Pro baseball
Spring Training Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Kansas City 17 6 .739
Baltimore 14 6 .700
Seattle 16 7 .696
Cleveland 14 8 .636
Tampa Bay 14 9 .609
Detroit 14 10 .583
Boston 13 11 .542
Chicago 10 9 .526
Texas 12 12 .500
Minnesota 11 12 .478
Houston 9 12 .429
Oakland 9 12 .429
Toronto 9 13 .409
New York 9 15 .375
Los Angeles 5 13 .278
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Atlanta 14 11 .560
Colorado 11 10 .524
San Diego 13 13 .500
St. Louis 11 11 .500
Arizona 11 12 .478
Philadelphia 11 12 .478
Miami 10 11 .476
Washington 10 11 .476
San Francisco 9 10 .474
Chicago 12 14 .462
New York 8 10 .444
Pittsburgh 10 13 .435
Milwaukee 9 12 .429
Los Angeles 9 13 .409
Cincinnati 8 14 .364
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Tuesday’s Games
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Yankees 1
St. Louis 5, Miami 4
Toronto 10, Houston 6
Tampa Bay 11, Detroit 5
Baltimore 8, Boston 7
Milwaukee 6, L.A. Angels 1
Cincinnati 10, Chicago White Sox 6
Colorado 7, Kansas City 2
L.A. Dodgers 7, Oakland 1
Chicago Cubs 5, Texas 4
San Diego 6, Arizona 2
San Francisco vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., late
Today’s Games
Toronto vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
San Francisco (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Milwaukee vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Cleveland vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 39 26 .600 —
Brooklyn 39 28 .582 1
Boston 36 30 .545 3½
Philadelphia 26 40 .394 13½
Toronto 26 41 .388 14
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
y-Miami 52 14 .788 —
Atlanta 37 30 .552 15½
Washington 23 43 .348 29
Orlando 18 50 .265 35
Charlotte 15 52 .224 37½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 42 26 .618 —
Chicago 36 30 .545 5
Milwaukee 34 32 .515 7
Detroit 23 46 .333 19½
Cleveland 22 45 .328 19½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 51 16 .761 —
Memphis 45 21 .682 5½
Houston 36 31 .537 15
Dallas 32 35 .478 19
New Orleans 22 46 .324 29½
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-Oklahoma City 50 18 .735 —
Denver 47 22 .681 3½
Utah 34 33 .507 15½
Portland 31 36 .463 18½
Minnesota 23 42 .354 25½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 46 21 .687 —
Golden State 39 30 .565 8
L.A. Lakers 36 33 .522 11
Sacramento 23 44 .343 23
Phoenix 23 45 .338 23½
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Tuesday’s Games
Indiana 95, Orlando 73
Denver 114, Oklahoma City 104
Milwaukee 102, Portland 95
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, late
Today’s Games
Miami at Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Toronto at Charlotte, 1 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 1:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Atlanta, 1:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Dallas, 2 p.m.
Utah at Houston, 2 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Memphis, 2 p.m.
Boston at New Orleans, 2 p.m.
Golden State at San Antonio, 2:30 p.m.
Washington at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, 4:30 p.m.
College basketball
Men’s National Invitation
Tournament Glance
First Round
Tuesday’s Games
Maryland 86, Niagara 70
St. John’s 63, Saint Joseph’s 61
Louisiana Tech 71, Florida State 66
Robert Morris 59, Kentucky 57
Northeastern (20-12) at Alabama (21-12), late
Norfolk State (21-11) at Virginia (21-11), late
Ohio (24-9) at Denver (21-9), late
Washington (18-15) at BYU (21-11), late
Stephen F. Austin (27-4) at Stanford (18-14), late
Today’s Games
Indiana State (18-14) at Iowa (21-12), 1 p.m.
Charlotte (21-11) at Providence (17-14), 1:15 p.m.
Stony Brook (24-7) at Massachusetts (21-11), 1:15 p.m.
Mercer (23-11) at Tennessee (20-12), 2p.m.
Long Beach State (19-13) at Baylor (18-14), 3 p.m.
Charleston Southern (19-12) at Southern Mississippi (25-9), 3:15 p.m.
Detroit (20-12) at Arizona State (21-12), 4 p.m.
