Blake Murphy

Veteran umpire Scott Barry was going to get the tattoo, whether he was allowed to display it or not.

The move to lock up Brandon Ingram to a three-year, $120 million contract provides a good deal of clarity to the Raptors front office and, barring a summer trade, some real roster certainty for 2025-26. Blake Murphy digs in to the Raps' ramifications.

Brandon Ingram's Toronto debut may still be a while away, but it's not too early to discuss how he may look with his new team. Sportsnet's Blake Murphy explores five areas that will determine how well Ingram fits with the Raptors.

What follows is not a subjective analysis of the moves. It is an objective explanation as to why and how the Raptors made them, and where things stand heading into the 2025 off-season. Let’s reset for the remainder of this year and the summer ahead.

The Raptors were overmatched against a Bucks team with championship aspirations on Friday. Blake Murphy provides his takeaways from a loss that nudges the Raptors to 10-32 on the season. Blake Murphy provides his takeaways

The Raptors have never started a younger group of players than they did on Thursday. The result was a loss, but more important was the continued exposure and opportunity for an expanding handful of young players.

Charlie Brown Jr.'s availability is not something the Raptors 905 could have planned for until very recently. His outlook — and the Raptors’ NBA and G League outlook — shifted at fortuitous times to make this a strong fit, writes Blake Murphy.

Less than a year ago, Gradey Dick was on his way to play for Raptors 905 and looked lost. Now, he has made the stint look like it’s years behind him, writes Blake Murphy.

As the UFC continues to expand its international reach, Dana White confirmed the mixed martial arts promotion is planning on holding its first event in Spain in 2025.

High IQ, crazy motor, “all he does is win”: Meet Raptors rookie Jamal Shead

While the Raptors entered training camp with most of the roster set in place, there were a handful of interesting choices to make at the back end. On Saturday, those decisions were made and the opening-night roster is now locked in.

Jake Cave had four hits and three RBIs and fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle as the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Yankees 9-2 on Saturday.

Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event is headlined by an important bout between middleweight contenders Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho plus The Ultimate Fighter 32 finale matchups.

UFC's return to Canada has a new co-main event. On Tuesday, Sportsnet's Aaron Bronsteter confirmed a report from Laerte Viana that Derrick Lewis will face Jhonata Diniz at UFC Fight Night in Edmonton on Nov. 2.

It was not smooth sailing at Friday’s UFC Fight Night weigh-ins with three fighters missing weight.

After waiving forward Sasha Vezenkov and guard Javon Freeman-Liberty, the Toronto Raptors' offseason has been slightly reshaped. Blake Murphy explains.

The Raptors have made some notable moves this off-season, including signing Immanuel Quickley and Scottie Barnes to new contracts, while allowing Gary Trent Jr. to walk. Blake Murphy has some notes on contract and market details as it pertains to Toronto's off-season.

Freeman-Liberty needs to be step back toward Raptors’ player development success

15 games and 33 days. That was the last time the Raptors found the win column, until Friday night when Toronto went into Milwaukee and defeated the heavily favoured Bucks.

The “welcome to the NBA” moment could not have come any sooner for Malik Williams. In another way, though, that moment came far sooner than anyone could have anticipated years, months, or even weeks ago.