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Don Cherry joins Twitter, already has 8,000 followers

The second part of Don Cherry's series of biopics airs on CBC this Sunday.

Don Cherry says if something's missing, he won't go on the air for Coach's Corner.

By Raju Mudhar
2012/03/02 09:58:00

Grapes’ first tweet will be Saturday, a day before CBC is to air second part of a movie on his life. (4)

Sports | leafs

DiManno: No point in Leafs firing Ron Wilson now

If you really want to punish Leaf coach Ron Wilson, let him remain behind the bench for the rest of the season, Rosie DiManno says.
2012/03/02 07:00:00

What purpose would it serve at this juncture for the Leafs to fire Ron Wilson, except to vent spleen and satisfy blood lust? (10)

Sports | leafs

Cox: Dallas Eakins should be the next Maple Leafs coach

Toronto Marlies coach Dallas Eakins has put together a first-place team with an excellent defensive record despite so-so goaltending, a team with a chance of a playoff run this spring.
2012/03/02 07:00:00

Turning to Dallas Eakins as the next head coach of the Maple Leafs could correct historical missteps. (20)

Sports | Hockey

Breaking the ice: Arab and Jewish teens play together in rare mixed Israeli ice hockey team

A member of the Arab-Jewish ice hockey team of the Canada-Israel Hockey School participates this week in a practice in the village of Metulla on the border between Israel and Lebanon. A rare Arab-Jewish ice hockey team in Israel is breaking all kinds of ice, overcoming barriers of language, culture and conflict to play against a common enemy: other teams.
2012/03/02 09:00:00

An Arab-Jewish hockey team has become an unlikely icebreaker in this remote corner of northern Israel, overcoming barriers of language, culture and...

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Smith: Some unbreakable sports records

The Leafs certainly had Wayne Gretzky on their radar and attempted to bring him to Toronto in 1996 as he was winding down his playing career. Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher designed a free-agent deal for Gretzky but was later reportedly doused by former Leafs owner Steve Stavros. Gretzky went on to sign with the New York Rangers and finished his career in 1999.
2012/03/02 08:19:07

In honour of the 50th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, we look at three more records that will never be broken.

Sports | Toronto Raptors

Live at noon: Raptors chat with Doug Smith

Raptors point guard Jose Calderon breaks to the basket as New Orleans Hornets guard Greivis Vasquez gets caught on a screen in the first half Wednesday night in New Orleans.
2012/03/02 08:26:50

Join Toronto Star basketball writer Doug Smith at noon Friday and ask him questions about the Raptors and teams around the league with the trade...

Sports | NBA

Nothing But Net: Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo could be on the move

Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo (9) drives by Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Boston Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (
2012/03/02 09:44:00

For almost the entire season the speculation around the Boston Celtics — an old group not aging particularly gracefully — centred on whether they’d...

Sports | Basketball

Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game, 50 years later still a marvel

Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors holds a sign reading "100" in the dressing room in Hershey, Pa., after he scored 100 points as the Warriors defeated the New York Knickerbockers 169-147, March 2, 1962.
2012/03/02 00:00:00

It seemed so absurd, it might as well have happened in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

Sports | Football

B.C. Lions Wally Buono favoured to win CFL’s coach of the year

 Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Paul LaPolice left congratulates B.C. Lions head coach Wally Buono following the Lions 34-23 victory in the 99th CFL Grey Cup action Sunday November 27, 2011 in Vancouver. B.C.'s Buono, Winnipeg's LaPolice and Edmonton's Kavis Reed are the finalists for CFL coach of the year. Buono led the B.C. Lions to the Grey Cup despite opening the season at 0-5.
2012/03/02 08:46:00

Buono favoured to win his fourth award but Paul LaPolice and Kavis Reed also had sensational seasons.

Sports | Toronto FC

Ask Toronto FC captain Torsten Frings a question

2012/03/01 17:16:00

In a few days time, the Star will sit down with Toronto FC captain Torsten Frings ahead of his first full season with the club.

Sports | Blue Jays

Griffin: Ricky Romero and Brandon Morrow could be dynamic 1-2 punch for Jays

Hard-throwing Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow is spending spring training honing his offspeed pitches.
2012/03/02 09:27:00

The Blue Jays’ top tandem of Ricky Romero and Brandon Morrow rate around seventh among 14 AL teams, but that might change this year. (1)

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Jeremy Lin Linsanity (finally) arrives in Toronto as New Era store receives first shipment of licensed apparel

So many canadians are buying his stuff online its unreal this kid will be making huge money if he... rmorris003

Cox: Dallas Eakins should be the next Maple Leafs coach

Hey may go elsewhere There's a huge possibility he won't take the job given the nature of the beast that is the Toronto... Sammigami

Live at noon: Raptors chat with Doug Smith

Raptors point guard Jose Calderon breaks to the basket as New Orleans Hornets guard Greivis Vasquez gets caught on a screen in the first half Wednesday night in New Orleans.
Join Toronto Star basketball writer Doug Smith at noon Friday and ask him questions about the Raptors and teams around the league with the trade deadline just two weeks away. No registration necessary...

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Blue Jays manager John Farrell talks with his former boss, Terry Francona, the former Boston Red Sox manager who's now a TV analyst.

Blue Jays manager John Farrell talks with his former boss, Terry Francona, the former Boston Red Sox manager who's now a TV analyst.
by MIKE CASSESE/REUTERS

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"He just keeps making these big saves,” defenceman Keith Aulie said of teammate James Reimer, pictured here, after an impressive performance Saturday night against Boston.
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The Blue Jays unveil their new uniforms for 2012: Jose Bautista in home, Adam Lind in the away uniform, Ricky Romero in the alternate uniform, and Yunel Escobar in the home uniform with long sleeves.
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