With the 2025-26 season almost over, minds are now turning to 2026-27, with the biggest clubs in world football releasing all their new kits for the campaign ahead. Some of the biggest sporting brands and football clubs around the globe have teamed up to produce some genuinely outstanding kits. The annual glut of new shirt releases…
The Montreal Canadiens took another significant step forward this season. After years of rebuilding, developing young talent, and accumulating assets, the organization is no longer simply focused on the future. Expectations have changed. A playoff run has raised the bar, and fans will enter next season expecting the Canadiens to be a legitimate contender rather…
I’ve played in a World Cup and understand how the U.S. national team is preparing — and what matters most. There’s one more game until the Americans’ tournament is underway against Paraguay on June 12, and it’s important to go in with confidence. This time around, I have a different challenge. I’ll be breaking down…
A significant piece of news that dropped Thursday about a star player presents the Winnipeg Jets an excellent opportunity to solve the second-line centre issue that’s plagued them for the past number of seasons. Larkin Wants Out of Detroit Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported ahead of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final that Dylan Larkin, the…
For some football fans, the summer is the part of the calendar that they look forward to the most – and that’s not just because it’s filled by a World Cup every four years! Rather, it’s because the end of the season means only one thing: It’s time for transfers! The 2026 window is likely…
The 2026 NHL Entry Draft is fast approaching, and the Calgary Flames are loaded with eight picks in the first three rounds of the draft. Over the next few days here atThe Hockey Writers, we’ll look at some prospects the Flames can target with each of the selections they own in the draft. We’ve gone…
After 14 seasons and over 900 games in a Canadiens uniform, the Brendan Gallagher era in Montreal is coming to an end. Following an emotional end-of-season press conference where Gallagher made it clear he would be moving on, his agent Gerry Johansson has reportedly been granted permission to speak with other teams to facilitate a…
TAMPA BAY — Baker Mayfield set a tone for his extension negotiations with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in his first comments to the media this offseason: He wants to be the team’s long-term quarterback, but he’s willing to play out the final year of his contract without a new deal in place. “Contract stuff is…
CHICAGO — The vibes around the United States’ World Cup team are viscerally on the rise following Sunday’s 3-2 exhibition win over Senegal, though concern remains about center back Chris Richards. On Friday, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said that Richards, the Americans’ most important defender who damaged ligaments in his left ankle last month, will miss…
Anders Lee could be heading to unrestricted free agency as the New York Islanders and their captain are a “long way off” from agreeing to terms, per NHL insider Pierre LeBrun. LeBrun reported on Wednesday that Lee’s agent, Neil Sheehy, and Islanders general manager (GM) Mathieu Darche met recently. Lee, who has played his entire career with…
