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What's next for Warriors after Jonathan Kuminga demanded trade from team?

What's next for Warriors after Jonathan Kuminga demanded trade from team? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

League sources confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area that Jonathan Kuminga has demanded a trade away from the Warriors with Thursday, Jan. 15, being the first day he became trade eligible from the contract he signed over the summer as a restricted free agent. 

The NBA’s official trade deadline is three weeks away on Feb. 5. So, now what? 

Every party involved, the Warriors side and the Kuminga side, acknowledge the best move for the two is a split and fresh start for the fifth-year pro. However, league sources recently have relayed there’s a non-zero chance Kuminga remains on the Warriors in the coming weeks and past the trade deadline. 

His trade value has never been lower as teams around the league watch him be nowhere in Golden State’s plans, and the Warriors have dug a hole that might be too hard to climb out of at 22-19 as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference at the halfway point of the season. Kuminga has played just once in the last 17 games, in which the Warriors have gone 10-7, playing nine and a half minutes against the Phoenix Suns in a one-point loss after Steve Kerr said he would “reward” Kuminga for a string of strong practices. 

Kerr has made Kuminga a healthy DNP-CD in every other game since Dec. 7, aside from Kuminga being a late, and surprising, addition to the injury report with lower back soreness against the Oklahoma City Thunder in a 37-point loss on Jan. 2.

Multiple teams have shown different levels of interest in Kuminga, with one always standing out as the strongest suitor. NBC Sports Bay Area listed the Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards as those teams one week ago on Jan. 7. Some things already have changed. 

The Kuminga connection to the Mavs, though they do like the idea of having him in a rebuilding state around rookie Cooper Flagg, was centered more on Dallas gauging the Warriors’ interest in Anthony Davis. It already was a stretch to envision Davis wearing a Golden State jersey with the Warriors’ reluctance to trading Draymond Green or Jimmy Butler, and now the oft-injured Davis is out for at least the next six weeks because of a left hand injury. 

The Bulls, who were the first team Kuminga was a healthy DNP-CD (Did Not Play, Coach’s Decision) against, have eyed Kuminga multiple times in the past but nothing materialized then, and it hasn’t now. The Wizards recently took a big swing and traded for Trae Young, sending Corey Kispert, whom the Warriors have liked in the past, and CJ McCollum to the Atlanta Hawks. That leaves the Kings, who also have pushed hardest for Kuminga, remaining from those above four teams. 

Even still, the Warriors have lost leverage on their foes from up north. The Kings offered a three-year, $63 million contract to Kuminga in the summer, putting guard Malik Monk and a protected 2030 first-round draft pick on the table. The draft pick has been taken off the table for a long time now as Kuminga racks up DNPs, and the Warriors don’t have any interest in Monk, as well as the three years and more than $60 million left on his contract. 

The Phoenix Suns are the other team that did offer Kuminga a contract in the offseason. Their offer was a four-year, $90 million contract with Kuminga’s desired player option at the end, in exchange for veteran Royce O’Neal and multiple second-round picks. The Warriors didn’t deem that to be a good enough trade, and the Suns currently don’t have the same kind of in-season Kuminga interest.

With only Moses Moody’s $13.4 million contract on the books for the 2027-28 season, the Warriors are unenthusiastic about taking on long-term contracts and dealing future first-round picks a few years from now in what could be the post-Steph Curry era. 

Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. has been a name hotly connected to the Warriors on social media. In reality, the Warriors, as NBC Sports Bay Area reported three days ago, have been hesitant on Porter and have never shown the kind of interest that would get a deal done. The two teams have not spoken for more than a month. 

The Nets are not a Kuminga team. If they were, they wouldn’t have selected five players in the first round of last June’s draft, and they would have opened their wallets as one of the only teams with salary cap space last summer.

A multi-team trade to acquire Porter always was going to be the path if the Warriors even want to walk down that road. They haven’t shown any desire to give the Nets multiple first-round picks for Porter. 

The player they would do that for is 25-year-old Trey Murphy, who is averaging a career-high 22.2 points per game on 38.9 percent shooting from 3-point range. But the Pelicans have even less reasons than the Nets to move their best asset during the season. 

As the list of possible Kuminga teams becomes murkier, there is one to keep your eyes on: The Los Angeles Lakers. 

That connection dates back to the summer of Kuminga’s restricted free agency saga. League sources told NBC Sports Bay Area then that the Lakers were a team monitoring Kuminga’s situation and the possibility of him taking the qualifying offer where he’d be an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2026. 

Lakers president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka is a fan of Kuminga’s, sources say, and likes the idea of him as an athletic wing on a Luka Dončić-led team. The Warriors have been aware of the Lakers’ likeness for Kuminga, though it’s unclear how likely an in-season move between the two teams is. 

The Warriors have a team option on Kuminga’s second season, and he essentially becomes a $23.4 million expiring contract this summer. That can be valuable to teams, sure. It also can’t be stressed enough how much moving on from one another now would benefit Kuminga and the Warriors, a team that can’t have Curry and Butler playing at an elite level as a play-in team while such a tradable contract sits and watches from the bench. 

Standing idle would be a failure in asset mismanagement. The Warriors can see what Curry and Butler still are, and any help is better than no help.

Changes come quickly in the NBA. There is undoubtedly more than one team that likes Kuminga, but that doesn’t ensure anything. More could be added to the mix in this three-week window now that Kuminga is trade eligible. His standing with Kerr and the Warriors, though, couldn’t be clearer. 

It’s time to move on, and time to let Kuminga move on too.

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Warriors reportedly not showing real Michael Porter Jr. trade interest

Warriors reportedly not showing real Michael Porter Jr. trade interest originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Michael Porter Jr. does not appear destined for the Warriors.

At least, not yet.

The Brooklyn Nets’ veteran forward has drawn plenty of interest across the NBA ahead of the league’s Feb. 5 trade deadline, and while many believe Golden State could be a fit, the Warriors have not spoken to Brooklyn about Porter in quite some time, and do not appear to be a serious suitor as of right now, ESPN’s Shams Charania and Anthony Slater reported Thursday, citing league sources.

“As of this week, the Warriors hadn’t talked to the Brooklyn Nets in more than a month and have never shown real interest in a trade for wing Michael Porter Jr., league sources said,” Slater and Charania wrote. “They’ve been fond of Trey Murphy III in the past, but the New Orleans Pelicans are rebuffing calls about all their young wings, league sources said.”

Charania and Slater also reported, citing team sources, that Golden State would be willing to move multiple of its first-round draft picks if the right player is made available, but that the team is more protective of its first-rounders from 2028 and beyond.

Porter, 27, who was selected by the Nuggets with the No. 14 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, spent the first six years of his career with Denver and averaged 16.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 345 games (291 starts).

Then, Porter was traded to Brooklyn this summer in a deal that landed guard Cameron Johnson in Denver, and in 31 games with the Nets this season, Porter is averaging career-highs in points (25.7), rebounds (7.5) and assists (3.3).

Porter’s breakout campaign has made him one of the hottest names on the trade market, and while he certainly could be a fit for the Warriors, it does not appear Golden State has much interest right now with the trade deadline three weeks away.

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How Chara's 2011 Stanley Cup masterclass helped Bruins reach ultimate goal

How Chara's 2011 Stanley Cup masterclass helped Bruins reach ultimate goal originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The 2005-06 NHL season was a disaster for the Boston Bruins.

They traded away superstar center and captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks early in the campaign for a lackluster return package. The team lacked talent and toughness, and it finished with the fifth-worst record in the league.

The franchise, which hadn’t been a real Stanley Cup contender since the late 1980s and early 1990s, appeared to be light years away from ending its championship drought, which in 2006 stood at 34 years.

It was, essentially, rock bottom for the Bruins.

And then everything changed July 1, 2006.

That’s when the Bruins, who were not big spenders at the time, splashed the cash to sign star defenseman Zdeno Chara to a five-year, $37.5 million contract. It’s without question the best free agent signing in league history.

“I’m willing to lead by my example of hard work, dedication, discipline and drive,” Chara said in his introductory press conference in July of 2006.

He also made it clear in that press conference what the objective was for him and the team: “I think the only thing we care (about) is the final goal and to win at the end.”

The Bruins will retire Chara’s No. 33 to the TD Garden rafters Thursday night before the B’s play the Seattle Kraken. It’s a fitting honor for a player who transformed the Bruins back into a Stanley Cup contender.

But it didn’t happen overnight. Playoff setbacks in 2008, 2009 and then blowing a 3-0 series lead in the second round to the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010 created some doubt over whether the Bruins had what it took to be champions.

But Chara, with his leadership and determination, kept the B’s moving forward. One thing about Chara is he never backs down from a challenge. He looks at the impossible as very much possible.

The Bruins’ 2011 playoff run, which culminated with the franchise winning its first Stanley Cup in 39 years, was one of the most exciting three-month periods in the history of Boston sports. There were so many ups, downs, and memorable moments.

There were many heroes during those four playoff series. Tim Thomas set a record for playoff save percentage and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason MVP. David Krejci led the playoffs with 23 points. Brad Marchand scored a then-rookie record 11 playoff goals, including five in the Cup Final. Nathan Horton scored two OT-winning goals and the only goal in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final.

Chara was also at the top of his game. When the Bruins needed it most, their captain stepped up with elite play at both ends of the ice on the sport’s biggest stage.

Chara played an astounding 37:06 of ice time in Game 5 of the first-round series versus the Montreal Canadiens. The Habs did not score and tallied only 14 shots when Chara was on the ice. The Bruins ended up winning in double overtime to take a 3-2 series lead. They won the series in overtime of Game 7.

In the second-round sweep against the Flyers, Chara helped tilt the ice heavily in the Bruins’ favor. Boston outscored Philadelphia 13-4 and generated more than 60 percent of all scoring chances during Chara’s 113:58 of ice time over four games.

In Game 7 of the East Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Bruins had a 16-7 advantage in shots, a 12-5 edge in scoring chances and allowed zero goals during Chara’s 26:43 of ice time. The Lightning only tallied two shots on net when Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos went up against Chara in that game. The B’s won 1-0 to clinch their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1990.

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Canucks superstar Henrik Sedin struggled to score against Zdeno Chara in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final.

The 2011 Cup Final against the Vancouver Canucks is where Chara’s defensive excellence really played a key role for the Bruins. He put on a defensive masterclass against a Canucks team that won the Presidents’ Trophy, scored the most goals of any team and had the No. 1 ranked power play. Daniel Sedin led the league with 104 points. His brother and linemate, Henrik, had 94.

Neither of those two superstar forwards made a profound impact in the Final. Daniel tallied four points in the series but was held without a point in five of the seven games. Two of his points were garbage time assists in Game 6. Henrik was completely invisible. He scored a meaningless goal late in Game 6. It was his only point of the series.

They couldn’t escape the physicality, long reach and towering presence of Chara. He played about 70 even-strength minutes against the Sedins in that series, per Natural Stat Trick, and Boston outscored Vancouver 5-2 and had a .960 save percentage in those minutes. Chara winning that matchup so decisively was pivotal in the outcome.

The Sedins were power-play maestros, too. Daniel led the league with 42 power-play points in the 2010-11 regular season. Henrik had 35. But in 28 minutes of power-play ice time against Chara in the Cup Final, the twins could only muster one goal — a garbage time tally in Game 6. Vancouver’s potent power play, which was supposed to tip the scale in its favor, was bottled up by the Bruins’ 6-foot-9 defenseman. The Canucks ended up going 2-for-32 on the power play in the series.

Overall, the Bruins outscored the Canucks 15-6 in Chara’s ice time over the seven games. He made a huge impact all over the ice versus a Vancouver team that many experts picked to win the series.

And when the final buzzer sounded in Game 7 and commissioner Gary Bettman brought the Stanley Cup onto the Rogers Arena ice and gave it to Chara, the greatest trophy in sports was lifted higher in the air than it ever had, or ever has been.

Winning the ultimate prize didn’t come easy, but those Bruins teams never did anything easy. There were many times throughout that journey toward winning the Stanley Cup that the B’s could have folded and given up. But Chara was never going to let that happen.

He set an example of hard work and dedication that was contagious. No challenge or setback was going to keep him from delivering on the goal he set during his introductory press conference in 2006. This is why the Bruins had the mental toughness to withstand a lot of challenges against the Canucks in the 2011 Cup Final.

Whether it was Patrice Bergeron getting bitten by Alex Burrows in Game 1 and Boston losing 1-0 on a late goal, or the Bruins losing in overtime of Game 2, or Nathan Horton getting knocked out of the series in Game 3 by a vicious hit, or the team losing 1-0 again in Game 5, or the B’s playing a must-win Game 7 on the road, Chara’s leadership kept his team laser-focused on the No. 1 objective.

Other legendary Boston athletes might have won more championships, or taken home more individual awards. But very, very few made the kind of transformational impact on their franchise that Chara did for the Bruins.

It’s one of many reasons why Chara will always be regarded as one of the best Bruins of all time. And it’s why the 2011 title will always matter a little more than some of the others that Boston teams have won.

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Giants sign top international prospect, Venezuelan shortstop Luis Hernández

Giants sign top international prospect, Venezuelan shortstop Luis Hernández originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO — For a second straight year, the Giants started the international signing period by picking up the best position player available. 

Venezuelan shortstop Luis Hernández signed on Thursday morning during a ceremony at the organization’s Felipe Alou Baseball Academy in the Dominican Republic. Hernández signed exactly one year after Josuar Gonzalez, who already is a top 100 prospect overall and is considered the organization’s second-best prospect. 

Hernández will get a signing bonus of about $5 million, per sources, the second-biggest international bonus in franchise history. The Giants gave Lucius Fox $6 million in 2015 before restrictions were put in place, and Gonzalez signed for just under $3 million a year ago. 

A right-handed hitter, Hernández is the No. 1 player on both the Baseball America and MLB Pipeline boards. He has long been connected to the Giants, who were on him early and had no doubts in recent months that Hernández would sign. 

“He is so mature for his age as a player,” senior director of international scouting Joe Salermo said recently. “He can play short with plus skills, he’s a plus hitter, he’s going to have plus power. The only thing you can knock him for is he’s an average runner, but the way he controls the game is incredible for a younger kid.”

Hernández vaulted to the top of the class in part because of an eye-opening performance in a professional league in Venezuela last summer. Playing against some former big leaguers and pitchers who were a decade older than him, the teenager hit .346 and struck out just 11 times in 114 plate appearances. 

Salermo visits Venezuela four or five times a year and the Giants have also had a good relationship with the Carlos Guillen Academy in Maracay, where Hernández trains. The longtime big league shortstop played on the Seattle Mariners with Randy Winn, who now runs the Giants’ player development department. 

“Our evaluators [in Venezuela] did a really good job of identifying the player and feeling comfortable with the player,” Salermo said. 

The Giants came away impressed not just with Hernández’s physical skills, but also his makeup. Because he’s so advanced at the plate, it’s possible that he will skip the Dominican Summer League and go straight to Arizona this summer to begin his professional career. 

The Hernández signing will continue to add to a farm system that is on the rise. In addition to Gonzalez and Hernández, the Giants will add the No. 4 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft this July after getting lucky in December’s lottery. Now that he’s officially a Giant, Hernández joins one of the best groups of young middle infielders in the minors. 

Scouts also are high on Jhonny Level, signed out of Venezuela in 2024. In the first round of last year’s draft, the Giants took Tennessee infielder Gavin Kilen. When Bryce Eldridge graduates from prospect lists this summer, it’s possible that the organization’s top four prospects will be middle infielders, including three teenagers. 

The two likely leading the way — Gonzalez and Hernández — come with similar rankings but bring different traits. Gonzalez draws Francisco Lindor comps and is a more athletic and flashier player with what is considered a higher ceiling. Hernández, the Giants believe, has a significantly higher floor. There’s no certainty when dealing with 17-year-olds, but Hernández is considered about as safe a bet as it gets for a player his age.

