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Sports under Quarantine

March 30, 2020May 1, 2020 - by Benjamin Hertwig

With the closure of arenas, a sports fan laments the loss of community

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November 2019 / Sports

Raptors, Race, and Belonging

October 22, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Troy Sebastian / Nupqu ʔa·kǂ am̓

How the 2019 NBA championship helped create a vision for a new nation

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How Basketball Became Part of First Nations Culture

May 14, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Trevor Jang

For decades, BC banned potlatches and other traditions. Some young athletes found another way to bring their communities together

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Image of Demar Derozan in front of the CN Tower

DeMar DeRozan Doesn’t Care What You Think of Him

February 16, 2018August 6, 2019 - by Nathaniel Basen

How The Raptor’s best player built an all-star career on obsolete skills

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Photograph courtesy of TIFF

When Toronto Turned Its Back on Vince Carter

September 11, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Nathaniel Basen

A new TIFF documentary reveals the impossible expectations we place on our star athletes

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November 2012 / Sports

Basketball Blues

October 15, 2012May 2, 2020 - by Matthew McKinnon

Why the Toronto Raptors stink

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