Ro Russell is struggling to get on the court. As a teenager playing with grown men, nobody wants him on their team. He stands on the sidelines, practicing his jump shot just in case a moment arises. Suddenly, an injury. Russell is thrust into action. He doesn’t disappoint. Playing point…

How the Toronto Raptors came to define basketball in Canada — John Lashway is standing on a packed train platform on a May evening in downtown Toronto. Even for a city as busy and ever-moving as Toronto, there is a certain buzz in the air that is atypical. This is because the grand majority of the people gathered have all come…

Olu Famutimi’s basketball career began before the world of Canadian hoops took shape. Before basketball was widely covered around the country. Before Canada’s national teams made headways at almost every international event. Before the game of basketball took over The North. Things were very different for players like Famutimi back…

Jordan Loyd has been working years for this moment. His team, the Toronto Raptors, are one basket away from the Eastern Conference Finals. It’s the type of situation that everyone dreams of as a kid. When you’re playing on your driveway, counting down the ticks of your non-existent clock, fate…

When the Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA Championship, it was a monumental moment for Canadian sports. More specifically, the support that their run received — highlighted by over two million people at the Championship Parade — solidified what many already knew. …

From a small town of 500 people in Eastern Ontario, to the big and bright lights of ESPN, Adnan Virk went to a place where few Canadians had ever reached. Touted as one of the network’s rising stars and earning lucrative contracts, Virk was living his dream. Until he wasn’t. …

As a radio personality on Sportnet’s The Fan 590, Mike Wilner’s voice is a fixture in cars and radios across the country during every Toronto Blue Jays game. However, his path to the booth was rather long and unplanned. Growing up, Wilner was always a baseball fan, even hiding a…