In brief: Islanders top Penguins, end Crosby streak

Hockey: Sidney Crosby’s 25-game point streak was snapped by the New York Islanders and goalie Rick DiPietro, who stopped the Pittsburgh captain and the rest of the Penguins’ high-powered offense in a 2-1 shootout victory Wednesday night in Uniondale, N.Y.

DiPietro finished with 37 saves through overtime in his first outing after sitting out five games while dealing with swelling in his surgically repaired left knee.

• Stars extend Daley: The Dallas Stars signed defenseman Trevor Daley to a six-year contract extension worth $19.8 million.

• Slovakian defensemen suspended: Slovakian defensemen Martin Marincin and Peter Hrasko have been issued multigame suspensions for hits to the head during a 6-1 loss to the United States at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Buffalo, N.Y.

Wade’s 45 points lead Heat to win

NBA: Dwyane Wade scored 45 points and the Miami Heat extended their road winning streak to 10 games with a 125-119 win over the Rockets in Houston.

LeBron James scored 20 points and had nine assists and Chris Bosh scored 21 points for the Heat, who set a franchise record with their 15th win in December.

• Garnett goes down as Pistons beat Celtics: Kevin Garnett left in the first quarter with a leg injury, and the Boston Celtics looked ragged without him in a 104-92 loss to the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Garnett hurt himself on a dunk late in the first quarter, and although X-rays revealed no fracture in his right leg, he didn’t return.

Abromaitis, Irish handle Hoyas

Men’s basketball: Tim Abromaitis scored 20 points and Tyrone Nash added 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 15 Notre Dame (12-1) to a 69-55 win over No. 9 Georgetown (11-2) in South Bend, Ind., in a Big East conference opener.

Austin Freeman led Georgetown with 21 points.

NFL fines Favre for not cooperating

NFL: The slow-paced investigation of tawdry allegations against Brett Favre came to an end when the league fined the 41-year-old quarterback $50,000 for failing to cooperate with investigators who were trying to determine if he sent inappropriate messages and photos to Jenn Sterger in 2008, when both worked for the New York Jets.

Yet Commissioner Roger Goodell “could not conclude” that Favre violated the league’s personal conduct policy based on the evidence available to him, the league said in a statement announcing the fine.

Forensic analysis failed to establish that Favre sent the objectionable photographs to Sterger, the league said.

Terps put end to Red Storm win streak

Women’s basketball: Diandra Tchatchouang scored 15 of her 19 points in the first half, and No. 18 Maryland (12-1) beat No. 17 St. John’s 66-60 at College Park, Md., to win the Terrapin Classic and put an end to the Red Storm’s (12-2) 11-game win streak.

Junior Lynetta Kizer scored 13 points to go over 1,000 in her career for the Terrapins.

Schild wins women’s World Cup slalom

Skiing: Marlies Schild of Austria won a women’s World Cup night slalom in Semmering, Austria, for her third victory of the season and 26th overall, while Maria Riesch finished second to extend her lead in the overall standings on Lindsey Vonn.

Schild finished in a combined time of 1 minute, 42.06 seconds to beat Riesch, the Olympic and world slalom champion by 0.32.

NCAA defends violations rulings

College Football: The NCAA posted a statement on its website responding to critics of its recent rulings in violations cases involving Ohio State and Auburn. It says “the notion that the NCAA is selective with its eligibility decisions and rules enforcement is another myth with no basis in fact.

“Money is not a motivator or factor as to why one school would get a particular decision versus another.”

• Newton, Fairley not thinking about NFL: Auburn quarterback Cam Newton and defensive tackle Nick Fairley say they didn’t submit their names to the NFL Collegiate Advisory Committee to evaluate their draft status.

• A.D. expects Paterno to return: Penn State athletic director Tim Curley plans to meet with Joe Paterno next month and expects the 84-year old coach to return for the 2011 season.

Metrodome brings spring scramble

Miscellany: The snow-damaged Metrodome roof won’t be fixed until at least March, affecting hundreds of college baseball games and forcing the Minnesota Twins to find a new venue for their annual winter festival, a facility official said.

Bill Lester, executive director of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, said the baseball coaches were notified this week. The Twins Fest, which attracts thousands of baseball fans each year, was scheduled for Jan. 28-30.

He said about 300 baseball games were scheduled for February and March in the dome, including about 40 University of Minnesota games and 250 small college games. A few high school games were also scheduled.

• USC loses prominent swim coach: Sean Hutchison, one of the nation’s top swimming coaches, is leaving the Southern California program where he trained several top young women on the U.S. team, amid speculation he was forced out because of an intimate relationship with one of his pupils, the AP has learned.