Team Canada finishes World Cup with loss to Germany

Almost a week ago, I wrote that in opening their FIBA Basketball World Cup showing with two losses to Australia and Lithuania, Team Canada’s World Cup performance was a disappointment. That is no longer entirely the case. Canada dispatched Senegal 82-60 before throttling Jordan 126-71. It was clear in both games that Canada cared desperately…

Record-setting six Canadians selected in NBA Draft

The ‘North’ takeover of the NBA continued on Thursday as six Canadians were selected in the 2019 NBA Draft. It was a historic night, surpassing the then-record of four Canadian picks in 2014 and is the most ever selections for a non-American country. With this draft, the Raptors championship season, and Nick Nurse subsequently being…

Canada cruises past Chile on the Rock; 9-2 in World Cup Qualifiers

Canada 85, Chile 46 | Box Score In a night that probably featured more Great Big Sea than all other qualifiers combined, the 8-2 Canadians jumped on the 2-8 Chileans early and never looked back in what was Team Canada’s first appearance in Newfoundland and Labrador since 1984. The game continued the burgeoning basketball resurgence…