K ANDERS CARLSON
The Green Bay Packers cut kicker Anders Carlson, who missed a key field goal attempt in the NFC playoffs last season, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.
Carlson couldn’t convert a 41-yard attempt in the Packers’ 24-21 divisional-round playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers in January — a field goal that could have given Green Bay a seven-point lead with just over six minutes to play.
He struggled throughout his 2023 rookie season, missing five extra point tries and converting just 81.8 percent (27 of 33) of his field goal attempts in the regular season. The sixth-round draft pick also missed an extra point in the playoffs.
In training camp, the 26-year-old Carlson engaged in a competition with veteran Greg Joseph and undrafted free agent rookie Alex Hale.
The deadline for teams to get down to a 53-man roster is 4 p.m. Tuesday.
–Field Level Media
REPORT: VIKINGS TE T.J. HOCKENSON TO START SEASON ON PUP
Minnesota Vikings tight end T.J. Hockenson will start the season on the physically unable to perform list, leaving him ineligible to play until Week 5, ESPN reported Tuesday.
Hockenson tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee on Dec. 24 in a 30-24 loss to the Lions. The injury occurred when Hockenson hauled in a touchdown pass and took a hit from Detroit safety Kerby Joseph.
NFL rules for players on the PUP list mean Hockenson could return for the Oct. 6 game in London, where the Vikings play the New York Jets before a bye week. If Minnesota takes a more cautious approach, Hockenson could return Week 7 for a home game against the Lions.
The 27-year-old Hockenson had surgery on Jan. 29. He is a two-time Pro Bowl selection.
Entering his sixth NFL season, Hockenson was the No. 8 overall pick by the Lions in the 2019 NFL Draft, traded to Minnesota in 2022. In 72 career games (60 starts), Hockenson has 3,547 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns.
Before the injury last season, Hockenson had 95 catches in 127 targets for 960 yards and five TDs.
–Field Level Media
BRONCOS KEEP 3 QUARTERBACKS WHILE GETTING TO 53-MAN ROSTER
The Denver Broncos, after declaring rookie Bo Nix as their starter last week, decided to keep all three quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster at the deadline Tuesday.
Nix, the 12th overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, remains teammates with veterans Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson, the latter acquired in an offseason trade.
“Yeah, we think highly of the quarterback room,” Broncos general manager George Paton said Tuesday after the roster was announced. “I really liked the process. I thought the competition brought out the best in really all of the quarterbacks. All these guys support each other, they compete and they work well together.”
While competition for roster spots across all positions is fierce, Denver determined it could have three quarterbacks on the roster before the practice squad is slotted.
“We looked at last year (and) I think almost half the league kept three quarterbacks,” Paton said. “With the rule changes, we think that number will increase. We’re glad to have all three.”
Nix, who starred at Auburn and then Oregon, will become the first rookie QB to start a season opener for Denver since Hall of Famer John Elway in 1983.
“In regard to Bo, he’s earned the opportunity to be the starter,” Paton said. “We’ve talked about it multiple times. Just the poise, the maturity and efficiency that he’s operated on the offense has been impressive. We know like every rookie, he is going to have ups and downs, but we’ll support him through that. We’re confident in Bo and just look forward to his continued growth and development.”
Last season, Denver finished 8-9. Russell Wilson, now with the Pittsburgh Steelers, was 7-8 as a starter and Stidham was 1-1.
Stidham, 28, completed 40 of 66 (60.6 percent) for 496 yards with two touchdowns and one interception last season. He has played in a total of 16 games (four starts) with the New England Patriots (2019-20), Las Vegas Raiders (2022) and Denver.
Wilson, 25, spent the past three seasons with the New York Jets, who selected him second overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. He played in 34 games (33 starts) and completed 57 percent of his passes for 6,293 yards, 23 TDs and 25 interceptions.
The Broncos acquired Wilson and a 2024 seventh-round pick on April 22 for a 2024 sixth-round pick from the Jets, who have Aaron Rodgers returning following a season-ending injury sustained in the 2023 opener.
“With Zach, we knew Zach was really talented,” Paton said. “We didn’t know the person. We love the day-to-day with Zach and we love the person. He’s smart and (has) all the intangibles. He obviously played well and he moved the team, and ‘Stiddy’ (Stidham) did as well. We like our group.”
–Field Level Media
QB TAYLOR HEINICKE SURVIVES FALCONS’ FINAL ROSTER CUTS
The Atlanta Falcons elected to keep three quarterbacks in announcing their initial 53-man roster on Tuesday.
Veteran journeyman Taylor Heinicke joined starter Kirk Cousins and rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr., with the main surprise cuts being preseason standouts cornerback Kevin King and wide receiver Chris Blair.
Safety DeMarcco Hellams was placed on injured reserve but with a designation to return label from the ankle injury he suffered in the preseason opener.
Among those who did survive the final cut was special teams ace DeAngelo Malone as one of the four outside linebackers.
FALCONS 53-MAN ROSTER
QUARTERBACKS (3): Kirk Cousins, Taylor Heinicke, Michael Penix Jr.
WIDE RECEIVERS (5): KhaDarel Hodge, Drake London, Ray-Ray McCloud III, Darnell Mooney, Casey Washington
RUNNING BACKS (4): Tyler Allgeier, Jase McClellan, Bijan Robinson, Avery Williams
TIGHT ENDS (3): Ross Dwelley, Kyle Pitts, Charlie Woerner
OFFENSIVE LINE (9): Matthew Bergeron, Drew Dalman, Jovaughn Gwyn, Kyle Hinton, Chris Lindstrom, Jake Matthews, Kaleb McGary, Ryan Neuzil, Storm Norton
DEFENSIVE LINE (9): Brandon Dorlus, Ta’Quon Graham, Eddie Goldman, Zach Harrison, Grady Jarrett, Ruke Orhorhoro, David Onyemata, James Smith-Williams, Kentavius Street
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (4): Lorenzo Carter, Arnold Ebiketie, Matthew Judon, DeAngelo Malone
INSIDE LINEBACKERS (4): Troy Andersen, JD Bertrand, Kaden Elliss, Nate Landman
CORNERBACKS (5): Dee Alford, Antonio Hamilton Sr., Mike Hughes, Clark Phillips III, A.J. Terrell
SAFETIES (4): Micah Abernathy, Jessie Bates III, Richie Grant, Justin Simmons
SPECIALISTS (3): Younghoe Koo, Liam McCullough, Bradley Pinion
WAIVED/INJURED: LB Milo Eifler, S Josh Thompson
RELEASED: WR Chris Blair, CB Natrone Brooks, RB Spencer Brown, S Dane Cruikshank, OL Julien Davenport, WR Dylan Drummond, DL Prince Emili, TE John FitzPatrick, DL Demone Harris, WR O.J. Hiliare, CB Anthony Johnson, CB Kevin King, DL Zion Logue, DL LaCale London, WR Jesse Matthews, DL Kenny Oginni, CB Jayden Price, OL Andrew Stueber, S Tre Tarpley III, DL Tommy Togai, RB Carlos Washington Jr., OL Barry Wesley
One of the biggest questions ahead of the final cut day was the status of Heinicke, who completed only 45.5 percent of his passes with no touchdowns and a 59.5 passer rating during the preseason. The 31-year-old has played in 38 career NFL games and is likely to serve as the emergency third quarterback behind Cousins and Penix, who played on 24 snaps during the preseason.
Several of the players who were released could be among the 16 players the Falcons can add to their practice squad. More roster moves could also be made leading up to the team’s Sept. 8 regular-season opener against Pittsburgh.
–Field Level Media
PACKERS RB AJ DILLON LANDS ON IR WITH NECK INJURY
Packers running back AJ Dillon was placed on injured reserve with no designation to return, ending his 2024 season before it begins.
Dillon, 26, finished last season on IR with a neck stinger, the same injury that will prevent him from suiting up as the primary backup to new starting running back Josh Jacobs this season.
Rookie third-rounder MarShawn Lloyd and Emanuel Wilson are listed as the primary backups for the Packers, who parted with longtime starter Aaron Jones.
Lloyd’s availability for Week 1 has been questioned because of a hamstring injury, but he avoided starting the season on the physically unable to perform list.
Dillon had 613 rushing yards last season and was lauded for his success in short-yardage since joining the Packers as a second-round pick in 2020.
He has 2,428 yards and 16 touchdowns with the Packers.
Dillon missed the final three games of the 2023 season with a neck stinger, his second of the season. But general manager Brian Gutekunst said at the NFL Scouting Combine the Packers were planning to make an offer to Dillon.
“AJ’s done a great job for us the past four years and we’d love to have him back,” Gutekunst said.
He re-signed with the Packers in March rather than pursue a larger role elsewhere in free agency. According to NFL Network, the one-year deal was a little-used qualifying offer known as a four-year QC (qualifying contract).
–Field Level Media
REPORT: CHIEFS ACQUIRE TE PEYTON HENDERSHOT FROM COWBOYS
The Kansas City Chiefs acquired tight end Peyton Hendershot from the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2026, NFL Network reported.
The Cowboys had reportedly been set to cut Hendershot on Tuesday.
Hendershot, 25, played in 25 games (three starts) for the Cowboys over the past two seasons with 15 receptions and two touchdowns after he went undrafted out of Indiana.
–Field Level Media
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB ROUNDUP: ROYALS PULL EVEN WITH GUARDIANS IN AL CENTRAL
Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer as the surging Kansas City Royals won their third straight over host Cleveland, prevailing 6-1 on Tuesday to move into a first-place tie with the Guardians atop the American League Central.
Four Kansas City relievers retired the final 15 Cleveland hitters in order. James McArthur (5-5) got credit for the win.
The Guardians got their lone run in the fourth. Carlos Hernandez issued a two-out walk to David Fry, who went to second on Daniel Schneemann’s base hit and scored via Lane Thomas’ seeing-eye single.
Royals starter Michael Lorenzen departed in the second inning with a left hamstring strain apparently sustained while covering first base on a ground ball. He had been 2-0 with a 1.99 ERA in four starts since being acquired from the Texas Rangers.
Orioles 3, Dodgers 2
Ramon Urias hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the fifth inning and Baltimore opened a three-game series between two of the top teams in the major leagues with a win in Los Angeles.
Ryan O’Hearn also hit a home run for the Orioles, who are 19-18 since the All-Star break and pulled within a game of the first-place New York Yankees in the American League East.
Shohei Ohtani had two hits and a run for the Dodgers, while Miguel Rojas and Teoscar Hernandez each drove in a run. In his fifth start since joining Los Angeles at the trade deadline, right-hander Jack Flaherty (10-6) gave up three runs on six hits over six innings. He walked two and struck out five.
Mets 8, Diamondbacks 3
Sean Manaea matched his season high of 11 strikeouts while tossing 6 2/3 solid innings to help New York beat Arizona in Phoenix.
Pete Alonso homered, Jeff McNeil had two RBIs and Brandon Nimmo had three hits as New York won for the seventh time in 11 games. The Mets are three games behind the Atlanta Braves for the National League’s final wild-card spot. Manaea (10-5) served up two homers in the seventh inning after allowing just one hit over the first six innings. Overall, he gave up three runs and four hits while issuing no walks.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a solo homer and Corbin Carroll had a two-run shot for the Diamondbacks, who lost for just the seventh time in their past 31 games. The Diamondbacks are in a virtual tie for the top wild-card spot in the NL with the San Diego Padres. Brandon Pfaadt (8-7) was charged with eight runs (six earned) and eight hits over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out six and walked one.
Rays 3, Mariners 2
Jose Siri hit a go-ahead two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning as Tampa Bay won in Seattle.
Yandy Diaz added a solo shot in the eighth for the Rays, who won for just the second time in their past six games. Rays reliever Edwin Uceta (2-0) got the victory and Manuel Rodriguez worked the ninth for his second save.
The Mariners lost for the second time in five games under new manager Dan Wilson and remained 3 1/2 games behind the first-place Houston Astros in the American League West. Mariners reliever JT Chargois (2-1) took the loss after Logan Gilbert struck out a season-high 10 in six shutout innings. Gilbert gave up four hits without walking a batter.
Marlins 9, Rockies 8
Jesus Sanchez hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run ninth inning and Miami rallied to beat Colorado in Denver.
It marked the second time this season that Miami scored five runs in the ninth against Colorado. The Marlins first did it at home on April 30 to force extra innings, and they went on to win that game 7-6. Sanchez finished with two hits and four RBIs. Kyle Stowers also went deep and added a triple and Griffin Conine tripled and doubled in his first career start. George Soriano (1-1) got the win, while Calvin Faucher picked up his fourth save of the year.
The ninth-inning rally by Miami spoiled a big night for Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, who homered twice, doubled and drove in four runs. Charlie Blackmon and Sam Hilliard also homered, and Jacob Stallings had two hits.
Braves 8, Twins 6 (10 innings)
Ramon Laureano went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs and Atlanta outlasted Minnesota in 10 innings in Minneapolis.
Michael Harris II went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs for Atlanta, which won for the eighth time in the past 10 games. Marcell Ozuna finished 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs. Braves right-hander Raisel Iglesias (4-1) pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win.
Trevor Larnach went 3-for-6 with a double and three RBIs to lead the Twins. Matt Wallner, Edouard Julien and Jose Miranda added one RBI apiece for Minnesota, which lost its third game in a row. Reliever Jhoan Duran (6-8) took the loss, giving up four runs (three earned) on four hits in one-third inning.
Padres 7, Cardinals 5
Jake Cronenworth drove in the decisive run to lift visiting San Diego past St. Louis.
Manny Machado hit a home run as the Padres won for the fourth time in five games. Luis Arraez went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run. Padres starter Dylan Cease allowed four runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked four. Yuki Matsui (4-2) got the victory and Tanner Scott claimed his 20th save.
Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer for the Cardinals, who lost for the third time in four games. Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas allowed four runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked one. Reliever John King (3-3) took the loss.
Giants 5, Brewers 4
Mike Yastrzemski hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning as visiting San Francisco rode the long ball to a comeback victory over Milwaukee.
Grant McCray and Matt Chapman each hit solo homers for the Giants. Logan Webb’s streak of not allowing a home run ended at 43 1/3 innings. He gave up four runs on four hits in five-plus innings, including a two-run shot to Willy Adames in the sixth. Camilo Doval (5-1) finished the sixth for the victory, working into and out of a bases-loaded jam.
Rookie Jackson Chourio also hit a two-run homer for Milwaukee. Starter Tobias Myers lasted five innings and permitted three runs on three hits and a walk, with four strikeouts.
