March Madness First Four Preview: Prairie View A&M vs. Lehigh & Miami vs. SMU + Venezuela’s Historic WBC Title Over USA

The United States national baseball team fell 3-2 to the Venezuela national baseball team last night in the World Baseball Classic championship, a game decided in the final inning. The victory gives Venezuela its first-ever World Baseball Classic title, while Team USA finishes as runner-up for the second consecutive tournament, following their loss in the 2023 final. How would you explain baseball to someone who has never seen or heard of it?

The NCAA First Four begins the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament at the University of Dayton Arena and feature eight teams competing for four spots in the main 64-team bracket. Two games were playd last night and two will be played tonight. The winners of these games will advance to the main tournament bracket and continue their March Madness run when the Round of 64 begins later in the week. Last night, the UMBC Retrievers lost to the Howard Bison and now Howard will move on to face the Michigan Wolverines. Then later, the Texas Longhorns defeated the NC State Wolfpack. Tonight, the Prairie View A&M Panthers will face the Lehigh Mountain Hawks. Then later, the Miami RedHawks will face the SMU Mustangs, with the winner advancing to play the Tennessee Volunteers in the next round. How will Howard fare against Michigan? Who wins in the two First Four games tonight?