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Taylor scores 24 in UNC Asheville’s 77-71 victory over Gardner-Webb

By The Associated Press

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Kameron Taylor had 24 points in UNC Asheville’s 77-71 win against Gardner-Webb on Thursday night.

Taylor had eight rebounds and five assists for the Bulldogs (14-15, 8-7 Big South Conference). Toyaz Solomon scored 19 points while going 7 of 11 and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line, and added eight rebounds. Justin Wright shot 5 for 13 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points, while adding six rebounds.

Jacob Hogarth finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Runnin’ Bulldogs (3-27, 1-14).

The loss is the eighth in a row for the Runnin’ Bulldogs.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

NCAA bans ex-Abilene Christian basketball player Airion Simmons for alleged role in throwing games

By The Associated Press
A former Abilene Christian men's basketball player was permanently banned by the NCAA on Friday for allegedly helping rig basketball games for sports bettors. According to the NCAA's Division I Committee on Infractions, Airion Simmons — who played at Abilene Christian from 2019-2024— colluded with a teammate and agreed with a bettor to throw a March 2024 game for money. In a December 2025 interview, Simmons told NCAA investigators he was also contacted by a second bettor about losing the game for money. In January, Simmons and the two bettors were included in a sprawling indictment by federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania on various charges, including bribery, fraud and conspiracy. The point-shaving scheme generally revolved around gamblers who placed bets and recruited players with the promise of a big payment in exchange for purposefully underperforming during a game, prosecutors said. Those fixers would then bet against the players’ teams in those games, defrauding sportsbooks and other bettors, authorities said.
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