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NBA: Celts win, Kyrie injured
Jayson Tatum had 16 points, Shane Larkin added 16 off the bench and the Celtics overcame an injury to Kyrie Irving and a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Hornets 90-87 on Friday night.
Terry Rozier finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists, playing an increased role after Irving left the game in the first quarter after taking an elbow to the face.
Celtics center Aron Baynes’ elbow inadvertently struck Irving when Baynes was landing after a rebound attempt. Irving fell to the floor and was bleeding from the nose as he was escorted back to the locker room. Irving was ruled out for the rest of the game while he was monitored for possible concussion symptoms.
Chicago and the United Center will play host to the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Friday.
NHL: Sens victorious in Sweden
Mark Stone scored in regulation and again in overtime to give the Senators a 4-3 victory over the Avalanche in the first of two regularseason games in Stockholm, Sweden’s capital.
MLB: Weiss joins Braves
Former Rockies manager Walt Weiss, who completed his playing career with Atlanta in 2000, is returning to the Braves as a bench coach. Weiss led the Rockies to a 283-365 record as manager from 2013-16.
ETC.: BK rivals to NEC final
St. Francis Brooklyn and rival LIU will meet for the NEC men’s soccer title after both won their semifinal games. Top-seeded St. Francis beat No. 4 Robert Morris 3-0 behind two goals from Ali Tounkara. LIU, the No. 2 seed, took down No. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson, 4-0.
Rasmus Hansen scored twice for the Blackbirds, who will meet St. Francis at 1 p.m. Sunday in the final. In Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, Pat
rick Rodgers (11-under) made four straight birdies to take a one-stroke lead before it was too dark to continue at the storm-delayed OHL Classic at Mayakoba. CoCo Vandeweghe will play in the opening match of the Fed Cup final on Saturday when the United States takes on Belarus in Minsk, with the Americans looking to break a 17-year championship drought. Vandeweghe was drawn to face Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first singles match. In Avondale, Ariz, Ryan Blaney won the pole in his final chance to qualify for NASCAR’s championship race. He turned a lap at 137.942 mph.