Today's Sports Headlines

[Star Logo] Sports Headlines [Raptors run Hornets off the court in first game back from long road trip]( [OG Anunoby leads the scoring, sparks an explosive third quarter ... and leaves briefly after another hit to the eye at Scotiabank Arena.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Dave Feschuk: Mike Babcock’s Leafs dominate puck possession, even in defeat, but the defence has been a disaster]( [You’d think “Cover the slot” would be a go-to instinct for most pros. Not so for the puck-pushing, defence-shirking NHL team from Toronto, Dave Feschuk writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( ANALYSIS [The NHL is all aglow about the future of data-tracking tech]( [Commissioner Gary Bettman sees the puck- and player-tracking data — set to launch at the all-star game — eventually attracting fans and helping on-ice officials with some of the trickiest calls.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: There should be two Canadians in Cooperstown, but Larry Walker’s time is running out]( [Walker is entering his 10th and final year of eligibility, after missing by more than 20 per cent last time. The numbers don’t lie. He deserves a place among the game’s greats, Gregor Chisholm writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Raptors rookie Matt Thomas finds three-point shot travels well after two seasons in Spain]( [But better defence would go a long way toward more playing time in the defending champions’ rotation.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Hockey Canada will drop ‘midget’ and other traditional minor age group names]( [The changes will be implemented nationally by the governing body and its 13 provincial and territorial members for the 2020-21 season.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Different paths to greatness for 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees]( [Hayley Wickenheiser blazed a trail for women’s hockey at a time when the sport was desperately looking for traction.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The silver lining if this truly is a lost Maple Leafs season]( [Adding a top-10 pick and some potentially higher-end prospects by trading Tyson Barrie and other pending UFAs a welcome boon for a team that has hamstrung itself with its salary-cap structure.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Canadians Shapovalov and Pospisil upset Italians on opening day of new-look Davis Cup]( [Canada faces the U.S. on Tuesday at the week-long international tennis showdown.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Female cricketer suspended three months for posting lineup one hour early on Instagram]( [Emily Smith of Australia’s Hobart Hurricanes found out the hard way that the sport’s anti-corruption rules are non-negotiable, after an Instagram post cost her the rest of two seasons down under.]( [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](