Here is the latest North Carolina sports news from The Associated Press

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) β€” Billy Strode threw six scoreless innings to help Florida State beat North Carolina 7-1 Wednesday in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Strode allowed four hits for the Seminoles, who blew the game open with a four-run fourth inning.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) β€” Brandon Gold hit a two-run single in the eighth inning to help Georgia Tech rally past Miami 6-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The Yellow Jackets had to beat Wake Forest in Tuesday’s elimination round to reach pool play and trailed 3-1 against the Hurricanes on Wednesday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) β€” Brandon Gold hit a two-run single in the eighth inning to help Georgia Tech rally past top-seeded Miami 6-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The Yellow Jackets had to beat Wake Forest in Tuesday’s elimination round to reach pool play and trailed 3-1 against the Hurricanes on Wednesday. But they scored two runs in the seventh to tie it, then added an insurance run in the ninth.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β€” Wendell Scott has been elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame as voters honored the sport’s first black driver to win a race in what’s now the Sprint Cup series. Also honored Wednesday were one of NASCAR’s most popular champions, Bill Elliott, along with two-time series champ Joe Weatherly.