Indiana University Football Lands Florida Safety Laron Dues for 2026 The commitments continue to roll in for Indiana football. On Tuesday afternoon, Cardinal Mooney H.S. (Sarasota, Fla.) class of 2026 safety Laron Dues announced his verbal commitment to Indiana on his Instagram page. That announcement came just days after Dues completed an official visit in Bloomington. He was also at IU for their spring game. Indiana offered Dues in February. Dues’ final five schools also included Oregon, West Virginia, Georgia Tech and South Florida. He also had offers from Arizona, Kentucky, Wake Forest, and a host of Group of Five programs. He’s originally from West Virginia and visited WVU two weeks ago. As a junior at Cardinal Mooney, Dues recorded 81 tackles, 5 interceptions, 25 pass breakups, 7 tackles for loss and a forced fumble. He also returned kicks in high school and has the potential to be a kick or punt returner in college. The 5-foot-9 and 180-pound Dues is rated as a 3-star and the No. 155 safety in the 2026 class according to On3. Indiana’s 2026 class is now top 30 at both 247Sports and On3. With the addition of Dues, the Hoosiers now have 18 players in the class.
Bloomington South Boys Golf finishes 18th at the IHSAA State Finals The Bloomington South Panthers finished 18th with a team score of 664 at the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals at the Prairie View Golf Course in Carmel. The Panthers were in 18th place after day 1 on Tuesday with a team score of 335 and followed up with a day 2 score of 329 on Wednesday. The Panthers were 88 over par and finished seven strokes behind Lake Central. Colton Waston was the top individual finisher for Bloomington South with a two-day score of 157 tying him for 45th place. Carson Gady shot a 164 tying him for 70th place. Owen Wisley shot a 168 tying him for 80h place. Adian Bomba shot a 175 as the tied for 97th place and Owen Gerber tied for 104th with a two-day score of 180.
Westfield won the Team Title with a two-day score of 568 finishing 8 under par and 30 strokes ahead of second place Homestead who finished with a team score 598 and Noblesville who finished third with a team score of 600. Westfield shot a 36-hole state finals record 568 besting Center Grove’s previous mark of 573 by Center Grove set in 2017. Westfield Senior Will Harvey won the Indvidual Title with a two-day score of 135 finishing nine under par. Harvey tied the state record for 36 holes set in 2003 by Chris Baker of Brownstown Central at The Legends of Indiana. Gibson Southern Senior Peyton Blackard and Evansville North Senior Luke Johnson tied for second with a two-day score of 138 finishing 3 strokes behind Harvey.
It’s the 4th State Title for Westfield and first since 2016. The Shamrocks won it all in 2013, 2015 and 2016 and were state runner up the last three years from 2022-24 and 2014. Harvey becomes the first Shamrock to win an individual state title after Silas Haarer and Jake Cesare were runners up the last two years. Weather affected play Wednesday as the second-round start was delayed by half hour after storms moved through the area. Play was suspended at 4 pm and then resumed at 7:10 pm and were able to get all 18 teams and 108 golfers through the final day.
Indiana University Women’s Soccer announces 2025 Schedule Entering a new era of the program, the Indiana women’s soccer team has announced the complete 2025 schedule. The Josh Rife era will get underway on with a pair of home exhibition games on Aug. 6 (Cincinnati) and Aug. 9 (Notre Dame). The official start of the season is set for Aug. 14 when the Hoosiers host Youngstown State and follow up with a meeting with Ball State on Aug. 21. Indiana departs for a weekend road swing for a matchup at Saint Louis (Aug. 28) and at Bellarmine (Aug. 31). Non-con action wraps up with Xavier (Sept. 4) and Ohio (Sept. 7) at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The Big Ten slate gets underway with a three-straight road tilts at Illinois (Sept. 12), at Maryland (Sept. 18) and Rutgers (Sept. 21). The Hoosiers return home to host west coast foes Washington (Sept. 25) and Oregon (Sept. 28). The Golden Boot will be up for grabs at Purdue (Oct. 3) while Northwestern pays a visit to Bloomington (Oct. 9). A trip to the Michigan schools awaits after that with IU at Michigan (Oct. 12) and Michigan State (Oct. 16). Regular season play comes to an end against Penn State (Oct. 19) and Iowa (Oct. 26) at home. The 10-team Big Ten women’s soccer championships date and locations will be determined at a later date.
Indiana University Men’s Tennis announces 2025 Signing Class Indiana Men’s Tennis head coach Jeremy Wurtzman announced the program’s 2025 signing class. The signees include incoming freshman Aryan Badlani, Aidan Atwood and transfer Sam Landau. The trio is set to get to Bloomington in August. “”We’re incredibly excited about this recruiting class. Aryan (Badlani) and Aidan (Atwood) are two of the top American players and will make an immediate impact in both singles and doubles,” Wurtzman said. “They bring a strong work ethic and a deep commitment to their development on and off the court. We’re also thrilled to welcome Sam Landau back home to IU. He’s one of the best players in the country, and we can’t wait to see him compete in crimson this fall.”
Badlani is an incoming freshman from Roslyn Heights, New York. He is a blue-chip recruit and the No. 24 overall national prospect in the class of 2025 according to Tennis Recruiting Network. He was a quarterfinalist at the 2025 Boys 18’s Fila Easter Bowl and owns a 12.2 UTR rating. Atwood joined the Hoosiers in January 2025, but redshirted in the 2024-25 season and will make his Indiana debut this fall. Atwood is a native of Suwanee, Ga. and was ranked as the No. 27 player nationally in the class of 2024 according to Tennis Recruiting Network. Atwood started his career at the University of Georgia in the fall of 2024 semester before coming to Bloomington. He also has a UTR rating of 12.2.
Landau returns to Bloomington after competing for Indiana from 2022-24. He spent the 2024-25 season at Duke where he went 4-3 in singles and 8-2 in doubles. He had a 1-1 mark in dual matches. He has a UTR rating of 13 and was ranked as high as No. 37 in the ITA’s singles rankings. While at Indiana, Landau earned All-Big Ten First Team honors in 2024 and qualified for the main draw at the 2023 ITA All-American Championships. He was also an Academic All-Big Ten honoree and an ITA Scholar All-American. He earned the Big Ten’s Sportsmanship Award in 2023, as well.
The Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Pelicans Make a Trade ahead of Next Week’s NBA Draft While the Indiana Pacers team and coaching staff are still focused on winning an NBA title, Indiana’s front office is also making moves for the future. The fact that the Pacers are preparing for Game 6 of the NBA Finals, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Indianapolis, isn’t stopping Executive Kevin Pritchard from carrying on with trades. ESPN’s Shams Charania said Tuesday that the team has finalized a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pacers are reportedly sending a 2025 first-round pick (No. 23) and the rights to Mojave King in exchange for Indiana’s own 2026 first-round pick, which the Pelicans previously acquired.
This means the Pacers have now partially recouped assets they sent to the Toronto Raptors in the January 2024 trade for Pascal Siakam. As a result, Indiana now owns all of its future first-round draft picks after this year. While the timing of the trade may be surprising, this is not the first time a team has made moves while playing in the NBA Finals. In 2023, the Denver Nuggets swapped draft picks with the Thunder in the midst of facing the Miami Heat in the Finals. The Nuggets went on to win the series 4-1. The Pacers’ trade comes less than 24 hours after the Pacers’ Game 5 loss Monday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder now have a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals series.
Taylor University Softball’s Livie Lehmann named Second Team CSC Academic All-American The CSC Academic All-Americans were revealed on Tuesday, with Livie Lehmann receiving Second-Team honors after an incredible season with the Trojans. Livie Lehmann became the fifth Trojan in program history to earn Academic All-American honors. The junior is the first to receive the accolade since 2017. Lehmann excelled in the classroom with a 3.81 in her sport management courseload. Lehmann was also terrific on the field, being named NAIA Second-Team All-American after a campaign in which she broke the program’s single-season RBI record and career doubles record. The dynamic infielder tallied 13 home runs, 65 RBI, 20 doubles, and 34 extra-base hits, all of which landed in the top 12 of the entire NAIA. The Kenosha, Wisconsin Native helped the Trojans to a 30-20 record on the season, with Taylor looking to improve even further in the final year of a historic senior class of athletes. To receive the honor, an athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher, have achieved sophomore status academically and played in 90 percent of his team’s games, made 66 percent of starts or, for pitchers, thrown 35-plus innings or made 17 appearances. Student-athletes are nominated for the award by their institution’s Sports Information Department and voted on by members of the CSC.