NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 20 12 .625 —

Boston 15 15 .500 4

New York 16 16 .500 4

Toronto 9 23 .281 11

New Jersey 9 24 .273 11 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 25 7 .781 —

Orlando 20 12 .625 5

Atlanta 19 12 .613 5 1/2

Washington 7 24 .226 17 1/2

Charlotte 4 27 .129 20 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 25 8 .758 —

Indiana 19 12 .613 5

Milwaukee 13 18 .419 11

Cleveland 12 17 .414 11

Detroit 11 22 .333 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 22 9 .710 —

Dallas 20 12 .625 2 1/2

Memphis 18 14 .563 4 1/2

Houston 18 14 .563 4 1/2

New Orleans 7 23 .233 14 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 24 7 .774 —

Portland 17 15 .531 7 1/2

Denver 17 15 .531 7 1/2

Utah 15 15 .500 8 1/2

Minnesota 16 16 .500 8 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 19 10 .655 —

L.A. Lakers 18 13 .581 2

Phoenix 13 19 .406 7 1/2

Golden State 11 17 .393 7 1/2

Sacramento 10 21 .323 10

Saturday’s Games

San Antonio 103, L.A. Clippers 100, OT

New Jersey 97, Chicago 85

Memphis 104, Golden State 103

Portland 97, Atlanta 77

Sunday’s Games

New York 104, Dallas 97

Miami 90, Orlando 78

Cleveland 93, Sacramento 92

Detroit 96, Boston 81

Indiana 108, Charlotte 73

Houston 101, Utah 85

Minnesota 92, Philadelphia 91

Milwaukee 92, New Jersey 85

Phoenix 102, L.A. Lakers 90

Oklahoma City 124, Denver 118, OT

Monday’s Games

Atlanta at Chicago, 4 p.m.

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

Boston at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Houston, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.

Washington at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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

Tuesday’s Games

Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Memphis, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Portland, 10 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

Sunday’s Game

SACRAMENTO (92)

Thornton 8-20 4-5 21, J.Thompson 1-4 1-2 3, Cousins 6-17 7-11 19, Thomas 8-16 4-5 23, Evans 5-17 0-0 10, Hickson 0-3 0-0 0, Hayes 1-2 0-0 2, Fredette 1-3 0-0 2, Salmons 3-7 0-0 6, Greene 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 35-93 18-25 92.

CLEVELAND (93)

Casspi 3-12 0-0 6, Jamison 7-21 5-7 21, Erden 0-1 0-0 0, Irving 8-21 5-5 23, Gee 3-10 1-2 9, Sessions 5-14 3-4 14, Hollins 0-0 5-6 5, T.Thompson 6-10 3-6 15. Totals 32-89 22-30 93.

Sacramento 31 18 19 24 — 92

Cleveland 27 23 25 18 — 93

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 4-19 (Thomas 3-7, Thornton 1-6, Greene 0-1, Evans 0-1, Fredette 0-1, Salmons 0-3), Cleveland 7-22 (Irving 2-4, Gee 2-5, Jamison 2-6, Sessions 1-2, Casspi 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 64 (Thornton 10), Cleveland 66 (Casspi, T.Thompson 12). Assists—Sacramento 21 (Thomas 11), Cleveland 15 (Sessions 5). Total Fouls—Sacramento 25, Cleveland 23. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second. A—16,812 (20,562).

 

Ohio State box

No. 17 MICHIGAN 56, No. 6 OHIO STATE 51

OHIO STATE (22-5)

Sullinger 6-14 2-2 14, Thomas 8-13 6-7 25, Craft 1-6 2-2 4, Smith Jr. 1-3 0-0 2, Buford 3-12 0-2 6, Scott 0-0 0-2 0, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Ravenel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-49 10-15 51.

MICHIGAN (20-7)

Morgan 5-8 1-1 11, Novak 3-7 0-0 6, Douglass 3-9 0-0 7, Burke 6-14 5-8 17, Hardaway Jr. 4-5 3-5 13, Vogrich 0-0 0-0 0, McLimans 0-0 0-0 0, Smotrycz 1-4 0-0 2, Christian 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-47 9-14 56.

Halftime—Michigan 25-20. 3-Point Goals—Ohio St. 3-16 (Thomas 3-6, Craft 0-2, Smith Jr. 0-2, Sullinger 0-3, Buford 0-3), Michigan 3-13 (Hardaway Jr. 2-2, Douglass 1-5, Burke 0-1, Smotrycz 0-2, Novak 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio St. 34 (Thomas 13), Michigan 25 (Morgan 11). Assists—Ohio St. 9 (Craft 3), Michigan 8 (Burke 5). Total Fouls—Ohio St. 13, Michigan 15. A—12,721.

 

Ohio U. box

OHIO 81, UNC ASHEVILLE 62

UNC ASHEVILLE (19-9)

Dickey 3-11 9-10 16, Primm 1-8 2-2 4, Lane 2-8 2-2 7, Atkinson 6-9 3-4 16, Jackson 1-5 3-4 5, Littlejohn 1-2 0-0 2, Hornsby 2-6 0-1 5, Nwannunu 0-2 1-4 1, Harn 1-1 0-0 2, Meyer 1-1 1-2 4. Totals 18-53 21-29 62.

