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TorontoSun.com - Basketball - Bargnani will be in demand
Raptors forward Andrea Bargnani goes by the nickname Il Mago (The Magician) back home in Italy.
Which is good, because he may need the power to disappear at times given the media scrutiny he is expected to be under when the Raptors touch down in Treviso, Italy on [...]

TheStar.com | Sports | Smith: Nothin’ but (Inter)Net
Darrick Martin has agreed to terms on a partially-guaranteed, one-year contract and will meet up with the team to start training camp in Italy.

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CANOE — SLAM! Sports - Basketball - NBA Toronto: Jose happy to hit road
Calderon believes the team will bond even closer because the guys will see more of each other outside of the basketball court while they’re in Europe from Sept.29 to Oct.11.
The Raptors play three pre-season games in Europe, Oct. 6 and 7 in [...]

ESPN - Stein: Ranking the East teams on their offseason moves - NBA
It’s better to do what Colangelo did, opting for subtle tweaks and rewarding coach Sam Mitchell with some security while waiting to see how the Chris Bosh/Andrea Bargnani tag team progresses.

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TheStar.com | Sports | CBC hooks up with Raptors this season
All 82 Raptors games will be broadcast nationally and in high definition this season.

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CANOE — SLAM! Sports - Basketball - NBA Toronto: Grumpy Sam is back
The Raptors training camp does not open until Oct. 1, but head coach Sam Mitchell seems to be in mid-season form in terms of being grumpy.
In a conference call with members of the European media yesterday, Mitchell did not seem over the moon [...]

TheStar.com | Sports | Calderon makes point to remember team first
The 25-year-old point guard, who’ll once again back up starter T.J. Ford when training camp begins next week in Italy, said Thursday he’s not about to start demanding more minutes or increased responsibility.
However …
“I know my role in the team,” Calderon said on a conference [...]

globesports.com: Players enjoyed working vacations
By far the most encouraging sign for Raptors fans was the continuing development and growth of Jose Calderon.
The Spanish point guard was chosen to the all-tournament team at Eurobasket 2007, at which Spain was upset by Russia in the final of the European championship.

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TheStar.com | Sports | Raps throw caution to off-season wind
If any of them need a rest, Toronto’s European training camp starts in less then two weeks. And it makes one wonder: With so much of the lineup so actively engaged in summertime hostilities – and with Chris Bosh excusing himself from the U.S. national team [...]

CANOE — SLAM! Sports - Basketball - NBA Toronto: Garbo passes first test
The Toronto Raptors will have forward Jorge Garbajosa undergo another series of tests on his injured left leg this week.
Fresh off helping to lead Spain to the gold-medal game at the European championships on Sunday (a heartbreaking 60-59 loss to Russia), Garbajosa has [...]