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Raptors optimistic heading into draft despite position, realities of NIL era

Raptors optimistic heading into draft despite position, realities of NIL era

For a long time, the running joke around top college basketball prospects having second thoughts about turning professional was along the lines of...

16.06.2026 5

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Ontario's Matthew Anderson loses rhythm, gains experience at Canadian Open

Ontario's Matthew Anderson loses rhythm, gains experience at Canadian Open

CALEDON, Ont. — Not for the first time on the back nine on Sunday, Matthew Anderson found himself in a pickle.  His drive on the 504-yard par-4...

14.06.2026 6

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Grange: Knicks snap drought with one of NBA's most impressive playoff runs

Grange: Knicks snap drought with one of NBA's most impressive playoff runs

I’m not sure we’ll ever see a five-game NBA Finals that close any time soon. I’ll say we won’t. It will go in the books as a win for the New...

14.06.2026 10

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How Canada's Yellamaraju found his way to the PGA Tour — through YouTube

How Canada's Yellamaraju found his way to the PGA Tour — through YouTube

CALEDON, Ont. — The path toward the highest reaches of professional golf is rarely a straight one, and it tends to get increasingly narrow the...

11.06.2026 8

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NBA Finals Takeaways: Anunoby delivers defining moment as Knicks near title

NBA Finals Takeaways: Anunoby delivers defining moment as Knicks near title

Officially, historically, the craziest NBA Finals game of all time.  In the space of 48 minutes, you had the San Antonio Spurs setting an NBA Finals...

11.06.2026 20

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NBA Finals Takeaways: Knicks' task gets tougher as Spurs, Wembanyama fire back

NBA Finals Takeaways: Knicks' task gets tougher as Spurs, Wembanyama fire back

No NBA team has ever come back from down 3-0 in a best-of-seven playoff series and now the San Antonio Spurs don’t have to try. For the third...

09.06.2026 20

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Raptors commit to Bobby Webster's vision with long-term extension

Bobby Webster’s Mom got her day started on the right foot.  It was the wee hours of the morning in Hawaii when her son got the news that had been...

08.06.2026 7

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NBA Finals Takeaways: Late letdown against Knicks puts Spurs in huge hole

The San Antonio Spurs have done some amazing things this spring. Knocking off the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference...

06.06.2026 20

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NBA Finals takeaways: Surging Knicks take Game 1 on road without their best stuff

That didn’t take long.  While the 2026 NBA Finals may yet deliver a classic match-up between a young team with designs on reaching its destiny,...

04.06.2026 20

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In Spurs vs. Knicks, NBA gets dream Finals matchup

The NBA is about to complete its first season under its new U.S. media rights deal, which is worth a mere $77 billion over 11 years.  It couldn’t...

02.06.2026 8

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Canada Basketball drawing line on commitment under new coach Herbert

TORONTO — First, we’ll start with who intends to be at the 2028 Olympics, playing for the Canadian men’s national basketball team, trying to...

01.06.2026 10

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Wembanyama, Spurs appear destined for greatness after statement win over OKC

The series got the finale it deserved. The seventh game of the Western Conference Finals wasn’t a double-overtime nailbiter like the epic series...

31.05.2026 20

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How Raptors could benefit from NBA's draft lottery reform

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors draft situation couldn’t be more mundane going forward:  They own all their own first-round draft picks and their...

28.05.2026 10

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Eyeing greatness, Gilgeous-Alexander meets monstrous foe in Wembanyama

The Oklahoma City Thunder are knocking on the door of destiny, maybe even dynasty. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one hand on basketball immortality. ...

25.05.2026 10

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All-Defensive Team nod continues greatness trajectory for Raptors' Scottie Barnes

TORONTO — Time flies.  It was only four years ago when a relatively fresh-faced Scottie Barnes told the NBA that he wanted to be an all-NBA...

22.05.2026 10

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Raptors' Murray-Boyles rewarded with all-rookie honours after making instant impact

There weren’t 10 better rookies in the NBA this season than Collin Murray-Boyles.  Anyone who watched him even peripherally could reach that...

21.05.2026 20

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Gilgeous-Alexander tops Wembanyama in MVP battle, but rivalry just beginning

The battle won, now comes the war.  Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA’s most valuable player for 2025-26. For the second consecutive season,...

17.05.2026 20

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Opting for continuity, Raptors expected to offer extensions to Webster, Rajakovic

TORONTO — This time a year ago, there was a sense that change was coming to the Toronto Raptors.  There was uncertainty.  It wasn’t yet 100 per...

06.05.2026 20

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Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic already looking ahead to challenge of next season

TORONTO — It’s a bit of paradox unique to professional sports: As teams get better, the job of improving them gets harder. When Darko Rajakovic...

05.05.2026 20

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Raptors face several challenges in bid to maintain momentum in off-season

And now the hard part. Or maybe the interesting part. But definitely the business part.  The Toronto Raptors had less than 12 hours to process their...

04.05.2026 10

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Raptors run out of road in season that exceeded expectations

CLEVELAND — For the first time since October, the Toronto Raptors won’t be about the process. Won’t be about the work. There will be no...

03.05.2026 10

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Notebook: Raptors look to exceed all expectations in Game 7 vs. Cavaliers

CLEVELAND — The end of something unexpected or the start of a new adventure.  Either possibility lies ahead of the Toronto Raptors as they get...

03.05.2026 20

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Offence sputters late without Ingram as Raptors fall to Cavaliers in Game 5

For three quarters of Game 5, the Toronto Raptors were the better team.  But in the fourth quarter, the Cleveland Cavaliers reasserted the pattern...

29.04.2026 20

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Shining in first playoff experience, Darko Rajakovic never doubted himself, Raptors

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic has had an excellent start to his first playoff experience as an NBA head coach. He has made adjustments,...

