NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-Boston 46 15 .754 —

New York 33 29 .532 13 1/2

Philadelphia 32 30 .516 14 1/2

New Jersey 19 43 .306 27 1/2

Toronto 17 46 .270 30

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 43 20 .683 —

Orlando 40 24 .625 3 1/2

Atlanta 37 26 .587 6

Charlotte 26 37 .413 17

Washington 16 46 .258 26 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 44 18 .710 —

Indiana 27 35 .435 17

Milwaukee 23 38 .377 20 1/2

Detroit 23 41 .359 22

Cleveland 12 50 .194 32

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 51 12 .810 —

Dallas 46 17 .730 5

New Orleans 37 29 .561 15 1/2

Memphis 36 29 .554 16

Houston 33 32 .508 19

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 39 23 .629 —

Denver 37 27 .578 3

Portland 36 27 .571 3 1/2

Utah 33 31 .516 7

Minnesota 15 50 .231 25 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 45 19 .703 —

Phoenix 32 29 .525 11 1/2

Golden State 27 35 .435 17

L.A. Clippers 24 40 .375 21

Sacramento 15 46 .246 28 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

Sunday’s Games

Chicago 87, Miami 86

L.A. Lakers 99, San Antonio 83

Detroit 113, Washington 102

Philadelphia 125, Golden State 117, OT

New York 92, Atlanta 79

New Orleans 96, Cleveland 81

Oklahoma City 122, Phoenix 118, OT

Memphis 104, Dallas 103

Boston 89, Milwaukee 83

Monday’s Games

L.A. Clippers 92, Charlotte 87

Portland 89, Orlando 85

New York 131, Utah 109

Chicago 85, New Orleans 77

Memphis 107, Oklahoma City 101

Dallas 108, Minnesota 105

Houston 123, Sacramento 101

Tuesday’s Games

L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.

Portland at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Golden State at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Utah at Toronto, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

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

Orlando at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

H.S. basketball

Ohio High School Basketball

Monday’s Boys’ Tournament Scores

Division III

Orrville 51, Jeromesville Hillsdale 47

Division IV

Leesburg Fairfield 43, Reedsville Eastern 41

McDonald 75, Lowellville 51

S. Webster 57, Beaver Eastern 34

College basketball

Monday’s Men’s College Basketball Scores

TOURNAMENTS

Colonial Athletic Association

Championship

Old Dominion 70, Va. Commonwealth 65

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Championship

St. Peter’s 62, Iona 57

Southern Conference

Championship

Wofford 77, Coll. of Charleston 67

Summit League

Semifinals

Oakland, Mich. 110, S. Dakota St. 90

Oral Roberts 83, IUPUI 77

Sun Belt Conference

Semifinals

Ark.-Little Rock 65, Middle Tennessee 56

North Texas 81, W. Kentucky 62

West Coast Conference

Championship

Gonzaga 75, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 63

AP men’s poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Ohio St. (52) 29-2 1,612 1

2. Kansas (13) 29-2 1,569 2

3. Pittsburgh 27-4 1,493 4

4. Notre Dame 25-5 1,416 8

5. Duke 27-4 1,265 4

6. North Carolina 24-6 1,209 13

7. San Diego St. 29-2 1,197 9

8. BYU 28-3 1,187 3

9. Purdue 25-6 1,108 6

10. Texas 25-6 1,081 7

11. Syracuse 25-6 984 12

12. Florida 24-6 931 14

13. Wisconsin 23-7 870 10

14. Louisville 23-8 794 11

15. Kentucky 22-8 639 20

16. Arizona 25-6 562 18

17. St. John’s 20-10 462 15

18. Xavier 24-6 437 23

19. Kansas St. 22-9 345 —

20. West Virginia 20-10 294 —

21. Connecticut 21-9 281 16

22. Georgetown 21-9 244 17

23. Utah St. 28-3 234 25

24. Temple 24-6 209 —

25. Cincinnati 24-7 202 —

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 177, Vanderbilt 101, Villanova 64, UCLA 40, UNLV 29, Missouri 22, George Mason 12, Old Dominion 11, Alabama 10, Belmont 9, Butler 9, Gonzaga 6, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 4, Va. Commonwealth 3, UAB 2, Harvard 1.

