Title: Chasing A Dream: The Carl English Story
Date: November 29, 2019
Original Source: Flanker Press
Synopsis: I wrote a book! I helped Canadian basketball legend Carl English tell the story of his life and his career as co-author of his autobiography.
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Title: Raptors Reporter at The Athletic
Date: September 24, 2018 (but really October 18, 2016)
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: After two years of freelancing for The Athletic regularly, I joined them full-time and exclusively for the 2018-19 season. I’ll be primarily covering the Toronto Raptors, filling in any coverage gaps with the Blue Jays, Wolfpack, or Canada Basketball as well. You can find my archive from The Athletic here.
Title: Freelance Sportswriter & Podcast Host
Date: March 15, 2007
Original Source: All over the place
Synopsis: You could previously find me all over the place, and I’d post a link to everything on BlakeMurphy.com except for my Raptors Republic and Rotographs work. Since signing with The Athletic full-time, the bulk of my work will be found there, with only occasional, non-basketball content showing up elsewhere.
I also host the Raptors Reasonablists podcast at The Athletic and co-host of the music podcast Columbia House Party.
The Athletic
Sportsnet
Vice Sports and Vice Sports Canada
Various TV/Radio/Podcast outlets
Fangraphs
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Title: Columbia House Party: 52. N.E.R.D – Fly or Die (2004)
Date: October 26, 2020
Original Source: Columbia House Party
Synopsis: In the 52nd episode of Columbia House Party, we’re joined by Densil McFarlane of The OBGMs to discuss N.E.R.D.’s Fly or Die.
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Title: Raptors player tiers: What our Top-125 list suggests about Toronto for 2021
Date: October 24, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at our site’s NBA Player Tiers project and what the results say about the Raptors. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors draft refresh: Approaching a tough-to-mock, balanced NBA Draft
Date: October 23, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I refreshed some of our earlier 2020 NBA Draft analysis as we prepare to Raptor-ize a big board before Nov. 18. Read an excerpt!
Title: Columbia House Party: Singles: Machine Gun Kelly ft. Halsey – forget me too
Original Source: Columbia House Party
Synopsis: In the latest mini-episode of Columbia House Party, we look at Machine Gun Kelly’s turn to pop-punk.
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Title: Video Appearance: Pardon the Corruption: Free Agents, Bridge Year, Giannis Plan B
Date: October 23, 2020
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I ran it back to my old home at Raptors Republic for video podcast discussing all things Raptors offseason.
Title: Radio Appearance: 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis
Date: October 22, 2020
Original Source: 107.5 The Fan
Synopsis: I appeared on 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis to discuss the Pacers hiring of Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren.
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Title: Podcast Appearance: Sportsfeld
Date: October 22, 2020
Original Source: Sportsfeld
Synopsis: I joined the latest episode of the excellent podcast Sportsfeld, discussing the Raptors but mostly just life, a friend moving out of Toronto, and the 519.
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Title: Raptors embracing NBA draft process uncertainty: ‘Trusting in our gut feeling’
Date: October 21, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about how the pre-draft process has changed for the Raptors in the pandemic. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors Projections: Terence Davis, Kyle Lowry, free agent decisions and more
Date: October 21, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I took a look at how Terence Davis, Kyle Lowry and the rest of the Raptors project for 2020-21. Read an excerpt!
Title: Podcast Appearance: The Faedaway
Date: October 20, 2020
Original Source: The Faedaway
Synopsis: I joined the latest edition of The Faedaway podcast discussing my career path and the Raptors offseason ahead.
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