The Toronto Raptors will begin the next season playing in Tampa, Fla., after their request to play home games in Toronto was denied by the federal government. WATCH | Raptors to begin season in Tampa:Raptors to start season in Tampa after Feds deny their request to play in Toronto Sports Video 1:56 CBC News' David Cochrane confirms that the Toronto Raptors will begin the next season playing in Tampa, Fla., after their request to play home games in Toronto was denied by the federal government. "Ultimately, the current public health situation facing Canadians, combined with the urgent need to determine where we will play means that we will begin our 2020-21 season in Tampa, Florida. "I'm sure I speak for everybody in the city of Toronto, we'll support the Raptors wherever they're playing because they're our Raptors," Toronto Mayor John Tory said Friday. Like the Raptors, the Blue Jays appealed to the provincial and federal governments to play at home but were denied.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2020 18:12 UTC