Thursday, March 28, 2024

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NHL

Ottawa 6, Buffalo 2

Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1

Sports News

Weather Delays Two MLB Season Openers

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball season openers in New York and Philadelphia have been postponed a day until Friday because of rainy forecasts in both cities. Pete Alonso and the New York Mets were scheduled to host the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday afternoon, a day featuring the first full slate of major league games this year. The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres started the regular season with a two-game series in South Korea last week. But with wet weather expected much of Thursday in Queens, the Mets announced Wednesday the game was pushed back to Friday afternoon. Minutes later, the Philadelphia Phillies announced their sold-out opener against the NL East rival Atlanta Braves was moved from Thursday at 3:05 p.m. to Friday at the same time due to anticipated rain.

NCAA Tournament Set For Sweet 16 Action

BOSTON (AP) — No. 1 overall seed UConn has looked unbeatable so far during its bid to become the first school since 2007 to win back-to-back NCAA Tournament titles. Its next hurdle in the Sweet 16 is a rematch with fifth-seeded San Diego State, which the Huskies beat in last year’s title game. The other regional semifinal features a matchup between a second-seeded Iowa State team that has the best defensive rating against No. 3 seed Illinois, which boasts the top offensive rating of remaining teams.

WJPA-AM (1450) is your home for all the exciting moments of March Madness with live coverage of the 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.

Thursday — Men’s Sweet 16
7:00 pm #2 Arizona vs. #6 Clemson
7:40 pm #1 UConn vs. #5 San Diego St.
9:40 pm #1 North Carolina vs. #4 Alabama
10:10 pm #2 Iowa St. vs. #3 Illinois

Friday — Women’s Sweet 16
2:30 pm #2 Notre Dame vs. #3 Oregon St.
5:00 pm #1 South Carolina vs. #4 Indiana
7:30 pm #2 Stanford vs. #3 North Carolina St.
10:00 pm #1 Texas vs. #4 Gonzaga

Men’s Sweet 16
7:00 pm #11 North Carolina St. vs. #2 Marquette
7:40 pm #1 Purdue vs. #5 Gonzaga
9:40 pm #1 Houston vs. #4 Duke
10:10 pm #2 Tennessee vs. #3 Creighton

Saturday — Women’s Sweet 16
1:00 pm #2 UCLA vs. #3 LSU
3:30 pm #1 Iowa vs. #5 Colorado
5:30 pm #1 USC vs. #5 Baylor
8:00 pm #3 UConn vs. #7 Duke

Men’s Elite 8
UConn/SDSU vs. IaSt/Ill winners
UNC/Ala vs. Ariz/Clem winners

NCAA President Urges States To Ban Prop Bets On College Athletes

NCAA President Charlie Baker is urging states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban betting on individual player performances. Prop bets allow gamblers to wager on statistics a player will accumulate during a game. The NBA has opened an investigation into Toronto Raptors two-way player Jontay Porter amid gambling allegations related to his own performance in individual games. Ohio, Vermont and Maryland are among the states that have removed prop betting on college athletes. The American Gaming Association estimates $2.7 billion will be bet this year on the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments through legal sportsbooks.

On The Air

HEREThursday, March 28 12:00pm
Thursday, March 28
CURRDATEThursday, March 28 12:00pm

3:45pm Pirates Baseball  AM 1450

Opening Day–Pirates at Miami Marlins

HEREThursday, March 28 12:00pm

7:00pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Men’s Sweet 16

HEREFriday, March 29 12:00pm
Friday, March 29
CURRDATEFriday, March 29 12:00pm

2:15pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Women’s Sweet 16

HEREFriday, March 29 12:00pm

7:00pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Men’s Sweet 16

HERESaturday, March 30 12:00pm
Saturday, March 30
CURRDATESaturday, March 30 12:00pm

12:45pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Women’s Sweet 16

HERESaturday, March 30 12:00pm

6:00pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Men’s Regional Finals

HERESunday, March 31 12:00pm
Sunday, March 31
CURRDATESunday, March 31 12:00pm

1:00pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Tournament Today Show + Men’s Regional Finals

HEREMonday, April 1 12:00pm
Monday, April 1
CURRDATEMonday, April 1 12:00pm

3:40pm Pirates Baseball  AM 1450

Pirates at Washington Nationals

HEREMonday, April 1 12:00pm

6:45pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Women’s Regional Finals

HERETuesday, April 2 12:00pm
Tuesday, April 2
CURRDATETuesday, April 2 12:00pm

6:45pm College Basketball  AM 1450

Men’s NIT Semifinals: Indiana St vs. Utah; Seton Hall vs. Georgia

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