Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Blackhawks play host to the Coyotes, the Sixers take on the Hornets, and the Nets play on the road against the Celtics.

Tipping off on the hardwood . . .

The NBA has 10 games on its schedule for Friday night, including New Jersey at Boston. The Nets lost yet again in their last game on Wednesday, falling 108-99 on the road to the Raptors. Devin Harris and Yi Jianlian each picked up 15 points for New Jersey in that losing cause, while Kris Humphries scored 13 points to go along with 11 rebounds. The Celtics are coming off a 107-102 home win over Miami in their last game on Wednesday. Ray Allen tossed in a team-high 23 points in that victory for Boston, while Rajon Rondo had 22 points and 14 assists.

Also on the NBA hardwood on Friday: Washington at Orlando, Detroit at Indiana, Milwaukee at New York, Chicago at Atlanta, Houston at Memphis, Minnesota at Dallas, Phoenix at Sacramento, Denver at the Lakers, and Philadelphia at New Orleans. The Hornets were beaten 103-99 at home by the Thunder in their last game on Wednesday night. Marcus Thornton tossed in a team-high 22 points in that defeat for New Orleans, while Emeka Okafor picked up 14 points and 12 rebounds. Hornets guard Chris Paul will be out for a month with his knee injury.

On the college basketball schedule for Friday it'll be Iona at Siena in a battle between the top teams in the Metro Atlantic conference, while Cornell plays host to Yale in Ivy League action. The Big Red (18-3 SU, 13-3 ATS) have won six games in a row, knocking off Harvard by a score of 86-50 in their last outing; Jeff Foote tossed in 16 points for Cornell in that blowout win. The Bulldogs (8-13 SU, 7-4 ATS) lost 58-45 to Princeton in their last game; Michael Sands had 14 points.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, the NHL offers up five games on Friday, with Toronto at New Jersey, Atlanta at Washington, Carolina at Buffalo, Calgary at Florida, and Phoenix at Chicago. The Coyotes have won five games in a row, slipping past the Predators by a score of 1-0 in a shootout in their last outing on Tuesday. Ilya Bryzgalov made 25 saves in that win. The Blackhawks will be looking to bounce back from a 3-2 loss to St. Louis in their last game on Wednesday night. Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa scored in that defeat, while Cristobal Huet stopped 16 of 19 shots.

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