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It March Madness Day Three! What started with 68 teams on Selection Sunday has been trimmed to 32 squads remaining. And after the weekend, we’ll be down to the Sweet 16. WJPA-AM (1450) is your home for the NCAA Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships. Our coverage starts with Tournament Today at 11 am and continues until the final buzzer of the High Point/Arkansas game sounds sometime around midnight.

Second Round, Saturday, March 21
12:10pm 1-Michigan > 9-Saint Louis, 95-72
2:45pm 3-Michigan State vs. 6-Louisville
5:15pm 1-Duke vs. 9-TCU
6:10pm 2-Houston vs. 10-Texas A&M
7:10pm 3-Gonzaga vs. 11-Texas
7:50pm 3-Illinois vs. 11-VCU
8:45pm 4-Nebraska vs. 5-Vanderbilt
9:45pm 4-Arkansas vs. 12-High Point

NEW YORK (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians won’t have to pay indicted pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz while Major League Baseball’s investigation continues into allegations of pitch-rigging for gamblers. Ortiz was placed on paid leave last July 3 and Clase on July 28, and they received their salaries while they didn’t pitch for the remainder of the season. They were indicted on federal charges on Nov. 9 and a trial is scheduled for May 4 but could be delayed. Clase has a $6 million salary in 2026, the final guaranteed season of a $20 million, five-year contract. Ortiz does not have enough service time for arbitration and makes around the minimum salary of $780,000.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has issued an executive order barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December. Trump directed the commerce secretary and the FCC chairman to coordinate with the playoff committee, the NCAA and media rights partners to ensure an exclusive broadcasting window for the storied rivalry traditionally played the second Saturday each December. Trump’s order makes reference to potential expansion of the CFP that likely would require an earlier start for the playoff. In the first two years of the 12-team format, the first-round games were the weekend after Army-Navy.