PURDUE BATTLES GONZAGA IN SWEET 16 SHOWDOWN IN DETROIT
GAMEDAY INFORMATION -- GAME 36 /// NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET 16 [1 Seed] Purdue (31-4) vs. [5 Seed] Gonzaga (27-7) Friday, March 29, 2024 7:39 p.m. ET | Detroit, Michigan Little Caesar's Arena (20,332) TELEVISION: TBS / TruTV (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn)...
THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 2024
INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS-SATURDAY MARCH 30 SESSION 1 PUBLIC GATES OPEN AT 9:30 AM ET 10:30 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BETHESDA CHRISTIAN (23-7) VS. FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY (18-9) APPROX. 12:45 PM ET | CLASS 2A STATE...
NFL OWNERS APPROVE A RADICAL OVERHAUL TO KICKOFF RULES, ADOPTING SETUP USED IN XFL
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kickoff returns are returning to the NFL. Team owners on Tuesday approved a new rule that will take what essentially had become “a dead play” and make it an integral part of the game again. “We feel this is a great day for the NFL,” said Saints...
THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY MARCH 26, 2024
INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS-SATURDAY MARCH 30 SESSION 1 PUBLIC GATES OPEN AT 9:30 AM ET 10:30 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BETHESDA CHRISTIAN (23-7) VS. FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY (18-9) APPROX. 12:45 PM ET | CLASS 2A STATE...
THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” MONDAY MARCH 25, 2024
INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS-SATURDAY MARCH 30 SESSION 1 PUBLIC GATES OPEN AT 9:30 AM ET 10:30 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BETHESDA CHRISTIAN (23-7) VS. FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY (18-9) APPROX. 12:45 PM ET | CLASS 2A STATE...
THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SUNDAY MARCH 24, 2024
INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS-SATURDAY MARCH 30 SESSION 1 PUBLIC GATES OPEN AT 9:30 AM ET 10:30 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BETHESDA CHRISTIAN (23-7) VS. FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY (18-9) APPROX. 12:45 PM ET | CLASS 2A STATE...
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NFL DRAFT PROFILE: WR ROME ODUNZE, WASHINGTON 2020: Played in all four games with one start (6-72-12.0). 2021: Started seven of the final nine contests (41-415-10.1, 4 TDs). Missed the first three games due to injuries. 2022: Third-team Associated Press All-American....
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IDYLLIC ACT I OF OHTANI'S CAREER APPEARS OVER More than most of the other major professional sports, baseball has a long history of scandal. The Black Sox, the Mitchell Report, Pete Rose. For now, Shohei Ohtani doesn't look destined to join the list. But he's making...
NHL ROUNDUP: CAPS POST 7-6 SHOOTOUT WIN OVER HURRICANES
Dylan Strome provided the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 7-6 on Friday in a highly entertaining game that saw both teams have a player record a hat trick. Sonny Milano had three...
NBA ROUNDUP: ANTHONY DAVIS’ BIG NIGHT LIFTS LAKERS OVER 76ERS
Anthony Davis had 23 points, 19 rebounds and four blocked shots to lift the host Los Angeles Lakers past the Philadelphia 76ers 101-94 on Friday. LeBron James added 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Los Angeles. D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura and Austin...
NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: YALE SWATS ASIDE NO. 4 AUBURN
John Poulakidas sank six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Samson Aletan made a key blocked shot in the final seconds as 13th-seeded Yale notched a 78-76 upset of fourth-seeded Auburn on Friday afternoon in an East Region first-round game at Spokane, Wash. August...
FUEL WIN OVER CINCINNATI ON FRIDAY NIGHT
INDIANAPOLIS- The Fuel hosted the Cincinnati Cyclones to start their weekend on Friday night. Amidst some scrappy play between these two division rivals, the Fuel took the win, 5-2. 1ST PERIOD Just 44 seconds into the game, Brett Bulmer and Cincy’s Jalen Smereck took...
PACERS WIN AT GOLDEN STATE
(PACERS MEDIA RELEASE) In a Friday night battle in the Bay Area, the Indiana Pacers put on a show. On an evening featuring record-breaking blocks, buzzer-beating shots, clutch closing minutes, and a fifth straight road win, the Pacers (40-31) outlasted the Golden...
TOP-SEEDED PURDUE ROLLS PAST GRAMBLING STATE
[1] Purdue 78, [16] Grambling 50 (Postgame Notes) Purdue improved to 30-4 with a 78-50 victory over Grambling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis on Friday night. The 30 victories ties a school record, set during the 2017-18 season (30-7). Purdue...
THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” SATURDAY MARCH 23, 2024
INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS SESSION 1 PUBLIC GATES OPEN AT 9:30 AM ET 10:30 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BETHESDA CHRISTIAN (23-7) VS. FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY (18-9) APPROX. 12:45 PM ET | CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BROWNSTOWN...
