The Sports Report

<p>The &#8220;decision,&#8221; an article published in Sports Illustrated and a press release from Klutch Sports were the avenues Lebron James chose to inform teams he was leaving. The aftermath of these departures had long-term effects on the team organizations. On July 8, 2010, professional basketball player Lebron James announced on ESPN that he was leaving [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In 2011, the Vancouver Canucks made the Stanley Cup final, but lost in the final game to the Boston Bruins, failing to bring the championship title home to Canada. A professional Canadian sports team hasn&#8217;t won a championship since 1993. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cupf and the Toronto Blue Jays won the World [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The NFL season has passed the midway point and it&#8217;s a top-heavy league. There are four to five great teams and a lot of average teams. The Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints lead the National Football Conference with 9-1 and 8-1 records. In the American Football Conference, the Kansas City Chiefs lead the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs have been an awful team for the past 20 years. They haven&#8217;t won a playoff game since the 2003-04 season when they defeated the Ottawa Senators. The team was completely rebuilt in 2014, when they traded Phil Kessel, Dion Phaneuf and others. They also cut salaries and finished last in 2015-16. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>October is here and so are the Major League Baseball playoffs, which mark the most important games of the year. It starts with the American League and National League wild card games. They will be played between two teams that were not good enough to make the playoffs but had the next best records. It&#8217;s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The National Football League season is just beginning and there are plenty of hot topics. Will players be fined for kneeling during the national anthem? Will Nike recover from the backlash of using Kaepernick as their new face? Who will win the Super Bowl? Kneeling Well, first there&#8217;s an issue off the field. NFL players [&hellip;]</p>