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By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted March 4, 2025 9:41 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment is cutting 80 jobs, with a number of vacant positions also impacted under a company-wide restructuring. In a memo to employees Tuesday morning,…
A new documentary makes the case that a change in Canada’s immigration policy more than 50 years ago has fuelled the country’s current boom in NBA players. “Inbound,” a short film on how Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s multiculturalism policy in the early 1970s brought an influx of immigrants to Canada whose children and grandchildren are…
TORONTO – Three-point shooting is the weapon of choice in the modern NBA but the Toronto Raptors are struggling to find consistency from beyond the arc. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., made one of Toronto’s five three-pointers as the Raptors made 33 attempts from beyond the arc in a 111-101 loss to the Boston Celtics…
TORONTO – Every now and then, Canadian Chris Boucher — the last remaining player from Toronto’s championship team — steps up to remind the Raptors faithful that he is still here. Boucher scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Raptors down the Phoenix Suns 127-109 in NBA action before 18,989 at Scotiabank…
You can’t spell “pain” without AI, and nobody hurts on the Rockies quite like the computers. Dick Monfort’s annual preseason vow is as much a part of winter along the Front Range as the Western Stock Show and leaving your holiday lights up through late January. To the baseball guys in the Grading The Week…
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors were missing two things against the Miami Heat: a solid effort in the first quarter and Jakob Poeltl. RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., scored 23 of his 29 points after halftime as the Toronto Raptors rallied against the Heat but ultimately lost to Miami 120-111 in overtime on Friday. Barrett…
By n The Canadian Pressn The Canadian Press Posted February 19, 2025 12:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed Jared Rhoden to a 10-day contract, the NBA team announced Wednesday. The six-foot-five, 210-pound shooting guard appeared in four NBA games with Charlotte…
Grant Hill is a seven-time N.B.A. All-Star, Chris Webber a five-timer and Penny Hardaway a four-timer. Allan Houston was selected twice, Jamal Mashburn once. But back in 1992, they were just a bunch of college students playing a scrimmage against the U.S. men’s national basketball team, otherwise known as the Dream Team, which included Michael…
OAKLAND, Calif. — Nikola Jokic scrunched his face and squinted. He scanned the crowd, slowly spinning in a circle as he tried to spot his family at Oakland Arena. Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns wandered over and tapped his shoulder, pointing toward a corner of the stands where a fan was trying to catch Jokic’s attention….
TORONTO – The first half of the Toronto Raptors’ season ended the same way it started — with a blowout loss at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points to lead the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers to a 131-108 drubbing of the Raptors on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena. It mirrored the 136-106 win…
