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

In what was expected to be a showcase between two stars from the 2003 NBA draft, a 2006 draftee ended up stealing the show. Andrea Bargnani scored 28 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 101-91 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Toronto’s home opener Wednesday night. Toronto Raptors win their season opener over Cleveland Cavaliers. [Audio [...] 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

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

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

Turkey fell to rival Greece 76-75 in overtime in the quarterfinals of the European basketball championship despite forward Hedo Turkoglu’s team-leading 13 points, five rebounds, and two assists. In the final minute of play Turkoglu, the newest Toronto Raptor, hit a clutch basket down low to make it 75-74. However, Greece guard Nikolaos Zisis scored a [...] Continue Reading