Pro basketball
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 26 21 .553 —
Boston 24 21 .533 1
New York 23 24 .489 3
Toronto 15 32 .319 11
New Jersey 15 33 .313 11½
Southeast Division
Miami 34 11 .756 —
Orlando 30 18 .625 5½
Atlanta 27 20 .574 8
Washington 11 34 .244 23
Charlotte 7 37 .159 26½
Central Division
Chicago 39 10 .796 —
Indiana 26 18 .591 10½
Milwaukee 21 24 .467 16
Cleveland 17 27 .386 19½
Detroit 16 30 .348 21½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 30 14 .682 —
Memphis 25 19 .568 5
Dallas 27 21 .563 5
Houston 25 22 .532 6½
New Orleans 11 35 .239 20
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City 35 12 .745 —
Denver 26 21 .553 9
Utah 24 22 .522 10½
Minnesota 23 25 .479 12½
Portland 21 25 .457 13½
Pacific Division
L.A. Lakers 29 18 .617 —
L.A. Clippers 26 20 .565 2½
Phoenix 23 24 .489 6
Golden State 19 25 .432 8½
Sacramento 17 29 .370 11½
Wednesday’s results
Chicago 94, Toronto 82
Orlando 103, Phoenix 93
New York 82, Philadelphia 79
Atlanta 103, Cleveland 102, OT
Washington 108, New Jersey 89
Oklahoma City 114, L.A. Clippers 91
Golden State 101, New Orleans 92
San Antonio 116, Minnesota 100
Denver 116, Detroit 115
L.A. Lakers 109, Dallas 93
Today’s games
Indiana at Washington, 1 p.m.
Golden State at Houston, 2 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 2 p.m.
Boston at Milwaukee, 2 p.m.
Utah at Sacramento, 4 p.m.
Memphis at Portland, 4 p.m.
Pro baseball
Major League spring training
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Detroit 13 3 .813
Toronto 15 4 .789
Oakland 14 5 .737
Kansas City 11 7 .611
Minnesota 12 8 .600
Seattle 12 8 .600
Boston 9 7 .563
Los Angeles 9 8 .529
New York 10 9 .526
Baltimore 6 9 .400
Chicago 6 11 .353
Cleveland 5 11 .313
Tampa Bay 5 11 .313
Texas 5 12 .294
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
San Francisco 12 6 .667
St. Louis 10 6 .625
Los Angeles 9 6 .600
San Diego 11 8 .579
Colorado 9 8 .529
Houston 9 8 .529
Philadelphia 9 9 .500
Miami 7 8 .467
Arizona 8 11 .421
Cincinnati 8 11 .421
Milwaukee 7 10 .412
Pittsburgh 7 10 .412
Chicago 8 12 .400
Washington 5 10 .333
Atlanta 6 13 .316
New York 4 12 .250
Wednesday’s results
Minnesota 7, Detroit 3
St. Louis 2, N.Y. Mets 1
Pittsburgh 6, Boston 5
Toronto 6, Baltimore 3
Atlanta 3, Washington 2, 10 innings
N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 2
Chicago White Sox 13, Seattle 8
San Francisco 5, Cleveland 3
San Diego 3, L.A. Dodgers 0
Kansas City 8, Oakland 3
Arizona 0, Milwaukee 0, tie
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-N.Y. Rangers 73 46 20 7 99 201 161
Pittsburgh 72 45 21 6 96 239 184
Philadelphia 73 42 23 8 92 232 206
New Jersey 74 42 27 5 89 201 191
N.Y. Islanders 73 30 32 11 71 174 218
Northeast Division
Boston 72 42 27 3 87 236 178
Ottawa 74 37 27 10 84 221 214
Buffalo 74 35 29 10 80 190 207
Toronto 74 32 34 8 72 210 232
Montreal 74 28 33 13 69 191 206
Southeast Division
Florida 73 36 24 13 85 183 201
Washington 73 37 30 6 80 198 208
Winnipeg 73 34 31 8 76 196 211
Carolina 74 30 29 15 75 197 218
Tampa Bay 72 32 33 7 71 202 247
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-St. Louis 74 46 20 8 100 192 146
Detroit 74 44 25 5 93 225 181
Nashville 73 42 23 8 92 209 192
Chicago 75 42 25 8 92 229 214
Columbus 73 23 43 7 53 167 236
Northwest Division
Vancouver 73 43 21 9 95 224 184
Colorado 75 40 30 5 85 196 196
Calgary 74 34 26 14 82 183 201
Minnesota 72 30 32 10 70 155 199
Edmonton 73 29 36 8 66 196 216
Pacific Division
Dallas 73 40 28 5 85 193 195
Los Angeles 73 36 25 12 84 172 160
Phoenix 74 36 26 12 84 194 192
San Jose 73 36 27 10 82 199 191
Anaheim 75 32 32 11 75 189 209
x-clinched playoff spot
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday’s results
Buffalo 3, Montreal 0
Carolina 3, Florida 1
N.Y. Rangers 2, Detroit 1, OT
Chicago 2, Vancouver 1, OT
Anaheim 4, St. Louis 3
Today’s games
Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
Nashville at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Edmonton at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m.
