NBA standings
National Basketball Association
All Tims EDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
x-Boston    48    27    .640    —
x-Toronto    45    30    .600      3
Philadelphia    28    47    .373    20
New York    28    47    .373    20
Brooklyn    16    59    .213    32
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
z-Washington    46    29    .613    —
Atlanta    39    36    .520      7
Miami    37    38    .493      9
Charlotte    34    41    .453    12
Orlando    27    48    .360    19
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
z-Cleveland    47    27    .635    —
Milwaukee    39    36    .520      8 1/2
Indiana    37    38    .493    10 1/2
Chicago    36    39    .480    11 1/2
Detroit    35    41    .461    13
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
x-San Antonio    57    17    .770    —
x-Houston    51    23    .689      6
Memphis    41    34    .547    16 1/2
New Orleans    32    43    .427    25 1/2
Dallas    31    43    .419    26
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
x-Utah    46    29    .613    —
x-Oklahoma City    43    31    .581      2 1/2
Portland    36    38    .486      9 1/2
Denver    35    39    .473    10 1/2
Minnesota    30    44    .405    15 1/2
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
z-Golden State    61    14    .813    —
x-L.A. Clippers    45    31    .592    16 1/2
Sacramento    29    46    .387    32
Phoenix    22    53    .293    39
L.A. Lakers    21    54    .280    40
x-clinched playoff spot
z-clinched division
Wednesday’s Late Games
L.A. Clippers 133, Washington 124
Utah 112, Sacramento 82
Thursday’s Games
Detroit 90, Brooklyn 89
Chicago 99, Cleveland 93
Minnesota 119, L.A. Lakers 104
L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Denver at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
New York at Miami, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.
Houston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Orlando at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Boston at New York, 1 p.m.
Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.
Dallas at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m.
Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m.
Utah at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
Chicago at New Orleans, 6 p.m.
Denver at Miami, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Philadelphia at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Washington at Golden State, 8 p.m.
Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box
CLEVELAND (93)
James 11-20 3-7 26, Love 3-10 2-2 8, Thompson 7-10 1-3 15, Irving 7-20 2-2 20, Smith 4-9 0-0 12, Frye 2-3 0-0 5, Felder 0-0 1-2 1, Dero.Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Liggins 1-1 0-0 2, Shumpert 2-8 0-0 4. Totals 37-83 9-16 93.
CHICAGO (99)
Zipser 2-8 0-0 4, Mirotic 9-14 4-4 28, Lopez 5-12 0-0 10, Rondo 3-13 1-4 7, Butler 10-17 3-6 25, Portis 4-7 0-0 9, Lauvergne 1-4 0-0 2, Grant 0-0 0-0 0, Carter-Williams 1-6 0-0 2, Valentine 3-9 3-4 12. Totals 38-90 11-18 99.
Cleveland    28    22    21    22    =    93
Chicago    22    19    37    21    =    99
3-Point Goals—Cleveland 10-27 (Smith 4-7, Irving 4-7, Frye 1-2, James 1-7, Dero.Williams 0-1, Love 0-1, Shumpert 0-2), Chicago 12-25 (Mirotic 6-11, Valentine 3-6, Butler 2-2, Portis 1-2, Lauvergne 0-1, Zipser 0-3). Fouled Out—Love. Rebounds—Cleveland 44 (James, Love 10), Chicago 51 (Lopez 11). Assists—Cleveland 23 (James 8), Chicago 26 (Rondo 15). Total Fouls—Cleveland 22, Chicago 15. Technicals—Irving, Chicago defensive three second, Chicago team.

MLB standings
Major League Baseball
All Times EDT
Exhibition Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W    L    Pct.
New York    24    8    .750
Los Angeles    19    13    .594
Seattle    19    14    .576
Kansas City    17    13    .567
Boston    18    14    .563
Minnesota    16    13    .552
Baltimore    16    14    .533
Houston    15    14    .517
Chicago    16    15    .516
Cleveland    16    15    .516
Oakland    16    15    .516
Texas    15    16    .484
Tampa Bay    12    16    .429
Detroit    14    19    .424
Toronto    11    18    .379
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W    L    Pct.
