Indiana University Football flips 2026 Quarterback Cash Herrera from The University of Iowa Indiana cashed in on Iowa’s loss. Just days after he decommitted from the Hawkeyes, class of 2026 quarterback Cash Herrera visited Indiana over the weekend. And now Curt Cignetti has signal-caller for the 2026 class. On Monday Herrera announced he has flipped his commitment from Iowa to IU. Herrera is a 3-star and the No. 42 QB in the class according to the average of the national recruiting sites. In addition to Iowa, he had offers from UCLA, Cal, Minnesota, Arizona, Virginia Tech and several Group of Five and Ivy League programs. When he committed to Iowa in October, the main competition was UCLA. Listed at around 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds, Herrera attends Bishop’s H.S. in San Diego, Calif. As a junior, Herrera was 141-of-226 passing (62.4%) for 2,033 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions. He also had 334 yards rushing and eight touchdowns on the ground. As a sophomore, he completed 64.4% of his passes for 2,647 yards and 31 touchdowns. After the Herrera commitment, Indiana’s 2026 class ranks No. 27 at 247Sports and 28th at On3. Herrera is the 19th overall commit in the 2026 class for IU.
Tyrese Haliburton Sufferers Leg Injury as the Indiana Pacers fall to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Gane 7 of the NBA Finals Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault and finally smiled. It was over. The climb is complete. The rebuild is done. The Oklahoma City Thunder are champions. The best team all season was the best team at the end, bringing the NBA title to Oklahoma City for the first time. Gilgeous-Alexander finished off his MVP season with 29 points and 12 assists, and the Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers — who lost Tyrese Haliburton to a serious leg injury in the opening minutes — 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.
“It doesn’t feel real,” said Gilgeous-Alexander, the Finals MVP. “So many hours. So many moments. So many emotions. So many nights of disbelief. So many nights of belief. It’s crazy to know that we’re all here, but this group worked for it. This group put in the hours, and we deserve this.” Jalen Williams scored 20 points and Chet Holmgren had 18 for the Thunder, who finished off a season for the ages. Oklahoma City won 84 games between the regular season and the playoffs, tying the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls for third most in any season. Only Golden State (88 in 2016-17) and the Bulls (87 in 1995-96) won more.
It’s the second championship for the franchise. The Seattle SuperSonics won the NBA title in 1979; the team was moved to Oklahoma City in 2008. There’s nothing in the rafters in Oklahoma City to commemorate that title. In October, a championship banner is finally coming. A Thunder banner. “They behave like champions. They compete like champions,” Daigneault said. “They root for each other’s success, which is rare in professional sports. I’ve said it many times and now I’m going to say it one more time. They are an uncommon team and now they’re champions.”
The Pacers led 48-47 at the half even after losing Haliburton to what his father said was an Achilles tendon injury about seven minutes into the game. But they were outscored 34-20 in the third quarter as the Thunder built a 13-point lead and began to run away. “Deflated, but proud of everything we’ve accomplished,” Pacers guard TJ McConnell said. Bennedict Mathurin had 24 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, which still is waiting for its first NBA title. The Pacers — who were 10-15 after 25 games and were bidding to be the first team in NBA history to turn that bad of a start into a championship — had leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in the series, but they simply didn’t have enough in the end.
Home teams improved to 16-4 in NBA Finals Game 7s. And the Thunder became the seventh champion in the last seven seasons, a run of parity like none other in NBA history. Pacers forward Pascal Siakam was part of the Toronto team that won in 2019, Thunder guard Alex Caruso was part of the Los Angeles Lakers team that won in the pandemic “bubble” in 2020, Milwaukee won in 2021, Golden State in 2022, Pacers forward Thomas Bryant and Denver prevailed in 2023, and Boston won last year’s title. And now, the Thunder get their turn. The youngest team to win a title in nearly a half-century has reached the NBA mountaintop. The Thunder are the ninth franchise to win a title in NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s 12 seasons. His predecessor, David Stern, saw eight franchises win titles in his 30 seasons as commissioner. “It really hurts on the one hand,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “On the other hand, this team has given all of Pacer Nation something to be very proud of.”
