NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

y-Boston 50 19 .725 —

Philadelphia 36 34 .514 14 1/2

New York 35 35 .500 15 1/2

New Jersey 22 47 .319 28

Toronto 20 50 .286 30 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

x-Miami 48 22 .686 —

x-Orlando 45 26 .634 3 1/2

Atlanta 40 30 .571 8

Charlotte 28 41 .406 19 1/2

Washington 17 51 .250 30

Central Division

W L Pct GB

y-Chicago 50 19 .725 —

Indiana 31 40 .437 20

Milwaukee 28 41 .406 22

Detroit 25 45 .357 25 1/2

Cleveland 13 56 .188 37

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-San Antonio 57 13 .814 —

x-Dallas 49 21 .700 8

New Orleans 40 31 .563 17 1/2

Memphis 39 32 .549 18 1/2

Houston 37 34 .521 20 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Oklahoma City 45 24 .652 —

Denver 42 29 .592 4

Portland 40 30 .571 5 1/2

Utah 36 35 .507 10

Minnesota 17 54 .239 29

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

y-L.A. Lakers 50 20 .714 —

Phoenix 35 33 .515 14

Golden State 30 41 .423 20 1/2

L.A. Clippers 27 44 .380 23 1/2

Sacramento 17 52 .246 32 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Monday’s Games

Orlando 97, Cleveland 86

Indiana 102, New Jersey 98

Boston 96, New York 86

Chicago 132, Sacramento 92

Memphis 103, Utah 85

San Antonio 111, Golden State 96

Denver 123, Toronto 90

Tuesday’s Games

Chicago at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games

Indiana at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Orlando at New York, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box

Monday’s Game

ORLANDO (97)

Turkoglu 3-10 0-0 8, Bass 9-10 4-8 22, Howard 9-11 10-12 28, Nelson 3-9 0-1 8, J.Richardson 4-12 2-2 11, Anderson 5-11 0-0 12, Q.Richardson 1-5 0-0 3, Arenas 2-8 0-0 5, Duhon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-77 16-23 97.

CLEVELAND (86)

Gee 3-10 0-0 6, Samuels 2-7 3-4 7, Hickson 6-14 6-7 18, Sessions 3-6 3-3 9, Parker 1-7 0-0 2, Hollins 2-4 0-0 4, Gibson 7-11 0-0 16, Eyenga 5-9 0-0 12, Harangody 1-4 0-0 2, Harris 1-8 5-7 8, Graham 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-81 17-21 86.

Orlando 30 26 24 17 — 97

Cleveland 15 23 20 28 — 86

3-Point Goals—Orlando 9-28 (Nelson 2-4, Turkoglu 2-6, Anderson 2-7, Q.Richardson 1-2, Arenas 1-4, J.Richardson 1-5), Cleveland 5-20 (Eyenga 2-3, Gibson 2-5, Harris 1-4, Sessions 0-1, Parker 0-2, Gee 0-2, Harangody 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 56 (Howard 18), Cleveland 45 (Hollins, Sessions, Hickson 6). Assists—Orlando 27 (Turkoglu 9), Cleveland 24 (Gibson, Sessions 6). Total Fouls—Orlando 16, Cleveland 17. Technicals—Orlando defensive three second, Cleveland defensive three second. A—19,343 (20,562).

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Detroit 18 9 .667

Kansas City 14 8 .636

Seattle 12 7 .632

Toronto 12 9 .571

Minnesota 13 10 .565

Los Angeles 11 12 .478

Baltimore 10 11 .476

Cleveland 10 11 .476

Boston 12 14 .462

Tampa Bay 10 12 .455

Texas 10 12 .455

Oakland 10 14 .417

New York 9 13 .409

Chicago 9 14 .391

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

San Francisco 18 8 .692

Colorado 15 8 .652

Philadelphia 16 9 .640

Atlanta 14 9 .609

Cincinnati 14 9 .609

Milwaukee 13 9 .591

St. Louis 12 11 .522

New York 12 12 .500

Washington 11 12 .478

San Diego 10 12 .455

Chicago 10 15 .400

Pittsburgh 10 15 .400

Houston 10 17 .370

Florida 8 14 .364

Los Angeles 9 16 .360

Arizona 9 19 .321

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

Monday’s Games

Washington 7, St. Louis 2

Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 1

Detroit 9, Houston 1

Philadelphia 4, Boston 1

N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 7

L.A. Angels , Chicago Cubs

San Francisco , Colorado

L.A. Dodgers (ss) , Oakland

Milwaukee , Texas

Cincinnati , Seattle

Kansas City , Cleveland

Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 1

Arizona 3, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 0

Chicago White Sox 8, San Diego 5

Tuesday’s Games

Minnesota vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

Oakland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

San Diego vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

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

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

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

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

L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

Cincinnati vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

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

Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-Philadelphia 71 44 19 8 96 228 190

