NBA standings
National Basketball Association
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Toronto 43 16 .729 —
Boston 37 21 .638 5 1/2
Philadelphia 37 21 .638 5 1/2
Brooklyn 30 29 .508 13
New York 11 47 .190 31 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Charlotte 27 30 .474 —
Miami 26 30 .464 1/2
Orlando 27 32 .458 1
Washington 24 34 .414 3 1/2
Atlanta 19 39 .328 8 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 43 14 .754 —
Indiana 38 20 .655 5 1/2
Detroit 26 30 .464 16 1/2
Chicago 14 44 .241 29 1/2
Cleveland 12 46 .207 31 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
Houston 33 24 .579 —
San Antonio 33 26 .559 1
Dallas 26 31 .456 7
New Orleans 26 33 .441 8
Memphis 23 36 .390 11
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Denver 39 18 .684 —
Oklahoma City 37 20 .649 2
Portland 34 23 .596 5
Utah 32 25 .561 7
Minnesota 27 30 .474 12
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
Golden State 41 16 .719 —
L.A. Clippers 32 27 .542 10
Sacramento 30 27 .526 11
L.A. Lakers 28 29 .491 13
Phoenix 11 48 .186 31
Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled.
Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled.
Thursday, Feb. 21
Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Portland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Indiana, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at New York, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Utah at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Portland at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Houston at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Dallas at Utah, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 24
Orlando at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Denver, 5 p.m.
San Antonio at New York, 7:30 p.m.

NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 61 46 11 4 96 242 162
Boston 60 35 17 8 78 181 155
Toronto 59 36 19 4 76 208 167
Montreal 60 32 21 7 71 179 176
Buffalo 59 28 24 7 63 170 185
Florida 58 26 24 8 60 181 199
Detroit 60 23 29 8 54 168 199
Ottawa 59 22 32 5 49 186 219
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 58 35 17 6 76 169 138
Washington 60 33 20 7 73 202 191
Pittsburgh 60 32 21 7 71 210 187
Columbus 59 33 23 3 69 188 180
Carolina 60 31 23 6 68 174 167
Philadelphia 60 28 25 7 63 178 201
N.Y. Rangers 59 26 25 8 60 172 195
New Jersey 60 23 29 8 54 176 208
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 59 36 19 4 76 202 171
Nashville 61 34 22 5 73 186 160
St. Louis 59 32 22 5 69 177 164
Dallas 58 29 24 5 63 145 149
Minnesota 60 27 27 6 60 164 180
Colorado 59 24 24 11 59 189 192
Chicago 60 25 26 9 59 200 223
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Calgary 59 36 16 7 79 217 176
San Jose 60 35 17 8 78 219 190
Vegas 61 32 25 4 68 180 172
Vancouver 60 26 27 7 59 170 188
Arizona 60 27 28 5 59 157 174
Anaheim 60 24 27 9 57 137 187
Edmonton 59 24 29 6 54 165 198
Los Angeles 59 23 30 6 52 143 182
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.
Monday’s Games
Calgary 5, Arizona 2
Tampa Bay 5, Columbus 1
Chicago 8, Ottawa 7
Colorado 3, Vegas 0
Boston 6, San Jose 5, OT
Washington 3, Los Angeles 2
Tuesday’s Games
Florida 4, Buffalo 2
Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 2
Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 3
N.Y. Rangers 2, Carolina 1
Montreal 3, Columbus 2
St. Louis 3, Toronto 2, OT
Anaheim 4, Minnesota 0
Nashville 5, Dallas 3
Arizona 3, Edmonton 2, SO
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Colorado, 8:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
Boston at Vegas, 10 p.m..
Thursday’s Games
Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Florida, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Arizona at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Blue Jackets’ box
Tampa Bay 2 1 2 = 5
Columbus 0 0 1 = 1
First Period—1, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 28 (Gourde, Sergachev), 11:18. 2, Tampa Bay, Kucherov 29, 14:24. Penalties—Anderson, CBJ, (interference), 2:02; Killorn, TB, (slashing), 17:48.
Second Period—3, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 33 (Kucherov, Point), 19:31 (pp). Penalties—Paquette, TB, (holding), 12:19; Anderson, CBJ, (interference), 18:19; Columbus bench, served by Robinson (too many men on the ice), 19:27.
Third Period—4, Tampa Bay, Point 34 (Sergachev, Kucherov), 0:12 (pp). 5, Tampa Bay, Point 35 (Kucherov), 0:46. 6, Columbus, Sedlak 4 (Nash, Harrington), 18:15. Penalties—Dubois, CBJ, (roughing), 7:30; Joseph, TB, (roughing), 7:30; Kucherov, TB, major (high sticking), 13:09.
Shots on Goal—Tampa Bay 6-8-6—20. Columbus 20-9-11—40.
Power-play opportunities—Tampa Bay 2 of 3; Columbus 0 of 4.
Goalies—Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 26-7-4 (40 shots-39 saves). Columbus, Korpisalo 9-5-2 (20-15).
A—16,411 (18,500). T—2:31.
Referees—Ghislain Hebert, Chris Rooney. Linesmen—Steve Miller, Brian Murphy.

