Today's Sports Headlines

[Star Logo] Sports Headlines OPINION [Rosie DiManno: Josh Donaldson still bringing the rain while erasing the pain of leaving Toronto]( [“We had some special teams here,” former MVP says of his Blue Jays years]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] [Bruce Arthur: Raptors president Masai Ujiri’s Giants of Africa increases focus on women despite dangers in Somalia]( [Ujiri’s charitable series of basketball camps went to six countries in Africa, including South Sudan and Somalia, both products of civil war, past and present. It was sports and a political statement at the same time.]( [Read More [arrow]]( Want help making sense of this fall's federal election? There's a new newsletter launching soon that you might like. It's called The Lead, and it'll be your whip-smart guide to what's already a messy campaign. [Sign up for The Lead here today to make sure you don't miss the first edition](. (And if you tried to sign up but couldn't the last time you saw this notice in a newsletter, please try again now. The Star's newsletter signup page wasn't working properly then, but should be now.) [Feature Seperator] [Leafs have picked up ‘a hockey nerd’ in Jason Spezza, former teammate Tyler Seguin says]( [Seguin says 36-year veteran will be great for the Toronto locker room.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] [Blue Jays do just enough to leave Atlanta’s Canadian starter Mike Soroka disappointed again]( [Toronto gets two runs in the first, then holds off Atlanta in 3-1 win.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: The pain from Josh Donaldson’s experience with the Jays’ training staff still lingers]( [The third baseman was at odds with the high-performance department at the end of his run in Toronto, and happy to be reunited with some old faces in Atlanta.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] [Canadian Bianca Andreescu advances to second round of U.S. Open with win over Katie Volynets]( [The 15th seed will face the winner of a match between Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens and China’s Xiyu Wang.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] [At 34, Raptors’ Marc Gasol will carry Spain’s World Cup hope]( [He’s the oldest player on a very seasoned team that will play for Spain in this World Cup.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] [Former Raptors guard Jeremy Lin to play in China, signs with Beijing Ducks]( [The deal had been reported earlier in the day Tuesday by local Chinese media, with the former Raptors point guard confirming the announcement on the video app Douyin.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] [U.S. Open: Naomi Osaka manages to pull out win in first round]( [Osaka, who’s defending her title, finished the match with 50 unforced errors, more than double Anna Blinkova’s total of 22.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Feature Seperator] [Retired Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski says ‘football was bringing me down,’ but he’s open to a return]( [After nine seasons, it was time to “be selfish for once” and the catalyzing moment when “I knew I was done” was the excruciating quadriceps bruise he sustained in Super Bowl LIII.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The Star]( If you’re not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you’d prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Manage Your Email Preferences]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](