28.04.2026 30

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Raptors overcome poor shooting to tie series with Cavaliers

The Toronto Raptors' offensive struggles couldn't stop them from tying their first-round series. The Raptors overcame a rough shooting...

26.04.2026 20

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Can Toronto take Harden off his game against Raptors?

TORONTO — When it comes to high-leverage playoff games, having help from unexpected sources is crucial, especially for the underdog. The Toronto...

25.04.2026 10

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Barnes, Barrett lead Raptors over Cavaliers in Game 3

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are going to need some special things to happen if they’re going to upset the heavily favoured Cleveland Cavaliers...

23.04.2026 10

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Poeltl must be better to give Raptors a chance to turn series around

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have a Jakob Poeltl problem. It’s been ebbing in and out of sight for most of the season. But with the playoff...

22.04.2026 20

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Ingram struggles offensively as Raptors fall to Cavaliers in Game 2

CLEVELAND — Careful what you wish for. Intentionally or not, Toronto Raptors all-star Brandon Ingram made himself the focal point of the discourse...

20.04.2026 10

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Raptors' defence must step up after Game 1 letdown

CLEVELAND — There was no staff dinner. No get-together for the Toronto Raptors coaching staff to hash out what went right or what went wrong (a...

19.04.2026 20

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Cavaliers impose their will to dominate Raptors in Game 1

CLEVELAND — Which team would impose their preferred style on the other?  Would the Cleveland Cavaliers manage to keep Game 1 of their first-round...

18.04.2026 30

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Raptors hope return to competitive relevance leads to long-term success

The Toronto Raptors aren’t new to pleasantly surprising seasons. Their franchise mythology was baptised in it, if you want to look at it that way....

17.04.2026 20

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How a driven Ja'Kobe Walter earned crucial role with Raptors

Ja'Kobe Walter was taking driving lessons. Sabrina Walter, his mother, was his driving instructor. Not: She took her son driving so he could get...

16.04.2026 40

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Notebook: Barnes 'grateful' as inexperienced Raptors return to playoffs

TORONTO — They’re here. The only Toronto Raptors player who was on the team the last time they were in the playoffs is Scottie Barnes, which...

15.04.2026 20

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New-era Raptors make good on promise of playoff basketball

The Toronto Raptors' road to the playoffs for the first time since 2022 has been long and winding, and — technically at least — was still in...

12.04.2026 20

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Amid late-season chaos, Raptors' Temple finding peace of mind on greens

During the tumult that comes with the final days of the NBA season, there is always one reliable oasis of calm:  The Saturday before the last day of...

11.04.2026 30

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Raptors Takeaways: Larger goal still within reach despite loss to Knicks

The first thing that came to mind when the Toronto Raptors took the floor against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden was: how about no one...

10.04.2026 10

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Ingram, Murray-Boyles have Raptors on verge of playoffs after beating Heat

TORONTO - As much as could reasonably be hoped for, really. More actually.  It’s not just that the Raptors swept the second installment of their...

09.04.2026 20

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Rajakovic deserves recognition for Raptors’ playoff push

Erik Spoelstra is NBA royalty. Minted.  He’s got two rings to prove it, as he led the Miami Heat to the NBA championship in 2011-12 and 2012-13....

08.04.2026 20

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Raptors gain ground in East playoff race with convincing win over Heat

TORONTO — What’s real?  That’s what these last handful of games are about for teams like the Toronto Raptors, or the Miami Heat.  Neither are...

07.04.2026 20

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Raptors back in play-in position as Celtics coast to season-series sweep

BOSTON — For a team chasing an NBA championship, getting Jayson Tatum back at full strength is a big deal.  The Boston Celtics haven’t needed...

05.04.2026 20

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Grange: Memphis didn't deserve LeBron James' criticism

MEMPHIS — One of the worst trades in NBA history played out on July 3, 2001, when the league’s board of governors approved the relocation of the...

04.04.2026 30

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Raptors fail test against Kings as DeRozan, Achiuwa burn former team

TORONTO — The downside of playing meaningful basketball in the late stage of the NBA season is that you can fail.  On Wednesday night, the Toronto...

02.04.2026 30

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Raptors can't overcome shooting gap in all-too-familiar loss to Pistons

DETROIT — When the going gets tough, well, who knows where the Toronto Raptors are going.  Few teams are harder to get a handle on, even 75 games...

01.04.2026 60

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Raptors assistant Batiste cherishes time with top baseball prospect son

PHOENIX — For people who work in the NBA, the long, unforgiving schedule often means missing some moments with loved ones. But on a late-March...

31.03.2026 20

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Raptors distance themselves from play-in picture, rout dispirited Magic

Team building in the NBA is very difficult.  Consider the Orlando Magic. They have patient, deep-pocketed ownership, smart and experienced management...

29.03.2026 20

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Raptors bring the energy in important win over Pelicans

The most important game of the season.  Well, until the next one. Heading into Friday night’s visit from the New Orleans Pelicans, the Toronto...

28.03.2026 50

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Raptors must clean up details to remain in playoff race

The Toronto Raptors were never in a very good position to get a win over the Los Angeles Clippers at the Intuit Dome. And they didn’t, falling...

26.03.2026 50

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Double play: Former top pick Fultz returns to NBA in unique fashion with Raptors

SALT LAKE CITY – After playing 13 minutes in what everyone involved hopes will be his last G-League game, Markelle Fultz made his rounds.  First,...

24.03.2026 60

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'We failed': Raptors earn blowout loss to Suns

PHOENIX — Remember when the biggest gripe around the Toronto Raptors was when they would play good teams tough well into the fourth quarter and then...

23.03.2026 40

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