St. Louis    20    8    .714
Pittsburgh    19    11    .633
Colorado    16    15    .516
Los Angeles    17    16    .515
San Francisco    16    16    .500
Arizona    14    14    .500
Milwaukee    15    16    .484
New York    15    17    .469
Cincinnati    16    19    .457
Philadelphia    14    17    .452
Washington    13    17    .433
Chicago    12    18    .400
Miami    11    17    .393
San Diego    11    21    .344
Atlanta    8    22    .267
Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Mets 5, Las Vegas 4
Detroit 7, Baltimore 3
Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 6
N.Y. Yankees 14, Philadelphia 1
Boston 8, Washington 1
Colorado 10, San Diego 5
St. Louis 9, Memphis 3
Houston 8, Chicago Cubs 6
Cleveland vs. Arizona at Phoenix, 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Oakland at. San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Rochester vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Army at West Point, NY, 1:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston at Houston, TX, 2:10 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Norfolk at Norfolk, VA, 3:05 p.m.
Boston at Washington, 4:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Springfield at Springfield, MO, 6:05 p.m.
CINCINNATI at Louisville, KY, 6:15 p.m.
Detroit vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Montreal, Canada, 7:07 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Atlanta, GA, 7:35 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Texas at Arlington, TX, 8:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, WI, 8:10 p.m.
San Diego vs. Lake Elsinore at Lake Elsinore, CA, 9 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Arizona at Phoenix, 9:40 p.m.
Colorado vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. L.A. Angels at Anaheim, CA, 10:07 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, CA, 10:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Detroit vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Montreal, Canada, 1:07 p.m.
CINCINNATI vs. CIF at Dayton, OH, 1:35 p.m.
Boston vs. Washington at Annapolis, MD, 2 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Texas at Arlington, TX, 2:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, WI, 2:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, CA, 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Baseball poll
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll through March 26 (selected by the staff of Baseball America):
Record    Prv
1. Oregon State    20-1    2
2. Louisville    21-2    1
3. TCU    17-5    3
4. Texas Tech    22-4    8
5. Clemson    20-4    6
6. South Carolina    17-6    7
7. North Carolina    18-6    10
8. Florida    16-9    13
9. LSU    18-7    4
10. Cal State Fullerton    15-8    5
11. Florida Gulf Coast    22-3    12
12. Florida State    18-7    14
13. Arizona    16-7    9
14. St. John’s    18-2    16
15. Stanford    13-6    17
16. Kentucky    18-7    –
17. Oklahoma    23-5    24
18. Auburn    20-6    –
19. Virginia    19-6    19
20. Mississippi    15-9    11
21. Arkansas    20-5    –
22. Baylor    18-6    20
23. Houston    18-5    –
24. Wake Forest    18-7    –
25. East Carolina    17-8    25

NHL standings
National Hockey League
All Times EDT
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    77    44    24    9    97    214    190
Ottawa    76    41    26    9    91    197    199
Toronto    76    37    24    15    89    233    222
Boston    77    41    30    6    88    220    203
Tampa Bay    76    38    29    9    85    215    213
Florida    77    33    33    11    77    199    222
Buffalo    77    32    33    12    76    193    221
Detroit    77    31    34    12    74    192    229
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
x-Washington    76    51    17    8    110    248    170
x-Columbus    76    49    19    8    106    236    174
x-Pittsburgh    76    46    19    11    103    259    216
x-N.Y. Rangers    77    46    26    5    97    245    206
Carolina    76    35    27    14    84    202    214
N.Y. Islanders    76    35    29    12    82    222    234
Philadelphia    77    37    32    8    82    206    225
New Jersey    76    27    35    14    68    174    224
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
x-Chicago    77    49    21    7    105    234    198
x-Minnesota    77    45    24    8    98    249    196
St. Louis    76    42    28    6    90    214    201
Nashville    77    39    27    11    89    227    213
Winnipeg    78    36    35    7    79    233    247
Dallas    77    31    35    11    73    207    244
Colorado    76    20    53    3    43    150    258
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
x-Anaheim    77    42    23    12    96    206    190
x-Edmonton    77    43    25    9    95    228    198
x-San Jose    77    43    27    7    93    208    189
Calgary    77    43    30    4    90    212    208
Los Angeles    76    36    33    7    79    185    189
Vancouver    76    30    37    9    69    173    223
Arizona    77    27    41    9    63    182    247
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
Wednesday’s Late Games
Washington 5, Colorado 3
St. Louis 3, Arizona 1
Thursday’s Games
Carolina 2, Columbus 1, OT
Philadelphia 6, N.Y. Islanders 3
Montreal 6, Florida 2
Boston 2, Dallas 0
Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 3
Toronto 3, Nashville 1
Winnipeg 4, Anaheim 3, OT
Minnesota 5, Ottawa 1
Edmonton 3, San Jose 2
Friday’s Games
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.
