Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Scoreboard
NBA Basketball
Detroit 108, Toronto 104
Milwaukee 89, Miami 88
Oklahoma City 127, L.A. Lakers 117
Dallas 101, San Antonio 94
Sacramento 107, Philadelphia 106
Golden State 122, Portland 108

Men’s college basketball
NIT Tournament
Miami 63, Richmond 61
Stanford 78, Vanderbilt 75

Standings
National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
    W    L    Pct    GB
Toronto    42    29    .592    —
Boston    31    39    .443    10½
Brooklyn    29    40    .420    12
Philadelphia    17    54    .239    25
New York    14    57    .197    28

Southeast Division
    W    L    Pct    GB
y-Atlanta    53    17    .757    —
Washington    40    31    .563    13½
Miami    32    38    .457    21
Charlotte    30    39    .435    22½
Orlando    22    50    .306    32

Central Division
    W    L    Pct    GB
x-Cleveland    46    26    .639    —
x-Chicago    43    29    .597    3
Milwaukee    35    36    .493    10½
Indiana    30    40    .429    15
Detroit    27    44    .380    18½
Western Conference
Southwest Division
    W    L    Pct    GB
x-Memphis    50    21    .704    —
Houston    47    23    .671    2½
San Antonio    44    26    .629    5½
Dallas    45    27    .625    5½
New Orleans    37    33    .529    12½

Northwest Division
    W    L    Pct    GB
Portland    44    25    .638    —
Oklahoma City    41    30    .577    4
Utah    31    39    .443    13½
Denver    27    44    .380    18
Minnesota    16    54    .229    28½

Pacific Division
    W    L    Pct    GB
x-Golden State    58    13    .817    —
L.A. Clippers    46    25    .648    12
Phoenix    38    33    .535    20
Sacramento    25    45    .357    32½
L.A. Lakers    18    51    .261    39
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division

Local schedule
Saturday
Fort Recovery — Softball doubleheader at Arcanum – 11 a.m.; Baseball doubleheader at Arcanum – 11 a.m.

TV schedule
Today
7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors (ESPN)
7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NIT Tournament – Murray State at Old Dominion (ESPN2)
9 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NIT Tournament – Louisiana State at Temple (ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs (ESPN)

Wednesday
3:55 p.m. — Soccer: International Friendly – France vs. Brazil (ESPN2)
7: p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – Wichita State vs. Notre Dame (CBS-4,7,15)
7 p.m. — MLB Preseason Baseball: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Chicago Cubs (ESPN)
7:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – North Carolina vs. Wisconsin (TBS)
9:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – West Virginia vs. Kentucky (CBS-4,7,15)
10 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – Xavier vs. Arizona (TBS)

Thursday
1 p.m. — MLB Preseason Baseball: Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves (ESPN)
3:30 p.m. — Soccer: UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier – Spain at Ukraine (ESPN2)
7 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – UCLA vs. Gonzaga (CBS-4,7,15)
7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – North Carolina vs. South Carolina (ESPN)
7:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – Iowa vs. Baylor(ESPN2)
7:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – N.C. State vs. Louisville (TBS)
9:30 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – Utah vs. Duke (CBS-4,7,15)
9:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – Arizona State vs. Florida State (ESPN)
10 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – Stanford vs. Notre Dame (ESPN2)
10 p.m. — Men’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament – Michigan State vs. Oklahoma (TBS)

Local notes
Baseball tryout set
Tryouts have been set for a middle school baseball team.
The tryout sessions will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. March 29 at Jay County High School.
Any middle school student is encouraged to try out, and a bat, glove and tennis or turf shoes will be required.
For more information, contact JCHS baseball coach Lea Selvey at (260) 726-9306, or Troy Jacks at (260) 251-1225.

PJL registration ends April 2
The last day to register for the 2015 Portland Junior League season will be April 2.
Registration will be from 4 to 8 p.m. at Jay Community Center.
Forms are available at www.pjlball.com, and late registrations will not be accepted.
Portland Junior League is for boys and girls ages 5 to 15 years old who live in Portland, Pennville, Redkey, Dunkirk and surrounding areas.

Community swim canceled
There will be no community swim on Sunday at Jay County High School as the Jay School Corporation will be closed for spring break.

Starfires seeking coach
South Adams High School is seeking a wrestling coach for the 2015-16 season.
Candidates should have varsity coaching experience, a strong knowledge of wrestling techniques and fundamentals. Candidates must also demonstrate the ability to work with the administration and successfully lead student athletes, the coaching staff and the middle school and youth programs.
Individuals interested should contact South Adams athletics director Jason Arnold at (260) 587-8231, or [email protected].

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