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By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ilya Sorokin stopped 17 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, Brock Nelson scored twice and the New York Islanders beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-0. Scott Mayfield had a goal and an assist, and Austin Czarnik also scored to help the Islanders get their third

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 28 points, Kevin Huerter added 21 and the Atlanta Hawks won their third straight game after nearly blowing an 18-point lead in a 110-108 victory over the Miami Heat. The Heat again were without star guard Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro. Neither made

By The Associated Press The NFL is curtailing daily testing of all players, vaccinated or unvaccinated, for COVID-19. In a memo sent to the 32 clubs and obtained by The Associated Press, the league said Friday that medical experts from the NFL and the players’ union agreed to the change. Those doctors have seen enough

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sidney Crosby notched his 15th career hat trick and added an assist to lead Pittsburgh over the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 for the Penguins’s fourth straight win. Brian Dumoulin had a goal and two assists, Mike Matheson added a goal and an assist, and Bryan Rust

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Peter Kiss had 27 points as Bryant beat Merrimack 79-63. Charles Pride had 19 points and 16 rebounds for Bryant. Malik Edmead had 19 points for the Warriors.

NEW YORK — Jose Perez scored 32 points and Manhattan defeated Siena 75-68. Ant Nelson had 13 points for Manhattan. Anthony Gaines had 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Saints.

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tony DeAngelo had a goal and two assists against his former team as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 6-3. Sebastian Aho also had a goal and two assists, while Vincent Trocheck, Seth Jarvis, Jesper Fast and Nino Niederreiter also scored in the first

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr., one of the most popular race car drivers in history, has been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, joining his late father. Drivers Red Farmer and the late Mike Stefanik also were inducted into the Hall of Fame’s 12th class. Ralph

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — LeBron James scored 29 points and played exclusively at center in the second half as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit and beat the Orlando Magic 116-105. Los Angeles coach Frank Vogel replaced starting center Dwight Howard with James to start the

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Taya Hanson scored 17 points and short-handed Arizona State overcame 29 turnovers to beat No. 22 Colorado 57-52 in overtime on for its 14th straight victory in the series. Neither team made a field goal in overtime until Colorado guard Frida Formann sank a 3-pointer at the final buzzer. The Sun

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Reggie Jackson scored 19 points, including two free throws with 18.2 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 24-point second-half deficit to beat Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers 102-101. Nicolas Batum had 15 points, seven rebounds and a key steal late in the

By ELI PACHECO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 24 points, Miles Bridges added 22 points and 14 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-98. P.J. Washington scored 20 and Gordon Hayward 16 for Charlotte which has won seven of eight. LaMelo Ball finished with 10 points for

NIAGARA, N.Y. — KC Ndefo made a layup with 1:36 remaining in overtime to give St. Peter’s the lead en route to a 74-68 win over Niagara on Friday night. Capping a second half that featured seven ties and five lead changes, the Purple Eagles’ Marcus Hammond made a 3-pointer to even the score at

PITTSBURGH — Osun Osunniyi had a season-high 21 points as St. Bonaventure beat Duquesne 64-56. Jalen Adaway had 16 points for the Bonnies. Amir Spears had 18 points for the Dukes.

EMMITSBURG, Md. — Mezie Offurum matched his career high with a season-high 22 points as Mount St. Mary’s routed Sacred Heart 98-59. Alex Watson led Sacred Heart with a career-high 22 points.

TEANECK, N.J. — Patrick Emilien had 15 points to lead five St. Francis (New York) players in double figures as the Terriers edged Fairleigh Dickinson 80-78. Rob Higgins added 14 points for the Terriers. Michael Cubbage made a three-point play with 46 seconds remaining to give the Terriers a four-point lead and they held on

NORMAL, Ill. — Antonio Reeves scored 16 points and Kendall Lewis scored 14 as Illinois State rolled past Evansville 94-56. Jawaun Newton had 10 points and six rebounds for the Purple Aces.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Damian Chong Qui had a season-high 20 points as Purdue Fort Wayne romped past Robert Morris 86-62. Deonte Billups had 16 points for Purdue Fort Wayne. Kahliel Spear had 16 points and eight rebounds for Robert Morris.

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Donta Scott scored a career-high 25 points and Maryland took advantage of Kofi Cockburn’s absence in an 81-65 victory over No. 17 Illinois. Cockburn was out with a concussion, and the Illini lost for the second consecutive game after winning six straight. It was