Indiana University Women’s Golfer Sheridan Clancy Starts her NCAA Championship Quest Redshirt junior Sheridan Clancy will represent the Indiana women’s golf program at the 2026 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships starting today and going through Monday at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa North Course in Carlsbad, California. Sheridan Clancy is the first Hoosier to qualify for the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships as an individual since 2018 (Erin Harper). Indiana top-20 individual finishes at the NCAA Championships: Angela Buzminski (2nd) in 1993, Erika Wicoff (4th) in 1995, Sarah DeKraay (t-18th) in 1985, Debbie Lee (t-19th) in 1989, Debbie Lee (t-20th) in 1990, Erika Wicoff (t-20th) in 1994, and Erin Carney (t-20th) in 1998. Finals play consists of three days of stroke play on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (54 holes), after which the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be determined. That is followed by a final day of 18 holes of stroke play (Monday) to determine the 72-hole individual champion. Clancy will begin the first round at 11:42 a.m. Bloomington Time this morning Her second round will begin at 5:02 p.m. Bloomington Time. She will be paired with Kirstin Angosta (TCU) and Johanna Sjursen (ULM). The third round will be re-paired based on standings through 36 holes.
Clancy is one of Six Individuals competing along with Emma Bunch of New Mexico State, Thanana Kotchasanmanee of Princeton, Isabella McCauley of Minnesota, Kirstin Angosta of TCU and Johanna Sjursen of the University of Louisiana Monroe. There are 30 teams competing which include Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Florida, Florida State, Houston, Iowa State, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan State, Missouri, North Carolina, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Pepperdine, SMU, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, Virginia and Wake Forest.
Indiana University Football gets commitment from 2027 wide receiver Jordan Carasquillo Georgia-based wide receiver Jordan Carrasquillo announced his commitment to Indiana on Thursday afternoon. “I ultimately chose Indiana because of the connections I built and the development they’ve had with receivers coming through there,” Carrasquillo told Rivals’ Chad Simmons. “It is a very good program. They know how to win. That winning culture was a factor.” Indiana has been recruiting Carrasquillo for well over a year. Carrasquillo is a 3-star recruit, and the No. 136 receiver in the class based on the industry average. As a junior at Milton H.S. (Alpharetta, Ga.), Carrasquillo had 33 receptions for 586 yards and seven touchdowns. Carrasquillo chose IU over Power 4 offers from Kentucky, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, Boston College, and Maryland.
Carasquillo is the seventh overall IU commit in the 2027 class, and the second wide receiver. Here are all seven: Mason McDermott, Noblesville, Ind., OT (4-star), Jamison Purcell, Park Ridge, Ill., QB (3-star), Garyon Hobbs, Louisville, Ky., S/ATH (3-star), Jeremiah Jones, Michigan City, Ind., OL (3-star), Branden Sharpe, Brownsburg, Ind., WR (3-star), Rico Jackson, Upper Marlboro, Md., CB (3-star) and Jordan Carrasquillo, Alpharetta, Ga., WR (3-star).
Indiana University Men’s Basketball Tied to Major New Non-Conference Event in 2027 According to a Report CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander is reporting IU basketball is one of eight major college basketball programs expected to be part of a significant new annual nonconference event beginning in 2027. The November event, being referred to as the Diamond Cup, is expected to include Arizona, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and North Carolina. Each team is expected to play two games in connection with the event initially in 2027, with as many as four games expected in later years, Norlander reported. All of the games are expected to be on neutral floors. A location for the 2027 event has not been reported, but Norlander is reporting the first year is likely to be consolidated into one week at one location around Thanksgiving. Teams from the same conference would not be expected to play each other.
If Indiana ends up in the event it should give the program a major recruiting tool with the exposure and financial opportunities anticipated. The deal is expected to generate significant revenue for each program that will be required to be shared with the players. Norlander says the teams are expected to finalize contracts over the next few weeks if all goes according to plan, with a formal announcement in July. Indiana currently has contracts in place to play both Kansas and Kentucky in 2027, so it’s unclear how those plans might be impacted since both schools are expected to be part of the event. Kentucky and Gonzaga announced on Wednesday the cancellation of their remaining series that goes into 2027.
Four Indiana University Women’s Water Polo Players Named to ACWPC All-American Teams Indiana water polo placed four student-athletes on the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-America teams, tying the most selections in a single season in school history. This honor recognizes standout student-athletes for their exceptional performance throughout the season. Senior attacker Grace Klingler earned a spot on the Third Team while senior attacker Louisa Downes and senior goalie Jasmine Higgs along with freshman attacker Audriana Kang were honored on the Honorable Mention team. All four earned Delfina All-MPSF honors earlier this season with Klingler, Downes and Higgs on the honorable mention team while Kang was on the All-Freshman team.