Nationals 4, Yankees 2
Patrick Corbin pitched six scoreless innings, Andres Chaparro and Jose Tena hit back-to-back homers and Washington beat visiting New York.
Dylan Crews, playing his second major league game, had the first two hits of his career for the Nationals. Corbin (4-12), who earned career victory No. 100 in his previous start, allowed two hits and two walks while striking out six on Tuesday. He won consecutive starts for the first time this year. Washington prevailed despite going 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position.
Aaron Judge had a double and a walk for the Yankees, who had won five of their past six. Gerrit Cole (5-3) allowed three runs on six hits over five innings. He walked one and fanned seven. Cole came into the game 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA in four starts this month.
Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 3
Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu each went 2-for-4 and combined for three outfield assists on a strong defensive night as Boston beat visiting Toronto.
Duran now has 20 long balls on the year and is the first player in major league history to record 10 triples, 20 home runs, 30 stolen bases and 40 doubles in a single season, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Greg Weissert (3-2) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the win in relief.
Toronto’s Will Wagner went 3-for-4 with two doubles and his first big-league home run. Daulton Varsho also homered, and he and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. logged two hits apiece. Yariel Rodriguez (1-6) allowed six runs and eight hits in five innings.
Cubs 9, Pirates 5
Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson each hit two-run homers during a five-run fourth inning and Chicago remained hot with a win in Pittsburgh.
Swanson had three RBIs for Chicago, which won for the eighth time in 11 games and moved a game over .500 for the first time since May 28. The Cubs have outscored the Pirates 27-13 in the first two games of the three-game series. Chicago starter Justin Steele (5-5) allowed two runs on six hits over five innings and improved to 3-0 with a 2.03 ERA in five starts this month.
Bryan De La Cruz doubled and homered for Pittsburgh, which has lost three of its past four games. Oneil Cruz had four hits and two RBIs.
Athletics 5, Reds 4
Max Schuemann and Lawrence Butler hit two-run homers in the seventh inning and visiting Oakland held on for a win against Cincinnati in the opener of their three-game series.
Zack Gelof added a solo shot in the eighth for Oakland, which has won two straight. A’s rookie right-hander Mitch Spence allowed one run and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out three and walked three. Michel Otanez (1-0) got the final two outs of the sixth to earn his first major league victory.
Reds right-hander Jacob Junis came out of the bullpen to make his first start of the season and retired all 12 batters he faced, striking out three. Tyler Stephenson had three hits and scored three runs for the Reds, who have lost four of five.
Phillies 5, Astros 0
Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings and Nick Castellanos supplied a three-run homer to guide host Philadelphia to a victory over Houston.
Nola (12-6) yielded just four singles and a walk while striking out six en route to his first victory since July 11.
Jose Altuve registered two hits for the Astros, who have lost six of their past eight games. They will try to avoid a three-game series sweep on Wednesday.
Tigers 6, Angels 2
Kerry Carpenter homered and drove in three runs as host Detroit extended its winning streak to five games by defeating Los Angeles in a game delayed 2 hours, 45 minutes by inclement weather.
Jake Rogers and Riley Greene also homered for the Tigers. Brant Hurter (2-1) tossed five innings of two-run ball in his first career start. Jason Foley got the last out with two runners on to pick up his 18th save.
Taylor Ward scored and knocked in a run for the Angels, who have lost six straight. Los Angeles starter Johnny Cueto (0-2) gave up six runs in five innings.
–Field Level Media
WNBA NEWS
WINGS SHAKE OFF MASSIVE NIGHT FROM A’JA WILSON, SINK ACES
Satou Sabally scored 28 points and the Dallas Wings overcame a monster 42-point performance from A’ja Wilson to record a 93-90 victory over the visiting Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday night.
Dallas (8-22) put together back-to-back wins for just the second time this season while dropping the Aces to 2-4 since the All-Star break.
Wilson split a pair of free throws with 46.5 seconds left in the game to give Las Vegas (18-12) a 90-89 edge. But that would be the last time the Aces would score, and Arike Ogunbowale and Sabally each knocked down a pair of foul shots down the stretch to give the Wings the win.
Wilson missed a potential game-tying triple as time expired. Still, the 42 points were a season high, and Wilson made 16 of 22 shots from the floor.
Natasha Howard contributed 24 points and Ogunbowale finished with 20 for Dallas, which also got eight points and 17 rebounds from Teaira McCowan.
Jackie Young complemented Wilson with 17 points, while Chelsea Gray notched 15. Despite taking the loss, Las Vegas managed to outshoot the Wings 50 percent to 48 percent overall.
The Aces were in command after three quarters, taking a 69-61 lead into the fourth. Howard personally outscored Las Vegas 5-2 over the first 1:20 of the final period, and Dallas later drew even at 79-79 when Sabally completed a four-point play with 4:59 remaining.
After that, neither team led by more than two until the game’s final sequence.
Wilson netted 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting to lift Las Vegas to a 42-37 advantage at the break. She then went for 15 points in the third quarter, when both the Aces and Wings made 57.9 percent of their field-goal attempts.
Dallas had to climb out of an early hole, as it fell behind quickly due to a game-opening, 21-8 run by Las Vegas that ended with a 3-pointer from Young.
The Wings got within 25-18 by the end of the first quarter.
–Field Level Media
GOLF NEWS
GOLF GLANCE: SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER SEEKS ELUSIVE FEDEX CUP TITLE
Field Level Media’s Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: BMW Championship (Keegan Bradley)
THIS WEEK: Tour Championship, Atlanta, Aug. 29-Sept. 1
Course: East Lake Golf Club (Par 71, 7,490 Yards)
Purse: $100M (Winner: $25M)
Defending Champion: Viktor Hovland
FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: 1-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-2:30 p.m. (GC), 2:30-7 p.m. (NBC); Sunday: Noon-1:30 p.m. (GC), 1:30-6 p.m. (NBC)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 11:15 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday: Noon-7 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @TOURChamp
STARTING STROKES
The player with the lowest total strokes over 72 holes when combined with his FedEx Cup Starting Strokes will win the season championship.
10 under: Scottie Scheffler
8 under: Xander Schauffele
7 under: Hideki Matsuyama
6 under: Keegan Bradley
5 under: Ludvig Aberg
4 under: Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay
3 under: Sungjae Im, Sahith Theegala, Shane Lowry, Adam Scott, Tony Finau
2 under: Byeong Hun An, Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Akshay Bhatia, Robert MacIntyre
1 under: Billy Horschel, Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Matthieu Pavon, Taylor Pendrith
Even: Chris Kirk, Tom Hoge, Aaron Rai, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Justin Thomas
NOTES: The winner earns a $25 million bonus and a five-year PGA Tour exemption. … Bradley jumped into the top 30 with his win at the BMW. Also playing their way into the field were Adam Scott (No. 14), Tommy Fleetwood (No. 22) and Chris Kirk (No. 26). Brian Harman, Jason Day, Davis Thompson and Denny McCarthy fell outside of the top 30. Justin Thomas was the final player to qualify for this week’s field at No. 30. … Tiger Woods set the tournament scoring record of 257 in 2007.
BEST BETS: Scheffler (+110 at DraftKings) is the first player to enter the Tour Championship at No. 1 in the standings three consecutive years. He finished T2 in 2022 and T6 in 2023. The six-time winner and Olympic gold medalist in 2024 is coming off a disappointing T33 last week. … Xander Schauffele (+230) finished second to Hovland last year and has a pair of top-5s in the first two playoff legs. … Hideki Matsuyama (+1100) withdrew last week due to a back injury but did win the FedEx St. Jude following his bronze medal. … Rory McIlroy (+1600) is seeking a record fourth FedEx Cup title and has finished outside the top-10 just once in the past seven years. He has not been in top form of late but did post a T11 last week and is always dangerous at East Lake. … Keegan Bradley (+3500) started the playoffs at No. 39 but leapt to No. 4 with last week’s victory. Two of the past three BMW winners have gone on to claim the FedEx Cup title.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Procore Championship, Napa, Calif., Sept. 12-15
LPGA Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: AIG Women’s British Open (Lydia Ko)
THIS WEEK: FM Championship, Norton, Mass., Aug. 29-Sept. 1
Course: TPC Boston (Par 72, 6,598 Yards)
Purse: $3.8M (Winner: $570,000)
Defending Champion: Inaugural event
Race to the CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV/Streaming: Thursday: 3:30-6:30 p.m. ET (all Peacock/International); Friday: 3:30-6:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. ET; Saturday: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
X: @FM_Champ_
NOTES: The 144-player field will be cut to the top 65 and ties after 36 holes. … TPC Boston was designed by Arnold Palmer and redesigned in 2007 by Gil Hanse. It has hosted 17 PGA Tour events, including the FedEx St. Jude Championship in 2020.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: The Solheim Cup, Gainesville, Va., Sept. 13-15
PGA Tour Champions
LAST TOURNAMENT: The Ally Challenge (Stewart Cink)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Ernie Els
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Ascension Charity Classic, St. Louis, Sept. 6-8
LIV Golf League
LAST TOURNAMENT: Greenbrier (Individual: Brooks Koepka; Team: Smash GC)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
2024 Leaders: Players, Joaquin Niemann; Team, Crushers GC
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Chicago, Bolingbrook, Ill., Sept. 13-15
–Field Level Media
TOP INDIANA SPORTS/NEWS RELEASES
COLTS NEWS
COLTS ANNOUNCE 2024 INITIAL 53-MAN ROSTER: POSITION-BY-POSITION BREAKDOWN
QUARTERBACKS (3): Sam Ehlinger, Joe Flacco, Anthony Richardson
There was a bit of a twist this week when NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported the NFLPA rejected the NFL’s new emergency third quarterback rule, which would’ve allowed teams to elevate an emergency quarterback from the practice squad on gamedays. So for 2024, the old rule remains in place, which stipulates a quarterback must be on a team’s 53-man roster to be designated a gameday emergency third quarterback but not count against the active roster limit.
The Colts may have still kept Ehlinger on their 53-man roster anyway, as he would’ve been exposed to waivers otherwise. Either way, Ehlinger – who turned in another strong preseason – earned his way on to the Colts’ roster for the fourth consecutive year.
RUNNING BACKS (3): Tyler Goodson, Trey Sermon, Jonathan Taylor
Goodson put together a strong training camp and preseason (26 carries, 107 yards, 2 touchdowns) to earn a spot on the Colts’ roster. Sermon sustained a hamstring injury earlier in the preseason, but head coach Shane Steichen said this weekend the running back will return to practice “hopefully next week.”
WIDE RECEIVERS (6): Josh Downs, Ashton Dulin, Anthony Gould, Adonai Mitchell, Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr.
Steichen said Sunday Downs is “progressing well” from the ankle injury he sustained in training camp. While Steichen didn’t put a firm timetable on the second-year receiver’s return, he said “the hope” is to have Downs available for Week 1.
Dulin returns after missing the 2023 season with a torn ACL, providing key depth on offense and consistent play across Brian Mason’s special teams units. Gould, the fifth-round rookie, will be in the mix as a kick and/or punt returner while offering some juice on offense.
TIGHT ENDS (4): Mo Alie-Cox, Kylen Granson, Will Mallory, Drew Ogletree
The Colts placed tight end Jelani Woods on season-ending injured reserve on Tuesday. Woods sustained a toe injury in the Colts’ second preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals, with Steichen saying the tight end will miss “some time.” Alie-Cox, Granson, Mallory and Ogletree all return from the 2023 Colts.
OFFENSIVE LINE (10): Tanor Bortolini, Blake Freeland, Will Fries, Matt Goncalves, Ryan Kelly, Quenton Nelson, Danny Pinter, Bernhard Raimann, Braden Smith, Dalton Tucker
The Colts’ depth behind their starting five (Fries, Kelly, Nelson, Raimann, Smith) will be largely be young – while Pinter is entering his fifth year in the NFL, Freeland is in Year 2 and Bortolini, Goncalves and Tucker are all rookies. Tucker, notably, was the only undrafted rookie to earn his way on to the Colts’ 53-man roster after a strong training camp at both right and left guard.
DEFENSIVE LINE (10): Adetomiwa Adebawore, Taven Bryan, DeForest Buckner, Raekwon Davis, Isaiah Land, Laiatu Latu, Tyquan Lewis, Dayo Odeyingbo, Kwity Paye, Grover Stewart
Even with Samson Ebukam (Achilles) being placed on injured reserve Tuesday, the Colts enter the 2024 season with top-end talent and strong depth at defensive end. Latu had a standout preseason, while Lewis, Odeyingbo and Paye were both disruptive and productive. And Land, a 2023 waiver claim, flashed athleticism and speed off the edge at times during training camp. Defensive tackle, too, looks deep behind starters Buckner and Stewart: Davis, a free agent signing in March, returned to practice last week, while Adebawore consistently showed encouraging signs during training camp and preseason games.
LINEBACKERS (5): Jaylon Carlies, Zaire Franklin, Segun Olubi, E.J. Speed, Grant Stuard
Behind entrenched starters Franklin and Speed, the Colts have some encouraging depth: Carlies, the fifth-round rookie from Mizzou, had some splash moments during training camp and took snaps with the first-team defense as a third linebacker in last week’s final preseason game. Olubi, meanwhile, has positional versatility but importantly can step in as the backup MIKE linebacker, as he did with an interception in the Colts’ Week 9 win over the Carolina Panthers last season. Stuard is one of the Colts’ most trusted special teams players.
CORNERBACKS (5): Darrell Baker Jr., JuJu Brents, Dallis Flowers, Jaylon Jones, Kenny Moore II
Both the cornerbacks the Colts drafted in 2024 – Jaylin Simpson (fifth round) and Micah Abraham (sixth round) – did not make the initial 53-man roster. Baker, who started seven games and appeared in seven others for the Colts in 2023, made the cut; Brents, who sustained a nose injury in the Colts’ second preseason game, could be on track to return to practice for Week 1, Steichen said.
SAFETIES (4): Julian Blackmon, Nick Cross, Trevor Denbow, Rodney Thomas II
The Colts released veteran Ronnie Harrison Jr. on Sunday, signaling these four would be the safeties on the initial 53-man roster. Cross played every snap with the Colts’ first-team defense in both their preseason games, lining up at free safety with Blackmon at strong safety; Cross also played strong safety when Blackmon wasn’t on the field.
Thomas provides depth on defense and special teams here, while Denbow played the third-most special teams snaps of any Colts player in 2023.
