Sonny Gray is considering retiring this winter

Do you think the potential work stoppage facing Major League Baseball this winter will prompt some veterans to seriously consider retirement?
I think so, too.
On that note, it's interesting to note that Boston Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray said he doesn't know if he'll continue playing in 2027.
Alex Speier reported his comments. Basically, if his family wants him to retire ahead of next season, he won't think twice about it—he'll hang it up.Sonny Gray has not decided whether he will pitch nex

Derek Lalonde and the Expos
He was a fan when he was young.
New Canadiens associate coach Derek Lalonde meets with the media at the #Habs golf tournament. He says he grew up as a big Expos fan. pic.twitter.com/C7dRd8vkA1
— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) September 14, 2026
The Brett Bateman Case
He has a great playing style.
“He plays the way I wanted my teams to play.”On coaching, parenting, and the thriving #BlueJays rookie Brett Bateman: https://t.co/3x3NIL1kE3
— Mitch Bannon (

This morning, we learned that Martin St-Louis signed a new contract with the Canadiens. The coach, who had one year remaining on his contract through the 2026-27 season, saw the club terminate his current deal to offer him a new four-year contract.
The deal runs through the end of the 2029–30 season, more or less.
We know that since the beginning of the summer, people have been wondering when all of this would be settled. And even though the announcement was a long time coming, Kent Hughes

A few days ago, the Toronto Blue Jays decided to designate outfielder Jesus Sanchez for assignment.
The team had grown tired of his defensive errors and lack of power.
As a result, he was placed on waivers, and other teams in the league had the chance to claim him.
It's believed that a few teams did so. But what's certain is that the Diamondbacks chose to claim him so he could finish the season in town—because that's where he's headed.
Interesting that Sánchez takes Lourdes Gurriel

…our job today, and of course, tonight, is to figure out what it is.Obviously that headline is imperfect and if I were doing the homage to There’s Something About Mary properly, it would read ‘There’s Something about Keri.’ But – even though Keri Russell has had an incredible second act to her career, one that’s extra satisfying given the amount of ingenue energy she had surrounding her circa Felicity, and even though her seemingly endless string of act

I wonder what kind of impact Chris Kreider will have on the Montreal Canadiens’ lineup.
And I'm certainly not the only one wondering that, either.
We know the guy is physically strong, that he can disrupt the opposition with his presence in front of the net, and that he has a knack for scoring. But as for the rest…
Obviously, take it with a grain of salt, but Tony Marinaro has shared his bold prediction of the year for the Montreal Canadiens' upcoming season.
The result?
Tony believ

A hit British reality show has set up camp in B.C.ITV officially confirmed I’m a Celebrity … The Wild Frontier, a spinoff series set to go to air in 2027, is being filmed in Canada.While the network hasn’t confirmed the exact locations, a little online sleuthing points to filming happening now predominately in the Callaghan Valley, just south of Whistler. Reports also have the production filming at Minaty Bay, south of Squamish on the eastern shore of the Howe Sound.The annou

A hit British reality show has set up camp in B.C.ITV officially confirmed I’m a Celebrity … The Wild Frontier, a spinoff series set to go to air in 2027, is being filmed in Canada.While the network hasn’t confirmed the exact locations, a little online sleuthing points to filming happening now predominately in the Callaghan Valley, just south of Whistler. Reports also have the production filming at Minaty Bay, south of Squamish on the eastern shore of the Howe Sound.The annou

Meghan Sussex has dropped her first UK post since moving and it’s exactly what you’d expect, a bucolic background and casual frolicking. Despite how effortless it looks, Harry and Meghan have managed to avoid being photographed (and trust, the UK tabloids are frothing at the mouth to get a candid shot of them). And there’s a new dog, Pula!
It’s all pretty quaint and makes the hysteria of the media and the anti-Meghan people look even sillier. You are obsessing over someon

In 2020, Josh Anderson arrived in Montreal. The power forward, who had been playing for Columbus, was acquired in a trade that sent Max Domi to the Blue Jackets.
In the days that followed, Anderson signed a seven-year deal to make a long-term commitment to Quebec. He believed in Marc Bergevin's vision and put down roots in the city.
But quietly, the 2026–27 season will be the last under that contract, meaning Anderson is on track to become a free agent at the end of the season. Except that

