Butler: International competition is no longer the grand prix

Michaela and Vanessa give their first impressions of the Euros. France beats defending-champion England in the opener. Spain is scoring goals. Wales scores their first-ever at a major tournament. The Swiss are rowdy hosts. It’s the off-season for European clubs as Barcelona loses two key players. WNBA Rookie Paige Beuckers – averaging 18 points per game – outdoes Caitlin Clark in player and media all-star polling. The WNBA will need a new CBA: could revenue-sharing be a sticking point in negotiations between the league and the players? The New York Sirens make Sarah Fillier the PWHL’s highest-paid player.

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with musical artist Emi Jeen, to talk about her 45 show world tour, being apart of Osheaga and the Grand Prix in Montreal, her playing football when she was younger and how it helped her with discipline, getting into singing after coming from a very small town near Quebec City and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, FIFA opening up an office in Trump Tower, whether or not there’s too much football being played, the Premier League season getting ready to start, not having big games in the 1st week, Oasis working with Adidas and much more. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

This week on The 1st Half Culture Show, Paul Desbaillets sits down with musical artist Gionatan Catalano as they talk about him being born in Italy, how and why he came to Montreal, why he thought he would go back to Italy at a young age, going against the grain and becoming a Milan fan, what got him into music, being at the Champions League semi-final between Milan and Inter and much more. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Crystal Palace getting hammered and removed from the Europa League and relegated to the Conference League, Jordan Henderson going to Brentford, the UEFA Supercup and the Premier League starting in August. Catch The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6 pm on TSN 690 Montreal, where soccer meets pop culture. With weekly guests, bold takes, and Paul’s signature wit, it’s the ultimate mix of football, culture, and conversation you didn’t know you needed!

Four-time Grey Cup Champion, former Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman and Executive Director of Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada, Tim Fleiszer joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Luca Scott to talk about the Stay the Course golf tournament which is a unique event benefiting the Veteran community and the Ukrainian community of Montreal.

Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire joined Mitch Melnick and Luca Scott on Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about why he likes what the Canadiens are doing, the great moves that the Sharks have made, the battle the Ducks and Sharks will have in the coming years and much more.

Three-time Stanley Cup Champion Aaron Ward, joined Mitch Melnick and Luca Scott on Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about players that got under his skin, the Habs goaltending future, some of the notable memorabilia that he has and much more.

Former Montreal great, PJ Stock, joined the Morning Show to talk about the summer moves made by the Habs and what does PJ think about how the Habs are being built

Hockey analyst Pierre McGuire joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Luca Scott on Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about who he thinks will make the biggest leap for the Habs next season, the Erik Karlsson sweepstakes, the direction the Penguins franchise is going in, whether or not Askarov will be come the starter and much more.

Three-Time Stanley Cup Champion Aaron Ward, joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Luca Scott on Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about the unique situation that the Pittsburgh Penguins are in, what the future of Letang and Malkin may be, who he thinks has taken the biggest step back in the Atlantic Division.

YYZ Sport Media's Jonah Sigel, joined Mitch Melnick, Jon Still and Luca Scott on Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about the Raptors potentially having a difficult time replacing the impact of Masai Ujiri, how the relationship between the media and athletes has changed, Don Cherry's impact on how we view hockey and much more.