TV SportsWatch
Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts.
Tuesday, March 5
BASEBALL
6:30 a.m.
MLB — World Baseball Classic, first round, Taiwan vs. South Korea, at Taichung, Taiwan
CYCLING
4:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Paris-Nice, stage 2, Vimory to Cerilly, France (same-day tape)
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — Arkansas at Missouri
ESPN2 — St. John’s at Notre Dame
9 p.m.
ESPN — Ohio St. at Indiana
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
TNT — Boston at Philadelphia
9:30 p.m.
TNT — L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers
SOCCER
2:30 p.m.
FSN — UEFA Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk at Dortmund
8 p.m.
FSN — UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid at Manchester United (same-day tape)
ON TAP
Tuesday, March 5
GOLF
Lee University Spring Invitational
at Cleveland Country Club
Lee (M) hosting 12 collegiate teams, 8 a.m.
Rome News-Tribune Invitational
at Mount Berry, Ga.
Lee (W) participating
SOFTBALL
Cleveland State at Snead State (Ala.) (DH), 2
Wednesday, March 6
BASKETBALL
TSSAA Girls State Basketball Championships
at MTSU Murphy Center
Class AAA
Brentwood (22-11) vs. Riverdale (32-0), 11
Memphis Central (25-5) vs. Bearden (24-8), 12:30
Bradley Central (29-2) vs Science Hill (33-3), 2
Antioch (26-6) vs. Memphis Overton (31-6), 3:30
TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tournament
at Motlow State, Lynchburg
Chattanooga State vs. Cleveland State (G), 5
Thursday, March 7
BASKETBALL
TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tournament
at Motlow State, Lynchburg
SW Tennessee vs. Cleveland State (M), 9
Friday, March 8
BASEBALL
SW Tennessee at Cleveland State, 2
Lee at Wm. Carey (Miss.), 7
BASKETBALL
TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament
at MTSU Murphy Center
Class AAA semifinal games at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tournament
at Motlow State, Lynchburg
Cleveland State participating
SOFTBALL
Cleveland State at Roane State (DH), 1
Gulf Coast Invitational
at Gulf Shores, Ala.
Lee vs. Bethel, 12
Lee vs. Blue Mountain (Miss.), 2
Saturday, March 9
BASEBALL
SW Tennessee at Cleveland State (DH), 12
Lee at Wm. Carey (Miss.) (DH), 2
BASKETBALL
TSSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament
at MTSU Murphy Center
Class AAA championship games, 3 p.m.
TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tournament
at Motlow State, Lynchburg
Cleveland State participating
SOFTBALL
Cleveland State at Roane State (DH), 12
Gulf Coast Invitational
at Gulf Shores, Ala.
Lee vs. Central Methodist (Mo.), 4
Lee vs. Lyon (Ark.),
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 36 21 .632 —
Brooklyn 34 26 .567 3½
Boston 31 27 .534 5½
Philadelphia 23 35 .397 13½
Toronto 23 38 .377 15
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 44 14 .759 —
Atlanta 33 26 .559 11½
Washington 19 39 .328 25
Orlando 17 44 .279 28½
Charlotte 13 47 .217 32
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Indiana 38 22 .633 —
Chicago 34 26 .567 4
Milwaukee 30 28 .517 7
Detroit 23 39 .371 16
Cleveland 20 40 .333 18
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 47 14 .770 —
Memphis 39 19 .672 6½
Houston 33 28 .541 14
Dallas 26 33 .441 20
New Orleans 21 40 .344 26
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 43 16 .729 —
Denver 39 22 .639 5
Utah 32 28 .533 11½
Portland 28 31 .475 15
Minnesota 20 37 .351 22
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Clippers 43 19 .694 —
Golden State 34 27 .557 8½
L.A. Lakers 30 30 .500 12
Phoenix 21 39 .350 21
Sacramento 21 40 .344 21½
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Monday’s Games
New York 102, Cleveland 97
Miami 97, Minnesota 81
Orlando 105, New Orleans 102
Milwaukee 109, Utah 108, OT
Denver 104, Atlanta 88
Portland 122, Charlotte 105
Golden State 125, Toronto 118
Tuesday’s Games
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.
Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
6BASEBALL
Spring Training Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Kansas City 9 0 1.000
Seattle 10 1 .909
Baltimore 7 2 .778
Tampa Bay 7 4 .636
Chicago 5 3 .625
Minnesota 6 4 .600
Cleveland 7 5 .583
Houston 5 4 .556
Boston 6 5 .545
Oakland 5 5 .500
Toronto 5 5 .500
Detroit 5 6 .455
New York 3 7 .300
Texas 3 7 .300
Los Angeles 1 8 .111
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Miami 4 3 .571
Washington 4 3 .571
Arizona 5 5 .500
Colorado 5 5 .500
Los Angeles 4 4 .500
Philadelphia 5 5 .500
San Diego 6 6 .500
San Francisco 4 4 .500
Atlanta 5 6 .455
Chicago 5 6 .455
St. Louis 4 5 .444
Milwaukee 4 6 .400
Pittsburgh 3 7 .300
New York 2 5 .286
Cincinnati 2 10 .167
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
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Monday’s Games
Detroit 8, Houston 5
Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 0
Minnesota 7, St. Louis 0
Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 2
Boston 5, Tampa Bay 1
Texas 5, San Diego 4
Chicago White Sox 6, San Francisco 2
Seattle 16, Colorado 6
Cleveland 13, Chicago Cubs 5
Oakland 13, L.A. Angels 5
Arizona 7, Cincinnati 2
Tuesday’s Games
Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Schedule winners
Feb. 16 — x-The Sprint Unlimited (Kevin Harvick)
Feb. 21 — x-Budweiser Duel 1 (Kevin Harvick)
Feb. 21 — x-Budweiser Duel 2 (Kyle Busch)
Feb. 24 — Daytona 500 (Jimmie Johnson)
March 3 — Subway Fresh Fit 500 (Carl Edwards)
March 10 — Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas
March 17 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.
March 24 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 23 15 8 0 30 81 67
New Jersey 22 10 7 5 25 54 60
Philadelphia 23 11 11 1 23 66 68
N.Y. Rangers 20 10 8 2 22 51 51
N.Y. Islanders 22 9 11 2 20 64 75
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 22 14 4 4 32 68 53
Boston 19 14 3 2 30 57 42
Ottawa 23 12 7 4 28 52 44
Toronto 23 14 9 0 28 68 57
Buffalo 23 9 12 2 20 60 73
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Carolina 21 12 8 1 25 63 59
Winnipeg 21 10 10 1 21 55 64
Tampa Bay 22 9 12 1 19 76 71
Florida 22 6 11 5 17 55 82
Washington 20 8 11 1 17 55 59
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 22 19 0 3 41 70 41
Detroit 22 10 8 4 24 61 59
St. Louis 21 11 8 2 24 60 61
Nashville 23 9 9 5 23 47 59
Columbus 22 6 12 4 16 49 66
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 21 11 6 4 26 61 58
Minnesota 21 11 8 2 24 49 51
Calgary 20 8 8 4 20 57 68
Colorado 20 8 8 4 20 50 60
Edmonton 21 8 9 4 20 51 58
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 21 15 3 3 33 75 60
Phoenix 22 11 8 3 25 67 63
Dallas 22 11 9 2 24 61 63
Los Angeles 20 11 7 2 24 54 48
San Jose 20 10 6 4 24 47 44
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Monday’s Games
Phoenix 5, Anaheim 4, SO
Toronto 4, New Jersey 2
Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 3
Los Angeles 5, Nashville 1
Tuesday’s Games
Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