Werner Herzog makes a return to narrative feature filmmaking after a decade-long absence—he’s been busy with documentaries—with Bucking Fastard, a film inspired by real-life Adult Twins Freda and Greta Chaplin. In the 1980s, the Chaplins became objects of public interest when their neighbor hit them with a restraining order. The twin sisters, who dressed alike and spoke in sync, had a simultaneous relationship with their neighbor, whom they inadvertently dubbed a “bucking

The more time passes, the clearer it becomes that Cam Schlittler deserves the Cy Young Award in the American League. In my opinion, he should finish ahead of Dylan Cease.
Unless he has a major slump in the next two weeks.
But Aaron Boone wants to take it a step further: in his view, his pitcher might very well deserve to win the MVP award.
Even Austin Wells echoed his manager's sentiments.
Austin Wells on Aaron Boone saying Cam Schlittler might be the MVP: “Iagree. I think that's great. I'

Bo Levi Mitchell isn’t expected to return to the CFL field anytime soon.The Hamilton Tiger-Cats
quarterback
will face a lengthy recovery period following the serious ankle injury he sustained in early July against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Carried off the field on a stretcher after a particularly hard hit, Mitchell underwent surgery on his left ankle shortly thereafter. At the time, the Tiger-Cats were optimistic about his chances of a full recovery, though they did not provide a specific

With the addition of Chris Kreider, the Canadiens are a better team than they were last week.
Kent Hughes found a way to add a forward who can help his team right away, and ultimately, it's a good move because the Habs needed a player like that.
But can this help Kent Hughes attract other players to the city?
It's possible, according to the GM… especially if the player in question has a no-trade clause. The addition of Kreider makes the Canadiens more attractive on paper, after all&hellip

There are pictures over the weekend of Emma Stone and Chris Pine shooting The Catch, an upcoming feature directed by her husband, Dave McCary. It’s due out next May and has been shooting all summer, with an all-star cast including Ashley Padilla, clearly beloved by literally everyone, Tim Robbins, and Sissy Spacek.Now, I fundamentally hate that I included the clause ‘her husband’ in the above paragraph. In theory, this is a movie starring Emma Stone, directed by Dave McCary, an

Bad news.
The Canadiens will have to do without Kaiden Guhle for the start of the season, according to what Renaud Lavoie (TVA Sports) was able to confirm this morning.
He's still recovering from his surgery.Bad news…https://t.co/UpE0TKoFMC
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) September 14, 2026Obviously, this isn't a huge surprise: we always knew this was a possibility. We suspected that the defenseman, who can't skate with his teammates, was in rough shape.
For those who want the details of

As usual, the New York Yankees will be ones to watch during the upcoming offseason, as they may look to add another power hitter to their lineup, especially given the uncertainty surrounding Giancarlo Stanton's future in the Bronx.
And according to Buster Olney of ESPN, the idea that the Yankees would acquire Rafael Devers from the San Francisco Giants makes a lot of sense—especially since he was previously acquired from the Boston Red Sox and could already be back on the trade market.Rafa

There was “sign of progress”…
Then there was the famous “mix”…
Then we were treated to the word starting with “p”…
Let's just say the Habs' goals have been getting more and more ambitious over the past few seasons. What should we expect for the season that kicks off in two weeks? According to the captain himself, the guys—and possibly management as well—are aiming to finish first or second in the Atlantic Division.
We can all a

The season opener wasn’t particularly impressive for Deshaun Watson, but it won’t have any immediate impact on his status with the Cleveland Browns.
Despite the lopsided
34-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, head coach Todd Monken still plans to entrust the offense to his veteran quarterback.
Watson is therefore expected to be the Browns' starting quarterback in their next game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Monken believes it would be premature to draw definitive conclusions af

Chase Infiniti follows her breakout performance in One Battle After Another with a starring role in The Julia Set, which is basically Good Will Hunting for girls. Infiniti stars as Julia, a brilliant math student at a fake college dubbed GCU. Her mother (Carmen Ejogo) is obsessed with Julia transferring to MIT, though why she should do that is vague. It seems to be only because Julia’s mom has never heard of another school. Also, her mom doesn’t understand her math genius but still h

