Jaguars use 16-run 3rd inning to pound C’ville
High school, Sports
By By PAUL BRITTAIN For MVI Sports 
March 20, 2026
The Jaguars scored 16 runs in the top of the third inning of a 22-3 Section 4-5A win. If you took out the top of the third inning, Thursday’s softball game between Thomas Jefferson and Connellsville m...
Pirates can’t overcome deficit
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 20, 2026
Samuel Basallo hit a pair of home runs as the Baltimore Orioles built a five-run lead the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn’t overcome. Basallo hit a solo shot off Cam Sanders in the first inning and a two-ru...
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...
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 ...
Novak filling important role with Penguins
NHL, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
March 20, 2026
For a variety of reasons, things are better for Tommy Novak today than they were one year ago. Like being ambulatory. After the Pittsburgh Penguins traded for Novak from the Nashville Predators on Mar...
Mets broadcaster Rose planning to retire
MLB, Sports
March 20, 2026
FLUSHING, N.Y. (AP) — Longtime New York Mets broadcaster Howie Rose announced Thursday he is planning to retire at the end of the season after spending four decades with the organization. The 72-year-...
Griffin, Yesavage and Wetherholt intriguing rookies
MLB, Sports
March 20, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Kurtz and Drake Baldwin made a smooth transition to the major leagues last season. Kurtz was rewarded with the AL Rookie of the Year award, and Baldwin took home the NL honor. Here...
RI hockey team rallies for championship after shooting
High school, Sports
March 20, 2026
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As Colin Dorgan stood before a deafening crowd exploding in pride for his high school hockey team’s championship win, secured by a goal in an exhausting yet exhilarating quadru...
Sports
March 20, 2026
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 4:25 a.m. - FS2 — AFL: Western at Adelaide 10 p.m. - FS2 — AFL: Gold Coast at Richmond 1 a.m. (Saturday) - FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Greater Western Sydney AUTO RACING 3:...
‘Chacko Court’ becoming a reality at Charleroi
High school, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 19, 2026
The school board unanimously approved the renaming of the basketball floor to “James ‘Mouse’ Chacko Court.” Just weeks after a movement to rename Charleroi High School’s basketball court after legenda...
MLB may move WBC to midseason
MLB, Sports
March 19, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Having set attendance and broadcast viewer records, the World Baseball Classic will return in 2029 or 2030 and at some future point could be moved to midseason, when clubs would be less l...
Bearcats open with 2-1 win in Tenn.
High school, Sports
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 19, 2026
Sydney Gonglik delivered a dominant performance in the circle, striking out 12 to lead Bentworth to a season-opening 2-1 victory over Jefferson County at the Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge. Gonglik...
Bucs’ Ashcraft dominant in win over Tigers
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 19, 2026
Braxton Ashcraft didn’t just wow the Detroit Tigers. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander left them looking. Ashcraft drew 22 called strikes, including on four of his eight strikeouts without a walk in...
Landmark deal paves way for WNBA million dollar players
Sports
March 19, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — A landmark new WNBA collective bargaining agreement was reached in principle early Wednesday morning that will give the league its first million dollar players. There’s still a lot of ...
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, ...
Williams impressed by Griffin as battle continues
MLB, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By KEVIN GORMAN TribLive 
March 19, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. – The Pittsburgh Pirates are down to two non-roster invitees among their position player group in big league camp, and it just so happens they play the same position. Alika Williams is...
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 ...
WNBA, players union agree to ‘transformational’ deal
Sports
March 19, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will have its first million dollar players after the league and its players’ union reached a deal in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early ...
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...
Sports
March 19, 2026
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN) 4:25 a.m. (Friday) - FS2 — AFL: Western at Adelaide COLLEGE BASEBALL 8 p.m. - ESPNU — Oklahoma at LSU 8 p.m. - SECN — Kentucky at Mississippi COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN) 1...