USA Today poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 6, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Ohio State (17) 29-2 767 1

2. Kansas (14) 29-2 748 2

3. Pittsburgh 27-4 702 5

4. Notre Dame 25-5 678 7

5. Duke 27-4 595 4

6. San Diego State 29-2 592 9

7. North Carolina 24-6 560 13

8. Brigham Young 28-3 546 3

9. Purdue 25-6 537 6

10. Texas 25-6 518 8

11. Syracuse 25-6 492 12

12. Florida 24-6 456 14

13. Wisconsin 23-7 396 10

14. Louisville 23-8 364 11

15. Arizona 25-6 285 18

16. Kentucky 22-8 274 23

17. Utah State 28-3 237 21

18. St. John’s 20-10 230 15

19. Connecticut 21-9 165 16

20. Xavier 24-6 150 NR

21. Texas A&M 23-7 146 22

22. Georgetown 21-9 117 17

23. Kansas State 22-9 113 NR

24. Vanderbilt 21-9 80 20

25. Temple 24-6 77 NR

Others receiving votes: West Virginia (20-10) 64; Villanova (21-10) 43; UCLA (22-9) 36; Cincinnati (24-7) 31; Missouri (22-9) 23; UNLV (23-7) 16; George Mason (26-6) 14; Saint Mary’s (24-7) 11; Alabama-Birmingham (22-7) 4; Boston College (19-11) 3; Florida State (21-9) 2; Alabama (20-10) 1; Harvard (23-5) 1; Washington (20-10) 1.

AP women’s poll

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Connecticut (37) 30-1 973 1

2. Stanford (2) 27-2 929 2

3. Baylor 28-2 887 3

4. Tennessee 31-2 875 4

5. Xavier 27-2 809 6

6. Duke 29-3 774 8

7. UCLA 26-3 716 9

8. Texas A&M 26-4 715 5

9. DePaul 27-5 651 12

10. Notre Dame 25-6 644 7

11. Miami 27-4 552 10

12. Michigan St. 26-5 503 11

13. Wis.-Green Bay 29-1 465 15

14. North Carolina 25-8 449 19

15. Florida St. 23-7 412 14

16. Maryland 23-6 390 13

17. Kentucky 24-8 335 16

18. Ohio St. 22-9 262 —

19. Marist 28-2 250 21

20. Gonzaga 27-4 197 22

21. Oklahoma 20-10 154 18

22. Houston 25-4 128 25

23. Georgetown 22-10 114 17

24. Georgia Tech 23-10 102 —

25. Marquette 23-8 78 20

Others receiving votes: Iowa 53, Louisiana Tech 41, Iowa St. 40, Penn St. 40, West Virginia 33, Texas Tech 31, BYU 13, Kansas St. 13, Rutgers 11, Georgia 10, Temple 7, Tulane 7, N. Iowa 4, Princeton 4, Bowling Green 3, Louisville 1.

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

All Times EST

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 65 40 19 6 86 208 174

Pittsburgh 67 38 21 8 84 193 166

N.Y. Rangers 68 35 29 4 74 193 164

New Jersey 65 30 31 4 64 139 168

N.Y. Islanders 67 25 32 10 60 184 213

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 65 38 19 8 84 199 152

Montreal 66 36 23 7 79 176 167

Buffalo 65 32 25 8 72 189 187

Toronto 66 29 28 9 67 173 202

Ottawa 65 22 34 9 53 147 206

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 67 37 20 10 84 178 167

Tampa Bay 66 37 21 8 82 196 200

Carolina 66 31 26 9 71 191 201

Atlanta 66 27 28 11 65 184 214

Florida 66 26 31 9 61 165 184

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 66 39 19 8 86 219 193

Chicago 66 37 23 6 80 218 182

Nashville 66 33 24 9 75 167 156

Columbus 65 31 26 8 70 180 196

St. Louis 66 29 28 9 67 182 198

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 67 42 16 9 93 216 155

Calgary 68 35 24 9 79 207 193

Minnesota 66 34 25 7 75 171 174

Colorado 65 26 31 8 60 185 224

Edmonton 66 23 35 8 54 169 215

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 66 38 22 6 82 185 167

Dallas 66 36 23 7 79 184 186

Phoenix 67 34 23 10 78 191 194

Los Angeles 66 36 25 5 77 183 163

Anaheim 66 35 26 5 75 182 193

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

Sunday’s Games

New Jersey 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO

N.Y. Rangers 7, Philadelphia 0

Washington 3, Florida 2, OT

Buffalo 3, Minnesota 2, OT

Calgary 3, Nashville 2

Vancouver 3, Anaheim 0

Monday’s Games

Washington 2, Tampa Bay 1, SO

St. Louis 5, Columbus 4, SO

Dallas 4, Los Angeles 3, OT

Tuesday’s Games

Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games

Edmonton at Washington, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Carolina, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Dallas, 9 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

All Times EST

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 7 3 .700

Detroit 8 4 .667

Minnesota 6 3 .667

Texas 6 4 .600

Baltimore 4 3 .571

Los Angeles 5 5 .500

Seattle 4 4 .500

Boston 4 5 .444

Cleveland 4 5 .444

New York 4 5 .444

Toronto 4 5 .444

Oakland 4 6 .400

Chicago 2 6 .250

Tampa Bay 2 7 .222

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

San Francisco 9 3 .750

Atlanta 7 3 .700

St. Louis 6 3 .667

Washington 5 3 .625

Cincinnati 6 4 .600

Milwaukee 6 4 .600

Colorado 5 4 .556

Florida 4 4 .500

San Diego 4 4 .500

Philadelphia 5 6 .455

Pittsburgh 5 6 .455

New York 4 5 .444

Chicago 4 6 .400

Los Angeles 4 7 .364

Arizona 4 9 .308

Houston 2 8 .200

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

Monday’s Games

St. Louis 10, Minnesota 4

Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 2

Washington 14, Houston 9

Boston 6, Baltimore (ss) 5

Florida 4, Atlanta 3, 10 innings

N.Y. Yankees (ss) 7, Philadelphia 1

Detroit 2, N.Y. Mets 1

Chicago White Sox (ss) 16, Cleveland 16, tie

Seattle 6, Oakland 3

Milwaukee 15, Cincinnati 2

Chicago Cubs 14, L.A. Angels 13

Chicago White Sox (ss) 12, Arizona (ss) 1

Arizona (ss) 8, Kansas City (ss) 6

L.A. Dodgers 7, Colorado 1

Baltimore (ss) 0, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 0, tie

Kansas City (ss) 11, San Diego 3

San Francisco 4, Texas 1

Tuesday’s Games

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

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

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

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

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

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

Houston (ss) vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Washington vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

Colorado (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

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

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

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

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

L.A. Dodgers vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Minnesota vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

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

Washington vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

Chicago White Sox vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

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

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

San Diego (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Transactions

Monday’s Sports Transactions

FOOTBALL

National Football League

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Promoted assistant coach Chuck Bresnahan to defensive coordinator.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Named Carnell Lake defensive backs coach.

COLLEGE

BROWN—Named Jill Reeve women’s field hockey coach.

EASTERN WASHINGTON—Fired men’s basketball coach Kirk Earlywine.

TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI—Fried men’s basketball coach Perry Clark.

TEXAS STATE—Promoted Laurie Hindson assistant athletic director for academic services and director of the athletic academic center.

TEXAS TECH—Fired men’s basketball coach Pat Knight.

TOWSON—Announced the resignation of men’s basketball coach Pat Kennedy.