Football (CFL)

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.

HAMILTON — Receivers Nic Demski and Rasheed Bailey participated in limited practice for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday. The pair missed Winnipeg's first two practices at Tim Hortons Field ahead of Sunday's Grey Cup.

HAMILTON — Zach Collaros won a Grey Cup ring in his first CFL season. He also watched that game from the press box as the Toronto Argonauts' third-string quarterback. Things have changed a great deal in the 11 years since.

HAMILTON — The Montreal Alouettes like their tunes, with loudspeakers blaring during practice. On Friday, Tim Hortons Field reverberated to the likes of the Notorious B.I.G.

HAMILTON — Cody Fajardo has been smiling all week.

HAMILTON — It's been a kinder, calmer Jason Maas. The fiery Montreal Alouettes head coach has been on his best behaviour this season.