Giants snap six-game skid with win over Padres as Trevor McDonald delivers in spot start

SAN FRANCISCO — Trevor McDonald wasn’t the headliner of the Giants’ roster shakeup Monday, but credit the third newcomer of the day with making the moves look good. Neither top prospect Bryce Eldridge nor hot-hitting rookie Jesus Rodriguez gave the Giants’ offense the jumpstart it needed. But McDonald was brilliant beyond expectations. The 24-year-old right-hander, called up to make a spot start, held the Padres to one run on two hits over seven innings in a 3-2 win to open a six-game home stand. The club was in desperate need of a course correction after going winless on its six-game…

Thunder star Jalen Williams out Game 1 vs. Lakers

As expected, the reigning champs will be shorthanded Tuesday night. Star wing Jalen Williams has been ruled out in Game 1 against the Lakers due to a Grade 1 hamstring strain. “He’s progressing according to plan, I would say,” Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said Monday when speaking with media. “In terms…

Michigan Dems’ vote-by-phone convention results in ‘material errors’ — including 200 ineligible ballots cast, candidate claims

Some Michigan Democrats are calling for a recount Monday after numerous voting irregularities were discovered following their endorsement convention earlier this month.  The vote-by-phone convention in Detroit resulted in more than 200 ineligible votes being cast, multiple people using the same phone number to cast ballots and some votes not…

Doctor separates fact from fiction on cold plunges and red light therapy

Fox & Friends has officially launched Wellness Week, a dedicated series aimed at navigating the world of social media health trends. “The internet is jam-packed with millions of these trends that are promising you a healthier, younger and more energized life. But it’s hard to tell what’s a real hack or…

What is ibogaine? FDA to fast-track review of drugs for mental health

A mind-bending hallucinogen is moving out of the counterculture and into the clinic. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday greenlit the first-ever human clinical trial of an ibogaine derivative in the US, opening the door to testing the psychedelic drug as a potential treatment for alcohol-use disorder. The move…

What Kelly Stafford told Ty Simpson after Rams’ shocking first-round pick

Ty Simpson might eventually replace Matthew Stafford — but the latter’s wife, Kelly, had a warm message for the Rams’ first-round draft pick. Los Angeles shocked the NFL world Thursday night when it selected the former Alabama quarterback at No. 13 overall despite his fellow passer, Stafford, 38, winning MVP…

How Steelers’ selecting QB Drew Allar affects Aaron Rodgers plans

The Steelers are still waiting to hear from Aaron Rodgers, they took a quarterback in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft and those two things aren’t connected, they promise. “I don’t believe that [drafting Drew Allar] has any impact on Aaron,” Steelers quarterbacks coach Tom Arth told reporters…

‘Eventually, it becomes you’: Inventors of new ‘living’ knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it works

Imagine getting a knee replacement made of living materials rather than metal and plastic.Researchers at Columbia University and the University of Missouri are working to make that vision a reality. Their 3D-printed knee implant, called NOVAKnee, is composed of a biodegradable scaffold packed with stem-cell-derived bone and cartilage. The idea…

‘The push towards renewables is unstoppable because it’s in a country’s self-interest’: Climate scientist Andy Reisinger on Trump, Iran, and the future of Earth

It’s now clear. Scientists predict that humanity will miss its target of keeping atmospheric warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, with the globe sailing into an even warmer future. And the impacts of this warming are escalating, from extreme weather disasters and hits to biodiversity to melting glaciers…

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