In early December 1891, Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian-born physical education professor and instructor at the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training School (YMCA) in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels...

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I was reading a blog post today on nba.com by Sekou Smith regarding the performance of toronto raptors rookie Demar Derozan,here is my response to a few things he said. Weren’t you expecting more highlight plays, more sizzle and perhaps even a little more of an instant impact from the player touted...

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The Raptors unveiled the retro Toronto Huskies jersey they’ll wear six times this season, beginning with Tuesday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Air Canada Centre. The jerseys are designed to honour the 1946-47 Huskies, who took part in the NBA’s inaugural season before...

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Two days ago, everything was going wrong for the Toronto Raptors. They had given up 146 points in a loss at Atlanta — the second-most allowed in the team’s 15-year history — extending their losing streak to five games. Discontent led to a closed-door team meeting Friday morning. I wonder...

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Atlanta Hawks–Toronto Raptors 146 - 115 I am still trying to find the words to describe how embarrassing it was to watch this game … ass whopping of the century is what i call it .. you can call it a beat down .. this is what we have to look forward to for the rest of...

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preview raptors at atlanta hawks december 2 .. all i am hearing are excuses excuses .. this is the NBA man .. suck it up and play basketball … when are the raptors going to get some heart and grit … stop complaining and just leave it all on the court Atlanta Hawks–Toronto Raptors 146...

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Antawn Jamison’s big fourth quarter silenced the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Jamison scored 10 of his game-high 30 points in the final quarter as Washington beat Toronto 106-102, handing the reeling Raptors their fourth loss in a row. With Toronto threatening to reclaim the lead late in the game,...

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Toronto raptors are now 7-11 .. after a loss to the phoenix suns at home … when are we going to get some defense ! why am i soo angry you ask, well lets see i picked them to win this game at home for my fantasy pics .. i was trying to have some faith in my home team raptors but what did they do...

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After a big win at home versus the Indiana Pacers on tuesday the Raptors lost big by 35 points to the Charlotte Bobcats on wednesday.The Raptors could only manage 81 points for the game and only 14 points in the 4th quater.Bobcats routed the Toronto Raptors 116-81 for the most lopsided victory in franchise...

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The official 2010 NBA All-Star Ballot was unveiled Tuesday, November 10, during a special tip-off event in Dallas, the Official Host City of NBA All-Star 2010. A total of four Raptors (Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh, Jose Calderon and Hedo Turkoglu) are representing Toronto on this year’s ballot....

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