SPECIALISTS (3): PK Matt Gay, LS Luke Rhodes, P Rigoberto Sanchez
No surprises here. Steichen and the Colts remain confident in Gay’s ability to deliver critical kicks in the regular season after the veteran missed three of his four field goal attempts in preseason play (he made all five of his PATs).
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
FOUR-RUN FOURTH LIFTS INDIANS OVER BATS IN SERIES OPENER
INDIANAPOLIS – Four shutout frames by Mike Burrows and a pair of homers by Liover Peguero and Matt Gorski led the Indianapolis Indians to a 4-3 series-opening victory over the Louisville Bats on Tuesday evening at Victory Field.
Burrow fanned five over 4.0 innings with one hit and one walk allowed to keep the game scoreless until the bottom of the fourth. The Indians (27-23, 60-63) took the lead in his final inning of work courtesy of two-run homers by both Peguero and Gorski against reliever Justus Sheffield (L, 0-6).
Louisville (19-32, 57-68) battled back in its next offensive half-inning, with three consecutive singles loading the bases before Edwin Ríos roped a bases-clearing double into the right-center gap. Michael Plassmeyer (W, 4-9) and Connor Sadzeck (S, 5) shut down the Bats offense over the final four frames with three hits allowed and three strikeouts.
Gorski and Peguero each logged two hits and two RBI with their fourth-inning homers. Nick Yorke joined the multi-hit crew with a double and single.
The Indians and Bats continue their six-game set with a doubleheader on Wednesday with Game 1 scheduled for 5:35 PM ET. RHP Bubba Chandler (1-0, 1.50) will take the hill for Indy against RHP Connor Phillips (2-7, 9.92).
INDIANA FEVER
CAITLIN CLARK NAMED WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Fever rookie guard Caitlin Clark was named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week during the August 15-25 portion of the regular season schedule, the league announced today. Clark has already received WNBA Rookie of the Month honors in May and July this season also.
In the Fever’s first three games after the Olympic break, Clark ranked third among all players in the WNBA for scoring as she averaged 25.0 points per game to go along with 9.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per contest. Last week, Clark became the franchise rookie leader in made 3-point field goals with 81, passed Ticha Penicheiro’s record of 224 assists to become the WNBA all-time rookie leader in assists and also joined Aliyah Boston and Tamika Catchings as the only players in franchise history to score at least 500 points in a rookie season.
On August 16 during Indiana’s 98-89 win against the Phoenix Mercury, Clark scored a team-high 29 points, dished out a game-high 10 assists and pulled down five rebounds, which marked her 10th double-double of the season. Against the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday, Clark recorded 23 points, eight assists and five rebounds, which was her 11th game of the season recording at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists. Clark has also recorded at least 20 points and six assists in six of her last seven games. Clark continues to lead the league in assists averaging 8.3 assists per game and leads all rookies in scoring (17.9 ppg), steals (1.4 spg), field goals made (169), free throws made (116) and minutes per game (35.3 mpg).
Following a two-game road stretch, the Fever return home to face the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. on Bally Sports Indiana and NBA TV.
INDIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES VS. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
SETTING THE SCENE • Indiana is set to open the 2024 season under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti with a home date against FIU on Saturday (Aug. 31) at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. • The matchup marks the first time the two programs have faced one another since 2018, when the Hoosiers defeated FIU, 38-28, in a road contest in Miami. This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the teams. Indiana leads the all-time series, 3-0. • The home contest marks the first of eight home games for the Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium this season, tied for its most in program history with the 2013 and 2008 seasons. • Indiana will open a season with a home non-conference game for the first time since 2015. Overall in non-conference home season openers, Indiana owns a 25-3 overall mark since 1953 – the first year the Big Ten fielded 10 teams in the conference. • The Hoosiers have won 11 straight non-conference home season openers dating back to a 41-38 loss against NC State to start the 2000 season. NEWS & NOTES • Indiana overhauled its roster in 2024, as head coach Curt Cignetti brought in 54 newcomers, which includes 30 transfers. Thirteen of those transfers arrived from James Madison. • Indiana is tied for the ninth-fewest returning players in the FBS along and tied for third-fewest returning scholarship players. • Of Indiana’s 30 transfers, the list includes 13 defensive players, 15 offensive players and two specialists. There are 29 players from Division I (28 FBS, 1 FCS) and one from the Division III level. • Nine of Indiana’s 10 on-field assistant coaches are new for the 2024 season, with offensive line coach/run game coordinator Bob Bostad the only holdover. Bryant Haines (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) and Mike Shanahan (Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers) will lead the Hoosier defense and offense, respectively. • The 10 on-field assistants for the Hoosiers rank No. 4 in the FBS and No. 2 in the Power 4 in average age at 38.2 years old. Only Georgia Tech (33.2) has a younger group of assistant coaches. • Wide receiver Elijah Sarratt arrives in Bloomington for his junior season after a breakout 2022 campaign at James Madison. In his sophomore showing during the 2023 season, Sarratt totaled 1,191 yards receiving on 82 receptions with eight touchdowns to earn All-Sun Belt first team. • Senior Donaven McCulley enjoyed a breakout junior year in 2023 – only his second season at wide receiver after transitioning in 2022 from quarterback. The Indianapolis native charted six touchdown receptions and 644 yards receiving to garner honorable mention All-Big Ten from the conference’s coaches and media panel. • Indiana’s defensive line picked up transfers Mikail Kamara (James Madison) and CJ West (Kent State) to bolster its unit. The duo combined for 31.5 tackles for loss in 2023, with Kamara a second-team All-Sun Belt pick and West an All-Mid-American selection per PFF. • Senior punter James Evans enters the 2024 season as Indiana’s career leader in punting average at 43.9 yards per punt. That total sits more than a full yard in front of Alan Sutkowski’s 42.5 yard average from 1995-97.
PRODUCTION OVER POTENTIAL Since Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti took over the head coaching position in December 2023, he has been hard at work at retooling the roster to its maximum capability for 2024. Even with the transfer portal as active as ever, Cignetti has remained selective in who he brings to Bloomington, preaching one message multiple times in pursuit of finding the best fits for the Indiana program and his philosophy: “Production over Potential.” Cignetti seeks out players who have valuable experience and have proven they can contribute, no matter what level of college football they have played at. Cignetti has stuck true to his word with 23 of his 31 transfers having three or more years of experience playing college football. Of that group, 14 have earned all-conference or all-conference honorable mention at their previous institutions: Shawn Asbury II, James Carpenter, Mile Cross, Justice Ellison, Zach Horton, Terry Jones Jr., Mikail Kamara, Nick Kidwell, Nahji Logan, Myles Price, Kurtis Rourke, Tyler Stephens, Jailin Walker and CJ West. NEW-LOOK SCHEDULE With a fresh slate of non-conference opponents and no Big Ten divisions to determine conference opponents, Indiana sports its most different-looking schedule in some time. Seven of the 12 regular season opponents offer a unique specialty to the 2024 slate, whether it be the first time playing against one another in years, a first-ever matchup between the programs, or the first time playing in a location in some time. Indiana’s week one matchup against FIU will be the first time the two programs have met since 2018. From week two through four, Indiana will face off against programs who it has never played before in its history: Western Illinois, UCLA and Charlotte. The week six game at Northwestern will be Indiana’s first trip to Evanston since 2016. In week eight, Nebraska will play in Bloomington for the first time since 2016 and only the second time since 1978. The week nine game against Washington will mark the first meeting between the two programs since 2003.
ONE-SCORE SQUAD Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti has compiled an impressive 119-35 record across his 13 years as a head coach, including stops at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2011-16), Elon (2017-18) or James Madison (2019-23). No matter if he was coaching in the Division II ranks, the FCS level or in the FBS, winning close games is a difference-making part of Cignetti’s success with a 26-18 record in games decided by one score. After going 6-9 in one-score games at IUP, Cignetti has a combined 20-9 record in one-score contests from 2017-23. He went 10-2 in such games at Elon and 10-7 while at James Madison. In Cignetti’s 13 seasons as a head coach, he has never had a losing season. FRESH FACES With the overhaul of the roster, Indiana will enter the 2024 season with very few returners from 2023 and plenty of new names who joined the team from either the transfer portal or high school. In a list compiled by Troy University’s athletic communications office, Indiana was tied for the ninth-fewest returning players in the FBS along with a tie for third-fewest returning scholarship players.
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA TO TRAVEL TO TENNESSEE FOR CHARITY EXHIBITION
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana men’s basketball program will open the 2024-25 season with a charity exhibition game on Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville against the Tennessee Volunteers.
NCAA rules mandate that for an exhibition game between two Division I teams, the host school must sell tickets and donate the proceeds to a designated charity. Tennessee and Indiana have jointly agreed to support the John McLendon Foundation.
The general public on-sale date is Sept. 16 via allvols.com. The tip time and TV network will be announced at a later date.
“We are excited to be able to play such a good, well-coached team in Tennessee to get us ready for the season,” head coach Mike Woodson said. “We wanted to test ourselves away from our home floor early in the season and this will be a great experience to learn where we are as a ball club.
“We are also honored to play for such a wonderful cause in the McLendon Foundation. The work that they do is truly special, and it is a credit to John McLendon and his legacy.”
Named for the esteemed Naismith Memorial Basketball of Fame member, the John McLendon Foundation offers scholarships for minority students who intend to pursue a postgraduate degree in athletics administration.
It is also home to the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative, a new coach-driven program to create access to and opportunity for meaningful employment experience for minority candidates known as Future Leaders.
“On behalf of the McLendon Foundation, we are humbled by the continued support of Coach Barnes and Coach Woodson,” McLendon Foundation director Adrien Harraway said. “This game between the University of Tennessee and Indiana University demonstrates how sports can bring us together to inspire the next generation of sports leaders.”
Indiana, with fourth-year head coach Mike Woodson on the sidelines, returned four players that started at least 20 games last season in fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway (10.6 points per game), junior forward Malik Reneau (15.4), sophomore wing Mackenzie Mgbako (12.2), and sophomore guard Gabe Cupps (2.6). The Hoosiers also brought in the second-ranked transfer portal class according to 247Sports. The six-player class includes sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo (12.9 points per game, transfer from Arizona), fifth-year senior center Dallas James (0.8, South Carolina State), senior wing Luke Goode (5.7, Illinois), senior center Langdon Hatton (10.5, Bellarmine), redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice (14.8, Washington State), and sophomore guard Kanaan Carlyle (11.5, Stanford). IU also earned a commitment from McDonald’s All-American Bryson Tucker, a consensus top-25 national recruit, out of Bowie, Md.
The Volunteers finished the 2023-24 seasons with a 27-9 record and a trip to the NCAA Elite Eight. Tennessee lost six players from their regular rotation from a season ago, including first-round draft pick Dalton Knecht. Head coach Rick Barnes, a 38-year college basketball veteran, reloaded with the 14th-ranked transfer portal class according to 247Sports.
PURDUE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES VS INDIANA STATE
Purdue opens its 137th season of football, including the 101st at Ross-Ade Stadium, hosting Indiana State in an instate matchup. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET on BTN. • The Boilermakers are 6-0 against the Sycamores, including a 56-0 win two years ago. • Making his Purdue debut, Devin Mockobee recorded a team-high 78 rushing yards with one touchdown in the 2022 victory over Indiana State. • Purdue begins the second season under head coach Ryan Walters; during Walters’ first season in West Lafayette, the Boilermakers tied for fourth in the Big Ten West and captured both rivalry games (Indiana – Old Oaken Bucket), Illinois – Cannon Trophy) for the third straight season. • Walters’ defense recorded 35 sacks last year, the third most in program history and the highest since 2004. • Dillon Thieneman, the 50th All-American in program history, is a consensus Preseason All-American; setting program freshman records for interceptions (6) and solo tackles (74), Thieneman was tabbed the FWAA Freshman Defensive Player of the Year and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year last season. • Purdue has produced four All-Americans over the past three seasons (Thieneman – 2023, Charlie Jones – 2022, David Bell – 2021, George Karlaftis – 2021), the most in three years since 1967-69. • Behind Mockobee and Tyrone Tracy Jr. (New York Giants), Purdue led the Big Ten in rushing in conference games (184.6 ypg); Purdue was the only team in the Big Ten with two running backs to rush for more than 500 yards in league contests (Mockobee – 625, Tracy – 624). • Kydran Jenkins recorded 15.5 TFLs a season ago, ranking third in the Big Ten and 18th nationally, the most by a Boilermaker since George Karlaftis (Kansas City Chiefs) in 2019 and the first Boilermaker to lead the team in back-to-back seasons since Jake Replogle (2014-15). • Purdue added 23 players in the transfer portal, including 14 from Power 4 schools; the group was a consensus Top 10 class in the transfer rankings when 14 of the transfers joined the team for the spring semester. • One year after recording the highest total and average attendance since 2007, Purdue Football sold out its season ticket allotment (42,000) for the 2024 campaign; the Notre Dame game (Sept. 14) sold out one day after going on sale to the public. All tickets for the Purdue student section, the Ross-Ade Brigade, are also sold out for the year. • Boilermaker legend and College Football Hall of Famer Mark Herrmann is the new color analyst for Purdue football games on the Boilermaker Sports Network, taking over following the retirement of Purdue Football alum Pete Quinn, who spent 32 seasons in the announcing chair calling Boilermaker games on the gridiron. • Purdue will debut new jerseys for the 2024 season. • Thirteen Boilermakers have already earned their undergraduate degrees, six from Purdue and seven from other schools before transferring to Purdue.
