March 24, 2024 12:03 am
The NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship with the first two rounds completed and the original 68-team field reduced to the Sweet 16. WJPA-AM (1450) is your home for all the exciting moments of March Madness with live coverage from every site, every game through opening weekend. Each day’s coverage will center around Westwood One’s feature games (highlighted) but will include live “look-ins” and updates of all games. Then we’ll have Sweet 16, Elite 8, the Final Four and the National Championship games. And, once again this year, we’ll bring you extensive coverage of the Women’s Tournament starting with the Sweet 16 on Friday.
Men’s Second Round Scores — Sunday
#2 Marquette > #10 Colorado, 81-77 F
#1 Purdue > #8 Utah State, 106-67 F
#4 Duke > #12 James Madison, 93-55 F
#6 Clemson > #3 Baylor, 72-64 F
#4 Alabama > #12 Grand Canyon, 72-61 F
#1 UConn #9 Northwestern, 75-68 F
#1 Houston vs. #9 Texas A&M, 100-95 F OT
#5 San Diego St. > #13 Yale, 85-57 F
Second Round Scores — Saturday
#2 Arizona > #7 Dayton, 78-68 F
#5 Gonzaga > #4 Kansas, 89-68 F
#1 North Carolina > #9 Michigan State, 85-69 F
#2 Iowa State > #7 Washington State, 67-56 F
#11 North Carolina State > #14 Oakland, 79-73 OT
#2 Tennessee > #7 Texas, 62-58
#3 Illinois vs. #11 Duquesne, 89-63 F
#3 Creighton > #11 Oregon, 86-73 F2OT
March 25, 2024 4:39 am
DENVER (AP) — Jonathan Drouin scored his second goal of the game 54 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 for their ninth straight win. Nathan MacKinnon extended his point streak to 18 games with a goal and two assists. MacKinnon has at least a point in 34 straight home games, second all-time behind Wayne Gretzky’s 40-game streak in 1988-89. Alex Nedeljkovic, who had 21 saves, was replaced by Tristan Jarry at 5:17 of the third after a collision with Casey Mitteltstadt. Jarry had four saves and allowed the tying goal.
March 23, 2024 1:28 am
Unlike their male counterparts, the NCAA Women’s Tournament has been more mellow than madness with only one lower seeded team winning in the entire first round. #11 Middle Tennessee eliminated #6 Louisville to advance to Sunday’s second round matchup with LSU. WJPA-AM (1450) will have coverage of several Women’s Sweet 16 games next weekend, then Elite, Final Four and the National Championship game Sunday, April 7th.
Women’s First Round Schedule, Scores — Saturday
#6 Tennessee > #11 Green Bay, 93-63 F
#3 UConn > #14 Jackson State, 86-64 F
#4 Indiana > #13 Fairfield, 89-56 F
#8 Kansas > #9 Michigan, 81-72 F
#2 Notre Dame > #15 Kent State, 81-67 F
#3 NC State > #14 Chattanooga, 64-45 F
#1 Iowa > #16 Holy Cross, 91-65 F
#6 Syracuse > #11 Arizona, 74-69 F
#5 Oklahoma > #12 Florida-Gulf Coast, 73-70 F
#1 Southern California > #16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 87-55 F
#7 Old Miss > #10 Marquette, 67-55 F
#8 West Virginia > #9 Princeton, 63-53 F
#7 Creighton > #10 UNLV, 87-73
#4 Gonzaga > #13 UC Irvine, 75-56 F
#2 UCLA > #15 California Baptist, 84-55 F
#5 Utah > #12 South Dakota State, 68-54 F
Women’s First Round Scores — Friday
#1 South Carolina > #16 Presbyerian, 91-39
#8 North Carolina > #9 Michigan, 59-56
#6 Nebraska > #11 Texas A&M, 61-59
#3 Oregon State > #14 Eastern Washington, 73-51
#1 Texas > #16 Drexel, 82.42
#8 Alabama > #9 Florida State, 82-74
#7 Iowa State > #10 Maryland, 93-86
#2 Stanford > #15 Norfolk State, 79-50
#5 Colorado > #12 Drake, 86-72
#4 Kansas State > #13 Portland, 78-65
#11 Middle Tennessee > #6 Louisville, 71-69
#3 LSU > #14 Rice, 70-60
#5 Baylor > #12 Vanderbilt, 80-63
#4 Virginia Tech > #13 Marshall, 92-49
#7 Duke > #10 Richmond, 72-61
#2 Ohio State > #15 Maine, 80-57
March 24, 2024 7:01 am
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 30 points, Marcus Domask added 22 and No. 3 seed Illinois made fast work 11th-seeded Duquesne in an 89-63 victory to reach the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005. Illinois hadn’t made it through the first weekend of the tournament in eight previous appearances. The Illini will play No. 2 seed Iowa State in an East Region semifinal in Boston on Thursday. Duquesne had its first tournament appearance since 1977 end with its worst loss of the season, which sent coach Keith Dambrot into retirement. Jimmy Clark III scored 14 for Duquesne.
March 24, 2024 7:05 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Longtime Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos has died at the age of 94. His family announced in a statement that Angelos, who had been ill for several years, died Saturday. Angelos was owner of an Orioles team that endured long losing stretches and shrewd proprietor of a law firm that won high-profile cases against industry titans such as tobacco giant Philip Morris. Angelos’ death comes as his son, John, is in the process of selling the Orioles to a group headed by Carlyle Group Inc. co-founder David Rubenstein. Peter Angelos purchased the team for $173 million in 1993, at the time the highest for a sports franchise. His public role diminished significantly in his final years.
