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 Toronto Raptors look to win their second in a row Friday night (8 p.m. ET) as they face the Grizzlies in Memphis. Toronto defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-91 in the Raptors’ home opener on Wednesday. Andrea Bargnani scored 28 points, outdoing the Cavs’ duo at centre of Shaquille O’Neal and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Toronto Raptors look for [...] 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

Training camp hasn’t even begun and Raptors star Chris Bosh is already on the sidelines. According to a press release from the team, Bosh will miss the start of next week’s training camp in Ottawa with a strained left hamstring. “He experienced initial discomfort last week while training in Dallas and reaggravated the hamstring during a workout [...] Continue Reading