West Mifflin legend named new head coach for Penn State women
NCAA, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 20, 2026
Tanisha Wright was one of the top players to come out of the Nittany Lions program. Seeking new leadership to stabilize a women’s basketball program which has mostly disappointed for over a decade, Pe...
NCAA, Sports
March 20, 2026
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 8382 victory over fifth-seeded Wisc...
Why Penn State’s pro day felt so different
NCAA, Sports
March 20, 2026
Centre Daily Times For many of Penn State’s pro day participants, the Lasch Building and Holuba Hall look very different than the last time they were there. Gone are the “1-0” graphics and all of the ...
PSU favored for 5th straight title
NCAA, Sports
By By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer 
March 19, 2026
Penn State is out to claim an elusive fifth straight NCAA Division I men’s wrestling title this weekend. The Nittany Lions have won four straight championships three times under coach Cael Sanderson, ...
Portal allows players multiple Madness experience
NCAA, Sports
By By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer 
March 19, 2026
Wisconsin guard Nick Boyd’s NCAA Tournament experiences have run the gamut at his previous schools. Boyd reached the Final Four with Florida Atlantic in 2023, endured an overtime loss in the round of ...
UConn’s Fudd, Strong headline AP All-Americans
NCAA, Sports
By By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer 
March 19, 2026
Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd helped UConn to an undefeated season heading into March Madness. The pair became the first teammates in six years to make The Associated Press All-America team. It’s the 10t...
NCAA, Sports
March 18, 2026
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper with 13 seconds remaining that sent Howard to its first NCAA Tournament victory in program history, 86-8...
How Penn State continues to lap opponents on the mat
NCAA, Sports
March 18, 2026
Centre Daily Times Cael Sanderson nodded his head as Mitchell Mesenbrink spoke. The Penn State head coach listened intently as his 165-pounder explained part of what makes the school’s wrestling progr...
March Madness wagering set to tip off
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer 
March 18, 2026
The NCAA basketball tournaments open this week and billions of dollars will run through a gambling market that has evolved from office bracket contests and illegal bookmaking operations into a booming...
Tide’s Holloway arrested on felony drug charge
NCAA, Sports
March 18, 2026
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama guard Aden Holloway was arrested on a felony drug charge Monday, just days before the start of the NCAA Tournament, authorities said. Coach Nate Oats said Holloway has ...
Odom, Virginia look for first tourney win in 7 years
NCAA, Sports
By By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer 
March 18, 2026
The last time Virginia won an NCAA Tournament game, Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers celebrated by cutting down the nets after defeating Texas Tech 85-77 in an overtime thriller for the national champio...
NCAA, Sports
March 17, 2026
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 N...
Final games should have larger impact on seeding
NCAA, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 16, 2026
Trying to figure out some of the “madness” before the Madness starts, here’s some food for thought: • I know sometimes it is tough to determine who gets in the NCAA Tournament without complaining abou...
Oklahoma, SDSU among teams left out of tournament
NCAA, Sports
By By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer 
March 16, 2026
Ten Southeastern Conference teams made the 68-team March Madness field Sunday, the most of any league. It’s the two that were left out — Oklahoma and Auburn — that will draw the most controversy. The ...
UConn and UCLA among No. 1 seeds for women’s tourney
NCAA, Sports
By By DOUG FEINBERG AP Sports Writer 
March 16, 2026
UConn edged UCLA as the No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA Tournament when the bracket was announced Sunday night, Having the top spot in March Madness didn’t really matter to Huskies coach Geno Aurie...
Jeff Capel will return to coach Panthers next season
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 14, 2026
Long before Pitt’s season came to an end, athletic director Allen Greene knew he had a major decision to make regarding the stewardship of the men’s basketball program. Despite the disappointment of c...
NCAA, Sports
March 14, 2026
VCU ousts host Duquesne in A10 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Terrence Hill Jr. came off the bench to score 20 points and lead VCU to a 71-66 victory over Duquesne on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlan...
Iowa State pummels Texas Tech in Big 12 quarters
NCAA, Sports
March 13, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joshua Jefferson had 18 points and 13 rebounds, longtime running mate Tamin Lipsey scored 20 and seventh- ranked Iowa State used a big second-half run to bury No. 16 Texas Tech...
NCAA, Sports
March 13, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Steele went 31 games and 363 days before addressing a losing locker room. Now, the Miami (Ohio) coach and his squad must wait an excruciating three days before finding out if t...
Pitt’s season ends with loss to N.C. State
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 12, 2026
Pitt got hot late in the season and looked to continue carrying momentum throughout the ACC Tournament in Charlotte, N.C. Though the No. 15 Panthers notched a thrilling first-round upset of No. 10 Sta...