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Former CFL player Brendon LaBatte rolls stock car in Saskatchewan race
3Down Staff - 2025-07-08
Former CFL player Brandon LaBatte was involved in a rollover on Monday while racing a stock car in his home province of Saskatchewan. He walked away from the accident under his own power. The 38-year-old flipped his vehicle multiple times on a turn at the Estevan Motor Speedway, which is located a little over 200 […]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ DL Julian Howsare named CFL’s top performer for Week 5 by PFF
3Down Staff - 2025-07-08
Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ defensive lineman Julian Howsare has been named the CFL’s top performer for Week 5, according to Pro Football Focus (PFF). The 32-year-old native of Altoona, Pa. played 49 defensive snaps in his team’s 51-38 win over the Toronto Argonauts, recording one defensive tackle, one pass knockdown, and one sack. He was given an […]
Green Cast: Ask John Anything 5
3Down Staff - 2025-07-08
This week on the 3Down Green Cast for Pile O’ Bones Brewing and Lucky Bastard Distillers, it’s the Riders first bye week edition of Ask John Anything! John Fraser is asked questions about sandwiches, sports logos, sports broadcasting, rankings of Wilson’s and much more. Powered by RedCircle
Something’s gotta give: Ottawa Redblacks superstars come up short (& 11 other thoughts on losing to the Elks)
Santino Filoso - 2025-07-07
In what has become a troubling trend, Sunday night’s affair featured another start slow, questionable coaching decisions, and costly penalties as the Ottawa Redblacks fell to the previously winless Edmonton Elks by a score of 39-33 at Commonwealth Stadium. Here are all my thoughts on the game. 1) For the first time since Week 1, […]
Samuel Emilus, Shawn Bane Jr. return to practice with Saskatchewan Roughriders
3Down Staff - 2025-07-07
The Saskatchewan Roughriders got two receivers back at practice on Monday as Samuel Emilus and Shawn Bane Jr. were both limited participants. Emilus has missed the team’s last two games due to a foot injury. He caught 12 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown over the club’s first two outings and has since been […]
3DownNation CFL power rankings: Calgary Stampeders bowl their way up the charts
3Down Staff - 2025-07-07
Week 5 of the 2025 CFL season is officially in the books and we have a new number one team for the second week in a row. The Blue Bombers’ fall from the ranks of the unbeaten leaves a prairie rival to take over the top spot despite not playing this week. However, it is […]
Justin Rankin runs Edmonton Elks to win over Redblacks (& five other thoughts)
Andrew Hoskins - 2025-07-07
The Edmonton Elks scored touchdowns on their first two drives of the game on Sunday and held off the Ottawa Redblacks for a 39-33 win at Commonwealth Stadium. The Gatorade came out for first-year head coach Mark Kilam with 11 seconds left and fans left happy for the first time this season. Here are my […]
3DownNation Podcast: Lions and Alouettes brawl, Stampeders and Elks win, CFL publicizes neg lists
3Down Staff - 2025-07-07
John Hodge and JC Abbott discuss the B.C. Lions and Montreal Alouettes engaging in a postgame brawl, the Calgary Stampeders getting a huge win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Redblacks falling to 1-4, a three-game slate coming up in Week 6, Shawn Lemon’s potential reinstatement, and the CFL permanently publicizing […]
Calgary Stampeders release veteran DL Cedric Wilcots II
3Down Staff - 2025-07-07
The Calgary Stampeders have released veteran defensive lineman Cedric Wilcots II. The six-foot-three, 249-pound defender dressed in a depth role in Week 1 and Week 3 but didn’t register any statistics. He was moved to the practice roster in Week 2 and was a healthy scratch in Week 5 when the Stampeders defeated the Winnipeg […]
UBC Thunderbirds land commitment from top-ranked Canadian QB, NCAA Division I transfer Drew Viotto
JC Abbott - 2025-07-07
The University of British Columbia may have just landed the next Michael O’Connor. On Saturday, the school announced the commitment of quarterback Drew Viotto, a consensus three-star high school recruit who spent time with three major NCAA programs. The native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., returns to his home country after originally leaving in the […]