Margaret and Jack: is it over?

Jack Antonoff was at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. The surprise is that he was there with his sister and not his wife, Margaret Qualley. After all, Taylor was a guest at their wedding a few years ago, so Margaret’s absence has sparked days of online speculation over whether or not she and Jack are actually over, with people digging into her social media for clues about their marriage.It could be as simple as… she was working, she’s busy. But according to socia

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

A few days ago, the Senators surprised everyone by trading Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers.
Tkachuk, who will be joining his brother, followed in his footsteps by leaving Canada for Florida.
Since then, there's been a lot of grumbling in Ottawa—and for good reason. The Ottawa Titans, the Frontier League baseball team, have offered fans a trade: their Tkachuk jersey in exchange for the team's No. 7 jersey, worn by AJ Wright. This was reported by Radio-Canada.About 50 Brady Tkachuk fan

Pictures of the Rays’ stadium
The plans are magnificent.
The Rays have released new images of their future $2.3 billion ballpark.
It will feature a first-of-its-kind transparent roof. pic.twitter.com/VUHGWoECZs
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 9, 2026
The end of an era
Who will reach 300 wins as a pitcher now?
As Justin Verlander gives up the chase, the 300-Win Club seems closed forever https://t.co/foxZtaM5Nf
— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) July 9, 2026
Jordan Walker at the hom

This one goes out to our site manager, Emily, who I’m sure has already seen these photos of Melanie C aka Sporty Spice, in London tonight at the Nordoff and Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards looking healthy and happy and fit as f-ck forever.
Which she humble-flexed herself with her latest IG post, throwing it back to 1996 while showing off what she’s still doing in 2026 and, seriously, you can’t tell the difference.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Melanie C (@melaniecmus

One of the major issues in sports is undoubtedly the absence of Russian athletes. It's understandable why they were suspended, but at the same time, it's not fair to the Russian athletes, who didn't ask for any of this.
It's not their fault that their president is crazy. Anyway, the U.S. president is also crazy, and his athletes can still compete internationally…
But now, more than ever, Russia's return to the international stage is approaching (the International Olympic Committee has, in

The heat has been an issue during Paris Fashion Week but here’s a heat story that has nothing to do with climate change and everything to do with gossip… good gossip.The gossip that’s been lighting up so many timelines and algorithms has to do with Cardi B at PFW and it’s actually overshadowing the outfits – even though the outfits have been so good! Like this crazy Robert Wun look. The silhouette is insane, the material is incredible.View this post on InstagramA p

A major study conducted by American scientists highlights the long-term health consequences of professional football for players.According to this study, former NFL players have a significantly higher risk of dying from neurodegenerative diseases—including dementia and Parkinson's disease—compared to the general population.
The researchers analyzed the careers of nearly 20,000 players who played at least one season in the NFL between 1960 and 2019. Of these, nearly 2,000 had died by

Dylan Larkin has asked to be traded.
The Red Wings captain wants to play for a team that has a shot at winning the Stanley Cup because he's sick of losing.
We're talking about a 29-year-old who has played a total of… five playoff games since the start of his career.
The problem?
Larkin provided a list of teams he'd like to play for, but the list was short. It included only the Panthers, the Wild, and the Golden Knights… but now we can add the Stars to that list.
Greg Wyshynski (ESP

It's no secret: relations between Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor are strained. And that's true no matter what Soto wants us to believe on the subject.
Does this remind you of Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez back in their Yankees days? It seems like I'm starting to draw parallels… #NewYork
The difference? They aren't both shortstops… and I can't really see them hosting a TV show together 20 years from now.But then again, let's be honest—we didn't think Jeter and A-Rod would be

Jessica Williams spoke about her love for reality TV with Michelle Obama and points are made, both about the role shows like Real Housewives play in pop culture and from Michelle’s point of view, how reality TV compares to sports as entertainment.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama)
Happy Birthday Billy Crudup do you remember when you left pregnant Mary Louise Parker for Claire Danes.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Naomi Watts (@naomiwatts

Zachary Bolduc doesn’t have a contract lined up for next season.
But that could change, as he mentioned this morning at the Celebrity Open in Lévis.
Kevin Dubé (Journal de Québec) met with him, and the Canadiens player confirmed one thing: he'd like to have a long-term contract.
Except… Bolduc makes no secret of the fact that the financial aspect is important to him, too.
At 23, he's looking for a way to secure his financial future, and the best way to do that i

Statistically speaking, we're halfway through the 2026 Major League Baseball season. However, the All-Star Game is considered the unofficial midseason break.
And with just a few days to go before the All-Star Game, now is the perfect time to look back on the first half of this season by examining the biggest disappointments of the past few months in MLB.
First things first, let's start with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. With a $500 million contract in hand, Vladdy is going through the worst stretch of h

We were all waiting to see how that matter would turn out.
Now we have the answer.
The Ducks have finally decided to match the Flyers' hostile offer sheet for Leo Carlsson. Remember, we're talking about a five-year contract that will pay the Swede $18 million per season…The Ducks have matched the Leo Carlsson offer sheet
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 9, 2026In a statement, the Ducks' owners (Henry and Susan Samueli) said they were thrilled with Pat Verbeek's decision.
But

