Football
Eskimos still have key positions to fill
Eskimos general manager Eric Tillman believes Ricky Ray will be warmly received by Edmonton in their CFL season-opener.
The Esks host their former long-time quarterback and the Toronto Argonauts on June 30. READ
Ryan Leaf pleads guilty to burglary, drug possession
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that he broke into a Montana home and illegally possessed painkillers, part of a deal with prosecutors that recommends he spend nine months in a secure drug treatment facility. READ
Heenan taken first by 'Riders in CFL draft
TORONTO — The Saskatchewan Roughriders held true to their word, taking offensive lineman Ben Heenan with the first overall pick of the 2012 CFL Canadian college draft on Thursday. READ
NFL suspends four in bounty case
Hoping to close the book on bounties, the NFL suspended New Orleans Saints defensive captain Jonathan Vilma without pay for all of next season Wednesday and gave shorter bans to three other players for their leading roles in the team’s cash-for-hits system that knocked key opponents out of games from 2009-11. READ
Bo Adebayo anxious for shot at CFL career
Bo Adebayo has a new lease on his football life. READ
Colts get their Luck at NFL draft
NEW YORK — Andrew Luck knew exactly where he was heading and the daunting task he faces. READ
Huf, Stampeders preparing for CFL college draft
John Hufnagel has pulled his staff into a huddle ahead of next week’s CFL Canadian college draft. READ
Central Albertans invited to Team Alberta Camp
Fifteen players from the Central Alberta High School Football League have been invited to the Team Alberta selection camp, May 11-13 at Edmonton’s Foote Field. Both Notre Dame and Hunting Hills have four players each with three from Stettler. READ
San Francisco crushes Steelers
Monday Night Football nearly became a Monday Night Fiasco. San Francisco’s lights-out return to prime time helped salvage what could have been an embarrassing night for everyone involved on the NFL’s biggest stage after a pair of power outages delayed the game for close to 35 minutes in all. READ
Seahawks soar over staggering Rams
Doug Baldwin picked a national stage to remind the rest of the NFL what they passed up in last April’s draft. READ
Kansas City Chiefs fire coach Haley
The struggling Kansas City Chiefs fired coach Todd Haley on Monday less than a year after he led the club to the AFC West title. READ
Stampeders lock up tailback Cornish
The Calgary Stampeders have locked up Canadian-born tailback Jon Cornish. READ
Chargers end losing streak
This was the Philip Rivers everyone expected all season. Rivers threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns, burning Jacksonville’s depleted secondary early and often, and the San Diego Chargers beat the Jaguars 38-14 on Monday night to snap a six-game losing streak. READ
Buono ends coaching career on high note
Wally Buono always hoped to go out on a high note — and now he has. The winningest coach in CFL history is stepping away from the sidelines to concentrate on his managerial duties with the Grey Cup champion B.C. Lions. READ
Saints rout Giants
Drew Brees and the surging New Orleans Saints made everything look easy against the slumping Giants. READ
Blue Bombers return home to cheering fans despite loss
There was a funereal air about the players and coaches as they returned to Winnipeg on Monday, but not among the fans who turned out in blue and gold to greet the Blue Bombers at the city airport after their Grey Cup loss in Vancouver. READ
Football fans get in Grey Cup spirit
Rain-soaked football fans from across Canada got the party started early Saturday with a parade and plenty of Grey Cup festivities before Sunday’s kickoff between the B.C. Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. READ
Richardson’s 203 yards carries Alabama over rival Auburn
Trent Richardson and No. 2 Alabama turned the Iron Bowl into a statement game. Now, they’ll wait and see what happens in the national title and Heisman Trophy races. READ
High-ranking official says support for Paterno on Penn State board is eroding
Joe Paterno’s support among the Penn State board of trustees was described as “eroding” Tuesday, threatening to end the 84-year-old coach’s career amid a child sex-abuse scandal involving a former assistant and one-time heir apparent. READ
Argos hold off Stamps
With the 2011 playoffs an impossibility, Argonauts head coach Jim Barker is using Toronto’s remaining games to prepare for what he calls the most important season in club history. READ