Calgary at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Vancouver at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Colorado at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
St. Louis at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
Boston at San Jose, 4:30 p.m.
Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Reassigned RHP Willie Eyre, RHP Jon Link, RHP Miguel Socolovich and RHP Oscar Villarreal to their minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Claimed RHP Rick Vandenhurk off waivers from Toronto. Designated LHP Kelvin De La Cruz for assignment.
National League
PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Reassigned OF Brandon Boggs, RHP Daniel Cabrera, INF Jeff Clement and RHP Tim Wood to minor league camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Waived F Boris Diaw.
HOUSTON ROCKETS—Reassigned F Greg Smith to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).
INDIANA PACERS—Announced the retirement of F-C Jeff Foster.
MIAMI HEAT—Signed C Ronny Turiaf.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER—Signed G Derek Fisher.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS—Claimed F J.J. Hickson off waivers from Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO KINGS—Signed F Terrence Williams to a 10-day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL—Fined the New Orleans Saints $500,000 and suspended Saints coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season, general manager Mickey Loomis eight regular-season games, former Saints and current St. Louis defensive coordinator Gregg Williams indefinitely and assistant head coach Joe Vitt six regular-season games, in addition to the forfeiture of second-round draft picks in 2012 and 2013 for violations of the NFL’s long-standing “bounty” rule.
BUFFALO BILLS—Agreed to terms with S Bryan Scott. Signed DE Mark Anderson to a four-year contract.
DENVER BRONCOS—Traded QB Tim Tebow and a 2012 seventh-round draft pick to the N.Y. Jets for a 2012 fourth- and a sixth-round draft pick.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed C Samson Satele.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Re-signed DT Fred Evans. Signed RB Lex Hilliard. Released NT Remi Ayodele. Agreed to terms with OL Geoff Schwartz.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed CB Will Allen and OL Robert Gallery.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Agreed to terms with DT Broderick Bunkley on a five-year contract.
OAKLAND RAIDERS—Agreed to terms with OT Khalif Barnes and CB Pat Lee on one-year contracts.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed TE Wes Lyons and FB Will Johnson.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Re-signed QB Alex Smith to a three-year contract.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Agreed to terms with T Frank Omiyale.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed QB Rex Grossman to a one-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL—Suspended Phoenix Coyotes F Shane Doan for three games, without pay, for elbowing Dallas Stars F Jamie Benn during Tuesday’s game.
BOSTON BRUINS—Recalled F Trent Whitfield from Providence (AHL). Assigned F Max Sauve to Providence. Traded D Yury Alexandrov to the N.Y. Islanders for future considerations.
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Activated D Joni Pitkanen from injured reserve.
DETROIT RED WINGS—Recalled G Ty Conklin from Grand Rapids (AHL).
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Agreed to terms with G Evgeni Nabokov on a one-year contract.
COLLEGE
APPALACHIAN STATE—Named Mark Ivey defensive assistant football coach.
IOWA STATE—Announced sophomore F Royce White will enter the NBA draft.
MIAMI—Named Ron Carpenter defensive backs coach and Ed Stults offensive line coach. Promoted Jay Peterson to defensive coordinator.
MICHIGAN—Announced sophomore F Evan Smotrycz, sophomore F Colton Christian and freshman G Carlton Brundidge are transferring.
MISSISSIPPI—Named Ross Bjork athletic director.
College basketball
MEN
NIT
Quarterfinals
Tuesday’s results
UMass 72, Drexel 70
Washington 90, Oregon 86
Wednesday’s result
Minnestoa 78, Middle Tennessee 72
Stanford 84, Nevada 56
CollegeInsider.com tournament
Wednesday
Quarterfinals
Fairfield 67, Robert Morris 61
Mercer 79, Old Dominion 73
Utah State 77, Loyola Marymount 69
College Basketball Invitational
Semifinals
Wednesday
Pittsburgh 68, Butler 62, OT
Washington State 72, Oregon State 55
Division II tournament
At Highland Heights, Ky.