Pittsburgh 73 42 23 8 92 213 1817

N.Y. Rangers 73 39 30 4 82 215 179

New Jersey 72 34 34 4 72 154 182

N.Y. Islanders 73 28 33 12 68 203 233

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 71 39 22 10 88 213 175

Montreal 73 40 26 7 87 200 185

Buffalo 72 35 28 9 79 214 208

Toronto 73 32 31 10 74 192 225

Ottawa 72 27 36 9 63 164 223

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Washington 73 42 21 10 94 198 176

Tampa Bay 72 39 22 11 89 214 217

Carolina 72 33 29 10 76 201 214

Atlanta 72 30 30 12 72 202 238

Florida 72 29 33 10 68 182 198

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 73 43 21 9 95 237 209

Chicago 72 39 25 8 86 234 202

Nashville 73 38 25 10 86 190 172

Columbus 72 33 29 10 76 195 218

St. Louis 72 32 31 9 73 201 214

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

y-Vancouver 73 47 17 9 103 238 172

Calgary 75 37 27 11 85 227 216

Minnesota 73 35 30 8 78 185 204

Colorado 71 27 36 8 62 198 250

Edmonton 72 23 39 10 56 175 237

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 73 42 23 8 92 211 191

Phoenix 74 39 24 11 89 213 207

Los Angeles 73 41 26 6 88 199 177

Anaheim 72 40 27 5 85 204 208

Dallas 72 38 25 9 85 203 202

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

Monday’s Games

Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 4, SO

Los Angeles 2, Calgary 1, SO

Tuesday’s Games

New Jersey at Boston, 7 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Colorado, 9 p.m.

St. Louis at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Florida at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Calgary at San Jose, 10 p.m.

NIT results

National Invitation Tournament

Second Round

First Round

Tuesday, March 15

Alabama 68, Coastal Carolina 44

College of Charleston 94, Dayton 84

Cleveland State 63, Vermont 60

Oklahoma State 71, Harvard 54

Missouri State 89, Murray State 76

New Mexico 69, UTEP 57

Boston College 82, McNeese State 64

Fairfield 62, Colorado State 60

Kent State 71, St. Mary’s, Calif. 70

Wednesday, March 16

Wichita State 76, Nebraska 49

Miami 85, Florida Atlantic 62

Northwestern 70, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 61

Virginia Tech 79, Bethune-Cookman 54

Colorado 88, Texas Southern 74

California 77, Mississippi 74

Washington State 85, Long Beach State 74

Friday, March 18

Colorado 89, California 72

Saturday, March 19

Northwestern 85, Boston College 67

College of Charleston 64, Cleveland State 56

Sunday, March 20

Wichita State 79, Virginia Tech 76, OT

Kent State 72, Fairfield 68

Monday, March 21

Miami 81, Missouri State 72

Alabama 74, New Mexico 67

Washington State 74, Oklahoma State 64

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 22

Kent State (25-11) at Colorado (23-13), 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 23

Northwestern (20-13) vs. Oklahoma State-Washington State (21-12), TBD

College of Charleston (26-10) at Wichita State (26-8), TBD

Alabama (23-11), vs. Miami (21-14), TBD

Semifinals

Tuesday, March 29

At Madison Square Garden

Game 1, 7 p.m.

Game 2, 9:30 p.m.

Championship Thursday, March 31

Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.

CIT results

College Insider.com Tournament

All Times EDT

First Round

Monday, March 14

Buffalo 75, Quinnipiac 68 Tuesday, March 15

Ohio 65, Marshall 64

East Tennessee State 76, Furman 63

Jacksonville 71, East Carolina 66, OT

Northern Iowa 84, Rider 50

Air Force 77, North Dakota 67

Santa Clara 68, Northern Arizona 63

Hawaii 76, Portland 64

Wednesday, March 16

Western Michigan 74, Tennessee Tech 66

Iona 85, Valparaiso 77

SMU 64, Oral Roberts 57, OT

San Francisco 81, Idaho 73

Second Round

Friday, March 18

Santa Clara 88, Air Force 75

Saturday, March 19

Buffalo 49, Western Michigan 48

SMU 63, Jacksonville 62

San Francisco 77, Hawaii 74

Quarterfinals

Monday, March 21

SMU 57, Northern Iowa 50

Tuesday, March 22

Ohio (19-15) at East Tennessee State (23-11), 7 p.m.

Buffalo (20-13) at Iona (23-11), 7:30 p.m.

