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The Maple Leafs did everything they could to exorcise a long list of playoff demons. Toronto fought back from another 2-0 deficit Thursday to take the lead heading into the third period of Game 6, putting the two-time defending…

TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Lightning find themselves in unfamiliar territory — a loss away from elimination in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Lightning head back to Amalie Arena trailing the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in their best-of-seven…

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe is going back to the well. The Maple Leafs head coach will dress the same lineup for tonight’s Game 5 against the Lightning, some 48 hours after that group came out embarrassingly flat with a chance to grab a…

TAMPA, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov put the puck on a tee for Steven Stamkos in a spot where the Lightning captain has made a living throughout his banner 14-year career. Nearly everyone inside Amalie Arena thought the one-timer off the…

TAMPA, Fla. — Jason Spezza will make his series debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight in Game 3 of their first-round playoff matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 38-year-old forward sat out the first two contests as a…

TORONTO — Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe predicted a “borderline violent” playoff series against a battle-tested opponent. That was the case both early and late Monday.In between, Toronto ran the two-time defending Stanley Cup…

The Toronto Raptors could be without guard Gary Trent Jr. and forwards Scottie Barnes and Thaddeus Young for Game 2 of their NBA playoff series with the Philadelphia 76ers. Both Barnes (ankle) and Young (thumb) were…

Longtime Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez is stepping away from the broadcast booth after being diagnosed with cancer. In a statement released by Sportsnet, Martinez said Sunday's game against the Oakland…

Fans catching a game at Scotiabank Arena will no longer need to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 next month when the Ontario government plans to drop its proof-of-vaccination system. Maple…

Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet has been selected as a reserve for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. He was voted in for the first time in his career by a panel of the NBA's 30 head coaches. VanVleet is the eighth…