Today's Sports Headlines

Including: Gregor Chisholm: Nate Pearson’s future is bright, but there will be limits in 2021 for the Blue Jays’ young right-hander [The Star]( Sports Headlines OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: Nate Pearson’s future is bright, but there will be limits in 2021 for the Blue Jays’ young right-hander]( An elbow injury and an abbreviated season limited the Jays’ top pitching prospect to 20 innings in 2020. So this year’s projections will probably be pushed to next year. OPINION [Dave Feschuk: Doc Emrick has the final word, and he’s used a lot of them in 47 years of hockey broadcasts]( “I don’t think anybody has a vocabulary like Doc and the ability to use it in a broadcast,” says TSN and NBC announcer Gord Miller of the retiring play-by-play legend. [Maple Leafs will find out what wiggle room they have after Ilya Mikheyev arbitration]( A generous award to Mikheyev may mean demoting players to the minors to bury their salary, leaving the team short of extra skaters. Or it could mean trading Mikheyev, or another player, to save salary cap space. [World Series preview: A clash of coasts and contrasts]( The 116th World Series, to be played at Globe Life Field starting Tuesday, will be the third championship series for a big four North American sports league to be decided this fall. [A capsule look at the Rays and Dodgers in the World Series]( [Toronto FC upset at decision not to award Supporters’ Shield this year]( The Shield was created by club supporters in the early years of the league and has been handed out since 1998. [MLS unveils programs to combat racism and fight for social justice]( ANALYSIS [Here’s what every team in the NBA’s Eastern Conference needs to do this off-season]( The conference is more open than ever, with Steve Nash’s Brooklyn Nets poised to join the top tier. [Nick Nurse continues push for Americans living abroad to vote in U.S. election]( [World junior hockey championship opens on Christmas Day for first time since 2005]( [Veteran sniper Evgenii Dadonov excited to join Senators: ‘It’s a perfect fit’]( [A plan just might be coming together for the Bucs in Tampa Bay]( The Buccaneers’ 38-10 victory Sunday doubled as validation of an admission they made in the off-season and the commitment they demonstrated to correct it. [Rain could present big challenge in Mighty Heart’s quest to capture Triple Crown]( [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]( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -