NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 25 18 .581 —

Boston 23 19 .548 1 1/2

New York 19 24 .442 6

New Jersey 15 29 .341 10 1/2

Toronto 14 29 .326 11

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Miami 31 11 .738 —

Orlando 28 16 .636 4

Atlanta 24 19 .558 7 1/2

Washington 9 32 .220 21 1/2

Charlotte 6 35 .146 24 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 36 9 .800 —

Indiana 25 16 .610 9

Milwaukee 19 24 .442 16

Cleveland 16 25 .390 18

Detroit 16 27 .372 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 28 13 .683 —

Memphis 24 17 .585 4

Dallas 24 20 .545 5 1/2

Houston 24 20 .545 5 1/2

New Orleans 10 33 .233 19

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 32 10 .762 —

Denver 24 19 .558 8 1/2

Minnesota 22 21 .512 10 1/2

Utah 20 22 .476 12

Portland 20 23 .465 12 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 27 16 .628 —

L.A. Clippers 24 17 .585 2

Phoenix 20 22 .476 6 1/2

Golden State 18 22 .450 7 1/2

Sacramento 14 29 .326 13

Wednesday’s Games

Indiana 111, Philadelphia 94

New Jersey 98, Toronto 84

New York 121, Portland 79

Houston 107, Charlotte 87

L.A. Lakers 107, New Orleans 101, OT

Milwaukee 115, Cleveland 105

San Antonio 122, Orlando 111

Chicago 106, Miami 102

Detroit 124, Sacramento 112

Boston 105, Golden State 103

L.A. Clippers 96, Atlanta 82

Phoenix 120, Utah 111

Thursday’s Games

Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

New Jersey at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

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

Portland at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

Boston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

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

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (105)

Gee 8-16 2-2 19, Jamison 4-15 3-4 13, Hollins 1-2 0-0 2, Irving 11-16 4-4 28, Parker 1-3 0-0 3, Thompson 1-6 3-3 5, Sessions 0-8 2-4 2, Gibson 6-11 1-4 18, Samuels 4-6 3-4 11, Casspi 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 38-85 18-25 105.

MILWAUKEE (115)

Harris 3-6 0-0 6, Ilyasova 7-12 8-8 22, Gooden 7-12 0-0 15, Jennings 8-17 0-1 17, Delfino 7-13 0-0 17, Dunleavy 8-11 3-4 21, Udrih 1-5 1-2 3, Sanders 1-4 0-0 2, Mbah a Moute 4-6 4-6 12, Leuer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-86 16-21 115.

Cleveland 28 27 23 27 — 105

Milwaukee 23 34 27 31 — 115

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 11-24 (Gibson 5-8, Jamison 2-4, Irving 2-4, Parker 1-2, Gee 1-5, Sessions 0-1), Milwaukee 7-23 (Delfino 3-8, Dunleavy 2-4, Gooden 1-3, Jennings 1-5, Ilyasova 0-1, Harris 0-1, Udrih 0-1). Fouled Out—Ilyasova. Rebounds—Cleveland 43 (Gee, Jamison 5), Milwaukee 56 (Mbah a Moute 13). Assists—Cleveland 21 (Sessions 6), Milwaukee 38 (Gooden 13). Total Fouls—Cleveland 19, Milwaukee 20. A—15,319 (18,717).

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Boys’ Basketball

Wednesday’s Tournament Scores

Division I

Can. McKinley 57, Reynoldsburg 49

Fairfield 64, Cin. Withrow 55

Lakewood St. Edward 79, Shaker Hts. 70

Middletown 41, Cin. Moeller 37

Tol. Whitmer 40, Norwalk 32

Warren Harding 57, Mentor 54

Division III

Bedford St. Peter Chanel 55, New Middletown Spring. 37

Burton Berkshire 50, Orrville 45

Cin. Summit Country Day 61, Versailles 46

Ironton 49, Coshocton 48

Lima Cent. Catholic 57, Worthington Christian 40

Ottawa-Glandorf 55, New London 27

Portsmouth 53, Chesapeake 45

St. Bernard Roger Bacon 58, Columbus Academy 52

 

NCAA results

NCAA Men’s Tournament

Wednesday’s Results

Vermont 71, Lamar 59

South Florida 65, California 54

 

NIT pairings

National Invitation Tournament

First Round

Tuesday, March 13

UMass 101, Mississippi State 96, 2OT

Seton Hall 63, Stony Brook 61

Iowa 84, Dayton 75

Tennessee 65, Savannah State 51

Northwestern 76, Akron 74

Middle Tennessee 86, Marshall 78

Oregon 96, LSU 76

Washington 82, Texas-Arlington 72

Stanford 76, Cleveland State 65

Wednesday, March 14

Minnesota 70, La Salle 61

Drexel 81, UCF 56

Northern Iowa 67, Saint Joseph’s 65

Miami 66, Valparaiso 50

Bucknell 65, Arizona 54

Nevada 68, Oral Roberts 59

Illinois State 96, Mississippi 93, OT

Second Round

March 15-19

UMass (22-10) at Seton Hall (21-12), TBA

Middle Tennessee (26-6) at Tennessee (19-14), TBA Friday, March 16

Northwestern (19-13) at Washington (22-10), 10 p.m. Sunday, March 18

Iowa (18-16) at Oregon (23-9), 5 p.m.

Minnesota (20-14) vs. Miami (20-12)

Drexel (28-6) vs. Northern Iowa (20-13)

Bucknell (25-9) vs. Nevada (27-6)

Stanford (22-11) vs. Illinois State (21-13)

Quarterfinals

March 20-21

Washington-Northwestern winner vs. Oregon-Iowa winner

Tennessee-Middle Tennessee winner vs. Minnesota-Miami winner

UMass-Seton Hall winner vs. Drexel-Northern Iowa winner

Bucknell-Nevada winner vs. Stanford-Illinois State- winner

Semifinals

At Madison Square Garden

Tuesday, March 27

New York

Semifinal, 7 p.m.

Semifinal, 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, March 29

TBD, 7 p.m.

 

CBI pairings

College Basketball Invitational

First Round

Tuesday, March 13

TCU 83, Milwaukee 73

Princeton 95, Evansville 86

Washington State 89, San Francisco 75

Wednesday, March 14

Pittsburgh 81, Wofford 63

Penn 74, Quinnipiac63

Butler 75, Delaware 58

Wyoming 78, North Dakota State 75

Oregon State 80, Western Illinois 59

Quarterfinals

TCU (18-14) vs. Oregon State (20-14)

Washington State (16-16) vs. Wyoming (21-11)

Butler (21-14) vs. Penn (20-12)

Princeton (20-11) vs. Pittsburgh (18-16)

Monday, March 19

Semifinals

Wednesday, March 21

Semifinal 1, TBA

Semifinal 2, TBA

Championship Series March 26, 28 & 30

 

CI.com pairings

2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

First Round

Tuesday, March 13

Robert Morris 67, Indiana State 60

Mercer 68, Tennessee State 60

Old Dominion 68, Coastal Carolina 66

Georgia State 74, Tennessee Tech 43

Toledo 76, McNeese State 63

Weber State 72, Utah Valley State 69

Wednesday March 14

Manhattan 89, Albany (NY) 79

Fairfield 68, Yale 56

Oakland 86, Bowling Green 69

Buffalo 78, American 61

Drake 70, North Dakota 64

Rice 68, La.-Lafayette 63

Idaho 86, UC Santa Barbara 83

Utah State 75, CS Bakersfield 69

Loyola Marymount 88, Cal State Fullerton 79

Thursday, March 15

Kent State (21-11) at SC-Upstate (20-12), 7 p.m.

Second Round

Saturday, March 17

Georgia State (22-11) at Mercer (23-11), 4 p.m.

Note: Matchups in future rounds are determined by the results of the previous round.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Rangers 69 44 18 7 95 192 150

Pittsburgh 68 42 21 5 89 219 173

Philadelphia 69 40 22 7 87 223 197

New Jersey 70 40 25 5 85 195 182

N.Y. Islanders 70 28 31 11 67 164 211

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 69 40 26 3 83 223 170

Ottawa 71 36 25 10 82 218 209

Buffalo 71 33 29 9 75 178 201

Toronto 70 30 32 8 68 202 217

Montreal 71 28 32 11 67 188 198

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Florida 69 33 23 13 79 171 193

Washington 70 36 28 6 78 189 197

Winnipeg 70 33 29 8 74 186 197

Tampa Bay 69 32 30 7 71 197 234

Carolina 70 26 29 15 67 183 211

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 71 45 18 8 98 186 139

Detroit 71 44 24 3 91 219 171

Nashville 69 41 21 7 89 200 179

Chicago 71 38 25 8 84 213 209

Columbus 70 22 41 7 51 161 226

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 70 42 20 8 92 219 177

Colorado 72 38 30 4 80 191 193

Calgary 70 33 25 12 78 176 193

Minnesota 70 29 31 10 68 150 194

Edmonton 70 27 36 7 61 185 209

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Dallas 71 39 27 5 83 188 188

Phoenix 71 35 25 11 81 187 182

San Jose 69 34 25 10 78 189 178

Los Angeles 70 33 25 12 78 159 154

Anaheim 71 30 30 11 71 177 196

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

Wednesday’s Games

Colorado 5, Buffalo 4, SO

Montreal 3, Ottawa 2, SO

Winnipeg 5, Dallas 2

Edmonton 3, Columbus 0

Phoenix 5, Vancouver 4

Anaheim 4, Detroit 0

Thursday’s Games

Colorado at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

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

St. Louis at Carolina, 7 p.m.

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

Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Calgary, 9 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Washington at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

 

 

Arena standings

Arena Football League

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Central Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 70 48

San Antonio 1 0 0 1.000 54 48

Iowa 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0

West Division

W L T Pct PF PA

San Jose 1 0 0 1.000 71 70

Spokane 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Arizona 0 1 0 .000 70 71

Utah 0 1 0 .000 48 54

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

South Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Georgia 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0

New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Orlando 0 1 0 .000 26 40

Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 48 70

Eastern Division

W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 40 26

Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Milwaukee 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Monday’s Games

Cleveland at Georgia, 7:30 p.m.

Iowa at Spokane, 10 p.m.

Friday, March 16

Georgia at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Jacksonville at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 17

Spokane at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Utah at Iowa, 8:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Sunday, March 18

Philadelphia at New Orleans, 4 p.m.

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Detroit 8 1 .889

Toronto 10 2 .833

Boston 7 2 .778

Seattle 10 3 .769

Oakland 9 3 .750

Los Angeles 6 5 .545

Minnesota 7 6 .538

Kansas City 6 6 .500

Baltimore 4 5 .444

New York 5 8 .385

Cleveland 3 7 .300

Texas 3 7 .300

Chicago 3 8 .273

Tampa Bay 3 8 .273

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Los Angeles 7 2 .778

Miami 6 3 .667

San Francisco 8 4 .667

Houston 7 4 .636

Chicago 6 5 .545

Colorado 6 6 .500

Washington 5 5 .500

San Diego 6 7 .462

Milwaukee 5 6 .455

St. Louis 4 5 .444

Philadelphia 5 7 .417

Cincinnati 5 8 .385

Pittsburgh 4 7 .364

New York 3 7 .300

Arizona 3 9 .250

Atlanta 2 10 .167

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

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Wednesday’s Games

Pittsburgh 11, Baltimore 5

Detroit 7, N.Y. Mets 6, 10 innings

Miami 4, Tampa Bay 2

Houston 4, St. Louis 3

Toronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 5

Minnesota 6, Philadelphia 4

Milwaukee 10, Chicago Cubs 2

Chicago White Sox 9, L.A. Angels 7

Colorado (ss) 6, Texas 1

San Diego 9, Cincinnati 4

San Francisco 2, Cleveland 2, tie, 10 innings

San Diego 8, Arizona (ss) 0

Atlanta 6, Washington 5

Seattle 6, Kansas City 2

L.A. Dodgers 9, Cincinnati 1

Colorado (ss) 7, Arizona (ss) 4

Thursday’s Games

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

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

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

Atlanta vs. Philadelphia (ss) at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

St. Louis vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 2:35 p.m.

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

Arizona vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

San Diego vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

San Francisco vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

 

 

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CHICAGO BULLS—Signed G Mike James to a 10-day contract.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Announced the resignation of coach Mike D’Antoni. Named Mike Woodson interim coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

ARIZONA CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with OL Adam Snyder on a five-year contract.

CHICAGO BEARS—Agreed to terms with KR-PR Eric Weems on a three-year contract.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Released G Eric Steinbach.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Agreed to terms with CB Brandon Carr on a five-year contract and QB Kyle Orton on a three-year contract. Signed OL Mackenzy Bernadeau to a four-year contract and FB Lawrence Vickers to a two-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS—Signed WR Calvin Johnson an eight-year contract.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Agreed to terms with WR Reggie Wayne on a three-year contract. Signed DE Cory Redding. Acquired OL Winston Justice and a 2012 sixth-round draft pick from Philadelphia for a 2012 sixth-round draft pick.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Agreed to terms with DE Jeremy Mincey on a four-year contract and WR Laurent Robinson to a five-year contract.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed RB Peyton Hillis.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed TE John Carlson to a five-year contract.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Named Henry Ellard wide receivers coach.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed TE Martellus Bennett.

NEW YORK JETS—Re-signed K Nick Folk.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Released G Cooper Carlisle and DT John Henderson.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES—Agreed to terms with DE Trent Cole on a four-year contract extension through 2017 and with WR DeSean Jackson on a five-year contract.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Traded their 2012 first-round draft pick to Washington for its 2012 first and second-round draft picks and its 2013 and 2014 first-round draft picks. Agreed to terms with CB Cortland Finnegan on a five-year contract.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Re-signed OT Jared Gaither to a four-year contract. Signed LB Jarret Johnson to a four-year contract. Agreed to terms with TE Kory Sperry on a one-year contract.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed G Carl Nicks and CB Eric Wright to five-year contracts. Released C Jeff Faine.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed WR Pierre Gargon and WR Joshua Morgan.