NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

All Times EDT

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

x-New York 42 26 .618 —

x-Brooklyn 41 29 .586 2

Boston 36 33 .522 6 1/2

Philadelphia 27 42 .391 15 1/2

Toronto 26 44 .371 17

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

y-Miami 55 14 .797 —

Atlanta 39 31 .557 16 1/2

Washington 25 44 .362 30

Orlando 18 52 .257 37 1/2

Charlotte 16 54 .229 39 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

x-Indiana 43 27 .614 —

Chicago 38 31 .551 4 1/2

Milwaukee 34 35 .493 8 1/2

Detroit 24 47 .338 19 1/2

Cleveland 22 47 .319 20 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-San Antonio 53 17 .757 —

x-Memphis 47 22 .681 5 1/2

Houston 39 31 .557 14

Dallas 34 36 .486 19

New Orleans 24 46 .343 29

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Oklahoma City 52 19 .732 —

x-Denver 49 22 .690 3

Utah 34 36 .486 17 1/2

Portland 33 37 .471 18 1/2

Minnesota 24 44 .353 26 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

x-L.A. Clippers 48 22 .686 —

Golden State 40 31 .563 8 1/2

L.A. Lakers 36 34 .514 12

Sacramento 25 46 .352 23 1/2

Phoenix 23 48 .324 25 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

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Saturday’s Games

Detroit 92, Charlotte 91

New York 110, Toronto 84

Chicago 87, Indiana 84

Memphis 110, Boston 106

Denver 101, Sacramento 95

Golden State 101, Washington 92

L.A. Clippers 101, Brooklyn 95

Sunday’s Games

Atlanta 104, Milwaukee 99

Miami 109, Charlotte 77

Houston 96, San Antonio 95

Chicago 104, Minnesota 97

Oklahoma City 103, Portland 83

Dallas 113, Utah 108

Brooklyn 102, Phoenix 100

Philadelphia 117, Sacramento 103

Monday’s Games

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Washington, 7 p.m.

Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

New York at Boston, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

 

H.S. scores

Ohio High School Athletic Association

Boys’ Basketball State Tournament Scores

Thursday’s State Semifinals

Division III

Ottawa-Glandorf 61, Ironton 60, OT

Versailles 63, Leavittsburg LaBrae 52

Saturday’s State championship

Ottawa-Glandorf 67, Versailles 46

Division II

Akr. SVSM 70, Vincent Warren 51

Cols. Bishop Watterson 53, Kettering Archbishop Alter 42

Satruday’s State championship

Cols. Watterson 55, Akr. St. Vincent-St. Mary’s 52

Friday’s State Semifinal Games

Division IV

Cle. VASJ 67, Troy Christian 36

Leipsic 61, Fairfield Christian 58

Saturday’s State championship

Cle. Villa Angela-St. Joseph 87, Leipsic 63

Division I

Mentor 80, Cols. Northland 69

Tol. Rogers 58, Cin. Walnut Hills 51

Saturday’s State championship:

Mentor 76, Toledo Rogers 67

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 33 25 8 0 50 116 84

New Jersey 32 15 11 6 36 80 86

N.Y. Rangers 31 15 13 3 33 73 76

N.Y. Islanders 32 14 15 3 31 93 105

Philadelphia 31 13 16 2 28 82 94

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 31 20 6 5 45 98 77

Boston 30 20 7 3 43 86 64

Ottawa 32 17 9 6 40 83 70

Toronto 32 17 12 3 37 97 92

Buffalo 32 13 15 4 30 86 100

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Winnipeg 33 17 14 2 36 84 98

Carolina 30 15 13 2 32 85 86

Washington 32 15 16 1 31 92 90

Tampa Bay 32 13 18 1 27 103 98

Florida 33 9 18 6 24 78 116

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 30 24 3 3 51 102 66

Detroit 32 16 11 5 37 87 81

St. Louis 31 17 12 2 36 92 86

Columbus 32 13 13 6 32 75 85

Nashville 32 13 13 6 32 80 86

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Vancouver 32 17 9 6 40 87 85

