BYU 91, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 60 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — AJ Dybantsa and Keba Keita each scored 22 points to lead No. BYU to a victory over California Baptist. Keita added 14 rebounds to help the Cougars (7-1) win their fourth straight neutral-site game — though this one was played in their home state about 45 miles from campus.
Is Tristan Jarry's Early Season Success Sustainable?
When Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry was placed on waivers last January, it felt like his Penguins' tenure was over.
He was really struggling, fresh off back-to-back performances with an .824 save percentage. Overall, he had an 8-8-4 record with an .886 save percentage and a 3.31 goals-against average. The Penguins reached their breaking point and waived him before he was sent down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, as no team claimed him on waivers.
Jarry was down in WBS for almost two full months before he was recalled in early March due to Joel Blomqvist struggling in the NHL. This was Jarry's second stint in WBS after he was sent down on a conditioning loan last October.
After Jarry got called back up, he played better in March, finishing the month with a .907 save percentage. He played in nine games and finished with at least a .903 save percentage in six of those games. He even won his first four starts to open the month before earning a shutout against the Ottawa Senators in his final start of March.
Jarry appeared in five games in April, finishing with an .898 save percentage for the month. He won three of his five starts that month and had at least a .903 save percentage in three starts. Jarry looked more confident, was more aggressive in challenging shooters, and was much calmer and composed in the crease. The stakes were low since the Penguins were well out of the playoff race by the end of the season, but he at least played well.
Fast forward to the first two months of the 2025-26 season, and he has been the best goaltender on the team. He is 8-2-0 with a 2.57 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage. Jarry has also saved 8.2 goals above expected, which is 17th among all goaltenders in the NHL.
He made his first start of this season against the New York Islanders, and despite a shaky moment or two, he was lights out, especially in the third period when the Islanders were pushing for the tying goal. He made a lot of saves in tight situations towards the end of the game. He carried that momentum for the rest of the month, winning four of his next five starts.
Jarry got hurt during the Nov. 3 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs when the Penguins melted down in the third period and coughed up a 3-0 lead. He missed the next three weeks before returning last Wednesday against the Buffalo Sabres and hasn't missed a beat, winning three of his last four starts.
Penguins head coach Dan Muse has started to move slightly away from the goalie rotation he had in place due to Jarry's strong play. It also has something to do with Arturs Silovs not playing well in his last couple of starts. Still, Jarry has made many timely saves for the Penguins this season and continues to ooze confidence. He's also still at the top of the crease, playing aggressive and challenging shooters.
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The biggest question will be whether he can keep this up for a full season. If you look at Jarry's career splits, he has posted save percentages between .911 and .920 from October to December. Still, once the calendar flips to January and continues through the rest of the season, his save percentage has been between .897 and .905.
If Jarry can stay consistent, he'll help keep the Penguins in the playoff race, something that almost nobody thought they'd be in this season. He'd also continue to boost his value since the Penguins have a surplus of goaltenders. Kevin Weekes tweeted last week that Jarry is among the goaltenders drawing trade interest as an option for the Edmonton Oilers, who have gotten rotten goaltending from Stuart Skinner and Cal Pickard to start the season. It's a significant reason why they're not in a playoff spot right now, just one season after losing in the Stanley Cup Final again.
Let's see what the rest of the season brings for the former 2013 second-round pick.
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Knicks praise Ariel Hukporti's bench efforts, despite fouling out in just 13 minutes against Hornets
While the Knicks haven't carved out much of a role for Ariel Hukporti off the bench, the second-year center discovered an unconventional way to appease his coaches and teammates on the court.
It was Hukporti himself who capped his playing time in the Knicks' beatdown over the Hornets on Wednesday night, as he fouled out in just 13 minutes of action. And the stat line wasn't pretty -- he scored zero points, committed two turnovers, and failed to record a defensive rebound.
But jammed in between the excessive fouls were a few strong efforts in the paint from Hukporti. To his credit, he blocked a pair of shots from Hornets leaders LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel, and Knicks head coach Mike Brown praised the unusual performance by giving him an amusing accolade.
"I don't know if I've ever done this before, and I've been doing this a while, but our defensive player of the game was Ariel," Brown said after the win. "And he had zero defensive rebounds and fouled out. Interesting. Having said that, his impact was huge. He had a couple blocks, 50-50 balls. He went vertical a couple times and changed shots in the paint."
Hukporti's limited production -- he wound up logging a plus-minus of plus-6 -- was also acknowledged by Karl-Anthony Towns, who manhandled the Hornets with a team-high 35 points and 18 rebounds. Towns appreciated his teammate not wasting a single second of an opportunity.
"He used every one of those fouls. I appreciate that," Towns said of Hukporti. "He was special. His ability to come into the game, always staying ready, being a professional, always working on his game. It was a night we needed him. I don’t think we win this game without him making the contributions that he did."
Hukporti, who's actually started twice for the Knicks this season, is only averaging 2.2 rebounds and 0.8 points across 12 games. But, as he demonstrated against the Hornets, some valuable court activity isn't always accounted for.
Overton and Hall lead the way for No. 20 Auburn in 83-73 win over NC State in ACC/SEC Challenge
Kevin Overton scored a career-high 29 points, Keyshawn Hall added 28 and No. 20 Auburn handled North Carolina State 83-73 in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Wednesday night. The Tigers (7-2) won their 65th consecutive home game against nonconference opponents, the longest streak in the nation. Hall finished with 10 boards and topped 20 points for the sixth time this season.
Former Ottawa Senator Now Tearing It Up In Switzerland
Whether it’s fair or not, Erik Brännström will always be remembered in Ottawa as the guy the Senators got for Mark Stone. It was 2019, and in a deal that former owner Eugene Melnyk said had been planned for some time, Stone was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights. Brännström was Ottawa's crown jewel in that deal, and GM Pierre Dorion was so excited to acquire the diminutive Swede, he initially called it his proudest day as GM.
History now shows that not only was Brännström not ready to be the impact NHL player Stone was, but he ultimately became a fringe NHL defenceman. He had back-to-back seasons of over 70 games played in Ottawa, but the Senators let him walk last year, and he began bouncing all over the league last season.
In 2024-25, he got into 28 games with the Vancouver Canucks, and also spent time in the organizations of the Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres. At that stage, the writing was on the wall, so Brännström packed up and signed a three-year deal with Lausanne HC in Switzerland’s top league.
Six years after being seen as the guy who'd soon make Ottawa forget about losing Mark Stone, Brännström’s NHL career appeared over.
But in his first season over there, he's now writing a nice silver linings playbook. With Lausanne, Brännström is tearing it up the way Dorion once thought he might in Ottawa. In 30 games, he has 13 goals and 25 points, leading all defencemen in both categories. He’s 10th overall in league scoring, right behind a couple of former Senators draft picks.
No, neither of them is named Alex Formenton. The December 1st deadline came and went, and Formenton remains an NHL RFA, so he won’t get an opportunity to play in the NHL this season. The RFA has battled some injuries and has just nine points in 20 Swiss games, which is unlikely to impress anyone on this side of the ocean.
Brady Tkachuk Gives Montreal Grinch Exactly What He Deserves - Community PostSenators captain Brady Tkachuk had some fun with a Montreal Canadiens fan in warmups on Tuesday night. Given the fan's costume, the totally insane rendering of Tkachuk, and the absolutely terrible chirp (Tkachuk sounds like Ketchup), the fan got exactly what he deserved.
We speak of Marcus Sorensen, who has 27 points, and Andre Petersson, who has 25.
Between those two players sits a guy many Sens fans wanted over Brady Tkachuk at the 2018 NHL Draft: Filip Zadina, who has 14 goals and 26 points. Brännström is also two points ahead of another former Senator, Dominik Kubalík, who has 13 goals and 23 points.
