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Tampa Bay Rays Sign Veteran Reliever Craig Kimbrel to Shore up Bullpen

Tampa Bay Rays Sign Veteran Reliever Craig Kimbrel to Shore up Bullpen

Published by Sam Flores

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays signed right-handed reliever Craig Kimbrel to a major league contract on Tuesday to shore up their bullpen. The Rays placed right-hander Jesse Scholtens on the 15-day injured list with a right wrist strain to make room for Kimbrel on the active roster. The New York Mets designated Kimbrel for assignment on Friday after the nine-time All-Star allowed 10 runs over 15 innings in 14 appearances. He signed a free agent contract with the team in January. The 37-year-old Kimbrel has 440 saves with 10 teams in his 17-year career. He won a World Series with Boston in 2018 and was the 2011 NL rookie of the year. The Rays have the AL’s best record at 34-17, but their bullpen’s ERA of 4.40 is 21st in the majors. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Photos You Should See – April 2026 Source link

DAMPE telescope reshapes understanding of cosmic rays

DAMPE telescope reshapes understanding of cosmic rays

Published by skeptic

A multinational team of scientists working with the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) space telescope has uncovered a consistent pattern in cosmic rays, offering new insight into their origin and behaviour. The research, involving experts from the University of Geneva, identifies a shared feature across multiple types of high-energy particles. The findings have been peer-reviewed and published in Nature. The study focuses on cosmic rays, which are highly energetic particles that travel through space and occasionally strike Earth. Despite being discovered over a century ago, their precise origins remain unresolved. By analysing detailed measurements from the DAMPE satellite, researchers have now observed a phenomenon known as “spectral softening” occurring consistently across different particle types. The result is significant: it strongly supports theories that the acceleration and movement of cosmic rays depend on a property called rigidity, rather than energy per particle. This narrows the field of viable explanations and marks a meaningful step toward understanding how these particles are generated and propagate through the galaxy. What are cosmic rays? Cosmic rays are among the most …

Rachael Ray’s weight loss transformation in her own words

Rachael Ray’s weight loss transformation in her own words

Published by Daniella Wilson

Rachael Ray’s weight loss transformation has been anything but extreme and, as she has made clear in her own words, it all comes down to simple, nourishing food. The TV chef, who has shed around 40 pounds in recent years, has long credited her approach to eating well rather than following restrictive trends, with a strong focus on the Mediterranean diet. Rachael has spoken openly about her love for the lifestyle, previously explaining on Dr Oz: “It lowers the risk of heart disease and you can live longer.” She added that it may also help lower the risk of dementia, calling it a “heart healthy” way of eating that works for her. Rather than eliminating foods, Rachael has focused on building meals around wholesome, accessible ingredients, something she insists can be both “easy and fun.” © Getty Images for Atlantis ParadiRachael has lost over 40lbs In her kitchen, that means keeping a well-stocked pantry filled with staples that support a balanced diet. She has shared that items like olive oil, tomatoes, herbs, pasta and grains …

Rays Are Eager to Return to Tropicana Field for the First Game Since Hurricane Damaged the Roof

Rays Are Eager to Return to Tropicana Field for the First Game Since Hurricane Damaged the Roof

Published by Sam Flores

A sellout crowd will welcome the Tampa Bay Rays back to renovated Tropicana Field on Monday for the first time in 18 1/2 months. The quirky stadium with the tilted roof and unique catwalks underwent major repairs after Hurricane Milton swept through downtown St. Petersburg on Oct. 9, 2024, and caused extensive damage. High wind ripped sections of the original roof, allowing rain to fall into the stadium bowl for months. Water caused mold and damage to electrical, sound and broadcast systems. There was thought initially the Rays would never play another game at the only ballpark they had called home since the franchise’s debut in 1998. Instead, nearly $60 million was spent to replace the roof and rebuild the Trop. While the Rays played their 2025 home games across the bay in Tampa at Steinbrenner Field — the spring training home of the New York Yankees — their stadium got a makeover. The new roof was installed last August, and the final panel was put in place Nov. 21. Luxury suites and the stadium …

Rachael Ray’s transformation over the years, from Macy’s candy counter to 0M culinary icon

Rachael Ray’s transformation over the years, from Macy’s candy counter to $100M culinary icon

Published by Daniella Wilson

Rachael Ray is one of America’s most well known chefs. She’s hosted over 10 shows, from her long-running daytime talk show, Rachael Ray, to her Emmy-winning cooking show, 30 Minute Meals, Rachael is a staple of television. But, she didn’t become a household name worth some $100 million out of nowhere. Rachael comes from humble beginnings, has experienced her fair share of heartbreak, and has remained solid through it all. So, how did Rachael go from a Macy’s Marketplace candy counter employee to one of the most recognizable faces in American television? Here’s everything we know about the chef’s transformation over the years. © Getty Images Rachael was born in Upstate New York Rachael was born on August 25, 1968 to parents Elsa Providenza Scuderi and James Claude Ray in Upstate New York. When she was eight, her family moved to Lake George, New York – a cute tourist town located near an amusement park.  Growing up, Rachael’s mom worked in the restaurant business, bringing her daughter along. She even worked at a marketplace and …

Stingray-inspired robot cracks the mystery of how rays swim

Stingray-inspired robot cracks the mystery of how rays swim

Published by Jenni Sidey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. To help figure out what makes stingrays such unique and unusual swimmers, a team of mechanical engineers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) created a wavy robotic fin. After submerging the robot in underwater tunnels designed to mimic swimming near the sea floor, their tests indicate that different types of ray species may have evolved alternative swimming techniques that best suit their setting. Specifically, the findings suggest that some ray species swimming near the seafloor adjust the way their fins move and tilt to counter a downward force that would otherwise pull them toward the ground.  It turns out that stingrays gracefully gliding along waves near seabeds aren’t doing it to look cool. Instead, the fancy flapping is likely an evolutionary adaptation for stability and durability while swimming. The team behind the mechanical fin believes those same principles could one day be applied to designing energy-efficient underwater mapping robots. And they aren’t alone in admiration for rays. Other …

The simplest explanation for ultra-high-energy cosmic rays

The simplest explanation for ultra-high-energy cosmic rays

Published by Jenni Sidey

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. Earth, whether we like it or not, serves as a cosmic particle detector on a continuous basis. It isn’t just light waves that travel through the Universe, nor is that light merely joined by gravitational waves and ghostly neutrinos. In truth, cosmic particles and antiparticles of all types are produced in high-energy processes throughout the Universe, from the Big Bang to stars to white dwarfs to neutron stars to black holes, both large and small. When we put detectors up to detect what sorts of particles are out there, we find a virtual zoo, including: protons, antiprotons, electrons, positrons, and even still-heavier atomic nuclei, made out of protons and neutrons combined. Most cosmic rays, as we measure them, turn out to be protons, and just as you’d expect, there are more of them at lower energies and fewer and fewer of them as you look to ever-higher energies. However, there’s a …