Miller Kopp is the 8th Former Hoosier to Join the Assembly Ball TBT Squad Assembly Ball, the Indiana alumni team hosting The Basketball Tournament’s (TBT) regional alongside All Good Dawgs (Butler alumni) at Hinkle Fieldhouse from July 19–22, announced the roster addition of former Hoosier Miller Kopp. While Indiana ties aren’t mandatory, there’s a heavy IU presence on the team. Kopp joins Juwan Morgan, Yogi Ferrell, Jordan Hulls, Race Thompson, Al Durham, James Blackmon Jr. and Troy Williams as the first eight roster commitments for Assembly Ball. Kopp returns to Assembly Ball and TBT for the second consecutive year. The Texas native played three seasons at Northwestern before transferring to Indiana. He shot the ball well in his final season of college basketball for the Hoosiers in 2022-23, converting 48.1% (100-of-208) from the field, 44.4% (63-of-142) from the 3-point line, and 82.6% (19-of-23) from the free throw line. Kopp just completed his second season in the NBA G League with the Oklahoma City Blue. In 2024-25 he averaged 12.7 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 40.1% from three on 7.2 attempts per game. The winner of the Indianapolis Regional will advance to TBT’s quarterfinals on July 27. The semifinals will be held on July 31, and TBT’s $1 million championship will be played on Aug. 3. Tickets are on sale now at tbthoops.com/tickets for more information on this year’s TBT or Assembly Ball, visit tbthoops.com
Former Indiana University Pitcher Jack Perkins makes his Major League Baseball Debut with the Athletics After a dominant start to the season in Triple-A, former Indiana pitcher Jack Perkins was called up to the MLB by the Athletics on Sunday. He became the 39th IU player to appear in the big leagues with his three-inning appearance against Cleveland on Sunday. Since head coach Jeff Mercer took over the program in 2019, five of his former players have debuted at the Major League level. Perkins joins Craig Yoho (Brewers) as the two players to both be recruited to IU by Mercer and move on to the MLB following their collegiate days. Perkins played just one year in Bloomington after three seasons at Louisville. The Kokomo, Indiana native made 16 appearances with 15 starts in 2022. He recorded three wins on the season while collecting 91 strikeouts in 83 innings of action on the mound. He settled into the Friday role for the Hoosiers after the first month of the year. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Athletics. Over the last three years he has quickly worked up the ranks of the organization. The team’s No. 9 prospect was a back-to-back winner of the Triple-A Pacific Coast Pitcher of the Week to begin the month of June. Perkins tossed three scoreless frames in his Major League debut against the Guardians. He allowed just one hit with a pair of punchouts in Sacramento. He is the third IU player (Yoho, Matt Gorski) to make his MLB debut during the 2025 season and the sixth in the last three years.
Last 7 MLB Debuts – Former Indiana Players
• Jack Perkins (A’s) – June 22, 2025, vs. Guardians
• Matt Gorski (Pirates) – April 24, 2025, vs. Angels
• Craig Yoho (Brewers) – April 21, 2025, vs. Giants
• Tanner Gordon (Rockies) – July 7, 2024, vs. Royals
• Andrew Saalfrank (Diamondbacks) – September 5th, 2023, vs. Rockies
• Tim Herrin (Guardians) – April 2, 2023, vs. Mariners
• Scott Effross (Cubs) – August 29, 2021, vs. White Sox
FanDuel Sports Network to televise and stream five Indiana Fever Games in 2025 FanDuel Sports Network will televise and stream five Indiana Fever regular season games in 2025. The network’s first telecast will be 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 26. The Fever return to FanDuel Sports Network 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30 and the network’s schedule will wrap up with three games in August. “We’re excited to once again partner with FanDuel Sports Network as they include the Fever as part of their 2025 broadcast lineup,” said Indiana Fever Team President Kelly Krauskopf. “This is another great opportunity for fans to connect with the team, and we’re thrilled to have the familiar voices of Pat Boylan and Debbie Antonelli calling the action.” Calling the five games for FanDuel Sports Network will be play-by-play announcer Pat Boylan and analyst Debbie Antonelli for a second straight season. It will be Boylan’s 11th season overall as the Fever play-by-play announcer.
Indiana Fever on FanDuel Sports Network
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
| Thursday, June 26 | vs. Los Angeles Sparks | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, July 30 | vs. Phoenix Mercury | 7 p.m. |
| Sunday, August 17 | at Connecticut Sun | 1 p.m. |
| Tuesday, August 26 | vs. Seattle Storm | 7 p.m. |
| Sunday, August 31 | at Golden State Valkyries | 8:30 p.m. |
Indiana Fever can’t get over the Hump Against the Las Vegas Aces The Indiana Fever (6-7) lost 89-81 on the road to the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday afternoon. After going down early, the Fever rallied to take a 21-20 lead after the first quarter thanks to 10 points from Aliyah Boston and a WNBA single-quarter season high six assists from Caitlin Clark. Boston continued to find success throughout the night, leading both teams in scoring with 26 points total, contributing to Indiana’s 42-36 lead heading into the halftime break. Eight points from Clark in the third quarter kept the Fever out in front 61-58. With the Fever having led since 6:29 in the first quarter, the Aces jumped out in front for the first time in over 25 minutes with 8:40 left in the fourth quarter which they would hold on to for the remainder of the game.
Aliyah Boston matched a career high for points in a single half set May 20, 2025, against Atlanta Dream, scoring 18 points in the first half. Caitlin Clark recorded her 400th career assist early in the first quarter, finding Natasha Howard for a driving layup. Clark finished the night with 11 assists, bringing her career total to 409. Aliyah Boston recorded her 30th career double-double and her sixth of the 2025 season with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Caitlin Clark recorded her 18th career double-double and fourth of the 2025 season with 19 points and 11 assists. Kelsey Mitchell finished the night with 20 points, extending her double-digit scoring streak to 13 games, posting 10+ points in every game so far this season. The Indiana Fever remain on the road for the final game of their three-game road trip traveling to take on the Seattle Storm tonight at 10 PM broadcast nationally on NBA TV and locally on WTHR.