AP National Sports

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — Kamari Williams had a career-high 21 points as Miami (Ohio) beat Central Michigan 75-61. Kevin Miller led the Chippewas on Tuesday night with 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 21 points and Thomas Bryant added 16, and the Washington Wizards won their 14th straight home meeting with Detroit, holding off the Pistons 116-113. It’s the longest home winning streak against any team in franchise history. The Wizards pulled to within a game

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Tanner Groves had his second consecutive double-double, Jordan Goldwire scored 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting and Oklahoma beat West Virginia 72-59 to keep the Sooners’ NCAA Tournament hopes alive. Oklahoma (16-14, 6-11 Big 12), which beat in-state rival Oklahoma State 66-62, has won back-to-back games following a four-game skid. The Sooners

NEW YORK — Daryl Banks III had 13 points as St. Peter’s romped past Manhattan 73-51. Warren Williams led the Jaspers on Tuesday night with 12 points.

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bryce McGowens scored 26 points, Alonzo Verge Jr. had 13 points and 11 assists, and Nebraska beat No. 23 Ohio State 78-70. The Cornhuskers bested a ranked opponent for the first time under third-year coach Fred Hoiberg. He came in 0-23 against teams in the AP

ALBANY, N.Y. — David Shriver had a season-high 25 points as Hartford topped Albany 67-55. Jamel Horton led the Great Danes on Tuesday night with 24 points, tying his career high.

YPSILANTI, Mich. — Lamar Norman Jr. had a career-high 35 points as Western Michigan defeated Eastern Michigan 71-60. Kevin-David Rice led the Eagles on Tuesday night with 12 points.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Tavian Dunn-Martin had 26 points as Florida Gulf Coast defeated North Alabama 81-72 in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tourney first round. Daniel Ortiz led the Lions on Tuesday night with 29 points.

KENNESAW, Ga. — Spencer Rodgers had 22 points as Kennesaw State topped Eastern Kentucky 82-73 in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tourney. Devontae Blanton led the Colonels on Tuesday night with 23 points and eight rebounds.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Setric Millner Jr. and Ryan Rollins scored 20 points apiece as Toledo beat Buffalo 92-76. Ronaldo Segu led the Bulls on Tuesday night with 20 points.

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Sahvir Wheeler added 16 points and No. 7 Kentucky shot 60% before holding off Mississippi 83-72 in its home finale. Kentucky took control after four minutes behind hot shooting, hitting 9 of its first 12 attempts

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Tykei Greene had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Stony Brook beat NJIT 87-68. Omar Habwe added 20 points for the Seawolves. Miles Coleman led the Highlanders on Tuesday night with 19 points.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Caleb Daniels scored 20 points and Eric Dixon scored 15 points to lead No. 11 Villanova past No. 9 Providence 76-74 in a tight Big East battle. Collin Gillespie had 14 points for the Wildcats. Jared Bynum led Providence with 19 points. The Big East

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kent Waldrep, a TCU running back who became an advocate for disabled people after a spinal injury during a game left him paralyzed, has died. He was 67. His mother, Denise Waldrep, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that her son had died Sunday in Natchitoches, Louisiana. TCU confirmed his death

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Josiah-Jordan James scored a career-high 23 points and No. 13 Tennessee overcame a slow start to beat struggling Georgia 75-68. James hit back-to-back 3-pointers that gave the Vols the lead early in the second half. Yet another 3 from James capped Tennessee’s 11-0 run for

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are lobbying the NFL’s competition committee to change the overtime rules for playoff games. And one of their former players is willing to help. Bills general manager Brandon Beane says there are multiple proposals being discussed at this week’s meetings and believes some

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — National champion Georgia added another familiar face to its football coaching staff with the hiring of Stacy Searels to oversee the offensive line. Searels is a 30-year coaching veteran who spent the last three seasons as North Carolina’s offensive line coach. He previously coached at Georgia from 2007-10 under Mark Richt,

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have signed veteran inside linebacker Joe Thomas. Thomas has 16 starts over seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens. He has 12 tackles for loss and 10 pass breakups. The Bears made big changes after going 6-11 last season, hiring general manager

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have waived center DeAndre Jordan and signed veteran point guard D.J. Augustin and forward Wenyen Gabriel. The Lakers also waived Sekou Doumbouya before their home game against Dallas. Jordan was a flop in his only season with the Lakers, who signed the 14-year veteran in September. He

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Novak Djokovic and coach Marian Vajda are no longer working together. They have split up after 15 years and 20 Grand Slam titles as a pair. A statement posted Tuesday on Djokovic’s website said that the two men “agreed to end their partnership” after last year’s season-ending ATP Finals.