Women’s National
Invitation Tournament
First Round
Today’s Games
UAB (18-12) at Auburn (16-14), 1 p.m.
Eastern Illinois (19-11) at Missouri (17-14), 2 p.m.
Idaho State (18-12) at BYU (21-10), 3p.m.
Utah (18-13) at Long Beach State (16-15), 4 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara (16-16) at San Diego State (26-6), 4 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Butler (17-13) at Toledo (27-3), 1 p.m.
Iona (20-12) at Drexel (22-10), 1 p.m.
Harvard (20-8) at Hartford (21-11), 1 p.m.
Akron (23-9) at Duquesne (23-7), 1 p.m.
SMU (21-9) at Bowling Green (22-10), 1 p.m.
Sacred Heart (22-10) at Boston U. (23-5), 1 p.m.
Army (22-8) at Fordham (24-8), 1 p.m.
NC A&T (22-9) at James Madison (22-10), 1 p.m.
Richmond (16-15) at NC State (16-16), 1 p.m.
Davidson (21-12) at Old Dominion (19-11), 1 p.m
Appalachian State (19-10) at Charlotte (24-5), 1 p.m.
Florida (18-14) at Florida International (19-12), 1 p.m.
Winthrop (20-12) at Florida Gulf Coast (27-6), 1:05 p.m.
Indiana State (18-12) at Youngstown St. (22-9), 1:05 p.m.
Texas Southern (20-11) at Kansas State (15-17), 2 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) (19-12) at Illinois (16-13), 2 p.m.
East Carolina (22-9) at Western Kentucky (21-10), 2 p.m.
Memphis (17-14) at Arkansas (18-12), 2 p.m.
Sam Houston State (18-14) at Tulane (22-8), 2 p.m.
IUPUI (20-11) at Illinois State (23-10), 2:05 p.m.
Northern Colorado (20-12) at Wyoming (24-7), 9 p.m.
Hawaii (17-13) at San Diego (21-9), 3 p.m.
Seattle (20-10) at Saint Mary’s (Cal) (20-10), 4 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Ball State (15-15) at Minnesota (18-13), 2 p.m.
Northern Iowa (16-16) at Marquette (16-15), 2 p.m.
Eastern Washington (19-12) at Washington (20-11), 4 p.m.
UALR (24-8) at Pacific (25-7), 4 p.m.
CollegeInsider.com Men’s
Tournament Glance
First Round
Tuesday’s Games
Eastern Kentucky 69, Gardner-Webb 62
Fairfield (19-15) at Kent State (20-13), ppd., snow
East Carolina 66, Savannah State 65
Rider 63, Hartford 54
Youngstown State 99, Oakland (16-16) 87
Loyola (Md) 70, Boston U. 63
Evansville 84, Tennessee State 72
Today’s Games
Elon (21-11) at Canisius (18-13), 1 p.m.
Fairfield (19-15) at Kent State (20-13), 1 p.m.
Green Bay (18-15) at Bradley (16-16), 2 p.m.
South Alabama (17-12) at Tulane (19-14), 2 p.m.
Chicago State (11-21) at Illinois-Chicago (17-15), 2 p.m.
North Dakota (16-16) at Northern Iowa (18-14), 2 p.m.
Oral Roberts (18-14) at UT Arlington (19-13), 2:30 p.m.
High Point (17-13) at UC Irvine (20-15), 4 p.m.
Cal Poly (18-13) at Weber State (26-6), 4 p.m.
Air Force (17-13) at Hawaii (17-14), 6 p.m.
Tuesday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
TEXAS RANGERS—Optioned INF-OF Mike Olt, LHP Jeff Beliveau, RHP Wilmer Font and OF Engel Beltre to Round Rock (PCL). Reassigned RHP Yoshinori Tateyama, RHP Collin Balester, RHP Neal Cotts, RHP Evan Meek, INF Brandon Allen, INF Brandon Snyder, C Juan Apodaca and C Jose Felix to their minor league camp.
National League
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Released INF Ronny Cedeno. Reassigned LHP Tyler Lyons to their minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHICAGO BULLS—Signed F Malcolm Thomas to a 10-day contract.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Signed G Maalik Wayns to a second 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed CB D.J. Moore.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed QB Matt Hasselbeck.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed C Brad Meester to a one-year contract.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Re-signed OL Nate Garner.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed G Seth Olsen.
