May 02 2016
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Analysis, Basketball, Raptors Republic

Managing Editor at Raptors Republic

Title: Managing Editor at Raptors Republic
Date: October 26, 2015 (July 21, 2009, really)
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I’m trying something new starting with the 2015-16 NBA season. I left my post as Senior NBA News Editor at theScore in order to try my hand at full-time freelancing for a year. Part of that change includes me taking over Raptors Republic on a full-time basis as the site’s Managing Editor.

That means I’m responsible for the content you see there, drumming up ad revenue and sponsorship, organizing our annual events, and managing the staff. I’ll be doing way more writing for the site, too, which is the big change here. It also means there will probably be too much volume for me to re-post everything here, so make sure to check out my Raptors Republic archive, in addition to this site, where my non-RR stuff will still appear.

May 02 2016
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Baseball, Fantasy/Gambling, Rotographs

Fantasy Baseball Analyst at Rotographs

Title: Fantasy Baseball Analyst at Rotographs
Date: January 21, 2016
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: I’ve started back up at Rotographs on what’s close to a full-time basis. I’ll be contributing at least four pieces a week and, once the season starts, be manning the larger side of their Roto Riteup platoon, providing a for-your-coffee breakdown of the prior day’s baseball happenings.

There will probably be too much volume for me to re-post everything here, so make sure to check out my Rotographs archive, in addition to this site, where anything I write for the Fangraphs side will definitely still appear.

May 01 2016
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Analysis, Multi-Sport, Raptors Republic

Freelance Sportswriter

Title: Freelance Sportswriter
Date: March 15, 2007
Original Source: All over the place
Synopsis: You can generally find me all over the place, and I post a link to everything on BlakeMurphy.com except for my Raptors Republic and Rotographs work, but just in case, allow me a quick drop of where you can find me.

Sportsnet
Vice Sports and Vice Sports Canada
Various TV/Radio/Podcast outlets
Fangraphs
The Athletic (coming soon)
More

Oct 25 2015
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Analysis, Multi-Sport, theScore

Former NBA news editor at theScore

Title: NBA news editor at theScore
Date: Aug. 20, 2013 – Oct. 25, 2015
Original Source: theScore
Synopsis: Hey, so I had a cool job where I waspaid to write sports news for 40 hours a week.

Primarily covering the NBA (but sometimes NCAAB and occasionally MMA, NFL, or MLB), I covered breaking news for what’s grown into the second-biggest mobile sports news app in North America. That meant staying current with news, injuries, lineups, systems, quotes, and more, on a daily basis in an unpredictable newsroom environment.

Alerting thousands of team and league subscribers to the latest real-time news with the proper context required a breadth of league-specific knowledge – I’m intimately familiar with the NBA’s CBA, every player and team league-wide, the D-League, international leagues and international competition, and league history. I was on the desk for events like the opening of free agency, two NBA Finals, the Donald Sterling scandal and subsequent trial, retirements, league-altering trades and signings, and much more.

I was also responsible for our NBA draft coverage in 2014 and 2015, writing full scouting reports on all first-round prospects and pre-writing posts for every potential draft pick for use on draft night.

If you’re ever curious what all of that work looked like, everything I wrote there can be found here. For the purposes of this site, I haven’t posted any of my content from theScore, though I may eventually add links to some of my favorite works.

Sep 26 2016
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Basketball, Podcast/Broadcasting, TSN

Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors media day on TSN 1150

Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors media day on TSN 1150
Date: September 26, 2016
Original Source: TSN Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on TSN 1150 to discuss 2016-17 media day for the Toronto Raptors.
Check out the audio!

Sep 23 2016
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Analysis, Basketball, Guest Appearance

Where does Wichita State’s VanVleet fit with the Toronto Raptors?

Title: Where does Wichita State’s VanVleet fit with the Toronto Raptors?
Date: September 23, 2016
Original Source: The Wichita Eagle
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance at The Wichita Eagle, answering some questions about Raptor hopeful Fred VanVleet.
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Sep 23 2016
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Basketball, Podcast/Broadcasting, Raptors Republic

Raptors Weekly Extra Podcast, Sept 23 – Training camp preview

Title: Raptors Weekly Extra Podcast, Sept 23 – Training camp preview
Date: September 23, 2016
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I hosted the latest edition of the Raptors Republic Weekly Podcast, teeing up training camp just ahead of media day.
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Sep 23 2016
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Basketball, Guest Appearance, Podcast/Broadcasting

Podcast Appearance: Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball Podcast

Title: Podcast Appearance: Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball Podcast
Date: September 23, 2016
Original Source: Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball Podcast
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on Michael Gallagher’s Rotoworld Fantasy Basketball podcast, previewing the Toronto Raptors’ upcoming season with an eye toward individual performances.
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Sep 08 2016
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Basketball, Guest Appearance, Podcast/Broadcasting

Podcast Appearance: Dunc’d On

Title: Podcast Appearance: Dunc’d On
Date: September 8, 2016
Original Source: Dunc’d On with Nate Duncan
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on Nate Duncan’s Dunc’d On podcast, reviewing the Toronto Raptors’ offseason and teeing up their 2016-17 campaign.
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Sep 07 2016
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Basketball, Guest Appearance, Podcast/Broadcasting

Hoop Talks Live

Title: Hoop Talks Live
Date: September 7, 2016
Original Source: Hoop Talks Live
Synopsis: I made a guest speaking appearance on a panel at the latest Hoop Talks Live event, talking Warriors-Durant, potential labor unrest, and more.
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Sep 06 2016
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Basketball, Podcast/Broadcasting, Sportsnet

Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590

Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590
Date: September 6, 2016
Original Source: Sportsnet Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590 The Fan to discuss the Raptors’ offseason, their 2016-17 outlook, and the intrigue around the Warriors.
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Sep 03 2016
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Multi-Sport, Podcast/Broadcasting, theScore

Podcast Appearance: Sportsfeld

Title: Podcast Appearance: Sportsfeld
Date: September 3, 2016
Original Source: Sportsfeld
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on the excellent podcast Sportsfeld, discussing the Raptors’ offseason, the Jays’ playoff push, cereal, and a bunch more.
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Aug 16 2016
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Feature, Non-Sports, The On Deck Circle

What’s My Age Again? On a two-decade relationship with blink-182

My tenth grade girlfriend burnt my blink-182 t-shirt.

This, of course, sounds patently ridiculous. Not only is the idea of a broken-hearted 16-year-old setting an ex’s clothing aflame beyond cliché, it’s also just hard to imagine anyone deciding on a goofy-rabbitted blink-182 shirt, of all merchandise, to set fire to, even in effigy. Of all the angsty bands I have and continue to listen to, blink – particularly pre-self-titled blink – seems an ill-advised avatar. After all, who takes blink-182, a band that became unthinkably popular while refusing to take themselves as such, that seriously?

As it turns out, I do.

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Aug 15 2016
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Basketball, Podcast/Broadcasting, Raptors Republic

Raptors Weekly Podcast, Aug 15 – Olympic talk, and avoiding the treadmill

Title: Raptors Weekly Podcast, Aug 15 – Olympic talk, and avoiding the treadmill
Date: August 15, 2016
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I hosted the latest edition of the Raptors Republic Weekly Podcast, talking Olympic basketball (men’s and women’s) and discussing whether the Raptors are headed for the dreaded treadmill.
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