The trend is Canadian authors and their books being adapted into successful streaming series. It hasn’t even been a year and already there are three high-profile shows that have taken up a lot of cultural space. Of course the loudest among them is Heated Rivalry, which premiered last November on Crave and then HBO in the US, based on Rachel Reid’s books. Filming for season two starts very soon. Then this summer it was Elle Kennedy’s Off Campus on Prime, with production already

Mike Commodore isn’t one to mince words.
And that's nothing new.
The former NHL defenseman was known as a player who ruffled feathers on the ice. And even though he's 46 now, that doesn't seem to have changed…
On X, Commodore posted something last night that's got people talking. He says he received a “threatening” email from the Oilers… and I think I might know the reason behind it all.Evening, folks… hey @EdmontonOilers… thanks for the threatening

With just a few weeks to go before the start of the new NFL season, the Green Bay Packers are raising questions following the release of several rankings highlighting the league's top talent.Despite a team in the midst of a rebuild and a core of promising young players, the franchise is struggling to gain individual recognition.
According to a recent ranking published by CBS Sports, only two Packers players are among the top 100 players in the NFL. This result stands in contrast to that of sever

Martin St-Louis will have a new assistant coach behind the Canadiens’ bench next season: Derek Lalonde.
Lalonde will replace Trevor Letowski, whose contract expired on July 1.
The Habs are expected to make the announcement in the coming hours. Officially, the organization will say that Trevor Letowski wanted to spend more time with his family and that a hiring process began once Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton learned of Letowski's intention.
Is that really what happened? Honestly, I don't kno

If you gather together all the rumours about Jack Antonoff, the reputational portrait that can be pieced together by Lena Dunham’s anecdotes and, of course, the social media projections that have infested our timelines, Taylor Swift’s “tolerate it” from the evermore album might work as the soundtrack for Margaret Qualley’s decision to leave.This is conjecture. What’s confirmed is that Margaret and Jack are indeed separated. Shortly after my post about the onli

As a sign that the 2026 Major League Baseball season has already passed the halfway mark, we're just a few days away from the MLB All-Star Game.
So without further ado, here's the latest edition of Passion MLB's power rankings. Last week's rankings are shown in parentheses.
1 – Los Angeles Dodgers (1)
2 – Milwaukee Brewers (2)
3 – Atlanta Braves (3)
4 – Tampa Bay Rays (4)
5 – Chicago Cubs (7)
6 – Philadelphia Phillies (5)
7 – New York Yankees (6)
He's th

The Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup a few weeks ago.
And as usual, members of the organization had their names engraved on the coveted trophy, which is always special.
Because it's true that it must be pretty crazy, having your name engraved on the Stanley Cup…
But this year, the whole thing is causing a stir for… different reasons.
In fact, Tom Dundon, the team's owner, also decided to have his family's names (his wife and children) engraved on the Stanley Cup… and let's jus

We continue toward the “Dunesday” apocalypse absolutely no one asked for, with Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday opening on the same day in December. I feel intense dread about this. You know me, I want to check the f-ck out in December, not deal with two of the biggest movies of the year at the same damn time. Alas. Between the two of them, I am more excited for Dune: Part Three, which isn’t saying the most because I am fairly neutral on Denis Villeneuve’s Dune fra

One of the most formidable defensive players in the history of the Canadian Football League (CFL) will soon receive one of the sport's most prestigious honors.
Charleston Hughes will be officially inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame at a ceremony scheduled for September 17, 2026, honoring a career marked by consistency, records, and success.
The announcement was made in a very special way. It was his former teammate—now head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders—Corey Ma

Dear Gossips,It won’t just be Madonna, Shakira, BTS, and Justin Bieber on stage for the first-ever FIFA World Cup halftime show. They will also be joined by Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel, the PS 22 Chorus featuring Coldplay …and the Muppets. Also the performance is supposed to be a mere 11 minutes. Which is why the immediate reaction after the announcement yesterday was… howww? But also it might explain why BTS doesn’t need that much rehearsal time since they’re on t

‘Play loud, Celebrate proud — Together We Are Stronger’ is the tagline for the 2026 Vancouver Carnaval del Sol. But anyone who has attended Latincouver’s annual celebration of the city’s vibrant Latin American communities knows there should be on more part to that slogan:‘Come hungry.’From July 10 to 12, the familiar green space at Jonathan Rogers Park will transform into a multicultural summer fiesta with music from across the Caribbean, Central, North

Brandon Aiyuk’s future in the NFL seems increasingly uncertain.While several observers are speculating about the possibility of him leaving the San Francisco 49ers, the star wide receiver has been posting a string of controversial messages on social media—a behavior that could put off several teams, including the Washington Commanders.
For several weeks now, the 28-year-old has been making a series of scathing statements on Instagram. In particular, he has lashed out at his current t

Last night, Eric Engels announced that Derek Lalonde had been hired as Martin St-Louis's assistant.
This wasn't news we were expecting, given that we didn't really know Trevor Letowski was going to step down from his position to spend more time with his family.
It surprised a lot of people, of course. But the addition of an experienced coach is not to be underestimated with the Habs.
The question is, what does this mean for the rest of the Canadiens' coaching staff in terms of their contracts mo