4 Surprising Benefits of “Forest Bathing,” According to Science
Being a “tree hugger” might sound like a hippie cliché, but science suggests it could…
Being a “tree hugger” might sound like a hippie cliché, but science suggests it could…
उत्तर-पश्चिम भारत में तापमान तेजी से बढ़ने लगा है और दिल्ली-एनसीआर समेत कई राज्यों में…
Mar 2, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Unrivaled Co-founder Napheesa Collier at Barclay’s Center. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images The Minnesota Lynx said Tuesday that star forward Napheesa Collier’s rehab from left ankle surgery is “progressing as expected,” and she could resume on-court activities in early June.
The team plans to release updates on Collier’s progress when available.
The timeline means Collier will miss, at minimum, the first month of the WNBA season, which begins May 10 for the Lynx.
Collier underwent surgery on her ankle on March 24 after sustaining a severe injury during the 2025 playoffs. Per reports at the time, she sustained a Grade 2 tear of three ligaments in the ankle and a muscle in her left shin on a collision during Game 3 of the playoff semifinal series vs. Phoenix.
Collier, 29, averaged a career-high 22.9 points and shot 40.3% from 3-point range to go with 7.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.5 blocks per game last year. The back-to-back WNBA Most Valuable Player runner-up, Collier is a five-time All-Star and earned MVP honors in the 2024 Commissioner’s Cup final and the 2025 All-Star Game.
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Mar 2, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Unrivaled Co-founder Napheesa Collier at Barclay’s Center. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images The Minnesota Lynx said Tuesday that star forward Napheesa Collier’s rehab from left ankle surgery is “progressing as expected,” and she could resume on-court activities in early June.
The team plans to release updates on Collier’s progress when available.
The timeline means Collier will miss, at minimum, the first month of the WNBA season, which begins May 10 for the Lynx.
Collier underwent surgery on her ankle on March 24 after sustaining a severe injury during the 2025 playoffs. Per reports at the time, she sustained a Grade 2 tear of three ligaments in the ankle and a muscle in her left shin on a collision during Game 3 of the playoff semifinal series vs. Phoenix.
Collier, 29, averaged a career-high 22.9 points and shot 40.3% from 3-point range to go with 7.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.5 blocks per game last year. The back-to-back WNBA Most Valuable Player runner-up, Collier is a five-time All-Star and earned MVP honors in the 2024 Commissioner’s Cup final and the 2025 All-Star Game.
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Mar 2, 2026; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Unrivaled Co-founder Napheesa Collier at Barclay's Center. Mandatory Credit:…
Apr 20, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (55) knocks the helmet of Pittsburgh Penguins center Blake Lizotte (46) off during the third period in game two of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images In a first-round playoff series between Pennsylvania rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers threw the first punch — and the second.
Holding a 2-0 edge in the best-of-seven series, the Flyers look to take a commanding lead on the Pittsburgh Penguins when the teams reconvene for Game 3 Wednesday in Philadelphia.
After recording a 3-2 victory in Game 1 over the weekend, Philadelphia blanked Pittsburgh 3-0 on Monday behind 27 saves from Dan Vladar. Vladar’s first shutout since joining the Flyers last summer was also his first career postseason blanking.
“He has been like that all year for us,” Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said. “Guys enjoy playing for him. He comes by the bench, he’s talking to the players. A lot of guys aren’t used to goalies talking that much, but that’s the way Vladdy is. I love his personality. He’s a fun guy to coach.”
Porter Martone is certainly having fun these days, as well. The Philadelphia winger is the sixth-youngest player in NHL history to score a goal in each of his first two career playoff games. In fact, both of the 19-year-old’s tallies in this series have turned out to be game-winners.
“I think I’ve got to give a lot of credit to the guys in this room,” Martone said. “They’ve taught me a lot, not just on the hockey side, but the life side. I’ve said this before, but I think I made the jump (from college) because I thought I was ready and I thought I could help this team.”
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh finds itself searching for answers after a pair of lethargic performances.
“There should be frustration. (We) should be frustrated,” Penguins coach Dan Muse said. “We just lost two games at home. And so, with frustration comes how are you going to respond? How are we going to respond? And so, I would hope every single guy in that room, the entire staff, nobody’s happy right now. Nobody should be.”
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist in the series opener, but Sidney Crosby has yet to register a point in the series. The Penguins have lost five straight games, including the final three in the regular season.
“I think we’ve been in some tough spots all year,” Crosby said. “We’ve always responded really well to adversity. It seems like it’s brought out the best in all of us. I think that getting on the road and having a situation like this hopefully brings out the best in us again here.”
Stuart Skinner has been strong in net for the Penguins. He turned aside 21 shots in Monday’s defeat, including several terrific saves that helped keep his team within striking distance.
The Flyers’ goals in Game 2 came on Martone’s tally following a blocked shot that caromed right to him, Garnet Hathaway’s finish off a terrific individual effort by Owen Tippett while short-handed, and a late empty-net goal by Luke Glendening.
“Obviously coming in here, to a building like this, and taking the first two games — it’s huge,” said Tippett, who added “we’re staying even-keel. We’re excited to get home to our fans, back home in our rink, but we can’t get too high, can’t get too low.”
The Penguins acknowledge that they need to improve a power play that is 0-for-7 in the series, including an 0-for-5 effort in Game 2.
“They’re doing a good job, and we’re not,” said Pittsburgh defenseman Erik Karlsson. “That’s the bottom line.”
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Apr 20, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (55) knocks the helmet of Pittsburgh Penguins center Blake Lizotte (46) off during the third period in game two of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images In a first-round playoff series between Pennsylvania rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers threw the first punch — and the second.
Holding a 2-0 edge in the best-of-seven series, the Flyers look to take a commanding lead on the Pittsburgh Penguins when the teams reconvene for Game 3 Wednesday in Philadelphia.
After recording a 3-2 victory in Game 1 over the weekend, Philadelphia blanked Pittsburgh 3-0 on Monday behind 27 saves from Dan Vladar. Vladar’s first shutout since joining the Flyers last summer was also his first career postseason blanking.
“He has been like that all year for us,” Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said. “Guys enjoy playing for him. He comes by the bench, he’s talking to the players. A lot of guys aren’t used to goalies talking that much, but that’s the way Vladdy is. I love his personality. He’s a fun guy to coach.”
Porter Martone is certainly having fun these days, as well. The Philadelphia winger is the sixth-youngest player in NHL history to score a goal in each of his first two career playoff games. In fact, both of the 19-year-old’s tallies in this series have turned out to be game-winners.
“I think I’ve got to give a lot of credit to the guys in this room,” Martone said. “They’ve taught me a lot, not just on the hockey side, but the life side. I’ve said this before, but I think I made the jump (from college) because I thought I was ready and I thought I could help this team.”
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh finds itself searching for answers after a pair of lethargic performances.
“There should be frustration. (We) should be frustrated,” Penguins coach Dan Muse said. “We just lost two games at home. And so, with frustration comes how are you going to respond? How are we going to respond? And so, I would hope every single guy in that room, the entire staff, nobody’s happy right now. Nobody should be.”
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist in the series opener, but Sidney Crosby has yet to register a point in the series. The Penguins have lost five straight games, including the final three in the regular season.
“I think we’ve been in some tough spots all year,” Crosby said. “We’ve always responded really well to adversity. It seems like it’s brought out the best in all of us. I think that getting on the road and having a situation like this hopefully brings out the best in us again here.”
Stuart Skinner has been strong in net for the Penguins. He turned aside 21 shots in Monday’s defeat, including several terrific saves that helped keep his team within striking distance.
The Flyers’ goals in Game 2 came on Martone’s tally following a blocked shot that caromed right to him, Garnet Hathaway’s finish off a terrific individual effort by Owen Tippett while short-handed, and a late empty-net goal by Luke Glendening.
“Obviously coming in here, to a building like this, and taking the first two games — it’s huge,” said Tippett, who added “we’re staying even-keel. We’re excited to get home to our fans, back home in our rink, but we can’t get too high, can’t get too low.”
The Penguins acknowledge that they need to improve a power play that is 0-for-7 in the series, including an 0-for-5 effort in Game 2.
