Scoreboard
Published 2:53 am Tuesday, March 29, 2011
NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
y-Boston 51 22 .699 —
Philadelphia 38 36 .514 13 1/2
New York 36 38 .486 15 1/2
New Jersey 23 49 .319 27 1/2
Toronto 20 53 .274 31
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 51 22 .699 —
x-Orlando 47 27 .635 4 1/2
x-Atlanta 42 32 .568 9 1/2
Charlotte 31 42 .425 20
Washington 18 55 .247 33
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Chicago 53 20 .726 —
Indiana 33 42 .440 21
Milwaukee 29 44 .397 24
Detroit 26 47 .356 27
Cleveland 14 58 .194 38 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 57 17 .770 —
x-Dallas 52 21 .712 4 1/2
New Orleans 42 32 .568 15
Memphis 41 33 .554 16
Houston 38 35 .521 18 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-Oklahoma City 48 24 .667 —
Denver 44 29 .603 4 1/2
Portland 43 31 .581 6
Utah 36 39 .480 13 1/2
Minnesota 17 57 .230 32
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
y-L.A. Lakers 53 20 .726 —
Phoenix 36 36 .500 16 1/2
Golden State 32 42 .432 21 1/2
L.A. Clippers 29 45 .392 24 1/2
Sacramento 20 52 .278 32 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Monday’s Games
Charlotte 87, Milwaukee 86
Indiana 107, Boston 100
New York 113, Orlando 106, OT
Philadelphia 97, Chicago 85
Portland 100, San Antonio 92
Washington 100, Utah 95, OT
Tuesday’s Games
Miami at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Houston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Houston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Miami at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
MLB standings
Major League Baseball
Spring Training Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Kansas City 19 10 .655
Minnesota 19 11 .633
Detroit 20 13 .606
Los Angeles 17 13 .567
Seattle 15 12 .556
Cleveland 15 13 .536
Toronto 15 13 .536
Baltimore 15 14 .517
Tampa Bay 14 14 .500
Texas 13 16 .448
New York 12 15 .444
Boston 13 19 .406
Oakland 12 19 .387
Chicago 11 19 .367
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Colorado 20 10 .667
San Francisco 21 12 .636
Milwaukee 18 11 .621
Philadelphia 20 13 .606
Atlanta 16 12 .571
Washington 15 13 .536
Cincinnati 16 14 .533
Florida 14 14 .500
New York 15 15 .500
St. Louis 14 15 .483
San Diego 13 16 .448
Chicago 14 18 .438
Los Angeles 13 20 .394
Pittsburgh 11 20 .355
Houston 11 23 .324
Arizona 11 25 .306
Monday’s Games
Baltimore 14, Detroit 9
Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 3
Boston 3, Toronto 2
Philadelphia 7, Houston 6
Florida (ss) 7, St. Louis 0
Florida (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., ccd., Rain
Kansas City 10, Milwaukee (ss) 0
Cincinnati 9, Chicago White Sox 1
Milwaukee (ss) 5, San Diego 4
Cleveland 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Seattle 7, Colorado 6
Texas 6, Arizona 4
Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., ccd., Rain
Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., ccd., rained out
L.A. Angels 5, L.A. Dodgers 4
San Francisco 4, Oakland 3
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Minnesota at Atlanta, 12:05 p.m.
Florida vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.
Oakland at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.
Boston at Houston, 8:05 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Philadelphia 75 45 20 10 100 238 200
x-Pittsburgh 76 45 23 8 98 218 183
N.Y. Rangers 76 41 30 5 87 218 181
New Jersey 75 34 36 5 73 155 189
N.Y. Islanders 76 29 35 12 70 210 241
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 75 42 23 10 94 226 178
Montreal 76 40 29 7 87 200 196
Buffalo 75 38 28 9 85 222 210
Toronto 76 34 32 10 78 201 232
Ottawa 76 29 37 10 68 175 233
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Washington 76 44 22 10 98 205 182
Tampa Bay 75 40 24 11 91 223 228
Carolina 75 35 30 10 80 211 224
Atlanta 75 32 31 12 76 210 246
Florida 76 29 36 11 69 185 209
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 76 44 22 10 98 244 216
Nashville 76 41 25 10 92 202 179
Chicago 75 41 26 8 90 242 206
St. Louis 75 34 32 9 77 212 219
Columbus 75 33 31 11 77 200 230
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Vancouver 76 50 17 9 109 247 175
Calgary 77 38 28 11 87 235 226
Minnesota 75 35 32 8 78 188 213
Colorado 75 28 39 8 64 211 267
Edmonton 75 23 41 11 57 180 249
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 76 44 23 9 97 224 199
Phoenix 77 41 25 11 93 219 212
Los Angeles 75 43 26 6 92 207 181
Anaheim 76 43 28 5 91 219 221
Dallas 74 38 26 10 86 208 210
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Monday’s Games
Chicago 3, Detroit 2, OT
Anaheim 5, Colorado 4
Tuesday’s Games
Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.
