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

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

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

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