Even though the Senators do have some depth issues on the left side of their blue line, GM Steve Staios had clearly seen enough when he let Brannstrom walk into unrestricted free agency in 2024. That was also right around the time Ottawa drafted a bigger defenceman in Carter Yakemchuk in Round 1 and then an angry 6-foot-7 blueliner in Gabriel Elliason.
The Senators have a type, and Brännström, generously listed at 5-foot-10, simply wasn’t it.
It may be his plan B, but it’s still nice to see the 26-year-old getting a fresh start and having success.
By Steve Warne
The Hockey News - Ottawa
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Comrie Shines But Jets Fall 3–2 in Shootout To Habs
The Winnipeg Jets wrapped up their six-game road trip with a heartbreaking 3–2 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. It was a contest defined by highlight-reel goaltending, and big plays from both teams’ emerging stars.
Winnipeg netminder Eric Comrie delivered his best performance of the season, turning aside a barrage of high-danger chances from the opening puck drop through overtime and shootout. Comrie made multiple spectacular, goal-saving stops, including one off his mask followed by a diving save in the first period, then another dramatic sequence minutes later after a Montreal interception forced him into yet another desperation stop. His heroics continued throughout the night with five saves in overtime and only one goal allowed on three shootout attempts.
The Jets leaned heavily on their top line once again, with Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor supplying all of Winnipeg’s scoring. Their combined effort broke the ice late in the first period when Connor corralled a loose puck, weaved between two defenders, and fed Scheifele with a backhand pass, who ripped a shot past Montreal goaltender Jakub Dobeš for a 1–0 lead.
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Midway through the second, the Canadiens capitalized on a power-play opportunity after Tanner Pearson was called for slashing rookie defenseman Lane Hutson. Montreal cycled quickly before Juraj Slafkovský hammered a one-timer from the low slot to tie the game.
Winnipeg briefly regained the lead on a fortunate bounce. A deflected puck off a broken stick landed behind the Montreal net, where Gabe Vilardi retrieved it and fed Connor at the faceoff circle. Connor snapped home his shot before Dobeš could react, making it 2–1 Jets.
But Montreal’s young core answered again. Ivan Demidov, a Calder Trophy candidate, out-battled Josh Morrissey along the boards, pulled the puck free, and found Oliver Kapanen wide open in front. Kapanen buried the pass to even the score at 2–2 heading into the third.
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The Jets now return home after their demanding road swing and will host the Buffalo Sabres on Friday at Canada Life Centre.
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AJ Dybantsa and Keba Keita each score 22 points to lead No. 9 BYU past California Baptist 91-60
AJ Dybantsa and Keba Keita each scored 22 points to lead No. BYU to a 91-60 victory over California Baptist on Wednesday night. Keita added 14 rebounds to help the Cougars (7-1) win their fourth straight neutral-site game — though this one was played in their home state about 45 miles from campus.
Tyler Tanner scores career-high 26 as No. 17 Vanderbilt beats SMU in ACC/SEC Challenge
The Commodores moved up seven spots in the new AP Top 25 rankings after sweeping three games for the Battle 4 Atlantis title last week. They came in ranked second averaging 97.9 points per game to start this season, and they shot 57.1% (36 of 63) against SMU. Devin McGlockton added 13 points for Vanderbilt, and Tyler Nickel had 12.
Medved revels in Minnesota’s upset of Indiana, marking Big Ten debut where he grew up a Gophers fan
Niko Medved stood in a crowd that swarmed the Williams Arena court after Minnesota upset Indiana in his Big Ten debut, beaming during his postgame television interview that was broadcast through the sound system for all the fans to hear. “I'm where I fell in love with the game,” Medved said, glancing toward the seats he used to sit in as a kid as he tried to process the enormity of the milestone on his new job with the program he not only grew up a few miles away from but served as a student manager to launch his coaching career. Medved turned to yell, “Go Gophers!” at the students who had surrounded him for congratulations and selfies after the 73-64 victory Wednesday night that handed the 22nd-ranked Hoosiers their first loss under their new coach, Darian DeVries.
