Football (CFL)

TORONTO — Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Dru Brown and tackle Christian Covington of the B.C. Lions were the top offensive and defesive players in the CFL honour roll Tuesday. Brown captured top offensive honours with a grade of 86.

TORONTO — The defending Vanier Cup champion Montreal Carabins topped the first Canadian university football rankings list of the 2024-25 season.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will honour the franchise's all-time leading rusher next month.

MONTREAL — Cody Fajardo and the Montreal Alouettes looked out of sync with a 17-6 halftime deficit against the Edmonton Elks on Sunday night, but head coach Jason Maas wasn’t sweating it.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks earned a hard-fought 34-27 victory over the B.C. Lions on Saturday night, but the win was bittersweet.

MONTREAL — The league-leading Montreal Alouettes are getting even better on Sunday. Grey Cup MVP Cody Fajardo returns as Montreal’s starting quarterback against the Edmonton Elks at Molson Stadium after missing four games with a hamstring injury.

WINNIPEG — Kenny Lawler believes determination and desire pushed the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 26-23 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday. “Basically, it came down to who wanted it more, what’s in your heart,” Lawler said.

OTTAWA — On paper the Ottawa Redblacks and B.C. Lions appear to be headed in opposite directions. The Redblacks (6-2-1) are undefeated in their last five games, while the Lions (5-5-0) are mired in a four-game losing streak.

TORONTO — On a night of missed opportunities, fittingly an errant field-goal try made Chad Kelly's season debut a winning one.

WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira wants to extinguish any spark the Hamilton Tiger-Cats might get from a coaching change.