The Toronto Blueprint

Auston Matthews reached 800 NHL points on an assist on William Nylander's goal, the fastest any Leaf has gotten there, in a 5-2 loss to Calgary that

Toronto absorbed a 117-94 loss in Minnesota with Kawhi Leonard sidelined by what the team announced as swelling in his left knee. The Raptors faced a double-digit deficit by late in the first quarter

William Nylander scored twice, including the 300th goal of his career, and five teammates joined him on the scoresheet in a 7-2 win over Edmonton. Jack Roslovic, Auston Matthews, Troy Stecher, Zack Ma

Scottie Barnes finished with 28 points and 14 rebounds in a 112-102 win over Washington. The figure that frames the night is the one Toronto allowed, because holding

Troy Stecher scored with 26.3 seconds left in regulation to give Toronto a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers. It was the Leafs' third straight victory and moves them to 6-4-2. A game that needed a goa

Kawhi Leonard, Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley each scored 23 points in Toronto's 135-92 rout of Chicago, and that even split matters more than the margin. In a game where the Raptors led by as m

Six different Leafs scored in a 6-2 win over Columbus, and Auston Matthews was only one of them. He marked his 700th NHL game with a goal and an assist, while

Gavin McKenna scored the winner on a third-period power play, and the Maple Leafs snapped a three-game slide with a 3-1 win over San Jose. A power-play winner is the kind of goal a slumping team can r

Andrew Davies of Vancouver finished ninth at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2:08:48, the fastest marathon debut by a Canadian and the fourth-fastest time ever run by a Canadian. Leonard Langat def

The Islanders' 4-1 win, with Bo Horvat scoring the winner and adding an assist, was Toronto's third straight loss and its fourth in five games. The Maple Leafs also p

The Raptors signed Canadian guard Jalen Celestine on Friday, and the club did not disclose the terms. The missing terms are the most informative part of the announcement. A standard contract and a dev

Kirill Marchenko scored the fifth hat trick of his career in his 300th NHL game, and the Maple Leafs still lost 5-4 when Owen Power scored in overtime for Buffalo. His third goal, at 16:51 of the seco

Bauers hit a two-run homer off Blake Snell in the seventh inning, turning a one-run deficit into a one-run lead. Milwaukee's 6-2 win at Dodger Stadium put the Brewers

Four different Toronto skaters scored, Auston Matthews, Jack Roslovic, John Tavares and Gavin McKenna, and the Maple Leafs still los

William Contreras tied the game with a fifth-inning homer and singled home the go-ahead run an inning later, and the Brewers finished 7-4 over the Dodgers to take a 2-0 lead in the NLCS. Two swings fr

Milwaukee's 2-1 win in NLCS Game 1 came entirely off Los Angeles ace Tarik Skubal: Brice Turang homered in the fourth, and Luis Lara bounced an RBI single up the middle in the fifth. It ended a seven-

William Nylander finished with two goals and a career-high three assists, tying his career high with five points in a 6-3 Maple Leafs win over the Avalanche.

Max Verstappen put his Red Bull on sprint pole at Marina Bay by 0.120 seconds over Mercedes' George Russell, his first pole under the lights at the circuit. Russell had topped the weekend's only pract

Jack Roslovic scored 34 seconds into his 600th career game, Easton Cowan added a breakaway goal at 3:20, and Nick Paul made it 3-0 at 8:37. Vegas sti

Tampa Bay beat New York 4-3 in ALDS Game 3 to finish a 3-0 sweep, and the one-run final is the detail worth keeping. On the series line a sweep reads as total control. The game that ended it was decid

Auston Matthews scored at 4:46 of overtime and added three assists in regulation, and those four points pulled the Maple Leafs out of a 3-0 deficit for a 5-4 win over

Alex Ovechkin said Monday that his 22nd NHL season will be his last, turning the Washington Capitals' year into a farewell tour for the captain who holds the league's career goalscori

Milwaukee's 4-3 win over San Diego in NLDS Game 2 put the Brewers up 2-0, with Trevor Megill credited with the win and Mason Miller charged with the

Stephen Halliday's third-period winner gave Ottawa a 3-2 win over Toronto, and the shape of the game says more than the 1-2 start does. Auston Matthews and Kirill Marchenko both scored for the Leafs.

Taylor Ruck took silver in the women's 100-metre backstroke in 56.49 seconds, and Finlay Knox added bronze in the men's 200 individual medley in 1:52.57 Friday at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

Jamal Shead has agreed to a three-year, $24 million extension with the Raptors, his agent confirmed Thursday, locking the 24-year-old guard in through the 2029-30 season. The deal arr

Easton Cowan scored a goal and added an assist in the first period, and the Maple Leafs held on for a 2-1 win over the Islanders, delivering Jim Hiller his first victory behind the Toronto bench. Colt

The Maple Leafs opened their season with a 3-2 loss to the Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena, with Josh Anderson and Alexandre Carrier each having a goal and assist as the Montreal Canadi

The Maple Leafs completed a trade with Columbus, sending Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, Emil Andrae and a second-round pick to the Blue Jackets for Kirill Marchenko,

The United States turned a three-point deficit entering Sunday's singles into a 17-13 victory at Medinah, winning nine of the 12 matches and halving the other for a 17-13 victory, the

George Russell crossed the line 0.196 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, his third win of the season and a genuine street-circuit statement. Isack Hadjar took the final podi

The Blue Jays trailed before a four-run seventh inning turned a 5-2 deficit into a 6-5 win over the Reds on Friday. Nathan Lukes delivered the go-ahead single in that inning, Kazuma Okamoto drove in t

Atlanta beat Green Bay 35-14 at Lambeau Field on Thursday night, with Michael Penix Jr. throwing for 256 yards and a touchdown on 18 of 25 passing in his first primetime start back from a torn ACL. Bi

The Blue Jays were swept in Wednesday's doubleheader in Baltimore, losing 4-2 and 4-2, and the second loss eliminated the defending American League champions from the postseason race. Pete Alonso's 41

Kawhi Leonard has signed a two-year, $115 million extension with the Raptors, a deal that includes a player option for the 2028-29 season and comes in $11.6 million under the maximum $126.6 million he

Pete Alonso homered twice, including a two-run shot in the eighth inning that lifted the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. Alonso is just the second right-

Brett Bateman reached base and scored three times, twice driven in by Nathan Lukes, as the Blue Jays beat the AL West-leading Rangers 7-2 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Spencer Arrighetti picked u

The Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday night, taking sole possession of the American League West lead for the first time since late August. The win came despite

Corey Seager's RBI double fueled a four-run second inning built on a Toronto throwing error, and the Rangers beat the Blue Jays 7-1 Friday night. Dylan Cease walked six of his first 1

The Raptors finished building their coaching staff on Thursday, adding former Rockets head coach Stephen Silas alongside returners Pat Delany and Jama Mahlalela, while promoting Matt Vest to assistant