Football (CFL)

HAMILTON — Surrounded by a circle of reporters in the wake of Sunday's gut-wrenching Grey Cup loss, Brady Oliveira tried to share how he felt. The words wouldn't come out.

HAMILTON — Cody Fajardo was named the Grey Cup's most valuable player after leading the Montreal Alouettes to a 28-24 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday.

HAMILTON — Green Day rocked the Grey Cup on Sunday with a powerful four-song mini-set complete with fireworks and audience participation.

HAMILTON — General manager Danny Maciocia's fingerprints are all over the Montreal Alouettes' unlikely Grey Cup run.

Hamilton has been blessed with sunshine and mild weather in the buildup to Sunday's Grey Cup, save for Friday which came with clouds and coolish temperatures.

HAMILTON — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are determined to give linebacker Adam Bighill and receiver Dalton Schoen every possible chance to play in the Grey Cup.

HAMILTON — Brady Oliveira will be a key figure Sunday. The five-foot-10, 222-pound running back ran for a league-best 1,534 yards in capturing the CFL's top Canadian award.

HAMILTON — The Montreal Alouettes go into the 110th Grey Cup on a seven-game win streak, having dispatching league-leading Toronto in convincing fashion in the East final.

HAMILTON — Willie Jefferson believes that he and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' defensive front can win the Grey Cup in the game's first quarter.

HAMILTON — Quarterback Chad Kelly, the CFL's outstanding player, was among seven Toronto Argonauts named to the CFL Players' Association's all-star squad. The B.C. Lions also had seven players named to the team.