A look at how Sandy Brondello plans to build Toronto’s first WNBA team through leadership, culture, and a bold expansion vision.

Rookie Kiara Zanon scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and the Toronto Sceptres beat the two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost 2-1 in a season opener of the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

The Maple Leafs will be without Matthew Knies against the Blues on Tuesday due to a lower-body injury. Toronto is on a 5-game losing streak.

Two local groups will team this week to help Toronto residents and visitors to ring in the holiday season with three special events. Held by Inspire Toronto, formerly the Toronto Coalition for Revitalization,

Despite not cracking The Athletic's list of top women's sports cities, Toronto boasts pro women's sports teams with passionate fan bases.

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto hosts Brooklyn looking to extend its four-game home winning streak. The Raptors have gone 2-1 against division opponents. Toronto has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Nets are 1-4 against Atlantic Division teams. Brooklyn allows 120.2 points to opponents and has been outscored by 10.3 points per game.

After seeing a five-game point streak end in Winnipeg, Columbus stays north of the border to take on the Maple Leafs

On defence, the Leafs are caught flat-footed often and are giving up too many odd-man rushes. On offence, the Leafs don’t forecheck with nearly the same ferocity and get slowed down in the neutral zone with relative ease. They’re not moving their feet, they’re getting beaten cleanly to pucks and look a step behind all over the ice.

In a province where more than half of Canada’s Black population resides, representation across certain industries can be hard to find in Ontario.

After decades spent filling Toronto’s film sets with everything from classroom desks to crystal balls, Fritz Lev is ready to step into a new role: the retiree.