Another Tough Outing for Paul Skenes

After a rough patch in which concerns about his health surfaced, Paul Skenes's most recent start had been reassuring, as he pitched six scoreless innings against the San Diego Padres on August 25.
But last night (Tuesday), doubts quickly resurfaced as the Pittsburgh Pirates starter struggled early in the game against the San Francisco Giants, allowing five runs in four and two-thirds innings.
The Giants attacked Skenes in the first two innings, forcing him to throw a total of 49 pitches. The pit

The Toronto Blue Jays have just won a huge series against the Cleveland Guardians. Not only have the Blue Jays moved within half a game of the final “best second-place” spot, but they've also secured the tiebreaker against the Guardians in the standings.
So if the two teams are tied after 162 games, Toronto would be ahead of Cleveland.
But the work is far from over. The Jays' final month of the regular season will see them face the Baltimore Orioles, the Detroit Tigers, and the Texas

Trevor Zegras was photographed at the U.S. Open yesterday. And it's causing quite a stir on social media.
Why? Because standing next to him was a reporter whose job is to cover the activities of his team, the Philadelphia Flyers. That's why it's causing such a stir.
Here's the photo in question of the player, who recently signed a four-year contract to stay in Pennsylvania.
 
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The woman in question is named Kendall Skalic

It's now official: TVA Sports will broadcast 32 Canadiens games per season for the next 12 seasons.
We know that Amazon will air seven Canadiens games (here's this year's list, by the way) and that the other 45 games will be on RDS, which will therefore broadcast the majority of the games.
As for the rest, it'll be business as usual for Canadiens fans: the playoffs will be on TVA Sports, and events like the draft will also be on Quebecor.
The news from TVA Sports (which is good for Quebec's medi

Last night, Adley Rutschman was back in Baltimore for the first time since the trade that sent him to the Red Sox.
Naturally, there was a lot of emotion in the air.
The catcher received a warm welcome from the Orioles organization and Baltimore fans before his first at-bat.
And he managed to channel his emotions to hit a long ball just seconds after the tribute—even though he isn't 100% physically.
Adley Rutschman received a standing ovation from the fans in Baltimore in his first game bac

The Kaiden Guhle situation is concerning.
On Tuesday, we reported—based on footage obtained by our colleague Patrick Guillet—that Kaiden Guhle was not practicing with the rest of the team on the ice.
He was on the ice wearing a tracksuit, which is treatment normally reserved for injured players.🤔 Is Kaiden Guhle (already) injured? #gohabsgo pic.twitter.com/3P1ehosiww
— DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) September 1, 2026Yesterday, while Guhle didn't take to the ice with th

With Brendan Gallagher’s departure, a spot is now open on the Canadiens’ leadership group.
Nick Suzuki obviously wears the “C,” and Mike Matheson already has an “A.” Now it remains to be seen who should round out the group.
Aaron Ward threw out a rather surprising name on TSN 690: Alex Newhook.Listen: Ward: I'd look at Newhook as an Assistant Captain for Montreal https://t.co/wenVu3OWMK
— TSN 690 Montreal (@TSN690) September 3, 2026I have to admit, he's

Yesterday, the idea of an NHL player earning $30 million per season in a few years might have seemed completely crazy.
It may be much less crazy than we think.
Alan Walsh recently predicted that we could see contracts reach $30 million annually within four years. As my colleague Raphael Simard pointed out yesterday, however, the salary cap would have to rise to at least $150 million for a player to earn that much.
Now, that famous $150 million figure has just resurfaced.
In the latest episode of

Zachary Bolduc is still without a contract, and—slowly but surely—the clock is starting to tick against both sides.
The Canadiens' training camp begins on September 16. That leaves Kent Hughes and the Bolduc camp with less than two weeks to find common ground.
According to David Ettedgui, a contract signed elsewhere in the NHL would have actually complicated the negotiations.
Specifically, Mavrik Bourque's contract.
Speaking on BPM Sports, Ettedgui explained that Bourque—who he

Today, the Blue Jays and the Guardians faced off in a game that was very, very important for the standings. The tiebreaker for the playoffs was also on the line.
After all, the Guardians started the day 1.5 games behind the Blue Jays, who were trying to close the gap in the standings.
In any case, the Guardians were set to end the day in a playoff spot, ahead of teams like the Rangers, the Orioles, and the Blue Jays.
The Guardians were the first to score. In the third inning, they loaded the bas

