Sports Daily Digest December 9, 2025

Batesville takes on Lawrenceburg in girls basketball tonight. The game has been moved to nearby Greendale Middle School because of work going on in the main gym at LHS. In addition, only two JV quarters will be played. WRBI coverage begins around 6:30…In other games involving area teams, Franklin County goes to Switzerland County; Jac-Cen-Del is at Waldron; Oldenburg visits Rising Sun; Milan entertains Southwestern (Hanover), and North Decatur journeys to Eastern Hancock.

The Indiana Pacers defeated the Sacramento Kings 116-105 in NBA action heard last night on the Sports Voice. Andrew Nembhard recorded a double-double: 28 points and 12 assists. The Pacers have won two straight and are now 6-18. They’ll be back on the court Friday night in Philadelphia.

The four finalists for college football’s Heisman Trophy have been named. They are Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, and Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia. The winner will be announced Saturday night.

In the NFL, the Cincinnati Bengals have waived wide receiver Jerome Burton. A third round pick of the Bengals in the 2024 NFL draft who attended Georgia and Alabama, Burton did not play in a regular season game in 2025. The team suspended him for Sunday’s game in Buffalo. Burton played in 14 games as a rookie and had four catches for 107 yards.

Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen confirmed on Monday that quarterback Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending torn Achilles in Sunday’s loss at Jacksonville. Jones will undergo surgery next week. With Jones out for the year and Anthony Richardson still on injured reserve, the Colts will go into the final four games of the 2025 season with Riley Leonard currently on their 53-man roster and Brett Rypien on the practice squad.

On Monday Night Football, it was the Los Angeles Chargers over the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 22-19 in overtime.