Today's Sports Headlines

Including: Bruce Arthur: The growing pains have become ongoing pains with one early exit after another, but the Maple Leafs still believe in their path [Star Logo] Sports Headlines OPINION [Bruce Arthur: The growing pains have become ongoing pains with one early exit after another, but the Maple Leafs still believe in their path]( [The president and the GM — and the most experienced veterans, for that matter — expressed faith in the core and the system. The best player vowed this team will break through.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Rosie DiManno: Nate’s not great, but Blue Jays bail out Pearson with their bats (only to lose in the 10th)]( [Toronto hitters homer in six straight innings.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Nick Nurse steps aside for a night, and the Raptors keep on winning]( [Head coach said assistant Adrian Griffin has the chops for the job, and he gave him a game to prove it.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The future is uncertain for Maple Leafs’ Jason Spezza, Tyson Barrie and other unrestricted free agents]( [Spezza, who played for the league minimum for a shot at a long Stanley Cup run, would like to return.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Raptors’ reserves are the pieces that fit Nick Nurse’s ever-changing puzzle]( [The days of the Bench Mob are gone. Today’s backups are likely to contribute one or two at a time.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Bergeron scores in 2nd OT, Bruins beat Hurricanes in Game 1]( [The Bruins showed quick recovery from losing all three of their round-robin seeding games and handed the Hurricanes their first loss since hockey returned.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Canadian MLS teams back training but still awaiting word on what lies ahead]( [On Saturday, MLS has released a series of dates for U.S. teams in what it dubbed the first phase of return to play in home markets.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Top-seeded Flyers have an answer for Canadiens in series-opening win]( [Philadelphia scores the winner 16 seconds after Montreal ties the game.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Stecher scores emotional goal as Canucks beat Blues in series opener]( [Stecher broke a 2-2 tie in the third period after wiring a slapshot under the arm of St. Louis goalie Jordan Binnington, then pointed to the sky afterward to acknowledge his late father.]( [Read More [arrow]]( ANALYSIS [Thirty-first match between sisters Serena and Venus Williams heralds return of tennis to the U.S.]( [It’s a chance for the two former No. 1-ranked women and owners of 30 Grand Slam singles titles between them to gauge where their games are following about six months away from the sport.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [No roars at Augusta as Masters to be played without fans]( [That means all three majors in this year of COVID-19 will not have fans, and the silence figures to be most deafening at Augusta National when the Masters is played Nov. 12-15.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [NBA lays out plan for player guests to enter Disney bubble]( [The opportunity to bring guests into the bubble at Walt Disney World will be only for teams advancing to the second round of the playoffs, and the earliest any guest could satisfy quarantine rules and be reunited with a player is Aug. 31.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Avalanche score three third-period goals to beat Coyotes]( [Colorado dominated the Coyotes through the first two periods, outshooting them 29-7, yet couldn’t get anything past goalie Darcy Kuemper.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Dedication to racial justice issue is key piece of WNBA season, Canadian Bridget Carleton says]( [The league said in a pre-season press release that all aspects of the game and player outfitting would be dedicated to Black Lives Matter and to honour victims of police brutality and racial injustice.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Bailey helps Islanders rally to beat Capitals in Game 1]( [The Islanders were the more tested team in eliminating the Florida Panthers with a 5-1 win in Game 4 of their best-of five series on Friday.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Some wild stuff is bubbling to the surface as the NBA's seeding season draws to an end]( [Lillard, Antetokounmpo explosions put some 'oomph' into the dog days of the final week]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Robin Lehner, Golden Knights shut down Blackhawks in opener]( [Lehner, who was traded from Chicago to Vegas in February, was the backbone of a Golden Knights defence that shut down the Blackhawks.]( [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](