Indiana University Softball Earns Road Victory at Michigan Despite trailing early and a mid-game weather delay, Indiana punched back through the adversity to pick up a definitive 8-4 win at Michigan on Friday on Alumni Field at Carol Hutchins Stadium. Four Hoosiers went yard and the team had a five-run sixth inning to pull ahead to improve the season record to 35-16 and 13-6 in the Big Ten. Ella Troutt came out firing in the circle, throwing two strikeouts in her first two batters faced as part of a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the first. The first two innings were defined by pitching and defense as the two teams combined for one hit through the first two frames. Michigan got on the board first with an RBI double to right field from Lauren Putz to put the Wolverines up 1-0. Indiana’s Avery Parker got the game tied up at 1-1 with a blast of a solo shot to left field in the top of the fourth. Alex Cooper gave Indiana the 2-1 lead on a solo home run to right field in the top of the fifth.
Michigan equalized at 2-2 when Madi Ramey homered to right as well in the bottom of the fifth. Lauren Putz hit a 2-run homer to give Michigan the 4-2 lead. The Indiana bats exploded in the top of the sixth as Madalyn Strader hit a 2-run homer to tie the game at 4-4. A few at bats later, Aly VanBrandt had a bases-clearing double and then Alex Cooper had an RBI single to put Indiana in front at 7-4. Josie Bird had the exclamation point, going yard over the left center field wall to put the score at 8-4. For the second consecutive game, Indiana hit four home runs. Avery Parker made it three games in a row with a home run as she hit her 49th career bomb today. Bird’s home run in the top of the seventh inning made it back-to-back games with a homer. Taylor Hess picked up the win in the circle to improve to 8-2 on the season. The four home runs put Indiana at 70 homers on the season. Three Hoosiers had two hits: Alex Cooper, Josie Bird and Madalyn Strader.
Indiana University Football Releases the Look for their National Championship Rings Indiana has released the details of the national championship rings the players and coaches will receive following their 16-0 2025 season. The rings feature a stunning amount of detail paying tribute to the perfect season that concluded with a 27-21 over the Miami Hurricanes in Miami, Fla. IU also released the rings for their wins at the Rose Bowl, Peach Bowl and Big Ten Championship games, along with a ring for the CFP. You can view the Rings on the IU Football X account.
Decathlon and Heptathlon Close on Second Day of Clark Woods Invite for Indiana University Track and Field The Indiana University track and field team closed the second day of the Clark Woods Invitational on Friday. Day two saw the decathlon and heptathlons close for the Hoosiers, as each multis event saw several personal bests along with high event finishes. In the decathlon, Max Grangier finished with a personal best 7,080 points, moving him to ninth on the all-time record list. Overall, Max closed with two event wins (javelin, 48.82m; 1,500m, 4:22.05) and personal bests in the long jump (6.91m), shot put (11.47m), discus (37.05m), and pole vault (4.20m). Chayla Rankin finished seventh overall in her first heptathlon as a Hoosier, scoring 4,593 points. Recording personal bests in the long jump (5.60m) and 200-meter events (25.68), Rankin’s heptathlon score now ranks 13th on the school record list.
Iowa Dominates Indiana University Baseball in Series Opener Impactful hits from the bottom of the order helped visiting Iowa (24-16, 8-11 B1G) to a big 12-2 win over the Indiana Baseball team (19-23, 6-13 B1G) on Friday evening at Bart Kaufman Field. A trio of multi-run home runs allowed Iowa to ride the momentum to the finish line in the series opener of a massive conference weekend in Bloomington. Graduate student southpaw Tony Neubeck (L, 5-4) was hit hard at home for the first time this season. He gave up seven runs in just four innings of work. He had just two strikeouts while tossing 73 pitches in a pair of trips around the order.
Redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Jacob Vogel worked a pair of scoreless frames out of the bullpen but a two-run blast from Iowa in the seventh inning put an end to any comeback ideas. IU’s offense compiled nine hits but mustered just two runs. Freshman designated hitter Owen ten Oever had a pair of base knocks – including an RBI single in the fourth inning. Sophomore outfielder Caleb Koskie extended his hitting streak to 22-straight games, the longest streak by any IU player since game-by-game stats have become regularly available (since 2005). Sophomore outfielder Cole Decker and sophomore first baseman Jake Hanley joined ten Oever with multi-hit efforts.
