Scoreboard

Published 2:53 am Tuesday, March 29, 2011

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

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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

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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

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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

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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.