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Calgary Stampeders re-sign kicking tandem of Rob Maver, Rene Paredes
CALGARY – The Calgary Stampeders got a head start on CFL free agency by re-signing…
Winnipeg Blue Bombers give GM Walters and coach O’Shea three-year extensions
WINNIPEG – Negotiations to extend the contracts of Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager Kyle Walters…
B.C. Lions release star LB Adam Bighill so he can pursue NFL opportunities
SURREY, B.C. – The B.C. Lions announced Friday they have released star linebacker Adam Bighill…
Pull up your socks! CFL fines players for dress code violations at Grey Cup
TORONTO – The Canadian Football League has fined 11 players from the Grey Cup champion…
Funeral arrangements set for CFL player Joe McKnight
NEW ORLEANS – Funeral arrangements have been scheduled for CFL player Joe McKnight, who was…
Olympic hurdler Phylicia George aiming for spot on Humphries’ bobsled crew
Phylicia George bounced around like a bobblehead on her first trip down the Whistler track,…
National concussion protocol to apply to amateur sport groups, minister says
OTTAWA – Professional sports leagues won’t be compelled to adopt national standards on identifying and…
Calgary Stampeders lead all clubs with nine players named to CFL all-star team
TORONTO – The Western Division champion Calgary Stampeders led all CFL teams with nine players…
Man arrested in CFL player’s death; sheriff defends probe
HARVEY, La. – The Louisiana man who fatally shot CFL player Joe McKnight during a…
Canada needs single protocol for handling concussions, former pro athletes say
OTTAWA – Hockey legend Ken Dryden laid down a challenge Tuesday to sports executives in…
B.C. Lions re-sign kick returner/running back Chris Rainey through 2018 season
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Lions have re-signed star kick returner and running back Chris Rainey…
Road rage ends in McKnight’s death; criticism of case looms
HARVEY, La. – A road rage incident possibly sparked by a driver cutting off another…
Toronto FC learns that success on the field can come at a cost off it
TORONTO – Success can come at a cost, as Toronto FC has learned. Celebrations over…
Sheriff: McKnight shooting was ‘road rage’; defends case
HARVEY, La. – The shooting death of a CFL player in a New Orleans suburb…
The Latest: McKnight’s Jets teammates remember him fondly
The Latest on the fatal shooting of Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Joe McKnight (all times…
Roughrider Joe McKnight killed in argument with motorist
Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Joe McKnight has been shot to death following an argument at…
Gridiron to the track: Canadian bobsled pilot Nick Poloniato turning heads
Nick Poloniato was so used to delivering blows on the football field that he never…
Toronto Argonauts sign defensive end Shawn Lemon to contract extension
TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts signed defensive end Shawn Lemon to a contract extension through…
Stampeders start an off-season of soul-searching in wake of Grey Cup loss
CALGARY – The Calgary Stampeders face a long winter thinking about the Grey Cup that…
Plane crashes that have claimed lives of athletes, coaches
Members of Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense were among 81 people on board a chartered aircraft…
All-Canadian showdown sets another record as Toronto, Montreal bid for MLS Cup final
TORONTO – Not since the heyday of the NASL has Canadian club soccer had such…
Toronto FC groundskeeper says BMO Field grass came out of Grey Cup in good shape
Toronto FC head groundskeeper Robert Heggie says Sunday’s Grey Cup should not leave any kind…
Redblacks GM Desjardins’ three-year-old prediction proven correct
Ottawa Redblacks general manager Marcel Desjardins was right. Desjardins surprised many at his first news…
Stampeders coach Dickenson likely to be second-guessed for key Grey Cup call
TORONTO – Calgary Stampeders rookie head coach Dave Dickenson pressed all the right buttons during…