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Nicholas Brendon, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' actor, dies at 54 03/20/2026 10:33pm • Actor Nicholas Brendon, best known for his role as Xander Harris in the popular television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," has died, according to his family. He was 54. Brendon's family said in an Instagram post Friday night that he died "in his sleep of natural causes." "Most people know N Florida State's Isa Torres sets NCAA record by getting a hit in 14 straight at-bats 03/20/2026 10:31pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State’s Isa Torres set an NCAA record by getting a hit in each of her last 14 at-bats. Torres continued her streak and set the record Friday by going 3 for 3 with a single, double, triple and two RBIs in Florida State’s 12-2 victory over California. The previou Purdue's Braden Smith breaks Bobby Hurley’s Division I career assist record in NCAA tourney opener 03/20/2026 10:24pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Purdue guard Braden Smith broke former Duke star Bobby Hurley's Division I assist record on Friday night, picking up his second of the game and the 1,077th of his career with a feed to Trey Kaufman-Renn with 12:11 to go in the first half of the Boilermakers' NCAA Tournament game a Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Virginia Cash Pop 03/20/2026 10:20pm • The winning numbers in Friday's drawing of the "Virginia Cash Pop" game were: 6 (six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets March Madness mismatch: No. 2 Michigan routs Holy Cross 83-48 in women's NCAA Tournament 03/20/2026 10:18pm • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Mila Holloway and Syla Swords each had seven points in a dominant opening quarter and combined to score 33 points, leading second-seeded Michigan to an 83-48 win over 15th-seeded Holy Cross in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Friday. Holloway finished with Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators 03/20/2026 10:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said Friday. The government turne Police video of Justin Timberlake's 2024 drunken driving arrest released 03/20/2026 10:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake struggled to perform field sobriety tests requiring him to walk a straight line and stand on one leg after he was pulled over in New York’s Hamptons in 2024 by police officers who suspected him of driving drunk, according to video footage released Friday. The po Reality TV star Joseph Duggar waives extradition and will face a child molestation charge in Florida 03/20/2026 10:11pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former reality TV star Joseph Duggar on Friday waived his right to an extradition hearing in Arkansas, which set in motion his transfer to Florida to face a child molestation charge. Duggar, 31, was arrested Thursday in Tontitown, Arkansas, where he lives with his fami Jalen Duren scores 23 points as Pistons beat Golden State in a game missing star power 03/20/2026 10:07pm • DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Duren scored 23 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Golden State Warriors 115-101 on Friday night in a game missing two of the NBA's biggest stars. The Pistons beat the Warriors in the first matchup of the season between the teams on Jan. 30, but that was the last game Gold Lattimore leads balanced attack as Mississippi downs Gonzaga 81-66 03/20/2026 10:06pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Latasha Lattimore led a balanced offense with 15 points as Mississippi overpowered Gonzaga 81-66 on Friday. Cotie McMahon scored 13 points and Sira Thienou had 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for Mississippi, who advanced to face No. 4 seed Minnesota on Sunday. Thienou Nikishin scores in OT to lift the East-leading Hurricanes past the Maple Leafs, 4-3 03/20/2026 10:00pm • TORONTO (AP) — Alexander Nikishin scored 41 seconds into overtime to give the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night. Nikishin fired a shot beyond goalie Joseph Woll’s blocker. Eric Robinson scored on a penalty shot for Carolina, Logan Thompson backstops Capitals to 2-1 win over the Devils 03/20/2026 09:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson made 30 saves, losing his shutout bid with just 43 seconds remaining, and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Friday night. Ryan Leonard scored midway through the first period, and Aliaksei Protas added an empty-netter with 1:43 remaining. From a campus steakhouse to a mock airplane cabin for students, High Point is no ordinary Cinderella 03/20/2026 09:54pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — High Point's bracket-busting NCAA Tournament upset has put the spotlight on the private school in North Carolina that offers some unusual perks for its student body. The campus, home to some 6,300 students, has a steakhouse that’s part of the meal plan where reservations a North Carolina advances in women's NCAA Tournament by beating Western Illinois 82-51 03/20/2026 09:53pm • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Nyla Harris scored 17 points, Lanie Grant had 15 and North Carolina rolled past cold-shooting Western Illinois 82-51 on Friday night in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Nyla Brooks added 14 points and Indya Nivar had 11 as the Tar Heels, hosting games on t Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-down 03/20/2026 09:52pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, Iran threatened to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide, as the U.S. announced it was sending more warships and Marines to the region. Following news of the depl