BOSTON, Mass. —Bill Norman scored his first career goal, which came early in the second period, and Martin Ouellette made 31 saves as the University of Maine men’s hockey team settled for a 1-1 draw with Northeastern at Matthews Arena on Friday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Paul Pierce scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half and Kevin Garnett added 17 points and four blocks as the Boston Celtics nearly blew a 17-point lead before pulling away late in a 103-91 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.

NEWPORT — Drew Wing scored 17 points as Nokomis earned a bundle of Heal points with a 62-41 victory over Oceanside in Kennebec valley Athletic Conference Class B boys basketball action Friday night.

PORTLAND — The Boston Red Sox and Portland Sea Dogs have agreed to extend their Player Development Contract for an additional four years, keeping the Red Sox Double-A affiliation in Portland through the 2018 season.

WALES — Freshman Grace Sabine scored 12 points and hauled in 10 rebounds to lead Oak Hill past Mountain Valley 56-49 in a Mountain Valley Conference girls basketball game Friday.

AUGUSTA — Cony has shown that it can play with the top girls basketball teams in Eastern A for at least three quarters. On Friday night, the Rams finally got some Heal points to show for that.

READFIELD — The Maranacook boys basketball team kicked off the second half of the season Friday night with one of its most important victories.