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The Chicago Blackhawks pulled off a major move this summer with Bowen Byram. The team acquired him in a trade with the Sabres (in which they gave up the fourth overall pick)… before signing him to a six-year contract.
And that contract will pay him no less than $12.5 million per year, which is… pretty substantial.
That said, it's interesting to note that according to Elliotte Friedman, who discussed this on the 32 Thoughts Podcast, there was one team willing to offer Byram an even

Tommy Nance Traded to Minnesota
Are the Blue Jays (who are getting a prospect in return) in sell mode? Not necessarily, but…
#BlueJays are acquiring catching prospect Ryan Sprock from the Twins for RHP Tommy Nance, a source confirms. @Alden_Gonzalez was on the story.
The 2025 8th-round pick was hitting the ball out of the park in Single-A to start this year, leading the Florida State League in OBP before his promotion to A+ last week.
— Mitch Bannon (@MitchBannon) July 10, 2026
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This morning, we learned that Bogdan Konyushkov was likely about to sign his entry-level contract with the Canadiens. His team in Russia terminated his contract, which suggested he was set to sign a deal with the Habs.
Konyushkov, for those who aren't familiar with him, is a 23-year-old right-handed defenseman who was drafted by the Habs in 2023.
And now the Canadiens have just confirmed the news: Konyushkov has signed his entry-level contract with the club.
It's a two-year deal (the only possib

One of the most consistent celebrity trends of the last twenty years is that Rihanna is a night owl and no amount of settling down or babies has changed that. Like if we ever find out that vampires are real, Keanu Reeves will not be my go-to evidence, it will be Rihanna and her night owl life.Rihanna is still in New York, and last night she rolled up to her hotel—at night, wearing sunglasses, naturally—with the season’s hottest accessory: Burger King. Like actual Burger King, n

Do you remember that famous photo of Jakub Dobes on his mattress?
Last year, the goalie posted photos on his Instagram account showing him on his new mattress. It was part of a sponsorship deal with JumpBed, and his teammates teased him relentlessly in the comments, especially about the second photo.
But in reality, it helped him win several games in a row to start the year… and have a season in which he established himself as the team's No. 1 goalie. So it clearly worked.
 
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Over the next few days, the All-Star Game festivities will kick off in the world of baseball. The game will take place on Tuesday, but we'll also get to enjoy the home run derby the day before.
And the lineup of contenders is starting to look interesting: Junior Caminero, Ben Rice, Jac Caglianone, Willson Contreras, Jordan Walker, and Bryce Harper have all already confirmed their participation.
But last night, Don Mattingly hinted during his postgame press conference that Kyle Schwarber would al

Kristen Stewart married Dylan Meyer in 2025, but now they’re REALLY committed, because they made a whole movie together and they DIDN’T break up. The “couples who make a movie together and then break up” pipeline is real. (Sh-t, I hope I didn’t just curse them.)
Anyway, KStew and Dylan Meyer made a movie, a stoner comedy called The Wrong Girls starring KStew and Alia Shawkat and it looks genuinely funny.The Wrong Girls is co-written by Stewart and Meyer—who is

The Montreal Alouettes returned to practice with confidence after their Canada Day break, but one trend continues to concern Jason Maas's team. Despite an excellent start to the season and a 3-1 record that has them atop the Eastern Conference, the Alouettes are still looking to improve their consistency after halftime.
In their last matchup against the Ottawa ROUGE and NOIR, the Alouettes appeared to have complete control of the game. With a comfortable 21-6 lead after two quarters, however, th

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In his first full season in the NHL, Shane Wright scored 19 goals and tallied 44 points.
For a rookie, that's an impressive output.
But the center—who was passed over by the Canadiens in the 2022 draft—saw his performance drop off last season. His 12 goals and 27 points were disappointing…
Now, his name is at the center of several trade rumors.
The Kraken has a strong lineup of centers (Jared McCann and Matty Beniers play on the top two lines), and there may no longer be room

