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Pascal Siakam’s growth helps Raptors if they undergo potential rebuild

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As host of the popular weekday morning program, The Jeff Blair Show, Blair brings Sportsnet 590 The FAN listeners up-to-date with the latest sports news and tackles the biggest questions of the day. Blair also serves as a leading Sportsnet baseball analyst, and acts as co-host of Baseball Central alongside Kevin Barker.

Nurse deserves credit for leading Raptors burdened with expectations

We need to talk about Nick Nurse. Because … well, we really haven’t had to have that discussion, have we? That we didn’t have much to say about him after his post-season coaching performance was all to the good. But that doesn’t mean we can’t give him his due, now.

Stroman's outburst understandable after Blue Jays' bats stay silent

No surprise Blue Jays are listening to offers for Stroman, Sanchez

Every Toronto Blue Jays player has had his name in trade rumours the last couple seasons, so it should be no surprise that Aaron Sanchez, Marcus Stroman and Justin Smoak are reportedly on the block.

Maple Leafs' Dubas has chance to follow Raptors blueprint this summer

This is too good a mini-crisis for Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas not to take advantage in much the same way as Raptors president Masai Ujiri did last summer.

Blue Jays 'creating havoc' with distinct brand of baseball

Blue Jays' Guerrero Jr. forging own path amid Vlady Sr. comparisons

It has been Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s lot in life to be compared to his Hall of Fame father ever since he put his name on a contract that paid him a $3.9-million (U.S.) signing bonus in 2015.

Raptors shaking off old playoff ghosts after five-game series win

The Raptors have now won a best-of-seven series in less than six games for the first time in franchise history and it was largely drama-free.

Blue Jays' plan for Lourdes Gurriel Jr. unclear following triple-A demotion

Magic carry quiet confidence to Game 1 win over Raptors

There was a quiet confidence about this Orlando Magic group going into this series. And it showed in their Game 1 win over the Toronto Raptors.