Quarterfinals
Wednesday
Stonehill 91, West Liberty 90
W. Washington 64, Midwestern State 63
Bellarmine 82, Alabama-Huntsville 73
Montevallo 67, Metro State 65
NAIA tournament
Championship
Tuesday’s result
Concordia (Calif.) 72, Okla. Baptist 69
WOMEN
WNIT
Third Round
Tuesday
Washington 55, Oregon State 49
Today
Syracuse (20-14) at Temple (23-9), 1 p.m.
Appalach. St. (27-6) at Va. (24-10), 1 p.m.
VCU (19-14) at Toledo (23-9), 1 p.m.
S.D. (24-8) at Texas Tech (21-13), 2 p.m.
Missou. St. (24-8) at Ok. St. (18-12), 2 p.m.
Villanova (19-14) at Colo. (20-13), 3 p.m.
Division II tournament
At San Antonio
Semifinals
Wednesday
Ashland 77, Bentley 62
Shaw 77, Rollins 62
CollegeInsider.com tournament
Wednesday
Semifinals
Wednesday
Northern Iowa 68, Seattle 64
Friday
Manhttn (18-15) at Minn. (17-17), 2 p.m.
NAIA tournament
Championship
Tuesday’s result
Oklahoma City 69, Union (Tenn.) 48
Tennis
Sony Ericsson Open
At Key Biscayne, Fla.
Men’s first round
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-2.
Antonio Veic, Croatia, def. Denis Kudla, United States, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.
David Nalbandian, Argentina, def. Steve Darcis, Belgium, 6-4, 7-6 (0).
Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Marinko Matosevic, Australia, 6-3, 6-4.
Roberto Bautista-Agut, Spain, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
Alejandro Falla, Colombia, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-1, 2-1 retired.
Arnaud Clement, France, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-3, 6-3.
Xavier Malisse, Belgium, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Frederico Gil, Portugal, def. Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 6-3, 6-4.
Nikolay Davydenko, Russia, def. James Blake, United States, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, def. Ryan Sweeting, United States, 6-4, 6-4.
Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Michael Llodra, France, 6-4, 7-6 (6).
Santiago Giraldo, Colombia, def. Pablo Andujar, Spain, 6-3, 6-2.
Tommy Haas, Germany, def. Guillaume Rufin, France, 6-4, 6-4.
Ivan Dodig, Croatia, def. Philipp Petzschner, Germany, 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (5).
Nicolas Mahut, France, def. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3).
Women’s first round
Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, def. Eva Birnerova, Czech Republic, 5-7, 6-4, 6-0.
Kim Clijsters, Belgium, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0.
Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, 6-4, 7-5.
Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, def. Eleni Daniilidou, Greece, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.
Vania King, United States, def. Laura Pous-Tio, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (12).
Madison Keys, United States, def. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1.
Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Shahar Peer, Israel, def. Alize Cornet, France, 6-4, 6-2.
Stephanie Foretz Gacon, France, def. Olivia Rogowska, Australia, 6-4, 6-1.
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Venus Williams, United States, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, 6-0, 6-3.
Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Pauline Parmentier, France, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Melinda Czink, Hungary, def. Alberta Brianti, Italy, 6-1, 6-2.
Valeria Savinykh, Russia, def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5.
Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Garbine Muguruza Blanco, Spain, def. Ayumi Morita, Japan, 6-3, 2-6, 3-0,retired.
Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Jamie Hampton, United States, 6-1, 6-3.
Ksenia Pervak, Kazakhstan, def. Anastasiya Yakimova, Belarus, 6-4, 6-0.
Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-3, 6-4.
Christina McHale, United States, def. Galina Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4.
Soccer
Major League Soccer
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Sport. K.C. 2 0 0 6 4 0
Houston 2 0 0 6 2 0
Chicago 0 0 1 1 1 1
Montreal 0 1 1 1 1 3
D.C. 0 1 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 1 3
Toronto FC 0 1 0 0 1 3
Columbus 0 1 0 0 0 2
New York 0 2 0 0 1 4
N. England 0 2 0 0 0 4
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Real S.L. 2 0 0 6 5 1
Vancouver 2 0 0 6 3 0
Portland 1 0 1 4 4 2
FC Dallas 1 0 1 4 3 2
Seattle 1 0 0 3 3 1
Colorado 1 0 0 3 2 0
San Jose 1 1 0 3 1 1
Los Angeles 0 1 0 0 1 3
Chivas USA 0 2 0 0 0 2
Friday’s game
Houston at Seattle FC, 4 p.m.