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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.
Redblacks take offensive lineman Mateas first overall in CFL draft
TORONTO – Alex Mateas began a historic run on offensive lineman Tuesday night at the CFL draft.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats acquire offensive lineman Bomben from Alouettes
HAMILTON – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats acquired offensive lineman Ryan Bomben from the Montreal Alouettes for two picks in the 2015 CFL draft Tuesday.
Brain analysis shows ex- hockey player Steve Montador had CTE, family to sue NHL
TORONTO – Researchers who autopsied the brain of former NHL defenceman Steve Montador have discovered he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, the progressively degenerative disease that’s been linked to repeated blows to the head.
Former CFL defensive lineman, McGill coach Ray Baillie dies at 80
EDMONTON – Former CFL defensive lineman Ray Baillie has died at the age of 80.
Winnipeg GM Walters entertaining a lot of trade talk leading up to CFL draft
Kyle Walters is a popular person these days.
Shaw Communications named the first-ever presenting sponsor of the Grey Cup
CALGARY – When the CFL championship game is played this November in Winnipeg, it will officially be known as “the Grey Cup presented by Shaw.”
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign former NFL player Jamaal Westerman to deal
It’s back to three downs and being a yard off the football for Jamaal Westerman.
CFL partners with U.S. digital network to broaden its appeal to millenials
TORONTO – Newly minted CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge says once younger Canadians are exposed to his league, they’ll be hooked. And he’s looking to a U.S.-based company that brands itself as the “millennial voice and destination for sports” to help lure the next generation of fans.
Edmonton Eskimos were a big success on and off the field last season
EDMONTON – The 2014 CFL season was a successful one, on and off the field, for the Edmonton Eskimos.
Former NFL receiver Austin Collie making the transition to Canadian football
SURREY, B.C. – Austin Collie recognizes the situation is a little strange. Despite having never suited up for a down of Canadian football, the former NFL receiver counts as a national player for the B.C. Lions.