Football (CFL)

CALGARY — Demerio Houston did his part and then watched as Rene Paredes emerged as the overtime hero.

The Edmonton Elks took receiver Zach Mathis in the CFL supplemental draft Saturday. Edmonton gave up a 2025 first-round pick for the six-foot-seven, 203-pound North Dakota State University player who recently completed his Canadian citizenship.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks and Hamilton Tiger-Cats will both be looking to break some ugly streaks when they square off Sunday night at TD Place. Ottawa has struggled mightily against division rivals of late.

It's been a whirlwind of late for Pepe Gonzalez. The 19-year-old quarterback is preparing for his third football game in eight days but the biggest one of his young career.

TORONTO — A little trickery and nerves of steel from head coach Jason Maas earned the Montreal Alouettes a record-setting victory Friday night.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders won’t take the Winnipeg Blue Bombers lightly when the two teams play at McMahon Stadium on Saturday night.

VANCOUVER — Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. says winning doesn’t need to be so hard for the B.C. Lions.

TORONTO — They haven't surpassed the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as Toronto's chief nemesis but Wynton McManis sees a healthy rivalry developing between the Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes.

EDMONTON — Canada will chase a third straight world junior football title.

VANCOUVER — Head coach Rich Campbell was confident Vernon Adams Jr. will start against the Edmonton Eskimos, but the B.C. Lions quarterback was a little more guarded about his health.