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Lions scoop up Argos' castoff Shell

After a 6-12 season, the Toronto Argonauts figured to make sweeping changes. Lin-J Shell, the newest B.C. Lion, just never figured he would be among the departures at the end of Scott Milanovich's broom...

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Dave Duerson, an American football player in the NFL, died Feb. 17 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

One year later, Dave Duerson's family still coping

On Friday, a mother and her four children will drive to South Bend, Ind., to place flowers by a mausoleum.


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Argonaut Brandon Rideau attempts to evade Alouettes Mark Estelle during game at Toronto's Rogers Centre August 4, 2011.

Mark Estelle's future with Als cloudy

Veteran cornerback Mark Estelle, who missed the final half of the 2011 season with a serious knee injury, said he's well on the way to making a full recovery and plans on resuming his career.


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Jamall Lee (at right) at BC Lions training camp at Hillside stadium in Kamloops June 7, 2010.

B.C. Lions Jamall Lee retires early

The talk Jamall Lee had with Wally Buono last week was not much different from one the general manager of the B.C. Lions had with himself out his own future, which is why the third-year non-import didn't get a fight when he told the CFL team he was retiring.


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Demetrius Crawford recently signed a contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

CFL free-agent frenzy begins Wednesday

Circumstances will dictate how deeply the Saskatchewan Roughriders dive into the CFL's pool of free agents.


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Former Roughrider centre Marc Parenteau.

Marc Parenteau signs with Argonauts

Marc Parenteau wasn't a CFL free agent for very long.


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Winnipeg Blue Bombers' quarterback Alex Brink throws a pass against the B.C. Lions during July CFL action in Winnipeg.

Blue Bombers sign quarterback Alex Brink

Import quarterback Alex Brink has decided not to test Canadian Football League free agency, re-signing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.


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Stampeders don't have big holes to fill

There's a profound difference in the way Calgary Stampeders coach and general manager John Hufnagel is approaching Wednesday's opening of free agency, compared to this time last year.


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Calgary Stampeders head coach John Hufnagel

Stamps not expected to make a splash in free agency

There's a profound difference in the way Calgary Stampeders coach and general manager John Hufnagel is approaching Wednesday’s opening of free agency, compared to this time last year.


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Tigers' star Etem joins elite group

With the return of the Western Hockey League to Victoria, those expecting a constant barrage of blinding flashiness on Blanshard Street from future NHL stars have perhaps been mildly underwhelmed. But that certainly wasn't the case in October when Emerson Etem of the Medicine Hat Tigers, the complete package of strength and speed, roared through Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre to score five goals in a two-game set against the Royals.