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Including: Dave Feschuk: The NBA joins North America’s risky summer sports adventure with 22 teams — and one giant question mark [Star Logo] Sports Headlines OPINION [Dave Feschuk: The NBA joins North America’s risky summer sports adventure with 22 teams — and one giant question mark]( [The idea that all these plans might turn out to be for naught isn’t exactly a fringe position. While pro sports is raring to get back in business, the virus that shut down the planet hasn’t yet closed up shop, Dave Feschuk writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Raptors star Pascal Siakam knows what racism looks like, and how much it hurts: ‘It needs to be called out’]( [Siakam — born and raised in Cameroon before chasing his basketball dream in North America — was in the majority growing up. He wasn’t when he moved to the States, and one incident after another opened his eyes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( Have you signed up yet for First Up? 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[The NBA’s 22-team game plan would crown a champion in October]( [Return-to-play proposal would include a truncated resumption of the suspended regular season and a full round of playoffs to crown a champion sometime in October, according to reports.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Malcolm Jenkins ‘disappointed,’ ‘hurt’ by Drew Brees’ anthem protest comments]( [Malcolm Jenkins, who raises his fist during the pre-game national anthem in his own form of protest, got emotional at various points throughout a four-minute, 20-second video.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [MLB rejects 114-game schedule, threatens plan of about 50]( [MLB told the union it had no interest in extending the season into November, when it fears a second wave of the coronavirus could disrupt the post-season.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [MLB took nine days to address George Floyd. Was it too late?]( [For some fans and players, the delay in comment from a league that bills itself as a social institution and wraps itself in the legacy of Jackie Robinson did not sit well.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [MLS, players reach new labour deal, to resume with tournament]( [Players and league finalize a new collective agreement through 2025. Play could resume with a tournament in Orlando.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Canadian Felicia Spencer ready to face UFC living legend Amanda Nunes]( [Despite the odds, Canadian Felicia Spencer can’t wait for UFC 250 in Las Vegas on Saturday.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Ontario Premier Ford says tests of NHL players would be handled in private labs]( [The NHL is working toward a plan to resume the 2019-20 season with 24 teams playing out of two hub cities. Toronto is one of 10 cities shortlisted.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Olympic hockey champion Haley Irwin retires from Canadian national team]( [The 31-year-old forward from Thunder Bay, now an assistant coach at Ryerson, won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014 and silver in 2018.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Subban donates $50K U.S. to charity for George Floyd’s daughter, says NHL matched]( [The New Jersey Devils defenceman announced the donation in a video on his Twitter feed Wednesday where he also called for justice for African Americans.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [NHL stars Crosby, McDavid join chorus of athletes condemning racial injustice]( [Crosby released a statement through his charitable foundation’s Twitter page Wednesday. McDavid posted a statement on his Twitter feed later Wednesday.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Ontario doesn’t consider cheerleading a sport, keeping clubs closed for now]( [The Ontario Cheerleading Federation was hoping the province would modify its criteria for reopening to include sports recognized by the Canadian Olympic Committee, but instead has been told to wait until phase two.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Iditarod champion and his dogs finally make it home]( [Thomas Waerner’s unconventional ride was a 1960s-era DC-6B airplane that happened to be bound for an aviation museum in Norway.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Horse named for Dr. Anthony Fauci finishes second in debut]( [Since the global pandemic began, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s likeness has been used for a plush doll, a bobblehead and a doughnut, and he has a namesake beer. And now a thoroughbred.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [IMG Academy, MGM top WNBA list of sites to play, sources say]( [The league postponed the start of its season in April because of the coronavirus pandemic. The WNBA was supposed to begin play on May 15.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [It's going to take a long time to crown an NBA champion, too long it seems]( [The rumoured 22-team format that would take until mid-October to complete seems unnecessarily complicated when keeping it short and simple — 16 teams or 20 in a World Cup group plan — would do, Doug Smith writes.]( [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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