OHIO (21-6)

Offutt 8-10 0-0 19, Cooper 2-6 0-0 6, Kellogg 3-4 2-2 10, Smith 2-4 1-3 5, Keely 4-6 1-4 9, Goff 2-2 0-0 5, McKinley 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 2-6 0-0 4, Johnson 1-2 2-2 4, Taylor 4-7 2-4 12, Baltic 0-2 0-0 0, Goard 2-3 3-4 7, Jacobs 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-52 11-19 81.

Halftime—Ohio 34-18. 3-Point Goals—UNC Asheville 5-24 (Atkinson 1-1, Meyer 1-1, Lane 1-4, Hornsby 1-4, Dickey 1-7, Jackson 0-1, Primm 0-6), Ohio 10-21 (Offutt 3-4, Kellogg 2-3, Taylor 2-5, Cooper 2-6, Goff 1-1, Hall 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—UNC Asheville 32 (Atkinson 7), Ohio 32 (Baltic 7). Assists—UNC Asheville 8 (Hornsby, Primm 2), Ohio 20 (Cooper 8). Total Fouls—UNC Asheville 16, Ohio 22. Technical—Ohio Bench. A—9,961.

 

Notre Dame box

No. 23 NOTRE DAME 74, VILLANOVA 70, OT

NOTRE DAME (19-8)

Martin 1-9 4-4 6, Connaughton 7-15 0-0 21, Cooley 8-11 2-4 18, Atkins 5-13 5-7 17, Grant 3-15 1-2 10, Dragicevich 0-2 0-0 0, Knight 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-66 12-17 74.

VILLANOVA (11-15)

Pinkston 7-18 6-8 24, Sutton 6-9 0-0 12, Yarou 2-8 0-0 4, Johnson 3-13 2-2 8, Cheek 5-11 6-8 19, Hilliard 0-2 1-2 1, Kennedy 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 24-63 15-20 70.

Halftime—Villanova 39-23. End Of Regulation—Tied 60. 3-Point Goals—Notre Dame 12-31 (Connaughton 7-12, Grant 3-10, Atkins 2-7, Martin 0-1, Dragicevich 0-1), Villanova 7-19 (Pinkston 4-8, Cheek 3-5, Sutton 0-1, Hilliard 0-2, Johnson 0-3). Fouled Out—Kennedy. Rebounds—Notre Dame 37 (Cooley 13), Villanova 47 (Yarou 11). Assists—Notre Dame 20 (Grant 9), Villanova 13 (Johnson 7). Total Fouls—Notre Dame 15, Villanova 17. A—15,939.

 

College scores

Sunday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Duke 75, Boston College 50

Loyola (Md.) 69, Boston U. 56

South Florida 56, Pittsburgh 47

Syracuse 74, Rutgers 64

Washington (Mo.) 74, NYU 68

SOUTH

Vanderbilt 61, Georgia 52

MIDWEST

Iowa 78, Indiana 66

Michigan St. 76, Purdue 62

Tennessee St. 68, Miami (Ohio) 61

Wisconsin 65, Penn St. 55

SOUTHWEST

Abilene Christian 80, Texas A&M-Kingsville 70

FAR WEST

Oregon 68, Stanford 64

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Basketball

Saturday’s Boys’ Games of Interest

Bidwell River Valley 56, Marion Harding 55

New Boston 73, Portsmouth Sciotoville 63

Newark Cath. 66, Cols. Horizon Science 58

Peebles 65, Piketon 55

Southeastern 48, Greenfield McClain 46

Washington C.H. 55, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 27

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 57 38 14 5 81 161 116

New Jersey 58 34 20 4 72 164 159

Philadelphia 58 32 19 7 71 193 177

Pittsburgh 59 33 21 5 71 184 160

N.Y. Islanders 58 25 25 8 58 139 168

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 57 35 20 2 72 190 132

Ottawa 60 30 22 8 68 179 183

Toronto 59 29 24 6 64 178 180

Montreal 60 24 26 10 58 160 164

Buffalo 59 25 27 7 57 148 175

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 58 27 20 11 65 144 162

Winnipeg 61 29 26 6 64 153 170

Washington 58 29 24 5 63 159 163

Tampa Bay 58 26 26 6 58 163 195

Carolina 59 22 26 11 55 153 181

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 60 41 17 2 84 190 139

St. Louis 59 36 16 7 79 150 117

Nashville 59 34 19 6 74 165 154

Chicago 60 32 21 7 71 189 178

Columbus 59 17 35 7 41 136 195

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 59 38 15 6 82 194 144

Calgary 59 28 22 9 65 142 155

Colorado 60 29 27 4 62 151 168

Minnesota 59 26 24 9 61 131 154

Edmonton 58 22 30 6 50 153 177

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 57 31 19 7 69 167 142

Phoenix 59 29 21 9 67 152 147

Los Angeles 59 27 21 11 65 124 126

Dallas 59 29 26 4 62 152 167

Anaheim 59 25 24 10 60 152 168

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

Saturday’s Games

Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 4

Chicago 6, Columbus 1

St. Louis 4, Minnesota 0

N.Y. Islanders 4, Carolina 3

Tampa Bay 2, Washington 1

Vancouver 6, Toronto 2

Phoenix 2, Dallas 1, OT

Calgary 1, Los Angeles 0

Sunday’s Games

Buffalo 6, Pittsburgh 2

Detroit 3, San Jose 2

Chicago 3, St. Louis 1

Minnesota 2, Boston 0

New Jersey 3, Montreal 1

Anaheim 2, Florida 0

Nashville 3, Dallas 2

N.Y. Rangers 3, Columbus 2, OT

Winnipeg 5, Colorado 1

Vancouver 5, Edmonton 2

Monday’s Games

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

Washington at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

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

New Jersey at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

San Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

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

Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

 

NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup

Budweiser Shootout Results

Saturday

At Daytona International Speedway

Daytona Beach, Fla.

Lap length: 2.5 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 82 laps, 103.4 rating, 0 points, $198,550.

2. (15) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 82, 90.3, 0, $94,800.

3. (21) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 82, 84.6, 0, $54,800.

4. (3) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 82, 55.9, 0, $45,800.

5. (16) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 82, 69.4, 0, $44,800.

6. (7) Greg Biffle, Ford, 82, 97.2, 0, $43,400.

7. (13) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 82, 61.9, 0, $42,050.

8. (17) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 82, 66.2, 0, $40,025.

9. (11) Carl Edwards, Ford, 82, 71.1, 0, $38,025.

10. (25) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 82, 68.8, 0, $36,525.

11. (12) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 81, 49.5, 0, $36,025.

12. (9) A J Allmendinger, Dodge, 80, 56.2, 0, $35,525.

13. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 79, 37.8, 0, $35,025.

14. (18) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, accident, 74, 90.2, 0, $33,525.

15. (14) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, accident, 73, 98.5, 0, $33,025.

16. (4) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, accident, 73, 105.7, 0, $32,525.

17. (6) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, accident, 73, 70.8, 0, $30,025.

18. (10) Joey Logano, Toyota, accident, 54, 70.8, 0, $28,025.

19. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, accident, 54, 86.5, 0, $25,025.

20. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 54, 78.4, 0, $23,025.

21. (23) Matt Kenseth, Ford, accident, 54, 50.9, 0, $21,025.

22. (22) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, accident, 54, 75.5, 0, $20,025.

23. (24) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, accident, 8, 35.4, 0, $18,030.

24. (5) David Ragan, Ford, accident, 8, 33.6, 0, $16,030.

25. (20) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, accident, 8, 25, 0, $15,032.

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Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 124.096 mph.

Time of Race: 1 hour, 39 minutes, 7 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.013 seconds.

Caution Flags: 5 for 22 laps.

Lead Changes: 26 among 13 drivers.

Lap Leaders: D.Earnhardt Jr. 1-3; J.McMurray 4; J.Logano 5; K.Harvick 6; D.Earnhardt Jr. 7-15; K.Harvick 16; J.McMurray 17; M.Truex Jr. 18-22; J.McMurray 23-25; J.Gordon 26-27; G.Biffle 28-33; A.Allmendinger 34; G.Biffle 35-36; J.Montoya 37; J.McMurray 38-42; M.Truex Jr. 43-44; J.Johnson 45; K.Harvick 46-47; J.Gordon 48-51; J.McMurray 52; G.Biffle 53-61; J.Gordon 62-71; Ky.Busch 72-73; T.Stewart 74-80; M.Ambrose 81; Ky.Busch 82.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): G.Biffle, 3 times for 17 laps; J.Gordon, 3 times for 16 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 12 laps; J.McMurray, 5 times for 11 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 7 laps; M.Truex Jr., 2 times for 7 laps; K.Harvick, 3 times for 4 laps; Ky.Busch, 2 times for 3 laps; M.Ambrose, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Montoya, 1 time for 1 lap; A.Allmendinger, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Johnson, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Logano, 1 time for 1 lap.

 

 

Transactions

Sunday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL

American League

NEW YORK YANKEES—Traded RHP A.J. Burnett and cash to Pittsburgh for RHP Diego Moreno and OF Exicardo Cayonestwo.

National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Agreed to terms with RHP Brett Tomko on a minor league contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Kendrick on a two-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Announced the retirement of OF Mike Cameron.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

HOUSTON ROCKETS—Recalled C-F Greg Smith from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

NHL—Suspended Minnesota C Warren Peters one game after cross-checking St. Louis RW David Backes in the head in a Feb. 18 game. Fined Florida F Kris Versteeg $2,500 for cross-checking Washington F Jeff Halpern in a Feb. 17 game.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Signed LW James Neal to a six-year contract extension.

COLLEGE

WESTERN KENTUCKY—Named Ray Harper men’s basketball coach.