March 22, 2024 6:00 pm
The NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship is underway with four squads already eliminated. Now, March Madness shifts into high gear with First & Second Round games through Sunday. By the time we go to sleep Sunday night, the original 68-team field will have been reduced to the Sweet 16. WJPA-AM (1450) is your home for all the exciting moments of March Madness with live coverage from every site, every game through opening weekend. Each day’s coverage will center around Westwood One’s feature games (highlighted) but will include live “look-ins” and updates of all games. Then we’ll have Sweet 16, Elite 8, the Final Four and the National Championship games. And, once again this year, we’ll bring you extensive coverage of the Women’s Tournament starting with the Sweet 16 next weekend.
Second Round Games, Saturday
12:45 pm #2 Arizona vs. #7 Dayton
3:15 pm #4 Kansas vs. #5 Gonzaga
5:30 pm #1 North Carolina vs. #9 Michigan State
6:10 pm #2 Iowa State vs. #7 Washington State
7:10 pm #11 North Carolina State vs. #14 Oakland
8:00 pm #2 Tennessee vs. #7 Texas
8:40 pm #3 Illinois vs. #11 Duquesne
9:40 pm #3 Creighton vs. #11 Oregon
First Round Games, Friday
#9 Northwestern > #8 Florida Atl., 77-65 F OT
#3 Baylor > #14 Colgate, 92-67 F
#5 San Diego St. > #12 UAB, 69-65 F
#2 Marquette > #15 Western Kentucky, 87-69 F
#1 UConn > #16 Stetson, 91-52 F
#6 Clemson > #11 New Mexico, 77-56 F
#13 Yale > #4 Auburn, 78-76 F
#10 Colorado > #7 Florida, 102-100 F |
#9 Texas A&M > #8 Nebraska, 98-83 F
#4 Duke > #13 Vermont, 64-47 F
#1 Purdue > #16 Grambling St., 78-50 F
#4 Alabama > #13 Charleston, 109-96 F
#1 Houston > #16 Longwood, 86-46 F
#12 James Madison > #5 Wisconsin, 72-61 F
#8 Utah St. > #9 TCU, 88-72 F
#12 Grand Canyon > #5 Saint Mary’s, 75-66 F |
First Round Scores, Thursday
#9 Michigan St. > #8 Mississippi St., 69-51 F
#11 Duquesne > #6 BYU, 71-67 F
#3 Creighton > #14 Akron, 77-60 F
#2 Arizona > #15 Long Beach St., 85-65 F
#1 North Carolina > #16 Wagner, 90-62 F
#3 Illinois > #14 Morehead St., 85-69 F
#11 Oregon > #6 So. Carolina, 87-73 F
#7 Dayton > #10 Nevada, 63-60 F |
#7 Texas > #10 Colorado St., 56-44 F
#14 Oakland > #3 Kentucky, 80-76 F
#5 Gonzaga > #12 McNeese, 86-65 F
#2 Iowa St. > #15 So. Dakota St., 82-65 F
#2 Tennessee > #15 Saint Peter’s, 83-49 F
#11 No. Carolina St. > #6 Texas Tech, 80-67 F
#4 Kansas > #13 Samford, 93-89 F
#7 Washington St. > #10 Drake. 66-61 F |
March 23, 2024 3:38 am
DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn scored twice in a 1:17 span to extend his goal streak to a season-best three games, and the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2. The Dallas captain is up to 15 goals on the season, with six in the past eight games. The Stars moved to a Central Division-best 95 points with 11 games remaining. They started the day even with Winnipeg and Colorado. Michael Bunting scored on Pittsburgh’s third shot, but Jake Oettinger stopped the next 12 before Rickard Rakell’s goal for the final margin.
March 23, 2024 3:43 am
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — It has been nearly two decades since Illinois last reached the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Standing in the way of the second-seeded Illini this year is No. 11 seed Duquesne, which just might be the hottest team in the country. The Dukes have won nine straight after a first-round win over BYU, and after 47 years without a tourney bid at all, are rolling into Saturday night’s game in the East Region. In the other game in Omaha, Nebraska, second-seeded Iowa State is still carrying a chip on its shoulder after some pundits voted the Cyclones to finish seventh in the Big 12 this season. They face seventh-seeded Washington State for a spot in the Sweet 16.
March 22, 2024 2:56 am
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Dae Dae Grant scored 19 points to help No. 11 seed Duquesne keep retiring coach Keith Dambrot working a little bit longer with a 71-67 victory against sixth-seeded BYU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Grant made four free throws in the final 10 seconds to help hold on after Duquesne blew a 14-point lead in the second half. Jakub Necas added 12 points and Jimmy Clark III had 11 for the Atlantic 10 Tournament champs celebrated their return to the tourney after 47 years with their first win there since 1969. They will play No. 3 seed Illinois on Saturday after the Illini rolled past No. 14 seed Morehead State. Jaxson Robinson had 25 points for the Cougars, who have lost five straight in the NCAA tourney.
March 22, 2024 4:36 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is being criminally investigated by the IRS, and the attorney for his alleged bookmaker said Thursday that the ex-Los Angeles Dodgers employee placed bets on international soccer – but not baseball. The IRS confirmed Thursday that interpreter Ippei Mizuhara and Mathew Bowyer, the alleged illegal bookmaker, are under criminal investigation through the agency’s Los Angeles Field Office. IRS Criminal Investigation spokesperson Scott Villiard said he could not provide additional details. Mizuhara, 39, was fired by the Dodgers on Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and debts well over $1 million.