Will Lane Hutson continue to improve this season, and if so, how far will he go?
After recording 66 and 78 points, respectively, in his first two NHL seasons, the 22-year-old defenseman is expected to boost his offensive output this year.
I believe we can expect Hutson to average at least one point per game this season and finish the campaign with at least 82 points.
If that's the case, Matt Larkin—who compiled a list of the top 10 potential candidates for the trophy awarded to the league'

Today, we learned that seven Canadiens games will be broadcast on Prime on Wednesday nights during the 2026–2027 season.
Another 45 games will be shown on RDS. We suspected that the remaining 32 games would be broadcast on TVA Sports, but nothing had been confirmed.
But now TVA Sports has confirmed that the other 32 games will air on its network. Twelve more years. Hundreds of games. Emotions galore.The NHL and TVA Sports have reached a new French-language broadcast agreement that will all

Anthony Santander in the AAA?
It could happen as early as next week, if all goes well.
John Schneider said Anthony Santander is making progress:“He's hitting off live pitching down in Florida today and this weekend, and then the optimistic part of me says that if he can get into some rehab games in the AAA next week,” Santander could be back before the end of the season.
— Hazel Mae (@thehazelmae) September 3, 2026
As for Trey Yesavage, he'll be pitching from the mound tomorrow

PROGRAMMING NOTE before we get to Céline – we are heading into the Labour Day long weekend early so we are dark tomorrow and on Monday for Labour Day and returning at full strength on Tuesday heading into TIFF and then the Emmys the following week. After this weekend, it’s a sprint and a marathon. Hoping that you also get some rest as we get into the final stretch of the year… because that’s kinda what it is after the first weekend of September. Where did the time

If you didn’t already know, the CH really likes Michael Hage. They hold him in very high regard.
Management seems unwilling to trade him, even though he could be part of a deal for Dylan Larkin or Kirill Marchenko, for example.
In Larkin's case, he reportedly still has the Habs on his no-trade list, but the Wings are said to have their eye on Hage.Could Michael Hage be the key piece in a trade for Dylan Larkin? pic.twitter.com/0Z8LW6g6nG
— BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) September 3, 20

Right after it was reported that Prince Harry and Meghan Sussex were moving back to England (and they are there now), there were all kinds of rumours about her return to acting – and a role on Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen was being speculated for the series’ third season.
Perfect timing of course since season two just dropped on Netflix and the premiere was last night. Seems like the cast was ready for the questions and left enough ambiguity for the Meghan speculating to continu

Cam Skattebo’s early career in the NFL could have taken a radically different turn.
The young
running
back
for the New York Giants admitted that he seriously considered ending his career after suffering a severe right ankle injury during his rookie season.
In an interview on the “Up & Adams Show,” Skattebo explained that the first few weeks following his open ankle fracture had been particularly difficult. At just 24 years old, the player found himself facing a long rehabil

Now that the Venice Film Festival is underway, we are allowed to fully speculate on the award season race since so many of the expected Oscar contenders will be screened in Venice this week and next week Telluride and Toronto. One of those films on the list is Danny Boyle’s Ink, which is about how The Sun became, well, The Sun – a tabloid, one of the most powerful in the world, and therefore one of the most polarising, controversial, and even dangerous publications on the planet.The

We're already well into September, which means the home stretch of the 2026 Major League Baseball season is well and truly underway.So without further ado, here's the very latest edition of Passion MLB's power rankings. Last week's rankings are shown in parentheses.
1 – Milwaukee Brewers (1)
2 – Atlanta Braves (6)
3 – Tampa Bay Rays (3)
4 – Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
5 – New York Yankees (5)We're also discussing Aaron Boone's future. https://t.co/ClDBAyw0zT https://t.c

A few days ago, Cale Makar sent shockwaves through the hockey world with an eight-year contract worth $20.4 million annually.
In four years, the first contract worth $30 million or more per year could be signed.
But as for the Avalanche defenseman's massive deal, Greg Wyshynski (ESPN) wrote a piece on the winners and losers. Montreal is one of the winners.Now that the dust has settled, here are the winners and losers of Cale Makar's blockbuster contract with @Avalanche. Enjoy! https://t.co/nQoZd

