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Argos end long drought against Alouettes
Chad Owens caught two touchdown passes while Ryan Christian returned a kickoff a club-record 110 yards for another as the surprising Toronto Argonauts stunned the visiting Montreal Alouettes 37-22 on Saturday night.
Mixed martial arts coming to Ontario
Coming soon to an Ontario town near you � live mixed martial arts.
The Dalton McGuinty government will officially sanction and regulate the wildly popular MMA, allowing matches to be fought within the province�s boundaries.
Great 1st half gives Tiger-Cats 39-28 win
Kevin Glenn threw three touchdowns in the first half and Marcus Thigpen ran in another, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats held back the Blue Bombers in the second half to win 39-28 in Winnipeg on Friday night.
Bombers look to Pierce to solve Ticats
It remains to be seen how long Buck Pierce can hold up this time, but his return under centre against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a dose of good news as they face — you guessed it, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Riders send Lions to 6th straight loss
Quarterback Darian Durant and running back Wes Cates rushed for two touchdowns apiece to lead the hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders to a 37-13 win over the winless-in-six B.C. Lions on Thursday night.
Lions' Jarious Jackson to start vs. Roughriders
Wally Buono has seen enough. With his team struggling at the bottom of the CFL's West Division with a 1-5 record, the Lions coach will hand the ball to quarterback Jarious Jackson when B.C. visits the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina Thursday night.
Little league players brawl after game in Saint John
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Heckling by members of a team from Quebec sitting in the stands at the Canadian Senior Little League Championships escalated into a brawl Thursday with players on the host team from Saint John, N.B., police said.
CFL commissioner backs Ticats in stadium dispute
CFL commissioner Mark Cohon has Bob Young's back. Cohon threw his support behind the Ticats owner on Wednesday, one day after Hamilton city council voted to build a new downtown stadium for the 2015 Pan Am Games at a site the club opposed.
CIS, CFL announces new anti-doping tests for football
Two months after the University of Waterloo suspended its entire football program due to a steroid scandal, Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced new drug-testing measures in conjunction with the CFL and the Canadian Centre for Ethics and Sports.
Ticats have no interest in playing @ West Harbour
A day after Hamilton city council voted to build a new stadium for the 2015 Pan Am Games at a West Harbour site that the Tiger-Cats opposed, the CFL team has said that they are not willing to talk to the city about playing games at that site.
Former world champion found dead
Former world 400 metres champion Antonio Pettigrew has been found dead, and authorities are reportedly unsure if his death was accidental or a suicide.
NBA - London to host two NBA games
The NBA will play two regular season games in London next March, part of a push to bring professional basketball to the city before it hosts the 2012 Olympics.
Kovy contract rejected
The NHLPA's grievance against the NHL's rejection of the Ilya Kovalchuk contract has been denied, Sportsnet has learned, meaning the Russian sniper once again becomes an unrestricted free agent.
Lions can't solve Stampeders
Henry Burris threw a pair of touchdown passes as the Calgary Stampeders heaped more misery on the B.C. Lions with a 27-22 victory Saturday night.
Bombers picked apart by Glenn, Bruce
Hamilton converted a huge turnover into the go-ahead touchdown pass with just under seven minutes left in a 29-22 home victory Saturday over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Boyd, Lemon lead Argos to road win
Cory Boyd celebrated his birthday with three touchdowns, including a second-effort plunge with 22 seconds left, to help the Toronto Argonauts to a 29-28 road win Friday over the Edmonton Eskimos.
Alouettes hold off Saskatchewan
The Montreal Alouettes avenged their only loss of the season by topping the Saskatchewan Roughriders with a 30-26 home win Friday.
Riders, Als clash in Canada Day rematch
What will the Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders do for an encore?
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2010/08/06/sp-riders-als.html#ixzz0vqNgNZdP
Eskimos get 1st win of season
Ricky Ray and Andre Talbot helped the Edmonton Eskimos narrowly avoid another disaster on Friday, hooking up for a late touchdown in a 28-25 win over the B.C. Lions
Eskimos seeking 1st win, job security
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation could see a spike in Pro Line picks Friday given the over-under listing of 53.5 for the Lions-Eskimos CFL game.
Saskatchewan takes Bon Jovi up on offer
Playing before 35,000 fans inside the CFL team�s home stadium on Wednesday, the American rocker donned a Roughriders hat for his band�s final bow, made a reference to being �in Rider country� and, during back-to-back versions of a new tune called
Canucks lock up Raymond for 2 more years
The Vancouver Canucks re-signed forward Mason Raymond on Monday, avoiding arbitration with the winger by giving him a hefty pay raise in a two-year deal worth $5.1 million US.
Stewart wins Canada's 1st medal in Moncton
A long jumper from London, Ont., has claimed Canada's first medal of the 2010 IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships — and it came in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night.
Lions QB Lulay gets the call
Quarterback Casey Printers will miss Friday's game versus the Toronto Argonauts with a knee injury, and Travis Lulay will start in his place
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2010/07/21/sp-lulay-lions.html#ixzz0uQCTVxPY
Report: NHL voids Kovalchuk deal
The NHL has rejected Ilya Kovalchuk's 17-year, $102 million contract with the New Jersey Devils on grounds that it circumvents the league's salary cap.
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