“They’re doing a good job, and we’re not,” said Pittsburgh defenseman Erik Karlsson. “That’s the bottom line.”
–Field Level Media
Apr 20, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (55) knocks the helmet…
Apr 18, 2026; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner (30) reacts with defender Mamadou Fofana (2) after defeating the Columbus Crew at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images One of the main themes the New England Revolution have adopted under first-year head coach Marko Mitrovic is “belief.” As they visit Atlanta United on Wednesday night, they’ll continue rallying around that mentality.
The Revolution (4-3-0, 12 points) come into Mercedes-Benz Stadium on a three-match winning streak after a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday. New England trailed 1-0 before Dor Turgeman’s equalizer in the 54th minute and Carles Gil’s match-winning penalty in the 85th.
That never-give-up mindset didn’t exist a year ago, Revs defender Ilay Feingold noted.
“The mentality that we showed, especially in the second half, was amazing,” Feingold said. “… We knew it was going to be a tough game, but we showed a great mentality and everyone made a great effort.”
As they search for a fourth straight win, the Revs will look to add to Atlanta United’s misery.
Atlanta (1-6-1, 4 points) fell to Eastern Conference-leading Nashville SC 2-0 on Saturday. The Five Stripes are winless in their last four MLS contests (0-3-1), have scored only one goal in that span and have been shut out five times in eight matches this season.
“The energy’s not lacking … The fight, the desire to win is not lacking. Now, it just comes down to little details throughout the game that we need to fix. That’s what’s going to turn the results around,” Atlanta midfielder Cooper Sanchez said.
Atlanta has just one win in its previous 12 home matches against MLS opponents (1-5-6).
New England enters Wednesday on a six-match road losing streak dating back to last season. Its last road win was a 2-1 triumph over the Crew on Aug. 23, 2025.
Turgeman’s goal was his second of the season, matching the team-high totals of Brayan Ceballos, Peyton Miller and Alhassan Yusuf. Luca Langoni has six assists, ranking second in MLS.
Alexey Miranchuk leads Atlanta United in scoring with four of its six goals.
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Apr 18, 2026; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner (30) reacts with defender Mamadou Fofana (2) after defeating the Columbus Crew at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images One of the main themes the New England Revolution have adopted under first-year head coach Marko Mitrovic is “belief.” As they visit Atlanta United on Wednesday night, they’ll continue rallying around that mentality.
The Revolution (4-3-0, 12 points) come into Mercedes-Benz Stadium on a three-match winning streak after a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday. New England trailed 1-0 before Dor Turgeman’s equalizer in the 54th minute and Carles Gil’s match-winning penalty in the 85th.
That never-give-up mindset didn’t exist a year ago, Revs defender Ilay Feingold noted.
“The mentality that we showed, especially in the second half, was amazing,” Feingold said. “… We knew it was going to be a tough game, but we showed a great mentality and everyone made a great effort.”
As they search for a fourth straight win, the Revs will look to add to Atlanta United’s misery.
Atlanta (1-6-1, 4 points) fell to Eastern Conference-leading Nashville SC 2-0 on Saturday. The Five Stripes are winless in their last four MLS contests (0-3-1), have scored only one goal in that span and have been shut out five times in eight matches this season.
“The energy’s not lacking … The fight, the desire to win is not lacking. Now, it just comes down to little details throughout the game that we need to fix. That’s what’s going to turn the results around,” Atlanta midfielder Cooper Sanchez said.
Atlanta has just one win in its previous 12 home matches against MLS opponents (1-5-6).
New England enters Wednesday on a six-match road losing streak dating back to last season. Its last road win was a 2-1 triumph over the Crew on Aug. 23, 2025.
Turgeman’s goal was his second of the season, matching the team-high totals of Brayan Ceballos, Peyton Miller and Alhassan Yusuf. Luca Langoni has six assists, ranking second in MLS.
Alexey Miranchuk leads Atlanta United in scoring with four of its six goals.
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Apr 18, 2026; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner (30) reacts with…
Apr 18, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; FC Cincinnati midfielder Pavel Bucha (20) (center) collects a pass as Chicago Fire FC midfielder Dje D’avilla (42) defends during the second half of an MLS match at TQL Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kareem Elgazzar-Imagn Images New York City FC will attempt to snap a four-match winless skid in league play on Wednesday night when they welcome FC Cincinnati to Yankee Stadium.
While NYCFC (3-3-2, 11 points) continued their downward spiral in terms of results with a 2-1 setback to Charlotte FC last Saturday, head coach Pascal Jansen remained positive two days later while speaking to reporters.
“We played a good game. It was a tough result, but game-wise, strategy-wise, play style-wise, it was a good game from our side, but unfortunately not good enough,” Jansen said on Monday. “But it’s something that helps you go forward into the next sequence of games.”
Nicolas Fernandez continued his goal-scoring surge in the third minute of second-half stoppage time on Saturday. He has a team-best six goals in eight matches this season after totaling just three in 11 appearances (10 starts) in 2025.
“We were just talking about that today, that I’ve matched my (number of) league goals from last year,” Fernandez said on Monday. “Every year, I set myself a target of what I want to achieve. Luckily, it’s been happening this season. Just have to continue on that streak.”
While NYCFC are 0-3-1 over their last four MLS matches overall, FC Cincinnati sport that same record on the road this season.
Cincinnati (2-4-2, 8 points) experienced a bit of a positive after recording its second straight draw with a 3-3 home decision versus the Chicago Fire on Saturday.
Evander converted a penalty kick in the 79th minute and played a role in Dje D’Avilla’s own goal seven minutes later to help Cincinnati draw even from a 3-1 halftime deficit.
“Play-wise, there’s been a lot of positives, but now that needs to translate into the wins,” FC Cincinnati head coach Pat Noonan said on Tuesday. “… I’ve been more pleased in the last two games with some of the overall play despite those results not being what we’d like.”
NYCFC posted a pair of 1-0 victories over FC Cincinnati last season.
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Apr 18, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; FC Cincinnati midfielder Pavel Bucha (20) (center) collects a pass as Chicago Fire FC midfielder Dje D’avilla (42) defends during the second half of an MLS match at TQL Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kareem Elgazzar-Imagn Images New York City FC will attempt to snap a four-match winless skid in league play on Wednesday night when they welcome FC Cincinnati to Yankee Stadium.
While NYCFC (3-3-2, 11 points) continued their downward spiral in terms of results with a 2-1 setback to Charlotte FC last Saturday, head coach Pascal Jansen remained positive two days later while speaking to reporters.
“We played a good game. It was a tough result, but game-wise, strategy-wise, play style-wise, it was a good game from our side, but unfortunately not good enough,” Jansen said on Monday. “But it’s something that helps you go forward into the next sequence of games.”
Nicolas Fernandez continued his goal-scoring surge in the third minute of second-half stoppage time on Saturday. He has a team-best six goals in eight matches this season after totaling just three in 11 appearances (10 starts) in 2025.
“We were just talking about that today, that I’ve matched my (number of) league goals from last year,” Fernandez said on Monday. “Every year, I set myself a target of what I want to achieve. Luckily, it’s been happening this season. Just have to continue on that streak.”
While NYCFC are 0-3-1 over their last four MLS matches overall, FC Cincinnati sport that same record on the road this season.
Cincinnati (2-4-2, 8 points) experienced a bit of a positive after recording its second straight draw with a 3-3 home decision versus the Chicago Fire on Saturday.
Evander converted a penalty kick in the 79th minute and played a role in Dje D’Avilla’s own goal seven minutes later to help Cincinnati draw even from a 3-1 halftime deficit.
“Play-wise, there’s been a lot of positives, but now that needs to translate into the wins,” FC Cincinnati head coach Pat Noonan said on Tuesday. “… I’ve been more pleased in the last two games with some of the overall play despite those results not being what we’d like.”
NYCFC posted a pair of 1-0 victories over FC Cincinnati last season.
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Apr 18, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; FC Cincinnati midfielder Pavel Bucha (20) (center) collects a…
सफाई में लापरवाही बरतने वालों के खिलाफ सख्ती जारी है। मंगलवार को निगमायुक्त क्षितिज सिंघल…
Apr 18, 2026; Frisco, Texas, USA; LA Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil (28) dribbles the ball against FC Dallas defender Sebastien Ibeagha (25) during the second half at Toyota Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Galaxy can surpass a dubious mark from last season with a victory at the Columbus Crew on Wednesday night.
Defeating the struggling Crew (1-4-3, 6 points) would give the Galaxy (2-3-3, 9 points) eight points on the road, one more than they earned in 2025.
The most recent example of the Galaxy’s newfound confidence was rallying from a two-goal deficit for a 2-2 draw at FC Dallas on Saturday to improve to 1-1-2 in away matches.
“I think everybody believes that we can continue this momentum,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said. “We’ve got a tough stretch because we play (four) out of our next (six) on the road … so we’ve got to be road warriors during this time too and take points.”
The Galaxy were 0-10-7 on the road in 2025 but in addition to the FC Dallas match, they have a tie at Portland and a win at Austin.
“I think maybe even last year we would have maybe put our heads down and just kind of gave up, unfortunately,” Galaxy defender John Nelson said. “But I think this year, the Austin win and now this going into Columbus, it’s everything.”
Meanwhile, the Crew used to be nearly impossible to beat at home. But under first-year coach Henrik Rydstrom, they are 0-1-2 and they have one win in the past five matches overall.
“I think we all just need to be more accountable in terms of, we know what we’re doing right now is not working, so we have to do something to change and it’s on the players. It’s on us,” Crew midfielder Max Arfsten said.
The Crew must find their way offensively in their second match without Wessam Abou Ali, their leading scorer (five goals), who sustained a torn ACL and meniscus damage in his right knee on April 12 vs. Orlando City.
In contrast, the Galaxy got a boost against Dallas when Joseph Paintsil returned from a hamstring injury that kept him out since March 7. He scored the tying goal and had an assist.
“You see that Joe makes a huge difference,” Vanney said. “The chances that Joe gets with his quality and velocity, speed, things like that, it changes the group.”
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Apr 18, 2026; Frisco, Texas, USA; LA Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil (28) dribbles the ball against FC Dallas defender Sebastien Ibeagha (25) during the second half at Toyota Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Galaxy can surpass a dubious mark from last season with a victory at the Columbus Crew on Wednesday night.
Defeating the struggling Crew (1-4-3, 6 points) would give the Galaxy (2-3-3, 9 points) eight points on the road, one more than they earned in 2025.
The most recent example of the Galaxy’s newfound confidence was rallying from a two-goal deficit for a 2-2 draw at FC Dallas on Saturday to improve to 1-1-2 in away matches.
“I think everybody believes that we can continue this momentum,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said. “We’ve got a tough stretch because we play (four) out of our next (six) on the road … so we’ve got to be road warriors during this time too and take points.”
The Galaxy were 0-10-7 on the road in 2025 but in addition to the FC Dallas match, they have a tie at Portland and a win at Austin.
“I think maybe even last year we would have maybe put our heads down and just kind of gave up, unfortunately,” Galaxy defender John Nelson said. “But I think this year, the Austin win and now this going into Columbus, it’s everything.”
Meanwhile, the Crew used to be nearly impossible to beat at home. But under first-year coach Henrik Rydstrom, they are 0-1-2 and they have one win in the past five matches overall.
“I think we all just need to be more accountable in terms of, we know what we’re doing right now is not working, so we have to do something to change and it’s on the players. It’s on us,” Crew midfielder Max Arfsten said.
The Crew must find their way offensively in their second match without Wessam Abou Ali, their leading scorer (five goals), who sustained a torn ACL and meniscus damage in his right knee on April 12 vs. Orlando City.
In contrast, the Galaxy got a boost against Dallas when Joseph Paintsil returned from a hamstring injury that kept him out since March 7. He scored the tying goal and had an assist.
“You see that Joe makes a huge difference,” Vanney said. “The chances that Joe gets with his quality and velocity, speed, things like that, it changes the group.”
–Field Level Media
Apr 18, 2026; Frisco, Texas, USA; LA Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil (28) dribbles the ball…