Minnesota 30 18 10 2 38 79 71

Edmonton 30 11 12 7 29 72 88

Calgary 30 12 14 4 28 85 103

Colorado 31 11 16 4 26 79 100

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 31 22 5 4 48 101 78

Los Angeles 31 17 12 2 36 88 76

Dallas 31 15 13 3 33 83 90

San Jose 30 13 11 6 32 71 79

Phoenix 31 13 14 4 30 80 87

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

Saturday’s Games

Ottawa 5, Tampa Bay 3

Minnesota 2, San Jose 0

Vancouver 1, Los Angeles 0

Toronto 3, Boston 2

Buffalo 2, Montreal 1

New Jersey 2, Florida 1

Nashville 5, Columbus 2

Dallas 5, Colorado 2

St. Louis 3, Edmonton 0

Sunday’s Games

Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, SO

N.Y. Islanders 3, Florida 0

Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1, OT

Winnipeg 3, Tampa Bay 2

Vancouver 3, Colorado 2

Detroit 2, Anaheim 1

Calgary 3, St. Louis 2

Monday’s Games

Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.

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

Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Carolina, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Columbus at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

 

Blue Jackets

Columbus 1 1 0 — 2

Nashville 4 0 1 — 5

First Period—1, Nashville, Beck 1 (Bourque, Blum), 7:11. 2, Nashville, Weber 6 (Butler, Erat), 8:21 (pp). 3, Columbus, Umberger 6 (Erixon), 9:29 (pp). 4, Nashville, Legwand 7 (Bourque, Beck), 9:46. 5, Nashville, Halischuk 2 (Butler, Mueller), 10:15. Penalties—Prospal, Clm (hooking), 8:11; Legwand, Nas (interference), 8:28; Clune, Nas, served by Butler, major-game misconduct (interference -), 10:27; Fisher, Nas (goaltender interference), 13:34.

Second Period—6, Columbus, Anisimov 8 (Atkinson, Calvert), 14:53. Penalties—MacKenzie, Clm, major (fighting), 17:06; Yip, Nas, major (fighting), 17:06.

Third Period—7, Nashville, Josi 5 (Fisher, Erat), 19:36 (en-pp). Penalties—Tyutin, Clm (hooking), 17:45.

Shots on Goal—Columbus 4-9-10—23. Nashville 13-4-7—24.

Power-play opportunities—Columbus 1 of 3; Nashville 2 of 2.

Goalies—Columbus, Bobrovsky 11-7-5 (11 shots-7 saves), S.Mason (10:15 first, 12-12). Nashville, Rinne 12-10-5 (23-21).

A—17,113 (17,113). T—2:31.

Referees—Chris Rooney, Ian Walsh. Linesmen—Jonny Murray, Greg Devorski.

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 21 6 .778

Baltimore 17 7 .708

Seattle 18 10 .643

Detroit 17 11 .607

Cleveland 16 11 .593

Texas 15 13 .536

Minnesota 14 13 .519

Boston 15 14 .517

Oakland 12 12 .500

Tampa Bay 14 14 .500

Chicago 11 12 .478

Houston 12 14 .462

New York 12 17 .414

Toronto 11 16 .407

Los Angeles 7 17 .292

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Atlanta 18 13 .581

Colorado 14 12 .538

Chicago 16 15 .516

Arizona 14 14 .500

New York 12 12 .500

Philadelphia 13 14 .481

San Francisco 12 13 .480

San Diego 14 16 .467

St. Louis 12 14 .462

Washington 12 14 .462

Pittsburgh 12 15 .444

Miami 11 14 .440

Los Angeles 11 16 .407

Milwaukee 10 16 .385

Cincinnati 9 17 .346

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

Saturday’s Games

Miami 6, St. Louis 5

Atlanta (ss) 10, Toronto 5

Philadelphia 13, Baltimore 4

Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 4

Detroit 10, N.Y. Yankees 6

Atlanta (ss) 3, Houston 2

N.Y. Mets 3, Washington 1

Pittsburgh 5, Boston 3

Cleveland 10, Seattle 5

Kansas City 11, Arizona 10

Oakland 12, San Francisco 5

Texas 6, Cincinnati 2

Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Angels (ss) 6

L.A. Angels (ss) 5, Milwaukee 1

L.A. Dodgers 10, Chicago White Sox 4

Colorado 10, San Diego 4

Sunday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees 7, Tampa Bay 6, 10 innings

N.Y. Mets (ss) 10, St. Louis 7

Minnesota 14, Toronto 5

Washington 9, Atlanta 3, 8 innings

Baltimore 12, Pittsburgh 10

Boston 7, Philadelphia 6

Houston 4, Miami 1, 5 innings

Detroit 9, N.Y. Mets (ss) 4

Kansas City 8, Chicago White Sox 2

Milwaukee (ss) 7, Colorado 5

Oakland 7, L.A. Dodgers 4

Texas 7, Cincinnati 2

Chicago Cubs 4, Cleveland 3

San Diego 6, Milwaukee (ss) 4

San Francisco 5, L.A. Angels 4

Arizona 8, Seattle 4

Monday’s Games

St. Louis vs. Minnesota, 1:05 p.m.

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

Detroit vs. Miami, 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta, 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Toronto, 1:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

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

Texas vs. San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Cincinnati., 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Houston, 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Kansas City, 9:10 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Colorado, 10:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

Pittsburgh vs. Toronto, 1:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Miami, 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

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

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

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. L.A. Dodgers, 10:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs, 10:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Arizona, 10:10 p.m.

 

Reds’ boxscore

SUNDAY’S GAME

Rangers 7, Reds 2

Cincinnati Texas

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Choo cf 3 0 0 0 Kinsler 2b 2 0 0 0

D.Robinson cf 1 0 0 0 L.Mendez 2b 2 0 1 2

Burriss 2b 4 0 0 0 Gentry cf 3 2 2 0

Bruce rf 4 0 1 0 T.Mrtinez cf 2 0 0 0

Frazier 3b 3 0 0 0 Berkman 1b 2 1 2 3

D.Lutz 1b 4 0 0 0 MBianuci 1b 0 1 0 0

Heisey lf 4 0 0 0 G.Rdrigez 1b 0 0 0 0

C.Izturis ss 2 1 1 0 Beltre 3b 2 0 0 0

Hanigan c 2 0 0 0 A.Buchhlz 3b 1 0 1 0

Olivo c 1 1 1 1 Dav.Mrphy lf 3 0 1 0

Mesoraco dh 3 0 2 1 Borbon pr-lf 1 1 1 0

Pierzynski c 4 1 1 1

J.Adduci rf 3 0 1 0

J.Butler rf 0 1 0 0

L.Martin dh 2 0 1 1

Profar ss 3 0 1 0

L.Garcia ss 0 0 0 0

Totals 31 2 5 2 Totals 30 7 12 7

 

Cincinnati 000 000 020 — 2

Texas 100 200 04x — 7

 

DP—Cincinnati 1, Texas 1. LOB—Cincinnati 4, Texas 7. 2B—Bruce (4), C.Izturis (4), Olivo (3), A.Buchholz (1). 3B—Gentry (3). HR—Berkman (2). SB—Gentry (6). CS—L.Martin (4). S—A.Buchholz. SF—Berkman, L.Martin.

IP H R ER BB SO

Cincinnati

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

Arredondo 1 2-3 0 0 0 2 2

Ondrusek 2-3 3 4 4 2 0

Texeira 1-3 0 0 0 0 0

Texas

Ogando W,2-1 6 3 0 0 1 5

Nathan 1 0 0 0 0 2

N.Robertson 1 2 2 2 1 1

Burns 1 0 0 0 0 3

HBP—by Ondrusek (J.Butler). WP—Arredondo.

Umpires—Home, John Tumpane; First, Brad Myers; Second, Alan Porter; Third, Jordan Baker.

T—2:33. A—7,117 (10,714).

