NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 37 22 .627 —

Brooklyn 35 26 .574 3

Boston 33 27 .550 4 1/2

Toronto 24 38 .387 14 1/2

Philadelphia 23 37 .383 14 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 45 14 .763 —

Atlanta 34 26 .567 11 1/2

Washington 19 40 .322 26

Orlando 17 45 .274 29 1/2

Charlotte 13 48 .213 33

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 38 23 .623 —

Chicago 34 27 .557 4

Milwaukee 30 29 .508 7

Detroit 23 40 .365 16

Cleveland 21 40 .344 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 48 14 .774 —

Memphis 40 19 .678 6 1/2

Houston 33 29 .532 15

Dallas 27 33 .450 20

New Orleans 21 41 .339 27

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 45 16 .738 —

Denver 41 22 .651 5

Utah 32 29 .525 13

Portland 28 32 .467 16 1/2

Minnesota 21 37 .362 22 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 —

Golden State 35 27 .565 8

L.A. Lakers 31 31 .500 12

Phoenix 21 40 .344 21 1/2

Sacramento 21 42 .333 22 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Oklahoma City 95, New York 94

Denver 107, L.A. Clippers 92

Friday’s Games

Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Miami, 8 p.m.

Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Houston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Brooklyn at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Utah at New York, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Washington, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

 

College scores

Thursday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Butler 73, UMass 62

SOUTH

Coppin St. 69, Bethune-Cookman 61

Florida St. 53, Virginia 51

Georgia 72, Kentucky 62

Morgan St. 78, Florida A&M 67

NC Central 68, Hampton 64

Nicholls St. 90, Lamar 63

Norfolk St. 55, NC A&T 48

Northwestern St. 66, Texas A&M-CC 51

SC State 62, Delaware St. 60

SE Louisiana 79, McNeese St. 68

Savannah St. 71, Md.-Eastern Shore 54

MIDWEST

Michigan St. 58, Wisconsin 43

Penn St. 66, Northwestern 59

SOUTHWEST

Stephen F. Austin 57, Sam Houston St. 42

FAR WEST

CS Northridge 88, Hawaii 75

Cal Poly 68, UC Riverside 62

Colorado 76, Oregon 53

Denver 84, Texas-Arlington 55

E. Washington 87, Idaho St. 73

Montana 63, Sacramento St. 52

Montana St. 83, N. Arizona 79, OT

N. Colorado 66, S. Utah 58

New Mexico St. 78, Louisiana Tech 60

Pacific 70, UC Irvine 62

UC Santa Barbara 66, Cal St.-Fullerton 50

Utah 72, Oregon St. 61

Utah St. 77, Texas St. 61

Weber St. 80, Portland St. 52

TOURNAMENT

Atlantic Sun Conference First Round

SC-Upstate 76, Jacksonville 62

Stetson 67, ETSU 46

Big South Conference Quarterfinals

Charleston Southern 54, Winthrop 47

Gardner-Webb 71, Campbell 57

Liberty 61, High Point 60

VMI 90, Longwood 86

Missouri Valley Conference First Round

Drake 81, Bradley 66

Missouri St. 61, S. Illinois 53

Ohio Valley Conference Second Round

E. Kentucky 84, SE Missouri 69

Tennessee St. 88, Morehead St. 75

West Coast Conference Second Round

Loyola Marymount 61, San Francisco 60, OT

 

Kentucky box

GEORGIA 72, KENTUCKY 62

KENTUCKY (20-10)

Cauley-Stein 5-9 0-3 10, Poythress 1-3 2-3 4, Goodwin 7-15 3-6 20, Harrow 4-12 2-2 11, Mays 0-4 0-0 0, Hood 1-1 2-2 4, Polson 0-2 1-2 1, Lanter 0-0 0-0 0, Wiltjer 5-16 0-0 12. Totals 23-62 10-18 62.

GEORGIA (15-15)

D. Williams 1-4 8-8 10, Florveus 1-5 0-2 2, Caldwell-Pope 6-19 10-11 24, V. Williams 2-4 3-5 8, Brantley 2-3 0-0 6, Mann 1-4 3-3 5, Dixon 0-0 0-0 0, Echols 0-0 0-0 0, Gaines 0-2 3-4 3, Morris 1-2 0-1 2, Cannon 0-0 0-0 0, Djurisic 5-9 0-0 12. Totals 19-52 27-34 72.