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INDIANA PACERS NEWS
PACERS NEWS RELEASE GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT WARRIORS The Indiana Pacers’ last long road trip of the regular season will next take them on a three-game tour of California, kicking off their West Coast visit with a battle in the Bay Area. In game two of their five-game...
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NEWS
YAMAMOTO CHASED AFTER 1ST INNING OF DEBUT AS PADRES BEAT DODGERS 15-11 FOR 2-GAME SOUTH KOREA SPLIT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After chasing Yoshinobu Yamamoto from his major league debut after one inning and scoring their most runs ever against the Los Angeles...
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Artemi Panarin recorded his third hat trick of the season, leading the visiting New York Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Panarin scored New York’s first two goals and capped the scoring with an empty-netter, becoming the fourth Ranger in...
NBA NEWS
Jalen Green scored 26 points, Dillon Brooks added 23 and three reserves scored in double figures as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to seven games with a 127-117 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Thursday. Jock Landale added 17 points and 12...
NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT ROUND-UP
Jack Gohlke drilled 10 3-pointers en route to 32 points and DQ Cole buried the final triple of the game to clinch No. 14 seed Oakland’s 80-76 upset of No. 3 seed Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region on Thursday in Pittsburgh. The Golden...
THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2024
INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS SESSION 1 PUBLIC GATES OPEN AT 9:30 AM ET 10:30 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BETHESDA CHRISTIAN (23-7) VS. FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY (18-9) APPROX. 12:45 PM ET | CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BROWNSTOWN...
YAMAMOTO CHASED AFTER 1ST INNING OF DEBUT AS PADRES BEAT DODGERS 15-11 FOR 2-GAME SOUTH KOREA SPLIT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After chasing Yoshinobu Yamamoto from his major league debut after one inning and scoring their most runs ever against the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego’s Xander Bogaerts was sad to leave the Gocheok Sky Dome. “We got to come here more,” he...
THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” THURSDAY MARCH 21, 2024
INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS SESSION 1 PUBLIC GATES OPEN AT 9:30 AM ET 10:30 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BETHESDA CHRISTIAN (23-7) VS. FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY (18-9) APPROX. 12:45 PM ET | CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BROWNSTOWN...
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1902 A Chicago Daily News headline reads, ‘Manager of the Cubs is in Doubt Only on Two Positions,’ marking the first time the team’s nickname has appeared in print. Although the moniker has existed since 1890, the Orphans, also known as the Colts and White Stockings, will not officially adopt the Cubs as its new name until 1907.
1935 In the bottom of the ninth inning, Russell Hinaga singles off future Hall of Fame Russian-born pitcher Victor Starffin, giving the San Jose Asahi, a hometown Japanese American semi-pro team, a 3-2 victory over the powerful Tokyo Giants. The visitors, who will avenge their loss to the ‘Morning Suns,’ next year, are touring the United States to promote the formation of a Japanese professional league, which they plan to establish in the Land of the Rising Sun next season.
1967 Giants’ right-hander Juan Marichal ends his 29-day holdout when he becomes the third $100,000 major league pitcher in history, joining Dodger hurlers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. The ‘Dominican Dandy’ also reported to spring training late last season but proceeded to win his first ten games en route to a 25-6 record.
1973 Twins’ right-hander Jim Perry becomes the first player to use the ’10 and 5 rule’ when he okays his trade to the Tigers for minor league pitcher Dan Fife and cash. During his one season with Detroit, Gaylord’s brother will post a 14-13 (.519) record and an ERA of 4.03 in 35 appearances.
1973 Hoping to make the team in spring training, right-hander Denny McLain is released by the Braves, ending his career two days before his 29th birthday. During his ten-year major league tenure, the former 30-game winner compiled a 131-92 career record with an ERA of 3.39.
1981 Boston’s Gold Glove catcher Carlton Fisk is declared a free agent by major league baseball, much to the chagrin of the Fenway Faithful. The 33-year-old backstop can now negotiate with other teams for his services because he received his contract from the Red Sox two days after the deadline.
1987 The Mets trade backup catcher Ed Hearn, right-hander Rick A. Anderson, and pitching prospect Mauro Gozzo to the Royals for David Cone and minor leaguer Chris Jelic. The 24-year-old right-hander, who will compile an 80-48 (.625) record during his first six seasons in New York, posts a 5-6 mark this season, with Hearn appearing in only 15 games for Kansas City.
1989 The April 3 issue of Sports Illustrated, available on newsstands today, features a six-page article by Craig Neff and Lieber that exposes Pete Rose’s gambling activities. The piece entitled Rose’s Grim Vigil alleges ‘Charlie Hustle’ bet from the Riverfront Stadium dugout using hand gestures with an associate.
