NBA standings

National Basketball Association

All Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 37 29 .561 —

Brooklyn 34 31 .523 2 1/2

New York 27 40 .403 10 1/2

Boston 22 46 .324 16

Philadelphia 15 52 .224 22 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

x-Miami 46 19 .708 —

Washington 35 32 .522 12

Charlotte 33 35 .485 14 1/2

Atlanta 31 35 .470 15 1/2

Orlando 19 49 .279 28 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Indiana 50 17 .746 —

Chicago 37 30 .552 13

Cleveland 26 42 .382 24 1/2

Detroit 25 41 .379 24 1/2

Milwaukee 13 55 .191 37 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

San Antonio 50 16 .758 —

Houston 45 22 .672 5 1/2

Dallas 41 27 .603 10

Memphis 39 27 .591 11

New Orleans 27 39 .409 23

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 49 18 .731 —

Portland 44 24 .647 5 1/2

Minnesota 33 32 .508 15

Denver 30 37 .448 19

Utah 22 46 .324 27 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 48 21 .696 —

Golden State 43 26 .623 5

Phoenix 38 29 .567 9

Sacramento 24 44 .353 23 1/2

L.A. Lakers 22 44 .333 24 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

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Tuesday’s Games

Miami 100, Cleveland 96

Atlanta 118, Toronto 113, OT

Portland 120, Milwaukee 115, OT

Sacramento 117, Washington 111, OT

Golden State 103, Orlando 89

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Toronto at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Indiana at New York, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m.

Orlando at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m.

Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

MIAMI (100)

James 14-19 9-13 43, Bosh 8-16 3-4 21, Oden 3-6 0-1 6, Chalmers 1-7 0-0 3, Douglas 3-7 2-3 9, Allen 5-13 2-2 14, Andersen 0-2 3-6 3, Battier 0-2 0-0 0, Cole 0-3 1-2 1, Haslem 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 20-31 100.

CLEVELAND (96)

Gee 5-11 0-0 12, Thompson 3-4 4-6 10, Hawes 5-10 1-2 11, Jack 8-13 2-4 22, Waiters 6-19 4-5 17, Dellavedova 2-3 1-1 5, Varejao 7-11 2-2 16, Zeller 1-1 1-2 3, Miles 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-72 15-22 96.

Miami 37 22 20 21 — 100

Cleveland 25 29 25 17 — 96

3-Point Goals—Miami 12-30 (James 6-8, Bosh 2-5, Allen 2-9, Douglas 1-3, Chalmers 1-3, Battier 0-1, Cole 0-1), Cleveland 7-22 (Jack 4-6, Gee 2-6, Waiters 1-6, Dellavedova 0-1, Hawes 0-3). Fouled Out—Varejao. Rebounds—Miami 46 (Andersen 8), Cleveland 48 (Varejao 11). Assists—Miami 22 (Chalmers 9), Cleveland 27 (Waiters 11). Total Fouls—Miami 18, Cleveland 28. Technicals—Cole, Miami defensive three second, Cleveland defensive three second. A—20,562 (20,562).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

All Times EDT

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 69 47 17 5 99 223 149

Montreal 70 38 25 7 83 180 177

Tampa Bay 68 37 24 7 81 198 178

Toronto 70 36 26 8 80 205 214

Detroit 68 31 24 13 75 178 190

Ottawa 68 28 27 13 69 194 229

Florida 69 26 35 8 60 172 223

Buffalo 69 19 42 8 46 133 205

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 68 45 19 4 94 214 168

Philadelphia 68 36 25 7 79 195 195

N.Y. Rangers 70 37 29 4 78 185 174

Columbus 68 35 27 6 76 196 187

Washington 70 33 27 10 76 204 209

New Jersey 69 29 27 13 71 168 180

Carolina 69 30 30 9 69 172 195

N.Y. Islanders 70 26 35 9 61 195 239

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

St. Louis 68 47 14 7 101 226 152

Colorado 69 44 20 5 93 212 187

Chicago 69 39 15 15 93 233 182

Minnesota 69 36 23 10 82 171 168

Dallas 68 32 25 11 75 194 197

Winnipeg 70 31 30 9 71 194 204

Nashville 69 29 30 10 68 165 206

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 69 45 17 7 97 220 175

San Jose 70 45 18 7 97 216 168

Los Angeles 69 38 25 6 82 168 148

Phoenix 69 33 25 11 77 192 196

Vancouver 71 31 30 10 72 170 194

Calgary 69 28 34 7 63 168 203

Edmonton 70 25 36 9 59 176 225

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

Tuesday’s Games

Boston 4, New Jersey 2

Minnesota 6, N.Y. Islanders 0

Pittsburgh 5, Dallas 1

Carolina 3, Columbus 1

Montreal 6, Colorado 3

N.Y. Rangers 8, Ottawa 4

Detroit 3, Toronto 2

Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2, OT

Calgary 3, Buffalo 1

Edmonton 5, Nashville 1

Washington 3, Anaheim 2

Florida 3, San Jose 2

Wednesday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Minnesota at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

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

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Florida at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Washington at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

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

 

Blue Jackets’ box

Carolina 1 2 0 — 3

Columbus 0 0 1 — 1

First Period—1, Carolina, Gerbe 15 (Dwyer), 3:41. Penalties—Jo.Staal, Car (tripping), :32; Harrison, Car (roughing), 13:05; Umberger, Clm (tripping), 13:53.

Second Period—2, Carolina, Loktionov 5 (Harrison, Nash), 2:23 (pp). 3, Carolina, Dwyer 7 (Loktionov, Harrison), 17:20. Penalties—Jenner, Clm (closing hand on puck), :47; Foligno, Clm (hooking), 8:20; Dubinsky, Clm (boarding), 12:07.

Third Period—4, Columbus, Jenner 13 (Johansen, Horton), 19:10. Penalties—Jo.Staal, Car (cross-checking), 2:45; Johansen, Clm (slashing), 6:52.

Shots on Goal—Carolina 5-15-0—20. Columbus 11-17-19—47.

Power-play opportunities—Carolina 1 of 5; Columbus 0 of 3.

Goalies—Carolina, Khudobin 15-10-0 (47 shots-46 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 26-17-4 (20-17), McElhinney (0:00 third, 0-0).

A—15,938 (18,144). T—2:27.

Referees—Brian Pochmara, Kyle Rehman. Linesmen—Mike Cvik, Andy McElman.

 

MLB exhibition

Major League Baseball

Spring Training

All Times EDT

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Miami 13 7 .650

Pittsburgh 10 7 .588

Arizona 11 9 .550

San Francisco 11 9 .550

Washington 10 9 .526

Colorado 9 10 .474

New York 9 10 .474

Chicago 10 12 .455

Cincinnati 9 12 .429

Milwaukee 9 12 .429

Atlanta 8 12 .400

St. Louis 6 9 .400

Los Angeles 6 10 .375

San Diego 6 11 .353

Philadelphia 5 12 .294

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Cleveland 15 4 .789

Tampa Bay 12 4 .750

Seattle 14 5 .737

Baltimore 10 6 .625

Detroit 11 8 .579

Oakland 10 8 .556

New York 11 9 .550

Kansas City 9 8 .529

Los Angeles 9 10 .474

Minnesota 7 8 .467

Chicago 7 9 .438

Boston 8 11 .421

Houston 7 11 .389

Toronto 7 11 .389

Texas 6 12 .333

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

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Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 1

Detroit (ss) 18, Toronto 4

Miami 8, Houston 1

N.Y. Mets 5, Detroit (ss) 4

Milwaukee 9, Texas (ss) 3

Oakland 16, Chicago White Sox 6

Tampa Bay 11, Minnesota 3

Texas (ss) 7, Chicago Cubs 6, 10 innings

Cleveland 12, San Francisco 11

Seattle 5, San Diego 5, tie

Wednesday’s Games

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

N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

L.A. Angels vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

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

Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

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

Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Philadelphia (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

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

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

L.A. Angels vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

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

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

Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

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

 

NIT pairings

National Invitation Tournament

All Times EDT

First Round

Tuesday, March 18

Robert Morris 89, St. John’s 78

Florida State 58, Florida Gulf Coast 53

Georgetown 77, west Virginia 65

Belmont 80, Green Bay 65

Minnesota 88, High Point 81

Clemson 78, Georgia State 66

Arkansas 91, Indiana State 71

Missouri 85, Davidson 77

Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 70, Utah 58

Wednesday, March 19

Illinois (19-14) at Boston U. (24-10), 7 p.m.

Iona (22-10) at Louisiana Tech (27-7), 7:30 p.m.

Vermont (22-10) at Georgia (19-13), 8 p.m.

Toledo (27-6) at Southern Miss (27-6), 8:30 p.m.

UC Irvine (23-11) at SMU (23-9), 9 p.m.

LSU (19-13) at San Francisco (21-11), 10 p.m.

Utah Valley (20-11) at California (19-13), 10:30 p.m.

Second Round

Thursday, March 20-Monday, March 24

Robert Morris (22-13) vs. Belmont (25-9)

Florida State (20-13) vs. Georgetown (18-14)

Minnesota (21-13) vs. Saint Mary’s (Calif.) (23-11)

Clemson (21-12) vs. Illinois-Boston University. winner

Arkansas (22-11) vs. Utah Valley-California winner

Missouri (23-11) vs. Toledo-Southern Miss winner

Iona-Louisiana Tech winner vs. Vermont-Georgia winner

UC Irvine-SMU winner vs. LSU-San Francisco winner

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 25-Wednesday, March 26

TBD

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Semifinals

Tuesday, April 1

Semifinal, 7 p.m.

Semifinal, 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, April 3

Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

 

CIT pairings

CollegeInsider.com Tournament

All Times EDT

First Round

Monday, March 17

Holy Cross 68, Brown 65

Tuesday, March 18

VMI 111, Canisius 100

Wright State 73, East Carolina 59

Eastern Michigan 58, Norfolk State 54

ETSU 79, Chattanooga 66

Columbia 58, Valparaiso 56

Sam Houston State 71, Alabama State 49

San Diego 87, Portland State 65

Wednesday March 20

Quinnipiac (20-11) at Yale (15-13), 7 p.m.

Towson (23-10) at S.C. Upstate (19-14), 7 p.m.

Cleveland State (21-11) at Ohio (23-11), 7 p.m.

Akron (21-12) at IPFW (24-10), 7 p.m.

Murray State (18-11) at Missouri State (20-12), 8:05 p.m.

North Dakota (17-16) at Nebraska-Omaha (16-14), 8:07 p.m.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi (17-15) at Northern Colorado (18-13), 9 p.m.

Pacific (15-15) at Grand Canyon (15-14), 10 p.m.

Second Round

Friday, March 21-Saturday, March 22

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 25-Thursday, March 27

Semifinals

Tuesday, April 1

Championship

Thursday, April 3

TBD

 

CBI pairings

College Basketball Invitational

All Times EDT

First Round

Tuesday, March 18

Siena 66, Sonty Brook 55

Wednesday, March 19

South Dakota State (19-12) at Old Dominion (16-17), 7 p.m.

Fresno State (17-16) at UTEP (23-10), 9 p.m.

Wyoming (18-14) at Texas A&M (17-15), 8 p.m.

Princeton (20-8) at Tulane (17-16), 8 p.m.

Morehead State (20-13) at Illinois State (16-15), 8:05 p.m.

Radford (21-12) at Oregon State (16-15), TBA

Hampton (18-12) at Penn State (15-17), TBA

Quarterfinals

Monday, March 24

Siena (16-17) vs. Hampton-Penn State winner, TBA

South Dakota State-Old Dominion winner vs. Radford-Oregon State winner, TBA

Wyoming-Texas A&M winner vs. Morehead State-Illinois State winner, TBA

Fresno State-UTEP winner vs. Princeton-Tulane winner, TBA

Semifinals

Wednesday, March 26

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

(x-if necessary)

Monday, March 31

TBD, TBA

Wednesday, April 2

TBD, TBA Friday,

April 4

x-TBD, TBA

 

D3 All-Ohio

COLUMBUS (AP) — The 2013-14 Associated Press Division III All-Ohio boys basketball team, based on the recommendations of a media panel:

DIVISION III

FIRST TEAM: Chris Moxley, Cols. Hartley, 5-foot-10, senior, 17.3 points per game; Derek Drewes, Defiance Tinora, 6-0, sr., 20.7; Peyton Aldridge, Leavittsburg LaBrae, 6-8, sr., 21.4; Antonio Woods, Cin. Summit Country Day, 6-1, sr., 20.3; Hayden Dunn, Lucasville Valley, 6-4, sr., 15.8; Brian Parker, Cleve. VASJ, 6-3, jr., 18.4; Carlas Jackson, St. Bernard Roger Bacon, 6-4, sr., 15.5; Martyce Kimbrough, Lima Cent. Cath., 6-0, sr., 19.0; Robert Vargo, Martins Ferry, 6-4, sr., 18.5.

Players of the year: Brian Parker, Cleve. VASJ; Carlas Jackson, St. Bernard Roger Bacon; Martyce Kimbrough, Lima Cent. Cath.

Coaches of the year: Ben Porter, Belmont Union Local; Brian West, Creston Norwayne; C.J. Kin, Carey.

SECOND TEAM: Jimmy Hanley, Cols. Ready, 6-3, sr., 12.5; Austin Terrill, Richwood North Union, 6-2, sr., 16.7; Gavin Porter, Belmont Union Local, 6-0, jr., 14.0; Brandon Barnes, South Point, 6-2, sr., 17.5; John Davis III, Beachwood, 5-11, sr., 22.5; Asim Pleas, Youngs. Liberty, 6-3, sr., 22.9; Connor McCreary, North Robinson Col. Crawford, 5-11, sr., 18.6; Jalen Jackson, Warrensville Hts., 6-0, sr., 12.9; Carlton Bragg, Cleve. VASJ, 6-9, jr., 18.3; Trevor Summers, Orrville, 6-2, sr., 17.7; Noah Bramlage, Ottawa-Glandorf, 6-7, jr., 18.2; Robert Caldwell, Dayton Stivers School for the Arts, 6-0, sr., 18.5; Bally Butler, Cin. Finneytown, 5-8, sr., 20.6.

THIRD TEAM: Hunter Schmalz, Cols. Grandview Hts., 6-3, sr., 17.4; Seth Legraen, Beverly Ft. Frye, 6-4, jr., 17.4; Pierce Mowery, Chillicothe Zane Trace, 5-9, soph., 17.2; Colin Zucker, Gates Mills Gilmour, 6-0, sr., 18.0; Luke Fisher, Archbold, 6-8, jr., 15.9; Miyo Baxter-Bell, Dayton Chaminade-Julienne, 6-5, jr., 13.2; Jeremy Holley, Elyria Cath., 6-6, sr., 21.0; Ryan Mikesell, St. Henry, 6-6, jr., 21.1.

Special Mention

Ryan Maniaci, Marion Pleasant; Colton McKivitz, Belmont Union Local; Chandler Lang, Beverly Ft. Frye; Austin King, Newcomerstown; Derek Pardon, Cleve. VASJ; Conor Markins, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant; Nathan Scott, Sardinia Eastern Brown; Ky’re Allison, Portsmouth; Evan Maddox, Proctorville Fairland; Garrin Stiltner, Oak Hill; Pierce Knisley, Waverly; Bailey Breitenstine, Doylestown Chippewa; Ryan Bee, Jeromesville Hillsdale; Tyson Stoudmire, Creston Norwayne; Dylan O’Hara, Girard; Anthony Workman, Garrettsville Garfield;

Honorable Mention

John Johnson, South Point; Gage Rhoades, Chesapeake; Tyler Cartee, Chillicothe Southeastern; Elijah Shanks, Chillicothe Huntington; Wyatt Brewster, Piketon; Josh Fayette, Nelsonville-York; Sky Oliver, Portsmouth; Jordan West, Lucasville Valley; Michael Hafer, W. Ports. Portsmouth West; Dylan Miller, Wheelersburg; Drew Scarberry, McDermott Northwest; Ryan Inman, Lynchburg-Clay;

 

D4 All-Ohio

COLUMBUS (AP) — The 2013-14 Associated Press Division IV All-Ohio boys basketball team, based on the recommendations of a media panel:

DIVISION IV

FIRST TEAM: Stephen Carpenter, Lancaster Fairfield Christian Acad., 6-foot-3, senior, 23.3 points per game; Jonathan Wiechman, Caldwell, 5-10, sr., 21.8; Bryan Gee, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian Acad., 6-2, sr., 18.8; Beau Justice, Peebles, 6-1, jr., 30.8; David Dennis Jr., Canal Winchester Harvest Prep, 6-1, jr., 22.8; Patrick Bain, Tipp City Bethel, 6-3, sr., 22.5; Nate Scott, Wellsville, 6-0, sr., 22.0; Tyler Cook, New Madison Tri-Village, 6-6, sr., 19.4; Damian Helm, Convoy Crestview, 6-4, sr., 15.5; Austin Hill, Louisville Aquinas, 6-3, sr., 16.5; Geoff Beans, Tol. Ottawa Hills, 6-7, sr., 17.6.

Players of the year: David Dennis Jr., Canal Winchester Harvest Prep; Tyler Cook, New Madison Tri-Village; Damian Helm, Convoy Crestview; Austin Hill, Louisville Aquinas.

Coaches of the year: Josh Sagester, New Madison Tri-Village; Jeremy Best, Convoy Crestview; David Dennis Sr., Canal Winchester Harvest Prep.

SECOND TEAM: Todd Ropp, Berlin Hiland, 6-2, sr., 15.0; Levi Cook, South Webster, 6-0, sr., 26.0; Mike Parks, Richmond Hts., 6-8, jr., 18.0; Matt Seitz, McDonald, 6-3, sr., 25.0; Hunter Perry, Old Fort, 6-0, sr., 28.8; Elijah Kahlig, Ft. Recovery, 6-3, sr., 22.0; Grant Zawadzki, Troy Christian, 6-0, jr., 23.7; Bruce Hodges, Lima Perry, 5-10, sr., 25.1.

THIRD TEAM: Connor Keck, Newark Cath., 6-7, sr., 18.2; Hunter Martin, Sugar Grove Berne Union, 6-9, jr., 20.4; Jaquan Harrison, Cols. Africentric, 6-3, jr., 14.6; Ryan Fletcher, Steubenville Cent. Cath., 6-1, sr., 17.0; Nick Detlev, Willoughby Andrews-Osborne Acad., 7-2, sr., 17.9; Jordan Martin, Cuyahoga Hts., 6-1, sr., 20.0; Tyrell Edminston, Plymouth, 6-4, jr., 16.6; Zach Kuhlman, Leipsic, 6-2, sr., 20.3; Travis Feitshans, Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe, 6-3, sr., 15.1.

Special Mention

Trey Tucci, Malvern; Michael Teater, New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Cent. Cath.; John Michael Schuetz, Shadyside; K.J. Miller, North Eaton Christian Community School; R.J. Spaller, Willoughby Cornerstone Christian Acad.; Joe Moore, Fairport Harbor Harding; Tyler Rowe, Willow Wood Symmes Valley; Tristen Wolfe, Racine Southern; Micah Couch, Glouster Trimble; Josh Thacker, Beaver Eastern; Jake Cropper, Georgetown; Camden Douglas, Wellsville; Parker Rickey, Windham; Josh Woodrich, Kidron Cent. Christian; Brandon Lee, Bristolville Bristol; Wyatt Ford, Vienna Mathews; Paolo DePasquale, Lowellville.

Honorable Mention

Wulf Goheen, Ironton St. Joseph; Mason McCloy, Bainbridge Paint Valley; Trent Marcum, Franklin Furnace Green; Landon Hutchinson, Crown City South Gallia; Cody Ireton, Peebles; Gage Montgomery, Leesburg Fairfield; Akia Brown, Sciotoville Community East; Daniel Ogg, Portsmouth Notre Dame; Eldin Sarajlic, Portsmouth Clay; Nick Shanks, Latham Western; Cody Paxton, Waterford.