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About 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite the war 03/18/2026 01:08am • HONG KONG (AP) — About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime and trade data platforms. Many of the ve Luukkonen records first shutout of season as Sabres beat Vegas 2-0 03/18/2026 01:02am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves to record his first shutout of the season and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 2-0 on Tuesday night. Josh Doan and Josh Norris scored for Buffalo, while Luukkonen registered the eighth shutout of his career. The Sabres, who op FIBA Women's World Cup field is set with Italy, Hungary ending long droughts 03/18/2026 12:57am • The 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup field is set with the final 11 teams getting into the tournament. The U.S., Belgium, Australia and Nigeria had already secured their spots by winning the Continental Cups last year. Germany also qualified as the host nation. The final 11 spots went to France, Spain, C Sports Betting Line 03/18/2026 12:56am • NBA Wednesday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at BOSTON Elias Pettersson scores twice to lead Canucks over Panthers 5-2 03/18/2026 12:56am • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson scored twice, including the 200th goal of his NHL career, and the Vancouver Canucks held on for a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. The Swedish center opened the scoring at the 3:49 mark of the first period, blasting a one-timer Tramon Mark's late jumper gives Texas a 68-66 win over NC State in the First Four 03/18/2026 12:51am • DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Tramon Mark hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas survived a late rally to beat N.C. State 68-66 on Tuesday night in a First Four matchup of power conference teams that limped into March Madness. Mark scored 17 points to lead t Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Mega Millions 03/18/2026 12:45am • ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 04-11-18-38-50, Mega Ball: 24 (four, eleven, eightteen, thirty-eight, fifty, Mega Ball: twenty-four Estimated jackpot: $60 million For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets Christian Braun scores 22 as Nuggets rout short-handed 76ers 124-96 03/18/2026 12:43am • DENVER (AP) — Christian Braun had 22 points, Nikola Jokic finished with 14 assists, and the Denver Nuggets routed the injury-plagued Philadelphia 76ers 124-96 on Tuesday night. Denver kept pace with Minnesota, which beat Phoenix on Tuesday night, in a tight Western Conference race. There are 1 1/2 Maldonado scores 15 as Seattle U downs St. Thomas 67-52 in NIT 03/18/2026 12:38am • SEATTLE (AP) — Brayden Maldonado had 15 points and Seattle U beat St. Thomas 67-52 on Tuesday night in the NIT. Maldonado had six rebounds, five assists, and four steals for the Redhawks (21-13). Will Heimbrodt scored 13 points while shooting 5 of 13 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line, and a Dodgers' Roki Sasaki has another erratic outing as he tries to earn role in starting rotation 03/18/2026 12:37am • SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Roki Sasaki had another up-and-down performance in a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday as he tries to solidify his spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers ' starting rotation. The 24-year-old Japanese right-hander got off to a good start, giving up one h Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary for US Senate 03/18/2026 12:27am • CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won Tuesday's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, edging out two sitting members of the U.S. House to advance to a November general election against Republican nominee Don Tracy, the former state party chair. The retirement of U.S. Sen Dick Durbin Wembanyama scores 18 points to lead Spurs over Kings 132-104 03/18/2026 12:25am • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 18 points and eight rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 132-104 on Tuesday night. Wembanyama shot 7 of 14 with a pair of 3-pointers and three assists to help the Spurs to their first win in Sacramento in more than two years. Timberwolves sideline Edwards for the next 1 to 2 weeks with knee inflammation as Randle steps up 03/18/2026 12:24am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The stretch run for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the thick of the Western Conference race for playoff positioning became a bit tougher with a multigame absence for All-Star Anthony Edwards. Julius Randle delivered a winning performance on the first night of the test, posting hi Howard holds off UMBC in First Four for its first March Madness win 03/18/2026 12:23am • DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper with 13 seconds remaining that sent Howard to its first NCAA Tournament victory in program history, 86-83 over UMBC in the First Four on Tuesday night. Ose Okojie scored a career-high 23 points to lead Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Virginia Pick 4 Evening 03/18/2026 12:15am • The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the "Virginia Pick 4 Evening" game were: 1, 4, 6, 8, Bonus: 7 (one, four, six, eight, Bonus: seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets