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Golden Knights beat Hurricanes in double OT Game 3, one of the wildest Stanley Cup Final games of all-time
The Stanley Cup Final shifted to Las Vegas for Game 3 with the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes knotted at 1-1 after splitting the opening two games in Raleigh.
And, as you'd expect from the Golden Knights, this one got started with some theatrics, plus a little help from the city's latest hope at quarterback, who was getting in on the festivities.
That's right. Who better to put on siren duty than Raiders draft pick and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza?
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There was a big surprise when the game got underway: Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb — who took a slapshot straight to the face on Thursday in Game 2 — was in the Vegas lineup, albeit with a full cage.
It goes without saying, but hockey players are just built different.
The first period was physical but ultimately scoreless, with Carolina getting more offensive opportunities, leading Vegas in shots 7-2.
Vegas captain Mark Stone found the back of the net just 36 seconds into the second period; however, it was ruled offside after a Carolina challenge.
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A few minutes later, Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel found the back of the net, but Carolina challenged this goal as well after Vegas' Ivan Barbashev made contact with Canes goalie Frederik Andersen's head.
It was another cut-and-dried review that kept a Golden Knights tally off the board.
The first penalty of the night was a self-inflicted one, when the Hurricanes were called for too many men, and it didn't take long for Tomas Hertl to make them pay.
Then, just moments later — 16 seconds to be exact — Mitch Marner was credited with a goal after Carolina defenseman Sean Walker tipped his shot into the back of his own net.
But, hey, those own goals are no fun; Marner wanted to get one the old-fashioned way, which he did.
What's that, you want more?
Well, Mitch Marner — who is having the playoffs of his life — had more for you.
That's right, Marner potted a hat trick in just six minutes and 10 seconds. That's an NHL record.
Although, I bet The Rocket's first goal of his lightning-quick hatty wasn't an own goal, but hey, they count the same.
What a performance. Maybe he was just doing that so that the next time the team puts him on a rally towel it actually looks like him.
After the second intermission, Andersen was pulled in favor of Brand Bussi, who made his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut.
Carolina was in a state of disarray in the third, and after going on a power play, Sebastian Aho slashed Marner, who was headed to the net on a short-handed breakaway.
Marner was awarded a penalty shot, but Bussi didn't give him much to shoot at, and Marner missed his attempt on the backhand.
Carolina's Jordan Martinook got the Hurricanes on the board a little under halfway through the third period to make it 4-1.
Just moments later, Taylor Hall tacked on another one to cut Vegas' lead to 4-2.
And, while they're doing goals, how about you just throw a Jordan Staal tally in there?
Carolina scored those three goals in 39 seconds, the fastest three goals by a single team in Stanley Cup Final history, making what looked like a no-doubt Vegas win into a game once again.
Carolina killed off a delay-of-game penalty, which was crucial for staying in the game.
Then, Vegas' Shea Theodore airmailed a puck into the stands for delay of game, giving Carolina a late power play.
Then — as if it couldn't get wilder — Andrei Svechnikov tied the game on the power play and with the goalie pulled.
And with that, it was off to overtime for the second game in a row.
In the extra frame, both teams got their share of chances and opportunities to put a pin in this one and hit the craps tables, but the first overtime period didn't yield a winner.
In the second overtime, we finally got a winner, and as wild as this game was, it was only fitting that the game-winner would be unbelievable.
That's the same Shea Theodore, by the way, who skied the puck into the stands to set up the tying goal, and he did it after 39 minutes of ice time.
What. A. Game.
I think after this one, Game 4 — which will be on Tuesday in Las Vegas — is officially appointment viewing.
Caitlin Clark's Fever blow double-digit lead to Liberty in another disastrous collapse
Caitlin Clark was part of another disastrous collapse on Saturday night, as the Indiana Fever blew a double-digit lead to the New York Liberty.
After the Fever led by as many as 12 in the second half, the Liberty stormed back, capitalizing on Indiana turnovers to secure an 83-75 victory. Blowing leads is becoming a recurring trend for Clark's squad, which has suffered similar collapses against the Washington Mystics and Golden State Valkyries this season.
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The Liberty pulled off the win without superstar Sabrina Ionescu, who was sidelined Saturday due to a lingering injury.
Clark endured one of the worst shooting nights of her career, making just four of 14 shots from the field while committing three turnovers. She finished just one miss shy of matching the worst shooting performance of her career, when she went just 3-for-14 against the Golden State Valkyries last season.
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But Clark wasn't the Fever's biggest problem on Saturday. Star teammates Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell combined for eight turnovers and a 36.1 field goal percentage.
For the Fever, who entered the season as championship contenders, the first 10 games have fallen well short of expectations, as scrutiny continues to mount on head coach Stephanie White.
The Fever's next game comes on the road against the Washington Mystics, with Indiana looking to avoid slipping to fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Jill Biden says former president will live with stage 4 cancer 'for the rest of his life,' has slowed down
Former first lady Dr. Jill Biden gave an update on former President Joe Biden’s cancer on Saturday, saying that though the 83-year-old will live with cancer for the rest of his life, he maintains a busy schedule, but has slowed down.
Biden explained during a discussion with political commentator and "The View" co-host Ana Navarro for her new book "View From the East Wing: A Memoir," that while her husband was still president and had a team of doctors, she mentioned that he was getting up seven times a night to go to the bathroom, and she assumed that someone would follow up on that.
But she said when they left the White House in 2025 and his problem persisted, she said she told him he had to go see a urologist and in his first appointment the doctor said, "There’s something there," and the former president was given a CAT scan.
"I never imagined it would be prostate cancer," she admitted. "I just never imagined it."
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While she said in some cases prostate cancer can be "cured, "the problem with Joe — it's stage four, and it has metastasized to his bones. So that puts things on a whole different level. I mean, Joe will have to live with cancer for the rest of his life, which means he's on special medicines."
She said he also went through radiation, which involved going from where they live in Delaware to Philadelphia constantly for five weeks.
"You know, it takes a toll," she said, adding that on Friday night her husband was in South Dakota for a Democratic Party event, on Saturday he was at a friend’s wedding, and Sunday he’ll be in Philadelphia.
"He keeps his schedule, but he’s slowed down," she said. "I mean, stage four cancer is — and he's 83 — so, I think the mix of everything and the medications that he's taken has made life a little more difficult these days."
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When asked how she’s been handling the situation, Biden said: "It’s hard to be a caretaker," noting that the former president wouldn’t want her to phrase it that way, but explaining that she’s the one responsible for all the details.
"I have to make sure he gets the right medications," she explained. "I'm the one talking to the doctors. I'm the one setting up the appointments. I'm the one to make sure that he eats well."
Joe Biden announced his cancer diagnosis in May 2025.
Earlier this week, the former first lady told the "Today" show that her husband is "doing OK."
"He's out making speeches, and he's traveling on Amtrak," she added. "He was just at the Delaware Memorial Bridge for the veteran's ceremony. So yeah, he's doing a lot, but he has stage 4 cancer."
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Biden and Navarro also talked about some other issues she wrote about in her book, including when the former president made the decision to drop out of the 2024 race after his disastrous debate in June 2024.
She said he turned to her while they were at their home in Delaware and told her: "I have no choice."
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Biden added that it was also "hurtful" to her when she saw Democrats, many of whom had been their friends for decades, publicly calling for Biden to drop out of the race.
But she said Biden reconciled with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was believed to have been privately leading calls for him to leave the race, at the funeral for Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, in January.
The 75-year-old admitted that she still hasn’t spoken to Pelosi.
She also said she believes there has been a "double standard" in the conversations around her husband’s age and mental acuity when compared to President Donald Trump, who will turn 80 on June 14.
For the next president after Trump leaves office, Biden said she’s looking for someone with integrity, trustworthiness, and empathy, but didn’t name any names.
"They're the characteristics of the American people," she said. "That's who we are."
Last surviving 'Rosie the Riveters' honored by WWII Museum on D-Day Anniversary: 'We can do it'
As America marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, a group of women whose wartime labor helped sustain the Allied war effort gathered in New Orleans to remember a generation that is rapidly disappearing.
More than 30 surviving "Rosie the Riveters" gathered at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, where they were honored for helping power the wartime industrial effort that supported Allied forces during World War II.
"Every day, memories of World War II — its sights and sounds, its terrors and triumphs — disappear," according to The National WWII Museum's site.
The women were recognized during the Museum's annual Dr. Hal Baumgarten D-Day Commemoration and as recipients of the institution's 2026 American Spirit Award, the Museum's highest honor.
According to the museum, the award recognizes individuals and organizations who "exemplify the outstanding qualities of the American spirit and inspire these values in others."
This year's recipients included more than 30 women wartime workers popularly known as "Rosie the Riveters," acclaimed composer John Williams and former New Orleans Saints player and ALS advocate Steve Gleason.
The gathering came as Americans marked the anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944.
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According to the Museum, more than 150,000 troops participated in the invasion, one of the largest amphibious military operations in history and a pivotal step toward the liberation of Western Europe.
While the men who landed on the beaches of Normandy are remembered each year, Museum officials said the women on the home front played an essential role in making Allied victory possible.
During World War II, millions of women entered the workforce as labor shortages transformed factories, shipyards and defense industries across the U.S.
"As men left for military service, labor shortages in defense-related industries created unprecedented opportunities for women, many of whom were entering the workforce for the very first time," the museum said.
The women learned technical skills including welding, riveting, aircraft assembly and munitions manufacturing while helping produce equipment and supplies needed by Allied forces.
Among those honored was Delphine Klaput, 101, who worked at the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft factory in Baltimore during the final years of the war.
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According to NOLA.com, Klaput was entrusted with guarding aircraft blueprints while helping oversee teams building planes destined for the war effort.
The outlet reported that Klaput kept the blueprints close because "there was a war on, after all."
Klaput told NOLA.com she still remembers walking through the sprawling aircraft factory after growing up in a Pennsylvania coal-mining town and asking herself, "What did I get myself into?"
Francesca Masters, 104, worked on B-24 Liberator bombers at Michigan's Willow Run plant and told NOLA.com she earned $1 an hour while sending much of her paycheck home to support her family.
Her brother, Salvatore, was later killed in the Battle of the Bulge.
"It was our duty," Masters told the newspaper.
Masters said she operated heavy machinery at the bomber plant and felt proud to be doing what had long been considered a man's job. She recalled the scale of the operation at Willow Run, built by the Ford Motor Company and considered the largest war factory in the world during World War II.
"They truly didn't think they had done anything special," Lisa Brown, daughter of Rosie the Riveter Virginia Rusch, told NOLA.com.
Rusch said she always wanted to work and dropped out of school because she wanted to contribute. From 1942 to 1944, she soldered airplane parts on an assembly line, repeating the process day after day as Allied forces battled overseas.
The National WWII Museum said the legacy of the "Rosies" extends far beyond wartime production.
Through their work, the women "reshaped women's place in American society and continue to inspire women and girls around the world today."
As the ceremony drew to a close, Klaput reflected on the bond shared by the shrinking number of surviving Rosies.
"No matter where you go, if there's a 'Rosie,' you're gonna see this," she said before reaching for the hands of fellow honorees.
Then she repeated the phrase that became synonymous with the women who helped sustain America's wartime production effort.
"We can do it."
Woman allegedly choked subway rider, yelled antisemitic remarks in attack caught on video: police
A 23-year-old New York woman was arrested on hate crime charges, after she allegedly punched, kicked and choked a woman on a New York City subway last weekend in an incident caught on video, the NYPD confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Diana Smith, 23, of the Bronx, appeared in video shot by the victim last weekend to yell that "Jews are eating kids!" while riding the crowded subway, and before she told the victim, "You’re a Jew. I can smell the kids."
