Raptors sign first-round draft pick

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors signed their first-round draft pick Terrence Ross, the club announced Tuesday.

The guard from University of Washington signed a rookie two-year contract, with two team option years to follow.

The six-foot-seven, 197-pound Ross was selected by Toronto with the eighth overall pick in this year’s draft. He averaged 16.4 points and 6.4 rebounds in his second and final season with the Huskies.

The Raptors open their five-game NBA Summer League schedule on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas on Friday against the Houston Rockets.

this week

• Warrants issued for suspects in carjacking near Blackfalds • May-17-2013
• Man faces multiple charges following Tuesday standoff • May-15-2013
• Remains identified as those of Rocky man • May-17-2013
• Woman dies in Saturday rollover • May-20-2013
• RCMP charge two more men with murder • May-17-2013
• Man stabbed in Red Deer apartment • May-17-2013
• Police squad targets local organized crime • May-16-2013
• Zombie movie a brainy idea • May-17-2013
• Developer to compensate for mistakenly downing trees • May-16-2013
• Black knot fungus deforming Red Deer trees • May-16-2013

last week

• SLIDESHOW — Red Deer standoff ends peacefully • May-14-2013
• Red Deer College suspends 6 programs, cuts 32 jobs • May-09-2013
• Man crosses river to save woman • May-09-2013
• Tower plunge victim named • May-08-2013
• Flames force evacuations • May-13-2013
• Diversified Glycol Services warehouse destroyed by fire • May-08-2013
• Shoppers flock to Target • May-07-2013
• Worker falls to death from wireless tower • May-08-2013
• Police probe homicide • May-07-2013
• Camera captures thievery • May-10-2013

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