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The Venice Film Festival kicks off tomorrow which is when we can stop saying that it’s “too early” to talk about award season because with Venice, and then TIFF and Telluride happening next week, many of this year’s contenders will finally be screened; so we’ll have a better sense of how the race will be shaping up.At least three highly anticipated films are premiering in Venice – Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard, starring Kate and Rooney Mara; Martin McD

We've known for a while now that the NHL is planning to expand in a few years, with Houston at the top of the list.
But as the saying goes: things always come in threes.
And that could very well be the case for Atlanta, which has just taken a major step toward the potential return of a hockey team.
According to reports on the TVA Sports website, the development group The Gathering at South Forsyth has secured funding for a commercial, residential, and recreational complex in the city of Forsyth,

With less than two weeks to go before training camp begins, Arber Xhekaj has still not reached an agreement with the Canadiens (neither has Zachary Bolduc).
Since we have very few details about the negotiations, we can only speculate on why the two sides have not yet reached an agreement.
However, beyond the contract's value and duration, one might wonder if it isn't actually his role with the Habs that is the real point of contention between the two sides.
After four seasons in the NHL, the Hab

We're less than a month away from the start of the NHL season, and several teams still have work to do to be ready for the season opener.
Currently, several general managers are working hard to sign certain players or complete a trade by October.
Here are the latest rumors from across the National Hockey League.
The Flyers are reportedly interested in Quinn Hughes
Quinn Hughes, whom the Wild acquired last year, has yet to sign a contract extension with his current team, and many speculate that t

As we know, Tarik Skubal will become a free agent at the end of the season. And since we're talking about one of the best pitchers in the world, his situation is obviously generating a lot of buzz.
The Tigers, apparently, weren't convinced they could sign him, so he was traded to the Dodgers just before the deadline.
Naturally, many people expect the Dodgers to try to keep him. However, it's unclear whether the saga involving owner Mark Walter will be a stumbling block in all of this.
That's why

Big news in the NHL.
Just minutes ago, the Vancouver Canucks reached an agreement with Zeev Buium on the terms of a contract extension. The defenseman, acquired in the Quinn Hughes trade, has signed on for eight more years in Vancouver.
So, in an ideal world, he'll be the Canucks' defenseman of the future.
And clearly, the kid is going to be paid accordingly: he'll earn $9.38 million per year over the eight years of his contract.
That's more money than Ivan Demidov… and, more importantly,

Shane Wright's situation has been a talking point in the NHL this summer. The young center, who saw his performance dip in 2025–26 (27 points in 74 games), asked the Kraken to trade him during the offseason.
And Jason Botterill, the general manager in Seattle, agreed to his request. So the question was: in whose uniform would he start the 2026–27 season?
The problem is that, as of today, Wright is still in Seattle. His name has been mentioned a bit in trade rumors, but no deal has be

The Cubs wanted Connelly Early
He ended up going to Washington.Source: The Cubs were interested in left-hander Connelly Early at the trade deadline before the Red Sox traded him to the Nationals
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As of today, Samuel Montembeault is still in Montreal. The goaltender, who has seen Jakub Dobes (and even Jacob Fowler) move ahead of him in the pecking order, was viewed by many as someone who might leave.
That could still happen, mind you… but now more than ever, we have to consider a scenario in which he remains with the organization to start the season.
This means that right now, there are questions in net. Jakub Dobes will likely be the team's No. 1 goalie, but the situation behind h

The new NFL season is fast approaching. After an insightful preseason, the franchises are now gearing up to get down to business. Among the main storylines of the 2026 season, several young players could quickly find themselves in the spotlight.
In Seattle, Jadarian Price arrives with a major responsibility. Selected 32nd overall in the draft following his standout stint at Notre Dame, the running back must help offset the loss of Kenneth Walker to Kansas City. With Zach Charbonnet still sidelin

