March 19, 2026 4:33 am
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dontae Horne scored 25 points and Cory Wells had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Prairie View A&M earned its first NCAA Tournament victory, 67-55 over Lehigh in the First Four. Lance Williams added 10 points for the Panthers, who advance as the No. 16 seed in the South Region to face top seed and defending national champion Florida on Friday night in Tampa, Florida. Lehigh leading scorer Nasir Whitlock went scoreless for more than 26 minutes and finished with five points. He was 2-of-15 shooting. Hank Alvey led Lehigh with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
March 19, 2026 4:31 am
Quarterback Andy Dalton is heading to the Philadelphia Eagles to provide depth behind Jalen Hurts, a person with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced, said the Carolina Panthers will receive a seventh-round pick in 2027. Dalton joins Hurts and backup Tanner McKee, who could become available for a trade. The 38-year-old Dalton made three Pro Bowls during his first nine seasons in Cincinnati. He’s also played for Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans and spent the past three seasons with the Panthers.
March 18, 2026 2:04 am
South Fayette extended its winning streak to 21 straight games, rolling past Peters Township on the way back to the PIAA championship game. The defending state champions led 14-5 after one quarter, then throttled the Indians, 20-8 in the second, on the way to a running-clock win and a third title game berth in the past four seasons. Ella Vierra led the Lions with 19 points. Haylie Lamonde and Ryan Oldaker combined for 27 more. Taylor McCullough led Peters Township with 11. The season came to an end for Chartiers Valley (5A boys) and Upper St. Clair (6A boys), each with close loses. The PIAA Finals open Thursday at the Giant Center in Hershey. PIAA Brackets
PIAA Semifinals
Tuesday, Mar. 17 (PIAA District – finish)
5A Girls 7-1 South Fayette > 7-4 Peters Township, 67-24 Watch/Listen Here
5A Boys 3-1 West York > 7-1 Chartiers Valley, 45-44 Watch/Listen Here
6A Boys 3-1 Central Dauphin > 7-1 Upper St. Clair, 55-52
March 18, 2026 5:38 pm
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sidney Crosby is returning to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 38-year-old captain has been out a month after sustaining a lower-body injury while competing for Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The Penguins went 5-3-3 during Crosby’s 11-game absence to remain in the hunt for a playoff spot with less than a month to go in the regular season. Crosby leads the Penguins with 59 points in 56 games. Crosby says he’s feeling good and has been impressed with how the club performed while he recovered from the injury.
March 18, 2026 4:33 am
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela has won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth. Maikel Garcia’s third-inning sacrifice fly and Wilyer Abreu’s fifth-inning homer off rookie Nolan McLean built a 2-0 lead before a roaring pro-Latin America crowd in Miami. Eduardo Rodríguez and lights-out relievers limited the Americans to two hits before Bryce Harper’s two-out, two-run homer in the eighth tied it. Daniel Palencia retired the side in order in the ninth, finishing a three-hitter.
March 18, 2026 4:34 am
The Denver Broncos have acquired standout wide receiver Jaylen Waddle in a blockbuster deal that sends three draft picks to the Miami Dolphins, including a first-rounder, according to two people with knowledge of the trade. Both spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced. The Dolphins will receive the 30th-overall pick in next month’s NFL draft along with picks in the third and fourth rounds. Denver will get Miami’s fourth-rounder along with Waddle. Waddle gives Bo Nix another main playmaker along with Courtland Sutton, boosting a passing offense that finished 11th in the NFL last season.
March 17, 2026 4:27 am
DENVER (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored twice in a four-goal first period and added an assist in his return from a five-game suspension for slashing, sparking the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-2 victory over the league-leading Colorado Avalanche. Malkin’s punishment from the NHL was for raising his stick and striking Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin on the helmet and shoulder during their game on March 5. Anthony Mantha, Elmer Soderblom, Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust and Noel Acciari also scored for the Penguins as they matched their season high for goals on just 20 shots while playing their 11th straight game without star center Sidney Crosby.
March 17, 2026 4:30 am
MIAMI (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr., Maikel Garcia and Luis Arraez hit run-scoring, two-out singles in a seventh-inning rally that led Venezuela over Italy 4-2 and into its first World Baseball Classic championship game. Venezuela overcame a 2-0, fourth-inning deficit after climbing out of a three-run hole to beat defending champion Japan in a quarterfinal and reached the final for the first time after losing to South Korea in its only previous semifinal appearance in 2009. It meets the United States for the title on Tuesday night and appears likely to start Eduardo Rodríguez against the Americans’ Nolan McLean.
March 17, 2026 4:28 am
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — March Madness tips off with the First Four, featuring one of this season’s best stories in Miami (Ohio) and a matchup of formerly embattled head coaches in Texas’ Sean Miller and NC State’s Will Wade. Coming off their only loss of the season, the RedHawks have a chance to silence some skeptics against fellow No. 11 seed SMU (20-13) on Wednesday night. The RedHawks, who are back in the tournament for the first time since 2007, were rewarded with a game in Dayton, roughly 43 miles from campus. There are two games Tuesday night to open the tournament.
March 16, 2026 4:33 am
MIAMI (AP) — Paul Skenes shined in the World Baseball Classic semifinal, dominating an All-Star lineup in the United States’ 2-1 victory over the Dominican Republic. He improved to 2-0 in the tournament, allowing Junior Caminero’s homer in a 4 1/3-inning outing. Skenes has a 1.96 ERA in 55 career starts, striking out 386 while walking 74 in 320 2/3 innings. Gunnar Henderson and Roman Anthony homered and the United States limited the Dominican Republic’s electric offense to win a thrilling semifinal 2-1 and move a win from its second World Baseball Classic championship. The loaded U.S. team reached its third straight WBC title game after winning in 2017 and falling to Shohei Ohtani and Japan in 2023.
