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9:12 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Wake Forest edges out Longwood 71-68 in a close game on Wednesday night

9:10 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Duke Miles scored 22 points as No. 13 Vanderbilt weathered a second-half Memphis rally to remain undefeated with a 77-70 overtime win

9:09 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center and the world’s tallest teenager, recorded his first collegiate field goal in No. 23 Florida's 102-61 victory against Saint Francis

8:58 PM on Wednesday, December 17

All-America linebacker Jacob Rodriguez plans to watch some College Football Playoff games on television this weekend

8:56 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Ella Huber and Liz Schepers scored second-period goals and the Boston Fleet remained unbeaten with a 2-0 victory over the New York Sirens in PWHL action

8:54 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Nyla Brooks scored 16 points off the bench and Ciera Toomey had 15 for the No. 18 North Carolina women in an 84-34 win over UNC Wilmington on Wednesday night

8:50 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Sam Bennett scores 10 seconds into the third period, helping the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2

8:36 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Jordan Burks scored 17 points, Jamichael Stillwell had a double-double, and UCF defeated Mercer 81-63, giving the Knights their eighth straight win

8:31 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Paul McNeil Jr. hits a program-record 11 three-pointers, leading North Carolina State to a 108-72 win over Texas Southern on Wednesday night

8:27 PM on Wednesday, December 17

JJ Starling scored 15 and William Kyle III totaled 15 points and 10 rebounds to help Syracuse turn back Mercyhurst 76-62 Starling made 6 of 9 shots with two 3-pointers for the Orange (7-4), who improve to 6-1 at home

8:14 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Sarah Strong had 22 points and seven rebounds in three quarters to lead the top-ranked UConn women’s basketball team to a 89-53 win over Marquette

8:12 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Barry Dunning Jr. and Brandin Cummings combined for 34 first-half points — each with 17 — to lead Pittsburgh’s 103-63 win over Binghamton on Wednesday

8:07 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Redshirt freshman quarterback Quinn Henicle rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns to help Old Dominion beat South Florida 24-10 and win the StaffDNA Cure Bowl at Camping World Stadium

7:25 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A Chicago-based investment company is close to buying the Pittsburgh Penguins from Fenway Sports Group

7:14 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Tajianna Roberts and Laura Ziegler combined for 23 points to lead the No. 16 Louisville women 76-51 over Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday

6:51 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Shedeur Sanders quickly moves on after throwing three interceptions in the Cleveland Browns' 31-3 loss to the Chicago Bears last Sunday

6:39 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Cotie McMahon scored 24 points, Christeen Iwuala posted a double-double and No. 14 Mississippi set a program record for largest margin of victory in a 102-34 romp over Mississippi Valley State

4:04 PM on Wednesday, December 17

D’Marco Jackson felt he just needed a chance to play

1:14 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Ohio University has fired football coach Brian Smith because of what it called “serious professional misconduct.”

1:02 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has started rehab after surgery to repair two torn knee ligaments