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OXFORD, Ohio — Kevin Miller had 24 points as Central Michigan beat Miami (Ohio) 83-69. Mekhi Lairy led the RedHawks on Thursday night with 18 points.

PHILADELPHIA — Trazarien White recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead UNC Wilmington to a 69-63 win over Drexel. Amari Williams led the Dragons on Thursday night with 20 points and 19 rebounds.

TEANECK, N.J. — Brandon Rush had a career-high 36 points as Fairleigh Dickinson edged past Wagner 88-86 in overtime. Alex Morales led the Seahawks on Thursday night with 25 points and nine rebounds.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jalen Duren matched his season high with 22 points as Memphis defeated Temple 78-64. Jahlil White led the Owls on Thursday night with 17 points.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 16 points, Alyssa Ustby added 15, and No. 18 North Carolina cruised to a 68-57 victory over Virginia. North Carolina (22-5, 12-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won five straight and 25 of the last 28 in the series. Carlie Littlefield had eight points and Kelly added six as

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Eli Lawrence registered 18 points and nine rebounds as Middle Tennessee extended its winning streak to seven games, topping Marshall 74-65. Andrew Taylor led the Thundering Herd on Thursday night with 24 points.

DAYTON, Ohio — Grant Basile had 29 points as Wright State beat Youngstown State 84-71. Tanner Holden added 27 points for the Raiders. Shemar Rathan-Mayes led the Penguins on Thursday night with 20 points.

NORFOLK, Va. — Kalu Ezikpe posted 17 points and 17 rebounds to carry Old Dominion to a 70-51 win over Florida Atlantic. Vladislav Goldin led the Owls on Thursday night with 13 points.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Darius Burford had 21 points as Elon rolled past Hofstra 81-55. Omar Silverio led the Pride on Thursday night with 10 points.

NEW YORK — Ty Flowers and Eral Penn scored 24 points apiece as Long Island topped Merrimack 85-74. Isaac Kante added 20 points for the Sharks. Mikey Watkins led the Warriors on Thursday night with 15 points and six assists.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jahmir Young had 23 points as Charlotte topped Florida International 64-55. Eric Lovett led the Panthers on Thursday night with 14 points.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Morgan Jones scored 21 points, including the go-ahead basket in overtime, and Florida State defeated No. 22 Georgia Tech 65-63. Jones shot 8 of 19 and grabbed 10 rebounds for her third double-double this season. Sarah Bejedi added 10 points including a 3-pointer in overtime for the Seminoles, who ended a

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sacha Washington scored a career-high 16 points to go with 11 rebounds, Jordyn Cambridge had 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and six steals, and Vanderbilt beat Florida 63-59 to snap a six-game losing streak. Florida guard Kiara Smith sank an open 3-pointer with 10.1 seconds left but Vanderbilt freshman Iyana

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pekka Rinne can’t wait to bring his young son back to Nashville in a few years and share stories from his playing days. The highlight will be pointing to his No. 35 hanging in the rafters. Rinne said it gives him goosebumps to even

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tamari Key tied her career high with 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked six shots to lead No. 16 Tennessee to an 86-64 win over Mississippi State. Tess Darby added a career-high 17 points for the Lady Vols, who were up 30-27 at halftime before scoring 30

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Formula One drivers gave mostly positive reviews of the series’ new generation of cars after the first few days of preseason testing. F1 implemented major changes to try to allow cars to run closer to each other and increase the numbers of overtakes on the track. Max Verstappen and

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley had 18 points and 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double and No. 23 Virginia Tech pulled out a 70-63 win over Miami. Aisha Sheppard, honored before the game after becoming the school’s all-time leading scorer, added 16 points for the Hokies, giving her 1,808. She also had three of

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored 19 points, Tanaya Beacham added 18 points and No. 17 Ohio State beat Penn State 78-55 to clinch a top-four seed in the Big Ten Conference tournament. Ohio State held the Big Ten’s second-leading scorer, Makenna Marisa at 22.8 points per game, to just 10 points on 3-of-18

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens re-signed safety Tony Jefferson. The team announced the move Thursday. Jefferson joined the Ravens late this past season and played in four games for injury-ravaged Baltimore. In a previous stint with the Ravens, Jefferson played 35 games for them from 2017-19, starting all of them. He spent