The Indiana Fever drop a two-point Home Loss to the New York Liberty The Indiana Fever (2-2) suffered a 90-88 loss to the defending WNBA Champions, the New York Liberty, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. A tightly-contested first quarter saw both teams trading baskets inside the paint, with Aliyah Boston leading the way for the Fever with 10 points in the period. With under two minutes left in the first quarter, Caitlin Clark found Lexie Hull in traffic for a layup, followed by Dewanna Bonner intercepting the ensuing inbound pass, giving it to Hull who hit a three-pointer to record five points in six seconds. Boston followed up with seven points in the second quarter, but it was the Liberty, backed by an 11-point quarter from Sabrina Ionescu, who took the 55-46 lead into the halftime break.
Eight points in the third quarter from Hull and seven from Kelsey Mitchell helped give the Fever their first lead since the first quarter. Near the end of the third, a four-point play, followed by a 34-foot buzzer beater, both from Caitlin Clark, made it an eight-point game in favor of Indiana heading into the final quarter. Following a 30-point third quarter in which Indiana only allowed 13 points, the Fever continued to find success at the rim with Natasha Howard sinking three-consecutive layups. After the Liberty pulled the score back even, the two sides battled back-and-forth with New York taking the lead and eventual win with 2.9 seconds left off free throws. The home side took an attempt on the final shot of the game but was unable to convert at the buzzer.
Caitlin Clark recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists, her second of the season and 17th of her career. Aliyah Boston recorded a double-double with 27 points and 13 rebounds, her second of the year and 27th of her career. Caitlin Clark eclipsed 250 rebounds in her WNBA career, becoming the fastest point guard in WNBA history to do so, accomplishing it in 44 games. Caitlin Clark became the fastest player in WNBA history to record 750+ points, 250+ rebounds and 250+ assists. Lexie Hull earned her first start of the season, scoring a season-high 15 points on the night. The 30 points scored in the third quarter marked the most points scored in any quarter for the Fever thus far this season. The 13 points allowed in the third quarter ties the teams lowest allowed in any quarter this season. The Fever saw a sold-out crowd of 17,247 fans for Saturday’s contest, the team’s second sellout of the season. The Indiana Fever head on the road to take on the Washington Mystics in Baltimore, Maryland on Wednesday with tipoff from Royal Farms Arena set for 7:30 PM. The game will be broadcast nationally on NBA TV and locally on WTHR.
Two Indiana University Men’s Golfers named to the PING All-Midwest Region Team Indiana redshirt junior Clay Merchent and sophomore Cole Starnes were named 2025 NCAA Division I PING All-Midwest Region Team selections on Saturday. Merchent, a team captain and All-Big Ten Second Team honoree, played 33 events across 11 events, including the 2025 NCAA Urbana Regional. He posted a stroke average of 71.58 and finished inside the top 20 in six tournaments. His scoring average ranked fourth on the all-time Indiana list and is the lowest recorded by a Hoosier since Jorge Campillo (70.69) in the 2008-09 season. Merchent was also named PING Division I All-Region following his freshman season with the Cream ‘n Crimson. Sophomore Cole Starnes played from the second spot in the Indiana lineup all season. He racked up 30 rounds across 10 events, compiled 13 rounds at or below par, and posted a stroke average of 71.93. His scoring output marked the ninth lowest in program history. He is one of six individuals in IU history to post a scoring average under 72.00. The Fishers native finished inside the top 20 in six tournaments.
Bloomington South Repeats as Sectional Girls Tennis Champions The Bloomington South Panthers had to win two matches to lift the sectional trophy Friday Night own their home court as the Panthers beat Bloomington North 4-1 in the Semifinals and Owen Valley 4-1 to win back-to-back Sectional Titles and 19th overall in program history. Owen Valley beat Brown County 3-2 in the opening round Wednesday Night, and the Patriots beat Edgewood 3-2 in the Semifinals.
Bloomington South will face Greencastle in the Regional Semifinals Tuesday Night at Brownsburg with Avon and Terre Haute South will in the other semifinals with the winners facing off at 5:30 PM Wednesday Night at Brownsburg for the Regional Championship. The Weather was a factor as the Opening Round was pushed back after rain came Tuesday and then Semifinals were postponed from Thursday to Friday due to rain and the teams agreed to play the Championship Match right after the Semifinals instead pushing the Championship Match to Saturday.
Bloomington North continues its Boys Track and Field Sectional Dominance The Bloomington North Cougars took home their fifth straight Boys Track and Field Sectional Thursday Night with a 210-point performance on their own home track. The Cougars have won every Sectional Title since 2019 giving them the last six sectional titles with the 2020 season canceled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Programs 25th Sectional Title. Bloomington South finished second with 152 points and Edgewood finished 3rd with 55 points. Lighthouse Christian tied for 12th place with 2 points. The Bloomington Schools took home 14 of the 16 individual event titles. Bloomington North won ten events, and Bloomington South won four events. Elijah Peters of Martinsville won the 100 Meters and Noah Hall of Owen Valley won the High Jump.