September kicks off with a bang, featuring league baseball games almost everywhere in Quebec. The various leagues are in playoff mode, and the coming days will feature several thrilling games at stadiums across the province.
To kick things off, the first major championship series of the 2026 season will take place in the Puribec League. After defeating Témiscouata, the Rivière-du-Loup team will now face Kamouraska for the coveted title. The first game of the best-of-seven series is

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There are a lot of stories about musicians coming together in a band and having instant chemistry. Many of these are myths. But Colin Brumelle says Honeybear, The Band found its groove from the get-go.The Vancouver roots and soul quartet releases its second album, The Cure, at the Hollywood Theatre next week. The show looks to be another sellout.Since forming in 2023, the group has amassed more than 7 million Spotify streams, gained 175,000 monthly listeners and toured across Canada playing eve

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The NFL season is about to kick off in an unusual venue for American football.
The San Francisco 49ers
have set up camp in Melbourne, Australia, to prepare for their season opener against the Los Angeles Rams
, scheduled for September 11 at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
After a long journey of nearly 15 hours aboard a Qantas charter flight, the California delegation arrived Friday morning. Nearly 200 members of the 49ers are part of the trip. The team now has a week to recover from

The season is fast approaching.
Before we get to see the team's veterans and stars in action, there will be rookie camp.
This season, the camp will take place from September 11 to 15. The Canadiens have confirmed the 23 players (13 forwards, seven defensemen, and three goaltenders) who will participate this year.The Canadiens' Rookie Camp begins on September 11
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We're already in the final month of the 2026 Major League Baseball season, and this famous month of September can bring both spectacular comebacks and epic collapses.
In fact, let's take a brief look back at the worst collapses in MLB over the past 25 years.
Starting with the San Diego Padres, who led the National League West division for virtually the entire 2010 season before crashing and burning. At the end of August, San Diego held a six-and-a-half-game lead over the San Francisco Giants bef

The other day, Gleb Pugachyov took part in his KHL team's official photo.
My colleague Charles-Alexis Brisebois then wondered what lay ahead for the young man. Because the photo doesn't necessarily mean he had secured a spot on Torpedo's roster at all costs and/or that he would play in every game.
That could slow down his development.
Today, we have more answers. The Habs prospect isn't on the team's roster for the start of the season.
The club will kick off its season with four road games.Habs

Damn, sometimes I just don’t get what the crowd is thinking.
Sometimes I'm the problem—I'll admit it—but other times, it's clearly the crowd.
Since Brendan Gallagher left, the Canadiens have been left with a captain (Nick Suzuki) and just one assistant captain (Mike Matheson). So there's an “A” to hand out to someone before the season starts.
Several names have been thrown into the mix: Josh Anderson, Alex Newhook, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovsky, Kaide

In recent years, the Canadiens have had two alternate jerseys. Both times, they featured blue.
They looked better than the centennial pajama collection, let's be honest… but the Canadiens haven't exactly been successful when they've worn blue.
It got people talking.
We knew the Canadiens would be getting a new one this year. And now Max Lalonde from BPM Sports has revealed details about the CH's TWO new jerseys.
He talked about it in the opening minutes of today's show, with Gilbert Delor

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

Darnell Sankey is about to experience a special moment as the British Columbia Lions take on the Montreal Alouettes.
After making
his mark on the Montreal defense over the past few seasons, the defensive linebacker now finds himself on the opposing team, determined to build on his excellent start to the season.
On the Montreal side, this matchup leaves no one indifferent. Head coach Jason Maas is well aware of Sankey's strengths and knows just how much his presence can complicate
an offense's ta

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

The Professional Soccer Hall of Fame is set to radically transform the way its future members are selected.
Starting with the
Class of 2027, the selection process will be streamlined, the committee will be significantly reduced in size, and the distinction between modern-era players and “Seniors” will be eliminated.
This reform follows an extensive analysis conducted over nearly two and a half years. According to Jim Porter, president and CEO of the Hall of Fame, the goal is to ensur

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