ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Johnson scored 24 points, Jamal Crawford added 22 and the Atlanta Hawks won their third straight game with a sluggish 94-82 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Despite 25 points from Antawn Jamison, the Wizards …

Ray Allen added 15 points and Rajon Rondo had 11 points and 14 assists for the Celtics, who are playing without Kevin Garnett (right knee) and the reserve Rasheed Wallace (sore left foot). The Celtics had struggled lately, losing five of eight. But …

The committee includes Baltimore president for baseball operations Andy MacPhail, Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro, Atlanta president John Schuerholz … extra off-days starting in 2007 at the behest of the sport’s broadcast networks.

Tampa Bay’s Martin St. Louis (notes) has two 11-game point streaks this season. His current one has to be the more enjoyable of the two. St. Louis looks to continue providing offense Thursday night when the Lightning take on the Florida Panthers in …