A Big Contract for Kyle Bradish in Baltimore

Just two years ago, the Baltimore Orioles had a chance as wide open as a barn door to win a fourth World Series title in franchise history.
However, the inability of President of Baseball Operations Mike Elias to build a decent pitching staff has derailed the last two seasons in Maryland.
Elias, however, seems to have taken to heart the saying that it's never too late to do the right thing. Indeed, starting pitcher Kyle Bradish and the Orioles agreed today (Saturday) to the terms of a five-year,

In my Comic Con preview, I mentioned that DC Studios is not doing a big Hall H presentation, but they still snuck in a San Diego surprise on day one of Comic Con. Tom Rhys Harries, the star of Clayface, dropped into the “DC’s Jim Lee and Friends” panel (Jim Lee is the Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics) to talk about Clayface and his character, Matt Hagen.
Harries’ appearance follows a new trailer for Clayface that arrived this week.Director James Watkins, who also turne

On July 8, Eric Engels broke the news on X that the Canadiens had hired Derek Lalonde as an assistant coach. Engels reported that evening that Lalonde would be replacing Trevor Letowski behind the bench.
Officially, Engels said that Letowski—whose contract had expired on June 30—had decided to spend more time with his family.The Montreal Canadiens are hiring Derek Lalonde to join their coaching staff as an assistant. He will be replacing Trevor Letowski, who has decided to step down

Between now and the trade deadline, the New York Yankees are looking to improve in three areas of the game: behind the plate, in the outfield (right-handed hitter), and in the bullpen.
That won't stop the Yankees from evaluating all their options, however. And that's exactly what General Manager Brian Cashman is doing right now. In fact, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported that the San Francisco Giants and the Yankees have discussed acquiring Luis Arraez.
However, one wonders how Arraez cou

A month after marrying Callum Turner in Italy, Dua Lipa is back at work. She’s been in and out of Electric Lady Studios in New York, including yesterday, popping up in a polka dot dress and tall boots.
I presume she’s working on new music, two years after Radical Optimism sort of didn’t go anywhere (I am a Dua apologist and that album is good!), but she could also just be killing time, as Callum Turner is currently filming a horror movie with Margaret Qualley and Paul Dano in N

We all know what the problem is with Kaiden Guhle.
When he's healthy, he's a really good hockey player. The defenseman can match up against anyone on the ice, which makes him a formidable opponent to face.
But… the key word in that last sentence is “health.” And that's the problem.
Guhle has just finished his fourth full season in the NHL (yes, already), and he's never played more than 70 games in a single season. He's missed quite a few games in recent years:44 games played i

Dear Gossips,As we sprint toward August for no reason that makes sense except somehow it must be the sun’s fault, lineups for the fall film festivals are being unveiled. Venice’s lineup is out, and similar to Cannes earlier this year, it has almost no films from Hollywood studios this year. There is one film from Disney, Don’t Look Back in Anger, a documentary about Oasis’s reunion tour, but other than that, the festival is Hollywood-free.Which is not to say that there wo

It's already been 12 years (an entire TV contract) since RDS lost the exclusive rights to broadcast the Canadiens' games in French.
From 2014 to 2026, RDS and TVA Sports split the regular-season games (as you know, of course), and the playoffs were on TVA Sports.
And as we now know, Amazon is entering the picture with seven Habs games per season moving forward.
When TVA Sports secured the hockey rights, they inevitably needed a play-by-play announcer and a color commentator for the Canadiens' Sa

The big name to watch on the trade market will clearly be Tarik Skubal of the Tigers.
After all, if he were to actually leave, no other player (whether on loan or with remaining years of control) traded would hold a candle to him.
Major League Baseball insiders are watching to see how this plays out. Which players from World Series-contending teams might be headed to Detroit in exchange for Skubal?
We know the Tigers will be targeting pitchers with remaining years of control as well as top prosp

The New England Patriots surprised many observers by reaching the Super Bowl last season.
After several years of rebuilding, the team finally seems to have regained a competitive edge. The big question, however, remains the same: Is this the beginning of a new era of success, or simply an exceptional season that will be hard to replicate?
One of the main reasons for this optimism is Drake Maye. At just 23 years old, the quarterback has shown that he can carry the Patriots' offense on his shoulde

On a TV show, Martin St-Louis was asked how he managed to unwind after a big game.
He replied that he liked to watch Jerry Seinfeld's work—one of his favorite comedians. It helped him unwind at a time when that probably wasn't easy to do.
The clip sparked quite a bit of buzz on social media.“For me, Seinfeld helps me unwind.”
Martin St. Louis watches Seinfeld after big games to help him fall asleeppic.twitter.com/trIVZdYtdj
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 25, 2026But last night

After making a name for himself in the world of professional boxing, Jake Paul is considering a new challenge that might surprise many sports fans.
The former content creator-turned-high-profile boxer says his future may now lie on an NFL football field.
In a recent interview, Paul revealed that he has already spoken with several NFL organizations. According to him, some teams have expressed genuine interest in giving him a chance to demonstrate his potential as part of their roster.
The 29-year

Nearly ten months after suffering a major knee injury, Tyreek Hill continues to work tirelessly to regain the form that made him one of the NFL's most explosive wide receivers.However, his return to the field does not appear to be imminent.
In a recent video posted on his YouTube channel, the 32-year-old veteran provided an update on his physical condition. Hill acknowledged that he is still experiencing significant difficulties with his left leg, admitting that he has not yet regained the stren

With Patrick Kane deciding to return to Chicago, the unrestricted free-agent market has dried up even further. There aren't (really) many quality names left… but there are still some players who, in a supporting role, could help a team.
Vladimir Tarasenko is probably the best player still available right now. But there are others.
Michael Bunting is precisely one of those players. While not a star, he's still a winger capable of racking up around 40 points and who plays with grit. And at

In the 2025 playoffs, the Canadiens faced the Capitals in the first round. Martin St-Louis's team, which made the playoffs at the very last minute, ultimately lost the series in five games.
The team wasn't quite up to par… but it gained valuable experience.
But what stands out from that series is just how much the Capitals dominated the Habs physically. Things got pretty rough… but the Habs were often on the receiving end of that rough play.
Tom Wilson, in particular, had a field d

Over the past two seasons, the Canadiens have been the youngest team in the entire NHL. They were denied that title at the last trade deadline when the Blackhawks rejuvenated their roster by trading Nick Foligno, but they still held the title for most of the season.
And despite all that, they made it to the conference finals.
And once again this summer, the team has gotten a little younger. The core group from last year—nearly all of whom are back this season—has aged by a year&helli

In May, the Vancouver Youth Choir won the Fleischmann International Trophy at the Cork International Choral Festival.Local audiences may have to wait awhile to see these talented youth perform.“The Vancouver Youth Choir is the best in the world,” said Suzanne Anton, chair of the Vancouver Concert Hall and Theatre Society. “Their Christmas concert could sell out the Orpheum twice. But they can’t get into the venue.”Anton was one of the speakers at a news conference

This afternoon, the Blue Jays faced off against the Rays. The Toronto team was trying to avoid a sweep after Tampa Bay had won the first three games of the series.
And for this game, Shane Bieber took the mound. The starter had been solid in his last outing, pitching six scoreless innings against the White Sox.
So the question was whether he'd be able to do it all over again… and in the end, Bieber was once again very, very solid.
Facing the powerful Rays, Bieber pitched seven innings, al

This morning, we learned that Patrick Kane has decided to return to Chicago. The forward, who has spent most of his career with the Blackhawks, signed a two-year contract (worth $8 million per year) to rejoin his former team.
Connor Bedard got what he wanted, in the end.
And of course, when you think of Kane in a Blackhawks uniform, you immediately think of Jonathan Toews. The two are inextricably linked to the Blackhawks' glory days in the early 2010s, and we know just how close they were to on