The video then appeared to show the attack, and as other riders reacted, Smith said, "It’s OK for her to eat a kid, but I can’t choke her down?"
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After she hit, kicked and choked the victim, who was identified by the NYPD as a 23-year-old woman, Smith allegedly threw her to the ground and ripped out some of her hair.
The video was shared on social media by the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
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Smith was arrested after the incident and charged with hate crime assault, hate crime criminal obstructing breathing and hate crime aggravated harassment.
The victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition, police said.
She suffered minor injuries, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The victim told the Post that Smith had earlier been asking if other riders were Jewish, and she also claimed that Jews are stealing wealth, an antisemitic trope.
Girl known as 'Chelsea Jane Doe' ID'd 26 years after mutilated body found hundreds of miles from home state
Authorities have identified a Pennsylvania teenager nearly 26 years after her murder in a rare case where investigators knew the killer's identity long before they knew the victim's name.
The FBI's Boston field office, Massachusetts State Police and Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday that "Chelsea Jane Doe" has been identified as Tiffany Bradley, a 16-year-old from Allentown, Pennsylvania, through advanced DNA testing and investigative genetic genealogy.
Bradley's killer, Eugene McCollom, pleaded guilty years ago and is serving a life sentence. But despite securing a conviction, investigators spent decades trying to determine the identity of the teenage victim.
"We have waited so long for this day," Massachusetts State Police Col. Geoffrey Noble said during a news conference. "It is rare to have a case like this one, where we knew the suspect's name before the victim's."
Police discovered Bradley's remains on Nov. 13, 2000, in the parking lot of the Soldier's Home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, about 315 miles from her hometown.
At Wednesday's news conference, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden described the scene investigators encountered.
"They found a body of an unknown female," Hayden said. "Tragically, she had been cut in half. She was without her head and without any hands."
Authorities said McCollom, who remains incarcerated, admitted to killing Bradley after she arrived in the Boston area and later told investigators where additional remains had been buried.
According to the FBI, Bradley had been trafficked across state lines before her death.
Authorities said advances in DNA technology and genealogical research ultimately allowed investigators to identify Bradley and notify her family nearly 26 years after her death.
"Today, we can finally state her name: Tiffany Bradley of Allentown, Pennsylvania," the FBI Boston office wrote in a Facebook post announcing the breakthrough.
For Bradley's family, the identification brought an end to decades of unanswered questions.
"Her last conversation with her favorite cousin was cut short with her voice trembling, saying, 'I'll call you later. I have to go,'" Bradley's relative, Shakirah Wiggins, said during the news conference. "That call never came and was replaced with 26 years of waiting, wondering why."
Wiggins thanked investigators for continuing to pursue the case long after the killer had been identified.
"It is totally amazing that, after 26 years, people cared enough to give her a name and return her to our family," she said. "The wheels of justice run slowly, but surely."
Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI's Boston field office for additional comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Professional sports and media need to stop acting like Russian athletes are Putin puppets
Unless you have a memory like Dory from "Finding Nemo" or you live under a rock, you’re aware of the Russia and Ukraine conflict that has been ongoing since 2022. That conflict has not only affected politics at home and abroad, but American and international professional sports as well.
For example, the NHL did not include Russia in its 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025, though Russia would arguably have one of the strongest rosters in the field. Russian national teams remain suspended from most international hockey competitions due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The suspension was imposed by the International Ice Hockey Federation, which has repeatedly extended it, citing security concerns and the inability to guarantee safe participation in international events. As a result, Russia has been excluded from tournaments such as the World Championships and other IIHF competitions.
Because of that fact, we can assume the NHL was following suit, though it was never clearly stated why they excluded Russia from the 4 Nations Face-Off, organized by the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association. NHL officials indicated through omission that the geopolitical issues caused them to kick Russia to the curb.
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In April 2025, SportsNet writer Kristina Rutherford penned an article that was accompanied by a caption on X promoting the piece stating, "As Alex Ovechkin closes in on Wayne Gretzky’s goals record, fans are faced with a decision: how to balance celebrating history with the accompanying political baggage." Before I discuss how poorly I believe professional tennis has handled this conflict, especially at the 2026 French Open (Roland Garros), I want to make it clear that I believe articles like Rutehrford’s are what’s wrong with sports media nowadays. We were about to celebrate one of the greatest accomplishments in sports, and these liberals make this about geopolitics as if celebrating Alex Ovechkin’s historic accomplishment is like celebrating Putin’s dictatorship and Russia’s war atrocities. It’s pure, unadulterated virtue signaling and gaslighting.
As for Roland Garros, you may have noticed that half of the players competing in the women’s quarterfinals didn’t have the flag of their country above them in the graphic posted by Roland Garros’ official X account, including world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.
The key organizations in tennis, the ATP, the WTA and the International Tennis Federation, announced after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 that Russian and Belarusian players, such as Sabalenka, can still compete in individual events, but they must do so as "neutral athletes." Their flag, country name, and national anthem are removed from official displays. This policy has remained largely consistent through recent seasons and applies across Grand Slams and tour events (with some exceptions like Wimbledon in 2022, which briefly went further and banned them entirely before reversing course).
In 2022, TNT Sports reported this about then-world #1 men’s tennis player Daniil Medvedev:
"Daniil Medvedev’s chances of playing at Wimbledon could depend on whether he gives an assurance he is not a 'supporter' of Russian president Vladimir Putin, according to UK sports minister Nigel Huddleston.
Now, let me make myself clear, this is not some sort of Russian apology piece. I will not defend the actions of Putin. Never have. Never will. But why do we keep vilifying Russian athletes like they are launching rockets and as if they are the ones making political decisions in this war? We haven’t held Middle Eastern athletes or Chinese athletes to these standards. Heck, our homegrown liberal media and the city of San Francisco even celebrated Olympic defectors like Eileen Gu, who was paid by the Chinese Communist Party to compete for them in the 2026 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee even allowed the 2022 Winter Olympics to take place in Beijing, China, ignoring human rights concerns for profit and global expansion.
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On Saturday, 19-year-old Russian women’s tennis player, Mirra Andreeva, won the French Open. After defeating Chwalinska in straight sets, Andreeva took time at the end of her acceptance speech to speak Russian, seemingly in defiance of the vilification due to her ethnic heritage by the tennis governing bodies and opposing players.
During the celebration, two Andreeva supporters were seen waving a Russian flag, but security quickly instructed them to put it away. That's a reflection of how hard the tennis world has worked to distance itself from Russia.
Throughout the tournament, and for much of the season, Sabalenka and other players from Russia and Belarus have been repeatedly asked whether they condemn the war in Ukraine or feel pressure from Ukrainian players. Those questions continue to surface in post-match press conferences, particularly after high-profile matches against Ukrainians such as Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk.
Her answers throughout 2025 and 2026 have been remarkably consistent. Sabalenka has repeatedly said she does not support the war and that she is "just a tennis player" with no control over political decisions. She has also expressed frustration with athletes being drawn into geopolitical debates.
All I'm saying is: When is enough enough? Why is there a double standard when it comes to geopolitical issues and athletes? Russian athletes are routinely asked to answer for the actions of their government, yet athletes from other countries are rarely subjected to the same scrutiny or treated as though they are personally aligned with war criminals or dictators.
The virtue signaling has to end. There are legitimate criticisms for Putin and his regime we should focus on, but acting as if these actions against athletes are helping stop a war, or making some sort of positive difference in the conflict, is laughable. Enough with the selective outrage.
At least a dozen shot near festival in Ohio; manhunt for suspects underway
A search is underway for the suspects in a shooting that left at least 12 people wounded near a festival on Saturday in Toledo, Ohio, authorities said.
The Toledo Police Department said officers responded around 5:37 p.m. to a report of a shooting near Delaware Avenue and Glenwood Avenue, close to the Old West End Festival.
Upon arrival, officers discovered multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds, police said.
Authorities said at least 12 people were wounded, including two victims who remain in critical condition.
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Deputy Chief Joseph Heffernan said during a news conference that investigators believe the shooting involved at least two gunmen.
"They were probably shooting at each other," Heffernan said.
Investigators said they are actively searching for the suspects involved.
"Many victims have been transported to nearby medical facilities for treatment," police said in a news release.
Authorities said the victims ranged in age from 14 to 61, with most in their 20s.
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"As far as violence, this is over the top," Investigative Lt. Dan Gerken said during a news conference.
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz urged residents to remain united in the aftermath of the shooting, while praising first responders for their response to the incident.
"Toledo has faced more adversity over the years than most cities, and our citizens always rally together and pull through," he said in post on Facebook. "This will be no exception."
"What happened today at the @OldWestEnd Festival, sadly, has happened in too many American cities," he continued. "But we should never shrug our shoulders and accept it as the price of living in a free society. As a country, we must do better. Toledo is resilient & it will emerge stronger because of the unity we show in this moment — and because of the brave men & women of @Toledo_PD & @ToledoFire, whose swift actions today saved lives."
Kapszukiewicz told WTOL 11 that he believes all victims are expected to survive.
Residents and visitors were urged to avoid the area as the investigation continues.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he was "deeply concerned" by the reported shooting and expressed confidence that those responsible would be caught.
"I am deeply concerned about the situation in Toledo tonight," DeWine wrote on X.
"Summer festivals should be safe spaces for families to spend time together without fear of violence," he continued. "Fran and I are praying for everyone impacted by the incident at the Old West End Festival, and we are confident that law enforcement will locate the suspects involved in this senseless crime."
Police said officers remain on scene and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Kevin Berry told The Associated Press he was sitting in a neighborhood arboretum listening to live music with friends when he heard several gunshots ring out.
"Everybody hit the deck," he said, adding that he later saw at least five people suffering from gunshot wounds.
The Old West End Festival is a two-day event that began Saturday, according to its website.
Organizers said the festival features live music, food vendors and a variety of other attractions.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
Vegas Golden Knights bust out the concession stand big guns for Stanley Cup Final
The Stanley Cup Final is the biggest stage the NHL has to offer, and the Vegas Golden Knights are no strangers to it, having made it three times in a franchise history that is only nine seasons long.
So, like the Stanley Cup Final vets they are, they know it's a perfect time to call in the big dogs, even at the T-Mobile Arena concession stands.
And honestly, it's a lineup that doesn't look like something you'd find at a game.
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I mean, look at this:
Let's start with an absolute headliner, and that is the lobster poutine.
First of all, U.S.-Canadian relations may be a little strained these days, but damn it, those Great White Northerners know how to whip up one hell of a plate of poutine.
Now, in Vegas, they're gussying it up with seasoned waffle fries, garlic-poached lobster, crispy cheese curds and lobster gravy, which sounds weird, but could just be lobster bisque.
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I'd be lying if I said I didn't take a peek at flights to Sin City for Game 4...
But if that wasn't classy enough for you, try the "Forged in Gold" Surf and Turf Loaded Potato on for size. It's a twice-baked potato with our old friend, butter-poached lobster, some filet mignon, and Mâitre d’ Butter, topped off with a Golden Knights sword... because, Vegas.
Tough to go back to nachos with plastic cheese after that, huh?
But if you still have room for dessert, you can try out the Top of the Mountain, which looks so nice, it would serve as a good reception centerpiece after an Elvis impersonator-officiated wedding.
It's a pastry filled with mascarpone cream, strawberries, blueberries and blackberries, and then to make it worth your while, they slather it with caramel and raspberry sauce.
Un. Real.
This is a Stanley Cup Final between two franchises that bring it at the concession stands. We've seen what Vegas has done, but Carolina has made a name for itself with innovations like the beer stick and the beer skate.
Drinking alcohol may influence cravings for certain foods in a surprising way, study suggests
If you find yourself reaching for a bag of chips after a few drinks, hormones may be partly to blame. Researchers suggest they can influence food cravings and may contribute to significant overeating.
Studies examining how alcohol affects people’s eating habits have produced inconsistent results, University of Sydney researchers reported in Obesity Reviews.
Alcohol on its own always adds calories, but how much it contributes to people’s total caloric intake depends on their dietary habits, the scientists observed.
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Previous research suggests alcohol consumption may increase levels of FGF21, "a hormone that increases savory (umami) preference and reduces sweet preference," the researchers wrote. In "minimally processed food environments," people seek foods that are both satiating and high in protein, and they limit the number of calories they eat.
On diets rich in ultra-processed savory foods and/or high-fat unprocessed meats, however, consumers eat foods that taste like the minimally processed foods, but that fail to deliver protein. The researchers refer to these foods as "protein decoys." People who indulge in ultra-processed foods tend to eat many more calories, because they’re not satisfied without protein.
The researchers analyzed previous experimental work that involved interviews with more than 9,000 Australians. The survey found that people who reported drinking alcohol also reported eating a lot more savory foods and fewer sweet foods than the non-drinkers. People’s savory food intake increased on days they reported drinking.
People who reported drinking and consuming a savory diet with the low-protein, high-fat characteristics of an ultra-processed diet took in 40% more calories than the daily recommendation — before factoring in the alcohol.
"Results suggest that alcohol may have contributed to the obesity epidemic," because it increases people’s appetites, and people consuming highly processed foods eat more of the unsatiating food, the researchers hypothesized.
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The researchers wrote that their observations could explain why studies on alcohol’s effect on caloric intake have been so varied, because it likely depends on the types of foods you’re eating while drinking.
They also noted that their studies did not directly measure FGF21 levels, but that they applied previous information gathered through scientific studies to make their observations. They wrote that they could not provide direct evidence of FGF21’s role in food intake.
The researchers also acknowledged the limitations of their research, since it was largely based on secondary evidence from a population survey.
"Advice to limit highly processed foods, including savory snack foods, may be even more critical than previously thought for reducing the risk of weight gain among adults who drink regularly," they concluded.
Registered dietitian Morgan Beemiller, RD, LDN, based in Ohio, said she was not surprised by this study’s findings.
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"Alcohol is known to affect several biological and behavioral systems that influence food cravings," she told Fox News Digital.
According to Beemiller, alcohol alters appetite-regulating signals and affects the brain’s reward circuits. It also changes taste perception, she said.
To avoid the ultra-processed overeating pitfall, Beemiller recommended people eat a substantial meal prior to drinking.
"Include protein, fiber-rich carbohydrates and healthy fats," she advised. "This combination helps slow alcohol absorption and reduces urges for convenience foods later."
Chicken, rice and salad or salmon, potatoes and broccoli are sensible pre-drink meals, Beemiller said.
"Decide on your late-night food before you start drinking," she said. "If healthy food is already available, you are less likely to order or make convenience foods later in the evening."
People should keep minimally processed snacks such as nuts, cheese, fruit, hummus and vegetables and hard-boiled eggs, readily available, Beemiller said. It’s also important to stay hydrated, she noted. Alternating alcoholic drinks with water can reduce total alcohol consumption, improve hydration and reduce hangover symptoms.
While Beemiller said evidence suggests less alcohol is generally better for health, she added there are a few ways to reduce the negative impact if someone chooses to drink.
Keep your intake to a moderate level. Health risks rise the more people drink. Choose low-sugar options such as dry wines, light beers and cocktails that use fresh juices rather than syrups. Avoid high-sugar drinks, such as margaritas, daiquiris, sweet dessert wines and hard lemonades. Also beware of high-calorie mixers. Opt for sparkling water instead.
"Choose alcohol for enjoyment, not stress management," Beemiller said.