Marc Bergevin made his fair share of controversial moves during his tenure as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. Some worked, others did not, but few had a bigger long-term impact on the organization than the trade that sent Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights. At the time, Montreal was moving on from its…
The Houston Texans won’t extend current contract negotiations with quarterback C.J. Stroud into the season. General manager Nick Caserio said Tuesday that if the club can’t reach an agreement with Stroud before the Sept. 13 opener against Buffalo that it will pause all talks until next offseason. Houston has already picked up Stroud’s fifth-year option,…
The Los Angeles Dodgers are slowly getting back to full strength. The Dodgers announced on Tuesday afternoon that they’ve activated catchers Will Smith and Dalton Rushing and left-hander Justin Wrobleski from the injured list. They also added infielder Alex Freeland to the MLB roster. To make room on the roster for the aforementioned returnees, the…
The 2025-26 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) season was a roller coaster for the New York Sirens. The team was sitting strong in a playoff spot by the midseason point, but their late-season collapse denied them the chance to make their first PWHL playoff appearance. There is no one player to blame for the demise of…
Let’s talk ball. The 2026 NFL season is nearly upon us, so let’s think ahead to what oddities and anomalies are going to take place. Could this be the year that running backs go off like it’s 1990? Could this finally be the year that the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys stop messing around? Could…
Twenty-eight years after Sammy Sosa beat Mark McGwire in a National League MVP race for the ages, the Cubs’ all-time home run leader offered some prophetic words of encouragement for Chicago’s newest MVP contender. As part of the Cubs’ 150th anniversary celebration, Sosa and other members of the franchise’s all-time roster were in attendance Saturday…
The 2026-27 season is roughly one month from getting underway, yet the Edmonton Oilers have already been hit by bad news. It was announced last week that goaltender Frederik Andersen, defenceman Alec Regula, and forwards Matt Savoie and Mattias Janmark won’t be participating in training camp due to injury. Seeing both Savoie and Janmark, particularly…
Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke has reportedly agreed to buy the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno, expanding his sports holding company into Major League Baseball. The transaction is through Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids, and Arsenal. Kroenke also owns the Rams and developed SoFi Stadium…
The Toronto Maple Leafs don’t have to make a decision about the future of Auston Matthews right now, but make no mistake, that day is coming. And when it does, the record-breaking eight-year Cale Makar deal might have changed the narrative around what the Leafs organization and MLSE are willing to do. After Makar’s new…
Top-five NHL goalies rarely become available, but as of Aug. 27, after months of rumors that Winnipeg Jets starter Connor Hellebuyck had requested a trade out of Manitoba, it became public on social media. Per his agent, Ray Petkau, Hellebuyck said he privately requested a trade months ago, but with training camp around the corner,…
