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PRO STANDINGS

NBA
Standings have been arranged to reflect how the teams will be
determined for the playoffs. Teams are ranked 1-15 by record. Divi-
sion standing no longer has any bearing on the rankings. The top
eight teams in each conference make the playoffs, and the top-
seeded team would play the eighth-seeded team, the seventh team
would play the second, etc. Head-to-head competition is the first of
several tiebreakers, followed by conference record. (Western Confer-
ence divisions: S-Southwest; P-Pacific; N-Northwest; Eastern Con-
ference divisions: A-Atlantic; C-Central; S-Southeast).

WESTERN CONFERENCE Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk.

x-LAKERS 49 14 .778 8-2 P1

CLIPPERS 44 20 .688 51 ⁄ 2 7-3 P2

Denver 43 22 .662 7 5-5 N1

Utah 41 23 .641 81 ⁄ 2 5-5 N2

Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 91 ⁄ 2 8-2 N3

Houston 40 24 .625 91 ⁄ 2 6-4 S1

Dallas 40 27 .597 11 6-4 S2

Memphis 32 33 .492 18 4-6 S3

Portland 29 37 .439 31 ⁄ 2 4-6 N4

New Orleans 28 36 .438 31 ⁄ 2 5-5 S4

Sacramento 28 36 .438 31 ⁄ 2 7-3 P3

San Antonio 27 36 .429 4 5-5 S5

Phoenix 26 39 .400 6 4-6 P4

Minnesota 19 45 .297 12^1 ⁄ 2 3-7 N5

Golden State 15 50 .231 17 3-7 P5

EASTERN CONFERENCE Team W L PCT GB L10 Rk.

x-Milwaukee 53 12 .815 6-4 C1

x-Toronto 46 18 .719 61 ⁄ 2 6-4 A1

x-Boston 43 21 .672 91 ⁄ 2 5-5 A2

Miami 41 24 .631 12 6-4 S1

Indiana 39 26 .600 14 7-3 C2

Philadelphia 39 26 .600 14 5-5 A3

Brooklyn 30 34 .469 22^1 ⁄ 2 5-5 A4

Orlando 30 35 .462 23 6-4 S2

Washington 24 40 .375 51 ⁄ 2 4-6 S3

Charlotte 23 42 .354 7 4-6 S4

Chicago 22 43 .338 8 3-7 C3

New York 21 45 .318 91 ⁄ 2 4-6 A5

Detroit 20 46 .303 10^1 ⁄ 2 1-9 C4

Atlanta 20 47 .299 11 4-6 S5

Cleveland 19 46 .292 11 4-6 C5
Season suspended; x-clinched playoff berth

NHL

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Pacific W LOLPtsGFGA
Vegas 39 24 8 86 227 211
Edmonton 37 25 9 83 225 217
Calgary 36 27 7 79 210 215
Vancouver 36 27 6 78 228 217
Arizona 33 29 8 74 195 187
DUCKS 29 33 9 67 187 226
KINGS 29 35 6 64 178 212
San Jose 29 36 5 63 182 226
Central W LOLPtsGFGA
St. Louis 42 19 10 94 225 193
Colorado 42 20 8 92 237 191
Dallas 37 24 8 82 180 177
Winnipeg 37 28 6 80 216 203
Nashville 35 26 8 78 215 217
Minnesota 35 27 7 77 220 220
Chicago 32 30 8 72 212 218
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Metropolitan W LOLPtsGFGA
Washington 41 20 8 90 240 215
Philadelphia 41 21 7 89 232 196
Pittsburgh 40 23 6 86 224 196
Carolina 38 25 5 81 222 193
Columbus 33 22 15 81 180 187
N.Y. Islanders 35 23 10 80 192 193
N.Y. Rangers 37 28 5 79 234 222
New Jersey 28 29 12 68 189 230
Atlantic W LOLPtsGFGA
Boston 44 14 12 100 227 174
Tampa Bay 43 21 6 92 245 195
Toronto 36 25 9 81 238 227
Florida 35 26 8 78 231 228
Montreal 31 31 9 71 212 221
Buffalo 30 31 8 68 195 217
Ottawa 25 34 12 62 191 243
Detroit 17 49 5 39 145 267
Season suspended

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
WEST W L T PtsGFGA
Sporting Kansas City..................2 0 0 6 7 1
Minnesota United......................2 0 0 6 8 3
Colorado..................................2 0 0 6 4 2
FC Dallas.................................1 0 1 4 4 2
LAFC........................................1 0 1 4 4 3
Seattle.....................................1 0 1 4 3 2
Portland...................................1 1 0 3 2 3
Vancouver.................................1 1 0 3 2 3
Real Salt Lake...........................0 0 2 2 1 1
GALAXY....................................0 1 1 1 1 2
San Jose..................................0 1 1 1 4 7
Houston...................................0 1 1 1 1 5
Nashville SC.............................0 2 0 0 1 3
EAST W L T PtsGFGA
Atlanta.....................................2 0 0 6 4 2
Montreal..................................1 0 1 4 4 3
New York ..................................1 0 1 4 4 3
Toronto FC................................1 0 1 4 3 2
Columbus.................................1 0 1 4 2 1
D.C. United...............................1 1 0 3 3 3
Chicago....................................0 1 1 1 2 3
New England.............................0 1 1 1 2 3
Orlando City..............................0 1 1 1 1 2
Philadelphia..............................0 1 1 1 3 5
Cincinnati.................................0 2 0 0 3 5
Inter Miami CF...........................0 2 0 0 1 3
New York City FC........................0 2 0 0 0 2
Season suspended

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The Players Championship went from having no fans to having no players. In a surprise announcement Thursday night, the PGA Tour canceled the rest of the Players and de- cided to shut down its other tourna- ments for the next three weeks. Only 10 hours earlier, as the opening round was underway and fans continued to stream into the TPC Sawgrass, Commissioner Jay Monahan announced no fans would be allowed at tour events for the next month because of the fears over the coronavirus outbreak. It was a bold decision in light of other leagues either suspending play or canceling entire tourna- ments. And then the tour changed course. “We did everything possible to create a safe environment for our

players in order to continue the event throughout the weekend,” the tour said in a statement. “But at this point — and as the situation contin- ues to rapidly change — the right thing to do for our players and our fans is to pause.” The Players is the flagship event of the PGA Tour that offers a $15- million purse, the richest in golf. There was no immediate word whether it would be rescheduled. Also shut down were the Valspar Championship next week in the Tampa, Fla., area, the Dell Match Play in Austin, Texas, and the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. The next scheduled event would be the Masters, set for April 9-12. Augusta National’s only com- ment regarding the coronavirus was March 4, when the club said it was in contact with government and health officials and at that point all its events remained on the calendar. Monahan leaned on golf being a noncontact sport played outdoors over sprawling acreage, a set of cir- cumstances that don’t apply to leagues that chose to stop playing. C.T. Pan of Taiwan withdrew before the first round. He posted a tweet — which he then deleted — saying he was the only one not playing, “same number as the hand

sanitizers in the clubhouse, locker and dining.” Pan later tweeted that he withdrew to reduce the risk of getting the virus: “Our lifestyle is like a circus, traveling from one place to another. We believe this is a time to exercise caution by not playing this week.” Rory McIlroy said it was a “scary time” and that the tour made a step in the right direction by eliminating fans. But he said it would take only one player or caddie to test positive for the virus. “We need to shut it down then,” he said without hesitation. “I think for us to keep playing on tour, we all — the tour players and people that are involved — need to get tested.” He said he would get tested next week. So the last golf for a while turned out to be a calm Thursday on the TPC Stadium Course, where Hideki Matsuyama tied the course record with a 63. And now there’s nothing, at least until the Masters. Augusta National has a history of not rushing decisions. Even so, McIlroy found himself looking ahead to the first major of the year. “I don’t see how they can let spec- tators in if they do play it, at this point,” he said.

WHILE MOST of the sports world shut down, the Players Championship went on Thursday with smaller crowds, but after the round was over, the rest of the tournament was canceled.

Lynne SladkyAssociated Press

A decision unlike any other

Players is canceled after

one round and tour will be

shut down for three weeks,

right before the Masters.

associated press

games and leading the team in ho- mers and RBIs, Mancini played the role of clubhouse leader on a team filled with youthful players. In 2018, his second full season, he hit 24 home runs in 156 games. Mancini made $575,500 last year. After reaching career highs in ho- mers and RBIs, he was given a raise to $4.75 million in 2020. “We are doing everything in our power to ensure Trey recovers fully,

Baltimore Orioles star Trey
Manciniunderwent surgery Thurs-
day to remove a malignant tumor
from his colon.
The tumor was discovered last
week during a colonoscopy, team of-
ficials said. Lab results and the time-
table for Mancini’s recovery will not
be known until next week.
Mancini left the team Saturday.
The Orioles provided few details at
the time, except to say he was slated
to undergo “a non-baseball medical
procedure.”
In a statement released by the
team Thursday, Mancini said, “The
outpouring of love and support I
have received has made an ex-
tremely tough week so much better. I
would like to thank everyone for their
prayers and kind words, which have
furthered my excitement to get back
to playing the game I love.”
Mancini, who turns 28 Wednes-
day, batted .291 with 35 home runs
and 97 RBIs last season while
playing the outfield, first base and
designated hitter. He had a career-
best .364 on-base percentage.
Mancini was one of the few bright
spots for the rebuilding Orioles last
season. In addition to playing in 154

and we can’t wait to see him back on the field as soon as possible,” general manager Mike Eliassaid.

NFL

Packers release

veteran Graham

The Green Bay Packers released tight endJimmy Grahamafter the 33-year-old veteran spent two sea- sons with the franchise. Packers general managerBrian Gutekunstannounced the move Thursday. Graham had tweeted out a reference to his “next opportunity” on Wednesday after ESPN reported his release was imminent. “The last two years have certainly been interesting!” Graham tweeted. “A lot of memories, friendships and humbling moments that I will carry with me into the next opportunity. Thank you for the support during our exciting run this year toward that ever so elusive ring.” The move creates about $8 million in cap space for the Packers. Graham caught 38 passes for 447 yards and three touchdowns last season. In other moves, the Packers pro-

moted Luke Getsyto quarterbacks/ passing game coordinator and Ja- son Vrableto wide receivers coach and named Butch Barrya senior analyst.

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Wardearned the most in the NFL’s performance-based pay program, getting an additional $654,750 out of an overall pot of just under $148 million. Ward, who was not selected in the 2018 draft, received nearly 15% more than his 2019 salary of the league minimum for second-year players ($570,000).

ETC.

Russian track team

hit with sanctions

Russia’s track team was limited to 10 athletes for the Tokyo Olympics and the country’s federation was fined $10 million by the sport’s gov- erning body. World Athletics passed the latest package of sanctions after the Rus- sian track federation’s new president accepted charges that fake documents were used under the previous management to give an athlete an al-

ibi for missing a doping test. Russia has been suspended by World Athletics since 2015 for wide- spread doping and was threatened with possible expulsion because of the documents case. “Clearly the previous measures were not enough to change the culture in Russian athletics. We hope this further measure will be suffi- cient to provoke real change,” World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said. The Russian track federation said it accepted the punishment.

Grand Canyon fired basketball coach Dan Majerleafter seven sea- sons. The school announced the former Phoenix Suns star’s firing Thursday, hours after the Western Athletic Conference and NCAA tournament were canceled because of concerns over the coronavirus.

Del Shofner, the wide receiver who combined with Hall of Fame quarterback Y.A. Tittleto give the New York Giants one of the NFL’s most prolific passing threats in the early 1960s, died. He was 85. Shofn- er’s daughter, Laurie Shofner Cor- win, confirmed the death in a tele- phone call to the Associated Press. Shofner was the Rams’ first-round draft pick in 1957.

THE DAY IN SPORTS

Orioles slugger Mancini has surgery for colon cancer

THE ORIOLES’ Trey Man- cini belted 35 home runs and drove in 97 runs last season.

Julio CortezAssociated Press

wire reports

Carlos Cordeiro, who success- fully spearheaded a complicated three-country bid to bring the World Cup back to North America in 2026, resigned as president of the U.S. Soccer Federation late Thurs- day after failing to quell a furor over arguments made in legal filings for a gender discrimination lawsuit brought by the world champion women’s national team. In the documents released Monday, lawyers for U.S. Soccer ar- gued that “indisputable science” proved that the women players were inferior to men and that playing for the men’s team re- quired a “higher level of skill” and

“more responsibility” than playing for the women’s team. The U.S. women have won the last two Women’s World Cup tour- naments while the men failed to qualify for their most recent tournament. Cordeiro, 64, announced his resignation on Twitter, stepping down hours after several federation board members issued extraordinary rebukes of the wording used in the legal filings. He will be replaced by federation vice president Cindy Parlow Cone, 41, who won a World Cup and two Olympic gold medals playing for the women’s national team. She is the first woman to lead U.S. Soccer. In his resignation letter, Cordeiro wrote that “the arguments and language contained in this week’s legal filing caused great offense and pain, especially to our extraordinary Women’s National Team players who deserve better. It was unacceptable and inexcus- able.”

“It has become clear to me,” he wrote “that what is best right now is a new direction.” Cordeiro also had issued an apology Wednesday, but that did little to dampen the criticism of major federation sponsors, including Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, Procter & Gamble and Volks- wagen. On Thursday the criticism continued with MLS Commis- sioner Don Garber and other members of the federation’s board of directors calling the words offen- sive and unacceptable. Molly Levinson, spokeswoman for the women’s team, welcomed Cordeiro’s resignation but said much work needs to be done to re- form U.S. Soccer. “While it is gratifying that there has been such a deafening outcry against USSF’s blatant misogyny, the sexist culture and policies over- seen by Carlos Cordeiro have been approved for years by the board of directors of USSF,” she wrote in a statement. “This institution must

change and support and pay women players equally.” As president Cone will inherit an organization in disarray. The lawsuit brought by 28 members of the women’s team seeks $67 million in back pay, charging that U.S. Soc- cer violated the Equal Pay Act by giving women less money than players on the men’s team for es- sentially the same job. The federation has claimed that the men’s and women’s team agreed to different collective bar- gaining agreements with the women’s CBA including guaranteed sal- aries and benefits the men do not receive. The case is scheduled to go before a jury in Los Angeles on May 5. Cordeiro, a former federation vice president, was elected in 2018 to succeed Sunil Gulati. Gulati served as president for 12 years but chose not to run for a fourth term after the U.S. men failed to qualify for the World Cup that year for the first time in 32 years.

U.S. Soccer president steps down

Cordeiro had been under

fire for arguments in the

lawsuit brought by the

women’s national team.

By Kevin Baxter

THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP First round at TPC Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $15 million 7,189 yards. Par 72. Remainder of the tournament canceled. Hideki Matsuyama ....................................30-33—63 -9 Harris English ............................................33-32—65 -7 Christiaan Bezuidenhout .........................32-33—65 -7 Si Woo Kim ................................................33-32—65 -7 Patrick Cantlay ..........................................34-33—67 -5 Marc Leishman ..........................................35-32—67 -5 Rory Sabbatini ...........................................33-35—68 -4 Michael Thompson ...................................34-34—68 -4 Scottie Scheffler ........................................37-31—68 -4 Jason Dufner .............................................35-33—68 -4 Graeme McDowell ....................................37-31—68 -4 Daniel Berger ............................................33-35—68 -4 Webb Simpson ..........................................34-34—68 -4 Jim Herman ...............................................35-33—68 -4 Cameron Champ ......................................35-33—68 -4 Nate Lashley ..............................................33-35—68 -4 Corey Conners ..........................................35-33—68 -4 Keith Mitchell .............................................36-32—68 -4 Viktor Hovland ...........................................34-34—68 -4 Collin Morikawa .........................................34-34—68 -4 Rafa Cabrera Bello ...................................35-33—68 -4 Sepp Straka ...............................................34-35—69 -3 Sungjae Im .................................................34-35—69 -3 Jimmy Walker ............................................34-35—69 -3 Tyrrell Hatton .............................................34-35—69 -3 Pat Perez ....................................................34-35—69 -3 Adam Hadwin ............................................34-35—69 -3 Jason Kokrak .............................................34-35—69 -3 Kiradech Aphibarnrat ...............................34-35—69 -3 Victor Perez ...............................................34-35—69 -3 Martin Laird ................................................36-33—69 -3 Matthew Wolff ............................................36-33—69 -3 Brendon Todd ............................................35-34—69 -3 Danny Willett .............................................35-34—69 -3 Jon Rahm ...................................................36-33—69 -3 Adam Long ................................................35-34—69 -3 J.J. Spaun ..................................................34-36—70 -2 Lucas Glover ..............................................36-34—70 -2 Brian Stuard ...............................................32-38—70 -2 Jhonattan Vegas .......................................36-34—70 -2 Bryson DeChambeau ...............................38-32—70 -2 Dustin Johnson .........................................35-35—70 -2 Max Homa ..................................................33-37—70 -2 Charles Howell III ......................................35-35—70 -2 Ryan Moore ...............................................35-35—70 -2 Branden Grace ..........................................38-32—70 -2 Joel Dahmen .............................................35-35—70 -2 Kyoung-Hoon Lee .....................................33-37—70 -2 Tom Hoge ...................................................37-33—70 -2 Luke List .....................................................33-37—70 -2 Retief Goosen ...........................................33-37—70 -2 Matt Jones .................................................37-33—70 -2 Kyle Stanley ...............................................36-34—70 -2 Ian Poulter ..................................................36-34—70 -2 Matt Kuchar ...............................................35-35—70 -2 Sebastian Munoz ...................................... 36-34—70 -2 Adam Scott ................................................38-32—70 -2 Xander Schauffele ....................................36-34—70 -2 Brooks Koepka ..........................................37-33—70 -2 Tyler Duncan ..............................................34-36—70 -2 Byeong Hun An .........................................36-34—70 -2 Charley Hoffman .......................................34-36—70 -2 Brian Harman ............................................36-35—71 -1 Denny McCarthy .......................................36-35—71 -1 Aaron Baddeley .........................................38-33—71 -1 Bubba Watson ...........................................37-34—71 -1 Chez Reavie ..............................................37-34—71 -1 Justin Thomas ...........................................34-37—71 -1 Dylan Frittelli ..............................................36-35—71 -1 J.T. Poston .................................................38-33—71 -1 Lanto Griffin ...............................................35-36—71 -1 Adam Schenk ............................................35-36—71 -1 Peter Malnati ..............................................34-37—71 -1 Bud Cauley ................................................35-36—71 -1 Sergio Garcia ............................................37-34—71 -1 Kevin Kisner ...............................................36-35—71 -1 Andrew Landry ..........................................36-35—71 -1 Billy Horschel .............................................35-36—71 -1 Jim Furyk ...................................................36-35—71 -1 Zach Johnson ............................................36-35—71 -1 Vaughn Taylor ............................................36-35—71 -1 Scott Brown ...............................................36-36—72 E Brice Garnett .............................................37-35—72 E Scott Piercy ................................................37-35—72 E Danny Lee ..................................................38-34—72 E Chesson Hadley ........................................37-35—72 E Patrick Rodgers .........................................34-38—72 E Troy Merritt .................................................36-36—72 E Rory McIlroy ..............................................38-34—72 E Brendan Steele .........................................37-35—72 E Andrew Putnam .........................................37-35—72 E Aaron Wise ................................................37-35—72 E Harold Varner III ........................................35-37—72 E Mackenzie Hughes ...................................37-35—72 E Erik van Rooyen ........................................39-33—72 E Russell Henley ..........................................34-39—73 +1 Ryan Armour .............................................37-36—73 +1 Patrick Reed ..............................................40-33—73 +1 Sung Kang .................................................40-33—73 +1 Russell Knox ..............................................40-33—73 +1 Nick Taylor ..................................................37-36—73 +1 Sam Ryder .................................................35-38—73 +1 Sam Burns .................................................36-37—73 +1 Wyndham Clark ........................................37-36—73 +1 Cameron Smith .........................................37-36—73 +1 Ryan Palmer ..............................................36-37—73 +1 Joaquin Niemann ......................................37-36—73 +1 Shane Lowry .............................................38-35—73 +1 Kevin Na .....................................................38-35—73 +1 Brian Gay ...................................................37-37—74 +2 J.B. Holmes ................................................39-35—74 +2 Gary Woodland .........................................39-35—74 +2 Kevin Tway .................................................37-37—74 +2 Paul Casey .................................................36-38—74 +2 Abraham Ancer .........................................35-39—74 +2 Talor Gooch ...............................................36-38—74 +2

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