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Joe Johnson scored a season-high 34 points, Josh Childress added 23, also a season best, and the Atlanta Hawks never trailed in a 117-109 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.

Vincent Lecavalier turned a slow start into a dominating performance. Lecavalier had three goals and two assists to set a team record with his sixth consecutive multipoint game, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Carolina Hurricanes 6-1 on Wednesday night. Lecavalier scored twice and also assisted on goals by Paul Ranger and Martin St.

Jaromir Jagr and the three rookies. It’s not a rock band or a children’s book. It’s the formula the New York Rangers used to deny Martin Brodeur his 500th NHL victory. Jagr scored a power-play goal in the second period, and the rest of the Rangers’ offense against Brodeur in their 4-2 win over the…

Rick Nash and the Columbus Blue Jackets scrapped and fought their way to a much-needed victory. Nash, Sergei Fedorov and Jason Chimera each had a goal and an assist, and the Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 Wednesday night to snap a four-game skid. Dan Fritsche also scored for Columbus, which moved into second…

Josh Carter scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer, and No. 15 Texas A&M held off a plucky UTEP team for a 81-76 win Wednesday night in the preseason NIT. Carter’s 3-pointer with 2:15 left put A&M ahead 71-68. UTEP got a pair of free throws from Marvin Kilgore before Derrick Roland’s layup put made…

Keith Wooden and Josh White scored 25 points apiece to lead North Texas to an 82-73 victory over Oklahoma State Wednesday night. The Mean Green (2-0) used runs of 17 and 10 points to pull away twice from Oklahoma State (1-1). It was North Texas’ first win in three tries in the all-time series against…

It was a case of too many Smiths for Division II Arkansas-Monticello. No. 7 Tennessee’s three Smith, JaJuan, Ramar and Tyler — all of whom start and none of whom are related — combined for 41 points in the Volunteers’ 101-44 in the first round of the StubHub Legends Classic. The Boll Weevils could muster…

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo got everything he expected from his freshmen — and then some. Freshman Chris Allen scored 17 points and All-American Drew Neitzel had 15 to help No. 12 Michigan State withstand a 3-point barrage and beat Louisiana-Monroe 83-65 on Wednesday night in a CBE Classic regional final.

Shamir McDaniel scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half as Sam Houston State upset Texas Tech 56-54 on Wednesday night. DeLuis Ramirez hit two driving layups in the final 1:35 to help Sam Houston preserve the win. His second with 58 seconds left gave Sam Houston a 53-49 lead. McDaniel’s 3-point play…

Top-ranked North Carolina’s best player didn’t have a field goal in the second half and picked up a technical foul. The point guard had one assist, and the Tar Heels were in danger of becoming another early season upset victim. And coach Roy Williams thought it was great. “I told the guys in one of…

With a big lead and even bigger mismatches all over the court, Florida coach Billy Donovan challenged his young and inexperienced team at halftime. Donovan gave his players four goals for the second half: commit no more than 14 turnovers, finish with 30 assists, hold North Carolina Central under 45 points and 40 percent shooting.

Junior guard Billy Humphrey has been indefinitely suspended from the Georgia basketball team following his arrest for possession of a weapon on school property. Humphrey’s lawyer, Kim Stephens, said he would file a motion as early as Thursday to have the charge dismissed. Stephens said the charge stemmed from “what amounts to a little butterfly…