NEW YORK GIANTS—Signed WR Louis Murphy.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed WR Marlon Moore to a one-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS—Recalled G Jack Campbell from Texas (AHL). Assigned G Richard Bachman to Texas. Placed F Ryan Garbutt on injured reserve, retroactive to March 14.
FLORIDA PANTHERS—Recalled F Quinton Howden from San Antonio Rampage (AHL).
MONTREAL CANADIENS—Reassigned F Mike Blunden to Hamilton (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled F Taylor Beck from Milwaukee (AHL). Placed F Paul Gaustad on injured reserve.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Recalled LW Tim Sestito from Albany (AHL). Assigned G Jeff Frazee to Albany. Activated G Martin Brodeur from injured reserve.
American Hockey League
AHL—Suspended Chicago D Adam Polasek three games and Rockford F Jeremy Morin, F Wade Brookbank and D Shawn Lalonde one game each for their actions during an incident in a March 17 game between the teams. Suspended Springfield D Cody Goloubef two games for an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a March 16 game against Providence. Suspended Houston C Chad Rau one game for a high-sticking penalty in a March 15 game at San Antonio.
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS—Announced F Jason Clark was reassigned to the team from Gwinnett (ECHL). Announced D Marc Cantin was reassigned to Las Vegas (ECHL). Released F Adam Huxley.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHIVAS USA—Announced an independent review panel rescinded the fine and suspension of D Joaquin Velazquez and is eligible for selection.
NEW YORK RED BULLS—Signed F Peguy Luyindula.
TORONTO FC—Waived MF Matt Stinson.
WATER POLO
USA WATER POLO—Signed women’s water polo coach Adam Krikorian to a four-year contract.
COLLEGE
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE—Fired men’s basketball coach Bobby Braswell.
MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY—Named Kareem Richardson men’s basketball coach.
NOTRE DAME—Announced freshman QB Gunner Kiel will transfer.
OHIO STATE—Announced women’s basketball coach Jim Foster will not return next season.
TEXAS—Announced sophomore F Jaylen Bond will transfer following the completion of the spring semester.
YESHIVA—Promoted Josh Pransky to men’s soccer coach.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 31 23 8 0 46 110 81
N.Y. Rangers 29 15 12 2 32 70 70
New Jersey 30 13 11 6 32 74 84
N.Y. Islanders 29 13 13 3 29 86 96
Philadelphia 30 13 16 1 27 81 92
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 29 19 5 5 43 92 73
Boston 28 19 6 3 41 82 60
Ottawa 30 16 8 6 38 77 65
Toronto 29 15 12 2 32 86 83
Buffalo 30 11 15 4 26 79 95
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 30 16 12 2 34 80 86
Carolina 29 15 12 2 32 84 82
Tampa Bay 29 13 15 1 27 96 86
Washington 29 12 16 1 25 79 87
Florida 30 8 16 6 22 74 110
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 29 24 2 3 51 100 62
St. Louis 28 16 10 2 34 85 80
Detroit 29 14 10 5 33 78 75
Columbus 30 12 12 6 30 68 79
Nashville 30 11 13 6 28 70 81
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 28 16 10 2 34 73 69
Vancouver 28 13 9 6 32 78 80
Edmonton 28 11 11 6 28 69 81
Calgary 27 11 12 4 26 78 91
Colorado 28 10 14 4 24 71 89
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 28 21 3 4 46 95 69
Los Angeles 28 16 10 2 34 85 71
Phoenix 29 13 12 4 30 77 82
San Jose 28 12 10 6 30 67 74
Dallas 28 13 12 3 29 73 84
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers 3, New Jersey 2
Ottawa 5, N.Y. Islanders 3
Florida 4, Carolina 1
Columbus 4, Nashville 3
Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, OT
Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1
Winnipeg 3, Boston 1
St. Louis at Vancouver, late
Phoenix at Los Angeles, late
Today’s Games
Tampa Bay at Toronto, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 1:30 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 3:30 p.m.
San Jose at Edmonton, 3:30 p.m.
Chicago at Anaheim, 4 p.m.
