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Minnesota Wild's Cal Clutterbuck, left, is checked into his own bench by New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo in the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
By DAVE CAMPBELL

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Owen Nolan's goal with 67 seconds remaining, his second of the game, sent the struggling Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night.

Nolan had been...

Torrance leads Alabama over Providence 84-75

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Mikhail Torrance scored 26 points and came up with a key three-point play to lift Alabama over Providence 84-75 on Friday night.

After Andrew Steele's layup...

Packers Havner fined $5K for late hit vs. Cowboys

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers tight end Spencer Havner has been fined $5,000 for a late hit out of bounds during last week's 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

Havner...

Moore helps Purdue beat South Dakota State

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — E'Twaun Moore scored 22 points and No. 7 Purdue beat South Dakota State 74-63 on Friday night in the first round of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise...

Nolan's 2 goals give Wild 3-2 win over Islanders

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Owen Nolan's goal with 67 seconds remaining, his second of the game, sent the struggling Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders...

Magic win 4th straight, beating Boston 83-78

BOSTON (AP) — Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 on Friday night.

Dwight Howard...

Death of Drew Brees' mother ruled a suicide

GRANBY, Colo. (AP) — The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.

Mina Brees, an attorney from Austin, Texas, died Aug. 7 while...

Toledo routs Eastern Michigan 47-21

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — DaJuane Collins ran for two touchdowns and Morgan Williams rushed for another to lead Toledo to a 47-21 win over Eastern Michigan on Friday night.

Williams...

Friday's College Basketball

EAST

Albany, N.Y. 71, Alcorn St. 55

Amherst 76, Maine-Farmington 51

College of N.J. 76, DeSales 71

Columbia 72, Longwood 61

Grove City 73, Penn St.-DuBois...

Islanders-Wild Sums, HKN

First Period_1, Minnesota, Nolan 5 (Belanger, Schultz), 11:44. Penalties_Miettinen, Min (hooking), 1:59; N.Thompson, NYI, major (fighting), 4:35; N.Smith, Min, major (fighting), 4:35;...

Harvard has second-half spurt to beat Bryant 77-51

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Jeremy Lin had 12 points, six assists, four rebounds and three blocks to lead Harvard to a 77-51 win over Bryant on Friday night.

The Crimson (3-0) started...

Rochette leads Skate Canada, delights home crowd

KITCHENER, Ontario (AP) — Listening to her coach paid off for Joannie Rochette.

The world silver medalist scored a...

Thunder fend off Wizards 127-108

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had their highest-scoring output of the season in a 127-108...

IUPUI beats Austin Peay 77-63

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Alex Young had 20 points and Robert Glenn added 17 as IUPUI beat Austin Peay 77-63 at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday night.

IUPUI (3-0) has won its...

Hofstra defeats Farmingdale 87-48

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Nathaniel Lester scored 21 points and Hofstra defeated Farmingdale College 87-48 on Friday night.

Hofstra (2-2), which led by as many as 41 points twice, won...

Syracuse runs away from No. 6 North Carolina

NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of...

Smith's last-second shot gives Hawks another win

ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Hawks won their seventh in a row, beating the...

A twin win for Harvicks in Trucks Series finale

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.

Kevin Harvick made a late pass to cap a dominating show to win...

McCabe's OT goal gives Panthers 2-1 win over Wings

DETROIT (AP) — Bryan McCabe's goal 40 seconds into overtime gave the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.

Stephen Weiss scored Florida's...

St. John's holds off Brown 79-76

NEW YORK (AP) — Dwight Hardy scored 16 points and D.J. Kennedy added 15 as St. John's held off Brown 79-76 on Friday night.

The Red Storm (3-0) led by as many as 14 points in the...

Stiegler done for season with broken bones in leg

VAIL, Colo. (AP) — U.S. skier Resi Stiegler is out for the season after breaking two bones in her left leg in a crash during giant slalom training.

The U.S. Ski Team...

No. 1 UConn just keeps on rolling

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Maya Moore found something for top-ranked Connecticut's already stifling defense to work on even in another lopsided win.

Moore scored 21...

Bergeron scores in OT as Bruins beat Sabres 2-1

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored with 47 seconds into overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

Bergeron...

Vanderbilt beat UC Riverside

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jence Rhoads scored 14 points to help No. 22 Vanderbilt beat UC Riverside 75-60 on Friday night, avenging a loss to the Highlanders last season.

Vanderbilt...

Bruins-Sabres Sums, HKN

First Period_1, Buffalo, Gaustad 5 (Pominville, Butler), 4:20 (pp). Penalties_Bitz, Bos (hooking), 3:23; Ellis, Buf (hooking), 6:45; MacArthur, Buf (interference), 12:45; Krejci, Bos...

Panthers-Red Wings Sums, HKN

First Period_None. Penalties_Moore, Fla (holding), 3:52; Ballard, Fla (hooking), 12:48; Ericsson, Det (holding), 16:59.

Second Period_1, Detroit, Datsyuk 5 (Zetterberg, Rafalski),...

Bosh, Bargnani lead Raptors to 120-113 win over

TORONTO (AP) — Chris Bosh had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 120-113 on Friday night...

No. 25 Maryland breezes past New Hampshire, 82-55

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Landon Milbourne scored a career-high 24 points, and No. 25 Maryland cruised past New Hampshire 82-55 Friday night in the Terrapins' final tuneup...

LeBron's 40 leads Cavaliers past Pacers

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 105-95 on Friday night.

James also...

Canadiens withstand comeback, beat Capitals 3-2

WASHINGTON (AP) — Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens...

Albany outlasts Alcorn State 71-55

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Will Harris scored 15 points and Derrek Tartt added 13, leading Albany (N.Y.) to a 71-55 win over Alcorn State on Friday night.

Tartt was 2-for-2 from beyond the...

Elon defeats FDU-Florham 102-68

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Josh Bonney scored 23 points and dished out nine assists to lead Elon to a convincing 102-68 win over Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham on Friday night.

Drew Spradlin...

St. Bonaventure defeats Binghamton 66-40

WESTERN, N.Y. (AP) — Jonathan Hall scored 12 points and Michael Davenport added 10 to lead St. Bonaventure past Binghamton 66-40 on Friday night.

The Bonnies (2-1) scored 22 points...

Grizzlies beat 76ers for third straight victory

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rudy Gay tied his season high with 33 points, including a clutch jumper with 19 seconds remaining, Zach Randolph added 21 points and 11...

Canadiens-Capitals Sums, HKN

First Period_1, Washington, Fehr 3 (Perreault, Green), 11:52. Penalties_Gorges, Mon (interference), 3:43; Spacek, Mon (tripping), 13:20; Laraque, Mon, major (fighting), 19:59; Erskine, Was,...

Bowling Green holds off Akron 36-20

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Tyler Sheehan had a record-setting day, throwing for 338 yards and two touchdowns, to lead Bowling Green to a 36-20 victory over Akron on Friday night.

Trailing...

Giants LB Pierce out indefinitely with neck injury

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam on Friday surprisingly revealed a bulging disk in his neck.

The Giants...

Florida International defeats NC Central 83-73

MIAMI (AP) — Marvin Roberts finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Florida International to an 83-73 win over North Carolina Central on Friday night.

Phil Gary added 18...