St. Louis at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Washington at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Florida at Boston, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville, 2 p.m.
Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Boston at Chicago, 12:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 3 p.m.
Nashville at St. Louis, 4 p.m.
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Washington at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Colorado at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Blue Jackets’ box
Columbus    0    1    0    0    =    1
Carolina    0    0    1    1    =    2
First Period—None. Penalties—Quincey, CBJ, (slashing), 15:16; Skinner, CAR, (slashing), 15:16; Savard, CBJ, (slashing), 17:25.
Second Period—1, Columbus, Johnson 4 (Hartnell, Gagner), 16:25. Penalties—Ryan, CAR, (holding), 2:36; Quincey, CBJ, (holding), 13:43.
Third Period—2, Carolina, Skinner 32 (Teravainen, Pesce), 15:40. Penalties—None.
Overtime—3, Carolina, Hanifin 4 (Skinner, Teravainen), 2:16. Penalties—None.
Shots on Goal—Columbus 7-11-5-1—24. Carolina 7-12-11-1—31.
Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of 1; Carolina 0 of 2.
Goalies—Columbus, Korpisalo 6-4-1 (31 shots-29 saves). Carolina, Ward 26-20-11 (24-23).
A—11,881 (18,680). T—2:27.
Referees—Ghislain Hebert, Justin St Pierre. Linesmen—Michel Cormier, Bryan Pancich.

NIT pairings
National Invitation Tournament
First Round
Tuesday, March 14
Illinois 82, Valparaiso 57
Mississippi 91, Monmouth 83
Oakland 74, Clemson 69
Georgia Tech 75, Indiana 63
Colorado State 81, College of Charleston 74
Richmond 71, Alabama 64
Boise State 73, Utah 68
CS Bakersfield 73, California 66
Wednesday, March 15
Syracuse 90, UNC-Greensboro 77
Belmont 78, Georgia 69
UCF 79, Colorado 74
Akron 78, Houston 75
TCU 66, Fresno State 59
Iowa 87, South Dakota 75
Illinois State 85, UC Irvine 71
Texas-Arlington 105, BYU 89
Second Round
Saturday, March 18
Mississippi 85, Syracuse 80
Sunday, March 19
Georgia Tech 71, Belmont 57
TCU 94, Iowa 92, OT
Richmond 87, Oakland 83
Monday, March 20
UCF 63, Illinois State 62
Texas-Arlington 85, Akron 69
Illinois 71, Boise State 56
CS Bakersfield 81, Colorado State 63
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 21
TCU 86, Richmond 68
Georgia Tech 74, Mississippi 66
Wednesday, March 22
UCF 68, Illinois 58
CS Bakersfield 80, Texas-Arlington 76
Semifinals
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Tuesday, March 28
Georgia Tech 76, CS Bakersfield 61
TCU 68, UCF 53
Championship
Thursday, March 30
TCU 88, Georgia Tech 56

CIT pairings
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 25
Furman 79, Campbell 64
St. Peter’s 49, Texas State 44
Sunday, March 26
UMBC 80, Liberty 68
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 78, Fort Wayne 62
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 29
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79, UMBC 61
St. Peter’s 77, Furman 51
Championship
Friday, March 31
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (24-11) vs. St. Peter’s (22-13), 9 p.m.