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AL East rivals renew their rivalry Friday night as the Blue Jays visit Fenway Park to begin a pivotal three-game series against the surging Red Sox. How to Watch Blue Jays vs Red Sox Boston enters the weekend riding one…
The 76ers look even more dangerous with LeBron James, but if the Kawhi Leonard trade goes through, the Raptors’ tough defense might just keep them on pace.
According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse was the only coach LeBron James spoke to in free agency. James is signing a two-year, $8 million deal with the 76ers. Nurse coached the Toronto Raptors to the 2019 championship against the Golden State Warriors. He’s been with the 76ers since 2023. […]
The Kawhi Leonard investigation reportedly concludes, paving the way for a potential trade from the Clippers to the Raptors. One of the biggest topics in the NBA spotlight involves the controversial investigation surrounding Kawhi Leonard , which put the futures of Brandon Ingram and Gradey Dick on hold after they were traded. The deal sending the two-time Defensive Player of the Year to the Toronto Raptors was paused while the league dug deeper into the scandal involving him and the Los Ang...
When Steve Yzerman stepped down as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings last week, it brought an end to a seven-year tenure during which one of the franchise’s greatest icons was tasked with leading his former team through a lengthy rebuild. It’s a challenge that now awaits Daniel and Henrik Sedin, who have committed…
The Eastern Conference continues to get tougher and tougher.
Kawhi Leonard and Joel Embiid have been two of the least available stars in the NBA in recent years. Embiid played 230 of the 410 possible regular-season games
The Toronto Maple Leafs look like an almost completely different team heading towards the 2026-27 season. With Gavin McKenna stepping into their top-six forward group immediately after being selected first…
LeBron joining the 76ers adds another layer to a fiery East landscape next season. For the Raptors, their Kawhi trade dilemma heats up: everything has to align.
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Tyler Hopkins is among the invitees named to Hockey Canada’s National Junior Team Summer Showcase roster. Canada's World Junior Summer Showcase roster is out. #WJSS #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/iCU0pmhzSb — Steven Ellis (@SEllisHockey) July 24, 2026 Hopkins is one of 18 forwards invited to the summer showcase, an event that previews the competition…
LeBron James reportedly joining the Philadelphia 76ers is the latest development in the constantly evolving Eastern Conference. How this affects the big picture in the uber-competitive East is simple: Philadelphia is one of the favourites to come out of the East. But how does this impact the Toronto Raptors? Their seven-game series against the 76ers […]
Patrick Kane isn’t signing with the Maple Leafs. Truth be told, there was never much to suggest Toronto was seriously in the mix. Instead, the future Hall of Famer is headed back to Chicago. That’s where we kicked things off on the latest summer edition of Leafs Morning Take. Kane, 37, signed a two-year deal…
What a year for the Blue Jays. Inches away from a World Series, sign the biggest free agent pitcher on the market and he’s an ace. Have perhaps the best first baseman in the American League but he forgets how to hit. Now as the trade deadline nears the thing the Red Sox feared would […]
The LeBronto memories are impossible to ignore now that LeBron is back in the East. The post LeBron James’ return to the East creates a new challenge for the Raptors first appeared on Raptors Republic .
So now that we are firmly in the sell camp, let’s have a contest to guess which players will be traded away. The problem the Jays have is that they don’t have that guy who will net them top prospects. They don’t have Tarik Skubal, who will be the one that everyone will be bidding […]
The Calgary Flames joined the NHL as the Atlanta Flames in 1972 before moving to Alberta for the start of the 1980 season, becoming the seventh team located north of…
The Toronto Maple Leafs have had a very busy summer, and if there is one thing that stands out, it is that this is not the same team that finished…
Old news is new news at this time of the NHL offseason, and some of the Bruins’ Atlantic Division rivals […] The post Daily Bean: Marner’s Messy Exit; Sens Saw Tkachuk Trade Coming; Bruins Prospects appeared first on Boston Hockey Now .
Thursday was a rare quiet day across the American League, with just three games going on and only two of them on our radar. The Yankees were one of many that had the day off as they travelled to Philadelphia, so they had nothing to do but see if the Blue Jays could do them […]
Shortly after Steve Cohen bought the franchise, he shared his desire to turn the Mets (43-60) into an east coast version of the Dodgers (65-38). Simply put, that hasn’t happened yet, as the Mets have spent quite a bit of money on their major league payroll but haven’t been consistent when it comes to making […]
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager John Chayka has put his fingerprints all over his roster heading into next season. Chayka hasn’t wasted any time since taking over for Brad Treliving, completing significant trades, adding via free agency, and ensuring the 2026-27 roster is full of new talent. While Chayka’s certainly made some serious change to…
We wrap up the 2026 Offseason Review series with an assortment of thoughts on the Sergei Bobrovsky signing, the Leafs’ work in the trade market, Gavin McKenna’s development, possible line combinations, the average age of the Leafs’ roster, and more. In case you missed the first three installments of the series: Part 1: After the […] The post The Sergei Bobrovsky bet, the Nick Paul trade, contemplating a Matthews-Nylander line, McKenna’s development, and other offseason notes [2026 Offseason ...
Toronto’s rookie formula is working. The post CMB vs. Graves: Raptors’ 2025 and 2026 Summer League comparison first appeared on Raptors Republic .
The 26-year-old wing fills a substantial gap on this team With the Kawhi Leonard trade investigation still unfolding as of writing, the focus shifts to how the rest of the roster will look when the deal finally comes to fruition. Although that might resolve itself in a while. As per The Athletic’s John Hollinger, the […]
Bowen Byram landed a massive payday this summer, and it could have been even bigger. Per Byram's agent Darren Ferris , one team went as high as $14 million per season during conversations about what the defenseman was seeking. Elliotte Friedman offered more detail on the 32 Thoughts Podcast , reporting that the offer would have been a four-year deal at a $14 million annual salary. Friedman said he suspects he knows the identity of the team but is not certain, adding that the club in questi...