Maren Morris hard-launching Cassadee Pope in a photo slide that includes her heading to the TNT wedding and getting to see Meg Stalter in Oh, Mary!
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Terrion Arnold can continue his quest for a new NFL contract after winning a major ruling in a Florida court.The former Detroit Lions cornerback will ultimately not have to wear an ankle monitor, a measure prosecutors had sought to impose following his recent release by the team.
The judge presiding over the case ruled that the conditions already in place were sufficient and that there was no justification for modifying the terms of his release. Arnold remains subject to a $1 million bail and ho

Generally, when people talk about the Colorado Rockies, it's to highlight a negative aspect. And last year, that was entirely justified, as the Rockies scored the second-fewest runs, struck out the second-most times, and finished in the bottom five in the league in OPS, home runs, and walks per game in 2025.
But this season, the Rockies are averaging nearly five runs per game, which ranks them eighth in Major League Baseball in that category. In addition, they rank among the top five in OPS, bat

Kirby Dach has just five short days left to sign his qualifying offer ($4 million in the NHL / just over $100,000 in the AHL). Generally, a qualifying offer remains “open” until December 1, but when a player opts for arbitration, it expires on July 15 at 5:00 p.m.
I'd be surprised to see Dach sign it, since he's clearly unhappy that this offer was presented to him with a second component—the American Hockey League portion.
Note that arbitration hearings will take place from Jul

Just as Summer House is entering the filming phase for the follow-up to what can only be described as the most chaotic season the show has ever seen, announcements are dropping left, right and centre about what is to come of the cast – and where the show is headed next.With regards to the cast, it doesn’t come as a shock that the two biggest sh-t disturbers of the last season, Amanda Batula and West Wilson, what with their secret romance and all, which I originally wrote about here,

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Everything points to Bogdan Konyushkov being on the verge of signing his entry-level NHL contract with the Canadiens.
Last night, his Russian club announced the termination of his contract so he could sign with the Habs, via a post on Telegram. In addition to the club's announcement, Marco D'Amico posted a tweet confirming the same.
According to D'Amico, it's reportedly a two-year entry-level contract. That said, Konyushkov would return to Russia on loan for the upcomin

This season, three teams are making headlines for all the wrong reasons when it comes to controversy. The first is the Mets.Why? Because they're the Mets.
The Giants are also in the mix. Manager Tony Vitello is often at the center of the action, but Logan Webb recently decided to criticize a reporter on Twitter before deleting his account afterward.There have been quite a few stories like this in San Francisco this season.
Giants pitcher Logan Webb deletes X account after bickering with KNBR rep

It’s time to play another round of How Long Can I Watch Ryan Murphy’s New TV Show?! This time, the show is American Horror Story’s (un)lucky thirteenth season, which has a working title of Penthouse. This season has everything: witches, penthouses, Sarah Paulson, that thing where Murphy casts a bunch of people that I like so that I feel compelled to tune in.AHS 13 is bringing back some AHS staples, including Sarah Paulson, Emma Roberts, Leslie Grossman, Gabourey Sidibe, an

Yesterday, the Leafs announced that eleven members of the organization were leaving.
Among them?
Hayley Wickenheiser is among them. She joined the Maple Leafs as assistant director of player development in 2018 (and was promoted to assistant general manager in 2022) and posted a message on X announcing her departure from the club.pic.twitter.com/tAUT4EBdOE
— Hayley Wickenheiser (@wick_22) July 9, 2026But… this announcement is a bit odd in and of itself.
Because, in fact, just a few

Although he has been retired for several months, Derek Carr is still leaving the door slightly open to a possible return to the NFL.
The former quarterback has, however, made it clear: he would only consider returning to the game under very specific circumstances, with an organization that has genuine ambitions to win the Super Bowl.
Appearing on the NFL Network's “Good Morning Football,” Carr confirmed that several teams had reached out to him during the offseason to inquire about h

Paris Fashion Week continues, as do press tours and the ceaseless spinning of our pale blue dot through the cold and unfeeling cosmos. Hudson Williams is still in Paris, and hanging out with model Yasmin Wijnaldum, who walked in the DSquared2 show with him earlier this year. I’m sure everyone is being totally normal about Hudson hanging out with a model in Paris. I’m not poking into those internet corners today. It’s summertime, not bummertime.Also in Paris is Matt Damon and hi

Leo Carlsson will stay in Anaheim after all.
Yesterday, the Ducks confirmed that they had done what they'd been saying they would do in recent weeks: match a hostile offer made for Leo Carlsson, the team's best player.
It took six days to announce the decision. Not seven—just to keep the Flyers waiting—but six. That leads me to believe the decision was a difficult one to make.
At $18 million a year (with most of the contract years being restricted free agency years), this changes the

Dear Gossips,You know an entertainment story broke containment when my octogenarian father calls me to read a news article to me over the phone. That happened this week with Bloomberg’s report about Netflix’s season-two problem. The report identifies a trend in which viewers “abandon” Netflix shows, even very big hits, in droves by season two. Hit shows like The Night Agent and The Diplomat lost as much as 40% of their season-one viewership by season two, while shows like

In recent days, rumors have begun to circulate that Bryce Harper might agree to participate in the home run derby.
Keep in mind that he's done it before (he won in Washington in 2018, for example), but not with the Phillies. Except that this time, the contest is taking place in Philadelphia.
We eventually learned that Harper had said that if he found the right person to throw him the ball, he would agree to do it.
And apparently, he seems to have found the right person (it won't be his father th

Derek Lalonde will be joining Stéphane Robidas and Martin St-Louis behind the Canadiens' bench this season. After stints in Tampa Bay, Detroit, and Toronto, he just can't seem to get out of the division.
It's a topic that's generating quite a bit of buzz in Montreal right now. And that's understandable: we didn't even know that Trevor Letowski wouldn't be returning to the bench.
Bringing in a Stanley Cup champion (as an assistant coach in Tampa Bay in 2020 and 2021) will certainly help.
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The fact that the Ducks have matched the Flyers' hostile offer for Leo Carlsson is likely to bring one name up again and again in the coming days: Adam Fantilli.
The reasoning is easy to follow.
The Flyers are reportedly still on the hunt for a true No. 1 center, and the young Blue Jackets player is also a restricted free agent. On paper, the connection seems almost natural.
But is this really a realistic scenario?
Kevin Kurz of The Athletic has looked into this very question, and the answer app

Every summer, some rumors make us smile. Others, however, make us wonder what that might look like on the ice.
The one involving Connor Hellebuyck and the Colorado Avalanche clearly falls into the second category.
On the most recent episode of the “32 Thoughts” podcast, Elliotte Friedman revealed that several teams are considering the possibility of acquiring the Winnipeg Jets goaltender, including the Avalanche.The renowned insider, however, quickly played down the speculation.
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While browsing CapFriendly, I realized that the CH is in a good position in terms of salary.
They're in the top 10 in terms of cap space, with just over 13 million. Brett Berard's contract has slightly reduced that figure today.
One team that's in trouble, however, is the Golden Knights. Right now, Vegas is over the salary cap by $8.61 million. Keep in mind that a team can exceed the cap by 10% during the offseason.
(Credit: Cap Friendly)
Well, Alex Pietrangelo's name is expected to be placed on

When Alex Cora lost his job in Boston, the Philadelphia Phillies quickly reached out to the former Red Sox player to see if he wanted to manage the team.
He said no because he wanted to take a year off. That's his right.
The Phillies quickly turned to Don Mattingly, the team's bench coach, to serve as interim manager through the end of the 2026 season.
They couldn't keep Rob Thomson under the circumstances. Everyone knew the job had been offered to Cora, who won the championship in 2018 with Dav

Earlier today, the Ducks confirmed the news: they matched the hostile offer made to Leo Carlsson.
I was sure they were going to match the offer, in my opinion.
Still, the Ducks are in trouble. Their GM is one of the losers in this offer sheet, and according to Greg Wyshynski, his job could be on the line.Winners and losers of the Leo Carlsson offer sheet. Enjoy! #NHLhttps://t.co/1PnQULCMRE
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) July 9, 2026Anaheim now has just over $9 million in available cap space