Bruins’ Nikita Zadorov played through playoff series with torn MCL

Bruins star Nikita Zadorov made a startling revelation on Friday: he played much of his team’s first-round series with a torn MCL. Zadorov, 31, disclosed the injury to reporters following Boston’s 4-1 Game 6 loss to Buffalo, which gave the Sabres a 4-2 series win. “I tore my MCL [in] Game 3,” he told reporters Friday. “Fully torn, off the bone.” Incredibly, the defenseman managed to keep playing after the gruesome injury, as he averaged over 20 minutes of ice time per game. He registered one assist and 37 penalty minutes during the series. The Russian-born skater was extremely durable…

Cody Bellinger, Trent Grisham power Yankees to another win over Orioles

The Yankees entered this winter with two high-ceiling, no-longer-that-young outfield prospects in Jasson Domínguez and Spencer Jones who probably deserved and deserve a shot at extended playing time.  And yet Brian Cashman & Co. filled up the major league outfield by extending a qualifying offer to Trent Grisham, who accepted,…

A surprising sunscreen booster may be hiding at your favorite bar

Something exciting is brewing in the skincare world. A new study suggests that a byproduct of beer production could make sunscreens more effective at blocking harmful ultraviolet B rays, which are responsible for sunburns. The finding could be significant, as studies have shown that many products on store shelves don’t…

The Puma scratched from Kentucky Derby due to swelling in leg

One of the top horses to watch in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby is a race day scratch. The Puma will be out of the popular horse race after trainer Gustabo Delgado confirmed swelling was discovered in the horse’s leg due to a skin infection. “It’s just really bad timing,” Delgado told…

Yellowstone’s volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thought

Yellowstone’s famous supervolcano is likely being fueled in a completely different way from what many scientists assumed. New research suggests that Yellowstone’s volcanic activity is actually driven by shifts in Earth’s crust, rather than a deep well of magma underground as previously thought.This finding could help scientists predict future volcanic…

Mets chase Paul Skenes with first-inning Opening Day barrage

The kind of relentless offensive attack that the Mets had dreamed about and a Pirates defensive effort that sure looked like a waking nightmare co-conspired for a stunning scene in the bottom of the first inning during Thursday’s Opening Day. Paul Skenes, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, was…

Judge tosses lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X accusing advertisers of illegal boycott

A US judge on Thursday dismissed X Corp.’s antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and a group of major companies including Mars, CVS Health and Colgate-Palmolive of illegally boycotting billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s social media company. US District Judge Jane Boyle in the federal court in Dallas said Musk’s X failed to…

US inflation will soar to 4.2% if Iran war drags on, says OECD

The OECD on Thursday issued a somber warning about the economic impact of the Iran war if it drags on, saying inflation could reach a painful 4.2% in the US this year. That would mark the highest inflation rate among G7 member countries as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of…

Astronauts may struggle to reproduce in outer space, study suggests — what does that mean for the future of space colonization?

When it comes to successful fertilization, zero gravity means zero game, a new study suggests. When looking at sperm and eggs in simulated microgravity, scientists found that this environment hampered sperm navigation, fertilization and embryo development, posing serious challenges for the future of space colonization.This human, mouse and pig study,…

Mets signing Tommy Pham hours before Opening Day

On the brink of the season opener, the Mets bolstered their outfield depth with an interesting addition from their past. The Mets and Tommy Pham are in agreement on a minor league deal, a source confirmed Thursday, just a few hours before first pitch of Mets-Pirates Opening Day at Citi…

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