Today's Sports Headlines

Including: How the worlds of Schitt’s Creek, Jamal Murray and the future of Canadian basketball collided at the Rosebud Motel [The Star]( Sports Headlines [How the worlds of Schitt’s Creek, Jamal Murray and the future of Canadian basketball collided at the Rosebud Motel]( As tourists are flocking to the “Schitt’s Creek” motel to take selfies with the Canadian television landmark, they’re also visiting a place that was “a fundamental point for Canadian basketball.” [Lakers roll past decimated Heat for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals]( Davis, James dominant and series seems to be quickly getting away from Miami OPINION [Damien Cox: The shame of this Stanley Cup is that the Leafs have been lapped by the Lightning again]( Comparing the Leafs with the Lightning over the past 16 years should be a cause for civic embarrassment, Damien Cox writes. [Feedback] You might have noticed that your newsletter looks a little different today. We've made some things bigger, others sharper and all of it — we hope — easier to enjoy in your inbox. We want to know what you think, so email newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca and tell us. OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: Blue Jays front office has to hope ownership is comfortable with the cost of winning]( “The quickest way to recovery is winning,” GM Atkins says after a season in which no tickets were sold and financial losses are reported to be steep. [Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins open to adding impact players to narrow the gap to top teams]( “There’s no reason to believe that we can’t continue to make the team much better,” Atkins says. [Bob Gibson, fierce Hall of Fame ace for Cards, dies at 84]( Gibson's death from pancreatic cancer came on the 52nd anniversary of perhaps his most overpowering performance, when he struck out a World Series record 17 batters in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series against Detroit [Cooper homers, Sanchez dominates, Marlins knock out Cubs]( [Kobe Bryant’s signature shoes keep his memory close to those in NBA’s bubble]( For some players, lacing up the style of shoes Bryant himself once wore allows for a brief moment of reflection, a glimmer of memories before they refocus on the game in front of them. For the people who still are deeply wounded from the loss, the shoes mean more. [Canadian Eugenie Bouchard eliminated in third round at French Open]( Bouchard was eliminated after losing 6-3, 6-2 to Polish teenager Iga Swiatek in the third round of the tournament. [Football’s return has added fuel for mask debates and an enforcement dilemma]( Perhaps more than any other major sport, football is grappling with a scourge of overt, if not always deliberate, mask violations during competition at the collegiate and professional levels. [NFL reschedules Steelers-Titans, Ravens’ bye now Week 7]( The Titans’ outbreak expanded by two more players testing positive Friday, pushing the team’s total to 14 within the past week. [Are underhand serves underhanded? Tennis is opening up to the crafty tactic]( Underhand serves, once broadly considered underhanded in the sport, have been popping up in the autumnal gloom like mushrooms in the French countryside. [More players want electronic officiating help at French Open]( [Toronto FC kicks off challenging five-game stretch with game against Philadelphia]( [Toronto FC star striker Jozy Altidore speaks out on a strange season taking a toll]( [Art Collector is biggest threat to Authentic in Preakness]( [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]( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -