NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-Toronto 48 22 .686 —

Boston 42 30 .583 7

New York 29 43 .403 20

Brooklyn 19 51 .271 29

Philadelphia 9 63 .125 40

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

Atlanta 42 30 .583 —

Miami 41 30 .577 1/2

Charlotte 41 30 .577 1/2

Washington 35 36 .493 6 1/2

Orlando 29 42 .408 12 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

y-Cleveland 51 20 .718 —

Indiana 37 33 .529 13 1/2

Detroit 38 34 .528 13 1/2

Chicago 36 34 .514 14 1/2

Milwaukee 30 42 .417 21 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

y-San Antonio 60 11 .845 —

Memphis 41 31 .569 19 1/2

Dallas 35 36 .493 25

Houston 35 37 .486 25 1/2

New Orleans 26 44 .371 33 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

y-Oklahoma City 49 22 .690 —

Portland 37 35 .514 12 1/2

Utah 35 36 .493 14

Denver 30 42 .417 19 1/2

Minnesota 23 48 .324 26

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

y-Golden State 64 7 .901 —

L.A. Clippers 43 27 .614 20 1/2

Sacramento 27 44 .380 37

Phoenix 20 51 .282 44

L.A. Lakers 15 56 .211 49

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Wednesday’s Games

Cleveland 113, Milwaukee 104

Atlanta 122, Washington 101

Boston 91, Toronto 79

Detroit 118, Orlando 102

New York 115, Chicago 107

Minnesota 113, Sacramento 104

Utah 89, Houston 87

San Antonio 112, Miami 88

Denver 104, Philadelphia 103

Phoenix 119, L.A. Lakers 107

Portland 109, Dallas 103

Golden State 114, L.A. Clippers 98.

Thursday’s Games

New Orleans at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

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

Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

MILWAUKEE (104)

Antetokounmpo 11-19 2-2 24, Parker 5-8 1-2 12, Monroe 6-9 2-2 14, Bayless 6-9 0-0 15, Middleton 3-7 2-2 9, Cunningham 2-6 2-3 7, Inglis 1-3 0-0 2, Ennis 2-6 0-0 5, O’Bryant 0-0 0-0 0, Henson 5-9 2-4 12, Plumlee 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 43-80 11-15 104.

CLEVELAND (113)

James 9-22 7-10 26, Love 8-14 4-5 24, Mozgov 5-6 0-0 10, Irving 5-10 5-5 16, Smith 5-10 0-0 13, Dellavedova 1-3 4-4 6, Thompson 6-9 1-1 13, Frye 0-5 0-0 0, Shumpert 1-4 2-2 5, McRae 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-83 23-27 113.

Milwaukee 25 36 26 17 = 104

Cleveland 35 28 28 22 = 113

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 7-16 (Bayless 3-4, Parker 1-1, Ennis 1-1, Middleton 1-3, Cunningham 1-3, Inglis 0-1, Antetokounmpo 0-3), Cleveland 10-34 (Love 4-10, Smith 3-7, Shumpert 1-3, James 1-4, Irving 1-4, Dellavedova 0-1, Frye 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Milwaukee 38 (Antetokounmpo 6), Cleveland 50 (Love, Thompson 10). Assists—Milwaukee 23 (Middleton 11), Cleveland 29 (Irving, James 8). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 24, Cleveland 17. A—20,562 (20,562).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay 73 42 26 5 89 202 173

Florida 73 40 24 9 89 207 181

Boston 74 39 27 8 86 218 202

Detroit 73 36 26 11 83 186 196

Ottawa 75 34 33 8 76 214 230

Montreal 74 34 34 6 74 196 212

Buffalo 74 30 34 10 70 176 200

Toronto 72 26 35 11 63 174 209

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

z-Washington 72 52 15 5 109 231 170

N.Y. Rangers 74 42 24 8 92 212 194

Pittsburgh 72 40 24 8 88 204 179

N.Y. Islanders 72 39 24 9 87 200 182

Philadelphia 72 35 24 13 83 188 193

New Jersey 73 35 31 7 77 166 189

Carolina 73 31 28 14 76 177 198

Columbus 73 30 35 8 68 191 225

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-Dallas 74 44 21 9 97 242 213

St. Louis 74 43 22 9 95 195 185

Chicago 74 42 25 7 91 205 185

Nashville 73 37 23 13 87 202 187

Minnesota 74 35 28 11 81 196 187

Colorado 73 38 31 4 80 198 204

Winnipeg 73 30 37 6 66 186 216

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-Los Angeles 73 44 24 5 93 199 167

Anaheim 72 40 23 9 89 185 168

San Jose 73 41 26 6 88 214 186

Arizona 73 32 34 7 71 192 219

Calgary 73 31 36 6 68 202 228

Vancouver 72 27 33 12 66 167 207

Edmonton 76 29 40 7 65 183 223

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

x-clinched playoff spot

z-clinched conference

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders 3, Ottawa 1

N.Y. Rangers 5, Boston 2

Thursday’s Games

Florida at Boston, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Arizona, 10 p.m.

