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What needs to go right to get a coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months A coronavirus vaccine is coming, but when? Francesco Carta fotografo/Moment via Getty Images Marcos E. García-Ojeda, University of California, Merced I, like many Americans, miss the pre-pandemic world of...

Can an intelligence test forecast which quarterback draft prospects will have NFL success? Former University of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. AP Photo/Vasha Hunt Joshua D. Pitts, Kennesaw State University...

It's unusual to write the annual write-up on Russian draft-eligible prospects in the situation we all are in: a lot of uncertainties in the world of hockey (and not only hockey) and, obviously, in terms of the draft too, as we don't even know for sure when and how it will be held. No U18 WJC, no...

Coronavirus drifts through the air in microscopic droplets – here's the science of infectious aerosols From your lungs into the air around you, aerosols carry coronavirus. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images Shelly Miller, University of Colorado Boulder...

The coronavirus genome is like a shipping label that lets epidemiologists track where it's been The steady rate of genetic changes lets researchers recreate how a virus has travelled. nextstrain.org, CC BY Bert Ely, University of South Carolina and Taylor Carter...

Terrorists, militants and criminal gangs join the fight against the coronavirus Members of an arm of Hezbollah spray disinfectant in a Beirut neighborhood to fight the spread of the coronavirus. AP Photo/Bilal Hussein Jori Breslawski, University of Maryland The favelas of...

Coronavirus: are people with blood group A really at higher risk of catching COVID-19? angellodeco/Shutterstock Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, University of Reading A recent study from China, which has not been peer reviewed yet, suggests a link between having blood group A and a...

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Alexis Lafreniere - The easiest ranking in my list. His blend of smarts, skill, speed, shot, and work-ethic is very rare...

How coronavirus threatens the seasonal farmworkers at the heart of the American food supply A farmworker picks lemons at an orchard in Mesa, California. Brent Stirton/Getty Images Michael Haedicke, Drake University Many Americans may find bare grocery store shelves the most...

Should we wear masks or not? An expert sorts through the confusion The guidance on masks appears to be shifting, but social distancing is still the key step people can take. Muhammad Fayyaz Rub/Shutterstock.com Thomas Perls, Boston University As a professor at Boston...

Note: I started writing this one quite some time ago, before the hockey has been stopped, but put it on pause, as I have no idea, what the free agency market would look like this year. Still, as I see that the talk and speculation on this topic is still ongoing, I thought that I should...

Coronavirus: A new type of vaccine using RNA could help defeat COVID-19 This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round blue objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. NIAID-RML Sanjay Mishra, Vanderbilt University and Robert Carnahan...

The numbers for every available season have been crunched... here are the top 25 most valuable forwards by WAR since the start of the 07-08 season: (DGS= defensive goals saved, FO=faceoffs, PD= penalty differential, rep= accounts for difference between average and replacement level) player GP...

Since it's being referenced a lot lately as a comparable to the current situation, a rundown of what happened in 1919: By the time the Stanley Cup finals were played in March, the Spanish flu pandemic was actually on its 3rd wave. The worst of the pandemic took place in late 1918; it was the...

The Lost Shifts Ep. 2: Mark Messier, the Anti-Canuck - Vancouver Is Awesome In the storied mythos of the Vancouver Canucks, Mark Messier is undoubtedly the team's greatest villain. No coach, no general manager, nor any other player remains as reviled as the notorious Messier. If one were to...

The Lost Shifts Ep. 2: Mark Messier, the Anti-Canuck - Vancouver Is Awesome In the storied mythos of the Vancouver Canucks, Mark Messier is undoubtedly the team's greatest villain. No coach, no general manager, nor any other player remains as reviled as the notorious Messier. If one were to...

Regular season has concluded in Russian leagues, so it might make sense to start looking at the prospects and RFAs, who might decide to move to NA this offseason. And by the offseason I mean mostly the time after the 30th of April, as the KHL has changed the rules regarding contract terminations...

Here's my second to last draft rankings before the 2020 NHL draft. Skaters only. I'll keep it to the first 93 on the OP and if you have interest in checking out the rest check out my website for the rest; 2020 March Draft Rankings LW Alexis Lafreniere - Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL C Quinton...

Separated into tiers: 1. Alexis Lafreniere 2. Quinton Byfield 3. Tim Stutzle 4. Marco Rossi 5. Jamie Drysdale 6. Lucas Raymond 7. Cole Perfetti 8. Alexander Holtz 9. Anton Lundell 10. Jack Quinn 11. Connor Zary 12. Yaroslav Askarov 13. Noel Gunler 14. Dawson Mercer 15. Jan Mysak 16. William...

First Round 1. Detroit Red Wings - Alexis Lafreniere | LW | Rimouski (QMJHL) 2. Los Angeles Kings - Quinton Byfield | C | Sudbury (OHL) 3. Ottawa Senators - Lucas Raymond | LW | Frolunda HC (SHL) 4. Ottawa Senators (via SJS) - Alexander Holtz | RW | Djurgardens IF (SHL) 5. Anaheim Ducks - Jamie...