“It’s amazing how these two guys are totally different, but we feel that they can both play a premium position,” Salermo said. “We’re excited to see it.”

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Sources: Jonathan Kuminga demanding Warriors trade on first day of eligibility

Sources: Jonathan Kuminga demanding Warriors trade on first day of eligibility originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Jonathan Kuminga, unsurprisingly, wants out.

The Warriors’ young forward is demanding a trade from the team, NBC Sports Bay Area’s Dalton Johnson confirmed Thursday morning, citing league sources, after ESPN’s Anthony Slater and Shams Charania first reported the news.

Kuminga, who signed a two-year, $48.5 million contract with the Warriors on Sept. 30, was not eligible to be traded, due to a rule in the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, until Thursday, Jan. 15.

After spending all offseason canvassing the league for a potential Kuminga trade suitor as the young forward navigated through restricted free agency, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy and his front office have spent the past several weeks doing so again, with the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks among the teams that have shown interest in Kuminga, Charania and Slater reported in their story, citing league sources.

After a tumultuous summer, Kuminga started the first 12 games of the 2025-26 NBA season, and impressed early before returning to a role off the bench and eventually falling out of coach Steve Kerr’s rotations completely. The 23-year-old now has registered 13 consecutive DNP-CDs (Did Not Play – Coach’s Decision).

While it appears likely that Kuminga is traded sooner rather than later, ESPN also reported that the Warriors’ decision-makers have given zero assurances to teams that the young forward will be dealt before the league’s Feb. 5 trade deadline, believing it could “prove better business” to push the decision to the summer.

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Jonathan Kuminga reportedly demanding Warriors trade on first day of eligibility

Jonathan Kuminga reportedly demanding Warriors trade on first day of eligibility originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Jonathan Kuminga, unsurprisingly, wants out.

The Warriors’ young forward is demanding a trade from the team, ESPN’s Anthony Slater and Shams Charania reported Thursday morning, citing league sources.

This story will be updated …

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Katie Ledecky clocks second-fastest 1500m free ever in Pro Swim win

  • Ledecky posts second-fastest 1500m time ever

  • American wins by more than a minute in Austin

  • Finke, McIntosh and Marchand also shine

Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky clocked the second-fastest women’s 1500m freestyle time in history on Wednesday to launch the US Pro Swim Series event in Austin, Texas, with a dominant victory.

Ledecky was untouchable as she cruised to victory in 15min 23.21sec, more than a minute in front of 16-year-old runner-up Brinkleigh Hansen, who touched in 16:31.31.

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Knicks' Jalen Brunson out for Thursday's game against Warriors due to ankle injury

Knicks star Jalen Brunson, who suffered a right ankle sprain in the first quarter of Wednesday's 112-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings, is out for Thursday's matchup against the Warriors.

Brunson is listed as day-to-day.

While Brunson is out, Landry Shamet has been upgraded to questionable.

According to multiple eyewitness accounts, including from The Athletic's James Edwards, Brunson left the locker room after Wednesday's game without a boot or crutches. 

The incident occurred with 7:45 remaining in the first quarter when Brunson tried to cross up Maxime Raynaud on the wing, but slipped and fell, appearing to turn his ankle. 

Brunson tried to remain in the game, but checked out with 7:01 on the clock and headed to the locker room.

The Knicks guard missed two games last November when he sprained the same ankle against the Orlando Magic.

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Kings Come Up Short Despite Late Push Against Golden Knights

The Los Angeles Kings (19-16-11) played host to the Vegas Golden Knights (22-11-12) in a battle between two playoff hopefuls from the Pacific division. After a rough loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday, the Kings were in desperate need of two points as they are start to slip out of the playoff picture in the West.

Unfortunately, two points isn't easy to come by in the National Hockey League as the Los Angeles was unable to finish the job on home ice and fall to Vegas by a score of 3-2 in overtime. 

The silver lining in all of these heart wrenching defeats is that they continue to walk away with the loser point, which could be seen as both a bad, and a good thing. The Kings now have the second most loser points in the NHL with 11, funnily enough, only Vegas has more with 12. 

Kings Fail to Capitalize Early

In perhaps one of the biggest games of the season so far, the Kings needed to get off to good start early in order to compete with a Vegas team that has found their footing lately. 

Los Angeles did control the majority of the play in the opening frame, while Vegas looked incredibly sloppy and were unable to get virtually anything going, as they struggled to even enter the Kings zone cleanly. 

Unfortunately, the Golden Knights were able to weather the storm and get out of the first period with a 0-0 tie. The Kings outshot the Knights 9-5 to end the period but just couldn't beat Akira Schmid.

Golden Knights Get on the Board

After successfully escaping an ugly first period, the Golden Knights looked like an entirely different hockey team in the second period. Clearly, head coach Bruce Cassidy voiced his frustration because it didn't take long for Vegas control the game.

Just under four minutes into the middle frame, rookie forward Braeden Bowman gave his team the lead with his sixth of the season. After a defensive mishap by Brian Dumoulin, Jack Eichel scooped up the loose puck and found a wide open Bowman who ripped the puck past Darcy Kuemper.

Both teams had an opportunity on the power play in the latter half of the period, but neither could capitalize. After 40 minutes Vegas was outshooting L.A. 19-17.

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Fiala Finds Twine

Just like Vegas did in the first period, Los Angeles weathered the storm in the second period and were lucky to be down just 1-0 after 40 minutes.

Through the early stages of the third period the Kings began to look desperate as they were pushing hard to even things up. They were able to generate some quality chances but just couldn't finish.

That was until Kevin Fiala buried his team-leading 17th goal of the season past Akira Schmid was in the midst of a shutout bid. Fiala earned this one as he was stopped on his initial shot, the puck then came to Alex Turcotte in the slot who fired it on goal which led to a juicy rebound right on the tape of the Kings sniper who wasted no time firing it into the back of the net. Fiala, who was probably the most notable Kings prior to his goal gets rewarded for sticking with the play and crashing the net. Turcotte and Andre Kuzmenko register the assists.

Marner Puts Vegas on Top

After a strong first 10-12 minutes of the final frame, the Kings were tested after Adrian Kempe was sent off for hooking. 

Just over 40 seconds into their man advantage, Vegas took the lead right back as Mitch Marner scored his 11th of the year with a blistering wrist shot. At this point it looked like Marner shoved the dagger into the heart of the Kings.

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Clarke Sends the Game to Overtime

When all hope seemed to be lost after yet another Kings third period fumble, the team didn't give up and continued to fight for the game tying goal.

It came down to the final 90 seconds but Brandt Clarke made the building erupt as he slid home his 5th of the season past Schmid to tie the game at 2-2 which meant extra time was needed.

Stone Wastes No Time

After an electric finish to regulation, the Golden Knights silenced the Kings crowd as they scored just 25 seconds into the overtime period.

In a somewhat broken play that had Kuemper facing the wrong way, Jack Eichel was able to find Mark Stone all alone who was able to put the puck in the wide open cage, giving Vegas the win in a hard fought battle between two divisional foes.

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Knicks struggle offensively, miss 33 three-pointers in 112-101 loss to Kings

The Knicks had one of their worst shooting games of the season and lost to the Sacramento Kings, 112-101, on Wednesday night.

Here are the takeaways...

-- New York found themselves down 16-8 early in the first quarter and then things got even worse with Jalen Brunson leaving the game with a right ankle injury. Brunson slipped and fell with 7:45 remaining in the first quarter while trying to cross up Maxime Raynaud. He tried to stay in the game but left for the locker room with 7:01 on the clock and did not return.

-- It didn't get better for Mike Brown's new squad against his former team as NY trailed 32-17 at the end of the first quarter. The Knicks went 0-for-9 from three-point range and shot just 35 percent from the field compared to the Kings' 63 percent. Former Knick Precious Achiuwa, DeMar DeRozan, and Zach LaVine all scored 10 points in the first. Karl-Anthony Towns tried to carry the load for New York with seven points.

-- New York missed their first 12 three-point attempts before Josh Hart hit one to make it a 41-24 game in the second quarter. The Knicks slowly tried to mount a comeback despite their struggles from beyond the arc. Offensive rebounds and second-chance points were a big factor as Mitchell Robinson dominated the glass (11 total offensive rebounds in the first half, Robinson with six). 

The Knicks outscored the Kings, 25-24, in the second quarter but trailed 56-42 at halftime. It's tied for their lowest scoring first half of the season. The team shot an abysmal 1-for-19 from three and 34 percent from the field. Towns was the go-to scorer with Brunson out (13 points on 5-for-11 shooting), but no one else was in double figures.

-- Sacramento scored seven quick points to open the third quarter before Mikal Bridges made the Knicks' second three-pointer of the night (2-for-21 at the time), making it a 63-46 game. The Kings continued to get to the foul line and extend their lead. Hart made the team's third three-pointer (3-for-25) and then Robinson picked up his seventh offensive rebound, scoring on a tip-in as the Knicks trailed, 79-57, with 4:47 left in the third quarter.

DeRozan made his first three-pointer in three games with just under a minute remaining in the third quarter as the Kings grew their lead to 23 points. They led 96-76 heading into the fourth as Achiuwa's revenge game continued, getting up to a season-high 20 points already. New York made a total of four three-pointers (4-for-10) in the third, improving to 17 percent from deep.

-- Jordan Clarkson gave the Knicks a spark with six straight points in the fourth quarter and then Bridges sank his second three-pointer to cut the Sacramento lead to 15 points. Brown emptied the bench with 2:34 left, down 108-94. They made it a nine-point game after a Tyler Kolek three and Guerschon Yabusele layup before Russell Westbrook banked in a three to have fans chanting to "light the beam."

-- The Knicks shot 39 percent overall and 20 percent from three, missing 33 attempts (8-for-41). Towns didn't score in the second half, finishing with 13 points and four rebounds, while Bridges led the team with 19 points. OG Anunoby finished with 15 points, Clarkson had 11 points, and Hart and McBride each had 10 points. 

Sacramento made 32 free throws (84 percent from the foul line) and shot 47 percent from the field. The Kings won the rebound battle, 48-43. DeRozan had 27 points and LaVine added 25 points.

Game MVP: Precious Achiuwa

The former Knick and five-star recruit out of high school had his best game of the season, scoring 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting with 14 rebounds (six offensive), two assists, two blocks, and two steals.

Highlights

What's next

The Knicks will make a quick trip to the Bay Area to face Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Thursday at 10:00 p.m. ET.

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Watch Bulls' insane game-winning play to beat Jazz

This looked like it was going to be Brice Sensabaugh night. The forward scored 21 points off the bench in the first quarter alone and went on to score a career-high 43.

But the Bulls pulled out the victory on a Nikola Vucevic game-winner that came on the most improbable of plays.

Utah's Keyonte George missed a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left and that was the ball game, the Bulls got the 128-126 win.

Sensabaugh shot 15-of-22 overall and hit five 3-pointers on the way to his record night. George added 25 for the Jazz.

Vucevic scored 35 to lead the Bulls, but the real story was their bench, which scored 61 points and had five players in double figures.

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Fantasy baseball dynasty rankings: Rotoworld's Top 500 players for 2025 MLB season

Dynasty leagues are unique because they ask us to predict the future with a confidence we rarely apply to our real lives. We convince ourselves we know which 19-year-old prospect will blossom into a superstar, which 31-year-old slugger will age gracefully, and which team context will still matter two seasons from now — even though the sport keeps reminding us that everything is temporary and nothing is linear. And that’s exactly why it’s so addicting.

Rotoworld’s Top 500 Dynasty Rankings exist at that intersection of certainty and delusion: a snapshot of what feels true right now, calibrated against what history keeps telling us we’re probably wrong about. Whether you’re chasing a title or tearing it down to the studs, this list evaluates long-term fantasy value through talent, trajectory, stability, volatility, and opportunity — all wrapped in the understanding that the dynasty landscape can transform overnight.

If you’re looking for a compass in a universe built on chaos, this is it — at least until everything changes again.

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Note: Rankings updated as of January 15

RankPlayerPositionTeamAgeLevelETAMiLB
1 Shohei Ohtani UT, SP LAD 31 MLB
2 Bobby Witt Jr. SS KC 25 MLB
3 Juan Soto OF NYM 27 MLB
4 Elly De La Cruz SS CIN 23 MLB
5 Ronald Acuña Jr. OF ATL 28 MLB
6 Corbin Carroll OF AZ 25 MLB
7 Aaron Judge OF NYY 33 MLB
8 Tarik Skubal SP DET 29 MLB
9 Gunnar Henderson SS BAL 24 MLB
10 Paul Skenes SP PIT 23 MLB
11 Julio Rodríguez OF SEA 25 MLB
12 Fernando Tatis Jr. OF SD 27 MLB
13 Kyle Tucker OF FA 29 MLB
14 Junior Caminero 3B TB 22 MLB
15 Nick Kurtz 1B ATH 23 MLB
16 Jackson Chourio OF MIL 22 MLB
17 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B TOR 26 MLB
18 Roman Anthony OF BOS 21 MLB
19 José Ramírez 3B CLE 33 MLB
20 Konnor Griffin SS PIT 19 AA 2026 1
21 Garrett Crochet SP BOS 26 MLB
22 James Wood OF WSH 23 MLB
23 Wyatt Langford OF TEX 24 MLB
24 Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B, 3B NYY 27 MLB
25 Zach Neto SS LAA 25 MLB
26 Yordan Alvarez OF HOU 28 MLB
27 Pete Alonso 1B BAL 31 MLB
28 Francisco Lindor SS NYM 32 MLB
29 Cal Raleigh C SEA 29 MLB
30 Yoshinobu Yamamoto SP LAD 27 MLB
31 Kevin McGonigle 3B, SS DET 21 AA 2026 2
32 Pete Crow-Armstrong OF CHC 24 MLB
33 Ketel Marte 2B AZ 32 MLB
34 Jackson Merrill OF SD 22 MLB
35 Logan Gilbert SP SEA 28 MLB
36 Hunter Brown SP HOU 27 MLB
37 CJ Abrams SS WSH 25 MLB
38 Rafael Devers 1B SF 29 MLB
39 Cristopher Sánchez SP PHI 29 MLB
40 Manny Machado 3B SD 33 MLB
41 Trea Turner SS PHI 32 MLB
42 Eury Pérez SP MIA 22 MLB
43 Kyle Schwarber UT PHI 33 MLB
44 Jesús Made 2B, SS MIL 18 AA 2027 3
45 Bryce Harper 1B PHI 33 MLB
46 Riley Greene OF DET 25 MLB
47 Corey Seager SS TEX 31 MLB
48 Matt Olson 1B ATL 31 MLB
49 Hunter Greene SP CIN 26 MLB
50 JJ Wetherholt 2B, SS STL 23 AAA 2026 4
51 Logan Webb SP SF 29 MLB
52 Josh Naylor 1B SEA 28 MLB
53 Mookie Betts SS, OF LAD 33 MLB
54 Samuel Basallo C BAL 21 MLB - 5
55 Bryan Woo SP SEA 26 MLB
56 Mason Miller RP SD 27 MLB
57 Chase Burns SP CIN 23 MLB - 6
58 Jeremy Peña SS HOU 28 MLB
59 Brent Rooker OF ATH 31 MLB
60 Joe Ryan SP MIN 29 MLB
61 Jacob deGrom SP TEX 37 MLB
62 Chris Sale SP ATL 36 MLB
63 Freddie Freeman 1B LAD 36 MLB
64 Leo De Vries SS ATH 19 AA 2026 7
65 Cody Bellinger OF FA 30 MLB
66 George Kirby SP SEA 28 MLB
67 Bo Bichette SS FA 28 MLB
68 Blake Snell SP LAD 33 MLB
69 Spencer Schwellenbach SP ATL 25 MLB
70 Nolan McLean SP NYM 24 MLB - 8
71 Trey Yesavage SP TOR 22 MLB - 9
72 Austin Riley 3B ATL 28 MLB
73 Jacob Misiorowski SP MIL 24 MLB
74 Sebastian Walcott SS TEX 20 AA 2026 10
75 Jarren Duran OF BOS 29 MLB
76 Brice Turang 2B MIL 26 MLB
77 Edward Florentino OF PIT 19 A- 2027 11
78 Luke Keaschall 2B MIN 23 MLB
79 Cole Ragans SP KC 28 MLB
80 Walker Jenkins OF MIN 21 AAA 2026 12
81 Ben Rice C, 1B NYY 27 MLB
82 Oneil Cruz OF PIT 27 MLB
83 William Contreras C MIL 28 MLB
84 Max Clark OF DET 21 AA 2026 13
85 Randy Arozarena OF SEA 31 MLB
86 Freddy Peralta SP MIL 29 MLB
87 Seiya Suzuki OF CHC 31 MLB
88 Aidan Miller SS PHI 21 AAA 2026 14
89 Tyler Soderstrom 1B, OF ATH 24 MLB
90 Maikel Garcia 3B KC 26 MLB
91 Geraldo Perdomo SS AZ 26 MLB
92 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B KC 28 MLB
93 Jackson Holliday 2B BAL 22 MLB
94 Max Fried SP NYY 32 MLB
95 Jordan Westburg 3B BAL 27 MLB
96 Michael Busch 1B CHC 27 MLB
97 Byron Buxton OF MIN 32 MLB
98 Edwin Diaz RP LAD 32 MLB
99 Zack Wheeler SP PHI 35 MLB
100 Luis Peña 2B, 3B, SS MIL 19 A+ 2027 15
101 Cam Schlitter SP NYY 25 MLB
102 Lawrence Butler OF ATH 25 MLB
103 Dylan Cease SP TOR 30 MLB
104 Michael Harris II OF ATL 25 MLB
105 Emmet Sheehan SP LAD 26 MLB
106 Dylan Crews OF WSH 24 MLB
107 Bryce Eldridge 1B SF 21 MLB - 16
108 Shea Langeliers C ATH 28 MLB
109 Kyle Bradish SP BAL 29 MLB
110 Josue De Paula OF LAD 20 AA 2026 17
111 Agustín Ramírez C MIA 24 MLB
112 Jesús Luzardo SP PHI 28 MLB
113 Sal Stewart 1B, 3B CIN 22 MLB - 18
114 Gerrit Cole SP NYY 35 MLB
115 Andy Pages OF LAD 28 MLB
116 Spencer Strider SP ATL 27 MLB
117 Christian Yelich OF MIL 33 MLB
118 Pablo Lopez SP MIN 30 MLB
119 Jose Altuve 2B, OF HOU 35 MLB
120 Drake Baldwin C ATL 24 MLB
121 Tyler Glasnow SP LAD 32 MLB
122 Andrés Muñoz RP SEA 27 MLB
123 Isaac Paredes 3B HOU 27 MLB
124 Jhoan Duran RP PHI 28 MLB
125 Carson Benge OF NYM 23 AAA 2026 19
126 Framber Valdez SP FA 32 MLB
127 Thomas White SP MIA 21 AAA 2026 20
128 Rainiel Rodriguez C STL 19 A+ 2028 21
129 Alex Bregman 3B CHC 31 MLB
130 Eduardo Quintero OF LAD 20 A+ 2027 22
131 Colt Emerson SS SEA 20 AAA 2026 23
132 Willy Adames SS SF 30 MLB
133 Michael King SP SD 30 MLB
134 Jacob Wilson SS ATH 23 MLB
135 Ozzie Albies 2B ATL 29 MLB
136 Bryce Rainer SS DET 20 A- 2028 24
137 Bubba Chandler SP PIT 23 MLB - 25
138 Iván Herrera UT STL 25 MLB
139 Nick Lodolo SP CIN 28 MLB
140 Dylan Beavers OF BAL 24 MLB - 26
141 Will Smith C LAD 30 MLB
142 Caleb Bonemer SS, 3B CWS 20 A+ 2028 27
143 Payton Tolle SP BOS 23 MLB - 28
144 Noelvi Marte 3B, OF CIN 24 MLB
145 Kyle Stowers OF MIA 28 MLB
146 Jasson Domínguez OF NYY 23 MLB
147 Ceddanne Rafaela 2B, OF BOS 25 MLB
148 Joshua Baez OF STL 22 AA 2026 29
149 Jac Caglianone OF KC 23 MLB
150 Roki Sasaki SP LAD 24 MLB - 30
151 Addison Barger 3B, OF TOR 26 MLB
152 Zyhir Hope OF LAD 21 AA 2026 31
153 Cade Smith RP CLE 26 MLB
154 Jonah Tong SP NYM 22 MLB - 32
155 Matt Shaw 3B CHC 24 MLB
156 Nick Pivetta SP SD 33 MLB
157 Cam Smith OF HOU 23 MLB
158 Kevin Gausman SP TOR 35 MLB
159 Hunter Goodman C COL 26 MLB
160 Nico Hoerner 2B CHC 28 MLB
161 Luis Robert Jr. OF CWS 28 MLB
162 Carlos Rodon SP NYY 33 MLB
163 Jonathan Aranda 1B TB 27 MLB
164 Tatsuya Imai SP HOU 27 MLB 2026 33
165 Cade Horton SP CHC 24 MLB
166 Royce Lewis 3B MIN 26 MLB
167 Travis Bazzana 2B CLE 23 AAA 2026 34
168 Shane Bieber SP TOR 30 MLB
169 Gavin Williams SP CLE 26 MLB
170 Jo Adell OF LAA 26 MLB
171 MacKenzie Gore SP WSH 27 MLB
172 Ryan Waldschmidt OF AZ 23 AA 2026 35
