Weekend Couples Update

The (possible) celebrity couple gossip that preoccupied us this weekend was Michael B Jordan and RAYE. Last weekend it was Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper in Paris and their Boucheron rings and whether that means they secretly got married. Nothing official but those rings are officially wedding bands…Bradley is in Paris because he’s working on the new Ocean’s film. Gigi is still there and was photographed spending time with his mother, Gloria, and his daughter Lea (not pictured)

Rihanna’s been at home in Barbados for over two weeks now, and it’s been a full schedule. She’s been seen at state events, she was at Crop Over, she went to the club, there was a birthday party for Riot (we’ll get back to that in a minute), and yesterday she took the kids out on the water.Back to that birthday party – it was Spider-Man themed and clearly Riot is all about Spidey because he’s dressed in Spider-Man merch, from the t-shirt to his shoes to the sun

This tweet asks the right question – what is Brad Pitt getting at with this press run? He doesn’t need to submit to in-depth profiles, very few actors do. He could do the hot wings circuit and be fine, but he chooses this route instead. Why? He has an Oscar, he has the respect of his peers, he has his choice of work, he has studios that will back him, he has an audience (some people care about the abuse allegations; many more people do not).
My read on the “candid” reveal

Canadiens fans really love Jacob Fowler.
The American goaltender is seen as Montreal's next great No. 1… and ever since he was drafted three years ago, in 2023, he's been compared to Carey Price.
Even Price has said that he sees a bit of himself in Fowler. 
I'm talking about Fowler today, and it's not because he's in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
In fact, Fowler is set to play in the LSHL tonight (with the Manmade team) alongside other Canadiens players, including Jake Evans a

The crazy game that took place in Toronto last night is making waves throughout the baseball world. Everyone's talking about it, of course.
After all, a “four-out” inning like that is something you almost never see. It's happened very rarely in history.
And even though many people didn't know what to do (including the umpires on the field), Aaron Boone certainly did.
He discussed it during his appearance today on the “Talkin' Yanks” podcast.
Aaron Boone knew the umpires w

It’s been a great year to be KAROL G. She’s already headlined Coachella, won the International Artist Award of Excellence at the AMAs, is in the midst of headlining a stadium tour and now has released her sixth studio album. No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto comes just over a year after her last release Tropicoqueta, but she’s striking while the iron is scorching hot. She announced the album just a few weeks ago during her concert in Toronto. Sure, she’s been releasing mus

Let’s take a look at the Canadiens’ goalies.
Currently, the Canadiens have three goalies capable of playing in the NHL. In reality, the situation hasn't changed since the end of the 2025–2026 season.
We thought that would have changed, but it hasn't.
While it's expected that Jakub Dobes will be in net for the Canadiens in Game 1 of the season, the question remains as to who will be his backup (Jacob Fowler or Samuel Montembeault) to start the season.
On that note, Grant McCagg

In the past, the ultimate goal for starting pitchers was to go as far as possible in a game, even if it meant finishing it on the mound.
Now, the mission for pitchers who start games is to throw as hard as possible to generate momentum early on, which means they leave the game sooner and need more rest to recover.
It's gotten to the point where this has become the norm, and we don't even realize just how much the workload for starting pitchers continues to decrease.
As proof, last month—Ju

We are weeks away from the Venice Film Festival kicking off fall festival season, and one of the big question marks this year is “is it finally James Gray’s time?”. James Gray, an American filmmaker who is more appreciated in Europe than he is at home (two Cesar nominations to zero Oscar nods), has lately been coming on stronger in his home market. Ad Astra caught some notice in 2019, Armageddon Time looked like an Oscar contender for a hot minute in 2022. Now, he’s back

Juraj Slafkovsky hasn't always had an easy relationship with his country. Let's just put it that way.
He's never been afraid to criticize Slovakia's hockey people when things didn't go his way. And that caused quite a stir all over Montreal and back home.
Slaf isn't afraid to speak his mind.
But today, we're going to talk about Slovakia and Slafkovsky in a positive light. Why? Because the Canadiens' star player was honored in his hometown.
The city of Budimir, where his family has lived for seve

Individual honors continue to pile up for the Montreal Alouettes.
After a spectacular performance against the Edmonton Elks, Tyson Philpot was named Player of the Week in the Canadian Football League for Week 10.
The Canadian wide receiver was virtually unstoppable during Montreal's 48-30 victory. Philpot caught 10 passes for 131 yards, but it was his production in the end zone that really caught the eye.
The Alouettes' number found a way to cross the goal line three times, recording his first h

Dennis the Menace is an old person’s reference and nobody under 30 knows what this is, but it’s the nickname our makeup artist, Shaby, has given to me and Liz Trinnear at ETALK because we are the two faces who cannot be trusted to protect her work once we leave her chair. At least once a week on set Shaby will turn away from us and come back a minute later and have to fix something because in those 60 seconds, Liz and I will have either eaten something or smashed our faces into somet

I've always said (and written) this: for your criticism to be taken seriously and be justified in this field, you also have to know how to acknowledge the positive.
In short, be positive when it's positive and negative when it's negative. That's how you build credibility. Otherwise, you're just a mouthpiece… or a hater.
Over the past few weeks, I've “celebrated” the anniversary of CF Montréal's famous letter, I've criticized a few recent performances where the offense w

The Wrong Girls, directed by Dylan Meyer, and starring her wife Kristen Stewart alongside Alia Shawkat, opens this Friday. It’s about two women, firmly in their 30s, who are firmly stoned all the time and therefore find themselves in a whole ass mess. As Dylan said, there are not enough movies with women who are deadbeats as adults. But also, friendship.
I can’t wait to see it and I also love how the press tour is going. That is, when you’re promoting a movie about friends who

Everything was going perfectly for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who were cruising toward first place in the American League and a first-round bye in the playoffs.
But that's no longer the case. In fact, the two-time defending World Series champions have lost eight of their last ten games and have a record of ten wins and twelve losses in the second half of the season.
And manager Dave Roberts isn't mincing words about his team's situation.Thinking about it a bit on the plane yesterday, we're a Wild

The Minnesota Vikings have reportedly made their decision on who will start the upcoming NFL season, and Kyler Murray has reportedly won the competition to become the starting quarterback.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, head coach Kevin O'Connell has reportedly decided to entrust the offense to the 29-year-old veteran rather than J.J. McCarthy, the young quarterback selected in the first round of the 2024 draft.
This decision marks a fresh start for Murray. After spending the first seven sea

How many restricted free agents are still unsigned in the NHL?
According to PuckPedia, there are eight. According to CapWages, there are 17. But if you check Spotrac, the number is as high as 40 restricted free agents.
It's clear that some sites don't account for all the players in the minors.
On the Canadiens, Zachary Bolduc, Arber Xhekaj, and Sasha Pastujov are currently looking to sign a deal for next season. The other guys are already signed.
Pastujov won't be signing a big contract—we

Montreal Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander has found a simple—yet particularly appreciated—way to thank those who directly contribute to his performance on the field.
 
Last week, several players from the Montreal offensive line gathered at a restaurant to celebrate two birthdays: those of Pier-Olivier Lestage and Cyrille Hogan-Saindon. Nick Callender, Donny Ventrelli, and Tiger Shanks were among the group, along with several other members of the offensive line.
But the surp

Dear Gossips,The world is healing! I mean, of course, I know it’s not. But that’s precisely why we need more “world is healing” content.A few days ago, Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee were featured in Interview Magazine to promote their new film Late Fame. I love Greta so much I’m ignoring the fact that she’s wearing thong kitten heels. Thong kitten heels are not healing my world.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Interview Magazine (@interviewmag)
Anyway,

Last night, Pierre McGuire was a guest on the Sick Podcast.
Along with Tony Marinaro, who's back from vacation, they discussed the Canadiens' salary structure, among other topics. That's to be expected: it's a hot topic.
McGuire believes that the Canadiens' players won't take it well when Kent Hughes signs a high-priced player, especially since everyone else has taken a pay cut.But here's the angle that caught my attention.
In the podcast, McGuire was asked about rising salaries. And at one poin

