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ECHL Glance 03/19/2026 10:09am • All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE North Division GP W L OL SOL Pts GF NCAA Women's Div. II Basketball Tournament Glance 03/19/2026 10:00am • All Times EDT First Round Friday, March 13 Atlantic Region At campus sites Indiana (Pa.) 79, Charleston (W.Va.) 53 Seton Hill 88, Fayetteville St. 85, 2OT Gannon 76, Edinboro 61 Winston-Salem 88, Glenville St. 71 Central Region Minn. Duluth 72, Minnesota St. 63 Central Mo. 64, Washburn 55 Concordia- NCAA Men's Div. II Basketball Tournament Glance 03/19/2026 10:00am • All Times EDT First Round Friday, March 13 West Region At campus sites Cal St. East Bay 83, Cal Poly Humboldt 64 Cal St. Dom. Hills 69, Alas. Anchorage 58 Saint Martin's 75, Hawaii Pacific 68 Point Loma 76, Northwest Nazarene 61 Saturday, March 14 Atlantic Region Gannon 83, Charleston (W.Va.) 58 Cal Today in Sports - Week Ahead, March 20 - 26 03/19/2026 10:00am • March 20 1897 — Yale beats Penn 32-10 in New Haven, Conn., in the first men’s intercollegiate basketball game. 1918 — The Toronto Arenas (who would become the Maple Leafs) are the first NHL team to play in the Stanley Cup Final. Toronto’s Reg Noble scores two goals with an assist in the firs CCHA Glance 03/19/2026 10:00am • All Times EST OVERALL China's Hubei province arrests 7, shuts websites in fentanyl crackdown 03/19/2026 09:58am • BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese province has launched a crackdown on the fentanyl trade — a contentious issue in U.S.-China relations — arresting seven people and shutting down more than 200 websites in recent months, state media reported Thursday. 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The annual report, p European Central Bank holds rates unchanged as energy shock from Iran war causes massive uncertainty 03/19/2026 09:55am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged Thursday and warned that the Iran war would boost inflation in the short term through higher energy prices - but that the long-term impact on consumer prices and the economy was uncertain. The bank's rate-se Mullin presents a different vision for FEMA, sparking cautious hope 03/19/2026 09:47am • President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security presented a softer approach on federal emergency management in his Senate confirmation hearing, rejecting the idea of eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency and pledging to undo some of his predecessor's unpo Grains mostly higher, livestock lower 03/19/2026 09:46am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly higher in early trading Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. May. corn was unchanged at $4.63 a bushel. May. wheat was up 4 cents at $6.08 a bushel. May. oats gained 4.5 cents at $3.68 a bushel. May. soybeans rose by 3.25 cents at $11.65 a bushel. Beef was Michael Bambang Hartono, tobacco tycoon and Indonesia's richest man, dies at 86 03/19/2026 09:41am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, who helped turn the Djarum cigarette company into one of the country’s largest business empires, died Thursday. He was 86. 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The crisis is hitting Asia hardest because of its heavy reliance on importe Real Madrid faces Atletico in key La Liga derby as it tries to catch Barcelona 03/19/2026 09:15am • MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid’s bid to catch Barcelona and win La Liga faces a critical test in the Spanish capital derby this weekend. Real Madrid hosts Atletico Madrid on Sunday trailing Barcelona by four points with 10 rounds remaining. A win ensures Real stays close to Barcelona or even gains gr