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Raptors sign seven-foot-five centre Jamarion Sharp

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TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed centre Jamarion Sharp, the NBA club announced on Monday.

The team, however, did not disclose the terms of the deal.

Sharp was named the NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 7.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.1 blocks and 25.1 minutes in 39 games (29 starts) with the Texas Legends last season.

He scored in double figures in 14 games, grabbed 10-plus rebounds 12 times and had six double-doubles.

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‘Bittersweet’: Gradey Dick facing Raptors for first time since blockbuster trade

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‘Bittersweet’: Gradey Dick facing Raptors for first time since blockbuster trade

Nick Wells, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026

VANCOUVER - Gradey Dick repeated one word to describe the feeling ahead of his first game against the team that drafted him in 2023 — "bittersweet."

Part of a package deal sent from the Toronto Raptors to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for aging superstar Kawhi Leonard, Dick suited up against the Raptors in pre-season action at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

Dick played 13 minutes in the Clippers 114-106 loss against the Raptors, registering four points.

The Raptors sent Dick, Brandon Ingram, two unprotected first-round picks (2031 and 2033), a 2027 first-round pick swap, and two second-round picks in exchange for Leonard, who helped Toronto win its only NBA title in his only season with the club in 2018-19.

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Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026

Sumner plays big in paint for Bobcats

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Sumner plays big in paint for Bobcats

By Thomas Friesen 5 minute read Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

Jessie Sumner played just 22 minutes on Friday, but was an active participant for every second of the game.

The former Vincent Massey Viking had the loudest voice in the Healthy Living Centre, whether she was in the centre of the Brandon University Bobcats’ defence or encouraging her teammates from the bench.

She also posted eight points and eight rebounds during a 64-53 victory over the Algoma Thunderbirds in U Sports women’s basketball pre-season action.

While Sumner’s only in her second year at BU, she’s making a massive impact as a leader.

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Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

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McLeod aims for big year with Bobcats

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McLeod aims for big year with Bobcats

By Thomas Friesen 5 minute read Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

Amaya McLeod hopes last season was the step back she needs to leap two steps forward in 2026-27.

The Brandon University Bobcats import is back for her final year of Canada West women’s basketball, after two significantly different campaigns.

“I’m pretty excited. This is going to be a really good year,” McLeod said ahead of today’s home pre-season game against the Algoma Thunderbirds, which begins at 7:30 p.m.

“I think (head coach) Ilarion (Bonhomme) is going to do a really good job offensively and defensively to get us to where we need to be.”

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Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

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LeBron James has a strong first half for the 76ers in his first appearance with his new team

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LeBron James has a strong first half for the 76ers in his first appearance with his new team

Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press 3 minute read Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James looks set to make a big impact on the Philadelphia 76ers, and the NBA's career scoring leader may not even need to shoot much to do it.

James made his first appearance with his new team Thursday night, getting started on the expected final stop in his career. He did a little bit of everything in the first half of the 76ers' exhibition game against the Brooklyn Nets.

James, who joined the 76ers this summer for his NBA-record 24th season, had 10 points, five assists and four rebounds in the first half, helping the 76ers to a 58-56 lead.

The 41-year-old forward was credited with only one shot from the field in 18 minutes, though was fouled four times and made all eight free throws. James didn't even attempt a shot until he was fouled on a drive to the basket with 4:54 remaining in the first quarter. But with Philadelphia's firepower, he won't need to look for his offense very much.

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Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026

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Raptors drop pre-season opener 129-105 to Heat in first-ever NBA game in Quebec City

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Raptors drop pre-season opener 129-105 to Heat in first-ever NBA game in Quebec City

Luc Lang, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026

QUÉBEC - The Toronto Raptors had their six-game winning streak in Quebec snapped with a 129-105 pre-season defeat against the Miami Heat in the first-ever NBA game in Quebec City on Saturday at Centre Vidéotron.

The game, played in front of a sellout crowd of 18,474, was part of the NBA Canada Series which sees a second game in Vancouver on Oct. 10 when the Raptors will meet the Los Angeles Clippers.

Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic didn’t dress star forward Kawhi Leonard and will not in Vancouver as well. Leonard is still nursing an injury and Rajakovic won’t rush the two-time NBA Finals MVP.

As for the Heat, head coach Erik Spoelstra started star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was acquired from the Milwaukee Bucks. Antetokounmpo scored nine points Saturday night.

