The Jack Adams Award and great goaltending have been closely linked for years. Among this year’s finalists, though, F...
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Read Full ArticleNo team so far has managed to win two games in a row, but the Leafs have seized the series by its tonsils, the moment...
Read Full ArticleThe contract status for the players who were on the roster when the season ended.
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Read Full Article‘The more quality players you have the better chance you’re going to have to win,’ Nurse said in season-ending wrapup.
Read Full ArticleThe Raptors didn’t lose to the Sixers because they didn’t shoot well over six games in April. As a team, they don’t s...
Read Full ArticlePitchers Ryan Borucki and Nate Pearson have been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Read Full ArticleHaving a solid G League season only solidified Champagnie as an intriguing prospect in Toronto’s developmental system.
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Read Full ArticleThe veteran Toronto landed for Goran Dragic is someone who could make a shot if needed, fill a role when called for, ...
Read Full ArticleHead coach Nick Nurse updates the team’s injury situation with 10 games left in the schedule, hopes injured OG Anunob...
Read Full ArticleDubas claimed to be “excited about the prospects” of his team after his search for netminding help came up empty.
Read Full ArticleIncessant complaining does nothing except lead to opportunities for their opponents.
Read Full ArticleAccording to Elias Sports Bureau, it’s the first time a Raptors team has ever won five road games on the same trip, c...
Read Full ArticleSince the all-star break, the L.A. Lakers are 2-0 when James scores 50 or more points and 0-7 when he doesn’t.
Read Full ArticlePoor shooting and the transition defensive problems go hand-in-hand and it’s hard to separate one from the other.
Read Full ArticleReigning champion New York City will be Toronto’s first true test of the year on April 2.
Read Full ArticleThe second-year guard filled in admirably for the injured Fred VanVleet in Toronto’s two wins over Brooklyn.
Read Full ArticleThe second-year forward has lofty goals in the league, and he’s putting in the work to become a ‘lethal’ option on bo...
Read Full ArticleThe 23-year-old midfielder is Canada’s new captain as they prepare to play in next month’s Arnold Cup.
Read Full ArticleRaptors get up on opponents and swarm them when given a chance. It’s a constant physical style most teams don’t sustain.
Read Full ArticleHis defensive prowess was barely evident in his 17-game run at the end of last season and that’s become an integral p...
Read Full ArticleBoucher just wasn’t himself, the juice was out of his game, there was no energy, no spark and no discernible impact. ...
Read Full ArticleToronto has only had the full roster available for a couple of games in the first half of the season and the constant...
Read Full ArticleOn Wednesday, the high-profile advocate organization Global Athlete directly accused the IOC of failing to protect Ol...
Read Full ArticleThe Russian winger has three goals in four games as he plays for a new contract, either in Toronto or elsewhere.
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Read Full ArticleBrandon Goodwin, a 26-year-old guard with 97 games of NBA experience, and six-foot-seven forward Juwan Morgan from th...
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Read Full ArticleThe 20-year-old rookie is getting an opportunity on a depleted roster, and he knows what the Raptors want from him.
Read Full ArticleThe club says all members of the organization at fully vaccinated and has not had a positive COVID-19 test since the ...
Read Full ArticleThere’s every chance he’ll play at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday and Friday and be back in Mississauga on Saturday to...
Read Full Article“It’s just kind of a bit of a snowball effect,” Toronto’s Matthews said. “Things just kind of spiralled out of control.”
Read Full ArticleToronto holds Washington to just 12 first-quarter points, a season low for an opponent.
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