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Christian May leads UNC Wilmington over Yale 68-67 in NIT

By The Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Christian May scored 16 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer from the corner with 35.5 seconds left, and UNC Wilmington took down Yale 68-67 on Tuesday in the NIT.

May also contributed eight rebounds for the Seahawks (27-6). Madison Durr and Nolan Hodge each had 13 points.

Isaac Celiscar led the Bulldogs (24-7) in scoring, finishing with 23 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Casey Simmons added 16 points for Yale. Nick Townsend also had 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

May scored six points in the first half and UNC Wilmington went into halftime trailing 32-26. Hodge scored a team-high 13 points for UNC Wilmington in the second half.

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

ACC backs Duke’s TV deal with Amazon, calling it innovative despite Big Ten pushback

By The Associated Press
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — At a time when college athletic departments are desperately looking for new revenue sources, Duke “came up with something creative” and landed a three-game deal with streaming giant Amazon, Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips said. Phillips praised the Blue Devils for working with ACC television partner ESPN to secure a first-of-its-kind contract that could set a precedent for future cash grabs around the league and maybe the country. “If there’s other opportunities that are out there that schools bring forward, we’ll look at it,” Phillips said Wednesday while wrapping up the league’s three-day spring meetings inside a posh resort in northeast Florida. “I think it’s innovative by Duke.” Phillips offered some insight into how the deal came together and said negotiations never undermined the ACC’s current TV contracts. Duke agreed to future scheduling commitments with ESPN in exchange for the three games on Amazon Prime Video.
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