March 23, 2025 3:00 am
The opening week of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is complete with the Sweet 16 now set. WJPA-AM (1450) is your home for all of the action of the Men’s tournament with “feature games” each day plus “wrap-around” coverage of every game. We’ll also have coverage of the Women’s tournament starting with Sweet 16 action next Friday.
Saturday, March 22
(1) Florida 77, (8) UConn 75
(1) Duke 89, (9) Baylor 66
(3) Kentucky 84, (6) Illinois 75
(2) Alabama 80, (7) Saint Mary’s 66
(4) Maryland 72, (12) Colorado State 71
(6) Ole Miss 91, (3) Iowa State 78
(2) Michigan State 71, (10) New Mexico 63
(4) Arizona 87, (5) Oregon 83
March 24, 2025 4:41 am
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored in the shootout round while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all three attempts and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Sunday night. Sam Reinhart scored twice, giving him 35 goals, and Anton Lundell had a goal for the Panthers. Coming off a 2-4 road trip, culminated by Saturday’s 6-3 loss at league-point leader Washington, the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers have won 11 of their last 12 at home. Bryan Rust had two goals and Evgeni Malkin scored for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby assisted on one of Rust’s goals, increasing his points streak to seven games.
March 24, 2025 4:30 am
Tiger Woods has confirmed his relationship with the former daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump. Woods posted two images of he and Vanessa Trump on social media. In one of them, she is cuddling with him on a hammock. He wrote that “love is in the air.” And then he asked his 6.4 million followers on X for privacy. Woods and Vanessa Trump had been seen together in San Diego last month during the Genesis Invitational. Her daughter Kai and Woods’ two children attend the Benjamin School. Woods also went public with photos when he announced in 2013 he was dating skier Lindsey Vonn.
March 23, 2025 7:30 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Penn State’s Carter Starocci won an unprecedented fifth national title and Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson stunned Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson 5-4 in the heavyweight final at the NCAA men’s wrestling championships with President Donald Trump in attendance. Hendrickson, the transfer from Air Force, trailed in the last match of the evening until scoring on a takedown in the final minute — the only takedown Steveson allowed all season. Penn State claimed its third four-peat, running away from the field to claim its 12th men’s Division I men’s wrestling national title under coach Cael Sanderson. Nebraska finished second and Oklahoma State was third.
March 23, 2025 7:28 am
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost to the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Saturday. What makes the game unusual is that the Pirates suffered a no-hitter in the effort. Seven Orioles pitchers were successful in keeping the Bucs’ bats silent. Paul Skenes did make his final start before his assignment as the Opening Day pitcher. He worked 3.1 innings giving up only one hit and striking out four batters. The Pirates are 14-13 for the spring training season so far. They travel to Dunedin to take on the Toronto Blue Jays today at 1:07 pm.
March 22, 2025 12:01 am
Olivia Terlecki scored 19 points, leading Upper St. Clair to a 6A Girls semifinal win over Garnet Valley Friday night. The guard hit five three pointers to help the Panthers reach the state finals for just the second time. Rylee Kalocay added 13 points for USC. In a 5A Boys semifinal, Hershey used a 17-0 run late in the second quarter to build a 15-point lead. Chartiers Valley pulled to within two points three different times after intermission, but Hershey’s 16-2 run to end the game ended the Colts’ season one win shy of the state finals. Hershey will make its first-ever appearance in the PIAA championship game next Friday night.
Lailah Wright and Ryan Oldaker combined for 27 points, leading South Fayette to a 50-36 win over Peters Township in the 5A Girls semifinals. The duo was held to six combined points in the Lions’ loss to the Indians in the WPIAL Finals three weeks ago. Now, with the win, South Fayette returns to the state championship game for the second time in three seasons, hoping to avenge the 2023 loss to District 12 champion Archbishop Wood.
In the 6A Boys semis, Upper St. Clair trailed by three at the end of one quarter, but Roman Catholic used a 17-6 second period to get distance on the Panthers, then played the second half at arms’ length, eliminating the WPIAL champion, 59-46.
PIAA championship games are set for the Giant Center, March 27-29. Click for PIAA Brackets
Semifinals
Friday, March 21
6A Girls Upper St. Clair 53, Garnet Valley 49
5A Boys Hershey 66, Chartiers Valley 50
Saturday, March 22
5A Girls South Fayette 50, Peters Township 36
6A Boys Roman Catholic 59, Upper St. Clair 46
March 22, 2025 7:00 am
Thursday’s First Round winners square off Saturday in the Second Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Friday winners meet Sunday in their second round games. By the end of Sunday night, we’ll be down to the Sweet 16. WJPA-AM (1450) is your home for all of the action of the Men’s tournament with “feature games” each day plus “wrap-around” coverage of every game. We’ll also have coverage of the Women’s tournament starting with Sweet 16 action next Friday.
Saturday, March 22
(4) Purdue 76, (12) McNeese State 62
(10) Arkansas 75, (2) St. John’s 66
(5) Michigan 91, (4) Texas A&M 79
(3) Texas Tech 77, (11) Drake 64
(1) Auburn 82, (9) Creighton 70
(6) BYU 91, (3) Wisconsin 89
(1) Houston 81, (8) Gonzaga 76
(2) Tennessee 67, (7) UCLA 58
March 21, 2025 1:00 am
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament moves to Day Two of the First Round with the remaining 32 teams set to take the court. Friday winners meet Sunday in the second round. By the end of Sunday night, we’ll be down to the Sweet 16. WJPA-AM (1450) is your home for all of the action of the Men’s tournament with “feature games” each day plus “wrap-around” coverage of every game. We’ll also have coverage of the Women’s tournament starting with Sweet 16 action next Friday.
Friday, March 21
(9) Baylor 75, (8) Mississippi State 72
(2)Alabama 90, (15) Robert Morris 81
(3) Iowa State 82, (14) Lipscomb 55
(12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70
(1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 49
(7) Saint Mary’s 59, (10) Vanderbilt 56
(6) Ole Miss 71, (11) North Carolina 64
(4) Maryland 81, (13) Grand Canyon 49
(1) Florida 95, (16) Norfolk State 69
(3) Kentucky 76, (14) Troy 57
(10) New Mexico 75, (7) Marquette 66
(4) Arizona 93, (13) Akron 65
(8) UConn 67, (9) Oklahoma 59
(6) Illinois 86, (11) Xavier 73
(2) Michigan State 87, (15) Bryant 62
(5) Oregon 81, (12) Liberty 52
March 22, 2025 3:29 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his 25th goal and added an assist and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3. Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust both had a goal and an assist, and Evgeni Malkin, Noel Acciari and Bokondji Imama also scored for the Penguins, who are 22-3-4 in their last 28 games against Columbus. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 44 shots in his first start since March 7. Boone Jenner scored his first since returning from shoulder surgery, while Kent Johnson and Justin Danforth also scored for Columbus, which couldn’t rally from a 5-2 deficit. Elvis Merzlikins, who started Thursday’s 1-0 overtime loss against Florida, made 28 saves on Friday.
March 22, 2025 3:49 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Robert Morris’ Amarion Dickerson came into the NCAA Tournament known as one of the nation’s best shot blockers after being chosen the Horizon League’s Defensive Player of the Year. Playing in his hometown on Friday, the junior forward showed that he has an offensive game as well. Dickerson scored 25 points and had nine rebounds in the Colonials’ 90-81 loss to No. 2 seed Alabama in a first-round game in the South Region in Cleveland. Dickerson tied Forest Grant for most points by a Robert Morris player in an NCAA Tournament game. Grant had 25 points in a first-round game against Indiana in 1982.
