Today's Sports Headlines

Including: Dave Feschuk: Why play basketball? The Raptors aren’t the only team searching for a reason [Star Logo] Sports Headlines OPINION [Dave Feschuk: Why play basketball? The Raptors aren’t the only team searching for a reason]( [From the beginning, the NBA restart has been about much more than basketball. And now, after boycotts postponed three playoff games in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting, it’s about players asking themselves if there’s more they could be doing if they weren’t attempting to summon the enthusiasm to take the court, Dave Feschuk writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Bruce Arthur: An NBA walkout might not change the world, but it’s worth a try]( [What we saw Wednesday — three NBA playoff games and more postponed in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake — was the point at which professional athletes, anguished and angry and afraid, couldn’t pretend to live outside the world enough to shut up and dribble, Bruce Arthur writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The Raptors and Celtics consider a boycott of their own in response to the Jacob Blake shooting]( [Whether the defending champions play their scheduled NBA Eastern semifinal opener on Thursday night remains very much in doubt, after walkouts postponed all three of Wednesday’s games. One thing has been piled on top of another for a franchise that’s been reeling for weeks.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [‘The NHL is always last to the party’ — hockey plays on after NBA boycotts for justice]( [The NHL seems out of touch with world at large.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [‘Predominantly white owners need to move the needle’: Raptors fans talk NBA boycotts, social justice and sports activism]( [Fans say they support the Raptors whether they play or not: ‘The boycott to me is powerful and it certainly shows how players feel about what’s happening in the world.’]( [Read More [arrow]]( [NBA playoff games called off amid player protest]( [The Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics also have discussed boycotting games in their playoff series, in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The Blue Jays might not play Thursday after blowout win over Red Sox]( [Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo didn’t rule out the possibility of not playing the third and final game of their series against Boston, after Wednesday’s sports walkouts in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “We’re going to talk to the players. We’re going to discuss it and see where we go with this.”]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: The Blue Jays aren’t so deep in pitching all of a sudden — Hatch and Kay and start to pray]( [Projecting Toronto’s rotation after Wednesday’s win over the Red Sox is almost an impossible task. Last week, it looked like the Jays had more than enough pitching depth to make it through the season. Now they’re scrambling to find quality arms just like almost every team out there, Gregor Chisholm writes.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [WATCH: Was the Kapanen trade good for the Leafs? What’s next? The Star’s Kevin McGran breaks it down]( [The Leafs made their first big move of the off-season on Tuesday in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Watch the latest episode of “Indoor Recess” here.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Two quotes and one clip show the frustration, the anger, the reality in the wake of Jacob Blake's shooting]( [Jaylen Brown, Norm Powell and Doc Rivers empty their hearts in these difficult times]( [Read More [arrow]]( ANALYSIS [Raptors-Celtics preview: With or without Kyle Lowry, this should be close]( [The Eastern Conference semifinal will be the first-ever playoff meeting between the teams. Said Raptors coach Nick Nurse: “I would imagine this is going to be a hell of a series and rivalry-like.”]( [Read More [arrow]]( [WNBA games postponed following shooting of Jacob Blake]( [The move came hours after the NBA decided to postpone its three playoff games with its players choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Lightning pound Bruins, take 2-1 lead in second-round playoff series]( [Alex Killorn added two goals and an assist, while Mikhail Sergachev and Brayden Point each chipped in with a goal and two helpers.]( [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](