NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-New York 44 26 .629 —

x-Brooklyn 42 29 .592 2 1/2

Boston 37 34 .521 7 1/2

Philadelphia 28 43 .394 16 1/2

Toronto 26 45 .366 18 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

y-Miami 56 14 .800 —

Atlanta 39 32 .549 17 1/2

Washington 26 44 .371 30

Orlando 18 53 .254 38 1/2

Charlotte 16 54 .229 40

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Indiana 46 27 .630 —

x-Chicago 39 31 .557 5 1/2

Milwaukee 35 36 .493 10

Detroit 24 48 .333 21 1/2

Cleveland 22 48 .314 22 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-San Antonio 54 17 .761 —

x-Memphis 47 24 .662 7

Houston 39 32 .549 15

Dallas 35 37 .486 19 1/2

New Orleans 25 47 .347 29 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Oklahoma City 53 19 .736 —

x-Denver 49 24 .671 4 1/2

Utah 36 36 .500 17

Portland 33 38 .465 19 1/2

Minnesota 25 45 .357 27

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

x-L.A. Clippers 49 23 .681 —

Golden State 41 32 .562 8 1/2

L.A. Lakers 37 36 .507 12 1/2

Sacramento 27 46 .370 22 1/2

Phoenix 23 50 .315 26 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

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Thursday’s Games

Milwaukee 113, L.A. Lakers 103

Indiana 103, Dallas 78

Sacramento 117, Phoenix 103

Friday’s Games

Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Denver, 9 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Chicago at Dallas, 2 p.m.

Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Utah, 9 p.m.

Indiana at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

 

Reds’ boxscore

Royals 8, Reds 3

Kansas City Cincinnati

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Gordon lf 3 1 2 1 Choo cf 3 1 2 0

P.Orlando lf 2 0 2 1 Heisey cf 2 0 0 0

E.Johnson ss 4 0 0 0 B.Phillips 2b 2 0 1 0

B.Baumann p 0 0 0 0 Donald 2b 1 0 0 0

Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 Votto 1b 3 0 1 1

Butler 1b 3 1 2 0 Hanahan 1b 1 0 0 0

Nady 1b 2 0 0 0 Ludwick lf 3 0 0 0

Moustakas 3b 2 1 0 0 Paul lf 1 0 1 0

A.Sratlli 3b-ss 2 0 0 0 Bruce rf 2 0 0 0

S.Perez c 3 1 2 3 Phipps rf 2 0 0 0

Kottaras c 2 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 2 0 0 0

Hosmer rf 5 2 3 0 Burriss 3b 2 0 0 0

L.Cain cf 3 1 2 1 Cozart ss 2 0 0 0

Dyson cf 2 0 1 0 C.Izturis ss 2 0 1 0

M.Tejada 2b 4 1 1 1 Hanigan c 2 1 1 0

M.Culver p 0 0 0 0 Mesoraco c 2 0 0 0

A.Franco 3b 1 0 0 0 Latos p 1 0 1 1

E.Santana p 2 0 0 0 M.Parra p 1 0 1 0

M.Ramirez ph 1 0 1 1 Ondrusek p 0 0 0 0

B.Chen p 0 0 0 0 Arredondo p 0 0 0 0

W.Merrifield 2b 0 0 0 0 J.Perez ph 0 0 0 0

Hoover p 0 0 0 0

L.Van Mil p 0 0 0 0

B.Smith ph 1 1 1 1

Totals 41 8 16 8 Totals 35 3 10 3

 

Kansas City 005 030 000 — 8

Cincinnati 110 000 001 — 3

 

DP—Kansas City 1, Cincinnati 2. LOB—Kansas City 9, Cincinnati 7. 2B—P.Orlando (2), Butler (4), S.Perez (6), L.Cain (7), Choo (2), Votto (4), Hanigan (3). 3B—L.Cain (1). HR—Gordon (7), S.Perez (2), B.Smith (1). CS—Gordon (2), E.Johnson (1).

IP H R ER BB SO

Kansas City

E.Santana W,1-1 4 7 2 2 1 3

B.Chen 2 1 0 0 0 2

M.Culver 1 0 0 0 1 0

B.Baumann 1 1 0 0 0 0

Wheeler 1 1 1 1 0 0

Cincinnati

Latos L,0-2 3 9 5 5 1 5

M.Parra 2 5 3 3 1 0

Ondrusek 1 0 0 0 0 1

Arredondo 1 0 0 0 0 1

Hoover 1 1 0 0 1 3

L.Van Mil 1 1 0 0 0 1

WP—Latos. Umpires—Home, Tom Woodring; First, Brad Myers; Third, Alex Ortiz.