The Indianapolis Colts Select University of Georgia Linebacker CJ Allen in the Second Round of the NFL Draft The Indianapolis Colts boosted a position of need with their first pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, selecting Georgia linebacker CJ Allen in the second round (No. 53 overall) on Friday. The 6-foot-1, 230 pound Allen played his college ball at Georgia from 2023-2025, quickly ascending into a starting role as a freshman in 2023 and developing into a First Team All-American by 2025. Over his three seasons with the SEC powerhouse Bulldogs, Allen totaled 205 tackles, 13.5 tackles for a loss, 4.1 sacks, two forced fumbles and 11 passes defended. In 2025, Allen led Georgia with 88 tackles and set career highs in tackles for a loss (eight), sacks (3.5) and forced fumbles (two). In addition to earning First-Team All-American honors, Allen was named a First Team All-SEC player as well. Allen’s 88.6 Pro Football Focus run defense grade in 2025 ranked ninth among Power 4 linebackers. In 2024, his PFF run defense grade was 89.8, good for fifth-highest. The 21-year-old Allen is a native of Barnesville, Ga., and attended Lamar County High School.
The Indianapolis Colts Select LSU Safety A.J Haulcy in the Third Round of the NFL Draft The Indianapolis Colts added to their secondary in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft, selecting LSU safety A.J. Haulcy with the No. 78 overall pick Friday night. The 6-foot, 215 pound Haulcy appeared in 48 games (44 starts) over four collegiate seasons with New Mexico (2022), Houston (2023-2024) and LSU (2025). He totaled 347 tackles, 10 interceptions, four forced fumbles and 4.5 tackles for a loss, including 88 tackles, one forced fumble and three interceptions for LSU in 2025. Haulcy was named a First Team All-Big 12 player in 2024 and First Team All-SEC player in 2025. He did not commit a penalty in 702 defensive snaps in 2025. The 22-year-old Haulcy is a Houston area native and attended Thurgood Marshall High School in Missouri City, Texas.
Indy Fuel fall to the Fort Wayne Komets in Game 1 of the Kelly Cup Playoffs The Indy Fuel traveled to Fort Wayne to take on the Komets on Friday night, for the first game of the first round of the 2026 Kelly Cup Playoffs. In the first playoff meeting between an Indy and Fort Wayne hockey team since 1991, the Fuel fell 3-0 to the Komets. About a minute into the game, Indy’s Nick Grima took a minor penalty for delay of game. The Fuel were able to kill off the early penalty. Matt Copponi earned Fort Wayne’s first penalty of the game at 17:41 when he was called for roughing. Despite being shorthanded, Fort Wayne’s Brady Stonehouse scored a shorthanded goal at 19:39 to give the Komets the first goal in this series. The first frame ended shortly after, with the Fuel outshooting the Komets, 12-8 despite being down 1-0. After the final whistle, there were some extracurricular activities between both teams that kept them out on the ice longer but eventually things broke up and the teams returned to their locker rooms.
Just 17 seconds into the second period, Fuel backup goaltender Owen Flores was given an interference penalty from the bench. Cody Laskosky served the penalty for him and Indy eventually killed it off. Fuel captain Chris Cameron took the game’s next penalty. At 5:08, he sat for roughing, but the penalty was killed off. Austin Magera sat next when he was given a tripping penalty at 11:39. This put the Komets back on the penalty kill and they were successful in their kill. That is how the second frame ended, with the Komets still up 1-0 while being outshot by Indy, 21-19.
Fort Wayne opened the scoring in the third period with a goal by Matthew Brown at 4:28 to put the Komets up 2-0. At 16:31, Matt Petgrave sat for an unsportsmanlike conduct call. This gave the Komets a late, crucial power play. They killed it off, and the period ended soon after without much change. In the first meeting between these two teams for the first round of the playoffs, the Komets claimed the 3-0 victory before the second game of the series that took place Saturday Night in Fort Wayne.