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Playoff night in Toronto.
Hard to believe, but this is something the city hasn’t seen since Toronto’s basketball team, the Raptors, were eliminated in five games by the Orlando Magic over two years ago on Apr. 28, 2008. The last time a Toronto team won a game was four days earlier on Apr. 24.
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For the Toronto Rock the math was overtly simple: win and you’re in.
Clearly taking this to heart, the Rock displayed past championship form in a 15-7 demolition of the Rochester Knighthawks, in front of 9,959 raucous supporters at the Air Canada Centre Friday.
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Talk about having your work cut out for you.
In the next few days, Raptor fans will be treated to the painful delights of Lebron James, Paul Pierce and Josh Smith
Wow! Bring on the ‘Beasts of the East!’
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The Raptors have a pulse after all.
A day after losing their second straight in heartbreaking fashion, the Raptors gutted out an unlikely 103-101 victory over the Charlotte Bobcat at Time Warner Cable arena Monday night.
With new majority owner Michael Jordan looking on from the floor seats, his Airness witnessed the Bobcats blow a six-point fourth-quarter lead to the reeling Raptors.
Raps head coach Jay Triano also continues to tinker with his starting lineup, using his eighth different formula since Feb. 1.
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Another huge Toronto lead, another collapse down the stretch.
For the second game in-a-row the Raptors grasp defeat from the jaws of victory, throwing away a 17-point third quarter advantage and losing to the Miami Heat 97-94 in South Beach on Sunday night.
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“I don’t wanna go home! The mountains! The ocean! The memories from the Olympics! I don’t want to leave!!!”
It’s amazing how you can grow an attachment to a city like Vancouver for almost the same reasons you do with a person: great compatibility, both chilled out, never fight and find each other attractive.
For those of you who have kept up, or read any of the blog, you’ll know I’ve had the good fortune of living through the craziness (the good kind) and chaos (also the good kind) that happened during the month of February in Vancouver.
I don’t want to sound biased but this was the BEST trip and experience of my life.
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Another Western Conference contender in the Air Canada Centre, another blow out loss for the Raptors.
Coming off two straight road victories, albeit against the two worst teams in the NBA, the Raps crash-landed back to earth in a 113-87 beating at the hands of the Utah Jazz.
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The Raptors latest victory in Minnesota proved that an ugly win is still a win.
Waiting until the waning moments to put the game on ice, the dinos prevailed 106-100 on Monday night to make it a dozen straight wins over the Timberwolves.
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VideoOver a week between posts during the Olympic Games can only mean one thing: They don’t let me bring my laptop into the Vancouver bars or clubs.
But seriously, I began this post with the angle that Canadian athletes performing in Vancouver may ultimately be at a disadvantage because of the enormous pressure that comes with performing in front of the home crowd.
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Even as I write this article at a local Starbucks, I still never tire of looking out the window to see the constant stream of people, mostly Canadians, flocking to get a glimpse and a photo of the Olympic cauldron down at Coal Harbour, just adjacent to the west side of the International Broadcast Centre. You can literally stare at the flame for hours.
Yesterday, I happened to also be in the right place at the right time to watch Montreal’s Alex Bilodeau beat out rival and Vancouver-born Dale Begg-Smith, the defending Olympic champion who races for Australia, to win Canada’s first-ever gold medal on home soil. That was definitely the cherry/icing on top of the cake.
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With the Winter Games comes a little culture. I don’t have a lot of time to write a long post here, but I do have some vids and pics for your viewing pleasure!
I’ll fill in the blanks…
As you can read for the posted link, LunarFest is part of the Cultural Olympiad taking place at several locations in downtown Vancouver. I walked around this one on Granville Street.
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VideoBefore I get into today’s main topic, I thought I’d delve into more detail on a topic brought up in the comments section of my last post dealing with a small incident with a protester after my shift last night.
Just to give a little background, and excuse me if I’m repeating anything from a previous post, but my job over here at the Vancouver Olympic Games is working within the Logistics/Transportation Department until my contract ends in early March.
So just to cut to the chase (and I wish I had filmed this), after completing my shift early this morning and heading to the Burrard Street Skytrain station, an older “gentleman” from Montreal approached myself and a couple coworkers just outside the station’s entrance.
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VideoRight off the bat I want to apologize for going AWOL on everyone. I’m sorry to all of those who have been waiting for another tidbit of what I’ve been experiencing on the west coast since my first post over a week ago.
I hope it’ll be worth the wait.
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Well I’m here.
Besides leaving the -21 C temperatures behind in Toronto ( it’s at least 10 C in Vancouver), it’s a fact that I get to escape my hometown during the most frigid month of the year to work at the Olympic Games.
Not only do I get paid but I’m stylin’ with free gear.
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Do call it a comeback.
Trailing by double digits early in the contest, the Raptors rallied to win their ninth road game of the year in a 106-104 thriller against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.
Down by five late in the game, in front of the zoo known as New York fans, the Raps did what they’ve been making a habit of in the past month: playing tough defence.
