Today's Sports Headlines

Including: Damien Cox: Can the Raptors win without Kawhi? Can Kawhi win without the Raptors? We’ll find out in the NBA bubble [Star Logo] Sports Headlines [Damien Cox: Can the Raptors win without Kawhi? Can Kawhi win without the Raptors? We’ll find out in the NBA bubble]( [Toronto’s winning percentage and margin of victory are superior in the post-Leonard era, Damien Cox writes, but Kawhi’s presence was only fully understood in the post-season.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Dave Feschuk: The Maple Leafs’ advantage after a long layoff is their ability to start quickly]( [The Leafs might want to flip the calendar to October, considering the way they score goals in the season’s first month.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Rosie DiManno: Another big Teoscar day can’t hide the struggles of Blue Jays starter Hyun-Jin Ryu]( [Jays manager is not worried about the start of team’s $80-million investment. “He hasn’t been as sharp as we expected but it’s a different kind of year,” Montoyo says.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Blue Jays manager Montoyo says weekend series against Phillies is postponed]( [The Blue Jays are scheduled to play a doubleheader Saturday and a game Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Here’s 10 things to know about the NBA season restart]( [If all the seeding games get played, then this NBA season would include 1,059 games — a drop of 171 from what was planned when the season began.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Stress lifted from safety-first Jamal Adams now that he’s landed in Seattle]( [All-pro safety had burned bridges with the Jets before weekend trade to Seahawks.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Washington Nationals rough up Blue Jays ace Hyun-Jin Ryu]( [Top free-agent signing has an 8.00 ERA in his first two starts with Toronto]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Criminal case opened against FIFA president Gianni Infantino]( [Stefan Keller, a regional court judge, uncovered “elements that make up reprehensible behaviour,” an oversight panel monitoring federal prosecutors said in a statement.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [NFL medical boss not surprised by positive cases, opt outs]( [Defensive backs Siran Neal and Dane Jackson both tested positive Thursday, upping the team’s total to five since rookies reported on July 21.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [NHL restart: Here are biggest questions as season resumes in two hub cities amid pandemic]( [Day hockey will be a thing, with the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers starting things at noon on Saturday.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [MLB hitters slow out of the box to start 60-game season]( [The leaguewide batting average after Wednesday’s games is .229, down from .252 last season even though the National League adopted the designated hitter for this season.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Leafs’ Mitch Marner joins ownership group of esports company OverActive Media]( [Marner joins an ownership group that includes more than 80 individuals including the Kimel Family — Michael Kimel is part-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins — as well as tech entrepreneur Sheldon Pollack and Bell.]( [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](