Santa Clara (21-14) at San Francisco (19-14), 10 p.m.

Semifinals

March 24-25

SMU (20-14) vs. Santa Clara-San Francisco winner

Buffalo-Iona winner vs. Ohio-East Tennessee State winner

Championship

Wednesday, March 30

TBD

NASCAR

NASCAR Sprint Cup

Jeff Byrd 500 presented by Food City Results

Sunday

At Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol, Tenn.

Lap length: .533 miles

(Start position in parentheses)

1. (12) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 500 laps, 132.6 rating, 47 points, $192,416.

2. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 500, 120.1, 43, $184,691.

3. (6) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500, 135.6, 43, $159,861.

4. (11) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 500, 95.2, 40, $142,161.

5. (4) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 500, 107.2, 40, $94,925.

6. (15) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 500, 115.1, 39, $147,136.

7. (20) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 500, 107.7, 37, $140,150.

8. (2) Greg Biffle, Ford, 500, 97.3, 36, $106,375.

9. (10) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 500, 105.6, 35, $117,383.

10. (21) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 98.2, 35, $129,975.

11. (22) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 79.2, 33, $98,600.

12. (9) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 500, 92.9, 32, $98,125.

13. (16) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 500, 88.4, 31, $117,845.

14. (7) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 500, 84.8, 30, $126,086.

15. (14) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 500, 75.5, 29, $120,066.

16. (5) David Ragan, Ford, 500, 80.7, 28, $96,775.

17. (8) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 500, 94.2, 28, $101,175.

18. (23) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 500, 66.9, 26, $112,408.

19. (13) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 500, 80.4, 25, $129,583.

20. (17) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 498, 63.3, 24, $96,675.

21. (24) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 498, 57.2, 23, $122,389.

22. (3) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 498, 69.7, 22, $113,645.

23. (18) Joey Logano, Toyota, 497, 67.2, 21, $95,675.

24. (36) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 497, 69.9, 20, $124,283.

25. (37) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 497, 50.2, 19, $100,933.

26. (35) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 496, 47.4, 0, $97,683.

27. (29) David Gilliland, Ford, 495, 67.3, 18, $96,322.

28. (41) Tony Raines, Ford, 494, 45.1, 16, $90,625.

29. (31) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, 493, 39.5, 15, $85,025.

30. (26) David Reutimann, Toyota, 493, 40.3, 14, $110,583.

31. (28) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 493, 43.8, 13, $118,311.

32. (42) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 491, 34.6, 12, $90,800.

33. (25) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 488, 42.5, 11, $131,225.

34. (19) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 482, 57.6, 0, $89,200.

35. (27) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, engine, 456, 55.4, 9, $125,308.

36. (30) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 441, 33.4, 8, $108,314.

37. (43) Casey Mears, Toyota, 427, 48.9, 7, $81,050.

38. (40) Dennis Setzer, Dodge, suspension, 336, 26.8, 6, $81,000.

39. (33) Robby Gordon, Dodge, accident, 127, 51.6, 5, $80,950.

40. (38) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, brakes, 97, 38.2, 4, $80,875.

41. (34) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, brakes, 72, 30.4, 0, $80,800.

42. (32) Landon Cassill, Toyota, brakes, 36, 32.4, 0, $80,720.

43. (39) Michael McDowell, Toyota, brakes, 35, 29.6, 1, $80,289.

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Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 91.941 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 53 minutes, 55 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.946 seconds.

Caution Flags: 10 for 57 laps.

Lead Changes: 17 among 8 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Edwards 1-17; P.Menard 18-52; Ky.Busch 53; D.Gilliland 54-57; R.Newman 58-83; Ky.Busch 84-91; M.Truex Jr. 92-154; K.Harvick 155-191; J.Johnson 192-247; Ky.Busch 248; J.Johnson 249-269; Ky.Busch 270-341; J.Johnson 342-346; Ky.Busch 347; J.Johnson 348-429; Ky.Busch 430-473; C.Edwards 474; Ky.Busch 475-500.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 4 times for 164 laps; Ky.Busch, 7 times for 153 laps; M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 63 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 37 laps; P.Menard, 1 time for 35 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 26 laps; C.Edwards, 2 times for 18 laps; D.Gilliland, 1 time for 4 laps.

Top 12 in Points: 1. Ku.Busch, 150; 2. C.Edwards, 149; 3. T.Stewart, 138; 4. R.Newman, 138; 5. P.Menard, 136; 6. Ky.Busch, 133; 7. J.Johnson, 130; 8. J.Montoya, 126; 9. D.Earnhardt Jr., 124; 10. M.Truex Jr., 123; 11. M.Martin, 123; 12. K.Kahne, 122.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula

A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.