Andrea Bargnani earned his first double-double of the campaign and Toronto managed to hold off a late surge from the visiting Detroit Pistons to defeat them 110-99 on Wednesday night. Bargnani finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds — 10 of them on defence — for the Raptors (2-2). Chris Bosh continued his strong start to the year [...] Continue Reading

The new-look Toronto Raptors will have their hands full and then some on Wednesday when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Air Canada Centre for their season opener. Hedo Turkoglu and rookie DeMar DeRozan headline the new starting lineup, while Jarrett Jack was signed to an offer sheet to provide depth and allow more rest for [...] Continue Reading

Rookie Jonny Flynn had 16 points, five assists and three rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Toronto Raptors 98-90, as NBA pre-season action concluded Friday night. The game was played in Sioux Falls, SD. Ryan Hollins had 14 points and five rebounds off the bench for the Timberwolves (3-5). Chris Bosh put in a strong night with [...] Continue Reading

New faces will certainly bring optimism to the Toronto Raptors but only time will tell if translates into a playoff spot.  The Raptors hope to improve on a 33-49 campaign last year that earned them a 13th place finish in the Eastern Conference. If Toronto wants to get back to the playoffs after its one-year absence, they’ll need to [...] Continue Reading

Shane Battier scored 26 points to lead the visiting Houston Rockets to a 124-112 victory over the Toronto Raptors in exhibition action Thursday night. The Raptors fell to 2-4, while the Rockets improved to 3-2. Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors with 16 points, all in the first half. Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu c0ntributed a quiet 13 and [...] Continue Reading

Whenever Ray Allen steps on the floor of the XL Center in Hartford, success just seems to follow. As a member of a the University of Connecticut Huskies during the mid 90s, the nine-time all star never came out on the losing end on his home court, compiling a 26-0 record. The future hall of fame shooting [...] Continue Reading

The Toronto Raptors will get a significant boost Wednesday night as Hedo Turkoglu is expected to make his much anticipated debut, against the Boston Celtics in Hartford, CT. Turkoglu, Toronto’s star acquisition over the off-season has been hampered by fatigue and quadriceps tendonitis. He hasn’t played through the first four pre-season games, but told reporters after [...] Continue Reading

The Toronto Raptors hope some rest and relaxation translate into success on the hardcourt this season for their big free-agent signing, Hedo Turkoglu. The Turkish power forward took part in workouts with his new teammates for the first time in training camp on Thursday. The time off, which the franchise granted, has helped Turkoglu recuperate after helping [...] Continue Reading

Although his style of play may suggest otherwise, Reggie Evans has already become the darling of Toronto Raptor fans. Less than 12 minutes into Toronto’s pre-season, the newly acquired forward had the crowd chanting “Reg-gie, Reg-gie” The six-foot-eight, 245-pound product of the University of Iowa brings a level of energy and toughness Raptors coach Jay Triano would [...] Continue Reading

Louis Williams scored 17 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 107-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors in the first NBA pre-season game for both teams on Tuesday night. Andrea Bargnani led the Raptors in scoring with 22 points on 9-for-14 shooting at the John Labatt Centre in London. The Raptors entered training camp with nine new [...] Continue Reading