NFL, Sports
March 18, 2026
By ROB MAADDI AND ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writers The Denver Broncos’ offseason is no longer muted. The Broncos are acquiring standout wide receiver Jaylen Waddle in a blockbuster deal that se...
Malkin’s return boosts Penguins over Avalanche
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
MONDAY’S LATE GAME
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 18, 2026
Forward Evgeni Malkin rejoined the Pittsburgh Penguins’ lineup after serving a five-game suspension and directed his club to a 7-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche at the Ball Arena in Denver on Mon...
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...
Sports
March 18, 2026
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 6:40 p.m. - TRUTV — NCAA Tournament: Prairie View A&M vs. Lehigh, First Four, Dayton, Ohio 7 p.m. - ESPNU — NIT Tournament: Navy at Wake Forest, First Round 9 p.m. - ESPNU — N...
Sports
March 18, 2026
Eastern Michigan hires new coach YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Eastern Michigan hired Clemson assistant Billy Donlon to coach its basketball team on Tuesday, a week after parting ways with Stan Heath. Donlo...
Bonari the hero as Rams win title
High school, Sports
By By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com 
March 17, 2026
Anthony Bonari scored with 2:53 left in overtime to lead Ringgold over Burrell in the D2 championship. When Ringgold and Burrell met twice in the regular season of the PIHL campaign, both of their gam...
Subdued Americans head into final appreciating flair
MLB, Sports
March 17, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Criticized for their cool, American players head into the World Baseball Classic championship also appreciating opponents’ flamboyant flair. U.S. captain Aaron Judge’s controlled composur...
Venezuela defeats Italy in semifinal, U.S. next
MLB, Sports
March 17, 2026
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 on Monday night and into its first World Base...
WBC heating up a chilly spring
Sports, Sports Columns
I’M JUST SAYIN’
March 17, 2026
So it begins here in the Mon Valley, and like clockwork, it’s gone as expected. Spring sports – baseball, softball, track and flag football – are underway and to no one’s surprise it’s snowing as I wr...
Davis struggles with command in loss
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 17, 2026
Noah Davis was stung by command issues against the Minnesota Twins, but it was another three-run home run that left a mark. Luke Keaschall broke open a tied game with a three-run shot in the third inn...
Kindel’s education accelerates at high rate
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 17, 2026
Against the context of a season that has been remarkably — if unexpectedly — successful, an empty net goal isn’t anything to boast about. But someone has to score them. And someone has to be on the ic...
Dewar has been perfect fit with the Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 17, 2026
Connor Dewar has been a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins for over a year, and he’s been perfect. Not in terms of how he plays, mind you. There’s always room for improvement with any fourth-liner. But...
Jets sending Fields to KC to be Mahomes’ backup
NFL, Sports
March 17, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets have agreed to a trade that will send quarterback Justin Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The Je...
NBA working on expanding to Vegas, Seattle
NBA, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer 
March 17, 2026
The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion — which has been a topic for some time — will again be discussed by the league’s board of governors, tw...
Robot umpires for checked swings heading to AAA
MLB, Sports
March 17, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball’s experiment of a robot umpire technology system allowing challenges to checked swing calls is moving up from Class A to Triple- A. MLB will also test moving second ...
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...
Sports
March 17, 2026
Suzuki back with Cubs after WBC injury MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Seiya Suzuki was back at spring training with the Chicago Cubs on Monday and went for an MRI on his right knee that he injured while playing f...