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

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,...

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'We failed': Raptors earn blowout loss to Suns

'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...

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Raptors fall short against Nuggets but remain confident momentum is building

Raptors fall short against Nuggets but remain confident momentum is building

DENVER — Momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher.  It’s a baseball truism, credited to Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver. But it’s...

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Healthy Jakob Poeltl aiding Raptors in playoff push, but tough tests still loom

Healthy Jakob Poeltl aiding Raptors in playoff push, but tough tests still loom

DENVER — To this day, it’s a bit of mystery to Jakob Poeltl. “I honestly don't know for sure myself, like, what caused it,” he told me...

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Raptors show distance from NBA’s bottom tier in professional win over Bulls

Raptors show distance from NBA’s bottom tier in professional win over Bulls

CHICAGO — Wherever this Toronto Raptors season ends up over the next few weeks or more, it should probably be appreciated that it’s not here. ...

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RJ Barrett unlocking defensive strengths key to Raptors' resurgence

RJ Barrett unlocking defensive strengths key to Raptors' resurgence

RJ Barrett was the last player in the Toronto Raptors' locker room.  There was a shower. Treatment. Hydration. No rush.  The seventh-year...

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Raptors beat Pistons to end weekend with two wins over good teams

Raptors beat Pistons to end weekend with two wins over good teams

The Toronto Raptors won.  They beat a (very good) team on their home court. They didn’t wilt in the fourth quarter and were forceful enough...

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Raptors rally for much-needed win over Suns

Raptors rally for much-needed win over Suns

TORONTO – More than one thing can be true at once.  On one hand, the Toronto Raptors have a roster where all their starters have at least five...

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Record-breaking Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becoming a true NBA icon

The skinny kid from Hamilton has taken his place ahead of one of the ultimate NBA legends, an icon across all of sports and culture.  It’s hard to...

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Raptors' tepid response to Pelicans symbolic of recent struggles

It’s always a little risky to make too much of any single moment in any season that starts in the middle of October and runs until mid-April, with...

12.03.2026 10

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Takeaways: Raptors lack fight with playoffs slipping from grasp

On paper, one of the reasons the Toronto Raptors' remaining strength of schedule was deemed relatively easy — the 21st easiest before play...

12.03.2026 20

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Takeaways: Raptors fall short against another top team

You’ve heard this before, so we’ll keep it brief: the Toronto Raptors had some very good moments against one of the better teams in the NBA, but...

11.03.2026 20

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Why bond between Brandon Ingram, Jamal Shead is key to Raptors' DNA

The Toronto Raptors have their flaws. Three-point shooting? An area for growth. Clutch offence? More growth. Roster-wise, there is a lack of size past...

10.03.2026 10

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'Efficient on both ends': Barrett heating up at right time for Raptors

TORONTO — The perfect scenario was a convincing Raptors win with some stardust sprinkled around the Scotiabank Arena floor by Cooper Flagg, the...

08.03.2026 10

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Loss to Timberwolves a reminder Raptors stuck in NBA's middle tier

With 20 games remaining and three quarters of the marathon NBA season behind them, we can pretty conclusively conclude the Toronto Raptors are… kind...

06.03.2026 10

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Knicks loss proves Raptors can't compete with East's best

TORONTO - Before the game, legendary New York Knicks player and broadcaster Walt Frazier eyed former Raptors and NBA Hall-of-Famers Tracy McGrady and...

03.03.2026 10

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Raptors' path to prominence goes through one-sided rivalry with Knicks

Not a single competitive result.  The Toronto Raptors' season series with the New York Knicks can be examined from multiple angles, but the...

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Notebook: Raptors have no excuses against Wizards

The Toronto Raptors have no excuses. Health? As good as can possibly be expected in nearly three-quarters into an 82-game season. The only player who...

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Spurs, Wembanyama remind Raptors of rewards tanking can produce

TORONTO — Say this for the San Antonio Spurs: when they decide to tank, they get it right.  It’s one of the interesting subplots to the heated...

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Raptors find fight, but struggles against top teams persist

TORONTO — The Oklahoma City Thunder will be the defending NBA champions until sometime in mid-to-late June.  They remain favourites to be champions...

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