TUESDAY’S GAME
Columbus 0 1 1 = 2
Montreal 2 0 1 = 3
First Period—1, Montreal, Domi 20 (Reilly), 1:21. 2, Montreal, Byron 11 (Weber, Kotkaniemi), 17:12. Penalties—Shaw, MTL, Major (fighting), 12:51; Harrington, CBJ, Major (fighting), 12:51; Shaw, MTL, served by Hudon, (high sticking), 12:51.
Second Period—3, Columbus, Anderson 21 (Jenner), 1:05. Penalties—Foligno, CBJ, served by Robinson, (boarding), 14:21; Foligno, CBJ, Major (fighting), 14:21; Domi, MTL, Major (fighting), 14:21; Montreal bench, served by Hudon (too many men on the ice), 17:33; Anderson, CBJ, (hooking), 19:30.
Third Period—4, Columbus, Foligno 15 (Jenner, Anderson), 9:07. 5, Montreal, Tatar 19 (Kotkaniemi, Benn), 13:08. Penalties—Savard, CBJ, (tripping), 9:56.
Shots on Goal—Columbus 9-12-12—33. Montreal 12-7-13—32.
Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of 2; Montreal 0 of 3.
Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 24-18-1 (32 shots-29 saves). Montreal, Price 24-16-5 (33-31).
A—20,858 (21,288). T—2:26.
Referees—Eric Furlatt, Kendrick Nicholson. Linesmen—Steve Barton, Michel Cormier.

H.S. scores
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Monday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Division III
Ironton 77, Minford 55
Oak Hill 65, Crooksville 31
Pomeroy Meigs 48, S. Point 43, OT
Portsmouth 47, Portsmouth W. 46
Region 11
Lucasville Valley 58, Bainbridge Paint Valley 44
REGULAR SEASON
Byesville Meadowbrook 50, New Philadelphia 48, OT
Cadiz Harrison Cent. 77, Rayland Buckeye 50
Cols. Beechcroft 48, Lancaster Fairfield Union 41
Fredericktown 38, Howard E. Knox 33
Hicksville 69, Pioneer N. Central 52
Logan 61, Cols. Hartley 44
McArthur Vinton County 56, Cols. KIPP 52
Mentor 81, Cle. VASJ 74
Metamora Evergreen 64, Stryker 48
Middletown Fenwick 67, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 48
New Boston Glenwood 54, Latham Western 52
Rockford Parkway 80, Bradford 18
Tuesday’s Boys’ Basketball Scores
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Division II
Region 7
Circleville 58, New Lexington 57, OT
Gallipolis Gallia 62, Bidwell River Valley 35
Hillsboro 49, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 38
Marietta 48, Williamsport Westfall 43
Division III
Region 11
Beaver Eastern 63, Wellston 38
Chesapeake 67, Belpre 26
Piketon 55, Lynchburg-Clay 22
Seaman N. Adams 51, Southeastern 42

H.S. boys’ poll
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Ohio high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, won-loss record, and total points:
DIVISION I
Team Record Pts.
1, Cin. Moeller (17) 20-0 185
2, Pickerington Cent. (1) 21-1 131
3, Sylvania Northview 21-0 121
4, Lorain 19-1 96
5, Hilliard Bradley 20-1 94
6, Dublin Coffman 20-1 75
7, Akr. SVSM 16-3 71
7, Vandalia Butler 20-2 71
9, Logan 16-3 30
10, Centerville 17-5 25
Others receiving 12 or more points: Sidney 24. Pickerington N. 20. Tol. Whitmer 18. Lyndhurst Brush 15.
DIVISION II
Team Record Pts.
1, Trotwood-Madison (9) 20-2 169
2, Cols. South (8) 20-1 156
3, Cin. Wyoming (1) 21-1 140
4, Poland Seminary (1) 18-2 98
5, Wauseon 17-3 71
(tie) Cin. Taft 17-4 71
7, Day. Chaminade Julienne 18-4 61
8, Cin. Hughes 16-5 40
9, London 20-2 26
10, New Philadelphia 19-1 25
Others receiving 12 or more points: Chillicothe Zane Trace 22. Cin. Aiken 21. Cle. VASJ 20. Norwalk 17. Thornville Sheridan 17. Cols. Beechcroft 16. Granville 14. Lima Shawnee 13. Richfield Revere 13.
DIVISION III
Team Record Pts.
1, Archbold (14) 21-0 164
2, Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (2) 20-2 137
3, Wheelersburg (1) 22-0 135
4, Genoa Area 19-0 93
5, Cin. Purcell Marian (1) 19-3 85
6, Ashtabula Edgewood (1) 20-1 73
7, Beaver Eastern 21-1 70
8, Anna 19-2 54
8, Ottawa-Glandorf 18-3 54
10, Brookville 19-3 36
Others receiving 12 or more points: Oregon Stritch 22. Milford Center Fairbanks 19. Worthington Christian 17. Seaman N. Adams 14. Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 12. New Paris National Trail 12.
DIVISION IV
Team Record Pts.
1, Berlin Hiland (17) 21-1 178
2, Convoy Crestview (1) 20-1 153
3, St. Henry (1) 18-3 120
4, Toronto 18-2 92
5, Sycamore Mohawk 19-1 91
6, Bristol 17-3 72
7, Spring. Cath. Cent. 18-3 70
8, Zanesville Rosecrans 18-3 62
9, Glouster Trimble 16-3 54
10, Xenia Legacy Christian Academy 19-3 36
Others receiving 12 or more points: Richmond Hts. 20. Hicksville 16..

