As the days went on and LeBron James took the bulk of July to make his decision, it was hard not to wonder what he was seeking in his next destination. Would it be the Golden State-based camaraderie of Steph Curry, with whom he meshed so well at the Paris... See more
On the road to last month’s Stanley Cup final, Mitch Marner spoke of the “dark times” he had lived through as a Maple Leaf. He said he would elaborate if the team he joined last summer, the Vegas Golden Knights, won the Cup. They did not. Though Vegas led... See more
Sandy Brondello just watched the Toronto Tempo lose their sixth game in seven tries. Lately the head coach’s team has been decimated by injuries to key players. And yet on Saturday morning, Brondello woke up to a more pressing problem. In the course of To... See more
It’s no doubt been an uneasy off-season for Morgan Rielly. Though he’s the longest-serving Maple Leaf, 49 games short of being just the sixth man to play 1,000 games in the blue and white, there’s every possibility that his time in Toronto has run its cou... See more
It’s a players-first detail that sets the NHL apart. When a champion is decided and the commissioner emerges with the Stanley Cup, he hands the trophy to the captain of the winning team. In the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball, the prize is first passed... See more