173 Josue Briceño C DET 21 AA 2026 36
174 Brandon Woodruff SP MIL 33 MLB
175 Teoscar Hernández OF LAD 33 MLB
176 Mike Trout OF LAA 34 MLB
177 George Springer OF TOR 36 MLB
178 Josuar Gonzalez SS SF 18 DSL 2029 37
179 Adley Rutschman C BAL 28 MLB
180 Josh Hader RP HOU 31 MLB
181 Brandon Nimmo OF TEX 32 MLB
182 Yandy Díaz 1B TB 34 MLB
183 Devin Williams RP NYM 31 MLB
184 Ian Happ OF CHC 31 MLB
185 Jordan Lawlar 3B AZ 23 MLB - 38
186 Francisco Alvarez C NYM 24 MLB
187 Kyle Manzardo 1B CLE 25 MLB
188 Carter Jensen C KC 22 MLB - 39
189 Eugenio Suarez 3B FA 34 MLB
190 Chase DeLauter OF CLE 24 MLB - 40
191 Marcelo Mayer 3B BOS 23 MLB - 41
192 Robbie Ray SP SF 34 MLB
193 Liam Doyle SP STL 21 RK 2026 42
194 Matt Chapman 3B SF 32 MLB
195 JoJo Parker SS TOR 19 RK 2029 43
196 Drew Rasmussen SP TB 30 MLB
197 Tanner Bibee SP CLE 27 MLB
198 Ryan Pepiot SP TB 28 MLB
199 Jett Williams SS, OF NYM 22 AAA 2026 44
200 Kristian Campbell 2B BOS 23 MLB
201 Munetaka Murakami 3B CWS 26 MLB 2026 45
202 Chandler Simpson OF TB 25 MLB
203 Willson Contreras 1B BOS 33 MLB
204 Anthony Volpe SS NYY 24 MLB
205 Jakob Marsee OF MIA 24 MLB
206 Alejandro Kirk C TOR 27 MLB
207 Brenton Doyle OF COL 27 MLB
208 Nathan Eovaldi SP TEX 36 MLB
209 Lazaro Montes OF SEA 21 AA 2027 46
210 Zebby Matthews SP MIN 25 MLB
211 Sonny Gray SP BOS 36 MLB
212 Trevor Story SS BOS 33 MLB
213 Jarlin Susana SP WSH 22 AA 2027 47
214 Masyn Winn SS STL 24 MLB
215 Mike Sirota OF LAD 22 A+ 2027 48
216 Edward Cabrera SP CHC 27 MLB
217 Brody Hopkins SP TB 24 AA 2026 49
218 Mark Vientos 3B NYM 26 MLB
219 Heliot Ramos OF SF 26 MLB
220 Brandon Lowe 2B PIT 31 MLB
221 Gleyber Torres 2B DET 29 MLB
222 Steven Kwan OF CLE 28 MLB
223 Ranger Suárez SP BOS 30 MLB
224 Yainer Diaz C HOU 27 MLB
225 Shota Imanaga SP CHC 32 MLB
226 Jack Flaherty SP DET 30 MLB
227 Kade Anderson SP SEA 21 RK 2026 50
228 Brett Baty 2B, 3B NYM 26 MLB
229 Kaelen Culpepper 2B, 3B, SS MIN 23 AA 2026 51
230 Robby Snelling SP MIA 22 AAA 2026 52
231 Shane Baz SP BAL 26 MLB
232 Andrew Painter SP PHI 22 AAA 2026 53
233 Michael Arroyo 2B SEA 21 AA 2026 54
234 Spencer Torkelson 1B DET 26 MLB
235 Connelly Early SP BOS 23 MLB - 55
236 Braden Montgomery OF CWS 22 AA 2026 56
237 Dansby Swanson SS CHC 32 MLB
238 Ryan Sloan SP SEA 20 A+ 2027 57
239 Emmanuel Rodriguez OF MIN 23 AAA 2026 58
240 Jared Jones SP PIT 24 MLB
241 Alfredo Duno C CIN 20 A- 2028 59
242 Corbin Burnes SP AZ 31 MLB
243 Bryce Miller SP SEA 27 MLB
244 Sandy Alcantara SP MIA 30 MLB
245 Kerry Carpenter OF DET 28 MLB
246 Alec Burleson 1B, OF STL 27 MLB
247 Justin Steele SP CHC 30 MLB
248 Kyle Teel C CWS 24 MLB
249 Shane McClanahan SP TB 28 MLB
250 Jaxon Wiggins SP CHC 24 AAA 2026 60
251 Dax Kilby SS NYY 19 A- 2029 61
252 Ezequiel Tovar SS COL 24 MLB
253 Matt McLain 2B CIN 26 MLB
254 Grayson Rodriguez SP LAA 26 MLB
255 Taylor Ward OF BAL 32 MLB
256 Eli Willits SS WSH 18 RK 2029 62
257 Wilyer Abreu OF BOS 26 MLB
258 Colson Montgomery SS CWS 24 MLB
259 Travis Sykora SP WSH 21 AA 2027 63
260 Owen Caissie OF MIA 23 MLB - 64
261 Kris Bubic SP KC 28 MLB
262 Trevor Rogers SP BAL 28 MLB
263 Jeff Hoffman RP TOR 33 MLB
264 Bryan Reynolds OF PIT 31 MLB
265 Luis Castillo SP SEA 33 MLB
266 Colton Cowser OF BAL 26 MLB
267 Seth Hernandez SP PIT 19 RK 2029 65
268 Colt Keith 2B, 3B DET 24 MLB
269 Moises Ballesteros C CHC 22 MLB - 66
270 Jhostynxon Garcia OF PIT 23 MLB - 67
271 Luis Perales SP WSH 22 AAA 2026 68
272 Aaron Nola SP PHI 32 MLB
273 Charlie Condon 1B, 3B, OF COL 22 AA 2026 69
274 Matt Wallner OF MIN 28 MLB
275 Xander Bogaerts SS SD 33 MLB
276 Triston Casas 1B BOS 26 MLB
277 Aiva Arquette SS MIA 22 A+ 2027 70
278 Hurston Waldrep SP ATL 24 MLB
279 Sal Frelick OF MIL 25 MLB
280 Jorge Polanco 2B NYM 32 MLB
281 Ryan Helsley RP BAL 31 MLB
282 Carlos Correa SS, 3B HOU 31 MLB
283 Logan O’Hoppe C LAA 26 MLB
284 Zac Gallen SP FA 30 MLB
285 Otto Lopez 2B, SS MIA 27 MLB
286 Gage Jump SP ATH 22 AA 2026 71
287 Trent Grisham OF NYY 29 MLB
288 Salvador Perez C, 1B KC 35 MLB
289 David Bednar RP NYY 31 MLB
290 Jonny Farmelo OF SEA 21 A+ 2027 72
291 Xavier Edwards 2B, SS MIA 26 MLB
292 Dalton Rushing C LAD 25 MLB
293 Joe Musgrove SP SD 33 MLB
294 Luis Gil SP NYY 27 MLB
295 Alec Bohm 3B PHI 29 MLB
296 Daulton Varsho OF TOR 29 MLB
297 Andrew Abbott SP CIN 26 MLB
298 Evan Carter OF TEX 23 MLB
299 Anthony Santander OF TOR 31 MLB
300 Kazuma Okamoto 3B TOR 29 MLB 2026 73
301 Justin Crawford OF PHI 22 AAA 2026 74
302 Daylen Lile OF WSH 22 MLB
303 Coby Mayo 1B BAL 24 MLB
304 Franklin Arias SS BOS 20 A+ 2027 75
305 Spencer Jones OF NYY 24 AAA 2026 76
306 Kodai Senga SP NYM 33 MLB
307 Josh Lowe OF TB 28 MLB
308 Gabriel Moreno C AZ 26 MLB
309 Luis García Jr. 2B WSH 25 MLB
310 Ethan Holliday SS COL 19 A- 2028 77
311 Matthew Boyd SP CHC 35 MLB
312 Carson Williams SS TB 22 MLB - 78
313 Adolis García OF PHI 33 MLB
314 Ryne Nelson SP, RP AZ 28 MLB
315 Emil Morales SS LAD 19 A- 2028 79
316 Steele Hall SS CIN 18 RK 2029 80
317 Merrill Kelly SP AZ 37 MLB
318 Daniel Palencia RP CHC 26 MLB
319 Bryson Stott 2B PHI 28 MLB
320 Cooper Pratt SS MIL 21 AA 2026 81
321 Brayan Bello SP BOS 26 MLB
322 Caleb Durbin 3B MIL 26 MLB
323 Jacob Reimer SS NYM 22 AA 2026 82
324 C.J. Kayfus OF CLE 24 MLB - 83
325 Jack Leiter SP TEX 25 MLB
326 Trevor Megill RP MIL 32 MLB
327 Max Muncy 3B LAD 35 MLB
328 Jackson Jobe SP DET 23 MLB
329 Kyson Witherspoon SP BOS 21 RK 2027 84
330 Raisel Iglesias RP ATL 36 MLB
331 Nate George OF BAL 19 A+ 2028 85
332 Logan Henderson SP MIL 24 MLB - 86
333 Aroldis Chapman RP BOS 38 MLB
334 AJ Smith-Shawver SP ATL 23 MLB
335 Abner Uribe RP MIL 25 MLB
336 Ryan Clifford 1B, OF NYM 22 AAA 2026 87
337 Carlos Estévez RP KC 33 MLB
338 Jurickson Profar OF ATL 33 MLB
339 Theo Gillen SS TB 20 A- 2027 88
340 Tommy Edman 2B, OF LAD 30 MLB
341 Ha-Seong Kim SS ATL 30 MLB
342 Pete Fairbanks RP MIA 32 MLB
343 Quinn Priester SP, RP MIL 25 MLB
344 Austin Wells C NYY 26 MLB
345 Casey Mize SP DET 28 MLB
346 George Lombard Jr. SS NYY 20 AA 2027 89
347 Josh Jung 3B TEX 28 MLB
348 Marcus Semien 2B NYM 35 MLB
349 Arjun Nimmala SS TOR 20 A+ 2027 90
350 Jamie Arnold SP ATH 22 RK 2027 91
351 Reynaldo López SP ATL 32 MLB
352 Esmerlyn Valdez 1B, OF PIT 22 AA 2026 92
353 Brandon Pfaadt SP AZ 27 MLB - 93
354 Grant Taylor RP CWS 23 MLB - 94
355 Troy Melton SP DET 25 MLB - 95
356 Spencer Steer 1B CIN 28 MLB
357 Taj Bradley SP MIN 25 MLB
358 Ralphy Velazquez 1B CLE 20 AA 2027 96
359 Kumar Rocker SP TEX 26 MLB
360 Andrew Vaughn 1B MIL 27 MLB
361 Bo Davidson OF SF 23 AA 2027 97
362 Marcell Ozuna UT FA 35 MLB
363 Reese Olson SP DET 26 MLB
364 Luis Morales SP ATH 23 MLB - 98
365 Lars Nootbaar OF STL 28 MLB
366 Christian Walker 1B HOU 34 MLB
367 Griffin Jax RP TB 31 MLB
368 Jonathon Long 1B CHC 24 AAA 2026 99
369 Giancarlo Stanton OF NYY 36 MLB
370 Noah Cameron SP KC 26 MLB
371 Jung Hoo Lee OF SF 27 MLB
372 Brendan Donovan 2B STL 29 MLB
373 Ricky Tiedemann SP TOR 23 AAA 2026 100
374 José Soriano SP LAA 27 MLB
375 Carlos Lagrange SP NYY 22 AA 2028 101
376 Kenley Jansen RP DET 38 MLB
377 A.J. Ewing 2B, OF NYM 21 AA 2027 102
378 TJ Friedl OF CIN 30 MLB
379 Ryan Weathers SP NYY 26 MLB
380 Jordan Beck OF COL 24 MLB
381 Cam Caminiti SP ATL 19 A- 2028 103
382 Jameson Taillon SP CHC 34 MLB
383 Parker Meadows OF DET 26 MLB
384 Aroon Escobar 2B, 3B PHI 21 AA 2027 104
385 Jhonny Level SS SF 18 A- 2028 105
386 Will Warren SP NYY 26 MLB
387 Clay Holmes SP NYM 32 MLB
388 Tyson Lewis SS CIN 20 A- 2028 106
389 Nick Castellanos OF PHI 34 MLB
390 Hagen Smith SP CWS 22 AA 2026 107
391 Jorge Soler OF LAA 34 MLB
392 Emilio Pagan RP CIN 34 MLB
393 Tyler O’Neill OF BAL 30 MLB
394 Ramón Laureano OF SD 31 MLB
395 Gage Wood SP PHI 22 A- 2027 108
396 Mickey Moniak OF COL 27 MLB
397 Héctor Rodríguez OF CIN 21 AAA 2027 109
398 Juneiker Caceres OF CLE 18 A- 2029 110
399 J.T. Realmuto C FA 35 MLB
400 Max Meyer SP MIA 27 MLB
401 Jacob Melton OF TB 25 MLB - 111
402 Reid Detmers RP LAA 26 MLB
403 Gavie Fien SS TEX 19 A- 2029 112
404 Ethan Conrad OF CHC 21 RK 2027 113
405 Zach McKinstry 3B, SS, OF DET 30 MLB
406 Juan Sanchez 3B TOR 18 DSL 2029 114
407 Jake Burger 1B TEX 29 MLB
408 Kyle Finnegan RP DET 34 MLB
409 Jesús Sánchez OF HOU 28 MLB
410 Demetrio Crisantes 2B, 3B AZ 21 A+ 2027 115
411 Esteban Mejia SP BAL 19 A- 2028 116
412 Sean Manaea SP NYM 34 MLB
413 Rhys Hoskins 1B FA 33 MLB
414 Cade Cavalli SP WSH 27 MLB
415 Slade Caldwell OF AZ 19 A+ 2027 117
416 Lenyn Sosa 1B, 2B CWS 26 MLB
417 Robert Suarez RP ATL 35 MLB
418 Angel Genao SS CLE 21 AA 2026 118
419 Dillon Dingler C DET 27 MLB
420 Felnin Celesten SS SEA 20 A+ 2027 119
421 Eduardo Tait C MIN 19 A+ 2028 120
422 Nolan Schanuel 1B LAA 24 MLB
423 Caden Scarborough SP TEX 20 A+ 2027 121
424 Justin Wrobleski SP LAD 25 MLB
425 Elmer Rodriguez SP NYY 22 AAA 2026 122
426 Seth Lugo SP KC 36 MLB
427 Ryan Mountcastle 1B BAL 29 MLB
428 Chad Patrick SP MIL 27 MLB
429 Spencer Horwitz 1B PIT 28 MLB
430 Kayson Cunningham SS AZ 19 A- 2029 123
431 Chase Meidroth 2B, SS CWS 24 MLB
432 Andrew Fischer 1B, 3B MIL 21 A+ 2027 124
433 Colby Thomas OF ATH 25 MLB - 125
434 Aidan Smith OF TB 21 A+ 2027 126
435 Joey Ortiz SS MIL 27 MLB
436 Noah Schultz SP CWS 22 AAA 2027 127
437 Luis Arraez 1B FA 28 MLB
438 Ronny Mauricio 3B NYM 24 MLB
439 Bailey Ober SP MIN 30 MLB
440 Jack Perkins SP ATH 26 MLB - 128
441 Ryan O’Hearn 1B, OF PIT 32 MLB
442 Shane Smith SP PIT 25 MLB
443 Brock Wilken 3B MIL 23 AA 2026 129
444 Cody Ponce SP, RP TOR 31 MLB
445 Brandon Sproat SP NYM 25 MLB - 130
446 Josh Bell 1B MIN 33 MLB
447 Brooks Lee 2B, 3B, SS MIN 25 MLB
448 Alejandro Rosario SP TEX 24 A+ 2027 131
449 Rhett Lowder SP CIN 24 AAA - 132
450 Andres Gimenez 2B TOR 27 MLB
451 Miguel Vargas 1B, 3B CWS 26 MLB
452 Bo Naylor C CLE 26 MLB
453 Elian Peña 2B, SS NYM 18 DSL 2029 133
454 Christian Oppor SP CWS 21 A+ - 134
455 JR Ritchie SP ATL 22 AAA 2026 135
456 José Caballero 2B, 3B, SS, OF NYY 29 MLB
457 Tanner Scott RP LAD 31 MLB
458 Harry Ford C WSH 23 MLB - 136
459 David Hagaman SP AZ 22 A+ - 137
460 Parker Messick SP CLE 25 MLB - 138
461 Ian Seymour SP TB 27 MLB
462 Harrison Bader OF FA 31 MLB
463 Cole Young 2B SEA 22 MLB
464 Austin Hays OF FA 30 MLB
465 Alex Freeland SS LAD 24 MLB - 139
466 Cam Collier 1B CIN 21 AA 2027 140
467 Ike Irish C BAL 22 A- 2028 141
468 Slade Cecconi SP CLE 26 MLB
469 Brady House 3B WSH 22 MLB
470 Josh Adamczewski 2B MIL 20 A+ 2028 142
471 Trey Gibson SP BAL 23 AAA 2026 143
472 Xavier Isaac 1B TB 22 AA 2027 144
473 Dauri Fernandez 3B CLE 19 A- 2029 145
474 Joey Cantillo SP CLE 26 MLB
475 Kevin Alcantara OF CHC 23 AAA - 146
476 Callan Moss 1B PIT 22 A+ 2028 148
477 Lucas Giolito SP FA 31 MLB
478 Luke Dickerson SS WSH 20 A- 2028 148
479 Leonardo Bernal C STL 22 AA 2027 149
480 Ernie Clement 2B, 3B, SS TOR 30 MLB
481 River Ryan SP LAD 27 MLB - 150
482 Brady Singer SP CIN 29 MLB
483 Tyler Bremner SP LAA 21 RK 2028 151
484 Kruz Schoolcraft SP SD 18 A- 2029 152
485 Kendall George OF LAD 21 A+ 2028 153
486 Kemp Alderman OF MIA 23 AAA 2027 154
487 Christian Scott SP NYM 26 AAA - 155
488 Tommy Troy 2B AZ 24 AAA 2026 156
489 Seaver King SS WSH 22 AA 2027 157
490 Jace LaViolette OF CLE 22 RK 2027 158
491 Bryce Cunningham SP NYY 23 A+ 2027 159
492 Brandon Clarke SP STL 22 A+ 2027 160
493 Ryan Johnson SP LAA 23 A+ - 161
494 Daniel Espino SP CLE 25 AAA 2026 162
495 Luis De Leon SP BAL 22 AA 2027 163
496 Brad Keller RP PHI 30 MLB
497 Alejandro Osuna OF TEX 23 MLB
498 Braxton Ashcraft SP, RP PIT 26 MLB
499 Mike Burrows SP HOU 26 MLB
500 Victor Robles OF SEA 28 MLB
501 Tony Blanco Jr. 1B PIT 20 A- 2028 164

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Braden Smith leads 2nd-half charge in No. 5 Purdue's 79-72 comeback victory over Iowa

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith scored all 16 of his points in the second half and tied the Big Ten record for assists in conference play, and No. 5 Purdue overcame a nine-point to beat Iowa 79-72 on Wednesday night.

Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points, Fletcher Loyer had 11 and Oscar Cluff 10 to help the Boilermakers (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten) win their eighth straight game. They have won their first six conference games for only the fifth time since 1940.

Smith finished the game with 478 assists in league games — the same number former Michigan State player Cassius Winston had.

Bennett Stirtz had 19 points to lead Iowa (12-5, 2-4). Kael Combs added 16 points as the Hawkeyes lost their third in a row overall, fell to 0-4 against ranked teams this season and extended their losing streak against top-10 opponents to 10 since 2021-22.

NO. 13 ILLINOIS 79, NORTHWESTERN 68

EVANSTON, Ill.(AP) — Keaton Wagler scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half, and Illinois beat Northwestern for their season-high sixth consecutive victory.

Tomislav Ivisic added 21 points and seven rebounds as Illinois (14-3, 5-1 Big Ten) won at Northwestern for the first time since Jan. 29, 2022. The Illini had dropped their last three games in Evanston.

Jayden Reid led Northwestern with a career-high 28 points, including 20 in the second half. Nick Martinelli had 20 points.

STANFORD 95, NO. 14 NORTH CAROLINA 90

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Ebuka Okorie had 36 points and nine assists and Stanford rallied from 12 points down in the second half to beat North Carolina.

Okorie outdueled Tar Heels freshman star Caleb Wilson and helped the Cardinal (14-4, 3-2 ACC) knock off the Tar Heels (14-3, 2-2) for the second straight season as conference opponents. North Carolina had won all 13 meetings between the schools before coach Kyle Smith took over last season in Stanford’s first year in the ACC.

Jeremy Dent-Smith hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:04 to play for his sixth long ball of the night to make it 88-87. After Wilson turned it over at the other end, Ryan Agarwal hit another 3 to but the Cardinal up by four points with 32 seconds to play.

The Cardinal held on from there for their second win over a ranked opponent this month after beating No. 16 Louisville at home on Jan. 2. That matches the most wins against ranked wins in a season for Stanford since the Cardinal had five in 2013-14 in the last season when they made the NCAA Tournament.

Dent-Smith and Agarwal each finished with 20 points as Stanford won despite playing without second-leading scorer Chisom Okpara, who is out with a lower-body injury.

Wilson and Henri Veesaar each scored 26 points for North Carolina.

NO. 15 TEXAS TECH 88, UTAH 74

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — JT Toppin had 31 points and 13 rebounds for his sixth consecutive double-double and Christian Anderson had his own with 26 points and 10 assists as Texas Tech beat Utah.

It was Toppin’s 11th double-double this season, his 30th in 49 games over two seasons with Tech since transferring from New Mexico, and his 42nd overall. The 6-foot-9 junior forward also had seven assists and five blocked shots while making a career-high three 3-pointers.

Donovan Atwell added 12 points on four 3-pointers for the Red Raiders (13-4, 3-1 Big 12), who shot 51.4% overall from the field (36 of 70) while improving to 9-0 at home this season. Anderson had six of their 13 made 3-pointers.

Keanu Dawes and Don McHenry each had 18 points, and Terrence Brown 17 for Utah (8-9, 0-4). The Utes have lost 11 consecutive true road games.

NO. 17 ARKANSAS 108, SOUTH CAROLINA 74

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Darius Acuff Jr. had 18 points and 13 assists as Arkansas routed South Carolina.

Meleek Thomas led six Razorbacks in double figures with 21 points off the bench. Reserve forward Malique Ewin scored 18, Trevon Brazile had 13 and D.J. Wagner added 12.

Nick Pringle, who spent last season at South Carolina, set a season high with 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

Acuff, a freshman, posted his third double-double and set a career best for assists. He’s scored in double figures in every game for Arkansas (13-4, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) this season.

Meechie Johnson paced the Gamecocks (10-7, 1-3) with 29 points.

MISSISSIPPI 97, NO. 21 GEORGIA 95, OT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Patton Pinkins sank a follow-up shot with 1 second remaining in overtime and Mississippi beat Georgia despite Jeremiah Wilkinson’s season-high 32 points for the Bulldogs.

Marcus “Smurf” Millender made one of two free throws for Georgia (14-3, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) with 10.2 seconds remaining in overtime to tie the game at 95.

Following a miss by AJ Storr, who led Ole Miss (10-7, 2-2) with 27 points, Pinkins grabbed the rebound and sank the winning shot to finish with 18 points.

Kanon Catchings scored 17 points for Georgia, including a 3-pointer for a 94-91 lead.

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Senators 8 NY Rangers 4: Senators Put Up First Eight-Goal Performance Of Season

After scoring two goals or fewer in each of their previous four games, the Senators’ offence finally erupted on Wednesday night. Brady Tkachuk had a four-point night and scored his 200th career goal as the Senators defeated the New York Rangers 8–4 at Madison Square Garden.

The win was Ottawa’s second in as many nights and marked the first time all season the Senators have hit the eight-goal mark in a game. Ridly Greig chipped in with three assists, and Leevi Meriläinen made 18 saves in his ninth straight start.

It looked like it was going to be another night for the 23-year-old goaltender to improve his statistics. However, with Ottawa nursing a 6–1 lead, the Rangers scored three times in the third period, and suddenly, allowing four goals on 22 shots didn’t look quite so flattering.

James Reimer, who suited up for the first time as a Senator on Wednesday night, talked about signing in Ottawa this week.

The Senators came out hard, grabbing a 4–0 lead after 20 minutes on goals from Drake Batherson, Nick Jensen, Brady Tkachuk, and Dylan Cozens. Rangers fans responded by booing their club off the ice at intermission. The home side then gave up two more goals in the second period to make it 6–0, thanks to tallies from Jake Sanderson and Thomas Chabot. That ended the night for Rangers veteran goaltender Jonathan Quick, who allowed six goals on 17 shots.

Gabe Perreault scored twice, once late in the second period and again early in the third, to cut Ottawa’s lead to four. David Perron made it 7–2, scoring from a sharp angle. Noah Laba and Alexis Lafrenière got the Rangers to within three before Tim Stützle put it away with an empty-net goal. The goal was Stützle’s 20th of the season, marking the fourth time in the last five seasons he has reached that milestone.

The Rangers continue to struggle at home. The loss was their 17th in 22 games at Madison Square Garden, dropping their home record to 5-13-4 and leaving them in last place in the Eastern Conference.

The Senators still have a long way to go to climb back into playoff relevance in the East. They stand five points (and six teams) behind the second wild card spot. They'll look to make it three straight wins when they host the Montreal Canadiens (and a lot of their fan base) on Saturday at 7:00 pm, then they'll play in Detroit against the Red Wings on Sunday at 5:00 p.m.

Those will be big divisional games, but based on the position the Senators have put themselves in, they're all big games now.

Steve Warne
The Hockey News - Ottawa

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