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Kon Knueppel sets rookie 3-point record as Hornets roll Pacers
Feb 26, 2026; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Charlotte Hornets forward Brandon Miller (24) shoots the ball in the first half against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Kon Knueppel set the NBA single-season rookie record for 3-pointers and Brandon Miller matched a season high with 33 points, fueling the Charlotte Hornets to a 133-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Indianapolis.
Knueppel highlighted his 28-point performance by matching his own franchise rookie record with eight 3-pointers, boosting his season total to 209 — three more than Keegan Murray’s mark in 2022-23.
Knueppel was the fourth overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft by the Hornets, who have 22 games remaining on their regular-season schedule.
Miller, who scored 19 points in the third quarter, made 11 of 19 shots from the floor for the game and 6 of 11 from 3-point range. His point total on Thursday matched his output on New Year’s Eve, set in Charlotte’s 132-125 setback to the Golden State Warriors.
LaMelo Ball collected 20 points and eight assists and Moussa Diabate contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets, who extended their franchise-best road winning streak to nine games.
Charlotte, which has won three in a row overall and 13 of its last 16 games, shot a robust 55.8% from the floor (48 of 86) and 47.8% from 3-point range (22 of 46). The Hornets also held a decisive 46-37 advantage in rebounds.
Indiana’s Andrew Nembhard contributed 20 points and seven assists and Micah Potter added 19 points off the bench.
Jarace Walker added 16 points for the free-falling Pacers, who have dropped five in a row and nine of their last 11 games.
Indiana played without Pascal Siakam (left wrist sprain) and Aaron Nesmith (sprained right ankle).
The Pacers claimed a 34-31 lead after the first quarter before the Hornets responded with a dominant display in the second. Grant Williams sank a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions at one point before Knueppel drained his fifth 3-pointer to cap the scoring and give the Hornets a 67-46 advantage at halftime.
Knueppel etched his name into the record book by using a brilliant pump fake before calmly sinking a 3-pointer late in the third quarter to push Charlotte’s lead to 103-77. He capped the Hornets’ 40-point quarter with a turnaround jumper with 1.7 seconds to play.
Knueppel added his seventh and eighth 3-pointers early in the fourth as Charlotte coasted to victory.
–Field Level Media
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Marlins' solid pitching, hitting too much for Cardinals
Apr 22, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Marlins center fielder Jakob Marsee (87) steals second base against St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Thomas Saggese (25) during the fourth inning at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Janson Junk allowed just one hit and a walk over five innings, and Jakob Marsee drove in a pair as the Miami Marlins beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Wednesday to claim the deciding contest of their three-game series.
Junk (1-2) pitched efficiently, needing just 56 pitches to go five. He struck out two and only gave up a single to Pedro Pages in the third and a fifth-inning bases on balls to Nathan Church as the right-hander posted his first victory since Aug. 6, 2025.
Javier Sanoja had his third three-hit game of the season, getting three singles in four at-bats to lead a 12-hit attack, all singles, for the Marlins. Augustin Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and an RBI, and Heriberto Ramirez enjoyed a 2-for-4 day with a run scored.
Miami jumped ahead thanks to a two-run second inning. Liam Hicks started the frame with a leadoff single off Kyle Leahy (2-3), and Ramirez followed with another hit. After Hernandez forced Hicks at third, Owen Caissie singled home Ramirez.
Leo Jimenez took first, getting hit by a pitch to load the bases. Sanoja popped out, but Marsee added to the Marlins’ lead by drawing a walk.
Marsee made it 3-0 in the fourth when his one-out single brought home Jimenez. In the next inning, Ramirez’s second hit of the game scored Otto Lopez.
Leahy gave up eight hits and walked three over five innings. All four runs he allowed were earned as the right-hander struck out a pair.
It stayed 4-0 until the top of the ninth. Ivan Herrera welcomed Lake Bachar with a home run, his third of the season, and Nolan Gorman walked. Bachar did get Ramon Urias to pop out before right-hander Pete Fairbanks came in to get Jose Fermin on a warning-track flyout to left fielder Hernandez and struck out Church swinging to earn his fifth save.
Andrew Nardi, Anthony Bender and Michael Petersen combined for three scoreless innings in relief for the Marlins. They gave up just two hits and struck out six.
–Field Level Media
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Athletics place OF Denzel Clarke (foot) on 10-day injured list
Apr 17, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics center fielder Denzel Clarke (1) attempts to catch the ball during the first inning of the game against the Chicago White Sox at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images The Athletics placed outfielder Denzel Clarke on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to a bone bruise in his right foot.
In a corresponding move, the Athletics recalled outfielder Colby Thomas from Triple-A Las Vegas.
Clarke, 25, last played on Monday as a defensive placement in center field in the eighth inning of a 6-4 road victory over the Seattle Mariners.
A native of Canada, Clarke is batting .170 (9-for-53) with six RBIs and two stolen bases in 22 games. He has struck out 24 times and walked four times.
Last season as a rookie, Clarke hit .230 with a .274 on-base percentage, three home runs, eight RBIs, eight doubles, two triples, six steals, six walks and 61 strikeouts in 47 games.
The Athletics selected Clarke in the fourth round of the 2021 MLB Draft.
Thomas, 25, made his major league debut in 2025 and hit .225 (27-for-120) with six homers and 19 RBIs in 49 games. He hit .309 with five homers and 19 RBIs in 17 games for Las Vegas this season.
–Field Level Media
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Record 216 WNBA games to be broadcast nationally this season
Aug 31, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; A Wilson EVO Nxt WNBA basketball on the court at the Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images A record 216 WNBA games and tentpole events for the upcoming 2026 season will be broadcast on national television.
The league announced its full slate of nationally televised games for the first year of its new media rights deal on Wednesday. It includes games being broadcast by returning partners in the Walt Disney Company (ABC/ESPN), Amazon Prime Video, CBS/Paramount+ and Scripps (ION).
New television/streaming partners for the 2026 season are NBCUniversal (NBC/Peacock/NBCSN) and USA Network.
With two new expansion teams starting play in the upcoming season, the league will put on a record 330 regular-season games, with all 15 teams playing 44 games.
Disney will distribute 30 games this year for the league’s milestone 30th season. ABC will broadcast 13 of those — tied for its most ever — including a season-opening doubleheader May 9 which will see the Indiana Fever face the Dallas Wings and the defending champion Las Vegas Aces face the Phoenix Mercury in a rematch of last year’s WNBA Finals.
Amazon Prime will also broadcast 30 regular-season games for 30 years of the league’s existence, along with the championship game of the Commissioner’s Cup tournament.
NBC, which broadcast the first WNBA game in 1997, is back as a media partner this season and will broadcast seven Sunday games throughout the season. Peacock, in addition to streaming regular-season games, will stream every WNBA Finals game, which will also be broadcast on either NBC or USA.
USA will broadcast 48 regular-season games, trailing only ION, which will broadcast 50 games through its “State Farm WNBA Friday Night Spotlight” series.
After broadcasting the first primetime broadcast television WNBA game last season, CBS will air eight primetime games this season.
NBA TV, which is in its 24th year distributing WNBA games, has a 15-game slate it will be broadcasting.
WNBA League Pass will deliver select live games throughout the season (local blackouts may apply), along with next-day access to every matchup through the WNBA app or at WNBA.com.
–Field Level Media
Marlins' solid pitching, hitting too much for Cardinals
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