NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 38 26 .594 —

Boston 26 36 .419 11

Brooklyn 25 37 .403 12

Philadelphia 14 49 .222 23 1/2

New York 12 51 .190 25 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

x-Atlanta 50 13 .794 —

Washington 36 28 .563 14 1/2

Charlotte 28 34 .452 21 1/2

Miami 28 35 .444 22

Orlando 21 44 .323 30

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Cleveland 41 25 .621 —

Chicago 39 26 .600 1 1/2

Milwaukee 33 30 .524 6 1/2

Indiana 29 34 .460 10 1/2

Detroit 23 40 .365 16 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

Memphis 45 18 .714 —

Houston 43 20 .683 2

San Antonio 40 23 .635 5

Dallas 41 25 .621 5 1/2

New Orleans 36 29 .554 10

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Portland 41 20 .672 —

Oklahoma City 35 28 .556 7

Utah 27 36 .429 15

Denver 23 41 .359 19 1/2

Minnesota 14 48 .226 27 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

Golden State 50 12 .806 —

L.A. Clippers 41 23 .641 10

Phoenix 33 32 .508 18 1/2

Sacramento 21 41 .339 29

L.A. Lakers 17 46 .270 33 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

———

Tuesday’s Games

Indiana 118, Orlando 86

New Orleans 111, Brooklyn 91

Cleveland 127, Dallas 94

San Antonio 117, Toronto 107

Utah 87, New York 82

L.A. Lakers 93, Detroit 85

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Denver, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

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

Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Memphis at Washington, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

New York at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

 

Cavaliers’ box

CLEVELAND (127)

L.James 10-14 3-5 27, Love 9-17 1-2 21, Mozgov 5-10 7-8 17, Irving 6-13 9-10 22, J.Smith 8-14 0-0 21, Shumpert 2-6 2-2 7, Dellavedova 0-2 2-2 2, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 2-5 0-0 6, Perkins 2-3 0-0 4, J.Harris 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 44-87 24-29 127.

DALLAS (94)

Parsons 7-12 1-2 18, Nowitzki 3-10 6-7 13, Chandler 1-4 7-8 9, Rondo 2-6 0-0 4, Ellis 8-18 1-2 17, Aminu 0-3 0-0 0, Stoudemire 7-11 1-2 15, D.Harris 2-4 2-2 7, Jefferson 2-4 1-2 5, Barea 0-3 2-2 2, Villanueva 0-4 1-4 1, Felton 0-1 1-2 1, B.James 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-81 23-33 94.

Cleveland 26 41 32 28 – 127

Dallas 31 22 23 18 – 94

3-Point Goals-Cleveland 15-32 (J.Smith 5-8, L.James 4-6, Jones 2-5, Love 2-6, Irving 1-2, Shumpert 1-3, J.Harris 0-2), Dallas 5-20 (Parsons 3-4, D.Harris 1-2, Nowitzki 1-3, Barea 0-1, Jefferson 0-1, Felton 0-1, Rondo 0-1, Villanueva 0-3, Ellis 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 58 (Love 14), Dallas 48 (Chandler 10). Assists-Cleveland 25 (L.James 8), Dallas 18 (Barea 5). Total Fouls-Cleveland 28, Dallas 22. Technicals-Dallas Bench. A-20,501 (19,200).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 67 42 18 7 91 177 147

Tampa Bay 68 42 20 6 90 223 177

Detroit 65 37 17 11 85 192 172

Boston 66 34 22 10 78 179 171

Florida 66 29 23 14 72 163 188

Ottawa 65 30 24 11 71 185 176

Toronto 67 26 35 6 58 179 209

Buffalo 66 19 42 5 43 126 224

Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

N.Y. Islanders 69 43 22 4 90 219 194

N.Y. Rangers 65 41 17 7 89 200 156

Pittsburgh 66 38 18 10 86 189 162

Washington 67 36 21 10 82 200 165

Philadelphia 68 28 27 13 69 178 197

New Jersey 67 28 29 10 66 153 176

Columbus 66 28 34 4 60 170 210

Carolina 65 25 32 8 58 155 178

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Nashville 68 42 19 7 91 199 166

St. Louis 66 42 19 5 89 209 167

Chicago 66 39 21 6 84 190 154

Minnesota 67 37 23 7 81 192 170

Winnipeg 67 33 22 12 78 187 181

Colorado 67 30 26 11 71 179 190

Dallas 67 30 27 10 70 209 221

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 68 42 19 7 91 199 186

Vancouver 66 38 24 4 80 189 179

Calgary 66 36 25 5 77 191 172

Los Angeles 66 32 21 13 77 180 170

San Jose 67 33 26 8 74 189 187

Arizona 67 21 38 8 50 143 224

Edmonton 67 18 38 11 47 152 227

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

Tuesday’s Games

Columbus 4, Carolina 3, SO

N.Y. Rangers 2, N.Y. Islanders 1

Dallas 2, Philadelphia 1

Tampa Bay 1, Montreal 0, OT

Boston 3, Ottawa 1

St. Louis 5, Winnipeg 4

Minnesota 6, New Jersey 2

Los Angeles 5, Colorado 2

Wednesday’s Games

Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 8 p.m.

Anaheim at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Chicago at Arizona, 10 p.m.

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

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores

Division III

Beachwood 53, Warrensville Hts. 41

Belmont Union Local 64, Sugarcreek Garaway 43

Cin. Purcell Marian 68, Versailles 54

Cols. East 59, Worthington Christian 57

Day. Chaminade Julienne 61, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 56

Girard 53, Rootstown 33

Marion Pleasant 53, Gahanna Cols. Academy 49

Navarre Fairless 39, Jeromesville Hillsdale 21

New Middletown Spring. 55, Lisbon Anderson 53

St. Clairsville 70, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 67

Division IV

Beaver Eastern 61, Portsmouth Clay 59

Berlin Hiland 63, Shadyside 54

Columbus Grove 51, Miller City 41

Delphos St. John’s 63, Leipsic 41

Edgerton 49, Hicksville 40, OT

Fairfield Christian 78, Morral Ridgedale 34

Haviland Wayne Trace 63, Antwerp 46

Louisville Aquinas 81, Berlin Center Western Reserve 50

Maria Stein Marion Local 54, New Bremen 51

New Washington Buckeye Cent. 70, Sandusky St. Mary 54

Newark Cath. 61, Tree of Life 37

Peebles 83, Waterford 53

Plymouth 48, Mansfield St. Peter’s 41

Spencerville 63, Lima Perry 58

Tol. Ottawa Hills 43, Tol. Christian 36

Warren JFK 48, Bristol 27

 

Tuesday’s Girls’ Basketball Scores

Division I

Massillon Jackson 41, Twinsburg 30

Notre Dame Academy 47, Rocky River Magnificat 26

Wadsworth 44, N. Royalton 39, OT

Division II

Bellevue 56, Akr. Hoban 38

Beloit W. Branch 36, Chagrin Falls 29

Geneva 51, Parma Padua 41

Tipp City Tippecanoe 60, Spring. Kenton Ridge 37

Zanesville Maysville 55, Cols. Eastmoor 48

Division III

Ottawa-Glandorf 43, Archbold 20

 

College basketball

Tuesday’s College Basketball Scores

EAST

Princeton 73, Penn 52

TOURNAMENTS

Atlantic Coast Conference

First Round

Boston College 66, Georgia Tech 65

Virginia Tech 81, Wake Forest 80

Horizon League

Championship

Valparaiso 54, Green Bay 44

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

First Round

Coppin St. 64, Bethune-Cookman 60

SC State 63, NC A&T 54

Northeast Conference

Championship

Robert Morris 66, St. Francis (NY) 63

Southwestern Athletic Conference

First Round

Alcorn St. 66, Grambling St. 52

Summit League

Championship

N. Dakota St. 57, S. Dakota St. 56

West Coast Conference

Championship

Gonzaga 91, BYU 75

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Los Angeles 4 1 .800

Arizona 5 2 .714

Miami 4 2 .667

Pittsburgh 4 2 .667

San Diego 4 3 .571

Cincinnati 4 4 .500

Colorado 3 3 .500

St. Louis 3 3 .500

Washington 3 3 .500

Atlanta 3 4 .429

Philadelphia 3 4 .429

New York 3 5 .375

San Francisco 2 6 .250

Milwaukee 1 5 .167

Chicago 0 6 .000

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 6 1 .857

Boston 5 2 .714

Oakland 5 2 .714

Houston 4 2 .667

Detroit 5 3 .625

New York 5 3 .625

Minnesota 3 2 .600

Chicago 3 3 .500

Los Angeles 3 3 .500

Seattle 4 4 .500

Texas 4 4 .500

Cleveland 3 4 .429

Baltimore 3 6 .333

Toronto 3 6 .333

Tampa Bay 1 5 .167

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

———

Tuesday’s Games

Boston 5, Tampa Bay (ss) 1

Houston 7, St. Louis 6

Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay (ss) 3

Baltimore 3, N.Y. Yankees 1

Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 2

Miami 2, Washington 1

Detroit 6, Philadelphia 0

Minnesota 5, Toronto 3

San Diego 10, San Francisco 5

Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City 2

Cleveland 10, Chicago Cubs 6

L.A. Dodgers 2, Colorado (ss) 2, tie

Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 3

Oakland 6, Arizona 5

L.A. Angels 5, Texas 4

Colorado (ss) 9, Seattle 3

Wednesday’s Games

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

St. Louis vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

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

L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Kansas City (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

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

Kansas City (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

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

Boston vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

Philadelphia vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

Seattle vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 3:00 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

Chicago White Sox (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 5:10 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Chicago White Sox (ss) at Glendale, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

 

Reds’ boxscore

Brewers 5, Reds 3

Cincinnati Milwaukee

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Negron cf 3 0 1 0 Gennett 2b 3 1 1 0

J.Siri cf 1 0 1 0 M.Long lf 0 0 0 0

B.Pena c 2 0 0 0 Segura ss 2 1 1 0

C.Wallach c 2 0 0 0 A.Wisnbrgr c 0 0 0 0

T.Frazier 3b 3 0 0 0 C.Gomez cf 0 0 0 1

T.Sparks 3b 1 1 1 0 S.Petersn cf 2 1 1 2

Boesch rf 3 0 2 0 Ar.Ramirz 3b 2 0 0 0

A.Aquino rf 0 1 0 0 L.Jimenz 3b 2 0 0 0

Byrd lf 2 0 0 0 G.Parra lf 1 1 0 0

J.Pickens lf 1 0 0 0 Petersn lf-rf 2 0 0 0

Lutz 1b 2 0 0 0 Clark 1b 2 0 0 0

B.O’Grady 1b 2 1 1 0 Orr 2b 2 0 1 0

De Jesus ss 2 0 0 0 Maldonado c 2 1 1 2

A.Blandino ss 2 0 1 2 H.Gomez ss 2 0 0 0

F.Perez dh 3 0 0 0 J.Rogers dh 3 0 3 0

G.Boulware dh 1 0 0 1 L.Schafer rf 2 0 0 0

Falu 2b 2 0 0 0 H.Morris 1b 1 0 0 0

L.Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0

Totals 34 3 7 3 Totals 28 5 8 5

 

Cincinnati 000 000 003 — 3

Milwaukee 100 220 00x — 5

 

E—Clark (1). DP—Cincinnati 1, Milwaukee 1. LOB—Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 5. 2B—Boesch (1). HR—S.Peterson (1), Maldonado (1). SB—Segura (1). CS—Orr (1). S—M.Long. SF—C.Gomez.

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

Cueto L,0-1 3 3 1 1 1 3

Dennick 1 2 2 2 1 0

Hoover 1 1 2 2 1 1

J.Moscot 2 3 0 0 0 1

Contreras 1 0 0 0 0 1

Milwaukee

Lohse W,1-0 3 2 0 0 0 4

Jeffress 1 0 0 0 0 0

Broxton 1 0 0 0 0 1

Henderson 1 1 0 0 0 1

Wang 2 1 0 0 0 2

T.Cravy 1-3 3 3 3 1 0

D.Goforth S,1-2 2-3 0 0 0 0 1

HBP—by Lohse (Byrd). WP—D.Goforth.

Umpires—Home, Chad Whitson; First, Dale Scott; Second, Bill Miller; Third, Bruce Dreckman.

T—2:31. A—3,475 (7,000).

 

USA Today women

The top 25 teams in the USA Today women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 9, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. UConn (32) 32-1 800 1

2. Notre Dame 31-2 766 2

3. Maryland 30-2 727 3

4. South Carolina 30-2 715 4

5. Tennessee 27-5 652 5

6. Baylor 30-3 646 7

7. Florida State 29-4 622 6

8. Louisville 25-6 531 10

9. Arizona State 27-5 522 8

10. Oregon State 26-4 489 9

11. Kentucky 23-9 479 11

12. North Carolina 24-8 424 12

13. Princeton 29-0 397 14

14. Mississippi State 26-6 374 13

15. Iowa 24-7 322 15

16. Duke 21-10 298 16

17. Stanford 24-9 285 20

18. Chattanooga 29-3 243 18

19. George Washington 29-3 203 19

19. Texas A&M 23-9 203 17

21. Florida Gulf Coast 28-2 155 21

22. Seton Hall 28-4 130 23

23. Rutgers 22-9 70 22

24. Ohio State 23-10 61 —

25. Northwestern 23-8 55 —

Others receiving votes: South Florida 52, James Madison 29, Nebraska 28, Texas 27, DePaul 26, California 22, Syracuse 21, Western Kentucky 17, UALR 4, St. John’s 3, Quinnipiac 2.

 

NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders

Points

1, Kevin Harvick, 134. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 125. 3, Joey Logano, 123. 4, Martin Truex Jr., 118. 5, AJ Allmendinger, 100. 6, Kasey Kahne, 92. 7, Jimmie Johnson, 91. 8, Denny Hamlin, 87. 9, Casey Mears, 87. 10, Matt Kenseth, 85.

11, Greg Biffle, 84. 12, Ryan Newman, 82. 13, Paul Menard, 82. 14, Clint Bowyer, 81. 15, Aric Almirola, 80. 16, Brad Keselowski, 77. 17, David Gilliland, 77. 18, Sam Hornish Jr., 75. 19, David Ragan, 75. 20, Danica Patrick, 68.