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CFL: Blue Bombers Host Stampeders as Week 3 Gets Under Way

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Thursday night sees the Winnipeg Blue Bombers play host to the Calgary Stampeders. With the Bombers looking to maintain their perfect record, Al Dannity breaks down this big game and the rest of the weekend’s CFL action. Defense could be decisive To say Calgary made hard work of the B.C. Lions last week would be...

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CFL: Lions Look for First Win Against Visiting Tiger Cats

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Ticats finally got off the mark last week and now they hit the road to take on the winless wonders of the B.C. Lions. Can Hamilton move to 2-2 or will the Lions finally snap their streak? Al Dannity breaks down Friday’s big game and the rest if the weekend’s CFL action. Lions can’t...

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CFL Point Spreads Week 7: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The 2017 CFL season has been compelling in terms of close games every week – at least until Week 6. Three of the four games were decided by at least 11 points and one was a blowout for the ages. Here’s a glance at the Week 7 games with Sports Interaction’s CFL odds. Calgary Stampeders...

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CFL Point Spreads Week 6: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: July 26, 2017

Week 5 was an unusual one in the CFL regular season with five games. Home teams were 4-1 straight up and 3-2 against the spread. It’s back to a normal four-game slate for Week 6. Here’s a glance at the games with Sports Interaction odds. Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers When: Thursday, 8:30 p.m....

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CFL Point Spreads Week 5: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: July 18, 2017

Yes, Ottawa was the Grey Cup champion in 2016, but the West Division was clearly superior to the East and that appears to be the case again thus far this season as every East team already has at least two losses. Only one West club does. Here’s a glance at the CFL Week 5 odds...

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CFL Point Spreads Week 4: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: July 11, 2017

We are three weeks into the 2017 CFL regular season and only two teams are without a loss: Calgary and Edmonton. They just so happen to be the two Grey Cup favourites as well with the Stampeders at +250 and the Eskimos at +400. Here’s a glance at the Week 4 games with Sports Interaction’s...

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CFL Point Spreads Week 3: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: July 4, 2017

Most casual bettors, regardless of sport, tend to lean on the favourites. They figure that the sportsbooks must know something they don’t by favouring one team over another. That’s certainly not always the case as has been proven by the first two weeks of the CFL season where underdogs have covered all eight games. Here’s...

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CFL Point Spreads Week 2: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: June 27, 2017

Terrific opening weekend in the CFL with three games decided by three points or fewer. The lone road team to win was Edmonton at BC, but the Eskimos had a big injury as well. Here’s a glance at the Week 2 games with Sports Interaction odds. Ottawa Redblacks at Calgary Stampeders When: Thursday, 9 p.m....

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CFL Point Spreads Week 1: Best Football Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: June 20, 2017

Welcome back, football odds and point spreads! While the 2017 NFL regular season is still about 80 days from starting, the CFL campaign kicks off around Canada this weekend. CFL Betting Odds Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes When: Thursday, 7:30 p.m. ET Spread: Alouettes -6.5 Total:  50.5 Both franchises missed the playoffs in 2016 with...

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What would CFL at BMO Field mean for Toronto FC?

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: September 6, 2013

With news that MLSE is considering buying the Argos, Al Dannity examines what such a move would mean for BMO Field’s current residents. Toronto FC fans are a tolerant bunch. They have yet to see the Reds field a team remotely capable of success, the worst start of any expansion franchise in North American sports,...

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Will Ricky Ray’s shoulder injury sink the Toronto Argonauts?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: August 29, 2013

Just when it looked like it couldn’t get much better for Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray it suddenly got much, much worse. Ray, in the middle of what could have been a Most Outstanding Player season, will now miss up to six weeks with a shoulder injury. Ray tore his Teres Major muscle on the...

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Former Detroit Lions WR Mike Williams Signs with CFL’s Argonauts

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: May 24, 2013

It’s been a long fall for Mike Williams, one that appeared to be over when he had a mini-resurgence in Seattle. Al Dannity reports on how the former Matt Millen bust is looking for a fresh start with the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts. That was…unexpected. The Mike Williams story is one that began brightly, flamed out...

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New Argo Khalif Mitchell Says he won’t Report to Toronto

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 12, 2013

The Toronto Argonauts thought they made a major splash this offseason by acquiring defensive end Khalif Mitchell from the B.C. Lions, but that move that sent his rights to Toronto on April 2 has hit a major snag. Mitchell said Thursday that he wouldn’t report to the Argos. “I’m not going to Toronto,” Mitchell told...

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CFL: Khalif Mitchell Brings Veteran Talent to Argonauts

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: April 3, 2013

The Argonauts made a big move to reload the defence that guided them to Grey Cup glory last year by acquiring Khalif Mitchell from the B.C. Lions. Al Dannity however says this is far from a home-run signing. The upsides to Khalif Mitchell are obvious. The former East Carolina stand-out has the size of a...

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Stampeders at Argonauts: Grey Cup Preview and Result

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 20, 2012

Calgary Stampeders at Toronto Argonauts: Grey Cup Game Results and Score The Toronto Argos won the 100th Grey Cup Sunday, downing Calgary 35-22. The Toronto Argonauts have had their sights set on playing in the CFL’s 100th Grey Cup game in front of their home fans for a long time. On Sunday, they’ll host the...

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Argonauts vs. Alouettes: CFL Preview and Result

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 15, 2012

Argonauts vs. Alouettes: Game Results and Score The Toronto Argonauts picked up a 27-20 win over the Montreal Alouettes at Olympic Stadium to advance to the 100th CFL Grey Cup. Make Some Noise The Toronto Argonauts know they’ll be playing in front of a hostile crowd Sunday in Montreal and are doing everything they can...

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CFL Most Outstanding Player: Jon Cornish vs. Chad Owens

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 9, 2012

The CFL has named Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish and Toronto Argonauts wideout/kick returner Chad Owens as the finalists for this season’s Most Outstanding Player award. The winner will be announced on Nov. 22 in Toronto and it could be a tight race. Jon Cornish Cornish broke a 56-year-old season rushing record for a...

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Eskimos Face Big Questions Before Semi-Final in Toronto

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: November 6, 2012

Since the Edmonton Eskimos shocked the CFL by firing general manager Eric Tillman just after the end of the regular season a few days ago, the other guessing game has revolved around the key on-field personnel for Sunday’s Eastern semi-final — specifically, who would take the snaps from centre and what the offensive backfield would...

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Argos to Rest QB Ricky Ray Against Hamilton

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 31, 2012

The last thing the Toronto Argonauts wanted was to watch their starting quarterback Ricky Ray suffer another injury in a meaningless Week 18 game. The team announced Ray would be on the sidelines Thursday, while backup Jarious Jackson gets the call as the Argos host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Not Worth the Risk If the Argos...

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Edmonton Eskimos Release Tailback Cory Boyd

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: October 11, 2012

For the second time this season, Cory Boyd finds himself without a job. Mere weeks after being picked up by the Edmonton Eskimos after getting his walking papers from the Toronto Argonauts, the onetime leading rusher in the CFL is on the outside looking in once again after being released on Thursday along with defensive...