NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

All Times EDT

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-New York 42 26 .618 —

x-Brooklyn 41 29 .586 2

Boston 36 33 .522 6 1/2

Philadelphia 27 43 .386 16

Toronto 26 44 .371 17

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

y-Miami 56 14 .800 —

Atlanta 39 32 .549 17 1/2

Washington 26 44 .371 30

Orlando 18 53 .254 38 1/2

Charlotte 16 54 .229 40

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Indiana 44 27 .620 —

Chicago 38 31 .551 5

Milwaukee 34 35 .493 9

Detroit 24 47 .338 20

Cleveland 22 47 .319 21

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-San Antonio 53 17 .757 —

x-Memphis 47 23 .671 6

Houston 39 31 .557 14

Dallas 34 36 .486 19

New Orleans 25 46 .352 28 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Oklahoma City 52 19 .732 —

x-Denver 49 23 .681 3 1/2

Utah 35 36 .493 17

Portland 33 37 .471 18 1/2

Minnesota 24 44 .353 26 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

x-L.A. Clippers 48 22 .686 —

Golden State 41 31 .569 8

L.A. Lakers 36 35 .507 12 1/2

Sacramento 25 46 .352 23 1/2

Phoenix 23 48 .324 25 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

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Monday’s Games

Indiana 100, Atlanta 94

Miami 108, Orlando 94

Washington 107, Memphis 94

New Orleans 110, Denver 86

Utah 107, Philadelphia 91

Golden State 109, L.A. Lakers 103

Tuesday’s Games

New York at Boston, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m.

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

Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Houston, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Washington at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

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

Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.

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

Brooklyn at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 33 25 8 0 50 116 84

New Jersey 33 15 11 7 37 82 89

N.Y. Rangers 31 15 13 3 33 73 76

N.Y. Islanders 32 14 15 3 31 93 105

Philadelphia 31 13 16 2 28 82 94

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 31 20 6 5 45 98 77

Boston 31 21 7 3 45 89 66

Ottawa 33 18 9 6 42 86 72

Toronto 33 17 12 4 38 99 95

Buffalo 32 13 15 4 30 86 100

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Winnipeg 33 17 14 2 36 84 98

Carolina 30 15 13 2 32 85 86

Washington 32 15 16 1 31 92 90

Tampa Bay 32 13 18 1 27 103 98

Florida 33 9 18 6 24 78 116

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 31 24 4 3 51 106 71

Detroit 33 17 11 5 39 90 83

St. Louis 31 17 12 2 36 92 86

Nashville 33 14 13 6 34 83 88

Columbus 32 13 13 6 32 75 85

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 31 19 10 2 40 86 75

Vancouver 32 17 9 6 40 87 85

Edmonton 31 11 13 7 29 74 91

Calgary 30 12 14 4 28 85 103

Colorado 31 11 16 4 26 79 100

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 32 22 6 4 48 104 83

Los Angeles 32 18 12 2 38 93 80

San Jose 31 14 11 6 34 76 82

Dallas 32 15 14 3 33 87 97

Phoenix 32 13 15 4 30 82 90

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

Monday’s Games

Boston 3, Toronto 2, SO

Ottawa 3, New Jersey 2, SO

Los Angeles 5, Chicago 4

Nashville 3, Edmonton 2

Minnesota 7, Dallas 4

Detroit 3, Phoenix 2

San Jose 5, Anaheim 3

Tuesday’s Games

Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

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

Winnipeg at Carolina, 7 p.m.

