ATLANTA (AP) – Paul Millsap scored 14 of his 20 points in the first quarter and the Atlanta Hawks recovered after losing an early 16-point lead to beat the Orlando Magic 95-88 on Friday night.

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Hot start by Millsap helps Hawks beat Magic 95-88

BOSTON (AP) – Isaiah Thomas scored 28 points and the Boston Celtics recovered from a 16-point third-quarter deficit to defeat the Charlotte Hornets 106-98 on Friday night.

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Celtics rally from big deficit to beat Hornets 106-98

An Evan Rodrigues hat trick wasn’t enough for Boston University to overcome a dominant start by Northeastern, as the visiting Huskies held on to beat the fourth-ranked Terriers, 6-5, last night at Agganis Arena.

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CLEVELAND (AP) Alec Peters scored 15 points, including a critical four-point play with 1:11 to play, to lead Valparaiso to the Horizon League regular-season championship for the third time in four seasons with a 56-53 win over Cleveland State on Friday night.

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Valparaiso wins Horizon with 56-53 win over Cleveland State

The East Carolina softball team opened the USF Under Armour Invitational with a pair of losses on Friday afternoon, as the Pirates dropped a 2-1 contest to Central Arkansas before falling to Maine 11-7 in Clearwater, Fla.

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ECU softball drops pair

Princeton University defenseman Ryan Berlin can’t escape a hail of tennis balls as Dartmouth players celebrate Friday at Thompson Arena.

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Potsdam, n.y. — Six goals by five skaters propelled top-seeded Clarkson past the eighth-seeded Dartmouth women’s hockey team, 6-0, in the first game of the ECAC quarterfinal on Friday. The Big Green dipped to 13-14-2 on the season, while the Golden Knights improved to 23-9-3.

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College Roundup: Big Green Women Drop Playoff Opener

Once a target to join the Dallas Mavericks, Deron Williams is back in the starting lineup for the Brooklyn Nets these days. The Dallas-area native won't be the point guard in the spotlight Saturday night since Rajon Rondo is returning for the Mavericks. Rondo will be back from a one-game suspension following his clash with coach Rick Carlisle as the Mavericks look to end some recent home woes …

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Nets-Mavericks Preview

There were six games in the NHL Friday with the Calgary Flames the lone Canadian team in action.

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NHL: 5 stories from Friday night

DALLAS (AP) Ryan O'Reilly scored on the first shot of a shootout, and it was enough for the Colorado Avalanche to beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Friday night.

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Avalanche rally, take care of Stars in shootout on O'Reilly's tally