NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Boston    45    26    .634    —
Toronto    42    29    .592      3
New York    27    43    .386    17 1/2
Philadelphia    26    44    .371    18 1/2
Brooklyn    14    56    .200    30 1/2
Southeast Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Washington    42    28    .600    —
Atlanta    37    33    .529      5
Miami    35    36    .493      7 1/2
Charlotte    31    39    .443    11
Orlando    26    45    .366    16 1/2
Central Division
W    L    Pct    GB
x-Cleveland    46    23    .667    —
Indiana    36    34    .514    10 1/2
Milwaukee    34    35    .493    12
Detroit    34    37    .479    13
Chicago    33    38    .465    14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
x-San Antonio    54    16    .771    —
x-Houston    49    22    .690      5 1/2
Memphis    40    31    .563    14 1/2
Dallas    30    40    .429    24
New Orleans    30    41    .423    24 1/2
Northwest Division
W    L    Pct    GB
Utah    43    28    .606    —
Oklahoma City    40    30    .571      2 1/2
Denver    33    37    .471      9 1/2
Portland    32    37    .464    10
Minnesota    28    42    .400    14 1/2
Pacific Division
W    L    Pct    GB
z-Golden State    57    14    .803    —
L.A. Clippers    42    29    .592    15
Sacramento    27    43    .386    29 1/2
Phoenix    22    49    .310    35
L.A. Lakers    20    50    .286    36 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
z-clinched division
Tuesday’s Games
Toronto 122, Chicago 120, OT
Brooklyn 98, Detroit 96
Miami 112, Phoenix 97
New Orleans 95, Memphis 82
Golden State 112, Dallas 87
San Antonio 100, Minnesota 93
Milwaukee at Portland, 10 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m.
Milwaukee at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.
New York at Utah, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Phoenix at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
New York at Portland, 10 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Brooklyn at Washington, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Denver at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

MLB standings
Major League Baseball
Exhibition Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W    L    Pct.
New York    18    6    .750
Seattle    15    9    .625
Minnesota    13    9    .591
Los Angeles    13    10    .565
Oakland    11    10    .524
Chicago    12    11    .522
Baltimore    12    11    .522
Kansas City    12    12    .500
Tampa Bay    11    11    .500
Boston    11    12    .478
Cleveland    11    12    .478
Detroit    11    13    .458
Houston    10    12    .455
Texas    9    14    .391
Toronto    7    14    .333
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W    L    Pct.
Pittsburgh    16    7    .696
St. Louis    14    7    .667
Milwaukee    14    10    .583
Arizona    13    10    .565
Colorado    12    11    .522
Los Angeles    13    13    .500
Washington    10    10    .500
New York    12    13    .480
CINCINNATI    12    13    .480
Philadelphia    10    12    .455
Chicago    9    11    .450
San Francisco    11    14    .440
Miami    7    13    .350
San Diego    8    15    .348
Atlanta    6    18    .250
Tuesday’s Games
Washington 3, Atlanta 1
Houston 2, Miami 1
Philadelphia 9, Minnesota 5
Pittsburgh 5, Tampa Bay 4
Toronto 5, Baltimore 2
L.A. Angels 9, CINCINNATI 1
Milwaukee 5, L.A. Dodgers 4
San Francisco 5, San Diego 3
Arizona 4, Kansas City 2
Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas, 9:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 10:10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Minnesota vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m.
Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Oakland vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Texas vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. CINCINNATI at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Miami vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
CINCINNATI vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Reds’ boxscore
Angels 9, Reds 1
Los Angeles                    Cincinnati
ab    r    h    bi            ab    r    h    bi
Calhoun rf    4    0    1    1    J.Praza 2b    3    0    1    0
J.Jones pr    1    0    0    0    T.Renda 2b    1    0    1    0
M.Trout cf    2    0    0    0    Z.Czart ss    3    0    1    0
Pnnngtn ph    1    0    1    0    Z.Vncej ss    1    0    0    0
C..Cron dh    3    0    0    0    J.Votto 1b    3    0    1    0
J.Krger ph    1    0    0    0    Wallach 1b    1    0    0    0
Vlbuena 1b    3    0    0    0    R.Rburn rf    3    1    1    1
Yng Jr. lf    2    2    2    1    Elzalde rf    1    0    0    0
Espnosa 2b    3    1    1    0    Jnnings cf    3    0    1    0
Navarro 2b    2    0    0    0    P.Ervin cf    1    0    0    0
J.Marte 3b    3    1    1    1    J.Wnker lf    3    0    0    0
L.Tjada pr    0    1    0    0    Irbrren lf    1    0    0    0
B.Rvere lf    3    1    1    0    Alcntra 3b    3    0    0    0
LaMarre rf    0    1    0    0    Kvlehan 3b    1    0    0    0
C.Perez c    2    0    0    0    Brnhart c    3    0    2    0
Sanchez c    1    1    1    1    Brantly c    1    0    0    0
Fontana ss    2    0    1    2    Co.Reed sp    2    0    0    0
Wlliams pr    1    1    1    1    C.Wlker ph    1    0    0    0
Totals    34    9    10    7    Totals    35    1    8    1

