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Cavaliers, Heat take in Rio de Janeiro’s sights ahead of preseason game on Saturday
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Cleveland Cavaliers have already experienced the best — and a tiny bit of the worst — of Rio de Janeiro as they prepare for Saturday’s preseason game against the Miami Heat.
This season will be about learning for Raptors rookie Bruno Caboclo
TORONTO – Bruno Caboclo happened to be walking by Will Cherry at practice on Thursday, and casually reached up his right hand to block Cherry’s shot.
Thursday’s Scoreboard
Thursday’s Games
Chelsea Handler begins Netflix chapter with stand-up special premiering Friday
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Chelsea Handler is proud of herself for knowing when to say when.
Boston’s Kelly Olynyk proud to be part of Celtics’ Canadian connection
TORONTO – Kelly Olynyk posted a photo of himself on Twitter this week, arm-in-arm with Boston Celtics teammates and fellow Canadians Joel Anthony and Dwight Powell.
Friday’s Scoreboard
Friday’s Games
Saturday’s Scoreboard
Saturday’s Games
Kevin Durant has foot fracture that seems likely to sideline NBA MVP for start of season
OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant has a fractured foot and the NBA’s MVP seems likely to be sidelined for at least the start of the season.
Sunday’s Scoreboard
Sunday’s Games
Monday’s Scoreboard
Monday’s Games
Toronto Raptors pick up fourth-year team options on Valanciunas and Ross
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have picked up the fourth-year team options on Jonas Valanciunas and Terrence Ross, guaranteeing their contracts through the 2015-16 season.
Tuesday’s Scoreboard
Tuesday’s Games
HBO going after 80 million US homes with no HBO with stand-alone streaming service next year
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Next year HBO is cutting the cord and selling its popular streaming video service HBO Go as a stand-alone product, as more Americans choose to watch the Web, not the TV. Viewers longing to see “Game of Thrones”, “True Detective” and “Veep” will no longer have to pay big bucks for cable and satellite contracts. So, is this the end of pay-TV as we know it?
Wednesday’s Scoreboard
Wednesday’s Games
Maple Leafs take next step in analytics movement by teaming up with SAS
TORONTO – When Kyle Dubas began using advanced stats and analytics as general manager of the Ontario Hockey League’s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, he and his staff had to track, import and compare everything manually.
Thursday’s Scoreboard
Thursday’s Games
Friday’s Scoreboard
Friday’s Games
Saturday’s Scoreboard
Saturday’s Games
Sunday’s Scoreboard
Sunday’s Games
Barkley coming to Times Square to tip off NBA season; Kendrick Lamar to perform in Cleveland
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Charles Barkley is coming to Times Square to tip off the NBA season.
Monday’s Scoreboard
Monday’s Games
Toronto Raptors still need some work before season opens next week
TORONTO – The NBA pre-season can seem numbingly long, but the Toronto Raptors still have plenty of work to do before the curtain comes up on the regular season next week.
Tuesday’s Scoreboard
Tuesday’s Games
Nogueira finally makes Raptors debut in 92-85 win over Maccabi Haifa
TORONTO – Until Wednesday night, Raptors rookie Lucas Nogueira was known more for his crazy hair than any heroics on the hardcourt in Toronto.