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Including: Dave Feschuk: The Leafs expect Mikko Lehtonen to step right in on defence next season, and the price was right [Star Logo] Sports Headlines OPINION [Dave Feschuk: The Leafs expect Mikko Lehtonen to step right in on defence next season, and the price was right]( [There aren’t many stories of undrafted late bloomers arriving in the NHL deep into their 20s and making their mark, but the KHL’s top-scoring defenceman has made a decent career out of proving skeptics wrong, Dave Feschuk writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Inside the Leafs deal: Mikko Lehtonen might fit well in multiple ways]( [The Maple Leafs made another low-risk acquisition Monday, signing 26-year-old Finnish defenceman Mikko Lehtonen]( [Read More [arrow]]( There's a new way to start your day with the Star The news has never been more important — or harder to keep up with. That's why we're making it easier than ever to start your day with what matters, right in your inbox. 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[A couple of memorable Raptors dates back-to-back, and some mail that wasn't for Bobby]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Don Shula, winningest coach in pro football history, dies at 90]( [Don Shula retired following the 1995 season with 347 wins, 173 losses and six ties, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Woodbine can see live horse racing starting without crowds in early June]( [Woodbine CEO Jim Lawson believes horse racing could return ahead of other local sports because it can be done safely and without fans.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Michael Phelps book tip helps Penny Oleksiak manage pandemic life]( [Oleksiak has read Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now” multiple times since the American swim legend suggested the title to her.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Few sports have any experience with the no-crowd experience]( [MLB, the AHL and the PGA Tour have held events without fans. They were similar in their strangeness.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Rays pitcher Blake Bivens found out over Facebook that family was dead in triple homicide]( [Bivens’ wife Emily, 14-month-old child Cullen and mother-in-law Joan Bernard were killed in Keeling, Va. last August. Police arrested his brother-in-law, Matthew Bernard, charging him with three counts of first-degree homicide.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Former Olympic champ Jenny Thompson takes on new opponent]( [One of America’s greatest Olympic swimmers, Thompson is on the front line of the fight against coronavirus as an anesthesiologist at the VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Tennis Canada hopes to see recreational tennis make a swift return from COVID-19]( [Michael Downey, president and chief executive officer of Tennis Canada, sent a letter to all provincial governments and over 100 municipalities on Monday requesting the reinstatement of the sport in areas that are planning to reopen parks or outdoor facilities.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Hall of Fame ’keeper Karina LeBlanc endures health scare after giving birth]( [The Canada Soccer Hall of Fame goalkeeper had to deal with serious health issues following the birth of daughter Paris, forcing LeBlanc back to hospital before having to endure an agonizing 14-day self-quarantine at home away from her newborn.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Michael Jordan-Kobe Bryant relationship detailed in emotional episode of ‘The Last Dance’]( [“Maybe it surprised people that Kobe and I were very close friends,” Jordan said. “But we were very close friends. Kobe was my dear friend. He was like a little brother.”]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Canada’s Jamie Romak finds fun and success in Korean Baseball Organization]( [The former L.A. Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks player has become a big hit over three seasons in South Korea — though the level of fan interaction took some getting used to.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Hitter’s park? Concerned slugger Gallo says new Texas Rangers stadium plays ‘big as hell’]( [Rangers players working out at Globe Life Field have started taking batting practice on the field, and the early returns suggest it’s no launching pad.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [NWSL eases player training restrictions, but only for individual sessions]( [The league says such workouts at team training fields are voluntary and must follow the mandates of local health authorities and government.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Tennis plans virus-related financial fund: 800 players, $6M]( [More than 30 tournaments have been postponed or cancelled and no sanctioned events are on the calendar until mid-July at the earliest.]( [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. 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