Today's Sports Headlines

Including: Bruce Arthur: The Jake Muzzin injury casts a cloud over a Game 2 win the Maple Leafs should be proud of [Star Logo] Sports Headlines OPINION [Bruce Arthur: The Jake Muzzin injury casts a cloud over a Game 2 win the Maple Leafs should be proud of]( [After a cross-check by Pierre Luc-Dubois, Muzzin — talking to trainers and teammates, but in distress — was down for over 10 minutes in a silent Scotiabank Arena. The defenceman was transported to a Toronto hospital, which means he left the bubble. Safer here than in Orlando, Bruce Arthur writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Rosie DiManno: The Korpisalo spell is broken, and the Maple Leafs can breathe again]( [After four-plus periods of frustration, Auston Matthews solved Columbus goalie Joonas Korpisalo. John Tavares and Morgan Rielly added to the tally. A few adjustments and just like that, we’ve got ourselves a ball game heading into Game 3 Thursday, Rosie DiManno writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Auston Matthews, John Tavares give Maple Leafs the win in Game 2 vs. Blue Jackets]( [Getting more power plays, getting more shots from the slot and carrying the puck rather than dumping-and-chasing should help vs. Columbus]( [Read More [arrow]]( ANALYSIS [The Raptors must re-sign Fred VanVleet. The cost of losing him is too high]( [The versatile guard — above-average defender, three-point threat and one of the smartest players on the court in any game he plays — will not cheat himself financially in free agency after this season. The Raptors are going to have to back up the money truck to his front door. But keep him they must.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Gregor Chisholm: Blue Jays mailbag: Is Hyun-Jin Ryu healthy? Should the Marlins be punished? We have some answers]( [If there was something physically wrong with Ryu, Wednesday’s scheduled starter, he would not be pitching, but he hasn’t looked comfortable in either of his first two outings and another lengthy layoff won’t do him any favours, Gregor Chisholm writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: MLB’s erratic restart has been bad for pitchers’ health — and hitters’ production]( [Soroka. Verlander. Giles. Osuna. Big-league pitchers are creatures of habit. The short summer camp and erratic regular-season schedule have thrown them off their game, leading to injuries. This could get out of hand, Gregor Chisholm writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Riley’s three-run homer helps Fried, Braves beat Blue Jays]( [The Blue Jays played their first game since Thursday. Their weekend series against Philadelphia was postponed in this virus-interrupted season.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Bianca Andreescu in, Rafael Nadal out for U.S. Open]( [Andreescu, the sixth-ranked defending champion, is one of 13 Grand Slam singles winners on the early entry list for the tournament, scheduled to start Aug. 31.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Toronto sports calendar: See the Blue Jays, Maple Leafs and Raptors schedules all in one place]( [At long last, Toronto sports have returned — and there’s a game nearly every night. We made a calendar to keep track of when the Jays, Leafs and Raptors are playing.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Hurricanes sweep Rangers with James Reimer between the pipes]( [The former Maple Leafs netminder made 37 saves at Scotiabank Arena.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Eberle scores twice in Islanders’ win over Panthers]( [Florida is making its first playoff appearance since 2016, when the Panthers were eliminated by the Islanders in six games.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Calgary Flames take 2-1 series lead with win over Winnipeg Jets]( [Game 4 is Thursday night at Rogers Place. Calgary won the series opener 4-1 and Winnipeg took the second game 3-2.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Saros sharp, Predators even series with win over Coyotes]( [Saros had a strong Game 2 performance, turning away multiple flurries in the first two periods before giving up goals to Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse nine seconds apart late in the third.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [First-year Argos head coach Ryan Dinwiddie deals with pandemic uncertainty]( [In a normal 2020, Ryan Dinwiddie would be preparing for his eighth regular-season contest. But these are hardly normal times for Dinwiddie and other CFL head coaches.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [PGA Tour aims to be the next frontier for rampant legal gambling despite risks]( [With sports betting becoming legal in more and more states, the math has PGA Tour executives looking to use gambling as a lure to draw more fans. And the coronavirus outbreak has given them a chance to jump-start this effort.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Winnipeg Jets beat Calgary Flames to even up qualifying series]( [The teams have 24 hours to recover for Tuesday’s Game 3 at Rogers Place. Winnipeg will be the home team for the first time in the series.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Svechnikov’s hat trick leads Hurricanes past Rangers]( [The Rangers had swept the regular-season series, and the Hurricanes rarely led in any of those four meetings. But the Hurricanes have yet to trail in two games in Toronto and now have a chance to sweep the best-of-5 series.]( [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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