The Raptors have announced a press conference for tomorrow morning, 7/7, with a “special guest” for a “milestone team announcement.” Kyle Lowry is teasing things on IG. Grange has reported. Etc. Fun morning ahead!

Scott Brown Jr. will be the next Raptors 905 general manager, with Noah Lewis moving from the Raptors bench to 905 as head coach. Former GM Luke Winn staying in the organization in his Raptors NBA front office role.

The Blue Jays have produced -26 Run Value when ahead in the count this year. -26! They are 24th in how often they're ahead in counts, and 29th in Run Value when there. (Giants 30th in both btw)

Bummer for the show but will be cool to see Garrett’s next chapter play out. He had considered still playing, coaching, front office, and law in the past. Obviously has a ton to teach, now as a coach instead of teammate.

Haven't seen this much yellow card since Warped Tour

Canada beats Puerto Rico, 110-84, in FIBA World Cup qualifying. Canada now 5-0, +95, with a final game Monday vs Jamaica in Hamilton. Records carry over to next round, so it all counts. Looked/sounded like an awesome crowd on TV.

Wrestling brain

Damn he named his son after Q-Rich?

Raptors inch closer to a full roster with a vet min here (this counts as 2.4M for cap purposes). Has always felt spiritually Raptors-y.

Raptors Summer League roster

The Raptors have announced a multi-year contract extension for head coach Darko Rajakovic.

Explainer on the Raptors cap and roster situation after the Kawhi Leonard trade: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Leafs treating the cap like it’s a July 2 salary floor

Sean Keys using the Russell Martin brand bat, Canada Day special

Blue Jays alum doing a Nirvanna TBTSTM entrance for first pitch?

This is a two-year minimum, so easy one for the Raptors to manoeuvre. Second year is only partially guaranteed, per a source.

Great to see Gradey Dick land on his feet so quickly

The Raptors pool for the NBA Cup: Pistons, Bucks, Magic, Nets

Two-hour emergency Raptors Show! Feat. Bonner, Grange, Stein, Samson, Bunkis, and Jonesy open.spotify.com/episode/7Kj4...

The picks being further out increase the risk here notably, but also keeps the Raptors better able to keep the roster stocked during the Kawhi window.

Looks like Raptors are accepting being hard capped at the first apron here. Maintains Battle/TJD as depth, and Martin is likely re-signing, plus Bradley. But a lot of roster-filling work to be done with not a lot of $$ flexibility underneath that hard cap now.

Emergency Raptors Show, going live on @sportsnet590thefan.bsky.social and the www.sportsnet.ca/590/ alternate feed, now until 6pm! Will be up on podcast later. Stein, @michaelgrangenba.bsky.social and more to join us. And maybe Bonner!

Here we go!

Small CBA thing to watch for with Raptors trades: They need to take back less salary than they send out, or else they're hard-capped at the 1st apron. That's especially hard for them, as they have $6.6M in "unlikely" incentives that count for apron purposes (but not trade/cap).

It’s a Mets-off

We counting that for the leadoff homer counter?

Raptors are declining the team option on Jonathan Mogbo for 2026-27, am told. Roundup: *Shead, Jackson-Davis options picked up *Mogbo option declined *Mamukelashvili declined his option *Martin RFA qualifying offer *Hepburn re-signed 2-way deal *Battle deal guarantees July 1

The captain!

One of the worst weeks of baseball in recent memory. 1-6 at home against just-OK teams you’re fighting with in a playoff race. Down in the 1st inning in every game. Vlad where he is. Not close to where they’re supposed to be right now.

The Jays have trailed in the 1st inning in all 6 games of this homestand so far. They haven't been the team to score first in 8 games.

Raptors Summer League schedule: July 10, Boston, 9pm ET July 11, Houston, 930pm ET July 13, Indiana, 430pm ET July 16, Miami, 9pm ET + at least one additional game July 17-19

Davis Schneider gonna have a SpecSaver endorsement soon with his challenge success rate

"Imagine if he stayed"

Jaden Bradley for Raptors at 50

That’s among the more frustrating Jays series in a season with a few of em

Who are the 5 best #22 picks of all-time? Think about it. Philon, Philon, Philon, Philon and Philon

The Raptors select Allen Graves with the No. 19 pick.

Ernie Clement leads the American League in All-Star votes

Jays trade this current 16-in-16 stretch for 17-in-17 in Aug and 29-in-30 out of the Al-Star break

Louis Varland on an incredible a relief Ace run right now

ERA increased by 0.68 in an inning in mid-June

Run ‘em up. Take the group next.

What a bounce back from David

CYLE LARIN OVER EVERYTHING

Jays sweep about as often as the Sox win at home, so something had to give

WWE is going to have more layers to their minor league system than MLB at the rate both are going

Yesavage before and after goatee

Mamdani absolutely cooked, Knicks in five, and Vlad actually homered. Big day for the "better things ARE possible" crowd.

Varland is ridiculous