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The Winnipeg Sea Bears, off to a 3-5 start to the 2024 Canadian Elite Basketball League season, have parted ways with star guard Teddy Allen. The second-year team announced on Monday morning that Allen has been “released from the organization, effective immediately.” The decision followed a 97-87 loss to the …
Read More »NBA wants federal regulatory gambling framework
The NBA’s deputy commissioner and chief operating officer says the league wants a strong federal regulatory framework for legalized gambling in the United States. Mark Tatum made the comments on Wednesday, a day after a New York man was charged in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to …
Read More »Sea Bears to host free youth basketball camp in Brandon – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Players and coaches with the Winnipeg Sea Bears will be in Brandon, Man., later this month for a free youth basketball camp. Winnipeg’s pro basketball team announced Wednesday that it’s partnering with Brandon University for the camp, which is open to kids …
Read More »From March Madness to Winnipeg: Sea Bears welcome new basketball court – Winnipeg
Shawn Atamanchuck carefully uses black paint to colour the key on the Winnipeg Sea Bears’ new basketball court. “Once we are done painting at the end of this week we will put on three coats of finish,” said Atamanchuick, who’s the owner of Big Sky Enterprise. He’s been working tirelessly …
Read More »Raptors rookie improved his fitness over season
TORONTO – Gradey Dick’s rookie season got off to a rough start as he struggled to put up numbers in his limited time with the Toronto Raptors. But advice that his parents gave kept him focused and motivated. Dick was selected 13th overall out by Toronto in last summer’s NBA …
Read More »Sports integrity body sees Porter case as warning
Canada’s sports integrity watchdog is pushing for stronger policies to prevent competitive manipulation and match-fixing at all levels of competition. The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport issued its first draft of a new program to prevent competition manipulation on Wednesday, the same day that the NBA banned former Toronto …
Read More »Raptors’ Porter gets lifetime ban from NBA
TORONTO – The NBA has banned Jontay Porter for life games after completing an investigation into gambling allegations against the former Toronto Raptors’ two-way player. A league investigation found that Porter violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games …
Read More »Raptors hopeful for better ‘luck’ next season
TORONTO – This was supposed to be Scottie Barnes’s season. Toronto made a series of trades through December and January that effectively made Barnes the face of the franchise and he was named to his first-ever NBA all-star game in February. The retooled Raptors started to click with Barnes at …
Read More »Haliburton guides Pacers past Raptors 140-123
TORONTO – At six-foot-three, Javon Freeman-Liberty is the perfect height to be a point guard but until he joined the Toronto Raptors, he never really played the position. That’s quickly changing. Freeman-Liberty had a career-high 20 points, eight rebounds and two assists as the Raptors fell to the Indiana Pacers …
Read More »Winnipeg to host 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League championship – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg is set to host the 2025 championship weekend for the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The league, along with local club the Winnipeg Sea Bears, announced Tuesday that the annual event — a combination of basketball, music and entertainment — will be …
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