Outside The NBA

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I know Outside The NBA is a basketball site (tell your friends!), but I’m going to start off here talking about something different. Is that okay, are other leagues’ economic and competitive models fair game? I say yes. So, prepare to read the first and only basketball post inspired by the United Soccer League. I know, none of you have heard of it; that’s okay. Let me explain and try and follow along. (more…)

Around T.O. of late, much has been made about the lack of success we’ve had as a sports city. Outside of the Toronto Argonauts winning the Grey Cup in 1996, 1997 and 2004, and of course the Toronto Rock (lacrosse) title run that exhilarated dozens and dozens of Torontonians, the only Championship teams we’ve been able to celebrate were the 1992 and 1993 Toronto Blue Jays. (more…)