Today's Sports Headlines

[Star Logo] Sports Headlines OPINION [Bruce Arthur: A win’s a win, but Babcock’s Leafs still look lost too often]( [Leaders in the Leafs’ dressing room talked about a lack of preparation for Tuesday night’s home date with the Kings, in a season short on complete performances. That should ring some bells, Bruce Arthur writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Dave Feschuk: Pascal Siakam takes coach’s ‘knock it off’ call to heart with costly fouls piling up]( [Siakam has been picking up personal fouls at the third-highest rate in the NBA. On offence, as on defence, it probably wouldn’t hurt for him to more regularly partake in the common practice of appealing to the officials, Dave Feschuk writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [’Keepers of the MLS Cup reveal secrets to success]( [Toronto FC’s Quentin Westberg and Seattle’s Stefan Frei — the similarities are striking — might very well hold the key to a championship on Sunday in Seattle.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Gregor Chisholm: Will Blue Jays pluck big names from rebuilding Red Sox?]( [Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez and David Price could be on their way out. Will Toronto be interested? Gregor Chisholm dives into that and more in the mailbag.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Maple Leafs wake up late to beat Kings in captain’s return]( [Auston Matthews and William Nylander scored 30 seconds apart in the third period for a 3-1 win at Scotiabank Arena, where John Tavares returned to the lineup after missing seven games with a broken finger.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Ex-Leaf Carl Grundstrom adds bump and grind to Kings’ top line]( [Almost a year after landing in L.A. as part of the Jake Muzzin trade, Grundstrom faced the Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday night. He’s part of the future for a team looking to rebuild from the remnants of a Stanley Cup roster.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Wolfpack mum on report that rugby star Sonny Bill Williams’ next stop is Toronto]( [The New Zealander, who retired from international duty after the recent World Cup, has become a major sports celebrity in the southern hemisphere for his efforts on and off the pitch.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Two-time Olympian and Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer Eli Pasquale dies at 59]( [Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer Eli Pasquale, a two-time Olympian who played at four world championships over his career, has died at 59.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [R.J. Barrett’s load manageable so far]( [The New York Knicks rookie is putting up big NBA minutes, but he’s fine with that.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Canadian keeper Erin McLeod looks to share her experiences through mindfulness]( [McLeod, who has been dogged by a foot injury that kept her out of this summer’s World Cup, developed the Mindful Project to help others overcome negative thoughts.]( [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](