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Ball State men's volleyball's run ends in Final Four loss to UC Irvine

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Ball State men's volleyball has been one of the final four programs standing 17 different NCAA seasons.

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They still have yet to be a final two.

The No. 4-seeded Cardinals saw its season come to an end Saturday dropping a four-set battle to UC Irvine in the NCAA Tournament semifinals at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Ball State's season ends with a 26-5 record.

Hitting woes plagued the Cardinals in the first set. After leading the country in hitting percentage all season, Ball State mustered just a .114 attack in the first frame. This allowed the Anteaters to slowly build their lead before winning the set, 25-19.

Ball State found itself in the second set. Led by the MIVA Player of the Year, Patrick Rogers, the Cardinals hit .387 in the set. They took control midway through before holding off a late UCI rally. Will Patterson finished off the set with a kill, giving the Cardinals the 25-23 win and tying the match at one set apiece.

The third set proved to be the most entertaining. It was tied on eight separate occasions, including at 23, 24 and 25. Ball State actually led 25-24 and was on serve to win the set, but Rogers foot faulted on his attempt, awarding a point to UCI. An attacking error then made it 26-25 Anteaters before Andrej Jokanovic slammed home the winning point, 27-25.

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Irvine rode the momentum off the third-set win into the fourth. After Ball State scored the first point of the set, they never led the rest of the way. The Cardinals were able to tie it at 11-11, but a 14-8 run from the Anteaters to close the match sealed Ball State's fate.

As a team, UC Irvine (21-8) had a hitting percentage of .362. Jokanovic had 19 kills, Trevor Clark 14, Andreas Brinck 13 and William D'Arcy 12 to power the Anteaters offense. Cameron Kosty had 53 assists for UCI, who advances to its fifth national title game in program history. They are 4-0 in their previous trips.

For Ball State, Rogers was the only player with double-digit kills with 20. Patterson added nine, while freshman Daniel Gunther provided a nice spark off the bench in the third and fourth sets to finish with six kills. The hitting percentage was .234, though, a full .100 lower than their season average. Fourteen service errors also hurt the Cardinals.

Austin Hough is a sports editor within the Center for Community Journalism at USA Today Co., overseeing high school sports and Notre Dame athletics coverage for five Indiana newspapers. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @AustinRHough. Hough can be emailed at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Ball State men's volleyball score, stats in Final 4 loss to UC Irvine

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Pulisic ruled out of Milan vs. Atalanta: Last chance for Leao

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Pulisic ruled out of Milan vs. Atalanta: Last chance for Leao

Pre-match reports indicate that Christian Pulisic will not be involved in Milan’s upcoming Serie A clash with Atalanta on Sunday evening, which likely means a last chance for Rafael Leao to impress.

Pulisic out, Leao in for Milan vs. Atalanta

Massimiliano Allegri is expected to make several personnel changes to his Milan side for Sunday’s game against Atalanta following a disappointing 2-0 defeat against Sassuolo last weekend. Sunday’s newspapers claimed that the coach would change both of his starting centre-forwards, replacing Leao and Christopher Nkunku with Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez.

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However, according to updates from Gianluca Di Marzio, Pulisic reported an issue with his gluteal muscles in the final session before the Atalanta game, and it is now expected that he will be left out of the matchday squad on Sunday.

The extent of the damage remains to be seen. Further updates are expected in due course.

It has been a disappointing calendar year for Pulisic, who had come up with eight league goals during the first half of the 2025-26 season, but has not hit the back of the net at all for club or country since the turn of the new year.

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 26: Rafael Leao of AC Milan reacts during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on April 26, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

It hasn’t been a brilliant period for Leao, either, who is on nine Serie A goals for the season, but has gone goalless across his last seven league outings.

It was expected that he would be dropped from the Milan line-up for the Atalanta match, amid claims that he could be sold in the summer, but Gianluca Di Marzio reports that he will be given another opportunity to impress in place of Pulisic on Sunday.

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Indore Crime Branch Nabs 1, Recovers Around 13 Grams Of MD Drug; Probe Into Interstate Supply Network Underway

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Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The Indore Crime Branch has arrested another accused in connection with an MD drugs case as part of its ongoing crackdown against narcotics smuggling and supply in the city.

The arrest was made based on information provided by a previously arrested accused during police interrogation, officials said on Saturday.

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12.87 grams of MD drugs recovered

According to Crime Branch officials, the police had earlier arrested accused Mohammad Azim and recovered 12.87 grams of MD drugs from his possession.

During detailed questioning, Azim allegedly revealed the involvement of another person linked to the drug supply chain operating in the city.

Acting on the information received from the accused and additional inputs from informers, the Crime Branch team launched a search operation and managed to arrest the absconding accused.

Police identified him as Shifan Khan alias Gabbu, a resident of the Sadar Bazar area in Indore.

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Interstate drug supply network active

Officials said the accused was allegedly involved in procuring MD drugs from other states and supplying them to local peddlers and suppliers in Indore.

Police suspect that he played an important role in the interstate drug supply network and had links with several individuals involved in illegal narcotics trade.

During interrogation, Shifan Khan reportedly told police that he worked as a daily wage labourer and carried out repairing-related work to earn a livelihood. Officials further said that he had studied only up to Class 10.

Crime Branch officials stated that efforts are underway to gather more information regarding the source of the drugs and identify other individuals connected to the network.

Police are also trying to trace the routes through which the contraband was allegedly brought into the city from other states.

Indore to continue crackdown on illegal trade

Officials added that the crackdown against narcotics smuggling and illegal drug trade in Indore will continue, and strict action will be taken against those found involved in such activities. Further investigation into the case is currently underway.

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