Calipari picks up his 20th win over Louisville, this time with Arkansas
John Calipari was in familiar territory Wednesday night. Calipari’s No. 25 Arkansas team beat No. 6 Louisville 89-80, handling the Cardinals from the opening tip. Calipari moved to 20-8 all-time against the Cards, with a majority of those wins coming when he coached Kentucky from 2009-2024.
Nets win back-to-back games for first time this season after topping Bulls, 113-103
CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets won consecutive games for the first time this season, beating the depleted Chicago Bulls 113-103 on Wednesday night.
Noah Clowney scored 18 of his 20 points the second half to help the Nets improve to 5-16. Nic Claxton had 14 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
Josh Giddey had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his fifth triple-double this season for Chicago. The Bulls dropped to 9-12 with their fifth loss in a row.
Chicago played without seven injured players, including rookie forward Noa Essengue, the 12th overall pick in the NBA draft, who will have surgery on his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the season.
Porter followed up on a season-high 35-point effort in a 116-103 home victory over Charlotte on Monday night. Against Chicago, Porter hit four of his five three-point baskets in the second half as Brooklyn pushed back after Chicago narrowed the Nets lead to as little as five.
Nikola Vucevic finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Ayo Dosunmu added 16 points, but Chicago was held to 42.2% shooting and committed 16 turnovers.
Up next
Nets: At Utah on Thursday night.
Bulls: Host Indiana on Friday night.
No. 10 Iowa State breaks program scoring record in 132-68 win over Alcorn State
Milan Momcilovic made his first eight 3-point shots while scoring 27 points and No. 10 Iowa State prepped for its weekend visit to top-ranked Purdue by setting a program scoring record in a 132-68 rout of Alcorn State on Wednesday night. The Cyclones (8-0) broke the previous school record of 130 points in a 67-point win over The Citadel in 2016-17. The 64-point margin against Alcorn State (1-9) was tied for their fifth-largest ever.
Devils shut out by Stars, 3-0, extending losing streak to three games
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jason Robertson scored his 17th goal of the season, Jake Oettinger stopped all 31 shots he faced and the Dallas Stars shut out the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Wednesday night.
While Robertson kept building his case to make the U.S. Olympic team scoring on a give-and-go with Esa Lindell, a trio of other Finns were responsible for the Stars’ other offensive production. Roope Hintz fed Miro Heiskanen for the Stars’ first goal, while Mikko Rantanen scored on a rebound to get their third.
Oettinger, also likely Milan-bound as one of three American goaltenders, was at his best at the other end of the ice to pick up his first career victory against the Devils — the last of the NHL’s other 31 teams he hadn’t beaten. Oettinger made back-to-back pad saves on Luke Glendening and Juho Lammikko late in the first period and denied Dawson Mercer (twice) and Connor Brown on some high-quality chances in the second.
Lindell and captain Jamie Benn each had two assists. The Stars have killed off 19 consecutive penalties over the past six games and improved to 12-0-0 when leading at the second intermission.
Dallas was playing its first game without its second-longest-tenured player, Tyler Seguin, who tore the ACL in his right knee Tuesday night at the New York Rangers. Coach Glen Gulutzan said Seguin will probably miss the rest of the season.
Jacob Markstrom allowed three goals on 27 shots for New Jersey, which lost a third game in a row and for the sixth time in its past nine. Top player Jack Hughes has been out this entire stretch and is expected to miss at least another month after undergoing surgery to repair a non-hockey finger injury.
Up next
Stars: Return home to face San Jose on Friday night.
Devils: Host Vegas on Friday night.Despite swirling trade speculation, Karl Anthony Towns guides Knicks to 119-104 win over Hornets
Just a few hours before the New York Knicks tipped off on Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets, reports surfaced that Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo had asked the team to facilitate a trade to send him somewhere else. Given his stated desire over the summer to be dealt to the Knicks, multiple sources began finding ways in which the Knicks could finally swing a deal to add the All-Star and make a push for an elusive NBA title.
