8:30 AM ET, Thu March 11, 2010

Time for a change, except for what we do here

Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors Blog | Toronto Star — Damn refs. Oh, wait, that was Tuesday. Never mind. - THREE POINTERS Time for a change Remember the other day when I mentioned that there were those in the hierarchy who thought change might be coming to the starting lineup?...

Toronto Raptors 1 hour ago

Griffin: Selig and Co. should have their heads realigned

Toronto Star — Major League Baseball, according to a Tom Verducci column at SI.com , seems to be considering a move that would allow the Blue Jays to escape the unbelievably tough AL East. It sounds good, but thankfully is a long way from reality.

Toronto Blue Jays 1 hour ago

Jays trying to cover all TV bases

Toronto Star — There could be good news for Blue Jays fans.

Toronto Blue Jays 1 hour ago

Kings embarrass slumping Raptors

Toronto Star — The Toronto Raptors lost their seventh game in eight, 113-90, with a woefully heartless performance against a team they should have defeated Wednesday night.

Toronto Raptors 6 hours ago

Aaron Hill shows patience at plate in loss to Phillies

Toronto Star — Aaron Hill stepped in against star pitcher Cole Hamels in the fourth inning of the Jays’ 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, then did something he suspects is causing concern among fans of his free-swinging style.

Toronto Blue Jays 8 hours ago

Hard-hitting Leafs welcome new rule on head shots

Toronto Star — Toronto Maple Leafs defencemen Dion Phaneuf and Garnet Exelby, both known for their physical play, say something had to be done about hits that target other players’ heads.

Toronto Maple Leafs 10 hours ago

A great game and more of the mess that is the Clippers

Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors Blog | Toronto Star — Great, great game, wasn’t it? Second-best of the year maybe; only after the other Laker game which makes me think a Toronto-Los Angeles NBA Final would be epic. Now, quit dreaming and read this: - THREE POINTERS Back in his...

Toronto Raptors 23 hours ago

Turkoglu has time to deliver goods

Toronto Star — Two Euro-shooting Raptors big men walked out of a gym into the California sunshine the other day. Andrea Bargnani and Hedo Turkoglu, en route to an idling bus, walked past a fan who politely asked them both for an autograph.

Toronto Raptors March 10, 2010

Big shot by Lakers’ Bryant sinks Raptors

Toronto Star — Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

Toronto Raptors March 10, 2010

Kobe's Winner Sinks Raptors, 109-107

ESPN Video — Lakers snap a three-game losing streak and let out a sigh of relief.

Toronto Raptors March 9, 2010
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  • Columnist rips Nomar/Sox reunion From the Dugout | Orange County Register Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe wasn’t the DJ at the Nomar Garciaparra party, in which the ex-Red Sox shortstop retired after he signed a ceremonial contract with the club that traded him three months before it won the World Series.  In fact Shaughnessy says the Bosox probably wouldn’t have broken the Curse had they [...]Columnist rips Nomar/Sox reunion is a post from: Angels blog
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  • Barnes tips Albion to edge out Forest Express & Star Confident Albion winger Giles Barnes has tipped the Baggies to edge out Nottingham Forest to claim an automatic ticket to the Premier League.
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  • Derrick Mason brought back in Baltimore FFToolbox.com Suddenly, the AFC is the division of wide receiver duos. The Baltimore Ravens re-signed wideout Derrick Mason on Wednesday to a two-year, $8 million contract. Mason spent the past five seasons with the Ravens, never missing a game and representing the team's most trustworthy targets. Mason had wanted to play again for Baltimore all along, but said that he would only return to the game if he got a two-year deal. That's exactly what happened. Mason, 36, is a fossil compared to other solid wide receivers, but he is coming off his eighth 1,000-yard season, including his third in a row. He will te...
  • Harris: Bryant gets slight bump after joining Bengals ESPN Christopher Harris looks at the fantasy implications of Antonio Bryant signing with the Cincinnati Bengals.
  • Bengals sign Antonio Bryant FFToolbox.com The Cincinnati Bengals have a legit No. 2 wide receiver. Or maybe more like a second No. 1. The team signed former Tampa Bay wide receiver Antonio Bryant to a four-year, $28 million deal on Wednesday. With incentives, Bryant could earn as much as $29 million. Bryant had a breakout season in 2008 with more than 1,200 receiving yards, 83 catches and seven touchdowns. Lingering pain from offseason knee surgery and a rookie quarterback dragged down his 2009 numbers, but he was still seen as the top unrestricted free agent wideout this year. Miami and Washington were also rumored to be vying for Br...
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  • 30 Questions: Phillies ESPN AJ Mass assesses the condition of the Phillies bullpen and how manager Jerry Manuel might fill the void at closer should Brad Lidge not be able to do the job.
  • Fantasy: 2009-2010 Top Point Guards Hoops World Back in October, in addition to compiling an overall TOP 100 Fantasy list , I also produced a position-by-position breakdown of top performers. And with the fantasy playoffs inching closer and closer, we thought it would makes some sense to, over the next couple of weeks, re-examine those pre-season prognostications by comparing each players current cumulative rank to their preseason placing. We'll see how the predictions turned out/ who I whiffed on/ and the reasons for any major variances…