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.
March 16, 2026 4:39 am
Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line. Miami (Ohio), which opened the season 31-0 before a loss early its conference tournament, got in as an 11 seed despite a weak schedule. They play a First Four game on Wednesday against SMU. The tournament begins Tuesday with other play-in games, including Texas versus North Carolina State.
March 16, 2026 4:40 am
UConn is the No. 1 overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament and enters March Madness needing six more victories to complete the seventh undefeated season in school history. The Huskies (34-0) are looking for their 13th national title and becoming the first team to repeat as champions since the Huskies won four in a row from 2013-16. They are joined by UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as the other No. 1 seeds.
March 16, 2026 4:42 am
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cameron Young finally has a big title to go with his major talent. In a thriller at The Players Championship he made a 10-foot birdie on the island green at the TPC Sawgrass to tie Matt Fitzpatrick. Young crushed a drive that set up an easy par and won when Fitzpatrick failed to make an 8-foot par putt to force a playoff. Young shot 68 and won $4.5 million. Ludvig Aberg had control of the tournament until hitting into the water on consecutive holes on the back nine. He shot a 40 on the back nine for a 76.
March 15, 2026 7:00 am
Peters Township girls trailed by 7 early in the third, rallied to take a 6-point advantage early in the fourth, then out-scored York Suburban 9-5 in overtime to return to the state semifinals for the second straight year. Taylor McCullough led the Indians with 20 points. Maddyn Mehl added 14 for the winners. Peters Township lost forward Jordyn Welsh early in the game to a knee injury. She did not return. Sophomore Caitlyn Malloy scored 7 points off the bench in relief. Peters Township will take on WPIAL champion South Fayette in the state semifinals Tuesday. We’ll have the game on WJPA-FM (95.3) and online. Watch/Listen Here PIAA Brackets
Canon-McMillan girls struggled all night from the floor and hit the end of the road in the PIAA quarterfinals. The Big Macs scored first but Dallastown rolled up a 12-1 run to take control. C-M never got closer than 7 points the rest of the way. The best season in Canon-McMillan girls basketball history includes a first-ever WPIAL championship and two state tournaments victories, taking the Big Macs deeper in the tournament than they had ever gone.
PIAA Quarterfinals
Friday, Mar. 13 (PIAA District – finish)
6A Girls 3-2 Dallastown > 7-1 Canon-McMillan, 54-39 Watch/Listen Here
Saturday, Mar. 14 (PIAA District – finish)
5A Girls 7-4 Peters Township > 3-1 York Suburban, 52-48 OT Watch/Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 15 (PIAA District – finish)
5A Girls 7-4 Peters Township vs. 7-1 South Fayette, 6:45 pm at Bethel Park, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here
March 15, 2026 8:52 am
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Noel Acciari scored the go-ahead goal at the 8:03 mark of the third period to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Utah Mammoth 4-3 on Saturday night. Acciari won a battle for the puck with Nick Schmaltz and scored on a close-range snap shot to help the Penguins complete a rally from an early two-goal deficit. Stuart Skinner had 26 saves for Pittsburgh. Bryan Rust, Anthony Mantha and Thomas Novak also scored goals for the Penguins. Dylan Guenther scored two unassisted goals in a 91-second span during the first period for Utah. Guenther, who leads the Mammoth with 33 goals, became only the second NHL player since the 2018-19 season to score two unassisted goals in less than two minutes. Ian Cole completed the scoring for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 19 stops for the Mammoth. Guenther threaded the puck around Skinner’s skate at the 5:06 mark of the first to get Utah on the board. Then he tapped the puck over the line amid traffic, scoring on a power play at the 6:37 mark of the first to put the Mammoth up 2-0.
March 14, 2026 9:26 am
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Detroit Tigers Friday, 7-5. Jhostynxon Garcia hit a two-run home run for the Pirates in the third inning. He has hit in eight straight games, going 10-18 in that stretch with a double, two home runs and four RBI. Jake Mangum reached base safely three times in four plate appearances. Mangum is 9-24 in his last nine games. Catcher Endy Rodriguez went 2-4 with an RBI. Mike Clevinger allowed two runs on one hit in 4.1 innings for the Bucs. The Pirates take on the Baltimore Orioles at 1:05 Saturday afternoon. Carmen Mlodzinski is expected to start for the Pirates.
