South Ripley visits Milan in girls basketball this evening. Coverage on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App starts at 5:45…
In other girls hoops action tonight, Franklin County is at East Central, Batesville goes to Union County, Greensburg hosts Franklin Community, and Jac-Cen-Del hops the bus to Shawe Memorial.
The Dallas Mavericks got past the Indiana Pacers 125-122 in NBA action deep in the heart of Texas heard last night on the Sports Voice. Paskal Siakam led Indiana with 29 points and had nine rebounds. The Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg poured in 43 points and grabbed 10 boards. The Pacers have lost two straight and fall to 3-8 on the season. They’ll be back at it tomorrow night at home against Washington.
Cincinnati Reds infielder Sal Stewart is the National League Rookie of the Year. The 22-year-old takes home the honor from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA), and is the ninth player in Reds franchise history to be named Rookie of the Year. The others were Jonathan India (2021), Scott Williamson (1999), Chris Sabo (1988), Pat Zachry (1976), Johnny Bench (1968), Tommy Helms (1966), Pete Rose (1963) and Frank Robinson (1956). His 32 homers were the second-most for a Reds rookie behind only Frank Robinson’s 38 in 1956, while his 112 RBIs set a new franchise rookie record. He played in all 162 games in 2026 and made starts at three different different positions (1B, 2B, 3B) in addition to serving at times as the team’s Designated Hitter. Stewart garnered 20 first place votes. New York Mets outfielder Carson Benge was runner-up in the voting while St. Louis Cardinals second baseman JJ Wetherholt was third.
In college basketball last night, Indiana got past Syracuse 83-80 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Hoosiers are now 3-0. And it was Purdue over Illinois State 76-59 in West Lafayette. The Boilermakers win for the first time this year and are now 1-2.
The College Football Playoffs will expand to 24 teams beginning with the 2027-28 season. The CFP Committee also announced on Monday an exclusive, new media rights agreement with ESPN. Eight teams will earn a first-round bye in the new format, which also eliminates Power Four conference championship games. Conference champions will now be determined through regular-season standings. There will be 19 at-large bids in the expanded field. Sixteen playoff games will be played on campus, up from four. The quarterfinal and semifinal games will continue to be played in traditional bowls such as the Peach Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Cotton Bowl. And the move from 12 to 24 teams next year will eliminate conference championship games. The playoffs will start the first full week of December, with the Heisman Trophy ceremony moving to the first weekend of that month.
Notre Dame moved up one spot to No. 3 in the latest AP Top 25 college football poll, while Indiana remains at No. 6. The Fighting Irish climbed after knocking off previously top-ranked Miami of Florida 31-24 Saturday night. Indiana held its spot after having a bye week. The Hoosiers were the only team in the top 25 that didn’t change positions from last week. The AP poll is separate from the College Football Playoff rankings. Notre Dame was No. 11 and Indiana No. 4 in last week’s CFP rankings.
On Monday Night Football, it was the Buffalo Bills over the Minnesota Vikings 23-6.
