Today's Sports Headlines

Including: Damien Cox: The NHL and its players have been getting along during the pandemic, but how long will the good relations last? [Star Logo] Sports Headlines OPINION [Damien Cox: The NHL and its players have been getting along during the pandemic, but how long will the good relations last?]( [The league may need to cut costs next season. The players will likely try to protect their salaries. It could lead to scars.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Tampa Bay is one win from the Stanley Cup after Shattenkirk scores overtime winner]( [Dallas got off to a quick start as it tried to tie the series. Instead, the Stars will have to win three straight.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman is the leading candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy]( [A finalist for the Norris Trophy the last four years — and a winner once — Hedman has been the Lightning leader in these playoffs.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Maple Leafs add former Senators head coach Paul MacLean to bench staff]( [MacLean joins recently hired assistant Manny Malhotra on Sheldon Keefe’s coaching staff after spending the 2019-20 season as an assistant coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: The Blue Jays have plenty of options as they decide their opening-round roster, but they can’t please everyone]( [Toronto will need just three starters in opening round, so Roark and Anderson could be among those left out.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Blue Jays hit double digits in win over Orioles. Nate Pearson delivers record triple-digit heat in return]( [Nate Pearson, the hard-throwing rookie right-hander, reached 101.5 m.p.h. on his strike three pitch to Baltimore’s Austin Hays. It was the fastest pitch on record by a Blue Jays pitcher since tracking began in 2008, eclipsing Brandon Morrow (101.2 m.p.h.) in 2014.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [No asterisk needed for most unusual baseball season]( [With the playoffs set to begin next week, the 60-game campaign of 2020 certainly deserves a place right alongside those 162-game, six-month-long marathons of past years.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Celtics stay alive in East final, riding a big third quarter to a Game 5 win over Miami]( [The Heat still lead the series 3-2, with Game 6 set for Sunday.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Jamal Murray gets the acclaim, but the Lakers close in on the series]( [Throughout the NBA’s restart at Walt Disney World, no player has been more dynamic or entertaining or competitive than Murray, a 23-year-old point guard who has emerged as a star.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [‘I broke your face one time’: Watt family hijinks on full display ahead of Steelers-Texans]( [Feats of strength will be on display, from T.J. trying to out-rush J.J. against star quarterback Deshaun Watson, or the likely head-on collision between Steelers fullback Derek and the defensive lineman who shares his last name. But first, Friday was all about the hijinks that come with all three Watts sharing the field at the same time, for the first time.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Injury blitz troubling so early in NFL season]( [Lots of players whose names fans — and even some opponents — won’t recognize will be moving toward the forefront as replacements for stars and starters. That happens every season, though the volume through two weeks is menacing for the remainder of the schedule.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Premier League clubs see duty to help England’s struggling lower-level sides]( [The English Football League, which features the 72 clubs below the Premier League, is seeking financial aid from the top flight. The government also believes a league that spends so much on players should help out teams lower down the pyramid.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Lionel Messi lashes out at Barcelona after exit of teammate Luis Suárez]( [Messi posted a photo of himself with Suárez on Instagram with a message expressing his sadness for his friend’s departure and his anger at how the club transferred him to Atlético Madrid.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Reds say broadcaster Thom Brennaman resigns after anti-gay slur]( [Brennaman used the slur moments after the feed from the Fox Sports Ohio telecast returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning in the first game of a doubleheader at Kansas City on Aug. 19.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [NHL ice-masters call bubbled playoffs a success, memorable for five-overtime game]( [The crews in charge of the rinks say the bubbled NHL playoffs have been smooth as an ice sheet with the only exception of the 5OT first-round game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning.]( [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. 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