If not for a remarkable coincidence and a remarkably modern general manager, the Montreal Canadiens might have been condemned to respectable irrelevance indefinitely. Not failure. Not a disaster. Just mediocrity, the most dangerous place in sports. That fate was avoided not by design, but by circumstance and by Kent Hughes. For all the talk about…
It took Aaron Judge about two seconds to shake off the offseason rust. In what was his 2026 spring training debut for the New York Yankees, Judge hit a two-run home run to center field in the third inning against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday afternoon. The next inning? He hit a two-run homer inside…
Malik Tillman highlighted Arsenal as a Premier League club he would ‘love to play for.’ The attacking midfielder hailed Mikel Arteta’s coaching, and revealed they’re one of his favorite teams to watch, and backed himself to ‘fit in’ with the Spaniard’s system. The Bayer Leverkusen star left PSV during last year’s summer transfer window after…
Some weeks around the Vancouver Canucks feel like a snapshot of the entire organization in miniature — a little bit of bad luck, a little bit of promise, and a reminder that their depth chart is always a living, moving thing. This stretch has been no different. While the big club keeps grinding through the…
Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to play a couple of Cactus League games for the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers before he departs the desert to join Japan for the 2026 World Baseball Classic. He was in the lineup leading off as the designated hitter scheduled, for two or three at-bats for the…
It’s been a strange Olympic window for the Toronto Maple Leafs and their fans — part pride, part frustration, and part déjà vu. Players like Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews are thriving overseas, tapping into a level of freedom and rhythm that has been hard to find during Toronto’s uneven season. Meanwhile, back home, trade…
Last week we looked at some of the best trades the Buffalo Sabres have made in their history, and while the list was impressive, it raises the question – what about the ones that didn’t go so well? After all, every team has made bad trades in its history, it’s simply an inevitable part of…
The members of the Montreal Canadiens’ core could be up for debate. So, to simplify matters, for the purposes of this piece, the core is defined as all Habs under contract until 2030 at least… and rookie Ivan Demidov, who will presumably meet that criterion in short order. That list includes seven other Canadiens: Forward…
On Sunday, the United States and Canada will play for Olympic gold! After the thrilling finale to the 4 Nations Face-Off last season, it feels appropriate that these two countries are the last ones standing in the men’s hockey tournament. Eyes will be on Milan to see if the United States can win its first…
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba just led the NFL in receiving yards, and now he wants to be paid like that. “I’m really not too pressed right now to get it done. I know my time is coming and when we get it done, it’s going to be a great deal. God’s timing is…