To be a good National League player, you need talent.
We all know it's not rocket science.
But it's not just that, either. It also takes confidence: a guy who doesn't believe in himself will never be able to reach his full potential. That's true in hockey, but it's also true in life in general.
That said, Nick Suzuki shared a story that demonstrates Lane Hutson's tremendous confidence.
In an Instagram video posted on Bauer's account (featuring Hutson and Cole Caufield), the captain recounts that

The Odyssey star Matt Damon recently appeared on a podcast where he sang the praises of a Vancouverstunt double he worked with on the Christopher Nolan epic film.Damon, who plays Odysseus, the legendary Greek King of Ithaca, said on an episode of Joshua Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused that his body double for the scene when Odysseus and his crew fight the massive, heavily armed giant warriors the Laestrygonians “had the greatest arms I’ve ever seen.”Those arms belong to Va

Donald Trump and the Mets
He took a jab at the team that always loses.
“The Mets have the highest payroll in baseball, and they lose all the time!”President Donald Trump took a jab at the Mets during a rally in Georgia pic.twitter.com/9pNWgpLDiG
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) July 23, 2026
The Phillies and the Rotation
Are they looking for more than just a No. 5 starter?
The Phillies might be looking for more than just a No. 5 starter for their rotation: https://t.co/wh

Tracee Ellis Ross is having the best summer. For her 40th birthday in 2012, she performed a one-woman show that she arranged herself, booking out stages in NYC and LA for her friends – that’s how much she wanted to be in a one-woman show. And now she’s on Broadway, in Every Brilliant Thing, a one-woman show. It’s her Broadway debut, she’s the final of three performers in this production, after Daniel Radcliffe and Mariska Hargitay.Tracee is doing 40 shows in five we

We'd all love to see David Reinbacher succeed in becoming a key defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens.
He was selected fifth overall in 2023 because he has potential, and the Habs wanted to take a chance on him even though there were some risks involved.
But we're still waiting to see the right-hander break out. 
He made progress last season playing with the Rocket. He still played more than sixty games when you combine the regular season and the playoffs, which is good news.
But where does

Will Max Scherzer's final start in the majors be in Toronto? Let's just say it's likely, yes.
After all, it's becoming increasingly clear that time has caught up with the pitcher, who will be welcomed into the Hall of Fame as soon as he becomes eligible for induction.
But there's still a scenario in which he could be traded by the Blue Jays by August 3.
Obviously, for that to happen, he'll have to prove he can still make an impact. And let's just say his performance in 2026 makes us seriously&md

Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat were out for dinner at Giorgio Baldi last night. Their movie, The Wrong Girls, directed by KStew’s wife, Dylan Meyer, is coming out August 14 so we should be getting seeing a promotional push for that soon.
Here’s some unofficial promotion though – a video of Kristen working out, posted by her trainer. Our site manager, Emily, sent this to me yesterday because it made her horny. The Wrong Girls is like The Odyssey for lesbians, Emily’s bee

The sudden passing of Vancouver-based composer and teacher Jocelyn Morlock in 2023 was mourned across Canadian and international classical music circles.With the posthumous release of her work Artemis Sleeps, close collaborator and flautist Mark Takeshi McGregor further expands the recorded legacy of his late friend and former roommate’s musical genius.A UBC sessional instructor and former Vancouver Symphony Orchestra composer-in-residence celebrated for works such as the Juno-winning sym

The mockumentary comedy series The Dressing Room pulls back the curtain on the behind-the-scenes world of a musical theatre troupe.Created by Vancouver theatre artists and couple Paul Almeida and Makayla Moore and filmed in Vancouver , The Dressing Room is essentially a workplace comedy that follows the cast and crew of a fictional touring musical as they navigate all manner of meltdowns, mayhem, romantic connections and ambition. The first season is streaming now on OUTtv, with season 2 set to

The Carolina Panthers got off to a rough start to training camp on Thursday when outside linebacker Nic Scourton had to be carried off the field on a stretcher due to a right knee injury.
The incident occurred on the first day of the team's preseason activities. Scourton collapsed on a soggy surface during a team drill, causing practice to be halted immediately. His teammates quickly gathered around him, visibly concerned.
Before being taken to the training room, the young defensive player recei

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