Yesterday afternoon, Zachary Bolduc (finally) signed a new contract with the Canadiens. The Quebec native, who had no contract in place for the upcoming season, ultimately signed a four-year deal.
He will earn an average annual salary of $4.2 million over the next four seasons and will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the contract—which would not have been the case had he signed for three years or less.
We know that it took quite a while to resolve the situation. It's safe t

Jesse Eisenberg rose to fame playing awkward nerds, and now as a filmmaker he is giving a specific kind of nerd their due: theater nerds. His third feature film as a writer-director is The Debut, a comedy that borders on farce, set in the world of community theater. Eisenberg writes and directs and appears—and sings—in a small role, but the stars of the show are Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti, who have two of the best roles of their careers courtesy of Eisenberg’s pen and aff

Adam Nicholas is quite a character.
If you're lucky enough to go to Brossard to watch a Canadiens practice, you'll understand why I say that.
He helps the guys with his intensity, and above all, he sends the right message on the ice. Over the years, he's become a very important part of the organization's coaching staff because he does a damn good job. 
This morning, Juraj Slafkovsky was actually asked about Adam Nicholas's progress. And Slaf, goofy as he can be, came up with a pretty&hellip

As we know by now, Chris Kreider signed with the Canadiens in part because Martin St-Louis is the team's head coach.
The two have an excellent relationship, which dates back to the years when Martin St. Louis finished his playing career with the New York Rangers.
Kreider, then just a young player, was in town at the time. He learned a great deal from St-Louis—in fact, St-Louis is the teammate from whom he learned the most during his playing career.Chris Kreider says he never learned more f

At some point on Friday or Saturday, during the chaos of TIFF and running from interview to interview and prepping in between, I saw an article pop up on my feed about Céline Dion, ahead of her first show in Paris…something something about how she would require a backing track or some kind of vocal assistance during the concert. And the volcanic fury that erupted from my body startled the person I was standing next to. How f-cking dare you? This is insulting on multiple levels. Fir

It’s a little weird to see Chris Kreider wearing a Canadiens cap and polo shirt… isn’t it?
I wonder what Carey was thinking when he saw all that this morning. Hehe!
Seriously though (and we know Price doesn't hold a grudge against the Habs' new No. 22), Kreider is part of the Montreal organization, and we have to accept that. He spoke to the team's reporters for the first time this morning and mentioned, among other things, that his gesture toward Price wasn't intentional at t

Things aren’t going well for Gerrit Cole these days. After giving up a home run to the first three batters of the game against the San Diego Padres last week, the starter got shelled like crazy on Saturday against the New York Mets.
In fact, the Mets have hit him more than any other team in his 296 career starts tracked by Statcast.
Mets hitters smashed no fewer than fourteen of his pitches at 95 mph or faster. Until this month, Cole had never allowed more than eleven hard-hit balls in a s

Kyler Murray’s first game with the Minnesota Vikings quickly turned into a nightmare.
The quarterback was
forced to leave the game in the first quarter after taking a hard hit to the head, before Minnesota completed a spectacular comeback to ultimately defeat the Green Bay Packers 39-22.
The incident occurred as Murray was attempting to convert a third-down run. After slipping before reaching the necessary yardage, he was hit in the head by Javon Bullard. The quarterback's helmet was knock

Chris Kreider is now a member of the Montreal Canadiens. And this morning, on the sidelines of the golf tournament, he spoke to the Montreal media for the first time.
And of course, he was quite the popular guy… for many reasons.
Kreider, who was pretty funny during his press conference, mentioned in particular that he's happy to be here. He's impressed by how close-knit the team is, and he knows (all too well) that the fans are passionate. In fact, he's expecting that kind of reaction wh

Chris Kreider has always worn #20 in the NHL.
The Canadiens already have their #20 (Juraj Slafkovsky), and just because Kreider is going to help Slaf doesn't mean that's going to change.
The American will therefore wear #22 (which isn't a dig at Carey Price).Alert: New number for Chris KreiderNew number alert for Chris Kreider! #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/408HBu8YIB
— Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) September 14, 2026In the history of the Canadiens, 27 players have worn this number. The m