NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

All Times EDT

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-Boston 48 18 .727 —

New York 34 32 .515 14

Philadelphia 35 33 .515 14

New Jersey 22 43 .338 25 1/2

Toronto 18 49 .269 30 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

x-Miami 46 22 .676 —

x-Orlando 43 26 .623 3 1/2

Atlanta 39 29 .574 7

Charlotte 28 39 .418 17 1/2

Washington 16 50 .242 29

Central Division

W L Pct GB

y-Chicago 48 18 .727 —

Indiana 29 39 .426 20

Milwaukee 26 41 .388 22 1/2

Detroit 24 44 .353 25

Cleveland 13 53 .197 35

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-San Antonio 54 13 .806 —

Dallas 48 20 .706 6 1/2

New Orleans 40 30 .571 15 1/2

Memphis 37 31 .544 17 1/2

Houston 35 34 .507 20

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 44 23 .657 —

Denver 41 27 .603 3 1/2

Portland 38 29 .567 6

Utah 36 33 .522 9

Minnesota 17 52 .246 28

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 48 20 .706 —

Phoenix 33 33 .500 14

Golden State 30 38 .441 18

L.A. Clippers 26 43 .377 22 1/2

Sacramento 16 50 .242 31

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Wednesday’s Games

Denver 102, Atlanta 87

Boston 92, Indiana 80

Detroit 107, Toronto 93

Orlando 93, Milwaukee 89, OT

New Orleans 100, Phoenix 95

Oklahoma City 96, Miami 85

Houston 94, Charlotte 78

Utah 119, Minnesota 104

Cleveland 97, Sacramento 93

Dallas 112, Golden State 106

Philadelphia 104, L.A. Clippers 94

Thursday’s Games

Chicago at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Portland, 10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Denver at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

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

Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

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

Boston at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Golden State at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

Cavaliers’ box

Wednesday’s Game

CLEVELAND (97)

Gee 2-2 4-4 8, Samuels 5-11 3-6 13, Hickson 6-12 5-10 17, Sessions 10-15 0-2 20, Parker 2-4 1-1 5, Gibson 3-8 1-1 8, Harangody 6-12 2-2 15, Eyenga 1-4 0-0 2, Hollins 0-0 2-2 2, Harris 3-6 1-2 7. Totals 38-74 19-30 97.

SACRAMENTO (93)

Garcia 6-15 0-0 14, Cousins 5-19 1-3 11, Dalembert 7-11 2-3 16, Udrih 6-13 0-0 14, Thornton 8-22 3-3 23, Thompson 0-6 2-4 2, Head 0-0 0-0 0, Jeter 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor 3-9 0-0 7, Casspi 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 38-100 8-13 93.

Cleveland 18 27 28 24 — 97

Sacramento 28 23 23 19 — 93

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 2-9 (Gibson 1-3, Harangody 1-3, Eyenga 0-1, Harris 0-2), Sacramento 9-23 (Thornton 4-12, Udrih 2-3, Garcia 2-6, Taylor 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 53 (Harangody, Hickson 8), Sacramento 61 (Cousins 16). Assists—Cleveland 16 (Sessions 6), Sacramento 22 (Udrih 8). Total Fouls—Cleveland 18, Sacramento 24. Technicals—Dalembert. A—13,477 (17,317).

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Wednesday’s Scores

Division I

Cin. La Salle 64, Cin. Winton Woods 58

Cin. Moeller 67, Cin. Withrow 58

Cols. Northland 57, Gahanna Lincoln 52

Garfield Hts. 79, Lakewood St. Edward 72

Mentor 82, Berea 50

Division III

Archbold 53, Ontario 30

Chesapeake 62, Sugarcreek Garaway 57

Cin. Summit Country Day 67, Heath 51

Cin. Taft 90, Cin. Clark Montessori 72

Cle. Cent. Cath. 58, Burton Berkshire 45

Cols. Africentric 43, Ottawa-Glandorf 38

Portsmouth 45, Wheelersburg 39

Youngs. Ursuline 66, Orrville 58

NIT pairings

National Invitation Tournament

First Round

Tuesday, March 15

Alabama 68, Coastal Carolina 44

College of Charleston 94, Dayton 84

Cleveland State 63, Vermont 60

Oklahoma State 71, Harvard 54

Missouri State 89, Murray State 76

New Mexico 69, UTEP 57

Boston College 82, McNeese State 64

Fairfield 62, Colorado State 60

Kent State 71, St. Mary’s, Calif. 70

Wednesday, March 16

Wichita State 76, Nebraska 49

Miami 85, Florida Atlantic 62

Northwestern 70, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 61

Virginia Tech 79, Bethune-Cookman 54

Colorado 88, Texas Southern 74

California 77, Mississippi 74

Washington State 85, Long Beach State 74

Second Round

March 18-21

New Mexico (22-12) at Alabama (22-11)

Kent State (24-11) at Fairfield (25-7)

College of Charleston (25-10) at Cleveland State (27-8), TBD

Missouri State (26-8) vs. Miami (20-14), TBD

Colorado (22-13) vs. California (18-14), , TBD

Boston College (21-12) vs. Northwestern (19-13), , TBD

Oklahoma State (20-13) vs. Washington State (20-12), TBD

Virginia Tech (22-11) vs. Wichita State (25-8), TBD

Quarterfinals

March 22-23

Alabama-New Mexico winner vs. Missouri State—Miami winner, TBD

Colorado-California winner vs. Fairfield-Kent State winner, TBD

Boston College-Northwestern winner vs. Oklahoma State-Washington State winner, TBD

Virginia Tech—Nebraska-Wichita State winner vs. College of Charleston-Cleveland State winner, TBD Semifinals

Tuesday, March 29

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Game 1, 7 p.m.

Game 2, 9:30 p.m.

Championship Thursday, March 31

Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.

CIT pairings

College Insider.com Tournament

All Times EDT

First Round

Monday, March 14

Buffalo 75, Quinnipiac 68

Tuesday, March 15

Ohio 65, Marshall 64

East Tennessee State 76, Furman 63

Jacksonville 71, East Carolina 66, OT

Northern Iowa 84, Rider 50

Air Force 77, North Dakota 67

Santa Clara 68, Northern Arizona 63

Wednesday, March 16

Western Michigan 74, Tennessee Tech 66

Iona 85, Valparaiso 77

SMU 64, Oral Roberts 57, OT

San Francisco 81, Idaho 73

Second Round

Friday, March 18

Air Force (16-15) at Santa Clara (20-14), TBA

Saturday, March 19

Jacksonville (20-11) at SMU (18-14), TBA

Buffalo (19-13) at Western Michigan (21-12), TBA

San Francisco (18-14) at Hawaii (19-12), TBA

Quarterfinals

March 21-22

East Tennessee State (23-11) vs. TBD

Northern Iowa (20-13) vs. TBD

Ohio (19-15) vs. TBD

Iona (23-11) vs. vs. TBD

Semifinals

Friday, March 25

TBD

Championship

Wednesday, March 30

TBD

Note: All 24 teams compete in the first round; four teams then get a bye into the quarterfinals. The eight remaining teams play for the right to advance to the quarterfinals.

CBI pairings

College Basketball Invitational

First Roud

Tuesday, March 15

Davidson 85, James Madison 65

Creighton 85, San Jose State 74

Evansville 77, Hofstra 70

Boise State 81, Austin Peay 80

Wednesday, March 16

Rhode Island 76, Miami (Ohio) 59

UCF 69, St. Bonaventure 54

Duquesne 87, Montana 76

Oregon 68, Weber St. 59

Quarterfinals

Monday, March 21

Davidson (18-14) vs. Creighton (20-14), TBA

Boise State (21-12) vs. Evansville (16-15), TBA

Duquesne (19-12) vs. Oregon (17-17), TBA

Rhode Island (20-13) vs. UCF (20-11),

Semifinals

Wednesday, March 23

TBD

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Monday, March 28

TBD

Wednesday, March 30

TBD

Friday, April 1

TBD

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Philadelphia 69 43 19 7 93 222 184