Florida at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.
CBI results
College Basketball Invitational
All Times EDT
First Round
Tuesday, March 15
Davidson 85, James Madison 65
Creighton 85, San Jose State 74
Evansville 77, Hofstra 70
Boise State 81, Austin Peay 80
Wednesday, March 16
Rhode Island 76, Miami (Ohio) 59
UCF 69, St. Bonaventure 54
Duquesne 87, Montana 76
Oregon 68, Weber St. 59
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 21
UCF 66, Rhode Island 54
Creighton 102, Davidson 92
Boise State 75, Evansville 69
Oregon 77, Duquesne 75
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 23
Creighton 82, UCF 64
Oregon 79, Boise State 71
Championship Series
(Best-of-3; x-if necessary)
Monday, March 28
Creighton 84, Oregon 76, Creighton leads series 1-0
Wednesday, March 30
Creighton (23-14) at Oregon (19-18), 10 p.m.
Friday, April 1
x-Creighton at Oregon, 10 p.m.
NIT results
National Invitation Tournament
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
Second Round
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
Colorado 81, Kent State 74
Wednesday, March 23
Wichita State 82, College of Charleston 75
Alabama 79, Miami 64
Washington State 69, Northwestern 66, OT
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
New York
Wichita State (27-8) vs. Washington State (22-12), 7 p.m.
Colorado (24-13) vs. Alabama (24-11), 9:30 p.m.
Championship Thursday, March 31
Wichita State-Washington State winner vs. Colorado-Alabama winner, 7 p.m.
Arena standings
Arena Football League
All Times ET
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 3 0 0 1.000 186 103
San Jose 2 1 0 .667 177 159
Utah 1 1 0 .500 125 104
Spokane 0 3 0 .000 145 180
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 3 0 0 1.000 165 110
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 117 86
Iowa 1 1 0 .500 71 100
Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 103 113
Tulsa 0 3 0 .000 107 186
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Orlando 2 0 0 1.000 115 87
Jacksonville 2 1 0 .667 187 145
Georgia 1 1 0 .500 110 118
Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 108 178
New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 107 157
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Cleveland 2 0 0 1.000 127 81
Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 159 133
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 86 114
Milwaukee 0 3 0 .000 119 160
Friday’s Games
Iowa 43, Spokane 42
Chicago 54, San Jose 41
Saturday’s Games
Jacksonville 64, New Orleans 33
Orlando 68, Utah 53
Sunday’s Games
Cleveland 66, Tampa Bay 26
Monday’s Games
Arizona 69, Tulsa 20
Pittsburgh 49, Milwaukee 47
Thursday, March 31
Dallas at Utah, 9 p.m.
Friday, April 1
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.
Iowa at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Kansas City at Spokane, 11 p.m.
Saturday, April 2
Chicago at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Tulsa at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Georgia at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Monday, April 4
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
AP All-American
2010-11 AP All-America teams
Statistics through March 13
First Team
Jimmer Fredette, BYU, 6-2, 195, senior, Glens Falls, N.Y., 28.5 ppg, 4.2 apg, 40.4 3-pt fg pct, 89.1 ft pct. (64 first-place votes, 323 points).
Nolan Smith, Duke, 6-2, 185, senior, Upper Marlboro, Md., 21.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 5.2 apg, 81.6 ft pct. (61, 315).
Jared Sullinger, Ohio State, 6-9, 280, freshman, Columbus, Ohio, 17.2 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 53.6 fg pct. (58, 311).
Kemba Walker, Connecticut, 6-1, 172, junior, Bronx, N.Y., 23.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.9 steals, 37.5 minutes (51, 297).
JaJuan Johnson, Purdue, 6-10, 221, senior, Indianapolis, 20.5 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 81.5 ft pct, 2.3 blocks (44, 277).
Second Team
Marcus Morris, Kansas, 6-9, 235 junior, Philadelphia, 17.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 58.7 fg pct. (14, 208).
Derrick Williams, Arizona, 6-8, 241, sophomore, La Mirada, Calif., 19.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 61.5 pg pct, 60.3 3-pt fg pct. (16, 205).
Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame, 6-3, 203, senior, Poplar Bluff, Kan., 18.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.3 apg, 44.1 3-pt fg pct, 81.4 ft pct. (7, 184).
Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin, 6-1, 195, junior, Bloomington, Minn., 18.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.7 apg, 43.3 3-pt fg pct, 84.9 ft pct, 4.2 a/to ratio (2, 122).
Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State, 6-7, 225, sophomore, Riverside, Calif., 15.4 ppg, 10.7 rpg. (2, 107).
Third Team
Jordan Hamilton, Texas, 6-7, 220, sophomore, Compton, Calif., 18.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.1 apg. (1, 84).
Kenneth Faried, Morehead State, 6-8, 228, senior, Newark, N.J., 17.6 ppg, 14.5 rpg, 64.4 fg pct, 2.4 blocks, 2.0 steals (2, 72).
Jacob Pullen, Kansas State, 6-0, 200, senior, Maywood, Ill., 19.5 ppg, 3.7 apg, 1.7 steals. (1, 68).
Tu Holloway, Xavier, 6-0, 185, junior, Hempstead, N.Y., 20.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 5.5 apg, 38.4 minutes, 86.9 ft, pct, 1.5 steals (0, 45).
Marshon Brooks, Providence, 6-5, 200, senior, Stone Mountain, Ga., 24.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.5 steals (1, 32).
Honorable Mention
Harrison Barnes, North Carolina; Talor Battle, Penn State; Devon Beitzel, Northern Colorado; Keith Benson, Oakland; Solomon Bozeman, UALR.
Alec Burks, Colorado; Gilberto Clavell, Sam Houston State; Norris Cole, Cleveland State; Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech; Austin Freeman, Georgetown.
Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh; Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston; Justin Greene, Kent State; Dwight Hardy, St. John’s; John Holland, Boston U.
Ken Horton, Central Connecticut State; Reggie Jackson, Boston College; Rick Jackson, Syracuse; Charles Jenkins, Hofstra; John Jenkins, Vanderbilt.
Aaron Johnson, UAB; Terrence Jones, Kentucky; Trevele Jones, Texas Southern; Brandon Knight, Kentucky; Jon Leuer, Wisconsin.
Mickey McConnell, Saint Mary’s; E’Twaun Moore, Purdue; Markieff Morris, Kansas; Mike Muscala, Bucknell; Chandler Parsons, Florida.
C.J. Reed, Bethune-Cookman; Ryan Rossiter, Siena; Jesse Sanders, Liberty; Kyle Singler, Duke; Mike Smith, East Tennessee State.
Isaiah Thomas, Washington; Tristan Thompson, Texas; Nikola Vucevic, Southern California; Brad Wanamaker, Pittsburgh; Casper Ware, Long Beach State.
Kyle Weems, Missouri State; Taj Wesley, Utah State; Jordan Williams, Maryland; Isiah Williams, Utah Valley; Keith Wright, Harvard.
Transactions
Monday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Optioned LHP Jordan Norberto to Reno (PCL). Reassigned RHP Rafael Rodriguez and C P.J. Pilittere to their minor league camp.
CHICAGO CUBS—Optioned C Welington Castillo to Iowa (PCL).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Traded INF Josh Fields to Colorado for a player to be named or cash.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Signed G Garrett Temple for the remainder of the season.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Signed F Paul Thompson to a two-year contract.
COLLEGE
GEORGIA TECH—Named Brian Gregory men’s basketball coach.
KENT STATE—Announced men’s basketball coach Geno Ford has left the program to become men’s basketball coach at Bradley. Named men’s assistant basketball coach Rob Senderoff interim coach.
MICHIGAN STATE—Announced sophomore men’s basketball C Garrick Sherman will transfer.
UCLA—Announced F Tyler Honeycutt will enter the NBA draft.