PURDUE FOOTBALL IS BACK • The Boilermakers kick off their 137th season of football in 2024. • Purdue holds a 78-52-6 mark in season openers, while going 92-39-4 in home openers. The Boilermakers have won 22 of their last 26 home openers. • Ross-Ade Stadium has been Purdue’s home for 100 seasons, marking the 2024 campaign as the 101st full season; Ross-Ade will turn 100 years old on November 22 when the Boilermakers play at Michigan State. • Purdue closed out the 1924 season with its first game at Ross Ade, a 26-7 Homecoming win over Indiana (Nov. 22, 1924). YEAR 2 OF THE WALTERS ERA • Purdue begins its second season under the guidance of head coach Ryan Walters. • The three pillars of Walters’ program: Competitive, Tough, Disciplined. • Known as a players’ coach, Walters has established a culture in which everyone in the program feels like family. • Hired at age 36 after being named the 2022 , On3 Coordinator of the Year Walters, now 38, is one of the youngest coaches in college football – the fourth youngest among the Power 4 conferences (Kenny Dillingham – 34, Dan Lanning – 38, Sherrone Moore – 38). • Despite the record not being what Walters and Purdue wanted, facing one of the toughest schedules in the country, there were several positives the Boilermakers could take away from Walters’ first year in West Lafayette to build off of heading into the 2024 season. IN-STATE OPPOSITION • A schedule rarity, Purdue will play three opponents from the state of Indiana this season. • After beginning the season against Indiana State, the Boilermakers have a bye week before facing Notre Dame for the Shillelagh Trophy (Sept. 14). • Sticking with tradition, Purdue closes out the regular season by battling Indiana with the Old Oaken Bucket up for grabs. • The last time three in-state opponents were on Purdue’s schedule occurred during the 2013 season, with four such seasons this century. ROSS-ADE PACKED ALL SEASON LONG • With three of Purdue’s six home games coming against preseason Top 10 teams, Ross-Ade Stadium is expected to be packed all season long. • The 2023 season featured Purdue’s highest home attendance, both average and total, since the 2007 campaign, but those marks might be broken this season. • With more than 42,000 season ticket holders, including more than 5,000 new season ticket holders, season tickets sold out for the 2024 season. • Student season tickets also sold out five hours after going on sale, a record-breaking time. • Purdue’s in-state matchup against Notre Dame sold out one day after going on sale to the public. PURDUE VS. THE FCS • Purdue will face an FCS opponent for just the second time since 2016 when it won 45-24 over Eastern Kentucky in the season opener. • Indiana State was the last FCS team to battle the Boilermakers, and Purdue cruised to a 56-0 victory (Sept. 10, 2022). • From 2006 to 2016, the Boilermakers faced an FCS opponent every season except for 2009. Four of those games were against the Sycamores.
PURDUE CALLING ON QB HUDSON CARD TO EXTEND DOMINATION OF INDIANA STATE
Purdue will host Indiana State on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind., in the season opener for both teams as they face each other for the second time in three years.
Purdue easily won the most recent meeting, 56-0 in 2022, and leads the all-time series 6-0.
The Boilermakers went only 4-8 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten last season but still should have an easy time with Indiana State, which finished 1-10 (1-7 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference).
The Sycamores have just three wins in the past two seasons, and two came against winless Western Illinois.
Indiana State coach Curt Mallory said he believes his offensive line is stronger than last season, which will have to be the case if the Sycamores hope to stay in Saturday’s game.
“I don’t think there’s a group on this team that works harder,” Mallory said. “And that gives you a chance.”
Indiana State has nine wins all-time against FBS programs, although it’s never beaten a member of the Big Ten. Purdue is 13-0 all-time against the FCS, and the Boilermakers believe they should be improved in Ryan Walters’ second year as head coach.
“I just think we’re in a much better place,” Walters said. “I look back to this time a year ago, knowing what I know now, and seeing what we’re seeing in front of us now, and it’s like, yeah, it’s not close.”
The biggest concern for the Boilermakers is whether they can get improvement out of quarterback Hudson Card.
Card offered decent play last year but didn’t take enough chances downfield. He appeared in 11 games, completing 215 of 365 passes for 2,387 yards and 15 touchdowns with eight interceptions. Card had two interceptions in 201 pass attempts prior to last season.
The Boilermakers imported a pair of receivers from Georgia in CJ Smith and De’Nylon Morrissette, a pair that should give Card the weapons he needs to make Purdue’s offense more vertical.
“I think Hudson is a way different beast. Last year we kind of didn’t have the right pieces around him, but now he’s more confident, more vocal in the locker room. He’s just turned up this year,” sophomore wide receiver Jaron Tibbs said.
The Boilermakers’ biggest strength is in the trenches with four starters back on the offensive line. Purdue also has talented tailback Devin Mockobee, who rushed for 807 yards and six touchdowns on 172 carries last season.
–Field Level Media
PURDUE WRESTLING
BIG TEN ANNOUNCES 2025 OPPONENTS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference revealed the dual opponents for Purdue Wrestling’s upcoming 2025 schedule on Tuesday afternoon.
Head coach Tony Ersland’s team will once again wrestle eight league matches with four hosted in Holloway gymnasium. Dates, times and television designations will be announced closer to the start of the season.
The Boilermakers will see Nebraska, Northwestern, Maryland and rivals Indiana come to West Lafayette while traveling to duals at Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio State. The Buckeyes and the Terrapins are the new faces on the schedule this year as the conference made some minor changes to their scheduling process, last facing those two teams in 2021 and 2023 respectively. It will be the first time since the 2017-18 season that Iowa is not on the docket.
Ersland brings back eight regular starters from last seasons lineup in 2023 All-American Matt Ramos (125), NCAA qualifiers Greyson Clark (141), Joey Blaze (157), Stoney Buell (165), and Brody Baumann (175), Big Ten placewinner Dustin Norris (133), James Rowley (184) and Ben Vanadia (197). Key contributors from last season Ike Ruble (now 149) and Hayden Filipovich (now 285) are expected to take big steps forward for the 2024-25 slate as well.
The non-conference schedule for the Boilermakers gets underway on November 1 with a dual against Gardner-Webb. Announcements pertaining to wrestle-offs and the conference slate are expected in the coming weeks.
PURDUE MEN’S TENNIS
YOUNG ANNOUNCES FALL SCHEDULE FOR 2024-25
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Entering its third season under head coach Geoff Young, the Purdue men’s tennis team is set to compete in three events this fall.
The Boilermakers return every player from last year’s young corps for the 2024-25 season. Additionally, Young and assistant coach Matic Spec hit the recruiting trail and added two newcomers in Nour Fathalla and Maj Premzl.
A native of Alexandria, Egypt, Fathalla reached a career-high world ranking of No. 71 in prep and has competed for the Egyptian National Team since he was 12. Hailing from Maribor, Slovenia, Premzl is a former winner of Slovenia’s U14 national championship for singles and doubles.
Purdue will begin the season by hosting the ITA Ohio Valley Regional at Schwartz Tennis Center from Oct. 10-14.
A few weeks later, the Boilers will hit the road for the first time to compete in the Hokie Fall Invitational (Nov. 1-3), hosted by Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.
To wrap up the fall slate, Purdue will compete in Big Ten Individuals at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wis., from Nov. 8-10.
PURDUE GETS ERTEL
Purdue received good news Tuesday when PG Luke Ertel of Mt. Vernon gave his verbal commitment to play basketball for the Boilermakers. Ertel averaged 13PPG, 6.3APG, and 4.3 REB in six games last season as he returned from being injured playing football.
PURDUE WOMEN’S TENNIS
FALL SLATE FOR 2024-25 SEASON UNVEILED
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women’s tennis announced the 2024 fall slate with eight events, the most fall events ever scheduled for the program in head coach Laura Glitz’s 18 seasons.
The Boilermakers welcome back five returners including All-Big Ten senior Carmen Gallardo Guevara, who was named a recipient of the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award in July. Purdue also adds six newcomers to the team in Ida Clement, Ece Gencer, Fatima Gutierrez, Ellie Morrow, Sophie Schwartz and Kathryn Wilson.
To open the fall season, Purdue will travel to Cary, N.C. for the All-American Championships on Sept. 21-29. The Boilermakers will also appear in the Milwaukee Classic in Wisconsin (Sept. 27-29).
From Oct. 4 to Oct. 6, the team will compete at the Hoosier Classic in Bloomington. Staying in the Midwest, the Boilermakers are slated to battle in the ITA Regional Championships in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oct. 10-14). They are also set to play in the June Stewart Invitational in Nashville, Tenn. (Oct. 25-27).
Purdue women’s tennis will finish its fall competition down south, beginning with the FGCU Bonita Bay Classic in Bonita Springs, Fla. (Nov. 8-10). The Boilermakers will also be traveling to Athens, Ga. to compete in the ITA Sectional Championships (Nov. 7-10). Purdue will end the season in Waco, Texas.
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL GAME NOTES VS. TEXAS A&M
IRISH ITEMS – BY THE NUMBERS 2nd Leading the nation in interceptions with seven in 2023 and earning national defensive player of the week honors twice, Xavier Watts became the second Notre Dame player to win the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s best defensive player (Manti Te’o won the award in 2012). 2 Notre Dame is one of just two FBS programs (Auburn) that have three or more receivers who were the leading receiver (either in yards or receptions) on an FBS roster in 2023: Tight end Mitchell Evans (led Notre Dame with 29 receptions); wide receiver Jayden Harrison (led Marshall with 410 receiving yards); and wide receiver Kris Mitchell (led FIU in both receptions and yards – 64 receptions for 1,118 yards). 3rd Xavier Watts became just the third Notre Dame player to lead the nation in interceptions in 2023, picking off seven passes. He is the first Irish player to pace the country since Mike Townsend intercepted 10 passes in 1972. Tony Carey (eight) also led the country in interceptions in 1964. 5th Notre Dame finished the 2023 season ranked fifth in FBS for total defense (276.3), the program’s best effort since 1980 (4th). The Irish also led the nation in pass efficiency defense (97.09). 7 The 40-8 Sun Bowl victory over No. 21 Oregon State not only earned second-year Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman his first campaign with 10 victories, it also was his team’s seventh victory over an Associated Press-ranked team in his first two years leading the program – breaking Terry Brennan’s previous program record of six in 1954 and 55. 8 The Irish gave up just eight touchdowns to visiting teams in Notre Dame Stadium in 2023, the least amount since the 2012 team held their opponents to six touchdowns. 10 Notre Dame finished the 2023 season ranked seventh in both scoring defense (15.9 ppg) and offense (39.2) – joining Georgia (5th, 5th) and Oregon (9th, 2nd) as the only FBS programs to rank among the top 10 in both statistical categories. The joint top-10 finishes in both statistics mark the first time Notre Dame has achieved that feat since 1973 when the Irish were eighth in scoring offense (35.8) and third in scoring defense (6.6). 10 Including 2024, Notre Dame has started the season ranked in the Top 10 of the AP poll 27 times. Of the 26 prior seasons that began in the Top 10, the Irish have also completed the season still ranked in the Top 10 18 times. 14th The Irish finished the 2023 season ranked 14th in the Associated Press poll, marking the seventh-straight campaign and 10 of the last 12 Notre Dame has appeared in the final AP ranking. That seven-season final AP ranking streak is the best run for the Notre Dame program since the Irish finished in the AP Top 25 11 consecutive seasons from 1964-74. 66 Notre Dame scored 66 touchdowns in 2023, which is the most in the history of the program, surpassing the previous record of 61 in 2019.
NOTRE DAME – TEXAS A&M SERIES HISTORY • Notre Dame and Texas A&M will be meeting for the sixth time overall and the second time with the Aggies as the host. Notre Dame leads the series 3-2, with the Irish 1-0 at home, 0-1 on the road and 2-1 at neutral sites (all three neutral site meetings were at the Cotton Bowl – 1987, 1992 and 1993) • Texas A&M won the most recent meeting of the two teams back in 2001 (24-3) • Of the five previous matchups between the two teams, three of those meetings saw both teams ranked in the top 15. This meeting will mark the fourth of six meetings in which both teams are ranked in the top 25. NOTRE DAME SEASON OPENERS • All-time: 110-18-5 (.846) • Notre Dame has won six of its last seven season openers. • In the 110 seasons Notre Dame has won its opener, the Irish have gone on to post a winning record 93.6 percent of those campaigns (103 of 110). • In 12 of the last 14 seasons, the Irish have scored the first points in the season’s opening game. Since 1958, Notre Dame is 39-5 (.886) in the season opener when scoring first, while they are 14-6 when the opponent registers the first score. • With the No.7 vs. No. 20 matchup at Texas A&M, Notre Dame has played a season-opening matchup in which both teams are ranked in two of the past three seasons. Overall, Notre Dame’s record in season openers when both teams are ranked is 14-3-1. Notre Dame’s record in those games when playing as the visitor is 4-2-1. • 2024 marks the fourth-straight season the Irish will start a season away from Notre Dame Stadium (2021 at Florida State, 2022 at Ohio State, 2023 vs. Navy at Aviva Stadium in Dublin). It is the first time in program history that the Irish have started four-straight seasons away from Notre Dame Stadium.
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – OFFENSE • Jayden Thomas entered 2023 season as Notre Dame’s leading returning receiver and served in that role in the first four games of the year, catching 12 passes for over 180 yards and a touchdown. • Beaux Collins recorded 91 receptions for 1,290 yards and 11 touchdowns in 1,578 offensive snaps over 32 games (27 starts) at Clemson from 2021-23. He broke out late in his true freshman season with 31 catches for 407 yards and three touchdowns • Jaden Greathouse was the first Irish true freshman wideout to catch two touchdown passes in his first-career game (against Navy). His five touchdown catches during a rookie campaign are the most for a Notre Dame true freshman since 2016 • Jayden Harrison was a first-team All-American as a kick returner at Marshall last season, tying for the FBS lead with two kick return touchdowns in 2023. In 2023, Harrison played in all 13 games for Marshall (started four), totaling 28 receptions for 410 yards (14.6 yards per reception) and a touchdown. • Kris Mitchell, a transfer from FIU, led CUSA and ranked in the Top 20 nationally in receiving yards in 2023 (1,118 – 18th nationally) and receiving yads per game (93.2 – 13th nationally). Mitchell owns 100 career receptions for 1,663 yards and 11 touchdowns. • Jordan Faison joined the Notre Dame football team as a walk on and made his collegiate athletics debut at No. 25 Louisville in 2023, and was put on football scholarship. He would end the season with 19 catches for 322 yards and four touchdowns, capping the year by earning Sun Bowl MVP honors with five catches for 115 yards and a touchdown. • Notre Dame’s offensive line presents some new faces in 2024 with the departures of NFL Draftees Joe Alt and Blake Fisher. Pat Coogan, Ashton Craig, Billy Schrauth, Tosh Baker, Rocco Spindler and Charles Jagusah own starting experience. Jagusah will miss 2024 with a torn right pectoralis muscle. Irish linemen Aamil Wagner, Sam Pendleton and Anthonie Knapp will look to see action with a group of returners with 34 starts among them • Mitchell Evans had a breakout season in 2023 before being sidelined with an injury. He played in eight games as a junior, starting seven, and ended the season as the team’s top receiving target, averaging 52.8 yards per game. Through those eight games, Evans totaled 29 receptions for 422 yards and a touchdown during the season, averaging 14.6 yards per catch. With Evans’ injury, Cooper Flanagan and Eli Raridon saw action in 2023, each scoring a touchdown, and will look to have an increased role in 2024. • Riley Leonard enters his senior season and first with Notre Dame coming off a Duke career as one of the ACC’s premier quarterbacks. In 2023, Leonard started all seven games in which he played for Duke, going 95-for-165 and 1,102 yards (57.5 percent completion rate) and three touchdowns. He rushed 58 times for 352 yards (44-yard long) and four touchdowns on the season. In 2022 as a sophomore, he was one of three FBS quarterbacks to amass more than 2,900 passing yards and 695 rushing yards, joining LSU’s Jayden Daniels and North Carolina’s Drake Maye. • Steve Angeli made the most of his first-career start in the 2023 Sun Bowl completing 15 of 19 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns. Prior to that game, he went 19-for-25 passing with four touchdowns in seven relief appearances. • With the departure of NFL Draft pick Audric Estimé, Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price are poised to lead the Irish running backs in 2024. In his true freshman season, Love rushed for 385 yards on 71 carries, seeing at least three carries in all 13 games. Sideline for his true freshman campaign in 2022 with an injury, Price flashed his big-play potential throughout the 2023 season. That potential included a touchdown run on his first career carry, a touchdown reception on his second career catch and a 99-yard kickoff return against No. 10 Southern Cal on his fifth career return opportunity.
