Evansville Purple Aces

The Wichita State women's basketball team is now a perfect 6-0 in conference play, beating Southern Illinois 72-59 on Friday night. The win is the Shocker's 4th Missouri Valley Victory by double-digits. Chynna Turner led Wichita State with 22 points...

For What it's Worth on this January 16th--- Over the last four days the top three college basketball teams in the country lost. Begging the question of dominance…is their such a team this season like the Kentucky of last? No. There doesn’t...

Colt Ryan had 24 points and eight assists and Evansville made seven free throws over the final last 1:25 to hold off No. 23 Wichita State for a 71-67 victory Sunday. The Aces (11-6, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference) took advantage of a season-high 22...

The next time I come to Evansville I’m going to drive.  The three worst flights I’ve ever taken in the Missouri Valley Conference have been in to and out of Evansville.  I’m not sure how I’ve wronged this city, but we are clearly...

|TODAY| |HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ HOCKEY|  Aberdeen Cougars vs. Rushmore Thunder, Odde Ice Center, 11 a.m. |HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ HOCKEY|  Aberdeen Cougars at Fargo Junior Gold Tournament |COLLEGE WRESTLING|  Northern State at Midwest...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State (3-10, 1-0 MVC) got 16 points from Anthony Downing and a carer-high 15 from Nathan Scheer to turn back visiting Southern Illinois (7-5, 0-1) here Sunday in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both clubs. The Bears...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Troy Taylor grabbed 19 rebounds, and Egidijus Mockevicius scored 18 points to help Evansville beat Missouri State 62-59 in overtime Wednesday night. Among Taylor's rebounds were 14 on the defensive end. Mockevicius was 6 of 6 from...

|HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING|  Brookings Triangular (Chamberlain, West Central) |COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL|  Youngstown State at Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis   |TV SPORTS| Soccer—Premier League, Wigan at Newcastle, 1:55 p.m. (ESPN2)...

Old Dominion (8-2) completed a 2-1 stay at the World Vision Classic in Las Vegas with a 75-46 romp Friday past Alabama A&M (1-8). Jackie Cook, who needed a hospital visit Thursday night to receive intravenous fluids, bounced back with 25 points in 20...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY|  Soccer -- Premiere League, Liverpool at Swansea, 7:15 a.m. (ESPN2).  National Football League -- Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears, noon (FOX); Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, noon (CBS); San Francisco 49ers at New...

|TODAY| |COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL|  Northern State vs. Dickinson State, Wachs Arena, 4 p.m. |COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL| |NSIC Tournament| |at Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn.|  Championship, 3 p.m. |SWIMMING|  Aberdeen Swim Club at...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Veteran Jack Cooley jump started the offense while Notre Dame's defense put the clamps on visiting Evansville in a 58-49 season-opening victory on Saturday at Purcell Pavilion. The Irish senior scored 19 points -- including Notre...