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FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Indiana coach Tom Crean walked into his postgame news conference and got right to the point.The third-ranked Hoosiers were outplayed Tuesday night.The quick, precise ball movement was missing. The energy Indiana needed to handle a preseason conference favorite, on its home court, also was absent. And the stunning result was the biggest upset of this young college basketball season: IPFW 71, Indiana 68.The bottom line is they executed better than we did, and thats disappointing to me, Crean said. They passed the ball faster and better than we did.For most of the night, the Hoosiers (3-1) hardly resembled the intense, scrappy team that opened the season by toppling then-No. 3 Kansas in overtime.Instead, they were trying to catch up, trying to get in sync, trying to match wits with a gritty opponent that was determined to put itself on the national map against an in-state power.The Mastodons, who moved up from Division II to Division I in 2001-02, had lost all nine previous games against ranked foes and hadnt even played a Top 25 opponent in almost four years.But none of that mattered Tuesday when they walked into Memorial Coliseum and saw their home court surrounded by a sea of Indiana cream-and-crimson attire.Theyll be talking about Indiana coming to Fort Wayne for the next 50 years, Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne coach Jon Coffman said . I really appreciate `em just coming.The fact that Crean even scheduled this game might have been as shocking as the result.Indiana agreed to play at IPFW only if it could sell the bulk of the tickets to its own fans, creating a sort of home-court environment almost 200 miles from campus on a holiday week.Coffman was thrilled that Crean just gave his team the chance.We had a win even before the game started, Coffman said. I have to give Coach Crean credit because he did something that a lot of big schools wont do any more -- play a mid-major team on the road. Those sort of moves are what make college basketball great because they make it possible that on any given night miracles can happen.Of course, no Power Five coach ever anticipates being on the wrong end of those miracles -- even when the move is designed to help a young team find its footing in a rare non-conference road game.But with starting forward OG Anunoby under the weather, James Blackmon Jr. having an off-shooting night and an IPFW team determined to come up with the biggest win in school history, the Mastodons (3-2) wouldnt be denied.Thomas Bryant had 18 points and 12 rebounds for Indiana. Robert Johnson scored 16, but the Hoosiers were off just enough that it wound up costing them.Afterward, Crean took the blame for most of the errors and promised to get those mistakes cleaned up -- little solace on a night like this.We were trying to take what the game was giving us, Crean said. There were times we had it in the post and we just missed. The ball didnt move from side to side as fast as we needed it to.And now, instead of heading home trying to produce their first 5-0 start since 2013-14, Crean and his players will have to rebound from one of the most stunning losses in school history by figuring out what went wrong and how to make sure it doesnt happen again.We have nobody on this team thats ever been responsible for anyone else, who can take the bull by the horns and lead guys through the thick and thin of it, Crean said.We were not as locked into the personnel and the block outs as we needed to be, and if we make our free throws, its a different result. But we didnt and they earned it.IPFW trailed for just 90 seconds and won despite making only two baskets over the final 14 1/2 minutes.Bryson Scott scored 18 points and John Konchar made the go-ahead free throw with 1:19 left in overtime for IPFW. DeAngelo Stewart hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds left to make it a three-point lead, and Konchar picked off the ensuing inbounds pass to seal the upset.Konchar finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds.---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 Calgary Flames Pro Shop . Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey last Sunday. The fine is the fourth this season for Goldson. He was fined $30,000 for a hit on the New York Jets Jeff Cumberland in Week 1. Cheap Flames Jerseys .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry. https://www.cheapflames.com/ . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. Flames Jerseys 2021 . PETERSBURG, Fla. Flames Jerseys China . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. ATLANTA -- Matt Wislers recent difficulties have taken another turn for the worse.The Braves right-hander is headed to the minor leagues to see if he can rediscover his slider.I didnt pitch very well the last month and a half, so I definitely know Ive earned the demotion, Wisler said. I know theres nothing they can do about that. Its on me. So Ive got to go fight, go back down there and try to work my way back up.Maikel Franco, Aaron Altherr and Tommy Joseph homered off Wisler in Atlantas 7-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.Wisler (4-11) has allowed nine homers in his past four starts and 16 in his past 10 starts. Its a big decline for a pitcher who opened the season as the No. 2 starter behind Julio Teheran.He has struggled to make pitches from the stretch and too often hangs his slider over the plate.The big thing for me will be focusing on the stretch and getting guys out in the stretch, Wisler said.Altherr was activated from the disabled list after missing the first 103 games of the season with a broken left wrist. He went 3 for 4 with two RBI.The Phillies took a 5-0 lead in the first on Francos 19th homer, a three-run shot, Josephs 14th homer and a run that scored on second baseman Jace Petersons fielding error.Altherrs two-run shot in the fifth made it 7-0.Atlanta, with the worst record in the major leagues, dropped to 14-37 at home.The Braves cut the lead to 7-3 in the bottom half of the fifth on Freddie Freemans RBI double, Adonis Garcias RBI single and Anthony Reckers sacrifice fly.Philadelphia closer Jeanmar Gomez earned his 27th save in 30 chances, but it was a shaky appearance. The first two batters reached. Erick Aybar grounded into a double play, but Gordon Beckham followed with an RBI single to make it 7-5.Gomez struck out Peterson to end it with a runner on firrst.ddddddddddddNola (6-9) gave up eight hits, three runs, three walks and struck out five in five innings. He began the game 0-5 with a 10.61 ERA in his previous seven starts before snapping a career-high, five-game losing streak.Nola didnt exactly inspire confidence in manager Pete Mackanin.Hes not the same guy, Mackanin said. Hes just struggling with command once again. Hes not dotting his fastball like he normally does. And his curveball is erratic. He needs to get back on track.Wisler allowed seven hits, two walks and seven runs -- six earned. He struck out three.Over his past 10 starts, Wisler is 2-6 with a 7.71 ERA and 16 homers allowed. Wislers 11 losses are second-most in the NL behind Philadelphias Jerad Eickhoff.Once he goes down there and attacks hitters and makes that breaking ball go down and away instead of down the middle, hell be back here with a vengeance, Freeman said.Garcias RBI double in the sixth off David Hernandez cut the lead to 7-4.The Phillies have won five in a row against Atlanta.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: Altherr took OF Peter Bourjos spot on the 25-man roster. Bourjos was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right shoulder.Braves: Interim Braves manager Brian Snitker said RHP Arodys Vizcaino, on the disabled list with a strained oblique, is playing catch but still hasnt thrown off a mound. There is no immediate timetable for the closers return.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Vince Velasquez (8-2) has faced the Braves once, giving up six hits and four runs in a no-decision on May 12.Braves: RHP Tyrell Jenkins (0-2) struggled in his first start Sunday at Colorado, but the rookie has a 1.93 ERA in 4 2/3 innings of relief against Philadelphia. ' ' '