NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 36 17 .679 —

Brooklyn 21 31 .404 14 1/2

Boston 20 31 .392 15

Philadelphia 12 41 .226 24

New York 10 43 .189 26

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 43 11 .796 —

Washington 33 21 .611 10

Charlotte 22 30 .423 20

Miami 22 30 .423 20

Orlando 17 39 .304 27

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Chicago 34 20 .630 —

Cleveland 33 22 .600 1 1/2

Milwaukee 30 23 .566 3 1/2

Detroit 21 33 .389 13

Indiana 21 33 .389 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 39 14 .736 —

Houston 36 17 .679 3

Dallas 36 19 .655 4

San Antonio 34 19 .642 5

New Orleans 27 26 .509 12

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 36 17 .679 —

Oklahoma City 28 25 .528 8

Denver 20 33 .377 16

Utah 19 34 .358 17

Minnesota 11 42 .208 25

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 42 9 .824 —

L.A. Clippers 35 19 .648 8 1/2

Phoenix 29 25 .537 14 1/2

Sacramento 18 34 .346 24 1/2

L.A. Lakers 13 40 .245 30

Wednesday’s Games

No games scheduled

Thursday’s Games

Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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

Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington, 8 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Denver at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Boston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 57 37 16 4 78 152 127

Tampa Bay 60 36 18 6 78 195 160

Detroit 56 32 14 10 74 163 143

Boston 57 28 20 9 65 150 149

Florida 56 25 19 12 62 138 155

Ottawa 56 23 23 10 56 159 160

Toronto 58 23 30 5 51 162 178

Buffalo 57 16 37 4 36 105 195

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Islanders 58 38 19 1 77 188 163

N.Y. Rangers 55 34 16 5 73 174 136

Pittsburgh 57 32 16 9 73 162 144

Washington 58 31 17 10 72 171 146

Philadelphia 57 24 23 10 58 153 167

Columbus 55 25 27 3 53 147 172

New Jersey 57 22 26 9 53 126 155

Carolina 56 20 29 7 47 127 154

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 57 39 12 6 84 175 132

St. Louis 57 37 16 4 78 179 141

Chicago 58 35 18 5 75 174 134

Winnipeg 59 30 19 10 70 165 157

Minnesota 57 29 21 7 65 158 154

Dallas 57 27 22 8 62 179 180

Colorado 58 24 23 11 59 150 165

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 58 35 16 7 77 170 164

Calgary 58 32 22 4 68 168 150

Vancouver 56 32 21 3 67 158 147

Los Angeles 57 27 18 12 66 159 151

San Jose 59 29 22 8 66 165 170

Arizona 58 20 31 7 47 131 194

Edmonton 59 17 32 10 44 139 199

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

Wednesday’s Games

Detroit 3, Chicago 2, SO

Ottawa 4, Montreal 2

Minnesota 3, Calgary 2, OT

Los Angeles 4, Colorado 1

Tampa Bay 4, Anaheim 1

Edmonton 4, Boston 3, SO

Thursday’s Games

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

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

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Washington, 7 p.m.

Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Vancouver at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Carolina, 7 p.m.

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

Boston at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

 

USA Today women

The top 25 teams in the USA Today women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 16, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv

1. Connecticut (31) 24-1 799 1

2. South Carolina (1) 24-1 764 2

3. Baylor 24-1 737 3

4. Notre Dame 24-2 705 4

5. Maryland 23-2 670 5

6. Tennessee 22-3 643 6

7. Louisville 22-3 594 8

8. Oregon State 23-2 574 9

9. Florida State 23-3 530 7

10. Kentucky 19-6 475 10

11. Iowa 21-4 462 13

12. Duke 19-7 441 11

13. Arizona State 22-4 404 12

14. North Carolina 20-6 391 14

15. Texas A&M 20-6 355 16

16. Mississippi State 24-4 332 15

17. Princeton 23-0 264 18

18. Rutgers 19-6 248 17

19. Stanford 19-7 229 19

20. Nebraska 18-7 161 20

21. James Madison 22-2 106 26

22. Chattanooga 23-3 82 28

23. George Washington 22-3 79 21

25. Texas 16-8 58 23

Others Receiving Votes: Syracuse 51; Seton Hall 49; South Florida 24; Northwestern 17; DePaul 16; Arkansas-Little Rock 16; Gonzaga 15; Miami (Fla.) 11; Western Kentucky 9; Oklahoma 7; Washington 6; St. John’s 5; LSU 4; Georgia 2; California 2; Oklahoma State 1.

 

College basketball

Wednesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Binghamton 57, Vermont 55

Boston U. 61, American U. 53

Colgate 84, Army 69

Davidson 65, George Washington 63

La Salle 87, Duquesne 72

Lafayette 89, Holy Cross 81

Lehigh 59, Navy 53

Mass.-Lowell 82, Maine 71

Northeastern 75, William & Mary 64

Rhode Island 75, UMass 59

Richmond 71, St. Bonaventure 56

Syracuse 69, Louisville 59

Wisconsin 55, Penn St. 47

SOUTH

Charleston Southern 75, Presbyterian 49

Coll. of Charleston 77, Elon 63

Duke 92, North Carolina 90, OT

Florida 50, Vanderbilt 47

Florida St. 69, Boston College 60

Fordham 80, George Mason 68

High Point 83, Gardner-Webb 62

James Madison 82, Drexel 78

Miami 76, Virginia Tech 52

Winthrop 91, UNC Asheville 70

MIDWEST

Buffalo 78, E. Michigan 63

Cent. Michigan 68, N. Illinois 66

Green Bay 96, Detroit 76

Illinois St. 60, Bradley 47

Kent St. 58, Ball St. 53

Miami (Ohio) 67, Bowling Green 56

Missouri St. 60, Indiana St. 56

N. Iowa 58, Loyola of Chicago 39

Northwestern 72, Minnesota 66

Oakland 76, Wright St. 67

Providence 84, DePaul 57

S. Dakota St. 79, W. Illinois 77

Toledo 68, Akron 66

W. Michigan 80, Ohio 69

Xavier 59, Cincinnati 57

SOUTHWEST

Arkansas 84, Missouri 69

Iowa St. 70, Oklahoma St. 65

TCU 69, Kansas St. 55

Tulsa 69, East Carolina 58

FAR WEST

Arizona St. 68, UCLA 66

Colorado St. 81, Fresno St. 73

Seattle 74, UMKC 56

Utah St. 76, San Jose St. 54

 

Ohio U. box

W. MICHIGAN 80, OHIO 69

OHIO (9-15)

Willis 8-15 0-0 21, Ndour 5-10 2-2 12, Harley 0-0 0-0 0, R. Taylor 3-7 0-0 8, Campbell 5-11 0-1 10, Setty 5-9 0-0 11, Mompremier 0-0 0-0 0, S. Taylor 1-6 3-4 5, Laster 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-59 5-7 69.

W. MICHIGAN (16-10)

Haymond 3-8 0-0 6, Tava 5-8 5-7 15, Brown 3-9 5-5 12, Wilder 2-5 2-2 7, Lamont 2-3 0-0 4, Richie 7-9 2-2 19, Perry 1-2 0-0 2, Avery 1-2 1-4 3, McCormick 4-8 0-0 12. Totals 28-54 15-20 80.

Halftime—W. Michigan 38-36. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 8-25 (Willis 5-10, R. Taylor 2-5, Setty 1-3, Ndour 0-1, Campbell 0-3, S. Taylor 0-3), W. Michigan 9-23 (McCormick 4-8, Richie 3-4, Wilder 1-2, Brown 1-6, Tava 0-1, Haymond 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio 23 (Ndour 6), W. Michigan 36 (Tava 7). Assists—Ohio 11 (Setty, S. Taylor 3), W. Michigan 14 (Wilder 4). Total Fouls—Ohio 21, W. Michigan 11. A—2,517.

 

Xavier-UC box

XAVIER 59, CINCINNATI 57

XAVIER (17-10)

Bluiett 0-2 2-2 2, Abell 2-3 1-1 5, D. Davis 5-8 1-2 16, M. Davis 4-7 1-2 12, M. Stainbrook 3-6 1-2 7, Reynolds 2-5 3-5 7, Farr 3-5 0-0 7, Macura 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 20-38 9-14 59.

CINCINNATI (17-9)

Ellis 5-11 1-2 11, Caupain 3-5 2-2 9, Clark 7-11 0-1 14, Sanders 0-3 0-1 0, Johnson 1-4 0-0 2, Morman 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 4-7 0-0 8, Cobb 3-11 0-0 9, DeBerry 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 25-55 3-6 57.

Halftime—Xavier 36-24. 3-Point Goals—Xavier 10-17 (D. Davis 5-5, M. Davis 3-5, Macura 1-2, Farr 1-2, Abell 0-1, Bluiett 0-2), Cincinnati 4-16 (Cobb 3-10, Caupain 1-3, Thomas 0-1, Johnson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Xavier 26 (M. Stainbrook 6), Cincinnati 27 (Clark 7). Assists—Xavier 15 (D. Davis 8), Cincinnati 12 (Caupain 4). Total Fouls—Xavier 15, Cincinnati 13. Technicals—Reynolds, Ellis. A—13,176.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Girls’ Tournament Scores

Division II

Cambridge 38, New Concord John Glenn 34

Dover 65, Lisbon Beaver 38

Division III

Casstown Miami E. 52, New Paris National Trail 35

Versailles 84, Day. Northridge 17

 

MLB free agents

NEW YORK (AP) — The 28 remaining free agents:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE (2) — Johan Santana, lhp; Joe Saunders, lhp.

BOSTON (1) — Ryan Dempster, rhp.

CHICAGO (1) — Paul Konerko, 1b.

CLEVELAND (1) — Jason Giambi, 1b.

DETROIT (2) — Joba Chamberlain, rhp; Phil Coke, lhp.

KANSAS CITY (2) — Raul Ibanez, of; Josh Willingham, of.

LOS ANGELES (2) — Sean Burnett, lhp; John McDonald, ss.

NEW YORK (2) — Rich Hill, lhp; Derek Jeter, ss.

SEATTLE (2) — Joe Beimel, lhp; Chris Young, rhp.

TORONTO (1) — Dustin McGowan, rhp.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ATLANTA (1) — Ryan Doumit, c.

COLORADO (1) — Franklin Morales, lhp.

LOS ANGELES (2) — Josh Beckett, rhp; Kevin Correia, rhp.

MIAMI (1) — Rafael Furcal, ss.

MILWAUKEE (2) — Lyle Overbay, 1b; Francisco Rodriguez, rhp.

NEW YORK (1) — Bobby Abreu, of.

PHILADELPHIA (1) — Mike Adams, rhp.

ST. LOUIS (1) — Mark Ellis, 2b.

WASHINGTON (2) — Scott Hairston, of; Rafael Soriano, rhp.