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Ottawa Redblacks let Alouettes make themselves at home (& nine other thoughts)
Santino Filoso - 2025-10-19
Youâll have to forgive the Montreal Alouettes for feeling like they were the home team on Saturday afternoon. For the second time this season, OSEG had set up tailgating on the lawn right beside the stadium — just as Montreal does for all of their home games at Percival Molson. Alouettes fans also packed the […]
Around U Sports: Laurier, Laval win heavyweight games over Western, Montreal
John Hodge - 2025-10-19
The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks and Laval Rouge et Or got rivalry wins this weekend as we rapidly approach the end of the U Sports regular season in Canada West, the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), and Atlantic University Sport (AUS). Meanwhile, in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA), the playoffs are set to […]
Ugly year sees uglier end as Toronto Argonauts lose season finale in blowout (& seven other thoughts)
Griff Bordignon - 2025-10-19
The Toronto Argonauts got blown out by the Calgary Stampeders by a score of 44-13 in the team’s final game of the 2025 season. Here are my thoughts on the game. Not going out in style Finishing their 2025 season with a 5â13 record, the Argonauts, who, even at their worst, often managed to stay […]
Nathan Rourke runs rampant as B.C. Lions humanely euthanize Elks (& 12 other thoughts)
JC Abbott - 2025-10-18
The B.C. Lions pushed through some early doldrums to continue their dominance over the Edmonton Elks on Friday night in Vancouver, officially eliminating their opponent from playoff contention with an emphatic 37-24 victory. Here are my thoughts on the game. Mercy kill Conventional sporting wisdom suggests that there is nothing more dangerous than a team […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders somehow only lose by one to Winnipeg (& nine other thoughts)
Peter Klein - 2025-10-18
Of all the games the Saskatchewan Roughriders have played, that was definitely the most recent one. The Green and White fell to Winnipeg 17-16 in a contest that, unless you were directly involved, you will never think about again. Here are the rest of my thoughts on whatever that was. This sucked (and that’s OK) […]
Edmonton Elks get devoured by Lions — again — in elimination loss (& six other thoughts)
Andrew Hoskins - 2025-10-18
The Edmonton Elks met the B.C. Lions three times this season, and Friday’s 37-24 loss was the closest they’ve come to keeping the score respectable. That’s little consolation, as the loss puts the Green and Gold on the outside of the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Here are my thoughts on the game. Defence […]
Poll shows 42 percent of fans won’t watch as much CFL after new rule changes, majority oppose Americanization
3Down Staff - 2025-10-18
A new poll conducted by Manitoba-based market research firm Probe Research is shedding light on fan reaction to the CFL’s rule change announcements for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. In a random sampling of 1,230 Canadian adults conducted by online survey, as well as a supplemental survey of 448 Manitoba adults, the company found that […]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers clinch berth in CFL playoffs for ninth consecutive season
3Down Staff - 2025-10-18
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ dreams of a home Grey Cup victory remain alive. The team took care of business with a 17-16 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday to move to 9-8 on the season, but still needed an Edmonton Elks loss to clinch a playoff spot. They got that later in the evening, […]
Edmonton Elks officially eliminated from CFL playoff contention
3Down Staff - 2025-10-18
The Edmonton Elks’ Cinderella push for a CFL playoff spot has officially come to an end. The team dropped to 7-10 on Friday night after suffering a 37-24 loss at the hands of the B.C. Lions. Despite jumping out to a 10-2 lead and limiting B.C.’s high-powered offence to a single first-half touchdown, the wheels […]
Calgary Stampeders clinch CFL playoff spot after one-year hiatus
3Down Staff - 2025-10-18
The Calgary Stampeders are headed back to the postseason after one year away. The Stampeders host the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday afternoon, but already have a playoff spot guaranteed by virtue of the Edmonton Elks’ 37-24 loss to the B.C. Lions on Friday night. Depending on how the team finishes out the season, they can […]