Imperial Oil-Turofsky / Hockey Hall of Fame Before the days of Babcock or Quinn, of Sundin or Sittler, of Keon, Bower or Apps, there were the Toronto Maple Leafs of 1933-34 — the greatest Maple Leafs team of them all. They defended ably and scored at will. In seven different games, they rifled eight shots…

LONDON — World 100-metre champion Justin Gatlin says he has fired coach Dennis Mitchell following an undercover investigation that appeared to show people linked to the sprinter offering to supply performance-enhancing drugs. Gatlin says on Instagram he was “shocked and surprised to learn that my coach would have anything to do with even the appearance…

TORONTO — With less than two months until Pyeongchang 2018, these are agonizing times for potential Olympians. Even medal favourites have to earn their way on to the team, and a slip here or a stumble there in a qualifier is all it takes for that spot to go to someone else. For many athletes,…

Your midday sports snack. Toast points • Team Canada lost to the Czech Republic and Russia at a men’s Olympic hockey tune-up tournament over the weekend. The Canadians finished 1-2 at the Channel One Cup in Moscow after dropping a 4-1 decision to the Czechs on Friday and falling 2-0 to the Russians on Saturday.…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Facing a growing investigation that accuses him of sexual misconduct and using racist language at work, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson announced Sunday that he will sell the NFL team after the season. The team announced on Twitter that Richardson is selling the team, linking to a five-paragraph letter by the franchise’s…

SAAS-FEE, Switzerland — The athletes’ half-hour commute in the Swiss Alps — up two gondolas, then through a tunnel in the world’s highest underground train to a glacier at 11,000 feet — served up daily grim reminders that global warming is threatening their line of work. After exiting the train, they squelched through a field…