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Bo Levi Mitchell’s brother Cory tries out at receiver for Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY – Calgary Stampeder quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell has a familiar target at training camp. Older brother Cory is among the receivers invited to try out for the defending Grey Cup champions.
Durant physically ready for Roughriders season, needs to catch up mentally
SASKATOON – Darian Durant has declared his surgically repaired right elbow 100 per cent healthy.
Argos slotback Durie feeling good after injury-plagued 2014 season
TORONTO – It was a rather dubious start to training camp for the Toronto Argonauts’ offence but with an important silver lining.
Blue Bombers ink veteran long snapper Chad Rempel and receiver Mike Willie
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced on Saturday the additions of veteran long snapper Chad Rempel and receiver Mike Willie.
Edmonton Eskimos extend head coach Chris Jones through 2016 season
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Eskimos announced on Saturday the contract extension of head coach Chris Jones for the 2016 season.
CFL extends its broadcast agreement with TSN and RDS by three more years
TORONTO – TSN and RDS have extended their broadcast agreement with the CFL by three years through the 2021 season.
CFL clubs begin preparing for 2015 season with start of training camps Sunday
History has shown winning the Grey Cup is no easy task, but it’s nowhere near as challenging as trying to hold on to it.
Son of Lions’ Grey Cup winner looking to make impression ahead of training camp
SURREY, B.C. – Maxx Forde was in the building when the B.C. Lions hoisted the 1994 Grey Cup. He just doesn’t remember much of the game.
Burke: Michael Sam signing with Alouettes a historic moment in pro sport
CALGARY – Brian Burke believes the Montreal Alouettes signing football’s first openly gay player is a tipping point in pro sport.
Michael Sam says he has responsibility to help others struggling with sexuality
MONTREAL – While Michael Sam would prefer to be just another football player, he knows there is a unique responsibility that comes with being the first openly gay athlete in the CFL and one of only a tiny minority in North America’s major professional leagues.
Rodgers won’t attend B.C. Lions’ camp, doesn’t plan to play football in 2015
VANCOUVER – Jordan Rodgers’ career with the B.C. Lions is over before it started.
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign 2015 first-round pick Nic Demski
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced on Monday that national wide receiver Nic Demski has signed with the team.
Italian star Sebastian Giovinco puts on a show in Toronto FC win over Portland
TORONTO – Drake and Weezy provided the locker-room soundtrack from a boombox. A few super-sized Budweiser cans lay on their floor, their job done.
Toronto FC unfazed at sharing BMO Field home with CFL Argonauts
TORONTO – Sharing BMO Field with the CFL Argonauts doesn’t seem to faze Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley and coach Greg Vanney.
Montreal Alouettes sign openly gay defensive end Michael Sam
The Montreal Alouettes signed Michael Sam because they believe he can be a star rush end in the Canadian Football League. His sexuality is a non-issue, as far as general manager Jim Popp is concerned.
Bell, MLSE chairman Tanenbaum announce purchase of CFL’s Argonauts
TORONTO – Sixty-five years after watching his first Toronto Argonauts game, Larry Tanenbaum is taking the storied franchise back home.
Maple Leafs get ‘big whale,’ win sweepstakes for coach Mike Babcock
TORONTO – Brendan Shanahan and the Toronto Maple Leafs swung for the fences and landed the biggest free agent of the NHL off-season.
MLSE boss says converting BMO Field for football won’t impact soccer conditions
TORONTO – In showing a reporter around newly renovated BMO Field recently, MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke headed straight to the centre of the soccer field.
Sources confirm sale of Argos to Bell and MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum
TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts have found a new home and owner.
Alouettes lineman Khalif Mitchell apologizes for Holocaust denial tweets
MONTREAL – Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman Khalif Mitchell apologized Friday for inappropriate posts on Twitter, including a link to a Holocaust denial video.
Argonauts defensive co-ordinator Burke resigns, Creehan to take over
TORONTO – Toronto Argonauts head coach Scott Milanovich has spent the last few weeks preparing a succession plan in case defensive co-ordinator Tim Burke decided he wouldn’t return for the 2015 season.
Manitoba NDP welcomes any auditor general probe into construction of stadium
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s governing NDP says it would welcome an investigation by the auditor general into the construction of Winnipeg’s CFL stadium amid allegations it was rushed, poorly planned and overbudget.
CFL, Alouettes fine defensive lineman Mitchell for holocaust denial tweets
MONTREAL – Defensive lineman Khalif Mitchell has been fined undisclosed amounts by the Canadian Football League and the Montreal Alouettes for inappropriate posts on Twitter, including a link to a holocaust denial video.
Montreal Alouettes take Canadian quarterback Brandon Bridge in CFL draft
TORONTO – Quarteback Brandon Bridge’s talent was too much for Jim Popp to pass up.