W L Pct GB Pro basketball ADVERTISING National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 33 20 .623 — Brooklyn 34 24 .586 1½ Boston 30 27 .526 5 Toronto 23 34 .404 12 Philadelphia
Pro basketball
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 33 20 .623 —
Brooklyn 34 24 .586 1½
Boston 30 27 .526 5
Toronto 23 34 .404 12
Philadelphia 22 33 .400 12
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 41 14 .745 —
Atlanta 32 23 .582 9
Washington 18 37 .327 23
Orlando 16 41 .281 26
Charlotte 13 43 .232 28½
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 36 21 .632 —
Chicago 32 25 .561 4
Milwaukee 27 28 .491 8
Detroit 22 37 .373 15
Cleveland 19 38 .333 17
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 45 13 .776 —
Memphis 37 18 .673 6½
Houston 31 27 .534 14
Dallas 25 31 .446 19
New Orleans 20 38 .345 25
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 41 15 .732 —
Denver 36 22 .621 6
Utah 31 26 .544 10½
Portland 26 30 .464 15
Minnesota 20 33 .377 19½
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 40 18 .690 —
Golden State 33 24 .579 6½
L.A. Lakers 28 30 .483 12
Sacramento 19 39 .328 21
Phoenix 18 39 .316 21½
Tuesday’s Games
Orlando 98, Philadelphia 84
Indiana 108, Golden State 97
Miami 141, Sacramento 129,2OT
Cleveland 101, Chicago 98
Brooklyn 101, New Orleans 97
Milwaukee 95, Dallas 90
Minnesota at Phoenix, late
Charlotte at L.A. Clippers, late
Today’s Games
Toronto at Cleveland, 2 p.m.
Sacramento at Orlando, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Washington, 2 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston, 3 p.m.
Dallas at Memphis, 3 p.m.
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.
Golden State at New York, 3 p.m.
Phoenix at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Utah, 4 p.m.
Denver at Portland, 5:30 p.m.
Pro baseball
Spring Training Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Baltimore 3 0 1.000
Chicago 2 0 1.000
Kansas City 4 0 1.000
Cleveland 5 1 .833
Seattle 4 1 .800
Tampa Bay 4 1 .800
Detroit 2 2 .500
Houston 2 2 .500
Minnesota 2 2 .500
Boston 2 3 .400
Toronto 2 3 .400
New York 1 3 .250
Oakland 1 3 .250
Los Angeles 0 4 .000
Texas 0 4 .000
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Chicago 3 1 .750
Miami 2 1 .667
Pittsburgh 2 1 .667
San Diego 3 2 .600
Arizona 2 2 .500
Colorado 2 2 .500
Los Angeles 1 1 .500
San Francisco 1 1 .500
St. Louis 2 2 .500
Atlanta 2 3 .400
New York 1 2 .333
Philadelphia 1 2 .333
Washington 1 2 .333
Cincinnati 1 4 .200
Milwaukee 1 4 .200
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Tuesday’s Games
Miami 7, N.Y. Mets 5
Atlanta 9, Washington 5
Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., ccd., Rain
Minnesota 8, Toronto 4
Houston (ss) 9, Detroit 4
Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Yankees 3
Tampa Bay 7, Houston (ss) 2, 6 innings
St. Louis 15, Boston 4
L.A. Dodgers 8, San Francisco 8, tie
Chicago Cubs 4, Colorado 2
Seattle 6, Milwaukee 5
Chicago White Sox 14, Texas 8
Kansas City 4, Cleveland 1
San Diego 7, Cincinnati 5
L.A. Angels 7, Arizona (ss) 7, tie
Arizona (ss) 9, Oakland 4
Today’s Games
Philadelphia vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Baltimore (ss) vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Miami vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
Houston vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 8:05 a.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 8:10 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Milwaukee vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
San Francisco vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Colorado vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Seattle vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Texas vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
San Diego (ss) vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 10:05 a.m.
Cincinnati vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:10 a.m.
Boston vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 2:05 p.m.
Tuesday’s Sports
Transactions
BASEBALL
American Association
AMARILLO SOX—Signed RHP Joe Newby. Acquired OF Cory Patton from San Angelo for a player to be named
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Signed RHP Will Krout and OF Adam Klein.
KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Signed OF Brandon Jones, RHP Ethan Cole and OF Kennard Jones.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed RHP Travis Parker and C Sean O’Connell.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Suspended C Samuel Dalembert one game for a violation of team policy.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ANAHEIM DUCKS—Assigned F Peter Holland to Norfolk (AHL). Recalled F Emerson Etem from Norfolk.
SOCCER
Major League soccer
D.C. UNITED—Signed MF Marcos Sanchez.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES—Re-signed F Chris Wondolowski.
COLLEGE
SACRED HEART—Named Bobby Valentine athletic director.
STANFORD—Named Morgan Turner tight ends coach.
College hoops
AP Men’s Top 25 Teams Fared
Tuesday
1. Indiana (24-4) lost to Minnesota 77-73. Next: vs. Iowa, Saturday.
2. Gonzaga (27-2) did not play. Next: at BYU, Thursday.
3. Duke (24-3) did not play. Next: at Virginia, Thursday.
4. Michigan (23-4) did not play. Next: at Penn State, Wednesday.
5. Miami (22-4) did not play. Next: vs. Virginia Tech, Wednesday.
6. Kansas (24-4) did not play. Next: vs. West Virginia, Saturday.
7. Georgetown (21-4) did not play. Next: at UConn, Wednesday.
8. Florida (22-5) lost to Tennessee 64-58. Next: vs. Alabama, Saturday.
9. Michigan State (22-6) did not play. Next: at No. 4 Michigan, Sunday.
10. Louisville (22-5) did not play. Next: at DePaul, Wednesday.
11. Arizona (23-4) did not play. Next: at Southern Cal, Wednesday.
12. Syracuse (22-6) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 Louisville, Saturday.
13. Kansas State (23-5) did not play. Next: at Baylor, Saturday.
14. New Mexico (23-4) did not play. Next: vs. San Diego State, Wednesday.
15. Oklahoma State (20-6) did not play. Next: at TCU, Wednesday.
16. Ohio State (20-7) did not play. Next: at Northwestern, Thursday.
17. Wisconsin (20-8) beat Nebraska 77-46. Next: vs. Purdue, Sunday.
18. Saint Louis (21-5) did not play. Next: vs. Saint Joseph’s, Wednesday.
19. Memphis (24-4) lost to Xavier 64-62. Next: at UCF, Saturday.
20. Butler (22-6) did not play. Next: at VCU, Saturday.
21. Notre Dame (22-6) did not play. Next: at No. 22 Marquette, Saturday.
22. Marquette (20-7) did not play. Next: vs. No. 21 Notre Dame, Saturday.
23. Pittsburgh (21-7) did not play. Next: vs. South Florida, Wednesday.
24. Oregon (22-6) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon State, Thursday.
25. Louisiana Tech (24-3) did not play. Next: vs. Utah State, Thursday.
Pro hockey
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 20 13 7 0 26 69 54
New Jersey 19 10 5 4 24 48 49
Philadelphia 21 9 11 1 19 60 66
N.Y. Rangers 18 8 8 2 18 44 48
N.Y. Islanders 20 8 11 1 17 57 68
Northeast Division
Montreal 19 12 4 3 27 53 41
Boston 16 12 2 2 26 49 35
Ottawa 20 12 6 2 26 48 37
Toronto 20 12 8 0 24 57 46
Buffalo 20 7 12 1 15 50 64
Southeast Division
Carolina 18 9 8 1 19 50 54
Tampa Bay 19 9 9 1 19 70 60
Winnipeg 19 9 9 1 19 52 60
Florida 19 6 9 4 16 48 69
Washington 18 7 10 1 15 51 55
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
Chicago 19 16 0 3 35 61 37
Nashville 20 9 6 5 23 44 47
St. Louis 18 10 6 2 22 55 52
Detroit 19 9 7 3 21 57 54
Columbus 20 5 12 3 13 44 61
Northwest Division
Vancouver 18 10 4 4 24 52 48
Minnesota 18 9 7 2 20 39 43
Calgary 18 7 7 4 18 49 61
Edmonton 18 7 7 4 18 42 49
Colorado 17 7 8 2 16 42 51
Pacific Division
Anaheim 17 13 3 1 27 59 47
Dallas 20 10 8 2 22 56 57
Los Angeles 17 9 6 2 20 45 41
Phoenix 18 8 7 3 19 50 49
San Jose 17 8 6 3 19 41 39
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
Dallas 5, Columbus 4, OT
Washington 3, Carolina 0
Winnipeg 4, N.Y. Rangers 3
Florida 6, Pittsburgh 4
Buffalo 2, Tampa Bay 1
Boston 4, N.Y. Islanders 1
Minnesota 2, Calgary 1, OT
Phoenix at Vancouver, late
Colorado at San Jose, late
Today’s Games
Washington at Philadelphia, 2:30 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto, 2:30 p.m.
Detroit at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.
Nashville at Anaheim, 5 p.m.
