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The Raptors have a chance to close out a playoff opponent in five games for the first time. This team just feels different, Dave Feschuk writes.
Game 7 on Tuesday in Boston is too close to call, but Sunday’s performance — Frederik Andersen aside — didn’t help the Leafs’ cause against the Bruins, Bruce Arthur writes.
Shut out as a Norris Trophy finalist, Rielly was the best skater on the ice Sunday. It wasn’t enough, but the defenceman who should be captain sees no reason to think Game 7 won’t go the Leafs’ way, Rosie DiManno writes.
After missing practices with illness, Kawhi Leonard leads Raptors to 3-1 series lead with 34 points in Sunday road win over Magic. Game 5 Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena.
A light schedule helps over the next week-plus, but Thomas Pannone or Sam Gaviglio top the starting candidates if there’s a need in the near future.
Jays hopeful Aaron Sanchez won’t miss his next start after breaking a nail on the same finger that derailed last season. Freddy Galvis also limps off in ninth in Oakland.
Canada’s last Stanley Cup hope lacks jump on home ice. Brad Marchand scores twice for Boston at Scotiabank Arena.
Boston’s Brad Marchand scores twice with season on the line at Scotiabank Arena. Game 7 awaits, again.
Martin Jones stands on his head until Tomas Hertl nets the winner in Vegas. Game 7 Tuesday in San Jose.
Matchup with top-seeded Bucks looms in next round of NBA playoffs.
Kawhi Leonard, among other Raptors, is at his most effective when he’s creating offence through his defence. Even the Magic’s coach is impressed, Dave Feschuk writes.
Wooden sticks, obstruction on top of obstruction. Hockey was a different game in the spring of 2004, the last time the Leafs made it out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Lose Game 6 on home ice Sunday and their first-round series with the Bruins could turn on a dime. The Leafs have been the better team, no doubt, but they have no history of sealing this kind of deal, Bruce Arthur writes.
Coach Mike Babcock has changed his approach in the Leafs’ third playoff appearance under his watch, because the players have changed. In the first-round chess match behind the benches, he’s made all the right moves, Rosie DiManno writes.
Pascal Siakam provides 30 points on a night when an ailing Kawhi Leonard is held in check.
The Raptors are up 2-1 in the best-of-seven series with Game 5 in Toronto on Tuesday.
Pascal Siakam shrugs off T-Mac’s award season skepticism. He has bigger issues on his mind as the NBA playoffs roll along.
Pascal Siakam awakens offence on an off night for ailing Kawhi Leonard in Orlando. Raptors up 2-1 heading into Sunday’s Game 4.
With a roster in upheaval for much of the season, the first round is still a learning ground for Toronto
Game 4 is Sunday night in Orlando.
Boston tripped up the Leafs on home ice to force yet another Game 7 between these two rivals.
Auston Matthews’ playoff breakout starts in the Leafs’ end.
High-octane Leafs show they can play defence in tight, tense Game 5.
The Maple Leafs can wrap up their first series win since 2004 in Sunday’s Game 6 at Scotiabank Arena.
The Leafs will look to wrap up the series at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Starter Matt Shoemaker limps off after collision during rundown. Ex-Jay Kendrys Morales pitches ninth for A’s in blowout.
The Jays’ top prospect has done more than rack up gaudy offensive numbers with the Triple-A Bisons.
Marcus Stroman goes eight innings in series opener against A’s for first win since last July. Brandon Drury connects for first homer of the season.
If the Raptors can sustain that effort for the next three nights, this one’s gonna be in the books, Doug Smith writes.
Leafs feed of fan support ... Lighting on golf course ... Could Kadri survive the second rournd? ... Is Mitch Marner really that good?
The review came at a pivotal time -- a scoreless tie in the third period of a series that was knotted at two games apiece. Now the Leafs have the advantage.
Zach Hyman said he's good to go. ... Leafs penalty killers try to turn things around.
After having a league-worst 34 points on Jan. 2, St. Louis became the seventh team to make the playoffs after being in last place at the start of the new calendar year.
Welcome to the new NHL, where your past doesn’t matter, and the Stanley Cup is up for grabs.
Alex Ovechkin’s defending champions can advance with a win in Carolina on Monday.
High costs can drive African-American players to other sports, as can racist teammates. Both factors are beyond MLB’s direct control.
NBA veteran’s heartfelt essay on white privilege was a hit on social media, but sharing a link online is easier than joining the fight against racism.
Jays and other teams spin gift cards and service-time manipulation as favours, but they’re data-driven profiteering schemes that cost players and fans money.
Star striker with long injury history claims TFC president Bill Manning barred valued trainer Giuseppe Gueli because of connections to transferred Sebastian Giovinco.
Hamilton scored in the 77th and 79th minutes against Minnesota United to give the Reds a 4-3 win on Friday night
With Drew Moor limited by an adductor injury, Toronto FC is dealing with challenges on the backline as it prepares to host Minnesota United at BMO Field on Friday.
Staging the game in Moncton continues the CFL’s drive to put an expansion franchise in Halifax. The contest is being presented by the owners of the proposed Halifax CFL franchise, the Atlantic Schooners.
The CFL’s top rookie in 2017 learned of the tryout via email and was nominated for the gig, although the WWE didn’t say by whom.
Marc Trestman to be introduced Tuesday as head coach for XFL reboot, set to launch one week after next year’s Super Bowl.
Centennial season opens with longest-running rivalry on Thursday night and will include games in Mexico and London.
In the wake of the Canadian Football League deciding to delay negotiations on a new labour deal, the CFL Players’ Association has instructed its players not to make travel arrangements to attend training camps when they open May 19.
The Rams and Bengals will face off at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 27. Earlier in October, the league will play two games at Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium in London.
Quarterback’s new contract includes a $65-million signing bonus, a no-trade clause and $107 million in guaranteed money.
With Philadelphia, Vigneault gets a chance to lead a third team to the Stanley Cup Final, after the Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers.
Craig Cunningham was warming up for a game with his AHL team when he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the ice and a surgical complication required doctors to amputate part of Cunningham’s left leg, ending his time as a professional hockey player.
Colorado was not a trendy pick to beat the 107-point Calgary Flames, but Nathan MacKinnon and Philipp Grubauer had led them into playoff form and right wing Mikko Rantanen got healthy at a propitious time.
Top seed in Western Conference knocked out by Colorado in five games.
The Calgary Flames are taking playoff veteran James Neal off the ice to make room for playoff rookie Austin Czarnik in Game 5 against the Colorado Avalanche.
The players struggled following the NHL All-Star break but head coach Bill Peters isn’t worried considering the play of other players like Matthew Tkachuk and Derek Ryan.
With the Oilers having missed the post-season in three of Nicholson’s four seasons and a restless fan base demanding changes, the pressure to get it right this time is considerable.
X-rays were negative after the Edmonton Oilers captain crashed into the net in Saturday night’s season-ending win over Calgary.
The Pittsburgh Penguins scored just six goals during the clean sweep they faced against the New York Islanders who have had little playoff success over the last quarter century.
The Penguins remain unbeaten (6-0) against the Oilers when both Crosby and McDavid are on the ice.
A statement to provide “context and clarity to the incident,” St. FX said that centre Sam Studnicka was the target of the alleged comment.