Indiana Fever Open the 2025 Regular Season with a win over the Chicago Sky Indiana Fever opened the 2025 season at Gainbridge Fieldhouse with a dominant 93-58 win over the visiting Chicago Sky. A triple-double from Caitlin Clark and a double-double from Aliyah Boston helped give the team its second-largest margin of victory in team history. The game also saw DeWanna Bonner make WNBA history, scoring her 7,489th all-time point with 3:10 on the clock in the fourth quarter, pushing her past Tina Thompson into third place all-time.
Clark recorded Indiana’s first points of the season, making two free throws in the opening minute. Nine points, including two three pointers, from Kelsey Mitchell and eight points from Natasha Howard helped give the Fever a 22-17 lead at the end of the first quarter. Indiana’s strong second-quarter defense where Boston, Clark and Lexie Hull each recorded three rebounds paired with eight points from Boston and seven from Clark lifted the Fever to a 13-point lead at the halftime break. Boston earned her first double-double of the season late in the third quarter, making her 10th rebound of the night with 2:11 left in the quarter. Clark followed shortly thereafter in the eighth minute of the fourth quarter, recording her 10th assist on a jump shot from Boston. She completed the triple-double with 2:21 left on the clock, grabbing her 10th rebound for her first triple-double of the season and the third of her career.
Caitlin Clark scored the first points of the 2025 Indiana Fever season, making two free throws in the opening minute. With 3:13 left in the game DeWanna Bonner scored her seventh point of the night, officially making her the third-highest scorer in WNBA history, surpassing Tina Thompson. Bonner finished the night with seven points, giving her 7,489 all-time points scored across her career. Aliyah Boston recorded her first double-double of the season, finishing the night with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Caitlin Clark recorded her first triple-double of the season, finishing the night with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Clark is now tied with Candace Parker for the third most in WNBA history with three. Clark also made four blocks, more than any single game in her college and professional career, good for the most in a single game by any point guard in WNBA history. Rookie Makayla Timpson recorded her first professional points via free throws in the fourth quarter, finishing the night with four points total. The 35-point margin of victory is tied for the second largest in team history, matching a 98-63 win over Los Angeles on 7/31/11. The Fever recorded 37 defensive rebounds, tied for the third most in team history, last occurring on 7/11/21. The Indiana Fever remain at Gainbridge Fieldhouse where they will host the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday at 7pm.
Indiana University Softball Defeats Saint Louis in Elimination Game No. 3 Seed Indiana edged No. 4 Seed Saint Louis, 4-2, in Saturday’s first elimination game at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional. The win gives Indiana the opportunity to play No. 2 Seed Oklahoma State again tonight for another elimination game. The winner will make the regional final tomorrow against host and No. 1 Arkansas. Indiana is now 34-19 on the season. Brianna Copeland got off to a commanding start in the circle, throwing two strikeouts in a three-up, three-down inning in the top of the first. Avery Parker got Indiana on the board with a double off the left center field wall to score Taylor Minnick and make it 1-0. Aly VanBrandt bunted for a single and then Parker scored on the play, advancing on an error to bring the lead to 2-0.
Saint Louis scored on a bases loaded walk when Karsen Jany walked in to make it 2-1 in the top of the third. Indiana’s defense halted any Saint Louis momentum in the top of the fourth with a 3-6-4 double play to end the inning. The play was executed by Josie Bird, Madalyn Strader and VanBrandt. Taylor Minnick laced a line drive single to right field in the bottom of the fifth and scored both Josie Bird and Melina Wilkison on the play to extend Indiana’s lead to 4-1. Saint Louis’ Abby Mallo hit a home run over the right field fence to make it a 4-2 game in the top of the sixth inning.
Indiana University Football Lands Defensive Lineman Gabe Hill for 2026 Class of 2026 4-star defensive lineman Gabe Hill announced his commitment to Indiana Saturday on his Instagram page. The 6-foot-2 and 295-pound Hill is a 4-star, the No. 261 overall player in the 2026 class, and the No. 26 defensive lineman according to the average of the national recruiting outlets. He projects to play defensive tackle but should be a versatile college defensive lineman. Based on the 247Sports Composite, Hill is one of the 15 highest-rated players to ever commit to Indiana in the rankings era. Hill attends Naperville North H.S. in Naperville, Ill. His teammate, quarterback Jacob Bell, signed with IU in the 2025 class. Hill posted 44 solo tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 10 QB hurries, and 9 sacks as a junior in 2024. Hill visited IU in late April and chose the Hoosiers over offers from Rutgers, Texas A&M, LSU, Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Illinois, Louisville, Iowa State, Tennessee, Kansas and others. Indiana now has nine total verbal commits in the 2026 class. Hill is the third defensive lineman.
Indiana University Baseball takes down Michigan Friday Night to Clinch the Series As it has done all season long, the Indiana Baseball team (31-22, 16-13 B1G) used two pitchers to complete nine full innings in a series-clinching victory. The Hoosiers scattered just one run on three hits in a commanding 8-1 win over Michigan on Friday evening. Veteran right-handed pitchers Cole Gilley (W, 9-3) and Ben Grable (SV, 1) needed just 137 pitches to tame the Wolverines and secure IU’s first Big Ten road series win of the season. Gilley escaped trouble on a couple occasions before Grable shut the door. Grable had six strikeouts and didn’t give up a hit in the three-inning save. IU’s offense scored in just three innings, hanging crooked numbers in the third and sixth. The Hoosiers chased Michigan starter David Lally Jr.in the fifth inning and forced the home team to use five different arms. Junior second baseman Tyler Cerny had three hits, including the go-ahead home run in the third inning. Three runs in the sixth inning – highlighted by an RBI single from sophomore outfielder Andrew Wiggins and an RBI double from freshman third baseman Will Moore – provided the necessary insurance for head coach Jeff Mercer. Freshman designated hitter Hogan Denny had the only other multi-hit effort for IU. The Hoosiers, having already picked up their first Big Ten road series win of the season, will look for their first road conference sweep in two seasons
Indiana University Softball Drops Regional Opener to Oklahoma State After leading for much of the game, No. 3 Seed Indiana fell to No. 2 Seed Oklahoma State, 11-6, on Friday night at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Oklahoma State used a 7-run sixth inning to rally after trailing 6-4 through four innings. Indiana will be back in action tomorrow for continued regional play with an elimination game and then a second game right after that should it win the first. Indiana is now 33-19 on the season. Taylor Minnick got the Indiana offense rolling immediately with a two-run bomb over the right field wall in the second at bat of the game, scoring her and Brianna Copeland to give Indiana a 2-0 lead. Oklahoma State answered with a two-run homer of their own when Karli Godwin went yard to dead center field to tie the game at 2-2. Minnick cleared the right field fence again in the top of the third inning, hitting a solo shot to give Indiana the lead back, 3-2.
With two runners on, Melina Wilkison got in on the home run fun with a three-run homer to left center to extend Indiana’s lead to 6-2. Oklahoma State cut into the lead when Godwin hit her second home run of the day, launching another two-run shot to center field which put the game at 6-4. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Oklahoma State rallied using a combination of RBI singles, errors, and walks to chart seven runs in the frame and go up 11-6. With Taylor Minnick’s two home runs, she is now the program’s all-time leader in home runs with 45. Minnick’s two home runs put her at 18 on the season. Wilkison’s home run was her seventh in 2025. This was the first meeting between Indiana and Oklahoma State since 2009.
The Indianapolis 500 will be Shown Live in Indianapolis announcing a sellout for the Race The first Indianapolis 500 carried by FOX will be broadcast live in the Indianapolis TV market, right here on FOX59. Officials with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway said the 109th running is expected to be sold out, meaning Hoosiers who aren’t going to the race will be able to watch from home. Penske Entertainment and officials from IMS made the blackout announcement Friday Morning. Race day coverage starts at 5 a.m. on May 25 with FOX59 at the 500. FOX national coverage takes over at 10 a.m. Racing fans will have two chances to catch the Indianapolis 500 on May 25. In addition to the live broadcast, FOX59 will also show the rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
That means fans who went to the race will be able to relive it at home, as has been the local tradition for years. While fans across the country have been able to watch the race live every year, it’s only been available locally a handful of times. IMS dropped the blackout for the 100th running in 2016 because it was a sellout. The race also aired locally on three other recent occasions: 2020 and 2021 (crowd size restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic) and 2024 (a lengthy rain delay). In general, blackouts are placed on TV broadcasts that don’t sell out. The thought process was that the threat of a blackout would induce more people to attend a sporting event in person. In the fractured world of media contracts, cable TV, broadcast networks and streaming platforms, they’ve largely gone by the wayside. While most sports have moved away from blackouts, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has kept the blackout policy in place for years for the local TV market.
This year, however, local racing fans won’t have to worry about it. During a Friday morning news conference, J. Douglas Boles, the president of INDYCAR and IMS, said that the grandstands and the suites are expected to be sold out, totaling more than 250,000 tickets. Boles said that as of Friday, under “four-digits in tickets” remain for the race and expects an official sell out by the end of the day on Monday. General admission tickets will continue to be sold. “This really is about the fans…It is a race, but it’s so much more than that,” Boles said. “It’s an event.” In a news release surrounding the announcement, Penske Entertainment President and CEO Mark Miles said that this race will have “one of (the) biggest and most memorable crowds in many decades.” “This is a terrific showcase for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and a great milestone to supercharge our relationship with FOX Sports,” Miles said. “It is also absolutely a fitting tribute to the continued leadership and investment of Roger Penske.” Some tickets are still available for the event. Visit IMS’s website for up-to-date ticket information for the race on May 25.