NHL prospect pool rankings 2026: Scott Wheeler’s evaluations of all 32 teams’ systems
Welcome to the 2026 edition of Scott Wheeler's ranking of the NHL's 32 prospect pools.
Japanese manhole lid raises eyebrows with fertility god symbol that looks like… well, you know
Festival of the Steel Phallus deity gets a steel lid in a rural city. For all its staid traditions and formal etiquette, Japanese culture can be surprisingly uninhibited in ways…
Artemis II Captures Spectacular Images of ‘Earthset’ from Deep Space
For the first time in more than 50 years, NASA launched a mission to the Moon. A lot has changed since 1972, when we last checked in on the enormous,…
Anthropic Just Handed Apache $1.5M to Secure the Open Source Stack AI Depends On
Anthropic has handed the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) a $1.5 million donation. The money is earmarked for build and security infrastructure, project services, and community support. If you have used…
Alex Ovechkin defers decision on return to NHL next season
Ovechkin, the league's all-time leading goal scorer, is finishing his 21st season.
Foreign man arrested for walking on Shinkansen tracks, claims he was on the run from yakuza
If you’re going to do something like this, you need a very good, or at least a very crazy, reason for doing it. Japan’s trains are very punctual, but that…
The best season a player from each NHL team had while missing the playoffs
Let’s go through all 32 teams and highlight the best season any player has ever had in a year where they still didn’t make the playoffs.
Daniel Sackheim Traverses Los Angeles’ Noir Side in ‘The City Unseen’
When we think of Los Angeles, we often picture seemingly endless sunny skies, postmodern downtown skyscrapers, Hollywood, and beachy enclaves like Venice. But there’s also a mysterious, lurking side of…
Linus Ullmark opens up about trying season: ‘Fighting the demons every single day’
Ullmark is nominated for the Masterton Trophy, for the player who best exemplifies "perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication" to hockey.
How Jesper Wallstedt rose from a lost year to a Masterton nomination: Wild insider
Plus: The inside scoop on Jake Middleton's big trade in Ottawa, and what Charlie Stramel's future might look like.