Michael Grange

Dryden recalled by hockey world as pillar of Canadiens dynasty | NHL.com Late Hall of Fame goalie helped lead Montreal to 6 Stanley Cup championships in 1970s

I spent much of the afternoon harvesting Ken Dryden stories from many legends: Scotty Bowman, Larry Robinson, Yvan Cournoyer, Phil Esposito, Gerry Cheevers, Rogie Vachon and Bernie Parent. Here are their thoughts and memories www.nhl.com/news/hockey-...

5 Upcoming WNBA Draft Prospects to Watch With the Toronto Tempo set to draft their first rookie in the 2026 WNBA Draft, lets look at who is on the board.

The Toronto Tempo will draft their first rookie in the 2026 WNBA Draft, likely with the No. 6 pick. Toronto basketball fans: it's time to start getting acquainted with the 2026 WNBA Draft Class #WNBA #TorontoTempo

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How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart

This is a hell of a read. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...

Xaivian Lee's underdog story for Canada just the tip of the iceberg When Xaivian Lee was playing high school basketball in Toronto just a few years back, he could never have dreamed of this. In fairness, writes Michael Grange, no one else could either.

With GLOBL JAM getting under way in Toronto tonight, I wrote about Florida guard Xaivian Lee, who will playing for Canada tonight after choosing another year of college over trying to break in to the NBA after three years at Princeton: www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/a...

Congrats Chelsea!!

Very cool by Rick Carlisle:

Raptors Notebook: What's next for Masai Ujiri and Toronto's front office search? The Toronto Raptors have been the subject of much speculation, as questions swirl around what comes next for the front office and what comes next for Masai Ujiri. Michael Grange provides some insight...

Some weekend reading on Raptors presidents past and future: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Raptors Notebook: What's next for Masai Ujiri and Toronto's front office search? The Toronto Raptors have been the subject of much speculation, as questions swirl around what comes next for the front office and what comes next for Masai Ujiri. Michael Grange provides some insight...

Some weekend reading on Raptors presidents past and future: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

TOP 10 VERTICALS FROM THE '24-25 SEASON 👀

1. Shaedon Sharpe - 45.1”
2. Ja Morant - 43.8”
3. Shaedon Sharpe - 43.6”
4. Shaedon Sharpe - 41.1”
5. Shaedon Sharpe - 40.5”
6. Malik Monk - 40.3”
7. Jalen Green - 40.2”
8. Anthony Edwards - 39.9”
9. Shaedon Sharpe - 39.9”
10. Stephon Castle - 39.7”

Raptors pre-season schedule. Two home dates:

Raptors will be travelling to Calgary, holding training camp at UofC week of Sept. 29th, with open practice night of Oct. 3rd. Raptors then head to Vancouver for pre-season game vs. Denver on Monday Oct. 6th. Tickets on sale Aug. 27th.

I'll gladly second this opinion from @johnhollinger.bsky.social ... as good an athlete profile as I've ever read. Congrats to Dotun Akintoye, and respect to Embiid for engaging:

With roster thin at centre, Raptors need Poeltl to keep delivering the goods After three Raptors games at Summer League, it's clear Jakob Poeltl will be the first choice for the majority of minutes at centre this season. Poeltl will be a key part of any playoff push.

The progress Ulrich Chomche has shown at Summer League has been nice and all, but the strides the teenager still needs to make emphasize how much the Raptors will rely on Jakob Poeltl now and in the near future: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

With roster thin at centre, Raptors need Poeltl to keep delivering the goods After three Raptors games at Summer League, it's clear Jakob Poeltl will be the first choice for the majority of minutes at centre this season. Poeltl will be a key part of any playoff push.

The progress Ulrich Chomche has shown at Summer League has been nice and all, but the strides the teenager still needs to make emphasize how much the Raptors will rely on Jakob Poeltl now and in the near future: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Good column but the long-form profile hasn’t run yet, the Ron comments were from a teaser piece, looks like.

Murray-Boyles overcomes rust to make impact in Raptors' Summer League win Even if Collin Murray-Boyles' boxscore line in his first Summer League action didn't scream ‘spectacular debut,’ there was plenty to like. His presence was felt.

Collin Murray-Boyles’ professional debut was delayed first by a year and then by a couple of more days, but even if it was far from perfect, there were plenty of good signs from the No. 9 pick: can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Not your best.

Murray-Boyles overcomes rust to make impact in Raptors' Summer League win Even if Collin Murray-Boyles' boxscore line in his first Summer League action didn't scream ‘spectacular debut,’ there was plenty to like. His presence was felt.

Collin Murray-Boyles’ professional debut was delayed first by a year and then by a couple of more days, but even if it was far from perfect, there were plenty of good signs from the No. 9 pick: can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

ICYMI -- Brandon Ingram is healthy and ready to remind people he can still play this game:

"I’m finally here.” -- Brandon Ingram is healthy and can at last begin his Raptors journey. His plan is to take Toronto 'there', as in, the playoffs: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Nobody talks about how powerful it feels to throw away a piece of Tupperware with no lid. That’s real closure.

That feels like something that could be fixed! Crazy.

Raptors' defensive energy, chemistry carry over in Summer League opener Coming into Summer League, the Raptors planned to pick up where they left off to end last regular-season. Toronto's crew, led primarily by former rookies, delivered on that plan emphatically.

On the Raptors ex-rookies dominating Summer League debut: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

I think it could be a good fit. The way the Raptors defend should mitigate his weaknesses, and offensively he should be a great fit ..

I've spend a week in Las Vegas in July every summer. All I can ever think is how is it possible that the whole state isn't a giant solar panel.

Mamukelashvili banking on fit, opportunity in fresh start with Raptors The Toronto Raptors are hopeful that there will be plenty of reasons to hear Sandro Mamukelashvili's name called out with enthusiasm as he looks to show what he can do.

Sandro Mamukelashvili is looking for an NBA home, the Raptors are looking for his set of skills. Both sides hope that he can make a name for himself - www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Thank-you!!! Can you trim the wild garden back? Some of them can get pretty, um, wild.

How do you do it?

Nembhard steals spotlight from top pick Flagg in Mavericks' Summer League win In the end, the Mavericks Summer League team put the ball in the hands of their best player and depended on him to make the play. And he delivered. No, not Cooper Flagg. Or at least not exactly.

With all eyes on No.1 pick Cooper Flagg, it was undrafted free agent point guard Ryan Nembhard who stole the show and the win for the Dallas Mavericks at Summer League, with brother Andrew watching on: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Worth pointing out that Jamison Battle was with the Raptors at practice today which means (no surprise) that the Raptors have picked up the team option on his deal for 2025-26. Good for him, great result for an undrafted guy who was a Summer League invite this time last summer.