Attention all hockey fans: it’s almost time to hit the ice. The NHL and its players association finalized their plans to resume the season. In terms of location, the hub cities are no longer in question. Canada will host the remainder of the 2020 season; Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta, are …
Read More »NHL gearing up for return
As July approaches, NHL players and league officials eagerly anticipate the return of hockey. Commissioner Gary Bettman is ready. He appeared in SportsCenter’s Return to Sports special, which aired Monday on ESPN. Mike Greenberg interviewed Bettman and five other professional sports commissioners. Bettman covered the new playoff format and safety …
Read More »Obeng-Mensah’s 28 Points Not Enough as Santa Fe Men’s Hoops Falls to Polk State at Home
An electric performance by Yaw Obeng-Mensah fueled the Santa Fe College men’s basketball team on Wednesday night. The freshman forward from Toronto finished just shy of a double-double with 28 points and nine rebounds. Obeng-Mensah’s effort failed to save the Saints however, who lost to the Polk State Eagles, 92-81. …
Read More »Toronto Wins Very First NBA Title
A back and forth series between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors has finally come to a close and a new NBA Champion has been crowned. The Raptors beat the Warriors 114-110 last night in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Deciding Factors It wasn’t …
Read More »Raptors Take Down Warriors 118-109 in Game 1 Behind Siakam’s Career Night, Durant’s Absence
Pascal Siakam came into the NBA Finals with 50/1 odds of winning Finals MVP. That was before Siakam sank 32 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 118-109 win in Game 1, giving Toronto its first taste of a Finals victory in franchise history. Toronto’s historic Game 1 win …
Read More »Raptors Steal Win From the Bucks in Crucial Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals
At the beginning of the series, the Milwaukee Bucks seemed to be the team with more depth. Yet, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Toronto Raptors scored 35 bench points compared to the Bucks 15. This helped the Raptors take a 3-2 series lead over the Bucks …
Read More »NBA Eastern Conference Finals – Raptors and Bucks
It will be a tantalizing matchup tonight between the Bucks and the Raptors for Eastern Conference supremacy. The kick-off for the best-of-seven series will take place on Buck territory, starting at 8:30 pm in Milwaukee. It’s been almost two decades since the Bucks made it to the conference finals, the …
Read More »Magic fall behind 3-1 in series to Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors
Kawhi Leonard is proving to be a bit too much for the Orlando Magic as they drop to 3-1 in their first NBA Playoff series in seven years. The Magic took one game in Toronto but was unable to bring their home crowd a win in Orlando. After the Raptors …
Read More »NBA Playoffs: Magic gearing up for tough test against the Raptors
For the first time in seven years, the Orlando Magic will be playing meaningful basketball in April this weekend. On Saturday, the team will be in Ontario to take on the Toronto Raptors. This marks their first playoff series since they lost to the Indiana Pacers in 2012. The Magic …
Read More »Magic Fall to Raptors
Orlando is still fighting hard for a chance in the playoffs. Unfortunately, losing to Toronto puts them in a more dire position. The current NBA Playoffs picture through Monday's games! The 2019 #NBAPlayoffs begin April 13th! pic.twitter.com/DJpHCCYaYr — NBA (@NBA) April 2, 2019 Magic Defense Drops The Ball Both the …
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