AAF standings
Alliance of American Football
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pct PF PA
Birmingham 2 0 0 1.000 38 9
Orlando 2 0 0 1.000 77 35
Atlanta 0 2 0 .000 18 64
Memphis 0 2 0 .000 18 46
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 2 0 0 1.000 58 40
San Antonio 1 1 0 .500 44 43
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 30 25
Salt Lake 0 2 0 .000 31 50
Saturday’s Games
Birmingham 12, Salt Lake 9
Arizona 20, Memphis 18
Sunday’s Games
Orlando 37, San Antonio 29
San Diego 24, Atlanta 12 Saturday, Feb. 23
Arizona at Salt Lake, 3 p.m.
Memphis at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 24
Birmingham at Atlanta, 4 p.m.
San Antonio at San Diego, 8 p.m.

AP men’s poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Duke (58) 23-2 1594 2
2. Gonzaga (6) 25-2 1502 3
3. Virginia 22-2 1476 4
4. Kentucky 21-4 1383 5
5. Tennessee 23-2 1376 1
6. Nevada 24-1 1240 7
7. Michigan 23-3 1150 6
8. North Carolina 20-5 1129 8
9. Houston 25-1 1085 9
10. Michigan St. 21-5 1046 11
11. Marquette 21-4 987 10
12. Kansas 20-6 801 14
13. LSU 21-4 773 19
14. Texas Tech 21-5 733 15
15. Purdue 18-7 699 12
16. Florida St. 20-5 525 17
17. Villanova 20-6 519 13
18. Louisville 18-8 507 16
19. Iowa St. 19-6 426 23
20. Virginia Tech 20-5 408 22
21. Iowa 20-5 389 21
22. Wisconsin 17-8 250 20
23. Kansas St. 19-6 249 18
24. Maryland 19-7 211 24
25. Buffalo 22-3 164 25
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 99, Wofford 32, Auburn 21, Washington 20, Mississippi St. 2, St. John’s 2, Mississippi 1, Yale 1.

USA Today poll
The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 17, 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. Duke (28) 23-2 796 2
2. Gonzaga (4) 25-2 761 3
3. Virginia 22-2 712 4
4. Kentucky 21-4 699 5
5. Tennessee 23-2 692 1
6. Nevada 24-1 621 6
7. Michigan 23-3 570 7
8. Houston 25-1 563 9
9. North Carolina 20-5 550 8
10. Marquette 21-4 520 10
11. Michigan State 21-5 467 12
12. Kansas 20-6 370 14
13. Purdue 18-7 359 11
14. Texas Tech 21-5 334 15
15. LSU 21-4 309 21
16. Villanova 20-6 308 13
17. Florida State 20-5 273 19
18. Virginia Tech 20-5 250 16
19. Iowa 20-5 244 17
20. Iowa State 19-6 217 22
21. Kansas State 19-6 184 18
22. Louisville 18-8 173 20
23. Wisconsin 17-8 120 23
24. Buffalo 22-3 82 24
25. Cincinnati 21-4 66 —
25. Maryland 19-7 66 25
Others receiving votes: Washington 20, Wofford 19, North Texas 9, Arizona State 8, Auburn 8, Mississippi 6, Mississippi State 6, St. John’s 6, Furman 5, Texas 4, Hofstra 1, Southern Miss. 1, Texas State 1.

AP women’s poll
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Baylor (26) 23-1 698 1
2. Oregon (2) 24-1 672 3
3. UConn 23-2 638 4
4. Louisville 23-2 610 2
5. Notre Dame 23-3 596 6
6. Mississippi St. 23-2 555 5
7. Stanford 21-4 475 10
8. Maryland 23-3 458 7
9. NC State 22-2 455 12
10. Iowa 21-5 439 14
11. Marquette 22-4 437 8
12. Oregon St. 20-5 413 9
13. South Carolina 19-6 398 11
14. Miami 22-5 350 20
15. Gonzaga 23-3 275 13
16. Kentucky 21-5 261 17
17. Arizona St. 18-6 247 19
18. Syracuse 19-6 232 16
19. Texas 20-6 225 15
20. Iowa St. 19-6 155 18
21. Texas A&M 19-6 117 22
22. Florida St. 21-5 106 21
23. South Dakota 23-3 90 25
24. Drake 19-5 40 –
25. Rice 22-3 30 –
Others receiving votes: Rutgers 29, Missouri 29, West Virginia 19, Minnesota 11, UCLA 9, Michigan St. 7, Boise St. 5, Clemson 4, Kansas St 4, South Dakota St. 4, BYU 4, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Cent Michigan 1, DePaul 1.