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

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

Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Columbus at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Montreal at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Colorado at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

All Times EDT

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 22 6 .786

Baltimore 18 7 .720

Seattle 19 10 .655

Detroit 18 11 .621

Cleveland 16 12 .571

Oakland 13 12 .520

Tampa Bay 15 14 .517

Texas 15 14 .517

Boston 15 15 .500

Minnesota 14 14 .500

Houston 13 14 .481

Chicago 11 13 .458

Toronto 12 16 .429

New York 12 17 .414

Los Angeles 8 17 .320

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Atlanta 18 14 .563

Colorado 15 12 .556

New York 13 12 .520

Arizona 14 14 .500

Chicago 16 16 .500

San Francisco 13 13 .500

San Diego 15 16 .484

St. Louis 13 14 .481

Philadelphia 13 15 .464

Washington 12 15 .444

Pittsburgh 12 16 .429

Miami 11 15 .423

Los Angeles 11 17 .393

Milwaukee 10 17 .370

Cincinnati 9 18 .333

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

Monday’s Games

Baltimore 12, Boston 9

Toronto 13, Philadelphia 4

N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 4

St. Louis 4, Minnesota 3

Detroit 6, Miami 3

L.A. Angels 11, Chicago White Sox 5

Seattle 16, Cincinnati 0

San Francisco 9, Chicago Cubs 3

San Diego 3, Texas 1

Oakland 9, Milwaukee 7

Houston 6, Washington 4

Tampa Bay 6, Pittsburgh 2

Kansas City 8, L.A. Dodgers 2

Colorado 18, Cleveland 4

Tuesday’s Games

Pittsburgh vs. Toronto, 1:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Miami, 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. L.A. Dodgers, 10:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs, 10:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Arizona, 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Washington (ss) vs. St. Louis, 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.

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

Philadelphia vs. Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

Miami vs. Boston, 1:35 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox, 3:05 p.m.

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

Kansas City (ss) vs. Milwaukee, 4:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Seattle., 4:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m.

Houston vs. N.Y. Mets., 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City (ss), 9:10 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Arizona, 10:10 p.m.

 

Reds’ boxscore

Mariners 16, Reds 0

Seattle Cincinnati

ab r h bi ab r h bi

M.Saundrs cf 4 3 3 2 Choo cf 2 0 1 0

En.Chavez cf 1 1 0 0 Phipps cf 1 0 0 0

Andino 3b 6 2 2 1 B.Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0

Ibanez dh 5 1 1 0 Votto 1b 4 0 0 0

A.Almonte dh 1 0 0 0 Ludwick lf 4 0 1 0

Smoak 1b 2 3 2 3 Paul rf 4 0 1 0

B.Miller 2b 1 0 0 0 Hanahan 3b 4 0 1 0

Seager 2b-1b 5 2 1 0 Cozart ss 3 0 2 0

J.Montero c 3 1 3 6 Mesoraco c 4 0 0 0

J.Sucre ph-c 1 0 0 0 H.Bailey p 1 0 1 0

Bay rf 5 1 2 1 WDeLaRosa p 0 0 0 0

C.Wells lf 3 1 1 2 M.Parra p 1 0 0 0

Ryan ss 4 1 1 0 J.Freeman p 0 0 0 0

C.Taylor ss 1 0 0 0 Burriss ph 1 0 0 0

Hoover p 0 0 0 0

Whelan p 0 0 0 0

Totals 42 16 16 15 Totals 33 0 8 0

 

Seattle 330 450 001 — 16

Cincinnati 000 000 000 — 0

 

E—Smoak (1), Paul (2). DP—Seattle 1, Cincinnati 2. LOB—Seattle 7, Cincinnati 8. 2B—M.Saunders (3), Andino (3), Ibanez (5), Smoak (8), Bay (3), Hannahan (2), Cozart (6). 3B—B.Phillips (1). HR—M.Saunders (3), J.Montero (2). SF—C.Wells.

IP H R ER BB SO

Seattle

B.Maurer W,3-1 5 6 0 0 1 7

O.Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1

Capps 1 1 0 0 0 1

Luetge 1 0 0 0 0 1

Pryor 1 1 0 0 1 0

Cincinnati

H.Bailey L,1-1 3 1-3 9 9 8 2 5

W.De La Rosa 1 1-3 5 6 5 3 1

M.Parra 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 0

J.Freeman 1 0 0 0 0 2

Hoover 1 0 0 0 0 2

Whelan 1 1 1 1 2 1

WP—B.Maurer, H.Bailey 2.

Umpires—Home, Jordan Baker; First, Bill Miller; Second, John Tumpane; Third, Hal Gibson.

T—3:13. A—5,012 (10,311).

 

NIT

National Invitation Tournament

First Round

Tuesday, March 19

Maryland 86, Niagara 70

St. John’s 63, Saint Joseph’s 61

Louisiana Tech 71, Florida State 66

Robert Morris 59, Kentucky 57

Alabama 62, Northeastern 43

Virginia 67, Norfolk State 56

Denver 61, Ohio 57

BYU 90, Washington 79

Stanford 58, Stephen F. Austin 57

Wednesday, March 20

Iowa 68, Indiana State 52

Providence 75, Charlotte 66

Stony Brook 71, Massachusetts 58

Mercer 75, Tennessee 67

Baylor 112, Long Beach State 66

Southern Mississippi 78, Charleston Southern 71

Arizona State 83, Detroit 68

Second Round

Thursday, March 21

Maryland 62, Denver 52

Friday, March 22

Baylor 89, Arizona State 85

Iowa 75, Stony Brook 63

Saturday, March 23

Alabama 66, Stanford 54

Sunday, March 24

Virginia 68, St. John’s 50

Monday, March 25

Providence 77, Robert Morris 68

BYU 90, Mercer 71

Southern Mississippi 63, Louisiana Tech 52

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 26

Maryland (24-12) at Alabama (23-12), 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 27

Iowa (23-12) at Virginia (23-11), 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 28-Saturday, March 30

Iowa (23-12) at Virginia (23-11), 7 p.m.

Providence (19-14) vs. Baylor (20-14), TBA

Thursday, March 28-Saturday, March 30

Southern Mississippi (27-9) vs. BYU (23-11), TBA

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Semifinals

Tuesday, April 2

Semifinal, 7 p.m.

Semifinal, 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, April 4

Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

 

NCAA tourney

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

All Times EDT

Saturday’s Scores

Michigan 78, Virginia Commonwealth 53

Michigan State 70, Memphis 48

Louisville 82, Colorado State 56

Arizona 74, Harvard 51

Oregon 74, Saint Louis 57

Marquette 74, Butler 72

Wichita State 76, Gonzaga 70

Syracuse 66, California 60

Sunday’s Scores

Indiana 58, Temple 52

Kansas 70, North Carolina 58

Florida 78, Minnesota 64

Florida Gulf Coast 81, San Diego State 71

Miami, Fla. 63, Illinois 59

La Salle 76, Mississippi 74

Duke 66, Creighton 50

Ohio State 78, Iowa State 75

East Regional Semifinals

Thursday, March 28

At The Verizon Center

Washington

Miami (29-6) vs. Marquette (25-8), 7:15 p.m.

Indiana (29-6) vs. Syracuse (28-9), 30 minutes following

Regional Championship

Saturday, March 30

Semifinal winners, TBA

West Regional Semifinals

Thursday, March 28

At The Staples Center

Los Angeles

Arizona (27-7) vs. Ohio State (28-7), 7:47 p.m.

Wichita State (28-8) vs. La Salle (24-9), 30 minutes following

Regional Championship

Saturday, March 30

Semifinal winners, TBA

South Regional Semifinals

Friday, March 29

At Cowboys Stadium

Arlington, Texas

Kansas (31-5) vs. Michigan (28-7), 7:37 p.m.

Florida Gulf Coast (26-10) vs. Florida (28-7), 30 minutes following

Regional Championship

Sunday, March 31

Semifinal winners, TBA

Midwest Regional Semifinals

Friday, March 29

At Lucas Oil Stadium

Indianapolis

Louisville (31-5) vs. Oregon (28-8), 7:15 p.m.

Duke (29-5) vs. Michigan State (27-8), 30 minutes following

Regional Championship

Sunday, March 31

Semifinal winners, TBA

FINAL FOUR

At The Georgia Dome

Atlanta

National Semifinals

Saturday, April 6

Midwest champion vs. West champion, 6 or 8:30 p.m.

South champion vs. East champion, 6 or 8:30 p.m.

National Championship

Monday, April 8

Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

 

Nascar

NASCAR Sprint Cup

Auto Club 400 Results

Sunday

At Auto Club Speedway

Fontana, Calif.

Lap length: 2 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200 laps, 148 rating, 48 points, $334,233.

2. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 104.1, 42, $212,340.

3. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 127, 42, $189,210.

4. (24) Carl Edwards, Ford, 200, 98.2, 40, $176,965.

5. (10) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 200, 95.5, 39, $136,965.

6. (2) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200, 94.2, 38, $144,473.

7. (5) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200, 108.6, 38, $146,631.

8. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 85.4, 36, $138,156.

9. (16) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 200, 97.1, 35, $119,365.

10. (20) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200, 81.7, 34, $144,148.

11. (19) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 200, 75.2, 33, $145,616.

12. (18) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, 81.2, 32, $146,666.

13. (14) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 110.4, 32, $143,816.

14. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 70.2, 30, $136,516.

15. (11) Casey Mears, Ford, 200, 66.1, 29, $126,338.

16. (26) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 200, 75.7, 28, $122,488.

17. (22) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 200, 65.1, 27, $105,280.

18. (7) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 200, 85.7, 26, $128,655.

19. (17) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200, 80.5, 25, $122,225.

20. (31) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 200, 66.1, 24, $142,816.

21. (29) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 200, 55.1, 23, $108,738.

22. (8) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 200, 95.3, 23, $137,405.

23. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 77.5, 21, $143,421.

24. (42) David Ragan, Ford, 200, 53.2, 21, $112,313.

25. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, accident, 199, 101.6, 20, $120,080.

26. (40) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 199, 44.2, 18, $88,105.

27. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 199, 46.3, 17, $90,705.

28. (25) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 198, 50.1, 16, $107,552.

29. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 198, 46.4, 15, $89,705.

30. (36) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 194, 36.5, 14, $90,955.

31. (32) David Stremme, Toyota, 193, 34.7, 13, $88,755.

32. (43) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 193, 29.8, 0, $86,055.

33. (28) David Reutimann, Toyota, oil leak, 192, 51.4, 11, $85,830.

34. (33) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 188, 42, 11, $93,630.

35. (13) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, engine, 184, 88.1, 9, $128,038.

36. (21) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 182, 55.5, 8, $112,479.

37. (9) Mark Martin, Toyota, 179, 62.4, 7, $93,034.

38. (12) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 169, 59, 6, $106,524.

39. (39) Timmy Hill, Ford, rear gear, 108, 28.9, 5, $75,310.

40. (30) Josh Wise, Ford, overheating, 103, 40.1, 0, $71,310.

41. (38) Scott Riggs, Ford, vibration, 66, 27.1, 3, $67,310.

42. (35) Michael McDowell, Ford, vibration, 60, 33, 2, $63,310.

43. (41) Mike Bliss, Toyota, fuel pump, 44, 27.4, 0, $59,810.

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Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 135.351 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 19 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under Caution.

Caution Flags: 9 for 35 laps.

Lead Changes: 17 among 8 drivers.

Lap Leaders: M.Kenseth 1-10; Ky.Busch 11-30; T.Kvapil 31; Ky.Busch 32-43; J.Logano 44-67; Ky.Busch 68; K.Harvick 69; T.Stewart 70-75; Ky.Busch 76-92; D.Hamlin 93-95; Ky.Busch 96-121; J.Logano 122-132; D.Ragan 133; T.Stewart 134-145; Ky.Busch 146-193; J.Logano 194-199; Ky.Busch 200.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Ky.Busch, 7 times for 125 laps; J.Logano, 3 times for 41 laps; T.Stewart, 2 times for 18 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 10 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 3 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap; T.Kvapil, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. D.Earnhardt Jr., 199; 2. Bra.Keselowski, 187; 3. J.Johnson, 183; 4. C.Edwards, 164; 5. G.Biffle, 164; 6. Ky.Busch, 163; 7. K.Kahne, 159; 8. P.Menard, 154; 9. J.Logano, 146; 10. D.Hamlin, 145; 11. M.Kenseth, 141; 12. R.Stenhouse Jr., 139.