For no particularly good reason, I wanted to revisit the Toronto Raptors' inaugural season.  Alvin Robertson scored the first basket in franchise history and we went on to beat the New Jersey Nets 94-78 at SkyDome that magical opening night.  I remember tuning in and realizing I was going to

Named NBA's coach of the year a little over one season ago, Sam Mitchell has been fired as head coach of the Toronto Raptors.  He's been replaced on an interim basis by Jay Triano, a Niagara Falls, Ontario native best known for coaching the Canadian men's team from 1998-2004. I'm

As I watch the Leafs play New Jersey, I realize I missed the first Raptors game of the 2008/2009 season. I've been a big Raptors fan since day one, but during the winter they're the second best game in town.  That's pretty unfair to the Raps, who have a

25 regular season Raptors games are going to be televised on TSN2. There's only one problem with that.  If your cable provider is Rogers, as mine is, you can't get TSN2. This is a great deal worse than throwing the games on RaptorsTV, because at least a Raptors fan can

The rumours are true.  We're shipping off T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, our 17th pick in tonight's NBA draft and a player to be named later to Indiana for Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal. O'Neal is a six time all-star who will greatly improve our frontcourt as he plays alongside Chris

I didn't see this one coming.  Chuck Swirsky is leaving his role as play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Raptors for a similar role with the Chicago Bulls.  For ten years he was the voice of Raptors basketball but he's leaving us for "family reasons". Love him or hate him, you

I listened to the first 10 minutes of the Raptor game while driving home from ball practice.  We sounded awful.  For the second game in this playoff series, the Magic were all over us early.  I thought we were going to get blown out. I tuned in later, just to

The Toronto Raptors are going heavy with their Canada's Team spin, and I for one am glad.  Their attempt to be Canada's team has them drenching everything in red and white without a hint of purple. Why a team named after a dinosaur would choose purple as their official colour

Yesterday was a typically busy day that received a delightful curve ball late in the day.  At about 4pm, I was offered a couple of primo Raptor tickets for last night's game against the Heat at the ACC. When Raptor tickets fall in my lap, I'm not one to deny

Carlos Delfino had 24 points and Chris Bosh scored 21 plus nine rebounds as the host Toronto Raptors cruised to a 113-85 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Friday night. The win officially eliminated Vince Carter and the Nets from the post-season. It was about a year ago I

The Raptors, without their best player, just went winless during a five game road trip.  I'm a Toronto Raptor fan, and I was totally cool with this.  Allow me to explain... Prior to this late season swoon, we were pretty secure in 5th place in the NBA Eastern Conference.  That

It seems Chris Bosh isn't the only Toronto Raptor uploading clips to YouTube these days.  Jamario Moon is featured in this clip promoting the NBA slam dunk competition.

Now that Damon Stoudamire and the Memphis Grizzlies have negotiated a buy out of his contract, he's about to be as free as a bird.  It looks like Stoudamire will join the Celtics, but there's a slim chance he could become a Toronto Raptor. I would love to see Mighty

It turns out Chris Bosh isn't just a good basketball player, he's got a sense of humour too.  He put together a little promo video in an attempt to secure the votes necessary to send him to the all-star game in New Orleans. I say 20.3 PPG and 9.

The last time I was at the ACC to see the Raptors face the Phoenix Suns, it was a significant milestone in Toronto Raptor history.  It was the first nationally televised game for the Raps, airing on NBC at 12:30 on February 27, 2000.  It was also the game

Vince Carter of the New Jersey Nets will be sidelined indefinitely with a sprained right ankle. I don't mean to make light of another man's pain, but this image is deja vu all over again.  I'm trying to heal, but there's always something there to remind me of the pain.

Tonight, at 7pm, the Raptors host Philadelphia in our season opener.  If you bounce around and check out the American media's predictions for this season, our Raps aren't getting much respect. The NBA GM survey doesn't mention the Raptors at all.  Their picks to win the Atlantic Division are Boston,

Mo Pete played 542 games for the Toronto Raptors, a franchise record.  His next game will be for the New Orleans Hornets who signed him to a four-year $23 million dollar deal. Morris Peterson was around a long time, and although I liked him, I never felt he reached his

I got an interesting email from Medea Kalantar yesterday. Hi Mike,I am sending you the logo my son has created, his name is Jean-Diar Kalantar and he is 13 years old. Can you please make sure the right people see his design.Thanks, MedeaMedea knows MLSE visits this site.

It's half time, and the Raptors are up 46-43 in New Jersey.  Not only is T.J. Ford playing, but he's 6-7 for 13 points in nine minutes.  That's awesome. James and I watched the first half together, but I just put him to bed, so I'm going to have

As we prepare for game #6 in the swamp, let's listen in on a moment from Tuesday night's big win.  I'm giving this a chill factor of 8.1. Thanks to Kic for bringing this to my attention.  Kic, I'll see you on the field.  Don't forget those discs.

I think my heart just stopped.  We were up large, and then it dissipated.  When the Nets hit that three with Calderon hurt on the floor, I almost cried.  When the Nets missed that final three ball, I almost cried once more.  We're going back to Jersey. Teams with a

You may be wondering what Sam Mitchell is doing to psyche up the Raptors prior to tonight's do-or-die game at the ACC.  In a Toronto Mike exclusive, I've just learnt how MoPete and the boys are preparing themselves for Kidd and Carter. Sam's got them watching Bruce Willis' "Yippee-ki-yay Mother*