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – DEFENSE • Jordan Botelho recorded 32 tackles and four sacks in his first full season as Notre Dame’s starting Vyper defensive end, He was named the Sun Bowl Lineman of the Game. Boubacar Traore posted his first career sack in the victory over No. 10 Southern Cal in 2023. Junior Tuihalamaka appeared in all 13 games in 2023 while posting 10 tackles. • Rylie Mills was named a 2024 team captain and was a distruptive force on the Irish defensive line in 2023. See page 13 for more information on Mills. Jason Onye emerged as a dependable reserve defensive lineman for the Irish in 2023. He also blocked two field goal attempts during the season, one of which came during his five-tackle performance against Tennessee State. • Howard Cross III established himself as one of the top playmaking interior defensive lineman in the country during the 2023 season. See page 12 for more information on Cross. Donovan Hinish appeared in nine games in 2023 and posting a career-best four stops in the win over Central Michigan. • RJ Oben transferred from Duke in the offseason with 34 career starts and 50 games played. He has posted 67 tackles on his career, with 14.5 sacks (loss of 91 yards), five forced fumbles, two passes defended and an interception. Joshua Burnham finished the 2023 season with 18 tackles, four tackles-for-loss and a sack. Bryce Young is a four-star true freshman and was an Adidas All-American as a high school senior. • Jack Kiser leads a linebacker room with young talent. A team captain, Kiser will make a run for the Notre Dame career games played record. See page 13 for more information on Kiser. Jaiden Ausberry appeared in four regular-season games in 2023, preserving his eligibility. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa is a highlytouted five-star linebacker who was a finalist for the high school Butkus Award in 2023. Drayk Bowen appeared in 12 games in 2023 (missing one contest with an injury) and recorded 14 stops and a forced fumble. Jaylen Sneed appeared in all 13 games in 2023, totaling 14 tackles, five QB hurries and two PBU • Jordan Clark joins the Irish from Arizona State with 22 career starts and 39 games played. Throughout his college career, he has snagged three interceptions (one for a touchdown) and 139 tackles (101 solo) with 6.5 TFL and 20 passes defended. • Benjamin Morrison followed up his freshman All-America campaign in 2022 with an impressive 2023, intercepting three passes while making 31 tackles and breaking up 10 passes. See page 13 for more on Morrison. • Adon Shuler retained a year of eligibility in 2023 while appearing in four regular-season games and the Sun Bowl. He showed his playmaking ability late in the season, posting all six career tackles in the final three games of the year. A preferred walk-on, Luke Talich quickly established himself as a special teams mainstay during his freshman season in 2023. • True freshmen Karson Hobbs, Leonard Moore and Kennedy Urlacher have impressed in preseason camp. Moore and Urlacher both garnered one four-star ranking through recruitment. They will look to see playing time in their true freshman seasons. • Christian Gray saw action in 12 games, made 11 tackles and flashed his potential to push for a starting job in 2024. He intercepted his first career pass against Pittsburgh and finished the year with a career-best three tackles in the Sun Bowl victory over Oregon State. Jaden Mickey saw action in all 13 games in 2023 and started in the Sun Bowl. His season highlight was a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown against Pittsburgh. • Xavier Watts was the first Notre Dame player to intercept multiple passes in back-to-back games in 2023. Watts won the Bednarik Award and was a unanimous All-American. See page 12 for more on Watts. Rod Heard II spent his prior career at Northwestern, where he amassed 31 starts and 46 games played with 182 tackles, 11 for loss, two sacks and two interceptions, as well as 10 passes defended, five forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
BUTLER FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW: DEFENSIVE BACKS
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler’s leading tackler from 2023 returns to the secondary for this upcoming season, giving the Bulldogs a boost on the back end. Preseason All-PFL selection Nick Bafia highlights a group of 20 defensive backs that will aim to slow down opposing offenses in 2024.
“I have seen my group become more mature both on and off the field,” cornerbacks coach Jalen Moss said. “They have done a tremendous job buying into not only the culture of our team but also the culture of our room, taking the necessary steps to achieve the goals they have set for themselves.”
Bafia recorded 65 tackles over 11 games last year while adding six pass breakups, three tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and an interception. The only other Bulldog to break up more passes than Bafia was Will Mason. Heading into his junior season, Mason has played in every game for BU since arriving on campus in 2022. He had 40 tackles last year, the second-most of any defensive back on the roster, while breaking up seven passes and picking off one.
“The upperclassmen set the standard of expectation every day with the way they prepare and practice,” safeties coach Joe Cheshire stated. “They have also done a great job leading by example and mentoring the young guys in our room. I have been impressed with how quickly the entire group has established great relationships with each other.”
Butler’s team leader in interceptions during the 2023 season was Devaon Holman with three. Another returner to keep on eye on this year is Kellen Madison. He made 15 tackles for BU over 10 games in 2023.
The next wave of Bulldogs looking to see an expanded role on the team this year includes Peyton Daniels, Steven Stephany and Adam Cipriano.
Daniels showed great promise in his first year at Butler. He had nine tackles, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery in 11 games. Stephany saw a similar workload with seven tackles over nine games. Cipriano recorded six tackles over 10 games.
“The level of execution from this group, both mentally and physically, on a daily basis has been impressive,” Cheshire explained. “We put a ton of responsibility and pressure on the group, and they consistently deliver. This is easily one of the most intelligent groups I’ve worked with as a whole.”
Two graduate transfers will join the defensive back position group this year as Onye Onuoha and Shadon Shannon head to campus from Dartmouth and Missouri Southern State. Onuoha was part of two Ivy League Championship teams at Dartmouth. He played in 10 games for the Big Green during his senior season and Shannon was involved in seven for the Lions in 2023.
Nick Cloyd, Eric Csala, Jack Davis, Dylan Hawthrone, Kyler Newcom and Michael Williams II give the BU defensive back room depth heading into the 2024 campaign.
“Understanding how to watch film and what to look for is something I harp on with our guys, as well as understanding tendencies to give themselves the ability to go out and play freely,” Moss added.
Cloyd was a team captain at Brownsburg HS and was part of back-to-back sectional championship teams. Csala appeared in five games in 2023, registering two tackles. Davis is entering his second year at Butler. At Detroit Catholic Central HS, he helped his team win a district championship in 2022.
At Ladue Horton Watkins HS, Hawthorne played both sides of the ball and won a conference championship. Similar to Hawthorne, Newcom enters his second season with the team. He was a two-time IFCA All-State selection and won two sectional championships at Lowell HS. Williams II appeared in one game last season.
Kameron Armstrong, Justin Dungy, Andrew Lieske, Elijah Romeus and Griffin Simpson are part of a talented incoming freshman class for head coach Mike Uremovich.
BUTLER CROSS COUNTRY
BULLDOGS MAKE SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR OPENING WEEKEND OF 2024 SEASON
The Bulldogs are making a change to their schedule for the opening weekend of the 2024 season.
Due to Friday’s forecast including severe weather for the Akron, Ohio area, the Bulldogs will no longer compete in the Tommy Evans Invitational.
Butler’s women will now make the trip north from Indianapolis to Valparaiso for the 35th annual Winrow-Valparaiso Open.
The women’s race on Friday is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. (Central, 6 p.m. Eastern). For the women at the event, the Sunset Hill Farm course will be set up as a 5K.
Butler’s men are now slated to open their 2024 season Sept. 13 at an event hosted by the University of Illinois. The Bulldog women are also scheduled to compete in that meet.
The Butler men are ranked second in the Great Lakes Region in the USTFCCCA preseason poll that was released Monday.
BALL STATE WOMEN’S SPCCER
SOCCER SET FOR ROAD MATCHES AT BUTLER AND MICHIGAN
The Ball State soccer teams hits the road for its first regular season matches away from Muncie when the Cardinals play at Butler on Thursday night and Michigan on Sunday afternoon.
Ball State (1-1) faces off with the Bulldogs (2-0-1) at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Indianapolis at the Sellick Bowl before traveling north to take on the Wolverines (0-3) at 1 p.m. on Sunday in Ann Arbor. Links to the video streams (FloSports and B1G+) and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals suffered a 2-1 setback in their most recent contest last Tuesday to Indiana. The Hoosiers scored their two goals in the first seven minutes of the match and were held scoreless for the remainder of the contest. Junior midfielder Addie Chester scored Ball State’s lone goal in the 29th minute of the match.
Ball State paces the Mid-American Conference with 7.0 corner kicks per games and ranks second in shots per game (18.5) and goals per game (2.5). Butler leads the all-time series with the Cardinals 6-3-1 having won 4 of the last 5 matches (draw in 2022). Sunday’s match against Michigan will be the first between the Cardinals and Wolverines in women’s soccer.
Ball State, Butler, Michigan and Notre Dame play a mini round robin over the next few days as the Fighting Irish play at Michigan on Thursday and Butler on Sunday.
SCOUTING BUTLER: The Bulldogs were picked to finish fourth in the recent Big East Preseason Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll. Graduate forward Abigail Isger, graduate defender Caitlin O’Malley and junior Talia Sommer were on the preseason All-Big East Team.
Isger was the 2022 Big East Offensive Player of the Year while Sommer was the 2022 Freshman of the Year. Butler went 6-8-6 (2-3-5 Big East) in 2023 to finish sixth in the final conference standings.
The Bulldogs tied Ohio 1-1 in the Aug. 15 season opener before beating Purdue 3-0 and Drake 5-3 the most recent two Sundays. Butler came back from an early 2-0 deficit for the win over Drake last Sunday in its initial road match of the year.
Isger, Sommer and junior forward Leila Lister pace the Bulldogs with two goals each, and redshirt junior goalkeeper Anna Pierce has logged 270 minutes in goal while sporting a 1.33 goals against average and .636 save percentage. Sommer’s 5.33 shots per game and 2.67 shots on goal per game are both second in the Big East and Top 20 nationally.
Butler is physical, averaging 5.67 fouls per game (No. 12 in NCAA Division I), and earns 7.67 corner kicks per game which ranks No. 28 nationally.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN: The Wolverines were voted to finish 11th in the 18-team Big Ten Coaches Poll. Senior midfielder Avery Kalitta, junior midfielder Jenna Lang and graduate goalkeeper Stephanie Sparkowski were listed as the team’s Players to Watch.
Michigan has dropped its first three matches of the year, consisting of a 2-1 loss to Utah Valley in the season opener and 3-0 and 2-0 setbacks at Xavier and Colorado the past two Sundays.
The Wolverines accumulated a 7-7-4 record (3-5-2 Big Ten) in 2023 for an 11th place regular season standings placement. Head coach Jennifer Klein has led the program to a 2021 Big Ten Tournament title and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
Lang has scored the lone goal of the season so far for the Wolverines, and Sparkowski has spent the majority of time in goal for the group, collecting 13 saves (fourth in the Big Ten).
Michigan’s six yellow cards are the most in the league and No. 15 among NCAA Division I teams, and its 4.67 saves per game rank second in the Big Ten.
Up Next
The Cardinals wrap up their three-match roadswing on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Austin Peay in Tennessee before returning home to host Queens (Charlotte) the following Sunday.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
PREMIUM SEATING OPTIONS AND ENHANCED CONCESSIONS EXPERIENCES HIGHLIGHT NEW FAN AMENITIES AT SCHEUMANN STADIUM THIS FALL
MUNCIE, Ind. – New fan experiences are planned for five home football dates at Scheumann Stadium this fall, including a new concessions experience that will feature several food truck options inside and outside of the stadium.
Action at “The Scheu” kicks off next week, Saturday, Sept. 7, when Ball State hosts Missouri State to begin the 100th season of Ball State Football. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., but surrounding festivities begin when tailgate parking opens at 11:00 a.m. – three hours before kickoff.
Throughout 2024, visitors to Scheumann Stadium will be treated with sights and sounds of the Cardinals’ 100 years of history, including six Mid-American Conference championships, 11 bowl games and an unbeaten season in 1949. Fans will be treated to memories showcasing each decade of Ball State Football, and have the opportunity to welcome greats from the past who visit during each game. In addition, fans in and out of Scheumann Stadium will have the chance to vote on their favorite players as part of the Ball State Football All-Century Team presented by Gainbridge.
ENHANCED CONCESSIONS
The new concessions experience in 2024 is focused on quality products, convenience of locations, access to beer and alcohol, and specialty items including a new local favorite – Parlor Doughnuts! Food trucks will be located in CharlieTown outside the venue, as well as just inside Gate 5 to accent a new access point for fans on the southeast corner of the stadium. Aimed at aiding customer service throughout the stadium, food trucks from local restaurants and vendors will feature specialty menus tailored to the die-hard Ball State football fan.
Adult Cardinal fans will still have access to the Chirp!Chirp! Cherry Shakeup, a refreshing cocktail distilled by Hi & Mighty. The Cardinal Red cherry citrus beverage complements Charlie Cream Ale, the official craft beer of Ball State Athletics made by Guardian Brewing Company.
PREMIUM SEATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND BUSINESS PARTNERS
Scheumann Stadium offers some of the best premium seating options in the MAC, offering 10-25 person suites that include tailgate passes and catered food & beverage. Suites along the western rim of the stadium are available for the full season or for single games, with packages starting at $1,500 per game.
The Cardinal Varsity Club offers its own premium seating option with covered, outdoor seating from its marquee viewing area between the 30-yard lines. CVC club seating offers private concessions and restrooms for a $1,500 account donation and less than $500 per game.
