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

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 29 points, Kevin Durant recorded his third career triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder finished a perfect three-game homestand by routing the short-handed New Orleans Hornets 119-74 Wednesday night. Durant had 18 points as Oklahoma City finished a dominant four-game sweep of the season series against New Orleans.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has suspended Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements for violating the sanctioning body's code of conduct. The suspension announced Wednesday is indefinite. NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations Steve O'Donnell says Clements made an "intolerable and insensitive remark" during the course of an interview.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — C.J. Reed scored 23 points and Cameron Baskerville posted a double-double to lead Georgia Southern to a 66-60 victory over UNC Greensboro in a Southern Conference game Wednesday night. Baskerville finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds and Marvin Baynham chipped in 10 points for the Eagles, who won their second straight.

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Hartley scored 21 points and Jerome Hill pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Gardner-Webb to a 67-62 victory over Charleston Southern in overtime Wednesday night. Gardner-Webb's Tyler Strange made a 3-pointer to tie the game 57-57 with 43 seconds left in regulation.