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The Best (and worst) of the Raptors' incredible 2016 NBA playoff run
Sportsnet contributor Eric Koreen recaps the highlights, lowlights, biggest surprises, unsung heroes and more from the Toronto Raptors' 2016 wild playoff run. → Read More
Momentum hasn't meant much for Raptors this post-season
Whether it's coming off big losses like the one they suffered in Game 5 or trying to build on a seemingly uplifting win like in Game 4, momentum hasn't been much of a factor for the Raptors this post-season. → Read More
Ability to defend small lineups keeping Raptors' Patterson on the floor vs. Heat
Raptors' forward Patrick Patterson is playing more than ever despite Miami's extreme-small-ball lineups. → Read More
Raptors bigs focused on limiting Heat's 'slithery' Wade ahead of Game 2
Miami veteran Dwyane Wade toyed with the Raptors down the stretch of Game 1, his prowess on full display as Casey and the Raps are left searching for defensive solutions. → Read More
Casey steps out of his comfort zone as Raptors find new ways to win
During the Raptors-Pacers series, Dwane Casey's shown a willingness to make adjustments on the fly that many didn't think he was capable of. → Read More
'Lowry & The Reserves' lineup continues to be Raptors' game changer
Armed with one of the deadliest 5-man units in the league, it's time to recognize the Raptors as one of the NBA's best, writes Eric Koreen. → Read More
The Best and Worst from the Raptors record-setting 2015-16 season
Play of the Year? Amir Johnson Award for Underappreciated Raptor? Moment of the Year? Find out who takes home the hardware in Eric Koreen's Best and Worst of the Raptors record-breaking year. → Read More
How Raptors rookie Powell went from next man up to key contributor
It's been a tale of two seasons for rookies Delon Wright, who is still searching for minutes, and Norm Powell, who has helped turn the Raptors' bad fortune into golden opportunity. → Read More
Toronto Raptors’ Bismack Biyombo finds calmness, joy though meditation: ‘My life is not just basketball’
'We think so much about the season. I think we forget a lot that life is beyond just our job,’ Biyombo said → Read More
Toronto Raptors veteran Luis Scola’s three-point experimentation just what team needs as it struggles from behind the arc
Luis Scola talks about basketball in a spiritual way, as you would expect of a man who has been a professional since he was 15 → Read More
Downside of youth on Toronto Raptors’ roster: Injuries to core players are tough to deal with
Given the construction of the roster, the Raptors really do not have many feasible alternatives if one of their core players gets injured → Read More
Toronto Raptors will need more from Terrence Ross to make contract gamble successful
It is understandable that the concept of gambling on Ross’s sustained improvement would send some into low-grade panic attacks → Read More
Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey took unlikely route to franchise-record win total
Casey passing Sam Mitchell was still an unlikely accomplishment. Let us count the ways → Read More
Toronto Raptors’ DeMarre Carroll looks poised to be a fan favourite despite salary
DeMarre Carroll’s first game as a Toronto Raptor was a perfect encapsulation of his value to the team → Read More
MLSE hires Air Canada executive Michael Friisdahl to replace Tim Leiweke as CEO
Leiweke announced he was leaving last August but has remained in his post as MLSE struggled to find a replacement → Read More
Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey aims to fundamentally change how his team plays defence
With the regular season set to kick off on Wednesday against Indiana, it is debatable how big of a shift it actually is → Read More
Anthony Davis due for a breakthrough year and reflecting on Kobe Bryant: The Post Panel previews the NBA season
As we head into the 2015-16 season, the title chase still centres on LeBron James — same as its been for seven or eight years → Read More
In baseball, and in life, things happen. But Toronto Blue Jays provided a delightful distraction with playoff run
Eric Koreen: In Toronto, it is those feelings of frustration, annoyance and boredom that have ruled the last two decades — until this year, of course → Read More
Toronto Raptors’ Cory Joseph on watching his new team as a child, lessons from the San Antonio Spurs and coming home
Coming home means Joseph is going to get far more attention than he received as a small part of the Spurs' machine → Read More
Toronto Blue Jays’ David Price looks for bounceback, Jose Bautista aims for encore: Players to watch in the ALCS
Here are five players to watch on each of the two teams in the ALCS → Read More