Vancouver Queer Film Festival When: Sept. 10–20Where: Various theatres and online (Sept. 21–27)Tickets and info:queerfilmfestival.caIn 1911, an 18-year-old Inuk woman named Nancy Columbia wrote and starred in a silent movie.Released in 1911, The Way of the Eskimo told the story of an Inuk woman caught between an Inuk hunter and a white trapper. Produced by Chicago’s Selig Polyscope Company and directed by William V. Mong, the approximately 14-minute film was based on a story by

We’ve made much of Anne Hathaway’s Big Year, but Florence Pugh is also having a big year, appearing as Yelena Belova in Spider-Man: Brand New Day before she returns for Avengers: Doomsday, and just as Annie did double duty press this summer with The Odyssey and The End of Oak Street, Miss Flo will do double duty press in December with Doomsday and Dune: Part Three. She’s the living embodiment of Dunesday.But first comes October and Zoe Kazan’s series adaptation of East of

The Canadiens won’t be playing exclusively on RDS and TVA Sports this season.
We knew that Prime would broadcast some games. In fact, the network is still looking for a tagline (Quebec-themed?). We also knew there would be seven Habs games on Wednesdays.
Today, the dates were confirmed.Wednesday nights just got a lot better.The 2026–27 NHL on Prime Video schedule is here.
See you soon, Canada.pic.twitter.com/LjGrzgAofM
— Sports on Prime Canada (@SportsOnPrimeCA) September 3, 20

It's been two months since Shohei Ohtani last pitched. But since he's Shohei Ohtani, he's still hitting so well that he's considered one of the best players in the world.
The MVP should go to Pete Crow-Armstrong, but you get my point: he's still excellent.
Even though he wasn't able to pitch on Sunday in Detroit, the Dodgers are still hoping he'll be fit enough soon to see him take the mound in September.
However, they've likely given up on the idea of him being able to pitch six innings in an O

As Jennifer Aniston has said many times, we’ve had a front row seat to her love life for the last 30 years. Not because she’s personally invited us to the show, at least not all of the time, but she’s not lying about the fact that we have been right up in her business since Friends. So while we might not know even a fraction of the truth behind all her romances, we know enough. We know that, for the most part, she’s fallen in love with other famous people, actors and musi

Davis Alexander confirmed what many Montreal Alouettes observers had suspected for some time: the quarterback has been dealing with an injury since the start of the season and has hardly ever been at 100 percent.
The situation
became more concerning after the last game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Alexander took a hit that visibly caused him pain, but the 27-year-old continues to prepare as usual for the next game.
On the eve of facing the British Columbia Lions on Friday night at 7:30 p.m

Scott Wheeler (The Athletic) compiled a ranking of young prospects affiliated with an NHL team.
He compiled a list of U-23 players with his colleagues. He then asked 15 National Hockey League scouts to refine the list to ensure a representative ranking.
The result is quite interesting and is available here for those who are curious.Welcome to Prospect TiersThe top 145 under-23 players in hockey, ranked into five tiers by 15 NHL scouts.Free to read, with insights from the panel of scouts througho

Preparations are quietly underway at the CN Complex, where the Habs' training camp will begin in less than two weeks.
All of the Canadiens' players are back in town, except for Juraj Slafkovsky, who is still in Slovakia. We can assume he's expected in Montreal within the next few hours.
This morning, 12 forwards, six defensemen, and three goaltenders laced up their full gear.
Nick Suzuki (for the first time since June), Cole Caufield, Phillip Danault, Josh Anderson, Kirby Dach (who looks in grea

Canadian wide receiver Tyson Philpot continues to make headlines in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Thanks to
outstanding offensive
performances
over the past month, the 26-year-old was named one of the league's Players of the Month, once again confirming his importance to his team.
Philpot recorded 26 receptions for 293 yards and six touchdowns during the evaluation period. Particularly effective near the end zone, he managed to score at least one touchdown in every game he played. His cont

The Venice Film Festival has begun, and next week, TIFF begins. We’re in the fall festival crunch, with Venice, Telluride, and TIFF running concurrently (Telluride is this weekend). The opening night film of TIFF is Being Heumann, Siân Heder’s follow-up to her Oscar-winning film, CODA. Being Heumann is a biopic of disability rights activist Judith Heumann, and a very fun little teaser dropped yesterday.British actress Ruth Madeley, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchai