AP National Sports

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges had 26 points, Ish Smith provided a huge boost off the bench with 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting and the Charlotte Hornets held off the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 117-114 on Friday night. Russell Westbrook scored 35 points for the Lakers, but missed

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lucas Raymond scored the only goal of the shootout and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. Filip Zadina and Givani Smith scored in regulation for Detroit, and Calvin Pickard stopped 36 shots through overtime and all three Pittsburgh skaters in the tiebreaker. Jake Guentzel

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — John Collins and Trae Young each scored 21 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 108-92 for their sixth straight victory. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 19 points for Atlanta, and Danilo Gallinari had 14 on 5-for-5 shooting from the field. The Hawks shot 46.1%, compared

HAMDEN, Conn. — Matt Balanc had 20 points, making 5 of 7 3-pointers, as Quinnipiac beat Marist 94-87 on Friday night. Kevin Marfo had 17 points for Quinnipiac. Noah Harris scored a season-high 24 points for Marist.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jaylen Murray scored 14 points off the bench to help St. Peter’s to a 77-51 win over Manhattan. Clarence Rupert added 13 points for St. Peter’s. Ant Nelson had 11 points for Manhattan. 

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 24 points and outplayed fellow rookie Cade Cunningham, Terrence Ross added 21 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 119-103 in a matchup of the NBA’s worst teams. Wagner made 7 of 12 shots and hit all eight of his free

ALBANY, N.Y. — Jackson Stormo had 20 points as Siena edged Niagara 60-56. Colby Rogers added 11 points for Siena. Sam Iorio had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Niagara.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn coach Bruce Pearl has agreed to a contract extension to remain on the Plains.Athletic director Allen Greene announced in a video on social media along with Pearl Friday evening that “we locked him up,” beneath the words “for life.” The 61-year-old Pearl led the top-ranked Tigers to their first Final

TOLEDO, Ohio — Ryan Rollins had 21 points as Toledo stretched its winning streak to eight games, getting past Akron 84-76. Ra’Heim Moss added 20 points for the Rockets. Bryan Trimble Jr. led the Zips with 18 points.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Taj Benning had a season-high 24 points, tying his career high, and Jake Wojcik added 20 points as Fairfield topped Rider 76-65. Benning hit 6 of 9 3-pointers. Wojcik also had eight rebounds. Allen Powell had 21 points for the Broncs.

DAYTON, Ohio — Toumani Camara scored 18 points and Dayton held off Rhode Island for a 53-51. Dayton led 49-42 with 2:49 remaining. After a layup by Sebastian Thomas drew Rhode Island within 49-47 with 14 seconds to go the Flyers closed it out with four free throws in four attempts. Makhi Mitchell had 12

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Sam Vinson posted 17 points as Northern Kentucky beat Purdue Fort Wayne 59-49.Trevon Faulkner had 12 points and six rebounds for Northern Kentucky, which won its fourth consecutive game. Bobby Planutis had 18 points for Purdue Fort Wayne.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Mark Sears had 27 points as Ohio romped past Buffalo 74-53. Jeenathan Williams led the Bulls on Friday night with 13 points.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Kraken at New York Islanders game scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to an impending snow storm in the New York area. A state of emergency was called by New York governor Kathy Hochul, and the game was rescheduled for Wednesday night at UBS Arena.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Tour de France champion Egan Bernal says he had a 95% chance of becoming quadriplegic after an accident on Monday.  The 25-year-old hit the back of a bus while he trained on the road in his native Colombia. The 2019 Tour winner is under intensive care. Bernal used social media

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out indefinitely because of a concussion. The 33-year-old Toews got hurt during Wednesday night’s 8-5 win at Detroit, but he played through the game. The center reported symptoms to the team’s medical staff on Thursday. Toews has four goals and 15 assists in 43 games after

WORCESTER, Mass. — Gerrale Gates had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Holy Cross to a 67-65 win over Lehigh. Jeameril Wilson led the Mountain Hawks on Friday with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Hunter Maldonado had a season-high 31 points as Wyoming narrowly beat Air Force 63-61. A.J. Walker led the Falcons on Friday with 18 points.