Category Archives: Toronto Raptors

Police say two shot as 1.5m pack Toronto streets for Raptors’ title parade

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  • Police say two people sustained non-life-threatening injuries
  • Raptors became first non-US team to win NBA title last week
  • Police lift fans seeking safety as overcrowding becomes problem

Toronto police say two people were shot as Toronto Raptors fans packed the city’s downtown to watch the team’s NBA title parade. Police said two people had sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries in the incident. They added that two people had been taken into custody, and the parade was resumed after a short delay.

I’m on the roof of city hall and something is happening. People are running including what looks to be cops and security pic.twitter.com/FEbhw88OqI

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‘Drake curse’: Canadian star vindicated after Raptors’ NBA championship win

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Prior to the victory over the Golden State Warriors, many had fallen victim to the music star’s reputation for bringing bad luck

His repeated interactions with athletes before critical games – and their subsequent losses – have earned Drake the unfortunate reputation of bringing bad fortune to teams. But one historic basketball game may have broken the curse.

High-profile victims of the so-called “Drake curse” include Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, whose team lost to Everton three days after meeting the Canadian rapper in London, and Paris Saint-Germain, who had their biggest loss in almost two decades after defender Layvin Kurzawa posed for a picture with him.

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US senator asks Canada to protect Erdoğan critic Kanter during NBA finals

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  • Trail Blazers player is an opponent of Turkish president
  • Blazers could travel to play Toronto Raptors in finals

The NBA playoffs have been swept up in diplomatic drama, with US senator Ron Wyden expressing concern for the safety of Portland Trail Blazers player Enes Kanter if his team play the Toronto Raptors in the NBA finals.

Kanter is a fierce critic of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, calling him the “Hitler of our Century”. The Turkish authorities in turn have accused Kanter of having links with an armed group behind a failed coup in the country in 2016. Last year, Kanter missed a trip to London with his then team the New York Knicks, saying he feared he could be “killed by Turkish spies”.

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Congressman Steve Scalise One Of 4 Shot in Alexandria, VA

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Wayback Wednesday: Former Terps Point Guard And NBA Player Greivis Vasquez

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‘Deeply moved’ Trump commemorates Holocaust at Capitol

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TRUMP TOLD STORIES of American soldiers liberating death camps, warned against those who would deny the Holocaust and praised survivors who offered hope to the world, including Elie Wiesel, a writer and intellectual who died a year ago. Presidential adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump, who converted to Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner, said in a White House statement that world leaders should pledge to ensure that "genocide like the Holocaust will never happen again".

WWII-era Small Plane Crashes in NYC’s Hudson River, Body Recovered

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A World War II-era single-seat fighter plane crashed in the Hudson River Friday evening, and a body believed to the pilot was recovered by divers, police officia... - "Seventy-one years ago, on a bright, cloudless morning, death fell from the sky and the world was changed," President Obama began, imagining t... Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $8.8 million to boost the production of advanced biofuels and sus... Kearney, Neb. - Senior Danyell Coons was 17th in the hammer and junior Morgan Benesch finished 19th in the steeplechase preliminaries Thursday night at the NCAA Division II ... -- Raptors center Bismack Biyombo has hit his fourth flagrant foul of the postseason.