Klingler scored 49 goals and 27 assists for 76 points along with a team and league-high 30 sprint wins. She also has a team-high 35 steal and finished fifth in the MPSF in the category. The Newport Beach, Calif. Recorded posted 13 multi-goal games and nine hat tricks. Her season-high in goals was four in three different games and set a season-high four assists in a win over Brown and swiped a season-high five steals at USC. Downes finished as IU’s leading scorer with 59 goals and 38 assists for 97 total points and finished in the Top 10 in assists (4th), points (6th) and goals (7th). She has also recorded 19 drawn exclusions and 13 steals. The Queensland, Australia native had 16 multi-goal games with nine hat tricks. Downes has scored a season-high five goals in wins over Brown and McKendree. She set a season-high four steals on two occasions and had seven eight wins throughout the season.
Higgs repeats on the honorable mention team as she led the league with 223 saves. It pushed her career total to 723 career saves, which put her fifth all-time in school history. The Sydney, Australia native has also scored three goals, including a game winner against Princeton this season. She also has recorded 20 steals and 11 assists during the 2026 season. Higgs has had eight games with double-digit saves including a season-high 15 against UC Irvine and Arizona State. Kang made her mark in her debut season with 24 goals and 18 assists for 42 points. She has also added 13 steals, nine drawn exclusions and four field blocks. The Orinda, Calif. native has recorded seven multi-goal games and eight hat tricks. Her season-high came in goals came in wins over Wanger and UC Davis.
Indiana Fever Handle the Portland Fire Without Caitlin Clark Aliyah Boston had 24 points and eight rebounds, Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 points, and the Indiana Fever beat the Portland Fire 90-73 on Wednesday night with Caitlin Clark sidelined. The Fever ruled Clark out with a back injury less than two hours before tipoff, her first missed game this season. Lexie Hull added 16 points on a perfect shooting night — going 4 of 4 from the field, all 3-pointers, and 4 of 4 on free throws — and had eight rebounds for the Fever (3-2). Tyasha Harris made her first start for the Fever, in Clark’s place, and finished with seven assists, two steals and no turnovers, but was scoreless on 0-for-6 shooting. Boston returned after she missed a game for the first time in her career, an 89-78 home win over Seattle on Sunday.
Bridget Carleton scored 12 of her 16 points in the first half and Sug Sutton finished with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting for the expansion Fire (2-3). Sarah Ashlee Barker made a midrange jumper that trimmed Portland’s deficit to 32-30 with 5:46 left in the first half, but the Fever scored 21 of the next 28 points to take a 16-point lead at the end of second quarter. Indiana shot 55% (18 of 33) from the field, outscored the Fire 13-6 from the free-throw line, and had 13 assists in the first half. The Fever led by double figures throughout the second half. At the end of the third quarter, Portland’s Nyadiew Puoch struggled to put weight on her right leg as she was helped to the bench, then walked to the locker room and did not return. Puoch, a 21-year-old rookie who had scored in double figures in back-to-back games, was scoreless in 20 minutes. The Indiana Fever host the Golden State Valkyries tonight 7:30 PM Inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Schedule has been Released for Today’s Miller Lite Carb Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway The schedule has been set for this year’s Miller Lite Carb Day. From the Wienie 500 to Carb Day Concert the South-Central Indiana News Network has fans covered with this year’s event schedule. Check out the anticipated timing of events below: Gates open — 8 a.m. 2026 Indianapolis 500 practice — 11 a.m. Wienie 500 — 2 p.m. Miller Lite Carb Day Concert gates open — 2 p.m. Oscar Mayer Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge — 2:30 p.m. Switchfoot Concert — 4 p.m. Counting Crows Concert — 5:45 p.m. Gates close — 7 p.m. (or at conclusion of Counting Crows Concert)
IMS officials have indicated that all times on this year’s Carb Day schedule are subject to change. The Local team of meteorologists in Indianapolis has been projecting that rain will be possible on Friday. The latest forecast information for Indy 500 race weekend is available here. General admission tickets to Carb Day are $50. Upgraded tickets that include concert pit wristbands are $90. All Carb Day tickets, however, include general admission access to concerts.
No. 1 Taylor University Baseball Prepares for 2026 Avista NAIA World Series No. 1 Taylor (52-5) returns to the Avista NAIA World Series for the second time in four seasons as this year’s event kicks off this week at Harris Field, located on the campus of Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. All games during the 69th annual baseball national championship can be viewed for free on Urban Edge Network. The Trojans, who are the No. 1 overall seed in the 10-team double-elimination bracket, will take the field for Game 2 today at 11:30 a.m. PT (2:30 p.m. ET) against the No. 10 seed and 19th-ranked William Carey (38-18). The World Series appearance is the third in TU program history (1969 and 2023), and the second trip to Lewiston under head coach Kyle Gould and the senior nucleus consisting of nine Trojans that helped shape the program’s recent four-year run of championship success. During that span, TU has a combined record of 183-49 (.789) with four straight regular-season Crossroads League championships and three consecutive CL tournament titles. The group of veteran Trojans form the core of this year’s historic season and return to Harris Field with a chance to finish what they started.
