Football

Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady will begin his quest for an eighth Super Bowl victory at 44 years old when the Buccaneers play the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL’s first game of the 2021 regular season on Sept. 9, a Thursday. Brady will face a team led by quarterback Dak...

Brandon Bridge will be the engine that drives the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ offence for the foreseeable future, and he knows he needs to make the most of his opportunity.The 26-year-old quarterback from Mississauga, Ont., will make his third career start on Saturday when the Roughriders host to the Montreal Alouettes.“It’s another...

Jeremiah Masoli is looking to join some select company as he continues to emerge as the face of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ resurgence.The quarterback needs one more game of 300-plus yards passing to tie a long-standing CFL record currently shared by Sam (The Rifle) Etcheverry and Kent Austin.Etcheverry had nine consecutive...

Charleston Hughes is good-naturedly seeing red as he prepares to oppose the Calgary Stampeders for the first time.“They’d better strap up, because I’m going to be trying to drop the hammer on everybody so I can laugh – so I can text them after the game and say, ‘Hey, I...

As a football player well versed in dishing out hits, Tyson Kainz finds himself in the unfamiliar position of being on the receiving end of one this year.Like so many other high-school players across the country, the 18-year-old could only watch as his senior season was wiped out by the...

Receiver Josh Palmer will finish atop the CFL scouting bureau’s top-20 list.The native of Brampton, Ont., moved into first in the scouting bureau’s third and final list of the top prospects for the CFL’s 2021 draft. The Tennessee receiver overtook Iowa offensive lineman Alaric Jackson of Windsor, Ont., for the...

The CFL is presenting Jake Burt a new lease on his pro football life.The former Boston College tight end is regarded as one of the top prospects in a wide-open 2021 CFL draft, which goes Tuesday night. The 6-foot-5, 245-pound Burt was a late addition to the draft because, while...

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected tight end Jake Burt with the first pick of the 2021 CFL draft Tuesday night.The former Boston College player was a late addition to the draft. The 6-foot-5, 245-pound Burt was born in Regina and remained there for about four years before relocating to Boston with...

All those boos aimed at commissioner Roger Goodell that have become an NFL draft tradition will be slightly muted this year.At least they’ll be heard.After going all virtual in 2020 because of the pandemic, the three-day draft, which has grown into one of the United States’ biggest non-game sporting events,...

The themes for the 2021 NFL draft were many, starting with the quarterbacks.Then, of course, was an actual live draft with players and fans on hand.And there was Alabama dominating the selections the way it overpowered college football, carrying its conference with it.No suspense at the top: quarterback, quarterback and,...

After having to sit through the entire opening round of the NFL draft without being taken, Canadian Jevon Holland didn’t have to wait long to hear his name called Friday night.The Miami Dolphins selected Holland with the fourth pick of the second round, No. 36 overall. That made the Oregon...

Canadian college football star Chuba Hubbard suggested Monday he may boycott Oklahoma State’s football program after head coach Mike Gundy was photographed wearing a T-shirt displaying the One America News Network, a far-right news channel that has been praised by U.S. President Donald Trump.Gundy is seen in a photograph on...

Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard says he’s begun preparing for the 2021 NFL draft.The 21-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., announced the news on Twitter Sunday.Hubbard says he’s dreamed of playing in the NFL since childhood, and wants to use his platform to support his family and impact causes he’s passionate...

Chuba Hubbard is ready to finally know where his pro football career will begin.For months, the native of Sherwood Park, Alta., has been working out, undergoing testing and conducting numerous virtual interviews in preparation for the 2021 NFL draft. Now, all the Oklahoma State running can do is wait to...

Amateur football organizations in Canada want CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie to maintain Canadian football’s traditional components and the league’s Canadian ratio in its partnership talks with the XFL.Last week, U Sports, the Canadian Junior Football League, Canadian Football Officials Association and Football Canada sent a joint policy letter to Ambrosie...

The CFL is pushing back the start to its 2021 season and reducing the number of games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The league announced Wednesday it plans to kick off the 2021 campaign Aug. 5, nearly two months later than originally planned.The CFL campaign was slated to open June...

Jake Ford knows where the next stop on his football journey will be, but remains unsure exactly when it will happen.Ford, an Australian punter/kicker, went first overall in the CFL global draft Thursday to the B.C. Lions. But given the COVID-19 situation in Canada, the 2021 season might not start...

Once again, the CFL will not get an interest-free loan from the federal government.The two sides have maintained informal dialogue since last August when the CFL cancelled plans for an abbreviated 2020 season. That decision came after the league was unable to secure a $30-million interest-free loan from Ottawa during...

The Patriots have terminated the contract of Super Bowl 53 MVP Julian Edelman after the receiver failed a physical.The news was listed on the NFL’s transactions wire on Monday.It brings an abrupt end to the 11-year New England tenure of the 34-year-old, who was a favourite option of quarterback Tom...

Marv Levy has joined a very limited fraternity.The 95-year-old Chicago native, who guided the Montreal Alouettes to two Grey Cup titles over five seasons as head coach, headlines the ‘21 class named Tuesday for induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.When Levy is formally inducted in November, he’ll join...