CFL News

Toronto Argonauts unofficially seal their fate in loss to B.C. Lions (& seven other thoughts)

Griff Bordignon - 2025-09-27

The Toronto Argonauts lost to the BC Lions by a score of 27-22 on Friday night in the team’s only visit to the West Coast this season. Here are my thoughts on the game. Not in the Nick of time What was expected to be two to four weeks on the sideline for Argonauts’ quarterback […]

Calgary Stampeders stick with tradition, fall in Montreal (& seven other thoughts)

Ryan Ballantine - 2025-09-27

The Calgary Stampeders went into Montreal with a chance to clinch a playoff spot, with help from elsewhere, but lost their third in a row by a score of 38-20, remaining stuck at eight wins on the season. Here’s what I saw. Montreal flu As a franchise, there is no place the Stampeders enjoy playing […]

Around U Sports: Alberta Golden Bears upset UBC to create Canada West logjam

John Hodge - 2025-09-27

The Alberta Golden Bears got their much-needed first win of 2025 and did so in upset fashion over the visiting UBC Thunderbirds. There is now a logjam of one and two-win teams in the Canada West standings fighting to catch the four-win Saskatchewan Huskies and Regina Rams to host a potential playoff game. Around U […]

Official: Hamilton Tiger-Cats clinch CFL playoff spot

3Down Staff - 2025-09-27

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have officially clinched a spot in this year’s playoffs after the Toronto Argonauts lost to the B.C. Lions in Vancouver on Friday night. The Tabbies missed the postseason last year after finishing 7-11, placing last in the East Division. The team can finish no lower than second place in the standings this […]

B.C. Lions to play regular-season games in Kelowna during 2026 FIFA World Cup

3Down Staff - 2025-09-27

The B.C. Lions will be taking their talents on the road when the world comes to Vancouver in 2026. On Friday, the team announced that it will play a pair of regular-season games in Kelowna while BC Place is occupied by the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The games will take place in back-to-back weeks at […]

Thanks, I hate it: a traditionalist’s reaction to the CFL’s rule changes

Santino Filoso - 2025-09-26

Call me whatever you like — old-fashion, short-sighted, a stick in the mud, an impediment to progress, naive — but most of the changes announced by CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston on Monday fix something that isn’t broken. Like many others who love the CFL, I am a traditionalist who cherishes the aspects of our game […]

‘We love his passion’: B.C. Lions brass supports Nathan Rourke despite opposing view on CFL rule changes

JC Abbott - 2025-09-26

Nathan Rourke doesn’t speak for the B.C. Lions when it comes to the CFL’s recently announced rule changes, but his vocal opposition to them hasn’t put him at odds with team management either. “Nathan has lots of passion, and we love his passion. When he first talked about this, you could feel the passion through […]

3DownNation CFL picks straight-up & against the spread: Week 17

3Down Staff - 2025-09-26

Week 17 of the CFL season is here, and we finally get a chance to play some football instead of talking about how football will be played. Most notably, every team playing will have their starting quarterback healthy for the first time since Week 1. B.C.-based reporter J.C. Abbott remains in front for our straight-up […]

CFL receives ‘Canadian and international’ interest in possible expansion franchise ownership: commissioner Stewart Johnston

3Down Staff - 2025-09-26

Canadian Football League commissioner Stewart Johnston is open to all passports when it comes to potential ownership for a future CFL expansion franchise. “We receive a lot of incoming calls from Canadians and international — I’ll say — folks who are interested in our league,” Johnston told 620 CKRM‘s The SportsCage this week. “I can […]

‘I have a responsibility as a Canadian QB’: Nathan Rourke still at odds with CFL commissioner over rule changes despite conversation

JC Abbott - 2025-09-26

Nathan Rourke and Stewart Johnston appear to have different interpretations of how their conversation about the Canadian Football League’s rule changes went. The superstar Canadian quarterback and CFL commissioner spoke on Tuesday night after Rourke positioned himself as the most vocal opponent to Johnston’s attempt to modernize the three-down league. However, Rourke still does not […]