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Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026

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Toronto Raptors Kawhi Leonard goes one-on-one with Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic at Toronto's practice in Quebec City on Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Luc Lang

Raptors coach Rajakovic leaves the door open a crack for Leonard to play against Heat

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Raptors coach Rajakovic leaves the door open a crack for Leonard to play against Heat

Luc Lang, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Friday, Oct. 2, 2026

QUÉBEC - The Toronto Raptors held their final practice at Laval University on Friday before opening their pre-season against the Miami Heat.

The question is: will returning Raptor Kawhi Leonard play Saturday night at the Videotron Centre?

Both the Heat, with new centre Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the Raptors have added perennial all-stars to their rosters this season.

Leonard helped Toronto win the 2019 NBA championship and was traded back to Toronto from the Los Angeles Clippers in a well-publicized deal this past summer.

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Friday, Oct. 2, 2026

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Canadian Zach Edey’s oft-injured ankle the key to Memphis Grizzlies’ latest rebuilding project

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Canadian Zach Edey’s oft-injured ankle the key to Memphis Grizzlies’ latest rebuilding project

Clay Bailey, The Associated Press 4 minute read Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Zach Edey stands out in any crowd at 7-foot-4 and is spinning the scales to the 300-pound line.

Unfortunately for the Memphis Grizzlies, the 24-year-old Toronto native spent much of last season in street clothes watching team huddles while sidelined by his left ankle.

Now the two-time AP College Player of the Year at Purdue and ninth pick overall in 2024 has to prove he's healthy after that ankle limited him to just 11 games last season. How much success the young Grizzlies have in their latest rebuilding effort depends heavily on Edey being available every night.

The soft-spoken Edey seems pleased with where he is early in the Grizzlies' training camp.

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Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026

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Toronto Raptors guard Jamal Shead (23) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, left, in the first half in Game 7 of a first-round NBA basketball playoffs series in Cleveland, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Raptors sign defensive stalwart Jamal Shead to three-year extension

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Raptors sign defensive stalwart Jamal Shead to three-year extension

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jamal Shead to a multi-year, contract extension, the NBA team announced Thursday.

Terms were not disclosed, but Shead's agent KJ Smith reposted an ESPN report of the deal to his X account that said the extension was worth US$24-million over three years.

The extension keeps Shead in Toronto through the 2029-30 season.

Shead, an undersized guard who has turned heads with his tenacious defence, is entering his third season in Toronto.

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Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026

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Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes speaks to media during an end-of-season availability in Toronto, on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

Scottie Barnes says Toronto Raptors expectations haven’t changed, but goals have

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Scottie Barnes says Toronto Raptors expectations haven’t changed, but goals have

John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2026

TORONTO - When Kawhi Leonard returned to the Toronto Raptors, expectations around the team grew exponentially. Suddenly a deep post-season run was in reach.

But for all-star Scottie Barnes, expectations within the organization have remained the same over his five seasons in Toronto.

"Every meeting that we've had, starting off with (former team president Masai Ujiri) when he was here was win-win-win," said Barnes at the Raptors' media availabilities on Monday. "I think that's always going to be our expectation to win, but our goal is to win a championship."

Barnes averaged 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game last season, only missing two appearances for Toronto. He hit career highs of 1.5 blocks and 1.4 steals per game as the backbone of the Raptors' fifth-ranked defence.

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Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2026

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Phoenix Suns forward, Canadian Olympian Dillon Brooks charged with DUI

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Phoenix Suns forward, Canadian Olympian Dillon Brooks charged with DUI

David Brandt, The Associated Press 2 minute read Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2026

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks of Mississauga, Ont., has been charged with driving under the influence related to his arrest in March by police in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Online court records show Brooks has a court date on Oct. 28 for the Class 1 misdemeanor charge.

“This charge stems from the incident last March,” Suns senior vice president of communications Stacey Mitch said in a statement. “We have addressed the matter with Dillon and have no further comment.”

Brooks was arrested during a traffic stop on March 6 at roughly 1 a.m. and after an investigation, he was taken to jail. He was released following the booking process around 3:30 a.m.

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Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2026

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RJ Barrett willing to wait and see on contract extension with Toronto Raptors

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RJ Barrett willing to wait and see on contract extension with Toronto Raptors

John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2026

TORONTO - RJ Barrett smiled when he heard a question about his contract extension at Toronto Raptors media day, because he knew it was coming.

Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., had done everything that had been asked of him last season — be more efficient, get more rebounds, play more defence — and even excelled in Toronto's playoff run. But he still doesn't have a contract extension for the 2027-28 season.

"I was waiting for that one; that was a good question, brother. How am I gonna answer that?" said Barrett on Monday.

Barrett averaged 19.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks, with a 49.1 field-goal percentage, over 57 games last season. All those numbers were near or above his career averages and, significantly, his 1.7 turnovers per game were a career low.

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Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2026

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Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard speaks at the Raptors media day in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jon Blacker

Leonard looking to the future with Raptors after yearlong Clippers investigation

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Leonard looking to the future with Raptors after yearlong Clippers investigation

John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Monday, Sep. 28, 2026

TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard doesn't want to talk about the past, instead he is looking to the future with a young Toronto Raptors team that could help him cement his legacy as one of the NBA's all-time greats.

Leonard opened his media availability with Toronto media on Monday with a brief statement explaining that he didn't want to discuss the league's investigation or subsequent punishment of him and the Los Angeles Clippers for salary cap circumvention.

That investigation paused the trade between the Raptors and Clippers for more than two months, but eventually went through to bring Leonard back to Toronto where he was a part of the 2019 NBA championship team.

"I think the best decision is to move forward and focus on my time being a Toronto Raptor," Leonard said. "I already was a distraction for the past 70 days, and wasn't able to meet my teammates, do any of that mini-camp stuff with them.

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Monday, Sep. 28, 2026

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‘Foundational’ BU hoopers head to Hall of Fame

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‘Foundational’ BU hoopers head to Hall of Fame

Thomas Friesen 7 minute read Friday, Sep. 25, 2026

What if Keith Strieter was healthy?

The Brandon University Bobcats and their supporters asked the question long after the men’s basketball team ended their first-ever trip to nationals with a silver medal.

The dominant power forward from Michigan hobbled through a post-season run on a sprained MCL, but any Bobcat will tell you he simply wasn’t himself that winter of 1980. Still, the Bobcats snuck past the York Lions 91-90 and Winnipeg Wesmen 85-81, and led the national final before falling 73-65 to the Victoria Vikings, sparking their run of seven consecutive national titles.

What if Keith Strieter was healthy? Jude Kelly is confident in his answer: The Bobcats win, and then some.

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Friday, Sep. 25, 2026

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Glenboro dynasty heads to hoops Hall of Fame

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Glenboro dynasty heads to hoops Hall of Fame

By Thomas Friesen 7 minute read Thursday, Sep. 24, 2026

The Glenboro Panthers girls’ basketball dynasty started long before their first provincial championship in 2004.

The foundation for a remarkable run of five single-A titles in six years was laid when those particular Panthers were still in elementary school. Head coach Sharon Prost’s husband, Dave, started a Grade 4-6 team and had them practise and play one night a week.

“They got excited about the game and when they got into high school, I didn’t have to start from scratch,” Sharon Prost said. “If he hadn’t done that, maybe we wouldn’t have had that run.”

The Panthers came together and built a powerhouse in the 2000s, and a few decades later, are coming together again on Saturday to be enshrined in the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Thursday, Sep. 24, 2026

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Toronto Raptors general manager and executive Vice President Bobby Webster addresses the media in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 24 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Raptors GM Webster says he was always confident Kawhi Leonard deal would go ahead

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Raptors GM Webster says he was always confident Kawhi Leonard deal would go ahead

Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Thursday, Sep. 24, 2026

TORONTO - It took longer than anticipated, but Bobby Webster always believed Kawhi Leonard would be reunited with the Toronto Raptors.

Toronto acquired Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers in June. But the deal wasn't finalized until earlier this month after the NBA investigated Leonard and the Clippers for salary-cap circumvention.

On Wednesday, Leonard signed a two-year extension with Toronto, returning to the franchise he helped win its only NBA title in 2019.

"Listen, with any deal -- free agent, trade -- you have to do a ton of due diligence (and) we did our due diligence, we had the conversations we needed to have," Webster, Toronto's general manager and executive vice-president, told reporters Thursday at the OVO Athletic Centre. "We had confidence, I think that's probably the biggest thing, we had confidence that eventually the deal would go through.

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