Added last season, the newest and most visible premium seating option features a series of luxury outdoor suites that replicate the suite experience elsewhere in the stadium. Equipped with a bar to satisfy four tented suites beneath the stadium videoboard, each tent includes couches and seating for up to 12 fans, a catered menu and an unobstructed view of the action, just above the grassy berm beyond the north endzone. Single-game opportunities remain for each of the outdoor suites. Suites may be reserved by contacting Tyler Worley directly at 765-285-1550.
EXPANDED CHARLIETOWN AND THE CARDINAL WALK
CharlieTown remains the hub of pregame activity at Ball State football games, anchored by tailgating around the Alumni Center with color and sound provided by the Pride of Mid-America Marching Band, Code Red Dancers, the Ball State cheer squad, a DJ and fun with inflatables for kids of all ages. The pregame atmosphere is highlighted by pep rallies with Charlie Cardinal and the University President. The Cardinal Walk is a tradition that features the arrival of the Ball State team as buses arrive on Cardinal Way, next to CharlieTown. Players and staff exit the buses and make their way past CharlieTown as they walk into the stadium. The Cardinal Walk takes place before every home game two hours before kickoff.
CharlieTown is expanded this year with the addition of food trucks and the combination of student activities including yard games and music. CharlieTown welcomes fans for the Cardinals’ first three home games this season.
CONCOURSE ENHANCEMENTS
Added to the concourse and club level, attractive photo backdrop stands allow fans to engage with photos including friends and family. A 3D “CHIRP! CHIRP!” sign, in addition to other Cardinals-themed backgrounds, allows fans to be the center of attention, with spaces designated for “meet-and-greet” opportunities with athletic teams and Charlie Cardinal before games.
INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES VS. PURDUE
SYCAMORES OPEN 2024 FOOTBALL SEASON AT PURDUE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State hits the road for first time in 2024 as the Sycamores open up the regular season this weekend at Purdue on Saturday afternoon inside Ross-Ade Stadium. Kickoff between the Sycamores and Boilermakers is set for noon ET and will be carried live on Big Ten Network and 105.5 The Legend.
Weekly Notes
About the Matchup
Purdue leads the all-time series with the Sycamores with a 6-0 record. All six games in the series have been held in West Lafayette including the opener back in the 1926 season when Purdue topped Indiana State, 38-0.
The closest the Sycamores have come to breaking the streak came back in the 2013 season when ISU fell to Purdue on September 7, 20-14. Indiana State outgained the Boilermakers in total yardage, 295-284, including a 256-150 advantage in the air thanks to quarterback Mike Perish, but a late interception sealed the game for Purdue in the win.
Sycamores in Openers
Indiana State is 45-54-5 all-time in their season opening game dating back to the 1898 season. The Sycamores have opened play at home 42 separate times including each of the last three seasons. The last time they opened the season on the road came back in 2019 when Indiana State traveled to Kansas in an FCS-FBS matchup. The Sycamores fell in the August 31 contest to the Jayhawks, 24-17, taking the lead in the fourth quarter on Inoke Moala’s fumble recovery in the end zone, before Kansas scored a late touchdown to secure the win.
Prior to the 2019 season, the Sycamores last season openers on the road came back over the 2011, 2012, and 2013 seasons as the Indiana State traveled to Penn State (2011) and Indiana (2012 & 2013). Dating back to the 1978 season, the Sycamores have started on the road 22 times with 20 of those contests coming against current FBS institutions. Only the 1980 opener (at Drake) and 1997 opener (at Murray State) have come against current FCS opponents with Indiana State topping the Bulldogs, while falling to the Racers.
Since 2000 Road Openers
2001 – at Tulsa (L, 51-0)
2003 – at Ball State (L, 31-7)
2004 – at Miami (Ohio) (L, 49-0)
2006 – at Purdue (L, 60-35)
2007 – at Indiana (L, 55-7)
2008 – at Eastern Michigan (L, 52-0)
2011 – at Penn State (L, 41-7)* game vacated by PSU
2012 – at Indiana (L, 24-17)
2013 – at Indiana (L, 73-35)
2019 – at Kansas (l, 24-17
Short Travels
Indiana State has one of the shortest travel lists over the first five weeks of the collegiate football stadium around the country as the Sycamores are set to make the short trip to Ross-Ade Stadium (Purdue) on August 31, while following up with the trek to O’Brien Field (Eastern Illinois) the ensuring week. The round-trip for both games totals around 272 miles for the Sycamores allowing their fans to make day trips to see Indiana State in competition.
Conference play is not so kind for Indiana State as the Sycamores will take three of their longest bus trips in conference play traveling to Stambaugh Stadium (Youngstown State), Plaster Stadium (Missouri State), and the UNI Dome (Northern Iowa). The team is scheduled to fly to the DakotaDome for their November 9 contest at South Dakota.
Indiana State Road Trip Miles
August 31 at Purdue – Memorial Stadium – Ross-Ade Stadium (86.9 miles)
September 7 at Eastern Illinois – Memorial Stadium – O’Brien Field (48.6 miles)
October 5 at Youngstown State – Memorial Stadium – Stambaugh Stadium (423.0 miles)
October 19 at Missouri State – Memorial Stadium – Plaster Stadium (385.8 miles)
November 9 at South Dakota – Memorial Stadium – DakotaDome (662.1 miles)
November 23 at Northern Iowa – Memorial Stadium – UNI Dome (420.2 miles)
On This Date
Indiana State has played four games all-time on August 31 dating back to their first contest against Mars Hill. ISU has lined up against Eastern Illinois three times on the date coming in the opening games of the 2000, 2018, and 2023 seasons.
• 1995 – vs. Mars Hill – W, 31-0
• 2000 – vs. Eastern Illinois – L, 42-24
• 2018 – vs. Eastern Illinois – L, 22-20
• 2019 – at Kansas – L, 24-17
• 2023 – vs. Eastern Illinois – L, 27-0
EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
DIAZ BARRAGAN NAMED FIRST MVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
ST LOUIS – For the fourth time in his collegiate career, senior forward Nacho Diaz Barragan captured Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors on Tuesday.
In the first week of the 2024 season, the forward from Almeria, Spain exploded for three goals in two games. After missing the second half of the 2023 season with a meniscus injury, Diaz Barragan returned to the pitch in fine form against Bellarmine and Memphis. He scored the game-winning goal for the Aces against Bellarmine in the 71st minute as junior defender Nacho Diaz-Caneja’s (Coruna Spain / Oregon State) cross near the left sideline found Diaz Barragan’s head near the back post for the go-ahead goal.
Diaz Barragan also recorded his first brace of the season on Sunday evening in Memphis. Against the Tigers, the forward scored two straight goals in the 62nd and 73rd minutes. Diaz Barragan found his way around the Tigers goalkeeper after an initial blocked shot in the 62nd minute for his first unassisted goal of the season.
Just 11 minutes later Diaz Barragan scored his third goal of the season as fifth-year forward Kai Phillip took a free kick from the right line of the penalty area. Phillip’s free kick found Diaz Barragan just past the penalty arc where he buried the cross with his right foot into the bottom right corner of the net.
With three goals and six points in two games, Diaz Barragan leads the MVC in goals per game (1.50) and total goals while being second in points per game (3.00), total points, and shot accuracy (83.3%). Along with leading the MVC, Diaz Barragan is fourth in the nation in total goals, 11th in shots on goal per game (2.50), and 17th in points per game (2.50).
This is the fourth time Diaz Barragan has been named the MVC Offensive Player of the Week and his first since 2022. He was formerly named MVC Player of the Week on August 30th, 2022; September 20th, 2022; and October 25th, 2022.
VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER
JOINER NAMED MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
After leading the Valpo soccer team to an impressive come-from-behind victory over Milwaukee last week, senior forward Addy Joiner (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.
With the Beacons trailing 1-0 as the clock passed 70 minutes elapsed, Joiner first picked up an assist, sending in a sliding cross which Sam Gountounas finished to level the match at 1-1. Then, with less than three minutes remaining, one more moment of magic from the senior turned the draw into a win, as Joiner brought down a long free kick and worked around two defenders to finish from 15 yards out for the go-ahead goal.
Joiner’s pair of goal contributions lifted the Beacons to the win over one of the nation’s most dominant mid-major programs, as Milwaukee ended last season with an RPI of 36. The comeback was impressive in and of itself, irrespective of opponent, as Valpo had not won a match in regulation it trailed after 70 minutes since 2005.
Sunday’s performance for Joiner was another page in the scrapbook of an already impressive career in the Brown and Gold. Her goal was the 20th of her career, making her just the sixth player in program history to score 20 career goals and moving her into a tie for fifth place with Kendall Brown. Joiner is also now tied for fifth in program history with seven career match-winning goals and tied for sixth all-time with 45 career points.
Joiner earned the fifth weekly honor of her career from the MVC office, four of which have been Player of the Week nods. She was named Freshman of the Week once as a rookie in 2021, was a two-time Player of the Week as a sophomore and recorded one Player of the Week selection as a junior.
VALPO FOOTBALL
2024 FOOTBALL SEASON KICKS OFF SATURDAY AT UNI
Valparaiso (0-0, 0-0 PFL)
at UNI (0-0, 0-0 MVFC)
Game #1 Saturday, Aug. 31, 4 p.m. CT
UNI-Dome (16,324) – Cedar Falls, Iowa
This Week in Valpo Football: The Valparaiso University football program will kick off the 2024 season on Saturday afternoon against Missouri Valley Football Conference foe UNI at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The Panthers are receiving votes nationally in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll and Stats Perform FCS Top 25. The Beacons will begin the sixth season under the direction of head coach Landon Fox.
Previously: The 2023 season saw Valpo finish 3-8, but there’s more to the story than the record, as the Beacons played seven games decided by seven points or fewer, the program’s most since 1976. Through the 2023 campaign, 25 of Fox’s 52 games as Valpo head coach have been decided by seven points or fewer.
Series Notes: This represents the first ever matchup between Valpo and UNI on the gridiron.
Following the Beacons: Saturday’s game will be broadcast regionally on the Panther Sports Network in addition to streaming on ESPN+ with Brad Wells (play-by-play) and Justin Surrency (analyst). For those interested in the hometown radio call, Todd Ickow will begin his 34th year as the play-by-play voice of the Beacons, while Brandon Vickrey is back for his ninth season as the radio analyst for road games. The broadcast will be available on WVUR, 95.1 FM Valparaiso, ValpoAthletics.com and the TuneIn Radio app.
Head Coach Landon Fox: Landon Fox (17-35) is in his sixth season as the head coach of the Valparaiso University football program in 2024. Over the last four seasons, Fox has led Valpo to 14 Pioneer Football League victories, the most in a four-year period in program history. This stretch marks Valpo’s most league wins in a four-year period in any conference since 1961-1964. Fox finished the 2023 season with 17 victories as Valpo head coach, tied for the seventh most in program history. He coached his 2023 team to a 3-2 record at Brown Field, the group’s highest home win total since 2017. Fox’s teams continued to thrive academically in 2023 as well, led by PFL Scholar-Athlete of the Year Evan Annis, who became the first Beacon to earn that honor. He was part of a group of five Academic All-PFL selections, tied for the most in the league and the program’s most since 1998. During the 2022 campaign, Valpo had 64 PFL Honor Roll members, the most in program history. After spending the previous 11 seasons as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at the University of Dayton, Fox was named the head football coach at Valpo prior to the 2019 season. He helped the Flyers finish with 10 winning seasons in his 11 years on staff and guided a defensive backfield that produced one All-American, four Academic All-Americans, two PFL Special Teams Players of the Year and three corners who were invited to NFL Rookie Minicamp. Prior to joining Dayton’s staff, Fox served as the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Wayne State University in Detroit from 2005-2007. He also spent time as a defensive graduate assistant at Ball State University (2004), Dayton (2002-2003) and Lakeland College (2001). Fox began his coaching career as an assistant varsity coach at Preble Shawnee High School in Camden, Ohio during the 2000 season. During his playing days, Fox was a team captain and all-conference performer at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio from 1995-1999 and graduated with a degree in physical education and health in May 2000 before earning his master’s degree in education from Lakeland in May 2002.
Scouting the Opponent: UNI
- UNI has made 22 FCS Playoff appearances including seven trips to the FCS semifinals and one FCS national championship appearance.
- The program has been ranked in the top five nationally seven times since 2001.
- The Panthers have won 16 MVFC titles and have seven seasons with double-figure win totals since 2011.
- Finished 6-5 and 5-3 in conference play last season, tying for third in the MVFC.
- Under the direction of 24th-year head coach Mark Farley, who has 180 wins, second among all active FCS coaches.
Season Openers
- Valpo is 2-13 in season openers over the last 15 years, but it should be noted that the lidlifter is often against a full-scholarship opponent, as is the case on Saturday.
- The Beacons started the 2022 campaign with a 20-17 win over Indiana Wesleyan, but lost 52-10 at Youngstown State to start 2023.
- This marks the 11th time in the last 12 seasons that Valpo has opened the season on the road, with 2022 vs. Indiana Wesleyan providing the lone exception during that stretch.
- Valpo has lost the road opener each of its last 16 traditional fall seasons. Valpo did start the unique Spring 2021 season with a road win at Butler, but prior to that, the Beacons last win in the first road game of a season came in 2006.
Valpo Versus The Valley
- This will mark Valpo’s 11th game against a Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent since the start of the 2010 season. In that time, the Beacons have matched up with North Dakota State, North Dakota, Western Illinois (twice), Illinois State (twice), and Youngstown State (four times).
- Valpo is seeking its first win over an MVFC opponent. A 28-21 loss at Illinois State in 2022 is the team’s closest-ever game against an MVFC opponent.
- This marks the 14th straight year (excluding the Spring 2021 campaign) where Valpo has played a “guarantee game” (a road game that is not part of a home-and-home series).
Hafner Does It All
- Sam Hafner received preseason accolades related to each of the three main pillars of the Valpo Athletics Department – classroom, competition and community.
- Hafner was tabbed to the Preseason All-PFL Team, the lone Valpo player to earn that honor, after finishing second nationally among tackles by a defensive lineman with 63 last season. He was also named to the Phil Steele All-PFL First Team.
- Hafner was nominated for the 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works team, which recognizes college football athletes for their unwavering commitment to community service and their “good works” off the field. A 2023 team captain, Hafner is the community service leader for the Valpo football defense, helping organize and track volunteer hours for the team. He also works summer football camp, participates in a Boys & Girls Club holiday event every December and is involved in the team’s Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics.
- Hafner owns a 3.78 cumulative grade point average in biology/chemistry, and was nominated for the 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy, which is college football’s premier scholar-athlete award and annually recognizes an individual for a combination of academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
More Preseason Plaudits
- Hafner was not the only player to receive recognition this summer, as offensive lineman Tyler Eberhart was named The Leadership Playbook 2023-24 Collegiate Male Student-Athlete of the Year.
- That award is presented to an individual who exemplifies sportsmanship, positive leadership and good teamwork. Eberhart, a team captain and mechanical engineering major, made a positive impact on the program through leadership despite suffering a season-ending injury in the 2023 season opener at Youngstown State.
- Four Beacons were named to the Phil Steele Preseason All-PFL Third Team – senior offensive lineman Carter Woody, senior defensive back Max Franco, junior running back Ryan Mann and junior defensive lineman Kevin Spelman.
- The Beacons will look to exceed preseason projections as they were picked 10th of 11 in the PFL preseason poll. Defending champion Drake earned the top spot in the poll.
Star-Studded Staff
- Head coach Landon Fox’s 2024 coaching staff features three former National Football League players and five coaches who have either played or coached in the professional ranks.
- Offensive line coach Michael Brewster started 49 consecutive games at Ohio State, the second longest streak in program history, and earned a variety of awards and honors. He was a Freshman All-American in 2008, garnered All-Big Ten honors in 2010 and 2011 and was the only junior to be named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, awarded annually to the best center in college football, in 2010, when he was also named a First Team All-American. He spent two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars – seeing action in 26 games and making 10 starts – and later had stints with the Miami Dolphins (2014) and New Orleans Saints (2015).
- Quarterbacks coach Gibran Hamdan was a signal caller in the NFL from 2003-2010, playing for the Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft by Washington after playing his college football at Indiana, where he was a two-sport athlete and also played baseball. He passed for 2,115 yards and nine touchdowns during his senior season with the Hoosiers.
- Cornerbacks coach Stanford Routt was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Houston and played for the Raiders for seven seasons from 2005-2011. He also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans during the 2012 season and was part of the Baltimore Ravens organization in 2013. Routt played in 119 NFL games and made 60 starts including three different seasons where he started every game for the Raiders.
- Running backs coach Kearstin Schweitzer came to Valpo after a stint working with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, where she spent the summer as part of the National Coaching Academy Fellowship with the Buccaneers and learned under longtime NFL running backs coach Skip Peete. She previously spent time with the Bucs as an NFL National Coaching Academy Finalist in May, working as part of the offensive staff during minicamp. She was also part of the NFL Nunn-Wooten Scouting Fellowship with the Pittsburgh Steelers during the summer of 2023. She became the first female position coach in Valpo and Pioneer Football League history. She joined St. Thomas’ Anna Caruso (Quality Control: In-Game Strategy and Data Research) as females with on-field coaching responsibilities in the PFL.
- Special Teams Coordinator / Safeties Coach Marc Hull served as the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League before arriving at Valpo.
- Fox will have more of a presence on the offensive side of the ball this season. He’ll leave the defense in the hands of his two confidants who have the most experience in his system – Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach David Marquis and Assistant Head Coach / Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach RJ Ghilarducci. Marquis is in his second season on Valpo’s staff and previously worked under Fox at Dayton. Ghilarducci is the program’s longest-tenured assistant coach in his fifth season.
- Tight Ends Coach / Recruiting Coordinator Jack Jarnigan spent the last two seasons as an offensive line graduate assistant under head coach Jerry Kill at New Mexico State University (FBS). During his playing days, he was a four-year starter at Valpo, where he was a fixture on the offensive line from 2016-2019 after redshirting as a freshman in 2015.
- Evan Matthes, who handles quality control with an emphasis on specialists, is another former Valpo standout. He earned All-PFL First Team honors at punter in 2023 and was a member of the program each of the last two seasons after beginning his playing career at West Virginia from 2018-2021.
- Wide receivers coach Justin Bosch joined the Beacons after spending time as the wide receivers coach at the University of Rochester and Kenyon College. Nickelbacks coach Dayven Coleman joined the Valpo staff after stints at UNLV and Austin Peay.
- Former Michigan State offensive lineman Luke Campbell is back for his second season as Director of Sports Performance. He was a four-year letter winner for the Spartans, for whom he saw action in 43 career games and made 26 starts.
- Head Football Athletic Trainer Nicole Mioduski is back for her seventh season of Valpo football. She is the longest-tenured on-field member of the program. Rose Paul (second season) and JP Ehrman (first season) round out the athletic training staff.
- Sarah Hacker is the program’s Director of Football Operations, while Patrick Oliva is a graduate student equipment manager.
2023 Valpo Football Feats
- Increased the team’s Pioneer Football League win total over a four-year period to 14, the program’s highest league win total in a four-year stretch since 1961-1964.
- Set a program record for PFL Honor Roll members with 64 and tied for the most Academic All-PFL First Team honorees in the league with five, the program’s most since 1998.
- Led the conference and ranked fourth nationally in blocked punts with four and led the PFL and ranked fifth nationally in total blocked kicks with five.
- Led the PFL and ranked 12th nationally in kickoff return average at 23.16.
- Led the PFL and ranked 25th nationally in punting average at 38.22.
- Led the PFL and ranked 28th nationally in rushing defense at 123.3.
- Ranked second in the PFL and 50th nationally in scoring defense at 24.8.
- Ranked second in the PFL and 22nd nationally in total defense at 318.5.
- Had the team’s best scoring defense (24.8 ppg) in a traditional fall season since 2000 (21.7).
- Had the team’s best rushing defense in a traditional fall season since 2007. The team has ranked in the top four in the PFL in rushing defense in all five seasons under Landon Fox.
- Had the team’s best total defense (318.5) in a traditional fall season since 2000 (299.1).
- Posted a 3-2 record at Brown Field, the team’s highest home win total since 2017 (4-1).
- Allowed just 175 yards of total offense in a 21-7 win over Dayton on Nov. 4, helping Valpo improve to 2-2 against Dayton under Landon Fox after going 3-25 in matchups with the Flyers that occurred prior to his arrival. The 175 yards of total offense was the fewest permitted by the Valpo defense in a league game since Nov. 15, 2008 at Campbell.
- Landon Fox climbed into a tie for seventh in program history with Dave Cecchini for wins by a Valpo head coach with 17.
- Played seven games decided by seven points or fewer, the program’s most one-score games in a single season since 1976. Entering 2024, Valpo has played 25 one-score games in Landon Fox’s 52 games as head coach. In 2023, the team played five straight one-score games for the first time since 2003.
- Erased a 15-0 deficit to beat Southwest Minnesota State 16-15 on Sept. 30.
- Came within six points of eventual undefeated PFL champion Drake, falling 20-14 on Oct. 7 to an FCS Playoff bound team.
2023 Individual Achievements
- Evan Matthes tied for third in program history in single-season punting average at 43.2.
- Micah Mackay became the 26th player in program history with a punt return for a touchdown.
- Max Samuel blocked three kicks, tied for the fifth most in a single season in program history.
- Jashon Butler led the PFL and ranked fourth nationally in kick return average at 30.8.
- Tyler Geiman led the PFL and ranked third nationally with 1.6 passes defended per game.
- Evan Matthes led the PFL and ranked 13th nationally in punting average at 43.2.
- Max Samuel led the PFL and ranked third nationally in blocked kicks with three.
- Samuel had two blocked punts in the same game on Nov. 11 vs. Stetson, one of only eight players in the FCS nation with multiple blocked kicks in the same game in 2023.
- Sam Hafner finished the season with 63 tackles, the second most nationally by a defensive lineman.
- Solomon Davis had 10 receptions on Sept. 23 vs. Marist, the first Valpo player with a double-figure reception total since Tanner Kuramata in 2014. Davis had 175 receiving yards in that game, the most by a Valpo player in a single game since Kuramata in 2013.
2023 Awards & Honors
- Evan Annis, PFL Scholar-Athlete of the Year (first Valpo student-athlete to win the award since it began in 2014)
- Evan Matthes, FCS Punter of the Year Award Semifinalist
- All-PFL First Team – Solomon Davis, Sam Hafner, Evan Matthes
- All-PFL Second Team – Evan Annis, Jashon Butler
- All-PFL Honorable Mention – Max Franco, Tyler Geiman, Mohamed Kamara, Ryan Mann, Kevin Spelman and Carter Woody
- Academic All-PFL First Team – Evan Annis, Tytus Ragle, Sam Hafner, Kurt Kessen, Evan Matthes
- Academic All-PFL Second Team – Ryan Mann
- Phil Steele All-PFL First Team – Solomon Davis, Sam Hafner, Evan Matthes, Jashon Butler
- Phil Steele All-PFL Second Team – Evan Annis
- Phil Steele All-PFL Third Team – Kurt Kessen, Tyler Geiman
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District – Kurt Kessen, Sam Hafner, Evan Annis, Tytus Ragle, Ryan Mann
- Weekly Awards – Max Samuel (PFL Special Teams Player of the Week 11/12), Evan Matthes (PFL Special Teams Player of the Week 11/5)
Roster Rundown: The program has continued to bring in talent from all over the United States. This year’s roster features athletes from over half of the 50 states as 28 states are represented. Illinois is the state most represented on Valpo’s roster as 26 players hail from the Land of Lincoln. Other states in double figures are Indiana (19), Ohio (14) and California (10).
Who’s Back?: The 2024 Beacons boast seven returning starters on offense and five on defense.
Family Tree
- QB Michael Appel Jr. has two family members who played football at Morehead State University – father Mike (1993-1997) and uncle Jim (1989-1992)… The Morehead State annual academic award is named after his father and uncle as both were Academic All-Americans at MSU.
- LB Hayden Bedell’s cousin is former Valpo offensive lineman Drew Parrish.
- TE Jalen Jones’ uncle Derrick Coleman was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft. Coleman went on to play in the NBA from 1990-2005, was the 1991 NBA Rookie of the Year and was an NBA All-Star in 1994.
- DL Sam Hafner’s great aunt Louise Erickson played professional women’s basketball for three years (Racine Belles one year, Rockford Peaches two years).
- QB Caron Tyler’s father is rapper Aaron Tyler, better known by stage name MC Eiht.
- DB Mark Johnson’s father Mark played football at Vanderbilt from 1986-91.
- RB Amir Simmons is the cousin of Taco Charlton, who played at Michigan and was a 2017 first-round NFL draft pick.
- OL Noah Gargano’s uncle Greg Murphy played at Penn State from 1970-1974 and was selected in the 12th round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers before playing with the Patriots (1976), Jets (1977-78) and Oilers (1979).
- TE Brayden Welch is the son of Joshua Welch, part of MMA Team Quest for 17 years.
- The parents of DB Kyle Patenaude – Allison Prado and Jerry Patenaude – both played rugby at Chico State.
- DL Betrand Berry II is the son of former Notre Dame defensive end Betrand Berry, who went on to play 12 years in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams, Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals. He was Second-Team All-Pro and a Pro Bowl selection in 2004.
- WR TJ Caldwell’s father Tracy played football at the University of Arkansas from 1990-1993.
- DL Max Munoz is the nephew of James Oesterle, who played football at Valpo from 1991-92.
- TE JT Gawrys is the son of Steve Gawrys, who played baseball at BYU from 1987-1991 and went on to play semi-pro ball.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
2- 8 – 49 – 30 – 20 – 9 – 44 – 23 – 17
August 28, 1884 – MLB pitcher Mickey Welsh makes record for most consecutive batters struck out to begin a game, striking out the 1st 9 men he faces
August 28, 1918 – Tris Speaker suspended for season due to assault on umpire Tom Connolly
August 28, 1921 – New York Yankees legendary slugger, Babe Ruth started a streak of an extra-base hit in 9 straight games
August 28, 1958 – American baseball player Nellie Fox, wearing Number 2 for the Chicago White Sox set a record for consecutive games without striking out (98)
August 28, 1960 – Chicago White Sox Number 8, Ted Kluszewski’s 3-run HR is disallowed as umpire called time
August 28, 1977 – New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry, Number 49 faced just 28 men as he and his Yankees teammates beat the Texas Rangers 1-0
August 28, 1977 – Nolan Ryan as a member of the California Angels and wearing the Number 30 uniform, strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year
August 28, 1987 – Star Philadelphia Phillies third baseman, Mike Schmidt, Number 20 passed Ted Williams (Number 9) as well as (Number 44) Willie McCovey with 522 career home runs
August 28, 1990 – The Chicago Cub’s Ryne Sandberg, Number 23 became the first 2nd baseman to hit 30 HRs, in consecutive seasons
August 28, 2021 – MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, Number 17 becomes 1st player in team history to reach 20 stolen bases and hit 40 home runs in a season, in 10-2 win over San Diego Padres.
FOOTBALL HISTORY
This day in football history
August 28, 1941 – The 8th Chicago Charities College Football All-Stars Game is played as the defending NFL champion Chicago Bears defeated the All-Star team 37-13 with a crowd of over 98,000 watching. The All-Star’s MVP of the game is none other than University of Minnesota running back George Franck.
August 28, 1942 – Again in Chicago, Illinois the city hosts the 9th annual Chicago Charities College Football All-Stars Game with the NFL champion Chicago Bears facing the college stars. The paid attendance of over 101,000 watched as the Bears blanked the collegians 21-0. The game’s MVP, always a College All-Star player, was Bruce Smith the halfback from the University of Minnesota.
August 28, 1955 – The very first NFL preseason sudden-death overtime is played when the LA Rams defeated the NY Giants 23-17. Our Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the day comes from the Long Beach Independent the very next morning when they said:
Younger, Tharpe, Waller Star in Overtime Thriller
The LA Rams offense at that time were a powerhouse spearheaded by their talented Quarterback Norm Van Brocklin. They did not showcase the normal aerial onslaught they put most defenses through though, as the running game reigned supreme in the Rams huddle on this day. Rookie Ron Waller returned a punt 43 yards to paydirt and another Rams Rook Corky Tharpe had some big gainers himself. Prior to the contest it was agreed that the game, if ending in a tie would be played using the new sudden-death overtime rules. Tied it was as the Giants Alex Webster rough housed the ball over the line from the three to finish an 80 yard G-Men drive. Ed Price ran hard on fourth down early to score early and another field goal by the Giants completed their circuit of scoring. With the game tied at 17, the Rams Tank Younger capped off a 76-yard drive early in OT by plunging in to the end zone from one yard out.
HOF Birthdays
August 28, 1945 – Jim Lynch was a former linebacker from the University of Notre Dame born on this day. In fact Lynch was the defensive captain of the 1966 Fighting Irish National Championship team. He played professionally for 11 seasons on the Kansas City Chiefs in both the AFL and the NFL. Lynch was selected to become a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992 so that his accomplishments on the college football field will forever be remembered.
