Islanders GM Mathieu Darche doesn’t think playoff cap will be ‘an issue at all’

ST. LOUIS — Between the additions of Brayden Schenn and Ondrej Palat, the Islanders added two players worth about $13.5 million to their books, but they aren’t currently worried about creating a cap squeeze. Not for these playoffs, when Alexander Romanov is a possibility to return from LTIR, and not for next season. “I don’t see the playoff cap being an issue at all,” general manager Mathieu Darche said. “With all the players available, we have 23 guys on the roster, cap compliance. Take three off every game [the playoff cap is calculated using the 20-man game roster], it’s not…

Cannabis compounds could reverse disease affecting one-third of adults

Compounds found in cannabis could provide a new roadmap for treating the world’s most common chronic liver disorder, according to a study released by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The research, published in the British Journal of Pharmacology, found that cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) significantly reduced liver fat and improved metabolic…

Phillies lock up Jesus Luzardo with 5 million contract extension

The Phillies made sure Jesús Luzardo isn’t going anywhere. The team locked up the 28-year-old lefty on a five-year, $135 million contract extension on Monday, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed. Luzardo was set to become a free agent at the end of the 2026 season after coming over in a…

Gay Dem Robert Garcia could represent Huntington Beach after Pride flag ban

In a twist of political irony, a conservative California city that voted to ban Pride flags on government buildings could soon be represented in Congress by an openly gay lawmaker. Huntington Beach — known for declaring itself a “non-sanctuary city” — has been pulled into a newly redrawn congressional district…

Saks Fifth Avenue and Nieman Marcus closing several stores across SoCal

Southern California’s luxury shopping landscape is shrinking as three high-end department store locations prepare to shut their doors. Two Saks Fifth Avenue stores in the region are slated to close, including locations at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa and The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert. A Neiman…

WeWork ‘growing again’ in NYC — years after crashing and burning

WeWork — remember them? — just signed a lease for 37,000 square feet at 511 Fifth Ave. between East 42nd and 43rd streets. It adds to WeWork’s growing, 3.3 million-square-foot portfolio of Big Apple coworking spaces — part of a global portfolio of 45 million square feet. But if you didn’t…

Young women are shunning birth control because of the ‘nocebo effect’

When a teen girl recently posted on TikTok about the “pros and cons of birth control,” almost 120,000 people hit the “like” button. Of the pros, the girl said her birth control made her period disappear and referenced its “99%” success rate at preventing pregnancy. Of the cons, she said…

Paramount Skydance issues weak forecast as it battles Netflix to acquire Warner Bros.

Paramount Skydance forecast first-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, citing an ongoing decline in legacy TV, but predicted strong growth in its streaming unit this year on additional subscribers and price increases. The David Ellison‑led company called its bid for Warner Bros Discovery an “accelerant” to its goals, but would not comment…

James Webb Telescope captures dramatic images of dying star

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured an astonishing photograph of a star in outer space recently. In the latest footage captured by the James Webb Telescope, a nebula has been revealed surrounding a dying star. The James Webb Space Telescope is a powerful infrared space telescope that studies every phase in…

Vile antisemitic chant breaks out at San Francisco press conference

A news conference highlighting San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s tax reform proposal devolved into vile antisemitic chants that went on for more than a minute unchecked, according to disgusted officials who were present at the Wednesday event. A protest tied to the Democratic Socialists of America’s San Francisco chapter began…

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