Football

NFL union sues league

The players union claimed Wednesday that the NFL imposed a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season that cost the players at least $1 billion.

The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, which oversees the Reggie White settlement covering NFL labour matters. But the league says the union has no grounds for the action and is prohibited from filing it by the collective bargaining agreement. READ

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. 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