With the H1N1 flu epidemic sweeping across the country and through dressing rooms, each Toronto sports franchise has had to make tough decisions on how to handle the situation. The NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs have reportedly followed in the footsteps of the Calgary Flames and jumped the queue to have some of their players and staff [...] Continue Reading

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

Heading into their fourth game of the season the Raptors know it’s time to start focusing on defence Wednesday night (7 p.m. ET) as they host the Detroit Pistons. After a promising start to the season with a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto (1-2) has dropped two in a row, ceding 115 points to the Memphis [...] 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

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

With the recent failures of Toronto’s sports franchises, fans in Ontario’s capital are about to receive some very bad news. Statistically, Toronto ranks as the worst sports city in North America. The Blue Jays haven’t made the playoffs since winning the World Series in 1993 and are coming off a 75-87 record in 2009 after starting the season 27-14. The [...] 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