The lopsided victory headlined a four-game opening slate and immediately established Saint Lucia as one of the teams to beat in the eight-day regional competition. From the opening whistle, the hosts asserted control, combining suffocating defence with clinical shooting to dominate every phase of the contest. Returning to the national side after a lengthy absence, […]
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has reached a level of achievement few Canadian athletes can match, and on Tuesday he was named Canadian Athlete of the Year. The Hamilton-born basketball star capped a season for the record books, earning the NBA’s scoring title, Most Valuable Player, and Finals MVP honours while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a […]
Hakeem Olajuwon joins surge into expanding Guyana market A surge of overseas interest is reshaping one of Guyana’s newest residential corridors, where international investors are pouring capital into a large master-planned community on the East Bank. The TAJ DIAMOND project, created by United States based Coastal Rim Properties, has become a focal point for high […]
By Lincoln DePradine When a group of female basketball enthusiasts gather at a camp in Scarborough next month, they’ll not only be sharpening their skills but also honouring a Jamaican-Canadian star, Shanice Clark, who died suddenly 10 years ago while a student-athlete in the United States. Clark, at the time of death, was in her […]
Masai Ujiri is no longer the architect of the Toronto Raptors—but his legacy, spirit, and voice remain louder than ever. In a six-minute video released by Giants of Africa, Ujiri addressed his departure for the first time not with bitterness or blame, but with gratitude, pride, and deep affection. No press conference, no media blitz, […]
By Anthony Joseph News broke last week that Masai Ujiri, one of the most successful and high-profile executives in Canadian sports, was stepping down as president and vice-chairman of the Toronto Raptors. For many, it marked the end of an era. Ujiri, the architect behind the Raptors historic 2019 NBA Championship, leaves behind a legacy […]
On Canada Day, fittingly, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took another giant step into basketball history, and into the bank vault. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar has signed a four-year, $285 million supermax extension, the richest deal in NBA history based on annual average value. The contract, which begins in 2027-28, will pay him an eye-popping $71.25 million […]
The Toronto Raptors closed the book on a defining chapter of their franchise history last Friday, parting ways with longtime team president and vice-chairman Masai Ujiri. The announcement came just a day after the conclusion of the NBA Draft, abruptly ending a 12-year tenure that brought the Raptors unprecedented success, including their only NBA championship […]
Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Named NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s rise from overlooked prospect to basketball’s biggest stage reached its summit Wednesday, as the Oklahoma City Thunder guard was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. It’s the first MVP of his career and marks a historic achievement, both for him and for Canada. “I’ve thought about every […]
By Lincoln DePradine Butch Carter is a public figure in Canada and the United States, well known as a basketball player and coach. Now, he has gone public with another issue that men often keep secret—sexual abuse. Carter has joined four other former student-athletes of Indiana University (IU) that claimed, as members of the “Hoosiers’’—the […]