TU reached Lewiston by sweeping the Upland Bracket as host last week, one of nine Opening Round champions to advance with an unbeaten 3-0 mark. Southeastern was the lone exception, finishing 4-1 to claim its bracket. The last time out, the Trojans set the Opening Round single-game program record with 22 runs in the title game, and 20 hits were the program’s most in any NAIA national tournament contest. TU’s combined three-game offensive output included 47 runs, 47 hits and 12 home runs during its tear through the Opening Round. The 2026 campaign has been one of sheer dominance for the Trojans. TU has held the No. 1 spot in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll since April 1 and set program records for single season wins (52), home runs (98) and runs scored (645), among various other metrics. The Purple & Gray enter the World Series as the lone 50-win team.
Statistically, the Trojan offense leads the group of World Series teams in slugging percentage (.630), on-base percentage (.476), runs per game (11.7), hits (652), home runs (98) and extra-base hits (245). A mere one-thousandth of a decimal point separates TU (.356) and Georgia Gwinnett (.357) in team batting average. The TU lineup has proved lethal for opposing pitchers, especially of late with steady production from numerous hitters, including a late-season surge from Brayden Manning and Jordan Malott. Manning is riding an active 16-game hitting streak and has reached safely in 35 consecutive outings. The senior is ranked fifth nationally in hits (94), seventh in batting average (.435) and 10th in runs-batted in, while needing five base knocks to break the TU single-season record. He also leads a trio of Trojans leading the NAIA in most runs scored (86), along with Luke Sutter (84) and Fletcher Roemmich (81).
Malott, who leads the nation in runs-batted in (92), needs three more RBIs to break the TU single-season record. In his first year as a Trojan, the senior has been a steady force in the clean-up spot behind Manning. Malott is the team leader in OPS (1.313) and home runs (18 – third in TU single-season history). He’s turned up his game during postseason play, going 16-for-35 (.457) during the recent stretch with 20 RBIs and four home runs. Elsewhere, fellow seniors Sam Gladd and Ben Kennedy have found their groove at the plate during the postseason and will look to continue their production in Lewiston. Kennedy has homered in three of the past four games with 11 RBIs, while Gladd homered in back-to-back games in the first two wins of the Opening Round, finishing with seven RBIs. The senior designated hitter will be glad to arrive at Harris Field, where he homered four times in the first three games during TU’s previous World Series appearance. On the mound, the Trojans rank second among the World Series qualifiers in strikeouts-per-nine innings (10.43), tied for fourth in WHIP (1.40) and sixth in team earned-run average (4.39). Seniors Wes Hunt, Nick Crabtree, Jake Boyer and Gage Gongwer will each make a second World Series appearance to lead the stable of arms.
The 10-team field at Harris Field assembles Opening Round champions from across the country. Georgia Gwinnett is the No. 2 seed and host Lewis-Clark State the No. 3 seed. Doane holds the No. 4 seed, Southeastern No. 5, Johnson No. 6 and MACU No. 7. Tennessee Wesleyan slots in at No. 8 and in-state foe IU Southeast at No. 9 ahead of William Carey. TU has its sight set on today’s opening contest against William Carey, who advanced to the World Series in stunning fashion by sweeping the Opening Round Williamsburg (KY) Bracket as the No. 3 seed. The Crusaders overcame deficits of at least three runs in each win, including a remarkable late comeback in the championship game over Cumberlands, rallying from a 10-2 deficit in the eighth inning by scoring eight runs with two outs.
The Crusaders finished second in the Southern States Athletic Conference, three games behind Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC), who TU hosted last week in the Opening Round Upland Bracket. William Carey’s Matthew Davis was named the SSAC Pitcher of the Year, and he was joined on the first-team all-conference list by the team’s top hitters in senior catcher Jayden Mark (.346, 53 RBIs) and senior outfielder DeeJay Booth (.368, 11 HR, 61 RBIs). The only national title in Crusader baseball history was a 1969 championship captured at the same World Series that featured Taylor’s first appearance. TU and William Carey met for the first and only time near the beginning of TU’s 2023 World Series qualifying campaign, with the Crusaders taking the lone matchup 12-3, which came in the second game of a doubleheader played in Georgia after the Trojans had already knocked off No. 18 IU Southeast earlier in the day.
The Trojans have never played three of the teams in this year’s World Series — Doane, MACU and Johnson — with very few matchups in series history against the rest of the field. The pool of teams in Lewiston this week features a school that was either the national champion or runner-up at the previous 12 World Series events. The five first-round games span Today and Saturday. Doane and MACU open the tournament at 8:30 a.m. PT this morning, followed by Taylor-William Carey at 11:30 a.m., Georgia Gwinnett-IU Southeast at 3 p.m. and Lewis-Clark State-Tennessee Wesleyan at 7 p.m. The Southeastern-Johnson matchup wraps the opening slate Saturday at 11 a.m. PT. Should the Trojans win their opener, they would advance to a winner’s-bracket game at 3 p.m. PT Monday against the Doane-MACU winner; a loss would drop them into a 3 p.m. Saturday elimination contest. The double-elimination format runs through Saturday, May 30, with the championship round set for 6:30 p.m. PT Friday, May 29, and an if-necessary winner-take-all final at the same time the following evening. Harris Field has hosted the Avista NAIA World Series annually since 2000.