Los Angeles        000    000    531    =    9
Cincinnati        000    100    000    =    1

E-Fontana (2), Renda (3), Wallach (3). DP-Los Angeles 3, Cincinnati 0. LOB-Los Angeles 5, Cincinnati 7. 2B-Marte (3), Fontana (2), Renda (4), Barnhart (1). HR-Young Jr. (1), Raburn (3). CS-Revere (2), Peraza (2).
IP    H    R    ER    BB    SO
Los Angeles
Ramirez    5    4    1    1    0    6
Valdez W, 3-0    1    2    0    0    0    2
Ege    1    2    0    0    0    3
Miller    1    0    0    0    0    1
O’Grady    1    0    0    0    0    1
Cincinnati
Reed    5 2-3    1    0    0    2    5
Mitchell L, 0-1 BS    1    3    5    0    3    1
Chacin    1-3    0    0    0    1    0
Cingrani    1    4    3    3    1    2
Coleman    1    2    1    1    0    0
WP-Ramirez.
Umpires-Home, Dana DeMuth; First, Chris Guccione; Second, Alan Porter; Third, Toby Basner.
T-2:51. A-3,514

Free agents
NEW YORK (AP) – The 26 remaining free agents:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BALTIMORE (1) – Nolan Reimold, of.
CHICAGO (1) – Justin Morneau, dh.
CLEVELAND (2) – Marlon Byrd, of; Coco Crisp, of.
HOUSTON (1) – Doug Fister, rhp.
KANSAS CITY (1) – Luke Hochevar, rhp.
LOS ANGELES (2) – Tim Lincecum, rhp; C.J. Wilson, lhp.
NEW YORK (2) – Billy Butler, of; Mark Teixeira, 1b.
OAKLAND (1) – Sam Fuld, of.
TAMPA BAY (1) – Alexei Ramirez, ss.
TEXAS (1) – Colby Lewis, rhp.
TORONTO (1) – Dioner Navarro, c.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA (1) – A.J. Pierzynski, c.
CHICAGO (1) – David Ross, c.
CINCINNATI (1) – Alfredo Simon, rhp.
MIAMI (1) – Jeff Francoeur, of.
MILWAUKEE (1) – Chris Capuano, lhp.
NEW YORK (1) – Kelly Johnson, 2b-3b.
PHILADELPHIA (1) – Ryan Howard, 1b.
ST. LOUIS (1) – Jerome Williams, rhp.
SAN DIEGO (1) – Edwin Jackson, rhp.
SAN FRANCISCO (3) – Javier Lopez, lhp; Angel Pagan, of; Jake Peavy, rhp.

Baseball poll
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll through March 19 (selected by the staff of Baseball America):
Record    Prv
1. Louisville    19-0    1
2. Oregon State    17-1    4
3. Texas Christian    14-5    3
4. Louisiana State    17-5    6
5. Cal State Fullerton    14-5    7
6. Clemson    16-4    9
7. South Carolina    14-5    10
8. Texas Tech    17-4    11
9. Arizona    15-4    12
10. North Carolina    15-5    13
11. Mississippi    14-6    18
12. Florida Gulf Coast    18-3    21
13. Florida    13-8    5
14. Florida State    14-7    2
15. Louisiana-Lafayette    11-6    14
16. St. John’s    14-2    19
17. Stanford    11-5    17
18. Missouri    19-1    NR
19. Virginia    15-5    15
20. Baylor    16-4    16
21. Oklahoma State    14-6    23
22. Washington    12-6    25
23. Michigan    15-4    24
24. Oklahoma    21-3    NR
25. East Carolina    13-7    8

NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
Montreal    73    41    23    9    91    200    182
Ottawa    72    40    24    8    88    191    187
Boston    73    38    29    6    82    209    195
Toronto    71    33    23    15    81    216    210
Tampa Bay    72    34    29    9    77    197    202
Florida    72    31    30    11    73    183    208
Buffalo    74    30    32    12    72    183    214
Detroit    72    29    32    11    69    180    213
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
x-Washington    72    47    17    8    102    232    161
Pittsburgh    72    46    17    9    101    252    199
x-Columbus    71    47    18    6    100    228    164
N.Y. Rangers    73    45    24    4    94    233    192
N.Y. Islanders    71    33    26    12    78    210    218
Carolina    71    31    27    13    75    186    206
Philadelphia    72    33    31    8    74    188    216
New Jersey    72    27    33    12    66    167    211
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
x-Chicago    73    47    20    6    100    222    183
Minnesota    72    44    22    6    94    235    180
St. Louis    72    39    28    5    83    201    195
Nashville    72    36    25    11    83    212    202
Winnipeg    73    33    33    7    73    220    232
Dallas    72    29    33    10    68    196    233
Colorado    72    20    49    3    43    140    238
GP    W    L    OT    Pts    GF    GA
San Jose    73    42    24    7    91    198    169
Edmonton    72    39    24    9    87    209    186
Anaheim    72    38    23    11    87    186    178
Calgary    73    41    28    4    86    203    197
Los Angeles    72    34    31    7    75    175    181
Vancouver    72    29    34    9    67    166    211
Arizona    73    27    37    9    63    178    233
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
Tuesday’s Games
Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 1
New Jersey 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT
Washington 4, Calgary 2
Ottawa 3, Boston 2
Detroit 2, Montreal 1, OT
Arizona 5, Tampa Bay 3
Carolina 4, Florida 3
Winnipeg 3, Philadelphia 2
Vancouver 5, Chicago 4, OT
Minnesota 3, San Jose 2
St. Louis 4, Colorado 2
Wednesday’s Games
Toronto at Columbus, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Winnipeg at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

H.S. pairings
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Boys’ State Basketball Tournament
At OSU Schottenstein Center
Home Team Listed First. Rankings are from Associated Press Final State Poll.
Division II
No. 8 Wauseon (26-1) vs. Cols. Eastmoor Academy (22-6), Thursday at 10:45 a.m.
No. 11 Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (23-5) vs. No. 2 Trotwood-Madison (26-2), Thursday at 2:00 p.m.
State Final: Saturday at 10:45 a.m.
Division IV
Delphos St. John’s (21-4) vs. Cle. Hts. Lutheran East (18-9), Thursday at 5:15 p.m.
Columbus Wellington (21-7) vs. Lima Perry (24-3), Thursday at 8:30 p.m.
State Final: Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
Division III
No. 8 Cle. Villa Angela-St. Joseph (21-6) vs. No. 4 Proctorville Fairland (25-1), Friday at 10:45 a.m.
No. 10 Cin. Roger Bacon (24-4) vs. Archbold (22-5), Friday at 2:00 p.m.
State Final: Saturday at 5:15 p.m.
Division I
No. 2 Pickerington Central (26-2) vs. No. 1 Cin. Archbishop Moeller (27-0), Friday at 5:15 p.m.
Lakewood St. Edward (23-5) vs. No. 4 Massillon Jackson (26-2), Friday at 8:30 p.m.
State Final: Saturday at 8:30 p.m.

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
Illinois (20-14) at UCF (23-11), 7 p.m.
CS Bakersfield (24-9) at Texas-Arlington (27-8), 9 p.m.
Semifinals
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Tuesday, March 28
TCU (22-15) vs. Illinois-UCF winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech (20-15) vs. CS Bakersfield-Texas Arlington winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 30
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

CIT pairings
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
Second Round
Saturday, March 18
UMBC 87, Saint Francis (Pa.) 79
Monday, March 20
Campbell 73, UT Martin 56
Liberty 66, Samford 58
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 82, Weber State 73
Wednesday, March 22
Idaho (19-13) at Texas State (21-13), 8 p.m.
Quarterfinals
March 23-26
TBD at Furman (22-11)
TBD at Fort Wayne (20-12)
TBD at St. Peter’s (20-13)
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 29
Game One, 7 p.m.
Game Two, 9 p.m.
Championship
Friday, March 31
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.