T—3:05. A—3,023 (10,311).

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 24 7 .774

Baltimore 18 9 .667

Seattle 21 11 .656

Oakland 16 12 .571

Detroit 18 14 .563

Cleveland 16 15 .516

Minnesota 16 15 .516

Boston 16 16 .500

Chicago 13 13 .500

Tampa Bay 15 16 .484

Texas 15 17 .469

Houston 14 16 .467

Toronto 14 17 .452

New York 13 18 .419

Los Angeles 9 19 .321

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Atlanta 20 15 .571

Colorado 16 14 .533

St. Louis 16 14 .533

San Francisco 15 14 .517

Arizona 16 15 .516

Philadelphia 16 15 .516

New York 14 14 .500

Chicago 16 18 .471

San Diego 16 18 .471

Washington 14 17 .452

Miami 13 16 .448

Pittsburgh 13 18 .419

Milwaukee 12 17 .414

Los Angeles 12 19 .387

Cincinnati 11 19 .367

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

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta 2, Houston (ss) 0

Houston (ss) 11, Detroit 4

Philadelphia 7, Toronto 2

St. Louis 1, Miami 0

Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Yankees 1

Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 1

Seattle 6, Chicago Cubs 4

San Diego 6, Cleveland 4

Arizona 9, Texas 3

Kansas City 8, Cincinnati 3

Milwaukee 6, Colorado 2

Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 4, tie, 10 innings

Boston 6, Minnesota 1

L.A. Dodgers 3, L.A. Angels 0

Oakland 7, San Francisco 3

Friday’s Games

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.

Boston vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Kansas City, 3:05 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

N.Y. Mets vs. Baltimore, 12:05 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Boston, 1:35 p.m.

San Diego vs. Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Houston, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (ss) vs. Cleveland, 3:00 p.m.

Cincinnati (ss) vs. Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

 

NCAA tourney

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

East Regional Semifinals

Thursday, March 28

At The Verizon Center

Washington

Marquette 71, Miami, Fla., 61

Syracuse 61, Indiana 50

Regional Championship

Saturday, March 30

Marquette (26-8) vs. Syracuse (29-9), TBA

West Regional Semifinals

Thursday, March 28

At The Staples Center

Los Angeles

Ohio State 73, Arizona 70

Wichita State 72, La Salle 58

Regional Championship

Saturday, March 30

Ohio State (29-7) vs. Wichita St. (29-8), TBA

South Regional Semifinals

Friday, March 29

At Cowboys Stadium

Arlington, Texas

Kansas (31-5) vs. Michigan (28-7), 7:37 p.m.

Florida Gulf Coast (26-10) vs. Florida (28-7), 30 minutes following

Regional Championship

Sunday, March 31

Semifinal winners, TBA

Midwest Regional Semifinals

Friday, March 29

At Lucas Oil Stadium

Indianapolis

Louisville (31-5) vs. Oregon (28-8), 7:15 p.m.

Duke (29-5) vs. Michigan State (27-8), 30 minutes following

Regional Championship

Sunday, March 31

Semifinal winners, TBA

FINAL FOUR

At The Georgia Dome

Atlanta

National Semifinals

Saturday, April 6

Midwest champion vs. West champion, 6 or 8:30 p.m.

South champion vs. East champion, 6 or 8:30 p.m.

National Championship

Monday, April 8

Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

 

Ohio State box

OHIO STATE 73, ARIZONA 70

ARIZONA (27-8)

Lyons 6-12 9-10 23, Parrom 2-8 2-2 7, Johnson 3-9 2-2 9, Tarczewski 1-1 2-2 4, Hill 7-11 1-2 16, Mayes 0-2 0-0 0, Ashley 2-4 0-0 4, Jerrett 2-5 2-2 7. Totals 23-52 18-20 70.

OHIO STATE (29-7)

Thomas 7-14 3-4 20, Craft 3-9 7-9 13, Thompson 3-8 3-4 11, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Smith, Jr. 2-7 2-2 6, Scott 1-3 2-2 4, Ross 5-8 5-5 17, Ravenel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 22-26 73.

Halftime—Arizona 38-34. 3-Point Goals—Arizona 6-18 (Lyons 2-6, Hill 1-2, Johnson 1-2, Jerrett 1-2, Parrom 1-5, Mayes 0-1), Ohio St. 7-13 (Thomas 3-6, Ross 2-2, Thompson 2-3, Scott 0-1, Smith, Jr. 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Arizona 30 (Johnson, Parrom 7), Ohio St. 32 (Smith, Jr., Thompson 8). Assists—Arizona 7 (Hill 3), Ohio St. 9 (Craft 5). Total Fouls—Arizona 20, Ohio St. 18. A—NA.

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 35 27 8 0 54 121 84

New Jersey 33 15 11 7 37 82 89

N.Y. Rangers 33 16 14 3 35 78 81

N.Y. Islanders 34 16 15 3 35 100 110

Philadelphia 33 13 17 3 29 87 103

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 33 21 7 5 47 104 83

Boston 32 21 7 4 46 94 72

Ottawa 34 19 9 6 44 89 72

Toronto 35 19 12 4 42 108 100

Buffalo 34 13 16 5 31 91 107

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Winnipeg 35 18 15 2 38 88 103

Carolina 32 15 15 2 32 89 96

Washington 33 15 17 1 31 94 93

Tampa Bay 33 14 18 1 29 105 99

Florida 35 10 19 6 26 85 123

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 32 25 4 3 53 108 71

Detroit 34 17 12 5 39 90 85

St. Louis 33 17 14 2 36 94 93

Nashville 34 14 14 6 34 87 95

Columbus 34 13 14 7 33 79 92

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 34 19 9 6 44 92 86

Minnesota 32 20 10 2 42 90 78

Edmonton 33 13 13 7 33 83 95

Calgary 32 13 15 4 30 89 108

Colorado 33 11 18 4 26 83 108

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 33 22 7 4 48 104 87

Los Angeles 33 19 12 2 40 97 82

San Jose 33 16 11 6 38 82 82

Dallas 32 15 14 3 33 87 97

Phoenix 34 14 15 5 33 92 98

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

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 3, SO

Florida 5, Buffalo 4, SO

Toronto 6, Carolina 3

Pittsburgh 4, Winnipeg 0

Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 0

Phoenix 7, Nashville 4

Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 2

Edmonton 6, Columbus 4

Vancouver 4, Colorado 1

San Jose 2, Detroit 0

Friday’s Games

New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Boston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Nashville at Colorado, 3 p.m.

Carolina at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

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

Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Phoenix at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets

Columbus 2 1 1 — 4

Edmonton 1 2 3 — 6

First Period—1, Columbus, Atkinson 4 (Calvert), :10. 2, Columbus, Calvert 5 (Atkinson, Anisimov), 12:04. 3, Edmonton, Paajarvi 7 (Gagner), 15:09. Penalties—Anisimov, Clm (tripping), 17:03.

Second Period—4, Edmonton, Eberle 10 (Hall, Nugent-Hopkins), :39. 5, Columbus, Anisimov 9 (Nikitin), 18:34. 6, Edmonton, Horcoff 6 (Yakupov, Jones), 19:05. Penalties—Collins, Clm (high-sticking), 7:52; Boll, Clm, major (fighting), 10:10; Brown, Edm, major (fighting), 10:10; Petrell, Edm (interference), 14:30.

Third Period—7, Columbus, Atkinson 5 (Anisimov), :27. 8, Edmonton, Potter 1 (Paajarvi, Gagner), 3:06. 9, Edmonton, Hemsky 9 (Gagner), 16:52. 10, Edmonton, Gagner 13, 19:18 (en). Penalties—Paajarvi, Edm (high-sticking), 8:36.

Shots on Goal—Columbus 12-8-10—30. Edmonton 8-8-9—25.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 0 of 2; Edmonton 0 of 2.

Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 11-8-6 (24 shots-19 saves). Edmonton, Khabibulin (21-17), Dubnyk 9-10-6 (0:27 third, 9-9).

A—16,839 (16,839). T—2:30.

Referees—Rob Martell, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen—Brian Mach, Mark Wheler.

 

Blue Jackets sked

Columbus Blue Jackets remaining regular season hockey games:

March 29 at Calgary, 9 p.m.

March 31 Anaheim, 6 p.m.

April 4 at Nashville, 8 p.m.

April 5 at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

April 7 Minnesota, 6 p.m.

April 9 San Jose, 7 p.m.

April 12 St. Louis, 7 p.m.

April 13 at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

April 15 at Colorado, 9 p.m.

April 17 at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

April 18 at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

April 21 at San Jose, 8 p.m.

April 25 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

April 27 Nashville, 7 p.m.

 

 

NIT

National Invitation Tournament

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 26

Maryland 58, Alabama 57

Wednesday, March 27

Iowa 75, Virginia 64

BYU 79, Southern Mississippi 62

Baylor 79, Providence 68

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Semifinals

Tuesday, April 2

BYU (24-11) vs. Baylor (21-14), 7 p.m.

Maryland (25-12) vs. Iowa (24-12), 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, April 4

Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.