 

NIT

National Invitation Tournament

First Round

Tuesday, March 19

Maryland 86, Niagara 70

St. John’s 63, Saint Joseph’s 61

Louisiana Tech 71, Florida State 66

Robert Morris 59, Kentucky 57

Alabama 62, Northeastern 43

Virginia 67, Norfolk State 56

Denver 61, Ohio 57

BYU 90, Washington 79

Stanford 58, Stephen F. Austin 57

Wednesday, March 20

Iowa 68, Indiana State 52

Providence 75, Charlotte 66

Stony Brook 71, Massachusetts 58

Mercer 75, Tennessee 67

Baylor 112, Long Beach State 66

Southern Mississippi 78, Charleston Southern 71

Arizona State 83, Detroit 68

Second Round

Thursday, March 21

Maryland 62, Denver 52

Friday, March 22

Baylor 89, Arizona State 85

Iowa 75, Stony Brook 63

Saturday, March 23

Alabama 66, Stanford 54

Sunday, March 24

Virginia 68, St. John’s 50

Monday, March 25

Robert Morris (24-10) at Providence (18-14), 7 p.m.

Mercer (24-11) at BYU (22-11), 9 p.m.

Louisiana Tech (27-6) at Southern Mississippi (26-9), 10 p.m.

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 26

Maryland (24-12) at Alabama (23-12), 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 27

Iowa (23-12) at Virginia (23-11), 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 28-Saturday, March 30

Robert Morris-Providence winner vs. Baylor (20-14), TBA

Southern Mississippi-Louisiana Tech winner vs. BYU-Mercer winner, TBA

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Semifinals

Tuesday, April 2

Semifinal, 7 p.m.

Semifinal, 9:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, April 4

Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

 

NCAA tourney

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

Saturday’s Scores

Michigan 78, Virginia Commonwealth 53

Michigan State 70, Memphis 48

Louisville 82, Colorado State 56

Arizona 74, Harvard 51

Oregon 74, Saint Louis 57

Marquette 74, Butler 72

Wichita State 76, Gonzaga 70

Syracuse 66, California 60

Sunday’s Scores

Indiana 58, Temple 52

Kansas 70, North Carolina 58

Florida 78, Minnesota 64

Florida Gulf Coast 81, San Diego State 71

Miami, Fla. 63, Illinois 59

La Salle 76, Mississippi 74

Duke 66, Creighton 50

Ohio State 78, Iowa State 75

Regionals

Thursday, March 28

Indiana (29-6) vs. Syracuse (28-9), TBA

Miami- (29-6) vs. Marquette (25-8), TBA

Wichita State (28-8) vs. La Salle (24-9), TBA

Arizona (27-7) vs. Ohio State (28-7), TBA

Friday, March 29

Kansas (31-5) vs. Michigan (28-7), TBA

Florida Gulf Coast (26-10) vs. Florida (28-7), TBA

Louisville (31-5) vs. Oregon (28-8), TBA

Duke (29-5) vs. Michigan State (27-8), TBA

 

Ohio State box

OHIO ST. 78, IOWA ST. 75

IOWA ST. (23-12)

Babb 1-4 2-2 5, Ejim 2-5 5-8 10, Lucious 6-9 2-3 19, Clyburn 6-17 4-4 17, Niang 3-6 1-2 8, Palo 0-1 0-0 0, Booker 1-3 0-0 2, McGee 4-7 3-4 14. Totals 23-52 17-23 75.

OHIO ST. (28-7)

Thomas 8-14 4-4 22, Craft 5-10 7-11 18, Thompson 2-5 2-2 7, Williams 0-1 1-2 1, Smith, Jr. 2-6 0-0 6, Scott 2-3 2-3 6, Ross 6-10 2-2 17, Ravenel 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 25-49 19-26 78.

Halftime—Ohio St. 38-36. 3-Point Goals—Iowa St. 12-25 (Lucious 5-7, McGee 3-5, Niang 1-1, Babb 1-3, Ejim 1-3, Clyburn 1-4, Booker 0-1, Palo 0-1), Ohio St. 9-18 (Ross 3-5, Thomas 2-4, Smith, Jr. 2-6, Craft 1-1, Thompson 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Iowa St. 36 (Ejim 11), Ohio St. 22 (Thomas 5). Assists—Iowa St. 14 (Ejim, Lucious 4), Ohio St. 12 (Craft 6). Total Fouls—Iowa St. 20, Ohio St. 20. Technical—Scott. A—NA.