NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-New York 43 26 .623 —

x-Brooklyn 41 29 .586 2 1/2

Boston 36 34 .514 7 1/2

Philadelphia 27 43 .386 16 1/2

Toronto 26 44 .371 17 1/2

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 48 .333 20 1/2

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 35 36 .493 18 1/2

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 25 44 .362 26

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

x-L.A. Clippers 48 23 .676 —

Golden State 41 31 .569 7 1/2

L.A. Lakers 36 35 .507 12

Sacramento 25 46 .352 23

Phoenix 23 48 .324 25

x-clinched playoff spot

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Tuesday’s Games

New York 100, Boston 85

Minnesota 105, Detroit 82

Dallas 109, L.A. Clippers 102, OT

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.

Thursday’s Games

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

Indiana at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 34 26 8 0 52 117 84

New Jersey 33 15 11 7 37 82 89

N.Y. Rangers 32 16 13 3 35 78 78

N.Y. Islanders 33 15 15 3 33 96 107

Philadelphia 32 13 17 2 28 84 99

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 31 21 7 3 45 89 66

Montreal 32 20 7 5 45 98 78

Ottawa 33 18 9 6 42 86 72

Toronto 34 18 12 4 40 102 97

Buffalo 33 13 16 4 30 87 102

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Winnipeg 34 18 14 2 38 88 99

Carolina 31 15 14 2 32 86 90

Washington 33 15 17 1 31 94 93

Tampa Bay 33 14 18 1 29 105 99

Florida 34 9 19 6 24 80 119

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 32 25 4 3 53 108 71

Detroit 33 17 11 5 39 90 83

St. Louis 32 17 13 2 36 92 89

Nashville 33 14 13 6 34 83 88

Columbus 33 13 13 7 33 75 86

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 33 18 9 6 42 88 85

Minnesota 31 19 10 2 40 86 75

Edmonton 32 12 13 7 31 77 91

Calgary 31 12 15 4 28 85 105

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.

Tuesday’s Games

Vancouver 1, Columbus 0, SO

Toronto 3, Florida 2

Pittsburgh 1, Montreal 0

N.Y. Islanders 3, Washington 2

Winnipeg 4, Carolina 1

N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 2

Tampa Bay 2, Buffalo 1

Edmonton 3, St. Louis 0

Chicago 2, Calgary 0

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.

Thursday’s Games

Carolina at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

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

Buffalo at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

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

Phoenix at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

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

 

Blue Jackets

Columbus 0 0 0 0 — 0

Vancouver 0 0 0 0 — 1

Vancouver won shootout 1-0

First Period—None. Penalties—Columbus bench, served by Foligno (too many men), 10:47; Ballard, Van (slashing), 14:29.

Second Period—None. Penalties—None.

Third Period—None. Penalties—Prout, Clm (holding), 1:29; Bieksa, Van (high-sticking), 3:21; Umberger, Clm (tripping), 12:15.

Overtime—None. Penalties—None.

Shootout—Columbus 0 (Anisimov NG, Johansen NG, Calvert NG), Vancouver 1 (Raymond NG, Schroeder NG, Lapierre G).

Shots on Goal—Columbus 2-6-7-2—17. Vancouver 13-12-6-3—34.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of 2; Vancouver 0 of 3.

Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 11-7-6 (34 shots-34 saves). Vancouver, Schneider 11-5-3 (17-17).

A—18,910 (18,910). T—2:38.

Referees—Kevin Pollock, Frederick L’Ecuyer. Linesmen—Lonnie Cameron, Mark Wheler.

 

 

Reds’ boxscore

Reds 11, Cubs 1

Cincinnati Chicago (NL)

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Burriss ss-2b 5 1 1 1 DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0

