The Power List: Scottie Barnes is the Raptors’ budding superstar
“It’s crazy when you interview a guy and he mentions ‘winning’ 34 times”
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Is Shaedon Sharpe the NBA’s next Canadian star?
Sharpe became one of the most sought-after prospects and a projected top-10 pick in this week’s NBA draft—without playing a minute of college basketball
How can we do sports in isolation?
David Hollander: Nerf basketball happens to be the best version of basketball that fuels the imagination to jettison us beyond our confines. When I need to mentally elevate—literally think outside the box—I turn to Nerf.
When the Raptors won, Kia Nurse’s heart was in Jurassic Park
Kia Nurse is a star of the WNBA’s New York Liberty, but she grew up cheering on her beloved Raptors
Why corporate logos don’t belong on team jerseys
Editorial: The NBA will allow corporate logos on team jerseys. With luck, the trend won’t catch on.
An exposé of the indentured servitude in the NCAA
’Indentured’ is a meticulous yet blistering book about the NCAA and its draconian laws and tactics. But can it move the needle?
Masai Ujiri on how basketball is becoming Canada’s game
The Toronto Raptors GM discusses the NBA All-Star Weekend and his team’s winning ways
Cassandra Brown shoots out the lights—and the glass ceiling
What comes next for the native of Vernon, B.C. who got a last-minute invite to participate in the 2015 NCAA three-point shootout—and beat all the men
Mexico’s ’barefoot giants’ basketball team
A team of indigenous Trique boys shock the sporting world
The top 10 Heritage Minutes
Our favourite Canadian history shorts from the Halifax Explosion to ’I smell burnt toast’