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Including: Dave Feschuk: The Leafs might make the smart play and fix their defence. But first they have to admit the process failed [Star Logo] Sports Headlines OPINION [Dave Feschuk: The Leafs might make the smart play and fix their defence. But first they have to admit the process failed]( [What Will Dubas Do? If the Leafs GM is as flexible and as forward-thinking as his supporters will tell you he is, you have to believe he’ll see that there’s plenty more wrong with his team than a case of rotten puck luck, Dave Feschuk writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( ANALYSIS [Gregor Chisholm: The Buffalo Blue Jays are in business — with lights borrowed from baseball’s ‘Field of Dreams’]( [The grass, the clubhouses, the air conditioning ... the Jays moved heaven and earth (including temporary lights from Iowa) to make Tuesday night’s “home” opener against the Marlins a reality, Gregor Chisholm writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( ANALYSIS [The Raptors are the hottest Toronto sports team in decades. Local fans are lucky to have them]( [The defending champions, who will face the Nets in the NBA playoffs, have five straight 50-win seasons. No other team has more than two in a row. They’re the gold standard for the league and Canadian pro sports. Spoiled? Oh yeah. Fans around these parts are spoiled.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Thomas, Boucher state their cases as Raptor pieces if they're needed in win over Bucks]( [Backups show coach, teammates that if they're needed, they can play]( [Read More [arrow]]( ANALYSIS [The Maple Leafs found new ways to lose against the Blue Jackets. The numbers tell the tale]( [The Leafs scored just three goals at even strength. That’s from a team that led the NHL in offensive-zone possession in the regular season and dominated in that area in the series.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The New York Rangers won the NHL draft lottery. Top prospect Alexis Lafreniere is cool with that]( [The Rangers were one of the eight teams to lose out in the qualifying round of the NHL’s restart to its pandemic-delayed season included in the second phase of the lottery.]( [Read More [arrow]]( ANALYSIS [Vengeance is on the menu with the NHL playoffs down to 16]( [Alex Ovechkin’s Capitals will face off against the Islanders, coached by the man who guided Washington to the Stanley Cup before bolting.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Mets’ Marcus Stroman opts out of season over virus concerns]( [The idea of travelling to one of the country’s coronavirus hot spots played a factor in Stroman’s decision Monday to opt out of the 2020 season.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The Raptors and Nets have playoff history, but a lot has changed since the ‘Eff Brooklyn’ days]( [Starting next week, the defending champions will face a Nets team that’s missing eight players because of injuries or opt outs in the NBA bubble.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Magic shooting guard Terrence Ross leaves NBA bubble]( [Ross will miss Tuesday’s game against the Nets and his future availability will depend on test results and NBA quarantine protocol, the team said.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [NHL reports no positive COVID-19 tests in second week in Toronto, Edmonton]( [The league says it administered 7,245 tests in its second week, from Aug. 2-8, with no positive results.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [‘We will award a winner’: Oilers 50/50 delayed to fix errors, offer refunds]( [The community foundation said all tickets for the Friday draw, which hit more than $15 million, remain valid.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Canadian Olympians flip the script, believe they’ll be stronger in Tokyo]( [This season has been a competitive writeoff for Canada’s Olympic athletes due to COVID-19, and until the world can get the coronavirus under control next season is still a big unknown.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Raptors beat Bucks as key players for both teams sit]( [The Bucks already had clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for a second straight season, and defending NBA champion Toronto was locked into the No. 2 spot.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [2020 Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony postponed due to COVID-19]( [In a release Monday, the hall said rescheduling plans for the induction celebration will be addressed at its board of directors meeting on Oct. 29.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Eugenie Bouchard opens restart with upset at Prague Open]( [Given a wild-card into the WTA Tour event, Bouchard, ranked 330th, notched a convincing victory against world No. 40 Veronika Kudermetova.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [What are the Leafs going to do over the summer?]( [Somewhere Mike Babcock is laughing. Same group did the same thing in the playoffs against Columbus.]( [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](