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

Friday’s Games

Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

All Times EDT

Spring Training Standings

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Arizona 18 4 .818

Washington 14 4 .778

Philadelphia 14 7 .667

Colorado 10 8 .556

Los Angeles 10 10 .500

Milwaukee 10 10 .500

St. Louis 8 10 .444

Miami 8 11 .421

CINCINNATI 9 13 .409

San Francisco 9 14 .391

New York 7 11 .389

Pittsburgh 7 13 .350

San Diego 7 13 .350

Chicago 7 14 .333

Atlanta 6 16 .273

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Toronto 14 4 .778

Detroit 14 8 .636

Houston 13 8 .619

Chicago 12 8 .600

Los Angeles 11 8 .579

Texas 12 10 .545

Oakland 10 9 .526

Cleveland 11 10 .524

Minnesota 11 10 .524

Tampa Bay 9 9 .500

New York 9 10 .474

Seattle 10 12 .455

Kansas City 11 14 .440

Boston 9 13 .409

Baltimore 5 14 .263

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

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Wednesday’s Games

Pittsburgh 6, Baltimore 5

St. Louis 4, Miami 1

Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 2

Toronto 3, N.Y. Mets 1

Chicago White Sox 6, San Diego 1

Texas 5, Chicago Cubs 0

Cleveland 7, Kansas City 6

Arizona 10, San Francisco 6

Washington 13, N.Y. Yankees 0

Houston 2, Philadelphia 1

Oakland 13, Seattle 12

Thursday’s Games

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

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

N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m.

Houston vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

Kansas City vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

Texas (ss) vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Houston vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

Atlanta (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

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

L.A. Angels vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

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

Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

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

Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 6:35 p.m.

Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

 

NIT pairings

National Invitation Tournament

First Round

Tuesday, March 15

South Carolina 88, High Point 66

Florida State 84, Davidson 74

Ohio State 72, Akron 63, OT

Creighton 72, Alabama 54

Washington 107, Long Beach State 102

Florida 97, North Florida 68

Valparaiso 84, Texas Southern 73

San Diego State 79, IPFW 55

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 58, New Mexico State 56

Wednesday, March 16

Wagner 79, St. Bonaventure 75

Georgia 93, Belmont 84

Monmouth 90, Bucknell 80

George Washington 82, Hofstra 80

Virginia Tech 86, Princeton 81, OT

Georgia Tech 81, Houston 62

BYU 97, UAB 79

Second Round

Thursday, March 17

Valparaiso 81, Florida State 69, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 18

BYU 80, Virginia Tech 77

Saturday, March 19

Creighton 87, Wagner 54

Sunday, March 20

Florida 74, Ohio State 66

Saint Mary’s (Cal) 77, Georgia 65

Monday, March 21

George Washington 87, Monmouth 71

Georgia Tech 83, South Carolina 66

San Diego State 93, Washington 78

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 22

Valparaiso 60, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 44

BYU 88, Creighton 82

Wednesday, March 23

George Washington 82, Florida 77

San Diego State 72, Georgia Tech 56

Semifinals

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Tuesday, March 29

Valparaiso (29-6) vs. BYU (26-10), 7 p.m.

George Washington (26-10) vs. San Diego State (28-9), 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, March 31

Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

 

Ohio U. box

MOREHEAD ST. 77, OHIO 72

MOREHEAD ST. (22-12)

Elechi 2-9 1-2 5, Gaines 6-13 2-2 14, Collins 4-9 2-2 14, Moon 4-8 8-8 18, Arrington 3-6 5-6 11, Maitland 0-2 0-0 0, Dicent 1-5 2-2 5, Harris 0-2 0-0 0, Marrero 3-9 0-0 6, Beamon 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 25-66 20-22 77.

OHIO (23-12)

Setty 6-10 7-10 20, Kaminski 5-11 0-0 15, Campbell 4-11 0-0 8, Simmons 4-11 12-13 21, Dartis 1-2 2-2 4, Gollon 0-0 0-0 0, Harley 0-1 0-0 0, Block 0-1 0-0 0, Laster 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 1-1 2-3 4. Totals 21-48 23-28 72.

Halftime—Morehead St. 29-24. 3-Point Goals—Morehead St. 7-18 (Collins 4-6, Moon 2-5, Dicent 1-3, Maitland 0-1, Gaines 0-1, Arrington 0-2), Ohio 7-21 (Kaminski 5-10, Setty 1-3, Simmons 1-3, Harley 0-1, Block 0-1, Campbell 0-3). Fouled Out—Simmons. Rebounds—Morehead St. 37 (Gaines 13), Ohio 35 (Campbell 12). Assists—Morehead St. 13 (Marrero, Moon 3), Ohio 8 (Simmons 7). Total Fouls—Morehead St. 25, Ohio 19. A—3,712.

 

CBI pairings

College Basketball Invitational

All Times EST

First Round

Tuesday, March 15

Morehead State 84, Siena 80

Wednesday, March 16

Vermont 79, Western Carolina 74

UNC-Greensboro 69, Houston Baptist 65

Ohio 94, Albany (NY) 90, OT

Duquesne 120, Nebraska-Omaha 112

Eastern Washington 79, Pepperdine 72

Nevada 79, Montana 75

Seattle 68, Idaho 63

Quarterfinals

Monday, March 21

Morehead State 82, Duquesne 72

Ohio 72, UNC Greensboro 67

Nevada 85, Eastern Washington 70

Vermont 73, Seattle 54

Semifinals

Wednesday, March 23

Morehead State 77, Ohio 72

Nevada 86, Vermont 72

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Monday, March 28: Morehead State (22-12) vs. Nevada (22-13), 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 30: Morehead State vs. Nevada, TBD

Friday, April 1: Morehead State vs. Nevada, TBD

 

Women’s NIT

Women’s National Invitation Tournament

First Round

Wednesday, March 16

Michigan 81, Wright State 53

Minnesota 87, Milwaukee 80

Tulane 53, Alabama 52

South Dakota 74, Creighton 68

Thursday, March 17

IUPUI 63, Central Michigan 55

Bucknell 74, Akron 70

Ohio 76, Marshall 68

Virginia Tech 68, Elon 59

Villanova 67, Liberty 51

Hofstra 76, Harvard 50

Rutgers 57, Georgetown 55

Georgia Tech 73, Mercer 56

Wake Forest 72, Charlotte 69

Virginia 52, VCU 50

TCU 97, Texas Rio Grand Valley 73

Arkansas State 68, Southern 45

Northern Iowa 64, Nebraska 62

Ball State 77, Iowa 72

Saint Louis 70, UALR 69

Drake 95, Sacred Heart 59

UT Martin 79, Memphis 73

Western Kentucky 89, Dayton 72

San Diego 69, Northwestern 65

Oregon 84, Long Beach State 76

Gonzaga 88, UC Riverside 54

UTEP 66, Abilene Christian 62

Eastern Michigan 74, Saint Mary’s (CA) 73

Friday, March 18

Temple 74, Drexel 66

Quinnipiac 90, Maine 44

Florida Gulf Coast 78, Bethune-Cookman 61

Utah 95, Montana State 61

Fresno State 59, Santa Clara 53

Second Round

Saturday, March 19

Michigan 95, Bucknell 72

Hofstra 82, Villanova 73

San Diego 59, IUPUI 48

Northern Iowa 64, Drake 58

TCU 85, Eastern Michigan 81

Sunday, March 20

Ohio 64, Virginia Tech 57

Virginia 71, Rutgers 55

Temple 64, Quinnipiac 62

South Dakota 101, Minnesota 89

Monday, March 21

Tulane 64, Georgia Tech 61

Florida Gulf Coast 67, Wake Forest 48

Saint Louis 59, Ball State 55

Western Kentucky 64, UT Martin 57

UTEP 74, Arkansas State 68

Utah 92, Gonzaga 77

Oregon 84, Fresno State 59

Third Round

Tuesday, March 22

Hofstra 65, Virginia 57

Michigan 78, San Diego 51

Wednesday, March 23

Florida Gulf Coast 73, Tulane 61

Oregon 73, Utah 63

Thursday, March 24

Ohio (26-6) at Temple (22-11), 7 p.m.

Northern Iowa (24-10) at South Dakota (28-6), 8 p.m.

TCU (18-14) at UTEP (28-4), 9 p.m.

Friday, March 25

Western Kentucky (26-6) at Saint Louis (26-7), 8 p.m.

Quarterfinals

Monday, March 28

Hofstra (25-8) at Florida Gulf Coast (31-5), 7 p.m. March 26-28

Oregon (23-10) vs. TCU-UTEP winner, TBA

South Dakota-Northern Iowa winner vs. Saint Louis-Western Kentucky winner, TBA

Michigan (20-13) vs. Temple-Ohio winner, TBA

Semifinals

March 30-31

TBD

Championship

Saturday, April 2

Seminfinal winners, 3 p.m.

 

Transactions

Wednesday’s Sports Transaction

National Football League

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Agreed to terms with coach Sean Payton on a five-year contract.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed P Bryan Anger.