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It is the most important position on the ice. However, it is also hard to evaluate. Few goalies maintain sky-high save percentages each year, and oftentimes a guy near the top of the league one year can be middle-of-the-pack or worse the next. The reverse can happen as well. MORE: Suter sits for two | Yeo the fall guy? Generally, it seems wiser to avoid paying goalies without first seeing if they can maintain their numbers over a multi-year stretch....

This race is all about Weld. Kerry is the default position, the known quantity: a solid, decent public servant, reliably liberal in a liberal state (though smart enough to move with the tides–especially when it came to reminding Bill Clinton that crime was a very big issue; the crime bill was Kerry’s as much as anyone’s). Weld has been governor for six years, but is not easily apprehended–truly, one of the more exotic specimens in the American aviary....

Cheyenne Bottoms in Kansas is the largest interior wetlands in the U.S. and is located around 110 miles northwest of Wichita. In 2022, however, the wetlands are nearly completely dry, due to a drought baking the region, having contained next-to-no water since June. “We are 100 percent dry. There’s no water on the property,” Cheyenne Bottoms’ wildlife area manager Jason Wagner told The Wichita Eagle. “This year is kind of the perfect storm....

People using the MMTT drink a liquid meal of mixed proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Their blood samples then are evaluated to see how much insulin—a key hormone that helps your body use blood sugar—rises in response. This article explains how the MMTT works, from beginning to end of the test process. It also discusses the general importance of screening for diabetes. Uses of MMTT The MMTT is most often used as a tool in research settings, such as clinical research trials....

Since taking office in late January, the new White House has launched a comprehensive review of a range of Trump-era policies. In the realm of foreign affairs, such reevaluations have already yielded significant changes, including a reversal of the “maximum pressure” approach toward Iran and a more punitive policy vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia. And while some things have not changed—for instance, a U.S. commitment to great-power competition with China—the new administration’s policy shifts have profoundly unsettled many of America’s international partners, Morocco among them....

The citizens of New York, who live in the spiritual home of the skyscraper, now fear the office tower and the high-rise. In San Francisco they build structures that are earthquakeproof. But there’s no structural steel, no reinforced foundation, that can ward off fear. And there are always the aftershocks: the Madrid trains, the London Underground and now news of yet another terrorist plot to blow up American planes. Hair gel may be the new nail clippers, but the sense of peril is just déjà vu all over again....

Barres did get in there and today, with a B.S. from MIT, an M.D. from Dartmouth and a Ph.D. from Harvard, Barres, 51, is a leading neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford. He’s also a female-to-male transgendered person (Barbara became Ben in 1997) who is speaking out about discrimination against women in science–on behalf of his former female self and the young female scientists he mentors. Last week, in a commentary published in the journal Nature, Barres took aim at the gender-gap-in-science debate sparked in 2005 by the then Harvard president Lawrence Summers....

The immune system is exquisitely designed to repel foreign invaders while leaving the body’s own tissues alone. White blood cells patrol the body, orchestrating attacks on any substance whose molecular markers, or antigens, look unfamiliar. Previous studies have shown that when diabetes sets in, the immune system reacts violently to several antigens found on normal islet cells. But until now, no one knew which antigen set off the destructive cascade....

You may dimly remember the Damn Yankees story. It is Faust for the modern age. The protagonist is a middle-aged, unathletic but ardent fan of the Washington Senators. (Remember your ancient history, from back when the saying was, “Washington—first in war, first in peace and last in the American League.”) The fan sells his soul to the Devil for one sensational season as a major-league player—a perfectly reasonable transaction, I think....

PHOTO (COLOR): Mobuta at a press conference with rebel leaders on May 4

During pregame introductions, Rodriguez lined up with his teammates as New York’s designated hitter, batting seventh against Toronto. A-Rod was cheered louder than any member of the Yankees’ starting lineup, drowning out a few scattered boos. But, because of enhanced security measures at the entrances to the ballpark, the stands were less than half full when the Yankees and Blue Jays were introduced. During the top of the first inning, during their routine of chanting each starter’s name on the field, the right field Bleacher Creatures added a chant for A-Rod, who obliged from the dugout with a tip of his cap....

Oakland built its 2019 roster around the expectation that the group, led by closer Blake Treinen and setup man Lou Trivino, would again be a strength. It limited investment in starting pitching, instead banking on its relievers to come in as early as the fifth inning and shut down opponents the rest of the way. The gamble has not yielded anticipated results. Few members of the bullpen, Treinen included, have met the standard they established last campaign....

The A’s were surprise winners of the American League West in 2012, less surprising victors in 2013 and, again loaded with pitching, Oakland will strongly contend for its third straight division title. That’s despite a payroll the fraction of the West’s heavyweights in Los Angeles and Texas. Even the Mariners are in the free-spending act, signing Robinson Cano to a $240 million deal. Oakland just plugs away with a payroll that again is expected to be under $70 million, using the latest twist on “Moneyball,” the team’s cost-saving platoon system....

The Oakland faithful unloaded on Houston second baseman Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa on Thursday at the Coliseum. The gathering also chanted “Cheaters” during the national anthem and brought signs calling the Astros the same. They delighted in A’s starter Chris Bassitt hitting Correa in the left shoulder with a 94 mph fastball in the fourth inning. “Got to hear some boos, finally,” Astros starting Zack Greinke told reporters postgame, per the Houston Chronicle....