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Miami (Ohio) makes a March Madness statement with an 89-79 win over SMU in the First FourMar 18, 2026 11:09 pm - DAYTON, Ohio — Eian Elmer scored 22 points and Miami (Ohio) beat SMU 89-79 on Wednesday night in the First Four for its first NCAA Tournament victory in 27 years. Elmer ...
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Prairie View A&M defeats Lehigh 67-55 in the First Four for its first March Madness winMar 18, 2026 8:48 pm - DAYTON, Ohio — Dontae Horne scored 25 points and Cory Wells had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Prairie View A&M earned its first NCAA Tournament victory, 67-55 over Lehigh ...
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US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in IranMar 18, 2026 8:47 pm - The national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion on Wednesday, a milestone that comes just weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
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Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined with hyperextended knee and bone bruiseMar 18, 2026 8:25 pm - MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t available for the Milwaukee Bucks’ 123-116 loss to Cleveland on Tuesday night after leaving a victory over Indiana two days earli...
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US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran warMar 18, 2026 8:25 pm - U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost global oil supplies during the Iran war.
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Ex-counterterrorism official says he wasn’t allowed to share concerns about Iran war with TrumpMar 18, 2026 8:18 pm - Joe Kent, the former counterterrorism director who resigned this week over concerns about the Iran war, said Wednesday that he and other senior officials with doubts about the airstrikes “were not allowed” to share them with President Donald Trump.
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The WBC is thriving. Rob Manfred says MLB might consider moving it to midseasonMar 18, 2026 7:52 pm - MIAMI — 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, w...
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Penn forward TJ Power's status for first-round game vs. No. 3 Illinois uncertain because of illnessMar 18, 2026 4:29 pm - GREENVILLE, S.C. — Penn forward TJ Power’s status for the Quakers’ first-round NCAA Tournament game on Thursday night against No. 3 seed Illinois is uncertain after he mi...
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US stocks sink on worries about inflation as gold falls below $5,000 per ounceMar 18, 2026 4:11 pm - U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran caused oil prices to spike. That and comments from the head of the Federal Reserve pushed Wall Street to see less chance of getting the lower interest rates that it loves.
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A landmark WNBA labor deal nears reality, paving the way for the first million dollar playersMar 18, 2026 3:47 pm - NEW YORK — A landmark new WNBA collective bargaining agreement was reached in principle early Wednesday morning that will give the league its first million dollar players...