Almost all of those trade scenarios included sending Karl Anthony Towns out of town. This also comes after the Knicks didn’t agree to a contract extension with Towns before the October deadline. Yet, despite all of that noise, it was Towns who carried the team to a 119-104 victory on Wednesday night with a 35-point, 18-rebound, five-assist showing.
Coming off a tough loss on the road against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, the Knicks looked noticeably fatigued in the second game of their back-to-back. Their jumpshots consistently fell short. Their passes were not nearly as crisp or well-timed, and the defense was frequently sloppy. Fortunately for them, the now 6-16 Charlotte Hornets were similarly sloppy, and a determined Towns was more than enough to help them pull out the win.
Not that the Knicks didn’t try to let Charlotte pry the game away. After leading by 15 at the end of the first quarter, the Knicks built a 20-point lead with 7:18 left in the first half. The Hornets couldn’t seem to buy a bucket, and the Knicks were getting easy looks in transition. It seemed like they would cruise to a victory. However, the Hornets went on a 26-9 run to pull the game to within three before a Jalen Brunson buzzer-beater half-court three gave the Knicks a six-point cushion going into the half.
Brunson finished with 26 points and five assists of his own, while shooting just 1-for-5 from beyond the arc for his second straight mediocre shooting night. Still, the Knicks built up another huge lead in the third quarter before LaMelo Ball pulled the Hornets back to within eight again in the fourth. Ball paced the visitors with 34 points on 12-of-27 from the field (5-of-13 from beyond the arc), with nine assists, and eight rebounds, while rookie Kon Knueppel chipped in 13 points, four rebounds, and four assists.
But at the end of the day, Towns and the Knicks were simply too much.
Karl Anthony Towns dominates with physical performance
With Brunson mired in another poor shooting night to start the game, it was Karl Anthony Towns who paced the Knicks from the start, scoring eight points and securing four rebounds before the game’s first timeout was called. The big man showed off tremendous playmaking ability all night, dishing out five assists and throwing a few other impressive passes that didn’t wind up in made baskets.
In addition, unlike many of his other outstanding performances this season, Towns showed off his versatility on Wednesday night by doing much of his damage in the paint.
The big man, who came into the game attempting 5.3 three-point attempts per game, only attempted one three-point shot in the first quarter and a half of action. Instead, he bullied the Hornets in the paint, scoring eight of his first 10 points in the restricted area, including a sequence with five minutes remaining in the first quarter where he was blocked twice by Hornets back-up center Ryan Kalkbrenner, but grabbed two offensive rebounds and then finished with a layup in traffic.
On the night, 20 of his 35 points came in the paint. He came into the game averaging 10.6 points in the paint per game, which was tied for 27th in the NBA, behind smaller players like De’Aaron Fox, Jaylen Brown, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Tyrese Maxey, among others. He also attempts only 7.1 shots per game in the restricted area per game.
However, Towns and the Knicks saw a matchup advantage against a Hornets team that allows the 7th-most made field goals per game inside of five feet. The Hornets also came into the day 22nd in FG% allowed in the paint, but they had allowed the 12th-fewest attempts in the paint per game in the league.
They were not so fortunate on Wednesday.
Hornets have an interesting decision at the center position
When most people think of the Hornets, they think of LaMelo Ball hoisting up threes from any spot on the court or the impressive rookie season of Kon Knueppel. However, the Hornets also have an intriguing center duo of Moussa Diabete and Ryan Kalkbrenner.
While neither player is a household name, they are important parts of the Hornets' rotation, and figuring out how to stagger their minutes has been a unique challenge for head coach Charles Lee.
Diabate, who started the game on Wednesday, is a 23-year-old former second-round pick who is averaging 9.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.1 blocks in 23 minutes per game. Kalkbrenner, who, at 7’1”, is three inches taller than Diabate, is also a 23-year-old second-round pick who is averaging 9.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks while shooting 81.1% from the field.
Even though neither player is a dangerous scorer, they are a big reason why the Hornets rank 13th in the NBA in offensive rebounding and 14th in rebounding overall.
While Coach Lee seems to use a “hot hand” approach to determine which big man gets more minutes, it seems that the team has been more effective overall with Diabate on the court.
The former Michigan Wolverine is smaller than Kalkbrenner but more athletic and a dynamic offensive rebounder. The Hornets have +15 Expected Wins with Diabate on the court. Their offense is 7.3 points per possession better, and their offensive rebounding rate improves by 10.8%. Meanwhile, the Hornets have -24 Expected Wins with Kalkbrenner on the court and are 11.6 points per possession worse.
Despite Kalkbrenner’s shot-blocking ability, the Hornets are also a better defense with Diabate on the court and have a 4.7% better defensive turnover rate in his minutes. With the Hornets struggling to establish consistency during the 2025-26 season, it might not be a bad idea for them to see what happens if they give Diabate a more extended run.
Josh Hart continues to pace Knicks after slow start
When the season began, there were a few questions surrounding Knicks wing Josh Hart. The man who seemingly never left the floor under the previous head coach, Tom Thibodeau, was likely going to be coming off the bench and playing significantly fewer minutes than he had before.
Then, in training camp, Hart aggravated a nerve injury in the ring finger of his shooting hand, which causes his finger to swell and go numb, obviously impacting his shooting and ball-handling. Hart decided to delay surgery until after the season, but the results were not good early in the year.
In the first 10 games of the season, Hart averaged 8.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 0.8 steals in 23.8 minutes per night. He was shooting 44.4% from the field (33.3% from deep) with a 51% effective field goal rate
On top of his offensive struggles, he was posting an uncharacteristically poor 116.1 defensive rating and a 10.1 Player Impact Estimate. He seemed frustrated by his performance and his role, and there was some worry that he might not fit into Mike Brown’s new system as well as he had under Thibodeau.
Well, beginning with an exciting win on November 14th over the Miami Heat in the NBA Cup, Hart has changed the entire narrative on his season. Over his last nine games, coming into Wednesday, Hart was averaging 15.7 points, 9.4 rebounds, 6.4 assists, and 1.8 steals in 34.3 minutes per game. He's shooting 55.3% from the field (45% from deep) with a 65% effective field goal rate.
His defensive rating had also improved to 113.7, and his Player Impact Estimate was up to 14.6.
His performance has not gone unnoticed as head coach Mike Brown put the blame on himself for Hart’s poor start: “I'll take the hit on that…The tough part was, even backing up further, [Hart] didn't really play in the preseason; he didn't even really practice in the preseason. So, for me, I was behind the eight ball and was really trying to figure out how to incorporate him with what we're trying to do. It just took time, and he was extremely patient with the process…His sacrifice was unbelievable because when I took him out, he just sat. When I called his number, he went out and played. But more importantly, his belief in the process, even if he thought I was wrong, was awesome.”
On Wednesday, Hart only scored 15 points and was seemingly everywhere, also registering eight rebounds and eight assists with one block, one steal, and a +/- of 12. The veteran is back to being an impactful player in addition to just a team leader, and that has helped the Knicks win six of their last eight games.
Brazile scores 21 points as No. 25 Arkansas hands No. 6 Louisville its 1st loss, 89-80
Trevon Brazile scored 21 points to lead five Arkansas players in double figures as the 25th-ranked Razorbacks built a big lead and held off No. 6 Louisville 89-80 on Wednesday night. Darius Acuff Jr. and Meleek Thomas added 17 points apiece for Arkansas, which made 27 of 35 free throws (77%) and outrebounded the Cardinals 46-36. The loss was the first this season for Louisville, which never led in the game.