Today's Sports Headlines

Including: The Raptors should say goodbye to Terence Davis after assault charges involving a woman. There’s no reason to wait [The Star]( Sports Headlines OPINION [The Raptors should say goodbye to Terence Davis after assault charges involving a woman. There’s no reason to wait]( Innocent until proven guilty is vitally important to society and cannot be diminished, but optics count. No one knows that more than a franchise that rode through Florida on buses emblazoned with “Black Lives Matter” when the NBA season restarted, and which has lived through the ongoing saga of Masai Ujiri vs. The Sheriff’s Deputy, Doug Smith writes. OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: The Rays (leave Snell in!) and Blue Jays learned the hard way. Spreadsheet baseball doesn’t work in the playoffs]( Kevin Cash’s Rays rolled through the regular season by micromanaging their pitching staff with a deep, strong bullpen. But a full month of post-season play took a toll and they didn’t adjust in Game 6 of the World Series. The champion Dodgers couldn’t be happier, Gregor Chisholm writes. [Kevin Cash has company in baseball's bad call hall of shame]( [Puzzling decision to pull Blake Snell takes away something special from enjoying World Series as a fan]( Some teams’ use of analytics takes away from the human element of the game, every game, that makes them so often compelling. [Turner incident highlights super-spreader risks in sports]( [Toronto FC's second straight shutout loss suitable for ranting]( [Bev Priestman sets the bar higher as new head coach of the Canadian women's soccer team]( [Wayne Gretzky reflects on the life and legacy of Joey Moss: ‘He gave parents hope’]( [Junior hockey employment lawsuit on thin ice after judges shoot down $30-million settlement]( [The AHL hopes to return in early February]( [The NLL is aiming for an April relaunch]( [‘I got to see my dad again’: Canadian Chase Claypool helps lifelong Steelers fan with dementia reconnect with family]( It all started with a TikTok video after a simple question from B.J. Swoager to his father: “Dad, what would make you happy?” Sincere messages and a signed jersey from B.C.-born receiver Chase Claypool made a life-changing difference. [NFL Week 8 picks: Can the Falcons find yet another unique way to lose?]( [Rockets hiring Mavericks assistant Stephen Silas as head coach]( [Boston Marathon postponed at least until the fall]( [Kyle Busch wins rain-delayed NASCAR playoff that started Sunday]( [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]( - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -