NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Boston 44 15 .746 —

New York 31 28 .525 13

Philadelphia 30 30 .500 14 1/2

New Jersey 17 43 .283 27 1/2

Toronto 17 44 .279 28

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 43 18 .705 —

Orlando 40 22 .645 3 1/2

Atlanta 37 24 .607 6

Charlotte 26 34 .433 16 1/2

Washington 15 45 .250 27 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 41 18 .695 —

Indiana 27 33 .450 14 1/2

Milwaukee 23 36 .390 18

Detroit 22 41 .349 21

Cleveland 11 49 .183 30 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 50 11 .820 —

Dallas 44 16 .733 5 1/2

New Orleans 35 28 .556 16

Memphis 34 28 .548 16 1/2

Houston 31 32 .492 20

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 37 22 .627 —

Denver 37 26 .587 2

Portland 34 27 .557 4

Utah 32 30 .516 6 1/2

Minnesota 15 47 .242 23 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 43 19 .694 —

Phoenix 31 28 .525 10 1/2

Golden State 27 33 .450 15

L.A. Clippers 22 40 .355 21

Sacramento 15 44 .254 26 1/2

Thursday’s Games

Orlando 99, Miami 96

Denver 103, Utah 101

Friday’s Games

Toronto vs. New Jersey at London, England, 3 p.m.

Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Miami at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

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

Saturday’s Games

Toronto vs. New Jersey at London, England, 3 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at Portland, 10 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Thursday’s Boys’ Tournament Scores

Division II

Cols. Hartley 66, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 55

Cols. Watterson 27, Cols. Centennial 23

Dover 58, Millersburg W. Holmes 31

E. Liverpool 100, Rayland Buckeye 62

New Concord John Glenn 53, Minerva 47

Wintersville Indian Creek 44, Cambridge 42

Division III

Leavittsburg LaBrae 62, Girard 38

Orwell Grand Valley 57, Cortland Lakeview 53

Sugarcreek Garaway 48, Newcomerstown 33

Division IV

Canal Winchester Harvest Prep 99, Groveport Madison Christian 37

Fairfield Christian 45, Cols. Wellington 40

Thursday’s Girls’ Tournament Scores

Division II

Akr. SVSM 49, Wooster Triway 39

Tol. Rogers 67, Celina 32

Lima Bath 34, Napoleon 22

Clyde 64, Lexington 56

Bellevue 53, Shelby 51

Beloit W. Branch 53, Youngs. Liberty 47

Chagrin Falls Kenston 35, Geneva 32

Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 69, Alliance Marlington 55

Hilliard Bradley 55, Lewis Center Olentangy 40

Lowellville 59, Leetonia 42

Mentor Lake Cath. 66, Chardon NDCL 33

Norton 49, Akr. Hoban 43

Plain City Jonathan Alder 58, Cols. Eastmoor 42

Division III

Akr. Manchester 46, Can. Cent. Cath. 39

Attica Seneca E. 39, Castalia Margaretta 38

Cle. VASJ 45, Burton Berkshire 37

Collins Western Reserve 48, Bucyrus 46

Elyria Cath. 45, Jeromesville Hillsdale 41

Ft. Recovery 48, Defiance Tinora 33

Gates Mills Gilmour 65, Beachwood 49

Genoa Area 40, Findlay Liberty-Benton 35

Metamora Evergreen 60, Lima Cent. Cath. 25

Millbury Lake 71, Bloomdale Elmwood 40

N. Lima S. Range 52, Warren Champion 33

Orrville 45, Smithville 31

W. Salem NW 64, Shaker Hts. Laurel 48

Youngs. Ursuline 52, Hanoverton United 43

Division IV

Delphos St. John’s 41, Ottoville 39

Antwerp 41, Pettisville 34

Arlington 51, Pandora-Gilboa 18

Bucyrus Wynford 31, Fostoria St. Wendelin 26

Cornerstone Christian 62, Berlin Center Western Reserve 61

Dalton 72, Cle. Max Hayes 14

Delphos Jefferson 65, Haviland Wayne Trace 55

Leipsic 61, Arcadia 51

Mansfield St. Peter’s 70, Sandusky St. Mary 51

Minster 61, Waynesfield-Goshen 44

Mogadore 47, E. Can. 35

Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 62, New Riegel 40

N. Robinson Col. Crawford 54, Norwalk St. Paul 38

New Knoxville 51, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 36

Reedsville Eastern 64, Portsmouth Clay 26

Sebring McKinley 47, Kirtland 45

Stryker 41, Tol. Christian 34

Warren JFK 52, Columbiana Crestview 42

Waterford 65, Portsmouth Notre Dame 31

College basketball

Thursday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Seton Hall 84, St. John’s 70

Utah Valley 61, N.J. Tech 56

SOUTH

Alabama St. 63, Jackson St. 53

Georgia Tech 80, Wake Forest 54

Grambling St. 76, Alabama A&M 69

Hampton 83, Howard 72

MVSU 88, Ark.-Pine Bluff 69 w

Nevada 73, Louisiana Tech 70

Norfolk St. 75, N. Carolina A&T 57

Tennessee 73, South Carolina 69

MIDWEST

Wisconsin 77, Indiana 67

SOUTHWEST

North Dakota 74, Houston Baptist 70, OT

Prairie View 96, Alcorn St. 77

Texas Southern 71, Southern U. 63

Texas-Pan American 75, South Dakota 74

FAR WEST

Arizona 70, Oregon St. 59

Arizona St. 73, Oregon 53

Cal St.-Fullerton 82, Pacific 80

Hawaii 77, San Jose St. 71

Idaho 69, Fresno St. 66

UC Davis 78, CS Northridge 66

Washington 70, UCLA 63

Washington St. 85, Southern Cal 77

TOURNAMENTS

America East Conference

First Round

Binghamton 91, UMBC 65

Atlantic Sun Conference

First Round

Mercer 73, Lipscomb 63

North Florida 68, Jacksonville 64

Big South Conference

Semifinals

Coastal Carolina 89, VMI 81

UNC Asheville 62, High Point 45

Missouri Valley Conference

First Round

Bradley 63, Drake 48

S. Illinois 57, Illinois St. 54

Northeast Conference

First Round

Cent. Connecticut St. 64, St. Francis, NY 62

Long Island U. 90, St. Francis, Pa. 75

Quinnipiac 78, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 59

Robert Morris 78, Wagner 74

Ohio Valley Conference

Second Round

Austin Peay 72, SE Missouri 60

Tennessee Tech 83, Tenn.-Martin 59

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 4 1 .800

Baltimore 3 1 .750

Detroit 5 2 .714

Texas 4 2 .667

Minnesota 3 2 .600

Los Angeles 3 3 .500

Seattle 2 2 .500

Boston 2 3 .400

Cleveland 2 3 .400

New York 2 3 .400

Oakland 2 3 .400

Chicago 1 3 .250

Tampa Bay 1 4 .200

Toronto 1 5 .167

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Atlanta 4 1 .800

Milwaukee 4 1 .800

Washington 3 1 .750

San Francisco 5 2 .714

Cincinnati 4 2 .667

Colorado 3 2 .600

St. Louis 3 2 .600

Pittsburgh 4 3 .571

Philadelphia 3 3 .500

San Diego 2 2 .500

Houston 2 3 .400

New York 2 3 .400

Los Angeles 2 5 .286

Arizona 2 6 .250

Florida 1 3 .250

Chicago 1 4 .200

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

Thursday’s Games

Houston 5, Florida 3

Pittsburgh 4, Toronto 1

Atlanta 4, Detroit 3

Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Yankees 1, tie, 10 innings

Minnesota 2, Baltimore 0

Philadelphia 2, Boston 0

St. Louis (ss) 7, Washington 5

N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis (ss) 0

Milwaukee 11, Oakland 9

Texas (ss) 11, Cleveland 9

Texas (ss) 8, Chicago Cubs 7

Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle 1

Kansas City 8, L.A. Angels 2

San Diego 6, Arizona 4

San Francisco 7, Colorado 5

Cincinnati 3, L.A. Dodgers 1

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

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

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

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

San Diego vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

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

Saturday’s Games

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

Cleveland (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 63 40 17 6 86 205 162

Pittsburgh 65 37 21 7 81 189 162

N.Y. Rangers 66 33 29 4 70 182 163

New Jersey 63 28 31 4 60 134 165

N.Y. Islanders 65 24 32 9 57 177 208

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 64 38 19 7 83 197 149

Montreal 65 35 23 7 77 172 165

Buffalo 63 30 25 8 68 181 182

Toronto 65 29 27 9 67 170 197

Ottawa 64 22 33 9 53 146 202

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 64 37 20 7 81 193 194

Washington 65 35 20 10 80 173 164

Carolina 65 31 25 9 71 189 196

Atlanta 65 26 28 11 63 180 211

Florida 64 26 31 7 59 160 177

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 65 39 19 7 85 215 188

Chicago 64 35 23 6 76 208 177

Nashville 65 33 23 9 75 165 153

Columbus 63 31 25 7 69 173 187

St. Louis 64 28 27 9 65 175 189

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 65 40 16 9 89 210 154

Calgary 66 33 24 9 75 200 188

Minnesota 65 34 25 6 74 169 171

Colorado 64 26 30 8 60 184 219

Edmonton 65 22 35 8 52 164 214

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 65 38 21 6 82 183 164

Los Angeles 64 36 24 4 76 179 156

Phoenix 66 33 23 10 76 186 190

Dallas 63 34 23 6 74 174 177

Anaheim 64 34 25 5 73 178 187

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

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT

New Jersey 2, Tampa Bay 1

N.Y. Islanders 4, Minnesota 1

Chicago 6, Calgary 4

Anaheim 2, Detroit 1, OT

Thursday’s Games

Boston 2, Tampa Bay 1

Minnesota 3, N.Y. Rangers 1

Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2

Washington 3, St. Louis 2

Carolina 3, Buffalo 2, OT

Ottawa 3, Atlanta 1

Montreal 4, Florida 0

Edmonton 4, Columbus 2

Nashville 3, Vancouver 0

Los Angeles 1, Phoenix 0

San Jose 3, Detroit 1

Friday’s Games

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

St. Louis at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Florida at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.