Heisey lf 5 1 1 1 Lillibridge cf 2 0 0 0

Bruce rf 5 1 2 1 S.Castro ss 5 0 1 0

Phipps cf 3 0 2 0 Rizzo 1b 3 0 1 0

D.Robinson cf 1 1 0 0 D.Vglbch 1b 0 0 0 0

Frazier 3b 4 1 1 1 Sappelt lf 4 0 2 0

D.Lohman ss 0 0 0 1 Schierhltz rf 4 0 0 0

D.Lutz 1b 5 2 2 3 W.Castillo c 3 1 1 0

Donald 2b 2 0 0 0 J.Cndlario 3b 1 0 0 0

C.Izturis 2b-3b 3 1 2 1 Valbuena 3b 2 0 0 0

Hanigan c 3 0 2 0 Alb.Gnzalz 2b 1 0 0 0

C.Miller c 2 1 1 1 Barney 2b 3 0 0 0

Cueto p 1 1 1 0 Russell p 0 0 0 0

J.Arias ph 1 0 0 0 Marmol p 0 0 0 0

Simon p 0 0 0 0 M.Hamann p 0 0 0 0

C.Berset ph 0 1 0 0 O.Zapata ph 0 0 0 0

Hensley p 0 0 0 0 Samardzija p 1 0 0 0

D.Navaro ph 1 0 0 0

Takahashi p 0 0 0 0

Camp p 0 0 0 0

Clevenger c 2 0 2 1

Totals 40 11 15 10 Totals 35 1 8 1

 

Cincinnati 001 000 109 — 11

Chicago 000 000 100 — 1

 

E—J.Candelario (1). DP—Cincinnati 1. LOB—Cincinnati 6, Chicago 10. 2B—Burriss (2), Phipps (5), D.Lutz (4), C.Izturis (5), Clevenger (5). 3B—Bruce (1). HR—Frazier (5), D.Lutz (2). SB—Burriss (6). S—Cueto. SF—D.Lohman.

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

Cueto W,2-2 6 4 0 0 1 5

Simon 2 3 1 1 1 1

Hensley 1 1 0 0 1 1

Seattle

Samardzija L,2-1 5 5 1 1 0 4

Takahashi 1 2-3 1 1 1 0 3

Camp 1-3 1 0 0 0 0

Russell 1 1-3 2 1 1 0 1

Marmol 0 4 6 3 1 0

M.Hamann 2-3 2 2 2 1 0

WP—Samardzija, M.Hamann.

Umpires—Home, Adam Hamari; First, Kerwin Danley; Second, Jim Wolf; Third, Patrick Mahoney.

T—2:49. A—9,388 (13,100).

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 23 6 .793

Baltimore 18 8 .692

Seattle 19 11 .633

Detroit 18 12 .600

Cleveland 16 13 .552

Oakland 14 12 .538

Minnesota 15 14 .517

Boston 15 15 .500

Tampa Bay 15 15 .500

Texas 15 15 .500

Houston 13 14 .481

Chicago 12 13 .480

Toronto 13 16 .448

New York 12 17 .414

Los Angeles 8 18 .308

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Atlanta 19 14 .576

Colorado 16 12 .571

San Francisco 14 13 .519

Arizona 15 14 .517

New York 13 13 .500

St. Louis 14 14 .500

Chicago 16 17 .485

Philadelphia 14 15 .483

San Diego 15 17 .469

Miami 12 15 .444

Washington 12 16 .429

Pittsburgh 12 17 .414

Los Angeles 11 18 .379

Milwaukee 10 17 .370

Cincinnati 10 18 .357

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

Tuesday’s Games

Miami 8, Washington 5

Philadelphia 10, Tampa Bay 1

Minnesota 9, Baltimore 5

Toronto 6, Pittsburgh 3

Atlanta 6, Detroit 5

St. Louis 11, N.Y. Mets 4

Oakland 7, Cleveland 6, 10 innings

Chicago White Sox 11, Texas 3

Kansas City 11, Seattle 6

San Francisco 4, San Diego 2

N.Y. Yankees 4, Houston 4, tie, 10 innings

Colorado 7, L.A. Dodgers 6

Cincinnati 11, Chicago Cubs 1

Arizona 7, L.A. Angels 1

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.

Thursday’s Games

Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Houston (ss), 1:05 p.m.

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

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

Miami vs. St. Louis, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Washington, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m.

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

Arizona vs. Texas, 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Boston, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

 

NIT

National Invitation Tournament

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 26

Maryland 58, Alabama 57

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

BYU-S. Mississippi winner vs. Providence-Baylor winner, 7 p.m.

Maryland (25-12) vs. Iowa-Virginia winner, 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, April 4

Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

 

NCAA tourney

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

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.

 

Transactions

Tuesday’s Sports Transactions

National Football League

GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed K Giorgio Tavecchio.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Re-signed OT Sebastian Vollmer.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed OT Alex Barron.