For Bloomington North James Bosco won the 400 Meters. Caleb Wnders won the 800 Meters Caelan D’Onofrio won the 1600 meters Caleb Webb won the 3200 meters. Ben Boland won the 110- and 300-Meter Hurdles Evan Cheng won the Long Jump and Adis Hamidvoic won the Discus. The Cougars won 4 X 400 and 4 X 800 Meter Relays. For Bloomington South Khaliq Akou won the 200 Meters Arthur Banks won the Pole Valut and Noah Field won the Shot Put as the Panthers won 4X100 Meter Relay. Bloomington North had 12 Individuals, and two relays advance to the Regional with a second or third place finish. Zach Barrow finished third in the 200 meters. Kellen Bishop finished second in the 400 meters. Caelan D’Onofrio finished second in the 800 meters. Shep Jackson finished second in the 1600 meters. Jacob Mitchell finished third in the 3200 meters. Liam Conlin finished second in the 110 Meter Hurdles. Alan Hays finished second in the 300 Meter Hurdles. Brayson Johnson finished second in the High Jump. Will Steiner finished second in the Pole Vault. Traeh Young finished second and Quinn Walters finished third in the Shot Put. Walters finished second in the Discus. The Cougars finished Second in both the 4X100 and 4X 800 Meter Relay.
Bloomington South had 7 Individuals and one relay advance to the Regional with a second or third place finish. Gabe Taylor and Khaliq Akou finished second and third in the 100 meters. Taylor finished second in the 200 meters. John Sobiech was third in the 400 meters. Noah Liell-Beyene finished third in the 300 Meter Hurdles. Andrew Mathis finished third in the Pole Vault. Eddie Kreller finished third in the Long Jump and the Panthers finished second 4X400 Meter Relay. Edgewood’s Jackson Klingler finished second in the 3200 meters. Luke Waugh finished second in the Long Jump. The Mustangs finished third in the 4X 800 Meter Relay to have 2 individuals and a relay advance to Regional with will be held at Bloomington North on Thursday at 6 PM. There could be call ups as well depending on results of the other sectional that feed into the regional which include Brownstown Central, Columbus North and Madison.
The Slaw Dog wins the Inaugural Weine 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Give the Borg-Wiener Trophy at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to the Wienermobile affectionately known as Slaw Dog. In a down-to-the-wire race among the six iconic Wienermobiles that serve as goodwill ambassadors for Oscar Mayer, the hot dog-on-wheels representing the Southeast proved to be the big dog on Carb Day ahead of Today’s running of the Indianapolis 500. It made a dramatic pass of the Wienermobile repping Chicago at the finish line to win the inaugural Wienie 500 on Friday. The margin was about a half a bun. “You are standing in a moment in hot dog history right now,” Sarah Oney, who was co-piloting the Wienermobile representing New York with Connor Wolff, told The Associated Press. “This is the first-ever time we have honestly had all six Wienermobiles together and especially at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.”
It was the definition of a wiener-take-all race, too: The driver and co-pilot of the No. 3 dog, who managed to roast the rest of the Wienermobiles on a cool, sunny afternoon, got to stick around for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. The Wienermobiles have been around since 1936 as a promotional vehicle for Oscar Mayer — not to be confused with Louis Meyer, the first three-time winner of the Indy 500. They travel around the country, logging about 20,000 miles annually, though none were probably as important to the hotdoggers on board as the 5 miles they drove on Friday. Oney and Wolff jumped into the lead when the green flag flew at the historic yard of bricks, and the six Wienermobiles slowly picked up speed until they reached about 65 mph. They were right in each other’s grills down the backstretch, and swapped the lead among themselves several times until the second of two laps, when the No. 4 dog led the field out of Turn 2.
That’s when smoke began pouring from its rear, and that dog was cooked. The Wienermobile wearing No. 1 assumed the lead as the field headed onto the front stretch, and a crowd of nearly 80,000 fans who had just watched the final practice for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 was standing and cheering. That’s when the Wienermobile from the Southeast, which had doggedly hung around the lead for most of the race, made its big move. It passed the Wienermobile repping Chicago just in time to relish in the sweet taste of victory. It might have been the fastest Wieners have gone since Joey Chestnut’s heyday on Coney Island. “The Indy 500 marks the unofficial kickoff of summer and the start of hot dog season,” said Kelsey Rice, brand communications director at Chicago-based Oscar Mayer. “It’s only fitting that we bring a race of epic proportions to the Speedway and celebrate a timeless tradition: delicious meats and a little friendly competition to kick off a summer of wieners.”
Jaynie Halterman Claims 5,000-Meter Title as Taylor Trojans Finish Program-Best Sixth at the NAIA Women’s Track and Field Championships Competition at the 2025 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships concluded on Friday as Jaynie Halterman claimed the 5,000-meter National Title, and the Taylor women finished sixth with 29 points. The sixth-place finish is the highest in program history as the long-distance running teams have soared this season with top six finishes in both track and field seasons and a runner-up finish in cross country. Halterman took the track a final time in her freshman campaign and slowly built a lead of over 20 seconds by the 3000-meter mark. She finished with a time of 16:41.41 for her second NAIA National Title in Outdoor Track and Field. Halterman’s incredible debut season in college athletics saw her take home four Individual National Titles along with six program records. Halterman brought home 20 individual points in an impressive showing for the Thompson’s Station, Tennessee native. Noel VanderWall began the day for the Trojans in the 1,500-meter finals and finished with a time of 4:34.06 to cross the finish line in tenth. The junior ran her second-fastest time of the season in a highly competitive field. Taylor concludes its 2025 season but is set to improve with Halterman returning along with three other NAIA All-Americans ready to push Taylor into the top five.