Halftime—Georgia 31-26. 3-Point Goals—Kentucky 6-26 (Goodwin 3-6, Wiltjer 2-11, Harrow 1-4, Poythress 0-1, Mays 0-2, Polson 0-2), Georgia 7-15 (Djurisic 2-3, Brantley 2-3, Caldwell-Pope 2-7, V. Williams 1-1, Gaines 0-1). Fouled Out—Goodwin, Harrow, Poythress. Rebounds—Kentucky 42 (Cauley-Stein 11), Georgia 40 (Caldwell-Pope 10). Assists—Kentucky 8 (Poythress 3), Georgia 13 (Mann 4). Total Fouls—Kentucky 26, Georgia 16. A—10,062.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Thursday’s Boys’ Tournament Scores

Division I

Barberton 57, Massillon Perry 51

Hudson 47, Stow-Munroe Falls 27

Mansfield Sr. 44, Norwalk 42

Mentor 84, Willoughby S. 44

N. Can. Hoover 67, Green 66, OT

Shaker Hts. 69, Bedford 53

Tol. Cent. Cath. 43, Tol. Whitmer 41

Tol. Rogers 66, Tol. St. John’s 55

Westlake 70, Elyria 55

Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 58, Perrysburg 54

Division II

Athens 64, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 54

Cle. Benedictine 32, Rocky River 30

Hunting Valley University 54, Chesterland W. Geauga 50

St. Clairsville 67, Carrollton 58

Vincent Warren 61, McArthur Vinton County 46

Warrensville Hts. 66, Mentor Lake Cath. 65

Division III

Bloom-Carroll 62, Richwood N. Union 48

Cin. Summit Country Day 63, W. Liberty-Salem 49

Collins Western Reserve 62, Ontario 56

Defiance Tinora 55, Archbold 50

Huron 69, New London 33

Lima Cent. Cath. 66, Carey 33

Ottawa-Glandorf 49, Metamora Evergreen 46

Spencerville 53, Findlay Liberty-Benton 51, OT

St. Bernard Roger Bacon 75, Cin. Madeira 50

Versailles 65, Day. Stivers 54

Worthington Christian 46, Cols. Ready 38

Thursday’s Girls’ Tournament Scores

Division III

Anna 62, Casstown Miami E. 52

Cols. Africentric 34, Bucyrus Wynford 27

Middletown Madison 67, Fayetteville-Perry 58

Division IV

Arcadia 46, Pettisville 36

Berlin Hiland 38, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 28

Cortland Maplewood 45, Lowellville 36

Ft. Loramie 71, Maria Stein Marion Local 66

Newark Catholic 52, Waterford 50

Ottoville 52, Leipsic 29

Reedsville Eastern 63, Sycamore Mohawk 47

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 11 1 .917

Baltimore 8 2 .800

Seattle 11 3 .786

Tampa Bay 9 4 .692

Chicago 6 3 .667

Cleveland 10 5 .667

Houston 6 5 .545

Boston 7 6 .538

Detroit 7 6 .538

Minnesota 7 6 .538

Oakland 6 6 .500

Toronto 5 7 .417

Texas 4 7 .364

Los Angeles 3 8 .273

New York 3 9 .250

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Colorado 6 5 .545

St. Louis 6 5 .545

Milwaukee 6 6 .500

Philadelphia 6 6 .500

San Diego 7 7 .500

Washington 5 5 .500

Atlanta 6 7 .462

Miami 4 5 .444

Arizona 5 7 .417

Los Angeles 4 6 .400

San Francisco 4 6 .400

New York 3 5 .375

Chicago 5 9 .357

Pittsburgh 4 8 .333

Cincinnati 2 11 .154

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

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Thursday’s Games

St. Louis 7, N.Y. Yankees 6

Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 2

Minnesota (ss) 10, Philadelphia 6

Houston 4, Washington 2

Boston 12, Minnesota (ss) 5

Baltimore 11, Toronto 10

N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 1

L.A. Angels 12, San Diego 3

L.A. Dodgers 11, Texas 11, tie

Chicago White Sox 8, Chicago Cubs 3

Oakland 7, Seattle (ss) 3

Milwaukee 4, Arizona 3

Cleveland 6, San Francisco 4

Seattle (ss) 12, Kansas City 2

Detroit 9, Atlanta 2

Friday’s Games

Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Kansas City (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Miami (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Miami (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Texas (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 24 16 8 0 32 86 71

New Jersey 24 11 8 5 27 59 67

N.Y. Rangers 22 12 8 2 26 57 54

N.Y. Islanders 24 10 11 3 23 71 80

Philadelphia 25 11 13 1 23 72 77

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 24 15 5 4 34 75 61

Boston 21 15 3 3 33 64 48

Toronto 25 15 10 0 30 75 65

Ottawa 24 12 8 4 28 56 49

Buffalo 25 9 13 3 21 65 80

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Carolina 23 13 9 1 27 69 66

Winnipeg 23 11 11 1 23 58 69

Tampa Bay 24 10 13 1 21 82 75

Washington 22 10 11 1 21 66 63

Florida 24 7 12 5 19 60 90

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 24 21 0 3 45 78 46

Detroit 24 12 8 4 28 66 60

St. Louis 23 12 9 2 26 70 70

Nashville 23 9 9 5 23 47 59

Columbus 24 8 12 4 20 55 70

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 23 11 6 6 28 64 63

Minnesota 22 11 9 2 24 52 56

Calgary 21 9 8 4 22 61 69

Edmonton 23 8 10 5 21 54 65

Colorado 22 8 10 4 20 53 65

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 22 16 3 3 35 77 60

Dallas 23 12 9 2 26 66 65

Los Angeles 22 12 8 2 26 62 57

San Jose 22 11 7 4 26 51 50

Phoenix 24 11 10 3 25 70 71

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games

New Jersey 3, Buffalo 2, SO

Boston 4, Toronto 2

N.Y. Rangers 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, OT

Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4

Washington 7, Florida 1

Montreal 4, Carolina 2

Columbus 2, Vancouver 1, OT

Winnipeg 2, Tampa Bay 1

Detroit 3, Edmonton 0

St. Louis 6, Phoenix 3

Dallas 5, Los Angeles 2

Friday’s Games

Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Philadelphia at Boston, 1 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 2 p.m.

St. Louis at San Jose, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets

Vancouver 0 0 1 0 — 1

Columbus 1 0 0 1 — 2

First Period—1, Columbus, Umberger 4 (Foligno, Johansen), 11:33. Penalties—Lapierre, Van (tripping), 13:40.

Second Period—None. Penalties—None.

Third Period—2, Vancouver, H.Sedin 5 (Hamhuis, D.Sedin), 1:05. Penalties—Tyutin, Clm (holding), 8:23; Alberts, Van (slashing), 11:26; H.Sedin, Van (cross-checking), 14:17.

Overtime—3, Columbus, Calvert 4 (Tyutin, Johnson), 4:03. Penalties—None.

Shots on Goal—Vancouver 9-16-9-1—35. Columbus 8-11-6-2—27.

Power-play opportunities—Vancouver 0 of 1; Columbus 0 of 3.

Goalies—Vancouver, Schneider 6-4-3 (27 shots-25 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 6-6-3 (35-34).

A—13,632 (18,144). T—2:28.

Referees—Steve Kozari, Justin St. Pierre. Linesmen—Bryan Pancich, Anthony Sericolo.

 

NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders

1. Jimmie Johnson, 90.

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 82.

3. Brad Keselowski, 82.

4. Denny Hamlin, 72.

5. Clint Bowyer, 72.

6. Greg Biffle, 66.

7. Mark Martin, 65.

8. Jeff Gordon, 60.

9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 60.

10. Aric Almirola, 60.

11. Carl Edwards, 59.

12. Marcos Ambrose, 52.

13. J.J. Yeley, 50.

14. Bobby Labonte, 49.

15. Jeff Burton, 48.

16. David Reutimann, 48.

17. Paul Menard, 48.

18. Matt Kenseth, 46.

19. Casey Mears, 45.

20. Ryan Newman, 44.

21. Joey Logano, 44.

22. Danica Patrick, 42.

23. Tony Stewart, 39.

24. Juan Pablo Montoya, 38.

25. Dave Blaney, 38.

26. Michael McDowell, 35.

27. Travis Kvapil, 35.

28. Jamie McMurray, 34.

29. A J Allmendinger, 33.

30. Kevin Harvick, 33.

31. Kasey Kahne, 33.

32. Kurt Busch, 33.

33. Kyle Busch, 31.

34. Martin Truex Jr., 28.

35. Scott Speed, 25.

36. Michael Waltrip, 23.

37. Terry Labonte, 18.

38. David Ragan, 16.

39. David Stremme, 14.

40. David Gilliland, 13.

41. Landon Cassill, 12.

42. Ken Schrader, 10.