Today's Sports Headlines

Including: Dave Feschuk: The Conn Smythe debate should be based on more than one line out of the former owner’s mouth, says the Leafs’ first Black player [Star Logo] Sports Headlines OPINION [Dave Feschuk: The Conn Smythe debate should be based on more than one line out of the former owner’s mouth, says the Leafs’ first Black player]( [Val James isn’t in a hurry to have the name of the NHL’s playoff MVP trophy changed. He knows racism but he won’t rush to judge. “We need to spend time trying to better understand one another.”]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Dave Feschuk: If you have things to be grateful for, the least you can do is give back]( [Toronto Star writer Dave Feschuk recalls the lesson of thankfulness he learned from Raptors analyst Jack Armstrong at a summer basketball camp — and urges readers to give GTA children something to be thankful for.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [NWSL players take a knee during the national anthem as league returns]( [Players for the Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage, who wore Black Lives Matter T-shirts in warm-ups before the game, knelt for a moment of silence before kickoff.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Toronto FC trains at BMO Field for first time since global pandemic lockdown]( [The club released a short video and some photos on Saturday afternoon showing the BMO Field session.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Brendon Todd matches Dustin Johnson’s 61 to take the lead at Travelers]( [Canadian Mackenzie Hughes, who led after a 60 on Thursday, shot his second straight 68 for sole possession of fourth place at 14 under.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [No paycheques for 11 big leaguers with advance larger than salary]( [After opening day was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball and the players’ association agreed March 26 to a deal that called for teams to advance $170 million in salaries over the first 60 days of the season.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser delivers impressive UFC KO]( [Boser was coming off a December loss in Busan, South Korea, to France’s Ciryl (Bon Gamin) Gane, a former heavyweight champion in the Montreal-based TKO promotion.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Is a hand-held, electronic whistle the future of refereeing in post-pandemic world?]( [Canadian company Fox 40’s product, which operates with the push of a button and has high decibel levels, has seen a surge in both inquiries and orders.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Barcelona concedes late to draw at Celta Vigo in La Liga]( [The Spanish giants lost the league lead after drawing at Sevilla two rounds ago. Real Madrid has yet to lose points after the pandemic break.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Lewis Hamilton saddened and hurt by Bernie Ecclestone’s racism comments]( [The six-time world champion was shocked by the former F1 boss’s claim during an interview with CNN that “in lots of cases, Black people are more racist” than white people.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Three players from PSG women’s teams test positive for coronavirus]( [The French club said in a statement that one player from the main women’s team and two players from the under-19 side returned positive results.]( [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. 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](