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Including: VanVleet walks the walk, and pays the price, even in the biggest blowout in Raptors history [Star Logo] Sports Headlines [VanVleet walks the walk, and pays the price, even in the biggest blowout in Raptors history]( [Guard Fred VanVleet gets hammered at the rim while finishing drives more than any other Raptor. Post-game, you can time his short walk from his locker to the showers with a sundial. He says it’s a small price to pay.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: Mark Shapiro steps up to the plate after years as a villain to the Blue Jays fan base]( [After he arrived in Toronto as the one most people blamed for running former GM Alex Anthopoulos out of town – which still falls on Rogers a lot more than it does on him — Jays president/CEO Mark Shapiro seems to be taking a proactive approach to changing his narrative. And he promises the wins are coming soon, Gregor Chisholm writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Bruce Arthur: Keefe’s Maple Leafs are in real trouble — with holes you could drive a Zamboni through]( [The goaltending has faltered. The defence has issues. They miss Nazem Kadri on a lot of nights. The best hockey teams weather storms. These Leafs, too often, don’t, Bruce Arthur writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [A day in his honour, stick in the Hall of Fame, booked on The Today Show. It’s good to be David Ayres]( [The 42-year-old Zamboni driver became an overnight sensation as an emergency backup goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes in Saturday night’s win over the Maple Leafs.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Damien Cox: Maybe the Maple Leafs would have been better off with Babcock and Lou after all]( [In the final stages of the 2019-20 season, the Maple Leafs are in a distinctly less positive situation than when Lou Lamoriello was the general manager and Mike Babcock the head coach. The Team That Dubas Built is still a team of the future, not the present, Damien Cox writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Should NBA consider using the all-star game’s fourth quarter for games that count?]( [The fourth quarter was the most interesting and the biggest leap in innovation at the mid-season showcase, with the teams racing to a target score — 24 more points than the leading team had accumulated through three quarters.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Manitoba’s Kerri Einarson beats Ontario’s Rachel Homan to win Tournament of Hearts]( [Einarson, vice Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Meilleur out of the Gimli Curling Club will represent Canada at the world championship.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Canadiens ship Ilya Kovalchuk to Capitals for third-round pick]( [The Canadiens traded Kovalchuk to the Washington Capitals for a 2020 third-round pick on Sunday.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Lightning sign Bogosian after contract terminated by Sabres]( [The Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday announced they signed Bogosian to a one-year, $1.3 million contract.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Raptors add largest margin of victory in franchise history to bucket list of accomplishments]( [The defending champions held the Pacers to 32 points in the first half and ran away to a 46-point victory at Scotiabank Arena.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Sing a song for Fury, the new heavyweight champion]( [Tyson Fury gave Deontay Wilder a beat down to win the heavyweight title, singing a chorus of “American Pie” from the ring with his fans afterwards.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Lazio wins as four Italian matches postponed due to virus]( [Three soccer matches were postponed on orders from the Italian government late Saturday night after the deaths of two people infected with the virus from China.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Toronto Blue Jays erase 4-0 deficit, settle for tie against Minnesota Twins]( [Minnesota’s Zander Wiel tied it 5-5 with a solo home run to left field off Kirby Snead in the eighth.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Gregor Chisholm: State of the franchise: Q&A with Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro]( [Shapiro talks off-season spending, ownership issues, renovations to Rogers Centre, MLB.TV, beer sales and much more in a sit down interview with The Star.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [From The Global Ambassador to the Astros and everywhere in between: It's the mail!]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Gregor Chisholm: One game, three steals — Anthony Alford might just run away with Blue Jays roster spot]( [Manager Charlie Montoyo sees the outfield candidate as a potential secret weapon on several levels.]( [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]( [Become a Star Subscriber]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](