Pittsburgh 71 41 22 8 90 206 172

N.Y. Rangers 71 37 30 4 78 204 174

New Jersey 69 33 32 4 70 150 176

N.Y. Islanders 71 27 33 11 65 197 227

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 69 39 21 9 87 208 166

Montreal 70 38 25 7 83 186 176

Buffalo 70 34 28 8 76 203 202

Toronto 71 31 30 10 72 187 219

Ottawa 70 25 36 9 59 158 220

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 72 41 21 10 92 195 176

Tampa Bay 70 39 22 9 87 210 211

Carolina 71 32 29 10 74 198 212

Atlanta 70 29 29 12 70 196 227

Florida 70 28 33 9 65 175 194

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 70 42 20 8 92 230 201

Chicago 70 38 24 8 84 232 196

Nashville 70 35 25 10 80 179 165

Columbus 69 32 27 10 74 190 209

St. Louis 70 31 30 9 71 194 209

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 72 47 16 9 103 237 169

Calgary 72 36 27 9 81 217 207

Minnesota 70 35 28 7 77 178 188

Colorado 69 26 35 8 60 193 243

Edmonton 70 23 38 9 55 172 231

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 71 40 23 8 88 203 186

Los Angeles 70 40 25 5 85 196 170

Phoenix 71 37 23 11 85 206 203

Dallas 70 37 25 8 82 196 199

Anaheim 70 38 27 5 81 197 203

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

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto 3, Carolina 1

Detroit 3, Washington 2

Vancouver 4, Colorado 2

Anaheim 2, St. Louis 1

Thursday’s Games

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.

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

New Jersey at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

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

Phoenix at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 12 6 .667

Seattle 10 5 .667

Detroit 13 9 .591

Minnesota 10 8 .556

Boston 11 9 .550

Los Angeles 10 10 .500

Texas 9 9 .500

Toronto 9 9 .500

Baltimore 8 9 .471

Tampa Bay 8 9 .471

Cleveland 7 9 .438

New York 7 11 .389

Oakland 7 12 .368

Chicago 6 11 .353

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

San Francisco 16 5 .762

Colorado 14 6 .700

Atlanta 12 6 .667

Philadelphia 13 7 .650

Milwaukee 12 7 .632

St. Louis 10 7 .588

Cincinnati 10 8 .556

Washington 10 8 .556

New York 9 10 .474

San Diego 8 9 .471

Chicago 9 12 .429

Pittsburgh 8 12 .400

Houston 8 14 .364

Los Angeles 6 15 .286

Florida 5 13 .278

Arizona 5 17 .227

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

Wednesday’s Games

Houston 8, Washington 7

Tampa Bay 6, Florida 3

Atlanta 4, Boston 3

Minnesota 4, N.Y. Mets 3

Toronto 5, Pittsburgh 3

St. Louis 9, Detroit 4

San Francisco 5, Chicago White Sox 3

L.A. Angels 10, Arizona 8

N.Y. Yankees 10, Baltimore 0

Colorado 11, Texas 10

Kansas City 5, Cincinnati 3

Milwaukee 5, Seattle 4

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Mets vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

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

Seattle vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Texas vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

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

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

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

N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Boston (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Cleveland (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

Arena standings

Arena Football League

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

West Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 55 52

San Jose 1 0 0 1.000 76 48

Utah 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Spokane 0 1 0 .000 48 76

Central Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 49 41

Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 53 46

Iowa 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 46 53

Tulsa 0 1 0 .000 47 53

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

South Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Georgia 1 0 0 1.000 53 47

Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 46 40

Orlando 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 52 55

New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 40 46

Eastern Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 58 52

Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Milwaukee 0 1 0 .000 41 49

Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 52 58

Friday’s Games

Tampa Bay 46, New Orleans 40

Philadelphia 58, Pittsburgh 52, OT

San Jose 76, Spokane 48

Saturday’s Games

Dallas 53, Kansas City 46

Arizona 55, Jacksonville 52

Sunday’s Games

Georgia 53, Tulsa 47

Monday’s Games

Chicago 49, Milwaukee 41

Thursday, March 17

Tampa Bay at Utah, 9 p.m.

Friday, March 18

Orlando at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Georgia at Jacksonville, 8 p.m.

Kansas City at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 19

Tulsa at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Iowa at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Spokane, 10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 10 p.m.