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Raptors rookie G Ja’Kobe Walter to miss training camp because of sprained right shoulder

Sep. 27, 2024 13:27 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Raptors rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter won’t be on the court in his first NBA training camp because of a sprained right shoulder, the team said Friday. The Raptors chose the 6-foot-4 Walter with the 19th pick in the first round of last June’s NBA Draft. He...

Rogers Communications buys out Bell stake in Maple Leafs Sports for $3.5 billion

Sep. 18, 2024 11:45 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Rogers Communications is buying out Bell’s 37.5% share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.7 billion ($3.5 billion U.S.), giving it 75% ownership of the sports conglomerate. Rogers and Bell had held equal shares of MLSE, which owns the NHL's Maple...

Jordi Fernandez is Spanish. He's coaching Canada against Spain at the Paris Olympics on Friday

Aug. 01, 2024 09:22 AM EDT

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Jordi Fernandez was born in Spain, raised in Spain, learned basketball in Spain, even started his coaching career as a teenager in Spain. And on Friday, he could eliminate Spain from the men’s tournament at the Paris Olympics. For...

Bucks sign former Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr.

Jul. 20, 2024 22:47 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. has left the Toronto Raptors to join the Milwaukee Bucks’ backcourt. The Bucks announced the signing of the 6-foot-5 guard on Saturday. Trent averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 71 games with the Raptors last...

Ex-NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career

Jul. 10, 2024 17:34 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling's sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league. “I know what I did was wrong, unlawful,...

Banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate

Jul. 03, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life, court papers indicate. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn filed what's known as a criminal information...