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Canada’s women’s basketball team heads into a summer full of opportunity
There was a brief pause before Lisa Thomaidis took a deep breath and exhaled before breaking into a chuckle.
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Morris Peterson feels lack of veteran presence hurt the Raptors
Morris Peterson was an active participant in the best times for the Toronto Raptors.
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Fans pack Maple Leafs Square, but Raptors fall to Wizards in Game 1
TORONTO – It was two hours before the opening tip and Paul Charles was standing towards the back of Maple Leafs Square with his six-year-old son Kiro.
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Canadian hoopsters, led by Jamal Murray, shine in high school all-star game
TORONTO – Paul Melnik didn’t see this coming.
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Dwane Casey, Raptors players look back on March Madness memories
TORONTO – It’s been 37 years, but Raptors head coach Dwane Casey hasn’t forgotten what it was like coming home to Kentucky as a national champion in the spring of 1978.
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Andrew Wiggins thriving with rebuilding Timberwolves
TORONTO – A year ago Andrew Wiggins was starring as a freshman for the Kansas Jayhawks and getting set to take on Western Kentucky in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
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How the Ryerson Rams became one of Canada's best university basketball teams
Vlad Matevski remembers the worst of it. Long before Ryerson was getting set to host the CIS Final 8 men’s basketball tournament for the first time in the school’s history, Matevski spent four seasons on the court with the Rams.
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Raptors defensive struggles continue in loss to the Nets
TORONTO – It was just over a week ago, after a Raptors pre-game shootaround in Indiana, that Dwane Casey was asked about his team’s defensive progress.
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Strong performances from DeRozan, Valanciunas lead Raptors past Pistons
TORONTO – Jonas Valanciunas just seems to have the Pistons number.
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Raptors have a lot of work to do if they want to compete with NBA’s elite
TORONTO – About an hour and a half before the opening tip Dwane Casey was talking about the importance of taking care of the basketball.
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Kelly Olynyk has been a bright spot for the rebuilding Celtics
TORONTO – Kelly Olynyk is trying to keep his mind off the things he can’t control.
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NBL Canada: London Lightning still the league’s model franchise
Jamie Clark still remembers the feeling of excitement. He says there were rumours for years about professional basketball coming to London, Ont., a city that’s sporting landscape has always centred around its junior hockey team, in some capacity.
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Tristan Thompson adjusting to new role with the Cleveland Cavaliers
TORONTO – Tristan Thompson glanced across the room at the throng of reporters hovering around a certain teammate’s stall and smiled.
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Raptors honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela
TORONTO – On a night when the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers were in town to take on the Eastern Conference leading Toronto Raptors, both teams put basketball aside for a few moments to celebrate the life of a man who made a major impact on so many people around the world, Masai Ujiri being one of them.
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Tyler Ennis learning from the sidelines early in his rookie NBA season
TORONTO – Sitting on the sidelines in a sport jacket, dress pants and sneakers likely isn’t the way Tyler Ennis once envisioned his homecoming.
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Strong fourth quarter propels Raptors to win over undermanned Grizzlies
TORONTO – A crowd gathered around Chuck Hayes inside the Raptors dressing room after what felt like a playoff victory.
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Vince Carter receives standing ovation in return to Toronto
TORONTO – Standing in front of a small throng of Toronto media about two weeks ago, Alvin Williams and Antonio Davis were asked about Vince Carter and whether it was time to honour the player widely regarded as the best to ever wear a Raptors uniform.
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Terrence Ross’s hot hand helps lead Raptors past Wizards
TORONTO – There’s no denying that Terrence Ross will be one of the intriguing stories to follow around the Toronto Raptors this season.
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Toronto Raptors look to build off fan excitement and last year’s success
TORONTO – It was nearly three hours before the opening tip and Conrad Yu and Apoorva Keocar had already made their way into Maple Leaf Square just outside the Air Canada Centre.
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Toronto native Dwight Powell ready to take the next step in his basketball career
TORONTO – When Dwight Powell headed off to Stanford in 2010 he made his mom, Jacqueline Weir, a promise. When he was young she’d always stressed the importance of education and the value of getting a college degree, so in … Continue reading →