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CFL.ca will be previewing the 2021 season, breaking down special teams, defence and offence for all nine teams as they get set to hit the field. Shannon Vizniowski/CFL.ca Like all things Argo in 2021, the special teams unit is chock full of new faces and that means lots of possibilities. Well, outside of the long

I’m writing something positive about Toronto and you can’t stop me. (Please keep reading!) This city just saw the Maple Leafs overtake the 1985 Toronto Blue Jays for the title of greatest choke job in Toronto post-season history. I fully understand the joy the rest of the nation must have felt watching the Leafs blow

The signs are seemingly so positive everywhere around us, even if Manitoba is in a tough spot in fighting the third wave of this damn global pandemic. So – as tough as it can be to swallow right now – it remains all about vigilance, about caring for yourself and those around you, and about

CFL.ca will be previewing the 2021 season, breaking down special teams, defence and offence for all nine teams as they get set to hit the field. Arthur Ward/CFL.ca The Saskatchewan Roughriders need their special teams to be a little more special in 2021. There were some highs, like Jon Ryan leading the league in punting

HAMILTON — For the first time in its program’s history, the McMaster Marauders football team has established two apprenticeship coaching positions targeted specifically for women to encourage and increase diversity among the sport’s coaching ranks. The program is designed to identify and support two women, gender non-binary, or two spirit individuals, who have completed at

CFL fans know firsthand that things can get heated when Winnipeg and Montreal get together. The Blue Bombers and Alouettes had a classic encounter in 2019, with Vernon Adams Jr. leading his Als past Willie Jefferson and the Bombers for an ultra-dramatic 38-37 win. Runs were made, tensions ran high and a great mini-rivalry was

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have signed American DB Chris Edwards, the team announced on Wednesday. Edwards, 28, spent 2020 with the San Francisco 49ers after signing with the NFL club in January that year and saw action in a Week 12 game vs. the Los Angeles Rams. RELATED» Edmonton officially announces team name as Elks» Landry:

If there’s one thing you can count on, it’s the unpredictability of people. The Edmonton Elks unveiled themselves to the CFL and the world on Tuesday and after years of watching the name change debate unfold on social media, I’ll admit that I was on the nervous side as the clock ticked down to the

EDMONTON — Edmonton officially announced on Tuesday that the team will be known as the Edmonton Elks. Along with the new name, the team also revealed its new logo. Almost a year ago on July 21, 2020, Edmonton discontinued the use of their former name and set out on finding a new one. In November

June is Pride Month and the CFL is celebrating! This month is a chance for everyone to support and celebrate LGBTQ2S+ community. Happy #PrideMonth2021 from the CFL! Let’s stand together to support, celebrate, and embrace the LGBTQ2S+ community this month, and every month. Never apologize for being you🌈 pic.twitter.com/HIeNppsePO — CFL (@CFL) June 1, 2021

TORONTO – U SPORTS announced Monday new football eligibility policies after undergoing a review of the previous Maximum Years (or “age cap”) regulation. Following consultation with a number of internal and external resources, including football’s Sport Technical Sub-Committee (STSC), an expansion of the sport’s current Participation Rules for Competition Outside of Post-Secondary Sport will be

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed two members of its 2021 CFL Draft class, defensive lineman Alain Cimankinda and offensive lineman Logan Bandy, the team announced on Monday. Cimankinda (6’1-245lbs) was selected in the fourth round, 35th overall in the CFL Draft. He spent three seasons with the Guelph Gryphons, finishing 2019 as a

As we sit here on the final day of May, I’m feeling more optimistic than I have at any point since, well, March 2020. As a nation, we’re approaching 24 million vaccine doses administered and coast-to-coast provinces are announcing guidelines for a return to normal this summer. That wouldn’t be complete without the Canadian Football

TORONTO — The CFL issued the following statement on Sunday evening: The Canadian Football League and its clubs join with all those honouring and remembering the memory of the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were recently found at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia. The suffering of their families – and

TORONTO — It’s been a long, long off-season for Vernon Adams Jr. It’s been over a year since he and his Montreal Alouettes were eliminated in the Eastern Semi-Final and, not unlike the rest of the players around the league, the quarterback just wants to get back on the field. With the league announcing a

Defence may not necessarily win championships, as the old cliche goes, but without it, you certainly won’t come close to tasting that victory champagne. Rick Campbell knows all about that. Upon entering the open market following his departure from Ottawa REDBLACKS in November 2020, Campbell had some options for a quick coaching return. The opening with the

EDMONTON — While Winnipeg and Saskatchewan receive top billing as contenders for the always-competitive West — and Edmonton last, according to the way too early power rankings — there are plenty of reasons the Edmonton Football Club could flip the script in 2021. The list starts with one of the CFL’s most accurate passers in

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced Friday that the team has re-signed national offensive lineman Mike Filer. The current longest-serving member of the Tiger-Cats returns for his ninth season and 10th year with the team in 2021. Filer, 31, became a free agent in February of 2021. RELATED» Bio: Mike Filer by the numbers» Is anything possible