1992 The Brewers deal Gary Sheffield to the Padres for pitcher Ricky Bones and minor leaguers Jose Valentin and Matt Mieske. Sheffield, Milwaukee’s first-round pick (sixth overall) in the 1986 draft, will hit .330 for his new team this season, winning the National League batting crown.
2002 After being told he would not be an everyday player, the Expos give 37-year-old Jose Canseco his unconditional release. The 1986 Rookie of the Year and 1988 MVP of the American League ends his 17-year career with 462 home runs while batting .266, playing with five clubs in the Junior Circuit.
2002 The Cubs, in need of a closer due to Tom Gordon’s muscle tear, trade righties Julian Tavarez (10-9, 4.52) and Jose Cueto, southpaw Dontrelle Willis, and catcher Ryan Jorgensen to the Marlins for Antonio Alfonseca (4-4, 28 saves) and right-hander Matt Clement (9-10, 5.05). Willis, next season’s National League Rookie of the Year, will become a 20-game winner for the Fish in 2005.
2008 At the start of spring training, Hideki Matsui, planning to wed in a few weeks, a fact unknown to the Bronx Bombers, makes a wager with some of his teammates about who would be the first to get married. A surprised Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu agree to pay off the bet after learning the Yankee slugger pulled a fast one on them by getting ‘hitched’ in New York on the club’s off-day yesterday.
2009 In a Kansai Independent League game played at the Osaka Dome, knuckleballer Eri Yoshida makes her debut, becoming Japan’s first female professional baseball player. On Opening Day, the 17-year-old faces two batters, walking one and striking out the other, in the ninth inning of the Kobe 9 Cruise’s 5-0 victory over the hometown Gold Villicanes.
2011 Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka will make a $1 million contribution to the Red Sox Foundation for earthquake and tsunami victims in his native Japan. The team’s official charity has raised more than $1.3 million in response to the March 11 disaster, including personal donations from other Japanese players, Hideki Okajima, Junichi Tazawa, and Itsuki Shoda.
2011 The Nationals deal Nyjer Morgan to the Brewers for minor league infielder Cutter Dykstra and cash. Washington sends the light-hitting, fleet-footed outfielder to Milwaukee to obtain the Class A minor league third baseman, the son of former major leaguer Lenny Dykstra.
2012 Embattled owner Frank McCourt agrees to sell the Dodgers to a group that includes former LA Lakers star Magic Johnson and former baseball executive Stan Kasten for $2 billion, the highest amount ever paid for a team in the history of professional sports. The sale price far exceeds the $1.47 billion Malcolm Glazer paid for the English soccer team Manchester United in 2005.
1939 — Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33 in the NCAA’s first national basketball tournament.
1942 — Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden to retain his world heavyweight title.
1945 — Oklahoma A&M beats New York University 49-45 for the NCAA basketball championship.
1951 — Bill Spivey scores 22 points to lead Kentucky to a 68-58 win over Kansas State for the NCAA basketball title.
1960 — The Boston Celtics score a then NBA Finals record 76 points in the first half a 140-122 win over the St. Louis Hawks. Tom Heinsohn (24), Bill Sharman (23), Frank Ramsey (22) and Bob Cousy (20) each score 20-or-more points to win the series opener.
1971 — UCLA beats Villanova 68-62 for its fifth NCAA basketball title.
1978 — Jack Givens scores 41 points to lead Kentucky to a 94-88 victory over Duke for the NCAA basketball title.
1983 — Larry Holmes wins a unanimous 12-round decision over Lucien Rodriguez to retain his world heavyweight title in his hometown of Scranton, Pa.
2005 — Annika Sorenstam shoots a final-round 68 to finish at 15-under to win the Nabisco Championship by eight shots over Rosie Jones. It’s he 59th victory of the Swedish star’s LPGA Tour career — and her eighth major championship win.
2010 — Long shot Al Shemali wins the $5 million Dubai Duty Free, pulling away from a crowded field to pull off a surprisingly easy win in the Dubai World Cup. Al Shemali, at 40-1, starts slow then duels it out with Bankable before taking the lead for good.
2011 — Jamie Skeen scores 26 points as Virginia Commonwealth delivers the biggest upset of the NCAA tournament, a 71-61 win over No. 1 seed Kansas in the Southwest Regional final.
2014 — The Philadelphia 76ers tie the NBA record for futility with their 26th straight loss, falling 120-98 to the Houston Rockets. Philadelphia matches the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers for the NBA’s worst skid.
2017 — UConn’s women’s basketball team advance to its 10th consecutive Final Four with a 90-52 victory against Oregon. The victory moves coach Geno Auriemma past Pat Summitt for the most NCAA Tournament victories at 113.