March 24, 2026 4:23 am
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have assigned veteran right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger to their minor league camp. The 35-year-old Clevinger had been hoping to earn a spot on the club’s opening day roster after agreeing to a minor league deal just before spring training began. Clevinger went 1-0 with a 5.02 ERA in 14 1/3 innings for Pittsburgh this spring, starting two games and coming out of the bullpen in two others.
March 24, 2026 4:21 am
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andrew McCutchen will be on the opening day roster for the Texas Rangers. They expect the 39-year-old former MVP outfielder who joined the team on a minor league contract less than three weeks ago to split some time at designated hitter, maybe play a few games in the field and be a mentor to their young, talented outfielders. Chris Young, the team’s president of baseball operations, said Monday that McCutchen will be part of the 26-man squad when the season opens Thursday at Philadelphia. The 2013 National League MVP and five-time All-Star with Pittsburgh won a roster spot over Mark Canha, another veteran outfielder in camp on a minor league deal.
March 24, 2026 4:22 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh has hired College of Charleston coach Robin Harmony to take over its struggling women’s basketball program. Harmony is replacing Tory Verdi, who was fired after three seasons. Harmony spent the last seven seasons at Charleston, winning 122 games and leading the Cougars to their first-ever women’s NCAA Tournament berth this season. A native of Hershey, Pennsylvania, Harmony had a standout college career at Miami before going into coaching. Prior to Charleston, Harmony spent six seasons at Lamar, guiding the Cardinals to three Southland Conference regular-season titles.
March 22, 2026 1:00 am
The Sweet 16 is set in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. WJPA-AM (1450) is your home for the NCAA Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships.
Second Round, Sunday, March 22
2-Purdue > 7-Miami (FL), 79-69
2-Iowa State > 7-Kentucky, 82-63
5-St. John’s > 4-Kansas, 67-65
6-Tennessee > 3-Virginia, 79-72
9-Iowa > 1-Florida, 73-72
1-Arizone > 9-Utah State, 78-66
2-UConn > 7-UCLA, 73-57
4-Alabama 90 > 5-Texas Tech, 90-65
March 23, 2026 4:25 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored on a power play and assisted on two other man-advantage goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1. Sebastian Aho and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored on power plays for the Hurricanes, who beat the league’s best penalty kill team for three goals. Jalen Chatfield and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen made 18 saves for his fifth straight win. Egor Chinakhov scored his 16th goal for the Penguins, tying a career high. Stuart Skinner stopped 21 shots for Pittsburgh.
March 23, 2026 4:27 am
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — One week after his disappointment from a runner-up finish at Sawgrass, Matt Fitzpatrick has put it behind him with a win at the Valspar Championship. The 2022 U.S. Open champion played bogey-free on a tough Copperhead course at Innisbrook. He made a birdie putt from just inside 15 feet on the final hole for a 68 and a one-shot victory over David Lipsky. Sungjae Im had a three-shot lead at the start of the day but shot 40 on the front nine. Brandt Snedeker was tied for the lead at the turn and shot 40 on the back nine.
March 23, 2026 4:28 am
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Overcoming a malfunctioning alternator and cool suit, Tyler Reddick chased down Brad Keselowski and led the final 28 laps at Darlington Raceway for his fourth NASCAR Cup Series victory this season. Reddick, who drives for the 23XI Racing team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and NBA great Michael Jordan, started from the pole position and led 77 laps in his No. 45 Toyota to win by 5.847 seconds over Keselowski. Ryan Blaney finished third, followed by Carson Hocevar and Austin Cindric.
March 21, 2026 7:00 am
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
1-Michigan > 9-Saint Louis, 95-72
3-Michigan State > 6-Louisville, 77-69
1-Duke > 9-TCU, 81-58
2-Houston > 10-Texas A&M, 88-57
11-Texas > 3-Gonzaga, 74-68
3-Illinois > 11-VCU, 76-55
4-Nebraska > 5-Vanderbilt, 74-72
4-Arkansas > 12-High Point, 94-88
March 22, 2026 8:04 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell scored in a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-4. Pittsburgh, which is jockeying for playoff positioning, earned an extra point in the shootout for the second time this season. The Penguins have points in seven of their last eight games and 21 of their last 25. Arturs Silovs, who made 21 saves, stopped Jonathan Toews and Gustav Nyquist in the shootout. Connor Hellebuyck, making his 11th start in 12 games, had 26 saves for the Jets, who have lost three straight and five of their last seven games.
March 22, 2026 8:17 am
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Sungjae Im was in position for a wire-to-wire victory in the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook after a slow start in his return from a wrist injury. Brandt Snedeker was right beside him in the final pairing — with a hot new putter in the bag. Im holed a sweeping 13-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th hole Saturday for a 2-under 69 and a two-stroke lead over Snedeker, the 45-year-old U.S. Presidents Cup captain playing on a sponsor exemption, and David Lipsky. Snedeker birdied three of the first four holes in a 67, and Lipsky had a 70. After missing two straight cuts in his return, Im led by a stroke after each of the first two days. He has an 11-under 202 total.