Some Rossland, B.C., residents opposed to amagnesium mine project in their community arehoping to have their concerns ringing in the public’s ears via the Record Ridge Mixtape.The 16-track recording features songs and spoken-word works by Rossland residents ages seven to 79, as well as by some concerned citizens who used to call the city home.“You have to use the materials and skills that you have in front of you to build a campaign like this, because there is no bigger organization

After four innings on the mound for the Blue Jays last night against Boston, Jameson Taillon was injured.
It looked like that would be the story of the game in Toronto. After all, the team is no stranger to pitchers getting injured.
But in the end, it seems the story lies elsewhere.
In the seventh inning, with the Red Sox having two runners on base and just one out, the scoreboard at Rogers Centre (managed by MLB) showed two outs.
So when a fly ball was hit to center field, both runners took off

As you may know, the KHL season always starts a few weeks before the NHL season.
The result? A prospect like Alexander Zharovsky, who's being closely watched by Canadiens fans, is already in training camp mode in his native Russia.
We imagine that after spending a good part of his summer in Montreal, he's eager to get back to playing in the KHL to show just how much he's improved.
But anyway. All this to say that now that training camps have begun, we're starting to get some clues about what mig

Jakub Dobes has become one of the most popular players among Canadiens fans.
But just how popular?
Kevin Raphaël got a pretty clear answer this past weekend during the 11th edition of the KR Classic.
We were just telling you about the event, where the Habs' goaltender was clearly one of the day's main attractions.
You can also see it in his entrance.The people love Habs goalie Jakub Dobespic.twitter.com/H0y6BdcZbC
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) August 9, 2026Today, Kevin Raphaël discu

The Ducks have decided to bet big on their young core.
Very big, in fact.
After matching the hostile $18 million-a-year offer made to Leo Carlsson, Anaheim must now find a way to reach an agreement with Cutter Gauthier.
The young forward just had a 41-goal season, and all signs point to him also being in line for a significant pay raise.
The problem?
The Ducks currently have just over $9 million in cap space.
According to Andre Leal of The Hockey News, Chris Kreider, Alex Killorn, and Frank Vatr

As you know, on the morning of the trade deadline, the Blue Jays acquired Jose Soriano.
Obviously, the goal wasn't to win in 2026—the goal was to lay the groundwork for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, years during which he'll be under the team's control.
They had to acquire him now, and that's exactly what they did.
This will give him more time to work under Pete Walker, but that's not why he was acquired now.
Several teams were after him, and it seems that if the Blue Jays hadn't gone after hi

Senators fans who dream of seeing their team play in downtown Ottawa will have to be patient a little longer.
Plans for a new arena at LeBreton Flats are well underway, but the Canadian Tire Centre is far from having hosted its final game.
An agreement regarding the 11-acre site earmarked for the project was announced a year ago. Since then? The project is moving forward, but several major hurdles still need to be cleared.
New information reported today by Agence QMI on TVA Sports has provided a

Canadiens fans are still waiting to see the team take concrete action in preparation for next season.
I have respect for Alex Belzile… but it's not the veteran's signing that's caught my attention since the start of the summer with the Habs.
There were expectations, and in the end, Kent Hughes didn't make a move. It could still happen before the start of the next season, but…
But at this point, we shouldn't expect a home run.
Kent Hughes said he wanted to improve his team over the

Tim Anderson Retires
The White Sox will honor him in September. It will be on the 17th.
The White Sox will honor the newly-retired Tim Anderson during a pregame ceremony on September 17.
The team will wear their old “Southside” City Connects for the occasion. pic.twitter.com/0LnNI9eqEt
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) August 10, 2026
Devin Williams Injured
Things continue to go badly in New York.
Devin Williams has been placed on the 15-day IL with a right shoulder strain pi

Will Connor Hellebuyck still be with the Jets when the season starts?
Hmm…
For now, the Connor Hellebuyck situation seems to be at a standstill in Winnipeg. But according to Elliotte Friedman, the silence surrounding the Jets' star goaltender doesn't necessarily mean the situation will stay that way for much longer.
In a recent segment, Friedman explains that things are quiet right now regarding Hellebuyck… while adding that he still believes the goaltender will eventually be trade