The Loogootee Lions saw their season come to an end last night with a tough loss to Orleans in overtime 49-45. Orleans moves on to the semifinals to face Barr Reeve Friday night at 7:30 pm. The first game at Loogootee yesterday had North Daviess over Washington Catholic 71-19. The Cougars now face Shoals Friday at 6:00 pm.
In the 3A Sectional at Princeton, Pike Central advanced by topping Princeton 43-37. Pike Central will now play Vincennes Lincoln Friday night. In the first game Friday, Washington will meet Sullivan . Tip is set for 6:30 pm
North Knox bowed out of the post-season tournament losing to Eastern Greene 41-33. On Friday at North Knox in the semi-finals, South Knox will play Mitchell, while Eastern Greene faces Linton.
Chucky Hepburn banked in a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left, and Wisconsin beat Purdue 70-67 Tuesday night in Madison to win at least a share of the Big Ten regular season title. With the loss, the eighth-ranked Boilermakers have lost two straight and were eliminated from the Big Ten championship hunt. After Brad Davison missed the front end of a one-and-one, Jaden Ivey knocked in a game-tying 3-pointer with nine seconds to go before Hepburn’s heroics. Big Ten Player of the Year favorite Johnny Davis buried a long 2-point jumper off the glass to give the Badgers a three point lead in the final minute. Purdue dropped to 24-6, with a 13-6 mark in the Big Ten. Wisconsin is 24-5 overall and 15-4 in conference action. Ivey led the Boilers with 22 points, and Zach Edey added 17. Purdue struggled at the charity strip and made 11-of-20 free throws. The Boilers wrap up the regular season Saturday at home against Indiana.
Indiana hosts Rutgers Wednesday night in a crucial game for both teams’ NCAA tournament hopes. The Hoosiers are 18-10 overall and 9-9 in the Big Ten, while the Scarlet Knights are 16-12 with a 10-8 league mark. IU snapped a five-game skid with a win over Minnesota Sunday night, and Rutgers is coming off a home loss to Wisconsin. The Hoosiers are favored by five with tip off at 7 p.m. Eastern at Assembly Hall. Notre Dame goes on the road to face Florida State. The Fighting Irish need a victory over the slumping Seminoles to stay alive in the hunt for the ACC regular season championship. Notre Dame is favored by 1.5 points with tip off at 7 in Tallahassee.
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced that Opening Day on March 31st has been canceled due to the ongoing owners’ lockout. The league’s owners and players association were not able to come to a new collective bargaining agreement by MLB’s self-imposed deadline of 5 p.m. Tuesday, and Manfred said that the first two series of the season have been canceled. It is the first time baseball has called off games due to a labor disagreement since 1995. The two sides negotiated for 16 ½ hours Monday and into Tuesday, but could not come to an agreement after players rejected what the league called its “best and final offer” Tuesday afternoon.
The Indiana Pacers will face the Orlando Magic once again Wednesday night in Orlando. The Magic defeated the Blue and Gold 119-103 Monday at the Amway Center. Indiana led by one at halftime, but had ten turnovers in the third quarter and was outscored by 16. The Pacers had 22 turnovers overall and dropped to 21-42, while Orlando improved to 15-47. The Magic had eight players score in double figures, led by Wendell Carter’s 21 points and 12 rebounds. The Pacers and Magic tip off at 7 p.m. Eastern.
Colts general manager Chris Ballard and coach Frank Reich both spoke at the NFL’s Scouting Combine in Indianapolis Tuesday. The Colts remain undecided on the future of quarterback Carson Wentz. Ballard said that he will sit down with Reich and team owner Jim Irsay in the next 10 days and do what’s best for the team in the short term and the long term. Reich added that he believes in Wentz, and thinks he is going to continue to have a lot of success at quarterback, but acknowledged that it may not be in Indianapolis. Wentz is guaranteed 15 million dollars next season, and 13 million more becomes guaranteed on March 18th. The 29-year-old quarterback struggled down the stretch in his lone season in Indy, and the Colts lost the final two games to miss the playoffs.
