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| Raptors G Calderon has finger surgery |
NBA Basketball |
04/28/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Worldwide Gamble) - Toronto Raptors guard Jose Calderon underwent surgery Tuesday to repair ligament damage and capsular laxity to the ring finger on his left hand. The recovery time of the surgery is 6-to-8 weeks. The Raptors failed to make the playoffs after finishing with a 33-49 record this past season. Calderon posted career-high averages of 12.8 points and 8.9 assists in 68 games for the Raptors in 2008-09. He also set the NBA record for free throw percentage in one season, making 151-of-154 |
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| Isiah ready to work at new gig, and doing it for free |
College Basketball |
04/15/2009 |
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| is a landmark day in our history," Garcia stated. "We have a lot great things to offer at this university." Thomas led the Pistons to a pair of NBA titles during his 13-year Hall of Fame playing career and has also worked in the front offices of the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks. He also coached the Knicks for two disastrous seasons and spent three seasons on the bench with the Indiana Pacers. College will be different for Thomas, but not on the floor. "Basketball is basketball, whether it's at the grade |
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| Bulls eye No. 6 seed vs. Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Chicago Bulls hope to wrap up the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference tonight when they welcome the Toronto Raptors to the United Center in the season finale for both clubs. The Bulls need a win or a Philadelphia loss in Cleveland to earn the sixth seed in the East and a date with Southeast Division champion Orlando in the first round of the postseason. In the unlikely event Chicago loses tonight and the reeling 76ers win, the Bulls will drop to seventh and face the defending world cha |
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| Raptors sign Douby through 2009-10 season |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Worldwide Gamble) - The Toronto Raptors signed guard Quincy Douby through the 2009-10 season on Monday. Douby has appeared in six games with Toronto this season after signing a pair of 10-day contracts, the first coming on March 24. He has averaged 5.2 points and 1.7 assists in a little under 11 minutes per game with the club. The 24-year-old former Rutgers standout was released by Sacramento on January 21 and averaged 18.0 points with 3.6 rebounds in five games for Erie of the NBA Development Leag |
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| Wizards welcome Raptors to Verizon Center |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Toronto Raptors will close out the 2008-09 season with a two-game road trip and will visit the Washington Wizards tonight at the Verizon Center. Toronto will also take on Chicago and is 13-26 away from Canada this season. The Raptors ended a four-game losing streak with Sunday's 111-104 victory over Philadelphia, as Chris Bosh ended with 22 points and eight rebounds to shake up the Sixers' playoff positioning. Anthony Parker netted 18 points and Jose Calderon chipped in 11 points and 11 |
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| 76ers try to snap funk in Toronto |
NBA Basketball |
04/12/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - The Philadelphia 76ers are headed in the wrong direction at the worst possible time, as they try to get back in the win column before the playoffs begin with a Sunday showdown up north against the Toronto Raptors. Philadelphia has lost four straight games and currently sits sixth in the Eastern Conference, just a game behind No. 5 Miami. Chicago is also on the prowl, as it is 1 1/2 games behind the Heat for the fifth spot in the East. The Sixers continued their losing ways with a 102-92 dec |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2009 |
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| wo games behind Boston for the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Final Score: Washington 100, Toronto 98 Toronto, ON (Worldwide Gamble) - Caron Butler hit a jumper at the buzzer as the Washington Wizards took a 100-98 win over the Toronto Raptors. Butler had 21 points and seven assists while Antawn Jamison added 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards, who had dropped five of six coming into the game. Chris Bosh had 21 points, 10 boards and five assists, and Jose Calderon added 15 points a |
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| The Butler did it: Wizards beat Raptors at buzzer |
NBA Basketball |
04/10/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Worldwide Gamble) - Caron Butler hit a jumper at the buzzer as the Washington Wizards took a 100-98 win over the Toronto Raptors. Butler had 21 points and seven assists while Antawn Jamison added 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards, who had dropped five of six coming into the game. Chris Bosh had 21 points, 10 boards and five assists, and Jose Calderon added 15 points and 11 helpers for the Raptors, who have lost their last four games. Trailing by six points with under a minute remaining, the |
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| Raptors, Wizards square off at Air Canada Centre |
NBA Basketball |
04/10/2009 |
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| (Worldwide Gamble) - Two teams finishing out the string get together tonight at Air Canada Centre, where the Toronto Raptors will host the Washington Wizards. The Raptors will open a short two-game homestand Friday night versus the Wizards and 76ers, and are 17-22 as the host this season. They have lost three in a row after a six-game winning streak and are coming off Wednesday's 130-101 road bashing by the Indiana Pacers. Chris Bosh had a team-high 21 points and nine boards for the Raptors, who got 16 points f |
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| Pacers blow out Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
04/08/2009 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Worldwide Gamble) - Danny Granger led all scorers with 29 points, and Jarrett Jack added 23 points and six assists as the Indiana Pacers destroyed the Toronto Raptors, 130-101, at Conseco Fieldhouse. Roy Hibbert went for 17 points and seven rebounds, while Troy Murphy and T.J. Ford contributed 14 points apiece for Indiana, which was coming off a 117-99 win over Oklahoma City on Sunday. Murphy had 14 rebounds and Ford dished out 11 assists for the Pacers, who have won four of their last five ga |
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