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TORONTO — UFC featherweight champion Max (Blessed) Holloway, a diehard Raptors fan, is predicting a Toronto win in six games over Golden State in the NBA Finals. "Six games. We beat 'em on their home field," Holloway said Wednesday.

BAKU, Azerbaijan — For Eden Hazard, it was the perfect goodbye. For Petr Cech, it was the worst way to retire.

TORONTO — The NBA wants to tone down Drake's on-court antics. The Canadian Press has learned the league made a call to the Raptors to discuss the Toronto rapper's behaviour on the sidelines.

TORONTO — The reaction from Toronto Raptors fans last summer was swift and scathing. One fan superimposed Masai Ujiri's face on the head of a snake. Another warned Ujiri had traded away most of the Raptors' fan base to the San Antonio Spurs.

PARIS — Canadian Bianca Andreescu's return from a two-month injury absence was a short one. Andreescu withdrew from the French Open on Wednesday ahead of her second-round match against Sofia Kenin due to a recurring right shoulder injury.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors' first appearance in the NBA Finals is a cause for celebration for many Canadians, but it also has put a damper on plans for some concertgoers.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are singing the praises of fans across Canada on the eve of the NBA Finals. Club president Masai Ujiri said Wednesday the team was feeling the love and support of fans everywhere.

Watching the Henderson sisters — world No. 6 golfer Brooke and her caddy Brittany — was one of the best experiences of Celeste Dao's young career. She's hoping to put those lessons in to practice at this year's U.S. Women's Open.

As Raptors fever burns its way across Canada, the team's parent company said it's trying to help fans far beyond Toronto experience the excitement of the NBA Finals.

TORONTO — OG Anunoby was forced to sit out and watch from the sidelines this post-season as his Toronto Raptors teammates dismantled team after team en route to the first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.