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Schedule Change: Weekend Weather Pushes Wheeling Baseball To Sunday/Monday

Top Sports March 28, 2026

WHEELING - After strong storms moved through the Ohio Valley on Thursday evening, the Wheeling University Baseball team (17-6, 6-2) has announced changes to their upcoming schedule. Their Sunday doubleheader will remain the same, with Wheeling taking on Glenville State at EQT Park at 1 p.m., while their Saturday doubleheader against Concord will now be played Monday at 1 p.m. back at EQT Park. The Cardinals are coming off their first weekend sweep in three seasons, while cracking the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Top 10 for the first time this season, and is ...

Wheeling Central's Olejasz Commits To WVU Basketball

Top Sports March 28, 2026

WHEELING — After three West Virginia state championships across basketball and football, Wheeling Central’s Max Olejasz has decided to remain inside the Mountain State for his collegiate career too. One week after helping his Maroon Knights successfully defend their Class AA state ...

Yaxel Lendeborg Stars As Top-Seeded Michigan Beats Alabama 90-77 In Sweet 16

Top Sports March 28, 2026

CHICAGO (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg had 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a dazzling all-around performance, and Michigan beat Alabama 90-77 on Friday night to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. Trey McKenney and Elliot Cadeau each ...

Sarah Strong Has A Double-Double And Defending Champ UConn Cruises To Elite Eight, Beating UNC 63-42

Top Sports March 28, 2026

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Sarah Strong had 21 points and 10 rebounds as defending national champion and overall No. 1 seed UConn overwhelmed North Carolina 63-42 on Friday, sending the Huskies to the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament for the 30th time. Strong, a sophomore forward, ...

Caleb Foster Steadies Duke In Return As Blue Devils Beat St. John's 80-75 And Advance To Elite Eight

Top Sports March 28, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Caleb Foster returned from a broken foot and rescued Duke's national title hopes, helping the top-seeded Blue Devils rally from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat St. John's 80-75 on Friday night and advance to the Elite Eight. Playing less than three weeks after surgery on his left foot, Foster scored all of his 11 points in the second half. Isaiah Evans scored 25 points and Cameron Boozer had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (35-2), who extended the nation's longest active winning streak to 14, but not before the tenacious Red Storm (30-7) pushed ...

Linebacker Ben Cutter Ready To Lead WVU's Defense After Deciding To Return For 2026

Top Sports March 28, 2026

MORGANTOWN — In this era of college football and athletics, the transfer portal is part of everyday lives. If a player isn’t happy with their current situation, they can change schools in the offseason and be ready to play for their new team the following season. There’s no punishment ...