August 28, 1956 – Ken Clarke was nose guard/defensive tackle hailing from Syracuse University. He played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings as he enjoyed a 14 year career in the league.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Aug. 28
1918 – Tris Speaker was suspended for the rest of the season because of his assault on umpire Tom Connolly following a dispute at home plate in Philadelphia.
1926 — Emil Levsen of the Cleveland Indians pitched two complete-game victories over the Boston Red Sox, 6-1 and 5-1. He did not strike out a batter in either game. The Indians used an identical lineup in both games.
1951 — The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants 2-0, snapping the Giants’ 16-game winning streak. The streak enabled the Giants to cut the Dodgers 13½-game lead to six.
1971 — In the nightcap of a doubleheader, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Rick Wise hit two home runs to help himself to a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
1977 — Steve Garvey of Los Angeles hit three doubles and two home runs in five at-bats, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. One of Garvey’s homers was a grand slam.
1977 — In a 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Nolan Ryan of the California Angles struck out 11 batters to pass the 300-strikeout plateau for the fifth time in his career.
1987 — Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 home runs
1990 — Ryne Sandberg became the first-second baseman in history to have consecutive 30-homer seasons, leading the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros.
1992 — The Milwaukee Brewers set an American League record with 31 hits and 26 singles in a 22-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays.
2003 — Eric Gagne set a major league record with his 44th straight save this season as Los Angeles beat Houston 6-3. Gagne eclipsed Tom Gordon’s 1998 record of 43 in a row to begin a season.
2008 — Cristian Guzman of the Nationals became the second player to hit for the cycle since the franchise moved to Washington, driving in three in an 11-2 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2014 — San Francisco’s Yusmeiro Petit set a major league record when he retired his 46th batter in a row, and the Giants beat Colorado 3-1. Petit got the first eight Colorado hitters, establishing the mark by striking out Charlie Culberson. That broke Mark Buehrle’s record of 45 straight with the Chicago White Sox in 2009. Petit’s streak covered eight games, six of them in relief.
2016 — Ryan Harlost led Endwell, N.Y., to the Little League World Series title, striking out eight and limiting South Korea to five hits in six innings in a 2-1 victory. Endwell gave New York its first championship since 1964.
2021 — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Otani becomes the first player in team history to reach 20 stolen bases and hit 40 home runs in a season.
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Aug. 29
1918 — The Chicago Cubs, behind the pitching of Lefty Tyler, clinched the National League pennant with a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
1934 — The Philadelphia A’s ended Schoolboy Rowe’s 16-game winning streak with a 13-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
1948 — Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit for the cycle in a 12-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Robinson drove in two runs, scored three runs, and stole a base.
1965 — San Francisco’s Willie Mays broke Ralph Kiner’s National League record with his 17th home run of the month in an 8-3 triumph over the New York Mets. Kiner had 16 homers in September of 1949. Mays hit a tape measure shot off Jack Fisher.
1967 — Bert Campaneris of the Kansas City A’s hit three triples in a 9-8, 10-inning loss to the Cleveland Indians. Campaneris was the first to have three triples in a game since Ben Chapman in 1939.
1971 — Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves knocked in his 100th run of the season, giving him the National League record of 11 seasons with 100 or more RBIs.
1977 — Lou Brock of St. Louis stole base No. 893, breaking Ty Cobb’s modern record for career stolen bases. The Cardinals lost to the San Diego Padres 4-3.
1977— Cleveland’s Duane Kuiper hit a one-out solo home run in the first inning off Chicago’s Steve Stone at Municipal Stadium. It was Kuiper’s only homer in 3,379 career at-bats — the fewest homers in most at-bats for any player in MLB history.
1985 — Don Baylor of the New York Yankees set an American League record when he was hit by a pitch for the 190th time in his career. Baylor was struck by California Angels pitcher Kirk McCaskill in the first inning, breaking the old mark of 189 set by Minnie Minoso.
1991 — Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox hit two homers to become the oldest player in the 20th century to accomplish the mark. He’ll top this by hitting two homers on October 3. Jack McDowell went the distance to beat Cleveland 7-2.
1993 — George Brett recorded his 200th stolen base in Kansas City’s 5-4, 12-inning victory over Boston to join Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players with 3,000 hits, 300 homers and 200 steals.
2000 — Anaheim’s Darin Erstad went 3-for-5 to reach 200 hits faster than any player in 65 years as the Angels defeated Toronto 9-4. Ducky Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals did it in 131 games in 1935.
2002 — Mark Bellhorn became the first player in NL history to hit a home run in the same inning from both sides of the plate, in the fourth of the Chicago Cubs’ 13-10 win over Milwaukee.
2004 — Albert Pujols hit his 40th home run and reached 100 RBIs for the fourth straight season to help St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 4-0. He’s the fourth player to start his major league career with four straight seasons with at least 100 RBIs, joining Hall of Famers Al Simmons, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams.
2010 — Brian McCann hit a game-winning homer with help from video replay, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 7-6 victory over the Florida Marlins. It was the first time a game ended using a video review.
2018 — Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich went 6 for 6 and hit for the cycle and Jesus Aguilar homered in the 10th inning, powering the Brewers to a 13-12 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers had a season-high 22 hits and rallied to take the lead four different times, and Jesus Aguilar hit the go-ahead homer in the 10th inning.
2021 — Taylor, Michigan wins the Little League World Series with a win over Hamilton, Ohio.
2022 — Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit home run #50 of the season, to stay just ahead of the pace set by Roger Maris when he hit 61 homers to set the team and American League record in 1961.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Aug. 28
1886 — Richard Sears beats R. Livingston Beeckman 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 to win his sixth straight U.S. national tennis championship.
1888 — Henry Slocum defeats Howard Taylor 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 to win the eighth U.S. men’s national tennis championship. Slocum, last year’s runner-up, is the first men’s champion other than Richard Sears. Sears, the U.S. champion from 1881-1887, retired last year.
1908 — Fred McLeod wins the U.S. Open golf title with a one-stroke victory over Willie Smith in a playoff.
1922 — The oldest American international team golf match, the Walker Cup, is established with the U.S. beating Britain 8-4.
1949 — The U.S. takes the Davis Cup, topping Australia 4-1.
1950 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black player to compete in the U.S. Open. Gibson wins her first round match, defeating Barbara Knapp of Britain 6-2, 6-2 at Forest Hills in New York.
1977 — The Cosmos beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 at Portland, Ore., to win their second NASL title. Giorgio Chinaglia’s header in the 77th minute is the winning goal.
1977 — Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year.
1989 — Pete Sampras, 18, wins his first U.S. Open singles match in four sets over Agustin Moreno of Mexico.
1990 — Stefan Edberg becomes the first top-seeded player since John Newcombe in 1971 to lose in the first round of the U.S. Open. Edberg loses to Alexander Volkov of the Soviet Union, 6-3, 7-6, 6-2.
1993 — Pinch-hitter Jeremy Hess’ bases-loaded single with two outs in the sixth inning gives Long Beach, Calif. a 3-2 victory over Panama in the championship game of the Little League World Series.
1994 — Tiger Woods, 18, becomes the youngest winner in the history of the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship, capturing the last three holes of his 36-hole title match against Trip Kuehne.
1995 — Monica Seles, plays in her first Grand Slam tournament in more than 2 1-2 years and beats Ruxandra Dragomir 6-3, 6-1 in first round of the U.S. Open.
2004 — The U.S. women’s basketball team goes through the Athens Olympics undefeated to win its 5th Olympic gold medal, beating Australia 74-63 in the final.
2004 — Led by San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginóbili Argentina beats Italy 84-69 for the Olympic basketball gold medal in Athens; star-studded U.S. team takes bronze.
2005 — Michael Memea’s home run in the bottom of the seventh gives West Oahu of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, the Little League World Series title.
2008 — Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic is ousted from the U.S. Open, beaten by 188th-ranked Julie Coin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round. Never before in the Open era that began in 1968 had the No. 1 woman lost this early in the tournament.
2011 — California returns the Little League World Series title to the U.S. with a 2-1 victory over Hamamatsu City, Japan.
2014 — Acknowledging he “didn’t get it right” with a two-game suspension for Ravens running back Ray Rice, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces tougher penalties for players accused of domestic violence, including six weeks for a first offense and at least a year for a second.
2016 — Ryan Harlost leads Endwell, New York, to the Little League World Series title, striking out eight and limiting South Korea to five hits in six innings in a 2-1 victory.
2021 — Los Angeles Angels pitcher/DH Shohei Otani becomes the first player in team history to have 20 stolen bases and 40 home runs.
2022 — Tour Championship, Men’s Golf, East Lake GC: Irishman Rory McIlroy wins $18m with 1 stroke win over Scottie Scheffler & Im Sung-jae; becomes first 3-time winner of the FedEx Cup.
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1885 — John L. Sullivan wins the first world heavyweight title under the Marquess of Queensbury rules when he beats Dominic McCaffrey in six rounds. The fight features 3-ounce gloves and 3-minute rounds.
1952 — Dr. Reginald Weir becomes the first black man to compete in the U.S. Tennis Championships, Weir appears two years after Althea Gibson breaks the color barrier in the tournament and loses in four sets to William Stucki.
1962 — A.C.’s Viking, driven by Sanders Russell, wins the Hambletonian Stakes in straight heats.
1968 — Open tennis begins at the U.S. Tennis Championships. Billie Jean King wins the first stadium match at the U.S. Open and amateurs Ray Moore and Jim Osborne have upset wins over professionals. Moore beats No. 10 Andres Gimeno and Osborne defeats Barry MacKay, each in four sets.
1974 — Nineteen-year-old high school basketball star Moses Malone, signs a contract with the Utah Stars of the ABA to become the first player to go directly from high school into major professional basketball.
1978 — The USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. opens. Bjorn Borg beats Bob Hewitt in the first match 6-0, 6-2 in the best-of-three sets.
1987 — Nolan Ryan passes the 200-strikeout barrier for record 11th time.
1987 — Charlie Whittingham becomes the first trainer to surpass 500 stakes wins when he sent Ferdinand to victory in the Cabrillo Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack.
1993 — Laffit Pincay Jr. wins the 8,000th race of his career aboard El Toreo in the seventh race at Del Mar racetrack to become the second thoroughbred jockey to ride 8,000 winners.
1993 — Brandie Burton’s 20-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff edges Betsy King for the du Maurier Classic title, the LPGA tour’s final major of the season.
1998 — Toms River, N.J., wins its first Little League World Series with a 12-9 victory over Kashima, Japan. Chris Cardone hits home runs in consecutive at-bats — including the game-deciding two-run shot.
2005 — Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova becomes the first U.S. Open defending women’s champion to fall in the first round, losing 6-3, 6-2 to fellow Russian Ekaterina Bychkova on the first day of the U.S. Open.
2011 — Petra Kvitova becomes the first defending Wimbledon champion to lose in the first round at the U.S. Open, 7-6, 6-3 to Alexandra Dulgheru.
2012 — The USADA claims to have stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.
2013 — The NFL agrees to pay $765 million to settle lawsuits from thousands of former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related health problems they say were caused by the on-field violence. The settlement, unprecedented in sports, applies to all past NFL players and spouses of those who are deceased.
2015 — Usain Bolt anchors Jamaica to a fourth successive men’s 4×100-meter title and adds to his record-breaking personal haul of IAAF World Championships gold medals to 11.
2018 — Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers signs NFL record contract extension with the Green Bay Packers; 4 years worth $134m rising to a possible $180m with a record $103m in guarantees.
2018 — Wanheng Menayothin surpasses Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s 50-0 record, beating Pedro Taduran in a unanimous decision to improve to 51-0. The 32-year-old Menayothin (51-0, 18 KOs) won his 10th successful title defense of his WBC minimumweight belt that he won in November 2014.
2022 — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits career home run 694 off of major league record 450th different pitcher in 13-4 win over Reds in Cincinnati.
TV SPORTS WEDNESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Chi. Cubs at Pittsburgh | 12:35pm | MLBN MARQ ATTSN-PIT |
| Kansas City at Cleveland | 1:10pm | MLBN Bally Sports Kansas City Bally Sports Great Lakes |
| Houston at Philadelphia | 4:05pm | MLBN SCHN NBC Sports Philadelphia |
| Tampa Bay at Seattle | 4:10pm | MLBN Bally Sports Sun ROOT |
| LA Angels at Detroit | 6:40pm | Bally Sports West Bally Sports Detroit |
| Oakland at Cincinnati | 6:40pm | Bally Sports Ohio NBC Sports California |
| NY Yankees at Washington | 6:45pm | MASN YES |
| Toronto at Boston | 7:10pm | MLBN NESN Sportsnet |
| Atlanta at Minnesota | 7:40pm | MLBN Bally Sports South Bally Sports North |
| San Diego at St. Louis | 7:45pm | Padres.TV Bally Sports Midwest |
| San Francisco at Milwaukee | 8:10pm | Bally Sports Wisconsin NBC Sports Bay |
| Texas at Chi. White Sox | 8:10pm | Bally Sports Southwest NBC Sports Chicago |
| Miami at Colorado | 8:40pm | FS1 Bally Sports Florida Rockies.TV |
| NY Mets at Arizona | 9:40pm | MLBN SNY YurView |
| Baltimore at LA Dodgers | 10:10pm | MLBN MASN2 SNLA |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| DFB Pokal: Carl Zeiss Jena vs Bayer Leverkusen | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Qarabağ vs Dinamo Zagreb | 12:45pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| La Liga: Athletic Club vs Valencia | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Real Valladolid vs Leganés | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UEFA Champions League: Crvena Zvezda vs Bodø / Glimt | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Champions League: Slovan Bratislava vs Midtjylland | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| UEFA Champions League: Slavia Praha vs Lille | 3:00pm | Paramount+ VIX |
| La Liga: Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Real Sociedad vs Deportivo Alavés | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| US Open Cup: Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Connecticut at Indiana | 7:00pm | NBATV Bally Sports Indiana NBCS-BOS |
| Washington at Chicago | 8:00pm | MARQ MNMT |
| New York at Los Angeles | 10:00pm | NBATV Spectrum My9 |
| Minnesota at Phoenix | 10:00pm | AFSN Bally Sports North Extra |
| Atlanta at Seattle | 10:00pm | Prime PeachtreeTV |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| US Open | 11:00am | ESPN+ |
| US Open | 12:00pm | ESPN |